When I Die
Reflections on Life's Choices: When I Die
Lyrics
When it's late at night and dark as hell
Referencing a late and dark time, suggesting uncertainty or trouble.
Where I'm going to well you know damn well
Implying a destination or future state, indicating a known outcome.
I ain't got nobody else to blame
Accepting personal responsibility without external blame.
'Cause you know it's my fault and ain't it a shame
Acknowledging fault with a sense of regret.
The pearly locks on the pearly gates ain't just for show make no mistake
Asserting that good intentions alone are not sufficient for entry into a spiritual afterlife.
Can nothing I do in this life of sin make it up enough to ever get me in
Expressing a sense of inadequacy or inability to atone for past wrongs.
So when I die I know in my life
Recognizing personal actions and their consequences at the end of life.
I ain't done things well tried to do things right
Reflecting on attempts to live morally or do the right things.
It's been a long dark road and try as I might
Acknowledging a difficult and challenging life journey despite efforts.
I can't make it any closer to the golden light, the golden light
Expressing the inability to reach a desired spiritual state despite efforts made.
I'm a long lost soul meant to toil all day
Feeling lost and trapped in a cyclical existence, lacking meaningful expression.
Inmate of my mind, with nothing to say
Describing a mental confinement and an inability to communicate effectively.
You can't break those chains so let them be
Accepting and resigning to unchangeable circumstances or past actions.
I'm not the one who ever held this key
Admitting the lack of control or power over a situation.
There's one thing that I know for sure
Asserting the inevitability of consequences despite efforts to alter them.
No matter what I do, there is no cure
Understanding the absence of redemption for past actions or words.
For the things I've said, the things I've done
Realizing the limited options for making amends or seeking forgiveness.
There's only one chance it's his only son
Placing hope or reliance on a singular chance for redemption.
So when I die I know in my life
Reiterating the acknowledgment of personal deeds and their consequences in the afterlife.
I ain't done things well tried to do things right
Reaffirming attempts to live rightly but facing shortcomings in doing so.
It's been a long dark road and try as I might
Recounting the hardships faced despite striving for moral actions.
I can't make it any closer to the golden light
Repeating the inability to reach a desired spiritual state despite efforts.
I'm close to the edge I lit my soul on fire
Expressing being on the brink or at a critical point, feeling intense emotions.
So when I die I know in my life
Reiterating the understanding of personal actions and their implications at the end of life.
I ain't done things well tried to do things right
Reflecting on attempts made to live morally or do the right things.
It's been a long dark road and try as I might
Acknowledging the difficulties faced despite earnest efforts.
I can't make it any closer to the golden light
Reiterating the inability to achieve a desired spiritual state despite efforts.
I'm close to the edge and holding on
Describing being at a precarious point and holding on despite challenges.
All I can do is set my soul on fire with the golden light
Stating the only recourse is to embrace a transformative spiritual light.
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