Nicotine Dolls - “The Madness” (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • Official Video by Nicotine Dolls
    Dedicated to those who know what it feels like.
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    VIDEO:
    Produced - OutaLine Productions
    Directed/Edited - Sam Cieri
    Starring - Sam Cieri, John Hays, John Merrit, Abel Tabares.
    The Madness:
    Written/Performed - Nicotine Dolls
    Produced - Sam Cieri, Greg Giorgio, Eric Sanderson.
    Mixed/Mastered - Greg Giorgio
    All Copyrights Reserved by Nicotine Dolls

Комментарии • 825

  • @MrHeaven1980
    @MrHeaven1980 2 года назад +1766

    Who’s here because of his Audition in AGT? He got a very good voice I think this is his time to go places around the globe.

  • @Natsui15
    @Natsui15 Год назад +117

    Can't believe this masterpiece was hidden in the internet all those years

    • @elkefontillo1379
      @elkefontillo1379 10 месяцев назад +4

      I know right !! The whole world needs to see this - intense and real and so good 😿

  • @kschallert3569
    @kschallert3569 2 года назад +15

    This great grandma thinks you're the real deal. Thanks for your honest vulnerability. Wow. So good. I'm crying....

  • @sherylthompson4421
    @sherylthompson4421 2 года назад +365

    I must say, I’m shocked! This is the first time I’ve actually “seen” anxiety and depression depicted in such an honest way. Thank you for drawing attention to how it really feels inside when these kick in. I wish everyone could watch this. A lot of us think we know how it is and how it feels from watching service announcements or movies. Reality is so very different and frightening not only to the person dealing every day with this but to family members who are trying to understand what is happening to their loved one. Great song, great optics and great lyrics. Acting is superb and right on point. You certainly have a future and I think you’re ready! Best of everything this world has to offer you. ♥️

    • @jessiejames1641
      @jessiejames1641 Год назад +3

      That’s why I love this song, I see parts of myself in it. If you’re interested in seeing more honest mental health Bo Burnhams comedy special on Netflix called Inside makes me feel like my whole brain is on display.

    • @TroyMichael86
      @TroyMichael86 Год назад +3

      So accurate. The lyrics, the visualizations of the music video, and just the spirit of the song, all of it.

    • @patwilson7596
      @patwilson7596 Год назад +1

      Me..because of AGT

    • @marvelplays2298
      @marvelplays2298 Год назад +2

      I've never seen panic and anxiety shown like this. It's like I was watching myself at times. Wow, powerful. Heard your amazing audition on agt, then had to subscribe and see more. ❤

    • @crystallittle829
      @crystallittle829 Год назад

      Beautifully stated n said. 🙏❤️

  • @donnaholiwski1909
    @donnaholiwski1909 9 месяцев назад +7

    All Nicotine Dolls music needs to be on vinyl, because my stereos need this ❤

  • @sebrinab.3859
    @sebrinab.3859 Год назад +22

    This song hit hard and brought so much memories of growing up being picked on and hated just because of being me…slapped, slammed, burn my hair, called a ugly witch. Those scars stay with you even now. This song is a magical one and really hits home for me. I’m lucky enough to realize my scars do heal over time. You learn patience, prayer, surround myself with worthy people who care about me. I learned to give more kindness in a hateful world and more compassion for those who have none.
    Thank you Sam and the Band for being out there in the world 🌎 ❤

  • @onskosbos
    @onskosbos 2 года назад +80

    Wow. Nicotine Dolls. Remember this name, world. This is the sheer artistry and vulnerability we so desperately need in today's music.

  • @Asia107
    @Asia107 Год назад +79

    “You’ll be fine. You’ll be fine. Just stay alllliiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeeee!” 🔥
    His delivery is perfection.
    The visual depictions, emotional vulnerability, and vocal range is just brilliant. ❤

  • @ericescajeda9841
    @ericescajeda9841 5 лет назад +91

    Wow found this on a random click on reddit. Now I cant stop replaying this song.

  • @tja2675
    @tja2675 Год назад +43

    This just shows how much great music is out there….I’m in Australia and stumbled across Sam’s AGT audition on RUclips.
    This sent me into a Nicotine Dolls rabbit hole and then I heard and SAW this video. What a powerful song and beautifully made film clip. Spoke to me instantly ❤️
    Not a watcher of Talent shows, but like to check out new singers through the shows RUclips clips and it’s paid off big time with Nicotine Dolls.

  • @stonerwithaboner9591
    @stonerwithaboner9591 2 года назад +49

    Being someone who deals with severe anxiety and has a panic disorder I know the madness this song describes and it honestly brought me to tears because of how well this song portrays what it’s like to deal with so thank you for this beautiful piece of art.

  • @RochelleHasTooManyHobbies
    @RochelleHasTooManyHobbies 2 года назад +239

    Just watched Sam's audition for the band on America's Got Talent. Had to subscribe and listen to everything else immediately. Y'all really need to watch the audition; it's a song that I don't see on their channel, but it's breathtaking.

    • @daphnefourie9926
      @daphnefourie9926 2 года назад +1

      also dont see it here

    • @eyeshowyou
      @eyeshowyou 2 года назад +13

      He blow me away with his voice. One of the best in 17 seasons

    • @paosiopao111
      @paosiopao111 2 года назад +15

      same here, I felt the compulsion to listen to his work. and WOW

    • @mariatheresacodilla4458
      @mariatheresacodilla4458 2 года назад +10

      That performance was phenomenal

    • @embassydirect5914
      @embassydirect5914 2 года назад +9

      Agree … look forward to hearing this voice for many years

  • @kingsleigher9822
    @kingsleigher9822 5 лет назад +210

    I love it. The toughest part about dealing with anxiety in depression is feeling that no one else could understand, so thank you for the reminder that there are others who feel this way and none of us are alone

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +60

      Thank you, that's what we wanted to do more than anything.

    • @antonioanchondo8488
      @antonioanchondo8488 2 года назад +14

      @@NicotineDolls thank you so much man. I can't believe it took this long to find yall. And to find this song , this is me on a daily basis and it sucks.

    • @monikabeki6838
      @monikabeki6838 2 года назад +5

      @@antonioanchondo8488 it’s just doesn’t suck for you ♥️

    • @gazepskotzs4
      @gazepskotzs4 Год назад +1

      ​@@antonioanchondo8488 not on a daily basis i have these days way to often. Sadly my friends and family do not understand it. People like us need to force ourselves to have more fun in life i think sometimes.
      I wish you strenght! Greetings from Dutch Limburg.

    • @mmariemarkel7482
      @mmariemarkel7482 Год назад +2

      @@gazepskotzs4 I think, from personal experience, we more precisely, forget how to PLAY, with the same type of abandonment of a child because we're afraid of being thought of as "childish " instead of childLIKE. It's sad we are bullied out of the very thing we should be able to do without people judging. Playing in the rain, squishing and dancing in the mud, building sandcastles, rolling in thick green grass to feel the tickle, deeply inhaling the damp smell of being in the arms of Mother Earth, bathed in the rays of Father Sun, chasing fireflies...all some of my favorite delights as a child, now playing again with my grands. Oh the delight.

  • @wildOne-ug7on
    @wildOne-ug7on 2 года назад +84

    Now is the time that the world will know your music guys. I'm so happy to be a part of it.❤️

  • @katieleighh
    @katieleighh Год назад +22

    “Ten seconds, I know I'll be fine
    Ten seconds of thinking I might actually die
    But then it subsides”
    I know that feeling all too well, this song is heartbreaking ❤

    • @domokunn9962
      @domokunn9962 5 месяцев назад +2

      If you start counting you hit 10 once he says "and then it subsides" and I think that's just a fantastic detail

    • @katieleighh
      @katieleighh 5 месяцев назад

      @@domokunn9962 I never noticed that wow, that is a great detail

  • @sheetalsaklani1816
    @sheetalsaklani1816 4 года назад +51

    When you relate more to a song than anyone in your life.
    This song deserves a minimum of 10 million views (no upper limit).

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  4 года назад +11

      Thank you, it means a lot that you connected to it so much!

    • @mmariemarkel7482
      @mmariemarkel7482 Год назад +1

      @ Sheetal Saklani 💯 it needs to go off the charts RABID viral.

  • @waynenicholls5897
    @waynenicholls5897 Год назад +28

    Dear Sam, you have a remarkable voice. The best and most heart stopping I've heard in a very long time 🙏

  • @BobsonQDugnutt
    @BobsonQDugnutt 5 лет назад +63

    2:57 onwards honestly is awe inspiring. That hit harder than 90% of the songs I’ve heard this year. So damn excellent

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +10

      Thank you!

    • @BobsonQDugnutt
      @BobsonQDugnutt 5 лет назад +6

      @@NicotineDolls Thank *you* for this amazing song and music video. Keep it up you guys

    • @mddod88
      @mddod88 Год назад +2

      Yes! 100%

  • @noone9084
    @noone9084 Год назад +8

    "The madness of being alive". Love that line, this song perfectly described for me the epitome of depression. Yes, everyday is already a struggle trying to find a purpose but you've got to keep moving, that's how our world works and that in itself is insanity.
    Anyway new fan hope you guys will keep producing such beautiful music. Although the disappointing part is that I can't find your album, I guess I have to wait until something is available in my country.

  • @franzsebas2009
    @franzsebas2009 Год назад +10

    If what makes you sad is the bop...this is your masterpiece.
    I understood after this song why Sam defended the band from AGT which apparently tried to split the band. This song is fantastic not because of only Sam, but the combination of the music, lyrics, deepness...all. Its addicting kind of like Nicotine ;)
    Seriously, this is THE new band for alternative rock. This is their moment.

  • @paosiopao111
    @paosiopao111 2 года назад +77

    I just saw his AGT audition literally minutes ago, I felt the compulsion to listen to his work. and WOW, just WOW. Subbed. All the best to you.

    • @ma.esther9637
      @ma.esther9637 2 года назад +6

      Likewise👍😀

    • @cirtapnageem5329
      @cirtapnageem5329 2 года назад +2

      @@ma.esther9637 Me Three! Subbed and listening to all the songs. No disappointments, just excellence so far.

    • @julina4547
      @julina4547 2 года назад +3

      I agree completely..

    • @kylieemms1511
      @kylieemms1511 2 года назад +3

      Completely agree just did the same 🙌

  • @denisemccollum319
    @denisemccollum319 Год назад +7

    I'm just finding you after watching your audition on AGT. I have fallen down the rabbit hole (aka your page) listening to all of your music. Your voice is amazing! You have been blessed with a most awesome gift, and I am glad you are sharing it with us. We are privileged to listen. I also want to thank you for this song. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone in this world or with the affliction of anxiety, panic attacks and depression. I have to tell myself every day that it will be okay, I just need to stay alive, and all I can do is keep trying. Thank you. Just thank you. I will keep trying. If not for me, then for my 11 year old Son. ❤️

  • @justinbrand7135
    @justinbrand7135 Год назад +17

    This music video,........I've never thought a video could show my mind so accurately. To everyone suffering with the same as me, your not alone. I've cried so much listening to this song. I just everyone to know, but knobkdy knows the everyday struggle of trying to make yourself believe that your ok. This video is 70% of my days. Nicotine dolls, thank you for spreading this.

  • @EverAppl14
    @EverAppl14 2 года назад +12

    You know that feeling when someone is so unreasonably attractive and their music is also unbelievably great and the music video for the song is a super courageous piece of deeply touching art- so you very nearly melt into the Earth from the experience? Like, I GUESS I'll survive after watching this, but it was a pretty close call, friends.

  • @megangunning1588
    @megangunning1588 Год назад +6

    Thank You! I've been in a black hole for the last 11mths since I lost my brother 💔 as music was our thing I couldn't bear to listen to music let alone sing😢 since I was introduced to you guys I am starting to see light in the dark. Just had to let you know how you've touched me & to encourage you guys to share your very special talents to heal us all! Much love and appreciation from OZ 🙏💖🇦🇺

  • @SynergEbooks
    @SynergEbooks 2 года назад +39

    This is how the world feels RIGHT NOW. "Just stay ALIVE!" Most of us are just barely hanging on. Great song. It touched me. Truly.

  • @macreade1
    @macreade1 2 года назад +12

    Can't get enough of your music. This one helped me see many of my friends with clearer eyes and much more kindness. They told me what panic is like, but you showed me.

  • @KnightVicki
    @KnightVicki 2 года назад +6

    Without looking to his future or past, this is one incredible singer and songwriter. A unique sounding voice is a skeleton without flesh (Too much Nicotine?) but this is the flesh and it moves like a holiday light show. I am dancing in my head. This is Real Talent. At this moment. On this day. There is no need to take bets on his future.

  • @schweglerd
    @schweglerd 5 лет назад +18

    Wow, I’m 37, had generalized anxiety since elementary school. This is real. Amazing, This song hit real close. Thank you

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +4

      Thank you for sharing that, we are not alone

  • @karigrover649
    @karigrover649 2 года назад +5

    Holy crap. It’s anxiety in a song. I don’t even know how you put the feeling into words and music…but you nailed it. Keep writing. Keep singing. This is art.

  • @lianneadams6260
    @lianneadams6260 Год назад +8

    The mass of talent to pull this song off with emotion and range of vocal artistry is incredible! Please continue to make the beauty of your music for the world. I am a fan

  • @andreazurita8153
    @andreazurita8153 5 лет назад +20

    My friend sent me this song, and I am absolutely in love with this song. I can feel the frustration, the pain, the repressed feel to it, it's so painful yet beautiful. thank you for making this song, I am sorry for all the pain you've endured, or whoever that inspired your music. Thank you for being alive and working through the toughest of time you have experienced, and will continue in this hell bent world.

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +5

      This was really beautiful to read and thank you so much for all the kind words!

  • @bettylobel5615
    @bettylobel5615 Год назад +49

    It really is amazing how many people relate to this song and how many of us are thankful that nicotine dolls has expressed so intelligently,carefully , pointedly, painfully and too many adjectives to describe how madness enters the hearts and souls of all with such love and grace ! Lovely ,perfect and brilliant !

  • @23gage1
    @23gage1 2 года назад +5

    I actually had a panic attack last year from a sudden and overwhelming realization that I was stuck inside of my body with only one way out. I am very claustrophobic, always have been, and have always had anxiety. But I have never, before or sense, had such a profound realization that I AM INSIDE of my body and am stuck there until the end of my life. It took a while for me to calm down and accept this reality for what it is. I definitely leveled up that day. This song is absolutely beautiful.

  • @yomi5251
    @yomi5251 4 года назад +31

    Thank you so much for creating this for us, and I feel like it's the most accurate representation of how intense and overwhelming anxiety can be. I'm feeling with you greatly and I hope that everyone who is burdened with it has the power pull through. I deal with PTSD and it is hard being vulnerable in a crowd even if an episode is inevitable. It really deserves to be acknowledged and those experiencing this are valid and deserving of support. I hope that you are okay and even though I don't know you personally you have my support and that I'm glad you took the courage to be this vulnerable.
    Again, thank you and everyone else who helped produce this and well wishes to your career as an artist!!

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  4 года назад +12

      Chelsey you are who this song was written for and everyone else who understands this day to day. That we were able. to capture that for you means the world to us. Thank you for the kindness!

  • @LadyStacyDragon
    @LadyStacyDragon 2 года назад +13

    This song has become my anthem. I have shared it with everyone I know who battles anxiety and depression. You express it all so well

  • @julina4547
    @julina4547 2 года назад +3

    I just watched this guy Sam Cieri ( Nicotine Dolls) audition on America's got talent. He is soooo..awesome. he is such an amazing professional musician. What an artist. I was immediately so impressed by his talent and musicality that I could barely wait until the end of his audition to check and see if he had a RUclips channel. He does... I listened to the songs he has up. They were a variety of positive, emotional, energetic, upbeat and powerful. I put thumbs up to all of them. In fact... multiple times throughout each song I wanted to press the button again and then remembered I already had. I'm not even normally not the type of person to put a whole lot of thumbs up on RUclips. His music is original and harkens back musically to the eras of the '80s and early '90s which I love 💕 . His tone is awesome and he communicates enormous emotion and expression. I can't say enough about him.
    I wish great success 🎉 and would love for him to be a leader in the modern day music industry.

  • @michaelgray9674
    @michaelgray9674 5 лет назад +26

    Also found on reddit. You guys deserve all the praise coming your way. The emotional desperation conveyed in “Just stay alive!” is utterly beautiful and chill evoking. You feel your music so much in every video, can not wait for more!
    My girlfriend struggles with crippling anxiety and this one really hits home for us.

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +11

      Thank you, we made this one for anyone that deals with it so I home this helped you both in some way!

  • @jessiejames1641
    @jessiejames1641 Год назад +3

    I hate to say that I didn’t find The Nicotine Dolls without AGT - but honestly that was the best advertising that they could have done.
    This song and film clip in particular really hits hard. The band is officially in my “songs for all events” playlist.
    Also, Sam smashed it with the acting. The song is amazing - but the film clip is so cleverly done, with a lot of environmental story telling. The bridge just makes my heart drop.

    • @mmariemarkel7482
      @mmariemarkel7482 Год назад

      @Jessie James
      I suspect that Sam wasn't so much acting as reliving...not to diminish that he's a great actor.

  • @tlaw192
    @tlaw192 Год назад +4

    His acting is so so good, and the band's song and lyrics! This is worth a much bigger audience.

  • @PopRokkProductions
    @PopRokkProductions 3 года назад +12

    This song and video feel like what panic disorder feels like. I love it. My favorite by y’all

  • @Alek5andrina
    @Alek5andrina Год назад +2

    I've been struggling with anxiety for the most of my life, lately with a little depression. The first time I saw this I was in shock, I felt everything so deeply. I was amazed, moved, angry, scared. I'm getting help but this was a friendly pat on the back to remind me that I'm not the only one dealing with these feelings. If I could, I would hug you. This is a masterpiece. Thank you! I listen to it every time I feel I'm gonna lose it and it keeps me above water.

  • @aliciarussell6989
    @aliciarussell6989 Год назад +5

    You have just rendered me astonished and stunned. With the lyrics, music and videography you've conveyed in graphic detail how childhood bullying and abuse can traumatize you all over again far into your adulthood. The emotions the vocals brought to the surface feel so compellingly raw and real. Simply, BRAVO. So relevant and gorgeous.
    Thank you for choosing to be brave and willing to share through the music 🎶

  • @lyndamason4116
    @lyndamason4116 Год назад +2

    When the algorithms in your subscriptions knows what you need at that moment 😌

  • @Bella_Mami
    @Bella_Mami Год назад +9

    Powerful lyrically, vocally and emotionally. Masterful genius. Love you Sam. Genius artist. I wish you a healthy and strong mental health. ❤👏🎶🌟👑

  • @Kalixio08
    @Kalixio08 4 года назад +50

    This room I call my body is so small and claustrophobic
    I'm scared, in here
    Have you ever had a panic attack
    Recommend it if you want to know what
    it's like to be drowning on a city bus
    I think everyone knows
    But nobody knows
    I think everyone knows
    But no one knows
    The madness
    The madness
    Of being alive
    Of being alive
    Why's everybody starting at me
    Why's everybody waiting for the giants to come
    And carry me away
    10 seconds and i know I'll be fine
    10 seconds of thinking I might actually die
    But then it subsides
    I think everyone knows
    But nobody knows
    I think everyone knows
    But no one knows
    The madness
    The madness
    Of being alive
    Of being alive
    When you're a kid and the other kids hit you
    So hard in the head that they blow out an ear drum
    That takes away your balance so now you get car sick
    Standing in one spot
    And then you get older and think everyone knows
    That your cracked in the center and the breathing gets heavy
    To the point where the water fills up to your eyeline
    Gasping for life but it's all in your mind
    You'll be fine
    You'll be fine
    Just stay alive
    At 13 I started to feel it
    At 13 I started to feel
    Alive
    Alive
    I felt the madness
    I felt the madness
    Have you ever had a panic attack
    Recommend it if you wanna know what it's like

    • @user-qb4ke6gm5b
      @user-qb4ke6gm5b 2 года назад

      Wow. Can relate to this so much

    • @lordv926
      @lordv926 2 года назад +1

      You're doing the lords work by posting the lyrics

    • @timothyriddle8367
      @timothyriddle8367 Год назад

      🙏🏻 thank you for posting this💯

  • @Yurichi87
    @Yurichi87 4 года назад +10

    Absolutely beautiful. As someone who has been struggling with panic attacks and anxiety since childhood, this touched me in ways I don't really know how to say in words. Thank you so much for your art and expression.

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  4 года назад +6

      Thank you for the kind words, this one was for you and those that do know what it feels like.

  • @kellymusulin668
    @kellymusulin668 2 года назад +8

    Your voice is incredible and the lyrics to this song is insane. Love it! Can't wait to share your music with my son. Found you this evening after watching you on AGT. It will take a bit longer, but stick with it Sam, it's going to happen, your on the uphill. Your voice is one of a kind. This is your souls calling, continue to move in the direction of that calling. Continue to inspire others through your music. Wishing you the very best.

  • @khaleelali150
    @khaleelali150 2 года назад +4

    I just came from his AGT audition, what an amazing artist ❤️

  • @catchamental
    @catchamental 2 года назад +6

    Holy Fuck. That video was intense. Caught me off guard. The emotions he expresses with not only his voice but physically, visually…. I felt it all watching this. felt like I did when I was in high school and the loneliness Of being different… keep going… one day you will feel alive... This guy is an incredible singer but also an incredible closeted actor.

  • @milo5953
    @milo5953 Год назад +2

    I accidentally stumbled on this treasure. music, feeling, artistry, music videos. everything is quality. i had to watch the audition once i read it on the comment section and boy, i can see that this band will go places

  • @mirielle20
    @mirielle20 5 лет назад +54

    This makes me hurt for you. Also hurts because it's so damn beautiful. I first witnessed your acting chops in Once, and am reminded all over again how well you capture your audience with your vulnerability and authenticity. Well done, band. Well done, Sam.

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +11

      Thank you Mirielle, we are really proud of this one :)

  • @louisadavis7344
    @louisadavis7344 5 лет назад +7

    I remember seeing Sam in Once. Both in Ireland and in DC! I actually met him afterwards when I saw it in DC and we talked about the difference of seeing the show in both places. Sam’s performance, both times I saw him really inspired me to continue with musical theatre. Keep up this brilliant work, guys!! Its absolutely incredible!

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +1

      Hey Louisa! Thank you and I hope you're still pursuing it!

  • @elisarosenberger7288
    @elisarosenberger7288 2 года назад +4

    Wow, what a powerful song. So relatable. Thank you to the lyricist(s). Huge thank you.

  • @rdrumm5
    @rdrumm5 2 года назад +1

    The "Just stay alive!" Got me. This song is everything.

  • @katrinak3084
    @katrinak3084 2 года назад +2

    WOW. I'm so grateful to run across the AGT audition. Search the comments for the name of your band. AMAZING. Early today I was trying to explain to my friend how I was feeling && this song, just made me cry because it exactly how I felt & feel at times... thank you!!! Please continue to make music years to come. ❤❤ definitely music for my soul

  • @aziyasanders5952
    @aziyasanders5952 5 лет назад +17

    I generally don't like indie music but this song is so beautiful

  • @rgCA_01123
    @rgCA_01123 Год назад +5

    Thank you for pulling through and not giving up. You have incredible talent and heart ❤️ This is the most beautiful cathartic song I have ever heard. Thank you for your art. I can't even explain the effect this song is having on me. I hope it reaches everyone who needs to hear it ❤️ My son is 13. I can't even imagine 💔❤️‍🩹❤️

  • @crimes
    @crimes 4 года назад +9

    This is such a hidden gem of a song

  • @akelaconnor6003
    @akelaconnor6003 Год назад +2

    As a person with really bad social anxiety and depression I appreciate that someone finally showed what it’s like to go thru things like this

  • @craigpurcell-beard5376
    @craigpurcell-beard5376 2 года назад +3

    For anyone who has ever found it difficult to explain what an anxiety or panic attack feels like... here is mine. This song IS what my experience has felt like with anxiety issues throughout my life. It's eerily beautiful, perfectly expressed lyrics and masterfully performed. The music is a gorgeous cacophamy of the ebb and flow of anxiety I shall now channel my anxiety into my obsession with his music. LOL

  • @sethcragan6649
    @sethcragan6649 Год назад

    I don't watch America's got talent but I saw the clip of these singing in a short on RUclips. And I just had to know more. And I'm so glad I did. I started by listening to that song then your mashup of Iris and mad world. A few others and then I listen to this. And this just completely undid me. Yes I know that's not a word. I actually had to stop it part way through walk away and come back to it. Started it from the beginning and just sat there and listened. The truth in this song speaks louder than any I have ever heard before. And you, your voice, your band, is the perfect vehicle to deliver this song. All I can say is thank you.

  • @laurieglanz6832
    @laurieglanz6832 5 месяцев назад

    Sam, I am so sorry you had to go through all the bullying you did. My oldest brother was the "bully of the neighborhood" and my other brother and I went through literal hell living with him. He beat us all the time! My parents couldn't control him. I told them at 14 years old i wanted to go into a foster home. It was bad. My mind, body and heart cracked all the way through years ago. I never fully recovered.
    I am so glad you found a out in music! You are awesome. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Kevi_Richa
    @Kevi_Richa 2 года назад +6

    I am just so happy Sam auditioned in the great talent show AGT, or else I might have not come across these Amazing people with their amazing music....
    Love from India- Nagaland

  • @corneliarhine544
    @corneliarhine544 Год назад +1

    dealing with depression and panic attacks... it took me half a year to be able to watch this vídeo for being afraid of what i would see and it hit me... but i am getting stronger bit by bit...
    love to everyone out there ♥️

  • @user-qb4ke6gm5b
    @user-qb4ke6gm5b 2 года назад +11

    Absolutely beautiful. I can relate with the lyrics so much especially lately. Were all just fighting with our inside demons. And many people just don’t know. Whats going on in our minds. So loud on the inside but its quiet on the outside. 🥺

  • @ravendebonair
    @ravendebonair Год назад +3

    I'm not sure how many times I've watched this. Seeing and hearing what lives inside is a harsh awakening but also comforting to know it's not just you who's felt the madness that comes with the chaos. Sometimes it's all you can do to appear "normal" when your mind and emotions feel like they're on a precipice and being shredded raw only making it that much harder to put on the face for people, terrified they can see through the cracks to what's inside. Not just the litany of "I'll be fine. Just stay alive." repeatedly in your mind, but as if telling yourself you'll be fine while your mind feels like it's broken beyond repair and emotions are drowning any glimpse of light. Thank you for this piece of art. It's important for people to feel not so alone in this and for others to catch a glimpse of what many of us deal with every waking minute.

    • @mmariemarkel7482
      @mmariemarkel7482 Год назад +1

      @ Christian Allred
      FACTS 💯. You so eloquently expressed what I ( and I think we ALL) feel when listening to this song.

  • @loisdemus46
    @loisdemus46 2 года назад

    I today scrolled to AGT & what a performance so I wanted to hear more because a critic from South Africa on your real voice and something about longevity so I wanted to know mire and now I'm in tears 😭😭😭 I can feel and realate to this song I mean I loved 😍😍😍😍 AGT performance but this song right here is fire 🔥🔥🔥🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒
    💕 IT!!!!!!

  • @peaceofpiety
    @peaceofpiety 3 года назад +2

    This played as an ad after a video. Perfect. So grateful for this, I will share to help many others. Thank you, Thank you.

  • @andreambrownridge7642
    @andreambrownridge7642 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing I’m just finding this gem of a band-👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @shoptastik2250
    @shoptastik2250 2 года назад +3

    This music rips me apart and embraces me at the same time. Thank you! I haven't felt anything in so long.🥺

  • @anafmujeeb8689
    @anafmujeeb8689 4 года назад +5

    The song hits hard. Love it, keep doing what you're doing guys.

  • @jadetobin
    @jadetobin Год назад +1

    I can hardly breathe with how real, pretty dead on, this feels. I happened on one of your videos last night and haven't been able to stop.....though right now ill take a breath as I gotta get my breathing under control...but I'll be back!! just amazing!

  • @nikdonkin1441
    @nikdonkin1441 Год назад +1

    Dude.... Fantastic song. Relevant and very cool. Great message. New favorite band.

  • @anyaleah85
    @anyaleah85 2 месяца назад +2

    This is it. This is exactly what it is that I could never explain in words. The video and lyrics are what I have felt and could not bring to life for people to understand. Thank you 🙏

  • @lilyevans2594
    @lilyevans2594 Год назад +8

    I‘ve never seen a music video showing so accurate the emotions of the song it’s incredible, finally I can *see* that I am not the only one feeling like this, not just hearing it

  • @badbradsc
    @badbradsc 2 года назад +5

    This song beautifully address panic attacks and the way they make those of us who suffer from them feel. Sam Your acting in this Video is oscar worthy, and your voice tells a story.

  • @thejaxter6384
    @thejaxter6384 Год назад +2

    Someone out there needs to cast Sam Cieri in one of those incredible character roles in a blockbuster.

  • @dearcatharine
    @dearcatharine Год назад +1

    OK Sam. I love your voice,could listen all day and night to your songs...but the intensity of your actions in this song make me feel you could easily win an oscar...anyone else agree?

  • @apriltopur6912
    @apriltopur6912 11 месяцев назад +1

    I have been in a dark state for a little while now, and this video for some reason has spoke to me. Every single line made so much sense. Thank you.

    • @saundrakielborn2201
      @saundrakielborn2201 11 месяцев назад

      Same, I’m way older than you and I have wasted nearly half of it on health anxiety.😢

  • @cloverella
    @cloverella Год назад +3

    Your team's artistry is phenomenal. I can't explain in words what it's like having generalised anxiety disorder and panic attacks, but your expression of it in both visual and vocal form is so spot on. You are so, so talented and hope you guys get the fame you deserve. Much love

  • @Inkanyezana
    @Inkanyezana 8 месяцев назад

    I recommended this to one of my students who had a panic attack in my class and she absolutely loves your music!
    I was 12 when I had my first suicidal thought. (Turning 30 next year)
    I've been bullied all my life due to my disability (CP) and this song... It speaks to my soul and makes me feel so extremely alive and seen.
    Thank you so much for your art, it brings SO much healing! I scream along to this while driving, when life just gets too much.
    Thank you, thank you, thank you for being so absolutely raw and real in everything you do! ❤❤❤
    Much love from S.A 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

  • @pbritten1
    @pbritten1 2 года назад +4

    brilliant singer!!!! he gave it all on AGT. would like to have heard another verse, the song was a bit short and could have held the note on the word sad at the end of the song. I hope he gains a little more confidence from the experience on the show cause hes absolutely brilliant. Im a fan!!

  • @algo9372
    @algo9372 5 лет назад +9

    I need more than two songs on Spotify!! Where can we get more of your music in the meantime? Amazing talent

    • @NicotineDolls
      @NicotineDolls  5 лет назад +7

      We are releasing new music at the end of each month through February!

  • @swifturtle1221
    @swifturtle1221 2 года назад

    Came to hear more of you. Your songs hit home - powerful powerful. I've never heard such honest songwriting.
    This song - I know what it feels like, alright. So grateful for the blessing of sanity. Once you've lost it, you never again take it for granted. Such solid music, great singing and powerful lyrics! Bravo!

  • @smokeyandthebandita7466
    @smokeyandthebandita7466 2 года назад +2

    Such an incredible song. thank you for portraying it so accurately. whenever I've had anxiety or a panic attack I've likened it to being a fish out of water trying and struggling to breathe dry sand. other times being held under water but not actually dying from it. the water reference is strong.
    sorry that you and others have to deal with this as well, but the silver lining is that even though we feel alone in those moments, there are others that actually understand.

  • @alexisstephenson1720
    @alexisstephenson1720 Год назад

    Tears. Hot tears. You speak to all of your listeners, but you hit the souls of the ones who know this kind of pain. Thank you for putting everything into words, motion, vibrations.

  • @cjbarash3819
    @cjbarash3819 2 года назад

    I showed this video to my friend and she said it was a fine, courageous piece of art. She's right.

  • @stephaniepelletier2915
    @stephaniepelletier2915 Год назад

    For the first time in my life, when I hear you sing, it's like you're singing from within me. Everything that I feel. My husband introduced me to your music and I'm so glad he did. Listening to you is bringing my feelings and thoughts out. Like I can finally voice what I'm feeling and get it out. Thank you for your gift!

  • @markmashburn6963
    @markmashburn6963 2 года назад +1

    WOW! I just saw him on AGT and it was amazing. Then upon searching on here found a few more songs. You really know how to connect with listeners of this song especially. I have social anxiety and have had panic attacks in a few crowded places and No one seems to understand it. It great to hear this song and know that I am not alone. You know it in your head but cannot connect it to not have these anxieties. Thank you so so much and good luck on AGT!

  • @robynhillman3528
    @robynhillman3528 Год назад +1

    Everything he says is so real and honest . Only someone who has gone through it gets it ..

  • @Buhrittany
    @Buhrittany 2 года назад

    The Tell Me What Makes You Sad song from AGT nails what I'm currently going through with someone. Been fighting to reach out to him. Just dont know what the right thing is to say, or how best to comfort him. I'm going to send him that song. But the point is, after watching the AGT about 20 times, im exploring all of Sam's other music which lead me here. And I couldn't be happier to have found something new and relatable. Subscribed ! Can't wait until they play in San Diego ! Would be a huge blessing to see Nicotine Dolls live 💖🌻

  • @TheRenaissanceMystic
    @TheRenaissanceMystic Год назад

    3 years later andf it feels like your voice has unlocked even more! I love to see it !

  • @renatifouche2998
    @renatifouche2998 Год назад +1

    Sam! I cried I literally sobbed! You get it and showed how it feels. So much more love and respect for you. Thank you! ❤

  • @ajithGB
    @ajithGB 2 года назад

    Am here after watching AGT. That was awesome, this one too.

  • @mainaccount6101
    @mainaccount6101 5 лет назад +2

    This song has been on repeat on my Spotify. You guys are awesome! Amazing video and lyrics. Reddit did me good for once! Can't wait to say I knew of y'all from the beginning :) wish the background music was a little lower in comparison to the vocals but doesn't mean I won't stop listening. This song and the video hit home hard. Thank you!!!

  • @insonnia1070
    @insonnia1070 Год назад +1

    i'm so in love with this song, omg 😭❤️

  • @mddod88
    @mddod88 Год назад +2

    As some one who had a panic attack in a patients room today I'd say your description in this song is spot on. I keep telling myself one day they will stop but so far I've been wrong. Thank you guys for this beautiful song

  • @KRAMPUS_420
    @KRAMPUS_420 Год назад +1

    All I can say is thank you for this. Amazing.

  • @AMAbsherful
    @AMAbsherful Год назад +1

    Geezus. My heart raced & stopped so many times ... How? This song shows the secret from the inside. If you know, you know. If you don't? Well, now you do.