I don't understand why people feel the need to "figure it out" and know exactly all the whos and whats. To me it is just an outpouring of raw emotion that has been formed into an astonishingly beautiful song. That's all I need - to reflect on my own break-ups, to feel the rare honesty and hear the beautiful music. I don't need to know everything about Robin's personal life.
No comments for 2 years? This is one of Pecknolds best songs lyrically, why hasn't it got more traction? Some things in life I will never understand ...
So this it how it ends, in separate beds, a wall between us. And this is how it dies-separate our lives and hope it heals us. I chose the love of strangers, I chose the fickle crowd. And the woman I wagered won’t look at me right now. Not now. I know I’ve been like a house cat-“give me this, give me that.” And I know I’ll be okay. But beg for my attention or work for my affection, I just scare and walk away. How can I show you I’d do all I could do to show you I adore you, Olivia.
I swear everytime I have something that comes across in my life, Pecknold's music is right there along with me; I'm going through a similar, very heartbreaking and lonesome time - and yet this - once again there is Robin's work resonating through time to speak to me again. No word but 'beautiful'.
The photographer is lucky. Does he even know my name? Does he know I’d give it all up If I only could be him. But I used all my chances, and a few after that. Now I’m floating in the ashes, Olivia.
im so jealous of robin. and im kind of pissed that he isnt pushing out a million songs into existence with the time he has. long live this mans beautiful work
If he pushed out 1k songs then the music would loose that special quality. He probably spent his entire life crafting the songs we have so far. Be careful what you wish for....
An artist's work is no longer 'his' when it is released; it becomes a part of each person who is affected by it. I respect Robin's decision to take down the soundcloud version and his Twitter, but you can't expect the song to disappear. This deep pain and fear he is feeling resonates with all of us on many levels, and the fact is, we aren't all artists who can portray these feelings through song. Robin has given us all an outlet that connects us; and my best wishes go out to him as he recovers.
So this is how it ends? In separate beds A wall between us And this is how it dies? Separate our lives And hope it heals us I chose the love of strangers I chose the fickle crowd And the woman I wagered Won't look at me right now Not now I know I've been like a house cat "Give me this, give me that" And I know I'll be okay But beg for my attention Or work from my affection I just stare and walk away How can I show you? I'd do all I could do To show you I adore you? Olivia... And the days go by In a supplicated style Hand me the anodynes Oh, Olivia I still love you And I know I will 'til I die And this feels like Common madness Why this wasted life? Come to me... The photographer is lucky Does he even know my name? Does he know I'd give it all up If I only could be here? But I used all my chances And a few after that Now I'm floating in the ashes Olivia....
please Robin, make more songs so full of emotion and your great voice! we love you. you are an inspiration since I heard you back in 2011. boy, time flies fast
And the days go by in a supplicated style. Hand me the anodynes… Oh, Olivia. I still love you. And I know I will ‘til I die. And this feels like common madness. Why this wasted life… come to me.
This is just perfect. Every line seems like a comment I could have made after my own break up a few months ago. I wish I could channel my thoughts and feelings like Robin has here into 6 minutes of pure emotion about all that went on. Just imagine how fantastic a solo album would be, a mix of songs like this and those tastefully chosen covers of old folk tunes Robin does so well.
Well I was certainly not expecting that to hit me like a brick wall. Definitely teared up for a hot sec. I've been following fleet foxes coming on 8 years now (I'm 22 so Id say that's a good chunk of my life thus far) and man, listening to that was like hearing your best friend forest creature helplessly whimpering from afar with a broken paw ..or wing ;P ..Olivia was one silly girl for letting go of this fellow.
All the people that are criticizing Pecknold for putting this online, and saying that it loses the sincerity of the song, just remember: he is a human like the rest of us, and makes abrupt angry decisions that aren't thought through. When you lose someone you want to shut yourself away but you also want them to know what they've done. This song is beautiful, any way you look at it
I search throughout the vast youtube realm for good, new music to no avail most of the time. Don't know if it's just my distorted, subjective ears, but this rings so beautiful and genuine.It puts the many others to shame... this is really inspiring in a very direct and modest manner. Thank you for this.
Robin you are a genius and sincerely a talent beyond what we deserve. You a re a legend, and it was not a mistake to post this, this is you being honest, and maybe it feels tough to listen to with 'some distance,' but you are honest and its incredible. Never doubt yourself!!!!!
I was floored by Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues when it came out. Have been waiting desperately for the next album. Stumbled on this. Oh sh*t, this is so good. I'm not a crier, but well... ahem. In the hopes that Mr. Pecknold happens to read this: Your music has had a big impact on me and I thank you and the other members of Fleet Foxes dearly. Some of us out here are desperate for the good stuff, y'know, your stuff. Please keep it coming. Best regards!
Incredibly beautiful...just everything about this song...Robin is an AMAZING artist...so emotive,genuine and talented. I hope he's ok though...I went through the same thing not too long ago...still hurts, all the love gone bad and died, but he was a fool...It's just so hard to let go when you truly love someone...
Hey Robin I hope you are doing well. Thrive on the music that you create, it changes the lives of many people and although our relationships may come to an end we can still find comfort in the things that we triumph. Triumph over your grief and find all the good memories that you have. Just remember that when you are down you have a support group amongst your band and family. Hope to hear more in the future.
We don't honestly know what happened, Mr. Pecknold. We can't know. But I do know that I hate seeing you sad. Sometimes someone can feed off of a sadness, but in the end, it's only detrimental. So please get better and we'll appreciate and love whatever music you put out.
No one could ever know how felt or feel but this is a beautiful work of art. I feel if it wasn't so real for you it wouldn't be as good. You didn't give yourself time to have distance and that's part of why it's so amazing. Also your just a badass...
I met you at falls festival tasmania backstage and I didn't get to say thank you for helplessness it is such an amazing album in every way it made my year and restored faith in music. Please keep it up. Music is never a mistake.
I damn near had a heart attack when I saw the soundcloud song was deleted. Thank you so so so so much for this! Such a touching song. Love it more than anything right now.
Only you can know if it was right for you or your personal life. Just know that this song has resonated with countless people whether you meant it to or not. At worst, it was a beautiful mistake. Thank you for all of your music, the intended and unintended included.
it doesnt matter how old a man is, . his goal isnt to heal us and make us feel warm with words on youtube, thats why he's a musician, if you listen to his music, i feel like you'll truely see, he's an isolated person,
"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound as beautiful music.It is with him as with the poor wretches in Phalaris's bronze bull, who were slowly tortured over a slow fire; their screams could not reach the tyrant's ears to terrify him; to him they sounded like sweet music." ~ S. Kierkegaard
I think I know what kind of mistake you mean, but you are a poet; your suffering translates into beauty. It is a beautiful and tragic fate, and it is appreciated.
Wow this is sad and grand, heard about it on the music blogs, I can see why he deleted the song and his Twitter, one of the most personal things I've listened to all year.
Going through a breakup now, from a relationship that lasted 3 years. Tough, even though I'm the one who put it to an end. Also, "Searching for a Friend for the End of the World"
I have posted comments on this page before,feeling better now, so come back to post another and the comment below kinda says it for me. I would just add ,i have been waiting for the day when i could listen to this and it didnt sound tragic. Today is that day. Now it just sounds like hes working it out in his head and will then move on and be stronger. Group hug,weve come through.Great song, for great people to listen to. LOVE.
Imagine if no one got a hold of this before he deleted it...although I have conflicted feelings about this being posted on here, I still think it should have happened. Sorry, Robin, I hope you pull through buddy! We love you.
@JOYFULghost And he also shaved his beard yesterday. He had alluded to needing so much self-validation and realized it wasn't the best for him. He also mentioned wanting to quit smoking. I just admire him so much and hope he's not sad.
perdón por enviarte esta canción Jazmín, es demasiado dolor el que transmite esta obra de arte que me arrepiento de haberte dejado ir tan fácil. Debí luchar y dar todo por verte aún más tiempo.
@longbackjimmy It's about his recent break up. If it involved cheating its more to do with him choosing music over her. Hence the "I chose the love of strangers, I chose the fickle crowd" line.
lol dude. Seriously It IS Robin Pecknold. Keep in mind he's not very old. He's only been famous a few years. His TH-cam account is from before he was a household name for indie folk fans. Dunno how long you've been a FF fan, but Robin used to be very social with his fans and runs the FF facebook page himself. After he posted this song on his personal Soundcloud page he disappeared and is slowly re-emerging. He's a person like anyone else. Why is it so hard to believe he has a TH-cam?
It's likely the consolation of obsessed strangers only makes anything worse. Can't expect to understand anothers' deeply personal events at all. Even if it's someone we've familiarized with or falsely connected with through music that created beautiful and ineffable moments in our own lives, just isn't the same as actually knowing the person, and thus, words are pretty ineffective. Regardless, the tragedy in this just hurts. fucking haunts me.
and i must add that if i were drunk, i'd probably be sobbing to this song. Fortunately i'm currently only experiencing teary eyes as a sober bro' right now.
@werwandert He seems so genuine, so intelligent, and is such a beautiful person. I had chills and teared up when I heard this. Almost felt sick. And I feel like I'm spying on him for hearing this.
A mistake? If only I could make such mistakes! Well, you have your reasons for thinking like that, no doubt, hope it has nothing to do with the song itself, it's a wonderful piece.
Before They Were Famous: Inventor of the cage templar grip
Going through a breakup and I’ve always gone back to this song
please tell me i'm not the only one who just wants to bundle him in a comforter and feed him and wipe away his tears whenever i hear this song
I don't understand why people feel the need to "figure it out" and know exactly all the whos and whats. To me it is just an outpouring of raw emotion that has been formed into an astonishingly beautiful song. That's all I need - to reflect on my own break-ups, to feel the rare honesty and hear the beautiful music. I don't need to know everything about Robin's personal life.
No comments for 2 years? This is one of Pecknolds best songs lyrically, why hasn't it got more traction? Some things in life I will never understand ...
False.
-2022 coming up
So this it how it ends, in separate beds, a wall between us.
And this is how it dies-separate our lives and hope it heals us.
I chose the love of strangers, I chose the fickle crowd.
And the woman I wagered won’t look at me right now.
Not now.
I know I’ve been like a house cat-“give me this, give me that.”
And I know I’ll be okay.
But beg for my attention or work for my affection, I just scare and walk away.
How can I show you I’d do all I could do
to show you I adore you, Olivia.
I am so grateful for this song.
I have to say, I almost feel like I shouldn't be listening to it because of how personal it is. It's like reading your diary.
I swear everytime I have something that comes across in my life, Pecknold's music is right there along with me; I'm going through a similar, very heartbreaking and lonesome time - and yet this - once again there is Robin's work resonating through time to speak to me again. No word but 'beautiful'.
Deserves much more popularity, such a fantastic song.
The photographer is lucky.
Does he even know my name?
Does he know I’d give it all up
If I only could be him.
But I used all my chances,
and a few after that.
Now I’m floating in the ashes, Olivia.
im so jealous of robin. and im kind of pissed that he isnt pushing out a million songs into existence with the time he has. long live this mans beautiful work
If he pushed out 1k songs then the music would loose that special quality. He probably spent his entire life crafting the songs we have so far. Be careful what you wish for....
Such affecting lyrics. This man is singing from his heart.
An artist's work is no longer 'his' when it is released; it becomes a part of each person who is affected by it. I respect Robin's decision to take down the soundcloud version and his Twitter, but you can't expect the song to disappear. This deep pain and fear he is feeling resonates with all of us on many levels, and the fact is, we aren't all artists who can portray these feelings through song. Robin has given us all an outlet that connects us; and my best wishes go out to him as he recovers.
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Tears in my eyes. What a great artist and man he is.
So this is how it ends?
In separate beds
A wall between us
And this is how it dies?
Separate our lives
And hope it heals us
I chose the love of strangers
I chose the fickle crowd
And the woman I wagered
Won't look at me right now
Not now
I know I've been like a house cat
"Give me this, give me that"
And I know I'll be okay
But beg for my attention
Or work from my affection
I just stare and walk away
How can I show you?
I'd do all I could do
To show you I adore you?
Olivia...
And the days go by
In a supplicated style
Hand me the anodynes
Oh, Olivia
I still love you
And I know I will
'til I die
And this feels like
Common madness
Why this wasted life?
Come to me...
The photographer is lucky
Does he even know my name?
Does he know I'd give it all up
If I only could be here?
But I used all my chances
And a few after that
Now I'm floating in the ashes
Olivia....
Such a stunning song.
So needed. Right now!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
please Robin, make more songs so full of emotion and your great voice! we love you. you are an inspiration since I heard you back in 2011. boy, time flies fast
Man... this one hit me.
+James Sudimak I like your fursona, and your comment man!
And the days go by in a supplicated style.
Hand me the anodynes…
Oh, Olivia. I still love you.
And I know I will ‘til I die.
And this feels like common madness.
Why this wasted life…
come to me.
This is just perfect. Every line seems like a comment I could have made after my own break up a few months ago. I wish I could channel my thoughts and feelings like Robin has here into 6 minutes of pure emotion about all that went on.
Just imagine how fantastic a solo album would be, a mix of songs like this and those tastefully chosen covers of old folk tunes Robin does so well.
That comma has feeling to it
Still so soo beautiful
my god, everything this man touches turns to gold. what a heartbreaking song
i revisit this so often
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
Well I was certainly not expecting that to hit me like a brick wall. Definitely teared up for a hot sec. I've been following fleet foxes coming on 8 years now (I'm 22 so Id say that's a good chunk of my life thus far) and man, listening to that was like hearing your best friend forest creature helplessly whimpering from afar with a broken paw ..or wing ;P ..Olivia was one silly girl for letting go of this fellow.
Actually, according to an AMA that Robin did on Reddit, he broke up with her.
Hello, how are you doing?
robin this is purity...great songwriting..glad to hear this song...
This is just crushing.
All the people that are criticizing Pecknold for putting this online, and saying that it loses the sincerity of the song, just remember: he is a human like the rest of us, and makes abrupt angry decisions that aren't thought through. When you lose someone you want to shut yourself away but you also want them to know what they've done. This song is beautiful, any way you look at it
I search throughout the vast youtube realm
for good, new music to no avail most of the time.
Don't know if it's just my distorted, subjective ears,
but this rings so beautiful and genuine.It puts
the many others to shame... this is really inspiring
in a very direct and modest manner.
Thank you for this.
First time I hear the song, had to stop not to tear up
Hello
@@robinpecknold3155 hey, no need to hound me, I ended up listening to the whole thing
@@robinpecknold3155 kiddings aside, this song was good for me in my last year of high school, thanks for making music
Robin you are a genius and sincerely a talent beyond what we deserve. You a re a legend, and it was not a mistake to post this, this is you being honest, and maybe it feels tough to listen to with 'some distance,' but you are honest and its incredible.
Never doubt yourself!!!!!
I was floored by Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues when it came out. Have been waiting desperately for the next album. Stumbled on this. Oh sh*t, this is so good. I'm not a crier, but well... ahem.
In the hopes that Mr. Pecknold happens to read this:
Your music has had a big impact on me and I thank you and the other members of Fleet Foxes dearly. Some of us out here are desperate for the good stuff, y'know, your stuff. Please keep it coming. Best regards!
Incredibly beautiful...just everything about this song...Robin is an AMAZING artist...so emotive,genuine and talented. I hope he's ok though...I went through the same thing not too long ago...still hurts, all the love gone bad and died, but he was a fool...It's just so hard to let go when you truly love someone...
Hey Robin I hope you are doing well. Thrive on the music that you create, it changes the lives of many people and although our relationships may come to an end we can still find comfort in the things that we triumph. Triumph over your grief and find all the good memories that you have. Just remember that when you are down you have a support group amongst your band and family. Hope to hear more in the future.
We don't honestly know what happened, Mr. Pecknold. We can't know. But I do know that I hate seeing you sad. Sometimes someone can feed off of a sadness, but in the end, it's only detrimental. So please get better and we'll appreciate and love whatever music you put out.
It's the most beautiful song I've ever heard; it's no mistake.
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
We miss your music Robin. Where have you gone?
No one could ever know how felt or feel but this is a beautiful work of art. I feel if it wasn't so real for you it wouldn't be as good. You didn't give yourself time to have distance and that's part of why it's so amazing. Also your just a badass...
Thank you for posting this. This is one of his very best songs. Hope he officially released it someday.
I met you at falls festival tasmania backstage and I didn't get to say thank you for helplessness it is such an amazing album in every way it made my year and restored faith in music. Please keep it up. Music is never a mistake.
His voice and lyrics are always on point. Such feeling in every word. I have only seen him live once and hope to see him again.
this is beyond beautiful. wow
This song has helped me through one of the most difficult times in my life. Thank you for putting this out and all you've done.
absolutely gorgeous, *sigh* his voice is like magic
Hello, how are you doing?
This is excellent.
This is down tuned. How beautiful. I love the chamber like sound.
AAAAaaa he's such a genious, i can't take it
sad story. beautiful song. thanks for letting us enjoy.
Sorry to hear that, we all make mistakes. More than a year later I come across this work and am moved by it. Thank you for all the work you've done.
god this is so raw
I damn near had a heart attack when I saw the soundcloud song was deleted. Thank you so so so so much for this! Such a touching song. Love it more than anything right now.
Only you can know if it was right for you or your personal life. Just know that this song has resonated with countless people whether you meant it to or not. At worst, it was a beautiful mistake. Thank you for all of your music, the intended and unintended included.
Incredible song
Hello
it doesnt matter how old a man is, . his goal isnt to heal us and make us feel warm with words on youtube, thats why he's a musician, if you listen to his music, i feel like you'll truely see, he's an isolated person,
Thank you! I was looking forward to listening this the next morning again when I realized it had been pulled off soundcloud. Phew.
This is so raw
what can i say, i loved it in the first few seconds, utterly in love with this song already!!!!! :)
"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound as beautiful music.It is with him as with the poor wretches in Phalaris's bronze bull, who were slowly tortured over a slow fire; their screams could not reach the tyrant's ears to terrify him; to him they sounded like sweet music." ~ S. Kierkegaard
beautiful.
I found a picture of Olivia on Skylar Skjelset's website. She's beautiful.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
no mistake. this song has helped many people, just as helplessness blues has. best damn mistake i've ever heard of.
I think I know what kind of mistake you mean, but you are a poet; your suffering translates into beauty. It is a beautiful and tragic fate, and it is appreciated.
Wow this is sad and grand, heard about it on the music blogs, I can see why he deleted the song and his Twitter, one of the most personal things I've listened to all year.
Hello
so vulnerable ...
I would give soo many things for a solo Robin album
Hello, how are you doing??
I was just thinking the same thing. I posted the question on their facebook page. We need a new album stat.
If you're looking for my heart, it's currently in pieces on the floor.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
she's an actual person. she was robin's girlfriend. that's a well-known fact. she also inspired The Shrine/An Argument, I believe.
Hello, how are you doing?
Going through a breakup now, from a relationship that lasted 3 years.
Tough, even though I'm the one who put it to an end.
Also, "Searching for a Friend for the End of the World"
I have posted comments on this page before,feeling better now, so come back to post another and the comment below kinda says it for me. I would just add ,i have been waiting for the day when i could listen to this and it didnt sound tragic. Today is that day. Now it just sounds like hes working it out in his head and will then move on and be stronger. Group hug,weve come through.Great song, for great people to listen to. LOVE.
Imagine if no one got a hold of this before he deleted it...although I have conflicted feelings about this being posted on here, I still think it should have happened. Sorry, Robin, I hope you pull through buddy! We love you.
@JOYFULghost And he also shaved his beard yesterday. He had alluded to needing so much self-validation and realized it wasn't the best for him. He also mentioned wanting to quit smoking. I just admire him so much and hope he's not sad.
Oh and @monkeymanofpeace there's solo Robin stuff out there! He's got a solo project called White Antelope! Check it out, rad stuff!
How are you doing?
And this feels like common madness
please come back
perdón por enviarte esta canción Jazmín, es demasiado dolor el que transmite esta obra de arte que me arrepiento de haberte dejado ir tan fácil. Debí luchar y dar todo por verte aún más tiempo.
learn to take mine. Amazing song, an extremely talented dude, this song is no place for a youtube battle, later Jared.
Y'all, have a look at the Foxes' Facebook page - seems like Robin is back to writing songs and recording demos!
@coreyoliver23 I think it's "I just stare and walk away."
@longbackjimmy It's about his recent break up. If it involved cheating its more to do with him choosing music over her. Hence the "I chose the love of strangers, I chose the fickle crowd" line.
lol dude. Seriously It IS Robin Pecknold. Keep in mind he's not very old. He's only been famous a few years. His TH-cam account is from before he was a household name for indie folk fans. Dunno how long you've been a FF fan, but Robin used to be very social with his fans and runs the FF facebook page himself. After he posted this song on his personal Soundcloud page he disappeared and is slowly re-emerging. He's a person like anyone else. Why is it so hard to believe he has a TH-cam?
It's likely the consolation of obsessed strangers only makes anything worse. Can't expect to understand anothers' deeply personal events at all. Even if it's someone we've familiarized with or falsely connected with through music that created beautiful and ineffable moments in our own lives, just isn't the same as actually knowing the person, and thus, words are pretty ineffective. Regardless, the tragedy in this just hurts. fucking haunts me.
god damn it take him back! i feel so sorry for him!
How are you doing today??
He's a bearded angel
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
that shit grows back.
and i must add that if i were drunk, i'd probably be sobbing to this song. Fortunately i'm currently only experiencing teary eyes as a sober bro' right now.
Because it is. Looks like he changed his TH-cam account name! He's still alive! REJOICE!
Aduh banget ini mah
go damnit. hes so fucking talented.
Wait...they're BACK?? YOU'RE SHITTING ME THIS IS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!!!!!!
this is like my life. she also doesnt want to see me right now. not right now.
It's your username, you gotta change it man.
+SomeNoise what do u mean? thats my actual name.
deez nutz very clever
This is fucking amazing
i wouldn't hurt you robin
@forloaf i think you might be right.
With some distance I see that it was a mistake to put this online.
For Olivia, Forever Ago.
@werwandert He seems so genuine, so intelligent, and is such a beautiful person. I had chills and teared up when I heard this. Almost felt sick. And I feel like I'm spying on him for hearing this.
A mistake? If only I could make such mistakes! Well, you have your reasons for thinking like that, no doubt, hope it has nothing to do with the song itself, it's a wonderful piece.
Hello