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Dear Lord Lyrics
Dear Lord this is a prayer
Just let me know if you're really there
Dear Lord come gain control
Oh Lord come save my soul
Give me dignity restore my sanity
Oh Lord come rescue me
Dear Lord my vanity is killing me
Oh Lord it's killing me, it's killing me
If you give your soul to heaven
And your soul begins to bleed
Remember all the sevens
Don't turn up when you need
If you do believe in glory
Then please believe a fact
Give your soul to heaven
You won't get it back
I'm down deep and I need your help
There's no one to turn to and I can't help myself
Dear Lord hear this call
Oh Lord save my fall
I'm scared I doubt
Dear Lord help me out
I despair my Lord my prayer my Lord
Care my Lord
Dear Lord take the time
I believe your story now you believe mine
Oh Lord I'm on my knees
Oh Lord please please beware
My Lord oh care my Lord
Give me dignity
Restore my sanity
My vanity is killing me
If you give your soul to heaven
And your soul begins to bleed
Remember all the sevens
Don't turn up when you need
If you do believe in glory
Then please believe a fact
Give your soul to heaven
You won't get it back
Just let me know if you're really there
Dear Lord come gain control
Oh Lord come save my soul
Oh Lord come rescue me
Dear Lord my vanity is killing me
Oh Lord it's killing me, it's killing me
And your soul begins to bleed
Remember all the sevens
Don't turn up when you need
Then please believe a fact
Give your soul to heaven
You won't get it back
There's no one to turn to and I can't help myself
Dear Lord hear this call
Oh Lord save my fall
Dear Lord help me out
I despair my Lord my prayer my Lord
Care my Lord
I believe your story now you believe mine
Oh Lord I'm on my knees
Oh Lord please please beware
Give me dignity
Restore my sanity
My vanity is killing me
And your soul begins to bleed
Remember all the sevens
Don't turn up when you need
Then please believe a fact
Give your soul to heaven
You won't get it back
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“Do believe in glory but please believe in fact, if you give your soul to heaven, you won’t get it back…”
Lynott came from a Catholic Irish upbringing, meaning religion was a pretty overarching theme surrounding his childhood. Throughout the song, he’s speaking to the figure of God - except for the chorus, where he addresses the listener directly. Interestingly, the last chorus, this message is overshadowed by his final desperate prayers to ask God to listen to him.
His belief is conflicted. He wants to believe in God, and ultimately can’t really stop himself from doing so, even though his “rational” mind is aware that there is no God looking out for him (“Just let me know if you’re really there…”).
He continually warns the listener of the dangers of religion - saying that although there’s nothing wrong with being religious, devoting your life to a figure who may not even answer or assist you, can ruin your perception of life and the role of your own power within it.