Jordan: "I made a lot of mistakes and bad decisions and it had a severe effect on my surroundings, including the people around me. The song is pretty schizophrenic, from the verses to the choruses to the bridge, and then to the outro of the song. Like the music for 'Certain' had been written, the lyrics for this track were written the same; as just one long train of inner thought. First from confusion and fear, to want / need, to carelessness, and finally to remorse and forgiveness. 'Raphael' was the working title and I felt it was a good album title for the song, too. We were giving all the songs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle references in the studio and in the first TMNT film, Raphael's character is pretty identical to the personality of these words. It's a pretty serious and real film if you go back and take a look. No kids' play."
Jordan: "I made a lot of mistakes and bad decisions and it had a severe effect on my surroundings, including the people around me. The song is pretty schizophrenic, from the verses to the choruses to the bridge, and then to the outro of the song. Like the music for 'Certain' had been written, the lyrics for this track were written the same; as just one long train of inner thought. First from confusion and fear, to want / need, to carelessness, and finally to remorse and forgiveness. 'Raphael' was the working title and I felt it was a good album title for the song, too. We were giving all the songs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle references in the studio and in the first TMNT film, Raphael's character is pretty identical to the personality of these words. It's a pretty serious and real film if you go back and take a look. No kids' play."