A Song, My Meaning, My Story

Creed has a song from their album Human Clay called "Wash Away Those Years" and it really relates to me and my life. This blog is very deep and strong, and some inputs may end up making you cry...



I will first put down all the lyrics. Then I will explain them.



"Wash Away Those Years"

She came calling

One early morning

She showed her crown of thorns



She whispered softly

To tell a story

About how she had been wronged



As she lay lifeless

He stole her innocence

And this is how she carried on

This is how she carried on



Well I guess she closed her eyes

And just imagined everything's alright

But she could not hide her tears

'Cause they were sent to wash away those years

They were sent to wash away those years



My anger's violent

But still I'm silent

When tragedy strikes at home



I know this decadence

Is shared by millions

Remember you're not alone

Remember you're not alone



For we have crossed many oceans

And we labor in between

In life there are many quotients

And I hope I find the mean

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I have been through both heaven and hell at home. I just can't get anybody at home to actually listen. Because of that, when I'm at home, I'm trapped in my own closet. Unable to speak... I try and all I get in return is yelling and screaming and CRUEL ANGER!!! Because of this, when something bothers me, I'm frightened to speak out. [cries] Sometimes, home life is Hell.



When I'm at school with my friends or in my Gay-Straight Alliance club, I fit in... I belong. There, I'm accepted for who I am. My friends don't try to make a straight out of me or throw Bible verses in my face. I wish, I cry, that my family was the same.



I'm not looking for understanding from my family, but acceptance. Life goes on. They can believe the way they do. I love my family so much, I just can't leave. But neither can I stay silent anymore. I'm speaking out, and need my voice to be heard. The world hears my voice. But the people that really matter, the ones closest to me DENY. Most of you don't know what its like to be rejected from your family.

The part of the song that says "I know this decadence is shared by millions. Remember you're not alone." really speaks to me. I know that I am not the only one with this problem. I know that I am not alone...