7 x x 7 Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Phonophobe 

Cover art for 7 x x 7 lyrics by Mae Shi, The

The meaning of the first part of this song is pretty clear; it is the story of <a href="http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a011.html">the Israelites' defeat of the city of Jericho</a>. Notice that the Israelites destroyed the city and slaughtered every man, woman and child. Plus ca change...

I think the first verse needs some corrections: "They were 40 years OUT / The DOUBT IT had ceased / They'd have to for this..."

The second part is more obscure, but the narrator's own body is being compared to the walls of Jericho. At the sound of the faucet's roar his body disintegrates.

My Interpretation