A reason to start over new/
And the reason is you.
In “The Reason’ the narrator is apologizing to his love for the mistakes he made. This is a great ‘apology’ song. The lyrics hit all the right themes for apologizing and even turns his mistake around and says he is going to change for the better because of the woman. He admits his mistake, says he’s sorry and says he’ll change…straight out of therapy 101. Who wouldn’t love to hear that? I bet she forgave him. Next time you screw up with your significant other just quote these lyrics…
“I’m sorry that I hurt you…it’s something I must live with everyday…and all the pain I’ve put you through…I wish that I could take it all away.”
Just try not to sing it. It might sound less sincere.
Hoobastank’s melody is incredible. Both the verse and the chorus are fantastic. Often one or the other will be great, but as we move into the top tier of songs, we get to songs that hit on both accounts. The production is top notch. The piano intro is one note—a sixteenth played for two bars or so and somehow it is recognizable. As the guitar and then the bass and drums are added it adds the perfect amount of depth to the sound.
The Reason Lyrics
I’m not a perfect person
There’s many things I wish I didn’t do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
I’m sorry that I hurt you
It’s something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That’s why I need you to hear
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
I’m not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
I’ve found a reason to show
A side of me you didn’t know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you
Songwriters: Douglas Robb / Daniel Estrin / Chris Hesse / Markku Lappalainen