Lazy Eye
Original Soundtrack (Various) Lyrics

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Once been drowned, our secret lives
Everyone that needs to hide
Cheaper reign of endless lies
Filters though this lazy eye

And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Lose yourself in no one's life
Trapped in nowhere's empty light
Words like fists they tear you down
Crash before they hit the ground

And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

And I don't believe in sings
No, I don't believe your lies
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Original Soundtrack (Various)'s song Lazy Eye touch on themes of secrecy, dishonesty, and feeling trapped. The lines "Once been drowned, our secret lives / Everyone that needs to hide" suggest a past event or situation where the singer and those around them felt they needed to keep secrets. The line "Cheaper reign of endless lies / Filters through this lazy eye" implies that despite efforts to hide the truth, it is still apparent to the singer.

The second verse speaks to a sense of being lost or stuck ("Lose yourself in no one's life / Trapped in nowhere's empty light") and the pain of hurtful words ("Words like fists they tear you down / Crash before they hit the ground"). But throughout the song, the singer emphasizes their refusal to believe in "signs" or others' lies, suggesting a desire for clarity and honesty even in the face of difficulty.

Overall, the lyrics of "Lazy Eye" paint a picture of a person struggling to make sense of their surroundings and the people in their life, but determined to stay true to themselves and their beliefs.

Line by Line Meaning

Once been drowned, our secret lives
Our hidden lives have already been ruined

Everyone that needs to hide
All those who desire secrecy

Cheaper reign of endless lies
A reign of lies with little value

Filters though this lazy eye
Distorted view through a passive perspective

And I don't believe in signs
I don't trust false signals

No, I don't believe your lies
I don't accept your false statements

Caught in the breakdown
Stuck in a moment of chaos

Lose yourself in no one's life
Avoid living in someone else's shadow

Trapped in nowhere's empty light
Stuck in a meaningless place

Words like fists they tear you down
Harsh words can cause emotional pain

Crash before they hit the ground
Failure before even starting

And I don't believe in sings
I refuse to believe in false signals

No, I don't believe your lies
Your false statements are not convincing

Caught in the breakdown
Stuck in a chaotic moment

Breakdown
A moment of collapse

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in a moment of chaos

Caught in the breakdown
Stuck in a moment of chaos

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Written by: JOHN RZEZNIK

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@leihope9472

38w↑85

Letra:

I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
But it's not quite right
And this 'real'
It's impossible if possible
At whose blind word
So clear but so unheard
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this silence all night long
It's just a matter of time
To appear sad
With the same old decent lazy eye
Fixed to rest on you
Aim free but so untrue
Everyone's so intimately rearranged
Everyone's so focused clearly with such shine
Everyone's so intimately prearranged
Everyone's so focused clearly with such shine
Locked and loaded
Still the same old decent lazy eyes
Fixed through your gaze
That's why I said I relate
I said we really
Need to fight to relate
It's the room the sun and the sky
The room the sun and the sky
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment

All comments from YouTube:

@livefreehobbies4326

3y↑4.9K

This song never ever gets old to me.

@bcfcbennjy99

3y↑43

Timeless

@alexthomas6531

3y↑22

Never

@projectpurpacus

3y↑19

Gonna be 27 next month and this song has been with me since it came out so I dig it bro!

@charlena9559

3y↑8

It's great

@zebster1234

3y↑22

This song is new to me?!.....I don’t know why it is....but holy fuck I soooo love it🥰...it really touches my heart and soul aXxx

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@ghallberg1099

3y↑913

65 years old. found and listen daily to this tune. well done SP

@Dave-ij9rv

3y↑33

I'm 58 and I just discovered this song today. It's a great tune!

@JHelterSkelter

3y↑32

You 2 guys give back faith to humanity. Thanks!

@nickmon72

3y↑10

@@JHelterSkelter legends

@kristycika5546

3y↑25

You've been waiting for this moment all your life 😉💜

@darkestboo554

3y↑23

SP = Smashing Pumpkins, right 😮😋🕺

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@dangerbirdrecords

41w↑524

Congratulations Silversun Pickups for "Lazy Eye" reaching 50 million views!

@chrissymodo

40w↑12

Fuck yeah, been jamming to this for the past 8/9 years ❤❤❤

@KayAteChef

36w↑13

Ah yeah most of those were me.

@Ytj9957

36w↑2

👏👏👏

@sup3994

36w↑2

🎉❤❤

@sweepingdenver

29w↑6

And there’s another one on their channel with 7M views.

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@offhandacoustic

15w↑220

No way this song is 17 freaking years old! This song never gets old, the way it builds and finally let's go gets me every time.

@Trust1878

14w↑8

Jesus Christ. 17 years! The days are long but the years are short.

@mattandrickadventures8416

14w↑3

Scary how time just goes

@ThisIsBogus

13w

Pretty sure its older

@ExtensionalDread

12w↑2

It's funny we're 😂 coming back at the same time I looked at that said God damn. lol we're getting older but I'm thankful we're the ones who made it so far.

@My.dimplesRock

12w

I have just learned about them, they're really good , it has like a 2016 vibes

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@ranxxdomnessyt1896

3y↑1.3K

When he does that screaming part near the end it actually gives me goosebumps at how good it is.

@ericwiley3963

3y↑23

Every time

@ghettorevival9541

3y↑57

Bro. Love screaming that part when I'm alone in my car lol

@allisonegan8782

3y↑7

Same here...

@andyd834

3y↑6

I feel ya

@jimmyseans4457

3y↑6

Fact!

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@kawzemoto

4y↑1.1K

I don’t know hwy but this brings back memories of a simpler more meaningful life.... peace to all

@stephaniemcgrath5428

4y↑16

It is still meaningful, just in a different way. But, I completely get what you mean. Hindsight

@Jess1234

4y↑25

I miss when liberals weren't pussys and snowflakes

@thomaskrivacsy9045

4y↑5

For me it is what has not yet happened.

@la213blanco

4y↑15

Bought the CD the same week it came out, I kept hearing seeing it on MTV in the mornings just before school. Miss those days of MTV

@adamwilkins3428

4y↑1

Much respect to you sir.

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@heywally2739

1y↑143

Oh to be young again. Oh wait, barely made it through that. Still, I’m 70 now and can still appreciate a song and video like this. Peace.

@fuxbox

1y↑4

Cheers bro

@screensaves

16w↑4

Love

@ottdog1952

11w↑6

I'm 71 y.o. and totally understand how you feel. This tune is a little masterpiece.

@kR-qj7rw

10w

go and play music pops yes you are technically closer to 100 than people in their 20s but still have fun

@nicolecochran6681

10w

Absolutely my friend ✌️❤

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@mikes1980

1y↑162

Bloody hell. Im 52 grew up listening to smashing pumpkins ect. How on earth did i miss this band. How on earth did they not become a mega band. Love this tune. 0layed it over and over.

@cwrichardson3

1y↑8

Olayed!! 🌮🌮🌮

@theinfinitepassportTV

1y↑14

then you realllllly want to hear Panic Switch...just as hypnotic

@FAQBrooks

1y↑8

Welcome to the group

@randymaloney7113

1y↑19

Probably because this was their finest moment. This is a great tune but the rest is not quite up to this standard sadly.

@moonmannaa2741

1y↑2

They’re amazing aren’t they ! Glad u made it

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@devonmartinski6596

5y↑1.9K

This song makes you wish you could stay young forever.

@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg

5y↑35

Fuck that.the older i get the bettwr life gets

@nsacrum3477

5y↑10

How did you read my mind? They have a new album btw. Pretty decent on first listen. But this song...

@gustavoagbenedi9879

5y↑3

Sure is a far away old war song

@gustavoagbenedi9879

Vete a tomar por culo ! Talk find

@flowergurl0575

5y↑13

You can, stay young at heart.

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@straightcashhomey1261

4y↑3.7K

I’m convinced homeboy wrote this in 1996 and just sat on it for 10 years

@CoachZed

4y↑681

He'd been waiting

@herrwabbaloo937

4y↑132

It seems like it should be harder cuz the drummer is really killing it in the video.

@care59801

4y↑169

I was convinced it was a 90's song but I was wrong

@chriswhinery925

4y↑128

It's got a strong shoegaze element to it that makes it seem like something that may have come out during the heyday of 90's shoegazing. Reckon these guys listened to a lot of My Bloody Valentine prior to making this album.

@dustintaylor112

4y↑170

very similar to the Smashing Pumpkins... love both the bands

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@marialoveshiphopp

22w↑235

16 years later and this song still gives me goosebumps ❤

@jeffbustos3025

20w↑3

This song.. when was it out? It does bring back memories i cant remember

@kenbo-2179

20w↑1

Gosh darn right!

@MAnd-ld4op

20w↑4

everytime i listen to this song i cry my eyes out

@marialoveshiphopp

20w↑2

@@MAnd-ld4op The nostalgia is real 🥺💖

@jcdenton4621

20w

Typical racist. I'll bet you just love the fact that there's no diversity in the video at all...just all white people SMH

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@Stickandmove75SAM

1y↑528

Just found this song a month ago blows my mind how this went under my radar for over a decade … I’m 47 jamming to it almost every day like it’s brand new because to me it is

@mltimmons77

1y↑9

The same happened to me this year

@declansixteen2455

1y↑7

It will now be with you forever. Enjoy………

@johnwilkesbo

If I'm listening to this when I'm 50 take me out behind the shed and shoot me.

@jaclynnelauritsen478

1y↑5

I'm glad it finally found you!

@seminolefantodd4736

1y↑4

See 'em live! They do not disappoint!

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@Collector57

1y↑1.2K

This song truly fits the bill of "majestic." The moment the opening melody begins, you are teleported to another time. If you're still young, it's a time that you're still trying to explain. If you are older, it's a time that you wish could come back. You don't just hear this song, you feel it.

@jasonwilcox6637

1y↑5

Good point.

@cross3052

1y↑13

I have synesthesia that allows me to feel music and other sounds like physical sensations. It's as awesome as it sounds, rather sexual... So I totally get it.

@joesikic6531

1y↑16

I've had " this moment " with my ex in the back of my golden ford ute many times, gettin close to forty years ago now. For all the young'ens out there, make the most of your young years. ✌️

@lavishasharma3084

1y↑9

I go back to the time I used to listen to this on repeat and all the feelings I had back then, even though most of them were negative, I still look back with a smile.

@DayLateGamerWill

1y↑12

I miss 2006

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@chrisdriver7776

4y↑737

Is it me, or does his voice seem like it has no business coming out of his mouth?

Absolutely killer song.

@thomastornadomamabelly4057

4y↑1

😏 nice. ✔️

@jennifervizvary8063

3y↑18

Like Rush

@Space_Ghost_Hunter

3y↑138

i thought it was the girl in the band singing it all these years until i saw this just now...

@justice4all352

3y↑51

He uses a androgynous voice by balancing out the air and octave to sound half Male half female simultaneously mixed together

@matthewodum7160

3y↑21

You should check him out now, 13 years later doing the same song at the guitar center jam.. watching him sing now is even more nucking futs

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@chinoblah310

8w↑57

This song is pure nostalgia. Takes me back To the teen days when nothing mattered but being dumb, and enjoying the simple things of life.

@MikeRLloyd73

7w↑1

I'm fifty and feeling it

@oldmangamer7161

6w↑3

We would all kill to go back to those times.

@Zero-ei8jn

6w↑1

Youth is wasted on the young.

@Nostalgic684

5w↑2

I know the feeling , what a time to feel so alive

@ZicoTops

1y↑78

Extremely hard Life is Strange vibes

@poxcinecomics2533

1y↑6

Yo te conozco 🤔

@carlosmcnulty9458

52w↑4

que hace usted por acá jajaja

@jabes5839

41w↑2

ZICO TOPS QUE HACES AQUÍ 😳

@ErickKazzoie_2006

32w

Lo sé, y amo eso.

@Gizzor

32w↑4

guy who's only experience with media is life is strange:

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@shawnjoyce3757

4y↑912

Coolest thing about this video is the dude’s friends knew when to bail.

@davidtaylor7910

4y↑8

@Stan Dup HAHA

@johnlehane776

4y↑12

I was thinking that too though the song is daycent too.

@trollking99

4y↑42

Bro code.

@claytondetten3018

4y↑5

@@johnlehane776 do you mean decent?

@williamminyard5517

4y↑2

And that is absolutely correct!

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@TheJamesKline

2y↑824

I'm 119 and I'm so glad I found this song again. It really takes me back to a simpler time when I was 103 and I would play this song as I drove my great-great-great-grandson to preschool. He's a grown man now... Time really flies by...

@ItUnidentified

2y↑41

Wow you must have Good eye sight at your age as you were driving at 103…. And to type at 119 you doing a lot of good supercenturian

@Glopdemon

2y↑196

I’m 6 and this song takes me back to when I was just a disincorporated field of background energy that had yet to coalesce into a singular consciousness aware of myself as a discrete being. Things were a lot simpler then.

@chrisharris1258

You're older than my old ass lol

@blown22

2y↑5

RIP Ms. Tanaka. You had a great run.

@mikek6658

2y↑1

Lmao

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@LinkSupreme1

48w↑107

The sudden burst of energy from the lead-up all the way on to the word “Such shine” being spot on from Brian Aubert makes me smile without a doubt!!!

@JackFraz1972

47w↑7

It takes the song straight into the Stratosphere.

@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046

43w

Yup HWood was Blasting with clubs and music and I was running them Ambient Vertigo Century Monte Cristiano still Little Cave Follow Joey Radical still holding it down after 2o years dying. My opinion the first.

@brandonj3684

21w

Such shine is the correct lyrics

@Dr.Gainzzz

47w↑31

It blows me away to see this song getting the love it deserves, I use to wake up as early as I could to watch MTV before school so I could listen and watch music videos and 14 years later this song still sticks in my music library.

@JennHowland

45w↑3

it is awesome that more people are finally discovering the band, and this song...they have so many good songs... 🥰

@c.f.cessna9783

9y↑1.6K

almost ten years later and i still get chills when the loud part kicks in. one of the most perfect songs ever written IMO.

@severnedge2254

8y↑7

me to 😊

@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046

8y↑39

yup! and that Damm bass player! fuck I would marry her!

@craigmcgeehan2994

8y↑5

right on wayne

@bluesweater8465

7y↑2

omfg ikr

@Faltzerbeast90

7y↑10

my buddy played this and I hadn't heard it in years....loud part kicked in and we just both started immediately jamming and rockin our heads

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@freenovascotia1

2y↑89

This is one of those immortal songs. It will never feel dated and it's simply just a great song

@ericdamexican

33w↑67

Heard this gem on the radio today, how could I have missed this for 17 years!?

@pabloibaceta5932

33w

I discovered this band on Lollapalooza 2017 here in argentina. Amazing band

@ErickKazzoie_2006

32w↑1

I'm 17 rigth now, it feels good to discover this gem at this moment, life is good

@manasigodbole1399

31w↑2

good question, this was all over the radio when it came out lol

@nightowl6811

30w↑1

Barely 😂, unbelievable, I heard it decades ago

@2Badnoob

33w↑79

16 years later, I never knew how important this song would become to me. Thanks Rockband and Silversun Pickups, for creating an everlasting memory my sister I shared, so many years ago.

@josephk4807

3y↑111

I'm 64 and found this on alternative station in Colorado. This shit Rocks! Don't know why, but certain songs, like this one, makes me cry!

@MegaAfterschool

3y↑5

Hey man i was a Freshmen in HS in 2006 when this one came out and i loved it

@johnsesame9182

Watch the movie Juno and imagine her step mom playing the bass in this video.............

@Grinnddd

Congrats!

@pbutera6128

Go Colorado !

@austintrousdale2397

3y↑1

Glad for you and glad for all of us that you’re not some Boomer that doesn’t acknowledge that any good music could have possibly been made since about 1987.

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@skoomacat13

4y↑374

This song is the same as 1979 in that it evokes this altered reality and intense nostalgia that you can't quite pinpoint.
Oh the emotions.

@frediii88

4y↑18

Finally someone wth the same sentiment as mine. Back in college, i used to call it the 1979 of 2000's haha. Rock on fr. The Philippines. 🤘🏼🍻

@staciamalaysia6293

4y↑6

Exactly how I feel!

@mattmorehead7588

4y↑7

I was born in 63......been in this bar in the late 70s.......a.hundred times......couldnt possibly have looked that young(?)......they nailed it.....hair and all......great song and the video puts me right back to that time.........

@ikkitellitud3960

4y↑5

One of the best comments on this song

@TheBmills415

@@frediii88

Same vibe

This guy explained it perfectly

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@leihope9472

38w↑85

@blanchequizno7306

5w↑4

Love the way the drummer plays the entire song like it's a drum solo

@skr6511

5w↑1

God made man
man made drums
drums made gods

@mastergator9641

2y↑93

This song sometimes overwhelms me with nostalgia.
And I get so sad, even thought I have these memories.
I’ll never experience those again the way I did, then.
Only here to make more, and relive this feeling. Longing and longing and longing endlessly

@lavishasharma3084

1y↑2

Yess same.

@gabrielcanario1368

1y↑1

Yup, me too. You can make new memories though.

@angiebarney8217

1y↑1

God loves you and you can have a never ending good time with Him in heaven

@johnornelas

4y↑430

about a year ago, i lived about 40 feet from a grungy music venue. I was out on my porch having a cigarette and i heard a live version of this song and thought it was karaoke at first, but it was obviously too good to be karaoke. sure enough, silversun pickups were playing a show. hearing the crowd react to all the visceral moments in this song was a great experience, even from 40 feet away while not being in the same room.

@breanna6600

4y↑3

LA?

@jharris2587

3y↑1

Thank you

@TheUnforgiven69

3y↑1

Thats a great story bro. Thanks for sharing

@eliwright5852

That sounds dope!!

@destinyrose2967

crazy i wish i could see them on tour

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@onelovemon1784

1y↑170

The actress is phenomenal. The facial expressions and emotions feel so authentic. The two buds at the conclusion are cool, they see her, the guy's dream girl, and they slowly slip out to somewhere else, leaving them privacy. Isn't all this music and love so good? 😊

@jeremiahmcgowan7100

52w

yere

@TheDaysOfGlory

51w↑8

Paul Dano as the bartender, LOL.

@blackswanmtg

41w

They have a pretty solid discographyu.

@blackseabrew

37w↑7

That's one of the first things I noticed. His friends cordially got out of the way. But that's not what happens in reality. A good looking available girl is going to be hounded by jerks even if she clearly shows only an interest in the targeted male. But American girls won't settle on one. They will play the field.

@kevinm3428

33w↑10

She reminds me of many girls from ‘81-‘83 in the Orange County CA alternative scene. The director captured it perfectly, and the actress makes me want to return to that time, if only for a moment. This song is timeless and so great.

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@NeoIsStillTheOne

16w↑24

It’s got the vibe of a bunch of 90s kids giving their youth a goodbye call. Timeless.

@averylane112

3y↑483

I miss going to shows, and catching someone's eye in the crowd, and the way the light hits their face, and the invisible string between you, and the glow of possibility everywhere

@rebeccasykes

3y↑4

yes!!

@Ithinkiwill66

3y↑8

It'll happen again...I am sure....this is NOT gonna be the end.....this is the beginning of a new wave.

@mouaragon2774

3y↑1

I'm dying to go to a gig and to dance among the crowd

@therealjesus1317

3y↑1

I still await to experience this

@housemouse9857

3y↑1

Nice 👍

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@ping6uod

5y↑403

This song never gets old. Everytime it comes on, especially when im driving, it just puts me in the perfect mood

@rondohunter8966

5y↑3

Man did this bring a tear to this old man's eye. Great tune, and I don't even dance. But I do move. Keep on dancing dude, or none of it is real.

@irider1201

A classic.

@rodnstaff33

5y↑1

Hell yeah!

@cristopherhardy6733

Its the guitaaar bro

@donknotts85

5y↑1

It’s everything... phenomenal song

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@LurkMoar101

52w↑206

I fell for a girl in my early teens, it was awkward and even though we tried we never made it but it haunted me well into my older life, I never got over her. She was that cliche 'the one' that stories are made of.
30 years later we found each other again and this time we made it right. I showed her this song and video early on, saying it reminded of me of our younger years and it instantly became our song. Once a week on her private playlist to remind her of fate.
She left a year and a half ago, career came first unfortunately and I was apparently not part of it, even though I supported and cheer-leaded for her every step of the way. Watching this again tonight, I cried for the first time in many, many years. A grown man in his 40s sobbing over a love lost. The clip hurt more than the song.

@hateprevention1522

50w↑35

You got her dude. Which is more significant than never getting her. I envy you so. I never got my “the one”. She’s still out there and I’m married now. But she will always be the one that got away. You did good man

@LurkMoar101

50w↑7

@@hateprevention1522 Thank you brother.

@angiebarney8217

50w↑4

God loves you through hard times ❤

@katoroz

45w↑3

I feel you.

@justmichael3918

44w↑5

I lost the one also. Thought at the time she was it, but she slowly left

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@heidimarquis1116

50w↑9

47 now. So many good memories from that time of my life

@countsmokecula9974

3y↑92

I work construction and live in SoCal, and KROQ plays this at least 2 times a week
Nothing beats cruising through LA traffic n listening to some dope tunes....

@sliverfreak9

I miss doing so in LA :(

@TylerM35

wow, which company? I'm with Southland

@countsmokecula9974

3y↑1

@@TylerM35 all American

@alexrice1870

2y↑356

I keep this song on reserve. I've never over listened to this tune. It's too perfect. I like to preserve my wonder with it all as long as I can and come back through the years.

@Noise_floorxx

2y↑8

Right???

@johnredbeard5074

2y↑8

What a beautiful sentiment.....I feel similarly

@alexrice1870

2y↑8

@@johnredbeard5074 there's some songs you just gotta save for special feels.

@danwilson6849

2y↑2

Same

@ellisbell614

2y↑1

Love! This and future foe scenarios. Perfect lyrics. ❤

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@Hubbledriver

52w↑19

This song just steals my ears for 4 minutes and 25 seconds. ❤

@waldobutters01

51w

and to think their initial fans and friends thought they sped it up way too much! >.<

@Hubbledriver

50w↑1

@@waldobutters01
I couldn't imagine it any other way.👊

@darelparker

44w↑72

This song was released in 2007. I was 35 years old, a single dad raising a 6 year old little girl, and life was perfect. I love this song so much.

@JasonMolter

36w↑1

Woof - this comment really hit me - so much the same for me.

@MikeRLloyd73

34w↑2

Dude I thought this was five years ago... I got dementia probably I'm so old

@tarajones9675

30w↑1

I was 31

@germancruz2358

11w

Im 35 now, i was 18 when it came out.

@shaundavid9545

3y↑57

This is one of those rare songs that you just never get tired of. Feelings of youth, nostalgia and vulnerability all wrapped up in one. Live on.

@RedPatriotRise

33w

So very true!

@Billyguitar

2y↑1K

This band sounds like if Sonic Youth and the Smashing Pumpkins had a love child….
Also the groove laid down by the bass player absolutely crushes

@KauaiboyRayce

1y↑18

Its the connection between Smashing Pumpkins and Yellowcard. So righteous!!

@bed5513

TotallyB Corgan

@machriskily8372

1y↑15

and the love child looks like the pixie haired girl in this video <3

@7gunpdnk

this video is a tribute to Sonic youth - Dirty boots
https://youtu.be/7XdYnh729IQ

@tylerb4723

1y↑20

Smashing Pumpkins was for sure an inspiration for these guys. They even do the whole “wall of sound” guitar part right before he belts his vocals

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@wadejoseph2990

51w↑40

28 years old, no clue how I missed this gem. Jamming this non stop lately!

@TomaszDusic

41w↑4

Because you were 12 when it came out, that's why

@smithbuzz8424

22w

Check out book smart devil and kissing families by SSP

@set65

10w

Find Live 105 in SF.

@jameswestfall1641

36w↑30

Idk how to fully explain how this song speaks to my soul ❤

@olympiaserrano7083

36w↑2

Samee

@JeredtheShy

6y↑1.6K

Well, that decade went whistling by

@theajg5499

6y↑25

It sure did

@kingjaven13

6y↑16

Omg yeah it did

@jenniferaguillard7971

6y↑42

Sad...I miss my 20's.the music..the feelings.

@tashasparks570

6y↑33

because there's no transitions in music since 2000...

@avsky837

6y↑20

I remember hearing this on radio after going to a local music venue and seeing some bands. It was this shit and Starlight by Muse.

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@LevSmash

3y↑88

This song delivers that "I'm 20 years old and going out with friends is the only thing that matters to me" feel.

@alexbeastav

3y↑3

Im in that phase rn lmao

@weldone3829

3y↑14

@@alexbeastav Savor it. It goes fast.

@alexbeastav

3y↑7

@@weldone3829 yessir I will

@sherylF5610

3y↑1

Yep. I have been trying to figure out how to get back there.

@predeterminedmeat5024

27w↑10

This just exploded in views and i could not be happier. Knowing that more people out there know and love this song than ever before is a very nice feeling

@ayedevonx

47w↑24

this is the kind of nostalgia that hurts

@meganr7630

3y↑213

Hard to believe it's been 14 years since this song was released..

@Ithinkiwill66

3y↑1

God.....that long ago already?? 😳😳😳😭😭😭😭😱😫😫😫

@racheldove748

3y↑1

I just said the same thing to myself...

@TheUnforgiven69

3y↑1

Its still a relevant song. Timeless.

@nonbiz1520

I know!

@davethomas9499

3y↑1

14 years gone.

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@jasoncosta8556

5y↑201

To be honest the riffs are what make this song so great.... beautiful

@cswann8

4y↑1

Agreed....but to me the lyrics are like an ephemeral dream that you wake from and try desperately to remember the details of but can't, leaving only a vague impression. But the impression is profound and stays with you all day.

@user-le9qj8nr7n

29w↑50

Just played Silversun Pick-ups at the bar tonight & the whole place got quite and then started jamming and talking laughing it was amazing af!!! 🎸 🤟

@jpnwtn

33w↑17

Every time it ends, I just have to start it over again.

@louiswest2279

2y↑38

Incredible video, direction, and song. I am a 53 year old guy and I appreciates the innocence and youth in this video. It has a 70's vibe but is yet modern in its presentation, very profound. Kids being kids. Ahhh to be young again . . . .

@rollandjoeseph

1y↑2

Same age, same feeling👍

@SpaceGhost999

4y↑124

I first heard this song in prison. Being in a concrete box in the middle of nowhere my radio would only pick up one station. Luckily that station played mostly indie rock. I still have the list of all the great, non mainstream music I discovered that year.

@camkraw893

4y↑19

Damn , I hope everything's good with you now bro

@randbrannigan2590

4y↑2

you should go back to prison for this lame ass comment.

@camkraw893

4y↑26

@@randbrannigan2590 ROFL you really got upset over a comment of where someone remembers this song. Go get laid or something dude

@randbrannigan2590

4y↑1

@@camkraw893 you should also be in jail for a response like that. Its borderline criminal to be that unoriginal.

@camkraw893

4y↑14

@@randbrannigan2590 Yikes buddy. Yikes

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@Gamecock94

32w↑48

Highly underrated. Takes use Gen X’ers back to our day when their was such a good mix of music. This band could have fit right in the late 80’s/early 90’s and been huge. Really brings great memories even though it’s more modern. I still love this music and discovered them when they first came out

@caitlynnriley3054

30w

Uuummmm...ex-CUSE me?
Silver sun Pickups is a Millennial thang.
Either get your carbon dated correctly or get the f*CK back to your side w/The Gin Blossoms like a properly apathetic Zero🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
♠btw–1970–1980 is Gen X.
1981& after is Millennial.

@averyroquemore198

18w↑2

Im gen z and kind of grew up listening to this song. Its a timeless song for all generation to enjoy:)

@redruuum75

49w↑4

As someone with a lazy eye....I approve of this song for years past and many to come

@1fineblackdog

48w

😆😆🤣

@TheAimlesslyAmy

4y↑567

Hard to describe what this song does to me. I'm 20 again, my heart is pounding as I listen to amazing 90's real Alternative. Maybe it's the Meat Puppets, maybe the Pumpkins, maybe Blossoms, doesn't matter. Time rolls backwards 25 years for me for four minutes and change. When the song ends my heart is pounding I can feel it in my ears, eyes closed, struggling to hold onto that feeling of youth and its infinite possibility.

@craigm2484

4y↑14

That's wicked cool. Hope you have a Great day..

@jackjackson6355

4y↑15

Beautiful description

@dheemanghosh9191

4y↑5

<3 echo you

@michaelwinn9035

4y↑3

I love you!

@MrFuckingRandom

4y↑4

omg the simps

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@ccherie2021

3y↑156

I’m getting older and this song only keeps getting better😂

@MrJuniorsgv13

3y↑4

love the retro sound of eclectic music. for me it was the early 90's with sonic youth. listened to a radio station in So. Cal 88.7 K.S.P.C Claremont College radio, had everything from Ska/Rocksteady, British Punk and Oi, along with Electronica themes..even had a Industrial shift.. yeah underground stuff. shgit, going on 50 this year where did the time go????

@svenfan87

2y↑4

I agree completely. They're a band that will live forever.

@zabrizzL

2y↑3

There's definitely a deeper connection to music the older I get

@XPCTECH

@@MrJuniorsgv13 La Verne Says Hello

@silasgreene2479

1y↑15

Beautiful song. Me and my buddy from rehab bonded over guitar and were learning this song together. Good memories ❤️

@RedPatriotRise

33w

Hope you’re still clean?

@scaryexclamationpoint8373

1y↑11

I remember being 55 years old playing this in 2008 with my best friend when we're both amish. We had no idea what the future held.

@josephsemanek6711

Her eyes!!!

@Thomas-cl6iu

4y↑2.4K

It’s 2020, I’m trapped in quarantine, and this is still a jam

@patrickellis2626

4y↑21

Mee too buddy, meeeee too
:/

@katclaw9172

4y↑14

Same guys♡

@johnlester4987

4y↑34

It's 2020. Quarantine. I just turned a lonely 50 (had to cancel the celebration). And this is totally my jam. No idea how this happened but I appreciate how we're all here jamming out to this song. What else do we have to do right now?

@nikkidarling2153

4y↑5

Here

@katclaw9172

4y↑12

@@johnlester4987 Happy late Birthday man! Sorry it was a lonely one. Some random stranger who was brought here because of a song is thinking about you and wishing you well though. ♡ We're all in this together.

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@justsomeguy2093

3y↑19

its like, it makes me feel nostalgic for something I never experienced but someone else did, like a shared memory from a sea of memories that I cant recall but I know they're there.

@Some-fuh-king-guy

4w↑1

Such an instant classic. My children will listen to this when I'm dead and gone.

@WilliamtheWorst

1y↑5

This rock song was ahead of its time.

@fuxbox

1y↑1

I'd say before it's time 😄

@josephbryanmitchell5938

3y↑311

71 years old and loving the music from this band

@alecedemama7480

3y↑1

I'm 37, music transcendence time. Im pretty sure you remember your first kiss.

@alecedemama7480

3y↑4

Just remember, your children are making there own memories. Love your children they are YOUR future.

@jasonwestwood7596

2y↑1

Fuck yea
Man

@jasonwestwood7596

@gb9884

2y↑3

I'm an unborn fetus currently in the womb and this is playing. I'm enjoying it a lot and I'll probably be able to play it note for note when I'm older.

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@ttaylordayy

4y↑83

I love that the drummer is hella into it. It makes me want to jam

@oxymoron296

4y↑8

Drummers are usually the most upbeat in bands. Pun intended.

@brak1381

9w↑6

As for someone with a lazy eye. Thanks for nailing this tune.❤

@rob420bie

1y↑4

I turned 50 today, and I played this song. Yeah, it's still a banger.

@limbo2587

4y↑108

Glad to see that people still coming back to listen to this classic.

@rosco625

5y↑627

I've been waiting apparently 13 years to hear this masterpiece

@michael_gibbs

5y↑19

I know! Everyone's commenting about the nostalgia they feel. I can't wait to feel the same, I get the feeling that this song's going to stick with me for a long time. Sometimes you wish you'd met that person earlier, sometimes they come along at just the right time, you know?

@ShantP

5y↑7

Me too. I discovered them with their most recent release 'It Doesn't Matter' - another masterpiece!

@mrnoodles9256

5y↑6

You should try listening to Kissing Families by them!

@jeffashby8024

5y↑4

Welcome and checkout more of their discography! They jam live too if you get a chance.

@sergiocovelomoreira7530

5y↑5

Me too. I'm from Spain and I think this band had never came here.

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@DerekLuvsMetal

1y↑4

I FEEL THIS SONG IN MY HEART FOREVER. Thank you forever!!!!!

@KamikazeELF

it's not that good.

@wexrd3682

30w↑5

The drummer just jamming away is a BIG mood. I think I’ve list needed to this song on repeat 100 times this week

@PaddyMcMe

2y↑32

I hear Pumpkins, Mineral, Sonic Youth, all of my 90's favourites, just gorgeous.

@frange

2y↑206

Never is too late to discover a great song and an awesome band, isn't it?

@ceeespee2204

2y↑2

Enjoy. These guys are so choice.

@Noise_floorxx

2y↑1

Nope

@seanmackenzie8726

1y↑5

It is never too late to discover new music from anywhere in the world just keep your mind open always there is beautiful music to be had from every corner of this planet just explore.!!!

@justhaifished

1y↑2

It never is, i just found out about it. Great alternative song it is indeed

@mltimmons77

1y↑1

I know - I think I just discovered it about a year ago!

@rabiroden

1y↑7

u will never be a pair of androgynous teens finding each other in a moody lit club while an indie band jams during mid afternoon 😩

@declantuttle2441

35w↑7

This band deserves so much respect.

@JohnMushitu

2y↑337

It's October 2022, and this still hits the same 🔥

2:45

@FirebirdBilly76

1y↑4

it does. still fun to play on acoustic too.

@sherwalt

1y↑6

1st time here- catch up with you later👌

@jasonfoster4060

1y↑2

Hey dumbass, wake up. Its November now. As per YouTube's automatic crap, I'm joking and hope people get it.

@JohnMushitu

@@jasonfoster4060😂😂😂

@xRadmasterx

1y↑2

Feb 2023 would like a word with you

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@zacherylove8654

3y↑244

I was 14 when this came out... I wish I knew what I had and made the best out of it back then. The world just isnt the same anymore and this song just takes my mind back to the simple times.

@isaactorres5908

3y↑19

U can't imagine how those of us who grew up in 80s -early 90s feel..no words to explain ..best time to be young..9/11 marked and was the start of an entirely different world humanity entered..its all been progressively downhill since..

@Miyakochan87

3y↑2

I was 18 😢🙂

@Vic777V

3y↑1

Facts brother. I was 14 in 06 too

@sigmasquadleader

3y↑12

The world didn't change, our perception did. We grew up and out and learned more about the world. No shame in that. Make the future we all deserve.

@jayxcv5409

@@sigmasquadleader Yup.. sometimes knowledge is a curse and too much especially when we know what's going on today. It's crazy..

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@DPK99ATown

1y↑6

One of those songs I’ll never get tired of no matter how many times I listen to it

@Nostalgic684

5w↑1

When this song came out , who knew that the memories attached to it would carry with you all this time , nearly 15 years later I’m back

@jojothedestroyer6103

5y↑404

I have searched for this songs for years now.
I couldn’t remember the lyrics, couldn’t remember the band name.
Like magic it popped up on my recommendations. 😭 so many memories.

@user-ee6qp2qd8n

5y↑16

Algorithms, man. Algorithms everywhere.

@johnelli2259

5y↑6

Glad you found it. It's a great tune from a great band.

@derekmcdonough6630

5y↑6

I always thought this was Smashing Pumpkins. I’m surprised to find out it’s wasn’t

@skystlimit3047

5y↑3

I love when stuff like that happens! Nice.

@C0ULTHART

5y↑5

exact same thing for me! I could remember the guitar riff and the first line but everytime I searched "I've been waiting for this moment all my life lyrics" into Google I couldn't find it. It's such a satisfying feeling when you finally find that song youve had it your head forever but couldn't recall the name of.

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@anitaevans5361

3y↑76

Takes me back to my teen years, this song still gives me the chills❤️‍🔥

@RMahna94

48w↑4

Thank you Rock Band 2 for introducing this song to me.

@TexasJames

15w↑8

Song takes me back to college, had it playing while pre gaming before some party/bar. Such a mood

@guidosreislima

4y↑568

I discovered this song/band only now in 2020 and i'm amazed.

@yahstino

4y↑20

You'd enjoy Smashing Pumpkins

@esiquielmoreno9025

4y↑8

I love this song and I've known it for a quite a while and I'm still young so I'm gonna enjoy this song for a long time.

@subduedblonde731

4y↑13

Aren't you glad they waited?

@gorohit

4y↑11

Indeed! Never came across this song until Spotify decided to add this to my recommendation list this week. And now the guitar riff is stuck in my head!

@subduedblonde731

4y↑4

@@gorohit --I'd like to check out your Spotify playlist! Wanna share?

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@laurynreynolds1000

3y↑34

I could listen to this song every day of my life.

@mandyjudkins1913

3y↑3

I do

@briangovernale2235

1y↑5

This song transports me back to my 21st birthday hanging out in san diago on vacation from NY back in 2009

@pauldenney6968

1y↑3

This song will forever be the #1 song that evokes high school nostalgia for me. Idk why, but the specific memory it evokes is hanging out at the local park playground on a warm summer evening at sunset back in '06.

@kevinmarshall3198

3y↑52

Nostalgia caught me by surprise. Awsome song but it almost feels sad.

@swpags2024

2y↑79

February 2022 and this song is still just as amazing as when I first heard it over a decade ago.

@Fl-Pride

41w↑4

Damn 16 years ago, this came out??! Enjoy your youth. It goes faster than you could imagine.

@brandocalifornia3024

4w↑2

I was 20 when I heard this little diddy, I knew it was special then, and boy it holds up. Pikul is still my favorite

@Sweetness71775

5y↑495

I love how when she goes outside to the dude his buddies just walk away without saying a word. Bro code, my dudes. Bro code.

@jimtabor180

5y↑14

Well said. There was a code and a process.

@judinkinds8307

5y↑21

Yeah right. More like music video director told them so. My friends would stay there and keep taunting me lol

@workingguy6666

5y↑8

Bro code.

@andresarenas7565

4y↑16

They were fully aware he was going to get laid

@thomaswells926

4y↑18

Judin Kinds Your friends sound like assholes.

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@MrRonluker

4y↑153

God, I love this song. His and her vocals blend so perfectly together, androgynously brilliant.

@jam3sbarry198

4y↑6

Very well put !! I LOVE THEM SOOOO MUCH !!

@joshriver75

4y↑2

That's funny!
I bought this album when it came out. Still in my collection.
Heard this song countless times.
This is the first time I've seen the video and until today, I never even knew there were male vocals on this track. 🤪
Still rocks tho

@liamellis-mergl8065

4y↑2

Didn't know the singer was a man until i saw the video

@rottnlove

4y↑3

I didn't know the lead singer of goodbye horses Q Lazzarus was a woman until about a year ago when I was 38 years old. I felt both lied to and somewhat violated. However in my defense, in 1988 when Goodbye Horses came out originally I would not have been able to choose my own music and then when Buffalo Bill made it popular again every video I saw of the song was with him.

@user-jt1lk6mp2x

4y↑3

lol what its just a guy

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@Twothenines

48w↑5

Jesus 16 years ago? Time flies man.

@JackFraz1972

47w↑2

But we were there for the moment. Would you trade it for today's culture? I sure as hell wouldn't.

@doeeyes2

46w↑1

Does it ever 😢

@spursrodriguez1672

Time flows

@ireness7496

24w↑4

Sometimes the universe just lines up perfectly and music like this is made. Magical.

@d74g0n

3y↑23

This is one of those perfect songs that never ages.

@Iamacardinalfan

4y↑156

As somebody in 2020 in their 50's. I discovered this song from Rock Band. That game gave me so many new types of music I could enjoy despite it not generally being made for folks my age. This song rocks.

@pattyoneill91

4y↑4

Nice man. Yeah you guys had a lot more rock music. Its unfortunate that we just don’t have the number and prevalence in rock anymore.

@DavyRo

4y↑2

Im also in my 50's I generally always have a look and listen to any bands I haven't heard off before when I'm on YouTube. I've came across some cracking bands with some fantastic songs. Just like this one I suppose