It still hurts to listen to it because im only 18 and have been homeless for about 14 months. My family died from a gun shooting in our house. This was my dad's favorite song ever.
When we are kids we see the world differently than as adults and when we grow up we see the world for what it truly is!!!! Cruelest dream- reality. I love this song!!! So much truth and meaning
Marissa Gray I have to agree 100%!! so much hidden truth and meanings in songs from back in the day. too bad so much music is bastardised and manipulated these days.
I was born in 88. So listening to the song as a kid, I would just sing along, and what the song was actually saying never really occurred to me. But listening to it now, at 34, with more dead friends than any 75-year-old should have, this mess hits hard. Sometimes growing up really does suck.
@@imzoltan exactly. I used to think growing old sucks. But I too, was born in the early 90’s and most of the kids I grew up with from the time are dead, in prison or on the run! Our minds were not in the right place. And many are stuck with that fucked up mentality they develop as they grow. I realized all long as I’m still alive I should be grateful and have many opportunities, because there are many that didn’t have that chance to even get their minds right before it was too late! So it would be extremely disrespectful to those that died too early or did something for me to say life sucks and just give up!They are part of the reason I should keep going. They should be part of your motivation. Being able to grow old is what we should look forward to. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and tell everyone to get their minds right before they make fucked up decisions that end them!
JUST heard about the band and checking out the songs. Heard of them cuz my son is using "PRETTY FLY" as his walk-in anthem for his first amateur boxing match. Hilarious ... not up there with "bye, bye, miss American pie", but sure rings true for all generations. Global elite definitely rushing the rest of us into poverty. The son has lost dozens of military-met friends to suicide over the last six years. All that can be said is flip life the bird, go into mma and slap or choke someone out; for therapy.
its been a really long time since i was a teenager. is it weird that i'm in my 50s and still find this song emotionally impactful? i haven't forgotten what it was like back then
I find it more and more impactful as I get older. But I'm only approaching 30. Still weird to see how of course myself and some of my peers have gotten.
People your age and mindset aren't common people older than millennials don't seen to understand if you have no parents or no financial help from your parents you're basically fucked
It's weird being a kid who never experienced the innocence part. When people around you were already ODing, children being harmed by adults, etc you spend your whole life waiting for the chance to feel "normal" and it never comes.
@LordMightyTrousers Exactly! Once you're no longer a kid, it's usually possible to cut yourself off from a toxic environment 'Gotta get away.' The hard part is discovering your inner freedom, which is possible in any circumstance. Viktor Frankl was a major inspiration to me.
@@hawtsauce1988 hard to say since I have numerous, but my Spotify playlist has somewhere around 2,000-3,000 songs and that's just the liked songs I have
I'm 34 with a wife and this song still hits home. During highschool and college is was all playing Halo 2 with all my friends. Now 2 have passed away, one has like 5 kids and no support, and I have no clue where the rest are.
That really hits hard. The last time I saw my cousin (6 days before he took his life) I said "What happened to us?" And he replied "We grew up." And that is the most depressing sentence I have ever heard in my life! I don't want to "Grow up!" Growing up kills!
i was really into the offspring when i was little and listened to this song, i never understood the meaning but now that i’m growing up, these lyrics hit too close to home.
This is my favorite song. I’m 13 and I understand this songs meaning. In so many words, Life sucks, there’s nothing we can do about it, we just gotta ride the wave. The choices we make are what write our destiny. And not fate’s heavy grasp. And life isn’t always gonna be roses and sunshine, there’s still gonna be a shit-ton of thorns.
Probably will be my favorite song for a long time. Big reason for it is is that its so relatable. See you guys in the future! Don't let this song die, it spits truth!
It crazy how everyone can relate to this song the same. I'm 27, I remember hearing this song as a kid and just Jaming out and today it really truly hit me with the lyrics... I'm sitting hear crying over this. Shits crazy how songs can relate so much. I just realized he said Brandon Overdosed and died.. that's my name and I've over dosed more then I'd like to say and I got friends that had one and done.. this song definitely hits you in the feelers as you grow. Keep rocking on with life as best as you can tho man, that's what I've learned my self. You got one shot so make it count..
Yeah, I heard it from my older brother so it brings tears to my eyes. He was murdered and the same bastard tried to kill the rest of us too 14 years ago. I was so close to him and he was just gone. In such certain songs, send me back
I remember going to my 30th hs reunion in 2009. Seen many familiar faces, remember talking to people and quite a few said they were retired. I figured they either were unemployed or were ashamed of their jobs. I remember the table of the dead with pics of classmates who passed on. Every generation goes through this.
I remember my teen years made me drop out of school. Heard from nobody. Atleast I quit playing guitar and smoking pot and got a part time job which I'm so not ready to quit
@Eric Yoder I used for alot of years and it sort of ruined my life. I was in and out of mental wards not only because of it but I didn't help. I tell all my friends it was the hardest thing I had to do is quit. I have nothing against Mary Jane but it's deff. Hard to quit you know what I mean.
@@thatmtgnerd I quit guitar because I keept trying to learn something that I felt was taking up to much of my life. I found better things to do then sit in my parents basement playing sappy songs all the time. Thanks bro, anyone struggling with marajuana keep trying life's waiting
@@BitchlessLing life is meh man. I like to drink and went to addictions council ING this Monday. I have my hopes up for sobriety in the near future. And this job I said I loved, lost it last month due to covid 19. Heck what can a guy do but search again. Funny story
Its sad when as a 18 year old I can say: "I remember when things were alright with this world." I wasn't supposed to realize how screwed up the world is at age 9-10. EDIT: 18 now, jeez time flies.
I loved this song in middle school but the more im getting closer to the end end of eleventh grade...this just hits me because the older I get the more I see the truth on reality and im 17 now but I'll be 18 in a few months...this just hits hardly on how hard life is...
You're still young. Word of advice from a 37 year old that has no education that works a 5am-2pm hard manual labor job. Do good in school, know what you want to do in life, go to college and study that field of interest, enjoy college life with friends (study your ass off) and do what you want to in life. Don't end up like me. Life sux for almost everybody, but if you follow my advice, it will suck less. Trust me
Hope everyone here is doing okay these days. Please be safe and know that people care about you, even if it may not feel like it at times. If you are feeling troubled, maybe professional help is the answer, or talking to a trusted friend about what you are going through. Wish you the best.
Holy crud, i never knew the lyrics until now. I liked the song, but jeez, this hits a bit to close to home, especially this year... (Edit: i know im not alone in this feeling, but remember that others care about you. Its hard sometimes, but please try to stay positive. Please don't end up like those in the verses who didn't make it. Stay strong)
I listened to this song in high school now that I graduated early two years ago just shows how brutal life is the truck I got at 16 is now broken beyond repair this is coming from a guy who did nothing but read and clean to cope for depression. Stay strong live below your means it will get better
Every generation was fucked in every way. Sooner or later this generation will change completely and something else will fuck it up...Earth always changes and so do humans.
I’m starting grade 10 tomorrow and don’t have cellular on the bud so I just finished screen recording this song to listen to on repeat the entire ride for the whole year. I love this song and I was just a child when it came out.
Im 13, but I can't say everything is innocent right now, like the world is shit right now, but I was happier when I was a little kid and I got to know more things and realized more things as the years went by, love this song too.
Ha... you'll get to know more. If life is sh*t for you rn I don't what is when you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s. Keep yourself together. There's a long road ahead.
This was my life,but classmates instead of parents,i'm struggling with urge to smoke sometimes,but i'm gonna be strong and reject It i mustn't show weakness in front of those that threw my dignity into the mud
It's one of those songs that becomes more and more painful to listen to because as time passes it become more relevant only this song applies to everyone and will until they die because it's about growing up
This song came out the year i was born, so i grew up listening to it and never paid attention to the lyrics, now that i have, i have reason to listen to it more going forward
This will forever remind me of Columbine 1999....same year I graduated and also had the horrible experience of being rushed to a sports complex to “hide?/&be safe” after my school had a call in from some a**holes.
It still hurts to listen to it because im only 18 and have been homeless for about 14 months. My family died from a gun shooting in our house. This was my dad's favorite song ever.
I’m sorry
Fuck. Breaks my fucking heart reading this.
@Kendog Weis I’m sorry for your losses
God can only help types wounds no offense
get over it and get a education so you can get a good job to support yourself
When we are kids we see the world differently than as adults and when we grow up we see the world for what it truly is!!!! Cruelest dream- reality. I love this song!!! So much truth and meaning
Marissa Gray I have to agree 100%!! so much hidden truth and meanings in songs from back in the day. too bad so much music is bastardised and manipulated these days.
Ye
In reality the world is shit thanks to all the real people that's not a drone we can change this place for the better
Do you really think now we see the world for what it really is? we're all still just children only seeing a small fraction of what is really going on.
Tell me about it the only childhood friends I had are dead or drug addicts I'm the same old stoner drunk asshole I used to be
I was born in 88. So listening to the song as a kid, I would just sing along, and what the song was actually saying never really occurred to me. But listening to it now, at 34, with more dead friends than any 75-year-old should have, this mess hits hard. Sometimes growing up really does suck.
Imagine not being able to grow old though. That sucks, too.
@@imzoltan exactly. I used to think growing old sucks. But I too, was born in the early 90’s and most of the kids I grew up with from the time are dead, in prison or on the run! Our minds were not in the right place. And many are stuck with that fucked up mentality they develop as they grow.
I realized all long as I’m still alive I should be grateful and have many opportunities, because there are many that didn’t have that chance to even get their minds right before it was too late! So it would be extremely disrespectful to those that died too early or did something for me to say life sucks and just give up!They are part of the reason I should keep going. They should be part of your motivation.
Being able to grow old is what we should look forward to. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and tell everyone to get their minds right before they make fucked up decisions that end them!
Same
Same april 1988
JUST heard about the band and checking out the songs. Heard of them cuz my son is using "PRETTY FLY" as his walk-in anthem for his first amateur boxing match. Hilarious ... not up there with "bye, bye, miss American pie", but sure rings true for all generations. Global elite definitely rushing the rest of us into poverty. The son has lost dozens of military-met friends to suicide over the last six years. All that can be said is flip life the bird, go into mma and slap or choke someone out; for therapy.
As a teenager I never thought about it but this song is becoming too real for me 😓
I'm a teenager and it's already starting to be a reality
I've been happening this to me for years now.
It gives me comfort knowing I ain't the only one walking my path and still ending up somewhere
Do you play guitar and smoke a lot of pot?
My name is Mark...the only difference between my reality and this lyrics is that i live with my wife and i have a job ahahahah
You and me both :(
its been a really long time since i was a teenager. is it weird that i'm in my 50s and still find this song emotionally impactful? i haven't forgotten what it was like back then
I find it more and more impactful as I get older. But I'm only approaching 30. Still weird to see how of course myself and some of my peers have gotten.
I had just been married when this came out and after 20 years I can say we still are not alright
Me too. 40 year old, and I am crying up a storm because these lyrics are my life. Just like most of you guys.
People your age and mindset aren't common people older than millennials don't seen to understand if you have no parents or no financial help from your parents you're basically fucked
That's how my dad is
It's weird being a kid who never experienced the innocence part. When people around you were already ODing, children being harmed by adults, etc you spend your whole life waiting for the chance to feel "normal" and it never comes.
@LordMightyTrousers TT.cm tn m mi lo
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Yeah man, I lost two this month. I don't even know how to react anymore.
Tough break kid, here's a peppermint.
@LordMightyTrousers Exactly! Once you're no longer a kid, it's usually possible to cut yourself off from a toxic environment 'Gotta get away.' The hard part is discovering your inner freedom, which is possible in any circumstance. Viktor Frankl was a major inspiration to me.
True, fragile lives shattered from birth.
He made this song after going back to his home town and seen what happened to them after a long time
yup
Beat - good
Lyrics - sad, but real
Band - amazing
Me and my brain: time to hear some more music for my expansion of songs
Ayo man how many songs you got?
@@hawtsauce1988 from what band?????
@@charliefinnmichael4770 like what amount of songs you got in ur playlist (I also do playlist expansion)
@@hawtsauce1988 hard to say since I have numerous, but my Spotify playlist has somewhere around 2,000-3,000 songs and that's just the liked songs I have
@@charliefinnmichael4770 you listened to every single one of them?😶
Never gets old. Quarantine 2020.
Never gets old quarantine 2060
Never gets old quarantine 3056
Never gets old. Quarantine 2021.
Never gets old. Quarentine 2022
oh yes the first year of quarentine
This song got me in the feels man.
Ghost Rider *sigh* same here man. Its just tough man
The first moment you realize what life actually is its the toughest feeling you have ever felt
or just remember a little memory ..
Lyrics: Longing for what used to be
Me: is it just me or does anyone else not hear the word "what" in that sentence
Ikr
I don't hear it either
i hear "longing for, used to be"
@@PRESIDENT_LEMON I used to think the "fooooor" in the background was the "whaaaaat" like they were playing off eachother
@@PRESIDENT_LEMON it's even more depressing, when someone stops longing for stuff, when even hope has died.
I'm 34 with a wife and this song still hits home. During highschool and college is was all playing Halo 2 with all my friends. Now 2 have passed away, one has like 5 kids and no support, and I have no clue where the rest are.
Lyric: *sings about sad things*
Me: Feather just concentrate on guitar, just guitar
So underrated, even in their prime. Great song with loads of reality & feels wrapped neatly inside.
Jamie had a chance, well he really did.
Instead he became Joe Rogan's producer and being told to do stuff by Brendan Schaub.
"Pull that shit up" 😂
True Story!
Fanfuckingtastic 😂
That really hits hard. The last time I saw my cousin (6 days before he took his life) I said "What happened to us?" And he replied "We grew up." And that is the most depressing sentence I have ever heard in my life! I don't want to "Grow up!" Growing up kills!
Feels like im teenager again.. 😭😭
Me too... 🙁
Hehe😂
I was listing to this when I was a kid :D
DEADEYEDIAMONDDOSS -DEDD I am 14 and this is my first time listening to it
DEADEYEDIAMONDDOSS -DEDD
I still am
i was really into the offspring when i was little and listened to this song, i never understood the meaning but now that i’m growing up, these lyrics hit too close to home.
one of the few songs that really honestly portraying the harsh reality of life
made by the same band that made pretty fly (for a white guy)
20 years ago, I liked this song.
Now I understand this song...
This is my favorite song. I’m 13 and I understand this songs meaning. In so many words, Life sucks, there’s nothing we can do about it, we just gotta ride the wave. The choices we make are what write our destiny. And not fate’s heavy grasp. And life isn’t always gonna be roses and sunshine, there’s still gonna be a shit-ton of thorns.
love the imagery you added there, your message meant a lot.
@@wadkoffen Thank you kind sir
Probably will be my favorite song for a long time. Big reason for it is is that its so relatable. See you guys in the future! Don't let this song die, it spits truth!
The story of Generation X.
THE ONE 😂😂 lol
bizkits wont like it 😜
Millenials too
@@mixwb Especially Millenials
@@vaddix9980 True, I'm a millenial and I relate too much with the song
@@mixwb Same. I love The Offspring
Wow those lyrics ... I really admire this band.. . 90's music will last FOREVER !!
yeah, but no
It really was an amazing time for music, take me back to the 90s when the world was safer and kinder.
i’m scared of how accurate this could end up being in just a few years
Song is about rough stuff. But it’s real. And one of my favorites
Can’t get over the melody lyrics and instruments. Top 30 songs all time for me
It crazy how everyone can relate to this song the same. I'm 27, I remember hearing this song as a kid and just Jaming out and today it really truly hit me with the lyrics... I'm sitting hear crying over this. Shits crazy how songs can relate so much. I just realized he said Brandon Overdosed and died.. that's my name and I've over dosed more then I'd like to say and I got friends that had one and done.. this song definitely hits you in the feelers as you grow. Keep rocking on with life as best as you can tho man, that's what I've learned my self. You got one shot so make it count..
Hell yeah man you got one life so live it to the fullest
Yeah, I heard it from my older brother so it brings tears to my eyes. He was murdered and the same bastard tried to kill the rest of us too 14 years ago. I was so close to him and he was just gone. In such certain songs, send me back
2 of my closest friends where named jay and brandon. died the same way as this song. both in 06 when we where 18. miss them everyday.
Such a sad song but so true, its painful how this song just describes growing up sometimes
Love this song and it definitely puts me in my feelings more now as I've gotten older.
"Chances thrown, nothing free" I felt that
When time has passed time has passed. You can not rollback time. When you had a bad childhood you can't change it.
My dad would blast this in the car when I was younger. I never really understood the lyrics but listening to this again is crazy.
Brings me back to my high school days when my future was bright. So many years later nothing but shattered dreams.
Man, I cried fr.
This is the most relatable song I’ve heard in a while.
Bruh I've some relatable songs but this one takes the cake
Chanced upon this song , I listened to it . Longing for what it's used to be .
these lyrics are so powerful.
Speciality of offspring
I remember listening to this when I was about 9-10. Damn. Shit was prophetic.
This song need to come out again the world needs it
I am listening to this song and crying. Wow.
I remember going to my 30th hs reunion in 2009. Seen many familiar faces, remember talking to people and quite a few said they were retired. I figured they either were unemployed or were ashamed of their jobs. I remember the table of the dead with pics of classmates who passed on. Every generation goes through this.
Live your adult life in a way that would make your childhood self stoked to grow into 🔥
Lifes is hard, still hard, nothing is free, but, can be funny like this Song. Hey Jay, DON'T do that...
Instead of "Jay committed suicide" I always used to hear "Chicken Man hit suicide"
This is deeply meaningful
It never gets old. Quanrantine 2020 (Year 2)
I remember my teen years made me drop out of school. Heard from nobody. Atleast I quit playing guitar and smoking pot and got a part time job which I'm so not ready to quit
How's life so far? I'm not trying to sound rude or anything :)
If you love gutair why quit but none the less congrats on quitting pot
@Eric Yoder I used for alot of years and it sort of ruined my life. I was in and out of mental wards not only because of it but I didn't help. I tell all my friends it was the hardest thing I had to do is quit. I have nothing against Mary Jane but it's deff. Hard to quit you know what I mean.
@@thatmtgnerd I quit guitar because I keept trying to learn something that I felt was taking up to much of my life. I found better things to do then sit in my parents basement playing sappy songs all the time. Thanks bro, anyone struggling with marajuana keep trying life's waiting
@@BitchlessLing life is meh man. I like to drink and went to addictions council ING this Monday. I have my hopes up for sobriety in the near future. And this job I said I loved, lost it last month due to covid 19. Heck what can a guy do but search again. Funny story
When you grow up and understand the lyrics, then realize that things just got real.
This song is really deep and sad, love it ♥️♥️
Its sad when as a 18 year old I can say: "I remember when things were alright with this world." I wasn't supposed to realize how screwed up the world is at age 9-10.
EDIT: 18 now, jeez time flies.
The 90's feel like a distant dream I had once upon a time.
@@The-Sonin I'm a 90's kid. just fyi ^_^
@@chrismoore7365 but what year
@@The-Sonin '91
It's too bad but I'm doubting anything will change for the better. All we can do is learn to live with it.
I loved this song in middle school but the more im getting closer to the end end of eleventh grade...this just hits me because the older I get the more I see the truth on reality and im 17 now but I'll be 18 in a few months...this just hits hardly on how hard life is...
Cherish these moments while you can. You're gonna miss them one day.
You're still young. Word of advice from a 37 year old that has no education that works a 5am-2pm hard manual labor job. Do good in school, know what you want to do in life, go to college and study that field of interest, enjoy college life with friends (study your ass off) and do what you want to in life. Don't end up like me. Life sux for almost everybody, but if you follow my advice, it will suck less. Trust me
@@josephhensley552I was going to reply my story. But you're story is enough.
So true today more than ever. The kids aren’t definitely alright today. They’re even worse. 😢
this songs makes me cry
This is the theme song of Millennials.
Now in my 40s This song is actually a documentary for me.
I'm only 13 and I've been listening to this band my hole life
Yes he lives in a hole, why do you ask?
Hope everyone here is doing okay these days. Please be safe and know that people care about you, even if it may not feel like it at times. If you are feeling troubled, maybe professional help is the answer, or talking to a trusted friend about what you are going through. Wish you the best.
I try not to get emotional listening to this, kinda hard to even get emotional because this song is kickass.
Holy crud, i never knew the lyrics until now. I liked the song, but jeez, this hits a bit to close to home, especially this year...
(Edit: i know im not alone in this feeling, but remember that others care about you. Its hard sometimes, but please try to stay positive. Please don't end up like those in the verses who didn't make it. Stay strong)
The cruelest dream, reality
One of the rawest lines ever
As well as one of the most truthful 😔
I listened to this song in high school now that I graduated early two years ago just shows how brutal life is the truck I got at 16 is now broken beyond repair this is coming from a guy who did nothing but read and clean to cope for depression. Stay strong live below your means it will get better
Well if this song doesn't hit differently now I'm older
This song has always hit close to home
Way too close my man
0:58 I love this part of the song and also 1:38
its like younger listeners are starting to understand this now.
i don't think there's anymore going uphill from here
This band is on my bucket list!!!!!
the sad truth of today's generation
sad truth is that this can apply to all generations
Every generation was fucked in every way. Sooner or later this generation will change completely and something else will fuck it up...Earth always changes and so do humans.
This applies to my area. I would say town, but it's a cluster of towns.
Zori This song has allot of meaning. You are so right. Every generation is the same repititious cycle.
skylr butterfield I agree with you
This hits a whole lot different now from when i was a kid. My first time seeing lyrics been searching for this song
This one’s for the people from our childhoods that didn’t make it.
Those first few lines hit and just took me backb
love these guys!!
Never gets old. Quarantine 2021
love this song
This song never gets old.
Man I fucking loved the offspring in highschool shit still rocks
I’m starting grade 10 tomorrow and don’t have cellular on the bud so I just finished screen recording this song to listen to on repeat the entire ride for the whole year. I love this song and I was just a child when it came out.
The cruelest dream, reality. 💯
As a Boomer, I can relate to this song. These things happened in my youth too
This was the day
I like this song. I can relate in some ways, except I don't long for what used to be, even though I was happy back in the old days.
Looking forward and not looking back to mourn, I like and respect that
Great hq quality. Thank you
1:39 my fave part
Im 13, but I can't say everything is innocent right now, like the world is shit right now, but I was happier when I was a little kid and I got to know more things and realized more things as the years went by,
love this song too.
Ha... you'll get to know more. If life is sh*t for you rn I don't what is when you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s. Keep yourself together. There's a long road ahead.
I love this song never gets old
This song has become reality Kids being bullied by their parents, starting to do drugs and smoking it's just sad to think of as a 15 year old
This was my life,but classmates instead of parents,i'm struggling with urge to smoke sometimes,but i'm gonna be strong and reject It i mustn't show weakness in front of those that threw my dignity into the mud
2022 stiLL watching...
🤘😁
This hits hard.
I'm 52 this song has played out in reality over and over in my life.
Crazy this song came out 30 years ago and it’s still prevalent, 20 years old, relating too much😢
I did not know that it came out 30 years ago
It’s still fucking good
It's one of those songs that becomes more and more painful to listen to because as time passes it become more relevant only this song applies to everyone and will until they die because it's about growing up
Just what I needed 😝😝😝
Feels like playa crazy taxi
This always hit hard.Always.I knew what it all meant even as a kid.
i literally get this song so much
Incredible voice!!!!
ahhh... this is the song of my childhood summers
This song came out the year i was born, so i grew up listening to it and never paid attention to the lyrics, now that i have, i have reason to listen to it more going forward
I love it!
Great jam🔥🔥🔥
when u listen to this song however many years later and it dont jus slap its jus relatable
I found this again from the past........wohoo, I like (Y)
gives me shivers this song
This will forever remind me of Columbine 1999....same year I graduated and also had the horrible experience of being rushed to a sports complex to “hide?/&be safe” after my school had a call in from some a**holes.