Take an 18 year old kid with so many thoughts about the future, show me this song, and then I begin to sit back and think about the present. Jack Johnson is amazing.
“When you set I will be lonely,” I met my wife when I was 15 and she was 13. Our son was born right before her 14th birthday. After graduation I went off to the Marine Corps and 2019 is here and we have been together for 11 years. I am 26 years old and I cannot imagine my world without her or our son. I learned this song when it first came out and till this day I sing it for her. “We were never meant to hold on,” Jack Johnson has a golden heart and speaks to all of ours. God bless him and his family
"When will my weight be too much for you, when will these ideas be my own." Shattering lyrics. Mind blowing.. understanding and perception of human nature. And how we SAY we want for our children, yet how we fight their independence! "you planted me in my own part..." Your voice is your own, I cant protect it... you'll have to sing a verse that is your own." "Your ideas have always been your own, and this moment keeps on moving, we were never meant to hold on." Amazing insight.
Always loved this song despite its melancholy tone. It brings me back to a place that exists only in the realms of my mind. In that brief moment it makes me reminisce someone I lost but still long for; knowing it takes me where I may not like but need to. To remember someone you love, lost, but never forgotten.
Wow, took the words out of my mouth. This song reminds me of my first love, & I always come back to it to remember those moments. "To remember someone you love, lost, but never forgotten". Beautifully Written.
when im sitting at my desk making 14 bucks an hour monitoring outages for cable and internet. Long way from the beaches in hot TEXAS i put jack johnson on and it puts me at ease and i get a sense of freedom. No other artist does this too me. thank you jack johnson. i sing in a blues/rock band and i would rather have a voice like JJ soo mellow soft relaxing. hope i get to see him in concert one day.
This is genuine beauty of the soul...Jack Johnson is not only very talented but has a huge heart and beautiful soul...thank you Jack for sharing your wonderful music :-)
There's a part of the heart he projects. There's a part of the heart that attaches to me. I don't know how he does it, but that doesn't matter- I'm listening to this song.
Your voice is adrift I can’t expect it To sing to me As if I was the only one I’ll follow you A leaf that’s following the sun When will my weight be too much for you? When will these ideas really be my own? This moment keeps on moving We were never meant to hold on Well this was a scene worth waking up for When I woke up You planted me in my own pot I don’t know why But somehow it just feels so wrong When you set I will be lonely But when you rise again I’ll have become the sun And I will shine down upon you As if you were the only one Your voice is your own I can’t protect it You’ll have to sing A verse no one has ever known Don’t be afraid Because no one ever sings alone Your weight will never be too much for me Your ideas have always been your own And this moment keeps on moving We were never meant to hold on
james i love you always no distance will ever stop me from loving you. This song makes me think of you all the time idk why. I dedicate this to you my lovely james. Jack johnson you are the best dude!!!!!! You rock my world too!!!! Lol
Funny how things turn out. My true love left me and I still think about her to this day. Life goes on but I am so happy that I had 3 years with her. It was the best part of my life and if I had a choice to do it over again I would do it over again. The pain of her not being with me hurts but I have to be strong and love myself. There will be another and there will be another for her. This song is dedicated to her because I wish her the best with all the love in my heart. I love you Madison.
I personally see it as a love song.. or a broken love song, but when i asked my bf one day what he thought he said to him it was a long about yourself and growing up... its however you take it and use it
@wditss I've always interpreted this song the same way. The first line..."Your voice is adrift. I can't expect you to sing to me. As if I were the only one. I'll follow you like a leaf that's following the sun." Very spiritual. It's my all time favorite JJ song
Hello,could someone subtitling this video??? Would appreciate it very much, of all the issues of jack This is without doubt one of the q i love most ... thanks..
wonderful song! but i don't get the intro!? in the video it seems like he's playing a Bm but my ear says it's definitely a C ! does he play in an other tuning?
Diego Bernardo, indeed, you can play some parts, but it's nearly impossible or at least quite uncomfortable to play Jack's part on standard tuning. For example, Jack has the E string on C, so the pitch is so low it can't be done on standard tuning; on the mean time, he does a C-B-A-G note sequence with his middle and ring fingers. Instead, using standard, I play this sequence with the bass tones, at the E and A strings. I hope all this is easier to understand than how it's written.
if jack johnson and norah jones will do a duet.. the whole world will just fall asleep and there will be no wars
🤣
use jack johnson as your alarm clock, hear it while you're havin breakfast and while you drive to work.. that makes your day more than great :)
Take an 18 year old kid with so many thoughts about the future, show me this song, and then I begin to sit back and think about the present.
Jack Johnson is amazing.
“When you set I will be lonely,” I met my wife when I was 15 and she was 13. Our son was born right before her 14th birthday. After graduation I went off to the Marine Corps and 2019 is here and we have been together for 11 years. I am 26 years old and I cannot imagine my world without her or our son. I learned this song when it first came out and till this day I sing it for her. “We were never meant to hold on,” Jack Johnson has a golden heart and speaks to all of ours. God bless him and his family
Ben morales lovely and amazing story Ben, happy to hear you guys are still together.
"When will my weight be too much for you,
when will these ideas be my own."
Shattering lyrics. Mind blowing.. understanding
and perception of human nature. And how we SAY we want for our children,
yet how we fight their independence!
"you planted me in my own part..."
Your voice is your own, I cant protect it...
you'll have to sing a verse that is your own."
"Your ideas have always been your own, and this moment keeps on moving,
we were never meant to hold on."
Amazing insight.
Always loved this song despite its melancholy tone. It brings me back to a place that exists only in the realms of my mind. In that brief moment it makes me reminisce someone I lost but still long for; knowing it takes me where I may not like but need to. To remember someone you love, lost, but never forgotten.
you couldn't have put it in better words 👌👏👏
Wow, took the words out of my mouth. This song reminds me of my first love, & I always come back to it to remember those moments. "To remember someone you love, lost, but never forgotten". Beautifully Written.
How apt your words are.
2019 and I keep listening...
84messeder same here man, one of my underrated favourites ❤️
when im sitting at my desk making 14 bucks an hour monitoring outages for cable and internet. Long way from the beaches in hot TEXAS i put jack johnson on and it puts me at ease and i get a sense of freedom. No other artist does this too me. thank you jack johnson. i sing in a blues/rock band and i would rather have a voice like JJ soo mellow soft relaxing. hope i get to see him in concert one day.
This moment keeps on moving we were never meant to hold on...
This song stirs the soul...
so many people come to mind while listening to this
This is genuine beauty of the soul...Jack Johnson is not only very talented but has a huge heart and beautiful soul...thank you Jack for sharing your wonderful music :-)
jack johnson never fails to make me feel better.
this is one of my favorite songs of his
And this moment keeps on moving..we were never meant to hold on
what a wisdom
♡"I will shine upon you, as if you were the only one"♡
There's a part of the heart he projects. There's a part of the heart that attaches to me. I don't know how he does it, but that doesn't matter- I'm listening to this song.
Your voice is adrift I can’t expect it
To sing to me
As if I was the only one
I’ll follow you
A leaf that’s following the sun
When will my weight be too much for you?
When will these ideas really be my own?
This moment keeps on moving
We were never meant to hold on
Well this was a scene worth waking up for
When I woke up
You planted me in my own pot
I don’t know why
But somehow it just feels so wrong
When you set I will be lonely
But when you rise again I’ll have become the sun
And I will shine down upon you
As if you were the only one
Your voice is your own I can’t protect it
You’ll have to sing
A verse no one has ever known
Don’t be afraid
Because no one ever sings alone
Your weight will never be too much for me
Your ideas have always been your own
And this moment keeps on moving
We were never meant to hold on
one of thee best songwriters!
I could listen this for YEARS and YEARS
idk what id do without this song
jack johnson makes sense in how the world is and he saved my life
james i love you always no distance will ever stop me from loving you. This song makes me think of you all the time idk why. I dedicate this to you my lovely james. Jack johnson you are the best dude!!!!!! You rock my world too!!!! Lol
My girlfriend said the best possible thing. She said this song makes her think of me
I am a little bit sick but with this music i found calm, health and peace JACK rocks.
i can relate to this song... im going through something that this song soothes...it helps. thanx jack...
jack johnson the best!!!
i love it!!
I think of so many people in my life when I hear this song. Some happy some sad. What a great song to get such a powerful reaction from me .
Un pur moment de bonheur ! Apaise les coeurs tourmentés comme le mien
this song makes me cry its that good.
How could anyone dislike this!?!?!
most relaxing song his has ever made... It's like I'm drifting in the shallows of a fresh clean river...
my God, that was magnificent
Jack Johnson is pretty talented, I mean he did save my life :)
this song is just plain simple beautiful.
gee im in pain right now... but this song makes me think that life may separate us some times and we have to be strong... i will you
Funny how things turn out. My true love left me and I still think about her to this day. Life goes on but I am so happy that I had 3 years with her. It was the best part of my life and if I had a choice to do it over again I would do it over again. The pain of her not being with me hurts but I have to be strong and love myself. There will be another and there will be another for her. This song is dedicated to her because I wish her the best with all the love in my heart. I love you Madison.
I personally see it as a love song.. or a broken love song, but when i asked my bf one day what he thought he said to him it was a long about yourself and growing up... its however you take it and use it
songs of his shouldnt even have a dislike button!
This is beautiful 😢
every song is a love song
i like to listen this song jut before i fall asleep...such a nice and calm song... :)
I caught his show in Atlanta on 9.30.17 so glad I did, he was amazing.
Fell in love with this song the first time I heard it...
I just dont understand how you can dislike this music. HOW????
Greatest JJ album
i love every one of his songs. :)
i saw him in concert ; i just about died.
Listening so deeply and falling back to me...hoping to find somebody my size... to be traveling and always come back to me and to us...
i'm soo in love with this song =).
hola, podria alguien subtitular este video??? agradeceria mucho, de todos los temas de jack este es sin duda uno de los q mas me gustan.. gracias...
Greatest song ever
Love it! Thanks for uploading!
how can anyone possibly dislike something like this?
wow, his voice is just soo brilliant and soothing,
Love this song thanks for post
This song is something beautiful.
One of my favorites by him. :)
I love how no drums are really needed.
My dear, from the first moment listening I've fallen for his music...
Jack Johnson THE GREAT
love this song
:) This is such a wonderful song..
7 people,,,how could you dislike this
ooohh so soulfull nice ...
@wditss I've always interpreted this song the same way. The first line..."Your voice is adrift. I can't expect you to sing to me. As if I were the only one. I'll follow you like a leaf that's following the sun." Very spiritual. It's my all time favorite JJ song
beautiful.
I've been doing that all day long and I just saw this comment. I'm glad I'm not the only one to do that lol
@sagenabs 100% agree, once I start listening to one song, I end up going thru the entire discography
Very good song.
Thanks, I'll try that tonight.
great song
one of my favs!! =)
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@cwilliams12121212 OMG, I wake up to this song every morning. Totally epic song..
sick! Good stuff
Oh man. this song! I'll follow you...
Hello,could someone subtitling this video??? Would appreciate it very much, of all the issues of jack This is without doubt one of the q i love most ... thanks..
wonderful song!
but i don't get the intro!?
in the video it seems like he's playing a Bm but my ear says it's definitely a C !
does he play in an other tuning?
this is like totally my song right now.
i love this song i own every cd why isnt it on there?
@NWarriorLax20 It's on the "Sleep through the static" album.
@TheMrJoeFisher possibly the gentle strumming of those strings.
great jack !!
epic~!
muito bom very good
meu melhor som
@luv4fantasy i think its about his kids. or having kids. but i'm not sure. the best part about this song is that it works both ways :)
genius
@peterkokai Could potentially be Zach Gill, he is in the the "Jack Johnson Band" and plays various instrument for them including guitar.
what does this song mean??
btw: amazing songg saw jack in 2008 his voice is soo pure and natural! c:
this song make me remind at tanjung balai karimun
hammer oO
mehr fällt mir dazu nicht ein.
Missing you Raffy
God
Then you can add to your list :
Only the ocean
Anything but the truth
My little girl
When I look up
agreed definitely but his lyrics are goddam amazing
pablo4 - his guitar is in open F tuning.
C-F-C-F-A-C (low to high)
good
Does somebody know a tab for Jack's part? I'm thinking he's not using standard tuning.
+Angeles Arteaga Hahaha. You're too much! lol
It's almost two years later and I still can't find a proper tab for Jack's part. 😭
+Angeles Arteaga Hope so, Burbuja. I'll always be in love with this song. :')
you can play it in standard i found out some parts, but then others doesn't sound good :/ anyone found out yet?
Diego Bernardo, indeed, you can play some parts, but it's nearly impossible or at least quite uncomfortable to play Jack's part on standard tuning. For example, Jack has the E string on C, so the pitch is so low it can't be done on standard tuning; on the mean time, he does a C-B-A-G note sequence with his middle and ring fingers. Instead, using standard, I play this sequence with the bass tones, at the E and A strings. I hope all this is easier to understand than how it's written.
It's tuned a full step down C-F-C-F-A-C
@theshaner for this version: strings are as follows...C,F,C,F,A,C...try it :D
who is the second guitar player??
Eargasim.**
how is jack's guitar tuned???
any idea what tuning he is in?