Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Saint Nothing” by Daniel Rossen
‘Saint Nothing’ by Daniel Rossen is a song about the search for purpose and identity in a life filled with emptiness and loneliness. It appears to reflect on a time in the narrator’s life when they felt lost and struggling with feelings of inadequacy, expressing a longing to be something perfect and whole – a ‘saint’ in their own right. The chorus echoes a sentiment of hope, singing, “Once I get out of here, I’m coming back a saint, nothing more, nothing less, I’m gonna be.”
The narrator is aware of their own failures and shortcomings, singing in the bridge, “I’m no good, I’m so weak, broken and incomplete, ineffably meek.” Nevertheless, they strive to make something meaningful out of their life rather than remaining a ‘saint nothing’. The song speaks to the universal themes of hope and redemption in the face of struggle, and reminds us all that it is never too late to find peace and wholeness in our lives.