The Wonder Years - Stained Glass Ceilings (Official Music Video) video free download


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Uploaded: 2016/03/02

Stained Glass Ceilings (featuring Jason Aalon Butler of letlive.) is off The Wonder Years' new album 'No Closer To Heaven' -- out now!

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Directed by Jeremi Mattern | http://DangerFilms.com

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Lyrics:

Like a burning monk, you’re my light flare out in the dark. You’re my constant call to arms. Took the blindfold off, they’d left chalk outlines where the future was. It’s a god damned war of attrition. It’s death by a 1000 cuts. If these motherfuckers made it to heaven, they’d burn the bridge when they got across. They’re getting their anchors. They’re gathering rope. You’re pushing to heaven all alone. They’re grabbing your ankles. They won’t let you go. The ebb and the distant flow. They’re cutting your wings off. Built you ceilings out of stained glass. You’re caught like gravel in my skinned knee. The wound will close eventually. You’ll stay as a reminder of how fucked this world can be. Held your funeral on a Tuesday. The holy water’s November-cold. The kid that pulled the trigger knew tomorrow couldn’t promise him hope. These bastards are gathering rope. You’re marching to heaven all alone. They’re grabbing your ankles. They won’t let you go. The ebb and the distant flow. They’re cutting your wings off. Built you ceilings out of stained glass. They were cutting your wings off. I was staring at my idle hands. Maybe I could have done something. Maybe I could have made a difference. John Wayne with a God complex tells me to buy a gun like shooting a teenage kid is gonna solve any problems, like it’s an arms race, like death don’t mean nothing. To know the heavy price of living poor walled in by red lines backed into corner. Not knowing, growing up, what it's like to belong here in America. If everyone’s built the same, then how come building is so fucking hard for you? It’s something we’re all born into. Nothing’s left up to gray. It’s black or white and sometimes black and blue. It’s something we’re all born into. Now I know what’s in a name; not just my father’s. Three fifths a man makes half of me. Why should I bother? Merchants of misery stacking the deck. Fuck your John Waynes. Fuck your god complex. I’ve got everything in front of me but can’t reach far enough to touch those fever dreams they call American. I am the ghetto’s chosen one, the privileged bastard son.

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Comments

8 years ago

Uhirgz

This song & Video is so slept on. I love this so much.

8 years ago

Colton Frausell

So fucking sick.

8 years ago

Kris Owens

What a climax!

8 years ago

Tophits song

br som dahora!!

8 years ago

Jessica J

seeing them perform this live last night was something else. one of my favorite moments out of the countless songs by the countless bands and artists I've seen live.

8 years ago

dylwalsh

Whoever did the camera work for this video deserves a gold medal

8 years ago

fivec3nt

Jason is sick rn and he missed the first couple of shows. Soupy still sang it by himself though. Hope he gets better soon so people can see this live with Jason there

8 years ago

Gabriella Dawn Garcia

fuck yeah!!!!!! I love that this song is heavier than their usual sound :) keep it up dudes, seriously so good.

8 years ago

Sydney Humphrey

pure. fucking. gold. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

8 years ago

Zac Hore

God dammit this is so good.

8 years ago

Colin Phan

damn this is good

8 years ago

C4LLitK4RMA

God damn. This was my least favorite song on the album but paired with this video it still gives me chills

8 years ago

Ines Kralj

ITS HERE AND ITS PERFECT cries a river

8 years ago

Chris Hodson

RIP to Jason's beard

8 years ago

Troll God

They Finally made a music video ❤️

8 years ago

Destiny Mejia

can't wait to see them in 2 weeks!

8 years ago

AKBrinkmann

"Three fifths a man makes half of me, why should I bother?" Wow... that is a powerful line.

8 years ago

Brandon Zannino

Good song, lead singer really needs to drop the bearded hipster aesthetic, though.

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