ICON FOR HIRE-Under The Knife (Official Lyric Video)

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    Lyrics
    This is the song I’m too scared to write
    But some of you may need it tonight
    Oh there you were, heart made of glass
    fragile little thing, shattered too fast
    tried to pick the pieces up up up
    and that’s the way you first got cut cut cut
    Devil drew you in, you didn’t let it show
    didn’t want the others to ever have to know
    that you were getting hooked on up up up
    and all you had to do was cut cut cut
    You carved a special place for your pain
    so it came back to hurt you every night
    you closed your eyes and wished it all away
    until you disappeared under the knife
    You knew the deal, no one gives a damn
    just another needy kid, sob story in hand
    keep your secrets covered up up up
    we don’t need another cut cut cut
    But you couldn’t hide a heart made of glass
    You put yourself together with all the strength you had
    You were finally fed up up up
    finally had to scream enough
    You carved a special place for your pain
    so it came back to hurt you every night
    you closed your eyes and wished it all away
    until you disappeared under the knife
    Listen- I know it’s simplified from the other side
    it’s easy to gloss over all the messy reasons why
    and it’s easy to forget where you’ve been
    I guess that’s what the scars are for, huh?
    When we were 15 we wouldn’t dare let that shit be seen
    but now it seems mutilation’s gone mainstream
    I see you at my shows, scarred up from head to toe
    like there’s no point even trying not to let it show
    Cause we all know, emo kids like to hurt themselves
    too many feelings and not enough self control
    and I mean, does this mess any of the rest of you
    it’s an epidemic and we’re cool with it, don’t question it
    But it bothers me, our scars are currency by which we’re measured
    like let the record show who let it slip and who held it together
    cutters and burners and honorable mentions
    posers who still cut themselves up for the attention
    I don’t care your intentions, I just want you to know
    my self-hatred never took me where I wanted to go
    and at the end of the day, you know I still had to face
    that I can pick at the pain, but can’t cut it away
    and you know what else I can’t do is give you ten good reasons not to
    I’ve racked my brain for clever sayings of all the things you ought to do
    But you know, I think if there was something I could say
    They’d have thrown it on a brochure- and sent you on your way
    So I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and make it sing for you
    I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you
    Drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you
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  • @ingerfie291
    @ingerfie291 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2981

    This must be the only song about self harm that is not pitiful but honest. That is why I love Ariel, she makes the kind of songs that really hit you

    • @stealth_meister4939
      @stealth_meister4939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      This is one of select few songs that hit me every. single. time.

    • @arie7685
      @arie7685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Everytime I listen to this song I get REALLY emotional. And it's true what she says

    • @arie7685
      @arie7685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stealth_meister4939 same

    • @benjaminlloyddvanwyk940
      @benjaminlloyddvanwyk940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True but not for other people

    • @ftes2561
      @ftes2561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Icon For Hire are the best composing this type of lyrics... This song makes its own way through me, going directly into my heart.

  • @agentarachnid2009
    @agentarachnid2009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1040

    Most People always say these sort of songs are depressing but those who need them find them full of hope and those who dont need them find them emotional and thought provoking. Thank you Ariel

    • @ameliab324
      @ameliab324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Some songs like that are depressing and some are not. It all depends on how you decide to present some topics.

  • @cirius7019
    @cirius7019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    I always admired how she acknowledged that self harm becomes an addiction. So many things I've heard is always "Just stop 🙃" But it seriously becomes an addiction. It's not as easy as "just stop" It's a process and she's one of the only artists I've heard who talks about that.

    • @rainatmidnight
      @rainatmidnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      She used to self harm in high school, that's why she knows how it feels

    • @renagenic
      @renagenic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dresden dolls, Jack off Jill, the used, my chemical romance, silverchair, I can go on if you'd like? (I know comments can be read differently, but I'm being honest not trolling) it's a type of music I've looked for and found almost everywhere, including pop, but usually it'll only be one or two song from the band, I kinda have them under the sub heading of :self harm/mutilation, then into - eating disorder (ana/mia) - cutting - drug abuse (specifically as SH) - other self harm. The other sub heading is suicide. Much larger pool, but often said in a few sentences, rather than entire songs dedicated to that topic.
      I probably sound completely crazy, oh well.hope you can have a good day, and if not, hope you have Something positive you can think about. Be safe, and if you can't be safe, be sterile. Take care

    • @renagenic
      @renagenic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sorry, I think I might've misinterpreted what you meant. Was it that not many artists talk about SH or that not many acknowledge that the endorphins released when cut, biologically are similar to a 'runner's high' or exercise induced euphoria. Talking about feelings won't change the fact you're body is actually changing to become more and more dependent on elevated endorphins to get through the day without significant difficulty. Like opiods, nicotine, alcohol gambling etc? Sorry, I probably sound even crazier now. Take care
      This biological point,

    • @kitsunemomma
      @kitsunemomma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's been a while but I came to admit long ago not so long ago I was addicted to cutting, now when I talk about it with friends who see old scars they always ask how can you be addicted to cutting. Why didn't you just stop. I love how this song is raw and honest,

    • @jacqslabz
      @jacqslabz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True, it's a way to cope with what you can't handle. It's not a matter of "just stop" -- there's always a reason for everything everyone does. What's helped me is reading books and watching videos about DBT skills, which were developed by a woman named Marsha to help people get out of even the darkest of hell's. EDIT: What's helped more is a book called The Body Keeps The Score. If you can't stop, then you owe it to yourself to read this book, it will blow your mind and change ur life.

  • @bugga179
    @bugga179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    I love how real Ariel is. She is big in the “it shouldn’t be normal” and is real about how it REALLY is. How painful it is and that we do just wanna have it go. But losing that coping mechanism, whatever it is, is HARD at the same time. It becomes a part of you. And you feel empty for a while...encouraging words and truth help with staying on the right path.

    • @featheredtadpole9778
      @featheredtadpole9778 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benrhu wait fr? I never knew that

    • @kneelessnightcat9164
      @kneelessnightcat9164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@benrhu I don't think they themselves have called themselves a Christian band. Just a band made up of Christians. Which is nice, because it makes their music accesable to non Christians.

    • @kingzach74
      @kingzach74 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benrhu Who cares? Christianity is a scam, a crutch, a fake hope. No evidence of your Hezeus, no evidence of your god, just another made up idea to explain what sand dwellers couldn't explain about their desert heat hallucinations.
      As for Icon for Hire they are an awesome band and I can't stop listening to them. So glad they aren't pushing religious agenda.

  • @sometimesiwonder14
    @sometimesiwonder14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    You know it's a good song when you get chills

    • @MadameBitch
      @MadameBitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      As soon as it played and Ive listened to it hundreds of times. 😂

    • @markotuna
      @markotuna 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but i get chills for every song... well, almost every, but even the songs that annoy me, hurt ny ears (JB for example) cause me chills.... lol?

  • @kenziecarr5090
    @kenziecarr5090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    this is why i love Icon for Hire. Ariel writes music that others wouldn't even mess with. She notices our problems and finds a way to let us know in a song she cares.

  • @aviezerscop401
    @aviezerscop401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    The way Ariel says huh? 1:57
    Is actually when I start crying.
    It sounds so caring

    • @AaaAaa-rf3cj
      @AaaAaa-rf3cj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Last time I heard, they are Christian, but they don't want their music to be viewed as Christian music. No hate, just wanted to explain

    • @ameliab324
      @ameliab324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AaaAaa-rf3cj Oh, really? Actually, if I had to guess, I'd say Ariel's an atheist

  • @MariaBlueLight
    @MariaBlueLight 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I practiced self-harm unconsciously. I didn’t know such a word even then. But I didn't cut myself. I took pills to slow down my heart rate. I still do that sometimes. The cuts are visible, and I don’t need that.
    I'm working on this with a psychologist now. I hope I'll get well someday.
    I dream of attending your concert one day, but I’m afraid it’s not possible.
    Thank you for making this world a better place❤️. Thank you for this song❤

  • @darthy0da
    @darthy0da 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    I wish I could show this song to 14-year-old me and my friends at the time. This would have legit changed our lives.

    • @somerandomplatypus2059
      @somerandomplatypus2059 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      that's why theses songs are for, I remember Ariel said somewhere that she wants to write the song she would have need when she was fourteen

    • @rara_raze
      @rara_raze 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Then be lucky you can share it to those who needed it now.

    • @TehFuzzyCoconut
      @TehFuzzyCoconut 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      humans can change themselves virtually overnight.

    • @surtcolorsofthegame5889
      @surtcolorsofthegame5889 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i am 15 and this song saved me just the other day

    • @tobiasgoodwin7315
      @tobiasgoodwin7315 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I'm 28 and a male with a family, I still struggle with self harm and mental illness, this band have got me through a lot..... thankyou

  • @unoriginalbean8885
    @unoriginalbean8885 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1666

    Dear Icon for hire,
    I went through a hard time in my life, i ended up being put in a mental hospital. While i was there i kept thinking about your music and how much it has helped me, I wasn't in a hospital to long ago. In fact this was the song in my mind while i was there. I may not be a hardcore fan and i may not know half of what everyone else does, but i have looked up to you for more than a year. I am thinking about writing my own song, but im probably not gonna sing. Just writing it to get it out. Thank you for giving me something to relate to in the hard times and hope you do well.
    -Nicole

    • @jacquessteenkamp7218
      @jacquessteenkamp7218 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Writing really helps! i started writing poems a few years ago to deal with my emotions and it really helps. And at first it was really tough to share these pieces of writing with anyone. When i finally did the reaction was overwhelming... People who were close to me who i asked to read these poems..well some said i should go see a proffesional for help... and the others finally figured out that i was unhappy and at that point i could actually move on and for a while i couldnt write.. i had no reason. Until i went through a rather tough weekend last week and then i wrote my second piece of this year. It may have been sorrow that lead me to write this piece..but the most common way it has been described has been "beautiful". Because those who cannot express themselves in a way that allows others to feel your emotion..well i feel like they get a bit jealous....
      i think im rambling on here >_<
      Basically. write some stuff, get some of that stuff out of your head. Let your heart tell its story and I am sure something amazing will come out of it.
      Best of luck to you Nicole.
      P.S
      im always open to talk about anything and would not mind any questions so please, feel free :)
      - Jacques

    • @dragongirlnightmare1629
      @dragongirlnightmare1629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I write poems too. My poems are actually really good , from what other people say, but i never knew i had this talent inside me. It just seems to flow out of my heart, emotions, and mind.

    • @jacquessteenkamp7218
      @jacquessteenkamp7218 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I completly understand what you mean!! would love to maybe read one if you wouldnt mind :)

    • @wolfgirl9169
      @wolfgirl9169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Dear Nicole,
      Although I may not be professional, I do enjoy to sing. If you ever want to hear your music sung, you can hit up my email at Shea@jdunman.com. I will give you credit for your writing and the only credit will be editing and singing. I hope things look up for you. Even if you do not accept my offer know that you can still email me just to talk to someone.
      ------ Shea/Zest

    • @shiningtexangaming7592
      @shiningtexangaming7592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carma XnX same

  • @kathrynlroh5700
    @kathrynlroh5700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    This is a tough topic. I admire her for approaching this honestly and with such sincerity.

  • @breannaclark4070
    @breannaclark4070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    “And if there was something I would say. They would have thrown it on a brochure and sent you on your way.” This hits hard.

  • @cathystrange9172
    @cathystrange9172 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1625

    Seriously Ariel's lyrics changed my life... THANK YOU!

  • @theblackfantasyauthor8604
    @theblackfantasyauthor8604 7 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    "Drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you" I love that part

  • @TheHealerIzAwesome
    @TheHealerIzAwesome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    “They’d have put it on a brochure and just sent you on your way.”
    God. DAMN.

  • @rosewolf8620
    @rosewolf8620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I did it! Thank you Icon for Hire getting me through the darkest days. I’m 2 years clean!

  • @Shesmiles99
    @Shesmiles99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +723

    first time i met Ariel i had cuts up and down my arms and ive been clean for a year now. this song hit me deep and i cried. when i heard icon for hire play get well at warped tour a few years ago i realized a needed help and i finally went to new horizons and have been clean since

    • @MrScherpie
      @MrScherpie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I envy you, everytime I get clean from cutting myself, I tumble back down, every next happening pulling me even further down.. I can't show my pain and I can't hide it either

    • @Shesmiles99
      @Shesmiles99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@MrScherpie you'll get there, it honestly takes time🖤

    • @coolexgrim2476
      @coolexgrim2476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      **sings** Some of you, may need it tonight...

    • @Fallen_Gremory
      @Fallen_Gremory 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrScherpie 1 problem with cutting is once you do it. You will always have that urge. Sometimes tou dont notice it and sometimes you want notice a lot. No one ever tells you that

    • @Punkwashed_Bleach
      @Punkwashed_Bleach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's amazing
      Btw i love the P!atd username

  • @umjustash
    @umjustash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    I love how blunt this song is...It's helped with self harm. A lot of people have been resorting to killing/ or cutting their selves i'll tell them to listen to this song.
    I think it's best we don't sugar coat anything.

    • @umjustash
      @umjustash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I also feel like they care for their fans more than other artist.

    • @chemicalkidfromyesterdayma9505
      @chemicalkidfromyesterdayma9505 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Emo FanGirl I swear to fucking god the only two other bands that actually seem to give a shit about their fans are MY Chemical Romance and Pierce The Veil nobody seems to care about the people who have made them happy in life and it sucks

    • @umjustash
      @umjustash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IKR And it sucks cuz MCR is over 😳

    • @nothingchanges45
      @nothingchanges45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And Sleeping With Sirens

    • @ghostlyemma7280
      @ghostlyemma7280 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Emo FanGirl and twenty one pilots

  • @NyxMewz
    @NyxMewz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "And you know what else I can't do is give you ten good reasons not to". This. This is the most validating thing I've ever heard. I really wish I knew this song when I was trying to stop cutting. It would have made things so much easier

  • @sniperxauthor6221
    @sniperxauthor6221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I'm not lying when say that my little sister told me 'you don't want to be emo! Emo kids like to hurt themselves!', when I told her I was an emo kid. But she doesn't understand that we don't like to hurt ourselves.
    We just want some relief. Thank you so much for this song, Ariel. You and your band really help me.

  • @Boylaloo
    @Boylaloo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    Icon for Hire's song lyrics is so straightforward that most of the listeners could relate. I wonder why their underrated

    • @alexholmquist9298
      @alexholmquist9298 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think it's because they had that huge fight with their previous record label. the label was trying to make them someone they weren't so they broke the contract.

    • @doggieofdoom
      @doggieofdoom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What was their previous record label trying to make them do, if you know?

    • @alexholmquist9298
      @alexholmquist9298 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Trying to control them as all labels do if I remember correctly. They made a video about it.

    • @TheSpookychick
      @TheSpookychick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Goddess-Apocalypse their label kept all of their money.

    • @ashenrose2262
      @ashenrose2262 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      jury Quinto some people can't deal with the truth. Ariel's lyrics are to blunt for them.

  • @roserenee9805
    @roserenee9805 7 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    I have a bigger respect for IFH now that they did this. Not many bands speak of how people can feel when they do cut, and her speaking in sympathy in this song... it's perfect, and beautiful. And I do hope she is right when she says "some of you may need it tonight"

  • @lizardodavinci
    @lizardodavinci 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I almost cut myself two days ago. I didn't want to die, but I wanted to end up in the hospital, not have to face real life, feel like someone took care of me. It was the silliest thing that made me hesitate long enough to remember this song and listen to it; I remembered the mountain of dishes next to the sink, and thought about how my mother, who's also ill, would have to clean all of it up by herself if I was hospitalised... but if it helped me not hurt myself, it wasn't silly, was it?
    I also thought about my brother coming over today and maybe needing to have the family reunion at the ER, about how mum would maybe put a lock on the knife drawer, about how much that'd make home feel like the psych ward, how much I don't ever wanna go back there...
    This song saved me and I didn't have to go through all that.
    I haven't cut myself in years, but it's like the saying goes, "There's no such thing as a former addict"; it never ends. All you can do is resist as best you can.
    I don't know you, but if you're out there, thinking about hurting yourself, if the voices scream at you, if the world is too much to bear, remember that I love you. I care about you. You're strong enough to do this.

  • @FieryKFC
    @FieryKFC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    This song always brings me to tears. I was a cutter because it helped me feel not so dead inside, pain meant I was still among the living, and to mention that at some point, self harm was my outlet to take out my outer and inner hatred towards myself. Thank you Ariel for doing what many are scared to, because suicide and self harm are an epidemic many take lightly. I attempted suicide more times than I can recall with some attempts I didn't know of till I was in the hospital getting my stomach pumped, and at 17 I realized somethings that are reiterated in this song; Just another needy kid sob story in hand ... reminded me that many people (like myself) need that one person who will just hold them or can scream to when their world won't listen; but you couldn't hide a heart made of glass ... for everyone (like myself) that couldn't help the hand they were dealt, like a banner across my skin that can't be removed; I can pick at the pain but I can't cut it away, like today, my depression is clinical so meds don't help but cutting because I look in the mirror and see an ugly, worthless being; seeing a woman who needs to beat herself down won't make me feel better in the long run. There are many things that can be said to someone ready to commit suicide, it is whether or not their mind is dead set on ending Everything or if they are like myself, not wanting to die but the pain and misery are much to handle that NOTHING makes us happy, we're crying all the time, acting out because no one will otherwise listen. Only part in their song I would change, is "but you know if there was something I could say, they'd have thrown it on a brochure" to "but you know if there was something universal I could say" because everything that works for one person, may not/will not work for another. It is a sad cycle I hope society will stop seeing as weak, but see people like myself as a woman who would love to feel free with the help of those I trust. Wake up world, your kid could be dealing with the same thing, only difference is they are hiding it until it is too late.

    • @residentsleeper1922
      @residentsleeper1922 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I forced myself to tell my family once I established a schedule for cutting myself, started with a few, then an entire forearm. Almost committed suicide twice in that period of my life. Lets just say emotional trauma really makes you feel like the least deserving piece of shit in the universe.

  • @stevie17058
    @stevie17058 7 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Clearly best song on the new album, where was this when I was in 8th grade, this needed to be said and couldn't have been said better, so proud of the band and happy to call myself a fan

    • @uniquelymade3852
      @uniquelymade3852 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I needed this song while i was in 9th and 10th. Glad it's out now.

    • @hannahwilkinson4329
      @hannahwilkinson4329 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      aye phan af

    • @jhism777
      @jhism777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I need this song during 7th grade and during summer

    • @stevie17058
      @stevie17058 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i know, would have saved a lot of pain in 8th grade, oh well, hope it will help and save many others

    • @leighblalock1721
      @leighblalock1721 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know... 8th grade was horrible.. It was filled with so much pain.

  • @jay_gaskarth
    @jay_gaskarth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    I suffer from borderline personality disorder and sometimes it's so hard to deal with it that I feel the need to cut, even if I hate myself for being so weak. When I think nobody can understand my pain I end up listening to Icon For Hire songs and I understand that I'm not alone... a lot of people actually knows what is like to be like me.
    Thanks Ariel for this beautiful song.

    • @mabellopez4685
      @mabellopez4685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      your not alone in this i have borderline too...your not alone where always here for you

    • @jay_gaskarth
      @jay_gaskarth 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks :)

    • @rachelconnell1341
      @rachelconnell1341 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i have bpd too, icon for hire is so helpful with my recovery

    • @rachelconnell1341
      @rachelconnell1341 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have bpd too, icon for hire is so helpful with my recovery

    • @alyssacarlisle
      @alyssacarlisle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      UR NEVER ALONE!!! The knife is not ur friend!

  • @xarcanewlf05x47
    @xarcanewlf05x47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "You carved a special place for pain, so it came back to hurt you every night..."
    That hit deep. Like, it brought tears to my eyes. I hear it echo in my head every time depression fills my head. Thank you Icon For Hire

    • @xarcanewlf05x47
      @xarcanewlf05x47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "And when we were 15, we wouldnt dare let that sh*t be seen.."
      That's me right now

  • @trenkarainly8761
    @trenkarainly8761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This song hit me hard. Epecially since she not only acknowledged other forms of self harm, but also the public reactions to it. It was one of the reasons I was so scared to talk about it, and took to snapping a rubber band. Because we all know the stares and comments we would get for having a visable mark. So thank you, for being able to put this feeling into words. It really does help.

  • @amberjones1447
    @amberjones1447 7 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    This song is so good! I am shaking the lyrics are just so beautiful. Thank you Ariel.

    • @fireblade295
      @fireblade295 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      i normally sing to these songs, but this one....i just couldn't, because it hit so hard.

    • @henrikaleksandernilsen6388
      @henrikaleksandernilsen6388 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It really is! The lyrics are really strong and beautiful. I've never had music get to me like that.

  • @TheGothgril
    @TheGothgril 7 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I love how this band has given all of us a voice

    • @alyssacarlisle
      @alyssacarlisle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thanks for sharing ur struggle... Ur never alone!!

    • @FitForRivals125
      @FitForRivals125 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Little Ms Hatter i know how you feel. i have Schizoaffective, PTSD, and anxiety. Even right now, my arm is all marked up. I'm a cutter and one of those "Honourable mentions." The wounds on my arms right now are from my nails. i scratched away my skin. Ariel makes amazing songs amd her lyrics are perfect. i love her dearly for the songs she's made.

    • @tayybahdar3673
      @tayybahdar3673 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mistress Of Hell I never self harm but I have inviable scar

    • @bananawithaustim5643
      @bananawithaustim5643 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NicoNekoChorus i did the nail thing too i got seen to a mental hospital i was like bruh

  • @Luna426
    @Luna426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just wanted to say to all of you who are clean from it, trying to stop, or even just thinking of stopping: I am so so proud of you. Keep it up. You can do it you amazing beans!
    I know it is a long, hard process, and sometimes baby steps are needed. Whatever it takes darling. Progress is progress 💜🖤💜🖤

  • @brey1720
    @brey1720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "Drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you" thats exactly what she does, its amazing really ♡ they've helped me through hard times, her songs, but shes right, theres not so much things people can say, as much so as we have to help ourselves, we have to save ourselves from all the madness 💗

  • @averycarter4400
    @averycarter4400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    this song helprd me not to cut tonight. thank you

    • @TheMono313
      @TheMono313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      2 years later I hope it helped you stop cutting altogether

    • @Emma-Louise228
      @Emma-Louise228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i'm proud of you, i know you can do it just don't push yourself cause that'll make it worse. take your time and try to help yourself

    • @strawberrypickles659
      @strawberrypickles659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well done just managing not to do for at least one night is already such progress

    • @the_random_girlwalden7321
      @the_random_girlwalden7321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @HughJanis TheKneegur stop being rude

    • @the_random_girlwalden7321
      @the_random_girlwalden7321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @HughJanis TheKneegur ? That all you got??

  • @abijimenez5756
    @abijimenez5756 7 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    I love it how this song came out right when I depressed and felt like dying

    • @shabadabba
      @shabadabba 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And that's why I love music. It changes lives

    • @ericwilliams156
      @ericwilliams156 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The first lyrics "This is the song I'm too scared to right, but some of you may need it tonight"

    • @grandi5214
      @grandi5214 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "This is the song I'm too scared to WRITE, but some of you may need it tonight"

    • @danidreams5621
      @danidreams5621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Fernanda Jimenez literally though their timing for release is great with songs on point with what's going through my mind and usually a day or two b4 a sermon is preached on it at church like some synced up stuff

    • @brequinn5655
      @brequinn5655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same...

  • @chessnitemayr
    @chessnitemayr ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I started cutting at 13. At 31, I still fight the urges, and sometimes I still give in, but when I do, I remember this song and put it on, so I can feel like someone, somewhere cares.

  • @RainbowEssence-c3w
    @RainbowEssence-c3w 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Seriously this song is spitting straight facts! Particularly the "our scars are currency by which we're measured", because back in middle school I had a friend for whom misery and suffering were a competition. They always had it worse and never let you forget it, if I dared to complain about my problems I was shut down because I "had it good" with two parents that were still together and a middle-class home. And I'm not denying that, I am grateful for what I have but that doesn't mean my life is perfect or that I don't struggle in other ways. Often times I don't really like to talk about my struggles, so I keep quiet and I guess that's the reason why my middle school friend thought I had it good, that I had no right to complain. It's not just me, it upsets me how often, in a group of depressed individuals, there seems to be a jockeying for who has it the worst. Like it's some sorta contest, who had the most effed up childhood and home. But it shouldn't be that way, suffering shouldn't be worn like a badge of honor and paraded about. Not that hiding it is the answer, either, it's better to be open and honest about how you're feeling but I hate how in some circles it's glorified. That one part gives me the chills, it's so good and so true, "self-hatred never took me where I wanted to go" and "if there was something I could say they would've thrown it on a brochure and sent you on your way!" Because, that's exactly how it feels, sometimes. I wish I had the magic words to heal the wounded parts of my friend, but there are no magic words, are there? If there were, they'd have put it on a brochure and given one to everyone. Still, I try my best. I try my best to keep my friend and myself afloat, and they do the same, but I fear that one day the boat will sink and I'll sink with them, because they are my best friend and I can't live without them. I fear they will fall, and if they fall then, I fear, I will too.

    • @MariaBlueLight
      @MariaBlueLight 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can relate. Honestly, in groups with psychological disorders sometimes we "measureing" who has worse condition. But now I want to reach remission. I'm tired of this game, but this game was the only way to get support

    • @AdaminTranzit
      @AdaminTranzit 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@MariaBlueLightit is gross to compare traumas. All matter who cares if their one is worse? You are suffering just as much. Also its not trauma that counts but how you deal with it.
      Some people have worse trauma but deal with it better, some people have less atrong trauma yet still have bigger problems eith their health.

    • @MariaBlueLight
      @MariaBlueLight 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @AdaminTranzit you are right. All traumas are matters

  • @Queer_Gabe
    @Queer_Gabe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This song. Thank you for being so brave and writing this song.

  • @offshot1st
    @offshot1st 7 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    Anyone else feel a little bit sick? The words are too direct and I feel like its hit, me far too close to home, Like I'm a little exposed. I guess this is a feeling alot of other will know. The words, my stomach drops through the floor, I left this all behind now, I'm 24,but to tell the truth, for some this never ends, but someones got that positive message to send.

    • @WhitleeGasai-aka-Flytte
      @WhitleeGasai-aka-Flytte 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      same here..it hit way too hard

    • @nightwatcherzx9639
      @nightwatcherzx9639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Emm Rouse I guess it's just revealing reality to us. I mean like, if this wasn't supposed to wake us up then what would right?

    • @nightwatcherzx9639
      @nightwatcherzx9639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Emm Rouse in a way, Icon For Hire is doing depressed people a favour :)

    • @WhitleeGasai-aka-Flytte
      @WhitleeGasai-aka-Flytte 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nightwatcher ZX I think we know we were just pointing out it still hurts

    • @offshot1st
      @offshot1st 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I dunno, about waking up to reality or anything like that. I literally felt kinda sick afterwards. I guess if you assosiate certain things with certain feelings.
      I showed it to a relative, and we sat their talking about the lyric content. (mainly the bridge) but I felt so uncomfortable just putting it on in the first place. Then I figured thats sorta the reality of it isnt it. Noone will talk about it, unless ot gets to the point where the need saving. Which is frankly shitty.
      But Ill be honest I wont be chanting CUT CUT CUT at shows any time soon, it just feels wrong.

  • @anathemis9307
    @anathemis9307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    TW:
    at 16 years old, i have been self harming for 5 years. i haven't actually self harmed in about 8 months but i can never say that i have stopped because i can't. i am incapable of stopping myself anymore, but this song? this song makes me think, makes me hesitate. 5 years of my life, taken by something as simple as self harm. what started as scratches soon became gaping wounds needing stitches but through all of that, there was Hope. i am never going to be fully okay again but i have accepted and come to terms with that because songs like this are changing the game for people like me 5 years ago. if i'd heard this 5 years ago, i probably wouldn't be where i am today. but then again, maybe i would. i guess there's no way of finding that out.
    keep your hope, if you take anything away from this comment. a dear friend told me that. even when there's nothing positive, there's always hope. good things help but when you can recognise the signs of being hopeful, you will be okay. one day, it won't hurt to breathe anymore. one day, you'll wake up and truly Wake Up. one day, you'll feel alive again. maybe it won't be because you kept hope, but keep it regardless, yes? you'll be thankful if you do. i know i am.

    • @redrock861
      @redrock861 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benrhu Jesus wants you to burn in hell if you don't worship him, so he's probably not the best role model. You must be a Satan worshipper in hiding.

    • @benrhu
      @benrhu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@redrock861 merry Christmas!

  • @IzzyKate
    @IzzyKate 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    when my parents figured out I wanted to die they didn't care but then they was actually the ones who started this pain I have so I'm not that surprised that day I almost cut again but I listen to this song while talking to my boyfriend about it these things both help me a lot mostly my boyfriend I don't think my parents will ever understand but songs can help a lot you just gotta know the meaning of it the purpose they wont understand and I'm kinda getting used to it
    so thank you for making this song so much

  • @bemo9996
    @bemo9996 7 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Whilst listening to this did anyone else feel the song fill up your chest or was it just me?

  • @internetghoul8365
    @internetghoul8365 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I don't understand the dislikes. I don't cut myself but still, this song gives me chills and makes me feel emotional. Ariel is the first person I know who has done such a nice thing for her fans, she cares, and I think that's awesome. I don't have words to describe how proud I am of her making this song and putting in it so much effort and dedication. Thank you very much. Really. It means a lot😊

    • @tarynshapley263
      @tarynshapley263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they might dislike it because they dont like when it happens to them

  • @knightesspriscilla2926
    @knightesspriscilla2926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Even after 5 years I find myself coming back to this song when nights seem too long.

  • @Alli-oops12
    @Alli-oops12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I listened to this song when it first came out and I was in this. I’m still not out of it over 7 years, but I’m way better than I was before.

  • @alexrossi3528
    @alexrossi3528 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This song... It's almost like it's speaking directly to me. I don't know know what to think. I'm speechless. This is absolutely incredible and horrible at the same time. I didn't even realize I was crying until the very end. At least I know I'm not the only one... I already knew, but now it's... Different.

    • @alexrossi3528
      @alexrossi3528 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I already know all the lyrics...

    • @The_Skrongler
      @The_Skrongler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm all out of smart souning things to say so I'll just be direct.
      How are you lately and can I be any help?

    • @alexrossi3528
      @alexrossi3528 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've hit a pretty low point, but I'll be alright. I always am. I've just been randomly singing this song throughout my day since I first heard it.

  • @justinboshears-hazen9676
    @justinboshears-hazen9676 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I wish I had this two years ago. I really would have needed it.

  • @Tokuijin
    @Tokuijin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm not gonna lie.
    I'm really glad I found y'all when I needed to hear this the most

  • @riotroses3206
    @riotroses3206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i’m a week clean!!! I know it’s not a long time but i’m so proud of myself it’s always just a step at a time

  • @shaniac22
    @shaniac22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Mutilation as in any type of self harm so she's reaching out to everyone... I love that

  • @serireicanon
    @serireicanon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This hit me hard, god damn. Ariel always hits close to home.

  • @priestesstriskelion5721
    @priestesstriskelion5721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    When i first heard this song i loved it because it wasnt trash talking cutters or anything like that and i had friends who cut so i loved the song. its full of compasion and understanding but also plenty of sass and and awesome beat. I still love the song but now for a different reason. the reason being because i started cutting three months ago and im fighting it. i lasted 29 days without cutting but then sunday i broke and i tried cutting. my goal is to at least last one day longer than previously. my same goal everytime.
    Love all of your music!

    • @emilyb9189
      @emilyb9189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've been struggling with cutting for 5 years and I'm 2 days away from being 4 months clean which would be the longest I've gone without cutting

    • @lovew444
      @lovew444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emilyb9189 Been there, seriously hold on. It gets easier to ignore with time!

    • @hamiltonsterling4884
      @hamiltonsterling4884 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilyb9189 whatever you're using to cut, throw it out. You're using it as a security blanket.

    • @trey1hibbitts824
      @trey1hibbitts824 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So how are you doing 2 years later

    • @priestesstriskelion5721
      @priestesstriskelion5721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@trey1hibbitts824 been clean for a little over a year and going strong. Finally excepted myself for who I am and quit trying to fit into the role christianity wanted me in. I'm now happy and a nonbinary Eclectic pagan.

  • @Snow_Crystal420
    @Snow_Crystal420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video was made 2 years after my my sister.. My best friend.. Hung herself at age 14.. The worst pain I've ever felt.. Thank you so much for this song

  • @aylayzrianne
    @aylayzrianne 7 ปีที่แล้ว +388

    beautifully delivered. I'm a former cutter, too. but I'm not gonna share my sob story here because, like she said, no one gives a damn.

    • @purpleturtles3615
      @purpleturtles3615 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      We're not a no one. We all have names.

    • @noone-nu4pn
      @noone-nu4pn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      can i reverse it and say something? i guess no.. but no one gives a damn, maybe i care more about the others than about myself really.. if you need to share your story and feelings in here, you can do this, it's okay.. if you want i will try to help you as i can..

    • @triciahenry4674
      @triciahenry4674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Trust me girl, there is a lot of people on the internet that does care. I have never harmed myself but I have seen my closest friend have scars and I knew she was harming herself. Her story doesn't end on her getting better, she was a victim of bullying and she felt as though no one wanted her alive and took her own life. What she didn't know was there was, and still is, people who cares about her. I have decided that from that day on, when I see someone down on their luck just like my friend, I'd lend a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on, or even my time to listen to their stories and try to help in any shape or form.

    • @cellychu9266
      @cellychu9266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@matthewjones4423 That's so disgusting of you to say.

    • @sabastiandzara9331
      @sabastiandzara9331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@matthewjones4423 That's totally why they never responded to any of their replies. Also you need to work on your grammar (:

  • @1dmlance
    @1dmlance 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I cry everytime, always right after the "Posers who still cut themselves up for the attention". This song is really powerful, thank you for writing it! Awesome lyric video overall, give it a 50/10. Shawn did great work filming! Love you guys, keep being awesome. Stay strong!

  • @femorllarina9395
    @femorllarina9395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ariel is one heck of a writer isn't she? She is a gifted artist good damn

  • @scarletbloom1238
    @scarletbloom1238 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just wanna say thank you for making this song if no one has

  • @emomusiclovershipsphan1437
    @emomusiclovershipsphan1437 7 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Dear Icon For Hire,
    I dint know where to begin. You are amazing. Your music is great. It is so deep. You have no idea how it has helped me and one of my friends(even though my whole small group of friends love you guys), in particular this song, under the knife, and happy hurts. They are my two favorite songs. You have helped me get through some really tough times. Your music is something that I love and keeps me strong. I have really wanted to say this for some time but didn't have the guts to. You save lives. I look up
    To you. You deserve to be more well known. Your music is so much better and deeper than other songs on the radio. You save lives and help out a TON of people and probably help more and more everyday. I really just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! You guys are amazing! Keep up the good work!
    Thanks again,
    A loving fan and forever part of the Icon army ;)

  • @elystral8778
    @elystral8778 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Damn I'm a mess after this song. Hit close to home.

  • @lillychambers-go4qz
    @lillychambers-go4qz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3 years clean. Relapsed 3 years ago after I was clean for 4 years. It was a part of my life for 7 years straight. My husband dealt with it 10x worse than I did growing up. Its nice that we understand what we've each been through.

  • @monicamares9198
    @monicamares9198 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And she'll never know, this song is saving me at this very moment... and other moments I've had before and it will again sometime....

  • @annameldrum8172
    @annameldrum8172 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    im really glad im not the only one who notices these issues

  • @sophiem6044
    @sophiem6044 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't really have any words. This is just beautiful.

  • @stefolou
    @stefolou 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song has an entire new appreciation from me. I used to cut as a teen. The bottom of my foot nothing too bad but not too good. Didn't want people to see. Now just the other day I had my heart torn to shreds and I genuinely cut my wrist. It was scary but part of me thought it's working it didn't hurt much and I can feel it everywhere. I wasn't going to say anything and then my cat came in and I held it up and compressed it. I called for mum. She's been helping out lately. And we got it stitched up. Even when you're older sometimes you feel you can scream, talk, break things and it won't get through but this did. Why does it have to take this for people to really see your pain.

  • @cosmicfart3142
    @cosmicfart3142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A younger version of me needed this

  • @reese1339
    @reese1339 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i dont know what to say other than thank you. you are our voice when we cry silently. the song we play to take the pain away. ill keep spreading you words like gospel and you keep dragging your heart to that piano. thank you

  • @emoqueen4092
    @emoqueen4092 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    my favorite band icon for hire is comin to my city.......AND I CANT GO!!!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @katrinapedersen6263
      @katrinapedersen6263 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel it! They're coming like an hour and a half away and i could totally drive there but I already have to work that day! D:

    • @orenleifer3657
      @orenleifer3657 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know. I was so hyped that they're coming to NYC, but the election is the next day and I have to be 2 hours away covering it for the whole day, so I can't.

    • @dragongirlnightmare1629
      @dragongirlnightmare1629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OMG THEY CAME TO NEW YORK CITY?!?!?!?!

  • @ShortShitXShortCake
    @ShortShitXShortCake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ariel & Icon for hire,
    As someone who has been cutting since 13, it has been the one battle I can never fully win..
    I have slipped up recently but before that I was 5yrs clean from self harm. Your music helps when shit gets to rough, you get it and that is what helps me.. Knowing that others understand and that our story isn't over with ;

  • @sophie-raine1657
    @sophie-raine1657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Icon for Hire are one of the few bands that can write a song without it being about Sex/drugs/breakups etc. There lyrics have meaning beyond just the sound of the song and they have helped so many people. I know a lot of people who have cut or tried to kill themselves and I wish I had found this song sooner. Maybe it would have been able to prevent some of those scars. This band are so good at what they do. They deserve to be in the mainstream because of songs like these.

  • @richieherlinger4545
    @richieherlinger4545 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. It carries such a powerful meaning that it effects even those who it doesn't apply to. Well done Ariel. It may have been difficult to write and record...but this has to be one of, if not the best song lyrically that you've ever written. Self harming is definitely something that needs to be addressed, and not many are brave enough to even try. You're bravery to speak out about topics that no one else will makes you stand out from the crowd, and makes you even more amazing then you already were. Well done my friend!

  • @Annathecommenter
    @Annathecommenter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song was very straightforward and hard-hitting. This is amazing and definitely something that gets a message across.

  • @absollinazimmer2883
    @absollinazimmer2883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The last Minute of the song was like a bucket of cold water... thank you

  • @sarayeatts8913
    @sarayeatts8913 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was a cutter for 3 years. This song was my road to recovery. Thank you so much, Ariel.

  • @juliabrooks1203
    @juliabrooks1203 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This song gives me chills every time.

  • @sofiabarbaro9814
    @sofiabarbaro9814 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is like their most powerful song. When she starts the verse "listen..." that rap part makes me cry so much. I love you guys

  • @theta4827
    @theta4827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for giving the cold, hard truth in a beautiful song. Sugar coating others who have self harmed and still do, including myself, only makes it worse. Please, anyone, I know you may think you’re rude for telling them this, but give them the hard truth and this beautiful song.

  • @dimitriusvoldun8031
    @dimitriusvoldun8031 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Songs like this are why so many of us absolutely love you. I love you the same way I love Chester Bennington. You bring an amazing way of summing up so many issues into your lyrics, and you don't do it in a way that's just trying to shame people over it. Thank you.

    • @MariaBlueLight
      @MariaBlueLight 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You right! I like Icon for hire for this. For songs like this and sincerity

  • @Loanewolfs
    @Loanewolfs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Am I the only one who for some reason enjoys how Ariel uses the hand motions she does whole singing?

  • @tombsofak
    @tombsofak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    DAMN ICON FOR HIRE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!!! Man I wasn't expecting this to be so....raw and real. So factual and on point. It's beautiful and it rocks yet it screams what everyone who's ever self harmed has had to deal with and what they want to tell those who would judge them. Like I've been a fan of them since Scripted and the song that did that emotional tug on my heart strings first was The Grey and then Hope of Morning on the self-titled album. BUT DAMN. This is incredibly well done and I'm glad it's out now. I don't cut anymore, haven't in a very long time but damn if I had this before I would have used it to express myself to others who don't get it. This is just beautiful and since it's out now hopefully it can and will help everyone who is in need. Thank you IFH. Still a fan after all this time and I'm proud of you. ~

  • @illam9500
    @illam9500 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just got out of a mental hospital. Thank you

  • @arie7685
    @arie7685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    i actually have cuts all over my left arm... not so much my right arm cuz i use that one more... but still. this song really helps.

  • @brihoward674
    @brihoward674 7 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I'm in 8th grade and I've been dealing with depression and trying to get away from it and I've picked up a knife and almost cut myself multiple times but I always put it down and think why am I doing this because of these people and that they're not worth me hurting myself I still have to fight the urge to not cut myself and fight depression so as a 14 year old STOP CUTTING YOURSELF CAUSE OF WHAT OTHERS DO THEY ARE NOT WORTH YOU HURTING YOURSELF you matter!!!!!!!

    • @youremom6349
      @youremom6349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bri Howard great way to put it it's not worth it to cause yourself pain when the other person will laugh and taunt you for it

    • @cristobalfuentealba706
      @cristobalfuentealba706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i bet you dont really know depression

    • @charlesdaywalt563
      @charlesdaywalt563 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Cristobal Fuentealba " I bet you don't really know depression". How can you even say that? Whether cutting is done for attention or not it is still depression. I was diagnosed with severe depression in 7th grade, but I didn't need a piece of paper to tell me that. You can't tell people that they don't know what depression is because you don't know what they are hiding.

    • @randomcannon214
      @randomcannon214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rly dude u say I bet u don't rly know depression she literally has a verse on this shit

    • @lord_chaos_gremlin
      @lord_chaos_gremlin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so proud of you for not cutting! AND YOU MATTER TOO

  • @ariel987
    @ariel987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I admit that I was not at the premiere of the song , because of lack of time . I could not wait to finally see what this time has been prepared for Icon Army . I did not expect what I saw . This can not be called in one word . Ariel , Shawn , came to you it's great . I am waiting for another , such as this absolutely wonderful , surprise . xoxo

  • @bijou9707
    @bijou9707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I feel like the only option is self-harm, I listen to this song, and it reminds me that love is more powerful than my pain. ♥️

    • @mariap-xs1vt
      @mariap-xs1vt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. That's why i love icon for hire🖤

  • @kindred3611
    @kindred3611 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i just found this on spotify, IFH you are amazing, this put me in tears

  • @emmamcpeak547
    @emmamcpeak547 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is incredible!!!!!

  • @nikitasantamaria
    @nikitasantamaria 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This albums lit i can tell already !!!

  • @taylarstratton2735
    @taylarstratton2735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am currently in recovery of self harm. I was 2 months clean and relapsed in September. Was clean for about a week and relapsed again. Became almost a month clean and relapsed saturday. Not looking for pity. I just want to say this song is helping me. I only found it recently, and I've started to listen to more music by ICON FOR HIRE. Didnt want pity, just wanted to thank ICON FOR HIRE for this song.

    • @aprilflowers9214
      @aprilflowers9214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just keep trying. I almost relapse every couple weeks but I find something to anchor me down.

  • @jc-wx5oo
    @jc-wx5oo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Me: *puts on IFH playlist for my run today*
    Also me: *Tries not to sob while running when this one comes on*

  • @murdocsbath3193
    @murdocsbath3193 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I'm crying rn

  • @grayorca1836
    @grayorca1836 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Holy shit. I got shivers.

  • @kattieq.1109
    @kattieq.1109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The piano part brings a shiver up my spine every time.

  • @nickotine343
    @nickotine343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1 year clean of cutting today, I started tearing up listening to this song because I haven’t listened to it since then. Thank you for this song

  • @Sillysewerrat
    @Sillysewerrat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Her voice is aamazing!!

  • @LizziiFaustus
    @LizziiFaustus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    omfgggg this song ... words cannot describe how I feel right now.. ❤❤

  • @D3arD8ughter
    @D3arD8ughter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ariel is so Blunt in this song, and Has saved many lives including my own. 🖤🖤

  • @shelby8430
    @shelby8430 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This Song Changed My Life.... I Can't Afford Concerts, But I Can Always Listen To TH-cam Videos For Icon For Hire. Things Are Rough In My Family, My Dad Is The Worst. I Love This Band So Much! Thank You SO Much Icon For Hire!

  • @christianray6216
    @christianray6216 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's amazing 😍 seriously this is my 2nd favorite song of 2016 right behind the Demons 😊

  • @JP10099
    @JP10099 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh My God... I´m still crying to get well II and supposed to be and you release another song like this!

  • @triciahenry4674
    @triciahenry4674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wish that my friend was alive to see this. It would make her want to live longer. This song makes me be reminded of her, Icon for Hire this is highly important

  • @soulmechanics7946
    @soulmechanics7946 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The twist ending is terribly beautiful, and poignant. 🥰 Nail on the head, you got it. 👊