“There’s gotta be more to life than this, there’s gotta be more to everything I thought exists” has stayed with me since I was 11. So glad to see this song has affected others the same as me and still is, 20 years later. Love to you all!!
I remeber this song when i was 13. Now I’m 29 and just got the news that I’m expecting a kid. All the nostalgia i feel with this kinda music along with the heavy reality that I’m bringing a human into this world is fucking wild. One end is pure bliss and innocence with being a kind and the other is frightening. Any advice? Such a random comment but goddamn. I’m lost right now.
I was the "youth of the nation" back in 2001, and I appreciated every minute of it. Same for this song. Dark, serious tones. At that time I didn't understand the hidden meaning in it. But now I'm 31, and I acknowledged that we were the generation that "just want to be hugged". Much love from Italy
@@elperrodelautumo7511 I smoke 10 blunts a day got 24 inch rims on my car shoot 3 people every day and flook 5 different blitches every different day those subjects sum up just about every rap song today well for the past 10 to 15 years.
I'm 25 and haven't heard this song since high school. My 5 year old son was talking to his sister and said "we are, we are". This song immediately popped in my head for some reason and reading all the comments brings so much power and respect to this song. It's crazy how it's being playing on the radio lately. The world really needs this song to reach the younger generations ears.
2023, and I've been a metal head since the 80's. Off the top of my head, I can't recall a set of instruments that are so haunting as this bass, guitar, and drums. The hair on my arms and the back of my neck stands right up with just the first few notes alone. Every time. Wow.
I grew up listening to this song in a small city in Tunisia called sousse, today I'm 32 years old dad and I'm still listening to it. Greetings to all of those who still listen to good music.
@@beanie1792 The real magic of the 00's was that alternative was pop music. It still exists today, it's just that it's not nearly as popular as it once was, so fewer bands get into it.
I'm here because someone asked for, "a song if you want to make a badass entrance into an event or whatever," and that intro is just perfection. The song that got me into P.O.D.!
2023 and still going hard. This song really hits different with all the shootings alone this year. Suicide spikes, and mental health that gets overlooked.
correct me if im wrong, rarely the word mental health been used widely during this era yet somehow, this song's already voicing out partially about mental health
Lyrics : Last day of the rest of my life I wish I would've known 'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I cared Or thank my pops for all the talks And all the wisdom he shared Unaware, I just did what I always do Every day, the same routine Before I skate off to school But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest Instead of taking a test I took two to the chest Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming Everybody was running But I couldn't hear nothing Except gun blasts, it happened so fast I don't really know this kid Though I sit by him in class Maybe this kid was reaching out for love Or maybe for a moment He forgot who he was Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged Whatever it was I know it's because Chorus : We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation Little Suzy, she was only twelve She was given the world With every chance to excel Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell She might act kind of proud But no respect for herself She finds love in all the wrong places The same situations Just different faces Changed up her pace since her daddy left her Too bad he never told her She deserved much better Johnny boy always played the fool He broke all the rules So you would think he was cool He was never really one of the guys No matter how hard he tried Often thought of suicide It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends He put his life to an end They might remember him then You cross the line and there's no turning back Told the world how he felt With the sound of a gat Chorus : We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim No matter what you say It don't take away the pain That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies Don't nobody know why It's the blind leading the blind I guess that's the way the story goes Will it ever make sense Somebody's got to know There's got to be more to life than this There's got to be more to everything I thought exists Chorus : We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation We are, we are the youth of the nation We are, we are youth of the nation The youth of the nation We are youth of the nation We are youth of the nation We are youth of the nation We are
This song came out the year I graduated high school. It still sounds amazing. The lyrics capture the rage of a generation of youth who were promised a lot and delivered very little.
As special as I am, I actually do try to tip toe what's appropriate or not. Like is there a kids bop version bc imagine a whole bunch of youngens playing musical chair to this 😭. & My teen legitimately has school shooting drills. Like wth in the world. Anyways, no real words but just hoping for the best. I came from this generation & now I work with kids. To me, most of em r babies. If they're not even in kindergarten age, yes! They're still babies. The rest r just youngens. Some of these bigger boys r like Pitts to me. Like idk how to calm you down but ur killing my leg. You're a big boy now! Plz behave "little man " & like not pretend I'm s.clause. I know I have excessive use of like but oh well, id . & I'll cringe about this in no time. But awww at little kids anyways.. They must be protected. Somexs they do make me think of how I used to work w/ the elderly bc like I done lost me a whole entire person. Heart drop. Also, no I didn't. It's just kids r so mini form, actually stuck by my leg, following me everywhere, I don't even see em somexs, lol. even being short myself. I just over look em, easily, quick to think they ran off somewhere. Whole time they're right beside me. Stick to an adult. _these ppl r gonna come after me 😭... Oh nvrmnd_ . At least if I hafta get them out of a burning building they're way easier to save.
If you’re 35-38 than this song takes you to a place and brings back so many memories. We’re still the youth of the nation my friends. Live long and prosper.
Yea it sucks..so werid how my fathers the one that introduced pod and alot alot of other music and the shit still applys on a whole nother level. Feels like shit just keeps marching on.
We all just wanna go to school in peace..and what we need the most rn is love and support. The kid who shot 19 people in Uvalde Texas yesterday was bullied a lot in his formative years...I ain't justifying what he did...but that kid needed serious medical attention and most importantly love and support of others.
This song came on the radio the moment I got off the phone with my sons school about my child experiencing fear in school over a bully. 23 years later and this song hit yet again, it hit when I was in High School. Our youth have voices and they need to know we hear them!!!!!
2021 and I'm approaching seventy-two years of existence, still listening at the edge... remembering the first time I heard this, thinking, how tragic. No sense of hope or true vision of a future for themselves or their peers. If You're reading this, you found a path through the crap and I congratulate you. Inspire the generations that are following you to know that life, in and of itself, is worth the pain and confusion of growing into adulthood. We were all there once, some more than others... it hurts less to know that you truly are not alone. Also, believe it or not...I'm a conservative. LOL...we aren't all poison.
Anyone still listening 2024 ??? I Introduced this song today to my 17 & 13 yr old sons. They love it just like their momma. ❤ The msg of this song is just as relevant today as it was then
I’m 53 and first heard this song in the movie Blue Crush. I loved it straight away. It’s sad that the message is even more relevant today instead of things improving.
I'm 52 and grew up in the 80s and nothing can beat that decade when it comes to music and lifestyle but I have to say that the early 2000s come pretty damn close. 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 were magic.
I was also in high school from 1999 - 2002 and you are correct. Some of the best music ever made is in that Era. This new stuff is crap compared to it. Even my 16 year old daughter agrees that 2000s music was way better than now.
@@clicheguevara5282 but honestly growing up without internet and social media was very very different, imagine spending weeks on weeks outside every day with friends. Experiencing adventures and getting to know people, because that's just what you do, without having fomo or feeling left off, because some other friend went to this secret or exclusive party or flew to somewhere. It was different. Still idolizing it and viewing it through a lens of nostalgia, but still. Some things where slower, easier and better.
I’m only 21 and I know of this song. Reading how many of you are 30+ warms my heart because it shows that you might’ve been going through tough times when this song came out, maybe on the verge of suicide. But seeing you say you’re here today means everything, and I am glad you wonderful people are still here 💙
46 here and in many ways I wish i was 76. The world is going to go through some serious shit in the next few decades and sometimes I envy those who have already departed from all this shit. I feel bad for the youth who have to live the rest of their lives under the thumb of the elite. At least I had some freedoms during the prime years of my life. I want to weep for the youth because no matter what the indoctrination box tells you, you'll never get to experience the lives that those of us my age and older got to. Your post tells me you are a thoughtful, respectful and intelligent young person and I wish you all the best in life! Peace be with you!
Man I was 16 when this dropped. Peak high school. Goddamn man jamming to stuff like this while hanging out with my best friends smokin pot on the rooftops not knowing those were the times I'd actually miss.
My story is different. For me, those days were rife with bullying, awkwardness, depression, anxiety, and insecurities. Music like this kept me alive. I owe my life to it.
I agree and somehow disagree. Since kinda every decades has the similar blatant music and genre since May 1968 to nowadays . Only difference in todays music as whatsoever is the boring choice of words means to not hurt a certain ethnicity. The same rhythm etc... This music style was so a common back in the 90's . I call it pre-puber generation music that are in their 16-25 years . The style is similar as to Eminem, The Prodigy, LaCuna Coil, The Chemical Brothers,...mix that with some electro music and a fake live like children are singing with it to make it more credible. Kinda another band from that era was similar "Alien At Farm" used a song from Michael Jackson their title and clip showed a monkey etc...
Absolutely. I don’t see a bunch of 30 some year olds coming back to listen to Lil Uzi saying “Oh yeah, those were the days.” Also, look at the subject this touches on? It’s more relevant today than ever before.
I was once almost Johnny Boy in high school. 3 years of relentless bullying almost pushed me over the edge. My heart goes out to everyone who feel like suicide. You are not alone! ❤
It reminds me a little of Johnny Boy from Twenty one pilots. Their lyrics are powerful. To everyone who is suicidal, please listen to Friend please and Truce by Twenty one pilots. Maybe it's not too much but it can help you even just a little. "Get up Johnny boy" Keep fighting!
Same. Music was one of the few things that brought me joy when I lost interest in everything else I loved. Sometimes the little bit of joy music brings you is what you need to keep going.
Listening after the shooting in Uvalde. So sad, I remember listening to this song, when I was younger, and now I’m raising the “youth of nation”. I pray my Son grows up strong and not swayed by the world.
This is one of the main reasons I don’t have children. I can’t imagine what it’s like raising a child in these fucked up times. I wish you peace of mind and your kid/kids safe, long lives. Respect
@@chief_queef1990 And thats why the world is turning into a shitbox...because the people that actually THINK about these things and would make the best parents aren't having kids. You basically just waved the "not my problem flag".
@@Cryogenius333 yeah you’re right. I’m gonna go make 3 right now. You know nothing about my situation yet here you are running your mouth. You’re the reason this world is a “shitbox”. People that don’t mind their business are the scum of the earth. How would me having kids make this situation better? Go out and vote and stfu
@@matthewknotts7003 even so, my man. It’s not the way I raise my hypothetical children. It’s the way that other people raise their kids that instills us with fear and skepticism. Edit: well, instills ME with fear and skepticism
One of the most underrated songs ever. The message in this song still resonates now. Mental health is at an all time low & now with Covid, it’s even worse
Adulthood is a myth. Humans never really grow past beyond their teenage-selfs that much. Especially in the emotional spectrum. It just adepts here and their.
@Demon Slayer Well, share some of that reality you seem to live in. Yes true, like i said, on a evolutional level we cognitively adept, but most so called Adults behaving like idiotic self-centred Douchebags their whole lifes. My Neighbours (in their 30's) are a prime Example, this very nanosecond, as their shitty daily Routine. And don't start me on their psychotic Child they have raised and have to answer for. You really don't want to experience these assholes, ON A DAILY Base, believe me. Having loud and vocal sex, making constant abusive noises, and don't care the slightest on what self-perception they spreading. There are pure Assholes, but yet the image of modern garbage society anyway.
I’ve listened to this song endlessly since it’s release and without fail I get goosebumps everytime !!, no matter how old we all grow “WE ARE THE YOUTH OF THE NATION”
Lol I remember listening to this as a kid and not getting the message, I just thought it was a cool song. Came back to it today tho and that first verse jus clicked especially after all the shit happening in the last couple of years.
Wow cant believe you just write 8 hours before :D i jusr remembered it somehow and ja we are now all in the 30s, and its the first time i can understand the text, cause when i was 12 my english wasnt that good. that song is just incredible and bring back so many memories to me... just wow
@galaxycrearions in my early 40s. Haven't heard this song in forever. Just found out they are opening for Jinjer, which I'm sitting in the parking lot in Greensboro NC about to go in and see.
Quite touching. I'm 34 and still shivering when the sad lyrics come up. I wish they'd done a video attached to lyrics, kinda similar to Pearl Jam 'Jeremy'. But this still has an impact if you listen.
The sad reality is, that every year, regardless of generation, we still are the youth of the nation. School shootings, misguided youth, depression leading to suicide, and much more. More than a song, this has become an anthem for the lost, and misunderstood youth.
i don't think it's "misunderstood" -- i think it's far worse: neglected and undermined. we've allowed ourselves to be persuaded that we're merely accidental survival engines in a purposeless world with no foundation for moral values, no strong connection to the divine, and nothing beyond the "right now" to incentivize our choices. the Boomers started it, the Xers endured it, the Millennials became its apotheosis, and the Zeds and Alphas are discovering just how horrid those ideas are, and are searching for answers in a world that no longer agrees that any such exist . . . . how can it be surprising that so many horrors occur in a society that believes its own cultural heritage is a scam?
This is a very powerful song. The part where the youth join in and sing gives me chills. Yet, the song remains unfinished. Problems were stated, but no solution given, no hope offered. "Will it ever make sense? Somebody's got to know. There's got to be more to life than this." As a Christian band, POD knows the answer to these questions, Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is our only hope. He alone gives life purpose and meaning. Sadly, POD did not offer Him to their listeners as the answer in this song. We need one more verse to make the song complete.
My father introduced me to this song, he says it's what he used to listen to around my age. When I really paid attention to the lyrics, I got a little emotional, because it describes exactly how I've been feeling lately abt everything. Love this song ❤️
Your purpose will inspire many that feel like you feel..change how you feel to use your purpose to inspire the world of those who are looking for a way out of the b.s. they are dealing even if it isnt forever you cementing your purpose is
I had the pleasure to see these guys here in Brazil. The best concert that I have ever seen. Thank you for the amazing experience you delivered to us. We love u, POD!
We know how hard it went. We can still live this through the music. Fortunately, we don't have to deal with the actual Fanbase of this genre. Which was made up entirely of absolute douchebags of unprecedented calibre.
I saw them live two years ago and they played this song with Amy Lee (evanescence) you could hear and feel the emotions from them singing Youth of the nation
I was 21 when this song came out... only a few months after 911. One of the best songs to have come out after I had graduated. Now I'm 40 and this song is still just as good as the day it came out!
You are absolutely right! This sooo.. Reminds me of everything going on in 2002 - just after 911 - when this song 'meant' everything... Good call, my friend!
It's easy to write this song off, but how could you? Still sends chills down my spine. I was probably 11 maybe 12 when I first heard it. Now 34 and it stills rings true only if you're willing to listen.
I first heard this goin to work with my dad and we loved the same music so we'd jam this out really loud I'd be drumming on the dashboard and we'd both sing it the best we could, great memories I found out many years ago you can connect a song to a time in your life or you can remember what you were doing when you first heard it like a time machine 💯 💣💥
Read this comment while listening to this song. I haven't commented on anything in forever but this was real. Love POD, miss being at home listening to this CD on the walkman.
Clocking in at 40. I juuuust missed this one hitting the feels because I was 21 when it came out. Some slow early 90s grunge hits our feels more. But I get it
@@JeriDro It's one of my favorites. There's so much to take out of that first chapter... It's more than just nothing new under the sun! Everything repeats according to its circuits. Everything is in motion as nothing is still. All is vanity. History repeats itself. The more one gains in the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge, it's a vexation of spirit where grief and sorrow will follow. I'm not that young and I'm not that old. I'm 41 yet I feel like I'm an old soul... should of been born at least 20-30 years earlier, the music in the mid to late 50s, all through the 60s and into the mid 70s was, well still is the best era of music, especially the 60s. Yet at the same time, I tend to be a kid at heart. I can completely relate with Solomon's words! I'm always trying to learn something new that I haven't learned yet, or even relearn something just to refresh my memory... The older you get and the more you take in, it can take a toll on your mind, your responses become slower, you can tend to forget simple things easier. There are many out there such as my father, he struggles with Alzheimer's. He knows who he is and who we are and all, but his short term memory is just about shot. He can tell you stuff from the late 40s and early 50s... but he can't remember what he said or did 20 minutes ago, or where he put his keys... Yeah it's tough! And to think there are some who don't even recognize or know themselves nor their loved ones...
teach everyone around you that human life matters, and should be respected as much as possible. this song is *heavily* Christian in its origins and content, and pulling that faith out of its foundational message is a mistake -- something to bear in mind. bottom line: this isn't about laws, it's about culture. and coming back from times like these isn't a quick process. to borrow from something RFK, Jr. said in his campaign suspension speech (paraphrased, but close): "The only thing that will save our country -- *and* our children -- , is if we choose to love our children more than we hate each other."
I feel like POD was never taken seriously back in the 2000s. But reading the lyrics now it’s a pretty deep and legit song. I hear it playing on the radio a lot nowadays, I guess their music is making a comeback
sometimes songs are beyond their years. i remember when this song came out and felt that some songs just give you the impression that it would be something felt in 20 years time, and even though i was a teen then , i feel this song has more of an impact now after watching my teen daughter go through school and see how her peers family life and school experiences have gone for them. When this song came out, it wasnt known much about domestic violence, homeless teens that choose that life because home was too shit, drugs, violence, turbulent school life, psychology and medication, suicides. Like my teen years were very naive. my daughters and her friends were not so much.
Yeah its crazy, this song was released on Christmas 2001 so it was made 2 years after columbine, 4 years before Red Lake, 6 before V-Tech, 11 before Sandy Hook and a whopping 17 before Parkland and Santa Fe. Crazy when you put that into perspective
The wisdom in their music comes from their faith..POD started off as a Christian band after all, just like Evanescence..the faithless musicians like 6ix9ine and all these days only care about beats rather than lyrics which can heal lost souls..
@Dragon Of Dojima P.O.D is a Christian metal band and while the lyrics for this one is not overly obvious in terms of the Christian underlying theme.. its still there if you know what to look for. They're talking about the 'youths of the nations'.. who still face being killed at school by fellow classmates. Still seeks love in the wrong way (as in becomes sexually active at a far too early age). Still choose to kill themselves. Still makes choices that destroys their lives. And many still question the point and the reasons and more. 'Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim No matter what you say It don't take away the pain That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies Don't nobody know why It's the blind leading the blind I guess that's the way the story goes Will it ever make sense Somebody's got to know There's got to be more to life than this There's got to be more to everything I thought exists We are, We are, the youth of the nation' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_of_the_Nation
@@JoseMunoz-dg1gv troll profile, his profile pic is alt-right white supremacist terrorist Brendon Tarrant of the Christchurch Mosque shootings. Along with the Dragon of Dojima title, not good
@Dragon Of Dojima there's more than one meaning of troll, guy. Your profile pic is in incredibly poor taste, no one is going to take you seriously. Also how do you know about youth before the 50's, because the internet told you?
@Dragon Of Dojima I'm not a kid, mate. Your profile photo and name is even more pathetic and trollworthy if you are an adult. You've got a really fuzzy memory, not that it matters. You need help!
I can't believe so many people were looking for this song like moths to a flame for so long. I was once in the same boat as they were but I lucked out and found the CD long before RUclips, Spotify or Pandora. Kudos to you who finally found this song playing in your head.
I credit this song for saving my life in High School. It’s my 32nd birthday today, not sure if it was worth saving, but here I am. Thanks POD, you’ll not see this comment, but you got me through so much.
I’ve read the message and I’m glad that you are alive and well my friend. Everyone in the comment section are strangers to you. But we genuinely care for your well being and your life matters 🙏🏾 we are all so proud of you my friend we all support you always and forever
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Looks like we’re getting older but this song will never get old.
This song makes me feel 20 again. Im in my mid 40s now.
The same situation, bro
we grow old while this song stays timeless.
Cringe
It's been so long that it's on us now, it's our duty to help those kids
If you're listening to this in 2020 I consider you my personal friend
Been jamming to this since it came out. The message never gets old. Honestly it helped me overcome thinking of taking my own life.
hi friend
I am thankful
I can't believe "Satellite" will be 20 years old next year!!
Hello friend✌️
“There’s gotta be more to life than this, there’s gotta be more to everything I thought exists” has stayed with me since I was 11. So glad to see this song has affected others the same as me and still is, 20 years later. Love to you all!!
you wrote it lovingly 😘🤗
I can’t believe it has been 20 years. Time flies
@@jeremydunn3976 more and more everyday it seems.
@@a.k.3107 thank you 😊 ☺️
God is the more to everything we think exists!
I'm 39 now and this song has been taking its constant place in my workout playlist for 10+ years.
You’re much younger than me brother 😂
@@baldwindeguzman805 who asked?
We were " Youth of the Nation " now I'm 35 , I miss you Late 90's early 00s .
FUck man, I remember listening to this in gym back in high school...now im not the youth anymore.
Damn, just turned 36. I feel you.
32! 🍂
I remember listening to this sophomore year. now im going to be 34...
@@dianasilva2441 same here 32
I'm 36 and I still remember the impact of that song when I was 15. This song has been the soundtrack to many summer vacations and rainy trips.
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Yes, bro! I am the same age.
I remeber this song when i was 13. Now I’m 29 and just got the news that I’m expecting a kid. All the nostalgia i feel with this kinda music along with the heavy reality that I’m bringing a human into this world is fucking wild. One end is pure bliss and innocence with being a kind and the other is frightening. Any advice? Such a random comment but goddamn. I’m lost right now.
Мне 35,и я тоже слушаю эту песню. Это легенда
I was the "youth of the nation" back in 2001, and I appreciated every minute of it. Same for this song. Dark, serious tones. At that time I didn't understand the hidden meaning in it. But now I'm 31, and I acknowledged that we were the generation that "just want to be hugged". Much love from Italy
Grande Leonardo! 👏🏼
♡
yeah man
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Me too
Having just read about the school shooting that took place in Georgia today, I've returned to this song once again. It will never not be relevant 💔
But it will be overlooked because they always whine about how but never asks why
amen
@@grandohuckabeelo curioso es que hoy en día no detienen culpables en los tiroteos. Prefieren abatirlos.
Thaat's a bit sad... It should become not relevant... But the US aren,t moving in direction where it will be
A song that can span across generations.
Not some commercial techno pop mumble rap that praises degeneracy or makes one feel more depressed than usual.
Música de hoje não são boa
@@elperrodelautumo7511 I smoke 10 blunts a day got 24 inch rims on my car shoot 3 people every day and flook 5 different blitches every different day those subjects sum up just about every rap song today well for the past 10 to 15 years.
No it spans across the youth of the nation
Haven't heard this song in years and it still gives me goosebumps.
I'm 25 and haven't heard this song since high school. My 5 year old son was talking to his sister and said "we are, we are". This song immediately popped in my head for some reason and reading all the comments brings so much power and respect to this song. It's crazy how it's being playing on the radio lately. The world really needs this song to reach the younger generations ears.
True 👍 factz
2023, and I've been a metal head since the 80's. Off the top of my head, I can't recall a set of instruments that are so haunting as this bass, guitar, and drums. The hair on my arms and the back of my neck stands right up with just the first few notes alone. Every time. Wow.
Listening to this after the shooting in Georgia. God has them. Bless their souls
I grew up listening to this song in a small city in Tunisia called sousse, today I'm 32 years old dad and I'm still listening to it.
Greetings to all of those who still listen to good music.
Same here (different location but grew up listening to this.) 33 now, and my 14 year old listens to the same music.
32, small community in Northern Canada, always got me through tough times. Still here listening to this.
Wow me too and I’m now 33
@@FaithNettles me too😍
Me too I'm 32 as well
This song should be played today on the radio today. It has more meaning now than it ever has before. God bless all.
nicholas gilbert I just heard it on the radio, that’s why I’m here lol
Me to I heard it on the radio didn’t know it was 12 years ago lol
It's on the radio everyday in new Zealand. Getting loads of radio play, thought it was a new song. Didn't realise it was 12 years old.
Today today
Heard this song in the movie Blue Crush on Netflix this morning. I’ve heard it before but not sure where! It’s a good song; catchy
That drum beat kicks this song into gear. That deep thump is what grabs your attention.
U bet!
Chris Lord Alge in this mixing !! He did an amazing job, what an atmosphere with those reverbs and spaces ! He is a genius !!
Holy s*** I totally forgot about this band until now!!
Early 2000s rock... Untouchable. This is one of the most epic songs.
Fact❤
So true
Back when music was actually good
@@beanie1792 The real magic of the 00's was that alternative was pop music. It still exists today, it's just that it's not nearly as popular as it once was, so fewer bands get into it.
@@beanie1792 there is always good music, it does not matter the moment
22 years later and this song still resonates 😢
Unfortunately, this song will resonate for a long time. Nothing changes.
This song is MORE TRUE.. than ever...sadly!!!😢😢😢
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22 years later and this song is still a favorite. 22 years later the lyrics hit different.
Damn right, same with Last Resort by Papa Roach!
Time changes all
the fact this songs that old fucks me up
Seems like just yesterday. This new generation is so soft and so indoctrinated
Papa roach tight rope .
*Anyone in November 2024? I ADORE THIS GREAT SONG* ❤
👍 yes
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
It hit home back then, and hits home now!
I'm here because someone asked for, "a song if you want to make a badass entrance into an event or whatever," and that intro is just perfection. The song that got me into P.O.D.!
Yes we're in thep Philippines listing right now with my kids
To whoever is listening to this song now, wherever you are.... Sending you love, peace, healing and all good wishes. May your life be good
Thanks... right back at ya
🥃🍻🔥🤘🏻
Much appreciated 🙏.
To you too my friend 🙌
Sending love!
Just turned 30. Still a rockerboy at heart. Sad to say that a lot of what we struggled though is still causing modern day teenagers so much grief.
The youth need Christ, homie. P.O.D. tried showing us the way, but a LOT of us were too young and in our own world to understand.
32 here and still listening
When music ment something and you could speak your mind.instead following trends
@Alexis Lopez Amezquita hey we're not 30 yet😩
@@TheChicagoway57th I'm 21 and this is my first time listening to this song i love this song young forever baby😎
2023 and still going hard. This song really hits different with all the shootings alone this year. Suicide spikes, and mental health that gets overlooked.
correct me if im wrong, rarely the word mental health been used widely during this era yet somehow, this song's already voicing out partially about mental health
Suicide spikes after Covid,I have lost lots of friends I’m 35 and remember this song when I was young and hits different now
Plz stop asking if ppl are here in 2024. We never left. The music of our youth never dies. Fan for life. Have your phones. We had p.o.d. on Napster.
Lyrics :
Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I cared
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do
Every day, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
Though I sit by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
Chorus :
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
Chorus :
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
Chorus :
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
We are, we are the youth of the nation
We are, we are youth of the nation
The youth of the nation
We are youth of the nation
We are youth of the nation
We are youth of the nation
We are
Thanks for this.
Do you know if there's a video with the lyrics only??
This song will never get old. Still speaks to me to this day.
It speaks volumes ❤️
Word up ☠ 💀
Like many have said here this song has helped me overcome depression since I was a teenager.
It does to me too
I heard this sone when I was little, even though I don't live in the US but it still touched me
This song deserves to reach a billion views, it’s so inspiring
Yup
@@twobros711 hello fellow league fan. We meet in strange places. Gl to CLG this upcoming year.
This song came out the year I graduated high school. It still sounds amazing. The lyrics capture the rage of a generation of youth who were promised a lot and delivered very little.
Teach the next generation the music that matters...songs like this need to last
"Teach the next generation"
Good joke there, fellow sir.
Facts man 💯
As special as I am, I actually do try to tip toe what's appropriate or not. Like is there a kids bop version bc imagine a whole bunch of youngens playing musical chair to this 😭. & My teen legitimately has school shooting drills. Like wth in the world. Anyways, no real words but just hoping for the best. I came from this generation & now I work with kids. To me, most of em r babies. If they're not even in kindergarten age, yes! They're still babies. The rest r just youngens. Some of these bigger boys r like Pitts to me. Like idk how to calm you down but ur killing my leg. You're a big boy now! Plz behave "little man " & like not pretend I'm s.clause. I know I have excessive use of like but oh well, id . & I'll cringe about this in no time. But awww at little kids anyways.. They must be protected. Somexs they do make me think of how I used to work w/ the elderly bc like I done lost me a whole entire person. Heart drop. Also, no I didn't. It's just kids r so mini form, actually stuck by my leg, following me everywhere, I don't even see em somexs, lol. even being short myself. I just over look em, easily, quick to think they ran off somewhere. Whole time they're right beside me. Stick to an adult. _these ppl r gonna come after me 😭... Oh nvrmnd_ . At least if I hafta get them out of a burning building they're way easier to save.
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Sad...except for Trey
@@Monaco377 what's the joke here care to explain Mr. Smarta**.
If you’re 35-38 than this song takes you to a place and brings back so many memories. We’re still the youth of the nation my friends. Live long and prosper.
back to better times 😪
Meeeee!!😭
Meeeee!!😭
Just turned 39 2021 so yer your on point .. hopefully they will do a tour in 25 years we are we are the seniour citizens of the nation we are lol
I am 34, and it does. You really can't put a limit on the age like that. 😂
The youth today needs songs like this more than we did back then
Let me tell you I’m 13 and I am so proud that my parents showed this type of music
What would we have become if we didn’t have this growing up. We’d just be switching roles.
Sound like those old heads preaching about how it wa better back in the days...I agree with you 😄.
@@Andi-dg6yp Have your parents sat you down and showed you "ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny", by Lemon Demon? Don't let Tom hanks fool you ;)
@@Andi-dg6yp i m proud for your parents 🤘
😭Nostalgia of when I was the youth of the nation. You feel like you are on top of the world.
This song hasn’t aged one bit, sadly for the wrong reasons. 21 years later and this song is more relevant than ever.
Yea it sucks..so werid how my fathers the one that introduced pod and alot alot of other music and the shit still applys on a whole nother level. Feels like shit just keeps marching on.
True, another mass shooting in a school 😐, there were so many after Columbine
bro when i clicked on it i thought the same thing, from dust to dust
Relatable as heck 🙏🏻🙈🫂
We all just wanna go to school in peace..and what we need the most rn is love and support. The kid who shot 19 people in Uvalde Texas yesterday was bullied a lot in his formative years...I ain't justifying what he did...but that kid needed serious medical attention and most importantly love and support of others.
After reaching 30 "There's got to be more to everything I thought exists." has never resonated more.
I was 14 when this came out. Man, does time fly. I'm 33 now. We are we are, the adults of the nation!
i was 16 when this came out and i am only 27
same! @dark wolf release 2001 btw
@@derdom1862 oh then I was 7 going on 8 and well I thought it was in 2009 it came out
dont worry man, im 22 and I feel like 50 already
lol we pretty much the same age
This song came on the radio the moment I got off the phone with my sons school about my child experiencing fear in school over a bully. 23 years later and this song hit yet again, it hit when I was in High School. Our youth have voices and they need to know we hear them!!!!!
Listing 2024 and the shit is still relevant!!!
It’s a difficult world these days in this human society. Stay as strong as you can be. Many of us are there with you
The first part describes every child that goes to school, sad world we live in
Getting old but still young
everrrrgreen!!!!!! thats!!
word ... still a mad song
We were the youth of the nation when this song came out. Now we're adults and it's our time to fix what has been broken.
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It’s going to take you 200 years to fix all that
To much to fix 😢
@@Sharpshooter649 at least
2021 and I'm approaching seventy-two years of existence, still listening at the edge... remembering the first time I heard this, thinking, how tragic. No sense of hope or true vision of a future for themselves or their peers. If You're reading this, you found a path through the crap and I congratulate you. Inspire the generations that are following you to know that life, in and of itself, is worth the pain and confusion of growing into adulthood. We were all there once, some more than others... it hurts less to know that you truly are not alone. Also, believe it or not...I'm a conservative. LOL...we aren't all poison.
Well summed up sir! 😊
👏👏👏💯
You too , Sir, thank you, bless you ✨🕊🇺🇸
I still haven't found a path but I haven't given up
Thx from France Sir, again, thank you.
All these years later, the drumbeats on the chorus give me chills.
Every.
Single.
Time.
This song hits way harder as an adult.
This song hits hard as a kid. Hits harder as an adult.
Yes it definitely does.
I’m a kid, and it still hits really hard for me-
It hits hard as a parent who cried to this song as a teen
The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright does the same ;P. Yeah growing up is hard.
Anyone still listening 2024 ???
I Introduced this song today to my 17 & 13 yr old sons. They love it just like their momma. ❤
The msg of this song is just as relevant today as it was then
haloo hot mom
Maybe even more relevant than before
Came on the radio the other day, so I'm back baby!!! This song rocks
Ещё бы!!!! 😊
I’m 53 and first heard this song in the movie Blue Crush. I loved it straight away. It’s sad that the message is even more relevant today instead of things improving.
God bless the youth of the nation and raise up a Joshua generation of world changers!
Amen..
Charles McKinney lol, my name's Joshua
Charles McKinney What we have is a bunch of whiney bitches who are ruining the world !
Two decades later and it’s still relevant
This song will never get old. Amazing
I like this more now than I did back then.
NO
Just like the kid who took 2 to the chest
I'm 52 and grew up in the 80s and nothing can beat that decade when it comes to music and lifestyle but I have to say that the early 2000s come pretty damn close. 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 were magic.
yup, time of changes but not in a good sense, believe me
@@mikemuller4376 You know it Mike. You know it.
Red head sport don't think so
Yes! 98-2002 were my high school years. I lived through some of the best times. Sad how everything seems to have gone way downhill since then.
I was also in high school from 1999 - 2002 and you are correct. Some of the best music ever made is in that Era. This new stuff is crap compared to it. Even my 16 year old daughter agrees that 2000s music was way better than now.
2021 and still listening, who's here too?
Mee
Mee too
Hell yeah
I'm here bud
Hi there! In 2021,2022 and till the end of times❤️
Anyone here November 2024
One love ❤️
P.O.D really was on another level, nothing like them.
Selma, lovely
Ты прав!
This song is depressing and motivating at same time
😐
hm "this Boys life" the movie not quite the song can make movies about lot of things but meanwhile...
I fond that combination to be profound
very much the point. despite all these problems youth face today, these struggles can be worked thru and overcome!
That’s Christianity for ya lol
Now at 40 years old this song just hits different. We grew up in the best time.
Yes indeed ❤
Literally every generation says the same thing about the time they grew up in. Lol
@@clicheguevara5282 but honestly growing up without internet and social media was very very different, imagine spending weeks on weeks outside every day with friends. Experiencing adventures and getting to know people, because that's just what you do, without having fomo or feeling left off, because some other friend went to this secret or exclusive party or flew to somewhere. It was different. Still idolizing it and viewing it through a lens of nostalgia, but still. Some things where slower, easier and better.
Honestly growing up now is so hard I wish I grew up in the 90s
@@izfabi Of course it was! …but the 80s were also VERY different from the 70s. …and so on.
I can't make it loud enough!!!
I’m only 21 and I know of this song. Reading how many of you are 30+ warms my heart because it shows that you might’ve been going through tough times when this song came out, maybe on the verge of suicide. But seeing you say you’re here today means everything, and I am glad you wonderful people are still here 💙
Oh yeah. 54 and still a great song
46 here and in many ways I wish i was 76. The world is going to go through some serious shit in the next few decades and sometimes I envy those who have already departed from all this shit. I feel bad for the youth who have to live the rest of their lives under the thumb of the elite. At least I had some freedoms during the prime years of my life. I want to weep for the youth because no matter what the indoctrination box tells you, you'll never get to experience the lives that those of us my age and older got to. Your post tells me you are a thoughtful, respectful and intelligent young person and I wish you all the best in life! Peace be with you!
Good day my good friend. Thank you for just being you.
21???... x^s 3. Lol.
Relax!! We are, we are... and i am 23
One of the most underrated songs to ever exist.
How the hell is it underrated
Underrated? Dunno who rates it but back in the day this song went very popular across the world
@@SDuce3 Almost every music video on YT has someone post underrated by the clueless.
@@olzk4705 that's right
Fo sho! 😎
Man I was 16 when this dropped. Peak high school. Goddamn man jamming to stuff like this while hanging out with my best friends smokin pot on the rooftops not knowing those were the times I'd actually miss.
maybe we didn't adequately listen, this song remains a cry for change
My story is different. For me, those days were rife with bullying, awkwardness, depression, anxiety, and insecurities.
Music like this kept me alive. I owe my life to it.
I feel you. Cutting class and drinking a 5th of vodka on the bleachers with my best friend during 3rd period
short up
September 2024...still love this song!!!
Late 90's, early 00's. Some of the best music to represent a childhood, everlasting memory and constant feeling of nostalgia.
Defo!!
Miss those days
I agree and somehow disagree. Since kinda every decades has the similar blatant music and genre since May 1968 to nowadays .
Only difference in todays music as whatsoever is the boring choice of words means to not hurt a certain ethnicity. The same rhythm etc...
This music style was so a common back in the 90's . I call it pre-puber generation music that are in their 16-25 years . The style is similar as to Eminem, The Prodigy, LaCuna Coil, The Chemical Brothers,...mix that with some electro music and a fake live like children are singing with it to make it more credible. Kinda another band from that era was similar "Alien At Farm" used a song from Michael Jackson their title and clip showed a monkey etc...
Best song ever
Absolutely. I don’t see a bunch of 30 some year olds coming back to listen to Lil Uzi saying “Oh yeah, those were the days.”
Also, look at the subject this touches on? It’s more relevant today than ever before.
I was once almost Johnny Boy in high school. 3 years of relentless bullying almost pushed me over the edge. My heart goes out to everyone who feel like suicide. You are not alone! ❤
Same here. Just like Linkin Park, P.O.D. saved a generation of youth.
It reminds me a little of Johnny Boy from Twenty one pilots. Their lyrics are powerful. To everyone who is suicidal, please listen to Friend please and Truce by Twenty one pilots. Maybe it's not too much but it can help you even just a little. "Get up Johnny boy" Keep fighting!
Not all life has value...just ask me LOL.
Same. Music was one of the few things that brought me joy when I lost interest in everything else I loved. Sometimes the little bit of joy music brings you is what you need to keep going.
I want to but I don’t have a gun yet, a person I thought was my friend told me to commit suicide as a joke, and it’s not much of a joke to me
Never left forever in my playlist
Listening after the shooting in Uvalde. So sad, I remember listening to this song, when I was younger, and now I’m raising the “youth of nation”. I pray my Son grows up strong and not swayed by the world.
This is one of the main reasons I don’t have children. I can’t imagine what it’s like raising a child in these fucked up times. I wish you peace of mind and your kid/kids safe, long lives. Respect
@@chief_queef1990 And thats why the world is turning into a shitbox...because the people that actually THINK about these things and would make the best parents aren't having kids.
You basically just waved the "not my problem flag".
@@Cryogenius333 yeah you’re right. I’m gonna go make 3 right now. You know nothing about my situation yet here you are running your mouth. You’re the reason this world is a “shitbox”. People that don’t mind their business are the scum of the earth. How would me having kids make this situation better? Go out and vote and stfu
You follow a moral compass of love and respect and your kids will turn out just fine.
@@matthewknotts7003 even so, my man. It’s not the way I raise my hypothetical children. It’s the way that other people raise their kids that instills us with fear and skepticism.
Edit: well, instills ME with fear and skepticism
2021, let's see how tomany people are listening to this masterpiece of the P.O.D
I am
Hell yeah brother!! 29 been listening since I was much younger. 💪🏻💪🏻
@Eric Herrera jackass
Me
hello
One of the most underrated songs ever. The message in this song still resonates now. Mental health is at an all time low & now with Covid, it’s even worse
I agree m8 it does
not to mention school shootings is still a problem
Wait until Cold War 3.0
Anyone here November 2024
Yep
❤❤❤
We are we are.
The generation that this song speaks to is now all grown up. It still speaks to us, possibly even louder than it did back then.
Absolutely
yup, coming back to this song being almost 30 its like listening to a deeper message
lol
Adulthood is a myth. Humans never really grow past beyond their teenage-selfs that much. Especially in the emotional spectrum. It just adepts here and their.
@Demon Slayer Well, share some of that reality you seem to live in. Yes true, like i said, on a evolutional level we cognitively adept, but most so called Adults behaving like idiotic self-centred Douchebags their whole lifes. My Neighbours (in their 30's) are a prime Example, this very nanosecond, as their shitty daily Routine. And don't start me on their psychotic Child they have raised and have to answer for.
You really don't want to experience these assholes, ON A DAILY Base, believe me. Having loud and vocal sex, making constant abusive noises, and don't care the slightest on what self-perception they spreading. There are pure Assholes, but yet the image of modern garbage society anyway.
I’ve listened to this song endlessly since it’s release and without fail I get goosebumps everytime !!, no matter how old we all grow “WE ARE THE YOUTH OF THE NATION”
Lol I remember listening to this as a kid and not getting the message, I just thought it was a cool song. Came back to it today tho and that first verse jus clicked especially after all the shit happening in the last couple of years.
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This came out when I was 17, now I'm 39 but feels like I'm still 17. Those were the days❤❤❤
Same here 🙏 be 40 October
look ur photo... ur still 12
Payable On Death all the way, Im also 39
@@svensonable thanks, Asian gene btw
We are we are youth of the nation in our hearts)
One of the songs that got through my early stages of depression before anyone knew what I was dealing with
I was 25 when this song came out in 2001. I'm 46 now and it still hits hard. 🙏
Marryme
word
The math isn’t adding up on that one. 🤷♂️
I turned 21 in sept of '01 I'll be 43 this september.
Math checks out, just hasn't had birthday yet lol
2023 this song still gives me chills. Loves these guys
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Hello 👋🏽 like this 2023 🎉
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Join u guys🤘
I havent heard this song in YEARS. Brings me back to my teens years. Fair to say moat of us are in our 30s. Time flies...
Wow cant believe you just write 8 hours before :D i jusr remembered it somehow and ja we are now all in the 30s, and its the first time i can understand the text, cause when i was 12 my english wasnt that good. that song is just incredible and bring back so many memories to me... just wow
@@illoylow yes, the circle closes, now i'm also here in my mid-30s and listen to the song and understand it.
@galaxycrearions in my early 40s. Haven't heard this song in forever. Just found out they are opening for Jinjer, which I'm sitting in the parking lot in Greensboro NC about to go in and see.
Amen to that!!!!!!!
Im 39
I'm 38 this year...I'm a fan of POD since their first album..this song is a gem, never gets old...
19 years later and this song is still as relevant, how devastating is that?
afagyel i feel
It's very devastating ,really.
Quite touching. I'm 34 and still shivering when the sad lyrics come up.
I wish they'd done a video attached to lyrics, kinda similar to Pearl Jam 'Jeremy'.
But this still has an impact if you listen.
Sunset Lux sad but kind of true
@@TheLuminous01 you realize you are taking part in the corruption of our youth right?
i cant explain the feeling i feel in this music, its like a nostalgic feeling mixed with something that i cant explain
Same.
Maybe it's not the content, but you're just not the greatest at expressing yourself.
same here
Mythos...#
Nostalgic mixed with childhood feels
The sad reality is, that every year, regardless of generation, we still are the youth of the nation. School shootings, misguided youth, depression leading to suicide, and much more. More than a song, this has become an anthem for the lost, and misunderstood youth.
Wise words.
Take your stand
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i don't think it's "misunderstood" -- i think it's far worse: neglected and undermined.
we've allowed ourselves to be persuaded that we're merely accidental survival engines in a purposeless world with no foundation for moral values, no strong connection to the divine, and nothing beyond the "right now" to incentivize our choices. the Boomers started it, the Xers endured it, the Millennials became its apotheosis, and the Zeds and Alphas are discovering just how horrid those ideas are, and are searching for answers in a world that no longer agrees that any such exist . . . .
how can it be surprising that so many horrors occur in a society that believes its own cultural heritage is a scam?
The drums to this sends chills down my spine everytime.
The into gives me chills. Now as an adult listening to this I understand how loud the lyrics speak to me and all other P. O. D. fans!
Turned 30 yesterday. Listen to this today and I am 16 again. Thanks POD
Waggy Waag amen that brother
Waggy Waag turned 29 in March. The memories will never be forgotten.
A Dark Gothic Forest me too man. Especially when I shave everyone thinks I'm a little kid
True story. 30 now, but remember seeing them in concert at 17.
I'm 29 just watched angels and insects and ended up here what a feeling listening to these again
This song goes as a battle cry for that generation. Masterpiece!
This is a very powerful song. The part where the youth join in and sing gives me chills. Yet, the song remains unfinished. Problems were stated, but no solution given, no hope offered. "Will it ever make sense? Somebody's got to know. There's got to be more to life than this." As a Christian band, POD knows the answer to these questions, Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is our only hope. He alone gives life purpose and meaning. Sadly, POD did not offer Him to their listeners as the answer in this song. We need one more verse to make the song complete.
This song was about a year old when my son was born, he just graduated high school last year. Damn, where did it go?
Congratulations!
My father introduced me to this song, he says it's what he used to listen to around my age. When I really paid attention to the lyrics, I got a little emotional, because it describes exactly how I've been feeling lately abt everything. Love this song ❤️
Your purpose will inspire many that feel like you feel..change how you feel to use your purpose to inspire the world of those who are looking for a way out of the b.s. they are dealing even if it isnt forever you cementing your purpose is
❤
Stay strong
To every Johnny Boy, we all understand. We love you.
I had the pleasure to see these guys here in Brazil. The best concert that I have ever seen. Thank you for the amazing experience you delivered to us. We love u, POD!
Kids today will never know how hard this genre went in the late 90s early 2000s. Proud to be born when I was.
15 here and I'm still bumping this gem
We know how hard it went. We can still live this through the music.
Fortunately, we don't have to deal with the actual Fanbase of this genre. Which was made up entirely of absolute douchebags of unprecedented calibre.
I'm listening this 2023 ... I'm 18 year old ❤❤❤
It's called Christian rap metal
I saw them live two years ago and they played this song with Amy Lee (evanescence) you could hear and feel the emotions from them singing Youth of the nation
I was 21 when this song came out... only a few months after 911. One of the best songs to have come out after I had graduated. Now I'm 40 and this song is still just as good as the day it came out!
And sadly just as relevant now as it was then.
You are absolutely right! This sooo.. Reminds me of everything going on in 2002 - just after 911 - when this song 'meant' everything... Good call, my friend!
Yeah, this song is both sad and beautiful at the same time. It speaks of many untold dark truths.
It's easy to write this song off, but how could you? Still sends chills down my spine. I was probably 11 maybe 12 when I first heard it. Now 34 and it stills rings true only if you're willing to listen.
haha could have typed the same sentence.
I first heard this goin to work with my dad and we loved the same music so we'd jam this out really loud I'd be drumming on the dashboard and we'd both sing it the best we could, great memories I found out many years ago you can connect a song to a time in your life or you can remember what you were doing when you first heard it like a time machine 💯 💣💥
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Same here brother
Bro Nathaniel you would be 25 if you were 12
Man reminiscing my teenage years listening to this track!!!
The older I get, the more the past feels like a dream
It is a dream though. Your brain isn't even giving you the accurate memories lol. It fills in gaps, its just it's nature. But the past IS a dream.
Read this comment while listening to this song. I haven't commented on anything in forever but this was real. Love POD, miss being at home listening to this CD on the walkman.
@@skeeterboombaty perception is reality in the mind
That would be a great lyric
but don't forget you're still alive. Live the present!
I'm 34 and this still hits every nerve......
Clocking in at 40. I juuuust missed this one hitting the feels because I was 21 when it came out. Some slow early 90s grunge hits our feels more. But I get it
I'm 28 and i listening when I was 8..
40s is new 20s
Tampa Window Cleaning 26 but still relate to the song 💯💯
i was 5 months old when this song came out, still love it.... I'm an old soul when it comes to music tho.
When your song's social themes are still relevant 20 years later you know you were on the right track.
Or on the wrong track if society can still relate to lyrcs like this
it was like that 20 years before this song and 20 years before then and so on.
there is nothing new under the sun
@@JeriDro Ecc 1! :) Nice!
@@skilz8098 thanks for the scripture, I forgot which one it was
@@JeriDro It's one of my favorites. There's so much to take out of that first chapter... It's more than just nothing new under the sun! Everything repeats according to its circuits. Everything is in motion as nothing is still. All is vanity. History repeats itself. The more one gains in the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge, it's a vexation of spirit where grief and sorrow will follow.
I'm not that young and I'm not that old. I'm 41 yet I feel like I'm an old soul... should of been born at least 20-30 years earlier, the music in the mid to late 50s, all through the 60s and into the mid 70s was, well still is the best era of music, especially the 60s. Yet at the same time, I tend to be a kid at heart.
I can completely relate with Solomon's words! I'm always trying to learn something new that I haven't learned yet, or even relearn something just to refresh my memory... The older you get and the more you take in, it can take a toll on your mind, your responses become slower, you can tend to forget simple things easier.
There are many out there such as my father, he struggles with Alzheimer's. He knows who he is and who we are and all, but his short term memory is just about shot. He can tell you stuff from the late 40s and early 50s... but he can't remember what he said or did 20 minutes ago, or where he put his keys... Yeah it's tough! And to think there are some who don't even recognize or know themselves nor their loved ones...
Sitting here at 67 with tears running down my cheeks. Something has to change. :(
teach everyone around you that human life matters, and should be respected as much as possible. this song is *heavily* Christian in its origins and content, and pulling that faith out of its foundational message is a mistake -- something to bear in mind.
bottom line: this isn't about laws, it's about culture. and coming back from times like these isn't a quick process.
to borrow from something RFK, Jr. said in his campaign suspension speech (paraphrased, but close):
"The only thing that will save our country -- *and* our children -- , is if we choose to love our children more than we hate each other."
I feel like POD was never taken seriously back in the 2000s. But reading the lyrics now it’s a pretty deep and legit song. I hear it playing on the radio a lot nowadays, I guess their music is making a comeback
sometimes songs are beyond their years. i remember when this song came out and felt that some songs just give you the impression that it would be something felt in 20 years time, and even though i was a teen then , i feel this song has more of an impact now after watching my teen daughter go through school and see how her peers family life and school experiences have gone for them. When this song came out, it wasnt known much about domestic violence, homeless teens that choose that life because home was too shit, drugs, violence, turbulent school life, psychology and medication, suicides. Like my teen years were very naive. my daughters and her friends were not so much.
But praise to the most high for saving lost souls who have been through things like this🙌✝️
Yeah its crazy, this song was released on Christmas 2001 so it was made 2 years after columbine, 4 years before Red Lake, 6 before V-Tech, 11 before Sandy Hook and a whopping 17 before Parkland and Santa Fe.
Crazy when you put that into perspective
P.OD is the ultimate PMA band
If you look at the pictures behind them, you'll see they're all of victims of school shootings like columbine.
I get chills each and every time I hear this song.
+Susan Murtha , yeah me too . . .
Susan Murtha word.
Whether It's 1999, 2009, or 2019 this song is still amazingly and scarily relevant. Don't let another decade go by where this song is still relevant.
well said
Unfortunately it still is how it is
Problem is ... this song is from 2001
With the way this world is spiraling toward it's own destruction I'd say this song will stay relevant until the world comes to an end.
But it's such a good song. If it's not relevant people will forget it
Anyone here September 2024??
I came back to say yes 🤟🏻
Yes 🥰❤️🔥
Look at the date i posted that comment - it was 13 days ago in august -😂 gottacha
Lol
👋
35 now but this song still sends chills down my spine like when I was 16..not many songs can do that....deep track.
The wisdom in their music comes from their faith..POD started off as a Christian band after all, just like Evanescence..the faithless musicians like 6ix9ine and all these days only care about beats rather than lyrics which can heal lost souls..
YOU'RE RIGHT MAN!!!!!!!!!
I actually got teared up... No homo. ✌️
Years later...this song is still revelant and the message it was trying to address.
@Dragon Of Dojima unbelievable that you dont understand the message
@Dragon Of Dojima P.O.D is a Christian metal band and while the lyrics for this one is not overly obvious in terms of the Christian underlying theme.. its still there if you know what to look for. They're talking about the 'youths of the nations'.. who still face being killed at school by fellow classmates. Still seeks love in the wrong way (as in becomes sexually active at a far too early age). Still choose to kill themselves. Still makes choices that destroys their lives. And many still question the point and the reasons and more.
'Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are, We are, the youth of the nation'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_of_the_Nation
@@JoseMunoz-dg1gv troll profile, his profile pic is alt-right white supremacist terrorist Brendon Tarrant of the Christchurch Mosque shootings. Along with the Dragon of Dojima title, not good
@Dragon Of Dojima there's more than one meaning of troll, guy. Your profile pic is in incredibly poor taste, no one is going to take you seriously. Also how do you know about youth before the 50's, because the internet told you?
@Dragon Of Dojima I'm not a kid, mate. Your profile photo and name is even more pathetic and trollworthy if you are an adult.
You've got a really fuzzy memory, not that it matters. You need help!
I had this song stuck in my head, so had to come listen to it.
It's a good song to have in your head;))
+RandomBubbles true that
it can do that
Same situation famo
me too
I can't believe so many people were looking for this song like moths to a flame for so long. I was once in the same boat as they were but I lucked out and found the CD long before RUclips, Spotify or Pandora. Kudos to you who finally found this song playing in your head.
I credit this song for saving my life in High School. It’s my 32nd birthday today, not sure if it was worth saving, but here I am. Thanks POD, you’ll not see this comment, but you got me through so much.
Amen glad ur still here
Every life is worth saving...every life has value....u matter more than u know
You matter, dude. Glad you're here and that you made it out of that hard period. You're a real survivor.
You matter.
I’ve read the message and I’m glad that you are alive and well my friend. Everyone in the comment section are strangers to you. But we genuinely care for your well being and your life matters 🙏🏾 we are all so proud of you my friend we all support you always and forever