Crouched over
You were not there
Living in fear
But signs were not really that scarce
Obvious tears
But I will not
Hide you through this
I want you to help them
Please see
The bleeding heart perched on my shirt
Die, withdraw
Hide in cold sweat
Quivering lips
Ignore remorse
Naming a kid, living wasteland
This time you've tried
All that you can turning you red
Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Here we are with your obsession
Should I, could I [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/0-9/10_years/wasteland.html ]
Crowned hopeless
The article read living wasteland
This time you've tried
All that you can turning you red
But I will not
Hide you through this
I want you to help
Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Here we are with your obsession
Should I, could I
Heave the silver hollow sliver
Piercing through another victim
Turn and tremble be judgmental
Ignorant to all the symbols
Blind the face with beauty paste
Eventually you'll one day know
Change my attempt good intentions
Limbs tied, skin tight
Self inflicted his perdition
Should I, could I
Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
It's about a person who wants to "change their intentions" because they see the people who are suffering and need help, and the people that are either ingnoring it, or making it worse, and he saw the error of his ways and knows he should do it, and he could do it.
The way i see it mostly is that it's about africa and other poor countries that have issues and don't have a lot of things that americans have, and also i think it's about a person who wants help from other people to help him open his eyes.
I love this song. I may be way off, but it seems like he's having a change of heart because of the tragic things he's seeing around him... Like a third world country. Or even america because of all the hate and pain in the country.
I know the video shows a lot of people in desperate situations with sad faces.