My Brother's Keeper
Bridging Souls: My Brother's Keeper Unveiled
Lyrics
Oh, when you see him walking
Observation of a person walking alone
Down the street so all alone
Emphasis on solitude and isolation
I lis pride is gone, nothing to believe in
Loss of pride and belief, having nothing
Nothing to call his own
Lack of personal belongings
Ain't got no one to talk with
Expressing loneliness and a need for companionship
Lost, alone, and afraid
Feelings of being lost and afraid
Jesus said - If you love me then you'll feed my sheep
Reference to a biblical quote, linking it to betrayal
But like Jesus, we've been betrayed
Comparison of betrayal to Jesus' experiences
Gotta be my brother's keeper
Advocacy for responsibility toward one's brother
Though he be strong or weaker
Responsibility regardless of strength
I gotta lend him a helpin' hand
Offering assistance without conditions
No matter what his color
Emphasizing unity beyond racial differences
Through God he's still my brother
Unity through a shared belief in God
I gotta help him if I can
Commitment to help regardless of circumstances
There go I but for the grace of God
Acknowledgment of one's vulnerability
It could even be the Lord (he said he'd come
Referring to a potential divine intervention
He was refused shelter a long time ago
Recalling a past incident of refusal and mistreatment
Let's not be as foolish as they were before
Caution against repeating past mistakes
Gotta be my brother's keeper
Reiteration of the duty to care for one's brother
Though he be strong or weaker
Reaffirmation of responsibility irrespective of strength
I gotta lend him a helpin' hand
Continued commitment to providing help
No matter what his color
Emphasis on unity beyond racial differences
Through God he's still my brother
Unity through a shared belief in God
I gotta help him if I can
Commitment to help regardless of circumstances
I see institutionalized government ghettos
Observation of government-controlled impoverished areas
Where poverty takes its toll
Highlighting the toll of poverty
I see drug free zones, while in another part of town,
Contrast between drug-free zones and violence elsewhere
A young man lies, bleeding in the cold
Description of a tragic incident with a young man
I see hearts and minds suffocating
Expression of suffocation of hearts and minds
As if by God they have been forsaken
Sense of abandonment by God
While the pillars of Babylon crumble at the foundations
Symbolic reference to societal collapse
Like the walls of Jericho, they will come tumbling down
Comparing societal decay to the fall of Jericho
Gotta be my brother's keeper
Reiteration of the duty to care for one's brother
Though he be strong or weaker
Reaffirmation of responsibility irrespective of strength
I gotta lend him a helpin' hand
Continued commitment to providing help
No matter what his color
Emphasis on unity beyond racial differences
Through God he's still my brother
Unity through a shared belief in God
I gotta help him if I can
Commitment to help regardless of circumstances
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