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Sinnerman Lyrics

Oh sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Sinner man where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to
All on that day?

Well I run to the rock
Please hide me, I run to the rock
Please hide me, I run to the rock
Please hide me lord
All on that day

But the rock cried out
I can't hide you, the rock cried out
I can't hide you, the rock cried out
I ain't gonna hide you God
All on that day

I said rock, what's the matter with you, rock
Don't you see I need you, rock
Lord Lord Lord
All on that day

So I run to the river
It was bleedin', I run to the sea
It was bleedin', I run to the sea
It was bleedin'
All on that day

So I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
All on that day

So I run to the Lord
Please help me Lord
Don't you see me prayin'?
Don't you see me down here prayin'?

But the lord said
Go to the devil, the Lord said
Go to the devil
He said go to the devil
All on that day

So I ran to the devil
He was waiting, I ran to the devil
He was waiting, I ran to the devil
He was waiting
All on that day

I cried, power
Ring down

Oh I run to the river
It was boilin' I run to the sea
It was boilin' I run to the sea
It was boilin' all on that day

So I ran to the lord
I said lord hide me
Please hide me
Please help me
All on that day

Said God where were you
When you are old and prayin'

Lord lord hear me prayin'
Lord lord hear me prayin'
Lord lord hear me prayin'
All on that day

Sinner man you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin' sinner man
Oughta be prayin'
All on that day
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Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

This song is about the inevitability of your devils resurfacing no matter where you run. It's about how that which you run from will consume you because you will begin to see those qualities resurface in everything. It's an emotion that you're running from, not a thing outside of you. Because of this you're running from yourself and will never be away from it. The only way out of that is to purify yourself, not to run away from it.

@pm325 Exactly. And many people will tell you otherwise.

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

Sounds like Revelation 6:15 - 17 to me.

15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slaves and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

@kirk104719 It does sound like she threw that passage in there.

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

this is my favourite song, on the earth.

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

I love this version musically, but I in terms of lyrics I really miss the verses. They're so powerful and moving; I think the song suffers without them.

I agree The song has a great beat and is fun to listen and dance too but it misses the meaning and soul of the original. For the original lyrics go to this link: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/115557/

The first time I heard this version of the song was on a commercial by HTC for one of their new phones and I instantly recognized that distinctive piano rhythm

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

This song, it seems to me, is about being human.

Instead of hiding from sin (which is impossible), or feeling bad about it (which will lead you think of you as evil), you are to be praying and accepting.

yeah, you look for acceptance in things... the rock is material things, the river is alcohol and so on.

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wow i like that the rock is material things, and even one more, that the rock hides her but she cant hide because its all 'on that day' - judgement day river- the river bleeds if you notice, physical conditions related to boozing

the sea - is like the abyss everything bad, when you just plunge into doing wrong, and its boiling because its so sinful and there is a desperate cry to God who is disdainful of her repentance and says "where were you?'

This is the God who asks the sinner to beg for mercy. truly powerful...

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

This song caught my attention since I was watching The Reichenbach Fall episode of Sherlock. The meaning is deep and the musician awesome. Just wonderful. Twin thumbs up

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

A few seconds of this song and a remix of this song by Felix da Housecat is featured in the movie "Cellular".

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

this song is so timeless beautiful.

i have a version which is about 10mins long, i also heard shorter version but i don't know which is the original one.. but i always hear it out everytime i listen to it.. :)

also, a few seconds of this song are heard at the very beginning of Talib Kweli's Get By..(also a very nice one..)

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

The story of Satan doing what God made him for. Very meaningfull.

That is NOT what God made Hallel (orignial name, do some research) for. You see, people get the idea God is omniscient. First of all, I'm not saying he's not all-knowing, but that depends on people's definitions of all-knowing? Where does it specifically say God is omniscient to the point where he knows everything that's going to happen? That's a word man used to describe God. Saying God is omniscient means he gives no free will to people, in a sense. Now, I want you to think of the Metallica album "Master of Puppets."...

Cover art for Sinnerman lyrics by Nina Simone

This was my first Nina song. Heard it on The Thomas Crown Affair and it's hard to think of a song who goes better with a movie than this one. The part with the piano playing while Crown steals the painting is so awesome. It gives some sort of lightness to the movie. Same thing in the end.

Fun movie. Great song.

 
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