Singer/guitarist Jared Leto about song: "That's the left side of my brain, … Read Full Bio ↴Singer/guitarist Jared Leto about song: "That's the left side of my brain, me in the darkest corner of my soul. It's a pretty sexual song as well, which is an area I don't normally delve into. When you want to tell a story, you want to explore all the avenues and angles. I felt I needed to reveal more of myself. It wasn't hard, but it might be surprising for some people. It's an electronic song, and we built all the sounds up from scratch; we didn't use anything pre-programmed. I think it's pretty unique."

Stranger in a Strange Land
30 Seconds to Mars Lyrics

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Enemy of mine
Fuck you like the devil
Violent inside
Beautiful and evil
I'm a ghost
You're an angel
One that was saved
Just remains of an age

Lost in the daydream
What do you see
If you're looking for Jesus
Get on your knees

Enemy of mine
I'm just a stranger in a strange land
Running out of time
Better go go go

Angel or a demon
It came from my soul
I'm Guilty of treason
A Vatican's son

Tonight

Angels coming
Everybody run
Everybody run
You wanna live forever tonight
Gonna live forever
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight

Angels coming
Everybody run
Everybody run
You wanna live forever tonight
Gonna live forever
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Angels coming
Everybody run
Everybody run
You wanna live forever tonight
Gonna live forever
Tonight

Lost in the daydream
What do you see
Looking for Jesus
Get on your knees

Angel or demon
It came from my soul

I'm guilty of treason
A Vatican's son

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Stranger in a Strange Land" by 30 Seconds to Mars talk about a person who is lost and disconnected, feeling like a stranger in a foreign place. The first lines describe an internal struggle, where the person sees themselves as an enemy, with violent and beautiful thoughts inside their mind. The second verse talks about being lost in a daydream and looking for answers, and suggests that the only way to find what you're looking for is to get on your knees and pray to Jesus.

The chorus repeats the phrase "enemy of mine," suggesting that the singer's internal conflict is ongoing and is with someone, or perhaps with themselves. The line "angel or a demon, it came from my soul, I'm guilty of treason, a Vatican's son" suggests a religious undertone to the lyrics, with hints of sin, guilt, redemption, and the clash of good and evil. The final verse ends with the repeated line "angels coming, everybody run, you wanna live forever tonight, gonna live forever tonight," evoking a sense of urgency, danger, and the desire to escape.

Overall, "Stranger in a Strange Land" is a complex and intriguing song that combines poetic lyrics, haunting music, and cryptic imagery to create a sense of unease and existential angst.

Line by Line Meaning

Enemy of mine
You are someone I despise

Fuck you like the devil
I will treat you with extreme hatred and malevolence

Violent inside
My inner emotions are aggressive and destructive

Beautiful and evil
My appearance is attractive, but my actions are malicious

I'm a ghost
I feel like I'm invisible or nonexistent

You're an angel
You are pure and good-hearted

One that was saved
You were rescued from something harmful

Just remains of an age
You are the remnants of a bygone era or time

Lost in the daydream
I am completely absorbed in my own thoughts

What do you see
What is your perception or understanding of things?

If you're looking for Jesus
If you are searching for spiritual guidance

Get on your knees
Humble yourself and show respect

I'm just a stranger in a strange land
I feel out of place and like I don't belong

Running out of time
I am pressed for time and need to act fast

Better go go go
I need to hurry and move quickly

Angel or a demon
I am conflicted and possess both good and evil qualities

It came from my soul
These conflicting emotions are deeply ingrained within me

I'm guilty of treason
I have betrayed someone or something I was supposed to be loyal to

A Vatican's son
I am part of a religious organization and have certain expectations to uphold

Angels coming
A higher power is approaching

Everybody run
Everyone should get away from this force

You wanna live forever tonight
You want to experience something memorable and impactful tonight

Gonna live forever
This event has the potential to be life-changing and unforgettable

Tonight
This night is going to be special

Lost in the daydream
I am still caught up in my own thoughts

Angel or demon
I am still struggling with my dual nature

I'm guilty of treason
I am still grappling with my act of betrayal

A Vatican's son
I am still trying to reconcile my religious identity with my personal struggles

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LETO, JARED

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Comments from YouTube:

@yomingnatan

4y↑260

Is there anyone else who still listens to this song?

@tensuavilli

3y↑4

Yup

@crazyedo9979

3y↑4

Yeah!!!! Here!!! ME!!!! Greetings from the farthest outpost of organized happyness

@calvintittle

3y↑3

My partner has this as her morning alarm, and I only just found out the name today. <3

@dmoon7348

2021 in Vegas 🤘😎👍

@kimberlyontiveros9175

2y↑2

I love this song

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@TheConcertQueen97

9y↑340

Literally one of the greatest songs ever made, in my opinion. The buildup of instruments leading towards the chorus is phenomenal.

@romenromero7479

8y↑7

+LinkinParkgirl1234 i want to find songs like that, but not alot of artists do that, unless i've been blind my whole life

@jacquelinecarinawerrmann7856

6y↑6

That was actually the first song i had goosebumps when i heard it the first time AND I get them every single time listening to it again.

@isophexmusicmasks2824

6y↑3

Yeah definitely it's probably my fav part

@hauntingheart3380

5y↑9

This and hurricane along with night of the hunter

@blackearthproductions

5y↑3

I absolutely 100% Agree with that fucking statement.., YES..,

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@spoompls42069

8y↑608

Really underrated song. The vibe and atmosphere is reminiscent from the first album.

@MaryRose86

8y↑45

The first album was their best

@JulioHernandez-wy8nh

7y↑7

the second was the best

@RamonFinnell

7y↑5

i hate you

@cerezams1435

7u7

@prnst4r

5y↑1

@@MaryRose86 lmfao. It's their worst, but "ok." 😂

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@elintilia2790

9y↑157

Man the way he screams tonight just makes me shiver

@robertjuarez2187

9y↑6

I can scream it like that lol no but I have been working on singing this song in particular and I think I do a great job at it. There best song ever!!!!!

@a.p.5342

8y↑5

He screams it so amazing !

@starmireu7135

10y↑260

this song makes me think of an apocalyptic world....

@jasperlynn

9y↑3

Reminds me of the TV show Falling Skies which is about an apocalypse

@Douglassilva91098

Colbalt Dragon same here my brother!

@gothic_doll

4y↑2

Reminds me of coronavirus... (IM JOKING )

@raymondsierra209

4y↑1

NitroDragon-V3 Welcome to 2020

@Militia_Captain

4y↑3

Coming soon to a theater near you 😮

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@MorgueParfington

10y↑106

After a long time of not listening to this, I started up the song with my now-bassy headphones.

It literally felt eargasmic.

@BREACHER_88

10y↑73

that drum line.....touche Shannon Leto!!

@leeannasloan9704

7y↑4

vinnie leahy my thought as well. I always end up tuning out everything out but drums.

@HazloTuMismoOficial

It is all midi... there are no real drums...

@OshaberiNoUmi

9y↑154

i love 30 Seconds to Mars. i like to think of myself as an atheist but listening to their music makes me feel spiritual somehow. its a pretty awesome feeling xD

@emansfield2017

9y↑66

Jared letoism

@threeleggedrat9229

8y↑18

+Evan Mansfield "No mom, I'm not a Christian, I'm a Jared Letoist!"

@thatirishboy2303

6y↑1

Troy Bonham lmao what

@JayJaycubbs

6y↑3

Listen to old-school trance. It gives me that feeling everytime

@eloizasantosoliveira9626

You are gay

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@mickcanham2190

9y↑33

This feeling can not be put into words!! This music takes you away to such a better place with great feelings . . .

@Samiiilo

9y↑14

Really, the entire song's sounds like a guilty confession. No positive vibes going on lol?

@glenw1740

9y↑5

Samiiilo sounds ace though, whether its positive or not its a good feeling

@jop.3555

10y↑55

This song makes me want to go crazy. It just fills my soul!

@thomasrohner675

Sanity.

@vijayanand9710

8y↑23

I wish I can delete this song from my mind so that I can hear it like a new one..such a masterpiece

@kurumicch

4y↑64

Listening to this brings me back to years ago when I was obsessed with them :(

@provethioaltum3276

4y↑1

That hyphenation on your name looks neat

@TRUMP_2024_PREZ

ANNA ARE YOU EXCITED FOR ROBERT PATTINSON THE BATMAN MOVIE...I LOOKS INSANE...I CAN'T WAIT 🦇🦇🦇

@kurumicch

@@TRUMP_2024_PREZ yesssss

@elitsagospodinova7241

2y↑1

Same!

@alexandralaurent7482

Saaaame !!! Omg

@JodianGaming

10y↑50

I love most of 30's songs, but this has to be my favorite and it's hard to say why. Maybe the trance-like bass line. Echelon Forever!

@SpikingsArt

13y↑11

I listened to this song on repeat while I was travelling around Turkey on my holiday, it really fits in when you're speeding through the wilderness, staring at the huge mountains and imagining what it would be like to be abandoned there alone.

@sachamills2102

9w↑2

2024 and still enjoying this

@snotvogel

8y↑47

Really underrated song

@killmydreamdorothy8800

5y↑52

In the words of Jared Leto, “holy guacamole.”
This song is SOOOOO underrated. It reminds me a bit of Echelon, one of my favorite 30STM songs. It feels so industrial and sexy. I wish more of their work sounded like this tbh. But I really do appreciate the new stuff too. 💋🖤🥑

@zebsuboxo

4y↑18

Quarantine got me going back to childhood songs, this song was always my favourite and the nostalgia hits hard

@SilverFlame819

4y↑2

This song has so many layers, it's gorgeous.

@gothic_doll

6y↑25

This song is pure pleasure ❤️😭

@sarishogol7104

10y↑130

this song remind me of an old 30stm

@samsarkisian1167

9y↑6

Because it is

@manicstreet.kasabian3332

9y↑2

This is only from this is war, it's not that old.

@sarishogol7104

9y↑2

+Sam Sarkisian it's from 2009 not thier 3rd album this is war.. it;s not that old

@honeybee-4

8y↑1

+sari Echelon same

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849

5y↑1

@@sarishogol7104 It's not that old but it IS from This is War album

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@katiekat1398

51w↑3

YEARS later and this song still gives me chills, like so many of his other songs. The vibe of this song screams a mix of their intrusmentals from their debut album and his vocals from A Beautiful Lie. I LOVE IT!

@adamskews9027

2y↑9

Most underrated song for sure. Great band :)

@tamaralucero9575

1y↑7

So many years since the album came out but every time I listen to it I can't help be amazed by how good the album is and this song just screams end of the world vibes and I love it

@Raindropsontheglass

12y↑3

This entire album in a masterpiece.

@Ohheyitspiedad

8y↑100

This sounds like a song that could be in Stranger Things. Like the beat.

@98pennygirl

7y↑2

Pie hmmm 🤔 true

@SupernaturalPowerz

4y↑7

No. Leave the song alone..

@kingparkamonkey723

4y↑2

Fuck thatw

@hajilove1

13y↑4

This is probabely one of the best songs on their new cd. The bass and tempo are brilliant, and really emulate the lyrics...it gives me chills its so good.

@ninadouglas3052

10y↑43

The end is coming everybody run now we're gonna live forever tonight

@TXMxxxx

7y↑9

never gets old ...

@matthewnorth3366

9y↑35

Song fits The Crow. Someone needs to use this for a Crow tribute

@IAmFiction

Matthew North Am I the only 13 year old who actually gets this? .-.

@rose-sv4eh

ArashiOkami I get it..

@IAmFiction

Yay~

@franzdelasieste6914

8y↑2

The movie with Jason Bruce Lee? For the movie yes totally. But unless your talking about something else I don't know. Depends.

@ladyhallow5831

8y↑29

This sounds like it came off a NIN album or one of Gary Numan's new ones. Loving the dark-synth sound!

@nenya

6y↑1

So this is a little late but if you still like dark synth sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSsMU4M5blI, there's plenty of bands with that sound!

@tubeslicker

3y↑1

Flood produced This is War, the first three NIN albums and Gary Neuman. The new wave industrial sound is likely due to him. Flood helped TSTM grow beyond the emo punk genre.

@spiritthingw

20w

Still listening and loving this in 2023

@PhobosxDeimos

14y↑3

one of their best songs. ever. hoping to hear it live SOON.

@Dartz931

3y↑3

definitely one of my favorite 30stm songs, so underrated

@milagrosgerena4977

9y↑9

I love this song! It sound awsome and kinda ominous... I really really like it and the lyric... superb!!!!

@frostsoul4199

9y↑18

We are all strangers, and earth is our strange land.

@EmbryLuver

11y↑3

And shannon's drumming and tomo's strumming. <3

@TheBlackMangas

10y↑6

A Real Song ! - Simply Amazing !

@stevehensonuk

9w↑1

Haunting. One of your best.

@shintaletotv7900

2023 And I Still Love This Song ❤

@ejism3117

6y↑11

2018 and still giving me eargasms

@isophexmusicmasks2824

Ikr

@archivosxirtam

10y↑4

this song has it all... love it !!!! "Lost in a daydream" ....

@ScarletFox21

12y↑1

the way this song goes together just fills me with..., i can't even explain it, it's just so...

@just.a.guy522

7y↑167

"I'm a ghost"
Jared you surely are one. You're almost 45 and you look 25.

@eloizasantosoliveira9626

5y↑3

Yeah. He is nice.

@Pokerstarsvevo

5y↑3

47 and he looks 24

@jocollins1172

5y↑1

Your nice

@viomtns1620

4y↑1

Benjamin Button remake

@lumenlove3778

Well, does anyone know how he does that? I'm curious, for myself when my aging begins... lol Because he has always looked so damn beautiful, and like a God. I do cover the beauty of a man up, when I truly love {the entire band} ... I was introduced to 30 seconds my senior year in 2004! I've been a true follower/ cult lover, lol since. Even with the changes. I love heavier, a bit more...I know he'll go through extremely difficult situations with studying actors or freak casts out. Lol like fast almost to death. It show's how much passion and what a great actor he truly is...

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@hyoonoot

3y↑3

best on the album

@BrunaCubbins

5y↑3

God, I still love this song so much... I saw a video from Camp Mars today, Jared sang this song and I was surprised, not expecting to hear that particular song. It made me cry like a baby, haha... I really love this song. Means a lot.

@aliciafravalo1901

11y↑4

God, too much chills ! This is my favorite song of 30STM.

@nevergiveupX

5y↑29

2019, and I'm here again.

@swisscheesy

Almost 2020, and same.

@katherines8218

4y↑3

2020 :)

@Solange.S.M

@@katherines8218 same ❤️

@stellacarrier8341

2y↑4

I enjoy the futuristic and innovative energy to Stranger In a Strange Land by Thirty Seconds To Mars.

@Bayhay32

9y↑5

One of my favorite songs!

@annechorix

12y↑1

This song is a masterpiece.

@sandrapomerinke8686

17w↑1

Still listening 2024 new year ❤

@njerujack8429

5y↑3

On a space flight, I'd be definitely bumping to this

@LovelyHalfMoon

10y↑6

LOVE LOVE this song!!

@quiteriavivianekrutzsch3298

Pure invocation! I loved the power, the vibration and the symbolism.

@prredator

3y↑2

Echelon we're here!!!! ❤️

@layara3380

Yeahhh, 4ever

@ArtsandCook101

10y↑3

There music is honestly so catchy and perfect.

@xRawwrxJx

14y↑3

This band is truly the best band in the world, and their music will probably go on to be more legendary than it already is, in like 20 years time. like those mega stars o_O.

@TheCatxDD

12y↑2

Can't get enough of this song. Full blast with earphones is heaven 3

@soletumanzor6941

1y↑1

My favorite band back when I was 13 years old! Time flies..

@Crystalpet13

9y↑6

This song never fails so send chills down my spine <3

@JoGemma

10y↑6

Only for the intro they should get all music awards in the world.

@gregheely7100

2y↑2

2022 STILL SAVING ME!!!!!

@svarog6028

1y↑1

a masterpiece for all time, one of the best tracks of this band )

@aerostorm77

12y↑3

god, i love this song!! theres so many parts when it just - it just HITS you with sound. not once, but like 4 times. its makes you react to it, like its expolsions of music going of in your ears. its amazing, just amazing

@abbster0123

11y↑5

I really love this song. It takes me out of reality for a bit, which is exactly what I need at times :) that's probably why I like it so much.

@TRUMP_2024_PREZ

2y↑1

@Danielladipaolo DTF 👉👌

@owoman

11y↑2

This is my favorite now and the alibi too When I'm hearing it I feel myself cut off or chill out and feel highness and deep.

@evahavrankova318

11y

jedna z nej nejoblíbenějších

@dashakovtun6000

11y↑2

Jared's voice is my drug

@danielosmonovich4243

9y↑9

This song was used as the intro to Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour. It was epic!

@JennyPenny100

11y

I get this butterfly feeling inside every time I listen to their songs.

@RapemeKCobain

11y↑1

30 Seconds To Mars: perfection!!

@EdwardandCedric1

11y↑3

This song is based off of Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 science fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land". It's about a dude named Valentine Michael Smith who was born on a spaceship and when the ship crashed was raised by Martians until he was found by humans and taken back to earth. The story is about his experience of learning on earth and love and all of it. It's great I'm almost finished it.

@radek1992k

10y↑3

mega po prostu mega kawałek.. wokal dobry a muzyka powala... zajebista ma głębie pochłonęła mnie w 100% :) 7 minut poza ziemią :)

@unitspecimen6

12y↑1

they will never stop making incredible songs. There is not one fault i can point out about any of their songs and so far i lov every single one (song)

@xDrikenx

11y

this guys r Gods of melody

@belindahamilton4601

6y↑9

My all time favourite song ever actually. It used to be "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse. I love powerful bombastic songs and this one is the ultimate 'lose yourself' song. It evokes so many dreams and fantasies and totally inspires.... especially Jared related dreams. wink

@YasumiChan1

14y↑6

this song is one of my favorites <333 I can't stop listening. It is so powerful and the lyrics are outstanding. Jared's scream at 4:16 'tonight' is freaking me out...absolutely amazing!

@LIFEOFLEM

I will never forget hearing this live.

@karenmckay7421

STRANGE is understatement

@carloconde6099

9y↑17

The best 30stm song?

@JulianaRMlover

10y↑45

I got high to this song the first time I heard it. Which was yesterday. Whoo-hoo!

@xlightknightx

10y↑6

I'd be scared shitless to get high to this song!!!

@JulianaRMlover

10y↑4

Sean Walsh Don't! It feels like your floating to heaven for a Pokémon battle to death!

@jasminehathaway9374

10y

lmao get smoking song I must agree xD same with up in the air by them xD Jules Hahn

@JulianaRMlover

10y

Ahaha, I did listen to it as well, but turns out, it made me incredibly anxious, didn't it do that to you? xD

@jasminehathaway9374

10y

err not really kinda gave me the idea of wanting to fly tho xD lol

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@Electric0eye

12y

My ears have never before witnessed such beautiful, glorious sounds..

@Scarlettlnz

13y

this is great. Jared is a genius.

@xxEmoGirlTanyaxx

12y↑3

I have to see this song live before I die <3

@matildaally5656

10y↑4

one of my favs. from 30STM <3

@Dizzy3211

11y

Goosebumps! He has an amazing voice. Long live 30 Seconds To Mars.

@janellbrand4448

1y↑1

Love this man ❤❤❤

@voldemort1927

10y↑3

perfection

@bellatemp8110

9y↑15

I'm writing a story and this song perfectly describes the main character

@inkedantivirus6469

8y↑2

Only at 2 mins and already wanna replay. Gotta be a great song

@nohelyduran6813

5y↑1

Still in love with this band ❤️

@urquanoverlord2538

4y↑3

With headphones parts of the song feel like they're moving around your head.

@Erylthia

10y↑8

Damn Awesome !! Rhythm is nice <3

@30STMxxxxx

13y

This song gives me goosebumps.

@Moony1568

11y

replay button.... can't stop pressing!

@GrooveItOrLoseIt

8y↑157

i feel really shallow because everyone is coming up with really deep, meaningful dissections of this song and i'm just like

this song... is about fucking.

@jesseturner9215

8y↑2

Smh

@xxbittertwink

8y↑2

SERIOUSLY......IT IS??? HOW DO YOU KNOW?

@GrooveItOrLoseIt

8y↑16

Chasing Disasters i mean, i don't. that's the beauty of music: lots of people have lots of different ideas about what the lyrics mean. no one really knows except for jared.

@aymens700

True

@annaholton18

7y↑12

Jared said that once Thirty Seconds To Mars releases a song, it is no longer their song. You can interpret the meaning however you want. Whatever their music means to you is the correct interpretation.

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