That is the most on point, poignant, true and beautiful thing I've ever read. It's so true. No anger, no regret, just an acceptance of a simpler, more optimistic time.
I just turned 33 a few minutes ago, and I'm still learning to be this kid, to break out of my own comfort zones and really take control of my own fate. Thank you Olafur!
I was driving while listening to this song. It was after downpour, with a little drop of rains, watching leaves fall, windy trees, birds flying, scenery of changing billboards and moving cars.... it's perfect.
The wind is freedom, without any “white” frames, the boy is chasing for freedom and while chasing, he was tied by the desire for freedom. Wonderful artwork!
I discovered this song years before I saw Olafur live. When I did see him and when he played this I was glad that I was in the back corner row of a big hall in the dark so that the tears of a muscular shaven headed bearded man were not to be seen by anyone. Years later, and it still touches deeply.
I discovered him only a few years' ago - and this song went right into my Top Ten of the most "beautiful" songs EVER!!! The utter poignancy of it is incredible. I always imagine myself walking through the desolate Icelandic terrain...amazing!!!
If your looking for similar music to this try Nils Frahm, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Jonsi, Jonsi & Alex, Hammock, Baths, Angus and Julia Stone, Sea Olena, Soap & Skin, Soley, Low, Bonobo, a little of Bjork, iamamiwhoami, Fever Ray, Samaris, Farao, Celer and Caspian. Hope this helps anyone, I think Olafur Arnalds however will always be my favorite
Thank you so much. Just last month I found Ambient & Post-Rock and the music healed my soul. I only know a couple and I love them all. Greeting from Chile
So far, so close Some put their back to the wind, they see where it takes them Some look to the sky, the sun, moon and stars; they see where they guide them Some look to the land, the ocean and air; they see where they bring them Some look inside their mind, body and purpose; they see where it drives them I look to my heart, that’s where i see you
I discovered Olafur in 2009. He was the reason I wanted to become a composer. I started learning music 2 years ago and I have composed 6 pieces so far. I hope to meet him one day to tell him what an important musician he's been to me.
I'm autistic and your songs somehow activate my brain. I can literally see your music, it organizes my thoughts and I can think straight. Thank you for your work and for sharing.
its because you found this song during his loss.. the music we find in important parts of our life will remain there forever.. god bless your father i know how hard it is to lose a loved one...
Don’t worry. You spend 100% with him I once read a article that when you turn 18 you will move on to your own path in life which means you will spend less time and time with your father and mother. You had all of him. You really did.
So sorry for your loss. But if it's any consolation, he is VERY proud of the man you have become and smiles down on you with the warmth that only a father can have for a son. And a wonderful son at that...
known this piece for many years.. finally sitting here realizing that the kid is me and my depression that i have since i remember myself... and every time i try to break out of it it shatters me into million pieces to the point i cant collect myself.. love this song though.. brings out every emotion out of me.. hopefully you guys will find your peace of mind listening to it
Not everything is in our control. Not the places we go to, people we meet, fall in love with. This brilliant piece reaches us what it is like to let go, and how beautiful letting go can be.
we improvised to this in my contemporary dance class. turned down the lights and just let go, danced with whatever we felt. and I must say it's one of the most amazing things I've ever done. the power of this song, the freedom and the expression.... it was incredible.
I just have no words... I lost my only child 13 years ago, and this song, this video.... The most powerful of expression of my demons... My feelings. Thank you.... ❤️ ❤️ 💕 Just thank you
13 years ago I lost my male best friend to suicide I wrote this the night before his bday not knowing who it was for and not realising it was his bday until later I was going to send to his mum but then thought it’s for so many mums and there’s so many in this pain something I fear so much I never had children They can take my body but they can’t take my soul When you stand in that flame I stand there with you, but to me the flame is no longer a fire from where I stand You can drown in rivers from your tears and I stand there with you I stand the same but the only difference between you and me is that I am free and I feel no pain Little boy no more Or less or more I am in the same house but without walls and doors I am the thorns I am the petals it all feels the same where I stand & I stand there with you You cry for the little boy as I stand there with you That little boy is now big dreams Dreams I have for you The nightmares you have me in, isn’t where I stand I am not there The little boy so small I fit into every crack of your shattered soul and so big I can see past all the days of pain that seem for you so endless My little hand from where I stand is big enough to carry all the million pieces of you’re broken heart In my new reality I am everywhere I choose to be and everything I want to be I can even have you next to me, and next to you is where I’ll always be If only you could see my world from where you are on earth The little boy has been rebirthed My short life you see from where you stand But my life is longer than I knew it to be when I was behind the door There is nothing I haven’t seen and there is no where I havent been Nothing missing nothing I need to do I am still in the world that you created and the world I’m in now also created you This is where I’m deaf to the sound of cries Fire doesn’t burn and water doesn’t drown me There is no pain where I stand, and when I see the pain on earth I forgot even how it feels I don’t forget a single moment of happiness we shared in fact I live it in every moment where I am and it is here where you’re happiness is, it’s alive and next to me. If only you could see what I mean from where I am. It’s a dreamland that doesn’t exist to you but it’s a land where I will always stand. I will stand here on the top of the hill waiting for the day you climb up to the top and forever hold my hand. From where you are the mountains may fall and crumble many times before you get to the top of that hill. You may feel to be at the bottom but to me you are at the top, standing next to me. I’ll stand here waiting for you until you see that the mountain was and will always be here, and it’s your mind that crumbles. Once you have crumbled every wall and opened every door until no more … you will find me and it will be where our worlds will finally meet and what we no longer need will slip away from under our feet. Together we will fly free forever where there is always the sun and always the moon, and all the stars that were once so out of reach are now twinkling at our feet.
I believe when it starts the kid is surrounded by his own walls, when given the blanket. He finds warmth and sensation in his life.Which is then taken away from the confinements of reality. He finally comes to terms with being lost in the haze, covered in mist. He has no where to go, no where to be, until tangled and captured. Into this new way of life, something he isn't familiar with yet. Only strands of which what was once his blanket, but is now the strength and warmth of growth. He sees his determined fate, and moves on.
+RobBobLoblaw Thank you for your thoughtful evaluation! I was sitting here analyzing this piece of music, but everything was a little too complex for me T^T. However, I knew that this entire music video must convey something very profound XD
I can't begin to tell you, what this video means to me. I found it 7 years ago, and it has brought me such strength, in the loss of my Son. Thank you.... ❤️ ❤️
"People who love each other are always connected by a very special String, made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love.” - From "The invisible string" book
They can take my body but they can’t take my soul When you stand in that flame I stand there with you, but to me the flame is no longer a fire from where I stand You can drown in rivers from your tears and I stand there with you I stand the same but the only difference between you and me is that I am free and I feel no pain Little boy no more Or less or more I am in the same house but without walls and doors I am the thorns I am the petals it all feels the same where I stand & I stand there with you You cry for the little boy as I stand there with you That little boy is now big dreams Dreams I have for you The nightmares you have me in, isn’t where I stand I am not there The little boy so small I fit into every crack of your shattered soul and so big I can see past all the days of pain that seem for you so endless My little hand from where I stand is big enough to carry all the million pieces of you’re broken heart In my new reality I am everywhere I choose to be and everything I want to be I can even have you next to me, and next to you is where I’ll always be If only you could see my world from where you are on earth The little boy has been rebirthed My short life you see from where you stand But my life is longer than I knew it to be when I was behind the door There is nothing I haven’t seen and there is no where I havent been Nothing missing nothing I need to do I am still in the world that you created and the world I’m in now also created you This is where I’m deaf to the sound of cries Fire doesn’t burn and water doesn’t drown me There is no pain where I stand, and when I see the pain on earth I forgot even how it feels I don’t forget a single moment of happiness we shared in fact I live it in every moment where I am and it is here where you’re happiness is, it’s alive and next to me. If only you could see what I mean from where I am. It’s a dreamland that doesn’t exist to you but it’s a land where I will always stand. I will stand here on the top of the hill waiting for the day you climb up to the top and forever hold my hand. From where you are the mountains may fall and crumble many times before you get to the top of that hill. You may feel to be at the bottom but to me you are at the top, standing next to me. I’ll stand here waiting for you until you see that the mountain was and will always be here, and it’s your mind that crumbles. Once you have crumbled every wall and opened every door until no more … you will find me and it will be where our worlds will finally meet and what we no longer need will slip away from under our feet. Together we will fly free forever where there is always the sun and always the moon, and all the stars that were once so out of reach are now twinkling at our feet.
I love music like this. It takes you on an emotional journey. It doesn’t lean in one direction, it can be what you want it to be, make you feel something different than other people. It slowly gets louder and louder and keeps hitting you with more emotions..... it’s heavy.
"Then spake Yeshua again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." [John 8: 12]
So far from who I was From who I love From who I want to be So far from all our dreams From all it means From you here next to me So far from seeing home I stand out here alone Am I asking for too much? So far from being free Of the past that's haunting me The future I just can't touch And if you take my hand Please pull me from the dark And show me hope again We'll run side-by-side No secrets left to hide Sheltered from the pain
Whatever struggle you feel now in your life , whatever feels so sad , difficult , remember that Your inner child wants to awaken your soul and remind you that Things can change so quickly when you least expect but for now Let go , let go of everything that makes you feel that way ! Let go of all your worries , your past events .. let go of your sadness and free yourself . You got all the strength that you need to Let go and just be in this very present moment because for now that’s all you got and little miracles will start to happen when you let go of all ideas how things should be or who you should be with right now ! Let go and let the magic happen ! You will feel it with your own heart how much relief and purest piece you will feel inside your heart ! Let your life to unfold and it starts with this very present moment ! That’s how it makes me feel this Amazing song and video of this child ! People , please do not Abandon your inner child because this inner child will make you feel happy and make you live the most even in the most difficult circumstances !! Wishing g you all the best !!! 🙏❤️💥
my grandmother just passed recently, I felt like I lost half of my heart so sitting here listening to this yes it's made me cry but I know shes somewhere happy and free
No day...no night... No dark...no light... No truth...no lie... No words...no minds... No stars...no sky... No fire...no ice... No tears...no smile... No touch...no fight... No fears...no cry... No pain...I'm fine... No live... no die... Not yet... tonight... Just cream... just give me ... sign...
Olafur has transcended any notional ideas of what some people term genius. He is quite possibly one of the most important musicians of our generation and supremely gifted.
He is my favorite of all. He has real talent, and the emotions he put into his songs seriously gets me everytime. You can feel them. I love to listen to his songs before I sleep, thinking about life and all that. His songs are just truly amazing. I wish one day a famous movie producer would make him produce their movie soundtrack.. it'll be epic. Especially for a sad movie, he'd make the best option out there.
It makes me so sad and happy at same time. I remember when i was a kid i could experience life and world with all my being, through my eyes upon my skin and the breathing of the air. My heart and soul was overwhelmed with feelings just by looking the snow on the hills , the raindrops on the window and the sunset upon the sea and the smile of a dear one. The melodies somehow connect the strings and make me experience again all these lost feelings through my memories but then again it makes me sad because i know i cannot go back and no matter how much i try and dig deep inside me i cannot experience life in the same way anymore, that's what this absolute masterpiece does to me.
Porque nunca encuentras personas que disfruten tus mismos gustos de musica, tus mismas ideas acerca de la existencia, no importa raza, ni religion, alguien con quien puedas estar en lo alto de la montaña, mirando las estrellas y soñando despierto!!!!🎶💓😔
How tf did Olafur find the musical vocabulary and equivalent for the feeling of trying to grip something tightly and then wildly losing control of it , things spinning out and away, so so devastatingly? Brilliance.
..I close the eyes or I don't close them, it doesn't matter, because I can feel my dead husband anyway, the love of my life, he is almost touching me...With people like YOU making such music, maybe not everything is lost...thanks!
@@AfterKai48 we are knowledge, and us humans are limited, therefore knowledge is limited. The furthest extent of attainable knowledge is in the metaphysical realm--assuming metaphysics exists. It does not exist if you are a materialist.
Karanlık beni içine çekiyor. Umutsuzluk,beklentisizlik öyle çok fazla birşey hissetmiyorum. Ufak tefek kendini hatırlatan güzel duygular. Elimden tutmuyor sessizliğim. Soluk kitaplara benziyorum şimdi... Belki arasında unutulmuş kuru bir çiçeğe benziyorum artık.
Be sure to show compassion even for them whom you can't convince that tomorrow will be different from today. To those who you can not convince that times will change, they will have to have endurance. They will have to use their strength from within. Show compassion to them and be patient, and don't forget to love even if they don't want to accept it. Don't feel hesitant to show your emotions too as you are all only humans, from different paths and that should not let you stop feeling love and compassion for each other. Because life was the stone you're given, and the sculpture is what you made out of it, together.
when you think that you are taking control of the "wind of your life" but in fact it's the wind which contolling you.So no matter how you try to melt smoothly with it, to play with it , to escape it or to run from it, it will end up controlling you, manipulating you, getting you down .. it's about the wind of life, it's about destiny, unless you are its puppet, the soft wind will turn into a storm, getting your life into pieces that make your vision dusty and you're mind blowy ..
Ólafur starts with a few chords that speak to our primal soul. Then he adds in layers of increasing complexity. It draws your thoughts into the center of his musical story. The rest of the world ceases to exist as you follow this musical journey. And like other forms of meditation, the experience is healing. Thank you for the guided tour to clarity, Ólafur.
this is more than music. it reminds me how beautiful it is to be alive. and at the same time makes me feel sad about being alive. but being alive is so beautiful
Beautiful epic music like this says a lot and helps one to reflect. Struggles, hardships, falling but through it all we fight. We live to see another day and another. We live.
Hoy el Viento me hablo de ti Un momento extraordinario me vino a la mente, para seguir con amor recordándote Fue la vida, la que te trajo hasta aquí, para compartir conmigo y vivir junto a mi Pero un día como hoy, una hoja en el suelo, me hizo pensar que nada es duradero Y hoy me doy cuenta que la tierra es tan árida, desde que ya no estás Y que las sonrisas se han marchado muy lejos, a algún otro lugar Hoy creo que el cielo se hace un lugar maravilloso Donde se respira calma, no hay cabida a la violencia, solo paz y tranquilidad Hoy, es el cielo el lugar al que ahora tu habitas Y se que desde las alturas me cuidas, me guías, me observas Y sobre todo, me amas, sin decir alguna palabra Hoy Hoy es el Viento el que me ha hablado acerca de ti Quisiera preguntarle muchas cosas, pero se, que no tendrá respuestas para mi Autor: Jesús L. Escalona Título: Hoy el viento me hablo de ti Fecha: Agosto 07-2012 Ingeniosidad de Pensamientos Blogspot Greetings from Venezuela
I don't know why but that masterpiece makes me incredibly sad. Like I just realized something has been missing inside of me for years, and now it's tearing me apart...
Yes, that moment when the music gets louder and louder after the moment of silence. It's like more and more problems arising, falling apart more and more with every second, or too much emotions at the same time.
I am struggling with depression for 7 years..., many times I was on the edge but I managed to hold, there are things in life which still can tide me to keep me here. This music with that video is for me, like a symbol of making yourself free..., when one day I will feel like no holding anymore I will free myself and this video will be the last thing I will post on my social media.
That's the beauty- you interpret it your way! For me, the white rectangles represent obstacles and hardships in life. The white fog - uncertainty. The white strings - paths children are offered. The grey blanket - childhood innocence.
This song makes you feel of all the things you have lost,let slip away or grieved.You realise the things you are still ignorant of and just how little we actually understand in this world.You relive your worst moments as you feel the pain to the maximum.But then the notes pick up and you get to experience the incredible feeling of being free,allowing yourself to hope for the future.In the 5 minutes and 23 seconds you have no responsibilities but to feel everything.There are no words to describe how awe-inspiring it truly is.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27) Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:7) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13) The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (Psalms 34:18)
There's no words to describe how shocked I am, it's simply magnificent...every single detail it's well done and cleaned...5 years later the feelings still the same.
This child in thw video is doing what most humans spend a lifetime doing, and some never even get it. A child is born of energy, that is what they know, we as society build walls and restrictions, and innocence is lost or pure energy really..immagination and wonder are stripped from a childs hands, true essence now become something taken and sought after..and hopefully in the end we can all break from the confinements and free ourselves and experience the true energy of life again.
So true, but as we get older the more restrictive everything becomes. So many rules, so many restrictions, so much obedience and conformity. We are born into this life as a child thinking we can do anything, but it's trick. It's a sad trick for majority of us.
Amity Helton amity I just want to say Thankyou for this comment I am currently writing a short film about teenage hood and the transition from being a child and losing our innocence but still remaining just as vunerable. This comment gave me more insight and it will for sure influence me
Amity Helton ~ Have You read the poem, Ode On Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth? If not, you should.
6 AM, the sun is rising, I enter my car, I have 70 miles to drive, I'm in a sad mood because I will meet a friendly female coworker for breakfast before work the last time because I will leave the company. I start the engine and just then there is this tune on the radio. Stunning. There are not many moments like this one.
I realize this is 9 years ago and yet it remains priceless and a capture of music for all time. Leave it to Ólafur to come out with such a touching, expressive, deep in thought, and majestic piece and performance. Such delight in this piece is featuring such a lovely child and a pure natural he is with such an expressive conveyance of mood, expression, depth, and feeling. The graphical and choreographic performance is tasteful, professional, and meaningful. Congrats to Ólafur and to the father of the child, 'Square In Square.'
Wow, emotional music! This video to me felt like it depicted a boy who's struggling to enjoy the simple things in life but is having to break free from the confines of life around him.
I love how you can hear the bits that end up in the Broadchurch soundtrack. It's because of the show that I discovered Ólafur and he's now one of my favorite composers. So much unbelievable talent.
So much meaning on this 5,22 minutes! That we are all lost and tangled by invisible must do attitudes and forgot our inner child fantasy and imaginations !
小孩子对周围一切充满好奇，精力旺盛，但不能自我判断，只是像海绵一样吸收或模仿，所以迟早一定会陷入困惑；作为长辈就要帮助他学会思考去解开迷团，认知真伪、善恶和美丑，如同温风引细雨，让孩子健康长大成人。Thank you for sharing this wonderful music and video!
"In the depths of hardship, I learned resilience; in the face of betrayal, I discovered the strength of my own integrity; from lost love, I gained the wisdom to cherish what remains. Life may test us relentlessly, but it is through these trials that we find the courage to keep going, knowing that even amidst the darkness, there is always a flicker of hope guiding us forward."
I have had a rough time over the past few weeks. I have been listening Olafur Arnalds music the entire day now and it feels like finally resurfacing, reaching the end of the tunnel and seeing the light again.
Wow.. the last time I heard this was more than three years ago.. I was depressed and lonely and these kind of songs were my solace.. I’m glad I’m not in that mood anymore..
I had the chance to see him live in México, this song specially broke something deep inside of me for a moment and made me shed a tear. Thank you for that.
That's my son in the video. So proud of him.
wow!!that’s beautiful!!!
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That is amazing. Congratulations
Cute kid and he's done a great job
youre olafur's dad ?
Im dying of cancer at the age of 98 and your music gives me life!
Praying for you.
Hope you're okay.
@@lucidox I don't think they're ok
I’m dying of brain cancer at 31 and I’m being legally and medically neglected by occupational hierarchies that shouldn’t exist or ever be corrupted
Rest in peace
sometimes i'm scared to listen to new songs from him, because i know they will awake emotions inside of me i didn't even know existed.
That’s what it’s all about. Babe
What's a word for that? Can we make up a unique word for that feeling in particular? That would be kind of neat
It's the same thing I feel. It is precisely why Olafur shocks me and charms me
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Do you mean... Love, pure Love💖💞💕???
i totally understand what you mean because the same!
''Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” ~V.Hugo
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Do you have the original quote?
I miss the hope I had when I was younger.
That is the most on point, poignant, true and beautiful thing I've ever read. It's so true. No anger, no regret, just an acceptance of a simpler, more optimistic time.
Yes.
Ésto es una tormenta común final feliz.
I just turned 33 a few minutes ago, and I'm still learning to be this kid, to break out of my own comfort zones and really take control of my own fate. Thank you Olafur!
How are you in 2024?
He’s 39 and outside his comfort zone i guess
I was driving while listening to this song. It was after downpour, with a little drop of rains, watching leaves fall, windy trees, birds flying, scenery of changing billboards and moving cars.... it's perfect.
The wind is freedom, without any “white” frames, the boy is chasing for freedom and while chasing, he was tied by the desire for freedom. Wonderful artwork!
This.
I discovered this song years before I saw Olafur live. When I did see him and when he played this I was glad that I was in the back corner row of a big hall in the dark so that the tears of a muscular shaven headed bearded man were not to be seen by anyone. Years later, and it still touches deeply.
I discovered him only a few years' ago - and this song went right into my Top Ten of the most "beautiful" songs EVER!!! The utter poignancy of it is incredible. I always imagine myself walking through the desolate Icelandic terrain...amazing!!!
Saw him on Friday.. I understand x
men crying should be normalized. Music makes me cry all the time.
3:26 music cries and I cry too
If your looking for similar music to this try
Nils Frahm, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Jonsi, Jonsi & Alex, Hammock, Baths, Angus and Julia Stone, Sea Olena, Soap & Skin, Soley, Low, Bonobo, a little of Bjork, iamamiwhoami, Fever Ray, Samaris, Farao, Celer and Caspian. Hope this helps anyone, I think Olafur Arnalds however will always be my favorite
Abbie Woodley omfg I know all those you mentioned. Let's freaking meet :(
Abbie Woodley i
I see you're a man of culture as well..
Thank you so much. Just last month I found Ambient & Post-Rock and the music healed my soul. I only know a couple and I love them all. Greeting from Chile
Jóhann Jóhannsson!!
So far, so close
Some put their back to the wind, they see where it takes them
Some look to the sky, the sun, moon and stars; they see where they guide them
Some look to the land, the ocean and air; they see where they bring them
Some look inside their mind, body and purpose; they see where it drives them
I look to my heart, that’s where i see you
whose authorship is it? it's so... synchronistic
@@giovannalins1932 I wrote this
Your words go hand to hand with this melody. Beautiful 💜💜💜
@@giovannalins1932 wooow this is really touching ❤️ love it
Beautiful
This song makes me feel alive. Sad, but alive, which is more than I often feel.
U goddamn understand
I hope youre fine bud
Yeah it’s so captivating. I love this feeling which might be a bit weird but instead of feeling nothing or dead inside I feel alive.
I send you a big hug...
From Ciudad de México
It's just a bad day Man. not a bad Life. 🙏❤️
This makes me cry everytime its like remembering something important that is lost
Real,,,
I discovered Olafur in 2009. He was the reason I wanted to become a composer. I started learning music 2 years ago and I have composed 6 pieces so far. I hope to meet him one day to tell him what an important musician he's been to me.
Do you have links to your compositions so we can listen. Would love to hear them
shoot your link we want to listen!
YOURE going to end up deaf
I'm autistic and your songs somehow activate my brain. I can literally see your music, it organizes my thoughts and I can think straight.
Thank you for your work and for sharing.
13 years since I lost my Son, my only Child. This videos, this music has brought me so much. Please, don't ever take this alway from me. ❤️
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I am so sorry for your loss. 😔 I hope you found solace from the pain. 🌹
I listened to this song nonstop as a 17-year-old when my father passed away. I feel connected to him whenever I hear it
its because you found this song during his loss.. the music we find in important parts of our life will remain there forever.. god bless your father i know how hard it is to lose a loved one...
Don’t worry. You spend 100% with him I once read a article that when you turn 18 you will move on to your own path in life which means you will spend less time and time with your father and mother. You had all of him. You really did.
So sorry for your loss. But if it's any consolation, he is VERY proud of the man you have become and smiles down on you with the warmth that only a father can have for a son. And a wonderful son at that...
known this piece for many years.. finally sitting here realizing that the kid is me and my depression that i have since i remember myself... and every time i try to break out of it it shatters me into million pieces to the point i cant collect myself.. love this song though.. brings out every emotion out of me.. hopefully you guys will find your peace of mind listening to it
Not everything is in our control. Not the places we go to, people we meet, fall in love with. This brilliant piece reaches us what it is like to let go, and how beautiful letting go can be.
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So true. Beautiful comment
Not as easy when you lose someone you truly love...
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we improvised to this in my contemporary dance class. turned down the lights and just let go, danced with whatever we felt. and I must say it's one of the most amazing things I've ever done. the power of this song, the freedom and the expression....
it was incredible.
I just have no words... I lost my only child 13 years ago, and this song, this video.... The most powerful of expression of my demons... My feelings. Thank you.... ❤️ ❤️ 💕 Just thank you
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13 years ago I lost my male best friend to suicide I wrote this the night before his bday not knowing who it was for and not realising it was his bday until later
I was going to send to his mum but then thought it’s for so many mums and there’s so many in this pain something I fear so much I never had children
They can take my body but they can’t take my soul
When you stand in that flame I stand there with you, but to me the flame is no longer a fire from where I stand
You can drown in rivers from your tears and I stand there with you
I stand the same but the only difference between you and me is that I am free and I feel no pain
Little boy no more
Or less or more
I am in the same house but without walls and doors
I am the thorns I am the petals it all feels the same where I stand
& I stand there with you
You cry for the little boy as I stand there with you
That little boy is now big dreams
Dreams I have for you
The nightmares you have me in, isn’t where I stand
I am not there
The little boy so small I fit into every crack of your shattered soul and so big I can see past all the days of pain that seem for you so endless
My little hand from where I stand is big enough to carry all the million pieces of you’re broken heart
In my new reality I am everywhere I choose to be and everything I want to be
I can even have you next to me, and next to you is where I’ll always be
If only you could see my world from where you are on earth
The little boy has been rebirthed
My short life you see from where you stand
But my life is longer than I knew it to be when I was behind the door
There is nothing I haven’t seen and there is no where I havent been
Nothing missing nothing I need to do
I am still in the world that you created and the world I’m in now also created you
This is where I’m deaf to the sound of cries
Fire doesn’t burn and water doesn’t drown me
There is no pain where I stand, and when I see the pain on earth I forgot even how it feels
I don’t forget a single moment of happiness we shared in fact I live it in every moment where I am and it is here where you’re happiness is, it’s alive and next to me. If only you could see what I mean from where I am. It’s a dreamland that doesn’t exist to you but it’s a land where I will always stand. I will stand here on the top of the hill waiting for the day you climb up to the top and forever hold my hand. From where you are the mountains may fall and crumble many times before you get to the top of that hill. You may feel to be at the bottom but to me you are at the top, standing next to me. I’ll stand here waiting for you until you see that the mountain was and will always be here, and it’s your mind that crumbles. Once you have crumbled every wall and opened every door until no more … you will find me and it will be where our worlds will finally meet and what we no longer need will slip away from under our feet. Together we will fly free forever where there is always the sun and always the moon, and all the stars that were once so out of reach are now twinkling at our feet.
I believe when it starts the kid is surrounded by his own walls, when given the blanket. He finds warmth and sensation in his life.Which is then taken away from the confinements of reality. He finally comes to terms with being lost in the haze, covered in mist. He has no where to go, no where to be, until tangled and captured. Into this new way of life, something he isn't familiar with yet. Only strands of which what was once his blanket, but is now the strength and warmth of growth. He sees his determined fate, and moves on.
Fucking goosebumps man!
DEEP!!!
+RobBobLoblaw Thank you for your thoughtful evaluation! I was sitting here analyzing this piece of music, but everything was a little too complex for me T^T. However, I knew that this entire music video must convey something very profound XD
I think you just Captioned the video. Very good interpretation. Awesome
RobBobLoblaw great
I can't begin to tell you, what this video means to me. I found it 7 years ago, and it has brought me such strength, in the loss of my Son. Thank you.... ❤️ ❤️
From the heart..from your son..to you..
Peaceful..
Love and strenght..
Lifelong
💔💗💗
Grief and love flow from the same source.
"People who love each other are always connected by a very special String, made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love.” - From "The invisible string" book
They can take my body but they can’t take my soul
When you stand in that flame I stand there with you, but to me the flame is no longer a fire from where I stand
You can drown in rivers from your tears and I stand there with you
I stand the same but the only difference between you and me is that I am free and I feel no pain
Little boy no more
Or less or more
I am in the same house but without walls and doors
I am the thorns I am the petals it all feels the same where I stand
& I stand there with you
You cry for the little boy as I stand there with you
That little boy is now big dreams
Dreams I have for you
The nightmares you have me in, isn’t where I stand
I am not there
The little boy so small I fit into every crack of your shattered soul and so big I can see past all the days of pain that seem for you so endless
My little hand from where I stand is big enough to carry all the million pieces of you’re broken heart
In my new reality I am everywhere I choose to be and everything I want to be
I can even have you next to me, and next to you is where I’ll always be
If only you could see my world from where you are on earth
The little boy has been rebirthed
My short life you see from where you stand
But my life is longer than I knew it to be when I was behind the door
There is nothing I haven’t seen and there is no where I havent been
Nothing missing nothing I need to do
I am still in the world that you created and the world I’m in now also created you
This is where I’m deaf to the sound of cries
Fire doesn’t burn and water doesn’t drown me
There is no pain where I stand, and when I see the pain on earth I forgot even how it feels
I don’t forget a single moment of happiness we shared in fact I live it in every moment where I am and it is here where you’re happiness is, it’s alive and next to me. If only you could see what I mean from where I am. It’s a dreamland that doesn’t exist to you but it’s a land where I will always stand. I will stand here on the top of the hill waiting for the day you climb up to the top and forever hold my hand. From where you are the mountains may fall and crumble many times before you get to the top of that hill. You may feel to be at the bottom but to me you are at the top, standing next to me. I’ll stand here waiting for you until you see that the mountain was and will always be here, and it’s your mind that crumbles. Once you have crumbled every wall and opened every door until no more … you will find me and it will be where our worlds will finally meet and what we no longer need will slip away from under our feet. Together we will fly free forever where there is always the sun and always the moon, and all the stars that were once so out of reach are now twinkling at our feet.
I love music like this. It takes you on an emotional journey. It doesn’t lean in one direction, it can be what you want it to be, make you feel something different than other people. It slowly gets louder and louder and keeps hitting you with more emotions..... it’s heavy.
Oh my goodness you stole the words from my heart!! Thank you
My mum passed away on the 10th June, I listened to this track as I found it on a video clip, and I cried my eyes out. Very moving piece. X
bless you
I am very sorry for your loss. 😞🙏Condolences. Stay strong. ❤
My condolences
May she rest in heaven and above, my condolences♥️
🙏😢❤ tears.... just tears, soul touching... no words, just a flood of emotions being set free....
"Then spake Yeshua again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
[John 8: 12]
Thank you. ♥️😭
So far from who I was
From who I love
From who I want to be
So far from all our dreams
From all it means
From you here next to me
So far from seeing home
I stand out here alone
Am I asking for too much?
So far from being free
Of the past that's haunting me
The future I just can't touch
And if you take my hand
Please pull me from the dark
And show me hope again
We'll run side-by-side
No secrets left to hide
Sheltered from the pain
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
This is my faforite song from him. And this was the first one I listened to. Since then I love his music.
So far 🤤
I'm really glad that this has been viewed 11 million times.
I just found this song in 2022. I love it even though I realize it has been years since he made this song. Such a great one.
Whatever struggle you feel now in your life , whatever feels so sad , difficult , remember that Your inner child wants to awaken your soul and remind you that Things can change so quickly when you least expect but for now Let go , let go of everything that makes you feel that way ! Let go of all your worries , your past events .. let go of your sadness and free yourself . You got all the strength that you need to Let go and just be in this very present moment because for now that’s all you got and little miracles will start to happen when you let go of all ideas how things should be or who you should be with right now ! Let go and let the magic happen ! You will feel it with your own heart how much relief and purest piece you will feel inside your heart ! Let your life to unfold and it starts with this very present moment ! That’s how it makes me feel this Amazing song and video of this child ! People , please do not Abandon your inner child because this inner child will make you feel happy and make you live the most even in the most difficult circumstances !! Wishing g you all the best !!! 🙏❤️💥
I can't find the words to describe this piece of art, but it doesn't just touch my soul, it tears it apart and puts it back together
You found the words :)
this...
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
Saint Augustine
🙏🏾
@Voracious Reader you are so bitter. You described yourself it seems.
Really?
So what do you tell the monks who spend years in a cave for retreat?
The real journey happens inside.
@@diderichlangmannen ask Saint Augustine love
It's not enough reading.. one has to understand it.. Many travellers are just filth roaming around.
my grandmother just passed recently, I felt like I lost half of my heart so sitting here listening to this yes it's made me cry but I know shes somewhere happy and free
No day...no night...
No dark...no light...
No truth...no lie...
No words...no minds...
No stars...no sky...
No fire...no ice...
No tears...no smile...
No touch...no fight...
No fears...no cry...
No pain...I'm fine...
No live... no die...
Not yet... tonight...
Just cream... just give me ... sign...
This is one of the greatest compositions in human history.
I agree. You are speaking truths
True! It's amazing how much you can say without saying anything at all, just
with a melody.
Olafur has transcended any notional ideas of what some people term genius. He is quite possibly one of the most important musicians of our generation and supremely gifted.
Couldn't agree more!
He is my favorite of all. He has real talent, and the emotions he put into his songs seriously gets me everytime. You can feel them. I love to listen to his songs before I sleep, thinking about life and all that. His songs are just truly amazing. I wish one day a famous movie producer would make him produce their movie soundtrack.. it'll be epic. Especially for a sad movie, he'd make the best option out there.
don't forget nils frahm , he too is a musical genius and collaborate quite a lot with Olafur
Yas. I will totally love that movie
i'll drink to that...since i discovered his music, i've known bliss...
She still hunt me in my dreams..
Sonu facia olan bir mevzuya huzurla koşuyormuşsun gibi.
💕💕💕
One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. The song winds up and seems to be begging, tormented, in pain, sad at the end, crying. Brilliant
It makes me so sad and happy at same time. I remember when i was a kid i could experience life and world with all my being, through my eyes upon my skin and the breathing of the air. My heart and soul was overwhelmed with feelings just by looking the snow on the hills , the raindrops on the window and the sunset upon the sea and the smile of a dear one. The melodies somehow connect the strings and make me experience again all these lost feelings through my memories but then again it makes me sad because i know i cannot go back and no matter how much i try and dig deep inside me i cannot experience life in the same way anymore, that's what this absolute masterpiece does to me.
" Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory."
~ Oscar Wilde ~
An incredible experience for this child and now for us.
Been obsessed with you ever since I first listened to VON.
Porque nunca encuentras personas que disfruten tus mismos gustos de musica, tus mismas ideas acerca de la existencia, no importa raza, ni religion, alguien con quien puedas estar en lo alto de la montaña, mirando las estrellas y soñando despierto!!!!🎶💓😔
Donde estas?
@@transcendwithiboga en el mismo lugar que tú.....
This song makes me think of watching my little boy when he sleeps. I love that little guy.
Sometimes I like to kick back out on my porch and get stoned to this, reflect back on life.. Really gets me in the feels.
How tf did Olafur find the musical vocabulary and equivalent for the feeling of trying to grip something tightly and then wildly losing control of it , things spinning out and away, so so devastatingly? Brilliance.
..I close the eyes or I don't close them, it doesn't matter, because I can feel my dead husband anyway, the love of my life, he is almost touching me...With people like YOU making such music, maybe not everything is lost...thanks!
This is the song that plays when a philosopher realizes that limits to knowledge actually do exist
Right now, no.
We are knowledge.
@@AfterKai48 we are knowledge, and us humans are limited, therefore knowledge is limited. The furthest extent of attainable knowledge is in the metaphysical realm--assuming metaphysics exists. It does not exist if you are a materialist.
no matter how many times I listen to this song, i'll just go back to it.
th-cam.com/video/wGgm-cZo8Wg/w-d-xo.html 🎵😊
This is your inner child, trying to regain control of your life
Inside child too
hi beautiful, you look very luxurious
@@hibazein the photo is really yours?
@@artyompoghosyan632 yeah
@@hibazein what is your nationality?
Karanlık beni içine çekiyor. Umutsuzluk,beklentisizlik öyle çok fazla birşey hissetmiyorum. Ufak tefek kendini hatırlatan güzel duygular. Elimden tutmuyor sessizliğim. Soluk kitaplara benziyorum şimdi... Belki arasında unutulmuş kuru bir çiçeğe benziyorum artık.
Burada türk bulmak çok hoş:)
evet
Turk degilim ama yine de şaşirtim :)
@@rakibbw2928 Şaşırma, nerede duygusallık orada biz... Bu arada, alınmazsan, doğrusu *şaşırdım...
Beautifully expressed
Sonsuza kadar sevicegim adamla sonsuza kadar dinleyeceğim müzik. Seni çok seviyorum
Bende seni çok seviyorum herşeyim.
Be sure to show compassion even for them whom you can't convince that tomorrow will be different from today. To those who you can not convince that times will change, they will have to have endurance. They will have to use their strength from within. Show compassion to them and be patient, and don't forget to love even if they don't want to accept it. Don't feel hesitant to show your emotions too as you are all only humans, from different paths and that should not let you stop feeling love and compassion for each other. Because life was the stone you're given, and the sculpture is what you made out of it, together.
Listening this in 2019 for the first time and I'm in love
when you think that you are taking control of the "wind of your life"
but in fact it's the wind which contolling you.So no matter how you try to melt smoothly with it, to play with it , to escape it or to run from it, it will end up controlling you, manipulating you, getting you down ..
it's about the wind of life, it's about destiny, unless you are its puppet, the soft wind will turn into a storm, getting your life into pieces that make your vision dusty and you're mind blowy ..
Wow that was poetic
thank you :)
this is beautiful.
thank you !!
Exactly dhouibi, well put my dear
It's beautiful. Captures loss, grief , strength, and the very fact that we have little control over any of it ... Brilliant
fattyacid11 beautifully said.
i didn`t have words to describe what i feel, but i hope to
This feels otherworldly
Ólafur starts with a few chords that speak to our primal soul. Then he adds in layers of increasing complexity. It draws your thoughts into the center of his musical story. The rest of the world ceases to exist as you follow this musical journey. And like other forms of meditation, the experience is healing. Thank you for the guided tour to clarity, Ólafur.
That really hurt me inside in a brilliant way . Seriously wiping tears , I feel like I'm forever changed , thank you
this is more than music. it reminds me how beautiful it is to be alive. and at the same time makes me feel sad about being alive. but being alive is so beautiful
This is music for your soul
Beautiful epic music like this says a lot and helps one to reflect. Struggles, hardships, falling but through it all we fight. We live to see another day and another. We live.
This is a language we can all understand, outstanding love from 🏴
Hoy el Viento me hablo de ti
Un momento extraordinario me vino a la mente, para seguir con amor recordándote
Fue la vida, la que te trajo hasta aquí, para compartir conmigo y vivir junto a mi
Pero un día como hoy, una hoja en el suelo, me hizo pensar que nada es duradero
Y hoy me doy cuenta que la tierra es tan árida, desde que ya no estás
Y que las sonrisas se han marchado muy lejos, a algún otro lugar
Hoy creo que el cielo se hace un lugar maravilloso
Donde se respira calma, no hay cabida a la violencia, solo paz y tranquilidad
Hoy, es el cielo el lugar al que ahora tu habitas
Y se que desde las alturas me cuidas, me guías, me observas
Y sobre todo, me amas, sin decir alguna palabra
Hoy
Hoy es el Viento el que me ha hablado acerca de ti
Quisiera preguntarle muchas cosas, pero se, que no tendrá respuestas para mi
Autor: Jesús L. Escalona
Título: Hoy el viento me hablo de ti
Fecha: Agosto 07-2012
Ingeniosidad de Pensamientos Blogspot
Greetings from Venezuela
I don't know why but that masterpiece makes me incredibly sad. Like I just realized something has been missing inside of me for years, and now it's tearing me apart...
Isn't that what we tell our children when they are frighten during storms, "its only the wind"..nice melody!! Peace
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard ❤
This song is one of those that has such power that it can change your life
The end of this masterpiece is the most saddest ending that i've ever heard.
The word beautiful is not enough here
Agreed.
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3:27 always makes me feel so much emotion I've never felt before
Yes, that moment when the music gets louder and louder after the moment of silence. It's like more and more problems arising, falling apart more and more with every second, or too much emotions at the same time.
I am struggling with depression for 7 years..., many times I was on the edge but I managed to hold, there are things in life which still can tide me to keep me here.
This music with that video is for me, like a symbol of making yourself free..., when one day I will feel like no holding anymore I will free myself and this video will be the last thing I will post on my social media.
What heartens me is to see there are people out there who feel the way I do when listening to music like this.
That's the beauty- you interpret it your way!
For me, the white rectangles represent obstacles and hardships in life.
The white fog - uncertainty.
The white strings - paths children are offered.
The grey blanket - childhood innocence.
when You know this track but haven't listened to it for years. OMG one of the best feelings ever!!
This song makes you feel of all the things you have lost,let slip away or grieved.You realise the things you are still ignorant of and just how little we actually understand in this world.You relive your worst moments as you feel the pain to the maximum.But then the notes pick up and you get to experience the incredible feeling of being free,allowing yourself to hope for the future.In the 5 minutes and 23 seconds you have no responsibilities but to feel everything.There are no words to describe how awe-inspiring it truly is.
Your appreciation and connection to the song is what inspires me
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27)
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:7)
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (Psalms 34:18)
Love is like a warm feeling in your heart a kid without love will burn the whole village to feel that warmth
Wow
There's no words to describe how shocked I am, it's simply magnificent...every single detail it's well done and cleaned...5 years later the feelings still the same.
This child in thw video is doing what most humans spend a lifetime doing, and some never even get it. A child is born of energy, that is what they know, we as society build walls and restrictions, and innocence is lost or pure energy really..immagination and wonder are stripped from a childs hands, true essence now become something taken and sought after..and hopefully in the end we can all break from the confinements and free ourselves and experience the true energy of life again.
So true, but as we get older the more restrictive everything becomes. So many rules, so many restrictions, so much obedience and conformity. We are born into this life as a child thinking we can do anything, but it's trick. It's a sad trick for majority of us.
The only blockage takes place in the mind.
Amity Helton amity I just want to say Thankyou for this comment I am currently writing a short film about teenage hood and the transition from being a child and losing our innocence but still remaining just as vunerable. This comment gave me more insight and it will for sure influence me
Amity Helton ~ Have You read the poem, Ode On Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth? If not, you should.
Amity Helton thank you, I'm french, and I just want to join you in the same freedom energy! Have a beautiful life
6 AM, the sun is rising, I enter my car, I have 70 miles to drive, I'm in a sad mood because I will meet a friendly female coworker for breakfast before work the last time because I will leave the company. I start the engine and just then there is this tune on the radio. Stunning. There are not many moments like this one.
I realize this is 9 years ago and yet it remains priceless and a capture of music for all time. Leave it to Ólafur to come out with such a touching, expressive, deep in thought, and majestic piece and performance. Such delight in this piece is featuring such a lovely child and a pure natural he is with such an expressive conveyance of mood, expression, depth, and feeling. The graphical and choreographic performance is tasteful, professional, and meaningful. Congrats to Ólafur and to the father of the child, 'Square In Square.'
Wow, emotional music! This video to me felt like it depicted a boy who's struggling to enjoy the simple things in life but is having to break free from the confines of life around him.
I love how you can hear the bits that end up in the Broadchurch soundtrack. It's because of the show that I discovered Ólafur and he's now one of my favorite composers. So much unbelievable talent.
His music makes me feel so much. All at one time. It brings so much to the surface.
So much meaning on this 5,22 minutes! That we are all lost and tangled by invisible must do attitudes and forgot our inner child fantasy and imaginations !
小孩子对周围一切充满好奇，精力旺盛，但不能自我判断，只是像海绵一样吸收或模仿，所以迟早一定会陷入困惑；作为长辈就要帮助他学会思考去解开迷团，认知真伪、善恶和美丑，如同温风引细雨，让孩子健康长大成人。Thank you for sharing this wonderful music and video!
"In the depths of hardship, I learned resilience; in the face of betrayal, I discovered the strength of my own integrity; from lost love, I gained the wisdom to cherish what remains. Life may test us relentlessly, but it is through these trials that we find the courage to keep going, knowing that even amidst the darkness, there is always a flicker of hope guiding us forward."
I have had a rough time over the past few weeks. I have been listening Olafur Arnalds music the entire day now and it feels like finally resurfacing, reaching the end of the tunnel and seeing the light again.
this takes your heart, smashes it against the wall. then makes you beg for mercy! Brilliant!
Simplicity can be so profound, and yet it's almost wonderful to get lost in the complexity. Thank you Olafur, for your music....and inspiration.
😭😭😭😭😭😭 It was not easy to accept to loose you, while my heart still needed you ... Letting go was the only choice i had. Music is Life
esta clase de música me lleva a otro lugar, a veces mejor o peor. al menos estoy en otra parte y no aquí
❤️❤️❤️
Olafur, your works it is Art, inspiration, feelings, humankind, everything we need to hear in 2022 and forever, thanks a lot!
Exactly ☝🏼☝🏼
Wow.. the last time I heard this was more than three years ago.. I was depressed and lonely and these kind of songs were my solace.. I’m glad I’m not in that mood anymore..
Wow 3 years difference in between 2 comments
I had the chance to see him live in México, this song specially broke something deep inside of me for a moment and made me shed a tear. Thank you for that.
This is a story. And it's a song. It's magic. It Ólafur Arnalds.
Lo percibo como ese niño interior que todos llevamos....volar con el viento ..salir de situaciones ...volar..con el viento