Felcon March 31st, 2007 01:01PM  
I know exactly what this song is about because I saw breaking Benjamin live and Benjamin Burley said the answer.

The song, believe it or not, is about having someone around that you don't want. and I quote from him "But it's convenient, if you know what I mean"

Couldn't believe it.

anonymous July 16th, 2007 04:18PM  
You only think it's about drugs because that's what your life is about. Get drugs off your mind and you will be able to see it differently... maybe not; the drugs probably already fried your brain. Dip Shit

anonymous August 26th, 2007 06:59PM  
This song is basically expressing a relationship where the person that the song is referring to has certain problems that they have created themselves, and are trying to drag people down with them. The other person is trying to remain somewhat distant so as not to get hurt because they know that "sooner or later" the main person will realize what they're doing and if they're selfish enough not to change, then they can continue to throw their life away

anonymous December 2nd, 2008 11:05PM  
I believe this song is a about a guy who's gone through some tough relationships in the past, and he doesn't want to fall in love, yet this girl has got him head over heels. Due to his apparently doubting nature (as seen throughout the song), he's convinced that this one will eventually end painfully ("sooner or later, you're gonna hate it") and so he's in a way giving up on the relationship before it begins to seriously advance ("go ahead and throw my life away"), but deep down still wants something to cling to, which is why he isn't directly breaking it off himself (notice he tells *her* to leave him, not that he's leaving her). He also tells the girl that she doesn't notice his insecurity about relationships ("you are an oversight"), and she shouldn't try to make up for it ("don't try to compromise"), because he feels it is too late.

In the first verse of the song, he states that he pushes others away through his own actions ("I am an instigator") and that he has an aversion to relationships ("I am a lover hater"), but he wishes he wasn't that way ("I want a normal life"). The line, "just like a new born child" indicates he wants to have a more innocent view of love, but his cursed by his inability to put trust in others ("I am not integrated").

Although he does not clearly state why, I believe he comes to realize the girl is only leading him on ("you sit and try to play me") and that he's a fool for not listening to the little voice in his head ("I knew it all the while"; "Why am I so pathetic"). He tells her that her behavior is childish ("you're like an infantile") and to leave him in spite of his love for her.

anonymous February 14th, 2010 02:26AM  
Like others have said, this song may be about a relationship, someone you hate, but love to keep around. Those are all good, but what I think it's about is probably his past addiction with alcohol.

He says he wants a "normal life", and he also says, "I learn to love to hate it." It sounds confusing, but say it slowly, understanding each word. I learn... To love... To hate it. He learns to love the fact that he hates it.

"Just call my name", has a lot to do with personification with addictions. A lot of addicts say, "It calls my name." That could be what Ben felt like with alcohol. "Your scream is burning through my veins." Maybe meaning, that the intensity of alcohol and the effect it has on you when your intoxicated, is like screaming in Ben's words, and the alcohol is running through his veins. When he says "Sooner or later, you're gonna hate it, go ahead and throw your life away" it sounds like a 'note to self' kind of thing. His conscience is telling him it's a bad idea, you're gonna hate it, but go ahead, throw your life away. Kind reverse psychology.

He says, "Why am I so pathetic" possibly meaning his negative feelings are making him feel this way, causing him to turn to alcohol.

Towards the end, he says, "Go ahead and throw our life away" our life, meaning his and his conscience, or maybe the alcoholism is personified, using reverse psychology. Addictions are demons that attach to you, making themselves at home, and always make you feel like it's "us". Not a "you" and "I" situation. Ben said what the song was about, being in a relationship you don't want to be in, but keep it because it has is perks. That's what addictions feel like.