Rain and fire crossed that ocean
Another mad man done struck again
Rain and fire crossed that ocean
Another mad man done struck again
(This means people from the U.S. have come across the ocean to kidnap Africans to use them as slaves in the U.S.)
Sitting down here fallout shelter
Paint my walls, twice a week
Sitting down here fallout shelter
Think about the slaves, long time ago
(This, I think, is calling the slave cabins a fallout shelter or a place of safety. "Paint my walls twice week" this may be a cultural reference to the fact that slaves used to paint the walls of their homes blue, thinking that color was sacred and would keep evil spirits or the devil out of there home)
Ten million slaves crossed that Ocean
They had shackles on Their Legs
Ten million slaves crossed that Ocean
They had Shackles on Their Legs
(The chorus tells us the song is in fact about slavery)
Sun goes out, you'll be standing
You'll be standing all alone
Sun goes out, you'll be standing
You'll be standing all alone
Sun goes out, you'll be standing
You'll be standing all alone
Sun goes out, you'll be standing
You'll be standing all alone
(I believe this is referring to when we die -sun goes out- that we will -be standing all alone- under God's judgement and those that brought, bought and abused slaves will be punished. The only consolation a slave could have.)
(I believe this is referring to when we die -sun goes out- that we will -be standing all alone- under God's judgement and those that brought, bought and abused slaves will be punished. The only consolation a slave could have.)
Rain and fire crossed that ocean Another mad man done struck again Rain and fire crossed that ocean Another mad man done struck again (This means people from the U.S. have come across the ocean to kidnap Africans to use them as slaves in the U.S.)
Sitting down here fallout shelter Paint my walls, twice a week Sitting down here fallout shelter Think about the slaves, long time ago (This, I think, is calling the slave cabins a fallout shelter or a place of safety. "Paint my walls twice week" this may be a cultural reference to the fact that slaves used to paint the walls of their homes blue, thinking that color was sacred and would keep evil spirits or the devil out of there home)
Ten million slaves crossed that Ocean They had shackles on Their Legs Ten million slaves crossed that Ocean They had Shackles on Their Legs (The chorus tells us the song is in fact about slavery)
@SamH270 I agree with your interpretation.
@SamH270 I agree with your interpretation.
Sun goes out, you'll be standing You'll be standing all alone Sun goes out, you'll be standing You'll be standing all alone
Sun goes out, you'll be standing You'll be standing all alone Sun goes out, you'll be standing You'll be standing all alone
(I believe this is referring to when we die -sun goes out- that we will -be standing all alone- under God's judgement and those that brought, bought and abused slaves will be punished. The only consolation a slave could have.)
(I believe this is referring to when we die -sun goes out- that we will -be standing all alone- under God's judgement and those that brought, bought and abused slaves will be punished. The only consolation a slave could have.)