What's Creed's "My Sacrifice" about?
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I think it is just basically a cliche of a song, and that comes from a guy who likes Creed. Seriously now that Stapp is rolling in the dough he is not going to write songs like My Own Prison anymore so to me the song seems very fake. But that is just me.
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I really don't know. I thought it was about a guy who meets a woman he had been with in the past and then they hook up again but maybe I need to read into it more. Either way, I love this tune and it finally hit me how much when I was watching the WWF New Year's Sepcial last night and they played it twice (not to mention my roommate playing it during commercial breaks on his computer) . . .
For reference, here are the lyrics:
Hello my friend we meet again
It's been awhile where should we begin?
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
I remember
When you are with me
I'm free...I'm careless... I believe
Above all the others, we'll fly
This brings tears... to my eyes
My Sacrafice
We've seen our share of ups and downs
oh how quickly life can turn around in an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within youself and within your mind
Let's find peace there
When you are with me..
I'm free... I'm careless... I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrafice
I just want to say hello again
For reference, here are the lyrics:
Hello my friend we meet again
It's been awhile where should we begin?
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
I remember
When you are with me
I'm free...I'm careless... I believe
Above all the others, we'll fly
This brings tears... to my eyes
My Sacrafice
We've seen our share of ups and downs
oh how quickly life can turn around in an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within youself and within your mind
Let's find peace there
When you are with me..
I'm free... I'm careless... I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrafice
I just want to say hello again
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I think as far as the video is concerned that old man Scott is looking back at his life now that he's an old kodger
It has the young boy Scott in it (the kid that hugs his older self) Modern day Scott and the old man Scott.
It has the young boy Scott in it (the kid that hugs his older self) Modern day Scott and the old man Scott.
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Originally posted by demonio
I think as far as the video is concerned that old man Scott is looking back at his life now that he's an old kodger
It has the young boy Scott in it (the kid that hugs his older self) Modern day Scott and the old man Scott.
I think as far as the video is concerned that old man Scott is looking back at his life now that he's an old kodger
It has the young boy Scott in it (the kid that hugs his older self) Modern day Scott and the old man Scott.
In case you wanted to watch the video online...
http://launch.yahoo.com/musicvideos/...ideoID=1082074
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Originally posted by POWERBOMB
Reading the lyrics....Hhmmmm...seems rather homosexual in nature. Great. That ruined the song for me now.
Reading the lyrics....Hhmmmm...seems rather homosexual in nature. Great. That ruined the song for me now.
When does "friend" mean "gay lover"? I don't even see anything in there that refers to the subject being male. Yeah, it could be a male buddy, it could be God (my choice), and it could be a woman.
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Its about overflated ego. Seriously, can he do anything without posing as the messiah. The part where he pulls HIMSELF out of the water is particularly ridiculous
Its about overflated ego. Seriously, can he do anything without posing as the messiah. The part where he pulls HIMSELF out of the water is particularly ridiculous
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I like Creed's music and all, but I absolutely cannot stand pretty much everything else surrounding the band, like the current CD's cover art, liner art, videos, non-stop radio airplay, etc.
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Since videos rarely have anything to do with the song, why don't you guys just talk about the song itself and it's lyrics without letting a video or album cover skew your analysis?
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Originally posted by GuessWho
Where do you get that????????????????????
When does "friend" mean "gay lover"? I don't even see anything in there that refers to the subject being male. Yeah, it could be a male buddy, it could be God (my choice), and it could be a woman.
Where do you get that????????????????????
When does "friend" mean "gay lover"? I don't even see anything in there that refers to the subject being male. Yeah, it could be a male buddy, it could be God (my choice), and it could be a woman.
As for it being about a woman, well I guess I've been programmed to believe that women in most songs are referred to as "beeyaatches, ho's, etc.", but never as friend.
Which left the only other choice. That it is a song sang to another man. Therefore, it reads as homophobic in nature.
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Originally posted by POWERBOMB
Which left the only other choice. That it is a song sang to another man. Therefore, it reads as homophobic in nature.
Which left the only other choice. That it is a song sang to another man. Therefore, it reads as homophobic in nature.
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Originally posted by GuessWho
Are you a gay lover to all of your male friends? it's a friendship song, and not a love song at all.
Are you a gay lover to all of your male friends? it's a friendship song, and not a love song at all.
Is he singing to a guy friend or a girl friend? It seems rather ambiguous - but I certainly don't get the impression that this is a song that is merely platonic in nature.
But that's just me. And if it is "gay" (I doubt it), does that matter??
-matt
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I doubt that theres any homosexual refereces but wouldn't count it out. Remember Shakespeare wrote one of his famous sonnets about a man "Shall I compare the to a summers day"
Also it could be about God, Scott Stapp is very religious.
But I'm pretty sure its about some girl
Also it could be about God, Scott Stapp is very religious.
But I'm pretty sure its about some girl
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Originally posted by GuessWho
Are you a gay lover to all of your male friends? it's a friendship song, and not a love song at all.
Are you a gay lover to all of your male friends? it's a friendship song, and not a love song at all.
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Originally posted by POWERBOMB
When read without the song it sounds homophobic in nature. I'm not saying the guy isn't singing to God or his GF or SO, I'm saying it reads that way.
When read without the song it sounds homophobic in nature. I'm not saying the guy isn't singing to God or his GF or SO, I'm saying it reads that way.
-matt
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Originally posted by raithen
How the hell is that song "homophobic"? I think you mean "homosexual"? And even so, how did you come to that conclusion??
-matt
How the hell is that song "homophobic"? I think you mean "homosexual"? And even so, how did you come to that conclusion??
-matt
I think I finally understand where I had the impression that the lyrics are homophobic. A station in Dallas is playing a parody of the song titled "My A*s Is Tight." It's really funny. I don't know if their is an Mp3 of the song on their site.
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Originally posted by POWERBOMB
"Homophobic" was the word I choose to say that I do not believe that the lead singer or the songwriter of the song is/was gay. I am saying that the lyrics seem to imply a "gay-ish" nature coming from someone who I do not believe to be gay themself. If I were to used homosexual, it could be argued that I was calling the person gay, which I am not.
"Homophobic" was the word I choose to say that I do not believe that the lead singer or the songwriter of the song is/was gay. I am saying that the lyrics seem to imply a "gay-ish" nature coming from someone who I do not believe to be gay themself. If I were to used homosexual, it could be argued that I was calling the person gay, which I am not.
-matt
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It's about a pompous ass living a God complex long enough to make enough money to fool others into thinking he actually is.
I liked this group about the first week I'd heard them, then I just got completely turned off by the lead singer's bombast.
I liked this group about the first week I'd heard them, then I just got completely turned off by the lead singer's bombast.
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Stapp has a well-known "Jesus Complex." They showed one of their videos on "Pop Up Videos" (don't remember which one) and they stated that he made them insert a ton of additional footage of him in his "crucified" pose.