Titus Andronicus- No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future (video)

Coming to you from Newark, NJ is the new Titus Andronicus video. "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" is lyrically about accepting those parts of yourself you may not like, those parts that make you YOU, and finally coming to the conclusion that it's ok to be a loser--it's something to embrace. You don't have to be the most successful person to be happy--but what us Jersey kids know from history class is the state motto: "liberty and prosperity." We're free to do what we please. Fuck what anyone else thinks. Being 23-years old, my generation gets A LOT of shit for leading a supposedly directionless life, living off our parents, piling up student loans, and avoiding adulthood. To that I personally laugh. Right now I have so much freedom and that feels amazing--I'm a suite waitress, a writer for a non-profit, a volunteer, a show goer. Life is swell--I'm still emotional as shit, socially awkward at times, and different than my peers and the people I hang around, a loner sometimes, an outsider--those feelings are hard to deny; but then you have --prosperity--happiness and health, pretty much. I have both liberty and prosperity. Yay!

The video shows Titus Andronicus in 5 different New Jersey cities. I attended the last one in Jersey City. It was quite a wait but it worth it. You can read about how that went here. I may not personally spend that much time in Jersey but I wouldn't want to leave Newark--I have too many dues to pay right now.  I live in Newark, NJ and I'm proud of that. We have an excellent urban debate program where a team from University High School and American History took 1st and 5th place respectively in a national tournament earlier this month. We have Science High School competing in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge to have President Obama speak at their graduation. We have grants coming in for our parks, schools, and fire departments. We were chosen by Panasonic to be the new headquarters for their national company. We have the Prudential Center leading the way for sports and entertainment. I can go on for a while, but those are some of the bigger things going on. I'm proud to be a Newarker, for sure. "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" is visually a homage to New Jersey and I'm happy to have been a part of it with my friend Amy Klein, guitarist and violinist of Titus Andronicus, pal Patrick, and a whole rooftop of Titus Andronicus enthusiasts, vigorously singing, "You will always be a loser."

CONTEST: I'm in the video. Let me know at exactly what time(s) you spot me and I'll send you a prize. E-mail me at the address here with the subject "Titus Video Contest." 

Directed by Tom Scharpling