This song depicted my life when it came out, today 13 yrs later I can still reminiss to the song the trails and problems it was like for me watching my parents fight and my mom get hit and still wonder in disbelief why she would never leave. I love this band but this song hits home to alot of young people and people all the way in their late 30's now I'm sure. God Bless Art
Alex is singing about what really happens behind the fake smiles!!!! A real life problem with some parents who put their life before the kids they bring into this world!!! Thank you Alex!!!
great song... it sux to listen to it while watching the girl u really like sleep like 10 feet away from u and she doesnt feel anything for u except just a friend...
I know what your saying, I had the same issue before. It sucks to be on a completley seperate wavelength then the person you relate to, but other opportunities can arise from the strangest of places.
sometimes the only thing you can do is tell a person your feelings...what they do with it is all upon them. not everything works out the way it should, or the way we want. its how you react to that situation that shows your character and level of maturity. sad fact of life is sometimes we have to simply move on when things dont go our way. good fact of life is there is always opportunity around the corner, growing up means taking the first few steps to get there...good luck!
Took what hard? Your unintelligent statement that made absolutely no sense? I am taking it very hard however that you are not smart enough to use language above a sixth grade level. No, No, a 12 year old called me a faggot my heart is breaking.
@jkind1 You sound like me my brother. Do like I did and pull yourself up from the crap delt to us and keep going on to make you something grandma would have been proud of. I did it and you can too. Be strong my brother. Work yout ass off just like I do. Take nothing from no one. Do it all yourself. God bless you and may you live a long life.
This is such a great song. I've been on both sides, the child's side, and now the parent's side. The anger, betrayal and pain come through so clearly here. Good song, Art.
how it felt when my parents divorced man it sucks growing up and haveing to go back and forth between two houses. and i used to do most of the things art says makeing believe i have a new life and wish not to start over again and how i didnt want to meet my parents "friends" man i felt so angry back then it was a rough time so i feel for any child and parent for that matter who has to go through that cause no child wants the last image of the marriage being their father walking out with a mattrs
i'm still in college, but i know when i start a family my biggest fear will letting that child down. i came from a broken home and i would never want my child to go through that.
saintpk, I don't have a dad, and I think that my parents splitting up is a much harder thing to deal with, and no, I'm not complaining because I know that things could be worse. No matter what your problem is things can be worse, but pain is pain, and nothing can change that, I guess it just depends on who you are what hurts worse.
Amen, pain is life. It depends on how much you let it affect you how bad your life is. Staying strong and surviving with a smile shows you are stronger than your pain.
I love the psychology behind his songs. He got mature in life, wrote and sang about his past to let it out, made millions and it's all good. Damn, that's the way to go out and be happy. God bless Everclear.
Would you rather have your parents live together in a life they hate, just for you? Its not fair for them. Think about their opinion about it. Im sure your life would of been much worst if their relationship escalated to violence or even murder
I went through all this, parents left me, lived a terrible life with grand parents, 40 years ago and came out wonderful. My brother did not come out so good. He died last year at Christmas. My life was what I made it...
My parents never divorced, but my 2 stepson's did. Even though I can't personally relate to the emotional havoc experienced through such a tragedy, I sometimes wonder if they ever do. I'm a 45-yr-old male and I CANNOT watch this video without my eyes welling up. My boys are pretty happy, but I wonder sometimes.
wow.. i saw this video like.. 7 yrs ago or more and i loved it but since then i never heard of it or know the name or artist.. till now that i saw the 40 days and 40 nights movie and i recognized this song... and i still like it.. awesome chorus.. great song ;)
i know how bad it feels when your mum and dad split up and when i was in moods i all ways listend to this song ............but when u are in a mood you might think that ur useless but i aint............i found out when i was ina mood and i thought i was useless and i couldent do anything .......but i belive in myself and you have to belive in your self to enjoy life and u gotta go tho hard times sumtime but.....neva under estimate your self =]
OMG, this song took me through soooo much, I can totally relate to this song, that's why it took me through soooo much whan my parents split up in a horrible way, the worst of the worst.....
This song depicted my life when it came out, today 13 yrs later I can still reminiss to the song the trails and problems it was like for me watching my parents fight and my mom get hit and still wonder in disbelief why she would never leave. I love this band but this song hits home to alot of young people and people all the way in their late 30's now I'm sure. God Bless Art
601randyg 1 year ago
Reality for alot of us!!!!
redhead5150 1 year ago
I had terrific parents but still this song gets me.
captainamerica1967us 1 year ago
yup, takes me back to childhood memories. hard to not cry when i listen to this.
Bundles02 1 year ago
Alex is singing about what really happens behind the fake smiles!!!! A real life problem with some parents who put their life before the kids they bring into this world!!! Thank you Alex!!!
redhead5150 1 year ago 2
what is up with the boy and the girl ...there becomes two of each that go in different directions
thelogicalGuy 2 years ago
@thelogicalGuy Like most children from broken families, they dont know whose side to be on, which way to go.
malibussummer 1 year ago
i miss you Chris Lewis,RIP bro.
lowell191 2 years ago
I don notttt like the video, but the song is radd(:
soulxfox 2 years ago
Yeah...good song to just have a drink and listen to the words....love Everclear....home town group.
Sc0rpi0n1968 2 years ago 3
yeah me to, im from the west coast
danielshaneelledge 2 years ago
dam this is a sad song. i love it though. i love everclear
NEVERHAPPENATBM 2 years ago 3
ah when music made sense and sounded great what happened to our music industry
whiplashwarriors 2 years ago 2
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Niggers...
killerfraggin 2 years ago
People (losers) who are putting comments that he died, dont post comments until you get the facts straight
GameHeroBeast 2 years ago
It is what it is .
stone8675309 2 years ago
great song... it sux to listen to it while watching the girl u really like sleep like 10 feet away from u and she doesnt feel anything for u except just a friend...
senocno 2 years ago 3
I know what your saying, I had the same issue before. It sucks to be on a completley seperate wavelength then the person you relate to, but other opportunities can arise from the strangest of places.
kjbouche 2 years ago 5
sometimes the only thing you can do is tell a person your feelings...what they do with it is all upon them. not everything works out the way it should, or the way we want. its how you react to that situation that shows your character and level of maturity. sad fact of life is sometimes we have to simply move on when things dont go our way. good fact of life is there is always opportunity around the corner, growing up means taking the first few steps to get there...good luck!
pinworms70 2 years ago 7
I love this song.
jensaysxstfu 2 years ago
These guys make very good songs
and the funny thing is that they all are true
ive been listening to thier music scince i was 6
BrodyLeatham101 2 years ago 2
them last lips and voice that says "wonderful"
Liv Tyler?
PenguinFury 2 years ago
2:54 he like leans back and screams. It's pretty creepy. lol
cooliodiddy 2 years ago
This guy was on Ned Bigby's Declassified School Survival Guide as a music teacher.
Exodiafinder687 2 years ago 2
@Exodiafinder687 yep and the little blonde girl in this video is Carlie Casey, that played "Missy Meanie" on the Neds Shows
fredissexay 1 year ago
@fredissexay woooow nvr knew that lol
demonEyenj 1 year ago
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This is a cool song but that nigger kid is disgusting to look at. I wonder why they cast him.
emmtampa 2 years ago
You're not the brightest crayon in the box, are you?
zzflowerbombzz 2 years ago 2
Wow, that wasn't racist in the goddamn slightest.
cooliodiddy 2 years ago 4
Actually, it isn't. At all.
spoiledbrat2626 2 years ago
yo dude wtf is ur problem? hes black its not a big deal.
xxhockeykid95xx 2 years ago 2
Ahh, classic Much Music. Jeez, now it's almost as bad as MTV.
vkeightyfive 2 years ago
3:14 is just such an awesome shot for some reason
SabianAHX 2 years ago
lmao i paused at that time and it made me laugh. Thank you for brightening my day. XD
krissy123123123 2 years ago
this song is sad but really great at the same time! and their coming here on may 2nd! i can't wait!! =D
katybug950 2 years ago
If he died when this was written (2000) then it ia very strange that he filed for bankruptcy in 2007.
wyldsydeDOTNET 2 years ago
he filed brankruptcy? lol....
saintpk 2 years ago
What exactly are you laughing at meathead?
wyldsydeDOTNET 2 years ago
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meat head?....go fuck yourself u faggot bastard...someone took it a little hard...im guessing u filed bankruptcy urself eh?
saintpk 2 years ago
Took what hard? Your unintelligent statement that made absolutely no sense? I am taking it very hard however that you are not smart enough to use language above a sixth grade level. No, No, a 12 year old called me a faggot my heart is breaking.
wyldsydeDOTNET 2 years ago
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I apologize your Canadian, it is like having a mental disability, only worse.
wyldsydeDOTNET 2 years ago
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Go crack a beer n slap your wife u dumb lazy ass american..
saintpk 2 years ago
You're just mad because you have to live your life on America's hat.
Chuckgnomington 2 years ago
We can't all be americans. Jelousy is a sickness, get well.
xvwilsonxv 2 years ago
He did not die...
wyldsydeDOTNET 2 years ago
Oh wow, it's been a good couple years since I listened to this. *rebuys the album since my friend nicked it*
Kimberlee123 2 years ago
wow a good song i love this band
mario5522 3 years ago
this song really hits home. I cant listen to it without my eyes welling up with tears.
jkind1 3 years ago 16
@jkind1 You sound like me my brother. Do like I did and pull yourself up from the crap delt to us and keep going on to make you something grandma would have been proud of. I did it and you can too. Be strong my brother. Work yout ass off just like I do. Take nothing from no one. Do it all yourself. God bless you and may you live a long life.
atochajewelry 1 year ago
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@jkind1 queer fag
nikemike98765 1 year ago
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That was useless.
Impul23 1 year ago
@jkind1 same here with me.
winifredsslavetboz03 1 year ago
@jkind1 i know how u feel, i do the same thing
sailoriris4 1 year ago
@jkind1 A lot of Everclear's songs do that to me. But its still beyond great.
scorpiovike 1 year ago
Wow so much of I feel. I totally understand.
inufreaknow 3 years ago
that describes my exact feeling atm, except not my parents
PivotSkaterXD 3 years ago 2
lol
Shipmate1936 3 years ago
he seriously creeps me out with all those weird ass faces he keeps making!!!
tears4him 3 years ago 2
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"Saintpk" mobb deep are a bunch of little pussy ass fagots did u see wat they did when they pissed off tupac LMAO!!!!!. Everclear rocks nuff said!
MavericksMan18 3 years ago
wrote a diss song 3 weeks before his death?
saintpk 3 years ago
he died?
dadit1 2 years ago
probably my fave song by everclear. <3 such kick ass lyrics.
youkaichick 3 years ago 5
really good song! :)
Flickarox101 3 years ago 2
real good song
saintpk 3 years ago
lol that guys crazy lookin
adam86arsenault 3 years ago 4
another VH1 band from the 90's
minderoded 3 years ago 5
I love the 90's in everything.
Good music and good movies.
reven337435 3 years ago 6
YEP the best rap and music was in the 90's, check out mobb deep - shook ones pt 1 and 2, u may like it
saintpk 3 years ago
I'm happy now lmao
Fudgeyer 3 years ago
This is such a great song. I've been on both sides, the child's side, and now the parent's side. The anger, betrayal and pain come through so clearly here. Good song, Art.
bsg2112 3 years ago 3
how it felt when my parents divorced man it sucks growing up and haveing to go back and forth between two houses. and i used to do most of the things art says makeing believe i have a new life and wish not to start over again and how i didnt want to meet my parents "friends" man i felt so angry back then it was a rough time so i feel for any child and parent for that matter who has to go through that cause no child wants the last image of the marriage being their father walking out with a mattrs
lilhatchet2791 3 years ago 6
i'm still in college, but i know when i start a family my biggest fear will letting that child down. i came from a broken home and i would never want my child to go through that.
wam2v 3 years ago 6
calm your emotions...people got alot worse problems than you parents split up daily some kids dont have a dad...
saintpk 3 years ago
that's when you listen to 'Father Of Mine' by Everclear.
GreenDayRockerx1 3 years ago
saintpk, I don't have a dad, and I think that my parents splitting up is a much harder thing to deal with, and no, I'm not complaining because I know that things could be worse. No matter what your problem is things can be worse, but pain is pain, and nothing can change that, I guess it just depends on who you are what hurts worse.
alexandra22152 2 years ago
Amen, pain is life. It depends on how much you let it affect you how bad your life is. Staying strong and surviving with a smile shows you are stronger than your pain.
morganpohlen 2 years ago 2
Best.Song.Ever.
reven337435 3 years ago
I love the psychology behind his songs. He got mature in life, wrote and sang about his past to let it out, made millions and it's all good. Damn, that's the way to go out and be happy. God bless Everclear.
robpurifoy 3 years ago
Good song when your down...
gronk101 3 years ago
very true~!!!
Kalvi13 3 years ago 2
i love this song, its very moving
UnwantedStudiosInc 3 years ago 2
when my parents split up i listened to this song for like 2 months strait
wilso220 3 years ago 13
I can really relate to this. My parents seperated when I was six and my life changed drastically. It isn't right to do that to a child.
cpd6000 3 years ago 8
Would you rather have your parents live together in a life they hate, just for you? Its not fair for them. Think about their opinion about it. Im sure your life would of been much worst if their relationship escalated to violence or even murder
Domebuddy 3 years ago
I do love this song, and its a great video, but i think it might have been a little bit better if it was about his childhood, not about the two kids
but its fine and great the way it is
OnlyANinjaCanDoThat 3 years ago
I can relate to this song..went through tough times after my parents died in 1999 and left me to look after my younger siblings..
nehatnehet 3 years ago 6
this song is perfect for tough times. God bless you =)
hoyhoy 3 years ago 3
Thank you very much.
nehatnehet 3 years ago 3
I went through all this, parents left me, lived a terrible life with grand parents, 40 years ago and came out wonderful. My brother did not come out so good. He died last year at Christmas. My life was what I made it...
atochajewelry 3 years ago
man can you say issues
titomartinez5 4 years ago
Yeah...this is how it is when two people decide to be so stubborn to the point that they will not face their problems.
Vote4urRIGHTS 4 years ago 4
this song is more than wonderful
dizzyup6 4 years ago 4
My parents never divorced, but my 2 stepson's did. Even though I can't personally relate to the emotional havoc experienced through such a tragedy, I sometimes wonder if they ever do. I'm a 45-yr-old male and I CANNOT watch this video without my eyes welling up. My boys are pretty happy, but I wonder sometimes.
wkndsquire 4 years ago 5
this song saved 2.3million or even more kids from suicide when it first came out,i wonder how many it saved now....?
ellwarn 4 years ago 3
id like to know how they measured that
thekim1 4 years ago 2
That's either a random statistic or an exaggeration. I assume the latter.
wkndsquire 4 years ago 3
well lets see there r 5billion ppl in the world and at least 2billion r kids so its a possible statistic
Melf102 3 years ago
Almost the last estimate was 6.5 Billion.
Euphoristicism 3 years ago
probally but w/e still just making a point lol
Melf102 3 years ago
wow.. i saw this video like.. 7 yrs ago or more and i loved it but since then i never heard of it or know the name or artist.. till now that i saw the 40 days and 40 nights movie and i recognized this song... and i still like it.. awesome chorus.. great song ;)
xaero88 4 years ago
How could you smile with all tears in your eyes?
member306 4 years ago
i went through everything they talk about in this song.
ledzeprocs11 4 years ago
this song really relates to me.
powersliding 4 years ago
i know how bad it feels when your mum and dad split up and when i was in moods i all ways listend to this song ............but when u are in a mood you might think that ur useless but i aint............i found out when i was ina mood and i thought i was useless and i couldent do anything .......but i belive in myself and you have to belive in your self to enjoy life and u gotta go tho hard times sumtime but.....neva under estimate your self =]
flexifoilkite 4 years ago
i love this song i sang it randomly in class and my teacher is like nice song im like yepp and the class looked at me like i was a lunatic!
Jacob61913 4 years ago
This was such a wonderful song, I remember when it first came out..still makes me cry
TahmNong 4 years ago
nice i love this song it realy gets to me...
mingamo 4 years ago
Amen y'all
sumguyzercomin 4 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG it helped me through my tough times
BETALINKX 4 years ago
soo true helped me 2 =]
flexifoilkite 4 years ago
I love this song..I just don't know how I can smile ever again with so many tears in my eyes..but those were the good days.
LaDeenaJ 4 years ago
OMG, this song took me through soooo much, I can totally relate to this song, that's why it took me through soooo much whan my parents split up in a horrible way, the worst of the worst.....
torontomapleleafer 4 years ago
when i first heard this song i alomst cried. it really hits home.
xx5imagination5xx 4 years ago
yep totally
flexifoilkite 4 years ago
awesome song..i freaking love it!
triplelluna 4 years ago
I used to really relate to this song! it still hurts a little...
kjwthepyro 4 years ago
OMG, i <3 this song soooo much!!
0879458 4 years ago
it hits home...I love this song!
keikoluver13 4 years ago
nice
ShadowsHeat 4 years ago
This is a great song! I like the band my all time favorite!!!
kingofdiamonds2004 5 years ago
i fucking luv this song
ydoucare38 5 years ago