Cold War Kids - First (Official Audio)

'First' is from Hold My Home: smarturl.it/CWKHoldMyHome
New single 'What You Say' out now: cwk.ffm.to/whatyousay
New Age Norms 3 out September 24th, 2021: cwk.ffm.to/nan3
Get tickets for Cold War Kids 2021 Tour: www.coldwarkids.com
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Downtown Records | 2014

[@enimiiie]

Cheated and lied, broken so bad You made a vow, never get mad You played the game, though it's unfair They're all the same, who can compare? First you lose trust, then you get worried Night after night, bar after club Dropping like flies, who woke you up? On the front lawn, sprinklers turn on It's not your house, where'd you go wrong? First you get hurt, then you feel sorry Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one I do not deserve to wait around forever when you were there first First you get hurt, then you feel sorry There comes a time in a short life Turn it around, get a rewrite Call it a dark night of the soul Ticking of clocks, gravity's pull First you get close, then you get worried Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one, I do not deserve To wait around forever when you were there first First you get hurt, then you feel sorry You're growing silent, the silent treatment It's not inviting now, but don't deny what you meant You get excited, you get excited You got a feeling, oh, at least you can pretend You wanna light it, you wanna light it You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends You get excited, you get excited Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one? I do not deserve to wait around forever when you were there first Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one? I do not deserve to wait around forever when you were there first First you get close, then you get worried First you get close, then you get worried First you get close, then you get worried First you get close, then you get worried You wanna light it, you wanna light it You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends You wanna light it, you wanna light it You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends

[@zacharyyabes9713]

Remember that your life can begin at any time you choose. Edit: So much love and support, keep fighting for yourself!

[@joleenescott7955]

Dude... your comment made me feel hopeful, cheesy, but true❤🤣 never know who you might inspire, thank you wiseone on from the youtube

[@amyfeltnerpetermann9962]

@@joleenescott7955 agreed. What a great thing to say. Words of wisdom come out of nowhere. I'm crying in a good way.

[@amyfeltnerpetermann9962]

Even if I am 40? I feel so old...

[@macswallace2109]

Lol

[@kingsworthlionsblood]

💯🎯

[@sweetsnsalty]

These comments are 5 years old.... I just heard this for the first time like a month ago. Where the hell have I been? Love this so much!!!!!!!!

[@michaeljavaras793]

Better now than never !

[@zeronothinghere9334]

o.o

[@claudec2588]

Same here. Heard their music used in a KZbin video. Now I'm trying to decided what Album should I buy first to learn more about these guys.

[@sonoyta5386]

Christmas 2020

[@justinmcabee6692]

A few weeks ago for me Instantly a favorite

[@AzurePeck]

This song has something behind it that I can't explain, but I speaks to me everytime

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

This is one of those songs you can repeat and never get old of it. Every listen sounds like the first listen.

[@nikkib9204]

2019, it never gets old

[@alexsilva5841]

4th of July 2019. I'm flying like a cannon ball.

[@sonoyta5386]

Makes me want to get mad,but what the fuck u smoking??...TJ LERNER AND Roe Tj copywriter TJ PUBLISHING Inc screenshots female ghostwriter

[@ricer7214]

Big Boy what are you going on about?

[@chrisa8203]

Sounds like the “First” listen? Pun intended?

[@Maximilianniclasklee]

Thank you suits for showing me this absolute masterpiece

[@martaolesinska1044]

Same here had to stop the episode and find it 😅

[@Shreya-xw1iu]

who is suits

[@Ace_blossom]

@@Shreya-xw1iu show

[@Aayushpatani-uo5rk]

@@Shreya-xw1iu bro Harvey and mike

[@MarlenaWieseman]

Anyone else get goosebumps from this song every time you hear it?

[@nicklopez3461]

It never stops

[@BrokenCarNZ]

Thought it was just me. I love music that either gives me goosebumps or makes me grit my teeth.

[@pizzaman3606]

Never

[@MeanderingSlacker]

78 bpm and a clean arpeggio guitar is very effective. See Dream On.

[@billkeithchannel]

Thank you Sheetz radio. I used the Soundhound app to get the name and artist of this song in 2016. I think my love for this has grown even more since then.

[@spaghettiyeti1445]

This song hits different now that I have grown up. This song was popular when I was a kid but now I can relate to the lyrics and it honestly made me start crying such a good song🥲🙏🏻

[@SecretAgent0420]

7 years only seems like a lifetime to kids or prisoners

[@joeym7291]

Fr I’m glad I remembered It all this time later

[@unusvita9346]

Same

[@986mavrck]

Reading this alone made me tear up!

[@ennem1945]

There is nothing more comforting than listening to bands or artists who still maintain some element of their original sound and manage to stay relevant in these ever changing times. This is what music is made of.

[@Worse_Alex]

Actually music is made of sounds, which is; a vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, through a medium such as air or water. In physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain. Not staying relevant in these ever changing times.

[@ennem1945]

Woah, you know how to use Google. well Done. Unfortunately for you, I was not referring to the theoretical production of music, but rather the emotional experiences involved in the process -- what the band tries to convey and in what manner, and how we as an audience perceive it.

[@BenReye]

Caz5166 so darude :) Great song bydeway

[@Murfdigidy]

Agree

[@ParanoidThyroid]

For you, maybe. I personally lose interest in an artist if they are essentially releasing the same shit every album. Cold War Kids is starting to get to that point for me.

[@elielandrade4556]

This is one the songs that are meant to be listened while looking through a car's window during a trip

[@courtneyfindlay7371]

So true

[@croteauchris1]

And with Kleenex close.

[@davejeong5031]

Always..

[@mannzer41]

I heard this song since coming home for my little brothers funeral a few weeks ago; when I hear this chorus my heart breaks before I am in tears each time. flying like a cannonball falling to the earth, heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt. how am I the lucky one? I did not deserve, to wait around forever when you were there first.

[@mommysgirl762]

+Corey Mann omg stay strong you will get through it this reminda me of my life and how it sucks

[@knowledgejosh654]

I lost my sister about a year ago. Feels like she was here just yesterday. Stay strong buddy

[@em_birch]

I can't get this out of my head...

[@ajrichardson8769]

Same tho

[@ohifonlyx33]

+Emmy Nyan literally stuck in my head so much right nowwww

[@kSlank]

Cause it's catchy

[@iGraemeDotCom1]

Emmy Nyan Neither Can I !

[@JacksCompleteLack0fSurprise]

kSlank gym,

[@adambarnard5561]

I literally listen to this song 10 times a day. I swear nothing has been able to reach me emotionally like this song. Such a brilliant display of passion and pain. God bless the Cold War Kids.

[@jamescarter2314]

I find that this song and Way Down We Go by KALEO are two of the most powerful songs from the 2010s. They both just display such powerful and raw emotion.

[@Qwassont-]

I did too

[@Leedzboyz]

@@jamescarter2314 3 Doors Down Here without you.. too but that's before 2010's

[@MarlenaWieseman]

Same. So emotional, goosebumps every single time. 🙏💙

[@kylerseverson8342]

"There comes a time, in a short life, Turn it around, get a rewrite" One of the best lyrics I've heard!

[@Infermy]

There comes a time, in a short life Turn it around, get a rewrite Call it a dark, night of the soul Ticking of clocks, gravity's pull First you get close, then you get worried Life got me here

[@Paige-1312]

fuck the police

[@peteleveque]

This song hits me like a sledgehammer. If I hear it at work I try to drown it out, it's too much, hard to explain.

[@teamcylo9109]

bruh.

[@TheCaramelGangster]

Donna or no Donna, Harvey Specter still THE man!

[@porkypine8974]

Probably the best song I've heard all year.

[@HaileyLovesAnberlin]

That's sad

[@TimSchweizer]

haileypotatogirl Do you mean it's sad because it's true (and nowadays there is not enough good music) or because the person doesn't listen to better stuff than this?

[@ilyaplechen2655]

***** there's no songs better than this though

[@decitizen8028]

porkypine8974 underrated band? broken bells laughs :c

[@decitizen8028]

porkypine8974 underrated band? broken bells laughs :c

[@bo-boboski4118]

"You cant fall further than the floor" - My alcoholic neighbor

[@socktwrnch3235]

That's a quote I wanna regularly use now. Thank you.

[@phantomecho2503]

Nah, you can fall straight into hell lmao 😂

[@He-who-knocks]

hold my beer

[@maoama]

"You're so far over the hill son, you've ended up on the bottom of the other side." - Wiley Burp.

[@michaeljavaras793]

Unless you're on a bridge, boat , pier, roof, cliff, etc. You know, just the normal locations to faceplant !

[@torbenmayer]

First it was down from Spotify Then it was back Now its down again :(

[@TikkieWillem]

they made it an ugly asf version wtf

[@SolarGuyBri]

​@@TikkieWillem😂

[@TikkieWillem]

@@SolarGuyBri wie ben jij

[@Mal_Kristine]

It's back!

[@sarahbrown2571]

idk why but this lowkey makes me want to cry

[@kieranh2860]

It's so goooood :0

[@emmyn357]

sarah brown Same!

[@jman6034]

It gets me every time too

[@RB-kr6jo]

sameeeeee

[@SkeletonMurderer]

It's a breakup song. Nothing lowkey about it.

[@sesquepedalian3968]

Got this from suits, favourite song ever

[@DucaConteMariaRitaBalabam]

Best tv show ever

[@robinalberti8829]

Broken so bad...First you get hurt then you feel sorry...

[@an.losana2911]

That so so true

[@alketturhani974]

You know I love you DONNA

[@SpecialLeutnant1]

omg i came here for that

[@jonnysaccount1149]

I love you too, dear!

[@shyne5238]

Omg

[@virginiapassalacqua8566]

@@SpecialLeutnant1 me too

[@CrustyTeddy]

SUITS! FTW

[@thevibeguide]

SUITS :D Such a good song.

[@rik8612]

The Vibe Guide Me 2!

[@theycallmenat]

Harvey!

[@xXtoxicWoWXx]

The Vibe Guide Can't wait for the new episode tomorrow!

[@NafiulIslam]

The Vibe Guide Best song of the season.

[@DanieleTancredi]

929 people lost their secretary today.

[@mghostboy0974]

Remember hearing this song on the radio all the time, Such an amazing and solid song even 7 years later.

[@residentrump3271]

I've never heard this song on the radio. I first heard it on a beer commercial and did a search to find it. Awesome song 💯

[@tdm_nicky5603]

Car radios and certain video games should basically be like some nostalgia bundle

[@NYGRLINTN]

I first heard this song in May of 2015. I was in a pretty unhappy marriage, had been checked out for months, but couldn't pull the trigger on it. Then I heard this song and it SPOKE TO ME! Like, the Universe dropped it onto my lap at the perfect time. The lines "There comes a time in short life, turn it around get a rewrite," is what did really did for me. I knew I could get out and I knew I would be ok. Needless to say, this song was on constant repeat that summer and is still a special, special song to me.

[@RenaeWigen]

That's beautiful

[@NYGRLINTN]

@@RenaeWigen thank you 😊

[@user-fb1jy2bn6r]

GOD SINGS TO HIS CHILDREN THREW THE VOICES OF OTHER MUSICIANS!!MUSIC DEFINITELY SPEAKS TO US WHEN WE NEED TO HEAR IT!!!GOD IS GOOD

[@benonali2980]

I saw this band live in Brooklyn Summer of 2018 with a girl who had a spare ticket because a guy she was suppose to go with, ghosted her. We made out that night once we got to my car cause everything felt right and were riding on good feeling. We spent that summer together and it was one of the best summers of my life, even though there was no way we could've had a serious relationship cause she was an au pair and had to move back to her home in Germany in the fall, every-time I hear this song, I think of that night and I think of her. I can't help but feel nostalgic in a good way as if the fact that we involuntarily made that night special was some great accomplishment in the history of our lives.

[@Jimbodawg]

Life has beautiful moments like that if you follow your gut and heart! Thanks for sharing your story.

[@pidove6126]

I really hope you effed her.

[@sblagg527]

If she was that special, and you lost her, then that's terrible, and that's what the song is about. It's not upbeat about losing someone special.

[@sandragausmann2797]

I love this story!

[@ericwilson6994]

I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time 'rude awakening' -SOURCE

[@mdf7215]

Love this song. He sings with so much emotion.

[@alexandersteiner4371]

Yeah. You can tell this song means a lot to him

[@thargor6750]

RIP Stevie! This always reminds me of you

[@user-fv1lp4th1z]

heard this in the tears for fears concert in the hollywood bowl. great song.

[@RenaeWigen]

That's freaking awesome, I can't imagine how awesome that would be❤

[@rashmipatil306]

This songs syncs so well with Suits! Harvey's scene with First bought me here

[@caroline9nine]

My good taste in music got me here.

[@minimakeup4]

same.

[@attackonaaric2336]

double same cx

[@leemiller4856]

+Carol Nobre This needed to be said....RS

[@Radioclash971]

+Carol Nobre me too!

[@cazka1464]

+Carol Nobre WOW look at you! Aren't you special!

[@RuffRuffmanMediaGenius]

One of those songs that makes me feel alive as soon as that awesome music starts... seriously one of my favorite songs; the utterly real lyrics, raw feeling, and personal melody.. Terribly underappreciated song.

[@bradferkovich5136]

I'm rediscovering this wonderful song was n 2021!!

[@patrickmurray2786]

Bittersweet symphony is the song it sounds like, your welcome

[@elleaf]

+Patrick Murray This is what I have been thinking! Someone should do a mashup

[@brysongbg]

uh oh... let not mention this to the rolling stones ;)

[@insertfirstnameinsertlastn1755]

The first commentator should of said "1st". It's appropriate for this video lol.

[@jacob-vt9bd]

I know right they do it on every other every video

[@stinkymonke1]

​@@jacob-vt9bd been a while people still do that

[@arranwalk]

I finally heard this song about a month or so ago on a local radio station, and now all the chorus makes me think of is the percussive sound and bell-like tones of the most famous hold music: Opus No. 1 by Tim Carleton....

[@billkeithchannel]

The moment I heard this song on the Sheetz speakers in 2016 I fired up my Soundhound app and it found it. Great find.

[@joemama114]

"Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth, heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt" No idea why but that just makes me smile, like it makes me giggle.

[@iemnot2be4goten]

It's good to see that this song has gotten attention. About time

[@28godzilla]

This is the national anthem of my life...

[@KingUnity22]

The intro sequence is the best I've ever heard.

[@ovtque]

Just started watching Suits about 2 weeks ago. Heard this song and had to go find it immediately 🔥🔥🔥🤯

[@karenadamo5955]

You got to season 5 in two weeks?

[@tysoncook9784]

Thank you Suits for playing this amazing song in your Season premiere!

[@lexieanders7621]

This song makes me happy.

[@cobly6873]

This song reminds me of something. It brings me nostalgia for things I've never experienced. Thank you CWK for making me really feel something 😰❤

[@kingsleyrocketry]

me too, I miss 2015, when I could actually be happy

[@Toccoah-ku8eb]

OBSESSED!!!!!!! But why am I just NOW hearing this on the radio 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@roccomarciano6099]

It's never to late ;)

[@russkeller438]

Kick Ass song....

[@darealconman]

I heard this song on the radio a lot back in 2015, but I was never able to remember it, and that sucked because I love this song. I had stopped hearing this in 2016, and ended up searching for it for 6 years. I felt a huge sigh of relief when I finally found this song one day, as I was just checking different radio stations in my local town.

[@ankor1066]

I hated hearing this song on repeat on the radio back in 2015, but now I'm very fond and nostalgic of it. Love it.

[@isabellebravo8602]

Holy shit this song came out 6 YEARS AGO I remember when it first came out I heard it on Live 105 (alt 105 now) and I was OBSESSED. I was in Middle School and going through a really hard time and every time I heard this song on the radio I always felt a little bit better. Shit im in College 😨 that just hit me hahaha

[@rrfb13]

It's been fun to hear these guys evolve from album to album while still staying true themselves. Absolutely love this tune, can't wait to hear more.

[@L0L0ngable]

Thank you ALOHA trailer for introducing me to this wonderful song!

[@andy7805]

jinx

[@nilashislovesu]

True

[@DMomsFan1]

Iron Maiden SAMEE

[@crystalhemmings5512]

Yess

[@michellee94178]

same

[@bobvalentine745]

Heard this song on Sirius radio today. Not sure what station was on. But man the memories this brought back.

[@pudgyfolds2186]

Band of Horses - the funeral

[@sektor2001]

Suits S05E01 brought me here !

[@fuckbeingpolite]

Quantico brought me here!

[@tunanocrust5089]

For years I looked passed this song for some reason. I later rediscovered it and glad I did. The lyrics match the beat so well, expressing all the feelings from staying calm to exploding

[@sandragausmann2797]

Why was it taken off of Spotify recently :(

[@DooMylicious]

I've recently become an avid listener of Cold War Kids, I had "Hang Me Up To Dry" for the longest time on my phone and I just recently bought one of their albums. These guys are just awesome, the lead singer just has one those voices that can really carry a song, proud to be a new fan.

[@jessncin1586]

I just stumbled on these guys not long ago. And I am blown away! Love, Love, Love them! Hang me up to dry, First, Drive Desperate, Complainer, So tied up....Killin it! Love you guys!

[@raylortune]

Tbh I started listening to this group became I'm a history nerd and I loved their name

[@wryalways985]

I think there are more Cold War kids alive now than any group before or after the Cold War.

[@MrJoshuaAtwood]

I used to listen to this on the radio almost every day in when I was in prison. One of my favorite songs. This is real music.

[@Maple-Lizard]

Lol, the radio station got me here.

[@gooberdudebear]

same, have no idea what "suits" is

[@Dwight_Lee]

+gooberdude2 dont bother finding out, it's overated

[@coleb2719]

+Kenny Sullivan Personally i found it a pretty good show. I could see how it could be "overrated" to someone who doesnt have much interest in law.

[@outf0xed]

+The Allosaurus Radio 104.5 Philly here :)

[@tomtom3319x]

+outf0xed 104.5 Represent!

[@Abhi_Maan]

SUITS!!!!!!!!!!

[@charliechevron250]

This words in this song are deep beyond emotion ... the music just makes it that much better!

[@anikalamprecht6420]

There is so much emotion in this song

[@GRowe1978]

You guys are amazing! You know a good song when it gives you goosebumps... Cold War Kids wrote a lot of those songs! Thank you for putting this on youtube and keep up the good work!

[@abdulmajeedahm644]

nobody brought me here i just love the band and the song since its release

[@jessicabecause3717]

Abdulmajeed AHM LIES! It was Suits and you know it. /s

[@abdulmajeedahm644]

Jessica Because WTF is suits I'm not joking or trolling is it a TV drama series?

[@jessicabecause3717]

Abdulmajeed AHM Fuck if I know. I'm not even sure how I got here.

[@abdulmajeedahm644]

Jessica Because Well....such a good song isn't it?

[@jessicabecause3717]

I was first introduced to them in a coffee shop with Hang me up to dry" still like that song the most.

[@Aussieduderivs1]

This has been one of my favourite songs for the last five years. An now as an alcoholic this song speaks to me more than ever.

[@constitutionalwrites5963]

Everyone he has experienced this at one time or another in life. Music =clarity

[@user-ms2sb7pm3i]

It is 42 degrees Celsius or 107.6 F and I am so covered in chills from this life changing track

[@rebeka148]

I’m still in love with this song❤️

[@harveyvallo5404]

first you get close... or hurt. This song connects with the world.

[@_Aikko_]

Was just watching the suits episode which this masterpiece was played. Seeing Harvey like this hurts

[@jennysmith4578]

I'm so glad they haven't lost it. Been a fan since I first heard 'we used to vacation' :D come to the UK!!

[@cryptobeach_es]

This song is just AWESOME

[@juliecourville8227]

Great underrated song. Great lyrics 💛

[@prajitur1790]

Loving those vibe that this song brings back.... High-school.... First love...

[@keeganeilin8833]

Listening to this driving through the desert and everything is dead except this song. Can't wait for the album, I love this and ATCBY so much

[@jiimmyplayz]

Underrated band. Why don’t people just love you guys? I’ll go to all your shows. I LOVE your music🥺❤️❤️

[@Coulslaww47]

Same vibe as "Dont fight it" by The Panics. Timeless songs. Especially on a fragile sunday

[@knowledgejosh654]

Music isn't a addiction, isn't a flaw, isn't a high...it's a feeling. This song makes me feeling something empowering something real and true, something out of this world!

[@HeyMisterTJ]

Used SHAZAM after watching the ALOHA trailer... so glad I found this song!

[@brettbaker1229]

Hahaha YEP 😆

[@Emily-zm6qt]

SAME

[@XOLoveEricaXO]

same

[@ameliajohnson2394]

I love this song so much

[@Oxmmatt17]

+Amelia Johnson i have it on repeat

[@Albino72]

suits has a soooo great soundtrack. Best song ever

[@ComputerEngineeringCPE]

What a sad, great song, young teenage years : )

[@NatLandini]

Masterpiece. For real, this is flawless.

[@tracie_00]

"When your sad you understand the lyrics" But what if you just understand them because you've been through it

[@socktwrnch3235]

This

[@grandoldsoul4691]

yeah. you don't have to undestand the words in order to get what they feel

[@Paige-1312]

fuck the police

[@greenwave819]

I am bad. I chase many things. This song chases me!

[@ginevralazzarini2776]

Why did it disappear from Spotify??💔💔

[@sandrahttps]

I know right!!!

[@truthman9827]

Wtf did it really? Gay

[@layladutton2566]

I wondered the same!

[@lukalover77]

It didn't I just checked. Maybe for America its gone but for Canada its fine

[@notsure4041]

The reason is that, 😊😅 it makes you feel good

[@melom806]

I'm so hooked on this song. Who cares if no one is listening to it? I'd rather have this song as my secret pleasure :)

[@vesko4593]

This song is the best :) Have a nice day guys and always have a positive outlook when you can :)

[@haon151]

Thanks... Made my day.

[@kirb.e1262]

There's something so awesome about this song.

[@blindsidebank]

#LongLiveChainsaw RIP Stevie, you legend! this song and your segment from seasons always give me chills

[@snappiepappie9899]

why is it off spotify😭😭😭?

[@baskbear]

YAS QUANTICO BROUGHT ME HERE ! THANKSS

[@travisradford3771]

Clicked randomly on this video.. And wow. Phenomenal music, I'm super happy when I hear this now

[@crystalmcvicar7316]

such an under rated song