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