With Arms Wide Open.

With arms wide open is one of the most popular songs by the band Creed. There are not many people who follow rock music and have not heard of this song. The band was given a Grammy for this being the best rock song in 2001.


Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I close my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open

Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life

With arms wide open
With arms wide open
I'll show you everything ...oh yeah
With arms wide open..wide open

If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open 


Every one who hears this song, loves it. The high and low rhythm of the music to the intense vocals, the song is sensational. But not many people really know what the song is about. And i believe if one finds out, then the song itself becomes much more gripping than it already is. 


When Scott Stapp received the news that he was going to become a father, he expressed his feelings of utmost happiness on becoming a father into the song. The songs starts by Scott Stapp singing about how he has received the news of him becoming a father and that it makes tears of joy stream down his face.


So now in this context, it can be easily understood how Scott Stapp is expressing joy to be a father as he is prepared to embrace the baby 'with arms wide open'. He also adds towards the end how he does not want the baby to make the same mistakes as his father did, and learn from them before hand. Now i'd suggest taking a good listen to this song again, as now it will make more sense.