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.
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You wreck me
You rule me
You turn me upside down
You know
Your glory
Pervades me
You conquer
Without a sound
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You shake me
You break me
You make me whole again
You know
Your nature
Unchanging
All fails
But You remain
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
And when the ground begins to shake
And when my courage starts to fade
I let my fears go
When You breathe
The lifeless rise up, invade me
With violence and heal me
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're mighty
You're the ultimate powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You wreck me
You rule me
You turn me upside down
You know
Your glory
Pervades me
You conquer
Without a sound
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You shake me
You break me
You make me whole again
You know
Your nature
Unchanging
All fails
But You remain
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
And when the ground begins to shake
And when my courage starts to fade
I let my fears go
When You breathe
The lifeless rise up, invade me
With violence and heal me
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're unshakeable
You're powerful
You're mighty
You're the ultimate powerful
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yeah, so this album sucks a lot, but this song is the only one that has the heaviness that skillet has used since then
yeah i agree with you that that album sucked. i don't know how they were surviving writing music like that. they hav definitely made up for it now though; don't u think? anyway i just finished helping in VBS at our church(thank goodness it is only a week long. those kids wore me out) and they used this song as one of the theme songs. they ruined it though with hand motions (which is what can be expected with vbs music). i was just really shocked when i realized that they used a skillet song in the program.