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The origins of the term “heart of stone” can be found in the Bible. Ezekiel 36:26 reads:

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you;
I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh

Michael’s saying that this woman takes everything with a hardened or cold heart, and is thus unfeeling and unable to empathise.

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Here Michael mentions the unrealistic expectations that people have, and he reminds us that though he tries, he’s “only human”.

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“Death Again” or the rapture, or return of Christ mentioned in Revelations of the Holy Bible.

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Abraham was a biblical patriarch, known for being one of thee most important biblical figures along with names such as Moses, and Jesus Christ.

A covenant made between God and Abraham promises the “Blessing of Abraham” over his life.

(Genesis 12:1–3 KJV)

Now the LORD had said unto Abraham, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Michael could have been referring to this blessing and reminding us of it.

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The holy land is also known as the “Land of Israel”, a land promised to the Israelites by a covenant of God in Zechariah 2:16. There is currently a notorious conflict between the Israelites and the Palestinians over who should control the land.

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Grand Central Station is a train station in New York. Train stations and New York, both being notorious for their homeless population

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Amistad was a slave ship. On the ships used to transport slaves they were chained down, despite, the slaves overthrew the captains of the ship.

Here Whitney is stating that nothing can stop their love, not even the strongest chains

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Ani compares the crowd to the Scribes and Pharasies on the Mount of Olives in John 8:1-11, where Jesus was presented a woman who had been convicted of adultery. In that time it was the law of Moses to stone any person who had committed such an act, when asked Jesus' opinion he commented:

“He who is without sin cast the first stone”

One by one all of the members of the crowd left until he was standing alone with the woman, who was then forgiven of her sins. Ani is saying that no individual watching her is without sin or fault to judge and persecute her to that

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Ani sets the scene of an execution

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Every one night stand is a risk now that nothing is about love anymore, only sex.

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