It Will Come to Pass
Harmony Unveiled: Embracing Change and Love in Willie Nelson's Prophetic Song
Lyrics
The turning earth will raise its wand
The Earth's rotation symbolized as raising a wand to bring seasons to completion.
And bring the seasons to their fruitful end
Anticipation of seasons reaching their fruitful conclusion with the turning of the Earth.
And little men and trains will crawl
Depiction of small beings (men) and trains moving along a timeless and winding path.
And snake their way around the timeless bend
Metaphor of progression and journey, using the image of a snake-like movement around bends.
And rivers, too, will course their way to find the hungry Mother Sea at last
Rivers metaphorically finding their way to the vast sea, representing life's journey to fulfillment.
And love will grow, it will come to pass
Expressing the inevitability of love growing and coming to fruition.
The sun will blaze its scorching path
Imagery of the sun's relentless path across the sky repeated numerous times.
Across the sky a million times or more
Highlighting the repetitive nature of the sun's journey, emphasizing its constancy.
And men with charts will scan the skies
Men using charts to search the skies for signs of life on distant, forgotten shores.
In quest of life on some forgotten shore
Expressing the human quest for discovery beyond familiar boundaries.
And in the quiet womb the sleeping seed
Symbolizing the potential for growth and development through the metaphor of a sleeping seed in the womb.
Will stretch its arms and grow at last
Describing the seed's awakening and growth, signifying the process of maturation.
And love will grow, it will come to pass
Reiteration of the inevitability of love growing and coming to fruition.
It will come to pass
A declarative statement emphasizing the certainty that the anticipated events will happen.
Though men and minds and times will change
Recognition that despite changes in people, thoughts, and times, fears of aging persist.
Still pinioned they by fears of growing old
Emphasizing the enduring human anxiety about growing old.
Though scalpeled hands will plumb the deepest corners
Despite advanced medical procedures, the essence of the soul remains elusive and untouched.
None will find the soul
Asserting the inability of scientific exploration to uncover the depths of the human soul.
Yet bearded men in sandwich boards will tell the sinful streets
Image of street preachers proclaiming the arrival of something significant, tying it to the growth of love.
"He's Come At Last", and love will grow, it will come to pass
Affirmation that, despite challenges and uncertainties, love will inevitably grow and come to pass.
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