This entire album evokes that feeling you get when you're so very cold but you can feel sunbeams falling onto your face, telling you that while still cold, there is still light in your life to make you warm again.
How I imagine I will feel when my dad dies, my mom died when I was little, so he is my life. I hope my boyfriend, his stepmom, my sister, and my stepmom will be enough to keep me from killing myself.
When you couple this song with the previous ("Second Child, Restless Child"), you can clearly get the story of the prodigal son (the second child) who took his father's money and spent it all on pleasure, but realizes that in the end he gained nothing. Amazing well written songs!
I do love the story telling they include in their songs. And as a Christian I appreciate it even more. I think it is cool that you noticed that, I know I didn't.
@@Wanderer24 As a mostly agnostic (but still Christian) I tend not to like direct references, but the small nuggets of story telling of Bible stories that can interpreted as such or as something else really makes me smile.
I ran like a speeding train Cut my hair and changed my name Only had myself to blame For the company I was keeping Curse my restless wandering feet Prone to wander endlessly All the love you gave to me It wasn't enough to keep me Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell But there wasn't any water in the wishing well Bent my knee to many kings Idols of prosperity Heard that dollar calling me So I sought it in the city Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell But there wasn't any water in the wishing well For my soul, he made an offer And to the dust again I fell And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well
This song has given me an idea for a d&d character. They would be a warlock who was saved from drowning by a sea goddess, and in exchange for their life, they have to keep collecting money and throwing it into the ocean for her.
I’ve decided to explain my idea more in-depth. Specifically, the goddess would be Rán (I think it’s pronounced like “round” without the d) the Norse goddess of sea storms and nets. According to the mythology, she has a giant net where she collects stuff. Mostly treasure from the ships she sinks with her storms, and the souls of everyone who ever dies of drowning. I read somewhere that sailors would make sure to bring money with them to give to her if they drowned so they could get on her good side. I decided it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to imagine that she might let someone go if they promised to bring her enough treasure, since she hoards it so much. She would still own their soul. She’d just be allowing them to return to the world of the living as long as they kept paying her. While they would appear free, they would metaphorically still be in her net. I picture her being really evil and greedy, and so powerful she barely even cares about the character at all. She’s just letting them live because she has their soul either way. If they stopped bringing her money she would take them back and it wouldn’t inconvenience her very much. I still haven’t played this character yet, especially since Covid19 got in the way of D&D, but I’ll probably use the idea eventually. I give full permission to use it for anyone else reading this though.
I love that they write music that expresses their own beliefs and heart, whilst also purposely writing it in a way that both Christian and Non-Christian can enjoy. It’s truly beautiful; as a pagan I have been hurt by religious animosity, but their music proves to me that there’s always hope and love for a world of peace, where we’re allowed to be different and live in harmony ❤ Thank you guys so much for bringing such beauty into this world.
got rededicated at church two days ago. i was already a fan of this band and this was my favorite song, but i swear it has a new meaning for me now. and i love the other interpretations people have given it! everyone here is so creative. thank you for making such beautiful music! much love from georgia 💜
I found a new FAVORITE group! This is spectacular! I have loved the Hobbit for 6 years now and I am being brought back to Middle Earth listening... thank you for your talent!
I can't stop listening to this album! They are amazing and I can't wait to one day see them live. Beautiful lyrics, melodies and harmonies. Rich in what modern music is lacking: heart and soul.
Just discovered them last night when they opened for NEEDTOBREATHE. These guys were awesome. With 11 people on stage, their sound was very full and enchanting. They definitely made me a fan.
I ran like a speeding train Cut my hair and changed my name Only had myself to blame For the company I was keeping Curse my restless wandering feet Prone to wander endlessly All the love you gave to me It wasn't enough to keep me [Chorus] Cause, oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell But there wasn't any water in the wishing well Bent my knee to many kings Idols of prosperity Heard that dollar calling me So I sought it in the city [Chorus] For my soul, he made an offer And to the dust again I fell And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well (Oh, ooh, ooh, ohh) x4
That's exactly what it sounds like, or the struggle Christians sometimes have to stay on track when we think they can do everything ourselves but in reality need God's help all the time. The part about making an offer for our soul I think refers to the death of Jesus to save us
it's late, I've been crying and this music is bringing me comfort.. I don't wanna bother anyone but I haven't been feeling the best lately.. just letting out in the comments I guess. hoping I can do better tomorrow
ok so i listened to this on my playlist without seeing the song name and i just think its amazing that the starting melody/instrumental made me think of a song being sung in a well, like pebbles hitting water or something to do with the sound refraction bouncing off of stone walls.
Cause oh, I stole from my children All I thought I could sell, But though the seas are rising everywhere, There isn't any water in the Wishing Well! (Idk, I was watching a report on climate change and irresponsible resource consumption and ended up humming this song with slightly altered lyrics).
It took me a second to realise that this song is about the story of the prodigal son in the bible. I usually hate biblical things but I can't help but love this song as well as the one about the second child
I'm obsessed with it too. I thought the other guy she met at the wedding was going to be the main guy she fell for. Anyways, the movie did made me cried though.
Kikifeisty me too! But I was rooting for teddy the minute we met him. I literally squealed when we find out that he swam all the way back to her just to hear what she had to say! ❤️
This for real reminds me of one of my favorite OCs. He grew up being forced to be the perfect image of a “proper lady”, Even though he had always been a wild spirit and related more to his brothers than his sisters, and as soon as he was “old enough” (only like 15 or 16) his father married him off to some rich asshole. One night his husband got drunk and forced him to do things against his will (if you know what I mean :() so he ended up almost killing him and then ran away. After that, he cut his hair down really short, and started training to be a knight, posing as a boy. As he spent time with other men, he realized that he truly felt like a boy, even though he knew he’d never be able to trust a man with his body ever again. Basically, the story of a trans kid struggling to accept who he really is, in a fantasy world full of assholes.
Its a nice vibe but it doesn't match the songs, he doesn't see his journey as something positive but as something negative, this album follows the prodigal son, one of Jesus's parables, a person who rejects his loving father for hedonistic materialism only to find it doesn't truely satisfy he returns to his father to work basically as a slave, but is embraced as a son despite all of the wrongdoing and theft and rejection, its a metaphor of our heavenly fathers love for us
It helps to know this band is religious. If you read the story of the "Prodigal Son", you may see some parallels to the writers actions and taking advantage of their father.... But the writer takes what they thought had worth, the copper, and tossed it into something that should give them a return on it, the wishing well, but they were sadly disappointed when there wasnt any water in the wishing well. Meaning they put their hope into the wishing well when they threw their copper into it, but a dry well without water, leaves the wishes unanswered. So to take it out of lyrical terms and into a "meaning"...the writer is finding worth and happiness in things that really have no worth at all. When they find worth in worldly things, like money, and materials, etc., the writer believes the devil has a hold of them. This song is a story about chasing idols. It is the belief that finding worth in anything other than God is bondage that evil takes hold of you by. Often times you dont understand that putting hope in things like money is a dry well until it has a hold on you...only after you toss your copper in the well is when you see there wasnt any water in the wishing well. Hope this helps. Read the "prodigal son" its acclaimed as the best short story ever written, even by people who dont believe in the Author of it. :)
Amber McCullough Thanks Amber!!!! Your explanation really helps me! I have just read a book of Henry Nowen about the Rembrandts painting The Prodigal Son, that explore the meaning of this story. Casualty?
Great explanation, fully agree. But what about the final verse? For my soul, he made an offer I would think it would be God who would make a offer for his soul (as Christ payed for our sins and thus lives), but then: and to the dust again I fell and oh, that devil's got a hold on me now because there wasn't any water in the wishing well The devil has got a hold of him again. Did he return to sin or has he not yet returned to his Father?
In my opinion the meaning of "water" in the wishing well takes on two definitions. Changes in the last verse. Meaning 1) Finding worth of wordly things Meaning 2) Life giving water that keeps you safe from the devil's hold In the chorus the lyric goes "Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell But there wasn't any water in the wishing well" Here, the writer has stolen and tossed something of value (God's love) into the well expecting to get something back of wordly things. But the wishing well was dry so there is no return from the well. Here the water resembles wordly things. The final verse changes the meaning of the well. Water in the bible means God giving life. For my soul, he made an offer (Christ was offered in exchange for our forgiveness) And to the dust again I fell (Dust=earth ground, so, writer fell to earthly things again) And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now (this lyrics is literal) Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well (Writer has not been filling her well with life giving water from God. Because the writer has not been near God, her faith has not been nurtured, and there is a lack of water in the well to save her from the devil's hold.) If the verse was re-written literally: Christ gave his life for mine. I exchanged his offer for earthly things. The devil has a hold of me now because I have not been nurturing my relationship with God which would have kept me from the devil. This is how I interpret it!
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This entire album evokes that feeling you get when you're so very cold but you can feel sunbeams falling onto your face, telling you that while still cold, there is still light in your life to make you warm again.
How I imagine I will feel when my dad dies, my mom died when I was little, so he is my life. I hope my boyfriend, his stepmom, my sister, and my stepmom will be enough to keep me from killing myself.
Bruh this is exactly what I needed to hear and it came from a complete stranger
When you couple this song with the previous ("Second Child, Restless Child"), you can clearly get the story of the prodigal son (the second child) who took his father's money and spent it all on pleasure, but realizes that in the end he gained nothing. Amazing well written songs!
Wait was that one of Jesus's parable
yep
And the song after this one as well the three are each one part of the story
I do love the story telling they include in their songs. And as a Christian I appreciate it even more. I think it is cool that you noticed that, I know I didn't.
@@Wanderer24 As a mostly agnostic (but still Christian) I tend not to like direct references, but the small nuggets of story telling of Bible stories that can interpreted as such or as something else really makes me smile.
This is such an amazing band, with clever lyrics that can be interpreted differently with each listener. Thanks The Oh Hellos!
Yeah, happy days. There's a feild waiting for all of us
I ran like a speeding train
Cut my hair and changed my name
Only had myself to blame
For the company I was keeping
Curse my restless wandering feet
Prone to wander endlessly
All the love you gave to me
It wasn't enough to keep me
Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell
Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell
But there wasn't any water in the wishing well
Bent my knee to many kings
Idols of prosperity
Heard that dollar calling me
So I sought it in the city
Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell
Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell
But there wasn't any water in the wishing well
For my soul, he made an offer
And to the dust again I fell
And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now
Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well
Jennifer Horvath extremely helpful! Thanks!
This song has given me an idea for a d&d character. They would be a warlock who was saved from drowning by a sea goddess, and in exchange for their life, they have to keep collecting money and throwing it into the ocean for her.
I’ve decided to explain my idea more in-depth.
Specifically, the goddess would be Rán (I think it’s pronounced like “round” without the d) the Norse goddess of sea storms and nets. According to the mythology, she has a giant net where she collects stuff. Mostly treasure from the ships she sinks with her storms, and the souls of everyone who ever dies of drowning. I read somewhere that sailors would make sure to bring money with them to give to her if they drowned so they could get on her good side. I decided it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to imagine that she might let someone go if they promised to bring her enough treasure, since she hoards it so much.
She would still own their soul. She’d just be allowing them to return to the world of the living as long as they kept paying her. While they would appear free, they would metaphorically still be in her net. I picture her being really evil and greedy, and so powerful she barely even cares about the character at all. She’s just letting them live because she has their soul either way. If they stopped bringing her money she would take them back and it wouldn’t inconvenience her very much.
I still haven’t played this character yet, especially since Covid19 got in the way of D&D, but I’ll probably use the idea eventually. I give full permission to use it for anyone else reading this though.
That's actually pretty cool whoa
I wish I had ideas like this, this character sounds really awesome. I feel like it would also be really good for the DM to base a campaign around...?
@@cheesetime The trick to having good character ideas is to have many, many bad character ideas, and eventually strike gold.
@@thepip3599 I can definitely do the first part haha
I love that they write music that expresses their own beliefs and heart, whilst also purposely writing it in a way that both Christian and Non-Christian can enjoy. It’s truly beautiful; as a pagan I have been hurt by religious animosity, but their music proves to me that there’s always hope and love for a world of peace, where we’re allowed to be different and live in harmony ❤ Thank you guys so much for bringing such beauty into this world.
oh hellos: i cut my hair and changed my name
me: caUSE WE ALL JUST WANNA BE BIG ROCKSTARS
got rededicated at church two days ago. i was already a fan of this band and this was my favorite song, but i swear it has a new meaning for me now. and i love the other interpretations people have given it! everyone here is so creative. thank you for making such beautiful music! much love from georgia 💜
I found a new FAVORITE group! This is spectacular! I have loved the Hobbit for 6 years now and I am being brought back to Middle Earth listening... thank you for your talent!
This song is just beautiful... I'm here from 'Table 19' and this fitted the scene really well 💕
CreatureOfHabit i feel you.😭
Same here
CreatureOfHabit so am I
Your voice is gorgeous. The lyrics are stunning. It's like falling into a marshmallow pillow repeatedly. I'm smitten.
This should be on the radio it's beautiful
When I have kids, all their lullabies will be songs from the oh hellos
Yes great idea me too
oh my gosh yes
That is a grand idea!! Thanks, I’ll be using it!
I know it’s not my place, but have you considered adopting or fostering? A lot of children need good homes.
Just found this band and... Wow... this is beautiful. If only more people knew about them :'(
Damn this band has helped me through some shit. Beautiful music!!
Ten years. I've been listening to y'all for 10 years. Where does the time go... But still, just as amazing as ever.
Ugh this band is incredible, can't get enough of their music
I can't stop listening to this album! They are amazing and I can't wait to one day see them live. Beautiful lyrics, melodies and harmonies. Rich in what modern music is lacking: heart and soul.
You know...right now I'm standing outside and watching sun rise. This song suits so much
Beautiful melodic music. Brilliant lyrics. Powerful sound.
Just discovered them last night when they opened for NEEDTOBREATHE. These guys were awesome. With 11 people on stage, their sound was very full and enchanting. They definitely made me a fan.
I ran like a speeding train
Cut my hair and changed my name
Only had myself to blame
For the company I was keeping
Curse my restless wandering feet
Prone to wander endlessly
All the love you gave to me
It wasn't enough to keep me
[Chorus]
Cause, oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell
Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell
But there wasn't any water in the wishing well
Bent my knee to many kings
Idols of prosperity
Heard that dollar calling me
So I sought it in the city
[Chorus]
For my soul, he made an offer
And to the dust again I fell
And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now
Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well
(Oh, ooh, ooh, ohh) x4
This song is so beautiful
the story of the prodigal son...
are they actually referring to that? because this song reminds me of that too.
That's exactly what it sounds like, or the struggle Christians sometimes have to stay on track when we think they can do everything ourselves but in reality need God's help all the time.
The part about making an offer for our soul I think refers to the death of Jesus to save us
Paul Klingele
That’s what I thought of when I first heard this
The Oh Hellos is write the kind of songs I imagine singing around a campfire
This is actually such a pretty song! No wonder so many people love this one!
The Oh Hellos have best and most underrated music ever.
change my mind.
Love the guitar and her voice
I can not get enough.
Bouta have a mental breakdown y'all. School got me messed up, and it's fall break, so going back will be awful. But that's life. I guess: Breakdowns.
Are you ok, just checking in. Know that it gets better, and everything works out in the end.
hey its been like 11 months now but im having the same problem its fall break and sometimes i just feel empty
Hey, hope you're doing okay
have a joke:
What dog is the best to bring to a picnic?
A Basket Hound
@@thefungiwhisperer2313 haha! 😂 That's a good one!
it's late, I've been crying and this music is bringing me comfort.. I don't wanna bother anyone but I haven't been feeling the best lately.. just letting out in the comments I guess. hoping I can do better tomorrow
i have this song on repeat 24/7 love it
Table 19...awesome 😁
Great song. Great band. I wish I got to see them in Austin, but sold out. Apparently, many others agree that these guys are good.
ok so i listened to this on my playlist without seeing the song name and i just think its amazing that the starting melody/instrumental made me think of a song being sung in a well, like pebbles hitting water or something to do with the sound refraction bouncing off of stone walls.
This song made me feel the way I feel about my Crush
Thank u
Riona, your wish is my command, I will be playing this on my show on WJCT-FM. Very pretty song.
Cause oh, I stole from my children
All I thought I could sell,
But though the seas are rising everywhere,
There isn't any water in the Wishing Well!
(Idk, I was watching a report on climate change and irresponsible resource consumption and ended up humming this song with slightly altered lyrics).
Thanks again Pandora!
It took me a second to realise that this song is about the story of the prodigal son in the bible. I usually hate biblical things but I can't help but love this song as well as the one about the second child
If I may ask, why do you hate biblical things? Also, nice Zuko reference with the name
@@beesandwich3366 bad experiences with the church and the bible, I have nothing against actual Christians or Catholics though
OH GOD THIS IS SO PRETTY. I loved this so much ;u;
I cried. I love this song.
Enchanting!
Table 19, the movie brought me here.
Kikifeisty same here, did you like it? Personally, I'm now obsessed with it 😂👌🏻
I'm obsessed with it too. I thought the other guy she met at the wedding was going to be the main guy she fell for. Anyways, the movie did made me cried though.
Kikifeisty me too! But I was rooting for teddy the minute we met him. I literally squealed when we find out that he swam all the way back to her just to hear what she had to say! ❤️
One of the best movies
Selina Redelsteiner is it a Netflix movie? Where can I see it - get it?
Such a good song
I can't wait until they start getting played on the radio and more and more people discover them :)
Haunting,Amazing Music !!!!!!!!!!
i love this song
Just found them today and I this song is maybe my favorite of theirs
Someone should make a lyric video for this song!
Its AMAZING!
Everyone loves a Wishing Well....Different but good! Peaceful!
watched as it fell
but there wasn't any water in the wishing well
Thank You Forrest 💕
Love your voice
I love this song. I don't know why it isn't as popular as it should be. :/
Perhaps the next big thing?
+Emma Manx (Aviatorcat AJ) They're getting there!
+Victor Changer rhdhhfhf bc hfhfhfh fhhgh h
This song is something magical, you are going to be famous, you have a lot of talent
This sounds like the prodigal son! :3
Thank you for uploading their beautiful songs
I gave all my love to her, but it wasn’t enough to keep her.
This for real reminds me of one of my favorite OCs. He grew up being forced to be the perfect image of a “proper lady”, Even though he had always been a wild spirit and related more to his brothers than his sisters, and as soon as he was “old enough” (only like 15 or 16) his father married him off to some rich asshole. One night his husband got drunk and forced him to do things against his will (if you know what I mean :() so he ended up almost killing him and then ran away.
After that, he cut his hair down really short, and started training to be a knight, posing as a boy. As he spent time with other men, he realized that he truly felt like a boy, even though he knew he’d never be able to trust a man with his body ever again.
Basically, the story of a trans kid struggling to accept who he really is, in a fantasy world full of assholes.
Its a nice vibe but it doesn't match the songs, he doesn't see his journey as something positive but as something negative, this album follows the prodigal son, one of Jesus's parables, a person who rejects his loving father for hedonistic materialism only to find it doesn't truely satisfy he returns to his father to work basically as a slave, but is embraced as a son despite all of the wrongdoing and theft and rejection, its a metaphor of our heavenly fathers love for us
I found this b/c one of my friends had part of the lyrics as their status...love this!
This reminds me of my book.
wow. This band is amazing :)
what other bands/songs are similar to this!? Awesome track
Angus and Julia Stone are similar
The Head and the Heart kinda
The paper kites :)
Fleet foxes
Speak brother
Punch brothers
Just to name a few.
Of monsters and men ❤️
thats where you come in. share their stuff! their an awesome brother & sister combo based out of san marcos texas. check them out on facebook!
one thing i do hope is that they stay independent.
I was playing Spiritfarer and I just lost Gwen and im like "DAMN, THIS SONG IS TALKING ABOUT GWEN"
This songs give me vibes of lord of te rings o game of thrones😊🌸🎀
her voice is like grandmas warm grilled cheese and tomato soup on a winter evening after having a snowball fight
This song is anciently human.
Table 19
Whats tehe meaning of this song, specially this part: "there wasn't any water in the wishing well". Thanks!
It helps to know this band is religious. If you read the story of the "Prodigal Son", you may see some parallels to the writers actions and taking advantage of their father.... But the writer takes what they thought had worth, the copper, and tossed it into something that should give them a return on it, the wishing well, but they were sadly disappointed when there wasnt any water in the wishing well. Meaning they put their hope into the wishing well when they threw their copper into it, but a dry well without water, leaves the wishes unanswered. So to take it out of lyrical terms and into a "meaning"...the writer is finding worth and happiness in things that really have no worth at all. When they find worth in worldly things, like money, and materials, etc., the writer believes the devil has a hold of them. This song is a story about chasing idols. It is the belief that finding worth in anything other than God is bondage that evil takes hold of you by. Often times you dont understand that putting hope in things like money is a dry well until it has a hold on you...only after you toss your copper in the well is when you see there wasnt any water in the wishing well. Hope this helps. Read the "prodigal son" its acclaimed as the best short story ever written, even by people who dont believe in the Author of it. :)
Amber McCullough Thanks Amber!!!! Your explanation really helps me! I have just read a book of Henry Nowen about the Rembrandts painting The Prodigal Son, that explore the meaning of this story. Casualty?
Hi Mariano, I havent read the book but will definitely look into it.
Great explanation, fully agree. But what about the final verse?
For my soul, he made an offer
I would think it would be God who would make a offer for his soul (as Christ payed for our sins and thus lives), but then:
and to the dust again I fell
and oh, that devil's got a hold on me now
because there wasn't any water in the wishing well
The devil has got a hold of him again. Did he return to sin or has he not yet returned to his Father?
In my opinion the meaning of "water" in the wishing well takes on two definitions. Changes in the last verse.
Meaning 1) Finding worth of wordly things
Meaning 2) Life giving water that keeps you safe from the devil's hold
In the chorus the lyric goes
"Oh, I stole from my father all I thought I could sell
Tossed his copper, and I watched as it fell
But there wasn't any water in the wishing well"
Here, the writer has stolen and tossed something of value (God's love) into the well expecting to get something back of wordly things. But the wishing well was dry so there is no return from the well. Here the water resembles wordly things.
The final verse changes the meaning of the well. Water in the bible means God giving life.
For my soul, he made an offer (Christ was offered in exchange for our forgiveness)
And to the dust again I fell (Dust=earth ground, so, writer fell to earthly things again)
And oh, that devil's got a hold on me now (this lyrics is literal)
Because there wasn't any water in the wishing well (Writer has not been filling her well with life giving water from God. Because the writer has not been near God, her faith has not been nurtured, and there is a lack of water in the well to save her from the devil's hold.)
If the verse was re-written literally:
Christ gave his life for mine.
I exchanged his offer for earthly things.
The devil has a hold of me now
because I have not been nurturing my relationship with God which would have kept me from the devil.
This is how I interpret it!
what genre of music would this be?
Indie Folk
The best genre
2:17 -2:44
The songs are amazing but the font they use looks like something the teacher would use for a presentation about some fundraiser
🖤
2021 Who s here like me ??
I wonder why this song kind of died ... There are no videos on it and no one made any covers or lyric videos ... I'll be the first 😊
Waiting for the exhale
Praise the Lord He raised/saved us from the Dead HE IS Risen!!!!!!!:}
how does this have to do with the song rip
What?
@@coalhoste5159 I know this is a 2 year old comment, but the song is based on the parable of the prodigal song from the Bible, which could be why
someone make a jschlatt animation out of this. it fits him perfectly
reminds me Of Beverly Marsh from IT
:)
Songs painfully beautiful sucks to know these great talents are followers of chewy(jesus) the biggest sham in human history every one get unhitched
💖