And i dont think it matters the point us its a great song and i hope Shindown never explains it. Now i see a gay guy in a judgemental world. The kid was an unsubtle gift i planed to send to a perfect world "heaven". No real reason to accept the way things were changing. I was swimming in the ases of my fun life with no responsibilities, one abortion would have fixed it. I was looking at my life changing and there was no real reason to accept it. Years later when my now wife got pregnant fatherhood was the 45. The box was the letter that explained and maybe another gun. In my mind the unborn child was a kid on the way that he would not be there for or any kid in the future that hates life as he does. I never saw the video till about 5 years later so I didnt jump to abortion concept. Maybe depression was a driving factor or he just acknowledge life sucked. The perfect world was the after life because this one was too absurb. I took it as a man killing himself, even leaving a gun behind for his kid to follow. Over the years its meaning has changed as I have changed. they keep it real and even if my interpretation of this song isn't even close to theirs, they still have my respect. Shinedown is one of the most kick ass bands out there and they never cease to amaze me with their talent. This is just what I get from the song and refelct on everytime I listen to it. (in the video it would appear that he states what he believes to her and she gets mad at him) he goes through staring down the indecision (45) again. I believe." he has kept his disagreement with her decision secret as stated earlier. "everyone's pointing their fingers, always condemning me." People frown upon him getting his girlfriend pregnant or her having an abortion. and i'm staring down the barrel of a 45, swimming through the ashes of another life, no real reason to accpept the way things have changed staring down the barrel of a 45!" *repeat chorus* "Everyone's pointing their fingers, always condemning me. "In a box high up on a shelf, left for you, no one else, there's a peice of a puzzle known as life, wrapped in guilt sealed up tight." Here he could be seeking comfort in the fact that the child's life would have been painful. "Send a message to the unborn child, keep your eyes open for awhile." I think he is expressing anger, in a fit of rage saying you'll only have awhile to keep your eyes open. No real reason to accept that this life has been ended, still faced with indecision. Swimming through the ashes of the life of his unborn child, aborted. "Staring down the barrel of a 45" Here is his indecision which I see represented in the 45. He lost it to this decision or indecision(pain) which swallowed it and now leaves it fallen apart, lacking. Whatever happened to the young man's heart. "With these decisions he recognizes his role as a man, his possible role as a father. And I'm starring down the barrel of a 45, swimming through the ashes of another life, no real reason to accept the way things have changed staring down the barrel of a 45! " Whatever happened to the young man's heart, swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart. "In these times of doing what you're told, you keep these feelings no one knows." He doesn't object because it's his girlfriend's "choice" her "right" so he does what he is told must be done but inside he disagrees he feels as though he is ending a life. In a perfect world that wouldn't be necessary, abortion in his eyes may be absurd. "Send away for a perfect world, one not simply so absurd." Here comes the idea or concept of abortion. This child won't be a subtlety to their normal lifestyles, and it wasn't planned it was accidental. When he says "Send away for a priceless gift." He could be talking about a child, sent away for (being made through intercourse). That does fit in with all the lyrics and the video. I heard somewhere that it was about the writer's girlfriend deciding to get an abortion. To me, with the knowledge of the song and the video, I would say that this song is more relational than personal.
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