Swing Low
UB40 ft The United Colours Of Sound Lyrics
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Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home x 2
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
The song "Swing Low" is about hope, deliverance, and salvation. In this song, the singer is longing for a chariot to come and take them home. The lyrics "Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home" repeats throughout the song. It is believed that the sweet chariot is a metaphorical image for death. If you listen to the song, you can feel the pain, the burden, and the struggles that the singer is going through. The phrase "coming for to carry me home" also suggests that the singer is looking for an escape, they want to be free of their worries and pain.
The second verse talks about the singer's journey. The lyrics "I looked over Jordan and what did I see, Coming for to carry he home, A band of angels coming after me, Coming for to carry me home" suggests that the singer is looking beyond their current circumstances and sees a better life. The band of angels or God's messengers are coming to take the singer home. The singer is certain that their struggles here on earth will soon be over, and they will get to rest in the arms of the Lord.
The last verse talks about the singer's hope and faith. "If you get there before I do, Coming for to carry me home, Tell all my friends I'm coming too, Coming for to carry me home" suggests that the singer believes that they will reach their destination, no matter how long it takes. The singer wants everyone to know that they will arrive home safely. Overall, the song is a symbol of hope for those who are going through difficult times, and it encourages them to keep their faith and hope alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer is calling out to the sweet chariot to come and carry him home.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take him to his final resting place, which is his home in heaven.
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer repeats his call for the chariot to come and take him to heaven.
Coming for to carry he home x 2
The singer is using a different dialect to say the same thing - the chariot is coming to take him home.
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
The singer is talking about the moment when he saw the chariot coming for him. He saw this vision while he was in Jordan.
Coming for to carry he home
The chariot is coming for him again, and this time it will take him to his final resting place.
A band of angels coming after me
The singer saw a group of angels following the chariot, and they are coming to escort him to heaven.
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer repeats his call for the chariot to come and take him home.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take him to his final resting place - his home in heaven.
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer repeats his call for the chariot to come and take him to heaven.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take the singer to his eternal home in heaven.
If you get there before I do
The singer is saying that if someone else reaches heaven before him, they should tell his friends that he is coming too.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take the singer to heaven, and he wants his friends to know that he is on his way.
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
The singer wants his friends to know that he will be joining them in heaven at some point.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take the singer to heaven, and everyone should know that he will be there too.
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer repeats his call for the sweet chariot to come and take him to heaven.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take the singer to his final resting place, which is heaven.
Swing low, sweet chariot
The singer repeats his call for the sweet chariot to come and take him to his eternal home.
Coming for to carry me home
The chariot is coming to take the singer to his final resting place in heaven.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NORMAN HASSAN, BRIAN TRAVERS, MICHAEL VIRTUE, TERRENCE OSWALD WILSON, JIM BROWN, ALI CAMPBELL, ROBIN CAMPBELL, EARL FALCONER, CHARLES SKARBEK
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