3 Doors Down: Kryptonite Meaning

Song Released: 2000

Kryptonite Lyrics

I took a walk around the world
To ease my troubled mind
I left my body lying somewhere
In the sands of time
But I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon

I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah

I watched the world float
To...

1. anonymous

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   Dec 19th 2010 !⃝

   I always thought this song was about him doing cocain.
2. anonymous

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   Sep 9th 2010 !⃝

   Is a father and is daughter, is daughter is in trouble, but no matter is father is in drugs, he will protect is daughter from all, no matter what attack him, her(the daughter) is the only weakness of this father, she is the kryptonite of this superman
3. anonymous

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   Jun 9th 2010 !⃝

   I think this song is more about friendship then a relationship..And that the lead singer sat and thought about everything for a long time ("I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind") and he decided that in order for his friend to be a true friend he would have to stick by him through the thick and thin. Even though he's had problems ("You call me strong, you call me weak, but your secrets I will keep.") he will still always consider his friend to be close to him and he'd never betray him.
4. anonymous

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   Jan 26th 2010 !⃝

   In the beginning when he says "I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind, I left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time" I think means that he clears his mind by closing himself off from the rest of the world and takes and thinks about everything.
5. anonymous

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   Dec 27th 2009 !⃝

   I feel this song is about the insecurities of a relationship (i see it as love, but whatever)
   That the narrator feels vulnerable to desertion if they ever fail or in any way dont meet the expectations of them. They feel like they're viewed in a certain way (superman) and have to live up to this idea of them at all times, like they arent allowed to fail without this person walking away.
   
   i see this song describing a fairly unequal relationship, in that the narrator seems to have an unconditional love for this person, while he feels that their feelings for him are dependent on this facade of strength, i see the 'superhuman might' refering to his restraint in expressing anything that may 'turn them off' him.
   he is in love with them and they are his weakness, he cannot get over them or let them go no matter what they do to him.
6. anonymous

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   Dec 14th 2009 !⃝

   I believe the song is about a man who is deeply in love with someone with an addiction. I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind. Because of all the things that has to do with the relationship.He really doesnt mind things happening now and then but in the end he want to still be reconized even if its friendship. In his struggles he may go crazy and wants to know if she will be by his side and if he doesnt go crazy he want to know the same thing.
7. Brittpro

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   Nov 3rd 2009 !⃝

   i think it could also be a father daughter relation dont you? i mean, look at the lyrics from a father perspective. couldnt it? thats how i see it. i know thats most likely not what he ment, but its how i c it. :)
8. anonymous

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   Oct 27th 2009 !⃝

   This song is not about a girl. It's about 2 friends. Being friends is the only thing keeping them together. without each other, they would be nothing. When they are with each other they get crazy but still keep each other together. you have to actually get into the lyrics of songs. you can't just hear them and automatically assume it's about a girl.
9. anonymous

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   Oct 8th 2009 !⃝

   the music video has a meaning , if you pay attention to the lyrics: "If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?" it's actually saying, "If i mess up, will you still be there for me?" and "If i'm alive, will you be there holding my hand?" that means "if i do good would you be there for me?"
   the story with the old guy is that he messed up long ago and let everyone down and he quit being a superhero and now retired he try's to make it right again before he passes. but he can't fix the past.
10. Mikey

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    Oct 5th 2009 !⃝

    Yeah, the meaning isn't too obscure (I was interested to read that the author said it was more about friendship than love -- I wouldn't have guessed).
    What I think is so interesting about the song is that the narrator is Superman, or a superman-like character, invincible, etc., but he sounds so insecure and anxious. The music, too, is a kind of ambiguous mix of power and angst.
    
    Great song. Three Doors Down never reached this height again... IMHO, of course.
11. anonymous

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    Oct 2nd 2009 !⃝

    I believe that it means...that never leave a friend hanging in a time of need and always be there for them.
12. anonymous

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    Aug 29th 2009 !⃝

    Song meaning @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_(song)
    Lead singer Brad Arnold stated in an interview with Songfacts that "Kryptonite" is not asking the questions in the lyrics, but a hidden question is being asked. The lyrics "If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?" is really asking "If I fall, will you still be there for me?" while the lyrics "if I'm alive and well, will you be there holding my hand?" is asking "if I'm doing good, will you be there for me? Will you not be jealous of me?"
    
    Arnold was 15 at the time of writing Kryptonite, which was his fourth song ever written.
13. musicmania

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    Jun 20th 2009 !⃝

    this song is a metaphor. he's not talking about a real super man, "You stumbled in and bumped your head,
    If not for me then you'd be dead
    I picked you up and put you back
    On solid ground" this tells how he saved someone from drowning. this song is a way of asking that person, that when he gets old if they'll still respect him and remember that he saved them. and the video is just another way of saying it, the song has nothing to do with an old man being a superhero
14. demonz_blood

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    Mar 21st 2009 !⃝

    The song is basically saying will you still be there for me even when the going gets rough? Its about true friendship or true love whichever way you wanna look at it. The video also represents this..an old man who used to be a superhero still trying to save the day and if you will still believe in him.
15. anonymous

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    Aug 2nd 2008 !⃝

    You called me strong, you called me weak,
    But still your secrets I will keep
    You took for granted all the times
    I never let you down
    You stumbled in and bumped your head,
    If not for me then you'd be dead
    I picked you up and put you back
    On solid ground
    
    Years ago my husband said this song reminded him of us. I heard the song today and actually listened to the lyrics. I'm a recovering alcoholic and those lyrics say it all. I know understand.

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