A Normal Life (Official Lyric Video)

[@RoguePenguin95]

Guitars reminiscent of Fix Me. Harmonies reminiscent of Masterpiece Theatre. Orchestra reminiscent of Ever After. Electronic parts reminiscent of Astoria. Ominous parts reminiscent of Phantoms. This song is perfect and I cannot wait for the album

[@codyssmith73]

And the emotions of Josh’s early stuff pre Marianas Trench.

[@Vriege]

Thinking the same thing!

[@MeghanHavener]

HELL YES, YOU PUT MY FEELINGS INTO THE WORDSSSSSS! 💞💞💞

[@iancasselman556]

Well you know your stuff 🎉

[@DesMoris-t9p]

If the next album has a part of every other album it will 1000% be a hit

[@joyholmes254]

So, not only do ya’ll drop a new song, but ya’ll drop a 7 minute straight banger. This is why I love you guys.

[@Mtrench]

💚

[@chanellekirch]

Same👏

[@doughannum6433]

Classic already...listened to it all day🙏❤️

[@macdizzle666]

I just peed a little

[@susannetaylor9914]

Fuck*** Fantastic. So stoked for New Album. You never disappoint. Well played guys...

[@neellie9474]

I'm ready. I'm ready to play their new songs on repeat for the next 10 months. I'm ready for another concert. I'm ready. This is what I've been waiting for.

[@SaltyLemonss]

Yes!!!

[@rowanpalmer1]

Their new releases might just cure my depression 😂

[@Mtrench]

Let's gooo!!

[@rennied88]

​@@rowanpalmer1i was just thinking the same time after listening to this new track💪

[@Logo5599]

I would be ready for that too I would go see them as soon as dates came out

[@zee76326]

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP NOW WITH THIS SUDDEN RUSH OF ADRENALINE??

[@stacicrawford1437]

Right? I was heading off to bed, but now I'm HYPED

[@lauries7650]

Absolutely 💯 💯 I don't belong inside a normal life 😜

[@kebandeli]

SAME I LITERALLY WAS SETTLING INTO BED AND SAW THIS

[@SaltyLemonss]

Same!!!

[@DesMoris-t9p]

Same this is why this is the best Canadian band ever

[@beetlebat]

THE GOATS OF CANADA ARE BACKKK

[@danilullabies]

This sounds like an opening Marianas Trench album song🖤🖤🖤

[@lindseymurdock9171]

100% sounds like a first track

[@saturnstellar]

They just confirmed in their twitter that it is an opener song!!

[@Mtrench]

It does sound like an opener doesn't it....... 👀

[@justincarter3033]

I think so as well, because the song is 7 minutes and 2 seconds long like the other Marinas Trench intros. Album Tracklist: 1. A Normal Life 2. Lightning and Thunder 3. I'm Not Getting Better And so on.... Also, some of the other tracks(especially the final song) will have the same lyrics and rhythm to "A Normal Life".

[@breegwendolyn7892]

Josh really said “Nobody can sing my songs but me” 😂 the RANGE! Like I usually have to really practice for a while to get the highest notes in a Marianas Trench song but this song has notes that are too high for me AND notes that are too low for me! It’s going to take FOREVER to improve my range enough to come ANYWHERE CLOSE to being able to sing this 😭😂😭😂😭😂

[@johnnawirth7936]

SAME😮😮😮😮😢😢😢

[@Wonderland2097]

Sounds so theatrical like it belongs on a broadway show!

[@pianodave3]

Three octaves plus an additional major third more in the same song? Now you're just showing off, Josh... (Fucking phenomenal.)

[@whym6438]

I have the range to sing this, but I would sound SO bad doing it. 😭 The level that Josh is on, technique-wise, is otherworldly.

[@A.L.414]

It sounds amazing!! When he hits the high notes I can’t help but get goosebumps!!! ❤

[@Ryuzakku]

*Looks at length of video* - "Ah a 7 minute song" *Looks at band* - "Of course, a 7 minute song" We are so back.

[@SaoGage]

You guys returning to that epic, proggy rock opera sound is absolutely everything. You do this so incredibly well and it suits Josh Ramsay’s mindblowing vocal range. Can’t wait to hear more!

[@juliaphillips9862]

This whole song feels like one big excuse for Josh (and the band together tbh) to show off all their vocal tricks and skills at absolute MAX capacity!!

[@strikepark]

Amen lol He’s amazing

[@agentnovazo]

I can always count on Marianas Trench to come save me from a crisis with a 7 minute piece of art at midnight

[@skytime9444]

theyve actually NEVER missed on an intro/outro song and i am here for it

[@TheAeromarine]

Best thing they’ve put out in a long time imo. Reminds me of Ever After.

[@Mysticlxl]

Exactly my thoughts

[@rovvanartist3214]

More like masterpiece theatre

[@brynnnorton]

I was thinking like ever after and masterpiece had a baby haha

[@tennyopallas]

While I love Ever After and totally get those fantastical vibes from this, Killing Kind is an absolute banger and prob my favorite single of theirs

[@tennyopallas]

While I love Ever After and totally get those fantastical vibes from this, Killing Kind is an absolute banger and prob my favorite single of theirs

[@SydneeStar2100]

Ugh if this is just the intro. I don't know if I can handle the whole album!!! This song is so good. Ugh this is another Mariana's Trench masterpiece for sure!!!

[@Atlaschaps]

I'm going to be listening to this non stop. I want to know every lyric, I need this song to swallow me whole. I'm obsessed. That low note in the first verse? the HIGH NOTES?? THE GUITAR?? THE ENTIRE ARRANGEMENT??? CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? IT'S PERFECTION

[@KimberlyMichelle3]

Exactly all my feelings!! You said it perfectly :)

[@Moon_Fire_Water]

Absofukkinlutely!!!

[@Moon_Fire_Water]

THE CHORD PROGRESSIONS MID SONG

[@Atlaschaps]

@@Moon_Fire_Water YES

[@hottopiccowboy]

you guys released phantoms the day my ex dumped me at my birthday party. it was literally my breakup album. and ofc you guys release this 5 years later as i enter a new stage into my life. i dont even know how to describe your amazing timing of dropping this stuff

[@kelseyreusch8987]

Similar situation! Last album was released the year I met my abusive cheating ex (legit narcissist). This beautiful promise released just months after I escaped. 😭 I was made for so much more.

[@codyssmith73]

It’s a perfect blend of everything Josh has ever done. A person calling out for adventure, seeking a Hero’s Journey. The imagery at first was giving me The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon vibes, but after this… I just want the full album.

[@kelseyreusch8987]

Hero's Journey I'd a perfect way to describe! I just pictured how it sounded like a soundtrack to an epic film of sorts.

[@DarkRacerDryBones]

You guys seriously knocked it out of the park with this one! From the unexpected low baritone in the beginning to the drums showing off Ian's skills, the sick bass lines and the electric guitars blessing my ears with so much raw power, I am left with my jaw wide open! Way to go you guys!! This was amazing! It's gonna be played on repeat until the album comes out for sure! 🎉🔥

[@christenafromnovascotia]

I love this album. You guys are like fine wine....getting better and better with time. Been a fan since about 2007 ❤❤❤

[@musicalrattlesnakes]

DUUUUDE FIRST TØP AND NOW YOU GUYS?!?! CHILDHOOD DREAMS BEING FULFILLED Both Josh and Tyler referencing old songs from all albums, including those that they wrote during extremely hard times during their lives. Gosh, it's giving me such whiplash cause I grew up listening to all of those songs and now I'm older and I can understand and relate to them. I'm so excited for what this year has in store

[@MeganWeber-f2g]

AND DOWN WITH WEBSTER IS BACK

[@musicalrattlesnakes]

@@MeganWeber-f2g BROOOO

[@WastelandrZyria]

@@MeganWeber-f2gW H A T

[@devinvenne]

I was so confused I thought you were talking about Josh Dun hahaha Edit: stupid autocorrect

[@tia323araceli]

My soul needed this so badly

[@nadiuhh98]

I'm UGLY crying on my bathroom floor rn. this music video and the lyrics are all so well done and I think we all can relate to wanting to just break out of our "normal lives". and stop listening to what other people say "normal" is. this song has a little bit of everything from fix me to phantoms. It's the classic MT we all love (synths, orchestra, screaming, harmonies, repeating chord progressions) but there's also something ELSE. Something NEW. and I'm crying bc I remember the first time I heard this band in middle school I KNEW there was something great about them. And now I'm 25 still rocking with them because they still somehow have even MORE in the vault???!?? Beyond excited to purchase this album and be blessed with another era of Marianas Trench. 🥂🥹🫶🏾❤️🥲

[@pennylawley6093]

BRUH IM SAYING!!!! STRAIGHT FUCKING SOBBING OMFG.

[@Toaster-yf2ie]

I swear I hear Say Anything’s guitar somewhere in the middle of the song.

[@Leon-ln6qk]

4:44

[@codyssmith73]

2:38 & 4:44 have elements of Say Anything & Primetime. Josh went back to his roots here.

[@michaelsuezo]

Say anything has been in every album probably

[@carlysaunders9286]

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this and it is beautiful ❤

[@dancingllama2392]

I love the racing sound of the instruments. This song is already growing on me.

[@canileaveplease1461]

I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP HELLO

[@emonix05]

literally me too

[@Ektrix]

And I just woke up to go to work 😅

[@StumpedByTacoPizza]

Right?!

[@lunaticberries_]

THIS. I don’t know how I’m expected to sleep now 💀

[@mizflowers]

Yesss!!

[@maplemanicures]

Wasn't expecting to relate so hard to this first song from your new album!! Can't wait for more!!

[@KidderRachel]

Why is it that every ballad song ever released by Marianas Trench, I feel like it has been a song known by my soul since forever?? Like, Ive only listened to this song for the first time a couple of times tonight but I feel like I could belt it right here right now. Truly a bizarre feeling, but I'm here for it always

[@dogthievery101]

This. This is absolutely what pop/punk should be. It's lost its meaning over the years, so it's honestly thrilling to see a song honor is roots in such an amazing fashion. And the angular, stop motion type of animation? Perfect. Everything put together reminds me of the late 90s to early 2000s.

[@iancasselman556]

Love this message. You know what’s going on.❤

[@happyklownCA]

that end note are you KIDDING?! 🤯🤯 you can’t release a song at 12am and expect me to not wake my entire family up screaming

[@daddldett9899]

it’s so strange… only yesterday I was recommending some Marianas Trench songs to a friend of mine, telling her about my favourite albums etc. but then I said “but they haven’t released new music for a while now” - and today, I open KZbin and WHAT DO I SEE? this made me so happy!!

[@Mtrench]

We read your mind 😈

[@gingermlg]

IT'S SO GOOD. THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER

[@pocketsnail]

"I could leave tonight and run and make a bitter fool of everyone" YES, PLEASE! MORE!

[@ChaiElemental]

1:36 Excuse me sir who allowed you to have a range that sick 5:18 OH COME ON I REPEAT who allowed you to have a range that SICK

[@JoshM1212]

10 years a fan now, and you’ve never let me down a single time.

[@beefbossee807]

saw y’all live literally tonight, best performance i’ve been to hands down. love you guys, can’t wait to see more in the future

[@elihill543]

IMMEDIATELY brought me to tears in the BEST WAY

[@rschiel50]

Another symphony courtesy of Josh Ramsay and Marianas Trench...feels like Chapter II of Phantoms!

[@CassidyRose8806]

I cannot believe I'm saying this because I LOVE Ever After, but I think this might be my new favorite album opener from you guys! Absolutely smashed it!! 🖤

[@nataliesmith6093]

Thank you for this song! Love you guys!

[@ShinyKettle]

This is proof the wait between albums was totally worth it. That took me on such a journey and I can’t love this enough. Cannot wait to hear the rest of the album, guys!

[@GoodByeKitty995]

Nothing like a brand new song from your favourite band right before bed!

[@kebandeli]

HOW DO I SLEEP 😭😭

[@nikkinichole202]

THIS IS GOING TO BE SUCH A GOOD YEAR?!?! 😭

[@readsnw]

Fell in love with these guys probably 15 years ago but hadn't really kept up with anything new since then. All I can say about this is WOW! They've obviously come a long way. Not sure what demographic the normal fan base encompasses but to this older fan this really feels a lot like Queen when they were at their best, and that's quite a compliment. Can't wait to hear more! It might just be the best thing...😉

[@iancasselman556]

Welcome home😊

[@ptbempire]

Absolutely Phenomenal!

[@cherryblitzxo]

It'd been awhile since I kinda checked in with what ya'll were doing and OH MY GOD THIS IS PHENOMENAL????? You guys are absolutely still rocking it!! An ex introduced me to you guys way back in 2019 sometime before Phantoms came out I think and I loved it all then and I still love what ya'll are doing now!!

[@audeoflow]

Never been more excited! Come to Nashville please 🙏

[@ongersjay]

The guitar at 4.44 is straight 🔥 I could listen to that loop on repeat.

[@それな-l9g]

マジで良い... 素敵な曲をありがとう

[@BandAddict364]

Its been so long since jve been around for the drop of a song, if the whole album ends up like this, its gonna be a straight banger.

[@ajo5359]

The amount of excitement i felt when i learned you guys dropped a new song, and this song is such an experience

[@Mattscreative]

This had that arcadia feels i wanted thank you!

[@DF-tq2vl]

You have no right making a lyric video this amazing. It's just gorgeous. And the song! Just goes to show that sometimes when you are super excited for something, that thing totally delivers.

[@kiraleong9135]

This is so nostalgic. Reminds me a LOT of masterpiece theatre. Please tour again. I’ll be ready in Toronto 👀

[@ericr471]

Here's a little breakdown of the sections I'm noticing, might not be accurate but I have some hunches!! Beginning -> 2:06 Phantoms Era, full of spooky motifs and backwards sounds 2:06 -> 2:30 Astoria Era, using retro synths and that token quick fading harmony 2:30 -> 3:05 Ever After Era, pure very driven modern rock 3:05 -> 4:10 Maybe I'm missing something but this section doesn't seem too easy to pinpoint, might just be a mix 4:10 -> 4:44 Masterpiece Theatre Era, sound reminds me a lot of Lover Dearest and the inclusion of the word "bitter" supports this theory 4:44 -> 5:09 Fix Me Era, very obvious! Pure 2000s grunge rock and I think this melody is from that album or a bonus track 5:09 -> Everything combined and used together beautifully

[@bloodybaronesscosplay]

I live in Europe, first thing I did when I woke up today was checking your social cause I saw that hidden little message Mike put out the other day. Let's go, new song on repeat!!

[@JessicaLM87]

This release was for the TRENCHERS 😍🔥

[@iancasselman556]

Indeed, it was, got to give the people the love❤

[@JessicaLM87]

@iancasselman556 only the true trenchers understand the significance of the opening track on the album. Releasing this first is just so thoughtful to the true fans who have loved and supported from the beginning ❤️

[@Yunakura]

Honestly, living for these 7 minute masterpieces. Killing Kind was an on-loop song for me, this too :)

[@MDev1997]

I will never stop being in awe of how intelligent your music is. The lyrics are so well put together and evoke so much feeling from us listeners. The musical arrangements add so much to the storytelling of the albums. Not to mention all of the ways you call back to musical motifs from past albums, but adapt them to the current album's style. This is exactly why you all have been my favorite band for over 14 years

[@JessicaLM87]

This is my absolute favourite part of what makes them who they are as a band. It's unique and just incredibly genius in such a subtle way!

[@dillydallylovesvids]

I needed this so much- my favorite band is back and I’m so happy 😭🥰

[@joannydube5111]

Omg this is a true master piece this was so worth waiting 5 years. You guys are absolute legends I would love to meet you guys and to get the honor of signing with you guys one day

[@nyssalynn5216]

Your long songs are honestly the best, the way they evolve is incredible. Keep it up, the talent hasnt stopped

[@nyssalynn5216]

Fuck I love this song

[@meredithjoy7551]

I've been a fan since Masterpiece Theatre, and I've loved every album since. I was literally hoping YESTERDAY that you guys would release new music soon. Thank you for fulfilling my wishes! Another stellar song! ❤️

[@bugaboobebe]

So ready for this new era!

[@Mtrench]

Us too!

[@NaClO]

SO GOOOD WTF... Been a fan for YEARS and you guys have yet you disappoint!!! 604 REPRESENT!!!

[@Iownacoat]

So excited! Can’t wait for the full album and more live shows 🎉

[@Justcallmestyles]

And THIS is why you guys are my favorite, you guys never disappoint. This song is amazing ❤

[@austinpierce6746]

IM SOOOO EXCITED to see what you guys have in store for us soon. I have so many memories of jamming out to you guys during my childhood, and forcing my friends to listen to you guys in the car 😅. I’m so happy that you guys are still making music, and after all these years, hitting home runs after home run. Praise god!

[@swirlshine]

DUDEEEEEEE I AM IN AWE AT NOT ONLY THE SONG BUT ALSO THE ART OF THIS LYRIC VID????? Absolutely stunning, 100/10 work from everyone involved!!!!

[@cartooncat69]

hearing this live last month was so cool

[@MxBrock]

beautiful visuals, message, song, everything!❤ so so happy to have a new release

[@rickmassie2209]

I literally ran to the computer room and turned up the speakers right away. My daughter was so confused, until I loaded up KZbin. We sat silent and listened to every last second in bliss. Amazing. Just incredible. I get vibes of Devin Townsend's "Genesis" at times in this one! Uplifting and hope-filled.

[@NicobearParker]

GUYS, WHAT? This absolute masterpiece managed to capture the feel and sound of every single album. I’m even hearing some of the runs from Miles and Miles on here. This is truly some of the best work to come from you guys and Josh in particular as a producer engineer and composer omg.

[@harrisontaylor20]

Love how we progress from the voices in the night whispering, then speaking, then screaming 🥰🥰🥰

[@JMBAD_art]

Binging the album to learn as many words as possible before the Dallas concert next week. I feel like I’m studying for exams, but… pleasurably.

[@alessandrapuglielli22]

Thank you guys for releasing the new album opener!!! The song is giving me Astoria vibes and I love that!!! The whole adventure narrative is wonderful and the graphics are definitely giving me Vancouver nature vibes!!! I'm so excited for the new album and the tour that comes with it!!! And if y'all are looking for any independent visual artists to contribute to anything for the new album, I'm available!!!

[@tennyopallas]

was also thinking very BC vibes

[@Brittybear53689]

I got chills 30 seconds in Josh you kill every song you do your amazing. ❤ don’t change I’ve been a fan since all to myself if not longer and I always will be

[@Jarednune]

This is bohemian rhapsody and styx level writing. Beautiful.

[@eoofun5243]

If I paid you guys all the money I have ever made in my life, it still couldn’t cover 1% of the joy and resilience you have put into my soul. Thank you. Thank you guys so so so much. Much love from Maine in the US. Please never stop making this priceless art. Love you ❤️

[@SS-rr7by]

Hero's Journey is the concept for this album, calling it now!

[@jasdenyer9080]

I'm convinced that y'all are so damn talented, that you're literally incapable of holding back. 🔥🤘 I've had this song on repeat all day long.

[@awkwardfunny8868]

💯🤘

[@Kristina-kl3ey]

Had to jump on KZbin from Apple Music to listen again and watch the lyric video. You guys frickin killed it yet again. Totally worth the 5 year wait, and I love the choice to make the album opener the lead single it totally sets the stage. You guys have outdone yourselves yet again❤

[@charley420]

I see you Josh Ramsay, mirroring the final chord of Sgt. Pepper (Reprise) from the Love Album. It lines up so well, I'm going to pretend that was intentional whether it was or not.

[@DANApete123]

The vibes are amazing with this song and video!

[@aloysius1226]

Absolutely crazy-good. Sounds like you worked hard on this record, and it shows!

[@strikepark]

No wonder those who love this band freak the F Out when we know a new album is coming out … Cos we know complete bangers like this and Lightning and Thunder are close to being in our ❤️

[@ASMRArielle]

Ugh absolutely loved every second of this. Its like you took the sound of all your previous albums and turned it into a new song. Will be listening on repeat. 🎉

[@jodiemills788]

The theatricality of this is epic

[@jonathannewman8078]

Man you guys created a MASTERPIECE!!! Good job 👏

[@toasto_ojuiceo_o3420]

wow!! what a comeback. This is amazing and I am so glad to hear music that sounds like your old music, the music that made me fall in love with you guys.. Thank you so much. I can seriously say that this could be a modern day version of bohemian rhapsody. AMAZING!!!

[@rosiered3403]

His range!!! I just can't...

[@snakestry8408]

That a cappella harmony followed by heavy guitar always takes me back to Queen (Prophet Song, specifically) and I'm SO glad to hear it again here~. Ya'll are one of the few bands I've found that manage to channel what made Queen feel so magical to me when I was a kid (not just their sound, but the ambition and passion and narrative) and every time you drop another banger like this it takes me right back scream-singing in the kitchen with my mom.

[@charliebgoode4729]

SCREAMING!!! Having a bad day, then I got this!! I love y’all so much!! Fantastic work

[@PopRokkProductions]

I didn’t know how you were going to do something I loved as much as Phantoms, but here I am. Gasping. Crying. Listening on repeat. The magic is back and stronger than ever!

[@chattySam00]

this sounds like the intro to a broadway show! love the whole album!

[@Justme0215]

Amazing song. Wouldn't expect less. My unofficial review of Mr. Ramsay's amazing vocal range on this song: LOW NOTE- F2. Approx 1:40 into the song. HIGH NOTE- A5. Approx 5:20 into the song. Over 3 octaves (3+a third?). His voice sounded like he had more left on both ends. Fantastic voice, awesome song, amazing band. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

[@tiffanyrichard1709]

I simply CANNOT wait to hopefully hear this live ❤

[@whisperingwooper1763]

Me too can’t wait!

[@MythsAndMustaches]

This is why you guys will always be the greatest. Rest of the world can have their mediocre radio pop. Ya'll keep writing and performing this theatrical brilliance and show the world what real genius is. Thanks for another amazing song.