What does Hesitate mean?

Stone Sour: Hesitate Meaning

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Song Released: 2011


Hesitate Lyrics

You were my fire, so I burned
til' there was nothing left of me
I, I touched your face, I held you close
til' I could barely breath

Why do you give me hope then give me up,
just to be the death of me?
Save the rest of me

Cause' I see...

  1. 1TOP RATED

    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Feb 2nd 2011 !⃝

    An unfulfilling and not mutually loving relationship. That he was hurt or betrayed (not necessarily an affair?) but not having his best interest at heart regarding 'his' feelings/life. That he knows he has to leave and end the continuous cycle... but it is still painful and tormenting.

    That part of him will forever be burnt away and missing for the length of time he stayed in an unhealthy marriage (guessing marriage?) from video.

    just my thoughts from a poet, 'Sky L.'

  2. 2TOP RATED

    #2 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Apr 14th 2011 !⃝

    About being in love with somebody who doesn't have the same feelings about you. Move on even though it is hard to do.

  3. anonymous
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    Aug 13th 2016 !⃝

    He loves her completely. He believes she loves him truly. No one ever has been so real and genuine to him. I also believe her family is trying to split them up and rid him to save her. He knows that would hurt her worse then he could ever. I don't want to leave a woman who loves me and is so hard to find I believe she is his soulmate. She only knows me as a weak person that's all she's ever seen. He wants to show her how strong He can be for his family. His has lived her way and now he wants her to follow him. If she can do that he knows she will get past all the hurt as well as his own broken heart. She has mended his broken heart. Now he will mend hers no question. He needs her to see how great he cares for his family. He knows he hurt her so bad. Maybe he wants nothing more then to give her the man she has seen all along but he's been living with this guilt. He doesn't want to feel like he owes her he wants to prove that the strong man she's known is and has always been here he's just been a broken heart not from her from his past of family friends basically everyone has hurt him so he thinks by hurting himself also his family it will save the ones that hurt him. What does not kill you can only make you stronger. Never get in the way of love. They are in love. Get it threw ur heads. Signed he sees everything threw Jesus. God is and his son are bring the little broken hearted boy too his true strength. No one would want the pain he has had for it is of a million sleeping men. U do not want to wake them. He does not need to be destroyed he needs to be applauded from all who is close him and Power of Jesus. If who ever isn't with him winning his family won't give up then don't. Who is more psychotic. The ones fight for not giving up or the ones giving up. Whose the ones with mental problems to manipulate the weak and use any leverage possible to win even when they know he's smarter then they though and enjoy s playing there game well this guy sounds like a sane person

  4. anonymous
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    Nov 21st 2015 !⃝

    This song breaks my heart, I think it is about abandonment.

  5. anonymous
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    Jul 12th 2012 !⃝

    This song can represent many things... Thats the awesome thing about it. Drug addiction, losing someone, or someone hesitating to fall in love with you... Whatever you make it to be!

  6. anonymous
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    Jul 12th 2012 !⃝

    This song is really about what Corey went through when he lost his best friend, Paul Gray. Anyone who says its about anything else is wrong. And the only way that this song is linked to drug use is that Paul died from an overdose.
    RIP Paul Gray

  7. anonymous
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    May 7th 2012 !⃝

    Yes it is sad.. But !! At least he/she did not continue with that relationship .. What does not kill you makes you stronger. As a warrior put that stuff behind you and live your life.. Like its you'r last day .you will find someone better..

  8. anonymous
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    Oct 9th 2011 !⃝

    I have just come out of a shitty relationship and this song really has helped me get though it. I had to move on she was destroying everything to do with me and it's the same with this song, He still misses her and cares but he has to go and move on, another song like this would be Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver

  9. anonymous
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    Jul 10th 2011 !⃝

    i think this was Corey's song to Paul Gray. It is his way of saying that he needs him, but he cant need him because he is no longer with us. Because he is gone he feels as though a part of himself is gone. I think All of Audio Secrecy, is his goodbye to Paul Gray, because he never got to say goodbye

  10. anonymous
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    Jun 30th 2011 !⃝

    You guys are all wrong the song is about addiction of drugs and how he still wants it but knows the consequences, he's torn and he is convinced that he has to stop drugs but he always hesitates.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
  11. anonymous
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    Jun 22nd 2011 !⃝

    I think it is a reference to smoking crack.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
  12. anonymous
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    May 15th 2011 !⃝

    I personally believe it was a relationship that is gave his all and everything close in and out of his heart and the partner somehow destroyed the relationship so out of hardship he wrote this beautiful song to all the people who relate to this song, I know I do almost sad :( for me

  13. anonymous
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    Apr 7th 2011 !⃝

    He gave every part of himself for his partner to only see her betray him and destroy a part of his soul.

  14. anonymous
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    Mar 26th 2011 !⃝

    This guy was definitely in love with a sociopath.....He was abandoned.....Its so obvious....A very touching song, especially for those of us who have gone through this...

  15. anonymous
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    Jan 4th 2011 !⃝

    i think it means whatever you want it to mean.


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