If you have never seen Shinedown live put it on your bucket list they are phenomenal and one of the best live Acts in the business . I get chills just thinking of the memories of their show and even bigger chills in expectation of seeing them again this summer . Everyone has their own monsters and Shinedown is one of the best treatments for them they are changing lives through their music and helping countless lives . They should go down in history as one of the most amazing groups of people to ever have Grace this Earth . THANK YOU
Going to see them Friday!!! Won guestlist only pair from 97.1 The Eagle. Place only holds 1800 max. Taking my daughter. 1st concert with her and she's 20👊🤘🔥 Going through a 20 yr marriage divorce🤷♂️
My monster was RAGE... At every fucked up thing I saw being deployed.... RAGE was a normal reaction for everything .... Being home was even worse than combat because I rebelled against seeking help... In combat I could take care of it... Being home I had no control,that part was lost.... But good people never gave up on me... Now I'm just a man trying to make it through life one day at a time.... Please don't give up on the ones you love.... They're still in there you have to reach them and break those damn walls down....
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country.The sacrifices that you and your family made defending our freedom,is only appreciated by a select few,which is sad.Bless you for coming home,and being as strong here,as your where in battle.CARRY ON!
Thank you for your service and sacrifices you gave up for all of us it’s good to hear you had ppl on your side I’m at the point where I have no one everyone has walked away from me and I’m alone pushing every day to not give up to try and make it for my kids I’m so tired and all I wanted was for someone to be here for me to not give up on me but I see now no one cares I just hope it gets better before I call it quits
Love the song. 32 years and going with a woman who stuck with me through 26 years in the Army and 5 and a half years deployed. The last my son and daughter were 12 and 8 when I left and 3 years later. Military wives bold a family together under circumstances most could not fathom. Our children are not where they are today because of us, but because of my wife who guided them when I was gone. That to me is the ultimate love a wife can give to not just a husband but a family. No one can ever tell me my wife did not sacrifice anything more or less than I have ever done. Our children would not have the they values they have now if not for the sacrifices of their mother who fulfilled the duties of a mother and a father when I was deployed. Never discount the sacrifices of a military spouse!
Wow very powerful.. we are a military family and your so right.. my Mom was and is the ultimate Military wife. My Dad was in Vietnam 3 tours and in the hospital for months when coming back.. unfortunately he suffered from PTSD and honestly really never came home.. my Mom has always pulled this family together... They divorced and remarried.. The trauma it caused was and is real.. God Bless Him and RIP. he died 21 years ago on August 28th 2003 of Cancer related to Camp Lejuene. He was a killer Marine and very proud as I am.. He truly gave his whole life to this country.. 😢.. Peace Dad.. Believe me my Monsters are real.
This was ABSOLUTELY ME on February 20, 2023. It’s coming up on a year since I sat in that parking lot and, through uncontrollable tears, said out loud to myself, “I am SO SORRY, MOM! I just cannot do this for ONE MORE DAY!” and as I reached for my gun from the passenger’s seat, God was with me…I had left it at home. Through an adjustment to medication, I was myself again six hours later and have been well since. I found this song and it has helped me a LOT! Mental illness is a DISEASE, not a disgrace! I am so thankful I had a family who saw something was wrong and encouraged (no…begged and FORCED) me to call my doctor. Thank you, Shinedown, for making sure awareness never falls into the background! ❤️
I'm grateful that you lived on to post this message in 2024. Many others were not so fortunate. It's been a lot longer for me, since the day I almost did the unthinkable, it will have been 30 years in June of next year. My family was not "there for me." I was 17 & I just wanted to get away from the pain in my chest I'd felt for weeks since the woman I loved most in this world abandoned me without a word or leaving any sort of explanation why. I don't know now what really stopped me. For many years I believed that it was genuinely divine intervention but another part of me suggests that it was a psychological break from reality, born from the instinct to survive, that made me pull the scalpel out & throw it across the room before I did anything irreversible. Whichever one it was I distinctly heard a woman's voice utter the words, "What if she finds out?" I didn't recognize the voice & yet it felt like I knew this voice carried power as well as authority. I knew right away what it meant. What would my ex do if she found out I'd taken my life because of her disappearance? In that same moment I KNEW that despite my family not "being there for me," they knew I was suffering & would go to the ends of the Earth or even beyond, to make certain my ex bore the full weight of that knowledge. No matter how badly I hurt, no matter how I couldn't take a full deep breath, no matter how difficult it was to sleep & no matter how hard it was to just continue to exist another day; I never wanted to hurt my ex. My love for her was just THAT great & even if I never saw her or spoke with her again I wished for her all the best in life. I decided there & then that I would live if only to spare her the pain that I so thoughtlessly almost heaped upon her. I lost any recollection of the subsequent 2 months & many of my earlier memories with her were warped, twisted or had pieces missing here or there. After I became cognizant again the world was somehow very different. I was the same person but at the same time I wasn't. I had most of his memories but the person inside was very, very, different. I've recovered most of the memories that were lost & most of the rest have gotten straightened out. I'm sure there are still pieces missing but they aren't so important anymore. It's all in the past & I now have something far more important. A wife that has loved me for 28 years, two amazing children, well ... they're both adults now, but they'll always be our children. Furthermore I'm comfortable in my own skin now without needing someone else to make me whole. Perhaps that's the most important thing I've gained.
I can't even say best friend because the person my tribe lost last year on February 25, 2023 was so much more then that to us all. He was more than a father, more than a husband, more than a friend or a brother. He was a part of our souls..the literally bridge between two groups of people coming together in an unimaginable way. Not a single day has been the same since, his life and his death has bonded us in a magical fucking way and it is so fucked that he isn't here. His gun unfortunately was with him. It doesn't feel like nearly a year...but here we are. I am so happy you are still here, even if you don't know me.
BelfastBailey, thank you for your courage in sharing that, and for your amazing courageous willingness to get better and to receive help. 😢❤🩹 Whether it is neurological or from trauma monsters are real - "if I get trapped they'll never heal" - you set them free.
We can have everything in the world and even then, it's not enough, because the monsters in our head won't go away, telling us that we don't deserve it. If I didn't get married 2 1/2 years ago and have my daugter 19 months ago, I don't think I'd be here anymore. Because without them? I wouldn't of cared to try and get help. But they need me. And your mom and the rest of your family needs you. Love ya fam. Keep your head up. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome! I freaking love this! Thank you for the laugh I needed it. I've been saying this to the wrong people the whole time lol... my narcissisticly abusive mother & narcissisticly abusive spouse. I guess I'm going to see the priest on Sunday haha!
I'm not a veteran. I'm a child abuse survivor. Well sometimes I feel like I've survived, sometimes I'm still there. My monsters are real. This song helps me get out my anger and tears that poison me daily
Its ptsd not ptsdfw the disorder cares not if you were in war or not the only thing to remember is to keep fighting cause there is no such thing as post traumatic stress disorder from war its just post traumatic stress disorder
ONE of the most under-rated bands EVER. Absolutly amazing lyrics, great music and the SOUL of the songs hits you right in the heart. Rock on Shine down.
I'm an active duty Marine, a survivor of sexual assault, and a recovering alcoholic. My monsters are real, and I know if I give into them, I won't be here tomorrow. Powerful song yet again Shinedown
Personally, that's when I 🙏 and meditate...I then realize I must stop trying to face them alone by suppressing my guardian angels...I then hit the weights, run, or do pushups and allow my guardian angels 💪 to strengthen and empower me...I then, proverbially, toss my shield to the side, as I smirk 😏 in the face of the demons, and then watch them run... it's a daily battle, which never gets easier; I may have lost a few battles, but I'm winning the war, as, through God, I'm here 🙏💪👍🫡 SEMPER FI!!! Together we are stronger... don't go it alone!
I was a pain pill head bad for 15 years.i sware if I didn't reach out to God continuously I wouldn't be here .My monster is methadone treatment. ITS a life saver I wasn't expecting to help ..God threw me a life line after he seen I was sincere and rapid detox didnt work cold turkey I couldn't handle withdraw I only made it 26 days .I lost my 2 kids my hubby for a week. WHEN we married it was sincere sealed with Jesus ...My addiction was my monster but you know what f it .i am.goung up with Jesus .I got my family I am.a work in progress but I aint high on methadone and haven't had a pain pill since Nov 2014 .He carries even when you don't notice ..God bless .nothing here on earth is worth not being in heaven with him forever .No one but Jesus will get us to Father ❤Praying for you .Idk why your comment stood out .Well yeah I do Jesus ...take care
This band is my go to when the depression and anxiety try to take over. Their music always helps me crawl out of the hole that threatens to swallow me whole.
Been suffering with PTSD since 2008 serving on Ops in Afghan, literally everyday is a struggle battling the demons, amount of times I have stopped myself taking my life. The monsters never go away they try to drag me down daily. This song gets me so much I listen to it on repeat.
When this song first came out it was shortly after my father was diagnosed with ptsd. I’m a daddy’s girl and he was really honest with me about what he’s going through and gone through since getting out of the service. When I heard this song not only did it resinate with me on a personal level but all I could do was think about my dad. I sent it to him and he called me later crying, which he never does and he told me that this song was what he’s gone through since ‘98. Thank you Shinedown for this and so many other songs that have helped me and my father not just heal but survive.
David Silva thank you. We are still struggling a little bit we are working though it. Fingers crossed I get enough saved up so I can take my dad to see them live. It’s always been a dream of his and since I’m in college it’s maybe $5 a pay check that I can save.
Every single human being on this planet knows this pain, this emotion and how it feels! We all have that pain, those skeletons and monsters deep down inside us all. This song is a pure representation that we, as human beings and society, need to talk about this and address it!! Bring the monsters and skeletons into the light!! Talk to someone!!!
I'm a 36 year addict, i have carried Monsters my whole life and yes they kill. I'm lucky making it to 50. There's better and younger men than me laying in the ground everywhere because of these Monsters.
My 17 year old daughter died because she thought she was taking half of a Percocet. It ended up being fentanyl. She never woke up to go to school the next day. I pray you find help for your monsters. My daughter died from hers.
RIP those 13 soldiers that lost there lives in Kabul. My heart goes out to the friends and family members of these soldiers. FALLEN BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Shinedown has been like therapy to me since I was fortunate enough to discover them. Their lyrics and energy of their awesome music speaks volumes to me.
I can not express how much I love this band. They have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life. Keep rocking on and being awesome. #SHINEDOWN #FOREVER
"I can not express how much I love this band. They have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life." Absolutely brother. My sentiments precisely.
Brent Smith is one of those vocalists that even other vocalists envy. He is remarkably humble, a loving father, a loyal Christian, And absolute gentleman, and a devoted rock star who cherishes every single fan as if they were family. Anyone else dare to disagree with that? Yeah, I didn't think so.
I just saw them in concert for the first time about a week ago. The lead singer spent several minutes talking about how both he and the band are passionate about mental health and how it's often downplayed in society. I now have the upmost respect for this band. Also, this guy can freakin' sing...let me tell ya!! Go see them if they come even remotely close to where you are.
A survivor of mental and emotional abuse, as well as neglect, this song has saved my life more times than I can count in the past 7 years. Thank you to Shinedown for being there for me when I wasn't even there for me.
I an a survivor of abuse I had to get a pfa on my ex I put up with it for 10 years. Don't know why I was with hem .it be 6 months now . I am leaning to love my self . Have a safe place for my kids and me .
My dad killed moms boyfriend after they were divorced for 3 years. He told me to get a pen, that drawer had the gun. I was 7. Watched him put 6 bullets in him....my dad is my monster. Even today I get nightmares. I am 60.
@@jeanwonnacott2718 that's absolutely horrifying. I'm sorry you had that happen to you. 😖 I know you've been dealing with that for a really long time, but I hope you can find peace some time. Nobody should have to live with something like that...
I can relate to you mate. 18 years old here and suffered abuse from my own mother. I don't feel any overarching hate or any strong emotion though even though I should feel it. I've just come to accept it and focus on improving myself and trying my best not to become like her.
Within the last few days, I finally said goodbye to my "family" after years of emotional abuse and a few occasions of physical assault from my alcoholic brother. I was always the good son, trying to do everything in my power to help after my father passed away. I finally hit a breaking point and realized just how much this song resonates with my situation. It's ironic, the ones we hold close to us are always the ones who purposely cut the deepest
Hey, Kevin, Are you doing well now? I truly hope so! Sometimes we need to leave in order to keep ourselves safe and sound. Now it is the time to find a new family... Of people who think like you, make you smile, make you feel warm and loved. I am smiling from the other side of the world, Hristi
I'm 59 also. My son turned me on to Shinedown. I met the singer (can't remember his name) back when 45 was there big hit. I got a signed poster for my son!
Every time I hear this song I can vent everything I carry inside every day. I have been battling anxiety and depression for years. There are days that although I feel better, I know that my monsters are tormenting me. This song helps me get out what I feel. Thank you Shinedown. My favorite band forever.
it disturbs me to know there's people out there hurting more than me. people working through your monsters, there's hope. its never too late to change your mind. take it one day at a time and dont let the negative thoughts get you down.
Monsters grow stronger the more you let them feed on you. I myself have allowed them to feed on me for years but the struggle lessens the harder you fight to keep them out of your life. Strive on people they will subside. Strive On.
I Feel Like giving Up On The World, These Monsters Are Killing Me Slowly. And I dont now my purpose in life, this band and their music is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I am a survivor of a very traumatic upbringing as a child. This song gets me through most days. “My monsters are real” My monsters are literally my parents and siblings. I’m 23 years old, and it’s just my son and I. I’m completely alone. I didn’t realize how alone I’d be this far into my life. This song literally saves me everytime
I did 2 tours, My first in Iraq, and the other in Afghanistan. Before, my father who was a Vietnam Vet never really talked about what he went through over there, that is until I came home from my first tour. It's funny how war can bring a father and son closer together. He passed away, and now I'm having a beer and remembering him. He was the only person who could really calm me down with this thing they call "PTSD". My wife just doesnt get it and these doctors don't either. Sometimes I wish that I'd never made it home. Semper Fi
I hear ya brother, but I'm glad you're still here my friend... I'm also a combat veteran Marine...I did both my tours in Iraq...2004-2005 and 2006... sorry to hear about your father...it was the same way for me with my grandfather...he passed away from "allegedly" COVID back during the peak... together we are stronger...If you need anyone to talk to or just wanna shoot the shit, vent, or someone to bounce thoughts off of, hit me up... SEMPER FI!!! 🙏💪👍🫡
@jherrington2009 Thanks brother I appreciate it. My condolences for your Grandfather, I've had Covid 3 times and the last time damn near took me out.I came home for the last time in August of 2010, almost 3 months after my daughter was born. Did you happen to spend any time in the Helmand Province? Nevermind I just noticed you did both tours in Iraq. Were you by any chance 26th Infantry?
I struggle with a demonic presence in my life. There is no pill that helps the voices. I don't believe they are imaginary or a sickness . It's a spiritual malady. My only weapon is the Lord Jesus Christ and so I place my trust in Him ...."BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD"yes my monsters are real. Yes they are trained how to kill. And yes they just laugh at how I feel. but remember"I HAVE GIVEN YOU POWER TO TREAD ON SNAKES AND SCORPIONS AND TO OVERCOME ALL THE DEVILS MAGIC.
I said the same thing...Chester can never be replaced. This is their move forward, and I love her!!! She brings her own raw, live, metal aspect to the new generation Linkin Park!! ❤🎉
My mother was my monster. It's hard for many to understand the hate and fear a young child can have towards someone who's supposed to be his protector. The anger will live in me forever.
I totally understand! If you don’t embrace it, it will make you sick and literally kill you. I am 65 yrs old. I worked on it all my life. I hated her for not protecting me. But I did what I could with her and learned to accept the rest. She passed away in my arms this last August. With a smile on her face from COVID. I feel more whole than ever. Because I accepted the fact that she too was only human! Accept Forgive and move on!! I wish you peace!!
You can tear yourself apart with that thought believe me. I won’t say anything you haven’t heard before but I know where you are coming from and my heart goes out to you because there’s love out there ( I guess that’s why I have so many surrogate mother/father figures ) don’t let other people weigh your self worth benevolent people don’t tear each other down they lift them up
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
The song was released the day after my 17 year old son passed away. His girlfriend sent me this song because of how much he loved Megan. This song says everything I have been feeling for the last 13 days! Thank you Megan! RIP Matt I love and miss you so much!
Mines seeing my beautiful son pass away as I held him and kissed his face held his hand I told him to go he had a job to do and his heart stopped beating after I said that to him. He was 22 years old and was injured in a horrible car crash. He was an organ donor and saved three lives he's my hero and beautiful Angel watching over us all i miss him every second of every day.
I don’t know you or your son. But thank you for sharing. I received knee ligaments from an organ donor 15 years ago. My knee is completely fixed. I’ll never know whose they were. So I will just thank you and your son.
My son was also 22 when he died from a car accident he died instantly there was no good byes. I don’t know if it made it worse or better. I do know I am grateful he did not suffer.
My dad just died recently and this song really does speak to me, he told me he related to this song with his cancer and looked over at me driving and said that ever since then I’ve always listened to this to keep going. For my dad and for myself. He fought a hard battle and still worked everyday. He was a good man
Typical when people are fighting monsters to think and disassociate an illness with an actual psychic attack not knowing there salvation is at stake never knew how to fight off an attack and just died for nothing happens to almost everyone, use this warning as a reminder when you meditate.
So this hits home for me. I am a combat wounded special operations veteran. My wife was having an affair with a 22 year old while I was fighting in Iraq in 2006/2007. I was blown up in a road side bomb that almost took my life. While I was recovering from my wounds alone, this was my nightmare and my reality. I often wondered had I been killed that day would she have been that cold accepting my flag. The icy answer to my own question is yes as I caught her in bed with him once I returned home from my rehabilitation. I wanted to kill them both. My self control took over and luckily I saved myself. I was staring down the barrel of my own 45 for years after that. My monsters are real, I did get trapped and my wounds will never heal. Thank you #ShineDown I've listened to this song and played this video countless times. It helps me visualize my own dark experience and allows that anger to escape by watching this video. You couldn't have captured the Deamons I live with and I know countless other veterans live with or take their life any better. 🇺🇸 #22aday #Veterans #OIF
That is some real live shit. I share your pain on the cheating. I knocked on doors only to be unanswered by the pussy who hid behind them. Rock on soul brother!
Damn, I feel ya brother, I may only be 16 and never have experienced to horrors of war, I know what you feel, for her to cheat on you as you fight for your country, to come home injured and half dead, to come home to her, in bed with another man, shit's rough man, to hell with humans, cheating and lying bastards the lot of em, and to the few who aren't, thank you, you sir are an inspiration, Life takes turns, and most don't go how we always want, get better my man
I am glad that the music that we hear touch us in ways we never could imagine god bless u all for that beautiful and fucking incredible feeling. Break throughs like that music touches my soul that way and sometimes other kinds of therapy and I would say can't touch Us in ways that music can and it's impressive how it does I mean everyone relates to some kind of music or another and music heal the soul I think personally but enough of my Babble I think this is a great band I think they're all great bands and doesn't matter what genre music is beautiful and it is real and I can relate to most of it just didn't just like anybody else so thank you for sharing
@@shoaibmalik9096 The type of meme itself or the fact that I used it to show how this video and the Get Up video are just visual parts of the same story that we as the fans and audience weren't expecting? 😂
I'd like to think I'm running and avoiding my ungodly fucked up past but deep down it what drives me to be the bada$$ that I need to be for my daughter, and to protect what's mine
I was bullied relentlessly throughout elementary school. The teachers were told, the principalS (plural) were told and did nothing. I was suspended twice for defending myself, when my parents asked why the ones who were making fun of me weren't punished as well, according to that bitch, "there's no proof they did anything wrong" (I honestly believe she was a moron, I was outnumbered by these jerks, so because my story was different from theirs, I must be lying? Really?), and I learned this years later, but she brought my younger sister into her office to ask her if I did this sort of thing at home, she answered sarcastically "what do you think?" and the moron started to write down "yes" to which she said "that's a no" and she erased it and wrote no. She did not have any qualifications to be around elementary school kids. She would be considered one of my worst enemies along with that class of creeps I was stuck in. Also a reason why when someone says "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy," I say, "then they aren't your worst enemy" I'd wish that on mine in an instant. Those punks got away with their shit. I had to learn by moving across the country that not all schools work that way, so there's that. I moved back to my hometown since and I'm almost certain some of them are in prison now. But then again, especially in CA, who knows. The criminals can steal from a store and not get arrested for it so they could very well be doing whatever and not getting punished for it. If I ever recognize them; I'd probably punch them with everything I have. Consequences be damned.
In order to understand great peace and love you must have had to endure some hard times. It shows you how to understand that your just human and it can't be bad forever !
This song reminds me of my addiction. Im clean for about one and a half year. Ive never been that strong and happy, totally different person! I wish for you who read this comment that you gonna get it and realize what is wrong inside of you! Peace and Love brothers and sisters!
well done man we're proud of you and i know people who have explained to me how they feel and i cant imagine fighting with that small demon in the back of your head who wants to go back to your drink and screw up everything you've worked towards
As someone who suffers from depression this song hits different. On days like today these songs really do make me feel like someone really does understand what I'm going through
@@hokagedattebayo2040 Linkin Park is my favorite band. I've been listening to them since I was 12 and I'm 37 now. They're music holds a special place in my heart
My monsters are severe depression, social anxiety, and the memories of my parents who have passed away. Sometimes, my monsters want to play and hurt me or worse, make me hurt myself.
I've been listening to this song since it came out. I've fought depression and feelings of worthlessness for years. This year, I was given a new light in my life my daughter. Now I fight those Monsters relentlessly. Keeping them at bay so that I can give her what she needs to become an amazing human being. I've got myself back into school after 10 years out to finish my degree. I'm have to stay here to show her that she can overcome whatever is thrown her way. And whenever I feel like giving up because things are getting hard again, I look at her and get back up and get back into the fight.
This song portrays how easy it is to hide the monsters inside. Everyone thinks they know you…but you never know the demons people are facing. That’s why I don’t believe suicide is selfish. Some people feel they have no way out, no other way to escape the monsters….
Saw this band along with Godsmack at Usana Amphitheater in Salt Lake City, Utah when this song was still new. These gentlemen are just phenomenal. Hell of a show to attend. Long live Shinedown.
I seen the main concert as the main event and let me tell you it’s one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. They draw you in and everybody around you just rocks out. It’s like you we come as a whole and we celebrate as a hoe and we party like a whole.
It’s hard to contain the monsters inside of us!!! Some people don’t get it or want to understand it!! They just want to judge everyone when they don’t know the pain that some go through!!! If this pertains to any of you just keep fighting and hanging on to life!! Trust in the good Lord above!!!
I've loved this angelic voice since the first time years ago in KC. But even more as the years go I love the person he has become. Yesterday I found out I'm gonna be fighting a monster that never had a clue was lurking. I will not lay down and give into it! I'm a fighter and a survivor. This beautiful soul and all of shinedown will be going on this journey with me because their music is my musical anthem! Thank you Shinedown for being you and much love always!
I'm a rape survivor and it was someone who I thought was my closest family member. When I met my husband I only knew few songs by Shinedown but he opened my world up to you guys, your music speaks my life experiences and emotions. Thank you for making a song that makes me feel stronger
I too was raped and stumbled upon this song and looked at the comments first. I was glad to find you here. I heal by reaching out and talking to women who have survived such as I am still doing.
just lost my brother to depression, all I can say is his monster where real. hope anyone out their feeling lost and depressed, just know your not alone your loved by someone, by a lot of someones. I now sing this song in pure anger, I deal with my own battles, yet now you add onto it because, Good for you, you fooled everybody. love you buddy, and please if your reading this with your own issues. keep fighting, it may seem endless, it may even be endless, but keep going man.
The reason I'm still here is down to the recognition that you don't destroy the pain when you go, you amplify it and multiply it by giving it to everyone who cares. It's the one truly selfish act. But I understand how much it takes not to let yourself fail those around you. It's a sacrifice you have to make, for which no one will ever give thanks. Especially when no one knows it's even happening, and you carry the burden alone for the sake of the people you love, knowing that if you tell them then you'll burden them and that they can't help you even if you do. You have the whole of eternity to not exist, so you may as well stick it out for the sake of others, rather than introduce endless pain and loss to their lives. "No one is coming to save you. You have to save yourself." Or at least pretend.
As a survivor of childhood SA can so relate to that lil girl hiding under her bed,,,,hoping and praying just this night just one night it didnt happen and you could just sleep.
This song reminds me that the demons in my head are real. Even if I can't "see" them, they're still there. I am validated in my fight for surviving over them, and it makes me know I'm not alone.
Somedays the nightmares and pain caused by the monsters that haunt me from my past. Started when my brother passed away in a house fire, to me ending up in a coma, losing myself and going to the hrough a separation, to now the world in covid.... Someday I hope we all reach that light at the end of this dark tunnel
I am an almost 59 year young woman (July 19th AND I would just like to let you all know that I am a REALLY huge fan!!! I LOVE your music and you know what "my monster was real" but NOT no more!!! I'm so happy now and finally "out of the dark" after over a quarter of a century!!! Keep it up guys, you all are doing GREAT!!! I sure hope that one of the band members reads thìs!
Most excellent Ms.Christine!! You keep being you, don't look back, while tomorrow isn't promised - nothing like today to make it happen! P.S. the last 4 numbers on your name, lol almost there. 5767 - Laverne and Shirley, 5 - 6 - 7 - 8! (Don't recall the rest of the song!
This song hits close to home for me. I suffered through years of emotional abuse without knowing. I have depression and am emotionally stunted. Everytime I hear this song I know I'm not alone and I feel a little better.
Yeah they left it to the imagination which was a good idea because then it's easier for people to insert their own scenario to finish the scene and thus make the song more relatable.
@@jenniferraisler5960 it may be that way but I don't really have any monsters that bother me that much, so I just really enjoy the song for what it is.
Because a lot of people have endured a lot of shit. I work in a prison and a lot of them are products of abuse. They turned to drugs to medicate themselves. They don't care about anything because no one ever cared about them as children.
This man is pouring his heart and soul out in this song, and damn can I relate. I have loved this band since I was in my 20's, and I love them just as much now. Keep up the amazing talent you have.
After getting out of the military the bottle was a friend till my wife woke me up. My monster was myself and the bottle. I owe my life to God, my better half ( wife ) my kids and family and friends for being there in my time of NEED. The only way to repay them now is for me to be there in their time of need. To help other vet's and live each day as if it was my last.
It would be very difficult for me to think of any term that disgusted me more than those words uttered continuously in the presence of virtually any soldier in the United States: "Thank you for your service." What service is actually being praised by those conditioned to say these empty words? Why are they thanking and praising nearly every soldier they see? Is it because hatred of the U.S. is increasing, and new enemies are being created in the Middle East and all around the rest of the world? Is it because thousands and thousands of innocent people are being killed now in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and many more are being threatened? Is it because 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 foreigners, mostly innocent civilians, have died just since World War II due to U.S. interference and war? Is it because indefinite detention without due process, torture, assassination, and rendition are now common and accepted practices? Is it because suicide rates among American soldiers have increased 80% since the Iraq War began? Is it because mental problems now send more military personnel to the hospital than any other cause? Is it because destruction and separation of military families is rampant? Is it because civil liberties have all but disappeared due to so-called terrorism legislation? (terror legislation would be more accurate) Is it because of the creation of the USA PATRIOT Act, Military Commissions Act, NDAA, TSA, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? Is it because of the massive buildup of killer drones abroad and at home? Is it because the huge deficit spending to support multiple aggressive wars is causing economic chaos? Is it because of the surging number of double amputees of American soldiers? Is it because of increasing energy costs due to the United States unwarranted presence in the Middle East region? Is it because the domestic police have now become a brutal militarized force, bent on controlling the entire population? I could of course go on, but the picture is clear. Those who continue to believe the propaganda about all U.S. wars leading to the protection of freedom, and to our national security, are blinded by ignorance, and consumed by pathetic false patriotism. No U.S. wars have ever served the purpose of freedom; they have only served to destroy it. Due to these wars of aggression and occupation, our freedoms are virtually non-existent today. We are spied upon, tracked, searched without warrant, sexually assaulted, and radiated. There are now checkpoints in many parts of the country where it is demanded that we "show our papers," and killer spy drones are filling our skies. Government agents and the military are patrolling all U.S. borders, and Blackhawk war helicopters sporting heavily armed soldiers hanging on tethers are flying over our cities. Because of these wars, the government has gained enormous power, and continues its assault on liberty. A police state environment has taken hold, and if not curbed soon, will lead to Martial Law in the near future. The DHS has purchased enough killing ammunition to murder more than twice the population, and on the say so of one man, Americans can and are being assassinated. Why? In order for our national security to be defended, we first have to be attacked. That has not happened. In order to protect freedom here at home, all foreign wars must cease, and all the government agencies and "terrorism" legislation created since 9/11 should be abolished immediately! Every U.S. base on foreign soil should be closed, and every troop stationed in another country should come home and enter the private sector. At least that would be a good start. There is a reason that the young are sent as cannon fodder to die in the wars of the politicians, bankers, and corporations. They are less likely to challenge the orders they are given; orders meant to be obeyed regardless of the immoral nature of those demands, and regardless of the horrible consequences they will most certainly face. Those who "serve" do not serve the people who falsely praise them; they only serve one master, and that master is the nation state and its benefactors. It is not "we the people." Thank you for your service? Absolutely not! We can't afford any more of this kind of service!
@@RealRickyRoss what the HELL!! Move on!!! You must not have meet a person with the love of their Country!! They don’t do to “serve” a master! Some do it so they can pay their way threw school!! No Freedom Is Never Free!! Nothing in life is!! But because of them and the ppl like them in the past give you the right to say what you want!! Just like it gives me the right also!! So, should we stand down and watch ppl get murders by their own leader?? Should we let ppl come into are house because they want to and do what they want, and say it will be okay! We will just turn the other Cheek. There are consequences for waking up everyday! Funny how y’all can bad talks military/cops till shit hits the fans, and the next words out of your mouth is “Where” are they at? They are not here fast enough, oh we should have been prepared!! Some times a “Thank You,” can make a world of difference to a person!! Let’s hope you never have to make a choice between living and dying to do the right thing! May you never have to wake up every morning wth the regret if I could have done more! May you never have to live wth the consequence for your action having on someone else!! Yes, I know are Country isn’t prefect we have are problems! So, let’s not go there on that before you do!!! Rant over..., Take care & have a Blessed day!
If you have never seen Shinedown live put it on your bucket list they are phenomenal and one of the best live Acts in the business . I get chills just thinking of the memories of their show and even bigger chills in expectation of seeing them again this summer . Everyone has their own monsters and Shinedown is one of the best treatments for them they are changing lives through their music and helping countless lives . They should go down in history as one of the most amazing groups of people to ever have Grace this Earth . THANK YOU
They are one of the best I have ever seen
Going to see them Friday!!! Won guestlist only pair from 97.1 The Eagle. Place only holds 1800 max. Taking my daughter. 1st concert with her and she's 20👊🤘🔥
Going through a 20 yr marriage divorce🤷♂️
i saw them live in 2004 in Orlando for the hurricane relief show. They brought a 12 year old blind fan onstage to play Fly from the inside.
Yess they are incredible live. Highly recommend it
So how did it
go ,outside or in. @DMenace_
I love how Brent puts so much energy!
Your emotions are contagious and make you feel the music.
He's probably just bipolar
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@@CinnamonGirl.11 And how would you know that.. Be so assumptive
U should c him on stage
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U gotta hear this track !!!
My monster was RAGE... At every fucked up thing I saw being deployed.... RAGE was a normal reaction for everything .... Being home was even worse than combat because I rebelled against seeking help... In combat I could take care of it... Being home I had no control,that part was lost.... But good people never gave up on me... Now I'm just a man trying to make it through life one day at a time.... Please don't give up on the ones you love.... They're still in there you have to reach them and break those damn walls down....
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country.The sacrifices that you and your family made defending our freedom,is only appreciated by a select few,which is sad.Bless you for coming home,and being as strong here,as your where in battle.CARRY ON!
Thank you for your service and sacrifices you gave up for all of us it’s good to hear you had ppl on your side I’m at the point where I have no one everyone has walked away from me and I’m alone pushing every day to not give up to try and make it for my kids I’m so tired and all I wanted was for someone to be here for me to not give up on me but I see now no one cares I just hope it gets better before I call it quits
Hey guy don't give up.....
Someone will be there for you if it's meant to be..... I substitute my dog for some of the humans I've met......
I'm sorry 😔 I know it might not feel like it now but things have a way of working themselves out hopefully things get better for you 🙏
Love the song. 32 years and going with a woman who stuck with me through 26 years in the Army and 5 and a half years deployed. The last my son and daughter were 12 and 8 when I left and 3 years later. Military wives bold a family together under circumstances most could not fathom. Our children are not where they are today because of us, but because of my wife who guided them when I was gone. That to me is the ultimate love a wife can give to not just a husband but a family. No one can ever tell me my wife did not sacrifice anything more or less than I have ever done. Our children would not have the they values they have now if not for the sacrifices of their mother who fulfilled the duties of a mother and a father when I was deployed. Never discount the sacrifices of a military spouse!
Wow very powerful.. we are a military family and your so right.. my Mom was and is the ultimate Military wife. My Dad was in Vietnam 3 tours and in the hospital for months when coming back.. unfortunately he suffered from PTSD and honestly really never came home.. my Mom has always pulled this family together... They divorced and remarried.. The trauma it caused was and is real.. God Bless Him and RIP. he died 21 years ago on August 28th 2003 of Cancer related to Camp Lejuene. He was a killer Marine and very proud as I am.. He truly gave his whole life to this country.. 😢.. Peace Dad.. Believe me my Monsters are real.
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This was ABSOLUTELY ME on February 20, 2023. It’s coming up on a year since I sat in that parking lot and, through uncontrollable tears, said out loud to myself, “I am SO SORRY, MOM! I just cannot do this for ONE MORE DAY!” and as I reached for my gun from the passenger’s seat, God was with me…I had left it at home. Through an adjustment to medication, I was myself again six hours later and have been well since. I found this song and it has helped me a LOT! Mental illness is a DISEASE, not a disgrace! I am so thankful I had a family who saw something was wrong and encouraged (no…begged and FORCED) me to call my doctor. Thank you, Shinedown, for making sure awareness never falls into the background! ❤️
I'm grateful that you lived on to post this message in 2024. Many others were not so fortunate. It's been a lot longer for me, since the day I almost did the unthinkable, it will have been 30 years in June of next year. My family was not "there for me." I was 17 & I just wanted to get away from the pain in my chest I'd felt for weeks since the woman I loved most in this world abandoned me without a word or leaving any sort of explanation why.
I don't know now what really stopped me. For many years I believed that it was genuinely divine intervention but another part of me suggests that it was a psychological break from reality, born from the instinct to survive, that made me pull the scalpel out & throw it across the room before I did anything irreversible. Whichever one it was I distinctly heard a woman's voice utter the words, "What if she finds out?" I didn't recognize the voice & yet it felt like I knew this voice carried power as well as authority. I knew right away what it meant. What would my ex do if she found out I'd taken my life because of her disappearance? In that same moment I KNEW that despite my family not "being there for me," they knew I was suffering & would go to the ends of the Earth or even beyond, to make certain my ex bore the full weight of that knowledge.
No matter how badly I hurt, no matter how I couldn't take a full deep breath, no matter how difficult it was to sleep & no matter how hard it was to just continue to exist another day; I never wanted to hurt my ex. My love for her was just THAT great & even if I never saw her or spoke with her again I wished for her all the best in life. I decided there & then that I would live if only to spare her the pain that I so thoughtlessly almost heaped upon her.
I lost any recollection of the subsequent 2 months & many of my earlier memories with her were warped, twisted or had pieces missing here or there. After I became cognizant again the world was somehow very different. I was the same person but at the same time I wasn't. I had most of his memories but the person inside was very, very, different. I've recovered most of the memories that were lost & most of the rest have gotten straightened out. I'm sure there are still pieces missing but they aren't so important anymore.
It's all in the past & I now have something far more important. A wife that has loved me for 28 years, two amazing children, well ... they're both adults now, but they'll always be our children. Furthermore I'm comfortable in my own skin now without needing someone else to make me whole. Perhaps that's the most important thing I've gained.
I can't even say best friend because the person my tribe lost last year on February 25, 2023 was so much more then that to us all. He was more than a father, more than a husband, more than a friend or a brother. He was a part of our souls..the literally bridge between two groups of people coming together in an unimaginable way. Not a single day has been the same since, his life and his death has bonded us in a magical fucking way and it is so fucked that he isn't here. His gun unfortunately was with him.
It doesn't feel like nearly a year...but here we are.
I am so happy you are still here, even if you don't know me.
BelfastBailey, thank you for your courage in sharing that, and for your amazing courageous willingness to get better and to receive help. 😢❤🩹 Whether it is neurological or from trauma monsters are real - "if I get trapped they'll never heal" - you set them free.
Peace from Ireland 🇮🇪 ✌🏼
We can have everything in the world and even then, it's not enough, because the monsters in our head won't go away, telling us that we don't deserve it. If I didn't get married 2 1/2 years ago and have my daugter 19 months ago, I don't think I'd be here anymore. Because without them? I wouldn't of cared to try and get help. But they need me. And your mom and the rest of your family needs you. Love ya fam. Keep your head up. Thank you for sharing.
Brent Smith- "MY MONSTERS ARE REEEAALL!"
Priest on the other side of the confessional- "Please don't shout."
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Lol. You made my morning, good sir
a literal lol
Awesome! I freaking love this! Thank you for the laugh I needed it. I've been saying this to the wrong people the whole time lol... my narcissisticly abusive mother & narcissisticly abusive spouse. I guess I'm going to see the priest on Sunday haha!
You still go to confessional? Seriously?
I'm not a veteran. I'm a child abuse survivor. Well sometimes I feel like I've survived, sometimes I'm still there. My monsters are real. This song helps me get out my anger and tears that poison me daily
Was abused for 13 years of my life in some of the sickest ways possible. I’m right here with you.
Ever had a cigarette put out on your skin
@@ashtondavis6826 A COUPEL OF TIMES;-----BY MYSELF; SOBER!!!!!!!!!!; I HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR 16 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 years.. i understand.. I wish you well
Its ptsd not ptsdfw the disorder cares not if you were in war or not the only thing to remember is to keep fighting cause there is no such thing as post traumatic stress disorder from war its just post traumatic stress disorder
ONE of the most under-rated bands EVER. Absolutly amazing lyrics, great music and the SOUL of the songs hits you right in the heart. Rock on Shine down.
Monster is cancer, am an 8 time survivor, and going through PTSD is big monster itself
Sorry buddy im with you
Stay strong you're the hero
You got this. I believe in you and your strength.
I'm an active duty Marine, a survivor of sexual assault, and a recovering alcoholic. My monsters are real, and I know if I give into them, I won't be here tomorrow. Powerful song yet again Shinedown
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@@cstz24 Semper Fi Devil
My monster is myself.But I thank you for your service.Semper Fi
Its in all of us, just need to learn* it and control it.
Yut and sh t.
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Thank you for your service!! And most importantly thank you for choosing to be a good person In this life, despite what you had to endure!
Anyone with mental disorders or any sort of addiction can totally relate to this song. Thank you Shinedown for making amazing music
Yeah I can.
Well said
No just a brown guy who likes this song
no cus......... MY MONSTERSSSS ARE REALLLL
%100 agree
How do u fight the monsters inside of u when it terrifies u
Personally, that's when I 🙏 and meditate...I then realize I must stop trying to face them alone by suppressing my guardian angels...I then hit the weights, run, or do pushups and allow my guardian angels 💪 to strengthen and empower me...I then, proverbially, toss my shield to the side, as I smirk 😏 in the face of the demons, and then watch them run... it's a daily battle, which never gets easier; I may have lost a few battles, but I'm winning the war, as, through God, I'm here 🙏💪👍🫡 SEMPER FI!!! Together we are stronger... don't go it alone!
I was a pain pill head bad for 15 years.i sware if I didn't reach out to God continuously I wouldn't be here .My monster is methadone treatment. ITS a life saver I wasn't expecting to help ..God threw me a life line after he seen I was sincere and rapid detox didnt work cold turkey I couldn't handle withdraw I only made it 26 days .I lost my 2 kids my hubby for a week. WHEN we married it was sincere sealed with Jesus ...My addiction was my monster but you know what f it .i am.goung up with Jesus .I got my family I am.a work in progress but I aint high on methadone and haven't had a pain pill since Nov 2014 .He carries even when you don't notice ..God bless .nothing here on earth is worth not being in heaven with him forever .No one but Jesus will get us to Father ❤Praying for you .Idk why your comment stood out .Well yeah I do Jesus ...take care
RUN AT IT
This band is my go to when the depression and anxiety try to take over. Their music always helps me crawl out of the hole that threatens to swallow me whole.
for sure. They give us good vibes as well!
Absolutely get it! Relatable on so many levels! Stay safe and healthy!
Amen! Especially this year 2020!
I feel that statement bro
how when they are so depressing?
This is one of those songs you have to restart before its over because it's so good...
Did the same thing lol
Literally been doing that for the last 30 mins
I thought I was the only one who did that with songs lmao. If I like a song I never let it finish xD.
Amen
Let's twin
Not many bands put this kind of ENERGY in their music anymore! These guys have unbelievable talent!
M Hand not many bands even play this kind of music anymore about real struggle
Most of the shit now is FAKE
I agree. This band came out of a lot of background noise (other bands) and has not changed but evolved and still kept who they are at their core.
well, you have green day and such
Goldentoasterpotato yeah I said most but Green Day has gotten away from there original and great roots
Green Day going more operatic on Boulevard of Broken Dreams turned me off a bit but their staying power in the industry is hard to dispute.
Been suffering with PTSD since 2008 serving on Ops in Afghan, literally everyday is a struggle battling the demons, amount of times I have stopped myself taking my life. The monsters never go away they try to drag me down daily. This song gets me so much I listen to it on repeat.
If you want another really good song is bulletproof by Godsmack
@ethanhirthler7585 thank you 😊
When this song first came out it was shortly after my father was diagnosed with ptsd. I’m a daddy’s girl and he was really honest with me about what he’s going through and gone through since getting out of the service. When I heard this song not only did it resinate with me on a personal level but all I could do was think about my dad. I sent it to him and he called me later crying, which he never does and he told me that this song was what he’s gone through since ‘98. Thank you Shinedown for this and so many other songs that have helped me and my father not just heal but survive.
Rock music soothes the savage beast
Your dad is lucky to have such a great daughter
Thank you so much. I am a daddy’s girl all the way.
Thank you for your bringing lite to what many go through. You both are fortunate to have each other.
David Silva thank you. We are still struggling a little bit we are working though it. Fingers crossed I get enough saved up so I can take my dad to see them live. It’s always been a dream of his and since I’m in college it’s maybe $5 a pay check that I can save.
Shinedown is such an underrated band. They’re so great.
What do you mean underrated they just got rated best rock band of the century
They are quite literally the opposite of underrated.
@@jeffsawyer5407 Really?😍❤
Underrated? Not even close, they are the band with most number one hits on Billboard Rock charts in history
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Every single human being on this planet knows this pain, this emotion and how it feels! We all have that pain, those skeletons and monsters deep down inside us all. This song is a pure representation that we, as human beings and society, need to talk about this and address it!! Bring the monsters and skeletons into the light!! Talk to someone!!!
Agreed 👍
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Rip Oct 6 2024 T.M.G. MISS U BABY
I'm a 36 year addict, i have carried Monsters my whole life and yes they kill. I'm lucky making it to 50. There's better and younger men than me laying in the ground everywhere because of these Monsters.
Take heart l’ve been there ❤you
My 17 year old daughter died because she thought she was taking half of a Percocet. It ended up being fentanyl. She never woke up to go to school the next day.
I pray you find help for your monsters. My daughter died from hers.
hey man, just a check in. you still here?
@@codylynn5861 yep
@@codylynn5861 in Aus man
RIP those 13 soldiers that lost there lives in Kabul. My heart goes out to the friends and family members of these soldiers. FALLEN BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Yes God Bless You and Our Country
I thank you for your good heart
Never forgotten and I will fight for Justice until my last breath! Born ready!
Amen🙏Prayers also for the injured and those left behind ❤
I'll NEVER FORGET THEM😥
Shinedown has been like therapy to me since I was fortunate enough to discover them. Their lyrics and energy of their awesome music speaks volumes to me.
Fortunate since 2004
Agreed. They've been there for the darkest and the brightest point in our lives too
Just a joke, but my volume bar also speaks volumes to me. 😂
Their songs always have a very amazing resonance with people that go through shit like the song “Bully” anyone that’s been bullied connects with that
@@gamekrave6143 ha ha ha
I can not express how much I love this band. They have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life. Keep rocking on and being awesome. #SHINEDOWN #FOREVER
Same!
Yep...me 3!! They have touched my inner being much like Pink Floyd back in another day and time
Same here. Been a fan since the first album. They have helped me understand my own journey and struggles like nothing else in my life.
"I can not express how much I love this band. They have helped me through some of the hardest times of my life." Absolutely brother. My sentiments precisely.
Never leave a man down
Brent Smith is one of those vocalists that even other vocalists envy. He is remarkably humble, a loving father, a loyal Christian, And absolute gentleman, and a devoted rock star who cherishes every single fan as if they were family. Anyone else dare to disagree with that? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Music like this is powerful. What would the world be without music?
Thank you Shinedown.
I'm so glad my dad took me to see them this year! They were totally worth it and put on a hella good show
I just saw them in concert for the first time about a week ago. The lead singer spent several minutes talking about how both he and the band are passionate about mental health and how it's often downplayed in society. I now have the upmost respect for this band. Also, this guy can freakin' sing...let me tell ya!! Go see them if they come even remotely close to where you are.
I got to see them when they can to the pavilion at star lake. Best concert in my opinion!
i just saw them too
i wish i could see kiss in person or ac dc but that was before my time i can only imagine
my wife and I have seen them 8 timesm they never disappoint.
Aftershock? I was there.
A survivor of mental and emotional abuse, as well as neglect, this song has saved my life more times than I can count in the past 7 years. Thank you to Shinedown for being there for me when I wasn't even there for me.
I an a survivor of abuse I had to get a pfa on my ex I put up with it for 10 years. Don't know why I was with hem .it be 6 months now . I am leaning to love my self . Have a safe place for my kids and me .
My dad killed moms boyfriend after they were divorced for 3 years. He told me to get a pen, that drawer had the gun. I was 7. Watched him put 6 bullets in him....my dad is my monster. Even today I get nightmares. I am 60.
@@jeanwonnacott2718 that's absolutely horrifying. I'm sorry you had that happen to you. 😖 I know you've been dealing with that for a really long time, but I hope you can find peace some time. Nobody should have to live with something like that...
Survival mode is that....for sure. But my faith is in my heart and that's what it is! Keep the prayers going ❤
I can relate to you mate. 18 years old here and suffered abuse from my own mother. I don't feel any overarching hate or any strong emotion though even though I should feel it. I've just come to accept it and focus on improving myself and trying my best not to become like her.
Leave the light on if you're able
'Cause we both know you're unstable
Call a doctor, say a prayer
Choose a god you think is fair
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Within the last few days, I finally said goodbye to my "family" after years of emotional abuse and a few occasions of physical assault from my alcoholic brother. I was always the good son, trying to do everything in my power to help after my father passed away. I finally hit a breaking point and realized just how much this song resonates with my situation. It's ironic, the ones we hold close to us are always the ones who purposely cut the deepest
Good for you brother
Hey, Kevin,
Are you doing well now? I truly hope so! Sometimes we need to leave in order to keep ourselves safe and sound. Now it is the time to find a new family... Of people who think like you, make you smile, make you feel warm and loved.
I am smiling from the other side of the world,
Hristi
U have mad strength n power use it to soar
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U gotta hear this track !!!
your last line hits real hard bro💯
This song is so powerfull, to anyone is struggling with depression or knows someone who is .
Jason Yancura or anxiety 💚
Yeah! And/or heartbreak! 💔
Like bipolar like me...did my wife married a monster🤫🤫🤫...
Yeah.... big ow
@@Pippi4TeaInTrees ,yep this song hits on so many different levels of pain.
I am 59 years old. “Found” Shinedown a few years ago. I can’t get enough of them.
I found them today through this song :^
I'm 59 also. My son turned me on to Shinedown. I met the singer (can't remember his name) back when 45 was there big hit. I got a signed poster for my son!
I'm 52 seen them in concert twice and looking forward to seeing them again. Best singer in rock right now. FYI try some Highly Suspect also.
*OK B O O M E R S*
I'm Gen X. Actually a year young than Kurt Cobain. Nice try
My monsters came back after my wife passed. Some days they scare me. I hope they go away, one day.
Every time I hear this song I can vent everything I carry inside every day. I have been battling anxiety and depression for years. There are days that although I feel better, I know that my monsters are tormenting me. This song helps me get out what I feel. Thank you Shinedown. My favorite band forever.
stay strong
You’re not alone friend. Things get better with time. Keep that head up.
Oh hell yes totally agree
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it disturbs me to know there's people out there hurting more than me. people working through your monsters, there's hope. its never too late to change your mind. take it one day at a time and dont let the negative thoughts get you down.
Yes I'm 47 and recently learned how I am my worst critic
There will always be some one going through more than you are
Monsters grow stronger the more you let them feed on you. I myself have allowed them to feed on me for years but the struggle lessens the harder you fight to keep them out of your life. Strive on people they will subside. Strive On.
I Feel Like giving Up On The World, These Monsters Are Killing Me Slowly. And I dont now my purpose in life, this band and their music is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I never was one for promises but I’ll do my damndest.
I am a survivor of a very traumatic upbringing as a child. This song gets me through most days. “My monsters are real” My monsters are literally my parents and siblings. I’m 23 years old, and it’s just my son and I. I’m completely alone. I didn’t realize how alone I’d be this far into my life. This song literally saves me everytime
It helps make us stronger. When we experience the worst everything after it is easy.
@@TheSupersisk I needed to hear that, thank you
@@melberchtold7652 of course. Stay strong and fight those monsters.
It feels like it being alone. Every. Single. Day. I know. But being alone is so much better than being abused.
Keep on going man! Raise your son!
I did 2 tours, My first in Iraq, and the other in Afghanistan. Before, my father who was a Vietnam Vet never really talked about what he went through over there, that is until I came home from my first tour. It's funny how war can bring a father and son closer together. He passed away, and now I'm having a beer and remembering him. He was the only person who could really calm me down with this thing they call "PTSD". My wife just doesnt get it and these doctors don't either. Sometimes I wish that I'd never made it home. Semper Fi
I hear ya brother, but I'm glad you're still here my friend... I'm also a combat veteran Marine...I did both my tours in Iraq...2004-2005 and 2006... sorry to hear about your father...it was the same way for me with my grandfather...he passed away from "allegedly" COVID back during the peak... together we are stronger...If you need anyone to talk to or just wanna shoot the shit, vent, or someone to bounce thoughts off of, hit me up... SEMPER FI!!! 🙏💪👍🫡
@jherrington2009 Thanks brother I appreciate it. My condolences for your Grandfather, I've had Covid 3 times and the last time damn near took me out.I came home for the last time in August of 2010, almost 3 months after my daughter was born. Did you happen to spend any time in the Helmand Province? Nevermind I just noticed you did both tours in Iraq. Were you by any chance 26th Infantry?
The hype for this music video was so real...
So happy it’s finally out 😍
Love the hell out of this man's voice.And true to the heart
Omg. This is.....no words. 😰😥😓🔥🔥💜💜
Is voice is heavenly
What a song! These guys will never let us down!
Was the hype as real as the monsters?
I'll show myself out.
For everyone out there like me, and this song hits home hard, you are not alone.
Thank you. I'm struggling right now. Good to know I'm not alone
I'm with you ❤
Thank you. 😭
Xx
I struggle with a demonic presence in my life. There is no pill that helps the voices. I don't believe they are imaginary or a sickness . It's a spiritual malady. My only weapon is the Lord Jesus Christ and so I place my trust in Him ...."BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD"yes my monsters are real. Yes they are trained how to kill. And yes they just laugh at how I feel. but remember"I HAVE GIVEN YOU POWER TO TREAD ON SNAKES AND SCORPIONS AND TO OVERCOME ALL THE DEVILS MAGIC.
Pure. Raw. Emotion. SHINEDOWN in my opinion has no bad songs out of all of them, genuinely impressed once more 👍
They really never miss a beat, every song is a blessing. And they're so diverse, sad songs and happy songs, angry songs, everything.
Agreed and that voice!!!!
agreed and i love your name lmao
I Admire these Guys. Very Inspirational. Sheila Cawthon
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I said the same thing...Chester can never be replaced. This is their move forward, and I love her!!! She brings her own raw, live, metal aspect to the new generation Linkin Park!! ❤🎉
If you’re listening to this, you have good taste in music
Or we strapped on the Uniform and need you to understand.
My volume was off. What happened!?
Durp Durpy :/
This is the best way to listen to the best of our knowledge
Thanks
My mother was my monster. It's hard for many to understand the hate and fear a young child can have towards someone who's supposed to be his protector. The anger will live in me forever.
I totally understand! If you don’t embrace it, it will make you sick and literally kill you. I am 65 yrs old. I worked on it all my life. I hated her for not protecting me. But I did what I could with her and learned to accept the rest. She passed away in my arms this last August. With a smile on her face from COVID. I feel more whole than ever. Because I accepted the fact that she too was only human! Accept Forgive and move on!! I wish you peace!!
You can tear yourself apart with that thought believe me. I won’t say anything you haven’t heard before but I know where you are coming from and my heart goes out to you because there’s love out there ( I guess that’s why I have so many surrogate mother/father figures ) don’t let other people weigh your self worth benevolent people don’t tear each other down they lift them up
I can't even imagine what you went through and what your still fighting. I'm so sorry.
All I can say is Amen to that on all levels.
Wow..i can only pray that u let go of that bitterness n forgive..its like a cancer it will eat u alive if u let it...God Bless
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Amen
man thats deep
This is true you got to know where the line is
@@bbaker3272 yea
Old Freddie also said God is dead... Man, he got that one wrong.
The song was released the day after my 17 year old son passed away. His girlfriend sent me this song because of how much he loved Megan. This song says everything I have been feeling for the last 13 days! Thank you Megan! RIP Matt I love and miss you so much!
Mines seeing my beautiful son pass away as I held him and kissed his face held his hand I told him to go he had a job to do and his heart stopped beating after I said that to him. He was 22 years old and was injured in a horrible car crash. He was an organ donor and saved three lives he's my hero and beautiful Angel watching over us all i miss him every second of every day.
Hello, how are you doing today? Thanks for your love and support❤
Sorry for your loss 😢
So hard to lose a child, my son was 23
I don’t know you or your son. But thank you for sharing. I received knee ligaments from an organ donor 15 years ago. My knee is completely fixed. I’ll never know whose they were. So I will just thank you and your son.
My son was also 22 when he died from a car accident he died instantly there was no good byes. I don’t know if it made it worse or better. I do know I am grateful he did not suffer.
"Allright, one song and then going to sleep"
*Listens to the whole Shinedown playlist*
Dragos Popovici high five 😂
Lol im doing that rn
I do this with shinedown and linkin park
god i hate when i accidentally listen to the entire shinedown playlist man, i just need sleep.
Shinedown is the best thing to happen to music since Aerosmith. If U don't like this band U don't like music.
shinedown easily one of the best rock underrated bands
Rippy
They’re not underrated at all. In fact they’re very popular
Underrated? This has 10 million views 😂
@@xBLXCKBRD 2 months ago it had barely a million
Don't forget Chevelle
I agree!
Still fighting the MONSTER, it never ends! It's an everyday battle.
Mike 😏
My dad just died recently and this song really does speak to me, he told me he related to this song with his cancer and looked over at me driving and said that ever since then I’ve always listened to this to keep going. For my dad and for myself. He fought a hard battle and still worked everyday. He was a good man
Cancer is a battle from hell. I fought hard for 6 years and still fight. Prayers for you and your family. Stay strong
God bless your fam my man
Carry the hardships of your father and your ancestors to help you push through your own hardships. God bless you brother.
Typical when people are fighting monsters to think and disassociate an illness with an actual psychic attack not knowing there salvation is at stake never knew how to fight off an attack and just died for nothing happens to almost everyone, use this warning as a reminder when you meditate.
my dad was murdered. 2 years ago and i still Rember the first time he played this song. r.i.p Craigory olson
So this hits home for me. I am a combat wounded special operations veteran. My wife was having an affair with a 22 year old while I was fighting in Iraq in 2006/2007. I was blown up in a road side bomb that almost took my life. While I was recovering from my wounds alone, this was my nightmare and my reality. I often wondered had I been killed that day would she have been that cold accepting my flag. The icy answer to my own question is yes as I caught her in bed with him once I returned home from my rehabilitation. I wanted to kill them both. My self control took over and luckily I saved myself. I was staring down the barrel of my own 45 for years after that. My monsters are real, I did get trapped and my wounds will never heal. Thank you #ShineDown I've listened to this song and played this video countless times. It helps me visualize my own dark experience and allows that anger to escape by watching this video. You couldn't have captured the Deamons I live with and I know countless other veterans live with or take their life any better. 🇺🇸 #22aday #Veterans #OIF
That is some real live shit. I share your pain on the cheating. I knocked on doors only to be unanswered by the pussy who hid behind them. Rock on soul brother!
Damn, I feel ya brother, I may only be 16 and never have experienced to horrors of war, I know what you feel, for her to cheat on you as you fight for your country, to come home injured and half dead, to come home to her, in bed with another man, shit's rough man, to hell with humans, cheating and lying bastards the lot of em, and to the few who aren't, thank you, you sir are an inspiration, Life takes turns, and most don't go how we always want, get better my man
Sorry this happened to you! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
They are all hoes brother.
Thank you for your Service! Hope everyday gets better for you!!
This song gave me the strength to talk about the abusive home I grew up in and cope with it all.
Respect 🤝🤘🏻
I am glad that the music that we hear touch us in ways we never could imagine god bless u all for that beautiful and fucking incredible feeling. Break throughs like that music touches my soul that way and sometimes other kinds of therapy and I would say can't touch Us in ways that music can and it's impressive how it does I mean everyone relates to some kind of music or another and music heal the soul I think personally but enough of my Babble I think this is a great band I think they're all great bands and doesn't matter what genre music is beautiful and it is real and I can relate to most of it just didn't just like anybody else so thank you for sharing
Know that we all send you strength and courage to fight the bad and find happiness and sheer joy in the good, You are loved!
Stay strong, self improvement is never easy. It’s always worth it. I’m proud of you for what it’s worth.
@НTTP Who ?
Sitting out on my deck thinking of my dad in heaven today on what would have been his 93 birthday. I miss him so bad
Dad dead at 89 4 years ago pray he around your dad in heaven
Shinedown: How deep and lowkey connected do we want Monsters and Get Up to be?
Also Shinedown: Yes.
TheDHCreator question where did this joke originate?
@@shoaibmalik9096 The type of meme itself or the fact that I used it to show how this video and the Get Up video are just visual parts of the same story that we as the fans and audience weren't expecting? 😂
@@shoaibmalik9096 Watch the video for Get Up. That may help you understand what he's saying.
I seen it too, they did an awesome job 😇
Brent Smith said this album was like a Book, a beginning middle and end. They wanted to create a story for their fans.
I used to run and hide from the shitty memories but the older I get I realize that if you can embrace them it makes you better and stronger
I'd like to think I'm running and avoiding my ungodly fucked up past but deep down it what drives me to be the bada$$ that I need to be for my daughter, and to protect what's mine
I was bullied relentlessly throughout elementary school. The teachers were told, the principalS (plural) were told and did nothing. I was suspended twice for defending myself, when my parents asked why the ones who were making fun of me weren't punished as well, according to that bitch, "there's no proof they did anything wrong" (I honestly believe she was a moron, I was outnumbered by these jerks, so because my story was different from theirs, I must be lying? Really?), and I learned this years later, but she brought my younger sister into her office to ask her if I did this sort of thing at home, she answered sarcastically "what do you think?" and the moron started to write down "yes" to which she said "that's a no" and she erased it and wrote no. She did not have any qualifications to be around elementary school kids. She would be considered one of my worst enemies along with that class of creeps I was stuck in. Also a reason why when someone says "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy," I say, "then they aren't your worst enemy" I'd wish that on mine in an instant. Those punks got away with their shit. I had to learn by moving across the country that not all schools work that way, so there's that. I moved back to my hometown since and I'm almost certain some of them are in prison now. But then again, especially in CA, who knows. The criminals can steal from a store and not get arrested for it so they could very well be doing whatever and not getting punished for it. If I ever recognize them; I'd probably punch them with everything I have. Consequences be damned.
I agree whole heartly
In order to understand great peace and love you must have had to endure some hard times. It shows you how to understand that your just human and it can't be bad forever !
Not all memories can be escaped. I still walk through the hell I was dropped into 5 years ago
This song reminds me of my addiction. Im clean for about one and a half year. Ive never been that strong and happy, totally different person! I wish for you who read this comment that you gonna get it and realize what is wrong inside of you! Peace and Love brothers and sisters!
You are an inspiration to us all. May love and happiness follow you everywhere!
well done man we're proud of you and i know people who have explained to me how they feel and i cant imagine fighting with that small demon in the back of your head who wants to go back to your drink and screw up everything you've worked towards
Congratulations. Keep it up. It only gets better. Sobriety date March 6,2013
Way to go. Keep your head up and moving forward.
Thank you
This song make me think of how silver wanted to win so much he was blinded by rage and never did win against Chris and finally gave up
I love this lead singer.. u can tell he feels every emotion in every song.. mad props to this band u guys are truly amazing
Yes!!! Truth 😁❤️💋
Brent is the best singer ever ❤️❤️
Best part is that he's so genuine live. You can tell he truly loves doing what he does and is super grateful to the fans!
Yep, these guys are great. If you haven't already try Breaking Benjamin, Alter Bridge, Seether and Three Days Grace, you'll like them too.
And so are you. ❤
Highly underrated song. This one hits deep.
Zaphod Stone I totally agree 100%
Zaphod Stone I couldn’t agree more!! ❤️
31 millions views says it kicks major azz! The mainstream can eat it!
Very true and 31 million people agree 👌
thats what she said also i agree i love this song
As someone who suffers from depression this song hits different. On days like today these songs really do make me feel like someone really does understand what I'm going through
I know what you mean ❤ Hang in there ❤️
They do bro.
you should listen to Linkin park, I feel the same way when I listen to them
@@hokagedattebayo2040 Linkin Park is my favorite band. I've been listening to them since I was 12 and I'm 37 now. They're music holds a special place in my heart
Same
My monsters are severe depression, social anxiety, and the memories of my parents who have passed away. Sometimes, my monsters want to play and hurt me or worse, make me hurt myself.
This song has taught me to be accepting of everyone's flaws and foils. Something I wish were taught by modern pop and rock.
Well Said!
It should be taught in school
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U gotta hear this track !!!
This song hits home for all of us!!! I am with everyone on this. Whatever the situation is. Just keep listening to Shinedown forever
Yep
Yup
I've been listening to this song since it came out. I've fought depression and feelings of worthlessness for years. This year, I was given a new light in my life my daughter. Now I fight those Monsters relentlessly. Keeping them at bay so that I can give her what she needs to become an amazing human being. I've got myself back into school after 10 years out to finish my degree. I'm have to stay here to show her that she can overcome whatever is thrown her way.
And whenever I feel like giving up because things are getting hard again, I look at her and get back up and get back into the fight.
This song portrays how easy it is to hide the monsters inside. Everyone thinks they know you…but you never know the demons people are facing. That’s why I don’t believe suicide is selfish. Some people feel they have no way out, no other way to escape the monsters….
Saw this band along with Godsmack at Usana Amphitheater in Salt Lake City, Utah when this song was still new. These gentlemen are just phenomenal. Hell of a show to attend. Long live Shinedown.
I have to wonder, did Godsmack play their song entitled "Shine Down? 🤔
I seen the main concert as the main event and let me tell you it’s one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. They draw you in and everybody around you just rocks out. It’s like you we come as a whole and we celebrate as a hoe and we party like a whole.
"We stopped checking under our beds for monsters when we realized they were inside of us"
VarietyMusicLover Love tha comment so true
Very true..
Amen
It’s hard to contain the monsters inside of us!!! Some people don’t get it or want to understand it!! They just want to judge everyone when they don’t know the pain that some go through!!! If this pertains to any of you just keep fighting and hanging on to life!! Trust in the good Lord above!!!
So true @ VarietyMusicLover & well said my friend... I thank you. 🌝🙏♥️
One of the few bands that stands the test of time and continuously puts out great music. Keep doing your thing.
Yes! They deliver on and on ..impressive stuff!🤘🏼🖤💛
I agree. Today, I honestly have to hear everything from them, Sevendust, Alter Bridge.
Only Sum 41 did better imo
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U gotta hear this track !!!!!
I've loved this angelic voice since the first time years ago in KC. But even more as the years go I love the person he has become. Yesterday I found out I'm gonna be fighting a monster that never had a clue was lurking. I will not lay down and give into it! I'm a fighter and a survivor. This beautiful soul and all of shinedown will be going on this journey with me because their music is my musical anthem! Thank you Shinedown for being you and much love always!
I'm a rape survivor and it was someone who I thought was my closest family member. When I met my husband I only knew few songs by Shinedown but he opened my world up to you guys, your music speaks my life experiences and emotions. Thank you for making a song that makes me feel stronger
Such a strong you are my **Dear**
Proud of you.
😢
Hey. I am very sorry to hear that. I hope you are doing good. I may not know you but I’m still praying for you. Good luck in the future!
Stay strong. Survivor's are amazing. Scars and all
I too was raped and stumbled upon this song and looked at the comments first. I was glad to find you here. I heal by reaching out and talking to women who have survived such as I am still doing.
why u gotta make me cry in the middle of the day tho
That's exactly what I was thinking!!!
Me too
same
For the night needs to rest
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U gotta hear this track !!!!!
just lost my brother to depression, all I can say is his monster where real. hope anyone out their feeling lost and depressed, just know your not alone your loved by someone, by a lot of someones. I now sing this song in pure anger, I deal with my own battles, yet now you add onto it because, Good for you, you fooled everybody. love you buddy, and please if your reading this with your own issues. keep fighting, it may seem endless, it may even be endless, but keep going man.
Prayers are with you. I can relate.
So sorry for your loss i lost my sister yo suicide i feel the same way
I can relate too
Very true 😊
The reason I'm still here is down to the recognition that you don't destroy the pain when you go, you amplify it and multiply it by giving it to everyone who cares. It's the one truly selfish act.
But I understand how much it takes not to let yourself fail those around you. It's a sacrifice you have to make, for which no one will ever give thanks.
Especially when no one knows it's even happening, and you carry the burden alone for the sake of the people you love, knowing that if you tell them then you'll burden them and that they can't help you even if you do.
You have the whole of eternity to not exist, so you may as well stick it out for the sake of others, rather than introduce endless pain and loss to their lives.
"No one is coming to save you. You have to save yourself."
Or at least pretend.
As a survivor of childhood SA can so relate to that lil girl hiding under her bed,,,,hoping and praying just this night just one night it didnt happen and you could just sleep.
My monsters are real, too, and I have the scars as proof. Shinedown helps my reality be much more positive. Thanks for all you do! Rock on!
I was a US Army Infantryman and suffer from PTSD.. this song means alot to me because it gives a glimpse into the dark place we veterans live in
Thank you for your service man .i know yall dont get the thanks yall deserve.
Thank you for your service. God bless
Damn dude
@@bubbaanderson5793 thank you I appreciate it.
@@elizabethmorse243 your welcome and thank you
This song hits home so hard. Sometimes the memories don’t fade and can control your mind.
Sadly, for some of us, this is 100% accurate. Cursed to feel the pain over and over constantly. I hate it, but I've learned to live with it.
I will protect children by all means necessary as God has ordained 🙏
This song reminds me that the demons in my head are real. Even if I can't "see" them, they're still there. I am validated in my fight for surviving over them, and it makes me know I'm not alone.
I’m right there with you
Yeah
It's just you, they are you
After I lost my wife with 2 teens I lost my self
My monsters are memories I cant forget and thoughts I cant take back. Who's with me?
I'm right there with ya bro
Somedays the nightmares and pain caused by the monsters that haunt me from my past. Started when my brother passed away in a house fire, to me ending up in a coma, losing myself and going to the hrough a separation, to now the world in covid.... Someday I hope we all reach that light at the end of this dark tunnel
@@nickdeleseleuc3286 I know the feeling I've always said I wanted to die at 102 but honestly death couldn't come sooner... kinda dark but yea 😁
I am
@@TheFearGrizzly the only thing that keeps me going everyday is the thought of my kids without me in this world.
I love how the singer can change his voice like that. He's a freaking chameleon
Chameleons do mimic their environments. It's really just a question of being able to hear.
When does he do it?
@@vincentpari88 from beginning his voice is low then in middle it gets high pitched. suppose u listen close u might figure it out 4 yourself lmfao
@@crisknapp1990 ill rewatch it carefully
@@vincentpari88 cool
I’ve lived a terrible life up to the age of 31… I pray we all stay strong!
I don’t know why I watch this song. Love it but makes this grown man cry every time.
♥️
I am an almost 59 year young woman (July 19th AND I would just like to let you all know that I am a REALLY huge fan!!! I LOVE your music and you know what "my monster was real" but NOT no more!!! I'm so happy now and finally "out of the dark" after over a quarter of a century!!! Keep it up guys, you all are doing GREAT!!! I sure hope that one of the band members reads thìs!
Most excellent Ms.Christine!! You keep being you, don't look back, while tomorrow isn't promised - nothing like today to make it happen!
P.S. the last 4 numbers on your name, lol almost there. 5767 - Laverne and Shirley, 5 - 6 - 7 - 8! (Don't recall the rest of the song!
My trauma made me stronger! I’m grateful because my Monsters have helped me not only survive but to THRIVE! 68 & still going strong!
OMG!!! What did we just experience?! The song was already powerful, and now that video... Brent is so RAW!!
Love the emotion in this song,
My monsters are PTSD and bipolar disorder I fight them every day thank you Brent Smith for writing this song
Same.❤
Same brother stay strong
It sucks but we try to make our way out of it, bipolar 2 with severe depression just have to stay here for the people who love you and don't judge.
And now i'm crying. Goosebumps on my skin, thank you, guys, this is awesome.
What why
This Band has a Lot of Good Songs.
Truth they are amazing in concert
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Мы здесь! Мы туточки! 😁 😁
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Рейд увенчался успехом, мой милорд....
Урраааа!
Русские на месте
This song hits close to home for me. I suffered through years of emotional abuse without knowing. I have depression and am emotionally stunted. Everytime I hear this song I know I'm not alone and I feel a little better.
No you aren't alone...you never will be.
@Brent Smith official You too. I really love this song.
Ur not alone❤
i know this is like a year late, but I feel you. Me too.
Damn. This video is insane.... I was really worried for that little girl.... Excellent work Shinedown team. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yeah they left it to the imagination which was a good idea because then it's easier for people to insert their own scenario to finish the scene and thus make the song more relatable.
Can we have a lounge ment for broken people to get together and listen to music like this and just feel and let it out and feel better?
My monster is depression and I'm fighting every day, for anyone who read this comment:
You're not alone ❤️
your not alone either!
Thank you. I needed this.
Neither are you
Stay strong as well ;-;
My depression and addiction issues have tormented me 50 plus years. Shinedown saves me daily..
*MY MONSTERS ARE REAL*
holy shit what a crazy shock of endorphins/chills I had the first time he hit that line
I literally jumped when he hit that first "My monsters are real". I love music that I can feel down to my bones, and this one does it.
@@wildtigerwoman yea man for sure. I have a really fucked up past I feel that line in my soul.
I keep repeting it
@@mitchellarmyguy2515 me too...not happy to say that
Same!!
Half the comments: "this song gave me courage to fight my monsters"
*Me who just likes the song and it's meaning*
True, I didn't have a troubled past but this song just SLAPS
@@jenniferraisler5960 it may be that way but I don't really have any monsters that bother me that much, so I just really enjoy the song for what it is.
@@electroknightyt9833 same
Because a lot of people have endured a lot of shit. I work in a prison and a lot of them are products of abuse. They turned to drugs to medicate themselves. They don't care about anything because no one ever cared about them as children.
*good for you* no but seriously, that’s great man.
This is one of the most heartfelt songs that not only did he write but it was a a reality in his life freshly
This man is pouring his heart and soul out in this song, and damn can I relate. I have loved this band since I was in my 20's, and I love them just as much now. Keep up the amazing talent you have.
Same here, except I only started understanding them in my 20's because my dad likes the band, and my twenties only just started.
The cinematography in this video and "GET UP" is just gorgeous. I love it.
After getting out of the military the bottle was a friend till my wife woke me up.
My monster was myself and the bottle.
I owe my life to God, my better half ( wife ) my kids and family and friends for being there in my time of NEED.
The only way to repay them now is for me to be there in their time of need. To help other vet's and live each day as if it was my last.
I hope you're still doing well. Thank you for helping other Vets. My father was an Army Vet and lost his battle to his demons (suicide).
Pqd
Dgdhdhdhd
It would be very difficult for me to think of any term that disgusted me more than those words uttered continuously in the presence of virtually any soldier in the United States: "Thank you for your service."
What service is actually being praised by those conditioned to say these empty words? Why are they thanking and praising nearly every soldier they see?
Is it because hatred of the U.S. is increasing, and new enemies are being created in the Middle East and all around the rest of the world?
Is it because thousands and thousands of innocent people are being killed now in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and many more are being threatened?
Is it because 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 foreigners, mostly innocent civilians, have died just since World War II due to U.S. interference and war?
Is it because indefinite detention without due process, torture, assassination, and rendition are now common and accepted practices?
Is it because suicide rates among American soldiers have increased 80% since the Iraq War began?
Is it because mental problems now send more military personnel to the hospital than any other cause?
Is it because destruction and separation of military families is rampant?
Is it because civil liberties have all but disappeared due to so-called terrorism legislation? (terror legislation would be more accurate)
Is it because of the creation of the USA PATRIOT Act, Military Commissions Act, NDAA, TSA, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
Is it because of the massive buildup of killer drones abroad and at home?
Is it because the huge deficit spending to support multiple aggressive wars is causing economic chaos?
Is it because of the surging number of double amputees of American soldiers?
Is it because of increasing energy costs due to the United States unwarranted presence in the Middle East region?
Is it because the domestic police have now become a brutal militarized force, bent on controlling the entire population?
I could of course go on, but the picture is clear. Those who continue to believe the propaganda about all U.S. wars leading to the protection of freedom, and to our national security, are blinded by ignorance, and consumed by pathetic false patriotism. No U.S. wars have ever served the purpose of freedom; they have only served to destroy it.
Due to these wars of aggression and occupation, our freedoms are virtually non-existent today. We are spied upon, tracked, searched without warrant, sexually assaulted, and radiated. There are now checkpoints in many parts of the country where it is demanded that we "show our papers," and killer spy drones are filling our skies. Government agents and the military are patrolling all U.S. borders, and Blackhawk war helicopters sporting heavily armed soldiers hanging on tethers are flying over our cities.
Because of these wars, the government has gained enormous power, and continues its assault on liberty. A police state environment has taken hold, and if not curbed soon, will lead to Martial Law in the near future. The DHS has purchased enough killing ammunition to murder more than twice the population, and on the say so of one man, Americans can and are being assassinated.
Why?
In order for our national security to be defended, we first have to be attacked. That has not happened. In order to protect freedom here at home, all foreign wars must cease, and all the government agencies and "terrorism" legislation created since 9/11 should be abolished immediately! Every U.S. base on foreign soil should be closed, and every troop stationed in another country should come home and enter the private sector. At least that would be a good start.
There is a reason that the young are sent as cannon fodder to die in the wars of the politicians, bankers, and corporations. They are less likely to challenge the orders they are given; orders meant to be obeyed regardless of the immoral nature of those demands, and regardless of the horrible consequences they will most certainly face. Those who "serve" do not serve the people who falsely praise them; they only serve one master, and that master is the nation state and its benefactors. It is not "we the people."
Thank you for your service?
Absolutely not! We can't afford any more of this kind of service!
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U gotta hear this track !!!
@@RealRickyRoss what the HELL!! Move on!!! You must not have meet a person with the love of their Country!! They don’t do to “serve” a master! Some do it so they can pay their way threw school!! No Freedom Is Never Free!! Nothing in life is!! But because of them and the ppl like them in the past give you the right to say what you want!! Just like it gives me the right also!! So, should we stand down and watch ppl get murders by their own leader?? Should we let ppl come into are house because they want to and do what they want, and say it will be okay! We will just turn the other Cheek. There are consequences for waking up everyday! Funny how y’all can bad talks military/cops till shit hits the fans, and the next words out of your mouth is “Where” are they at? They are not here fast enough, oh we should have been prepared!! Some times a “Thank You,” can make a world of difference to a person!! Let’s hope you never have to make a choice between living and dying to do the right thing! May you never have to wake up every morning wth the regret if I could have done more! May you never have to live wth the consequence for your action having on someone else!! Yes, I know are Country isn’t prefect we have are problems! So, let’s not go there on that before you do!!! Rant over..., Take care & have a Blessed day!
Fuck Yeah!! That's what I'm talking about!! Full of power like it was meant to be heard !
i want to play this song loud everytime someone at my work judges me.
My monsters is my depression and anxiety and the feeling that I will always be alone who is with me.
I know those feelings
Yup,same here
Society abandoned, isolated, rejected and betrayed me.
Your not alone brother. Stay strong.
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