Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
“Redemption” is the eleventh track on Johnny Cash’s 1994 album American Recordings and is thematically tied to the previous track “Down by There by the Train.” Both songs explore the concept of redemption and how even Cash, who once called himself “the biggest sinner of them all” have a choice to re...
From his hands it came down, from the side it came down
From the feet it came down and ran to the ground
Between heaven and hell, a teardrop fell
In the deep crimson dew, the tree of life grew
[Chorus]
And the blood gave life to the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price that set the captives free
And the numbers that came through the fire and the flood
Clung to the tree and were redeemed by the blood
From the tree streamed a light that started the fight
'Round the tree grew a vine on whose fruit I could dine
My old friend Lucifer came, fought to keep me in chains
But I saw through the tricks of six-sixty-six
[Chorus]
And the blood gave life to the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price that set the captives free
And the numbers that came through the fire and the flood
Clung to the tree and were redeemed by the blood
From his hands it came down, from his side it came down
From his feet it came down and ran to the ground
And a small inner voice said "you do have a choice"
The vine engrafted me and I clung to the tree
Redemption was written by Johnny Cash.
Redemption was produced by Rick Rubin.
Johnny Cash released Redemption on Tue Apr 26 1994.