The Postal Service - This Place Is A Prison

[c0wsltd]

haha fucking emo shit

[TheVKfan1]

@c0wsltd I know right? Fuck this shit.

[darthsob]

I've been watching this video sincethe user uploaded in 2006.

[dio52]

Beautiful song, but the video sucks.

[Kenny10201]

oh yeah the postal service, i like their cover of that confide song....um such great heights :P

NO.

[alyourdrinkingpal]

one of the best albums

[zzloy623]

i cant imagine anyone who can diskile it)))

[JessCrowley07]

This video is sweet :} One of my altime favorite songs

[Thermkin]

That's an awesome video.

[keziify]

Surreal 3?

[undeadbobcat]

good video man

[thekiwinka]

i love it, you did really good

[CarnivorousDuctTape]

I had never heard of this band until I improv danced to this song. Let's just say it was my favourite to dance to.

[robair9911]

my favorite song to get drunk to

[S1W2E3D]

EVEN ME!?

[mkay1500]

funeral huhuuhuh slinkboy

[kintle182]

It's a metaphor. The man feels trapped in his own house because he is very lonely. The part about the phone not working signifies he has no friends to call. The door has chains over it because he has nowhere else to go. I know, because i feel the same way.

[salmonkitty]

this video is horrible. why would you use this horrible eye strain of a filter?

[MrsKylie12]

Bzyga...

[electriclimits]

this looks like something david lynch would make.

[willtris]

this is NOT the official you can tell -.-

[jennagirl82]

I SO FEEL LIKE THIS

[mandy42091]

postal service is amazing<3

[dontmakemedothis1]

One of the greatest songs ever, from anyone... they need another album somethin' fierce!

[turbogeekninja]

94 people have the right idea. good song...but it's definitely not about a broken ass sink haha.

[darthdanni]

For the longest time this song was the only thing I knew of Seattle. When I was told I was moving there the only thing I could think of was "that place is a prison D:"

On the plus side, it's very easy to get a drink in this place.

[Benboy51917]

@plasterofparisify I like people complaining about people complaining about people complaining about people complaining about people. You see, you entered the wheel just as I have entered it. There's no escaping it.

[plasterofparisify]

I like people complaining about people complaining about people complaining about people...because yeah you are being MUCH MORE productive than the 1st person complaining.

[weaknesscomespainful]

You're fucking ugly

[YaDunBeenShrunk]

this song has so much emotion, it brings tears to my eyes

[CAfilms9697]

The guy in this vid reminds me of the turetts guy

[esalvv24]

Amazing...thats all that needs to be said

[SkyWayRocketeer]

wow really? people are bashing Owl City here? that's just immature, The Postal Service AND Owl City are both great bands and are wonderful at creating music. Leave it at that.

[StrangerToEarth]

@yodelinone No thanks. I found it myself. Kudos for your taste though.

[giger]

That song is amazing.. But this video was god aweful.

[omgitsme2736]

this song is so....beautifully haunting, or hauntingly beautiful :)

[PhazeWalker]

This song reminds me of my old lifestyle based in addiction, it's a very good song and well thought out.

[Snipas187]

what a bad video....apparently nobody thought to hire an actor to do this

[ilovetylerpowersjone]

sad song i love it i like ur music!!!!!!

[davidtennantissexyxx]

Decided to check them out cuz of the key of awesomes owl city parody and personally don't like the postal service, depressing as hell tbh, love owl city tho -3

[jammer8282]

@davidtennantissexyxx I like Owl City but Postal Service is a bit better in my opinion. As far as being depressing, only this song is slow and depressing. It's not among their best (again just my opinion). If you listen to some others like 'Nothing Better', 'Such Great Heights', 'Be Still My Heart', and several others, you will find they are usually upbeat and catchy. I agree this one is a downer.

[skinnyjeansAndlynx]

that is one MOVING video

[coolmusic767]

Is this the original video? This is supposed to be about the affects of sooting cocaine and getting carried away.

[anjipeace]

U ppl need to just CALM DOWN ALREADY!!!! I WOULDN'T COMPARE OWL CITY AND THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT I LIKE THEM BOTH!!!!! Why must u all bicker like immature babies?!?!

[CallMetheMusicMan]

awesome video, even better songs :D

[doublestackschris]

I hate when i ask someone if they like the postal service, they think i mean the fucking mail men.

[anjipeace]

@doublestackschris LMFAO...that happened to me today....I always have to explain to ppl what it is...

[beautifulneverending]

@doublestackschris my boyfriend asked me that, but i knew he was talking about the band... because he knows my feelings on the actual postal service.

[boardskins]

Is that flatulence set to a beat??

[Biohazard1997X]

this made me depressed :(

[yatafa123]

I cant understand why he use the phone at 3:00, why didn't he use before at the first time when he was stuck ~.~ ???

[yatafa123]

I cant understand why he use the phone at 3:00, why didn't he use before at the first time when he was stuck ~.~ ???

[dbfan1337]

91 people turned off her speakers and don't listen to this awesome music <3

[ab6122]

god i remember watching this video like 3 months after you uploaded it

[nikkinykoteen]

I love TPS, SOOOO MUCH <3

[kiki2222]

Obviously 91 people are fucking deaf cuz they don't know what good music is.

[enonya]

hehe jon "tinkle"



[XxacousticsecretsxX]

i like both the postal service and owl city :))

[Mer1002]

@XxacousticsecretsxX Ahhh same! Finally someone who realizes that they're both amazing artists

[blisterpacman]

know i feel even more lonely than before

[Hyake]

This video kinda reminds me the whole concept of the SH4.

[murreyhaze]

ben gibbard = <3

[TheFearOfOne]

@betcat007 Cause animal crossing is totally like a prison

[wowhenrywow]

This song is depressing. Fits my mood

[todespflaume15]

cool!

ma richtig zum chillen!!

:-)

[Ninjaberryyy]

Gosh, STOP talking about Owl City, this is THE POSTAL SERVICE!!

NOT Owl City!! They both have great songs and that's that.

[chicagosamantha]

Love the beat and the lyrics are profound.

[daxmommy]

UPVOTE to TheCrackSpackle!!!!!! Damn straight!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LostInNumbersMusic]

Why can't people stop comparing bands and just shut the fuck up? Listen to the music you enjoy and let people listen to what they enjoy, stop wasting your time whining and arguing over the internet - go do something productive. 

[theandyherbert]

@LostInNumbersMusic because the general public are attention whores they exploit everything and anything for anyone to look at them and exploit it until it dies ie. tv,radio ect if some one dosent try to stop them in music like the cancer they are they will destroy true music inspiration purity and hope true musician like tps need to band together with other great bands to form a resistance against this cancer

[MusicTouchedMyVagina]

@LostInNumbersMusic.. dude, for real. why can't ppl just listen and not speak? the world would be so much easier. and quieter.

[LostInNumbersMusic]

@MusicTouchedMyVagina People suck!

[DJSKWhirl]

@MusicTouchedMyVagina if we didn't speak, how could we sing? js

[NiMelcher14]

@superchristian102

Yeah,I've taste in The Postal Service. They're really awesome.

If it's true what you told me, i'm surprised.

But you're right. It's a matter of perception.

So let's forget. Just enjoy the amazing music. Whether Owl City or The Postal Service; It dosen't matter.

[superchristian102]

@NiMelcher14

I didn't see this until now; sorry.

The last mini-paragraph was a series of words to be held onto! :D

[fishrfine]

Im not a musician, but I loved DCFC the first time I heard them at age 13, loved TPS the first time I heard them at age 14, and heard Owl City, and thought it was the stupidest shit I'd ever heard, at age 15. 16 and I still feel the same way.

[superchristian102]

@fishrfine

Congrats, you've gloated.

The guy in Owl City works hard on his music, and people of all ages enjoy his work.

Death Cab recently sold out to Twilight.

Each musician has his faults ;]

[berrykari]

@superchristian102 No they werent gloating. Do you just expect people to sit back and relax while ya'll talk about the new generations tastes? Let people like what they want. Would you like it if suddenly people started talking about The Postal Service like it was Justin Bieber, I dont think so. So just chill back and enjoy the music you like. By the way, I dont like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga or any of those, but Im no stupid enough to critisize the people who do.

[superchristian102]

@berrykari

Good job: You've said the wrong thing to the wrong person.

I was stating that people should be allowed to listen to what they want, without fear of hearing what losers they are.

Also, *not stupid.

Really, good job.

[berrykari]

@superchristian102 I wasnt specificly talking to you. Mostly the gloating part. Oh and by the way, thanks. Now I will always remember to put a t at the end of my not's. You spell checker, you.

[superchristian102]

@berrykari

Your grammar is still awful.

I'm sorry, but I'm having a hard time trusting your word. You see, you posted a comment in reply to me (that made it a bit difficult to believe you were conversing with others). :D

[TheWasatch]

TPS should sue the shit out of Owl Shitty... rip-offs!

[firedancer1114]

@TheWasatch do some research, owl city's been out for a while...

[NiMelcher14]

@TheCrackSpackle

You're so right.

[superchristian102]

@NiMelcher14

Not, really, no.

Owl City is for people who have taste in Owl City.

I know many music majors who wonder how Death Cab ever got a record label.

It's a matter of perception; stop being arrogant.

[jonowonoponosono]

Expensive-looking watch, rocked out kitchen counter, shatterproof windows, but no water. Oh hot damn.

[StopWIN]

this drummy part is so well placed...this album must have taken them real long time... love it from start to end, although you have to be in the right mood for the b side of the second record

[christovaughan]

if you like the best, check out DNtel

[Biohazard1997X]

1:38 OMG ITS FATASS CARTMAN

[TheDubstepRat]

Fuck Owl City. TPS is the shit. Benjamin Gibbard is God.

[Genericjinxx526]

@TheDubstepRat i agree, the postal service is god, but not so much Ben Gibbard as a whole. after Plans for DCfC, shit rolled downhill in my opinion. i think Ben sold out with DCfC

[agalloway87]

@Genericjinxx526 I'm a huge fan of both, I think his lyricism and musicianship have only improved with time, but to each his own right? :)

[xxMICxASSASSINxx]

Why don't they make a new album, god damn it! i need moar!

[TheCrackSpackle]

why is there owl city fans on my postal service videos?!

you are not welcome here! GTFO!

[broadwaymbw]

Wow...people really compare Owl City to TPS? Owl City will never be able to have an inkling of the talent TPS has. They're real musicians...Owl City just kind of whines about freaking fireflies.

[kahuchan08]

Postal Service is okay, even tho some songs are dreary and long and ugh. They're music make me feel sorta sad. And Owl city is okay too. (i like them a little more) They're music is happier. But they're both AWESOME! so what Owl City sounds like Postal Service (and for fuckers that think they (owl city) just came out, they didnt. he's been around since 2007) they're both different and similar in there own ways. Music is music. Not everything is gonna appeal to everyone. SO JUST STOP THE SHIT!

[ashkon52]

@kahuchan08 This has to be the most contradictory statement of the week. Are they ok or are they awesome? "So what if Owl City sounds like Postal Service... they're both different".

[kahuchan08]

@ashkon52 the only similarity is the way the make there music. Everything else is quite different.

[nephroncavity]

Drinking problems? I love the overall feel of this album, but this track sums it all up.

[theclewis]

Wow, great video

[bkatt500]

This video reminds me the game Barcodes for some reason.

[bigbookofnothing]

@bkatt500 i liked that game

[MrB0Obs]

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A DRINK IN THIS PLACE!

[teresabyrne]

This song is so lonely.

[MRwaffleSTICK]

are there any other great artist like TPS

[googoo120]

@MRwaffleSTICK LIL WAYNNEEE MOTHER FYCJER~~

[andystokes304]

I like TPS but I think some people take the similarities of Owl City way too far. I kinda see where they're coming from but I really don't see too much of a similarity. Yeah, maybe here and there but the emotional feelings I get from each are definitely different. TPS makes me feel depressed and OC makes me feel happy.

[kahuchan08]

@andystokes304 lol exactly :D

[heathersnape5]

love can be a prison :/

[CrackRockSteady20]

FUCK OWL CITY!!! UGH I'm so annoyed that everyone even comparing them!!!

[YouLikeBosch]

WTF is Owl City?

[CrackRockSteady20]

@YouLikeBosch Gay guy who sings about hugging fireflies. Complete bullshit that people are comparing the two

[mucicalkittycat12]

omg stop fucking with Owl City...these two groups both have there own view on the world and are completly different poeple ok calm yourselfs and stop hating. They are nothing alike!!! I love these two people but really you people need to stop being so mean they r both great and they r not alike no one stole from the other geez! TPS and OC are amazing!!! 4life!!

[anrutoenix1]

this song reminds me that society is a fancy word for very expensive prison!!

[PenaltyKillah]

This song = Life in an office.

[phadedlife]

Owl City is fucking faggotry. Teeny bopper christian bullshit that obviously ripped this style. Anyone who is arguing otherwise, is in an argument of futility.

[TEHWEEZY]

@phadedlife newfag

[kahuchan08]

@phadedlife not really. PS is kinda sad. OC makes u happy. They dont even really sound the same

[MuffinMakin]

rehab is a prison

[homeworldterrorist]

For me, their better tracks (to me) sound like Autechre but with vocals. Good to see someone took it mainstream because it's a great style.

[cobra1691]

looks like 80 people missed the like button

[moviefreakjj]

"This house is a FUCKIN' prison!!" -Guess

[thynktank]

can you imagine how Nelson Manella felt in prison?

[TheBenny48]

fantastic video man! great job.

[thesunmaygoout]

south park cool hahahaa

[dsimms9]

@HOTmayonaise It's about alcohol addiction

[BrightEyes017]

Uummm...... Ok?....Weird video... This song freaks me out. Dont get me wrong, its a cool song but it scares me lol:p

[cherrydarling420]

Great fucking song, shitty video.

[ThePenguinEdward]

@cherrydarling420 why so?

[EatLickSnortFuck]

I love this song, but does the guy in the video have downs syndrome or what?

[wonderboyjohnny]

Anyone played Silent Hill 4: The Room?

[HOTmayonnaise]

is this song just about seattle being a prison? cuz i love this city, i hope there is a deeper meaning here, cuz then i'd just be bummed out.

[Sade791]

The "Beats" that TPS has are just insane. Not to mention Ben Gibbards an extraordinary lyricist. Owl City is too upbeat, like a Hello Kitty version of TPS.

[SwitchDawg]

@Sade791 amen.

[MrNitt]

@Sade791 Just because something is "upbeat" doesn't mean it's girlish. Yes, it's upbeat. That's if you like it more upbeat. Don't insult music, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad. It just means you have different tastes.

[SPEEDARMOR]

Yeah owl city is boring, their not as deep, like some Great bands "Circa Survive". Nevertheless both songs are different enough so both partys may profit.

[AlexandKelsie]

I think Owl City is a bit more upbeat and lighthearted. And TPS is a bit more dark and brooding. They are both very good.

[xSophieMCFLY]

@AlexandKelsie exactly.

[LaughMyLifeOff]

@TheCrackSpackle i just think you should know, i am twelve years old and dcfc & tps is my life. although, i am a musician. (;

[jonowonoponosono]

@TheCrackSpackle I'm glad I'm both a child and a musician, then.

[MrNitt]

@TheCrackSpackle Obiously you know nothing about music, and I'm not putting TPS down. I think TPS are very talented musicians. But so is Owl City. They are both great musicians. You say "14 year old children" because that's what you heard so you took this as a time to troll. Learn to appreciate music, and insulting others tastes just shows how pathetic you are.

[todespflaume15]

@TheCrackSpackle

Although I am only 13 years old, but I think you're right!!!

[bakerman14j]

@TheCrackSpackle lmao at it being the same person

[limekilm]

@TheCrackSpackle what if im 14 and a musician?

[VBAadmin]

@limekilm Then you're both an outlier and a mathematical improbability.

[gusbus2013]

@TheCrackSpackle

haha i love you

[ApocalypticBliss]

@TheCrackSpackle I like both what then? Am I a 14 year old Musician? Or is your comment just fucking stupid.

[YoungndFearless]

@TheCrackSpackle I'm 14 and I love both Owl City and The postal Service. Maybe instead of comparing these two and being jerks, we should just be happy there's such great music out there.

[HeartlessArtichoke]

@TheCrackSpackle

I am Thirteen years old and I have been listening to this band since I was 9.

AND I am A fan of Owl city...and frankly owl city has nothing to do with TPS.

There two completely different artists..

[thebeanerful]

@TheCrackSpackle excuse me but im 13 and mature enough to not insult hardworking bands,if you can be greater than owl city thats great but no need of insulting. and i actually like tps better than owl city so please dont get me wrong.

[anjipeace]

@thebeanerful me too. I am also 13 and I am mature enough to not rip on a great band who writes beautiful music. Some people are just so stuck up and crazy that they believe that all teenagers don't know great music...AND U KNOW WHAT PEOPLE? THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING BY MAINSTREAM CRAP. so thebeanerful...I agree with you

[Mikenike22579]

@TheCrackSpackle Fireflies is for 14 year old children. Owl City is actually really talented. He's not Ben Gibbard but he's on the right track. Good music is good music. Love it all <3

[MrKingKsmooth]

Epic.

[Scaarfii]

Wow I admit I was interested in digging more to The Postal Service's music but immediately turned off by the terrible flames against poor Owl City. Quit whining ya losers.

[yebhx]

@Scaarfii Most people got pissed at Owl City When they claimed to have never heard of and be uninfluenced by TPS. They have since admitted that was a lie.

[baristaqueen420]

owl city got a break doing what???? the postal service is huge and will always be legendary.... meanwhile half the people i know have never heard of owl city. probably cuz they suck. just hazarding a guess hahahaha

[jumpyduck]

sounds like farts

[randomrobinson]

you know i can think of some movies that this would go good with

[Sexican]

Straight up - fuck Owl City. They need to take their auto-tune prepubescent bullshit over to Sesame Street or some shit.

[decepticonbobbi]

this song reminds me of my skool..

[TardsOfParadise]

What an intense song. The truth is out there every one. We have long outgrown our cages. The bars are now clearly visible. Throw your TV's out of your window and hope they don't kill someone

[EmilTowersIV]

haha. all you simpletons with your 'oh my, oh my, what a rip off.' get over it. there will always be similarities in artists based on who's been inspired by who. sure they're comparable but no way are they the same thing.

[user56741]

what does it take to get a drink in this place?

what does it take, how long must i wait?

[KiWiSuNdAe]

i think owl city and the postal service do NOT sound the same. sure they sound similar, but they are definitely different from each other. i still like both

[EnokiSkai]

@KiWiSuNdAe Difference is one uses auto tune and the other doesn't.

[XxJedoisparsxX]

My Favorite Song! I wish they would come back.... Give up was an amazing album.

Owl City is inspired by The Postal Service,not copin him.there not even the same genre of music.frankly i think we should try to promote muscians like Owl City,The Postal Service,Death Cab for Cutie,Lights & Hellogo