Me and my cousins always used to listen to this song and I never realized much those moments meant to me. They are all older now and they have lives to live :(
Back when i was young and didn't even speak any english, this song seemed like the most comforting sound.... Warm and intense like warm hug, but with a hint of emotionality. Now that i understand the lyrics and the intention behind the song, I can't help but tear up every time i hear it again... It's good tho, it's a hopeful kind of cry...
Seriously KR, it's one of those very VERY rare songs that can have you tapping your feet and smiling and crying at the same time - I friggin' LOVE this song (it also, like a few folks here, has some kind of personal meaning!). Happy/Sad - you CAN have both, eh!!!
For me, it's the last line of that stanza "No, wait! Wait! Wait for me. Please hang around. I'll see you when I fall asleep!" that gets me emotionally in this song.
I´ve discovered this album years ago and listened to this with my husband. We both liked it very much. And although we were used to have little talks every day, in 22 years there´s never been an awkard silence between us. He passed away five months ago today. I´m devastated and am slowly surfacing to life again. Today in the afternoon I was cleaning while listening to a streaming news program when, on a break, suddenly this song starts playing. I started shaking and crying... I never, *ever* , listened to that song or band on any radio nor streaming here (Argentina), and it just occurred to me to put that program while cleaning, to have some company. I felt it was a message from him, it´s beyond coincidence (for others factors too), but couldn't help but cry and fell apart once again... I miss you so, SO much, my love, my darling, my Omarcito mío 😥
@@johntracy72 She wants to die with him, & he's begging her not to. That's what I take from their back-n-forth. Yes, I dance & tap toes & squall like a baby to this song.
For some reason, at this current time being in my early 20s, the line “ Somedays I can’t even trust myself” stands out so much. I’ve let others influence how I take care of myself and other times I break my own promises for what I thought I could do. All the years I’ve been alive, I’ve noticed it’s the hardest trusting myself.
@@deinemudda8677yes, there’s no loving yourself or being content within unless if you can trust in yourself and believe in your own capabilities. You were the first person ever by your side ever since being born. We all must do what we can to remember we are our own best friends.
@@6amamisery769 yourself is also the only human being on this planet that knows the true you, the whole you but dont forget the friends ur making along ur way
Lyrics: I don't like walking around this old and empty house So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear The stairs creak as you sleep It's keeping me awake It's the house telling you to close your eyes And some days I can't even dress myself It's killing me to see you this way 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore There's an old voice in my head That's holding me back Well, tell her that I miss our little talks Soon it will be over and buried with our past We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) And though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart There's nothing we can do Just let me go, we'll meet again soon Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
True story. First time I heard this song I was working at a goodwill store. I wrote down "we're torn torn torn apart" quickly so I could look up this song after work. I got the meaning the first time I heard it (my moms a widow, the vibes are obvious and sad) and had to hear it again. Here I am several years later still loving this song.
My interpretation of the song: An elderly widow with dementia/Alzheimer who is unsure if her husbands is actually there and or talking to her. She constantly battles and questions her will to live throughout the song. I don't like walking around this old and empty house (The husband has passed away. She has grown tired of living without him there ) So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear (The husband’s ghost is there and trying to comfort her) The stairs creak as I sleep It's keeping me awake (His ghost still walks around the house and up the stairs to their room, making noise in the process) It's the house telling you to close your eyes (He is hinting that it is him making the noise and she should feel safe going to bed) And some days I can't even dress myself (Widow is struggling to find the will to live) It's killing me to see you this way (Though dead, the husband can only watch as his wife barely has a will to live) 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore (If the wife were to pass away somehow, she will still end up in heaven.) Hey, hey, hey There's an old voice in my head That's holding me back (The old unknown voice is her husband, giving her a will to live) Well, tell her that I miss our little talks (Husband acknowledges it is his voice, she can’t remember though cause of dementia) Soon it will all be over, and buried with our past (“It” is refer to her and the memories of them. She knows she is going to die soon to be with him. her and her memories will be buried with her husband, hence “ Buried with our past” ) We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love (Though dead, husband convinces her that memories don’t fade because you pass away) Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right (She doesn’t know if the ghost and voices of him convincing her to live are real or hallucinations). Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear (Husband tries to convince her that he is there, it’s not dementia) 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore (Whether she dies soon or later, they will both end up together in heaven. The ship represents life on earth, and safe on shore represents the heaven, the final destination) Hey Don't listen to a word I say (She knows her dementia causes her to question herself daily) Hey The screams all sound the same (The screams sound the same because she constantly fights the same battle due to her dementia) Hey You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear (She remembers seeing him pass away or being buried as mentioned before.) All that's left is a ghost of you (Realizing what she sees is a ghost ) Now we're torn, torn, torn apart There's nothing we can do ( Realizing he is dead and she is alive, there is nothing “we” can do) Just let me go, we'll meet again soon (As long as his ghost visits her, she will have a will to live. But she knows they can be together in death.) Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep (Once he stops visiting her, she will lose the will to live. She wants him to “hang around” when she “falls asleep” (dies), so that they can be together once she passes. Hey Don't listen to a word I say (Still contemplating on if death is the best answer) Hey The screams all sound the same (Once again, she has this inner battle determining whether or not she wants to live) Hey Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore (No matter if she dies now or later, she will end up being on the safe shore (heaven) with her husband) The last verses are repeated to acknowledge that she chose to live, and she knows she will see him another day.
Thank you everyone, this lyric interpretation is inspired by my Grandparents. When my Grandfather passed away, my grandmother passed away a month after. As we think she no longer has a will to live. My grandma would often see my grandpa's ghost laying in bed or talking to her though he is dead. She would often question whether this was reality.
2016 kami sedang bersama di dapur memasak untuk makan malam, dan radio kami memutarkan lagu ini, dan kami pun menyukai lagu ini dan jadi sering memainkannya. kami tau kalau kami akan segera berpisah, 2 tahun kemudan kami resmi berpisah, rey sudah tidak sakit lagi. sedangkan aku memulai kehidupan baru tanpanya, terkadang aku masih memutar lagu ini dan memngingat semua kenangan saat kami bersama dan berandai andai apa yang akan ku ucapkan saat kami bertemu kembali. An incredible way of saying “don’t be sad, I’ll see you in the next life”
“Some days I can’t even trust myself” hit home for me. For many years I’ve broken my word by saying I’ll quit my addictions then shortly after lying and deceiving myself. Some fights truly take a life time. Hopefully I can better myself before time and fate consumes me!
@lewisfane1924 we got this. You urself within wants to change for the better. Tears didn’t come out of ur eyes for no reason. U recognized something within needs to change and that alone is changing.
@@6amamisery769 3rd day in hospital. First 2 days were HELL. The hallucinations and my body feeling like I was being burned alive were the worst part, shakes are shakes. Take care please and thank you for the support. Got me crying in the hospital, thank god cur curtains 🤣
Hits different when it makes you miss someone who isn't dead. Someone who you love deeply, spent a significant best part of a decade with but circumstances, life and differences cannot allow you to be together. And now the only thing the memories allow you to do is ponder the what if's and the almosts of what could have become. I hope we meet one day again in future, Salma. ❤
Well people still listen to The Doors and The Beatles eventho they made music 60 years ago they still bangers! I bet we will be listening to this in 40 years from now too.
It's only now that I realized how meaningful is this song. If I didn't misunderstand, this song is about an old widow complaining to her husband's soul and wanna suicide so that she can meet her husband. She said she hates the empty house which made her felt lonely. She felt sad that she can't even dress and didn't know whether she was correct or wrong. However, her husband consoled her, said that it was her brain playing tricks on her. Her husband asked her not to listen to his sound, which was telling her not to suicide. He said they would meet in her dream. So just wait for him, and live happily. Edit: Thank you so much for the likes and replies! Stay safe💖
My dad used to say that this song was written from the perspectives of pilgrims on the Mayflower. Idk where he heard that or if he came up with it himself but it's probably based on them talking about being in a ship.
IIRC they've never said what it's about but that's one of the popular interpretations. Other is that he's alive and watching her suffer from Alzheimer's/dementia.
It’s so beautiful. She has passed and is helping them through the demons they face. Depression, anxiety, suicide ect. She is the guardian angel steering them through life and the demons they face. The lyrics ‘Some days I can’t even dress myself’ - is the depression. ‘It’s killing me to see you this way’ - is her above seeing the pain they face. ‘Don’t listen to a word I say, the screams all sound the same’ - she’s telling them to not listen to the voices in their heads, the depression & suicidal thoughts. ‘Tho the truth may vary, This ship will carry our bodies safe to sore’ -- although the thoughts of depression & suicide they face , through the memories of her and her guidance from above, they will make it through life. She is helping them through life. Reminding them to not give up on life. She will be waiting and will see them again soon in the clouds above. The ending scene is heaven. The lyrics & film clip are so sad and beautiful. The rhythm just makes sense too. A work of art. So beautiful..
lyrics Hey! Hey! Hey! I don't like walking around this old and empty house So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear The stairs creak as I sleep, It's keeping me awake It's the house telling you to close your eyes And some days I can't even trust myself It's killing me to see you this way 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Hey! Hey! Hey! There's an old voice in my head That's holding me back Well tell her that I miss our little talks Soon it will all be over, and buried with our past We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right. Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore You're gone, gone, gone away, I watched you disappear All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, there's nothing we can do, Just let me go, we'll meet again soon Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
I´ve discovered this album years ago and listened to this with my husband. We both liked it very much. And although we were used to have little talks every day, in 22 years there´s never been an awkard silence between us. He passed away five months ago today. I´m devastated and am slowly surfacing to life again. Today in the afternoon I was cleaning while listening to a streaming news program when, on a break, suddenly this song starts playing. I started shaking and crying... I never, *ever* , listened to that song or band on any radio nor streaming here (Argentina), and it just occurred to me to put that program while cleaning, to have some company. I felt it was a message from him, it´s beyond coincidence (for others factors too), but couldn't help but cry and fell apart once again... I miss you so, SO much, my love, my darling, my Omarcito mío 😥
I lost my son in September and for some reason this song popped in my head for no apparent reason when I woke up this morning and after watching this and hearing the lyrics, it hit me HARD!!! RIP Jacob, I miss you more than words will ever say.
Listen, nothing I can say will take the pain away, but if this beatiful song reminds you of him then it means Jacob was a beautiful, loved boy. For Jacob ♥️
Rip, everything happens for a reason. It aches now but the pain will soothe soon, he’s your angel watching you from heaven I’m so sorry we’re here fir you good luck on this journey we call life❤️
Me and my friend used to listen to this song every time we saw each other, and now she's gone. I miss her so much, and I miss our 'little talks'. Or even just each others presence. we'd just sit with each other and do our own things, but now I realise how much I miss it, just being around her. You really take things for granted when they're right there.
This whole album is about her little brother and how much she misses him. He's alot younger and lives in a different country than her. It's a whole album that tells a story to him for him to be closer to him. If you notice it's a older girl and a little boy in the videos
How sad, if anyone ever insults you of not having a mother just say that "your lucky you have someone who cares for you" dont let those bully get on your nerves dud, i got a friend with the exact situation, oh and if ya like this song, you have some good taste ;)
My friend suggested this song as my terminally ill cat was declining to be the “song that bonds us forever.” I already knew it, but as you can imagine, it has a brand new meaning. 😢 I sang it to him earlier tonight. He purred for the last time. He passed away at 9:45. Poor baby was neglected by his first owners and contracted Feline AIDS as a result. He outlived his lifespan with my wife and I. Xox Please wish Freddie a peaceful afterlife. Xox 🥺❤️🩹
Why is nobody talking about how although the lyrics read into something rather sad, the duet between the two is still so powerful and it shows that everybody needs somebody to help see them through the dark.
@@someperson998 I imagine it's not exactly an old empty house more like that's how she feels about it living alone after the husband has died. She's the one grieving that's why she can't get dressed. He's the one telling her he's still watching over her. That's my take on it
It’s about battling addiction if you ask me. The beasts/demons grow and when you think you have it beat: u slip through the cracks and it swallows you up whole, only to be drowning and overwhelmed. You can be walking through life happily one day but suddenly find yourself surrounded by haunted trees, in a dark forest, only to meet the demon at the end of the path . And it is the little spirit of light and positivity that is within us all who assists in the battle to defeat the demon. And in the end it’s all of the same beast. As the duality in the universe is the balance that one must achieve. And all energy comes from the same-big bang- Or the breathe of life from The Godhead itself.
it's been 7 years since i last heard this song, it's been ingrained in my head, I've been looking for it for 7 YEARS. I FOUND IT, this feels like a whole new chapter of my life. I can finally put this song to rest. Thank you for the journey and the countless google searches of lyrics i thought i remembered.
Ultra B how come everyome has been saying they’ve been looking for this for years? like damn. i’ve been taking advantage of the fact this album and their others are at my disposal on my phone. their newest Album Fever dream is literally gold
"You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear all thats left is the ghost of you. Now we're torn, torn, torn apart theres nothing we can do. Just let me go we'll meet again soon, now wait, wait, wait for me please hang around. Ill see you when I fall asleep." When you find yourself without someone weather they are still here or passed away. You'll find things that reminds you of the one you lost and love. Embrace these moments and things that make you think of them. And always remember someone will do the same thing about you when you're gone yourself.
*"Little Talks"* Hey! Hey! Hey! I don't like walking around this old and empty house So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear The stairs creak as I sleep It's keeping me awake It's the house telling you to close your eyes Some days I can't even trust myself It's killing me to see you this way Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Hey! Hey! Hey! There's an old voice in my head That's holding me back Well tell her that I miss our little talks Soon it will all be over and buried with our past We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore [Chorus] Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart There's nothing we can do Just let me go, we'll meet again soon Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Hey! Don't listen to a word I say Hey! The screams all sound the same Hey! Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Just wanted to say, I've always loved and connected with this song from the 1st time it graced my ears. Me and my daughter (age 30) were watching Netflix last night.... a new series called Sweet tooth. I automatically recognized the episode 1 ending song as their work.
For those who don’t know what this song is about.. It’s about a relationship. From the couple, the husband passed away and the song is the conversation between them. Once you actually look at the lyrics and know the meaning while you listen to it, it really hits differently-
My assistant teacher showed me this song once. She was the best assistant teacher I ever had. We had a creative writing club, which nobody joined except for me and three other kids, and she was in charge of it. She would play different songs, and we were supposed to write something based off it. We never really did, but the songs she showed us and the stories those songs have will never leave me. Ms, if you somehow see this, thank you.
The nostalgia most of us feel from this song is crazy, this song reminds me of summer with friends, late night talks, walking in the rain, just making memories in general. I can't describe the feelings I get from this song, its crazy how a song can make you feel so many emotions
That 10% of life that we will never forget, all those hours working and sleeping and studying will be forgotten, but the people we've spent the most amazing times with will live on for eternity
My husband and I used to listen to this song and dance in our kitchen. Now when I hear it I always smile. He's been gone a year today and when this song came on automatically I knew it was him telling me to dance for us and that he loves me.
Chin up my dear sorry for your loss music can fill some extreme hollows cherish the moments ye had and live in the moment of the chorus you'll feel his presence gripping you and healing you...love from Kerry Ireland
Fam, pop music is impossible to define. I just default to saying if a song slaps or not: this song has only one good part and its the trumpets which I shall be stealing for remixing with Money Machine by 100 Gecs.
It's one of those songs, where if you don't listen closely, you feel happy and energetic. But once you listen closely, and actually understand the meaning behind it, it feels sad, almost depressing.
The NOSTALGIA. I heard this when i was a young carefree kid, with no responsabilities on my shoulders.. Now i'm a young adult filled with work and problems. Man time does sure fly.
Lyricis I don't like walking around this old and empty house So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear The stairs creak as you sleep It's keeping me awake It's the house telling you to close your eyes And some days I can't even dress myself It's killing me to see you this way 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore There's an old voice in my head That's holding me back Well, tell her that I miss our little talks Soon it will be over and buried with our past We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore (hey, hey) You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart There's nothing we can do Just let me go, we'll meet again soon Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Don't listen to a word I say (Hey) The screams all sound the same (Hey) Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
My great grandmother had dementia. She passed away May 25th, 2022. She loved going for car rides, so she peacefully passed with her grandson during a lake side drive. She was a strong, compassionate, loving, and intelligent person. This song hits differently now, because this reminds me of dementia. I will always remember and relish the times I had with her, and hopefully, never forget her. I really like this song, and I will keep listening to it knowing that this song will make me think of my grandmother, Linda Ann Kenyon.
For me this song is a lot about having depression and/or depressed partner. I mean not because of loss, because of mental struggles. "Some days I can't even dress myself / It's killing me to see you this way" and "Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right / Your mind is playing tricks with you my dear" - that's exactly how it feels. And it's hard. It's overwhelming. But though the truth may vary this ship will carry your body safe to shore, so it's gonna be alright. It surely will.
thank you for this. i’m seriously struggling with the thought of even being alive, but i need to remember it will all be okay sooner or later. strive & prosper♥
This song is the definition of bittersweet. I think it's so sweet how the protagonist of the song thinks of her husband so highly that she seems him everywhere even when he's gone. Of course that's also the bitter part. It makes me tear up.
diggyla gawa 2011-2014 was the best time ever. At least for me I used to go outside and play with my friends until dark while listening to these songs and now it’s just people not caring anymore
Heard this for the first time this morning playing in the gym. Spent ages googling songs with safe to shore in the lyrics until I found it. Great tune.
''I'll see you when I fall aslep'' - This part hits exceptionally hard when you have a deceased parent. Miss you dad, hope to see you again in a maybe better place
That's why l go to bed early he usually shows up in my dreams, for 13yrs l keep dreaming of the right vitamins or the right prayer he would be alive, l understand this song only too well. It's best to start living again for the future your grandchildren, just do everything you can to smile again if that doesn't work pray for God to help you heal 🙏.
I grew up to this song, always understood how deep it was if you actually listen to the lyrics and looking back I see how messed up of a childhood I had and I'm still somewhat of a child. Somehow I'm still here fighting. I'm proud of you for fighting your battles and your problems are valid. Keep fighting if you are still struggling
if someone didn't tell u already u worth it,ily even if u don't know me and i genuinely appreciate u and u are doing amazing.every little thing will be alright so keep going and remember that It is scientifically proved that if u are really bad right now u will be good maybe soon too i m here for u i know what u are going trough but pls ilysm feel free to talk to me,i am not telling u to underestimate ur things,go to a doctor or stuff is not something that is bad or like... U ARE BEAUTIFUL AND I WANNA SCREAM AT THE WORLD THIS BC IT'S WORTH IT AND U ARE WORTH IT AT LEAST FOR THIS STRANGER THAT LITERALLY LOVES YOU SO MUCH,when you want to die you have to strive to live as much as you you want to to die,trust GOD.GOD Bless us.Amen
I know people love to hate on this type of millennial/hipster era of 2011 but these songs have hundreds of millions of views for a reason. They're truly amazing. I wish I could go back to a time like this where everything just shined a little brighter
Okay, let me put my comment from a discussion about the actual meaning of the song from a lyric video (not the official one): I started to listen to this song when I was around 5. I didn't know the lyrics and I actually didn't really care about them (also I'm not english). Then I had some kind of a "break", I mean I forgot about this song because there were so many things to think about... For example I had to move to the nearby town with my mother without my father (it was kinda because of him, only screaming, yelling...) about a year ago. Now something (idk what, but it was something in my mind) reminded me of this song... Only thing I remembered was "men and monsters" (of monsters and men) so I searched it and found the song really quickly. It's so nostalgic, it's my childhood song that I haven't been listening to over 5 years (not like I'm an adult, I mean the childhood before I was 10). And it feels a little bit weird that this song may be about someone's death or disease... But anyways, I'll never forget this song anymore, it just made my world.
Its about someone whos lost a loved one ..... Trust me on that (Im sure its that but dont know what the main thing is if its a man or a women but it seems like a women grieving to me)
When I was little, I would love to just stare at this video's animation throughout the whole thing, it's so unique and hypnotic, even a decade later I can't have enough of it!
This channel is my childhood, I'm so happy I found it again, I was craving this song (y'all know when you get those damn cravings where you just wanna listen to a song on repeat)
I've heard this hundreds of times, but the video made me cry immediately when watching. Seeing her bowing her head the entire time, dejected, or angry. Then to raise her head and have a genuine smile at the end. The video is a masterpiece.
What do you think is the meaning behind this video? It fascinates me but I feel like it’s drawing on folklore or other subtle cultural things in Iceland maybe?
When I was 15 I went on a camping trip with my four best friends and it was just magical. Late nights by the fire, walking in the rain, and deep talks made it something truly special. I cannot listen to this song without feeling some intense nostalgia even today. - May 05/2022
a message for those who comment "someone in uncertain one year here?" i LOVE Monsters of Men, and even if I get sick of it, I will remember and go back to listen to it because of nostalgia therefore i will be here until the last year of my life
Let's be honest... TH-cam didn't put this in your recommendations, neither anything brought you here except the pure nostalgia of searching for this song for like almost 8 years and *finally* finding it. Anyone else?
The place i work at played this song and i liked the way instrumental sounds and the vocals, so i googled "don't listen to a word i say" and i found it. Never heard it before, and here i am. I like it.
I remember this song as a way for my young self to use as entertainment during our three-month trip in Iowa as we were staying in another person's house. Crazy thing is that the being in 2013 doesn't feel like me. 2013 feels like yesterday, it feels as if I was still a small child
I accidentally clicked on this. Obviously I know this song but I didn’t know this was the name of the song. I FROZE when the music started playing and started crying. When need to CHERISH this song
When this song released I learned my teenage son was in deep addiction... We haven't spoken in 12 yrs. I keep waiting and praying that a ship will carry us to the same shore. For now I'm buried in the truth 😢
When I first listened to the song, I couldn't understand the story in the song (I didn't watch this video, just the lyrics version) After a bit of replays I came up with this, and decided this whole story is a big metaphor for loss of love: First I want to focus on the story (not the chorus): The female vocalist doesn't like being alone, the male, however, is not with her but would love to be. It is very important to note that just after, it becomes apparent that the female vocalist cannot hear the male vocalist but the male vocalist can hear the female. This is distinguished by the fact that the female does not respond to the male, but the male responds to the female. She is devastated from something, which is explained later as the song progresses, to the point where it becomes hard to do something as simple as getting dressed. The male vocalist sees this, and in the same way, devastates him. The voice in her head, turns out, is actually the male vocalist. That implies that her devastation is aligned with the loss of either a close friend or loved one, which is the male vocalist. This assumption can be made because he says "we used to play outside when we were young, and full of life and full of love." Further, we can see that the depression which came from the loss of the male vocalist. She can't decide whether or not she's right, and the male decides it's her mind playing tricks on her. The next set of story based lyrics starts bringing out story to a closure. "You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear" solidifies that they were close and watched him pass. "Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, there's nothing we can do" solidifies that she becomes aware of his presence, and wants him to understand that she's alive and he's dead- nothing can be changed about that. However, she wants him to wait for her, because when she falls asleep she will see him. Falling asleep plays an ambiguous description. It either means suicide, her own natural passing, or literally when she sleeps, she will dream of him. Regardless, she plans to remain loyal to him so long as he waits for her. I personally wish to believe that it's a wait for her own passing, so they continue their lives in their eternal life together. I left out the chorus throughout the entirety of this explanation so far, not because it isn't important, but because it is more of the fact that the chorus is the back story behind the incident which drives this story forward. The male vocalist passed in a boat related accident, and the reason why the truth varies is because nobody actually knows what made the boat sink, or collide, or the full truth. There are variations to the story. The ship that carried their bodies safe to shore is a rescue boat. This means that both the male and female vocalist successfully made it on a raft, plank, or something to float, but the male vocalist passed for some other reason. Perhaps through hypothermia. This is supported in the story's lyrics, where she actually watched him slowly leave the world of the living, and passed on to a new life. The male vocalist tells her to not listen to a word he says because he's nothing but a spirit, and he's the reason why she has the tormenting reminder of the incident. But he cannot help himself, and understands that his cries for help are no different than the others who passed during the boat incident. The screams all sound the same may actually relate to PTSD she may have from the tragic incident. Further into the lyric of "Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore," I'd like to believe that this meant no matter what people say what happened, who's fault it was, what happened to him, all that matters is that she made it out. -- This is how I specifically envision the story: The male and female vocalists are a couple who went on a cruise ship together some time ago. Unfortunately, the ship started to sink, and they had to escape. They managed to find a floating piece of plastic to rest on, but due to cold waters despite having making it out of the water, the male ended up passing anyway due to hypothermia. Eventually a rescue boat arrived, preserving the body of the male vocalist and saving the female vocalist. Time has now passed since the incident, but the female vocalist is still traumatized by the incident and has troubles doing daily tasks because she's still depressed of the loss. The male vocalist has been watching her as a spirit the entire time, and is worried about her, trying to tell her that it will be okay. At this time, he is not completely aware or completely accepting of the fact that she cannot hear him. As more time passes she becomes aware of a voice in her head, and comes to believe that it is the male vocalist. Enough time has passed for the male vocalist to accept that she cannot hear him, thus he asks someone else in hopes for contact that he misses their conversations. The female vocalist wants to be done with her depression, and tries to tell herself that soon it will be buried in their past, and she will be able to move on in life. The male vocalist recalls their childhood, how fun it was, and how much he misses it. And although this whole time he has been following her, observing her depression and devastation, and missing their time together, he also wants her to move on with life. The screams that all sound the same are the screams of the dead and living who can no longer be in contact with their loved ones. Every time he tries to speak to her, he's incidentally keeping her from moving on, but cannot himself find the will to stop what he's been doing his whole past life. A huge shift turns when the female vocalist becomes wholly aware of his presence, and tells him that he needs to stop. The barrier that is life and death is too great. She watched him die back at the shipwreck. And since then, both of them had been torn apart physically and emotionally, and that there's nothing they can do to become together again at this time. Instead of telling him to move on as she will too due to the existing barrier, she asks him to wait for her. She asks him to wait, because when she passes, they will be able to spend an eternity together. - The song is became so much better when I came up with that story line.
Oops, forgot to mention the "it's the house telling you to close your eyes" and the "the stairs creak" line - The stairs creaking is just her remembering what it was like when he was around. It keeps her awake because she misses him. He tells her that it's the house telling her to close her eyes. "Closing her eyes" is the metaphor to "forget the incident."
1337Banana This song is linked to the other songs with similar style of cinematography. They are a story. I like the way you interpret this song in your own way. Thats the magic of music. I think that the monster at the end of this song is the little boy from "King and the Lionheart" and the girl is his sister from the same song. They find each other at the end, but you are right, he dies and she is alive.
Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i found ittttt, i swear to god for the past 6 months i've been searching for every freaking word i could've remembered from this song and i Finally found it
Wow. I have listened to this song, but to see the video. Wow ..another level. It is soooo creative. Magical, incredible, beautiful, just brilliant. Well done to Of Monsters and Men.
Seriously I’m 36 now and it’s coming up on 20 years since I’ve been out of high school. Crazy shit feels like I was just there. It’s funny growing up as a kid through high school feels like it takes forever but then after when you hit your 20’s time just won’t slow down.
For me this song is about an old couple, she has Alzheimers and is loosing herself and the women she used to be. all he can do is take care of her and watch her vanish before his eyes. She notices its happening but cant understand what's going on, she cant dress herself and the house seems unknown and strange now. She doesn't even recognize him anymore and the only time they are together again is in their dreams "I'll see you when I fall asleep." And the chorus, 'this ship will carry their bodies safe to shore', but just their bodies, not their souls, he as the one whose mind is intact understands that neither of them will survive this struggle. It will kill her, and her death will kill him. this song makes me so sad its hard to listen to.
I interpret it differently. It’s about an old couple who loves and lives together in a house for a very long time, but then the husband died. An old lady believed she started seeing his ghost around in the house (maybe it’s PTSD), comforting her and it’s getting hard everyday she couldn’t cope with it. When the lyrics say “Now, wait, wait, wait for me. Please hang around, I’ll see you when I fall asleep.” I believe that’s when an old woman finally decided to take away her own life.
This song brings back middle school memories of me not getting the girl I wanted 🥺 but it make me happy at the same time. You’re gone gone, far away, I watched you disappear.
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“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
This is so true
Me and my cousins always used to listen to this song and I never realized much those moments meant to me. They are all older now and they have lives to live :(
Mhm like a HAPPY childhood
I had to read this twice, but the second time I got the chills
Do true 💗
Back when i was young and didn't even speak any english, this song seemed like the most comforting sound.... Warm and intense like warm hug, but with a hint of emotionality.
Now that i understand the lyrics and the intention behind the song, I can't help but tear up every time i hear it again...
It's good tho, it's a hopeful kind of cry...
❤
The lyrics are racist
“You’re gone, gone, gone away, I watched you disappear. All that’s left is the ghost of you.”
This part makes me cry every time 😭
Seriously KR, it's one of those very VERY rare songs that can have you tapping your feet and smiling and crying at the same time - I friggin' LOVE this song (it also, like a few folks here, has some kind of personal meaning!). Happy/Sad - you CAN have both, eh!!!
Lĺllllll@@kieronpratt3174
For me, it's the last line of that stanza "No, wait! Wait! Wait for me. Please hang around. I'll see you when I fall asleep!" that gets me emotionally in this song.
I´ve discovered this album years ago and listened to this with my husband. We both liked it very much. And although we were used to have little talks every day, in 22 years there´s never been an awkard silence between us.
He passed away five months ago today. I´m devastated and am slowly surfacing to life again. Today in the afternoon I was cleaning while listening to a streaming news program when, on a break, suddenly this song starts playing. I started shaking and crying... I never, *ever* , listened to that song or band on any radio nor streaming here (Argentina), and it just occurred to me to put that program while cleaning, to have some company. I felt it was a message from him, it´s beyond coincidence (for others factors too), but couldn't help but cry and fell apart once again...
I miss you so, SO much, my love, my darling, my Omarcito mío 😥
@@johntracy72 She wants to die with him, & he's begging her not to. That's what I take from their back-n-forth.
Yes, I dance & tap toes & squall like a baby to this song.
Old days❤️❤️🇧🇷
brasil nummero uno 🇧🇷
Depois de muito tempo descobri o nome dessa música ontem
Now how you gonna leave Brazil?
@@Thatraiderswagkid please help me i want to leave now
Que Hino ❤🎶🎵❤
This song makes me feel so nostalgic, the lyrics man. They hurt.
True
Same honestly
7th grade memories.
I'm a seventh grader and I like the song very much.
Alejandra I been searching for this for ages but I had forgotten the name and the beat so it was a bit hard
For some reason, at this current time being in my early 20s, the line “ Somedays I can’t even trust myself” stands out so much. I’ve let others influence how I take care of myself and other times I break my own promises for what I thought I could do. All the years I’ve been alive, I’ve noticed it’s the hardest trusting myself.
That's so true man. Even if you trust someone else you have to put some trust in yourself.
@@deinemudda8677yes, there’s no loving yourself or being content within unless if you can trust in yourself and believe in your own capabilities. You were the first person ever by your side ever since being born. We all must do what we can to remember we are our own best friends.
@@6amamisery769 yourself is also the only human being on this planet that knows the true you, the whole you
but dont forget the friends ur making along ur way
It’s “dress myself”
En lo único que debes confiar es en ti misma es lo único que queda
Lyrics:
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as you sleep
It's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
And some days I can't even dress myself
It's killing me to see you this way
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back
Well, tell her that I miss our little talks
Soon it will be over and buried with our past
We used to play outside when we were young
And full of life and full of love
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
And though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
You're gone, gone, gone away
I watched you disappear
All that's left is a ghost of you
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart
There's nothing we can do
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon
Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Thanks for lyrics, appreciated 💪🏻
THANKS 💜
Thank you
If you are going to put this much work in...GET THE F'KN LYRICS CORRECT.
@@executenwordusers go and cry to another place lol, search your own lyrics if you don't like this one
When you’re happy, you like this song, when you’re sad you understand the lyrics. ❤️
This song is the definition of "when you're happy you like the song, when you're sad you understand the lyrics." Holy shit I'm crying
Same
also Payphone
for real bruhh
True story. First time I heard this song I was working at a goodwill store. I wrote down "we're torn torn torn apart" quickly so I could look up this song after work. I got the meaning the first time I heard it (my moms a widow, the vibes are obvious and sad) and had to hear it again. Here I am several years later still loving this song.
i hope those were tears of happiness :)
This made my cry thats how nostalgic this song is for me
You aren’t the only one lol
THXKBAI MY TEACHER PUT THIS SONG ON AND I STARTED CRYING
Especially the start
I have a strange thing where I don’t cry. I haven’t for years. But this song had me on the verge of tears. Brought back happy memories.
Well Its long time since song made cry, but this ones strong, so many memories..
My interpretation of the song:
An elderly widow with dementia/Alzheimer who is unsure if her husbands is actually there and or talking to her. She constantly battles and questions her will to live throughout the song.
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
(The husband has passed away. She has grown tired of living without him there )
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
(The husband’s ghost is there and trying to comfort her)
The stairs creak as I sleep
It's keeping me awake
(His ghost still walks around the house and up the stairs to their room, making noise in the process)
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
(He is hinting that it is him making the noise and she should feel safe going to bed)
And some days I can't even dress myself
(Widow is struggling to find the will to live)
It's killing me to see you this way
(Though dead, the husband can only watch as his wife barely has a will to live)
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
(If the wife were to pass away somehow, she will still end up in heaven.)
Hey, hey, hey
There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back
(The old unknown voice is her husband, giving her a will to live)
Well, tell her that I miss our little talks
(Husband acknowledges it is his voice, she can’t remember though cause of dementia)
Soon it will all be over, and buried with our past
(“It” is refer to her and the memories of them. She knows she is going to die soon to be with him. her and her memories will be buried with her husband, hence “ Buried with our past” )
We used to play outside when we were young
And full of life and full of love
(Though dead, husband convinces her that memories don’t fade because you pass away)
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
(She doesn’t know if the ghost and voices of him convincing her to live are real or hallucinations).
Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear
(Husband tries to convince her that he is there, it’s not dementia)
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
(Whether she dies soon or later, they will both end up together in heaven. The ship represents life on earth, and safe on shore represents the heaven, the final destination)
Hey
Don't listen to a word I say
(She knows her dementia causes her to question herself daily)
Hey
The screams all sound the same
(The screams sound the same because she constantly fights the same battle due to her dementia)
Hey
You're gone, gone, gone away
I watched you disappear
(She remembers seeing him pass away or being buried as mentioned before.)
All that's left is a ghost of you
(Realizing what she sees is a ghost )
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart
There's nothing we can do
( Realizing he is dead and she is alive, there is nothing “we” can do)
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon
(As long as his ghost visits her, she will have a will to live. But she knows they can be together in death.)
Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep
(Once he stops visiting her, she will lose the will to live. She wants him to “hang around” when she “falls asleep” (dies), so that they can be together once she passes.
Hey
Don't listen to a word I say
(Still contemplating on if death is the best answer)
Hey
The screams all sound the same
(Once again, she has this inner battle determining whether or not she wants to live)
Hey
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
(No matter if she dies now or later, she will end up being on the safe shore (heaven) with her husband)
The last verses are repeated to acknowledge that she chose to live, and she knows she will see him another day.
I really like your interpretation of this song!
Think u nailed it.
Girl I'm in tears this is so beautiful and well written 💕
You've got me in tears aswell ❤
Thank you everyone,
this lyric interpretation is inspired by my Grandparents. When my Grandfather passed away, my grandmother passed away a month after. As we think she no longer has a will to live. My grandma would often see my grandpa's ghost laying in bed or talking to her though he is dead. She would often question whether this was reality.
2016 kami sedang bersama di dapur memasak untuk makan malam, dan radio kami memutarkan lagu ini, dan kami pun menyukai lagu ini dan jadi sering memainkannya. kami tau kalau kami akan segera berpisah, 2 tahun kemudan kami resmi berpisah, rey sudah tidak sakit lagi. sedangkan aku memulai kehidupan baru tanpanya, terkadang aku masih memutar lagu ini dan memngingat semua kenangan saat kami bersama dan berandai andai apa yang akan ku ucapkan saat kami bertemu kembali. An incredible way of saying “don’t be sad, I’ll see you in the next life”
I'm so sorry to hear that...
This song is making me feel happy and sad at the same time. I love this.
Bipolar is just like that.
its tears of joy man
Same
I feel the same😭🙌
Its called nolstagia, reflecting on the past good and bad I suppose!
Can we all appreciate the effort and insane creativity that went into this amazing music video?
It's too good for this world
@@QuadElementals it's pure art
@@chopst1k192 weak bait, sorry to break it to you, but you're not a troll material ://
Here here
Canadians made that video.
“Some days I can’t even trust myself” hit home for me. For many years I’ve broken my word by saying I’ll quit my addictions then shortly after lying and deceiving myself. Some fights truly take a life time. Hopefully I can better myself before time and fate consumes me!
I really love this comment but the actual lyrics are “Some days I can’t even dress myself”. Which still really fits!
Praying for you x
I'm going through DTs right now after a relapse. This comment made me cry. Some battles really do take a lifetime.
@lewisfane1924 we got this. You urself within wants to change for the better. Tears didn’t come out of ur eyes for no reason. U recognized something within needs to change and that alone is changing.
@@6amamisery769 3rd day in hospital. First 2 days were HELL. The hallucinations and my body feeling like I was being burned alive were the worst part, shakes are shakes. Take care please and thank you for the support. Got me crying in the hospital, thank god cur curtains 🤣
Hits different when it makes you miss someone who isn't dead. Someone who you love deeply, spent a significant best part of a decade with but circumstances, life and differences cannot allow you to be together. And now the only thing the memories allow you to do is ponder the what if's and the almosts of what could have become. I hope we meet one day again in future, Salma. ❤
Damn, Salma Hayek got some nostalgic ex Boyfriends
@@gerryfromthevoid8986 😂
Same, dude
Sounds like me describing myself
Me reading this when my name is Salma...??????!! 👁️👄👁️
One of those songs that make you feel good and down at the same time.
You described that perfectly
That's how I generally define great art
Yes
'bittersweet'.
Literally
The fact that Avicii used this song as an inspiration for Wake me up is awesome
@Steron_
cool👍, this song actually sounds kinda like ‘avicii - wake me up’ from the guitars & bass
@@abcjellywow, almost like the comment you replied to said the same thing
A moment of silence for Avicii
@@THE_ONE_TRUE_JESTER yeah
RIP Avicii
Damn 9 years later and everyone is still here on this banger.
yes
Facts
im here ^^
Well people still listen to The Doors and The Beatles eventho they made music 60 years ago they still bangers! I bet we will be listening to this in 40 years from now too.
This is probably the most popular song made by an icelandic band or musician
It's only now that I realized how meaningful is this song. If I didn't misunderstand, this song is about an old widow complaining to her husband's soul and wanna suicide so that she can meet her husband. She said she hates the empty house which made her felt lonely. She felt sad that she can't even dress and didn't know whether she was correct or wrong. However, her husband consoled her, said that it was her brain playing tricks on her. Her husband asked her not to listen to his sound, which was telling her not to suicide. He said they would meet in her dream. So just wait for him, and live happily.
Edit: Thank you so much for the likes and replies! Stay safe💖
My dad used to say that this song was written from the perspectives of pilgrims on the Mayflower. Idk where he heard that or if he came up with it himself but it's probably based on them talking about being in a ship.
IIRC they've never said what it's about but that's one of the popular interpretations. Other is that he's alive and watching her suffer from Alzheimer's/dementia.
@@p_o_o_g8139 Ohh, this is my first time hearing this! Thank you for sharing.
@@bobzour Thank you for your information! ^^
I think its about the dead husband telling his wife to hang around and dont be depressed because of loneliness
It’s so beautiful. She has passed and is helping them through the demons they face. Depression, anxiety, suicide ect. She is the guardian angel steering them through life and the demons they face.
The lyrics ‘Some days I can’t even dress myself’ - is the depression. ‘It’s killing me to see you this way’ - is her above seeing the pain they face.
‘Don’t listen to a word I say, the screams all sound the same’ - she’s telling them to not listen to the voices in their heads, the depression & suicidal thoughts.
‘Tho the truth may vary, This ship will carry our bodies safe to sore’ -- although the thoughts of depression & suicide they face , through the memories of her and her guidance from above, they will make it through life. She is helping them through life. Reminding them to not give up on life. She will be waiting and will see them again soon in the clouds above.
The ending scene is heaven.
The lyrics & film clip are so sad and beautiful. The rhythm just makes sense too. A work of art.
So beautiful..
Jesus Christ this maid my stomach go so freaking tight. You should be a therapist jeez
Ok. Well then
Excellent analysis
Are you my English literature teacher? I've been trying to find you and this song for a long long time
Your comment may help someone greatly one day. I hope it does.
日本人です！めちゃくちゃ好きで10年以上聞いてます！
Japanese brother!!🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Yes!!From japan😊
lyrics
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as I sleep,
It's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
And some days I can't even trust myself
It's killing me to see you this way
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey! Hey! Hey!
There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back
Well tell her that I miss our little talks
Soon it will all be over, and buried with our past
We used to play outside when we were young
And full of life and full of love
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right.
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
You're gone, gone, gone away,
I watched you disappear
All that's left is a ghost of you
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart,
there's nothing we can do,
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon
Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
America Maldonado it’s some days I can’t even dress myself it says it in the lyrics on the channel
viva la pepa
❤
Their voices, this makes me cry. I was like 10 when I first heard this and it brings back so many good memories. Thank you guys
I was five when i first heard it
Then you are a year younger than me lol
so are we just saying our ages because im 767867869786876879 years old
Same duse
lol that means were the same age
I´ve discovered this album years ago and listened to this with my husband. We both liked it very much. And although we were used to have little talks every day, in 22 years there´s never been an awkard silence between us.
He passed away five months ago today. I´m devastated and am slowly surfacing to life again. Today in the afternoon I was cleaning while listening to a streaming news program when, on a break, suddenly this song starts playing. I started shaking and crying... I never, *ever* , listened to that song or band on any radio nor streaming here (Argentina), and it just occurred to me to put that program while cleaning, to have some company. I felt it was a message from him, it´s beyond coincidence (for others factors too), but couldn't help but cry and fell apart once again...
I miss you so, SO much, my love, my darling, my Omarcito mío 😥
When you haven’t heard it in years
it just hits different
its funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different
Memories.. Back when life was easier
simpler times
Yep , I'm 26 now and this is one of them songs of the youth for me
26 was about how old I was when this song was at its peak. I’m 36 now, crazy where the time went.
@@Izzy267NZsame here buddy.
@@Izzy267NZ hell yeah, I was I think only 13 when I heard it the first time... I'm now 24 lol sad
An incredible way of saying “don’t be sad, I’ll see you in the next life”
Love it
This song is my childhood ong
@@GoofyGoober207mine too bro
"Nothing we can do" be choose
Spoiler : there is no "next life"
My English teacher played it in class, but I didn’t pay attention to the music video. I remembered it later that week and played it on TH-cam.
The sweetest melodies may carry the darkest of tales 😢
I lost my son in September and for some reason this song popped in my head for no apparent reason when I woke up this morning and after watching this and hearing the lyrics, it hit me HARD!!! RIP Jacob, I miss you more than words will ever say.
rip jacob❤
Listen, nothing I can say will take the pain away, but if this beatiful song reminds you of him then it means Jacob was a beautiful, loved boy. For Jacob ♥️
@@dconaghan4465 that's very much appreciated ❤
Rip, everything happens for a reason. It aches now but the pain will soothe soon, he’s your angel watching you from heaven I’m so sorry we’re here fir you good luck on this journey we call life❤️
R.I.P. sorry for your lost! 🥀
The nostalgia this gives off is crazy good.
Ikr I was like 4 when it came out and it still feels so nostalgic without me having any real memories attached to it
It's so comforting
@@moonsbies Bro same
Ik like i miss the old times..... when we was happy and dont know (srry if i have a bad english is bcs i am from brazil)
@@moonsbies I miss the old times.. But at least they live on in our minds.
Me and my friend used to listen to this song every time we saw each other, and now she's gone. I miss her so much, and I miss our 'little talks'. Or even just each others presence. we'd just sit with each other and do our own things, but now I realise how much I miss it, just being around her. You really take things for granted when they're right there.
Prayers for those who still haven't discovered this song........
I just figured this out. After years.
@@esterargatha6293 same. XD
I figured it out today
I just showed it to my friend
Just typed "so listen to a word i say", my journey is now complete
i honestly don't know if this song takes away your depression or gives you depression.
but, it's a beautiful song and it brings back so many memories.
Lol true
You just answered your question
This removes mine
LightDarkEquivalent714
This whole album is about her little brother and how much she misses him. He's alot younger and lives in a different country than her. It's a whole album that tells a story to him for him to be closer to him. If you notice it's a older girl and a little boy in the videos
Used to listen with my mom. She passed away recently. This hits hard.
so sorry for you loss, she's in a good place now for sure ❤️
I’m sorry for your loss. Just know that she’s in a happier place. Hope you get better.
How sad, if anyone ever insults you of not having a mother just say that "your lucky you have someone who cares for you" dont let those bully get on your nerves dud, i got a friend with the exact situation, oh and if ya like this song, you have some good taste ;)
God bless you man, I’m sorry this happened. I have a friend who’s mom passed away too. ❤️
💝
My friend suggested this song as my terminally ill cat was declining to be the “song that bonds us forever.” I already knew it, but as you can imagine, it has a brand new meaning. 😢
I sang it to him earlier tonight. He purred for the last time. He passed away at 9:45. Poor baby was neglected by his first owners and contracted Feline AIDS as a result. He outlived his lifespan with my wife and I. Xox
Please wish Freddie a peaceful afterlife. Xox 🥺❤️🩹
Pets are our most faithful companions, our closest confidants and our most loving friends...
the way he says "we used to play outside when we were young, and full of life and full of love" is honestly the most beautiful thing ever (at 1:27)
That line surely does hit home. We were so full of life when we were younger
He has a very interesting sound its awsome
same thats my favorite part of the song i love how low his voice gets at the end
i lish exactly, it sounds so beautiful
Atheny Jones exactly at the moment, when I read your comment they sung the text 😂
Why is nobody talking about how although the lyrics read into something rather sad, the duet between the two is still so powerful and it shows that everybody needs somebody to help see them through the dark.
Why is no one talking about the video clip? I think the animation/technique they used is amazing!
In the lyrics, it is about a couple in a old, empty house and it is implied that one is dead
@@someperson998 I imagine it's not exactly an old empty house more like that's how she feels about it living alone after the husband has died. She's the one grieving that's why she can't get dressed. He's the one telling her he's still watching over her. That's my take on it
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I was in a rush, you explained it much better
It’s about battling addiction if you ask me.
The beasts/demons grow and when you think you have it beat: u slip through the cracks and it swallows you up whole, only to be drowning and overwhelmed.
You can be walking through life happily one day but suddenly find yourself surrounded by haunted trees, in a dark forest, only to meet the demon at the end of the path .
And it is the little spirit of light and positivity that is within us all who assists in the battle to defeat the demon.
And in the end it’s all of the same beast. As the duality in the universe is the balance that one must achieve.
And all energy comes from the same-big bang-
Or the breathe of life from The Godhead itself.
it's been 7 years since i last heard this song, it's been ingrained in my head, I've been looking for it for 7 YEARS. I FOUND IT, this feels like a whole new chapter of my life. I can finally put this song to rest.
Thank you for the journey and the countless google searches of lyrics i thought i remembered.
Took me years too
YES EXACTLY
Ultra B how come everyome has been saying they’ve been looking for this for years? like damn. i’ve been taking advantage of the fact this album and their others are at my disposal on my phone. their newest Album Fever dream is literally gold
Ultra B omg same I was actually so happy when I found this i started crying 😂
Been looking for this song since 2012😭
"You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear all thats left is the ghost of you. Now we're torn, torn, torn apart theres nothing we can do. Just let me go we'll meet again soon, now wait, wait, wait for me please hang around. Ill see you when I fall asleep."
When you find yourself without someone weather they are still here or passed away. You'll find things that reminds you of the one you lost and love. Embrace these moments and things that make you think of them. And always remember someone will do the same thing about you when you're gone yourself.
*"Little Talks"*
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as I sleep
It's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
Some days I can't even trust myself
It's killing me to see you this way
Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey! Hey! Hey!
There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back
Well tell her that I miss our little talks
Soon it will all be over and buried with our past
We used to play outside when we were young
And full of life and full of love
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear
Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
[Chorus]
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
You're gone, gone, gone away
I watched you disappear
All that's left is a ghost of you
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart
There's nothing we can do
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon
Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Good
thank you
Thank you
CamBen always thought it said the though the truth will marry this she will Cary on softly safe to shore
Lyrics if you don’t know them already
ty bro
Just wanted to say, I've always loved and connected with this song from the 1st time it graced my ears. Me and my daughter (age 30) were watching Netflix last night.... a new series called Sweet tooth. I automatically recognized the episode 1 ending song as their work.
THANKS
For those who don’t know what this song is about..
It’s about a relationship. From the couple, the husband passed away and the song is the conversation between them.
Once you actually look at the lyrics and know the meaning while you listen to it, it really hits differently-
Can't really decide if it's a conversation or is it all going on inside her head.....
@@arni2358n well, the truth may vary but the ship will -
@@yacreep9077 carry out bodies safe to shore.
I didn't know what is about thx
I've always liked this song...and after my husband's sudden passing, it sounds different now
My assistant teacher showed me this song once. She was the best assistant teacher I ever had. We had a creative writing club, which nobody joined except for me and three other kids, and she was in charge of it. She would play different songs, and we were supposed to write something based off it. We never really did, but the songs she showed us and the stories those songs have will never leave me. Ms, if you somehow see this, thank you.
The nostalgia most of us feel from this song is crazy, this song reminds me of summer with friends, late night talks, walking in the rain, just making memories in general. I can't describe the feelings I get from this song, its crazy how a song can make you feel so many emotions
my parents played it every time we went to my grandparents but they dont anymore 🥲
That 10% of life that we will never forget, all those hours working and sleeping and studying will be forgotten, but the people we've spent the most amazing times with will live on for eternity
bro i know exactly how you feel
It's about a woman talking to her dead husband in their empty house :'(
Life was good those days
My husband and I used to listen to this song and dance in our kitchen. Now when I hear it I always smile. He's been gone a year today and when this song came on automatically I knew it was him telling me to dance for us and that he loves me.
Absolutely nice
Ouch. I couldnt live with the decay and emptiness.
🥺
Teary-eyed reading this. That is beautiful God bless and take care ❤
Chin up my dear sorry for your loss music can fill some extreme hollows cherish the moments ye had and live in the moment of the chorus you'll feel his presence gripping you and healing you...love from Kerry Ireland
This song is powerfully hauntingly great. There's none like it. What extraordinary musical art.
Well said.
Lord Huron. A similar and very talented band. Check it out.
@Colmillo Blanco pop music sounds nothing like this. That Ariana Grande shit is pop.
Fam, pop music is impossible to define. I just default to saying if a song slaps or not: this song has only one good part and its the trumpets which I shall be stealing for remixing with Money Machine by 100 Gecs.
@@arpitabrahmachari7649 true
It's one of those songs, where if you don't listen closely, you feel happy and energetic. But once you listen closely, and actually understand the meaning behind it, it feels sad, almost depressing.
This is one of those songs that most people heard in their life but never knew the name of
Banana baker we been knew
Melissa Sun sameeee
YES
i just searched: so listen to the words i say
For the past few days I couldn't remember the name of this song and I finally found it
The NOSTALGIA. I heard this when i was a young carefree kid, with no responsabilities on my shoulders.. Now i'm a young adult filled with work and problems. Man time does sure fly.
I'm just glad we're done with the Hays and Hos.
We’ll get through it
We'll get through this❤
adulting sucks, but thats life we gonna accept it
What!?!? How old is this song?
you ever hear a song you completely forgot existed?
this is one of those. the melody is memorable, so you instantly know you've heard this before
Lyricis
I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as you sleep
It's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
And some days I can't even dress myself
It's killing me to see you this way
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
There's an old voice in my head
That's holding me back
Well, tell her that I miss our little talks
Soon it will be over and buried with our past
We used to play outside when we were young
And full of life and full of love
Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear
'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore (hey, hey)
You're gone, gone, gone away
I watched you disappear
All that's left is a ghost of you
Now we're torn, torn, torn apart
There's nothing we can do
Just let me go, we'll meet again soon
Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Don't listen to a word I say
(Hey)
The screams all sound the same
(Hey)
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Ive been looking for you around alll the coments
Thanks man
My great grandmother had dementia. She passed away May 25th, 2022. She loved going for car rides, so she peacefully passed with her grandson during a lake side drive. She was a strong, compassionate, loving, and intelligent person. This song hits differently now, because this reminds me of dementia. I will always remember and relish the times I had with her, and hopefully, never forget her. I really like this song, and I will keep listening to it knowing that this song will make me think of my grandmother, Linda Ann Kenyon.
I bet she was was an amazing woman.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Rip to yr nan
Ty so much guys :)
May her memory be a blessing.
Is it just me or this song brings back a weird king of nostalgia
It does bring back nostalgia
Yess
I love the vibes this song gave me back then
@Hubert Gumpfrey leave 😐
For me this song is a lot about having depression and/or depressed partner. I mean not because of loss, because of mental struggles. "Some days I can't even dress myself / It's killing me to see you this way" and "Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right / Your mind is playing tricks with you my dear" - that's exactly how it feels. And it's hard. It's overwhelming. But though the truth may vary this ship will carry your body safe to shore, so it's gonna be alright. It surely will.
That's exactly how it feels to me !! I'm going to therapy ,go divorce because my ex husband couldn't stop using "substances "
@@amandatrana5387 stay strong, dear
It could also be referring to living with and loving someone with Alzheimer's 😔
thank you for this. i’m seriously struggling with the thought of even being alive, but i need to remember it will all be okay sooner or later. strive & prosper♥
ótima pergunta
Tough truth may vary, this ship will carry on.
Thank You for being a part of my journey❤
I think it's carry our bodies safe to shore
One of my childhood's biggest mystery in music melody finally found.
Same bro
I have that same man
Same bro
Same bro
Same
IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR LITERALLY SO LONG. I FINALLY FOUND IT YAY
IT'SSSSSSS YUR BOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!
You can just type in a verse or lyrics and it will come up
Hugo lloris
Kirby Master17 Yassss
Me to lol
I can understand my parents now. That feel when you hear the old songs is just unexplainable...
that and also because a lot of modern top selling songs, like at least 20 had their melodies composed by the exact same guy, using the same formula
Its not that old
How old are your parents lol?
Elyz 98_ that’s not the point
Javier Gómez yeah man
This song is the definition of bittersweet. I think it's so sweet how the protagonist of the song thinks of her husband so highly that she seems him everywhere even when he's gone. Of course that's also the bitter part. It makes me tear up.
i miss this type of music coming on the radio :\
What, you mean actual good music that is thoughtful and has genuine lyrics? Yeah, I miss it too
sammme that little phase in 2012-2013 with these types of songs on the radio i really miss
I actually heard it today for the first time in years.
diggyla gawa 2011-2014 was the best time ever. At least for me I used to go outside and play with my friends until dark while listening to these songs and now it’s just people not caring anymore
It comes on co op radio all the time
I don't know why but as I get older I love this song more and more.
true, just came back to this song after 4 years and i love it!
Natalie Maria i agree m8, when i first listen to this song i couldnt quite understand but now i finally realise how good this is
Natalie Maria me too
Natalie Maria wodjddjd
Heard this for the first time this morning playing in the gym. Spent ages googling songs with safe to shore in the lyrics until I found it. Great tune.
''I'll see you when I fall aslep'' - This part hits exceptionally hard when you have a deceased parent. Miss you dad, hope to see you again in a maybe better place
You will.
@@jonmilly :( me vjen keq
God is with you 🙏
That's why l go to bed early he usually shows up in my dreams, for 13yrs l keep dreaming of the right vitamins or the right prayer he would be alive, l understand this song only too well. It's best to start living again for the future your grandchildren, just do everything you can to smile again if that doesn't work pray for God to help you heal 🙏.
I grew up to this song, always understood how deep it was if you actually listen to the lyrics and looking back I see how messed up of a childhood I had and I'm still somewhat of a child. Somehow I'm still here fighting.
I'm proud of you for fighting your battles and your problems are valid. Keep fighting if you are still struggling
God bless you
if someone didn't tell u already u worth it,ily even if u don't know me and i genuinely appreciate u and u are doing amazing.every little thing will be alright so keep going and remember that It is scientifically proved that if u are really bad right now u will be good maybe soon too i m here for u i know what u are going trough but pls ilysm feel free to talk to me,i am not telling u to underestimate ur things,go to a doctor or stuff is not something that is bad or like... U ARE BEAUTIFUL AND I WANNA SCREAM AT THE WORLD THIS BC IT'S WORTH IT AND U ARE WORTH IT AT LEAST FOR THIS STRANGER THAT LITERALLY LOVES YOU SO MUCH,when you want to die you have to strive to live as much as you you want to to die,trust GOD.GOD Bless us.Amen
@@Corneater47 Amen
❤️❤️
@@_ilovekpop_thanku5125 Thank you so much that means a lot. Ily and hope your doing well yourself
I know people love to hate on this type of millennial/hipster era of 2011 but these songs have hundreds of millions of views for a reason. They're truly amazing. I wish I could go back to a time like this where everything just shined a little brighter
Such a underrated song, its so uplifting yet makes you feel sad at the same time
It’s not underrated
such a bad grammar
Underrated? Are 265M or so views underrated? The band is underrated,not the song
Underrated with 200000000+ views
Not Relevant wake up by petite biscuit and “bi-polar” sunshine... 🤔
mann when i was a child i never noticed how deep this song actually is :(
How long ago
Crazed Hippoe i mean im 17 now so when the song just came out i guess 8 years ago
Bro, this beautiful song came out when I was like 6, and I thought this song was just a happy song, but now ... It “really” hit different
Okay, let me put my comment from a discussion about the actual meaning of the song from a lyric video (not the official one):
I started to listen to this song when I was around 5. I didn't know the lyrics and I actually didn't really care about them (also I'm not english). Then I had some kind of a "break", I mean I forgot about this song because there were so many things to think about... For example I had to move to the nearby town with my mother without my father (it was kinda because of him, only screaming, yelling...) about a year ago. Now something (idk what, but it was something in my mind) reminded me of this song... Only thing I remembered was "men and monsters" (of monsters and men) so I searched it and found the song really quickly. It's so nostalgic, it's my childhood song that I haven't been listening to over 5 years (not like I'm an adult, I mean the childhood before I was 10). And it feels a little bit weird that this song may be about someone's death or disease... But anyways, I'll never forget this song anymore, it just made my world.
Its about someone whos lost a loved one ..... Trust me on that
(Im sure its that but dont know what the main thing is if its a man or a women but it seems like a women grieving to me)
When I was little, I would love to just stare at this video's animation throughout the whole thing, it's so unique and hypnotic, even a decade later I can't have enough of it!
Same!
Damn it's been a decade now! Time flies sooo fast
Same! I would put on VH1 after coming back from school and this song would be on and I was hooked. Been so long...
I remember watching it when I was little on MTV when my dad would leave it on after he fell asleep
Not sure anything has made me feel so old as someone referring to watching this video "when they were little."
This channel is my childhood, I'm so happy I found it again, I was craving this song (y'all know when you get those damn cravings where you just wanna listen to a song on repeat)
10 years later and it's still a masterpiece
its 10 year anniversary was 11 days ago im pretty sure
@@GymMotivation37 so?
@@Bugatti69 so it’s even more of a treasure
i miss it playing in supermarkets
Yep
I've heard this hundreds of times, but the video made me cry immediately when watching. Seeing her bowing her head the entire time, dejected, or angry. Then to raise her head and have a genuine smile at the end. The video is a masterpiece.
Hugs. I understand you.
I understand you as well
What do you think is the meaning behind this video? It fascinates me but I feel like it’s drawing on folklore or other subtle cultural things in Iceland maybe?
@@JonnyDWise it talks about losing someone you love. “Miss our little talks” possibly refers to missing the person before they were gone
Same I used to cry watching this on vevo music videos in the morning before school
When I was 15 I went on a camping trip with my four best friends and it was just magical. Late nights by the fire, walking in the rain, and deep talks made it something truly special. I cannot listen to this song without feeling some intense nostalgia even today. - May 05/2022
Niether can I my friend
a message for those who comment "someone in uncertain one year here?"
i LOVE Monsters of Men, and even if I get sick of it, I will remember and go back to listen to it because of nostalgia
therefore i will be here until the last year of my life
Let's be honest... TH-cam didn't put this in your recommendations, neither anything brought you here except the pure nostalgia of searching for this song for like almost 8 years and *finally* finding it. Anyone else?
Holo Mégane yes!
Exactly me 🙏🙏🙏
There's so many of you?
OMG I AM SO RELIEVED :D
The place i work at played this song and i liked the way instrumental sounds and the vocals, so i googled "don't listen to a word i say" and i found it. Never heard it before, and here i am. I like it.
Never forgot
This song brings back a memory, that isn't even real. It brings a certain feeling. Its like your in a movie. Or the end credits..of the aftermath.
Takes you somewhere you didn't know you wanted to be.
I remember this song as a way for my young self to use as entertainment during our three-month trip in Iowa as we were staying in another person's house. Crazy thing is that the being in 2013 doesn't feel like me. 2013 feels like yesterday, it feels as if I was still a small child
I accidentally clicked on this. Obviously I know this song but I didn’t know this was the name of the song. I FROZE when the music started playing and started crying. When need to CHERISH this song
Yes, my click was accidental too and I'm in love with the song and the clip.
I owe this song to the youtube algorithm, it was on autoplay and I now owe this to youtube
When this song released I learned my teenage son was in deep addiction... We haven't spoken in 12 yrs. I keep waiting and praying that a ship will carry us to the same shore. For now I'm buried in the truth 😢
It's 2021 and you're still listening to this hit? You are beyond a legend!
Yeah! 💪✌
What can i say? Its my favourite song!
going strong☺
Know your worth King
@@joelleblomsma446 nAIN nain
When I first listened to the song, I couldn't understand the story in the song (I didn't watch this video, just the lyrics version)
After a bit of replays I came up with this, and decided this whole story is a big metaphor for loss of love:
First I want to focus on the story (not the chorus):
The female vocalist doesn't like being alone, the male, however, is not with her but would love to be. It is very important to note that just after, it becomes apparent that the female vocalist cannot hear the male vocalist but the male vocalist can hear the female. This is distinguished by the fact that the female does not respond to the male, but the male responds to the female.
She is devastated from something, which is explained later as the song progresses, to the point where it becomes hard to do something as simple as getting dressed. The male vocalist sees this, and in the same way, devastates him.
The voice in her head, turns out, is actually the male vocalist. That implies that her devastation is aligned with the loss of either a close friend or loved one, which is the male vocalist. This assumption can be made because he says "we used to play outside when we were young, and full of life and full of love."
Further, we can see that the depression which came from the loss of the male vocalist. She can't decide whether or not she's right, and the male decides it's her mind playing tricks on her.
The next set of story based lyrics starts bringing out story to a closure.
"You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear" solidifies that they were close and watched him pass.
"Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, there's nothing we can do" solidifies that she becomes aware of his presence, and wants him to understand that she's alive and he's dead- nothing can be changed about that. However, she wants him to wait for her, because when she falls asleep she will see him.
Falling asleep plays an ambiguous description. It either means suicide, her own natural passing, or literally when she sleeps, she will dream of him. Regardless, she plans to remain loyal to him so long as he waits for her.
I personally wish to believe that it's a wait for her own passing, so they continue their lives in their eternal life together.
I left out the chorus throughout the entirety of this explanation so far, not because it isn't important, but because it is more of the fact that the chorus is the back story behind the incident which drives this story forward.
The male vocalist passed in a boat related accident, and the reason why the truth varies is because nobody actually knows what made the boat sink, or collide, or the full truth. There are variations to the story.
The ship that carried their bodies safe to shore is a rescue boat. This means that both the male and female vocalist successfully made it on a raft, plank, or something to float, but the male vocalist passed for some other reason. Perhaps through hypothermia. This is supported in the story's lyrics, where she actually watched him slowly leave the world of the living, and passed on to a new life.
The male vocalist tells her to not listen to a word he says because he's nothing but a spirit, and he's the reason why she has the tormenting reminder of the incident. But he cannot help himself, and understands that his cries for help are no different than the others who passed during the boat incident. The screams all sound the same may actually relate to PTSD she may have from the tragic incident.
Further into the lyric of "Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore," I'd like to believe that this meant no matter what people say what happened, who's fault it was, what happened to him, all that matters is that she made it out.
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This is how I specifically envision the story:
The male and female vocalists are a couple who went on a cruise ship together some time ago. Unfortunately, the ship started to sink, and they had to escape. They managed to find a floating piece of plastic to rest on, but due to cold waters despite having making it out of the water, the male ended up passing anyway due to hypothermia. Eventually a rescue boat arrived, preserving the body of the male vocalist and saving the female vocalist.
Time has now passed since the incident, but the female vocalist is still traumatized by the incident and has troubles doing daily tasks because she's still depressed of the loss. The male vocalist has been watching her as a spirit the entire time, and is worried about her, trying to tell her that it will be okay. At this time, he is not completely aware or completely accepting of the fact that she cannot hear him.
As more time passes she becomes aware of a voice in her head, and comes to believe that it is the male vocalist. Enough time has passed for the male vocalist to accept that she cannot hear him, thus he asks someone else in hopes for contact that he misses their conversations. The female vocalist wants to be done with her depression, and tries to tell herself that soon it will be buried in their past, and she will be able to move on in life. The male vocalist recalls their childhood, how fun it was, and how much he misses it.
And although this whole time he has been following her, observing her depression and devastation, and missing their time together, he also wants her to move on with life. The screams that all sound the same are the screams of the dead and living who can no longer be in contact with their loved ones. Every time he tries to speak to her, he's incidentally keeping her from moving on, but cannot himself find the will to stop what he's been doing his whole past life.
A huge shift turns when the female vocalist becomes wholly aware of his presence, and tells him that he needs to stop. The barrier that is life and death is too great. She watched him die back at the shipwreck. And since then, both of them had been torn apart physically and emotionally, and that there's nothing they can do to become together again at this time.
Instead of telling him to move on as she will too due to the existing barrier, she asks him to wait for her. She asks him to wait, because when she passes, they will be able to spend an eternity together.
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The song is became so much better when I came up with that story line.
Oops, forgot to mention the "it's the house telling you to close your eyes" and the "the stairs creak" line -
The stairs creaking is just her remembering what it was like when he was around. It keeps her awake because she misses him.
He tells her that it's the house telling her to close her eyes. "Closing her eyes" is the metaphor to "forget the incident."
1337Banana your story has made the song sound so much better for me.thanks!!
1337Banana This is the longest comment I have ever fully read to the very end on you tube ..You kept my interest going..very well done!
Thanks everybody for the compliments :)
1337Banana This song is linked to the other songs with similar style of cinematography. They are a story. I like the way you interpret this song in your own way. Thats the magic of music.
I think that the monster at the end of this song is the little boy from "King and the Lionheart" and the girl is his sister from the same song. They find each other at the end, but you are right, he dies and she is alive.
This is one of the best songs ever created
Yessir
Masterpiece
Imagine a 2020 cgi remake
@@sylvarnuovis7240 that would definitely be a really good remake but this would still be better
Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i found ittttt, i swear to god for the past 6 months i've been searching for every freaking word i could've remembered from this song and i Finally found it
😂
welcome home
You gotta sing the tune into the song thing in the search bar
I swear half of these views are from everyone coming back to this song throughout the years
mike wazouski That’s part of the beauty of the song. It’s timeless
Ya think
Your not wrong
That's true
Yes Mike, your correct
This is probably one of the best mainstream songs in the modern era
The trumpet at 2:10 gives me chills. This song is amazing.
The trunpet is best part
Omg it gave me it too
Same!!
Every part gives me chills haha
Same!!!
*THIS BRING BACK SO MEMORIES*
England Is My City me too
same
YES SAME
England Is My City 7
mark weeks 7?
the synchronization of the guys walking & the creatures saying “hey” to the song is just so satisfying
IKR
Wow. I have listened to this song, but to see the video. Wow ..another level. It is soooo creative. Magical, incredible, beautiful, just brilliant. Well done to Of Monsters and Men.
september 2020?
im never gonna get over this song ....
its June 2021
the pandemic is almost over
still not over this (tnx for the likes)
A banger for sure
@@7teens888 true
Yess sir I heard this song on TikTok and remembered it
Amen
October 2020
" i wish you knew you where in the good old days before you've actually left them." -Andy Bernard
Andy Dwyer said THAT? Holy cow dudes got some real pearls sometimes
@@sarahhussein4378 oops😂 been so long since I've seen the office/parks and rec
@@leviticusart123 Also "Today's bullsh1t tomorrow's nostalgia." - Pan Pizza
this song hits different now that i actually understand english
mi a no you dont
Swindlist why not
I understand you. Makes me feel weird in other way that it used to
Hahahahahhahah same!
Same. No other song affects my like this one.
You're not alone. The song that's saving me right now.
*Me trying to mind my business*
My brain: *Aight we nostalgic foe today*
I’m going on a nostalgia rampage Because I feel old
2006 gang
@@samuelwaldron2384 any day you can choose to be better than everyone else
Umm what is nostalgia
Cause I listen to nostogic music every single day
AINT NOTHIN WRONG WITH THAT CHAMP KEEP GOIN
Hey!
Can't believe this came out 6 years ago. Time flies.
...when you're having fun.
Stop commenting everywhere
@@user-tp5sb7vv4b
Why would I stop if I haven't even started... 🤔
Heard it when i was five
When this first came out I was only 8
There is _no way_ this song is 11 years old.
I was 18 when this came out, fast approaching 30 now. Crazy how time disappears before your very eyes.
Feel you. Are we grownups now?
Seriously I’m 36 now and it’s coming up on 20 years since I’ve been out of high school. Crazy shit feels like I was just there. It’s funny growing up as a kid through high school feels like it takes forever but then after when you hit your 20’s time just won’t slow down.
Yes
Tell me! &-))
@@sapmiknife never! Teens 4 ever
Such an amazing video. This song always makes me cry
For me this song is about an old couple, she has Alzheimers and is loosing herself and the women she used to be. all he can do is take care of her and watch her vanish before his eyes. She notices its happening but cant understand what's going on, she cant dress herself and the house seems unknown and strange now.
She doesn't even recognize him anymore and the only time they are together again is in their dreams "I'll see you when I fall asleep."
And the chorus, 'this ship will carry their bodies safe to shore', but just their bodies, not their souls, he as the one whose mind is intact understands that neither of them will survive this struggle. It will kill her, and her death will kill him.
this song makes me so sad its hard to listen to.
@@DylanSlater-tu7hy no problem, this song is so haunting, with so many different interpretations, but that's how I always heard it.
Just saying so you dont get embarrassed it "i cant even trust myself" not dress myself😂
@@Schelxtte not according to google lol
Just google Little Talks Lyrics and it says 'dress myself'
Reminds me of a movie. It had Anne Hathaway in it. I think it was called "Love and Other Drugs".
I interpret it differently.
It’s about an old couple who loves and lives together in a house for a very long time, but then the husband died. An old lady believed she started seeing his ghost around in the house (maybe it’s PTSD), comforting her and it’s getting hard everyday she couldn’t cope with it.
When the lyrics say “Now, wait, wait, wait for me. Please hang around, I’ll see you when I fall asleep.” I believe that’s when an old woman finally decided to take away her own life.
Finally I found this song, it only took four years
I went back to my Junior High Art Teacher to tell me what song is this.
Shaune Wales 😂😂
took only three XD
1804liam this made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂
Me too! I kept thinking they were Imagine Dragons. :L
This song brings back middle school memories of me not getting the girl I wanted 🥺 but it make me happy at the same time. You’re gone gone, far away, I watched you disappear.
I feel this 😫
Lmao
R/im14andthisisdeep
@@GHPROPlayz ✋😂 aye
all the best in the future if you’re still finding for the righ one 🙏
I cannot get over how beautifully the action of this video is synced up to the music. Magnificent.
I was 15 when this came out. I'm 25 now, and just graduated nursing school. It has gotten me through a lot of hard moments.
🥺❤
Congrats for graduating
@@calreeGAZA thanks babe, NCLEX in 1 week!
Well thank you for all that you do for us folks.
Congratulations on graduating nursing school from a newbie retired nurse.