Amen is a song about the afterlife vs. the physical world, and the singer’s struggle with believing in the supernatural after having been left time and time again.
Aspects of the song also suggest that it is about grief and about struggling with the loss of someone close.
[Verse 1]
And are those real angels in the magazines?
Oh, is there a heaven? You'd know now you've been
Are those real stars that hang in the sky?
Or are they man-made, a trick of the light?
[Chorus]
Amen, Amen, Amen
[Verse 2]
And is there a God up there?
So, where does He hide?
'Cause the devil is raging inside my mind
And is there a moment when it all makes sense?
When saying goodbye, doesn't feel like the end?
[Chorus]
Amen, Amen, Amen
[Verse 3]
Sometimes I can't help blaming You
For leaving me here, what am I supposed to do?
There's plenty of women, there's drink and there's drugs
But we both know that won't be enough
'Cause I see You in the daytime, and I hear You at night
There's a pale imitation burnt in my eyes
I don't wanna be here, I don't know what to do
Sometimes I'd rather be dead
At least then I'm with You
[Chorus]
Amen, amen
[Outro]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen was written by Tomas Sperring & Joshua Keogh & Henry Wyeth.