This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
When the door shuts
Don't worry about me
Its not attention that I want from you
I need you to trust who I'm gonna be
And in everything I'm going to do
'Cause I'm not afraid
Of what I don't know
For understanding is all that I earn
What is for sure is I'm gonna to go
I'm gonna to live and I'm going to learn
And I know there will be mistakes that I will make
But I know they're not worse than chances I don't take, take
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
When the door shuts
Its shuts in front of me
A new person that I have become
I follow my heart to my destiny
But living in fear and sorrow is done
There will be no more feeling that I'm all alone
I will surround myself with things that help me grow, grow
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes
Right before your eyes
Don't worry about me
Its not attention that I want from you
I need you to trust who I'm gonna be
And in everything I'm going to do
'Cause I'm not afraid
Of what I don't know
For understanding is all that I earn
What is for sure is I'm gonna to go
I'm gonna to live and I'm going to learn
And I know there will be mistakes that I will make
But I know they're not worse than chances I don't take, take
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
When the door shuts
Its shuts in front of me
A new person that I have become
I follow my heart to my destiny
But living in fear and sorrow is done
There will be no more feeling that I'm all alone
I will surround myself with things that help me grow, grow
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes I am changing, changing
New life on the inside I am changing, changing
Right before your eyes
Right before your eyes
Lyrics submitted by LiquidJ619
Right Before Your Eyes Lyrics as written by Daniel B. Estrin Daniel Estrin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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it doesn't really have to reference off super heroes, but it can, but i mostly think about ordinary people.
"When the door shuts, don't worry about me Its not attention that i want from you"
i think this means that,'I can take care of myself and i don't want you to give me your sympathy'. meaning i think, that i'm trying grow up with your help. thank you very much
"I need you to trust who I’m gonna be And in everything I’m going to do"
'Can you just believe that i am who i am, and just accept the things that i'm doing.' is basically what its saying.
"Cause I’m not afraid of what I don’t know For understanding is all that I earn But what is for sure is I’m gonna go I’m gonna live and I’m going to learn"
I have to say, this is my favorite part of the song, cause for what i think, the song is pretty much saying is that everything that we experience, every mistake, every injury that we got in life, we'll live and we'll learn from it.
"When the door shuts, it shuts finally A new person that I have become I’ll follow my heart to my destiny Living in fear and the sorrow is done"
A new person has arise and matured. and seek help from the person that sympathies them or from anyone else. They will follow the destiny that is already paved for them and live what's already there.
Overall, i think song is very inspiring. The lyrics pretty much speaks for themselves, i just went into depth of what i think the lyrics say. and i think two words pretty much summarize this song:
THINGS CHANGE
Wow, I cannot believe no one has commented on this song. This is a wonderful song by Hoobastank. I think this song can be interpreted in two ways. This first would make it seem like this song is a continuence of "The Reason," and I'm sure all of you catch my drift on that argument. However, I also think that this song could hold some kind of symbolism for some sort of Godly Figure. But, I lean more toward the first thought.
This is a really great song! And I think it's about someone who is going through changes and also wants to be understood by another certain person : "I need you to trust who i'm gonna be..." well,these are my thoughts...
"i'm growing up" i'm not the same person you thought i was
good song.... I don´t know why it has so few comments
To me this song is describing the journey that superheroes go through. All heroes start out as nerds or losers (spider or daredevil) but when they get their powers it doesn't just make them powerful, it changes their personality. They become more confident and this incredible feeling comes over them, making believe that not only can they do things noone else can, they can do something incredible (like saving people from harm and defeating evil) when he says, 'i need you to trust who i'm gonna be', he's saying, 'i'm gonna go do something amazing, but i need you to believe in me to make me go on and do it'. Totally amazing song, i love it.
just to note, i meant to say spiderman, not spider.
Absolutely amazing song from Hoobastank. Pretty simple meaning behind the song: Right Before Your Eyes I am changing...more simple: everyone's changing in the best way possible.
Oh, and all those superhero references are made due to the fact that Hooba made this song specifically for Daredevil. :D Best superhero ever.