Spotify called me out for being in the top 1% of The Crane Wives listeners in 2023, and I can’t say I am surprised. The music you guys make is otherworldly and it’s gotten me through some tough shit these past two years. Thank you so much and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season❤
Love this SO MUCH. Might be biologist brain talking but limping deer imagery + the themes of the song remind me of Chronic Wasting Disease. The concept of slowly rotting from the inside out and leaving to not hurt anyone who gets close to you is so sadly poetic.
Wow, it's incredible how discovering the meaning or a possible interpretation of a song can instantly make it hit twice as hard (and I was already enraptured by it, must've listened to it a few dozen times). Kind of the same thing happened with Ribs
"All the words I couldn't say to you/fill up the spaces in my chest/like spare coins poised on the tip of my tounge/I make a wish and hold my breath" OH MY GOD??? WHAT A STRONG START??
I will never get tired of Emilee’s art, that animation was BEAUTIFUL. This song really resonated with me after hearing it live, so for them to announce it as a single really makes my heart happy. I speak for so many people when I say you four have changed lives. Thank you all for what you do! ❤
When I first saw the album cover I immediately thought of Chronic wasting disease because of the skeleton deer, how the prions are transmitted as animals move around, how they're dying inside. I especially like the line "Like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue" as 1. the prions can be transmitted through saliva and salt licks, 2. because ancient greeks used to put coins under the tongues of the dead, and 3. banger of a line I love it so much
I love the themes of rage, stifled anger, and inevitable feelings of justice in so many of the Crane Wives songs. I eat them up. I'm the well they're gonna drag you down.
If by any chance Emilee, Kate, Dan or Ben are reading this, I just wanna say… THANK YOU. Thank you SO much for being here and making music and for inspiring me in my work. Listening to Yall has, no joke, changed my life. I look at THE WORLD differently. THIS IS SO DRAMATIC BUT IN NOT KIDDING 😭 So yeah, thank you for doing what you do. I’ll never stop supporting you!!
I love this animation so much. My bandmates and I went to the WA concert and gave Kate a frog plush. This band has been such an inspiration to us and I just wanted to say thank you❤
all the words i couldn't say to you fill up the spaces in my chest like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue i make a wish and hold my breath send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down all the words i couldn't say to you oh, the damage i'd have wrought that old house, those rotting memories burned easier than i'd have thought send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down all the words i couldn't say to you a ready army in my throat i taste blood, i'm sick of swallowing stones so i'll wave the flag, tell the boys to go home send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down send me anywhere, take me out i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
I can't believe I discovered The Crane Wives through fancontent from a Minecraft SMP, but no matter my funny start into this, I can't help but be absolutely astounded by the music you all make. This is wonderful, and I am floored. Lots of love ❤
Not gonna lie, Curses is my favorite song of all time due in no small part to it being in that one Last Life AMV. Happy to see someone else who discovered this phenomenal band in the same way I did!
I admittedly have the weirdest character correlation to this song in my head, but it's burrowed into my brain and I may never be able to undo it. I have a thematic reason that works with it, though. Fair warning, I'm just going to get this premise out of my head, since hyperfixation mode has been only **intensifying** for me, nowadays. Apologies for how long this comment may get... 💀 My maladaptive daydreaming attached this song to a messed up ship, involving an OC and The Quarry's Travis Hackett. (Yes, Ted Raimi's creepy cop character...but please bear with me...) Said OC is a college dropout that's gone through their own shitty experiences, and their estranged father was the journalist that the Hackett family killed, prior to the dropout taking up a counselor job at Hackett's Quarry Summer Camp. Made things more awkward for the sheriff (Travis) and another OC (which was a character one roomie and I made together), since the journalist's only kid had temporarily been roommates with the other two characters before the camp's season began-and the struggling dropout had not been particularly subtle enough about their infatuation with the sheriff. They may be in their early to mid 20s, but the age difference still leaves a stigma that is called out a great deal in the story. As I said, it becomes a messed up ship, even though Travis tries his best before shit hits the fan to keep his distance. Between trying to keep his younger roommate at arm's length (after finally realizing that they were pining for him), plus the tragedy of his family having to cover up the murder of said roommie's father? Top that whole mess off with the general werewolf threat in The Quarry, and Travis starts reaching his wit's end. A canonical line the sheriff says in the game, when he finally tries to explain the werewolf problem? He brings up the metaphor of his family being "at the bottom of the well," and how he's at the top of the "rope," struggling to save them all. Thematically, this song feels fitting for that fucked up dynamic-of Travis worrying he'll become the "well" that will be the younger person's ruin-especially when playing off of that metaphor involving his cursed family.
I tried a few from my personal fiction library before the sisters from Lily and Clover became my main association. Each of the three fits one of the verses. The second verse works particularly well for Clover, and the titular part of the lyrics fitting well for the dynamic between the three - being the thing that will be used to destroy the others.
Actually, the crane wives have a song called "Scars" that's not out yet. The life series fans will freak out about that one too if it gets released(it's a very good song and it's been stuck in my head for a while now)
I know it’s possible that the band will never see this but this band has truly saved my life. I discovered them in June 2023, during the hardest part of my life. And ever since their songs are so soothing that I play them anytime I’m upset or just need something to get me through the day. This simply is my favorite song they’ve released yet and I resonate with it so much. Thank you Crane Wives.
I'm so excited to see another absolute banger of a Crane Wives song! I found the band in early 2022, through chrisrin's Last Life animation which used the song Curses. They have such great songs; my favorites are Hollow Moon, Take Me To War, Curses, Allies or Enemies, Stranger Fig, Canary in a Coal Mine, Tounges Before Teeth, and several others!! I'm excited to see what's probably another great song to come out :)
I found it through the life series too!! That's so cool haha. My favorites are probably Shallow River, Strangler Fig, Little Soldiers, Sleeping Giants, The Hand That Feeds and... I can keep going haha
I also found them through life series animatics, I swear like half of the crane wives fans are just life series fans who found them through animatics haha
Same!!!! Through that and Cherrifire's The Crane Lives project, I've fallen in love with this band. My favorites are Tongues and Teeth, New Discovery, Curses, Little Soldiers, Canary in a Coal Mine, How to Rest, Metaphore, I Talk In My Sleep, and Unraveling.
And this kinda vibe is why I found myself in the top 0.05% of listeners on Spotify in 2023. Thank you, so much Crane Wives for being there and for being you. Here's to a happy holiday season and a good close to the year
Got to hear this live in Boston a few weeks back and I urge you to go if you ever can. Haunting song, the delivery they gave sounded so airy like wind in a graveyard or the beginning of a storm.
SO HAPPY to hear this song!!! If any of the members see this, I need you all to know your music has been a light in my life the last few months after my cat passed away and with everything horrible going on in the world. I hope to see you live one day, you're my absolute favorite band
One of the very very few artists that have never disappointed me with ANYTHING they drop. These are the artists that deserve the biggest recognition and payout.
I absolutely love everything about this song ! My only problem is that english isn't my first language and I have to say I do struggle a bit with getting the "subtle" meaning of this one. If anyone can help that would be very kind ! WONDERFUL WORK THOUGh ♥ So happy to hear a new song from you !!
This song has occupied my every thought since it came out and I love overthinking everything, so here’s my analysis. (It’s a little long, bear with me). I initially thought this song was about a friend or loved one they could no longer talk to because of distance or death (“All the words I couldn’t say to you”). However, given all of the Crane Wives songs about abusive relationships, I figured this song was also deeper than it seems. I realized that “All the words I couldn't say to you” could also mean fear. In unhealthy relationships, one person is usually forced to step on eggshells to avoid upsetting or angering the other. Maybe the speaker couldn’t say anything because their words would have angered someone else. If that’s the case, then “All the words I couldn't say to you \ Fill up the spaces in my chest \ Like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue \ I make a wish and hold my breath” makes quite a bit of sense. There’s a lot they want to say, but the speaker chooses to hold their breath because they’re scared of the reaction. This also explains the line “Oh, the damage I'd have wrought”, as any phrase can send an abuser into a fit of rage. I believe that this relationship was in the past. For one, “the words I *couldn’t* say” is in the past tense. Second, the speaker describes this relationship as being in their “memories.” “That old house, those rotting memories / Burned easier than I'd have thought” implies that the speaker has mostly forgotten their abuser, to their surprise. They expected to miss them, but they don’t. The speaker then describes their words as “A ready army in [their] throat”, again implying that their words carried power and couldn’t be said. I read “I taste blood, I'm sick of swallowing stones” as the speaker being tired of swallowing their words. It is at this point that the speaker decides not to put up with their abuser anymore. “So I'll wave the flag, tell the boys to go home” is the speaker deciding to retreat (not fight back, simply get out). As for the chorus, I believe it to take place either during the relationship or as a guilty conscience long after. “Send me anywhere, take me out” reads to me as the speaker blaming themself, feeling as though they need to get out of their abuser’s way so as not to bother them. “I'm the well they're gonna drag you down” also feels like a guilt-ridden line to me. This also explains the visuals of the song: a deer trying to hold on long after it has died. By the end of the song, it finally decides to let go and rest. In summary, I believe the song is about an abused person after they were separated from their abuser. They reminisce about the many things they had to hide and struggle to shake off the feeling that they were at fault. However, they eventually decide that they’re tired of fighting a losing battle and leave the memories to the ashes.
This is going to be a very major highlight of this decade for me, I cannot wait to hear this the second I get the chance!!! Thank you so much again, Crane Wives, we love you and your work a ton!!!
YES I love this band and this seems like it could maybe be a new album or just a song I don’t care either way I just thought because of the cover but that ghost deer looks really cool slay queens and kings thank you for making so many good songs you guys are so underrated and I’m going to you’re April concert.
Wow, this was well worth the wait! The song itself is stunning, but paired with the visuals just takes it to another level. The part at 3:23 made my jaw drop! Love this already, thank yall for sharing
I just discovered your channel today. And for your information, I am REALLY picky when it comes to songs. And all of yours are just hit after hit after hit after hit after hit for me. I am so happy that I found this channel. The instrumentals, the voices, absolutely astonishing.
THIS IS GORGEOUS, the detail incredible and ive been playing the single nonstop since it came out this morning, i love this so much, thank you for yet another gorgeous song ❤️❤️❤️
I really want to thank all of y’all, you are my favorite band, and the thing that keeps me going most days. The song is beautiful and the animation is just amazing. Thank you again❤❤
Guys please you dont understand how much i love the crane wives im so happy i found them and i share them with people i meet EVERY SECOND and show them the songs i love the crane wives guys please YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDDDDD AND THE DETAILS IN THE SONGS THE DETAILS AAAA YOU GUYSSS YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDDDDDDDDD😭😭😭
It’s been so incredible to listen and enjoy this band’s magic, and getting to hear it come out in real time is just as special. Excited for things to come!
This band has been such an inspiration to me and has helped me through a ton of rough times, so I thank you all so much! I love your music and cannot wait for more! :D
I AM SO HYPED ABOUT THIS SONG AAAAAAAAAAA THE MUSIC, THE ANIMATION, THE BACKGROUND, ITS ALL SO PERFECT. THE CRIES IN THE BACKGROUND AT THE END MAKE ME SO !!!!!!
I am now even more excited for your next album, I had no idea it was even possible! I just know hearing those new songs with this kind of high quality audio will swipe me off the feet! Please please pleeeease, come tour the Europe someday, Love from Poland
@@agonim8248 NIE MOGĘ SIE DOCZEKAĆ TEGO MOMENTU!! Normalnie, I've been waiting all my life for them to come to Europe 😭 Atleast they have international shipping for merch!!
This is another work of art from you guys. You guys are such an inspiration to people, including me. Your music has help not only me, but many people here. Keep this up!!!❤❤❤❤
Been going through a really tough year going in and out of hospital and I think this is going to be the highlight of my whole year!!! I’m so excited to see the artistry of the animation because the song is amazing as always.
i love the crane wives music, but also emilee is such an uncommon name that i get a little jumpscared whenever i see people mentioning my name in the wild- every time im like "HUH WHAT WHYRE THEY SAYING MY NAME oh wait right lol" and it makes me laugh at myself a little every time. so thank you for bringing me joy in more ways than one!
Thank you. I lost someone recently and the song hits close to how i feel about him rn. It helps. Your music helped me a lot during other tough times too and i think i turned out a lot better because of it. I will always be a fan. Thank you.❤❤❤
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!! The animation is breathtaking, I've loved seeing the updates of the animation as it was made. Definitely going to be a new favorite song of yours!
Absolutely cannot wait for this! Also I may or may not have been in the top 1% of listeners for you guys on my Spotify wrapped lol It was worth it though, your music rocks!
It's an honor to be a fan of you guys, you seem to always keep improving and that makes me so happy. Thank you very much for making us great songs, love from Brazil 💚
Every song doesn't disappoint! It's another amazing song, and with amazing art, too! By far one of my favorite bands, I'm excited to see what's in store!
The Crane Wives were my Spotify number ones!! From the begging of the year of tough hardships, to our growing them. I still listen because it is very addictive, their vocals and songs.
I love this band so much ❤ Feels like just yesterday I found them by clicking a recommended song because it had a cute fox picture 😂 Now it’s been years. Much love to you all
I just wanted to say thank you for your beautiful art I discovered this song in most miserable time in my life, and it feels like a big hug from someone, who got through same pain as you do
"ITS BEEN FOUR YEARS " all seriousness thank you so much! I can't wait to use this song for everything I can! And I cant wait for yall to come to charolette!
Went to your concert in Milwaukee and it was one of the most fascinating things I’ve done in my entire life. Thank you. Your music travels with me everywhere and anywhere, such a deepness to it that any other writer can’t get close to.
My friend and I both adore The Crane Wives and this summer she bought tickets to a show, and this was one of the first songs they played. Hearing it live was amazing, and I’m so glad I can hear it again!
Thankyou so much for all the beautiful art you share with the world, your music always feels like home to me in a way that I can't explain. 🥺💚💚 I'm so excited to see what else you have in the works.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING i love every single crane wives song and this one is certainly no exception ❤️❤️❤️ can’t wait to see the animation that goes with it tomorrow! edit: omg this was STUNNING!!!! i love it so much
Really wish I could've gotten to see y'all live (had tickets but got sick the night before), this song is beautiful and y'all are without question my favorite band! Great work once again!
I was literally listening to Crane Wives at work and noticed this song. GUYS you all keep outdoing yourselves with every song. Proud to be one of those 0.5% of listeners!
I have never discovered a band and fell in love as quickly as The Crane Wives. My top artist of 2023 each song seemingly better than the last and got to see you guys play live in NYC (an amazing show btw) keep it up and I look forward to more awesome music
I’ve been a Crain wives listener for a couple years now and the songs bring so much emotion out of me. If they ever come near where I live I am for sure gonna be there watching them sing
Spotify called me out for being in the top 1% of The Crane Wives listeners in 2023, and I can’t say I am surprised. The music you guys make is otherworldly and it’s gotten me through some tough shit these past two years. Thank you so much and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season❤
Top .05% listener here
@@QuigleTheGnomeSAME
Top 0.2% on YT
top .05% THEY ARE MY FAV
WOOOO!! Same here, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
Love this SO MUCH. Might be biologist brain talking but limping deer imagery + the themes of the song remind me of Chronic Wasting Disease. The concept of slowly rotting from the inside out and leaving to not hurt anyone who gets close to you is so sadly poetic.
That... Is a sad. Poetic, but sad. I tip my hat to you 🎩👌
Yes, CWD is really tragic :( this is a very poetic way of looking at it, really interesting when applied to the song
CWD MENTIONED
Wow, it's incredible how discovering the meaning or a possible interpretation of a song can instantly make it hit twice as hard (and I was already enraptured by it, must've listened to it a few dozen times). Kind of the same thing happened with Ribs
Biology brains unite!
"All the words I couldn't say to you/fill up the spaces in my chest/like spare coins poised on the tip of my tounge/I make a wish and hold my breath" OH MY GOD??? WHAT A STRONG START??
REAL OH MY GODD
We only knew Harold for a little over three minutes, but he was the best ghosty deer ever.
Does this make Harold his canon name?
@user-bm9gt7od4v I guess?? Rip Harold....he was completely loved for those 3 mins.
Damn
Here’s to Harold returning! 🤞
I will never get tired of Emilee’s art, that animation was BEAUTIFUL. This song really resonated with me after hearing it live, so for them to announce it as a single really makes my heart happy. I speak for so many people when I say you four have changed lives. Thank you all for what you do! ❤
I didn't know Emilee did the art, too! That's so cool 😮
EMILEE DID THE ART?!?! Omg she's very talented (Emilee uses she/her, right?)
ITS EMILEE'S ART???? OMG THATS AMAZING
The Crane Wives, Hozier, The Oh Hellos, and Mitski aka the “I need therapy but can’t afford it” starter pack.
OMG YES
Ahh! Agreed!!!!
i listen to all of them and feel personally attacked
Bitter Ruin is perfect to add to that list
I don't know yet Mitski and I'm scared /j /lh
When I first saw the album cover I immediately thought of Chronic wasting disease because of the skeleton deer, how the prions are transmitted as animals move around, how they're dying inside. I especially like the line "Like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue" as 1. the prions can be transmitted through saliva and salt licks, 2. because ancient greeks used to put coins under the tongues of the dead, and 3. banger of a line I love it so much
I love the themes of rage, stifled anger, and inevitable feelings of justice in so many of the Crane Wives songs. I eat them up.
I'm the well they're gonna drag you down.
If by any chance Emilee, Kate, Dan or Ben are reading this, I just wanna say… THANK YOU.
Thank you SO much for being here and making music and for inspiring me in my work. Listening to Yall has, no joke, changed my life. I look at THE WORLD differently. THIS IS SO DRAMATIC BUT IN NOT KIDDING 😭
So yeah, thank you for doing what you do. I’ll never stop supporting you!!
I love this animation so much. My bandmates and I went to the WA concert and gave Kate a frog plush. This band has been such an inspiration to us and I just wanted to say thank you❤
you got a band? that's really nice!! wish u guys all the best sessions
Aw thank you, our sessions are fun chaos
Can’t wait! You guys are my favorite band!
I just noticed that the deers tail bops to the beat.
all the words i couldn't say to you
fill up the spaces in my chest
like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue
i make a wish and hold my breath
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
all the words i couldn't say to you
oh, the damage i'd have wrought
that old house, those rotting memories
burned easier than i'd have thought
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
all the words i couldn't say to you
a ready army in my throat
i taste blood, i'm sick of swallowing stones
so i'll wave the flag, tell the boys to go home
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
send me anywhere, take me out
i'm the well they're gonna drag you down
I can't believe I discovered The Crane Wives through fancontent from a Minecraft SMP, but no matter my funny start into this, I can't help but be absolutely astounded by the music you all make. This is wonderful, and I am floored. Lots of love ❤
We’ve found music through fandoms in the past too! No shame in it! We’re just glad you found us 🥹
Was it Last Life?
Hey, I found them through a warrior cats PMV, so I’m not judging.
Not gonna lie, Curses is my favorite song of all time due in no small part to it being in that one Last Life AMV. Happy to see someone else who discovered this phenomenal band in the same way I did!
Found them through Life SMP too!
I hope y’all know I’m holding fictional characters up against this song like paint samples
Yeah same
I can't find a good fit though :(
I admittedly have the weirdest character correlation to this song in my head, but it's burrowed into my brain and I may never be able to undo it. I have a thematic reason that works with it, though.
Fair warning, I'm just going to get this premise out of my head, since hyperfixation mode has been only **intensifying** for me, nowadays. Apologies for how long this comment may get... 💀
My maladaptive daydreaming attached this song to a messed up ship, involving an OC and The Quarry's Travis Hackett. (Yes, Ted Raimi's creepy cop character...but please bear with me...)
Said OC is a college dropout that's gone through their own shitty experiences, and their estranged father was the journalist that the Hackett family killed, prior to the dropout taking up a counselor job at Hackett's Quarry Summer Camp. Made things more awkward for the sheriff (Travis) and another OC (which was a character one roomie and I made together), since the journalist's only kid had temporarily been roommates with the other two characters before the camp's season began-and the struggling dropout had not been particularly subtle enough about their infatuation with the sheriff.
They may be in their early to mid 20s, but the age difference still leaves a stigma that is called out a great deal in the story. As I said, it becomes a messed up ship, even though Travis tries his best before shit hits the fan to keep his distance.
Between trying to keep his younger roommate at arm's length (after finally realizing that they were pining for him), plus the tragedy of his family having to cover up the murder of said roommie's father? Top that whole mess off with the general werewolf threat in The Quarry, and Travis starts reaching his wit's end.
A canonical line the sheriff says in the game, when he finally tries to explain the werewolf problem? He brings up the metaphor of his family being "at the bottom of the well," and how he's at the top of the "rope," struggling to save them all.
Thematically, this song feels fitting for that fucked up dynamic-of Travis worrying he'll become the "well" that will be the younger person's ruin-especially when playing off of that metaphor involving his cursed family.
@@Daelyah fellow maladaptive daydreamer/hyperfixater here, haha. I think this sounds really interesting. You've clearly put a lot of thought into it.
I tried a few from my personal fiction library before the sisters from Lily and Clover became my main association.
Each of the three fits one of the verses. The second verse works particularly well for Clover, and the titular part of the lyrics fitting well for the dynamic between the three - being the thing that will be used to destroy the others.
you’re so real for that
I know for a fact that this song is amazing and that the Life Series fandom gonna have a field day making fanarts and fan animation with this song 😂
Yesss! I have decided to reply to every comment on this video that's about the life series... I didn't expect there to be this many lol... help
the desert duo fans specifically are gonna have a field day istg (its me, im going insane)
Actually, the crane wives have a song called "Scars" that's not out yet. The life series fans will freak out about that one too if it gets released(it's a very good song and it's been stuck in my head for a while now)
Imagining with secret life gem in the zombie apocalypse session personally
@@pileofsocks8287 Hmm I could see that
I know it’s possible that the band will never see this but this band has truly saved my life. I discovered them in June 2023, during the hardest part of my life. And ever since their songs are so soothing that I play them anytime I’m upset or just need something to get me through the day. This simply is my favorite song they’ve released yet and I resonate with it so much. Thank you Crane Wives.
The hype is real! Can't wait to see the artistry in both music and animation!
WE DID IT, WE GOT THEM TO 100K!! CONGRATULATIONS GUYS :)
I'm so excited to see another absolute banger of a Crane Wives song! I found the band in early 2022, through chrisrin's Last Life animation which used the song Curses. They have such great songs; my favorites are Hollow Moon, Take Me To War, Curses, Allies or Enemies, Stranger Fig, Canary in a Coal Mine, Tounges Before Teeth, and several others!! I'm excited to see what's probably another great song to come out :)
Same way of finding it, but I'd say you left out never love an anchor
I found it through the life series too!! That's so cool haha. My favorites are probably Shallow River, Strangler Fig, Little Soldiers, Sleeping Giants, The Hand That Feeds and... I can keep going haha
I also found them through life series animatics, I swear like half of the crane wives fans are just life series fans who found them through animatics haha
@@tashunagray7720you're right haha, there were just so many to mention, so I left several out 🙏trust I love that one too!!
Same!!!!
Through that and Cherrifire's The Crane Lives project, I've fallen in love with this band.
My favorites are Tongues and Teeth, New Discovery, Curses, Little Soldiers, Canary in a Coal Mine, How to Rest, Metaphore, I Talk In My Sleep, and Unraveling.
Thank you to Cherrifire for getting me into this band more this year. Number 1 artist for my Spotify wrapped too lol.
SAMEEE
The traffic babes are gonna eat this up 💚💛♥️
And this kinda vibe is why I found myself in the top 0.05% of listeners on Spotify in 2023. Thank you, so much Crane Wives for being there and for being you.
Here's to a happy holiday season and a good close to the year
Oh my goodness I’m absolutely in love with this song and animation! Everyone involved did wonderful ❤️
Got to hear this live in Boston a few weeks back and I urge you to go if you ever can. Haunting song, the delivery they gave sounded so airy like wind in a graveyard or the beginning of a storm.
I have never loved a band more than the crane wives
yo i found me
Always a good day when there’s more Crane Wives music premiering!
SO HAPPY to hear this song!!! If any of the members see this, I need you all to know your music has been a light in my life the last few months after my cat passed away and with everything horrible going on in the world. I hope to see you live one day, you're my absolute favorite band
PACING MY ENCLOSURE PACING MY ENCLOSURE PACING
Mood, lol
One of the very very few artists that have never disappointed me with ANYTHING they drop. These are the artists that deserve the biggest recognition and payout.
This is so gorgeous! Also went down a rabbit hole on Emilee's art and it's so stunning!
I absolutely love everything about this song ! My only problem is that english isn't my first language and I have to say I do struggle a bit with getting the "subtle" meaning of this one. If anyone can help that would be very kind ! WONDERFUL WORK THOUGh ♥ So happy to hear a new song from you !!
If it helps, we wrote this song about how withholding the truth to spare someone pain can create resentment and pain for both people
Oooh thank you very much ! It's much clearer now ! Thank you very much for taking the time to answer me ♥ !@@thecranewives
This song has occupied my every thought since it came out and I love overthinking everything, so here’s my analysis.
(It’s a little long, bear with me).
I initially thought this song was about a friend or loved one they could no longer talk to because of distance or death (“All the words I couldn’t say to you”). However, given all of the Crane Wives songs about abusive relationships, I figured this song was also deeper than it seems.
I realized that “All the words I couldn't say to you” could also mean fear. In unhealthy relationships, one person is usually forced to step on eggshells to avoid upsetting or angering the other. Maybe the speaker couldn’t say anything because their words would have angered someone else.
If that’s the case, then “All the words I couldn't say to you \ Fill up the spaces in my chest \ Like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue \ I make a wish and hold my breath” makes quite a bit of sense. There’s a lot they want to say, but the speaker chooses to hold their breath because they’re scared of the reaction.
This also explains the line “Oh, the damage I'd have wrought”, as any phrase can send an abuser into a fit of rage.
I believe that this relationship was in the past. For one, “the words I *couldn’t* say” is in the past tense. Second, the speaker describes this relationship as being in their “memories.” “That old house, those rotting memories / Burned easier than I'd have thought” implies that the speaker has mostly forgotten their abuser, to their surprise. They expected to miss them, but they don’t.
The speaker then describes their words as “A ready army in [their] throat”, again implying that their words carried power and couldn’t be said. I read “I taste blood, I'm sick of swallowing stones” as the speaker being tired of swallowing their words.
It is at this point that the speaker decides not to put up with their abuser anymore. “So I'll wave the flag, tell the boys to go home” is the speaker deciding to retreat (not fight back, simply get out).
As for the chorus, I believe it to take place either during the relationship or as a guilty conscience long after. “Send me anywhere, take me out” reads to me as the speaker blaming themself, feeling as though they need to get out of their abuser’s way so as not to bother them. “I'm the well they're gonna drag you down” also feels like a guilt-ridden line to me.
This also explains the visuals of the song: a deer trying to hold on long after it has died. By the end of the song, it finally decides to let go and rest.
In summary, I believe the song is about an abused person after they were separated from their abuser. They reminisce about the many things they had to hide and struggle to shake off the feeling that they were at fault. However, they eventually decide that they’re tired of fighting a losing battle and leave the memories to the ashes.
Holy shit-
Underrated as hell comment that's genius
@ thanks dude!!!
This is going to be a very major highlight of this decade for me, I cannot wait to hear this the second I get the chance!!! Thank you so much again, Crane Wives, we love you and your work a ton!!!
EXCITING !!! an mv to start off a new era 🥹🥹
YES I love this band and this seems like it could maybe be a new album or just a song I don’t care either way I just thought because of the cover but that ghost deer looks really cool slay queens and kings thank you for making so many good songs you guys are so underrated and I’m going to you’re April concert.
this is just a new song, but they’re hoping to release their next album soon!!!
Thank you for letting me know
i'm going in april too!!!!! and yeah i love the deer, might try to paint it tonight
Wow, this was well worth the wait! The song itself is stunning, but paired with the visuals just takes it to another level. The part at 3:23 made my jaw drop! Love this already, thank yall for sharing
THE ANIMATION, THE SONG, EVERYTHING. THEY'RE PERFECT AS ALWAYS 😭💗
I just discovered your channel today. And for your information, I am REALLY picky when it comes to songs.
And all of yours are just hit after hit after hit after hit after hit for me.
I am so happy that I found this channel. The instrumentals, the voices, absolutely astonishing.
I am SO HYPED for this release, oh my goodness! You guys are the best.
THIS IS GORGEOUS, the detail incredible and ive been playing the single nonstop since it came out this morning, i love this so much, thank you for yet another gorgeous song ❤️❤️❤️
I LOVE THIS ANIMATION SOOOO MUCH
Just came to say that
I have never been so excited for something in my ENTIRE life omg
LITERALLY ME
this is one of my favorite songs from you guys! i don't know what it's made of, but it makes me unable to stop looping this over and over again!
I really want to thank all of y’all, you are my favorite band, and the thing that keeps me going most days. The song is beautiful and the animation is just amazing. Thank you again❤❤
Why am I crying?
For real, I love your music, absolutely beautiful
Guys please you dont understand how much i love the crane wives im so happy i found them and i share them with people i meet EVERY SECOND and show them the songs i love the crane wives guys please YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDDDDD AND THE DETAILS IN THE SONGS THE DETAILS AAAA YOU GUYSSS YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDDDDDDDDD😭😭😭
It’s been so incredible to listen and enjoy this band’s magic, and getting to hear it come out in real time is just as special. Excited for things to come!
I’m so excited for the new song! I already know this is gonna be on repeat for the next 2 months
IM SO EXCITED!! It’s a good day when Crane Wives premieres a new song :D !!
I don’t care what people think or say, but you guys still got it!
Beautiful art, beautiful lyrics, beautiful rhythm, beautiful SONG!
AAAA Christ, that was amazing!!! The art, the music, it's just, aaa!! Well done, all of you, as always! Especially Emilee for the gorgeous animation!
of topic, But i love your pfp :D
@@elva1girlThank you, aa!! It's quite an old drawing of mine but I'm still very attached to it.
@@Il_Campo Oh! thats pretty cool! :)
This band has been such an inspiration to me and has helped me through a ton of rough times, so I thank you all so much! I love your music and cannot wait for more! :D
I AM SO HYPED ABOUT THIS SONG AAAAAAAAAAA
THE MUSIC, THE ANIMATION, THE BACKGROUND, ITS ALL SO PERFECT.
THE CRIES IN THE BACKGROUND AT THE END MAKE ME SO !!!!!!
The colors, the symbols, and the progression of this music video are spectacularly gorgeous. I can't wait to rewatch and sink my teeth in further.
I am now even more excited for your next album, I had no idea it was even possible! I just know hearing those new songs with this kind of high quality audio will swipe me off the feet! Please please pleeeease, come tour the Europe someday, Love from Poland
OH MÓJ BLOB POLAK KTÓRY SŁUCHA THE CRANE WIVES?! AAAAAHHHH
@@ZosiaBlob stara weź, jeśli oni kiedyś przyjadą do europy, I will be there, no matter what
@@agonim8248 NIE MOGĘ SIE DOCZEKAĆ TEGO MOMENTU!!
Normalnie, I've been waiting all my life for them to come to Europe 😭 Atleast they have international shipping for merch!!
Oh my god, it's so great to hear new tracks from you. This song alone makes my day, and there will be more.
This is another work of art from you guys. You guys are such an inspiration to people, including me. Your music has help not only me, but many people here. Keep this up!!!❤❤❤❤
Been going through a really tough year going in and out of hospital and I think this is going to be the highlight of my whole year!!! I’m so excited to see the artistry of the animation because the song is amazing as always.
i love the crane wives music, but also emilee is such an uncommon name that i get a little jumpscared whenever i see people mentioning my name in the wild- every time im like "HUH WHAT WHYRE THEY SAYING MY NAME oh wait right lol" and it makes me laugh at myself a little every time. so thank you for bringing me joy in more ways than one!
Thank you. I lost someone recently and the song hits close to how i feel about him rn. It helps. Your music helped me a lot during other tough times too and i think i turned out a lot better because of it. I will always be a fan. Thank you.❤❤❤
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!! The animation is breathtaking, I've loved seeing the updates of the animation as it was made. Definitely going to be a new favorite song of yours!
So incredibly excited!!
Absolutely cannot wait for this!
Also I may or may not have been in the top 1% of listeners for you guys on my Spotify wrapped lol
It was worth it though, your music rocks!
It's an honor to be a fan of you guys, you seem to always keep improving and that makes me so happy. Thank you very much for making us great songs, love from Brazil 💚
Every song doesn't disappoint! It's another amazing song, and with amazing art, too! By far one of my favorite bands, I'm excited to see what's in store!
OH MY GOD CANT WAIT!!!!
I can’t believe Em spent 6 months animating this
Litterally just discovered this song and just by this I can tell how much of a good experience I'll get from learning about their other works.
SO EXCITED!!!!! LOVE Y’ALL ❗️
Its like the perfect cross between indie game music and folk songs. The 2nd to last verse is especially good imo
The hype is real INDEEEEED!!
my friend pointed me in your direction and i've been floored by the quality of your music, cheers for posting pals!
The Crane Wives were my Spotify number ones!! From the begging of the year of tough hardships, to our growing them. I still listen because it is very addictive, their vocals and songs.
I love this band so much ❤ Feels like just yesterday I found them by clicking a recommended song because it had a cute fox picture 😂 Now it’s been years. Much love to you all
MY FAVORITE SONG OF YOUR GUYS’ I LOVE IT SO MUCH IM SO EXCITED TO HEAR THE STUDIO VERSION
I just wanted to say thank you for your beautiful art
I discovered this song in most miserable time in my life, and it feels like a big hug from someone, who got through same pain as you do
"ITS BEEN FOUR YEARS " all seriousness thank you so much! I can't wait to use this song for everything I can! And I cant wait for yall to come to charolette!
SO EXCITED AHHHH!!!!
Went to your concert in Milwaukee and it was one of the most fascinating things I’ve done in my entire life. Thank you. Your music travels with me everywhere and anywhere, such a deepness to it that any other writer can’t get close to.
i sadly wont be a le to attend this as i have other things going on, but im so excited!!! yall are my favorite band :D
excited omg
I love you guys !
BEGGING yall to come to oklahoma, i'm in love with everything you guys make
ive been listening to this a ton since it came out and it just resonates so much with where my soul is rn
A new song !!!! I can already tell it will be a masterpiece but what kind of masterpiece ? I can't wait !
My friend and I both adore The Crane Wives and this summer she bought tickets to a show, and this was one of the first songs they played. Hearing it live was amazing, and I’m so glad I can hear it again!
Thankyou so much for all the beautiful art you share with the world, your music always feels like home to me in a way that I can't explain. 🥺💚💚 I'm so excited to see what else you have in the works.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING i love every single crane wives song and this one is certainly no exception ❤️❤️❤️
can’t wait to see the animation that goes with it tomorrow!
edit: omg this was STUNNING!!!! i love it so much
Really wish I could've gotten to see y'all live (had tickets but got sick the night before), this song is beautiful and y'all are without question my favorite band! Great work once again!
Got to listen to this live, amazing to see the official video now 🎉🎉🎉
AHH I can’t wait for this 😭 every time I see the thumbnail, I gasp because I think the song has been released haha
I was literally listening to Crane Wives at work and noticed this song. GUYS you all keep outdoing yourselves with every song. Proud to be one of those 0.5% of listeners!
I have never discovered a band and fell in love as quickly as The Crane Wives. My top artist of 2023 each song seemingly better than the last and got to see you guys play live in NYC (an amazing show btw) keep it up and I look forward to more awesome music
Man I don't even know how to describe the vibe this has but it's great, beautiful as always
I’ve been a Crain wives listener for a couple years now and the songs bring so much emotion out of me. If they ever come near where I live I am for sure gonna be there watching them sing
Excited!!!!
I really need to see y’all live again…
yet another crane wives song that pulls at my heart, and a beautiful beutiful animation. kudos to you!
AA I'm so hyped!! Can't wait!!!