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I am fueled by all forms of failure
I paid the price, so I'll take what's mine
Bet ya didn't see that one comin'
Cause I do as I please, and apologize for nothing
My time is flying, but I'm still second to none
Always shining the brightest, when I'm placed under the gun (goddamn)
So here I stand the only son of a working class man
I won't be held back
I can't be held down
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
Find some paper, and I'll go grab you a pen
You can start taking notes on how this all started again
Been dead last, but found my way to the front
With my inspirational quotes on why I never gave up
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
If you can't stand the pressure
Stay the fuck out of my way
I know my place
This one goes out to everyone who's lied to my face
My heart is filled with hate
I'm making a difference
I'm taking a chance
You can say what you want about me
But no one can tell me I can't
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
I paid the price, so I'll take what's mine
Bet ya didn't see that one comin'
Cause I do as I please, and apologize for nothing
My time is flying, but I'm still second to none
Always shining the brightest, when I'm placed under the gun (goddamn)
So here I stand the only son of a working class man
I won't be held back
I can't be held down
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
Find some paper, and I'll go grab you a pen
You can start taking notes on how this all started again
Been dead last, but found my way to the front
With my inspirational quotes on why I never gave up
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
If you can't stand the pressure
Stay the fuck out of my way
I know my place
This one goes out to everyone who's lied to my face
My heart is filled with hate
I'm making a difference
I'm taking a chance
You can say what you want about me
But no one can tell me I can't
Where were you when my walls came falling down?
You tried to hide, you stood close by, and didn't make a sound
Where you were you it all came back around?
The reasons why you passed me by will always hold you down
Lyrics submitted by Dreadnaut9871
Track duration: 03:17
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I think michaela12345 hit the more obvious point right on the head and it stemmed from jaydawgtwo04 's observation of poor encounters with the warped tour bands.
I however would like to throw out an idea completely from left field that is most likely NOT correct but it is fun to play with:
The Three Little Pigs
I came to this conclusion from the following
1) Sticks and Bricks were what two of the pigs built their houses out of leaving Straw
2) The chorus is from the perspective of the pig that built his house out of straw i.e. "Where were you when my walls came falling down"
3) The Verses are from the Wolf a very angry beast on a campaign for bloodlust.
Obviously this is an emotionally unstable wolf with induced parinoid delusions of the pigs taking from him and lying to him...but HEY! how did the pigs afford the material to build their houses? perhaps they did steal from the wolf.
Anyway, it's NOT the actual meaning for the song but I do think its fun to imagine the wolf screaming at the first little pig as the pigs neighboring brothers listen to the pleas of the unfortunate straw pig call for their help.
check out their new shirt. its two pigs holding a wolf's head with the caption "Sticks and Bricks"
hottopic.com/hottopic/Apparel/TShirts/Music//…
This obviously has to do with self improvement. The first four lines are definitely saying that he's fucked up so many times AND risen from it, that he takes the success he deserves, even from those who were "above him" at a point before.
The next 4 I took as him saying something along the lines of "I've come such a long way, but I'm only going up from here." The rest of the non-chorus parts of the song pretty much do the same thing.
The chorus was the only part I feel like I take differently than everyone else.
Walls can represent a lot of things in songs; the two that stood out the most were forms of support (ie everything around me falling apart) or barriers (ie things keeping me enclosed).
Both can make sense, but I like the 2nd take better. It applies more to my life :)
This way, its like he's saying "Why weren't you there when things started getting better for me? You could have shared this with me, but instead, you hid when things started changing"
Fact
Kick ass song just for the record. One of my favorites.
one of the best songs off the album
If so, then the 'So here I stand the only son of a working class man' probably is talking about how he's mad that so many warped bands (NeverShoutNever, etc.) paid their way to the top and he worked for it.