Rare Americans - Gas Mask (Official Music Video)
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----MUSIC-----
Written by: Rare Americans
Produced by: Rare Americans & Ben Kaplan
Recorded by: Ben Kaplan & Jeff Quinn
Mixed by: Neal Avron
Mastered by: Chris Gehringer @ Stirling Sound
----VIDEO-----
Animated by: Solis Animation (Toronto, Ontario)
Concept by: Rare Americans & Solis Animation
----LYRICS----
I’ve got a lot of pent up energy it seems
Couple nights of tossing, turning
Strange as dreams have ever been
Where am I gonna be, come 10 years from now?
A decade ago I was writing this same stuff down
I got a lot on my mind, need to get it sorted out
Like a riddle or a puzzle with the pieces scattered ‘bout
What’s the picture of? What route?
Cant think about the doubts
Gotta get up if you get knocked out
You’ve got 2 ways
You’ve got today
You’ve got to do what the fuck you say
You’ve had your woes
You’ve had your your lows
You’ve got to pull yourself out the holes
Everybody gets stalled, blackballed, mind your head
That’s what the sign above me read
Everybody “Mind Your Head”
It was the sign I needed
“Mind Your Head”
“Mind Your Head”
I got a grocery list of things that I’d erase
7 deadly sins, each of them at some point got a taste
I was on a good path, watched it all explode
Lost everything I knew, oh me oh my, reload!
Been on a hell of a road, still on it today
I have walked through many lives
Took a piece of each with me
Life’s a journey till the end
Taking chapters as they come
Keep your head above the water
Eyes sheltered from the sun
I can’t get back the days gone by
The past has passed
But the future’s mine
X2
You’ve got 2 ways
You’ve got today
You’ve got to do what the fuck you say
You’ve had your woes
You’ve had your your lows
You’ve got to pull yourself out the holes
Everybody gets stalled, blackballed, mind your head
That’s what the sign above me read
Everybody “Mind Your Head”
It was the sign I needed
“Mind Your Head”
“Mind Your Head”
“Mind your head”
“Mind Your Head”
What's happening?
What's happening?
I don’t know what's happening
Im trappin’ in my head again
I’m stressing’ for the medicine
The hocus pocus focus
Thought-forms, a swarm of locusts
But the crack brains not on coke
Just in a race to go broke
The grind its hard to cope
So you charter up a rope
Who wants to die an ordinary bloke?
Ordinary Mary marries ordinary Joe
Ordinary’s scary, ordinary blows
You’ve got 2 ways
You’ve got today
You’ve got to do what the fuck you say
You’ve had your woes
You’ve had your your lows
You’ve got to pull yourself out the holes
(Outro)
Don’t hold on
Don’t hold on
Don’t hold on to the past
It’s a gas mask
It’s a gas mask
X2
#RareAmericans #GasMask #OfficialVideo
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THIS IS HOW LUBO MET THE HORSE BEFORE THE INTRO TO BERLIN, YOU CAN SEE HIM AT THE END
He's also at the side of the ring at the start!
Also the hand that pulled Lubo up was the same one as the corporate dude from Hullabaloo
Dev Con no,it was brittle bones nicky
Abe G Nah. Brittle bones nicky didnt have a corporate dude. The line “ shake it, shake it, shake it, shake my god damn old wrinkly hand “ is from Hullabaloo. That’s where the image is from. Edit: Nvm. The hand just looks like it. The coat and hat looks like Nicky’s
@@devcon1080 no but that doesn't look like the lemming Corp guy go rewatch brittle bones nicky that guy has the same trench coat and nicky would be able to relate to lubo
Big dude: *laughing because he thought he won*
Lubo: “I didn’t hear no bell.”
Facts! Early celebration 😂😂
For those that don’t understand, this line is used by Rocky Balboa in Rocky V. The scene in question has Rocky in a street fight almost done for before making an ultimate comeback
Yes, same context.
the bell doesn't dismiss you... I do
I love the rocky movies
I only heard the teaser of it and it’s already stuck in my head
SizzlinBreeze mind your head
bruh
that was brittle bones nicky at the end
@@medunarsovic1841 no that was Johnny joestarzepelli Jonathan jotaro Joseph joesta
Anytime I see a rare Americans song in my recommended, I feel obligated to listen to it.
Same
Same
It's an honor truley to be able to listen to them
And then the next song is rare americans and I listen to them for an hour straight
Ikr
brittle bones nicky pulling him out of the hole brought me back to life
thank you for pointing that out!!!
I saw that to and had to go back and make sure that I wasnt just seeing things
Holy shit is really nicky
They said endgame was the biggest crossover in history
He is as well naked and holding on to the girl next the bed
Moral of the story: don’t do bad things, punch people professionally
Indeed lol
Well guess I should get a head start
Also I’m weaker thanks two sticks
@@JedKni mind your head tho
Xronium thanks that was the sign I needed
it's "funny" to know, that almost all Rare Americans musics have one cocaine scene
True
If im not wrong one of the band members (cant remember which) had a drug problem a few years ago
@@phd-lc7fv I heard it was Lubo or somethn
more a drug scene than just cocaine, but yeah
"an" cocaine scene?
grammer dude...
I'm working on getting off pills...and man...your guys' music has really helped. I DON'T have to hold on to the past...just work for a better future for myself
deep!! thanks for sharing that. happy our music can help. We appreciate your support more than you know :)
Good luck man, you got this
Hang in there, bro
Good luck man hope life is good for you
You got this 👍
everybody's talking about Brittle Bones Nicky but now ones realized the boxer is one of the guys from Berlins Opening.
Your right
It's Lubo I think, one of the band members. The other dude in Berlin was James, the lead singer.
Already realizednit
And hullabaloos ending no less
It’s Lubo, a member of the band, he was a olympic boxer BUT I don’t know if he murdered someone
Why are Rare American songs more convincing then schools about how bad drugs are?
Edit: Holy shit guys chill. It was a joke about how bad schools are, not an actual question.
because they really know how to convey a message
Its because they really do portray these situations realistically. Better than, drugs bad or drugs make you do bad thing.
Because school’s will give you anti-drug pencils or posters and things as such, but they won’t play videos or music like this to actually show the children what’ll happen to you if you do drugs. I know schools don’t mean it this way, but it’s sort of like the schools want them to see for themselves first-hand how bad drugs can be. Because, even though these videos are a little dark and not age-appropriate for most school children, it’s still the truth.
because you stupid enough if you can't come to this by your self
because the animators are really freaking good at their jobs?
Rare Americans: "Releases new song."
My Spotify: "Ah sh*t, here we go again."
Bro same my Spotify must be so damn confused
What about berlin!?
@@DJskully I know! I wanted Berlin on spotify but it just didn't come!
@Copyink Yeah I don't know why Berlin isn't on Spotify. When they released it I went on my Spotify to add it in my playlist but I couldn't find it.
But Gas Mask is lol
slovakia flag: *exists*
slováci: dobrý deň
Slovakia's flag exists
everyone: haha russia go brrr
@@Nuggette yes
Dobrý večer
Dobrý deň sa praje
Dobrý deň a dobrú noc
Damn, this came up at the right time. I was having a panic attack and felt like I was alone. I didn’t know what to do. This song made me feel so much better. If you somehow see this comment, thank you so much. Your songs have kept me going through some tough times.
Thanks for the comment! Stay tough!
Rare Americans I didn’t think you would respond to my comment, this has made my entire day. I love you guys so much
@@stereotypical3326 I'm rooting for you
@@stereotypical3326 dude when you make a good comment or something THEY WILL RESPOND keep that in mind
The best thing about rare americans is that they look trough every comment and that just makes people feel inculed
Everyone talking about Nicky and I’m here wondering how Ryan is doing in rehab
That's actually a really good question
i hope my boy is doing good in rehab
SAME
He dead dead
oh shit
aand its a bop, as we all hoped, and we saw brittle bones nicky near the end
And Dave
Is it just me or am I the only one missing brittle bones Nicky and Dave I saw Uncle gram aka the hullabaloo guy
initial war the old guy holding that guys hand
@@ticklemetele1125 where was Dave?
where was nicky?
Lemme see if I can sort out the timeline:
Lubo here qualifies for the Olympics as a boxer for Russia. Celebrations, contracts, etc ensue, life's good. Then some scumbag pressures him into trying cocaine. Lubo follows the typical spiral from there, ends up in California a washout and addict. He turns to petty theft to support his habit, with a buddy. One holdup goes wrong and someone dies, so Lubo cuts ties and then spirals further, until he ODs. After being helped out of that, he finds the resolve to restart his boxing career, and starts climbing the ranks of whatever local association is in Cali. He runs into the local champ, gets his ass kicked, but gets back up and wins.
Dude its slovakia :)
Also the last boxer is a metaphor for his addiction
It’s really hard to reject drugs especially in your teens because everyone around you is doing it and they try to pressure you and no matter how many times you say no they keep bringing it back to school and asking again and again and there’s no one else to be friends with because you live in a really small school and covid and you all ready know none of them like you but need someone to like you because you are constantly being a people pleaser and your only in 6th grade and you shouldn’t be feeling like this and people in 6th grade should not be doing drugs and attempt murder but if you tell someone about the attempted murder you could get hurt.
@@aubrey6073 you good? For real whats going on?
@@aubrey6073 what da fuq
people: marvel cinematic universe!
me, an intellectual: the rare americans cinematic universe
lol
RACU!!!
Rare Americans
Lol true
Hell yeah
Rare Americans not promoting anything this time?
James was hullabaloo
We met Alfred in Berlin
Now Lubo has Gas Mask
The next song is gonna be the story of how they met callin it now
I thing Lubo was next to James in hullabaloo
I think that was just an Easter egg
Is the old man pulling Lubo brittle bones Nicky?
So it’ll be about a Craigslist ad
@@astoriaart5600 it's theroised that nicky was in Ryan and Dave too
It's one big connected universe
Can we appreciate how his facial hair grows as the story progresses
Sure can
He looks better with the beard
@@danilozivkovic5506 9u9 poo u/it 7 u to o0i I I p
Honestly though
@@markhart155 he is speaking the language of the gods
The "Oh me. Oh my. *RELOAD!* " always gets me hyped and gives me chills.
Favourite part
Right now it's 4.45am I got up for this premiere.
Same
bro its 3:06 am i didn't sleep knowing it was coming
1:11 where I'm at
same, 1:13am here
It’s like 10 over here
Everyone is talking about Lubo and Brittle Bones Nicky being in the music video, but no one talks about how Solis Animations have improved so much since making Brittle Bones Nicky!
They really have, I kinda wanna see what it would be like if they animated some of the other songs like Moss Park and Pay me Back. What's your favorite song by them?
@@caxolog To be honest, I like most of their music. However, I feel like Balmoral Hotel is underrated.
The running while boxing scene is my favorite
Yeah,i saw Nicky in that
@@mmgmagic I feel like all their music is underrated AF but specifically that song
Brittle bones Hooked me, then I kept an eye on the channel since I thought it shows promise, and now here I am so subscribing because no other channel or band has made more than a couple of songs that I find myself listening to on repeat for longer than 3 months
so true
The 05's have taste, who knew ;)
SAMEEE
Same
Same. I also like how nicky was in this song
Can we appreciate how his facial hair grows as the story progresses
Good catch! Something else I noticed was the use of color to represent different parts of his life, such as gold representing hope and accomplishment (eg. the gold arena and crowd after winning, his golden friends in the golden picture, the golden cat that is warded off by the black crow, etc.) while red represents bad decisions and mistakes (eg. the red people who give him the drugs, the red drugs, and the red wall that he shoots someone at) and black representing despair and hopelessness (eg. the black crow and the black pits he falls into). I think blue could have some meaning but I couldn’t figure it out and I don’t think it’s super important.
Alright so I have already listen to this song about 10 times and I started to notice somethings.
0:03 You can see RA on the door.
0:09 This may just be me, but the Ref. looks like the CEO/Owner of Lemming Corp. from Hullabaloo.
0:49 I can’t really tell, so this is just me going on a limb, but I think the guy facing down in the top left is Brittle Bones Nicky, just judging by the guy's pale skin, black hair, and white shirt. But again I can't really tell.
1:06 You can see another RA on the side of the building.
1:29 Both the top boxer and the cat have the same red eyes.
1:46 Billboard shows a Lemco, could be a shorten version of Lemming Corporation.
1:52 You can see a name of Von Kasser, could be a reference to a boxer from the punch-out games named Von Kaiser, and there is a real life boxer named Soichiro. Someone probably needs to take a look at the other names, as they could all be references.
2:51 Now the guy who grabs Lubo when he is falling is definitely Brittle Bones Nicky
Anybody else notice anything I missed?
O think the RA is rare americans
@@juliandarsono279 well nah
and hors"e
Good job spotting all these I only noticed a few
Yeah that last one is definitely Nicky
Rare Americans: Makes banger after banger
Everybody else: *We will watch your career with great interest*
I think he's a counterpuncher.
*nani!? angel!?*
ITS THE SENATE
Indeed. The fact that they had that song Backup Plan in Scoob was interesting (even though I didn't really like the song). They're definitely starting to make it
Ayy nice pfp
THE GUY THAT PULLED HIM UP WHEN HE ALMOST LOST THE FIGHT WAS BRITTLE BONES NICKY
Holy shit it could have been
Box Life rare Americans cinematic universe.
I paused at the moment and Alfred was there too.
It was
Holy shit it is!!
“Do what the fuck you say” is genuinely really motivational for me and makes me want to be productive and practice self discipline
Old man in overcoat exists.
Literally everyone -"THATS NICKY OMFG!"
ARE YOU GONNA SIT THERE AND TELL ME IM WRONG
@@cowboy.beetle I'm just pointing out how many people are saying it. I also think that's Nicky, I just couldn't help but say something about how like 20 other people needed to point it out.
@@zippo3876 I like the comments
@@RareAmericans I like the song. I fukin vibe with this
WHERE
I like how the horse is like stan Lee showing up in every video
Rip stan lee
@@fireygoldcordell2365 hell yea R.I.P
Alfred. Not horse. Also rest in piece stan lee
His names Alfred and he's the mascot, Alfred is a legend, feel bad for Berlin tho
James (da teal coat boi) always showing up also,
*Rare Americans exist*
God: Hippity hoppity talent is now your property
Your joke makes no sense
Hippity hoppity talent is now your property
xdox goon thx changed it to that
Not funny
CloudzLol your vids not funny
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Cool
Only rare Americans can make an entire verse about a sign.....
XD
and make an entire song about their band members background
This is going to be a bop.
Edit: It is indeed a bop.
Thank you guys for 600+ likes, u r all rly cool and I hope u all have good days B).
How was this made 16 hours ago
@@idkanymore8065 cool name B).
How did you do this 16 hours ago you didn’t answer Sand
@@borderlineaxo1375 this came out, I think it was just yesterday, and the comments were open, put this out and waited for the premiere.
I know this is a banger
why do i feel like when he beat the big dude it was entailing that he won the battle against addiction
Red eyes could be a drug reference
@@Kyzr_Signal could very well be, also this is the account I use on MOBILE because i lost my gmail account a week or 2 ago
i needed this.
Update. I wasnt gonna share this initially because i didnt know how it was going to turn out, but.. i just kicked a phenibut habit. i thought i was gonna slip into it again after so many years of the same shit.. but that was the sign i needed, "mind your head". i didnt take a dose and then i didnt the next day either, it was miserable at first, but im getting to the end of the week now and the withdrawals are starting to go away. i started exercising and ive made it more of a meditative thing, not to forget that message, "mind your head", the more i do, the stronger i feel like im getting. i also just started writing music recently and it seems much easier to focus now that ive gotten off that shit.. not dealing with rebounds and withdrawals. i feel more like myself already and i want to take back the life i wanted for myself. this song kind of reminded me to stay focused. so to those who are also struggling, you got this.. dont force it, but mind your head.
this song was a huge inspiration.
Happy for you. I love the strength in me. Now, i gotta find mine
I love the symbolism of Lubo and the crow. Even though both are broken down (the crow having an injured wing, and Lubo being beaten down by his past), they are both still strong, and stand up to their challengers (the cat and the red-eyed boxer respectively). Once the challenger attacks them, hurting them further, they fight back though. The crow pecks out the cat's eye, making it retreat, while Lubo stands back up fights the boxer, winning the match.
I just love the parallel there, with both being injured, yet strong. The crow waits while watching the cat, and Lubo waits for the red-eyed boxer to notice him before going back into the fight. But after they are attacked, they don't back down, and they make their opponent regret it.
Rewatched this for the dozenth time, and you notice that the final boxer bears a lot of resemblance to the cat. Both had red eyes, and the final boxer had a yellow coat draped over him like the cat's fur.
Oh god we got a chatter box
i think the other boxer represents his addiction, ergo he's fighting his addiction
He's doing the right thing he's wearing a mask he's big brain.
Big pp plays, Also liking because of profile
Nice
#wearamask
Masks ironically make things worse, as when the mask gets wet after breathing through it, you breathe what the body expelled, because the wet mask catches it.
Rare Americans hey did lubo really boxed before joining the band?
Lubo being rescued by Nicky and Alfred representing the band and one of their biggest songs is just 💯
James was there too
@@RareAmericans that he was, how I missed that after the million times I've watched it idek
Who exactly is alfred
@@markthemalevolent8235 Alfred is the horse mascot
@@dr.nostalgia526 oh ok thx
I’m sure they get comments like this a lot but.
This specific music video means so much to me and I have no idea how many times I’ve watched it. I’m able to relate to it so much and I love boxing with a passion to where I sometimes tear up just watching it.
Thank you for helping me through my dark times
Chatter box over here
The man who picked him up at the end was Brittle Bones Nicky
I just realized that
Yeah, I went back like wait...
who's that?
@@RareAmericans my dad
Rare Americans brittle bones nicky was crafty and shifty and that son of a bitch was gold yeah, that son of a bitch was golldddd
guys, what if the guy in the brown coat at 2:52 is Brittle Bones Nicky?
this band is putting together its own cinematic universe
samad don’t forget about Dave and Hullabaloo
The brown coat is nicky
Yeah from the end of brittle bones Nicky.
Yeah bro when I saw that hand and the coat it felt so familiar
It is and the horse is alfred. The hand that he grabbed was actually uncle Graham hand from hullabaloo but it was Nicky who really pulled him out
I have a feeling everyone can relate to this some how and that what's so good about this song definitely up there with brittle bones nicky
Thanks for 700 likes guys
panda boys and berlin
Yup
Austin Draws didn’t like Berlin tbh
Yea very similar vibes
@@Phii33 same
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I love your songs
BAGGAGE was actually a really good song tho-
Done
Are all the song universes connected
ua-cam.com/video/o3-38YtgRDs/v-deo.html
Alfred and Lubo being in literally every video
Everyone: ...
Brittle Bones Nicky being in one other video
Everyone: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I thought no one else saw that
Wait in what other video can you see Lubo?
@@zangdfil9687 I think he was also in Berlin
We're else is he
Say him in hullabaloo
Everyone saying Nicky pulled him out of the rope hole
Me: bro I know that god damn old wrinkly hand
Who is it?
@@suepatrick5929 uncle graham from hullabaloo
@@brycewolf5952 nah when it zooms out you can see
1.his mustache
2.hat
3.overcoat(duh)
4.preeeeettt sure uncle grahams hand had rlly long claws and pores
bam.
It is Nicky, you can see his end of life outfit and stache
It’s nicky
Oooh, the main guy was the crow and his last opponent was the cat (he had the same red eyes), nice symbolism
the sadness in his voice when he says he was on a good path hits hard
I'm telling my kids that y'all are the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
That's just drive em right to us
Yeah
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Rare Americans: I’m about to end this mans whole career
Call me dumb, but how is this a crossover?
Because we see other characters from the different music rare Americans has released
Oh, I see now. I’d just never heard of them until today.
We're going for the crossover champs!
What is this a crossover episode
Is that the Slovak flag on his boxing shorts? I haven't seen it in a while, but it looks really familiar.
yes it is
Damn I fought that Russian
@@mgdaddy1840 Its slovakian, Video is about their Guitarist Lubo who is Slovakian.
I was gonna say Shawn Spears without tattoos but ok...
yeah he's against some Prussian
I really like how this song talks about drug addiction and how your life can be turned around in an instant but you can get your life back on track and not let the past stop you. Fav song by rare Americans
Was that brittle bones Nicky at the end
Yes but not really Y I think so
Post release nicky yeah
the coat and hat are the biggest tells
Someone also said it was the old man from Hullabaloo but It looks more like Nicky but there’s also a chance that it’s just a random guy
I didn’t even notice that shit, fucking eyes like an owl mate
I didnt realize that I thought the cocaine drop was nick
So is Lubo named after the guitarist Lubo that plays guitar in your band?
yes
Lmao I always that he was drums
nah bro it's named after their pet monkey that ran away bro
No obiouslu not
I love how the characters from this extended song universe keep coming back.
Am I the only one who noticed that old man brittle bones nicky help him up at 2:45
My theory story:
A Slovakian boxer, known as Lubo, starts his career off as a boxer,
and he skyrockets in popularity, making his way up the ranks of boxers.
He was at a club partying. Then a man walks up and offers him cocaine.
That sparks his downfall. He spirals down a tunnel of sex, drugs, and
illegal activities. He then attempts to rob someone with a "Gas Mask",
only then does he realize his life mistakes and see what he is doing is
wrong. that's when the lyrics come in, "You have two ways, you've got
today, you got to do what the f*ck you say. you've had your lows, you've
had your woes, you have to pull yourself out of the hole!" He saw that he
was doing so much wrong, and that was his lows, woes, the wrong path. He
then starts to train like crazy, getting back into the boxing business,
and finally leaving one bad path, and going to the other good path.
Please remember this is just a theory, nothing final or official!
I dont know why but after lubo's falling into darkness when he run, he's become homeless
Wow the next payday heister sounds pretty good
Wow. That was a good theory.
Nah its story about me.. im from Slovakia and my name is Lubo xD
And also Lubo isnt correct its Ľubo or Ľuboš
“But it’s just a theory! A FILM THEORY!”
One of dudes was called "Von Krasser"... Nice... Punchout
ding ding ding
Rare Americans ding ding ding indeed
also there's popinski too
I called the same thing, the last guy kind of resembles me.sandman too
Someone was named sanders... holy kentucky fried chicken.
BRITTLE BONES NICKY, JAMES, AND ALFRED, WOW THATS AWESOME
Where was James??
@@nva6828 at the end
Who’s James
@@lightskinprince4620 the guy with green
I don't know
Nicky is slightly glowing because he’s “a ghost” since he died and somehow escaped Hell and Heaven
Uhh what? Nicky isn't a ghost in this, he's still an old man
If you looked at the end of BBN2 then you would have seen that Nicky can't really do anything except possess people people
That is still alive Nicky, pay attention for once
@@ScorpV1 i get it that he isn’t aware, but at least don’t be mean about it. It was a misunderstanding about a youtube video. Calm down
@@jacksonham5480 It's literally the internet dude... Who's stoping anyone? You can't just make rules and think that they'd follow. Your a total stranger to them, no one'll listen to you, and even if they did, who would care?
@@bc2888 many people have listened to me, and they care because some people want to be nice for a change. Also i dont care if they listen or not. My instinct was to do that because it was probably the best thing i could do there. Also by your logic i dont have to listen to anything you say because again, this is the internet and you’re a complete stranger. I dont have to follow anything you say. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a bunch of videos of dogs and cats doing random things that wont watch themselves
@@jacksonham5480 Hmm... Fair enough, I'll leave
2:52 I didn’t even notice before but is that my boi Nicky? How fitting.
Oh yeah! Nice eye.
I am so proud of my country that I'm almost crying, I have no idea why. This song is so good. 🇸🇰♥️
your pfp, jojo?
Чел, ты хоть знаешь что ты поставил смайл не России?лол, ору
@@kolobocheek he's not Russian
A lot of people can relate to it without realizing because so many view that one mistake can move your life to a downhill run and sometimes we can actually get better he’s fallen down and now he’s gotten back up away from the drugs when he gets knocked down he needs a helping hand to stay away from them once more
@@bit8899 serbian and russian are symiliar
I’m so glad that Rare Americans exists
Me to
They are rare Americans after all
I'm really surprised that somebody knows about Slovakia.
But I'm so glad for this song! 🇸🇰❤
Same! Slovakia is always mixed up as Slovenia or just not recognized at all! But I’m glad someone finally realised that Slovakia is a country!
When Brittle Bones Nicky grabbed his arm I was like: Chills.
I love all these refrences you put in the animations
"Who wants to die an ordinary bloke?"
Answer:Kira Yoshikage
Me
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Yes
Killer Queen! Bites za dusto!
Killer queen! Rewind this song!
KILLER QUEEN! BITES THE DUST!
lets goooo im so hyped for this song man
Same
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These animations are enough to make me watch even without the amazing music
But the music makes it better
Morale of the story: drugs make you do a bad
yep
*NOT THE BAD*
i guess that's one of them
true true
Rare Americans Another one would be: If Someone offers you help, accept. There’s nothing wrong about accepting help.
2:52 Rare Americans logos cameo, I think this is becoming a tradition.
that be the mascot they made a song for him already "Berlin" (I think it's the mascot)
@@zt8003 Yeah, his name is Alfred.
I like how even though he had a high point in his life and crashed down to his low. It showed how you can still climb out of that hole again and get you greatness back just like Robert Downey junior
I love how many songs you guys write are about bettering ones situation after rock bottom. That's what it takes for a lot of people to realize they need to better themselves.
The animation tells a mind blowing story. The song ALSO tells a mind blowing story.
Did I spot sir Nicky in the end. Another great song to help with quarantine depression. Thanks mates
I love his face at 1:50 like “hey I still got it”
Love how nickey, the baggage dude and that horse help him up
Moral of the story: don't mess with crows
Them cries will fuck you up same with mag-pies (I got swooped by both) -_-
*crows*
Truth
As master oogway would say
The past is history
The future is a mystery
Today is a gift
That's why it's called present
Edit:the don't hold on the past part made me cry
There are no mistakes
Mmmmmm monke
-master oogway
Am I the only person who was wearing a gas mask while listening to this- no just me?
I like this
@@RareAmericans Dont we all?
Are you my mummy?
Me too don't worry
@@astologicalartist8544 amazing name bruv.
I love how these songs talk about reality and how you can push through life. you may not be able to choose what happens, but you can choose the outcome
Thanks for the listens, ALPHA 148!
I'm from Spain, and although I don't understand much, they've just become my favorite group
I'm from Brazil, and same 😔✋💞
Damn when ever i feel bad i just listen to a rare americans song and it just shows me i can do it Thanks
Edit:Thanks for all the likes glad you all feel the same way
Same
facts, I felt that.
Same with me
the amount of effort and thought that goes to their music and videos astounds me. this is why i love them
I just noticed I’m not subscribed and I’ve been watching and enjoying these songs for over a year and when I noticed I instantly subbed and put on notifications
2:52 did anyone notice old brittle bones Nicky here? Like when he left prison? Just me? Ok...
Hell yeah
Omfg
Yep
You forgot the horse from the Band's logo at 0:00 during 2:52
Yes lol
I would like to point out, this is one of the more positive rare americans songs I've heard.
Let's compare it to Brittle Bones Nicky.
Gas Mask: Is a song about someone falling from grace, and saying fuck you to that and going back at it and doing it again and winning.
Brittle Bones Nicky: The kid's fucked from point A to point Z.
Gas Mask: Guy sees a bird about to get merk'd, and then fights back, seeming to see some reflection of what he could have done himself, and takes it as a sign to try again and win.
Brittle Bones Nicky: Kid actively kinda fucked his life up worse very quickly.
Well guess your right
Novakane fun fact nicky is in this animation
@@Gi_Bro yep and hes one of the people that help lubo bring him out of the hole
@Doxx Box Returns I like this
Gas Mask: we never see lubos death
Brittle Bones Nicky: Spook scary skeleton
I love this song and band! To think I wouldn't have heard of them if I skipped the brittle bones nicky ad
So glad you didn't skip
Here from Slovakia :-)
I'm so ready I love this band my first song was "It was you" and its one of my favorites by them and I can happily say i love this song
Ngl, the alternative name of the song can be like, “Mind your Head”
Or, “Pull yourself out of the Holes”
Either way, i like Gas Mask as well as it relates to the song
I think they went with gas mask because the good times are like dope and a gas mask the good times provide you a break from the poison of reality hence gas mask
I love how motivating this song is. It's not your average "be strong and blah blah blah", but it acknowledges that we fail, and we have to "pull ourselves out of the holes".
Edit: I mean, if I said it in a confusing manner, it really sounds like a genuine push forward
Nobody:
Me trying to enjoy the new song:
Bella Delphine ad: Well hey there
This is why I always use addblock
Verneo I never use Adblock for my favorite band
She has ads?
@@axolotl3094 how else is she gonna sell her used socks?
Honestly I'm glad your doing well with your characters. Its gonna be a movie in about 20 years at this rate.
The gas mask covers the most toxic parts of life, but not the emotional toxicity.
Lmao when you drug dealer brings you back to life because he needs the money #relatable 🥰❣️🥰😍😘😻
@@sinkmc3682 he not a drug dealer anymore tho
Well the mask wasnt equipped with a filter so unfortunately it wouldnt be covering anything tbh
Still listen to this song every now and then. That and the animation. It's a great pick-me-up when I'm feeling low. Thanks
The short preview was fire and this was just hands down sick
Hey RA I have a question, so I saw that this song was immediately released on Spotify. Yet Berlin hasn't been, is there a reason for that?
But why :,(
@@neutroware no they make a lot of yt ecsclusive songs just because
Lyrics:
I've got a lot of pent up energy it seems
Couple nights of tossing, turning
Strange as dreams have ever been
Where am I gonna be, come 10 years from now?
A decade ago I was writing this same shit down
I got a lot on my mind, need to get it sorted out
Like a riddle or a puzzle with the pieces scattered 'bout
What's the picture of, what route?
Can't think about the doubts
Gotta get up if you get knocked out
You've got two ways
You've got today
You've got to do what the fuck you say
You've had your woes
You've had your lows
You've got to pull yourself out of the holes
Everybody gets stalled, blackballed, mind your head
That's what the sign above me read
Everybody "Mind Your Head"
It was the sign I needed
"Mind Your Head"
"Mind Your Head"
I got a grocery list of things that I'd erase
Seven deadly sins, each of them at some point got a taste
That was on a good path, watched it all explode
Lost everything I knew, oh me oh my, reload!
Been a hell of a road, still on it today
I have walked through many lives
Took a piece of each with me
Life's a journey till the end
Taking chapters as they come
Keep your head above the water
Eyes sheltered from the sun
I can't get back the days gone by
The past has passed
But the future's mine
I can't get back the days gone by
The past has passed
But the future's mine
You've got two ways
You've got today
You've got to do what the fuck you say
You've had your woes
You've had your your lows
You've got to pull yourself out of the holes
Everybody gets stalled, blackballed, mind your head
That's what the sign above me read
Everybody "Mind Your Head"
It was the sign I needed
"Mind Your Head"
"Mind Your Head"
"Mind your head"
"Mind Your Head"
What's happening?
What's happening?
I don't know what's happening
I'm trappin' in my head again
I'm stressing for the medicine
The hocus pocus focus
Thought-forms, a swarm of locusts
But the crack brains not on coke
Just in a race to go broke
The grind it's hard to cope
So you charter up a rope
Who wants to die an ordinary bloke?
Ordinary Mary marries ordinary Joe
Ordinary's scary, ordinary blows
You've got two ways
You've got today
You've got to do what the fuck you say
You've had your woes
You've had your lows
You've got to pull yourself out the holes
Don't hold on
Don't hold on
Don't hold on to the past
Don't hold on
Don't hold on
Don't hold on to the past
It's a gas mask
It's a gas mask
dont know if this is me being tired but the bird is lubo and the cat is that guy with red eyes and it might mean that no matter how big the smaller one can always win
Yea it was foreshadowing, so your right
Even though the birds wing was broken or damaged it was still able to fight back and do what needed to be done. It inspired him to pull himself out of the hole
@Redstone Killer That actually is foreshadowing
Furthermore, the guy with the red eyes is addiction