half·alive - RUNAWAY (Official Video)

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  • @beekeaton8397
    @beekeaton8397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7499

    I'm so happy they let dancing become part of their brand
    *Such a fully-formed aesthetic*

    • @daisyc5908
      @daisyc5908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I know right? It's beautiful

    • @ErnestoSosa
      @ErnestoSosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It just makes you want to grove, doesn’t it?! I made a lyric video on my channel because I loved it so much.

    • @awesomealiza4351
      @awesomealiza4351 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daisy Keaton YES

    • @indyfirth
      @indyfirth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Daisy Keaton fancy seeing you here

    • @beekeaton8397
      @beekeaton8397 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@indyfirth stalker

  • @novabunny2346
    @novabunny2346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2503

    It's sadder to realize that the father is trying to get her to do the dance she does at the end when she was a kid with him one last time before he left. She's upset and doesn't do it, and by the time she does he's already gone. She can only dance without him now.

    • @getoulover
      @getoulover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      That makes me cry

    • @sclerk7446
      @sclerk7446 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fat de ja vuè

    • @vizthex
      @vizthex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      fuck man, now i'm sad

    • @AresGamingYT69
      @AresGamingYT69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      But the question is what happens when the girl is alone at home who takes care of her?

    • @Butters_05
      @Butters_05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      :c

  • @somespecies
    @somespecies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8035

    I just love how the dancing became their thing! Very genius! Very unique!

    • @luisfernando552
      @luisfernando552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Maybe how they dance is unique, but dance is something everybody does, ask Michael Jackson, or without going further, kpop artists

    • @somespecies
      @somespecies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@luisfernando552
      Yeah, a lot of pop artists' videos have dancing (which I love so much).
      But I'm talking about the 'normal' bands I see, that's why I said this one's unique :)

    • @disboi9336
      @disboi9336 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not really unique but cool

    • @endoema6909
      @endoema6909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You should listen to Jungle and watch their video clips, I think you'll like it!

    • @somespecies
      @somespecies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@endoema6909 I love discovering new music. Thank you very much for recommending! :)

  • @Only.Dennis
    @Only.Dennis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2200

    No one:
    half alive: Here's what smiling sounds like.

    • @algor0077
      @algor0077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I love it!

    • @TheAllstarHunter04
      @TheAllstarHunter04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      671 likes and 1 comment
      make that 2

    • @wambua1658
      @wambua1658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Algor 007 cdcffdfccfffffcffffcfffdfc

  • @HaziqBinAzman
    @HaziqBinAzman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +909

    her dad left her to join the band half alive

  • @polymatthias
    @polymatthias 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2517

    Note: @ 0:44
    “My dearest,
    Happy 10th birthday darling. I wish I was there to celebrate with you. I hope your studies are going well, and I hope you are being respectful of your teachers. You should be learning lots about the world around you. I know I can’t be there to celebrate with you, but I’m sure your mother is doing a fine job of throwing your party. She has always been the (blurred) behind these kinds of things, you know.” I’m sorry I cannot read the rest because it’s blurred, but I believe the name signed, “all my love,” then the name (it looks like Ryan or Bryan to me but idk)

    • @rebeccacole3080
      @rebeccacole3080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      THANK YOU!!

    • @gen.not.clickbait
      @gen.not.clickbait 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      0:40

    • @wonky4802
      @wonky4802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      I think it says "the mastermind behind these kinds of things", and the signature at the end is "Papa"

    • @jackievds1776
      @jackievds1776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      oh thank you, i was looking like a fool looking at my laptop upside down

    • @chippygravy9293
      @chippygravy9293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yo that’s so sad :’( my mum doesn’t live with me atm and she’s not gonna be here for my birthday this year either. It’s been a month without her and my first birthday without her. I miss her a lot and I love her heaps too like damn I regrets lot of mean stuff I said to her

  • @hugifyification
    @hugifyification 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2486

    The drums in this song ripped out my heart, whispered blessings to it, and then yeeted it back into my body.
    I am satisfied to say the least.

    • @shammyshakes6478
      @shammyshakes6478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The most relatable comment I have layeth my eyes upon

    • @desypher8721
      @desypher8721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its crazy good!

    • @zziaoe6940
      @zziaoe6940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👏👏

    • @cozycowboy
      @cozycowboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The best part of this is it’s not just overproduced 808s, it’s some bomb ass real drumming.

    • @cagaming9724
      @cagaming9724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes. This is great drumming, if my uncle hasn't already heard this, he'd appreciate it because he's been a drummer for years.

  • @stasia6541
    @stasia6541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3663

    what I understand from this story...: he got drafted into the army and left his 10 year old daughter on her birthday. She was so heartbroken and hurt by him leaving her, she couldn't open the letter/birthday card he left her.... until she was older. She felt regret and restless from not reading it earlier and now she lost him, unable to thank him..
    I don't know how close I am, but that's my outlook on it... beautiful storyline nonetheless. these guys never fail to amaze me! GEESH!

    • @utrishidden2501
      @utrishidden2501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Damn, you just changed my mind, i didnt think that she is his daughter, instead of wife
      OH THATS TOO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND BUT STILL THANKS

    • @thedigitalscorcerer3248
      @thedigitalscorcerer3248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I just realised this time and had to scroll down to find this. Your comment needs to be higher up, it's such a good video, but to appreciate it you need to know what's happening.

    • @faithrobinson3789
      @faithrobinson3789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oml

    • @theowitha_t
      @theowitha_t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Omg that's so sad

    • @Dorothy-k1d
      @Dorothy-k1d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      That makes a lot of sense because it would be odd for someone else to be opening a letter addressed for his daughter's tenth birthday. In the last scene the little girl holds her hand to her shoulder (a motion of self comfort) which the lady also does.

  • @888xii_Clover
    @888xii_Clover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    Every time I listen to this song I can't get over how much it sounds like the singer is smiling as he says "Shirt's on backwards, Not on purpose". I don't think I've heard any songs with such clear yet subtle emotion like Half Alive's. Easily one of my favorite bands. Never stop doing what you enjoy and thank your for sharing your art.

    • @ziedabdullaev1582
      @ziedabdullaev1582 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im I the only one who actually puts shirts on backwards? 😂😊

  • @suryaj_
    @suryaj_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    this guy sounds like hes smiling the whole time hes singing this song

    • @NdieCity
      @NdieCity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i know i am when i sing along

    • @olivia7533
      @olivia7533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      especially the shirts on backwards part

  • @silentcloud.
    @silentcloud. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2386

    I can't wait 18 hours why couldn't this come into my feed later

    • @josie5073
      @josie5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love ur pfp

    • @silentcloud.
      @silentcloud. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thx fam

    • @rip6498
      @rip6498 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Silent Cloud omg someone with a simon cowell pfp hi 😭

    • @silentcloud.
      @silentcloud. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @gay hi lol

    • @otranoche2122
      @otranoche2122 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry what does that mean

  • @Flag-kz1tr
    @Flag-kz1tr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4560

    In the beginning of the song he sounds like he's smiling.

    • @corbandotson4295
      @corbandotson4295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +261

      Yeah, singing with a bright tone sounds like the singer is smiling

    • @EllaGP22
      @EllaGP22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      I’ll never unhear that fren.

    • @biaffranca6718
      @biaffranca6718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      he does that a lot!

    • @abuscaca
      @abuscaca 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I KNOW RIGHT

    • @Mario-zl6sx
      @Mario-zl6sx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ||-//

  • @jermpet
    @jermpet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1380

    this is one of the coolest and saddest video of half•alive
    love from the netherlands!🇳🇱

    • @annouk541
      @annouk541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      woahh ik ookk :D

    • @spulmusic
      @spulmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      goedenavond medenederlanders

    • @Waskrijt
      @Waskrijt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow veel Nederlanders hier :)

    • @tijmenoudejans1846
      @tijmenoudejans1846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      G E K O L O N I S E E R D

    • @danae1686
      @danae1686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ik ook lol

  • @lonely_guacamole1457
    @lonely_guacamole1457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Kinda started sobbing towards the end ngl
    I feel connected with this song and all that it entails due to being a military kid. I just relate to the message overall and I'm so in love with this band

  • @frankielamanna3194
    @frankielamanna3194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This is 100% about his great grandfather going to WWII and leaving Josh's grandmother the ring... so powerful and such an amazing song. By far my favorite band and so many songs that move me emotionally.

  • @nayomii1377
    @nayomii1377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    there are so many good announcements happening this week like:
    •animal crossing switch
    •half•alive songs
    •alec benjamin songs
    •zelda-breath of the wild sequel
    •dan howell coming out
    •joji-sanctuary
    •bastilles new album
    •announcement and single from COIN
    •noah kahan
    •taylor swift new songs
    •william osman announced live show •jessica jones Season 3
    •keanu reeves in cyberpunk 2077
    •new halo trailer
    •eugene yang coming out
    •NF album release date
    (reply with more)

    • @josie5073
      @josie5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes 😎

    • @ethanadams8109
      @ethanadams8109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Breath of the Wild sequal!!!

    • @josie5073
      @josie5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@starwitchykiki yes wow I love you

    • @lucasonnano7578
      @lucasonnano7578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      • joji - sanctuary

    • @adelaidecanada
      @adelaidecanada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lucasonnano7578 yessssss the video for it is so gooooooood

  • @acetalks7216
    @acetalks7216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    how tf am i supposed to sleep now knowing that THIS GON BE FIRE

  • @asrober
    @asrober 5 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    half•alive
    is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands to listen to, these guys are crazy talented.

    • @bashful_michael
      @bashful_michael 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same!

    • @dreatfuldroid9316
      @dreatfuldroid9316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Especially with music writing skills

    • @yoboijason586
      @yoboijason586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Going to their concert so happy

    • @aliciabanegas1567
      @aliciabanegas1567 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah same, I first came across still feel, and I stayed for the whole album, I LOVE them

    • @fireworksforme2
      @fireworksforme2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They became my favorite in a week and have now been my favorites for a month lol

  • @markhawkins9674
    @markhawkins9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    After hearing the song many many times, I have to comment how the line- "What I am, what, I am, what I am, what I am Is something more than I can plan" is soo good!

    • @4muzic4
      @4muzic4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's one of my favorite parts too!

  • @trevhaller4243
    @trevhaller4243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    this song hits hard every time, my dad went in and out home since I was 6, I got angry with him, the goodbyes were never easy because we never knew if he was coming back.... but time passed and I understood him, and I find that everything we are is everything we should be

  • @user-wu2we3vq9r
    @user-wu2we3vq9r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    ok this is SO SAD but half alive’s cinematography always fills me with inexplicable delight so now I am CONFUSED

  • @badbitchbrigade1496
    @badbitchbrigade1496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    Does anyone else HEAR the smile in his voice in the beginning

  • @ellamarie5857
    @ellamarie5857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1034

    When you like the video before it even comes out😌

    • @Wabi-sabi7
      @Wabi-sabi7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      right!

    • @cyan2885
      @cyan2885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just wanted to say that I wanted to like this comment but the like count was perfect at the time

    • @ellamarie5857
      @ellamarie5857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cyan Muirhead lmao I completely understand 😂

    • @georgelinford5576
      @georgelinford5576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      20 seconds to go! Can't wait.

    • @ellamarie5857
      @ellamarie5857 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bricksoldier 123 it was so good!!

  • @tranceformerfx
    @tranceformerfx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    The artistry, choreography and emotional resonance depicted in this music video is poignant yet succinct. The song that serves as it's vehicle is enhanced by the weight of it's melancholic climax of us realizing he's shipping off during WW2.
    This could quite possibly be the greatest music video ever made. Who ever directed this was clearly moved and inspired by the song.
    This is pure craftsmanship.

    • @z.a.s.h1676
      @z.a.s.h1676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this is pure cringe. ^

    • @tranceformerfx
      @tranceformerfx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@z.a.s.h1676
      How old are you?

    • @snails_are_cool
      @snails_are_cool ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@z.a.s.h1676 stay mad lol you'd know more about something being cringe wouldn't you😂😂😂

    • @cliffwalker1389
      @cliffwalker1389 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@z.a.s.h1676Only cringey thing I see here is some random person calling someone else's passion "cringe." Grow up 😊

  • @Nitrome333
    @Nitrome333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The number of surreal things that happen in this video and the possible meanings is amazing.
    My favorite is when you see the father leaving for wherever. The door opens out, and is opened from the outside by the other two men. Not only is where he is going foreign to her, but it feels like he's being taken away from her as well.

  • @TheJoanSegel
    @TheJoanSegel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    LYRICS
    [Verse 1]
    I've been searching, nothing’s working
    I've been tripping, no one's perfect
    Chasing vision, just the surface
    Shirt’s on backwards, not on purpose, yeah
    I've been learning, something bigger
    Expectations, feet were failing
    I found blessings flowing from
    The sight of heaven
    [Pre-Chorus 1]
    Staring into my reflection, redirecting my perfection somewhere else
    When there isn't any progress, lean on truth inside the promise, it is well
    [Chorus]
    I hold my life out in front of me, dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is everything I should be
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    [Verse 2]
    Something's working, heart is turning
    Vision’s clear, and still I’m learning
    That what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am
    Is something more than I can plan
    Go, tell me now!
    I don't need to run away
    [Pre-Chorus 1]
    Have I been standing on a stage, or just a mirror? I’m forced to face who I become
    Searching for a new escape, I scan the exits that embrace an easy out
    [Chorus]
    I hold my life out in front of me, dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is everything I should be
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    (I don’t need to run away)
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    No, I don't need to run away

  • @heyworlditsk
    @heyworlditsk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    wow
    h•a really f*cking with our feelings today dudes

  • @S0NJAMIN
    @S0NJAMIN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1015

    🤭He grew a mustache for this. He means business!

    • @4delsy
      @4delsy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's fake

    • @gaby-nw3cr
      @gaby-nw3cr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s fake.. 🙄

    • @juliuspallotta6471
      @juliuspallotta6471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look at the community page...Joseph Avet. He's playing a character. usgenwebsites.org/LATerrebonne/military/soldiers/WW2draftcards.html look at this list for Avet. The year of birth is significant

    • @lemongumdrop7388
      @lemongumdrop7388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gaby-nw3cr You add the rolling eyes emoji.. even though they were, quite obviously, joking.

    • @georgie3593
      @georgie3593 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@juliuspallotta6471 wait what how do you know

  • @discver6660
    @discver6660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    just saying beethoven been real silent since this dropped

    • @jeremy4045
      @jeremy4045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      aint that guy deaf? tf u want him to say, 👇🖐️✌️👈☝️🤚👆👇

    • @sir.squishy6830
      @sir.squishy6830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hehehe

    • @crystallion6324
      @crystallion6324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jeremy4045 LMAO

    • @lycaonking4250
      @lycaonking4250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jeremy4045 imagine deaf people being able to talk 👀 it affects your ears not your vocals lol

    • @Mike-uh3mt
      @Mike-uh3mt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lycaonking4250 most of them sound like a dying dog when they talk though

  • @farhadm2665
    @farhadm2665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1741

    Best song in FIFA 20 soundtrack imo

    • @stfu2364
      @stfu2364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yep

    • @joeperryy28
      @joeperryy28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Thanks Milner, very cool!

    • @TiagoFernandes-k8n
      @TiagoFernandes-k8n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The music of the milky chance "fado" is very good

    • @markus514
      @markus514 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personally I think the same

    • @tygersen7513
      @tygersen7513 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i disagree. my personal best track is Jyellowl - Ozone

  • @jetsonthevoid1614
    @jetsonthevoid1614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I love how happy he sounds when he is singing this, like you can hear the smile! ❤️❤️

  • @enderwiggins8248
    @enderwiggins8248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Incredível I love the claustrophobia of closing in walls. I think half-alive portrays mental and emotional pain really well in all their videos, like disassociation or discontent

  • @somespecies
    @somespecies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    Video : Great
    Lyrics : Deep
    Music : Catchy
    Me : Slain
    Hotel : trivago

    •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i love this comment with all my heart

    • @somespecies
      @somespecies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ hahah thanks bud :)

    • @ordinaryyoutubechannel582
      @ordinaryyoutubechannel582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ I love the great deals you can find on Trivago with all my heart.

  • @Queezbo
    @Queezbo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Four years later and it still makes me cry.

  • @eternal_shade
    @eternal_shade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Im not crying its onions.......no bish im freaking crying this is beautiful

  • @BelaCurcio
    @BelaCurcio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    king princess and dan's video AND new video from you guys WHY IS EVERYTHING HAPPENING TODAY

    • @notsilvi
      @notsilvi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh MY GOD YES

    • @hannahjohnson6976
      @hannahjohnson6976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bella Curcio hell yeah it was a great day for content

    • @dontmindme5207
      @dontmindme5207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Joji too lmao ( Depends on time zone but you know what I mean.)

    • @miche8868
      @miche8868 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      RIGHTT

    • @gokiburi9
      @gokiburi9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      big truth

  • @fleurettea
    @fleurettea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I JUST LITERALLY DISCOVERED THEM DAYS AGO AND NOW IM EXCITED FOR THIS

  • @sebasthiangomez35
    @sebasthiangomez35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    half•alive fandom = the wonderful gumdrops

    • @salem_ness
      @salem_ness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People should know this by now

    • @gretakassai1680
      @gretakassai1680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes! Saw so many ppl in chat saying that we dont have a fandom name but yes we do lol

    • @4delsy
      @4delsy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gretakassai1680 we are Vivants! People decided for this name in Instagram awhile ago

    • @nadine4317
      @nadine4317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We are Vivants :)

    • @sebasthiangomez35
      @sebasthiangomez35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But Josh Taylor don't think the same about that name

  • @banenefleur
    @banenefleur ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have daddy problems and I wanna forgive him. And the music video of it really reminds me of something. That I need to cherish my family more. I'm honestly grateful for the message I got from the video. Which is cherishing loved ones while you still can.
    Thank you Josh, J Tyler and Brett for this! I'm grateful for this work of art!!
    - Daiba, August 5th 2023

  • @samisamuels7552
    @samisamuels7552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Half time FIFA 20...am already 5-0 down but i don't need to run away..the good old days 😞

    • @thebiq2156
      @thebiq2156 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This was on fifa??

    • @DomZLfc
      @DomZLfc ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@thebiq2156yes lad fifa 20 it was

    • @Marvensky10
      @Marvensky10 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@thebiq2156yes I’m playing it at the moment and that’s why I’m here❤😂😂😂

    • @silloweet
      @silloweet 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      fifa 20 being the good old days is pretty crazy

  • @alyssaz4278
    @alyssaz4278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I love how they used dancing as a sort of communication between the 2 characters. Once again, the boys don't disappoint

  • @joeyisrandom9254
    @joeyisrandom9254 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    That poor plant at the bottom left sacrificed its life for this masterpiece of a music video 0:53

  • @capricornyy
    @capricornyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    *JOSH WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR **_LONG FLOWING LOCKS OF HAIR_** 😩😩*

  • @willokeefe1135
    @willokeefe1135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw an interpretation in another comment but just wanted to add my own. I believe that the father, drafted into the army, decided to write his daughter a letter for every one of her birthdays so that if he dies at war he will still be there with her to congratulate her birthday. Thats why there is so many letters in the binding. He died at war and his daughter, too heartbroken to read his letters, left it until she was older to finally read them. Her dancing at the end represents his father being there with her, as he taught her the dance.

  • @Foraszn
    @Foraszn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When facing my depression and I tend not to get excited about anything anymore I stumbled upon a video describing how I was feeling and they told me “I literally don’t have to feel that way” then I came to the first realization of this part of the song “I don’t need to run away” meaning I don’t have to “end my life” cause I really didn’t find anything interesting about this world
    Then I got to find out about Christ and he showed me that I wasn’t depressed I was just longing for something different and everlasting which was him (Christ) and then this this line from the song I got to understand better “everything I am is everything I shouldn’t be”
    It’s like cognitive dissonance where the life you’re living isn’t lining up with the life you want to live
    Matthew 16:24
    Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”
    This was just what I was able to pick up from the song, half.alive God has helped me through your song and hopefully many others too, you’re a prophet of Jesus, and you also make good music. Keep enlightening lives through it, thank you
    And who ever is reading this, should try and give their entire life to Christ you would not regret it Christ only knows love nothing bad comes from him im a living testimony of his goodness upon my life

  • @salem_ness
    @salem_ness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Asdfghjklñ GUYS! you definitely are my favorites, never in my life I’ve been so excited and active (comments, likes, follow personal accounts) about a band

  • @no_one_lol
    @no_one_lol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    they have such a half•alive
    sound/visual/aesthetic that is so their own

  • @jazmin9758
    @jazmin9758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I’m so happy I was able to wait with the fan base for the premiere. Great people. GREAT BAND. I LOVE YOU ALL

  • @skeliskellington5233
    @skeliskellington5233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The imagery in this is STUNNING, this is the kind of art I would’ve loved to analyse in school

  • @chrismcintyre5668
    @chrismcintyre5668 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you ever been a single father for a minute, you will always be outrun by your child!❤

  • @ImSkeletox
    @ImSkeletox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    IM SO READY FOR THIS

    • @faustoant780
      @faustoant780 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo te conosco :v

    • @yaireduardomendozaaguilar952
      @yaireduardomendozaaguilar952 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yo te conozco jaja

    • @naik0.o
      @naik0.o 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sube video!!! xD

    • @ImSkeletox
      @ImSkeletox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      AztroGamer GD hoy subo xd. De hecho acabo de subir a mi segundo canal uno de las lyrics de RUNAWAY

  • @meena4706
    @meena4706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    i’ve been waiting since thEY PLAYED THIS AT THE CONCERT AND WOW WAS THE WAIT WORTH IT

    • @SongTheory
      @SongTheory 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RIGHT?

    • @awesomealiza4351
      @awesomealiza4351 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ameena H THEY PLAYED THIS WHEN I SAW THEM TOO

  • @dragonlord595
    @dragonlord595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Uploaded for one minute and gets 3000 views
    This better be on trending

    • @ivanavalos3911
      @ivanavalos3911 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's still on 88,362 views: it needs even more.

  • @LucasTheUltimate
    @LucasTheUltimate 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Top 5 best songs of the last 4 FIFA games

  • @sandybullman2315
    @sandybullman2315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Every time i see this video it makes me cry so freaking much

  • @pink6530
    @pink6530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Who's waiting for an album

    • @pumpkinomom4446
      @pumpkinomom4446 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      wyatt johnson meeee

    • @elizamardlin1782
      @elizamardlin1782 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's available for preorder!

    • @pink6530
      @pink6530 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elizamardlin1782 thanks but no thanks

  • @4delsy
    @4delsy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    A masterpiece that made me cry. Thank you guys. Can't wait for your new album :)

  • @pia-1990
    @pia-1990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    y'all i'm so excited for more music

  • @BadModing
    @BadModing ปีที่แล้ว +6

    when I listen to this music, I just always cry. I don't know why, maybe just... that "I don't need to runaway" always gives me a feeling like, 'you are not running away, you can just cry, or yeah, you might be running away but you don't have to be scared by doing so'... Listened this first three years ago, and still I always run away from things and come back to here... realizing I wasn't a loser running away. cuz... I don't need to. right?
    Just thank you for this beautiful song. Really.

    • @Tolomita
      @Tolomita ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for real!!

  • @doshic01
    @doshic01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    FUTURE NOLSTAGIC...BE BACK IN THE NEXT DECADE

  • @capcapulet8135
    @capcapulet8135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You give me renewed faith that music videos can still be good.

  • @emilyharkness9685
    @emilyharkness9685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Amazing song as always!!! And for the record, I’m not crying you are.

  • @maryami.9084
    @maryami.9084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like how seriously they take their work. Everything - the music video, the dance, the lyrics, the music - is just perfect.

  • @Khonsu_Sunflowers
    @Khonsu_Sunflowers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm really happy that I discovered these guys before they started to get more popular. Every song is like a therapeutic hug tbh. It helps relieve the stress and negativity and gives me motivation. Keep doing what you're doing!!!

  • @Captrubarb
    @Captrubarb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    True story. I went to a Half Alive concert and after I realized my shirt was indeed on backwards, not on purpose. The perfect fan experience that you can never intentionally create.

  • @racoon_in_ankhmorpork
    @racoon_in_ankhmorpork ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love the smile in his voice at the beginning :)) This song is really cool-as is the video-but that’s anything but surprising, for anything by half•alive.

  • @primoridalspatula663
    @primoridalspatula663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Redirecting my perfection somewhere else"
    Wow, that line. It gave me chills.

  • @misty-eyed
    @misty-eyed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I've been searching, nothing's working
    I've been tripping, no one's perfect
    Chasing visions, just the surface
    Shirt's on backwards, not on purpose, yeah
    But I've been learning, something bigger
    Expectations, free from failing
    I found blessings flowing from
    This side of heaven
    Staring into my reflection, redirecting my perfection somewhere else
    When there isn't any progress, leading truth inside the promise, it is well
    I hold my life out in front of me, dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is everything I shouldn't be
    I don't mean to run away
    I don't mean to run away
    I don't mean to run away
    Something's working, heart is turning
    Vision's clear, still I'm learning
    What I am, what I am, what I am, what I am
    Something important I can't plan
    Go, tell me now!
    I don't mean to run away
    Have I been standing on a stage, or just a mirror? I'm forced to face who I become
    Searching for a new escape, I scan the exits that embrace an easy out
    I hold my life out in front of me, dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is everything I should be
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    (I don't need to run away)
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    I don't need to run away
    No, I don't need to run away

  • @beforeandafterphotos
    @beforeandafterphotos ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man that song makes me want to wake up my girls and give them hugs.

  • @savannah-michellegraeber4923
    @savannah-michellegraeber4923 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sometimes I am convinced there is some higher being that won't let you find things until it's time. ❤

  • @joshjames31
    @joshjames31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    “Hi there, I'm Martin Tyler and Alan Smith is here with me”

    • @ggmu4190
      @ggmu4190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Derek Lee and Lee Dixon

    • @davidsaxon8825
      @davidsaxon8825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ggmu4190 🤮🤮🤮

  • @carlie5967
    @carlie5967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So touching and wonderful. This band always amazes me with their music and dancing. I really hope I can see them in the future.

  • @eraybasmaya7704
    @eraybasmaya7704 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The lyrics are amazingly deep and I can relate so much. Every time I listen to this song, it makes me cry.

  • @isabelringing4627
    @isabelringing4627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    aaAAh the smile in his voice in “shirt’s on backwards, not on purpose” ALWAYS makes me smile i love it

  • @khadijaveetee899
    @khadijaveetee899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Instantly fell in love with this song ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @jyomin2530
    @jyomin2530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Idk why but i really like this part at 1:17

  • @annaisdead
    @annaisdead 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i love this so much im honestly in shock

  • @TheArkLearning
    @TheArkLearning ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Who else thinks that this is the best song on fifa 20?

    • @NyanSogga
      @NyanSogga 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fr

  • @mama.neumann
    @mama.neumann 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Half alive helped me with myself single handedly with this song as a mother 😊❤

  • @kevinparker7874
    @kevinparker7874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best song from legendary fifa 20... My tears flowed down my face

  • @miafairchild587
    @miafairchild587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's so cool to see a band that uses dancing and music together, and then putting deeper meaning and emotion behind it. I just fund this band a couple weeks ago but every single song they have put out so far is amazing!!!

  • @uwuman7534
    @uwuman7534 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love their choreography
    Sooooo amazing

  • @TheBio42
    @TheBio42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Who tf is chopping onions here! T
    This short clip makes more feels than a full blown movie, great work!

  • @gamingloser6665
    @gamingloser6665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love how you can hear him smiling

  • @whatthef-9772
    @whatthef-9772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    Now imagine if Bastille and half•alive made a song together...omg

    • @atikshsingh1598
      @atikshsingh1598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Bastille + half alive + AJR THO

    • @finbarlee828
      @finbarlee828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@atikshsingh1598 That's too good

    • @atikshsingh1598
      @atikshsingh1598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@finbarlee828 yes a fellow fan of all 3. and throw in 21 pilots too while we're at it and 2020 will be saved

    • @thisdude7569
      @thisdude7569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@atikshsingh1598 yeah boi and coldplay

    • @atikshsingh1598
      @atikshsingh1598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@thisdude7569 Coldplay+Imagine Dragons+AJR+Bastille+half•alive+21 Pilots and all of world's problems will be solved. We need to make this happen.

  • @nicoelevadoados
    @nicoelevadoados 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    can't get over how good this song is, the song actually made me emotional towards the end. thank you half alive :)

  • @VipermonPlays
    @VipermonPlays 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    half•alive
    : *posts another song*
    Me and my wallet: "Ah shit. Here we go again."

  • @thatyoutubevideo1448
    @thatyoutubevideo1448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I am soooo excited! This is going to be a bop I can feel it!
    Edit:Just watched it and my guess was correct. I love it so much

  • @matheusferraz8660
    @matheusferraz8660 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been searching, nothing's working
    I've been tripping, no one's perfect
    Chasing vision, just the surface
    Shirt's on backwards, not on purpose
    I've been learning, something bigger
    Expectations, feet were failing
    I found blessings flowing from
    The sight of Heaven
    Staring into my reflection
    Redirecting my perfection somewhere else
    (Ohh, ohh, oh)
    When there isn't any progress
    Lean on truth inside the promise, it is well
    (Ohh, ohh, oh)
    I hold my life out in front of me
    Dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is
    Everything I should be
    I don't need to run away
    Ohh, well I don't need to run away
    Ohh, I don't need to run away
    Something's working, heart is turning
    Vision's clear, and still I'm learning
    That what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am
    Is something more than I can plan
    (Oh, ohh)
    Go, tell me now
    I don't need to run away
    I been standing on a stage, or just a mirror
    Forced to face who I become
    (Ohh, ohh, oh)
    Searching for a new escape
    I scan the exits that embrace an easy out
    (Ohh, ohh, oh)
    I hold my life out in front of me
    Dreams of who I want to be
    I'm seeing every empty page
    I find that everything I am is
    Everything I should be
    I don't need to run away
    Ohh, I don't need to run away
    Ohh, I don't need to run away
    Ohh, I don't need to run away
    (Need to run away)
    Ohh, I don't need to run away
    (I don't need to run)

  • @enriquepj6557
    @enriquepj6557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favite songs

  • @clipstv7965
    @clipstv7965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    EA always find hidden gems

  • @ely2833
    @ely2833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Been following you for a while and this is my favourite. The drummer is doing a fine job, plus the voice on "I don't need to run away" is delicious. And the mv is meaningful. Keep it up !

  • @madiq.6001
    @madiq.6001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OH HECKS YEAH I AM HYPED
    [Edit]: YALL IM BOPPING
    Also Josh you're rocking that mustache
    [Edit 2]: THE MUSIC VIDEO ENEDED AND I'M CRYING

  • @mu778tafa
    @mu778tafa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holly that feelings 😭😍

  • @zabellamelo
    @zabellamelo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a masterpiece.

  • @victortzanotis1292
    @victortzanotis1292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BEST SONG EVER

  • @fireworksforme2
    @fireworksforme2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Im here because I love half alive and I JUST saw this song on the official despair time character playlist! So!! EEEEEE (hype.)

    • @mxguelflxcker
      @mxguelflxcker ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Idk who this song could be for because I'm thinking either David or Min but then again idk

  • @AngelituxMP
    @AngelituxMP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mind: Blown.
    U guys are so creative! Nice work !

  • @angelsaredim
    @angelsaredim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was at their concert last night and Josh said that his great-grandfather died in WWII, leaving his grandmother at 6 years old. I think this video is based on that. Love them

  • @Wique3
    @Wique3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A truly beautiful song