The Libertines - Time For Heroes (Official Video)

Taken from The Libertines' debut album 'Up The Bracket', released in 2002 on Rough Trade Records. Buy it here: libertines.ffm.to/upthebracket20
Lyrics
Did you see the stylish kids in the riot?
Shovelled up like muck and set the night on fire
Wombles bleed, truncheons and shields, you know I cherish you my love
But there's a rumour spread nasty disease around town
Caught round the houses with your trousers down
A head rush, in the bush?. You know I cherish you my love
Tell me what can you want? You've got it all ah the scene is obscene,
time'll strip it away a year and a day and
Bill Bones ? Bill Bones know what I mean
He know's it's eating, it's chewing me up, it's not right for young lungs to be
coughing up blood
It's all, it's all in my hands
And it's all up the walls? now the stale
Chips are up and they hop stakes are down
It's these ignorant faces they bring this town down how I sighed and sunken
with pride I passed myself down on my knees
Yes I passed myself down on my knees
Now tell me what can you want see you've got it all the whole scene is obscene
time will strip it away a year and a day and Bill Bones - Bill Bones know what
I mean
He knows there's fewer more distressing sights than that of an Englishman in a
baseball cap now we'll die in the class we was born
That's a class of our own
libertines.ffm.to/upthebracket20
#TheLibertines #UpTheBracket #RoughTrade

[@DemeaningUnreal]

We will die in the class we were born, but it's a class of our own my love. What a fucking lyric

[@Nyctophilius]

i love it too but i dont know what it means , anybody care to help me out?

[@tmsztrsz]

@@Nyctophilius I thinks it's a social and also existential commentary. At the beginning of the song, he mentioned the riots that happened in London, and in the ending he summarizes that regardless of everything, there is a very low chance of social advance, and you are most likely to die in the same social class that you were born in (e.g. as a guy from working class you'll die being a guy from working class). But at the same time, it's ok because it's YOUR class, with your people, your family, your ways of living, and everytyhing that you are familiar with, and also it's perfectly fine to die in this class, as social advance isn't the sole purpose of life and your class is just as good as any other. (But please note I'm not from UK, and I'm not an English native speaker, so I may get this whole song wrong.)

[@tmsztrsz]

Doherty is a lyrical genius, e.g. Music when the lights go out, fucking poetry

[@Nyctophilius]

@@tmsztrsz myself too am not a native english speaker but your explanation actually helped me gain an insight of this lyrical masterpiece by doherty, thank you so much for sparing a time to help me. much appreciated bro

[@Nyctophilius]

@@tmsztrsz i absolutely adore music when the lights go out, masterpiece 🫶🏻

[@benayers7063]

One of the most underrated bands ever.

[@JLG629]

JoKro That’s why I’m so happy to know them here and I don’t want to share either. Their music is very personal to me all of Pete’s music too

[@Laurent_08]

@JoKro Hispters know them very well. Pop-rock fans know them.

[@danielwilson6529]

Ben Ayers I didn’t underrate them !

[@matthewadams1874]

Lyrics were brilliant

[@sahirnambiar45]

This video has literally millions of views dude

[@Lib94]

18 years old today. Still a tune!

[@meggymoo5496]

It’s fantastic tune 💗

[@mikeFolco]

Fuck.

[@fabriziovasaturo1644]

@@meggymoo5496 la m

[@iromulus33]

20 today!.

[@kaisamsa]

One of the best songs of the 2000s

[@rasvetx]

burial and libertines. yeah

[@Myah2K1]

​@@rasvetxgreat taste

[@niamhbrowne4995]

Carl Barat and Pete Doherty = best love story ever told.

[@junkolibertines2146]

Niamh Browne don’t forget Gary and John please xxxx

[@aaroncutler4256]

@@junkolibertines2146 don't forget Morrissey and marr please

[@POP3YBOY]

@@aaroncutler4256 good point

[@SuperAnimelover100]

@@aaroncutler4256 Don't forget Mick and Keith !

[@Goodweirdcat]

True

[@jb8280]

Walked into Tower Records in Shibuya, Tokyo and they were playing this track. Brand new album. I knew in a Stone Roses instant that this was the new sound I didn’t know I had been waiting for. I bought the cd and ran back to my hotel(Toku Excel) and played it over and over on this dvd/cd player I had while looking out over Shibuya station crossing at night. Looked like a scene from Blade Runner. My friend, Mayumi came over with tempura and we ate in the neon light filled hotel room with The Libertines playing and looking at Tokyo rush by. Magic time.

[@gr1nn3r84]

That was a story, I went there in my imagination 😅

[@stevey-xw4gz]

Similar experience in Bangkok

[@stevey-xw4gz]

Walked into a record shop when living in Bangkok and had similar thoughts!

[@stevey-xw4gz]

Walked into a record shop when living in Bangkok and had similar thoughts!

[@hrhadam]

This song reminds me of London 2002, mates lost, and the carefree nature of youth that can never be reclaimed. While I'm normally the sort that wishes all bands would exist in perpetuity, and reunite once they've broken up, I do believe The Libertines should remain in the past, as all our youths must.

[@paulstirling3261]

ken its weird replying to a 10 year old comment but was interested to see if you listened to the new stuff and how you rate it?

[@garythompson5316]

@@paulstirling3261 ha! I just saw this and am feeling the same way Paul

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

"Your scene is obscene, time will strip it away" :(

[@tracyjames1870]

Nail on the head

[@gabriellecurtis2424]

@@paulstirling3261it’s better and I LOVE the early stuff

[@scotstephenson760]

the modern day beatles... the best UK band in the last 30 years, two vocalists, 4 piece, great guitars and drums. the best of the 21st century... these guys get no notoriety over here in the states, in general people over here have no clue who the libertines are, I introduce my friends to them and they're all hooked.

[@monthebiffyclyro11]

Have a listen to the first albums of The Courteeners and The Enemy if you haven't already, both have quite similar stuff as The Libertines do.

[@blitzkid7963]

STFC Liam Or just listen the Jam if you want to hear the most important song writer of his generation

[@Endrow78]

Wow. Stunned. Love them immediately....

[@mandyhoney4176]

Did you see the stylish kids in the riot We were shovelled up like muck Set the night on fire Wombles bleed truncheons and shields You know I cherish you my love But there's a rumour spread nasty diseases around town Caught round the houses with your trousers down A headrush in the bush You know I cherish you my love How I cherish you my love What can you want now you've got it all The whole scene is obscene Time will strip it away A year and a day And Bill Bones Bill Bones he knows what I mean Yes it's eating no it's chewing me up It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood Oh it's all It's all in my hands And it's all up the walls Well the stale chips are up and the hopes stakes are down It's these ignorant faces that bring this town down Yeah I sighed and sunken with pride I passed myself down on my knees Yes I passed myself down on my knees What can you want now you've got it all The whole scene is obscene Time will strip it away A year and a day And Bill Bones Bill Bones knows what I really mean There are fewer more distressing sights than that Of an Englishman in a baseball cap And we'll die in the class we were born Well that's a class of our own my love A class of our own my love Did you see the stylish kids in the riot We were shovelled up like muck Then set the night on fire Wombles bleed truncheons and shields You know I cherish you my love Oh how I cherish you my love.

[@miracles4u]

Why??

[@soleneisconbi7302]

@@miracles4u so people can read the lyrics while keeping KZbin playing. Bit of dumb question.

[@azariathenerd6408]

@@miracles4u it helped me cos this is my 1st time listening to this song

[@My_Work_Here_is_Done..]

Some are wrong tho

[@syamim66]

Thanks Chelsea for choose this song. I discover new gem today.

[@alecbott2526]

2:07 is the best piece of music ever. I fucking love that shit.

[@MichaelCasanovaMusic]

For the past 5 years, this has been my first song of the New Year. Keeping with tradition :) Happy new year, everybody

[@alessandropetrozzino8747]

How about the last 11 new years?

[@rotinho87]

and we'll die in the class we were born....

[@lorenzoflamingo]

It's a class of us all, my love

[@stevegelec]

Radical, Junior definitely a class of our own my love 👍

[@revol148]

+Valerio Rota they will die millionaire rock stars - far from their lower middle-class roots !

[@antonbarrett8952]

Never has a lyric been written so perfectly, with empathy.

[@harveymorgan1749]

@@antonbarrett8952 yes, this album oozes it

[@bloodfluke7530]

Course I'm no Einstein, but I'm struggling to figure out how countless British rockstars, that have openly admitted to taking smack n' crack, get away with it, yet Doherty was cruelly hounded, and castigated, and uiltimately, torn to fucking shreds by the good ol' British media... How can certain British rockstars, such as: Eric Clapton, Shaun Rhyder, Ian Brown, Mani, Keith Flint, Keith Richards, and Ozzy, how were these rockstars left to revel in their notoriety, and go on to milk their lurid tales of drugs and debauchery, yet Peter was hounded... and all because he took drugs... Drugs? In the world of rock n' roll? Never.

[@esraayousef5643]

I totally agree with you, despite his sins he was treated with great prejudice, it wasn't fair the way he was portrayed and viewed, he sank into darkness more and more because the ugly eye blinding media lights were burning him and tearing him down to pieces, Kurt Cobain turned into a hero alongside his drug full life, while Pete, was portrayed as the devil's face..

[@DaGleese]

Publicity. And Shaun Ryder didn't have an easy time at all! He's had it way worse then Pete Doherty.

[@danielgrant8654]

It was the era Docherty was born into. In years gone by the media would in the most part excuse in drug abuse in the face of genius but in internet era the press hound down anyone who is slightly famous for literally anything they can. Thus Pete Docherty has been made a shameful example of with so many people ignoring the genius of his music and the greatest songwriter of his generation. As a consequence of the this change whilst many good new rock n'roll bands are breaking through no real rock n'roll characters a breaking through. In every sense of the phrase Pete Docherty is Britain's last true rockstar.

[@educarre93]

Daniel Grant did you say matt bellamy? Oh I couldn't hear you, sorry

[@danielgrant8654]

educarre93 I'm a massive Muse fan dont get me wrong, Muse emerged in the late 90s and the Libs came later in the early 00s.

[@Roan-rc4fs]

the greatest indie rock song of all time imo

[@deltagodangel]

Man putting this back on blasted me back in college when I got super into this band. This is such a bop my god

[@nileshnathwani7820]

I love the timeless words, its something i feel like a poem from the greats like lord shelly though done with doherts voice... the real deal man! this is why we wait!

[@pumpkinpepsi]

My god this takes me back to 2006.

[@dzingiskan7841]

More then 20 years ... still the best guitar solo ever!

[@CouncilEstateRach]

It's not half bad lad

[@unSTEVOED]

The Brits love a good Junkie hero. Good on ya Pete!

[@stanciumara89]

unSTEVOED piss off will ya

[@TOMMII0108]

@@stanciumara89 Why? Us Brits do love a Junkie hero!

[@stanciumara89]

Thomas Knowles because he was taking the piss, calling him a junkie. He’s much more than that

[@goodtogo2876]

@@stanciumara89 he's also much less than a hero lol Great songwriter... But not a hero. Ask his son who his hero is... I'm sure it's not his dad.

[@voige8437]

Mara Stanciu but he was a junkie

[@FinkDial666]

I remember someone wrote the entire lyrics to this song on the back of the cubicle door in my local. Probably around 20 years ago. Simpler times.

[@ThirtyEighttt]

Coming here cause chelsea dropped a video yesterday and this song was playing, I haven’t stopped listening since I first watched that video, I love this song now and will look into other songs from y’all. Up Chelsea💙

[@prithvirajnaik5315]

Same

[@hotstankygarbage788]

I've always seen them on my recommendations but I've finally given them a chance. I'm loving it so far.

[@goldbridgefc8725]

What a tune 🔥

[@RingingInMyHead]

These old music videos really need to be updated to HD! The Libs deserve it.

[@rejectyourself]

That solo.. It makes me shiver.. Love Carl, my favourite Libertine!

[@Westy91]

One of the greatest songs ever written. End of.

[@kaunaz4443]

I remember dressing in logotype shirts, skinny jeans, , bowling looking shoes, and of course, the leather jacket. Oh and the alcohol with cigarettes. I look back with a smile

[@robo0121]

ditto mate, dont forget the drugs

[@stockmanager]

@@robo0121 lol yeah and the neds taking a digg anytime u walked past sometimes a punch or two

[@nikunashi3494]

what do you dress in now?

[@garythompson5316]

@@Peppinomnom funny comment K K 🤣

[@blackniall8509]

A very very weak time for white people

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

'Yes it's eating no it's chewing me up It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood Oh it's all It's all in my hands And it's all up the walls ' Not just words. This was being lived. What a magnificent song.

[@dewaynecrow2573]

Pete Doherty and Carl Barat. Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@parkera2482]

@@trayc2762 the presence of "still" in the original comment implies that if one were to make a list of love stories with the best at the top (such as Romeo and Juliet, to use an example that you gave) with the following ones decreasing in quality, one would get to the story of Carl and Pete before they got to Twilight because Twilight is at the bottom. You were so eager to prove your intellectual superiority that you called someone stupid for expressing the same exact opinion that you yourself hold. Dumbass.

[@edwardtaylor8971]

@@parkera2482 slightly over analytical

[@markesmith2727]

@@parkera2482 chill out mate

[@A2ZviaBLT]

Twishite isn't a love story.

[@A2ZviaBLT]

@@parkera2482 your left hand has a better love story to tell

[@dean3594]

Best band of the 21st century. Where have all the Rock'n'Roll bands gone?

[@readthisover]

Well I might say, even though I love the libertines: I was quiet surprised seeing Pete Doherty taking a bath.

[@Benzknees]

‘There are fewer more distressing sights than that of an Englishman in a baseball cap’. Very true.

[@crieverytim]

Why?

[@user-ek6ns9gy8i]

Because Englishman is almost likes football

[@TheLibertinesArchive]

Peter said in his book, that he wrote this after their original drummer Mr. Razzcocks started wearing a cap...he was never gonna last long after that!

[@mattjackson4177]

@@crieverytim England has its own culture no need to copy America’s

[@dondamon4669]

​@@user-ek6ns9gy8iso? What's wrong with football and also what's wrong with fighting? People pay money to watch it

[@bertuskimellamaban5840]

Cuando te enteras de que fue grabado en Madrid... 😍 una de las mejores bandas que he escuchado en mi vida.

[@Anthony-tp6fm]

Lovely ❤❤❤

[@robdean704]

A beautiful ode to English male friendship and the carelessness of youth. Genius

[@ZeeMatrix]

Brilliant beautiful lyrics ♥️

[@Incomestreamsurfers]

Has to be one of the best songs of my generation

[@antonellaobispo26]

I love it so much 💛 It’s a perfect song!

[@SrLibertine]

I'm listening to this band for 3 years and i stil love them like the first day

[@hallospacegirl]

wee never know what golden age of music we're growing up in until we've reflected upon it much later, uh

[@jujuoof174]

I just found out about this band, and I love it! That guy sings very well and that music is good!

[@jasonschaaf9176]

Thank you, one of the best songs EVA!!!!!!

[@JLSXXX]

Best band ever 18 years still here.x

[@jaseywasey50]

Whatever happened since, this music was amazing, the debut album still one of the best released in the last 20 years!!.

[@CarlosFlores-wx9qm]

In the year 2004 i was getting bombed at my Fraternity house listening to the Libertines IN AMERICA, warmest regards from Texas and yes the Libertines hugely underrated and pure magic even now.

[@scotthowe6324]

Saw them at festival in Glasgow few month ago unrealllllllll what a band proper rock n roll ✌️🎶

[@FroideGuerre]

A band with a soul. Rare

[@Lena-cz6re]

First song I heard of the Libertines back when I was 16 ❤

[@johnhunt5181]

One of few bands that sang about proper shit and started a bit of a revival of good fucking music

[@liamlockley7812]

Them melodys though 😍❤❤❤

[@zaidabanksnyc]

The Libertines are Back!!!!!! ♥

[@rickylock5609]

They REALLY were a good band , this and up the bracket ....terrific !!😇🥰😎xx god bless and please dont forget to b kind to each other good karma so important

[@wtskam3053]

All libertines songs sounds like it’s both the first and thousandth time they play the song.

[@DavidJLee-zr8ic]

if there ever was a time... now is the "Time For Heroes"!

[@FelipeCavalcanteBJJ]

“There's fewer more distressing sights than that Of an Englishman in a baseball cap And we'll die in the class we were born That's a class of our own, my love A class of our own, my love…”

[@jayfrimp8059]

Chelsea kit unveiling video brought me here😍

[@CrazyBlackMidget]

Love this song. Love The Libertines.

[@andreaphelps3357]

One of my favourite songs

[@vincentmorier1082]

Quando ascolto questa canzone è come se venissi trasportato in un mondo parallelo....

[@giorgisabashvili2664]

i love this

[@JLSXXX]

20 years still here.x

[@Samondur]

Best music of the century so far. Really!

[@erinblack9275]

OH I CHERISH YOU MY LOVE

[@marsimus13]

screaming those lyrics out just hits different

[@Sullivansmith2018]

There just isn’t music these days that will ever compare to this kind of genius. Since being a music fanatic myself. I’m not saying all music these days is bad. I do appreciate most music from all genres and I realise music, and fashion etc etc move on with the times evolve but people like Pete Doherty just has that thing about them. Yes he’s had drug problems but that’s none of our business. He’s so talented and people relate to him. I really do believe that people with internal pain produce the most beautiful music! Music always I COULD NOT live with music in my live. It means everything to me x

[@sneeds]

listen to playboi carti

[@zactinoumans256]

Thank you for The Libertines！

[@kai-bp5ek]

this is genuinely the greatest song of all time.

[@osbaldohernandez104]

"And we'll die in the class we were born Well that's a class of our own my love A class of our own my love"

[@marooevl]

What a great band. I'm so sad that drugs and fame and all this shit tear them apart :( BEST CUTEST VIDEO EVER!!!!

[@Oyasuminasai778]

This song is my alarm ringtone. I love waking up in the morning, thank you

[@adamgrainger3589]

THE LIBERTINES + THE BLUE COLLARS = Multiple Music Orgasms

[@louisepalmer8500]

im in love

[@sophiebates856]

you know i cherish you myyyy love

[@paddynevs5885]

Chelsea 2022/23 home kit reveal brought me here such a catchy tune

[@mavis1108]

Who’s going to Margate this weekend? Can’t wait!

[@johnathanjones9785]

Just the best ever restored my faith in bands

[@vladka92]

I really love them🎉❤

[@angiedeath8510]

Greatest song ever

[@PotatoBoyee]

Also my favourite. Ever. :)

[@TuyetPham-fy6hm]

Matt MacLeo

[@Luhblakkmusix]

Interesting

[@harveymorgan1749]

It really is

[@schicze]

they made me feel like a teen again! :)

[@chumon1992]

love this song so god damn much

[@liamlockley7812]

BEAUTIFUL ❤❤❤💯

[@Juroeable]

What I would give to spend a day in London with these guys

[@infolibertad_1]

Madrid

[@Andi1simple]

The Libertines have become my favourite band! They are simply genius. I wish, now that they are back together, to continue what they did. WE LOVE THE LIBERTINES!

[@cgall_0468]

Amazing such a good band

[@theslate7987]

These boys have made magic

[@drstevie]

So GOOD :)

[@howlinghuntley1688]

Makes me feel 23 again

[@ike2938]

feels bad man :(

[@AshCoxLiveForever07]

Canny get enough of this tune!

[@stumcg3255]

My favourite Libertines song, class band.

[@princesskylie8748]

The 22/23 made me aware of this beautiful song.....💙

[@loquizta]

oooooo I LOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEE THE LIBERTINESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[@buttslaya]

A perfect song for times like these

[@Siandapanda]

its this kind of song that should be in the charts

[@EMMmaximino]

brilliant

[@betthoandrademdz2560]

aun me acuerdo cuando conocí esta banda con esta canción :,) Good Times !!

[@TurtleArtic]

Flawless.

[@SR-tr6rd]

Great song!

[@rgbstm7146]

Ouvir a primeira vez essa música logo que lançou o clipe na mtv, lá se vão mais de 15 anos desse clássico...

[@alan246013]

amo todas sus canciones son realmente fabulosos! otro punto mas para la musica in-d =)

[@WintersweetPhoenix]

They are the cutest!!

[@accionkmc3529]

My favourite one!!