Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มี.ค. 2015
- From the album CARRIE & LOWELL
Buy it: akrec.co/akr099-buy / Album stream: akrec.co/1xuiuN0
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records
More info: carrieandlowell.com
LYRICS:
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
It was night when you died, my firefly
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
Oh could I be the sky on the fourth of July?
“Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die.”
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Now where am I? My fading supply
“Did you get enough love, my little dove
Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles.”
The hospital asked should the body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
“Shall we look at the moon, my little loon
Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
While it is light
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die.” - เพลง
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We’re all gonna cry.
Beautiful number of likes
@@Bfakz lemme guess, it was at 666
@@scamingnewt3016 yep
Yes we are
I count it again n it is 667...$orr¥
“I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best, though it never felt right”
I’m sobbing
me too
I’m sad because it will always feel right to me
My little versailles
nao nao
@@thedogsquad2451 opp
The author of this song wrote this song in grief of his mother, who died of cancer. The lines were directly taken from the conversation he had with her before passing.
i hate that after reading this i can 100% hear it in the lyrics 😢
That's so sad! 😢🫂
😢
رنج ازدست دادن عزیزان مشهوده شعر وآهنگ متاثر کننده😢😢😢
one of the reasons i love this song. Very relatable with my own mum.
Just remember that your not the only one crying in the other side of the screen. ALL pain will end.
🥺
STOPP IM LITERALLY SOBBING
Thank you
Saying things like that means so much to the people that need to hear it
I don't know wich pain you y'all are going through right now but I hope the Jesus will renew you're strength
imagining a mother on her deathbed asking her son "did you get enough love, my little dove?" perfectly encapsulates human compassion
i read this exactly as the lyrics played. blessed.
Couldn't agree more.
How did you just paint the most poignant image in TH-cam in a single comment
That's EXACTLY what I thought!!!
This part of lyrics was supposed to represent her words after death
My Son (My Little HAWK) committed suicide last year in May. I loved this song before, but now I have a deeper appreciation. R.I.P. Jake. I love you forever.
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you stay save and strong during these crazy times
@@_the_
Thank you. Truly. I know he's in the best place possible, shining down on me every single day.
💜💙
i'm so so sorry. i could never even begin to fathom what you have been through, but you must be incredibly strong.
@@tejakausik6205
I come from a lineage of (true and historical) Female Warriors.. but GOD gets all the credit. I'd be dead and gone without HIM. 💜
I can't bear to have my children die before me im truly sorry for your loss
Last year I lost my little sister in December to suicide, this was the song I listened to every night.
Sometimes I listen to this song and think of her.
Hey man, this takes some balls to write❤ i Hope you feel a Little bit Better now.
As an older Brother i can not even Imagine the horrors of a dead Brother/sister❤
I'm sorry and I know that doesn't take away the pain but I hope you know you're not alone. I lost a very good friend of mine. We were like twins. I loved him and his death has hit me hard. We weren't blood siblings and we weren't even friends in real life just online but still.
I can only imagine the shock and sadness I'd feel if my little sister committed suicide. Just know it's not your fault. Please don't blame yourself or feel like you should've been able to know somehow what she was going through. Just try and heal and live for her. Live so that you can make something good of your life and make her proud.
That's what's been keeping me going. I hope this helps in some way.💙
Nobody should loss someone by suicide, i am so sorry for you ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss love stay strong❤
BALLS?@@lorenzoilmagnifico2431
My cat died tonight. Didn't imagine it would hurt this much. He added joy to a joyless life I depressingly bear. Thanks for all the love, the warmth, and all the good times. will forever miss you baby.
So sorry for your loss💗🕊️
Thank you dear xx
@@Amberxxbbunni
Mine was poisoned by my own relatives
I'm so so sorry.
@@B4no_shyyrosss oh my God. So sorry for your loss.
I couldn't cry because in a separate tab I was reading about instant ramen
+seafoam this comment should be framed
seafoam lol
Stinkyfinger oooooooohhhhhh shhhhiiiit!!!!!!
this comment sums up how i study
i never imagined the future would be like this
"Did you get enough love, my little dove. Why do you cry?"
This hurts, indeed.
Becky del Monte wehh
read this as he said it
Kathryn Picklesimer same
I'm the little dove TT
MAFIA GIRL When I saw your initials “TT” I thought at first it was my daughter commenting that “she is the little dove!” Her initials are TT! This song is so moving-and my favorite verse in this verse “Did you get enough love, my little dove...”🌸💞🌸
Yesterday. The 14th of November 2023. That's when he left. That's when cancer took him away from me. He was my best friend. He had the brightest smile and the most contagious laugh. His heart was full of love to give. He was a really smart guy. He knew so much about history. He was always able to comfort me. He was always by my side. We dreamed of the future together. But what now? He was only 18. He deserved so much better. I miss him so much. He will always be in my heart.
I’m so sorry for ur loss,ur so strong.
(I'm Russian, so I can make mistakes, sorry)
Dear friend..we all can understand you..but don't cry..I think, he looks for you from the clouds.. He didn't want to hear your tears..
This autumn I had the same story..
He was my internet-brother. But he had Deadly disease - also cancer.. 15of September, in my b-day, he Ended his life by himself..
But honey..life isn't ended.. that pain inside and you should Convert it in good memories.. I believe in you ❤
He’s still here, always. He’s your guardian angel, and you’ll be the one to keep him alive forever.
So sorry for your loss💗🕊️
He maybe be gone, but the thing hurting him is also now gone💗
14th of November 2023 was the best day of my life. I finally left my country and everything I had behind to start a totally new life. I’m sorry for your loss. Still it’s very interesting to me how we both woke up that day, feeling things that couldn’t be further apart from another. I hope that your happiest day is still ahead of you and I bet your friend is cheering you on, from wherever he is now.
For the person reading this, healing takes time. I love you. You're so worth it. You're amazing. You're the best person in the world.
thx, I heard this song while crying hard. Hope we get better life.
Thank you
We will : )@@31G-xr8ed
Thanks
I appreciate you so much! Was crying to this at 1am 🫶🏼
Today, the 4th of July, I was supposed to end my life. That was my mission. Yesterday my friends prepare a surprise for me: a cake for me. All this party was my best friend's idea.
Now I'm sitting in the living room, dreaming about the travel we're going to start in two weeks.
Just want to listen to this song and remember how it feels so sad when I was at my lowest.
But now, I can see some light in my future. And this, this feels so relaxing.
i don’t know you, but i am extremely proud of you! you got this, you deserve to be happy
Hang in there, you got this!♥
im proud
@@saam559 Your life worth more than you reliaze. And I'm so proud of you just for being who you are, and for stand still a little bit more! You got this ❤
I am so proud of you.. so, so proud
I’m 14. My mom is in her fifties. I’m scared of the time that will come when she will die. I’m not prepared and I don’t think I’ll ever been prepared. I know I should be enjoying the moments with her rather than being scared of when she won’t be here so I will try. I love her so much and this song reminds me so much of her. Great work Sufjan!
You are a loving child. ❤️
This hits home. I'm 19 and my parents are closer to 60. We don't have the best relationship but songs like these make me scared of losing them even if we don't really get along. It's sad I waste so much time being scared of losing people rather than telling them how much they mean to me
@@ashanddoodles13 if you can somehow tell them. My parents are near that age too and the majority of our time together is over perhaps. so with what i have left we'll fight and hurt each other but i hope through all the turmoil they remember they were and are loved by me and the same for me
This hits very close to home I’m 14 and my adopted parents are 67 and 68 now and it’s recently dawned on me that I might not have that long left with them. I’ve already lost my biological parents and I don’t know if I could cope with loosing the people that there for me when I needed them the most
This hits hard, I'm 15 and my mom is 66 and my dad is 63
Why do u cry ?
It hits u so hard feels like someone actually is speaking to u
My grandma passed away today. I prayed day and night hoping that she will be able to stay long enough to see me success in life and to meet me one last time. (I study abroad) I wanna hug her, be there for her one last time. See her smile one last time. I feel so lost right now
Hey!
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
It's okay to feel overwhelmed and cry to express your sorrow.
But, you must move on, okay?
She wouldn't be there to see you succeed but she would definitely want you to succeed. Hope you achieve it!!!.
😓💔🥺
I'm not ashamed to admit that I literally cried reading the comments as the song played on. I'm so sorry for everyone who had to experience grief. I hope one day you will be happy again💌
Honestly same. It's 3:30am where I am and I just discovered this song, was not ready for the emotions it would throw at me while I read the comments.
Thank you God bless you.
same.
I'd like to think that will be true, thx darling.
im sobbing ilysm
This seriously might be the saddest song I've ever heard
Henry Lansing same here
Listen to ARE YOU THERE by anathema
Also to their mother
Even sadder than this
The Trapeze Swinger wants to say hi
It is
Same
Two years ago i was on the lowest point in my life. Listening to this song just crying was some form of therapy for me. The person reading this, i know you don’t believe it but it does get better. No matter how bad it is and how much you’re suffering, it always gets better. I still start to cry listening to this even though i‘ve healed. Memories can hurt but that’s totally okay.
I feel most terrible,my family forces me to get married to guy ,that I don’t have feelings for him ,my heart is so breaking,I don’t know what to do.They tell me it’s time 24 years.I dont have idea but I’m dying inside
Everyone's situations are different, it's okay to give hope, but it doesn't always improve.
My mom passed away from cancer in my arms three years ago. "Im not afraid of death, Im afraid of.. not being here". I miss you mom..
Marking my presence here on 4th July, 2020. This has been a horrible year. A lot of people have lost their loved ones. I hope they all rest in peace.
A lot of people also lost the business they built for generations.
Amen. Rest In Peace, to the loved ones we've lost.
🙏
@@frosteerucker4259 carpe diem ! Choose how ! Good luck !
i will make my mark as well, and your comment is lovely
This makes me think about how much little me went through. She didn't deserve any of what happened. She was so confused, sad and alone. She helped everyone, but no one helped her when she needed the most.
I imagine present me singing this to old me. I wish i could've taken better care of my inner child. She deserved so much more.
She's still there, deep down. If you want to scoop her up, you can. It's in your mind, but you can tell her that. I'm sure she wants to hear it.
It's not too late, the fact that you acknowledge her presence, means she's still there
Same, kid me was so selfless that she gave all she had until there was nothing left. I wish i could shild her from all this pain, confusion. I wish i could go back.
Little me deserves an apology, It doesn't even feel like i'm talking about myself, it feels like it was another kid, another suffering kid.
thank u for this comment
my papa passed away at around 2:00 this morning. he and my nana were like second parents to me because they'd always take care of me whenever my parents were at work or busy. this is the first time i've had to deal with something like this and i'm so scared. i miss him so so much already. now i'll always think of him when i hear this song. i love you so much, Papa
🥺♡
So sorry for your loss🕊️💗
Just lost my grandpa today and I came here to listen to this masterpiece while crying
Pls don't cry.. ur grandpa is still with u buddy
Thank you, I feel much better now. I just returned from his funeral. He had dementia for many years, he can finally rest in peace now🕊️
My nan left me in November and it still hurts and its left a hole in my heart but they will never really be gone as long as someone remembers them
When I was a teenager, I’d cry with tears. Now as an adult, there’s no tears. My body just aches, I can’t feel my legs and I shake.
*We’re all gonna die*
As a teenager but I feel this one so much.
Me
Fr
Obviously
feel well soon
"did you get enough love, my little dove?" this line always makes me think of my mother and her last words to me before she passed away when i was 5, its currently almost been a decade since she passed and i still continuously wish she was here still just so she could see me and how far ive come in my lifetime and see me graduate high school
I feel ur pain it makes me sad that my mom will never be beside me on very important stuff in my life like graduation for high school. 😪
We’re all proud of you guys ❤️
i hope you do well and i wish you the best in life and good luck with whatever comes your way, your mom is very proud of you
I am proud of you. Your mom is proud too, you know. ❤️ She is with you every day. She can see you, she can feel you. 🥰
She sees you. And she's proud of you. ❤️
Today is exactly three years since I lost my best friend to suicide. I really hope he is better where he is now. I will always love you and will never forget you.
Im sorry for your loss
Im so soryy he is in the best place in heavan and his happy and loves you very much❤
i found out yesterday that i lost a close friend to suicide. i came here because i find slight comfort in this song. i don’t know how to feel, i’ve never lost someone before. i want to talk about it but at the same time i don’t want to think about it. she would always come up and hug me and i even saw her two days ago. i waved at her. she seemed happy. you never know what someone is going through, though. i still can’t process that i won’t see her again, when i’m walking through the hallways in school or walking down my street. i feel horrible for her family, and our other friends. i hope everyone reading this understands that you aren’t alone
This song is a conversation between Sufjan and his mother, Carrie, while she was dying in the hospital. Each stanza alternates between them.
Sufjan spoke of this time in an interview:
She had stomach cancer, and it was a quick demise. We flew to see her in the ICU before she died. She was in a lot of pain, and on a lot of drugs, but she was aware. It was so terrifying to encounter death and have to reconcile that, and express love, for someone so unfamiliar. Her death was so devastating to me because of the vacancy within me…
At that point, I was only interested in communicating my love for her, unconditionally. There was a reciprocal deep love and care for each other in that moment. It was very profound and healing.
A beautifully sad album overall. This song makes me cry though.
I went through the same thing with my mother (right down to the stomach cancer). I feel like he's in my head, so beautiful.
Amazing lyrics with so much reality & passion I can relate.
Hey, I've been trying to find the source for this, can you link it?
+Liz Bajjalieh I know your comment is a month old, but in case you're still wondering, the quote is from Sufjan's interview with Pitchfork titled "True Myth: A Conversation With Sufjan Stevens"
Omar Neira this tear my heart in half 💔
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
Profound
This is the best comment I've read in a while
I remember listening to this song a lot last year. My best friend suffered with many mental disorders, an illness too and she was always in hospitals. She was suicidal as well. A lot of times I cried at night thinking that if I fell asleep I'd wake up with her texting me a goodbye and leaving me forever. She was the only person who ever understood me and made me feel better, she didn't make me uncomfortable and was always nice and funny. At some point she committed. She wad admitted to a hospital, she survived, but I've been even more scared since that day. Everytime I had to go to school and leave my phone at home or not look at it for the next 7 hours, scared me to death because any of these hours could be the time she tries committing again and this time she might succeed.
There were times where she'd leave for a week, most of the time because of her illness affecting her life or a depressive episode. I counted those days and always thought "if she is gone for more than 7 then she died" and every time I was any close to the 7th day I would just breakdown and cry thinking everything was over and that I actually lost my best friend. Luckily she always came back, she never left me and I'm glad.
Recently she said her life got better, still in the hospital a lot of the time, but she said she was doing better. I am happy for her, but I can't stop crying and overthinking almost every night. Idk if she will die, idk if she will live. Even if things are better now I wont ever stop feeling this fear as if she will stop responding for days again. I dont want to have to count them again and feel more and more depressed everytime I wake up :(
Please tell her this and how you feel. If you don't and she passes, you will regret not sharing your feelings. I don't want you to have to live with that regret.
@@passwordprotectedd Yes. 100% agree. Talk to her and also tell her to not give up, to fight and that you'll always be there for her.
This hit close, real close, although I never found out what he went through and he passed away. Like the first person said, tell her how you feel and maybe she will see that people want her here. I’d do anything to talk to him one more time and say I would have helped.
It’s rare that I cry over songs,but this one genuinely makes me sob
My dad's funeral is tomorrow. I'm thinking of using this song. It would've been his and my mother's 41st anniversary. He was only 64 yrs old. We didn't get a chance to tell him goodbye because of hospital restrictions on visitors.
My mother passed away 3 months ago, she died 3 days after turning 52, we also didn't get a chance to say goodbye due to restrictions on visitors, I know it feels horrible, I hope you're doing somewhat alright though
My uncle passed away a bit ago, he had two sons and a wife. He was 28 at the time. My mother's twin. We weren't able to see him either because of hospital's restrictions. It was a few months before my brother was born. My uncle never got to see my brother or his kids grow up, never got to see my mum get married. He was a good man. Kindhearted. I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how it feels. I remember being left outside and bursting out into tears when told the news. I never got to say goodbye. I know they aren't my parent but I still understand how you feel, it hurts.
when my grandpa passed away we wore his shirts to his funeral. i collapsed at the ashes box, it didnt register that that was the man who raised me.
It has been hard these years, I hope you guys are alright now
my grandma passed away around a month ago. she was only 62. i’m glad other people understand my pain, i don’t think it will ever get better.
My mother died on the fourth of July battling cancer. I can relate to each and every word of this song as I have infact and lived every moment of this song with her before I discovered it, I was with the till the end and the only person I ever loved selflessly in this world. I love this song but I can't listen to it without wet eyes and avoid it because it only makes me cry. I wish you rest in peace maa and I will see you on the other side. I hope I was a good child.
❤️
I bet she is doing great on the other side, she's proud of you and when your moment comes, she'll be there waiting for you. She loves you.
im sorry for your loss
you took the words right out of my mouth.
@@animunee if you suffered the same fate, I hope you are fine.
I listened to this song a million times when my grandmother passed away 9 months ago...she was my everything.
Couple months later I couldn't listen to this song anymore because it always reminded me of how I felt when I was mourning for her. I was held on to my grandfather who gave me confort and the love that i needed.
5 days ago, my grandfather passed away... Here I am again crying while listening to this song. I don't know how am I going to get used to continue living without them. The grief is such a long and difficult journey.
Rest in peace my beloved ones, I will always love you.
The opening line in the letter my mum wrote me for when she would no longer be here is.
My dearest rob
Sorry to have left you but it was my time to go.
Man that opening hits hard when I read it. It's only been a month since she passed. To everyone else listening to this song, I feel your pain, it will get easier I'm sure of it, feel your sadness it's all part of what ever you are going through.
i hope youre okay, rob :)
3:10 "why do you cry?.."
This part always made me wanna hug someone and cry
Literally.
:(
let's hug🫂
me to!!
@@autostima8263 let's hug i need a hug right now
Today my grandpa passed away in the morning. When I heard the news I immediatly remembered this song.
I was listening to this while remembering all my memories with him and looking at the white snowy forest, until I realised that his birthday was exactly on the fourth of july.
He passed away alone in the hospital bed and no one got to say goodbye. I hope he didn’t feel alone though and felt our love towards him. Now he’s finally reunited with his love, my grandma.
Rest in peace George. Just know that I love you very much.
Aww im so sorry, stay strong.
I´m so sorry for your loss ;( wish you the best xx
I‘m so sorry
Same happened to my grandpa. Wish I didn't know what it feels like.
Love you bb, my grandmother, a mother to me, my guide, and my strength, passed away in November last year..
Chills reading these comments. My mom passed away from illness at 44 years old, I had just turned 18. This song always hits me to the core. But it's also so tragically beautiful that I listen to it when I'm trying to sleep. Just puts me at peace surprisingly enough.
same to me, but my mom at 42 and me 17. what a pity
hha, i feel like i understand what u are feeling when listen to this song, cause i am the same as you
Depression made me apathetic, and I distanced myself from my friends and family. My grandmother died during that time. I refused to meet anyone, even her, with whom I was the closest. She was the only person I thought was the best person in the world, who would support me and didn't care if I was different or not an ideal man. She would fight for me if someone was ridiculing me. When she died, it came as a shocker, as she died quickly without any major illness prior. I was so numb to everything around me when she died; I couldn't even cry. I felt nothing; I was just filled with regrets that I couldn't meet her one last time and just sit with her. When I go to our ancestral home and see her photos, the only feeling I get is that she is no more in the world.
I have seen many comments from people who have lost their loved ones. Cherish those who are around, because no one knows when they will leave us. May all of those who left rest in peace.
when my mum dies im dying with her. bury me in the same casket, i love her too much to be without her
Same when my mother died , but the song was "Concerning sighting near Highland"
I really fell that
Same
we’re all gonna die..
damn it
death alone is nothing.
watching someone else die is terrifying.
I've said this hundreds of times but the only time I lie to someone is when I respond to a medical emergency and tell someone who is clearly terminal that he's going to be okay. There's no reason not to and there's that infinitesimal chance that it will release enough life-saving compounds to get her or him through.
Someone once said to me: "there's someone who says that having luck is to die at the right moment" now i unsderstand...
Alex price, you dont know how it is to die an unnatural death.
@@01N23 well yeah,sure.
Enough to make a grown man cry ❤
*while crying*
This song remind me of my late grandma. We were so close, we spent many nights talking about everything,listening to her telling stories from her childhood,early years,of my grandpa and everything. Everything was perfect until one night I found a text message on my mother's phone saying that my grandma had stage 4 stomach cancer. It absolutly broke me,for about a month I wasn t in the mood for everything. I watched horrified as cancer slowly kill her day by day, turning her from a beautifull strong old woman, to a frail corpse,only a shadow of the woman she once was. Grandma's pain was over on 4th of march 2023. It has been almost half a year since that but I feel her presence everyday. Miss you grandma❤
to whoever comes across this,
i just want to say that you deserve so much more than what you've been through and you are worth so much more than you could ever comprehend
Stop omg I'm tearing up rn😭
Wow..I really needed to hear this, I hope you're doing great and you too, are worth absolutely everything ❤ thank you.
This actually made me cry, after a horrible relationship this moved something inside me, thank you so much❤️
That made me cry :(
@@zuzanna..j_ Thank you 😭🥺this made my day🥺😭🥺😭🤧🤧
It's lovely that people like Sufjan gives some people the confidence to share stories with an incredible level of intimacy. It's a beautiful way of connecting.
every time I listen to this song I cry so hard, it hits differently.
"my firefly" "did u get enough love?"
HEART BROKE
My cat Freddie my sweet baby died feb 10 2024 I will forever love you and dedicate this song to you. Thank you for being there for me rest in heaven ♡
Devastating and gorgeous.
Eat Your Kimchi
fancy meeting you here!! totally agree btw.. the whole album is gorgeous but this song really does stand out
I was about to post "terrifyingly beautiful", but you said pretty much the same thing.
Of course Simon and Martina have good taste in music ;)
@@randomactsofkindness4590 Running up that hill - Kate Bush
The thing I love almost more than the songs by Sufjan is his fan base. The comments section is always interesting and empathetic and emotional... Its the good side of youtube
+wooes5 Rarely do I find altercations and hatred.
+wooes5 #yeezy4preezy
+wooes5 the only arguments really I find are the ones about religion and whether he's singing about a dude and not just Jesus
True. although I'm a year late to say that... still though. That's the biggest problem because some artists are great and clean, but as soon as the gain popularity the comment section goes terrible.
wooes5 8
I miss you, dad. I hope I see you again. In a better place. A place with no sadness or problems. No regrets, and no fears.
It's 2024, but still it feels like your loved one was here a few days ago.
love ya
i'm laying in bed in the dark listening to this, in tears. my parents don't understand where i'm at in my life. they keep blaming it on my phone and little do they know my phone is my only escape. i have no motivation for anything anymore. this song upsets me so much because it makes me think of my younger and happier self. nothing could ever bring her down. she would be so disappointed in me.
same bruv
Carry on, things will change
Hang in there 🫶🫶🫶
Beautiful sound thanks for sharing, big like 🌱 😃 ❤
same tbh
Lie down. Try not to cry. Cry a lot.
JonPlaysMusic lmao
oh my
ShadowXg0z should have known better
it's called sleep deprivation
Adventure Boy it's about the death of Sufjan Stevens mother. if you look up lyric meanings and the song it should explain the lyrics verse by verse!
I lost my dad on April 4th (a week ago), and this was what I was listening to on the evening before his death. He had small cell lung cancer, and he was tired of the pain he constantly endure, so I am happy that he does not have to suffer anymore. He always wanted to get better and return home, but fate had other plans. I was with him during his last 2 months in the hospital, and it was heartbreaking to see him worsen each day.
So sorry for your loss!❤I am going through a rough spring. I will keep you in my thoughts stranger!
I’ve been through so much and I’m only a teenager living in this cruel world. But just recently I lost my grandmother through it all. I never got to come out to her which I regret. But this song whenever I listen to it I feel like I can feel her hugs while listening. Miss you Granny 🕊️
❤
Be strong honey so much love for you 💓
Stay strong, we know some things aren't fair but don't give up!
My boyfriend passed away a week ago, there's no song that resonates more than this masterpiece.... Thank you Sufjan..
I'm so sorry for your loss :(
you doing okay?
oh.. I'm so sorry..
Only time will heal, my girlfriend also passed away, but it was back in 2016... And I can assure you that it takes a long road with many ups and downs, but you'll heal slowly... Take care Georgie ❤️
I'm so sorry.. Hope now he is in a better place💜
every time i hear "why do you cry" i swear i wanna cry
same :(
I start when i hear the line "Did you get enough love, my little dove" 💔
The line did you get enough love my little dove stacks the tears at 100 already. Then why do you cry just explodes it
This song is so poetically beautiful. I never cried to a song until I found this. 😢
My great grandmother died in 1999, 5 yrs before I was born. My middle name was given in honor of her. I guess recently my Dad dug up her memorial card, bc just the other day I found it lined up against the window with the rest of our relatives’ funeral cards. I was taking a good look at it in complete awe, and then I saw what her death date was - the Fourth of July. I read the prayer on the card and started crying. Missing somebody you’ve never met is hard. This song will forever remind me of her. 🩵
You've got the world crying in public places Sufjan!
Matthew Dempsey When I heard this track for the first time, I couldn't help but cry. I lost my mother several years ago to a heart attack and she was only 46. This song brought back all those feelings that I thought I was getting over.
***** I was listening at my work desk trying to keep it together!
jsandlin71 First couple of times I listened to this it brought me back to the night my grandmother died. The tone of the song perfectly matches what that night felt like.
I also cried on a tran ..
Matthew Dempsey Cried at work, had to clear my eyes and swallow the lump in my throat before I could talk to customers.
Sometimes I come back to this song just to read the tributes people have written to their loved ones in the comment section.
Beautifully sorrow, aren’t they?
I wish we could all be together, it feels like a real community here.
yeah
it's mostly because noone wants to turn their lover into your worst nightmare,the one that makes you cry and doubt the choices you've made for that person
I lost my grandmother (July 29,2022) almost 2 years ago she passed peacefully by a heart attack in her sleep.. She is my best friend and we would always laugh.. The last moment I had with her was when i got hurt by something.. Fly high mema🕊
When I listen to this music, I remember every person I have lost.
My twin brother who didn't even have the chance to see the day. Every time I listen to this music, I imagine how my life would have been with him, and when the music stops, I remember that this Reality will never exist, and sometimes I wish our places were exchanged, that he could see the world even without me.
To my grandmother who left in her sleep... And that when I saw her body in her coffin I didn't cry because I didn't want it to be real.
To my dog Maya who died on a Sunday, the day before my French test (I am French). When I saw her body lying on the ground which no longer moved and my mother shouted at me to come and help her carry her.. I was paralyzed.. I still have this horrible image in my mind and I never I would manage to forget...
I screamed my sadness and my anger so much that my throat hurt, screaming for someone to give her back to me, that they had no right to take her from me.. And my mother who DARED to tell me: “Pass your French baccalaureate, do it for Maya.” my best friend and I were disgusted by her words....
Even now when I go home, I hope every day to see her waiting for me on her couch.. And unfortunately, I'm always disappointed. And she hasn't been here for 4 months now..
My brother died in a car crash the night before the fourth of July, I was fourteen. It really hits home because this song is a different kind of sad. It sounds hollow and cold and broken rather than deeply emotional, and that's the magic of it.
i am so sorry for your loss😔🕊
Hey, I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you’re doing alright because this was around the time! ❤️
@Green Soul!! I'm doing much better, really changes your perspective on life
My brother died in a house fire when I was 13, and I couldn't relate more to this comment.
@Green Soul!! Ah :( thank you for your kind words
i'm gonna go tell my mother i love her
U sure do. U should tell her before u can't anymore.
Like me
@@annguyen2405 Fuck...
Jack Morrison, ❤️❤️
Every day bro❤️
My mom abandoned me and my younger siblings for drugs about 13 years ago and i only recently started to accept it and greive her she isn't the same person and has caused perminant damage to herself do she never will be the same
"I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best, though it never felt right."
Reminds me of when my dad left when he and my mom had a huge argument. At first it happened on my birthday, but they...sorta worked it out, but the second time it happened on CHRISTMAS.
Love you so so much mum and dad. I also love you, 2021 me. Worst year of my life.
i can relate to that…it happened in 2020 for me. i’m so sorry
@@mlpmoviesMAmy heart goes out to you
@@j1ax1squ wishing you well ❤️🩹
This song is incredibly beautiful but my heart feels so heavy when I listen to it.
My best friend Emily passed away a couple years ago, February 4th 2020. The car hydroplaned off the road, it wasn't raining but the roads were still super wet, she died instantly. A part of me is happy to know that she was never scared. She was maybe 4'11, so when the car came in on her her body was too small to handle it. She died a little over a month until her 17th birthday. Her funeral was beautiful, we had sunflowers and dragonflies and all of her favorite things. She was buried with her funkopop anime characters, stuffed animals, etc. Her body at the viewing, which was two weeks after she passed, looked absolutely beautiful. She looked like she was resting. I'll always remember our plans of moving in together, her going to college for art and me for veterinary science. I loved writing poems for her and she loved drawing pictures for me. I miss you everyday Emmy, my sunflower, my dragonfly, my little pancake. I love you, and I'll never forget our long talks, our dumb fandom interests, our cringy nicknames, I'll never forget us. Forever and always Emmy, you'll be with me forever and always.
this made me cry. you are so strong. i sincerely hope you’re doing better ❤️🩹
I’m so sorry feb 4 is my birthday and I lost one of my best friends that day
@@xannyx thank you so much!! ❤
@@bananabill2973 I'm so sorry, it's terrible to lose someone on your birthday. My grandpa passed on my birthday in 2019. It's a bittersweet feeling getting older than a loved one, especially when they pass on your birthday, but keep living for them and make them proud. ❤️
Rest In Peace Emmy ❤️
Hi there. Just wanted to add few lines here. I'm from Ukraine and I was listening to this song while sitting in the basement because of bombs and rockets. I cannot express that feeling of near death, but that were surely the worst four weeks of my life. This song calmed me, when thoughts about absence of tomorrow came. This song calmed me, when the rocket fell in 200 meters near our house (our neighbors were lucky to be at another part of the house that time, so no victims from that one). It calmed me, when I left the dangerous area. And it calms me now, when I think of this whole thing continuing for 3 months already. I hate the war and people who started it. Let the sky be calm.
Stay safe, guys. Thank you, Sufjan.
UPD: as many of you asked, I'm okay, as well as my family. I'm home now, but the war still continues and we still are waking up to sounds of explosions. Had to get used to it, as well to understanding that I might not wake up next time.
God bless your soul.
Hey stay safe over there. Sending love from the US ❤️
Stay safe I send u lots of prayer all the way from Mexico 💕
I hope your safe. This world is horrible, I'm sorry you have to go through this. I wish peace in yours and your loved ones lives
Made me bawl my eyes out hope you’re ok!❤️
Fun Game: put this in your playlist, hit shuffle and wait for it to sneak up on you. If it doesn’t, you win, if it does, you have to listen to the whole song without crying to win, if u cry, u lose and be sad
I like to listen to this song as a way of talking to my old self, my young self which was forced to mature due to circumstances, I like to listen to this song in way of reminiscing my old memories.
torn to oblivion
three days ago a friend of mine hung himself. I can't sleep without thinking about what he felt. what could i have done differently? it's really sad, he was only 18. he was a great boy and taught me so much. sweet, funny, good heart. in the past, i came here and saw some sad comments and I never thought it could be me living this kind of sadness. i close my eyes and I can see him alive. his details, his hands, his eyes. he didn't seem like himself in that coffin
"it was night when you died, my firefly. what could I have said to raise you from the deads?"
i'm so so sorry. if you ever need to talk to someone, i know that i'm a complete stranger, but i'm still here.
I know that feeling.. by my self and others close to me.
I’m sorry to hear that :/
I am soo sorry .....
May his soul rest in peace!
I’m so sorry for your lost and i hope he would be in a better place now.
An absolutely heartbreaking song. "The hospital asked, 'Should the body be cast?'" is when I lost it. Both my parents died in 2013, six months apart and this is easily the first song I've heard since then that offered me a sort of sonic communion with their memory. Losing people you love can become so numbing, but this made me feel something true. Sufjan's voice is so haunting and beautiful. "Make the most of your life, while it is rife, while it is light" is the takeaway quote for me from this song. A real masterpiece in my opinion.
WCD87 I'm certain that my experiences pale in comparison to that, but recently I lost my dog. She had been there since before I was born and I felt lost without her. And I agree that this song reflects all loss. As I listened to this song, I imagined back when I had to walk out of the room in the veterinarian with my dog lying dead (she was 15 and very sick and we euthanised her) and the fact I felt like I was betraying her. And so I feel this song deep in my heart, where few other things can venture. Thank you for commenting this! It brought out a different part of this song for me.
My mother died around the time Sufjan Stevens - Illinois album came out and i used to listen to the album as i went to visit her. I also totally lost it when he sang " The hospital asked, 'Should the body be cast?'" . I'm sorry for loss and i know that numb feeling you mentioned . Just glad there are little things in life like this that remind me of the people we lose and allow us to smile at there memory thru the tears.
"And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best, though it never felt right" gets me :(
+WCD87 i hear you man. i lost both of my parents in 2014, about 4 months apart. absolutely devastating. as time's gone on i've found it increasingly difficult to move on from it. i hope you don't take this the wrong way, but it's sort of a breath of fresh air to hear someone else has experienced the same hell as me. it's so hard to find people who can relate. and as sad as this song is, it's also sort of life-affirming.
+Matt and +WCD87, my deepest condolences to you both. I can't even imagine the depth of such loss. I wish you both peace and all good things.
I'm going through a hard time rn and I always listen to this song to make myself cry and it always works because this reminds me of a cat who died 2 years ago and I miss him so much, I never thought he would leave me n my family and I'm still not over his death and thinking about giving up
I’m in the same exact situation. I’ve had both of my cats for over 15 years. It’s been almost a year now since I had to put Trey down, and Helen passed of natural causes last year the morning after Thanksgiving. Not a single day has gone by where I haven’t thought of them. I want nothing more than to go back in time and have them here with me again. Something funny happened the day I came back from the vet. There was an episode of a sitcom playing on TV where the wife’s cat died, and she was upset because her husband hid it from her because he didn’t want it to interrupt his plans of going to a football game. Near the end I see her burying the cat and scolding her husband, telling him that she’s had that cat for over 15 years, same amount of time I’ve had mine. She continued on, saying a whole part of her life died today. Fast forward a little bit and I see the whole family holding hands around the grave and softly singing “Amazing Grace.” I was kind of shocked and crying, considering I had never seen that episode before until then. It was like a sign from her.
i just can’t picture myself at his funeral.
finally this song and it’s beautiful yet painful lyrics resonate with me.
and it hurts, more than i thought it would.
i hope he gets better, even though the chances are low.
i love you grandad.
you’re not alone okay? he loves you, I know this feeling, my papa passed today, though I didn’t think it would be true but keep hope. I promise you he’ll watch over you either way.
I lost my mother to cancer yesterday. this amazing album will be with me for the coming month and so many more.
+ilan yaniv Sorry to hear of your mothers passing. May she rest peacefully. And may you find peace in your own soul.
+ilan yaniv I am so sorry for your loss. xx
So sorry, for your loss. :'((
I'll keep you and your moms in my prayers big homie, she's in heaven looking after you right now, don't worry
+ilan yaniv sorry for your loss, man.
"Did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?"
Oh the feels...
“Did you get enough love ? My little dove “really hits me hard 😔
My dog died today. At around 10am, she embarked on a journey to a realm where beauty reigns and pain is but a distant memory.
I love this song. My cat that's on my pfp passed off to the sky two weeks ago.. I cry daily as she was my best friend and helped me through my roughest days. Always calmed me down and played with me daily. She really ment the world to me but passed due to a broken rib that pushed through her lounge..
My cat died this thursday... it is so painful but we will get through it
just know that she's still with u, and that she loved u
@@hoi-pp7ds I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you can stay strong.
My heart goes out to you. I genuinely hope you feel better.
@@helenluup5392 thank you... it getting a little better day by day
Here I am, a 40-year-old man, holding my 5-year-old daughter as tears are pouring out after listening to this song.. I never cry about anything. Sufjan, you've destroyed me in 4 minutes and 38 seconds. Well done.. :O
went up to check the length of the song
Hhjcffh Ghjvh wtf don't assume that
The man should come with a health warning!
This song is absolutely beautiful but heartbreaking.
I lost my best friend on December 30th and I didn’t say goodbye because I was too scared of goodbye. I listen to this and think of my regrets. I miss them so much and this song reminds me of them❤️🩹
One of my best friends caught a one way ticket to the Sun today. This song is potent medicine for my heart. Thank you for sharing.
hugs
This isn't a song, this is a storm that destroys your well-being.
Dustin Huntington Dude. Chill
Agree with my man Dustin on this one.
I too agree with Dustin
deaconz 👍
My grandpa passed away in 2018 to lung cancer when I was 9 and now I feel a special connection to this song.
This song destroyed me emotionally like nothing else. My Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and fought like hell to make it through. I'm grateful every day she's still here and that I get more time with her. I've been messed up by movies, books, and other songs before. But this one roused part of my soul that's normally dormant. Life is fleeting, beautiful, brutal, and it all ends the same way for all of us. Cherish the ones you love and try and find as much happiness and light as you can before the curtain call folks.
I'm sorry. I'm here crying again about my dad, lost him to cancer when I was 25, in 2016. Right when this album came out. I can't really listen to this song anymore. It's too much for me. Hope you find some peace and comfort.
both of my parents are dying from cancer, lung and prostate
sufjan carry me away with your melancholy melodies
yeedeedee zeeghee
I hope you are okay. And life has shown you more kindness in the last four years. 💙
How are you?
Hope you're doing okay, especially during these times.
I'm sorry. I hope that your parents are doing better, and I hope that life has treated you better than before.
For people who never say: I love you.
We're all gonna die...
My cousin died 2 years ago, was his death an accident, or was it a suicide, we never find out... His birthday was on the 4 of July. Each time, I cannot help myself but listen to this song whenever I think about him. He was just 19, and a thought that in his lifetime, I never ever said I love you to him... it haunts me till now. It's not like his life, his end would change, but the thought that he would be happier if he knew that I really loved him somehow makes me sad.
Luka, Did you get enough love, my little dove?
I hope now you are happy and you can feel love from people who never say I love you.
we're here for you :)
To those watching on new year's eve: If you play this at 11:59:51 P.M., the ball will drop right around the time the piano starts.
This song reminds me of my cat Finn who died this past July. He tried to hang on as long as he could, but it was too much after years of IMHA and vet visits and blood transfusions. I'm not sure if anyone will ever bring me the amount of joy he did. It was truely the brightest unconditional love. Then one day he was gone and the vet took his little body wrapped in a towel out of our house for the last time.
WARNING: The comment section my be sadder than this song.
+Matthew Smith Brilliant!
The comments section is actually really sadder than the actual song
+Eric Lamar Dammit man. You weren't kidding. lol
Thank you, this stopped me from going down a hole and getting sad
Seriously! I was crying when I read this comment and it made me laugh! THANK YOU
Rest in Peace Dad, cancer is cruel and evil. You were my best friend and so full of love. Gary Allan 1961-2022.
Im so sorry for your loss❤
My dad died 3 months ago , I'm still in denial
Im so sorry for your loss 🕊
Im so fucking sorry man😢
Cancer also killed my dad I’m so sorry 🕊
0:05 makes me feel like a light cloud
My nanna passed recently, she always said to me “I love you enough for everyone”. And the “Did you get enough love, my little dove? Why do you cry? And I’m sorry I left but it was for the best though it never felt right” hits man
fourth of july is the saddest song i have ever heard in my life, but it gave me comfort when i needed it the most. It will always be my go-to song whenever I feel so sad and terrified of death.
Same
Same
I love this, and Night We Met
momento mori man. we all die. momento mori
It only makes me more sad but it’s so good😭
My mother took her life June 23. A song has never made me pull my car over before this one. I don't know what else to say. Thank you.
I’m very sorry for your loss. It’s tough losing someone to suicide. I hope one day you will both be able to see each other again. Keep your head held high.
My Sunshine, first born Son committed suicide in 2019. My stepdad committed suicide in 2009. I'm incredibly sorry for your loss. 💜💙
hope you are doing okay. much love to you
@@ajisai3160 I lost my love and best friend to suicide 3 yrs ago when I first heard this song in my mind it became a bout me n him , w were 2wks away from our 45th
I'm sorry for your loss. May your mother rest in paradise. ❤
"Did you get a enough love my little dove why do you cry." Just makes me cry every time
this song is sadly beautiful. i lost my dad and sister within five months apart, and this song has a strong hold on me.
I'm am so so so sorry that must be so hard :( I hope you feel a little relief in this song I know I've cried from it, I lost my mom so I have a small Idea what you might feel, cry as much as you like even if people say you shouldn't bc your weak your really not
I'm so sorry for your loss💔 i can't imagine going through that🕊️