anonymous May 2nd, 2006 03:16PM  

This song was written initially with Luke Gottswald, Ben Moody, and I think also David Hodges, who the song is about.

At first it was about fame, and the ways of her world, but after David hurt her, she changed it because she has said that she has to write songs to get out of that painful state of mind. She changed it right before the record was to be sent out, and was lucky to get it on. It's about how he had hurt her. That's about it. It's 100% about pain and realization.

lol, and I love this song because of that haha...

anonymous November 23rd, 2006 09:38PM  

I agree with the other interpretations that this is obviously a breakup song. When she says that "you won't get to see the tears I cry..." I think she's saying that although she's hurt and broken hearted she's not going to let the guy see her pain so he won't have power over her because he won't know how much he hurt her.

anonymous November 26th, 2006 08:24PM  

this song is obviously about monkeys and gorillas and baboons ....but mostly anorexic and depressed giraffs... don't you guys get it. YOU ARE ALL WRONG!!! gosh its not that hard to understand.... you really should think before you write...

anonymous January 23rd, 2007 02:02AM  

I've only heard this song a couple of times, mainly because I reaalllyy don't like Kelly Clarkson's voice, but I agree with the breaking up thing. I don't know if the music video offers any insight as to what the song TRULY is about, but if it does, we're right in thinking there was a break-up ( painful one, obviously) involved.

anonymous July 1st, 2007 02:00PM  

I agree with the breakup thing..but I think they broke up more than once because it says "here I am, once again." I dunno. That's just what I think.

anonymous November 25th, 2007 09:06PM  

Well, the girl is really sad because she and her boyfriend were madly in love, and then they broke up. But now I guess she's getting over it.

Karebear November 29th, 2007 03:24PM  

This could be about a person she was madly in love with and just... everything faltered. She saw him for who he really was, but she knew that he wasn't worth her tears or any emotion so...there she is in the same situation she's been in too many times before and...she was fed up with feeling that way. He wasn't work the work it took to keep the tears from falling from her eyes. That was the last straw for her...she was completely done.

kennal_lu_15 January 14th, 2009 11:50PM  

I personally think this is one of her best songs. It's about how she thought she was in love and thought it was perfect. Then she figured out that he was a lier and cheater. She's hurt but she's not gona let him see her cry. That would just make him happy. She's being strong around him, but still broken inside.

anonymous February 17th, 2009 12:47AM  

This is not a song about one guy. This happens every time she finds the "right one" "Here I am once again" it always ends the same.