Matt Scannell is the lead singer, lead guitarist, and main songwriter of Vertical Horizon. This is what he said when asked what the meaning of the song "You're A God" was:
Matt: Well, "You're A God" was written about when we give people in our lives power over us. It can be anything, whether it's a romantic thing or not - this one wasn't. Let me step back... So, in every relationship that we have in our lives, there are certain dynamics that exist. On the one hand, some people may be more giving towards us and we're a little bit more taking from them, and the balance is constantly ebbing and flowing and changing over time. But there are some relationships that are nurturing, and there are some relationships where, by and large, we do the nurturing for the other person. Then there are some relationships that are largely positive. And there are others that are largely negative. Once I had a relationship in my life that was largely negative. And it was a person who had power over me, seemed to be in a position that was above me, a place that was beyond my grasp. Whether it's a boss, or someone that you look up to... And I realized all I had to do was stop looking up at them, and start looking down on them. And it was like I took that power away. The power was just gone. I had this really negative relationship that was a big source of angst and friction in my life. And it was the most amazing thing to just say, "No, I don't prescribe to your power over me anymore, and I'm gonna let you go." And it was gone. And that's why that song starts off, "I gotta be honest, we're covered in lies and that's okay." It's all okay, but I'm saying it's never gonna happen to me again. You are done, you're not a god. Really, the title is ironic: you're a god and I am not - well, that's actually not true anymore, because now you're not a god.
Matt Scannell is the lead singer, lead guitarist, and main songwriter of Vertical Horizon. This is what he said when asked what the meaning of the song "You're A God" was:
Matt: Well, "You're A God" was written about when we give people in our lives power over us. It can be anything, whether it's a romantic thing or not - this one wasn't. Let me step back... So, in every relationship that we have in our lives, there are certain dynamics that exist. On the one hand, some people may be more giving towards us and we're a little bit more taking from them, and the balance is constantly ebbing and flowing and changing over time. But there are some relationships that are nurturing, and there are some relationships where, by and large, we do the nurturing for the other person. Then there are some relationships that are largely positive. And there are others that are largely negative. Once I had a relationship in my life that was largely negative. And it was a person who had power over me, seemed to be in a position that was above me, a place that was beyond my grasp. Whether it's a boss, or someone that you look up to... And I realized all I had to do was stop looking up at them, and start looking down on them. And it was like I took that power away. The power was just gone. I had this really negative relationship that was a big source of angst and friction in my life. And it was the most amazing thing to just say, "No, I don't prescribe to your power over me anymore, and I'm gonna let you go." And it was gone. And that's why that song starts off, "I gotta be honest, we're covered in lies and that's okay." It's all okay, but I'm saying it's never gonna happen to me again. You are done, you're not a god. Really, the title is ironic: you're a god and I am not - well, that's actually not true anymore, because now you're not a god.