Switchfoot - "Meant to Live" (Official Music Video)

[ObeyBYSAbbey1]

i love thee way all the instruments connect (\^_^/)

[socomfan555]

Ya'll really have no clue about music. Music is like literature, yes the author has anintentional meaning in the song, but that does not make it anymore important than the meaning somebody may take away from that piece. Its all about what you as an individual take away from music,notnecessarily what the band meant when they wrote it.

[Abnamusic]

@socomfan555 was about to write this to all the people saying "the song is about this... nah the song is about that". you beat me to it

[victor3181]

Love this band I have sience I was 4 and there is more that meets the eye

[cfwbdude]

Class Band to my fave Spidey film, fantastic edgy riffs!

[AngryKhan]

We want more than this world's got to offer- talking about going to heaven

And everything inside screams for second life, yeah!- talking about going to heaven.

unfortunately it is about god which makes it weaker so.

[52HaNnAh52]

Ervinc6

Think about the words then think about christianity. Put them together. Then it makes sense.

[52HaNnAh52]

Best Christian band ever... John foreman has the voice of an angel.

[stephyseedapari]

I used this song for an essay on transcendentalism.

[bregan1991]

I've been tryin 2 remember this song/band 4 the longest and I finally found it :)

[djsarazen]

can this song be anymore amazing?

[TheonlyZouga]

such a breathe of fresh air, I love trance and gave up on rock as soon as i discovered trance. Call me a chav :/ haha :). But this band kicks ass and so does the song darkhorse, its nice to hear atleast a band out there somewhere is still producing real rock, i thought it all died as soon green day started as soon as kerrang went shit :/

[0000hyde]

I luv the guitars n switchfoot looks HOT/CUTE? 8o

[pbuchsbaum]

For me that is the more catchy rock from Switchfoot. Wonderful tune, with amazing arrangements and great voice. By other side, IMHO, the more catchy ballad from Switchfoot is "You". I don't mind to discuss here about religions questions. No one will change anyone's opinion, it's just useless discussions and verbal attacks.

[MrBeast2213]

And yes im very christian

[MarcelaFG420]

@MrBeast2213  fuck christians fool

[MrBeast2213]

Who cares if your atheist just listen to the song!

[ervinc6]

i'm athiest, but i still like this song. i don't see it as religious.

[ThePella22]

i dont care if the are a chrtistian band or not..who gives a shit! enjoy the MUSIC

[4MusicSound]

religion*

[4MusicSound]

Who cares what religigeon you are when it comes to music !?! Im christian yeah but who cares !?!!

[luckybear20]

@4MusicSound hey look, an inteligent person! yay

[harshsmi]

THESE DAYS YOUTUBE HAS BECOME HOME FOR DISCUSSING "RELIGION", "RACISM", "WAR", ETC ETC.

I WISH EVERYONE COULD JUST ENJOY MUSIC.

[mgsfan002]

I dislike being involved with religion, and I dislike religion in general, mainly becuse of personal reasons, but I will fucking sing this song in the shower like a bawss. I don't even care.

[mrjulianburton]

HEAVY D, DA REALEST

[lildevil21984]

I had no clue they were Christian, but would it really matter.... NO.... i will continue to like their music. they have good music that speaks to all people. You shouldn't judge because of their religion, that is their personal choice.

[LizzyTheWolf]

@lildevil21984 I absolutely /love/ your comment.

Everybody seems so immature about these kinds of things. Just because that's the message of the song, doesn't mean that somebody else can't interpret it differently. This, even, is coming from a Christian.

[lildevil21984]

@LizzyTheWolf Thank you, it makes no sense to me to change what you think of someone when you find out their religion. they were someone you liked before, why not after?

[txicow]

spider-man 2 OST!!!

[emosanta42]

Everytime I listen to a band that is a Christian band, I tend to always see people on fighting over if either the band being Christian or non-Christian. Then there is fighting over whether the lyrics are Christian or not. Everyone just tends to have their own opinions. By the way, this is coming from a Christian.

[Landextrois]

I don't know what happens with this shitty discution about the band, i'm atheist but i love Switchfoot music. Come on, if you really loves music, then you shouldn't have ideologycal limitation, if a song is good, you have to accept it, music isn't just lyrics and even thought i don't like the christian message they give in some of their songs, i love the instrumental part and that balance the board, and this song talks about live and the way we humans lose to ourselve it doesn't talk about "God"

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@Landextrois This song is most definitely about God - it's about asking God to give us a second chance. It may be subtle, but I'd definitely say that it's about God.

[pauliazz94]

@iwishiwasjonforeman I used this song  asking for a second chance to my girlfriend.

[MrSexyguy431]

@iwishiwasjonforeman this song is about many things and means different things to diffferent people its not right for you to say that its about this on thing to people

[fireambu2]

@iwishiwasjonforeman This is really to both of you but i Love this band yes im christian but i loosely interpret The meaning of this song if its related to god, or not, it connects to my soul and thats all that matters. I found songs that talked of god that i wasnt particularly fond of. All im saying is ENJOY THE MUSIC and let ur soul tell u what the song is about, not ur belief

[melissa3975]

@fireambu2 thats what i was thinking if they dont believe they dont have to comment like that

[MarcelaFG420]

@iwishiwasjonforeman fuckin gullable u r lost fo sure. and i would would wake u up w a slappin.

[luckybear20]

@Landextrois yeah wouldnt it be nice if everyone took their own message from music they listened to and didnt talk about religion because everyone has a different opinion. you kind of like if iwishiwasjonforeman just listened to the song w/out trying to cram god down your throat?

[beatlezrawesome]

@Landextrois I agree. My band is inspired by switchfoot, and have the same philosophy.

[Landextrois]

@beatlezrawesome jajaja, great i would be pleased to listen one of your songs xD

[beatlezrawesome]

@Landextrois I'll Try to remember you and send you a link!

[bloodfraction]

man i love this song its mizzeaannn drinking it up like volumes of light and inspiration.....lol why can't the general public get the picture can they not hear the freedom and unbelievable inconceivable unimaginable place these men are talking about! Lord God help us!

[twistedskitty]

Abba - Thank you for another day to shine out your loving wisdom, mercy & grace upon the face of this place where too many men are more like mice than the leaders we need speaking words of sustenance to the weak. Holy Spirit I dream of a world working together to heal this place and I know there is more than the wars of our fathers and everything inside of me screams for a second life. Yeshua, come change a history that need not be repeated all things are possible.

[95n96girl]

oh 'sup my english curriculum in the middle of their song, it's okay I still love you boys :)

[iHeartKiki1]

<3 ! I LOVE THIS SONG it brings good old memories :)

[tainacavalcanttec]

makes me jump and smile and shout :)

i really love this song õ/

[GabrielaDificult]

Love you .

[TheCecejennis42]

I love this song...!

[joan198687]

DOUBLE  -CLICKS !YES

[caterinv81]

love this song!!

[elluchador99999]

amazing!!!!!!!!!



[elluchador99999]

cuantas veces he subio el volumen con esta cancion y por eso varias veces me han gritado en mi casa jajaj

[KopininjanoKakashi1]

I can't believe cheap shit like justin bieber videos get way more views than this

[sleethertheslayer]

240p, we meet again..

[MsRedAngel666]

switchfoot was on the vampire diaries!

[mralanmoreno1]

i love this song...

[killllkenny]

3 people were not meant to live...

[jazzmavrik]

I love this song! I heard it a few years ago when one of my friends covered it in my High School's talent show. It's amazing! :D

[GODsoccersk8football]

awesome dude

[doryz90]

hoooooo son dos videos____ wow

[SumoBasumatary]

Oh Man!!! I Remember listening to this song back when I was 11 yrs old........so many years have gone by.........i turned 18 this year but this song is still struck in my head and i still get the same excitement as when it did when i was 11.........its amazing how music can stick to you for your whole life.......this song song is a true example of a classic!!!!!!!!!!!

[LameNameForSarah]

@SumoBasumatary Me too. I was so young, now I'm 17, I heard this on Pandora and had to look it up. 

[allmyfriendsrawesome]

this song is awesome its my fave song!T_T

jon foreman looks so much better in this video

than some of there live videos

thax to whoever put this on YOUTUBE:)

[yovaisa]

>:D ... ensallando esta rola para irme de pesca jaja seeep!! asi bien clave

[AlEX43183]

Love this song



[Ihaveswitchedfoot]

Awsome song.. So awsome

[rageagainstboxhead]

I'm a metalhead and i'm atheist, but I love this song, this album, and this band

[dessamonda]

i love thid dong it badass just like all of the people who listen to heavy metal and black metal T_T

[prettygirlrock12346]

very postive

[CBF052093]

ok lil fyi to all ouf you cussin on here, switchfoot is a christian band...

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@CBF052093 The members of Switchfoot are Christian, but they don't consider themselves a "Christian band" - mostly because it (unfortunately) limits their audience.

[2herosofwar]

@iwishiwasjonforeman they're on a christian radio i listen to - k-love 107.3 but this song is talking about god and stuff, symbollicaly

[ChadBFlores]

@iwishiwasjonforeman google music classifies their genres as

'00s Rock

Rock

Christian/Gospel

Alt Contemporary Christian

...so in some aspects u could b considered right but also if u listen to what they sing or talk about it sounds pretty straight fwd what they are trying to convey and what their message is..

[luckybear20]

@CBF052093 btw plenty of christians curse so trying to use that as a deterrent means pretty much nothing

[ChadBFlores]

@luckybear20 I kno, I'll admit i slip up every so often...everyone does,.. I was just feelin it was sorta a kill joy... :/

[ironmyno]

I love this Song!. Insightful, meaningful, intelligent lyrics. This one sticks in your brain for years.. Not much room for improvement on this tune.

Thanks to all involved for bringing this song to the world. I wonder how many babies were made to this one..

[Abigails007]

meant to live!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it

[lyka445]

love it!!!!

[ScrewUsername121]

I think im inlove.... ;DD

[XDjackeline17]

i fucking love this song!!

[MegaBreakdance1]

este video es mejor que he visto

[deatheater2345]

Switchfoot should be more viewed theres no fucking views and 3 people hate rock. I bet they fucking like school house rock.

:P

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@deatheater2345 Well, this song did get popular way back in 2004; another video of it has over 3,500,000 views. Also, "Dare You to Move" has over 7,000,000 views and "Awakening" has over 3,000,000 million views. Several others have over 1,000,000 views, and my video of "Dare You to Move" has 259,348 views - and it was uploaded around four years after the song went all the way to #4 on the American Top 40. Even though they have quite a few views, they should have more.

[dessamonda]

@deatheater2345 wow dats alot of hate there, very nice 0_O

[NinjaRacoonDelta2]

@deatheater2345 Or maybe they have opinions that differ from yours. Your opinion isn't the only one.

[DavyDeckwalker]

Lol, the way he uses the mic, so close to his mouth...What happens if he slams his teeth into it on accident during a performance?

[arjayfall3]

i remember this song on the best male hits promo album of mcdonalds.

[Valia2u]

y did they kill the piano

RIP little piano :(

[bunnybassbabe]

Fucking love this song SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much! :D

[20SecondsToJupiter]

They way the band moves in this is... I don't know epic I guess... But they really look like a band and I LOVE IT when guys move like that when they play guitar/bass I don't know why... I guess they just look like EXTRA HOT!!!!!!!!!! I love Switchfoot!!!!!!!

[extremeswag]

3 people dont have a heart

[blaaaahme]

I love this.

&the singer is cute :3

[jollyboi024]

they are going in the manila on april 30! hahahaha! so excityed!

[emptvmx]

ke rolon mamando es todo el pedo esta banda :9

[7chosen]

la banda y el video mas carajudo de la historia yaaaaaaaaaaa¡¡¡¡

[pbuchsbaum]

I love this Switchfoot song. Jon Foreman's voice is great. I also love the ballad You from the "A Walt to Remember" movie.

[deadlyaim27]

great song

[bronzehawk40]

found this out from nhl commercial

[TheDK2day]

Something ....... More :)

[rikay91]

whay the fuck does this video have this few views!!!

sick song!!

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@rikay91 This song was quite popular in 2003 and/or 2004, and I posted my video last October, long after it's time of being popular (that doens't mean it's not good anymore, though). There is already a music video of this song with something like 3.5 million views, and it was uploaded around the time that the song was very popular.

[VidHunter0518]

We were meant live to live life to its fullest, even tho we have limitations, in resources, skills, and inherited traits. Just GO on and live!

[gbpackerchevellefan1]

@ 2:21 is that an Episcopalian patch on that guy's shirt????

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@gbpackerchevellefan1 I don't know, but I don't think so. I know that the members of Switchfoot are Christian, but I don't know what sect - but I have a feeling that they aren't Episcopalian. Also, the Episcopalian symbol has a white stars on a blue background in the top-left corner, and the patch on Jerome's shirt doesn't have that. To me, it looks like the crest version of the flag of England (not the UK), even though none of the members are English.

[ChadBFlores]

@iwishiwasjonforeman I'm not 100% sure but I think they are evangelical

[Slaytounge]

Looks like he has a really bad nut ich during the entire video that he isn't allowed to scratch.

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@Slaytounge why? why would you post something like that? but, about what you said: i saw the making of this music video, and Jon (the lead singer) said that it was the hottest day of the year the day the did the video shoot, so maybe that's why.

[Slaytounge]

@iwishiwasjonforeman It wasn't meant to be intended offensively. Sorry.

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@Slaytounge it's ok, man

[cinthya133]

i'm not christian and who gives a f*** i mean this band is amazing and have so many good songs i dont really care if it is a "christian band" and is always about the way you interpret the lyrics it can mean a lot of different thing to many people i dont actually consider this a christian song but thats just me

[DavyDeckwalker]

@cinthya133 Switchfoot is not necessarily a "Christian band". Yes, they are all Christians, and try to get God into their music very subtle-ly, but they believe that "Christian music" is a label that excludes some people (nonchristians) and leaves them out, so they dont call themselves that.

[danishgrl3]

this might possibly be my favorite song of all time...at least top 10 =D

[lauraflakam884]

the best!!!!!♥

[Starcloud1986]

is switchfoot a christian band?

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@Starcloud1986 yes and no: they do have many Christian messages in their songs, but don't like to be considered a Christian band because it limits their audience. if they label themselves as "Christian", then (unfortunately) mostly only Christians will listen to them. if they label themselves as "Alternative" or something else instead, then many more people will listen to them.

[Starcloud1986]

@iwishiwasjonforeman thanks for the anser

[Mrjohnhicks1]

@iwishiwasjonforeman cool. i didn't know that.

[theundone1]

@iwishiwasjonforeman I love your name and I have to also agree with your comment. When I was like 13 I was all like "Oh being an atheist is so cool" and I wouldn't listen to any of it. Now that I've gotten older I've learned to love music for the sound, not the genre. Have you heard the cover of sorrow he did for a Bad Religion tribute album?

[lauraflakam884]

@Starcloud1986 yes!

[THEBESTOFWORLD22]

@Starcloud1986 the members of the band are christian, the band are'nt christian 'cause the christianity is a faith, a life style, do not a musical genre

[Freedom3777]

@Starcloud1986 They are followers of Jesus, and like Jesus they are not into organized religion.

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@Freedom3777 I so agree with this. I don't really want to think of myself as a "Christian", or someone else as "Buddhist" or anything else. However, someone quite a long time ago organized certain beliefs and actions into "religions". So, if what I believe and/or do makes me a Christian, then so be it.

[SasukeUchihaTheNinja]

This song & video is so rad! Thanks for uploading!

Ah, the memories of blaring this on the radio. Great song indeed! =)

[Emmalovesyoubitch]

love still

[yeojmik24]

y such video so cool not that popular??? so disappointing cuz SWITCHFOOT was a great band compare to those newly labeled "EMO"(suckers!) band... they just scream and scream without any meaning... so annoying....!!! switchfoot rock!! like thousand foot krutch!!

[chloud9]

y r there only 4191 views

[Ariana4evr3]

Luv this song!!!!!!!!

[JesseParkour]

First song I've heard by switchfoot. They're a pretty good band!

[deathgenocide]

hey man ! i whishh! plz delete those bad negetive cooments ! thes song rokx! and those who say bad ! are sheet!

[deathgenocide]

this song is totaly awesomeeeeeee!!!!!!! more then aweosme!!!!!!! and jon rokzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!! ... \m/



[mastshke]

High School song early morning MTV

[TheKariizmaa]

i cant believe how un-popular this song is... its a great song!!!

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@TheKariizmaa well it was really popular a few years ago, it got #7 on the American Top 40 in 2004, there is a video that has 3,500,000+ views of it

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

@TheKariizmaa Read my reply to @rikay91's comment.

[LeonScottKiller]

@iwishiwasjonforeman Less than a 100 million is not populair.... Which is sad.... :(

[JulieLunatic]

david

[dmravi13]

bob

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

u gotta b kidding me man... thats so dumb (just lyk u!)

[dmravi13]

like ur mom dude XDXDXD

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

no shut up man these comments on a switchfoot vid... it sucks to see an awesome vid with such totally random comments (ie do it on twitter)

[iwishiwasjonforeman]

hello people id like to see some comments on this vid plz (thoughts, etc.)!!!