| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[oxalbxo777:8474] Definitely the most common interpretation, however the actual meaning is quite the opposite. The person who is a "God" is not meant to thought of as a good person but rather a person who takes away another's power and has power over them because they originally looked up to that person. "I just thought I should let you go" and "I hope I can find the words to say never again" is him no longer looking up to them and taking his own power back from them. | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[codyhill06:8473] I respect people's religious views and the fact that you thought "outside of the box" when trying to think of what the songwriter meant. This is the furthest from the actual meaning that I've seen so far though. He does not think the person in the song is a god, or even a good person. Let alone God himself. He (Matt Scannell; songwriter and lead singer) describes them as someone who has power over the other person while leaving them powerless. After he explains the meaning in an interview he also says "Matt: Yeah. "I'm taking it away from you, 'cause you're a frickin' jerk." (laughs)" | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[binky_on_wheels:8471] Most common interpretation of the song. Matt describes them as being more along the lines of a bad person who has power over the other person and takes their power away from them. After the longer explanation of what he meant when he wrote this song he said " Matt: Yeah. "I'm taking it away from you, 'cause you're a frickin' jerk." (laughs)" | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[Kira:8470] Dizzle That's basically what most people think this song means. And that is what it sounds like on the surface. However he does not think the person is a god or even a good person. He describes them as being a person who has power over someone and uses it while taking away the other persons power. After he explained the meaning he went on to say "Matt: Yeah. "I'm taking it away from you, 'cause you're a frickin' jerk." (laughs)" | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[boredperson24:8469] That's a sad story; but I think everyone has experienced that with someone at one point in life. However the songwriter does not think the other person is a god and that person did not treat them well; they had power over the other person and used that power. At one point in an interview where he explained the meaning to this song he also said "Matt: Yeah. "I'm taking it away from you, 'cause you're a frickin' jerk." (laughs)" | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[mandycat93:8468] That's a good assumption because it does sound that way. Not at all what Matt Scannell meant when he wrote this song though. The person in question isn't thought highly of by the person who need to "let them go". At another point in the same interview I quoted as the meaning he said "Matt: Yeah. "I'm taking it away from you, 'cause you're a frickin' jerk." (laughs)" | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[browsacookiemonsta:8466] My bad, one person was pretty spot on. But you were closer than everyone else who was way off lol. | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[strangersatellite:8465] That's actually pretty much it. Matt Scannell explains it more in depth though. | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[Exiah:8463] Close, but the person doesn't necessarily think they're a god. They just have power over the other person (who needs to let them go) like a god. And the person with that power never realizes or thinks they have lost anything. | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[browsacookiemonsta:8462] You were closer than anyone else was lol. | |
| Vertical Horizon – You're A God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Matt Scannell is the lead singer, lead guitarist, and main songwriter of Vertical Horizon. This is what he said when asked what the meaning of the song "You're A God" was: Matt: Well, "You're A God" was written about when we give people in our lives power over us. It can be anything, whether it's a romantic thing or not - this one wasn't. Let me step back... So, in every relationship that we have in our lives, there are certain dynamics that exist. On the one hand, some people may be more giving towards us and we're a little bit more taking from them, and the balance is constantly ebbing and flowing and changing over time. But there are some relationships that are nurturing, and there are some relationships where, by and large, we do the nurturing for the other person. Then there are some relationships that are largely positive. And there are others that are largely negative. Once I had a relationship in my life that was largely negative. And it was a person who had power over me, seemed to be in a position that was above me, a place that was beyond my grasp. Whether it's a boss, or someone that you look up to... And I realized all I had to do was stop looking up at them, and start looking down on them. And it was like I took that power away. The power was just gone. I had this really negative relationship that was a big source of angst and friction in my life. And it was the most amazing thing to just say, "No, I don't prescribe to your power over me anymore, and I'm gonna let you go." And it was gone. And that's why that song starts off, "I gotta be honest, we're covered in lies and that's okay." It's all okay, but I'm saying it's never gonna happen to me again. You are done, you're not a god. Really, the title is ironic: you're a god and I am not - well, that's actually not true anymore, because now you're not a god. |
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