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.
Good God, if Your song leaves our lips
If Your work leaves our hands
Then we will be wanderers and vagabonds
They will stare and say how empty we are
How the freedom we had turned us up as dead men
Let us be cold, make us weak
Let us because we all have ears
Let us because we all have eyes
Good God
How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
(We're so run down) How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
(We're so run down) How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Still get us home
How can we still get home?
How can we still get home?
(I'm not dreaming) How can we still get home?
How can we still get home?
We're forgetting our forgiveness (We're forgetting our forgiveness)
We're forgetting our forgiveness (We're forgetting our forgiveness)
If Your work leaves our hands
Then we will be wanderers and vagabonds
They will stare and say how empty we are
How the freedom we had turned us up as dead men
Let us be cold, make us weak
Let us because we all have ears
Let us because we all have eyes
Good God
How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
(We're so run down) How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
(We're so run down) How they knew that this would happen?
They knew, they knew that this would
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Good God, can You still get us home?
Still get us home
How can we still get home?
How can we still get home?
(I'm not dreaming) How can we still get home?
How can we still get home?
We're forgetting our forgiveness (We're forgetting our forgiveness)
We're forgetting our forgiveness (We're forgetting our forgiveness)
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Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear Lyrics as written by Christopher Dudley Aaron Gillespie
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Ok ima take a go at this, (watch a live video of it or go to their show).
Good God, if your song leaves our lips If your work leaves our hands Then we will be wonders and vagabonds They will stare and say how empty we are, (&) how the freedom we had turned us up as dead men ==[if we turn from our faith people will look and say how empty we are and how our freedom actually got us to death [hell] instead of life (but in a secular world doing sin doesnt get u to death (hell) u just die and that's it)]
Let us be cold, make us weak Let us, because we all have ears Let us, because we all have eyes [Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. - If someone has eyes they can see God's nature in everything around them, if we have ears, we have most likely heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ therefore we should just be telling God to let us be cold because we're so ashamed/excuseless for sinning]
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How can we still get home [i guess we will find out in the next two lines! :D]
Im not dreaming [yep: this is not a dream folks\
We�re forgetting our forgiveness [that's how God can get us, such sinners bak into his grace and into heaven] AMEN!