They used to play this song constantly and I couldn’t understand how ppl could listen to it bc it always was too creepy for me. You could hear his real sadness and turmoil in his lyrics and through his voice. I’m just glad he was able to overcome this disease, God bless.

They are underrated

This song was how I discovered them, while I was recovering from my own ED. They quickly became my favorite band, and Neon Ballroom is my favorite album of all time. It's the vulnerability, and raw emotional honesty for me. 😭🙌🏻🔥❤🎶

The best silverchair song.

Always so sad about his struggle. He always seemed like such a sweet and clearly very talented guy. I was very happy to see him coping with and overcoming his troubles. Excellent video as always, my friend.

7:14 Daniel's actually pushing his anorexia self in the wheel chair to show him his passion of performing. As he walks a way, he looks back at his anorexia.... that was and is very powerful. the entire song and video is powerful.

Silverchair is the GOAT! Daniel is a fucking legend!

I had an eating disorder, not anirexia, and I get it. The hardest part is other people not understanding or them not trying to understand what's happening on the inside. I'm really glad Danny was able to move beyond it.

Neon Ballroom is a phenomenal work. My favorite from them. Albums opens with like a 7min opus, Emotion Sickness......my fav track from tje album. Just a more raw, deeper album. Fucking excellent💯

I used to listen to this song when i was a teenager. Id give anything to have my teen years back. It was a beautiful time in my life where rarely anything hurt.

Sad that SilverChair will likely never reunite which is a real damn shame cause they are by far my favorite band. I’ve listened to them since I was a kid in 95. And now I’m 37 and STILL have all their albums in playlist. You just don’t find bands like this one anymore.

It’s such a beautiful song. Inspiring song and I’m glad he got better 🦋✨

I love the chair!

This was such a long time ago but my heart just breaks for him 💔 he's such a beautiful person inside and out ❤

This song is sooooo good. They’re so underrated

I grew up loving Silverchair and although I was only 17- I knew of Dan's open battle with anorexia and I went out of my way to follow his journey. This song sat with me after reading the lyrics off of the actual book the album came with ( something kids today won't ever understand) ...and of course, I knew " Ana " = Anorexia...but "Imagine pageant In my head, the flesh seems thicker Sandpaper tears corrode the film"....& " the lyrics " Please die Ana For as long as you're here we're not, You make the sound of laughter; sharpened nails seem softer And I need you now somehow" I gathered these words as a description of him punishing himself...struggling with guilt & feeling like he deserved the situation that could've been the death of him...I always thought that maybe this started wayyy back- & it was about the triple homicide back around 95 I believe? The teenage boy murdered his family and blamed the band & their song " Israel's son". Seeing as they weren't allowed to reference this in the public eye - im sure it ate away at the band, especially Daniel. I gathered it caused his depression to run so deep he developed anorexia. However: he never directly says that the incident had anything to do with him writing this song but I felt in my very personal and NONPROFESSIONAL opinion; that he was speaking of the angst and inner turmoil of being a teenager and trying to overcome whatever guilt he experienced back then having written those lyrics only for a younger kid to misinterpret their meaning and use that as his excuse to do the heinous shit he did - this is Absolutely...💯 NOT the responsibility & def NOT the fault of Silverchair &/or Daniel or his genius talent for writing. This man is a creative genius & has been probably well before 14 years old but trying to imagine the weight on his shoulders at that young age... it's completely heartbreaking. I gathered mounding tribulations that led to his battle with an eating disorder. Daniel gained so much of my respect by going public with his issues. He's always been an admirable character & I love that his second language is sarcasm, he's never compromised his integrity, from a kid to this very day! Over the years I've continued to check in on his work & follow Dan's various projects...the man is the very definition of vocal evolution - a true full-on entertainer & visionary.

Love love love this song 🎵 ❤️ 💕 thank you for your video. And thank you for making amazing content. Just became a member and so happy to support such an amazing creator and relevant content which I enjoy. Looking fwd for more videos.

This is such an amazing and incredible song.....

Masterpiece.

Silverchair 💕💕💕💕

I love this song

Thx for the video man, MORE SILVERCHAIR 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

God Bless you man!!✌

The thing that breaks my heart is that the industry was a huge cause. They forgot they were literally children thrown into the adult industry of entertainment. And the disease of FAME was just too fucking much. He just wanted to make music. But quickly it becomes nothing about making music.

I thought this was a love hate song about a girl named Anna when I was younger and Anna is breaking him apart

Keep up the good work man

Thank you so much for the interview recommandations ahhh love you

Awesome vid! Where did you get the guitar track in the background from?

Great song, but it should've been called "Open Fire (Ana's Song)".

Do some diorama!

5ft11 and 110 pds is very thin I relate to his past so much. The world puts such a stigma on looks and weight as it is I can't imagine having people reporting and criticizing your every being and every inch of your body.

Yeah I'm getting better

n u can get these new double Big Macs at mcdonalds, am yet 2 try it but always go for quarter pounders, is taste great n with fries too, anyone had the double big mac yet? : -D

I don’t get how he could have goten beaten up during silverchair without it being obvious e.g. bruises in photos/interviews and the media not being aware of it. And surely would have a body guard if that was happening. I don’t see why he would make it up but it doesn’t seem to make sense. He was on tour or practicing with Ben and Chris or writing songs most of the time and at school some of the time.

One of my favourite albums. I don't doubt he was ill but it was very fashionable amongst the grunge crowds to be a victim. Something I myself internalised and became ill myself (and am to this day). I love grunge but I think it has made me incredibly nihilistic and depressed. Still I blast it out just about every single day 😜

He was clearly high on Denton. Denton is like a shrink interviewer and Dan didn’t want to go there to that extent.

Please make a Russian subtitles

Is this the point when he became captain camp?

50 KG. Ah, sure, that's 50 KG/D.Johns x 2.2 lbs/kg = (2x50)+50x0.2 So 50/5 as 1/0.2 =5 So 110 llbs if 14 llbs /stone. And 140 llbs is 10 stone. 50kg is going to be about 8 stone. Because 140-110 = 30 llbs about 2 stones. So 10-2=8 stones. So, I wonder what his height was at that stage in his life, where. He might have been growing. But, hopefully. He, had enough money to afford more than a couple of bits of fruit each day. I heard about, a few 50 with anorexia, actually and, that anorexia nervosa can be a killer, like starvation.

My weight has been 50 kg all my life !!!! So what ?

Ridiculous. Prosper and find succeed and find a way to be miserable about it. I don't understand anybody that puts on the kid gloves here. Man up and meet your responsibilities people. If you fail get back up and try harder. Quit coddling failure. Eat a damn steak kid.