Alex Ebert - Amen (Official Lyrics Video)

"Amen" from the Golden Globe nominated score for All Is Lost starring Robert Redford, written and directed by JC Chandor.

Music and lyrics by Alex Ebert.

Lyrics:

Old Man hypnotized
Spiders with ancient eyes
Black dogs who come in herds
Old Man, the word
Old Man, the word

Raised on golden days
God love the USA
Fed on the purple haze
Young men today
He heard them say
Amen, Amen, Amen

I'll never say goodbye
I'll never tell you lies
I'm never gonna die
Amen, Amen, Amen

Became the power man
Raised on the ocean
His hands, wrinkled brown
Melt with the sound, melt with the sound
Heros in silver scenes
Real men never scream
Old man I heard you dream
Old man, the sound
Amen, Amen, Amen

Young man's memories
Stay with the summer leaves
Old man, we can not see
Old men decay
Slip slow away
Old man, we'll hold your face
The suns danced for your song
Old man looked around
Heard but the sound
Amen, Amen, Amen

I'll never say goodbye
I'll never tell you lies
I'm never gonna die
Amen, Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen, Amen

[omarramo]

Robert Redford is just awesome in this movie

[searchformeaning]

A movie about living 'NOW'. The most important is 'NOW'. Great message in this movie

[jillmilnes]

Now it's Golden Globe WINNING score!!!

[jaredwhite]

Let’s embark on supporting more music like this, folks. We need another musical revolution.

[finalascent]

Amazing that this deep, soulful piece of music is from the same guy who did "Home" (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

[azazelzel]

From an old man marooned in the Indian Ocean, with no contact with the rest of the world, to the beautiful sea creatures we share this gem of a planet with.

[finalascent]

I love how the visual is just that damned container just floating...

[annasummers]

The poetry of the Ho One freight container carrying sneakers sinking his ship.. and the AMEN song eats at you

[alperataseven]

yes  i am crying now.... amen amen amen

[drewcowlthorp]

I saw the ending as if he was embracing heaven and it was gods hand reaching down. But that's just my opinion. Love this song btw.

[robertzeneral]

Great, great powerful and touching song, excellent! Movie is - materpiece :-)

[dani-ycjl]

This song is so poetic it would make Edgar Allen Poe cry

[Alex_Mac_]

How have I not heard this yet? That incredible, mind blowing. All other music just got its ass kicked.

[travelmusiclove]

Super melodie et texte très belle ambiance, et j'adore cette voix un peu brisée et poétique.

[finalascent]

I'll be dressed as a cargo container on Halloween.  Will scare the hell out of anyone who sails blue water.

[finalascent]

I spent time on a freighter as a passenger. Witnessed the crew securing the containers - a dangerous and physically demanding job. If a cargo container is drifting out at sea, it's due to improper lashing, imbalanced stowage, a rough sea state or a combination of those factors.

[KTMONEY]

Pink Floyd meets Ennio Morricone....but I don't mean to say this work is quite original in nature

[equinefine]

I couldn't believe it when he gave up with the ship still in site. Who were the writers? They need writers school! lol