anonymous November 9th, 2006 03:04PM  

Actually, this song is about death.
It's about his friend commiting suicide.
And, he wishes that he could take back
all of things he said so that that person
didn't feel like he/she had to kill themselves.
And, he wishes that he could just come home
to them being there, being alive.

anonymous August 4th, 2008 04:54PM  

In my opinion it’s a mix of everything that has been already said. I see it this way: a person, probably LP member (or just a person artificially created for the purpose of this song, based on band member’s experience/reflections) sits all alone in his huge, beautiful house at winter time. Or actually, the house used to be big and beautiful, when he lived there with someone he loved (still does!). Now it remained only big... and overwhelming. It’s silent and cold what increases the feeling of being unwanted and lost. It’s also probably in the middle of nowhere, in the small country, let’s say. The person reflects how great it was in the past to spend December (not only, for sure! xD) with ones he loved (loves!). He used to like December (Christmas – fire at the fireplace, children unwrapping presents, a smell of gingerbread...) and with his family he felt accomplished at that time. Now, after the people he loved (loves!) left (not died, in my humble opinion, left him because of his behavior – relation to being blinded by fame? Or maybe jealousy?), he tries to fool himself that everything is fine, he has everything he needs, but subconsciously knows it’s not true – he’s sitting there alone having no one to talk to, what hurts him inside, truly hating December (particularly, as it’s time which should be spent in positive atmosphere with the closest ones). It was supposed to be ‘his time of the year’ as he loved and couldn’t wait for spending time with his beloved. The time came, but he feels in a completely different way, he feels there is something (family!) missing what makes him feel empty. He wishes he hadn’t done/said what he did/said (even if he was correct/is still convinced he was correct) just to have them around. He’s aware that the others also hurt and would sacrifice everything to make them feel good. The person wants to bring everything back, to have a warm house where he and his family would feel secure together.

A horrible feeling, I tell you... The song made me feel this way now (even though it’s August) and brought unpleasant memories from the past. And actually made me aware of the fact that Christmas time is coming and I’ll experience it once again.

anonymous October 28th, 2008 12:02AM  

To me the song is kind of talking about someone who shut themselves off from the world, and has suffered a kind of figurative death from being alone. He is at the point where he would change himself and the reasons he isolated himself in the first place just to feel loved and accepted again, and to have a place to go to where he can feel welcome despite his flaws. If he doesn't find a place to go, he will have nothing to live for, because even though he tries to pretend that he is OK, he really needs someone to look out for him.

anonymous November 17th, 2008 09:41PM  

The song is actually about Chester Bennington being in hospital when he was close to dying. And how when you're in that position you'll will give everything and anything away just to stay alive. How you get so desperate that you'd give up your family and children just not to die. 'And i'd give it all away' :) Lauren xx