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Yeah!
Grown from a seed of hope I've never known
Been raised by the surroundings of a home so cold, so cold
If I only knew what I know
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
We pray even when we know nobody cares, ah ya
And make everything we know turn into fear
And then disappear
If I only knew what I know
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
Ya, ya, ya,
Eye for an eye they told me for some time
No way to hide from what's inside, what's inside of me!
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
Grown from a seed of hope I've never known
Been raised by the surroundings of a home so cold, so cold
If I only knew what I know
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
We pray even when we know nobody cares, ah ya
And make everything we know turn into fear
And then disappear
If I only knew what I know
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
Ya, ya, ya,
Eye for an eye they told me for some time
No way to hide from what's inside, what's inside of me!
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
I'll shake my fist up to the sky
Just keeping my dreams alive
I'm one part saint and two part sinner,
And the last part is still on the line
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I believe that this song is a multifaceted opinion about the nature of life in general.
We are to some extent the product of our experiences.
"Grown from a seed of hope I've never known
Been raised by the surroundings of a home so cold"
But ultimately we are on our own and the problems around us are self-induced.
"We pray even when we know nobody cares
And make everything we know turn into fear
And then disappear"
And there are some elements within us that will never change.
"Eye for an eye they told me for some time
No way to hide from what's inside of me"
The chorus ties it all together:
One part saint is the heart -- as you said, wanting to do the right thing.
Two parts sinner are mind and body -- mucking up the good intentions of the heart.
Last part still on the line is the soul -- measured by the intentions and actions of the other three parts.
So the overall meaning I take away from this song is that while we are a product of our past, within ourselves we also have unchangeable elements. And even though our experiences help shape us, it is our own actions which ultimately define us. Once we understand and accept these truths life becomes much simpler, or at least it seems that way in retrospect.
"If I only knew what I know."