The last time I ever saw my Dad, we we're driving back to the airport and this album had just come out. I listened to this song most of the way there and feel in love with it. My dad passed a month later, back in November. This song means so much more to me now.
This album released about 2 weeks after my mom passed. Even amongst one of the best discographies of all time, this project really stands above the rest. I hope you're doing well now!
@timob1681 I still struggle as his death was sudden, and I didn't get to say goodbye. I'm still young, so it's shaken me quite a lot. I'm doing a bit better now. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you are doing well too 🙏
@@benmackay5160 I feel that - I'm young as well. I had the benefit of knowing for a while that it was going to happen, since she was sick for about 3 years beforehand, but that came with the downside of having to watch her get worse over time. It's tough sometimes, but music like this helps greatly. Best of luck to you man
@benmackay5160 @timob1681 My only grandma passed away today, and when I heard the news, I was listening the ending part of this music that I've just discovered. This music is definetely special, but not as special as the persons we lost, and who are in peace now. Heart on you two
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” ― Jamie Anderson a beautiful and touching album, brought me to tears
The way that lyrics 'I will always love you' still apears in the ambinet part and knowing the fact that this album is dedicated to his late partner who passed away this April just anihilates me. Never thought that lyrical video can struck me so hard.
i was thinking the exactly same thing, this video with the artful lyrics really elevated the song more, it’s stayed with me. can’t bring myself to put into words all that this song and album makes me feel but it’s monumental. thank u sufjan
Whoever had the idea to repeat "I will always love you" starting at 6:00, slowly distorting into a jumbling of letters spread across the screen... I salute you. Perfection
This beautiful song is the culmination of not only his entire discography, but all the grief Sufjan's accumulated in his life. To take such pain and transmute it into something so beautiful is the highest form and function of art. We are all very lucky to be alive for Sufjan Stevens.
wow, I don't think a lyric video itself has ever made me cry before -- the ending where it fades into those beautiful cinematic chords, with the words "i will always love you" repeating without sound 😢
On a whim I decided to listen to Javelin in one sitting after being a casual Sufjan fan over the years. Up until now I enjoyed Sufjan from the lens of the gorgeousness of the melodies and arrangements without paying close attention to the lyrics. After listening to Shit Talk a couple of nights ago, something has unlocked within me. I have broken down in tears repeatedly after many listens. The way this song is constructed perfectly captures the cadence of a loving - and yet real - relationship that is winding down for the sole reason of sickness and death. The incessant "I don't want to fight at all" after the standard verse, chorus, verse, chorus structure captures how easy it is as a choice to cast aside any negative emotions you bore during the relationship and instead choose pure connection during those last weeks, days, hours, minutes ... you are clinging to what you can and it's all you can focus on. The following instrumental stunningly captures the moment of passing, and the purity (and profoundness) of release that comes when a loved one who has been sick passes. They are at rest. I never thought feelings I had buried would ever be presented to me so truthfully in a song. For such a sad song to end on such an airy high really does make me want to choose to cherish life while it is here. Sufjan's official coming out and the dedication to his late partner sends the song over the edge for me. As a gay man there's always a layer of suppression that you feel, whether you've come out or not. It's a force of habit even if you are proud of who you are. I'm not sure Sufjan's reasons for not addressing his sexuality up until the release of this album. In making the announcement of his partner's passing at point of release this song becomes the penultimate love song, where he never needed to parade his partner to the world during life, but in his passing is honouring him in such a sacred way.
I lost my dog, my best friend, the only one in this world who knew my true tears, the one who's been part of my life for 12 years, on the last Saturday. He stayed with me until he couldn't anymore. He did his best to stay for as long as he could, but his time... just came. And I feel like a piece of my heart went with him. A piece of who I am. My days feel empty without him, his presence, the reassurance of having him here, of thinking he'd always be here bc he's always been. This album is helping me with the grief. Especially ending with There's A World. A more positive and optimistic note after the pain of loss, as if things could somehow be better. Once again, your music brings solace and comfort to my soul. Can't thank you enough, Sufjan
when he sings "hold me tightly lest I fall", right before the chorus, there's this heartbreaking vulnerability to it. Almost like a desperate cry out for divine comfort
He's a precious gem. I feel blessed just listening. One day I'll make it to one of the gigs. It's on the bucket list. Thanks Sufjan. Big love from England ❤️✨
this whole song is a masterpiece but 5:50 is where it hits me the most, like after all of that build up it just breaks down like that? i don’t know, it just feels like the loss of love but also feels like it’s never ending and it’s devastating
I felt sad listening to the album. I thought this song was the resolution to my sadness. Then I saw his instagram post about him dedicating the album to his late partner. That felt like a javelin stabbed through my heart 😭 I just want to give Sufjan a good long hug 😢
the gradual, haunting degradation of the "i will always love you" written at the end hasn't left my mind since i first saw it. reminds me of a breakdown-one moment everything is ok and you think that you're doing well but it only takes one second to realise you're not and suddenly everything hurts. sufjan, oh how much you mean to me. wishing you a swift recovery and an abundance of strength, now and forever. we love you more than you may ever know ❤
I decided to listen to this album for the first time while taking my dog for a walk on a beautiful autumn evening and by the time I got about halfway through this song I was full on crying lol. The entire album is a masterpiece but this song especially hits so hard.
reminds me of blue bucket of gold. The way the sounds just take over at the end. the phrase “I will always love you” levitating to the sky, bit by bit, almost like a prayer. love this video, song, and sufjan. this whole album is what I needed after a pretty lousy year 😅
Sufjan cuts me to the core with so many songs, but this one really takes the cake. Fucking devastating and beautiful, viscerally kind of hurts to listen to. Amazing.
If you want a lot of time to pass with it feeling like just a couple mins, check out impossible soul. Ofc if you've already heard it then you know. If not, hope you enjoy it as I'm sure you will...
Sufjan, this love letter is pure ART. From beginning to the end. This track had me shedding so many tears. Your music is a gift to the world. Thank You for allowing the music to simmer on the outro and allowing us to connect without lyrics. Such a pure heart. Again, Thank You!!
This is one of the most beautiful and painful and loving songs I have ever heard. Truly, I am grateful to have listened to it and to have it in my life. Absolutely gorgeous.
Jesus, this has made me full-on cry more times than not while listening to it. That last crescendo and the ambient ending… fuck, that hits _hard._ Just shreds any last remnants of the shield you put up for most of your life. You’d think a song called “Shit Talk” wouldn’t be the most devastating song of the year, but here we are. How many artists are putting out some of their best material on their _tenth_ album?
I love your comment. "Just shreds any last remnants of the shield you put up for most of your life". Just thank you. For putting it into words. Thank for knowing what it feels like.
Sufjan's music saved my life. This is pure emotion. Beautiful songwriting and he just wears his heart on his sleeve. He is the real deal. Bless his heart ❤️
My little niece, my only niece is 4 months old today. She is the most precious .my sister had a really tough time ,worked very hard to conceive her. I wanted to adore her,watch her grow , cherish every bit of her. In stead I'm just leaving the country far,far away to continue my study to become a pulmonologist.these things bug me of course but all on a sudden the thought of loving and missing her and not being able to be with her brought tears to my eyes as I was listening to this. Beautifully sad 🙂
How he went from ''I love you but I can't live with you'' and then ''I love you but I dont wanna see you'' to ''Hold me tightly lest I fall'' to ''I don't wanna fight at all'' is what hit me the hardest bc coming to terms with how you truly feel and dealing with reality amidst confusion and loss is damn near paralyzing. A true definition of careful song progression and perfect song structure. Vocal performance was perfect as well as they multi-vocal layering's mixing. This is the best song of the year.
The last time I ever saw my Dad, we we're driving back to the airport and this album had just come out. I listened to this song most of the way there and feel in love with it. My dad passed a month later, back in November. This song means so much more to me now.
This album released about 2 weeks after my mom passed. Even amongst one of the best discographies of all time, this project really stands above the rest. I hope you're doing well now!
@timob1681 I still struggle as his death was sudden, and I didn't get to say goodbye. I'm still young, so it's shaken me quite a lot. I'm doing a bit better now. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you are doing well too 🙏
@@benmackay5160 I feel that - I'm young as well. I had the benefit of knowing for a while that it was going to happen, since she was sick for about 3 years beforehand, but that came with the downside of having to watch her get worse over time. It's tough sometimes, but music like this helps greatly. Best of luck to you man
@benmackay5160 @timob1681 My only grandma passed away today, and when I heard the news, I was listening the ending part of this music that I've just discovered. This music is definetely special, but not as special as the persons we lost, and who are in peace now. Heart on you two
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”
― Jamie Anderson
a beautiful and touching album, brought me to tears
Grief and Praise live in the same house. Praise is loving what is present, grief is loving what is gone or far away. - -Martin Prechtel
Man... That was an amazing line, thaks for it
🥺😭
listening to this after finding out he dedicated the album to his partner who passed away recently has shattered my heart
Same here ❤️🩹
Same here. I’ve been a wreck thinking about it.
Mavepuster...
That’s so heart wrenching
Has Sufjan still not learned how loud non musical noise ruins the whole vibe? Stick with Carrie and Lowell.
"i will always love you, but i cannot live with you" hits so close to home
The way that lyrics 'I will always love you' still apears in the ambinet part and knowing the fact that this album is dedicated to his late partner who passed away this April just anihilates me. Never thought that lyrical video can struck me so hard.
It really is so beautifully made
i was thinking the exactly same thing, this video with the artful lyrics really elevated the song more, it’s stayed with me. can’t bring myself to put into words all that this song and album makes me feel but it’s monumental. thank u sufjan
Whoever had the idea to repeat "I will always love you" starting at 6:00, slowly distorting into a jumbling of letters spread across the screen... I salute you.
Perfection
**slaps roof of Shit Talk**
This baby can fit so many lines that make me cry in it
This beautiful song is the culmination of not only his entire discography, but all the grief Sufjan's accumulated in his life. To take such pain and transmute it into something so beautiful is the highest form and function of art. We are all very lucky to be alive for Sufjan Stevens.
It is his first song
@@aaavvv9525how's it his first song
@@aaavvv9525first song? Not even close to it. You're about 2 decades late to that party...
The outro f---ing breaks my heart. When he just writes the words without saying them.
wow, I don't think a lyric video itself has ever made me cry before -- the ending where it fades into those beautiful cinematic chords, with the words "i will always love you" repeating without sound 😢
On a whim I decided to listen to Javelin in one sitting after being a casual Sufjan fan over the years. Up until now I enjoyed Sufjan from the lens of the gorgeousness of the melodies and arrangements without paying close attention to the lyrics. After listening to Shit Talk a couple of nights ago, something has unlocked within me. I have broken down in tears repeatedly after many listens. The way this song is constructed perfectly captures the cadence of a loving - and yet real - relationship that is winding down for the sole reason of sickness and death. The incessant "I don't want to fight at all" after the standard verse, chorus, verse, chorus structure captures how easy it is as a choice to cast aside any negative emotions you bore during the relationship and instead choose pure connection during those last weeks, days, hours, minutes ... you are clinging to what you can and it's all you can focus on. The following instrumental stunningly captures the moment of passing, and the purity (and profoundness) of release that comes when a loved one who has been sick passes. They are at rest.
I never thought feelings I had buried would ever be presented to me so truthfully in a song. For such a sad song to end on such an airy high really does make me want to choose to cherish life while it is here.
Sufjan's official coming out and the dedication to his late partner sends the song over the edge for me. As a gay man there's always a layer of suppression that you feel, whether you've come out or not. It's a force of habit even if you are proud of who you are. I'm not sure Sufjan's reasons for not addressing his sexuality up until the release of this album. In making the announcement of his partner's passing at point of release this song becomes the penultimate love song, where he never needed to parade his partner to the world during life, but in his passing is honouring him in such a sacred way.
Well said, thank you!
Just gorgeous. I love that the song is called "Shit Talk" but it's a beautiful meditation on loneliness and separation and love.
在我10岁那年，你的中国粉丝只有不到300人，我就接触了你的歌；如今我已成年，你在中国有了30万粉丝，我依然听着你的歌，泪流满面
This is not music. This is prayer.
Yes, I feel the same way 🙏 ❤
I lost my dog, my best friend, the only one in this world who knew my true tears, the one who's been part of my life for 12 years, on the last Saturday. He stayed with me until he couldn't anymore. He did his best to stay for as long as he could, but his time... just came. And I feel like a piece of my heart went with him. A piece of who I am. My days feel empty without him, his presence, the reassurance of having him here, of thinking he'd always be here bc he's always been.
This album is helping me with the grief. Especially ending with There's A World. A more positive and optimistic note after the pain of loss, as if things could somehow be better. Once again, your music brings solace and comfort to my soul. Can't thank you enough, Sufjan
So sorry. What was your Dogs name? What breed? I have a year old Border Collie.
My condolences. I’ve never lost a pet before but I’m so scared to lose my cat, she’s my best friend
@@christopherwright6066 his name was Samson. He was a mixed breed dog.
@@satelliteimagerymusic I hope you and your cat have many years of fun together ahead
I am in tears. This resonates.
when he sings "hold me tightly lest I fall", right before the chorus, there's this heartbreaking vulnerability to it. Almost like a desperate cry out for divine comfort
Just listened to this song for the first time...one of the best songs of 2023, and an instant classic! Thank you, Sufjan!
Oh please Sufjan keep fighting
oh my gosh this might be one of the most beautiful sufjan songs ever
one of the most beautiful songs ever period
This track is eight minutes but feels like eight seconds. Eight thousands more listens and an ocean full of tears. Thank you Suf.
This might be best song of the year. Whole album makes me cry
This song feels like it's physically killing me with heartbreak but I still come back and listen to it every day.
Sufjan is a transcender. He lives his art. Lives to expand the limits of art itself.
He's a precious gem. I feel blessed just listening. One day I'll make it to one of the gigs. It's on the bucket list. Thanks Sufjan. Big love from England ❤️✨
Knowing that the album is dedicated to his ex-partner, the "I will always love you" at the end of the video hurts even more.
It's a hell of a thing, to turn all that heartache and pain into such beauty. Thanks SS. x
Can’t explain how healing this song is for me.
'i don't want to fight at all' blends into 'i don't want to fight it off' the more you sing it and it hits me so hard
Cuts deep. Thank you for your music Sufjan!
Just parted ways with my lover of 14 years. This song sums up all the feelings I now hold.
this whole song is a masterpiece but 5:50 is where it hits me the most, like after all of that build up it just breaks down like that? i don’t know, it just feels like the loss of love but also feels like it’s never ending and it’s devastating
Yes!!!! It feels like the moment he died.
@@noahshighlightreel 100%! sufjan is really one of a kind
I felt sad listening to the album. I thought this song was the resolution to my sadness. Then I saw his instagram post about him dedicating the album to his late partner. That felt like a javelin stabbed through my heart 😭 I just want to give Sufjan a good long hug 😢
Don't we all?
The balm for my soul. ✨
the gradual, haunting degradation of the "i will always love you" written at the end hasn't left my mind since i first saw it. reminds me of a breakdown-one moment everything is ok and you think that you're doing well but it only takes one second to realise you're not and suddenly everything hurts. sufjan, oh how much you mean to me. wishing you a swift recovery and an abundance of strength, now and forever. we love you more than you may ever know ❤
I decided to listen to this album for the first time while taking my dog for a walk on a beautiful autumn evening and by the time I got about halfway through this song I was full on crying lol. The entire album is a masterpiece but this song especially hits so hard.
reminds me of blue bucket of gold. The way the sounds just take over at the end. the phrase “I will always love you” levitating to the sky, bit by bit, almost like a prayer. love this video, song, and sufjan. this whole album is what I needed after a pretty lousy year 😅
Heaven is a place on Earth listening to Sufjan records
@frankkornips4150
I see you are channeling purest Belinda Carlisle brother 🙏❤️
I have not heard a song in a very long time that gives me goosebumps and want to cry my eyes out at the same time.
Love the rhymes and lyrics of this song
3:12 - 4:06 just incredible. The best song I’ve heard in a long time
Oh man... I mean... the layers! It's an absolute eargasm.
Cried so hard to this, as usual when listening to Sufjan. Amazing album.
Sufjan is a music genius. I can’t imagine my life without his music
3:41 this fucking moment is unbelievable
3:05 ❤😭
Sufjan cuts me to the core with so many songs, but this one really takes the cake.
Fucking devastating and beautiful, viscerally kind of hurts to listen to. Amazing.
this is my favourite track in javelin. it just makes me FEEL. thank you sufjan.
This song just broke my heart and then put it back together.
Absolute masterpiece.
Idk why I listen to this album while I'm working, it always brings me to tears
saaame, also nikki you're a sufjan fan?!
I put this shit on the drive to work which is a 30 min ride. I gotta sit in my car for a while to compose myself before going in.
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this has been my favourite so far, didn't even notice it was 8 minutes long!
Same, I was actually surprised when I realized how long it was!
If you want a lot of time to pass with it feeling like just a couple mins, check out impossible soul. Ofc if you've already heard it then you know. If not, hope you enjoy it as I'm sure you will...
The beginning reminds me of The Dress Looks Nice on You and then absolutely flourishes. Beautiful!
Absolutely incredible, this instantly became one of my favorite songs!
pain through strings.... Strings to heart ..... Tears .... SS❤...
Absolutely incredible! Best song on the album.
Thank you so much for the music you bring to the world!
RIP Evans Richardson 💔
you, sir, are magic. your music sounds like it’s from another realm entirely. pure magic ❤️
this is my favorite song on the album. So goooood.
Thank you for being the soundtrack to my trials of life and love. You make this world a better place through your music.
A Hymn. Thanks Sufjan.
Sufjan is truly a genius
Sufjan, this love letter is pure ART. From beginning to the end. This track had me shedding so many tears. Your music is a gift to the world. Thank You for allowing the music to simmer on the outro and allowing us to connect without lyrics. Such a pure heart. Again, Thank You!!
It's a bright sunny day with the cool ocean breeze blowing my ruffled baggy clothes on the bow of a great ship 🚢. Bravo Suffy J. Love you.
This song is simply incredible! love it
Wat een prachtige song. Tekst, melodie , raakt tot diep in mijn vezels. Song van het jaar en nu al een klassieker.
This one is up there. Just something magical in this song.
This song breaks my heart in so many ways
Sublime.... King of the intro/outro slays again! Love, love, love. xxx
All these years, still meaningful & beautiful. Thank you 🌻🤍✌️
Describing my feelings at now. Sad and beautiful..
This is one of the most beautiful and painful and loving songs I have ever heard. Truly, I am grateful to have listened to it and to have it in my life. Absolutely gorgeous.
May you be healed ✌️🙏
Jesus, this has made me full-on cry more times than not while listening to it. That last crescendo and the ambient ending… fuck, that hits _hard._ Just shreds any last remnants of the shield you put up for most of your life.
You’d think a song called “Shit Talk” wouldn’t be the most devastating song of the year, but here we are. How many artists are putting out some of their best material on their _tenth_ album?
I love your comment. "Just shreds any last remnants of the shield you put up for most of your life". Just thank you. For putting it into words. Thank for knowing what it feels like.
This album, man. This album.
Seriously
The way this song makes me feel the happiest man is incredible, my favourite of all, Thank you Sufjan for be the best artist I never known
Incredibly surreal & soothing ^ beautiful!
The scale of divinity was destroyed. The beauty I can't measure.
im bursting into tears by how beautiful this is
Sufjan's music saved my life. This is pure emotion. Beautiful songwriting and he just wears his heart on his sleeve. He is the real deal. Bless his heart ❤️
Thank you for once again sharing the beauty of your heart with us, Sufjan. I'm sorry for your loss.
this is the best thing hes ever made
Holy shit... shit talk is so amazing! Sufjan, sounds trite but pain gives us gifts we never knew we needed. Love 2 ALL
The art on these lyric videos is so beautiful
This is pain, grief, regret, and love at the same volume and time and it is perfect.
c'est de la bombe !!!! j'adoooore
My little niece, my only niece is 4 months old today. She is the most precious .my sister had a really tough time ,worked very hard to conceive her. I wanted to adore her,watch her grow , cherish every bit of her. In stead I'm just leaving the country far,far away to continue my study to become a pulmonologist.these things bug me of course but all on a sudden the thought of loving and missing her and not being able to be with her brought tears to my eyes as I was listening to this. Beautifully sad 🙂
This is a whole heckin' vibe. I foresee many beautiful covers of this from various artists in the future.
Always perfect
I can’t believe he pulled off another masterpiece
So beautiful.
I'm only here to comment. This hit me like a truck, like few songs ever have. I'm not sure I ever want to listen to that again
Thank u for this sufjan. I love you so much from argentina ❤ your music is one of the most beautiful things i've heard in my life
Ah yes quality music. Thank you Sufjan.
Straight up masterpiece. Staggering beauty. Thank you Sufjan Stevens xox
Beautiful song, peace on earth
How he went from ''I love you but I can't live with you'' and then ''I love you but I dont wanna see you'' to ''Hold me tightly lest I fall'' to ''I don't wanna fight at all'' is what hit me the hardest bc coming to terms with how you truly feel and dealing with reality amidst confusion and loss is damn near paralyzing. A true definition of careful song progression and perfect song structure. Vocal performance was perfect as well as they multi-vocal layering's mixing. This is the best song of the year.
absolutely beautiful song ❤
New Sufjan Stevens album let's go!!
Been listening for 20 years, I member.
Beautiful voice and production!★
Two Genious Stevens Dessner = Masterpiece
sufjan, não esperava menos 🇧🇷