I was born in 1981. Graduated in 1999. I grew up in the 90s. I'm grateful that there was no social media. All we needed was a radio, a bit of MTV and a whole lot of the best music ever...
You mustve been so lucky to go to high school in the lates 90s. I graduated in 2019 so for some reason ive always been nostalgic for the mid-late 90s/ early-mid 2000s era of society and music. A part of me wishes i could time travel to go to high school in the 90s or early 2000s. Things seemed simple back then and in every video i see of high school students in that time era,they look so energetic and happy. What was highschool like back then?
@@phantomlegend6167 I don't want to make it seem like I'm wearing rose colored glasses, but I really do think it was a great time to grow up. We still had many of the same issues, but I believe it was a lot simpler. No social media. No smart phones. Pretty much no cell phones. The internet was just starting to become a thing, but it was a novelty and ut didn't run our lives. We purchased albums on cds. No itunes yet. You appreciated the few albums you owned and they because very special to you. You had blank cassette tapes and when your favorite song came on the radio you ran to press record. Mix tapes were something to be treasured. Parents gave kids way more freedom in general. My parents didn't know where I was most of the time. Anxiety was probably present, but it wasn't an epidemic. No war. Good economy. It's hard to make a direct comparison because I'm not going through it now, but I really believe it was an ideal time. And, if course, way better music!!!
@@johnminer8672 i love the 90s and early 2000s era of music. Mustve been so awesome listening to deftones,nirvana,staind,blink 182,and green day at high school. The movies mustve been awesome too. But the economy was really good back then and i think that would've made anyone happy and able to look forward to the future. There's just some special charm that ers had and i can't figure out what it was. I would do anything just to have one day of high school in the late 90s/2000s. I think social media does play a part in people feeling depressed or unfulfilled in their life because you got all these celebrities and "influencers" living better lives than the average person on social media.
My late husband was a huge fan of Collective Soul. I woke up singing it this morning. He'll be gone 5 years, this March 15th.....I DEDICATE THIS TO YOU, DARREL. WE MISS YOU!! RIP DARREL DIXON 3/25/1965--3/15/2018
First time I've ever seen this video. I'm in tears. I miss the old days. Friends were real, no social media, no selfies...just genuine LIFE. I'd give anything to go back ...
I used to think this band was too soft, too much in their feelings. Then I grew up and started experiencing lifes ups and downs and realized how powerful their words are
That's the way of it. We all have these bands and songs that we heard when younger and sort of were contemptuous of them as too light or soft or touchy/feely and whatnot. Then we spend some time getting beaten by the reality stick, and suddenly they start to make a lot more sense. I had already had my quota of beatings by the 90s, so I was able to appreciate this the first time around. For me, I have had this experience with a lot of 80s stuff that, as a child of the music of the 60/s70s, and then a HUGE fan of the 90s, I really didn't appreciate, and mostly just thought off as hair spray and eye liner music. But now I really get a more of it.
I wonder if these guys know how much this song and video helped people? I remember being an angsty teen, everything bleak, nothing was right in my life. I remember seeing this video on MTV and the message resonated so clearly. None of this garbage we bog ourselves down with matters. This world, the people in it, all the beautiful things life has to offer. That's what matters. This got me through some rough patches. Still hits me in the feels all these years later. I get to see these guys tonight, July 4th, 2023. I can't wait to see the crowd react to this song, I know it helped a lot of folks.
There's rare concert footage on YT if you can find it of this song. Ed Roland, the lead singer is doing a solo performance of this song for a small group of people. You can tell by the look on his face as he performs it that he KNOWS just how powerful this song is and how important it is to people.
Being a teen is hell in all our nebulous constructions of life, we struggle to give form to our minds intangibles. When the worlds demands so much from us, it is difficult to listen to one inside us that matters most, and neglected too much.
If only we knew then what shape the world would be in today, the world needs more music and kindness. I hope everyone who sees this has an amazing day and knows they are loved, you matter and the world is better with you in it ❤️
Glad you had that experience. I will tell you as someone who was in high school when this song came out, this band low-key effected everyone when it started releasing music. Some did not even know it until later, but the power of their songs eventually took hold.
I sat next to Ed Roland on a 3 hour flight. I didn't even recognize who he was because you don’t expect to be sitting next to a legend on any commercial flight. I only knew because I had my tablet and was listening to my playlist and scrolling and just got done listening to some Sting and my playlist had some Collective Soul songs that came up back to back on my headphones and I had volume up kind of loud. He tapped me on my arm and I thought "Oh great some guy going to give me shit about how loud the volume is" He asked me about what other music I had on. I told him I was listening to Collective Soul and I asked if he liked them, he told me "sometimes" in a joking way then he said he was the singer. It took me a minute to process and I was like "this is crazy" I then showed him some pictures of one of their concerts I went to when they played with Goo Goo Dolls, which is another favorite band of mine. I asked him if he could sign my tablet, he didn’t even hesitate, even got a picture of us on the plane. I still have it and it’s in a frame with the picture we took. Going to see them again live this September.
@@HyenaEmpyema What was that whiff coming from you own breath? If you don't believe it that doesnt matter. Its usually people who never had anything good happen to them they dont want to believe anything good happens to others so they claim anything like that is BS. Good luck with your miserable life.
I lost my step dad who was so much like a real dad to me and Collective Soul was his favorite band... this song never fails to make me cry because of how much I miss him...
I'm so very sorry to hear about your Pops, Man. I just lost mine a couple years ago and it really messed me up more than I could ever imagine. Hang in there and take care of yourself, please. My thoughts are with you, Friend! Hold it down for him
@far-outman1730 it really does mess you up... especially when he was the only one I could talk too who would understand what I'm saying because man I swear I'm surrounded by idiots...lol.. he was the one I could actually talk and have a decent conversation with and vent too
This video still rips my heart out. This "Every Man" feels all the pains of this world....and he has reached his limit. Just as he is about to succumb......he receives a special message.....So so beautiful.
I work at a retail store and the other night this song played over the radio. I had to stop for a minute and listen because this was one of the few songs my dad blasted on the radio and sang along to. He had one of the most amazing singing voices and it was a major factor why my mom fell for him. He would sing songs like this to her and melt her heart. It's now been 4 years since I came home that fateful morning from work to find he had passed away and to this day it is hard. A lot of that has to do with about 95% of the music I listen to is because of him. There isn't a single car trip I go on were I don't think about him.
Just know you are a direct reflection of your father so he actually never left but continue living in love just like from what I can tell he did peace and unconditional love. ❤🌍🙏☝️👇
That was beautiful, thank you for sharing . It's comforting to know that there is someone that has a similar story my dad use to sing to my mom he too having a wonderful voice after she passed he never sang again and I missed it so much, till one day I caught him singing as he was in the kitchen, I stood and watched him and I vision my mom standing next to him smiling it was a week later I had gone to my dad's to check on him after I hadn't been able to get ahold of him and I had found he had passed away in his sleep. It has been so hard, I was lucky enough to have a record my dad made when he was in his church's choir as a young man he and 3 of his friends made the record and called themselves "The Four Horsemen" which later was the original name for another band now known as Metallica.
My soulmate, Kim, used to get me to sing this to her...she loved it. It's the quiet ones you need to worry about. She walked with God on Feb 5, 2021 and every day goes by I miss her more. The tears come unexpectedly, certain songs, her picture, mention of Florida, it can be anything...the regret of not getting close enough to fight the demons...Pray for my Kim? Baby I will look for you always.
Has our conscience shown? Has the sweet breeze blown? Has all the kindness gone? Hope still lingers on I drink myself of newfound pity Sitting alone in New York City And I don't know why Are we listening Hymns of offering? Have we eyes to see That love is gathering? All the words that I've been reading Have now started the act of bleeding Into one, into one So I walk up on high And I step to the edge To see my world below And I laugh at myself While the tears roll down 'Cause it's the world I know Oh it's the world I know I drink myself of newfound pity Sitting alone in New York City And I don't know why, don't know why So I walk up on high And I step to the edge To see my world below And I laugh at myself While the tears roll down 'Cause it's the world I know Oh it's the world I know So I walk up on high And I step to the edge To see my world belo And I laugh at myself While the tears roll down 'Cause it's the world I know Oh it's the world I know
I am a musician and meditator, and the 90s that MTV was a life changing for me. Most of my childhood I was sick, passed through anger and fear, but music was always there like a dear friend to support me. Thanks to another friend in that time, an amazing guitarrist today, I found Collective Soul. In those days I was more paying attention to the music. Most of my music is instrumental, plus was not so clear the english lyrics to me (as a Latino) in that time, so I never payed attention to the lyrcis and the story of the video until TODAY! March 1, 2024. I feel so touched by the comments here, and knowing that so many people is suffering in silence, like I was before. This song and video will help people for a long long time. Keep sharing this with the new generation The healing power is inside us, and the music is the perfect trigger. Don't give up! We need you! ❤❤❤
This song changed my life in 2015. I saw this and started crying hard in a room alone at 2 am in the night. Took some life changing decisions that month. I am very happy today unlike that phase of my life because of the moment of courage and clarity this song gave me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Agreed. Their music and lyrics are on a different level. Superior artistry and composition. Love the classical instruments they use in some of their songs, especially the song “Needs”.
They're good but IDK about best ever, that's a stretch. Maybe get some more exposure to bands that weren't multi platinum selling mainstream acts. Just a suggestion but I get it, everyone has different tastes and preferences
Filmed on 83 between Amsterdam and Columbus. UWS. You can also see my old high school brandeis and the post office when he looks down. No joke i have been on that very same rooftop. Figuratively and literally. Thank god I am here to write this comment and thank god you are here to read it.
thank you, Nigel - (long before me, my half sisters and my dad lived in that building, facing the street, 4th floor...126 West 83rd, post office across the street, daycare in the basement, FDNY Engine Company #74 next door and on the other side, Jerry Seinfeld bought the whole building and turned it into his personal drive in, multi level parking garage...the building is owned by St. Matthew & St.Timothy on West 84th...years later, that roof would have asbestos abatement work done on it...a bunch of people my dad knew living in the building got sick and died of cancers shortly after that work was completed) Sorry about this and condolences to anyone reading this affected by it. A beautiful song and a tears here.
I took my first girlfriend out to Western Canada for a summer. First love was so absolute and pure, I never knew I could feel so much for someone else. She was a small town girl and a small town girl's heart is so small when stepping into a world so big. She let her curiosity go and she cheated on me. I was only a 20 year old kid in a relatively strange place with a shattered heart. Only thing I could do is go off on hikes by myself and listen to music. I found a spot that looked like you had died and went to heaven. I would cry my eyes out listening to music while sitting there. Thinking "the irony of being in such a majestically beautiful place while simultaneously being so broken". This was one of those songs I'd listen to. Sometimes just needing to feel it and cry it out. I will always associate this song with that time in my life. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self it's going to be okay. Because he surely didn't think it was.
This---> "the irony of being in such a majestically beautiful place while simultaneously being so broken" describes the world, life so perfectly for most of us 100%.
The depiction of the man, reading the newspaper, overcome with despair... that could easily be today. No warning needed. Its hopeful and it makes you feel good in my opinion.
LOVE, correct me if I am wrong but, is that a dove?, the pigeons here in Phoenix look different than that one, i know there are different types of pigeons , but, great video!!!
Agreed! Some of the deepest, most profound work has come from rock bands. Incredibly honest, inspiring and tackling real world issues. This piece is genius and the statement is awesome....the connectedness of all things is what makes life worth living. Look outside yourself and see the world. It is there before you, needing you and you needing it. To all my human friends world-wide: we are ALL valuable in more ways than each of us can know in any one instant. THIS is precisely why life is worth living...the discovery over a lifetime of who we are and how many wonderful ways we each contribute to the Collective Soul. Peace. Love. Harmony. Selflessness. We.
This song along with Show me the way by Styx, Something to believe in by Poison. They all have a special meaning if people actually take the time to listen to the lyrics. I'd probably even put Living years by Mike and the Mechanics with those
You're amazing for saying that. Seriously though, you are right. It's been xx years since I first heard this song- it is always relevant and the first few notes always elicits a certain calm in my mind.
It's really clever how at the end of the song they switch up the verse chord progression so it goes from a minor key to it's relative major, thus giving the song a more positive, uplifting feel. That's good song writing; it takes you on a little journey in just over 4 minutes.
let them eat cake & Devon Dunbar I admire the musical knowledge you each possess to be able to pick up on that. Don't squander your talent. Put it to good use.
@Alienxfb14 As far as I know, only Ed went to Berklee, but as he writes nearly all of the songs... Of course, credit to Ross Childress for the riff that this song is built on.
The world needs this song now. I see no light at the end of the tunnel. Only evil, and hate. I want it all to end. A song like this, brings light to our emotions these days.
My father passed away in July....... Collective soul was the one and only concert we ever went to together........ It was at jubilee city fest in Montgomery Alabama........... I will never forget.......... I miss you dad........... Thank you collective soul for helping make one of the best memories and. One such great moment I had along side my father........ I love you dad.
This song brings back memories of a long deep depression , Thank God I asked for helped. Thank God I did not keep it inside . Thank God I did not give up
This song is a work of art...then 20 odd years later I finally pay attention to the video...and that's just simply great art stacked on great art. Amazing how you can be exposed to something, become complacent on how great it sounds...then experience something new 20yrs later because of depth you never previously perceived.
Collective Soul gives us a profound musical experience in focusing on the sunshine amidst the clouds of life - hope in what appears to be a world of hopelessness. God Bless them for the good they expose!
The summer this video came out was When I hit Rock Bottom, literally, lost my job, apartment, girlfriend and had nothing left, nothing to live for, inheard this song and it brought me back from the brink, the edge, if you will. I cried a bit, got back up on my feet, and put my chest out, shoulders back, chin up and started over. Met the love of my life after that, eventually bought a beautiful home, and have my dream job. GOD has been good to me.
went through the same thing, except people at my job have no idea what is was like sleeping in a car with my dog for 6 months, after my mother threw us out because she didn't want to be a mother anymore.
Respect to you brother. Share your story with as many as you can. More people need to hear this song my man. It is timeless and as relevant today as it was 25 years ago when it was released
This song and video have gotten me through many dark times in my life. Great band, for some reason they are very under-rated. I don't get it. These guys are brilliant.
MASTERUDY Castillo Because you lack basic English comprehension, I will explain it to you. It simply means that I don't feel they get the recognition they deserve. Hope this helps. Now get back to listening to Lil' Wayne, you CAPS LOCK attention-seeking shit stain.
MASTERUDY Castillo Wrecking ball, 760+ million views. World I know 4 million. Then again, wrecking ball has 60/40% likes to dislikes. So he does have a point. Those who listen to collective soul do rate it properly.
Travis Stump Ron Jeremys version of 'Wrecking Ball' has 5,801,749 views. A million plus more views than 'World I know', thus, some wrinkly old porn star is more popular than Collective Soul. I rest my case.
This song hits me a lot more differently now that I'm 50 years old compared to how it hit me when it came out when I was 25 years old... It seems I'm getting a bit more emotional about things as I get older... This song is magic.
same here, now that I am 49 and have been in a relationship with a person who tried committing suicide more than once I truly understand how they feel and been there myself... but at the end is all about being kind to those in need.
Hey @RUclips maybe don't add trigger warnings about suicide to videos that multiple people have attributed to being one of the things that kept them from committing it.
Siempre escuché ésta preciosa canción sin saber su letra ó contenido sino por su feeling y estilo, hasta hoy me informo qué está restringida, quería enviar a mi hijo mayor de 38 años pero no tiene opción por aquí, la oí por la radio y pregunté a mi asistente para saber quienes son y cómo se llama, me erizó los vellos de los brazos por su estilo tan maravilloso. Diría qué es un temazo 💯%. Ah por cierto, tengo 65 años 🥰😍 💞💕 La seguiré escuchando ésta y otras de éste canal ó site, gracias por todo. Saludos cordiales desde Venezuela 🇻🇪✨🎊🎉🎊 👏👏👌
Takes me back to being 11yrs old in Columbia SC mental hospital for being suicidal because of the abuse and torture I suffered as a kid. This song came in the radio frequently and I recorded it on cassette tape and would listen and cry because I felt the words not heard them. It changed my life.
Still my favorite song of all time. Reminds me of my childhood in the 90s and of my big sister who passed away about five years ago after being taken by drug addiction. Such a beautiful song.
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Was always among my childhood favorites of the 90s and happened to revisit this today the 22nd of January 2023 it all thanks to “The 90s Show”. The song has always been close to my heart, more so because I’ve been through (and managed to get out of) a dark depressive spiral in my life. For all those of you facing tough times and self doubt in life, please know that you are loved and will always be loved. Please seek help and reach out to a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, a friend, a relative, an acquaintance, anyone. And chin up, the world is beautiful and so are you! Hugs all the way🤗
I watch this video whenever I am feeling depressed. Life can feel like it's so heavy. Everything can be against you but, I think to myself I'm alive and this is the world I know. It's very easy to see the worst but there are moments when you see what is beautiful about life.
@Bryant Pace Don't be a dismissive old codger. I'm the same age as you so I have the right to call you on this. Being older doesn't make us better. We were young once. At our age we should be wise and understanding.
not only did i not think i would miss the 90s but i flat out hated the 90s, i was an 80s guy all the way. now all these years later i find myself really missing and being sentimental for the 90s. the 90s is when i was in my 20s and had the whole world ahead of me, and its gone is such a flash.
@@newwavepop I was sitting here thinking the same thought when I read your comment. I so feel the same. In the ‘90s I was focused on my future, but why?
Let's go Brandon!!!! The 90s were out of this world. We all hated being there at the time but I can remember are bitchen pit party's Kool cars Kool chicks and drug's that would put u in cartoon land and if you wanted to skip a day or 4 you didn't get sick. Oh wait there was that one guy who eat like 10 hits and thought he was a glass of orange juice the rest of his life. I partied a few times with him. Lol
As a young man.. in a very dark time in my life, this song might have saved my life. I saw this video as I got ready for work, I'd heard the song before and liked it, but it kinda hit home right then and there, and I powered through. Life can be beautiful if you look inside, but the outside, especially in current times, can be quite ugly.
an old guy , me that is I'm 56, I heard this and was blown away, way back when , I just saw them in las vegas at the silverton casino a couple of years ago, nice concert, great going guys
This video makes me cry every time i see it. I love this song, and the message it sends. And the comment below even brings more emotion to the table..... Life is a blessing people. Forget the little stuff... Live!
I had just moved to NYC when this song was popular, after having been exiled from my family and rejected by my parents. This song resonated with me and the pain and despair I was living through... and on top of that, it is an exquisitely beautiful and composed song... one of my all time favorites. I love collective soul and I love this song. It helped to carry me through many dark and desperate times.
1995 I stood on a bridge, depressed and tired. as I looked down I thought I'm done I'm ready. that second a guy pulled up, got out left the car running ,radio on and stood beside me. this song was playing on his radio. he asked if I wanted to dance. of course I looked at this strange man like he was crazy. but for some reason I said yes. it started to rain and I can still remember how his wet sweater smelled as he held me close. I melted into him as the rain washed away my sadness. we talked for a few minutes then said our goodbyes. I never saw him again and to this day question if he was even real.
You don't need to make up a fantasy like this.... If you lived as a teen or young adult in the late 90's ..... Then you lived MORE than any millennial ever will..!!!
i remember watching this on mtv when i was like 6. it made me cry. i didnt know why he was sad and wanted to jump off a building and the music just made it sadder. i wanted to give him a hug :( that memory always sticks with me whenever i hear this song
Suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem. Feelings are feelings...They can change in an instant if you can hang on for another minute to see what happens. Hang in there...This world is very hard and tricky but happiness is always next. It's like what goes up, must come down. Be strong! Be brave! Be awesome! Be You!
¡Lo más difícil de suicidarse, es tal vez, encontrar una forma de morir que no sea muy dolorosa... la gente no se cansa de la vida sino de cómo tiene que vivir!
Over a decade ago, I put a pistol in my mouth. I sat there, on my couch, the taste of gun oil in my mouth...and this video came on. And I watched it through. And life has had its ups and downs since, but I never pulled the trigger. Thank you.
Back in 1995 (at about 14 years old) I saw this video and fell in love with Collective Soul's music. To this day I keep up with their new releases and try to see them perform live. They're a great band with such talent and they haven't lost any of it over the last 30 years. It's poetry and rock, something in short supply since bands of the 60s and 70s.
Jesus Christ, I've listened to this song and watched this video a million times, and it still makes me break down and cry every single time.... masterpiece.
I used to listen to this song when I was depressed and cry to it. If you watch the video roosevelthighschool you'll see the man is depressed and almost about to jump off a roof and kill himself because he is depressed. It's a very deep song. He stops and decides to live, which is a good thing. This song gave me hope when I was struggling with severe depression. It's a wonderful song. Watch the video to this song and maybe you'll see why people cry to it
Try and start your own station. We have a bad ass classic Rock here in Roanoke Va. 96.3 WROV they have an app down load it. They play this kind of music 24/7.
I'm listening to this for the first time, I got here from a Spotify random shuffle, I had this on repeat for like a day first before deciding to watch the video. This is both SAD and HOPEFULLY HAPPY at the same time. I still dunno which part of this resonates the most with me right now, the SAD or the HOPEFUL part, I guess I'll just listen until that time I understand both
This song is timeless. Life’s ups and downs will always be relevant. Music has a profound effect on people. The times when all who’ve felt alone and misunderstood, hear something and someone who can relate and understands their feelings of despair. Music is the help when there’s not a person around, and it can heal the lonely and heartbroken. So nice to see comments by people who are alive and well today because something small like this song played at the right time, that’s powerful. This one reminds of another classic, Elton Johns song Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters, it’s about how people are just getting by living their own lives, and how you can’t know and appreciate joy unless you’ve been sad and felt hopeless. It sums up how people are everywhere but mentally they’re somewhere else. The chaos seen and felt in any big city like New York. No one has time for anyone else because they are all going about their own business. People do literally pass through you more than by you, why the simple things like the pigeon is so significant.
Sitting in front of a fire at home by myself tonight, thinking of my good buddy Chris Narcy. These guys were one of his favorite bands. Just heard December on Pandora, and I always look up and say "thanks buddy", when I hear them. He was a great singer and musician and he used to force me to sing this while he would play guitar. He would be 29 around the end of this December. Miss you like hell my dude.
I can't watch the pigeon fly to his arm without getting glassy-eyed. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." - Proverbs 13:12
I never knew how much I'd need this song in my life until I've lived through all this shit. While soothing it makes me cry so hard...and boy I need it.
At his darkest moment ready to give up, it was life itself that brought him an epiphany. He realized no matter how bad it can get there is joy to be found in living despite the pain and despair. The will to live became stronger at the his lowest moment. Often, its experiences of extreme stress, pain and loss that allow us to truly appreciate the gift of life, see it's beauty and find a sense of joy we never knew possible. It is by seeing the world at its ugliest in the depths of despair that we can know and appreciate the importance and true beauty in the world, despite the pain and dissapointment life can bring.
I was born in 1981. Graduated in 1999. I grew up in the 90s. I'm grateful that there was no social media. All we needed was a radio, a bit of MTV and a whole lot of the best music ever...
You mustve been so lucky to go to high school in the lates 90s. I graduated in 2019 so for some reason ive always been nostalgic for the mid-late 90s/ early-mid 2000s era of society and music. A part of me wishes i could time travel to go to high school in the 90s or early 2000s. Things seemed simple back then and in every video i see of high school students in that time era,they look so energetic and happy. What was highschool like back then?
@@phantomlegend6167 I don't want to make it seem like I'm wearing rose colored glasses, but I really do think it was a great time to grow up. We still had many of the same issues, but I believe it was a lot simpler. No social media. No smart phones. Pretty much no cell phones. The internet was just starting to become a thing, but it was a novelty and ut didn't run our lives. We purchased albums on cds. No itunes yet. You appreciated the few albums you owned and they because very special to you. You had blank cassette tapes and when your favorite song came on the radio you ran to press record. Mix tapes were something to be treasured. Parents gave kids way more freedom in general. My parents didn't know where I was most of the time. Anxiety was probably present, but it wasn't an epidemic. No war. Good economy. It's hard to make a direct comparison because I'm not going through it now, but I really believe it was an ideal time. And, if course, way better music!!!
@@johnminer8672 i love the 90s and early 2000s era of music. Mustve been so awesome listening to deftones,nirvana,staind,blink 182,and green day at high school. The movies mustve been awesome too. But the economy was really good back then and i think that would've made anyone happy and able to look forward to the future. There's just some special charm that ers had and i can't figure out what it was. I would do anything just to have one day of high school in the late 90s/2000s. I think social media does play a part in people feeling depressed or unfulfilled in their life because you got all these celebrities and "influencers" living better lives than the average person on social media.
Oh man, that's my life too. Born on 1981 and I grew up listening to 80's and this treasure music of the 90's. The Best ever will be
Born in 1981, too. Graduated in 1999. I can completely relate with you wrote!
There should not be a warning
This is a song of hope!
Talk about a mentally weak society. Very sad.
A.I., who flagged this, is too inhuman to understand.
Absolutely 💯 percent agree with you!!!!
What is that...a warning..since when? Many years listening this song...
@@aronjohnson2553 It's pathetic.
I'm 40 and I miss the 90's everyday of my life. Songs and bands like these made it a unique era.
I agree. I'm 45 and I can't listen to the "music" of today. The 90's were amazing.
Same! (41 tho😊)
I'm 38, and I miss it, too. Even the 2000s weren't so bad. Social media didn't take over until 2011.
I'm about to be 33 and completely agree. It's crazy to think how much easier and carefree the world seemed.
This was the best generation of music ever.
My late husband was a huge fan of Collective Soul. I woke up singing it this morning. He'll be gone 5 years, this March 15th.....I DEDICATE THIS TO YOU, DARREL. WE MISS YOU!!
RIP DARREL DIXON
3/25/1965--3/15/2018
It is all right he is at home now
ㅠㅠ
I believe he was with you at that moment.
@@TV-ov5tsyou hmm mm nnn
Same age as myself Cindy, thankfully against all the odds I'm still here, hello from the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
First time I've ever seen this video. I'm in tears. I miss the old days. Friends were real, no social media, no selfies...just genuine LIFE. I'd give anything to go back ...
Come on. There is nothing here that is real. There is nothing to go back to.
@@claudiajuarez5429 Take your drama elsewhere.
@@claudiajuarez5429
Seriously. Go away
@@Rufio1975Rufio! Rufio!
Amen
I used to think this band was too soft, too much in their feelings. Then I grew up and started experiencing lifes ups and downs and realized how powerful their words are
True. And for those who like the heavier stuff, they deliver in that area too.
Go to sleep
@@trishabray9184 lol... ur funny. Lmao. Good song.
Bro you said exactly how I felt/feel. Honestly blows my mind man
That's the way of it. We all have these bands and songs that we heard when younger and sort of were contemptuous of them as too light or soft or touchy/feely and whatnot. Then we spend some time getting beaten by the reality stick, and suddenly they start to make a lot more sense. I had already had my quota of beatings by the 90s, so I was able to appreciate this the first time around.
For me, I have had this experience with a lot of 80s stuff that, as a child of the music of the 60/s70s, and then a HUGE fan of the 90s, I really didn't appreciate, and mostly just thought off as hair spray and eye liner music. But now I really get a more of it.
I wish anyone knew what this band got me through. They saved me from suicide. Bad days. Thank you Colective Soul, for saving me
Others feel the same way, even if it feels like it you're not alone
Life is beautiful and it’s even more beautiful with you in this world Terri ❤ so happy for your perseverance and love for life.
Very well spoken, Terri.
Was Chester for me but yeah. However and whoever doesn't matter
I glad you living because great get help I been there I am doing found a great soul mate and cat
I wonder if these guys know how much this song and video helped people? I remember being an angsty teen, everything bleak, nothing was right in my life. I remember seeing this video on MTV and the message resonated so clearly. None of this garbage we bog ourselves down with matters. This world, the people in it, all the beautiful things life has to offer. That's what matters. This got me through some rough patches. Still hits me in the feels all these years later. I get to see these guys tonight, July 4th, 2023. I can't wait to see the crowd react to this song, I know it helped a lot of folks.
There's rare concert footage on YT if you can find it of this song. Ed Roland, the lead singer is doing a solo performance of this song for a small group of people. You can tell by the look on his face as he performs it that he KNOWS just how powerful this song is and how important it is to people.
As a kid, I could't see how bad the acting was though. And the building is not that high, he could have botched it really bad lol!
Being a teen is hell in all our nebulous constructions of life, we struggle to give form to our minds intangibles. When the worlds demands so much from us, it is difficult to listen to one inside us that matters most, and neglected too much.
Saw them perform this song today in Taupo, NZ. Still superb.
I hope they know. Hey, Collective Soul! This was the best thing for us out here. Thank you.
If only we knew then what shape the world would be in today, the world needs more music and kindness. I hope everyone who sees this has an amazing day and knows they are loved, you matter and the world is better with you in it ❤️
I think the world should go back to the 20th century right
❤️Thank you, it's even better with you in it.❤️
I wonder loved by whom & matter to whom?
Thank you for this. All of the hugs!
Nice Emily
This band doesn't get a lot of credit, but they surely created good music. they surely flew under the radar.
Is true
Underrated NOW. They are popular in 90's
Tuvieron mui buenas canciones
Era un verdadero grupo de rock 🎸
Hmm interesting, I always consider them a staple of the decade in music of the 1990s Alternative rock scene in general
@@karlwhitford7523 yeah i remember this vid being in constant rotation back in the day
I’m only 18 and I’m completely and utterly obsessed with Collective Soul. Saw them in concert in D.C last November.
Well there's hope for the new generation after all
awesome saw them back in 2001
They are the sound track of my high school years.
Glad you had that experience. I will tell you as someone who was in high school when this song came out, this band low-key effected everyone when it started releasing music. Some did not even know it until later, but the power of their songs eventually took hold.
Lucky bas turd. I am 40
I sat next to Ed Roland on a 3 hour flight. I didn't even recognize who he was because you don’t expect to be sitting next to a legend on any commercial flight.
I only knew because I had my tablet and was listening to my playlist and scrolling and just got done listening to some Sting and my playlist had some Collective Soul songs that came up back to back on my headphones and I had volume up kind of loud. He tapped me on my arm and I thought "Oh great some guy going to give me shit about how loud the volume is" He asked me about what other music I had on. I told him I was listening to Collective Soul and I asked if he liked them, he told me "sometimes" in a joking way then he said he was the singer. It took me a minute to process and I was like "this is crazy" I then showed him some pictures of one of their concerts I went to when they played with Goo Goo Dolls, which is another favorite band of mine. I asked him if he could sign my tablet, he didn’t even hesitate, even got a picture of us on the plane. I still have it and it’s in a frame with the picture we took.
Going to see them again live this September.
nice whiff of bs off that post
@@HyenaEmpyema What was that whiff coming from you own breath?
If you don't believe it that doesnt matter. Its usually people who never had anything good happen to them they dont want to believe anything good happens to others so they claim anything like that is BS.
Good luck with your miserable life.
I just saw them tonight in Columbia, SC with Edwin McCain and Hootie and the Blowfish. They were amazing!
@@donnajernigan5821 That is awesome , especially with Hootie and the Blowfish, now that is a treat of a concert. You were lucky to have attended.
Very cool
I lost my step dad who was so much like a real dad to me and Collective Soul was his favorite band... this song never fails to make me cry because of how much I miss him...
When you listen to this music, smile, think of your wonderful step-dad and enjoy the music in his honor. :)
Sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss. Some stepdads earn the title because they're the dads who stepped up. (Like in your case)
I'm so very sorry to hear about your Pops, Man. I just lost mine a couple years ago and it really messed me up more than I could ever imagine. Hang in there and take care of yourself, please. My thoughts are with you, Friend! Hold it down for him
@far-outman1730 it really does mess you up... especially when he was the only one I could talk too who would understand what I'm saying because man I swear I'm surrounded by idiots...lol.. he was the one I could actually talk and have a decent conversation with and vent too
This video still rips my heart out. This "Every Man" feels all the pains of this world....and he has reached his limit. Just as he is about to succumb......he receives a special message.....So so beautiful.
💚
It really is a great song and video. We've all been somewhere near there, haven't we?
Agreed! Real life...ouch. They made it easier with these truths...🥰
@@lwmillerlwmiller absolutely !!
@@lanavalenz7311 so true.....
I work at a retail store and the other night this song played over the radio. I had to stop for a minute and listen because this was one of the few songs my dad blasted on the radio and sang along to. He had one of the most amazing singing voices and it was a major factor why my mom fell for him. He would sing songs like this to her and melt her heart. It's now been 4 years since I came home that fateful morning from work to find he had passed away and to this day it is hard. A lot of that has to do with about 95% of the music I listen to is because of him. There isn't a single car trip I go on were I don't think about him.
Just know you are a direct reflection of your father so he actually never left but continue living in love just like from what I can tell he did peace and unconditional love. ❤🌍🙏☝️👇
U will be fine ❤❤❤
I found the same thing...
That was beautiful, thank you for sharing . It's comforting to know that there is someone that has a similar story my dad use to sing to my mom he too having a wonderful voice after she passed he never sang again and I missed it so much, till one day I caught him singing as he was in the kitchen, I stood and watched him and I vision my mom standing next to him smiling it was a week later I had gone to my dad's to check on him after I hadn't been able to get ahold of him and I had found he had passed away in his sleep. It has been so hard, I was lucky enough to have a record my dad made when he was in his church's choir as a young man he and 3 of his friends made the record and called themselves "The Four Horsemen" which later was the original name for another band now known as Metallica.
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I'm pushing 50yrs, the fact that I have to approve wanting to hear this great song, that everyone should hear, really pisses me off.
I totally 💯 agree
Yah thats some B.S.!!
Ya know what pisses me off worse that that? Watching it all go to hell on a bobsled while good people do nothing.
I’m 43 & I agree
It's fine. It took me all of half a second to get to watch this music video. Compared to back in the day, I just had to hope it would be on MTV.
My soulmate, Kim, used to get me to sing this to her...she loved it. It's the quiet ones you need to worry about. She walked with God on Feb 5, 2021 and every day goes by I miss her more. The tears come unexpectedly, certain songs, her picture, mention of Florida, it can be anything...the regret of not getting close enough to fight the demons...Pray for my Kim? Baby I will look for you always.
I'll pray for her tonight, my friend. Here saying hello from the north of Mexico.
Has our conscience shown?
Has the sweet breeze blown?
Has all the kindness gone?
Hope still lingers on
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why
Are we listening
Hymns of offering?
Have we eyes to see
That love is gathering?
All the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding
Into one, into one
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why, don't know why
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world belo
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down
'Cause it's the world I know
Oh it's the world I know
Thanks a bunch!
Krystina Saragos Thanks
You’re welcome!! ☺️
🙏
Love your work - keep it up!!!
This shit is the type of music that makes grown men cry
I second.
I third
Grown men need to cry sometimes too. ❤
I am a musician and meditator, and the 90s that MTV was a life changing for me. Most of my childhood I was sick, passed through anger and fear, but music was always there like a dear friend to support me. Thanks to another friend in that time, an amazing guitarrist today, I found Collective Soul. In those days I was more paying attention to the music. Most of my music is instrumental, plus was not so clear the english lyrics to me (as a Latino) in that time, so I never payed attention to the lyrcis and the story of the video until TODAY! March 1, 2024.
I feel so touched by the comments here, and knowing that so many people is suffering in silence, like I was before. This song and video will help people for a long long time.
Keep sharing this with the new generation
The healing power is inside us, and the music is the perfect trigger.
Don't give up!
We need you! ❤❤❤
This song changed my life in 2015. I saw this and started crying hard in a room alone at 2 am in the night. Took some life changing decisions that month. I am very happy today unlike that phase of my life because of the moment of courage and clarity this song gave me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Ah yes. At the end as the pigeon lands, I realize I am petting my very old, very sick little dog and this song resonates.
I am so proud of your bravery. This is such a beautiful song. It has helped me many a time, too. Thank you, Collective Soul. ❤🙏🙌
Thank you for sharing your story and how this song had a place in a pivotal moment in your life. God Bless You.
F-ing baby! Man up
@@blackmamba221 really?
this song kept me alive once. i’m eternally grateful for collective soul. thankyou
I’m glad you’re still in the World. God bless you.
@@nfernandez11163❤
90s ...the last decade with real artists, bands, and timeless songs ...just a beautiful rock band song.
I’m an 80’s Gen Xer and I still feel like Collective Soul is one of the best bands to ever. Their songs truly have some meaning.
Agreed. Their music and lyrics are on a different level. Superior artistry and composition. Love the classical instruments they use in some of their songs, especially the song “Needs”.
They're good but IDK about best ever, that's a stretch. Maybe get some more exposure to bands that weren't multi platinum selling mainstream acts. Just a suggestion but I get it, everyone has different tastes and preferences
Filmed on 83 between Amsterdam and Columbus. UWS. You can also see my old high school brandeis and the post office when he looks down. No joke i have been on that very same rooftop. Figuratively and literally. Thank god I am here to write this comment and thank god you are here to read it.
I'm not
Dios te Bendiga❤Donde quiera que estés ❤
thank you, Nigel - (long before me, my half sisters and my dad lived in that building, facing the street, 4th floor...126 West 83rd, post office across the street, daycare in the basement, FDNY Engine Company #74 next door and on the other side, Jerry Seinfeld bought the whole building and turned it into his personal drive in, multi level parking garage...the building is owned by St. Matthew & St.Timothy on West 84th...years later, that roof would have asbestos abatement work done on it...a bunch of people my dad knew living in the building got sick and died of cancers shortly after that work was completed) Sorry about this and condolences to anyone reading this affected by it. A beautiful song and a tears here.
I took my first girlfriend out to Western Canada for a summer. First love was so absolute and pure, I never knew I could feel so much for someone else. She was a small town girl and a small town girl's heart is so small when stepping into a world so big. She let her curiosity go and she cheated on me. I was only a 20 year old kid in a relatively strange place with a shattered heart. Only thing I could do is go off on hikes by myself and listen to music. I found a spot that looked like you had died and went to heaven. I would cry my eyes out listening to music while sitting there. Thinking "the irony of being in such a majestically beautiful place while simultaneously being so broken".
This was one of those songs I'd listen to. Sometimes just needing to feel it and cry it out. I will always associate this song with that time in my life. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self it's going to be okay. Because he surely didn't think it was.
You are a good person my friend. I hope you found pure love.
@@FUY735 Thank you for that. You're a good person too for saying that. Means alot!
Ship happens.
What a sweet memory 💖 i hope you are happy now❤
This---> "the irony of being in such a majestically beautiful place while simultaneously being so broken" describes the world, life so perfectly for most of us 100%.
I'm 61 loved this band actually met them and shared a shot with them when they did a concert in Toronto 1994 really great guys were easy to talk too
The depiction of the man, reading the newspaper, overcome with despair... that could easily be today. No warning needed. Its hopeful and it makes you feel good in my opinion.
I get goose bumps every time the pigeon lands on the guys hand. Some times the smallest gesture makes a huge difference in someone's life.
Red Ryder65 Absolutely! Make that gesture...
Yes, that's why I mentioned "3:17" in my post.
Be kind
LOVE, correct me if I am wrong but, is that a dove?, the pigeons here in Phoenix look different than that one, i know there are different types of pigeons , but, great video!!!
Red Ryder65 beautiful message. ❤️
I can’t imagine my childhood without this song.
One of the most powerful and impactful music videos ever made.
YES. I AGREE 100%%%%%%%%%%%%.
If anyone tells you rock music can't heal, play this for them.
Agreed! Some of the deepest, most profound work has come from rock bands. Incredibly honest, inspiring and tackling real world issues. This piece is genius and the statement is awesome....the connectedness of all things is what makes life worth living. Look outside yourself and see the world. It is there before you, needing you and you needing it. To all my human friends world-wide: we are ALL valuable in more ways than each of us can know in any one instant. THIS is precisely why life is worth living...the discovery over a lifetime of who we are and how many wonderful ways we each contribute to the Collective Soul. Peace. Love. Harmony. Selflessness. We.
You are 110% right!! No, make that 120%!
@youtubered/activate code LTYGHBCT You are so right!!!!!!
This song along with
Show me the way by Styx, Something to believe in by Poison. They all have a special meaning if people actually take the time to listen to the lyrics. I'd probably even put Living years by Mike and the Mechanics with those
You're amazing for saying that. Seriously though, you are right. It's been xx years since I first heard this song- it is always relevant and the first few notes always elicits a certain calm in my mind.
It's really clever how at the end of the song they switch up the verse chord progression so it goes from a minor key to it's relative major, thus giving the song a more positive, uplifting feel. That's good song writing; it takes you on a little journey in just over 4 minutes.
let them eat cake & Devon Dunbar
I admire the musical knowledge you each possess to be able to pick up on that. Don't squander your talent. Put it to good use.
Devon Dunbar Great observation
Yep, I always loved that part. Great writing.
Yep. Formed in Stockbridge GA. Have a lot of fond memories of them.
@Alienxfb14 As far as I know, only Ed went to Berklee, but as he writes nearly all of the songs...
Of course, credit to Ross Childress for the riff that this song is built on.
The world needs this song now. I see no light at the end of the tunnel. Only evil, and hate. I want it all to end. A song like this, brings light to our emotions these days.
💜☮️
Hope you are hanging on. I'm with you, my only joy seems to be in The Lord, see nothing but trouble here. Love you, please hold strong.
You are looking for Jesus Christ.
I totally agree . I was born in1980 . the 90's were the best music years ever.
My father passed away in July....... Collective soul was the one and only concert we ever went to together........ It was at jubilee city fest in Montgomery Alabama........... I will never forget.......... I miss you dad........... Thank you collective soul for helping make one of the best memories and. One such great moment I had along side my father........ I love you dad.
Thank you for still being here with us.
i wish i had a dad like yours . mine is mean . im from huntsville , alabama . that is a greatmemory . God bless you and yours ...
I seen CS in concert and when they played this song, all of us were singing with them with tears rolling down our eyes. Music is a powerful thing.
I saw them get booed while operino for Metallica instradamento of Alice. They were so good
@@EnDependance123 Aww, man! That's messed up!
It absolutely is
Your comment reminded me of a great tears for fears song, Tears Roll Down
This song brings back memories of a long deep depression , Thank God I asked for helped. Thank God I did not keep it inside . Thank God I did not give up
Yes! Glad you are still here with us.
Thank you Jesus, you always come on time to save lives!
Jesus works through the music of Collective Soul. The whole band believe in Him. They are a Christian band.
Well the guy who stopped me from falling into depression was Odin... so you can have your Jesus...
thank god i know when sombody is full of shit looming for attention.
This song is a work of art...then 20 odd years later I finally pay attention to the video...and that's just simply great art stacked on great art. Amazing how you can be exposed to something, become complacent on how great it sounds...then experience something new 20yrs later because of depth you never previously perceived.
Collective Soul gives us a profound musical experience in focusing on the sunshine amidst the clouds of life - hope in what appears to be a world of hopelessness. God Bless them for the good they expose!
Not only the song but the video as well.
The summer this video came out was When I hit Rock Bottom, literally, lost my job, apartment, girlfriend and had nothing left, nothing to live for, inheard this song and it brought me back from the brink, the edge, if you will. I cried a bit, got back up on my feet, and put my chest out, shoulders back, chin up and started over. Met the love of my life after that, eventually bought a beautiful home, and have my dream job. GOD has been good to me.
You lost me at "God has been good to me"
@@WaLdo5940 Dumbass
John Abrego 🙏🏻 Amen!! Blessings to you
went through the same thing, except people at my job have no idea what is was like sleeping in a car with my dog for 6 months, after my mother threw us out because she didn't want to be a mother anymore.
Respect to you brother. Share your story with as many as you can. More people need to hear this song my man. It is timeless and as relevant today as it was 25 years ago when it was released
This song and video have gotten me through many dark times in my life. Great band, for some reason they are very under-rated. I don't get it. These guys are brilliant.
MASTERUDY Castillo Because you lack basic English comprehension, I will explain it to you. It simply means that I don't feel they get the recognition they deserve. Hope this helps. Now get back to listening to Lil' Wayne, you CAPS LOCK attention-seeking shit stain.
MASTERUDY Castillo
Wrecking ball, 760+ million views.
World I know 4 million.
Then again, wrecking ball has 60/40% likes to dislikes. So he does have a point. Those who listen to collective soul do rate it properly.
Travis Stump
Ron Jeremys version of 'Wrecking Ball' has 5,801,749 views. A million plus more views than 'World I know', thus, some wrinkly old porn star is more popular than Collective Soul. I rest my case.
Higzy Teflon what matters is you head will roll soon homie
Higzy Teflon I WILL GET YOU BEFORE MS 13 DOES I WILL COLLECT FOR YOUR HEAD
This song hits me a lot more differently now that I'm 50 years old compared to how it hit me when it came out when I was 25 years old... It seems I'm getting a bit more emotional about things as I get older... This song is magic.
same here, now that I am 49 and have been in a relationship with a person who tried committing suicide more than once I truly understand how they feel and been there myself... but at the end is all about being kind to those in need.
Same here brother. We are the same age. I get the video now. Not so much back then.
That’s the amazing thing about music and getting older. Everything becomes more clear.
@@fernandobernal4994 This world needs more people like you in it.
I'm still 13year in 1995😄
Hey @RUclips maybe don't add trigger warnings about suicide to videos that multiple people have attributed to being one of the things that kept them from committing it.
Don't give up your dreams bro just make sure to take some politicians with you
It shows the soullessness of 'bots and the idiocy of software engineers...
You ever watch the music video for AFI's Silver and Cold? It is reminiscent of this. Anyway, it's a year later. Your your doing solid.
Yes
You’re right. I’m not so sure RUclips has content warnings and “context” cards for the good of its users, unfortunately.
Every decade has its stars of brilliance. Collective Soul was one of the 90s brilliant stars
For my money, one of the greatest songs of all time.
I agree!!!!😍💖💯👍🏾
Absolutely agree!
You've got that right!
Absolutely!
Have it on my Playlist on my phone along with 2 other Collective Soul songs
The video, the music, the lyrics. whosoever wrote and compose this song is a pure genius.
Ed Roland.
you're right
It was co-written by their great lead guitarist Ross Childress.
+roosevelthighschool lol
***** Yeah, the world don't need Biebers, Ga gas music nonsense sh*t
La advertencia debería ser para los videos sin sentidos de reguetón. Excelente video de Collective Soul.
Today this video has such a powerful meaning....wishing everyone .peace, and calm and love
I agree with you with my heart and soul!!
I was thinking the exact same thing
Same you to love ❤️
It did then and it does now and it always will be relevant because it is about love and hope.
A song with a great message for those of us who fall and find it difficult to get up in the face of life's adversities!
Indeed
I miss the time songs meant something . This is a masterpiece from my teenage years .
this song doesn't mean anything wtf
@@jasonlewis5603 So obtuse you are if you think this song doesn't mean anything.
@@NashHinton lol yeah ok nerd. What does it mean then stupid
@@jasonlewis5603 Obviously talking about hope in difficult times.
Listen to the lyrics.
@@NashHinton that's stupid. if things are difficult there is no hope. struggle is futile. give in
Siempre escuché ésta preciosa canción sin saber su letra ó contenido sino por su feeling y estilo, hasta hoy me informo qué está restringida, quería enviar a mi hijo mayor de 38 años pero no tiene opción por aquí, la oí por la radio y pregunté a mi asistente para saber quienes son y cómo se llama, me erizó los vellos de los brazos por su estilo tan maravilloso. Diría qué es un temazo 💯%. Ah por cierto, tengo 65 años 🥰😍
💞💕 La seguiré escuchando ésta y otras de éste canal ó site, gracias por todo. Saludos cordiales desde Venezuela 🇻🇪✨🎊🎉🎊 👏👏👌
Important to remember especially today when we are facing a global crisis. God bless you, Collective Soul.
❤️
I remember the same
I agree!!!
I couldn’t agree more with everyone’s comments !!! Seen them MANY TIMES even have GREAT VIDEOS of them on MY RUclips CHANNEL !
@@allanramusiewicz996 I concur! Love watching them on You Tube now. Just as much as I use to hear them on their records!
Takes me back to being 11yrs old in Columbia SC mental hospital for being suicidal because of the abuse and torture I suffered as a kid. This song came in the radio frequently and I recorded it on cassette tape and would listen and cry because I felt the words not heard them. It changed my life.
I lived in Columbia and happy to hear you are doing well
Hope you are better Chris!
I’m so sorry 😞. I’m glad you had music. Music is medicine. I truly believe music has saved many people’s lives. Including mine. Be well💜☮️🎶
Good to hear you're still alive...
Still my favorite song of all time. Reminds me of my childhood in the 90s and of my big sister who passed away about five years ago after being taken by drug addiction. Such a beautiful song.
so sorry
Sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace and pain free
I know this world like this. Abuse will make you step to the edge.
💔 💙 ❤ 💜
Sorry 4 ur loss.... addiction is very real and very tough.... RIP Sis
Anyone Listening November 2024? There is always Hope.
Yes
@@noellealissa2206 yes
Yes. I'm here October 26, 2025
i've got their messages, they didn't understand what i meant t them.
tombo ati ono lima perkarane coping pisan " subscribe daily koran/ newspaper"
coping pindho nobody's FOOL by cinde 2 6
(especially para EX IMAM yg educated like 12:3-42,43 - of member kutubushsittah 47:7 and 61:6-14,14,14 & 3:52-53 mereka bisa bisanya SUUDHON ke gue yg sama sama dapet UJIAN 20:25 MEREKA BAKALAN KENA TANGGUNG JAWAB though 75:36-39,40)🎉😢
tanggung jawab ya kalian udah pikiran jahat wooeee 3:52-53 & 61:14 janji ke Allah suudhon ke gue, setan lu pade
Quite possibly Collective Soul's best song.
I 100% agree. Have been lucky enough to see Collective Soul many times over the years and this was always my favorite song of the night.
I also have to throw in Tremble For My Beloved as one of their best.
This is their best song, just as my opinion is my a-hole. :D It's a great song. Both musically and lyrically.
Yes!!👈☺
weekendmom I think so, too
Was always among my childhood favorites of the 90s and happened to revisit this today the 22nd of January 2023 it all thanks to “The 90s Show”. The song has always been close to my heart, more so because I’ve been through (and managed to get out of) a dark depressive spiral in my life.
For all those of you facing tough times and self doubt in life, please know that you are loved and will always be loved. Please seek help and reach out to a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, a friend, a relative, an acquaintance, anyone. And chin up, the world is beautiful and so are you! Hugs all the way🤗
La busque x lo mismo 😉
I've always loved this song, but forgot about it and was also brought here because of That 90s Show
Funny, That 90s show also brought me here. I hadn't heard this song in years.
Same
Just watched that episode as well! Great song!
I watch this video whenever I am feeling depressed. Life can feel like it's so heavy. Everything can be against you but, I think to myself I'm alive and this is the world I know. It's very easy to see the worst but there are moments when you see what is beautiful about life.
very powerful music video.
"Hope Still Lingers On"
Always Until My Breath no More,and I step Through DEATH'S DOOR,I'll Awaken My Spirit and ETERNALLY MY FAITH IS TO HEAVEN'S DOOR....jus sayn
Toad the wet sprocket
Jessica Fafa you're hot!
Prayers for everyone in New York City!! Be safe! Best wishes to y'all.
TIME to say the same to our beautiful buroughs SW Queens ✌️🤲 UE side of Manhattan 💝👕
This song was and still an anthem for the Generation X people of my Generation era of the 90s love this song
ben harless i wish I could’ve lived in the 90’s I was born in 99 so I never really got to experience it but I’m obsessed with 90’s music
And those teen movies of course were unforgetable. 90’s ❤️
@Bryant Pace
Don't be a dismissive old codger. I'm the same age as you so I have the right to call you on this. Being older doesn't make us better. We were young once. At our age we should be wise and understanding.
Why do people fight about age? What's the difference in the world today? Just enjoy your life now while you have it.
It is awesome, isn't it?! You are so right!
Definitely one of THE most underrated bands of all time! Songs like Gel, Shine, Where the River Flows, December... these guys can rock!
I got to see the live a few weeks ago! They ROCK!
I laughed at myself as the tears rolled down....
such a great song writer
And I laughed "TO" myself!!!
I love the 90s music. Always gives me inexplainable feeling of being just me.
beautiful song...thumbs up if you also tear up when the bird lands on his shoulder and it turns to color.
Jaime Velazque no for me it’s when he feeds the bird
EVERY TIME! I was just telling someone about it and saw your comment. Such a powerful video.
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I agree great group
Beautiful
Those where better days. The 90’s where such a magical time for music. So much heart and soul!
Good times!
This is one of those songs that is powerful enough on its own ..... but with this video, well, it's off-the-hook powerful! Love it.
Who ever thought we'd miss the 90's so much while they were happening?
not only did i not think i would miss the 90s but i flat out hated the 90s, i was an 80s guy all the way. now all these years later i find myself really missing and being sentimental for the 90s. the 90s is when i was in my 20s and had the whole world ahead of me, and its gone is such a flash.
@@newwavepop I was sitting here thinking the same thought when I read your comment. I so feel the same. In the ‘90s I was focused on my future, but why?
I blinked and the 90s went by
I distinctly remember telling friends in high school that if I ever referred to these as the good ol' days, they have permission to shoot me.
Let's go Brandon!!!! The 90s were out of this world. We all hated being there at the time but I can remember are bitchen pit party's Kool cars Kool chicks and drug's that would put u in cartoon land and if you wanted to skip a day or 4 you didn't get sick. Oh wait there was that one guy who eat like 10 hits and thought he was a glass of orange juice the rest of his life. I partied a few times with him. Lol
this song is so comforting to those who have been on that edge or even metaphorically there......on those, 6 feet aint so far down, days
you are so right hellboy
As a young man.. in a very dark time in my life, this song might have saved my life. I saw this video as I got ready for work, I'd heard the song before and liked it, but it kinda hit home right then and there, and I powered through. Life can be beautiful if you look inside, but the outside, especially in current times, can be quite ugly.
an old guy , me that is I'm 56, I heard this and was blown away, way back when , I just saw them in las vegas at the silverton casino a couple of years ago, nice concert, great going guys
yeah awesome still and I'm 61, an antique chev
This video makes me cry every time i see it. I love this song, and the message it sends.
And the comment below even brings more emotion to the table.....
Life is a blessing people. Forget the little stuff... Live!
awe !Your such a moosh!Me too!
me too :)
yeah its true life is a blessing..........
Me too, buddy. One of me all time faves.
***** Good job Tyler (Y)
I had just moved to NYC when this song was popular, after having been exiled from my family and rejected by my parents. This song resonated with me and the pain and despair I was living through... and on top of that, it is an exquisitely beautiful and composed song... one of my all time favorites. I love collective soul and I love this song. It helped to carry me through many dark and desperate times.
I truly hope things are looking up for you, Eric.
To me, this shows a person who, just for a moment, awoke to the world as it is. Then went through the worst of it and saw the hope as well.
This song made me burst into tears. It's really a masterpiece.
Wow. This made me cry. Such a beautiful song with a deep meaning.
good song
The song is second fiddle goo goo dolls iris
1995 I stood on a bridge, depressed and tired. as I looked down I thought I'm done I'm ready. that second a guy pulled up, got out left the car running ,radio on and stood beside me. this song was playing on his radio. he asked if I wanted to dance. of course I looked at this strange man like he was crazy. but for some reason I said yes. it started to rain and I can still remember how his wet sweater smelled as he held me close. I melted into him as the rain washed away my sadness. we talked for a few minutes then said our goodbyes. I never saw him again and to this day question if he was even real.
Thank you for sharing. Your story touched me. I believe it was real. Even if it was an angel...I believe in angels too! I love this message of hope!
You don't need to make up a fantasy like this.... If you lived as a teen or young adult in the late 90's ..... Then you lived MORE than any millennial ever will..!!!
What a beautiful experience.
I’m glad you’re still here with us. Take care.
Like seriously you should write a book, and the best title would be The World I Know
This song saved my life.
i remember watching this on mtv when i was like 6. it made me cry. i didnt know why he was sad and wanted to jump off a building and the music just made it sadder. i wanted to give him a hug :(
that memory always sticks with me whenever i hear this song
Nicole Schadenfreude Aw, bless your heart. It makes my day seeing genuine folks like you. Thanks for being alive OK??
Nicole You have love in your heart. Keep loving!
Such a great video!
This song was definitely a great way to show how humans need to pay attention to the world and everyone else as well
It shows the exact opposite, actually. The guy was crying when he paid attention to the world. When he realized it was all BS, he started laughing.
Suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem. Feelings are feelings...They can change in an instant if you can hang on for another minute to see what happens. Hang in there...This world is very hard and tricky but happiness is always next. It's like what goes up, must come down. Be strong! Be brave! Be awesome! Be You!
That's very well said I had to move forward after my mom passed away it still hurts even now but I know she is still with me
¡Lo más difícil de suicidarse, es tal vez, encontrar una forma de morir que no sea muy dolorosa... la gente no se cansa de la vida sino de cómo tiene que vivir!
Said beautifully!!!
Ah Cathy...if only it was that simple. Depression comes in lots of forms and unfortunately for many people, it's anything but temporary.
except for the poor people in Yemen who see no happiness.
This video really captures NYC in the 90s better than any other. Those pre starbucks coffee cups were everywhere.
Over a decade ago, I put a pistol in my mouth. I sat there, on my couch, the taste of gun oil in my mouth...and this video came on. And I watched it through. And life has had its ups and downs since, but I never pulled the trigger. Thank you.
this song touches us all ... it's all the world we know ;)
So glad you're still here. Bless you.
Charmaine Jacobsen Thank you. And Aimee, it's so scary to put ourselves out there, especially on RUclips, but I felt the need to share.
Wow! That was very incredibly powerful! Thank you for sharing that, have a beautiful day. :')
shaunrocks12 Thank you, too.
One of my favorite CS songs. This song has helped me through the most difficult times in my life throughout the last 25 years. Love this band.
Back in 1995 (at about 14 years old) I saw this video and fell in love with Collective Soul's music. To this day I keep up with their new releases and try to see them perform live. They're a great band with such talent and they haven't lost any of it over the last 30 years. It's poetry and rock, something in short supply since bands of the 60s and 70s.
Jacksonville Oregon tonight. Hope you are there to enjoy it.
A song of hope…no warning needed
Jesus Christ, I've listened to this song and watched this video a million times, and it still makes me break down and cry every single time.... masterpiece.
I know what you mean. It's a brilliant song
I used to listen to this song when I was depressed and cry to it. If you watch the video roosevelthighschool you'll see the man is depressed and almost about to jump off a roof and kill himself because he is depressed. It's a very deep song. He stops and decides to live, which is a good thing. This song gave me hope when I was struggling with severe depression. It's a wonderful song. Watch the video to this song and maybe you'll see why people cry to it
Song comforts me in my anguish.
Me too, hope things get better soon
Try and start your own station. We have a bad ass classic Rock here in Roanoke Va. 96.3 WROV they have an app down load it. They play this kind of music 24/7.
Conrad Hodges thanx!
It helped me too.
so true
This song is haunting. Hear it once and it stays with you forever!
Absolutely
I'm listening to this for the first time, I got here from a Spotify random shuffle, I had this on repeat for like a day first before deciding to watch the video. This is both SAD and HOPEFULLY HAPPY at the same time. I still dunno which part of this resonates the most with me right now, the SAD or the HOPEFUL part, I guess I'll just listen until that time I understand both
I think this is the reason most of us if not all of us FEAR DEATH. This IS THE WORLD WE ALL EVER GONNA KNOW, I guess
This song is timeless. Life’s ups and downs will always be relevant. Music has a profound effect on people. The times when all who’ve felt alone and misunderstood, hear something and someone who can relate and understands their feelings of despair. Music is the help when there’s not a person around, and it can heal the lonely and heartbroken. So nice to see comments by people who are alive and well today because something small like this song played at the right time, that’s powerful. This one reminds of another classic, Elton Johns song Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters, it’s about how people are just getting by living their own lives, and how you can’t know and appreciate joy unless you’ve been sad and felt hopeless. It sums up how people are everywhere but mentally they’re somewhere else. The chaos seen and felt in any big city like New York. No one has time for anyone else because they are all going about their own business. People do literally pass through you more than by you, why the simple things like the pigeon is so significant.
Beautifully written!! Without music, I know I'd be in despair, and possibly dead. It's how we can express ourself. Stay safe!
As Elton John and Collective Soul are my all-time favorites, I respect and 100% "get" your comment. Thanks for understanding the real stuff.
Sitting in front of a fire at home by myself tonight, thinking of my good buddy Chris Narcy. These guys were one of his favorite bands. Just heard December on Pandora, and I always look up and say "thanks buddy", when I hear them. He was a great singer and musician and he used to force me to sing this while he would play guitar. He would be 29 around the end of this December. Miss you like hell my dude.
How can there be any thumbs down? What an inspiring song and video. It made me cry, but in a good way! Love to you all! :-)
Seen them back in July I believe.. he's 61 and still kicking ass.. amazing
I can't watch the pigeon fly to his arm without getting glassy-eyed.
"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." - Proverbs 13:12
I love how the color changes when that happens as if he is gaining clarity.
Mike F. Amen!
GOD Bless You in Name of JESUS
No song has ever made me more mysteriously and hauntingly happy as this one. So unique!!
This song makes me appreciate every minute I have in this world ! 👊😎
I never knew how much I'd need this song in my life until I've lived through all this shit. While soothing it makes me cry so hard...and boy I need it.
Thumbs up if you miss the 90s!
But I miss the 80's more😮💨😮💨😮💨
At his darkest moment ready to give up, it was life itself that brought him an epiphany. He realized no matter how bad it can get there is joy to be found in living despite the pain and despair. The will to live became stronger at the his lowest moment.
Often, its experiences of extreme stress, pain and loss that allow us to truly appreciate the gift of life, see it's beauty and find a sense of joy we never knew possible. It is by seeing the world at its ugliest in the depths of despair that we can know and appreciate the importance and true beauty in the world, despite the pain and dissapointment life can bring.
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