I'm pretty sure those lyrics were appropriated in their entirety from poem submitted by a 17-year old classmate for my grade 12 yearbook. It was good, but I preferred her other writings, which covered topics ranging from the sudden death of a pet rabbit, the heartbreak surrounding an unrequited crush, and her parents' divorcing when she was 9. Gotta be worse bands though Nickelback gives them a run for their money. Will think on it.