Steelheart - We All Die Young Lyrics






Risk my soul, test my life
For my bread
Spend my time, lost in space
Am I dead?

Let the river flow
Through my callused hands
And take me from my own
The eyes of the damned

It makes my stomach turn
And it tears my flesh from the bone
How we turn a dream to stone

And we all die young

Tell me I know
I lived so afraid
And still we cry alone
With words left unsaid

Yeah, it makes my stomach turn
And it tears my flesh from bone to bone
How we turn a dream to stone

And we all die young
Yeah, we all die young

Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die





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  1. M.... V....

    I love this song so much!!! Milijenko matijavic voice has such a great and powerful voice!!! Man this guy knows how to sing!!! He hit's the notes perfectly in this song!!!

  2. H.... D....

    Miljenko Matijevic is a great vocalist.

  3. A.... G....

    Dam it's crazy I'm 26 an I'm barely discovering this music its awesome wish I would've been apart of that time I'm glad ima pass this on to my friends

  4. D.... H....

    🥀Amazing song written by Kenny Kanowski former Steelheart member and Mili, Miljenko Matijevic sang this song for the movie Rock Star such a Powerful reality check🥀
    🥀RIP Kenny Kanowski We Love You🥀🎸☝️

  5. D.... H....

    🥀Yes we do🥀🤘

  6. C.... A....

    One of the best song ever written sung and played on any format
    Just freaking awesome

  7. C.... M....

    STEEL DRAGON VERSION IS BETTER BUT VOCALLY miljenkos VOCALS RULE THIS SHIT

  8. W.... B....

    What an Awesome Song!! \,,,,/

  9. D.... H....

    🥀This is a Powerful Unbelievable but Incredible Song Brilliant lyrics, vocals and music and the meaning of how life is, Awesome Performance Amazing Song🥀☝️
    🥀RIP Kenny Kanowski We Love You🥀🎸

  10. D.... H....

    🥀🖤🥀Reality Song🥀🖤🥀Mili, Miljenko Matijevic is Amazing so is Kenny Kanowski on backup vocals🖤🥀☝️🤘🎸

  11. D.... H....

    🥀Beautiful Reality Song amazing lyrics vocals music and these Guy's arranged this song so perfectly🥀Sounds like Kenny Kanowski former Steelheart member on backup vocals he was Amazing🥀I love These Guys so much🥀
    R.I.P KENNY KANOWSKI WE LOVE YOU 🥀🎸

  12. D.... H....

    🥀🖤🥀PERFECT PERFORMANCES🥀🖤🥀☝️

  13. s.... M....

    Steel heart son los mismos que la cantan en la película rock star???

    s.... M....

    Sí... es canción de steel heart

  14. D.... H....

    I love this song

  15. D.... H....

    🖤AWESOME SONG🖤

  16. D.... H....

    🖤Awesome Song amazing lyrics, vocals and music🔥Miljenko Matijevic is lead singer of Steelheart but this song was written by Kenny Kanowski former Steelheart & Chillin Sun member🔥Rock Star movie was all in this song🔥
    🥀R.I.P Kenny Kanowski We Love You🥀🎸

  17. S.... B....

    This song, among others, were NOT written by Steelheart. It was written by Kenny and his band mate, co-writer and long-time friend from New York. (Both in the bands of Chillin' Sun & Zillion). The song was "purchased" for pennies and no correct recognition given as well.

    S.... B....

    You are wrong "We All Die Young" is a song by Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart, and Kenny Kanowski formerly of Steelheart.

    S.... B....

    @Plasma Storm73 Sir it was two years of me listening to a garage turn into a Sound Studio so believe me, I know each and every song Kenny and his friend, my ex wrote together AND why. Mike "purchased" the song to use but he couldn't stop Kenny from using his own music as well as his friend. Also Mike/Mili didn't tell anyone it was going to be used in a movie...bad karma there. I even have a CD of the original songs of Chillin' Sun so there is no mistaken my words of truth. There among many others and a few that Mike be used as well. You are hearing this first-hand not by third-party or anybody close to that. It's the same way with Shangri-La. WE ALWAYS started the weeknd on Fridays by saying "Welcome to (name here) Shangri-La"! The song started out being written as a joke but it became much more. As I said there are few others and sadly the people that wrote and put their hearts into that music will never be recognized because of lies.
    Also the Ahhh song...Kenny and my ex worked on that song until it was dead! For some reason they could not find ANY lyrics to fit what they wanted to have in the song. So they just put in Ahhh!

    Wishing you the very best during this holiday season and hope that your new year is filled with wonderful things!

    Sir I do not lie. It was a big part of my life and everybody including Kenny was part of my family. I can tell you so much more but YT is not the place to do it because there is so much pain of so many kinds...since Kenny's passing in 2017

    S.... B....

    @Plasma Storm73 if you want to search for Kenny kKanowski and Chillin' Sun as well as Kenny Andrews and Zillion...if you're good enough you will see the bread crumbs and the truth... if you post from different people other than myself that will open your eyes. Look for Erica

    S.... B....

    @Plasma Storm73 you are right. Kenny and Miljenko wrote this song in Milijenko's addic. https://youtu.be/YTPQWOJkT3U at about (1:25) inter link, he says that.

  18. D.... R....

    Rockstar is a great movie. Turned me on to the EXCELLENT band Steelheart and the incredible vocalist,Milijenko Matijevic.

  19. D.... H....

    🥀Beautiful Reality Song🥀This song topped the charts from it being in the movie Rock Star and Mili of Steelheart sings this song in that movie the song was written by Kenny Kanowski former Steelheart member & Chillin Sun and it's Awesome🥀
    🥀R.I.P Kenny Kanowski We Love You🥀🎸

  20. D.... H....

    🖤🔥KEEP ROCK N ROLL ALIVE 🔥🖤☝️

  21. S.... P....

    me gusta la version..

  22. J.... G....

    What a beautiful voice this guy has it's incredible especially when scream (-:

    J.... G....

    The movie ROCK STAR (STEEL DRAGON) DID GIVE THE SONG SOME BALLS N A HARDER ROCK TEMPO. BUT STILL A GOOD SONG

  23. D.... H....

    Steelheart Rulzzz forever and always! Awesome song amazing lyrics and music ☝️

  24. D.... H....

    Beautiful song written by Kenny Kanowski former Steelheart member sung by Mili of Steelheart which did this song so much justice🥀I love the music it's all Perfectly🥀R.I.P Kenny Kanowski 🥀🕊

  25. R.... T....

    Mike is a Hell of a Singer...One of the few that deserves to be called a Legend in the rock scene.

  26. m.... l....

    WOW! Sissie-fied

  27. m.... l....

    Sucks with out Zakk' s squeals

  28. N.... G....

    Steelheart or Steeldragon or Steelgoat...i don't care! This song rocks! But i gotta say the other version is better...still, one of the best rock songs ever...🤘

  29. G.... C....

    Love his voice especially angle eyes he rock 🤘

  30. D.... H....

    Awesome song amazing vocals amazing music omgosh sooo beautiful🖤💝🖤

  31. M.... J....

    Am I the only one, who gets sort of depressed listening to this song. Like the tone.. Idk

  32. G.... C....

    it hard, but we only know the history by what we have lost.

  33. M.... M....

    Great track....... maverick

  34. G.... L....

    What do I do now?
    I can't chose between Stealheart and Steel Dragon!

    G.... L....

    One is real. One is fake. One exists and still makes great music. One never existed except onscreen. Not a difficult choice! LOL

  35. H.... B....

    POWERFUL!!!!!!!!
    Steelheart rocks! HEAVY METAL RULES! ! ! ! !

  36. s.... z....

    This is original version and Miljenko&Kenny made it long time ago, the album Wait realesed 1996. and movie 5 years after. Some prefer movie version more because of Mark and metal eighties sound , but this is something else, it is twisted, it is hard, no sweets in it, and I like it much more, but that's matter of taste isn't it? It is good song either way and Miljenko sang both versions, Marks voice was mixed in audition part and latter maybe just a bit, but when song went high register it was all Miljenko do not full yourself..

  37. L.... L....

    Steelheart was an amazing band, with one of the best vocalist ever!!

    L.... L....

    Lau Koltti He just released a new CD. He still hits the high notes.

  38. E.... S....

    208th comment, 1969th like..................... Born 1969. We all die young. <3 <3

  39. K.... P....

    Beautiful song

  40. 1.... ....

    Damn.  Michael Matijevic  can really fucking belt it out.   I liked the music better in Rock Star, but his voice is just incredible.

    1.... ....

    his name is Miljenko

    1.... ....

    He used Michael (Mike) professionally and personally, until after his father died when he legally had it changed back to Miljenko. Now he is Miljenko. When Wait was released in 1996, he was Mike.

  41. S.... M....

    Believieing that few people know that this song is not from Steel Dragon ;-)

    S.... M....

    it IS Steel Dragon. Same guy singing on this song sang on the movie. It's the same.

    S.... M....

    @PerfectEnergy Not all i think.. some are sung by Myles Kennedy/Jeff Scott Soto in the movie version

    S.... M....

    @Aaron Birtig and you forgot about Myles Kennedy

    S.... M....

    I know but the Steel Dragon version is a lot better mainly cause Zack Wylde

    S.... M....

    @Z3RO R3B3LL10N Myles didn't sing in the movie. Milijenko sang in every Mark performances. Soto sang in the original Steeldragon's singer performances.

  42. J.... D....

    super..

  43. D.... C....

    Best male rock vocalist in the world! 👏

    D.... C....

    @scott Chris Cornell AND Miles Kennedy are simpletons compared to Geoff Tate, Ronnie James Dio, the lead vocalist for Steelheart. Cornell is Miles above Kennedy, no pun intended.

    D.... C....

    @Pone Vongsouvan in his day Mikeal Majevick was the best (steelheart). .Geoff Tate was good... but there were many back in the day

    D.... C....

    Steve Perry and Dan Huff were as good as if not better

    D.... C....

    well this is one of a kind for sure but not the only one ;) listen Yngwei malmsteen - Leonardo mate

    D.... C....

    Don't forget Chester Bennington n Sebastian Bach.

  44. x.... ....

    glu glu yee yee???????

  45. J.... A....

    ilove this band..

  46. J.... R....

    Awesome...

  47. R.... A....

    ¡Awesome!

  48. C.... D....

    I think what people complain about is the fact that Zakk's guitar expertise isn't in it. But either way still a awesome version as the Rockstar one

  49. M.... C....

    Risk my soul, test my life
    For my bread
    Spend my time, lost in space
    Am I dead?

    Let the river flow
    Through my callused hands
    And take me from my own
    The eyes of the damned

    It makes my stomach turn
    And it tears my flesh from the bone
    How we turn a dream to stone

    And we all die young

    Tell me I know
    I lived so afraid
    And still we cry alone
    With words left unsaid

    Yeah, it makes my stomach turn
    And it tears my flesh from bone to bone
    How we turn a dream to stone

    And we all die young
    Yeah, we all die young

    Yeah, we all die young
    Yeah, we all die young
    Yeah, we all die young
    Yeah, we all die

  50. N.... R....

    Greatest Rock vocalist and hit band, whenever!​​​ Give u 1.000.000 thumbs for this song!

  51. T.... H....

    steel Heart vs steel Dragon

    T.... H....

    ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  52. v.... s....

    Best vocalist ever !!!!

  53. F.... ....

    bet the singer got mad pussy in his day

    F.... ....

    this nigga lol xD

  54. R.... G....

    Listening to 80's early 90's metal/rock will always keep us young, even if we die in our nineties!

    R.... G....

    Unfortunately this was not early 90s. It was released in 1996

  55. J.... B....

    I like the one he did for the movie better. It's harder on the rock side, but his voice is so beautiful in both.  Love this song

    J.... B....

    Joni Banks uhmm no way .. steel dragon version to rought ..this one is sweet

    J.... B....

    Joni Banks ooh by the way and it's the original version

    J.... B....

    I agree. With Wylde playing the hot guitar on the Steel Dragon version and Jon Bonham on drums it was way better.

    J.... B....

    @Plasma Storm73 It's Jason Bonham Not Jon. Jon Bonham died in 1980 and Jason is the son of Jon Bonham.

  56. J.... K....

    no squel version

  57. l.... L....

    I like all versions of this, don't even care. Both are awesome.

    l.... L....

    This is the original!

  58. m.... L....

    This guy had one of the best voices I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

  59. 8.... ....

    So many of my relatives died young ~ remembering them tonight ~ and knowing that a part of me died when they did ~

    8.... ....

    @82sweetheart aye! it seems when their all done dying our time is just about done here. godspeed and prayers your way!

    8.... ....

    @HJE72675
     Thank you ~ and godspeed to you ~

  60. J.... F....

    fucking awesome intro

  61. A.... F....

    I can't decide which version is better, this or the "commercial" version in the movie. Both are great in their own way. Im used to hating people who writes this kind of shit but this is my first time.

  62. D.... Z....

    The intro is killer!!! Anyone who thinks of something like that should be considered genius 

  63. b.... M....

    People are so stupid. Its the same fucking singer as in rockstar. No difference. Walberg was not singing.

    b.... M....

    yes, different recording, but same singer..Bot Mark Wallberg singing... That was the point of the original post.

    b.... M....

    Isn't it weird seeing a dumbfuck call someone else a "dumfuk"?

    b.... M....

    ^^^ welcome to the Internet right?

    b.... M....

    yup that's how they got the name steel dragon there was also another singer in a few songs in the movie they combined the two band names

  64. J.... P....

    One of my all time favorite songs.

  65. B.... ....

    Such a great song

  66. S.... ....

    As a fan of this style of music and an appreciator of quality musicianship, I am actually ashamed I didn't find out about these guys sooner. What a fucking vocalist, oh my God. 

    On the bright side, I have that "I found a great new band/new song" rush that I haven't really felt in awhile. So at least there's that.

    S.... ....

    @SFGFoxhound1986 Same here !!

    S.... ....

    Oh man. I am sorry for all of you. Stealheart had some great tunes and were awesome live.

    S.... ....

    Absolutely, stunning voice what a range

  67. E.... K....

    This is the best fuckin' song on the universe

  68. A.... B....

    a great voice :)

  69. k.... ....

    love this song....favorite part is when he kicks it in the ass, and gets er rocking! :D

  70. J.... ....

    3:40 will tell anyone why this version is better. That's raw power from a younger, stronger voice.

    J.... ....

    Its the SAME SINGER in both versions dude.

  71. M.... ....

    dumbass people who sayin' the rockstar Version is better are ignorant because it's the same singer miljenko gave mark wallberg his voice i love millis voice because he's beside Sebastian Bach and axl rose my fave singer .

    M.... ....

    Also tbh he just hits the notes with so much more power and clarity here anyways. Really shows off how powerful his voice was when he was younger. 

    M.... ....

    For me I would add Steven Tyler n Janie Lien

    M.... ....

    I prefer the version from Rockstar. Yes, it is the same singer, but a different band. I prefer Zakk's beefier guitar. I prefer the tempo in the other version, I also prefer Miljenko's performance in the other other version better. Yes, same singer, different recording... so some could like one over the other and not be ignorant as they are two different versions. I don't hate this one, just prefer the other.....

    M.... ....

    @Erica Lee Jani Lane died a few years ago.

    M.... ....

    +composerdave68 The one in Rock Star, although it sounds good, is an overdistorted piece of crap that was made to fit Wylde's guitar playing style, which kinda nullifies Mili's voice. This version is emotionally more powerful than the one in Rock Star.

  72. A.... I....

    love it

  73. C.... M....

    miljenko is a hella vocalist

    C.... M....

    Love Miljanko when are you going to play Sturgis South Dakota? Biggest Biker party there is.

  74. B.... O....

    This version sucks. Glad that the version that was on Rock Star beefed it up and gave it some balls.

    B.... O....

    Are you crazy? The original is way much better than Rockstar version.

  75. T.... L....

    I love this version!!! <3 <3

    T.... L....

    Version? you mean the original? :P

    T.... L....

    @GuyFawkes1313  original version :P

  76. D.... H....

    oh and fuck marky mark

  77. D.... H....

    Rock Star sucked lol

  78. H.... F....

    he got a bunch called funky

  79. C.... .....

    Mark Wahlberg is an actor...BUT MARKY-MARK WAHLBERG...is still not a rockstar. lol

  80. t.... ....

    MYLES KENNEDY IS A ROCKSTAR,WAHLBERG IS AN ACTOR,YOU FUCK WIT

  81. t.... ....

    Miljenko Matijevic is the singer of this and other songs on "rock star"
    the bands songs used in the movie are from "steel heart"

    the actor Mark Wahlberg did NOT SING ANY OF THE SONGS ON THE MOVIE"sorry friend,he's an actor not a singer,do you honestly think if he could sing like this he would act?again MARK WAHLBERG CAN NOT SING

    t.... ....

    You're logic is flawed. There are thousands of actors who can sing and who could have been recording artists as singer but they love acting better.

    t.... ....

    🥀Yes Mili of Steelheart sings 99% of the song's in Rock Star🥀☝️

    t.... ....

    People know already.

  82. G.... M....

    quiero las partituras

  83. E.... ....

    Yes, Rockstar is based on the story of Tim "Ripper" Owens. His tenure with Judas Priest was actually longer than a year. It really was 7 years (1996 - 2003).

  84. G.... m....

    por mucho miljenko milli matijevic el mmmejjorr vocalista de rock metal en la historia
    tenia la voz, el porte y el carisma de toda una estrella de rock que aya existido jamas.

  85. h.... h....

    And the story is actually about a bar band guy who got a shot a replacing Rob Halford of Judas Priest when he had a falling out with Priest. Then after a year Halford came back and the replacement was fired just like in the movie. Great flick if any of you have never seen the movie. "Rock Star"

    h.... h....

    They changed some things during production of the movie, to the point that Judas Priest didn't like it and they pulled permission to use their likeness and songs and such. And Ripper was still in Priest when this movie came out.

    h.... h....

    Umm. You haven't seen the movie then. Because Izzy doesn't get fired from Steel Dragon he quits.

  86. T.... ....

    Ok, for you kids who know nothing of 80' and 90's music; quick lesson. Steel Dragon is NOT a real band and Mark Walberg did NOT sing on the movie Rock Star. That was split between Miljenko Matijevic of Steel Heart and Jeff Scott Soto of Yngwie Malmsteen fame. However Steel Dragon was made up of very talented musician who have their own right in history and present. This from an old man who live it and still does. Now you know.

  87. B.... s....

    oh right ! my bad , thanks :)

  88. L.... G....

    No, Steel Dragon. Read what he said again...

  89. B.... s....

    you mean "rock star"

  90. A.... T....

    guys u must be some kind of crazy idiots, in the movie was singing that song Mark... he was preparing himself so long, but he did it...he really did sing all those songs in the movie, coz hes not only actor as far i know... hes been singing so long bros :)

    A.... T....

    Pop and Rap. Marky Mark was a rapper

    A.... T....

    You are mistaking Mark with Donny who was a singer in New Kids On The Block while Mark was in prison.

  91. p.... n....

    So who's singing "stand up and shout?"...sammy hagar made that song but I dunno who's singin' in the movie

  92. M.... P....

    I love this band. Best known in the 80's/90's for their song, "Never let you go." Amaziing band.

  93. L.... G....

    It wasn't Mark...-.-

  94. S.... ....

    The band in the movie is fictional creation. Steelheart is a real band, Steel Dragon is not. Steelheart made this song, Steel Dragon covered it.

  95. f.... ....

    Wasn't the band in the movie called "Steel Dragon"???

  96. d.... m....

    I have the soundtrack from rockstar with this song on it didn't relize it was the guy from steelheart doing most of vocals till I saw it on you tube I knew I knew the voice but could not place it brain fart

  97. M.... ....

    Mark Wahlberg does NOT do the singing in this movie or for the soundtrack. The singing is done by Miljenko Matijevic who sang for Steelheart and Jeff Scott Soto who sang for Yngwie Malmsteen and Journey, among others. quoted from imdb

  98. T.... K....

    Given the right kind of research, yes.

  99. C.... T....

    If you watch the commentary in the extras, Mark sang while they filmed but it's not his voice in the movie. They even said he couldn't pull it off. The scene where Miles Kennedy is singing it is him actually singing but not in the recording.

  100. T.... K....

    Nope. Mark Wahlberg sang. A quick google search shows