Perseverance of the Saints
Unyielding Faith: The O.C. Supertones' Anthem of Resilience and Devotion
Lyrics
Let me drown in an ocean of devotion
Expresses a desire to immerse oneself in a profound and committed love.
Let my joy be in service and love my emotion
Desires joy to come from serving others and love to guide emotions.
Let me be closer than your right hand
Expresses a wish to be intimately close, symbolized by being closer than the right hand.
Tighter than your left hand and let me be a godly man
Aspires to be deeply connected and righteous, aiming to be a godly man.
Till the day I die, till the fire's just smoke
Commitment to persevere in faith until the end, symbolized by facing challenges until the fire turns to smoke.
I will go for broke till my last word's spoke
Expresses determination to give one's all until the last words are spoken.
If I limp then I will run with a limp
Willingness to persist despite challenges, even if it means moving forward with a "limp."
I'll win some and lose some, but I'll make my attempt
Acknowledges that victories and defeats will happen, but resolves to make the effort.
Last breath before the candle flickers out
Refers to the final moments of life, expressing a commitment to speak the name of Jesus.
I will speak the name of Jesus
Reiterates the commitment to vocalize and represent the name of Jesus.
I will keep fighting to the knockout, even if I'm knocked out
Promises to persevere in the face of challenges, even if knocked down.
Hitting hard, I'm hittin' for the belt
Expresses determination in striving for excellence, symbolized by "hittin' for the belt."
My soul will keep going till my body buckles
Declares the endurance of the soul beyond the breaking point of the body.
I will drop my bloody knuckles
Symbolic of enduring hardships and challenges, represented by dropping bloody knuckles.
Carry us to heaven by the truckfulls
Expresses a desire for spiritual abundance, symbolized by being carried to heaven in truckfulls.
I will be as stubborn as a pitbull,
Declares an unwavering and determined attitude, comparing it to the stubbornness of a pitbull.
Neutral as a nazi, resolute like Gandhi
Expresses commitment without bias, using contrasting examples like a Nazi and Gandhi.
I will keep preaching till I'm took out,
Reaffirms the commitment to preach and spread the message until taken out.
Till I'm heaven en route
Expresses commitment to the journey towards heaven until reaching the destination.
No sell out
Declares a steadfast commitment without compromise or betrayal.
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