im 25 years old and bright eyes has been my favorite band since i was 12. i thought i would never get the chance to hear a bright eyes song for the first time again in my life (after people's key dropped when i was 17)-- but somehow, this song escaped me. i was doing pretty badly today; trauma and melancholy were weighing very heavily on me. i stumbled upon this and am filled with joy with a pleasure i thought i would never experience again: hearing a bright eyes song for the first time. i feel so much lighter. thank you.
Its been 3 years but how excited were you when Down in the Weeds came out? There’s a silent connection Bright Eyes fans have and I hope you’re doing well and life is treating you with kindness and love.
This is my first time hearing Conor sing this, 4 years after you did. I don't know what "Amos House Collection, Vol 2" is so I guess I have to track that down now.
I'm 38 - been listening to Bright eyes since high school. Fevers and Mirrors saved my life when things were far beyond what I could handle. I still love them to this day. Connor Oberst will always hold a very very special place in my heart.
@@deagle50ae 30 now. Five years since my comment - that’s crazy. During that time I finally got to see them on tour. Cried the whole time. Can’t believe we got another album after all these years.
i have a tattoo that says "when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather." it always helps remind me that i'm gonna be alright no matter what happens. this song brings me an enormous amount of comfort.
@@cxrloss7653 Conor did not write this about God, which if you’ve any of his albums, should be pretty apparent. He wrote this about his father. Just wanted to clear that up.
Just when I think I know every bright eyes song, I find another and it brings me to tears. This man leaves me breathless and I can’t explain the feeling I get from this song.
Triangl3D Printing you speak the truth. I like being alone and to travel the world with my thoughts but I'm told that is detrimental to my socal life :/
This is by far my favorite song by Bright Eyes. So beautiful, so moving, just wonderful in every way. This song makes me feel so sentimental and emotional. The way he crafts the words to flow so well is a work of a pure genius. I love you Conor Oberst :) The best lyricist we have seen since Bob Dylan.
I'm aghast that I've never heard this before, I've been listening to anything Bright Eyes or Cursive or Commander Venus I could scrape together across the internet for 25 years now and this is new today somehow.
Only a few songs can send chills down my body and bring me to tears. I’ve been a bright eyes fan for 2 years now and have been listening to their music nonstop since becoming a fan. I however only discovered this song today and it is by far the most beautiful love song I’ve ever heard.
I love Bob Dylan, I have all his albums from the 60's and 70's, and they are great. The same for Leonard Cohen, who at his best is just so beautiful. I think Conor Oberst dances at the same level, and may be better than both of the great masters.
Not better but given another 15 years he certainly could be. I've been lucky enough to see Dylan 52( and i have every album and bootleg) times, Cohen 3 times and Connor Oberst 9 times. He is by far a better performer and musician than both of them.
posted 12 years ago. wow. weird that i've been coming back to this same video through out the years since i was in high school ten years ago. also hi Seth, and Aidan or Arin. lol surely you guys will see this, since this is the only way to even listen to this song.
Last saturday I stood in your entry way That place where we used to wait For cars to carry us away Like once in this storm, they drove me and justin home The music was just being born It was all I was longing for Now im on a plane Off singin my songs again, oh please dont think ill of it Cause its the reason I exists But you, youre the crutch of a cripple You're the calm of a conscience You're the peace that I have found When all these voices talk too loud you are quietly reassuring me With the hands of a healer And the tongue of a teacher Its your voice that I have known To be the first one on the phone Yeah, you ran all the lights to the hospital So don't you say to me That life's a trap The future is nothing but a tragedy 'Cos I'll be out of that window Yeah, I'll start wishing to die again Just say we're not walking backwards, kid And show me to the door And I'll walk behind Out into the hot sunlight Where the world's very much alive Even when I close my eyes Well, should I admit That my promise is counterfeit That I'm careless and childish And that's all I can hope to be And would you concede That I think only of myself I refuse everybody's help Who has been reaching out for me Well, you reach with the soul of a sailor And the swing of a miner You have cleared the rock away Leaving gold there in its place And it is more than anyone could claim Oh, with the sense of a banker And with the touch of a tailor You saved this life for me And you have sown it to beauty And I am grateful now and I will always be So would you sing with me The song is all I know Some truths are told now only in a melody So I've been writing a new one Yeah, I've been taking my time with it It's gonna be so perfect It's gonna hold all of us inside of it You will see If you just add your harmony I think it would be complete And be worthy of singing Becomes a symphony Yeah, you're the cool of the water You're the start of the summer Keep me still like a anchor In a storm you're the cellar When I'm heavy with worry make me light as a feather When I'm deafened by anger you're the song I remember With the grace of a dancer and the strength of a pillar When I'm starving to suffer you just fill me with laughter You're a poet And a saint You are the only one I choose to imitate Oh, like the love of a father through the eye of a camera It's this picture I have seen We're on a sloping hill of green And you are walking there beside me
This song seems like it wasn't written by a human being, it seems like it's in its own category, it's its own world, it's its own universe, its own life. It's so beautiful it's unbelievable, the way it makes me feel is beyond words. Conor Oberst has touched me in a way no other musician ever has, I will always be partial to him and his talent is a gift that just keeps giving :)
"You're the crutch of a cripple, you're the calm of a conscience, you're the peace that I have found." "You're the cool of the water, you're the start of the summer, keep me still like an anchor, in the storm you're the cellar, when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather, when I'm deafened by anger, you're the song I remember." Most powerful and beautiful lyrics/poetry I have ever been exposed to.
When I was in my 20’s this song really hit me hard. I had a lot of issues to work through and my dad was really the only one consistently there for me. I just listened to it for the first time in I’m guessing over 20 years. I’m closer to 50 than 40 now and have worked through a lot of my mental heath issues. Listening to this with a new perspective that makes me even that more appreciative of how my dad was there for me ❤
like the love of a father, through the eye of a camera it's this picture i have seen, we're on a sloping hill of green, and you are walking there beside me. this song gives me an epiphany each time i hear it.
you saved this life for me and you have sown it to beauty, and i am grateful now and i will always be (thanks for everything you've done for me. for listening to me, for being there for me, for letting me be part of your life. Thanks for that call, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. I miss you like hell)
This song will never cease to stun me. Its almost too perfect. How does he write this stuff? He wrote the song " when the president talks to god", but Connor, obviously you and a higher power converse on a regular basis!
This song cuts so deep into my soul.. It's my thoughts... My feelings.. My life, perfectly expressed. I'm a much too broken man, and she's my one and only love.. I hate bringing her down.. But I'm much too weak to do this without her. :'(
Uploaded a live version of this from Seattle in 2001 (the first time he ever played it, I believe) to my profile if anyone hasn't heard that before, t'wasn't on youtube anywhere.
this is seriously the most beautiful song in the world. and yes the cool of the water part is the best part of the song. it's so beautiful it hurts my heart. i wish conor and bright eyes would do more of this for his next album he's working on in omaha, don't get me wrong i LOVE LOVE LOVE cassadaga, but i feel like that is more of conor oberst and the mystic valley band; while bright eyes should stick to this stuff. he's such a beautiful, talented, amazingly intelligent lyricist.
I am new to Bright Eyes and love this song. From what I've picked up the two hidden tracks on Noisefloor appear to be the best ones. Am I wrong and which other songs from Noisefloor (if any) are in this andHungry for a holiday 's league. Thanlks.
i don't mean to argue, but i think this is about his dad -- or at least, i interpret it as much. everyone is right to their own opinion; albeit, whenever i think of my own father, i think of this one song. one could argue his dad is his higher power. however, i think it's best to leave this as the perfect "father's day" song. as before, not trying to fight. always glad to see different viewpoints. without different opinions, life would be boring.
I love anthing conor he got me trew ups and downs i tol him that when i meet him i s nuck up behind him and huged him it kinda scared him a hug and a hand shake
im 25 years old and bright eyes has been my favorite band since i was 12. i thought i would never get the chance to hear a bright eyes song for the first time again in my life (after people's key dropped when i was 17)-- but somehow, this song escaped me. i was doing pretty badly today; trauma and melancholy were weighing very heavily on me. i stumbled upon this and am filled with joy with a pleasure i thought i would never experience again: hearing a bright eyes song for the first time. i feel so much lighter. thank you.
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Its been 3 years but how excited were you when Down in the Weeds came out? There’s a silent connection Bright Eyes fans have and I hope you’re doing well and life is treating you with kindness and love.
This is my first time hearing Conor sing this, 4 years after you did. I don't know what "Amos House Collection, Vol 2" is so I guess I have to track that down now.
I'm 38 - been listening to Bright eyes since high school. Fevers and Mirrors saved my life when things were far beyond what I could handle. I still love them to this day. Connor Oberst will always hold a very very special place in my heart.
@@deagle50ae 30 now. Five years since my comment - that’s crazy. During that time I finally got to see them on tour. Cried the whole time. Can’t believe we got another album after all these years.
Nothing compares to Bright Eyes in the morning.
Nothing.
i have a tattoo that says "when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather." it always helps remind me that i'm gonna be alright no matter what happens. this song brings me an enormous amount of comfort.
Its about god who else can take all you worrys away
i don't exist anymore i have "no lies, just love" :-)
I have a yellow bird tattooed on me from Poison Oak
@@cxrloss7653 Conor did not write this about God, which if you’ve any of his albums, should be pretty apparent. He wrote this about his father. Just wanted to clear that up.
Just when I think I know every bright eyes song, I find another and it brings me to tears. This man leaves me breathless and I can’t explain the feeling I get from this song.
I'm having that experience right now, somehow I've never heard this before.
The only way to really listen to bright eyes is alone
The amount of times I've tried to explain that to people is exhausting.
You mean drunk and alone.
Triangl3D Printing you speak the truth. I like being alone and to travel the world with my thoughts but I'm told that is detrimental to my socal life :/
me rn
Yes, for the first many times. Then you share your good taste with a new friend and can both sing along, it's magic.
this is perfection. this is the song his dad gets to listen to knowing that it was written about him
This is by far my favorite song by Bright Eyes. So beautiful, so moving, just wonderful in every way. This song makes me feel so sentimental and emotional. The way he crafts the words to flow so well is a work of a pure genius. I love you Conor Oberst :) The best lyricist we have seen since Bob Dylan.
I'm aghast that I've never heard this before, I've been listening to anything Bright Eyes or Cursive or Commander Venus I could scrape together across the internet for 25 years now and this is new today somehow.
this deserves so much more than a thumbs up.
I've learned to stop thinking I've found his greatest song every time I listen to one.
connor oberst was secretly the greatest poet of all time
road 2 joy IS** he is the greatest poet of all time.
IS* severely the greatest poet
Its not secret. Well, at lest not to me.
This is one of his most beautiful songs. I listen to it all the time and the words give me chills.
Only a few songs can send chills down my body and bring me to tears. I’ve been a bright eyes fan for 2 years now and have been listening to their music nonstop since becoming a fan. I however only discovered this song today and it is by far the most beautiful love song I’ve ever heard.
Every line is a poem in itself. This is a stunning song.
drunk and alone at 4am when bright eyes is most relatable.
I love Bob Dylan, I have all his albums from the 60's and 70's, and they are great. The same for Leonard Cohen, who at his best is just so beautiful. I think Conor Oberst dances at the same level, and may be better than both of the great masters.
Gary Lindsay I get yr point but Dylan....? Really?
Better???
Oh, I adore Conor...
Not better but given another 15 years he certainly could be. I've been lucky enough to see Dylan 52( and i have every album and bootleg) times, Cohen 3 times and Connor Oberst 9 times. He is by far a better performer and musician than both of them.
Same thought
Never stop making music..... Never stop.
The day i meet cory talor he said dont stop listing i wont stop maging its
posted 12 years ago. wow. weird that i've been coming back to this same video through out the years since i was in high school ten years ago. also hi Seth, and Aidan or Arin. lol surely you guys will see this, since this is the only way to even listen to this song.
You don't know me, but
Hi John.
Last saturday I stood in your entry way
That place where we used to wait
For cars to carry us away
Like once in this storm, they drove me and justin home
The music was just being born
It was all I was longing for
Now im on a plane
Off singin my songs again, oh please dont think ill of it
Cause its the reason I exists
But you, youre the crutch of a cripple
You're the calm of a conscience
You're the peace that I have found
When all these voices talk too loud you are quietly reassuring me
With the hands of a healer
And the tongue of a teacher
Its your voice that I have known
To be the first one on the phone
Yeah, you ran all the lights to the hospital
So don't you say to me
That life's a trap
The future is nothing but a tragedy
'Cos I'll be out of that window
Yeah, I'll start wishing to die again
Just say we're not walking backwards, kid
And show me to the door
And I'll walk behind
Out into the hot sunlight
Where the world's very much alive
Even when I close my eyes
Well, should I admit
That my promise is counterfeit
That I'm careless and childish
And that's all I can hope to be
And would you concede
That I think only of myself
I refuse everybody's help
Who has been reaching out for me
Well, you reach with the soul of a sailor
And the swing of a miner
You have cleared the rock away
Leaving gold there in its place
And it is more than anyone could claim
Oh, with the sense of a banker
And with the touch of a tailor
You saved this life for me
And you have sown it to beauty
And I am grateful now and I will always be
So would you sing with me
The song is all I know
Some truths are told now only in a melody
So I've been writing a new one
Yeah, I've been taking my time with it
It's gonna be so perfect
It's gonna hold all of us inside of it
You will see
If you just add your harmony
I think it would be complete
And be worthy of singing
Becomes a symphony Yeah, you're the cool of the water
You're the start of the summer
Keep me still like a anchor
In a storm you're the cellar
When I'm heavy with worry make me light as a feather
When I'm deafened by anger you're the song I remember
With the grace of a dancer and the strength of a pillar
When I'm starving to suffer you just fill me with laughter
You're a poet
And a saint
You are the only one I choose to imitate
Oh, like the love of a father through the eye of a camera
It's this picture I have seen
We're on a sloping hill of green
And you are walking there beside me
this is one of my favorite songs by him and i can't exactly place why that is but there's just something so lovely about it
DAMN. i am overwhelmed by this......
This song seems like it wasn't written by a human being, it seems like it's in its own category, it's its own world, it's its own universe, its own life. It's so beautiful it's unbelievable, the way it makes me feel is beyond words. Conor Oberst has touched me in a way no other musician ever has, I will always be partial to him and his talent is a gift that just keeps giving :)
AlyssaJaneVolta agreeeeeee
"You're the crutch of a cripple, you're the calm of a conscience, you're the peace that I have found."
"You're the cool of the water, you're the start of the summer, keep me still like an anchor, in the storm you're the cellar, when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather, when I'm deafened by anger, you're the song I remember."
Most powerful and beautiful lyrics/poetry I have ever been exposed to.
It's on another level. Who did he write this about?
@@astridvvv9662He wrote it about his father :)
When I was in my 20’s this song really hit me hard. I had a lot of issues to work through and my dad was really the only one consistently there for me. I just listened to it for the first time in I’m guessing over 20 years. I’m closer to 50 than 40 now and have worked through a lot of my mental heath issues. Listening to this with a new perspective that makes me even that more appreciative of how my dad was there for me ❤
I just got a tattoo of "When I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather" on my arm.
This song is beautifully written I adore Bright Eyes
Its conor he is the best
This is the sweetest stuff ever to exist. The sweetest, most beautiful, precious, truest, bluest, lovely, lovely. He said my naaame
how lovely it would be to have a short conversation with this guy about life and stuff
found this song during computer time in the psych ward. one of the few bright eyes songs i hadn't heard before. speaks for itself really
that is such is fucking great song. I'm so happy Bright Eyes is so underrated that I can enjoy them all to my self.
Daniel Morel you're happy they're underrated because it makes you feel special?
Yes @lucisays, You're exactly right. I love meeting 1 out of 300 ppl that i meet that knows who Bright Eyes are/is.
like the love of a father, through the eye of a camera it's this picture i have seen, we're on a sloping hill of green, and you are walking there beside me.
this song gives me an epiphany each time i hear it.
I always come back to this song.. same mindset everytime.
oltiousgoinham same.
you know this is the best song in the world?
oh my god. i thought i knew all released bright eyes songs. and now i found this.
this is perfect
i really love this.. right now this makes me want to live even longer
you saved this life for me
and you have sown it to beauty, and i am grateful now and i will always be (thanks for everything you've done for me. for listening to me, for being there for me, for letting me be part of your life. Thanks for that call, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. I miss you like hell)
Definately in my top 5 favorite conor oberst songs. The lyrics are so piercingly beautiful.
listening to this is like seeing an old friend.......... i love u bright eyes...........now then and forever
wow. what a beautiful song!
this song is like a sunrise made into noise i guess
I think your Comment is the best description I've read of Bright Eyes.
(I also think your following of Rule 17 of The Elements of Style is great!)
Beautiful comment
Couldn't put it better
years later, I always come back to this song usually to cry lmao
and still. ♡ always
This song will never cease to stun me. Its almost too perfect. How does he write this stuff? He wrote the song " when the president talks to god", but Connor, obviously you and a higher power converse on a regular basis!
Conor, you are the only one i choose to immitate
Nice velcro shoes Conor. Haha ;)
you ran all the lights to the hospital
It's perfect.
Thanks you saved my life
I could be in a wonderful mood and this song would still make me cry
I used to sing this for an ex, now she's gone, oh well, at least the song remains.
I'll be out of that window, I'll start wishing to die again... Just say we're not walking backwards, kid.
does Conor know he is the father in our hearts when we hear this song....
i hope so.. i really do
Nope... I love Conor but my old man is the only man I choose to imitate
This song cuts so deep into my soul.. It's my thoughts... My feelings.. My life, perfectly expressed. I'm a much too broken man, and she's my one and only love.. I hate bringing her down.. But I'm much too weak to do this without her. :'(
Most amazing song ever. Most truest-bluest ever
It's like pure nostalgia
This song sounds like it was recorded in his basement, but I kind of like that.
It was actually recorded in a hotel bathroom!
How do you know this information?
It's written on the lyric sheet of the Noise Floor LP
He confesses his weaknesses and admits love is strength
Uploaded a live version of this from Seattle in 2001 (the first time he ever played it, I believe) to my profile if anyone hasn't heard that before, t'wasn't on youtube anywhere.
this is so beautiful
What a great song!
yeah, it is
this is seriously the most beautiful song in the world. and yes the cool of the water part is the best part of the song. it's so beautiful it hurts my heart. i wish conor and bright eyes would do more of this for his next album he's working on in omaha, don't get me wrong i LOVE LOVE LOVE cassadaga, but i feel like that is more of conor oberst and the mystic valley band; while bright eyes should stick to this stuff. he's such a beautiful, talented, amazingly intelligent lyricist.
You're a poet and a saint
you're the only one I choose to imitate
He's so little 🥺
the 2 people who disliked this don't have ears
Thank you
He is amazing
I am new to Bright Eyes and love this song. From what I've picked up the two hidden tracks on Noisefloor appear to be the best ones.
Am I wrong and which other songs from Noisefloor (if any) are in this andHungry for a holiday 's league. Thanlks.
Lonely night
@sammiemadison
Buy the Nosie Floor Rarities Vinyl. It's a hidden track, along with "Hungry for a Holiday"
It looks like Conor is wearing two shoes meant for broken feet.
Made me cry... astounding
I want love that feels like the last part of this song
I listen to this at least 10 times a day
Übercool as always... primal scream T-shirt
I have to wonder what exactly makes him want to put so much into just one song!
still love this
como lo quiero, es gran inspiración para mí
my hearts freshly broken again :D
Conor Oberst, I do believe I love you.
xx
Why is Connor wearing Velcro sneakers?
i don't mean to argue, but i think this is about his dad -- or at least, i interpret it as much. everyone is right to their own opinion; albeit, whenever i think of my own father, i think of this one song.
one could argue his dad is his higher power. however, i think it's best to leave this as the perfect "father's day" song.
as before, not trying to fight. always glad to see different viewpoints. without different opinions, life would be boring.
He sang this song on Father’s Day and before he sang it he said this song is about his father.
still gives me the fucking chills
i have never been able to dl this song...anyone have a link, etc??
i can see your halo
The enemy wants us to be sad after ifound God the song was different in my mind
LOVE
This song is too fuckin perfect
my heart
forever
I wasn't really making a statement about the subject of the song, only praising Connors divine powers as a songwriter.
I love anthing conor he got me trew ups and downs i tol him that when i meet him i s nuck up behind him and huged him it kinda scared him a hug and a hand shake
I don't know, on vinyl it just said it was recorded in a hotel bathroom
Ps u said. Another desaparacidos album we WANT BEEPBEEP
❤
conor oberst is truly a gifted artist
where do you download it ?
Same... although I do think this may be his greatest song :/
how do you even write a song like this. next level 4th dimensional shi%
How do I get this song? I love it.
Anyone ever read the description box?
good at 1.25 speed as well
he looks like an anime character
wickkidda a sexy af one.