It's like my favorite song right now, I just don't know exactly what it means. I looked it up on Wikipedia, but they didn't really have a definition. Thanks in advance! :)
2007-02-02 05:01:01 · 8 answers · asked by mell_mell013 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The lead singer of the group did an interview and said the song was about him mentoring a crack addicted teen. The story is supposidly also on their website. It's supposed to be a very touching story. I think i'll go read it :)
Here's the link to their site, go to press and there's an article about the meaning behind the song. It's on there :)
http://www.thefray.net/
2007-02-02 05:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Beatles fan, and I don't find nothing offensive about that song or them lines at all. He was only making a statement about himself, or maybe even someone else, that hit their woman be it a girlfriend or wife, which sorry to say did happen more often back then than it does to day, I should say it happened back then as much as it does to day, but was excepted as in, people did not talk about it that much. And all Lennon did was bring it to the forefront, to let people know what is going on in the world, and no one is doing anything about it. But he or the person in their song is doing something about it, as he's stopped beating the woman and things are getting better. I don't see nothing wrong with that at all. I think maybe you are going overboard a bit with the song. So I guess you don't like Hendrix shooting his old lady and running off to Mexico. I bet she was beaten many times, before she was shot. Or the Rolling Stones, singing about how Stupid Girl, a put down on all women, and that they were useless. But that is not the case. One always has to remember in the 50s it was very well known that men beat their woman, girlfriend/wife, and it also was true into the 60s, when people like The Beatles brought it to the forefront. So as a song goes, it's a great song, for it's open to what was going on at the time, and that it's also time to change things and make it better. If I was bothered by that song for that verse alone, then I would be bothered by over have the songs in my collection. I'm okay with that. Cause all it is doing is telling me things like that got to stop, and we have to start to make things better. In which case he is doing. take care dave
2016-05-24 05:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's my favorite song right now too.
My husband and I sat down and tried to analyze the lyrics. He says it's about a husband and wife. The wife told the husband she cheated on him. She "grants him one last chance" by letting him control the conversation, mainly yelling, angry I guess. She's in a bind whether or not to stay with her hubby now, or to leave with the man she cheated with. Somewhat like Addison and Dr. McDreamy's situation when the show began. And like the Chief and his wife, Adelle.
But we don't know if she chose to stay with her husband or decided to leave.
I hear it's based on the lead singer helping troubled teen facing addiction problems. Which would make more since than what we analyzed it to be :-)
Either way, the song is awesome. I hope this helped out some.
2007-02-02 05:05:57 · answer #3 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Issac Slade the lead singer worked in a camp for troubled teens. The song explanes the difficulties he had to reach out and communicate with them.
The song was played at the funeral of one of the crack addicted teens that he tried to help, a fter he commited suicide.
2007-02-02 05:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by spagz89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"How To Save A Life," was inspired by Slade's experience as a mentor to a crack addicted teen.
2007-02-02 05:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by Unexpectedly George 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like a breakup song to me
2007-02-02 05:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by Dunder Mifflin CFO 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is about some kid that had alot of problems and everyone was wondering how to save his life. tell me if you want to learn more.
2007-02-02 05:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by country-gurl_20 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this should tell about the song.
2007-02-02 05:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by precious_angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋