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  • this is a good song rise against is going to come out on top

  • In my opinion the elephant is symbolic of furry fandom.

  • This video is epic! Furies FOR THE WIN!!

  • i dont think ill ever understand why people go and listen to music they dont like and then criticize everybody who listens to that music...

    am i the only one who doesnt understand this?

  • I JUST DONT GET THE VID

  • @xSOCxGenesis those "people" think that everyone should follow their opinion and only their opinion

  • i agreee :) and besides how can u not like RISE AGAINST

  • every one stop bitching and just enjoy the music

    and if you cant do that then keep your fucking mouth shut

  • Rise Against are pushing their socialist views on everone.

  • there not pushing anything on anyone people chose to listen to them and thats their chose.

  • it isn't socialism...it is very liberal sure, but it isn't socialism. Don't just repeat phrases the news stations use if you don't actually know what it means.

  • If the elephant were to represent a republican, what does the bear represent?

  • Russia

  • i SERIOUSLY wonder why whereabouts unknown isnt more popular i think that song is the best song on the album

  • is not tim, is joe

  • great song and good chorus

  • Guys, why argue? There's a beautiful message here in this video: Polar bears love elephants.

  • i remember when this album came out this song was kinda popular but not too much and I kept wondering why it wasn't their number one song, now it is, I always knew it was the best lol

  • fuck yeah seaking

  • man this is a kick ass song!

    dont you agree

  • leo6262

    Dude i love this song and who ever hates it does not know music.

    see you later people :)

  • this song is great, and if ppl hating on hit cause they think its not hard core are wasting their time, music isnt supposed to be criticized or have to be hardcore, its meant to be enjoyed. so if u dont like it dont listen, but dont hate on it, ppl need to chill out

  • @luvinwafflez

    you are so right i love this song.

  • This video is the prime definition of badass. RA is AMAZING. (:

  • listen to real things? ok first of all this band is AMAZING, and second, why are you even on this video...if you dont like this band why you on it...

  • why dont u listen to real things....that matter...deep purple...acdc...guns n roses...velvet revolver....system of a down....red hot chili peppers...list can go on forever

  • YOU SUCK FAKE!!!!

  • real things that matter? this is music, some people like different things that you might, and some people think other things matter than you do.

  • lol omg someone said they donate their money to stop animal cruelty...that sounds sad

    go save ur animals

    this band is more pop then green day

    if there he says "love" at least once in a song that means its justin bieber like song

  • first of all: what's wrong about donating money for a good cause?

    second: did you really listen to GD's newest album and how it fucking sucks compared to this album (21 guns is the best proof)?

    third: Don't you think that RA have more knowledge and experience about the meaning of the word "love" than some little mainstream-media-product like JB?

    and at last: I think it's realy sad for someone to critisize a band for singing about a certain subject...even in different contextes...

  • Actually, Green Days album doesn't suck. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's suck. How can you use 21 Guns as an example of "sucking"? A song about wanting people to stop figting, pointless, huh? But "it's sad for people to critisize a band for singing about a certain subject" hmmm...someone contradicted theirself.

  • It's my opinion and i don't wanna cause an argument! ;)

    I just think that the newest album finally got rid of the power GD used to have once in older albums like "Nimrod" or "Dookie"!

    I wasn't critizising "21 guns" for it's (clearly positive and humane) message but for it's poppy, radio friendly arrangement which sucks imo!

    "certain subject" referes to the comment where

    it was said that they only sing about "love" which doesn't do justice for this band and their engagement in social issues! ;)

  • Thats his opinion that it sucks, I can hate this song because they are pushing socialism.

  • I agree! Fucking insane band!

  • the best band ever

  • Rise Against are a great band, and i don't understand why people slack them off. their guitar riffs are amazing, there songs are great. they say listening to music loud will wreck your hearing, but the truth is that crap like jonas brother will do that to you.

  • Whoever says bad things about rise against obviously havent heard any of there music because they are the best band ever and chavs just dont like it because they listen to rap-retards-attempting-poetry-­RAP

  • Rise Against is the best Band, not because they do awesome music(of course they do) they take part in Peta 2 and I think thats great :)

  • Rise Against + Savior = GREATNESS!!

  • your on crack if you have the balls to dis rise against.....

  • Dude your a freakin retard. you just dont enjoy good music. who do you listen to (the Jonas brothers) stop saying shitty things about rise against and go listen to your crap music with your mom.

  • FUCK YOU RETARD

  • which a lot of they donate towards stopping animal cruelty. Prick.

  • mynameisrobparsons you are the true idiot, anyone can have there opion on the song, as for you loosing iq points from reading that i already doubt that, people like you should be banned from youtube, and another thing a polar bear if u did your research represents a person in need? SO before you go dissing my comments maybe you should do your research first before you start saying stuff.

  • this guy is such a good lyrasist( i know i spelled that worng) and the band is always making such sick riffs and awesome beats to fit the song plus the bass kick ass

  • this song is the best song ever!!!! its a wierd vid but i get it.. all that dont then ur idiots.

  • can you explain the video to me?

  • the vidseo points out the fact hat there is so much drugs, violence, and gang problems in the world. and sorry i didnt get back earlier i was on vaca

  • They played this at the Next Big Thing in Tampa Bay and WOW!!!!!! This song was just way to good.... I mean every song was amazing but this song was even better.

  • RISE! RISE! RISE! RISE! RISE!

  • this is a really good song!!

    lets save the world!!!

  • this is my fav. song of all time but i really dont like the video much.

  • kayois1 your an idiot. it has nothing to do with that and thanks to reading your dumb comment my IQ just dropped a couple points. The polar bear represents the world you idiot

  • Im a Fan of Death metal Slipknot

    Suicide Silence Ect.

    but this is a gReat SOng:)<3

  • this song is sad ) :

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHA??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

  • i was like wtf animal costumes?!? then i realized they're symbolizing that all the hurt in this world springs from people acting like 'animals' drugs, porn, rape, gangs, homicide, etc. are the effects of people acting w/o a conscience.

  • which is why she held his hand on the bus to show that she still cared about him and what he did in his life and that she didn't want him to ruin his life over her

  • Many of you have listened to this song and thought that you knew what it was about and you were right. It is a relationship that had went sour and the gf left. This is still the case in the video the animals fighting, eating out of the garbage, sitting around a fire in the streets, that is all symbolizes what the bf was doing when they broke up fighting drinking and living on the street, the ex gf still cares about him though

  • For all of you saying stupid video, well your stupid. If you were able to see anything more then a 5 year old you would understand it. I really feel bad for anyone who wastes time on you

  • I love Rise Against because their songs have to do with real life

  • Hands down one of the greatest punk bands out there!

  • punk band? wtf happened to rock, hard rock, classic rock, and mabey pop rock? punk? no sorry. Although i do love this song!!

  • what a great song!!

    i wanana headbang, but in the same time save the world.

  • great song but pointless video.

  • most music videos today are pointless....or you just havent listened past the lyrics

  • great song and video

  • great song stupid vid

  • its supposed to be symbolic dude... u just arent smart enough to see that.

  • what is it symbolizing?

  • its very hard to explain. like when you see something but then realize it means something else. like some kid reaching for an apple and cant reach then someone gives them a ladder, this would be they asist them but they dont do it for them.

  • an elephant in love with a polar bear, duh!!!

  • Im in love with the song.

  • I wanna see a video for strength to go on!

  • come to utah!!!

  • very good

  • Ok is the bear suppose to be a girl elephant a guy or are they both girls or both guys or what?

  • part*

  • ya, hes not that big and in some of the pics he looks different like it looks like its pat muscle too..

  • rofl, my drummer mate looks so much like him XD

  • Rise Against is an awesome band.

    I love their songs.

  • Yeah, see them at Rock am Ring Germany!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • super

  • Funnily enough though, hes not really that big, considering. Brandon barnes fucking owns lol :)

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  • um,im not trying to be an asshole or anything, but ive alwasy kinda wondered how,brandon barnes is kinda, you know,large in size? Doesnt the vegetairian diet push out most of the largely fat consuming items? Thinking about his lifetsyle choice + profesion ( Drumming uses helloads of energy, especially when ur drumming as awsome as his)i find his size slightly illogical... It doesnt really matter though and in the rise against fucking rocks. Keep up with the awsome work RISE AGAINST OWNS!!!!!!!!!

  • ok Rise Against is FAR better and is very different than green day .... green day is overated and doesn't derserve to fall under the catagory of rock.... RA is definetly 100% rock... and frankly, we are here because we like it, if u dont then just leave without being a douche bag

  • i liked them better when they were underground

  • dude if u dont like Rise Against then dont even comment under their videos then.

  • ur mom's crap!

  • pop rock doesnt generally tour with rancid and bad religion. nor does it have a message. if u wanna judge somethin cuz u dont understand it then thats ur thing. just means u r ignorant.

  • you have a lot to learn about rock...

  • Amazing song but wat up with the bear?

  • the performance version is better

  • jajajaj! que vídeo mas bonitoo :D

  • Listen to RA's first coupla albums. theyre da best.

  • IDK about anyone out there, but in my opinion, this is RA's BEST SONG on Appeal to Reason. I love this song a TON!! 5/5 stars =D

  • I like this song but why furries?

  • i love this band

  • great song, awesome video... dont like it? move along.

  • good song, porr video.

  • To misscybrid, oh i agree completely but its not only lost in translation but less effective when the ppl that need to hear this opposing message in the symbolism of the message most likely do not listen to this type of music nor will take an interest in watching the video. good stand point on RiseAgainst's part but ineffective way of getting their message across

  • shut up!!!

  • @ alwaysfaithful01

    well at least they have moved along

    thhe hardcore band who proclame peace to everyone and individuality, but react violentrly when they see a "sell out", those are the ineffective ones

    For once, a rock band changed my way of seeomg the world

    i hated rock... but listening to this one song made me think...

    their point by making this kind of songs is to at least change one person's mind

  • i think they are trying to cram way too much symbolism into one little music video. yes this is a good song and i listen to it again and again but when i do my political studying I do not come to youtube and watch rise against videos lol. its just unnecessary

  • "when i do my political studying I do not come to youtube and watch rise against videos lol."

    Although you might not it's just their way of bringing some of the stuff that is important to them politically to the masses.

  • I think the video is trying to show how most people look at the underprivileged in our society. In the video it seems like all the animals are homeless or hurt, etc. So I would think that its showing these people as animals because thats how a lot of people look at them, government included.

  • Someone needs to inform these guys what furries are before they release any more music videos. This is the second one I find myself raising a brow at.

  • @EchoOfAges this video is really deep yuo have to be stupid if you can't get the polotical meaning.

  • @danakittkat: Deep or not, the political meaning is lost on the fact that it's a bunch of people in fursuits. To anyone aware of the infamous little subculture this whole video comes across less as a meaningful presentation and more as a questionably funny little skit.

  • yeah. . i get where you are coming from with using fursuits but they represent parties in the democratic communtiy that is north america. . it would be boring and stupid adn really have no meaing of a metaphore.

  • lol furries was the 1st thing dat came to mind(no homo or perv) i like dis song and think its awesome but i dont get the music video pretty weird....

  • all i get from this is funny things about ppl in animal suits its FUNNY

  • this song isn't seriously political to is it tim admitted that most of their stuff wasen't very political in an interview a good interview

  • most of there songs are political hero of war? its his thought of war and how its stupid.. this is politcal i have not yet realised how..maybe killers?

  • esto es lo MAXIMO

  • FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!

  • i love this song and the video matches but many people don't understand the political message that is hidden within the video and thats why i love them. They are deep :)

  • i didnt know there was a political message...i just thought it was comparing poeple to animals...

  • Wuts the point if nobody gets it?

  • imagine people insted of animals and the rev. imagine it like the society

  • lol like the vid, but the song is even sicker

  • stfu with all ur drama >.>  RISE AGAINST OWNS

  • Indeed! :)

  • Their videos went from Sneaking around a train station, to bus-moshing to... Animals? I'm lost.

  • wow dis song in guitar hero world tour would b awesome!

  • TRUE

  • About animals in the city who lost there homes to industrial revolution, and fight for whatever they have left.

  • yeah you're full of crap insainefaitality

  • their drummer died! they said on the news drug over dose killed him!

  • I didnt know Tim played guitar

  • SEXY BEASTIN :P

  • Rise Against!!! BRASILLLLL =D

  • Watch the "behind the scenes" for this video if you don't understand it, they explain it very plainly. The elephant represents the Republican party, the polar bear represents.... a polar bear.

    The elephant is shoving the bear and being a jerk in the mosh pit, and the bear gets the idea and leaves. Then when he's riding the bus, he sees the elephant limping on the side of the road and he forgives him and stops the bus for him.

    You can analyze it in your own way from there on out

  • @atsay714 You sir are slightly incorrect, he did not say that those were direct symbols, he said you could translate it like that, but the video is about forgiveness alone.

  • How about we all just admit that EVERYONE is to blame for how our country is, not just one person alone... and at JI11awsome.... how much more of a douchefag can you be?

  • id have to say that is the most legit answer i have seen on youtube.

  • I want him so bad . You rock tim

  • wtf ?.....i dnt knw wat to think of the video ...

  • its rock, and we are no snobs lol, we like to go crazy on this music =D

  • lmao, way to go fag boy

  • Haha, good one!

  • epic bear moshpit lol

  • Lol, furries.

  • now that i watch the video i get what uberjoker1 meant

  • President Obama put our country in a huge debt all ready hes wasted more money then Bush and I agree the Democrats are destroying our Country

  • lol where do u get your information dude? thats totally wrong

  • Our country was in debt long before either Obama or Bush were in office.

  • the only time this country has ever NOT had a national debt was during Andrew Jackson's adminstration over 170 years ago

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  • dude

    our country was in a debt already? wtf is wrong with u?....

    look back at our economy when bush was pres, and then now. if u look durring bushs presidency, theres a slope down...and then now? a slope up. retard.

  • What he said

  • wtf is up wit the suits of stuffdd animals

  • What up with da stuffed animals??

  • I love this song, as well as the video, but... at 3:20, Tim spits everywhere :L

  • amazing song

  • the song/video is about forgiveness, look at behind the scenes the elephant is the Reps. and the polar bear is the environment who forgives the rep party for what it is doing to it. something like that, look at the behind the scene video explains it better than i do

  • But aren't the democrats destroying the country now? lol McCain at least knew what he was doing.

  • @DetIzRed

    McCain was going to continue what Bush started, ruining the country. at least Obama is trying something new.

    and if you look back 1 year, the economy is better now than when he started. theres one thing over bush.

    eat shit if ur gonna use your mouth, dont try to tell us something when your wrong :)

  • @thexxx1 What I dont get is why Deltz made that comment, i just tried to clarrify what the video meant. And I am not registered for either party, BUT the economy would have settled down itself, when the economy slows down people start saving which actually makes it worse. The main reason why the economy started to go down the drain was because of the real estate bubbles & it doesnt matter if your rep or dem, it was bound to happen b/c people dont read their contracts right.

  • they finally made a video for this amazing song!!

  • greatest song ever

  • The video doesnt make any sense maybe cause they wanted it to be just a random video? Why does it have to tell the same story as song? lol

    Rise Against Rocks and Tim is IMO one of the best best songwriters out there.

  • Love the band, love the song, but what's with the animal costumes? Doesn't make any sense to me and certainly doesn't speak to the song, at least as far I can tell.

  • Rise Against Rocks as always but the video doesn't make any sense at all...

  • rise against kicks ass :)

  • i dont really understand this video but the song is great

  • i like rise against but honestly this video doesnt make any sense at all..

  • ummmm. yes it does?