For Every Tear that Falls, Words Mean Nothing... Where does the sorrow come from?

I'd say they were very much based on personal experiences and grief. They come across too true to the feelings to be fake IMO. Tom goes into his "inspiration" for writing lyrics in the interview on the "Night to remember" DVD.
 
Yeah. Before he came back I thought he was lost forever to music (metal). He influenced me greatly. I really should change that already.

The DVD is great btw. One of my top 3. I highly recommend it!
 
I had a chat with Carina Englund online and she said "Words mean nothing" Is when her and Tom broke up. And Tom wrote that song for her.