Laufey - Letter To My 13 Year Old Self (Official Audio)

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  • @superxara173
    @superxara173 ปีที่แล้ว +3518

    I'm 13 and I'm going though all of this right now. This song is so special to me because it feels like a warm, comforting voice telling me that it'll get better one day. Thank you for this amazing blessing of a song

    • @yuviaserena7437
      @yuviaserena7437 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Me too! :)

    • @19thofmaykido
      @19thofmaykido ปีที่แล้ว +23

      SAMEEEE

    • @gumayusie
      @gumayusie ปีที่แล้ว +21

      omg same, this song really means a lot to me and it's so relatable T_T

    • @iambrittanyspierce
      @iambrittanyspierce ปีที่แล้ว +71

      i’m 15 and i wish i could tell my 13 year self this so but i can’t so ill tell you,take advantage of every day, be a kid, have fun, love yourself first because you are 13 only once ❤❤

    • @wavyduckling862
      @wavyduckling862 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same!!! You're not alone, this is my comfort song too

  • @gevangasteren
    @gevangasteren ปีที่แล้ว +1461

    I, as a 67-year old man, am very sad that so many girls need this, seeing from all the comments posted in just one day. But I’m very glad you could write such a comforting song for them, a reminder how every girl (and boy) deserves to be loved for what they are.

    • @Fortniteking192
      @Fortniteking192 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      i love you

    • @wobbuffay
      @wobbuffay ปีที่แล้ว +36

      you sound like a very beautiful person! ❤

    • @H_In_Your_Areaa_Ayoo
      @H_In_Your_Areaa_Ayoo ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I wish my dad was like u

    • @gevangasteren
      @gevangasteren ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@H_In_Your_Areaa_Ayoo I guess you’re young, so I would be more like your granddad :)
      Please don’t give up on your dad, there must be some good in him. And know that you’re much stronger than you think. You can recover and thrive.

    • @lauveroflaufeyy
      @lauveroflaufeyy ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wish you were my grandpa..

  • @thelostsoul3498
    @thelostsoul3498 ปีที่แล้ว +1520

    As she said herself: This made her cry.
    Same. It made me cry too. This is beautiful.

  • @SaraKassem-wx4pw
    @SaraKassem-wx4pw ปีที่แล้ว +1519

    She's the only one who can make me ugly cry at 12am

  • @katl_v
    @katl_v ปีที่แล้ว +426

    “I wish I could give her a squeeze, my self at 13, and just let her know, know that she’s beautiful” SOBBING😭🙏

  • @airsks
    @airsks ปีที่แล้ว +441

    I am a father of two precious angels. They are still a bit too young to worry about all these, but when they are at the age and feeling down, I want to share this song with them and tell them both are beautiful and loved!

    • @whateverjami
      @whateverjami ปีที่แล้ว +32

      this is adorable, they’re so lucky to have you

    • @andrixhizon8929
      @andrixhizon8929 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I wish in my next life Ican have a father like you

    • @bananasryummy
      @bananasryummy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      these comments are making me have hope in the world again

    • @kayliesaldivar9830
      @kayliesaldivar9830 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You have to be the coolest dad ever

    • @ohnoohnoohnoohnoohnoohno8737
      @ohnoohnoohnoohnoohnoohno8737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why wait to share it? This would be a wonderful song to grow up listening to, i think!

  • @lupitavenegas7087
    @lupitavenegas7087 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    I don't know how you manage to create masterpieces that are incredibly relatable to each and every one of us. It's beautiful

  • @bethanymckinney7607
    @bethanymckinney7607 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    Not 13, I'm 16 now. But I still feel like that stuck 13 year old. I can't help but burst into tears because it feels like your singing this to me. Wow, just wow... I'm really proud of you by the way, even as an adult I hope you've heard that!

    • @caitlinm0929
      @caitlinm0929 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i feel the exact same way. 16 but still hurting like im 13.

    • @bethanymckinney7607
      @bethanymckinney7607 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@caitlinm0929coming back to see this makes me wanna cry all over again haha

    • @gevangasteren
      @gevangasteren ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bethanymckinney7607 Crying is healing. It is like letting a wound bleed a bit, to clean it and make sure it doesn’t get infected.

    • @fIamingoslefttoe
      @fIamingoslefttoe ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i just turned 16 today. this shit hurt me to my core we’re in this together yall

    • @bethanymckinney7607
      @bethanymckinney7607 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fIamingoslefttoe happy birthday!! I hope 16 will be an amazing year for you

  • @lisachan8105
    @lisachan8105 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    I am fourteen and I have been through a really tough time. This letter feels as though it was written to me, not by my older self, but my older brother, who has given me advice he wishes he had had in the past. My brother is the sweetest man alive. He got me through my darkest hours and through my self-conscious moments. Without him, I'm not sure if I would have lived. I trust him more than anyone in this dark world, and I hope he knows that I will always love him no matter what he did in his past. He saved my life, and taught me the familial love I missed from my parents. Thank you, so much for writing this Laufey. You're probably not going to read this but that's fine. God bless you and anyone who reads this❤

    • @darren37999
      @darren37999 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this person is a clone of me

    • @alyssavocadoo
      @alyssavocadoo ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is literally the sweetest comment. You got me teary-eyed🥺💖

    • @lisachan8105
      @lisachan8105 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alyssavocadoo ohnooooo, but ngl same here 😢

    • @lisachan8105
      @lisachan8105 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darren37999 you sure you're not a clone of me???

    • @josemariareyes3448
      @josemariareyes3448 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      omg hi

  • @DaVinki456
    @DaVinki456 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    As a 15 year old girl this is so comforting. Teenage girlhood is beautiful and we should cherish it, we really only are young once. I love being a teenage girl

    • @sanwich626
      @sanwich626 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i hate being a teenage girl but slay queen

    • @kiana6818
      @kiana6818 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      im really trying to love it because i already know im going to miss it when im older, or maybe just the idea of it. i dont really know how to cherish it though because whether i like it or not, i won't be a teenage girl forever.

    • @bakedsushi9210
      @bakedsushi9210 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i miss being a teenage girl so much ❤

    • @elise.ch4nn
      @elise.ch4nn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hate and love it so much

  • @caro_vazquez_8
    @caro_vazquez_8 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Cried in the office listening to this. I first thought of unaliving myself at 12 when i hit rock bottom for the first time. I’m 21 now, still going through it, but i haven’t thought of seriously leaving this world for a couple of months now. I’m glad i’m alive and listening to this. I’m healing.

    • @rosyjosy9669
      @rosyjosy9669 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sending you so much love. I'm rooting for you!

    • @pettylilthing
      @pettylilthing ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I hope you don’t mind, but I’m praying for your healing ❤️‍🩹🙏

    • @Earinfection539
      @Earinfection539 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hoping you gain the help you deserve and you keep preserving!

    • @ColdSunshinee
      @ColdSunshinee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I Hope you get healed, you are stronger than most humans who ever lived on This earth, stay strong and never give up, you are a legend😊

    • @GracieBell-sq7us
      @GracieBell-sq7us 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Praying for you❤

  • @juswa
    @juswa ปีที่แล้ว +245

    ngl, my 18 year old self needed this letter. he'd be struggling a lot with adjusting and growing older, so he would probably relate to this song and appreciate the comfort and reassurance.
    i just turned 18 last month.
    thank you, laufey.

  • @yourL0calToaster
    @yourL0calToaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    When I was in preschool to kindergarten I would draw pictures of myself with long yellow hair and big blue eyes, my mom said she always cried when I made these drawings as I was “to young to be insecure” when I listened to the opening line of this song “don’t you worry ‘bout your curly hair” I started to cry, because I thought of me resenting my brown curls, and green eyes as a kid. This whole song made me cry, I know it wasn’t but I felt like it was written for me. I see myself in this song, thank you Laufey.

  • @elykais
    @elykais ปีที่แล้ว +204

    As a 13 year old, i genuinely relate to this music. I’ve been struggling with low self-esteem and i’ve been also called ‘strange’ and an variety of names on my childhood, so relating with an laufey song that deeply made me feel a bit special. I felt so warm while listening to it, it feels like a warm blanket to my heart💕 Laufey always releasing the best songs in the world!! 🫶🫶

    • @Noamtiomkin
      @Noamtiomkin ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don’t listen to any of those people! Be yourself. Im 14 so basically the same age and I get it

    • @folowowoowowdodkdcnc
      @folowowoowowdodkdcnc ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey girl, ur so pretty!! and also 1 question, r u doing okay now?

    • @alexiazamora2078
      @alexiazamora2078 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m almost 18, and what I’ve learned is that you grow into yourself and always become the person you want to be. I was definitely weird when I was younger, but I’m so much more awesome because of it. I seriously regret hating myself when I was your age and younger, even recently I hated who I used to be, but without her I wouldn’t be me today. And she was so little, and so are you, and she and you deserve nothing less than love. You’re doing just fine🫶

  • @DaVinki456
    @DaVinki456 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I’m 15 and yesterday I talked with my dad. After a long conversation about self esteem he told me how he loves me. He told me that I am the smartest person he knows and that I could do anything. We cried in each others arms and he squeezed me so tight. This song played in my head in that moment. It was as if it was not only my dad but also me who hugged me, who reassured me that I am more than enough. This song is like a message from future me, it’s so beautiful and my favorite on the entire album. Every time I hear this now I think of that moment with my dad, and I tear up. Thank you

    • @saulelinn
      @saulelinn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      now i'm crying too

  • @yurianantasub6854
    @yurianantasub6854 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I first immigrated from Southeast Asia to a small town in America at 13 and this song perfectly describes my experience at the time. I was this band nerd (still am lol) with an awkward bowl cut, an accent, and a name that no one knew how to pronounce, so I thought I was hopeless and would be forever made fun of and rejected. I had my first bf told me that no one else in this town would date me because I’m Asian. I’m 22 now and thriving as best as I could, but I wish I could’ve told my 13 year old self that everything will turn out great once she leaves that small town behind and believes that she deserves something far greater.

  • @florae.gardens
    @florae.gardens ปีที่แล้ว +94

    the first line.... im in tears T____T curly hair girls unite....!!!!

    • @K.etanak
      @K.etanak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Curly hair is pretty tho.

    • @pattymacias68
      @pattymacias68 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Agree I recently started straightening my hair on a daily basis and before I used to take such good care of it knowing I hated it on me at least

    • @soggy_handsanitizer
      @soggy_handsanitizer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      PROUD CURLY HAIR GIRLIE!! (kinda ☠️)

  • @angellynn7104
    @angellynn7104 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    When I tell you I CRIED. I’m 20 and my 13 year old self really needed to hear a lot of these things too.

  • @Crying-Sohee
    @Crying-Sohee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    ‘I’m so sorry that they pick you last’
    Such an incredible and relatable lyric, anyone who was been ‘unpopular’ at school knows exactly how it feels to be picked last.

  • @katiethewise
    @katiethewise ปีที่แล้ว +53

    As someone who is still definitely growing up, this honestly felt like it was written to all young girls out there, but also a letter to all women and their past selves. It's just so beautiful and comforting.

  • @TheGiyuuTomioka
    @TheGiyuuTomioka ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I made this poem while listening to this :)
    You and me, we have the same problems, so why are we treated differently?
    We both feel the same pain
    We both hurt the same way
    We both are experiencing the same thing…
    So why are we treated differently?
    We are the same, right?
    So why are we treated differently?
    Oh! I know….
    Unlike you, I have no one to turn to.
    Unlike you, I run and run but don’t have anyone to run to
    Unlike you, I scream and cry but no one hears a thing
    At first glance we seem the same, but we’re very different.
    Unlike you, I try to speak but get silenced
    Unlike you, there’s nobody there to comfort me
    Unlike you, I feel locked up inside with nobody to unlock it
    At first glance we seem the same, but we’re very different.
    Unlike you, I am always protecting and never protected
    Unlike you, I am always helping but never helped
    Unlike you, I am always a defender and never defended
    At first glance we seem the same, but we’re very different.
    You can hear me say this but you ask yourself “what is this difference?”
    It’s quite simple,
    Unlike you, I was never saved.
    Unlike you, I never found someone to comfort me.
    Unlike you, it’s too late for me to be saved.

    • @Mexican...taco_eater
      @Mexican...taco_eater 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      that’s beautiful ! this made me tear up 😭💗

    • @TheGiyuuTomioka
      @TheGiyuuTomioka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Mexican...taco_eater thank youuu, I kinda lost all my poetic-ness now, but it was nice while it lasted!

    • @ColdSunshinee
      @ColdSunshinee 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​​@@TheGiyuuTomiokabeautiful, im sure its somewhere inside you, dont give up, friend. God loves you❤

    • @49hth
      @49hth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hang in there my fellow human

  • @tatoss151
    @tatoss151 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Everyone wants to be loved,
    I wasn't loved by anyone but myself,
    With this song,
    I loved myself a little more today.
    Thank you for this beautiful piece, laufey❤

    • @haniamendoza510
      @haniamendoza510 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love you

    • @tatoss151
      @tatoss151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@haniamendoza510 i love you too:> ❤️

    • @tatoss151
      @tatoss151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@haniamendoza510 thanks a lot for this

    • @Cadenci1111a
      @Cadenci1111a 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Jesus loves you, and i love you too, you are not alone. 💝

  • @body187j3x1
    @body187j3x1 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Laufey songs are not about sex, profanity, or other toxic nasty things. But they are genuinely inspiring the youth of today in a positive way!

    • @juneiiu
      @juneiiu ปีที่แล้ว +10

      can't agree more

    • @lumi2015
      @lumi2015 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And they are helping bring jazz back to the mainstream after so many years of mediocrity pop plaguing it. Hope to see more fellow jazz artists join her in its rise.

    • @hadidahelfalah
      @hadidahelfalah 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      we needed more artists like her🥺

  • @edwardchen9619
    @edwardchen9619 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    now that im 23, i still think about all the times i was feeling so lonely and feeling left out by the world. i still feel that way now, but i just wanna hug my younger self now that this song's here.

  • @egist
    @egist ปีที่แล้ว +72

    definitely a song I will recommend to my daughter when she becomes a teenager!

    • @whateverjami
      @whateverjami ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that’s so sweet ☹️

  • @lizzyaa03
    @lizzyaa03 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm 18, and this song comforted the 13 year old me so much. I'm literally crying rn, reminiscing how terrible my childhood was. Weak and vulnerable. That is how i define myself on that time. Thank you Laufey for this song. You really touches people's heart 💗

  • @ShinnyTovs
    @ShinnyTovs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    "SHUT UP I'M NOT CRYING..YOU ARE!!" is the literally word that i can say to this
    this just gave me so much nostalgia i can't help but shed a little bit of tear.

    • @helenaiviktorgames3294
      @helenaiviktorgames3294 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm listening to this song for the like 100th time,I'm on the edge of tears 🙃
      (I'm 13)

  • @LeeKnowwzz
    @LeeKnowwzz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "Don't you worry about your curly hair?"
    Reminds me when I liked to do straight hair more.
    But now I love my curly hair.

  • @hugbow
    @hugbow ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm sitting here with the tears flowing and wondering how a beautiful young woman can write and sing a song be so tender and beautiful that it goes straight to the heart and the soul. Magnificent!

  • @miffyloverrrr
    @miffyloverrrr หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love this song, made me cry all the time. It represents what im feeling as a 13 year old right now, when you really listen to the lyrics, you realize how deep the meaning is, which is why it made me cry. Other girls out there, know you’re enough and beautiful. Keep going.

  • @ruledbyvenus1963
    @ruledbyvenus1963 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm currently 21, and I'm glad my 13 y.o self didn't chose to commit a suicide attempt right before it could eventually ending her life line, so proud of her, because of her strong will she took me to many places, many reasons to stay alive. she deserve lots of love too, I feel bad that I've been so hard on her, now it's time for me to give the love when no one ever will to give her the credits she deserve, and remind her she's always been beautiful that happens to live in judgemental, shallow, short-sighted society

    • @ColdSunshinee
      @ColdSunshinee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Im happy you are better now, you are a beatifull person, i love you and God loves you too, i will pray for you, stay strong girl never give up❤ (Sorry about my english im Brazilian)😊

  • @iamasho
    @iamasho 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Just a music lover dad here. My little 5 year old loves this nearly as much as I do. So beautiful and a great reminder for all the dads out there to remind their little ones how beautiful they are just as they are. Thank you.
    And thanks to the other dad at work for the recommend to have a listen to your work

  • @cemeterydriv3
    @cemeterydriv3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    the lyrics of her songs are always so beautiful and meaningful

  • @nina7413
    @nina7413 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This song is like a hug

  • @platinum5900
    @platinum5900 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    THESE SONGS KEEP BRINGING ME TO TEARS FOR EACH ONE I LISTEN TO MY EYES HURT BUT ITS WORTH IT, ANYTHING FOR MY GODDESS LAUFEY😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕

  • @luanareis9371
    @luanareis9371 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    this is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard

  • @aanonymm
    @aanonymm 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    this song hit too close to home. I am almost 18 now, but I wish my 13 year old self could hear this. Made my cry

  • @ale_xra
    @ale_xra ปีที่แล้ว +87

    THIS HAS NOW BECOME MY FAVORITE SONGG ❤❤❤❤ ILYSMMM LOOFY

  • @waveslicer
    @waveslicer ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My favorite song in the album 😢 tugs on the emotions. Can relate as a man who used to be the boy picked last. Would love to go back and tell him that everything worked out fine, kid!

    • @anthonycollazo6148
      @anthonycollazo6148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This song is meant for herself at 13 but she made you relate to it thats power I hope your ok

  • @Caleigh80
    @Caleigh80 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is my favorite comfort song. I’m 17 right now. I was online for school when I was 13. The most depressing year of my life. That little girl who cried herself to sleep, and wanted to end it all. The girl who used to brush out her curly hair. The girl who never had boys chasing after her. The little girl who was insecure of her freckles and weight. I wish I could go back to give her a tight hug, but this song does it for me.

  • @melancholiclamb
    @melancholiclamb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    im 21, 13 year old me needed this song. thank you.

  • @xs949
    @xs949 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The lyrics of this songs along with the music made me feel melancholic and other hard feelings I can’t describe, I feel so weird and happy at the same time. Your music makes me feel different, specially this one. I can say this is my favorite one 🫶 Thank you Laufey

  • @AugnierCalyenin
    @AugnierCalyenin 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A beautiful song with beautiful lyrics sang by a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice wanting to tell her 13 year old self that she's beautiful. There's nothing about this song that is not beautiful. This is the music that the entire world has been missing for the past 60-80 years, we need so much more music like this. I'm so happy that I could hear Laufey's music within my lifetime.

  • @rinuhhhh
    @rinuhhhh ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a 13 year old, this song is so comforting. I'm going through this right now, and most people my age are "too good for me" and my parent really dont understand, i have no one to talk to. Ty Laufey you are amazing, this may sound weird, but I see you as an older sister. Not just mine, but all of us lauver's older sister.

  • @MochiPuppies
    @MochiPuppies 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this song makes my heart warm. i remember being thirteen and going through everything and it really sucked, but now that i overcame most of it, this song reminds me of love. it makes me think of the boy i’m in love with. it’s home. he’s home. laufey never manages to make a song that doesn’t hit me in the heart, and i mean that in a good way. for everyone reading this, remember what she said “keep on going with your ‘silly dream’”💞

  • @mysticdreamer4014
    @mysticdreamer4014 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sometimes i come back to this just to reassure myself. To everyone out there, you are enough. I know it feels tough, but you're doing your best and that's okay. Someone out there is Proud of you. Just finding the strength to do the little things, is enough, you're doing amazing, just continue doing you

  • @n31ysa
    @n31ysa 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    this song is so precious and comforting. thank you laufey 🥹🤍

  • @malaksii
    @malaksii 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    oh , i didn’t imagine a simple random beautiful song would make me cry so fast ..

  • @lcttvlips
    @lcttvlips ปีที่แล้ว +15

    my sister is 14 years old and I wanna see her playing this song 24/7

  • @NapolioniAdoni-e2g
    @NapolioniAdoni-e2g 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm 13 this year and this song speaks to so much. Thank you laufy

  • @BossyBot
    @BossyBot 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    13 about to turn 14 this year. I don't like talking about my own issues ('cause people have it more badly and I hate shaming myself). But life feels hopeless, worthless, especially tough these days. It feels like nothing I do matters, no matter if i'm still continuing my passions, continuing to take care of my body, continuing to build up a reputation and mind for myself, I never fit. I never loved how I was. I wasn't happy. So many struggles to put up with other people even myself.
    Present me really needed to hear this letter, such a comforting song to listen to. I'm still so grateful i'm even alive to keep going. I'm so thankful I have just few friends to know my struggles, as they also introduced me to your songs. I'm so thankful I have any people I can reach out to at all!
    Like trying to terraform Mars to Earth, we gotta try to terraform Earth back to Earth instead. Thank you for making this song as a reminder for your fans, Laufey :)

    • @GiannaLugari-fn2th
      @GiannaLugari-fn2th 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It will be okay

    • @BossyBot
      @BossyBot 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@GiannaLugari-fn2thThank you

  • @anapadilla6614
    @anapadilla6614 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As an 17 year old, this is such a beautiful song. I can breathe again, I love this woman

  • @juuuww
    @juuuww ปีที่แล้ว +11

    im so sorry to laufey who had to experience this, but now shes on stage performing to all her Lauvers and we all love her!! good karma will always be by laufey's side and i just hope she keeps growing and growing!!

  • @beaccino
    @beaccino ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you Laufey for making this song. I am now 17, turning 18 in a month, but I still cried knowing these are the exact words I wish I could have told my 13 year old self. She would have loved to hear this.

  • @jnt7250
    @jnt7250 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I’m 14 and boy did this hit home. Being an awkward black girl in an all white school sucks, you’re words touched me profounly❤❤❤
    Ps. Laufey if you ever do tour for this song please come to Arkansas 💀💀🙏🏾

    • @czeqer
      @czeqer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right? She can hold it at the Dreamland Ballroom too...

    • @isabellabernales1439
      @isabellabernales1439 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      no way !! i live close to arkansas but i used to go there too, as someone whos wasian like laufey i also relate to her 😔😔

  • @AlisonTsai-px7xc
    @AlisonTsai-px7xc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Listening to this the day before my 14th birthday, I think that this song really expressed how I felt this passed year. It’s kinda just my comfort song, it really made me appreciate my self this past year and reminded me that I wasn’t alone. Thank you, Laufey.

  • @SunV0lt09
    @SunV0lt09 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can’t express how much this song makes me feel, like I wish I could go back and change everything for my younger self, so I didn’t have to put myself through so much pain. I was bullied so much for my weight, my emotions, and I had no friends, this makes me feel like I’m trying to give my younger self a hug, as a way of saying sorry for everything. But also as a way of telling myself that things will get better at some point. I love your music so much Laufey, thank you.

  • @oletanator
    @oletanator 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    thank you to my school for mentioning this song!! :) happy early birthday to mama mary

  • @adamdorado3970
    @adamdorado3970 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My niece performed your song at her talent show this past week and I cried I felt every word at my self at 13 so hard growing up not loving or being uncomfortable with my self . This song is beautiful

  • @Chua_editz
    @Chua_editz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m 16 and almost 17 And i keep coming back to this song to heal my 13 year old self because so much happened that Laufey is my safe place

  • @Kkamera
    @Kkamera ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Yes!! Im already in love with this album!!! Thank you so much Laufey for sharing your work 🤍

  • @TeaTea444
    @TeaTea444 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you laufey, Thank you so much for allowing 13 year old me to hear this song and heal a little bit today.

  • @triyuliareveni4289
    @triyuliareveni4289 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    cause u'll grow up darling! u will show urself that u r really just enough.

  • @nazitaa9925
    @nazitaa9925 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    BYE THAT MADE ME CRY, I RELATE TO THIS SONG SO MUCH, MY YOUNGER SELF DIDN'T DESERVE ALL THAT SHE WENT THROUGH

  • @almaaac8633
    @almaaac8633 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ugly crying at the moment, but how i wish I could comfort my 13 year old self. I dedicate this to you little me

  • @Eggnanan
    @Eggnanan ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Laufey never fails to make me cry hysterically

  • @phdkshsh
    @phdkshsh 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    the phrase "dont you worry bout your curly hair" made me burst into tears because i always felt insecure of my curly hair, cuz i live in an environment where curly hairs are rarely common 😢😢

  • @midtaku5379
    @midtaku5379 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I haven't cried in so long. And when I tell u I was crying to the point I couldnt see anything anymore... i swear. This song felt like a big hug.

  • @ottertalksgames
    @ottertalksgames 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    omg, I wish so bad I could see my 13-year-old self for 10 minutes and just give her a hug. If only she knew what she was capable of.

  • @RaineKhandelwal
    @RaineKhandelwal ปีที่แล้ว +41

    this is such a tender song. i could fall asleep listening to your beautiful voice and the message hits hard after going through all of this years ago. the best part is, everything was okay in the end. I might not be perfect but it did get better, and you conveyed these emotions perfectly. the small breaths between lyrics, the gentle vibrato on the cello, and the tinted lens used on the camera builds this melancholic picture that somehow feels so personal to me. thank you laufey for this song that will always make me tear up

  • @Life11114
    @Life11114 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lookin at all the "I'm/I am" comments telling their story gives me sonder

  • @LavenderFinch
    @LavenderFinch ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm literally crying right now. This song hits in the right spot😭

  • @biasilvaworks
    @biasilvaworks ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm not 13, but I'm going through difficult times, and your music seems to speak to me, thank you very much laufey, may you achieve much more ❤

  • @emmnueljm
    @emmnueljm ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I LOVE YOU LAUFEYYY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GAVE US!!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON LIVE

  • @paulafreitas364
    @paulafreitas364 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's 3am in Brazil and Laufey just release a piece of art that heals my inner depressive teenager. I could never be more emotional.

  • @_angy.lauver
    @_angy.lauver ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this is probably my favourite song of this album, it's so relatable and beautiful, thank you laufey!

  • @RocioGonzalezMeza
    @RocioGonzalezMeza 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When I was 14, I dreamed of becoming a scientist. My parents didn’t like it much. now, at 28, in the middle of my PhD in physics abroad… I was so insecure about fitting in and felt ugly and weird, too; this made me cry.

  • @chennyboo
    @chennyboo ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *I was casually listening to the whole album while deep cleaning my room but then, the first three lines of this song caught my attention coz it hit me so hard. So I had to pause and listen to the whole song wholeheartedly... and the whole message got me sobbing.*

  • @SandrineViens-i9r
    @SandrineViens-i9r ปีที่แล้ว +34

    at 13, I struggled with very bad body image and comparing myself to other girls almost killed me. Now that I’m 17, this song truly feels so healing and to know that I’ve grown out of most of those insecurities feels so freeing.

    • @Gatozparty
      @Gatozparty 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m 17 too, being 13 was just so hard, I still experience insecurities but not as bad at that age, I hope your doing well my friend and take care of yourself :]

    • @SandrineViens-i9r
      @SandrineViens-i9r 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Gatozparty you too!! 🫶

  • @urgirllove-g4q
    @urgirllove-g4q ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i don't even know how she EVERY song she write is just a masterpiece. as a 13yr girl who's going trough all this not knowing if i'll pass an other birthday this is so comforting tbh i love her soo much

  • @curtwesser9787
    @curtwesser9787 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful but more important. It speaks to what a lot of kids go through at that time of life. Very lovely.

  • @jessicap713
    @jessicap713 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    24, and I cried first time I heard it. I felt so seen from this song. It took just about 21 years for me to truly see myself as beautiful and be comfortable in my skin. It pains me just a bit that young me had to go thru that. Growing up in spaces where no one looks like you irl and in media. It wasn't until college that I saw others that looked like me. For you reading this, it gets better. Challenge yourself, choose spaces that celebrate who you are. Please hang in there, brighter days are coming

  • @vale-w2y
    @vale-w2y 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i'm almost 18 now, finally figured out what I want to do with my life. I can imagine my past self being in her room, upset about the world. nothing was working out for her. all she wanted was people to understand her and for her to do what she loves.. she didnt wanna work yet but is already at the age where she had to slowly figure out what to do for 3-4 years straight. i wish she knew that she didnt had to stress for it. her silly dream now is to sew bags, sell them. become the designer that her past self would look up to. .... you're going to figure everything out. youre going to be great. i just wish i could tell her that all that, that shes going through atm will be better.

  • @sanwich626
    @sanwich626 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i did not think i would start sobbing out of nowhere but this song did that loll, im surprised it had such an effect on me but i guess the lyrics are just so relatable, its like my internal 13 year old self is the one who started crying

  • @trinatrinacl
    @trinatrinacl 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Feels like a fireplace in the cold winter, with hot chocolate and a warm blanket

  • @maiinotfound
    @maiinotfound 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am 14 years old, I will soon be 15 years old, and this song is so comforting, it is as if a warm and sweet voice told me that everything that worries me all my life will one day stop, and I will be able to be really happy, it is a band-aid to the heart, i love u Laufey ♡

  • @Curse7771
    @Curse7771 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m fourteen and right now I’m going through a rough time of depression and I just want to say that this song is so comforting for me and I really relate to all these lyrics. Thank you Laufey

  • @KayLa-jv1se
    @KayLa-jv1se ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is healing something in me I didn’t know was still broken

  • @MEORYKUV
    @MEORYKUV ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think Laufey deserves the world right now, I love your music. Its calming, And i hope to be a calm singer just like you. Thank you for releasing this

  • @viaismyname
    @viaismyname ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Ok now I’ve officially died. The way I’ve always been straightening my hair… I’m going to try to be myself more to do my 13 year old justice. I am pretty even with my frizzy hair and hairy legs. You made me realize that.

  • @vianeyyy6394
    @vianeyyy6394 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is going to leave me sobbing

  • @hambrienta
    @hambrienta ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It gives me peace of mind, it's like having a cup of tea

  • @soru6363
    @soru6363 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never thought i would cry listening to a Laufey song.
    God, i was so wrong...

  • @dahnyiel
    @dahnyiel ปีที่แล้ว +9

    something has never made me sob so much more than this entire album

  • @liltiss4299
    @liltiss4299 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just turned 18, this is the first time that I listen to this song and know that this is what we all need to hear. I feel so sad and grateful at the same time this is incredible

  • @andypianoman
    @andypianoman ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this song. I relate to it in a special way as I grew up with a chronic illness that caused me severe physical pain, limitation and mental health issues. I spent most of my preteens and teen age life avoiding people because I was the self conscious of my body due to my disease. I missed out on so much and at times was even bullied. Now I am disabled from the condition but my wish is to release my own music like this and be up on stage touching many people's souls in a good way like you have. I know some day when I get better and can start writing music and going on tours I can make dreams come true. Thank you Laufey. This song gives me hope and I always cry so much when listening to it but this is one of my favorites off the album

  • @zarizzler
    @zarizzler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is my first time crying for real listening to a song.. This is beautiful, thank you so much❤️

  • @charchol304
    @charchol304 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the comfort we all needed, for those who are listening to this and are bawling, you are so loved 💜

  • @laughingcat1234
    @laughingcat1234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nothing can make me cry so easily, but this song 🥺 I just couldn’t hold my tears ❤

  • @maimel0dy
    @maimel0dy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    okay i was tearing up at the other tracks but this one really did it. the tears are flowing. this track really hit me at all the different angles laufey your truly amazing.