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.
Mother is busy, she won't even miss me
And so busy praying she won't see me waiting
I hate all your reasons they just point to Jesus
You can't be awakened when you're not mistaken
And I hate your voice and that fucked up noise
And your cliches and the things that you'd say to me
When they burned me then, they still seer today
Embedded in a memory that won't change
How can you talk to God [3x]
When you won't talk to me? [repeat]
So I begged you just for a word that
Through the day you might have heard and...
She wouldn't listen to my words
Always I'll remember some good times,
And some winters in times when I wasn't too dirty for mud.
When you'd hit your own boys in that fucked up voice
On your black days, oh! the things that you'd say to me
When they burned me, yeah they burned me
Oh they burned me, yeah they burned me
So how can you talk to God [3x]
When you won't talk to me?
I know every little word
Of all the things that I have heard
So how can you talk to God
When you won't talk to me?
When he won't talk to me
Someday you'll be, better than me [2x]
But you won't talk to me.
And so busy praying she won't see me waiting
I hate all your reasons they just point to Jesus
You can't be awakened when you're not mistaken
And I hate your voice and that fucked up noise
And your cliches and the things that you'd say to me
When they burned me then, they still seer today
Embedded in a memory that won't change
How can you talk to God [3x]
When you won't talk to me? [repeat]
So I begged you just for a word that
Through the day you might have heard and...
She wouldn't listen to my words
Always I'll remember some good times,
And some winters in times when I wasn't too dirty for mud.
When you'd hit your own boys in that fucked up voice
On your black days, oh! the things that you'd say to me
When they burned me, yeah they burned me
Oh they burned me, yeah they burned me
So how can you talk to God [3x]
When you won't talk to me?
I know every little word
Of all the things that I have heard
So how can you talk to God
When you won't talk to me?
When he won't talk to me
Someday you'll be, better than me [2x]
But you won't talk to me.
Lyrics submitted by xtc56, edited by RoleMartyrX
Talking to God Lyrics as written by Lewis Anderson Layng Martine Jr.
Lyrics © LEWIS ANDERSON D/B/A ROUND THE ROW MUSIC
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Can i ask a question? In your opinions, do you think the band Hurt are Christians? Im a Christian myself, and i love Hurt. Just curious
It sounds like they try, but the struggle is obviously there.
So whether they are or are not, matters? Good music is good music. If they aren't I'm assuming that you would have a problem with it. It would seem as though they are anti-religion, but not necessarily anti-god or atheists. I absolutely despise the virus that is christianity and think that the religious, judgmental, piece of shit-hypocrites, should be wiped clean of the Earth. I also listen to quite a few christian bands simply because of what I said earlier, good music is good music. Eat shit and die, fucking pariahs.
Hurt is absolutely NOT christian. Go listen to the song Rapture. Also pretty much everything on Vol I, II.
Hurt is absolutely NOT christian. Go listen to the song Rapture. Also pretty much everything on Vol I, II. J Loren (lead guy) has a pretty strong dislike and resentment to christianity. <br />