Redemption Day

Johnny Cash

Transposer:

I've wept for those who suffer long But how I weep for those who've gone In rooms of grief and questioned wrong But keep on killing It's in the soul to feel such things But weak to watch without speaking Oh what mercy sadness brings If God be willing There is a train that's heading straight To Heaven's gate to Heaven's gate And on the way child and man And woman wait watch and wait For redemption day Fire rages in the streets And swallows everything it meets It's just an image often seen On television Come leaders come ye men of great Let us hear you pontificate Your many virtues laid to waste And we aren't listening There is a train that's heading straight To Heaven's gate to Heaven's gate And on the way child and man And woman wait watch and wait For redemption day What do you have for us today Throw us a bone but save the plate On why we waited till so late Was there no oil to excavate No riches in trade for the fate Of every person who died in hate Throw us a bone you men of great There is a train that's heading straight To Heaven's gate to Heaven's gate And on the way child and man And woman wait watch and wait For redemption day It's buried in the countryside Exploding in the shells at night It's everywhere a baby cries Freedom......Freedom......Freedom

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La chanson aborde la douleur de ceux qui souffrent et le chagrin causé par la perte, tout en soulignant la nécessité d'agir face à l'injustice. Elle évoque un espoir de rédemption, symbolisé par un train qui se dirige vers les portes du ciel, un symbole de salvation attendue. Dans un monde où la violence et la souffrance sont omniprésentes, le message interpelle les dirigeants et les puissants sur leur responsabilité et les conséquences de l'inaction face à la haine et à la douleur des innocents. Le contexte de la chanson laisse transparaître une critique de l'indifférence collective et des discours vides des leaders devant des crises humaines. Elle appelle à une prise de conscience, à une compassion active, tout en rappelant que l'espoir de liberté et de rédemption demeure, même dans les moments les plus sombres.

Le Chansonnier