New Orleans is still recovering from that hurricane . People that evacuated never went back and the only thing that was rebuilt was the tourist attractions ...
Why all the hate on people who learned this song from "watch dogs"? I have no idea what that even is but why does it matter where people learned a song from? You should be happy that good music is being spread to more people than it would have been otherwise.
Wow Brandon you did Great I don't agree with this opinion either. But I think that it pisses the people of, that the people "Only" know this band from Watchdogs, because this seemed to be the onyl comments for a time. In fact, a lot of them might know Rise against from a game.Need for Speed Underground 2 "Give it all" .
Yeah people should be happy that more are learning of this great band, not hating on them.... it makes us longer time fans look bad, but its not as bad as on the video for Day N Nite.... people were totally cussing everyone out who had learned that song from Watch_Dogs
As someone who by luck alone survived this nightmare, I appreciate and thank you guys for making this song & video to give people outside of New Orleans a glimpse of the ordeal that a lot us went through.
Normal person. I hope this word reaches as many people as possible. Stop fighting. If your dictating 5000 troops and telling them to die. You should go with them to let them know your cause is also your cause. My 🌎 is some place out there. The cartel needs to calmatey. No weyno.
@@moulbenram to add, oil spills are incredibly dangerous and deadly when they occur, which is also what this song references. There were small scale spills that happened because of Katrina that added to the challenge of surviving. Then the BP oil spill happened shortly after Katrina and fucked over places that were recovering from the massive hurricane damages.
Yer well texas wouldnt be in the state it is today if your stupid green energy worked. Frozen wind turbines = no electricity = death toll currently rising. Just saying.
"We keep axes in the attic to see cameras in the sky." So fucking powerful. I remember how that was actually happening. This song is slowly starting to feel relevant these days if things continue like they have been.
The actor playing the snake is my dad so glad he could help with the video, they normally only want him for stuff like biblical plays and what not so glad he could partake in this absolute masterpiece of a song
I almost cry Everytime I hear this Song because the life I had was destroyed by hurricane Katrina.. I love this song so much It means a lot to me. The axes in the attic Is a real thing I promised my self I wouldn't cry this time but it's okay 👍
I hope you can smile again one day. Maybe is will be better as your live before Katrina, maybe you'll see it in the future as a good change. I wish I could help you.
Hayden Harrison, I've been down there to help rebuild, and seen the devastation, the many lives reduced to Xs on walls and doors, and the places where houses were washed away, gone to the Presbytere museum that shows a glimpse of it all, and all I can say is...I'm sorry, dude. Words can't express what you must have gone through, what you probably still are going through, with the utter failure of the government to do any more than a token amount of help. I wish you luck in the rebuilding of your life, even though it will never be the same. The organization that I went down with is St Bernard Project, and they are still there. Obviously I don't know what it's like to get their help, but if you are still living down there and want help, they had us doing everything, from drywalling to installing new doors to getting rid of a ton of weeds...they're good people. Obviously it's never going to be like what it was like 10 years ago before the Hurricane, but they may be able to help rebuild what they can. www.stbernardproject.org/new-orleans.html
That's truly appreciated. Born and raised in New Orleans and its truly an amazing city and the people are very resilient. Louisiana has some of the most down to earth, good people you could ever meet. Again, thank you.
I have my mother's dreams, I have my father's eyes, You can't take that from me, Just go ahead and try. The crescent city sleeps, While giants in the sky, Preparing to unleash, Let loose a mighty cry. Can nobody save us? Will anyone try? The bayou is burning, The cypress is dying. And all along they're saying. Help is on the way (They said, they said) Help is on the way (They said, they said) One by land, two by sea. Right there in front of me. Help is on the way. Five thousand feet below, As black smoke engulfs the sky, The ocean floor explodes, Eleven mothers cry. My bones all resonate, A burning lullaby, You can't take that from me, Just go ahead and try. She stands at the shoreline, With hands in the air, Her words pierce the dark night, "Does anyone care? " And all along they're saying Help is on the way (They said, they said) Help is on the way (They said, they said) One by land, two by sea. Right there in front of me. Help is on the way. Right here! Right here! [x3] Choking on the black gold, Upon which we rely, We keep axes in the attics, To see cameras in the sky. Help is on the way (They said, they said) Help is on the way (They said, they said) We were told just to sit tight, 'Cause somebody will soon arrive. Help is on the way. But it never came! It never came! Help is on the way (They said, they said) Help is on the way (They said, they said) One by land, two by sea. Right there in front of me. Help is on the way. On the way
@@mernaschafer3768 dude there are a lot of people who don't properly understand spoken english (why do u think a lot of people do lyric videos?), and it's good when someome posts the lyrics in the comments because we can read the lyrics and see the videoclip at the same time
if you pay close attention you can see where it specifically talks about the BP oil spill of 2010 where 11 men died due to the explosion that's why he says 5,000 ft below as black smoke engulfs the sky the ocean floor explodes 11 mothers cry
yall have got to be fucking kidding me... I have friends of mine in the National Guard who were activated and they are still fucked up to this day by what they saw a friend of mine said "their was too many of them, hundreds of thousands of people needed our help but our helicopter even overloaded could only hold 10 people, there were only so many helicopters, boats, and people we couldn't save them all I myself was in the Army Reserve waiting for a chance to be activated to help I live in San Antonio Texas and our city bus service and schools shut down because we sent our entire fleet of city and school buses to help evacuate New Orleans and it still wasn't enough!! it was a FUCKING DISASTER! and everyone did their absolute fucking best sacrificing sleep, food, and sanity to save "just one more person" and kept pushing forward saying they were left for dead is a spit in the face of everyone who gave their all so others could live so fuck you and your mother too you piece of shit
there is nothing like "a real man". every man who exists is real. that father is as "manly" as someone, who doesn't have the physical strength but offers psychological support.
@@asmylia9880 that is such bs a wimp screaming at the first sign of trouble instead of taking action and just trying anything to improve the situation for his family is not a real man. The phrase loses meaning if you just put anyone into that category.
The part where they're screaming is so powerful. They scream "Right here" Just like a stranded person who sees help They want people to see and hear them So they scream "WE'RE OVER HERE. WE NEED HELP. WE'RE RIGHT HERE"
I'm from New Orleans this song gives me chills I was 9 at the time of Katrina we were lucky enough to evacuate but the city will never be the same... I remember driving back into the city paper all over the interstate cars flipped over in ditches no lights not even another car on the road...it was spooky and a sight I'll never forget as long as a live
Heya, if you haven't heard it, listen to The Little Things Give You Away by Linkin Park. It's also about Katrina, and also about the lack of rapid response from the president and FEMA. I'm glad you and yours made it out ok, friend.
I was in NJ when katrina hit NOLA. I came home in Jan '06 and my parents took me to Lakeview and the 9th Ward. To say I was beyond upset to see our city as it was is the understatement of the century. It was beyond a gut punch.
3:25 gets me all the time son fals in the water and dad doesnt even hesitate a moment and jumps directly after his son. in total panic of losing his son. this "i dont care what happens to me, i wont let anything get between me and my familie" thing tears me up man, it realy does
Helix Maren I made it out in time. My house lost some siding, some brick, and the window in my room blew out. There were some fallen trees in my yard too, but I didn’t have any water damage. My neighbor across the street from me lost his roof and my town is a complete mess, but thankfully there weren’t any deaths in my town. It was bad though. Real bad. It made landfall at 150mph and when it went through my area, it had sustained winds of about 120.
I forgot about how i used to listen to this song over and over again when it came out. It still carries that passion and interest all these years later. Thanks, guys!
I literally get chills everytime I hear this song. Being a New Orleans native it brings back sooo many bad memories instantly. I was able to evacuate but had friends that couldn't get out before Katrina hit. Thanks to all of the people who stayed and helped people to safety and for the many volunteers after the storm who helped rebuild this special city.
Same I'm from new Orleans and evacuated I'll never forget driving back into the city from I-10 it was a ghost town...was never the same still isn't the same
"Help is on the way...but it never came"...This song reminds of my childhood, I still remember my 6 yr old self thinking help was coming, but 4 years came & went by no one showed up & life went on...Then I spent decades trying to piece my mind together. Nothing seemed real for a long time, dissociative thoughts even now after 25 yrs. & with all the chaos that is happening now with CoVid, Riots, Police Brutality. I just takes back to my chaos days. For some reason I feel like chaos is my normal & it calms me. When things are so-called "normal" by the world's standards & everyone is "so-called" happy & calm...I can't help but see it as just a signal that the storm is coming, with the cruel world back again to abuse.
the problem is that we live in an epicurean fantasy world - through the best of times everything is SO good that we believe the worst of times will never come. suffering isn't hard, its just that we have been made soft - make every effort to do the hard things now, so that when hard times really come around youre prepared
I hate to be the first commenter to say this to you, but that too is a symptom of trauma: not being able to relax during peace because you're expecting the worst. I experience it, so do millions of others. Many people have lived in trauma for so long they don't know HOW to live once they're "safe". you're not broken, you've just been conditioned by the environment you grew up in. I hope you're in a safer environment now, and I hope you find the strength to adjust to peace. You deserve it, don't ever let anyone tell you that you don't.
When the mother loses her photo album i fucking lose it and start to bawl. My mother takes a lot of phtotos has an album or two like the one in the video. I always imagine her losing those photos, those memories that mean so much to her and it makes fucking cry like a baby.
I live in Houston, and all I thought when we were told to skip the attic and go to the roof was this song. Funny thing is, they told us just to sit tight and that somebody would soon arrive.
And if memory serves me right we had an American dunkirk where thousands of people answered the government's call for help from the people. God Bless all who responded
That's what they tell you because they don't want everyone to mass evacuate all at once or create a bottleneck. Only the idiots stay put. The best thing you can do is buy or find a small boat early, tie it to the roof or keep it somewhere safe fueled up and ready to go. Then when you're flooded out, start it up and get out of there. The sun beating down on an asphalt roof in summer amidst a sea of water is easily 120F and greater. No chance of surviving on a roof.
This song meant so much after surviving Katrina & Rita in Louisiana, and now I have a feeling it is gonna be fighting to survive Harvey & Irma in Texas...
This song was damn near perfectly written. The way the music moves, the lyrics in sync with it. The imagery and powerful lines. I swear my heart races listening to it. I don't know how anyone would not be moved by this song.
I was fortunately lucky enough to survive this disaster. My family ran a shelter in New Orleans.. I was 10 years old watching everything I ever known float away. I come back to this song ever so often and the memories absolutely flood back.
The help is on the way they said, but it never came. Now i have no home, no car, no job, a dead wife and living in a dark cold alley with other homeless people. Luckily it was just a nightmare, but remember, however, that you can instantly lose everything and everyone you love. So be happy for the things you have and the people who cares about you. Protect your self and those around you, the world can be a dangerous place to at times.
"Oh, you know this song from Watch Dogs? Well I'm gonna be angry at you and insult you instead of being happy that a popular videogame is getting a lot of people to know this song I like, which is good for this artist I like. Alternatively, I'm just gonna tell everyone that I am a better person because I know this song from before" Because fuck logic I guess?
Alex Clown in other words: Video games brought you to this great song, wich is also nice. Ive heard it from going trought youtube's Rise Against songs. 2 different ways, same result
right ! The first time I heard music of rise against was in the game flat out 2. Since then I've been listenng to them. Otherwise I would've never heard of them.
Man everytime I watch this video or listen to this song I always shed a tear or my heart skips a beat because I can just picture what these people are going through and it seems so surreal all I can feel is scare and pain from trying to survive, I love everything about this.
Why? The song is about crying out for help and help not coming. Bahamas cried out for help, and every country around the world sprang to action. When hurricane Irma completely devastated Antigua and Barbuda, it was the Caribbean islands struggling to help them, same for the Dominicans. They cried for help and none came, The Bahamas has support from the US and numerous countries across the globe, trust me, they good, even my tiny ass little island send help for them.
@@biggiecheese5135 I think its sad that Im not the only one feeling this way, yet youre such a big man that you have to ONLY post on my comment. Go away troll.
@@biggiecheese5135 yeah, the US (trump) sure sprang into action to block a bunch of people trying to come here from the bahamas seeking refuge after nearly 1/4 of their population was displaced. I'd say that's a pretty devastating failure of the US
This will never be the same again when i return to play watch dogs :( . I usually play this song while passing through and destroying cars and having fun
Gets me every time when the son sees a corpse and trips over the branches due to surprise. Then, dad, without a second thought, immediately leaps to his feet and jumps in to rescue him. Fantastic acting and portrayal of what many people experienced during this madness.
This song hits close to me, as I was one of almost 90,000 people evacuated from wildfires that ripped through my city. It was a feeling of 'What do we do now?' And what a relief to know that 'Help is on the way'
The more I think about it, that has to be one of the most chilling feelings ever! having authorities tell you that you should stay put and don't worry, help is on the way! except it wasn't... I can't even imagine how that feels or they went through!
...the sewol ferry tragedy is a perfect example of the consequences of that. It's chilling. Especially because by the time anyone realizes the truth, it's often too late.
歌詞(lyrics) I have my mother's dreams I have my father's eyes You can't take that from me Just go ahead and try The crescent city sleeps While giants in the sky Preparing to unleash Let loose a mighty cry Can nobody save us? Will anyone try? The bayou is burning The cypress has died And all along they're saying Help is on the way (They said they said) Help is on the way (They said they said) One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me Help is on the way Five thousand feet below As black smoke engulfs the sky The ocean floor explodes Eleven mothers cry My bones all resonate A burning lullaby You can't take that from me Just go ahead and try She says that's a shoreline With hands in the air Her words pierce the dark night Does anyone care? And all along can say it Help is on the way (They said they said) Help is on the way (They said they said) Hold my hand, to help see, right there in front of me Help is on the way Right here Right here Right here Right here Right here Right here Choking on the black gold Upon which we here rely We keep axes in the attic To see cameras in the sky Help is on the way (They said they said) Help is on the way (They said they said) We were told, just to sit tight 'Cause somebody will soon arrive Help is on the way They never came They never came Help is on the way (They said they said) Help is on the way (They said they said) One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me Help is on the way On the way
This band is special, most bands who try the message thing come off as corny (mostly country bands) but these guys not only have the sound to back it up, but so good at telling the story it gives you emotions.
One year ago, South Korean experience very similar tragedy, "Sinking of the Sewol ferry". Around 300 death. Most of them are high school students. "They were told just to sit tight, 'Cause somebody will soon arrive. Help is on the way. But it never came." as exactly this song says. This song says that we must work hard to help the people who meet disaster and to prevent tragedy. We can. This song is awesome.
This was such a horrifying tragedy to have occurred. New Orleans still hasn't recovered from this storm and the response was a joke. I know people who survived Katrina but things were touch and go for a while. Then things that were sent down as donations were being sold to these people who just lost everything. And after getting a measly female payout of 2k they called months later and demanded the return of the money. Best thing I learned is if you want to help people in situations like this do it yourself
The deep south is like the Americans stock market they are known for seafood and the cajun food and the way how they are with the alligator meats and other things as well ships coming in and out with trade deals at the docks
hatter ironic then that unique traits and variations are the reason we survive and evolve , keep the same structure and it falls to the same problems, apply variation and the issue may be resolved in addition new potential threats are made aware of, this results in both knowledge gained and shared between both parties. Hold one form and you breed in weakness, and slow death. Ask the egyptian pharoah's and European nobles, they know all about that
Oh man I can see so many great AMVs in this! "I have my mother's dreams, I have my father's eyes. You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try!" Naruto "The cursed city sleeps while giants in the sky preparing to unleash a noose on mankind. Can anyone save us? Will anyone try?" Attack on Titan Not that the video isn't great already, I just like AMVs a lot.
This song isnt just about natural disasters in general. this song is about 2 things, Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. "5000 feet below", "11 mothers cry", and "choking on the black gold" are about the oil spill (11 people died on the rig). Katrina references were "the crescent city sleeps"(new Orleans nickname is the crescent city), "the cypress is dying" cypress trees lessen the effects of a hurricane. but the flooding killed much of the cypress in southern louisiana, " we keep axes in the Attics, to see cameras in the sky" people in new Orleans keep axes in the attic so we can cut through to the roof in case the flooding gets that high. when people did that, all they saw was news helicopters doing alot of filming and not helping evacuate anyone.
+Abdullah Mumin Just from your name I could say stuff about the Middle East or Muslims and sorry if your not but you don't have to talk about Mexican cartels
Rise against is one of the greatest bands of this modern age. Not only is their music beautiful but they're meaningful too. They mean something. This band needs more recognition!
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The actor portraying the father in this is my cousin Bruce Brown. He's brilliant! Amazing song and video!
This song is a masterpiece. God knows who disliked it.
Hes my 2nd cousins baby daddy
@@GodSmacked75 I'm your baby daddy.
For whatever it's worth that guy did a damn nice portrayal of father in the midst of a tragedy even without lines, imo
My dad works for Nintendo
For those of you who found this song via Watch Dogs, welcome to the wonderful world of Rise Against! Enjoy your stay!
I'm so glad I played it. Such a good band.
I liked watch dogs 1
Bit late to reply, but this is the best song in watvhdogs
I heard it before, but I lost it until I replayed watchdogs. I play this song every time I'm on a rescue mission.
Pff Dirt Showdown and Shift 2 Unleashed baby!
I love this band. My brother put me on to rise against before I went to prison. Hearing their songs while locked up was a constant reminder of family.
Very cool that you've decided to make a RUclips channel for people who've gone through something similar, congrats!
Ole' joe...thanks for what you do chief.
Damn didn’t expect to see joe in the comments
Holy fuck joe is here?!?!?
why were you in prison? mistake or what?
New Orleans is still recovering from that hurricane . People that evacuated never went back and the only thing that was rebuilt was the tourist attractions ...
True story
As a new Orleans resident I confirm
Jeremy Robinson i visited about a month ago and I can confirm
can confirm
Wasnt this set in 2005? 15 years and people still haven't recovered?
Why all the hate on people who learned this song from "watch dogs"? I have no idea what that even is but why does it matter where people learned a song from? You should be happy that good music is being spread to more people than it would have been otherwise.
RooKata64 List everything but PC, thanks... xD
It's on PC too if you didn't know.
Oh man I have this song on repeat while I play watch dogs
Wow Brandon you did Great I don't agree with this opinion either. But I think that it pisses the people of, that the people "Only" know this band from Watchdogs, because this seemed to be the onyl comments for a time.
In fact, a lot of them might know Rise against from a game.Need for Speed Underground 2 "Give it all" .
Yeah people should be happy that more are learning of this great band, not hating on them.... it makes us longer time fans look bad, but its not as bad as on the video for Day N Nite.... people were totally cussing everyone out who had learned that song from Watch_Dogs
I learned this song from Nfs shift 2
As someone who by luck alone survived this nightmare, I appreciate and thank you guys for making this song & video to give people outside of New Orleans a glimpse of the ordeal that a lot us went through.
Sad to hear about it. I'm glad they made this song. This relates in every way to what happened in Hurricane Katrina.
Amen
Normal person. I hope this word reaches as many people as possible. Stop fighting. If your dictating 5000 troops and telling them to die. You should go with them to let them know your cause is also your cause. My 🌎 is some place out there. The cartel needs to calmatey. No weyno.
Im so sorry everyone in power failed you all…
"ordeal" is quite the understatement
This song should be played throughout our country, cause we need help.
Man, that’s too true
This song is not for our country for for the poverty struck New Orleans citizens that were murdered and left to drown and starve
@@KristyAnn143 it is, though. 😕
Saquenme de Latinoamerica xD
"Help is on the way! They said they said..."
Good way to describe what's going on. Nothing but lies. Can't help but feel we really do need help.
"Choking on the black gold upon which we rely"
Best Rise Against line? I think so.
“each breath we take makes us thieves,” comes in close second
What means that please !! I'm from North Africa 🌍
@@moulbenram to add, oil spills are incredibly dangerous and deadly when they occur, which is also what this song references. There were small scale spills that happened because of Katrina that added to the challenge of surviving. Then the BP oil spill happened shortly after Katrina and fucked over places that were recovering from the massive hurricane damages.
Yer well texas wouldnt be in the state it is today if your stupid green energy worked. Frozen wind turbines = no electricity = death toll currently rising. Just saying.
@@joelfrancis5391 I never said anything about green energy. Nukes are the way.
prayers for the people suffering in brazil
Força RS
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"We keep axes in the attic to see cameras in the sky."
So fucking powerful. I remember how that was actually happening.
This song is slowly starting to feel relevant these days if things continue like they have been.
What means that please ?
@@moulbenram it means basically
They keep axes in the attic to get to the top of the house due to the floor water to only see news cameras in the sky
It's not getting better
We keep choking on that black gold
@@FarieFly god i hate the greedy people in the government. It took them 5 YEARS! And they said help is on the way. And they were fuckin’ 5 years late
Sorry I left. Nasty nez was being an ass
I can't believe it, it's 2023 and this video is still the most emotional video I've ever seen. 12 years being a fan of this band!!
If you think the video is emotional, take a trip down there, there's still some sections recovering to this day
Been a fan for over 10 years and still listening to this day. I don't connect with any other band or artist.
@@phanatics346 sad to say that those places looked like that before the hurricane most likely
theres reason for that, these places dealt with this for a long time and get no help@@aneraxxmusic2343
The actor playing the snake is my dad so glad he could help with the video, they normally only want him for stuff like biblical plays and what not so glad he could partake in this absolute masterpiece of a song
God he's so talented 🥺
Joe bulls
Wow he's got some mad talent give him my compliments
Did you get to meet the actor playing the dog?
Wait, I think I know him!
I almost cry Everytime I hear this
Song because the life I had was destroyed by hurricane Katrina..
I love this song so much
It means a lot to me.
The axes in the attic Is a real thing
I promised my self I wouldn't cry this time but it's okay 👍
Damn I feel sorry now, hope u feel better man!
I hope you can smile again one day. Maybe is will be better as your live before Katrina, maybe you'll see it in the future as a good change. I wish I could help you.
Im sorry
Hayden Harrison God saved you for a reason, help others when you can :) glad you are safe.
Hayden Harrison, I've been down there to help rebuild, and seen the devastation, the many lives reduced to Xs on walls and doors, and the places where houses were washed away, gone to the Presbytere museum that shows a glimpse of it all, and all I can say is...I'm sorry, dude. Words can't express what you must have gone through, what you probably still are going through, with the utter failure of the government to do any more than a token amount of help. I wish you luck in the rebuilding of your life, even though it will never be the same.
The organization that I went down with is St Bernard Project, and they are still there. Obviously I don't know what it's like to get their help, but if you are still living down there and want help, they had us doing everything, from drywalling to installing new doors to getting rid of a ton of weeds...they're good people. Obviously it's never going to be like what it was like 10 years ago before the Hurricane, but they may be able to help rebuild what they can.
www.stbernardproject.org/new-orleans.html
This song makes me so emotional. All those people dying in misery scared for their families. Seriously breaks my heart....
this song is very intresting
😂😂😂👌👌👌💯💯
Doc Glock jacksonfive
Same
Yeah and I'll bet you probably forgot about that after a couple minutes when you switched to your favorite RUclipsr/ channel.
prayers for the people in
new orleans, all of louisiana, and the gulf coast
That's truly appreciated. Born and raised in New Orleans and its truly an amazing city and the people are very resilient. Louisiana has some of the most down to earth, good people you could ever meet. Again, thank you.
We'll be back soon
Exactly what I'm thinking ... It just never ends climate changed
And the people on the bridge killed by the Pigs
15 years later of Hurricane Katrina I still get goosebumps of this video. God bless the victims of the families affected by this tragedy.
This band is why I love rock music.
exactly!
For Real
weird i thought they were punk
edit:
wikia says Genres: Melodic hardcore, punk rock, hardcore punk
GotTM87 Solid Rock band. even better Live.
Issa Rafique Totally Ture man
I have my mother's dreams,
I have my father's eyes,
You can't take that from me,
Just go ahead and try.
The crescent city sleeps,
While giants in the sky,
Preparing to unleash,
Let loose a mighty cry.
Can nobody save us?
Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning,
The cypress is dying.
And all along they're saying.
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea.
Right there in front of me.
Help is on the way.
Five thousand feet below,
As black smoke engulfs the sky,
The ocean floor explodes,
Eleven mothers cry.
My bones all resonate,
A burning lullaby,
You can't take that from me,
Just go ahead and try.
She stands at the shoreline,
With hands in the air,
Her words pierce the dark night,
"Does anyone care? "
And all along they're saying
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea.
Right there in front of me.
Help is on the way.
Right here! Right here! [x3]
Choking on the black gold,
Upon which we rely,
We keep axes in the attics,
To see cameras in the sky.
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
We were told just to sit tight,
'Cause somebody will soon arrive.
Help is on the way.
But it never came!
It never came!
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea.
Right there in front of me.
Help is on the way.
On the way
Thanks for posting the lyrics. Still gets to me. 😢
carlos ezeta gomez wow
Y do comments of quoting the lyrics get so many likes anyway bunch a derps
@@mernaschafer3768 dude there are a lot of people who don't properly understand spoken english (why do u think a lot of people do lyric videos?), and it's good when someome posts the lyrics in the comments because we can read the lyrics and see the videoclip at the same time
Thanks for posting the lyrics
I’m french so I don’t understand every word when they sing
Thinking of everyone all over Australia battling the fires at the moment. Way too many lives lost.
Theres now wildfires spread across the Eastern USA
Too many animals lost in Australia ffires
Help never comes. You must be your own first responder, waiting for some savior only gets you killed.
if you pay close attention you can see where it specifically talks about the BP oil spill of 2010 where 11 men died due to the explosion that's why he says 5,000 ft below as black smoke engulfs the sky the ocean floor explodes 11 mothers cry
Deepwater horizon
It references the 2010 BP Gulf Oil spill/crisis, sure, but it's mostly about Katrina fallout from the levees breaking. Louisiana, basically.
He also mentions choking on the black gold, which is oil from the BP gas incident
Yes! This song was made for us! I wish people would stop relating it to the fucking COVID 🤦🏻♀️
Katrina victims were left for dead. This video is so sad. That poor family.
Illuminati Bro Katrina were left for dead me an my family had no hope
yall have got to be fucking kidding me... I have friends of mine in the National Guard who were activated and they are still fucked up to this day by what they saw
a friend of mine said "their was too many of them, hundreds of thousands of people needed our help but our helicopter even overloaded could only hold 10 people, there were only so many helicopters, boats, and people we couldn't save them all
I myself was in the Army Reserve waiting for a chance to be activated to help
I live in San Antonio Texas and our city bus service and schools shut down because we sent our entire fleet of city and school buses to help evacuate New Orleans and it still wasn't enough!!
it was a FUCKING DISASTER! and everyone did their absolute fucking best sacrificing sleep, food, and sanity to save "just one more person" and kept pushing forward
saying they were left for dead is a spit in the face of everyone who gave their all so others could live
so fuck you and your mother too you piece of shit
You really felt the need to write that...
AlphaChocolateTruffle Yeah, instead of responding to Steven who made a great point, you decided to push your own agenda.
Stephen Gregory Thank you for wanting to help.
I love the father in this. Doing everything he can to save his family. That's a real man.
there is nothing like "a real man". every man who exists is real. that father is as "manly" as someone, who doesn't have the physical strength but offers psychological support.
@@asmylia9880 nah sorry. But if you can’t keep your family safe in all regards to the word safe as the father and husband, you aren’t a man.
@@asmylia9880 that is such bs a wimp screaming at the first sign of trouble instead of taking action and just trying anything to improve the situation for his family is not a real man. The phrase loses meaning if you just put anyone into that category.
Wow. Thank you Jocelyn.
@@asmylia9880quit lying and saying random horse shit from your head lil bro
The part where they're screaming is so powerful.
They scream "Right here"
Just like a stranded person who sees help
They want people to see and hear them
So they scream
"WE'RE OVER HERE. WE NEED HELP. WE'RE RIGHT HERE"
This whole video was extremely powerful
This line always made me cry
:(
So much broken lives...this was horrible
How many people listened to this before Watch Dogs came out?
ME ... RA is really good ... i was on a concert of them too
it was in on game of the NFS series too
I was listening to RA loooooon before the game was out and I'd say shame that people mostly comment such way:
"I was brought here by Watch_Dogs" etc.
I found Rise Against through Savior being on Rocksmith 2014. I immediately went and bought the album.
Yup. Before Watch Dogs.
Em meio as enchentes no Rio grande do sul, ouvir essa música nos faz refletir muito. Força aos nossos irmãos gaúchos e que Deus os proteja.
Só lembrei dessa música mano! 😢
I'm from New Orleans this song gives me chills I was 9 at the time of Katrina we were lucky enough to evacuate but the city will never be the same... I remember driving back into the city paper all over the interstate cars flipped over in ditches no lights not even another car on the road...it was spooky and a sight I'll never forget as long as a live
Heya, if you haven't heard it, listen to The Little Things Give You Away by Linkin Park. It's also about Katrina, and also about the lack of rapid response from the president and FEMA.
I'm glad you and yours made it out ok, friend.
Ah ouais, Nouvelle Orléans.
I was in NJ when katrina hit NOLA. I came home in Jan '06 and my parents took me to Lakeview and the 9th Ward. To say I was beyond upset to see our city as it was is the understatement of the century. It was beyond a gut punch.
3:25 gets me all the time
son fals in the water and dad doesnt even hesitate a moment and jumps directly after his son.
in total panic of losing his son.
this "i dont care what happens to me, i wont let anything get between me and my familie" thing tears me up man, it realy does
I lost everything in Katrina so this hits home for real... The Crescent City Sleeps!!!
Me to.
Thomas White me 3
This is why I fucking LOVE Rise Against! They show us, what's wrong with the World...
What's wrong with the world? This is a video of a family experiencing a natural disaster, how does that show what's wrong with the world?
Forever That the Government doesn't give a flying F*ck about the people! Why do you think, is it called "Help is on the way"!
This is why I love this song. It's talk about the curle world.
TheRealZurkio people care but you cant help everyone.
2010platinumstar Indeed :/
This song was actually my introduction to Rise Against 10 years ago. This track still kicks ass
Dirt showdown
Watch Dogs
Shift 2 unleashed
Three games used this song
Shift 2 got me here it really got me speed up in the car
@@idkagoodname042 same
Oh EPIC version in Shift 2 is the best version
WWE Over The Limit 2011
I'm actually here cuz i listened to this song in watch dogs
I was soooo happy when I heard a Rise Against song in Watch_Dogs. I didn't want to leave the car :D
Me too xD
i know right!
You can leave the car listening the music xD
That happened when I first entered the car :D
Hahahaaha Me too!! XD
Closest a video has gotten me to cry. Wow.
HydroArctic watch ffdp wrong side of heaven, I came really close
that band sucks
Incorrect.
Wrong side of heaven good song, meaning and good video. I respect and support all military personnel 100%
Watch "Boom" by System of a down
Remember this playing on KROQ all the time, it played so much I fell in love with the song.
They played this in Tampa alot years after on the radio. loved it
They used to play so much good stuff on the radio I miss those days
I first came in contact with this song in watch dogs
Listening to this as I'm making final preparations for Hurricane Laura.
Hope everything went smoothly for you.
Helix Maren I made it out in time. My house lost some siding, some brick, and the window in my room blew out. There were some fallen trees in my yard too, but I didn’t have any water damage. My neighbor across the street from me lost his roof and my town is a complete mess, but thankfully there weren’t any deaths in my town. It was bad though. Real bad. It made landfall at 150mph and when it went through my area, it had sustained winds of about 120.
@@Richard_Stilhard I'm glad. Figured id might not hear from you. Glad you're ok.
This is a wonderful song about any disaster that ruins lives. Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, war, etc.
+Cory Baxter You forgot your show
+Pwn3r37 OWNED
+Pwn3r37 Cory In The House was the show. Shut your lip.
it can relate to anything you feel
+Pwn3r37 OH SHIT
Already knew of this song before Watch_Dogs, but this is honestly the best song in the game. :p
And "Jesus Built My Hotrod", gotta love T-Bone.
Hey, do you know at which scene in the game this song comes?
You can play it whenever you want.
GreenXLP You do realize you can skip the songs that play while driving, right? Do that until you find this song. :P
2007excalibur2007 . That or select it in the media app
This is ONE of the MOST Powerful Videos IVE EVER SEEN
I forgot about how i used to listen to this song over and over again when it came out. It still carries that passion and interest all these years later. Thanks, guys!
Discovered Rise Against from NFS Underground 2 with "Give it all". Addicted to them now. Anyone else?
+Maxime Tremblay You're not the only one bro, great game, great song, great band.
Same
Same here :)
I usually don't give attention to "game brought me here" comments, but shit, glad I'm not the only one on this. Cheers m8
+Diet Charlie And great people in this conversation
I literally get chills everytime I hear this song. Being a New Orleans native it brings back sooo many bad memories instantly. I was able to evacuate but had friends that couldn't get out before Katrina hit. Thanks to all of the people who stayed and helped people to safety and for the many volunteers after the storm who helped rebuild this special city.
Same I'm from new Orleans and evacuated I'll never forget driving back into the city from I-10 it was a ghost town...was never the same still isn't the same
"Help is on the way...but it never came"...This song reminds of my childhood, I still remember my 6 yr old self thinking help was coming, but 4 years came & went by no one showed up & life went on...Then I spent decades trying to piece my mind together. Nothing seemed real for a long time, dissociative thoughts even now after 25 yrs. & with all the chaos that is happening now with CoVid, Riots, Police Brutality. I just takes back to my chaos days. For some reason I feel like chaos is my normal & it calms me. When things are so-called "normal" by the world's standards & everyone is "so-called" happy & calm...I can't help but see it as just a signal that the storm is coming, with the cruel world back again to abuse.
the problem is that we live in an epicurean fantasy world - through the best of times everything is SO good that we believe the worst of times will never come. suffering isn't hard, its just that we have been made soft - make every effort to do the hard things now, so that when hard times really come around youre prepared
Get help now.
You can be proud of yourself becauseyou survived what shouldn't have happened. You made it out alive. Take your time healing. Best of wishes !!
I hate to be the first commenter to say this to you, but that too is a symptom of trauma: not being able to relax during peace because you're expecting the worst.
I experience it, so do millions of others. Many people have lived in trauma for so long they don't know HOW to live once they're "safe". you're not broken, you've just been conditioned by the environment you grew up in.
I hope you're in a safer environment now, and I hope you find the strength to adjust to peace. You deserve it, don't ever let anyone tell you that you don't.
Those blm terrorist and antifa are worse than the police.
Rio Grande do Sul Brazil, maio 03 de 2024. 😢😢
oh fuck I got nervous as shit when the kid fell in at the end
+Cadetri Gaming Me too man!
same
+Cadetri Gaming I do every time...
When the mother loses her photo album i fucking lose it and start to bawl. My mother takes a lot of phtotos has an album or two like the one in the video. I always imagine her losing those photos, those memories that mean so much to her and it makes fucking cry like a baby.
I live in Houston, and all I thought when we were told to skip the attic and go to the roof was this song. Funny thing is, they told us just to sit tight and that somebody would soon arrive.
And if memory serves me right we had an American dunkirk where thousands of people answered the government's call for help from the people.
God Bless all who responded
Cajun Navy, mad respect.
Baton rouge, livingston, ascension and others august 2016
Help is ooooon the way
(They said they said)
Help is oooon the way
@@HuskyGamersUNITE I hope 2 years have taught you how doing that could get you killed?
That's what they tell you because they don't want everyone to mass evacuate all at once or create a bottleneck. Only the idiots stay put. The best thing you can do is buy or find a small boat early, tie it to the roof or keep it somewhere safe fueled up and ready to go. Then when you're flooded out, start it up and get out of there. The sun beating down on an asphalt roof in summer amidst a sea of water is easily 120F and greater. No chance of surviving on a roof.
Seeing everything happen in Florida right now, made me remember this vid.
I've heard this song a thousand times, never seen the video. Had a bit of a cry 10 years later.
Is it wrong that this song makes me feel genuinely pissed off at the incompetence of FEMA after Hurricane Katrina?
Nope. That's the point of this song.
I was born when hurricane Katrina took place
me fucking too
Yout think Katrina is bad? What about WW2, many Jews thought someone would come and help.
+Jimmy Suros BTW there was help on the way for them yes it took long but it still happened so learn your history bud ;)
This song meant so much after surviving Katrina & Rita in Louisiana, and now I have a feeling it is gonna be fighting to survive Harvey & Irma in Texas...
All my love
This song was damn near perfectly written. The way the music moves, the lyrics in sync with it. The imagery and powerful lines. I swear my heart races listening to it. I don't know how anyone would not be moved by this song.
I was fortunately lucky enough to survive this disaster. My family ran a shelter in New Orleans.. I was 10 years old watching everything I ever known float away. I come back to this song ever so often and the memories absolutely flood back.
I play this when I'm driving towards a mission in Watch Dogs.
The help is on the way they said, but it never came. Now i have no home, no car, no job, a dead wife and living in a dark cold alley with other homeless people. Luckily it was just a nightmare, but remember, however, that you can instantly lose everything and everyone you love. So be happy for the things you have and the people who cares about you. Protect your self and those around you, the world can be a dangerous place to at times.
You are welcome and Merry Christmas.
Plz let's not make this song go cold....let's play this band until the end of time....❤❤❤
We aren't going anywhere!
@@AX10S salute to you ...bless
Still listening my fellow Rocker!!
Always here
this sounds like if America made an anime opening
hahahaha
This is what we need more of, especially this for this younger generation.
"Oh, you know this song from Watch Dogs? Well I'm gonna be angry at you and insult you instead of being happy that a popular videogame is getting a lot of people to know this song I like, which is good for this artist I like. Alternatively, I'm just gonna tell everyone that I am a better person because I know this song from before"
Because fuck logic I guess?
Truth has been Spoken!
so u think ur better than everyone just cuz u heard this song before? thanks to watch dogs i LEARNED bout this song!
Alex Clown in other words: Video games brought you to this great song, wich is also nice. Ive heard it from going trought youtube's Rise Against songs. 2 different ways, same result
i.imgur.com/FQSDYNn.gif :)
right ! The first time I heard music of rise against was in the game flat out 2. Since then I've been listenng to them. Otherwise I would've never heard of them.
Man everytime I watch this video or listen to this song I always shed a tear or my heart skips a beat because I can just picture what these people are going through and it seems so surreal all I can feel is scare and pain from trying to survive, I love everything about this.
It's not surreal when it's your reality unfortunately. 2 more storms this year already.
Choking on that black gold 😥
Thinking about all the Bahamians going through Dorian right now. Sept3,2019
Why? The song is about crying out for help and help not coming. Bahamas cried out for help, and every country around the world sprang to action. When hurricane Irma completely devastated Antigua and Barbuda, it was the Caribbean islands struggling to help them, same for the Dominicans. They cried for help and none came, The Bahamas has support from the US and numerous countries across the globe, trust me, they good, even my tiny ass little island send help for them.
@@biggiecheese5135 Im not going to debate help. If you want conflict bug off.
@@regoar88ar wasnt looking for a debate, was pointing out how ignorant you are, stop pretending to care and actually care.
@@biggiecheese5135 I think its sad that Im not the only one feeling this way, yet youre such a big man that you have to ONLY post on my comment. Go away troll.
@@biggiecheese5135 yeah, the US (trump) sure sprang into action to block a bunch of people trying to come here from the bahamas seeking refuge after nearly 1/4 of their population was displaced. I'd say that's a pretty devastating failure of the US
I already knew this song before watchdogs I'm just happy it's in the game. God bless Rise Against!
The song is also in NFS Shift :)
me two
Something triggers each and every time I hear you say "God Bless this place"
Wish they would play more of this kind of music on the radio
If you didn't play this song while in the last mission where you kill damian brenks consider yourself an opp
Replayed it last week and removed all songs from the playlist apart from this one and Move on Up 😂😂
The father was my drama teacher in highschool lmao
Bruce Brown Jr.
legend
Anyone else heard this on Watch Dogs, my reaction was "HOLY SHIT THEY GOT RISE AGAINST!"
When it finally hits at 3:01....shivers down my spine every time. Such a brilliant song and amazing video to go along with it.
You and me both.
Oh so very true, also I can;t believe this song is in the new game Watch Dogs :D
This will never be the same again when i return to play watch dogs :( . I usually play this song while passing through and destroying cars and having fun
Gets me every time when the son sees a corpse and trips over the branches due to surprise. Then, dad, without a second thought, immediately leaps to his feet and jumps in to rescue him. Fantastic acting and portrayal of what many people experienced during this madness.
This song hits close to me, as I was one of almost 90,000 people evacuated from wildfires that ripped through my city. It was a feeling of 'What do we do now?' And what a relief to know that 'Help is on the way'
Two hurricanes just passed and thankfully our home was untouched makes me so grateful for what I have
Never knew you guys have a RUclips channel. Your music saved a life, my live when I was young. Male survivor of abuse.
I always change the song to this when I play watchdogs.
same
so do I dude lol
+Thomaswarriner This and "My love is winter"
+Thomaswarriner Watchdogs fucking sucked dick.
It was ubisoft brand™ open AREA WOW!!!
But theres barely any jackSHIT to do.
+FizzNizz I thought watchdogs was fun as hell even better than gta 5
Call me a baby, but I litteraly cried the first time I saw this video on TV. May God bless you people in need out there 🙏🙏
2023 ... Still waiting for help
work in the shadows to protect the light
The more I think about it, that has to be one of the most chilling feelings ever! having authorities tell you that you should stay put and don't worry, help is on the way! except it wasn't... I can't even imagine how that feels or they went through!
...the sewol ferry tragedy is a perfect example of the consequences of that.
It's chilling. Especially because by the time anyone realizes the truth, it's often too late.
歌詞(lyrics)
I have my mother's dreams
I have my father's eyes
You can't take that from me
Just go ahead and try
The crescent city sleeps
While giants in the sky
Preparing to unleash
Let loose a mighty cry
Can nobody save us?
Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning
The cypress has died
And all along they're saying
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Help is on the way (They said they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
Five thousand feet below
As black smoke engulfs the sky
The ocean floor explodes
Eleven mothers cry
My bones all resonate
A burning lullaby
You can't take that from me
Just go ahead and try
She says that's a shoreline
With hands in the air
Her words pierce the dark night
Does anyone care?
And all along can say it
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Hold my hand, to help see, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
Right here
Right here
Right here
Right here
Right here
Right here
Choking on the black gold
Upon which we here rely
We keep axes in the attic
To see cameras in the sky
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Help is on the way (They said they said)
We were told, just to sit tight
'Cause somebody will soon arrive
Help is on the way
They never came
They never came
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Help is on the way (They said they said)
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Help is on the way
On the way
She stands at the shoreline
Amazing song, made me fall in love with Rise Against :D Such a powerful message as almost all of Rise Against's songs are.
Rise against is the best band ever
This band is special, most bands who try the message thing come off as corny (mostly country bands) but these guys not only have the sound to back it up, but so good at telling the story it gives you emotions.
Rarely does a music video make me cry. This one did.
One year ago, South Korean experience very similar tragedy, "Sinking of the Sewol ferry". Around 300 death. Most of them are high school students. "They were told just to sit tight, 'Cause somebody will soon arrive. Help is on the way. But it never came." as exactly this song says.
This song says that we must work hard to help the people who meet disaster and to prevent tragedy. We can. This song is awesome.
I love the father in this video :D
This was such a horrifying tragedy to have occurred. New Orleans still hasn't recovered from this storm and the response was a joke. I know people who survived Katrina but things were touch and go for a while. Then things that were sent down as donations were being sold to these people who just lost everything. And after getting a measly female payout of 2k they called months later and demanded the return of the money. Best thing I learned is if you want to help people in situations like this do it yourself
I still like songs like this that can always come in handy for any disaster that is going on now in Mississippi is under water now
Mississipi 😂
The deep south is like the Americans stock market they are known for seafood and the cajun food and the way how they are with the alligator meats and other things as well ships coming in and out with trade deals at the docks
This clip is brutal.. (shocking) Every life is unique and every life's so fragile
ya try saying that on the internet today...
unless they're illegal
No human being is illegal....
We are taught that we are unique but we were never taught how much that actually means in society. Nothing.
hatter ironic then that unique traits and variations are the reason we survive and evolve , keep the same structure and it falls to the same problems, apply variation and the issue may be resolved in addition new potential threats are made aware of, this results in both knowledge gained and shared between both parties. Hold one form and you breed in weakness, and slow death.
Ask the egyptian pharoah's and European nobles, they know all about that
You can always feel so much soul in Rise Against songs
The best help is closest ones who make you rise up and be victorious.
So orar pelo nosso RS 🇧🇷🙏🏻
Oh man I can see so many great AMVs in this!
"I have my mother's dreams, I have my father's eyes. You can't take that from me, just go ahead and try!" Naruto
"The cursed city sleeps while giants in the sky preparing to unleash a noose on mankind. Can anyone save us? Will anyone try?" Attack on Titan
Not that the video isn't great already, I just like AMVs a lot.
***** what about Dead Space ? And the walking dead ?
When I hear I have my mothers dreams and my fathers eyes it reminds me of fallout 3
***** lol
ERENXLEVI, anyone?
AOT Levi
No.
This song isnt just about natural disasters in general. this song is about 2 things, Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. "5000 feet below", "11 mothers cry", and "choking on the black gold" are about the oil spill (11 people died on the rig). Katrina references were "the crescent city sleeps"(new Orleans nickname is the crescent city), "the cypress is dying" cypress trees lessen the effects of a hurricane. but the flooding killed much of the cypress in southern louisiana, " we keep axes in the Attics, to see cameras in the sky" people in new Orleans keep axes in the attic so we can cut through to the roof in case the flooding gets that high. when people did that, all they saw was news helicopters doing alot of filming and not helping evacuate anyone.
this song is just as relevant today, if not more, then it was 10 years ago, how have things not improved yet :s
Who's here because they're a fan of the band and not from a video game. Raise your hands and be proud✋✋✋✋✋✋
🖐️
I'm listen this song when inthe meantime my family is in mexico in the middle of the huracan patricia, help is gonna be on the way!!!
+Benjamin Ruiz no help in mexico. only cartels
+Abdullah Mumin Don't bring racism into this
+Abdullah Mumin Just from your name I could say stuff about the Middle East or Muslims and sorry if your not but you don't have to talk about Mexican cartels
+Ethan Laton Why? He could be from any number of places.
+Abdullah Mumin
You're joke isn't funny.
my mom showed me this video when we were talking about hurricane katrina, and now i love the song :D
+Foxyy AJ you have a cool mum!
Stephen Owen thanks, i'll show her your comment and tell her :D
Your mum rules dude!
thanks XD
i am XD
This band has two modes, rock out with the boys. And cry with the boys.
Still can't watch this video without being 🤬💔😭😭 and prayers for the people on Maui! 🙏🙏🙏
Rise against is one of the greatest bands of this modern age. Not only is their music beautiful but they're meaningful too. They mean something. This band needs more recognition!
This is what people say when they're getting robbed. "help is on the way" never arrives.
lol but sometimes true
LMAO
But if you own a gun, you can HELP YOURSELF!
Oh sorry for my semi ignorance..
I just live in a place where it is really easy to own a gun...
fuckwits* idiots*
#1682
“The worst part about betrayal - is it never comes from an enemy.”
-Obi Wan Kenobi.
This hits differently after hearing about the kids at Uvalde
So true
Did anyone else return here after so long because of Watch Dogs
;) Yep
Ofc :3
Nope, I just have a good taste of music.
Yes and i like this music. Somehow other's musics good too but this one best so far. :)
Yeah I am always listening to this walking on Michigan Ave. Might even try Navy Pier