Collective Soul - Blame Lyrics

Christian Bail always did a great job singing with this band, he’s a great actor don’t get me wrong, but boy he was quite a musician as well.

1996: This song is amazing.
2020: This song is amazing.

Was this song about Collective Soul's original management and/or label?

Ed is SO cuuuuute!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After re-discovering Collective Soul after a 7 year sabbatical, I certainly remember WHY I loved the band so much then and now. Ross Childress' guitar tracks are like no other. A spectacular musician. The lyrics? Some of the best ever. Thank you.

Basketball backtrack tournament of our barangay

chingona banda me encanta collective soul saludos desde mexico!!!!!

me encanta

RON SWANSON beefed up and and joined the circus to juggle skulls and lift heavy objects.

That opening guitar riff is so beautiful and smooth. Very melodic band

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS BAND!!!!

CS were an amazing band in the 90's. In the post-grunge era they made many great ROCK albums that were among the best of the decade, but unfortunately (strangely), Ed wanted to abandon that post-grunge Rock sound that had made them what they were, for a pop sound in the 2000's...the result being a string of poor albums...please go back to what you guys do - did, best. ROCK.

The earth is flat

I never heard a Collective Soul song I didn't like. Still listening 😀

This is one of the most inspirational and intellectual bands to reach us in recent times. These men and their music and lyrics are a blessing from God above part of the covenant that was promised to us. Keep rocking it and keep the faith and beautiful music coming.

I wish they would still play this live!!

Great album!! ❤

Why didn't I appreciate how good this band was.

One of their best songs.

I think that's Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec) Playing the Strongman.

Collective Soul was the absolute BEST concert I have ever attended! Saw them summer of 2012.

Three different times i have gone to see them with someone that was going to see one of the other acts playing. All three times those people said CS was better than the band they liked and went to see.

You can ask people if the know collective soul and they will not be sure. Play them any one of their many, many hits and they are like, "yeah, i love that song".

this band is my guilty pleasure that I don't dare reveal to anyone I know.....

Blame = culpa
I love this song <3

NOW HERE 15 SONGS I REALLY LIKE

Listening to that intro and ending guitar licks in the rainy afternoon is awesome

He had one of the most beautiful voices ever🎸🎹🎶❣❣❣

Agreed!

One of the best written songs ever both lyrically and musically in my opinion!

B Rye SEVERELY underrated tune and my personal favorite along with December ;)

I went through a divorce........I was shit on....She had multiple affairs...we had 3 small (under 10 yo)small children... I know all 3 of my babys are mine ...(dna proven).....and everyone thinks only men cheat.....thats bull chit....!!!!

collective soul should play this song live

en Argentina se los quiere!! Aguante Collective soul!

yep they are good

esas guitarras.

Amazing song.

man its hard to accept that it is going to be 2017 already wow......................imu 90s

Ron Swanson

what the fuck??!! the view count appears to be missing a couple digits.. fix this people. or put your hearing aid in.

Ed you looked so handsome!

This should of been in The Walking Dead Season 6!!!

thank God for these Guys ......

The most underrated band in the whole world of all time... officially!

Ed Roland is the best songwriter of the past 2+ decades. and he is amazing in live shows <3

i agree.i think ed roland is a genius in his own right.cs songs always have great harmonics and melodies.

be honest and im a lover of the band but since Ross messed up with Ed's woman and got kicked out, its never been the same. Ross Childress filled every one of these songs with just killer original sounding guitar licks.

Man, as awesome as this is the opening and ending guitar licks are some of the most aurally pleasing pieces I've ever heard and are a level above the rest of the song. I wish the band would write another song based solely on those parts.

Can't give you enough thumbs up,,

this band has so many nice guitar riffs in other songs too

withiout ross that guitar parts wouldnt be what you were looking for in this instance.

This comment gets 1 reply per year. And i think that's a mandolin.

i love this song <3

My favorite

The opening guitar riff in this song is so beautiful. Collective Soul has always had the perfect combination of emotion, a great sound, and lyrics.

I saw them in concert 3x. Can't get enough

You pushed me down
For all the world to see
I guess that's your price
For my loyalty
So while you're tasting sin
And swallowing pain
Don't look at me
To take your blame

When you're willing to render
To the guilt you concede
When truth is your reason
Then lay that blame on me
When you unveil a conscience
And with peace you agree
When love is your constant
Then lay that blame on me

You lay me out
In hopes that I'd wilt away
But strength rained down
And love provided shade
So while the pageant of lies
Still glow from your tongue
Don't blame me for
Your Kingdom Come

Question your answers
Truth has no anger
Gather up your words
Redemption now offered

Lampson Nguyen Very straightforward and beautiful.

Actual poetry

@Smokescreen One of the reasons I came to love this band.

i love this band so much!

I agree 100% with Mark Poncho! I have seen them a few times over the years and always a great show. Just all around great music and lyrics.

que buena banda!!!! que buena música!!! estilo muy propio, letras fácil de cantar y entender.

Have Loved these guy's from their start. ********

Raymond Bronk Hints... album got me into em too when I discovered em at about 7 years old, good stuff even today

was that nick offerman??

I asked the same thing lol

Apparently he is indeed

Great song, I miss 90s

reminds me of when I was a little girl

Hopefully they will tour as well!!

Collective Soul is sadly underrated and overlooked. Hopefully they will have good success with their new album due out soon.

@Kelly Curtis i agree, they deserve more credit where it way overdue & deserve Hollywood "Walk of Fame!" I would vote for them!!!! He's a beautiful & creative writer!!!

Beautiful... such a great songwriter is Ed.    ] -)

To Tara Raymond: Yes, Ross Childress is a great guitarist. If he had loved his place in the band so much he shouldn't have had an affair with Ed's wife. And yes, it takes two to tango. You just don't do that.

"Question your answers... your truth has no anger"

I love this line of the song. Something about it is just so powerful

Que saudade.

Edgar Lopes nossa um br

btw thats Ron Swanson of Parks & Recreation tv fame in the video!

@The Fasttrack Fan So glad you said that! Just re-watched this video for the first time in so many years and thought we were crazy for thinking that! lol

great song,my favorite album,their "darkest".

Finally! Heard this tune last night on a local radio station, knew it was Collective Soul, but didn't know the song title. And as usual, this twit station didn't tell me what that title was. After much research...FINALLY! Love this song!

Robert Gregory Same! Whenever it came on I was like I KNEW this was them but TUE never named the title whenever it came on which was very rare. So I looked up the lyrics from what I remembered and I found it a couple years ago and I listened to it so much that same day. It's now my all time favorite they did along with December and even Burning Bridges

60s would probably take the cake, though I'd put the 90s right after. 70s were solid, but still gave birth to disco, so...

love all of Collective soul, but the Disciplined Breakdown album has always been my fave....

Sean Spring this was pissed CS. Their management was out to screw em over during this period and this song in particular was them calling them out.

indeed

december,and smashing young man,the world i know are my favs

sorry not even close to the best

This is one of those bands that you always knew a ton of their songs but never knew who they were, or at least for me, like Queen.

this band deserve more recognize love their albuns

Album Disciplined Breakdown year 1997. Yeah I know I bought it on cassette.

God I love this band

this video is super creepy.

and why does it say 2005?

That's when you know the band is AMAZING!

i love dic too, whats your name? :)

I love AIC but this band is like the answer to the darkness there... all is good peeps ~ stay positive; decide to be your best... always. ] -)

Amazing

What a hookster Ed is.... good stuff. ] -)

I once drove from Chicago to back to Atlanta where I live and I played this CD over and over again and it never got old. it must have repeated 15 times!!!

I want to devote this song to my ex-wife for wanting out of the marraige because you are unhappy. Blame me.

this song was from the 90s its 2012 and i still have it in my music lists!!!! some songs nowadays are good but not like they used to be

This song brings back memories. My last year of high school ahead and makes me think of leaving all the people behind. Man am I going to make the best i can though.

yeah me too.

You have a quite fasinating way of using creativity to be so entertaining what a doll great vid love Dee

90's were probably best for you because you never saw the 60's 70's and 80's.

Anyone have an instrumental of this?

EXCELENTE!!!!

What a beautiful, and true song. Ed is a true artist and a genius

raccoonstarsmember And VERY underrated

The Strongman is Nick Offerman from Parks and Recreation... Weird.

hey I need some of that juice, so I can get up out of my wheelchair! lol

This song made me poo :/

OMG! The song is cool, but the video is freakin' weird...

and by the way,stop blaming me thanx

one of my favorite songs

4 people are morons

@MoneyMoe456 I was born in 1990, my mom influenced me with Collective Soul since well... kids don't have 'musical taste' yet, and that's what she listened to back in the day. Driving out to the city, this is was the most common driving tunes. But, between 91~94 is was Queen mostly. :P

nice song. but i want to see 'reunion' video

@Mainrollman Totally agree with ya. My buddies and I recently came up with our own top 20 bands of all time. And needless to say Collective Soul was inside my top 8. Love the boys from Lanta.

your music never dies luv your song