This song is about the feeling of alienation, of being rejected...paradoxically, it has become the song of an entire generation because everyone has felt lonely, different, unwanted. It is also about wanting to be good enough for someone, about feeling inferior to someone that might not even deserve or understand the love they receive. And while the singer desperately wishes to be special, he actually proves he is different in a positive way. He doesn't even realize it, maybe not even the audiences do - but in the end, 'Creep' makes us feel good about being who we are, different from anybody else.