Angels & Airwaves- Rite of Spring

[blackelvi]

Beats Stravinsky for sure.

[NenkoYeayea]

This song is related to Tom's life as a teenager. His parents got divorced and he was also kicked out of school. ' Stay totgether for the Kids' by Blink-182 is also a song about the divorce of his parents. Very touching song!

[veXchu]

OMFG THIS IS MY FAVORITE BAND, SIGNED BLAKE REDMER. 

[ChinaStar95]

This song reminds me of when I was ten, and my dad started cheating on my mom. I would ask, and he'd always tell me it was nothing. But in my heart I knew something was up. Anyway, after the drama, I started going into depression and eventually I was spiraling at the age of 15. But then I went to the mall one day and went into the music store, and I bought I-Empire, and as I kept listening to this band, I stopped being depressed. Only a band like this could do such an amazing thing....it's love.

[CALIFORNIAsGAMER]

7 dislikes are u serious this is beutiful music

[MEXICAN726]

I hope they play this February 2nd ! <3

[SaintJimmy39]

i hate Tom DeLonge haters. so what he cant sing live, does it really matter, all his songs are amazing, and AVA is proof that he is a musical genius. and for the record, he did NOT cause the break up of blink, he wanted family time, so did Green Day about 5 years before blink did, and look at them. theyre still the same and nothing changed. it was Mark and Travis' fault for not letting him have it. oh well, AVA is more important than blink currently is anyway.

[Scorch428]

@SaintJimmy39 since when cant Tom sing live? I've seen him half a dozen times, and hes been incredible every time

[SaintJimmy39]

@Scorch428 /watch?v=SGVO8n7EME0

watch Feeling This at 1:10, its really bad... i love Tom, but really, hes not good live... dont get me wrong, he is amazing SOMETIMES, like in this performance

/watch?v=cnBBsggBAxE

but thats not very often.

[thrsheblows]

@SaintJimmy39 dude hes just drunk as fuck when he plays live. Hes there to just fun doing what he loves and to make all of us happy.

[SaintJimmy39]

@thrsheblows i know, but i really wish that he would try NOT getting drunk, i mean im sure that one of these days hes gonna get drunk and randomly explode on Mark or something and blink is gonna break up for good. plus i prefer GOOD singing. and im sure that thousands of people yelling at him doesnt help him at all.

[ZasaZNumberMassacre]

@SaintJimmy39 no one knows what happened for sure, except blink, but they're over and so should his/their fans. And i think Tom sounds great live, yeah he isn't perfect but if he sounded the same live as he did on album then their performance would be boring IMO. Tom sounds "Real" live and that's what makes him so awesome! (i tried to refrain from sounding biased, whether you/I like blink or ava more is purely opinion.) But it's safe to say we are both fans so we shouldn't segregate! :)

[jsantaella1]

dammit! i had many years listenning bad music and until 2012 i've found angels and airwaves! that's sad! :(



[Sofietta1991]

it's 4.10 a.m and i'm really tired.. but i really can't stop listening to tom's songs..

[Lakepta]

and again...

[Lakepta]

what do you know im listening to this song again

[CH1CO900]

Damn...i love this song!

[Lakepta]

No joke this comment was written while listening to this song for the 6th time in a row

[AaronCaruanaFilms]

best song from AAA

[sam1234234567]

angels and airwaves uk tour

[SimpleMonday18241]

Happy bday Tom!

[ShutUpDrummer]

Free replay Button = Free Cry Button 0:00

[ShutUpDrummer]

It's because of who you're inside that we love you Tom! <3

[siensone]

Angels and Airwaves is just amazing. Thank you for this incredible music.

[sam1234234567]

3:00 is just amazing

[SHSuperman1030]

just cried. . .

love you AAA

[punkrocker8410]

I-Empire is head and shoulders better than any other AVA album.

[blackelvi]

@punkrocker8410 Yep, that's right. 

[MrFat1722]

If only the whole world belonged to all AVA fans. It would be a great place

[sum182forsoup]

i love how this song is so personal to tom :) and yet everyone understands it

[xxTeamDestructionxx]

the way he says "cash"...unf

[j0e182]

this song made me cry..

[Rider3322]

I am loving this music...words are really good too. x

[ronirub1]

i am know that tom god but dame ! let just listen without any annoying pathetic

comment's

[0fw9kta]

I think in a way he's thanking Blink for saving him, and turning him into the amazing being he is.

[YoYoTheRobotSmurf]

Tom DeLonge is my hero!... ♥

[TheYoplaid]

Lyrics..... <3

[tukmoljerome]

i can totally relate to this song, except that i did not get kicked out school, just failed some subjects, and i did not grow up with my dad

Tom is my hero and will always be, he inspires me to play music and to live a better life

this song taught me to accept my mistakes, learn from them and move on

pretty sick melody and lyrics too

[Delonge182AVA]

i just cried.

[IPray4Him]

If him and Morgan Freeman had a voice-over, it'll sound like God talking to us.

[PHouseInc]

I played a couple asshole sports, but I still love AVA

[lilangelsandairwaves]

@PHouseInc he said; the asshole sports i never won. so, he did play them. just never won them(: ♥

[TheBaconpants23]

probably the most meaningful songs i have ever heard

[killswitch2100]

2:31 Do what you like and do it honestly... words i live by

[CinnamonChasers]

Most important song in my life.

[miggles900]

this is the band i hope to base my band off of. They are truly amazing and make you feel as alive as you can ever be in life

[miggles900]

this is the band i hope to base my band off of. They are truly amazing and make you feel as alive as you can ever be in life

[horrorfromthedeep272]

this song... i love this song,... my dream is to one day play in a band known by many people around the world.. this song gives me hope... i want to swear on a better life for my family.. one day hopefully..

[BigCheez8682]

I just learned you get one chance at life and you gotta make the best of it and thank God for that one and only chance. Every one of their songs teaches me a life lesson.

[thrsheblows]

just realized this is about toms life. mind = blown

[LittleMissJessicaa]

This song is Toms life story

[willyboy2239]

my dad left, and didnt raise me right, and i was kicked out of school too.....

[InstaCheeseify]

Dumpweed part 2?

[gman71319]

This band is pretty good, but honestly... this is the first song by them I've heard that really stands apart from the others.

[zobernuts]

Anything that has to do with Tom DeLonge is pretty much amazing!

[Blink182FORU]

@CONNERsVids12341 who cares what people think of you just be yourself. If your nice to people they'll see that your different than everyone else, and value being around you.

[ChicagoBears345]

L ) V E

[blackelvi]

Best song.. pretty much ever.

[Wildone995]

This song is 100% true!! Every single word! Trust me!! If you know about Toms childhood you know that this song is soooo fucking true!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[club1soda2not3seals]

my life isn't just like these lyrics but my dad and my little brothers dad bailed on us when we were young and my step dad goes off on us and pretty much my mom for having pulses anymore

[blink182DrummerBoy]

this song has changed my life in so many ways.

[CaramelMarshmallow]

Where's the bassoon?

[Oatmealisnotcereal]

Any band Tom Delonge has been in, has made my life a little easier..He's truly evidence that music does save lives.

[swagg2button]

thumbs up if this song has made u cry!

[tigerstarroxwarriors]

I cry every time I listen to this....

[ImNoJadedImsoniac]

This song= my life, like no joke, i feel like I wrote the lyrics, and tom delonge sang them

[Frosted44]

Life can be hard sometimes, but the harder it is the more rewarding our efforts.

[taylorswiftfan71]

I started crying when I heard this song. Its not just another song about sex or drugs or any stupid crap that is in the media now a days.

Im 16, my mom bailed and left me and my 5 siblings about a month ago. This song makes me know that everything is going to be okay. Even though everything is broken, and nothing seems right.... Everything is going to be okay. Its going to make me who I am in a few years.

Thank you so very much.

[JoshValdez1996]

"If I had a chance for another try, I wouldn't change a thing,

it's made me all of who I am inside.

And if I could thank god, that I am here,

and that I am alive.

And everyday I wake, I tell myself a little harmless lie,

the whole wide world is mine." Epic lyrics. <3

[ChicagoBears345]

this song gives me chills every single time i listen to it. AvA for life<3

[justforheckofit]

Wish my brother was still here to enjoy his favourite band in the world. RIP Baby Bro Brendon Molnar 1990-2010. I cant thank Angels and Airwaves for doing what they do so well. you kept my brother here for many years because of your music. Thank you. Sincerely, Chris.

[kellydanig]

@justforheckofit much love to you and your strength bro, your brother is now an angel, and can listen to these songs all day in heaven <3 you'll be with him again one day : )

[zito75fan75]

every single event in this song from the beginning has happened exactly to me at the same exact ages as Tom!!!!

[Breslaunt]

The whole wide is mine. Genius lyrics!!!!

[182Mrawesome]

the very first bit sounds like kings of leon shit but then the good stuff comes in :)

[weridET]

(Y) the blink reference just makes my day :-)

[greenlantern79]

This song makes me sad, but happy at the same time. It's truly amazing.

[FlynnTube21]

i have fallen in love with this song. <3

[Funechrist]

Kinda reminds me of Blink :)

[Jdxthoj]

@Funechrist I think one of them was a member of Blink 182

[Funechrist]

@Jdxthoj Tom, the guitarist and lead singer from Blink, but this song reminds me more about Blink songs than their other songs :P

[Jdxthoj]

@Funechrist I might have to say that The Adventure was the closest to Blink though. Just my opinion

[wimbletone]

i live for the day when the chorus of this song will finally be applicable to me. this song shall be my inspiration! one day these mistakes, this life, these events will all make sense to me.

[yafomonster]

It's awesome how he can put his entire life into one song :)

[bcskins21]

this is their best song, it is very similar to a blink song

[pkelley91]

the whole wide world is mine.

[Kingopersia]

I like when my favorite song is not a single

[theJorisM]

the worst things mostly lead to great live-changing things. just remember that...

[Kingopersia]

I love this song for Tom's relaxed voice in contrast to all his other songs

[luckyrulezdood]

Greatest lyrics ever

[ACDC2K10]

I-empire = Best Album Ever Made

[leeisDARK]

@ACDC2K10 You are poorly mistaken, it is actually an album by a little known band called "Blink-182". The album is called "Enema Of The State", thank you.

[JohnDaKilla]

@leeisDARK Personally I can't pick out the "best" blink album because they're all different. From Flyswatter to their self-titled, to their new one in the works, they're all INSANE. As far as AVA goes, I think I-Empire > LOVE

[leeisDARK]

@JohnDaKilla Yeah defenitely, but since i left that comment i've came to the conclusion that dude ranch is actually they're best album imo :)

[JohnDaKilla]

@leeisDARK YESS. Haha I love Dude Ranch. Especially their song Voyeur. :D I'm so stoked for this summer. new album + Blinkumentary + New Tour!

[leeisDARK]

@JohnDaKilla Yep! 20/06/12 for me :D

[JohnDaKilla]

@leeisDARK I haven't got tickets yet :'(

[MyWolfScars]

Story of my life...

<3

[cupramac]

how does Tom know so much about my childhood!

[anarchysham1]

i forgot about ava and blink im a massive blink i have loved them since i was 8 years old but im in to really fast and heavy punk havent really listen to them in a good 6 months really but this song as bought it all back :) thank you tom :)

[anarchysham1]

i really cant stop listenin to this

[anarchysham1]

this makes +44 look so bad

[bigboylilmomma]

@tylarow 1. Were not friends 2. I DO WHAT I WANT MOTHER FUCKER, it's the freedom of speech 3. Your apparently another one of the pussy bitches 4. Music can inspire but don't talk about suicides on YouTube, they didn't have the balls to do it anyways

[bigboylilmomma]

@Tedwinable I DO WHAT I WANT!

[bigboylilmomma]

@Tedwinable coming from another emo Fag... Just enjoy the song, I know I did... Minus the blood, scene clothes, and extreme depression

[Tedwinable]

@bigboylilmomma yep, thats me, at age 15, going to a private Christian school. But hey, at least you enjoyed the song

[Tedwinable]

@bigboylilmomma and does it seriously bother you that much that other's lives benefit from this song? I mean for God's sake, you don't have to go ranting and post a extremely selfish comment on YouTube.

[bigboylilmomma]

this is a great song but to all the faggots who say this song saved there lives or changed it in some way, i say fuck you. look back at your lives and you could probably find a better way to describe your live and still have come to the same conclusion. dont bring this shit to the public and dont fucking complain about your problems, NO ONE CARES OR GIVES A SHIT.

[Tedwinable]

@bigboylilmomma dude, what a dick comment.

[tylarow]

@bigboylilmomma dude you're a dick. if people want to share how this song's lyrics inspired them to change, or feel better about how things are going, who are you to say they can't? freedom of speech, mother fucker. embrace it for what it really is, a source of inspiration for people who need it. what is music, but an expression of one's feelings, or a vent when you want to explain how you feel, but cant quite put it into words? be a little more open-minded, my friend.

[Mr23brandon23]

the dude on the top left looks like eminem and mark mixed a little

[Ellicopter]

best angels & airwaves song

[09crf250dreamz]

@Ellicopter id say its an endless tie between all of them!

[godverdegodverdegod]

Thanks AvA, for getting me through the hardest period of my life.

Thanks for being the only band in the world that can make music that -just for a couple of minutes- makes you forget about all your problems.

Thanks for everything. I wouldn't be here anymore if it wasn't for this music.

Thanks for teaching me that life is something that you can make yourself. Every decision you make, every step you take, it's all in your hands.

I'm on top of the world again. Thanks a thousand times.

[MLGK1LLTACULAR]

@godverdegodverdegod holy fuck i just listened to Valkyrie missile before this mind=blown

[TPKKPT]

@godverdegodverdegod Glad you are doing good mate  :) thumbs up

[MrCbone93]

@TheBryceC so that's why they have likes and replies to their comments right?

[alwaysontop19]

its so weird, every lyric in this song relates to my life so much. What a great song!

[BooMers232]

@alwaysontop19 Same hereeeeeeeeeee

[vtkkcasey]

i almost came to tears at the end of the first verse to the chorus, I can relate to this song so much

[xRadicalAurax]

"It's all success if it's what you need, do what you like and do it honestly" = my high school senior quote :)

[BizzyD16]

There is no telling if blink 182 box car racer or angels and airwaves is better. It is about what each song means to you. This song summed up my life in under 5 minutes because of how similar my life growing up was to toms. The thing is i would never take back the past its made me all who i am inside. I was on the verge of suicide, but this song came on and in a matter of 5 minutes i made my life a dream in two weeks. This song saved my life and is the reason why i am writing music today.

[TheHighDreams]

Tom is one hell of a writer!!..AvA all day long!

[crazyravioli101]

This song is simply amazing.

[gamer46ful]

MY EARS ARE HAVING AN ORGASM!!!!

[MusicMan31127]

dude do you no when blinks new album and or single is comin?

[HalfDeadFatGuy0]

its so incredible how he can write a song so straight forward about growing up and blink and developing into angels and an adult, but have it have such a strong message.

[spparkie1]

It`s a song about Toms life.

[tardonamoto9]

"My dad moved out about that year or so,

It took me hours to start a punk rock band

to offset my fucked up family man,

and as I helped my mom would start to cry,

I swore ourselves a better life." i hear you on that

[myers616]

after tom left blink and started AVA ,you can really hear tom's influence on blink's music. Im honestly glad tom left becuase now he's able to persue everything he wants musically without having to make mark and travis happy. Tom by himself is way more serious and im happy to see he's making the music you can tell he's always wanted to.

[linkinzoolander]

@myers616 you do know they're back together now..right?

[myers616]

@linkinzoolander....yea a couple friends of mine saw there first show.i still love blink and they remind me soooo much of growing up but i find now after blink that it was really tom who gave the band their dynamic sound.no knocking blink i just love to see tom do his own thing.

[bootsANDglitter]

This is my 2nd favorite song by Angles & Airwaves. 1st is defiantly Sirens. This song touches me so deeply.

[DiarrheaGivermusic]

I cry everytime I listen to this song.. i think it's the deepest song wrote by Tom, cause it's so personal.. IT GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO WAKE UP EVERYDAY A GRAB MY GUITAR AND PLAY

[Eventual420]

Tom didn't hang around and wait. He put out 3 new albums loaded with great songs.

Mark and Travis waited around, for Tom to come back.

[ChadsSmith]

@Eventual420 +44 released WYHSBeating and had two tours, TRV$ DJAM released two demos and had multiple spots and headlines, Travis collaborated with an ungodly amount of people as well about to release his solo album Mark wrote singles for Alice in Wonderland and Fired Up, Mark produced 4 different singles on various band albums as well as produced 10 WHOLE ALBUMS (including MCSoundtrack, Idiot pilot, NFGlory). tom is great but its not like Travis and Mark have been thumbing their A**holes.

[ChadsSmith]

@Eventual420 Not to mention Mark hosts a television show on Fuse now as well

[pepsigosselinavril]

He isnt comparing himself to jesus. hes talking about his life..geez

[kylecava]

HEY! This isn't Stravinsky! God dammit!

[kailea2323]

@kylecava no shit.

[tinkerbelcutie17]

@kylecava Its better than Stravinsky isn't it? :D

[addeton]

How did we survive the years before AvA? And how am i gonna survive when AvA is no more :( hope i die before they quit lol, nah just joking :) ain't gonna write emo comments olol :P

[florosolo]

It is a great song, and Tom Delonge is a very talented person. What surprises me is that the title and lyrics make it sound like he wants to present himself as a person that resembles Jesus? That makes it a little weird.

[samprobear]

@florosolo I think he's drawing comparisons between himself and Jesus, yes. I don't think it's in a prideful way though. You know what I mean?

[kiddsatan666]

i saw AVA in concert last april dream come true tom your my idol!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yenebif827]

Wow love this song, it's amazing.

[JackH152]

Amazing

[theerwinrommel1891]

this song kicks azz !!!! THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IS MINE !!!!! cant wait for the new blink 182 album

[EasyDoesIt42O]

this song really means alot to me and it sounds a little cliche but the sad part is...

i can relate so much to this song

this song helps get me right outta bed in the morning:)

[coloradofleamarket]

@EasyDoesIt42O it's not cliche when it's the truth (: same goes for me. tom's the reason i AM myslef, the reason i'm not scared to be me and to get out of bed, grab my guitar, and tell my story to the world. it's mine, it's all of ours

[Kingjr559]

1:41 i tell myself the same thing everyday ;D

[vippernarf]

@Kingjr559 You know... this means war. ;P

[Salger12]

Love this song. Sometimes just gotta tell yourself you're awesome :)

[blink182obsession13]

Plus 44 is awesome

AvA is super duper good

Boxcar racer is AMAzing

but Blink 182 is freaking the best!!! Nothing will beat that! Blink 182 forever, and ever=]

[Renthore987]

@blink182obsession13

i want to make a thousands more accounts, just to like this comment

[blink182obsession13]

@Renthore987 Haha yeah lol=]

[mudkipman802]

@blink182obsession13 You mean Blink-182 forever and after ;]

[deth349]

@blink182obsession13 I like both but why are you gonna talk about blink when this is an ANGELS AND AIRWAVES song.?

Get out with it dude there 2 different bands, 2 different genres.

I know the lineup thing but ya stop.

[blink182obsession13]

@deth349 Very true. Hey im not puting any of them down. In my opinion Blink is better. I mean, Blink 182 is the roots of all of them. If there was no blink would there be an Ava or +44? or Boxcar Racer?? Most likley not. So it makes Blink 182 that much better. But i see where your coming from.

[juke2k9]

@blink182obsession13 Does not make blink better. cause you can't compare 2 different bands. But i do agree with you. No blink = no ava. :)

[willsevysmile]

@blink182obsession13 I think Blink is better than AVA. However, your reasoning for why blink is better is retarded. Saying a band was responsible for another band's existence does not make the original band automatically superior. A band's greatness should be measured by its music and its overall vibe- not by something as pointless as why it exists.

[blink182obsession13]

@willsevysmile I think that your very right, if it was any other bands. But if Blink didnt become famous ever, would Ava, would TOm have even thought of it? Would he have ever met the other guys to even form Ava? WOuld it still be the same Ava as it is today? Maybe it would be the same Ava, who knows. But hey its just my opinion. Doesnt mean its true.

[Rjmorg]

@blink182obsession13 its true