Individual interpretation is one of my favorite things about lyricism. This song has both a very obvious meaning and a deeper one for me. On the outside (no pun intended), it describes an exhausting relationship between two people, one that probably doesn't have much hope.
I changed a few of the chords from fifths to majors to inject hope into the song. The idea that even though there are moments when we can feel this way about something or someone, we persevere and it passes. We may always come back to this feeling, this frustration, but it's the times in-between that make it worthwhile. And while this is relevant in a lot of relationships, it's also relevant about life in general.
Life seems to be just a very long lesson in patience. And in patience and inner peace is where we find true happiness. The lyrics in this song describe perfectly some of the most common personality flaws in human beings, flaws that prevent us from achieving happiness, such as being "full of pride", the idea of "tasting what I can never have" translating to a human's natural urge to want what they can't or don't have, among plenty of others. There is frustration in life, there is hopelessness and wanting to give up but when we can "see through [it]", that's where the real beauty lies. I take Aaron Lewis' chorus line of "inside you're ugly, ugly like me" not to reflect a defective individual or a physically inferior individual but to simply state that we as humans can empathize with one another because we all have these inherent flaws. To "see your true colors", to rise above them, to reach one's potential. And while on the surface the lyrics seem to state a much different message, this is what I choose to infer from it on a deeper level. Hence, I love the dualism in the song: frustration on the surface and hope and inspiration lying beneath, whether he meant it that way or not. Just remember, "tomorrow'll be okay".
I love you all, persevere and find peace. Have a great day.
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