"And the weirdest thing about it is, I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me." 6 years of knowing/loving this song, I still fucking love that lyric to death.
@@victown chillax, no need to explode just because you can't understand humor. A nice alternative for you to practice would be saying: "I am sorry, I don't think that I understood this. Could you explain it to me please?". Then there's a high chance that people might help you.
Can we just talk about the genius who ran the cinematography! During Earth section: Wide panning, high shots above Tim, even as it gets closer to him it still stays above him and points down to him, keeps the piano between the camera and Tim/ During Country section: Still wide panning, but this time it's more level with Tim, as it gets closer it stays at eye level, still keeps piano between the camera and Tim. During House section: Wide pan is considerably closer now, stays about level with him as before, but this is important, it goes around the piano to Tim, getting closer, and now we no longer have the piano hiding us from Tim. During Body section: Wide starts from above this time, we get a full view of Tim from above, we literally see his body, after the initial shot we get a close up of Tim until it finally pans out, preparing us for the final section. During Brain section: No wide pan this time, it cuts straight to a shot of him, we slowly zoom in on his face, this is the most personal we're going to get to Tim, it show every facial expression clearly. Near the end we cut back to a wide pan and pan out to the top to end the video how we started it. I'll let you all interpret the camera work in your own ways, just wanted to point out that it's genius.
@@maxjerome2944 Fair point dear sir! I mean whether it was intentional or not, it was something I noticed thought was pretty cool. Maybe I was over thinking it, but oh well, I thought it fit well with the lyrics.
The line about his body, "I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me." actually changed my life. It hit me like a lightning bolt, I suddenly realized that I spend so much time hating myself, and not taking care of myself properly and that before I can truly be happy with anything else in my life I have to work to take care of myself and be happy with myself. My body has kept me alive all these years, the least I can do is take care of it, and love it for all the things it has allowed me. I never really thought of it like that, I never realized that of all the objects in my life that I claim to cherish, my body wasn't one of them. That had to change.
Beautifully said! I thought the same thing first time I heard this song. Thank you Tim, your songs have a positive effect on the world. I wish we could apply your comment KG to the world as well, instead of hating things about the world what if we could work on taking care of it better, it's keeping all of us alive... Loving ourselves is key to happiness though, I really think that. If you hate yourself how can you ever be happy?
It warms me to read your message. You can know something without truly realising it, and I think you just truly realised something important. This is the kind of realisation that can change the trajectory of your life. Always stay open for such realisations. Be a life long learner!
So... I'm laying in bed about to go to sleep, watching a couple comedians and "discover" Tim Minchin. I spend the next hour going from one hilarious song to the next and absolutely loving every minutes. Then I hear this song, and see the look in his eyes while performing it. Now it seems that tonight I'll be silently weeping myself to sleep instead of laughing, and yet I'm grateful to have learned about this song and will be listening to it repeatedly for many years to come. Thank you Tim.
carl witt you've only just discovered him? His twitter account has some powerful stuff to. Hope you enjoy the music. And of course the stand up. The fish getting out the water has to be one of the best.
This always makes me cry when he starts singing about his body and his brain, there's so much emotion there. You can tell his voice nearly cracks in those parts.
So many of Tim's songs, beyond the surface humour are heart-breaking tragic and hopeful love songs to the human race. All you have to do is watch his eyes in this song as it goes on to see the pain and beauty in what he is saying.
This may be his most beautiful and heartbreaking song. Actually, Leaving L.A., with its backstory of him getting elaborately fucked over in Hollywood, is pretty heartbreaking, though it's more uptempo.
@@dazieger What I like about the LA song is how he uses his own personal experience with shallow corporate America people, to reflect the wider phenomenon of creativity being crushed by societies obsessed with money/status/materialism. Really poignant.
@@dazieger It makes me incredibly sad to think that anyone would do this wonderful man wrong. I didn't know that happened to him. And, yes, incredible song--the best possible way to spend 7 minutes!
The verse about the body brought me to tears. The line "I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me," hit me hard. I've been told to hate my body since I was around 7 or 8, and this lyric really just brought up so many feelings. What a beautiful song written by a wonderful man. Tim Minchin is fantastic.
Almost 12 years ago when I heard this song for the first time, I was 9 years old. And I thought this was possibly the most boring song Tim had ever released and I never gave it a second thought. And now here I am at 20 years of age, crying in my room at this song because of how beautiful and profound it is. Thank you Tim
I was contemplating taking my own life, earlier this week, and I came across this song. I'm not going to be so prosaic, as to credit this song, or Tim Minchin, with my continuing to breathe, but I will say that I find quite a lot of meaning in these words. I don't know, yet, if I'm grateful to be here, still. However, I am grateful for the kind of connection that, only, music seems to create. So, thank you, Mr. Minchin, for that, at the very least.
Melanie Nicholson I’m glad you are still here! According to Camus, those who do not contemplate that question are not truly alive. ‘Although he forcefully separated himself from existentialism, Camus posed one of the twentieth century's best-known existentialist questions, which launches The Myth of Sisyphus: “There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide”’. You are in good company. 🔯🕉☯️😇
This is your song And you're singing it It's made of chords and beautiful words And it echoes through my mind a lot Rattling all the feelings that I've got And leaves me feeling peaceful and quiet And the greatest thing about this song Is it makes me want to sing along And actually even write my own verse This is your song And it's fine It's how I spend the vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's yours It's not perfect But it's ..mine
I love that at the outset Tim describes the emotion he conveys in the song to the audience perfectly and they laugh like he's joking until they realize, they all have indeed felt like the smallest doll in a babushka doll. Tim really subverts expectations with an absolutely meaningful reflection on the Human condition in the modern age.
Shutupmeg ! That song actually makes me smile and laugh I actually achieved my long awaited cry 2 days ago. Only took 2 years of stockpiled stress and dissapointment to topple over on me to do it. It felt good to let it all out for a bit.
I discovered this song in 2017, when I was going through a really rough time. I've always struggled with depression, for as long as I can remember. During a particularly strong episode, I felt so trapped in my situation, and it felt like nothing would ever change. I was tired of having to fight to build the life I wanted only to keep hitting the same walls. But in an effort to break that thought pattern, I once again turned to musical comedy. After hitting up my usual favorites, I saw this song in the sidebar and decided to give it a try. Listening to it hit me hard, and a lot of the lyrics really resonated with me. By the time I was near the end, at the verse about his brain, I was sobbing. Just the look in his eyes as he sang, that raw emotion that made me feel like someone else truly understood, it gave me this sense of overwhelming relief. As time went on, I'd periodically return to this song, and would bring me a bit of peace. Eventually I came to interpret the song as learning to accept your current circumstances and do what you can with them. Sometimes you just need to survive through a hard time, and not put pressure on yourself to constantly fight your way out of it. Over the years, I have learned much better ways to cope with my illness. I understand now that it's not my fault, and it's not something I'm making up or inflicting upon myself. But most of all, it's something I can live with. When I have an episode, I've learned that it's okay to take care of myself, and that I deserve that just as much as anyone else. I know it may sound a little ridiculous, and like these are obvious statements, but for me, depression really messed with my sense of self worth and for a long time, I really didn't have the will to practice self care. Even basic tasks like bathing or brushing my hair felt impossible. I'm still not quite in control of my mental health, but I'm slowly working through it. I really credit Tim as well as countless other artists and comedians for helping to shift my way of thinking even marginally, as it ultimately led me to where I am now in my life. It's not perfect, but it's mine.
It's your body and it's your brain. They're not perfect, but they're yours. I'm glad you're keeping on, as much as that means from one internet stranger to another. Hope you're well, knowing other people can make it through gives just that much more hope that things can change.
I've had depression and anxiety and find this is a great song to get through. I like how it's structured starting big and working its way in, the line "this is my brain...it's where I spend the vast majority of my time" brings home how it's just me in here and it's not perfect. Very touching song, sentimental and heartfelt, love it.
We might not all feel like the smallest doll but none of us is perfect. The way you have reflected on and shared your personal journey is very powerful. I encourage you to continue doing this so you can help others who still need to travel some of the paths you have already negotiated.
This is my Earth And I live in it It's one third dirt and two thirds water And it rotates and revolves through space At rather an impressive pace And never even messes up my hair And here's the really weird thing The force created by it's spin Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in This is my Earth And it's fine It's where I spend the vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect This is my country And I live in it It's pretty big and nice to walk on And the bloke who runs my country Has built a demagoguery And taught us to be fearful and boring And the weirdest thing is that he is Conservative of politics But really rather radical of eyebrows This is my country And it's fine It's where I spend a vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect This is my house And I live in it It's made of cracks and photographs We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy Who bought it from a guy Whose granddad left it to him And the weirdest thing is that this house Has locks to keep the baddies out But they're mostly used to lock ourselves in This is my house And it's fine It's where I spend a vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect, but it's mine This is my body And I live in it It's thirty-one and six months old It's changed a lot since it was new It's done stuff it wasn't built to do I often try to fill it up with wine And the weirdest thing about it is I spend so much time hating it But it never says a bad word about me This is my body And it's fine It's where I spend a vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect This is my brain And I live in it It's made of love and bad song lyrics It's tucked away behind my eyes Where all my screwed up thoughts can hide Cause God forbid I hurt somebody And the weirdest thing about a mind Is that every answer that you find Is the basis of a brand new cliche This is my brain And it's fine It's where I spend a vast majority of my time It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect, but it's mine It's not perfect I'm not quite sure I've worked out how to work it It's not perfect, but it's mine But it's mine
When I feel down and depressed I watch this and I feel it's ok to be down and depressed... So yea, it's my head and I love it... Even when it's fucking with me.
Conrad King No, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Depression doesn't even require a reason, it's a chemical imbalance. And lack of pleasure in doing things is a symptom listed on pretty much every site that explains depression. You probably got down when your cat died or something, don't worry, that's not depression.
SolidSixx Just because the song is ultimately serious and heartfelt doesn't mean you can't have a couple laughs in there. Lines like "never even messes up my hair", "really rather radical of eyebrows" and "love and bad song lyrics" had obvious beats for the audience to laugh, and when he had turned 30 the line where he gives his age was "29 and 12 months old". This is one of my favorites of his because it is such a touching sentiment, but doesn't forget to have a little fun along the way. :)
I completely agree with you, Tim's an extremely clever and funny guy and there are some very funny bits in this song. I think because it's he's a comedian though people assume he isn't being serious at all, and are laughing at bits which I'm not sure they should be. But then, I don't know what Tim's intentions with this song were, all I know is that it's a beautiful song :)
This is my life and I'm living it, it's not perfect, but it's mine. Thank you Tim, for letting me see that at 63 and 9 months old, it's Ok to not be perfect.
For me, this song is anything but “sweet”. It’s rich with comedy, irony, nuance, politics, insight, beauty and fragility. Hell, there’s even some science. So very very Tim Minchin ❤️
Holy hecking- I used to love watching Coe’s Quest with my brother when I was like six, and the nostalgia attached to your username made me just about cry seeing it here
frontal labotomy Check out his award-winning work helping create the amazing stage musical, "Matilda." As I understand it, he wrote ALL the songs! Just brilliant!!
No matter how many times I've listened to this, no matter how many of the lyrics I know by heart (all of them), whenever I watch him perform it, tears start forming. I can't say I have the highest self-esteem, and the second half of this song just always gets me...every time...
not satire, no, i don't think so either, three years after you posted lol, but each verse is about something that fits inside the thing the last verse was about, like russian nesting dolls.
Most of the other songs are hilarious, when he is serious he shows a side of himself. As an audience, we love the moments that let us connect with the artist on a more personal and intimate level. If he was always this sentimental and moving it wouldn't be the same.
Today at work, I decided to listen to Tim Minchin's music for the first time. Suddenly, this song turned up at the end of an album, with each verse delivering an absolute gut punch. It's so beautiful. I have been on repeat all day, weeping intermittently.
I've never heard this guy before this song. I'd heard a part of Canvas Bags, but this is the first time I've heard *him.* This song, his voice. The look in his eyes. This made me feel something. What a good song to introduce me to this magic
Oi Tim. I'm slipping back down into the depths of despair and desperation and depression. Where are you, man? you saved me all those other times and now I have to listen to Wilson Dixon to get through!!!!
How can you not like a person who describes their brain as being full of both love and bad song lyrics? I just discovered Tim last week and love all his work. This song in particular has been playing in my head pretty much non-stop for the last 3 days. Such a beautiful anthem to one's self and circumstances.
There a very, very few songs that hit me like this does. I can honestly say that I think Tim Minchin is a genius, and this song in particular is very relatable for a lot of us
If anyone happens to come across this and doesnt know Tim Minchin, check out "White wine in the sun". Its another one of his slow and emotional songs and is without a doubt the most beautiful song ive ever heard.
I cant listen to it, it makes me cry my eyes out! Such a beautiful, secular christmas sentiment. He warned us at the beginning: "It's sentimental, I know". And it wasa
This song has something that it always makes me cry when I'm feeling down but at the same time makes me calm and everything is just a bit better after that. Like it's somehow healing my mind and soul. I'm so grateful this song was made I can't even express it. So just thank you for helping me with all the shit in my life especially that you don't even know i exist.
As someone who's body is broken and ill... and mental health is gone.... It's still mine. And while i wish sometimes that it wasn't or that i could just figure a way to take a vacation from it...i guess it's mine and i shouldn't be so harsh about hating it and myself. Love this song and love Tim Minchin. He either makes me laugh or cry. ❤
How is it possible I’m only finding out about this dude in 2022! Great song! Great comedian and singer and songwriter and pianist. Just well done buddy!
I remember the first time I heard this song it hit me like a tonne of bricks, and inspired me to take up the piano again after a few years of not playing. Tim Minchin is a genius.
Wonderful, melodic, sad, hopeful and realistic. Wonderful poetry and philosophy. We are lucky to live in the time on Minchin - a man the future will revere.
Shivers... there are few artists who evoke such complex & contradictory emotions. Tim's most poignant songs are emotional rollercoasters. Bloody brilliant.
I recently discovered this guy on Netflix with his concert specials, and I have to say that he writes incredible, touching songs as per Not Perfect. I am just speechless to the emotional strings that this song pulls everytime I hear it. I just have to say thank you Tim Minchin for sharing your Talents to the world. Well done.
It's tucked away behind my eyes where all my screwed-up thoughts can hide...don't think there's a one of us who ain't been there. The feels...they're real. Tim's a genius.
Tim - I am 61 & only found you today. You are quite brilliant - have just listened to a few of your songs but will definitely be following what you do.
Its rare for me to comment on youtube. From time to time I come back to minchins not perfect, it levels me, brings me back to a place where I can appreciate even the simplest, mundane aspects of life that I live. Thank you Minchin:)
Honestly, this is a perfect song. Beautifully written, amazingly composed and is funny.. that is until you listen to the true meaning of the lyrics, absolutely stunning Tim. Also, I believe that Tim Minchins fans are the best community around, polite and well mannered. I give you all the my best wishes :)
crasowl Self-satisfaction? Life's not a bad thing? All said and done you are you and nothing can take it away from you? Just guessing. But it's pretty heartfelt I feel. I didn't see what the rave reviews were on about till I started really listening. It's sweet.
It has struck me that however many comments I read for Tim Minchin TH-cam videos I find only appreciation and love. After being lucky enough to see him live in Portsmouth UK 2019 (my pulse is starting to race just thinking about it) I hope we’ll be able to add Carry You to our list of most moving songs. Also can we count in Come home and the Pope song, so angry it takes my breath away. Tim you are utterly astonishing. Thank you so much. Oh and then there is the graduation speech.......
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people trying so desperately to laugh at the lyrics just because they are not used to serious Tim... this song is a masterpiece, supposed to be listened to with your heart, and people spoil it by forced laugh because they don't like the idea of Tim being serious at once... anyway, this song is love. makes me feel warm. thank you Tim
Last night i was sobbing in my husband's arms about how disgusting my body is and how much i hate myself, and today this song came up in my recommendations, and im crying again. It's not my body's fault it's sick, just like it's not my brain's fault it's sick. One little line but it's so profound. THANK YOU.
This song is the song God would write if they chose to take the form of a human body, which is exactly what is happening here. We, human beings, are God in human form experiencing themself. Tim, writing this song, living and appreciating the human experience. Us, hearing and appreciating Tim living and appreciating the human experience. Wow. This song is perfect. I have nothing more to say.
This is definitely my favourite version of this song. The first time I'd heard this song was watching this performance when it aired on The Sideshow in 2007 - my mind was officially blown. He doesn’t do it much (if at all) anymore, because it dates the song and makes the song very Australian, but I really like the verse about "my country" - it's a perfect description of Australia at the time under Howard's government. Even 13 years later, I still regularly come back to this performance so I can laugh and cry within the space of a few minutes.
I haven't listened to this absolutely wonderful song for a couple of years. God, I appreciate Minchin so much. He's half my age, went to my University and lived a few miles away from me. For some stupid sentimental reason, that binds him to me. So pleased that he exists and with a big voice and reach.
I have heard this before but today it popped into my recommended so never one to pass by an opportunity to listen to Tim I clicked play. The Gods or someone knew I needed to hear this today. I cried because of fibromyalgia I can’t do the things I used to but Tim made me think about it......it’s my body, it’s not perfect but it’s mine. THANK YOU TIM ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
why can comedic songwriters be those persons writing the most meaningfull thought provoking and beautiful songs? tim and bo burnham (are you happy), bodo wartke (an dich/ liebeslied)
Late reply but i think it's because comedy is in essence based off hurt. The old saying "Tragedy + time = comedy" so good comedians will be very in tune with emotion and dealing with it and acknowledging pain.
Tom C true dat. also I also think comedic musician are used to make every word in a song have meaning (the joke only works if every word is chosen right in the perfect order kind of style) unlike most other musicians where the most important part is the chorus and you kind of forget about the build up to it.
This song... I have to come back to it every so often for a dose of sentimentality. It's beautiful and it reminds me that we're all a bunch of brains in bodies in houses in countries on the same planet, and something about that is just so reassuring to me. Thank you God? No. Thank you Tim Minchin.
There are so many words to use to express Tim Minchen! He's a perpendicular , horizontal, vertical inclination of a contradicting ironic legend. The best I gather about him is is he's truly an honest and gentle man .The laughter he offers this world about the truth perhaps many people do not understand. His point language use is vulgar, offensive or otherwise unappealing yet refreshing to me and I fucking love his open minded originality! When first I came across his performances by chance I was an inquisitive 62 year old lady of sorts and as I did dig deeper ( because I sift brains carefully ) I realized in a short time he is a god damn fucking genius! Yes you're a fucking " Rock Star " but you are the first realist I've ever seen who dares to be arrogantly hilarious. Your view on " Religion , church and world conditions " in general are so uncommonly familiar. As an indigenous woman I say hell man ROCK ON BITCH! ( she smiles and wishes Tim Minchin, wife & children ❤️
I just stumbled across this extraordinary man. This song realy caught me off guard. I read the comments while it was playing. Now I understand why so many of you wrote these very evocative lines. I think I'm in good company here. We're all seperated by definition in our existence but at the same time we're all connected by the world we live in
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"And the weirdest thing about it is, I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me."
6 years of knowing/loving this song, I still fucking love that lyric to death.
+EPrimeify 6?
Erm, yes? Why?
it was uploaded in 2011 ....
george brown He's been singing it for a long time.
+george brown Erm, 2010. 15th February to be precise.
I love that he updates his age every time he sings this
But this is his channel and he hasn't been going back and updating it on a monthly basis! Just lazy...
beaver benedict
The joke...
Your head.
I do a cover version of this song, and that line is always a little depressing, as I'm up to "51 and six months old" at the moment.
Benedict whoa there cowboy 😂
@@victown chillax, no need to explode just because you can't understand humor. A nice alternative for you to practice would be saying: "I am sorry, I don't think that I understood this. Could you explain it to me please?". Then there's a high chance that people might help you.
I kept waiting for the comedy to kick in and then I realized that this is just a really, really sweet song
Megan McLerran same
Like his other song called White wine in the sun...
*Also yes I do realize this comment is two years old*
Wait till you hear “Lonely” and “Leaving LA.” :)
If this dude wasn’t a comedian he would be record breaking next to billy Joel and stuff
Well, it is funny and quirky too.
"That guy's really deep."
"Yeah I noticed that. He's really deep, eh?"
"Shit yeah. Deep as, bro"
Wrong song
@@GuvernorDave I'm so glad someone said that!
@@jordongrubic1348 crackin reference
Please tell me where is this from. I'm dyiiiing
@@mobaresschanel Hashtag Deep, Bo Burham, or however you spell it.
Can we just talk about the genius who ran the cinematography!
During Earth section: Wide panning, high shots above Tim, even as it gets closer to him it still stays above him and points down to him, keeps the piano between the camera and Tim/
During Country section: Still wide panning, but this time it's more level with Tim, as it gets closer it stays at eye level, still keeps piano between the camera and Tim.
During House section: Wide pan is considerably closer now, stays about level with him as before, but this is important, it goes around the piano to Tim, getting closer, and now we no longer have the piano hiding us from Tim.
During Body section: Wide starts from above this time, we get a full view of Tim from above, we literally see his body, after the initial shot we get a close up of Tim until it finally pans out, preparing us for the final section.
During Brain section: No wide pan this time, it cuts straight to a shot of him, we slowly zoom in on his face, this is the most personal we're going to get to Tim, it show every facial expression clearly. Near the end we cut back to a wide pan and pan out to the top to end the video how we started it.
I'll let you all interpret the camera work in your own ways, just wanted to point out that it's genius.
Sammy Maxwell holy shit. I did not realise that. Brilliant observation mate.
the camera zooms in and out exactly the same for 3 verses what you on about hahah
@@maxjerome2944 No. No it really doesn't.
True Edge its not a planned music video it’s a live studio performance, theres no cinematography its just panning with several cameras
@@maxjerome2944 Fair point dear sir! I mean whether it was intentional or not, it was something I noticed thought was pretty cool. Maybe I was over thinking it, but oh well, I thought it fit well with the lyrics.
The line about his body, "I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me." actually changed my life. It hit me like a lightning bolt, I suddenly realized that I spend so much time hating myself, and not taking care of myself properly and that before I can truly be happy with anything else in my life I have to work to take care of myself and be happy with myself. My body has kept me alive all these years, the least I can do is take care of it, and love it for all the things it has allowed me.
I never really thought of it like that, I never realized that of all the objects in my life that I claim to cherish, my body wasn't one of them. That had to change.
I had the exact same thought. Tim is such an amazing human. He is so inspirational. Cheers mate.
Beautifully said! I thought the same thing first time I heard this song. Thank you Tim, your songs have a positive effect on the world. I wish we could apply your comment KG to the world as well, instead of hating things about the world what if we could work on taking care of it better, it's keeping all of us alive... Loving ourselves is key to happiness though, I really think that. If you hate yourself how can you ever be happy?
If you truly appreciate it you would take care to improve it and keep it healthy.
i lik ur mustache
It warms me to read your message. You can know something without truly realising it, and I think you just truly realised something important.
This is the kind of realisation that can change the trajectory of your life. Always stay open for such realisations. Be a life long learner!
So... I'm laying in bed about to go to sleep, watching a couple comedians and "discover" Tim Minchin. I spend the next hour going from one hilarious song to the next and absolutely loving every minutes. Then I hear this song, and see the look in his eyes while performing it. Now it seems that tonight I'll be silently weeping myself to sleep instead of laughing, and yet I'm grateful to have learned about this song and will be listening to it repeatedly for many years to come.
Thank you Tim.
I feel you ... Tim is a genius
It is a masterpiece.
Try 'White Wine in the Sun'
carl witt you've only just discovered him? His twitter account has some powerful stuff to. Hope you enjoy the music. And of course the stand up. The fish getting out the water has to be one of the best.
Sounds about right.
This always makes me cry when he starts singing about his body and his brain, there's so much emotion there. You can tell his voice nearly cracks in those parts.
This and White Wine in the Sun are two songs that always tickle my heart and make me tear up. I don't care what anyone says, this guys' deep.
Reminds me of how he starts Dark Side- “that guys really deep”
@@MikesBakes Heck yeah, bro, he's deep as... eh?
Million % agree, so thoughtful and soulsearching, love both songs, Tim is an absolute genius, not even mentioning 'Matilda' oops I just did. 🤩
Deep as, bro
@@FloraMHorta 🤣🤣, the perfect response!
this song is so deep so fucking deep it almost makes you want to cry
Deep as bro
but is it #deep?
Dayna Heald♡♥♡ LMAO HAHAHAHAHA I know right if you like time you kinda have to like bo to by default
Utterly profound
Puff the Magic Sativa I actually did cry
That line about “god forbid I hurt somebody” always brings instant tears.
This may be the most important song I'll ever listen to
its not popular enough sadly
This and Canvas Bags xD
Here Comes A Thought from Steven Universe is in that list for me.
Holly it is.....
This is one of the most unexpectedly beautiful songs I've ever heard
So many of Tim's songs, beyond the surface humour are heart-breaking tragic and hopeful love songs to the human race. All you have to do is watch his eyes in this song as it goes on to see the pain and beauty in what he is saying.
Kieran Wilton He's a genius.
This may be his most beautiful and heartbreaking song.
Actually, Leaving L.A., with its backstory of him getting elaborately fucked over in Hollywood, is pretty heartbreaking, though it's more uptempo.
@@dazieger What I like about the LA song is how he uses his own personal experience with shallow corporate America people, to reflect the wider phenomenon of creativity being crushed by societies obsessed with money/status/materialism.
Really poignant.
When he sang inflatable you i felt that ngl..
@@dazieger It makes me incredibly sad to think that anyone would do this wonderful man wrong. I didn't know that happened to him. And, yes, incredible song--the best possible way to spend 7 minutes!
The verse about the body brought me to tears. The line "I spend so much time hating it, but it never says a bad word about me," hit me hard. I've been told to hate my body since I was around 7 or 8, and this lyric really just brought up so many feelings. What a beautiful song written by a wonderful man. Tim Minchin is fantastic.
Me, too. Totally unexpected. Recurs whenever I listen to this song. (And yes, I'm replying 6 years after you posted because this is... forever.)
Almost 12 years ago when I heard this song for the first time, I was 9 years old. And I thought this was possibly the most boring song Tim had ever released and I never gave it a second thought. And now here I am at 20 years of age, crying in my room at this song because of how beautiful and profound it is. Thank you Tim
It is one of those songs where you are happy for anyone that doesn't get it, and sad for them once they do.
"It's where I spent the vast majority of my time"
The creative dreamer.
I was contemplating taking my own life, earlier this week, and I came across this song.
I'm not going to be so prosaic, as to credit this song, or Tim Minchin, with my continuing to breathe, but I will say that I find quite a lot of meaning in these words.
I don't know, yet, if I'm grateful to be here, still. However, I am grateful for the kind of connection that, only, music seems to create.
So, thank you, Mr. Minchin, for that, at the very least.
Melanie Nicholson I’m glad you are still here! According to Camus, those who do not contemplate that question are not truly alive. ‘Although he forcefully separated himself from existentialism, Camus posed one of the twentieth century's best-known existentialist questions, which launches The Myth of Sisyphus: “There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide”’. You are in good company. 🔯🕉☯️😇
Hey, Melanie, have a nice day :)
Are you ok, Melanie?
Hey Melanie, hope your well and happy, I'm grateful your here and I don't even know you. X
I sincerely hope that you are still here, two years later.
This is your song
And you're singing it
It's made of chords and beautiful words
And it echoes through my mind a lot
Rattling all the feelings that I've got
And leaves me feeling peaceful and quiet
And the greatest thing about this song
Is it makes me want to sing along
And actually even write my own verse
This is your song
And it's fine
It's how I spend the vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's yours
It's not perfect
But it's ..mine
First tim made me cry and now you have! ♥️
Aaaww that was so sweet ❤️Tim would love it :)
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Wonderful!
Oh I love this.
This song should come with a label
"Warning: Tim Minchin is about to make you cry and not from laughter"
IMO, this is his best song.
I love that at the outset Tim describes the emotion he conveys in the song to the audience perfectly and they laugh like he's joking until they realize, they all have indeed felt like the smallest doll in a babushka doll. Tim really subverts expectations with an absolutely meaningful reflection on the Human condition in the modern age.
Tim Minchin is not only a great musician and entertainer: he's an important philosopher. Cheers.
I haven't cried in a long time until I heard this song today. If by any chance you read this, thank you.
+djole94hns I read it, and the experience was a negative one, overall. Thanks a lot (!)
+djole94hns Fuck...
I'm actually pretty jealous, I haven't had a good cry in a very long time..
+Stone CALM Maybe check out White Wine in the Sun... hope it helps
Shutupmeg ! Yeah that one is a cute song :) cute like aids.
Shutupmeg ! That song actually makes me smile and laugh
I actually achieved my long awaited cry 2 days ago. Only took 2 years of stockpiled stress and dissapointment to topple over on me to do it. It felt good to let it all out for a bit.
I discovered this song in 2017, when I was going through a really rough time. I've always struggled with depression, for as long as I can remember. During a particularly strong episode, I felt so trapped in my situation, and it felt like nothing would ever change. I was tired of having to fight to build the life I wanted only to keep hitting the same walls. But in an effort to break that thought pattern, I once again turned to musical comedy. After hitting up my usual favorites, I saw this song in the sidebar and decided to give it a try. Listening to it hit me hard, and a lot of the lyrics really resonated with me. By the time I was near the end, at the verse about his brain, I was sobbing. Just the look in his eyes as he sang, that raw emotion that made me feel like someone else truly understood, it gave me this sense of overwhelming relief.
As time went on, I'd periodically return to this song, and would bring me a bit of peace. Eventually I came to interpret the song as learning to accept your current circumstances and do what you can with them. Sometimes you just need to survive through a hard time, and not put pressure on yourself to constantly fight your way out of it. Over the years, I have learned much better ways to cope with my illness. I understand now that it's not my fault, and it's not something I'm making up or inflicting upon myself. But most of all, it's something I can live with. When I have an episode, I've learned that it's okay to take care of myself, and that I deserve that just as much as anyone else.
I know it may sound a little ridiculous, and like these are obvious statements, but for me, depression really messed with my sense of self worth and for a long time, I really didn't have the will to practice self care. Even basic tasks like bathing or brushing my hair felt impossible. I'm still not quite in control of my mental health, but I'm slowly working through it. I really credit Tim as well as countless other artists and comedians for helping to shift my way of thinking even marginally, as it ultimately led me to where I am now in my life. It's not perfect, but it's mine.
It's your body and it's your brain. They're not perfect, but they're yours. I'm glad you're keeping on, as much as that means from one internet stranger to another. Hope you're well, knowing other people can make it through gives just that much more hope that things can change.
Wow. You're an amazing writer! Don't give up!
I've had depression and anxiety and find this is a great song to get through. I like how it's structured starting big and working its way in, the line "this is my brain...it's where I spend the vast majority of my time" brings home how it's just me in here and it's not perfect. Very touching song, sentimental and heartfelt, love it.
We might not all feel like the smallest doll but none of us is perfect. The way you have reflected on and shared your personal journey is very powerful. I encourage you to continue doing this so you can help others who still need to travel some of the paths you have already negotiated.
♥️
This is my Earth
And I live in it
It's one third dirt and two thirds water
And it rotates and revolves through space
At rather an impressive pace
And never even messes up my hair
And here's the really weird thing
The force created by it's spin
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
This is my Earth
And it's fine
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect
This is my country
And I live in it
It's pretty big and nice to walk on
And the bloke who runs my country
Has built a demagoguery
And taught us to be fearful and boring
And the weirdest thing is that he is
Conservative of politics
But really rather radical of eyebrows
This is my country
And it's fine
It's where I spend a vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect
This is my house
And I live in it
It's made of cracks and photographs
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
Who bought it from a guy
Whose granddad left it to him
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But they're mostly used to lock ourselves in
This is my house
And it's fine
It's where I spend a vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect, but it's mine
This is my body
And I live in it
It's thirty-one and six months old
It's changed a lot since it was new
It's done stuff it wasn't built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me
This is my body
And it's fine
It's where I spend a vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect
This is my brain
And I live in it
It's made of love and bad song lyrics
It's tucked away behind my eyes
Where all my screwed up thoughts can hide
Cause God forbid I hurt somebody
And the weirdest thing about a mind
Is that every answer that you find
Is the basis of a brand new cliche
This is my brain
And it's fine
It's where I spend a vast majority of my time
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect, but it's mine
It's not perfect
I'm not quite sure I've worked out how to work it
It's not perfect, but it's mine
But it's mine
thanks
and the WEIRDEST* thing about a mind
is that every answer that YOU* find.
And the weird thing about a mind
Is that every answer that YOU find
Is the basis of a brand new cliché
Cookieofdoom great picture haha, watched soul eater twice
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When I feel down and depressed I watch this and I feel it's ok to be down and depressed...
So yea, it's my head and I love it... Even when it's fucking with me.
***** I can relate. I think its like a reality check for me.
Its such a nice song. It has everything in some respects... :)
Mateus Vieira I hate to be a downer but the nature of depression is that there's nothing you like.
John Smith WTF... You obviously have no idea what you're talking about .
People get depressed for a range of reasons.
Conrad King No, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Depression doesn't even require a reason, it's a chemical imbalance. And lack of pleasure in doing things is a symptom listed on pretty much every site that explains depression. You probably got down when your cat died or something, don't worry, that's not depression.
John Smith no. You have no idea. You don't know me or what I have or don't have. You can be depressed and like things you idiot.
I think Tim really, really meant for this to be one a serious song. He seems so deadly serious when he says "I often try to fill it up with wine."
I find it kinda uncomfortable when people laugh during this song. I really do think that this song is coming straight from his heart.
SolidSixx hmmm, yeah. I break into tears.
SolidSixx Just because the song is ultimately serious and heartfelt doesn't mean you can't have a couple laughs in there. Lines like "never even messes up my hair", "really rather radical of eyebrows" and "love and bad song lyrics" had obvious beats for the audience to laugh, and when he had turned 30 the line where he gives his age was "29 and 12 months old". This is one of my favorites of his because it is such a touching sentiment, but doesn't forget to have a little fun along the way. :)
I completely agree with you, Tim's an extremely clever and funny guy and there are some very funny bits in this song. I think because it's he's a comedian though people assume he isn't being serious at all, and are laughing at bits which I'm not sure they should be. But then, I don't know what Tim's intentions with this song were, all I know is that it's a beautiful song :)
He seems similar to Steve Allen, but I haven't been able to find much from him online.
This is my life and I'm living it, it's not perfect, but it's mine.
Thank you Tim, for letting me see that at 63 and 9 months old, it's Ok to not be perfect.
For me, this song is anything but “sweet”. It’s rich with comedy, irony, nuance, politics, insight, beauty and fragility. Hell, there’s even some science. So very very Tim Minchin ❤️
31 and 6 months old myself, glad I remembered to stop by. :)
So, I should come back in a month? Ok.
Holy hecking- I used to love watching Coe’s Quest with my brother when I was like six, and the nostalgia attached to your username made me just about cry seeing it here
I'm back. :)
Damn I missed that anniversary, just turned 32!
Shit that's me now.
Bro your nearly 40.
Is it as scary as I think its gonna be?
"Not perfect" and "White wine in the sun" are two of the most beautiful songs I´ve heard.
Makes me wanna cry every time I heard them
someone give this man an award
frontal labotomy Check out his award-winning work helping create the amazing stage musical, "Matilda." As I understand it, he wrote ALL the songs!
Just brilliant!!
voicetube And this very song seems to be the inspiration for 'my house' in the musical. Beautiful!
They did - an honourary doctorate
Tim has thoroughly mastered the difficult art of being hilarious and deeply insightful at the same time.
Tom minchin songs will always hit home not matter how many years pass
I love that the audience laughs at the beginning but slowly the laughter gets softer and softer as they realize this shit is real.
No matter how many times I've listened to this, no matter how many of the lyrics I know by heart (all of them), whenever I watch him perform it, tears start forming. I can't say I have the highest self-esteem, and the second half of this song just always gets me...every time...
You're not alone :)
kiwispam84
Serisously. Usually I'm crying out of laughter from Tim but this song hits on a whole other note. Amazing piece of musical genius.
White wine in the sun has the same effect.
Yes... yes, it does.
You're not alone. There is so much truth and tenderness in these pieces. Incomparable.
It is weird that out of all of this guy's hilarious songs, the one that I like the most is the one that's the least satirical?
I think that's part of what makes it so special :)
Honestly this and White Wine in The Sun are my favorites.
HwoDragon this, Drowned and You Grew on Me are some my favourites
not satire, no, i don't think so either, three years after you posted lol, but each verse is about something that fits inside the thing the last verse was about, like russian nesting dolls.
Most of the other songs are hilarious, when he is serious he shows a side of himself. As an audience, we love the moments that let us connect with the artist on a more personal and intimate level. If he was always this sentimental and moving it wouldn't be the same.
That beat of hesitation before "it's fine" in the brain verse breaks me.
Today at work, I decided to listen to Tim Minchin's music for the first time. Suddenly, this song turned up at the end of an album, with each verse delivering an absolute gut punch. It's so beautiful. I have been on repeat all day, weeping intermittently.
"And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But they're mostly used to lock ourselves in"
Wow that is amazingly put.
That gets me every time.
I've never heard this guy before this song. I'd heard a part of Canvas Bags, but this is the first time I've heard *him.* This song, his voice. The look in his eyes. This made me feel something. What a good song to introduce me to this magic
This song is therapeutic, I've returned to it so many times.
Listening to this on my 2-year anniversary of no self-harm, sobbing like a child, cus it's my body, and its fine ❤
When I need a good healthy cry I listen to this. Beautiful.
"Because God forbid I hurt somebody." Favorite line
I like the line about ~"force of its spin, stops chaos flooding in," because that is a deep reference...
Thank you, Tim. This song always comforts me when I'm feeling down. My life's not perfect, but it's mine.
And once again watching this made me tear up, a sad-ish smile curving my lips. Thank you, Master Minchin, for this great piece of art.
Pretty much sums it up :-)
Please Tim I wish to see you 2023 somewhere
I love the phrasing he uses on the piano when he says : '' It's where i spend the majority of my time'' .
Oi Tim. I'm slipping back down into the depths of despair and desperation and depression. Where are you, man? you saved me all those other times and now I have to listen to Wilson Dixon to get through!!!!
How can you not like a person who describes their brain as being full of both love and bad song lyrics? I just discovered Tim last week and love all his work. This song in particular has been playing in my head pretty much non-stop for the last 3 days. Such a beautiful anthem to one's self and circumstances.
There a very, very few songs that hit me like this does. I can honestly say that I think Tim Minchin is a genius, and this song in particular is very relatable for a lot of us
If anyone happens to come across this and doesnt know Tim Minchin, check out "White wine in the sun".
Its another one of his slow and emotional songs and is without a doubt the most beautiful song ive ever heard.
I can't listen to it because I cry so hard. It's absolutely gorgeous.
Our family Xmas anthem. Good or bad, do be it.
I cant listen to it, it makes me cry my eyes out! Such a beautiful, secular christmas sentiment. He warned us at the beginning: "It's sentimental, I know". And it wasa
*was!
I listen to White Wine in the Sun exactly once every December because I can’t spend all month crying
44 years to find this guy....least I found him thank you God. Or...
This is my TH-cam recommendations. They're not perfect, but they're mine ❤️
This song has something that it always makes me cry when I'm feeling down but at the same time makes me calm and everything is just a bit better after that. Like it's somehow healing my mind and soul. I'm so grateful this song was made I can't even express it. So just thank you for helping me with all the shit in my life especially that you don't even know i exist.
As someone who's body is broken and ill... and mental health is gone....
It's still mine. And while i wish sometimes that it wasn't or that i could just figure a way to take a vacation from it...i guess it's mine and i shouldn't be so harsh about hating it and myself.
Love this song and love Tim Minchin.
He either makes me laugh or cry. ❤
every now and then Tim just goes and gives us a really beautiful song
just flooding my feed with tim minchin tonight, this has always been a great one
How is it possible I’m only finding out about this dude in 2022! Great song! Great comedian and singer and songwriter and pianist.
Just well done buddy!
So jealous. He is incredible
this is our generations "Imagine" from the beatles
This and White Wine in the Sun are the two Minchin songs that can make me tear up.
Probably the greatest song in the past 30 or 40 years.
goddammit Tim. I came here expecting comedy and you hit me with this emotional song that made me tear up goddamn you
I remember the first time I heard this song it hit me like a tonne of bricks, and inspired me to take up the piano again after a few years of not playing. Tim Minchin is a genius.
Wonderful, melodic, sad, hopeful and realistic. Wonderful poetry and philosophy. We are lucky to live in the time on Minchin - a man the future will revere.
How have I spent the vast majority of my life without noticing this brilliant person?!
god, by the end he looks to be on the verge of tears. i am too. this song is beautiful.
Shivers... there are few artists who evoke such complex & contradictory emotions. Tim's most poignant songs are emotional rollercoasters. Bloody brilliant.
I recently discovered this guy on Netflix with his concert specials, and I have to say that he writes incredible, touching songs as per Not Perfect. I am just speechless to the emotional strings that this song pulls everytime I hear it. I just have to say thank you Tim Minchin for sharing your Talents to the world. Well done.
My favorite part of the song is "it's where I spend the vast majority of my time." It is profondly deep
Back listening to this song 8 years later. Time to get drunk and listen to all the Tim Minchin songs again now. Also 2222 comment! Awesome!
2021
This song helps me so much I can't explain just how much
Thanks ya little weird
Your a artist
The force created by its spin, is the force that stops the chaos flooding in... Just brilliant.
oh my heart, when he gets to the stanza about his brain, and the look in his eyes. All. The. Feels
I that this song makes me cry. It just hits me in a way.
It's tucked away behind my eyes where all my screwed-up thoughts can hide...don't think there's a one of us who ain't been there. The feels...they're real. Tim's a genius.
"Not Perfect" and "White Wine In The Sun" get me..... every single time..... #crylikealittlegirl
This song is so awesome and perfect. I cited it for part of a psych paper I wrote on depression.
Tim - I am 61 & only found you today. You are quite brilliant - have just listened to a few of your songs but will definitely be following what you do.
Happy 66th year on this planet sir
Its rare for me to comment on youtube. From time to time I come back to minchins not perfect, it levels me, brings me back to a place where I can appreciate even the simplest, mundane aspects of life that I live.
Thank you Minchin:)
This song makes me cry. EVERY. TIME.
Honestly, this is a perfect song. Beautifully written, amazingly composed and is funny.. that is until you listen to the true meaning of the lyrics, absolutely stunning Tim. Also, I believe that Tim Minchins fans are the best community around, polite and well mannered. I give you all the my best wishes :)
What is the true meaning?
crasowl
Self-satisfaction? Life's not a bad thing? All said and done you are you and nothing can take it away from you?
Just guessing. But it's pretty heartfelt I feel. I didn't see what the rave reviews were on about till I started really listening. It's sweet.
It's not perfect, it's fine.
It has struck me that however many comments I read for Tim Minchin TH-cam videos I find only appreciation and love. After being lucky enough to see him live in Portsmouth UK 2019 (my pulse is starting to race just thinking about it) I hope we’ll be able to add Carry You to our list of most moving songs. Also can we count in Come home and the Pope song, so angry it takes my breath away. Tim you are utterly astonishing. Thank you so much. Oh and then there is the graduation speech.......
people trying so desperately to laugh at the lyrics just because they are not used to serious Tim... this song is a masterpiece, supposed to be listened to with your heart, and people spoil it by forced laugh because they don't like the idea of Tim being serious at once... anyway, this song is love. makes me feel warm. thank you Tim
+Russell Frank "they're mostly used to lock ourselves in" *audience laughs*
Last night i was sobbing in my husband's arms about how disgusting my body is and how much i hate myself, and today this song came up in my recommendations, and im crying again. It's not my body's fault it's sick, just like it's not my brain's fault it's sick.
One little line but it's so profound. THANK YOU.
This song is the song God would write if they chose to take the form of a human body, which is exactly what is happening here. We, human beings, are God in human form experiencing themself. Tim, writing this song, living and appreciating the human experience. Us, hearing and appreciating Tim living and appreciating the human experience. Wow. This song is perfect. I have nothing more to say.
This man is a fucking genius. So rare to see such a combination of talent and insightful commentary. Thank you.
This is definitely my favourite version of this song. The first time I'd heard this song was watching this performance when it aired on The Sideshow in 2007 - my mind was officially blown. He doesn’t do it much (if at all) anymore, because it dates the song and makes the song very Australian, but I really like the verse about "my country" - it's a perfect description of Australia at the time under Howard's government. Even 13 years later, I still regularly come back to this performance so I can laugh and cry within the space of a few minutes.
More timeless than you think. I thought of Boris Johnson and Trump when I heard that verse.
One of my very favorite Tim Minchin songs.
One of the most beautiful and healing songs of all time in my opinion. Tim I just want to say thank you for being so open and sensitive.
Tim, thanx for putting words into what I can't......and a double thanx for your talent.
I haven't listened to this absolutely wonderful song for a couple of years. God, I appreciate Minchin so much. He's half my age, went to my University and lived a few miles away from me. For some stupid sentimental reason, that binds him to me. So pleased that he exists and with a big voice and reach.
I have heard this before but today it popped into my recommended so never one to pass by an opportunity to listen to Tim I clicked play. The Gods or someone knew I needed to hear this today. I cried because of fibromyalgia I can’t do the things I used to but Tim made me think about it......it’s my body, it’s not perfect but it’s mine. THANK YOU TIM ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
OH Tim Minchin.....please , please, keep writing these wonderful ballads (Drowned). I LOVE THEM AND YOU FOR WRITING THEM. please don't stop
why can comedic songwriters be those persons writing the most meaningfull thought provoking and beautiful songs? tim and bo burnham (are you happy), bodo wartke (an dich/ liebeslied)
Late reply but i think it's because comedy is in essence based off hurt. The old saying "Tragedy + time = comedy" so good comedians will be very in tune with emotion and dealing with it and acknowledging pain.
Tom C true dat.
also I also think comedic musician are used to make every word in a song have meaning (the joke only works if every word is chosen right in the perfect order kind of style) unlike most other musicians where the most important part is the chorus and you kind of forget about the build up to it.
LOVE - I only feel love for this man who expresses exactly what we all feel so (not) perfectly.
This song... I have to come back to it every so often for a dose of sentimentality. It's beautiful and it reminds me that we're all a bunch of brains in bodies in houses in countries on the same planet, and something about that is just so reassuring to me. Thank you God? No. Thank you Tim Minchin.
One of my two all-time favorite songs from Tim (with White wine in the sun)
I love this man's genius. We are blessed and privileged by the existence of Tim Minchin.
There are so many words to use to express Tim Minchen! He's a perpendicular , horizontal, vertical inclination of a contradicting ironic legend. The best I gather about him is is he's truly an honest and gentle man .The laughter he offers this world about the truth perhaps many people do not understand. His point language use is vulgar, offensive or otherwise unappealing yet refreshing to me and I fucking love his open minded originality! When first I came across his performances by chance I was an inquisitive 62 year old lady of sorts and as I did dig deeper ( because I sift brains carefully ) I realized in a short time he is a god damn fucking genius! Yes you're a fucking " Rock Star " but you are the first realist I've ever seen who dares to be arrogantly hilarious. Your view on " Religion , church and world conditions " in general are so uncommonly familiar. As an indigenous woman I say hell man ROCK ON BITCH! ( she smiles and wishes Tim Minchin, wife & children ❤️
+Diane Arunningdoe way to go! and
I just stumbled across this extraordinary man. This song realy caught me off guard. I read the comments while it was playing. Now I understand why so many of you wrote these very evocative lines. I think I'm in good company here. We're all seperated by definition in our existence but at the same time we're all connected by the world we live in