A Letter to God - Linda Perry

The most honest and heartfelt of songs....For Peter.
• Letter to God - Linda ...
"As I left the hospital and was on the way home, the first song that came on the radio was this one. I'd left Peter sitting in the hospital not fully understanding what was going on, where, or who he was. The lyrics to the song began with: "Dear God, I’m writing this letter to you, cause I'm coming unglued, can you help me? I’m sitting here simply trying to figure out, what my life’s all about can you show me? I never wanted to be, the person you see, can you tell me who I am?" I don't know how I managed to drive home through the tears".
Dear God, I’m writing this letter to you
Cause’ I'm coming unglued
Can you help me?
I’m sitting here
Simply trying to figure out
What my life’s all about
Can you show 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
Is there more to 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
The comic relief
Can you show me who I am
I've been tortured and scorned
Since the day that I was born
Can you tell me who I am
I never wanted to be
This 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
Still I feel nothing, nothing
Oh God please tell me now
Please tell me now
Cause I feel nothing.
Lyrically, the song is written in the form of a letter, addressed to God ("Dear God, I'm writing this letter to you"), and narrates the story of a woman who is contemplating the meaning of life. Several themes are also featured in the lyrics, such as body image, suicide and the pressures of fame.