A Pillar of Salt
Escape the Crushing Fist: Unveiling the Sinful Journey of Resilience
Lyrics
We were born to sin
We were born with a tendency to commit sins.
We were born to sin
Reiteration of the innate inclination towards sin.
We don't think we're special, sir
We don't believe we are unique or exempt from wrongdoing.
We know everybody is
Acknowledgment that everyone shares the same human flaws.
We've built too many walls
We have erected barriers and divisions.
Yeah, we've built too many walls
Repetition of the idea that excessive barriers have been constructed.
And now we gotta run
Necessity to escape because of a looming threat.
A giant fist is out to crush us
An impending danger, symbolized as a massive fist, is ready to crush us.
We run in the dark
We navigate through challenges in obscurity.
We run in the dark
Reiteration of facing difficulties in the dark.
We don't carry dead weight long
We don't tolerate burdens for long; we let go and let them find peace.
We send them along to heaven
We release the weight, allowing it to find solace in heaven.
I carry my baby
Expressing the act of carrying a loved one.
I carry my baby
Reiteration of carrying a loved one.
Her eyes can barely see
Describing the loved one as having impaired vision.
Her mouth can barely breathe
Highlighting the loved one's struggle to breathe.
I can see she's afraid
Recognition of the loved one's fear.
She could see the danger
Acknowledging the imminent danger perceived by the loved one.
We don't want to die or apologize
Expressing a desire to avoid death and the need for apologies.
For our dirty God, our dirty bodies
Referring to a deity and the human form as impure or tainted.
Now I stick to the ground
Commitment to staying grounded and not succumbing to distractions.
I stick to the ground
Reiteration of a commitment to remain grounded.
I won't look twice for the dead walls
Refusing to be deceived by superficial attractions.
I don't want a white pillar of salt
Rejecting the idea of becoming a lifeless, static monument.
I carry my baby
Repeating the act of carrying a loved one.
I carry my baby
Continuation of the act of carrying a loved one.
Her eyes can barely see
Describing the loved one's impaired vision.
Her mouth can barely breathe
Reiterating the loved one's difficulty in breathing.
I can see she's afraid
Acknowledging the loved one's fear.
That's why we're escaping
Justifying the escape as a response to the fear.
So we won't have to die, we won't have to deny
Avoiding death and denial by escaping from impurity.
Our dirty God, our dirty bodies
Reiteration of the impurity of the deity and human form.
Comment