Shepherd is chased by the wolves
Wolves who live by intolerance and hate
For what they couldn't understand
Blinded and vicious are the beasts
Needing and ripping at a beautiful human
He did nothing more than be himself

Tied to the fences they break you
And sadness will sear
Cold is the wind that will freeze you
And sadness will sear

Scarecrow is left crucified
Left freezing, bleeding, tired and wondering why
The wolves just couldn't understand
It's the preachers and the teachers
Government's close-minded creatures
Trying to teach us to hate that which is different

Tied to the fences they break you
And sadness will sear
Cold is the wind that will freeze you
And sadness will sear

It's 12:53 AM, October 12th
When the scarecrow died
A victim of society's cruelty

It's 12:53 AM, October 12th
When the shepherd died
The candle's light will alight your departure

Tied to the fences they break you
And sadness will sear
Cold is the wind that will freeze you
And sadness will sear

Tied to the fences they break you
And sadness will sear
Cold is the wind that will freeze you
And sadness will sear


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And Sadness Will Sear Lyrics as written by Jason Suecof Corey Beaulieu

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    This song is about Matthew Shepard who was tied to a fence and beaten to death in Wyoming. He is beaten because he was gay. The 12:53 AM Oct. 12th in the song was his recorded time of death. The first section of lyrics that uses that date is supposed to say "When the scarecrow died" on the second line. The "scarecrow" being Matthew Shepard, because he was tied to a fence and people passing by thought it looked like a scarecrow tied to a fence. Musically this song is one of the less complex songs on the album, but it does use a 7-string.

    bpcrshooter15on September 21, 2006   Link
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    check out the story here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard

    trdron April 20, 2007   Link
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    trying to teach us to hate that which is different*

    cma3585on October 05, 2006   Link
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    As for the title, 'And Sadness Will Sear,' it refers to when they found, Matthew. When they found him, his entire face was caked with dried blood, except for two tear tracks that had cut through the blood, one through each eye. The tears 'seared' through the blood.

    Horrible what happened and I'm glad everyone has an understanding of the meaning of this song because it sends such a strong message about how society has moulded us.

    Trivium, and in particular, Matthew Kiichi Heafy, who wrote the lyrics for the song and chose to write a song about the incident, are legends for doing this.

    maxoneill95on April 10, 2014   Link
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    Well done bpcrshooter 15! That is the exact meaning of the song. Beat me to the meaning of the lyrics for the song I'd posted, lol.

    EvilWraithon September 21, 2006   Link
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    hey...I'm new here and my English isn't the very best, so please excuse my grammar and stuff like that. I have a question concerning this song. What does the title mean? Does is mean that sadness will be beaten or that sadness will beat everything? I hope you can help me...thx

    session13on January 05, 2007   Link
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    THIS IS A FUCKING AWESOME SONG BPRC SHOOTER U R SPOT ON WITH THE MEANING

    trivium_kiks_asson January 23, 2007   Link
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    Hey, in the third line of the second verse, i think it goes:

    'the wolves just couldn't understand' The rest of the song is perfect, though. Well done.

    Ruaraidh.

    rlt4eon February 07, 2007   Link
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    This is a very good and strong song

    Dubblej23on February 22, 2007   Link
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    I somewhat get an idea of this song being about the nazis. Like jews being stuck in camps, "tied to the fences they break you". And like the scarecrow imagery for the defenceless Jew. And a shepard kills for survial = allied forces. And wolves imagery for the nazis.

    I know I'm wrong, but before I knew what the song was really about.. that's what it made me think of.

    Caphonon February 22, 2007   Link

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