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.
Deliver me
From the darkest abyss
From the depths of eternal rest
Grasping at the threads of sanity
Only to watch them slip through my hands
I see the light
I see the end
I see a frail hope
Crushed by the weight of the world
I see the light
I see the end
I see a frail hope
Crushed by the weight of the world
Crushed by the weight of the world
My will is broken
My will is broken
Sinking, always sinking
The sands of time, forever slipping
Clawing at the emptiness
But a ghost I reach towards the end
Lost in darkness, lost in time
Losing a grip on my fucking mind
Ignorance is an easy friend
But in the end it takes everything
Fear, it finds me and it binds me
Illuminate the planes of consciousness
Fear, it finds me and it binds me
But I'm lost
Guilt draws me down like a stone
It chokes my throat and gnaws my bones
Regret breeds a heavy heart
Reality, torn in two
Torn in two
Torn in two
Canonised
Canonised
A life that fades
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Canonised
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Ever faithful friend
Sorrow, sets its teeth
Canonised
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Ever faithful friend
Sorrow, sets its teeth
Eaten alive
But I will survive
I survive
Fury, deliver me
How can you defeat what you can't kill?
(Deliver me)
I see the feat that twists inside
(Deliver me)
I watch the shadows fill with doubt
(Deliver me)
Fury, deliver me
From the darkest abyss
From the depths of eternal rest
Grasping at the threads of sanity
Only to watch them slip through my hands
I see the light
I see the end
I see a frail hope
Crushed by the weight of the world
I see the light
I see the end
I see a frail hope
Crushed by the weight of the world
Crushed by the weight of the world
My will is broken
My will is broken
Sinking, always sinking
The sands of time, forever slipping
Clawing at the emptiness
But a ghost I reach towards the end
Lost in darkness, lost in time
Losing a grip on my fucking mind
Ignorance is an easy friend
But in the end it takes everything
Fear, it finds me and it binds me
Illuminate the planes of consciousness
Fear, it finds me and it binds me
But I'm lost
Guilt draws me down like a stone
It chokes my throat and gnaws my bones
Regret breeds a heavy heart
Reality, torn in two
Torn in two
Torn in two
Canonised
Canonised
A life that fades
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Canonised
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Ever faithful friend
Sorrow, sets its teeth
Canonised
A life that fades before
Before my eyes
Ever faithful friend
Sorrow, sets its teeth
Eaten alive
But I will survive
I survive
Fury, deliver me
How can you defeat what you can't kill?
(Deliver me)
I see the feat that twists inside
(Deliver me)
I watch the shadows fill with doubt
(Deliver me)
Fury, deliver me
Lyrics submitted by alien13, edited by sokorny, BlueDiamondx3
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Clearly about depression
"From the darkest abyss" "My will is broken" "Sinking always sinking" " guilt draws me down like a stone" " regret breeds a heavy heart" "How can you defeat what you can't kill"
How many references you guys need??
@Danfrombrissie makes sense :)
@Danfrombrissie I'd say different people can take different meanings from it, but yes I agree with your interpretation about depression.<br /> <br /> Throughout the lines trace and skim around depression, sadness, loss, grief etc. and the internal battle that is depression (How can you defeat what you can't kill).<br /> <br /> In the end depression will always be there .. it is how you manage it that determines if you are delivered from it's hands or not.
My take on these lyrics are possibly that he is being confronted with the idea of inevitable death, and no matter what it's going to happen. You can be ignorant of that fact, but it's going to happen.
The main words in these lyrics are "Fury, Deliver me." He is ready to make his return, fueled by anger. He is now transformed.
YOUR ALL WRONG! Clearly it's about him being born!... "deliver me", "from the darkest abyss" what, noone else thought so? :)
@brandonPWD trust me, you wouldn't have posted that if you'd seen the meme that illustrates what you have written! and don't go looking for it because once you see it you can't unsee it!
The meaning is that this is the best band ever and nothing can even compare.*
*Not really the songs meaning
@lulzcows Yeah!!! Byron boyz!!!!!!
This song is deep. and I agree with danfrombrissie
all fury delivers when I feel like this is my fist into a wall