Rest in Peace Sylvia Lancaster (Sophie's mum) who put every ounce of her time and energy in getting some justice for her daughter and making sure we never forget her name through The Sophie Lancaster foundation
@@freyatilly Idk if this song deserved to be in the HD version of DB Budokai AF but who cares??? This might be inspirational in a fanmade alternate timeline of Dragon Ball that has a shitload of despair and darkness
I think it's worth mentioning that Sophie Lancaster stood in front of her boyfriend and took most of the beating, so her boyfriend survived. Now she lives on in in this beautiful song drawing attention to things like this. If you ask me, that's worth a seat in Valhalla. Her death certainly wasn't in vain. I usually only say that about particularly accomplished war veterans. Huge respect to Lancaster, huge respect to this band.
Sophie and her boyfriend Rob were targeted by teens for their looks. Rob was the first to be attacked by all five boys. To the point he was badly bleeding and unconscious Sophie managed to get in between. She cradled him on her lap screaming out to witnesses for help. Then two of the boys Ryan Herbert and Brendan Harris turned on her. She was repeatedly kicked in the head and body. She also had her face stamped and jumped on multiple times. When they were done they fled leaving Sophie and Rob on the floor unresponsive and bleeding. Witnesses soon found them and called for ambulances. When the paramedics did arrive they at first couldn’t tell who was the male and who was the female. Because of the amount of bleeding swelling and bruising on their faces. They were sent to hospital in deep comas and placed on life support. Fortunately Robert showed signs of improvement and eventually woke up. But Sophie’s injuries were far to severe she was brain damaged. So as a result her life support machine was turned off and she died.
Who knows if any of you will ever see this message, but I just wanted to say thank you for this last year of excellent songs, videos, and live performances via RUclips. I really enjoyed the Summer Breeze concert!!! You all are quickly becoming my go to band, especially during this last year. I’ve been going through chemo, and it’s rough and difficult, but the music, lyrics, and just overall energy you all bring to each new release continues to give me light in the sometimes darkness. I also just wanted to quickly wish all of you a great rest of the year, and I hope your Roseville date in March of 2025 will be a huge success. Was hoping to make that show and see Delain live for first time, but I won’t be able to make it unfortunately. Please keep up with all your success and I hope to see you in the future. Take care and bless you all for making my days better.
This is still one of the most powerful songs that is completely and 100% inclusive. Black, White, Nerd, Outcast, Goth..... doesn't matter. We are all one. When are we ALL going to get past the judgement? And before you think that you don't judge anyone.... when was the last time you used the name Karen in a joke? When was the last time you sneered at someone wearing a Trump hat? When was the last time you looked down on someone wearing a Biden/Kamala shirt? We are all human, we all make mistakes. We should never be defined by our mistakes. We also all grow.....
American politics have put us on the cusp of a civil war. It is coming, in some form or another. But as far as wearing a Trump hat, I put that in the same category as wearing a swastika armband. They are the enemy. Always.
Get real, bimbo! 😂 It's a song! The world is full of judgment and prejudice...you know why? Because it's an evolutionary instinct to discriminate and to form clear group identity. You can't treat the world world as your friends, my little angel 😇😂😂😂 The most three hugging hippie, discriminates as well!
I think that's a good bit too generalizing. Yes, we all are human and make mistakes and (tend to) grow. But _in order to grow,_ we need to know that we made a mistake. We very rarely notice on our own, we need others to point those mistakes out in some way or another. Can we all be more kind in how we point those mistakes out? Yeah, definitely. But we must not stop judging, or we'll lose our ability as a group/society/species to _learn_ from our mistakes and grow.
About 7 1/2 years later and this song still gives me goosebumps. This was the first Delain song I ever heard (while watching this video) and I've been a fan ever since. I saw them open up for Nightwish a few years ago and they were fantastic.
They were the opening show when I went for a Nightwish concert. They did a great job. My favorite part is when Tony Kakko came out on stage brushing his teeth.
@@DavidsonMott were Sonata Arctica there too? I remember seeing delain support them at a show once The version of last drop falls with Charlotte on vocals is great
@@DavidsonMott I saw right before the end of Delain and begin of pandemic a full show of them. The first time and it was even the last chance. I had a lucky timing :)
Bein someone with the Asperger syndrom, this song speaks a lot to me. Thank you Delain. Unfortunately, still too many people consider tolerance, indulgence, humility and kindness as signs of despicable weakness.
I have a mental illness also. I go into psychology class every day and have to remind my teacher normal does not exist and she tries to give a explaination on how exists. Normal is not the norm it is just a uniform . Biology , genetics , and psychology back up that line that normal is not the norm and it is just a uniform.
However I was listening to this song for years, I never heard about the story before, but once I read the lyrics it hit me hard. This song has even more importance nowadays.
I know what you mean, I was 17 when Sophie's murder happened, it still saddens and angers me that some are so narrow minded and intolerant as much now as it did then
I know what you mean, I mean this song struck me so much I got the line "Normal is not the norm, it's just a uniform" as a tattoo as a constant reminder of why we shouldn't let what others say/think define us
Zankku Zann, dude, hate and intolerance is what got us here. We don't need to destroy anything. Rise above and improve your surroundings. It doesn't make a difference if they kill us or we kill them. Change comes from breaking the cycle.
Nice to see Sharon and her husband there. I found out about Delain originally from WT. Oh dear... Thank you Delain. I'll keep her in my heart like I do a dear friend.
It was never extremely bad, but I was bullied at school for being a "nerd", for getting good grades, for reading books during break and for not dressing like the rest of the girls. I realize now it is nothing, that other people have it way worse than I did, but still this song entered my heart when it came out, like it was meant for me. It's weird how a song can really make you feel better and more confident about yourself.
+Mary Loukidi Papanikoli Many of us went through some form of bullying. Fellow nerd here. Got bumped into more lockers than I care to remember. This hits home for a lot of people.
@@Myrdraall I had a big Russian guy make my life a living hell all through middle school and elementary. One time he punched my little brother in the cafeteria so I started wailing on him and calling him a "commie bastard". (This was in the late 2000s, the Red Scare was long dead lmao) Haven't seen him since, I always just assumed he joined the Mafia like his brothers.
As an outcast teen, this song helped me a lot. I'm not accepted in my school, neither do I have friends and I get picked on so this song helps me feel better knowing that there are more people like me. And also RIP to Sophie, hope nobody suffers same way again
I had heard the song before, but never paid attention to the lyrics and never realised before what it was about. I now watched this video for the first time and I can't strop watching it again and again. The moment that guy holds up that "Asperger" sign I burst in tears. Seeing that sign associated with Charlotte singing "you are not alone" means the world to me. I just had the worst day at work and I felt so alone. No one knows I've got Asperger's, what's the point telling them? They don't even know what it actually means. They'll still think I'm lazy, too sensitive, too weak and incompetent. I've heard a colleague use the word "autistic" as an insult before... I know in what sort of place I am. Thank you Delain. And thank you the Sophie Lancaster Foundation
LancelotGraal sorry for what you're going through. Keep strong my friend ❤️ and seek some help from those around you. Friends, family, therapists,... you
I hope you're in a better work environment now. You shouldn't have to hide yourself (shouldn't have to emphasise it either, if you don't want to, of course!). I hope you have found people to respect who you are. xx
@@Rietu Hi! Thanks so much for your support! I am indeed in a much better work environment nowadays! I'm also learning to ignore and avoid close-minded people who won't accept my difference :) I feel much better these days! I know I'm not alone
Спасибо группе за песню и клип. Сам всю жизнь сталкивался с издевательствами из-за своей излишней уникальности. Я не нравлюсь людям потому что мои взгляды на всё разнятся с их взглядами. В нынешнем мире тяжело проявлять истинную толерантность к людям. Почему-то мир перенасыщен толерастами, а не толерантными людьми. Под давление легко всё бросить и стать как все. Вчера познакомился с треком и он проник в моё сердце. Меня воодушевило оставаться дальше быть собой и не стыдиться своей ненормальности. Кто-то готов убить другого потому что он другой. I am Sophie.
I just looked up Sophie Lancaster (the woman this song is dedicated to and about). OMG - I never knew the story. I commend Delain and Charlotte for being so passionate about it. What happened to Sophie was a tragedy. :( I have HUGE respect for Delain. All their songs are so relevant. Their lyrics always tell a story. I LOVE this band.
Charlotte read about this case in an article a few years after the incident. She wrote the song but did not want to release it without consent of her parents so she contacted the Sophie Lancaster foundation. It is pure luck that the person who answered the call was a huge Delain fan who had just been to one of their UK concerts a couple of days earlier. Her parents are in the clip holding up photo in the first part of the clip.
Always think that this is a beautiful tribute to Sophie Lancaster. Touch of class from an underrated band. Thinking of Sophie today, it may be 12 years since your brutal and cruel death, but you're still on people's minds. \m/b Rock on in the great beyond, Sophie. And thanks to Delain for the beautiful tribute. d\m/
For me as high sensitive and possibly Asperger, feeling different all the time, this song and video are really special. When I feel like an outsider, sad or someone told me I'm strange, it really helps me to listen to this song and watch the video. It makes me realise I'm not the only "different" in the world, and I don't have to feel sad because of it. Everyone is different, being the same is just a uniform. I'm not alone...
"As simple as air in your lungs, as simple as words on your lips. And no one should take that away; no one should argue this." I love both how those lines are written and how they're sung here.
This video brought back a lot of painful memories. Like the person holding the sign in the video, I am gay and out. During my life I have had several friends brutally beaten and one was killed, like Sophie - just for being different. I can't wrap my head around this aspect of humanity. Thank you, Delain, for this song and this video. I hope it helps people begin thinking again. RIP, Sophie.
I heard about Sophie just today. I was too small when it happened. And now, when i hear this song i remember her. Every time Charlotte smiles, it makes me smile. I hope it makes Sophie smile too. She may be looking down to us and smiling.
I've said this many times before. But it is true. Hatred to others is bad. But we wouldn't hate upon others if we would just ask what other people feel like. These days if we don't fit into a certain area of other peoples perspective on life then they hate us. This is what was the main reason of why Sophie is gone. She and her boyfriend didn't fit into someone's liking and thus were attacked, but Sophie made a powerful sacrifice, she protected the one she loved at the cost of her own life. Thus is why she is my hero. This is what I say after I tell others of her and her story. "I am Kiba Spirit Walker, I am autistic and ADHD, I am Sophie, and I am proud of who I am no matter what anyone thinks or says about me."
It felt like a dagger going through my heart after I heard about Sophie's death a few years ago. I will never forget about her bravery. Rest In Peace, an angel too soon.
I had suffered from depression since middle school, and I'm now 32. I have LIVED with it, not suffered from it, since shortly after my now 13yr old daughter - the most important thing in this universe to me - was born. She suffers from it, and is beginning to learn to live with it using the same methods she's been seeing me use her whole life. Seeing her dance across the house and sing this song out loud with joy and her heart in her beautiful voice makes my own heart sing just as fully. Thank-you, Delain, though I know those two words aren't enough.
I'm a grown 51 yr old man W 4 kids, 280 lbs, and I cry every time I hear this song. We'll always love you Sophie. You and every individual like you are in air that I breathe. Thank you Delain! Can't wait to see you here in KC. I will be a mess when you perform this song!
+Johnny Bender I came really close to crying when I heard this song live when they were in Michigan. Oh hell I came close to crying during all there songs. There songs are the story book of my life. Love the hell out of Delain. I can listen to ever song of there's and never pass one up.
I've meet ALL of Delain after many of shows (7 I think) and ALL of them are just amazingly sweet people! Martjin was so very kind to take pics with me and talk family and life. Timo (the guitarist) ribbed me heavily after a show, and Otto (bassist) just a down to earth, awesome guy. My wife met Charlotte in the womens bathroom after and show, and again, just a sweetheart. I cannot speak highly of this band and the members!
First time I seen this video. I was quite shocked about the Sophie Lancaster 10 seconds in. I still watch the Darkangel movie about her on here. This whole video is amazing and I am glad she is still being remembered.
Sophie Lancaster. Damn. It's been 12 years and I'm still angry and sad about her murder. I hope I always will be angry with people discriminated and victimised just because they differ from conventional social norms. Love that Delain played tribute to her here.
I have just finished writing an assignment for my final year of a BA in criminology , and I chose the Murder of Sophie Lancaster as an example of Hate crime. I was struggling with some of the harder parts of the case and whenever this happened I listened to this song and it gave me the energy to keep going. Our laws around hate crime need to change, we need to protect all difference under our laws , if you attack someone for being different to you in ANY way no matter what that way , it should be considered a hate crime and our laws should write this in black and white. Sophie should never have died because she dressed differently or listened to different music, no one should ever be attacked or victimised for being who they are #WeAreOthers
This song really spoke to me. I'm 24 and I suffer from chronic pain and I'm now so bad that I require a walker when shopping. I've also suffered from mental illness for most of my life stemming from child abuse. We Are The Others is so uplifing regardless of what mood I'm in.
We are the others es el mayor himno por la tolerancia que se ha hecho en los últimos años, una canción digna de pasar a la historia!!! TODOS SOMOS LOS OTROS
I am 70 and don't conform, I am not the norm. At the time of Spohies' death my son was a goth, they tried to bully him too. Bright Blessings to Sophie's family.
I love this song. I wish this song existed when I was younger and growing up. It is so uplifting. I have only known about Delain for about six years, but I love their music, and listen to it regularly.
Honestly I've heard very little about Sophie Lancaster for some time, but discovering this song only today makes me happy... RIP Sophie, no matter what people thought and still do, you were a beautiful soul.
Beautiful song!! What happened to Sophie was despicable and really opens your eyes to how horrible some people in this world are. But this song reminds us that for every horrible person there are more good people. Brave of her mother to go to schools and do assemblies, educating kids about what happened and I was sad to not see that assembly, but my brother saw it. My whole family have been victims of bullying, my mum most of all, and to see someone making a song in memory of someone who died as a result of bullying of the worst kind, it really restores your faith in humanity. RIP Sophie Lancaster xx
As a black man in my youth I was a goth back in the mid to late 80's and believe me I got into some scrapes because of it. When I heard about the murder I was just sickened by it.
I read About Sophie after hearing this song, because i didn’t know about her. I cried so hard after Reading what happend to her r.i.p. Beautyful sophie. I myself get bullied with My scars and people never understand me because of My 13 mental disorders. When i hear this song it feels like i’m not the only one thank you so much
Wow, great song and I LOVE the message! Charlotte has such beautiful voice. So glad I got a chance to see Delain on Sonata Arctica's tour in September! I thoroughly enjoyed them. I was wondering who Sophie was but then I saw a post by someone else about the horrific event below. Just read about it. Stories like these sadden and anger me. Why can't we just accept each other for who we are?!! Such a senseless cowardly act!
I keep coming back to this song whenever I feel the need to. It is beautiful and amazing. Offering a symbol of hope and acceptance. Most of the time I feel better, I fear though that even this lyrical journey will no longer help. Still I listen and love every beat.
Here again to pay my respect to Sophie and to never let this horrible tragedy be forgotten. #weirdomosherfreak #iamsophie #stampoutprejudicehateintolerenceeverywhere
love you delain for this song it always breaks my heart but what great lyrics. saw deain do this live supportting within temptation and this was the highlight of the night xx
It's so great that a group of artists think about this subject, it's so rarely today, and a few person know that it's a very serious cause... The case of Sophie should NEVER happened, but the society thinks different, and if you're not like every one, you're persecuted, ashamed, humiliated and so many bad things I don't want to remember...Lucky persons know how to defend themselves but others, not always, they need help, support and a very strong moral. Let us doing all we want to do, the society can't forbid us to be ourself in any case in the world. So, thank you Delain to do a song to talk about this, and I hope that the lyrics will make reflect the listeners and changed a few the (stupid) mentalities who the majority have.
This song just inspired me writing a new lyrics again for my own band. I thank Charlotte for this. I know it's a old video already, but still. It makes a deep understanding and I'll always embrace this song as a thanks for stay yourself and stuff. For the rest, a very good song! I really love it!
Currently choreographing this for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation Fundraiser happening at the end of September. This song hits so hard and is yet so beautiful and uplifting!
I think everyone who was bullied, like me, identifies themselves with this music... I was from "nerd" faction, during elementary and high school I was teased, bullied and excluded from social relationships just because I was nerd with good grades and probably was poor (scholarship in a private school, I had to had great grades to keep the scholarship)... and they called me ugly (because I was tall and thin), 4-eyes (because of the glasses), my nose (it is relatively big, probably because turkish ancestry) my hair was like broom bristles, and to make things worsen, I was very very shy... so shy that I kissed the first time at 17, years after most of other guys here (lost virginity much after)... my family didn't give a damn to my problem... I got free when I entered to university in another city... moved to never come back... after some therapy now I handle this problem relatively well... I love goth style, It was a shame I've never got an opportunity to date a goth girl, now I'm married and have a cute daughter (now 1.5 yead old) who is already being influenced to listen Delain and other symphonic metal bands. EDIT: I already went to Delain concert twice and sang this song very loud. Amazing!
I find it funny that this song about being comfortable being not-the-norm is drawing fire for being not-normal-metal. I don't care about the style, I love this song. It resonates so strongly.
I teach art with a lot of the "others" kids! I watch as jocks, admin,parents,and society mistreats them! We even have bullying assembles, but nothing is ever done! This song sings to that danger when its carried to its extreme! I LOVE THIS SONG! Geddy Lee would be proud
This song when I heard it and what happened to poor Sophie i was devastated though i didn't know her at least we now have Sophie's Law which protects subcultures and minorities as a pagan' metalhead and disabled I'm glad its there but I'd rather have the young lass alive and well RIP Sophie Lancaster gone but never forgotten
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt and singer Charlotte Wessels. Great metal band as ever!
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Rest in Peace Sylvia Lancaster (Sophie's mum) who put every ounce of her time and energy in getting some justice for her daughter and making sure we never forget her name through The Sophie Lancaster foundation
Oh this breaks my heart to hear! May she rip beautiful woman
She's die too?????????? Someone explain me please
Oh no! Just watch all the documentaries on Sophie. This is tragic . 😥
What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: ruclips.net/video/Ib1Fiy2eNZw/видео.html Very well done!
@@freyatilly Idk if this song deserved to be in the HD version of DB Budokai AF but who cares??? This might be inspirational in a fanmade alternate timeline of Dragon Ball that has a shitload of despair and darkness
I think it's worth mentioning that Sophie Lancaster stood in front of her boyfriend and took most of the beating, so her boyfriend survived. Now she lives on in in this beautiful song drawing attention to things like this. If you ask me, that's worth a seat in Valhalla. Her death certainly wasn't in vain. I usually only say that about particularly accomplished war veterans. Huge respect to Lancaster, huge respect to this band.
What happened
@@filmzen281 She got beat to death, basically just for being goth
Sophie and her boyfriend Rob were targeted by teens for their looks. Rob was the first to be attacked by all five boys. To the point he was badly bleeding and unconscious Sophie managed to get in between. She cradled him on her lap screaming out to witnesses for help. Then two of the boys Ryan Herbert and Brendan Harris turned on her. She was repeatedly kicked in the head and body. She also had her face stamped and jumped on multiple times. When they were done they fled leaving Sophie and Rob on the floor unresponsive and bleeding. Witnesses soon found them and called for ambulances. When the paramedics did arrive they at first couldn’t tell who was the male and who was the female. Because of the amount of bleeding swelling and bruising on their faces. They were sent to hospital in deep comas and placed on life support. Fortunately Robert showed signs of improvement and eventually woke up. But Sophie’s injuries were far to severe she was brain damaged. So as a result her life support machine was turned off and she died.
That's horrible😮😢
Here for what would have been Sophie's 35 birthday today.
Never forgotten
Who knows if any of you will ever see this message, but I just wanted to say thank you for this last year of excellent songs, videos, and live performances via RUclips. I really enjoyed the Summer Breeze concert!!! You all are quickly becoming my go to band, especially during this last year. I’ve been going through chemo, and it’s rough and difficult, but the music, lyrics, and just overall energy you all bring to each new release continues to give me light in the sometimes darkness.
I also just wanted to quickly wish all of you a great rest of the year, and I hope your Roseville date in March of 2025 will be a huge success. Was hoping to make that show and see Delain live for first time, but I won’t be able to make it unfortunately. Please keep up with all your success and I hope to see you in the future. Take care and bless you all for making my days better.
This is still one of the most powerful songs that is completely and 100% inclusive. Black, White, Nerd, Outcast, Goth..... doesn't matter. We are all one.
When are we ALL going to get past the judgement? And before you think that you don't judge anyone.... when was the last time you used the name Karen in a joke?
When was the last time you sneered at someone wearing a Trump hat? When was the last time you looked down on someone wearing a Biden/Kamala shirt?
We are all human, we all make mistakes. We should never be defined by our mistakes. We also all grow.....
You are so correct. Your comment caused me to reevaluate my thoughts and I'm wiping away tears right now. Thank you kindly
American politics have put us on the cusp of a civil war. It is coming, in some form or another. But as far as wearing a Trump hat, I put that in the same category as wearing a swastika armband.
They are the enemy. Always.
@@jamesbuchanan4414 you missed the point entirely...
Get real, bimbo! 😂 It's a song! The world is full of judgment and prejudice...you know why? Because it's an evolutionary instinct to discriminate and to form clear group identity. You can't treat the world world as your friends, my little angel 😇😂😂😂
The most three hugging hippie, discriminates as well!
I think that's a good bit too generalizing. Yes, we all are human and make mistakes and (tend to) grow. But _in order to grow,_ we need to know that we made a mistake. We very rarely notice on our own, we need others to point those mistakes out in some way or another. Can we all be more kind in how we point those mistakes out? Yeah, definitely. But we must not stop judging, or we'll lose our ability as a group/society/species to _learn_ from our mistakes and grow.
About 7 1/2 years later and this song still gives me goosebumps. This was the first Delain song I ever heard (while watching this video) and I've been a fan ever since. I saw them open up for Nightwish a few years ago and they were fantastic.
They were the opening show when I went for a Nightwish concert. They did a great job. My favorite part is when Tony Kakko came out on stage brushing his teeth.
OMG I've just discovered them. So amazing! Up there with nightwish, within temptation and lacuna coil ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@DavidsonMott were Sonata Arctica there too? I remember seeing delain support them at a show once
The version of last drop falls with Charlotte on vocals is great
@@Kanbei11 Yes, indeed they were there as well. Delain started first followed by Sonata Arctica then Nightwish.
@@DavidsonMott I saw right before the end of Delain and begin of pandemic a full show of them. The first time and it was even the last chance. I had a lucky timing :)
Bein someone with the Asperger syndrom, this song speaks a lot to me. Thank you Delain. Unfortunately, still too many people consider tolerance, indulgence, humility and kindness as signs of despicable weakness.
I have it very mild I had a girlfriend and she broke up with me over aspergers. :(
Delain124 I am sorry to hear that. Don't worry, she did not deserve you.
Sorry to hear about that. I recently broke up with my girlfriend because she didn't accept the fact I had Aspbergers.
I have asperger's syndrome myself, and I love this song. The world needs this message and this song.
Stay strong. I know it's hard, but you can do it.
I have a mental illness and THIS song spoke all that I could ever say. Way to go Delain.
I have a mental illness also. I go into psychology class every day and have to remind my teacher normal does not exist and she tries to give a explaination on how exists. Normal is not the norm it is just a uniform . Biology , genetics , and psychology back up that line that normal is not the norm and it is just a uniform.
Same!!! Thank you!!!
Nobody is alone. There is always someone who loves you.
That is the point of the song.
RIP sophie lancaster never forgotten and always remembered this song serves your memory justice
I think of her every time I listen to this song. Her memory lives on forever
I agree it does
However I was listening to this song for years, I never heard about the story before, but once I read the lyrics it hit me hard.
This song has even more importance nowadays.
1:58 gets me every time. RIP Sophie and as always kudos to Delain for keeping her memory alive.
+Mark McKeown This song gives me chills even today Respect to them for writing this song.
I know what you mean, I was 17 when Sophie's murder happened, it still saddens and angers me that some are so narrow minded and intolerant as much now as it did then
I know what you mean, I mean this song struck me so much I got the line "Normal is not the norm, it's just a uniform" as a tattoo as a constant reminder of why we shouldn't let what others say/think define us
Awesome comment, Mark. Thank you.
Zankku Zann, dude, hate and intolerance is what got us here. We don't need to destroy anything. Rise above and improve your surroundings. It doesn't make a difference if they kill us or we kill them. Change comes from breaking the cycle.
Am I the only one on youtube now a days who listen music because it's good and doesn't care what the year is?
Nope I do that too
You two are not alone!
If it has a good beat - I don't care really - take The HU for example - Mongolian music love the beat and it's different
I still listen to stuff from the 70's and 80's--I wasn't born yesterday
Nope
Nice to see Sharon and her husband there. I found out about Delain originally from WT.
Oh dear... Thank you Delain. I'll keep her in my heart like I do a dear friend.
It was never extremely bad, but I was bullied at school for being a "nerd", for getting good grades, for reading books during break and for not dressing like the rest of the girls. I realize now it is nothing, that other people have it way worse than I did, but still this song entered my heart when it came out, like it was meant for me. It's weird how a song can really make you feel better and more confident about yourself.
+Mary Loukidi Papanikoli Many of us went through some form of bullying. Fellow nerd here. Got bumped into more lockers than I care to remember. This hits home for a lot of people.
Mary Loukidi Papanikoli. i was bullyied during grade school for being" different"... (but by another girl&her toadies) ....
Love you....
Honestly I would've made friends with you instead of the other girls.
@@Myrdraall I had a big Russian guy make my life a living hell all through middle school and elementary. One time he punched my little brother in the cafeteria so I started wailing on him and calling him a "commie bastard". (This was in the late 2000s, the Red Scare was long dead lmao) Haven't seen him since, I always just assumed he joined the Mafia like his brothers.
As an outcast teen, this song helped me a lot. I'm not accepted in my school, neither do I have friends and I get picked on so this song helps me feel better knowing that there are more people like me.
And also RIP to Sophie, hope nobody suffers same way again
This song has appeared in a Dragon Ball game mod for surpirisingly good reasons too
It's been 2 years since you made this comment? How or what has changed since then?
RIP Sophie and Sylvia. Thanks Delain.
I had heard the song before, but never paid attention to the lyrics and never realised before what it was about.
I now watched this video for the first time and I can't strop watching it again and again. The moment that guy holds up that "Asperger" sign I burst in tears. Seeing that sign associated with Charlotte singing "you are not alone" means the world to me.
I just had the worst day at work and I felt so alone. No one knows I've got Asperger's, what's the point telling them? They don't even know what it actually means. They'll still think I'm lazy, too sensitive, too weak and incompetent. I've heard a colleague use the word "autistic" as an insult before... I know in what sort of place I am.
Thank you Delain. And thank you the Sophie Lancaster Foundation
LancelotGraal sorry for what you're going through. Keep strong my friend ❤️ and seek some help from those around you. Friends, family, therapists,... you
Yes!
I hope you're in a better work environment now. You shouldn't have to hide yourself (shouldn't have to emphasise it either, if you don't want to, of course!). I hope you have found people to respect who you are. xx
@@Rietu Hi! Thanks so much for your support! I am indeed in a much better work environment nowadays! I'm also learning to ignore and avoid close-minded people who won't accept my difference :) I feel much better these days! I know I'm not alone
Спасибо группе за песню и клип. Сам всю жизнь сталкивался с издевательствами из-за своей излишней уникальности. Я не нравлюсь людям потому что мои взгляды на всё разнятся с их взглядами. В нынешнем мире тяжело проявлять истинную толерантность к людям. Почему-то мир перенасыщен толерастами, а не толерантными людьми. Под давление легко всё бросить и стать как все. Вчера познакомился с треком и он проник в моё сердце. Меня воодушевило оставаться дальше быть собой и не стыдиться своей ненормальности. Кто-то готов убить другого потому что он другой. I am Sophie.
Sharon den Adel 1:06 wow!!!
I just looked up Sophie Lancaster (the woman this song is dedicated to and about). OMG - I never knew the story. I commend Delain and Charlotte for being so passionate about it. What happened to Sophie was a tragedy. :( I have HUGE respect for Delain. All their songs are so relevant. Their lyrics always tell a story. I LOVE this band.
Charlotte read about this case in an article a few years after the incident. She wrote the song but did not want to release it without consent of her parents so she contacted the Sophie Lancaster foundation. It is pure luck that the person who answered the call was a huge Delain fan who had just been to one of their UK concerts a couple of days earlier. Her parents are in the clip holding up photo in the first part of the clip.
Always think that this is a beautiful tribute to Sophie Lancaster. Touch of class from an underrated band. Thinking of Sophie today, it may be 12 years since your brutal and cruel death, but you're still on people's minds.
\m/b Rock on in the great beyond, Sophie. And thanks to Delain for the beautiful tribute. d\m/
For me as high sensitive and possibly Asperger, feeling different all the time, this song and video are really special. When I feel like an outsider, sad or someone told me I'm strange, it really helps me to listen to this song and watch the video. It makes me realise I'm not the only "different" in the world, and I don't have to feel sad because of it. Everyone is different, being the same is just a uniform. I'm not alone...
The ballad version is so much better, it deserves it's own official video.
11 years ago today.
We miss you Sophie, and we won't forget.
Rest in Peace...
"As simple as air in your lungs, as simple as words on your lips. And no one should take that away; no one should argue this." I love both how those lines are written and how they're sung here.
This video brought back a lot of painful memories. Like the person holding the sign in the video, I am gay and out. During my life I have had several friends brutally beaten and one was killed, like Sophie - just for being different. I can't wrap my head around this aspect of humanity. Thank you, Delain, for this song and this video. I hope it helps people begin thinking again. RIP, Sophie.
I heard about Sophie just today. I was too small when it happened. And now, when i hear this song i remember her. Every time Charlotte smiles, it makes me smile. I hope it makes Sophie smile too. She may be looking down to us and smiling.
"Normal it's not the norm, it's just a uniform."
Love it!
God bless You, Sophie❣😪
I've said this many times before. But it is true. Hatred to others is bad. But we wouldn't hate upon others if we would just ask what other people feel like. These days if we don't fit into a certain area of other peoples perspective on life then they hate us. This is what was the main reason of why Sophie is gone. She and her boyfriend didn't fit into someone's liking and thus were attacked, but Sophie made a powerful sacrifice, she protected the one she loved at the cost of her own life. Thus is why she is my hero. This is what I say after I tell others of her and her story. "I am Kiba Spirit Walker, I am autistic and ADHD, I am Sophie, and I am proud of who I am no matter what anyone thinks or says about me."
It felt like a dagger going through my heart after I heard about Sophie's death a few years ago. I will never forget about her bravery.
Rest In Peace, an angel too soon.
1:03 OMG ROBERT AND SHARON!!!!!!!!!!
I've got Asperger's Syndrome, and this song just won my full support for Delain. God speed.
Me 2, I can really relate to the context of the song because of that.
I too have high functioning autism (aspergers).
Same here. Truly a brilliant song. Really kinda says what we all wanted to say but couldn't figure out how to say.
I had suffered from depression since middle school, and I'm now 32. I have LIVED with it, not suffered from it, since shortly after my now 13yr old daughter - the most important thing in this universe to me - was born. She suffers from it, and is beginning to learn to live with it using the same methods she's been seeing me use her whole life. Seeing her dance across the house and sing this song out loud with joy and her heart in her beautiful voice makes my own heart sing just as fully. Thank-you, Delain, though I know those two words aren't enough.
I'm a grown 51 yr old man W 4 kids, 280 lbs, and I cry every time I hear this song. We'll always love you Sophie. You and every individual like you are in air that I breathe. Thank you Delain! Can't wait to see you here in KC. I will be a mess when you perform this song!
+Johnny Bender I came really close to crying when I heard this song live when they were in Michigan. Oh hell I came close to crying during all there songs. There songs are the story book of my life. Love the hell out of Delain. I can listen to ever song of there's and never pass one up.
+Epica124 I couldn't agree more! Lovely band
I've meet ALL of Delain after many of shows (7 I think) and ALL of them are just amazingly sweet people! Martjin was so very kind to take pics with me and talk family and life. Timo (the guitarist) ribbed me heavily after a show, and Otto (bassist) just a down to earth, awesome guy. My wife met Charlotte in the womens bathroom after and show, and again, just a sweetheart. I cannot speak highly of this band and the members!
Una gran canción, todo un himno al respeto y la integración, impresionante.
Ah, y Sharon Den Adel en 1:07
Robert Westerholt as well
1:50 George Oosthoek, who also many times sing with Sharon (eg. "Other half of me" and "Candles").
Cual integracion si todos son blancos europeos
First time I seen this video. I was quite shocked about the Sophie Lancaster 10 seconds in. I still watch the Darkangel movie about her on here. This whole video is amazing and I am glad she is still being remembered.
Sophie Lancaster. Damn. It's been 12 years and I'm still angry and sad about her murder. I hope I always will be angry with people discriminated and victimised just because they differ from conventional social norms. Love that Delain played tribute to her here.
As a parent of two teens...such a great message.
You're not out there on your own
. If you feel mistreated, torn and cheated, you are not alone. We are the others.
This song has a really good message :)
I cry every time. RIP Sophie.
I have just finished writing an assignment for my final year of a BA in criminology , and I chose the Murder of Sophie Lancaster as an example of Hate crime.
I was struggling with some of the harder parts of the case and whenever this happened I listened to this song and it gave me the energy to keep going.
Our laws around hate crime need to change, we need to protect all difference under our laws , if you attack someone for being different to you in ANY way no matter what that way , it should be considered a hate crime and our laws should write this in black and white. Sophie should never have died because she dressed differently or listened to different music, no one should ever be attacked or victimised for being who they are
#WeAreOthers
This song really spoke to me. I'm 24 and I suffer from chronic pain and I'm now so bad that I require a walker when shopping. I've also suffered from mental illness for most of my life stemming from child abuse. We Are The Others is so uplifing regardless of what mood I'm in.
We are the others es el mayor himno por la tolerancia que se ha hecho en los últimos años, una canción digna de pasar a la historia!!! TODOS SOMOS LOS OTROS
I am 70 and don't conform, I am not the norm. At the time of Spohies' death my son was a goth, they tried to bully him too. Bright Blessings to Sophie's family.
This song gives me hope when I seriously wanted to give up. Thank you delain
Hope you are doing at least a little better now.
@seanblackhurst7844 not really but I'm here for it
I love this song.
I wish this song existed when I was younger and growing up.
It is so uplifting.
I have only known about Delain for about six years, but I love their music, and listen to it regularly.
Honestly I've heard very little about Sophie Lancaster for some time, but discovering this song only today makes me happy... RIP Sophie, no matter what people thought and still do, you were a beautiful soul.
Beautiful song!! What happened to Sophie was despicable and really opens your eyes to how horrible some people in this world are. But this song reminds us that for every horrible person there are more good people. Brave of her mother to go to schools and do assemblies, educating kids about what happened and I was sad to not see that assembly, but my brother saw it. My whole family have been victims of bullying, my mum most of all, and to see someone making a song in memory of someone who died as a result of bullying of the worst kind, it really restores your faith in humanity. RIP Sophie Lancaster xx
How pure Charlotte looks in this video! Love it! 2:45
As a black man in my youth I was a goth back in the mid to late 80's and believe me I got into some scrapes because of it. When I heard about the murder I was just sickened by it.
S.O.P.H.I.E! Never forget! Love to all!
Awesome music, awesome band and awesome song, it really make feelings grow up...RIP Sophie.
A beautiful woman singing in tribute to a beautiful soul.
I read About Sophie after hearing this song, because i didn’t know about her. I cried so hard after Reading what happend to her r.i.p. Beautyful sophie. I myself get bullied with My scars and people never understand me because of My 13 mental disorders. When i hear this song it feels like i’m not the only one thank you so much
So I do I when I hear this song it bother me... Sadness..
Wow, great song and I LOVE the message! Charlotte has such beautiful voice. So glad I got a chance to see Delain on Sonata Arctica's tour in September! I thoroughly enjoyed them. I was wondering who Sophie was but then I saw a post by someone else about the horrific event below. Just read about it. Stories like these sadden and anger me. Why can't we just accept each other for who we are?!! Such a senseless cowardly act!
saw them opening for sonata arctica in Montreal last september..they are awesome live and very generous with the fans...must see
I first heard this song in high school and I keep coming back to it. Its an anthem for all the outcasts in the world.
What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: ruclips.net/video/Ib1Fiy2eNZw/видео.html Very well done!
Amazing song! How could I miss this before, wow! RIP Sophie.
I always play this at least four times. I don't think I'll ever tire of it.
Great song, and of course the inspiration for the song is what makes it so powerful. RIP Sophie, you are not alone!!
Every time I hear of this song, still feel touched.
Not just becoz the music, is it based on what happened.
We are all Sophie.
Can't get enough of this one; loved seeing Sharon & Robert from WT♥ Excellent, Meaningful♥♥♥♥♥
I've been hearing their live preformances of this song... the 2nd guitar makes all the difference, it's perfect now with Merel
I keep coming back to this song whenever I feel the need to. It is beautiful and amazing. Offering a symbol of hope and acceptance. Most of the time I feel better, I fear though that even this lyrical journey will no longer help. Still I listen and love every beat.
+RoseKindred
You are not alone you have Delain fans you can talk with who went through this shit. Don't ever feel like you are alone.
omg robert and sharon are in it thats just awesome!!!
I noticed that too.
Rest in peace Sylvia we’ll never forget you hope you are reunited with your baby girl once again💜
1:02 Sharon and Robert Westerholt,
1:50 George Oosthoek, who also many times sing with Sharon (eg. "Other half of me" and "Candles").
Here again to pay my respect to Sophie and to never let this horrible tragedy be forgotten. #weirdomosherfreak #iamsophie #stampoutprejudicehateintolerenceeverywhere
So beautiful, great, awesome, i loved it
Just watched Murdered for Being Different on BBC one... Absolutely heartbroken, rest in peace 🕯️Sophie 🕯️
This redhead is beautiful! Also, sing very well! Congratulations! I wish you much success!
Rest in peace Sylvia 🙏🏻 may you and Sophie be reunited
Love that voice........Charlotte is amazing!
This song is incredible, and having heard it live recently only makes it better. Delain rules, and I'm so glad they got to tour in the US!
love you delain for this song it always breaks my heart but what great lyrics. saw deain do this live supportting within temptation and this was the highlight of the night xx
It's so great that a group of artists think about this subject, it's so rarely today, and a few person know that it's a very serious cause...
The case of Sophie should NEVER happened, but the society thinks different, and if you're not like every one, you're persecuted, ashamed, humiliated and so many bad things I don't want to remember...Lucky persons know how to defend themselves but others, not always, they need help, support and a very strong moral.
Let us doing all we want to do, the society can't forbid us to be ourself in any case in the world.
So, thank you Delain to do a song to talk about this, and I hope that the lyrics will make reflect the listeners and changed a few the (stupid) mentalities who the majority have.
I'm a Mormon and proud this song supports me
This song just inspired me writing a new lyrics again for my own band. I thank Charlotte for this. I know it's a old video already, but still. It makes a deep understanding and I'll always embrace this song as a thanks for stay yourself and stuff. For the rest, a very good song! I really love it!
Delain is my favorite band, they are so underrated it makes me sad as i doubt ill ever get to see them live.
1:02 : are that Sharon and Robert from Within Temptation?
+Andreas Röger Yep
That they are.
First time seeing the video, and I saw the same exact thing... Low and behold, you and other people caught it and said something first. :)
no :)
+Menace Of Verinity yep they are
Such a beautiful and haunting voice. A really stunning video that only reflects how lovely this song is. ❤
Thank you... tears falling down... i do so resonate...
Delain is awesome great vocals I came across her on RUclips I love this girl brilliant
R.I.P Sophie.🌹🖤💜💐
Currently choreographing this for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation Fundraiser happening at the end of September. This song hits so hard and is yet so beautiful and uplifting!
Delain, thank you so much for EXISTING.
Brilliant subject, brilliant performance. Great song.
This touches my soul. WE WON"T FORGET!
Delain is such an awesome band!
I think everyone who was bullied, like me, identifies themselves with this music... I was from "nerd" faction, during elementary and high school I was teased, bullied and excluded from social relationships just because I was nerd with good grades and probably was poor (scholarship in a private school, I had to had great grades to keep the scholarship)... and they called me ugly (because I was tall and thin), 4-eyes (because of the glasses), my nose (it is relatively big, probably because turkish ancestry) my hair was like broom bristles, and to make things worsen, I was very very shy... so shy that I kissed the first time at 17, years after most of other guys here (lost virginity much after)... my family didn't give a damn to my problem... I got free when I entered to university in another city... moved to never come back... after some therapy now I handle this problem relatively well...
I love goth style, It was a shame I've never got an opportunity to date a goth girl, now I'm married and have a cute daughter (now 1.5 yead old) who is already being influenced to listen Delain and other symphonic metal bands.
EDIT: I already went to Delain concert twice and sang this song very loud. Amazing!
Wonderful song! Wonderful Band! I get choked up every time I hear it. Bless Sophie!
Thank you for giving voice to those who feel they have no voice
I find it funny that this song about being comfortable being not-the-norm is drawing fire for being not-normal-metal.
I don't care about the style, I love this song. It resonates so strongly.
I teach art with a lot of the "others" kids! I watch as jocks, admin,parents,and society mistreats them! We even have bullying assembles, but nothing is ever done! This song sings to that danger when its carried to its extreme! I LOVE THIS SONG! Geddy Lee would be proud
Я обычный парень, у которого никогда не было проблем со сверстниками и особых комплексов.
Но даже меня зацепило до мурашек. Шедевр
Читал про эту историю. Нашли к чему придарться.
This song when I heard it and what happened to poor Sophie i was devastated though i didn't know her at least we now have Sophie's Law which protects subcultures and minorities as a pagan' metalhead and disabled I'm glad its there but I'd rather have the young lass alive and well RIP Sophie Lancaster gone but never forgotten
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt and singer Charlotte Wessels. Great metal band as ever!
immer noch eins der sinnvollsten und geilsten! bin stolz drauf Delain mal live gesehen zu haben 🤘