My boyfriend who passed away a few weeks ago sang this song when we were at a bar doing karaoke one night. Since he sang it that night, I had been trying to figure out the name of it; I finally came across it tonight. The song has so much meaning to me. We were together for five years and were both young when he sung this song. Now I just watch the video of him in my phone when he sang this song that night at the bar, wishing he was still alive, wishing that we could go back in time to when we were young. R.I.P. Chris, I'll always love you.

"Sometimes you close your eyes and see the place where you used to live" kills me every time

It's 2023. I come back to this song sometimes and close my eyes to remember when life was a little easier. I hope everyone is safe and ok.❤

Thank you God for everything, every heartache, for every moment of love ❤.....

The legend says that the older you get the more depressed this song makes you...

You truly don’t appreciate the intensity of this song until you’ve come back to it a decade later, having lived some life and experienced some heartbreak.

When you haven’t heard it in years it just hits different.

I remember this being one of the best songs in guitar hero to play and years later still love it this song was years ahead of it’s time.

I'm 28 and the song hits harder and harder. I have a lot of regrets about decisions I made in my life don't waste your years guys, and enjoy everything with the people you love.

As you get older, this song takes on new meaning and hit you harder. That's what makes this a classic.

The actors this video do such a great job. Brings tears to my eye every time. Love your woman with everything, men.

Vivo a unos cuantos kilómetros de donde se grabo este video (Tlayacapan Morelos- México) y realmente es increíble ver cómo este video tiene ese toque especial que le caracteriza a la banda y al lugar en si, simplemente Perfecto y mágico! Gracias The Killers por este momento ❤️

this song is the theme song for me and my wife we struggled with drug abuse. and met in our addictions but both looking for a way out. were happily married. sober and have a 5 month beautiful healthy baby girl. they're were times where we didn't know if we can make it. but we did. and im.soo blessed

Imagine walking into a tiny bar in some obscure town in Mexico and the killers are playing a set....

The Killers en Tlayacapan, Morelos (2005) para la filmación del vídeo de "When you were young". El video protagonizado por los mexicanos Sonia Couoh y Gustavo Sánchez Parra interpretan a una pareja felizmente casada, siguiendo la trama de la canción, se pierden entre el dolor y la traición. El gran trabajo de todos los involucrados bajo la dirección de Anthony Mandler le valieron una nominación a "Mejor vídeo musical de corta duración" de los Grammy de 2007.

Lyrics: You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young Can we climb this mountain? I don't know Higher now than ever before I know we can make it if we take it slow Let's take it easy Easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skyline On the back of a hurricane that started turning When you were young When you were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to live When you were young They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet Every once in a little while You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young (Talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But more than you'll ever know

Who else remembers listening to this, when they were young...

I remember this came out when I was 15. Going to secondary school with no care in the world. Now I'm fast approaching 30. I miss the simplicity of youth and this song is a reminder of that. Really hits hard.

Me and my son had tough times when he was young I was a single mum struggling but this song doesn’t remind me of those times. It reminds me of me and my boy playing guitar hero singing this song happy dancing it gives me shivers every time. My boy now a 26 year old man in love and settled and this song takes me straight back playing those cords and those times my number one favourite ever xx

This was the very first killers song I heard. I remember listening to this on repeat one summer when I was younger. Songs meanings change as you get older and change. This song used to remind me of two friends I met at a summer camp (one of them was named Sam like Sam’s town). It’s crazy how much has changed since then but this song can take me back to being a little kid at a summer camp in dead July heat. I can still feel the way I felt then despite being completely different.

When guitar hero brought me to this song, it got alot of laughter to me, me and my friend used to sing "he doesnt look a thing like jesus" and giggle at school, but i also loved to sing this song all the time. its nice to find back to it ,some music never die

This video was filmed in Mexico, in the state of Morelos, where's a magic town called Tlayacapan wich has a lot of history and you know what??... I'm Mexican and i live in the state of Morelos. Proud of it!!! ❤️✌🏻

The video has so much passion. Anyone with empathy feels it.

You cannot understand the feeling in her face...the betrayal, all the pain...until you know how it feels

This is one of my all-time favorite videos. The Mexican actors are the beautiful Sonia Couoh and Gustavo Sánchez Parra. The video was filmed in Tlayacapan, Morelos, Mexico.

this makes me so nostalgic

You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch him now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentleman Like you imagined when you were young Can we climb this mountain? I don't know Higher now than ever before I know we can make it if we take it slow Let's take it easy, easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skyline On the back of a hurricane that started turning When you were young When you were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to live When you were young They say the Devil's water, it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet in Every once and a little while You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now here he come He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentleman Like you imagined when you were young (talks like a gentleman) (like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But more than you'll ever know.

Every now and then you’ll run across a song, and through the years, in different times and life circumstances, it still speaks to you- this is on of those songs.

So proud that this was filmed in Morelos 💖 My state ✌🏼️💖

The way she cries when she catches him cheating dude... jesus christ the emotion on her face is so powerful it made me cry... either she's that great of an actress or she's manifesting feelings she already had personally... god damn dude I love this song

People listening in 2024.

Almost 30 years old and this song hits hard. Reminds me of all the good times I had growing up and all the people I went to school with and hung out with. I have no clue what most of them are up to these days. Fucking sad. We spent all them years growing up together and now we don’t even talk.

I'm almost 32 years old and this song makes me remember when I was 19 playing guitar hero when I was still young and feel young. Now it's a different story wish I could go back in time.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Picture the scene - it's 2007 you just finished school. - your walking home with your friends having a good laugh. - you get home and grab some snacks and a drink and run up stairs to your room. - you boot up your console of choice and pick up your guitar hero guitar. - you put in guitar hero 3 and select this bad ass track to play. Life is good.

The world we grew up in no longer exists.

This song used to always be on in the morning on MTV while I was getting ready for school. Loved it ever since 😭

When you were young... When you're old... Does not matter, you 'll love this song forever.

A message to the future generations. Don't let this song die.

At 42yrs old, I heard this song a long time ago. I forgot or never watched the video. Well as it started, I was reading the comments and it didn't disappoint.😊 Here's to a new beginning and never looking back.

This makes me so emotional for some reason. I used to really love this song when I was young. (the title is fitting haha)

the serenity of the part that says, "They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet. You don't have drink right now, but you can dip your feet, every once in the little while," in Guitar Hero was what drew me to this song. Now its nearly 8 years later and I haven't found anything as enchanting as that part. The Killers is one hell of a band.

💜2024 And this gem continues to shine 💖💎🔥

I'm 26 now. I had heard of the killers song " are we human or are we dancer". Never heard this song until my break at work this afternoon. Caught myself laughing with joy over the memories in my teenage years from my first ever girlfriend to the times I'd be drinking in a field somewhere with my friends, while our parents believed we were having a sleepover. Such fond memories flashed through my head hearing this. I'm absolutely gobsmacked at how emotional it has made me. What a smashing song and what fantastic lyrics Brandon Flowers ♥️♥️♥️

if you're listening to this in 2020, just know we're right there with you and also you rock.

Lyrics You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young Can we climb this mountain? I don't know Higher now than ever before I know we can make it if we take it slow Let's take it easy Easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skyline On the back of a hurricane that started turning When you were young When you were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to live When you were young They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet Every once in a little while You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young (Talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But more than you'll ever know

When we were younger, we loved this song. Now that we are older, we feel this song.

The moment you get goosebumps just by listening to this song no matter how old It is and no matter how many times you hear it . Since I was 13 ...I loved this song... this band

It took me some years to really discover what this video meant.. The guy cheats, and the video goes in reverse. From him searching for her after she left, to him being caught cheating, to them marrying, to him checking her out, to her getting hired by him and meeting him the first time making the other bar chick jealous. Wonderfully created.

We're burning down the highway skyline on the back of a hurricane that started turning when you were young - one of my favourite lines ever

La canción por la que me volví Fan de The Killers, la mejor forever ❤

Loved to play this on guitar hero with my son who's now 30, I just called him and played the beginning and he screamed "guitar hero"!!! Still love this today

If you are here because you are sad, alone, or missing someone; just know you are not alone in the struggle.

"You play forgiveness" "No I play Guitar Hero"

This song was very special to me going through my divorce. The lyrics theme of always thinking you're going to find better or that life is going to go the way you think, but still don't realize the importance of growing up and accepting reality than some idealized fantasy and missing the real message, "more than you'll ever know". She's gone on boyfriend after boyfriend never happy. Me, enjoying my solitude, taking my time with healing and listening to God. 🙏

This band was the soundtrack to my childhood. Friday Night SmackDown, PS3, junk food, Christmas, etc. All these things, “precious memories take me back to the good old days”.

This is absolutely THE most poignant and captivating video for a song I have ever seen. She doesn’t speak a word, but her body and especially her eyes tell you her joy, her pain, and at the cross, she is asking “why?” when he is holding her. And yes, she is beautiful.

One song can bring back a thousand memories.

God the guitar going off while it cuts to the woman looking back and crying hits so fucking hard.

WHEN THE KILLERS WERE YOUNG...

Filmed in tlayacapan, Morelos, México 🇲🇽

That mexican lady is gorgeous, the song is beautifully executed, but she's the REAL reason I come back to watch this any now and then... :)

2023….. the chills are still there… one of my favorite songs. Brandon flower’s voice is truly magical. ❤ this song has so much meaning behind it… just listen

“They say the devils water, it ain’t so sweet, you don’t have to drink right now, but you can dip your feet every once in a while” Is probably my favorite Killers line.

*Lyrics When You Were Young You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young Can we climb this mountain? I don't know Higher now than ever before I know we can make it if we take it slow Let's take it easy Easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skyline On the back of a hurricane that started turning When you were young When you were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to live When you were young They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet Every once in a little while You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when you were young (Talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But more than you'll ever know

I remember watching this music video a lot on MTV when it came out. Time flies and I’m so glad this song has helped understand things in life.

I get chills everytime I hear this song. Grew up listening to this

What an excellent song. It makes me miss the 2000s a bit.

This song is so profound. So meaningful, now that I’m older, I understand the pain of what being in love is like. The video is a masterpiece, filmed in Mexico. Beautiful ❤

No matter how much time passes, the feelings and memories of old friends and moments brought by these songs never goes away. music is truly a gift that keeps on giving

I loved this song in 2009 and I still love it up to this day, 6 years later. It will never get old for me.

in my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written

I lost my girlfriend in a motorcycle accident and this song was one of her favorites. We were both young when she died I was 26 she was 24 she was taken too soon she was the love of my life we were trying for a baby at the time. R.I.P. Myranda. My little randy I love you always. And i miss you so much. ❤😢🪦🥀

I absolutely love the hispanic casting

I would never cheat. Man that feeling must hurt.

I can't get this song out of my head today for some reason. I was straight jammin acapolo in the shower to this like it was blasting in my ears. Love this song though, so much meaning.

Life has was so much easier back then....WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

Saw them live in 2007. Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

That shook my core. I love this song

I’m Mexican and for me watch in this video a Mexican actress and Mexican actor in a band foreign is so beautiful. 🥺

They seem to be amazing at wrenching my heart in a way that is brutal but authentic . The type of pain you don't mind letting yourself feel sometimes. For the sake of being human.

Just started listening to the killers. Their music is fabulous. Hard to describe really.

This song reminds me of when I was like 12

People don’t make music like this anymore... I always loved this song

Creo que la carga de la letra es perfecta, el como a veces se espera a alguien perfecto que te saque de tus roturas de corazón, y se llega a ignorar a quien puede hacerlo por no ser el “beautiful boy” (aunque sea lo que buscaste siempre). A veces toca ser el que no se ve como jesus y a veces toca ser el que espera a la persona perfecta. Abril 2023

To the homie that passed away on Valentine’s Day this was one of his favorite songs he found and got closer to God hope your resting well miss you

2009 doesn't feel that far away and then you remember it was 7 years ago

True story. Grew up in Ohio, have lived in Texas for decades. I went back, visited the cemetery where my people are buried. On the freeway from there, downtown Cleveland in rear view mirror this song came on. When the line "sometimes you close your eyes and see the place where you used to live" hit me it froze everything in the most profound way. I have never forgotten how hard that line bit me.

This is the most powerful band to come along in the last 50 yrs. Hands down. These guys intellects are way way above everyone else.

Am I only person who thinks this song is ridiculously underrated? I am biased though, it is my favourite song. But seriously! What a song!!!

Chiiiiingón que los killers voltearon acá e hicieron un video con actores mexicanos y en México, y en lo máximo de su carrera. Por eso los Killers son tan amados

This is such a cranking song every time I hear it I feel pumped.

This song made me feel my blood.

13 years later, if you're watching this, you're a legend.

I was crying having a mental break down and then afterwards the lyric “he doesn’t look a thing like Jesus” popped up rent free in my head and now I been listening to this song all day…God I wish I was young again

"He doesn't look a think like Jesus" is a belter of a line

This the best song by the killers

This song will never not be good

Still my favorite song of theirs. Pure bliss.

Killers are ridiculously underrated.