"I tried to save myself, but i failed" My life, summed up in one sentence

that moment when a powerful song ends and you're just like o___o

Can we just talk on how beautiful and sad this music video is?

Who is still here in 2024?

Of mice and men says: respect your mother Memphis may fire says: respect your father

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Iam a muslim, and a metalhead since i was barely 9 years old, now almost 40yo. I always try to relate their lyrics to human to human relationship, i love really love their music. This song, the sinner, and need to be are very very good musics, the instruments, Matt's vocals, lyrics.

2:18 they probably were looking for pokemon past that gate

This song represents Gods love that is everlasting, even when a mistake is made. And in the video, It's represented as a father and his son, as Jesus would be to all of us

I'm in tears right now... All always thought it was about a woman and thought it was one of my favorite songs until I decided to read the lyrics while singing along this morning. He's talking about God, and the chorus is not him saying it to a girl but god saying that to him. Spoke volumes in me just now especially "I shiver as you whisper in my ear, "Child have no fear"."

I really do believe The Holy Spirit has spoken through your music and lyrics... I was born and raised in a Catholic household, and I have struggled with my faith for years. I have always been drawn to your music though, and it has helped me find my faith again and again. I can't thank you guys enough. God bless you all.

Everyone that watches this and thinks "I tried to save myself but I failed".... You've always got someone who will support you through everything and they can help save you. Bless you all and best of luck. I hope you people made it like I did. Such a beautiful place out here.

Anybody else realize this is basically a re-telling of The Prodigal Son parable from the Bible?

As a dad, I have seen my own boys turn away from what I taught them. To this day, they still travel down the wrong path. My heart breaks for them. All I can do is love them unconditionally as God does, and encourage them to consider how much God loves them, and pray for them.

what is great about this song is that there are many meanings that this can be interpreted as. If you are religious this song could be talking about God's unconditional and eternal love. But if you aren't, like I am, you can still connect to it in the sense that there are always people there who will always stand by us and be there to guide us no matter what. Either way it can mean something special to everyone. Regardless of religion or beliefs, there is no need to belittle what it means to anyone.

God damn. I never watch music videos but this one hit me deep in the feels. This song can really go with familial love, or religious love.

Every time I sing this, it always makes me release my pain and have a good cry. Thank you Memphis May Fire❣️

I always see people getting upset because one or two out of hundreds of other metal core bands are Christian. But that's exactly it, Memphis is only one out of HUNDREDS of bands in this genre and they're a band that's brave enough to talk about Christ. You can find a different band who either doesn't talk about it at all or even talk against it! :) No one told you to listen to a CHRISTIAN metal band, so if you don't like it, go find another one with a different message and let us enjoy the awesome sounds of metal! After all, most bands in this genre do sound the same :)

"The door will open when we realize we don't have the key" Such a good line. Letting me know that I'm not the one in control and that the true way to live is by giving myself up to God

The milk still waiting for be purchased :(

God damn this music video hits me hard, personally... I used to be so close to my father, and now Im almost in college and we hardly speak to each other... Im going to go give him a hug.

i love Memphis May Fire

Who said metal bands were just screams and satanic lyrics ? This song is awesome !! As well as the lyrics :')

It’s been years since I listened to this and now going back to it as a Christian every verse makes sense and the song is made even more beautiful

Memphis May Fire and Red need to collaborate. THE GINGER BEARDS COME ON

This song leaves me crying sometimes., its just.. wow

I'm not really religious or anything but i really admire Matty and his faith and how he really sticks to it and everything. hes a really admirable person

2024 rocking out ❤️🔥

Love the song and the message. I am so glad and it's so refreshing to see a band stand up for their beliefs and preach God among our society where he is practically nonexistent. And for all of you saying we are hypocrites and intolerant I'm sorry but everyone is a hypocrite and has done wrong in their lives. And we are intolerant about the sins not the people I mean Jesus hung out with tax collectors and other sinners to to try and save them as should we. We are only preaching what God teaches in His word and I pray you will hear His love and message God bless you all.

It is so refreshing and wonderful to see people finally preaching love and no fear at all about expressing their faith in God. Been watching and listening to this whole album and i can happily say Gods plan for them is to do what they are doing and to inspire people in a positive way no doubt. God bless all.

Never met my dad he left my mum before I was born, this song and video makes me think of how he could’ve saved me from all the stupid mistakes I’ve done if he was still around:(

I love that instead of teh expected romantic love that songs are usually about, it turns into family love and trust

A really well done music video, it made me think about the lyrics much more than the song did the first time I heard it.

I don't understand how people are arguing about whether this song is about a relationship with God. It clearly is, I don't understand why people can't accept that

people say this song sucks yet its literally their most popular song. Numbers dont lie people.

I'm so glad bands/songs like this exist! As a 17 year old Catholic, it's hard to get into those really old church songs so more modern day Christian songs like this really help. XD Love this song! I first heard it at Warped Tour this year. :)

I can't say I' m a huge fan of their music, but the message in this video is amazing.

I love that Matty writes through his faith like this. I agree that God's love is unconditional and that even with all the crap I've done in life he still loves men :)

Friends: You really like this song? Me: 1:06

The point of this song and video is to show that after all that this mans son had done, his father still loved him and forgave his sons mistakes. It's the same way between us and God. We are the children who rebelled, and He still loves us and forgives us.

In all honesty I didn't think of God and Jesus in this. I thought of the bond between a father and a son, how we grow distant from the people that love us over time but they still love us no matter how much we hurt them and how they stand waiting for us with open arms. I guess it's just how you interpret the song. Idk.

Memphis may fire should do a video on the rose that song is so amazing!!!

My Father was a terribly abusive alcoholic. My Mom was the best person who ever lived. She died in the pandemic, I haven't seen my Father since a while before then when I was homeless and he almost got me killed on the streets. He is trying to reconnect, but I cannot find a reason to embrace it. I miss my Mom. What he did to us.. to her.. 😡 I get the story, it hits me where it hurts, very well done.

how many people can relate to this kid?

I cry listening to this song listening to this song, less alone the whole album. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE DONE THE SAME.

This song and video means a lot to me... It sucks my dads never been there for me... I mean, he can't even get my damn birthday right... He's said he loved me literally twice ever, in my whole life... So this song gives me hope that maybe someday he will care and will be there for me, but the 15 years I've been alive, he hasn't even acknowledged me...

Thank you Jesus, for making a way when there was No way by my own merits. Only through the love and grace of the most high and your finished work 🙏

Amazing song and amazing lyrics. "We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope." - Tim Keller

Wow this has such a strong message. Damn

If that was my son, I would have shown up to pick him up, sure. There would have been a royal beating for being a chump, falling for a "jezebel", and stealing from me.

This entire music video and its message would be beautiful in itself if it were left alone, but it's even more beautiful when you realize that it's an allegory for our relationship with God when we sin, which is what the song is about. It's a very practical analogy, no complicated theology required.

i'm impressed how they describe a love story from a father to his son. all the words is from the father. anyone who has passed the moments in this would feel the deepest message from this song. everything is about realising what you've done, the bad things, from you to your little circle.

This hits me right at the heart. With the video and all. It reminds me of my mom and I. I was such a brat to her and she'd tolerate me and my mistakes and still gave me a lot of things. (Money to concerts, money to hang with friends, money to buy my clothes, junk food basically everything even though she struggled to pay bills and needs) I hung out with the wrong group of people and I didn't know what I turned into. I'd fight with her a lot. Until one day it went really bad and she cried. I made her cry so many times until I decided to fix myself. She loves me and accepts who I am and we can talk to each other about anything now. No matter how much you want to deny it, someone is always there for you even at your worse times. This just happened to be my one and only mom.

Whenever a new album comes out, there will always be people saying that their previous album was the best. I assure you that when their next album comes out, people will say this was one of their best albums. It has been, and always will be the same opinions, bands need to switch it up to keep things fresh, if they don't, they are seen as being lazy, make too much of a change, they are called sellouts. You can't please everyone i suppose

I need a sign, I need a miracle, I need to know that this is possible. I LOVE those lyrics so much.

This video literally is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen in my entire life. I can never stop listening and watching. 4 years later and I still love this song!

Wow, I'm a man and I almost cried

3:14 when he leans in to the scream. holy shit matty is a fucking boss

This song is so powerful. It always takes my breath away.... Goosebumps. This will always be one of my favorite songs.

6 years later, and this band still has some of the best choruses!!

Haters, you hear the screaming but we hear the meaning

Welcome to modern youth, drinking and doing shit they will regret in some years. fucking YOLO kids... Tbh. Amazing band, amazing video. represents the unconditional love from parents to their kids, no matter who they become or what they do. Still fucked up, but great.

wow came here from Don't lean on me The Amity Affliction and I loved it 30 seconds in

Happy 9 years of this masterpiece of album... Unconditional is definitely one of the best albums on the genre, and with Remade In Misery, is one of my favorites of them, this band keeps getting better and better ❤🔥

Riserecords produces some of my favorite artists!!

This is deep. This is why I love metal songs.

I am a a huge fan of Memphis May Fire. They get me through even the hardest times I have been through...so much motivation, inspirations and faith through everyday. You guys keep it up!! You reach many people, especially the fans and the needed ☺

I've fallen so far... I used to be a devout Christian but with my life feeling like it's crumbling around me and the death of my little brother, I can't seem to find my way anymore. It's been a steady decline since I've returned from afghanistan. my PTSD makes it hard to get a job and im just starting to lose hope. in fact the only thing that still gives me hope is this song. it reminds me that no matter how far I fall, when I finally do make it back to the graces of God he will welcome me with open arms. It's the only hope I have anymore.

My god right in the feels.

I'm an agnostic and every time I hear this song it really makes me thing hard about becoming a Christian.

As someone who has struggled with faith my whole life one night while truly listening to the words and I could not stop myself from chocking up. It is thanks to MMF that I hVe begun my journey to find faith again.

Happy fathers day to all fathers over the world.

NOT THE CEREAL!

I truly am in love with the fact that mmf will preach about the Christian faith, because not many people do in music anymore, and especially not in hardcore. This just makes me so happy. (:

And the line where he sings "Come back to me love, I forgive you" hits me right in my heart every time.

I will never forget this song. I first heard it right before a suicide attempt. I was intent on doing it and was listening to Octane on Sirius XM. It stopped me in my tracks. I finally looked up what the song waa about and I was surprised. Later on I did go forth with that suicide attempt but somehow survived. I knew then that there had to be a God. There was no way I survived what I did without any harm. No one even knew what I did until like a year later. (Not saying what it was because Im not giving ideas as this was a unique one). So here I am 7 years later writing this to tell anyone who is going through depression and suicidal thoughts that there is a way out and there is hope. I found Jesus about 3 years after I had first heard this song. I remember the altar call at Warped Tour in Houston and though that wasn't the moment, it really stuck with me. This song is a part of my testimony and now a part of my first book. So for all those out there hearing this for the first time of maybe listening again searching for hope, Im here to tell you that yes, this is God reaching out to YOU. There is hope in this crazy thing called life. Don't give up. Life really does get better. I went from homelessness, living with all different people (whoever would take me in), to buying my first home this April. I have a 5 year old now who is one of my many reasons to keep holding on. I have a job that I never thought I could have gotten without a college degree. Im a leader in the church when just 4 years ago I was an atheist. Im telling you this not to boast in any way but to show you that there is hope and it comes with having a true relationship with Jesus Christ. Be encouraged my friend, you are not alone. God is with you and always has been. Hes just waiting for you to run back into His arms.

Matty has great singing AND great screaming? Unfair!

It just gets catchier with every listen !

WHERES MY 2020 FANS..CAUSE THIS NEVER GETS OLD.

Powerful song guys makes us realize the dad represents someone in our life that loves us unconditionaly and will be there to help pick us up when we are lost, angry, depressed or other feelings that will destroy us.

Where the fuck are people getting references to God in all of this? Seriously, I'm not hating, I'm legitimately lost.

Matty always tries to give a positive message in each song, I love MMF and I'm proud of them! :)

This song to me is a way to express how no matter how much we distance ourselves from a parent or how much we do them wrong they will always forgive us and be there for us

I think that this song is so good because everybody sees something in else in it. I feel like it talks about God, but so many of the lyrics apply for other aspects of life, and I think that this is why so many people love that song.

Memphis May Fire are on fire (haha). Every album is never a disappointment and they've matured as a band over the years and I love the direction they're going in regarding their sound. 👍

Jesus, guys, make up ur goddamn minds. When a band changes their sound, you guys complain. When they retain their sound, you guys complain as well. WHAT DO U WANT THE BAND TO DO THEN?

Such a powerful song man. "Just know every time you run, I'll be right here waiting."

This video/song is amazing! It points out that even when we take advantage of God's grace, and run from him He still loves us and forgives us. I love the end when the father actually goes out to find his son. It's a perfect picture how God is the one that is always pursuing us even when were not. Memphis May Fire, you nailed this one.

Step 1: Try to save yourself Step 2: Fail (Edit) holy crap this comment was way more successful than I thought it would be 😂

Ranting for a minute: Okay, Matty Mullins is a Christian. The band itself isn't categorized as a "Christian band", that's a dumb label; they are simply just another rock band. Lots of bands are composed of Christian members, so you could say that makes them a Christian-oriented band. Matty incorporates his faith 100% into his work and it shows. I'm a Christian, and his lyrics move me and they're inspiring. I think that it's awesome that Matty uses our religion to express himself through his writing and performing, it's very empowering. He is very brave to be public about his religion, knowing how judgmental our society has become. If you don't like that, leave the video, and PLEASE don't comment on how much you despise it or don't like it, because that's only polluting the comment feed and irritating the people who came to the video because they actually enjoy the music that is being made, your presence isn't wanted here. 😡😤 Rant over. Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

Los amo, me arrepiento tanto de no haberlos visto en vivo cuando vinieron a Chile 🥹

God I can't tell you how many times I cry every time I heard this song and see this video. It's one of those songs that I always try to avoid and not because it sounds awful, but I always burst into tears. But yet comeback from time to time because it such a powerful and good sounding song. (This is coming from someone who barely even cries in his lifetime.)

matty was like kellin and austin , because some times they scream and some times they just sing i think this is so funny and this is one of the things that makes the music get better , MMF, SWS, OM&M are amazing bands and i love them

Matty looks like Obiwan Kenobi especially with this hair and beard

We have to cherish our parents, they do everything for us, and always helped us when we need. Good evening everyone! ;)

Coming back to these songs aftet discovering my faith is so amazing

Just saw this gem played live tonight and the dudes still have it.

Dude those feels....like whoa that hit it hard, nicely done guys

idk why I almost cry watching this video. I used to listen this when I was teenager. This is an amazing song and amazing album, this deserve more views for sure!

Oh man, revisiting my emo teenage years. I remember when I met him at warped tour, I cried right after lol and I never thought I'd be that person. All the feelings just overwhelm you, so surreal