For me personally, this is a love song, as well as a dialogue to yourself. I say this because of the first verse and the chorus being spoken to someone that isn't Aaron Lewis.
"And the strength of a tree…
Begins in the roots…
That I tend to bury into you…
At least now the storm…
Can’t blow me away…."
These lines are lines I connect with my wife, and how she grounds me, makes me feel like I'm not alone. She gives me the strength I need to proceed through life, something that was almost impossible to do without her by my side before I met her.
"So Crawl inside…
My head with me…
I’ll show you how…
It feels to be…
To blame like me…"
An invitation like this, spoken from someone who has been through a lot and has a lot of walls built around them is a powerful invitation, not something to be taken lightly. Opening up like this, letting someone in this deeply, is a sign of trust and love that can't really be matched. So after the first verse, and this chorus, anything said after this, for me at least, is now centered in a love song, even if it is a bit of a fucked up love song. It is a powerful one regardless.
Now, the rest of the song, save the chorus throughout, is without a doubt Aaron Lewis talking to the different sides of himself, and the conflicts therein. To have these conflicts and turmoil and still be inviting someone inside of your walls throughout the song, that is love and trust.
Ask yourself, as a long time Aaron Lewis fan, those walls you've build around yourself, to protect you from the world, how much do you have to love and trust someone to invite them inside to see what those walls are protecting? The scared, sad, shaking child inside who just wants to feel again.
For me personally, this is a love song, as well as a dialogue to yourself. I say this because of the first verse and the chorus being spoken to someone that isn't Aaron Lewis.
"And the strength of a tree… Begins in the roots… That I tend to bury into you… At least now the storm… Can’t blow me away…."
These lines are lines I connect with my wife, and how she grounds me, makes me feel like I'm not alone. She gives me the strength I need to proceed through life, something that was almost impossible to do without her by my side before I met her.
"So Crawl inside… My head with me… I’ll show you how… It feels to be… To blame like me…"
An invitation like this, spoken from someone who has been through a lot and has a lot of walls built around them is a powerful invitation, not something to be taken lightly. Opening up like this, letting someone in this deeply, is a sign of trust and love that can't really be matched. So after the first verse, and this chorus, anything said after this, for me at least, is now centered in a love song, even if it is a bit of a fucked up love song. It is a powerful one regardless.
Now, the rest of the song, save the chorus throughout, is without a doubt Aaron Lewis talking to the different sides of himself, and the conflicts therein. To have these conflicts and turmoil and still be inviting someone inside of your walls throughout the song, that is love and trust.
Ask yourself, as a long time Aaron Lewis fan, those walls you've build around yourself, to protect you from the world, how much do you have to love and trust someone to invite them inside to see what those walls are protecting? The scared, sad, shaking child inside who just wants to feel again.