anonymous July 27th, 2009 02:57AM  

While it was written with Transformers 2 in mind, I don't think it was just written about the story, I think it was written in a similar vein to What I've Done (used in the first Transformers movie), in that it is about repenting for our sins, and changing the world. It almost sounds like, from the songs perspective, the world has begun to change for the better (which is pretty much the story of T1) but there is still a challenge ahead.

anonymous August 8th, 2009 01:27AM  

Well the main metaphor of the song is the ground opening up between two people, symbolizing that something has severed their relationship. The cause of this appears to be that the person the song is directed at has been lying and has been discovered. This person apparently believes that the singer is really at the root of the problem. The singer is asking this person to give them a reason to reconcile the relationship. (sorry for being so cut and dry but it was kind of difficult to explain any other way.)

Indestructible October 8th, 2009 02:38AM  

Man personally I think this song could have fit better for the halo movie they keep delaying putting out particularly the lines there was nowhere to hide the ashes fell like snow. But I personally see this song as a cry against alienation from god..... chester seems to have done this before in numb, in the end, and given up, all with varying degrees of anger. This is perhaps the truest one yet....the ground caved in between where we were standing, and your voice was all I heard.....did I get what I deserve? that's just the way I interpreted it and still this may be one of their broadest singles yet, decide for yourself...