All These Things That I've Done
The Killers(殺手樂團) Lyrics

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When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I want to stand up, I want to let go
You know, you know, no you don't, you don't
I want to shine on in the hearts of men

I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out

And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

Over and again, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
(Time, truth, hearts)
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

Overall Meaning

"All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers is a song about perseverance and redemption. The lyrics speak about how sometimes life can be overwhelming, and there seems to be no way out, but we must not give up and keep going. The opening lines of the song, "When there's nowhere else to run, is there room for one more son," suggest that even if someone feels like they've reached a dead-end in their life, there is still hope. The song urges the listener to hold on and never give up, with lines like "If you can hold on, hold on," and "I want to stand up, I want to let go."

The lyric "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier" is particularly striking in the song. It's repeated multiple times and has taken on a life of its own as a catchphrase. It conveys the message that someone may have strength and depth of character, but that doesn't make them invincible. Everyone needs support and help at times, and it's okay to ask for it.

The chorus contains the refrain "you know you gotta help me out," which can be interpreted as a plea to others for support or a message of self-motivation. The final verse suggests that despite the struggles, we can come out victorious. The line "the battle is won, with all these things that I've done" suggests that someone can overcome obstacles and emerge stronger if they keep pushing forward and doing what they can.

Line by Line Meaning

When there's nowhere else to run
When you've reached the end of the road

Is there room for one more son
Is there space for one more person?

One more son
One more soul

If you can hold on
If you can persevere

If you can hold on, hold on
If you can endure, hold on firmly

I want to stand up, I want to let go
I want to be free, to be strong

You know, you know, no you don't, you don't
You might think you understand, but you don't really

I want to shine on in the hearts of men
I want to make a lasting impact on people

I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand
I want to find purpose even in my weaknesses

Another head aches, another heart breaks
There's always someone in pain

I am so much older than I can take
I feel like I've lived more than I can bear

And my affection, well it comes and goes
My emotions are unstable

I need direction to perfection, no no no no
I need guidance to reach my full potential

Help me out
Assist me, support me

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
You have to lend a helping hand

Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
Don't ignore me, don't delay me

And when there's nowhere else to run
And when you've reached rock bottom

Is there room for one more son
Is there still hope for me?

These changes ain't changing me
These circumstances aren't making me better

The cold-hearted boy I used to be
The person I was before, unemotional and detached

You're gonna bring yourself down
You will be your own downfall

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I have spirit and substance, but I'm not a fighter

Over and again, last call for sin
Every time, it's the final chance to choose right over wrong

While everyone's lost, the battle is won
Even when it seems like there's no hope, victory is still possible

With all these things that I've done
With everything I've experienced and accomplished

All these things that I've done
All the actions and choices I've made

(Time, truth, hearts)
(The things that matter most in life)

If you can hold on
If you can hang in there

If you can hold on
If you can persevere

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRANDON FLOWERS, DAVE BRENT KEUNING, MARK AUGUST STOERMER, RONNIE JR. VANNUCCI

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Roqley

6y↑3.6K

This song has helped me come back from the brink a few times. I’ve been at the end of my rope several times, suicide hotline, doctors, medication. But in the end I kept holding on, kept fighting. Like “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier” I’ve got the will to fight, but I’m not a fighter. If anyone finds this comment, just remember you can always keep moving, hold your head high and hold on.

Edit: Still here! I'd forgotten about this comment! haha. Life is still tough, but now I'm sober. 2020 was a hell of a ride for me, as I'm sure it was for a great many people. But I'd like to thank you all for such a wonderful outcry of support and kindness. Sometimes I've forgotten that we're all in this life together. Be kind everyone, and hold on!

Update Edit! 12/16/22:
You all have been so wonderfully supportive. You've all kept me going to be honest. I kept going, I lived with my sister for 3 years and I saved every penny I could and bought my own home! Sure it's a used manufactured home, but it's mine. However, I paid cash so i didn't need a mortgage. Now I'm helping out a friend at the end of their rope, and giving them a place to stay so they aren't homeless. There's no secret sauce to my situation, I was very lucky. I was frugal and things just happen to work out. But hold on, don't give up. Life can have some twists and turns you never saw coming.

Update Update! 2/27/23
Still getting a lot of positive comments, more than I'd ever thought my little comment would ever get, more than I thought it deserved. You all still continue to be the most wonderful, inspiring, and supportive people. You've all exemplified the very best we can be when we find those in the lowest of times. Life of course still throws it's curve balls, and they do hit hard. But now I'm no longer alone with my problems, and I know I'm lucky for that privilege. Stay strong, keep moving, and hold on to the ones you love, because those moments are fleeting...

3/3/23
Wow life does like a curve ball. I'm in the metro Detroit area. In the past 5 days I've gone from no power for 3 days to a furnace failure that lead to the discovery that my furnace is putting out toxic levels of carbon monoxide. The new furnace will set me back at the very least 3200. Coupled with rampant low staffing at my current job leading my emotional state being at an all time low. I feel like this song resonates more than ever, and how much positivity I've received here. I'm of course applying to other jobs. But i just once again wish to say thank you. It doesn't matter how small you think your comment may be, or think it means nothing. But it does. One comment may make a difference. I have felt alone for so long, I didn't know what healthy support looked like. Find that one shred of something that keeps you moving and hold on tight to it, It just may save your life

Edit 6/23/24.
I wish I had better news, but I don't. Costs have gotten insane for the house, even with a roommate and supplemental income im desperately sinking. All my savings are gone and I've got far too much credit card debt now. I've made the decision to sell it and move back in with my sister.

I have been sober from alcohol for 1 year and 3 months. A combination of weed and the help of a friend I was able to get off and stay off it.

I am still single. Been on a date or two last year but the stigma of living in a manufactured home in a trailer park did me no favors either. I've fallen into a deep and dark depression. I quit my job because I couldn't bring myself to go (a retail blue box furniture store) and then the shame of not being able to work for being a pathetic loser and letting depression get to me.

I'm at a loss. I thought I did all the right things. But nobody seems to want me. I've never had a relationship last more than 2 months and I'm just constantly ghosted on dating apps. I know it's partially me, I am a lot and I know it. But I am so touch and affection starved it is eating away at me. I literally don't know what it even feels like to hold the hand of someone I care about, nor have I ever woke up other than alone. I can no longer watch shows or stuff with romance in it because it makes me feel so bitter, the feeling of it being dangled in front of me as a reminder of (this is what you will never have). It's to the point I no longer feel like a salvageable human anymore. I won't give my whole life story but you can put the pieces together from my lengthy diatribes lol.

Thank you all again for your kind words. I come back here once and awhile, but i was too ashamed to update with bad news. Don't worry, this isn't the end. I won't do anything dumb but I'm just so tired.

Tell someone you like having them around. You have no idea what it can mean to someone.

This will be my final update.

@xEclipse56x

10y↑343

If you want to watch the video in chronological order, use the cards in this order: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,0. It also might help to mute the volume.
1 - 1:12
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@leetegg1548

4y↑399

When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son?
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know, no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on, in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand
Another head aches, another heart breaks
I'm so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no
Help me out, yeah
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son?
These changes ain't changing me
The cold hearted boy I used to be
Yeah, you know you gotta help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
(Time, truth, and hearts)
Yeah, you know you gotta help me out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the back burner
You know you gotta help me out, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
Oh don't you put me on the back burner
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down
Over and in, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
(Time, truth, and hearts)
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

All comments from YouTube:

@kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126

1y↑25

“I’m so much older than I can take….. and my affection… well it comes and goes”
Boy can I relate to those lyrics!! This song is pure genius!!
Cheers

@valtiel6913

1y↑581

"I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" makes me think of a man who wants try his best, even though he's lost in a world that demands routine and he simply can't conform

@dars5229

52w↑41

I took it as meaning someone sensitive who has to deal with a lot of rough shit but hasn't been trained to face it head on like soldiers, cops, doctors, nurses, therapists, that sort of thing.
I'm not disagreeing. Art is people seeing the same thing differently. Life is communicating that.

@summoner1451

51w↑27

@@dars5229 Brandon said it's about his mormon faith "I've got soul" meaning, he still believes a bit in it. "I'm not a soldier" meaning he's not going to force his beliefs onto anyone though for them. He's not going to be a solider for his religion and go out and recruit for them etc. The song is about how he's decided to be just be himself and make his own way in life. He still has faith, but isn't devout anymore.

@ronmiller6270

50w↑13

It’s about Matt Pinfield who was helping soldiers with PTSD

@AndresON777

43w↑4

that's brilliant 👍

@ambermartinez2616

41w↑1

Wow...I love that...

I thought the exact same thing an artist having to fit into more structured work/way of being.

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@briannebrooks6477

2y↑1.5K

I just turned 42 and the line "I'm so much older then I can take" really speaks to me. I was in my early 20s when this song came out. I just graduated college and was living a care free life. Now I have three kids, two are teenagers. I have no idea how I got here so fast.

@dukenukem69

2y↑74

Time by pink Floyd pretty much sums it up. I'm about to turn 29 and since I turned 19 life has been a blur, maybe feels like 4 years max. Strange concept

@benjaminv.3172

2y↑47

I’m 35 and I can relate. It all comes fast once you pass 30.

@patrickdoyle81

2y↑41

I turn 42 in a couple weeks, brother. Right there with you. Just visited my mother’s grave and this song came to mind. Remember listening to it when she was alive.

@xenomorphman3380

2y↑31

I'm 42 also and I'm reminded of the line in Fawlty Towers when John Cleese is talking to himself:
Basil: “Zhoom! What was that?
That was your life, Mate!
Oh, that was quick.
Do I get another?
Sorry, Mate. That’s your lot.”

@jimimo6674

2y↑32

@@dukenukem69they say your 20 is a mess and blur and u don’t start living until your 30’s . I’m 24 I remeber being 17 leaving school and now I’m 24 sitting in a lonely house with no family or friends . But this is what life is , I will build on what I have and aim to get a family and build my life back up . Never give up . Never

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@Josh-hh3zp

1y↑174

While everyone’s lost, the battle is won……with all these things that I’ve done 🔥

@spacecadet622

I like you

@ryanboe6059

46w↑1

I read this as the lyric hit…..in 1963

@Ijustwastedyourtime0

7y↑6.2K

Mr Brightside may be their most popular song, but this is their most emotional and my personal favorite.

@jordany4806

7y↑50

Ijustwastedyourtime0 100% yes

@leoxavier5785

7y↑70

Ijustwastedyourtime0 most emotional to me is Goodnight Travel Well that song is so underrated, and when it comes to favorite killers song it’s too hard to choose one

@Orestes202

7y↑28

I personally love My List, but I agree it's really hard to choose

@danreadick1531

7y↑26

You need to listen to Some Kind of Love if you think this is their most emotional, it will give you all the feels.

@fixinman

7y↑23

Mine is Miss Atomic Bomb.

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@workburner-c

2y↑1K

I think this whole album is timeless. It truly feels like it has always existed since rock began and also has just released this week.

@Lucenaomi

2y↑9

Perfect explanation 😂😂

@dricedlk

2y↑3

Amazing album.

@MichaelAZarate

All day, fuck

@evanmatthew9512

1y↑6

I always turned my late little brother onto to music. He was 8 years younger and was always a few years behind me on good music. I saw the Dead in 96 and then Allman brothers then WSP. He wasnt into my jam bands. What we did have in common was 2 full blown junkies. I never offered him anything but I always had a stash of something. Cleaning Dr. offices at night provided free narcotics. Anyways so when this came out he called me out his truck and Iwas very reluctsnt and knew I wouldnt care for se band named The Killers. I thought they were heavy metal judt bu thr name. We sat in his truck for at least an hour listening. I was hooked on The Killers afyer that afternoon. My nickname has been Sam Barfield since I was born so that drew me in too. When I really like a band I study thier catalog of music inside and out and they certainly delivered. On Nov. 20th 2015 he passed away from complications from the life we were living. I can't find it to type out the words of what happened that day. It has been a while since I listened to these guys because I couldn't bear being reminded of my little brother. I think I must have cried a river this morning just remembering times we spent together listening to The killers. I hope I get to see you guys at a venue soon.

@cptndedpool5956

43w↑1

Facts

@ShawnConrad-tw8du

1y↑44

"With all these things Ive done". Forgive yourself and keep listening to the Killers. Then you can hold on

@spacecadet622

1y↑1

exactly

@Coldsteelgrip

The donkey is a paid actor 😂

@s1lv3rl1ght91

34w↑167

I'm sick, my body is dying, but my mind still here, thanks to people like you, who create something beautiful and unforgettable.
Art is the fuel of the human soul, it's no small thing, never forget it.

@stevecooper7883

34w↑11

The indomitable human spirit

@CeciG777

31w↑8

Bring everything to God. He loves you. Just claim to Jesus ❤ God bless you🌸

@qjones6109

31w↑7

You’ve got soul!

@davidmartin9879

31w↑2

Where is the sense when your senses and in particular your hearing takes in all around you in the absence of silence. Music helps us to escape/ enjoy/ feel who we are, and connect to others. One path........

@robertfrench6947

27w↑4

God love you mate.

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@MeLikeBigBoom

9y↑3.5K

Best killers song thus far, wait... no... Somebody tol- no. When You Were Yo- no. wait. hm. Mr. Brigh- no... ah. screw it. all of them.

@littlethingofthewood124

9y↑28

human maybe, but this is my fav' as well

@ceering99

9y↑29

+MeLikeBigBoom Did you mean "somebody told me when you were Mr. Brightside you wanna let go!"?

@leochavez8266

9y↑60

What about read my mind????

@karengonzalez2670

9y↑18

+Leo Chavez my fav 😍😍 wait no.. DAMN IT IS HARD.. But I do love Read My Mind

@nucleargoon

9y↑4

+MeLikeBigBoom I watched one of your unturned videos like 4 months ago and since then I've seen you everywhere

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@mikewhite4560

6y↑198

I'm 57, have seen the Killers 3 times and absolutely love them so much! It's great being the oldest guy at the show!

@ibuprofriends

6y↑5

live your truth, mike

@gypsywanderlust7

5y↑3

You are awesome.

@Alexander-er2je

5y↑1

hol up is this the Mike White (emphasis on the)

@Dark_sideofthemoon

4y↑1

Weren't you 37 when this album dropped? I was 14! I'm 30 now

@louissalvadori4746

4y↑7

Mike, I'm 74 love the Killers and have seen them also.

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@needhamcomics6370

5y↑3.1K

The song is about television host Matt Pinfield. Before The Killers were famous, Pinfield, who was a vice president of A&R at Columbia Records at the time, tried to sign the band. He was also working with the U.S. Army as part of a program that mentored wounded and/or PTSD-stricken musician soldiers returning from Iraq. After visiting veteran soldiers in Colorado City, he went to Las Vegas, where he quickly bonded with The Killers. Pinfield watched the band rehearse at drummer Ronnie Vannucci's garage and took them out to dinner. He asked if anybody wanted to give him a ride back to his hotel and Brandon Flowers offered to drive Pinfield. They wound up hitting the bar at the Gold Coast Hotel on a Tuesday night, just "talking about life", Pinfield said:

I started to tell him the story about mentoring soldiers, and I was getting ready to go through a divorce. I was going through a bit of a rough time. So, he went home that night, and their old manager, Braden Merrick, calls me on the phone, and goes, 'Hey Matt, Brandon wrote a song about you. He went home last night and wrote this song.' It was 'All These Things That I've Done,' and the line 'I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier' is about the mentoring thing.

In 2016, Pinfield titled his memoir "All These Things That I've Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life". On January 19, 2019, the band gave Pinfield a shoutout while introducing the song at the iHeartRadio ALTer Ego 2019 festival at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where Pinfield was in attendance in a wheelchair still recovering from being hit by a car a month before.

@lordcristopherv

5y↑85

damn

@michalfilipowicz9391

5y↑134

Thanks for that, so cool to know.

@TheFulanito1234

5y↑250

Bollocks. The song is obviously about hot girls and boomerangs.

@samiam7241

5y↑35

You deserve more likes

@lordcristopherv

5y↑15

@@samiam7241 when you edit a comment, it lose range

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@niamhmccluskey8517

25w↑9

My uncle bought this for me when I was 9 and it was our favourite album to listen too. Anytime I was sad he would put this song on and tell me to sing on the top of my lungs. He died in October 2022. I listen to this song and get reminded of how he was such a great person! Will forever love Hot Fuss and this song. My uncle Declan will forever be in my heart along with this song.

@Roqley

6y↑3.6K

@viksaggu9085

5y↑37

shinra41 hope you are doing better

@Therandomnerd-w3i

5y↑9

Go on reddit

@eoinbrown6646

5y↑8

@@Therandomnerd-w3i my mvp, when People make up things like this, it genuinely annoys me.

@blakefrancis2470

5y↑14

i hope you’re okay, you’re a great person keep going :-)

@Bomboklatcat

5y↑9

i got foot but im not a bigfoot

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@Toptengamer

10y↑457

In my opinion the best Killers song thus far

@eddieperez6929

10y↑4

hell yeah

@suareztanya70

+TopTenGamer right?? me too! thumbs up

@geoff3610

9y↑1

+TopTenGamer IDK smile like you mean it is pretty good

@UnholyGaming2012

9y↑2

+TopTenGamer Mr Brightside is the best for me :3 But they all equally as good as eachother :3

@dandankunhi1765

yep

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@h7opolo

1y↑31

This is a winner. The Killers killed it with this one.

@nancydrew666

2y↑635

“If you can hold on, hold on”

This song is dedicated to my grandparents who both died in the same month. It was the most painful experience I have endured. I wanted to give up multiple times. But, I pushed through. Here I am 5 years later, stronger than ever. There is nothing I can not do. I do everything for them. They are my angels.

I was able to hold on, so I did.

@lauramayfield5410

2y↑6

So very sorry for your losses in such a short time and I commend you for pulling through during such a challenging time!

@IrishRepoMan

The Killers dedicated this to your grandparents?

@wadebartelini2170

2y↑9

AMEN...AS THEY WOULD WANT YOU TO!!! MAKE THEM PROUD!! 💪 ❤🙏

@jayatfreelance

2y↑4

I am sad for your loss (I lost my father last year.) - I hope that your good memories of them will remain vibrantly in your heart.

@antoniocobb9648

2y↑2

We're all soul gers.

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@oskarpilcher-king

4y↑83

this song has every emotion, sad, hope, fear, excitment, overjoyous in one song, one of the hands down best album of my growing up

@sisandvo

Why do they not show numbers on the bad side?

@sisandvo

Shit is crap, why arent we allowed to shey crap?

@jenovahvii

3y↑55

I became obsessed with this amazing song when the video came out. I had the song on endless loop for days. One morning I woke up and didn't feel right. I was diagnosed with MS and avoided this song for 3 years after that. Here I am now still able to walk and still not 100% right but thankfull to listen to this from a survivor point of view. Thank you!

@1michelemichele1

27w↑1

I've been compulsively playing it for about a year now. I'll be listening to my usuals -- which ones depend to whatever is bouncing around my head,; then something will come up & I land on this video. For the next couple of days: that's it. Over & over. What is it about this song? It's wild.

How are you doing these days? I hope things have continued to improve.

@BrianGG098

1y↑3

Que pedazo de canción hizo The Killers 🖤
Personalmente mi favorita 🖤

@FlailSnail222

4y↑76

“I’m so much older than I can take”

I feel that line more than I should.

@mpcoleman

5y↑15

The back up vocalist into the last chorus at 3:16 gives me chills. What a ramp up to the ending.

@Uncle_Jamms_Army

3y↑92

This song so beautifully captures how imperfect we are no matter our best intentions. “I want to shine on in the hearts of men” followed by a lament of “all these things I’ve done.” It’s like someone wrote my confession. Just rips you open and lays you bare.

@WalbertAndreana

3y↑2

I feel the same.

@edpearson8973

Really think you're reading to much into it. I imagine you haven't discovered the treasures of philosophy. Hint - it means reading books.

@robertoliver8793

@@edpearson8973 You came here to post that? What a gratuitous comment. You must be a miserable person.

@Uncle_Jamms_Army

3y↑4

@@edpearson8973 I think it is best for you to move on and troll other comments. “It is the mark of an educated man to entertain a thought without accepting it.” I guess you missed that one in Philosophy 101.

@edpearson8973

@@Uncle_Jamms_Army It's the mark of an idiot and an unoriginal thinker to rely on quotes from the more intelligent. Even if the quote ain't so clever anyway. Aristotle, I know.

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@James-pq3qq

24w↑1

The KILLERS has become my favorite band in the 21st century....an old Goth rocker (I'm nearly 60), I am convinced they have encapsulated the same type of driving, brash sound that drove us kids back in the early 1980s....

@katherinehancocks283

5y↑1.7K

"If you can't hold on... hold on."

I have been holding on for 15 years.

Good song.

@jordains7971

5y↑37

Grass is greener on the other side, I promise, you just gotta ride it out

@goodieh.6877

5y↑36

That’s a long time to hold on. Proud of you

@sschicken2333

5y↑28

Comeback to this post when need be. everyone is here for you. You can inbox me as well. There is a reason people search this song!

@ebecerra85

5y↑13

hold on, your almost to 16

@milttomm5764

5y↑13

Bad times are real. The way we deal with it are too. Change the way you see the world. 15 years is a long way to "hold on". Enjoy the ride Kathy. You can inbox me. Bye, greetings from Argentina.

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@Lisa-rf7bh

3y↑61

I am from Germany and I went abroad to Ireland a few years ago, this song brings up so many memories. I remember a night in a pub, where everyone was yelling to this song. It has a special place in my heart

@west1002

3y↑4

Perfect song when your downing a few

@rtmclean484

2y↑3

Sounds about right, that's what we tend to do in our pubs in Ireland 🤣

@SamJackson-xu1py

1y↑1

Yeah, I bet it doesn't matter where anyone listens to this they can instantly relate.

@RiversLabDad

50w

The Irish are the BEST partiers in the world.

@jamison5661

4y↑44

Whoa. I wept listening to this. This was on my first ipod I ever had as a kid and used to listen to it while working. After more than a decade of drugs and alcohol, this song brought me back to simpler times. Music has an unbelievable impact

@bobbygreig15

8w↑2

I've done so many bad things. Only the Lord can save me.

@AW-hn9gs

5y↑1.1K

Correct order to watch this video:
1 - 1:12
2 - 3:52
3 - 1:43
4 - 0:32
5 - 3:18
6 - 2:26
7 - 4:22
0 - 0:00

@Lealopez1

5y↑18

Thank you

@Guill0rtiz

5y↑6

@jacob999-b7r

5y↑42

I understood it better finally.

@zacziggarot

5y↑31

I still don't really get it...

@tristang6466

5y↑4

For how long

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@cf1179

4y↑806

my dad used to play this in his car when I was little, I never knew what it was called or who it was by and I didn't remember the lyrics. He died 3 years ago. Recently someone recommended this song to me and I immediately cried when I recognized it. this song never fails to make me cry since.

@paulzeigler1075

3y↑2

Clint Black - "State of Mind," I think you'll like it.

@edpearson8973

3y↑2

Stop listening then. Obvs.

@cf1179

3y↑4

@@edpearson8973 um

@THEODSTKING117

3y↑9

hope ur doing all right dude. sorry for ur loss

@christopherpeninger324

The lyricist is happy for you. The rest of the douche bags can have a nice day...

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@sealseal9955

5y↑929

All These Things That I’ve Done’ was released 16 years ago today. Happy birthday to such an amazing gem.

@michelleb1

5y↑12

This song is the BEST!!! GOD bless Brandon and the Killers

@Jelly-wo3so

5y↑1

@@michelleb1 totally agree 👍

@FedericoCosta28

5y↑6

16 years?!!?!

@kaprica.1

5y↑7

16 years already .... damn ....

@TeriB

5y↑4

Enjoying this one every year and will be for many more to come. 🎶🎧

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@Twistedmindz420

8w↑1

The song really does something to me, helped me through some tough times.. just hold on.. ❤

@bleumonday

6y↑82

The joys of singing "While everyone's lost, the battle is won" in unison. Among other lyrics that hit you in your mid 20s gut. Oh take me back

@summertimeforever

48w

yes is very deep

@xEclipse56x

10y↑343

@Roberto_SS

10y↑5

So he was dreaming? Or he died?

@YOSUP315

10y↑2

+KyleTheCakeKid so he got in a fight, then fainted and drowned in the shower?

@vinylskirt

10y↑22

+Xander Patten He was likely attacked by his girlfriend in the shower and dreamed it all while lying/dying on the tub floor, hence the beginning/ending cowboy sequence where he's face-first in a pool of water.

@ateuedai860

+KyleTheCakeKid Ok, NOW this makes sense... sort of.

@killkrapsh

+KyleTheCakeKid BUeeeeeeenas heheheehheh....

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@laneblake5694

5y↑645

This was my friend Rae's favorite song. He was an alcoholic who took his own life 7 years ago. He was a talented artist, saxaphone player, and an air traffic controller. But, most of all he and I could talk endlessly about anything and we never got mad at each other. I love ya Rae. Thank you for being a "true" friend!

@britbloc123

5y↑38

I don't think alcohol and controlling air traffic are two things that should ever go together.

@roycastanon5754

5y↑9

britbloc123 😂 you’re and ass but that was funny

@DiaboloMootopia

5y↑8

I am sorry to hear about that. Rest in peace, Rae.

@DowntownDeuce22

5y↑4

@@roycastanon5754 leave it someone who spells "you're and ass" to find a childish attempt at a joke funny. Do you also laugh at "knock knock" jokes?

@DowntownDeuce22

5y↑3

@@roycastanon5754 I'll bet you are a big Dane Cook fan.

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@sashia5019

9w↑1

Almost 29 (one month) and I grew up on this group as a teenager and it hits so hard still. I’m seeing them in two days! So excited.

@dailydanielle4857

10y↑25

I never have lost love for The Killers, they're one of those bands that make such good music you never really forget it

@VICTOR_mkt

10y↑25

"I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know, no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on, in the hearts of men"

@David-nu6kw

5y↑223

How many drunken nights I listened to this. It made me feel better.

@danlugo4365

5y↑8

Shit I thought this was my comment!

@6Strings2.0

3y↑2

I'm drunk rn lol

@ninjagamer1359

22w↑2

For some reason, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier” and finally getting the “all these things that I’ve done” are the parts that make this song for me.

@thomasjohnson2862

3y↑318

I don’t know why but this has suddenly become one of my favourite songs at the moment, even though it’s been around for years. Literally must have listened to it about 40 times in the past week.

@samross5112

3y↑7

Same here mate. I'm loving it

@stevenhuxley2866

3y↑9

If you're like me, now every few years you'll have a day where you just have to listen to it over and over.

@thomasjohnson2862

3y↑3

At the moment I’m probably down to about 5-10 listens per week, but still here

@lynninmotionasmr5706

2022… love, love, love this song!!! ❤️✨

@tanaw47

2y↑1

Rookie numbers lol. Haven't heard this song in years and all of sudden my brain kept playing it over and over all day to day.

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@emeraldsun8

4y↑134

I haven’t heard this song in YEARS and the lyrics immediately came back to me as soon as he started singing.

@davesaxon6594

Beautiful song 😁.

@timgimmy609

right? i hadn’t heard the album for the better part of a decade and going back to it almost every single melody came back to me as if i’d just heard it yesterday

@24pablox

10y↑29

So many happy memories, happy as hell but painful to remember at the same time. Miss my country....

@WTFAnyNameWorks

10y↑12

I feel ya bro! Nostalgia hits me when i listen to this song, but that's how memories work, the happier the memory the painful if it is to remember it, you can almost feel sorry for your own self...

@ĒI-weēzy

39w↑8

“Don’t put me on the back burner” is very under rated

@jonkonig

2y↑11

I remember back in 2009 The Killers came to South Africa. Mr Brightside was my favourite song but I can still remember everyone singing "I got soul but I'm not a solider". It was at that moment this became my favourite song. What an incredible night in Johannesburg

@ericsimonson8540

1y↑88

“I got soul but I’m not a soldier”, one of the best lyrics of all time!

@rcpwProductions

22w

For my entire life I thought it was "I got sober, now I'm a soldier" with the idea that the singer literally enlisted to change their life. I guess it was another time in 2004.

@Gideon0297

50w↑117

I just found The Killers in 2024 & I'm so damn glad & thankful I did!!!

@adriana_cern

45w↑1

Great timing since they’re on tour now, you might be able to see them live 😊

@canaanatkinson7830

37w

lol.

@elizabethferrari1346

37w

What do you think he means when he says" when you can't hold on, hold on?

@JayHarmon-c1g

36w↑1

I'm with you, I'm a 50 year old man that found them in 2022 and they've changed my life for the better! My wife says I seem 30 again!

@BrandonFandom

9w↑2

Your voice is beautiful, do you know that? Love u Brandon.❤❤❤❤

@ABCRapster

2y↑108

@3:18 it’s 2021 in Chicago, Illinois and I’m at the Aragon Ballroom watching The Killers perform this amazing song. There’s pyro and confetti going on and it’s one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Everyone in the venue is in unison to this tune and just enjoying this moment as paper confetti is outing down from the rafters.

@sto12m

found a video of it for you. looks like a magical time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstXIgtvwx4

@HectorMartinez-zq4de

2y↑2

I was there, it was pretty epic!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@tomtit271

2y↑1

Sounds like a dream!!!!

@ABCRapster

2y↑6

@HurleyJ friend, the concert was in 2021 lol. I’m reminiscing about the experience I had while at the concert. Why would I go to YouTube during a concert just to post a comment? Lol

@hillbillytrump6817

2y↑29

The whole band is so talented. Brandon even wrote this , that itself is a lost art for the most part .

@kenreyes8780

3y↑400

I'm 34 now. I've been listening to this song since I was 17. Never gets old ❤️

@eduardoalva593

2y↑5

Are you 35 now??🤣🤣🤣

@augustuscaesar8287

2y↑13

@@eduardoalva593 No, he actually suffers from what they call "Benjamin Button syndrome". So he's 33 now. He doesn't have very long left.

@matezivkovic3299

2y↑1

@@augustuscaesar8287,,

@bobbie7868

2y↑5

Bite me ! I'm 63 and I'll prob die listening to Billy idol. I do love the killers!

@nightowl6811

2y↑1

I'm 51 still rocking it bro!

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@LuisHernandez-m9k

10w↑2

Same here brother 🙏 I'm 43 and I'm happy I'm back alive from the dead

@aaanesa

9y↑78

"I need direction to perfection no no no no-hELP ME OUT"-- might be my favorite part of any song ever.

@er1757

ahhh all of this one is perfect

also army?

@nilelinder9762

10y↑35

I've spent the last hour listening to old music i loved when I was a kid and its all from 2005. What a fantastic year for music.

@dougy1270

10y↑7

So was 1992

@Nick-mp1zh

10y↑1

+Andrew Taylor How do you know man? Nothing stopping him(her?) from listening to the golden oldies :P

@loiccardenas

10y

+nile linder Coldplay X&Y! What a good year!

@andrewtolman3006

2y↑26

Here because my sister and her husband played this on drums and guitar at their own wedding last night - it was epic!!!

@tracey9116

26w↑1

The background vocals, that high note, Brandon's voice and all its conviction, the sound, the killers were and still are magic.

@dreamcreate31

6y↑32

This song will always speak to me on so many levels. Thanks for saving me again and reminding me who I truly am ❤️

@miacoss9809

5y↑88

Today is my eighteenth birthday and I listened to this as it turned midnight. Hope it influences my next eighteen years as much as it did my last.

@97sambit

4y↑1

Happy birthday!

@curiositypiqued6573

4y↑27

This is really uplifting for the hurt ,broken, depressed self- destructive personalities and suicidal....you know you're not alone anymore......its good for your mental health IMO

@curiositypiqued6573

4y↑1

@David Mc Carthy lol
Good one mate👍😂🤣

@larrychuchua6287

1y↑6

Thank you Father in ❤❤❤Heaven.

@lancerooney1785

5y↑17

My absolute favourite Killers song in their magnificent anthology of truly great tracks. Who cannot sing at the top of their voice the "I got soul but I'm not a soldier" refrain?

@PatPakken

2y↑51

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I first heard this album. Still love this song.

@NYAxeMaster2010

You're making me feel old...

@arielle8080

1y↑1

Absolutely insane.

@bludstanes8490

4y↑11

For multiple reasons, I believe this is my favorite Killer's song.

@Koofteh

15w↑2

I really needed to hear "If you can hold on, hold on."

The struggle is real but music helps.

@annabananna1906

1y↑23

Best pre-apocalyptic song I can think of. When the world is ending, best believe I will be singing/listening to this.

@DomPeriod

1y↑5

They used this in an old post-apocalyptic CBS show called Jericho. Fits well.

@sketch2347

1y↑2

im here for it.

@SteveVi0lence

@@DomPeriodI loved Jericho

@carllama4125

2y↑19

I love this song so much. Something about the whole hot fuss album encapsulates every emotion. I think this song encapsulates both abandonment but also resilience. 10/10 somg

@dawnmorton65

2y↑106

Why have I just found this fantastic group...
I'm 58, where have I been 😂

@miketomasini346

1y↑5

I’m 66 and for some reason I found this group two years ago I think depending what radio stations play mostly shit now love this song

@georgegividen

1y↑5

Probably dealing with life and all of its BS. Glad you made it here.

@fayedavis3255

49w

I'm 59 and I have liked their hits over the years, but I'm just now becoming a mega fan! Their influences are all my faves, and they are so talented!

@ericortega1745

47w

A lot of radio stations play music that glorifies drug dealing. Adultery. Violence. if you are 58 you probably remember little red Corvette by Prince?

@patrickmcphearson7237

46w

I'm 56. Went to a concert with my two girls. Best concert I have ever been to. We talk about it often. Great memories.

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@larrychuchua6287

1y↑8

Home is where the Heart is❤

@MrJoshg210

3y↑87

When life gets hard and I feel overwhelmed. This song cradles me like a baby, and helps me keep Holding On ❤️

@jusher59

2y↑3

Me too man 🫶

@nakareezamahou3351

1y↑2

Love this

@xDeathSovereign

6y↑225

Seriously one of the best songs ever written

@DeanMasello

5y↑7

“I need direction to perfection” - hits me every time. A rare mix of talent and profundity.

@mightydestroyer1020

i aggre

@ge2623

FAR from it.

@tessmorris1692

4y↑2K

I remember being a little girl and singing this in my dads van while he drove me to preschool. We’d scream ‘I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier’ and he’d air drum (he’s a great drummer) and every time I hear this I get this overwhelming surge of love for my dad. I feel like a little girl again.

@jackhugeman2644

4y↑48

THATS SO SWEET. Dad's ar eawesome

@ellafitzsimons8297

4y↑47

I feel the exact same way except my dad would play air guitar (he’s a great guitarist) 😂😂

@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747

4y↑26

There's just so much emotion in this song. I feel like it's about life in general and can be bent any way you want to connect to you

@swinginbeboptrio

4y↑8

My daughter loves music but she sings miley cyrus and willow LOL w/e

@tessmorris1692

4y↑18

@@swinginbeboptrio if that music makes her happy, it’s good music!! It’s all subjective...but it’s there to evoke emotion 😄😄

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@nothin2pruv

4y↑19

I just realized how deep and layered this song is. It's about what it says in the video but only down river to the point where everyone can appreciate it. Masterpiece

@cottonsheep2367

4y↑1

please explain you point further, I'm interested

@mach8147

@@cottonsheep2367 I'll explain it if you want, I mean that is what we do.

@gismosfinalform2031

@@mach8147 Ok, go

@Regina_Filanji

18w↑4

I cant believe this was their 1st album
Its an anthem.

@PinkOpal74

5y↑19

I honestly just discovered this song and reading all these comments made me shed some tears, if you read this, you are beautiful, important and so so worth it. Hold on.

@zyzpzflfww9749

5y↑1

Thanks

@leetegg1548

4y↑399

@opinionday0079

3y↑4

I always thought the lyric was is there room for one more song as a matter of fact is there room for one more song is actually a better lyric

@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470

3y↑4

If you can't hold on, hold on

@JonJon-ou4jd

3y↑3

Sounds like he’s talking to god

@B2T.

@@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470 *can

@RSpracticalshooting

40w

@@opinionday0079 same.

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@drae840

4y↑2K

Admit it or not, Hot Fuss is one of the best albums of the 2000s.

@Godzillafan1980

4y↑19

Agreed

@deankruse2891

4y↑37

Best band of the 2000s

@JB-fl4wk

4y↑11

Absolutely.

@CallowaySchmidt

4y↑13

Of all time.

@thedeadd.c.207

4y↑17

One of the best albums of all times

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@cristianjaviercostilla4354

2y↑2

These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be 🤗

@Jackiee2Trill

3y↑135

2022 & when I’m on the verge of giving up I listen to this song , whoever else is going thru stuff just hold on you got this!

@girlslaughingjp

3y↑2

Same it’s been my comfort song these days

@nicholasc327

Hoooold on

@taisgdl

9y↑256

Best running song ever.

@gavinkelly1030

9y↑2

absolutely!

@christofu_

9y↑8

but it says there is nowhere else to run

@taisgdl

9y↑6

Especially 2:24 for your last sprint

@devinwest2934

9y↑1

Someone doesn't listen to Hardstyle!

@xAlphaTrotx

9y↑1

Sprint?

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@autumnwind1216

5y↑51

1 of the most uplifting, motivational songs I've ever experienced. God bless you!

@amandaharris726

4y↑1

This
(etc.)

@irethcoisss

I would love to hear some suggestions, if anyone has something to share, songs seem to be what I have now

@haydeaegis805

9w↑1

The music still give me the goosebumps. This song still have in my playlist

@thisispeacefull

3y↑66

This song is incredibly underrated. Truly a masterpiece. 👏🏻

@andrew9771

2y↑20

The line “If you can’t hold on, hold on” is genius with the two meanings of hold on

@peterspencer6442

2y↑8

I wonder how many lives these two lines have saved

@LckD008

2y↑1

It's actually "can"
If you can hold on, hold on

@xchexco9670

4y↑46

My dad used to play me and my brother this song when we were kids and I havent listened to it in years. it reminds me of better times when you didnt have to worry about anything and there was nothing bad in your life and it really brought tears to my eyes

@ICYPROFITS

4y↑2

This makes me feel old

@judithmcnichol9173

4y↑1

Things are never quite what they seem.

@stitches36

17w↑1

I think this relates to so many people. Trying to be the good guy and holding on just to fight and get defeated. But yet still hold on for all the things we've done. All the people who dealt with so much and just need a small helping hand. And all the changes that people face yet they refuse to let them change their good hearts. You all have soul but don't need to be a soldier cause in your own way you are.

@tiffanysteele7035

4y↑13

This beautiful little gem has carried me through many times, good and bad. Major kudos to The Killers and everything they are about.

@aiseu799

2y↑28

I just discovered this song this month. I was sulking at myself why I didnt heard this earlier. But I guess songs like this will find you in the right time when you're at the lowest.

@NovaNTS

That's crazy, I first heard this wheen I was like 10 in 2006. Enjoy!

@mariereed8534

1y↑2

It's always my go to song.

@melvintejera196

2y↑12

Classic still amazing in 2023. The Killers are legends one of my favorite bands

@simonefilinesi1097

48w↑5

"While everyone's lost, the battle is won" poetry.

@katiasoleil7043

5y↑49

This song is just always there for me. A forever love of mine.

@Elif-oe6pi

8y↑204

those riffs at 0:38 stuck in my head like a week and i finally reminded this song omfg im so happy

@FootballFanFlyingSaucer

7y↑4

enjoy

@rosssmith2605

7y↑2

Elif Yeah,, i had the same feeling the first time I watched the, 'Holy Touch,' video from Foxy Shazam

@kpaterson9717

Elif yasssssssssss

@dogukanakn487

beni de adklsjafjsaffghf

@abiwhite8938

Can't hear them with headphones in wtffff

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@DavidLopez-rv9et

2y↑19

The song is timeless. I can listen to it anytime anywhere

@lindsayb1329

1y↑1

"I've got soul but I'm not a soldier." My husband always tells me how strong he thinks I am, but I have a hard time seeing it myself. I'm so young but have been through so much and am tired. I love this song because it is so comforting. It's my favorite Killers song.

@bcbphilosophy

2y↑60

Both of my parents have passed over the last 10 months. I'm a 30 year old man. I'm so much older than I can take. This song brings me more peace and solace than any words could express. I've leaned on this song since I was a young boy and I lean on it today.

@craigcullen28

2y↑2

@bcbphilosophy..peace out brother.
RIP to your parents mate 👍

@bcbphilosophy

2y↑1

@craigcullen28 thank you so much ❤️🙏

@begpard

2y↑2

@bcbphilosophy ugh horrible to hear that bro!! Try your best to keep your head up!! You know they would want yo to live happily and successfully in honor of them!!

@bcbphilosophy

2y↑1

@begpard I will do that friend. Thank you 🙏

@jamest543

2y↑1

Sorry to hear that brother ,Keep strong Mate ,Plenty of people to talk too who can help and comfort you :)

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@stickybandit327

5y↑72

While everyone’s lost, the battle is won, with all these things that I’ve done.

@samplescout7976

what is the meaning for this line, in your opinion?

@karenpaulina8848

4y↑20

I used to listen to them when I was a teen and now that I am 27 I can´t help to feel this heavy black nostalgia of the "better times" time ago... their music makes me remeber old friends, old places, old plans, old expectations and old way to view life. thats when you realize that music is ART. <3 It truly has the power to make you feel many different things depending on the angle you´re looking to it from

@alernst2583

Really? Try turnin sixty f'n three !

@thesavagekidzzz1295

You’re still too young for that feeling! Don’t fear…. The 30s are where it’s at!

@josephkush1032

22w↑2

So this is what it feels to listen to a masterpiece for the first time

@GabrielAlfaroCossio

4y↑47

This song made my early teenage years a lot better than they would’ve been without it, thanks a lot, The Killers.

@UberDanger

11y↑3.7K

My favorite song.

@gloryustrio

11y↑47

this is a great song isn't it!

@HARDSTYLEMYLIVE

11y↑10

Uber is that you?XD

@bobdudder4841

11y↑3

Matt Williams if it did it should. it should have crawled back up.

@Daniel-Munoz

11y↑23

Last person I expected to see here LOL

@MiloCoyote

11y↑5

My favorite youtuber

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@justinlaw8511

3y↑68

Easily one of their best songs ever. Hands down

@insertesunombreaqui

15w↑1

Saw It when released when 17. Grew listening to It. Seeing It at my 32s now, as the song is already a solid classic.

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