▁in ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁not ▁specific ▁to ▁any ▁God , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁addressed ▁to ▁any ▁higher ▁force , ▁being ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁moving ▁forward ▁after ▁loss . ▁Wilson ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁and ▁Ash er ' s ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁" be ing ▁blind ▁but ▁in ▁being ▁blind , ▁you ▁can ▁see ▁more ". ▁ ▁S ung ▁by ▁Brian ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Carl ▁Wilson , ▁the ▁Beach ▁Boys ' ▁recording ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁arranged ▁by ▁Brian ▁using ▁an ▁un orth odox ▁selection ▁of ▁instruments . ▁These ▁included ▁French ▁horn , ▁accord ions , ▁sle igh ▁bell , ▁har ps ich ord , ▁and ▁a ▁quart et ▁of ▁viol as ▁and ▁cell os ▁heard ▁throughout ▁the ▁piece ▁in ▁counter point . ▁Its ▁complex ▁musical ▁structure ▁avoid s ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁authentic ▁cad ences ▁and ▁a ▁definite ▁key ▁signature . ▁The ▁perpet ual ▁r ounds ▁in ▁its ▁c oda ▁were ▁also ▁unusual ▁for ▁popular ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁ ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁was ▁voted ▁ 2 5 th ▁in ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine ' s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁of ▁All ▁Time , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁by ▁P itch f ork ▁Media ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁includes ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Songs ▁That ▁Sh aped ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ". ▁ ▁Musical ▁structure ▁Gen res ▁attributed ▁to ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn