I can remember singing the words to this song as a 16 year old in High School not truly understanding what the song meant....now I’m singing along to the words as a 30 year old that’s been battling heroin addiction for 8 years and know exactly what this song means. Crazy how the world works....
Hey I was 10 years deep in IV use until about 6 years ago. My DOC was Opana but I did my fair share of H when i couldn't get the other. Don't ever feel like you're stuck. Suboxone saved my ass. Yeah I still take it every day but other than some weed I am sober from that shit. Best thing ever. When you're ready to be done if you can't titrate your dose down, consider a sub clinic. If you can take small doses of it for a few weeks you will kick it. Don't give up man you can do it, I promise. Take care.
@Kaas-Ican True but after 8 years you can't just quit. You need at bare minimum a support group. If you haven't experienced it I don't expect you to understand. Let's just say you cant even get out of bed except to make it to the toilet for weeks or months on end depending on length of use. But he should definately seek out those resources and surround himself with people that will support him instead of screaming" just quit!" down his throat. That will send an addict running the other direction in a heartbeat.
@@markdesselle5572 Thank you for understanding...I know Kaas means well by his/her comment but like you said it's not as easy as "just quit". I wish it was. Like you, I'm an IV'er...totally different monster withdrawing. People that say "just quit" have never experienced puking up yellow/orange bottom of your stomach bile, the hot and cold flashes, the body aches, etc etc. I wish it was as easy as "just quit" I truly do. I don't want my little girl growing up without a father like I did, unfortunately that goes thru my head daily, and I'm still losing the struggle to win. Much love for the support though, glad you guys reached out, means a lot...
Hey im with ya man. Got out of actuve duty in 2016. Bad dwi accident landed me in jail for 31 days. My son was only 2 months old and i was facing 8 years because of the injuries my uncle sustained during the accident. Ill be sober for 3 years Nov 18th this year. Its possible brother, stay vigilante. There's hope!
Dude all I did was smoke 🚬. Covid has me craving a nicotine high. I haven't had nicotine in 2 years. Social distancing means I haven't seen my family this year. My mother has to caretake for her parents and my father has been out of the picture my whole life. My childhood friends live over 100 miles away... My wife has been a huge help but after awhile the walls of my home feel like a prison cell instead of a sanctuary. Some days it feels like they're just gone, instead of a 2 hour (one way) drive away. The virus hasn't been as destructive to me personally as the quarantine has. The quarantine has effectively severed my family ties completely. My family are now just as close to me as my work acquaintances. Nothing more than a phone call every few months.
At least with a cigarette or two I'd feel a bit calmer. I can't risk it though or I'll be hooked again in two days. It's too easy to finish a pack and just keep going. I know those withdrawals aren't as bad as other addictions but they still felt worse than the flu. I felt sore like I was sick all the time, threw up when I ate for the first day or two, I had bad migraines, and I was mad at everyone for no reason. I know it's not worth it to have to go through that again for temporary relief but man it's tempting some days.
God, this song takes me back. I would sing along while I was battling my addiction. Thank you guys for being there in my dark times. I’m so grateful to say that I’ve been completely sober for over a year now. And I’m finally expecting to be a mother soon.
When this song was popular my husband and I were addicts and every time we would hear this song we would go get high. Well my husband passed and now I listen to this song in his memory! Love and miss you G.
I listened Smile Empty Soul for the first time in 2007. Since that day I never stopped listening to this extraordinary band, I wish I could be a great producer to take them to the top. Sean is a legend.
This version made me appreciate this song again cause if you have been listening to these guys as long as I have this song was played tf out for years now they have so many great songs and yet the radio only plays this one
I'm a recovering addict. This song meant so much to me at the time when I was younger. It's a blessing to see it remastered now right when I need it the most. 🖤
I've seen them twice in less than a years and I got the opportunity to meet them both and I told them "if you keep coming to Houston, I'll keep coming to your shows".
Lirycs-- I've been scared and lonely I've asked myself is something wrong with you My girlfriend told me I need some time alone to deal with issues But something makes me carry on It's difficult to understand Why I always wanna fly I do it for the drugs I do it just to feel alive I do it for the love That I get from the bottom of a bottle You always call me And ask me how I make it through the day I'm always fallin' I guess it's just God's way of making me pay But something makes me carry on It's difficult to understand Why I always wanna fly I do it for the drugs I do it just to feel alive I do it for the love That I get from the bottom of a bottle I do it for the drugs I do it just to feel alive I do it for the love That I get from the bottom of a bottle When I, I wonder why I try And I, I wonder why I bother And I, I wonder why I cry Why I, I go through all this trouble I do it for the drugs I do it just to feel alive I do it for the love That I get from the bottom of a bottle I do it for the drugs I do it just to feel alive I do it for the love That I get from the bottom of a bottle
Saw these guys do an acoustic set about 8 years ago or something like that. Still have the signed 8x10 on my wall in a frame. one of my all time fav bands.
Isn’t it funny people don’t normally attend to the desire of self pleasure, but it’s sold as an experience for every one…the power of helping just one person through music is world changing.
It was fun Workin with you in Spokane Washington about 6 years ago at the hop now closed down sadly but great job nostalgic rock on come back to town anytime
I've just come across this version of this song and i love it. My older brother bought this album when it came out and this is like travelling back in time a bit or something. A lot has changed since then. Thank you, Sean Danielsen for this song.
Their tracks are always high quality...the instruments almost seem lifelike on my system. Been listening to SES from around 8 years ago. Severely underrated group.
This song helped me write an apology to someone I hurt, that was long overdue. Brings out all the feelings. It's never too late to change. Move forward, day by day. Just don't stop.
I heard the intro to this while I was at work the other day. It immediately took me to another era mentally. The nostalgia's strong with this song. I miss those days. Still sounds great to this very day ❤.
I get to see this band in 3 weeks after loving them intensely for 15 years. I'm so EXCITED. I battled addiction for many years and this song resonated so well with me. I'm just unbelievably excited.
These guys were YEARS ahead of it with their debut album. I was rocking that cd in MIDDLE SCHOOL! 🍻 The song "This is war" I mean come on. Its perfect.
Wow, my hats off to you. Sometimes i feel like im the only one who remembers Hurt, let alone likes them. One of my favorites, even got a tattoo of a line in rapture. But not a single person has ever known what its from.
@@samanthathick6724 I did a cover of falls apart on my fb that everyone seems to like. Anyways, dance russet is a good one, they have a live version with him playing the violin
@@matthewrebelmonster6095 yes I've heard the same thing, which to me the song blatantly shows that thats what its about. I do love falls apart as well, and Losing. Their acoustic set was the best imo. So much passion. However i do not relate to rapture, thankfully, but the song is amazing nonetheless. The line i took from it, i felt was very powerful and it's actually a tattoo in dedication to my children. "Find in me, the room to breathe " My way of letting them know they can put anything on me and i will find a way to find them peace.
@@samanthathick6724 I'm so glad Hurt decided to come to my shitty state all those years back and play in the capital, Jackson back when we occasionally would get some bands come through. They are criminally underrated
This song brings a lot of my past dark memories . When this song came out, back in 2004 , I was fighting my addiction, I couldn't get rid of the drugs and Psychotropic substance. I went to various rehabilitation centres but still couldn't defeat my addiction until the summer of 2012 but now I'm a responsible family man and 12 years total abstinence from my choice of substance.
They have been grossly underrated ever since this song came out. That album was phenomenal.
Under 1 mill views for a awsome song while cardi b WAP is in the billions. Goes to show how dumb down this world has become
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Indeed
@@darkfog360 😭😭😭😭
That album helped me through a lot of tough times
This band takes me to another place in time. I’ll always miss those days.
1000% - I couldn't agree more
Yes this song rules !!
Nostalgia to the max with this band, they were my first uncensored CD purchase, had to beg my aunt to buy it for me.
" I wish there was a way to know you're in "the good old days", before you've actually left them."-Andrew Bernard
Will never forget seeing them with Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Crossfade, Shinedown, and Flyleaf at a festival and they stole the show.
I can remember singing the words to this song as a 16 year old in High School not truly understanding what the song meant....now I’m singing along to the words as a 30 year old that’s been battling heroin addiction for 8 years and know exactly what this song means. Crazy how the world works....
Big Ron The Python I hear ya on that my man
Hey I was 10 years deep in IV use until about 6 years ago. My DOC was Opana but I did my fair share of H when i couldn't get the other. Don't ever feel like you're stuck. Suboxone saved my ass. Yeah I still take it every day but other than some weed I am sober from that shit. Best thing ever. When you're ready to be done if you can't titrate your dose down, consider a sub clinic. If you can take small doses of it for a few weeks you will kick it. Don't give up man you can do it, I promise. Take care.
Man I hope you get the strength to get through it.
@Kaas-Ican True but after 8 years you can't just quit. You need at bare minimum a support group. If you haven't experienced it I don't expect you to understand. Let's just say you cant even get out of bed except to make it to the toilet for weeks or months on end depending on length of use. But he should definately seek out those resources and surround himself with people that will support him instead of screaming" just quit!" down his throat. That will send an addict running the other direction in a heartbeat.
@@markdesselle5572 Thank you for understanding...I know Kaas means well by his/her comment but like you said it's not as easy as "just quit". I wish it was. Like you, I'm an IV'er...totally different monster withdrawing. People that say "just quit" have never experienced puking up yellow/orange bottom of your stomach bile, the hot and cold flashes, the body aches, etc etc. I wish it was as easy as "just quit" I truly do. I don't want my little girl growing up without a father like I did, unfortunately that goes thru my head daily, and I'm still losing the struggle to win. Much love for the support though, glad you guys reached out, means a lot...
The chorus is even more haunting when he doesn't scream it out.
Ya like he means it even more!
Haha
Good acoustic version though
Yeah, it sure does. 😂
Robert Witt nah he definitely can, it’s not a very hard vocal line
This song is about whatever keeps you going. "Drugs" is just a metaphor...
Maturing has its benefits 👍🏻
My drug is alcohol. Two years sober this past july. ...been struggling so hard with all this covid shit though. Music like this helps.
Hey im with ya man. Got out of actuve duty in 2016. Bad dwi accident landed me in jail for 31 days. My son was only 2 months old and i was facing 8 years because of the injuries my uncle sustained during the accident. Ill be sober for 3 years Nov 18th this year. Its possible brother, stay vigilante. There's hope!
Dude all I did was smoke 🚬.
Covid has me craving a nicotine high.
I haven't had nicotine in 2 years.
Social distancing means I haven't seen my family this year. My mother has to caretake for her parents and my father has been out of the picture my whole life.
My childhood friends live over 100 miles away...
My wife has been a huge help but after awhile the walls of my home feel like a prison cell instead of a sanctuary.
Some days it feels like they're just gone, instead of a 2 hour (one way) drive away.
The virus hasn't been as destructive to me personally as the quarantine has.
The quarantine has effectively severed my family ties completely.
My family are now just as close to me as my work acquaintances.
Nothing more than a phone call every few months.
At least with a cigarette or two I'd feel a bit calmer.
I can't risk it though or I'll be hooked again in two days. It's too easy to finish a pack and just keep going.
I know those withdrawals aren't as bad as other addictions but they still felt worse than the flu. I felt sore like I was sick all the time, threw up when I ate for the first day or two, I had bad migraines, and I was mad at everyone for no reason.
I know it's not worth it to have to go through that again for temporary relief but man it's tempting some days.
🍻
@@6423nintendo I also miss concerts.
I had tickets for June.
Entire tour canceled due to covid-19 restrictions.
Damn this acoustic version is nothing short of amazing. The vocals are superb.
I was obsessed with this band on my way to middle school on the bus. Love smile empty soul, and Billy Talent to this day
Whoever mixed this deserves some recognition. Sounds great!
The look he has playing the opening riff is pure passion. Absolute love for what he’s doing. Unbelievable.
God, this song takes me back. I would sing along while I was battling my addiction. Thank you guys for being there in my dark times.
I’m so grateful to say that I’ve been completely sober for over a year now. And I’m finally expecting to be a mother soon.
Loved this song as a kid but I understand it more in my heart as a Adult. 👍
Wow! Rarely do I appreciate an acoustic version more than the metal version. This is one of them rare moments.
When this song was popular my husband and I were addicts and every time we would hear this song we would go get high. Well my husband passed and now I listen to this song in his memory! Love and miss you G.
I love Smile Empty Soul ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fuckin epiccc!!
Even us old school rockers feel this to the bone...
This was my jam back in the day ♥️♥️ late 90s and early 2000s rock era was the real shit. Miss those days
I listened Smile Empty Soul for the first time in 2007. Since that day I never stopped listening to this extraordinary band, I wish I could be a great producer to take them to the top. Sean is a legend.
His voice is amazing.. Such gorgeous tone and range
Just amazing! Miss the early 2000’s. What a time to be alive.
This version gives me chills everytime. They're on my concert bucket list
This version made me appreciate this song again cause if you have been listening to these guys as long as I have this song was played tf out for years now they have so many great songs and yet the radio only plays this one
Seen them live back in 2012 at the rockapalooza
It's 7:26am and I'm suddenly 20 years younger then I was when I woke up.
❤🤘🙏
6:26am here 5 months later
Damn his voice is incredible
2021 and still listening. This acoustic version is just something else. Amazing band.
The acoustic version is insane.
I'm a recovering addict. This song meant so much to me at the time when I was younger. It's a blessing to see it remastered now right when I need it the most. 🖤
You can still feel it after 16 years. Just like how Sean sung it on the self titled record.
Sounds like he hasn't aged a day, beautiful voice, chills down my spine
Some of the best acoustic drop d I've ever heard
I've seen them twice in less than a years and I got the opportunity to meet them both and I told them "if you keep coming to Houston, I'll keep coming to your shows".
All letters make me feel just like I was written. I can't describe the feeling when I hear Smile Empty Soul.
Gen Z will understand how amazing this is one day. When they want kids, when they realize what life is. Thanks, Sean. You saved my life.
So true.
One of the first cds I ever got. Went to sleep to it for a long time.
Lirycs--
I've been scared and lonely
I've asked myself is something wrong with you
My girlfriend told me
I need some time alone to deal with issues
But something makes me carry on
It's difficult to understand
Why I always wanna fly
I do it for the drugs
I do it just to feel alive
I do it for the love
That I get from the bottom of a bottle
You always call me
And ask me how I make it through the day
I'm always fallin'
I guess it's just God's way of making me pay
But something makes me carry on
It's difficult to understand
Why I always wanna fly
I do it for the drugs
I do it just to feel alive
I do it for the love
That I get from the bottom of a bottle
I do it for the drugs
I do it just to feel alive
I do it for the love
That I get from the bottom of a bottle
When I, I wonder why I try
And I, I wonder why I bother
And I, I wonder why I cry
Why I, I go through all this trouble
I do it for the drugs
I do it just to feel alive
I do it for the love
That I get from the bottom of a bottle
I do it for the drugs
I do it just to feel alive
I do it for the love
That I get from the bottom of a bottle
Saw these guys do an acoustic set about 8 years ago or something like that. Still have the signed 8x10 on my wall in a frame. one of my all time fav bands.
Getting old, but his voice still sounds young
He's only 37. What is considered old? hahaha
@@addisonkirby5207 Damn, really? He was young when SES started.
He looks like he is in his 20's still
LOOL 37 years old lool im 27 and to me 37 is not even prime
Hes aged some. Should have said that the first time
Isn’t it funny people don’t normally attend to the desire of self pleasure, but it’s sold as an experience for every one…the power of helping just one person through music is world changing.
This is a modern masterpiece. This is so real, it makes me replay and replay.
every song you have ever written is pure genius! your one of the most talented artist to ever! vultures would be a good add to the album by the way!!
Agreed!
It was fun Workin with you in Spokane Washington about 6 years ago at the hop now closed down sadly but great job nostalgic rock on come back to town anytime
I listened to this so much in high school. What a throwback.
Good shit 2024
Sean is a very great singer. I like his vocals a lot
His delivery....
Full of emotion as always! :) Love it!
Finally a group I fit in, I've missed this band and heard them in Germany , they have gotten me through a whole lot in my life without them I be dead
Damn even better now
Best version of this song. I love acoustic :D
I've just come across this version of this song and i love it. My older brother bought this album when it came out and this is like travelling back in time a bit or something. A lot has changed since then. Thank you, Sean Danielsen for this song.
Love from Sri Lanka...a fan since 2003...you guys still rock..
Their tracks are always high quality...the instruments almost seem lifelike on my system. Been listening to SES from around 8 years ago. Severely underrated group.
Cheers from Panamá.... You guys where part of my high school days ... !
Love the Flint 👕 810 Flint native here and the fact that I was 13 when I first listen to this song and 20yrs later I still feel the same way about it
Wow that was wonderful. He's mad talented.
Keep up the great work. SES still remains one of my favorite bands 🤘
This song helped me write an apology to someone I hurt, that was long overdue. Brings out all the feelings. It's never too late to change. Move forward, day by day. Just don't stop.
Incredible! Love this song! Great Memories1
Never gets old seeing you play this! Grest job Sean Danielsen!
I don't know what I'm here on the earth for.
All I know is that as long as I'm here I'll be listening to this band..
Have been a fan for years
This hits so differently being acoustic. Damn
OMG I remember in my 20's I went to you guys concert and Slipknot played too
Amazing!!!! Saw them at Juanita’s Little Rock 2004
This song got me through hard times! ❤️ it!
one of my favorite songs, i like the foot tapping keeping the beat
This song got me hooked and clean at the same time. 90's were fun, crazy, sad, exciting, and every other emotion.
I heard the intro to this while I was at work the other day. It immediately took me to another era mentally. The nostalgia's strong with this song. I miss those days. Still sounds great to this very day ❤.
Pamietam jak kiedys grali na festiwalu w Węgorzewie to byly czasy pozdrawiam rodowity wegorzewianin. Nikt a stoi !!!! 💚
I get to see this band in 3 weeks after loving them intensely for 15 years. I'm so EXCITED. I battled addiction for many years and this song resonated so well with me. I'm just unbelievably excited.
Thank you for making the 2000s great.
Takes me back to early 2000s oh the nostalgia
Guys, thanks for the music you create. It’s really good songs. Early 2000th, that was a great time.
That song has always deserved to be as great as he just made it. That's next level, even from his tall starting point.
These guys were YEARS ahead of it with their debut album. I was rocking that cd in MIDDLE SCHOOL! 🍻 The song "This is war" I mean come on. Its perfect.
this track is powerful juju.... Also solid AF
Hits even harder
My favorite song.
Always been one of my favorite bands. These guys and Hurt I feel are severely underappreciated.
Wow, my hats off to you. Sometimes i feel like im the only one who remembers Hurt, let alone likes them. One of my favorites, even got a tattoo of a line in rapture. But not a single person has ever known what its from.
@@samanthathick6724 that song is about abortion I read. It can be about many things to many people, but to him it was abortion.
@@samanthathick6724 I did a cover of falls apart on my fb that everyone seems to like. Anyways, dance russet is a good one, they have a live version with him playing the violin
@@matthewrebelmonster6095 yes I've heard the same thing, which to me the song blatantly shows that thats what its about. I do love falls apart as well, and Losing. Their acoustic set was the best imo. So much passion. However i do not relate to rapture, thankfully, but the song is amazing nonetheless. The line i took from it, i felt was very powerful and it's actually a tattoo in dedication to my children. "Find in me, the room to breathe " My way of letting them know they can put anything on me and i will find a way to find them peace.
@@samanthathick6724 I'm so glad Hurt decided to come to my shitty state all those years back and play in the capital, Jackson back when we occasionally would get some bands come through. They are criminally underrated
2023 still a banger.
💯
One of the first CDs I ever bought and just introduced the music to my 13 yr old son tonight. ❤
Being a flintstone I'm super happy about his t-shirt! Great song too!
This is my jam i miss the early 2000s
Brings back all the good and bad
One of the best songs ever made!! Beautiful❤
This is what I'm talking about!! 🤘🤘
I have loved smile empty soul for what, 16 years now? Amazing band.
God paid it for us
This is one of my favorite bands.🔥
I love this song so much and this rendition is beautiful.
Saw them in concert about 15 years ago now. Just as good live as on the radio. Rare these days with autotune and everything.
I just went and seen them Thursday at the Southport Hall in New Orleans
Smile empty soul just hits different. Phenomenal
This video is like a time machine for me. Loved those days.
Love this cd
Man the memories! Great acoustic version!
This song brings a lot of my past dark memories . When this song came out, back in 2004 , I was fighting my addiction, I couldn't get rid of the drugs and Psychotropic substance. I went to various rehabilitation centres but still couldn't defeat my addiction until the summer of 2012 but now I'm a responsible family man and 12 years total abstinence from my choice of substance.
I love you brother! Fight the good fight. Your voice keeps me going another day.
I love this
Wow. Literally just wow. So well done. It's like the mature version of being dead inside to me
I missed the show in Glasgow KY... If u ever come back we're coming 🤜🤛
I'm in love with this version
Love this song. Hits hard