My daughter chose to have this song and video played at her funeral 6 years ago. She was 19 when she died…cancer. Our last moments together were exactly this. Even more weirdly our family business was working with wool so we really felt that this video was made for us. I miss her so badly x
Thank you for being able to share this story. My heart is touched by simply knowing someone had the courage to be able to face such a thing and be able to look in the direction of music for strength. I've never heard this song before today but every time I hear it from now on I will remember how much it meant to somebody's child and what it means to them now, and how every song out there has a potential story just like yours associated with it
I've actually chosen this song for my funeral. Having stage 4 cancer, I get time to choose! And this video just sums it up for me. On a positive note ..I'm off to see them in Leeds tonight! Can't wait and I'm sooo excited. Can't wait to see you all and thank you for the music X
@@BoxerfanUK Thank you. We were having a great time! But a large drunken group attacked us and others, so we are feeling sore and upset. So gutted that my family send off ended up this way. It's time we can't get back. Have a fab time in Wembley and take care! Xcx
One of the most profound things I have ever seen. Heartachingly sad yet indescribably beautiful. This really captures the Mystery that we are all a part of ❤
my dad died almost 3 years ago. he showed us this music video a few years before he passed. we all thought it was amazing and such a beautiful message. a year after my dad went to be with the Lord, my niece was born. looking back on this song i can't help but feel a wave of emotions for the depth of the video. i pray anyone who struggles with grief finds peace knowing there will always be new life brought into this world.
Has anyone else noticed, if they've wept seeing it, that the tears it brings aren't terribly sad tears, but tears of release? It hits as hard as a sudden gut punch, but not in a terrible way.
Both my sister and I lost our parents to cancer, two weeks apart and buried them the same day, sadly. My sister was pregnant with my niece at the time and although my Mum and Dad knew she was, neither had the chance to meet her, which is something she obviously struggles with. If there's any music video I've seen in almost 40 years that replicates the awful and yet beautiful things she's been through, this captures it perfectly in my opinion.
This song still tears me up no matter how much time has passed; my mother died of small cell carcinoma. Watching the person you love more than anything else in the world, die, is probably the most heart wrenching thing you can ever go through. The video epitomises everything perfectly, the anger, denial, not wanting to let go and then finally accepting it, not because you want to but because you must. Thank you, James, for helping me get through it.
mate ...when our mums pass away life is so strange.. empty..mum is our kin pin...bless your mum and may she RIP.. I know my mum would've liked this tune ....bye mum regards
Cheers Bradley! Our Mothers wield power over us that we can never defeat and that is the way we like it. I propose a toast to my Mom Karen and Mrs Jamieson. Thanks for all you ladies have done. for us We never forget and never stop loving our memories. Cheers and I promise I will clean my room tomorrow morning Mom. ;O)
As I travel down Cancer Road I see things like this that strike such a resonant chord in my soul. I probably have six to eight months left in my as my cancer has metastasized into my liver and lungs. i have time as I lay in my hospital bed to see such beautiful creations and imagination explaining the unexplainable that touches the heart. Thank you for making my foreseeable passing a little more tolerable, and in the end, a passing of the living thread to my grandchildren.
I cry every time I watch this beautiful video, it reminds me of my mom's beautiful mind slowly unraveling over the last 8 years, there's almost nothing left but her warm smile and a glimmer of her old self in her beautiful blue eyes... I miss you mom!
My sister's family just reached the part of their cancer journey symbolized by the events at 2:14. They have been fighting desperately for months now, against all hope. Now, there will be acceptance and, I hope, peace.
My husband just died of cancer a little over a month ago. I've been drawn to this song ever since. It's helping me process my grief. Seeing all these other posts similar to my own tells me I'm in the right place. It sucks!! Losing someone. James is a special band like no other, reminding us to take care of each other. And that's beautiful. Love and light
I’m sorry to read about the loss of your husband. That’s so heartbreaking, i can’t imagine the pain you must be going through. Life is a beautiful but painful journey. You must be shattered. I agree , James is an incredibly special band. I came to watch this video and remember my loved one. To read the comments and see so many of us here , United in our profound grief . And also gratitude to James for being able to express these feelings in song. It’s quite breathtaking to read how much this song has touched us all. Sending you peace and love.
this ALWAYS makes me cry. It reminds me of being in the hospital when they switched off my sister's life support machine... she never made it. The bit that gets me are the flowers, because she was in ICU, flowers weren't allowed. So I made a bunch of paper flowers for her, made a vase and took them in. She loved them.
I did exactly the same thing with the flowers. My sister was on life support and no flowers were allowed. I made her paper flowers and each family member wrote a message to her on a triangle of paper, and we made bunting to go round her cubicle. A week later, I was dashing across London to East Sussex to get there before they switched of the machine. 10 years and I still cry over missing her
my mum used to play this song to me years ago when i was smaller and shed tell me what this song was about. recently i remembered this but couldn't remember the name until i asked her. she played it and i burst into tears after hearing it again
"Moving On" Please don't get me started Looking backwards to move on. Strong yet open-hearted, Accept leaving when leaving's come. God didn't see it coming, Never said I love you, hope you knew. Now my bags are packed and my sails are tacked And my course is marked by stars, [2x] I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on, Time always unwinding, All these dead lines in my mind. Seeds and dreams we planted Took for granted, didn't prove. Walking down this road When my pulse beats slow, Hope to have you close at hand. When this cycle ends, Will it start again? Will we recognize old friends? I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, On my way, on my way, on my way, Leave a light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, On my way, on my way, on my way. Leave a light on, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on.
It’s hard to read the comments of many people that in all probability are no longer with us. I hope you are happy and pain free wherever you are now. Safe travels.
There's just so much to take in here. The person unravelling wilst the loved one tries to keep them together. The person accepting their fate. The person holding the last piece of thread to their cheek before letting go. The yarn going on to form a new life. We have our time then move on, the light and time on earth is passes on to those who follow. It's absolutely breathtaking and still moves me to tears every time I watch.
My son is being born today, while others in the same hospital move on. Thank you James for a song and video which speaks more truth than a million holy books ever could.
@missedmurphy Sitting here watching my four and a half year old son playing with his toy cars. His no longer a baby but now a little boy. His moving on........
@@1220b how time flies, obviously. I remember playing with my toy cars, probably a few years older, but it meant all the same. It truly means something and I'm glad it worked out. Thank you for responding to a comment 4 years ago
I don't think a more beautiful song/video combination will ever be created I'm 40 years old and this makes me bawl I see my parents in the bed I see my two young boys in the strings I hear every awful and wonderful thing about life and death in every swell of the song Utterly, profoundly wonderful Thank you James/Ainslie
My teacher showed this in class as inspiration, when it ended she just kept talking about our art project like nothing happened. I mean all the students just sat there gaping like we had just travelled to sob land and were given NO TIME to unpack.
Oh my god same. I had an art teacher show this to my class over 3 years ago and I still come back occasionally to watch it again (and it still makes me cry as much every time)
I was literally just crying over my Daddy passing last year.. October 2013... And was listening to one of our favorite songs.. Finger Eleven's One Thing... And this video popped up... My Daddy's name was James...
I first saw it in the aftermath of my mum dying, and I was in bits after watching it. I like to think I've moved on, but even now, almost 3 years later, it's a difficult but necessary watch
It doesn't matter how old this song becomes I bawl every time I watch the video 😭 such a beautiful song and message. Everyone, hold your loved ones a little closer. We never know when we won't see them again 💙
Knowing this song was written about Tim’s mom’s death, this video is brilliantly done. What a beautiful, powerful, visual something as simple as string can be. ❤ Kudos to all. xx
As I do not know many James songs, I thought I would watch this. Now it is over and I am in floods of tears. I will listen to more James, after I recover from this one.
Listen to "Low low low" and "Laid". The themes may still be a bit disillusioned by the human condition... but at least they are up beat & funny/fun songs. Other songs on the Laid LP will make you cry, though. They make you laugh, they make you cry. Or maybe more accurately: the LET you laugh and LET you cry. James are so brilliant.
Last month, on my father's 91st birthday, he passed away. Hours later my grandson was born. Sharing this video with people helps explain the "tangled" feelings. I've shared this vidoe for years after findng it after a friend named James passed away suddenly. I have always had emotions over this but it means so much more now.
Today I lost my dad after years of being bed ridden with Parkinson’s disease, I’ve been pulling the string back for a long time sadly, the last strand of string slipped through my fingers today. RIP dad x
This video is so emotional. I totally connect with it. 16 years ago I lost my mother. I was 6 months pregnant with her first grandchild and my first and only child. Losing my mother and then becoming a mother has totally broken me.
I hope you are feeling more mended these days. I too lost my Mum 4 years back, and whilst it was the saddest day of my life, I knew she would want me out there living life as best I can and I don't want to let her down.
I lost my mother to cancer in 2018. Everytime I see this video I end up remembering the last 7 months of the time I spent with her. This video still brings tears to my eyes...
My wife lost a child before having the ones we have now, and this video also makes me cry and remember that event. Also, helps me to going through and accept the fact. Ecellent animation and a not so bad song. My daughter loves it, but never understands why daddy cry a little
I remember that feeling of being a young child and being fascinated by my parent's and grandparent's subtle emotions at watching certain movies and listening to certain songs. Your daughter will fully understand one day, and she will cherish this video even more. 💗
My father was diagnosed with cancer when I was a child, I remember watching this video and it helped me get through it. I was lucky enough that he survived but he was just again re diagnosed, and he’s getting bad. I came back for help again.
I shared this video today to someone who hadn't seen it but has lost a friend this week. It helped with the grief. This is an absolute masterpiece of a video to match a beautiful song, and everyone in the world should watch it at least once. Thank you James and Ainslie Henderson for creating this.
me too. written for Tim's mum. Helps me get over my loss too. Thankyou James for helping me to leave a little light on in my heart... tears still come.. but at least i can laugh again...
Watching my father and mother fade away, it is inspiring to think of the joy in someone else's life as a new life begins. Thank you to the filmmakers, and to James for the soundtrack. You make my life better on a daily basis.
i'm crying; James does it again. such perfect depiction of unravelry and letting go of a loved one who's dying - in both song and imagery - creative genius at its best. feeling the feels with this song. kudos to ainslee henderson for this artistic vision.
Having held my Mum as she passed makes this video so hard to watch but I must. The match of music & video is unique. I always cry like a baby but the good memories that are brought back are worth every tear.
This hits a soft spot, I just woke up to my grandma dead, she was fighting cancer for nearly all her life, I saw her turn into a completely different person, I just hope she's somewhere better.
When I was in 3rd grade, (I’m going into junior of high school year now) me and my best friend would watch this on repeat and cry. She moved away a few years ago and we’ve since grown apart. Yet I still come back to this video and cry. I cry thinking about the good times we had. I haven’t since been able to make a friend that really was as close as we were, and coming back to this video makes me miss her a lot.
Cancer destroys lives and not just the one’s it takes,,, oh I miss you so bad angel and nothing will ever heal that,,, grief is just love with nowhere to go 💔💔💔
@James Not sure if this video was meant to symbolize something one of y’all went through…but it literally tells the story of me going through the birth of my daughter and simultaneous lose of my mother 3 yrs ago. I just wanted to say Thank You
What a wonderfully distinct and precious depiction of life and death. I rarely see talent and meaning this raw, needless to say, it made me cry every time I watched.
I've always loved this track but watched it today not long after losing my dad and the video really made me cry, I hope your video is true. I'd love for my dad to be reborn
Once again, Tim and the boys bring us something spectacular... WOW... This made me well up in a huge way... ok.. I cried.. LOL. Just shared this with me Mum... she is 75 and LOVES James. and loved this... my Partner and I even brought her to Denver to see James during the 'Hey Ma' tour... I think some folks do not get what the song is about... it's about Tim losing his Mum... I think many do not take away the idea that the song is about losing someone, but also about rebirth, reincarnation... I guess it's perception, and about one's spiritual base, what one believes.... I think Tim Booth's beliefs are made clear here in the vid. I believe as he does. JAMES.... Thank you for yet another great song... You once again make Manchester PROUD! Damn, I hope you tour this summer in the US.... PLEASE come to the Festival at Sandpoint!!!! (Idaho) CHEERS MATES!!!
I personally believe in the resurrection-that when we die, it's like sleep. But one day, we'll be woken up, we'll be with our loved ones again. No matter what, I feel that our beliefs are comforting, knowing that our loved ones aren't gone forever. I honestly don't know how I'd get through life if i thought that this was all there is.
Going through grief is the most common yet uniquely painful experience we will all go through at some point in our lives. It's ok to not be ok from time to time, share the burden!
Please don't get me started Looking backwards to move on. Strong yet open-hearted, Accept leaving when leaving's come. God didn't see it coming, Never said I love you, hope you knew. Now my bags are packed and my sails are tacked And my course is marked by stars, I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on, Time always unwinding, All these dead lines in my mind. Seeds and dreams we planted Took for granted, didn't prove. Walking down this road When my pulse beats slow, Hope to have you close at hand. When this cycle ends, Will it start again? Will we recognize old friends? I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, On my way, on my way, on my way, Leave a light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, Soon be moving on my way, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on. I'm on my way, On my way, on my way, on my way. Leave a light on, Leave a little light on, Leave a little light on.
My best friend who was a brother to me. We loved each other unconditionally truly. Died a few months back. He was a heroin addict that couldn't find his way out. I've been clean for a year. This song and video reminds me of him so much. He was an addict but in control enough that he never purposely hurt someone to support his habit. This song makes me feel as though I'll meet him again. I hope I do. I love and miss you Will.
I agree with Bradley's comments. The song emphasises how precious life's journey is. A comfort to know in the darkest of hours there are many experiencing the same journey...
And this's exactly what happened with us. My little sister dies after 5 years of fighting cancer, the same week that my other sister gave birth. Sobhan Allah. God is merciful.
I'm sorry for your loss, but your right. God is soo merciful and everything is a blessing too. A cycle ends and another begins. And all praises are for Allah.
Same! My best friend died a few years ago, and the moment the nurse told me she was gone, my mom called me, (She didn’t know she died) And said “Honey! I took a test! I’m pregnant!”
This is just bizarre. I am sat here weeping. My beloved Grandfather is in rapid decline from terminal illness and I am about to move out of my family home for the first time ever. I can relate in both ways to 'I'm on my way, I'm on my way, leave a little light on, leave a little light on!'. And what's even weirder is the fact that three times now in the last five minutes, the birds outside have been singing the 'leave a little light on' verse. What an incredibly powerful piece of musical poetry. Thank you so much James.
Literally just saw this now, and I’ve never connected with a song more than this one, I lost my dad a few years back and I remember sitting with him in the hospital- this is really hard for me to watch sometimes but- it’s such a good song
This fantastic song was played at the funeral of a good friend of our family, while pictures of her whole life were shown. She died when she was only 40. She left two little kids and her husband behind. Despite this extremely tragic loss, her husband organized the most wonderful funeral one could think of. It wasn't about sadness, the message that was delivered to all of us was that we have to appreciate every moment with our loved ones, as everything can be gone so quickly. It was the most mind and soul cleansing moment in my lifetime. I am grateful for having been allowed to take part in this final stage of her life. Du wirst immer in unseren Herzen bleiben, genau so wie du es willst!
My daughter chose to have this song and video played at her funeral 6 years ago. She was 19 when she died…cancer. Our last moments together were exactly this. Even more weirdly our family business was working with wool so we really felt that this video was made for us. I miss her so badly x
Heartbreaking
She will always be with you like my son is with me they never leave us❤❤❤❤❤
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A beautiful song, great band. I can't watch the video without getting emotional.
Thank you for being able to share this story. My heart is touched by simply knowing someone had the courage to be able to face such a thing and be able to look in the direction of music for strength. I've never heard this song before today but every time I hear it from now on I will remember how much it meant to somebody's child and what it means to them now, and how every song out there has a potential story just like yours associated with it
This video should’ve won something
It did. Best animated music video -UK music video awards. 2015.
I've actually chosen this song for my funeral. Having stage 4 cancer, I get time to choose! And this video just sums it up for me.
On a positive note ..I'm off to see them in Leeds tonight! Can't wait and I'm sooo excited. Can't wait to see you all and thank you for the music X
I really hope you enjoyed Leeds Claire. I saw them in Brum on Friday and going to Wembley on Saturday. Take care my love. Xxx
@@BoxerfanUK Thank you. We were having a great time! But a large drunken group attacked us and others, so we are feeling sore and upset.
So gutted that my family send off ended up this way.
It's time we can't get back.
Have a fab time in Wembley and take care! Xcx
@@clairefarmer1 oh Claire I’m so sorry a lovely time was spoiled for you in that way. Life and people can be so shit sometimes ☹️🥲 best wishes. Xx
Claire farmer, loved ones await your arrival,I will say a little prayer for you,so Brave,I am now alone in this world,but my heart hurts for you.
I hope you are pain free, one way or the other.
6 years later and I’m
Still crying to this video
One of the most profound things I have ever seen. Heartachingly sad yet indescribably beautiful. This really captures the Mystery that we are all a part of ❤
I've never cried over yarn before.
+Mallory H Don't cry over spilled yarn. *sobs*
Mallory H Same wtf xD
Mallory H lol
As a knitter, I have 😁😁😁
That makes the two of us. 'Leave a little light on' makes me cry every time.
my dad died almost 3 years ago. he showed us this music video a few years before he passed. we all thought it was amazing and such a beautiful message. a year after my dad went to be with the Lord, my niece was born. looking back on this song i can't help but feel a wave of emotions for the depth of the video. i pray anyone who struggles with grief finds peace knowing there will always be new life brought into this world.
Has anyone else noticed, if they've wept seeing it, that the tears it brings aren't terribly sad tears, but tears of release? It hits as hard as a sudden gut punch, but not in a terrible way.
Omg, you are so right, I know exactly what you mean! 👍xx
100%
Such an amazing moving video
@@MrSCAVENGER1000 🛏🚤🔛☁
Both my sister and I lost our parents to cancer, two weeks apart and buried them the same day, sadly. My sister was pregnant with my niece at the time and although my Mum and Dad knew she was, neither had the chance to meet her, which is something she obviously struggles with. If there's any music video I've seen in almost 40 years that replicates the awful and yet beautiful things she's been through, this captures it perfectly in my opinion.
This song still tears me up no matter how much time has passed; my mother died of small cell carcinoma. Watching the person you love more than anything else in the world, die, is probably the most heart wrenching thing you can ever go through. The video epitomises everything perfectly, the anger, denial, not wanting to let go and then finally accepting it, not because you want to but because you must.
Thank you, James, for helping me get through it.
mate ...when our mums pass away life is so strange.. empty..mum is our kin pin...bless your mum and may she RIP..
I know my mum would've liked this tune ....bye mum
regards
Cheers Bradley! Our Mothers wield power over us that we can never defeat and that is the way we like it. I propose a toast to my Mom Karen and Mrs Jamieson. Thanks for all you ladies have done. for us We never forget and never stop loving our memories. Cheers and I promise I will clean my room tomorrow morning Mom. ;O)
may she rest in peace bro..
You got a tear out of my eyes, sir.
Hope the best to u Bradley. Lost my father also.. time was ticking backwards! All the best
As I travel down Cancer Road I see things like this that strike such a resonant chord in my soul. I probably have six to eight months left in my as my cancer has metastasized into my liver and lungs. i have time as I lay in my hospital bed to see such beautiful creations and imagination explaining the unexplainable that touches the heart. Thank you for making my foreseeable passing a little more tolerable, and in the end, a passing of the living thread to my grandchildren.
I cry every time I watch this beautiful video, it reminds me of my mom's beautiful mind slowly unraveling over the last 8 years, there's almost nothing left but her warm smile and a glimmer of her old self in her beautiful blue eyes... I miss you mom!
Sorry for your mum...
oh my god. If you have ever had anyone slowly slip away from you, this will leave you in absolute floods. It's incredible.
My sister's family just reached the part of their cancer journey symbolized by the events at 2:14. They have been fighting desperately for months now, against all hope. Now, there will be acceptance and, I hope, peace.
2019 anyone? Still makes me cry everytime
me too
Really sad video(
2020!
Nah, 2020. Lol I watched this when I was maybe around 5 or 6 years old. and it just came into my recommendations again.
2021!
My husband just died of cancer a little over a month ago. I've been drawn to this song ever since. It's helping me process my grief. Seeing all these other posts similar to my own tells me I'm in the right place. It sucks!! Losing someone. James is a special band like no other, reminding us to take care of each other. And that's beautiful. Love and light
I’m sorry to read about the loss of your husband. That’s so heartbreaking, i can’t imagine the pain you must be going through. Life is a beautiful but painful journey. You must be shattered.
I agree , James is an incredibly special band. I came to watch this video and remember my loved one. To read the comments and see so many of us here , United in our profound grief . And also gratitude to James for being able to express these feelings in song. It’s quite breathtaking to read how much this song has touched us all.
Sending you peace and love.
Thank you! And thank you for sharing. Love and light.
Life can be so unfair
this ALWAYS makes me cry. It reminds me of being in the hospital when they switched off my sister's life support machine... she never made it. The bit that gets me are the flowers, because she was in ICU, flowers weren't allowed. So I made a bunch of paper flowers for her, made a vase and took them in. She loved them.
I did exactly the same thing with the flowers. My sister was on life support and no flowers were allowed. I made her paper flowers and each family member wrote a message to her on a triangle of paper, and we made bunting to go round her cubicle. A week later, I was dashing across London to East Sussex to get there before they switched of the machine. 10 years and I still cry over missing her
my mum used to play this song to me years ago when i was smaller and shed tell me what this song was about. recently i remembered this but couldn't remember the name until i asked her. she played it and i burst into tears after hearing it again
2024?
I was listening to this since i was 5 Years old. It still makes me cry
I'm a hairy arsed bloke that has just been brought to tears. Excellent video and a classic from James!
Brilliant!
Very well done
Thanks for that touching sentiment, Mark fella
Good lad
"Moving On"
Please don't get me started
Looking backwards to move on.
Strong yet open-hearted,
Accept leaving when leaving's come.
God didn't see it coming,
Never said I love you, hope you knew.
Now my bags are packed and my sails are tacked
And my course is marked by stars,
[2x]
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on,
Time always unwinding,
All these dead lines in my mind.
Seeds and dreams we planted
Took for granted, didn't prove.
Walking down this road
When my pulse beats slow,
Hope to have you close at hand.
When this cycle ends,
Will it start again?
Will we recognize old friends?
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
On my way, on my way, on my way,
Leave a light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
On my way, on my way, on my way.
Leave a light on,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
HE FELT THE PLUCK ON HIS STRING I AM CRYING THIS IS INCREDIBLE
Exactly!!!! I was already getting emotional then the tug.
It’s hard to read the comments of many people that in all probability are no longer with us.
I hope you are happy and pain free wherever you are now.
Safe travels.
There's just so much to take in here.
The person unravelling wilst the loved one tries to keep them together.
The person accepting their fate.
The person holding the last piece of thread to their cheek before letting go.
The yarn going on to form a new life. We have our time then move on, the light and time on earth is passes on to those who follow.
It's absolutely breathtaking and still moves me to tears every time I watch.
It’s the hand reaching out when they’re trying to put them back together that hits me hard and the shake of the head ❤️
My son is being born today, while others in the same hospital move on. Thank you James for a song and video which speaks more truth than a million holy books ever could.
Right on. Screw the bible.
Just wondering how you are after so many years. Wish nothing but the best
@missedmurphy Sitting here watching my four and a half year old son playing with his toy cars. His no longer a baby but now a little boy. His moving on........
@@1220b how time flies, obviously. I remember playing with my toy cars, probably a few years older, but it meant all the same. It truly means something and I'm glad it worked out. Thank you for responding to a comment 4 years ago
"Please, don't get me started!" might be the best first line of any song ever
I don't think a more beautiful song/video combination will ever be created
I'm 40 years old and this makes me bawl
I see my parents in the bed
I see my two young boys in the strings
I hear every awful and wonderful thing about life and death in every swell of the song
Utterly, profoundly wonderful
Thank you James/Ainslie
My mom just passed away yesterday so this song is very relatable to me.
God didn't see it coming,
Never said I love you, hope you knew.
Mom's always know.
How you feeling??
My condolence to you, your mom is now free
You can say I love you with more than words
My mom passed a few years ago. I didn’t get to say I love u either. She knows u love her though. I promise as time goes on it will get easier.
My teacher showed this in class as inspiration, when it ended she just kept talking about our art project like nothing happened. I mean all the students just sat there gaping like we had just travelled to sob land and were given NO TIME to unpack.
I keep watching it over and over! :'(
Probably only touches the sensitive!
Oh my god same. I had an art teacher show this to my class over 3 years ago and I still come back occasionally to watch it again (and it still makes me cry as much every time)
You have sob land to??? I thought I was alone
Check out Gary Daly "in the cloudy domain" on vimeo He is in China Crisis
I'm not going to deny that I cry every time that I watch this
Same here.
I was literally just crying over my Daddy passing last year.. October 2013... And was listening to one of our favorite songs.. Finger Eleven's One Thing... And this video popped up... My Daddy's name was James...
I'm sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss too. Lots of Love.❤️
Lost my dad 2 months ago. Leave a little light on.x
Thank you all.
Really sorry for your loss.
Possibly the most moving and poignant music video I've seen to date. Outstanding.
+Azayles A year later, and this still gets me
So true... could not have said it any better...
I first saw it in the aftermath of my mum dying, and I was in bits after watching it. I like to think I've moved on, but even now, almost 3 years later, it's a difficult but necessary watch
It doesn't matter how old this song becomes I bawl every time I watch the video 😭 such a beautiful song and message. Everyone, hold your loved ones a little closer. We never know when we won't see them again 💙
Incredible story about life and death... wonderful music that touches your soul...
Naomi Taniguchi absolutely! couldn't stop to watch!
Knowing this song was written about Tim’s mom’s death, this video is brilliantly done. What a beautiful, powerful, visual something as simple as string can be. ❤ Kudos to all. xx
As I do not know many James songs, I thought I would watch this. Now it is over and I am in floods of tears. I will listen to more James, after I recover from this one.
Listen to "Low low low" and "Laid". The themes may still be a bit disillusioned by the human condition... but at least they are up beat & funny/fun songs. Other songs on the Laid LP will make you cry, though. They make you laugh, they make you cry. Or maybe more accurately: the LET you laugh and LET you cry. James are so brilliant.
listen to all of their songs. this band is absolutely brilliant
The quivering of his lip at 1.38 gets me every time.
Last month, on my father's 91st birthday, he passed away. Hours later my grandson was born. Sharing this video with people helps explain the "tangled" feelings.
I've shared this vidoe for years after findng it after a friend named James passed away suddenly. I have always had emotions over this but it means so much more now.
Tears are rolling down my face, I've never been so moved by a song and video before...... Absolutely beautiful x
Today I lost my dad after years of being bed ridden with Parkinson’s disease, I’ve been pulling the string back for a long time sadly, the last strand of string slipped through my fingers today.
RIP dad x
Sending you ❤️ x
@@flowerpower8418 Thank you x
Sorry for your loss.
@@bee_bundle6610 Thank you for your kind words
Lost my beautiful mam jean McNulty..this video is so close to reality.
Jean deteriorating at home with cancer.
Miss her so much xxx
It is 2021...
You still cry just by rewatching this video
It's 2022...still watching this masterpiece.
2021 anyone???
Its been years since I've listened to this song❤
This song and video still get me so much
This video is so emotional. I totally connect with it. 16 years ago I lost my mother. I was 6 months pregnant with her first grandchild and my first and only child. Losing my mother and then becoming a mother has totally broken me.
I hope you are feeling more mended these days. I too lost my Mum 4 years back, and whilst it was the saddest day of my life, I knew she would want me out there living life as best I can and I don't want to let her down.
I lost my mother to cancer in 2018. Everytime I see this video I end up remembering the last 7 months of the time I spent with her. This video still brings tears to my eyes...
It's been 6 years since I Watched this..and I'm still crying
My wife lost a child before having the ones we have now, and this video also makes me cry and remember that event. Also, helps me to going through and accept the fact. Ecellent animation and a not so bad song.
My daughter loves it, but never understands why daddy cry a little
I remember that feeling of being a young child and being fascinated by my parent's and grandparent's subtle emotions at watching certain movies and listening to certain songs. Your daughter will fully understand one day, and she will cherish this video even more. 💗
Not so bad? It's more than awesome!
Please believe me.. LIGHTNING CRASHES by the band LIVE .. Then respond to me
My father was diagnosed with cancer when I was a child, I remember watching this video and it helped me get through it. I was lucky enough that he survived but he was just again re diagnosed, and he’s getting bad. I came back for help again.
Wow. What an unexpected tearjerker.
This ones for you pet. RIP Jo Knight. Always loved and in my thoughts forever xx
I shared this video today to someone who hadn't seen it but has lost a friend this week.
It helped with the grief.
This is an absolute masterpiece of a video to match a beautiful song, and everyone in the world should watch it at least once.
Thank you James and Ainslie Henderson for creating this.
I cry LITERALLY every time, it just makes me think of all the people I've lost.
me too. written for Tim's mum. Helps me get over my loss too. Thankyou James for helping me to leave a little light on in my heart... tears still come.. but at least i can laugh again...
It's been 2 years this month since my beautiful Mom passed on... I still think about her every day, and my son, who is only 14, misses her like crazy.
A Song for his Old dear passing and Has made me appreciate my mum's still here for me n my boys Love u mum xx
that's something new
i've never seen such creativity in a video
the director must be so proud
The video reminds me of the day I had to say goodbye to my mum 😭 and how my life unraveled when she left me. Love you mum 💗 see you soon xxxx
Watching my father and mother fade away, it is inspiring to think of the joy in someone else's life as a new life begins. Thank you to the filmmakers, and to James for the soundtrack. You make my life better on a daily basis.
I must say the music video is absolutely brilliant.
i'm crying; James does it again. such perfect depiction of unravelry and letting go of a loved one who's dying - in both song and imagery - creative genius at its best. feeling the feels with this song. kudos to ainslee henderson for this artistic vision.
Just discovered this song and video... thinking of my father who passed on in 2017.. such a touching song thank you for sharing.
Know how you feel.
10 years on and still got an aching heart
Having held my Mum as she passed makes this video so hard to watch but I must. The match of music & video is unique. I always cry like a baby but the good memories that are brought back are worth every tear.
If you don't shed a tear at 2:12 then you have a heart of stone. Absolutely beautiful video.
Definitely. That's the bit that stopped me in my tracks.
Everytime a family member, a friend or someone I really admire in life pass away... I come to listen this song and let myself loose in It.
I love this song.
This is the one of the most favorite songs that I have ever heard.
Yeah i,m too😀😀😀 i cry😢😢😢
I always come back to this and it always makes me cry, watch the end of the living room sessions one - Tim's mouth quivering at the end...he felt that
Very rare to find a song with this much passion
Thanks Bernardo!
Yess
A moving interview
This hits a soft spot, I just woke up to my grandma dead, she was fighting cancer for nearly all her life, I saw her turn into a completely different person, I just hope she's somewhere better.
Simply the best music video ever!! Absolutely perfect
When I was in 3rd grade, (I’m going into junior of high school year now) me and my best friend would watch this on repeat and cry. She moved away a few years ago and we’ve since grown apart. Yet I still come back to this video and cry. I cry thinking about the good times we had. I haven’t since been able to make a friend that really was as close as we were, and coming back to this video makes me miss her a lot.
Cancer destroys lives and not just the one’s it takes,,, oh I miss you so bad angel and nothing will ever heal that,,, grief is just love with nowhere to go 💔💔💔
“Didn’t say I love you, hope you knew” the reason whenever I finish a phone call with a loved one I tell them, so they know! I’m sure she knew Tim!
This is the video I come to when I want to think about my dad. Thank you James
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Not sure if this video was meant to symbolize something one of y’all went through…but it literally tells the story of me going through the birth of my daughter and simultaneous lose of my mother 3 yrs ago. I just wanted to say Thank You
the best animated video clip ever..
This isn’t just music. A real masterpiece.
What a wonderfully distinct and precious depiction of life and death. I rarely see talent and meaning this raw, needless to say, it made me cry every time I watched.
Still can't watch this without crying.
I've always loved this track but watched it today not long after losing my dad and the video really made me cry, I hope your video is true. I'd love for my dad to be reborn
Resisted watching this for a long time til now, beautiful and am in tears again. Outstanding xx
It's not a sad song, it's a song of hope. Reality scares people, lose the fear.
When the hand reaches out and the little shake of the head m, that touched me ❤️
Once again, Tim and the boys bring us something spectacular... WOW... This made me well up in a huge way... ok.. I cried.. LOL. Just shared this with me Mum... she is 75 and LOVES James. and loved this... my Partner and I even brought her to Denver to see James during the 'Hey Ma' tour... I think some folks do not get what the song is about... it's about Tim losing his Mum... I think many do not take away the idea that the song is about losing someone, but also about rebirth, reincarnation... I guess it's perception, and about one's spiritual base, what one believes.... I think Tim Booth's beliefs are made clear here in the vid. I believe as he does. JAMES.... Thank you for yet another great song... You once again make Manchester PROUD! Damn, I hope you tour this summer in the US.... PLEASE come to the Festival at Sandpoint!!!! (Idaho) CHEERS MATES!!!
I personally believe in the resurrection-that when we die, it's like sleep. But one day, we'll be woken up, we'll be with our loved ones again. No matter what, I feel that our beliefs are comforting, knowing that our loved ones aren't gone forever. I honestly don't know how I'd get through life if i thought that this was all there is.
Going through grief is the most common yet uniquely painful experience we will all go through at some point in our lives. It's ok to not be ok from time to time, share the burden!
Please don't get me started
Looking backwards to move on.
Strong yet open-hearted,
Accept leaving when leaving's come.
God didn't see it coming,
Never said I love you, hope you knew.
Now my bags are packed and my sails are tacked
And my course is marked by stars,
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on,
Time always unwinding,
All these dead lines in my mind.
Seeds and dreams we planted
Took for granted, didn't prove.
Walking down this road
When my pulse beats slow,
Hope to have you close at hand.
When this cycle ends,
Will it start again?
Will we recognize old friends?
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
On my way, on my way, on my way,
Leave a light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
Soon be moving on my way,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
I'm on my way,
On my way, on my way, on my way.
Leave a light on,
Leave a little light on,
Leave a little light on.
The most beautiful goodbye ❤
I’m not crying.
I’m having a breakdown.
Hang on in there. Life's is so hard so grab ANY happiness when you can ✌✌✌
My best friend who was a brother to me. We loved each other unconditionally truly. Died a few months back. He was a heroin addict that couldn't find his way out. I've been clean for a year. This song and video reminds me of him so much. He was an addict but in control enough that he never purposely hurt someone to support his habit. This song makes me feel as though I'll meet him again. I hope I do. I love and miss you Will.
Beautiful song and video. Wish this group was more known in the USA. They don't know what their missing.
I agree with Bradley's comments. The song emphasises how precious life's journey is. A comfort to know in the darkest of hours there are many experiencing the same journey...
And this's exactly what happened with us. My little sister dies after 5 years of fighting cancer, the same week that my other sister gave birth. Sobhan Allah. God is merciful.
I'm sorry for your loss, but your right. God is soo merciful and everything is a blessing too.
A cycle ends and another begins. And all praises are for Allah.
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope that things go well for you
Im so sorry for your loss
Same! My best friend died a few years ago, and the moment the nurse told me she was gone, my mom called me, (She didn’t know she died) And said “Honey! I took a test! I’m pregnant!”
"Deus misericordioso" is like we say down here on Brazil. God bless you.
Rest in peace my mum x love you xxx
this reminds me of when my grandmother past away my world fell apart that night
*passed
Ever MonsterHigh thanks
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This is just bizarre. I am sat here weeping. My beloved Grandfather is in rapid decline from terminal illness and I am about to move out of my family home for the first time ever. I can relate in both ways to 'I'm on my way, I'm on my way, leave a little light on, leave a little light on!'.
And what's even weirder is the fact that three times now in the last five minutes, the birds outside have been singing the 'leave a little light on' verse.
What an incredibly powerful piece of musical poetry. Thank you so much James.
Literally just saw this now, and I’ve never connected with a song more than this one, I lost my dad a few years back and I remember sitting with him in the hospital- this is really hard for me to watch sometimes but- it’s such a good song
This fantastic song was played at the funeral of a good friend of our family, while pictures of her whole life were shown. She died when she was only 40. She left two little kids and her husband behind. Despite this extremely tragic loss, her husband organized the most wonderful funeral one could think of. It wasn't about sadness, the message that was delivered to all of us was that we have to appreciate every moment with our loved ones, as everything can be gone so quickly. It was the most mind and soul cleansing moment in my lifetime. I am grateful for having been allowed to take part in this final stage of her life. Du wirst immer in unseren Herzen bleiben, genau so wie du es willst!
No amount of words can describe how epic this track (and video) is.
a masterpiece and a piece of my live...