Outside
Fred Durst/Staind Lyrics

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And you
Can bring me to my knees
Again

All the times
That I could beg you please
In vain

All the times
That I felt insecure
For you

And I leave
My burdens at the door

But I'm on the outside
I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

All the times
That I felt like this won't end
It's for you

And I taste
What I could never have
It was from you

All those times
That I cry my intentions
Full of pride
But I waste
More time than anyone

But I'm on the outside
I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

All the times
That I've cried
All that's wasted
It's all inside

And I feel all this pain
Stuffed it down
It's back again

And I lie
Here in bed
All alone
I can't mend

But I feel
Tomorrow will be okay

But I'm on the outside
I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me

I can see through you
See to the real you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Fred Durst's song "Outside" speak to feelings of rejection, insecurity, and pain. The singer is expressing a sense of detachment from someone who has hurt them repeatedly, using language that emphasizes their outsider status. The line "All the times that I felt insecure for you" suggests that the singer has put themselves in a vulnerable position in order to please this other person, but ultimately feels rejected and unwanted. The repeated assertion that they can "see through" this person, and that they are "ugly inside" like the singer, further underscores the sense of anger and disgust that the singer feels towards this individual.

The closing lines of the song offer a glimmer of hope, with the singer acknowledging that they feel hopeful for the future, but the overall tone is one of bitterness and pain. The language is straightforward and emotionally charged, with repetition used to create a sense of building frustration and anger. The use of a simple rhyme scheme throughout the song further emphasizes the simplicity and directness of the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

And you Can bring me to my knees Again
You have the power to make me feel vulnerable and powerless once again

All the times That I could beg you please In vain
I have pleaded with you numerous times asking for your help, but it has all been for nothing

All the times That I felt insecure For you
I have felt uncertain about myself and my worth because of my feelings for you

And I leave My burdens at the door
I try to forget about my problems and concerns when I am with you

But I'm on the outside I'm looking in I can see through you See your true colors 'Cause inside you're ugly You're ugly like me I can see through you See to the real you
Although I may appear to be an outsider looking in, I can see through your facade and understand your true nature because I share the same insecurities and ugliness as you do

All the times That I felt like this won't end It's for you
I have experienced many moments when I thought my pain and suffering would never come to an end, all because of my feelings for you

And I taste What I could never have It was from you
I have had a taste of something that I will never be able to possess, and it was all because of you

All those times That I cry my intentions Full of pride But I waste More time than anyone
There have been times when I cry over my unfulfilled intentions, but my pride often prevents me from taking action, and as a result, I end up wasting more time than anyone else

All the times That I've cried All that's wasted It's all inside
I have shed many tears over wasted opportunities and mistakes, and it has all been building up inside me

And I feel all this pain Stuffed it down It's back again
I have been trying to suppress my pain and emotions, but they keep resurfacing and causing me more distress

And I lie Here in bed All alone I can't mend
I often lie in bed alone, unable to fix or heal the pain that I am feeling

But I feel Tomorrow will be okay
Despite all the hardship and pain, I have hope and believe that tomorrow will be a better day

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Aaron Lewis

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@AndresDavid88

3y↑24

And you bring me to my knees
Again
All this time that I could beg you please
In vain
All the times that I felt insecure
For you
And I leave my burdens at the door

I'm on the outside, I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you

Biloxi
This is the real deal y'all

Feelin' those lighters

All this time that I felt like this won't end
Was for you
And I taste what I could never have
It's from you
All those times that I tried
My intentions were full of pride
And I waste more time than anyone

But I'm on the outside, I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you

All the times that I've cried
All this wasted, it's all inside
And I feel all this pain
Stuffed it down, it's back again
And I lie here in bed
All alone
I can't mend
But I feel
Tomorrow will be O.K.

But I'm on...
I'm on the outside and I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you.

All comments from YouTube:

@vickiwilson3739

3y↑503

Played this song, this version, at my brother's funeral. The undertaker tried to tell me it wasn't appropriate, but for Andrew Glen Pryor it was the perfect sendoff... rest in peace Andy... I was 28 when he overdosed and went away... now I'm 48 and still miss my big brother 😢

@socialmediademigod1496

1y↑10

🙏🏾 prayers going out to you

@SunflowerChild82

1y↑14

No one knows our loved ones like we do. This is the perfect song and I’m sure your brother was looking down from Heaven smiling while listening to it. 💜

@sci_ent_ificsui_neg9236

1y↑2

He chose well.

@brandondobz9847

1y↑5

I'm sorry for your loss

@fredburger2426

1y↑9

Sorry man. Many lost like that. Too many

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@89yearsofageman

48w↑7

Im 80 years old (well 89) and still listen to this - great music

@beezybeez4207

44w

This is so good but you must hear “The Wave Acoustic” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧

@MrMLaidlaw

4y↑1.3K

Somehow I always find my way back to this song.

@shanleigh9878

4y↑13

Me too ❤

@lordsozehcp5362

3y↑17

Me and u both bud

@ed_din3ros_world994

3y↑11

Yall are not alone

@amylauzon4782

3y↑10

Me too ❤️

@dannyo512

3y↑11

Fucking A

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@arise5623

4y↑2.6K

Who else thinks the live version is better than the original?

@lilliewynn5401

4y↑19

@nataliaa.1094

4y↑18

@davidranney8723

4y↑38

It demonstrates the timeless powerful combination of a great song, a great singer, and an acoustic guitar.

@WhoYouDrew

4y↑187

The recorded version wasn't released until 2001. This live version was from 1999. Aaron was put on the spot by Durst (unknowingly). The only thing Aaron had written was the chorus, everything else was impromptu. The live version is the original version 😉

@davidranney8723

4y↑5

@WhoYouDrew that's amazing

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@twitchistheman1991

46w↑38

When he hits those notes, "ALL THE TIMES, THAT I'VE CRIED" it just brings a different emotion

@haleyrichardson8818

45w↑2

That part makes me cry ❤

@DaveTaste

36w

Different to what?

@twitchistheman1991

36w↑1

@DaveTaste For me, it just sends shivers down my spine, and he really makes you feel his pain with his ability to hit those higher notes.

@Pittsburgh-Slim

3y↑301

There’s something about this guitar riff, Aaron’s voice, the flashbacks and being a teenager when this came out really hits hard. This is damn near perfection.

@robertcronin6603

2y↑1

Agreed

@Oliver83105

2y↑1

bro honestly

@beezybeez5971

2y↑1

Staind is the best! But you need to listen to “Live Not Survive” by SLT right now 🤘🎸🎹 You’re missing out!!! -//- !!!!!!!!!

@gerardoconnor1010

43w↑1

And such a simple riff
Just shows music doesn’t have to be complicated

@stefandal

24w↑1

I think he jumping from major and minor in some parts. Gives it a very special feeling.

@SneharthoDey

8y↑4.8K

Staind, POD, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Deftones, Linkin Park, System of a Down. What a time it was to be a teen!

@moisesgarcia1403

8y↑123

nirvana, three days grace, seether, red hot chili pepers, the killers,

@ShawnDanGage

8y↑23

yeah man i was like 11 wen i was listning to this still do to this day

@edwardfourtyhands

8y↑93

Too bad many millennials turned to crybaby's who need "safe spaces."

@adamosborne6503

8y↑6

to right brother

@MicheleP

8y↑24

I'm crying reading this :'(

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@clintonbeers3994

2y↑106

This was an iconic moment in rock history, unplanned and unstaged. Epic and will never be repeated.

@sazerick1713

15w

🤘🤘🤘

@CLRvision54

2y↑94

The fact that Aron came up with the last half of the song right there on stage is phenomenal.

@natestaub5113

15w↑2

0:31

@natestaub5113

15w↑2

0:04

@UnderTheMillkyWay

4y↑531

I was in this crowd somewhere back in time. It still lives within me. Music is so powerful. It leaves little snap shots of my life listening to certain songs.

@COWScankill2

4y↑3

Lucky! Would've loved to be there it must've been amazing.

@Katya-zj7ni

4y↑2

Remember this at a bad time 15 yrs ago , still makes me think

@warchild5607

4y↑1

Kymmberliestarr Beautifully said. ❤️

@williamprime964

3y↑1

I call bullshit

@OvelNick

3y↑5

Everytime I hear some one talk about performing under pressure, creativity, lyrical talent.... THIS is what comes to mind. This song didn't exist AT ALL before that moment. "This is the realll motherfucking deal yalll"... He was talking about Aaron Lewis and the fact he made this up on the spot... On stage....fucking INSANE!

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@firefighter-phillips

2y↑236

The pain in Aaron’s voice is almost too much to bear at times. I feel it in my soul when I hear his lyrics. You simply cannot write songs like this without first experiencing some significant heartache and to be honest, it makes me wonder what inspired him to relay such emotion through the power of song.

🎸 🎤 🎶 🔈 🤘🏼

@robertcronin6603

2y↑9

I agree...I know he had a very difficult upbringing...aside from that, idk...I feel his words in my soul...great stuff 🔥

@jordanrick2931

2y↑3

He lost his pet hamster

@ianoneill9922

@Jordan Rick never came out from his rectum, that’s why he walks with a limp, so sad xoxo

@fishnmaster421

2y↑8

He didn’t write this. Only the choirs. He freestyle’s this shit in this moment

@buckleup8962

2y↑4

Literally chills every time at 3:40

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@meatball6930

45w↑22

It’s crazy he wrote this song at this very moment. He only had the cord progression and the chorus written. Fred told him to do the song that he started to make at his house one day-so he pretended he had more than he had ,but he had nothing-he made it up and he says that’s why he’s sweating so bad , and why Fred is is out there, he even remembers screwing up the cord when it goes wonky there for second,but that’s makes it better to me. It’s also why Fred says. “This is the deal y’all “ it was the real deal and he was making up the song right there. Crazy gamble but it’s why this guy still plays every other night still. I see him 2-3x a year and id go more if it was closer. There’s a video of him playing it and explaining the story at the same on YouTube. If ur a fan it’s cool to watch him explain the story as he plays it. I think it was in Oklahoma

@beezybeez4207

44w

This is so good but you must hear “The Wave Acoustic” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘

@ListedMia-sm4xm

13w

I heard Aaron Lewis talk about this himself he wasn’t supposed to open for Fred but the other band couldn’t and had Aaron do it Fred stayed bc he saw the cover of their cd and said it was devil worship which it was not only a joke and Fred stayed which made Aaron famous but Fred caused a huge scene until he HEARD him!

@hollowbandct

10y↑1.1K

so the story behind this song... Aaron Lewis wanted to end Staind's set with an acoustic song. Fred Durst suggested he play this song. However, what Fred didn't realize was the only parts of this song that were written were the chord progression and chorus. Aaron Lewis literally wrote this song as he played it in this video, except the chorus. which is why Fred only knows the chorus, and why he says, "this is the real mother fucking deal!", because he realized what Aaron was doing. True story.

@lg103

10y↑41

ya I just heard that on an acoustic video I just watched Aaron told that story

@mysticfalcon8844

7y↑7

Hollow Band Wow!

@chrismoorman1658

7y↑66

I was there when this was recorded and won't ever forget it

@mikeyoung3904

6y↑11

Hollow Band that's cool I didn't know that. Thanks

@mgvolcom

5y↑15

That’s amazing, I never knew this

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@codyking4848

4y↑32

3:40 I know many artists are great pretenders, but this is real pain. A wonderful, true performance. Singing his heart out.

@larlan9598

3y↑235

No autotune, no dance moves, just an acoustic guitar and REAL Talent!!

@valhalladante9859

1y↑11

how many times has this exact statement been said

@midinerd

1y↑2

Fred Durst's trademark "I'm an idiot" mating call with the occasional screamed interjections hits differently (jk it hits the same as it did when it first came out)

@RIDDICK0911

1y↑8

@ValhallaDante not fucking enough.

@mewjr1

minus fred durst

@DaveTaste

36w↑1

@@valhalladante9859underrated comment

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@GlobalGuardian

5y↑59

As a former fire fighter of 11 yrs, this song kept me off the ledge when I was dealing with PTSD. The fight continues, and so I keep playing this song, Thank You.

@razorblade4395

Who gives a fuck

@raidermaxx2324

40w

it sucks that thanks to Republicans, we dont provide you with the free mental health care you and other heroes like you, truly deserve. Fuck THE GOP

@mod9653

36w↑1

Keep going brother

@goodmorningsundaymorning4533

31w↑1

🤗 hugs

@auburntrojan2010

4y↑62

Fred spoke out during the song for two reasons. One, because he was in shock that Aaron was making the lyrics up on the spot and doing so well at it. And two, because it was also a time-filler as he realized that Aaron was playing an interlude so he could come up with lyrics for the next verse. Fred talking to the crowd takes their attention away from potentially noticing that Aaron was winging it and gives him more time. One of the best raw, live performances of our time. Not only because of how good his voice is, but also considering the circumstances of him writing the song as he played it in front of a huge crowd while sitting next to Fred.

@Soonerfrk11

Amazing. Did you know Brad Pitt had sex with Jennifer Anniston the same year?

@MrLilredmachine

50w↑5

At about 4:52, right at the end it zooms on Fred and you can see him subtly shake his head, like he's saying 'crazy bastard actually did it' 😂😂

@ronaldboyd6273

50w

Arron Lewis has a vocal range that makes F Durst sound like a tone deth clown.

@raidermaxx2324

40w↑1

yea but at the same time, dude, this is literally what they do. lol .. right? ya know, maybe on a cooking show there was a chef who, "winged it" and made up half of a dish, that became a cultural dish for generations, but its literally because that shit was easy to him, it was nothing. Just like Aaron doin this song on the fly, and it being one of the greatest songs ever, was like no big deal to them. lol ya know what i mean

@auburntrojan2010

39w

@@raidermaxx2324 I know what you mean, but doesn't make it any less impressive lol

@tommyeden7896

25w↑8

It's amazing that all he had was a chorus and the rest was improvised. Came together right then and there.

@MrShortrohs

8y↑94

4.7million views, 537 thumbed it down...preeettty sure we know who's wrong here

@StoneCold61362

8y↑7

Well, when I uploaded it, it wasn't found that often on YouTube tbh. The thumbs down are probably, because it is still in its original quality, 240p at the time and cuz some people hate Fred Durst for some reasons. Still hope everyone enjoys this masterpiece anyway ^_^.

@SIMONLEE666

8y↑6

fuck em, makes me cry everytime as it reminds me of one my dogs who passed so THANKYOU

@jasonschroeder7602

8y↑2

+SIMONLEE666 thanks for saying that me too rip-zeus

@migueltomas1228

7y↑2

billions of people watched gangnam style, only 5 millions watched this video.
Pretty sure we know whos wrong here

@MrShortrohs

7y↑1

Miguel Tomas Who? I'm not following

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@racheljune688

5y↑259

3:43 to 4:30 is the best part of the whole song - deepest, realest, rawest fucking pain. I can feel it.

@ibelieveinsomething3895

3y↑8

Totally!!!!

@jaredmello

3y↑14

Better than the studio version by far, raw, real, and real pain shining through

@bogglqueen

3y↑3

Yes yes yes !! ❤️❤️❤️

@thakid691

2y↑1

Agreed !

@jipijur

2y↑10

I cry every time. My husband doesn't really like my music, but I took him to a music festival (October 2019) and Staind was playing and it was his favorite band over any other that day. When "Outside" came on, I told him I'd cry and I did lol. They were so good live.

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@MarkFreeman-kd2hz

17w↑3

I can't remember how 😢long this song😮has been out. 😢Because my mind is literally toast. But I want it played at my funeral. This was the decade of my life😢. Aaron Lewis and Fred Durst. I'm 53 and I love you guys.

@kevinzippy9718

13w↑2

I can relate to you so much I just had my 45th birthday yesterday and these guys were the best that time in my life was the best I've had so far

@jduggan478

1y↑3

If you listening to this 2023....let me get a hell yeah!!!

@iangrant7759

38w↑17

Almost 25 years old and it's one of their best

@skylergoldstein715

3y↑115

He made up this song on the spot! (He had the melody and chorus, but wasn't finished with the rest) When Fred told him to play this song. Aaron stepped up and embraced the moment. Love this moment*

@matthewanderson4617

2y↑3

yup

@metalhed3314

1y↑7

Because the crowd got too crazy and decided to almost burn down the entire venue. He was asked to play this song to calm down the crowd

@oshen-lz2ih

40w↑5

@metalhed3314 that is not true.....aaron asked for Fred if he could play excess baggage and Fred told him no but he could play that song he had sung at his house back in the day. Aaron obliged and made the verse lyrics up on the spot. Staind was the opening band on the tour.

@trainofthough0242

38w↑1

It's called embellishment of the truth. You know for sure at the very least when Fred told him to play this song that he quickly went and scratched some verses and lyrics for it before going out on stage. Even the best of improv jam bands can't improvise cohesive and flowing lyrics on the spot for an entire song and resort to just random thoughts and phrases for lyrics in most cases.

Sevendust has a song called Angel's Son who's lyrics were famously improvised by Lajon at times but that was in the studio and it wasn't the whole song in one-go live.

As a musician for a long time and knows all different styles, Aaron's performance here was surely pre-written to some capacity. He may not have practiced it all that much hence why he's so nervous here and sweating but he definitely had the rough melody and lyrics and song arrangement before going up there and likely had it in his head for a long time but just never wrote it down or performed it.

It makes for a good story to tell though and Aaron definitely is the kind of guy that would embellish the truth to fluff himself up a little more. It was a demo song that wasn't yet finalized but he changed that for the sake of making a more interesting story to "I completely improvised it on the spot". It wasn't completely uncommon for bands to play demo songs live back in these days.

@skylergoldstein715

38w

@@trainofthough0242 😂🤣😂 Bro chill

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@cursedfarts5698

6y↑142

You know a songs a masterpiece when you get the chills.

@361leaguehead6

2y↑2

@midinerd

I know a song is a masterpiece when I need a cup of cocoa and a blankie & movienight

@weedfreakthebeatfreak4766

4y↑157

Once upon a time, this song saved my life..

@lauramarymcculloch9388

4y↑2

Same

@weedfreakthebeatfreak4766

4y↑1

@Chef Laura i uploaded that song years ago from my old profil hoping it would help others as well ✌

@zombie_g1itch_tea_th3

4y↑1

Glad to hear that, dude. Hope you're doing well.

@weedfreakthebeatfreak4766

4y↑1

@Zombie Tea people love you monday but by sunday you're forgotten

@zombie_g1itch_tea_th3

4y↑4

@WEEDFREAK THE BEATFREAK [BEATFARM] That is too damn truthful. Make sure you look after yourself though, my man. You can be your own worst enemy at times, yet at other times the best damn friend you've ever known. If that doesn't help, vent darling. Either with written word or talk. Keep safe.

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@djgene5621

4y↑416

Who is is listening during Covid lockdown 2020, 2021?

@brsusa8891

4y↑2

Just right now 🍺🍺

@kevinperez3744

4y↑4

Fuck yea. Good ole days. Standing by waiting for station to play good songs like this and pressing record/play button on radio with cassette tape in it😂😂👍👍

@arise5623

4y↑1

Hell yea always felt this live version is better than the recorded version

@Harkymjunior

Of course I am !

@homerjnick

Oh yes!

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@ChrisMiller-oc1hc

15w↑3

My father died on December 2nd. Our relationship was more than complicated. This song now has a new meaning for me. Trying to find love was hard with him, but i never stopped hoping.

@joestarfish

4y↑58

“All the times, That I've cried...” he should have carried on with this tone forever...amazing!!

@aaronbeach7117

2y↑1

fuckin totally, agreed

@GaryLoydG_Loyd

7y↑171

no fucking cell phone screens anywhere, god i miss the 90s!

@N75911_

6y↑1

Plenty of artists force you to relinquish your devices and confiscate cellphones :)

@cortezmauricio56

6y↑1

N75911 that's because they are originals not fakes

@TranslationsRussian

3y↑2

Almost 90s. Song written in 2001

@leemjfreeman9856

3y↑3

Wrong. This was performed in 1999, I have the Fanily values album still with this on it. It was released as a single in 2001.

@GaryLoydG_Loyd

@Lee M J Freeman found the virgin

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@dopeconcepts1607

1y↑4

Durst played a solid cameo here! The quick jabs are also what make this perfect. Feeling those lighters!

@Platyman1999

3y↑173

I will never understand how he just wrote the song on the spot

@larrenramone236

3y↑15

Because he's a GOAT

@hamlet1305

3y↑14

He didn't.

@rcp8287

3y↑20

He wrote most of it there. I think he only had the chorus before that night

@gabem3568

3y↑22

He was expressing what he was feeling at the moment... the pain. And it turned out to come out as what to me is one of the greatest rock songs of all time

@fivefivesix3625

3y↑20

@hamlet1305 yes, he did... he even talks about it... Staind was already on their feet at the time of this song, however this song made Staind... They might have gotten to where they are without it? But this song by far was their defining moment, and to think Aaron lewis made this shit up on stage (his words, look it up) is amazing... He deserves everything he has...

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@lagoleer

5y↑121

"I'm feeling those lighters!" - The heady days before smartphones.....

@garyblanchard8570

OLD SCHOOL

@tjc874

The days before smartphones were phenomenal

@misner1989

42w↑10

Still bangs 20 years later was always on my Winamp Playlist

@AndresDavid88

3y↑24

@jackroush8062

8y↑257

This song came out right when I was going through one of the hardest break up of my life. This girl was ripping my heart out, I hated her and loved her at the same time. She could bring the worse out of me and I did the same to her. But when I kissed her, smelled her, touched her... she could melt me instantly. Still to this day I've never had passion like that. I loved her. I still do and it's been years. We both agreed that this song summed us up perfectly. Even today I miss everything about her even though she made me absolutely miserable.

@scarhbar23

8y↑17

Weird how love works

@jaimeemcd

8y↑11

I was going through a hard time when I got this cd in 2001. I related to the entire album. Helped me process so much. Still is badass!

@Cc-gv1tp

7y↑4

Fine line between love & hate. One day you will love again I'm sure.

@eggsawcemc

7y↑3

stop trying to be shakespeare :P

@TheGhost498

7y↑4

amazing I heard this for the first time when I broke up with my ex a few months ago and it pretty much sums up our relationship and is now one of my favourite songs amazingly enough I also hate and love her but she feels the same about me. This song is for some reason is one of the only things that keep me going on a day today day basis. pathetic yes but true emotion is a hard thing to conquer or deal with for the first time ever especially when your older than most first serious break ups

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@josephwardle2977

4y↑489

2020 idc this is still one of the best

@gujoneiriksson968

4y↑7

eternal classic.

@briancrane3392

4y↑13

And best version of the song

@KM-ws8qs

4y↑10

No doubt at all. Got me thru a painful divorce.

@ShanePete

4y↑2

Shits too good. Timeless

@josephwardle2977

Ye I liked this song for a while ain’t listened in a while but at the min I love more than words

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@Krich44

40w↑7

I just seen Staind last night and he played this was unbelievable

@dirt1736

4y↑30

dude aaron is literally one of the best live singers ive ever heard

@homerjnick

2y↑9

Why do I come back here after near 12 years? Because it is raw music at its finest.

@zacharyfindlay-maddox171

2y↑9

I first heard this on the radio when I was 19 years old, I'm forty now and this was my generation. Thank you.

@georgeingalls2554

7y↑68

The emotion shared on Aaron Lewis's face as he sings this....rare to find an artist that "feels" what they sing!

@angeliquemcdonald3957

7y↑2

It's rare that an artist can make me feel the way I do when I hear this

@Michaelswaggsick

Listen to Kurt Cobain unplugged. that man could sing

@StreetSpeed10

4y↑2

He also made this song up on the spot. He only had the chorus before he went on. That's why he had Fred Durst come on stage with him lol.

@sk8charmer

2y↑2

During a serious rough time in my life years ago, I lost a Lewis signed guitar....I treasured it but had to eat...Thanx, Aaron!

@beezybeez5971

Staind is the best! But you need to listen to “Live Not Survive” by SLT right now 🤘🎸🎹 You’re missing out!!! -//- !!!!!!!!!

@Cyproduction

3y↑26

3:42 This moment... goosebumps.

@daveintheAM

2y↑6

We all need a hype man like Fred Durst in our lives

@benmmunro

4y↑14

STILL one of the best live performances I've ever seen/heard.

@blazecookies4204

5y↑103

Im gonna be 32 this nov 23 i remeber wakeing up gettin ready for 6th grade to this video on mtv damn life goes fast

@jerems58

5y↑5

music is a time capsule....food for the soul

@muhfuukybuckey

It's getting close

@BadMeetsEvilSaan

Happy belated birthday haha

@StreetSpeed10

4y↑1

And it only goes faster when you get older. I turned 32 this June and it's hard to believe it was so long ago when I discovered this...

@toddgoogle4387

My birthday is on November 23 too.

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@tombeaudry3143

8y↑577

You can FEEL Aaron Lewis's pain in this song!

@cainerbator78

6y↑24

Thomas Beaudry and it actually turned out being his first time playing it live at his biggest show at the time and had never been that nervous in his life

@TristianTate

6y↑25

cainerbator78 he made that song up on stage

@planted555

6y↑31

The pain of only having a chorus and main riff

@muhfuukybuckey

5y↑8

Paind

@totenkopf6580

5y↑5

@Its Not Wednesday pain of you being such trash

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@youngrozay3576

3y↑48

Such emotional trauma felt in this song man. What an absolute masterpiece

@playstationtwo877

2y↑1

What this man suffer from?

@nicholasmedovich6729

2y↑2

@Playstation Two IIRC alcohol and or drugs and or depression

@Autumnblueskies1

40w↑1

Holy shit man!! The memories! Takes me right back to my youth, with not a care in the world

@kennycab3374

2y↑14

I can still remember when they played this song on 93X, this live version, for the first time. I was sitting in a parking lot waiting for pc electronics to open up in Roseville MN. As I listened, not only did I start tearing up, but thought this will be song of the year. Later Stained recorded the studio version and it wasn't even close. This is one of those one time events that will never be repeated. Later I learned the story about how this event came about, and my thoughts and prayers are with Fred. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

@scrimmins7

2y↑2

That’s awesome. Cheers from MN

@beezybeez5971

2y↑2

Staind is the best! But you need to listen to “Live Not Survive” by SLT right now 🤘🎸🎹 You’re missing out!!! -//- !!!!!!!!!

@tounouthao5461

1y↑1

awesome. 93.7 twin cities!

@lupitaaquarius1513

52w

In Southern California, it came out on X 103.9 FM

@raidermaxx2324

40w

i remember when Blind(Korn)came on the radio in Denver for the first time, i remember that moment like i remember 9\11, driving my monte carlo down I-75, a thunderstorm broodin on the rocky mountains about to unleash, that electric crackle in the hot air that was blowin in my face from the car window, and then Blind just absolutely fucking destroying my mind, i had never heard nothin like that shit before.. It was way more powerful to me than even the day when we all switched on that one day from Van Halen and Quiet Riot to Smells Like Teen Spirit, when that shit came on the radio for the first time.. Hahaahah member that shit? listening to songs on the radio?? hahahaha now we fucking oldies , makin comments on youtube

@terrioster1207

2y↑10

Aaron's voice reaches the depths of my soul...

@maurastine6128

39w↑1

You aren't the only one!

@sdsmt99

15w

...and then that other guy sharts in your face.

@mrnewton3674

34w↑5

I have listened to this song for years and will continue to do so. Raw human emotion that is in all of us.

@ksaspectre

5y↑40

The greatest thing about this song is that you can feel the genuine emotion in the lyrics, better than alot of modern stuff.

@raidermaxx2324

40w

look. Im a GenXer, this is my shit too, but we gotta stop with all this shade and nonsense about our music being so much better than the "modern" stuff. Each generation has their own fucking sound, and the next generation builds on top of that. Thats how it goes, thats how it always been and thats the way it always will be.. So if you've got such a "problem" with the kid's music these days, you old fart, you aint got nobody but yourself to blame, because they grew up listenting us(their parents) playing all our shit, and then they made their music on top of ours. fuck You realize every fucking generation does this, right? Oh those damn kids and their punk music! or those hippies! or whatever fuck it man. The kids are gonna do what sounds good to them, and then one day they will be grindin gears about how the new shit is so much worse than their shit FFS

@iamhowiam2862

2y↑16

This is powerful as hell! I don't usually dip into this genre of music but it's energy consumed my soul man!!!!

@thanosvariant4x4

1y↑5

This version of this song got me through some tough shit, feel it

@NellyMir86

1y↑2

17 years later .. I'm still here . 🖤

@sideslick1024

5y↑52

God, Fred Durst is a dork, but I can't help but love him.

@southsidetx1221

4y↑2

A dork 😂😂

@COWScankill2

Describes my feelings perfectly

@robertmccall8666

2y↑2

addicted to this song in 1999 era.. so dark .... I met my 1st love and this song reminds me of her. So many emotions from this song

@jeffcordova9633

5y↑13

If you have battled with Depression, you'll understand how this song can help you feel like you belong

@maurastine6128

39w↑1

Fuck, this makes me nostalgic for one of the best decades of my life.
The 90s and early 2000s were fucking amazing.
This live version is SO good

@TruckerDan222

36w↑2

Back in the barracks, no sleep, this was my power song. It was and is soo powerful! I could lift mountains with this song! All praise to yahweh!!!! I am a sinner.

@StoneCold61362

5y↑27

Staind just announced they will be on this years LOUDER THAN LIFE festival, Aaron and Mike made a post on social media about it. It will be their first concert in 2 years. I Wish I could go there. Just FYI I never monetarized this channel and will not do it. I uploaded this as said before just because it wasn't available here before at the time and I love their music and everyone should see and listen to this song.

And I also wanted to take the time to say thank you again, that this video has despite its not so well quality 8.2 million views. Seems like 240p is available everywhere though :) Well deserved for such a great song, performance and singer.

@bogglqueen

Thank you for the gift of this amazing upload ❤️❤️

@tonyz7189

3y↑1

90’s baby. If you weren’t in your 20’s then you missed out.

@TheTMirabilis

5y↑4

"All the times when I felt insecure. And I leave my burdens at the door." -I know exactly what he means. This song ROCKS!!!

@troopure

1y↑5

Deep and beautiful. For anyone and everyone.

@rhcp4whatever

5y↑49

20 years later, 2019!! I was Born in 89, i remmember when this Song came out...feels like yesterday!!

@el987

4y↑2

I was born in 1987, 1999 was a good time to listen these kind of music.

@mfKr-cl4rl

4y↑3

I know what you mean, i was born 87, listened to this song so much times!

@WolfmanTim87

4y↑2

I'm an 87 baby as well. I miss 90's rock.

@leeobrien9298

3y↑2

Snap🙌

@ibelieveinsomething3895

3y↑2

What a powerfull song !

@Teckno77

3y↑5

Don't know why but I find this the most powerful version of this song.

@dontcatchthismf4708

2y↑6

The live version of this song is incomparable true classic

@jaybird2628

3y↑3

"ALL THIS WASTING, ITS ALL INSIDE" gets me everytime cause i currently feel somehow i keep getting in my way of being happy

@BeforeThisNovember

2y↑7

crazy how he freestyled most of this on the spot 🔥🤘

@davidschofield7351

3y↑3

My little brother's favorite song. RIP, brother. I send this song to you.

@paulgrimwood3700

R.I.P to your brother mate such a great song

@blakebortles6098

Rip sorry for your loss

@matthewgrimes7889

8y↑116

Nothing but raw fucking emotion, beautiful

@TReaperMusic

5y↑6

One of the best acoustic rock songs ever made

@DeathSpellXVI

35w↑2

My god, there is so much feeling in his voice and the lyrics of this song, I feel it so much. It's scary to feel, to let yourself cry, be angry, and not try to suppress or escape the pain.

@bamadondon0495

1y↑2

Kids these days we'll never know what music was like back then and what concerts were really like back then.. this was when music was music 🎶

@StormbladeX69

4y↑5

This is the BEST Version of this song. Period.

@dillons2013

40w↑2

crazy that he winged this whole performance and it turned out to be legendary. he didn't even have the song written, just the hook

@Travis_Hewitt

8y↑41

MTV X was awesome. Miss those days. Fred and Aaron did this song so well together.

@abuhamad270

2y↑3

No one in the world can sing this song like Arron Lewis Thank you sir for this

@dalton5323

1y↑1

Everything about that video is insane aaron freestyling the song, Fred durst hyping up. Crazy.

@d0n315

4y↑6

These guys were epic in concert!! God I miss my teenage years!

@entertainment-knone9344

3y↑5

There is no version of this song that is better then what you're hearing right here. I remember when this album was released, everybody had to have it. I even owned a few copies of it myself. It simply sends chills down my spine the moment when Fred Durst says "Biloxi, this is the real mother fuckin' deal y'all". It still brings chills to my spine to this very day. "Feelin' those lighters". But, if you have the chance, buy the album. I don't normally say this a lot, as most albums are lucky to have one or two good songs on it; but, this album, it's definitely worth the purchase. The whole damn thing is awesome. Worth the buy. Family Values Tour 1999. THAT's the album.

@sejlefrew

4y↑2

Hands down, the 90's were one of the all-time greatest decades for culture and music.

@mat11trick

7y↑100

So many of you bashing Fred, as much as I don't care for him either, if he hadn't talked Aaron into playing this song you may have never heard this version, and I'm sure Aaron wanted him out there. Dudes shaking like crazy, needed a friend to help him pull it off.

@F7UK3

4y↑12

Shaking cause he's making it up as he's going along... Lmao

@thomasderbyshire8718

4y↑18

You're dead on! He said he wouldn't have done it if Fred didn't convince him to and this is the best version.

@SeerSoul3_rEvolution

4y↑3

@mat11trick .. You're a genuinely kind soul.. I have this song in one of my playlists .. I didn't understand why I was hitting the comment section (rarity.. n even rarer I comment).. Ur compassion n true empathy made my soul smile n tear up .. To feel one side of it imo one must understand the other side of it too whatever "it is". Kk sappy time over. Thank you though..

@at0micwerew0lf

4y↑2

I never hated Durst. Not a giant fan either...but he/Limp Bizkit rest somewhere between indifference and "eh...its okay" for me.

@kakaistheman2007

4y↑1

yeah but he s still a big shitty singer, before listening again to this song after years, i was like "this is one of the best live songs i've ever heard, but there is that little shit singing, how can it be ?"

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@Dave-xp4vm

38w↑1

Best show I have been to by far and I have seen many many shows,thanks for the guitar pick,and drum stixs

@tonyz7189

3y↑1

1994-1995. My boys and were in law school In Springfield MA and we went to a bar
Downtown happened to watch stained Play a set. They were really good. Of course we had no idea they would become such a Sensation. Pretty amazing to see what a passionate singer he is!!

@bonz424

4y↑4

God damn the 90's early 2000's.

@getout7339

43w↑4

Still a legendary song.

@jamesfletcher9260

42w↑2

This song was wasted on me when i heard it first in 2002. I had no life experience and i didnt see what the fuss was about. 21 years later i get it. Absolutely unbelievable song and performance ❤️

@c.ronnenberg1266

10y↑16

I was enjoying a bit of nostalgia there, before I inadvertently started reading the comments. Why bash on anyone? Sure Fred Durst didn't play a big role in this tune but so what? It still stirs memories in me of back then, and that is the reason I like this song. I never heard the Staind LP version until much later and I still like this version better. If you can't enjoy the song without being negative, maybe you should listen to the other version and save yourself, and the rest of us, the grief.

@c.ronnenberg1266

Here, here.

@bigbizkitoperiano7011

some people know nothing.. fred wasnt really there to perform he was there to support aaron, aaron was nervous, it was like his first time playing in a big crowd so there Fred helped him out just by sitting beside him.
oh btw it was fred who gave Staind a big chance to hit the big music industry. was like fred discovered staind..

@qwerty260000

5y↑18

This song got me through such a difficult time. I still revisit it in August 2019

@brettsome1608

Amazing live version of this song.

@moradapink

3y↑1

Its august 2021 hope you are ok.

@santeria720

I always go to this when life is tough

@rsharpe1985

4y↑1

I think this is When Fred realized that he was in the presence of greatness Probably wondering what he’s even doing in the same stage that man just poured his heart out!!!!

@alexpaulicelli.onelove.70

4y↑5

If you are reading this
I hope something amazing happens to you
You deserve it always the best

@MassEffect1988

4y↑3

An absolutely storm of a performance! 🤟 hands down one of the best live vocals I've ever heard 👍 hear that pain in his voice...

@toddwoods582

1y↑2

Its so hard to belive in 2023 ,that at one time not long ago , this music could sell out a stadium .

@nevesxy2856

Probably still could bro

@Tazrahzeljr

10y↑37

3:42 shivers man straight up chills

@lordsozehcp5362

6y↑1

+PepsiPope u and me both.. I currently am

@roccomarciano6099

Takes it to another gear.

@hms2407

5y↑22

They shouldve featured Fred on the album version too. His vocals are perfect for the chorus

@soniagarciarebollo80

4y↑5

God, I was like 16 and some dude broke my heart and I used to cry rivers with this song

@Captain_Idaho

47w↑1

Song kept me alive back in the early 2000s. Hello fellow soul mates.

@beezybeez4207

44w↑1

This is so good but you must hear “The Wave Acoustic” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘

@Captain_Idaho

44w↑1

@@beezybeez4207 will do!

@beezybeez4207

44w

@Captain Idaho thx for listening 🤘🙏

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