Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - Broken Promise Land [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
There's a place
Where words mean nothing or much less
Such a disgrace
We got to get out of this mess

[Chorus 1]
Coming in under the cover of darkness
How high shall we build this wall?
I could've said more but it would've seemed heartless
How hard did I slam that door?

[Verse 2]
I swore I'd never walk away
Until I saw this day

[Chorus 2]
It didn't turn out the way we planned
Now I'm living in
Broken Promise Land[x2]

[Verse 3]
There's a town I know
Has a strange resemblance to Jericho
Even though
Seven horns are getting ready to blow

[Chorus 1]
Coming in under the cover of darkness
How high shall we build this wall?
I could've said more but it would've seemed heartless
How tight shall we close that door?

[Verse 4]
They only claimed to be redeemed
They take that name and then blaspheme

[Chorus 2]

[Verse 5]
There's a place
Where infidels and showgirls meet
Such a disgrace
Wedding bells crumble in the street

[Chorus 1]

[Outro]
In the name of the Father and the Son
In the name of gasoline and a gun
It didn't turn out the way we planned
Now I'm living in
Broken Promise Land[x2]