36 year old here. SO fucking good. This was the words of our youth. This message would be completely different, probably worse, today. Kids, if we can make it, you can. Have your angst, get it out, come to discover the nature of the world for yourselves. Don't give up in your anger or despair.
I love this. I love that Smile Empty Soul doesn't shy away from the darker side of things like abuse, or pressure, or even molestation. There are sick, twisted things out there and i love the SES has the guts to show it to the world without the sugar-coating.
Why people have a commented about this song is just beyond me even when politics weren't a thing this is my music was real and there was no bull crap and a lot of music back then like this predicted the future
Smile empty soul were my 1st concert ever, at bluecats in the old city of knoxville. I was from ohio, they were from michigan. So stellar i actually saw them 7 times total. These songs still hit so damn hard, total nostalgia❤
How sad.... just about every single one of us can relate to this song...I love this band. It's 2023 now, and this song is extremely relevant for modern day society. 😢
oh god...now that I'm not a 9 year old kid watching this, the scene with the old man and the frightened child finally makes sense. Oh my sweet blissful ignorance, how I miss you.
+Crows Descend Except for the fact that they were incredibly popular back in the early/mid 2000s. All of their videos from this album played on MTV quite frequently & anyone into this sort of music knew about them. They just lost popularity because by the time their second album came out their style wasn't what was popular anymore.
+AwfulWaffleWalker very true. I always say that if they came out in the 90s they would have completely blown up. Do you think this style of music will ever come back again? It seems like Hip Hop has completely taken over I have nothing against it but i truly miss this style of music.
+caprica city No 90s was grunge and bubblegum pop. They wouldn't have been nearly as popular then. They were in the correct time frame music wise, but rock is always a bit less popular than other genres. Hip Hop today is a lot less popular than it was in mid 2000s. I'd also say drum and bass and edm is what's most popular now or at least those elements are mixed in even with pop music. As for if it'll ever be popular again, no it won't. Music is always evolving and moving towards the newest sounds.
+Asong writtenforyou I know this is a year old, but I am sitting hear listening to them now wondering the same exact thing! Every song is powerful with so many deep meanings in every song. I just don't see why some bands that suck get popular, and other bands that are awesome don't!
back in high school I hung out with the 'punk rockers'. One day I picked up one of their cd's to listen to a random song. Still like this song like 10 years later.
yeah this music was so early 2000 and mid , I grew up in this punk rock environment high school, cool fucking kids they where, not hiding shit nothing showing it to the world and no shits where given, not fucking fake wanna bee's now on days that don't know who they are
Love this band. Love their sound and love the fact that they write about things that actually matter in the world. They're underrated, no doubt, but I'm happy they're not a hugely popular band. That tends to spoil most bands, and I don't want these guys to change!
I'll be 38 this month. I felt like this was my life aloud having been adopted and all. This song shaped how raise my family to this day. " And what did you expect." I miss Smile Empty Soul. Signed 2018
This song means a lot too me, im 16 and my father makes me feel like shit all the time, calling me names. im not a bad kid, I do good in school, and Im home in time for dinner and whenever my curfew is He just pulls at me where he knows it hurts. I like Smile Empty soul a lot and metal a lot too cause it tells the truth without bothering to glamorize it. the genre is so blunt, and i like it! But this song in specific tells about the front families put up to make themselves look good to society
This isn't exactly my style of music, but I always find myself coming back to them, their lyrics always stand up for all the kids that had dysfunctional families, or just shitty childhoods in general. It really hits me, and they always bring up a lot of good points. People see anarchists and wonder "where did their parents go wrong?" but in reality, 99% of the time, it's because their parents were abusive, or not there at all. They capture the horrible process of growing up so perfectly.
This song speaks to me about the 2000 kids, who joined the infantry and fought a war " we are the poeple that you hate, we are the bastards that you created" ... Fuck yeah! I love this band they rock. I listened to them before every patrol!
0:00 That's all you need to know that this song KICKS ASS!!! It is so good. That intro instrumental. Main reason it made me a fan. And then the chorus. Well simply put... ITS GREAT!!!
Great band. Proving nothing is the same as it appears to be. Father beats the hell out of older son, Family pervert priest molests younger son and the daughter they just kick out for probably turning 18 and not established yet. Been going on for a long time and these guys are putting it out there. The reason they’re underrated is for telling it the way it really is. It’s been awhile since I was a kid, but I totally love this band and others like Seether, Crossfade, and Silverchair. Most of my peers just love country or boring slow pop. No thanks✌️
no wonder why Smile Empty Soul was often overlooked, even their former label couldn't even get the name of the album right in the introductory blurb from which this awesome song hails. for those not in the know, this song is originally from their 2003 eponymous debut!
This song, this video, just really hurts. I never really went through that but this song reminds me that just because a kid isn't horribly beaten, starved, and raped by their parents does not mean they aren't abused and hurt....
I think some of these "kids" on here have the wrong idea about what this song really means. It is about rising up out of an abusive home and a home where too much is expected of you, a home where they wont let you live a little. It is not about rebelling against the parents who gave you everything and spoiled you.
They were big, this shit was the anthem for kids like me that didn’t fit in in the early 2000s. Still love em as an adult. Not much has changed 20 years later.
To everyone out there in ANY kind of situation like this your not alone. I know what its like it sucks and it ruins your life. This happens to so many pple and not many make it out of it. My moms BF beat me for two years and she finally dumped him. They are together again, but i refuse to go near him because im scared he will have at me again. Ever since my sisters arrived, i was nothing. I was beaten for being there. BUt to be honest, it makes a stronger person.
This video clip makes me cry. Epic song. Really makes you see whats out..whats behind the masks. Makes you wonder.. The people you see around you, you never know whats going on deep down inside. Awesome song, awesome band.
never get respect never a fair a trail no one gives a shit as long as we smile this brings me to tears everytime they speak to the Underdog to Us that’s why they didn’t get the fame they deserve they aren’t a sell out
I saw them at a small show of about 150 or so people back in 2010. After the show I asked Ryan as I was buying a t-shirt that had pot leaves all over it if they liked to smoke and he said " Yeah....." So I got the guys stoned on some good homegrown from here in Michigan. I actually drove back home (30 minute drive one way) grabbed a joint from my mom and then drove back to the bar just so I could give it to their manager right before they left town. The manager's response was epic, " I fucking LOVE Michigan!!!!! "
I won't argue your point, but I will point out that you're one case among many that managed to get out of the situation whilst many don't, just because you could, doesn't mean many can (that's a compliment to you).
lucky for me i fortunate enough were my mom worked all the time so my aunts and grandma took care of me a lot of time but I find it sad that their are people out there that cant turn to anyone in their family for love, effection and support this is why it is important to have strong friendships so they can grow with you and become your family.
Sean is one of the most humble Rockstars on the planet the dude is awesome to talk to and he never looks down anyone absolutely amazing band I love you guys
I remember watching this on MTV when it came out. It would be this and One Armed Scissor played at least twice an hour each. Everytime this one came on it made me think how lucky I was that my parents werent as bad as other kids. Trust me I was punished pretty hard, but it could have been so much worse and I feel sorry for anyone who had to go through anything like this.
First heard this song in 7th grade my dad was on drugs and we lived in a small two bed room apt in a sketchy apt complex (not the worst but not the best either) with my dads gf and my two older brothers. It sucked on the inside but on the outside my brothers and I had each had friends that lived in neighborhoods near by and because when my dad would get high he didn’t care where we were or how long we were gone so delt with shit that came with a father on drugs but at the same time got to be free as well.
36 year old here. SO fucking good. This was the words of our youth. This message would be completely different, probably worse, today.
Kids, if we can make it, you can. Have your angst, get it out, come to discover the nature of the world for yourselves. Don't give up in your anger or despair.
this band should've gotten bigger
I agree. They just might be the most underrated band in America. Their new album "Chemicals" kicks ass from start to finish.
ill check it out
Aaron Meacham they didn't play ball with the record company - they leaked their own album
ys but people are smaller so they cant see things clearly
I strongly disagree. They are average at best.
This band is so fucking underrated.
Agreed man. It's sad how underrated these dudes are!!!!
Elites are usually a small percentage of the poulation
I love this. I love that Smile Empty Soul doesn't shy away from the darker side of things like abuse, or pressure, or even molestation. There are sick, twisted things out there and i love the SES has the guts to show it to the world without the sugar-coating.
They rocked 15 years ago & still do today 🤘
Rocked out to this 15 years ago and nothings changed..still my top song to listen to
Saw them live last month still sick
😮❤🎉 omg where?! Im so excited now, i thought they quit yearsss ago @@RicanDevil1988
Why people have a commented about this song is just beyond me even when politics weren't a thing this is my music was real and there was no bull crap and a lot of music back then like this predicted the future
Truly the anthem of a generation.
That’s why nobody knows them
I have their set list from the last show in Sioux falls. All my kids love REAL music. This is out favorite band.
@@LordOfTheJizz starting to get known we are called xennials
2024. Still loving the riffs
Smile empty soul were my 1st concert ever, at bluecats in the old city of knoxville. I was from ohio, they were from michigan. So stellar i actually saw them 7 times total. These songs still hit so damn hard, total nostalgia❤
How sad.... just about every single one of us can relate to this song...I love this band.
It's 2023 now, and this song is extremely relevant for modern day society. 😢
oh god...now that I'm not a 9 year old kid watching this, the scene with the old man and the frightened child finally makes sense. Oh my sweet blissful ignorance, how I miss you.
I know that no one is going to see this but its funny how songs like these relate to gen z in a different way
With every song I hear to this band
my heart breaks even more, why are they under-rated they deserve more fame!
Truth is, because the music industry doesn't like critical-thinkers and those who speak the truth, unfortunately.
+Crows Descend Except for the fact that they were incredibly popular back in the early/mid 2000s. All of their videos from this album played on MTV quite frequently & anyone into this sort of music knew about them. They just lost popularity because by the time their second album came out their style wasn't what was popular anymore.
+AwfulWaffleWalker very true. I always say that if they came out in the 90s they would have completely blown up. Do you think this style of music will ever come back again? It seems like Hip Hop has completely taken over I have nothing against it but i truly miss this style of music.
+caprica city No 90s was grunge and bubblegum pop. They wouldn't have been nearly as popular then. They were in the correct time frame music wise, but rock is always a bit less popular than other genres. Hip Hop today is a lot less popular than it was in mid 2000s. I'd also say drum and bass and edm is what's most popular now or at least those elements are mixed in even with pop music. As for if it'll ever be popular again, no it won't. Music is always evolving and moving towards the newest sounds.
+Asong writtenforyou I know this is a year old, but I am sitting hear listening to them now wondering the same exact thing! Every song is powerful with so many deep meanings in every song. I just don't see why some bands that suck get popular, and other bands that are awesome don't!
back in high school I hung out with the 'punk rockers'. One day I picked up one of their cd's to listen to a random song. Still like this song like 10 years later.
yeah this music was so early 2000 and mid , I grew up in this punk rock environment high school, cool fucking kids they where, not hiding shit nothing showing it to the world and no shits where given, not fucking fake wanna bee's now on days that don't know who they are
@@guycanivet yeah dude fuck hiding it
How about 17 years later?!
Love this band. Love their sound and love the fact that they write about things that actually matter in the world. They're underrated, no doubt, but I'm happy they're not a hugely popular band. That tends to spoil most bands, and I don't want these guys to change!
I'll be 38 this month. I felt like this was my life aloud having been adopted and all. This song shaped how raise my family to this day. " And what did you expect." I miss Smile Empty Soul. Signed 2018
Im adopted to, I feel the same. Saw this song at age 13, it hit home
Same exact story with me.
Behind every TROUBLED child there is a lost parent. Behind every BAD child is bad parenting.
This song hits home even harder today!
This band is my whole childhood. They r so underrated. I miss this
This is what's wrong with our kids today...Behind every bad kid is the parents who made them that way...
This song PWNS
Just saw these guys last night! They played one hell of a show, and Sean is actually a really nice guy!
I know the lead singer personally, its Shawn*
I know his whole family
That's fkin living there. When do they come to Denver.
lucky bastard
William Pierce I saw them last night and got the chance to talk to Shawn and he’s the most down to earth guy. So cool
If it is Shawn, then why does he spell it Sean?
Still fire in 2024/2025
This song means a lot too me, im 16 and my father makes me feel like shit all the time, calling me names. im not a bad kid, I do good in school, and Im home in time for dinner and whenever my curfew is He just pulls at me where he knows it hurts. I like Smile Empty soul a lot and metal a lot too cause it tells the truth without bothering to glamorize it. the genre is so blunt, and i like it! But this song in specific tells about the front families put up to make themselves look good to society
Now 13 years later. I hope you're doing well almost 30 and hopefully thriving.
This isn't exactly my style of music, but I always find myself coming back to them, their lyrics always stand up for all the kids that had dysfunctional families, or just shitty childhoods in general. It really hits me, and they always bring up a lot of good points. People see anarchists and wonder "where did their parents go wrong?" but in reality, 99% of the time, it's because their parents were abusive, or not there at all. They capture the horrible process of growing up so perfectly.
Going back through old bands and reading these comments makes me wanna go back
This song speaks to me about the 2000 kids, who joined the infantry and fought a war " we are the poeple that you hate, we are the bastards that you created" ... Fuck yeah! I love this band they rock. I listened to them before every patrol!
cameron misrasi I fought in that war.
11B here. 4 tours from '05 - '16.
I used to listen to Avenged Sevenfold and ICP before going on patrol.
This song changed how I perceive people's family photos.
Me too.
Cause is any family actually perfect?
0:00 That's all you need to know that this song KICKS ASS!!! It is so good. That intro instrumental. Main reason it made me a fan. And then the chorus. Well simply put... ITS GREAT!!!
Great band. Proving nothing is the same as it appears to be. Father beats the hell out of older son, Family pervert priest molests younger son and the daughter they just kick out for probably turning 18 and not established yet. Been going on for a long time and these guys are putting it out there. The reason they’re underrated is for telling it the way it really is. It’s been awhile since I was a kid, but I totally love this band and others like Seether, Crossfade, and Silverchair. Most of my peers just love country or boring slow pop. No thanks✌️
no wonder why Smile Empty Soul was often overlooked, even their former label couldn't even get the name of the album right in the introductory blurb from which this awesome song hails. for those not in the know, this song is originally from their 2003 eponymous debut!
Hello my fellow nowhere kids IE kids raised in the 90s
We are still here
This song, this video, just really hurts. I never really went through that but this song reminds me that just because a kid isn't horribly beaten, starved, and raped by their parents does not mean they aren't abused and hurt....
That song is so kick ass and heartfelt! Delivers that bone chilling shock and goosebumps. Been on repeat since yesterday
This hits so different now that I’m reaching 30 with my own children.. we’re a whole generation that will never let our kids feel/suffer this way
This song is sooooo damn trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
raised by tv sets\ as long as we smile
First time listening to the song 2024❤❤❤
In 2020 still being raised by tv sets, and no one is still giving a shit.
This band was so underrated
Is still underrated, you mean.
2024. Still a banger!
Omg I remember listening to this over and over on my mp3 player when I was 13 or 14. Shout out to limewire for the music and crashed computers.
Amen
So, so many viruses 😅
LOL hell yeah
An unofficial anthem for us millennials
I think some of these "kids" on here have the wrong idea about what this song really means. It is about rising up out of an abusive home and a home where too much is expected of you, a home where they wont let you live a little. It is not about rebelling against the parents who gave you everything and spoiled you.
They were big, this shit was the anthem for kids like me that didn’t fit in in the early 2000s. Still love em as an adult. Not much has changed 20 years later.
This is one of the hardest openings to a song from the new millennium
To everyone out there in ANY kind of situation like this your not alone. I know what its like it sucks and it ruins your life. This happens to so many pple and not many make it out of it. My moms BF beat me for two years and she finally dumped him. They are together again, but i refuse to go near him because im scared he will have at me again. Ever since my sisters arrived, i was nothing. I was beaten for being there. BUt to be honest, it makes a stronger person.
From when this came out to now 2024 still bumpin this
Love your kids Parents... Just love them unconditionally and they will be allright.
It's not that easy, sadly.
Brings me back to 2003🤘🏼🤘🏼
the best song of Smile empty soul
This version beats the spotify version hands down! Oh the nostalgia on this one.
gotta give mad props for the song the video and the message. all three are really good and probably more true than a lot of people think.
This video clip makes me cry. Epic song. Really makes you see whats out..whats behind the masks. Makes you wonder.. The people you see around you, you never know whats going on deep down inside. Awesome song, awesome band.
Songs like this make me appreciate how good my own family was to me.
Since a teenager I liked this song.. The beat to the words and the images my God.. To heartfelt. Thought I'll share this.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HATE !
SMILE EMPTY SOUL RULES !
To all the TTIS surviors. I see you.
never get respect
never a fair a trail
no one gives a shit
as long as we smile
this brings me to tears everytime
they speak to the Underdog to Us that’s why they didn’t get the fame they deserve they aren’t a sell out
This song speaks volumes
Well yeah, max.
Why can't Smile Empty Soul have the same edge as there old stuff. Not to mention there old stuff was so deep.
Also this album IS a perfect album. Every song is gold.
Na dude. Blackwater Park is the only real perfect album.
Remember when this song came out and had the cd. Still so good and relevant. 2024🙌🤘
Smile Empty Soul is a LEGENDARY band in my opinion
I think their music was too real for most people. :)
I can't listen to this song loud enough.
These guys have saved me.
SierraRS92 same here...
Me too.
this song is one of the truest songs out there!
Smile Empty Soul ROCK!!!!!!!!
Heck yes
Sean was 20 years ahead of his time
I saw them at a small show of about 150 or so people back in 2010. After the show I asked Ryan as I was buying a t-shirt that had pot leaves all over it if they liked to smoke and he said " Yeah....." So I got the guys stoned on some good homegrown from here in Michigan. I actually drove back home (30 minute drive one way) grabbed a joint from my mom and then drove back to the bar just so I could give it to their manager right before they left town. The manager's response was epic, " I fucking LOVE Michigan!!!!! "
I won't argue your point, but I will point out that you're one case among many that managed to get out of the situation whilst many don't, just because you could, doesn't mean many can (that's a compliment to you).
STILL kicking ass in 2018!
2021
I don't know why but I love this song can relate in so many ways...rock on
"and what did you expect ... a perfect child?"
I did, chillin' in my own apartment writting this after coming back from work, and school tomorrow. I did exactly what I said I would.
lucky for me i fortunate enough were my mom worked all the time so my aunts and grandma took care of me a lot of time but I find it sad that their are people out there that cant turn to anyone in their family for love, effection and support this is why it is important to have strong friendships so they can grow with you and become your family.
awesome sound + reincarnation of Benington=masterpiece
Sean is one of the most humble Rockstars on the planet the dude is awesome to talk to and he never looks down anyone absolutely amazing band I love you guys
I remember watching this on MTV when it came out. It would be this and One Armed Scissor played at least twice an hour each. Everytime this one came on it made me think how lucky I was that my parents werent as bad as other kids. Trust me I was punished pretty hard, but it could have been so much worse and I feel sorry for anyone who had to go through anything like this.
THIS BAND IS AWSOME....
Yupppp
Music video definitely gets to you, whether you came from a broken home or didn't.
I felt a nowhere kid is a kid going nowhere in their life which I felt was me since I struggled alot in school.
Still 2021... Still here...
This song & Silhouettes meant so much to me
It will forever slay!
it's sad when you don't trust anyone in your family you're just stuckand there's no one you can tell no where you can go for help
It definitely hits home it did then and does now
As soon as I saw the priest I thought, "Yup, that's a kiddie diddler right there!" Glad to see the trope's still alive and kicking:)
best band who makes how children feel into songs
Pedrada! 🗡🎸🎤🎧❤
I been listening to this band since 07.... I was 7 years old.... 😮
First heard this song in 7th grade my dad was on drugs and we lived in a small two bed room apt in a sketchy apt complex (not the worst but not the best either) with my dads gf and my two older brothers. It sucked on the inside but on the outside my brothers and I had each had friends that lived in neighborhoods near by and because when my dad would get high he didn’t care where we were or how long we were gone so delt with shit that came with a father on drugs but at the same time got to be free as well.
This song is pretty harsh and true. We all have been living lies!
Yes, you have. LiLo.
lilo 86 don't start lol
I miss this band
Still here in 2023 🫶
worst part about this is that the parents will never admit they fucked up. it's never their fault in their minds because they were fucking "perfect".
If you really are. Wish ya good luck. From a complete random stranger to one another.
this song a video are masterpieces.
Man this brings me back.....these guys were too underrated 🤘
Still underrated still playing :)
5 kids are somewhere
this song gets my adrenaline pumping. ❤
This is actually a good band. I don't know why thay are so underrated
Put this version on spotify please !!