Cooling Water | The Williams Brothers Lyrics, Meaning & Videos

Publish date: 2024-04-27

Cooling Water
The Williams Brothers Lyrics


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MY SOUL WAS SINKING, IN A WORLD OF SIN
BUT GRACE AND MERCY, IT TOOK ME IN
TOOK MY FEET OUT, OF THE MARRY CLAY
AND PLACED THEM ON, ON A ROCK TO STAY

OH WHAT A RELIEF IT WAS

WHEN GOD RESCUED ME, HE LOOSED THE CHAINS THAT HAD ME BOUND
AND HE SET ME FREE

VERSE: 2

SLEEPLESS NIGHT, AND SO MUCH PAIN
COULD’NT SEE NO SUNSHINE, NOTHING BUT RAIN
BUT GOD SAID
WEEPING MAY, ENDURE FOR A NIGHT
BUT IN THE MORNING, IT WILL BE ALRIGHT

OH WHAT A RELIEF IT WAS
WHEN GOD RESCUED ME, HE LOOSED THE CHAINS THAT HAD ME BOUND
AND HE SET ME FREE

L: IT FELT LIKE
C: COOLING WATER
L: COOLING WATER
C: COOLING WATER
L: IT FELT LIKE
C: COOLING WATER
L: COOLING WATER

C: COOLING WATER
C: COOLING WATER FROM GRANDMA’S WELL


Overall Meaning

The Williams Brothers' song "Cooling Water" is a gospel track that speaks about the joy and relief that comes from finding salvation and redemption. The first verse talks about how the singer's soul was sinking in a world of sin, but with grace and mercy, he found his way out. He went on to say that God took him out of the marred clay and placed him on a rock to stay. This can be interpreted as being taken out of a place of destruction and immorality and placed on a solid and righteous path. The relief that he felt when God rescued him and loosed the chains that had him bound is palpable in the song. It is an expression of gratitude for the freedom that God provided.


The second verse paints a picture of a person who is going through a tough time in life. They are experiencing sleepless nights and constant pain, with seemingly no end in sight. However, the song reminds us of the scripture that says "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." This means that no matter what we are going through, as long as we hold on to God, things will eventually get better. The same relief that was felt in the first verse is evident in the second verse. The singer testifies to the power of God's grace to make everything alright.


The chorus of the song repeats the words "cooling water" several times. This phrase can be interpreted in a literal sense as the refreshing sensation that comes from cold water. However, in the context of the song, it represents the spiritual relief that comes from finding salvation in God. The phrase "cooling water from grandma's well" is an allusion to the tradition of people in the past using wells as a source of water. It's a nostalgic reference to a simpler time when things were more straightforward.


Line by Line Meaning

MY SOUL WAS SINKING, IN A WORLD OF SIN
My spiritual being was descending into a world full of evil and wrongdoing.


BUT GRACE AND MERCY, IT TOOK ME IN
However, mercy and divine love accepted me and transformed my life.


TOOK MY FEET OUT, OF THE MARRY CLAY
Those forces took me out of the clay of swampy situations and unfocused paths of life.


AND PLACED THEM ON, ON A ROCK TO STAY
And established a new destiny and persistent structure anchored and sustained by God's love.


OH WHAT A RELIEF IT WAS
Oh! The relief it brought into my life!


WHEN GOD RESCUED ME, HE LOOSED THE CHAINS THAT HAD ME BOUND
When God came in, He liberated me from the chains that had me confined.


AND HE SET ME FREE
And imparted freedom into my soul.


SLEEPLESS NIGHT, AND SO MUCH PAIN
Long nights without rest, countless pains and agony.


COULD’NT SEE NO SUNSHINE, NOTHING BUT RAIN
No glimpse of hope, only thing visible was continuous distress and discomfort.


BUT GOD SAID
But God proclaimed,


WEEPING MAY, ENDURE FOR A NIGHT
That grieving and sorrow, might last for a single night.


BUT IN THE MORNING, IT WILL BE ALRIGHT
But when the morning comes, everything will be alright.


IT FELT LIKE
I felt like


COOLING WATER
Refreshing water.


COOLING WATER
Calming water.


COOLING WATER
Soothing water.


IT FELT LIKE
I felt like


COOLING WATER
Replenishing water.


COOLING WATER
Renewing water.


COOLING WATER FROM GRANDMA’S WELL
Cooling water from the well of my grandmother's wisdom and faith.


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