Vindicating Vindicated

Defined, vindicated means: "to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof". The person in this song wishes merely for redemption from his mistakes. At the beginning of "Vindicated", the singer tells about his hopes for redemption. How he was even "mesmerized" by this. In the chorus, it states: "I am selfish, I am wrong. I am right, I swear I'm right. Swear I knew it all along." This shows the singer's doubt in himself, followed shortly after by his realization that what he did wasn't all that bad, and he should have known that from the start. The song continues to talk about "your [ the girl's ] intentions". How they were more then what the guy could ever handle, but boy did they sound swell. It then switches the beat, as the singer talks about the two being close; "So tie up the corners of your lips, part them and feel my fingertips. Trace the moment - fall forever." But the entire song would be nothing without it's final words. They complete the song, and can sum up the whole point behind "Vindicated": "My hope, dangles on a string. Like slow spinning redemption."

To break it down, quite basically; this is another teenage love song. A guy singing about how much he cares for a girl, and how he hopes she could forgive him. I suppose you could say the message one would find in listening to this song is that some people deserve redemption. As for me, what I learned from "Vindicated", is that you're not always wrong. Don't blame yourself, especially when you've been nothing but innocent. And this has helped get through some rough times just recently.

I just honestly love every little aspect of this song. From the melody, to the lyrics - I just adore everything. Like, how the song flows just right. Or how the guitarist is possibly the most talent acoustic players around. Dashboard Confessional is off-the-charts amazing.

When I found this song, I instantly stopped. This was my life, exactly. I can relate to every word from this song. Ever since then, "Vindicated" has become a part of me. And it seems like everyday, my life fits more and more to this song. Not only that, but it's also helped me realized that I can't always be wrong. And I shouldn't blame myself for every little thing that happens - I have