2004 is when I discovered this song. Im now 31, and go back to this song anytime my mental health is struggling....however today this song made me miss much simpler times. Teens don't be in a rush to grow up, it sucks.
I die on the inside everytime I think of those times..literally, like a sinking feeling and my chest tightens up and I hate how life became, compared to how beautiful it was and how much spirit I had. I dream that when I die I will live in 2005 forever!
@@lfi14 i've just completely changed my life, nothing is the same as it was 4 months ago. i think i am still searching for that excitement from teen days. I guess thats never coming back, bummer.
I'll never forget sitting on my roof outside my room, "Victory records sampler 2004" Cd on my boom box haha This was always on repeat. Great memories!!
"I'm a Victory whore!" yelled my friend as we stood outside at a show who I can't recall who was...AFI! It was AFI...and a guy was handing out Victory samplers.
I fell for a girl recently when this song came on one of my playlists, and she started singing along. It was impactful but heavenly, and I joined her. It was magical.
LYRICS : When the sun came up, We were sleeping in, Sunk inside our blankets, Sprawled across the bed, And we were dreaming, There are moments when, When I know it and The world revolves around us, And we're keeping it, Keep it all going, This delicate balance, Vulnerable all knowing, Sing like you think no one's listening, You would kill for this, Just a little bit, Just a little bit, You would, kill for this Sing like you think no one's listening, You would kill for this, Just a little bit, Just a little bit, You would, you would... Sing me something soft, Sad and delicate, Or loud and out of key, Sing me anything, we're glad for what we've got, Done with what we've lost Our whole lives laid out right in front of us, Sing like you think no one's listening, You would kill for this, Just a little bit, Just a little bit, You would, Sing like you think no one's listening, You would kill for this, Just a little bit, Just a little bit, You would, you would.... Sing me something soft, Sad and delicate, Or loud and out of key, Sing me anything.
Same here man. In my 30s now but lived for this emo shit in my hayday. Always makes me a nostalgic emo mess when I throw this shit on again. Cheers to the good old days!
Jacob Webb im 34 , song is a good reminder that its ok to just be you, sing laugh be silly. im 310lbs of muscle and fight. i need to remember not to be so serious all the time.
this was one of my friend and i's favorite songs. he passed away in 2011. he loved music, both composing his own (mostly techno / EDM) and just enjoying it. it was a huge part of his life. he was a really compassionate person. he was only 20 when he died. still miss you, Andrew.
Wow, nostalgia. I miss so much of back then. It was a care free time. All that mattered was music. Now, all that matters is making money and paying the bills. :(
I was at there show at the Bowery Ballroom 2006. Kevin Devine and Matt Pond PA opened. What an amazing show.such a great time. I was 19. I miss those times
This song came out when I was locked up, and the last time I heard this song was on my radio, late at night back in 2004 or 2005 in my cell, feeling lonely, missing my friends and family. 15 years later, and this song randomly came on today on my spotify radio, and it really took me back to that random night. Its weird. My life has gone really well, I have a great career, a beautiful family, and I'm still relatively young (34), but part of me really wished I could go back to that cell, and start all over again. No matter how well things are going. Nothing is better than the idea of going back and trying again, even if for just a 1% better outcome. I dunno, maybe I sound stupid, but I just wanted to share this, because today was a special day, because of this song. Growing up sucks man....
33, just got out of prison, randomly heard the world existential, thought of this song, and saw your comment. You don't sound stupid, I get it, and I'm glad I read your comment
This song makes my spine tingle and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Can’t explain the feeling it gives me but it’s like pure universal love.
It is an unmitigated outrage and an absolute crime that this song and video only have 500k views. This kind of beauty only comes around once in a generation. I am glad that I was part of the first that got to experience it so many years ago.
jshrubz it's half a million views dude. not only are there plenty of far, far lesser known bands you'd be able to make a better version of the cliche "ugh so few views" argument for - just look at how few views shannen moser's songs have haha - calling it an outrage or crime is some real stereotypical middle class high school kid shit yknow
I met John Nolan at a small concert in the suburbs of Detroit Michigan while he left TBS, small venue, I shook his hand & was able to have a convo with him (as a teen) best times I had early 2000s . I'll never forget it.
I know you don't care or probably don't even remember me now Andrea, but your friendship in high school kept me strong. You introduced me to a new genre of music and helped me discover so many bands that expressed pure poetry just like this one and it really allowed me to see life in different and positive perspectives, so even though you have forgotten me, I still can often enjoy beautiful music like this. Thank you for that gift.
I'm probably not the same Andrea.. but yet i feel compelled to reply. I love this song and the way it represents a wanton freedom to do as thou wilst... hope all is well with you and that you never lose that feeling of wonder. Keep dreaming and when you awake keep on believing xo
I really enjoy the sentiment of this anecdote. When I was in high school I was really shy and I met this one beautiful girl and she helped me discover what it meant to like feel for another, her and I don't really speak anymore but it's just nice having someone show you affection when no one else will. The feels.
I love how every lyric is spoken by every different person in a seamless fashion of collective stream of consciousness. Problems are universal to every person. The band is silent and unmoving except for a head/shoulder shift to notice and take all actions in. Beautiful lyrics, music, and video compiled into one. It's such a shame there are less then 300,000 views on this.
Not anymore. Over a million in 2022 and my guess is it will keep going up. Just a timeless song that speaks to any generation of any era as long as existentialism and human emotion exists
Listening to it in 2022. I'm a little older than the average fan, almost 49 but started Listening to them when they first came out. Reminds me of how I felt as a teen in 1992 if that makes sense.
I'm now 39 and my emo kid is not repressed. This kind of music is all I listen to. This is what makes me feel something inside. Gives me the chills everytime. Them, Brand New, Manchester Orchestra and TBS.
I still to this day sing this song in the shower a d cry about my girlfriend that died in a car crash. And I sing like I think no one listening. It helps heal my soul.
I love this song it's beautiful i saying to this song Everytime I hear it it has a really good story behind the song and I love the piano to the song one of the best music videos ever
I'm pissed that this song doesn't have more views because this is good music, real music ya know? but also kind of glad, because if this was super famous it wouldn't feel as special to those of us who appreciate it. Straylight Run hits me right in the feels.
Cole Keziah this song feels much more essential and vital than it ever got chance due to sheer confusion of what to expect from such a project, it had nothing backing it up, I remember when this first came out I remember Fuse shit canning it quick, the problem it would've been more important and successful if they didn't mention anything about what the bands mates were ex members of (and this should not have been released on Victory at all).
I consistently show this song to anyone I feel a real connection with. Sadly almost no one ever really pays attention to the songs that means the most to you. But when you find the person who appreciates it, it makes it worth it. Just wish more people knew about this absolute masterpiece.
Ally Wood from Washington State, if you ever see this, please know that I am so sorry for hurting you. You were right when you said I would regret this for the rest of my life. Not a day a goes by where I don't think about you, I hope you found happiness, I know I never truly will Take care, my Rose.
My brother taught me this song on Piano about 10 years ago without telling me what song this was. Now that I’ve heard the original song, I’m so glad that he did
This song is perfect. The video is perfect. I feel like i know everyone in this video so well, with how often I've watched this and noticed little things over the last 20 years.
Same here! I was kicked out by a piece of shit alcoholic father. Now I have an excellent job, am married and have 2 beautiful daughters. My father? Still an asshole living in a shit hole. I won't subject my little angels to his bitter ways. Karma's a bitch eh?
You'd be surprised at how many people around you probably know the words to songs you know. And this was showing that we're all in the same world going about life together and it doesn't matter how loud or perfect we sing, work, or argue. We all grow old, we'll all die, so love your life and live it well - sing it loud and don't worry about how other people view you.
This song brings back so many memories. Would always play this song over and over again. This will always be one of my favorites. Love that piano solo to start before the lyrics and don't even get me started on the words "around" and "balance". The way them high notes are held on them words. THE FEELS BE TOO REAL!! I love how at the end of the video everyone in the train is dancing and then dancing together after pairing up with one another and they're slowly swaying to the song. That prom night feel and them aesthetics of the lights are just amazing.
I've been trying to remember the name of this band and album for a solid 6 years. It was my first CD I ever actually purchased. I remember the night I bought it and sitting in my cat in the middle of the night listening to the whole album by myself. Core memory minus the actual name of the band-for sure.
Nearly 20 years of loving this song (I was introduced to it on Xanga is how long ago lol), it's still one of my favourites of all time... and somehow this is the first time I'm ever seeing the music video.
Yep...2019...just found this video on my feed. I'd love to think this train hasn't stopped...still chugging down the rails. I'd like to think of all the happy places it is passing, people it is picking up.
This is one of the first songs I remember thinking of as “my favorite song”. I’d almost forgotten it, but I needed it today and something brought it back to me.
It's the first day of 2024 and marking like 20 years for this masterpiece and im still here the world is a much different place but this song remains the same, Beautiful..
Bittersweet. The feel of the song. The nostalgia that accompanies it, knowing that I can never return to that simple time but also loving that I had it. Bittersweet. That is what this song is.
They really weren't lol. I was fucking miserable for the first half. Now the 90's... But yeah, this was a good song. But remember what else was on the radio during this time. Lots of shit.
This was one of the very first songs I ever showed to my 12 year old lasting girlfriend who is just now gone. I will always remember her face the very first time I met her back in January 24th, 2012. We had tacos yestersay remembering those good old days, when we were young and full of ambitions, but unfortunatelly my mental health stopped us from evolving as a couple together. You will always be my first love Andrea. ❤🙏 I will always love you.
It feels far in the past. I've been through so much. It each week I'd meet someone new. The group of friends i would go to shows with was always changing. I didn't have anxiety back then
@Damien The GT My early 2000's were the most painful years of my life. I wouldn't wish what i endured on anyone. I look forward and keep the past behind me where it belongs. Our past cannot be changed. I tend not to dwell on it.
This song was on the bonus dvd inside my hawthorn heights cd back in the mid 2000’s. I had to really think about what it was called. So much feeling for me.
