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  • Great Version of the Song. Thank you

  • Great song and great video

  • horrible video but great song

  • fuckin forieners quit commenting noone can understand you

  • who the fuck are u to say that ! fuckin forieners ! who the fuck are you ? youtube owner ? fuck u ! racist sonaofbitch !

  • calm down bud

  • I love this song... the acoustic version seem to give it so much more depth and meaning...

  • straight up a beautiful song

  • Jajjj!! Ez a Szám!!! Ez egyszerüen meseszép!!  Imádom!! :):):) ennyii

  • wow

  • WOW!, great acoustic version.

  • not to be a dick, but who ever took these photographs needs to pick up a book on composition, pronto.

  • i can play this song the the guitar =P really i can

  • who the "explitive deleted" cares?

    "good tunes is good tunes." -anonymous

  • this song saved my life its the best song ever made by them

  • i know i sound like an emo shit but this and simple man are the only two songs on earth that can make me cry.

  • Kick ass song! Everyone else who thinks differently, go f#@$ urselves!

  • @66AgAr66 Agree With you

  • I just made a kick ass video to this song please watch and comment

  • this is the best song ever, seriously i have this as my ringtone ringback and yet i can't stop listening to it

  • one of the best sings EVER made and Brent Smith's voice is out of this world !!!

  • This song makes me bawl

    as a man I am confused at the previous statement

    and yet... I am not ashamed; this is a beautiful work of art, this song.

  • instead of fighting why dont you guys watch the video you can find right here on youtube

  • bought the cd and fell in love with it great band .can someone tell me is this song about suicide let me know cheers guys ?

  • Alright all of you douches that think your cool and know what the song is about.... ahem burton and shutthefupplz you are retards. It says what every happend to the young man's heart.....HEART! what has to do with heart? LOVE! It is obviously about the "young man" and he must have loved someone and died or loved someone and that someone dumped them or somethin along the lines of that. WOW YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS.

  • actually... the idiot in this conversation is you. As a songwriter songs are up for interpretation, their is quite often more tahn one meaning to any lyrics. The song is meant for what you get from it, some may think its about love, some may think its about suicide, i personally think its about suicide, "what happened to the young mans heart...as he slowly fell apart" message to an unborn child,

  • you stupid asses! ITS NOT ABOUT SUICIDE, GET THROUGH YOUR THICK FUCKING HEADS! think u know whats what n u dont even know! its about brents girlfriend having an abortion. SEND A MESSAGE TO THE UNBORN CHIL. so next time dont go telling people whats what intill you have your facts straight. the 45 is a medifore for how he felt about it, he lost his son. he says n quote, "as i looked in the mirror it was like looking down the barrel of a 45. not suicide, abortion. look it up!

  • little closerbio is write, its about hope, after the situation with his girlfriend n lost kid he states that it was about haveing hope, he stated that when he woke up it was like looking down the barrel of a 45, so much over whelming his life, about haveing hope that one day he would eventually over come it, some people take the 45 as a literual meaning, but brent said him self it was a medifor, but stilled hopeing he would overcome the things in his life that "the 45" represeting.

  • im glad some people no what the song is about it was pissing me off that evrey 1 was arguing and no 1 new what they were talking about

  • Who cares what the song is truly about, the song can have it's own meaning to every person and that meaning doesn't have to be the exact same as the meaning of the person who wrote it. So what don't you shut the fuck up and stop talking shit that no-one wants to hear faggot.

  • The abortion part is bull. The rest is true. Brent dismissed the abortion claims many times.

  • "The inspiration from the song really came from I think a lot of people kinda take a literal sense because of the lyrics but the song is about the day that you wake up and you look at yourself in the mirror and you finally decide that you want to try to become comfortable in your own skin, and realize that youre gonna have to make yourself happy before youre going to make anyone else happy. Basically, the 45 isnt a literal term for a gun, I used it as a metaphor for the world"-Brent Smith

  • Coming from the guys who wrote the song, it's actually about hope.

  • look it up on Wikipedia numb nuts

  • If you have ever heard this song played live, sometimes Brent (The singer for any of you who are not well read in the subject( will sometimes say "This is a song about hope". Or a derivative of that.

  • i hate emos X2

  • are there pictures of you in this?

  • this song is simply amazing as is all of shinedowns music. but ithink people should stop arguing about what your opion and the song means to you and apreciate the true talent this man has.

  • YES IT ISSSS

    no one seems to realize it

    its driving me crazy

  • ok bitch its about coming home from war and then wanting to kill urself for everything that happened SEND AWAY FOR A PRICELESS GIFT, ONE NOT SUBTLE, ONE NOT ON THE LIST, SEND AWAY FOR A PERFECT WORLD. how is that not about work faggot.. suck the balls u fuck

  • STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A 45 SWIMMING THROUGH THE ASHES OF ANOTHER LIFE NO REAL REASON TO ACCEPT THE WAY THINGS HAVE CHANGED STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A 45 A 45 IS A GUN! its talking about looking right into a colt 45!!! a common household gun!!! and the lyrics you just sai are talking about going up to heaven if everyone is saying that its about suicide and you're the only one saying its about war i'm pretty damn sure you're wrong
  • no not even in the same ball park you dipshit

    next time listen to the song

    or google what its about first asswipe

  • u guys r fuckin idiots this song is about going to war and coming home and not being able to deal with all that shit... so stop sayin its emo.. i listen to hard fuckin rap and i never shed a tear but this song gets my shit choked up every damn time... this is good shit.. best song ever

  • no its fuckin not

    its about suicide

    "I'm staring down a barrel of a 45"

    how do you not get that?!

  • you an idiot? of course its about suicide but that goes hand in hand with what shutthefupplz is tryin to say...geez how do you not get THAT?

  • My god can he sing or what.

  • great vocal

  • What the hell is emo :-)

  • Basically it's short for Emotion. Wearing your emotions heavily on your sleeves. It's become some sort of movement amongst youth today.

  • ...sadly.

  • Actually the song is talking about hope and change.

  • this song sorta in a way reminds me of the holocaust...iamo

  • omg........this song has so much meaning 2 me.....its amazing

  • it's one of the best vocal which i have ever hear,

  • fucking emo video but awesoem song

  • This isn't emo.Just letting you know,jackass.

  • agree 100%

  • idiot -.-

    shinedown emo?

  • the song is talking about killing yourself.

    Those songs are typically emo. No one is saying Shinedown is emo - but I guess you could say this song is if suicide=emo.

  • I love shinedown :0

    this song has alot of meaning

  • this is one of the best songs ever made of all time

  • :] Amazing

  • I am a Shinedown fan by far! This is the best version of .45. He nails it at the end!

  • this is my ringtone! i love the crap out of it!

  • great vocal awsome

  • great song

  • wow he is one hella of a singer!

  • This voice rocks!!!

  • AMAZING vocal

  • i love this song. Shinedown is awesome!

  • this is my favorite song i listen to it in my uncles car all the time

  • wuts with tha vid

  • that mofo got pipes to give u goose bumps and their accoustic version of simple man is the shit too

  • fucking amazing!!!!!!!! 5 stars.

  • What? watch the simple man cover and tell me he can't sing, you suck, he has a great voice..

  • my bad i meant to give you a thumbs up...sorry

  • He cant sing? Are you listening to the same song as everyone else?

  • WHat do you mean he can't sing?? He has a really rough voice when he sings high but that is exactly what it's all about, this is rock you know and no classical music.....

  • this is one of my favorite songs ever

  • this song is the shit

  • oh, and i AM involved in the music industry on a level that YOU couldn't touch with a 10 ft pole.

  • im a studio artist you play drums for a band looking for a name that doesnt sound very impressive

  • just because we can't finalize a name for our group doesn't make it any less impressive. you're a studio drummer... that doesn't sound very impressive either. i know some studio drummers and was one myself for 2 years. i got bored. now i'm in a band. we play our own original tunes. so what if we can't decide on a name? is it really that important? name or not, the band creates the name, even if it's something stupid.

  • i said im an artist i play drums sing play guitar and bass as well as piano i do original stuff i teach lessons and i help local bands out in the studio as well as help them find a lable

  • i never saw you say that. but it sounds cool, congratulations.

  • so where are you guys located i might be able to help you out

  • we're in san diego, near downtown.

  • wow thats far away from me im in louisiana you guys have a myspace yet

  • well i could give you one but its took already from a band that no one ever heard of made a cd my dad works with them

  • Okay one this song isn't about suicide so get your story straight it's about Hope! Dont' go putting suicide shit in there and for that crying picture of you when your in true pain take a picture of that and stop faking it and make the video about what the song is about!

  • Personally, I see the song as a young man being depressed over fathering a child. He doesn't want to give up on his child, but he doesn't want to throw his life away to raise the kid. Instead, he contemplates suicide. His parting gift for the child are his last words of wisdom, regarding his own life. Actually, now that I think about this, it kind of reminds me of my brother.

  • That was directed to kracker740

  • no shit.

  • agreed.

  • yer kinnda fucked up person who made this video

  • Just a thought:

    how can music not be "emo"?...since emo really only means emotional

    you all can't be that dense...right?

  • true.... i think they're just basing the term "emo" on what's become the standard of today's genres.... ie "my chemical romance", "avenged senfold (i don't care what you all say, they suck balls), "coheed and cambria" etc....

  • lmfao. Avenged Sevenfold isn't emo retard. Blessthefall is emo, From First to Last is emo. Avenged Sevenfold is hard-rock. And you don't have to like them. I personally think they're a great band. You can have your opinion but ultimately they're out there everyday making a shitload more money then you ever will and you're here, commmenting on Youtube:p. And Coheed and Cambria isn't emo either!

  • first off, i'm not a retard. second off, i have my opinion, and in my opinion all those bands are emo. next, they're out there, yeah... but that doesn't mean that some people can't think they suck. they're making money, but who are you to say that they're making more than I ever will? that's an assumption, asshole. you don't know me OR what i do. so fuck off.

  • lol, unless your making millions and have thousands of fans screaming when you show up to work, you can not really compare what you do to what they do.

  • at what point did i begin to compare what I do to what they do?

  • read your last post to answer that question. "you don't know me OR what i do" "who are you to say that they're making more than I ever will?" that sounds a lot like you comparing yourself to them...

  • not really, just simply as it's said... you DON'T know me or what i do... nor do you know how much money i have or will have... that's pretty thick-headed to sit there and believe that you know me better than i do.

  • lol, I know you well enough to know that you are NOT in a world famous band. Therefor, you have no comparison between you and, well, anyone in the music industry.

  • lol, well, you go and continue to think whatever you want. i know who i am and what i do and your opinions don't really matter to me... and you don't know what band i'm in. gotta love the anonymity of youtube.

  • you have time to fight on youtube so I'm gunna guess you are the guitarist in your neighborhood rockband group? Sorry, fake guitars do not count loser.

  • lol, i couldn't play guitar for shit. i have time to fight on youtube because my job has me on computers from time to time (at least once a day), and unfortunately being the DRUMMER of my band hasn't made me millions yet. how does this make me a loser? i'm confused. you're an idiot.

  • lol, so what your saying is that you play around on youtube when your supposed to be working? haha nice. Btw, whats the name of your band? I'm not gunna bash your group until I hear some of your material.

  • yeah, pretty much... my job isn't that hard. do you know of any band names? we're throwing some around right now, but nothing is sticking. the only one we're seriously considering is "second to last." i don't really like that one, but whatever. at this point i don't care.

  • I agree with marinecorps11..

    Kracker740 is a fuccin retard..

    Avenged Sevenfold has gone past what many other modern bands haven't..

  • .... yet, they still suck balls ....

  • I think your jealousy really sucks balls! You probably aren't smart enough to make a decision about what this music makes you feel like on the inside so you blurt stupid shit and run other people down. I think you need counseling....

  • dude, i love this song. i think YOU need counseling. or a brain, either would be an upgrade for you.

  • ok fuck you

  • it's not as shitty as you are.

  • It makes me cry but I love this song me and my dad listened to it in his car and I fell in love with it! I can relate to it though..

  • I HATE THIS VIDEO I LIKE THE SONG BUT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO MAKES A GOOD SONG GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! come on man. you arent fooling anyone. trying to make your self cry. go cry in a corner queer

  • Daddy obviously beat you everyday in your trailer.

  • I think the original is better than the acoustic

  • i like the acoustic way more

  • as much as i agree w/ telometi08, this song does kikass. but if u ask me, rock is soul

  • DAMNMMMMMMMM! I swear this has got to be the best clash between rock and soul. AWESOME!!!

  • AMAZING

  • this song is juss AMAZUNG this song is juss simply the shit and for real....

  • AMAZING SONG!!!!!!!!!

  • This song is not Emo! It represents the concept that you must die to yesterday to live for tomorrow, Brent Smith directly says this about this song. .45 is a metaphoric symbol of the world. This song is so amazing especially the vocals and jasin's guitar. To die for. Just my opinion.

  • This song is about hope.. Shinedown said it themselves..

  • This is probably my favorite song of all time, especially the acoustic version. It's so raw and real! It has helped me through a lot of hard times, like now. No matter how bad I want things to end,....

  • means a lot to me too...:(

  • aww it looks like you're gonna cry in some of the pics =(

    that's not kool (N)

    good song though. (Y)

  • Good song, bad video....

  • I agree the acoustic version of this song has a more sad melody, although the lyrics sound a tid bit slow. so it need some backup sound effects, hope I don't offend anyone but this is by far my favorite song by any band!

  • Amazing song...

    his voice gives me goosebumps..

    Wow.

    <3 itt.

  • the acoustic version transports the mood of the song much better

  • this dude is effin awesome!!!!!

  • God I love Shinedown!!!

  • all af yall need to go see shinedowns-heroes

  • can someone explain to me the reason for like the chinese cartoon thing in some of these covers... i really dont get it

  • the symbol looks like an S and a lower case d mashed together (ShineDown)

  • You didn't know that is was an Sd smbol for Shinedown.

  • omg where can i find this song!!!

  • Shinedown is the name of the band. Leave a Whisper is the cd. :)

  • i know that lol, i have it already, i want the acoustic version, is there anywhere i can get it online for free is what i meant?

  • there is a version of leave a whisper with the acoustic 45 on it, they released two versions. I wouldnt know where to find it online, i ended up buying the second one for the song. i cant imagine its hard to find though. :p

  • this song is so amazing...if a band can do an acoustic version of a rock song and keep it good then thats shows that the band kicks ass

    keep it up guys u kick ass

  • This song makes me remember some people that i loved and alot of things, thanks for posting it...

    one of the best songs in existance

  • The best part of this song is the fact tht it can be taken for so many reasons hands down best part for me is "EVERY ONES POINTING THEIR FINGERALWAYS CONDEMING ME NOBODY KNOWS WHAT I BELIVE"

  • made remember someone i loved, thanks for that

  • ^___^ 2 words .... simply amazing

  • the mark of a great band is being able to produce an awesome rock song and do an acoustic version that rocks as hard, these guys fit that description.

  • His voice is amazing.

  • amazing voice he has!

  • Awesome song/video and i also see it had alot of meaning to you its the same for me..."keep these feelings no one knows" "What ever happened to the young man's heart

    Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart" that really hits home with me

  • It blows me away how Amzing Brent's voice is. He Shines in the accoustic versions of songs.

  • Yeah, ya'll should seriuosly check out Dartproduction's cover. It's pretty good.

  • Real cool song nice... I even cover it check it out click on my nick hope its good....

  • His voice is amazing

  • im with the redneck on that one

  • absoloutely breathtaking

  • Great song, incredibly lame ass visual my eyes want their 4:43 back

  • ???

  • Haha thats a good way to put it. I listen to it when im in a bad mood. I like this version better then the original.

  • totally agree