The rock band Collective Soul told CNN Wednesday that they were startled to learn that their song "Shine" was a favorite of Cho Sueng-Hui, the Virginia Tech killer.
His roommates said Cho listened to the song over and over, even inscribing the lyrics on the wall of their dormitory room.
"It is an enormous tragedy and we deeply regret the loss of life," the band members said in a statement given to CNN by band manager Jordan Feldstein.
"The issue is not about the song," he said. "It is about the innocent lives that were lost that we regret deeply, as do all Americans."
"Shine" was written by Ed Roland, the band's lead singer.
Some of the lyrics that the taciturn student pored over include:
"Teach me how to speak
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go
Tell me will love be there (love be there)
Oh, heaven let your light shine down."
-- From CNN's Wynn Westmoreland