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In the day by day collision
Called the art of growing up
There's an innocence we look for in the stars
To be taken back to younger days
When there was no giving up
On the people we held closest to our hearts
Yeah it is you that I remember in that glowing
It is you that took my first away from me
It is you I set my standards to... to every walk of life
I haven't met another you since you were with me.
(Chorus)
A brief bout with a razorblade cut me
I freaked out, thinking people didn't love me
I watched closely as the you I knew forgot me
In letting go, I am so proud of what I've done
In a way, I failed religion
I spit the wine from mouth to cup
And I reached for something more than just your God
Uncle, you spared not your children
And while your praying hands are up
There's no forgiveness for you! You sick fuck!
It is you that I remember in their bedroom
It is you that took their first away from them
It is you they set their standards to
You wounded them for life
You were a preacher and suppose to be above men
Sing with me
(Chorus)
A brief bout with a razorblade cut me
I freaked out, thinking people didn't love me
I watched closely as the you I knew forgot me
In letting go, I am so proud of what I've done
Called the art of growing up
There's an innocence we look for in the stars
To be taken back to younger days
When there was no giving up
On the people we held closest to our hearts
Yeah it is you that I remember in that glowing
It is you that took my first away from me
It is you I set my standards to... to every walk of life
I haven't met another you since you were with me.
(Chorus)
A brief bout with a razorblade cut me
I freaked out, thinking people didn't love me
I watched closely as the you I knew forgot me
In letting go, I am so proud of what I've done
In a way, I failed religion
I spit the wine from mouth to cup
And I reached for something more than just your God
Uncle, you spared not your children
And while your praying hands are up
There's no forgiveness for you! You sick fuck!
It is you that I remember in their bedroom
It is you that took their first away from them
It is you they set their standards to
You wounded them for life
You were a preacher and suppose to be above men
Sing with me
(Chorus)
A brief bout with a razorblade cut me
I freaked out, thinking people didn't love me
I watched closely as the you I knew forgot me
In letting go, I am so proud of what I've done
Lyrics submitted by the Edge
Track duration: 03:19
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So, no, I do not think he is speaking about being sexually abused himself. Instead he's talking about the subject on a broader spectrum.
Razorblade: "When sanctuaries house monsters their is nothing left holy in this world. They should each die for every promise kept under God..."
It was not someone he knew.
That we know as “growing up”
Theres a pure hope that we have in our dreams
To go back to when we were younger
When there was no doubting
the very people we knew all our lives as good
It was your face that I remember in the halo of the doorway
It was you that stole my virginity
It was you that I looked up to, the person that I aimed to follow
I haven’t met another person that betrayed me the way you did
A brief moment of my life I turned to cutting
I need to feel something, because I felt like people didn’t love me
I realized as time passed that you changed and I became nothing to you
But I have moved on, and with this I have faith again
At one time I failed belief and hope
I rejected any representation of God
And I reached out for anything “stronger” than God
Preacher, you did not give mercy to the young children of the congregation
You sinned and lied while contradicting yourself with prayer
There will be no forgiveness for you! You’re disgusting.
I know it was you in their bedrooms
I know it was you who stole their virginity
It was you who they felt were the best, and they looked up to you
You have hurt them and they will never be able to change that
You were a messenger of god and supposed to be greater than the average man
A brief moment of my life I turned to cutting
I need to feel something, because I felt like people didn’t love me
I realized as time passed that you changed and I became nothing to you
But I have moved on, and with this I have faith again
This song is so obvious that it is about a man of a higher power molesting vulnerable children. Those children grew up thinking sex was supposed to be like that and if they didn't get it like that again, they weren't loved, and possibly after that they began to cut or slash their wrists.
This song is so powerful and can speak to anyone who has been molested by someone in their childhood, possibly by a relitive or someone they trust.
Awesome powerful song.
but i thought id jus say something that no one has seemed to notice, which i think is on of the saddest lines
'it is you that took their first away from them'
which is like, the uncle took 'their first' (i hoping u will get wat that means) away and that is an experiance they will never be able to get bac, they had no choice on it