AFI - The Days of the Phoenix

AFI's music video for Days of the Phoenix.
Fcking awesome song.
so if you've never heard it I hope ya like it XD

[@JaredFlett-vq2me]

Anyone listening still 2024

[@livengoodjames7406]

Your comment is highly original. How did you come up with it?

[@Green70hue]

I got a speeding ticket to this song

[@anvi7572]

I'm so glad this is the top comment to this video.

[@pearlgirl5643]

I crashed my car to AFI

[@trismegistus3825]

How could you not bro

[@ricardosegovia2]

Worth it.

[@MyMelinaaa]

Nuff said best story hands down!!😎🤘

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

We were blessed to have AFI. Bands like this literally don't exist anymore. What a time to be alive..

[@Pur3knight56]

Are you still looking for a job? I heard John Pedderson may be hiring...

[@kylehermann1976]

they do, they just dont make it big. the music industry has changed since the 80s. there aren't 20 bands, there are 2000. most of them really talented and will never make it

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@kylehermann1976 You’re fucking delusional.

[@HedeccaTamer]

I guess Creeper, Ashestoangels, Fearless Vampire Killers and Miss Vincent are all just fever dreams then

[@V2K2702]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 They aren’t though. There are genuinely amazing bands out there that shall never get the spotlight they deserve because of how the industry works nowadays.

[@tangofett4065]

This song came out when I was 20, I’m 42 now…. And it’s STILL incredible!!!

[@paolopallavicini715]

Rock is timeless ❤️

[@WalbertAndreana]

Same

[@Brokeninc]

I remember downloading the music video on Limewire so i could watch the music video. :)

[@richardparsons614]

Love this song

[@bagoflamindogpoo]

i think i was 12 when i found this song, im 34 now and still remember all the lyrics.. it still rips for sure

[@GigiFuckingMoore]

This song is pure nostalgia.

[@anthonypassarelli5534]

Especially talking about "i fell into yesterday"

[@Therealbackslabbath]

Back when Davey had a misfits era Danzig thing goin on. Miss the old AFI.

[@soulcollector7]

+eattheiryoung amen and cheers

[@noahriot2129]

+eattheiryoung omg yess

[@Therealbackslabbath]

+Michelle Reilley Doesn't really.

[@celebwiz5143]

+eattheiryoung no you don't, you miss punk.

[@KandiKlover]

Decemberunderground and earlier davey was best.

[@christianperez7846]

When I was 6 my cousin crashed at our house after an AFI show in Oakland. I remember being at her waist and looking up at her in black leather with white and black makeup, purple liberty spikes a foot from her head. I’ll never forget that. I only learned it was those East Bay shows a decade later, when I was going to or playing at one of them. I love everything about that and this.

[@dreamythedragon]

Your story means so much. Thank you for sharing. AFI has brought me to so many important people In my life and so many important people brought AFI to me 🖤🖤🖤

[@christianperez7846]

@@dreamythedragon Absolutely feel that! Also one of the best videos here. I never stop coming back to it.

[@MrUrmother22]

I was probably at that show!

[@christianperez7846]

@@MrUrmother22My cousin was and is so far away. But the image in my mind persists. I understood punk when I was way too young to appreciate it. It’s about being careful yet reckless. Holding on and letting go. Breathing in and out. Because you have to make the show. And get lost in it. Thank you!

[@MaryJaneMasterMykuhh]

That magical moment when a group of people are meant to find each other and create amazing music like this

[@haleymedlock6171]

Take me back to the early 2000s please, k thanks lol So happy to be a little emo punk back in the day 🥰

[@timdavis7762]

Over 20 years after hearing this song for the first time, I’ve been coming back here more and more as of late (December 2023). AFI helped get me through some of the darkest periods in my life. This song still hits just like it did back in high school, exactly the way it should. Looking forward to seeing them live for the first time next year.

[@urp7006]

I’m in this video. Fucking best show I’ve ever been too. Put in work all day for the guys and they were cool enough to do an entire set for just those of us that were left. It was like 50 people tops. Rad AF. Sorry for whacking ya in the nuts falling on stage Davey. Managed to not fall into Adam’s kit though. Best show ever. Thank you guys! DF for life!

[@beezybeez7231]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🎧

[@sumwonkool]

@@beezybeez7231 who is SLT?

[@beezybeez7231]

@@sumwonkool my second favorite band ever

[@sumwonkool]

@@beezybeez7231 do they sound like AFI or something? Just wondering why u mentioned them on this guys comment 🤔

[@beezybeez7231]

@@sumwonkool a little actually. But I was referring to the part of comment “ best concert I’ve ever been to” SLT is mine.

[@arianalodge8156]

AFI, thank you for helping me though my teenage years, and thank you for helping me reconnect with those parts of me left behind. Now I'm 31 and turning back the pages to heal my inner child /inner teen. Music has been a big part of that.

[@user-eg9du5ep6p]

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[@JoshyManTheGreat]

Litteraly

[@secksrobot]

I was feeling incredibly down today so I gave this a listen and it takes me back to better days :,)

[@ssbif2423]

kudos boys

[@me-ju3fv]

Me too!

[@RenegadeU]

Same here m8

[@alien0rca]

same here..

[@robbyzimmy]

omg me too!

[@jonathanallard2128]

Efficient song structure. I always like when they put the intro back as the ending, especially in a song about nostalgia like that. You get to remember the intro like he remembers his days of the phoenix. Well done.

[@andrewdickson2496]

good point

[@axcxvevof771]

Damn, I just noticed that and it gave me a chill!

[@brianworden7022]

Ah the Phoenix Theater. Skated on the quarter pipes as a teen with my friends everyday after school. Sadly I never saw them play there... but I did see Misfits there in 2015 and a metal show over the weekend.

[@lindsay33333]

I was 12 when this came out. Now 36 and listening takes me right back.

[@Symthisis]

Still one of their best songs to date.

[@KatelinTheKat]

I remember I had an AFI patch on my backpack in like 8th grade. :) now I'm 32 years old. The nostalgia is real!!

[@monsterbate]

i love the spirit behind the music from bands like AFI in their early stuff, its so genuine. good shit.

[@don479]

Holy shit. All the teenage feels.

[@dmsanx]

Iconic record. Probably their best. Def my favorite.

[@l.q887]

This is and will forever be my favorite AFI song.

[@johnd12]

This song gives me vivid flashbacks ofwalking home in the rain freshman year of high school. Music is a time machine

[@NeroBaelside13]

A band that never changes and never tries anything different is more of an act imo. I think AFI underwent a commendable evolution over the years and I'm excited as ever to see them back in action punk or not.

[@user-eg9du5ep6p]

ТЫ ХОТЕЛА ИДТИ НЕТ ЭТО ДРОЖ Б НЕТ

[@user-eg9du5ep6p]

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[@moriyokiri3229]

this comment didn't age well.

[@NeroBaelside13]

@@moriyokiri3229 I enjoyed the Blood album and Burials. Can't say the same for Bodies. But I stand by my comment because though I don't particularly like an album, I still respect how they stay true to themselves by making the art they want to make.

[@aeonlacrima-caelum9522]

My dude what the hell do you mean never changes?!?!??!

[@pixel_glitched]

Back in the day when Davey was rockin' the devilock. He was asked to replace Michael Graves in the Misfits after MG left - and Davey had the most punk answer: "Only if Danzig asks me himself". In truth - he just cared about AFI too much for other commitments and was likely honored. But that is still a respectable and frankly, badass answer.

[@fiendymisfits1734]

you think that's punk? that guy's a poser, a Danzig wannabe with his fake devilock. He thinks he's something special and that Glenn would directly ask him to front for the Misfits? Glenn could care less about the Misfits anyway, that's why he left. He created something no one did and took everything with him when he left.

[@jimmysuicide5139]

@@fiendymisfits1734 true that, he didn't even care when that shitty Graves became the lead singer

[@deathchill5120]

What's so punk about that? That guy is a fucking poser

[@deathchill5120]

No way Danzig would ask a poser lmao

[@terrorfiend6943]

That's a gay response not a punk answer 😂😂😂😂

[@reymacias3254]

I use to play this every morning before school back in my skater boy days. Now I still play it every morning on my way to adulthood lol. So great!

[@christopherherndon4559]

I was a senior in high school when this album came out. That was a dark year for me and I owe it to this album for getting me through it.

[@vash8584]

Miss the old afi :(, davey had one of best screams ive ever heard

[@aaronpinagonzalez2521]

Parece increíble que hayan pasado 11 años desde aquella época, qué recuerdos tan chingones 😢

[@shereekinsel]

happy 20 years to this amazing album 💓

[@CryWolfFilms]

kinda shocked how great this music video still is.

[@jaemins-daughter]

ikr?

[@CW-le9kw]

Jesse Compton how dare you..IT WILL ALWAYS BE GREAT

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

It was right before they were about to take off.

[@cdewx5749]

Been listening to AFI for over a decade now and I just found it this song was named after the Phoenix Theatre in my hometown. They had many of their early shows there.

[@jonathanallard2128]

Up next, Insane Clown Posse Now that escalated quickly.

[@AR-lf4df]

Jonathan Allard lol

[@skeletonkiss1112]

Woop woop

[@Lexicoley1826]

I’ve been a fan of AFI since around 2000 (holy shit that’s 2 decades now! I’m old.) I have to say, I’ve not been a big fan of their last 3-4 albums (since December Underground, really) but this song, this album, this time period is super nostalgic for me. 💖

[@timothycarey3883]

Listen to the albums again the first few times i was stuck in my punk phase and now i realize i was dumb. Their newer stuff is amazing.

[@MrUrmother22]

Been listening to them since the mid 90s. Still one of my top 5 favorite punk bands

[@carlosstoneking]

now this is AFI I've answered that and stayed fashionable these last 42 years, I will always have love for old AFI music and I'm proud so proud of you very very proud. Sad to say I don't enjoy the new style but I still wish Davey and co. all the best as we all get older.

[@beezybeez7231]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🎧

[@carlosstoneking]

@@beezybeez7231 I will check it out

[@beezybeez7231]

@@carlosstoneking 🤘🙏

[@richierich_broski]

This is one of the first afi songs I ever heard

[@cloudpuffer224]

This and total immortal are amazing. I wish they would do one more song like this but I don't see that ever happening

[@danfer.personal]

mrgreeneye sadly davey lost his glorious main Power!

[@emospawn14]

Daniel Fernandes Did Afi Break up or something????

[@nidokingswagg]

Emo Spawn nope they just announced a 2017 tour actually

[@Ravensikkness]

Look up white offerings -afi and snow cats -afi as well as auriella -afi

[@PcPilot82]

Raven Sikkness TV , White Offerings is fantastic

[@valishauntedpodcast]

So many memories of high school 😭❤️

[@Deprofundis142]

I went to the filming of this video in Santa Monica. It was an awesome day being together with a couple hundred people, give or take, if I'm recalling correctly (may have been less); all there for AFI. They filmed almost all the band playing alone while we waited outside in line, then they started shooting the other parts with fans in the shots and then back out to wait. I took my younger brother, a couple of his friends, and a coworker of mine. The last time they brought us back outside to wait again as they set up for the different shots, I managed to "mesh" my way inside as they were closing the doors and brought my whole group with me. We got to kick it with the whole band, played pool, spoke to Adam and Davey a bit. They were all incredibly nice and friendly. It was an incredible day. I can't imagine how cell phones would've ruined everything (granted it's cool to document things like that), but looking back I'm so glad it was the way it was. This track isn't even my favorite from the album, and actually for me, this album was the beginning of a huge shift for the band's identity. We understood though; was seeing them before Hunter joined and knowing how many shows they had done just up to that point let alone when they "blew up" it was understandable that with new financing/management and mega production they weren't going to be around the EastBayHardCore sound anymore really. Although I love Black Sails it is also a sad point of no return for me personally. I had a couple of other really cool interactions with Adam and Davey long before this filming day too at The Roxy and at a club at The Standard on Sunset. Super down-to-earth cool guys. Thank you to all of them for the great memories.

[@matthewhutchison8097]

Saw them live twice, best shows I've ever been to. Mad respect. What a time for music.

[@krunchyv]

Also seen them twice and really want a third, but you are right. It’s a totally different experience, best show you can see.

[@Sassman26]

I remember seeing them at Warped Tour one year, back in like 08 maybe? Last band on the whole lineup, main stage, sun was setting and they opened with this song and closed with Leaving Song part 2.... Was one of the more epic concerts I have ever seen and I've seen A LOT haha

[@ST19859]

@@Sassman26 One of my favorite memories of them or any band is seeing them in late 95 when they were basically unknown. Tiny grange hall in Nevada City with maybe 30 people there at most. Moshing with Davey and the rest of the band for 2 hours straight. Afterwards they hung out with everyone BS'ed, and signed stuff

[@Grigeral]

Thank you... Someone who understands that bands need to change... Not only does it keep the music fresh, it brings new fans into the music, which in essence, means more money, which = more music.. It's a job in the end, if they don't make money, they won't last.

[@alyssahilliard225]

Davey, I listened to your y'all when I was pregnant with both of my kids ..Love You

[@alyssahilliard225]

Even when in high school 🥳🖤🤘

[@eliquate]

Played my first show at the Phoenix. Also the first place I saw AFI!

[@Skadeedah]

Lived with 3 lads at uni and loved rockin' out to this as part of our "get ready" morning rituals! 🤣 (Weird how no matter how long since you've heard a song, you still remember every lyric!🤯)

[@ericlundgren2150]

Love that this song is about The Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma Ca, that place is a second home to me. Love this song and this band. Davey Havok is such a good front man

[@fredmicho1739]

Wow Will be ready for a show on Montréal guys 😜❤️😘😌

[@Jezskellington1]

Feb 5 2021 🤘 I remember when...

[@billtharp6576]

A.F.I. Forever!!!!!!!!!

[@ceciliamercado5259]

Where has my youth gone?! this takes me back to my middle school days. I love you afi, they will always have a place in my heart!

[@ameanasaur]

"I want to, I want to, I want toooo stay" That's the line that go us here and keeps us here

[@thomassar5823]

am i the only one around here who doesnt give a fuck what the band does outside the music they make, as long as they sound good, like seriously i dont see why it matters

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I’ve never really been a fan of punk or it’s derivative forms (I’ve always been more into heavy metal) but this song and many others by Davey and Co. were the soundtrack of my youth back in the early 2000’s as a long-haired kid in his late teens getting into the alternative rock/metal scenes and rebelling. This song really connected us youth of the time, it was such a song that sent us a message that it was cool to be different and to do what you felt right to you in terms of expression and finding yourself.

[@markshadows3667]

So funny to me that so- called older fans consider this a "more manly " Davey. He's wearing freaking lipstick. I think AFI had one if the worst fan bases ever in the scene. If they supposedly "sold out" then why are they less popular than back in these days? So ridiculous. I've seen this band ten times since the 90s and they still put on amazing shows. So glad they have matured and grown musically. Too bad those older fans couldn't do the same.

[@anneke06]

Amen!

[@JohnSmith-jq8rv]

You understand nothing. Davey Havok was considered more masculine BEFORE this era of his career and yes they did sell the fuck out. It began during their Sing the Sorrow days and ever since their music took a steep decline in favor of attempting to appeal to a larger fan base so they could sell more records. Obviously it wasn't sustainable and ultimately an awful decision as no one gives two shits about whatever AFI does anymore because of how poor their music became. Furthermore tell me how a song like Love Like Winter or Beautiful Thieves (prime examples of them selling out) is an example of "maturing and growing musically". Don't make me fucking laugh...

[@SpaceVikingsInc]

John Smith Oh yay, people discussing old vs new AFI as if it's not something that hasn't been over-discussed since about 2004.

[@TheEnecs1]

Didn't you know that any band that tries to mature sells out? Just like and band that keeps the same sound is talentless. People just like to bitch and try to sound smart while doing so

[@RileyFreeman8]

Not the first AFI song I heard, but the one that got me hooked for life.

[@jeff6317]

Ironically I fell into yesterday watching this.

[@AnteroCroop4326]

Horror Punks never die \m/

[@snoogatron]

2:04 - 2:40 everyone was danzig... everyone was danzig

[@BodaciousWickerman]

+Beejay Paiz Haha!

[@steveb9399]

+Beejay Paiz haha

[@jonathanallard2128]

+Beejay Paiz lol Red Orchestra 1.

[@pourindiesel]

Well, Davey is a huge Danzig fan.

[@bobthird4878]

Beejay Paiz yeah man, he was even considered to be a part of Misfits at some point

[@jnish7583]

Awesome tune. I remember hearing this on Live 105.3 Aaron Axelsen's Soundcheck. Sunday night local Bay Area/NorCal bands. Then it went into regular rotation.

[@mirrojas]

Will forever crush on this Davey 😍

[@tineryn]

I adore this song/video for many reasons I cannot possibly articulate. However, I'd also like to have been a fly on the wall while they were presenting the storyboards for this video. "And then we have three Daveys in this hallway."

[@ginaandzach]

God i miss punk rock so much and emo music lol. This was my high school years

[@mikemileski7001]

Sept 2021 still jammin to these guys

[@SiiKei]

I used to listen to this a lot back when I was 15. Now 11 years later the only part of the song I remembered was "The circle of rage". Somehow the way it was sung and the emotion behind Davey's voice stayed with me, despite forgetting the rest. Last month youtube recommended "Miss Murder" to me and I felt like being 15 again, going through an AFI marathon and ending up here.

[@raimundohernandes629]

👌👌

[@jiraquille]

10 years later still listening to this awesome song.......kinda makes feel old !!!

[@lynnosaur.2834]

try 15 years later... now that makes me feel old

[@Nickg222]

Try 20 years later.. this album came out in 2000 , 5th grade for me lol

[@MichaelSuarez]

Happy 21 years of this album!!

[@8BITBanjo]

I used to watch AFI at The Phoenix all the time!

[@post-modernsleaze7029]

On occasion I like to revisit music I haven't listened to for a while and see if it still appeals to me the way it did when I listened to it in my early teens. Sometimes I end up thinking, "omg how did I even stand this?" and other times it feels sort of like I've just come home after a long time away. I'm really happy to say that AFI is a band that feels like home.

[@itsamarahbetchez]

This was one of the first songs from AFI I heard. No idea why, but it gripped me. While I already have one AFI tattoo, I think it's due time for another, and this song is the perfect inspiration for it.

[@fearus951]

Its funny how everyone was saying that he was gay, and that he wore too much makeup, but when it was time for the show they all dressed like him.

[@deadlightdrifter3462]

Lol even if they thought that he was gay with his style what would it matter

[@fearus951]

No I'm not saying it does matter what he is, im just saying his style in that era was awesome.

[@maximillionroivas3893]

Davey is gay. But it is what it is. AFI is a damn good band. Enjoy the music. Who he is in to is his business.

[@cntrlalltdlt]

He is gay bro 💪

[@eanalbe3525]

@@cntrlalltdlt are you sure?

[@dingdingding4033]

I did security at AFI show in Petaluma California and others, and they put on GREAT SHOWS..

[@ehdygarseah1838]

My punk jacket couldn't fit my cd player in my jacket but I stuffed it. I made sure not to jump because it would skip. I played this album back to back to back. I had no friends and this album was my friend. I know afi but they don't know me, bit I knew them. Thank you for being my friend when I needed you.

[@JohannaMirthless]

I first heard this song when I was 13 or so. To me, it was always about being an outsider and discovering a place where you could be yourself ("and nothing could touch us then... nothing could change us then... nothing could hurt us then...") Maybe a music club they played at (which has long been speculated) but could also be metaphorical, like a state of mind and comfort with oneself. Around this time, I was just getting into alternative / rock / metal music. I also had no interest in drinking or drugs so Davey Havok was an amazing influence for me... He gave a lot of kids the confidence to be themselves.

[@migimadarasenju4962]

JudasPriestess7 true AF

[@LuisFlores-kz1tg]

Oh my teen years!! May the universe continue to bless these guys. Dickey havoc and company are bad ass! How awesome to have lived through this era!

[@beezybeez7231]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🎧🤘

[@zergiopiscoya5211]

AFI de las mejores bandas..🖤🎶🎵🤘🏻

[@ianstewart4844]

This is my fave afi tune. I was about 14 or so and when I saw that devil lock, I knew I had to have that look! Brilliant!

[@Skwisgaarz666]

Experiencing this song in its prime was magical. Great fuckin music back in those days. Wow I feel old saying this.

[@gilliandove7805]

One of my all time favorite AFI songs.

[@osirianrivers623]

Omfg how did I forget about this band

[@DVS_MAGGOT]

My favorite song in highschool and it still is 17 years later. The fire still burns. 💜AFI💜

[@mikeydubbs8565]

I graduated 14 years ago. My go to bands since 7th grade when the leaves start changing (I live in New England) have always been Type O Negative, Misfits and AFI. Nothing has changed since then

[@derrickaylor7378]

THIS SONG IS AWESOME AND I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED IT!

[@vandersignus]

who cares

[@MrRushbrown]

this song sucks

[@jmwilson1987]

Love Davey's voice... Their music speaks to my soul

[@chrisess2581]

This was the song/video that introduced me to AFI! 15 years later it's still good and they're still going!

[@chang82]

Takes me back to high school being one of the few black punks in my town. Late 90s early 2000s punk was fun times!

[@Erinski]

AFI sounds amazing live. This is one of those songs that sounds great on the record, but unbelievable in concert.

[@adamh8368]

Just replying to your 12 year old comment

[@Erinski]

@@adamh8368 Hey, what's up? I still love this song.

[@MrRaErickson]

This is the song that got me into them. I still love them, don't care what anyone says.

[@Tenmapegasus88]

this song, "Fall Children" and "A Story at Three" are my top fav old school AFI song

[@amyeffinlittle]

I'd give anything to go back to these days.

[@robertxhacker]

I remember when I was told of story of crushed velvet Candle wax, and dried up flowers The figure on the bed All dressed up in roses, calling Beckoning to sleep, offering a dream Words were as mystical as purring animals The circle of rage, the ghosts on the stage appeared The time was so tangible, I'll never let it go Ghost stories handed down reached secret tunnels below No one could see me I fell into yesterday Our dreams seemed not far away I want to, I want to, I want to stay I fell into fantasy Words were as mystical as purring animals The circle of rage, the ghosts on the stage appeared The time was so tangible, I'll never let it go Ghost stories handed down reached secret tunnels below No one could see me

[@niqlay]

When you read the description and see the "XD" smiley The memories

[@TeamDeathsilence]

This is a masterpeace

[@AMirrorForAFace]

🕯🤘😁 miss when this music was big

[@alvaromartinez7101]

my favourite afi song forever

[@Cassafinn]

"Why did they change?" "What happened?" Simple. They wanted to change. The band changed because that is what they wanted to do. I don't know their reasons any better than anyone else. New creative options? Boredom? Just for fun? It doesn't matter. They are artists and they do what they want. As long as people are willing to pay them for it they will continue to do whatever they want. Accept it. Why would you want the band to do something they didn't want to do anyways?

[@DizzyedUpGirl]

Why did I ever stop listening to them all the time?

[@dionvids]

I saw them play this at the phoenix in toronto thats the highlight of my life

[@ndnxneh]

Damn memories from junior high. I feel old as fuck.

[@St37One]

I'm going to see them at The Phoenix in 4 days

[@codynorton5800]

too bad they dont sound like this anymore

[@adamdedo4764]

Cody Norton they played this song, and it was awesome

[@Nemo.404]

Adam Dedo but the vocalist can't sing like this anymore

[@adamdedo4764]

Sid TheFilthyBastard can't trust your opinion when you don't even know Davey's name. I heard them myself, and he sounds pretty damn close to how he used to. Obviously his voice developed with age, but he still sounds great.

[@antaliahthomas6361]

Cody Norton I saw AFI on Sept 15, 2014 at the Hollywood Bowl. AFI sound the same. Davey hit every note.

[@Humanistic_]

First heard this song in some tv promo and was obsessed with the few seconds i heard of it. But I couldn't find the song til decades later

[@ShadowToken13]

I saw these guys in Cleveland on Tuesday and they were sooooooooooo amazing live they even played this song and even though I've never heard it up until that point I loved it right away 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@benwade7382]

The AFI I'll always love. The Davey I'll always look up to. Never forgot my roots.