Funny how long ago these comments were! It's also odd that nobody simply read the explanation that the band itself gave, where guitarist Tremonti said it was auto biographical, and was about the stress and angst he felt while being lost between the ages of 18-23 working two jobs trying to get through school. Man can I identify with that. Those are some of the most challenging years for young men - to transition from boy to man. The world is handing you a sh*t sandwich while saying "hope you enjoyed your childhood and gained some skills because you are on your own good luck" and you have to figure out how to overcome it and kick some ass alone. This is far and away my favorite Creed song. It is so powerful and honest and the music matches the lyrics perfectly. I used to think the lyrics was "the BEAST is dead" which I kind of liked, but "peace is dead" makes more sense. It's like, the world coddles and protects you as a child (hopefully) but insulates you so much that it doesn't really prepare you to be thrown to the wolves of real society - working life, and mature relationships, where you stand on your own and have to battle with all you have just to stay sane and make a living. The lies are where parents and society tells you their quaint little ideas about how the world works and the roadmap like "get an education, get a job, find a wife" and yet - you can't even quiet your own mind, you can't overcome the assholes at work, and you slowly realize that the tools everyone (including you) thought you had - those tools are not sufficient. You must learn to construct your OWN tools along the way. You must learn how to build tools STARTING at age 18, and that is the only way to have a shot at sanity, and possibly success. Tool # 1 in my opinion: learn how to calm your mind and focus on what truly matters. I think it's love, but the great thing is, it's up to you to decide what truly matters to YOU.
Funny how long ago these comments were! It's also odd that nobody simply read the explanation that the band itself gave, where guitarist Tremonti said it was auto biographical, and was about the stress and angst he felt while being lost between the ages of 18-23 working two jobs trying to get through school. Man can I identify with that. Those are some of the most challenging years for young men - to transition from boy to man. The world is handing you a sh*t sandwich while saying "hope you enjoyed your childhood and gained some skills because you are on your own good luck" and you have to figure out how to overcome it and kick some ass alone. This is far and away my favorite Creed song. It is so powerful and honest and the music matches the lyrics perfectly. I used to think the lyrics was "the BEAST is dead" which I kind of liked, but "peace is dead" makes more sense. It's like, the world coddles and protects you as a child (hopefully) but insulates you so much that it doesn't really prepare you to be thrown to the wolves of real society - working life, and mature relationships, where you stand on your own and have to battle with all you have just to stay sane and make a living. The lies are where parents and society tells you their quaint little ideas about how the world works and the roadmap like "get an education, get a job, find a wife" and yet - you can't even quiet your own mind, you can't overcome the assholes at work, and you slowly realize that the tools everyone (including you) thought you had - those tools are not sufficient. You must learn to construct your OWN tools along the way. You must learn how to build tools STARTING at age 18, and that is the only way to have a shot at sanity, and possibly success. Tool # 1 in my opinion: learn how to calm your mind and focus on what truly matters. I think it's love, but the great thing is, it's up to you to decide what truly matters to YOU.