| The beginning of Creed's music video for "My | | | | When Stapp was baptized he was buried with Christ |
| Sacrifice" focuses on an elderly man sitting by himself. | | | | in death so that he might rise again with Christ in His |
| He is blind, judging by total whiteness of his eyes. | | | | resurrection, leaving all sin behind, washed clean in |
| This man is an older Scott Stapp. The man sits there, | | | | God's sight forever. |
| thoughtful, until he begins to sink into a reverie. The | | | | Toward the End of Creed's music video for "My |
| camera follows him into his reverie, zooming in on his | | | | Sacrifice" there is a violent storm swirling around, |
| ghostly eyes, deep enough to see his memories. | | | | filling the air with all kinds of debris. Stapp sits in a |
| The ensuing music video is the old man's daydream. | | | | nearby diner as he watches a boy take shelter from |
| It's a general flashback of his younger years. | | | | the storm under a truck. Out in the middle of the |
| Everyone is carrying on in his old neighborhood as | | | | storm there is motherly-looking young woman who |
| they used to all those years ago, except everything | | | | does her best to stand up to the wind. Despite her |
| is covered with about 5 feet of water. There are | | | | violent surroundings, she does her best to look |
| kids playing baseball, the old movie house and even | | | | hopeful. This seems to be Stapps supportive mother. |
| the mailman. No one is bothered by the water. There | | | | The storm dies down and Scott walks out of the |
| are childhood friends, old girlfriends and monks | | | | diner, to embrace the boy. The music video ends |
| (representing rigid religiosity). | | | | with the boy's eyes fading to white, matching the |
| As Scott floats along in his simple boat, he sees a fist | | | | aforementioned old man's eyes. The eyes zoom back |
| rise out of the water, which he grasps and pulls | | | | out again and it is the old man coming out of his |
| upward. The fist is connected to a replica of himself. | | | | daydream. |
| His other self rises up out of the water and sits | | | | "My Sacrifice" gives a glimpse into Scott Stapp's |
| down in the boat with himself. He does a similar rising | | | | lifelong spiritual journey. The song addresses |
| out of the water in his music video for "With Arms | | | | someone called "My Sacrifice." This must be Jesus |
| Wide Open." This represents his baptism, or the | | | | Christ. Who else has died as a sacrifice and yet still |
| momentous occasion when he came to life spiritually. | | | | lives today so that He might be addressed? |