Giovanni Ribisi = one of the most underrated actors of his generation. He's amazing, steals every scene he's in regardless of if it's in a drama or a comedy, and he's got the most expressive, gorgeous eyes I've ever seen!
This reminded me of a short story called The Swimmer. The main charecter decides he's going to swim through a bunch of neighborhood pools to get back to his house. On the way, he keeps encountering old friends who are treating him strangely, and by the time he finally makes it to his house, he remembers that he lost everything he had in the stock market crash. I guess the idea of becoming a stranger to your own life without realizing it, suddenly waking up to nothing is the similarity.
Who is the man I see Where I'm supposed to be? I lost my heart, I buried it too deep Under the iron sea Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Lines ever more unclear Not sure I'm even here The more I look the more I think that I'm Starting to disappear Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Oh, crystal ball, hear my song I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong So put me where I belong I don't know where I am And I don't really care I look myself in the eye There's no-one there I fall upon the earth I call upon the air But all I get is the same old vacant stare Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Oh, crystal ball, hear my song I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong So put me where I belong
Excelente canción, ultimamente la tengo en mi cabeza a pesar de los años que tiene, es increíble, es como un vicio, es muy power. Te amo keane, sos lo mejor
Great artists do seem to think alike. Porcupine Tree's amazing album "Fear Of A Blank Planet" was released pretty much at the same time as this song and album and on PT's album, there're lyrics like: "I simply am not here". Love both, Steven Wilson's Porcupine Tree and Keane.
I love this song! Meaningful lyrics that anyone can relate to @ some point in their lives.. It's a unique & yet sad, disturbing video - not a happy ending..
Very deep song: many people might think that having a stable life is the best achievement, but at the end those people will realize that a life without new stimula is not desirable at all
It's actually about how they lose feelings wether it's good or bad, that for a moment they felt they don't have anything to say to create a lyric. That became scary for Tim Rice-Oxley because he always have that, he always have feelings about things, opinions, to say (we can see that on Keane songs). So, basically it's about the scary feeling of losing something that you usually have for reason not known to even yourself...and what better story to convey that fear and emotional desperation to the video clip viewer's than a video showing a guy literally losing his existence to a stranger.
AtriasNaradan ***** Conor's definition of the meaning of the song and video is a well thought about and is in a way a good point of view to define this song. But Atrias's definition is the correct one.
"Crystal Ball" was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in 2006. It was recorded at the Helioscentric Studios, East Sussex and at the Magic Shop, New York. Guitar effects are created by a synthesizer Yamaha CP60M.
Great song...Terrible and sad story in the video though... Everytime I see it I acknowlegde I wouldn't be able to handle it...! Next step for me would be jumping off a bridge or something...I don't know hahahahaha
Marcela Filova that guy existence was starting to disappear. he's losing his life to another reality. hence " everything i know is wrong ", "so, put me where i belong " begging to the crystal ball
+randy christopher montano ahahaha nope. I gave a listen to the lyrics and i get it. Pretty deep I must say. This man wakes up with his family, house and job, his "beautiful" life and the next day everything is gone. Is the concept of when people feel lost and uneeded
Oi, eu acho que a história do vídeo pode ser melhor entendida com a letra da música. Na minha visão, parece ser a estória de uma pessoa que foi se perdendo ao longo da vida e que não consegue mais se reconhecer. É como se tudo lhe fosse tirado. Todas as pessoas tem sonhos, metas e objetivos e quando elas não os atingem, ficam frustradas e perdidas na vida, tentando de alguma maneira, recupera-se, criando novas esperanças etc. O que a pessoa do vídeo deveria fazer seria tentar se organizar mentalmente para poder tentar organizar a vida e recuperar o que foi perdido, o que lhe fora tirado pelo destino.
They kept being assessed a sort of atypical rock band owing to their modest rig which definitely proved we all might make up rock without any guitar to play, and you can succeed as well. This song's really catchy and gooey, like an anthem you may not get rid of. Every time I listen to it I afford singing along with Keane and I feel flattered by this tune and vibe, especially over the final seconds where this man pants right away but having no chance to regain his car unluckily. The above reminds me of the endless troubles you find in your whole life and how blurred your life might look in spite of your appreciable efforts. And when no one believe you there's no way out! It truly sucks!
And i will fight for talent and that you can be different, that beauty doesn't go with being perfect. If you want to be perfect, you start accepting, and you accept you aren't perfect on the outside. Never ever...
I have heard this song when I were a little boy, at that moment I didn't know about the lyric mean, but the melody make me cry. Nowadays it's still.......touching.
Who's here in 2018 and stilll loving this song?
me
Here yet
2024 ❤
2024 still a good song, old memories from high school, greatings from México 👋🇲🇽
Wish I was still in 2018 😢
Giovanni Ribisi is such an underrated actor.
why underrated? He got many A movies on his name. Last one was TED if i remember correctly
☣ Tsjernobylol ☣ Yeah, but he's one of those guys that most people will say, yeah...i remember him from somewhere, but will never know his name :D
Branislav Bokun true, but that doesnt make him underrated. He just got a cool name hard to remember ^^
Agree. Just don't think the rest of the world agrees on that definition of know/rated :)
+Conor Wade I always thought the actor in the video looked like him, but I didn't think it was him
Giovanni Ribisi = one of the most underrated actors of his generation. He's amazing, steals every scene he's in regardless of if it's in a drama or a comedy, and he's got the most expressive, gorgeous eyes I've ever seen!
I've always thought he was attractive. Yes, the eyes. But he so lean and fit.
I do hope he's the main baddie in the next couple Avatar movies to get this man more screentime
o videoclipe mais angustiante da história da música
Ni tanto pero sí nos deja con la duda por cómo termina la historia. O terminará así y nada más.
Fi extamente essa palavra que me veio a cabeça. Papai do céu, que paúra rapaz?!
Mas é um puta clipe ❤
Esse e God put a smile upon your face do coldplay
El final queda a tú imaginación, se lo pones tú.
love this song, still great in 2015
+fede lopez azcurra 2016*
Declan Hearne 2017*
2017.2
7*2017
2017-09
An example of how to make an original and brilliant music video and a fab song.
I've always loved the way Giovanni Ribisi delivered this role! I also liked him in Avatar! 🤩
This reminded me of a short story called The Swimmer. The main charecter decides he's going to swim through a bunch of neighborhood pools to get back to his house. On the way, he keeps encountering old friends who are treating him strangely, and by the time he finally makes it to his house, he remembers that he lost everything he had in the stock market crash. I guess the idea of becoming a stranger to your own life without realizing it, suddenly waking up to nothing is the similarity.
This song still makes me sad....
Me too. 'Crystal Ball', 'Nothing In My Way', 'Bad Dream', and 'Is It Any Wonder?' were my favorite songs.
Who is the man I see
Where I'm supposed to be?
I lost my heart, I buried it too deep
Under the iron sea
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Lines ever more unclear
Not sure I'm even here
The more I look the more I think that I'm
Starting to disappear
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song
I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong
So put me where I belong
I don't know where I am
And I don't really care
I look myself in the eye
There's no-one there
I fall upon the earth
I call upon the air
But all I get is the same old vacant stare
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball
Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song
I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong
So put me where I belong
Qué buen servicio!
2024 and still on repeat
Fantastic Song, Fantastic Band!
keane, cold play and one republic is enough for a long drive. You guys rock
how did I never hear this song in the USA? I had to travel to panama to hear it on the radio? Go ULTRA STEREO 98.9!!!
Giovanni Ribisi...what a great performance...one of the most underrated actor ever!
Every time I watch this I feel so bad for this man.. What has he done for deserve it? Btw great song
Finally! A video that really transmits something, not just half-naked girls jumpin' around!!
Excelente canción, ultimamente la tengo en mi cabeza a pesar de los años que tiene, es increíble, es como un vicio, es muy power. Te amo keane, sos lo mejor
no manches imaginar que despertaras un dia y te pasara esto jajaja que loco men muy buena rola de keane como siempre jeje 5 estrellas
The story told in this video is a real horror story.
È quello che penso anch ' io
😢
AMO AMO AMOOOOOOOOO KEANE!
amazing voice
Me gusta el estudio o lugar dónde está KEANE, la canción buenísima,TOM MÁGICO, fascinante.💖💖💖💖
Gracias 🤗
What a horrific concept - that you just stop existingGreat song, my fave Keane song
Csodálatos zene a szó igazi értelmében...
Great artists do seem to think alike. Porcupine Tree's amazing album "Fear Of A Blank Planet" was released pretty much at the same time as this song and album and on PT's album, there're lyrics like: "I simply am not here". Love both, Steven Wilson's Porcupine Tree and Keane.
I love this song! Meaningful lyrics that anyone can relate to @ some point in their lives.. It's a unique & yet sad, disturbing video - not a happy ending..
Amo essa músicaaaaaaaaaaaa
Dois.
três. Meu passado está contido nela.
i love keane ,one of the few truly original bands around
Very deep song: many people might think that having a stable life is the best achievement, but at the end those people will realize that a life without new stimula is not desirable at all
You could say the same about too much stimula, aint good man.
This just popped into my head, haven't heard any Keane in ages. Almost forgot how many great songs they've released.
happy 10th anniversary to under the iron sea!!!
Eu amo essa banda desde 2006 quando passava esse clipe no programa chamado "Rota Musical"
Childhood pictures of the band members at 3:10 maybe?
I love this band!!.. :) and this song is awesome!
Poor Phoebe's brother ;)
He liked to melt stuff wink wink
jajajajaajajjaaja yesss phoebe's bro!! jaaja
hahahahahaaha funny
hahhahahaha
I LOVE U
depuis que j'ai visionné le clip,j'attends la suite de l'histoire qui est trés émouvante.
Only 1.163.990 views??? WTF TH-cam ?
this is one of the first songs that i have heard from this band.... wow its been a long way
Is there any bad Keane song?
yes
several
Martyn Sinderson what songs?
Temaso!! Unas de las mejores bandas inglesas!!!!
It's as if you are suddenly trapped in an alternate reality... horrible fate.
The memory of happiness
and not happiness, the memory
the pain is still pain.
i love keane
I never got this video... Really. Someone could explain, please?
***** YOU ARE AMAZING, really. Thank you for your point on it, it makes lots of sense.
***** wow thanks for the explanation, i thought the clips are from a movie about alternate realities or something
It's actually about how they lose feelings wether it's good or bad, that for a moment they felt they don't have anything to say to create a lyric. That became scary for Tim Rice-Oxley because he always have that, he always have feelings about things, opinions, to say (we can see that on Keane songs).
So, basically it's about the scary feeling of losing something that you usually have for reason not known to even yourself...and what better story to convey that fear and emotional desperation to the video clip viewer's than a video showing a guy literally losing his existence to a stranger.
My source is a quote of Tim Rice-Oxley statement on the wiki...type "Crystal Ball (Keane Song)".
AtriasNaradan ***** Conor's definition of the meaning of the song and video is a well thought about and is in a way a good point of view to define this song. But Atrias's definition is the correct one.
"Crystal Ball" was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in 2006. It was recorded at the Helioscentric Studios, East Sussex and at the Magic Shop, New York. Guitar effects are created by a synthesizer Yamaha CP60M.
what is the name of that movie?
+potterpoker94 The movie is called "The Official Fucking Music Video". It's a great movie, you should see the full thing. :)
ayyyy los amo los amo los amo los amo........
3:21 Is that Hugh Laurie?
+Hiram Guizar he totally looks like him!
Under the Iron sea one of the best albums ever!!!
rough day
Som d+ !! Keane reina !! os melhores.
Multiverse?
I just LOVE THIS SONG!
Also that video... Ribbisi is quite a good actor.
Great song...Terrible and sad story in the video though... Everytime I see it I acknowlegde I wouldn't be able to handle it...! Next step for me would be jumping off a bridge or something...I don't know hahahahaha
I agree, man...
what is the story actually, sorry, I never got it :(
sono d accordo con te jhonny....hahaha
Marcela Filova that guy existence was starting to disappear. he's losing his life to another reality. hence " everything i know is wrong ", "so, put me where i belong " begging to the crystal ball
Keane se ha convertido en mi Banda favorita. Arriba Keane
that's phebe's brother
Every time I see this, it makes me want to cry. D: So... beautiful.
Frank junior? Phoebe's little brother? is that you?
oh my god!
My two top favorite bands, mcfly and keane
I don't get the video >.
I get it now xDD
+Joanna bookworm could you explain it.. i still dont get it.. i mean, is word crystal ball is a name for a meth? XD
+randy christopher montano ahahaha nope. I gave a listen to the lyrics and i get it. Pretty deep I must say. This man wakes up with his family, house and job, his "beautiful" life and the next day everything is gone. Is the concept of when people feel lost and uneeded
Reminds me of music class 5 years ago :'D
Time flies!
Doppelgänger
he has a beautifull voice, and i could listen ti it all day long if that was possible
Fuck, I'm ruined. Everytime I hear someone yell at the end of the video: 'IT'S A PRANK DUDE!'
+Jeroen Boersma and there comes Royalty Free Music Ukulele in the background
damn this brings back school memories of me n sophie singing :L miss thm days.
Até hoje não consegui entender a história do vídeo :/
Oi, eu acho que a história do vídeo pode ser melhor entendida com a letra da música. Na minha visão, parece ser a estória de uma pessoa que foi se perdendo ao longo da vida e que não consegue mais se reconhecer. É como se tudo lhe fosse tirado. Todas as pessoas tem sonhos, metas e objetivos e quando elas não os atingem, ficam frustradas e perdidas na vida, tentando de alguma maneira, recupera-se, criando novas esperanças etc. O que a pessoa do vídeo deveria fazer seria tentar se organizar mentalmente para poder tentar organizar a vida e recuperar o que foi perdido, o que lhe fora tirado pelo destino.
Love, love, love this song!
That guy was totally Punk'd by his family and Keane!
Nagyon sajnáltam a hapit , sajnos igaziba is elöfordul az ilyesmi hogy az élet padlora kerit egy nap alatt , jó kis összeálitás köszönöm Crystobal :)
This video is so disturbing
I'm a big Keane fan. Can't believe I never saw this one before. Great story.
Go to work as normal in the morning, and a new man has taken over your house/wife by the time you get back.
Have i missed something?
+Adam Sanchez they lost theirselves and started using drugs the video expresses that
Well, it shows how it is when your loved one leaves you without a word or explanation. Kind of way of expressing that was in the vid.
this is one of my favorite songs.should have way more views
inter-dimmensional jump...
I adore Giovanni, such a great actor!
Worst day ever !
Beautiful song! sometimes I feel like this man, like somebody take my life away
Everyone is in on the affair his wife was having. :P
They kept being assessed a sort of atypical rock band owing to their modest rig which definitely proved we all might make up rock without any guitar to play, and you can succeed as well. This song's really catchy and gooey, like an anthem you may not get rid of. Every time I listen to it I afford singing along with Keane and I feel flattered by this tune and vibe, especially over the final seconds where this man pants right away but having no chance to regain his car unluckily. The above reminds me of the endless troubles you find in your whole life and how blurred your life might look in spite of your appreciable efforts. And when no one believe you there's no way out! It truly sucks!
Ladies & Gentleman This is.....KEANE
Keane's best song!!!
after all this time, this is amazing
The best music I have ever heard in my life!!!
DRAMA TOTAL con esta Rola, mi favorita , me proyecto , Ohhh Crystal Ball T__T , salvame
Amazing song. One of my favorites of all time.
im from hong kong, still cant believe a British band reads me better than everything from my local
los amo keane son lo mejor . I love keane are best s0on la mejor banda que existe
And i will fight for talent and that you can be different, that beauty doesn't go with being perfect. If you want to be perfect, you start accepting, and you accept you aren't perfect on the outside. Never ever...
Adoro esse cara ele me da forças pra ficar de pé
under the iron sea was the first album that i bought. i still love it. is really progresive
I have heard this song when I were a little boy,
at that moment I didn't know about the lyric mean,
but the melody make me cry.
Nowadays it's still.......touching.
he has such a beautiful voice
I think this is the best music video I've ever seen. And one of the best songs I've ever heard.
love this band so much ! my childhood musician !
I love them, I went to their concert here in Chile last year :) it was awesome.
Then, if you see them, tell that their song are beautiful, all of them! Love these guys!
This is awesome, definetly worth going to a concert for.
esta cancion es muy buena ............ esperemos que keane siga sacando exitos como este
This song is just amazing. The lyrics and the music goes in perfect armony.