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Save Me

By Skillet

1,363 views Jul 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Skillet's song 'Save Me' is a raw cry for help from someone struggling with inner darkness and despair. The lyrics depict a person standing on the edge, feeling damaged and unseen, desperately reaching out for someone to save them. The repeated plea 'What are you waiting for? Someone save me' underscores a sense of urgency and isolation. While not explicitly Christian, the themes of reaching for light and needing rescue can be interpreted as a spiritual cry for salvation or divine intervention. The song resonates with those experiencing mental or emotional turmoil, seeking hope and deliverance.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

This is the place that no one sees

I don't like to show

(I can't help it)

This is the darkness over me

It's just the world I know

(I can't stand it)


Reachin' for the light

Reachin' from inside

Help me tonight


I'm closer to the edge

Tonight I'm standin' on the ledge

So why won't you reach out your hand

To save (to save), to save me

Tonight I'm damaged if you dare

Tonight it feels like no one cares

So why can't I come up for air?

Just save (just save), just save me


What are you waitin' for?

Someone save me


Peel back the skin exposed to you

Take pleasure in the pain

(Please, don't stop it)

Tell me what I'm supposed to do

It ain't easy to open up this way

(I can't help it)


Reachin' for the light

Reachin' from inside

Help me tonight


I'm closer to the edge

Tonight I'm standing on the ledge

So why won't you reach out your hand

To save (to save), to save me?

Tonight I'm damaged if you dare

Tonight it feels like no one cares

So why can't I come up for air?

Just save (just save), just save me


What are you waiting for?

Someone save me


Reachin' for the light

Reachin' from inside

Help me tonight


I'm closer to the edge

Tonight I'm standin' on the ledge

So why won't you reach out your hand

To save, to save me?

Tonight I'm damaged if you dare

Tonight it feels like no one cares

So why can't I come up for air?

Just save (just save), just save me


Tonight I'm closer to the edge

Tonight I'm standin' on the ledge

So why won't you reach out your hand

To save (to save), to save me


What are you waitin' for?

Someone save me

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