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Elijah Lyrics
The Jordan is waiting for me to cross thru
My heart is aging, I can tell
So Lord, I'm begging for one last favor from You
Here's my heart--take it where You will
This life has shown me how we're mended and how we're torn
How it's OK to be lonely as long as you're free
Sometimes my ground was stoney, and sometimes covered up with thorns
And only You could make it what it had to be and now that's it done
If they dressed me like a pauper, or if they dined me like a prince
If they lay me with my fathers, or if my ashes scatter on the wind I don't care
Chorus:
When I leave I want to go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye
There's people been friendly, but they'd never be your friends
Sometimes this has bent me to the ground
But now that this is all ending, I want to hear some music once again
`Cause it's the finest thing I have ever found
But the Jordan is waiting, though I ain't ever seen the other side
Still they say you can't take what you have here
So on the road to salvation, I stick out my thumb and He gives me a ride
And His music is already falling on my ears
There's people been talking, see they're worried about my soul
Well, I'm here to tell you I'll keep rocking till I'm sure it's my time to roll
And when I do
[Chorus]
The Jordan is waiting
The Jordan is waiting
Bye-bye
My heart is aging, I can tell
So Lord, I'm begging for one last favor from You
Here's my heart--take it where You will
How it's OK to be lonely as long as you're free
Sometimes my ground was stoney, and sometimes covered up with thorns
And only You could make it what it had to be and now that's it done
If they dressed me like a pauper, or if they dined me like a prince
If they lay me with my fathers, or if my ashes scatter on the wind I don't care
When I leave I want to go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye
Sometimes this has bent me to the ground
But now that this is all ending, I want to hear some music once again
`Cause it's the finest thing I have ever found
But the Jordan is waiting, though I ain't ever seen the other side
Still they say you can't take what you have here
So on the road to salvation, I stick out my thumb and He gives me a ride
And His music is already falling on my ears
There's people been talking, see they're worried about my soul
Well, I'm here to tell you I'll keep rocking till I'm sure it's my time to roll
And when I do
The Jordan is waiting
Bye-bye
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Many interpret the "candle light in Central Park" line as referencing candlelight vigils for John Lennon after his assassination. Mullins relates the beauty in the stars with that seen in candlelight, which is only existent because of someone's death. A lot of the art and beauty of this world revolve around death and suffering in some way. Therefore Mullins won't be despondent about death knowing the new life is void of these troubles.