The central theme revolves around the metaphor of an old, deteriorating building as a symbol of the temporal and imperfect nature of life. The old in this old building represents a person who has reached old age and the leak symbolizes the deterioration or the wearing out of the body such as a house that is worn begins to leak. There's a leak in this old building lyrics & meanings There's / there's a leak in this old building and my soul / has got to move / my soul / has got to move / ooh, my soul / has got to move / there's a leak in this old building, yo and my soul / has got to move / i've got another building / a building not made by man's hands / / this old building keeps on leaning yo and my soul / has got to. The lyrics speak to our bodies being temporal, limited vessels for our incorporeal and eternal essences “i’ve got another building, a building not made by man’s hands,’” lashun and her backing choir sing
The song is such an experience that i cannot think of it without singing or listening to it at least twice. The lyrics to lashun pace's song there's a leak in this old building is a call for spiritual awakening and recognition that one's body is merely a temporary home, while the eternal life is in a building not made by man's hands. this old building is a metaphor for the human body, which is bound to fail, but the soul's desire to live eternally in the divine home should be the driving force. There’s a leak in this old building as a child, i loved hearing the song “there’s a leak in this old building”, even though i couldn’t really understand what the lyrics to this song meant I would get chills seeing the reactions of the people and all of the screaming and shouting I knew this song had a powerful meaning.
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