Shelter is the name of more than one artist:

1) a Hare Krishna hardc… Read Full Bio ↴Shelter is the name of more than one artist:

1) a Hare Krishna hardcore punk band
2) pop songwriting/production duo Mark R. Bebb and Rob Bradley
3) alias of Alan Briand
4) funk/rock/jazz/prog fusion band from Lyon, France
5) free jazz quartet
6) artist that appears on Cycles 6 Compilation
7) dungeon synth
8) appears on the Hivernation Series
9) Belgian
10) Netherlands
11) guest vocals with Five Iron Frenzy
12) chill side-project of Space Laces
and probably some more.
13) Dungeon synth. https://shelter-ds.bandcamp.com/

1) Shelter is a Hare Krishna hardcore punk band, formed by Youth of Today vocalist Ray Cappo in 1991. Because of the religious Hindu-oriented messages in its lyrics, Shelter's subgenre has been dubbed by some as "krishnacore."

Discography:
Perfection of Desire (Revelation, 1990)
Quest For Certainty (Equal Vision, 1992)
Attaining The Supreme (Equal Vision, 1993)
Mantra (Roadrunner, 1995)
Beyond Planet Earth (Roadrunner, 1997)
When 20 Summers Pass (Victory, 2000)
The Purpose, The Passion (Supersoul, 2001)
Eternal (Good Life Recordings, 2006)

Letter To A Friend
Shelter Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

And I don't think it's right
That you gave up the fight
And walked away; you ran away
We could of made that change,
We could of set this world,
This world on fire
What happened to your desire
How did you think that I would feel?
Didn't you think I was for real?
I know it's been so long since then
But It's time I sent this letter to my friend
We had dreams and schemes
That they laughed about
But we didn't care anyway
I feel hurt and confused
When I think of you
Where do you stand my friend is it too late?
We stayed up all night and talked about life
We seemed so sober those days
We stood side by side
And I don't know why you threw it away
What can you say?
Well I'm gonna make that change
I'm gonna set this world

This world on fire
Whou cares about your pretty desires

Overall Meaning

The "Letter to a Friend" by Shelter is a song that expresses the pain and sadness felt by a person whose friend has lost their way in life. The song begins with reminiscing about the past when the two friends were in school and how they didn't care about what others thought of them. They were nonconformists who didn't blindly follow the trends of the punk scene. However, one day the singer's friend decides to give up their fight and walks away. The singer is bewildered and hurt by the abandonment of their common cause, and wonders if it's too late to reach out and reconnect.

The song discusses the powerlessness one feels when a close friend changes their ideologies and direction in life. The singer is unable to understand why his friend gave up their fight and tries to rekindle their old friendship. The song highlights the theme of friendship, questioning its values, and how such relationships can be lost through the changing circumstances of life. Shelter seems to urge the friend to come back and fight alongside him to make a difference in the world. The song also touches upon themes of passion, resilience, and the fulfillment that comes from staying true to one's beliefs.

Line by Line Meaning

We were friends since school
We've been friends since we were kids

The punks were never cool
We didn't care if others thought we were cool or not

But we didn't care anyway
We were carefree and independent in our choices

And even in the scene
Even in the punk scene we were part of

When it was cool to be mean
When being mean was popular

We walked the other way
We chose to take a different path

Rebels from birth this world had no worth
We were always rebellious and felt the world was meaningless

But then you went astray one day
But one day you lost your path

And I don't think it's right
I don't think it's right what you did

That you gave up the fight
You gave up on what we believed in

And walked away; you ran away
You left without a word and abandoned our beliefs

We could of made that change,
We could've made a difference

We could of set this world,
We could've changed the course of the world

This world on fire
To bring about a revolution

What happened to your desire
What made you lose motivation?

How did you think that I would feel?
Didn't you consider my feelings?

Didn't you think I was for real?
Didn't you believe in what we stood for?

I know it's been so long since then
I know it's been a while since we last spoke

But It's time I sent this letter to my friend
But I feel it's time to reach out to you

We had dreams and schemes
We had aspirations and plans

That they laughed about
That others ridiculed

But we didn't care anyway
But we didn't let their opinions affect us

I feel hurt and confused
I feel hurt and uncertain

When I think of you
When I think about what happened between us

Where do you stand my friend is it too late?
Where do you stand now? Is it too late to reconcile?

We stayed up all night and talked about life
We had deep conversations about our beliefs and existence

We seemed so sober those days
We were serious and focused

We stood side by side
We were always together in our beliefs

And I don't know why you threw it away
And I don't understand why you abandoned it all

What can you say?
What explanation do you have?

Well I'm gonna make that change
Well, I'm going to keep working towards that change

I'm gonna set this world
I'm going to be the change I want to see

This world on fire
To bring about a revolution

Whou cares about your pretty desires
Who cares about superficial things when there are bigger issues to focus on?

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GRAHAM LAND

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS

No Related Genres

More Genres

No Artists Found

More Artists Load All

No Albums Found

More Albums Load All

No Tracks Found

01Message of the Bhagavat3:00

09Surrender to Your T.V.2:33

10Letter to a Friend3:19

PT3M19S

Shelter

11Metamorphosis3:33

Genre not found

Artist not found

Album not found

Search results not found

Song not found

Most interesting comment from YouTube:

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

4y↑3

We were friends since school
The punks were never cool
But we didn't care anyway
And even in the scene
When it was cool to be mean
We walked the other way
Rebels from birth this world had no worth
But then you went astray one day
And I don't think it's right
That you gave up the fight
And walked away; you ran away
We could of made that change,
We could of set this world,
This world on fire
What happened to your desire
How did you think that I would feel?
Didn't you think I was for real?
I know it's been so long since then
But It's time I sent this letter to my friend
We had dreams and schemes
That they laughed about
But we didn't care anyway
I feel hurt and confused
When I think of you
Where do you stand my friend is it too late?
We stayed up all night and talked about life
We seemed so sober those days
We stood side by side
And I don't know why you threw it away
What can you say?
Well I'm gonna make that change
I'm gonna set this world
This world on fire
Whou cares about your pretty desires

All comments from YouTube:

Chris Michaels

11y↑1

Absolutely amazing album!

xxcatchmyshadowxx

10y↑8

i have never been into the krishna stuff, in fact i routed against it back in the 80s/90s hc scene, but i still love most of these mantra songs and still love ray in way, for all those positive influences he contributed to my life till now..