Testament is such a great F ing band!!! Time has proven that. I'll never understand why they never got as big as Metallica or Megadeth for example. Hindsight is 20/20 and I can definitely say they were way BETTER than Metallica and I'm an old school Metallica fan (don't care for anything after And Justice... even that album took some getting used to.) But I digress... F ing TESTAMENT!!! Those of us who know...KNOW.
I skipped my high school graduation to see these guys with Slayer in 1992 ! These guys were amazing. Groups like them and Overkill, Slayer, Creator and Megadeth were bad ass !
Kreator* lol But yes, all those bands are amazing live and in studio. I would have skipped my graduation for a show like that too if I had graduated lol
One of my favourite Testament's song. This song is a defenition of "perfect metal ballad" - lirycs, riffs, solo, brilliant vocal performance of Chuck Billy. I can listen to this masterpiece over and over again. Thank you, Testament!
@@davidtarvin2777 Wasn't MTV, wasn't Reality TV. It Wasn't the industry, it was people. Everyone is too soft and scared of hurting anyone's feelings that no one has the balls to tell people they are fucking trash. $ is the only thing that talks anymore.
I am Louie Clemente's daughter and my dad was always on tour when I was really little and after I was born. So I saw him mostly on holidays,bdays and for the summer until he retired. But seeing his talent as I've grown up has been great. As an adult now it hits different. Greg is the mastermind to the concepts and most lyrics and so much more. But the band as a whole is the true definition of manifestation. My mom told ne she watched at 18 yrs old Testament band members manifested everything to do with the band. From choosing members,writing music,lyrics and getting signed and touring/Headlining. Never stop manifesting in your life. I've manifested everything great in mine.
Your father's music was played endlessly around me growing up from my aunt's and uncles to my mom and dad there music always hit hard and always knew which emotion we were feeling thank you to your dad and the band
That’s great you’ve come to terms with his absence and his talent. He was an awesome drummer and it was an incredible time in music. Hope he is, and you are enjoying life!
Tobakilacion True enough, but someone who writes their own music, even if it sounds similar to their influences, and plays at least 1 real instrument well deserves to have the title "musician", whereas people who sample music and talk over it don't.
I remember being a ten year old kid watching this on MTV headbanger's ball. Watching all the thrash metal bands and death metal bands. Those were the days. Glad to be a metalhead.
I'm gonna take you to a place far from here No one will see us, watch the pain as it disappears No time for anger, no time for despair Won't you come with me there's a room for us there This innocent beauty, my words can't describe This rebirth to purity brings a sullen tear right to your eyes No time for anger, no time for despair Please let me take you 'cause I'm already there I'm so alone, my head's my home I'll return to serenity Rhyme without reason is why children cry They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die So please let me take you and I'll show you the truth Inside my reality we shared in our youth I'm so alone, my head's my home And I feel so alone, you know at last I'll return to serenity Now that I've taken you to a place far from here I really must go back, close your eyes and we'll disappear Won't you come with me, salvation we'll share Inside of my head now there's a room for us there I'm so alone, my head's my home And I feel so alone, you know at last I'll return to serenity
Lyrics I'm gonna take you to a place far from here No one will see us watch the pain as it disappears No time for anger, no time for despair Won't you come with me, there's room for us there? This innocent beauty my words can't describe This rebirth to purity brings a sullen tear right to your eyes No time for anger, no time for despair Please, let me take you 'cause I'm already there I'm so alone My head's my home I'll return to serenity A rhyme without reason is why children cry They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die So please let me take you, and I'll show you the truth Inside my reality, we shared in our youth I'm so alone My head's my home And I feel So alone (so alone) At last (at last) I return to serenity Now that I've taken you to a place far from here I really must go back, close your eyes, and we'll disappear Won't you come with me, salvation we share Inside of my head now there's room for us there I'm so alone My head's my home And I feel So alone (so alone) At last (at last) I return to serenity
When MTV had actual music playing, you could hear guitars in all of the top 40 hits charts and amazing bands like this existed. I will never have enough of this song and this solo.
First time i heard this song and bought Ritual cassette album when i was in junior high school. Now i' m 42 and still love this song! One of the best metal ballad ever!! Testament forever!! Cheers from Jakarta, Indonesia.. :)
It may be my favorite guitar solo of all time, although Kirk Hammett's in "Fade to Black" is close. Satriani apparently taught Hammett and Skolnik how to write amazing solos in ballads, haha!
If this truly is Testaments channel, I would like you guys to know that this song specifically got me through a REALLY bad time in my life. I'm at a point now that the "bad" has returned into my life and this song has found me again. Thank you Testament.
@MrAtomicDon: Right ! it's August 2020. Corona-Virus is still rulling. All over the world... so many victims, so many people died... Just wanted to say: Sending you all Hope & Peace. From Belgium, EU. I, myself in quarantine since March,15, 2020. The lyrics by Chuck Billy...are indeed meaning A lot More in 2020. x. Me, a mother & female drummer, my son, bass&guitars. NO MUSIC ALLOWED IN BELGIUM till end of the year 2020.
The original solo is one of my favorites of all time. So much passion. The structure of it and the way it builds, the structure. Amazing. I think of that solo whenever I play any slow song.
I used to love singing this song in the car........and in singing lessons. A great melodic masterpiece. Brilliant live too - supported Black Sabbath on a UK gig - Southhampton.
May i ask you an honest still strange intented question. Like, when did you find yourself in the music? I assume you are probably American or able to understand and speak English and i see that you chose to comment on an English singing band something that lets me assume that you are somehow somewhat cool with the fact that this whole Music thing is something that was made for me or in this case for you. It works for you apparently, let me tell you, how can you find peace into something that sells us a sort of vague dream that has a lot of tendencies to do with something i could never understand to begin with. Who is speaking for a better world? Who is giving in to it? Are we buying the stuff they try to sell us? Are we made by the product or did the product already exist before we were born? How can a musical genre be able to tell me what my problems will look like before u could even understand what they were singing in their songs? Im confused, but im not worthy of your help because im too busy making you upse and fedding you up with an intellect that has no other intention than trying to be a smart ass with a past that is more disturbing than a child eating pork in a country ruled by islam where differences are highly noticed and not allowed. Im stupid, nice to meet you in a computer system where any kind of understanding is vanished from your inner self and our sanity we are going down on a spiritual manner, we wish and want to wake up tomorrow as if its promised to us 4:04 even tho we are effortlessly failing in our human nature being exploited all day everyday everything in every way, look up this; fear like us - why dont you write a song about it. Best song ever
Love Heavy music,( Death , thrash ,Power, 80s , Black metal. Love Metal ) Testament never has done it for me, but Goddamn can they write a ballad!! All their ballads are good , they should release an album of ballads!
"Rhyme without reason is why children cry They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die So please let me take you and I'll show you the truth Inside my reality we shared in our youth" Speechless.....
I remember being stranded at the Terminator 1993 Halloween; Testament was playing in the basement and I was able to enjoy the show from the front. Chuck Billy shook my hand after they were finished. My most worst night ended up being the most amazing night!!
Such an underrated band! Testament are amazing song writers when it come to ballads, rock, and pure thrash. Pisses me off! They should be so much huger then they are in America. Love this band!
OMFG. That solo. Every time I play this song I air guitar the solo. And then I replay that part and air guitar the rhythm guitar. They are both...wow!!!
There are like a million metal bands out there now and I still go back to the 90's for good music. I just have not found anything in the last two decades that compares to classic Testament.
I love Testament as a Thrash Metal band big time, but I have also always loved their slower paced songs big time also. I love The Ballad, The Legacy, Return To Serenity, Trail Of Tears , and all the other ones alot. Chuck Billy has a PHENOMENAL singing voice. He sounds amazing on both their Thrash Metal fast paced songs, and their slow paced songs. This is one reason why Testament is one of my favorite bands ever. They are just so extremely talented. In my opinion they are underated because I think that they should be headlining arenas all around the world. That is how amazing they are to me.
1M views is a crime against humanity. This should be a billion easily. One of the best songs ever.
This video has parts of the song cut off.
No. I don't like the idea of metal being mainstream. But yeah, this video here should have at least 7 million views.
@@WilderAutumnBlaze "But, There's HEAVY METAL in my MAIN STREAM!..."
so, we have GOLD,
in Our Main Stream!
Let's go 🙂PANNING! 🙂
Testament is such a great F ing band!!! Time has proven that. I'll never understand why they never got as big as Metallica or Megadeth for example. Hindsight is 20/20 and I can definitely say they were way BETTER than Metallica and I'm an old school Metallica fan (don't care for anything after And Justice... even that album took some getting used to.) But I digress... F ing TESTAMENT!!! Those of us who know...KNOW.
They also should have left the full-length song intact. It's a crime they cut off parts of the guitar solos.
this is not a song , this is a MASTERPIECE !!!!!!
si lo decís vos pelado..
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All 1992 album wonderful
Si, Sea, See
Especially if you know :)
I skipped my high school graduation to see these guys with Slayer in 1992 ! These guys were amazing. Groups like them and Overkill, Slayer, Creator and Megadeth were bad ass !
I would've done the same!
Kreator* lol
But yes, all those bands are amazing live and in studio. I would have skipped my graduation for a show like that too if I had graduated lol
I think, it's the best decision...
@Pleasure To Kill Diploma had nothing to to do with the ceremony. I went and got that the day prior.
@Pleasure To Kill Back in 1992, yup. Long time ago
Metal ballads are the best!
Especially Testament's ballads
Yes they are ❤
the golden age of metal that never come back
One of my favourite Testament's song. This song is a defenition of "perfect metal ballad" - lirycs, riffs, solo, brilliant vocal performance of Chuck Billy. I can listen to this masterpiece over and over again. Thank you, Testament!
My song 2 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸💪
I dare to say that it's BEAUTIFUL AS FUCK!!!!
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Also "The Legacy"
Testament have the best power ballads!
From the time when MTV was a music TV and Headbanger's Ball rulled...
@my mom Yeah there was shows like heabangers ball and after school rock. Those were the days...
MTV ruined music
@@davidtarvin2777 blame those stupid reality shows
@@davidtarvin2777 Wasn't MTV, wasn't Reality TV. It Wasn't the industry, it was people.
Everyone is too soft and scared of hurting anyone's feelings that no one has the balls to tell people they are fucking trash. $ is the only thing that talks anymore.
Ngomong opo iki ndok
This album is a masterpiece and should have sold millions!!!
Alex's solo...goosebumps guys...goosebumps.
I am Louie Clemente's daughter and my dad was always on tour when I was really little and after I was born. So I saw him mostly on holidays,bdays and for the summer until he retired. But seeing his talent as I've grown up has been great. As an adult now it hits different. Greg is the mastermind to the concepts and most lyrics and so much more. But the band as a whole is the true definition of manifestation. My mom told ne she watched at 18 yrs old Testament band members manifested everything to do with the band. From choosing members,writing music,lyrics and getting signed and touring/Headlining. Never stop manifesting in your life. I've manifested everything great in mine.
I am a son that nobody knows about except for me never never got to spend time with my dad
Your father's music was played endlessly around me growing up from my aunt's and uncles to my mom and dad there music always hit hard and always knew which emotion we were feeling thank you to your dad and the band
That’s great you’ve come to terms with his absence and his talent. He was an awesome drummer and it was an incredible time in music. Hope he is, and you are enjoying life!
His drumming and that snare were epic.
Tell your dad thank you, for being part of the greatest thrash band ever(along with Slayer)
Solo was shortened but this song deserves alot more views than this. Sadly the majority of people today have no taste in music. :(
+Jeremy H Shortening this song at all, especially the solo, is fucking sacrilege. Whoever edited this should have their nuts bit off by a laplander:)
+Jeremy H Not lost on me Bro. One of the best guitar lead breaks I've ever heard. In my book it ranks with Allen Collins "Free Bird."
+Adam Youdell DAMN...They did shorten it! WTF!
Tobakilacion True enough, but someone who writes their own music, even if it sounds similar to their influences, and plays at least 1 real instrument well deserves to have the title "musician", whereas people who sample music and talk over it don't.
Tobakilacion It's still popular around the world, but not in the U.S. where we worship rappers and plastic pop stars instead of real musicians
I remember being a ten year old kid watching this on MTV headbanger's ball. Watching all the thrash metal bands and death metal bands. Those were the days. Glad to be a metalhead.
We are very lucky to grow with that type of music. We are still listen those songs. Tell me what are the remains all of those who listen pop. NOTHING.
😭😭😭😭😭
They should have a MTV headbangers ball revisted
Those vocals are just amazing.
20+ years on, and this still may be the best solo ever written.
I'm gonna take you to a place far from here
No one will see us, watch the pain as it disappears
No time for anger, no time for despair
Won't you come with me there's a room for us there
This innocent beauty, my words can't describe
This rebirth to purity brings a sullen tear right to your eyes
No time for anger, no time for despair
Please let me take you 'cause I'm already there
I'm so alone, my head's my home
I'll return to serenity
Rhyme without reason is why children cry
They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die
So please let me take you and I'll show you the truth
Inside my reality we shared in our youth
I'm so alone, my head's my home
And I feel so alone, you know at last
I'll return to serenity
Now that I've taken you to a place far from here
I really must go back, close your eyes and we'll disappear
Won't you come with me, salvation we'll share
Inside of my head now there's a room for us there
I'm so alone, my head's my home
And I feel so alone, you know at last
I'll return to serenity
Great lyrics!
Umm, yep, same lyrics I have, Lol.
Thx!
Gracias
Thanks for posting the lyrics. A great song.
Thanks to Testament for uploading their classic videos.
Lyrics
I'm gonna take you to a place far from here
No one will see us watch the pain as it disappears
No time for anger, no time for despair
Won't you come with me, there's room for us there?
This innocent beauty my words can't describe
This rebirth to purity brings a sullen tear right to your eyes
No time for anger, no time for despair
Please, let me take you 'cause I'm already there
I'm so alone
My head's my home
I'll return to serenity
A rhyme without reason is why children cry
They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die
So please let me take you, and I'll show you the truth
Inside my reality, we shared in our youth
I'm so alone
My head's my home
And I feel
So alone (so alone)
At last (at last)
I return to serenity
Now that I've taken you to a place far from here
I really must go back, close your eyes, and we'll disappear
Won't you come with me, salvation we share
Inside of my head now there's room for us there
I'm so alone
My head's my home
And I feel
So alone (so alone)
At last (at last)
I return to serenity
When MTV had actual music playing, you could hear guitars in all of the top 40 hits charts and amazing bands like this existed.
I will never have enough of this song and this solo.
Honestly, this is both one of my favorite songs and solos of all time... just so beautiful
First time i heard this song and bought Ritual cassette album when i was in junior high school. Now i' m 42 and still love this song! One of the best metal ballad ever!! Testament forever!! Cheers from Jakarta, Indonesia.. :)
Amen to that sir 🤘🤘hail testament
I bought this the first year of high school in 1992. I was a bit late to The Ritual because I was still listening to Souls Of Black and The New Order.
Same here...
Cheers from Bekasi. I am 42 years old too haha.
Same I remember those discount tapes with the cut in them
Guitar is just haunting
It's beautiful
Great vocals
If you’re still listening to this in 2023 (in sheer wonderment at Alex Skolnick’s playing), you are a hero.
Rock on, hero.
can't stop to hear it!
That isn't Alex.
Nah, just a metalhead.
2024 still
I love the vocal lines before the "so alone part."
One of the most important metal bands of the era.They surely left their mark on my, uh... soul of black ;-)
One of the best ballads ever written. Amazing vocal delivery, powerful riffs, heart churning sadness and that solo is just a masterpiece.
It may be my favorite guitar solo of all time, although Kirk Hammett's in "Fade to Black" is close. Satriani apparently taught Hammett and Skolnik how to write amazing solos in ballads, haha!
Life sucks....and this song is just perfect!!
Gotta have Testament in your collection
This song is EPIC. Period.
Eric Lee Damn right
The best Testament song for me! 👏👍🤟🙂
I'm so alone
My head's my home
I'll return to serenity
If this truly is Testaments channel, I would like you guys to know that this song specifically got me through a REALLY bad time in my life. I'm at a point now that the "bad" has returned into my life and this song has found me again. Thank you Testament.
for me this is one of the best solos ever. I return here from time to time.
The 3rd ballad they wrote. Another masterpiece!
every testament ballads is just incredible
What i like so much in this song is the solo, my gooood it's so beautiful...
The deepest song they ever done .....keeping it real and they represent it for sure.... YAAAA TESTAMENT
Wow this song is the pure definition of the serenity the vocals is so beautiful.....💎
Still to this day one of my favorite Testament albums. Never gets old 👍🎤🎸🤘
Well, this song means a lot more in 2020.
Timeless
July 17th. 2020....@03:10 AM, COVID-19 still rules.
Me, in quarantine since March, 2020.
Wishing you, All the Best. x.
What does it mean bro
@MrAtomicDon: Right ! it's August 2020.
Corona-Virus is still rulling.
All over the world... so many victims, so many people died... Just wanted to say: Sending you all Hope & Peace.
From Belgium, EU.
I, myself in quarantine since March,15, 2020.
The lyrics by Chuck Billy...are indeed meaning
A lot More in 2020. x.
Me, a mother & female drummer, my son, bass&guitars. NO MUSIC ALLOWED IN BELGIUM till end of the year 2020.
The need for dmt never been more paramount
Nothing can describe how much of a *MASTERPIECE* this song is
I wish everyone here to find Serenity again
Wow. This band is criminally underrated. Just got into them.
31 years ago. How the years have flown by.
first time 1992 still now 2023 love u guys
The original solo is one of my favorites of all time. So much passion. The structure of it and the way it builds, the structure. Amazing. I think of that solo whenever I play any slow song.
The "big 4" could only dream of writing a song like this
This song touched my soul at 13 years old, and now at 44 it is still with me.
Underrated song!
I used to love singing this song in the car........and in singing lessons. A great melodic masterpiece. Brilliant live too - supported Black Sabbath on a UK gig - Southhampton.
I still do listen to this song over and over you should come to Memphis again or somewhere close I love your music and many of my friends do too
I feel very lucky that metal music came to me since I was a little kid. I am now 47 years old and it still excites me.
May i ask you an honest still strange intented question. Like, when did you find yourself in the music? I assume you are probably American or able to understand and speak English and i see that you chose to comment on an English singing band something that lets me assume that you are somehow somewhat cool with the fact that this whole Music thing is something that was made for me or in this case for you. It works for you apparently, let me tell you, how can you find peace into something that sells us a sort of vague dream that has a lot of tendencies to do with something i could never understand to begin with. Who is speaking for a better world? Who is giving in to it? Are we buying the stuff they try to sell us? Are we made by the product or did the product already exist before we were born? How can a musical genre be able to tell me what my problems will look like before u could even understand what they were singing in their songs? Im confused, but im not worthy of your help because im too busy making you upse and fedding you up with an intellect that has no other intention than trying to be a smart ass with a past that is more disturbing than a child eating pork in a country ruled by islam where differences are highly noticed and not allowed. Im stupid, nice to meet you in a computer system where any kind of understanding is vanished from your inner self and our sanity we are going down on a spiritual manner, we wish and want to wake up tomorrow as if its promised to us 4:04 even tho we are effortlessly failing in our human nature being exploited all day everyday everything in every way, look up this; fear like us - why dont you write a song about it. Best song ever
❤Oh, my lord! This is a Masterpiece ❤
Love Heavy music,( Death , thrash ,Power, 80s , Black metal. Love Metal ) Testament never has done it for me, but Goddamn can they write a ballad!! All their ballads are good , they should release an album of ballads!
"Rhyme without reason is why children cry
They see through the system that's breeding them just so they die
So please let me take you and I'll show you the truth
Inside my reality we shared in our youth"
Speechless.....
Going through rough times, this song feels so good
Testament is a comforting band!
Extraordinarily talented band. Today's music doesn't meet this song's prowess.
Невероятно тоскую по 90-м. Наша юность. Некоторые мои друзья, уже покинули этот мир...
Condolences and best wishes / prayers...
Saludos, así es la vida, como una niebla aparece y desaparece en un minuto.... Saludos de México
This song and "The Legacy"... If the band should make more songs like these, it would be amazing.
I remember being stranded at the Terminator 1993 Halloween; Testament was playing in the basement and I was able to enjoy the show from the front. Chuck Billy shook my hand after they were finished. My most worst night ended up being the most amazing night!!
I'm 43 and just discovering this band, what a catalogue to celebrate! So many good albums and songs to delve into....
Such an underrated band! Testament are amazing song writers when it come to ballads, rock, and pure thrash. Pisses me off! They should be so much huger then they are in America. Love this band!
Great song
I discovered Testament back in the 80’s and I have loved this song since
one of the all time best
I've always wanted to see them play this song live but it's not always in the set. Really cool moody song from these guys. And the solo is amazing.
These guys kick ass! Even live they kick ass and they never disappoint!! 🤘🎸🤘🎸
Huge TESTAMENT fan
Such an underrated and misunderstood band ❤
this song brings back memories from the 90s
When everything was easy and days were long enough to do many things,
before technology enslavement👍🏻✌🏻
@@simseven4967 Hit the nail on the head!! gone but not forgotten.
Takes me back
What a beautiful song. Testament is my favorite band.
Damn!! Good times...bring back memories
Still listening to this masterpiece and forever i will🤘🏼♥️
So hauntingly beautiful
masterpiece
The best band ever. Period.
OMG what a song!
Today people have no clue about the real music, this is a real art...
Still one of my favourite guitar solos ever. shame this was cut
one of the best metal ballads ever.
The best song all Times ... Amazing!!!
This song always helped me put the pieces back together after a hard trip.
OMFG. That solo. Every time I play this song I air guitar the solo. And then I replay that part and air guitar the rhythm guitar. They are both...wow!!!
A certified banger
GREAT BAND❤
That is what I call a pagan metal. Lots of american svedes with an indigen. What a beautiful fusion of genes to music.
There are like a million metal bands out there now and I still go back to the 90's for good music. I just have not found anything in the last two decades that compares to classic Testament.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time
Damn it! It still rocks like almost 30 years ago. Beautiful and iconic. So underrated! it's lot more deserves than this. Scholnick rules!!!!!!
Listened to a lot of Testament back in the day. They were right up there with the best. Good to hear them again.
Definitely one of the best songs Forever ❤ it all,explains everything to the T
first song I ever heard from this band and I love it!!
This song is so freaking great.
I Love this song.
I love Testament as a Thrash Metal band big time, but I have also always loved their slower paced songs big time also. I love The Ballad, The Legacy, Return To Serenity, Trail Of Tears , and all the other ones alot. Chuck Billy has a PHENOMENAL singing voice. He sounds amazing on both their Thrash Metal fast paced songs, and their slow paced songs. This is one reason why Testament is one of my favorite bands ever. They are just so extremely talented. In my opinion they are underated because I think that they should be headlining arenas all around the world. That is how amazing they are to me.
they cut one of the best solos in history
true, bro. Alex is awesome!
Yes, Alex is the best.
@@ahmetserkansaz8810 too bad it’s not him in the video.
@@SeanGould is it James Murphy?
@@bjoern_thun_dersteel It was Glen Avelais (I'm not sure I spelled his last name right) who was their touring guitarist at the time.
My favourite song, it will be with me on the last day on my life.
LEGENDS!!
this song makes me nostalgic..best ever
Discovered This Song Couple Of Days Ago. Guitar Solo is some God Level Work 🙌
El vocalista es una maravilla divina y el grupo igual. El mejor team y alineación de todas exelente.
There’s a real looser in Wisconsin, claims to be the drummer in this video.. name is Gene