Can't Believe

Album: Break The Cycle (2001)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about some of the disgusting things lead singer Aaron Lewis saw at Staind concerts, like girls getting their clothes ripped off when they're crowd surfing. Lead singer Aaron Lewis was one of the first to look out for fans during concerts and stop performing if he saw something in the crowd he didn't like. Lewis was already married and went on to have three daughters.
  • Staind didn't perform at Woodstock '99, but they saw plenty of disrespectful and unruly behavior on the Family Values tour and other shows. Fred Durst, who mentored Staind and helped get them signed to a major label, was one of the biggest instigators at Woodstock, where groping and rioting were rampant.
  • Aaron Lewis gets screamo on much of this song, but you can hear a much more restrained, acoustic version on Staind's MTV Unplugged special from 2002.

Comments: 4

  • Aldrin from Manila, Philippinescool drum beats, mike mushok's angry guitar parts and the growling voice of aaron lewis .perfectly fit in their BREAK THE CYCLE album....this album really fits my mood..
  • Adam from Kernersville, NcActually, Lee is right. the song does say "I wanna flee..I wanna flee from everything in forn of me. I can't believe." Buy the BREAK THE CYCLE album or get the lyrics online. Jake.
  • Lee from Houston, TxThis song has nothing to do with childhood. and the it is about the travesties Aaron would see from the stage and the lyrics are I wanna flee I wanna flee form everything in front of me, I cant believe. The songfacts is correct its about what Aaron would see from the stage
  • Jake from Bettendorf, IaNo its not wtf? its about how he didnt feel respected as a kid and about how he was ignored from his "parents" and peers. and in the song it doesnt say i wanna flee i wanna flee from everything around me it says'I want a place where theres less making fun of me. its about childhood
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