The Inspiration Behind These Famous Songs Show That A Great Idea Can Come From Anywhere

Higher

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Creed is an ultra-religious band, so it makes sense that “Higher” would be about Christ’s ascension into Heaven or how religion (and the Lord’s forgiveness) is a one-way track to a utopian afterlife. Sorry, but Scott Stapp, the band’s frontman, didn’t draw inspiration from Christianity when he wrote the song’s lyrics. Instead, he took inspiration from Hindu monks.

“Higher” is about lucid dreaming. “You’re physically asleep, but you’re awake in your mind,” explained the singer. Stapp read about Hindu monks who perfected lucid dreaming and tried to use these techniques to rid himself of a terrible, reoccurring nightmare.