Public Outcry: "Creed - 'My Sacrifice' Analysis"

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In order to analyze the Creed song 'My Sacrifice,' we will break it down from stanza to stanza and dissect it to find its true meaning.

Hello my friend we meet again It's been awhile where should we begin...feels like forever Within my heart are memories Of perfect love that you gave to me I remember

Scott Stapp is saying hi, "Hello," to an old flame he has meet at least once before. It has been awhile since they last met, and they do not know where to start, or rather, "begin." In line 3, it is revealed that Scott Stapp has been kept out of science classes his entire life due to his radical parents, and was never taught that memories form in the brain.

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 sacrifice

He really digs this old partner of his, and when they are in each other's arms, Scott is "free," "careless," and "believes." The third line in the stanza leaves much to interpretation. Since the language that Scott uses is very vague, we can only assume he is flying over a warehouse filled with DVDs of the Nicole Kidman movie "The Others," as opposed to flying under it. Because they are theoretically flying very fast, it is naturally causing Stapp to cry, or bring "tears" to his "eyes." The 5th line is nothing but space filler and should be disregarded.

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 yourself and within your mind Let's find peace there

The "ups and downs" is a reference to the flying adventure of the last stanza. It was a very intense adventure, but also very magical. It was as if all the flying carpet scenes from Disney's Aladdin happened at the same time. But what goes up must come down. Life "turn"s around in the "instant" that Scott Stapp's alcoholism gets the better of him. Unlike some people who get angry when they are drunk, bandmates support the hypothesis that Stapp actually becomes a raging homosexual. He then forcefully has his way with the partner he has been rekindling with, who as we can see in line 6, is Jesus.

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::Chorus::

I dont know if this is actually in the song. That's how it is at AngelFire.Billyrics.com, and as an old and personal friend of Billyrics, I will personally feel betrayed if he has lead me astray.

Summary and reflection - We all know of the falling out Scott Stapp had with Jesus over the years. Scott Stapp found Jesus, sitting lonely at the bar, staring down in his wine cooler. Since that faithful meeting years ago, it has been a roller coaster of angry phone calls and awkward exchanges. This song is Scott's bottled frustration towards the whole situation, and how bittersweet it all is. This is the precursor to the fall of Stapp, and this was the final nail for Jesus as he turned his back on the music world forever. That's right, Switchfoot. It's over.