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.
All come crashing down, your desperate icon
You've got to gob on, your desperate icon
You'll all come crashing in, your desperate icon
You've got to gob on, your desperate icon
Am I a God or am I Jesus?
Am I a man or am I a boy?
Do I feel love or just possession?
Do I feel holy or nothing at all?
You can't deny
That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine
And you can't deny
That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine
Sweet Jesus
You've got to gob on, your desperate icon
You'll all come crashing in, your desperate icon
You've got to gob on, your desperate icon
Am I a God or am I Jesus?
Am I a man or am I a boy?
Do I feel love or just possession?
Do I feel holy or nothing at all?
You can't deny
That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine
And you can't deny
That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine
Sweet Jesus
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
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Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
This one is sort of a mystery to me lyrically. I't's beatiful and I want to know what it means. I'll give it a whirl anyway. The line "your shit just tastes as sweet as mine" to me is aimed at supercilious individuals, who for whatever reason are under the illusion that they are superior. Perhaps it is pointing the finger at those with deep religious views? Maybe it's trying to say that they need to be associated with a religion to be a part of a group and to feel like their life has meaning. I think it might be critizing their attitude of superiority...or maybe it's just advocating equality in general.Am I a God or am I Jesus? "Am I a man or am I a boy? Do I feel love or just possession? Do I feel holy or nothing at all?" This part makes me think about people's need for acceptance. I really don't know for sure...but this song is awesome.
I thought this song sounded awesome, so I decided to look up the lyrics. I'm disappointed by them.
It looks like they're first addressing someone hopelessly relying on religion without any real grasp of it. That is not inherently bad to address, but the scope shifts over to viewing Jesus as if he wasn't really important at all.
"Am I a God, or am I Jesus?" So you're saying he wasn't God?
"And you can't deny That your shit just tastes as sweet as mine Sweet Jesus"
Sweet Jesus is either said out of exasperation in the form of an expression, or the word "sweet" is heavy sarcasm aimed directly at Jesus.
I'd like to know what the writers intent was, so I can have some sort of closure as to whether these lyrics are noble or ignorant. It is one of the coolest songs I've ever heard, after all. :(
@handicappedhero Agreed! It sounds like so much more text is in the song than the lyrics actually show. And yeah, having a hard time grasping the substance (if any) of them.
@handicappedhero Agreed! It sounds like so much more text is in the song than the lyrics actually show. And yeah, having a hard time grasping the substance (if any) of them.
@handicappedhero Agreed! It sounds like so much more text is in the song than the lyrics actually show. And yeah, having a hard time grasping the substance (if any) of them.
This song is pretty incredible. The way it flips from orchestra to guitar is so seamless and amazing.
i love this song but i have no idea what it is about. the way paul sings the lyrics always makes me shiver a bit.
i wonder if 'chad' in this is a reference to dominic chad, the bass player of mansun
P.S. I'm sorry I spelled beautiful wrong..and criticizing.
this song is just a reason for why, for three months in 1997, mansun ruled the known world.