Creed....

I've been listenin to Creed since the last week or so,and am very amazed at the deep meanings of some songs i've heard...here are the lyrics some of their songs....
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'Bullets'

"Walking around I hear the sounds of the earth seeking relief
I'm trying to find a reason to live
But the mindless clutter my path
Oh these thorns in my side
(Oh, these thorns in my side)
I know I have something free
I have something so alive

I think they shoot cause they want it

I feel forces all around me
Come on raise your head
Those who hide behind the shadows
Live with all that's dead

Look at me
Look at me
Look at me
At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head
Through my head
through my head

In my lifetime when I'm disgraced
Jealousy and lies
I laugh aloud cause my life
Has gotten inside someone else's mind

Look at me
Look at me
Look at me
At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head
Through my head
Through my head

Hey all I want is what's real
Something I touch and can feel
I'll hold it close and never let it go
Said why, why do we live this life
With all this hate inside
I'll give it away cause I don't want it no more
Please help me find a place
Somewhere far away
Yes I'll go and you'll never see me again

Look at me
Look at me
Look at me
At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head
Through my head
Through my head *2x

Look at me
Look at me"
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'Weathered'

' I lie awake on a long, dark night
I can't seem to tame my mind
Slings and arrows are killing me inside
Maybe I can't accept the life that's mine
No, maybe I can't accept the life that's mine

Simple living is my desperate cry
Been trading love with indifference
yeah it suits me just fine
I try to hold on but I'm calloused to the bone
Maybe that's why I feel alone yeah...
Maybe that's why I feel so alone

'Cause me…I'm rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
it just won't heal
I am rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
It just won't heal
No, it just won't heal no no no...

The sun shines and I can't avoid the light
I think I'm holding on to life too tight
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Sometimes I feel like giving up yeah...
I said, sometimes I feel like giving up

'Cause me…I'm rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
it just won't heal
I am rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
it just won't heal
It just won't heal

The day reminds me of you
The night hides your truth
The earth is a voice
Speaking to you
Take all this pride
And leave it behind
'Cause one day it ends
One day we die
Believe what you will
That is your right
But I choose to win
I choose to fight
To fight

'Cause me... I'm rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
it just won't heal
I am rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and
It just won't...
Covered with skin that peels and
It just won't...
Covered with skin that peels and
It just won't heal'
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'Higher'
'When dreaming I'm guided through another world
Time and time again
At sunrise I fight to stay asleep
'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place
'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape
From the life I live when I'm awake
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Although I would like our world to change
It helps me to appreciate
Those nights and those dreams
But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same
The only difference is
To let love replace all our hate
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time
Up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine'
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'My Own Prison'

' 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
so i held my head up high
hiding hate that burns inside
which only fuels their selfish pride
we're 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 from my burden and bring me life eternally
shouldve been dead
on a sunday morning
banging my head
no time for mourning
aint got no time
so i held my head up high
hiding hate that burns inside
which only fuels their selfish pride
we're all held captive
out from the sun
a sun that shines only some
we the meek are all on in one
i cry out to god seeking only his decision
gabriel stands and confirms
ive created my own prison'
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Creed's songs do seem to have a religious ting to them,and many have criticised them for being so...but if we all understand the songs in each of our life's contexts,they'll strike a chord.

A brief History about Creed:(Source:Wikipedia.org)

Scott Stapp-Vocals, guitar
Mark Tremonti-Guitar, vocals, studio bass guitar on Weathered
Scott Phillips-Drums, percussion, keyboards
Brian Marshall (departed in 2000)-Bass guitar
Brett HestlaBass guitar (Touring Member after the departure of Brian Marshall)

Creed originally came together in Tallahassee, Florida in 1995 as Naked Toddler when Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, former high school friends, got together and started writing songs. They soon added bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Brian Marshall came up with the band name "Creed", taken from the name of his former band, Maddox Creed.

They then found work at a live music bar, where they impressed owner Jeff Hanson enough to let them play at one of his bigger venues known as Floyds Music Store on the Tennessee Street Strip in Tallahassee. Hanson liked the band so much that he convinced producer John Kurzweg to produce the band.

On June 4, 2004, it was announced that Creed had broken up. Stapp began the process of recording a solo album, The Great Divide, collaborating with Roadrunner Records recording artist Goneblind, while the other band members (including former bassist Brian Marshall) formed a new band, Alter Bridge, with Myles Kennedy. Touring bassist Brett Hestla has since joined the band Dark New Day.

Since Creed's disbandment, there have been many rumors of a reunion. The three members currently involved in Alter Bridge have stated that Creed is soley in their past, and will not reunite any time in the future. Yet Stapp maintains that Creed is an open book, and that he and the rest of the band have discussed reuniting.
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Alter Bridge's song 'Metalingus' is one of my fav songs...I didn't even realise that Alter Bridge had 3 ex-members of Creed.Alter Bridge clearly states that they aren't "Creed with a new Vocalist" but are a completely different group altogether..'Alternative metal' and 'Post-grunge' being its genre as compared to Creed's 'Alternative rock, Hard rock and Post-grunge'.Myles Kennedy(formerly of The Mayfield Four) is lead vocals and guitar for Alter Bridge.

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Black holes and Wives...explained?!

Thank You Nashahita for giving me this challenging topic to write on.I hope not to dissapoint you as well as the readers...Enjoy in good spirit!

Q:Ok,What's this Black Hole thing??
A:Wikipedia defines a Black hole as "An object with a gravitational field so powerful that a region of space becomes cut off from the rest of the universe – no matter or radiation, including visible light, that has entered the region can ever escape."

and now,a non Scientific Defination:A Wife/Girlfriend.
explained:The object [A Wife/Girlfriend.] has a gravitational field[sob stories,crocodile tears,power of seduction etc etc.,] so powerful,that a region of space[her husband/Boyfriend] becomes cut off from the rest of the universe[his group of friends]-no matter or radiation including visible light,that has entered the region can ever escape[hear it means,once u're married/steady,u have no chance of escaping anywhere else]

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Q:What makes a Black Hole so damn difficult to escape from??
A:If your Wife/Girlfriend covers all paths you take,no matter where you search for a road to freedom,U will get screwed up and find it difficult to escape!
Quote Einstein,"“Women always worry about the things that men forget; men always worry about the things women remember”"..

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Q:Are there any types which we need to know?
A:Types of Black Holes:astrophysicists currently classify black holes according to their angular momentum (non-zero angular momentum means the black hole is rotating) and electric charge:

Uncharged-Rotating,Uncharged non-rotating,Charged-Rotating,Charged non-rotating.

1.Uncharged-Rotating:Wherein your wife isn't mad yet,but is still keeping a 360 deg lookout on you.

2.Uncharged non-rotating:The more calmer of the lot;rare to find on earth!

3.Charged-Rotating:Wherein your wife is damn mad at you,and is keeping a 360 deg look out on you!The worst black hole to be in.There have been no survivors recorded in this type.Say your prayers because you are already screwed!

4.Charged non-rotating:Wherein the wife's mad,but doesn't give a damn to keep a tab on you.2nd most preferred choice for people,but again rare to find!

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Q:OK,Is there a possibilty to escape from rotating black holes?
A:If the predictions of Kerr's solution are found to be true,rotating black holes could theoretically provide the wormholes which often appear in science fiction. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the internal properties of a rotating black hole are exactly as described by Kerr's solution and it is not currently known whether the actual properties of a rotating black hole would provide a similar escape route for an object via the inner event horizon.Even if this escape route is possible, it is unlikely to be useful because a spacecraft which followed that path would probably be distorted beyond recognition by spaghettification.

IN SHORT;IF HE COULDN'T COME CLOSE TO GETTING AN ESCAPE ROUTE,ALL THOSE IN THIS PREDICAMENT ARE SCREWED ROYALLY!!!

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Q:Are Black Holes a threat to us?
A:Scientifically,"Black holes are sometimes listed among the most serious potential threats to Earth and humanity,on the grounds that:
*A naturally-produced black hole could pass through our Solar System.
*A large particle accelerator might produce a micro black hole, and if this escaped it could gradually eat the whole of the Earth."

My View:IF U DON'T GET THE DRIFT FROM THE ABOVE,U DESERVE TO BE EATEN UP BY A BLACK HOLE!!

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Q:So,is there any hope?
A:Well of course there's hope...Why do you think majority of the scientists who dealt with this topic were men?Its all thanks to them that we now understand black holes better!!

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Cheers!!

SSC results are out,BUT...!!!

The SSC results will be declared today,June 26 '07...My memories go back to the day of my SSC Result...After waiting for months and discussing various career choices,me and my friends waited anxiously for that day.After all,this result would define which college would we go into...more the percentage,better the college.I ,along with my school and tuition friends[Nik,Abhi and all],went to Phadkewadi's Ganesh Temple...then,after meeting out tuition sir,we all went to a press office at Ambewadi...we stood in a line waiting for our results to be declared to the press...we were so impatient that we couldn't wait till that afternoon,when our school(St.Teresas' High) would give us our results.
After waiting for a long time,we came to know that the result list would come in the press only after 2 or 3 pm...we felt no sense in waiting,and decided to go home and then after having lunch,make our way to school.On our way home,my friend who seemed nonchalant about the outcome,was asked by another friend,"Why the hell you not tense today?".He replied,"arrey,i know i am passing yaar.."."we all will pass,but u not worried about your percentage?good college?"...then my friend said something which in the years to come would be the most talked about and debated subject in India..."I'll get in to Sydenham very easily yaar...they have an OBC Quota...so i'll easily get in!!".We weren't shocked to hear this,in fact we laughed along with him,not knowing that 5-6 years down the line,there would be morchas,debates and what-nots against Reservation and quotas...
We got our result,I attained 70.13%[many ppl were shocked to hear i got those many marks...i was shocked too!!]We all Hi-Fived,danced on the school grounds[our school had a 100% record...still has,touchwood!]
After going through our version of hell[that was when we were 15-16 yrs old only],we would later realise that we hadn't still entered Hell!Life was just to begin,and we would enter a new phase in our lives...I gained admission into Lala Lajpatrai College @Mahalaxmi,which,too, would be a major experience for me.I had got admission in KC after 10th,through someone,but something inside my head made me decline the same...I still don't know what made me change my decision,but i feel now that i really justified it to an extent.

Nowadays students are pressurized so much to study hard,I wonder what they must be going through mentally.The state of depression,which in case of students of 14-16 years,was almost unheard of 10-15 years ago,is been seen and read everyday in the the news.The state of education in Maharashtra is not great,especially with teachers being paid low salaries...Peons in corporates seem to earn more than a School-teacher.Recently in the news,there was an article about how BPOs are willing to employ English school teachers,because of their skill.If all teachers are to be employed,there would definately be a scarcity of 'Good' English teachers.
The problem lies in the system...Some people say that SSC pattern of examination is the best,because it helps in building up a student's memory...Hell,ya right!!Our pattern has become so outdated that its no surprise that students from the CBSE board do far better as compared to the SSC[which upgrades its syllabus once every 10 years!]
There lies some hope in the fact that the Mathematics[Algebra and Geometry] syllabus was upgraded this year.Students now have topics related to Commerce,which were not even considered 10 years back..topics like Interest,Taxation etc will be far more helpful for a commerce or an arts student 20 years down the road than would a topic like trigonometry..
All in all,hope the students do well,get in to good colleges and make a good career for themselves.Even if things don't go as per plan and you get something less than expected,Cry if you want on that day[coz it relieves urself]...but from the next day,make sure that you learn from your mistakes and carry on....that's it-Carry on!!
Cheers!!

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