House of the Rising Sun
Rising Shadows: Unveiling the Tale of a Gambler's Descent
Lyrics
There is a house in New Orleans
Describes the existence of a house in New Orleans.
They call the rising sun
Refers to the house as the "rising sun," a term commonly associated with hope and new beginnings.
And its been the ruins of many a poor boy
States that the house has been the downfall of many unfortunate individuals.
And god I know Im one
Expresses personal recognition of being one of the victims of the house's influence.
My mother was a taylor
Shares information about the narrator's mother being a tailor.
She sewed my new blue jeans
Highlights the mother's role in sewing the narrator's new blue jeans.
My father was a gamblin?man
Reveals that the narrator's father was a gambling man in New Orleans.
Way down in New Orleans
Specifies the geographical location of the father's gambling activities.
Now the only thing a gambler needs
States that the essential possessions for a gambler are a suitcase and a trunk.
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Emphasizes the simple needs of a gambler for travel and accommodation.
And the only time you keep him satisfied
Suggests that a gambler is content only when intoxicated or inebriated.
Is when hes all a drunk
Links satisfaction for a gambler with being in a state of drunkenness.
Oh mother tell your children
Advises the narrator's mother to caution her children against following the narrator's path.
Not to do what I have done
Acknowledges the narrator's own mistakes and advises against repeating them.
Spend your life in sin and misery
Warns against a life filled with wrongdoing and suffering.
In the house of the rising sun
Associates the suffering with the metaphorical "house of the rising sun."
I got one foot on the platform
Describes the narrator's current state, torn between two situations represented by a platform and a train.
The other on a train
Illustrates the narrator's impending journey back to New Orleans.
And Im goin?back to New Orleans
Expresses the narrator's destination and the expectation of facing difficulties represented by a "ball and chain."
To swing that ball and chain
Relates the intention to return to New Orleans despite challenges.
Yeah, there is a house in New Orleans
Repeats the description of the house in New Orleans as the "rising sun."
They call the rising sun
Reiterates that the house has been destructive to many unfortunate individuals.
And its been the ruins of many a poor boy
Confirms the ruins caused by the house on numerous poor individuals.
And God I know Im one
Restates the narrator's self-awareness of being one of the victims of the house's negative impact.
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