Letter to God Lyrics Hole
Letter to God was written by Hole mainstay, Courtney Love, and Linda Perry. Perry made her name as the leader of the Four Non Blondes and in recent years has written high profile songs and lyrics with Pink and Christina Aguilera.
Letter to God Lyrics:
Oh dear god I’m writing this letter to you
Cause I don’t have a clue
Can you help me?
I’m sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about it
Can you tell me?
I never wanted to be
The person you see
Won’t you tell me who I am?
I always wanted to die
But you kept me alive
Please tell me who I am
I lie awake conducting this symphony,
That you have gifted to me,
but I don't ever sleep
Don’t get mad
Cause I get weak inside
And I start to fall apart
Cause I feel nothing
I never wanted to be
Some kind of comic relief
Please show me who I am
I been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
But I don’t know who I am
And I thank you man for everything
Sorry I’m so frightened about all of this
Oh I wish I could give you more
But all the lights are shining down on me
And I feel violated by it all
I never wanted to be
The person you see but thank you
Oh god please tell me now
Are you disappointed or are you proud
I’ve been also EVRYTHING, EVRYTHING!
I’m so sorry I’m so weak
And I turned into a freak
But I don’t know ANYTHING, ANYTHING!
I’ve lost all self-esteem
A million, everything
And I feel NOTHING, NOTHING!
Oh god please tell me now
God please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing
Oh dear god I’m writing this letter to you
Cause I’m coming undone
Please help me, me
Check out the lyrics to Samantha
Cause I don’t have a clue
Can you help me?
I’m sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about it
Can you tell me?
I never wanted to be
The person you see
Won’t you tell me who I am?
I always wanted to die
But you kept me alive
Please tell me who I am
I lie awake conducting this symphony,
That you have gifted to me,
but I don't ever sleep
Don’t get mad
Cause I get weak inside
And I start to fall apart
Cause I feel nothing
I never wanted to be
Some kind of comic relief
Please show me who I am
I been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
But I don’t know who I am
And I thank you man for everything
Sorry I’m so frightened about all of this
Oh I wish I could give you more
But all the lights are shining down on me
And I feel violated by it all
I never wanted to be
The person you see but thank you
Oh god please tell me now
Are you disappointed or are you proud
I’ve been also EVRYTHING, EVRYTHING!
I’m so sorry I’m so weak
And I turned into a freak
But I don’t know ANYTHING, ANYTHING!
I’ve lost all self-esteem
A million, everything
And I feel NOTHING, NOTHING!
Oh god please tell me now
God please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing
Oh dear god I’m writing this letter to you
Cause I’m coming undone
Please help me, me
Check out the lyrics to Samantha
Oh dear god I’m writing this letter to you
ReplyDeleteCause I don’t have a clue
Can you help me?
I’m sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about it
Can you tell me?
I never wanted to be
The person you see
Won’t you tell me who I am?
I always wanted to die
But you kept me alive
Please tell me who I am
I lie awake conducting this symphony,
That you have gifted to me,
but I don't ever sleep
Don’t get mad
Cause I get weak inside
And I start to fall apart
Cause I feel nothing
I never wanted to be
Some kind of comic relief
Please show me who I am
I been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
But I don’t know who I am
And I thank you man for everything
Sorry I’m so frightened about all of this
Oh I wish I could give you more
But all the lights are shining down on me
And I feel violated by it all
I never wanted to be
The person you see but thank you
Oh god please tell me now
Are you disappointed or are you proud
I’ve been also EVRYTHING, EVRYTHING!
I’m so sorry I’m so weak
And I turned into a freak
But I don’t know ANYTHING, ANYTHING!
I’ve lost all self-esteem
A million, everything
And I feel NOTHING, NOTHING!
Oh god please tell me now
God please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing
Oh dear god I’m writing this letter to you
Cause I’m coming undone
Please help me, me
ohh i love this song, it makes me remember some moments of my life, when i don't know to who i am and who is my friend and to who can help me....
ReplyDeleteThe only complete set of correct lyrics on the net...
ReplyDeleteGreat writing by the way...
Thanks to Courtney for releasing it for all to hear and for those who need it and can relate to it, it fills a certain hole!
Dear god I’m writing this letter to you
Cause I don’t have a clue
Can you help me?
I’m sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about it
Can you tell me?
I never wanted to be
The person you see
Can you tell me who I am?
I always wanted to die
But you kept me alive
Can tell me who I am?
I lie awake conducting this symphony,
That you have gifted to me,
But I can’t ever sleep
Don’t be mad
But I get weak inside
And I start to fall apart
Cause I feel nothing
I never wanted to be
Some kind of comic relief
Please show me who I am
I been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
But I don’t know who I am
And I thank you man for everything
Sorry I’m so frightened about all of this
But I wish I could give you more
And all the lights are shining down on me
And I feel intimidate by it all
I never wanted to be
The person you see but thank you
Oh god please tell me now
Are you disappointed? Are you proud?
Haven’t I done EVRYTHING, EVRYTHING!
I’m so sorry I’m so weak
And I’ve turned into a freak
But I don’t know ANYTHING, ANYTHING!
I’ve lost all self-esteem
By burying everything
And I feel NOTHING, NOTHING!
Oh god please tell me now
Oh god please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing
And dear god I’m writing this letter to you
I am coming unglued
Please help me!
The whole CD blows. She's done.
ReplyDeleteAll lyrics on this page have been wrong so far. Here are the REAL lyrics. Spelled correctly as well.
ReplyDeleteDear god I'm writing this letter to you
Cause I don't have a clue
Can you help me?
I'm sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about it
Can you tell me?
I never wanted to be
The person you see
Can you tell me who I am?
I always wanted to die
But you kept me here alive
Can tell me who I am?
I lie awake conducting this symphony,
That you have gifted to me,
But I can't ever sleep
Don't be mad
But I get weak inside
And I start to fall apart
Cause I feel nothing
I never wanted to be
Some kind of comic relief
Please show me who I am
I been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
But I don't know who I am
And I thank you man for everything
Sorry I'm so frightened about all of this
But I wish I could give you more
And all the lights are shining down on me
And I feel intimidate by it all
I never wanted to be
The person you see but thank you
Oh god please tell me now
Are you disappointed? Are you proud?
Haven't I done everything? Everything!
I'm so sorry I'm so weak
And I've turned into a freak
But I don't know anything, ANYTHING!
I've lost all self-esteem
By burying everything
And I feel NOTHING, NOTHING!
Oh god please tell me now
Oh god please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing
And dear god I'm writing this letter to you
I am coming unglued
Please help me!
The most touching part of this song for me is that she talks about the problems in her life, but she still says, "Thank you". The mixture of confusion and shame yet still grateful for being alive is so powerful. I cry every time I hear it - like a big ol' sap.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous "Everything is spelled correctly"
ReplyDeleteActually, you made some spelling mistakes, and you really need to brush up on your grammar and punctuation. You missed many commas.
And to whoever said this is great writing- Are you kidding me? I like to listen to this tune, but just reading the lyrics makes me think a 6th grader wrote it. Courtney Love only wrote one of the songs on this album by herself. All the others are co-written. She is not the brightest bulb out there. I love Hole. I love Hole's records, but I wouldn't even put Courtney Love in the top 200 best song writers.
A 6th grader could have written this lyric, but anyway it made me cry ´cause it reflects the way I´m feeling now, with no home, 2 kids and alone, with everybody telling me what to do, and with no other option but resist for my kids. Your comment is not necessary, there are people who need this kind of message, it doesn´t matter if it comes from Courtney, Madonna, Jagger, etc.
ReplyDeleteThis song was written by Linda Perry. Courtney Love made a couple of minor changes. But regardless of who the author is, the song is still brilliant and heart-rending. If you really feel it sounds like it was written by a 6th grader perhaps you should spend time with an adult who has battled a lifetime of depression. Many of the themes in this song are all too familiar to those who have had to fight tooth and nail against themselves to survive. Thanks.
ReplyDeletethis song is BS, I hope Perry wrote it because if CL, wrote, she IS done. How could she go from punk diva to blabbering sunday school nancy? The song is f*#!ing stupid and weak.
ReplyDeleteCome back Courtney!
Whatever to all the haters. I’m sitting here crying just like i did when i was in the sixth grade as i’m listening to Courtney sing her heart out to us. So I hope we all feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteI Think Ya'll All Have Life Fucked Up.Theres Alot Of Suicidal Teenagers That Need This Kinda Message. Like me. Lots Of Others too.
ReplyDeleteCourtney hasn't given up, or she wouldn't be here. Would she? Also, regardless of all the burden listed in the song, which I know I can relate to, she says, "Thank you" for the difficult time. Maybe she didn't want to turn into the hard person she is now, but she survived it, writing a letter after all the hell she went through, perhaps a stronger person for it, and wants to know why. What's "selling out" about wanting to know why a person got stuck with a large set of problems and others appear to seem not to?
ReplyDeleteTo the people who say a 6th grader could've written this: Who cares! I actually really like that it's simple. I think it sums up the feelings perfectly
ReplyDeleteSometimes the simplest of things can have the greatest impact. Just because this song means nothing to you does not mean it is worth nothing. So what if she did not write it, she wasn't claiming to have..does not mean that the song does not mean something genuine to her. Maybe you just don't understand? Are you really so ignorant? Regardless, I personally love this song and I still love Courtney for the badass beautiful disaster she has always been. People need to learn to appreciate things for what they are.
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ReplyDeleteThis song is great!