Fireworks - Ben Fankhauser

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  • @_Lyncaa
    @_Lyncaa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It’s been many years since I originally found this and it’s still one of the most chilling performances I’ve ever watched

  • @beepbeeplamb7937
    @beepbeeplamb7937 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When you get back
    And you’ve got time left on your hands
    Guess you drive around the lake
    Tires grazing the borderlands
    Of the shore that you wish
    You were sure was in De Moines
    Telling dad about the medals
    All the medals you enjoyed
    And I’d say “I won them all
    Except for one, dad
    Except for one
    I won every single medal
    Except for courage, dad
    Except that one.”
    Drive over to Sally’s
    Where she’s out mowing the lawn;
    Husband safe inside the house
    She’s got a lazy red blouse on
    And we’d stop, and we’d talk
    And I brag and don’t say anything about medals of valor;
    About medals of courage
    And she laughs, and we smile, and we sit for a while
    But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks, around us
    There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    Drive through a McDonalds
    Spending hours on the line
    Telling stories through the speakers
    Some demented kind of shrine
    And the voice says to cry, so you cry
    And you think about those medals of valor;
    Those medals of courage
    And the voice says to pay
    So you pay, and you leave
    But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    And all at once you're back
    In a lake around the world
    Your friend is drowning
    They go on drowning in a lake made of shit
    And you try to pull him out, and flares go off and colors fly
    And you reach to pull
    And you give up, and flares go off
    And he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he
    But there are fireworks, fireworks around us
    There are fireworks, fireworks around us
    When you get back
    With more than time left on your hands
    And your dad’s been dead for years
    No one named Sally understands
    So you drive around the lake
    You were sure was in De Moines;
    Not thinking about colors, or any medals anymore

  • @nickia7578
    @nickia7578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    This is old but for anyone who is confused (like I was) this song is based off the story Speakibg of Courage by Tim O'Brien
    This is the summary so the song makes more sense - After the war, Norman Bowker returns to Iowa. On the Fourth of July, as he drives his father’s big Chevrolet around the lake, he realizes that he has nowhere to go. He reminisces about his high school girlfiend, Sally Kramer, who is now married. He thinks about his friend Max Arnold, who drowned in the lake. He thinks also of his father, whose greatest hope, that Norman would bring home medals from Vietnam, was satisfied. Norman won seven medals in Vietnam, including the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart. He thinks about his father’s pride in those badges and then recalls how he almost won the Silver Star but blew his chance. He drives around the town again and again, flicks on the radio, orders a hamburger at the A&W, and imagines telling his father the story of the way he almost won the Silver Star, when the banks of the Song Tra Bong overflowed.

    • @sofifithe1st20
      @sofifithe1st20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I realized this today when reading O'Brien's book, "The Things They Carried," with the chapter titled "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes." He discussed the story he had written before as well as how he changed it to fit within the book, highly suggest those interested in this song to read the story/chapters!!

    • @beepbeepeddie8010
      @beepbeepeddie8010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow

    • @carmcakes1687
      @carmcakes1687 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really needed this, thank you!

  • @randafoote2341
    @randafoote2341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Wow. WOW. This song and Ben's voice and the piercing emotion both off of him and the music- this is stunning.

  • @sarahchen8976
    @sarahchen8976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i.... i think this is the first time i have ever heard benjamin fankhauser's head voice and my own two ears are SHOOK

  • @blueberryghostz
    @blueberryghostz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    his expressions.......wow

  • @carriegobreski870
    @carriegobreski870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    OMG I love how he puts so much emotion into EVERY PERFORMANCE he's such an angel and has such a godly voice💕💕i just love him so much!!!!

  • @deathanglesdaught
    @deathanglesdaught 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The story in this song is fantastic and his voice is so emotional and spectacular!

  • @annanemone3260
    @annanemone3260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This song is so freaking amazing i just sat still processing the lyrics and i realize it's telling some sort of story? It's beautiful and having Ben as the storyteller is amazing

    • @lailag4621
      @lailag4621 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      could you explain it for me bc i kinda get it but not really (im too enchanted by ben)

    • @piperkingston3894
      @piperkingston3894 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Laila G It's based of a story by Tim O'Brien called "Speaking of Courage"

  • @theteainpotato
    @theteainpotato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    can this song PLEASE be available for purchase?? i listen to it all the time. it so good!!! really emotional and ben’s voice just sounds incredible!!

  • @morgandehart1529
    @morgandehart1529 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I want this sheet music!!!!

  • @eyegamezz
    @eyegamezz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    songs based off The Things They Carried are always my favorite songs, and this is no different. its a super good book (one of my favorites ive had to read for english) and i understand the lyrics so thats fun. ben's voice is also super good :-)

  • @isabelladippel9649
    @isabelladippel9649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    we just read the things they carried in my English class and I knew this sounded familiar-

  • @nurysacevedogaete3830
    @nurysacevedogaete3830 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi... I love him

  • @elias2729
    @elias2729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I know this video is old,, but uhm, I translated the lyrics for anyone who wants to sing along:
    When you get back, and you’ve got time left on your hands
    Guess you drive around the lake, tires grazing the borderlands of the shore that you wish, you were sure was in De Moine
    Telling dad about the medals, all the medals you enjoyed.
    And I’d say “I won them all, except for one, dad
    Except for one. I won every single medal
    Except for courage, dad, except that one.”
    Drive over to Sally’s, where she’s out mowing the lawn; husband safe inside the house, she’s got a lazy red blouse on
    And we’d stop, and we’d talk, and I brag and don’t say anything about medals of valor; about medals of courage
    And she laughs, and we smile, and we sit for a while
    But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks, around us
    There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    Drive through a McDonalds, spending hours on the line,
    telling stories through the speakers, some demented kind of shrine
    And the voice says to cry, so you cry, and you think about those medals of valor; those medals of courage
    And the voice says to pay, so you pay, and you leave
    But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us
    And all they want’s your back, in a lake around the world, your friend is drowning
    They go on drowning in a lake made of ships, and you try to pull him out, and flares go off and colors fly
    And you reach to pull, and you give up, and flares go off.
    And he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he
    But there are fireworks, fireworks around us,
    there are fireworks, fireworks around us.
    When you get back, with more than time left on your hands, and your dad’s been dead for years
    no one named Sally understands, so you drive around the lake, you were sure was in De Moine; not thinking about colors, or any medals anymore.

    • @i.s.s.y7998
      @i.s.s.y7998 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for the lyrics! I think the (???) you put is "They go on"

    • @elias2729
      @elias2729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I.s.s.y no problem!! And thank you

    • @eyegamezz
      @eyegamezz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i know you might not see this considering this is three years old but it's lake full of shit, not ships! its part of the story this song is based on :-)

  • @ffionbeynon4831
    @ffionbeynon4831 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Freaking love Ben

  • @leah.p.6687
    @leah.p.6687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When will this be avaliable on spotify???

  • @ReaganWyatt
    @ReaganWyatt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here's the summary for what the song is based on if anyone was wondering. www.sparknotes.com/lit/thingscarried/section14/

  • @alexandraarnold6874
    @alexandraarnold6874 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can someone explain this song to me?
    Actually nevermind😅