Something To Believe In Lyrics
He tells me to believe in Jesus
And steals the money from my hand
Some say he was a good man
But Lord I think he sinned, yeah
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
To find his country didn't want him back
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember, in a war he can't forget
He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there
Cause I never meant the things I did"
And give me something to believe in if there's a Lord above
And give me something to believe in Oh, Lord arise
In some Palm Springs hotel room
I got the call last Christmas Eve
And they told me the news
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Like a lost soul out of place
And the mirror mirror on the wall sees my smile it fades again
The things I didn't know then road you gotta take me home
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read JESUS SAVES
And I see how they're living it up
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
Everything you ever wanted to know about this song: The whole road crew was like a family by the time they finished touring for the second album "Open Up and Say... Ahh". Kimo, Poison's bodyguard, like all the other members of the crew had gotten heavy into drugs, alcohol, and women. Over the months that their third album, "Flesh & Blood" was being recorded, Kimo's health got consistantly worse. One day in late December of 1990, he died all alone in his Palm Springs hotel room. When Bret got the call on Christmas Eve, he went into hysterics. He locked himself in his room and didn't come out until this song was finished. It tells not only the life story of Kimo, but of Bret's cousin Bob who was wounded in Vietnam. The video for the song is equally as powerful. When Bret saw the image of Kimo on the screen, he lost his compsure and had to leave the set for several hours before coming back to finish his part. The video got 1st place in MTV's "World Series of Video" Peoples Choice Awards.
"Long Live Rock" - Bret Michaels, 2001
Sorry for all ye Jesus friends, but I don't think you understand it at all... this song is about a man whose faith in God is challenged by a number of things, things that make him look up to heaven and challenge whoever is there ("If there's a lord above...oh Lord arise"). And then finally realising that there is nobody up there, that all the beautiful words the church uses are empty and devoid of real meaning ("He tells me to believe in Jesus, and steals the money from my hand"). Jesus saves... but as the years pass by, and the neon letters break down, the homeless are still homeless. Hollow words, nothing changed.
And no, realising your faith is in vain is not easy ("Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then")... hence the cry, the desperate cry of a man robbed of his foundations in life, for "something to believe in". Brilliant song, I love it.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.
Well in the beginning I agree with scoy68 about Tom Batter...... and he ( Bret Michaels) is saying he doesn't know what to think or believe after what happen in vietnam and how his friend committed sucied at palm springs. So he is saying we all need something to believe in when times get tough. When it doesn't even have to be god but im personaly a big christian..... Sorry for some of my spelling
Well in the beginning I agree with scoy68 about Tom Batter...... and he ( Bret Michaels) is saying he doesn't know what to think or believe after what happen in vietnam and how his friend committed sucied at palm springs. So he is saying we all need something to believe in when times get tough. When it doesn't even have to be god but im personaly a big christian..... Sorry for some of my spelling
This song is about someone who needed direction in his life and turned to god to understand that the rich will always be rich and the poor will always be poor......great song
i just love this song and poison
This is my favorite song from this type of music..... It's great how he just, looks up to God to help him in tough times....... This song is great......
Also, POISON RULES!!!!!! Wooooooooooooo!
incredible song...one of the best hair band ballads ever.
i love this song and when you read the lyrics you know its a great song and that it meant alot to bret when he wrote it.
This song is accualy about one of his friends that commited suicide.
no it's not you fucking moron
no it's not you fucking moron
some people fuck me off so much,why comment when u dont have a fukin clue acting like you know,just because his freind died did not mean it was to suicide
some people fuck me off so much,why comment when u dont have a fukin clue acting like you know,just because his freind died did not mean it was to suicide