You swore you'd never be them
You're just like them
You're just like them now
All the times you said you hate them
Just to hurt them
You're just like them
You're just like them now
Such a cold place that you live in
When you blame them
You're just like them
Still the stars shine down on your skin
Do you see them?
Youre just like them now


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    icouldseethedude: i took the lyrics from the album booklet so im just going to leave them as is

    downstreamer: who cares its a good song. im not a christian myself but i can appreciate a good song when i hear one and i dont see what any of hammocks material has to do with being "born again" anyway

    garygxxon June 14, 2008   Link
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    @gary, thanks for posting lyrics. Its a very good song and has a lot of meaning. It tells the story of any person/character who has hatred/vengence for a person/group of people and in time ends up becoming just like them from being enveloped in that hate/jelousy for so long, where they now live in a cold world. We see this character a lot in Anime's or movies. To me this is an awesome song cause I love stories with dark hero's, or tragic villains. Those who endure suffering.

    @downstreamer, man if you dont like song why would u post? I dont go to linkon park songs, or country songs or whatever saying there lame. Besides like msrx said they only have one real song that i know of with clear lyrics anyway. Im not religious but i can appriciate good music. what inspires music doesnt matter. It didnt stop people from liking that kid touching michale jackson any less.. i still love his music.

    Snowdjinnon August 24, 2010   Link
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    I think this song tries to tell us that we no longer have to be people who hates, judges others and so on... Hammock remind us that we are all special, the present is really a gift (a present, for real). Friends, let's just stop acting so small, so stupid, may every action of ours be every day more and more concious of what we really are: a miracle of Love. Love is the way to look at things, the way to understand reality, and the way to be a part of It. In Love, all things are connected, all things become complete, we become One, but still ourselves.

    LuminousPilgrimon August 15, 2016   Link
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    my corrections:

    You swore you'd never be them You're just like them You're just like them now All the times you said you hate them Just to hide that You're just like them You're just like them now Such a cold place that you live in When you blame them You're just like them Still the stars shine down on your skin Do you see them? You're just like them now

    icouldseethedudeon November 20, 2007   Link

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