I just wanna know, because I saw both music viedos...
I just wanna know. It made me cry.
2007-01-21 11:53:07 · 13 answers · asked by Unknown 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It well suggest how to save a life i guess... naw listen to what they say it has a preety decent meaning behind it... and ontop it kinda explains what usually happens in life in that particular momoment.
2007-01-21 11:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
thats a REALLY good question!!! LOL. i saw the music video, and still didnt get the meaning. i 'think' its about some1 dying but truthfullly i really dont know!!! lol. im gonna google it...
heres wut came up:
ABOUT THE SONG
According to lead singer and songwriter Isaac Slade, the song was composed and influenced by his experience while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens. Slade claims that the song is about all of the people that tried to reach out to him but were unsuccessful. As Slade says in an interview, his friends and family approached him by saying, "Quit or I won't talk to you again," but all he needed was some support. While this was the original intent of the song, the band has opened the song to interpretation. They created a website[1] where fans were welcome to submit music videos they had made for the song. This arose from the response that Slade got from the song:
“ One of the kids I was paired up with was a musician. Here I was, a protected suburbanite, and he was just 17 and had all these problems. And no one could write a manual on how to save him. I got a lot of e-mails about it (...) One kid died in a car accident, and I guess it had been the last song he downloaded from his computer. They played it at his funeral, and some of his friends got Save a life tattooed on their arms. The response has been overwhelming.[1] ”
MUSIC VIDEO
The song is unique in that it is one of the only songs to ever have three music videos made for it.
The original music video, which premiered on VH1 on September 12, 2006, featured the recurring themes of light and stopped time. This music video shows the scene of a car crash and all of its presumed victims in pause. There is a recurring light throughout the video shining brightly in the dark woods that the video takes place in. Scenes of the band playing in a dark warehouse are intercut with the story going on outside.
Another version of the music video juxtaposes scenes from Grey's Anatomy to scenes of the original music video. However, all the scenes of the presumed car crash victims are excluded and only scenes of The Fray playing in a warehouse are shown.
A third music video was released for the song on December 6, 2006. It was directed by Mark Pellington, who is known for his work on the "Jeremy" music video among others. The video features various different kids, most of which seem to be between 12-18 in age, all who appear to be depressed and suicidal. Many of the kids cry and scream in the video, all against a white background. Scenes of the band playing the song against this same white background are also shown throughout the video. The video ends with each kid seeming to find a sense of self happiness. This version of the video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live at #9, and has since gone onto top the countdown at #1 on December 21, 2006, becoming the band's first TRL #1, and also becoming the last #1 video on TRL for 2006.
The original version of the video was placed at #21 of the year by VH1's "Top 40 Videos of 2006."
♥i hop this helpz, kuz it helped me a little.-lol♥
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2007-01-21 12:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me too its great. Its telling about depression, it tells you that there is hope in life after an accident or death that some one you loved, and it tells you that its suppose to happen and you can frogive the person but you'll never forget about how much they had a good life. Its a song the lead singer wrote about a friend who had was depressed who wasn't "feeling" good and he tried to help him, and later that night he went home and took out a belt and hung himself on his dinning room chandelier. Its sad, and its a great song for the people to just open there doors and move on with their lives and say, I know they were happy and so was i, it was mean't to happen and im pround i was apart of their life.
2007-01-21 11:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Hi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to lead singer and songwriter Isaac Slade, the song was composed and influenced by his experience while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens. Slade claims that the song is about all of the people that tried to reach out to him but were unsuccessful. As Slade says in an interview, his friends and family approached him by saying, "Quit or I won't talk to you again," but all he needed was some support. While this was the original intent of the song, the band has opened the song to interpretation. They created a website[1] where fans were welcome to submit music videos they had made for the song. This arose from the response that Slade got from the song:
“One of the kids I was paired up with was a musician. Here I was, a protected suburbanite, and he was just 17 and had all these problems. And no one could write a manual on how to save him. I got a lot of e-mails about it (...) One kid died in a car accident, and I guess it had been the last song he downloaded from his computer. They played it at his funeral, and some of his friends got Save a life tattooed on their arms. The response has been overwhelming.[1]
2007-01-21 11:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It can mean several things.
One it can be a boy friend and girlfriend breaking up.
Another could be a teen couple at Plan Parenthood going waiting for her abortion. This is one of the more abstract ideas it could be.
Teen drama, couples fighting, domestic disputes, fear, compassion, etc.
It's a song that is open ended for people to relate their life issues to.
2007-01-21 11:59:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, Thankss! just what I was looking for. I tried looking for the answer on the internet but I couldn't find them.
2016-08-23 15:50:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well im not forsure but i think it means that u should think about somethin u do before u do it cause if not u could loose somethin that realli matters to u and that u will regret it but thats just my opinoin =-)
2007-01-21 11:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interested in this
2016-08-09 00:35:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a friend had an addiction to heroin and other drugs , and he gave him an intervention.
2007-01-21 11:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by goo_stew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Save_a_Life_%28song%29
2007-01-21 11:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋