I'm glad my younger self listened to this song as a pre-teen that way I could come back here and listen as an adult during a time in my life when I need to hear it all. Thanks younger me, and thanks Relient
There are still a ton of great pop-punk bands. Neck Deep, Seaway, Grayscale, State Champs, Man Overboard, Waterparks.... I just miss it being mainstream and almost everyone knowing it. It was easier to make friends.
This song "randomly" popped into my head today and I was singing it for no reason... so I looked it up and I'm here. I hope anyone else finding themselves here is doing well and fighting the good fight.
I never thought this song would be considered an oldie, even now kids calling this vintage is like grenade to the head. It’s a funny world we live in. ❤😂❤😂
This is the last thing my sister sent me. Last Christmas we were jamming out to the old school good songs we grew up on and it was awesome. I started this thing where we would send songs to each other. All I did was thumbs up this song. I never sent a song back. She's gone now, I just got word today. Goodbye Michelle.
God was low-key hitting me with the gospel before I even knew him. I just thought it was a cool song back then lol Also, love the ending (those last notes), on the album version!
@@ashleechan22 I thought it was about a girl naively lol. Listening to it as an adult I can hear the gospel undertones. It's so subtle honestly I may not have known if I didn't know they were Christian
@Fuck Yeah Destroy Me why don't you let people believe what they want to believe. I don't believe in religion myself but nothing gives me the right to force my (non)beliefs down people's throat.
It's 2018 and I am turning 27. When I first heard this song in 2004 I was 13, literally half a lifetime away. Hearing this song again really bring me back. So much has changed and I really missed the days of being a carefree teen...
Totally.. I'm 25 and it's like where did the time go. So much has changed but it seems like it did in the blink of an eye. It's great how one song can bring back all those carefree feelings.
I'm 14 and never listened to music like this till my dad started playing reliant k and now I know every song and love them, I really hope they do one more tour so I can see them live!!
Something about being a 31 year old mom to 3 boys and being able to listen and show them some of the bands I used to listen to is the most priceless and rewarding experience. Music like this when I was younger literally saved me.
I remember I was only 10, when you had to be at least 11 to go to their concert and they were giving out cds of mmhmm. I was bummed I couldn't go, but my siblings brought me back a cd and this became my favorite album of all time.
I have this song on loop as I write a book to potentially unify physics. The song shuts out the B's and inspires me to pray while I work. You guys are definitely some of my favorite heroes.
I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so you won't even know me Apart from this whole world that shares my fate This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption Because I know to live you must give your life away And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I gotta get outta here I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake I gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape. I'm giving up on doing this alone now 'Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there And this life sentence that I'm serving I admit that I'm every bit deserving But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair 'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I gotta get outta here 'Cause I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake I gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging You to be my escape. I am a hostage to my own humanity Self detained and forced to live in this mess I've made And all I'm asking is for you to do what You can with me But I can't ask You to give what You already gave 'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I've gotta get outta here I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake I've gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape. I fought you for so long I should have let you in Oh how we regret those things we do And all I was trying to do was save my own skin But so were you So were you
I listened to this song in middle school all the time & loved it, never knowing it was a Christian band. I’m still not religious & I’m sure I never will be but it’s a beautiful song & can speak to anyone, religious or not. This isn’t the type of music I listen to anymore too, but I still enjoy giving it a listen every few years when it pops into my mind.
Saw these guys live with Simple Plan and Good Charlotte...2005 Noise To The World Tour...I was 17 and had the time of my life..Front row, center...Pierre from Simple Plan climbed up on top of me during a song and used my arm to hold himself up over the crowd...What a concert...Ill never forget them slinging water bottles on the crowd and how refreshing it was inside that hot venue.
"And the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair" has stuck with me for the last 16 years. I was 13 when this song came out and I'm 29 now. And amidst a really difficult situation, the Holy Spirit brought this particular lyric back to mind and MAN is it powerful. ❤️
I’m 65. This song was genius when I first heard it, still is today, and it is so reassuring to know that it reached so many young people with the message of God’s real love…
It’s 2020, I’m an adult now. I was struggling so hard to remember the song name and who did it. Finally I gave up and tried to remember the feelings when first hearing this song as a kid, now here i am. Feeling lost, hurt, but trying to understand my situation and do better for myself and those involved
"This life sentence that I'm serving I admit that I'm every bit deserving, but the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair." I love this line! I keep replaying this part, because it makes me so happy! Each time I hear my smile gets bigger, and my eyes start to fill with tears. It's the greatest thing knowing that no matter how many times I mess up, that God still loves and forgives me. So thank you Relient K for this reminder, because sometimes I think we all need a reminder.
Holy fucking Shit...A tune I probably haven't heard in close to a decade....Nostalgia overload... When you're 34, your younger days have long since past...God this is literally physically painful nostalgia... ;_;
Just wait till we hit 84 or even 94 then we will really feel old, enjoy your youth man, take care of yourself and your body. Your only as old as you feel
The "locked in side the house while you hold the key, I've been dying to get out that might be the death of me" part hits different during covid 19 #quarantine era.....
At 19 when this came out I was into my punk rock/emo pop rock phase. This and something corporate, jacks mannican, sum 41, simple plan, blink 182, new found glory, etc. was my music of choice. Now hear i am jamming out to it once again with my 8yr old kid while I'm 38.
back when i was in kindergarten, my dad would always play relient k in the car so this song and “who i am hates who i’ve been” give me a strong sense of comfort when i listen to them. i’m not that religious by any means but these songs remind of a simpler time, i’m 22 now and can finally relate to the lyrics and understand them.
I’m 33 for some reason feels wild to me I can go multiple years with out listening to rk. Put on a album and rock out/ sing all the somgs and have it give me shivers! praise God❤️
Wow, the nostalgia. I remember having such a hard time many years ago in college, and Relient K really helped me pull through. Fell even more in love when I found out they were a Christian band. Love their songs so much!
I haven't heard this song in ten years. I stumbled onto this by accident, looking for different lyrics. I had completely forgotten about it; chokes me up hearing it again. This song helped me hold on through some dark times, and now I feel like I've found a long lost friend again. Thank you for posting! :3
I've been going crazy because I've tried so hard to remember the name of this song and the name of who singed it, but today I finally remembered some lyrics, I'm so happy right now lol ♡♡♡
Be My Escape - Relient K / Lyrics I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so you won't even know me Apart from this whole world that shares my fate This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption Because I know to live you must give your life away And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I gotta get outta here I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake I gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape. I'm giving up on doing this alone now 'Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there And this life sentence that I'm serving I admit that I'm every bit deserving But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair 'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I gotta get outta here 'Cause I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake I gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging You to be my escape. I am a hostage to my own humanity Self detained and forced to live in this mess I've made And all I'm asking is for you to do what You can with me But I can't ask You to give what You already gave 'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me And even though, there's no way in knowing Where to go, promise I'm going because I've gotta get outta here I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake I've gotta get outta here And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape. I fought you for so long I should have let you in Oh how we regret those things we do And all I was trying to do was save my own skin But so were you So were you
Dad played Reliant K when we would drive back from church at night in his manual stick little black Miata I’m now 19 and remembered Reliant K and goodness gracious my freshman year of high school when I was the most anxious Reliant K was my go to group to listen to. Thanks dad.
heard this song when i got my driving license and i kept running this song and "who i am hates who ive been" all the time. i got to know my girlfriend then and my wife now. oh man, i was so in love with her am im still. thank you for all the good memories relient k!
I used to mis-hear the line "Housing all this doubt" as "How's it gonna stop" for some reason. But then when I found out what the line actually was, it made the "Locked inside that house" line so much less potent. Locking yourself inside a house physically just strikes me as more relatable than locked inside a figurative one.
we used to listen to this song at the beginning of our relationship almost exactly 3 years ago. it's our song, we broke up yesterday. I hope I still can fix it.. i don't want 3 amazing years to be thrown away. but i still want to thank you relient k
I saw these guys in concert when I was 17. Noize to the World Tour with Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. Relient K opened and they were awesome. Then Simple Plan and Good Charlotte after that..I mean come on!!
July, 2023. I get it now. And I need someone to help me escape my own life because I can't do it by myself anymore. I thought I had to do everything by myself and now I need someone else to help bring in my new life I want for myself. Truly a humbling reality
I know this is a very Christian song, and I’m an atheist. But the lyrics resonate with me as an alcoholic who needs to get help with my addiction. I gotta get out of the state I’m in drinking heavily every night and fucking up my full potential in life. While the original lyrics don’t necessarily apply to me, that’s the beautiful thing about music. It’s up for interpretation. The ones I’m begging to be my escape are myself, and the counselors and medical professionals who will help me kick my alcohol addiction that’s holding me back from full potential.
I used to listen to your music, I then forgot your band name after awhile....I saw a video on my recommended playlist, Relient K? I was pretty sure I knew them...When I went into your music, I started to remember that I used to listen to this music, especially the song who am I hates who I've been. I'm glad I have found them again....
Saw these guys live back in 05 I think, they opened for Simple Plan and Good Charlotte in Springfield Missouri. Probably one of the best concerts I went to in high school.
Most people are here from nostalgia but this video just kept coming up in my recommendations 😅 i was probably like 2 years old when this song came out.... its amazing though
Anyone else go to the show in Chicago when they opened for Paramore?? I was there and the intro to this song just reminds me of that show specifically. Love it so much. Also Paramore is my all time favorite band of all TIME. That is all.
Grace of God has not became for vain;I am becoming 21 this December. Thank you Jesus for dying for my sins and paying them in full so that I and nobody who believes on His name wouldn't have to go the fires of Hell; Amen. Not drukards, homosexuals, idolators NOR sinners will enter the heaven of God which of whom all of us are! We just have to repent and trust on Christ in order to be saved!
First heard this music back when I was 16 back in 2006. . . now I'm 32 and hearing it again is exactly what I needed! Love the messages! 🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷🌌🌌🌌💜💜💜
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To all the 30 somethings that can’t believe we got this old, and remember this song from a simpler time in our youth, I feel you. Keep going.
25 here but we keep going
27 bro, everyone keep your heads up we’re all here for you
Old but still learning
Needed that bro. We've got this!
You know given I turn 30 in less than a week I feel a little called out seeing this comment, lol.
2024 still rocking this jam
Cool song bud.
Ya ikr
Totally!!!
A grounding song for my soul ❤
When I feel hopeless, I turn to this song.
Listen to melee
I'm glad my younger self listened to this song as a pre-teen that way I could come back here and listen as an adult during a time in my life when I need to hear it all. Thanks younger me, and thanks Relient
Sunshine Spaceclouds just discovered this awesome band few months ago and i'm 14 so none of my friends listen to this band as it's quite old
Funk is what you are, SunShine !
Sunshine and Spacecloud same.
well said
Wowww same i havent heard this song in YEARS
I miss the pop punk era so much.
Simpler times.
Omgsh yes 😔 better times
I was young at the time but yeah
Same here
There are still a ton of great pop-punk bands. Neck Deep, Seaway, Grayscale, State Champs, Man Overboard, Waterparks.... I just miss it being mainstream and almost everyone knowing it. It was easier to make friends.
@@CoverTimePete Same :/ I love Neck Deep and TSSF though
This song "randomly" popped into my head today and I was singing it for no reason... so I looked it up and I'm here. I hope anyone else finding themselves here is doing well and fighting the good fight.
Amen
I'm 34 and introduced my oldest who is 12 to them, and he loves it. It made me way too emotional lol.
2019 and I still haven't gotten out of here.
lol rite
*HHHHHHHHH GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE*
Halp
Waht
Same! Nearly 2020!
I never thought this song would be considered an oldie, even now kids calling this vintage is like grenade to the head. It’s a funny world we live in. ❤😂❤😂
This is the last thing my sister sent me. Last Christmas we were jamming out to the old school good songs we grew up on and it was awesome. I started this thing where we would send songs to each other. All I did was thumbs up this song. I never sent a song back. She's gone now, I just got word today. Goodbye Michelle.
Oh my goodness, what happened?
I’m so sorry
May God be your strength 🙏🏿
Hey I hope you are ok. I lost little bro in 23
Remember being in highschool and begging for a way out? Good riddance to childhood, but being adult sucks too damn it
Sadly this is a huge mood
no I do not
Gock
Yeah, then found out that it sucks, but now I'm doing better than then
Yeah.. I actually planned to suicide when I was in middle school, life is still shitty but less shitty than my school times
God was low-key hitting me with the gospel before I even knew him. I just thought it was a cool song back then lol
Also, love the ending (those last notes), on the album version!
How did you interpret it? I'm Christian too. The person he want his escape to be is Christ? Nice! Hostage of sin
@@ashleechan22 I thought it was about a girl naively lol. Listening to it as an adult I can hear the gospel undertones. It's so subtle honestly I may not have known if I didn't know they were Christian
Same :) Praise Jesus
God doesn't exist.
@Fuck Yeah Destroy Me why don't you let people believe what they want to believe. I don't believe in religion myself but nothing gives me the right to force my (non)beliefs down people's throat.
It's 2018 and I am turning 27. When I first heard this song in 2004 I was 13, literally half a lifetime away. Hearing this song again really bring me back. So much has changed and I really missed the days of being a carefree teen...
Totally.. I'm 25 and it's like where did the time go. So much has changed but it seems like it did in the blink of an eye. It's great how one song can bring back all those carefree feelings.
Im 27...same i was 13...and here i am lol..
2019 gonna be 25 -_-
@@taylorgriffing6384 Turning 26 next month...it doesn't get better fam
sooo true...
I'm 14 and never listened to music like this till my dad started playing reliant k and now I know every song and love them, I really hope they do one more tour so I can see them live!!
Touring again. See if it's near you
Your dad is a legend
Same thing
Your dad is the real MVP for introducing them to you. These rock music does not die they live on and passed on.
Your dad listens to chick music lol
Randmly clicked on this song. Did not regret it. These lyrics cut right to my soul, haven't had a song describe my life so well in a long time.
You should definitely check out their other songs theres so many good ones
I kind of feel bad I missed out on this bad. Better late than never!
Something about being a 31 year old mom to 3 boys and being able to listen and show them some of the bands I used to listen to is the most priceless and rewarding experience. Music like this when I was younger literally saved me.
I remember I was only 10, when you had to be at least 11 to go to their concert and they were giving out cds of mmhmm. I was bummed I couldn't go, but my siblings brought me back a cd and this became my favorite album of all time.
I remember listening to Relient K when I was 13-14 years old. This never gets old and still fits life now.
Yeah for sure.
I have this song on loop as I write a book to potentially unify physics. The song shuts out the B's and inspires me to pray while I work. You guys are definitely some of my favorite heroes.
this song has so many memories. i still love this song and always will
Saaaammmmeeee! I saw them at Creation Fest NW so many years ago!
IF the dates are going right you might have 35+ thats my age when those hits make a boom.
My god almost 20 years and I still feel this song in my chest.
I've given up on giving up slowly,
I'm blending in so you won't even know me
Apart from this whole world that shares my fate
This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption
Because I know to live you must give your life away
And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.
I'm giving up on doing this alone now
'Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how
He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there
And this life sentence that I'm serving
I admit that I'm every bit deserving
But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
'Cause I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging You to be my escape.
I am a hostage to my own humanity
Self detained and forced to live in this mess I've made
And all I'm asking is for you to do what You can with me
But I can't ask You to give what You already gave
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I've gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I've gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.
I fought you for so long
I should have let you in
Oh how we regret those things we do
And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
But so were you
So were you
Radio commercial free.. Christian radio station. It's Was a good one Darius Tucker mercy me relient k Tim mcgraw and many more..
Gock
And all Ron Paul was trying to do was save his own kind, but so were You, so were You.
@@e-TheWatchman this comment for the win!
Im just gonna leave a comment here for next time i need the lyrics
I listened to this song in middle school all the time & loved it, never knowing it was a Christian band. I’m still not religious & I’m sure I never will be but it’s a beautiful song & can speak to anyone, religious or not. This isn’t the type of music I listen to anymore too, but I still enjoy giving it a listen every few years when it pops into my mind.
Saw these guys live with Simple Plan and Good Charlotte...2005 Noise To The World Tour...I was 17 and had the time of my life..Front row, center...Pierre from Simple Plan climbed up on top of me during a song and used my arm to hold himself up over the crowd...What a concert...Ill never forget them slinging water bottles on the crowd and how refreshing it was inside that hot venue.
once in a lifetime homeboy
"And the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair" has stuck with me for the last 16 years. I was 13 when this song came out and I'm 29 now.
And amidst a really difficult situation, the Holy Spirit brought this particular lyric back to mind and MAN is it powerful. ❤️
Couldn't agree more dude.
Amen bro
I’m 65. This song was genius when I first heard it, still is today, and it is so reassuring to know that it reached so many young people with the message of God’s real love…
2:34-2:47 is a masterpiece. The transition from piano and violin to guitar is chills.
35 yo now, 18 when i heard it in 2005.. When i feel sad alone and depressed i listen to this and it helps me keep going. Miss simpler times.
36 here, miss those days - Sunshine fest in Wilmar MN - some of the greatest memories of my life is watching you all jam out. Onward we go.
I’m 29 and this song is still just as nostalgic as it was when I was 12
Same ❤️
It’s 2020, I’m an adult now. I was struggling so hard to remember the song name and who did it. Finally I gave up and tried to remember the feelings when first hearing this song as a kid, now here i am. Feeling lost, hurt, but trying to understand my situation and do better for myself and those involved
"This life sentence that I'm serving I admit that I'm every bit deserving, but the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair."
I love this line! I keep replaying this part, because it makes me so happy! Each time I hear my smile gets bigger, and my eyes start to fill with tears.
It's the greatest thing knowing that no matter how many times I mess up, that God still loves and forgives me.
So thank you Relient K for this reminder, because sometimes I think we all need a reminder.
Faithe Hamm it was good until you had to bring religion into it :T
@@avam6080 Did you... listen to the song? The singer is singing to God.
Jake Hayes yeah. it could've been about anything.
@@avam6080 boy, its a gospel lol, that line confirms it, plus the end... Pretty much the whole song
Hi
Love all the piano in their music, such legends from my best years
Almost 28 And it still puts me right back in that high school mentality. Thank you for this song, thank you for existing 💙 this was my escape!
Brenda where are you from?
Is that a good thing?
Hiiiiii brenda you still with us
Since i was 14yrs old i always play this on DVD
But now im 32yrs old thanks to this song so memorable.
2023 say present!
Holy fucking Shit...A tune I probably haven't heard in close to a decade....Nostalgia overload... When you're 34, your younger days have long since past...God this is literally physically painful nostalgia... ;_;
Just wait till we hit 84 or even 94 then we will really feel old, enjoy your youth man, take care of yourself and your body. Your only as old as you feel
1,000% understand what you’re feeling
@@jaygarcia6079best comment I've seen all week
The "locked in side the house while you hold the key, I've been dying to get out that might be the death of me" part hits different during covid 19 #quarantine era.....
PRAISE HESUS
At 19 when this came out I was into my punk rock/emo pop rock phase. This and something corporate, jacks mannican, sum 41, simple plan, blink 182, new found glory, etc. was my music of choice. Now hear i am jamming out to it once again with my 8yr old kid while I'm 38.
Being in quarantine like "Gotta get outta here and I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape!"
This song is the epitome of youth group music in the early 2000s
This song randomly came up on Apple Music and it struck a massive nostalgic nerve. Literally haven’t heard this song in over 10 years.
PRAISE U LORD - U GOOD 4 ME :D
Amen!
back when i was in kindergarten, my dad would always play relient k in the car so this song and “who i am hates who i’ve been” give me a strong sense of comfort when i listen to them. i’m not that religious by any means but these songs remind of a simpler time, i’m 22 now and can finally relate to the lyrics and understand them.
Literally me
I’m 33 for some reason feels wild to me I can go multiple years with out listening to rk. Put on a album and rock out/ sing all the somgs and have it give me shivers! praise God❤️
Amen!
Praise your ass 😂
@@andrew1745 god bless you
This song was mildly interesting to me when I was younger, and now as an adult, it's my anthem. I don't think I'll ever not love it.
my parents raised me on this band, it hold so many good memories for me!
Wow, the nostalgia. I remember having such a hard time many years ago in college, and Relient K really helped me pull through. Fell even more in love when I found out they were a Christian band. Love their songs so much!
Ah... I recall relistening to this on repeat ... On end..
Yep.. Was crushing hard...
This song was so fun to play on the drums. Y’all drummers looking at this comment, try the song cause you’ll have so much fun playing the piece,
I can see it... But have you ever played Tom Sawyer or Spirit of the Radio
Thanks I've been looking for a song to cover with my friends, I'm a drummer
when I got my first kit ever this one on of the jammsss always
The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair.
I haven't heard this song in ten years. I stumbled onto this by accident, looking for different lyrics.
I had completely forgotten about it; chokes me up hearing it again. This song helped me hold on through some dark times, and now I feel like I've found a long lost friend again.
Thank you for posting! :3
"The beauty of grace is that it makes life unfair." That's actually very true! Man, they don't write music like they used to!
17 years later and I randomly remembered this song. This used to be one of my all time favorites
I've been going crazy because I've tried so hard to remember the name of this song and the name of who singed it, but today I finally remembered some lyrics, I'm so happy right now lol ♡♡♡
Just listening right now... Damn i know somewhere i hear this song a long time ago, i found it once again 😊
That ending sequence with just piano and vocals has got to be one of the best things this band has ever done!
Aahh my teenage years! Its 2019 and listening to this still makes me so happy
Christian Music, it still raises praise in me…
Amen!
Still listening to this in 2023
Be My Escape - Relient K / Lyrics
I've given up on giving up slowly,
I'm blending in so you won't even know me
Apart from this whole world that shares my fate
This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption
Because I know to live you must give your life away
And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.
I'm giving up on doing this alone now
'Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how
He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there
And this life sentence that I'm serving
I admit that I'm every bit deserving
But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
'Cause I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging You to be my escape.
I am a hostage to my own humanity
Self detained and forced to live in this mess I've made
And all I'm asking is for you to do what You can with me
But I can't ask You to give what You already gave
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing
Where to go, promise I'm going because
I've gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I've gotta get outta here
And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape.
I fought you for so long
I should have let you in
Oh how we regret those things we do
And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
But so were you
So were you
My wife and I connected through this band! 😂 we can’t wait to see them live
Dad played Reliant K when we would drive back from church at night in his manual stick little black Miata I’m now 19 and remembered Reliant K and goodness gracious my freshman year of high school when I was the most anxious Reliant K was my go to group to listen to. Thanks dad.
heard this song when i got my driving license and i kept running this song and "who i am hates who ive been" all the time. i got to know my girlfriend then and my wife now. oh man, i was so in love with her am im still. thank you for all the good memories relient k!
I used to mis-hear the line "Housing all this doubt" as "How's it gonna stop" for some reason. But then when I found out what the line actually was, it made the "Locked inside that house" line so much less potent. Locking yourself inside a house physically just strikes me as more relatable than locked inside a figurative one.
Nice to see you here Tim! I misheard a few lyrics when I first heard this song way back then so I can somewhat relate here lol
My godfather is the bassist
This song is forever a safe space
The man who inspired it is also one. Just saying, don't mean any offense.
I remember when I was 8 years old listening to relient k while playing WoW
I had the NTWICM 19 album with this song when I was a child. This takes me back for real.
I finally did it!! Yes, I did escape and I am SO HAPPY!!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME!!!! LOVE THIS!
we used to listen to this song at the beginning of our relationship almost exactly 3 years ago. it's our song, we broke up yesterday. I hope I still can fix it.. i don't want 3 amazing years to be thrown away.
but i still want to thank you relient k
I saw these guys in concert when I was 17. Noize to the World Tour with Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. Relient K opened and they were awesome. Then Simple Plan and Good Charlotte after that..I mean come on!!
This one of my favorite songs back when I was 5th grade!!!!
July, 2023. I get it now. And I need someone to help me escape my own life because I can't do it by myself anymore. I thought I had to do everything by myself and now I need someone else to help bring in my new life I want for myself. Truly a humbling reality
Amen!
love this song. listened when I was a young teen-ager. now it's 2017 and I still love it.
I've all but abandoned all the things I did and listened to when I was a Catholic kid, but Relient K gets to stay 😌
Okay wow this does fit chase’s personality. The creator of I’m the grim reaper said this would be his theme song.
You know this is a Christian song right?
I know this is a very Christian song, and I’m an atheist. But the lyrics resonate with me as an alcoholic who needs to get help with my addiction. I gotta get out of the state I’m in drinking heavily every night and fucking up my full potential in life. While the original lyrics don’t necessarily apply to me, that’s the beautiful thing about music. It’s up for interpretation. The ones I’m begging to be my escape are myself, and the counselors and medical professionals who will help me kick my alcohol addiction that’s holding me back from full potential.
I used to listen to your music, I then forgot your band name after awhile....I saw a video on my recommended playlist, Relient K? I was pretty sure I knew them...When I went into your music, I started to remember that I used to listen to this music, especially the song who am I hates who I've been. I'm glad I have found them again....
Having not heard this in a decade, then hearing that MGK song, brought me back here. Still better.
I swear I'll be listening to this song when I'm 70.
Not religious, and I'm still screaming this through my hard times.
God loves you ❤️
@@jonah6893amen 🙏
@@jonah6893 Rude.
@@m.h.lockesteppe9834 God loves you too ❤️
I'm begging you all for be my escape
I dont remember hearing this but it gives me 2000's nostalgia
lmao same, like someone elses memories popping into my head.
Probably cuz it’s a Christian rock band
37yo and I was listening to this and slipknot and hatebreed in the same playlist back in the day🤘
That's what the Farmall 460 said
Saw these guys live back in 05 I think, they opened for Simple Plan and Good Charlotte in Springfield Missouri. Probably one of the best concerts I went to in high school.
The great thing about music is its subjectivity. This can be about God for them, but I interpret it the way that works for me.
Still one of my all-time favorites.
35 now and this song still gets me. I hear "the beauty of grace makes life not fair" in my mind all the time, all these years later.
I often think of that line. It's just so brilliant.
Most people are here from nostalgia but this video just kept coming up in my recommendations 😅 i was probably like 2 years old when this song came out.... its amazing though
This song is ageless.
0:25 Best start in a song ever! 2019 anyone?
Reliant K, Switchfoot, Superchick 🙌🏻 some of my faves!🎸
It's been a long time since I've listened to this song. Lately I feel like I've been needing to hear it.
Anyone else go to the show in Chicago when they opened for Paramore?? I was there and the intro to this song just reminds me of that show specifically. Love it so much. Also Paramore is my all time favorite band of all TIME. That is all.
I grew up listening to this song, so listening to it brings me back to my childhood :)
This is one of those songs that will always be a masterpiece.
2019, turning 24 and still enjoy listening to this!
Omg me too im 23 and turning 24 in october. I remember this song from when I was small.
Grace of God has not became for vain;I am becoming 21 this December. Thank you Jesus for dying for my sins and paying them in full so that I and nobody who believes on His name wouldn't have to go the fires of Hell; Amen. Not drukards, homosexuals, idolators NOR sinners will enter the heaven of God which of whom all of us are! We just have to repent and trust on Christ in order to be saved!
First heard this music back when I was 16 back in 2006. . . now I'm 32 and hearing it again is exactly what I needed! Love the messages! 🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷🌌🌌🌌💜💜💜
im as atheist as they come. never realized these guys were a christian group! fantastic music!
This is christian Rock?? I thought it mightve been but i had no idea..
@@bryceskinner564 yes indeed!