The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Where are we now?
When we are blind
Abandoned faith
You left behind
Were you betrayed?
Or did you lie?
Our common fate
Our common demise
Where is the son?
To light the way
Along the path
Of our dismay
Look to the sky
On judgement day
A human God
That was man-made
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
And so we rise
Just to fall down
In reality
You're never found
I'm reaching out
With sealed eyes
I grab for light
Visions decried
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
Face down, arms out
Nailed to the cross of doubt
Blood runs like rain
Drowning for this world in vain
Crown of black thorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Crown of black thorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
When we are blind
Abandoned faith
You left behind
Were you betrayed?
Or did you lie?
Our common fate
Our common demise
Where is the son?
To light the way
Along the path
Of our dismay
Look to the sky
On judgement day
A human God
That was man-made
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
And so we rise
Just to fall down
In reality
You're never found
I'm reaching out
With sealed eyes
I grab for light
Visions decried
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
Face down, arms out
Nailed to the cross of doubt
Blood runs like rain
Drowning for this world in vain
Crown of black thorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Crown of black thorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
Where is your savior now?
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I don't think this song is sacraligist. So we lie..to ourselves. A human God that was man made. Is Christ God's son simply because we think he was and does it even really matter, when we all are a reflection of god. Where is your savior now? Why do we always think we need someone else to save us when we ultimatley have to save ourselves.
This is not just for you but for everyone else in this forum, i think you totally misundertood this song. <br /> <br /> Let's get in context, remember this is a song about a hero (human or maybe cyborg) who is making a revolt against the Machine who have taken control over the world, something very similar to Terminator's story, in the preceding song H-K (Hunter-Killer) the Machine has started a manhunt aginst our hero, in the following song he is in agony, but, what happened in between? well there goes what i think, the Machine agents hunts him, and shot him down, and in Pisschrist he is in rage against God because God abandoned him, he got shoot and if he dies revolution dies too, so at the beggining of this song he is questioning God for letting revolution and humans, his believers, die.<br /> <br /> at this point he begins to die "I'm reaching out/With sealed eyesI grab for light/Visions decried" i think he is talking about the "light-at-the-end-of-a-tunnel" very common in near-death experiences, then he says "Face down, arms out/Nailed to the cross of doubt/Blood runs like rain/Drowning for this world in vain" he probably got shot in the back and fell face down to earth, he know he is dying and his sacrifice will be forgotten, will be in vain, so himself o the agents of the Machine asks "Where is your savior now?"<br /> <br /> In the following song he has lost a lot of blood and is running out of forces, so he can't think about rage but he accept he will die here.<br /> <br /> Remember the songs of Demanufacture tell a story, that's why this is a Concept Album.<br /> <br /> For more info in spanish you can visit quediceesacancion.blogspot.com