ZION
Ed Kowalczyk Lyrics
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Where I can lay my burden down
Everything's on fire
Ain't no peace in this crazy town
Take me on up to Zion
Where my Lord will comfort me
He will lay me down by still water
They gonna run
Run from me
You will see
See them run
Far away
From me
Take me on up to Zion
Think I gotta Psalm
Runnin' through my head
Bring me over to King David
Gonna sing it now for all my friends
Take me on up to Zion
Where no harm shall come to me
No fire will light upon my cloak
And the sons of iniquity
They gonna run
Run from me
You will see
See them run
Far away
From me
Take me on up to Zion
Where I can lay my burdens down
Oh everything's on fire
Ain't no peace in this crazy town
Take me on up to Zion
To the secret place in my heart
Where even Satan don't dare
To stand too long
When he sees that temple guard
He's gonna run
The song "Zion" by Ed Kowalczyk is an expression of the desire to escape from the chaos and troubles of the world, and find peace and solace in a holy place, which is Zion. The lyrics speak of burning towns, burdens, enemies, and iniquity, all of which are disturbing and unsettling. The subject of the song expresses the need to leave all these behind and be taken to Zion, a place where no harm can come, and where he can lay his burdens down.
The lyrics also make reference to Psalm, and King David, further emphasizing the connection of the song to religion and spirituality, as the Psalm and King David are biblical references. The subject desires to sing the Psalm for all his friends when he gets to Zion, indicating how much this place of peace means to him.
In summary, "Zion" is a song that expresses a spiritual longing for a peaceful escape from the troubles of the world. The desire is to find a holy place where harm cannot come, burdens can be laid down, and peace can be found.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me on up to Zion
I need to leave this place and go to a better one.
Where I can lay my burden down
Where I can rest and not worry about my problems.
Everything's on fire
There is chaos and destruction in this place.
Ain't no peace in this crazy town
There is no tranquility in this place.
Take me on up to Zion
I need to go to a peaceful, heavenly place.
Where my Lord will comfort me
Where God will ease my pain and give me solace.
He will lay me down by still water
He will give me rest and nourishment.
While my enemies run from me
When I am in God's presence, my enemies will be afraid.
They gonna run
My enemies will flee.
Run from me
They will escape from me.
You will see
It will be evident that they are running.
See them run
Watch as they flee from me.
Far away
They will be distant.
From me
They will stay away from me.
Take me on up to Zion
My soul longs for heaven.
Think I gotta Psalm
I am reminded of a Biblical passage.
Runnin' through my head
It is on my mind constantly.
Bring me over to King David
Take me to where he is buried.
Gonna sing it now for all my friends
I will share his song with others.
Where no harm shall come to me
I will be safe and protected.
No fire will light upon my cloak
There will be no danger or destruction for me.
And the sons of iniquity
And the wicked people who do evil.
Take me on up to Zion
I need to go where God can help and heal me.
To the secret place in my heart
To the most inner part of my soul.
Where even Satan don't dare
Where even the devil can't go.
To stand too long
He won't be able to be there for long.
When he sees that temple guard
When Satan sees God's protection.
He's gonna run
He will flee from that place.
Contributed by Lauren L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.