| Stone Sour – Made of Scars Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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As someone whose actually been through 7 years of emotional abuse, I can completely relate to every line. Even down to where the scars "came from". ie: This one had it coming - it was my fault This one had me scared to death... - I once came close to suicide a few years ago. Scared the living shit out of me. This one I like to rub on dark and stormy nights - There are some times where I take pride in surviving what I've been through. When things get bad, I remember that most of the time I've been through worse. I can come up with similar correlations for each scar he mentions. As for the chorus, I finally saw a psychologist and can now deal with my problems in a more productive fashion. They don't have the grip on me that they used to. After what I've been through, I'm up to any challenge. God - Don't believe the Hype: For me this is kind of direct because I never looked to any religion or spirituality to save me. I trusted my reason and stubbornness, and although it wasn't smooth, they got me through, and I take pride in not having needed a religious crutch. And I will find a way... - I will never believe what the abuser believes. |
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| Switchfoot – We Are One Tonight Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm with the people who say this is just about humanity in general. This song effectively describes my mood after an awesome night out with friends. I don't want to lose the "common ground" (the outing, connection, feeling). Also gives me just a good hopeful feeling in general. "And the world is flawed, but these scars will heal." And especially: "Let's slow the evening down, slow it down, slow down. Please slow down, down, down. The stars are coming out." |
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| Pillar – Frontline Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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These religious responses scare me. It's not that they're religious, it's the fact that the first thought that popped into people's minds was religious. Shows a narrower view of things IMO, and given the nature of the song, a potentially dangerous narrower view. The more general and IMO correct view is that this song is about standing up for what you believe in, whether that's Christianity, your morals in general, or any other religion. I'm Deist BTW. |
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| Switchfoot – The Setting Sun Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| And yeah, it's "finally free finally strong". Forgot to edit that in my last post :p | |
| Switchfoot – The Setting Sun Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Personally, this song perfectly describes my current mood. I'm in the last stages of recovery from 4 years of severe depression/insecurity. I was finally able to focus and feel confident in myself, and deal with my problems as opposed to letting them control me (if only on a sub-conscious level). I honestly, purely laughed for the first time in over a year a few weeks ago. It felt absolutely awesome. :) In any case, these lyrics literally describe my situation. "I've got a wound that doesn't heal." The cause of my depression is still around. "My wound goes deeper than the skin, There's no hiding it, So I'm not trying it " I was always taught to hide weaknesses and problems, to keep them private. Now, while I don't advertise them, I no longer intentionally hide them either. "My hope runs underneath it all, The day that I'll be home," I've known the entire time that I had a fixable problem, I just didn't know (initially) what the problem was or how to fix it. Not that I didn't experiment and try. "They're selling shares of me again, But I'm not buying it, I'm not buying it " I finally know how to deal with my problems. "It won't be long, I belong, Somewhere past the setting sun, Find me free, find me strong, Somewhere back where I belong." I know how I should feel, and I can feel my mind growing stronger and brighter every day. It won't be long before I finally shake this shit off for good. And for the record, I'm Deist. Check wikipedia if you're curious as to what relevance that has. |
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