Stephan looks like an equal combo of Paul Rudd, Joaquin Phoenix, Bill Murray and Billy Joe Armstrong. On that note this is seriously one of the best songs in existence.
Stephen Jenkins is a lyrical genius and one of the most underrated musicians of all time. Great energy and stage presence too. Been a 3EB fan since the late 90's, early 2000's, almost 34 and still jamming out to this band.
@@rigorhead01 Just references about the pitfalls and trappings of life and love and everything in between...Their music touches on so many topics and ideas its amazing.
Everyone needs to watch Rick Beatos "what makes this song great?" To understand how truly incredible this song is. So many layers and intricate parts, for what is essentially a 3 chord song
Rick Beato is just an attention seeker with his top 10 or whatever number he is picking... Most of them are rubbish. His analysis of songs is good though.
I saw 3EB and Blur in an amazing little venue in Vegas back in the day and both lead songs were high out of their minds. Good shows though. Fast forward a decade and a half, saw 3EB with my 15 year old in St. Louis. They still sounded amazing.
@@cruzgomes5660 Actually many drug addicts have an abundance of talent in one form or another. Unfortunately most never completely express this talent or live up to their full potential due in part to the struggles of addiction and the repercussions that come with the lifestyle.
I have a VHS recording of this somewhere in my basement, haha! So nice to watch it again. They also won an award at this show, and created a sort of cake onstage. Mostly made of whipped cream. That's on my tape as well. Ah, living at home, having such priorities as sitting in front of the telly, waiting to tape my favorite artists on tv. Such good times! :)
I stayed up to record this onto vhs when it came ou in 97. I mustve been 11 or 12. It was the first time I had heard the 3rd verse extension, Even though they didnt do the whole thing, it was still longer than the radio version
deathmen1000 they are pretty crappy live. Their first album is great, with gems like Semi charmed life, Jumper and Graduate. Their other albums aren't that great though. Not to mention that Stephan is a complete dick
I have seen them live multiple times and they are actually very good, if you spend time listening to their new stuff ( dopamine, everything is easy, company of stranger), all really great songs
Fuck man. The worse. Many close family members went down to this and almost got me as a young teen, had someone watching over me who couldn’t see protecting me ❤
I remember watching this show live and seeing the singer take a pull from a bottle before they were called up on stage for an award. Can’t remember if that happened before or after this sauced performance.
Great performance but they left out one of my favorite verses: "One And you hold me, and we're broken Still it's all that I wanna do, just a little now Feel myself, heading off the ground I'm scared, I'm not coming down No, no And I won't run for my life She's got her jaws now, locked down in a smile But nothing is alright, alright" Still, awesome performance.
+Dr. Mantis Toboggan, M.D. I can never find what the exact lyric is for where you say "heading off the ground" All i can ever find is "head made of the ground" or "heavy as the ground". I've always thought it was "heading off the ground" like you said
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo [Verse 1] I'm packed and I'm holding, I'm smiling She's living, she's golden, she lives for me Says she lives for me Ovation, her own motivation She comes 'round and she goes down on me And I make her smile like a drug for you Do ever what you want to do, coming over you Keep on smiling what we go through One stop to the rhythm that divides you [Pre-Chorus] And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse Chop another line like a coda with a curse Come on like a freak show, takes the stage We give them the games we play, she say [Chorus] I want something else To get me through this Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby I want something else I'm not listening when you say Goodbye [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo [Verse 2] The sky was gold, it was rose I was taking sips up into my nose And I wish I could get back there, some place back there Smiling in the pictures you would take Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break It won't stop, I won't come down, I keep stock With a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given Then I bumped again, then I bumped again, I said [Pre-Chorus] How do I get back there To the place where I fell asleep inside you? How do I get myself back to The place where you said [Chorus] I want something else To get me through this Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby I want something else I'm not listening when you say Goodbye [Bridge] I believe in the sand beneath my toes The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feeling I believe in the faith that grows And the four right chords can make me cry When I'm with you I feel like I could die And that would be alright, alright And when the plane came in, she said she was crashing The velvet it rips in the city We tripped on the urge to feel alive But now I'm struggling to survive Those days you were wearing that velvet dress You're the priestess, I must confess Those little red panties, they pass the test So slide up 'round the belly face down on the mattress one And you hold me And we are broken Still it's all that I want to do, just a little now Feel myself hovering off the ground I'm scared, I'm not coming down No, no And I won't run for my life She's got her jaws now locked down in a smile But nothing is alright, alright [Chorus] And I want something else To get me through this life, baby I want something else Not listening when you say Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo [Outro] The sky was gold, it was rose I was taking sips up into my nose And I wish I could get back there, some place back there In the place we used to start our lives [Refrain] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo (I want something else)
i try to tell ppl that this song is about meth and thyre like "omg no.." umm seriously.. i watched this live when it debuted- at 10yrs old i knew this dude was on drugs! lol
Omg I know lol I was literally just saying after hearing it on a "family friendly radio station" and I was like I wonder how many people actually hear that he's talking about blow jobs and meth ... I was 4 when this came out and I was into the who, David Bowie and ELO (yea I know it's weird) so nothing got by me fast considering I was singing about white China heroin outta the womb but forreal, people hear the "happy" beat and it goes right over their heads lol
@@unknownkingdom he still sounds quite good and certainly better than your average singer but only when he tries really, really hard and still doesn’t sound as great as he used to
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The band looks as happy & energetic as possible!!!!
That's cos he took the hit that he was given 😂 and he bumped again, bumped again...
One of the greatest songs that exists.
I remember being about 14 and thinking this was the song of that summer. Have always loved it.
Yeah, nah
@@andysmith6218 that’s what your mom says about you
@@colins7771 nice story mate
@@andysmith6218 she tells me when her and I mate 👍🏻
90's college rock. You literally don't get any better lol.
100%
It is missed
This isn’t 90s college rock dumbass
Disillusioned
You must be thinking of Fountains of Wayne
After being sober for over a year from Meth I love this song even more! It's my strength.
ay congrats bro !
Is it about meth addiction and then finding recovery? Or is he coming down off meth and that weird period where the moment of clarity pops comes up
Good on you brother stay strong
Def get back on the meth 😂
Stephan looks like an equal combo of Paul Rudd, Joaquin Phoenix, Bill Murray and Billy Joe Armstrong. On that note this is seriously one of the best songs in existence.
Stephen Jenkins is a lyrical genius and one of the most underrated musicians of all time. Great energy and stage presence too. Been a 3EB fan since the late 90's, early 2000's, almost 34 and still jamming out to this band.
Just turned 45. Love this band! Love all sexual references in the song. Sex and cocaine just go together!
@@rigorhead01 Just references about the pitfalls and trappings of life and love and everything in between...Their music touches on so many topics and ideas its amazing.
Lots of the lyrics he claimed ownership of were stolen from co-writers / other band members.
So True !
Tru That
Lyrics of entire album is an experience everyone born after 2000 should be required to hear in school
This album basically described every teens life in 1997
@@BobbyGeneric145 snorting crystal Meth?
I don't think so.
@@ryans9029 hahaha
@@ryans9029 “snorting crystal meth with bring you up until you break”* see until you break, it’s a positive message😂
Everyone needs to watch Rick Beatos "what makes this song great?" To understand how truly incredible this song is. So many layers and intricate parts, for what is essentially a 3 chord song
Yes! That is such a great video!
Literally just came from that video
Rick is amazing
I just watched it like 15 minutes ago. Incredible.
Rick Beato is just an attention seeker with his top 10 or whatever number he is picking... Most of them are rubbish. His analysis of songs is good though.
The lyrics to this song are a masterpiece
Semi charmed life is one of the best of all song in the 90s rock.i ❤this band third eye blind.we all missed u guys.
True
Blending pop and rock. They were best at it my god this band ROCKED.
this song is so nostalgic and reminiscent of my childhood. i miss the 00s like crazy
I was waiting to hear this song at the end of breaking bad
Lmao
Hahahaha
Jessie we got work to do
yeah, you're goddamn right
Lolz
Probably the most under rated band I can think of
evan brown their first album was pretty good. dont really care for their others. their live performances are pretty bad most of the time though.
No they're pretty trash apart from this song. After the first the album they're even worse
@The Senate no one considers third eye blind to have one of the best album's of the 90s lmao
@The Senate link a review
@The Senate you're wrong. I looked.up 100 best album's of 90s (Pitchfork) and it's nowhere to be seen
Best performance seen ! Top of the world excitement for T E B !!!!
True !
Soundtrack of summer of 97’
I saw 3EB and Blur in an amazing little venue in Vegas back in the day and both lead songs were high out of their minds. Good shows though. Fast forward a decade and a half, saw 3EB with my 15 year old in St. Louis. They still sounded amazing.
When rock was still king.
Lmao Rock was dead in 1997 it was alternative/ rap metal/ and grunge
Bob Donald when did people do that?
@Soul_Blider its actually rap rock gets you're facts right lol
@Soul_Blider Oh this is most definitely rock my friend
@Soul_Blider lol, Kurt Cobain is the King of rock and roll now? Okay.
When it was fun to watch bands perform
Best live clip I’ve seen from them! They killed it here!!!
Right on !
great performance!
Well respect for no backtrack playing at the very least.
And BJ's
jesus christ i wish i could get that high
I've tried and come close but nah, always crash eventually lol
@@ashleywood3428 That's out the gate
@@ashleywood3428 you know that this is a song about Crystal Meth right? lol!
@@NowyouknowMusic yes lol. And i stand by what I said, I've tried lol.
I mean being on live national TV kinda gives you a rush too, lol
i feel old :) but still love this song
Probably the most under rated band I can think of
Dude looked like he hadn’t slept in days.
this guy's on a lot of coffee ☕
He suffers from Chronic fatigue syndrome
TEB = 90's never fades! :-)
4/10/22 MY LOVE FOR ALL KINDS OF MUSIC BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY!!!
He was very fine then
Probably the most under rated band I can think of
Still is very fine...😉 Lol
Definitely underrated.
@@karabohm8174 😆
Just saw these guys last night and they were wonderful and incredible! Stephan is such a unique and wonderful person ♡
BabyDidABadBadThing he's kind of a dick
BabyDidABadBadThing yea he's an asshole.. Hung up on a radio station because they said "so is it true semi charmed is about meth?
It's a well-known fact that Jenkins is, in fact, a giant asshole lol
Go read about him in Wikipedia.... Think it will change your mind
Most enthusiastic performance I've seen by Them !
these guys are so good.
Used to be. Everything after Out of the Vein was kind of questionable. I'm still just happy they're releasing music at their age.
Took the hit that I was given. Then I bumped again then I bumped again
NOOOOooo, it's the radio version!
Fucking love this song.
this guy's on a lot of coffee ☕
😂😂😂😂
Yeah... Coffee...
@P Wee bit of the devils dandruff mate who knows tho gr8 performance none the less...
Something a little stronger haha or he just seems to love
Performing. Performing live is such a high no drug can give you
Coffee... right...
Still great in 2018.
Beautiful.......Meth heads turned famous band......what a story
Meth heads with talent.
Opposite of what usually happens
@@cruzgomes5660 Actually many drug addicts have an abundance of talent in one form or another. Unfortunately most never completely express this talent or live up to their full potential due in part to the struggles of addiction and the repercussions that come with the lifestyle.
2:39 "tooo get me throughhh thiss" FUCKING PERFECT
Saw them at Hofstra University in Long Island back in 1999 Eve 6 opened for them--still love both of these bands!
Great band - Great song !
Even the stage has a 90's vibe.
I have a VHS recording of this somewhere in my basement, haha! So nice to watch it again. They also won an award at this show, and created a sort of cake onstage. Mostly made of whipped cream. That's on my tape as well.
Ah, living at home, having such priorities as sitting in front of the telly, waiting to tape my favorite artists on tv. Such good times! :)
Jesus, that audience was DEAD
Have you ever seen them live? They’re terrible.
@@ntaylor77 I've seen them over 30 times. They are fantastic
@@mcnasty4207 One last look at Kevin K correct?
@@ntaylor77 What?! They are the only artists that I make sure to see every year. They still have this same energy. Literally.
@@ntaylor77 i know tons of people who go to a bunch of concerts who have said they're one of /if not the best band they've ever seen live.
I stayed up to record this onto vhs when it came ou in 97. I mustve been 11 or 12. It was the first time I had heard the 3rd verse extension, Even though they didnt do the whole thing, it was still longer than the radio version
My favourite song ever, when ever iam tense mood iam listeningthis song, because made me happy.
thats cool i love it too but like.... it's NOT a happy song.... like at all lol
Can't wait to see them at acl this year.😍🤗🤘
Good live vocals Stephan
Been jamming to this song on and off for give or take year. Isn't about crystal meth.
It actually literally IS a song about crystal meth addiction. But it’s a terrific song either way.
Sept, 24 2021, still love this song...
Good music of before good memorys
He's very energetic lol
Coked out methed out
Adrenaline!!!
3EB at their very BEST !
Never thought I’d watch third Eye blind play on a channel that archives Veggie Tales but here we all are
They don’t make white bangers like this no more man smh
Greatest band of all time
deathmen1000 far from it
deathmen1000 jeez man, they are a good band. not the best, but still pretty good. why so hostile?
well you said far from it so i got pissed, but i respect that statement
deathmen1000 they are pretty crappy live. Their first album is great, with gems like Semi charmed life, Jumper and Graduate. Their other albums aren't that great though. Not to mention that Stephan is a complete dick
I have seen them live multiple times and they are actually very good, if you spend time listening to their new stuff ( dopamine, everything is easy, company of stranger), all really great songs
This song is about a dark tale of a relationship’s descent into crystal meth addiction.
If these guys didn’t blow up they would’ve ODed long ago
Fuck man. The worse. Many close family members went down to this and almost got me as a young teen, had someone watching over me who couldn’t see protecting me ❤
EMINEM PLAYS GUITAR IN THIS BAND?
texasrocker01 wake up sheeple haha
LOOKS LIKE EMINEM :)
Gerard Butler is vocals)))
this was 5 years before eminem
Song came out before eminem
To be 14 again rocking out to this - crystal meth will lift you up until you break
Jenkins killed it starting at 2:18, probably the only time I’ve heard him nail that part
They got better towards the end
I remember watching this show live and seeing the singer take a pull from a bottle before they were called up on stage for an award. Can’t remember if that happened before or after this sauced performance.
Here in 2023
This audience didn't know what they had and disgraced themselves, are they sitting down or what??
God, how I miss the nineties.
Great performance but they left out one of my favorite verses:
"One
And you hold me, and we're broken
Still it's all that I wanna do, just a little now
Feel myself, heading off the ground
I'm scared, I'm not coming down
No, no
And I won't run for my life
She's got her jaws now, locked down in a smile
But nothing is alright, alright"
Still, awesome performance.
+Dr. Mantis Toboggan, M.D. I know, I wanted to see that too!
+Dr. Mantis Toboggan, M.D. I can never find what the exact lyric is for where you say "heading off the ground" All i can ever find is "head made of the ground" or "heavy as the ground". I've always thought it was "heading off the ground" like you said
***** I dunno. I just cheated and got the lyrics off of azlyrics.com. Lol.
The liner notes say it's "head made of the ground."
That green guitar is same as dude from silverchaor was playing on snl
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo
[Verse 1]
I'm packed and I'm holding, I'm smiling
She's living, she's golden, she lives for me
Says she lives for me
Ovation, her own motivation
She comes 'round and she goes down on me
And I make her smile like a drug for you
Do ever what you want to do, coming over you
Keep on smiling what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus]
And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse
Chop another line like a coda with a curse
Come on like a freak show, takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she say
[Chorus]
I want something else
To get me through this
Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby
I want something else
I'm not listening when you say
Goodbye
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo
[Verse 2]
The sky was gold, it was rose
I was taking sips up into my nose
And I wish I could get back there, some place back there
Smiling in the pictures you would take
Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break
It won't stop, I won't come down, I keep stock
With a tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given
Then I bumped again, then I bumped again, I said
[Pre-Chorus]
How do I get back there
To the place where I fell asleep inside you?
How do I get myself back to
The place where you said
[Chorus]
I want something else
To get me through this
Semi-charmed kind of life, baby, baby
I want something else
I'm not listening when you say
Goodbye
[Bridge]
I believe in the sand beneath my toes
The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feeling
I believe in the faith that grows
And the four right chords can make me cry
When I'm with you I feel like I could die
And that would be alright, alright
And when the plane came in, she said she was crashing
The velvet it rips in the city
We tripped on the urge to feel alive
But now I'm struggling to survive
Those days you were wearing that velvet dress
You're the priestess, I must confess
Those little red panties, they pass the test
So slide up 'round the belly face down on the mattress one
And you hold me
And we are broken
Still it's all that I want to do, just a little now
Feel myself hovering off the ground
I'm scared, I'm not coming down
No, no
And I won't run for my life
She's got her jaws now locked down in a smile
But nothing is alright, alright
[Chorus]
And I want something else
To get me through this life, baby
I want something else
Not listening when you say
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
[Outro]
The sky was gold, it was rose
I was taking sips up into my nose
And I wish I could get back there, some place back there
In the place we used to start our lives
[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
(I want something else)
Ah fox 97. Simpsons was at its prime, and king of the hill was introduced!! Oh yeah, and that 70’s show.
American Pie :)
Bob Donald nah, American Pie for sure. Nice try though
3EB All pistons FIRING !!!!
True !
they’re so fucking high lmao
1:21 is everything
Singer reminds me of Paul Rudd
I love how they sound the same live witch is something most bands don't have now
Nope he's very pitchy. His voice cracked too.
jesus christ i wish i could get that high
I was waiting to hear this song at the end of breaking bad
They're just methin around
best song about methamphetamine...ever. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARION!
Dude can definitely wail some vocals.
Big Shiny Tunes 2!
very cute
not gonna lie, this song is catchy as fuck... not really groundbreaking in terms of music... but still catchy as fuck
prs gang 🤘🏽
i try to tell ppl that this song is about meth and thyre like "omg no.." umm seriously.. i watched this live when it debuted- at 10yrs old i knew this dude was on drugs! lol
+Ian o'rourke lmao oh dude too right, Im looking at this in my older more experienced age thinking, this this dude is on it... lol
Omg I know lol I was literally just saying after hearing it on a "family friendly radio station" and I was like I wonder how many people actually hear that he's talking about blow jobs and meth ... I was 4 when this came out and I was into the who, David Bowie and ELO (yea I know it's weird) so nothing got by me fast considering I was singing about white China heroin outta the womb but forreal, people hear the "happy" beat and it goes right over their heads lol
DOIN CRYSTAL METH WILL LIFT YOU UP UNTIL YOU BREAK
I think this man drank a lot of energy drink
bad ass band too
saw these guys 4 times live, throw amazing concerts but his voice live is quite disappointing.
He sounds better here than he ever has or will.
@@Clowncentral101 wow really? ihope not
@@unknownkingdom yeah he’s become complacent and lazy and he’s gotten old and strained his voice too much
@@unknownkingdom he still sounds quite good and certainly better than your average singer but only when he tries really, really hard and still doesn’t sound as great as he used to
Rick Beato brought me here.
hell yeah
Show ❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷
Speed the video up it's great
before Paul Rudd quit music to become a full time actor
A tweeker’s anthem!!
Twacked out of his gourd.
The happiest song ever about crystal meth
very good 28/11/2020
I’m only here because I saw a story about TikTok reuniting a couple and then thinking of the line “tiktok rhythm,” in the second verse
You can tell he’s hasn’t slept in a week.
Wild things
Lol I love this!!
The guitarist looks a little like the dude from Everclear or maybe Eminem?
i miss the days when being a dope fiend was normal
They Should echo goodby - from here to I wish you would step back from that ledge
Interesting idea
check out that fox logo