Heard this song in September 2013 in a psych ward. I remember the walls dawning in on me and how incredibly broken I felt. It’s a ongoing battle but there’s always hope, there’s always hope...I pray everyone recovers from any type of mental illness, abuse and addiction..I’ve been through all three and i wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. God bless every person reading this 💕
It makes me sad that people can't appreciate gut-wrenching music like this anymore. Sure, Drake is smooth and all that, but these types of songs just have this magic that can't be exploited of their purity
I miss when the radio used to play these kind of songs, like The Reason, How To Save A Life and so on.... They're amazing songs. The songs on the radio now don't compare...
Ya there was a level of genuine meaning and philosophy behind lyrics that just outclasses todays music so much. This isn’t supposed to be a “this generations music sucks” thing because there is some amazing music, but the content of the lyrics seems to have changed A LOT when it comes to what’s popular. I feel lucky I got to listen to the stuff growing up, it made me consider a lot about life and living when I was still young.
To everyone out there who is having trouble in their life, no matter what your problems are, I just want to say that you are beautiful and have as much right to be here as the trees and grass. You have so much purpose and potential and there is no such thing as a person being a "mistake" . You are beautiful, and there will always be someone who cares, even if you can't see them.
Honestly, music like this is the purest form of feelings someone can explain. Like, how someone asks how you feel and you personally can't explain, but music like this gets you? Just me?
you know those times where one little line in a song punches you straight in the gut? like reached in and disemboweled you? And then you listen to the song again one thousand times over for that one single line. "I think I'm moving but I go nowhere" ... like, the most random song I could ever listen to and this happens.
this song speaks in so much truth about my life I swear... laying here in the dark and cant help but think, "I think I'm moving but I go nowhere" literally my life
His voice stabbed me the moment it started. I can tell that he's venting wether it be talking about what's happening or happened to him or someone he knows directly or telling a story. This needs to play on the Radio....
maysa dieng I'm not a racist or homophobic. I wish for the world to unite and work towards science and helping others. People in Africa need food and water, but they're under control by corrupt ass governments and in a technological inferior country. The world is FUUUUCKED. Okay? And religion isn't making it better.
+Callum Pearce (Britishgamer666) Yeah i can agree with that but that is not what you said before. Yes ppl in Africa need food and water but so does the rest of the world. YOU said that Africans were killing ppl for "Tribal shit." No that's not right nor is it true. Yes the world may be FUUUUCKED but that is no excuse to disrespect other innocent people.
maysa dieng I may disrespect innocent people, but I will not go out of my way to harm them. If such happens, I accomplish nothing. (I know you said nothing about me harming them, just letting you know.) And I said Africans are killing each other because of Tribal stuff. Yes, it's rare, but that doesn't excuse the fact it's happening.
I'd be honored if some OneRepublic fans would give a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of STOP AND STARE on my YT channel in tribute to one of the most legendary songs of the 00's decade. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and peace.
Me 2. I had a job interview like a month ago and I couldn't take a breath or think. One of the most unpleasant experiences I've had. I got the job but... I do live in a county I don't wanna live and work something I don't like just to be with my wife. Man... I wish it was easier
Reading the comments here is really depressing. I thought I was alone having to lie about who I am to my parents because they don't accept who I actually am. But it seems like everyone is having this issue. I hope that someday, me and you all can finally be accepted by our families.
For anyone feeling hopeless, there is hope. That empty feeling wont last, whether you find the one you love or you become successful on your own; it's all temporary. Times can be rough but we all experience it. It just depends on you how you cope, and a positive mindset goes a long way, even when everything around you is falling apart
my mom used to play all of their music when i was real little, like second grade. we lived in north carolina and we would take these long scenic drives, and i would stare out the car window at all the passing trees and their color changing leaves. i liked this boy named luke, and i would pretend i was in a music video and him and i were having some dramatic break up... i was such a weird kid lmao. this song is so nostalgic.
kaitlyn zuniga you look older than 15 hahahaah girls these days look older than they actually are #Jealousasf I just turned 17 and i still look like a small ass potato -.-
This is one of the songs in which I heard it, loved it, but didn't get it or hear it, because I haven't felt what it describes. Then I listen to it again a few years later and suddenly I feel like I've been hit with a bus because I get it. And it suddenly seems so much more.
+Liz Crosthwait I guess that now you see what we see? I felt like this three or four years ago. My life is completely different now for the better. :) Don't forget where you came from.
The town is colder now, I think it's sick of us, It's time to make our move I'm shaking off the rust, I've got my heart set on anywhere but here. I'm staring down myself counting up the years. Those lyrics so describe my life right now....
When I need a reminder I just listen to this song in the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror. It reminds me to become who I want to be, i have to make that happen, if not I sit still and count the years on my face.
I went threw a negative depression. I got jumped soo bad I got body slammed n it fucked up the right side of my body n my right eye I wasn’t the same, my bm left me friends stop hanging with me n I couldn’t control my mood I didn’t move the same everyday for 7 years I had no insurance, my family could see the depression look in my face n asked what’s wrong and every time I’d tell them the same story till they got tired of hearing it, I had anxiety bad and soo scared of everything I couldn’t be myself so I said fuck them I wanted to be me soo bad but a stronger cooler but ready to kill if anyone tried to fuck with me and the thought of being a bad boy would bring my bm back soo I studied deep into the Illuminati selling my soul it gave me “powers” you wouldn’t belive really like doing stuff i wouldnt do or have the balls doing what the original me can’t but twisted my mind a lot it was some type of boundaries u have to followed mixed with who u are as a person I moved different acted different and was a lot of staring no blinking we’ll barely, a lot of people got scared all types but they had to respect me ina way but in someway I was right but still dark n doing it different a lot of respect n followers but fake love I thought I was moving up growing but It was the opposite I was losing myself it was eating me up inside I couldn’t look at my family the same they where scare to keep eye contact my dad said there was something evil in me n it killed me making my family feel some type of way it wasn’t me I tried to be something I wasn’t n in the end I wanted to be myself I never missed myself n who I was soo muched in my life I realized when I was in the dark state of mind I wasn’t moving anywhere but the same n when i started to go back how I was before I lost a lot of knowledge from being that negative person like if I had to start over but it’s ok because I got myself back n I never been more happier to be me then an image of a person I wanted to be that wasn’t never me at heart n going back made the real me stronger this speaks to me perfectly..
Castle season 1 episode 1 bought me to this song. Now, after watching the entire series, I miss it sometimes.When I hear this song I remember the way Richard Castle looked at Kate Beckett at the end of episode 1 and my heart warms and feels lighter. Who would have thought a murder can bring 2 people together??
Half-drunk, trying to cry, no tears coming.... im dead inside, but i know that everything is going to be alright. Im confident, i love my life, yet i have incredible sadness inside. This is what this song means to me. It found my real me. Thank you 1 Republic
I'm 27 I first saw one Republic live when they was supporting my best mates cousin James morrison when I was 15 . If I could go back to that night and tell myself how rellivent the songs from then would be today's. This song sums up where I am. And it's giving me the boost I need to change my path. Crazy how things go. But this is a tune and half
I agree 100%. Where is the talent, hard-work, and emotion put into pressing a few buttons to make a simple beat and just sing lyrics too it? Sorry for ranting about today's music but it's true.
who are you to judge this 🙄 i also don't like todays charts that much, but i would never dare to deney theire hard work. If it's so easy to write this kind of music, go ahead. lets see how long it will take you, to even produce a full song. There is a reason why such music as this sond isn't in the charts anymore, and other music is. A mayority of people love to listen to this stuff. If you don't like it, don't listen to it. Every song has its own purpose. If its just for having a good time, and having fun while listening to it, thant thats it.
One of my good friends is depressed and I showed him this song... He started crying and he wouldn't stop for about 30 minutes. I then asked him one of the cheesiest questions ever. "Do you see what I see?" He actually dignified it with an answer. "Yes."
My son was gay and I could only love him as the good soul he was , because of all the jaded people on this planet , HE was PROUD of how he could love another whom hated HIM , God bless his soul , he passed away about 3 years ago now ,HE was cremated on REMEMBERENCE DAY , I cry because I was jaded when I was young , and am still trying to forgive myself for that, I know I hurt feelings for my own ego, Now I have no ego, so blessings to the purple hearts who stand up for their own.
Renegade X HUFFING , accidently absolutely NO DOUBT , he was going to BECOME a social worker and livedd for God always sticking up for others and himself , NO FEARS HE knew how to live for him self ,unjaded by others ....
CaptainDayren No but that can kill you,, Too much oxygen very bad also , I believe it was either butane or propane ,No one would tell me exactly, but, would not recommend to anyone to mess with , GET HIGH ON LOVE ,,, BETTER FOR ALL
I like Lifehouse and One Republic, too! And Daughtry, and The Fray, and Coldplay, and Owl City, and Snow Patrol, and Train, and-- well I like a lot of bands! :P
I listen to this song once every day. When I do I don't song along, I just lay down and listen, not a word comes out of my mouth, I just listen and think. While I do I look at something that means something in my life, or at least used to mean something. This song makes me think, not just think about what I'm going to do or say, but what I have done and what I need to do to make things right. If something happens in life, don't sit there and cry about it, stand up and move. Don't think that your purpose in life is to just fill a space in the world, even if it is, that space must be important to have you there. Even if you feel like your drowning, or falling, or stuck; push yourself out of the water, grow wings and fly, or break off the things that are keeping you still. Nothing is made to last, no one is made to last. Everything is meant to fall apart, everyone is meant to leave. Some thoughts might be unspoken, some events might never be told of. No one can stop these things from happening, but I can tell you this: The people who leave may not come back, but there will be new people to come, you just have to have open arms. The things that break you might not be able to put back together, but you can build a new one. Just be there for it to happen. If you feel like you have nothing to live for, I'll say this: More people care about you than you know. If you're sure that you have absolutely not a thing to live for, live for me. I want you to have the best life you could ever have, 'cause if you have a good life, then you could inspire others to have one too. Don't you want others to have a good life? Just think, listen, and breathe. From A Person Who Cares About You
Wow...I hope I don't sound corny, but I just wanna let you know that this comment really inspired me. It makes me happy that there are people like you in this world who care. Thank you very much. I hope you have the best of luck in your future. God bless you. :)
I love how one song can have so many meanings to so many people, reading these comments really made me smile! Me, this reminds me of Crooked Man, anyone heard of the game? That broken guy, who goes through life despite the unfairness of his circumstances.
***** My opinion on this song being their best won't change unless they release a song that I like more (which I doubt will happen because I love it too much). That doesn't automatically mean that I haven't changed in 7 years.
It's amazing how much a song can affect you. I remember listening to this song with one of my closest friends when we were younger (probably about 9 or 10 years ago) on his MP3 player and jamming out to it. We did this almost every time we saw each other, which was pretty frequently since he lived close by. Although, some time after, I was told that he had died from cancer, and even though I didn't know a lot about the gravity of that subject at the time, I just knew that we would never be able to listen to this song together or see each other ever again. That's why I always like revisiting this song to remind me of all the good times we had together and all of the memories we shared, even though I still get really emotional over it. Rest in peace Chase...
Soooo old yet soooo amazhang! I really miss these songs! I remember when i used to turn on the radio & listen to these songs on the way to school! I was 7 yrs old now I'm 12. Wow.
When I listen to this song, it kind of reflects back to me about my life and how the struggles I go through encourages me to move forward. Great song in my opinion :)
I ran into my friend's room the other day, and as she is a _huuuge_ fan of one direction, and she'd been trying to get me to convert for ages, I shouted, "HEY I LIKE THAT BAND THAT BEGINS WITH ONE NOW. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR MUSIC!" her reaction: "OMG really?? Yes another Directioner!" Me: "LOL NO it's called OneRepublic!" I love their music! Maybe I put too many caps... but I think this music is better than any of that factory-made crap they call music nowadays.
Nice. That is funny. What do people call them selves with the band. Or do we not need a title. If there is one lets hopes it not as stupid as a. Oh gosh I can not even type it
For all of you folk that are depressed, I have the same issue, if it's a relationship you seek, well you need to stop thinking about it, get through school get a good job and do what you need to do, because the right person will come to you... If it's bullying, hell, they are also depressed so they need a way to get out of the world they are in now, so please guys, stay strong, if not for your family, or for your friends, for me, I am also depressed and I want you all to feel better, and I hope you want me to feel better too :) But anyways, my girlfriend may not love me anymore, but I still love her so much, we got into a fight last night and guess what, we got through it but something seems amiss... I don't know, but anyways, I hope to marry her one day, she fixes my depression. Thanks for reading guys! Love you all :)
this song is for daydreamers like me :S i love singing(admitted) im not a bad singer at all but i have no courage yet all i do is wander my eyes around in town with my earphones on me. Feeling every song wanting to sing them so bad but so scared. Only stops and stares no moving forward. I feel like ive put my talent to waste because i know i could do so much better yet im afraid (it worsens everytime i do the same thing, but wanting to burst so bad when i really want to do it) till after 20 years living on earth i am still confuse and scared of what would everyone think if they found out my gift ....
OnlyMusicToday I don't sing in public often, but if I'm with a friend it gives me the courage to just do it... Maybe if you have a friend around you'll get enough courage as well :D
If you guys have a great voice then you shouldn't be afraid to share it with people out in the world you have it for a reason so use it to your best abilities just close your eyes and imagine your alone in the world .
Why does it matter what people say about you? So what you may look different or have bad singing. They should like you for you. Not how you sing or look, but on how you act and who you are.
GamerGirl3156 Tell me this... If you don't know why they judge on how you sing or look then why do you care? Why does anyone care about what others think of you? Why should I care what others think of me? Why should you care about what they think of you? Only God can judge you, me, and everyone else. This is what I believe weither or not you share my beliefs or not. This is my opinion.
this song is me. Its really hard being someone you're not even suppose to be. I'm bisexual and none of my family knows it and the truth is killing me because i know who i am, but yet if i say the truth its over. I've become what i can't be.
I hope for you that one day, when you are ready to come out, you can sigh a sigh of relief for being able to be yourself. Not all parents will take it in their stride, often because of their generation, culture or religious beliefs, but as a mum myself, neither I nor my husband could ever be ashamed, judge or disown our children for this. I hope your parents feel the same way. All the best. Sending you a virtual hug...And hey, you can always come to Sydney, we are pretty open about this sort of stuff...mostly…
*sigh* this song makes me sad. I try to move forward but don't seem to be going anywhere. I don't even know what to do with my life, I just want to drop out of school already and wait for time to pass by
I think I’m moving but I go nowhere I don’t know why I keep trying anymore. Everyday I force myself to live this life, follow my responsibilities, act like I’m okay but on the inside I’m asking myself why? On the inside I’m fighting back tears in public. I go home and I’m so stressed I can’t sleep and then I get up in the morning and do it all again, but why? I’ll never be happy, I’ll never not be lonely, I’ll never be the person I want to be, all I’ll ever be is alone and fighting to pretend I’m fine for the few people that love me. The sad thing is love doesn’t equate to like, love is an obligation they can’t help but follow as much for me as for their own conscience
I don't know if you're gonna read this, but I just want to tell you, that I know how you feel. The thought of never being happy. Or that you will be alone forever. I know how it feels. But I know it will get better. It took a while. But it did get better. There are days that are worse than others but It will get better. It's always the darkest just before the dawn. Hang in there. Life is hard but in the end it is worth every second.
That’s deep bro…u good now? I know I’m really late to reply to this but I noticed it looking at the comments and I just wanna say that I also know how u feel. Everyday you feel like life is meaningless and that there’s no point in going on anymore and following the same procedure EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I feel like that all the time. I always put on a fake smile and pretend to be happy and cheerful. But in the inside, I’m just a big bag of sadness that’s ready to burst any second.
You know for the longest time I always thought this was a love song, I listened to it and it was a great song but after living life and having set back after setback I actually listened to it and it speaks to me in ways I never thought are possible. It’s a song about change about growing and moving past ones fears despite the time it takes to progress and the fear of failure looming around one shouldn’t let fear hinder you from living a life of possibility of becoming the best version of yourself at least that’s what I got out of it and that message is beautiful.
Save your fellow man, post this everywhere. A WARNING TO ALL THOSE BRAVE OR STUPID ENOUGH TO VISIT THE COMMENT SECTION: Whenever you see somebody post a link, do not click it. However, it is human nature that our curiosity often overwhelms our instincts, so here's some steps to take in case you absolutely must know what the link leads to. 1) Turn your speakers/headphones off. Shit's most likely going to get loud, inappropriate, or both. 2) DO NOT just click the link. Right click it and hit "Open Link in New Tab." This will give you a chance to read the page title and see if your still curious. 3) If the tab you opened says "Go To Sleep!" Close it WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT and thank god you didn't have to hire a therapist. 4) If it says anything other than that, be wary. Seriously, brace yourself because it's probably some other scary shit or the grossest most f***ed up kind of porn imaginable. Note: If whatever you clicked on turns out to just be spam, thank god because it could be so, SOOOOO much worse.
Oh, this wasn't me. Like the message says, I copied and pasted it everywhere I could. I suggest that you do the same. ...You know, RUclips could have saved a lot of time and money by just centering the screen. That would be SO MUCH BETTER than what we're dealing with now.
this song makes me think of how crappy i have felt in the past and present, i love this song, it makes my mind think straight through my parents divorce
This song kind of helped me through my break up when I was in my tenth grade year, the year was almost over. I had heard this song years before. I am so glad I had the chance to find it again.
Omg I’m crying sm it’s fucking 2019 and this used to be my jam when I was like 5 and I would sing this with my friends but now I moved and I haven’t seen my best friends in 4 years. I just miss being happy and I miss loving myself.
In 2008, I remember first hearing this song when it randomly came on radio in my car when I finished watching the Incredible Hulk movie in theaters, man those were dem one of my flashback times.
after all these years, this is still the one song i go back to when feeling down
That’s what i feel once i hear this song
Same here 😁🤣
Same man...
Low key, same here ..
Exactly!! This song is timeless
I miss this kind of music so much
Bethaknee same..
Well no one’s telling you not to listen to it, this music will always be here ;)
Bethaknee music in this world will never be the same
Look up "The Real Folk Blue" by Royale & Prominent Phenomena
Heard this song in September 2013 in a psych ward. I remember the walls dawning in on me and how incredibly broken I felt. It’s a ongoing battle but there’s always hope, there’s always hope...I pray everyone recovers from any type of mental illness, abuse and addiction..I’ve been through all three and i wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. God bless every person reading this 💕
I hope you are doing ok today . I totally un derstand .
I'm actually sitting in a psych ward right now playing this for my patients ❤️.
im very sorry sis
Thank you for your comment. I hope you're doing well these days. And if you're not, that's ok. We're all human
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It makes me sad that people can't appreciate gut-wrenching music like this anymore. Sure, Drake is smooth and all that, but these types of songs just have this magic that can't be exploited of their purity
You are right
So true
You mean music that directly profits off of teen aged angst and overbearing emotion ?
+ThreeDaysOfDan it's better than music nowadays that promote sex and drugs
it's not that deep.
I miss when the radio used to play these kind of songs, like The Reason, How To Save A Life and so on.... They're amazing songs. The songs on the radio now don't compare...
Ya there was a level of genuine meaning and philosophy behind lyrics that just outclasses todays music so much. This isn’t supposed to be a “this generations music sucks” thing because there is some amazing music, but the content of the lyrics seems to have changed A LOT when it comes to what’s popular. I feel lucky I got to listen to the stuff growing up, it made me consider a lot about life and living when I was still young.
It still plays this song at my job! It plays both old & new songs
To everyone out there who is having trouble in their life, no matter what your problems are, I just want to say that you are beautiful and have as much right to be here as the trees and grass. You have so much purpose and potential and there is no such thing as a person being a "mistake" . You are beautiful, and there will always be someone who cares, even if you can't see them.
You have such a big heart :)
beautiful mesaage
Thank you
your name is the same as my cousens and spelled the same i'm keylee.
your really sweet and have a big heart
"All the music you listen to is depressing "
It's true, nostalgic, and soul cleansing!
Honestly, music like this is the purest form of feelings someone can explain. Like, how someone asks how you feel and you personally can't explain, but music like this gets you? Just me?
you know those times where one little line in a song punches you straight in the gut? like reached in and disemboweled you? And then you listen to the song again one thousand times over for that one single line. "I think I'm moving but I go nowhere" ... like, the most random song I could ever listen to and this happens.
"You start to wonder why you're here not there"
"But I've become what I can't be.... Oh..."
... you guys :'(
this song speaks in so much truth about my life I swear... laying here in the dark and cant help but think, "I think I'm moving but I go nowhere" literally my life
Trenton Boston I know the feeling
It's incredible how sometimes, some songs describe you better than you'd do it yourself...
His voice stabbed me the moment it started. I can tell that he's venting wether it be talking about what's happening or happened to him or someone he knows directly or telling a story. This needs to play on the Radio....
This plays on Star 101.3 :)
Cuz it's not a hits radio, it's a radio of variety
also, back when this was a hit song, it was all over the radio.
+lynn ly Omg, thank you
Darkness awaits I remember when this came out. So much good music that year
Okay I think I understand it was. It brings many old memories back for me.
Whenever I listen to this, I just lay on my floor and think about every sad thing in life.
same ugh
maysa dieng I'm not a racist or homophobic. I wish for the world to unite and work towards science and helping others. People in Africa need food and water, but they're under control by corrupt ass governments and in a technological inferior country. The world is FUUUUCKED. Okay? And religion isn't making it better.
+Callum Pearce (Britishgamer666) Yeah i can agree with that but that is not what you said before. Yes ppl in Africa need food and water but so does the rest of the world. YOU said that Africans were killing ppl for "Tribal shit." No that's not right nor is it true. Yes the world may be FUUUUCKED but that is no excuse to disrespect other innocent people.
+Callum Pearce (Britishgamer666) religion is not a burden. The choices ppl make can be.
maysa dieng I may disrespect innocent people, but I will not go out of my way to harm them. If such happens, I accomplish nothing. (I know you said nothing about me harming them, just letting you know.)
And I said Africans are killing each other because of Tribal stuff. Yes, it's rare, but that doesn't excuse the fact it's happening.
I know it's scary to give a chance to changes, but sometimes you just need to. Trust yourself, you're going to be big.
Word🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒
I'd be honored if some OneRepublic fans would give a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of STOP AND STARE on my YT channel in tribute to one of the most legendary songs of the 00's decade. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and peace.
Jolie Mejía needed that today, thanks!
Thank u..
Thanks for the adivce probably distant family
I suffer from social anxiety disorder and I feel like this song really matches my life right now...
Same here
let it define you or overcome it. its not easy bur its worth it and progress is progress. your choice.
Me 2. I had a job interview like a month ago and I couldn't take a breath or think. One of the most unpleasant experiences I've had. I got the job but... I do live in a county I don't wanna live and work something I don't like just to be with my wife. Man... I wish it was easier
Fellow socially anxious army here
I feel you - I believe you can take day by day, step by step, breath by breath :)
Anyone came here from Castle?? Brings back memories, Nostalgia is such a great feeling but a little sad at the time. Love from the Philippines 2018 ❤
Season One Episode One - pilot for the series. Managed to get through all eight seasons!
Yeeeeees 🤣
Was just watching that ending a few days 😅
this song hits so hard as we get older 😔
Yep.
Reading the comments here is really depressing. I thought I was alone having to lie about who I am to my parents because they don't accept who I actually am. But it seems like everyone is having this issue.
I hope that someday, me and you all can finally be accepted by our families.
Maybe one day you can tell the world you really are a cat, but I don't think anywhere other than reddit will accept you
No matter what you believe in, we were all sent here, it's a gift, we get the chance to take a glimpse of the world, we are so lucky,
"I've become what I can't be..."
A writer....
"I've become what I can't be..."An introvert
Surfer Dude
Same
kitty the fluffington Every time I see him... I find myself afraid to breathe.
Surfer Dude
Him...? You have a crush as well?
kitty the fluffington
Oh, yeah. But I can't ever tell him.
For anyone feeling hopeless, there is hope. That empty feeling wont last, whether you find the one you love or you become successful on your own; it's all temporary. Times can be rough but we all experience it. It just depends on you how you cope, and a positive mindset goes a long way, even when everything around you is falling apart
To anyone who's still listening to this, you are a legend👍🏻
Thank you I know I am.
You are just great!!
This song played in the Castle pilot episode. How time flies by. #Caskett
my mom used to play all of their music when i was real little, like second grade. we lived in north carolina and we would take these long scenic drives, and i would stare out the car window at all the passing trees and their color changing leaves. i liked this boy named luke, and i would pretend i was in a music video and him and i were having some dramatic break up... i was such a weird kid lmao. this song is so nostalgic.
kaitlyn zuniga WTH 😂
Edgar Lopez right 😂😂
kaitlyn zuniga How old are you now?
jasmin Chaclan turn 15 in 2 months
kaitlyn zuniga you look older than 15 hahahaah girls these days look older than they actually are #Jealousasf I just turned 17 and i still look like a small ass potato -.-
This is one of the songs in which I heard it, loved it, but didn't get it or hear it, because I haven't felt what it describes. Then I listen to it again a few years later and suddenly I feel like I've been hit with a bus because I get it. And it suddenly seems so much more.
Nostalgic much... almost 2016 to.
Exactly
+Liz Crosthwait same :\
+Liz Crosthwait I guess that now you see what we see? I felt like this three or four years ago. My life is completely different now for the better. :) Don't forget where you came from.
+Liz Crosthwait What does it mean to you? I got my meaning, but how do you take it? Everyone takes things differently.
Criminally underrated band and music writers
The town is colder now, I think it's sick of us, It's time to make our move I'm shaking off the rust, I've got my heart set on anywhere but here. I'm staring down myself counting up the years. Those lyrics so describe my life right now....
I know exactly what you mean.....
Chase Martin it's describing everyones life :))
Chase Martin this songs helped me through a hell of a lot. music in general
Chase Martin same shit man... hope things get better...
Asuka Kazama Don't be mean, Its just an Opinon, don't let words get to you.
When I need a reminder I just listen to this song in the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror. It reminds me to become who I want to be, i have to make that happen, if not I sit still and count the years on my face.
you and I both. We’ll make it. Or die trying. If they could see what we see...
Same here
@@fallingreign310 pp
I went threw a negative depression. I got jumped soo bad I got body slammed n it fucked up the right side of my body n my right eye I wasn’t the same, my bm left me friends stop hanging with me n I couldn’t control my mood I didn’t move the same everyday for 7 years I had no insurance, my family could see the depression look in my face n asked what’s wrong and every time I’d tell them the same story till they got tired of hearing it, I had anxiety bad and soo scared of everything I couldn’t be myself so I said fuck them I wanted to be me soo bad but a stronger cooler but ready to kill if anyone tried to fuck with me and the thought of being a bad boy would bring my bm back soo I studied deep into the Illuminati selling my soul it gave me “powers” you wouldn’t belive really like doing stuff i wouldnt do or have the balls doing what the original me can’t but twisted my mind a lot it was some type of boundaries u have to followed mixed with who u are as a person I moved different acted different and was a lot of staring no blinking we’ll barely, a lot of people got scared all types but they had to respect me ina way but in someway I was right but still dark n doing it different a lot of respect n followers but fake love I thought I was moving up growing but It was the opposite I was losing myself it was eating me up inside I couldn’t look at my family the same they where scare to keep eye contact my dad said there was something evil in me n it killed me making my family feel some type of way it wasn’t me I tried to be something I wasn’t n in the end I wanted to be myself I never missed myself n who I was soo muched in my life I realized when I was in the dark state of mind I wasn’t moving anywhere but the same n when i started to go back how I was before I lost a lot of knowledge from being that negative person like if I had to start over but it’s ok because I got myself back n I never been more happier to be me then an image of a person I wanted to be that wasn’t never me at heart n going back made the real me stronger this speaks to me perfectly..
Yes yes exactly
Castle season 1 episode 1 bought me to this song. Now, after watching the entire series, I miss it sometimes.When I hear this song I remember the way Richard Castle looked at Kate Beckett at the end of episode 1 and my heart warms and feels lighter. Who would have thought a murder can bring 2 people together??
Shiny!
Oh yeah, it was in Castle, too. It was in one of the Smallville episode as well, iirc.
Half-drunk, trying to cry, no tears coming.... im dead inside, but i know that everything is going to be alright. Im confident, i love my life, yet i have incredible sadness inside. This is what this song means to me. It found my real me. Thank you 1 Republic
Every time I listen to this it reminds me of the end of the first episode of Castle! I love this song 😍😍
"Time to make one last appeal for the life I lead."
This hits me so hard.
I'm 27 I first saw one Republic live when they was supporting my best mates cousin James morrison when I was 15 . If I could go back to that night and tell myself how rellivent the songs from then would be today's. This song sums up where I am. And it's giving me the boost I need to change my path. Crazy how things go. But this is a tune and half
I'm now 31 and i still come back to the one memory of this song and train tracks. I loved this album so much
One word. Nostalgia. I miss music like this, and believe me, the stuff that's on the radio these days is not real music.
You can say it again
I agree 100%. Where is the talent, hard-work, and emotion put into pressing a few buttons to make a simple beat and just sing lyrics too it? Sorry for ranting about today's music but it's true.
pretentious points: +25
who are you to judge this 🙄 i also don't like todays charts that much, but i would never dare to deney theire hard work. If it's so easy to write this kind of music, go ahead. lets see how long it will take you, to even produce a full song. There is a reason why such music as this sond isn't in the charts anymore, and other music is. A mayority of people love to listen to this stuff. If you don't like it, don't listen to it. Every song has its own purpose. If its just for having a good time, and having fun while listening to it, thant thats it.
and sorry, if my gramma sucks, english isn't my motgertoung
Forgot about this song. This is my childhood, I’m in tears
11 years have already passed since I first listened to this song. I never expected that it would hit me really hard now.
Same 🥺 These songs were really my childhood, its fun but depressing to go back on memory lane and remember how life was used to be..
One of my good friends is depressed and I showed him this song... He started crying and he wouldn't stop for about 30 minutes. I then asked him one of the cheesiest questions ever. "Do you see what I see?"
He actually dignified it with an answer. "Yes."
My son was gay and I could only love him as the good soul he was , because of all the jaded people on this planet , HE was PROUD of how he could love another whom hated HIM , God bless his soul , he passed away about 3 years ago now ,HE was cremated on REMEMBERENCE DAY , I cry because I was jaded when I was young , and am still trying to forgive myself for that, I know I hurt feelings for my own ego, Now I have no ego, so blessings to the purple hearts who stand up for their own.
how did your son die?
Renegade X HUFFING , accidently absolutely NO DOUBT , he was going to BECOME a social worker and livedd for God always sticking up for others and himself , NO FEARS HE knew how to live for him self ,unjaded by others ....
larry charpentier He did from hyperventilation?
CaptainDayren No but that can kill you,, Too much oxygen very bad also , I believe it was either butane or propane ,No one would tell me exactly, but, would not recommend to anyone to mess with , GET HIGH ON LOVE ,,, BETTER FOR ALL
this never gets old...
"I think I'm moving but I go nowhere"
Damn, that hit close to home
This song is such a good song. I love One Republic
BorisThe GroundingFetish69
I most certainly do!
I like Lifehouse and One Republic, too!
And Daughtry, and The Fray, and Coldplay, and Owl City, and Snow Patrol, and Train, and-- well I like a lot of bands! :P
OhLookItsRabid
Awesome! I like most of the ones you mentioned.
OhLookItsRabid Omg I love all of those bands, and have seen most in concert
Laura Rodriguez me too I love this song makes me cry sometimes
This song is beautiful... Still can't get enough of it :)
I listen to this song once every day. When I do I don't song along, I just lay down and listen, not a word comes out of my mouth, I just listen and think. While I do I look at something that means something in my life, or at least used to mean something. This song makes me think, not just think about what I'm going to do or say, but what I have done and what I need to do to make things right. If something happens in life, don't sit there and cry about it, stand up and move. Don't think that your purpose in life is to just fill a space in the world, even if it is, that space must be important to have you there. Even if you feel like your drowning, or falling, or stuck; push yourself out of the water, grow wings and fly, or break off the things that are keeping you still. Nothing is made to last, no one is made to last. Everything is meant to fall apart, everyone is meant to leave. Some thoughts might be unspoken, some events might never be told of. No one can stop these things from happening, but I can tell you this: The people who leave may not come back, but there will be new people to come, you just have to have open arms. The things that break you might not be able to put back together, but you can build a new one. Just be there for it to happen. If you feel like you have nothing to live for, I'll say this: More people care about you than you know. If you're sure that you have absolutely not a thing to live for, live for me. I want you to have the best life you could ever have, 'cause if you have a good life, then you could inspire others to have one too. Don't you want others to have a good life? Just think, listen, and breathe.
From A Person Who Cares About You
Wow...I hope I don't sound corny, but I just wanna let you know that this comment really inspired me. It makes me happy that there are people like you in this world who care. Thank you very much. I hope you have the best of luck in your future. God bless you. :)
@@mallorielouann546 You made my day, thank you.
her mother was a nurse Her and she was a nurse at the hospital and she was a nurse in the her
His voice is like a warm blanket.
2000s music is the best music y’all fight me on this
JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU'RE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💝💌💖💗💓💞💕💟❣❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
Yes!
Oh gosh...I miss these meaningful music...it’s just calming ☺️💕
I love how one song can have so many meanings to so many people, reading these comments really made me smile! Me, this reminds me of Crooked Man, anyone heard of the game? That broken guy, who goes through life despite the unfairness of his circumstances.
I have heard of crooked man before and yeah it is true
I miss their old music. Speaks to me everytime I listen to them❤️
The dislikes are the people that started to cry and their vision got blurry and thought it was a like button
A song about watching your life go by, not sure where its leading you.
It's been almost 7 years and this is still my favourite song
***** My opinion on this song being their best won't change unless they release a song that I like more (which I doubt will happen because I love it too much). That doesn't automatically mean that I haven't changed in 7 years.
@@inspiritely What about now? :D
Who else is still listening I’m 2019
You don’t need To know jamming this song until I can’t no more
Sing with us
Still listening😁
yo (2020)
Nostalgia. Brings me back to my lonely teenage years. Not much has changed lol.
It's amazing how much a song can affect you. I remember listening to this song with one of my closest friends when we were younger (probably about 9 or 10 years ago) on his MP3 player and jamming out to it. We did this almost every time we saw each other, which was pretty frequently since he lived close by.
Although, some time after, I was told that he had died from cancer, and even though I didn't know a lot about the gravity of that subject at the time, I just knew that we would never be able to listen to this song together or see each other ever again. That's why I always like revisiting this song to remind me of all the good times we had together and all of the memories we shared, even though I still get really emotional over it.
Rest in peace Chase...
LCat4Ever
Soooo old yet soooo amazhang! I really miss these songs! I remember when i used to turn on the radio & listen to these songs on the way to school! I was 7 yrs old now I'm 12. Wow.
Best lyrics ever. Don't think I have ever related to a song like this before...
This is one of those songs that are so freaking relatable and get my emotions going. I don't see a lot of that kind of music anymore.
Song reminds me of my dad that just passed he thought everyone hated him
2020 though?
Me😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰
Oh yes.
Here! Ive never heard of this song.
@NiallxNewt even better
2021
One Republic. I love you. ♥ True talent. (:
Listening in October 2019 and it still sounds amazing 🔥🔥
One of the most beautiful rock songs I have ever heard!
When I listen to this song, it kind of reflects back to me about my life and how the struggles I go through encourages me to move forward. Great song in my opinion :)
Day6's cover brought me here, ya all need to check it out- they totally smashed it
I HAVENT HEARD
Yes, Day6 is amazing too
same goes to me. i think i'm gonna stan OneRepublic because of Day6 haha
Same I saw this because of day6😂
YESSSSSSSSS
This music takes me way back. Miss the purity and the essence of it ! This is what you call music !!
what happened to the music industry this music is beautiful. :3
I know right. It's just proof how sex really does sell.
I ran into my friend's room the other day, and as she is a _huuuge_ fan of one direction, and she'd been trying to get me to convert for ages, I shouted, "HEY I LIKE THAT BAND THAT BEGINS WITH ONE NOW. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR MUSIC!" her reaction: "OMG really?? Yes another Directioner!"
Me: "LOL NO it's called OneRepublic!" I love their music! Maybe I put too many caps... but I think this music is better than any of that factory-made crap they call music nowadays.
haha xD i would of loved to see her reaction :)
LOL Epic Trolling to your friend! I wish I could have seen her face in that moment. xD
Nice. That is funny. What do people call them selves with the band. Or do we not need a title. If there is one lets hopes it not as stupid as a. Oh gosh I can not even type it
xD yeah it was priceless. oh and Cassidy Blake , some people say firebreathers and some say dragons.
+Mystic Tame a "Republican" ?
I'll show myself out....
Whenever I hear "music" like Anaconda or Sorry, I come here to cleanse my ears.
+Lady Xerxes same (:
Amen! Those songs are trash compared to this song
I suggest you keep your soul clean by choosing songs that Christ would approve of. Be blessed sis!😀💕💕➕
+Puerto Rico You don't have to compare these songs to any song to know they're trash
+Puerto Rico *LOL* so many religious Christians in the internet nowadays :)
Oh Castle! The way you look at Beckett makes my heart ache 😍
I haven't heard this song in way too long... I'm feeling seriously nostalgic now
You mean good music?
For all of you folk that are depressed, I have the same issue, if it's a relationship you seek, well you need to stop thinking about it, get through school get a good job and do what you need to do, because the right person will come to you... If it's bullying, hell, they are also depressed so they need a way to get out of the world they are in now, so please guys, stay strong, if not for your family, or for your friends, for me, I am also depressed and I want you all to feel better, and I hope you want me to feel better too :) But anyways, my girlfriend may not love me anymore, but I still love her so much, we got into a fight last night and guess what, we got through it but something seems amiss... I don't know, but anyways, I hope to marry her one day, she fixes my depression. Thanks for reading guys! Love you all :)
flaymebuster ok I’ll remember this comment I’ll keep going for you
@Billy of the Log same man
I wish I could show this to my older brother, I miss him so much and wish that he'd come home
what happens with you brother ?
He couldn't handle the family drama and ran away. We don't know where he is.
Gilbert Beilschmidt I know its not my business but i have to know. Has your brother returned?
Gilbert Beilschmidt oh search help, to find your brother !!!
Gilbert Beilschmidt My parent's died, along with my sister. I feel you, here.
Listened to this song so many times. It take me a long time to actually feel it for real. What it all means. What an amazing song…
2021 is ending and still listening to these kinds of music❤️❤️❤️
this song is for daydreamers like me :S i love singing(admitted) im not a bad singer at all but i have no courage yet all i do is wander my eyes around in town with my earphones on me. Feeling every song wanting to sing them so bad but so scared. Only stops and stares no moving forward. I feel like ive put my talent to waste because i know i could do so much better yet im afraid (it worsens everytime i do the same thing, but wanting to burst so bad when i really want to do it) till after 20 years living on earth i am still confuse and scared of what would everyone think if they found out my gift ....
maybe i need that one special person(close to me)who can encourage me .... because mabe my family knew i can sing well but no encouragement..
OnlyMusicToday I don't sing in public often, but if I'm with a friend it gives me the courage to just do it... Maybe if you have a friend around you'll get enough courage as well :D
If you guys have a great voice then you shouldn't be afraid to share it with people out in the world you have it for a reason so use it to your best abilities just close your eyes and imagine your alone in the world .
Why does it matter what people say about you? So what you may look different or have bad singing. They should like you for you. Not how you sing or look, but on how you act and who you are.
GamerGirl3156 Tell me this... If you don't know why they judge on how you sing or look then why do you care? Why does anyone care about what others think of you? Why should I care what others think of me? Why should you care about what they think of you? Only God can judge you, me, and everyone else. This is what I believe weither or not you share my beliefs or not. This is my opinion.
this song is me. Its really hard being someone you're not even suppose to be.
I'm bisexual and none of my family knows it and the truth is killing me because i know who i am, but yet if i say the truth its over.
I've become what i can't be.
Link them to this video so they can see your comment
Don't worry what others think, just be yourself, you'll be happier that way. :)
Tell them! It's a part of you and you will be happier, even they don't understand it!
I hope for you that one day, when you are ready to come out, you can sigh a sigh of relief for being able to be yourself. Not all parents will take it in their stride, often because of their generation, culture or religious beliefs, but as a mum myself, neither I nor my husband could ever be ashamed, judge or disown our children for this. I hope your parents feel the same way. All the best. Sending you a virtual hug...And hey, you can always come to Sydney, we are pretty open about this sort of stuff...mostly…
i'm bi too. still haven't come out yet. so....yeah.
still listening to this in 2022 and still feeling absolutely overwhelmed 💓
Uploaded only 1 video and it got more than 28 mil views? Legendary!
*sigh* this song makes me sad. I try to move forward but don't seem to be going anywhere. I don't even know what to do with my life, I just want to drop out of school already and wait for time to pass by
feel the same way
Hang in there, it does get better man :)
For a long time this was the song of my life. If you're listening to this and feeling that, I feel for you, and it can change.
2019. And yes still love one republic. Thumbs up!!!
This song is gold. It never loses its shine or worth. It's timeless and beautiful. ❤️
this song is so amazing!!! The One Republic is my second favorite band!!!
It’s so pure, I’m crying 😭
I think I’m moving but I go nowhere
I don’t know why I keep trying anymore. Everyday I force myself to live this life, follow my responsibilities, act like I’m okay but on the inside I’m asking myself why? On the inside I’m fighting back tears in public. I go home and I’m so stressed I can’t sleep and then I get up in the morning and do it all again, but why? I’ll never be happy, I’ll never not be lonely, I’ll never be the person I want to be, all I’ll ever be is alone and fighting to pretend I’m fine for the few people that love me. The sad thing is love doesn’t equate to like, love is an obligation they can’t help but follow as much for me as for their own conscience
Yo why hasn't anyone replied to this?? Hope your doing ok pal! 👍
I don't know if you're gonna read this, but I just want to tell you, that I know how you feel. The thought of never being happy. Or that you will be alone forever. I know how it feels. But I know it will get better. It took a while. But it did get better. There are days that are worse than others but It will get better. It's always the darkest just before the dawn. Hang in there. Life is hard but in the end it is worth every second.
That’s deep bro…u good now? I know I’m really late to reply to this but I noticed it looking at the comments and I just wanna say that I also know how u feel. Everyday you feel like life is meaningless and that there’s no point in going on anymore and following the same procedure EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I feel like that all the time. I always put on a fake smile and pretend to be happy and cheerful. But in the inside, I’m just a big bag of sadness that’s ready to burst any second.
Younger me would sing along because its catchy, now I sing it because its relatable
"Stop And Stare, I Think I'm Moving But I Go Nowhere." ♡
12 years and this is still my song❤
if yall here and listening, you know how good song was in these times. Miss this time
Came out 6 years ago...Still in love with this song.
Castle 1x01. Love this song and that show.
I loved the song, then heard it on Castle and loved it even more!!!!!
stanas walk at the end of that show was such a model walk lol
jaylin godwin castle? the show?
Yes!
Morrigan Sullivan Yup!!
IM LISTENING TO THIS SONG ON TWO TABS AND THE ARE PERFECTLY MATCHED!! ITS AWESOME!!
this was my first favorite song, now i play multiple instruments, sing, and make my own music. thanks for inspiring me, one republic
You know for the longest time I always thought this was a love song, I listened to it and it was a great song but after living life and having set back after setback I actually listened to it and it speaks to me in ways I never thought are possible. It’s a song about change about growing and moving past ones fears despite the time it takes to progress and the fear of failure looming around one shouldn’t let fear hinder you from living a life of possibility of becoming the best version of yourself at least that’s what I got out of it and that message is beautiful.
Save your fellow man, post this everywhere.
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Somebody had to do this, good job.
Oh, this wasn't me. Like the message says, I copied and pasted it everywhere I could. I suggest that you do the same.
...You know, RUclips could have saved a lot of time and money by just centering the screen. That would be SO MUCH BETTER than what we're dealing with now.
You forgot to tell us to flag the comment as spam...
Toeheadracer Does do anything. Like they said people are very curious, we'll still read it.
this song makes me think of how crappy i have felt in the past and present, i love this song, it makes my mind think straight through my parents divorce
Hugs
thats life bro
best of luck and happiness in the future. Hang in there champ!
This song kind of helped me through my break up when I was in my tenth grade year, the year was almost over. I had heard this song years before. I am so glad I had the chance to find it again.
Just wanted to say that I really like all the people in this comment section and that this song is still so good even years later
Omg I’m crying sm it’s fucking 2019 and this used to be my jam when I was like 5 and I would sing this with my friends but now I moved and I haven’t seen my best friends in 4 years. I just miss being happy and I miss loving myself.
In 2008, I remember first hearing this song when it randomly came on radio in my car when I finished watching the Incredible Hulk movie in theaters, man those were dem one of my flashback times.
wow
This song really makes you think about how the people you love and need walk away when you needed them the most.
this song feels like a memory