Tears come to my eyes, I lost my father three years ago and just three months ago my mother reached him in heaven. Thank you Staind for this song, it reaches the deepest part of my heart.
Brother I lost my father 3 years ago it still hurts this song reminded me of that a week after he passed my mother had a stroke and double annuerysim it shook me she is still here but a ghost of her former self. Keep your head up 💪
@@sniperNOsniping26I been caregiver for a former vet an everyone who come by says he was at least here with us then, I wish I could have known his real self instead of the man I have to watch die slowly while I can do nothing in my prime...
I work in a nursing home as a Activities coordinator with Alzheimers and Dementia. Have also lost family members to the disease. Most of the time its heartbreaking. It's a cold and ruthless disease and it will take everything from the patients before its done sometimes. 🙏
May The LORD CHRIST JESUS GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME ALL THE THINGS THAT COMES IN LIFE. STAY STRONG.(MAY GOD HEAL YOUR HEART, AND GIVE YOU COMFORT, PEACE, AND BRING BACK JOY IN YOUR LIFE AMEN)🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊
I started listening to you as a 19 year old Marine living in Okinawa , Japan. I am still listening to you at 44 and saw you in concert last month in Orlando. Thanks for playing my favorite song "Home"!
Goin thru that wit our momma now. Comin up on a year of her diagnoses. She got 5 of us kids(43-23) it's crazy. Cause we're all so close, despite the age difference between us kids. There's us 3 older ones, then the 2 younger. 2 sets of fathers, of course, not around. Jus always been us, an our momma! B prayin for you, for sure! Stand has always been a part of my life for 25+yrs. Have seen em in concert more times than I can count. Honestly don't know what I'd do without their music!🙏🧡
Man this song broke me. First time I heard Staind was back in 2001, I was 13yrs old at a yard sale with my thrifty Grandpa and a kid drove by with the top down on his Jeep blaring ‘Its Been Awhile’. Been a fan ever since, first concert seeing them was in 06’… I lost all 4 of my Grandparents the past 4 years and my daughter just turned 1. She didn’t get to meet them but I’ll make sure she knows how much they affected my life. 💔
Looking at my daughter in Taiwan… hoping she’ll get to know her grandparents in the UK more. I was the same age as you hearing It’s Been A While … I’m with you
so sorry for your losses. That's tough. I lost my paternal grandma she was just 43 from breast cancer, and my grandpa got hit on the head at work and he was gone aged 33, my own father died when he was just 47, then both his brothers not long after him (agent orange exposure from Vietnam war), then on my mom's side, my cousins, both grandparents, my aunt :( IN too short of time and all way too young. It's tough... this song hits hard for me right now as we are dealing with my father n law having early dementia. Breaks my heart.
I never really cared that much about stained, but I saw them live a couple weeks ago with daughtry and breaking benjamin. That was the firs time I heard this song. And it's become one of my favorite songs since
I send positivity your way in these times of grieving. I lost my dad about 20yrs ago an now we're going through possibly the second time my mom has gotten lung cancer. She had it once an beat it after they removed half her lung. Now today the hospital did a biopsy on her other lung. 7 to 10 days of fingers crossed these results come back negative 🤞 I'm truly sorry you had to go through that with your dad. I know pain hurts and sometimes never goes away. Most days I'm angry because I have to sit back an watch this happen. But during the negative times I still try to stay positive. I hope you can too. Sorry for the rant I'm not on fb or insta anymore so I dont have a place to vent. I made this channel here on RUclips an Tiktok so my mom can see what I do at work on the mountains and all the hard work my team does to make snow. Honestly this video/song helped me calm down today. I hope it does for you @lotofbitsabout too and anyone who takes the time to read this mess lol. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend 🤙
I'm a stairlift engineer. I work with folks like this weekly. It's a very challenging but very rewarding career. Meeting and working with alzheimers and dementia patients and their kids never gets any easier (I'm 9 years in), but it does make me appreciate the "Here and Now." I'm married with 3 children and every day after work I get a little scared from all the stuff I see and, am a part of. I drive the long road home, and when I get there, I do the best I can. These folks may be in pain, but that doesn't mean I can't flip it around and use it to see that at the end of the day, having your health, your mind and your loved ones are ALL that matters.
Staind is one of the few bands that make you feel like you're back in the 90's. Even after all these years, their sound hasn't changed. Thank you Aaron. I'm 17 forever!.
here i am again, aaron this is for you, you have no idea what this song did for me, i lost everything, my phone was hacked, i lost footage of my moms funeral, i lost all of her pictures and the ones of her and me, i lost the pictures i had taken with you in amsterdam, but this song came out just on time the video, cuz no matter what they took from me, they couldnt take this song from me, soo aaaron lewwwiiissssssss thank you from the bottom of my heart❤ and also the rest of staind, mike thanks, old skool thanks, sal thanks,
AGREED 💯 I've been a Staind fan for about 25 years and I know EXACTLY what you mean by that statement! Their music is, and always has been, sadly beautiful and yet has the power to lift you up. ❤❤❤
I lost my mom to cancer very close to eight years ago. There were some similar situations outlined in this video. Staind can still cut like a knife and extract every last bit of emotion out of me. This is an absolutely beautiful video and great song.
Staind always has the album that you're always wondering what song is going to hit your core. It's this song. My wife and myself lived through the pain of dementia. As bad as that was I also interpret this to my Marine buddies that were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. We lost so many there but people don't realize how many we've lost here when they came home. I think about them every single day. When going to work and coming home from work. It's constant. Everything I do reminds me of them and it hurts bad. I just hope I'm making them proud.
They are right there with you when you are thinking about them most. Never doubt that. You feel it. Trust yourself. They are still with you and they are proud of you. Keep going and know they will be waiting for you. Thank you for your service to our country 🙏 ❤
Thank you Staind for this beautiful song & video. Lost my dad to Dementia. Its effects on the person and their family can be the most devastating thing I know. For those of you who are fighting the same battle now, stay strong.
Wow what an evolved Staind! You can really tell how the band has changed over the years, their sound, the messages in the lyrics, and what the music's representing. The way this band has been together now for well over 20 years! It's incredible!!
@jenniferpope89 I've been a very loyal fan of Staind for over 20 years, so I've definitely grown with the bands music and can definitely see a difference and maturity that's become of the music, of Aaron, of the band as a whole
Lost my mother to small cell lung cancer Jan 2 2023. I was her caretaker her last months of her life, it most definitely was the hardest moment in my 35 years of life. But it was worth it, her last words were thank you son I love you. This album is perfect and was the birthday present I needed sept 22 1988🥰, THANK YOU Stained for giving a great album to help heal. est fan since 1999🤘
I can tell from your words they do the same for you that they do for me. This band has literally been medication since finding them my senior yr. I'm now 42 and love em just as much as ever. I'm sorry about your mom man but just know you'll see her again one day. God Bless you brother 🙏🏻
@@DefiBrentsorry for your loss I've been there my dad died from cancer when I was 6 it's been 28 years songs like this get me in the feels all I can say is hold deep on those good memories because there will hard times
This song and video hits doubly for me, 11 months since my dad suddenly departed and 5 month's since losing my mum to Alzheimer's at only 56, such a horrible disease to watch a parent go through. Thank You Staind for such an amazing song and video, even if it made me cry a little, probably due for a grief release anyway 😅 Can't wait for the new album! 🩶
I’m so sorry for your loss😢 I lost both my parents within 18 months. My mother had dementia and I watched her either away to nothing. I watched my dad lay in a nursing home bed unable to walk for nearly 3 years. It’s gut wrenching and with them gone I feel I lost a piece of myself. ❤️ the new Staind album is great
I always liked Staind. But when I was in rehab, I heard "It's Been a While", and that song became my personal anthem. I heard the meaning of every word in that song. Now that song is a sort of a reminder, a warning and a promise. The damage I caused, the guilt I feel. The little peace, and the abundant forgiveness of others. The tiny mile marker on the side of the road that reminds me where I am, and that I'm going in the right direction now. So, Thank You, Staind. Thank you, every writer and producer and musician (drummers included) and engineer. I won't say 'Staind saved my life!" but I will say they gave me support, a very strong pillar, to rebuild. Thank You.
I was in rehab too and alot of their songs and Aaron's solo stuff reminds me how I was so far gone then boom a song about it. Like he's literally in my head. The damage I've done...man I can't say enough sorry in a lifetime and I sometimes feel I don't deserve their forgiveness
Gets to me every time I watch this... Cancer is the devil... u hear this and remember how crappy life can be.. heartache all around.. I hope all of my family knows how much I love them..
Absolutely beautiful, Staind really knows how to kill a ballad. That chorus is soaring and Aaron's voice still as powerful as ever. Can't wait for the album!!! 🤘
Man....this comes at the right time. ❤ It's been a very difficult Time with my son. Some anger management but we suspect of something wrong with his brain functions. He's just a kid,but it hurts to see him suffering from these episodes when he loses it and then asks us "Is there something wrong with me? I'm sorry for what I do to you. I try to stop it but I can't control it" and it saddens me a lot to think I might need to admit he needs help. This songs comes right after one of his episodes...NGL It made me cry. Im a little scared of what's coming ahead for us. This song means more to me than words can describe. It feels personal. Thank you Staind.
Well shoot man… I’m praying for you and your son, because I grew up high-functioning autistic, and it wasn’t easy exactly… Not to mention, I would recommend personally looking into treating this like a demon/fallen angel to cast out in the name of Jesus. It might help. God bless you guys. 🫂
I'm sorry to hear about the difficult times you are going through with your son. I hope and pray that he gets the help that he needs. Philippians 4:13 🙌🙌
@@craigsovilla6578 Amen to that man! It's nice to see other Christians here giving this advice to such situations, I honestly wished I was given this advice when I was much younger... As school was a very trying time for me, and it is now too as I finally started college recently. This is definitely NOT high school. 😣
Beautiful song, gentlemen. This one hits hard lyrically, that's for damn sure! I lost my Mom back in 2017... She was my best friend and I miss her everyday... So many things remind me of her... one such example? This song.. especially the lyrics: "Every memory that's bleeding through.. They all just seem to lead me back to you" That really says everything. So many things bring me back to memories of her. I know everyone interprets lyrics differently but that's what it means to me. Thank you for writing such a wonderful song, Staind.
This is easily the best Staind song since the Grey album. I said it. Love you guys. Aaron I've said this before on other videos and people are probably so sick of me saying it, but you were my childhood. I'm 37 and still can say you helped me through the hardest years of my life. Thanks for that
His voice and message has only gotten better with age like a fine wine. His acoustic country set was amazing live, can’t wait to see Staind in Milwaukee soon
Yeah I went to see him for the first time over a month ago. After listening to his music for years seeing him live was emotional for me. His soul and music hit home with me. I can’t wait to go see him perform again. God bless.
Saw you guys in Chicago a month ago…Aaron Lewis and the rest of Staind hasn’t skipped a beat. Been listening to the new and old stuff on repeat. Love you guys. Your music touches the hearts of millions
Aaron you and the guys never had a song that didnt touch me deep taking me back to my teenage years til today I'm 58 and your songs hit hard with my life and a long relationship that never made it to our day at the alter and everything we have gone through together your songs are big reminders that will never die for either of us, I the shy innocent one he is the complete opposite of me thats what i love about him i think the most his charm he lured me in when i had no intention bc he was that bad boy always looking for his place in the world he clung a hold so tight on me that I couldn't stay from thinking about him when we was away from each other he was my first crush my first true love pretty much my first for everything and it is an awful thing to be in love with the man i need in my life you know but just know your music hits hard times the best times of my life with every stage of my life, Thank You Aaron for being there lifting me up making me smile and i feel you too might have been where ive been, Love You Aaron and the guy
I was in Cincinnati on June 15th of this year...2024. I'm from Louisville, KY. I've seen him before at home. He did this song acoustic.......awesome.....I was second row. He is incredible live.....I always leave impressed by his vocals. Souch talent and I'm blessed to have seen him live. He chooses the best venues.....puts on an incredible show!
Is that the concert he did outside? I’ve watched some of that. I went to see him in Ashland in August. I absolutely loved it. He’s got so many great songs I don’t think he touched half of them. I never laughed and teared up like I did at his show. His music and beliefs hit home with me. I live right outside Louisville myself. I’ll keep looking out for the next time he’s close to our area because I’m freaking going back to see him. God bless brother.
This song hits so hard. I very rarely find a song that can make me feel something anymore, but you really kicked me hard right in the feels button. Thank you for this incredible classic.
33 years here and NOTHING has made me feel more emotion than music has. Many years of staind songs in the rotation smacking me around and this one hits like my unhealed military father when I was 16. 😂😂
This song and video absolutely tore me to pieces. This is so relatable for so many people once they get older and they have to watch their parents/grandparents health deteriorate until they are gone... this hits on so many deep emotional levels 😢
So many people....yes....now it is me. My son passed in 2008 and the other is gone in another world. Just my sweet wife of 44 of years. Life is way too fast.
It's gonna kill me the day I lose my parents. I don't even want to think about that day. This song brings tears to my eyes because I wish life could slow down.
this song reminds me to spend time now with my dad. He has dementia, and I dread the day he isn't here with us anymore. People who don't believe kids need their dad, they have no idea what a dad can be in your life and how much of an anchor they are. He was my first and final hero.
This song hit home my dad is going through losing his memory and sometimes forgets us kids Grat song stay strong to anyone going through this type of thing because it is a hard times
You, you always said That I’m better when I’m not trapped in my head And you, tried to explain The forgiveness feels much better than the pain Here and now After everything we thought we knew Broken lies and shattered truths Lost and found Every memory that’s bleeding through They all just seem to lead me back to you And I, can finally see The mistakes I’ve made are glaring back at me For all I’ve done, For all I’ve lost ‘Cause the “in the moment” wasn’t worth the cost Here and now After everything we thought we knew Broken lies and shattered truths Lost and found Every memory that’s bleeding through They all just seem to lead me back to you
Aaron, you breathe life into the lyrics of all the songs you sing, I don't listen to the songs I experience them. So glad you guys got back in the studio!!! Can't wait for the acoustic set Nov 30th Parx Casino Bensalem PA! ..Dont stop changing lives, you do it everyday!
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This song hits hard when you grew up listening to staind. From happy child to sad adult. Such a good song!
Sad child to a sad an alone adult due to my choices
More like more mature and self aware adult
@beezybeez7231 Glad you sent me to STL you're a legend in the comments. 🤘🤘🤘
Wow, felt this comment!
You only have one life. Do your best
Damn, I cried like a little boy. Makes me think of my dad. Thank you Staind, you guys have been saving my life since I discovered your music.
Same here. My dad has Alzheimer’s disease, and my grandma on my dad’s side of the family had it before him.
Three crybabies 😢😢😢, guys!
I couldn't hold back...
Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Me too
same!
Agreed. This comes just as I found out last week that my great aunt has it. 😢
You never know the value of a moment until it’s a memory
You are so correct!
Amen. ❤
wow isn't that the truth!
Fax
Tears come to my eyes, I lost my father three years ago and just three months ago my mother reached him in heaven. Thank you Staind for this song, it reaches the deepest part of my heart.
Sorry for your loss. Not a day goes by we don’t think of our parents
Brother I lost my father 3 years ago it still hurts this song reminded me of that a week after he passed my mother had a stroke and double annuerysim it shook me she is still here but a ghost of her former self. Keep your head up 💪
Oh rigo im so sorry but dont worry we will see them all again in heaven one day i just think about them in my heart you will be ok 😢
I am so sorry to those who have lost their parents here. My heart is with you.
@@sniperNOsniping26I been caregiver for a former vet an everyone who come by says he was at least here with us then, I wish I could have known his real self instead of the man I have to watch die slowly while I can do nothing in my prime...
I work in a nursing home as a Activities coordinator with Alzheimers and Dementia. Have also lost family members to the disease. Most of the time its heartbreaking. It's a cold and ruthless disease and it will take everything from the patients before its done sometimes. 🙏
This song is an instant Staind classic that will remain even 10 years down the line. Remarkable.
🔥🤘🏼♥️👍🏼
I think it's one of the top 10 singles they've ever released. The music video makes it even more legendary.
This is Confession of the Fallen’s “It’s Been Awhile.” Makes sense beings it’s been awhile since we’ve gotten such beautiful songs from Staind. 🖤
@@lonerunner89agree.
Yep
Man they still keep their signature sound! Takes me back to 2005!
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🎶🎸
I haven't gotten goosebumps like that since "So Far Away"
Staind are one of the most versatile and relatable bands I've ever heard.
dem baritone guitars always hit hard.
I can't continue this life thank God for stainds music gotten me through some really fucked up shit
My Dad passed away last month, this is a sad but beautiful song. Thank you Staind!
You will never forget losing a parent, and the song always brings emotional feelings😢
Sorry to hear about this. Time helps but dad's never go away
Just lost my Dad last month. Loved my Dad so much. This song definitely is a tear jerker.
May The LORD CHRIST JESUS GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME ALL THE THINGS THAT COMES IN LIFE. STAY STRONG.(MAY GOD HEAL YOUR HEART, AND GIVE YOU COMFORT, PEACE, AND BRING BACK JOY IN YOUR LIFE AMEN)🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊
Prayers 🙏🙏🙏
My dad is getting dementia. This made me cry painful tears 😢 💔
Wow, the song gives me chills. Staind is timeless and constantly delivers
WOWWWWWWW, is right def can feel this song!!!!!!😢
Yes, Wowwwwww
Everything Staind puts out is amazing
yes always
I wholeheartedly agree!
shut up
Your a thousand percent right!
Absolutely 💯 and as I always say BEST FUCKIN VOICE EVER!!!!!!! 💪💪💪💪👏👌🤘
I started listening to you as a 19 year old Marine living in Okinawa , Japan. I am still listening to you at 44 and saw you in concert last month in Orlando. Thanks for playing my favorite song "Home"!
Same! Home was when I fell in love with them!
Thank you for your service ♡
Now I am that Marine listening to this song after your comment thank you
@ivanpena5618 thank you for your service to the USA 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤️
Im russian and had a pleasure to hear them in 2002. What an experience!!!
Wow, so beautiful!
My mom is deep in the dementia and this tears my heart out.... Staind is always right there holding me up......
Horrible thing to have. My dad it plus Alzheimer's. He passed away last October
@@cenaboyle My sincerest condolences for your loss :(
@@Rage-of-War thank you
Stay strong, people. It’s all you can do.
Goin thru that wit our momma now. Comin up on a year of her diagnoses. She got 5 of us kids(43-23) it's crazy. Cause we're all so close, despite the age difference between us kids. There's us 3 older ones, then the 2 younger. 2 sets of fathers, of course, not around. Jus always been us, an our momma! B prayin for you, for sure! Stand has always been a part of my life for 25+yrs. Have seen em in concert more times than I can count. Honestly don't know what I'd do without their music!🙏🧡
Man this song broke me. First time I heard Staind was back in 2001, I was 13yrs old at a yard sale with my thrifty Grandpa and a kid drove by with the top down on his Jeep blaring ‘Its Been Awhile’. Been a fan ever since, first concert seeing them was in 06’… I lost all 4 of my Grandparents the past 4 years and my daughter just turned 1. She didn’t get to meet them but I’ll make sure she knows how much they affected my life. 💔
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎶🎸
Looking at my daughter in Taiwan… hoping she’ll get to know her grandparents in the UK more. I was the same age as you hearing It’s Been A While … I’m with you
so sorry for your losses. That's tough. I lost my paternal grandma she was just 43 from breast cancer, and my grandpa got hit on the head at work and he was gone aged 33, my own father died when he was just 47, then both his brothers not long after him (agent orange exposure from Vietnam war), then on my mom's side, my cousins, both grandparents, my aunt :( IN too short of time and all way too young. It's tough... this song hits hard for me right now as we are dealing with my father n law having early dementia. Breaks my heart.
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Best of luck to you both! Share your memories with your daughter, and she'll always remember her grandparents through all you've told her.
This song hits deep on so many levels.
I never really cared that much about stained, but I saw them live a couple weeks ago with daughtry and breaking benjamin. That was the firs time I heard this song. And it's become one of my favorite songs since
Can’t wait to hear the acoustic version
Lost my dad to Lewy Body Dementia. Prayers to the warriors, the survivors, the caregivers, the researchers, and doctors. One moment at a time.
Oh man, LBD is such an awful disease. I'm so very sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my dad to LBD too. The long good bye is one of the hardest to go through.
I send positivity your way in these times of grieving. I lost my dad about 20yrs ago an now we're going through possibly the second time my mom has gotten lung cancer. She had it once an beat it after they removed half her lung. Now today the hospital did a biopsy on her other lung. 7 to 10 days of fingers crossed these results come back negative 🤞 I'm truly sorry you had to go through that with your dad. I know pain hurts and sometimes never goes away. Most days I'm angry because I have to sit back an watch this happen. But during the negative times I still try to stay positive. I hope you can too. Sorry for the rant I'm not on fb or insta anymore so I dont have a place to vent. I made this channel here on RUclips an Tiktok so my mom can see what I do at work on the mountains and all the hard work my team does to make snow. Honestly this video/song helped me calm down today. I hope it does for you @lotofbitsabout too and anyone who takes the time to read this mess lol. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend 🤙
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I'm a stairlift engineer. I work with folks like this weekly.
It's a very challenging but very rewarding career.
Meeting and working with alzheimers and dementia patients and their kids never gets any easier (I'm 9 years in), but it does make me appreciate the "Here and Now."
I'm married with 3 children and every day after work I get a little scared from all the stuff I see and, am a part of. I drive the long road home, and when I get there, I do the best I can.
These folks may be in pain, but that doesn't mean I can't flip it around and use it to see that at the end of the day, having your health, your mind and your loved ones are ALL that matters.
My God this is the best thing I've ever heard... Makes me think of my dad and my daughter. Who turns 12 in a few hours... Thank you Staind
Happy birthday to the kiddo
lol
Happy birthday!
Staind is one of the few bands that make you feel like you're back in the 90's. Even after all these years, their sound hasn't changed.
Thank you Aaron. I'm 17 forever!.
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hard to believe it’s been that long since we first heard Staind. 90s was such a great time for music
Aaron took me back to my younger careless years!
Staind is maturing. this feels like a natural continuation after ten years to grow and heal.
I always thought they were a pretty mature band, even when their album “Dysfunction” released back in 1999. But yeah, they keep getting more mature.
@@filmnmusic1dysfunction is thee great album in history
here i am again, aaron this is for you, you have no idea what this song did for me, i lost everything, my phone was hacked, i lost footage of my moms funeral, i lost all of her pictures and the ones of her and me, i lost the pictures i had taken with you in amsterdam, but this song came out just on time the video, cuz no matter what they took from me, they couldnt take this song from me, soo aaaron lewwwiiissssssss thank you from the bottom of my heart❤ and also the rest of staind, mike thanks, old skool thanks, sal thanks,
I love staind and the song and video footage
I can't cry but this is only one band that make me since 2001...
It’s nice to know that the band hasn’t lost their touch to break my heart and heal it at the very same time ❤
@denisegeee3982. I agree they are truly a legendary band how long have you been a fan of them?
Yes I agree totally
AGREED 💯 I've been a Staind fan for about 25 years and I know EXACTLY what you mean by that statement! Their music is, and always has been, sadly beautiful and yet has the power to lift you up. ❤❤❤
I lost my mom to cancer very close to eight years ago. There were some similar situations outlined in this video.
Staind can still cut like a knife and extract every last bit of emotion out of me. This is an absolutely beautiful video and great song.
Im sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss I feel yah my dad died of cancer when I was 6
My mum died of cancer a couple of months ago, this song hits so hard, thankyou staind ❤
This inspired me to write a beautiful song and turn down a notch...thanx Aaron and Mike see you boys in Nov. In Alb.N.M.
D@PB...Chino505
Read my comment I just posted !! ❤️
I’m in love and in tears. Thank you Staind, for all your hard work dedication to the music and your fans.
Staind always has the album that you're always wondering what song is going to hit your core. It's this song. My wife and myself lived through the pain of dementia. As bad as that was I also interpret this to my Marine buddies that were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. We lost so many there but people don't realize how many we've lost here when they came home. I think about them every single day. When going to work and coming home from work. It's constant. Everything I do reminds me of them and it hurts bad. I just hope I'm making them proud.
They are right there with you when you are thinking about them most. Never doubt that. You feel it. Trust yourself. They are still with you and they are proud of you. Keep going and know they will be waiting for you. Thank you for your service to our country 🙏 ❤
Thank you for ur service! Semper Fi🙏🇺🇸🧡
Force et honneur frère continue et soit fier de toi...
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for seving this country for us. Stay up my friend...
I'll be praying for you, brother. Keep on.
Thank you Staind for this beautiful song & video. Lost my dad to Dementia. Its effects on the person and their family can be the most devastating thing I know. For those of you who are fighting the same battle now, stay strong.
Very true.. sorry you had to go through it, sorry me and mine are now and sorry to all that have, are or will.. hopefully a cure can be found one day
Seriously fuck dementia
I’m going through it with my dad now and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I’m so sorry you had to go through it as well
@@jillb7909 Stay strong. My thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
Much love to you.
Powerful song and heartbreaking video 😭
Wow what an evolved Staind! You can really tell how the band has changed over the years, their sound, the messages in the lyrics, and what the music's representing. The way this band has been together now for well over 20 years! It's incredible!!
Yeah they write what they want and not what the record labels want them to.
This band is guaranteed to have a song we can all relate to.
@@TheOxman420 couldn't agree more
Well said!
@jenniferpope89 I've been a very loyal fan of Staind for over 20 years, so I've definitely grown with the bands music and can definitely see a difference and maturity that's become of the music, of Aaron, of the band as a whole
Their 11 year hiatus definitely helped not burn them out and to reflect and do their own thing which definitely shows in this album. 10/10 for sure
They just don’t miss. Even after all these years their music is top tier and amazing ❤
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@@ETAisNOW God bless you ❤️
@@LegendaryBeanBurrito gayyyyy
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Lost my mother to small cell lung cancer Jan 2 2023. I was her caretaker her last months of her life, it most definitely was the hardest moment in my 35 years of life. But it was worth it, her last words were thank you son I love you. This album is perfect and was the birthday present I needed sept 22 1988🥰, THANK YOU Stained for giving a great album to help heal. est fan since 1999🤘
Good on you for being there for her. “To care for those who once cared for us is one of life’s greatest honors”.
God bless you mate
God bless you brother, currently doing the same for my father but he’s doing way better than we could hope for. Much love. Music keeps me going.
I can tell from your words they do the same for you that they do for me. This band has literally been medication since finding them my senior yr. I'm now 42 and love em just as much as ever. I'm sorry about your mom man but just know you'll see her again one day. God Bless you brother 🙏🏻
Good job son.
The music production on this album... best I've ever heard...
This song gives me a lot of flashbacks of my childhood. 😔 When things were easy and fun
Ain't that the sad reality
Well that was an unexpected emotional roller coaster. Thanks Staind and thanks Aaron for coming back to the rock side.
I’m 53 and a Stained fan for years. I understand this song too well.
Aaron's voice it timeless
this song nearly brings me to tears everytime i hear it. my grandpa died from brain cancer almost 5 years ago and man do i miss him.
I lost my dad just over a month ago. I miss him so much 😢. This song came out just in time, just for me it seems. Thank you Staind
Same for me. I lost my dad to cancer on August 9, 2023.
@Staind thank you for this song.
@@DefiBrentsorry for your loss I've been there my dad died from cancer when I was 6 it's been 28 years songs like this get me in the feels all I can say is hold deep on those good memories because there will hard times
@@animeshock2006 I am sorry to hear that. You have my condolences. Losing a father is tough.
So sorry for your loss. Hang in there
This song and video hits doubly for me, 11 months since my dad suddenly departed and 5 month's since losing my mum to Alzheimer's at only 56, such a horrible disease to watch a parent go through. Thank You Staind for such an amazing song and video, even if it made me cry a little, probably due for a grief release anyway 😅 Can't wait for the new album! 🩶
i wish you all the best for your future and may your beautiful parents rest peacefully, i hope you'll get to see them again some day..
damn 56 thats sad
I’m so sorry for your loss😢 I lost both my parents within 18 months. My mother had dementia and I watched her either away to nothing. I watched my dad lay in a nursing home bed unable to walk for nearly 3 years. It’s gut wrenching and with them gone I feel I lost a piece of myself. ❤️ the new Staind album is great
So sorry to hear you've gone through that.
This song broke me down. 😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
Song and video of the year!! Seriously deserves an award.
I always liked Staind. But when I was in rehab, I heard "It's Been a While", and that song became my personal anthem. I heard the meaning of every word in that song. Now that song is a sort of a reminder, a warning and a promise. The damage I caused, the guilt I feel. The little peace, and the abundant forgiveness of others. The tiny mile marker on the side of the road that reminds me where I am, and that I'm going in the right direction now. So, Thank You, Staind. Thank you, every writer and producer and musician (drummers included) and engineer. I won't say 'Staind saved my life!" but I will say they gave me support, a very strong pillar, to rebuild. Thank You.
P.S. DAMMIT!!! I got emotional and started writing.... anyway, what I meant to say was "FUCK YOU FOR WRITING SUCH GOOD SONGS!!!!!"
Lmao ! Your 2nd response is exactly something me and my best friend would say 😂😂
I was in rehab too and alot of their songs and Aaron's solo stuff reminds me how I was so far gone then boom a song about it. Like he's literally in my head. The damage I've done...man I can't say enough sorry in a lifetime and I sometimes feel I don't deserve their forgiveness
I’m proud of you for going to rehab
i am so grateful to still hear new Staind music after so many years!!
Still amazing after all these years ❤️
I fucking love you guys
Gets to me every time I watch this... Cancer is the devil... u hear this and remember how crappy life can be.. heartache all around.. I hope all of my family knows how much I love them..
I wasn't planning on crying today.
This. Sitting here. Tuesday evening. Crying. Thank God for Staind and their music/influence
This is heartbreaking and beautiful. Classic Staind.
Absolutely beautiful, Staind really knows how to kill a ballad. That chorus is soaring and Aaron's voice still as powerful as ever. Can't wait for the album!!! 🤘
Lost my Mother on August 1st after years of living with Dementia..this song hits home..thank you!!
It's such a great song... tear jerker video
Man....this comes at the right time. ❤ It's been a very difficult Time with my son. Some anger management but we suspect of something wrong with his brain functions.
He's just a kid,but it hurts to see him suffering from these episodes when he loses it and then asks us "Is there something wrong with me? I'm sorry for what I do to you. I try to stop it but I can't control it" and it saddens me a lot to think I might need to admit he needs help. This songs comes right after one of his episodes...NGL It made me cry. Im a little scared of what's coming ahead for us.
This song means more to me than words can describe. It feels personal. Thank you Staind.
Well shoot man… I’m praying for you and your son, because I grew up high-functioning autistic, and it wasn’t easy exactly… Not to mention, I would recommend personally looking into treating this like a demon/fallen angel to cast out in the name of Jesus. It might help.
God bless you guys. 🫂
I'm sorry to hear about the difficult times you are going through with your son. I hope and pray that he gets the help that he needs.
Philippians 4:13 🙌🙌
@@craigsovilla6578 Amen to that man! It's nice to see other Christians here giving this advice to such situations, I honestly wished I was given this advice when I was much younger... As school was a very trying time for me, and it is now too as I finally started college recently. This is definitely NOT high school. 😣
Beautiful song, gentlemen. This one hits hard lyrically, that's for damn sure! I lost my Mom back in 2017... She was my best friend and I miss her everyday... So many things remind me of her... one such example? This song.. especially the lyrics: "Every memory that's bleeding through.. They all just seem to lead me back to you" That really says everything. So many things bring me back to memories of her. I know everyone interprets lyrics differently but that's what it means to me. Thank you for writing such a wonderful song, Staind.
Sorry for your loss. Respect
I'm not crying..... :(
WOW, Phenomenal.
Awesome!!! Still kicking ass!!!!
Amazing guys Aaron Lewis you have beautiful words this touched my heart so much thank you
Made me think about some of the times I had with my dad before he passed. Thank you for such an amazing song
This is my fav praise & worship song. My church played this last Sunday.
Praise Jesus!
Jesus never existed by kenneth Humphreys
@@AdolfsGirl Is that a Christian song. I only listen to Christian music like this Here & Now song.
Jesus Saves!
@@adamrspears1981 that's a book that isnt written by unknown men full of Fairy tales.
@@AdolfsGirl Thank you & GOD be praised!
My dad loved this song. He just passed away last wensday. Now this is his song R.I.P DAD i love you fly high. With mommy and brandon.
Thank you for the music
Aaron always delivers. Your music means so much to many. It helps a lot on the darkest of days. Thank You
This album will be one of their best by far. Well done fellas!
I also think this will be their best album
If they don't release half the album by singles 😂
It’ll definitely be in their top 8
@@beezybeez7231 This is a Staind video not whoever SLT is 😂
@@Tmoney445the album comes out next Friday September 22nd
One of the few "timeless" bands that started in the 90s. If only music can have that Renaissance predominated by this kind of genre.
wow, more than words saying! thanks for this and all songs.
I love that you are back ❤
I needed this.
This is easily the best Staind song since the Grey album. I said it. Love you guys. Aaron I've said this before on other videos and people are probably so sick of me saying it, but you were my childhood. I'm 37 and still can say you helped me through the hardest years of my life. Thanks for that
Me too
Yes!!, i can definitely relate & in my 30s too !
@@Mushroom321- Hope you're doing alright in life
Feelings overload🥺. Damn this band is the best. Can't wait for the album🤘
This man sings to my soul. I love em
Damn from my childhood till now, what a great voice
Очень трогательный клип. Цепляет за душу. Спасибо Вам огромное за прекрасную музыку и видео к нему. И да, С ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕМ!!!
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Condivido pienamente..👍👍
His voice and message has only gotten better with age like a fine wine. His acoustic country set was amazing live, can’t wait to see Staind in Milwaukee soon
Yeah I went to see him for the first time over a month ago. After listening to his music for years seeing him live was emotional for me. His soul and music hit home with me. I can’t wait to go see him perform again.
God bless.
We saw him twice in the past 6 months- he’s amazing!!
Saw you guys in Chicago a month ago…Aaron Lewis and the rest of Staind hasn’t skipped a beat. Been listening to the new and old stuff on repeat. Love you guys. Your music touches the hearts of millions
That show was the definition of mind-blowing.
Aaron you and the guys never had a song that didnt touch me deep taking me back to my teenage years til today I'm 58 and your songs hit hard with my life and a long relationship that never made it to our day at the alter and everything we have gone through together your songs are big reminders that will never die for either of us, I the shy innocent one he is the complete opposite of me thats what i love about him i think the most his charm he lured me in when i had no intention bc he was that bad boy always looking for his place in the world he clung a hold so tight on me that I couldn't stay from thinking about him when we was away from each other he was my first crush my first true love pretty much my first for everything and it is an awful thing to be in love with the man i need in my life you know but just know your music hits hard times the best times of my life with every stage of my life, Thank You Aaron for being there lifting me up making me smile and i feel you too might have been where ive been, Love You Aaron and the guy
I was in Cincinnati on June 15th of this year...2024. I'm from Louisville, KY. I've seen him before at home. He did this song acoustic.......awesome.....I was second row. He is incredible live.....I always leave impressed by his vocals. Souch talent and I'm blessed to have seen him live. He chooses the best venues.....puts on an incredible show!
Is that the concert he did outside? I’ve watched some of that.
I went to see him in Ashland in August.
I absolutely loved it. He’s got so many great songs I don’t think he touched half of them. I never laughed and teared up like I did at his show. His music and beliefs hit home with me.
I live right outside Louisville myself. I’ll keep looking out for the next time he’s close to our area because I’m freaking going back to see him.
God bless brother.
They never fail to hit the emotions, Staind has been and always will be one of my favorite bands🖤
This song hits so hard. I very rarely find a song that can make me feel something anymore, but you really kicked me hard right in the feels button. Thank you for this incredible classic.
Yeah, this one got me too. I don't talk to my dad or mom enough
Jesus ….this video ….this song …..tears ….
Great powerful song welcome back
Wow this is the first I've ever heard this song.
Wow what a great song
33 years here and NOTHING has made me feel more emotion than music has. Many years of staind songs in the rotation smacking me around and this one hits like my unhealed military father when I was 16. 😂😂
This song and video absolutely tore me to pieces. This is so relatable for so many people once they get older and they have to watch their parents/grandparents health deteriorate until they are gone... this hits on so many deep emotional levels 😢
So many people....yes....now it is me. My son passed in 2008 and the other is gone in another world. Just my sweet wife of 44 of years.
Life is way too fast.
It hit me hard also family members went through this it's so bittersweet.😢❤❤😔😔
It's gonna kill me the day I lose my parents. I don't even want to think about that day. This song brings tears to my eyes because I wish life could slow down.
Grandma, last year. It was tough to watch, even tougher to watch my mom go through it.
A family member lost to this terrible disease a few years ago. It's torture and devastating for everyone.😭😭
Hell yeah this might be the best album yet! Just saw Staind with Godsmack in Massachusetts not long ago was awesome!
Powerful song, lyrics and performance....
this song reminds me to spend time now with my dad. He has dementia, and I dread the day he isn't here with us anymore.
People who don't believe kids need their dad, they have no idea what a dad can be in your life and how much of an anchor they are.
He was my first and final hero.
STAIND with a another amazing song. 🫡
This song hit home my dad is going through losing his memory and sometimes forgets us kids Grat song stay strong to anyone going through this type of thing because it is a hard times
sounds amazing
Thank you guys for this. Just called my dad with Dementia. Today was a good day with a few blips in the convo. Merry Xmas everyone🎄
Man this hits home hard. Lost my dad to cancer bout 15 yrs ago now. Awesome song n video
Such a great song, and a lot of depth in the lyrics. Powerful video. Can't wait to see these guys and Breaking Benjamin later this year.
You, you always said
That I’m better when I’m not trapped in my head
And you, tried to explain
The forgiveness feels much better than the pain
Here and now
After everything we thought we knew
Broken lies and shattered truths
Lost and found
Every memory that’s bleeding through
They all just seem to lead me back to you
And I, can finally see
The mistakes I’ve made are glaring back at me
For all I’ve done, For all I’ve lost
‘Cause the “in the moment” wasn’t worth the cost
Here and now
After everything we thought we knew
Broken lies and shattered truths
Lost and found
Every memory that’s bleeding through
They all just seem to lead me back to you
"In the moment wasn't worth the cost".
@@GenXBeeKind?
Aaron has never made a bad song
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This song bring back to my mom and dad passed, listen to the song lyrics, remins of them, Aaron voice is great powerful.bestwishes.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ wishes
They're back baby and still sounding awesome 👌
Aaron, you breathe life into the lyrics of all the songs you sing, I don't listen to the songs I experience them. So glad you guys got back in the studio!!! Can't wait for the acoustic set Nov 30th Parx Casino Bensalem PA! ..Dont stop changing lives, you do it everyday!