• Hexarei@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    That’s because the song doesn’t say “if”. It says

    “Right or wrong, I can hardly tell”

    As one statement, and

    “I’m on the wrong side of heaven And the righteous side of hell”

    As a second, related statement

    Essentially saying he’s not able to tell because he’s in between both

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      10 months ago

      Just my imagination, but in my head the concept that hell and heaven borders each other was a bit far fetched. With ‘and’ to me it feels like two are a gradient. With ‘or’ its different place or room, and not knowing if you are in one or the other without seeing the other, while understanding neither is a good place to be.

      Guess it doesn’t matter over all, the main point is same with both.

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        10 months ago

        Well, he’s not talking about literally directly bordering, as much as his decisions and/or heart. Basically, hard to tell whether he’s making good choices (leaning bad) or bad choices (leaning good).