The story behind Creed 's music video for "My Sacrifice" is a deeply personal narrative of and internal struggle . The Story & Meaning
The video begins with an old, seemingly blind man (played by Herbert Maynard) feeding pigeons in a park. The camera pans into his mind, showing the flooded city as a landscape of his memories and reflections. Creed - My Sacrifice (Official Video)
Besides Universal Studios, parts of the video were filmed near Interstate 4 in Polk County, Florida. The story behind Creed 's music video for
While some fans interpret the lyrics as a romantic reunion or a connection with faith, Stapp identifies the "sacrifice" as the act of reconnecting with oneself and choosing to live for loved ones rather than succumbing to self-destruction. Behind the Scenes Besides Universal Studios, parts of the video were
A central scene features lead singer Scott Stapp in a rowboat. He reaches into the water to save a drowning man, only to realize the person he is rescuing is himself . Stapp has explained this represents pulling himself out of "dark periods," specifically his struggles with substance abuse and alcoholism .
Crews built a three-foot-deep basin and filled it with roughly 400,000 gallons of water . They used concrete road barriers lined with plastic to hold the water in the streets.
The video, directed by , was the first project where Creed had complete creative control. It tells a story of personal catharsis through several key metaphors: