Simple Plan – Untitled

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  General Comment:To me this song is about someone who has been through a traumatic experience, whether it's a car crash like in the video, or attempted suicide, abuse, etc. The best part is that the song can really fit in with any experience.
  
  I open my eyes
  I try to see but I'm blinded
  By the white light
  I can't remember how
  I can't remember why
  I'm lying here tonight
  And I can't stand the pain
  And I can't make it go away
  No I can't stand the pain
  
  Sounds like waking up in a hospital after the speaker being caught up in something that's left him clinging to life.
  
  How could this happen to me?
  I've made my mistakes
  Got nowhere to run
  The night goes on
  As I'm fading away
  I'm sick of this life
  I just want to scream
  How could this happen to me?
  
  The person is in so much physical/emotional pain that they just want to die and they want to cry for help but can't. They wonder how something so horrible could happen to themselves.
  
  Everybody's screaming
  I try to make a sound
  But no one hears me
  I'm slipping off the edge
  I'm hanging by a thread
  I want to start this over again
  So I try to hold onto a time
  When nothing mattered
  And I can't explain what happened
  And I can't waste the things that I've done
  No I can't
  
  Again, the person wants to cry out for help but feels silenced. He wants to start his life over again. He replays his life in his head and tries to think about more carefree, innocent times in his life.
  
  It's a beautiful song.

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  General Comment:I have dealt with depression for years now, and I can really see how it could be about depression, however, I also dealt with a drinking problem, and I do see the video warning against the dangers of drinking and driving.

  Flag CKF929on January 31, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:in an interview sp stated that it was called untitled because it is open to interpretation. writing the song was inspired by their friend but wasnt the direct meaning behind it. "obviously its about drink driving" is not obvious. sp teamed up with MADD to do the video, which doesnt mean the song is"obviously about drink driving" it may only possibly be obvious if you have seen the video. its all about how you relate to it which is why it is a powerful song.
  
  personally i view it as someone who i suffering from cancer, and is struggling with survival, or someone with a condition like asthma, epilepsy, allergy or a condition that causes people to freak out and for them to be rushed into the Emergancy Department.
  i relate to my now deceased friend who was constantly being revived and lived a very painful life and spent the majority of her life in hospital

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  General Comment:I used to listen to this song when i was teen and depressed, i would look myself in my room and sit down miserable and listen to this."Got nowhere to run" means having no true friends or anyone you could really trust. This song so epic

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  Song Meaning:To me, this song is about severe depression. It's taking it's toll, and they just want to be done with life so they're not in emotional pain anymore. They're confused as to how they were once "happy" and not depressed and how suddenly the just want to die. But they're keeping the memories of being happy alive, hoping maybe someday they'll be fine again.
  
  Anyway, doubt I'm the only one to think of it this way lol. I just didn't bother reading all 10 pages. In any case, I think songs mean whatever you feel they mean.

  Flag Technocolourson July 25, 2011   Link

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    What a great one. Your such a nice and great person whoever you are. Stooping to someones level is never a great thing. Because you both lose. adios

    Flag ALWAYSYOURS4EVERon July 26, 2011  
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  General Comment:when i hear it i remember some of my friends. they used to talk like this (me too actually) and this song always reminds me of depression and suicide and pain in general.

  Flag SilentSong19on April 23, 2011   Link

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    .. this song also reminds me of that, i used to think like that.. ilike this song tho, cuz iknow ican relate to it. this song reminds me of exactly how i felt, holding on to the times yhu were happy but then the pain kicks in && yhu just want it all to go away, so yhu throw in the towel && call it quits.

    Flag nene143on November 03, 2011  
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  General Comment:So I don't know if anyone saw the video, but the video highly explains the song (at least from SP's point of view).
  In the video, the lead singer is driving back home in a storm, had way too much to drink, and doesn't see an oncomming car. He subsequently smashes into the car, killing the young driver inside. Despite the girl being brought to the hospital and the personel trying to revive her, they ultimately fail. The song switches between the girl dying and her family noticing nothing. Near the end of the song, the family is quite literally thrown around and their house is busted up because of the severity of the death; someone within their life died and it (in the song's sense) tore their lives apart. All the time the lead singer is singing the song in the position that he killed the girl and has extremely high guilt for what he did.
  
  From that perspective, the song is easily identifiable and very powerful, but the idea that it's title (Untitled) also gives credence to other horible deaths and events make it that much more powerful.
  
  Also, I don't care how butch you are, this song WILL make you cry the first time you hear it. It's that powerful. Good song and great emotion.

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  Song Meaning:When I first saw the comments I was nodding and could see why they'd think that but as I went over the lyrics some things didn't make sense, specifically: "I'm sick of this life" and "I want to start this over again." The rest can be interpreted in all sorts of ways but those two are hard to misinterpret.
  
  I went through a rough time and I wish I had this song was there to listen to. Still great song and it comes across very personal to everyone listening. No one had ever reached a point where they wish they could start it all over again.

  Flag Aeetoson October 26, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:This song is kinda painful to listen to.
  I listened to it almost non stop for three years, during my depression. I had been screwed over, cut myself(i know, stupid), lost everything, hated myself, was battling depression, failing school, it was just like a never ending circle of pain. I hated my life, and I was ready to give up.
  This past year... things turned around. I met the most amazing person in the world. Someone that means everything to me. Someone I'm deeply in love with, but have to pretend like we're just friends. She is amazing, beautiful, strong, smart. She keeps me going. She partially cured my depression, brought light into my life. I fell in love, I made new friends, amazing friends, I got a life, I raised my own confidence, I got closure for the horrible parts of my past, I stopped being so depressed, I got good grades, I'm happy now. Sometimes, I have my days still. The days where I want to change everything and where I hate my life, to some extent. But I'm okay. I'm secure. I'm alright. I'm happy. Maybe not genuinely happy, but I'm content. That's what matters.
  Anyway, despite how "okay" everything is now. Listening to this song, brings everything back. It makes me remember. It hurts. A lot.

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  General Comment:When i read the lyrics, i think it was a story about two young people having a car accident, the girl die but not the boy and he regret, he sad, he suffers because he lost the girl he loved.
  So sad emotional, one of my favorites from this band!

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