Hoobastank - The Reason Song Meanings
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Einstein
September 29th, 2005 11:14PM
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This song is a melancholy mix of regret and rebirth.
The lyrics demonstrate how people are often selfish during the course of a relationship only to have the relationship end as a result of their behavior. The lyrics stop short of revealing the extent of the hurtful behavior, but hint that the behavior merited an end of the relationship.
The good that can come from the dissolution of a relationship have been the fodder of many artistic works. A painful ending of a cherished relationship (albeit cherished in retrospect) can often become the catalyst of change for a person. We see that our selfish behavior has driven one we love away, thus we are motivated to change.
The question is whether or not we change for change sake, i.e., to do the right thing for ourselves; in other words to become better people because it serves a high order spiritual end. Or, do we change to gain the favor of the ones we have lost. In either case are we not still the selfish children we seeks to change? Sometimes people leave us. Sometimes they leave us for reasons that can be traced to our behavior. Sometimes they leave for their own selfish reasons. But for whatever reason, it is their choice to stay or go. If we are truly loving and unselfish, we can let them go with a loving heart and open arms.
anonymous
December 17th, 2006 11:09PM
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I agree with the first guy, because the second one is too obvious...thats what sucks about this sight...the people that post on do the obvious crap that you can notice from listening to...he was referring to the reason they wrote the song or where they got the idea...army commercial
anonymous
March 14th, 2007 08:58PM
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This song doesn't have a very specific meaning. It is very general. It is probably about a girl but it might be about someone in his family. But he is saying that he has realized that he has done wrong. And that they mean so much to him that he is willing to change who he is.
anonymous
September 4th, 2007 10:53AM
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It's about a friendship the singer lost and he's saying that he has changed because of the friendship and wishes he could do better.
anonymous
October 31st, 2007 04:45AM
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To me it's basically about how you regret hurting someone so much it makes you change, even after its to late to salvage the relationship with that person.
anonymous
February 13th, 2008 12:07AM
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One of my friends sent me this song. When I met him, he had a problem with depression. I didn't know it, though I could feel it. Through that time he hurt me a lot and it took a while for me to forgive him. I saved him from committing suicide even though I didn't know it. We were just friends. "Everyday," he said, "you gave me a reason to live and a reason to change." That is my interpretation.
Sonicjetsam
December 30th, 2008 08:46AM
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Based on the lyrics and the music video, this song is based on his obsession for money or stealing things and much less to do with love.
In the vid, his gf got knocked down on purpose to act as the diversion to give time for the guy to steal stuff from the shop. Cos in the end the gf wakes from her 'death' and quickly leaves the scene to meet the guy and his friends after they have stolen the things from the shop.
Like the last verse explain the guy's actions clearly
"I found a reason to show, a side of me you did know, the reason for all that i do, and the reason is you."
This here shows 'you' in this context is talking abt money clearly.
noirevampire1234
September 7th, 2009 11:47AM
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God, Einstein , what are you telling a story? I think it's about a guy who's mistreated his girlfriend, and now that she left him, he's asking her to come back again, as he says 'that's why i need you to hear'. He's realised his mistake, and changed himself for a very big reason-her.
anonymous
December 9th, 2009 10:50AM
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well i think this song is about him asking for forgiveness to that spaecial person he has harm. and he is sayind that he is not a perfect person like he tought he was.
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