This song makes me feel like I'm floating over a burning city as a ghost, watching the terror, and destruction of mankind. I want to help the people who are hurt, the families who are grieving, but I'm quickly carried away by the wind.
I thought I'd throw in my two cents into what this song is saying. Honestly... it's about being an Artist. For him it's specifically about being a singer/song writer. This is going to be a bit of a long explanation, so please bear with me. "There are twenty years to go" is actually about how long successful bands will stick together, before retiring or death of some sort, that's not even including if they have a massive breakdown and split up. It's the beginning, a countdown towards a successful career. 20 years. "Who'll wear the hat" is likely referring to who's going to be successful, meaning that once you've been doing this job long enough you can see the talent and understand who has the potential to make it big. Personally, these first lines sounds like the singer is speaking directly to a person newly introduced into the world of Music, being in a Band, and quite possibly hitting it big unexpectedly. "The best of all I hope" is him wishing the new guy luck and happiness. "Enjoy the ride" basically is 'Enjoy being famous and successful for as long as it lasts, however long that is'. "The Medicine show" is him talking about the possibility of becoming hooked on any substance just to keep yourself afloat. Basically telling him that he could be drunk or high on stage and performing, and how he's making it sound normal the singer is actually introducing him to the darker possibility his fame's pressure. "Them's the breaks" And "For we designer fakes"... Living up to your own fame can give you the sense of loss of self worth. Like somehow you're life, your art, has been turned into a brand that you have to constantly live up to, leaving you feeling like you're living a fake version of yourself. "We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye" is the singer telling the person that they can't just 'Be' people anymore. They can't hang out with long-time friends at the theaters going to see a bad movie because of the image it projects onto them and their brand. They need to constantly be aware that everything they say and do and believe can create or destroy their careers, they lose the right to just live normally. "The faithful and the low" is talking about the ebb and flow of fandom in general. You can release one song and it hits top charts for months and your fans remain loyal. Other times you can release entire albums and your fans don't know you're even still a band. It's the singer, once again, telling the person that no matter how hard you try, your success depends on the fickleness of your fans. "The best of starts, the broken hearts, the stone" is the singer recounting what he's seen. Bands that come swinging onto the scene and are beloved for a short time, forgotten, then the bitterness of irrelevance. "The punch drunk and the blow" is referring to the artists that have scraped, clawed, and fought like hell for their success, then they take that last dip into irrelevance and they never return. "The worst of starts, the mercy part, the phone" is talking about bands that did horribly right out of the gate. They try hard, and they're even acknowledged by possibly tens of thousands as trying their best, and no one mocks or blames them but instead feel bad for them and keep trying to encourage them on. The phone is very literal, it's a call. A band that does poorly for too long, even if the crew is best friends, it's just time to call it. "But it's you I take, cause you're the truth, not I" is the destroyed sense of self worth. If the whole world thinks you're great, and no matter how much like a jerk you think you are, the world won't accept it. Same goes for the opposite. Popular opinion will override the truth. You're not allowed to have a differing opinion of yourself, because you're either being too modest or delusional. "A golden age I know" being famous and relevant leaves you feeling important. You can do things and get away with others purely because you're famous. Basically just being able to do things you normally couldn't is fun. "But all will pass, end too fast, you know" the singer reminding the person that this 'Golden Age' is fleeting, so the person should enjoy it but to understand that the person shouldn't get used to it because it'll be gone just as soon as it came. This includes not just the perks of fame, but fame itself, and the idolization and adoration with it. "Though some may hold the rose" And "Some hold the rope"... not all the friends you'll make will be worth having. Some will make your life great, colorful and vibrant... regardless of your fame. Others will help you destroy yourself and your career, and once you're not famous anymore they'll leave you. (Really long section of verses) is the singer hammering the point home. He's wished him well, and warned him of what may be to come. "It's the long and short of it". The last section where it's repeating "You're the truth, no I" I believe is the singer letting the person know that he knows that the person's own idea of his burgeoning fame will be like and how it'll be different. Basically saying: "I know you think you're right, because everyone says fame is awesome. Because Everyone Else says fame is awesome." All in all... after doing a pretty lengthy dissection of this gorgeous song, I believe it's a lament. It's a congratulations to anyone who's just starting to get famous or officially became famous, letting them know the singer wishes them nothing but the best and true success. But... there's 20 years of success... and bad road ahead. Your fame is going to be awesome, for now, eventually... you won't be you to the people who don't know you personally. You'll be the idol they've created, the brand-safe version of yourself you can never break, and eventually that freedom that fame brings you becomes a solitary prison. "Congrats kid, you made it to the big time. The only way out, is through." But that's my 2 cents. Regardless how wrong I might be, I still love the song.
Veinte años Hay veinte años por delante Y veinte maneras de saber Quién seré... quién de todos seré Hay veinte años por delante Los mejores de todos, espero Disfruta del viaje El gran espectáculo * Y esa es la manera Para nosotros Los diseñadores de mentiras Necesitamos concentrarnos Y ver más allá de lo evidente Hay veinte años por delante El fiel y el depresivo El mejor de los comienzos El corazón roto La piedra Hay veinte años por delante La confusión y los golpes El peor de los comienzos La parte compasiva El teléfono Y esa es la manera Para nosotros Los diseñadores de mentiras Necesitamos concentrarnos Y ver más allá de lo evidente Y esa es la manera Para nosotros Los diseñadores de mentiras Pero lo veré de ti Porque tú eres la verdad, no yo Hay veinte años por delante Una edad dorada, lo sé Pero todo pasará Y acabará demasiado rápido, lo sabes Hay veinte años por delante Y muchos amigos, espero Aunque algunos sostendrán una rosa Y otros sostendrán una soga Y ese es el final y es el comienzo de ello Ese es el todo y es solo una parte de ello Eso esa es la cúspide y es el corazón de ello Y esa esa su prolongación y esa es su brevedad Y está lo mejor y están las pruebas de ello Y están las dudas, las dudas y la confianza en ello Y ese es su panorama y ese es su sonido Y ese es el obsequio y ahí está el truco de todo Tú eres la verdad, no yo * [“Medicine Show” (El espectáculo de la medicina) era un antiguo espectáculo popular en el que un grupo ambulante afirmaba tener la cura para cualquier enfermedad y problema]
Hi, does anyone knows what this 20 years are referred to? Thank you very much! And: as English isn't my mother tongue: What does "thems the breaks" mean? Thank you again!
In a interview, Molko said that "20 years" was an idea a friend of him from another band had. This friend was always playing the riff along with the phrase, however he never made the song, so Placebo start to make this song as a way to remember him. I don´t know if this works as an answer but I think it could be useful to understand the song.
There are twenty years to go And twenty ways to know Who will wear, who will wear the hat There are twenty years to go Best of all I hope Enjoy the ride, the medicine show Thems the breaks for we designer fakes We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye There are twenty years to go The faithful and the low Best of starts, the broken heart, the stone There are twenty years to go The punch drunk and the blow The worst of starts, the mercy part, the phone Thems the breaks for we designer fakes We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye Thems the breaks for we designer fakes But it's you I take 'cause you're the truth not I There are twenty years to go A golden age I know But all will pass, and end too fast you know There are twenty years to go And many friends I hope Though some may hold the rose, some hold the rope And that's the end and that's the start of it That's the whole and that's the part of it That's the high and that's the heart of it That's the long and that's the short of it That's the best and that's the test in it That's the doubt to doubt the trust in it That's the sight and that's the sound of it That's the gift and that's the trick in it You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I You're the truth, not I
A masterpiece beyond imagination. So silmple and yet so genious!
listening to it on my 20th birthday 🖤
Same! Mine is today, and it's the first song I'm listening to:)
Been listening for 20 yrs, still amazingly haunting ❤
This was released in 2004. I eagerly await 2024 to see what the hell he is talking about. This is Placebo's best song.
In 2024 we see who wear the hat
we're getting closer my friend, hold still.
Now I'm afraid he was predicting coronavirus, and that it will only end in 2024.
@@temisdisciple the medicine show? 🙀
18 october 2024
Who’s on 2020
B
2024❤
This song makes me feel like I'm floating over a burning city as a ghost, watching the terror, and destruction of mankind. I want to help the people who are hurt, the families who are grieving, but I'm quickly carried away by the wind.
The ghosts like us can only make the best of it. The bad and the evil have outnumbered us.
freaked out at first, then loved the idea hahaha
The end is near. Love you all. Even them, the high and wicked
oh yes. yes it is.
Best lyrics ever. I've learned that, the hard way. :(
I thought I'd throw in my two cents into what this song is saying. Honestly... it's about being an Artist. For him it's specifically about being a singer/song writer. This is going to be a bit of a long explanation, so please bear with me.
"There are twenty years to go" is actually about how long successful bands will stick together, before retiring or death of some sort, that's not even including if they have a massive breakdown and split up. It's the beginning, a countdown towards a successful career. 20 years.
"Who'll wear the hat" is likely referring to who's going to be successful, meaning that once you've been doing this job long enough you can see the talent and understand who has the potential to make it big. Personally, these first lines sounds like the singer is speaking directly to a person newly introduced into the world of Music, being in a Band, and quite possibly hitting it big unexpectedly.
"The best of all I hope" is him wishing the new guy luck and happiness.
"Enjoy the ride" basically is 'Enjoy being famous and successful for as long as it lasts, however long that is'.
"The Medicine show" is him talking about the possibility of becoming hooked on any substance just to keep yourself afloat. Basically telling him that he could be drunk or high on stage and performing, and how he's making it sound normal the singer is actually introducing him to the darker possibility his fame's pressure.
"Them's the breaks"
And
"For we designer fakes"... Living up to your own fame can give you the sense of loss of self worth. Like somehow you're life, your art, has been turned into a brand that you have to constantly live up to, leaving you feeling like you're living a fake version of yourself.
"We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye" is the singer telling the person that they can't just 'Be' people anymore. They can't hang out with long-time friends at the theaters going to see a bad movie because of the image it projects onto them and their brand. They need to constantly be aware that everything they say and do and believe can create or destroy their careers, they lose the right to just live normally.
"The faithful and the low" is talking about the ebb and flow of fandom in general. You can release one song and it hits top charts for months and your fans remain loyal. Other times you can release entire albums and your fans don't know you're even still a band. It's the singer, once again, telling the person that no matter how hard you try, your success depends on the fickleness of your fans.
"The best of starts, the broken hearts, the stone" is the singer recounting what he's seen. Bands that come swinging onto the scene and are beloved for a short time, forgotten, then the bitterness of irrelevance.
"The punch drunk and the blow" is referring to the artists that have scraped, clawed, and fought like hell for their success, then they take that last dip into irrelevance and they never return.
"The worst of starts, the mercy part, the phone" is talking about bands that did horribly right out of the gate. They try hard, and they're even acknowledged by possibly tens of thousands as trying their best, and no one mocks or blames them but instead feel bad for them and keep trying to encourage them on. The phone is very literal, it's a call. A band that does poorly for too long, even if the crew is best friends, it's just time to call it.
"But it's you I take, cause you're the truth, not I" is the destroyed sense of self worth. If the whole world thinks you're great, and no matter how much like a jerk you think you are, the world won't accept it. Same goes for the opposite. Popular opinion will override the truth. You're not allowed to have a differing opinion of yourself, because you're either being too modest or delusional.
"A golden age I know" being famous and relevant leaves you feeling important. You can do things and get away with others purely because you're famous. Basically just being able to do things you normally couldn't is fun.
"But all will pass, end too fast, you know" the singer reminding the person that this 'Golden Age' is fleeting, so the person should enjoy it but to understand that the person shouldn't get used to it because it'll be gone just as soon as it came. This includes not just the perks of fame, but fame itself, and the idolization and adoration with it.
"Though some may hold the rose"
And
"Some hold the rope"... not all the friends you'll make will be worth having. Some will make your life great, colorful and vibrant... regardless of your fame. Others will help you destroy yourself and your career, and once you're not famous anymore they'll leave you.
(Really long section of verses) is the singer hammering the point home. He's wished him well, and warned him of what may be to come. "It's the long and short of it".
The last section where it's repeating "You're the truth, no I" I believe is the singer letting the person know that he knows that the person's own idea of his burgeoning fame will be like and how it'll be different. Basically saying: "I know you think you're right, because everyone says fame is awesome. Because Everyone Else says fame is awesome."
All in all... after doing a pretty lengthy dissection of this gorgeous song, I believe it's a lament. It's a congratulations to anyone who's just starting to get famous or officially became famous, letting them know the singer wishes them nothing but the best and true success.
But... there's 20 years of success... and bad road ahead. Your fame is going to be awesome, for now, eventually... you won't be you to the people who don't know you personally. You'll be the idol they've created, the brand-safe version of yourself you can never break, and eventually that freedom that fame brings you becomes a solitary prison.
"Congrats kid, you made it to the big time. The only way out, is through."
But that's my 2 cents. Regardless how wrong I might be, I still love the song.
That was awesome thank you
couldn't say it better, thanks
It's 2024 now. It's been twenty years
Amazing song!
Perfecr combination of music and poetry
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My perfect lullaby.
Who is listen in 2020???
just wanna say
it's 2024 & i'm still here
A proper masterpiece! Can't wait to see them on July 1st at Athens Rockwave festival 👏💞💖🎶💯
What happened to us???? As a human race???
Who's on 2021 January
when i was young.....
Espectáculo. Genial. Me. Gusta
So beautiful
Is perfect
I have loved you for twenty years my dear.
pure poetry
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Love it
Veinte años
Hay veinte años por delante
Y veinte maneras de saber
Quién seré... quién de todos seré
Hay veinte años por delante
Los mejores de todos, espero
Disfruta del viaje
El gran espectáculo *
Y esa es la manera
Para nosotros
Los diseñadores de mentiras
Necesitamos concentrarnos
Y ver más allá de lo evidente
Hay veinte años por delante
El fiel y el depresivo
El mejor de los comienzos
El corazón roto
La piedra
Hay veinte años por delante
La confusión y los golpes
El peor de los comienzos
La parte compasiva
El teléfono
Y esa es la manera
Para nosotros
Los diseñadores de mentiras
Necesitamos concentrarnos
Y ver más allá de lo evidente
Y esa es la manera
Para nosotros
Los diseñadores de mentiras
Pero lo veré de ti
Porque tú eres la verdad, no yo
Hay veinte años por delante
Una edad dorada, lo sé
Pero todo pasará
Y acabará demasiado rápido, lo sabes
Hay veinte años por delante
Y muchos amigos, espero
Aunque algunos sostendrán una rosa
Y otros sostendrán una soga
Y ese es el final y es el comienzo de ello
Ese es el todo y es solo una parte de ello
Eso esa es la cúspide y es el corazón de ello
Y esa esa su prolongación y esa es su brevedad
Y está lo mejor y están las pruebas de ello
Y están las dudas, las dudas y la confianza en ello
Y ese es su panorama y ese es su sonido
Y ese es el obsequio y ahí está el truco de todo
Tú eres la verdad, no yo
* [“Medicine Show” (El espectáculo de la medicina) era un antiguo espectáculo popular en el que un grupo ambulante afirmaba tener la cura para cualquier enfermedad y problema]
Who's listening in 2020?!
Finally wearing a hat!
It's amazing
You’re the thruth not I 💙💜
Одна из немногих пемен которые я слушаю в вечерней электричке размышляя о смысле жизни
N.I.C.E ❤️
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2020
Wow
Hi, does anyone knows what this 20 years are referred to? Thank you very much! And: as English isn't my mother tongue: What does "thems the breaks" mean? Thank you again!
as for the fact of the '20 years', I think it's because a new phase of life is coming
It means, "That's the way it goes."
In a interview, Molko said that "20 years" was an idea a friend of him from another band had. This friend was always playing the riff along with the phrase, however he never made the song, so Placebo start to make this song as a way to remember him.
I don´t know if this works as an answer but I think it could be useful to understand the song.
There are twenty years to go
And twenty ways to know
Who will wear, who will wear the hat
There are twenty years to go
Best of all I hope
Enjoy the ride, the medicine show
Thems the breaks for we designer fakes
We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye
There are twenty years to go
The faithful and the low
Best of starts, the broken heart, the stone
There are twenty years to go
The punch drunk and the blow
The worst of starts, the mercy part, the phone
Thems the breaks for we designer fakes
We need to concentrate on more than meets the eye
Thems the breaks for we designer fakes
But it's you I take 'cause you're the truth not I
There are twenty years to go
A golden age I know
But all will pass, and end too fast you know
There are twenty years to go
And many friends I hope
Though some may hold the rose, some hold the rope
And that's the end and that's the start of it
That's the whole and that's the part of it
That's the high and that's the heart of it
That's the long and that's the short of it
That's the best and that's the test in it
That's the doubt to doubt the trust in it
That's the sight and that's the sound of it
That's the gift and that's the trick in it
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
You're the truth, not I
Z każdym kolejnym rokiem ta piosenka staje się dla mnie coraz cięższa :((((((((
we are the truth
but there are 4 years to go
BrAIn Molko:)
There is something scary going to happen in the UK in the future.
Why UK??
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight What? How?
ΕΣΥ ΕΙΣΑΙ Η ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ,ΟΧΙ ΕΓΩ!!!!! ΒΑΛΕΝΤΙΝΑ ΜΟΥ
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20 years
you're the truth , not I
Scientists will find the last algarism of pi before being able to explain these lyrics.
march 15
Scary way I know
2041
Who is listening in 2354?
Lol. There are twenty thousand years to go.
Jeff Hardy will quit wrestling
Holy shit ...it is ALL rigged......😮
Lee isn't
Don't believe me
Asta mi perro canta mejor >:)))
Y seguro escribe mejor el castellano
@@walidyounes2572 aver llora pues
Hasta cuando escribes así de mal vuelve al reggaeton
La mia suoneria...la bellezza
2041