Gundersen has often conveyed in his lyrics that his relationship with God and faith is past the point of repair, as is most clearly seen in his 2009 track “Jesus, Jesus.”
Ten years later Gundersen returns to the subject of faith and details how he’s become a stranger in the eyes of God. The track o...
[Verse 1]
Bloody nose and a crooked tongue
I always wanted to be someone
Face down on the concrete floor
I guess God don't talk to strangers anymore
Hanging up long distance lines
Pulling the cord on the closing sign
Better to burn out than to rust
What a goddamn fool I was
What a goddamn fool
[Chorus]
’Cause I wanted you to make my bed
And sleep in it so I could rest
I wanted you to know my hand
And understand I was bluffing all along
[Verse 2]
Trying it on for size
Living other people's lives
I hold out for a dream
Miss the forest for the trees
[Chorus]
'Cause I wanted you to make my bed
And sleep in it so I could rest
I wanted you to know my hand
And understand that I was bluffing all along
Yeah
[Bridge]
Bought a pack for the first time
That I walked out on you crying
Nothing’s ever gonna be enough
Love is what they said it was
Love is what they said it was
[Chorus]
'Cause I wanted you to make my bed
And sleep in it so I could rest
I wanted you to know my hand
And understand that I was bluffing all along
That I was bluffing all along, I was
GOD DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS was written by Noah Gundersen.
GOD DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS was produced by Nathan Yaccino & Noah Gundersen.
Noah Gundersen released GOD DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS on Fri Feb 15 2019.