AFI - The View From Here

[@86andipe]

The moment when you realize Davey wanted this one instead of Miss Murder. Amazing

[@DaveRogersDesign]

I just googled it from that interview....

[@kristoferwebster3436]

That actually made me unbearably happy to hear him say that.

[@JessiBell_Valo2120]

Makes me sad

[@JessiBell_Valo2120]

I wish it would have been on there :'(

[@hhhhhh5241]

Link to that interview please I can't seem to find it

[@jeremyredmann1829]

It is a crime that such a beautiful song was not released as a single!

[@willbirkin666]

davey wanted it on the album instead of miss murder which i agree lmao ive heard and seen miss murder live literally 100 times grateful it got them the attention it did tho maybe if they do an aniversary release for DU we will get a physical release for this track

[@carsonlee2066]

You know that moment when you think you've heard every song by your favorite band and get really sad because there's nothing new, and BAM RIGHT OUTTA LEFT FUCKING FIELD A SONG YOUVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND YOU GET REALLY GIDDY LIKE YOURE 12 YEARS OLD DISCOVERING THEM AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME? Yeah, its something like that.

[@DemonLemurNick]

absolutely, it feels just like that. And if you look at davey's lyrics like a continuous absract narrative then this song actually fits perfectly after AFI and Blaqk Audio's Burials and Material. He's still alone even tho he tried to pull himself from the inky ether of his mind with Crash Love. He unwillig returned to it on Burials and toyed with it in Material. Listen to To Be Alone then TVFH. It fits in an abstract way. The storm links the two songs and actual a lot of Davey's work. Anayways, done lol. have an awesome sunday. peace ooot

[@weatheredtome]

carson lee AFI seems to have a ton of unreleased/very rare singles that could've easily been the best song on any album they could've been released on. it's kinda crazy that the tradition continues.

[@RainHavok1111]

EXACTLY!

[@willbirkin666]

Davey has 100s of songs we havent heard he did 80 plus while recording the blood album he said in an interview i believe lol.

[@YuM3Moroboshist]

Lol like Synthesia

[@alinaschmetterling1303]

Cannot believe that after 9 years of being a fan and thinking that I have heard every song, I have stumbled upon this... This is remarkable work. I would say that it was worth the 9 year wait. I am speechless.

[@daveydedos]

I was looking for this comment ;c exact same here, my god, 14 years being a fan and can't believe I just found this song thanks youtube¿¿¿ forever in love with Davey and Jade's harmonization

[@elspleendeparis]

So softly spoke the sky, tonight the city dies (You'll be safe alone) And then he did confide, black flowers blooming lies (You'll be safe alone) So softly I returned, a bow for all I've learned (You'll be safe alone) I hung myself up high, where I watched it burn I'm still alone I'm still alone (You'll be safe alone) I'm still alone I know, this is, what you wanted I'd go, just go away I know, your heart, is my haunted This ghost will fade away (So softly spoke the sky, tonight the city dies) I'm still alone I'm still alone (You'll be safe alone) I'm still alone

[@taniacastrillon7674]

Thank you! ^^

[@bastardmike3052]

who'd be safe alone*

[@bastardmike3052]

that flowers bloom in lines*

[@bastardmike3052]

i know, this is what you wanted i'll go, just go away i know your heart is not haunted* other than that, good job!

[@RachelRoseMitchell]

This song's so ethereal and beautiful, I love the way all the sounds, heavy reverbs and so on come together with the chord progression and melody to make something magical.

[@Tmcclernon]

There is no other band like them.

[@jluis_s]

I waited for this 10 years... not disappointed at all. Oh, and the song lasts 3:37, if you know what i mean.

[@weatheredtome]

JL Wow, great catch. How clandestine of them.

[@KingerlySHolt]

woah o-o

[@hhhhhh5241]

@@weatheredtome one great comment after another I've been waiting since I've seen the title.. and idk if it was hunter or Adam but they teased it on ig while flying a plane and captioning it "the view from here" last I heard till now

[@VictoriaJoyWeir]

This is seriously one of my favorite AFI songs.

[@raven1andfriends]

I'd kill to hear this song live at an AFI show someday.

[@rocket83cs]

They should have made this a hidden song after Endlessly, She Said.

[@Feenucks]

rocket83cs That would've been epic. I remember being unreasonably sad that there wasn't a hidden song at the end of DU. We got spoiled on hidden tracks for three albums in a row, so I sort of took it for granted.

[@raven1andfriends]

YES!!!!

[@AnthonySforza]

Oh man, tell me about it. I remember when Endlessly, She Said ended and... that was it. Drove me up the wall. That and actually having a lyric sheet to the album. Half the fun at that time was trying to figure out what he was saying, then being hit with either "What? Well... that's random, nice range of vernacular though" or "Wow... just wow. So poetic."

[@kevinmcmahon5449]

To be fair, there is the pregap at the beginning of Prelude

[@chrisvance6775]

Should have been on the album instead of miss murder.

[@tritthompson631]

Love those guitar swells!!!

[@a.s.h.a118]

And I thought I knew every AFI song and B side and cover, how did this beauty slip past me...

[@aconformist1]

it was never officially and still hasnt been officially released anywhere or played live anywhere until this youtube leak. Someone correct me if Im wrong on this now.

[@autumnblack4924]

I never, ever comment on KZbin videos, but I've been listening to AFI for years and years, and after hearing this? Mind. Blown. I think this band will always amaze me. The lyrics in this song...goodness... Wish they would have kept the original title though.

[@kyleb337]

Autumn Black Original title, being..?

[@kyleetrotter3386]

The View From Here

[@kyleb337]

Kylee Trotter naw, I think she meant the rumored title when the EP rumors started swirling, "Chair Kicking," and there was another one that got changed. Either way, TVFH is the superior title imo.

[@Silvursmiles]

This song is incredible. Musically it is so captivating. Damn I wish they would have indeed included this is Decemberunderground.

[@jhn550]

I think this song must be listened on vinyl. So chamber and smooth!

[@joshuasmith6346]

I wish

[@jadered9514]

I truly cannot explain how much I love this

[@roy37mm]

This song is perfect 😍

[@afireinside6711]

After all these years...it has seen the daylight

[@misterfroz]

i really liked decemberunderground, and it is nice to hear something else from that era

[@KingerlySHolt]

I hope this song is magically in the live list of playlist

[@ivantelebar9129]

I feel this is a perfect crash between recent AFI & Decemberunderground AFI. It just feels right. :)

[@realCharAznable]

Too bad the rest of recent AFI isn't like this.

[@therunningxfree]

God I adore this track

[@RainHavok1111]

Awe love this guys.

[@stallonsilver]

The vocals sound very December Underground-ish mixed with Blaqk Audio and some Burials. I think this song could've been a hidden track at the end of The Face Beneath the Waves.

[@chayselavender145]

This song was going to take the place of Miss Murder on December Underground, originally

[@stallonsilver]

Chayse Lavender you're right. just saw an interview with him mentioning that. I love this song, would've loved if it had made the cut

[@AthanCondax]

When you're casually browsing KZbin for AFI stuff and you spot your ol' buddy ol' pal Stallon in the comments section.

[@lowvibezzz]

this song is so beautiful,definitely should’ve been on Decemberunderground ,the reason I could see why miss murder was chosen instead was because it was more catchy and mainstream, this is more emotional and real,made for true AFI fans 🖤

[@blaqkaudio2011]

this is unreleased from decemberunderground 4 those who dont know

[@SaveAwesomeMatt]

blaqkaudio2011 I actually didn't know that! I thought I'd heard all the b sides from that album, but apparently not. This actually has a bit of a Blaqk Audio vibe... That dark, kinda moody feel like Cities of Night.

[@darkdoll02]

Yep I thought it was Blaqk Audio. Ô the talent...!

[@RommVonBunn]

Definitely should have! This is such a damn great song and would have fit perfectly, such a shame

[@wreckofthehesperas8323]

Hi, just checking to see if this has possibly been released in any collection yet? Maybe? Looking for "Down Here" too.

[@anialopatiuk2467]

2022, listening to this

[@joshuasmith6346]

A gem

[@anaorberes2112]

So, I have a folder on my pc with all tracks from DU. What I did is I removed Miss Murder from there and put this beauty instead. I listened to the whole thing. Now DU is my favourite completely and absolutely.

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Congratulations!

[@patriciocanalesparra1924]

thanks afi!

[@kyttylolable]

thanks for this ^^

[@frankmichelsen8380]

goose bumps..... not more to say!

[@DemonLemurNick]

Think of it like this. -So softly spoke the sky, "Tonight the city dies." And then he did confide, "Black flowers bloom in lies." It's the storm, the chaos of our world, or the chaos of the punk music of his past and perhaps life in general on this rock. The storm of existence can creat black flowers; perhaps the black flower may represent him or artists like him throughout the modern ear.

[@coreymartin1764]

"I hung myself up high.. where I watched it burn".. fucking awesome..

[@336afi]

hell yeah!!! love the lyrics

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Reminds ofdepeche mode heaven and phoenix days of u2 sunday!love this band

[@ChristyClydeCovers]

Singer/lyricist, always with his bands, never even having to play the instruments himself, write all himself, defend himself, etc. etc. "I'm still alone"... Jade (probably), but perhaps also Adam, at the reindeer bells like: Do they know it's Christmas?

[@BasedHadrian]

This is actually godly holy shit pogChamp

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Musicias and messages,they bring

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Ів кінціahaнагадало,і приємно стало слухати

[@ishmaelaranda8658]

I wish they would play this live.

[@ninjahead1]

afinewshq got an exclusive gift and they had it up on their website but someone downloaded it and spread it on facebook and other platforms so they took it down from their website but it seems this gentleman got it before it was taken down

[@ryanbeckenbaugh]

lmao

[@raven1andfriends]

This is my #1 favorite AFI song of all time. It used to be a tie between Affliction and 37mm until I heard this long time hidden gem a couple of years back. Its sound is very ambient, beautiful and winter like; perfectly defining Decemberunderground for what it truly is: a well put-together, frosty masterpiece. This would have made a perfect bonus track on the icy clear vinyl set for Decemberunderground (instead of Fallen Like the Sky). Or even better, it could have been a hidden track that plays after a long silent pause at the end of Endlessly, She Said instead. And has anyone else noticed how the song lasts exactly 3:37 long?

[@beatsNstrings]

How is your favorite afi song not from 99-03 though ??. 🤨thats just me

[@anialopatiuk2467]

2023🎶💜🎵🎵🎶🏵️

[@Underthejrose]

I hear bells. Would've placed nicely after Love Like Winter. did i cry? yep.. 🔥😢💕

[@anialopatiuk2467]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mauriver9819]

If this song was released instead of Miss Murder, we would love to hear it live always every time that they finish a show.

[@wreckofthehesperas8323]

Omg, they do this live??!! Its gotta be somewhere, maybe a compilation or an ep?

[@Tmcclernon]

@@wreckofthehesperas8323 No they never have. But could you imagine they surprise a show one night...preferably while recording a live album

[@jennifersidler7376]

Damn, where has this song been hiding?

[@joncolunga673]

I have been listening to AFI since 1999 and Sing the Sorrow is still their best album artistically. Everyone in the comments is like "Oh he wanted this on Decemberunderground, but instead they put Miss Murder on it", keep in mind all you kids who discovered them through Miss Murder wouldn't even know them if this was the song they put on instead. It's a nice little relaxing track, but by no means is it better than 12/21/Miss Murder, as far as trying to use a song to promote an album.

[@kevingalicia6770]

I’m forever grateful for Miss Murder. If it weren’t for Decemberunderground I would of never discovered my favorite band. Everything from answer that and stay fashionable up until now will always make me cherish this band.

[@ManualGynephilia]

It's a valid point, but as a fan of AFI since the same time, I can't agree that the ends justify the means, because the popularity of Miss Murder is also what contributed to a push toward mainstream appeal and away from uniqueness. Sure, said popularity means more people can discover their better material, but it also means their good material is limited to the past.

[@joncolunga673]

@@ManualGynephilia If you watch enough Davey Havok interviews it wasn't their labels or management that forced them in that direction. Something happened to Davey Havok Between 2007-2009 and I'm not quite sure what...but he really went a different direction as far as his persona and all that. So, it was more Davey who changed AFI so dramatically than anyone, since he is the heart and soul of the band...which lets be honest, I agree he had more soul pre Crash Love

[@biomecaman3514]

those guitar swellllllsss......

[@harleycollier7212]

3:37/337/reincarnation

[@CB-og5gl]

This is from an unreleased ep that never materialized, it had 5 songs

[@NoOneReallySpecial]

This was great! Definitely a different version of AFI from their recent stuff. Sounded like AFI and Blaqk Audio mixed. Where is this from? I loved it!

[@blaqkaudioxd1]

It is a song from the Decemberunderground sessions

[@blaqkaudio2011]

It sounds blaqkesque because Jade is the man behind the electronic elements. I think he has been since bsits :)

[@i2ai2e]

If you search interviews with Davey Havok, He talks about how they wrote songs like "Love Like Winter" for Blaqk Audio and a couple other songs, but turned them into something more for AFI.

[@svetlanascheiwein4385]

blaqkaudio2011

[@JustinWadeShorts]

Decemberunderground was mixed with electronic.

[@michaeltylerstewart]

Thanks for sharing, how do you get this excellent content?

[@xXLegitPPVProductionsXx]

Davey said he'd wanted this on the album instead of Miss Murder

[@hhhhhh5241]

Can you share that link?

[@fos8789]

that would have been a stupid choice lol Miss Murder made them world-famous.

[@seandavis8840]

@@fos8789 Not always about that. Love of the music, man

[@26max]

@@hhhhhh5241 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWndZoCIocifmck

[@alicandemirtas3393]

Good song

[@RainHavok1111]

Let miss Rain hit repeat a few more times kk

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Who is listening now2020

[@justinwade5074]

Seems familiar, Lyrically. Musically, it's nice. Vocally, It's nice. No need to wonder why it wasn't on the album anymore.

[@tongpo5966]

Holy shit I've never heard this !!

[@silenteye100]

3:37 in length.....oh boy. Where did you get this IceCoast36? Did you purchase that EP that was on eBay?

[@AnthonySforza]

What the shit... how did THIS not make it onto the album??? I don't know, the song structure reminds me a little of Ether... so I suppose that's not the only thing the songs shared.

[@duty7603]

Anyway to get a download of this? It's fucking excellent.

[@blaqkaudioxd1]

KZbin to mp3 Google that

[@bigtfeelin_spacey4207]

Davey is a rock god

[@DemonLemurNick]

I hate not being able to edit blasted comments on KZbin. I was also going to state another bit of lovable Davey personification of tue sky. As always the sky is depicted as uncaring and callous; empty, as God is not there, and if It is it doesn't even register us, and more terrifying still, what if it is and it is toying with ua. XD As for me i have faith that the sky is empty and our true father is our star, Father Sol, it gave mother earth warmth and the cosmos provided the seed. But the sky (God) deatroys the city on a whim (such a meteor could do); It gave but a single soft uttering, one scarely heard statement, "Tonight the city dies."

[@zmcm999]

excellent analysis

[@WallaWallaGoose]

I don't fucking believe it... after ALL these years...is this really the legendary View From Here??? I don't recall, were there any lyrics posted, or was every reference from the band just teases?

[@UndeadMessiah]

Honestly I agree this is better than Miss murder. More meaning in the song for me.

[@anialopatiuk2467]

❤🎉❤

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

wow never heard this song before does anyone have an mp3 they could share?

[@kyleb337]

I'm so sure it clocks in at 3:37. Lol

[@ilovebbqchips789]

when did this get released? i know it's unreleased from DU but i've been out of the loop and don't remember its release/leak being announced

[@KingerlySHolt]

Can someone explain why the name of the song looks familiar to something I seem before!?!? AND OMG NEW SONG!!!! >__

[@anialopatiuk2467]

2020 afi the view?

[@knightmaster1909]

This was recorded during decemberunderground. 2006

[@jritty534]

where did this come from? I wonder if there's any other stuff out there we haven't heard yet...?

[@jamespeters.]

Nope. Doubt it.

[@jamespeters.]

Maybe in the future.

[@anialopatiuk2467]

❤🎉😊

[@GAFVM]

the bass in the beginning reminds me of "this world" by selah sue so much check it out and tell me if you don't agree although is louder in afi's song

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Нагадує депеш мод,пісню"heaven",альбом отримав платину,до речі!

[@anialopatiuk2467]

2019???????

[@xJeremiahPowellx]

Wish this song had made the album. I love Decemberunderground as it is it’s my favorite album but I’ll be honest I think the album would’ve been better if you replace Miss Murder with Carcinogen Crush and put View From Here as the final song but leave the rest of the songs the same but that’s just my opinion.

[@jadered9514]

This would’ve been the perfect final song of the album!

[@ZoeZach1]

They could have put this on the album instead of Miss Murder and it would have fit great. Then release MM as separate single.

[@StuartHetzler]

yeah, cutting this from the record was the right call.

[@coreymartin1764]

Still bleeding..

[@anialopatiuk2467]

😊😊😊😊

[@jaimeguadalupeverdugoojeda8076]

What happened with "A deep slow panic" video? Did you erase it? :(

[@norihcx9987]

Repeat!

[@blaqkaudio2011]

when did this come out? and wheres chair kicking xD

[@blaqkaudioxd1]

It came out last night, and chair kicking as been renamed either The View From Here or Fainting Spells. I can't remember which.

[@blaqkaudio2011]

+kris ohh ok. is there still more unreleased du songs that you know of?

[@blaqkaudioxd1]

+blaqkaudio2011 there might be, but I just know that the EP that was never released had some songs that actually ended up on Crash Love. You can check AFINewsHQ website for a list of allegedly unreleased songs.

[@WallaWallaGoose]

I believe...(did a quick search to verify...) back in 07-08 there was a major confusion/controversy over the titles of two DU era songs that went unreleased at the time that were meant for the EP that was never released. Suicide Romantic, 100 Words, Chair Kicking , Carcinogen Crush, and Ether were, at the very least on that to be released EP This list given to someone at "The Complete AFI Series" boards apparently had a very reliable source, and we can even see copyright info for these songs mind you, matching up with 100 Words and Carcinogen Crush, which we knew at the time were unreleased STS era songs, and as I recall at the time, the rest were unknown songs at the time. Two that stood out were "Chair Kicking" and "Suicide Romantic" once Ether was released for Crash Love in Japan and also featured in some racing game. Jade went onto some message board and went onto the record that the tracklisting was incorrect, and two titles were wrong. He set the record straight saying that Chair Kicking and Suicide Romantic were incorrect, and The View From Here and Fainting Spells were their correct names. There was some speculation whether fan reaction to those titles was cause of a last minute change in their names, or if the band themselves just decided to rename them to something else before officially releasing them. In the end, what we are listening to is Chair Kicking, judging by a line of lyrics in this song. Fainting Spells should be Suicide Romantic. Either way, we have all DU era songs!!! Look at it this way...336 is another name given to the Now the World Picture Disc, and 336 is mainly used by fans, and is not the legal name of the release, Now The World is. The legal name to The View From Here (at least as of 2008) is Chair Kicking, and Fainting Spells is Suicide Romantic. Hopefully since Fainting Spells was released in 09, they have since officially changed the legal name.

[@PaulMeranda]

Thanks a bunch for the extensive info, Goose. Much appreciated.

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Resembles Depeche mode heaven,and ,probablyu2

[@1Mrsweetness]

What's this song about?

[@TheProvar]

Dear IceCost, could you please send me the original mp3 track? Into mail or something, I'd love to have it in best possible quality and the YT converter doesn't seem to deliver the quality I'd like. Thanks in advance :)

[@blaqkaudio2011]

youtube-mp3.org

[@skullvitch2]

Yeah, would be nice to get a 320KBPS version at least that hasn't been compressed.

[@johnnycashlives316]

Name of song???

[@markshadows3667]

The View From Here

[@ilviaggiatoredimondi8110]

Hi guys

[@MarvinBradford323]

Really beautiful song should have been on the album they should have made it a 13th song album

[@lordofwar6800]

Sometimes I wish this was on DU instead of Murder...

[@rgp6686]

This is suspicious... but I don't see any proof against it being the actual song????????

[@vandalg282]

Its a much better song than Miss Murder, but not as catchy, so I get why Interscope told him to keep it in. No way is this gonna be a chart topper, but its a delicious riff and beat altogether.

[@Afireinside912]

The words are kinda hard to interpret... but this seems kind of like a bisexual song? Or am i overthinking? lol

[@igotcookies]

I think he's referring to God

[@Afireinside912]

Thanks now that you mention that it makes sense! I was just confused that is all :)

[@joshuasmith6346]

@@igotcookies i get that from a lot of his songs and that he's referencing God. And how we can feel forsaken. I know he must believe in a higher power but from the looks of it he doesnt worship the most highest, which is our father in heaven. Im a big fan of afi and blaqk audio. I feel like afi has helped me through dark times but i also feel like I should have turned to Jesus. I can relate to some of the lyrics that davey writes. Because its frustrating to be alive in this world and want to know what the point of all this is. I get it

[@o_ofigures]

The song is pretty cool and very experimental for its time but I agree with their label Miss murder is 100x better! It's one of the best songs of the 2000s It has the perfect fusion between emo, pop punk, post hardcore and mainstream rock It's quintessentially one of the most 2000s sounding song you could find yet it doesn't feel dated I guarantee you if one of these emo rap kids sampled it or covered it it would at least peak in the top 10

[@anialopatiuk2467]

Чи хтось слухає,цікаво????