Heaven Lyrics
[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]
I don't believe that we were ever meant to be
Left underneath the light of dying stars (Dying stars)
Push me off of the edge of the world (Fall apart)
Watch me as I slowly fall apart
Set fire to the roof of your house
And waited for the sirens to wail (Sirens wail)
Left your favorite records to melt (Left to melt)
Listen as you damned me to hell
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
[Verse 2: Matt Skiba]
Well, what did I think would happen?
I wouldn't dream of asking
You waited here for me so long
I lived in fear that you moved on
What have I done to us? It seems
I've broken trust and shattered dreams
I only wish I'd spoken of
The loneliness since we broke up
I don't believe that we were ever meant to be
Left underneath the light of dying stars (Dying stars)
Push me off of the edge of the world (Fall apart)
Watch me as I slowly fall apart
Set fire to the roof of your house
And waited for the sirens to wail (Sirens wail)
Left your favorite records to melt (Left to melt)
Listen as you damned me to hell
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
[Verse 2: Matt Skiba]
Well, what did I think would happen?
I wouldn't dream of asking
You waited here for me so long
I lived in fear that you moved on
What have I done to us? It seems
I've broken trust and shattered dreams
I only wish I'd spoken of
The loneliness since we broke up
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
(Heaven doesn't want me)
(Heaven doesn't want me)
[Bridge: Matt Skiba]
Say a prayer that you'll make it to the other side
It won't make no sense and you lose your mind
We're lost in our ways (We're lost in our ways)
Nothing left to say, no (Nothing left to say)
Make a wish that you'll get a chance to say goodbye
Before the shots ring out in the dead of night
We're stuck in our ways (We're stuck in our ways)
I've got so much to say, oh (I've got so much to say)
Showed up like shadows in this crowd
Brought the fire blinding
Came here to quickly tear us down, down, down
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]
Angel wings at the bus stop (Whoa)
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me (Whoa)
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
(Heaven doesn't want me)
(Heaven doesn't want me)
[Bridge: Matt Skiba]
Say a prayer that you'll make it to the other side
It won't make no sense and you lose your mind
We're lost in our ways (We're lost in our ways)
Nothing left to say, no (Nothing left to say)
Make a wish that you'll get a chance to say goodbye
Before the shots ring out in the dead of night
We're stuck in our ways (We're stuck in our ways)
I've got so much to say, oh (I've got so much to say)
Showed up like shadows in this crowd
Brought the fire blinding
Came here to quickly tear us down, down, down
[Chorus: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]
Angel wings at the bus stop (Whoa)
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me (Whoa)
Angel wings at the bus stop
Halos left on top of the bar
Heaven doesn't want me now
Heaven doesn't want me
About
Genius Annotation
“Heaven” was a song initiated by Barker after a 2018 mass shooting barely two miles from his home, at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, where 12 people were killed. Matt and Mark are talking about the danger in American bars and schools, and the public in general.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did blink-182 say about "Heaven"?
Genius Answer
Mark Hoppus told VOGUE
[“Heaven”] means a lot to me personally. What started off as a song about broken hearts became a song about living in America in 2019.
Is there a demo of this song?
Genius Answer
Yes, Travis initially posted this on his Instagram. He eventually uploaded the full demo to YouTube.
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- 3.Heaven
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- 8.Black Rain
- 10.Pin the Grenade
- 12.Ransom
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- 14.Hungover You
- 16.Out of My Head
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Release Date
September 20, 2019
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