![]() Whilst yes, this song is certainly good and the fact, that it is region exclusive is terrible, it is so repetitive “Round and around, you can't go down, without a pound and an ounce of pain” is said so many times it hurts. I really can’t get a grip on the first part of the bridge, something about his abusive girlfriend being unstoppable, maybe?Īnd the second part speaks about how he got more and more insane with time. Once he got into a relationship with her, there was no turning back, even if they broke up. Being “half past dead” possibly refers to passing the point of “I don’t want to live anymore” a long time ago.ĭespite him being completely broken, he was not left alone and nobody came to help him. His ex doesn’t have to do anything more to destroy him inside. He needs to find something to motivate him, but wants to kill himself just as much. The narrator, once happy with his life, is very depressed. Now it's blackened like coal unintelligible Until your face don't match your name InformationĪlbum: Afraid of Heights (Japanese release)Īrt: Afraid of Heights artwork (thanks u/TenuredBee97!) Strike me 'til I break, then turn me into flames I wake up, find again my shadow haunts me 'til the end 'Cause round and around, you can't go down Strike me 'til I break, |then| turn me into flames I will ones, that I’m unsure of |like that|. Note: Due to the fact, that this song is rather new and country exclusive, a lot of the lyrics may be wrong. Take the load of sin off Annie, and you put the load right on me that is, Christ frees you by taking upon himself your load of sins.“Half past dead” sorry ”Half Past Dead” Lyrics But more importantly I think this suggests the weight of sin. Take a load off Annie might suggest "have a seat" and might suggest scenes where sitting with Christ is an honored position. This is usually what happens in biblical accounts such as Matthew 8:28. Carmen is walking with the devil, and after being spoken to she parts ways with the devil. just need some place where I can lay my head." And the response? "no was all he said." Indeed as YSCF said, no room at the inn. The song starts with "I pulled into Nazareth. It's a thinly veiled first person modernized account of the trials and travels of Jesus Christ. After all, it mentions Luke, the devil, Moses, Nazareth and Judgment day. I think there's certainly a reasonable religious interpretation of this song, even though it's claimed that Nazareth is a town in Pennsylvania. Who sent me here with her regards for everyone? To get back to Miss Annie, you know she's the only one. My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time. He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can."Ĭatch a cannon ball now, t'take me down the line I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man." ![]() He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog." He said, "Do me a favour, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"Ĭrazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog. "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day. Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say She said, "I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around." I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown." When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side. I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide Take a load off Annie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. Take a load off Annie, take a load for free He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said. "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" I just need some place where I can lay my head. I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead The "Miss Anna Lee" mentioned in the lyric is Helm's longtime friend Anna Lee Amsden In Levon Helm's autobiography "This Wheel's on Fire," Helm explains that the people mentioned in the song were based on real people the Band knew. The residents include a man who cannot direct the traveler to a hotel, Carmen and the Devil walking side by side, "Crazy Chester," who offers a bed in exchange for the traveler taking his dog, and Luke who has gone out to wait for the apocalypse, leaving his young bride neglected. ![]() The Biblical Nazareth was the childhood home of Jesus. Years later, the band Nazareth took its name from this line. Nazareth is the hometown of the guitar manufacturer C. Once there, he encounters various residents of the town, the song being a story of these encounters. 'The Weight" takes the folk music motif of a traveler, who in the first line arrives in Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.
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