Just watched a Hawaiian boy sing this song after losing his father 2 months ago. He sang it beautifully as it is the most amazing & beautifully written song.what a tribute to any Father thank you 🙏🏽
This song breaks me up. I'm 71, and while my children have moved on to their various careers, my youngest has made it his priority to watch over me. He refuses to take anything in return and is just happy I wake in the morning. He is an unexpected blessing as I always thought i'd die alone. ❤
You are very lucky to have your son taking care of you. I wish i could help my mom like that after my dad passed away in May this year😢 i still miss him a lot and i really would like to have my mom with me but she lives so far away😢 we just video call each others a bit everyday. It is harder for her cause she is alone now😢 she lost her soulmate😢 they have been together for 48years together😢
Thank you for this song. I sang it to my Dad last week while in final stages dementia & cancer. He smiled so beautifully and we both shed tears. He passed away this morning. I will forever have this special moment with him.
I sat with my dad his final 4 hours of his life. He passed from lung cancer, i quit my job and helped my mom take care of him for when i found out he was getting worse. I watched him take his last breath and i promised him i would make sure my mom is okay and take care of her, been living with her every since that day. This song just replayed everything my dad and i talked about his last 4 hours and now i cant stop crying
I lost my dad today. He died in hospital 16 days after contracting the Covid-19 virus. I struggled to watch this song before this happened because of how gut wrenching it is but now I find myself putting it on repeat. Now on an emotional rollercoaster. I feel like I only ever saw his mistakes when he was alive and now that he has died, I find myself only seeing mine. I was angry with him for a long time for his without realising that by holding on to the hurt, I was making my own. I regret not forgiving him and letting him know it was ok. Maybe I am listening to this song to punish myself, who knows...
Stuart Tomlinson sorry to hear about that. I’m sure your father just wants what’s best for you and to not hurt yourself but heal and grow. Take care buddy.
Sorry for your loss. I am mother of three, they've hurt me a lot, but I've forgave them and understand. Sure your old man understood you and was happy just for having you. Forgive yourself, friend
I know the story behind this song but having stage 4 cancer myself and little time left , listening to this i wonder what my 17 year old son must be going through internally . The line ‘while you’re sleeping ill try to make you proud’ has me in tears , as only a few weeks ago my son came to me saying he wanted to quit college because he wasn’t enjoying the course but was afraid to because he thought I wouldn’t be proud of him and felt he’d be letting me down. I told him , he could never let me down, and life has a way of working out. Chase love , chase happiness, material things mean so little in the long term. Most importantly I reassured him that i always have and always will be proud of him. On a lighter note , I’m of to see James play in Manchester on Friday , can’t wait .
This moved me very much, as it kind of reminds me of my father who died last year of cancer. That line in particular always gives me the biggest gut punch, but at least it always reminds me of how we joked around and laughed till the very end and i guess that´s what matters. I hope you´re having a great time at the concert
You're an amazing dad and person. The world loved having you here. I'm most certainly sure you've made your mark. You will be welcomed to the next dimension with open arms. Don't be afraid. You were/ are loved great sir. Thank you for sharing this
And 1989, my father died in front of me of a massive heart, attack and stroke. He fell next to me looking up at his son, I was 16yrs old at the time.I had told him that I forgave him a couple weeks before and told him that I loved them but this song really hits home, because that’s what I would tell him as a man today. Thank you for this song God bless you and your dad. 😮😢
My father was a Vietnam veteran. He got up to E7 drill Sergeant, honorably, discharged, and as he got older, he got congestive heart failure. He died at 46 years old. I was proud to have him as my father..
I just woke at 5:55 am to find this video waiting for me. He told me the hardest part about leaving me was that my life was falling apart and I needed him more than ever. I watched him fight for two days, as he moved between the two worlds...his face alternating between expressions of bliss and fight. In the end, it was just the two of us. I held his hand, as I studied every last detail of the hand that toiled through WWII and the family life that followed. The determined provider, the passionate lover of his clan. And as I did, I told him to take his time...to go when he wanted to. "You lived your entire life on your terms Dad, I want you to die the same way. I'll be here until you're ready." It was 5:55am when he left. That was 20 years ago...and 20 minutes ago. Thank you James. ❤
A few weeks ago I lost my beautiful amazing son he was only 28 he had a massive heart attack and I played and sang this song to him while he lay on a life support machine. Unfortunately we lost him to irreversible brain damage. He was an amazing son and never took drugs and was never in any trouble. I will be playing this song at his funeral in early 2024.😢 I feel that there is no point in living anymore the pain is too much to bare. I want to say a big thank you to James blunt for writing this song it will live with me until its time for me to go and be back with my beautiful boy so then I can hold him and then no one can ever break us apart ever again. I Love you my beautiful son Nathan you will always be in my heart and soul. And due to my sons death two people have been given a second chance of life because we donated his organs. Love you son and I miss you so much I want the pain to end.
That young kid, Iam Tongi from Hawaii, was incredible singing this song! His delivery of the song tore at my heart strings. I predict this song will become a hit, if it wasn’t already, by the many requests to hear it over the airwaves and on line! Just look at how quickly so many has responded already. Beautiful song, touching lyrics and and an even better performance by Iam!
Always love James blunt but didn’t hear this song until Tongi sang it on AI. Now I’m crying all over again watching jame’s version singing. I lost my dad in 2014 and man it hits hard
I just learned about this song two days ago, and it broke me on the first listen. I nearly lost my dad to cancer three years ago. I flew home thinking I was saying goodbye as he had tumors all over his body. While an aggressive cancer, chemo did the job, and he's now three years in remission. The moment I started weeping to this video was when I saw James' dad appear on screen. He too had a close call, and James wrote a beautiful song as you start wondering, "what will I do without my loving dad? I'm not ready to say goodbye." I've now watched/listened to this song at least once per day, and I weep every time. I think of my dad, and how lucky I am still to have him. I'm still not ready to say goodbye, but when that day eventually comes, we'll be able to cry together and I'll be able to say, "thank you for all the lessons in life. I love you, and I'll carry on your legacy."
@@ambersims282 my condolences to you. I can only imagine how difficult it must be. Sending you a big hug, internet friend. Hoping for peace and comfort on all days, but especially the most difficult days.
This honestly broke me. My Dad raised me on his own after my Mom and twin sister died in a car accident when I was 2, and I could not have asked for a better, kinder, wiser and more wonderful parent. He passed almost 11 years ago and I still miss him every day, but it is my sister's turn with him now. Thank you for this it is beautiful.
Oh my, that just broke my heart and made me start to cry “it’s my sister’s turn with him now”. My heart goes out to you, you’ve been through a lot of painful loss.
What a beautiful thing to say James. I am sure your sister will be happy she got her father back and they are so proud of the love you hold in your heart.
33 years ago a man came into my mother's life. She was escaping an abusive marriage with me on her hip; he protected us, gave us a home, and eventually gave me a brother. He raised us, taught us right from wrong, even when he couldn't decipher it himself sometimes. He showed us unconditional love, taught us how to be men, how to follow our heart, how to be decisive, and how to face the world when it was hard. Never in my life did it matter to him or I that I wasn't his blood. Today I am proud to carry on his legacy and his memory by striving to love with as much passion as he did. His love was without boundaries and it was absolute. My father passed away tonight. His struggles with addiction are over. His struggles with mental health are over. He left behind a collection of unbelievable stories and experiences now remembered by family and friends across the country. Dad, I love you to the moon and back and I'll see you on the other side.
“Lyrics” 😞 Oh, before they turn off all the lights I won't read you your wrongs or your rights The time has gone I'll tell you goodnight, close the door Tell you I love you once more The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Oh, well I'll read a story to you Only difference is this one is true The time has gone I folded your clothes on the chair I hope you sleep well, don't be scared The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Sleep a lifetime Yes, and breathe a last word You can feel my hand on your arm I will be the last one So I'll leave a light on Let there be no darkness in your heart But I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away
I saw my dad on his deathbed about 12 hrs before he passed. Two days previously, I told him he didn't have to fight anymore and I'd take care of everything in his place. That was 4 years ago and I'm still having trouble grieving. This song always makes me cry as it perfectly captures what I'm feeling.
I fallen out with my dad. After he went with my wife. He died 5 years ago. But this song still makes me sad about my dad. Miss times we had pint together still
I'm sorry James, I couldn't make it all the way through your beautiful song - I lost my father last year and just couldn't endure the grief your song brought right back to me. I will listen again, but not today.
Just listened to a boy from Hawaii sing this song on American Idol; he lost his dad 2 months ago. All the judges were in tears, I'm crying. I hope the kid wins! He was PHENOMENAL!
Same here!! I have never heard this song before, and it was beautiful! I had to look it up to hear it again. Hope he goes a long way in this competition!
"No need to forgive, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine" that really hit me like a truck. My father passed away this morning. He was still strong the night before and all happened so fast. I admit that we have an irreparable relationship because he was absent during our adolescence. He came back during the pandemic because he has no place to go but my mom welcomed him with open arms. That's why I have this rage because he has the nerves to come back after what he did to us. After he died, I didn't know what to feel. But this song made me realize that my old man deserves his peace. I know that he may not be perfect but I'm freeing my hatred is the least that I could do even though he's gone. So, cherish every moment of your days with your loved ones. Reconnect broken relationships. You don't know when's the last time you'll see them. "Let there be no darkness in your heart." Update: I am a father for almost a year now. I don't have much friends to hang out with because they have responsibilities too. There are times that I hit rock bottom, reflecting how good or bad of a father I am. I just wish I can talk to my dad, share my experiences. He doesn't need to answer my questions or give me advice. I just want someone that is there for me, will listen and relate to me. That can understand me even though words are not spoken. Now I understood the meaning of "you're lucky, your dad/mom is still alive". If you still have your dad with you, please don't experience what I experienced. Also, I know that my dad wants me to be strong, he wants me to be the best father I could be. I hope you could be too.
My dad is actually dying right now. He has maybe days left. I had never heard this song until right now. As I'm listening to it I'm sitting here sobbing. As the oldest of 3 daughters and mother of 2 sons, one who has only known my dad as a father figure his entire almost 22 years of life and the other who hasn't had a chance to know him in his almost 5 years of life, it will very soon be my turn to chase the monsters away. Thank you for this beautiful song. I still don't know how to say goodbye.
Most people don't know the story of this song...that is James' dad next to him, he is dying of stage 4 kidney disease. I took care of my dad his last year, till the end...I have never cried so hard listening to this song...Thanks for your story and the emotional release, James
Carter Gregg it’s a very sad story. The great thing about music is that it tells a story. In this case (according to his latest interview) they may have found a kidney donor because of this video. Fingers crossed 🤞.
Everytime I listen to this I feel heartbroken. This reminds me of my dad's last moments when we were at the hospital before he passed away. I won't forget that moment, my mom at his right, my sister and I at his left. We all, around him just hearing that machine and seeing his vital signs going down.
I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to my dad. He passed away in 2014, in his sleep. 6 years this year, and I still catch myself picking up my phone to text or call him about something funny that's happened, or just to chat. Then I remember he's gone. It's the strangest thing. If you're fortunate enough to still have your father (or for that matter, any other parental figure you regard as highly) just tell them you love them. ❤️
Good Lord, what would we do without James Blunt these days?!? Music has turned into a characterless, commercial industry. James Blunt is one of the few original musicians with character, writing his own songs, with meaning, singing them with passion. I love you James Blunt. Even more than the Cantina Band... May the force be with you! Yours, Obi-Wan
Help Cassandra and her family who's going through tough times fighting these monsters. There's a comment down below by her father Ernest Lehti. You can help the funding just by hitting like button on that comment (now that comment is way down below with 500+ likes). I am a stranger to them just like you who came to listen to this heartbreaking song. Here's the link to the funding www.gofundme.com/f/cassandra-lehti-liver-transplant
I'm 21 and lost my dad to suicide after his long struggle with mental health, I found this song shortly after his funeral and it just speaks to me, I feel like this song was made for me, yes it is very sad and emotional but the lyrics are just a perfect description of a relationship between father and son. This song is absolutely amazing, so deep, so powerful, it helps me to release my emotions when I am feeling overwhelmed or just having a down day. I can't say how much this song has meant to me and how much it is helping me through my grief but I would like to thank James blunt for this from the bottom of my heart. Truly beautiful.
Haydn, I can’t imagine what you are going through. I am glad you can take solace in this beautiful song. It’s amazingly powerful and people take great meaning from it. Love and hugs to you
Hayden it's not unusual to find that one song that hits home. Twenty four years ago I was leaving the hospice where my father was after midnight. He just couldn't put that cigarette down. As I pulled from my parking spot this song played. It still affects me today. Dad passed with his kids there he didn't consciously know we were there but I think on another way he knew. th-cam.com/video/5hr64MxYpgk/w-d-xo.html
I love with my dad who’s 74 and is totally dependent on me and Iv virtually put my life on hold for him and I’m gonna be here for my dad as long as he needs me,he gave me the best years of his life to give us kids the best same as mum did,,,so il always be here for u dad,,always
My father died just a few weeks ago, and somebody told me I cried like a baby at his funeral. This song just helped me realise that I didn't. I cried like a man.
I lost my Dad on 21st January 2020, his funeral was this Friday 7th Feb . He was 84 Years young. Fit and healthy but caught Pneumonia and went in just three days... When I was in hospital, as he was dying I remember listening to this song and it sums up exactly how it feels to lose your guiding light. It was my job to comfort him through to the end and I now know what a truly broken heart feels as he was my rock for nearly 50 years. Sleep Well DAD XX
Mike Phillips I don’t know which is worse, to be honest. My heart goes out to you as I do seem to have been blessed with wonderful parents, for the most part.
... "Sorry for your loss", is all we have to offer. Truly sorry, but, TIME, time will heal the heart but the scar you will want for lifetime because it is that scar that will remind you of the deep love you shared and although it may not seem like it now, in time, you will love the memories that that scar brings back. 1998- My 3 sisters were with our Mom when she took her last breath at home, in bed, when the cancer proved to be stronger than her body. 2009- My brother, sisters and I were with my Dad in the recovery room after his second open heart surgery where we were told his heart wasn't strong enough to keep going. We stood there as they disconnected the life support and we watched him leave us and ascend into heaven. Time, time is the only thing that heals a broken heart. That in no way means you won't break down and cry when the memories come flooding back. th-cam.com/video/8ickZ-hpYEU/w-d-xo.html .
Paul I'm so so very sorry 💔 In January 2019 I lost my Dad (78 years young) after a tragic trip on his stairs 😔 which led to bleed on the brain. I lost my sister to suicide. 6 years ago also. Death is so painful , I'm not sure if you feel fearful even though you're grown? There's something about losing a parent. I'm not coping with the losses myself at the moment at all Ill be thinking of you x
My father passed away in December 2013 , aged 79 ., his funeral was held in Morden (South West London) . By the time we got home by car , it was near midnight . Shattered and tired , I sat down and wrote this :- I came to see you today, as I looked down where you lay I tried hard not to shed a tear, and was lost to what to say You looked so peaceful lying there, as I whispered my goodbye I kissed your forehead, I asked you to open up your eyes I looked around the Chapel Of Rest feeling alone there at your side No way of hiding Dad, the tears again I cried But I had to leave you lying there, for soon your last parade I think you were the greatest man, that God had ever made There were friends and family, and Mum was trying to be strong To be with you just one more time , the man she'd loved so long Your funeral went so very well, although rain came down outside I think it was tears from heaven, as the angels looked down and cried We miss you Dad, we always will , but no longer are you in pain Don't know when it will be dear Dad, but one day we'll meet again I looked down at your coffin., not knowing what to do I kissed you on your forehead, and said "Dad I love you"...
I listened to this song a few weeks before my father died, now that I listen to it again, I understand the lyrics deeply, I miss my father man, stuff is really tough without him, but I gotta continue strong. I love you dad, I miss you every day of my life and I think about you every night right before sleeping, I hope that we meet again sometime, rest well
My father is alive, everything is fine in my life, but I’m listening to this song alone in a bar while the wife and kids are away, and I’m tearing up. This is the most beautiful heartfelt song I’ve heard in a while.
My dad just passed this afternoon. A friend sent me this. What a beautiful song. My dad suffered from immense back pain since I was a child following a bad car crash, and while I’m comforted knowing that his pain is over, it hurts so bad that he’s gone. We took him in our house and cared for him the past 8 years. I’m going to miss that man.
This man is the most underrated artist existing (notice my words: not just a singer, but an artist, a great one) Edit: thanks for the support guys! Everyone who reads this: love u all, have a great day and stay healthy ❤️
@@genaudas7544 he just said he is the most underrated artist existing. and it's true. Vocally he is a beast, and his lirycs are full of meaning. this is my opinion obv
This song just broke me. My daddy passed away Sunday morning August 30, 2020 unexpectedly and I never got to tell him goodbye. We never ended a phone call or visit without saying we loved each other, to this day I’ve done the manly thing of my generation (57 yrs old) and sucked up and continued on while holding it all together. The song is beautiful, but the video is a masterpiece! What I wouldn’t give for just one more minute with my dad.
I am so sorry for your unexpected heartbreak! I can relate with u. My dad unexpectedly passed away in 2019. I didn’t get to say goodbye either. My mom passed from Covid the next year, I was able to go (in complete hazmat suit), to say goodbye even though she was delirious at moments, unconscious in moments and then in moments, talking to my grandmother who she said was “right there waiting for her by me”😢 With both my parents we too never ended a call without an I luv u. I miss them both so very much. I remember thinking after loosing both of them, omg, I’m a 49 yr old orphan, never felt so lost. My dad & I had our issues, that’s the hardest part abt not getting to say goodbye. I wish u well. 😊
I never heard this song until I saw Iam Tongi audition...and then I had to come and hear the original. Both version so beautiful, I can't stop crying. Thank you for honoring dads with such a beautiful, heartfelt, song. I loss my father years ago....and still I remember and miss him.
Same with me, and both Tongi and Blunt shredded me!!! My husband has been ill a couple years now and we almost lost him a little over a year ago, and we have 2 teenage sons. Showed them the 2 separate versions and they lost it!!!😢😭 Fathers are indeed beautiful men ❤️ we wish we could keep forever 💙
"The song Monsters is really about the change of relationship with my father. You can hear that I'm singing it in a way that is as raw as I possibly can, you know, there's no auto-tune on this, and so, there's a real rawness and a naivety in the performance, that at times, I think my record label would have liked me to have smoothed over but I wanted it to be as honest as it could be." James Blunt
Heart wrenching. I'm glad you didn't change it. For those of us who didn't have a close relationship with our Dad it is an emotional insight to what that is like.
James Blunt's father (Colonel Charles Blunt) was dying of stage 4 kidney failure and they were not finding a donor. James (who also served in the military as a Captain) wrote this as a goodbye. The "I'm not your son, you're not my father" part was something he and his Dad would say to each other whenever they had to deploy. (think British Military / stiff upper lip mindset) BTW... James Blunt donated the proceeds from this to "Hope for Heros" a veteran's charity. Because of this song, a distant relative of theirs got tested and turned out to be as match for Charles Blunt and he is alive and well now.
Daddy, you loved me the most. And i don’t know how to deal with this pain it’s like my heart’s ripped out. i miss you. i need my daddy 😢 i know you are never coming back yet i wonder aimlessly searching for you. my kind, loving, sweet and gentle daddy. *Sleep a lifetime, Yes and breathe a last word You can feel my hand on your own I will be the last one, so i will leave the light on Let there be no darkness in your heart…* you will always be my daddy and i love you forever. Cheng Yuen Wah 02.11.1950 - 01.11.2024
Man...I'm a tough guy, or so I thought. I drive a big truck for a living and miss out on so many family things. My dad passed away 12 years ago and I miss him. I just now, for the first time, heard this song and am parked for the day...sitting in the sleeper berth with a soaked t-shirt from, uncontrollably, crying like a baby. I'm not ashamed though...I loved my dad. This song really hit home.
You're a good man Rick Daughenbaugh. I lost my dad about 9 months ago, we didn't have as close of a relationship as I would have liked, I cried so much it broke my heart open. I think thats what a good cry can do, even for us tough guys.
I lost my Dad a couple days ago after his long, but too short battle with Alzheimer's. This song...... I sat with Dad as he drew his last breath, felt as his heart beat one last time. Oh, Mr. Blunt; this song. I have no words, Sir, but I'm typing this through sobs and tears.
I love this song! Mahalo for placing your hand on Iam’s arm giving support while singing your amazing song with him. It was so touching…I couldn’t control my tears 🦋
I lost my dad to congestive heart failure last month. He had been in hospice care for a week, before I came home to spend 5 days with him before he passed away - with me, my mom, his caretaker, and our dogs by his side. The saturday before he passed away we took him out on the front porch where he got to have one last good day before he was never able to talk again - he became bedridden and stopped drinking and eating. Watching my dad pass away was the hardest thing I've ever gone through. Some days are ok. Most of them aren't. But hearing this song, as much as it made me cry, gave me comfort. Thank you James Blunt ❤
@@lawlizl James Blunt is one of the greatest artist around! He is a legend! I have listened to a lot of his songs but hadn’t heard this song before Iam Tongi. One of my favourite song is “You’re Beautiful” amongst many others!!
I must also admit here that i lost touch/sight with/of James Blunt, whom i've loved since he told me, right to my face, that 🎵 I 🎵was "Beautiful"🎵, way back when, and thanks to agt's being on my "feed" on YT, i got reminded of his incredible talent , via the riveting rendition of a teenager, chasing his dream in spite AND because of his heart-felt pain. That's just the way life goes nowadays, is it not ?
My dad passed away last year, he had Alzheimer's, on the surface he didn't know who I was , but I know in his heart he knew how much I loved him. I am a father of two, don't ever leave your children without love. There is nothing in this world more important... I will make you proud Dad ... rest in peace, I love you ...
My hero passed away the same time be cause of stroke 😢😢😢😢😢😢73 but i was far 1000 miles away its hurt me badly that I couldn't be there for his last words 😢😢😢
A mí pasó algo parecido,mi padre falleció en plena pandemia,y no pude despedirme de él,porque no se podía viajar por ninguna forma y está canción me ver cuan fragil somos y que nuestros padres tienen vida eterna aquí en la tierra.
This song is almost too much for me to take. My daddy left this planet on 10/23/24. He was a good father and i thank you daddy. See you on the other side pops.
Beautiful song. My dad is in hospital tonight, his last night on this earth. He's 90 and there's the fight but no more strength left in him to take on this final illness. I'm devastated. Goodnight dad xx
He passed away 630 this morning, I wasn't with him unfortunately, but spent all day yesterday holding his hand and playing some of his favourite music. He couldn't show he could hear, but when my daughter dropped something on the floor he jumped. Proof I think that hearing possibly is the last sense to go; so words of love and comfort at that time *are* worth it x
I lost my Father in October. I ordered the album and was really excited to hear the new music. On my way to work this song came on and I lost it. I had to pull over because I was so emotional and just took the words into my heart. I have never had a song hit me in this way and I listen to it often because I need to feel that emotion no matter how tough it is. Thank you James for creating this amazing song through your pain and giving me something to hold on to.
This is possibly the most beautiful song I have ever heard. I also loved the duet James did with Iam Tongi on American Idol. I lost both my mom and dad to Covid 2 years ago this week. They died within 3 days of one another, and I had to make the choice to pull the plug and let them go peacefully, or leave them on life support. I remember telling dad it was ok to let go, and not to worry, that mom was already waiting for him in Heaven. I have to say, it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. This song makes me cry every time I listen to it, I can only imagine what James must have been going through when doing this music video. Thank God his father made it and survived his ordeal.
It's really heart wrenching what you had to go through. I can understand your pain as I lost my dad similarly. Stay strong brother. I know the tears will never leave us but we march ahead in life to live it to full and make them proud.
Jesus save us all. I watched my husband die of cancer at the early age of 44 with a three year old daughter needing him. …..and me too. Death is so final.
My dad passed in 2012 from cancer and I miss him so much. As I was watching American Idol tonight a young man told the story of losing his dad two months ago and he sang this song for his dad and I know his dad would be so proud of his son.😥🙏👼 What a beautiful song, I wish I had heard it sooner, but I know in my heart it was meant for me to hear today. Thank you for writing this song. ❤️🤗🙏
Beautiful song and message. I've been crying since hearing it last night on America Idol. It speaks from me to my Dad. I love you so much Daddy and miss u 😘 💓
Losing once Parent(s) is exruciating!! Los my Dad when i was just 15 Months old. Never knew him. They say time heals!! But they are horribly wrong. You just learn to live with the Pain Then songs like this comes up, and before you know trying to swollow is painfull as the emotions sets in!! But then you move on, because that my friend is unfortunately Life. So Sorry for your loss of your dad!! May he Fly with the Angels!!
My father passed away 3 years ago today I came across this song listening to America got talent The hawain boy gave a beautiful performance Feel like dad's looking down at me and sent me this song
[Lyrics] Oh, before they turn off all the lights I won't read you your wrongs or your rights The time has gone I'll tell you goodnight, close the door Tell you I love you once more The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Oh, well I'll read a story to you Only difference is this one is true The time has gone I folded your clothes on the chair I hope you sleep well, don't be scared The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Sleep a lifetime Yes, and breathe a last word You can feel my hand on your own I will be the last one, so I'll leave a light on Let there be no darkness in your heart But I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away
The thing I like best about this song, is it just reminds everyone that celebrities are still human and have feelings like anyone else. You can't lie about that emotion.
You no I never had the greatest relationship with my dad he wasn't the nicest of people when I was child ..but the past 5 years has been so difficult as he dying of dementia its so painful to see the man I love suffering loosing himself staring into no where scared confused this song hurts so much I try to avoid it . Just so much pain didn't no my heart could feel so much hurt .James really knows the power to making very relevant heart felt songs. Just thought I'd share that .
I just lost my dad on Sunday April 7th 2024. I never heard this song till today, my aunt shared it with me so it can be played at his viewing. This is a great song and will forever stay in my heart.
His face was so emotional throughout the song that its capable of making anyone cry. We will always be with you James, youre not alone. Your father will be in our prayers till our death. You have made him proud James... you have indeed❤️
I'm a father of two beautiful little boys, who have yet to reach their teens, I probably won't be around for when they both become teens, when they both go to high school, I won't be around when they both get their first jobs, first real girlfriend, When/if they ever marry, I can relate to this song, I can't close my eyes, as I don't know if I will ever be able open them if I do. Love you My little boys,
Late stage, rare, inoperable cancer here. Just got the news that I am going to be a Grandma. Idk if I'll get to meet him, or her. It's sad. Currently making funeral arrangements and getting things in order. I hope you get to see them grow up.
I am a man far from home. Only when I'm alone do I shed tears, I feel like such a failure in being a devoted son to my father. Right now, I just want to go home and hug my father. this song really breaks my hearth i love you dad, i need your hug😢
Not just a son. I lost my father in 2018 to cancer, and the last week of his life it really was as he sings. No longer father and child but just 2 adults. Even more painful knowing, in our case, we couldn't chase the monster away. Being there, right at the end you really are willing them to just fall asleep and go peacefully so the monster cannot torment them anymore.
@@Wirgleys236 I had only a couple hours notice that my Dad was going. I wish it had been two grown adults but I felt like he was still Daddy and I was going to be lost without him. I was not lost, I went on with life. It is 9 years now... I miss him so much.
I cried the first time I heard this song years ago. I’m happy to see James Blunt finally getting the credit he deserves for it. It’s piercingly written and produced and was written about James’ father (seen in the video) knowing he was dying. Incredible.
My son sent this to me. We went through a terrible period in his life in his late adolesence and early twenties. He made lots of mistakes, so did I. However, I always told him there was no man I ever loved more than him, and tried to show it as well. As his prefrontal cortex developes, he is living his life as a husband and father by the example he is most familiar with, me! My experience is that "tough love" is toughest on the one dispensing it. That he sent this to me means the world to me! Oh by the way, I am a healthy 65 y.o., and he is now 30, but the sentiment expressed in this song is so extremely pertinent to our situation! No need to forgive No need to forget I know your mistakes, and you know mine And while you are sleeping, I will try to make you proud God bless you, James Blunt!
@@kaka2354 This song just expressed so much of what has happened between my son and I. He is being a fantastic father to his six children! Last Saturday he and I had a "bury the hatchet" ceremony. He was helping me build a deck, and we phyically burried the hatchet in one of the post holes! This song just expressed so much that was so appropriate to our situation! Here is a video to see my son in "action". The first minute, and at the 6:45 mark: th-cam.com/video/s6HuMBcyq04/w-d-xo.html
My Dad would've been 75 next month. He died 12 years ago and we didn't speak for 10 years before that. I will live with that regret for the rest of my life. Please people you only get 1 mother and 1 Father, no matter what happens always forgive and forget. I do not wish the regret I live with on anyone. Please take heed of this. ❤
@@turquesa8668 It doesn't pull at your heartstrings. It rips your heart out entirely! I've watched the Hawaiian boy at least six times and never without remembering my own dad who died in front of me at 16, and losing it. I think it's one of the best songs about a parent EVER. I don't really love Blunt's voice but damn, what a songwriter and it doesn't get much more real than this. Thank you both for bringing it to life.
I wasn't able to say goodbye to my dad as he died with a heart attack while in Spain on holiday..but dropping him off at the airport and while walking back to the car..something came over me..to go back to the airport and stay with him for while longer with a coffee ..as we waited for the departure to Malaga..so glad i did...it turned out to be my last goodbye as he died 4 days later ..so miss him..what a beautiful song 💗
I cried when I read your comment. I felt something so I called my father on that Sunday and he passed away on Monday. It's ten years ago but suddenly, it felt like yesterday.
My dad was in hospital after a heart attack and I went to see him in hospital every night for 16 days. The final night before he came home I decided, I would take a night off, that was until about 1 hour before visiting time ended. I had this need to see him. I got on the bus and traveled to the hospital and got there 5 minutes before the end of visiting time. I remember the smile on his face when I walked upto his bed.. he came home the following day while I was at work and died in his chair. I so wish I could have chased all the monsters away...
My dad passed this morning after nearly 4 years battling cancer. He was winning until just short of 2 months ago. I only discovered this song by chance a few weeks ago..it sends my into absolute tears everytime...I got to say goodbye, and I love him and miss him so much already
@@michaelhawkins7389 I listened to him live and he sounds pretty awesome so even there are some songs with some seconds of autotune - I don't care. It wasn't probably ancillary to his decision. His voice is amazing so he doesn't need that and that's normal the production from the sound stuff corrects it a bit
this song cuts deep, i recently lost my mom... a part of me died with her...not a minute goes by that i dont miss her. Tell your parents you love them and spend quality time with them. Tomorrow is never promised
I'm sorry for the loss of all of your mums. I have lost mine too, my real mum and my grandmum that raised me that i called mum for most of my life - this song fit us perfectly. There is nothing like missing your mum - to everyone out there - treasure your mums while you have them.
Listen to this song once a week, my son moved to America in July and remember a family party where this song came on. One week before he left. A bond never broken is the love between a father and son. 39 days until he comes back to Scotland for Christmas and I can give him a hug ❤
This video went from 3M views to 25M views in days thanks to IAM TONGI on American Idol singing this beautiful song. I hope James Blunt sees his performance it was heartbreaking and beautiful. The lyrics are amazing and I love James Blunts writing skills on this song dedicated to his father who is in this video.
I have literally just heard this song a few minutes ago, and I don't know why I've never heard about it before today! This song had me in floods of tears. I have never liked to see a man cry, simply because it takes so much to make a man give in to tears, and when they do, it's super hard for them, you know they've been being strong for too long and they are finally at the end of their reserves. It broke my heart to see you crying like that James. All I wanted to do was take you on my arms and make your tears go away with a long hug. Your song for your father was astonishingly beautiful, raw and very beautiful. You are a good son and your father is proud of you, it shows so clearly in the video. I am so happy that he is well again. God bless you both, and thank you for your service to this country. Respect is due to you both. God bless you and all those you love.
I can't believe I've only just heard this song..its beautiful had me in tears you are underestimated...you have a heart of gold to write the songs you do..xxx
I really love how they are sitting so close to each other. James Blunt doesn't need any flashy or hyped music videos. He just sits there and sings with true emotions. A true singer.
I love you Dad. Been missing you since I was 9 and I am 24 already. Gonna chase all the monsters away like I am doing. Rest in Paradise my Hero. I wish I could tell you everything but the time has gone.😢
Yes watching my son born n grow into a man nothing comes close to it, yes I cried never listened to my dad never told him or my mum how much i loved them both gone a long time back ,gb to everyone who is hurting struggling speak to someone i didn't should have.
@@fyreandicewolf fyreandicewolf 'cats in the cradle happened to me it wasnt gonna happen to my son it didnt.you have some beutifull vlds on your my stuff list.
I'm 53. I lost my father suddenly in 2013. He wasn't one to show emotions. He never told me he loved me. Even when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer at age 20 in 1989. And almost died because of it 3 times. That's just how his parents raised him and his 3 brothers and sister. But I know he did love me. I know me having cancer tore him up inside. My mother told me about it. BUT it would have been so beneficial to have heard it. However he thought he was doing the right thing by showing strength. I made the conscious decision when my son was born, he would hear those words from me. I was going to break THAT cycle. My son will be 23 in November. And to this day, whether it's on the phone or in person, the last thing he hears from me before he hangs up or walks out the door, is the words, I Love You. And he says it back to me.
I am watching this with tears in my eyes because I never got to know who my father was, he died few months before I was born. I have never had the love of a father, I am 21 and everyday I wish I had spend even if it was a minute with him, to tell he how much I love him and I wish he was here. Life can sometimes be so unfair to most of us, if there is anything that I have ever wished for is for him to be here, for me to hear the sound of his voice and for me to get the opportunity of calling him dad. I love you dad and I know I will see you on the other side.
How on earth have I managed to miss this song until now?? This might very well be one of the most beautiful songs ever written and with that heartbreaking voice, the strong emotions and the gentle affection from James father…man, I’m emotionally exhausted. This is fantastic.❤❤😢
I agree, such a powerful message. I still have my Dad but my son lost his Dad over a year ago and I sent this song to him. Thank you James Blunt and Tongi for introducing this song to me.
"James has revealed his father Charles Blount is doing well after receiving an organ donation following his fight with stage-four kidney disease(2020). After a desperate search for a donor last year(2019) (the You're Beautiful singer was not a match), James told The Times that a cousin is - 'now a very, very close cousin!" -just FYI for anyone wondering. So happy for you and your Pop !
Every time I watch this video, I can't help myself from crying as I remember my dad who left us many years ago. I didn't have the chance to say sorry....
LYRICS Oh, before they turn off all the lights I won't read you your wrongs or your rights The time has gone I'll tell you goodnight, close the door Tell you I love you once more The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Oh, well, I'll read a story to you Only difference is this one is true The time has gone I folded your clothes on the chair I hope you sleep well, don't be scared The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Sleep a lifetime Yes, and breathe a last word You can feel my hand on your own I will be the last one So I'll leave a light on Let there be no darkness, in your heart But I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away
Lyrics Oh, before they turn off all the lights I won't read you your wrongs or your rights The time has gone I'll tell you goodnight, close the door Tell you I love you once more The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Oh, well, I'll read a story to you Only difference is this one is true The time has gone I folded your clothes on the chair I hope you sleep well, don't be scared The time has gone So here it is I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away Sleep a lifetime Yes, and breathe a last word You can feel my hand on your own I will be the last one So I'll leave a light on Let there be no darkness, in your heart But I'm not your son, you're not my father We're just two grown men saying goodbye No need to forgive, no need to forget I know your mistakes and you know mine And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid, it's my turn To chase the monsters away
James had me balling just by looking at his eyes tear up… you can tell how emotional it is for him… I don’t want to lose my dad 😢 he’s the biggest person in my life… I’m in such a dark place… he shows me love no matter what… he won’t give up on me… I want to fight my way out of the darkness for him and make him proud… my biggest fear is losing him and this song makes me bawl thinking about it… 😢 thank you so much James for creating a masterpiece ❤️😢
Lost my father in 2010, he wasn’t perfect, as I came to realize as an adult, but he was my hero and he did the best that he knew how to do. Now as a father to a teenage son, I realize how hard and important a father’s job is. I’m sitting in my car crying, listening to this song, thinking about my dad and hoping some day my son remembers me proudly and realizes I did the best that I could do. ❤
As kids we dont realize what they do for us, but once we grow up we miss them every time they are gone and realize what they did for us, i love my parents but i know there will come a time where i will have to say goodbye but for the time being i will spend as much time with them ❤
Same here, I lost my father in 2010. We were never close when I was growing up and before he died, our last talk on the phone was "Pls forgive me" his words broke me. I couldn't believe he apologized.
9 years after I lost my dad....I am still struggling to chase down the monsters. Love James Blunt 💙 and love the Hawaiian boy who resurfaced this emotional song again
I am here after hearing IAM TONGI for the first time on America idol! I've never heard this song before and I'm blown away at the emotion of both videos.. GOOD LUCK @IAM TONGI YOU ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED 🥺♥️ Sending love from Southern West Virginia.
I'm a 47 year old black man from Detroit and still in Detroit.. I've seen it all and been through it all. Drug dealing, drug smuggling, murder, attempted murder, jail, prison, over doses, scams, near death robberies. But this song is what brings me to tears everytime I listen to it.
From a 67yrs white guy from Liverpool England when you have feelings like that in your heart then you can turn things around He was saying good by to his dad who was sitting beside him he needed a transplant and they could not find one so all the emotion was real happy to say they did find an organ to transplant at this moment of time he is doing well I wish you all the best in your future life God speed.
I hope things have gotten better for you, or if not, that they will soon. Congrats for staying human under inhuman circumstances. Love and hope from the other side of the river.
Man you can tell James Blunt puts his soul into these songs. Conveying emotion this strongly through music is an art. It's a punch in the gut every time.
Yes a dad's love never dies even if they dont always show it the ones to actually get there's dad love like his dad gave him obviously arw very lucky and must be cherished if I spelled that right love you Mr blunt God bless you
I can't listen to this song without crying my eyes out. I lost my dad last July after a torturous battle with ALS. Watching the strongest man I knew slowly lose control of all physical aspects in his life absolutely killed my soul. He did have have the final say in finally ending his suffering and while we will miss him so much forever, he was given one final bit of control back to his life. Miss you so much dad.
@@alexina1985 I feel you. My husband and I were with his dad when he passed away. We got to hold his hand and kiss his forehead and let him go into his eternal sleep. And this song speaks to us both
I don’t have a good relationship with my father. I never liked him and he never wanted me in the first place. So this song hits me harder than a rock, it’s hard for me to watch the kind of relationship I will never have in my life.Never cried with a song before. Now I’m crying like a baby. Beautiful song James. You deserve rmuch more than have right now. Hope the best for you and your father, and that you can get though this difficult moment.
I had an opportunity to mend things and had the best last year's of his life... My sister didn't use that chance so she battles daily, trying to find peace where you can't. It was an fired up conversation between adults, he was not my dad and I was not his little girl any more. Just 2 adults seeking closure to put the past where it belonged. I wish you find redemption, understanding, peace and hopefully enjoy the last years he has left with you. 🙏🦅
I see so many teens at school who think their father (or mother) doesn't like them, love them, or want them. They are all teens that are worth loving - wonderful, amazing, young people who deserve to be loved, but it wasn't their fault that their parents carried wounds from their past that hurt their relationship. Sometimes, they do love their children, but simply don't know how to show that love - no one has taught them how to love. I say to you as I say to them - you are worth loving, and it's not your fault that your father allowed his problems to impact on you. You can't change him, but you can change yourself and make sure that your relationships are filled with love, forgiveness, laughter, and understanding. Don't you ever forget that - you are worth loving, and he has missed out on so much by not loving you.
I wasn't expecting this. I wasn't expecting the reaction this song caused in me. It literally grabbed my emotions from within and from under my rib cage leaving me f*cking grasping for air. I really wasn't expecting to be so vulnerable observing James' expressions and that of his father. Greetings from a 53 year old man from Italy.
Lorenzo Notarianni - I had exactly the same reaction. I guess I really needed a good cry (for many suppressed emotions). Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada
@@darlenemouland5853 I think I emotionally substituted the father image here for my younger sister that I lost two years ago to cancer. I didn't have time to say goodbye in that way. So that's why I am so vulnerable to songs like this.
Just watched a Hawaiian boy sing this song after losing his father 2 months ago. He sang it beautifully as it is the most amazing & beautifully written song.what a tribute to any Father thank you 🙏🏽
Omg he was amazing!!
Tongan*
😭😭😭 Same
I've never heard this song before watching it on America Idol. Absolutely beautiful.
@@kellydavenport7959 omg me either, just incredible and brought everyone to tears 😭
This song breaks me up. I'm 71, and while my children have moved on to their various careers, my youngest has made it his priority to watch over me. He refuses to take anything in return and is just happy I wake in the morning. He is an unexpected blessing as I always thought i'd die alone. ❤
God bless your son Sir ❤
😮stay strong and healthy❤
You are very lucky to have your son taking care of you. I wish i could help my mom like that after my dad passed away in May this year😢 i still miss him a lot and i really would like to have my mom with me but she lives so far away😢 we just video call each others a bit everyday. It is harder for her cause she is alone now😢 she lost her soulmate😢 they have been together for 48years together😢
congratulations to your son, I'm in health care in Ireland and work with old people, I love mi job...
Congrats on raising beautiful family. You’re a Wonderful Dad!
Thank you for this song. I sang it to my Dad last week while in final stages dementia & cancer. He smiled so beautifully and we both shed tears. He passed away this morning. I will forever have this special moment with him.
Thinking of you!
Two
Who are you
may he rest in peace
May his memory be eternal and he rest in peace. And may memories comfort you, and the promise of eternal life bring you hope.
I sat with my dad his final 4 hours of his life. He passed from lung cancer, i quit my job and helped my mom take care of him for when i found out he was getting worse. I watched him take his last breath and i promised him i would make sure my mom is okay and take care of her, been living with her every since that day. This song just replayed everything my dad and i talked about his last 4 hours and now i cant stop crying
I love you man, I hope you're okay and I wish a good life 😊
Love you brotha!
❤❤❤
I lost my father to lung cancer as well my brother. My heart hurts for you as much as myself. I miss my dad more than anything.
@ love ya brotha. Keep your head up.
I lost my dad today. He died in hospital 16 days after contracting the Covid-19 virus. I struggled to watch this song before this happened because of how gut wrenching it is but now I find myself putting it on repeat. Now on an emotional rollercoaster. I feel like I only ever saw his mistakes when he was alive and now that he has died, I find myself only seeing mine. I was angry with him for a long time for his without realising that by holding on to the hurt, I was making my own. I regret not forgiving him and letting him know it was ok. Maybe I am listening to this song to punish myself, who knows...
Please don't punish yourself - he wouldn't want that - just forgive yourself and in doing so find peace. So sorry you have lost your dad.
Stuart Tomlinson sorry to hear about that. I’m sure your father just wants what’s best for you and to not hurt yourself but heal and grow. Take care buddy.
I’m so sorry friend, it’s not fair.
Don't do it, don't punish yourself. I hope you can feel better.
I'm so sorry for your lost.
Sorry for your loss. I am mother of three, they've hurt me a lot, but I've forgave them and understand. Sure your old man understood you and was happy just for having you. Forgive yourself, friend
My dad is fine, my life is ok, and I'm still crying. This song is so beautiful
Me too
Same!
Same man
Same.
the future is inevitable
I know the story behind this song but having stage 4 cancer myself and little time left , listening to this i wonder what my 17 year old son must be going through internally . The line ‘while you’re sleeping ill try to make you proud’ has me in tears , as only a few weeks ago my son came to me saying he wanted to quit college because he wasn’t enjoying the course but was afraid to because he thought I wouldn’t be proud of him and felt he’d be letting me down. I told him , he could never let me down, and life has a way of working out. Chase love , chase happiness, material things mean so little in the long term. Most importantly I reassured him that i always have and always will be proud of him. On a lighter note , I’m of to see James play in Manchester on Friday , can’t wait .
This moved me very much, as it kind of reminds me of my father who died last year of cancer. That line in particular always gives me the biggest gut punch, but at least it always reminds me of how we joked around and laughed till the very end and i guess that´s what matters. I hope you´re having a great time at the concert
Best of luck and you can kick cancer ass. I want you to come back to this reply in 6 months when you're still here.
You're an amazing dad and person. The world loved having you here. I'm most certainly sure you've made your mark. You will be welcomed to the next dimension with open arms. Don't be afraid. You were/ are loved great sir. Thank you for sharing this
Much love man!
How are you feeling today? Stay strong. Much love.
And 1989, my father died in front of me of a massive heart, attack and stroke. He fell next to me looking up at his son, I was 16yrs old at the time.I had told him that I forgave him a couple weeks before and told him that I loved them but this song really hits home, because that’s what I would tell him as a man today. Thank you for this song God bless you and your dad. 😮😢
a stroke and heart attack at the same time? if u don’t mind me asking what kinda life was he living ?
My father was a Vietnam veteran. He got up to E7 drill Sergeant, honorably, discharged, and as he got older, he got congestive heart failure. He died at 46 years old. I was proud to have him as my father..
What makes you ask that. Probably living a good life. @@sebasfl.22
@@sebasfl.22heart attacks can lead into strokes and vice versa. It’s not uncommon for them to happen in sequence.
I just woke at 5:55 am to find this video waiting for me.
He told me the hardest part about leaving me was that my life was falling apart and I needed him more than ever.
I watched him fight for two days, as he moved between the two worlds...his face alternating between expressions of bliss and fight. In the end, it was just the two of us. I held his hand, as I studied every last detail of the hand that toiled through WWII and the family life that followed. The determined provider, the passionate lover of his clan. And as I did, I told him to take his time...to go when he wanted to. "You lived your entire life on your terms Dad, I want you to die the same way. I'll be here until you're ready." It was 5:55am when he left.
That was 20 years ago...and 20 minutes ago.
Thank you James. ❤
Woah, lovely.
very moving. 555 = angel number (repeating #s)
That was so emotional...may God bless his soul
May he rest in peace😔❤
God bless
A few weeks ago I lost my beautiful amazing son he was only 28 he had a massive heart attack and I played and sang this song to him while he lay on a life support machine. Unfortunately we lost him to irreversible brain damage. He was an amazing son and never took drugs and was never in any trouble. I will be playing this song at his funeral in early 2024.😢
I feel that there is no point in living anymore the pain is too much to bare. I want to say a big thank you to James blunt for writing this song it will live with me until its time for me to go and be back with my beautiful boy so then I can hold him and then no one can ever break us apart ever again. I Love you my beautiful son Nathan you will always be in my heart and soul.
And due to my sons death two people have been given a second chance of life because we donated his organs.
Love you son and I miss you so much I want the pain to end.
RIP Nathan, May You Rest in Peace.
Stay strong sir.
RIP Nathan. That’s the name of my son. He gave people another chance at life. Good man 😢
RIP, to him and stay strong 🌹🕊🤍.
I'm so sorry I'm in pain from my loss , ty for lamenting
That young kid, Iam Tongi from Hawaii, was incredible singing this song! His delivery of the song tore at my heart strings. I predict this song will become a hit, if it wasn’t already, by the many requests to hear it over the airwaves and on line! Just look at how quickly so many has responded already. Beautiful song, touching lyrics and and an even better performance by Iam!
This is what brought me here. I was dying with his performance. Sooooo sad!
He had me in tears!!!! So wow!!
Always love James blunt but didn’t hear this song until Tongi sang it on AI. Now I’m crying all over again watching jame’s version singing. I lost my dad in 2014 and man it hits hard
What took me looking for this song!!!
dude I'm crying right now
I just learned about this song two days ago, and it broke me on the first listen. I nearly lost my dad to cancer three years ago. I flew home thinking I was saying goodbye as he had tumors all over his body. While an aggressive cancer, chemo did the job, and he's now three years in remission. The moment I started weeping to this video was when I saw James' dad appear on screen. He too had a close call, and James wrote a beautiful song as you start wondering, "what will I do without my loving dad? I'm not ready to say goodbye."
I've now watched/listened to this song at least once per day, and I weep every time. I think of my dad, and how lucky I am still to have him. I'm still not ready to say goodbye, but when that day eventually comes, we'll be able to cry together and I'll be able to say, "thank you for all the lessons in life. I love you, and I'll carry on your legacy."
You can never prepare to lose your dad. I lost mine in April this year an the hurt hasn't left at all, never will.
@@ambersims282 my condolences to you. I can only imagine how difficult it must be. Sending you a big hug, internet friend. Hoping for peace and comfort on all days, but especially the most difficult days.
This honestly broke me. My Dad raised me on his own after my Mom and twin sister died in a car accident when I was 2, and I could not have asked for a better, kinder, wiser and more wonderful parent. He passed almost 11 years ago and I still miss him every day, but it is my sister's turn with him now. Thank you for this it is beautiful.
Oh my, that just broke my heart and made me start to cry “it’s my sister’s turn with him now”. My heart goes out to you, you’ve been through a lot of painful loss.
What a beautiful thing to say James. I am sure your sister will be happy she got her father back and they are so proud of the love you hold in your heart.
But it’s my sister’s turn with him... Oh Lord, what a beautiful soul you have. 😭💗
Onward may you walk, into his great footsteps.
Somebody sent me this song and almost started crying. My granddad pasted away in Corona in May he was like my father .
33 years ago a man came into my mother's life. She was escaping an abusive marriage with me on her hip; he protected us, gave us a home, and eventually gave me a brother. He raised us, taught us right from wrong, even when he couldn't decipher it himself sometimes. He showed us unconditional love, taught us how to be men, how to follow our heart, how to be decisive, and how to face the world when it was hard. Never in my life did it matter to him or I that I wasn't his blood.
Today I am proud to carry on his legacy and his memory by striving to love with as much passion as he did. His love was without boundaries and it was absolute. My father passed away tonight. His struggles with addiction are over. His struggles with mental health are over. He left behind a collection of unbelievable stories and experiences now remembered by family and friends across the country.
Dad, I love you to the moon and back and I'll see you on the other side.
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So sorry for your lost, your dad's legacy will live on with you, thanks for sharing
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I'm so sorry for your loss 😢 your dad is proud of how you turned out to be ❤
😢🥰🙏🏻 recuérdalo bonito yo también extraño el mío 😔🥺
“Lyrics” 😞
Oh, before they turn off all the lights
I won't read you your wrongs or your rights
The time has gone
I'll tell you goodnight, close the door
Tell you I love you once more
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Oh, well I'll read a story to you
Only difference is this one is true
The time has gone
I folded your clothes on the chair
I hope you sleep well, don't be scared
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Sleep a lifetime
Yes, and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your arm
I will be the last one
So I'll leave a light on
Let there be no darkness in your heart
But I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, Daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Is it not 'my hand on your arm' and not 'own'?
@@meesamagill1193 yes
Thanks
Thank you! The pain is real!😢
@meesa magill Thanks, edited.
I saw my dad on his deathbed about 12 hrs before he passed. Two days previously, I told him he didn't have to fight anymore and I'd take care of everything in his place.
That was 4 years ago and I'm still having trouble grieving. This song always makes me cry as it perfectly captures what I'm feeling.
Bless you
I fallen out with my dad. After he went with my wife. He died 5 years ago. But this song still makes me sad about my dad. Miss times we had pint together still
its our turn to chase all the monster away bro.i feel you
I'm sorry James, I couldn't make it all the way through your beautiful song - I lost my father last year and just couldn't endure the grief your song brought right back to me. I will listen again, but not today.
Same! Dad in Feb last year. Mom in May. This is heart wrenching!
💕💕💕
🖤🦋
I wanna cry becouse of this
Stay strong ❤️
Just listened to a boy from Hawaii sing this song on American Idol; he lost his dad 2 months ago. All the judges were in tears, I'm crying. I hope the kid wins! He was PHENOMENAL!
I'm here because of that guy on tonight's episode. Amazing performance.
Same here!! I have never heard this song before, and it was beautiful! I had to look it up to hear it again. Hope he goes a long way in this competition!
I came here as well after watching Idol..that kid was amazing. I'm a 51 yr old man crying like a baby.
He brought me here
That's what brought me here.
"No need to forgive, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine" that really hit me like a truck. My father passed away this morning. He was still strong the night before and all happened so fast. I admit that we have an irreparable relationship because he was absent during our adolescence. He came back during the pandemic because he has no place to go but my mom welcomed him with open arms. That's why I have this rage because he has the nerves to come back after what he did to us. After he died, I didn't know what to feel. But this song made me realize that my old man deserves his peace. I know that he may not be perfect but I'm freeing my hatred is the least that I could do even though he's gone. So, cherish every moment of your days with your loved ones. Reconnect broken relationships. You don't know when's the last time you'll see them. "Let there be no darkness in your heart."
Update:
I am a father for almost a year now. I don't have much friends to hang out with because they have responsibilities too. There are times that I hit rock bottom, reflecting how good or bad of a father I am. I just wish I can talk to my dad, share my experiences. He doesn't need to answer my questions or give me advice. I just want someone that is there for me, will listen and relate to me. That can understand me even though words are not spoken. Now I understood the meaning of "you're lucky, your dad/mom is still alive". If you still have your dad with you, please don't experience what I experienced. Also, I know that my dad wants me to be strong, he wants me to be the best father I could be. I hope you could be too.
You are a good man
Condolence po😢
Rip
Well Said Bro
So sorry for your loss. I needed to read that though. Thank you.
I love the way his voice sounds at 1:04 when he says "I know your mistakes and you know mine." Perfect placement, emotion, pitch, everything, tone.
While your sleeping il try to make you proud fucking killed me
@patrickmccann515 I understand. Yeah, that line is super sad.
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My dad is actually dying right now. He has maybe days left. I had never heard this song until right now. As I'm listening to it I'm sitting here sobbing. As the oldest of 3 daughters and mother of 2 sons, one who has only known my dad as a father figure his entire almost 22 years of life and the other who hasn't had a chance to know him in his almost 5 years of life, it will very soon be my turn to chase the monsters away. Thank you for this beautiful song. I still don't know how to say goodbye.
Be strong. Your dad knows you love him. God bless
@@Windyday-v1 thank you so much. He passed away just a few days after I found this song. With all of his daughters and family surrounding him.
@@vanessahawkins9006 your dad is resting in God’s home.
I’m so sorry. 😢 I lost my father last year 2023 accident riding a motorbike while camping. This song broke me when I saw iam tongi sing it :(😢
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Just watched Iam Tongi and James Blunt performed this song live. That’s what got me here. What a powerful and emotional song!
Same,still crying 😢
Me too
well Iam just won American Idol
Me too!
Same, had to look this up after
Most people don't know the story of this song...that is James' dad next to him, he is dying of stage 4 kidney disease. I took care of my dad his last year, till the end...I have never cried so hard listening to this song...Thanks for your story and the emotional release, James
Carter Gregg it’s a very sad story. The great thing about music is that it tells a story. In this case (according to his latest interview) they may have found a kidney donor because of this video. Fingers crossed 🤞.
One of the most beautiful song that i heard
I made the mistake of watching this for the first time on a train home after work........welling up in front of commuters.
Omg did you guys hear the amazing news!😍 he could be safe and healthy with luck🙏🙏
His dad is currently in hospital receving a kidney transplant , lets all think of him and his recovery
Everytime I listen to this I feel heartbroken. This reminds me of my dad's last moments when we were at the hospital before he passed away.
I won't forget that moment, my mom at his right, my sister and I at his left. We all, around him just hearing that machine and seeing his vital signs going down.
I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to my dad.
He passed away in 2014, in his sleep.
6 years this year, and I still catch myself picking up my phone to text or call him about something funny that's happened, or just to chat. Then I remember he's gone. It's the strangest thing.
If you're fortunate enough to still have your father (or for that matter, any other parental figure you regard as highly) just tell them you love them. ❤️
Rip 🙏❤️
Virtual hugs coming your way! *hugs you* it's all alright...
Good Lord, what would we do without James Blunt these days?!?
Music has turned into a characterless, commercial industry.
James Blunt is one of the few original musicians with character, writing his own songs, with meaning, singing them with passion.
I love you James Blunt. Even more than the Cantina Band...
May the force be with you!
Yours, Obi-Wan
James Blunt has the high ground.
He is the chosen one
Thats why I love him. He has the originality that is missing these days
Liar!
Help Cassandra and her family who's going through tough times fighting these monsters. There's a comment down below by her father Ernest Lehti. You can help the funding just by hitting like button on that comment (now that comment is way down below with 500+ likes). I am a stranger to them just like you who came to listen to this heartbreaking song.
Here's the link to the funding www.gofundme.com/f/cassandra-lehti-liver-transplant
I'm 21 and lost my dad to suicide after his long struggle with mental health, I found this song shortly after his funeral and it just speaks to me, I feel like this song was made for me, yes it is very sad and emotional but the lyrics are just a perfect description of a relationship between father and son. This song is absolutely amazing, so deep, so powerful, it helps me to release my emotions when I am feeling overwhelmed or just having a down day. I can't say how much this song has meant to me and how much it is helping me through my grief but I would like to thank James blunt for this from the bottom of my heart. Truly beautiful.
Hugs. I hope you find strength to carry on...you are loved
@@smileylady485 appreciate it, 🙏 I am strong and will get through this, time heals xxx thankyou ❤
Haydn, I can’t imagine what you are going through. I am glad you can take solace in this beautiful song. It’s amazingly powerful and people take great meaning from it. Love and hugs to you
Sending you lots of love. Hoping you can can find peace. Be happy xxx
Hayden it's not unusual to find that one song that hits home. Twenty four years ago I was leaving the hospice where my father was after midnight. He just couldn't put that cigarette down. As I pulled from my parking spot this song played. It still affects me today. Dad passed with his kids there he didn't consciously know we were there but I think on another way he knew.
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I love with my dad who’s 74 and is totally dependent on me and Iv virtually put my life on hold for him and I’m gonna be here for my dad as long as he needs me,he gave me the best years of his life to give us kids the best same as mum did,,,so il always be here for u dad,,always
My father died just a few weeks ago, and somebody told me I cried like a baby at his funeral. This song just helped me realise that I didn't. I cried like a man.
Never be afraid to cry it just shows how much you love someone or something ❤
Send you a hug... sorry for your loss.
all good mate ❤
🙌🏻 Exactly. May your dad Rest Peace. Sorry for your loss. 🌹
be strong, King. x
I lost my Dad on 21st January 2020, his funeral was this Friday 7th Feb . He was 84 Years young. Fit and healthy but caught Pneumonia and went in just three days... When I was in hospital, as he was dying I remember listening to this song and it sums up exactly how it feels to lose your guiding light. It was my job to comfort him through to the end and I now know what a truly broken heart feels as he was my rock for nearly 50 years. Sleep Well DAD XX
Paul you were and are blessed with such a father. Mine, like the majority, did irreparable harm to all he touched .
Mike Phillips I don’t know which is worse, to be honest. My heart goes out to you as I do seem to have been blessed with wonderful parents, for the most part.
My heart goes out to you
... "Sorry for your loss", is all we have to offer. Truly sorry, but, TIME, time will heal the heart but the scar you will want for lifetime because it is that scar that will remind you of the deep love you shared and although it may not seem like it now, in time, you will love the memories that that scar brings back.
1998- My 3 sisters were with our Mom when she took her last breath at home, in bed, when the cancer proved to be stronger than her body.
2009- My brother, sisters and I were with my Dad in the recovery room after his second open heart surgery where we were told his heart wasn't strong enough to keep going. We stood there as they disconnected the life support and we watched him leave us and ascend into heaven.
Time, time is the only thing that heals a broken heart. That in no way means you won't break down and cry when the memories come flooding back.
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Paul
I'm so so very sorry 💔
In January 2019
I lost my Dad (78 years young) after a tragic trip on his stairs 😔 which led to bleed on the brain.
I lost my sister to suicide. 6 years ago also.
Death is so painful , I'm not sure if you feel fearful even though you're grown? There's something about losing a parent.
I'm not coping with the losses myself at the moment at all
Ill be thinking of you x
My father passed away in December 2013 , aged 79 ., his funeral was held in Morden (South West London) .
By the time we got home by car , it was near midnight . Shattered and tired , I sat down and wrote this :-
I came to see you today, as I looked down where you lay
I tried hard not to shed a tear, and was lost to what to say
You looked so peaceful lying there, as I whispered my goodbye
I kissed your forehead, I asked you to open up your eyes
I looked around the Chapel Of Rest feeling alone there at your side
No way of hiding Dad, the tears again I cried
But I had to leave you lying there, for soon your last parade
I think you were the greatest man, that God had ever made
There were friends and family, and Mum was trying to be strong
To be with you just one more time , the man she'd loved so long
Your funeral went so very well, although rain came down outside
I think it was tears from heaven, as the angels looked down and cried
We miss you Dad, we always will , but no longer are you in pain
Don't know when it will be dear Dad, but one day we'll meet again
I looked down at your coffin., not knowing what to do
I kissed you on your forehead, and said "Dad I love you"...
This is so beautiful, you brought me to tears again. I'm sure your Dad is looking down to you from heaven ❤❤❤❤💐
Beautiful ❤️
Am guessin either u or ur father was a cold stream guard much respect from a fellow Irish guardsman
Dad was .., and I followed him down the drill square ...
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I listened to this song a few weeks before my father died, now that I listen to it again, I understand the lyrics deeply, I miss my father man, stuff is really tough without him, but I gotta continue strong.
I love you dad, I miss you every day of my life and I think about you every night right before sleeping, I hope that we meet again sometime, rest well
My father is alive, everything is fine in my life, but I’m listening to this song alone in a bar while the wife and kids are away, and I’m tearing up.
This is the most beautiful heartfelt song I’ve heard in a while.
Gashanovic D same
mane stfu
Paper Planes you idiot
You might be realising you’re not immortal you’re only human and have a child & wife. Try & live everyday to the fullest 🌟
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My dad just passed this afternoon. A friend sent me this. What a beautiful song. My dad suffered from immense back pain since I was a child following a bad car crash, and while I’m comforted knowing that his pain is over, it hurts so bad that he’s gone. We took him in our house and cared for him the past 8 years. I’m going to miss that man.
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Im sorry for your loss , i am happy he is at peace and no longer in pain .. hang on too that notion, stay strong my friend
I don't even know you but I'm so sorry for your loss I lost my parents recently and this song is so touching
Lost my dad 4 yrs ago and I miss him dearly. May the memories you hold in your heart help to comfort you; as they do me.
Sorry for your loss, God bless you and your family
This man is the most underrated artist existing (notice my words: not just a singer, but an artist, a great one)
Edit: thanks for the support guys! Everyone who reads this: love u all, have a great day and stay healthy ❤️
I couldn't agree more with you on that 💯
In my opinion he's a good singer, not more not less.
7pts. out of 10pts.
Why you call him artist or whats the reason for, you like him (his music) ?
James blunt is the one nd only one
most precious composer who can't be described in words
@Anthony Apel
Yeah your Commet is more idiotical.
write me black if you can hold an Conversation.
i only asked why in his opinion he is the "best".
@@genaudas7544 he just said he is the most underrated artist existing. and it's true. Vocally he is a beast, and his lirycs are full of meaning. this is my opinion obv
This song just broke me. My daddy passed away Sunday morning August 30, 2020 unexpectedly and I never got to tell him goodbye. We never ended a phone call or visit without saying we loved each other, to this day I’ve done the manly thing of my generation (57 yrs old) and sucked up and continued on while holding it all together. The song is beautiful, but the video is a masterpiece! What I wouldn’t give for just one more minute with my dad.
I am so sorry for your unexpected heartbreak! I can relate with u. My dad unexpectedly passed away in 2019. I didn’t get to say goodbye either. My mom passed from Covid the next year, I was able to go (in complete hazmat suit), to say goodbye even though she was delirious at moments, unconscious in moments and then in moments, talking to my grandmother who she said was “right there waiting for her by me”😢 With both my parents we too never ended a call without an I luv u. I miss them both so very much. I remember thinking after loosing both of them, omg, I’m a 49 yr old orphan, never felt so lost. My dad & I had our issues, that’s the hardest part abt not getting to say goodbye. I wish u well. 😊
I never heard this song until I saw Iam Tongi audition...and then I had to come and hear the original. Both version so beautiful, I can't stop crying. Thank you for honoring dads with such a beautiful, heartfelt, song. I loss my father years ago....and still I remember and miss him.
Your story is the same as mine, I can't stop crying.
We are made strong by our fathers. Can't help but shed a little tears while listening to this gem.
Same here. I can't believe I had not heard it until Iam Tongi sang it on Idol. Heartbreakingly beautiful song.
Same with me, and both Tongi and Blunt shredded me!!! My husband has been ill a couple years now and we almost lost him a little over a year ago, and we have 2 teenage sons. Showed them the 2 separate versions and they lost it!!!😢😭 Fathers are indeed beautiful men ❤️ we wish we could keep forever 💙
so did I and i really felt for the song😢
"The song Monsters is really about the change of relationship with my father. You can hear that I'm singing it in a way that is as raw as I possibly can, you know, there's no auto-tune on this, and so, there's a real rawness and a naivety in the performance, that at times, I think my record label would have liked me to have smoothed over but I wanted it to be as honest as it could be."
James Blunt
*try not to cry
*cries
Genuine Guy x
Heart wrenching. I'm glad you didn't change it. For those of us who didn't have a close relationship with our Dad it is an emotional insight to what that is like.
James Blunt's father (Colonel Charles Blunt) was dying of stage 4 kidney failure and they were not finding a donor. James (who also served in the military as a Captain) wrote this as a goodbye. The "I'm not your son, you're not my father" part was something he and his Dad would say to each other whenever they had to deploy. (think British Military / stiff upper lip mindset) BTW... James Blunt donated the proceeds from this to "Hope for Heros" a veteran's charity. Because of this song, a distant relative of theirs got tested and turned out to be as match for Charles Blunt and he is alive and well now.
This song is breathing life.
Alhamdulillah ❤
Thank you paragraph person
You MADE MY DAY WITH THIS POST. 🙏🙏🙏
@@TheArtImpact😊
Daddy, you loved me the most. And i don’t know how to deal with this pain it’s like my heart’s ripped out. i miss you. i need my daddy 😢
i know you are never coming back yet i wonder aimlessly searching for you. my kind, loving, sweet and gentle daddy.
*Sleep a lifetime,
Yes and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your
own
I will be the last one, so i will
leave the light on
Let there be no darkness in your
heart…*
you will always be my daddy and i love you forever.
Cheng Yuen Wah
02.11.1950 - 01.11.2024
Man...I'm a tough guy, or so I thought. I drive a big truck for a living and miss out on so many family things. My dad passed away 12 years ago and I miss him. I just now, for the first time, heard this song and am parked for the day...sitting in the sleeper berth with a soaked t-shirt from, uncontrollably, crying like a baby. I'm not ashamed though...I loved my dad. This song really hit home.
You're a good man Rick Daughenbaugh. I lost my dad about 9 months ago, we didn't have as close of a relationship as I would have liked, I cried so much it broke my heart open. I think thats what a good cry can do, even for us tough guys.
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Respect mate
Lol gayyyyy
@@92subi92 Be kind. You only have 1 life. ❤
I lost my Dad a couple days ago after his long, but too short battle with Alzheimer's.
This song...... I sat with Dad as he drew his last breath, felt as his heart beat one last time. Oh, Mr. Blunt; this song. I have no words, Sir, but I'm typing this through sobs and tears.
Tim Brock Alzheimer’s and dementia are some of the worst monsters. I’m so sorry for you loss.
Tim Brock sending love and hugs 🙏🙏
such a monster of a disease :(
I don't know you personally but I hope you stay strong brother ❤
sorry for your loss. may your dad rest in peace..🙏
I love this song! Mahalo for placing your hand on Iam’s arm giving support while singing your amazing song with him. It was so touching…I couldn’t control my tears 🦋
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Best part ❤
Same 🙏❤
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I lost my dad to congestive heart failure last month. He had been in hospice care for a week, before I came home to spend 5 days with him before he passed away - with me, my mom, his caretaker, and our dogs by his side. The saturday before he passed away we took him out on the front porch where he got to have one last good day before he was never able to talk again - he became bedridden and stopped drinking and eating. Watching my dad pass away was the hardest thing I've ever gone through. Some days are ok. Most of them aren't. But hearing this song, as much as it made me cry, gave me comfort. Thank you James Blunt ❤
James blunt is brave for showing such deep emotions. The most honest music video I have ever seen.
Have you watched Jennifer Nettles sing 'Why don't you stay'? Heartbreakingly honest also.
I'm crying
Ahha
Awwwww
How about "goodbye my lover?"
Thanks to Iam Tongi, otherwise I wouldn’t have known about this beautiful song! Thank you James Blunt! Very powerful, emotional, just amazing! 👏👏👏🙏
Go back n listen to all his music!!
@@molliegreen-u9g
Whose music? Your comment don’t make sense!
@Linda Zoll Listen to the rest of James Blunt's music
@@lawlizl James Blunt is one of the greatest artist around! He is a legend! I have listened to a lot of his songs but hadn’t heard this song before Iam Tongi. One of my favourite song is “You’re Beautiful” amongst many others!!
I must also admit here that i lost touch/sight with/of James Blunt, whom i've loved since he told me, right to my face, that 🎵 I 🎵was "Beautiful"🎵, way back when, and thanks to agt's being on my "feed" on YT, i got reminded of his incredible talent , via the riveting rendition of a teenager, chasing his dream in spite AND because of his heart-felt pain. That's just the way life goes nowadays, is it not ?
My dad passed away last year, he had Alzheimer's, on the surface he didn't know who I was , but I know in his heart he knew how much I loved him. I am a father of two, don't ever leave your children without love. There is nothing in this world more important...
I will make you proud Dad ... rest in peace, I love you ...
My hero passed away the same time be cause of stroke 😢😢😢😢😢😢73 but i was far 1000 miles away its hurt me badly that I couldn't be there for his last words 😢😢😢
Bless you and your family, I don't know you but I bet your dad will be the proudest father 🫶💙
My dad has the same, Alzheimer its hard to see from the sideline how your dad lose his life
A mí pasó algo parecido,mi padre falleció en plena pandemia,y no pude despedirme de él,porque no se podía viajar por ninguna forma y está canción me ver cuan fragil somos y que nuestros padres tienen vida eterna aquí en la tierra.
lost my dad in 2021 on friday the 13th of august still hurts, i hope you are doing ok dude
This song is almost too much for me to take. My daddy left this planet on 10/23/24. He was a good father and i thank you daddy. See you on the other side pops.
Beautiful song.
My dad is in hospital tonight, his last night on this earth. He's 90 and there's the fight but no more strength left in him to take on this final illness. I'm devastated. Goodnight dad xx
kevcal hugs ... I lost my Dad in Jan. There are no words.
He passed away 630 this morning, I wasn't with him unfortunately, but spent all day yesterday holding his hand and playing some of his favourite music. He couldn't show he could hear, but when my daughter dropped something on the floor he jumped. Proof I think that hearing possibly is the last sense to go; so words of love and comfort at that time *are* worth it x
kevcal so sorry for your loss!
You brought be your tears. My Dad was only 64 when he died. He was in a coma so I never got to say “goodbye” either. It’s haunted me ever since. 😢
kevcal I’m so very sorry for your loss.
I lost my Father in October. I ordered the album and was really excited to hear the new music. On my way to work this song came on and I lost it. I had to pull over because I was so emotional and just took the words into my heart. I have never had a song hit me in this way and I listen to it often because I need to feel that emotion no matter how tough it is. Thank you James for creating this amazing song through your pain and giving me something to hold on to.
Stay strong 😔💕
We’re with you!
Your dad is in my prayers 🙌🏻
Hold on tomorrow is another day brother
I understand how you must have felt. My daughter, Amy Wadge, co-wrote this song with James Blunt and I know it means a great deal to both of them.
@@michaelwadge5999 Its an amazing song. Tell her that it has helped someone and that I really appreciate it.
This is possibly the most beautiful song I have ever heard. I also loved the duet James did with Iam Tongi on American Idol. I lost both my mom and dad to Covid 2 years ago this week. They died within 3 days of one another, and I had to make the choice to pull the plug and let them go peacefully, or leave them on life support. I remember telling dad it was ok to let go, and not to worry, that mom was already waiting for him in Heaven. I have to say, it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. This song makes me cry every time I listen to it, I can only imagine what James must have been going through when doing this music video. Thank God his father made it and survived his ordeal.
Cheer up, we have to work on making those parents proud who have gone ahead of us.
Thank you for sharing, wishing you all the best 🙏🏻
Sorry for you're loss ! May they RIP.
It's really heart wrenching what you had to go through. I can understand your pain as I lost my dad similarly. Stay strong brother. I know the tears will never leave us but we march ahead in life to live it to full and make them proud.
Jesus save us all. I watched my husband die of cancer at the early age of 44 with a three year old daughter needing him. …..and me too. Death is so final.
Awesome lyrics with depth...Lost my Dad in 2020 and wish I could have sung this to him
My dad passed in 2012 from cancer and I miss him so much. As I was watching American Idol tonight a young man told the story of losing his dad two months ago and he sang this song for his dad and I know his dad would be so proud of his son.😥🙏👼
What a beautiful song, I wish I had heard it sooner, but I know in my heart it was meant for me to hear today. Thank you for writing this song. ❤️🤗🙏
Beautiful song and message. I've been crying since hearing it last night on America Idol. It speaks from me to my Dad. I love you so much Daddy and miss u 😘 💓
Losing once Parent(s) is exruciating!! Los my Dad when i was just 15 Months old. Never knew him. They say time heals!! But they are horribly wrong. You just learn to live with the Pain
Then songs like this comes up, and before you know trying to swollow is painfull as the emotions sets in!!
But then you move on, because that my friend is unfortunately Life.
So Sorry for your loss of your dad!! May he Fly with the Angels!!
Smiling from heaven
My father passed away 3 years ago today
I came across this song listening to America got talent
The hawain boy gave a beautiful performance
Feel like dad's looking down at me and sent me this song
Lost my father too Halloween 2012. Fck cancer
[Lyrics]
Oh, before they turn off all the lights
I won't read you your wrongs or your rights
The time has gone
I'll tell you goodnight, close the door
Tell you I love you once more
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Oh, well I'll read a story to you
Only difference is this one is true
The time has gone
I folded your clothes on the chair
I hope you sleep well, don't be scared
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Sleep a lifetime
Yes, and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your own
I will be the last one, so I'll leave a light on
Let there be no darkness in your heart
But I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Up
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Thanks you for the lyric
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One of the most underrated artists in history, he should be remembered as a legend, at least I will. His songs marked all my youth
Franco David ChangHim well said my man
He really is underrated this reminds me of my step dad but to me my real dad I lost him about 10 years ago and he was a singer and loved this guy
sad
My brother died in February 2020. Hum to say my heart is broken doesn't come near.
The thing I like best about this song, is it just reminds everyone that celebrities are still human and have feelings like anyone else. You can't lie about that emotion.
You no I never had the greatest relationship with my dad he wasn't the nicest of people when I was child ..but the past 5 years has been so difficult as he dying of dementia its so painful to see the man I love suffering loosing himself staring into no where scared confused this song hurts so much I try to avoid it . Just so much pain didn't no my heart could feel so much hurt .James really knows the power to making very relevant heart felt songs. Just thought I'd share that .
I just lost my dad on Sunday April 7th 2024. I never heard this song till today, my aunt shared it with me so it can be played at his viewing. This is a great song and will forever stay in my heart.
Im so sorry for your loss😢 I wish you will have the best till the rest of your life!
hope you’re okay dawg 👍🤍
So sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with u and your family
Sorry for your loss. Hold fast the memories, he will always live...in your heat. God Bless,😢
I’m so sad you lost your dad, I lost my mum when I was 9 and still think about her. It always stays in your heart.
His face was so emotional throughout the song that its capable of making anyone cry. We will always be with you James, youre not alone. Your father will be in our prayers till our death. You have made him proud James... you have indeed❤️
True
Thank you for your invaluable support and love
I'm a father of two beautiful little boys, who have yet to reach their teens,
I probably won't be around for when they both become teens,
when they both go to high school,
I won't be around when they both get their first jobs, first real girlfriend,
When/if they ever marry,
I can relate to this song,
I can't close my eyes, as I don't know if I will ever be able open them if I do.
Love you
My little boys,
Whilst you are still here make sure your sons know how much you love them.
Even if they don't understand now one day they will
God bless you and be a light over the boys
Late stage, rare, inoperable cancer here. Just got the news that I am going to be a Grandma. Idk if I'll get to meet him, or her. It's sad. Currently making funeral arrangements and getting things in order. I hope you get to see them grow up.
God bless you and your little boys ❤️ I pray for you🙏 you are amazing father 💕
Llll
I am a man far from home. Only when I'm alone do I shed tears, I feel like such a failure in being a devoted son to my father. Right now, I just want to go home and hug my father.
this song really breaks my hearth
i love you dad, i need your hug😢
Loved the way he expresses the relationship between a son and his father..
James, it's a beautiful song, and very emotional. I could feel your pain, in the face of helplessness. Don't stop trusting God, never lose hope.
Not just a son. I lost my father in 2018 to cancer, and the last week of his life it really was as he sings. No longer father and child but just 2 adults. Even more painful knowing, in our case, we couldn't chase the monster away. Being there, right at the end you really are willing them to just fall asleep and go peacefully so the monster cannot torment them anymore.
@@Wirgleys236 I had only a couple hours notice that my Dad was going. I wish it had been two grown adults but I felt like he was still Daddy and I was going to be lost without him. I was not lost, I went on with life. It is 9 years now... I miss him so much.
I cried the first time I heard this song years ago. I’m happy to see James Blunt finally getting the credit he deserves for it. It’s piercingly written and produced and was written about James’ father (seen in the video) knowing he was dying. Incredible.
Found this tonight. Bawled my eyes out.
Geewiz.
me too, I remember hearing it years ago. So glad it's finally getting the traffic it truly deserves.
I am crying every time i hear this song.
I sobbed like a baby when I had this just now, in the duet with Iam Tongi. Could see my father as he was dying.
Was awesome when I found out his dad is Still alive
My son sent this to me. We went through a terrible period in his life in his late adolesence and early twenties. He made lots of mistakes, so did I. However, I always told him there was no man I ever loved more than him, and tried to show it as well. As his prefrontal cortex developes, he is living his life as a husband and father by the example he is most familiar with, me! My experience is that "tough love" is toughest on the one dispensing it. That he sent this to me means the world to me! Oh by the way, I am a healthy 65 y.o., and he is now 30, but the sentiment expressed in this song is so extremely pertinent to our situation!
No need to forgive
No need to forget
I know your mistakes, and you know mine
And while you are sleeping, I will try to make you proud
God bless you, James Blunt!
Beautiful , you did well ☺️
I hope all is well with you and your son :)
thank you for sharing your emotion, sir
I hope things work out between you and your son, I would give the world to be able to spend just one minute with my dad again.
@@kaka2354 This song just expressed so much of what has happened between my son and I. He is being a fantastic father to his six children! Last Saturday he and I had a "bury the hatchet" ceremony. He was helping me build a deck, and we phyically burried the hatchet in one of the post holes! This song just expressed so much that was so appropriate to our situation!
Here is a video to see my son in "action". The first minute, and at the 6:45 mark: th-cam.com/video/s6HuMBcyq04/w-d-xo.html
My Dad would've been 75 next month. He died 12 years ago and we didn't speak for 10 years before that. I will live with that regret for the rest of my life. Please people you only get 1 mother and 1 Father, no matter what happens always forgive and forget. I do not wish the regret I live with on anyone. Please take heed of this. ❤
Never heard this song before until I heard Iam Tongi singing it on American Idol, he sung it beautifully. What a beautiful song.
Same here ❤️
Just saw it yesterday... had to check out James Blunt's ... really pulls at your heartstrings 😢
Same here.
Same. I guess we're all here for the same reason, then.
@@turquesa8668 It doesn't pull at your heartstrings. It rips your heart out entirely! I've watched the Hawaiian boy at least six times and never without remembering my own dad who died in front of me at 16, and losing it. I think it's one of the best songs about a parent EVER. I don't really love Blunt's voice but damn, what a songwriter and it doesn't get much more real than this. Thank you both for bringing it to life.
I wasn't able to say goodbye to my dad as he died with a heart attack while in Spain on holiday..but dropping him off at the airport and while walking back to the car..something came over me..to go back to the airport and stay
with him for while longer with a coffee ..as we waited for the departure to Malaga..so glad i did...it turned out to be my last goodbye as he died 4 days later ..so miss him..what a beautiful song 💗
So sorry for your loss. This song is so powerful.... x
I cried when I read your comment. I felt something so I called my father on that Sunday and he passed away on Monday. It's ten years ago but suddenly, it felt like yesterday.
My dad was in hospital after a heart attack and I went to see him in hospital every night for 16 days. The final night before he came home I decided, I would take a night off, that was until about 1 hour before visiting time ended. I had this need to see him. I got on the bus and traveled to the hospital and got there 5 minutes before the end of visiting time. I remember the smile on his face when I walked upto his bed.. he came home the following day while I was at work and died in his chair. I so wish I could have chased all the monsters away...
My dad passed this morning after nearly 4 years battling cancer. He was winning until just short of 2 months ago. I only discovered this song by chance a few weeks ago..it sends my into absolute tears everytime...I got to say goodbye, and I love him and miss him so much already
🙏🏻
Your heart will always be forever 💔, eventually time does lesson the sharp pain and dulls it into a ever-lasting ache ❤🩹🙏
love from malaysia 💛
May God heal your heart ❤
My condolences to you and your family. Stay strong
Nadie vive y transmite las letras de las canciones como James Blunt
James Blunt does not need autotune in his songs and no special effects or fancy things in his video's.
That's how good he is!
That's one of the reasons why we love him for ages!
He is the best singer alive.
@@agatiq No but he has used autotune in some of his songs,
@@michaelhawkins7389 I listened to him live and he sounds pretty awesome so even there are some songs with some seconds of autotune - I don't care. It wasn't probably ancillary to his decision. His voice is amazing so he doesn't need that and that's normal the production from the sound stuff corrects it a bit
@@michaelhawkins7389 sometimes autotune is needed. even the best occasionally have to
this song cuts deep, i recently lost my mom... a part of me died with her...not a minute goes by that i dont miss her. Tell your parents you love them and spend quality time with them. Tomorrow is never promised
I feel you. Here's the same. I miss my mom every second of my life.
Me too.. i miss my Mom so much 😥😢
Same...I lost my mom two years ago....I’ll never be the same without her. 😔
I'm sorry for the loss of all of your mums. I have lost mine too, my real mum and my grandmum that raised me that i called mum for most of my life - this song fit us perfectly. There is nothing like missing your mum - to everyone out there - treasure your mums while you have them.
James Blunt is a gift to this world in so many ways.
Anna S. Indeed!! Never disappointed of his music!!
Unseen th-cam.com/video/vPzeRORKORA/w-d-xo.html
Yes, yes he is.
Listen to this song once a week, my son moved to America in July and remember a family party where this song came on. One week before he left. A bond never broken is the love between a father and son. 39 days until he comes back to Scotland for Christmas and I can give him a hug ❤
This video went from 3M views to 25M views in days thanks to IAM TONGI on American Idol singing this beautiful song. I hope James Blunt sees his performance it was heartbreaking and beautiful. The lyrics are amazing and I love James Blunts writing skills on this song dedicated to his father who is in this video.
amazing Tongi performance and enhancement.
In this video, James Blunt has his father while Iam Tongi just lost is father.
@@lucylewis7708 that was already stated and obvious
James blunt lives in the United kingdom,england... I don't know if he will see
@@ricg4938 he's definitely going to see if he hasn't already especially when his video views plummeted to double digits bc of this kid
I have literally just heard this song a few minutes ago, and I don't know why I've never heard about it before today! This song had me in floods of tears. I have never liked to see a man cry, simply because it takes so much to make a man give in to tears, and when they do, it's super hard for them, you know they've been being strong for too long and they are finally at the end of their reserves. It broke my heart to see you crying like that James. All I wanted to do was take you on my arms and make your tears go away with a long hug. Your song for your father was astonishingly beautiful, raw and very beautiful. You are a good son and your father is proud of you, it shows so clearly in the video. I am so happy that he is well again. God bless you both, and thank you for your service to this country. Respect is due to you both. God bless you and all those you love.
I just hear dit today and have played it over and over so many times .
I just heard of it, and I am in literal tears...
I can't believe I've only just heard this song..its beautiful had me in tears you are underestimated...you have a heart of gold to write the songs you do..xxx
One of the best song for me
One of the best song for me
I really love how they are sitting so close to each other. James Blunt doesn't need any flashy or hyped music videos. He just sits there and sings with true emotions. A true singer.
I love you Dad. Been missing you since I was 9 and I am 24 already. Gonna chase all the monsters away like I am doing. Rest in Paradise my Hero. I wish I could tell you everything but the time has gone.😢
My youngest son sent this to me tonight. I have been in tears for 15 minutes. Being a Father has been the greatest achievement of my life.
Yes watching my son born n grow into a man nothing comes close to it, yes I cried never listened to my dad never told him or my mum how much i loved them both gone a long time back ,gb to everyone who is hurting struggling speak to someone i didn't should have.
It's a breath of fresh air seeing your post... Too many daddies can't articulate emotion.... I just wish mine was one who could....😔
@@fyreandicewolf fyreandicewolf 'cats in the cradle happened to me it wasnt gonna happen to my son it didnt.you have some beutifull vlds on your my stuff list.
I'm 53. I lost my father suddenly in 2013. He wasn't one to show emotions. He never told me he loved me. Even when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer at age 20 in 1989. And almost died because of it 3 times. That's just how his parents raised him and his 3 brothers and sister.
But I know he did love me. I know me having cancer tore him up inside. My mother told me about it. BUT it would have been so beneficial to have heard it. However he thought he was doing the right thing by showing strength.
I made the conscious decision when my son was born, he would hear those words from me. I was going to break THAT cycle.
My son will be 23 in November. And to this day, whether it's on the phone or in person, the last thing he hears from me before he hangs up or walks out the door, is the words, I Love You.
And he says it back to me.
@@heatmiserscottyblaze
Thank you for the story
I'll say I love you to my dad and to my future children
I am watching this with tears in my eyes because I never got to know who my father was, he died few months before I was born. I have never had the love of a father, I am 21 and everyday I wish I had spend even if it was a minute with him, to tell he how much I love him and I wish he was here. Life can sometimes be so unfair to most of us, if there is anything that I have ever wished for is for him to be here, for me to hear the sound of his voice and for me to get the opportunity of calling him dad. I love you dad and I know I will see you on the other side.
I have no words for understanding why this song wasn’t a massive number one hit. It’s pure emotion and art, exactly what music is supposed to be.
Es una hermosa canción, solo que la figura del padre está tan opacada por la madre, que para.muchos carece de valor
Because people now like junk everything. They don't want to feel.
This song wasn't a massive number one hit because it's pure art and emotion, exactly what music is supposed to be.
When the world is high on pretending, there is little room for truly feeling
Becuse it’s not a song being mumbled about shooting pepole or auto tuned to the max
How on earth have I managed to miss this song until now?? This might very well be one of the most beautiful songs ever written and with that heartbreaking voice, the strong emotions and the gentle affection from James father…man, I’m emotionally exhausted. This is fantastic.❤❤😢
I was thinking exactly the same thing! Never heard this song until americas got talent! Beautiful
Same with me , the first time I heard this song when Iam Tongi auditioned
I agree, such a powerful message. I still have my Dad but my son lost his Dad over a year ago and I sent this song to him. Thank you James Blunt and Tongi for introducing this song to me.
I was thinking the exact same things! How did I miss this song?!? So sad and beautiful at the same time!
Gut-wrenchingly beautiful. It hits hard in all the big feels. ❤️
"James has revealed his father Charles Blount is doing well after receiving an organ donation following his fight with stage-four kidney disease(2020). After a desperate search for a donor last year(2019) (the You're Beautiful singer was not a match), James told The Times that a cousin is - 'now a very, very close cousin!" -just FYI for anyone wondering. So happy for you and your Pop !
Thank you for the update on his dad I was wondering how he was.
Thank you for that and very glad to hear the good news
So glad to hear dad is doing well
@@christinelee2026 His dad are Living ?
Bless him. I have been waiting for 8 years for a kidney transplant.
Every time I watch this video, I can't help myself from crying as I remember my dad who left us many years ago. I didn't have the chance to say sorry....
My father just passed away on Christmas eve and I'm so grateful I found this song to help comfort me thru these difficult times.
I'm so sorry for your loss may your dad rest in peace in eternal sunshine for all of eternity 🙏❤
I’m sorry for you loss. Make sure you make your dad proud ❤
I am sorry for your loss. I lost my father about 8 years ago. Hugs.
may Jesus bring you comfort
so very sorry for your loss 💔
LYRICS
Oh, before they turn off all the lights
I won't read you your wrongs or your rights
The time has gone
I'll tell you goodnight, close the door
Tell you I love you once more
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Oh, well, I'll read a story to you
Only difference is this one is true
The time has gone
I folded your clothes on the chair
I hope you sleep well, don't be scared
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Sleep a lifetime
Yes, and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your own
I will be the last one
So I'll leave a light on
Let there be no darkness, in your heart
But I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Thanks
Lyrics
Oh, before they turn off all the lights
I won't read you your wrongs or your rights
The time has gone
I'll tell you goodnight, close the door
Tell you I love you once more
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Oh, well, I'll read a story to you
Only difference is this one is true
The time has gone
I folded your clothes on the chair
I hope you sleep well, don't be scared
The time has gone
So here it is
I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Sleep a lifetime
Yes, and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your own
I will be the last one
So I'll leave a light on
Let there be no darkness, in your heart
But I'm not your son, you're not my father
We're just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you're sleeping I'll try to make you proud
So, daddy, won't you just close your eyes?
Don't be afraid, it's my turn
To chase the monsters away
Beautiful letters
❤️🔥
James had me balling just by looking at his eyes tear up… you can tell how emotional it is for him… I don’t want to lose my dad 😢 he’s the biggest person in my life… I’m in such a dark place… he shows me love no matter what… he won’t give up on me… I want to fight my way out of the darkness for him and make him proud… my biggest fear is losing him and this song makes me bawl thinking about it… 😢 thank you so much James for creating a masterpiece ❤️😢
Lost my father in 2010, he wasn’t perfect, as I came to realize as an adult, but he was my hero and he did the best that he knew how to do. Now as a father to a teenage son, I realize how hard and important a father’s job is. I’m sitting in my car crying, listening to this song, thinking about my dad and hoping some day my son remembers me proudly and realizes I did the best that I could do. ❤
lovely words
I can tell that he definitely will. I am sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing your touching words
He will ❤
As kids we dont realize what they do for us, but once we grow up we miss them every time they are gone and realize what they did for us, i love my parents but i know there will come a time where i will have to say goodbye but for the time being i will spend as much time with them ❤
Same here, I lost my father in 2010. We were never close when I was growing up and before he died, our last talk on the phone was "Pls forgive me" his words broke me. I couldn't believe he apologized.
9 years after I lost my dad....I am still struggling to chase down the monsters. Love James Blunt 💙 and love the Hawaiian boy who resurfaced this emotional song again
I am here after hearing IAM TONGI for the first time on America idol! I've never heard this song before and I'm blown away at the emotion of both videos.. GOOD LUCK @IAM TONGI YOU ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED 🥺♥️ Sending love from Southern West Virginia.
My Dad died Christmas morning! This song is healing to my soul, THANK YOU both for singing it with sooo much emotion from both sides ♥️
So am I🥺
Yes me too
Same 2 me
Cried like I've never cried before. Absolutely beautiful
I'm a 47 year old black man from Detroit and still in Detroit.. I've seen it all and been through it all. Drug dealing, drug smuggling, murder, attempted murder, jail, prison, over doses, scams, near death robberies. But this song is what brings me to tears everytime I listen to it.
I hope you get everything you deserve in life, keep ur head up! you're important sir (:
I send you love, and I think it's wonderful that you are still able to feel after all of that.
You haven't seen life at all. The world is big enough, travel and see the world. Try to find your roots and religions.. this is just sad to read..
From a 67yrs white guy from Liverpool England when you have feelings like that in your heart then you can turn things around He was saying good by to his dad who was sitting beside him he needed a transplant and they could not find one so all the emotion was real happy to say they did find an organ to transplant at this moment of time he is doing well I wish you all the best in your future life God speed.
I hope things have gotten better for you, or if not, that they will soon. Congrats for staying human under inhuman circumstances. Love and hope from the other side of the river.
Man you can tell James Blunt puts his soul into these songs. Conveying emotion this strongly through music is an art. It's a punch in the gut every time.
So true, you can see the passion and the fire in his eyes when he sings straight from the heart! \o>
@@RandemGamorUK passion for money!!!how else cud u use ur daddys illness to make a song?
Couldn't agree more. Well said op
❤
Yes a dad's love never dies even if they dont always show it the ones to actually get there's dad love like his dad gave him obviously arw very lucky and must be cherished if I spelled that right love you Mr blunt God bless you
I can't listen to this song without crying my eyes out. I lost my dad last July after a torturous battle with ALS. Watching the strongest man I knew slowly lose control of all physical aspects in his life absolutely killed my soul. He did have have the final say in finally ending his suffering and while we will miss him so much forever, he was given one final bit of control back to his life. Miss you so much dad.
Stay strong man I’m sorry for your dad 💔🫶
@@yougame2408 Thank you brother that truly means a lot.
My deepest condolences. Ik the pain of losing a parent. 🥹
Me to 😢😢😢😢 I never thought it is much hard and painful like this
I am so sorry to hear about your parents, I have both of mine so I can't say I know how it feels, but I am still very sorry, stay strong all of you.❤💖
My dad died 3 months ago just found this song and it means alot
Because of the meaning behind the song I sobbed my heart out thank you ❤
Listening to this song as a man who's lost a father is unbelievably emotional. what a song💔
@@alexina1985 I feel you. My husband and I were with his dad when he passed away. We got to hold his hand and kiss his forehead and let him go into his eternal sleep. And this song speaks to us both
I don't think I have ever heard a more heart felt song in my life. What a a beautiful tribute to your Dad.
We need more artists like James blunt in the new decade
oh my god he is everygood
Yeeees! Artistas con sentimientos! Viva James blunt 😍💕🇦🇷
Gjr Hatz This Generation Music is still good for example Lana Del Rey or Lady Gaga
Ikr dude
There is plenty of artist like this you just like to listen to mainstream music search
I'm not a cryer but this song absolutely tears me apart. What a masterpiece.
I don’t have a good relationship with my father. I never liked him and he never wanted me in the first place.
So this song hits me harder than a rock, it’s hard for me to watch the kind of relationship I will never have in my life.Never cried with a song before. Now I’m crying like a baby.
Beautiful song James. You deserve rmuch more than have right now. Hope the best for you and your father, and that you can get though this difficult moment.
Same here
ka n I’m sorry for your dad. Hope you are better now. God bless you and comfort your heart.
I had an opportunity to mend things and had the best last year's of his life... My sister didn't use that chance so she battles daily, trying to find peace where you can't. It was an fired up conversation between adults, he was not my dad and I was not his little girl any more. Just 2 adults seeking closure to put the past where it belonged.
I wish you find redemption, understanding, peace and hopefully enjoy the last years he has left with you. 🙏🦅
LeRosè my farther was a complete a hole as well, but he’s dead now and I miss him like a hole in the head
I see so many teens at school who think their father (or mother) doesn't like them, love them, or want them. They are all teens that are worth loving - wonderful, amazing, young people who deserve to be loved, but it wasn't their fault that their parents carried wounds from their past that hurt their relationship. Sometimes, they do love their children, but simply don't know how to show that love - no one has taught them how to love. I say to you as I say to them - you are worth loving, and it's not your fault that your father allowed his problems to impact on you. You can't change him, but you can change yourself and make sure that your relationships are filled with love, forgiveness, laughter, and understanding. Don't you ever forget that - you are worth loving, and he has missed out on so much by not loving you.
I wasn't expecting this. I wasn't expecting the reaction this song caused in me. It literally grabbed my emotions from within and from under my rib cage leaving me f*cking grasping for air. I really wasn't expecting to be so vulnerable observing James' expressions and that of his father.
Greetings from a 53 year old man from Italy.
Lorenzo Notarianni - I had exactly the same reaction. I guess I really needed a good cry (for many suppressed emotions). Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada
Lorenzo Notarianni hit me right in the feels agree
@@darlenemouland5853 I think I emotionally substituted the father image here for my younger sister that I lost two years ago to cancer. I didn't have time to say goodbye in that way. So that's why I am so vulnerable to songs like this.
Same happened to me
Very rarely a song touches your soul....this is one of those songs!