Complication Is My Claim To Fame
I Can’t Believe There’s Another, Constantly Just Another
Can’t Avoid What I Can’t Control
I’m Losing Ground, Still I Can’t Stand Down
I Know, Yea I Know…

I Know You Stay True When My World Is False
Everything Around’s Breaking Down To Chaos
I Always See You When My Sight Is Lost,
Everything Around’s Breaking Down To Chaos

It’s Hard To Trust Anyone Again
After All The Let Downs I’ve Been Through,
Haunted By What I’ve Been Through.
Air’s Still Trapped, While I Still Can’t Breathe,
And I’m Screaming Out, Give Me Help Somehow.
I Know, Yea I Know…

I Know You Stay True When My World Is False
Everything Around’s Breaking Down To Chaos
I Always See You When My Sight Is Lost,
Everything Around’s Breaking Down To Chaos

…Chaos
I Know You Stay True


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    Mute Math is not a Christian band. They are just a band of members who are Christians.

    I actually had NO idea they were Christians, or that any of their songs were about God or Jesus until I googled them a few months after getting into them and saw them appear on a Christian website.

    I am an Atheist. But this band is so incredibly amazing. Their music is incredible, and they are so talented with their instruments and with putting it all together, that it doesn't really matter who or what they're writing about it. If they have a fanbase of Christians who can listen to the music and get something Godly out of it, then fantastic. But what I get out of it is just the beauty of the music itself, and I had always interpreted their music to being about a significant other.

    Regardless of what you believe, or who you believe in, this band is so amazing and you have to give them that. I've heard they're also really good live, and I already have my ticket for their fall tour in St. Louis! I'm so excited!

    Christa426on September 06, 2009   Link
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    Behhh, Mute Math literally sued their record label because they are not a Christian band. This song is open to interpretation, really. It could be anyone, whether that's a lover, a friend, or God that the character in the song is depending on. This song is about depending on someone during times of, well, chaos, and the identity of that someone is left for the listener to decide.

    Lemonator44on December 08, 2007   Link
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    Silentmovie-

    I noticed that as well, but that goes back to a lot of Christian songs. Change God/Christ to a girls name and what not. A lot of Lifehouse stuff is like that too. Doesn't matter to me, becuase to me the song is about how God is always there, in the good and the bad... Great thing about music, poetry, film, and all types of art, is that you can interpret it the way YOU want to. Everything has it's own individual meaning to everyone who witnesses it, that's what's so great about this world.

    jenksbaseballon June 28, 2007   Link
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    DARREN IS FREAKING AWESOME! he's extremely nice and an amazing drummer!

    rocknred396on May 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    this is such a nice song. I heard it on a Degrassi commercial and it's been stuck in my head, but I really like the lyrics. I def. have to check out Mute Math more.

    fivergirlon January 15, 2007   Link
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    thats exactly where I heard it, and i immediatly had to listen to it again, so I went on their myspace. Anyways, this is could just as easily be a love song as it could be a christian rock song. Has anyone else realized that?

    silentmovie322on February 10, 2007   Link
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    i heard it on the same commercial and had to hear more. they are wonderful artists!

    kristinakaion February 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    they opened for the Fray in charlotte in january. GREAT live

    megsb1228on February 20, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    I like how his singing rhythm and the rhythm of the music are kind of off, it helps to express the “Chaos” mentioned in the lyrics.

    jolietjakemcflyon March 26, 2007   Link
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    it kind of annoys me how all the songs i love are hard out christian when you actually listen to the lyrics because i'm not religious at all but i love this song and i love this band

    craigowenson May 14, 2007   Link

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