Kryptonite

Song meaning of Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down, and what it is about

One of the earliest songs that lead singer and drummer Brad Arnold wrote at the age of fifteen was this one, which he penned in a maths lesson.

Arnold has said about writing this song:

That song seems like it's really just kind of like asking a question. Its question is kind of a strange one. It's not just asking, "If I fall down, will you be there for me?", because it's easy to be there for someone when they're down. But it's not always easy to be there for somebody when they're doing good. And that's the question it's asking. It's like, "If I go crazy, will you still call me Superman?" It's asking, "If I'm down, will you still be there for me?" but at the same time, "If I'm alive and well, will you be there holding my hand?" That's kind of asking, "If I'm doing good, will you be there for me? Will you not be jealous of me?" That's the basic question that song's asking, and maybe throughout the years of singing that song, I might have come up with more meanings for it than it actually might have originally had.

After the band sent their demo tape to WCPR-FM, a local radio station in Mississippi, the song "Kryptonite" from the EP became the most requested song on the station for more than 15 weeks.

Song lyrics of Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down

Well, I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind

I left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time

But I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon

I feel there's nothing I can do, yeah

I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon

After all I knew, it had to be something to do with you

I really don't mind what happens now and then

As long as you'll be my friend at the end

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might

Kryptonite

You called me strong, you called me weak

But still your secrets I will keep

You took for granted all the times I never let you down

You stumbled in and bumped your head

If not for me then you'd be dead

I picked you up and put you back on solid ground

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might

Kryptonite

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

If I'm alive and well, will you be there holding my hand?

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might

Kryptonite, yeah

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?

If I'm alive and well, will you be there and holding my hand?

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might

Kryptonite

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa, whoa