Crown The Empire - Prisoners Of War (Official Music Video)

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I am a ghost, but only if you remember
So save your prayers and promises for something better
My hands are tied
Stuck in this room forever
I scream, but only echoes care to answer
We waged our war but failed to find our hope
We made our world, but lost our way back home
Will we fight through the storm
Or stay forever more
The Prisoners of war
Am I the Prisoner?
I sold my soul
And traded my wings for glory
But when I close my eyes I hear the angels sing to me
I hear the angels sing to me
We waged our war but failed to find our hope
We made our world, but lost our way back home
Will we fight through the storm
Or stay forever more
The Prisoners of war
Am I the Prisoner?
We live to exist
But are we alive?
We can't run away
How will we survive?
I'm losing my grip
I can't wait to die
This time i’ll learn from all I've done
And find myself behind the sun
We have to die
To feel like we're alive
I am a ghost
But only if you remember
Production Company: Mur Marketing Group, LLC
Video Directed by Jensen Noen www.jensennoen.com
Video Produced by Marietta Volynska www.mariettavolynska.com

[@daizhaeliejohnson3228]

not talking about sex not talking about drugs not talking about money but instead talking about the world Who ever denies this band deserves to sit in a corner

[@ItsZifx]

And people will still automatically call it devil music.

[@daizhaeliejohnson3228]

Exactly ...instead of listening to just the screaming why don't PPL actually listen and understand instead of jumping to conclusions Just pisses me off

[@IAmHollow]

+Daizha Elie Johnson they're one of the biggest bands in metalcore, how are they underrated?

[@daizhaeliejohnson3228]

+Hollow well tht makes so much more sense 🙌🙌 I got so pissed for awhile thnx

[@LordB0NER]

They're no where near underrated.

[@AgonyVII]

It's crazy to see how they have progressed through the years!

[@prodigaltone]

Yeah! They've gotten worse!

[@xJMxStuns]

Agony wtf, you like CTE, if only you were going to the concert with me on Friday as in a date

[@haandyy]

OMG!! you like metal? that's sick and BTW I love your content :) +FaZe Agony

[@MrCJduo]

Damn Agony didn't know you listened to metal

[@undeadnightmare__]

Dude FaZe Agony Your badass :D

[@GhostKillerEntertainment]

I'm prisoner of this Empire and it's worth it

[@Emmanuel32_99]

+Ghost Killer Entertainment Of course it's worth it

[@FairyCRat]

+Ghost Killer Entertainment I'm literally seeing you under every music video I watch.

[@Emmanuel32_99]

+MushyTheCraft yeh, dont you know his channel? great music in there.

[@FairyCRat]

Jeronimo Micucci Yup, I find great pop covers on it.

[@justde7on65]

+GiovanniWisco They're stating that they like the band i dont think they meant it literally

[@savannaestein4014]

With every music video they somehow get more attractive.

[@viciousoz4188]

Except in the beginning where Dave says the first line.

[@savannaestein4014]

+Joshua mejia I respectfully disagree he is always beautiful.

[@reneegberry5897]

+Savanna Estein When I saw him in concert, he was absolutely beautiful.

[@savannaestein4014]

+Renee Gberry They are all absolutely beautiful. XD

[@smosherrjmd]

ikr!!! 😍😍😍

[@Nyeusi]

I dont care what people say, this bands concept and theme is just too awesome. It's different than most and it doesnt have to be the heaviest thing ever. We get a great balance with the melodic cleans and aggressive screams. This band has always stuck to their roots, but they are showing diversity a little different in each album. ROTR is honestly their best album and this deluxe will get me even more excited for their next album.

[@zeek3663]

Comments from 5 years ago but damn I'm consistently listening to this every year i wonder who else is here doing the same

[@Mfiore588]

Haven’t listened to them in years. Saw them in 2017 :( time flies

[@ninjablackgoo]

I'm glad Dave is doing some cleans.

[@chloedupras8522]

They're so good I love it their voices mesh well together with both of them doing cleans

[@isinfullycx2712]

+Chloe Dupras yea :D

[@incarser101]

if only Andy screamed cause you hear Dave scream on 1 song you pretty much heard it on every song just too consistent and yes it can be a bad thing after awhile

[@misukiylambertson2764]

+incarser101 If you hear him live he has like 7 different scream sounds xD but I get what you mean. Also Andy screams on fallout and machines

[@incarser101]

***** oh I've heard him live he's an excellent screamer one of the craziest highs I've ever heard was Dave live but recording wise sounds the same since the fallout

[@rayventhereaper8653]

*causally drinking water* *sees notification for new CTE song/music video* *chokes. gags. screams.* *shuts out entire world for entire video* *accepts that CTE has made yet another masterpiece*

[@CommunistGamerable]

Just browsing through the comments and found you

[@rayventhereaper8653]

How o.o

[@mymindsimagination737]

Saaaaammmeeee

[@brookefab2601]

FUCK YES LITERALLY ME

[@Dodo_Dez]

ok

[@dleitzel]

I hate how everyone is hating soo much just because they're not as "heavy" as they used to be.. personally I fucking love this song!!

[@krapiak]

bro what this is when they were at peak heaviness 💀

[@Spidey-eq1eh]

A song for the forgotten, A song for the voiceless, A song for the lost, A song for people who were wronged in a society or a community.

[@TheShadowSoulja]

This is why CTE is my favorite band. Always trying out new things and somehow making it work.

[@amparoalbarracin3609]

I'm in love with the idea of David having more solos in the new songs, he has such an amazing melodic voice

[@ctp10599]

Something about the chorus medley makes me absolutely love this song.

[@prophetprod.166]

They put so much emotion into these songs only to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel for people who don't think there is. Well done.

[@ZilverBack]

Can’t believe that 9 years was the end of Johnny ringo

[@damonwilliamson4949]

Please, please, PLEASE, bring back this Crown The Empire!!!! It’s so much better than their newer music. I still like some of their newer stuff, but, compared to this, it’s blown out of the water!!!

[@Nehway]

Warning: This is my opinion. If you dislike, goodbye. I'm only giving this song an 8/10. 7 at least. I feel like CTE overloads on songs about post apocalyptic scenes and wars and such, that I have yet to find more than like, 2 songs that pierce straight into my heart. Makeshift Chemistry, relatable. Lead Me Out of the Dark, relatable. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED their last two albums. I just..idk. I'd like to see them try something a little different. If not, that's okay. They still make good music regardless.

[@svetlanaahnna3103]

nehway I think we can all relate to their music a bit more today lol.

[@Nehway]

​@@svetlanaahnna3103 Deadass. I retract my statement

[@svetlanaahnna3103]

@@Nehway lol hope you doing well

[@Nehway]

@@svetlanaahnna3103 thank you! you too!

[@Tiredrunaway]

These guys have come a long way. All of them. I’ve been here since they first got together and grew along side them throughout the years❤️

[@emberwildflower]

When will people learn that music doesn't have to be incredibly heavy to be good? And for fuck's sake, this is one damn song. It doesn't mean they're completely changing their sound. People need to stop complaining about the reissue, too. I think it's a really good idea, especially for the new fans of CTE. They've also said they are more than half way done their new album. I think this song is fantastic. It's a perfect continuation of the story, and it has a great message, too.

[@saitamapunch6460]

TheBlindingLite what do you think about them changing their music now?😂

[@jojomice]

Dave has such a lovely voice. His and Andy's voice go smoothly!

[@TheLazyPeon]

I like it! the drums sound tasty

[@EvKdude]

+TheLazyPeon Peon :D

[@viciousoz4188]

Lol. tasty

[@natebassili2143]

I think the drums might be the best part of this song

[@codyresop9948]

+Andrew Blair you kidding me if you listened to crown the empire from when they first came out you would know this is just another style they are perfecting

[@kutterswindell5261]

TheLazyPeon!!! Glad you have a good taste in music. C;

[@grayze07]

Dont know if anyone else has heard this but, at 2:04 it sounds like a car horn is going off. Heres me driving along thinking ive belted out my car horn haha

[@sallymontoya1304]

It's so beautiful that it makes me want to cry! Thank you Crown The Empire. And I'm so happy that David is singing more

[@lalboihangsing1187]

Those golden years... ❤

[@viniciusmatheus7147]

That sound and that, I am Brazilian and I am a big fan of this band! And in the Crown The Empire until the end !!

[@RobloxGamingCallum]

this is really good. they never disappoint.

[@itzbltzr3467]

Welcome to CTE, the place to find the most amazing Songs, Covers and Film Clips. CTE is one of the greatest bands ever

[@vansacoustic]

This should be available in Canada because I can not stop listening to this 😍

[@camichael74]

I've watched this band go from a sick metalcore band to almost soft rock over the years. Disappointing because their EP was so freaking good and I still jam to it to this day.

[@genericyoutubechannel3790]

This is still metalcore

[@Oldylocks]

Fan boying so damn hard. Felt like only yesterday they release the Runaways

[@notveryeffective1]

Very true. I feel the same way as I did when initiation first came out. Just jumping around in my seat

[@crossedskies4555]

2024 still bumping it

[@jasonstuck7080]

The lead singer of this band suprised me with his talent on stage and his vocal abilities.

[@jobmaciel1822]

Esta canción es tan bella tanto en letra como en sonido *-* la batería suena hermosa. Amo esta banda con toda mi alma.

[@undefinedshadows1829]

The distance the have came is incredible is really amazing. I wasn't expecting something like this from them but its really good. Tbh the song is addicting.

[@VictoriaHatzson]

This is so CTE, at their last album i got to realize that they try to make their own mark is this type of music with mixing sounds, putting clean and dirty vocals together and you can never tell what they're gonna come up with exactly, i remind you that songs like Bloodline and Millenia are in the same album of the same band so don't try to imminently react to the sound of a band when you haven't seen the whole thing. This could be their heaviest album so far and this specifically their softer song and you wouldn't even know before you have listened to the whole thing. Get a full perspective before you judge, they're still a great and unique band after all.

[@soleilagresta3237]

I love the way they sing "but lost our way back home" It's just something about that part that made love this song

[@saputrowibisonowidodo3892]

Same

[@Freshlygrazed]

Holy shit! I stumbled upon this band and I'm blown away!

[@Salemaher46]

This music video has a orginal director's version, with a NORMAL colour filter, but RISE rec. delete then from Vimeo. It's so sad

[@randalmcmillin1580]

as a veteran this truly hits home. thanks for being my favorite band guys!!!!!

[@tsalikon4252]

DAVE IS SINGING, OH MY GOD, KILL ME, HE IS PERFECT

[@yunhossmile6387]

I just became an even more Crown The Empire fan....like no even lying this song and "Cross Our Bones" are such good songs Omfg I love you guys

[@yvonnefristed3248]

I love crown the empire they are bad ass! And I'm obsessed with this song rn! ❤️😍

[@IqbalMunahar]

David the screamer can sing, and leo the clean vocal can scream. Mind Blown

[@zackvold4184]

Well yeah, Andy did the screams on limitless

[@kailanapechtel9358]

Omg. So glad they released another song!!!! Sounds amazing!!

[@amparoalbarracin3609]

I love this band so freaking much, i follow them from the very beggining and i'm proud of how they grew up. 322 people have just pressed the wrong button

[@headhuntergaming2299]

Im in school right now. I saw this and pulled out my laptop and went on youtube. When my teacher asked me what I was doing, I said I was watching porn.

[@alexizflorez2329]

OMFG

[@jampftw]

+HeadhunterGaming Liar.

[@headhuntergaming2299]

+skizzlejamp Of course I was lying, I was watching this, not porn!

[@tedwebber5262]

Got suspended for a day and had nothing else better to do, so you know. Watched this, why the fuck not? 😆

[@juicyfruit1210]

+Ted Webber damn suspended already what did u do

[@michrabanales4692]

the lyrics , videos , voices , EVERYTHING! It is very great. my favorite song of the album.

[@emilymaxfield8726]

Yes! They're so good and going to warped tour this year!

[@DerpyDerpyPanda]

THEY LOOK SO HAPPY WHEN THEY PLAY AND THAT GIVES ME HOPE

[@autumnrhodes6767]

just got home from school and i find this amazing song from my favorite band c: ? omg its so amazing !!!

[@jacobperreault7102]

I love how you guys are always able to do something really different and still sound so good!

[@Rascal210]

this is so beautiful ^-^ proud of you guys

[@evolalienn]

Honestly I never thought I'd see Crown The empire be this amazing and crate the most badass videos I have ever seen.

[@TheOnlyRepz]

The girl in the Ice box remind me of Asking Alexandria!

[@12345b12345b]

I think it's so cool the screamers are getting more confident with their cleans as well 😊

[@tobiokageyama9917]

They're going to be at Warped this Year! So excited!

[@aurumscarce222]

WHY POST WHILE HALF OF US ARE IN CLASS IVE BEEN SO ANXIOUS I LOVE THIS

[@ioriuchiha7296]

Casi 6 años y no dejó de escucharla ✨❤️😎🤟🏻

[@nathaniel360]

"inside each of us there are both good and evil, its a constant struggle as to which one will win. and one can not exist without the other."

[@maverickyt1197]

Well, we know Brent has the epic drummer faces now

[@emilyrose6952]

my favourite band in the entire world, every song is so good, so proud!

[@l9954]

I'M IN SCHOOL AND I WANNA SCREAM SO FUCKING MUCH BECAUSE THIS IS THE FUCKING BOMB, I LOVE MY BOYS 😭😭

[@AunLoveMusic]

WOW incredible song!!! I really love it and the video is fantastic, CTE forever! Many kisses from Spain

[@Pigeon1235]

I'm thinking of building a Dave Escamilla shrine, dedicated to my inspiration

[@TWProductions90]

Yes. I'm glad they keep improving. Loved their EP, hated the fallout, loved the resistance, and digging this.

[@Crunchiecorpse]

Still listening in 2024

[@walissonwalker1702]

2025*

[@chosenundead4762]

Easily still one of my favorite CTE songs to this day.

[@voulibairami2446]

Amazing song!!!!WELL DONE GUYS! You are incredible! Love you so much

[@shaylajillian1280]

They never disappoint. Crown is and always will be my favorite band.

[@theyurireviewer]

Old days 30 seconds of mars much? Love the new sound

[@hellbenderstudios]

As a guitarist, CTE always leaves me wanting more from the guitarists, as they mostly only play simple chords. But either way, they're a great band, and this is a great song!

[@sethlowery2888]

I think their older stuff is better still like them always have always will

[@nickwhitehead9177]

Same here

[@penishole1500]

This is probably the most well made music video I've ever seen. Legitness...

[@yarreli2741]

OMG THIS IS SO GOOD PROUD TO BE A RUNAWAY CHEERS TO CTE 😂💜

[@iiits.madiii3798]

I like it, its different than their normal music. I love when Dave sings too.

[@Bloodsucker123ful]

Risked getting my phone taken away in class when I saw the notification for this baby

[@AntonyHaiaosi]

2021 y lo sigo escuchando ✨❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇵🇪

[@ForeverCellist]

I feel like CTE are excellent at storytelling through their music. The music videos are also always very well done.

[@jampftw]

Really reminds me of 30 seconds a mars, just an opinion tho. This album could be something, waiting for the next single :c

[@Romartinez97]

It's a song from a deluxe version of The Resistance, it isn't from a new album

[@atka0076]

+skizzlejamp Yeah i had little 30second flashes too, maybe the way Andy sings here is kinda similar to Leto's.

[@davidperry2967]

rise records, the best label to go to if you want to slowly turn from a heavy metal kick ass band into a pop band

[@axismael7645]

lol, bad bait sir

[@Synfaxed]

So much better than "Watch me Whip" song.

[@nickfaceless3641]

+Synfaxed I couldn't agree more XD

[@leonardius008]

all of us are agree with that

[@seven1622]

Disagree

[@DarkGodJames]

+Synfaxed What "Watch Me Whip" has to do with CTE?

[@DarkGodJames]

Well, at least the song isn't about bitches and money

[@AxeonEliteGaming]

I like stuff like this because the screaming doesn't "make up the ENTIRE song". But it does "Make" the song.

[@sax8572]

Brent killed this song lmao

[@artbyuniverse02]

yess

[@KillarSpike]

I scream but only echos care to answer..I love you CTE

[@alienspacey]

CTE were never the same after this. :(

[@katn126]

this is one the first song that I heard by this band. I like them a lot so far

[@giovannisdesigns]

This sounds post-hardcore more than metalcore but I like the change although I think David should have more parts in their songs. He feels more like a guest artist on here.

[@214cena]

He's about half and half on the song. He's doing cleans ask screams so it could be easy to mistake some of his parts for Andy singing

[@bluesmiles5]

I agree 100% tbh. Nothing wrong with going post-hardcore and I love Dave's voice

[@austinf1948]

Andy's vocal are beautiful in this song

[@TheVectorPrime98]

LOL Everytime I hear them say,"WAR!",I think of Gunther's parents from Kick Buttowski-The Surburban Daredevil :P

[@OliviaAmyTurton]

For anyone saying this is a new album, it isn't. Follow the iTunes link in the description and you'll see it's a re-issue, with this, another new track on, a reinvented version of 'Machines' and an acoustic version of Millennia.

[@scarecrow7012]

to sum up the video: CTE try to break someone out of ice while Bailey Crego and Nathan Cannon play Russian roulette and kill each other

[@ghoste_girll]

hissssss (sorry just had to😂)

[@SantinoRodriguez]

Leafy is dead........ Go Away do u not watch edups?

[@SantinoRodriguez]

Alright chill here pal. U like Leafy cool. Not like theres anything wrong with that.

[@scarecrow7012]

Santino Rodriguez Seems like you had a problem with it not too long ago

[@SantinoRodriguez]

....

[@ZimmoShore]

I am a long time CTE fan. And I truly hope the whole album is more inventive than this song. There's still hope.

[@rafisckinrafa-el9820]

They must be really hot to melt that ice

[@amberrichard8874]

Well just look at them and you get your answer 😂😂

[@kr0v3k]

they have been getting better and better each year

[@claradeoliveira3880]

Why is Andy so cute? *-*

[@ghoste_girll]

ikr!😭💔

[@katiesonlinern]

Its the mole

[@loisteputki]

I usually listen to bands like chelsea grin and whitechapel but crown the empire will always be one of my favourites!

[@FeEdThEmAcHiNe23]

I think the song is alright, not amazing but its okay I guess. I fell in love with CTE because of Dave's fantastic screams and Andy's powerful cleans. This song kinda lowered the volume. I will admit I'm slightly disappointed but I'm still gonna purchase the deluxe edition to support them. But I still have hope for the next album they make.

[@Neon1Ice]

CTE never disappoints me. great song, can't wait for the deluxe edition to come out!

[@hithere14]

Why yes dave, you are in fact the prisoner.

[@victorcloudent2949]

I don't care if this is kind of softer than they've been lately; you've got to admit, it's still a good song. We still have the amazing vocals and amazing instrumentals. I've been listening the shit out of this.

[@bananaminion1577]

Do they ever disappoint? Nope

[@notveryeffective1]

True