“Cigarette Daydreams” presents the pain of one’s search for identity throug… Read Full Bio ↴“Cigarette Daydreams” presents the pain of one’s search for identity through the musings of a parted lover. The song itself has a softer, more brooding sound than most of Cage the Elephant’s work. In the words of Brad Shultz, the band’s rhythm guitarist:

"Why do we have to write Cage The Elephant songs? We can just write songs, regardless of what style of music they might be. I like the idea of doing things that people might not expect from us. So we decided to take a whole new approach to writing, and this song is a good example of that. It’s just about being honest."

These themes are visualized in the song’s music video, presented in nostalgic black and white, disappointing only for its notable lack of rain.

“Cigarette Daydreams” was certified platinum by the RIAA on August 16, 2019.

Cigarette Daydreams
Cage the Elephant Lyrics

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Do-do-do
Do-do-do

You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer

Funny how it seems like yesterday
As I recall, you were lookin' out of place
Gathered up your things and slipped away
No time at all, I followed you into the hall
Cigarette daydream
You were only seventeen
Soft speak with a mean streak
Nearly brought me to my knees

Do-do-do
Do-do-do

You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change

Lookin' for the answers
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standin' in the pourin' rain

Do-do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do-do, do-do
Do-do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do-do, do-do

You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Lookin' for the answer
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standin' in the pourin' rain

Overall Meaning

The song "Cigarette Daydreams" by Cage the Elephant is a reflective track that explores feelings of loss and the search for answers. In the first verse, the singer addresses someone who he believes is lost in their own thoughts and emotions. He can see them standing next to him but realizes they are "in and out somewhere else right now". He recognizes their fear and vulnerability, urging them to close their eyes and not be afraid. The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, suggesting that they search for peace of mind and answers but warns that it may take time to find a reason to change.

The second verse opens with an evocative memory of someone who the singer recalls as "looking out of place", which signals that they were going through a tough time. They eventually slipped away, leaving the singer to follow them only to be stunned by the combination of their charm and cruelty. The chorus repeats two more times, with a sense of urgency and desperation building towards a resolution. The final lines suggest that finding a reason to change or stay may involve standing in the pouring rain, indicating that the journey may be difficult but necessary.

Overall, the lyrics of "Cigarette Daydreams" offer a poignant reflection on the challenges of self-discovery and finding a sense of purpose in life. The song's melancholic tone and introspective lyrics strike a deep chord with listeners who are struggling with similar feelings of uncertainty and longing.

Line by Line Meaning

Did you stand there all alone?
Did you feel alone and abandoned?

Oh, I cannot explain what's goin' down
I don't know how to describe the current situation

I can see you standin' next to me
I saw you standing beside me

In and out somewhere else right now
You're here physically, but your mind is elsewhere

You sigh, look away
You exhaled dramatically and turned your head

I can see it clear as day
It's obvious to me

Close your eyes, so afraid
You shut your eyes out of fear

Hide behind that baby face
You're using your innocent face to conceal something

You can drive all night Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain You wanna find peace of mind Lookin' for the answer
You're willing to go through a physical journey in search of inner peace and answers

Funny how it seems like yesterday
It's surprising how recent the memory feels

As I recall, you were lookin' out of place
I remember you seemed out of your element

Gathered up your things and slipped away
You packed up and left unnoticed

No time at all, I followed you into the hall
I chased after you immediately after you left

Cigarette daydream You were only seventeen Soft speak with a mean streak Nearly brought me to my knees
The memory of you smoking a cigarette as a teenager with hidden aggression is so powerful that it almost overwhelmed me

If we can find a reason, a reason to change Lookin' for the answers If you can find a reason, a reason to stay Standin' in the pourin' rain
We're both looking for a compelling reason to make a change or stay in the current situation, even if it's uncomfortable

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Matthew Ray Shultz, Donald Bradley Shultz, Jared Lloyd Champion, Daniel Andrew Tichenor, Lincoln Parish

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Lettucespinach

2y↑651

Did you stand there all alone?
Oh, I cannot explain what's goin' down
I can see you standin' next to me
In and out somewhere else right now
You sigh, look away
I can see it clear as day
Close your eyes, so afraid
Hide behind that baby face
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer
Funny how it seems like yesterday
As I recall, you were lookin' out of place
Gathered up your things and slipped away
No time at all, I followed you into the hall
Cigarette daydream
You were only seventeen
Soft speak with a mean streak
Nearly brought me to my knees
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Lookin' for the answers
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standin' in the pourin' rain
Do-do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do-do, do-do
Do-do, do, do, do
Do-do, do, do-do, do-do
You can drive all night
Lookin' for the answers in the pourin' rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Lookin' for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Lookin' for the answer
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standin' in the pourin' rain

@ivanilsonsilva2318

7y↑889

Did you stand there all alone?
Oh I cannot explain what's going down
I can see you standing next to me
In and out somewhere else right now
You sigh, look away
I can see it clear as day
Close your eyes, so afraid
Hide behind that baby face
Do do do do do do
You can drive all night
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Looking for the answer
Funny how it seems like yesterday
As I recall you were looking out of place
Gathered up your things and slipped away
No time at all I followed you into the hall
Cigarette daydream
You were only seventeen
So sweet with a mean streak
Nearly brought me to my knees
Do do do do do do
You can drive all night
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Looking for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Looking for the answer
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standing in the pouring rain
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
You can drive all night
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
You wanna find peace of mind
Looking for the answer
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Looking for the answer
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Standing in the pouring rain

@jhjhff

1y↑12

Cigarette daydreams
Cage the elephant

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перевода:
Cigarette daydreams
Сигаретные мечты
Did you stand there all alone?
Неужели ты стояла тут в полном одиночестве?
Oh, I cannot explain what's going down
Я не могу объяснить, что происходит.
I can see you standing next to me
Я вижу, что ты стоишь рядом со мной,
In and out somewhere else right now
Изнутри и снаружи ты где-то ещё прямо сейчас.
You sigh, look away
Ты вздыхаешь, отводишь взгляд,
I can see it clear as day
Я вижу это ясно как божий день,
Close your eyes, so afraid
Закрываешь глаза, так напугана,
Hide behind that baby face
Прикрываешься детским личиком.

You can drive all night
Ты можешь ехать всю ночь напролёт,
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
Ища ответы под проливным дождём,
You wanna find peace of mind
Ты хочешь обрести душевное спокойствие,
Looking for the answer
Ища ответ.

Funny how it seems like yesterday
Забавно, как будто это было вчера,
As I recall, you were looking out of place
Насколько я помню, ты выглядела не к месту,
Gathered up your things and slipped away
Собрала свои вещи и ускользнула,
No time at all, I followed you into the hall
В мгновение ока я последовал за тобой коридор.
Cigarette daydreams
Сигаретные мечты,
You were only seventeen
Тебе было всего семнадцать.
Soft speak with a mean streak
Тихая речь с каплей грубости
Nearly brought me to my knees
Чуть не поставила меня на колени.

You can drive all night
Ты можешь ехать всю ночь напролёт,
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
Ища ответы под проливным дождём,
You wanna find peace of mind
Ты хочешь обрести душевное спокойствие,
Looking for the answer
Ища ответ.
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Если мы сможем найти причину, причину поменяться,
Looking for the answer
Ища ответ,
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Если ты сможешь найти причину, причину остаться,
Standing in the pouring rain
Стоя под проливным дождём.

You can drive all night
Ты можешь ехать всю ночь напролёт,
Looking for the answers in the pouring rain
Ища ответы под проливным дождём,
You wanna find peace of mind
Ты хочешь обрести душевное спокойствие,
Looking for the answer
Ища ответ.
If we can find a reason, a reason to change
Если мы сможем найти причину, причину поменяться,
Looking for the answer
Ища ответ,
If you can find a reason, a reason to stay
Если ты сможешь найти причину, причину остаться,
Standing in the pouring rain
Стоя под проливным дождём.

All comments from YouTube:

@jimplper7969

6y↑11.8K

I've always liked this band I'm a 64 year old man. I just get tired when I hear people my age saying there's no good music out there and I keep telling them there is if you look for it. You're so much of it out there music is good you're never too old to love good music. And I just like to style the song it's really laid-back.

@daringregg4196

5y↑128

Jim Plper have you heard the new album? i think you’d like it

@mpbarr538

5y↑98

Jim Plper so much good music to be discovered!

@ClemRest986

5y↑253

Boomer makes fun of boomers

@hmm2598

5y↑210

Jim, your a rare bread for your time. Most people your age denie the possibilities for new opportunities because their getting old so they denie everything new.
So dont be like them, you can always find opportunities no matter the age.
Love you jim.
I hope your doing well.

@mpbarr538

5y↑29

Thank you Jim I will keep venturing. :-)

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@yhndropshot3263

5y↑426

This is the type of song that gives you a deep feeling in your heart, almost like nostalgia or some type of regret maybe even happiness. You don’t know what or why but you feel it inside almost begging to be let out, I don’t know what feeling this song gives me but all I know is that it moves me in some way I can’t explain

@dylanmask18

3y↑11

Could have not said it any better.

@markeviston8077

You certainly can't. But that's good. Until you post that you can't..while trying to explain..cigarette daydreaming

@stronghandhanson

7w↑1

Same here it’s melancholic but yet uplifting and hopeful it’s such a good fucking sign

@Jamhal-r5u

7w↑1

❤😌 Much peace and the deepest compassion in your journey.

@angelinacarroll4929

5y↑577

When you fall in love. This song means something. But if you lose them it means even more. He was a cigarette daydream, 17 and sweet but strongheaded, He was my world man. But than i had gathered up my things and slipped 963 miles away. He said he loved me so much and patience. Now i lay here in the dark, and my favourite song instead if making me smile, makes me bawl. He was so beautiful.

@17-.-

4y↑8

damn

@lunaheat8

4y↑5

Jesus Christ. The first thing you said is so accurate

@nashitameed6606

4y↑1

soo much clarily of thoughts in just four lines

@jakevasquez6354

damn Angelina, I can relate to this so much. How you feeling now?

@samnoblet4226

3y↑1

i connect more with it in regards to sexual assault and how she finds it so hard to tell people what happened to her, hence the gag

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@Baby-oh4xq

1y↑2.1K

When this song makes you feel like riding your bike through your neighborhood with your best friend. All the way to your old high school.

@noone-pg4lr

1y↑30

Mine would be elementary but I lost all those friends I still wonder how they’re doing sometimes

@dagakage

1y↑64

When this song makes you feel like you're about to break into your old high school with your best friend for nostalgia and flashback to 16 years old doing the same thing

@Ibuljack

1y↑109

10/10 Spider-Man 2 reference

@acpt999

1y↑20

My man came from Spidey, respect

@john75470

1y↑12

Spiderman 2

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@Narraghetto

9y↑4.5K

This is probably one of my all time favorite songs now. It sort of makes me happy and sad at the same time... ya know?

@antolascirignola6184

9y↑3

+ Narraghetto Ami igual.

@MsllSmith97

9y↑1

+Narraghetto me too

@humanrightofway4u

9y↑2

I wanna cut myself every time I listen to it because Its SOOOOOOOO FUCKING DEPRESSING FUCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!

@Narraghetto

9y↑26

Egan Lawyer What the fuck man

@humanrightofway4u

Fuck life!!!

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@gebbo221

3y↑3.3K

Cage The Elephant is criminally underrated. They have so many bangers.

@callumsnaylam1758

3y↑71

They're good but not underrated lol

@TWOhype23

3y↑41

@@callumsnaylam1758 nahh they’re definitely underrated for how many bangers they have. Not enough people realize…. but they will!

@loafabread1446

3y↑38

@@TWOhype23 this video literally has 35 million views,that is a shitton

@TWOhype23

3y↑11

@@loafabread1446 just this song though … your comment kinda proves my point actually lol

@loafabread1446

3y↑11

@@TWOhype23 what tf do you mean 😭

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@HARTLESSRECK

6y↑799

I think the song is about it being okay to cut out select parts of your past like the trauma, abuse, neglect, etc but you cant let those memories completely envelop you. You also need to remember the good times and keep those and cherish and love them

@ghoste_girll

5y↑9

awwww

@veronikabykova5494

4y↑8

agreed, I think it's about letting go

@Chase_25

3y↑3

Little reminder of this masterpiece of a song

@jillmcclellan2844

16w↑5

This band got its start doing the open mic night in high school at my parents restaurant. Lil sis was their original keyboardist.
I think this song is about Hannah, who got sis in all kinds of trouble.

@sarahfoyofficial

33w↑719

my daughter is going to sing this solo at her 8th grade chorus concert. She overcame bullying and self-harm during middle school. I'm so proud of her, and this song to me is her letting go of that period of her life as she leaves middle school into high school. I can't wait to watch her sing live to all her peers.

@nonagone9570

32w↑38

good luck to her! Youve raised such a strong daughter and you should be proud of yourself too <3 wishing yous both happiness and kindness

@averybowles8271

32w↑12

awesome for her

@jaminspirlock1041

30w↑10

Such an emotional song. Sounds like you have a great daughter. Very in tune

@Monkeymusicmaker8054

30w↑6

Good for your daughter! I’m sorry it was like that

@genghisrex

29w↑2

Good for her, I was tall and strong enough to fight back; I lost and won on my battles.

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@nickreeve5424

7y↑9.9K

A few months ago, my best friend died at the age of 19. The months before he died, we played this song as loud as we could. It was played at his funeral and now it is his anthem.

@dragenthatch3623

6y↑156

Nick Reeve im sorry for you loss...if you don't mind me asking how did your friend pass?

@maddieehringer7873

6y↑62

I am sorry for your loss

@ritsnay4717

6y↑66

Omg I'm feeling so bad at this comment so it's been 1 year my reply brought you back... Sorry for that hope you are doing well..

@BigShree

6y↑49

Would be hard to listen to it after that

@MoMo-nj2oc

6y↑43

I’m so sorry you lost your best friend, and at such a young age. I wish you happiness and hope for your future.

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@labrat2114

6y↑5.1K

Still can’t believe this is the same band that sang ain’t no rest for the wicked

@beatlebum7057

6y↑216

Right? This band is so much better than i originally gave them credit for when ain't no rest for the wicked first came out. I'm glad i gave them a second chance, cause i love them now.

@jamescunningham1438

6y↑92

Ain’t no rest for the wicked was to attract people

@CarterHerrigstad

6y↑62

Really? Idk. I can see it. Cage the Elephant is really the only non electronic band I listen to, and I love it

@camerongallo5940

6y↑38

This is what drugs do to you. There music has always been amazing but you can tell Matt shultz became more tranquil, including more meanings of life and death in their music.

@lincolnpervertproject1776

6y↑186

What? Ain't No Rest For The Wicked was a good song and you can't covice me otherwise.

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@elyogabalos1096

6y↑3.4K

Still don’t understand what music does to you
Sometimes it makes you sad, sometimes it hypes you, sometimes it makes you take a certain decision, sometimes it makes it all confusing, sometimes it creates a bond between you and someone else, sometimes it clears it all up, and still, we can’t explain how

@Nouta1

5y↑48

Then I get hit by a bus or something

@aidanelder880

5y↑33

That's what real music does

@egilljonasson3943

5y↑20

Music can simply put you in touch what you already feel and embrace it:)

@youarebeautiful4217

Ely Bignetti emotion baby

@jlee5490

5y↑14

That's why i say fuck Aliens lol. We're out there looking for a better forms of life, but do any of them have or create music? Can they move our emotions because that beautiful thing overpowers anything a civilization can bring to the universe.

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@thejesse

1y↑476

When you're Spider-Man riding your bike through your old neighborhood with your childhood best friend and the wave of nostalgia hits.

@Itsnoahscott

46w↑5

Haha yeah I just got the game yesterday & I heard it playing.

@DarthJarJar10

36w↑1

Brooooo😭

This was already one of my favourite tracks of theirs before I heard it in Spider-Man 2... Between this and their usage of Seabird, Insomniac had me bawling...

@thejesse

36w↑1

@@DarthJarJar10 also played the Shins' "New Slang" during the basketball part.

@DarthJarJar10

36w

@@thejesse, thank you! I tried to Shazam it once and it didn't work!

@tedtimmons7836

10w

my gf named eliza literally just broke up with me so im just putting this here so whenever someone likes it ill be reminded about how much i loved her

@user-vz1we2xm9s

5y↑317

There’s just something about being 17. Something devastating, and something detaching that this song brings to light.

@MoMo-nj2oc

4y↑4

It sucks to br17

@user-vz1we2xm9s

4y↑6

@@MoMo-nj2oc i know. i just recently turned 18, but 17 was the worst point for me. it does get better. i promjse

@LisaCalegari

4y↑14

I feel like at 17 you're old enough to not be scared of being wild but you still have those hormones and teenage brain motivating you. Makes it a pretty exciting year. At least that was my experience with it. 17 was my most dramatic teenage year I think. I kinda miss it but also am so glad I'm more mature now (at 19)

@cm9182

3y↑1

It's so true

@marst91

3y↑1

17 is like the forgotten age, in a way. You’re just waiting to become an adult, and it hurts so bad to let go of your youth but so.. thrilling, to become independent, yknow

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@lyssamarie9085

5y↑8.1K

Cage The Elephant will one day be that “old” band my future kids demand me to stop constantly playing everyday

@nyx2561

4y↑37

literally

@stormfromxmen3701

4y↑18

Hi would you give this new indie band a chance they are called The Impures

@dallasreiner1353

4y↑7

@@stormfromxmen3701 where can i listen to them

@phoenixbriscoe

4y↑3

litterally meee

@qdoobp4463

4y↑3

it already is

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@saraeli8626

9y↑718

so... she is haunted by her past traumas and the broken, hurt girl she was that was affected by them. she runs away from it her whole life, until the end when she finally destroys the version of herself that was hurt-- symbolizing how she finally let go of her past. and he was there for her the whole time. i cried watching this video, i hope everyone can symbolically burn the dark parts of their past

@kaimast3913

6y↑4

Man I wish I could

@kaimast3913

6y↑7

I've done so many things I regret... I wish I didn't do them

@rayg2317

6y↑11

I dont think he wanted her to do it at the end...as he falls to his knees when she torches the car...but then he accepts her decision.

@poison_jaded4985

6y↑6

Its hard if your past keeps catching up to you by other people

@maria-melek

6y↑4

Freaking nostalgia is getting me rn. I miss this and other songs on the radio. Alternative isn't as great as it was 5-4 yrs ago. I don't know how this never made me cry during my seasonal depression during winter. I clearly remember this during winter.

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@Ui00p

8w↑92

This is my favorite song of all time, so I am going to leave this comment here so that when someone likes it I can return!

@footballfraud23

8w↑2

return now
i summon thee @ui00p

@johnclaussen9905

Hurry back

@alfafona

7y↑1.8K

I can't put in words the weight that this song has in my life.

@rachelrusalka

7y↑1

Same.

@kaylo6169

6y↑8

João Victor This is mine and my boyfriend’s song. He sang it to me when I was 17 and I fell in love with it. I already told him it’s going to have to be in our wedding 😂

@joshoewasimpsun9519

6y↑3

João Victor i cant put in words how little we care about yo life dawg

@joshoewasimpsun9519

6y↑2

Karen Elizabeth-Ann id want something happier at a wedding not something talking about a girl getting violated at 17 😆

@kaylo6169

6y↑4

Joshoewa Simpsun It means something different to me.

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@luketassiello2306

8y↑3.6K

Best 4 am music ever

@ashtarrant7728

8y↑32

it's 11:36 pm and I'm all in my feelings

@judu210001

8y↑22

You said it ... It's 4:am and I'm enjoying this soooo much !

@killerkale2769

8y↑11

been up since 3:00 am and only thing I'm listen to

@segga_roo

8y↑4

It's 5:00 am for me!

@lordnelson5396

8y↑9

6am, amatures

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@triplesevenadmin

9y↑42

This is honestly why I like Cage. Their heavier punk songs are nice. Their bass is exhilarating. They can be so full of energy, but this right here is what I want from them. A less formal sounding, more raw coldplay sound. Something relatable and great to either chill out with or bite through a fit of depression with.

@zephyr6783

1y↑96

the absolute whiplash i got when this song played in spider-man 2, felt like i was reminiscing on simpler times with them

@bluerbies8934

4y↑1.7K

I've listened to this an unhealthy amount of times

@amo670

4y↑4

==have u heard of this hidden gem called " time by the impures " is a great dope track to vibe too ]==

@adhdlight5975

4y↑7

No such amount exists

@hatdoggo8824

4y↑6

Can't be unhealthy if it is this masterpiece

@arisoyaries

3y↑1

Me lol

@vendy2188

3y↑2

Dont worry its healthy

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@VictorRuiz-pb7sd

6y↑4.6K

Depression is a hell of a drug

@jman102791

6y↑50

Victor Ruiz and I wear it so well

@buzzblebee9763

6y↑8

Oof

@hedgiepedgie1880

6y↑32

its addictive as heck

@kaimast3913

6y↑54

Depression isn't a drug it's a mental condition

@evelynpauletterueda9716

I gree

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@VlxWIZzZARDxlV

5y↑754

I listened to this song when I was 15 and I didn’t understand it and I just liked the sound. My girlfriend Died about 3 months ago and now I understand why this song means so much to me. Cigarette daydream, you were only 17, so sweet, with the mean streak, nearly brought me to my knees. And now everytime I listen to this song. I think of her and just gaze at the sky...

@trillestmanda5004

5y↑41

This comment hit deep . I cried because I know exactly what you're talking about . This song makes me think of my late Mom and Grandma . Sometimes I'll look up at the sky and smile hoping they see me from Heaven .

@kittycatbabyxo_

4y↑4

🥺🥺

@fiddl969

4y↑8

This hit me way too much, lots of love to you - I’m very sorry for your loss

@estrellavdh76

4y↑4

I'm so so so sorry she passed away I hope she can rest well above you

@willking7536

4y↑2

sorry for your loss mate

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@EricsonGamingNite

1y↑29

Seeing Peter and Harry unite, biking down to their good ol' Midtown High School, and chatting together in Spider-Man 2 was just too EMOTIONALLY HEARTWARMING. HIT ME RIGHT THERE!!

@mc4906

5y↑18.2K

This song means a lot to me because 12 years ago I went to the gas station for a snickers and the clerk told me they were all out.

@alpgiray9118

5y↑944

You are da voice of our generation sir.

@mattwizardoflefek9876

5y↑332

And from that day on the store clerk bought ever snicker in every store

@bobbijoabercrombie549

5y↑32

@@mattwizardoflefek9876 cool

@donetoshmahurr3940

5y↑18

Ha! Nice 🤙

@ricardooliveros6411

5y↑64

You look like the ghost from a ghost story

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@7_daybinge

9y↑521

remember yourself how you were, but don't forget to let go.

@n.fer.2596

8y↑11

I needed that.

@thenotethief4892

8y↑4

made my day. with the song. thanks pillars of creation.

@chickenuggut3724

8y↑1

Can't understand

@emilyhouse2479

8y↑4

Aga Cene This has got Doctor Who written all over it

@recklesssugarplz5026

8y↑4

Aga Cene beautiful

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@Lettucespinach

2y↑651

@kolp-km5kq

48w↑8

thenks

@anonymus9391

25w

thank u :3

@jessm1986

24w

Love it! Thanks! Blessing to all!

@TheNotoriousT.R.E.

17w

Are these the lyrics to Cigarette Daydreams

@oneleaf6884

9w↑5

@@TheNotoriousT.R.E.No, it's the plot story of Shrek

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@ATM180

10y↑95

you can really feel the love matt (the lead singer) has for Juliet (the woman in the video who is also his wife) through the video and the amazing song he wrote. his emotions practically bleed in every one of his songs and his performances are truly spectacular. he has such an amazing passion for his music and it an easily be seen here. this man is going places and so is the band. in the future, they will be remembered as artists that did something great.

@strassblurb

10y

Juliette*

@kristinac.3355

10y↑6

WAIT HE'S MARRIED?! damn, there go my hopes and dreams....

@ATM180

10y↑1

Kristina C. i know.... i know.....

@ATM180

10y↑1

Kristina C. .......that ring @ 4:58

@natashamilan9873

10y↑1

Kristina C. Girl, that was my reaction too. Sigh.

@gasparepavia7372

2y↑285

70 years old and I listen to Cage The Elephant. Music transcends.

@1forrealsies

2y↑9

W grandpa

@P1968-c9u

2y↑9

Indeed. Good music is good music. I saw them early on their career. Just after ain’t no test for the wicked. It was at a small club in San Francisco for 10 bucks!

@soundqueen6319

37w↑1

It does! Was introduced to Cage the Elephant by some kids I was trying to help. Love this... also introduced me to Rainbow Kitten Suprise

@LynetteMurphy1968

34w↑3

I’m 56. Love them.

@graciemaemarie11jones16

34w

@@1forrealsies i bet 'grandpa' could kick yer ass, s'flake

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@ivanilsonsilva2318

7y↑889

@thrita8349

5y↑10

ivanilson silva not all heroes wear capes

@playmaker420s9

5y↑3

"Carefully now, he's a hero."

@SachinSingh-on7ci

4y↑3

I love people ♥ who put lyrics in comments

@bimels2040

finally the lyrics🕺🏻

@fiddl969

Thank you

@JohnCowart-hm2nz

1y↑70

I'm 50, and can still relate to this song. Let me tell you that time goes by so fast, life can be a blur if you let it

@phoenixgirl70

Yes I found after 30 the next 20 years flew by. When you’re a kid weeks seemed months and months felt like years. I’m 52 now and I I’m kind of shocked if that makes sense.

@JohnCowart-hm2nz

@@phoenixgirl70 Good morning 🌄. Wasn't expecting a reply to my comment, but I like the song and live in Cave creek AZ. If you live in Phoenix; you probably been right by my house

@phoenixgirl70

@@JohnCowart-hm2nz Oh sorry I’m not actually in the States! Phoenix is in reference to the mythical bird. I hope the heat has been letting up down there. Arizona is so beautiful but some parts sound like the surface of the sun! Feel so bad for the people with no air conditioning or just burning their feet stepping out to the mailbox. Been leaving little bowls of water for the bunnies, squirrels, etc.

@somerandom7672

23w

@@phoenixgirl70 Each year becomes a smaller percentage of your life. 20% of your life at 5 is only 2% of your life at 50. So your perception is that it went faster when you look back. That's because your reference or basis for what time seems to be, is the sum of your experienced time. I don't think it seems to pass more quickly in the moment. Only retrospectively.

The upside to this is that if there's something I'm not looking forward to, I'll look in the mirror and remind myself that I'll be back home before I know it. Sure enough, I'm soon looking at myself again. As if the memories of the day were planted there and I had never moved.

@ChessNut-y9x

@@phoenixgirl70it’s because you work every day, I’ve not worked now for 3 years and let me tell you it doesn’t fly by and I get up to all kinds of stupid shit, working kilľs your lode

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@TBags2212

9y↑326

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time.

@pedrogrilllo48

9y↑1

Exactly what I feel -

@hannah-km4by

+T Bag You read my mind

@jackskelington307

9y↑1

+T Bag You read all of our minds.

@stevedavid3677

I feel the same but almost really sad

@jacobdrake7522

9y↑1

+Steve David its a somber sadness but a happiness all the same makes things peaceful for me

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@SadBoyMP3

3y↑3K

The "You were only 17" line hits me EVERY time. So many bad things happened that year, but also so many great things. My fav song of all time.

@Saucedo1828

3y↑31

Cornball 🤣🤣🤣

@cornelius926

@@Saucedo1828 Joe Biden cornpop moment😳

@G0BLIN._.001

2y↑27

Yea when I was 17 I was on probation got suspended a lot and went to rehab but also had a lot of fun but a lot of pain also

@carsonneal

2y↑6

TRUE BUT FOR ME JUST BAD THINGS LOL

@basicwhitebitch9970

SAME

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@spencerstuart5125

4y↑677

I fell in love with a girl and when we first ever talked, I had just found this song earlier that day. I used it as a conversation starter and she loved it and it became our song. Whenever i felt sad or scared we wouldnt last I'd lay outside in my yard and look at the stars while listening to this. I never had the courage to tell her how I really felt and we always were just friends. I regret not telling her so much and miss the times we had. No matter how hard I try I cant get over us...

@DankDavee

4y↑30

been there, eats u alive

@imlinkzAnimeLIVE

4y↑7

@@DankDavee true mate

@chancecanaan2896

4y↑12

Feel ur pain bro. Been going thru something similar. Hang in there.

@MoMo-nj2oc

4y↑6

Tell her how you feel..

@Mcdade1

4y↑15

Bros in a movie

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@averageviewer6

47w↑129

i started listening to this song when i was 16. ive always been told i’ve been mature for my age growing up, due to a lot of abuse i endured. the year i was 16 was one of the worst years of my life. i talked my father out of committing su!c!de, twice, which was incredibly traumatizing for me at the time. i struggled heavily with depression, to the point where i contemplated my own life at one point. i spent hours staring out my bedroom window when it rained, and have a vivid memory of just standing in the rain crying for something to pull me out of my pain. i fell behind in school after being an honours student, and missed close to over 100 days of school. this song truly did save me. i happened to be playing my spotify on a random shuffle which is what led to me finding this song. i think this song had such an emotional toll on me because the lyrics resonated with me so well. here i am, now 17, coming back to this song as my dad is in the hospital, nearing his death bed. i feel this song will stick with me for the rest of my life. thank you cte ❤

@fl1msfilms

44w↑3

❤🙌🏻

@yougotnoidea

43w↑4

hows it going now bud?

@lancaster8816

40w↑3

Gotta love music, Hope you’re ok :)

@crystalvazquez6871

34w↑1

How are you doing ?

@Al3xinasadworld

32w↑2

Stay strong my friend❤

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@bryleeharris8857

3y↑516

This song is truly a work of art. It captures and talks about that stuck feeling when you're in a spiral and time just flies by. Mistakes happen and regrets stay. You can try to find answers, in whatever condition. But life happens too fast.

@DongThePsychopath

1y↑8

Bruuh 😭 that hits. That hits hard

@lucasbenattii

Yup

@CreepyCreeper87

8y↑1.3K

I wish the beginning piano that was in the music video part was included in the real song. I really love this song though. Made me cry at times

@al.9782

8y↑5

ikr !!!!!!!!

@mitchellchannel5265

8y↑13

+XYZ_GAMING hey man I understand what your going through if I'm right you might be going through the same shit I'm going through. I got to tell you you have to keep it together. There will be an end to what's happening you just have to strive to find it. But don't let it be the end of everything. People love you just remember that. I know I'm just a person on the internet but really I know people love you and there's no reson to end it keep going life will get better it's all you got.

@sydneybartlett8114

8y↑9

I always try to find the beginning part the piano on another video just by itself

@angellachapelle1622

8y↑3

Don't give up, I love you

@Luweepoo

8y↑3

Same ;-; amazing song. I love spider head too

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@roza2987

4y↑2.4K

listening to this again with 15 minutes till i turn 18, it’s been one hell of a ride.

@jazzybballs

4y↑42

Happy birthday 🤠

@roza2987

4y↑16

@@jazzybballs thank u!! <3

@jazzybballs

4y↑5

@@roza2987 yw 😁

@swag1691

3y↑30

today it was my 19 bd one of the shittiest of them all, it feels shitty knowing 1/4 of my life has passed.

@harrisonwood-heath716

3y↑9

how’d it go mate? I got four more years left to cherish 😂

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@jhjhff

1y↑12

@shubhamnehe8863

5y↑13.3K

It feels like we're all friends here.

@yamoyams6625

4y↑220

It’s a nice feeling:]

@everymanforhimself_

4y↑43

😀

@bianbhd

4y↑80

Hiii friend ❤️

@Eschatologygroup

4y↑67

We are not tho

@AK-ft7fd

4y↑15

Hiiiiii

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@pragnasanyal1798

6y↑235

cant describe the role of this song in my life....something about the tune. can listen to this on loop for the rest of life.

@jesusdaniel.6845

Me too!!!

@itsthorsday

10y↑61

I recently said to someone that people made it through the 90's because of heartfelt songs like this (referring to a lot of 90's alternative) that hit everyone and because it was on the radio you knew it. That we all might feel this way sometimes when coming of age and feeling incredibly overwhelmed and there's a small tad bit of solace when you can smile and listen to a song like this.To just feel the wind, get off your damn phone, smile at someone and know that we all fight a hard battle.

@itsthorsday

10y↑7

I feel like this song is about depression and contemplating your life over a cigarette and I for one have taken smoke breaks in the rain. When you see someone smoking a cigarette their not focused on getting nicotine they are trying to relax and catch a break so they can think. Cigarettes are not the answer that's why I like the theme of searching for it. Reminiscing back to simple highschool and or college times when we thought we had it all figured out because we truly lived for the present and not the future now in the real world we have to live in the present worrying about the future while looking back at our past like we were two people holding hands and just let go.

@vincentbarango1604

10y

Ian S this song is about his wife. When he first saw her, she was France and he tried to kiss her and she refused.

@itsthorsday

10y↑1

Well way to interpret it literally. The chorus doesn't directly rate to anything so that can still be metaphorically contemplated as I was saying but cool to know its about a special woman I didn't get that from the video at all.

@cjolena

10y

Vincent Barango I hope it's metaphorical....there's a girl who was burned in the trunk of a car.

@Lineucent

10y

Ian S DUDE WELL PUT MAN!!!

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@mollygirvan4558

3y↑602

This song is odd. It makes you look at your past differently. It’s strange, and that’s what makes it such a masterpiece.

@animais...engracados130

3y↑10

omg, yes, I feel like I have to live sometime or I already did, but I don't remember, it just gives me immense agony

@mollygirvan4558

3y↑3

@@animais...engracados130 exactly!!

@samuelcuevas9495

1y↑1

Totally 😢. 20 years ago I was 17

@mollygirvan4558

1y↑1

@@samuelcuevas9495 damn. I forgot about this comment but it’s reminded me of this incredible song

@brilliantarrow4125

5y↑4.1K

My girlfriend said that this song gives her a feeling that she can’t explain, and cries every time she hears it

@BlackGT1999

5y↑116

Brilliant Arrow probably need to get that checked out

@brixitz9722

5y↑30

me too

@GREEN_X_

5y↑30

That's sweet

@lessieturner7656

5y↑107

Trust me, i know exactly what she feels

@miacothran2952

5y↑22

I get that. I know what she means 😣

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@blakedoyle7389

9y↑66

Some of the nicest comments I've ever seen good night guys

@n.fer.2596

8y↑1

Much love

@MrHippyskater

8y↑2

sleep tight

@mattberna0317

1y↑138

"this was our dream Pete, we're gonna heal the world"

@josiahtorres5983

13w↑2

You won't even make a Dent.

@MBSSTony

10y↑43

That piano goes so well at the start and end!

@jahasoto

10y

They should release a single with those included it be so awesome its seems insignificant yet adds so much.

It reminds me of kids from yesterday by MCR take away the end and the beginning of that song and it loses some thing.

@davestrider4377

10y↑3

I agree. I realized a few days ago while listening to it on my iPod that the reason the piano here sounds so fitting is because it's used in the background of the chorus. Listen for it. It's pretty nice, because if you just sort of listen to the song but don't tear it apart too much (or just randomly realize it like I did), it just seems 'right'. You don't have to look for it or realize it to enjoy it.

@MBSSTony

10y↑2

Overall a beautiful song!

@chrispy02uss

10y

I seriously want to find the music for the piano part I would love to learn that and play it some day

@oliviapowers6438

3y↑152

it’s just beautiful how one song with the same lyrics means something different to everyone. the way it makes them feel , the way they relate to the song is truly pure. i love this song and it has been my favorite thing in the world since i was a little girl. it makes me want to sob and rip my heart out and sing and dance all at the same time. i feel so special that i get to hear what this song means to others in this comment section.

@cecijoseph6797

9y↑14

does anyone else absolutely love how this music video connects multiple genres of human expression in a single representation? i mean, looking at the comments.there are people mentioning relationships, emotions, and even works of literature that this song evokes memories of. i think that's crazy. i think that's art.

@cristianstevenzapatahurtad4526

magustas mucho ceci seamos novios

@chumbersdee

1y↑44

This is one of those songs about 20 years from now that'll give goosebumps of nostalgia

@Turbo_848

1y↑2

True

@nobbutime

9y↑102

This music video makes me want to cry. But somehow in a good way. It makes me think about losing what made me a kid but it also makes me think of the adult that I'm finally becoming. You spend your whole childhood wanting to be an adult and then spend the entirety of your adult life wanting to be a kid. The human mind is funny isn't it?

@katieh7927

9y↑4

we always want what we don't have

@DjaMelaque

9y↑1

You never realize what you've got until it's gone.

@lilarosa1571

Lol much philosophy here

@katieh7927

Lila rosa ikr lmap

@katieh7927

*lmao

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@jonathonparks9518

4y↑88

I go back to this song from time to time to reflect on my life when I'm depressed, self-loathing, and feel like I'm lost in life. It reminds myself I have to let go, and move on from my past no matter how much it screwed with my present. It's hard to look for the answers. But, it won't stop me from doing it. I know it's worth it.

@pyro-x9900

same place im in rn just chilling rn listening to this i have the same problem of self loathing and it suck idk what to do about it im still lookin for answers too

@umbra1016

7y↑666

I've had rainy nights where I drive around just thinking about my life. It's a thing.

@poison_jaded4985

6y↑8

Me too but i cant drive

@poison_jaded4985

I just wait wait thoughts just come in by themselves

@SolaireII

6y↑7

I love doing that. Its blissful and painful all in the same sense. Crazy world we live in!!

@prianka5664

6y↑7

It’s like being in your own universe but knowing you’re a part of something so much bigger...

@williamalva2826

Umbra not only on rainy days on every day

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@TigWelder

1y↑28

Lost a high school friend suddenly, about 2 years ago. Right before they graduated and turned 18. This song actually really means a lot for me thank you so much.

@AnonymousHshsgdg

49w

i am so sorry for your loss.

@lovetolaugh2416

3y↑3.4K

This song describes and gives the feeling of being 17 so accurately. Something about being 17 is so scary to me. You have only one year left of being a “child” yet you still have so much to learn. Soon you will be graduating high school and will never be a little kid again. Your life flashes before your eyes and the sudden rush of anxiety and despair you feel once you hit this age is unexplainably heartbreaking. You can’t go back to your childhood and do things differently after clearly seeing what you should’ve done differently. You don’t even know how to be an adult or what you are going to be doing with your life.. will you stay in this mess for the rest of your life.. or if not.. will you will even be able to make a name for yourself and be able to be looked upon by society as something valuable just because of your job title and your salary? You think, did I do enough? Did I waste all of my time fixating on things that doesn’t matter? Will I ever make it out of this rut that I’m in? It’s sad that we all have to think this way in this messed up world that we live in. I’ve never felt so understood by a song. This song hurts.. especially when your 17 and looking for the answers.

@hadidahelfalah

3y↑102

i passed my 17 phase of life, see i came out alive, so will u, have a great life!

@littlephoenix7182

3y↑98

I'm 20 now and as far as I can say, I will stay in this mess forever. But it's a beautiful mess somehow <3

@JoeJoe-ri4bv

3y↑41

My first time hearing it and I understood it right away as I am 17 and in this predicament idk what to do anymore tbh life just sucks tbh

@littlephoenix7182

3y↑34

@@JoeJoe-ri4bv I won't tell you it gets better, but don't lose hope! Even if it doesn't get better, it will get different. There's still so much to experience! :)

@ozgenuruzun2823

3y↑34

This is so true ohh... Now I'm 17 it's fells like you're in rollercoster but I neverknow where it goes.

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@Ikeb2317

5y↑709

Everyone’s got all these deep stories and I’m just here because it was in my recommendations

@the.sunnykadam

4y↑9

😂

@adamlawrence4096

4y↑18

Atleast you get to hear this banger

@nashitameed6606

4y↑3

same broo xD

@janeenyinna3883

3y↑2

I'm here because of Pinterest lol

@Half-Awake-l2r

3y↑3

Lmao- I saw this in a tik tok-

@lucyliu2056

6y↑1.2K

When I was a young kid I always thought of 17 as the “golden year” where everything goes right. It’s always that way in the songs. I’d be going on these crazy adventures with friends and be blindly in love. But nah, being seventeen sucks.

@stanislavteliatnikov4787

6y↑39

Thats 25 you're thinking of :)

@mxlinaaa7196

6y↑27

i have never related to a youtube comment before

@DaveStDave

6y↑52

Wait until you’re 40 and you’ll remember how awesome 17 was.

@nadaahmed-wc7lg

6y↑4

I wanna like this, but its at 17 so no i wont

@MoMo-nj2oc

6y↑50

I hated being seventeen too. I felt so lost and alone. People are very vulnerable at that age, and there is so much pressure to make something out of their lives. Being young is difficult, many older people forget how hard it is.

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@ThePrincessArchives

7w↑4

Not that anybody asked but this song really hits home to me. My best friend passed away last year from an unexpected asthma attack- the lyrics ‘you were only 17’ have me tearing up every time because I’m reminded of the fact that she was only 15; she was still a baby. This whole song, to me, is about how my best friend was taken from me so unexpectedly and I can spend my whole life dwelling and living in the past constantly looking for reasons why or what I could have done better but ultimately the only thing that will do is kill me. Dying will not ever bring justice to what life has done to my sweet girl and hating the world will never help me heal. That’s why I have started this account, it’s an outlet for all of my emotions and I hope to help others too. Posting regularly about finding the good in life and living and trying to uplift others whilst rising above it all myself will bring me a peace that living in my grief never will be able to

@noobmaster6919

4y↑418

reminder to listen to this on your 17 birthday

@esquistofrenico2367

4y↑4

;mind checking out this nice hidden gem song --- Time by The Impures ::::

@chickenfillet3710

3y↑1

@@esquistofrenico2367 i just checked it and i love it already, thanks,

@ivonneflores7804

3y↑12

omg, I'm turning 17 today :0 thanks for the reminder and sorry for my bad English.

@jake.debnam24

3y↑2

@@ivonneflores7804 happy late birthday :)

@baepsaezero23

3y↑1

And I'm already 18 😭

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@PastelBunnny

4y↑410

I don’t know why but when I listen to this song I get a really nice feeling in my chest and feel at peace. I can’t explain why but I’m so thankful for the existence of this song.

@stormfromxmen3701

Hi would you give this new indie band a chance they are called The Impures

@PMW010

3y↑6

i know exactly what you mean, it’s kinda sad but also really peaceful

@brettallison5753

Maybe cause there is always hope.

@carlosmoronzavala9443

5y↑189

I hope no YouTuber comes around and ruins this song. Let this song just be for us

@aronm1254

5y↑5

I'm not trying to ruin the mood but, nice photo. Sasageyo

@lottikarotti4338

4y↑2

Yess!!! The song means so much to me, my mother died very young 2 years ago (I was thirteen) and the song somehow helped me process it. Now it's known and people on tiktok use the sound and don't even understand what it's all about

@viralgamer5075

As harmless as it is, it always floods the comments. This song needs to be preserved

@jose-mz5cp

26w↑15

My dad died 2 months ago this was his favorite song he was only 38🕊️ thank you for this beautiful song always reminds me of him and the memories we had😕

@juliemv6727

5y↑385

“Cigarette daydream
You were only seventeen
So sweet with a mean streak
Nearly brought me to my knees”

@riniedarryllan7322

4y↑10

Isn't is soft speak?

@JustAnotherEmoKidd

8y↑638

growing up with these guys was so weird. like..they were nobody and now their stuff has more upvotes than the entire population of the city we grew up in. it's crazy

@keownfam

8y↑36

Met Matt at Best Buy right after NRFTW got big. He came in with his mom and were buying up all the CDs they could find. I didn't know who was while I was talking to him but after I got home I realized that he was the dude singing the song I had been rocking out to on "Borderlands".

BG music scene is very respectable for its size.

@n.fer.2596

May I ask how you know them?

@JustAnotherEmoKidd

8y↑32

My sister went to high school with them and we always hung out and partied together

@n.fer.2596

8y↑2

Emmy Rees that's awesome! do you still keep in touch? it must feel quite strange to see close friends of yours in the public eye!

@JustAnotherEmoKidd

8y↑29

I don't personally talk to them anymore, I'm just super busy and have kind of moved on with my life, but my sister is still close with them and their parents!

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@Pushyprincess69

4y↑496

This song reminds me of the memories I don’t have

@lmao8959

4y↑3

same

@kenfrancisignacio5646

3y↑1

4th

@PMW010

3y↑8

go make them then

@animais...engracados130

3y↑2

yessss, how is this possible??

@LiveLaughLocklyle

3y↑3

It’s kind of inexplicable, honestly. This comment perfectly summarized it tho. I had been hearing this song on the radio a lot, way before I saw the music video. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m realizing that a lot of the imagery perfectly parallels thoughts I had when just listening to it. Spooky.

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@MXEscape

11w↑1

What's so amazing is that the girl in the video married the singer
"The video stars actress Juliette Buchs – who later became the wife of Cage the Elephant frontman Matthew Shultz – as a woman struggling to find peace in her life, interspersed with various scenes of her running away from an unknown entity."

@berenicearias9660

4y↑234

This song is incredible, it makes you feel hopeful but at the same time sad, i think it talks about how we always try to find a reason to continue, to be better. Although sometimes we do not know exactly how. Cage the elephant is simply magical.

@animais...engracados130

3y↑1

yesss, how is this possible?

@thac0twenty377

2y↑1

bittersweet is the word ya want :)

@user-ks5gh5dn5c

3y↑109

One day, in 20 or so years, this song will randomly come on when I’m 40 years old and putting together dinner for my children and spouse after years of not listening to it. I don’t think I’m mentally prepared for the rush of emotions I’ll experience in that moment

@xMiiDNiTe

10y↑299

i've cried while listening to this song before & i wasn't even sad, its just so touching

@ScottyScopez

10y↑3

spooky <3

@xMiiDNiTe

10y↑1

***** :-)

@aclausjr

10y↑2

same

@liamcruickshank8331

10y↑4

It probably spooked you

@sheaezralalonde

10y↑12

***** Maybe you should look into getting a heart?

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@slimshady4life689

1y↑11

I am obsessed with music. It speaks to parts of your brain that words can’t reach. The Impact it has on our psyche and behavior is amazing. It has to power to shape our personality.

@peterstratacos3069

8y↑171

whoever made this video, it's genius

@RobSmith2016

10y↑240

This band will be really big in the future. I just have good feeling.

@austinfrerichs6313

10y↑22

Rob Smith They had some big moments in the past.... And honestly i dont think they really care about getting 'big' again...

@fangride3370

10y↑32

They are a big hit. This song is number 1 in Alternative music.

@joshschaefer3715

9y↑1

I hope not

@joshschaefer3715

9y↑10

Then they'll suck and be crowded by fangirls

@josephjr

9y↑8

josh schaefer i hope not too. look what happened to the 1975... they've been swarmed by fangirls urgh. before, the fandom was just chill but now, some listeners are just hypocrites bc they want to be in the mainstream. i really hate the fangirling thing so much especially to indie bands. smh

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@mileycyrusfan4ever21

10y↑142

Last comment but this video is a complete masterpiece I honestly can't get over it

@imaboss7277

10y

Can you explain the video to me, I don't really get it, like that part with the cop

@marshallwilkos7589

10y↑19

imaboss7277 Well also, art is subjective and anything that comes to mind is a great thing in itself. I personally think of innocence lost and this particular character is going through a troublesome time because she is lost and taking it out on herself and others (the fence/being caged in&the trunk scene at the end).

I think Matt/Brad/Daniel/Jared function as death and life in the sense of being there to calm her fears and ours through music. Yet, because Matt embraces her at the end, its also like their music is able to help us along and sort through the bad to find the good? I don't know, its off the rails and not a 'perfect' analysis because art doesn't have to be perfect.

The cop thing? Not sure, could be getting stopped along the way, but also recognizing systematic pressures exist, yet not succumbing to them completely. Only watched it once so far, but I like the introduction; so much different imagery. Also the expressions from the band's faces are incredible---searching for answers.

@brittanypaige5928

10y↑12

To me it is about freeing yourself from the past and allowing yourself to be loved. Sometimes we can be hard on ourselves and don't think we are worthy of love and therefore destroy a good thing. If rather, we can destroy that negative part of ourselves we thereby let go of what is holding us back and have a shot at truly being happy. It is a hard thing to do though bc love requires vulnerability. Great video :)

@THEBUS7AWESOME

10y↑2

Marshall Wilkos Now explain the come a little closer video

@rafaeldominguez4355

10y↑1

Jebediah Kerman haha nobody can do that same thing with heart shaped box by nirvana

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@TheLifesentence2278

9y↑305

cage the elephant definitive proof not all new music is shit.

@skunklenuggetaf9672

9y↑2

+TheLifesentence2278 I thought it was older at first because it was so good XD

@nik28402

9y↑2

Praise

@skunklenuggetaf9672

9y↑1

Trevor Brighton
true

@sethisley2041

Check out the strokes

@adiyaabdilkhay7313

+Sebastian Johnson blackbear is bomb

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@laurento7423

9y↑36

All seriousness, I have listened to this song everyday ever since it was released. Understating the fact that this is a part of me.

@elenacgrande

1y↑15

I was 17 when this came out, and I'm just realizing that now. This song will always provide a visceral sensation for me. One of those songs whose power can't be explained through word alone. It's simply a feeling that can't be described.

@marvlu9557

29w

Also born in 1995? 😊

@marvlu9557

29w

I was 18 when it came out but I didn't come across this song before 2021. But it perfekter fits the "vibes" of my memories from 2013/2014.

@elenacgrande

29w

@@marvlu9557 Jan '97! so I was 17 in 2014 :)

@gracehall2325

9y↑145

i think that this video was about a woman, killing her old self, which was represented by the girl in the trunk. She had a past of maybe sexual harassment, hard childhood memories. She set all of that ablaze when she burned her car. She was finally relieved from all the weight on her shoulders. She felt free. So she was able to dance again. And stop running.

@Yuzacc

9y↑2

It's about a girl who was kidnapped when she was young, then locked in a car and set ablaze

@anjikyuzan

+Grace Hall Why is she French though?assuming the narration at the beginning is the woman in question.

@tristansetterdahl7979

+Arnaud Lamy that's Matts actual girlfriend who is from French descent

@trumppanda7890

+Grace Hall I agree, all accept one part. I think instead of her being sexually harassed, it was actually her quitting a smoking and her addiction.

@amaro781

9y↑6

+Grace Hall I think you're on the right track but I don't think that her childhood was hard. In my personal interpretation of the video, I see a story about a woman that was raped/sexually assaulted (officer creepy on her at the car), and then I think she murdered her assailant (body bag and I'm-cleaning-blood-off-my-body shower and scenes with her looking at a knife). I think the video then is her reflection about her loss of innocence, which causes her to think about her childhood and times when she was most pure in contrast to what she just did and what just happened to her. I think she is able to move past this struggle by symbolically killing her "past self" by setting fire to her in the back of the car where she was assaulted. She's letting go and moving on with her life, with Matt. But that's just my personal interpretation and I'm not sure whether the cop was the one that assaulted her or not. She may have had a history.

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@turbomineral7332

9y↑24

I've met her back in december 2011 in Paris because she knew a friend of mine. We went the three of us together at a Peter Doherty's concert in Le Tigre. At that time I didn't know she was the fiancée of Cage the Elephant's singer. She was truly fascinating. I couldn't really talk to her a lot because I sometimes felt that she wasn't really here, but struggling with some of her thoughts. After the concert while we were kind of hanging around, looking for a taxi, she said she had to go and suddenly ran away really fast. Never seen her again until I saw this video, which was weird because now I can't help but think that this song and the video are truly about her life, her past she burns to ashes. Hope she's doing well now.

@humanrightofway4u

thats awesome

@TheRaptureWillRise

lol

@TheRaptureWillRise

@n.fer.2596

+Turbo Mineral that's beautiful.

@knowledge3802

That's disgusting

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@Julia-vp9jr

5y↑758

Who else is taking this bop with them into the new decade?:)

@terryprofitt6902

5y↑8

Yourself

@Julia-vp9jr

5y↑8

Terry Profitt 😂😂thnx for making me laugh

@avadoesntexist

5y↑3

of course

@madison_macy

4y↑12

Oof- this hurts reading

@Julia-vp9jr

4y↑5

@@madison_macy lmao really didn’t know what we had coming 😭

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@DallasisNook

1y↑152

Absolutely love that they put this song in the new Spider-Man 2 game, it fits the moment so perfectly

@Arctic-H

19w

That's how i discovered cage the elephant. I already knew ain't no rest for the wicked but didn't properly discover the band until Spider-Man 2. I'm yet to listen to their albums but I now know a few tracks

@PabloCruise91

9y↑102

First time I listened to Cage the Elephant was live at a music festival last year. I was waiting close to front row waiting for another act on the same stage. I heard their name and I was a little skeptical on how good they would be. They put on a great show and have been listening to them since them.

@humanrightofway4u

lucky

@coletrainhetrick

similar way for me... except it was them before foo fighters... in which foo fighters got first place for best music video of 2010 with Cage the Elephant coming in second.

@AlejandroPoloPretell

9y↑3

+PabloCruise91 I had my wife riding along in my car and I asked her where do you think this band is from? She said Manchester? Sheffield? I said no. From our home town of Bowling Green Kentucky, her jaw dropped.

@alejandra-kv1fe

8y↑2

I discovered them because they are in the line up for lollapalooza colombia, and they are actually really good :3

@michaelhill28

First time I saw them was in the campground at Bonnaroo playing out of the back of a white van !

@seeyouinhell353

7y↑76

The start of the video is art.

@jman102791

See you in hell the whole video is art!! I felt so bad for her 😭

@jesusdaniel.6845

ART!!

@kassandrazamora6242

5y↑88

Ah. I love reading people’s comments about how much this song means to them and how this song was there for them at moments of their lives.

This song was the first song I heard from them, it was while I had my first break up from my first love. It was painful and I felt alone and I was just, confused? But hearing this song some how brought comfort and I felt better. It’s not thing big probably, but it helped me a lot during that time. I finally saw them this past summer and I remember not seeing this song on the set list, I was a little upset but was still excited to see them. Half way through their set list, guess what starts to play??? Yeah. Cigarette Daydreams. And I lost it. I cried so much. It was beautiful. I will never forget it.

@dylanmask18

3y↑1

This story is so heartwarming. Almost feels like a movie to me. Cage the elephant is a great band, I hope to see them live one day. Hope your doing well!

@everyonedown4512

49w↑4

i had a friend group (skaters) and one put us on to this song, we'd jam tf outta it go explore random deserted warehouses climb buildings... we'd get real high and scream every word to this song in the car with it playing loud haha.. one of my good friends (the one who showed us this song) got 15 years and he'll be out 2032.. the other one passed away last year... i miss these guys and think about them everyday..

@hannahsegerstrom1897

5y↑1.8K

holy fuck this song makes me want to rip my heart out

@NoxBruh

5y↑54

Same, but at the same time it makes me feel okay, ya feel? There's a sort of melancholic feeling to it.

@kierstenatkinson7138

4y↑1

Damn

@WilliamGBraun-im1jf

You should hear Cover me again from their first album.

@reureureu6469

pls do

@eleanorvogel5355

Get in line lol

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@cm9182

3y↑42

Imagine when all the people in this comment section grow old and we all gradually look back to this video and either see all our old comments or see others comments from years ago. The nostalgia and seeing how far we will have gotten in life and that we didn't give up I think will be a powerful feeling

@nathangraves6477

2y↑1

I needed to read this comment more than I can put into words today.Thank you so much

@LASAKANCEEEE

it would be so beautiful

@VicDame

8y↑364

I remember sitting on a bench in my quiet town, cold beginnings of winter hitting me- I never liked the cold- and the clock hit 12:00AM..I cried for the first time in a long time, in the turn to my 18th birthday. This song blared in coincidence in my friend's car as she pulled up to the brick walk way where I sat. I'll never forget that moment. It started sleet-raining and she took me on a drive to cheer me up. As this song went on I sang it loud and proud like the fun idiot I could still be back then, and my friend who was easily annoyed by 'radio music' jammed and sang along with me in time for the @3:00 mark... I bought my "first" pack of cigs-- and the clerk didn't even card me, just that one time, of course. We both knew I was about to be left out in the cold from friends and family alike, I'd probably become homeless in due time thanks to my failing health, and life would only get more difficult from there. True nihilists at heart. One day we both lit cigarettes and just sat in silence, overlooking our usual spot over at the river dam. Eventually she left, too. This song always gives me bittersweet feelings. I never got to feel like a kid, be a kid, have a 'normal childhood'; but, even now I do miss those days for what they were.

@MrAryp

7y↑15

this is beautiful man, i love it

@TheFawn1234

VicDame awe

@benpower2751

7y↑12

This is proabally one of the best comments I have ever seen.

@riley687

this is beautiful

@sadgasm5931

7y↑5

my eyes are sweating.

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@bongarcia5583

1y↑3

This is a certain songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them

@t-crew

4y↑3.6K

I fell in love with a girl and seeing her slowly fall out of love is the most painful feeling in the world.
Edit: she fell out of love with me and refuses to talk me and now my life feels void less I have lost the love of my life and best friend in one.

Edit:This might be the lamest thing I have ever said I can’t believe I felt this way at some point

@dylanmask18

3y↑88

It’s okay bro things will get better. Of course I don’t know the situation but know you have a great taste in music and I hope you and the girl work out well! 😎

@guidoguido2245

3y↑35

I feel you. It happened to me as well...

@gabrielmiddleton8543

3y↑34

Same thing happened to me but you will find the girl that makes you happy and vise versa just as I did stay strong man

@EdgarMorrisandTheDead

3y↑12

And I fell in love once and almost completely
Oh wrong song

@kyriakhkvr9264

3y↑4

Stay strong lovee

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@tbss1629

8y↑224

how are Caged Elephants so unpopular!!! its like the best music ever

@brandonc5376

6y↑1

Tiaan Rothmann I don't know. there full albums aren't popular but they usually have at least 2 an album that are pretty huge hits

@Dekaabilly

6y↑15

23 Million = Unpopular

@liloutorres466

8y↑24

I just... I just don't have words to describe this song. Amazing. Perfect. No, more than perfect. Magical, it's the song for dreaming, laughing, sleeping, or just passing the time. I'm totally in love with that, I fall deep in love with this beautiful piece of art, and I can't stop listen it, I can't, it's impossible.

@cynthiawinters530

She kills the victim version of herself and it is absolutely beautiful. The look of relief and joy on her face, as it happens, is indescribable. 🦋☮️❤️

@darkun3287

7y↑128

We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be.
-Doctor Who

@Ginsu_Warrior999

6y↑3

Hell yeah

@itisamystery3542

@xxxtenchin holy shit it's the real xxxtenchin

@thehardlyboys1115

10y↑88

Such an underrated band.
These guys are so fucking AWESOME!!!

@Grodlund

10y↑1

Agreed

@Thislastusername

10y↑13

I know these guy are like that one person at lunch at school that sits alone because people find them weird but they turn out to be an awesome person

@midnightsnow5655

3y↑85

This songs fills me with so much nostalgia. It’s so hauntingly beautiful.

@abestrus689

.....;i recomend this hidden gem - faceless humming by the impures

''''''''..............vvvv

@cattoispro

16w↑2

I turn 17 in less than 4 months. When i was 14, i didn't think id make it out of secondary school. This song is one of the many that got me through that time. Keep strong people

@kandicebrisco7814

9y↑2.8K

my brother died June 15th 2015 this was one his of his favorite songs. He was a wonderful young man and this was on of his favorite songs

@kiraanime8390

9y↑75

Sorry for your lost

@kandicebrisco7814

9y↑18

Thank you so much

@idkdrew

9y↑8

sorry :(

@JimKP

9y↑123

Did he have any favourite songs?

@santiagoro

9y↑23

I'm sorry to hear, he had good taste.

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@thehighlightmonster1057

3y↑771

My girlfriend got sent to a mental rehabilitation center a couple days ago. This song reminds me of her so much. I know she’s feeling pain deep inside, and I know no matter what I do won’t help. I see it in her eyes. I hope she can get the help she needs because she deserves it. She deserves the world and some more.

@abestrus689

3y↑10

I hope it gets better n listen to this song faceless humming by The Impures

@omarluevano5257

2y↑26

Never give up on her brother
We don't know what people go through.

@thehighlightmonster1057

2y↑5

@@abestrus689 ahha that was like one of my favorite songs for the longest times and tbh with you idek if I saw this from you or I randomly found it. But thank you my guy

@thehighlightmonster1057

2y↑18

@@omarluevano5257 well i did my best, we broke up. I wish nothing but the best for her.

@omarluevano5257

2y↑13

@@thehighlightmonster1057 if you really loved a person you want the best for them even if it's not you..

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@christineschulze1782

2y↑115

This was really popular when my daughter was in high school. I ALWAYS cry when i hear it. I think of her and those beautiful, shining days. I wanted her to be 17 forever.
Perfect kid, perfect neighborhood, perfect school..EVERYTHING is different now. But my daughter is still so sweet, w a mean streak. Beautiful song to remind me of my beautiful girl...whos gonna be a mama soon! ❤️

@_Shudderrr

29w↑3

Ma'am, don't scare me like that- I thought your daughter was dead for a second there
How's she and her baby doing by the way? I hope everything's going well for all of you :)

@JoelFrost-m5h

21w↑1

I just saw Cage along with Young the Giant at the forum in LA with my 38 year old son last weekend, I'm 65 ! It was amazing !! I'm now a fan of both groups !!

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