“Young Grow Old” is looked as one of Creed’s heavier songs in their library, bearing heavy riffs and distorted guitars along with a sudden energetic intro.
The song is a bonus track that came from the European edition of Human Clay. In 2002, less than three years after Creed released the album, the...
[Verse 1]
He said he's falling to pieces
Fighting the boy and the man
Over his shoulder there was freedom
But consciousness has tied his hands
Embodied youth was his distinction
Now inhibition's in demand
So driven by his fear of weakness
That's his key to understand
[Chorus]
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old
[Verse 2]
Trading places in the circle
Turn the glass, spill the sand
They say that time can make the difference
But age doesn't make you a man
[Chorus]
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old
[Bridge]
So young but overblown
So young but overblown
So young but overblown (So young but overblown)
So young but overblown
Take a look now, see the boy is weakened
Watch him fade, watch him fade away
Take a bow and the boy is defeated
Is this the way, this the way?
[Chorus]
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old
Young Grow Old was written by Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti.
Young Grow Old was produced by John Kurzweg.
Creed released Young Grow Old on Tue Sep 28 1999.