How to Save a Life - The Fray (Rock Cover by Jonathan Young)

Jonathan out here creating so much content "oh yo we forgot to drop this one, my bad guys"

"Once you start blaming yourself for deaths that aren't your fault, there's no going back."

The greatest prank for April Fool's is to not give people what they're expecting: a prank...

Song fact: This song was written about how The Fray's singer tried talking one of the youths he was counseling out of using heroin (or cocaine, I don't remember), and failing.

I... totally expected an April Fool's joke. Half of me is still looking for it. I can't tell if I just missed it or if this is just a straight up regular video.

the original version is when you feel sad and just want sit down and cry. this version is when you feel angry and just want to shout and scream both version let you feel what needs to be felt to heal

This came out only a few days after a close friend of mine died of suicide. I've lost friends before. This wasn't the first. I have lost a friend to a meth addiction. I have lost a friend to cancer. I have lost a friend to the hands of a murderer. I have lost a friend to the hands of a drunk driver. I have lost a friend to being in the Army and going to Iraq. None of those deaths prepared me for losing a friend to suicide. I am still shaken to the core over her. The fact her life got to a point where she felt there was no way to rectify the wrongs that were done to her, where she felt ending her own life was the only way to escape the pain. She was a good person. Beyond good. She was one of my best friends. She was there for me when I was struggling. I met her while I was homeless and she helped me get food and took me driving to get out of the heat. She didn't deserve to be treated the way she was. People hurt her badly. But she was, and she was traumatized because of it, and now she's gone.

This man would make Enter Sandman a religious experience.

I like these live recordings way better than the green screen lip-sync. These have genuine energy instead of dead eyes staring into my soul.

All jokes aside, this cover is absolutely beautiful. Nice job, Jonathan.

Step one, you say we need to talk He walks, you say sit down, it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left, and you stay right Between the lines of fear and blame You begin to wonder why you came Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life Let him know that you know best Cause after all, you do know best Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along And pray to God he hears you And I pray to God he hears you Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life How to save a life Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life

"Where did I go wrong" When you get the bad ending in a Video Game.

Yo this isn’t even music at this point... it’s pure magic how you take a song from the fray and make it 100x better than it already was. Keep it up man your doing great

"Hey, remember what you told me ? The second you start blaming yourself for people's death, there's no coming back."

I was never crazy about this song because I didn't feel like The Fray's version matched the lyrics. This works because it adds that raw edge that you do so well. Hat's off and thank you.

I'm so glad this cover wasn't forgotten and lost. This is insanely good. Hell, everything you do is.

I can't express how much of your content, especially some of the originals like walked a mile, have meant to me this past year or so. I've been going through a rough time and I am very grateful to have music I can turn to that feels right. thank you.

He should cover "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined". He'd do a great job at that He'd do a great job at any cover. I mean, seriously. He's amazing

You found me by The Fray would be interesting as a rock cover. I wanna see him do that song too

Every time I listen to a cover from Johnathan Young, it gives me chills. He puts such a spectacular twist on classic songs in a way that it pays an honorable tribute to the original while still having his own unique flair and style shine through. I’ll never get tired of this!