Sinner

Album: Sinner (2001)
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Songfacts®:

  • Drowning Pool lead singer Dave Williams explained the meaning of the song: "Every religion has a list... Catholics can drink and that's OK, but the Baptists say if you drink you're going to Hell. Everybody's got that list of what is going to keep you from getting into Heaven, but everybody's broken at least one of those rules, no matter what religion you are ... basically, I'm just saying we're all sinners."

    Williams died as a result of a heart condition in 2002 at age 30.
  • The music video for this song was inspired by movie Se7en. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Ryu - Tokyo, Japan for above 2
  • This was used as the theme song for the 2001 Jet Li movie The One.

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