Believe

One of my favorite songs of all time.

So after all these one night stands You've ended up with heart in hand

D.T. became a crash and burn Rock Star. Never finding his heart fulfilled in the indulgence of nightly women.

A child alone On your own Retreating

Like a child he has to fall and make mistakes while fake friends are always there to take advantage when you're on top but never there when you're down so he finds himself alone and becomes introverted.

Regretful for the things you're not And all dreams you haven't got

In his rise to stardom he left people behind, his true friends and regrets not being there for them being blinded by all the fame. Once his fame and fortune is taken from him he is left with nothing to replace it with except a life of addiction.

Without a home A heart of stone Lies bleeding

Truly losing everything and hitting rock bottom he is left vulnerable but open for help.

And for all the roads you followed And for all you did not find And for all the things you had to leave behind

The nemesis voice that plays in all our minds plays especially heavy on D.T. and is a constant reminder to D.T. of his bad choices and everything he's lost.

I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave All I ask of you Believe

The Chorus in this song is the Ally in D.T.s mind representing the hope and acknowledgment that D.T. needs. It's the part of D.T. that is always with him but fear, doubt, insecurity keep D.T. from seeing it as valid part of himself. It is the friend he left behind. But like a true friend, this mental ally endures the same emotional journey D.T. endures. All the pain, anger, and hurt. and constantly cries out to him. Never giving up on him.

Your childhood eyes were so intense While bartering your innocence For bits of string Grown-up wings You needed

This mental ally tries to remind D.T. of his wild eyed childhood curiosity for life. He needs to get that back again. Find new purpose.

But when you had to add them up You found that they were not enough To get you in Pay for sins repeated

D.T.s mental nemesis tries to creep doubt and hopelessness back into him. Tries to tell D.T. that it's to late for him and that there is no redemption. The he's lived to sinful of a life.

And for all the years you borrowed And for all the tears you cried And for all the fears you had to keep inside

D.T.s mental ally is telling him that it doesn't matter what sins he's committed, what kind of life he has lived or even what deep dark secrets he may have.

I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave And all I ask of you is Believe

Even after all that sin and bad choices, this chorus, once again is the ever present reminder that all he has to do is forgive himself and know that he deserves and can have a wonderful life All he has to do is "believe"