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.
""As I look up to you A cold carved stone That I look up to for guidance Now you're lost smashed to pieces By this hammer I have With this I swear you'll crumble Reaping what I have Cold cry Your face your guidance won't be in vain Last time Your face not again Forget your face? I count this watching Crumbling down from the sky And with this hammer you will crumble From the sky you will crumble From the sky destroy such beauty Count the lies on my own Fingertips Destroy such beauty Death awaits Destroy such beauty Please forgive me""
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Destruction of a Statue Lyrics as written by Mark Kimball Heylmun Christopher Thomas Garza
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they don't write about nothing but violent shit, your fucking stupid.
they write about how fucked up this world is, how mitch fails to believe in God because he's failed him so many times, and how people need to stop running away from their problems.
retard.
Statue of Liberty? =/
i think this song mean like his loved one died and hes talking to her tell he will never forget her
of course they wrote it about the belive in god and how he failed with many different people in the world.
I don't get why everyone hates metal music for? this is the shit over some fuckin retard pop princess sings today. pop is shit and metal is the love..
besides jared leto, jared padalecki and jensen ackles of course!
...back to the point.
I think Mitch is expressing anger at a girlfriend or friend ("such beauty" - so probably girlfriend) who has lied to him countlessly in the past - "count the lies on my own fingertips" and how he's thinking about making her pay for her false guidance. He asks for forgiveness for thinking these thoughts.. or if you're really deep into the song then he's asking for forgiveness as he 'murdered' her.
Holy Shit your Fucking stupid. He's an atheist it's not about a girl. it's about what "layhertorest "said the failure of some meaningless god.
What does being atheist have to do with not being able to love a girl? I don't think that's what the songs about but to call someone stupid and then saying that bothered me.
shut up, cunt. why are people always being ripped on for putting up their oppinions on a fucking song. Even if they're wrong (which yeah, looking back.. mine was) what right do you fucking have to label me as stupid. Fucking cunt.
Is this song like on on hidden track on the cleansing because on the CD case it only lists 12 songs then i downloaded it on my PS3 and it listed 13 tracks and its this song thats pretty sick i dident know that lol
By the way Suicide Silence fuckin kick ass
elitist bullshit
Anyone gonna mention the TTETD singer in this songgggg?