Mission, The - Tower Of Strength Lyrics






You raise me up when I'm on the floor
You see me through when I'm lonely and scared
And I'm feeling true to the written word
And you're true to me but still I need more
It would tear me apart to feel no-one ever cared

For me
Me
Me
You are a tower of strength
To me

You stand firm and proud when the wind blows in your face
And when the sun shines in your eyes you just turn your head away

To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength
To me

You rescue me, you are my faith, my hope, my liberty
And when there's darkness all around
You shine bright for me, you are a guiding light

To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength
To me

You are all passion and heart when I lay in your embrace
And heaven is in your kiss, salvation lies just a touch away

To me
To me
To me
You are a tower of strength
To me





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  1. V.... K....

    The Voice of Anfield brought me here

  2. m.... ....

    Kashmir 1988.

  3. K.... H....

    Absolutely beautiful song.
    This was played at my little brothers funeral 💔

    K.... H....

    Kristin H Sorry for your loss. Beautiful song choice!

    K.... H....

    @Daves World thank you

  4. j.... ....

    was this filmed in the arndale .

  5. D.... G....

    Just found my Mom's 'Children' cassette and I'm now obsessed with this song!

  6. T.... o....

    Top art.

  7. B.... C....

    Their best song. The acoustic version is amazing

  8. R.... S....

    Nottingham Rock City, May 2020, can't wait!

  9. s.... r....

    I love the shades of Kashmir in this.

  10. J.... M....

    Great song.

  11. K.... B....

    Gothic masterpiece 🖤

  12. A.... D....

    Video produced by Games Workshop's Warhammer 40k: Division; Inquisitor!
    Burn Heretic! Burn!

  13. R.... ....

    Love this.

  14. S.... ....

    I wonder if John Paul Jones suggested the DADGAD tuning?

  15. g.... m....

    Epic!!!!

  16. c.... b....

    Great! Found this on an old tape, type in title and BINGO! Thanks for sharing!

  17. B.... R....

    Amazing song still to this day so powerful and mystic.Fuck Wayne has such a quality voice and what a songwriter!

  18. M.... M....

    Love this song , fucking awesome

  19. L.... S....

    Essa linda menininha tão fofa deve ser uma mulher hoje! 😍😍😊😊

  20. C.... !....

    Was watching a live 69 Eyes vid and someone commented that The Mission was way better. I guess its just a matter of taste. Mission is good however, can anyone get more copycat ? This is very much like U2. VERY VERY MUCH and does not rock like 69 Eyes.

  21. T.... 0....

    Superb Album..

  22. J.... a....

    El mejor álbum, la mejor canción.

  23. c.... ....

    The lost episode from "Space 1999" season 2.

  24. V.... M....

    The Mission, once again, saves the world!

  25. J.... M....

    01:20 look y actitud que no se ve hoy en dia....

  26. K.... N....

    I was always into Inner City/Bomb the Bass/S'Express and that kind of music, not really the indie music but I really loved this song and still do I even brought the record...remember them. I was watching old Top of the Pops from 1988 and they played this and remembered what a fantastic song - How many great songs were in the charts in 88 !! Wayne Hussey the lead singer wrote this about his fans

  27. A.... B....

    love this tune. very powerful. does anyone know what film this song featured in........its on the tip of my tongue.....

  28. J.... M....

    This is an anthem!

  29. J.... S....

    Those some badass Halloween costumes..

  30. M.... P....

    The little girl in the video is Wayne Hussey's daughter. Cool video, great song that takes me back...no music today compares.

    M.... P....

    Your bloody right about that today's music is just totally dog shite

    M.... P....

    Peter Bird England makes all the good music

  31. L.... S....

    Raphael e Pedro, essa é para vocês!

  32. D.... L....

    2019...listening♥️

  33. L.... E....

    Awesome! Never dates. 2019 anyone?!!

    L.... E....

    Brings back good memories from the time though

  34. S.... M....

    This song is played at anfield just before Liverpool
    Come out

  35. a.... ....

    Les publicités de GANT: l'horreur totale!!

  36. M.... A....

    ¿Boy George? La simpleza de los clásicos.

  37. C.... T....

    Some of thee best live shows I’ve seen.

  38. M.... B....

    Not many people will know or care about this is one of the few singles that came out CDV... Bit of a pointless thing to know...

  39. k.... ....

    Still listening to this after all these years. As epic as the very first day I heard it!

  40. M.... L....

    2019 and this still sounds great. Awesome song. Still have the 45 single when it came out.

  41. R.... C....

    Great Song, One thats easily Forgotten, Love it!!!Good versus Evll, the little protectors!!!

  42. S.... W....

    magic,timeless

  43. K.... S....

    OMG 30 years old...

  44. S.... B....

    any video with a magic munchkin kid.....

  45. J.... C....

    You raise me up
    When I'm on the floor
    You see me through
    When I'm lonely and scared
    And I'm feeling true to the written word
    And you're true to me
    And still I need more
    It would tear me apart
    To feel no one ever cared

    You stand firm and proud
    When the wind blows in your face
    And when the sun shines in your eyes
    You just turn your head away

    You rescue me
    You are my faith
    My hope
    My liberty
    And when there is darkness all around
    You shine bright for me

    You are a tower of strength to me

  46. T.... ....

    You raise me up
    When I'm on the floor
    You see me through
    When I'm lonely and scared
    And I'm feeling true to the written word
    And you're true to me
    And still I need more
    It would tear me apart
    To feel no one ever cared
    For me
    For me
    For me
    You are a tower of strength to me
    You rescue me
    You are my faith
    My hope
    My liberty
    And when there is darkness all around
    You shine bright for me
    You are the guiding light
    To me
    To me
    To me
    You are a tower of strength to me
    You are all passion and heart
    When I lay in your embrace
    And heaven is in your kiss
    Salvation lies just a touch away
    To me
    To me
    To me
    You are a tower of strength to me

  47. L.... P....

    Some real good Alternative music from the eighties . The Mission are an awesome underated band.

  48. A.... B....

    A university classic from my youth. just beautiful .. and surprisingly timeless 😍

  49. b.... a....

    one of the best live show performances ever....so happy I'm an 80's kid...best music generation ever

    b.... a....

    Agreed. I saw them in Detroit with the Wonderstuff. It was incredible!

  50. a.... j....

    Damn that finishes far too soon.

  51. M.... M....

    When music was music and also made good videos to go with it. Never was a mission fan but they could play live and was top notch too. But I did love this single and loved it. Good days with good music. Don’t get me wrong we did have crap music back then too who couldn’t play a note of music. But this is an example of good bands back then who could play music.

  52. S.... G....

    This is epic.

  53. N.... P....

    I was goth still am, love this, now at age of 43 x

    N.... P....

    Ditto, although I won't turn 43 until toward the end of the year. ;-)

    N.... P....

    I'm 55 and love rock and metal but this one brings back good and bad memories

    N.... P....

    Mission's Tower Of Strength and the Sisters of Mercy with Dominion/Mother Russia and More, made for a great late 1980s.

  54. M.... D....

    Gothic Christian Rock? Sneaky Christian Lyrics.

  55. D.... M....

    The Mission UK, los reyes del gótico en todos los tiempos.

  56. R.... V....

    Timeless............................

  57. J.... D....

    Great song, but I hate these parts 1:02

  58. E.... A....

    1988-2018

  59. t.... g....

    INTENSE

  60. M.... V....

    They look so cool

  61. H.... A....

    LFC ... YNWA brought me here xxx

  62. d.... m....

    Have not heard this song for decades, but it was buried in the recesses of my mind and occassionly a few bars would make themselves known. Now I have found the song and I am officially obsessed ! Masterpiece !

    d.... m....

    Same for me. Snippets playing in my head for 30 years. Finally found last week it while creating a FB page about a local alt radio station that shut down.

    d.... m....

    I just got his autobiography, Salad Days. He was guitarist in Dead or Alive. Never knew that

  63. L.... E....

    Master piece, makes the darkness like there have just learnt to read and write

    L.... E....

    Maybe you should learn to write.

  64. S.... P....

    3.57 minutes in the little girl stroking his chin as he picks her up!! 😍

  65. M.... W....

    Pretty good special effects for that era!

  66. J.... R....

    The Ritz Manchester on alternative night ..Monday's ..love it xx

    J.... R....

    Jon Reinhard JB'S Dudley every night.

    J.... R....

    @mimic mimic they don't do tribute bands their no more as me and my ex girlfriend used too go there

  67. J.... R....

    7 trolls like shit rap ...
    This is God if it exists

  68. L.... C....

    Good song old times golden age

  69. k.... p....

    its amazing what a bit of zeppelins Kashmir can do

  70. A.... ....

    John Paul Jones helped write and produce. That’s why it has that cool Zeppish vibe

  71. D.... S....

    This stopped me from killing Evil

  72. P.... J....

    Gary Numan brought me here.

  73. H.... P....

    Oh what joy, they don't make 'em like this any more.

    H.... P....

    Hannah Perry Unfortunately! .....

    H.... P....

    Produced by John Paul Jones. Alas not many good producers anymore.

    H.... P....

    They couldn't if they tried.

    H.... P....

    Hannah Perry that is true

    H.... P....

    Second that for sure! Those days are over

  74. Z.... A....

    They sound a little like the cure, which is equally as admirable of a band.

    Z.... A....

    Zaknafein Aconite better than the cure

    Z.... A....

    Nothing like the cure ....durr

    Z.... A....

    More of a U2 vibe, if anything, than The Cure.

  75. S.... C....

    Highest resolution copy of this I have yet to see.

  76. O.... B....

    J'ai découvert le groupe avec ce clip qui passait à l'époque à la télé française (M6)

  77. m.... p....

    bella questa chitarra folkeggiante.....

  78. G.... M....

    Legends

  79. K.... C....

    Gothic?

    K.... C....

    +Kevin Chamberlain Well kind of.....This band rode that line between "Goth" and Rock of the 80's. The nature of Hussey's voice did lend a dark atmospheric edge that many of us that enjoyed "Goth" did appreciate. This band broke those genre lines I think...they were dark enough to be liked by "Goth's" but also more straight forward with the musical style...borrowing from Led Zeppelin and Cream and Black Sabbath..they created a completely different sound that was really all their own. That's my take on this great band anyway.

    K.... C....

    @bornflippy1 Well said.

    K.... C....

    Shelly yeeaah gothic. Reviewed upon its release as a single by Sounds as "Around 9 minutes of beautiful, GOTH insanity"

  80. E.... J....

    You raise me up
    When I'm on the floor
    You see me through
    When I'm lonely and scared
    And I'm feeling true to the written word...

    E.... J....

    give us the rest will ya. Cheers bro

    E.... J....

    Electric John you are my faith,my love,my liberty

  81. N.... C....

    is this lot god squad

    N.... C....

    most certainly not  :D

    N.... C....

    No? As a Christian I saw them as such, their lyrics throughout their songs certainly identified them as.
     
    As an atheist I can still see it, but that doesn't bother me in the slightest, I still love their music, especially Tower of Strength, which has the ability to be universal. Brilliant song.

    N.... C....

    +molby J so nicely put. I salute you.

    N.... C....

    +Footshot Neill Most certainly ? You are so sure about yourself ain't ya ? The Tower of Strength is no other than God almighty. The title of this song comes from Psalm 61:3

    "For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy".

    For the record, Wyne Hussey's father was a pastor.

    In the lyrics we find :

    "And you're true to me
    And still I need more
    It would tear me apart
    To feel no one ever cared
    For me, me, me
    You are a tower of strength to me "


    “You are all passion and heart
    When I lay in your embrace
    And Heaven is in your kiss
    Salvation lies just a touch away
    To me, me, me
    You are a tower of strength to me”

    Hussey was a reference, as a lyricist, for some christian and spiritual awaken musicians in the late 80's and most of the early nineties. The song is on itself an exemple of some kind of meditation on the grace of God : when he sings about himself, the song modulates to the minor relative tonality, it becomes then a dark contrast to the main part, where when he talks about God, it goes back to the major tonality. So, it is good to be sure about yourself, but sometimes it is better to keep it quiet 'cause you never know when the floor under your feet will be stolen out form you.

  82. C.... E....

    I loved this album.

  83. m.... ....

    Anyone out there with vid. "From Dawn to Dusk with footage on tour in San Diego???  Lost mine )-:

  84. m.... ....

    Thanks!!...Not seen this for years!!

  85. E.... D....

    Bons anos 80

  86. R.... D....

    Uno de los mejores grupos de los 80s,sin discusión alguna.

  87. S.... V....

    She's one of the most beatiful babies i have ever seen.Wayne your daughter is very pretty.

    S.... V....

    She’s about 35 now.

  88. t.... ....

    The Mission are one of my fav bands ever!!! Very under-rated and often forgotten about ...so thanks for these uploads!! FAB!!!

  89. B.... B....

    BEATLES of course!

  90. J.... A....

    What a music.

  91. m.... ....

    ohh what memories.....love them still!

    m.... ....

    They was the better times back then

  92. J.... M....

    jamie still got the video

  93. t.... ....

    Besta band ever: led zepellin?, pink floyd?,acdc?, queen?, U2?!!!...naaaah.....THE MISSION

    t.... ....

    What if THE SISTERS OF MERCY???

    t.... ....

    Uh, Led Zeppelin? Those are fucking vast shoes to fill. This is a great tune, and produced by Zep’s bassist, John Paul Jones, in a guitar tuning, DADGAD favoured by Jimmy Page, most famously in “Kashmir”.

    t.... ....

    shut the fuck off

  94. l.... l....

    Muito bom

  95. J.... W....

    i saw this band many times i thought they were magic 1969 was my favourite encore old punk doesnt go away

  96. G.... F....

    Demais...

  97. P.... ....

    Simon Pegg brought me here.

  98. g.... ....

    Goth hard or goth home!