How To Save A Life
The FrayIsaac Slade, the lead singer of The Fray, was inspired to write this song while he worked as a mentor for a crack addicted teen in a camp.
I think it's about a person who tried to help his/her friend but failed to do so and now he feels guilty about it.
But since the song refers to "a friend", then I'm just going to interpret it as a conversation between two friends.
Step one, you say, "We need to talk."
He walks, you say, "Sit down. It's just a talk."
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
had i known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
'Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
Pray to God, he hears you
And I pray to God, he hears you
And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
- The video player plays from the time specified
- Chorus
- People Talking
To sneak or move past someone or something unnoticed
It is impossible to slip past the armed guards and metal detectors
Do you think lean slip past the doorway without being seen?
establish: law, rules, etc.
those directives lay down a list of minimum information on the project or on activity
The Commission does not wish to lay down an exhaustive list of assessment criteria
the whole time
She knew about the surprise party all along
She had believed her lies all along
Inversion means putting the verb before the subject. It is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, generally for emphasis or special effect.
Hardly had I begun to speak when I was interrupted.
No sooner had I arrived than they all started to argue.