P.o.D. and Linkin Park (among others) helped an entire generation of kids feeling dark and depressing thoughts survive and make it through. LOVED and still love both these bands

@beautifulbliss5883

3 жыл бұрын

GREENDAY as well.

@MrFloppy131

Жыл бұрын

@@beautifulbliss5883 lmao green day

@srtalu5436

10 ай бұрын

exactlyyyyy

@anthonyderosa7730

9 ай бұрын

Facts

@disciplesf4287

8 ай бұрын

Faaaacctss

They wrote this song after one day getting stuck in traffic on the way to a recording session. It turned out that the cause of the traffic jam was a shooting at Santana Highschool. 2 kids died and a bunch were injured.

@MrMoneyKlip

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this happened. I was in Helix High School at the time. Granite Hills happened right after and our school was next, but someone tipped off the cops and they caught the potential shooter as he was walking up to the school. Scary times

@MikeTheBot

3 жыл бұрын

I was in 3rd grade just down the street when this happened and the whole school went on lockdown. Hits home.

@justinstarn2069

3 жыл бұрын

I could have sworn that I heard or read somewhere that this song was wrote because of the columbine shooting. Either way it's about a school shooting.

@infernusmagnificus8990

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinstarn2069 yeah..... it was both Santana and columbine shooting..... the photos you see in the official video plastered all over the wall are the victims photos......

@ninjacatgaming7453

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinstarn2069 it’s about the Santana and granite hills high school shooting, I went to granite

This song is 20 years old bruh, crazy how relevant it still is.

@apollo209

3 жыл бұрын

Always.

@ArganawkTLOD

3 жыл бұрын

More than ever in a lot of ways

@Mistted

3 жыл бұрын

Of course it's fucking relevant, when you destroy the family unit you are destroying the society. And this isn't just a coincidence, it's all planned from the start.

@lafondawilliams

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mistted ding ding, the gov incentivesed the destruction of the nuclear family, combined with social media, Thomas sowell has been saying this for years.

@caiusmadison2996

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mistted Absolutely, and when we can get a person to walk away from family, we see they will cast a stone at any cause, thisting for they walked from unknowingly, a sense of belonging, which the nuclear family provides second to none if the values of old return to us in time to rekindle this approach. We where certainly people of action in times of radicalism unchecked once. That, should be a spirit to aim to.

The drums in this song... This is one of the songs that always gives me goosebumps...especially the kids singing at the end.

@charlsshadowsvelarde1583

Жыл бұрын

yes same man even the solo sounds so sad like a soundtrack of the moments horror of the school shootin

P.O.D. was really popular while I was a teen. This was a time that suicide was happening more and more. School shootings happing more often as well. As well as 911. This genre crosses paths between rock and rap. Between this genre and eminem is the reason I have a love for hip hop.

@Klittle010

3 жыл бұрын

also like Linkin Park / Jay Z same here!

@omegadrake6119

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@l.k.3304

Жыл бұрын

True

@timucinfk

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Sad but true.

Fun fact: when this song came out in 2001 I was 10 years old, I had no idea what it was about except for the chorus of "we are we are, the youth of the nation" but it sounded rocky and hard back then so I loved it. My primary school here in Australia used to allow kids to choose the music the bell played for when recess and lunch were finishing by them bringing in a CD and giving it to the principles office, it had to be the 1st song on the disc as they couldn't skip songs, they just popped it in and pressed play everytime the bell was about to go. I had this on CD single so for an entire 3 months they would play the first verse through to the end of the first chorus every single day and i was so happy my music was our school "anthem" per say and like you said i had positive connotations with the song, I thought "well we're young, we're the future, this is perfect". A few months later a kid brought in another song to play for the bell. Growing up and hearing the track again I couldn't believe what was actually said in that first verse and I also couldn't believe none of the teaching staff picked up on it. Sort of surreal really, I guess we're pretty blessed we don't have that issue here but it still blows my mind how as kids we don't identify things like songs or shows as a whole, we tend to just pick up on a few words we like or the sound of a beat and our innocent minds just drool along to the rest. But yeah thought I'd share. All the best everyone.

@erichermann4681

3 жыл бұрын

I was 4 when it came out but this album was the first of many for me once i got a cd player and a walkman

@chelsea8504

2 жыл бұрын

2001 I was 11

When the lyrics start to get real so Stevie gotta swap videos 💯💯🔥🔥🤣🤣

@isaiahmarquez9717

3 жыл бұрын

Shit got real, real quick.

@jasondaniels640

3 жыл бұрын

My boi was like "I can fuck with this lyrically. Let's go!'.

@quinnzane5817

2 жыл бұрын

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@deckerraul2946

2 жыл бұрын

@Quinn Zane instablaster ;)

@quinnzane5817

2 жыл бұрын

@Decker Raul i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

P.O.D. is a Christian Metal band that is controversial but spreading a message of awareness and reaching out to the country for action. Thank you for your reaction!

POD is actually a Christian band. Check out “Alive.”

@thezone6960

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

I live in Texas, and after what happen a few days ago in Uvalde, Tx which is only a few hours away from me, this song came to my head. We have to do better, we have to be better for our kids and children all around the world. #PrayingForRobbElementary

@Courier_Seven

Жыл бұрын

Here after Nashville... Shit needs to change, hopefully we're almost at the tipping point... I know I am me and my wife were just talking about enrolling our boy at a Christian school.... So much for that idea. I'll homeschool. God bless

This came out in 2001. I had this on repeat for months when it came out.

Love it. "Underrated band" ALIVE!!! ROCK ON BRO

@mikehess7687

3 жыл бұрын

I second Alive

@jennylynn615

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehess7687 brilliant hard-hitting band...they should come back yea

@mikehess7687

3 жыл бұрын

@@jennylynn615 Absolutely agree

@vinniewheeler5441

3 жыл бұрын

I SEEN THEM LIVE WITH P.o.d AND suffered 2 broken ribs in the mosh pit. Lolol unfortunately I had a cousin named Jon who hung himself at 18 and this song came out like 6 months after it was such a weird coincidence. So this song hits a lil different. But ur Sooooo RIGHT. UNDERATED A.F. How did they fall off????

@mikehess7687

3 жыл бұрын

@@vinniewheeler5441 sorry about your cousin. I have a number of songs that hit like that too.

This song and POD in general is what got me into rock and rap, totally shaped my childhood and to this day is on my all time playlist.

Come to your channel for the EM reactions but I grew up with POD and this album. So nostalgic hearing this on your reaction bro

It's crazy I popped this song on in my car about a week ago. This song is relevant again that's why we are still listening to this track.

@Sanyogo

3 жыл бұрын

Again? Its been relevant for a damn long time.

@alboogz86

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sanyogo lol. Oops. Def typed that wrong. Ur right. It's been relevant. Not again.lmao

This is real nu metal Stevie, POD, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Linkin Park, all legends of the genre, (1995 - 2005) golden era of nu metal.

time to start the "nu metal" journey...

@veRGe02

3 жыл бұрын

System of a Down please if he's gonna' get into nu metal! The best.

@andrewdecker616

3 жыл бұрын

@@veRGe02 oh hell yea Serj gunna freak him out. Technically i know it was solo but id like to see him react to "Empty Walls" that video is nuts. Or hell Toxicity, Aerials, Chop Suey,Tentative, Lost in Hollywood, Revenga, Mind, Needles, Suggestions, Mr. Jack, Sugar, Hypnotize, etc etc. But im not sure if itll be his thing.

@melzy0146

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdecker616 im a hip hop head but bang soad in the gym hard, might mix up his gym play list lol

@veRGe02

3 жыл бұрын

@@melzy0146 System of a Down isn't any one genre honestly. It's not hip hop, sure, but it fucking jams (and has serious meaning/powerful messages in the lyricism). Serj (lead singer) even has a dope track with Tech N9ne (straight out the gate - banger). But yeah if he's doing some alt metal shit, SOAD is the truth.

@andrewdecker616

3 жыл бұрын

@@melzy0146 lol for real.

Crazy fact that the album this track was on was scheduled release 9/11 2001. I bought it that morning before heading to school as a high school freshman listening to it on the way in my friend's car. We had a fair drive to the school and got to this track before we arrived and was immediately drawn to it. Walked into first hour to see the T.V. on in the classroom and seeing the second tower of the WTC being hit. I found great solace in that album that week in all the confusion of the unknown. Years later i got a Triquetra tatted on my chest which is their band logo in remembrance of how special their music was to me in a very crazy time in my life.

This song is damn near a masterpiece.

@damiananglada4685

Жыл бұрын

It is a masterpiece.

songs fly 10+ years ago, and still relate to this day. things never changed

People lost the message, that`s what we want to hear... that someone can relate and understand, what no one else can. 20+ years later, same mind-set.. nothing has changed! We are, we are... the people!

I went to that school. It happened a couple years after I had left. Hit me hard. This reaction video gave me goosebumps.

P.O.D.--Payable On Death is the name of the group. Rapcore is the style of music. It is a mix of hard core and rap. They come from Southtown in California. Check out their song Alive. It was released on 9/11/2001. I saw them multiple times in concert. They were always incredible.

I forgot this song exists 😭😍 It's such a powerful anthem, even 20 years later. Thank you for reminding us all that we still have a long way to go in our society! Amazing reaction!

P.O.D. - Boom should come to a reaction video

this song will always remind me of the movie blue crush. SUCH A GREAT SOUNDTRACK

This song came out at the height of Grunge Rock/Alternative Rock/Rock & Hip Hop merger came around. You had groups like Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park & many more but ironically P.O.D. was a Christian Rock group. This particular song was definitely reflective of alot of the major storylines that were going on at the time. Your reaction was definitely on point.

@hedipro

Жыл бұрын

I called the golden era omg those days

This song is in my gym playlist. Really makes you think too. Check out: prayer of the refugee - rise against

Love that you killed the video and reacted to lyrics! Lots of reactors end up reacting to the videos and don't even pay attention to the song. That's what makes you one of the best.

Realest reaction! I remember one of my teachers in school had a whole lesson on how lyrics can effect things and she played a few songs but this one was one. (I already knew this song) but it means a lot more than people think it does now. “Learn from your past”

The fact most appreciation of music today goes straight to the lyrics, and gems like this didn't get bigger focus, should say something about the music machine. This was a message. All anthems are, and rock ones strike literal and emotional chords.

So glad you finally picked this one up, one of my all time favorite conscience songs

love your reactions and your personal insight into the songs

I’m so fuckin stoked to see you branching out man. Solidifying this being my favorite reaction channel more and more each time.

This song was one of my favorites back in the day. Great video bro!!!

This was great Stevie. I love this song. I appreciate your thoughtfulness breaking it down.

This came out in 01 I was 20yrs old!!! Brought back some feelings this did.. good reaction 👌👌

That was the time when Alternative/Nu-Metal/Rapcore (Rapcore is the genre you were looking for when you realize the rap by them) were an all time high back in the 90s to early 2000s. P.O.D has alot of good songs to react with, particularly my favorite is Boom since it's a fun heavy song :D

Much love from 🇵🇬 SK.. Love your vids man..

Honestly glad you went with the lyrics and loved your breakdown. I've heard this song a million times and never understood what it was about. Wow

I was in high school when this song came out. Definitely hit home when it did.

I love your energy Stevie, much respect to you bro

I found you from the Harry Mack collaboration. Ive watched several of your videos now and you have an amazing ear for lyrics. Songs I've heard a million times, you pointed out shit I never noticed.. i was shocked. You have an amazing ear for lyrics.

We all like when you react to music with deeper meaning because you FEEL the soul of the song. Your reaction is genuine and heartfelt. So we can relate haha

Stevie Knight for president!!!! You got sound morals fam!!! Thanks for all your hard work bruh!!!!

good luck brother and all yall with similar interests that brought you here. **peace for all

Stevie my man! Love the dedication to understanding the lyrics!!

This is crazy seeing you react to this! I keep this jawn on rotation! DEEP

I remember this on the radio all the time and i never knew it was anything more than the chorus till last year or so.

Sonny speaks facts, p.o.d. is one of the greatest bands of all time. Pure genius musicians with a massive library of fantastic music.

For you to be doing different genres for a start is a beast thing buuuuut for you to do this before a thousand other songs has me pumped !! Highly underrated band

I love your analysis of the song bro. When I was younger didn't really noticed the story in the lyrics. Now that I'm older I hear it and it's disturbing how far as a nation we have declined. My love bro, and God bless.

That was a deep jam with a meaning.

This is why I love music so much. Heres a guy who mostly listens to hip hop and rap, dips his feet in rock, and I can tell he likes how deep and powerful this song is. Break down those barriers brotha!!!!!

The genre of music is called NU Metal. A combination of metal rock and hip-hop that started in the mid-'90s and the height of its popularity was in the late 90's- early 2000's. Examples of artists are Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Crazy Town, Korn, P.O.D. and etc.

Amazing I wanted to come over here and @ you and tell you to react to this , you da goat

Yooo my mom bought me this CD when i was like 9 cause my dad didnt like that she bought me Marshall Mathers LP. takes me back, good reaction

@CycleOfJudges

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky. My parents wouldnt do shit especially not let me listen to music

@NatronFatumallafalla

3 жыл бұрын

@@CycleOfJudges used to hide bone thugs east 1999 album when I was 9 and listen to mo murdah ...still listen to that

@melissar9370

3 жыл бұрын

My parents were immigrants so they can't keep up with what's being said in rap since English is their second language so they'd buy me CDs and not even question it lol

@CycleOfJudges

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissar9370 lol. That's nice. I listen to some foreign language musicians but usually for the music not the words (obviously) first example that comes to mind is Rammstein

@melissar9370

3 жыл бұрын

@@CycleOfJudges I'm the same way. I like to listen to Rammstein also and other foreign language songs with nice beats

First time seeing your video and I'll subscribe. Many people doing this type of stuff but few of them I believe are 100% genuine. Looking forward to more videos

And the fact that your sending out a message to people all around the world about school shootings and how we could prevent it Just shows how great of a person you are to care enough to speak on it

Ayee P.O.D. One of my fav bands! If i remember right they actually pushed their album release so they could record this song

I don't know why, but everytime that listen to this song, I feels like Im gonna cry... Greetings from Brazil

Mad respect for switching format on the video, take care man.

It's classed as heart felt nu metal and alot of metal is like this they all have a story

I'm about to be 43 and still relate to this song

One of the songs from my childhood that always stuck with me

This song still reigns true today, everyday. Great reaction would love to see your reaction to that new Russ featuring Ab Soul called Who Wants What.

@zenoevol5991

3 жыл бұрын

That new EP finna be FLAMES G. He got Alchemist, 9th, AND DJ Premier on that joint. Can't wait for it to be out 👌🏼🔥

grandson's "Thoughts and Prayers" is the modern equivalent to this song

When they perform this song at shows, they bring kids from the audience up on stage to sing the chorus

you spoke it to truth brotha. great reaction fam.

P.O.D. was great. That album got me through a lot. 'Anything right' is one of my favorites. But honestly that entire album was great.

youth of the nation I listened t this when I was like 12! Its actually like 19 years old or something! SO Good

you are great at reactions to this genre

We did a drama to that in youth group. Well it was when my youth pastor had a Sunday night that he was preaching. It’s sad. I still remember that night.

I think they may have wanted you to react to that song because you love bars, lyrics, and storytelling in songs.

Love this song, its over 20 years old and still relevant

dude i love how chose the vid that you could read the lyrics. damn good vid my guy.

Great song you should check out P.O.D Southtown another great song by them

@redfan119

3 жыл бұрын

And Rock The Party cause they both slap on Fundamentals!

Finally! Waited for this reaction.

P.O.D. Going In Bind is one of there most emotional songs!

Hell yeah, this is my old skool shit!!! When I was the youth of the nation They are so fucking great live

The year I graduated high school. Man this song still rips through my soul.

I remember hearing this the very first time

This came out around 23 years ago in 2001 (it’s Dec now so we’ll count now as 2024). I was a freshman in high school & yes, this song was exactly what you said, it was a scream for help. Suicide was already up but school shootings weren’t as prevalent as they are now. Back then every shooting seemed worthy of LIVE coverage & now it’s just another honourable mention on the news. Now my son is a freshman & every morning along with “I love you” he gets the “don’t be a hero” talk & is sent to school with a glass breaker in his pocket attached to his school id & keys. I’m in 210 TX & what we learned from Uvalde is we can’t rely too heavily on our cops & that the kids who can get out of the windows are the kids that survive. There was an anonymous teacher last year that was quoted as saying, “My job is to teach your kids, not to die for them.” So now, whether the school district approves or not (and they really REALLY don’t) he has a backpack with bulletproof inserts & takes that glass breaker with him to school. At the time this was written Elder Millennial were the youth of a nation screaming for help & now we’re the parents of the youth of the nation & we’re still screaming for help because despite our best efforts, fighting for it isn’t working. ✌🏼

South San Diego in the building. These Boys were My neighbors growing up

Ti and tech 9 “on the Bible” dope af. Tip was cooking

back in 2001 this was all you can hear in the background. blessed to have been there when the world first saw this

Man I remember listening to 97.9 in a group when this came on me and the homie would just jam out 2012 vibes.A

Saw P.O.D. one time live, two summers ago, at Rockfest. Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson headlined. P.O.D. performed right after Marilyn and right before Rob. They are vastly underrated. I still often listen to their Wildfire album.

Finding your reaction in 2023... I am 38 years old, and was 'The Youth' when this song came out, 22 years ago now. Nothing has changed, and if anything it has gotten much much worse. It was also recorded Pre-9/11 and released Post-9/11. The world has changed in a lot of ways, but not for the better.

Thanks for reacting to this! If I remember correctly, the photos are of real children who have passed.

You need to check out more of P.O.D. there actually a Christian Rock mix with Hip Hop Band. Sonny is there lead singer. There originally from San Diego Califoria. There one of my favorite bands. There pretty dope.

I used to listening this kind of songs and all others (Linkin Park....) when I was young, but didn't understand the lyrics, because of the language barrier. Now, after learning english of my own. (Because let's be real folks, schools don't give a shit about teaching others languages properly), I forced myself to learn it, by playing video games, watching movies in vo with english subtitles, going blind to other country, and today I'm proud for doing it, because gods it feels good to listening to the old songs and understand everything and more about what they were speaking about, (and not speaking about).

This song si more alive than ever! Watch out people!

Been checking out your reactions for awhile. New subscriber.

When the kids sing it, it makes me cry.

This song came out in 2001 and I believe was referring to the youth of that time meaning my generation the millennial generation we pretty much was fed a bunch of lies on how one day our generation was going to lead the world but we can't even figure out how to get along with our neighbors

This song always tripped me out since the the chorus sounds like: “We are, We are the Euthanasia... We are, We are the Euthanasia...”

First time seeing your channel bro and it's a instant sub! The fact you turned off the video clip and went just for the story was next level. I often see reaction videos and they skip over 90% of the lyrics and don't get the deeper meaning behind these classic songs. Look forward to checking out your channel 😁👍

I used to practice this intro on the drums for hours

this tune hits heavy. This song should be played first day of every school year starting in grade 7. Every body assembles in the gym or auditorium they play this video give everybody the words and have a question and answer with doctors cops parents of past victims on hand too show the real effect this stuff has on people. Every thing is a video game or some shit thats on your phone and you dont think and it goes away. This here is real life shit. Thank god this is very rare the school shootings in my country of Canada. Very rare i think i can count on 1 hand the times it has happened in the 58 years i have been on earth. Peace and love from Canada and keep pushin