Blow Away

This song is about going through life's process. Throughout life, you will lose friends that you've loved your whole life: I've lost too many friends along the way Memories I never thought would fade It is also about getting old: Faces that I see turn old and gray

"Blow Away" is part of Staind's fourth album, 14 Shades Of Grey. They were starting to come down after a rapid ascent leading to their third album, Break The Cycle, in 2001. Lead singer Aaron Lewis had been through a lot, and songs like this one find him looking back on his life, which had changed dramatically. He became a father in 2002, the year before 14 Shades Of Grey was released.