the pAper chAse - Said the Spider to the Fly

[civic776]

haven't heard this is years.... holy crap this sounds like shit when you're not completely annihilated. can't believe i used to jam the fuck out to this.

[gpfess]

this video is so ingeniously disturbing

the paper chase has a style of its own

[andrew2807]

no other song like it

[DarksideCookiez]

Incredibly demented. I love it! :) 

[Kakashi949]

This is actually really good. I think it captures a feeling of insanity that's pretty raw and real. And trying to pull yourself out of it.

[bogskeeter]

I found out about this band from Wiki because I google'd the poem this song is named for, after it was mentioned in an NCIS episode...Ah, thank-you technology :)

[smslax43]

it sounds like shit, but for some reason, i like it.

[Eva04master]

The video is one of the most mindfuckingly strange things I've ever seen. It's like Evangelion all over agan, not that that's a bad thing.

The music is beautiful, in an off sort of way.

[Eva04master]

@Eva04master I can't spell. That should have said Evangelion all over again

[NmsAmped]

I love this song so much. It means a lot to me. It probably relates to me more than any other song i've heard.

[bloodygrundl]

contrary to what everyone says in the comments, they do keep perfect rhythm. and even the chords are excellently layed out, but they disguise the sturdy backbone of this song with the shrieking and seemingly random noises. its an excellent song, but musically it still adheres to most common music theories with chord progression, cadences, and tempo. nothing bad to say about the song, but its not chaos, just musical genious.

[rebekwall]

<3 "i want your wicked parts"



[vampiress4708]

i used to deliver pizza with this blaring out of my car while standing at the customers door. those were fun days..........

[BambooPanda1313]

I'm love how imperfect this song is, because sometimes I feel the same and I need a song to listen to that can reflect that, LOVE THIS!

[ObliviousAnarchy]

I dislike this song.

[SilentHillHeather]

You have a facebook? Add John's new band, Nighty Night~! Album is out for pre-order now :D

[theravensnest66]

This bands music has an incredible representation of chaos in their music, and its just because they refuse to keep a continuous rhythm. I love it. 

[citizencream]

this is absolute GENIUS

[iputbaconinthesoap]

eh... personally, it sounds like he's trying to pull off an MCR persona and voice. (except even Gerard way has a better voice than this). Now, don't just thumbs me down because I "don't like the voice". I listen to Coheed and Cambria and Lemon Demon, so I'm not exactly new to .. "off" pitches. He just seems to be trying way to hard....

[DOOMpilgrim]

@iputbaconinthesoap this is the dumbest thing i have ever read.

[KatherinaW]

@iputbaconinthesoap lololol wow. OK. I'm really trying to focus on constructive criticism in this response. I think you might be tone deaf...honestly. Not a hint of sarcasm in that. Our lovely lead singer here has a nasally prolonged sort of technique, he's doesn't actually elevate his vocal RANGE in a melodic fashion. Gerard...does..in every verse. Gerard sings from his diaphragm, and John doesn't. Sooooooo different that it was kinda awkward and painful to read your comment. =/ I feel weird.

[BambooPanda1313]

@KatherinaW There are plenty of singers with odd voices or strange ways of pronouncing things and many times that is what makes them so popular. Always hearing the same voice types gets boring, I love people with unique voices. Listen to old blues songs, listen to Big Mama Thorton- I smell a rat, she sounds like a man most of the song but her voice conveys her feelings and really puts the soul into the song. Even Elvis had a unique way of singing and dancing that made him memorable.

[DJRozwell]

Did this scare the shit out of anyone else?

[majaazdaja123]

@DJRozwell me , every time i see it :D

[littlelittlelacey]

yeah, definetly.



[SilentHillHeather]

@DJRozwell A little. But what REALLY creeped me out was first listening to We know Where You Sleep. My friend made me listen to it while he was taking me home....it was really dark out and my paranoia was through the roof! Now, I listen to it just fine. paperchase is beautiful <3

[XDaeWooX]

Traviz1337,sent me here and said this was better than la dispute. I now realize that he shit on my music and I was about to shit on his. I don't like this, but I refuse to become a bigot like him. enjoy your music :D

[BornMika]

My favourite song of all time.

"This is your life and when I'm done, it's over a little bit more."

Amazing.

[SilentHillHeather]

This video is about social awkwardness and anxiety in a way. Just found this out. News to me.....but now that I watch the video with that information in mind, it makes a whole lot of sense. Thats why there is at least one headless person in every scene. Its all about isolation and feeling awkward in social situations. As one of the people before stated, John did have panic/anxiety attacks. Thank god for the kill rock stars podcast.... <3

[Reverend1138]

@SilentHillHeather Really? I always interpreted it as being about a relationship breaking up from the point of view of the person who was cheated on.

[SilentHillHeather]

@Reverend1138 Yep! I loved finding out that information. It made me feel whole. :D

Look for the paper chase episode on the kill rock stars podcast. You can find it on the itunes store. Its free. In fact, all of the kill rock stars podcast episodes are free! Check it out!

[VAMPIRExGODESS]

this makes me happy that i live in Lubbock for once

[simonorman]

@VAMPIRExGODESS all the best bands are from Tejas. Baboon, Brutal Juice, Caulk, Toadies, Tomorrow People - infinite amounts more. I'm totally jealous of you.

[VAMPIRExGODESS]

@simonorman hahaha too bad this town is a shit hole

[Uninvited642]

lame

[eholmberg802]

I love you can literally see him pushing the words up through his vocal chords and out his mouth. He's visibly forcing them out, and the discordant tones really add to the sound of the song.

[bigdragon8me]

For some reason this song reminds of insanity....

._.

I like it :D

[Whatupwidat]

@bigdragon8me - Funny you should say that, the lead singer John Congleton started the band as a way of expressing the frustration he felt during his many panic attacks. That's kind of why it sounds like someone having a breakdown :D

[cdsolidsnake]

This is one of the bet songs ever.

Why? The lack of harmony and the unbelievable heavy nasty dark atmosphere really hides an incredible work. Some ppl will say "this sucks" but is because they cannot stop and listen to a beautiful masterpiece.

[hariseldon13]

The Paper Chase is simply one of the best bands ever.

[acweiner]

is that zach galifinakis at like 0:52 seconds eating dinner?

[kingfelix666]

@acweiner no, that's the bassist.

[BPL1980]

God this is terrible. Talk about shooting for 'clever-awkward' and hitting 'annoying-stupid'.

[darkgimp83]

Good song to blow your brains out to.

[vaguelyhumanoid]

@darkgimp83

WTF are you talking about? This is a really life-affirming song...

[treverg]

I honestly got reminded of how i hate life O....o *click click BOOM*

[whydoesthismattr]

@treverg ** AN NOW YA DO WHAT THEY TOLD YA!!!!**

[whydoesthismattr]

this is worse than suicide

[aGasmaskProcession]

@whydoesthismattr Then do that instead. -shrug-

[TheTrancereligious5]

@whydoesthismattr It HAS to be

[XAntiViolenttX]

what a sweet song!

[tanya8809]

this is a terrible excuse for a song, its truely horrid. yuck.

[neverwasalastchance]

@tanya8809 that could be half the point of the song, its art, and the artists arr trying to please themselves, theyre doing what ever they please, get over it

[tanya8809]

@neverwasalastchance whats the other half?

[GetABeachHouse]

i hate youtube being lame with comments :/

[GetABeachHouse]

the song is epic, but i truly disllike the video.

[GetABeachHouse]

the song is epic, but i truly dislike the video.

[luweeze]

@GetABeachHouse are you kidding? i love this video like crazy- i could watch john congleton for hours on end

[GetABeachHouse]

still it doesn't fit the song - not even the knocking in the coffin fits this haunting sound surrounding the song. well, at least that's my opinion...

[arickx81]

Its like they tied his hands together so he couldent move his arms. I like his usual theatrics, someone obviously told him to tone it down, which kinda sucks. I like watching his live stuff much better.

[Salome127]

I've been watching this video for two years and the coffin parts were always there.

[MagentaMSI]

Why did they change the video? I like it and all, but you were always left to come to your own conclusions about the coffin, now they give you no choice. Does anyone have the original?

[MagentaMSI]

I mean, maybe I'm imagining it, or haven't watched it too recently, but it really seems like the parts with the dude in the box *wasn't* there

[TheRestlessRhyme]

this video has not been"changed".

[dragonhunterkanna]

thats it, im addicted to this song

[CrunchyModem]

Very different. Can't tell if I like it or not..

[LittleBreakfastTable]

omg I love it! <3 At first I was like... wtf is this? but... now I have listened to it like 20+ times and I am addicted. It is so pretty.

[DegaDz]

there isn't anything to really understand...its a song you just have to understand in your own way. This song has really affected me and when i first heard it i was very reluctant to keep listening but now i can't stop

[lovjordan1996]

i freaking love this song.!

[SiligeM]

I dont get it...what is this song about? I'm sorry I dont understand..

[vaguelyhumanoid]

@SiligeM

I always thought it was about coming to terms with death & human mortality, using the metaphor of a relationship.

It makes more sense in the context of the album.

[notgerardo]

i love how it sounds more and more out of control as the song goes on and on. beautiful.

[Sheersorrow]

Amazing song. Really unique and original, better than most of the crap on the radio, that's for sure.

It's just a shame youtube fucked up the sound quality so badly, it sounds much better downloaded.

[heizstrawler]

Really hypnotizing.

I heard this song an hour ago for the first time, and now I can't stop listening to this.

[StitchpunkSix]

I love how...Absolutely unique this song it. The vocals. The tune. The manic tones, the lack of absolute harmony and rhythm.

I don't think a song needs to be beautiful or even rhythmic to be good. Maybe hat's just me. I think this song is beautiful in it's own faults and features.

[StitchpunkSix]

Excuse me, I meant to type That's, Blast this infernal keyboard.

[Garlyto]

@StitchpunkSix Uuuh... it's just written in 4/4. It's just as rhytmic as any pop song.

[tobomy]

@Garlyto it's not 4/4...it's in 7/8 count it out knee grow

[themcnorris]

@tobomy What does it matter..... really.

[themcnorris]

@tobomy Knee Grow

[OrcSlayer74]

@tobomy it IS 4/4, actually... I don't know what makes you think otherwise, it's as 4/4 as a song could possibly be

[vaguelyhumanoid]

@StitchpunkSix It's actually very rhythmic and definitely tonal.

[PINOYREBEL91]

This dude is annoying.

[SilentHillHeather]

They're UNIQUE and ARTISTIC.

If you dont like his voice, dont fucking watch the video or listen to the music.

[KazzehDoodle]

GOD I hate his vocals... this song would be so much better without his whiny voice. I hate myself for liking the music and the lyrics.

[aGasmaskProcession]

DURR how dare you like the music without liking the singers voice? That makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE durrr

Dude. There's nothing wrong with disliking an aspect of a band you like. It's perfectly logical.

[DNALsireTSAe]

2:04 - on. so intense

[aGasmaskProcession]

Ahaha. This is so UNIQUE. I love it! So creepy. Perfect mood music for a horror movie or something.

[Ch0Yun]

Intriguing. I like.

[Kshetreyya]

It's just noise, man.

[strangepplperson]

i love it

[mouseyextreme666]

one of the best bands <3

[The1armscissor]

Chilling...

[HaileyUmmm]

fucking creepy

[Elisepalmtree]

Such a odd song yet I like it

[galadrielight]

definently experimental. love it

[indiestoreagent]

That's the point. The voice goes through me. Awesome.

[mwbddh2]

That's what I like about this band. They have their own thing going on.

[JPowellMusic]

Saw them last night...FUCKING amazing....

[sgtcampsalot]

This is such a weird/creepy song but I kinda like it.

[lipstickXlulaby]

i love this!! no idea how i found it but its amazing

[MicrophoneFarmer]

I love this so much.  I stumbled upon this accidentally when I was looking for a poem with the same title, but I'm glad I found this instead.

[SilentHillHeather]

You need to get your fucking ears checked. His voice is amazing. Cant wait to grab the new cd. :D

[vicesquad08]

eh his voice isnt so great =/

[arielanarchytm]

this is fucking....

i can't find words.<3

[Wulli06]

for me its just noise...terrible music..

[TheLeftHand77]

Their new album is excellent.

[anusbaerchen]

this sucks! sounds like they can't play their instrument!

[MrPizzaBones]

i'm wondering why you were listening to this if skill is the only way you gauge things... that's not to say that this didn't require plenty of skill anyway.

[ZeroSwitch]

Gotta know the rules before you break them.

Structural dissonance takes much more skill than your typical harmonious song.

[anusbaerchen]

Structural dissonance my ass you faggot. This is garbage. Go listen to John Zorn or Paul Hindemith if you want skill and deconstruction, not some butthurt midwestern lowlife who feels disenfranchised because some broad wouldn't blow him.

[magnoliafan100]

its infinitely easier to call names and insult rather than put in the time and effort to create something meaningful, i'm glad you took the easy route, here's a thumbs up, now go play in the garden with all the other college age malcontents with half-assed goatees and che guevara t-shirts.

[Vorenthal]

@magnoliafan100 "now go play in the garden with all the other college age malcontents with half-assed goatees and che guevara t-shirts." sounds like it would make for good lyrics in a song XD

[MrSeKouSS]

@magnoliafan100 A che t-shirt and Paper Chase isn't incompatible... Is it ? ^^'

[andyanyd]

FUCKING AWESOME

[hawkthewalk]

melodic and dissonant at the same time, whoooooooah i like it.

[Zerozero27]

So....awesome...

[Mutnt]

...How is something so wrong..so right.

I don't understand it.

[jasminexchewsxstraws]

wow.

this video is hella fucken weird.

[solonely8777]

My old Band supported them in Cardiff many moons ago when they were touring this album. Hence to say they blew us off the stage and out into the car park!

[yumi21195]

this song is as weird as fuck o.o

[SilentHillHeather]

My friend sent me Now You Are One Of Us and I love it.

I really like this song too. Im so getting this fucking cd.

And Hide The Kitchen Knives. <3

[brainphreak]

new album comes out May 12th too! cant wait!

[magicmoose123456789]

woooo thats my birthday, although I cant see it coming out in Scotland for a while

[be11is]

This is what my Dreams look like in Detail..

[hardcorezombi]

this is amazing

[appleshoppe]

anybody know where I can download this?

Its not on limewire

[solonely8777]

buy it then.

[utubepunk]

Translation please...

[gordongrotesque]

probably on e of the best songs

ever written

[IdKwHeN]

this is the weirdest, strangest song ive ever heard and yet i love it to death :)

[Tereshinal]

Definitely unique.

[HGUFNH]

This song is so weird that it's good. :) Favourited!

[MansonIsGod132]

Wow I am so fucking glad I stumbled upon this song.

[GamerUnleashed]

The Paper Chase guy looks like he had to much coffee or soda.

[LonelyHunterPjotr]

plain perfect!

29.5 live @ forum stadtpark graz!

[thebreakdown1]

paper chase came to our small town

[kristenv1]

when i first heard this song i fell for this band they are so good, i wish they toured more i dont think they ever even came near my city.

[dirtystephennwilson]

This song sounds like someone getting in a car wreck while scratch their fingers down a black board. Yet.... it's oddly catchy. Sounds like My Chemical Romance on lots and lots of LSD.... with a dash of Reznor.

[kristenv1]

oh my. the paper chase does not sound anything like mcr.

[kristenv1]

oops nevermind my comment i just reread yours.

[conceptionblues]

welcome to music.

[facecore]

fucking love this song

[ohGoshx]

fucking mint song.

[xxShadowChanxx]

brilliant.

[cylynt1]

ROCK!

[ElizabethFinch]

the best song

[JiggaNigga9]

GARBAGE!

Blind Melon owns!

[acrackinthemold]

this is my favorite band, ever.

[LockSweet]

This is one awesome song

[pstl85]

SUDP IMPORTED

[tatsumaki11]

Fantastic video for a phenominally mind-blowing song. I love it.

[kiko001]

i fucking loooooooooove this song!!!!

[nimbiot]

yeah me too, they rock! saw them live and couldn't ask for a better time