"Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips? Whoa"
Dear God, how have you been then?
I'm not fine, fuck pretending
All of this death your sending
Best throw some free heart mending
Invite you in my heart, then
When done, my sins forgiven?
This God of mine relaxes
World dies I still pay taxes
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
So Lord, I see you grinning
Must be grand always winning
How proud are you being able
To gather faith from fable?
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
God am
My God am
God am
God
All the respect I'm giving
Shared strength acquired by living
All blooming life you're feeding
Can't hide sick ones you're weeding
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
God am
God am
God am
God am
Dear God, how have you been then?
I'm not fine, fuck pretending
All of this death your sending
Best throw some free heart mending
Invite you in my heart, then
When done, my sins forgiven?
This God of mine relaxes
World dies I still pay taxes
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
So Lord, I see you grinning
Must be grand always winning
How proud are you being able
To gather faith from fable?
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
God am
My God am
God am
God
All the respect I'm giving
Shared strength acquired by living
All blooming life you're feeding
Can't hide sick ones you're weeding
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am
God am
God am
God am
God am
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God Am Lyrics as written by Michael Inez Layne Staley
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Goddamn.
The second meaning is in the chorus. Where he's questioning whether it's really possible for human beings to be perfect, as God is. I think "Can I be as my God Am"? is really meant more to be a rhetorical question. As in, "Is it really possible for me to be perfect as God is"? It seems to tie into the verses as a sort of plea for forgiveness. Layne's basically saying, "God, I know I've made some mistakes in my life. But no human being is perfect. Can't you still forgive me?"
Beautiful song.
Layne was so talented so were Jerry Cantrell Mike Starr/Inez and Sean Kinney. Nirvana is shit compared to AIC
One of my favorite lines from Layne. Beautiful song, man.
Then the song starts. And it's a damn good song too.
now everytime I light up with a bong, i know what i'm saying! haha
and I agree that it is a denouncing of religion and an almost cynical prayer to God...
RIP Layne