"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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 :-)
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..
So random dude. I'm pretty sure every single person listening to Jack's music does it because it makes them feel a certain way. I doubt they judge it by whether it fits the role of presidency or not lol
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.
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?
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 :)
"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.
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.
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.
jack johnson makes sense in how the world is and he saved my life
so many people come to mind while listening to this
This moment keeps on moving we were never meant to hold on...
This song stirs the soul...
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
And this moment keeps on moving..we were never meant to hold on
what a wisdom
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.
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
My girlfriend said the best possible thing. She said this song makes her think of me
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 :-)
♡"I will shine upon you, as if you were the only one"♡
jack johnson never fails to make me feel better.
this is one of my favorite songs of his
I just dont understand how you can dislike this music. HOW????
2019 and I keep listening...
84messeder same here man, one of my underrated favourites ❤️
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
i love every one of his songs. :)
i saw him in concert ; i just about died.
I am a little bit sick but with this music i found calm, health and peace JACK rocks.
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
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 .
idk what id do without this song
Jack Johnson is pretty talented, I mean he did save my life :)
@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
Fell in love with this song the first time I heard it...
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...
one of thee best songwriters!
I could listen this for YEARS and YEARS
Un pur moment de bonheur ! Apaise les coeurs tourmentés comme le mien
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 caught his show in Atlanta on 9.30.17 so glad I did, he was amazing.
i can relate to this song... im going through something that this song soothes...it helps. thanx jack...
this song makes me cry its that good.
this song is just plain simple beautiful.
My dear, from the first moment listening I've fallen for his music...
i like to listen this song jut before i fall asleep...such a nice and calm song... :)
how can anyone possibly dislike something like this?
jack johnson the best!!!
i love it!!
my God, that was magnificent
One of my favorites by him. :)
I love how no drums are really needed.
songs of his shouldnt even have a dislike button!
This is beautiful 😢
Greatest JJ album
wow, his voice is just soo brilliant and soothing,
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
absolutely beautiful
This song is something beautiful.
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...
i'm soo in love with this song =).
love this song
this and f-stop blues are my 2 favourites:)
:) This is such a wonderful song..
Jack Johnson THE GREAT
every song is a love song
ooohh so soulfull nice ...
Greatest song ever
beautiful.
Love this song thanks for post
one of my favs!! =)
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7 people,,,how could you dislike this
Oh man. this song! I'll follow you...
Love it! Thanks for uploading!
sick! Good stuff
great song
Very good song.
@sagenabs 100% agree, once I start listening to one song, I end up going thru the entire discography
Thanks, I'll try that tonight.
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..
great jack !!
this is like totally my song right now.
@NWarriorLax20 It's on the "Sleep through the static" album.
@TheMrJoeFisher possibly the gentle strumming of those strings.
i love this song i own every cd why isnt it on there?
epic~!
@cwilliams12121212 OMG, I wake up to this song every morning. Totally epic song..
@peterkokai Could potentially be Zach Gill, he is in the the "Jack Johnson Band" and plays various instrument for them including guitar.
@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 :)
this song make me remind at tanjung balai karimun
Missing you Raffy
muito bom very good
meu melhor som
genius
hammer oO
mehr fällt mir dazu nicht ein.
Great
God
Then you can add to your list :
Only the ocean
Anything but the truth
My little girl
When I look up
just cuz he's got a good voice doesn't mean he'd be a good president.
So random dude. I'm pretty sure every single person listening to Jack's music does it because it makes them feel a certain way. I doubt they judge it by whether it fits the role of presidency or not lol
pablo4 - his guitar is in open F tuning.
C-F-C-F-A-C (low to high)
what does this song mean??
btw: amazing songg saw jack in 2008 his voice is soo pure and natural! c:
agreed definitely but his lyrics are goddam amazing
some one please give me an internet hug
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
I agree with that... :)
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?