Story Behind The Song
I WAS LIVING INNER-CITY MILWAUKEE IN A HOTEL. HEARD SO MANY GUN SHOTS AND SHOUTS THROUGH MY WINDOW ALL NIGHT. THE WORLD WAS GOING MAD.
Song Description
ABOUT NEVER FINDING COMPLETE UTOPIAN PEACE WHILE ON THIS PLANET
Song Length |
4:09 |
Genre |
Pop - Classic, Pop - Religious |
Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Restless, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Heaven, Spirituality |
Similar Artists |
Yolanda Adams, Narada Michael Walden |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
FOREVER RESTLESS
music & lyrics by
Gayla Smith
the nights get longer and the winds get cold
we run from the inevitable as we grow old
still we want to live forever if we can
still there?s some violence in my neighborhood
these days you know that it can only get so good
so turn around and try to keep your crying to yourself
chorus:
where is my ivory palace
and my endless streets of gold?
where we?ll never know of injury
and there is no such thing as old
i can?t stay here forever
and in the end what is it worth
I WILL BE FOREVER RESTLESS ON THIS EARTH
i?ve seen a lot of wars, several times of peace
there?s always some dissension, will it ever cease?
and you can?t plase everybody all the time they say
i?m looking forward to a time when i can say
i?ve left it all behind me and i?ve gone away
all the harsh words and wrong directions come to pass
repeat chorus