Lyric discussion by Unconquered Sun 

Cover art for Shame lyrics by Matchbox Twenty

He's been burned in a bad way by people, and now he can't help but look at everything in a negative light. He feels that people are all the same, and he's lost his belief that people, life, the world is good. He's basically saying it's a shame that he has this view on the world. Very depressing, but then again, it's Matchbox Twenty.