Shawn James - The Guardian (Ellie's Song) - Official Music Video

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  • Listen + Download "The Guardian" by Shawn James:
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    When does it get quiet?
    Time was supposed to extinguish the desire...
    But the embers won't snuff out
    Haunted by your smiles
    The mask keeps getting heavier
    One step forward, two steps back
    There's a noose round my neck and the further I get
    It's harder & harder to breathe
    Can I find a way to cut the rope?
    I've been waiting for dawn
    But the light is all gone.
    Don't know if I'm already blind...
    Can I leave it all behind?
    What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine?
    This victory is not what I hoped for...
    How was I to know that everything would end up like this?
    Survival of the fittest... of sorts
    So I've become the bringer of death
    A lover of life
    The one who guards from the dark of the night
    I'll be the hammer of war
    Justice & mercy don't live side by side
    So in retribution I abide
    I'll tip the scales to justice's end but can it make amends?
    Kill or be killed... what a way to live & die
    I just can't see this cycle ever ending
    How can I correct the damage done when I can't feel the consequences of my recourse
    So I've become the bringer of death
    A lover of life
    The one who guards from the dark of the night
    I'll be the hammer of war
    I've been waiting for dawn
    But the light is all gone.
    Don't know if I'm already blind...
    Can I leave it all behind?
    Filmed by Michelle Mavrides & edited by Luke White
    Written by Shawn James
    String arrangement by Luis Guerra
    Produced by Jimmy Messer
    Records at Parts + Labor Studios, Los Angeles, CA
    © 2020 Parts + Labor Records
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  • @ShawnJamesSoul
    @ShawnJamesSoul  3 ปีที่แล้ว +868

    Thanks for checking out the new video everyone. I appreciate all the love!
    Check out the US shop here: www.hellomerch.com/collections/shawn-james
    Europe/UK as well here: www.shawnjameseuropeanmerch.com/
    Lastly, I can't wait to get back on the road hopefully sooner than later and I look forward to meeting you all out there!

    • @mendez5016
      @mendez5016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Congratulations, you’re amazing 💜

    • @Purpolvr
      @Purpolvr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This song reminds me of my younger year not long backs while I was a younger infantry in iraq. Good stuff sir.

    • @nolanspring1286
      @nolanspring1286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you music is out of this world and there is somthing special about listening to live performances from you that i can feel in my heart.. with that said i found you through gas light sessions and its been taken down. It was hands down top three sets i have ever listened too.. Im hoping for answers here, feels like im missing a part of me. I hope you continue to make music that steals me away as i listen, i just hope i can return to listen:(

    • @toastedcoconut6095
      @toastedcoconut6095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dude your music moves me in an inexplicable way. You can tell the emotion behind it is genuine and that's rare in the industry these days. You're beautiful inside and out imo.

    • @jamiematthews4176
      @jamiematthews4176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You deserve all the love m8 I'm a heavy rocker you are my guilty conscience and I don't care who knows

  • @ajaynorris3526
    @ajaynorris3526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3917

    You can find the lyrics for this song in Ellie's notebook at the farm house.

    • @ozakos
      @ozakos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Needs to be a top comment!

    • @Stardust72707
      @Stardust72707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      She keeps adding to it throughout since Seattle

    • @felipejaramillo1644
      @felipejaramillo1644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@josephconner2586 nop unfortunately

    • @matthewgonzalez2555
      @matthewgonzalez2555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember that! :D

    • @12myea
      @12myea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      can someone pls tell me who ellie is 😳

  • @Thee_Tomas
    @Thee_Tomas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4220

    Ellie singing his "through the valley" in the teaser a few years back is the reason i started listening to him. Love his music, been listening ever since

    • @dantehoule4356
      @dantehoule4356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Literally also the same thing for me been a fan since then too

    • @C4_316
      @C4_316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me 3

    • @andreyrabelo007
      @andreyrabelo007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, me too

    • @ChronicBreakdown
      @ChronicBreakdown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same

    • @Mat-el9tv
      @Mat-el9tv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Saaaame

  • @spetzer2774
    @spetzer2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1240

    Because Ellie is listening to Shawn singing "Through the Valley" at the beginning of the second game, it means that Shawn James canonically exists within the The Last of Us. I like to think in the midst of everything happening in the games, Shawn is out there somewhere killing clickers by day and making music by night.

    • @jeremybarnes3698
      @jeremybarnes3698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That’ll be awesome!

    • @katik_4700
      @katik_4700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      We need 3 part of this game with Shawn as main character 😀

    • @aldomachuca6700
      @aldomachuca6700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Oh my god, then, ice cube...

    • @Lombreee
      @Lombreee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      "Through the Valley" song was realised before the LOU zombie outbreak in 2013 so technically Shawn could have existed in that universe. Correct?
      But shit I would LOVE for your comment to be the case in the LOU universe!!!

    • @alfiartya23
      @alfiartya23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wait, i'm so confuse 😄😄

  • @alexg.7913
    @alexg.7913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +878

    Petition to get Ashley Johnson to cover this song as Ellie

  • @TomazMalfoy
    @TomazMalfoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1504

    After the pandemic, come and take a tour in Brazil. You will be very well received!

    • @vitorsuguimotoferreira3865
      @vitorsuguimotoferreira3865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Nossa eu iria mt ver ele, muito

    • @anthonyrflores
      @anthonyrflores 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      There is no "After the pandemic." We're being played. Things are never going back to normal.

    • @ChubbieBehemoth
      @ChubbieBehemoth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@anthonyrflores LOL, Okay guy.

    • @anthonyrflores
      @anthonyrflores 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@ChubbieBehemoth Are you telling me I'm wrong? People started getting too comfortable with it, stopped listening to stay-at-home mandates, and now look where we are: more fear mongering and more laws coming down the pipeline. This virus is being utilized to slowly strip away our rights.

    • @giovaniguedes7301
      @giovaniguedes7301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@anthonyrflores and after this we wont travel?? Wtf

  • @devranyalcin3070
    @devranyalcin3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2880

    This man doesn't have a bad song!

  • @soumyajyotimukherjee4752
    @soumyajyotimukherjee4752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    We need a DLC with Ellie singing this.

    • @PedroHenrique-dh3bq
      @PedroHenrique-dh3bq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      quite hard with two fingers lessened

    • @AV218_
      @AV218_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Pedro Henrique She can learn to play left handed

    • @enollorca8107
      @enollorca8107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pedro Henrique say that to Django Reinhardt

    • @PedroHenrique-dh3bq
      @PedroHenrique-dh3bq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enollorca8107 alright, I beg my leave

    • @huhjalapeno7469
      @huhjalapeno7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Third game bet

  • @SkipaDaFlipa
    @SkipaDaFlipa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    This song is the embodiment of Ellie. Being the bringer of death and the lover of life at the same time. Survival of the fittest... of sorts. This song embodies her character and personally, I think it embodies all of humanity. Absolutely brilliant peace of poetry.

    • @danydunn8073
      @danydunn8073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I thought the same. And the struggle to find "the right answer" between justice, vengeance, and happiness. Allowing anger and spite to control your life, or rather to have forgiveness free you from the burdens. The complexities of humans and their nature. And he truly gives voice to the internal conflict of someone such as Ellie. I love it so much.

    • @MrSwitchblade327
      @MrSwitchblade327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well it literally is her journal entries

    • @kyoza5069
      @kyoza5069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MrSwitchblade327 Yeah. Shawn wrote the song, but it's based on Ellie's character.

    • @tac8482
      @tac8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i don't know if im alone but the "survival of the fittest... of sorts" sounds something like Ellie would say. Definitely agree with you

    • @malbec223
      @malbec223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, title says "Ellie's song" so...

  • @andrea314nicole4
    @andrea314nicole4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    I hope this song blows up like Through the Valley. I hope Shawn gets all the attention he can. He deserves to be a top recognized artist. Thank you Naughty Dog and The Last of Us 2 for exposing him to so many more people around the world!

    • @joshuamallari5854
      @joshuamallari5854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He's on full in my car, top back when im driving.

    • @fatilatre4563
      @fatilatre4563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Extremly true

    • @Reinith
      @Reinith 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hes awesome !!

    • @FueledFromFiction
      @FueledFromFiction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bob Rich sounds like you haven’t played Uncharted 4 or The Last of Us 2. Both games of the generation in my book.

    • @Tmtrnr22
      @Tmtrnr22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This has grown to be my favorite song

  • @belicfilmes1853
    @belicfilmes1853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    This song should be in the ending credits of the game. Such a masterpiece!

    • @Tmtrnr22
      @Tmtrnr22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It really should considering it kind of is already, in Ellie‘s diary.

    • @huhjalapeno7469
      @huhjalapeno7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Third game bet

    • @Tmtrnr22
      @Tmtrnr22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uffle Ikr, I have it on loop on spotify 😂

    • @madimakatayev8919
      @madimakatayev8919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      his guitar is the one which joel plays at the ending scene

    • @huhjalapeno7469
      @huhjalapeno7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@madimakatayev8919 it's also in the very first scene of the game😂👍

  • @katief.6970
    @katief.6970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Not only were the lyrics in Ellie's journal, but did anyone else notice how the lyrics align with the soundtracks from The Last of Us I and II?
    "Time was supposed to extinguish the desire
    But the embers won't snuff out"
    Inextinguishable Flames by Gustavo Santaolalla
    "The mask keeps getting heavier"
    Masks On by Mac Quayle
    "It's harder & harder to breathe"
    Breathless by Gustavo Santaolalla
    "But the light is all gone"
    All Gone by Gustavo Santaolalla
    "Can I leave it all behind?"
    Left Behind by Gustavo Santaolalla
    "Vengeance & mercy don't live side by side"
    No Mercy by Gustavo Santaolalla
    "I just can't see this cycle ever ending"
    The Cycle of Violence by Mac Quayle
    The Cycle Continues by Mac Quayle

    • @cassiusvdiniz
      @cassiusvdiniz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      AMAZING

    • @Lombreee
      @Lombreee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ooooo ♥️ I did not notice that.
      That makes sense. Both games were about how someone copes with the death of a loved one. It makes sense for their music lyrics to be similar.

    • @gravity9.815
      @gravity9.815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really nice catch , you got my compliments.

    • @nbs5288
      @nbs5288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dang, why doesn't this have more likes!? Intresting fact.

    • @darkerge8794
      @darkerge8794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You my friend have cracked the code. You are a genius for seeing this!

  • @hectorbarrios885
    @hectorbarrios885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I Hope Ashley covers this song eventually.

    • @FueledFromFiction
      @FueledFromFiction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Maybe The Last of Us Part III will open with her singing the completed version?

    • @andreasmag5471
      @andreasmag5471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fueled From Fiction not sure if a third game will be a thing man

    • @martinortiz5851
      @martinortiz5851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@andreasmag5471 I hope not. Just as before, the story is perfect as it is

    • @hectorbarrios885
      @hectorbarrios885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@FueledFromFiction That would be awesome! but sadly ellie can't play guitar anymore

    • @ashhadmalik8594
      @ashhadmalik8594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hectorbarrios885 she lost 2 fingers but she can still play some songs like she did at the end before walking away from the guitar

  • @pedrodaniel7777
    @pedrodaniel7777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    !!!!LYRICS!!!!
    When does it get quiet?
    Time was supposed to extinguish the desire
    But the embers won't snuff out
    Haunted by your smiles
    The mask keeps getting heavier
    One step forward, two steps back
    There's a noose round my neck and the further I get
    It's harder & harder to breathe
    Can I find a way to cut the rope?
    I've been waiting for dawn
    But the light is all gone
    Don't know if I'm already blind
    Can I leave it all behind?
    What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine?
    This victory is not what I hoped for
    How was I to know that everything would end up like this?
    Survival of the fittest... of sorts
    So I've become the bringer of death
    A lover of life
    The one who guards from the dark of the night
    I'll be the hammer of war
    Justice & mercy don't live side by side
    So in retribution I abide
    I'll tip the scales to justice's end but can it make amends?
    Kill or be killed... what a way to live and die
    I just can't see this cycle ever ending
    How can I correct the damage done when I can't feel the consequences of my recourse
    So I've become the bringer of death
    A lover of life
    The one who guards from the dark of the night
    I'll be the hammer of war
    I've been waiting for dawn
    But the light is all gone
    Don't know if I'm already blind
    Can I leave it all behind?

  • @Uncle_Tijikun
    @Uncle_Tijikun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    There's haunting music, and then there's Shawn James.
    This guy is on a completely different level. Incredible.

  • @ozzell
    @ozzell 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Reading the lyrics in Ellie's journal for the first time broke me.

  • @khangdo6822
    @khangdo6822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He even sit in front of a tree just like Ellie. How amazing is that?☺️☺️

  • @williamellisonmullan
    @williamellisonmullan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    This guy is so talented. Is there a style he can't sing?

    • @sebastianwawronowicz6285
      @sebastianwawronowicz6285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Flamenco maybe haha

    • @JoaoPedro-ht5bq
      @JoaoPedro-ht5bq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Brazillian Funk kkkkkkkkkkkk

    • @ryansa4323
      @ryansa4323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JoaoPedro-ht5bq He is too good for this kkkkk

    • @Itzal48
      @Itzal48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoaoPedro-ht5bq Brazil had some good funks

    • @brenofariabittencourt410
      @brenofariabittencourt410 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoaoPedro-ht5bq a não kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  • @dakotamcnally96
    @dakotamcnally96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Don't you see Ellie writing this song in her journal

    • @lookatmyright
      @lookatmyright 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      EXACTLY I've read too much of her journal.

    • @Zeemyth
      @Zeemyth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@lookatmyright Its such a smart addition, allows people to see her thoughts on moments and really humanizes her. Im gonna read it every time I play cause its just so cool

    • @oiijupiter
      @oiijupiter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah, it was wrote by Shawn based on her :)

  • @iPhonedo
    @iPhonedo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Chills the entire song!

    • @mehmetefe.a9716
      @mehmetefe.a9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sizleri görmek onur verdi hocam

  • @janavelino641
    @janavelino641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1032

    Well...that didn’t suck.

    • @12myea
      @12myea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Blu_____ DAMN

    • @crisfbflores9674
      @crisfbflores9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      @@Blu_____ In my opinion it didn't suck, this song is the embodiment of Ellie's depression and trauma, that explains why she acted like she did, at least for me it's a masterpiece with quite deep emotions showed on it. And I knew for the songs and trailers previous to the game that it was going to be a really sad and hard story.

    • @TheNOBODY2810
      @TheNOBODY2810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Crisfb Flores well said mate well said

    • @PedreirodaAmora
      @PedreirodaAmora 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@crisfbflores9674 I agree but on the other hand they could showed more from Abby part in the trailers, and they changed how joel used to think(those are really my rents), but I mean people they wanted somethings that beats the first the last of us and that's almost impossible, in my opinion of course(but I'm a still a huge fan)

    • @tatsuyaabe5513
      @tatsuyaabe5513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just like the game ;)

  • @Rafael-qd1xw
    @Rafael-qd1xw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I really hope Shawn James gets more recognition than he is recieving rn and also COME TO BRAZIL

    • @nuitNo.6
      @nuitNo.6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't hope that. Artists are better when they stay indie.

    • @81summer98
      @81summer98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      COME TO BRAZIL ZULUL

    • @TomKirkMusic
      @TomKirkMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After you go to Brazil come to Australia

    • @srjonsey9208
      @srjonsey9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First came Gustavo, and now him, Naughty Dog has a keen sense of good music, also from the Tupiniquim far lands.

    • @gustavonogueira1136
      @gustavonogueira1136 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shawn James in Brazil is my dream

  • @nana-ix
    @nana-ix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Such a legendary cast of musicians in TLoU. The music in that game is unlike any other!

    • @kyoza5069
      @kyoza5069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah. Especially Part 2. Through The Valley plays on Ellie's Walkman in like the first 30 minutes, and it's pretty nice. But my God, Ashley Johnson can **sing**

    • @DaKewlDood
      @DaKewlDood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I loved the music in the original TLOU. However, the music in the TLOU2 just wasn’t there for me; it never captivated me at all, neither did any of the characters (apart from Ellie and Joel). Great game but definitely not TLOU in any way, shape or form. The original TLOU was solely focused on the beautiful relationship between Ellie and Joel and, it put TLOU on the map for sure. Obviously, the relationship between Joel and Ellie was shattered in TLOU2. I thought it was a great game but, I felt totally disconnected, emotionally - the polar opposite to the original.

    • @donttouchmycrowbar3452
      @donttouchmycrowbar3452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DaKewlDood i think thats what made it so great though, it wasnt like the first at all, thats why it was "part 2" instead of just tlou 2

    • @weaverquest
      @weaverquest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@DaKewlDood I disagree, this game completed the story of Ellie and Joel's relationship for me. It answers some of the lingering questions after the end of the first game such as what was going on in Ellie's mind when Joel lied to her and what would happen to their relationship if she found out the truth. The last flashback at the end of Part II completely had me in tears and I realized their love for each other couldn't be undone. I also think they did an incredible job with Abby's story and telling the other side's story as well. I like part 2 more than the original and like its soundtrack more but for me these two games are inseparable they complete each other.

    • @Kilian2511
      @Kilian2511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cutter Elf yes I totally agree. I know most people liked Part I more but i really love Part II. For me it‘s the best and most complex story ever written. I love this game! I never cried so much within 4 days.

  • @Nidelimit
    @Nidelimit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    First Ellie singing one of Shawn's songs, then Shawn singing the song that Ellie was writing in her diary
    This song is too painful to hear cause it makes your deepest feelings bloom, the regret of loosing someone you admire but you didn't appreciate the time you had with him or her, and it makes you wish you could established stronger bonds with those who left
    By the time The Last Of Us part one came out I've lost my grandfather, and the relationship between Ellie and Joel before arriving to the hospital was how I felt with him when I was a kid, but eventually when I got older I was distant with him
    When he passed away I didn't go to see his grave because I couldn't believe that he just died, now I have a reason to visit him, I want to play this song on a faithful afternoon sitting next to him and bury all my feelings I have of him there
    Shawn, your songs are incredible, keep doing this stuff, I love it

    • @afk2514
      @afk2514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is I think the biggest lesson the Last of Us part 1 and 2 taught us... appreciate the time we have with our loved ones.... I lost my grandmother recently with whom I was very close... she was like a second mother to me until I left Greece for USA and I saw her just last summer in 3 years until she left... I just feel grateful that I was not like Ellie and I told her all that I wanted to say... but still it feels not enough..."you do not know the value of what you have until you lose it" .. that is what happened to Ellie... 2 years without speaking to him and then he was gone... pride got the best of her... sure it was Joel's mistake too for not clearing things up from the beginning but... this game is so sad but a masterpiece ..best story ever.

  • @sorenzapadron4083
    @sorenzapadron4083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I listen to this song I feel like Ellie. Shattered. It's so, so beautiful.

  • @edwardhulse
    @edwardhulse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just want Ashley Johnson to sing a cover of this song now. It’s so good! We deserve to hear it from Ellie.😊👍🏻

  • @lookatmyright
    @lookatmyright 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    HOLY SHIT, I just realized... I've read too much of her Journal that I immediately noticed that the lyrics are on Ellie's Journal.

  • @MrSwitchblade327
    @MrSwitchblade327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This should have been the ending song as she walked off alone.

  • @DTL_Liv
    @DTL_Liv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Incredible, it is actually what Ellie wrote in her notebook. That is fantastic I really love the song

  • @diegonazario3502
    @diegonazario3502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    VEM PRO BRASIL!! (após a pandemia, claro) 🇧🇷🇧🇷😁

  • @thesoulessdweller4443
    @thesoulessdweller4443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I’m in love with he’s music anyone else😍♥️

  • @antonionassar
    @antonionassar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I just finished the game... Now this makes complete sense. All about that ending... This is the explanation. If you finished the game u know what I'm talking about... Great work Shawn!

    • @itsjoelzup.7058
      @itsjoelzup.7058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I dont know why they hate it so much. Its beautiful in its own way.

    • @xntoy6862
      @xntoy6862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's Joel, 'zup. They haven’t played the game and even if they do they’ll still hate on it like i did after i finished it but I gave it some time and thought about it and i’ve never felt this way before they did a great job and i hope that people just give it some thought.

  • @DekonTLOU
    @DekonTLOU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's been 2 months since I finished the game and I'm still in my feelings😔

  • @hammsuke8290
    @hammsuke8290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I know, it’s an amazing song.
    But doesn’t anyone Shawn just have a face that you want to hear sing?
    Just. He’s so emotive with just his face and it’s beautiful.

  • @iannalmeida5245
    @iannalmeida5245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    People who have disliked this song: "maybe I am a monster"

  • @IvanMartinez-lu5nu
    @IvanMartinez-lu5nu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This song has the esence of darkness of the second part of The Last of Us

    • @Tmtrnr22
      @Tmtrnr22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This

  • @rickycarter536
    @rickycarter536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I just finished the game. I'm devastated man😢😢😢😢😢

    • @1537Mati
      @1537Mati 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same :/

  • @user-gw6ju8wh6z
    @user-gw6ju8wh6z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Love from Greece man your music has helped me more than you can imagine

  • @user-uo9qg8cl7r
    @user-uo9qg8cl7r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It might be selfish but I often find myself wishing brilliant artists like Shawn to remain a secret...so they never find themselves forced or in a position to change their art to please the masses, so it can remain raw, untouched, and pure...

  • @92cpina
    @92cpina 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    God THAT voice is such a gift to us. Please never stop creating and singing. Replaying all weekend 🍯🔥

  • @MrSwitchblade327
    @MrSwitchblade327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow this was Ellie's journal entry! Magnificent!! Can we get a rest in peace to the greatest video game anti hero of all time....Joel Miller. Be safe Ellie...may you find happiness.

  • @ElLefa99
    @ElLefa99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Ellie tocando la canción de Shawn y ahora Shawn tocando la canción de Ellie, es el día inverso :D

    • @tennesseewalkr
      @tennesseewalkr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bro, la traducción de la canción esta en mi canal.

    • @lautaroaguilera3835
      @lautaroaguilera3835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tennesseewalkr Estaba por decir "deja de spamear".... Pero no lo voy a hacer por que me interesa xd

    • @spikekahnwald2921
      @spikekahnwald2921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ¿En dónde encuentro el vídeo de Ellie tocando esta canción?

    • @ElLefa99
      @ElLefa99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tennesseewalkr me parece curioso que buscaras el primer comentario en español para promocionar tu traducción... Me quejaria del spam pero la verdad es que si me interesan las traducciones y me molesta cuando no las encuentro XD

    • @tennesseewalkr
      @tennesseewalkr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ElLefa99 solo lo hice una vez bro, no suelo spamear. Por ello algunos vídeos mios tienen pocas view, pero no me ofendo ya que pronto llegarán.

  • @painkiller9310
    @painkiller9310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Your voice is chilling when you sing. One of the few voices that can bring forth the despair from the lyrics into a beautiful harmony.

  • @guilhermeteixeira7095
    @guilhermeteixeira7095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ellie has a great musical taste for enjoying to listen to this amazing musician !

  • @Doctor-Stoppage
    @Doctor-Stoppage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Artists this talented are extremely rare. He sings better than most professionals who ONLY sing. What a gift! 🤯

  • @beanz451
    @beanz451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Any song this man has made is just bone chilling. Shawn James is just a mastermind of haunting but such beautiful music

  • @thesoulessdweller4443
    @thesoulessdweller4443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I only have one regret not finding this man sooner ❤️💯

  • @fadingflame_ix5283
    @fadingflame_ix5283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A must have on the download list

  • @pipeanp
    @pipeanp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    People need to understand at the ending is not meant to be a cookie cutter happy everyone wins. Life in general doesn’t work like that, let alone a post apocalyptic world. Ellie spared Abby for all the reasons in this song. She realized she wanted to forgive Joel so why not Abby? Ellie knows why Abby did what she did, her vengeance was not because of what Abby did to Joel but because she herself could not moved on and as the two very broken women traded blows on the beach, she realized that she could let go

    • @danydunn8073
      @danydunn8073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Preach👌🏻 I truly cannot comprehend how people could expect a happy end. Ellie had the chance, but guilt and lingering anger drove her to throw it all away for the chance of redemption. It's actually quite typical to many stories, and as painful as it was, it suited their story. I think the creators did a splendid job and I'm glad it was supported by music that expressed the depths of turmoil Ellie harbored. Of course it wasn't just her, but obviously she was the focus.

    • @johnpapalouizos1946
      @johnpapalouizos1946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She killed hundreds of people a pregnant lady and countless dogs just to get to Abby might as well get the job done. Too late to decide that revenge isn’t worth it.

    • @danydunn8073
      @danydunn8073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@johnpapalouizos1946 As did everyone else. If you didn't realize, it became a cycle. But she had a choice and chose to pursue a personal vendetta because she was haunted - Abby was the same way and she would have definitely killed Dina if not for Lev and the opportunity to "find the light." Either way, it'll stick with her. Regret for both sides - staying and leaving, hating and forgiving, killing and protecting, etc. I get your point but for the sake of the story and the struggle endured, simplifying her actions like that just doesn't stick well. Limit yourself and you'll become ignorant of the possibilities.

    • @knihsvmk
      @knihsvmk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      This guy gets it, The Last of Us Part 2, I guess it's a case of you either love it, or you didn't understand the message behind it. All throughout the game, I felt the exact same way as Ellie, all the way up to the very ending, I WANTED so bad to kill Abby, but when Ellie has the last vision of Joel, and he's on the porch, with his guitar, it sunk in for both me and Ellie, that revenge, hatred and anger are terrible feelings, and they take everything away from you, so the best way to deal with it, is through forgiveness. Me personally, I hate Abby, I still do, but in order to break the cycle of violence, I really do hope that she and Lev find a happy ending after all this (and I hope that for Ellie too, just because I love her character that much 🤷🏻‍♂️). This game is a brilliant work of fiction, the best I ever consumed, and it is really a case of you either love it, or you didn't get it.

    • @weaverquest
      @weaverquest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@johnpapalouizos1946 I mean, the WLF and Scars were bloodthirsty factions who would kill Ellie on sight so there is not much of a moral conundrum there. Abby on the other hand proved that she didn't want to be a part of WLF and chose to help Yara and Lev instead knowing it would put her against her own faction. At the very end Ellie saw her relationship with Joel in the way Abby was taking care of Lev and ultimately was able to see the human side of Abby and spared her life just like how Abby spared Ellie's life twice. Starting from Yara and Lev saving Abby from hanging, we saw a chain reaction of one good selfless act causing another. Similarly Ellie wouldn't be there in the end to save Abby and Lev from dying on those stakes if Abby didn't spare her life previously.

  • @gmaxex93
    @gmaxex93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a great voice you have. Soft as a pillow, and light as a feather.

  • @dennisdzeko3916
    @dennisdzeko3916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's been 4 days since SJ released this but i already have listened it over a million times.
    TH-cam counter is an illusion.

  • @Virvada
    @Virvada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I definitely needed a song to listen to after destroying my soul and breaking my heart by finishing TLoU2 yesterday....thank you for this beautiful song.

  • @galacticgroceries6321
    @galacticgroceries6321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    TLOU 2 ending makes much more sense after listening to this song.

    • @ok-pn3it
      @ok-pn3it 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @ashhadmalik8594
      @ashhadmalik8594 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ok-pn3it I read your name and got scared😂

    • @babasemka
      @babasemka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And how is that?

    • @galacticgroceries6321
      @galacticgroceries6321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@babasemka It explains Ellie's choice very well.
      Killing Abby when she was already broken wasn't the victory ellie wanted, so instead she decided to stand on the side of retribution and let Abby live, ending the cycle of revenge once and for all.

    • @babasemka
      @babasemka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@galacticgroceries6321 I don't need an explanation of the game, but thanks anyway. For me personally, this song makes 0 sense as to what the ending means and the whole game in general. Different people see different things in different mediums - music, games, movies, art, etc.

  • @sushannasepulveda8509
    @sushannasepulveda8509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    You did it again Shawn, this is hauntingly beautiful. It reminds me of a time and place I'd rather forget, but never could. You are my vocal hero Shawn. Don't ever quit!

    • @sushannasepulveda8509
      @sushannasepulveda8509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      PS, I'm still waiting for a Comped ticket to see you. Lmao, hey, a girl can try.
      Still love you man. You nail it!

  • @Drekon009
    @Drekon009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    around the ‘Noose around my neck’ I got all goosebumps realising it's the song from the game

  • @srrubio9722
    @srrubio9722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song is pure sadness and anger...

  • @hashemieada4846
    @hashemieada4846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    English is my third language and never been to the usa before , but this guy made me love the language and the country.

    • @Danny-wn1gn
      @Danny-wn1gn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you know that other countries speak English too right ?

    • @hashemieada4846
      @hashemieada4846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Danny-wn1gn oh really that's new ,
      Am kidding sir , this guy style is country so happened to be American.

  • @sebastianpolo6271
    @sebastianpolo6271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bro, i am so happy your career develop so good. This men fight so hard, he didn´t have enough money to pay the bills and with a family and everything he continue pursuing his dream.

  • @ri4488
    @ri4488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He didn’t have to pop off that hard, and yet he did. Amazing song and beautiful lyrics ♥️

  • @hizkiajeremmy7797
    @hizkiajeremmy7797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Alright, Through The Valley, Flow, Eating Like Kings, etc are cool and my favourite songs of all. But this, this is a whole new level
    My whole house gonna hear me learn and sing this song for a while now. My new favourite song from Shawn James ONCE MORE!

  • @luizbraga9439
    @luizbraga9439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Man, let me tell you something, this song is BRILLIANT, the poetry in the letter... OMG, you have the gift of touch in every song you make. Impossible not to cry listening to this. Congratulations

  • @amen_actually
    @amen_actually 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Probably the most harrowing bit of music to be associated with the games so far.
    And I wouldn't have it any other way :D

  • @TheEnderwolf
    @TheEnderwolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    It took me till just now to realize that the thing's Ellie wrote in her Journal wasn't a poem, but were lyrics of a song that just looked like they were a poem.
    I looked at the lyrics of the song and then realized wait these were written in her journal -facepalm-

    • @lockekappa500
      @lockekappa500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah she even stated that there were "Ellie originals" to Dina early on.

  • @CrazyProductions0002
    @CrazyProductions0002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hold up... some of these lyrics are in Ellie’s journal.. holy shit that’s so fucking wicked

  • @PeP3DJ
    @PeP3DJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Be a murder to survive can be a emotional art with the right composer.

  • @nipslapper
    @nipslapper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The scenery pairs with this song so well does alot for it

  • @z.a8847
    @z.a8847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just got the news that I am corona positive (I am a medical doctor) - and as I received the news youtube is telling me this is up - I've waited for it. I am processing the news while listening. Thanks Shawn James.

  • @harK-nh5fu
    @harK-nh5fu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very personable guy... Regards from Germany

  • @lilovan84
    @lilovan84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Magnificent song.
    This song should be included as part of game credits in some form of patch or update.
    I personally loved the game, but it never quite managed to bring me to tears like first part did in first 10 minutes of gameplay.
    I haven't been able to play anything else since I finished it last week. Tried to go for a second playthrough as soon as I finished it, but once I reached TV station in Seattle I was done. Got myself stuck in pause menu, thinking about closing scene, and closure which I've expected but never actually got.
    I was fortunate enough to keep myself away from social media so I was unaware of this song until this morning.
    This was that final drop that I was chasing for days now.
    It broke me as soon as man finished singing first sentence. Cried my eyes out few times now.
    5 minute long song gave me relief that I was looking for 30 hours of gameplay and several tormenting, depressed post-game days.
    I thank you for that good sir.

  • @szabee011
    @szabee011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Perfect! This songs completely captures Ellie's feelings and inner turmoils trough the whole game. The journey from the beginning to the very last picture before the credits roll down. This song and the lyrics are indeed a masterpiece, and it's not happened by any chance that Neil trusted you. The people who dislikes the game's story should try understand the meaning and the message of the game and this song also.. and the hard feelings,decisions,and consecvences a person has to go trough in situations like that in real life. Not everything is so easy like you imagine in your head. I'm glad for the game, i'm glad for this song. And i've learned my share from the game's story... Have a great day!

    • @xntoy6862
      @xntoy6862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Strolling down this comment section just proves my point of the game’s story wasn’t intentionally trying to be different but it’s about different perspectives which we didn’t experience in the first game im just grateful that they went with this direction for the story.

    • @PATRICK22911
      @PATRICK22911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This game proved to all of us. Everyone thinks they know these characters. Like come on. Troy and druckman got into arguments about this game. Just sucks everyone is trashing it. It saddens me. We already lost a father in this series. Why does everyone wanna just give up. This game is just a masterpiece along with this song. Ellie is living her worst fear in this world she is in. Idk why people don’t see it that way. I bet everyone at naughty dog hated killing Joel but you can’t justify his reactions to what Abby did. Joel had it coming as much as I hate saying that it’s the truth. He slaughtered alotta people for Ellie and I get it. I do. But Joel will be very missed truly. If they make another game I’d very much hope we see what transpires with what they gave us at the end of this game.

    • @Lombreee
      @Lombreee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PATRICK22911 - agreed ♥️♥️ it's so sad cuz I bet cuz of all the hate this game is being given that we won't see a LOU3 😞

    • @PATRICK22911
      @PATRICK22911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AMML . Oh we will it’s just going too be alot different now. You know. I need Part 3 because I wanna see what this game will bring . Part 2 is a masterpiece in my eyes cause it pushed the boundaries for the loving fans at least. The haters just want something to complain about and that’s it.

  • @ayalakeis9631
    @ayalakeis9631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Every word, every breathe , everything about this man is beautiful. He is amazing

  • @2xteezyyproject469
    @2xteezyyproject469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg... I just heard this song for the first time driving home in my car...I cried.. this song is beautiful asf omg

  • @vidar8818
    @vidar8818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Shawn, you are probably not gonna read this but just wanna say that because of you i bought a guitar a week ago and started learning only because of how much your songs inspired me and made me feel something i have never felt before. You are literally one of the best and underrated musicians of all time.
    Can't wait to play and sing all of your masterpieces man! Love you Shawn!

  • @mrdk9533
    @mrdk9533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This game, and this song, are masterpieces.

  • @uncanalmas8844
    @uncanalmas8844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song makes me feel sad, but at the same time it makes me feel alive. It is difficult to describe in words, but it is a beautiful feeling.

  • @iremyaman9811
    @iremyaman9811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    From Turkey, this song really amazing.. i never seen before like this voice, absolutely nice song and voice. when i listen this song im going to other worlds and im serius dude..

  • @ochinchinmatsuri
    @ochinchinmatsuri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    lets face it u've been here more than twice

  • @direxps3
    @direxps3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You should have been in the HBO show

  • @JimmySkaggs
    @JimmySkaggs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chills throughout this entire video.

  • @DD-jn1mp
    @DD-jn1mp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man needs to sing in old irish! I am falling in love with his voice

  • @marcusmcdoogle3778
    @marcusmcdoogle3778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is incredible, can't wait to hear Shawn change it up like he does with most songs over time. Like starting off soft like this then building to a climax and gravelly voice around "the hammer of war".

  • @masknorth3917
    @masknorth3917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Men... I just can say thank you for this magnific song

  • @big-ass-nugget
    @big-ass-nugget 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love how the place is full of ferns which are also in Ellie's tattoo

  • @HaightTheGreat
    @HaightTheGreat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been listening to this song for the past few days and I keep getting lost in his beautiful haunting tone and I haven't heard the lyrics. Today I listened to the lyrics and I haven't stopped listening to the song since.
    Best song of the year.

  • @FreakySei
    @FreakySei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ok, wtf ? As I'm sorting through some papers that is piling up on my desk, I'm listening to some suggested music bc why the hell not; tidying up isn't the most fun thing to do, might as well spice it up. And suddenly my...eyes start watering ?! Like...wtf ?? I was barely registering what I was listening to but apparently my brain did because holy fuck. There is so much sadness and melancholy here ! Fuck I wanna cry again wth ?!

  • @pedrohernandez2527
    @pedrohernandez2527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The nostalgic theme of this song makes me wanna cry, but at the same it gives me peace.
    It fits perfect with TLOU and Ellie´s dark. Love it

  • @titimplants3520
    @titimplants3520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the fact that I sat on my bed, with my eyes shut but still managed to shed a tear shows how amazingly talented this man is

  • @leonali
    @leonali 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haunted by your smile... I can listen to this moment again and again

  • @DarkBJWolf
    @DarkBJWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    finished the game and listened to this song right after, definitely fitting with Ellie's story and makes everything hurt all the more

  • @SoFly2H2D
    @SoFly2H2D 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just finished TLoU 2... and this song couldn't describe Ellie and her life any more perfectly :,)

  • @nd016najda7
    @nd016najda7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really want to talk about his songs with him one day. Drinking wine, laughing, maybe crying... I am sure he would be as good being a friend as being a singer.

  • @emersonoliveira7445
    @emersonoliveira7445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the best Singer , not only for me, but for many others (especially brazilians)

  • @clarissa1195
    @clarissa1195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I keep imagining this song on aurora's voice, HOW EMOTIONAL WOULD IT BE

  • @_tammylim
    @_tammylim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thank you. This was everything i expected and more. The video is simple and beautiful... Matches the song perfectly. You are amazing. Im a proud fan💜always✨
    Lots of love from Brazil🇧🇷

  • @SkankingStripes
    @SkankingStripes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the very few artists I can listen to their whole catalogue of music and not skip any of it! I was super fortunate to get to see him live in Swansea, Wales of all places, he was amazing in such a small intimate venue! Gott to meet him for a little while and he's such a down to earth and friendly guy! Thank you for you're incredible music 🤙

  • @as.tronauts
    @as.tronauts 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Justice and mercy cant live side by side ⚖️

  • @tpar83
    @tpar83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love songs like this one. It struck me so hard this year. It's so powerful so forceful. There is so much anger, sorrow and despair on it, even though Shawn isn't screaming or shouting the lyrics at you. I can feel every single bit of Ellie's sadness through this song and this is remarkable by itself. This is a masterpiece. The best song I heard in 2020.

  • @bennyraymillerjr.9295
    @bennyraymillerjr.9295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This has a lot of meaning even in current events... "There's a noose round my neck and the further I get
    It's harder & harder to breathe"... idk I had no idea this was for Last of Us 2 and I love that first game... I just loved this guy so much already and now even more. Well written and a timely release - well done.

  • @jamesperrin3408
    @jamesperrin3408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This really is Ellie's song👍👍👍

  • @nojambroluda...7714
    @nojambroluda...7714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Listening to this on my headphones on the train ride home. I zoned out listening to his voice so much that if my stop came up I'd probably would of missed it...