Sad days were those—ah, sad indeed! But through the land the fruitful seed of better times was growing.
The sad/worst days were definitely there but at the end of the day better days were coming
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- Nov 2021
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And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars And they pulse again with a keener sting
The old scars are still there and they still hurt and the more they’re there the pain gets worst and worst
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They have no care for his innocence,
They didn’t care if the person was innocent or not they just needed someone to put the blame on
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We wear the mask that grins and lies,
We hide our true selves and put on a certain image when we’re in certain situations
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I am whirling home to God
This line shows the main religion in the community and shows how much faith people had in god
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She took a cab at the corner And said "Driver step on this can For you're looking at a desperate gal Been two-timed by her man He was my man, but he done me wrong"
She is on her way to confront her man and see why he cheated on her
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No more pint of salt for me
I think is this a reference to like some type of currency or some type of allowance she was getting.
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- Oct 2021
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"I'll take the crown from off my head And tread it 'neath my feet, Before their rude and careless gaze My shrinking eyes shall meet
Them taking off there crown shows they’re trying to become equal with the audience
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Crime has no sex and yet to-day I wear the brand of shame; Whilst he amid the gay and proud Still bears an honored name.
Whatever you’re male or female you will still be judged for the crime you committed. Crime has no gender restrictions anyone can get involved.
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Stripped of those rights which Nature's God Bequeathed to all the human race,
Stripped of the common rights god gave all humans because of his actions
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And which he fondly thought returned With equal purity and truth, Mocking his hopes, falls to the ground, Like some false vision of the night,
He realizes his hopes and beliefs were false
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- Sep 2021
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In quest of profit never to be won,
I feel like this line means the more you chase money the more you’re losing at life we all know money runs the world and everyone wants it so the more you chase the profit the more you’re going to be sidetracked with life
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This line means everything on earth will soon die and become angels which will mimic the image of heaven.
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That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too:
When you ask god for help he’s going to send help through a different source
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Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.
This line means wisdom is something not a common person can obtain if they tried you must have the knowledge to obtain wisdom
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