Rufus Wainwright

Jericho

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I keep thinking that you are going to change
I keep thinking that you are going to rearrange
But I'm a fool to think something so impossible
You ain't ever gonna change
You ain't ever gonna change
Oh no, Jericho
Until I blow

I keep thinking that you are going to rise
I keep thinking that you are going to compromise
But I'm a fool to think something so improbable
You ain't ever gonna rise
You ain't ever gonna rise
Oh no, Jericho
Until I take you by surprise

Baby I know that you're too sad to cry
But my little darling guess what? So am I
Still I believe we ought to shed a tear
The open hearted have nothing to fear
But I don't even think you hear me at all
Under your Medieval ceiling behind your Biblical Wall
Guess I'll have to put my trumpet back in the case
And get behind these here canon covered in lace

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laynestaleyiscool On Apr 23, 2012

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by schnitzi

5y ago

The biblical account of Jericho involves the righteous laying siege on a walled city. The walls were knocked down at the blowing of a ram's horn (sometimes referred to as a trumpet). Rufus uses this story as an analogy -- here, the religious right (who refuse to ever compromise or better themselves, in his eyes) are in their walled city and he is the one laying siege. They are hard and heartless, but he is saying he can be too, and if the blowing of the trumpet doesn't do the trick, he's willing to go to more extreme measures (i.e. using a cannon).

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