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She came calling
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns
She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged
As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on
Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years
They were sent to wash away those years
My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home
I know this decadence Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone
For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns
She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged
As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on
Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years
They were sent to wash away those years
My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home
I know this decadence Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone
For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean
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Oh, and those of you who only post about your dislike of Creed? Why the heck are you even here? You're wasting you time, posting with no reason nor song meaning besides, "they suck".
I wonder if Scott realizes how many he has helped heal through this one song. This song has been a tremendous comfort to me. To know that some men out there understand that the women they love who have been raped need the comfort of knowing they need to talk about it eventually and that they also need to shed a few tears as part of the long road of recovery. Not all men understand that.
She came calling
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns
She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged
As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on
(Setting the story for a girl who could have been date raped, "as she lay lifeless, he stole her innocence" some date rape drugs will knock the person out cold so that they don't remember what happened the previous night)
Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years
(Now this is a bit different, as it seems like here he's talking about chronic systematic abuse... or perhaps he is talking about someone who has repressed their feelings about an event that happened in their past and now is breaking down and everything is coming to surface... healing in a way)
They were sent to wash away those years
(healing)
My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home
(can mean many things, could be he was related to the victim)
I know this decadence Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone
(We live in a wealthy nation, we are able to cover up and hide the scars of our past... but we need reassurance that we're not alone)
For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean
(Again here he seems to be in retrospect about the human race, how we've crossed many oceans. We've developed and are developing nations yet with "civilisation" comes all sorts of junk. Eg shipping ports being havens for syphilis, as well as how soldiers treated the native women raping them, abusing them... throughout time, there has always been this corruption in mankind to destroy and pervert.. driven by greed. He's just trying to figure out why... things he may not have thought of now becomes real, as he has some emotional investment in this problem. It's strange how we can distance ourselves from the problems of other people in far away nations yet when tragedy strikes at home we suddenly become VERY AWARE and it brings us closer to people suffering from the problem around the world. Eg. Terrorism, Rape, Abuse, Unfair Treatment, War)
It's so deep to me, that it makes me unable to listen.
its so sad to hear that so many people have experienced such a horrible thing as rape and abuse. but i am glad you all find comfort in this song.
i guess i cannot emotionaly connect with this song as much as some others can. but to me this song is still beautiful and tells a great [although sad] story.
This song could be about any wrongdoings inflicted on any person, particularly rape or domestic violence, it has a great message, however I think Scott Stapp sings in too much of a monotone.....his voice is okay, but he always seems stuck in one very, very small octave.