Creep
Stone Temple Pilots
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Forward yesterday makes me wanna stay What they said was real makes me wanna steal Living under house guess I'm living I'm a mouse All's I gots is time got no meaning just a rhyme Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal Take time with a wounded hand 'cause I like to steal Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal, I like to steal I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be Half the man I used to be Feeling uninspired think I'll start a fire Everybody run Bobby's got a gun Think you're kinda neat then she tells me I'm a creep Friends don't mean a thing guess I'll leave it up to me Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal Take time with a wounded hand 'guess I like to steal Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal, I like to steal I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be Half the man I used to be Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal Take time with a wounded hand 'guess I like to steal Take time with a wounded hand 'cause it likes to heal, I like to steal I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be (this feeling as the dawn it fades to gray) Well, I'm half the man I used to be Half the man I used to be Half the man I used to be
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Written by: DEAN DELEO, ERIC KRETZ, ROBERT EMILE DELEO, SCOTT RICHARD WEILAND
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Record Production"Creep" was co-produced by Brendan O’Brien and Stone Temple Pilots. O’Brien is a well-known music producer who has worked with high-profile bands such as Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen.
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Album Appearance"Creep" is the seventh track on "Core," which is the debut album of Stone Temple Pilots, released in 1992.
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Music GenreIt falls under the genre of grunge, a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1980s and was popularized in the 1990s.
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Chart Performance"Creep" was a commercial success. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1993.
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Band's DiscontentDespite its success, some members of the band have expressed their displeasure with the song. In several interviews, the band's vocalist, Scott Weiland, stated that he was tired of performing it.
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Song's MeaningLyrically, "Creep" has been interpreted as speaking directly about addiction, a recurrent theme throughout EP's debut album 'Core.' It's believed to represent singer Scott Weiland's struggle with drug addiction.
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Cover VersionsVarious artists have covered "Creep" throughout the years. Notably, an artist named Jayme Dee released a popular cover version of the song on YouTube in 2017.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Creep" is unique for its use of black and white imagery. According to the band, this was meant to symbolize the contrasting feelings of depression and recovery depicted in the song's lyrics.
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Fans' FavoriteDespite the band's mixed feelings about the song, "Creep" remains a fan favorite and is considered a signature song of Stone Temple Pilots.
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Prone to MisidentificationDue to its title, "Creep" is often mistakenly associated with a song of the same name by another iconic rock band, Radiohead. Despite the identical titles, the two songs are distinctly different both lyrically and musically.
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