House full of roses
A letter on the stairs
A tape full of messages for anyone who cares
Collage of broken words
And stories full of tears
Remembering your life
'Cause we wish that you were here
Nothing is harder
Than to wake up all alone
Realize it's not okay
It's the end of all you've known
Time keeps passing by
But it seems I'm frozen still
Scars are left behind
But some too deep to feel
And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We're all just victims of a crime
When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime
Some days you'll find me
In a place I like to go
Ask questions to myself
Bout the things I'll never know
What's left to find
Cause I need a little more
I need a little time
Can we even up the score?
And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We're all just victims of a crime
When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime
And nothing lasts forever
For all good things it's true
I'd rather trade it all
While somehow saving you
It must have been the season
That threw us out of line
Once I stood so tall
Now I'm searching for a sign
So don't need your salvation
With promises unkind
And all the speculations
Save it for another time
'Cause we all need a reason
A reason just to stay
And Some just can't be bothered
To stick around another day
And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel, tonight
We've all been victims of a crime
When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We've all been victims of a crime
Victims of a crime
Living with this crime
I'm missing you (x4) [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/avenged_sevenfold/victim.html ]
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Victim meanings:
by Unregistered on May 21st 2012 10:13 am
Beautiful song... Makes me want to cry
its talking about the rev, he was such a great person
by Unregistered on May 7th 2012 10:10 am
There is a rare amount of songs that make me cry and this is one of them i know how it feels losing someone close to so this song goes out to anybody who lost a loved one a7x forever rip the rev
by Unregistered on May 5th 2012 4:09 am
The crime in question being the feeling that you've been wronged by having this person taken away.
by Unregistered on May 5th 2012 4:06 am
When i first heard this i thought it was about the rev's passing, but he was alive when it was written. I think it has to do with the pain we all feel when we lose someone we love. I think that the slight adjustment to the chorus at the end, the change to "we've all been victims of a crime" is to aknowledge that we all can sympathize with losing a loved one because it's something we've all experienced.
by Unregistered on May 3rd 2012 12:16 pm
Loosing someone who meant alot to everyone or just to yourself
by Unregistered on May 2nd 2012 7:55 pm
This song is sad the meaning to me is that he lost the one he loved bye her dying in some way
by Unregistered on Apr 24th 2012 6:33 pm
Very nicely put my friend was just about to post a meaning of my own and saw yours. Totally agree
by Unregistered on Apr 20th 2012 2:33 pm
The song is most likely in reference to the late "rev"; however, my interpretation is that the "crime" is god (or whomever) taking another person and, in this particular case, far too soon. The reference "don't need your salvation, save it for another time" suggests the anger with this referred higher power and how when you lose someone dear to your heart, the last thing you wanna talk about is the very person who took your dearly beloved away.
by Unregistered on Apr 9th 2012 8:00 pm
This song hits me, i feel a sudden feeling of sadness. How the rythm of the song is being played and how matt shadows sings it. I believe the songs about jimmy sullivan "the rev" whom past away & hes singing of the loss of the former drummer. Whos been a "victim of a crime" meaning jimmy's sickness, & how he was a victim. & how hard it is for them to get by .. I love this song!
by Unregistered on Apr 4th 2012 3:09 pm
By the way i'am still confused why writer's used the word 'victim of crime' can anyone pls explain?