Streetlight Manifesto - The Three Of Us Lyrics






I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
I will never pretend.

There we were, the three of us,
The thief, the king and I.
Finally, we were forced to see,
We were equals in the night.
(Starry, starry night)

Looking down between the trees,
And the town we knew we had to leave.
For what it's worth,
We will walk the Earth til we find the things we seek.

And the king said:
I believe I'm a non-believer now.
I was a leader, but I had to leave them all.
No one will ever know the things I held inside,
So let them go.

Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god.

I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
I will never pretend.
I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
I will never repent.

Whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa, Whoa.

They will not protect us, we will fall.
They will not defend us.
We'll be left behind, we'll be left behind.

I never give a damn about the story's end,
Or even how it all began.
And the one word that I'll seek is one that I can tell myself.
And it's a long and winding road,
But if you reap the seeds you sow,
You'll see you're really not alone.

I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
I will never pretend.
I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
I will never repent.

[Drum, Bass, Guitar, Trombone breakdown]

[Solos]

There we were, the three of us,
The priest, the tramp, and I.
Years ago, we had left to roam,
But reunited on that night.
(Starry, starry night)

No one had to speak a word,
For we all knew what the others learned.
And everything that we ever did,
Was but a way to pass the time.

And the priest said:
I believe I'm a true believer now,
I was a sinner, but I came to see the light.
The bum and me did not agree, but I must confess of jealousy.

Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god.

[Ska beat, horn solos]

I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
I will never pretend.
I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
I will never repent.





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  1. K.... ....

    This is nice MMO how do I download it?

  2. D.... L....

    Good bueno

  3. d.... m....

    this band is just incredible! i saw them at Montreal's show last weekend and their energy on stage is phenomenal 🤘

  4. -.... D....

    I forgot how much I love this song 🤘🙏

  5. A.... ....

    Fuck Victory Records.

  6. A.... S....

    We've waited so long for a functional crossover of heavy metal and ska. Well, i'd say the waiting is over.

    A.... S....

    Well their genre is ska punk so it is already that

    A.... S....

    @Project EVO Punk isn't really heavy metal.

    A.... S....

    @Adolf Schinkler i know i know, what i meant is that streetlight manifesto have already been doung ska punk for a long time so this song is that ska punk, but i can see with the heavy guitars how you can compared it to metal.

  7. R.... ....

    I believe I'm a non-believer now

  8. E.... G....

    If someone can think of a more epic Ska song please link.

    E.... G....

    I find Goldfinger's Put The Knife Away album great. It has a lot of style within the Ska genre

  9. E.... G....

    One of the most epic Ska songs ever. Easily.

  10. D.... B....

    This is absolutely f^_^ing amazing and sounds like an orchestra running out of a burning lunatic asylum at the same time
    I love/hate it

  11. S.... F....

    WHERE ARE YOU??????????????????????????????????????????

  12. T.... D....

    Can anyone else think of this song and just resite the entire thing from memories

    T.... D....

    I can recite nearly every Streetlight song lol

  13. E.... R....

    This is the song that got me into streetlight

  14. G.... W....

    🤘🤑🤘

  15. V.... O....

    this song is about a DnD party and frankly, nobody can change my mind

    V.... O....

    I need you to know my friend said the exact same thing, and I agree wholeheartedly

    V.... O....

    @Isabel The Ace Gal Hell yeah

    V.... O....

    No.

    *Its the anime opening for the D&D party.*

    V.... O....

    I can only agree that this song is about everything and nothing at the same time

    V.... O....

    Well these bards definitely got a nat 20 on this performance check

  16. V.... ....

    Basically the Bohemian Rhapsody of ska

  17. L.... ....

    This sounds like an anime opening lol

  18. s.... a....

    somehow this reminds me of phineas and ferb

  19. T.... B....

    I think the song could be way better, its great but theres just a lot that isnt the best it could be, but i get chills every time i hear the "starry starry niiiiiiiiii-"

  20. S.... ....

    i freaking love this band, and their songs

    holestly, my favorite album is the hands that thieve, my favorite songs are toe to toe, the three of us, and point/counterpoint

    S.... ....

    Point/counterpoint is pretty good but my favorite is This One Goes Out To...

  21. I.... ....

    This song would be better if they just removed the "oh my god" part from it. not due to religious reasons, it just sounds terrible and doesn't flow with the song very well.

  22. G.... O....

    I got 2 ads in a row before this. Fucking kidding me?

    G.... O....

    youtube axed that shit fast

  23. L.... K....

    I always liked ska but not until a couple of weeks ago i didn't like streetlight because i thought the singer's voice was annoying, but I have learned to enjoy it

    L.... K....

    Lukas Kucera it defInitely is an acquired taste. I was once the same way, but it grows on you alot. Now Streetlight Manifesto is my most consistent answer for favorite band.

    L.... K....

    I prefer the type of vocalist that embrace their uniqueness in their singing style. The way that most other artist sings too similarly with each other really turns me off

  24. M.... ....

    Anyone ever hear the live version they did of this with the chorus "I will never defend the lies they told to us on a Sunday morning"?

    Better IMO.

  25. A.... B....

    I love this song /Cody

  26. j.... k....

    Holy shit this is the next berserk theme

  27. G.... D....

    what the fucking wow

  28. C.... B....

    I've been robbed and I'm the perp! I grew up in the 90's, I'm 36 and I'm only now discovering the greatness of this band!

  29. E.... ....

    This works better than Lo-fi, I hope ska comes back just because.

  30. W.... J....

    I know punk for very long time like i grew up with the genre. And when i was 18 i saw some random lad wearin the streetlight manifesto shirt on and i thought it was a random stuff written on his shirt but then i've started some search and yeh i found this band. And now i am lovin it. Ska punk is da best. I mean all sorts of punk lol HAHA

  31. T.... N....

    Found this by mistake

  32. O.... ....

    🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺

  33. L.... ....

    This song is so underrated

  34. n.... v....

    I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
    I will never pretend.

    There we were, the three of us,
    The thief, the king and I.
    Finally, we were forced to see,
    We were equals in the night.
    (Starry, starry night)

    Looking down between the trees,
    And the town we knew we had to leave.
    For what it's worth,
    We will walk the Earth til we find the things we seek.

    And the king said:
    I believe I'm a non-believer now.
    I was a leader, but I had to leave them all.
    No one will ever know the things I held inside,
    So let them go.

    Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god.

    I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
    I will never pretend.
    I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
    I will never repent.

    Whoa, whoa.
    Whoa, whoa, Whoa.

    They will not protect us, we will fall.
    They will not defend us.
    We'll be left behind, we'll be left behind.

    I never give a damn about the story's end,
    Or even how it all began.
    And the one word that I'll seek is one that I can tell myself.
    And it's a long and winding road,
    But if you reap the seeds you sow,
    You'll see you're really not alone.

    I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
    I will never pretend.
    I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
    I will never repent.

    [Drum, Bass, Guitar, Trombone breakdown]

    [Solos]

    There we were, the three of us,
    The priest, the tramp, and I.
    Years ago, we had left to roam,
    But reunited on that night.
    (Starry, starry night)

    No one had to speak a word,
    For we all knew what the others learned.
    And everything that we ever did,
    Was but a way to pass the time.

    And the priest said:
    I believe I'm a true believer now,
    I was a sinner, but I came to see the light.
    The bum and me did not agree, but I must confess of jealousy.

    Oh my god, oh my god, yes, oh my god.

    [Ska beat, horn solos]

    I will never defend the men who make amends with any enemy's friends,
    I will never pretend.
    I will never bow down to another man even when everyone's sayin' I've sinned,
    I will never repent.

    n.... v....

    I like how you put "ska beat" rather than instrumental break

  35. S.... ....

    this is going on my birthday playlist

  36. K.... S....

    3rd wave ska

  37. L.... E....

    I love this song but it's like trying to sing along to a tongue twister :P. I have never known anyone who can sing and play so fast at the same time, he is truly amazing :)

  38. b.... ....

    okay wtf is going on with youtube I cant hear shit except for their adverts, this is on their vevo so they wouldn't flag it right???

  39. S.... G....

    i am so glad i found this

    S.... G....

    still listening

  40. X.... F....

    This song is so full of romance and MANLINESS

  41. A.... H....

    put this back on Spotify please ☺

  42. J.... P....

    this is a really great song, it sucks it was taken off spotify since that's where i first heard this

  43. H.... ....

    I will never pretend (that I believe in anything!)

  44. Y.... I....

    trumpet goals

  45. J.... E....

    your new stuff sucks play ska

  46. B.... ....

    At first I thought it was Mike from NOFX !

  47. P.... R....

    this song is the tits!! <3

    P.... R....

    well if this song had tits it would be a 10/10 rack

  48. A.... ....

    Wait Streetlight VEVO? The fuck is this? I thought VEVO were a label, and I'm fairly sure Streetlight were with (Fuck) Victory Records.

    A.... ....

    VEVO isn't a label. It's just a company that gets the rights of songs and uploads them to youtube.

    A.... ....

    So they paid (Fuck) Victory Records for this and Streetlight get nothing?

    Good cool nice fucking sweet awesome.

    A.... ....

    No, VEVO is like a middle man between Youtube and the record label.

    A.... ....

    theyre not with (Fuck) Victory anymore, they opened up their own label

  49. c.... ....

    Dat intro

    c.... ....

    crazitaco ILL NEVER DEFEND A MAN WHO MAKES AMENDS WITH ANY ENEMY FRIENDS
    ILL NEVER PRETEND-

    c.... ....

    @Gary Oak 0:00 thats a chorus?

    c.... ....

    @1-UP Mushroom I like to think of everything up to 1:10 as just being part of one gloriously extended intro.

  50. H.... A....

    I LL NEVER DEFEND THE MAN WHO MAKES AMEND WITH ANY ENEMY"S FRIENDS
    I LL NEVER PRETEND

    H.... A....

    that I believe in anything

    H.... A....

    PAPAPAA PAAADAAAA PAADAAA PA DAAAAAA

  51. o.... f....

    if I died,I want my music to be this

    o.... f....

    I want this to be the anime opening to my life

  52. J.... G....

    I really really wish there was a music video for this song. Or that I could find one. Because this song and it's lyrics just paints such a beautiful moving painting in my head. I wish I could draw it out for people to see or that someone did something similar with a real video that exists.

    J.... G....

    Dude. Go ahead man. That is the beauty of music. Of all music. it's to inspire you to do art among other things. Go ahead and do what you can do, and when it's done. Be proud. And the people who talk crap of your stuff. If they keep constructive criticism then listen to it. And the ones who just say your stuff sucks but don't positively give you constructive criticism. Then they can go suck on a crusty crotch sock!

    J.... G....

    I mean they provide the paint for the picture perfect masterpiece you'll paint on the inside of your eyelids. Can you paint that masterpiece for the rest of us? I'm sure a fanmade video for this song would be awesome if you had a vision for it.

  53. M.... K....

    AMAZING x100000000000000000000000000000000000000

  54. B.... J....

    A friend introduced me to this song and as soon as the song started I was hooked 😋

  55. A.... ....

    MUITO BOM ♡♡♡

  56. E.... E....

    Best Song!!!!!!!!!

  57. A.... w....

    Rude Boy days ! 90s bring it on baby this was a big part of development in my youth . PunkRock/Ska not for the conformist.

    A.... w....

    the band made there debut in 2003

    A.... w....

    Still Streetlight is heavily influenced by 90's Ska/Punk scene. Catch 22 was Tomas Kalnoky's original band in late 90's and wrote Keasbey Nights.

  58. S.... F....

    im adddicted now

    S.... F....

    I believe im a true believer now

  59. l.... t....

    this reminds me of Dragon Ball z

    l.... t....

    Same... Like a budokai opening / theme, right?

  60. L.... ....

    Did the offspring have sex with a trumpet wtf

    L.... ....

    try Talco if you like ska punk.
    its an italien band, so you will not understand a lot i guess, but the music is top :)
    or something from Ska-P maybe?
    they are a basque/spanic ska-punk band and some of the most popular i think too :)
    did you have some good bands to mention? :D

    L.... ....

    I haven't been able to describe this band properly until now

    L.... ....

    We have a nice unknown band in my city it's called Alcosynthic, it's in french but I think you can still enjoy it

    L.... ....

    ...it is, though. Even if you like other ska punk bands better, Streetlight is ska punk. You were the only person comparing them to other bands.

    L.... ....

    Evan11of10 ska-punk doesn’t always have to have brass and plus the saxes aren’t brass they’re woodwind.

  61. S.... B....

    this song is purifying my soul :)

  62. L.... S....

    Que som foda! estou aqui graças a minha amiga que compartilhou!

  63. Z.... T....

    Great song I give it a perfect score. 5/7

    Z.... T....

    holy fuck. I didn't think I'd ever see anyone else say that. 5/7 meme

    Z.... T....

    Some Random Chicken I want to understand... but I dont?!?!?!

    Z.... T....

    @Bill Thew https://imgur.com/gallery/kLWgP a little late, but here you see the origin

    Z.... T....

    Mildy infuriating

    Z.... T....

    @Jo Schulz I wish I discovered this sooner this is certainly a 5/7 in my book

  64. D.... ....

    This seems a bit slower than the version that *was* on spotify #BringBackStreetlightManifesto

    D.... ....

    kid they never left so theres no bringing them back

    D.... ....

    +KT Awesomeocracy They left for a while.

    D.... ....

    +RSGALAXY Yeah, I noticed that too. It's close enough speed-wise anyways. :p

    D.... ....

    Look up "Toh kay - The Three of us" is that the one?

    D.... ....

    There was a bit of a dispute between the lead member of the band and the record label, which caused him to be fucked over by them. He made the same album under the name Toh Kay (which I personally love more than this version), which was what started it. I can’t remember many of the details, but the story is online.

  65. S.... P....

    Why did they have to take this off of spotify? its like the one album I listen to all the time.

    S.... P....

    +Shane Preciado It's back, I guess.

    S.... P....

    it was there awful record label. if you don't know much about it just Google the conflict of streelight manifesto and victory records.

    S.... P....

    +trever ponce Or their numerous other artists having falling outs with them.

    S.... P....

    Yeah, it's just terrible.

  66. H.... T....

    somehow this reminds me of the anime berserk

    H.... T....

    How is that possible

    H.... T....

    I agree with your statement.

    H.... T....

    Trumpets.

    H.... T....

    Put your grasses on nothing will be wong.

  67. F.... O....

    lizard Squad Anyone?

    F.... O....

    @Óskar Daði yeee

  68. R.... 2....

    I think I found my new favorite song

  69. F.... M....

    Came here cuz of Voyboy, stayed cuz of 4:30

    F.... M....

    I swear I read 4/20 at first

  70. T.... ....

    Woah
    I can't tell if they are using imagery to tell a story that really happened or they are telling just a story. 

    T.... ....

    +TheSinfultictac I believe this song is Huckleberry Finn

    T.... ....

    +rblogan3 would you care to elaborate?

    T.... ....

    @Mike Mcglasson Well in the book there's the main character Huck, who travels around and meets two con artists. Their names are "The King" and "The Duke". They're constantly thieving people, getting run out of towns here and there for whatever reason. That whole bit is spot on. Reading through the rest of the lyrics, there are quite a few similarities. Also, the chorus could be referring to Huck's father.

  71. S.... ....

    Voyboy :D

    S.... ....

    eeeeeyyy VoyBoy!!! me too cx

    S.... ....

    The BOYY!!!

    S.... ....

    @Rubber Duckies The Kid Wonder

    S.... ....

    The kid has the best taste in music kooks blur streetlight. .......

  72. C.... ....

    But what does this song mean?

  73. D.... !....

    The three of us!!!

  74. T.... C....

    That trombone tho.

  75. T.... ....

    Hej pojkar

    T.... ....

    whatzup broder

  76. E.... ....

    Bitchin' song to listen to while playing a game like TF2, but amazing when you play it through a car's radio while driving.

    E.... ....

    +BlackPhoenix1251 so tru tho

    E.... ....

    Malachi McCoy make it a fourth

  77. D.... ....

    This described this summer with me and two of my coolest friends. It just sucks that we only started hanging out a lot together the summer before college. Ska, punk, late nights, screwing around, lots of energy drinks, soda, pizza, lego rock band, and vapes. Best times of my life.

    D.... ....

    i know that feel, man. i missed out on part of 17 (my age now) and 15 and 16 sucked, too. it was mostly thanks to my decision to block the people i thought i didn't like and hurricane sandy is really what sabotaged my faith in life. but i guess some of us in this life gotta be the leader of our own life even if it means doing nothing out of fear that the spirits will reverse fate. idek what i just said...hahaha

    D.... ....

    vapes lol

  78. C.... P....

    They are very unknown considering all should know 'em. Great group, great music, and great lyrics. Pursue and persevere.... another way to think. Most will not understand what i mean, yet those that can...will.

  79. R.... ....

    Still haven't gotten my album -_-

  80. t.... ....

    It took me some time to realize that the "thief, the king and I" were the same people as the "priest, the tramp and I". I just assumed it was a different scenario. When I realized it, it gave me chills. 

    t.... ....

    +thesmwassup lol

    t.... ....

    thesmwassup of course! now it makes sense

  81. t.... o....

    whenever i click a streetlight link i already expect it will be audio included , no need to mention it :p

    t.... o....

    As opposed to there being a video to it as well.

  82. r.... ....

    Fuckin' love it.

  83. j.... M....

    THE BIG SLEEP COME ON THAT WAS ONE OF THERE BEST SONGS

  84. I.... G....

    I discover this group in line for a roller coaster and saw this dude with an awesome looking t-shirt and it said streetlight manifesto, I googled it then I started to really get into it

    Then I asked my friend and she introduced me to the world of ska

    I.... G....

    I'd like but I'm not going to be the fool that ruins "69" likes

    I.... G....

    I'm a music lover and roller coaster enthusiast, just wondering which amusement park or roller coaster were you in line for?

  85. U.... F....

    Muito bom mesmo =] Um das melhores musicas que eu ja vi ,So gosto de eletronica mas essa é muito boa =] Vi num video de um cara

  86. T.... K....

    This is a hell of a song

  87. B.... P....

    10/10 would listen again

    B.... P....

    then do it

  88. J.... K....

    best manifest in the world! :D

    J.... K....

    second to the communist manifesto :D

    J.... K....

    @BaaamMachtsKlick Best Streetlight, then.

    J.... K....

    Its third to the manifest destiny

    J.... K....

    @superwolf120 I'd like to believe you were just saying that to be clever, but I can't let that go, superwolf. Fuck manifest destiny, and by extension, fuck you, too :D

    J.... K....

    Ummmm....
    Try again sweetie
    You forgot the one by karl marx

  89. B.... L....

    Cool tune, for sure, but it's just "Watch it Crash" with different lyrics and a little less intense.... haha Listen close.

  90. J.... F....

    This song is awesome. I'm definitely gonna check out more of this band.

  91. b.... ....

    well I'm hooked, fuck =/

  92. A.... ....

    I'll take this to 667.

    A.... ....

    Yes..... YES!!!!!

    A.... ....

    Caleb Voisine-Addis I think he's talking about likes

  93. T.... P....

    Get it to 667

  94. 1.... ....

    I fucking hate this song and reddit's taste in music. fuck the subreddit /r/music. fucking gayest, shithole, cuntbreeding, elitist place in the entire fucking scum that is the earth. 

    1.... ....

    @***** Oh I get what you mean now.

    1.... ....

    @Lil Davie H. I'd say ska is one of the more difficult genre's to play due to the sheer complexity of the pieces. Sure you can play the style, but unless you have a full band and amazing skills at timing and your instrument it just isn't going to sound good.

    1.... ....

    No one cares about your lack of creativity. 

    1.... ....

    @Lil Davie H. Sorry man but I have to disagree with you. Ska done correctly can sound great like this. I had a ska band it was not easy as one would make it. The problem that was the worst was that nothing would sound right when it goes from your head. 

    1.... ....

    @***** From someone who has been following this band from back in the early catch 22 days, yes I agree. They are not ska ,infact that whole comment sounds like something tomas himself wrote.....

  95. J.... ....

    Sounds kinda reel big fishy

    J.... ....

    i love reel big fish...but not at all.

  96. P.... M....

    The second whoooaoaoaoaoo sounds a lot like Offspring in my opinion.  Maybe that's just me :P

    P.... M....

    I can hear it, too.

    P.... M....

    I don't see how they wouldn't be at least slightly influenced by the offspring.

    P.... M....

    They remind me of a mix of Cake and Offspring

  97. G.... ....

    At 2:00 is the WHOOAOAOOAOAOOOOOOOOOA

  98. C.... M....

    Saw them the first night of their last three shows at starland ballroom hell of an experience favorite band all day