About This Track
Lead singer Stephan Jenkins has said that the song “comes from a story our manager told us about a high school friend of his who was gay. He went to a conservative school in San Diego all sons of military types. Being gay was just not acceptable. He offed himself—he jumped off a bridge. The song is also about Jenkins’ own difficult, often alienating childhood experiences, he says, “My parents divorced, and that hurt me. We were poor and I went to a rich high school. I was dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder, which I still have.
So I carried all these things with me. One afternoon I had this epiphany. I said ‘You know what? I don’t have it all together. I come from stuff that was really difficult, and that’s me. That’s who I am.’ I embraced that. There’s a line in the song that says, ‘Everyone’s got to face down the demons/Maybe today we can put the past away.’ It’s very much a song about putting the past away.”
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Araknusfm wrote:
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readaryan wrote:
Great guitar solo
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JWT155 wrote:
One of the worst tracks on the album... speaks more on how powerful their self-titled album is than Jumper as a song.
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djohnny wrote:
Official music video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FXU3RuX8eo
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lhdragonsrule20 wrote:
great song!
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Stocktontova wrote:
Great song
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GeFeS wrote:
Yes Man!
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lyrik_raydio wrote:
Who couldn't love this song? <3
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jessielou910 wrote:
One of my favorite songs of all-time. Great memories from when I was a kid. Absolutely phenomenal song. <3
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CubiqueZirqoni wrote:
this song pretty much has it all...great melody, fantastic lyrics, a really good hook...love it.
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DanChorley wrote:
Absolutely epic. From the heart, and actually God damn awesome.
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dilute wrote:
favorite song ever since i was a young lad.
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FCA19795 wrote:
Love this song. One of my favorites. Great guitars,excellent vocals, and very meaningful lyrics. One of the best songs of any genre.
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donutdan wrote:
yes man :P
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ZelosWilder88 wrote:
One of my favorite songs from my childhood
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theotherpart wrote:
i wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend~ [2]
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skalaso wrote:
Weird... i never appreciated how great this song is until just now.
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fledgehog wrote:
QQ-worthy
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OdeTooJoy wrote:
lol, I haven't seen this "Yes Man" movie, but I love when movies popularize an old song, hehe =)
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wndbtwnhrsesear wrote:
I think this is a great cover video
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