How to Save a Life (4:21)

Cover of Grey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack

From Grey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack and 67 other releases

Influenced by a boy that Isaac Slade, lead singer, met while working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teens. According to Slade, the song is about all the people who attempted to help this troubled boy but were unsuccessful.

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  • toto47

    Love this song!

    6 Sep 9:47pm Reply
  • nygal28

    Yep, JackLksMacarana - I feel exactly the same way and I love them even more after buying "Scars & Stories" :-)

    19 Aug 3:32am Reply
  • JackLksMacarana

    So beautiful. This had it set in stone for me and I am sure many others that I was a fan of the fray just from hearing this I knew I'd love them forever!

    30 Jul 12:12am Reply
  • Shyrali

    Kind of breaks my heart every time I hear this song, but I really love it.

    25 Jul 7:26am Reply
  • JackLksMacarana

    This is an awesome song.

    7 Jul 8:08pm Reply
  • sarah_bauer_148

    This song is simultaneously awesome and ruins my day every time I hear it.

    18 Jun 8:02pm Reply
  • Burning666prg

    Usualy it's hard to remember any melody or lyrics from such a mainstream lullabies but my wife listens to this song so frequently that I even started to hate it!

    30 Apr 6:42pm Reply
  • molly_jay

    memories <3

    24 Apr 6:30pm Reply
  • sharv11

    There are no words to describe how this makes me feel...I miss you endlessly dear son...Vinny you actually got me so hooked on Scrubs & I love/hate the episode this is on...meanwhile till we meet again someday, there is Scrubs & last.fm & beautiful memories of you... <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

    23 Apr 5:45am Reply
  • RianGate

    Hey, i'm newcomer. I just want to hear the song without video. Have any idea?

    8 Apr 3:12pm Reply
  • s6_al

    Nice song. :)

    5 Apr 7:56pm Reply
  • Lindsey191

    :)

    25 Mar 2:31pm Reply
  • miley4star

    love the piano!

    18 Mar 8:44am Reply
  • MeikKiel

    yo!

    2 Feb 7:05pm Reply
  • Real_man

    'You know what's right and wrong.' Enough said.

    27 Jan 4:31pm Reply
  • holyground343

    i love this song:)

    19 Jan 11:07pm Reply
  • ChrisTeam

    This the one of the most played tracks of all time on last.fm. See the full list here: http://www.last.fm/user/ChrisTeam/journal/2013/01/18/5q5tgg_the_stairway_list_%28january_2013%29_%28a.k.a._the_most_played_tracks_of_all_time%29

    18 Jan 11:03pm Reply
  • holyground343

    i love this song:)

    1 Jan 10:22pm Reply
  • fk1989

    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK

    28 Dec 2012 Reply
  • BILLTHEBEARD

    Thanks to Nocturana's radio - Paul.

    26 Dec 2012 Reply
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