xHeatherx Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Anybody know who or what 'Something To Believe In' by Poison is about? Edited May 25, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Hi Heather, Welcome to Songfacts (again) I can't really help you here, but I'll post the lyrics so that maybe someone else can work something out Will I see him on the TV Preachin' 'bout the promised land 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 Twenty-two years of mental tears Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore To find his country didn't want him back Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon 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" Chorus: And give me something to believe in If there's a Lord above And give me something to believe in Oh, Lord arise My best friend died a lonely man In some Palm Springs hotel room I got the call last Christmas Eve And they told me the news I tried all night not to break down and cry 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 Chorus Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now The things I didn't know then Road you gotta take me home Solo I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street Like bodies in an open grave Underneath the broken old neon sign That used to read JESUS SAVES A mile away live the rich folks 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 And it just makes me wonder Why so many lose, so few win Chorus You take the high road And I'll take the low road Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now The things I didn't know then And give me something to believe in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 I've always thought that he was just talking about all the different ways you can feel deceived and he's simply asking that the lies and horrors of the world would stop so he can believe in a good and kind God instead of thinking that God is angry and vengeful. Just my opinion tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xHeatherx Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks. My cousin heard they wrote it for one of their roadies. He was wondering if that was true or just an internet rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Actually, I think one of their roadies gave them the idea, but it wasn't written FOR him. He just helped with the idea while watching Jimmy Swaggart crying on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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