What was the song Sympathy by the Goo Goo Dolls written about?

Answer 1

The Lyrics to "Sympathy" By the Goo Goo Dolls:

Stranger than your sympathy

And this is my apology

I killed myself from the inside out

And all my fears have pushed you out

And I wished for things that I don't need

(All I wanted)

And what I chased won't set me free

(All I wanted)

And I get scared but I'm not crawlin' on my knees

Oh, yeah

Everything's all wrong, yeah

Everything's all wrong, yeah

Where the hell did I think I was?

And stranger than your sympathy

Take these things, so I don't feel

I'm killing myself from the inside out

And now my head's been filled with doubt

We're taught to lead the life you choose

(All I wanted)

You know your love's run out on you

(All I wanted)

And you can't see when all your dreams aren't coming true

Oh, yeah

It's easy to forget, yeah

When you choke on the regrets, yeah

Who the hell did I think I was?

And stranger than your sympathy

And all these thoughts you stole from me

And I'm not sure where I belong

And no where's home and no more wrong

And I was in love with things I tried to make you believe I was

And I wouldn't be the one to kneel before the dreams I wanted

And all the dark and all the lies were all the empty things disguised as me

Mmm, yeah

Stranger than your sympathy

Stranger than your sympathy

Mmm hmmm mmm

Answer 2

Get hot, get too close to the flame

Wild, open space

Talk like an open book

Sign me up

Got no time to take a picture

I'll remember someday all the chances we took

We're so close to something better left unknown

We're so close to something better left unknown

I can feel it in my bones

Gimme sympathy

After all of this is gone

Who'd you rather be?

The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

Oh, seriously

You're gonna make mistakes, you're young

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Don't go, stay with the all-unknown

Stay away from the hooks

All the chances we took

We're so close to something better left unknown

We're so close to something better left unknown

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I can feel it in my bones

Gimme sympathy

After all of this is gone

Who'd you rather be?

The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

Oh, seriously

You're gonna make mistakes, you're young

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Gimme sympathy

After all of this is gone

Who'd you rather be?

The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?

Oh, seriously

You're gonna make mistakes, you're young

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Come on, baby, play me something

Like, "Here Comes the Sun"

Answer 3

John Rzeznik wrote this song after going through a divorce. He's said it is the "least cryptic" song he's ever written. It talks about his feelings about the relationship and its end.