scott stapp is basically talking about betrayal in this song. when he says, "She wears a coat of color," thats the beautiful outside of her, its her skin, its the temptation, but on the inside is betrayal, lies, and evil. She's "Loved by some feared by others," meaning that the ones who are being tricked or have fallen under her "spell" think they love her, but the ones who see the real her, they fear her. "She's immortalized in a young man's eyes," meaning how easy it is for a man to be tempted just by looking at her. then when it say "So close your eyes, here's your surprise," stapp is saying that by taking away all her good looks and closing your eyes, the surprise is what you realize is underneath this beauty. its empty, yet free, but loves no one. by saying "Beautiful stripped me," hes saying how shes betrayed him or "it" has betrayed him. the part i can't explain is the last three verses.
scott stapp is basically talking about betrayal in this song. when he says, "She wears a coat of color," thats the beautiful outside of her, its her skin, its the temptation, but on the inside is betrayal, lies, and evil. She's "Loved by some feared by others," meaning that the ones who are being tricked or have fallen under her "spell" think they love her, but the ones who see the real her, they fear her. "She's immortalized in a young man's eyes," meaning how easy it is for a man to be tempted just by looking at her. then when it say "So close your eyes, here's your surprise," stapp is saying that by taking away all her good looks and closing your eyes, the surprise is what you realize is underneath this beauty. its empty, yet free, but loves no one. by saying "Beautiful stripped me," hes saying how shes betrayed him or "it" has betrayed him. the part i can't explain is the last three verses.