“Wasted On You” was the lead single for Andy Shauf’s eighth studio album, Norm. The lyrics are from the perspective of the Christian God, who asks nonbelievers upon their arrival to heaven “Was all my love wasted on you?” In A 2016 interview, Shauf says he grew up Christian but became nonreligious i...
[Verse 1]
What happens when they die? Maybe eternal life
But only if they find me
Maybe I'll send you down
Give them a clue
Then they'll kill you
And I will ask them
[Chorus]
Was all my love wasted on you?
Was all my love wasted on you?
[Verse 2]
What if they never hear about you at all?
Or what if they ignore you?
Would their fate be the same?
Well, yeah, I guess
But first they'd face me
And I would ask them
[Chorus]
Was all my love wasted on you?
Was all my lovе wasted on you?
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Was all my love wasted on you?
Was all my lovе wasted on you?
Was all my love wasted on you?
Was all my love wasted on you?
Wasted On You was written by Andy Shauf.
Wasted On You was produced by Andy Shauf.
Andy Shauf released Wasted On You on Mon Nov 14 2022.
I was reading the Old Testament and looking for stories where I could flip the perspective so that God was narrating them, so that you heard this sort of imperfect God explaining his side of it. I was picturing this conversation between God and Jesus. My familiarity with Christianity—or just cartoon...