Sincerely. I've been listening to this album every other week for a decade now it feels like. There's just so much meat with the potatoes in this record.
It's incredible. I just saw TWY in concert and they played this album in order for the 10th anniversary. This song caps the album perfectly. It pulls together all the previous songs without being repetitive and then absolutely hits a climax at the end. Such a great concept and ending.
@@nicholasmaillet5619 you're gonna love it. If they do the same set, it's the album, then a 5 minute intermission and a shorter set of other songs. Funeral was an incredible closer before the intermission. It all builds to that ending and blows you away. Enjoy yourself!
I wish i could hear this for the first time again, that moment changed what music can be for me. However this is still the best song ever conceived even after the 500th time listening to it.
This song is the pinnacle of punk pop. It's easily the most masterfully composed, emotionally driving and powerful song in the genre. I've listened to punk pop for 12 years now, and absolutely nothing has lived up to my experience when I first heard this masterpiece.
The fact they tie in almost every other song on the album (I think they leave out Madalyn) makes it so perfect. Its almost like a gift for the fans who listen to the whole album enough to catch it. It seriously brings out the feels. Its hard not to tear up.
Madelyn is the raw reaction of the protagonist finding out about the death of the girl in Dismantling summer, I just want to sell out my funeral happened when the protagonist returns to the city and goes to her funeral and the song begins when he finally returns to his apartment.
i feel like i can't listen to just one song off this CD. I have to listen to all 13 tracks in a row so that this song can just destroy me at the end lmao
I can listen to this song whenever, but I always make sure to listen to it on February 11, the anniversary of my grandfather's passing. I had just gotten into TWY when he got sick, and this song came on when my mom called me to tell me he had passed. I miss you, Grandpa.
Cause I'm sick of seeing ghosts and I know how it's all gonna end. There's no triumph waiting. There's no sunset to ride off in. We all want to be great men and there's nothing romantic about it. I just want to know that I did all I could with what I was given.
It’s not about coming of age. It’s about religion. The ghosts are half dead people walking around waiting for heaven. There’s no heaven waiting for us. There’s not sunset to ride off in. It’s about being a good person and doing everything you can with your life because it’s the only life we are given.
Dear The Wonder Years I'm left speechless. This album has finally put me at ease. I genuinely can not thank any of you enough for what you have done for me the past years of my life. I could go to your albums when I couldn't go to anyone else with my problems. I remember having anxiety and feeling like the world would close in and I felt so drained but because of you guys I've found reasons to smile. So hey thanks, I'm not sad anymore and I won't be pathetic forever. -The Greatest Generation
It's more than just putting the "most important" lyrics together in the song, though. It's suggesting a model for finding meaning in life. The disparate moments of resolve and clarity within the struggles detailed in prior songs congeal into something forceful and true. The lyrics aren't the only things true and meaningful, the structure is as well, lending subtexts and association to every line. That's why this album is so incredible.
I was 21 and I remember loving this album and this song. Thought it was so cool how they tied it all together. Just looked it up again because Devil In My Bloodstream came up in conversation and that song still fucks me up. Definitely my favorite pop punk album from that era.
@@KitsuneJager Right there with you. This album hit at the perfect time, when I needed to hear it I guess. Being from the Midwest makes it even better, not a single moment you can't relate to. This album will always be criminally underrated in the Pop Punk scene imo.
@@reidsilver9466 I'm from West Virginia but doesn't stop it from hitting home. In Devil In My Bloodstream they mention "we wiped out all the buffalo" and a lot of people don't know bison were super common in WV until, ya know, we wiped them out lol. Agreed though. Brand New is my favorite band but I don't really consider them Pop Punk aside from the first album. This and NFG's Resurrection probably take my favorite albums in the genre.
@@KitsuneJager You've got a hell of a music taste my friend. Being from Kentucky (Former Ohio native), I 100% know what you're talking about with WV's buffalo! Too relatable with those lyrics haha. Brand New is a personal favorite of mine, TWY and BN and even NFG shook up the Pop Punk scene at the time, and are genre definers in my personal opinion. Also, "I bet I'd be a fucking coward, I'd bet I'd never have the guts for war" hits so hard, because my family has a military background even going back to WW1. They hit that niche while being something for everyone.
@@reidsilver9466 I really appreciate that! I saw Brand New 3 times live and each one will always be a valued memory. Science Fiction is my favorite album of all time. Didn't initially hit me that hard but over time (and a divorce) goddamn that album is guaranteed emotions. oh man I struggle to sing that line every time without getting a little choked up. Dad was army, grandfather was air force, but I just never had the desire for it. Not because I'm a "tough guy" or anything like that but I'm very much a fuck dying for nothing I'd rather build a compound for my family and friends deep off the grid and only be involved with society when I absolutely have to. Except not in a cult way lmao. That sounded a little culty.
+the bonesauce As cliche as it is to say about a song, but I lived Cul-De-Sac, and the sentimental value is overwhelming but this song is still almost tied for my favorite on the album. It's such a powerful song
Probably the greatest song lyrically that Dan Campbell has written. No words can determine how great these guys are. They connect on so many levels. Long live TWY.
[Verse 1] Clear the apartment I plan on collapsing and I could have sworn I heard a car door slam I'm stuck at the corner of grinding teeth and stomach acid All alone under a soft rain and streetlamp I spent my life weighed down by a stone heart Drowning in irony and settling for anything Somewhere down the line all the wiring went faulty I'm scared shitless of failure and I'm staring out at where I wanna be [Chorus] I just want to sell out my funeral I just want to be enough for everyone I just want to sell out my funeral Know that I fought until the lights were gone [Verse 2] I'm walking through harbors and churchyards I felt the snow crack under my feet I'll stay thankful for mild winters, for every shot I got at anything I'll blame the way that I was brought up or the flaws that I was born with Or the mistakes that I've made They're all just fucking excuses So bury me in the memories of my friends and family I just need to know that they were proud of me [Chorus] I just want to sell out my funeral I just want to be enough for everyone I just want to sell out my funeral Know that I fought until the lights were gone [Verse 3] And oh, we all wanna know Where'd the American dream go? Did you give up and go home? Am I here alone? And oh, when the credits roll I'll watch as the screen glows The moments when I choked, all the fears that I've outgrown At least I hope so [A Raindance in Traffic Interpolation] I was just happy to be a contender I was just aching for anything And I used to have such steady hands But now I can't keep them from shaking [There, There Interpolation] Oh I'm sorry I... I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times Is this what it feels like with my wings clipped? I'm awkward and nervous I'm awkward and nervous I'm awkward and nervous I'm awkward and nervous I'm awkward and nervous [Passing Through a Screen Door Interpolation] But I was kind of hoping you'd stay I was kind of hoping you'd stay I was kind of hoping you'd stay I need you to stay Oh, god, could you stay? I need you to stay I need you to stay I need you [Dismantling Summer Interpolation] If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed Well then, what kind of man does that make me? If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed Well then, what kind of man does that make me? If I'm in an airport, if I'm in an airport What kind of man does that make me? What kind of man does that make me? What kind of man does that make me? [The Devil in My Bloodstream/Cul-De-Sacs/Chaser Interpolation] I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me [When all we had were hand me-downs] I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me (If you walked me home, there's no going home again If you walked me home, there's no going home again) [Teenage Parents Interpolation over last verse] When all we had were hand me-downs All we had were hand me-downs All we had were hand me-downs All we had was good will [The Devil in My Bloodstream Interpolation/Verse 4] Two blackbirds on a highway sign Are laughing at me here with my wings clipped I'm staring up at the sky But the bombs keep fucking falling There's no devil on my shoulder He's got a rocking chair on my front porch But I won't let him in No, I won't let him in [Verse 5] 'Cause I'm sick of seeing ghosts And I know how it's all gonna end There's no triumph waiting There's no sunset to ride off in We all want to be great men And there's nothing romantic about it I just want to know that I did all I could with what I was given
Thank you for that. I'm just starting to listen to them and I was so confused because I heard the "I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times" part in There,There too
This song sums up the whole album, and what he message he wants to convey. All the Outros are combined at the end because they go together the way true life swirls together.
I gave this album four listens today. The first two before I went to work, the third on the ride home from work, and the fourth as I was laying in bed, in the silence of my room with the lights off. This song stuck a chord in me and I was crying like a baby when it was over. It's such a powerful album, and this song is such a grand finale to The Upsides trilogy. Thank you, TWY. You guys mean more to me than you'll ever know.
I honestly don't see how The Wonder Years could get any better. By far my favorite album this year. Not even going to lie listening to TWY always makes me feel a whole lot better
Tbh, I mostly listen to early 2000s pop-punk, so I never really decided to click on The Wonder Years when they showed up in my recommendations, but dang I'm happy i did. What a great band!
The final lines of this song really hit me hard. At first I thought they seemed very pessimistic, but after listening to this album over and over I realize how real those lines are. Yes, we all aspire to be great people and do great things, but it doesn't come without work, pain, and tears. It takes sacrifice and great will to do those great things, but in the end as long as we do all that we can with what we are given in our own circumstances we can be truly happy with our lives.
I remember you guys playing this at the end of your concert in 2012 and I remember I bought tickets that night and went. I bawled and sung with my arm up and you held my hand and I was given the guitar pick. Thank you guys for helping us be in touch with the emotions we don't know how express properly. We all love you so fucking much.
It's been a good couple years since I first heard this album, but I still get chills whenever that outro kicks in. This band makes music in a really special, heartstring-tugging way that nobody else can.
'Cause I'm sick of seeing ghosts, and I know how it's all gonna end. There's no trial waiting, there's no sunset to ride off in. We all wanna be great men, and there's nothing romantic about it. I just wanna know that I did all I could with what I was given.
Ever since the upsides, The Wonder Years got me through a difficult junior &senior years of highschool now with this upcoming album they just give me goosebumps & new found confidence. I never thought I would fight my sea of depression but because of them, I can laugh again and put up with the worlds bullshit. I'm not sad anymore. Thanks TWY. For everything.
I have never had a band mean so much to me the way that The Wonder Years do. This song helped me come to that realization. I can't wait to get my Wonder Years tattoo soon to make it a permanent statement about my life. I just wish more people would take the time to listen to Soupy and the bands lyrics and realize how much they can change your life. This is music.
fucking hell man, i listened through this album all the way for the first time today on a road trip and this song felt transcendent; it's the perfect musical montage and it so neatly ties the whole album together. i had chills through the whole second half, and i didn't even know it was coming. what a treat
Out of all the new wave poppunk bands and just pun rock in general, this band will stand the tests of time. They will always be my top five, ever since 8th grade. My god this band has influenced me so much, thank you The Wonder Years and company. My music will carry on this sound in the way you guys evolved upon other sounds. thank you.
Big statement but this is the best album I have EVER heard. At various times I was punching the air, crying, holding my head in my hands and jumping around. And I cannot stop listening to it. Suburbia was my favourite album of all time but somehow The Greatest Generation is even better. Just absolutely beautiful all the way through and this song tops it off in a way I hadn't even imagined.
It really is. The day I drove home after dropping out of college I listened to the trilogy of albums (Upsides, Suburbia, and Greatest Generation), and this song really does an amazing job of wrapping up that journey.
the first verse makes it’s so clear that that audience of this song isn’t any person it’s God him freaking self, He returned to his home city for Madelyns funeral, and is now reflecting on himself, so freaking good
Saw these guys at El Corazon a few weeks ago and not only did every band that played kill it, but as an encore TWY came back out and played this. It was incredible. If you ever get the chance to see them live, do it
I love the repeated lines throughtout the album like "IM AWKWARRRDDD AND NERVOUSSS SORRY I DONT LAUGHT AT THE RIGHT TIMES" god i just found them 2 weeks ago THEY ARE FUCKIN AHMAZINNGGG
Whenever I listen to any new album this year I think, it might be my favorite so far this year. But whenever I hear this song again, I know The Wonder Years won it with this song.
That's unfortunate. This song is supposed to be an emotional callback to the rest of the album that ties it together and gives closure. It's fucking incredible if you'd heard the rest of the album.
Never has an album ever finished so perfectly.
Sincerely. I've been listening to this album every other week for a decade now it feels like. There's just so much meat with the potatoes in this record.
It's incredible. I just saw TWY in concert and they played this album in order for the 10th anniversary.
This song caps the album perfectly. It pulls together all the previous songs without being repetitive and then absolutely hits a climax at the end.
Such a great concept and ending.
@@JaredHopegot my tickets for the 18th of October! Been 9 years since my original comment and it still stands true 🤘🏻🤙🏻
@@nicholasmaillet5619 you're gonna love it. If they do the same set, it's the album, then a 5 minute intermission and a shorter set of other songs.
Funeral was an incredible closer before the intermission. It all builds to that ending and blows you away. Enjoy yourself!
I am convinced there is no better album closer than this song.
I wish i could hear this for the first time again, that moment changed what music can be for me. However this is still the best song ever conceived even after the 500th time listening to it.
no it sucks lol katy pery is beter
HAHAHAH YOU SIR, ARE SO FUCKING WITTY AND ORIGINAL HAH.......Obvious troll is obvious.
Bob Joe please spell better right thank you :3
This song can’t be listened to without the whole album beforehand. What a closer, what a song. Absolutely genius start to finish.
this is the greatest pop punk song of all time
post emo
While one of them for sure, Soupy would disagree. Lol.
@@QuietEco it's been four years and now i disagree with myself
@@felipecardel About the genre or the ranking of the song?
Maybe your past self was wiser...
@@felipecardel what's the best one now? Dendron by Hotelier is up there for me
This song is the pinnacle of punk pop. It's easily the most masterfully composed, emotionally driving and powerful song in the genre. I've listened to punk pop for 12 years now, and absolutely nothing has lived up to my experience when I first heard this masterpiece.
When "I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times" came, I basically turned into a giant goosebump.
The fact they tie in almost every other song on the album (I think they leave out Madalyn) makes it so perfect. Its almost like a gift for the fans who listen to the whole album enough to catch it. It seriously brings out the feels. Its hard not to tear up.
Eric Twing I think they also leave out "An American Religion", "We Could Die Like This", and "Chaser" I might just not be hearing those parts though
+Sean Kraus I think you could be right, is it not just the singles or more known songs? Regardless, it's rad.
+Seán Cumiskey Has Part Of Cul-de-Sacs?
Madelyn's in there. "I know how it's all gonna end" references the line "I know how it ends."
Madelyn is the raw reaction of the protagonist finding out about the death of the girl in Dismantling summer, I just want to sell out my funeral happened when the protagonist returns to the city and goes to her funeral and the song begins when he finally returns to his apartment.
This is probably the best closing track on any album I've ever listened to.
i feel like i can't listen to just one song off this CD. I have to listen to all 13 tracks in a row so that this song can just destroy me at the end lmao
absolutely right
I was kinda hoping you'd stay
listen to Adam West and the Roaring twentys
@@yousef252002 Arron West*
@@sbxjames2054 I know it was a joke
I can listen to this song whenever, but I always make sure to listen to it on February 11, the anniversary of my grandfather's passing. I had just gotten into TWY when he got sick, and this song came on when my mom called me to tell me he had passed. I miss you, Grandpa.
I wish I could listen to this album for the first time again.
They played this as an encore in Toronto last night. Let me just say, it was the best experience of my entire life.
They played this as an encore at the NYC show on the 17th too. It was fantastic. That entire show was so awesome.
they always close their concerts with this song at least the three i have been too.
They always close their concerts with this song I've seen them 2 times
The second half of this song is the best thing they've ever done.
Cause I'm sick of seeing ghosts and I know how it's all gonna end. There's no triumph waiting. There's no sunset to ride off in. We all want to be great men and there's nothing romantic about it. I just want to know that I did all I could with what I was given.
Peter Barnes the summation of coming of age
It’s not about coming of age. It’s about religion. The ghosts are half dead people walking around waiting for heaven. There’s no heaven waiting for us. There’s not sunset to ride off in. It’s about being a good person and doing everything you can with your life because it’s the only life we are given.
@@jamesfleming1155 i thought this line was about soupy's depression, that there is no actual end of it, but despite that fact get the best out of it.
The close to this album is perfect, such a great song.
Dear The Wonder Years
I'm left speechless. This album has finally put me at ease. I genuinely can not thank any of you enough for what you have done for me the past years of my life. I could go to your albums when I couldn't go to anyone else with my problems. I remember having anxiety and feeling like the world would close in and I felt so drained but because of you guys I've found reasons to smile. So hey thanks, I'm not sad anymore and I won't be pathetic forever.
-The Greatest Generation
It's more than just putting the "most important" lyrics together in the song, though. It's suggesting a model for finding meaning in life. The disparate moments of resolve and clarity within the struggles detailed in prior songs congeal into something forceful and true. The lyrics aren't the only things true and meaningful, the structure is as well, lending subtexts and association to every line. That's why this album is so incredible.
Starting to feel old, I was 16 when this came out... Still remember buying the CD+Shirt bundle and still have it to this day. This band is amazing.
I was 21 and I remember loving this album and this song. Thought it was so cool how they tied it all together. Just looked it up again because Devil In My Bloodstream came up in conversation and that song still fucks me up. Definitely my favorite pop punk album from that era.
@@KitsuneJager Right there with you. This album hit at the perfect time, when I needed to hear it I guess. Being from the Midwest makes it even better, not a single moment you can't relate to. This album will always be criminally underrated in the Pop Punk scene imo.
@@reidsilver9466 I'm from West Virginia but doesn't stop it from hitting home. In Devil In My Bloodstream they mention "we wiped out all the buffalo" and a lot of people don't know bison were super common in WV until, ya know, we wiped them out lol. Agreed though. Brand New is my favorite band but I don't really consider them Pop Punk aside from the first album. This and NFG's Resurrection probably take my favorite albums in the genre.
@@KitsuneJager You've got a hell of a music taste my friend. Being from Kentucky (Former Ohio native), I 100% know what you're talking about with WV's buffalo! Too relatable with those lyrics haha. Brand New is a personal favorite of mine, TWY and BN and even NFG shook up the Pop Punk scene at the time, and are genre definers in my personal opinion. Also, "I bet I'd be a fucking coward, I'd bet I'd never have the guts for war" hits so hard, because my family has a military background even going back to WW1. They hit that niche while being something for everyone.
@@reidsilver9466 I really appreciate that! I saw Brand New 3 times live and each one will always be a valued memory. Science Fiction is my favorite album of all time. Didn't initially hit me that hard but over time (and a divorce) goddamn that album is guaranteed emotions. oh man I struggle to sing that line every time without getting a little choked up. Dad was army, grandfather was air force, but I just never had the desire for it. Not because I'm a "tough guy" or anything like that but I'm very much a fuck dying for nothing I'd rather build a compound for my family and friends deep off the grid and only be involved with society when I absolutely have to. Except not in a cult way lmao. That sounded a little culty.
fav. The Wonder Years song, just pays homage to their whole "The Greatest Generation" album, don't know if I could ever get old of this.
I dunno. Cul-De-Sac is ridiculous catchy.
+the bonesauce As cliche as it is to say about a song, but I lived Cul-De-Sac, and the sentimental value is overwhelming but this song is still almost tied for my favorite on the album. It's such a powerful song
The lyrics at the end always give me massive chills
I wouldn't mind if this was the last we heard of this band. Their 3 albums have been absolute perfection, is this song is the perfect ending.
***** I'm not counting the ones before Upsides. Yes they're good, but they're not anything like what TWY are like now.
*****
Won't Be Pathetic Forever practically triggered The Upsides. Just take Pathetic and add a small dose of sadness and bam, you have The Upsides!
i love how they manage to put most of the songs into their last song, what a way to end an album
"... I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times " CUE HAUNTING GOOSEBUMPS
this is the best song to come from our generation
stfu
The Wonder Years gives me so many chills, holy crap.
If only these guys knew how much this record has helped me get through the shit times in my life, well all their
Probably the greatest song lyrically that Dan Campbell has written. No words can determine how great these guys are. They connect on so many levels. Long live TWY.
[Verse 1]
Clear the apartment
I plan on collapsing and I could have sworn I heard a car door slam
I'm stuck at the corner of grinding teeth and stomach acid
All alone under a soft rain and streetlamp
I spent my life weighed down by a stone heart
Drowning in irony and settling for anything
Somewhere down the line all the wiring went faulty
I'm scared shitless of failure and I'm staring out at where I wanna be
[Chorus]
I just want to sell out my funeral
I just want to be enough for everyone
I just want to sell out my funeral
Know that I fought until the lights were gone
[Verse 2]
I'm walking through harbors and churchyards
I felt the snow crack under my feet
I'll stay thankful for mild winters, for every shot I got at anything
I'll blame the way that I was brought up or the flaws that I was born with
Or the mistakes that I've made
They're all just fucking excuses
So bury me in the memories of my friends and family
I just need to know that they were proud of me
[Chorus]
I just want to sell out my funeral
I just want to be enough for everyone
I just want to sell out my funeral
Know that I fought until the lights were gone
[Verse 3]
And oh, we all wanna know
Where'd the American dream go?
Did you give up and go home?
Am I here alone?
And oh, when the credits roll
I'll watch as the screen glows
The moments when I choked, all the fears that I've outgrown
At least I hope so
[A Raindance in Traffic Interpolation]
I was just happy to be a contender
I was just aching for anything
And I used to have such steady hands
But now I can't keep them from shaking
[There, There Interpolation]
Oh I'm sorry I...
I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times
Is this what it feels like with my wings clipped?
I'm awkward and nervous
I'm awkward and nervous
I'm awkward and nervous
I'm awkward and nervous
I'm awkward and nervous
[Passing Through a Screen Door Interpolation]
But I was kind of hoping you'd stay
I was kind of hoping you'd stay
I was kind of hoping you'd stay
I need you to stay
Oh, god, could you stay?
I need you to stay
I need you to stay
I need you
[Dismantling Summer Interpolation]
If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed
Well then, what kind of man does that make me?
If I'm in an airport and you're in a hospital bed
Well then, what kind of man does that make me?
If I'm in an airport, if I'm in an airport
What kind of man does that make me?
What kind of man does that make me?
What kind of man does that make me?
[The Devil in My Bloodstream/Cul-De-Sacs/Chaser Interpolation]
I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me
[When all we had were hand me-downs]
I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me
I know how it feels to be at war with a world that never loved me
(If you walked me home, there's no going home again
If you walked me home, there's no going home again)
[Teenage Parents Interpolation over last verse]
When all we had were hand me-downs
All we had were hand me-downs
All we had were hand me-downs
All we had was good will
[The Devil in My Bloodstream Interpolation/Verse 4]
Two blackbirds on a highway sign
Are laughing at me here with my wings clipped
I'm staring up at the sky
But the bombs keep fucking falling
There's no devil on my shoulder
He's got a rocking chair on my front porch
But I won't let him in
No, I won't let him in
[Verse 5]
'Cause I'm sick of seeing ghosts
And I know how it's all gonna end
There's no triumph waiting
There's no sunset to ride off in
We all want to be great men
And there's nothing romantic about it
I just want to know that I did all I could with what I was given
god this album is incredible. I can relate to every single song. It's like they took scenes from my life and put them to music. absolutely amazing
the first time i listened to this whole album by the time this song came on i was bawling
Ricky Pignato same here
Lol.
Same
This is the most beautiful song in existence.
There's no devil on my shoulder, he's got a rocking chair on my front porch but I won't let him in.
this line is so good i got a tattoo based on it, soupy is a genius
I like how they put diffent melodies of their songs in this song.
Thank you for that. I'm just starting to listen to them and I was so confused because I heard the "I'm sorry I don't laugh at the right times" part in There,There too
This song sums up the whole album, and what he message he wants to convey. All the Outros are combined at the end because they go together the way true life swirls together.
Unf. I love this band. Everything about them is amazing. Lyrics, music, name, the guys....EVERYTHING.
I gave this album four listens today. The first two before I went to work, the third on the ride home from work, and the fourth as I was laying in bed, in the silence of my room with the lights off. This song stuck a chord in me and I was crying like a baby when it was over. It's such a powerful album, and this song is such a grand finale to The Upsides trilogy. Thank you, TWY. You guys mean more to me than you'll ever know.
I'm baffled when i hear about people not knowing about these guys. They're the best pop punk band out there
I honestly don't see how The Wonder Years could get any better. By far my favorite album this year. Not even going to lie listening to TWY always makes me feel a whole lot better
Song writing at it's best. makes you feel good and bad. perfect and imperfect.
Tbh, I mostly listen to early 2000s pop-punk, so I never really decided to click on The Wonder Years when they showed up in my recommendations, but dang I'm happy i did. What a great band!
every single time I hear this I wanna cry
Listening to this whole album all the way through and finishing it off with this song is an experience I can't explain...
The final lines of this song really hit me hard. At first I thought they seemed very pessimistic, but after listening to this album over and over I realize how real those lines are. Yes, we all aspire to be great people and do great things, but it doesn't come without work, pain, and tears. It takes sacrifice and great will to do those great things, but in the end as long as we do all that we can with what we are given in our own circumstances we can be truly happy with our lives.
I saw this live and i was so overwhelmed with emotion i couldnt speak. It was so beautiful
I remember you guys playing this at the end of your concert in 2012 and I remember I bought tickets that night and went. I bawled and sung with my arm up and you held my hand and I was given the guitar pick. Thank you guys for helping us be in touch with the emotions we don't know how express properly. We all love you so fucking much.
Do you still have that pick? Just curious :)
What a way to end an album. What a song The Wonder Years. Thank you
This band is amazing. They always have a way of getting in my head.
It's been a good couple years since I first heard this album, but I still get chills whenever that outro kicks in. This band makes music in a really special, heartstring-tugging way that nobody else can.
This is by FAR my favorite Wonder Years song and that's saying so much. I can't even describe how much this band has done for me.
"know I fought until the lights were gone" ..will be on my tombstone
'Cause I'm sick
of
seeing ghosts,
and I know
how it's all gonna end.
There's no
trial waiting,
there's no sunset
to ride off in.
We all
wanna be great men,
and there's nothing
romantic about it.
I just
wanna know
that I did
all I could
with what I was given.
I love how each of the parts from other songs are just sung and played deeper.
Ever since the upsides, The Wonder Years got me through a difficult junior &senior years of highschool now with this upcoming album they just give me goosebumps & new found confidence. I never thought I would fight my sea of depression but because of them, I can laugh again and put up with the worlds bullshit. I'm not sad anymore. Thanks TWY. For everything.
I wish the fan made lyric video didnt get taken down.
Vandal1zer SAME. I WAS LOOKING FOR IT
I've met these guys a couple times, and let me just say they're hands down the coolest group of guys.
I actually purchased this album... Yes, purchased. This is the first album I have PURCHASED in.... 5-6 years? wow. Long live The Wonder Years!
Still the best song i've ever heard
I've listened to the whole album fully, and this has to win a Grammy
Damn this whole album is SEVERELY underrated
I shed some tears listening to this album.. It was amazing.
This song is one of the best songs I've heard. During the 2nd half my draw dropped and I was left in awe. It is the perfect close to a perfect album
I have never had a band mean so much to me the way that The Wonder Years do. This song helped me come to that realization. I can't wait to get my Wonder Years tattoo soon to make it a permanent statement about my life. I just wish more people would take the time to listen to Soupy and the bands lyrics and realize how much they can change your life. This is music.
This is so important
Perfect way to end the album this whole album is just gold.
This is like the only song I've really listened to from them, but I've been listening to it so much. Great song, love it.
fucking hell man, i listened through this album all the way for the first time today on a road trip and this song felt transcendent; it's the perfect musical montage and it so neatly ties the whole album together. i had chills through the whole second half, and i didn't even know it was coming. what a treat
Out of all the new wave poppunk bands and just pun rock in general, this band will stand the tests of time. They will always be my top five, ever since 8th grade. My god this band has influenced me so much, thank you The Wonder Years and company. My music will carry on this sound in the way you guys evolved upon other sounds. thank you.
Big statement but this is the best album I have EVER heard. At various times I was punching the air, crying, holding my head in my hands and jumping around. And I cannot stop listening to it. Suburbia was my favourite album of all time but somehow The Greatest Generation is even better. Just absolutely beautiful all the way through and this song tops it off in a way I hadn't even imagined.
It really is. The day I drove home after dropping out of college I listened to the trilogy of albums (Upsides, Suburbia, and Greatest Generation), and this song really does an amazing job of wrapping up that journey.
This song is so beautiful
the first verse makes it’s so clear that that audience of this song isn’t any person it’s God him freaking self, He returned to his home city for Madelyns funeral, and is now reflecting on himself, so freaking good
Song sums up everything for me about life. How I feel at the best of times!
this and the upsides. pure perfect, well everything they've done is perfect.
I haven't listened to this kind of music since middleschool/high school, but damn these guys are good.
yesssssss. I love these types of songs. My life is complete
best thing about living in philly is getting great bands like this. They even changed their set list just because it's their home town.
If this isn't played at my funeral I won't be there. End of story.
This song is too good. I can't even deal with it right now. This album is perfect
this song's the TL;DR for the album
+Matt Fulwider But It's maybe the best TL;DR ever :)
Patrik Pospíšil TL:DL ftfy
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Saw these guys at El Corazon a few weeks ago and not only did every band that played kill it, but as an encore TWY came back out and played this. It was incredible. If you ever get the chance to see them live, do it
i never thought a song could get me all tear jerky until i heard this.
fucking amazing.
Its so inspiring from a songwriters standpoint as well.
honestly this song means so much to me
+Sierra Glaister this whole album does
Oh my...the first 20 seconds I was already on the floor eating carpet, and screeching. This album is the most perfect TWY album to date.
this band should come to Memphis TN that would be so BOSS
Can't get enough of this album
Best song on the album.... hands down.
I love the repeated lines throughtout the album like "IM AWKWARRRDDD AND NERVOUSSS SORRY I DONT LAUGHT AT THE RIGHT TIMES" god i just found them 2 weeks ago THEY ARE FUCKIN AHMAZINNGGG
Haunting and beautiful. MY personal favourite TWY song. Only play it during formative moments of my life and it helps me through.
I love when bands do this kind of song at the end of their album it's amazing.
I listen to this song everyday.
One of the coolest songs I've ever heard. What a great way to end a great album
i keep coming back to this...
then stop.
This album is amazing. Can these guys just be considered the best pop-punk band of all time yet?
My favorite album of 2013. I locked it away in a vault until next summer. As you can see, I did not last...
you should get a better lock
Dismantling (my vault because I couldn't wait to listen to The Greatest Generation until) Summer
Whenever I listen to any new album this year I think, it might be my favorite so far this year. But whenever I hear this song again, I know The Wonder Years won it with this song.
Really good this. Not heard any of their tracks before, very impressive
You actually just heard a whole bunch of their tracks ;)
That's unfortunate. This song is supposed to be an emotional callback to the rest of the album that ties it together and gives closure. It's fucking incredible if you'd heard the rest of the album.
the singles and this song are the most outstanding songs of 2013
They do that ALOT. Its genius, I love it.
YES. I LOVE EPICLY LONG SONGS TO CLOSE OUT ALBUMS I CANT WAIT UNTIL IT FINISHES AND I CRY.
The lyrics are perfect, there's not one single thing you could change.
literally have been explaining the album like this for months now. glad to know the message hit multiple people!