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Amen Omen Lyrics
What started as a whisper,
Slowly turned in to a scream.
Searching for an answer
Where the question is unseen.
I don't know where you came from
And I dont know where you've gone.
Old friends become old strangers
Between darkness and the dawn
Amen omen,will I see your face again?
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
I still hear you saying
"All of life is chance,
And is sweetest,is sweetest when at a glance"
But I live,
I live a hundred lifetimes in a day.
But I die a little
In every breath I take.
Amen omen,will I see your face again?
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
I listen to a whisper,
Slowly drift away.
Silence is a loudest,
Parting word you never say.
I put I put your world
Into my veins
Now a voiceless sympathy
Is all that remains.
Amen omen,will I see your face again?
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
Amen omen,can i find the strength within
Slowly turned in to a scream.
Searching for an answer
Where the question is unseen.
I don't know where you came from
And I dont know where you've gone.
Old friends become old strangers
Between darkness and the dawn
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
"All of life is chance,
And is sweetest,is sweetest when at a glance"
But I live,
I live a hundred lifetimes in a day.
But I die a little
In every breath I take.
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
Slowly drift away.
Silence is a loudest,
Parting word you never say.
I put I put your world
Into my veins
Now a voiceless sympathy
Is all that remains.
Amen omen,can I find the place within
To live my life without you?
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Writer
Ben Harper
Duration
5:51
Submitted by
timmyjk On Apr 14, 2004
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i agree with ondisplay. this song is much sweeter and more meaningful when thinking about someone who passed away.
also couldn't it be about losing a really close friend? losing someone who's been there for you through the break ups and the deaths, is equally if not more tough than a break up.
This song is about losing someone you love. A loss is a loss whether they left your life because the relationship ended or they passed away.
this is the sweetest, yet saddest, song ever. it's about a break up....breaking up with your one love.
amazing lyrics; it really pulls the listener in to what he's feeling
probably my favorite song from DOTI. ben's vocal abilitiy really comes through on this track... even more amazing when he does it live.
Cannot believe only two people have commented on this song. One of the most genuinely soulful performances you will hear by a modern artist. If you don't believe me go to 3 mins 43 secs and close your eyes until the end. But don't do that, because the song is a work of art and the emotional build-up throughout is incredible.
Obviously it's a break-up song, but you don't have to go through a break-up to feel it.
I don't like all of Harper's work, but this is raw, unbridled stuff. A song for a lifetime.
wow, i love this song so much.
it rings rather true for quite a lot of people,i imagine
This song is a beautiful and moving piece of music., and one of the best on the album. Maybe it is about a breakup, but it makes me think that perhaps someone he loves has died. "can i find a place within to live my life without you", they're such sorrowful lyrics. Either way, it's a really intense and moving song.
Yeah i think this can be applied to relationship and death. I try to get away from the mindset that most music is about love....but i find this song sweeter when remembering a peron that has passed away
i used to be a serial ben-basher, but this song changed my entire perception of his music. it draws away from his other music and ends up being a beautifully crafted piece of music. the inclusion of the piano and cello really accentuate the mood of the song, which is generally greiving. i agree that this song is about loosing a friend, from the fact that it is outlined in the lines "old friends become old strangers". loosing friends that mean so much to you can be the hardest thing in the world. ben's voice is suited to this song, its raw edge communicating the pain of loss. great song!!!
A good friend of mine died in a car crash last year and every time I hear this song I think of her - I find that I sing along to a lot of music but I just can't sing along to this one because it just makes me cry. I think that Ben Harper hit on something here that speaks to the deepest part of people's emotions - I guess everybody has experienced pain and loss and can relate to the sincerity of his words.