One of my favorite songs are How to Save a Life by The Fray.
The meaning is very interesting. Take a look at this from their official website:
The title track, "how to save a life," was inspired by slade's experience as a mentor to a crack addicted teen. "I was a sheltered suburban kid when I met this guy. He was a recovering addict, coming out of a really tough teenage life. Thankfully, he was on his way out of that life, so he was able to really look back with some objectivity. The song is more of a memoir about his slow motion descent and all the relationships he lost along the way." destined to be one of the band's greatest hits, slade isn't worried about getting tired of performing the song: "it is the easiest one for me to sing every night. I constantly get emails from people who relate to it."
Here are the lyrics:
Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God, he hears you
And pray to God, he hears you
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
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technoboy10 wrote:
I like that song.
Agreed.
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Looks interesting. Not my favourite song with "Save" and "Life" in the title, however.
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I love that song <3
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Never heard the fray
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JabberJay wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
Looks interesting. Not my favourite song with "Save" and "Life" in the title, however.
what do you mean? oh ya, its sad but not true. Its a realistic fiction song (just came up with that)
I'm saying that there's another song with the words "Save" and "Life" in the title that I prefer.
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veggieman001 wrote:
JabberJay wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
Looks interesting. Not my favourite song with "Save" and "Life" in the title, however.
what do you mean? oh ya, its sad but not true. Its a realistic fiction song (just came up with that)
I'm saying that there's another song with the words "Save" and "Life" in the title that I prefer.
what song?
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veggieman001 wrote:
JabberJay wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
Looks interesting. Not my favourite song with "Save" and "Life" in the title, however.
what do you mean? oh ya, its sad but not true. Its a realistic fiction song (just came up with that)
I'm saying that there's another song with the words "Save" and "Life" in the title that I prefer.
oh, I though you meant a different thing XD
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bananaman99 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
JabberJay wrote:
what do you mean? oh ya, its sad but not true. Its a realistic fiction song (just came up with that)I'm saying that there's another song with the words "Save" and "Life" in the title that I prefer.
what song?
"Save Your Life", purportedly by Bog Standard
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I love The Fray
OneRepublic's actually pretty good too
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