These lyrics are incorrect. It's not "burning crosses" but "burdened crosses" which references the burdens of all the world's sins that Jesus took upon himself at his crucifixion. Rufus is using religious imagery-- wailing walls (Jerusalem) and burdened crosses-- in this song.
These lyrics are incorrect. It's not "burning crosses" but "burdened crosses" which references the burdens of all the world's sins that Jesus took upon himself at his crucifixion. Rufus is using religious imagery-- wailing walls (Jerusalem) and burdened crosses-- in this song.