:: I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be It's stubborn as hell or a problem with authority 'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity Oh did I disappoint ya? Sorry to disappoint ya What will you do when the vultures come for you? Will you run and hide? And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening Oh how we're loving the comfort of pack mentality The internet has teeth and It eats and eats and eats ya So are you scared of your introspection? Why could that be? Maybe you object to what you find there And as you stare into your own reflection What do you see? Your black hole for a soul Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual? And as your stare into your reflection what do you see? Your black hole for a soul So how's it being a prisoner of your own illusion? Up on a pedestal revelling in your own confusion I see you hide behind your alter or your constitution But you can't live forever In your own echo chamber And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland But how can you hate something you don't even understand? You're a walking contradiction in a MAGA hat It's where I wanna be God bless the land of the free So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong? And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not? Because your mother told ya you would win when you were young It's a boys wonderland We know it now But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous We're bringing each other down We're tearing each other down So have I gotta kill myself to be original? And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual? ::
You guys keep entertaining me for weeks now , another masterpiece , brings me back at some point when i heard Rage Against The Machine for the first time ....... gooooosebumps......
Check out their, Live from the Warehouse stream. It's bound to be there, three different sets for three different parts of the world (but of course, you can watch all free if you want to.) I'm definitely going to check all three out.
The guitar riff is perfection and Connor's vocals consistently raise in intensity at the 2:27 mark...totally like a Rage Against the Machine song from back in the day from the sheer passion in his delivery! WHOA!
I don’t think I’ve had actual shivers and goosebumps from a song in a long time... holy shit. Coming from the US, this is seriously the constant feeling. It’s a civil war of our minds. Love you guys
I'm not the kind of person who leaves the comment with the lyrics but this... my dudes. NBT didn't just hit another level, they created one. [Verse 1] I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be It's stubborn as hell, or a problem with authority 'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity How did I disappoint ya? Sorry to disappoint ya [Bridge] What will you do when the vultures come for you? Will I run and hide? [Verse 2] And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening Oh, how we love in the comfort of pack mentality The internet has teeth and it eats and eats and eats ya [Pre-Chorus] So are you scared of your own introspection What could that be? Oh, maybe you object to what you find there [Chorus] And as you're staring into your own reflection, what do you see? Your black hole for a soul [Chorus] And as you're staring into your own reflection, what do you see? Your black hole for a soul [Verse 3] So, how's it bеing a prisoner of your own illusion? Up on a pedestal, rеveling in your own confusion I see you hide behind your altar or your constitution But you can't live forever in your own echo chamber And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland But how can you hate something you don't even understand? Oh, you're a walking contradiction in a MAGA-hat It's where I wanna be, God bless the land of the free So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong? And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not? Because your mother told you you would win when you were young Oh it's a boy's wonderland, we know it now But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous We're bringing each other down, we're tearing each other down So have I gotta kill myself to be original? And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual?
This album, aside from Tool's Fear Inoculum, is the first one I bought on physical media (CD and vinyl), in well over a decade. I'm listening to this album in its entirety for the first time right now, and Phobia and Can You Afford to Be An Individual are definitely two of my favorites so far. You are definitely right about them creating a new level. Damn!
The way the lyrics have a justafiable dig at “MAGA-hat wearers” and their beliefs, but then in the next *breath* turn on the hypocrisy of their opponents - “But now the liberals aren’t liberal they’re just as venomous, And you can’t have an opinion unless you’re one of us, No second chances, you’re branded, your kind are dangerous,” - *THIS* is what we need! Instead of everyone jumping on one side or the other, contributing to the increasingly destructive polarisation of politics/social discourse, saying and thinking nothing original and only adding their voices to an already saturated chorus of bullshit, we *need* more people saying *fuck* this, and asking *“And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? Can you afford to be an individual?”*
So damn true, people demonise you for being neutral or "fence-sitters" as they like to assume. But in actuality we're just logical human beings who look at the extremes of both sides and see cults where there should be intelligent people. The smartest people take bits and pieces of genuinely good ideas from both sides of the political spectrum (and take out the objectively terrible ones that lead to radicalisation and toxicity, such as Religious Indoctrination, Xenophobia, supremacy, class divide by Conservatives and SJW culture, extreme socialism, cancel culture, though this applies to both sides as well and the stereotyping, labelling culture, from Liberals.) There are positive policies and ideals from both sides, once the idiotic ones are removed, that combined, would allow for a truly equalised world. Unfortunately we have one or the other and both lead to a society that is ultimately shaped by the images of their respective sides without a society for everyone. People are allowed to be neutral, they're allowed to look on at the entire political landscape and hate it all, detest it all, think it's driving our species apart. I don't join "sides." That locks me into a cult mentality where I must ultimately believe absolutely everything that side believes in otherwise I'm demonised for it. No, I'm not narrow minded in that way, I choose what I believe in and if those ideals should ever happen to come from both sides, that just means I'm actually committed to being unbiased and doing my own research, devoid of bias from others, and making my own mind up on an issue without being dictated by one side or the other. That's how we come to create new ideas, new solutions, are we bridge divide and come to agreements that work for everyone, even if they aren't the "absolutes" that they wanted. We are an extremely diverse world, ultimately, we have to create a society that ensures not one group or ideology is granted complete power over another, there has to be boundaries and rules, there has to be arrangements and lines. Complete balance is what should be strived for, not victory for one ideal or the other. Society cannot be controlled by one singular vision, it requires multiple to maintain order and keep things in check. If there is too much power from one side, we get this, pure anarchy and chaos where one side is at war with the other, desperate for power and control because one side is a victim of the other and vice versa. Balance is the only way forwards for real progress and change, whatever this is currently, this is just childish squabbling in the face of the real problems out there in the world that we need to face and address and we can only do so when we're United and acting like adults. It's easy to be purely driven by emotion, I understand the difficulty, but we can't solely act based on our emotions lest rationality and logic give way to the death of critical thinking and true freedom, we'll all just be clawing at each other, emotionally fuelled, to over power another so our visions can take over, whilst never bothering to listen to anyone else or see anyone else's perspectives. This failure was because Government's around the world on both sides have pushed for extremes and "taking of sides" to get themselves elected, it's been nothing but selfishness. We need true leaders who understand the importance of addressing the visions of ALL people and cultivating true equality and order, taking on the weight and the stress of having to maintain and keep it all in check so nobody is ever able to over power another, which is what leads to the destruction of stability and pushes towards divide, class warfare, race against race, religion against atheism, gender against gender, ideals Vs ideals and so on and so forth as we dance in a perpetual cycle that we can't escape from because we will always be oppressing some group, whether they be bloody the whitest, xenophobic, Christian fearmongers there are or the blackest, LGBT, immigrant there ever was. There will always be someone who believes they are the minority and they are the counter culture or the ones being hated by humanity. We need to shape the world towards allowing them to stand side by side, even if they hate each other, but allow them to have their respective rights without too much authority or control, to be kept in check so that all of us have rights, so that all of us are free. It is extremely difficult, it's why most societies throughout history have constantly failed that path and have had consecutive wars time and time again, because we're slowly having to evolve to the eventual time where we find the answer to how we can solve all of this and end it. It probably won't happen in our lifetime but some day it will be achieved, it is the inevitable endgame of mankind. So I don't need to be told to pick a side or be told I'm sitting on some damn fence, I do take action based on what I see from both sides, it is seeing what the most rational path forwards is that I really seek and I won't subscribe to pack mentality because of influence, manipulation or pressure. You are allowed to be an individual, that's the most basic thing we are taught as kids, that we are all different. We all can't be lumped into groups, it's just not how reality works. Also note, the things I listed above about both sides are just a few of my nitpicks about their beliefs that I believe are destroying society and dividing it further. There's way, way more and it gets deeper and deeper. This is all coming from a 21 year old, Gay, Australian guy with Asperger's. And trust me, I'm no stereotype and I don't fall into categories or groups or even solely defined by any communities I fall under. It's all about who you are and what your actions say about you that's the real judgment.
love it. its a politicaly fueled song without taking a side, which is what makes it so great. its like the worlds literally like a massive version of the montagues and the capulets. there isnt enough grey area, its just all binary.
@@haydendutton6916 my goodness how did you find the time to write all that! But yeah I think I agree with what you're saying, "I think" because I only briefly skimmed over it lol
Extremism on any side is dangerous for everyone. Some sides really are just black and white (like Nazis and racism). But most everything else is more nuanced than people believe. We just think it’s black and white because of the Internet echo chambers a lot of us have trapped ourselves in and the polarization we’ve been subjected to. Social media has a lot to do with it.
@@KamisatoElias Doesn't surprise me given Nothing But Thieves are mostly famous in the UK while Incubus are most popular in the US. They're a great band though, you should give them a try
i just listened to this song for the first time while i was doing my homework and when i tell you my jaw DROPPED at the last verse... i ditched my homework and searched the lyrics SO fast
I love this song, as political as it is, I completely agree with its message. Politics in America has devolved into pack mentality, and it’s really hard to make political decisions as an individual. I also agree that both sides of politics are pretty shitty. For instance, we had the choice of a racist predator or a racist predator for president.
Song starts: It’s got a nice syncopated groove, but it’s obviously not happy music. Song progresses: Getting a sense of sneers in the lyrics. Tension really builds. Song ends: I’m left blinking in awe and my pulse is racing. This isn’t the song to listen to right before bed, folks. Save it for the HIIT or practicing forms.
This song, no matter how many times I listen to it, gives me goosebumps without fail. The build-up, the anger, the sarcasm, the powerlessness... I can feel it all and then some. Thank you for this masterpiece.
ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE.🤍 Does anyone else get the Rage Against The Machine vibe at the end of song? The best thing about Nothing but Thieves is their versatility. I mean I can say with certainty that Conor can adapt his voice to any song at this point.
When you realize if they were a mainstream artist they'd have been canceled by now because they literally attacked both sides of politics.....good for them. We need more of that.
Music nowadays is about releasing songs every week. But then NBT releases this and it’s so good that I’ve been listening over and over since they released it. This is how music should be, not fast food.
Me and my partner have just listened to the whole album after I've just finished work did anybody else lose their shit when he said 'Your black hole for a soul' so glad this song came on last amazing way to finish the album OMG!!!!
It's about time more artists started railing against the stupidity of the online culture wars. They're ruining culture, setting back progress, and making us all miserable.
"Can You Afford To Be An Individual?" Lyrics: I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be It's stubborn as hell or a problem with authority 'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity Oh did I disappoint ya? Sorry to disappoint ya What will you do when the vultures come for you? Will you run and hide? And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening Oh how we're loving the comfort of pack mentality The internet has teeth and It eats and eats and eats ya So are you scared of your introspection? Why could that be? Oh, maybe you object to what you find there And as you stare into your own reflection What do you see? Your black hole for a soul And as your stare into your reflection what do you see? Your black hole for a soul So how's it being a prisoner of your own illusion? Up on a pedestal reveling in your own confusion I see you hide behind your alter or your constitution But you can't live forever In your own echo chamber And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland But how can you hate something you don't even understand? Oh, you're a walking contradiction in a MAGA hat It's where I wanna be God bless the land of the free So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong? And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not? Because your mother told ya you would win when you were young Oh it's a boys wonderland, we know it now But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous We're bringing each other down We're tearing each other down So have I gotta kill myself to be original? And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? Can you afford to be an individual? Can you afford to be an individual? (Fucking masterpiece 🔥)
This is art, it tells something, it explains today and tomorrow these will be documents of today just like novels or paintings in 1400. Great job im proud to be a fan of this group. “And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us.”
Just wanna say that the song is great. The band manage to touch on the problems of people echo chambers and how both sides of the political spectrum are flawed. Extremism is never good for the extremists in my eyes. It only ever helps the opposition. Very few things in this world are so simple to be purely in black and white (like Nazis and racism). It’s important to take a look at the whole picture and realize problems and issues can be more nuanced than they seem. With that being said, if anyone from America sees this, please vote. If you are eligible and still can in your area, vote early. It helps with keeping the polls from being overwhelmed on Election Day and keeps you safe from having to interact with people and possibly catching COVID. Right or left wing, don’t take your right to vote for granted, especially on as contentious of an election year as this one.
They came through a few years back - if it wasn't for everything going on, they'd be here sooner than we're going to have to wait for. They came to tiny venues when they were here too - so crazy!
They're doing a livestream concert thing on the 28th/29th of October, you can still buy tickets I think! Check out their Nothing But Thieves :: Live At The Warehouse video description for a link, or I'm sure you can find a link to buy tickets on their twitter too
i feel like this album and forever and ever more sometimes gives me queens of the stone age vibes and holy shit it is amazing this is hands down my favorite album of theirs its all been flawless
Every time I have time to sit down alone and really enjoy a band these are my go to guys. There is something so strangely familiar yet oddly original happening all at once and I’m always amazed at the different hooks and timing and riffs and keys and vocals happening in such a diverse sound! It makes me write run on sentences as I’m feeling alive and excited! Thanks guys !
Clearly NO holding back here. This was pure angst, anger, rage seething with lighter fluid and flamed out into this wicked-sounding poetry. I get why he had to release his vocals in a solo sesh. I am a conservative myself but I am fully capable of seeing the writing on the wall from both sides. Timeless, soul-sucking, masterful lyrics.
What a comment on our world this song is! Absolutely brilliant in every way from the songwriting to the riff to the lyrics to the vocals to the production its all just gobsmacking!
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man, my boy Conor gone and done a diss track of everyone in the world
And we all deserved it.
a diss track to *only Americans
@@jryprn and Brits and Italians and Poles and Hungarians and Dutch and etc
@@grazglednica just humans
No, just Donald Trump.
The last part was so full of pure frustration and anger it made me shiver.
You got that right, I had to pull out the lyrics and scream them outloud
Social,contemporary,honest
Until you realize he is just a soy boy bitching about trump
@@AdrianHertz "But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous
And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us"
...dude
@@Cyanide_wild anybody can have an opinion about trump and that opinion must be he is the lord and savior of all white race
I believe this to be one of the most important songs these guys have written.
100%! So good!
Never been truer
:: I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be
It's stubborn as hell or a problem with authority
'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity
Oh did I disappoint ya?
Sorry to disappoint ya
What will you do when the vultures come for you?
Will you run and hide?
And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity
Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening
Oh how we're loving the comfort of pack mentality
The internet has teeth and
It eats and eats and eats ya
So are you scared of your introspection?
Why could that be?
Maybe you object to what you find there
And as you stare into your own reflection
What do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
And as your stare into your reflection what do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
So how's it being a prisoner of your own illusion?
Up on a pedestal revelling in your own confusion
I see you hide behind your alter or your constitution
But you can't live forever
In your own echo chamber
And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland
But how can you hate something you don't even understand?
You're a walking contradiction in a MAGA hat
It's where I wanna be
God bless the land of the free
So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong?
And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not?
Because your mother told ya you would win when you were young
It's a boys wonderland
We know it now
But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous
And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us
No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous
We're bringing each other down
We're tearing each other down
So have I gotta kill myself to be original?
And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
::
🙏🇦🇷❤️
This song is a masterpiece
I'm glad they're poking at both the right and the left side of politics
You guys keep entertaining me for weeks now , another masterpiece , brings me back at some point when i heard Rage Against The Machine for the first time ....... gooooosebumps......
Wow.
imagine this song live
I want to see it live so bad
Check out their, Live from the Warehouse stream. It's bound to be there, three different sets for three different parts of the world (but of course, you can watch all free if you want to.)
I'm definitely going to check all three out.
@@haydendutton6916 i was going to but the tickets are kind of expensive for me, argentina 🤷🤷 so
@@haydendutton6916 free???how??
@@rini9325 I assume they'll upload the stream as a video on TH-cam afterwards, thus it being free, technically.
I think this might be the best song on the album but so hard to decide since they are all so perfect
this one and free if we want it are the best imo. they're all amazing tho
The guitar riff is perfection and Connor's vocals consistently raise in intensity at the 2:27 mark...totally like a Rage Against the Machine song from back in the day from the sheer passion in his delivery! WHOA!
Bruv! I made the same RATM connection.
@@LaLaTKittles Same here, this is way too good
100%
I came to the video just to see a comment like this
I knew I would found a comment saying something about Rage, and yeah it's true
Since 2015 I've always almost literally promoted the fact that I didn't have a favourite nbt song, until this morning.
Forever & Ever More is mine but this shit goes hard though.
it's between this, Neon Brother, I Was Just A Kid and Reset Me... And Live Like Animals, and... Ok I'll stop now lmao
2:48about nowadays problems
This is giving me muse and rage against the machine vibes... my life got so much better oml
saaameee
Incubus mixed in
This and Phobia are my favs, this is gold. Edit: And as someone living in the United States, you've hit the nail on the head with the lyrics.
same I 100% agree
yep, favs 100%
I also love unperson and is everybody going crazy
honestly I take it back, I cant not love everything nothing but thieves related
@@cap1986 yeah those are my other favorites. Off the bat, I'm not super amped about some of the other tracks, but I know they'll grow on me.
The dislikes on this video are from either radical Republicans or Dems😂
I don’t think I’ve had actual shivers and goosebumps from a song in a long time... holy shit. Coming from the US, this is seriously the constant feeling. It’s a civil war of our minds. Love you guys
I'm not the kind of person who leaves the comment with the lyrics but this... my dudes.
NBT didn't just hit another level, they created one.
[Verse 1]
I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be
It's stubborn as hell, or a problem with authority
'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity
How did I disappoint ya? Sorry to disappoint ya
[Bridge]
What will you do when the vultures come for you?
Will I run and hide?
[Verse 2]
And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity
Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening
Oh, how we love in the comfort of pack mentality
The internet has teeth and it eats and eats and eats ya
[Pre-Chorus]
So are you scared of your own introspection
What could that be?
Oh, maybe you object to what you find there
[Chorus]
And as you're staring into your own reflection, what do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
[Chorus]
And as you're staring into your own reflection, what do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
[Verse 3]
So, how's it bеing a prisoner of your own illusion?
Up on a pedestal, rеveling in your own confusion
I see you hide behind your altar or your constitution
But you can't live forever in your own echo chamber
And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland
But how can you hate something you don't even understand?
Oh, you're a walking contradiction in a MAGA-hat
It's where I wanna be, God bless the land of the free
So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong?
And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not?
Because your mother told you you would win when you were young
Oh it's a boy's wonderland, we know it now
But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous
And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us
No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous
We're bringing each other down, we're tearing each other down
So have I gotta kill myself to be original?
And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Holy shit the last minute of this song is our reality.
The social criticism made by this song only transforms it into ... A PURE MASTERPIECE! F***! What a genius!
This album, aside from Tool's Fear Inoculum, is the first one I bought on physical media (CD and vinyl), in well over a decade. I'm listening to this album in its entirety for the first time right now, and Phobia and Can You Afford to Be An Individual are definitely two of my favorites so far. You are definitely right about them creating a new level. Damn!
Thank you. I knew it was a great song with meaning to it ( like all NBT songs) but I can't really understand all the lyrics just by listening to it.
@@horizoniki You're on every NBT video.. what a lad
The rest of world will discover this masterpiece later, but we are real fans here!
Yeah, sure!
yeah man
@@nothingbutthievespro1359 I thought it was NBT in real WTH lol
@@mayraamaral7267 na sry XD
Just maybe
Nothing but masterpieces 🙌🏻
^^ This ^^
Creative comment
fr this band is seriously underrated
The way the lyrics have a justafiable dig at “MAGA-hat wearers” and their beliefs, but then in the next *breath* turn on the hypocrisy of their opponents - “But now the liberals aren’t liberal they’re just as venomous, And you can’t have an opinion unless you’re one of us, No second chances, you’re branded, your kind are dangerous,” - *THIS* is what we need! Instead of everyone jumping on one side or the other, contributing to the increasingly destructive polarisation of politics/social discourse, saying and thinking nothing original and only adding their voices to an already saturated chorus of bullshit, we *need* more people saying *fuck* this, and asking *“And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? Can you afford to be an individual?”*
Fax
So damn true, people demonise you for being neutral or "fence-sitters" as they like to assume. But in actuality we're just logical human beings who look at the extremes of both sides and see cults where there should be intelligent people.
The smartest people take bits and pieces of genuinely good ideas from both sides of the political spectrum (and take out the objectively terrible ones that lead to radicalisation and toxicity, such as Religious Indoctrination, Xenophobia, supremacy, class divide by Conservatives and SJW culture, extreme socialism, cancel culture, though this applies to both sides as well and the stereotyping, labelling culture, from Liberals.)
There are positive policies and ideals from both sides, once the idiotic ones are removed, that combined, would allow for a truly equalised world. Unfortunately we have one or the other and both lead to a society that is ultimately shaped by the images of their respective sides without a society for everyone.
People are allowed to be neutral, they're allowed to look on at the entire political landscape and hate it all, detest it all, think it's driving our species apart.
I don't join "sides." That locks me into a cult mentality where I must ultimately believe absolutely everything that side believes in otherwise I'm demonised for it. No, I'm not narrow minded in that way, I choose what I believe in and if those ideals should ever happen to come from both sides, that just means I'm actually committed to being unbiased and doing my own research, devoid of bias from others, and making my own mind up on an issue without being dictated by one side or the other.
That's how we come to create new ideas, new solutions, are we bridge divide and come to agreements that work for everyone, even if they aren't the "absolutes" that they wanted. We are an extremely diverse world, ultimately, we have to create a society that ensures not one group or ideology is granted complete power over another, there has to be boundaries and rules, there has to be arrangements and lines.
Complete balance is what should be strived for, not victory for one ideal or the other. Society cannot be controlled by one singular vision, it requires multiple to maintain order and keep things in check. If there is too much power from one side, we get this, pure anarchy and chaos where one side is at war with the other, desperate for power and control because one side is a victim of the other and vice versa.
Balance is the only way forwards for real progress and change, whatever this is currently, this is just childish squabbling in the face of the real problems out there in the world that we need to face and address and we can only do so when we're United and acting like adults.
It's easy to be purely driven by emotion, I understand the difficulty, but we can't solely act based on our emotions lest rationality and logic give way to the death of critical thinking and true freedom, we'll all just be clawing at each other, emotionally fuelled, to over power another so our visions can take over, whilst never bothering to listen to anyone else or see anyone else's perspectives.
This failure was because Government's around the world on both sides have pushed for extremes and "taking of sides" to get themselves elected, it's been nothing but selfishness. We need true leaders who understand the importance of addressing the visions of ALL people and cultivating true equality and order, taking on the weight and the stress of having to maintain and keep it all in check so nobody is ever able to over power another, which is what leads to the destruction of stability and pushes towards divide, class warfare, race against race, religion against atheism, gender against gender, ideals Vs ideals and so on and so forth as we dance in a perpetual cycle that we can't escape from because we will always be oppressing some group, whether they be bloody the whitest, xenophobic, Christian fearmongers there are or the blackest, LGBT, immigrant there ever was. There will always be someone who believes they are the minority and they are the counter culture or the ones being hated by humanity.
We need to shape the world towards allowing them to stand side by side, even if they hate each other, but allow them to have their respective rights without too much authority or control, to be kept in check so that all of us have rights, so that all of us are free.
It is extremely difficult, it's why most societies throughout history have constantly failed that path and have had consecutive wars time and time again, because we're slowly having to evolve to the eventual time where we find the answer to how we can solve all of this and end it.
It probably won't happen in our lifetime but some day it will be achieved, it is the inevitable endgame of mankind. So I don't need to be told to pick a side or be told I'm sitting on some damn fence, I do take action based on what I see from both sides, it is seeing what the most rational path forwards is that I really seek and I won't subscribe to pack mentality because of influence, manipulation or pressure.
You are allowed to be an individual, that's the most basic thing we are taught as kids, that we are all different. We all can't be lumped into groups, it's just not how reality works.
Also note, the things I listed above about both sides are just a few of my nitpicks about their beliefs that I believe are destroying society and dividing it further. There's way, way more and it gets deeper and deeper.
This is all coming from a 21 year old, Gay, Australian guy with Asperger's. And trust me, I'm no stereotype and I don't fall into categories or groups or even solely defined by any communities I fall under. It's all about who you are and what your actions say about you that's the real judgment.
love it. its a politicaly fueled song without taking a side, which is what makes it so great. its like the worlds literally like a massive version of the montagues and the capulets. there isnt enough grey area, its just all binary.
@@haydendutton6916 my goodness how did you find the time to write all that! But yeah I think I agree with what you're saying, "I think" because I only briefly skimmed over it lol
Extremism on any side is dangerous for everyone. Some sides really are just black and white (like Nazis and racism). But most everything else is more nuanced than people believe. We just think it’s black and white because of the Internet echo chambers a lot of us have trapped ourselves in and the polarization we’ve been subjected to. Social media has a lot to do with it.
3:00 you can hear Rage Against The Machine is clearly what inspired this part of the song, I love it.
1:30 you hear Incubus too
@@zachrizzo6525 Huh I've never heard of them, but i'm sure you're probably right
I thought when the song started I'm hearing a little bit of Twenty One Pilots
I heard RAGM as well, I love it
@@KamisatoElias Doesn't surprise me given Nothing But Thieves are mostly famous in the UK while Incubus are most popular in the US. They're a great band though, you should give them a try
roses are
violets are blue
when i hear this band
my neighbours do too
another stolen comment
ugh
right here there's a man not caring
@@eusebiuzapodeanu9822 obviously, you don't care to be creative so you also don't care about critique
@@leonp.2171 whatever you say, whatever you say
This. Me screaming lyrics through the walls.
Imagining the energy in the studio when they recorded this... goosebumps
When you hate everyone equally:
But really, this is just fantastic, the rawness and anger feels so visceral and I love it. This album is amazing.
I'm 50 years old and a fan. This album is a masterpiece, it's the best thing I've ever heard in my entire life.
Это потрясающе!
"did I disappoint ya?" not with this album
they disappointed me so much. i only like...4 songs. :( just my opinion..
@@milanmiric5534 Listen it again, at first i was disappointed but now i love it. I just had to get used to it
Then you haven't heard their last 2 albums it was impossible to follow up those
@@AdrianHertz I thought it was impossible, but they made it possible ;)
@@milanmiric5534 Which songs? Broken Machine was a better album, but I still enjoyed this one.
anyone else just speechless at how fucking incredible the album and this song in particular is?? they outdid themselves a million times over
Their best song to date. The last part almost gave me a heart attack.
i just listened to this song for the first time while i was doing my homework and when i tell you my jaw DROPPED at the last verse...
i ditched my homework and searched the lyrics SO fast
God that 3rd verse hits so hard, absolutely love this song and it might just be my favorite from this album
I love this song, as political as it is, I completely agree with its message. Politics in America has devolved into pack mentality, and it’s really hard to make political decisions as an individual. I also agree that both sides of politics are pretty shitty. For instance, we had the choice of a racist predator or a racist predator for president.
Song starts: It’s got a nice syncopated groove, but it’s obviously not happy music.
Song progresses: Getting a sense of sneers in the lyrics. Tension really builds.
Song ends: I’m left blinking in awe and my pulse is racing.
This isn’t the song to listen to right before bed, folks. Save it for the HIIT or practicing forms.
The album is a whole new level, but this song might be one of the best rock songs I‘ve ever heard!
This band never disappoints. Such a huge fan of their sound. And Conor’s vocals BLOW MY MIND
I was scared the whole video that Conor was going to explode at some point like that bird in Shrek
I name this one the best NBT song to date.
Verse 3 blew my mind. BLEW MY MIND.
Mine too, I'm all hyped up just thinking about it - the pacing raises heart rates! :)
@@AMUSIC33 God, i love this band so much.
This song, no matter how many times I listen to it, gives me goosebumps without fail. The build-up, the anger, the sarcasm, the powerlessness... I can feel it all and then some. Thank you for this masterpiece.
I love how they diss both sides as it should be! Big respect
they aren't actually dissing both sides, thats just wishful thinking, batman.
@@reitanegashima893 makes fun of MAGA hat reps and then does the same to radically liberal dems... I'd say it's a blast at both sides
@@2ez710 2 years late but i just wanna say this is how i view all politics, both sides are pretty shit
ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE.🤍 Does anyone else get the Rage Against The Machine vibe at the end of song?
The best thing about Nothing but Thieves is their versatility. I mean I can say with certainty that Conor can adapt his voice to any song at this point.
I was thinking the same!!! i'm so happy i can't contaqin myself
Oh God, thank you! finally someone said that!! Some serious “Killing in the name of” vibes here! Just amazing how Conor’s voice does all that🤤😲
it's _Rage_ Against The Machine btw ^^ But yeah I agree!
@@KamisatoElias Hahahahaha yeah, I didn't pay attention, probably autocorrect had something to do with this 😅
When you realize if they were a mainstream artist they'd have been canceled by now because they literally attacked both sides of politics.....good for them. We need more of that.
who gives a crap, all politics are a charade.
@@Archonsx i agree 100%
I absolutely freaking love them for it
It's even funnier because they're from the UK
@@Archonsx i disagree. everyone on the right is fucking evil as shit. Everyone else is just human.
The last verse left me shook, ngl one of my favourite songs EVER
Music nowadays is about releasing songs every week. But then NBT releases this and it’s so good that I’ve been listening over and over since they released it. This is how music should be, not fast food.
Me and my partner have just listened to the whole album after I've just finished work did anybody else lose their shit when he said 'Your black hole for a soul' so glad this song came on last amazing way to finish the album OMG!!!!
Oh my GODDDDDDDD CHILLS LITERAL CHILLS
I KNOW RIGHT!
Holy hell that was good!
There is something so powerful about this song
The best thing I could have:
I found NBT 5 days ago, i've liked them sooo much and they are realising new album in next week
I was sooo happy
Man, this song is about to become very relevant again in 2025
This isn't fair I have to spilt my attention between nothing but thieves and idkhow sense both of their albums dropped today.
LMAO ME TOO
Omg, me too
I have 4 new albums to listen
lol same but add wallows to that list lmaoooo, every band just went "ah yes today's a beautiful day to drop an album" xD
@@ilovekittens129 yo, which ones? I need new music recommendations lol
@@sarahmonkey99 Wallows, Boy Pablo, also I recommend you the new album of Declan McKenna, Machine gun kelly, Yungblud and The academic
Absolute fav song
Phobia, Unperson and this one are definitely my top 3 of the album!
Fully agree with you!
The lyrics here are an absolute masterpiece
oh my GOD this one SPEAKS. 1st place for me 100%. This one says EVERYTHING I've been trying to say.
That last part sounded like a Rage Against The Machine song.
I'm not complaining, it's cool. ❤
I'm glad someone else was thinking this too.
They said they were an inspiration ❤️
@@hollyroxy25 Yeah! We called it before they even put up the video haha.
@@itsk3v.3888 off topic but....anybody know why NBT is turning off the comments on almost all their videos???
The lyrics remind me of the political situation in my country (Poland) :(
Russians have the same
I think it is sadly a general state of things around the world lately. Let's remain hopeful for a better future.
Sorry, what kind of situation in my country - Poland?
@Mariusz Rakowski well i suppose the on going protests and taking women’s their rights
My thoughts exactly!
For me this is another masterpiece like Amsterdam. Probably an absolute banger live.
It's about time more artists started railing against the stupidity of the online culture wars. They're ruining culture, setting back progress, and making us all miserable.
It's not just online.
It didn't start with online, and it wouldn't end with the internet....
But the internet doesn't help in this regard.
I want to scream these lyrics from every roof top
This album is the best blasted in the car at half 6 on a Monday morning on the way to work !!
Definitely!
"Can You Afford To Be An Individual?"
Lyrics:
I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be
It's stubborn as hell or a problem with authority
'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity
Oh did I disappoint ya?
Sorry to disappoint ya
What will you do when the vultures come for you?
Will you run and hide?
And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity
Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening
Oh how we're loving the comfort of pack mentality
The internet has teeth and
It eats and eats and eats ya
So are you scared of your introspection?
Why could that be?
Oh, maybe you object to what you find there
And as you stare into your own reflection
What do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
And as your stare into your reflection what do you see?
Your black hole for a soul
So how's it being a prisoner of your own illusion?
Up on a pedestal reveling in your own confusion
I see you hide behind your alter or your constitution
But you can't live forever
In your own echo chamber
And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland
But how can you hate something you don't even understand?
Oh, you're a walking contradiction in a MAGA hat
It's where I wanna be
God bless the land of the free
So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong?
And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not?
Because your mother told ya you would win when you were young
Oh it's a boys wonderland, we know it now
But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous
And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us
No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous
We're bringing each other down
We're tearing each other down
So have I gotta kill myself to be original?
And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal?
Can you afford to be an individual?
Can you afford to be an individual?
(Fucking masterpiece 🔥)
Thank you and This is amazing
Incredible
Masterpiece of a track in my eyes. Ive put off listening to yall for too long now. Gonna go enjoy some albums!
This is art, it tells something, it explains today and tomorrow these will be documents of today just like novels or paintings in 1400. Great job im proud to be a fan of this group.
“And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us.”
this is absolutly incredible, i can't even describe the emotions it's giving to me
Simply their best song.
Such a STRONG song.
"You can't have an opinion unless you're one of us" America in a nutshell
Just wanna say that the song is great. The band manage to touch on the problems of people echo chambers and how both sides of the political spectrum are flawed. Extremism is never good for the extremists in my eyes. It only ever helps the opposition. Very few things in this world are so simple to be purely in black and white (like Nazis and racism). It’s important to take a look at the whole picture and realize problems and issues can be more nuanced than they seem. With that being said, if anyone from America sees this, please vote. If you are eligible and still can in your area, vote early. It helps with keeping the polls from being overwhelmed on Election Day and keeps you safe from having to interact with people and possibly catching COVID. Right or left wing, don’t take your right to vote for granted, especially on as contentious of an election year as this one.
All NBTs work is incredible but this is something else, I feel The Prodigy in the middle with the obvious Rage at the end.
I would kill to have them do a show in the US. My favorite band, not even close
They came through a few years back - if it wasn't for everything going on, they'd be here sooner than we're going to have to wait for. They came to tiny venues when they were here too - so crazy!
Awe man, how’d I miss that??
They're doing a livestream concert thing on the 28th/29th of October, you can still buy tickets I think! Check out their Nothing But Thieves :: Live At The Warehouse video description for a link, or I'm sure you can find a link to buy tickets on their twitter too
I hope they come back
this is so incredible. nbt always completely blows me away but this is on another level. wow
This entire album is bangers, but my god this one blows them out of the water
My absolute favorite song of the album. I can't wait to see this live with the crowd going wild. Epic!!!
I feel this song in my soul, literally love every second if it.
This is the first group I have an obsession with. A hug from Italy!!
Ловите русскоязычный коммент о том, что это очередной шедевр
Translation please
@@kevingarcia5704 Catch the Russian-language comment that this is another masterpiece
A trump suporter I see
@@AdrianHertz so....?
@@АртемМалиновский-ъ4и I just funny that a Russian bot would like diffamation against trump
NBT has its own sound and genre.Man what a talent.My fav track so far.Conor can sing any kinda genre.Versatile singer.
i feel like this album and forever and ever more sometimes gives me queens of the stone age vibes and holy shit it is amazing this is hands down my favorite album of theirs its all been flawless
I dig this song so much! Every lyric, the instrumentation, the message, everything about it. I need to see this live!
From Chile, I have to admit I was very excited AND NOW I'M EVEN MORE EXCITED, LOVING THESE SONGS! 💕💕
This is genius. If I get to hear this song live one day, I'll be super happy.
felt that shit w my chest
imagine if this was in the mainstream genre of music
The lyrics are a masterpiece. You've outdone yourselves with this one! :)
this song could change everything ✨
3:25 I love it
Damn I wasn’t expecting them to go this hard lmao but shit 10/10
MY GOD... you guys are fabulous! I discovered your band by looking for ENGLISH new bands. I always make researches as to find new music. You are IT!!
OMG watching Connor performing this live will be brutal!
The lycris are so intense and powerful makes me feel overwhelmed with excitement, I love those guys
i can't even describe with words how this song makes me feel..god!! it's like....2020 in sound.
i don't know if it's on purpose or not but notice how the tittle says ''CYA BAI'' ... that's genius
Lyrics is so deep i can't breathe
this is undeniably one of the top 5 songs they’ve ever released
I have no words, just emotions❤️🎉 Thank you!!!
Every time I have time to sit down alone and really enjoy a band these are my go to guys. There is something so strangely familiar yet oddly original happening all at once and I’m always amazed at the different hooks and timing and riffs and keys and vocals happening in such a diverse sound! It makes me write run on sentences as I’m feeling alive and excited! Thanks guys !
HOLY FUCK, the last minute gave me goosebumps in places i didnt even know could have goosebumps
THE SONGS JUST KEEP COMING OMG. THEYRE RELEASING NEW SONGS EVERY LIKE, 2-4 DAYS OMG I CANT KEEP TRACK I LOVE IT. i have loved this band since 2016.
Clearly NO holding back here. This was pure angst, anger, rage seething with lighter fluid and flamed out into this wicked-sounding poetry. I get why he had to release his vocals in a solo sesh. I am a conservative myself but I am fully capable of seeing the writing on the wall from both sides. Timeless, soul-sucking, masterful lyrics.
What a comment on our world this song is! Absolutely brilliant in every way from the songwriting to the riff to the lyrics to the vocals to the production its all just gobsmacking!
The lyrics in this are so genius. Wow 🔥
In every album of yours, you put the standards so high.. and even that, your next albums are byond expectations again ! amazing!!!
I need to hear that ending part again omg
This is one of the best songs ever made, in the history of time.
Period.
Song: ends.
Me: ok where are my pants
Since 2015 you are Nothing but chills, but this? NO WORDS.
I'm not really a fan of any music except K-Pop...
but this is pretty good
GODDDD the emotion in this one...