Name: God
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: "God" was originally called "Song to My Father" and describes a child growing up with an absent father, believing that in a world of absolute darkness there must also be an absolute light. The song deals with the desperate need for a father figure for protection, support, identity and meaning.

God

from 100 Faces by Lilou & John

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"God" was originally called "Song to My Father" and describes a child growing up with an absent father, believing that in a world of absolute darkness there must also be an absolute light. The song deals with the desperate need for a father figure for protection, support, identity and meaning.

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I saw you on the night sky in a space suit from Soviet
I saw you climb for freedom over the Berlin wall
I saw you drive a racing car, sign up for New York Jets
More than that I cannot recall

I saw you in a uniform on sepia photographs
I saw you in your glasses at Charles de Gaulle
I heard you had negotiated peace in Vietnam
More than that I cannot recall

But I know your life was just a mesmerising dream
I told myself to hide away all that I had seen

I saw you talk to natives in Papua New Guinea
I saw the world cup final when you scored that goal
I saw you win the marathon on our color TV
More than that I cannot recall

But I know your life was just a mesmerising dream
I told myself to hide away all that I had seen

I saw you race to Antarctica on the open seas
I heard you on the radio the god of rock and roll
I saw you with a Nobel prize in white laboratories
More than that I cannot recall

But I know your life was just a mesmerising dream
I told myself to hide away all that I had seen

But I know your life was just a mesmerising dream
I told myself to hide away all that I had seen

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from 100 Faces, released August 26, 2016

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