The Wonder Years - Cardinals (Official Music Video)

[@xDaveLepakx]

This is the third part of a trilogy. You Made Me Want to Be a Saint, Cul-De-Sac, Cardinals. Each song explains one part of the story. Just read the lyrics of each song and it tells the story in full. Dan Campbell is a lyrical genius. I'm completely blown away...

[@GOTTALOVELOGOS]

Whelp Cardinals II is on it's way, so make it a quad.

[@stevenglansberg4448]

@@GOTTALOVELOGOS We won't bury you is about the same guy too. Cardinals II is awesome, cant stop listening to it.

[@robreeto]

Also Cigarettes & saints, about the same person

[@juanytorres6007]

Writer is powerfully supreme rocker❤🤘🤘😘

[@TooMuchSascha]

Cul De Sac isn't about Mike. But We Won't Bury You is.

[@duffthepsych]

"I know the devil you've been fighting with I swear I'll never let you down again" beautiful track.

[@justbrandonokay]

My theory you ask? The guy in the music video being carried by soupy signifies Mike Pelone, a friend of the band who died in 2010. The ambulance is a symbol of the help Mike needed when he was addicted to drugs looking for his "pill bottle vision quest", the ambulance is also a symbol about Mike who was in the band "Emergency and I". Soupy wants him to call him back but he knows he won't "because nobody's listening" (cul de sac). Soupy refers to himself as being selfish, the guilt comes from him being to busy whilst recording the upsides to spend time with his troubled friend. And we all know what the devil in his bloodstream stands for. By the end of the video soupy can't get to the help, he was too late, unfortunately

[@samanthaparish9616]

Just Brandon Okay? This ruined me.

[@silverfoxtalks2535]

Just Brandon Okay? Real tears.

[@afzalkhan6731]

Who's being carried in the music video?

[@jackcantdie]

If you mean Mike Kennedy being carried, then I'm sorry but your theory is good but that's not Kennedy.

[@superiorgundam]

Just Brandon Okay? First thing I thought about too, and when I actually read the lyrics to Cul de Sac it clicked too.

[@jaygrainger9834]

Going back and listening to this after Cardinals II just hits so emotionally.

[@lukaswalding4458]

Trust me

[@kaitlynstanisic6564]

I’m sobbing

[@helenbarnes4976]

It's crazy to think that this song hit so differently than the other ones, and cardinals II got me even harder. You guys are awesome. The new single is pretty good too. #GODDAMNITALL❤🎉

[@helenbarnes4976]

I met the lead singer btw.

[@ilaria-7023]

The way he sings "I want those years back" kills me every time

[@floridaman8723]

Ilaria Ratti one of the few songs that makes me cry. So relatable, and it really hits the heart hard.

[@ColtsFan2016]

The way he sang "I want those years back." My heart.

[@hopelessrecords]

Thanks everyone for checking this out! The new record is amazing!! Check out the preorder options here thewonderyearsband.com

[@Coop720]

Hopeless Records "the new record is amazing!!" Don't tease us, you bastards! haha

[@gusward728]

I would pay the 123 dollars just for the new record so hella hyped

[@Vulkanprimarch]

Hopeless Records I really like this music video. Already pre-ordered on iTunes.

[@Mitch_The_Devil]

Hopeless Records Does anyone know if the Vinyl will also include a CD? Last time I ordered a Vinyl it came with a CD version of the album and I would really like both, for listening at home as well as screaming along in the car.

[@patrickgarie7030]

Mitchell Toler More than likely it would come with a digital download password

[@sliverfreak9]

This song reminds me of my friend Paul who was battling his own demons but was a fighter. He sadly passed away in 2020. R.I.P. Paul ❤ I love you so much and miss you everyday 😢

[@thunderchamp07]

Its been almost 10 years since I lost mine. His name was Jason. I wont tell you it gets better, but it gets easier. It's okay to be angry, I was for a long time. But the best advice I can give you is to just feel it when it comes and process it. Love you.

[@sliverfreak9]

​@thunderchamp07 thank you so much. I definitely bawl the majority of the time blasting this in my car joy riding after long work days. I recently drove 12 hours to see The Wonder Years in Salt Lake City and I definitely let out my emotions and frustrations at the show in the mosh pit. Definitely bawled to this song and Passing Through a Screen Door

[@Connorslamevideos]

"Cardinal crashed into my window, I think he might die I'll plan him a funeral, I'll read his last rites Cause I know what he saw in that reflection of light On the glass was a better life" Holy fucking shit

[@rtorre0529]

+Connor Moritz serious chills everytime i hear that

[@bigbirb1679]

Yeah pretty cliche nonsensical lyrics.

[@Connorslamevideos]

Taylor Harris not very nonsensical if I understood it

[@theultimatemaster137]

+Taylor Harris you fucking idiot

[@mrme646]

Wait I'm confused what does that refer to?Its in the tip of my tongue

[@dukedonaldson5738]

Thank you for this song/video/album. I lost my best friend to heroine and I can't talk about it adequately but when I hear your music it's exactly what's on my mind. Seeing this video tears me to shreds, doing everything you can do but being just out of reach. Failure clinging to you, loneliness, sadness. I still think about him every day. Last November you guys played here in Buffalo and when you played this and Cigarettes and Saints, I openly wept, in public. It just felt like for a moment I wasn't alone in these awful feelings and I can't express enough that what you're doing is meaningful and please, keep doing it.

[@Nicky392WB]

Stay strong brother. I'm sorry for you loss.

[@TheLopsidedturtle]

I'm here with you. I've lost two of my closest friends to suicide. One of them was a brother to me, and this music give words to the pain. I'm hoping I'll get the chance to hear this live. I guess... just know that we're fighting the same fight, and I, a random stranger on the internet, has your back. I'll keep you with me man.

[@keziapaws1876]

💜

[@stephenmead2043]

I WANT THOUS YEARS BACK!!!

[@d.o.n.t.l.o.o.k]

my brother died a little over a year ago, he was only 26, this song always makes me think of him. he was fighting so much, our mom died when we were so young, he struggled with addiction and was in and out of jail most of his adult life, and i lost him to an overdose just over a year ago. fentanyl. i wish more than anything that i couldve saved him. this music video makes me burst into tears every time. we're no saviours if we cant save our brothers. rest in peace trevin, you're not forgotten💛

[@salcerniglia6103]

the most powerful part of this video for me is how the song and the lyrics tie together. he says "i'll never let you down again" and in the end of the video when mike fails to get the help he needs and the abulance drives off dan just sits there holding him realizing he will have to continue to hold and carry the burden for failing him the rest of his life

[@BangTheDrums-gl9gc]

One of the hardest hitting music videos of all time

[@VaNiBronZe]

I love how simple yet meaningful this music video is

[@Mexfinity]

These guys deserve so much more attention. This song and music video are so damn powerful. The camera angle switching to the side and showing other people in the background is pure genius imo. It just shows this disparity between Soupy's reality who could not save his friend and the reality of the people just living their everyday life and starring at him while he "fights for his life".

[@BurnieSides]

for those who don't know, this song refers to the song "we wont bury you" off of their album, the upsides. To make a long story short, one of Dans' childhood friends, Mike Pelone, died of a drug overdose a few years ago. in "we won't bury you", Dan revealed that before he found out what happened to Mike, he left a message on his voicemail saying that he was worried about him and that he wasn't about to bury his friend. The line "So if you call me back or let me in, I swear I'll never let you down again" in this new song is saying that if he called earlier and let Mike open up to him, he might have been able to save his life. However, the music video tells a different story. It shows Dan carrying a person symbolizing Mike, and we are led to believe that he is trying to save him from overdosing, trying as hard as he can to catch up with the ambulance in front of him but failing. with this in mind, the video contradicts the lyrics of the song suggesting that the lyrics are too optimistic, and that Dan isn't sure if he could have made a difference if he was given a second chance to save his friend.

[@roseannafox6218]

I love this song, my awesome son brought me to a Summer Festival at Pier 17 on top of a tall building in front of the George Washington Bridge, it was like 110 degrees. I’ve been begging him to take me to see the Wonder Uears ever since I heard this song. It came out right after my daughter Raven Jessica (forever 30) passed away, unfortunately to an overdose. So, yes this song is special to us. Vinnie got the Cardinal from the album tattooed on his right shoulder in honor of his sister, and has the lyrics “I know the devil you’ve been fighting with” it’s beautiful. I love and miss my daughter every day... TIP baby girl Mommy loves you...

[@kaylalepley111]

No song more perfectly carries the heartache and absolute tragic feeling of losing my little brother to an overdose.."If you call me back or let me in i swear ill never let you down again!" 10-3-2020 miss you Ryty..

[@TheCrazysharkguy]

This song should be called "Prepare to cry"

[@clarkkegley]

Awesome to hear these guys sound different yet still true. Still not over how killer last album was. So sick - have been waiting for this.

[@frankiebluethgen4291]

soupy has such an incredible talent for injecting just pure, raw emotion into his voice. the lyrics are obviously fantastic but the way he sings them is what rly gets to me. its been years and this track and so many others are still so resonant. what a band

[@mmbb14P1]

I can’t get over this song.. I should’ve listened to theses guys along time ago

[@robreeto]

Dude I know how you feel, first heard these guys in like 08/09, didn't really listen to em ever again, (besides hearing this song 1 time back when it originally released from seeing it on my facebook feed) my girlfriend loves a band called hot mulligan, so I bought her tickets to see them on tour with the wonder years, in preparation to see them i started listening to them about 3 weeks before I see them tomorrow, completely blown away and saddened that I didn't watch their set at all the warped tours I went to. I love these guys

[@CMPuLs3]

absolutely beautiful

[@juddtynan7927]

MY BOY PULSE

[@xxtragicdemonxd]

I did not pulse listened to them

[@danielmclaughlin4778]

Pulse came here from Seth Rollins

[@keeponcasting]

Still true today :)

[@TheMikeyMalikowski]

The lyrics match the video so incredibly well, they never fail to give you the feels. The emotion within this song is unreal.

[@elijahfiore6]

This settles it. The Wonder Years cannot make bad music for the life of them.

[@razriri1467]

Elijah Fiore Someone didn't listen to Get Stoked on It! album >.>

[@ethanmichaud1654]

VaxXi still a great album

[@logan1236s]

VaxXi Hey man Get Stoked On It kicked ass

[@razriri1467]

Sure, it kicks ass if you were 13 and liked really whiny pop punk akin to that of Panic! At the Disco. The Wonder Years from "Wont Be Pathetic Forever" onwards is good.

[@elijahfiore6]

VaxXi well I think that band was much different than the one from "Won't Be Pathetic Forever". I think its pretty clear that "Get Stoked On It" was just some dudes writing funny songs and just having fun.

[@YuB]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[@EMOTIONOGRAPHY]

My god, YuB is a fan of TWY? How has nobody noticed this comment?

[@Shadmannnn]

Type shii

[@mikedruce1701]

Hearing this song live and being able to yell the lyrics while looking at soupy has been the best experience of my life

[@MrTornadoman97]

THE BEARD BOUNCE IS REAL.

[@Tristriam]

Ryan Lynch Literally about to post that too

[@phillipsmith1615]

*****

[@nicnichols8261]

This video still makes me cry.

[@dudleyrosa20]

I dedicated this to my brother at his funeral in 2016 after he committed suicide at the same age our dad committee suicide and with the holidays I wrecked again and listing to this song makes help me remember him...

[@dizzyharris2658]

From someone who's been in the military pushing a decade. I appreciate this. "Caught between the lies you've been fed and a war with your bloodstream. I should have been there when you needed a friend. I was off on my own again, selfish and stupid. If you call me back or let me in, I swear, I'll never let you down again..... We're no saviors if we can't save our brothers."

[@egcheeze1]

I love anything the wonder years puts out, reminds me of new taking back sunday

[@bostonemily617]

2024 … in 2018 I got clean my younger brother dedicated this to me as a brother who has an addict for a sister. It really helped me understand that he understands and how he feels. I love him so much🥹

[@CrowManManCrow]

After Cardinals II this song just hits way harder tenfolds

[@xDPx-zh7vr]

There is music then there is music that burns straight through to the core of your being. Everything the Wonder Years does means something and maked you feel something when listening to it. And the world is a better place with them in it. I can count on one hand the bands that have truly affected me in inexplicable ways and they are definitely one of them.

[@CErra310]

Sometimes I wonder if my friendless existence is a blessing in disguise because I never had to experience the pain of losing a loved one

[@micky8fish]

I can't stop listening. It's just so good, so real, and so relatable. I wouldn't expect anything less.

[@brookemiller4355]

I lost my cousin….almost lost a couple of my best friends…also lost myself. This song is one that saved me since it first came out. I have a cardinal on me the size of my forearm now. I love this song so insanely much

[@Brand0nv11]

This song gave me chills. No question I'm preordering.

[@chewytoken4220]

Man this band is incredible. Live is something else

[@QuincysAmericanDream]

The Wonder Years know how to make me cry. I want those years back.

[@aslye]

3:20 Soupy doesn't skip calf day.

[@lukaswalding4458]

Riding his bike

[@Lou-lc4fd]

@@lukaswalding4458 is this a breakless reference

[@shortytwig]

Their last album, was probably one of my fav albums, in its entirety, the album just made sense.

[@mgloverita]

Such a simple, yet powerful music video.

[@joshfortin4786]

Can everyone just stop for a minute, and know how amazing the song and video are.

[@joeykolls5202]

This could be their best song yet. Soupy carrying his dead friend is symbolic of the weight he's carrying that's regret that he didn't save his friend. Perfect for these times as heroin is taking more lives everyday. This one resonates well with me.

[@DearShithead]

I love how he adjusts his grip right when he sings "I'll never let you down again".

[@bostonemily617]

2020 im the addict black sheep runaway misfit of my family. Im 30 my younger bro is 25 now... he dedicated this song to me when i got clean 2 years ago. I cry with a huge smile every time i hear this song.

[@Nathan_Thompson]

Love the simplicity of the video. It allows you the time to take in the song lyrics and feel the loss of endurance and strain that it takes to carry someone all on your own. Quite powerful.

[@alfredosauce1000]

"It's like I'm chasing ambulances"- It's never sunny in south Philadelphia. God the wonder years know how to do it

[@Sam-jy5tf]

Did anyone notice they're coming back to the same neighbourhood they ran away from in the Came Out Swinging video? So that basically means the ghost is something like Dan himself as a child, being chased out of town by his past but coming back in just the right time to save his friend.

[@Shadmannnn]

Type

[@joep3211]

I think No Closer To Heaven lyrically was more of a "You" album, and The Greatest Generation was more of an "I" album.

[@lacymueller2040]

He wrote this whole album in honor of his friend who commited suicide.

[@geoff3610]

can I thank you for knowing about the mountain goats

[@benoitpapineau2595]

I am in love with this song..I miss you my friend.

[@NewScapePro]

Saw em at warped tour today, can't get over how awesome they are.

[@serenascalisi7650]

My mom recenly passed and this was the first song i learned by ear on guitar and listeing to it now it hits hard now ... wonder years and dan have gotten me through so much

[@jdlopez912]

Mike Kennedy may be a bad friend, but Casey Cavaliere is a bad paramedic.

[@dimitradanger]

FUCK HAHAHA

[@DiahreaDumplings]

Josh Lopez mike's not in the video he's obviously driving the ambulnce there for mike kennedy is still bad friend

[@jdlopez912]

dj meth I like to think it was somebody in the Hank costume driving the ambulance.

[@minersteve522]

nice profile pic

[@jdlopez912]

minersteve522 Thanks man. #LGD

[@emersonnunez9396]

It feels like the very first time I heard this song each and every time I replay it. Like a virgin touch for the very first time.

[@elliea.7053]

What a beautiful night to listen to this

[@Injun918]

i recently lost one of my friends and this song is hitting me so hard right now. We had a falling out last time we spoke, and i had tried to reach out to you before all of this happened but you would never respond. I knew you had mental problems with depression and feeling alone. you were so hard for people to understand and get along with but i understood you and you were such a beautiful person. these lyrics are hitting me. "so will you call me back and let me in , i swear ill never let you down again. I know the devil youve been fighting with, i swear ill never let you down again." "i should have been there when you needed a friend". I miss you man. idc if we left on bad terms you were still my friend. and your artwork will be on my skin for the rest of my life and i just miss you right now. i wish you would have called me or something when you werent able to deal with all of the shit you were going through i would have been there.i would have tried to save you but i couldnt. "were no saviors , if we cant save our brothers". i will save everyone else from now on. i hope youre at peace now. There is no word for good bye in my native language. so i will only say i will see you soon my friend. R.I.P shane. ill save my left sleeve for you to finish up in the next life. Thank you for this song TWY. sorry for the mushy whiny comment this is just me coping with things.

[@torriesmith8155]

this song never fails to give me goosebumps....

[@tulisadiaroyce]

I am speechless. Both video and lyrics are amazing. I can't wait to hear new album. The Wonder Years never disappoint me. Love them & proud of them so much!

[@tjisatotalsellout490]

I'm so stoked for this new album

[@SinnoticTTV]

I've lost two of my closest friends to suicide, watching this video tears me up every time, its been two years and I still blame myself for not being able to save them, I know that I failed you. Woke up in a sweat. I want those years back. We're no saviors if we can't save our brothers. that bit of lyric gets me every time because i couldn't save them and they were practically brothers to me, to anyone goimg through a hard time, remember its never an option, i love you all and im so proud of you waking up each and every day

[@bostonemily617]

;

[@snapjackal]

My brother and I no longer have a relationship. We live in the same house and never speak to each other. I don't fight his battles with him like I'm supposed to. I blame it on the fact that I pushed him around so much as a kid. His desire to be my brother died slowly over time. What ever sense of duty he felt to continue letting me back in eventually went away. I'd kill to have a second chance. This song hits harder than TWY probably intended. But this is absolutely what it is like knowing you let someone who looked up to you, down.

[@sleezecheeze]

Try to fix your relationship homie! Life is too short

[@htxmatt]

I love growing up with this band. I love hearing the same old refrains tracked by new sounds. This song sounds like a satisfying promise. So so stoked for the new album.

[@SmeepyBeeps]

YESSSS FINALLY. THANK YOU BASED WONDER YEARS

[@skarryan]

XxIsolationistxX THAT WONTON SOUPY

[@brendalchuck]

Seeing the Wonder Years tonight for the 10th time. The 2nd verse of this song hits so hard. Really hope they play it

[@sickmike0739]

Man Soupy is amazing at lyrics! He keeps getting better and betterer

[@nickclose-innis5350]

all your songs make me cry still love the music it really gets me through everything

[@Joshmarmolejo_]

Im usually very critical of the new age pop punk bands but The Wonder Years are amazing. Big fan.

[@dimitradanger]

It amazes me how they get so much better with each thing they release. They've progressed so much over the years and I'm so proud of them. This is going to be the best album of the year.

[@andyzamora5977]

I recently started listening to this band, and honestly it could of have never come at a better time in my life, thanks guys for inspiring me to keep going and stay positive your tunes keep me going#Life

[@TheUpsidesKen]

This just keeps getting played over and over again tonight with no end in sight.

[@willlozinak5182]

No idea how people dislike this song. It's so powerful

[@eddiespaghetti4450]

I've become obsessed with this song for song reason this past 3 days for some reason. I've already like the song but I played it 3 days ago and I've just had it on repeat everytime i have a moment

[@abenhead]

You guys never disappoint, great song. Can't wait for the new album!

[@sleepyferdinand6024]

You know... This is my first time seeing this video since the night it came out. I mean, yes I watched it then, but watching it now makes me cry even harder than it did the first time.

[@Dougzed]

This is so awesome. Has anyone noticed the amount of 3/4 time signatures being used in pop punk recently?

[@YifanWuMusic]

Technically it's 6/8, but yeah I love the feel of it

[@ErikSchuessler]

Loads of unique time signatures in the new The Story So Far record too!

[@maxiboyman]

It's in 3/4, not 6/8, no 6/8 feel at all haha

[@YifanWuMusic]

Max PB okay whoops I was listening to the last chorus when I wrote my comment, which is definitely in 6/8 but most of the rest of the song is in 3/4

[@Dougzed]

Yifan Wu Yeah the song is in 3/4 then 6/8. So we're all right here hahaha

[@tatteredprince2097]

No closer to heaven is my favorite Album from TWY. This is my second favorite album this year next to HARMLESSNESS by The world is a beautiful place and i am no longer afraid to die

[@ashleyboyer-harbison8862]

So I'm guessing Soupy's beard is about to start its own side project?

[@ericmike12]

Yeah its called Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties

[@ianh2527]

Ashley Boyer kek

[@DickslapMcgee]

Mfw top kek

[@ashleyboyer-harbison8862]

Eric McIntyre Uh, yeah I love that project. I was making a joke?

[@ericmike12]

Ashley Boyer hahah i know you were, i was as well. its just he tends to most often have the beard when hes in AWATRT

[@ant3816]

They are soo good. I watched them live the other da6, been my favorite band since highschool (won't be pathetic forever) and they are still and will forever be my favorite band.

[@mrwvupersonguy]

yes Yes Yes! YES! YESSS!!!! YAASSSSS!!!!!!

[@sianlorraine7797]

Heropon Ike I feel like you're the only person who is nearly as excited as me omfg THIS IS THE BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN

[@KeengTVSSB]

Hey I see you on Etika's channel dude!

[@mrwvupersonguy]

RoyalBonzai ayyye I'm always chillin over at Etika News Network ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) #datpiff

[@cannibalcris6875]

I think I saw you in Alpharads channel. Smash4lyfe.

[@mrwvupersonguy]

Cristian Hernandez Ya boy beat alpharad 2-0 in his 50k subscriber tournament ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) the man needs to spend some more time training in the lab and less at the science museum

[@beefyboy10]

definitely my favorite band, without a doubt. So stoked for the new record

[@benjaminjjude]

loving the subtle parallel between this video and the 'cigarettes and saints' video. in this one, soupy and the guy he's carrying are soaking wet, and in cigarettes and saints, the girl fills her bag with rocks and gets ready to jump into a lake, implying she's about to commit suicide by drowning. seems like soupy was too late to save his friend but hopes their music can save others from the same fate

[@connmoss9727]

I like that, good theory

[@spencercowan8862]

To this day, this album still makes me bawl like a baby

[@XxCrAiGz93xX]

just for all the Jarrod Alonge ppl. this video is about Soupy having a nightmare. *the more you know*

[@IanMoorefilm]

Yup, It's pretty obvi that it's a nightmare situation, I mean common the ambulance driving away running with your friend with the EMT telling you to catch up, it's contradicting itself

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

The dude OD'd and fell into a pool is what I get from it. In a dream. Not that hard to understand.

[@claudias.8837]

This sing hits me on so many levels.. I love this song and band

[@dannywilcock1393]

This just reminds me of It's never sunny in south Philadelphia ' its like I'm chasing ambulances '

[@timmynawman9662]

Album of the year. Calling it.

[@mardog303]

Wow. Was not expecting a music video like this. One take. All perfect.

[@earnwerb7750]

Pure emotion. Wouldn't expect anything less from The Wonder Years. I'm officially stoked.

[@CodyHBrown]

I didn't think that it would be possible for The Wonder Years to top "The Greatest Generation" (because come on, it's perfect!) but after hearing this, I'm starting to reconsider! So excited for this record! I "Got Stoked On This" XD

[@Raluph1]

You can say that about all their albums! I didn't thing TGG could top suburbia, and I didn't think Suburbia could top the upsides

[@dimitradanger]

Honestly I think this album is going to top everything. They've progressively gotten better with each album and this song is incredible.

[@DickslapMcgee]

The upsides is still the best mates

[@loltriggered9382]

nothing is better than the upsides

[@Bddat]

I love you Wonder Years. Thank you again guys for another awesome track, helping my friends and myself make it through another year. Not much hurts any more, thank you guys so much. Keep it REAL!

[@sallyw99]

This album is going to be so good!

[@ButtMonkeyTV]

Jason LovesPWD Either twy or state champs

[@sallyw99]

Jason LovesPWD The new Neck Deep album is going to be amazing. I'm glad Jeremy from ADTR had a had on it.

[@jackjurphy5020]

Still listening.

[@theworm4619]

Sunrise Skater Kids brought me here. Thanks Jarrod Alonge :)

[@birdandmoose5427]

This is one of my favorite songs by them. This is a band that gets better with each CD release. Very impressed.

[@conc3rt5]

The Wonder Years never disappoints

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

This song kills me everytime I hear it and I think about my brother and where he has been as the result of his choices...and mine. Like a ton of bricks to the chest, this video encompasses that feeling 😔