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Rating:
The Creed are indisputably a band that pays homage to '90s grunge flag-bearers like Pearl Jam or Nirvana. In 1999, they debuted with My Own Prison, an album that immediately entered the sales charts, despite not offering anything new.
The voice of Scott Stapp, the group's leader, is practically identical to that of Eddie Vedder of the aforementioned PJ, fluctuating between rougher parts and cleaner ones. Precisely because of the considerable similarity to one of the most beautiful voices in rock, listening to Stapp's singing is at least enjoyable.
The tracks are built on a guitar and bass at times massively distorted and the next moment creating sweet arpeggios. The rhythm section is no less; from passages where it seems like Popeye is on the drums, it moves to accompaniments typical of American rock ballads.
Noteworthy are the aggressive Torn (in a typically grunge key) and the introspective My Own Prison (which well frames the Creedian philosophy, built on the sufferings that life inevitably inflicts), as well as the ballad What's this life for.
Overall, an album that is not unforgettable, but also not to be thrown away sight unseen... it may also deserve a listen, if only because it's certainly the best chapter of this band, whose recent productions seem to be produced with a photocopier...
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Torn (06:24)
Peace... is what they tell me
Love... am I unholy
Lies... are what they tell me
Despise... you that control me
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reasons for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
Torn... I'm filthy
Born... in my own misery
Stole... all that you gave me
Control... you claim you save me
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reasons for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
Peace... in my head
Love... in my head
Lies... in my head
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reasons for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reasons for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
02 Ode (04:57)
Hang me, watch awhile
Let me see you smile, as I die
Take me, as my body burns
Let me see you yearn, while I cry
One step on your own
And you walk all over me
One head in the clouds
You won't let go
You're too proud
One light to the blind, and they see
One touch on the head, we believe
Adore me as I drift away
Let me hear you say I'm fine
You cry as my body dies
All that you despised is gone away
One step on your own
And you walk all over me
One head in the clouds
You won't let go
You're too proud
One light to the blind, and they see
One touch on the head, we believe
03 My Own Prison (04:58)
A court is in session, a verdict is in
No appeal on the docket today
Just my own sin
The walls are cold and pale
The cage made of steel
Screams fill the room
Alone I drop and kneel
Silence now the sound
My breath the only motion around
Demons cluttering around
My face showing no emotion
Shackled by my sentence
Expecting no return
Here there is no penance
My skin begins to burn
And I said oh
So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
And I said oh
All held captive
Out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
I hear a thunder in the distance
See a vision of a cross
I feel the pain that was given
On that sad day of loss
A lion roars in the darkness
Only He holds the key
A light to free me from my burden
And grant me life eternally
Should have been dead
On a Sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
Should have been dead
On a Sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
And I said oh
So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
And I said oh
All held captive
Out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
I cry out to God
Seeking only his decision
Gabriel stands and confirms
I've created my own prison
I cry out to God
Seeking only his decision
Gabriel stands and confirms
I've created my own prison
And I said oh
So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
And I said oh
All held captive
Out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
And I said oh
So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
And I said oh
All held captive (I've created)
Out from the sun (I've created)
A sun that shines on only some (I've created)
We the meek are all in one (I've created my own prison)
Should have been dead
On a Sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
04 Pity for a Dime (05:29)
An artificial season covered by summer rain
Losing all my reason cause there's nothing left to blame
Shadows paint the sidewalk a living picture in a frame
See the sea of people all their faces look the same
Chorus:
So I sat down for a while forcing a smile
In a state of self denial is it worth while
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Plain talk can be the easy way
Signs of losing my faith
Losing my faith
Plain talk can be the easy way
Signs of losing my faith
Losing my faith
Chorus:
So I sat down for a while yeah forcing a smile
in a state of self denial yeah is it worth while
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Sellin sellin my pity for a dime, and another man take my soul
So I sat down for a while yeah forcing a smile
in a state of self denial yeah is it worth while
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime, yeah just one dime
Sellin sellin my pity for a dime, and another man take my soul
05 In America (04:58)
Only in America
We're slaves to be free
Only in America we kill the unborn
To make ends meet
Only in America
Sexuality is democracy
Only in America we stamp our gold
"In God We Trust"
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
In America
In America
Church bells ringing
Pass the plate around
The choir is singing
As their leader falls to the ground
Please mister prophet man
Tell me which way to go
I gave my last dollar
Can I still come to your show
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
In America
In America
In America
I am right and you are wrong
I am right and you are wrong
I am right and you are wrong
No one's right and no one's wrong
In America
In America
In America
In America
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
In America
In America (What is right for you and me)
In America
06 Illusion (04:37)
The sun rises to another day
My constitution keeps changing
'Til it slips away
So I lie awake and stare
My mind thinking just wandering
Is anybody there? (he says Does anybody care?)
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Sitting in my room now
Hiding thoughts
Just hoping one day I'll get out
I hear a voice call my name
Breaking trance so silent
So I can stay the same
Should i stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Wait now, many things left unsaid
This life remains the same
But I change
I try to fool myself in believing
Things are going to get better
But life goes on
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
07 Unforgiven (03:38)
I kept up
With the prophecy you spoke
I kept up with the message inside
Lost sight of the irony
Of twisted faith
Lost sight of my soul and its void
Think I'm unforgiven to this world
Took a chance in decieving myself
To share in the consequence of lies
Childish with my
Reasoning and pride
Goddless to the extent that I died
Think I'm unforgiven to this world
Think I'm unforgiven
Step inside the light and see the fear
Of God burn inside of me
The gold was put to flame
To kill, to burn, to mold its purity
08 Sister (04:56)
Caught up in the middle
Had no choice, had no choice
Birthright forgotten, so silent
No voice
I see you
You know who
Little sister, little sister
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
Bottled up and empty heart of mine
At loss you're forgotten
Getting back, get back
Bottled up and empty heart of mine
At loss you're forgotten
Getting back, get back
Getting back, get back (yeah)
Expectations of another
Love given to the younger
Broken father, broken brother
Emptiness feeds the hunger
I see you
You know who
Little sister, little sister
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
Bottled up and empty heart of mine
At loss you're forgotten
Getting back, get back
Bottled up and empty heart of mine
At loss you're forgotten
Getting back, get back
Get back get back (yeah)
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
No direction little sister
Overlooked little girl
Change,
Change,
Change
11 Bound & Tied (05:37)
Tongue-tied, restless, and wanting
Looks like you might bite, you might bite
Breathing in, breathing out,
you're weakened
The poison's hit your mind, your mind.
Time's ticking and its got ya thinking',
You're happy with your life, your life
You're jaded, slated and singled out
by all those chains that bind, that bind
Take a jet plane my way lately
Cause now you are mine,
you are mine
This airplane's going my way
Cause now you're bound and tied
You're bound and tied
You're bound and tied
Now sit and reflect on all the fame
Time to dim your light, your light
Zooming in, zooming out,
you're questioning
For that there is no crime, no crime
You're jaded,
slated and singled out,
by all those chains they bind, they bind
Take a jet plane my way lately
Cause now you are mine, you are mine
This airplane's going my way
Cause now you're bound and tied
You're bound and tied
You're bound and tied
And we fly, we fly, we fly
And we fly, we fly, we fly
And we fly, and we fly...away, away
Bound and tied,
bound and tied
You're Bound and Tied
Bound and tied,
bound and tied
You're bound and tied
Bound and tied,
bound and tied
You're bound and tied
You're bound and tied
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