I grew up in a thin walled house, always stopping my mom from getting my report cards, dad died when I was young. Had the same house from kindergarten til I eventually left high school. Mom's in jail, she robbed a place to help us pay bills, didn't think she'd get caught, now my childhood house is gone. Either way, I was not dealt the best hand in this Poker game we call "Li(f)e" and every bit of this song reminded me of my childhood. This song brought both tears and hope to my eyes.
It's about growing up and being embarrassed about the way you are, because you're changing and the world is changing around you and nothing seems right and it's hard when a lot of the people around you seem to be fine and have everything figured out and you're stuck in the dark. Parents can be deceptive, kids can be cruel, creativity can be repressed, but it doesn't have to be like that, and eventually you get older and gain the self confidence to express things, be yourself and grow. [:
yeah,this one reminds me of too much. it was the best of times it was the end of times. still is. i was naive, still am. dealing with love? was back then. hurting over relationships? still am now. i've grown, but the way this was written is such a good reminder of the complete innocence of being young, in love, trying to figure out life.i still feel like that kid when i'm at my worst. this reminds me, of the magic. it used to be. not anymore. the charm is lost. maybe focusing on all this deep stuff at this age was detrimental. it made me who i am though and i wouldn't trade it for anything. i just wish life was as simple as it was when i was listening to this song on my ipod nano i snuck into church camp, dreaming about the girl i just met, who would go on to be on to be one of the most influential relationships of my life for the next 7 years. looking out that sun roof in that little cabin, away form my parents and family for the first time. allowed to experience and feel these feelings. and wow, i just.... life is crazy. i am glad to be where im at but wow i just want off this ride sometimes. it wont get easier. and yeah, alright. thats the thing. and me searching this song up after the week andt the month and the months i've had, i wanna just idk yet alright
"when you think you´ve got all figured out and then everything colapse...trust me kid, it´s not the end of the world" That part always hits me hard, regardless of my age.
"...Then everything colapses...trust me kid, it´s not the end of the world" It´s so meaningful, I come back and hear this song every time I´m feeling down.
I cried when I heard this poetry, most of us had this childhood and today we miss it, because today we realize IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES Whoever dislikes this was probably one of the kids who had what they wanted, who were popular, the ones who did'nt suffer in their childhood, the ones that did'nt get picked on, the on's that easily passed through childhood, either that or they just lack the brain capacity to Understand Sage's message
I first heard this song while i was away with uni. Heard it on Zane Lowe's radio 1 show as we were going back to the dorms in the mini-bus. The whole bus went quiet for the whole song and just listened. Goosebumps.
I love this song so much, because it's not about a big tragic back story, but simply what people can go through in life and lets face it life can be shit. But I just relate to this so much. Great video!
I'm 14, and this just reminds me already of what I've been through already, and what i have yet to have thrown at me by life. Most amazing song ever made. Sums it all up..
walking away from things, turning my back. dazed confused and lost. found the fork in the road, and saw the doors of could be. noticed who i thought i was and what people want me to be. no door was there for who i was going to be. i went down the road i choose and the doors disappeared from me and two became one. i walked and never looked back wished the dreams of my mind to become truth. and let those who thought different and left them behind and left my perception behind. i just went on.
It's about life. Growing up and maturing. I wish I could explain the beauty in some of the analogies and metaphors he uses, but most of it is universal in nature.
Rhymesayers is so underrated, if only more people listened/knew about sage, slug, aesop, Eyedea, ..brother Ali, all true innovators of the hip hop cause. #underground for life, how bah dat.
thank god this song was made, it's giving me hope, today im getting tested for hpv, im only 17, and my girlfriend's missing her period. wow, what a life. wish me luck please.
It's so bitter sweet it makes me happy one second and sad the next I want this song at my wedding and my funeral....its beautiful it's brutal it's cruel it's buisness as usual :)
Man i just wanna say this guy mad my day today....i was sad beacause of someone made me feel but i found that it fine it all be allright. rote me a lil poem to get my bain off ease, without any thing to say..i always say please.... but thank you my friend, listen to this life well begin :)
This song is amazing. It's weird to know that someone else is thinking and going through almost the exact same things that I feel like I'm going through... i give him props for saying it how it is... not enough people do.
@TheMrWickedNinja sir you havent been on this earth long enough to fully understand this song, im not saying i have but i understand the value of this song. this is a song i will listen to when im 80 and realize i finally can understand what i was truly here for.
When I first heard this song this reminded me of my very good friend in college years ago and found out that he had just died in a car accident by a drunk driver that came from a college drinking party. After I found out I didnt really know what to do so I only had one thing to do and that thing was the one thing I told myself was to look at the memories we had with each other. After I was done I told my self it was the best of times and now is the end of times. R.I.P-John Stevenson
To all the guys gals and non binary pals reading this in 2020, Stay strong you can do this! It's all most the end of the year and I know that you can get throught it! We all love and are supporting you! Happy holidays and try to stay positive throught the rest of this year }:) I believe in you 🧡
@Swapp01 That's in the most part true, but it can go both ways because some of the people who never struggled in their childhood were the ones who had privilages most people dont have, like the kids who can afford a private tutor, college, material things, and can afford to slack off because their parents buy them their future instead of them just earning it. Those kids could have bought themselves to the top , but then again most do screw up because they failed to learn moral things while small
@lxsosna Sure, it's a poem with a tune in the background. It's a touching poem, with real human emotions. It's a poem with a tune, like any other song in the world. It's a poem, it's a song. It's a poem, sure.
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I grew up in a thin walled house, always stopping my mom from getting my report cards, dad died when I was young. Had the same house from kindergarten til I eventually left high school. Mom's in jail, she robbed a place to help us pay bills, didn't think she'd get caught, now my childhood house is gone. Either way, I was not dealt the best hand in this Poker game we call "Li(f)e" and every bit of this song reminded me of my childhood. This song brought both tears and hope to my eyes.
It's about growing up and being embarrassed about the way you are, because you're changing and the world is changing around you and nothing seems right and it's hard when a lot of the people around you seem to be fine and have everything figured out and you're stuck in the dark. Parents can be deceptive, kids can be cruel, creativity can be repressed, but it doesn't have to be like that, and eventually you get older and gain the self confidence to express things, be yourself and grow. [:
From France, an universal song... Stuning.
This song is still so unbelievable. Sage is such a great lyricist
This song helps my depression so much, great musician.
yeah,this one reminds me of too much. it was the best of times it was the end of times. still is. i was naive, still am. dealing with love? was back then. hurting over relationships? still am now. i've grown, but the way this was written is such a good reminder of the complete innocence of being young, in love, trying to figure out life.i still feel like that kid when i'm at my worst. this reminds me, of the magic. it used to be. not anymore. the charm is lost. maybe focusing on all this deep stuff at this age was detrimental. it made me who i am though and i wouldn't trade it for anything. i just wish life was as simple as it was when i was listening to this song on my ipod nano i snuck into church camp, dreaming about the girl i just met, who would go on to be on to be one of the most influential relationships of my life for the next 7 years. looking out that sun roof in that little cabin, away form my parents and family for the first time. allowed to experience and feel these feelings. and wow, i just.... life is crazy. i am glad to be where im at but wow i just want off this ride sometimes. it wont get easier. and yeah, alright. thats the thing. and me searching this song up after the week andt the month and the months i've had, i wanna just idk yet alright
brought tears to my eyes. its scary how similar my childhood was with this song. sage is one of the illest out there much love and respect
Sage is the John Darnielle of hip-hop.
"when you think you´ve got all figured out and then everything colapse...trust me kid, it´s not the end of the world" That part always hits me hard, regardless of my age.
"...Then everything colapses...trust me kid, it´s not the end of the world"
It´s so meaningful, I come back and hear this song every time I´m feeling down.
How could anyone not think Sage is one of the greatest rappers ever?
I cried when I heard this poetry, most of us had this childhood and today we miss it, because today we realize IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES
Whoever dislikes this was probably one of the kids who had what they wanted, who were popular, the ones who did'nt suffer in their childhood, the ones that did'nt get picked on, the on's that easily passed through childhood, either that or they just lack the brain capacity to Understand Sage's message
This is without a doubt the most honest song I've ever heard...Simply beautiful.
KTown. I miss you.
I first heard this song while i was away with uni. Heard it on Zane Lowe's radio 1 show as we were going back to the dorms in the mini-bus. The whole bus went quiet for the whole song and just listened. Goosebumps.
when the guitar comes is at 2:44 makes this song just outstanding. another unbelievable song by Sage Francis.
I love this song so much, because it's not about a big tragic back story, but simply what people can go through in life and lets face it life can be shit. But I just relate to this so much. Great video!
I'm 14, and this just reminds me already of what I've been through already, and what i have yet to have thrown at me by life.
Most amazing song ever made. Sums it all up..
How does it relate to you now, almost 10 years later?
How do you feel now at 25?
Damn I wonder how you're doing now man
I love you all guys/girls. Yes you reading this. stay strong. Spread the love
this makes me feel so hopeful
saved my life a few times this song. and here we are again. fascinating composition.
I almost cried. This changes everything about rap for me. I've never heard anything like this, it's like stream of consciousness with a refined style.
This song and these lyrics brought tears to my eyes. Simply beautiful.
Truly the connor orbst of rap
walking away from things, turning my back. dazed confused and lost. found the fork in the road, and saw the doors of could be. noticed who i thought i was and what people want me to be. no door was there for who i was going to be. i went down the road i choose and the doors disappeared from me and two became one.
i walked and never looked back wished the dreams of my mind to become truth.
and let those who thought different and left them behind and left my perception behind.
i just went on.
what the fuck. what the actual fuck. why do i relate to this song so much.
It's about life. Growing up and maturing. I wish I could explain the beauty in some of the analogies and metaphors he uses, but most of it is universal in nature.
grew up on the same same -- found Sage in my early early years, too. from one escape artist to another, much love throughout your journey
I love sage.... I thank my sister Amanda for showing me his music. It changed my taste in good music.
I felt almost for 5 minutes and 30 seconds that Sage was reciting a poem about my life.
this song is so true for me. rly got to me. sage, ur awesome. thank you so much. it is never the end
that's the beauty of it, any of us could have written this. we all lived it
this is really helping me feel better about myself. I can really connect to this song.
such a beauty, such a piece of art. respect sage!
This song melts my heart...
so poetic beautiful piece of music
This being one way to brighten a young person's outlook on their childhood.
I love how Sage keeps it real. This is one of the best songs I've heard in a while, it's stunning
Rhymesayers is so underrated, if only more people listened/knew about sage, slug, aesop, Eyedea, ..brother Ali, all true innovators of the hip hop cause. #underground for life, how bah dat.
thank god this song was made, it's giving me hope, today im getting tested for hpv, im only 17, and my girlfriend's missing her period. wow, what a life. wish me luck please.
This song saved my life.
It's so bitter sweet it makes me happy one second and sad the next I want this song at my wedding and my funeral....its beautiful it's brutal it's cruel it's buisness as usual :)
💚💚💚
That is so rad. Sage has really outdone himself with this track.
This song brought tears to my eyes...
love this song! can sit there listening over and over again! i think we can all relate to this
Man i just wanna say this guy mad my day today....i was sad beacause of someone made me feel but i found that it fine it all be allright. rote me a lil poem to get my bain off ease, without any thing to say..i always say please.... but thank you my friend,
listen to this life well begin :)
This song is amazing. It's weird to know that someone else is thinking and going through almost the exact same things that I feel like I'm going through... i give him props for saying it how it is... not enough people do.
@TheMrWickedNinja sir you havent been on this earth long enough to fully understand this song, im not saying i have but i understand the value of this song. this is a song i will listen to when im 80 and realize i finally can understand what i was truly here for.
one of the most honest tracks i've ever heard.
I listen to this song at least five times a day.
This is Brutally Beautiful
His words are so beautiful..
This song speaks to me like a mirror.
saw this dude yesterday in concert it was, and he was Sick! :]
I... literally... can't... believe that good rap is being made today by people who aren't Madlib or The Beastie Boys. This is incredible.
PURE 🔥!
love the way the song gradually picks up the beat
Simply amazing
sage francis = beautiful mind
one of the best songs ever.
this is a beautiful song.
Wow.What a lyricist.
this song makes me happy
When I first heard this song this reminded me of my very good friend in college years ago and found out that he had just died in a car accident by a drunk driver that came from a college drinking party. After I found out I didnt really know what to do so I only had one thing to do and that thing was the one thing I told myself was to look at the memories we had with each other. After I was done I told my self it was the best of times and now is the end of times. R.I.P-John Stevenson
I love the story behind this music !
Helps to know you're never alone there's always ppl that will understand you, you just got to find them.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN IN LIFE TO NOT HEAR THIS SONG??
Wow. So glad I stumbled across this. :)
"it's better to have pressure from peers than not have peers"
Love Sage Francis he inspired me to write music myself one of the dopest MC's with a message move out Nas cuz Sage takes my number one spot
this.is.amazing
LOVE IT !!!!!!
thank you bob. nice upload!
This is mindblowing!
Holy shit this is a great song. Never have I felt so many feels.
So much feeling...
So meaningful to me.
Phenomenal!
Oh shit this was in my local symphony in seattle big up to sage !
I'm using this song with my 10th grade class while we are reading Catcher in the Rye perfect.
cant quite say why but hearin sage say its not the end of the world makes shit feel a lil bit better
Brilliant.
I LOVE REAL ARTISTS AND REAL MUSIC! FUCK YES
I wish I had heard this song before i started high school..shit, even before I started college would have been nice...
@NAMDIEZ I discovered macklemore a week after posting that, thanks though those are great songs for sure
Bob showed, me thanks Bob :)
what a fuckin hero. I luv this guy, he's so real
Sage..! GET OUTTA MY HEAD!!!
inspirational =)
To all the guys gals and non binary pals reading this in 2020, Stay strong you can do this! It's all most the end of the year and I know that you can get throught it! We all love and are supporting you! Happy holidays and try to stay positive throught the rest of this year }:) I believe in you 🧡
@Swapp01 That's in the most part true, but it can go both ways because some of the people who never struggled in their childhood were the ones who had privilages most people dont have, like the kids who can afford a private tutor, college, material things, and can afford to slack off because their parents buy them their future instead of them just earning it. Those kids could have bought themselves to the top , but then again most do screw up because they failed to learn moral things while small
just... wow.
Epic!
@lxsosna Sure, it's a poem with a tune in the background. It's a touching poem, with real human emotions. It's a poem with a tune, like any other song in the world.
It's a poem, it's a song. It's a poem, sure.
OHHhhhh!!! But what when u live a ur car and have to pull over and crap your pants!!! 😢
WOW
You win :)
@toddstay wow pretty good poem man
Love this song, but why is there Russian mail order bride videos in the suggested videos list?