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.
Can you imagine someone being true
Turn 'round and put himself in front of you
Sometimes it's fun
But then you never know
How far a thing like this might go
All my life I've Waited for a chance
To get right out of here
And when I had it in my hands
I could not let it go
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
Try if you can to come where we have gone
You may achieve what can't be simply done
Look back and there you are where we have been
And still there's so much in between
All those years I've traveled 'round this world
Now I am standing here
To make you sing these tunes
And know they'll never let you go
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power, we are divine yeah yeah
Turn 'round and put himself in front of you
Sometimes it's fun
But then you never know
How far a thing like this might go
All my life I've Waited for a chance
To get right out of here
And when I had it in my hands
I could not let it go
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
Try if you can to come where we have gone
You may achieve what can't be simply done
Look back and there you are where we have been
And still there's so much in between
All those years I've traveled 'round this world
Now I am standing here
To make you sing these tunes
And know they'll never let you go
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power
We are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tensions from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power, we are divine yeah yeah
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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.”
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Great version of a great song,
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Actually this is not the lyrics for the song "Power" but rather the lyrics for the song "I Can"
Power is a song dedicated former Guitar player Kai Hansen after he left the band, over musical differences
Mopi is right. It's a pity: Power is a great song, you sould correct that.
im writing this because its only a few minutes after jsorel wrote his. who the hell is this? i have nothing better to do...lol
Can you imagine someone being true Turn `round and put himself in front of you Sometimes it's fun but then you never know How far a thing like this might go
All my life I've waited for a chance To get right out of here And when I had it in my hands I could not let it go
We've got the power, we are divine We have the guts to follow the sign Extracting tension from sources unknown We are the ones to cover the throne
Try if you can to come where we have gone You may achieve what can't be simply done Look back and there you are where we have been And still there's so much in between
All those years I've travelled `round this world Now I am standing here To make you sing these tunes And know they'll never let you go
We've got the power, we are divine We have the guts to follow the sign Extracting tensions from sources unknown We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power, we are divine We have the guts to follow the sign Extracting tension from sources unknown We are the ones to cover the throne
We've got the power, we are divine
Nice lyrics, great song. This song must be analyzed in the context of the album, which is inspired in the prophecies of Nostradamus. Bearing that in mind, you may notice that the lyrics have their roots in the occultism. It is hard to notice in this particular song, but it is more clear in the others. Here we face a subtle example:
"We've got the power We are divine"
The beliefs from the secret societies usually suggest that we are our own gods, and in other words, that we are divine and that, as we ate the forbidden fruit, we have deicided to be like God or to be our own gods.
"Extracting tensions from sources unknown We are the ones to cover the throne"
To cover the throne. What does it mean? It is a sentence we also may reflect about. What did the author really mean? It is still a mistery to me.