song: "With Arms Wide Open", I hope he understands . Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit. It reached number thirteen in the UK. To launch the With Arms Wide Open Foundation, the band released a limited edition "enhanced-package single" in September 2000, with proceeds going to the charity. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100on the issue dated November 11, 200… The title became the name of a foundation set up by Stapp to help children and families. Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com.

Stapp sings about how happy he was and at the same time petrified. An unfortunate Spandex period? This song was written when Scott Stapp (the band's lead vocalist) found out with great surprise that he was going to be a father. He doesn't want his son to be like he was after he dropped out of college getting drunk and using drugs all the time. Scott Stapp wrote this as soon as he learned his wife, Hilaree, was pregnant with his first child. the story is about a man whos son goes away for so long the man has even thought of his son as dead. Gave me a peace of paper towel as i open it Heading is With Arms Wide Open he sad me down on the bed put his head on my tummy and started singing the song as tears roll down from both our cheeks i could feel the deep intense feel of both his love and the meaning of the song. decides to get baptize for the second time if he was not born under the Christian faith. This won the 2000 Grammy for Best Rock Song. In this song, he's basically welcoming his son to the world. As with many of Creed's other songs there is a sect of people who think the lyrics speak of Christ, God and His relationship with man.

but when the son comes back the father recieves him with arms wide open. Bryan Adams' 1987 song "Heat Of The Night" has the distinction of being the first commercially released cassette single in the US. (function() { Once he found out that he was going to have a son, Stapp wrote this song because he didn't want his child facing the same problems he faced while growing up.

With arms wide open..wide open [Guitar Break] If I had just one wish . I got this from an interview of him off of VH1 if you don't believe me.

The song eventually spawned a family charity named after the song. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. The song topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (most airplay of a track from an album) for four weeks in July 2000; a month later it reached the U.S. top 40 (in sales). Visit Music Banter - The Internet's Top Music Community. He hopes his son will not make the same mistakes he did (could be a teenage father in that case, at least that's one way to look at it), and that he'll reach out and embrace life. k.d. That means even if we apart ourselves from god when we come back to him he will be waiting with arms wide open.

That means even if we apart ourselves from god when we come back to him he will be waiting with arms wide open. The song eventually spawned a family charity named after the song. I think its a boy because he says "he" a lot. The longtime bassist of Earth, Wind & Fire discusses how his band came to do a holiday album, and offers insight into some of the greatest dance/soul tunes of all-time.



For the people that misinterpret lyrics try to find out the meaning of a song before you think you guys know them. The song seems to have a double meaning in which Stapp sings that he hopes his child will face the world with a trusting heart and arms wide open and how he will receive the child and the role of being a father with his arms wide open. This was Creed's only #1 hit on the Pop charts, although they had several other #1s on the Mainstream Rock charts. "With Arms Wide Open" is a song by American rock band Creed. the story is about a man whos son goes away for so long the man has even thought of his son as dead. this song can be defined in many different ways and forms. See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.

This song is about the lead singer and how he's goin to have a kid. He sings about the inadequate feelings he has to deal with about being a father. He had a son named Jagger, and later had two more children. With arms wide open . (this was originally submited by brockli1010 not me so give them the credit...It was just sublited on the wrong song...So here's their interpitation: ) what I think this song talks about is somebody getting a girl pregnant and how happy he is, yet he doesn't know if he's ready: "well I just heard the news today it seems my life is going to change I closed my eyes, begin to pray then tears of joy stream down my face...Well I don't know if I'm ready to be the man I have to be I'll take a breath, take her by my side we stand in awe, we've created life" the main thing that makes me thing he got a girl pregnant is "we've created life" and there are other little hints in that section of the lyrics, and then I think he starts to talk about how he wishes his kid will turn out: "welcome to this place I'll show you everything...I'll show you love I'll show you everything...I hope he's not like me I hope he understands that he can take this life and hold it by the hand and hold he can greet the world with arms wide open". Beef with Bon Jovi? BOC turned it down, so Adams recorded it for his album Reckless.

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This song is addressed mostly to his soon-to-be son (Jagger). The single contained an orchestrated version, a rock version, an acoustic reading, and the music video. You'll see.

That he can take this life .

Stapp told us: "Don't we always want our kids to be better than us? The song seems to have a double meaning in which Stapp sings that he hopes his child will face the world with a trusting heart and arms wide open and how he will receive the child and the role of being a father with his arms wide open. was a teenager writing hits and playing on tracks for Jan & Dean when he wrote a #1 hit that got him blackballed. var opts = { With arms wide open . The song inspired a T-shirt sold at The Hard Rock Cafe to benefit the With Arms Wide Open Foundation.

The son has done a lot of wrong. Scott Stapp said the inspiration of this song stemmed from him hearing the news that he was going to be a father for the first time. With Arms Wide Open was a single off of Creed's Human Clay album. The son has done a lot of wrong.

just like the song says. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. Read the lyrics again with this in mind. Hes happy but he doesn't know if he ready for the things that come along with havin a kid. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. It was also nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. This song is about his son. The track runs the gamut of emotions about finding out fatherhood is forthcoming. One of the most successful songwriters in the business, Desmond co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" and "Livin' On A Prayer.". In October, the song hit the top ten and topped the Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for eight weeks. artist: "Creed", adunit_id: 100001411, /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ It was the birth of scott stapp's son. maybe this person has decided to accept god in his heart and as his true savor. we lost daddy due to car accident 19months later. Tearsofblood from Nowhere That Concerns You, More songs about fatherhood or motherhood. "Run To You" by Bryan Adams was written for Blue Oyster Cult, and the guitar part is modeled after "Don't Fear The Reaper." He knows it's a boy, because he says "he" quite often. In this case God receives once more his son with his arms wide open and welcomes him back to his house and to be with him. Copyright © 2020 Advameg, Inc. All rights reserved. The track won the 2000 Grammy for best rock song.

Does he have beef with Gaga? He was doing a tribute to his son that was born the year his album came out. and how he realizes he's really going to be a father now, and his hopes for his son. because it sounds so much like her hit "Constant Craving.". Lead singer Scott Stapp wrote this song after finding out he was going to be a father. It was released on April 24, 2000 as the third single from their second studio album, Human Clay. but when the son comes back the father recieves him with arms wide open. Stapp was from a very strict, very devout Christian household and he didn't want his son to grow up questioning himself and his faith like Scott did.

being that creed is a Christian band it relates more to God. I'll show you everything ...oh yeah. See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.

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just like the song says. I heard this song is about the birth of someone's son (perhaps the singer's?)

And hold it by the hand . I feel it could be about a bloke finding out his other half is pregnant with someone else's son but he is willing to take full fatherhood responsibility no matter what. The first hit song that was used in a commercial before it was released as a single was "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing," which was written for a Coke ad.