The Killers - When You Were Young (2006)

The Killers formed in 2001. Brandon Flowers (front man), Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. from Las Vegas, Nevada teamed up after Brandon had left Blush Response, a Synthpop band, when the rest of the band decided to move to California. Seeing an Oasis gig, he decided to move into Rock; and the rest is history.
The Killers draw some of their influences from the music styles of the 1980s, as well as from Bruce Springsteen, which is most notable in their biggest hit so far: When You Were Young, released in 2006 as headline track of their second album Sam's Town. It was certified Diamond in Brazil (500k), Platinum in the US (1mm) and voted #37 by XFM as tracks of all time in 2009.
This song is about growing up and moving on in the world, leaving the past behind you. It deals with how your perceptions change as you look back on your youth.
The music video was filmed in Tlayacapan, Mexico. The visual style being inspired by the films Japón and Batalla en el Cielo both directed by Mexican film director Carlos Reygadas.

The Killers - When You Were Young (2006)
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The Killers - When You Were Young (Live @ T in the Park 2007)



The Killers - When You Were Young (Live @ The Royal Albert Hall 2009)




Lyrics:

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes

He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young

Can we climb this mountain
I dont know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now
Watch it go

We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane
That started turning
When you were young
When you were young

And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young

They say the devil's water
It ain't so sweet
You dont have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes

He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young
(talks like a gentleman)
(like you imagined)
When you were young

I said he doesnt look a thing like Jesus
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know