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Dear God Lyrics

A lonely road crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade

A lonely road crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find

Dear God the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again oh no
Once again
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This song isn't about James, it was recorded while he was still alive. This song has to do more with being away from the girl he loves because he's touring, "A lonely road, crossed another cold state line Miles away from those I love purpose undefined." Clearly he misses her A LOT "Can't help but think of the times I've had with you Pictures and some memories will have to help me through." He left when he was still getting to know her now he doesn't know if anything will change, "We all need the person who can be true to you I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed."

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To me personally this an afterward to Seize the Day because in the music video of Seize the Day the character portrayed in the mv left his spouse and went to rob a bank and got caught and arrested and while he was arrested, his spouse died in a car accident. So for me this song is like a dedication to her because the lyrics give it away "I'm missing you again" and " I left her when I found her and I wished I could stay" and also it makes sense the verse where he says " I gave in to selfish ways" (when he robbed the bank he gave in to selfish desires and didn't care about his child or spouse and went and robbed the bank) and also he says. "Something told me stay" (this proves that he wanted to stay with his spouse but he gave in to selfish desires) this is definite afterwards to seize the day and it makes sense since this song and album was after City of Evil so that's the meaning to this song. There is other meanings but this is the main reason.

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I think its Like a beginning or an afterward of Seize the Day. It's a straight up love song i like the whole CD.

GO TACO!!

Cover art for Dear God lyrics by Avenged Sevenfold

To me personally this an afterward to Seize the Day because in the music video of Seize the Day the character portrayed in the mv left his spouse and went to rob a bank and got caught and arrested and while he was arrested, his spouse died in a car accident. So for me this song is like a dedication to her because the lyrics give it away "I'm missing you again" and " I left her when I found her and I wished I could stay" and also it makes sense the verse where he says " I gave in to selfish ways" (when he robbed the bank he gave in to selfish desires and didn't care about his child or spouse and went and robbed the bank) and also he says. "Something told me stay" (this proves that he wanted to stay with his spouse but he gave in to selfish desires) this is definite afterwards to seize the day and it makes sense since this song and album was after City of Evil so that's the meaning to this song. There is other meanings but this is the main reason.

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Has anyone read The Color Purple? Because Nettie was my first thought.

Cover art for Dear God lyrics by Avenged Sevenfold

what beautiful lyrics.

in my opinion, it's obviously about being away from a loved one every so often.. it's up to someone else to decipher the rest!

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damn! How the hell did u get diz lyrics? But i admit this lyrics is beautifull..

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wow. i can not wait to actually hear this one, it sounds like it'll be really good. the lyrics are really really beautiful.

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This is actually a really good song...im listening to it right now...this whole cd is pretty good...

your stupid dude this song doesn't sound like avenged sevenfold b/c they tried to do something that sounds way diffrent on every album such as this and unholy confessions that diddn't sound like them now did it... maybe you really just need to stop complaining chill out and take a fucking midol bitch!

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LOL @ alingle telling someone "stop complaining" and "chill out"

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look, a7x says that they aren't shoving anything down your throats. from what i always see someone else will always try to think of a deeper meaning or completely complicated one or mention something about drugs. God can mean anything; who truly knows but the band themselves. besides, Shadows and The Rev apparently were raised into Catholicism but you guys dont seem to have a problem with that.

anyway, from what i heard they said this album describes the band Avenged Sevenfold and i guess it does because thats what they said; so wait and see what that means.