Give me hope in silence It's easier; It's kinder Tell me not of heartbreak It plagues my soul, plagues my soul We will meet back on this road Nothing gaining, truth be told But I am not the enemy it isn't me, the enemy But I came and I was nothing And time will give us nothing So why did you choose to lean on A man you knew was falling? Give me hope in silence It's easier; It's kinder Tell me not of heartbreak It plagues my soul, plagues my soul And bury me beside you I have no hope In solitude And the world will follow To the earth down below But I came and I was nothing And time will give us nothing So why did you choose to lean on A man you knew was falling?
I love this so much. Everything about it resonates so heavily and fully with the themes and aesthetic of the novel itself. This movie, for whatever reason, was marketed as a romance. Lots of folks seem to think Wuthering Heights *is* a romance. Frankly, I hate that analysis. I think Heathcliff is a horrible, scary, abusive monster of a man, *especially* in the novel. And the novel, rather than being a lovely little Victorian romance like everybody seems to think it is, is a gothic horror masterpiece. It's a very human horror, which makes everything that much more visceral. And the setting is so pastoral that I would almost want to call it Southern gothic, even though it's European. It reminds me of William Faulkner a good deal, even though he came much later and was from the southern US. But it's got a very rural, pastoral feel to it, and it plays with ideas of class and (to a lesser extent) race, which Southern gothic literature is known to do. It rides a really fun, interesting line between traditional gothic and Southern gothic like no other novel I've read has done. So, who better to include than Mumford and Sons, the British americana band? They did this fantastically. The thick English accents help establish the setting, but the americana style really lends itself to that pastoral feel. And the whole song is just so gothically arranged, too. The dark, haphazard banjo sets the tone immediately, and the tired, pained, and desperate sounding harmonies hammer it home. It's perfect. I know I'm commenting eight years on here, but give me a pass on that. I've been thinking about this song since I discovered it, probably 2012-2013. I didn't have a TH-cam account at that point (because I was a literal child), and I hadn't read Wuthering Heights by then. But there was something about this song that drew me in the moment I heard it. Some combination of the gothic qualities, the elitist folk music pioneer expedition I was on at the tender age of twelve, and the fact that I was thoroughly overwhelmed with excitement at the fact that, holy shit, my favorite band at the time had music I hadn't heard before. Now I'm 20 years old. I've read Wuthering Heights, I have a grasp on the gothic as a concept, and I'm still incredibly invested in this expedition of mine, which is still going on (though I'm no longer an elitist about it). I wanted to come back here and just gush about this song for a bit. I hope y'all enjoyed my simple analyses of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Mumford and Sons' "The Enemy". This was really fun for me. And if you actually took the time to read through this whole epic-poem-length comment, thank you. I hope it wasn't the most boring thing in the world.
This film was beautiful dark and brooding art, peaceful and angry, poetic and harsh.. I loved it and I'm finally starting on the book !! And yea, Heathcliff was barbaric and cruel because remember, he was a tormented soul... who can truly love (anyone) when you're full of bitterness, loathing, and revenge? He gave himself over to that doomed fate, because it gave him a sense of solice and peace that the world that he knew, never would.. Cathy, too, was cruel in her own childish, spoiled, feminine ways as well.. let us not forget it was all the circumstances, in their entirety, that contributed to his ultimately choosing his own demise into hopelessness, misery, and despair.. He didn't choose that life, just like none of us get to.. we simply play the hand we're dealt.. imo, anyone dealt a hand like this, who can judge that we'd fair any better, maybe we'd fair much, much worse. Great post btw, lovely to hear the musings of an intelligent, insightful soul... My recommendation: see the 2009 BBC miniseries with Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley if you haven't already... it's very different, but soooo well done, I think you'll enjoy it very much. Also the classic (if you can handle black and white films) with Laurence Olivier (quite the handsome man back in the day) was/is a true gothic classic, with a black heart, and even darker soul for it's time period. I never discount the old classics, they're a genre all their own. 💕
Dear Mumford and Sons, I'm an impatient man. I'm getting sick of looking at the top 100 chart. It's all music that gets old after the second time hearing it. You, gentlemen, can never get old. SELL YOUR ALBUM ALREADY!! kthx
Wow what a deep song and those voices echoed Heathcliff's emotions to the core...I just happened to watch this very unique adaptation of Wuthering Heights with a physically true to the book description of Heathcliff, when this great song sealed up my entire viewing experience into a haunting yet realistic world. For while listening to it at the end of the movie, I was transported onto the moors and rugged craggy terrain, where Bronte creatively summoned her love torn characters into being...Thanks for uploading. :)
I love mumford and sons. I found this song and now I am completely obsessed. So amazing, love the sound. If they could do a whole album, or even a ep of songs with the same tone i would faint.
Makes me so happy that there's music still being made with emotion today. I don't usually get very excited for a bands next album, but I waited as dog on porch for his master for their next album.
This is one of the most beautiful Films accompanied by absolutely no score except this song. And this song was probably the cherry on top. My mind is completely blown right now. Perfecting ending to a perfect film. Perfect song. Wow.
As much as I wish this song to be heard by others, and share such an experience, I feel privileged to be among only 703,000 other people who like this song not for its popularity, but for its beauty. booyas.
I listened to this before reading Wuthering Heights and loved it, just listened to it now after reading the book, and this song is soooo completely different for me now. It brings tears to my eyes. Can't you just imagine Heathcliff saying this to himself right after Cathy died??? I mean... wow.
Give me hope in silence It's easier, it's kinder Tell me not of heartbreak It plagues my soul, it plagues my soul And bury me beside you I have no hope in solitude And the world will follow To the earth down below But I came and I was nothing Time will give us nothing So why did you choose to lean on A man you knew was falling? amazing song and lyrics
I heard this song at the end credits of Wuthering heights and I found it so beautiful and so well fitted to the movie. it was even better that there was no music in the movie except this lovely song in the end . . .
This is a song i could listen to all day over and over ;P Its a secong favourite from this band :) i love mumford and sons so so much,there is no other band like them or as good as them ,they are so unique and so talented x
I used to listen to only Rock. I clicked on this video, 'cause I tought it's a cover of Green Day, The best mistake of my life. Thank you M&S teaching me MUSIC!
Thank you so so much for putting this up! Been listening to the shorter version of this song on repeat for months now... so happy to hear the full version!
1. Nothing can ruin this beautiful music 2. He makes a hell of a lot of us laugh, thus having nearly all of his comments rated highly. 3. These 'idiotic statements' are more like poetry, very random poetry.
Thank You so Much! Amzing composition! It's like you filled a hole inside of my innermost! I can't realy explaine it... it's not as sentimentally as it sounds. So just, Thank You! Greats from Germany
Silence is equally heartbreaking if not more than speaking. Once the truth is out it heals the soul even when there is rejection because the onlything left to do is to move on. Yes silence is easier and kinder but only for a while. I rather know than not know.
Seems as though some of you have taken this song to a literal meaning but I'm taking this in a metaphorical way. The enemy is in my head and I need to defeat it to have a small sliver of joy. Each fight gets harder and harder every time something goes wrong, I listen to this song because it makes me feel less alone to know that there might be someone out there who understands what I imagine this meaning is. Just my opinion.
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Almost 10 years and still wishing it was on Spotify or iTunes
Still waiting.
i swear i've been waiting for a decade, yeah.
Still waiting...
I’ve found it on SoundCloud
Waiting!
This is one of those songs you hear somewhere and you promise yourself you will hunt it down so you can listen to it over and over again.
Give me hope in silence
It's easier; It's kinder
Tell me not of heartbreak
It plagues my soul, plagues my soul
We will meet back on this road
Nothing gaining, truth be told
But I am not the enemy
it isn't me, the enemy
But I came and I was nothing
And time will give us nothing
So why did you choose to lean on
A man you knew was falling?
Give me hope in silence
It's easier; It's kinder
Tell me not of heartbreak
It plagues my soul, plagues my soul
And bury me beside you
I have no hope
In solitude
And the world will follow
To the earth down below
But I came and I was nothing
And time will give us nothing
So why did you choose to lean on
A man you knew was falling?
Thanks
Funny how this song is unreleased yet I think it's one of their best.
Same with 'Home'…
I gave you all is one of the best
This song is released, it was made for the credits of the movie, "Wuthering Heights" and it's not necessarily a track
yeah I know I meant as as a single in one of their albums.
unarguably so. This song is probably my favorite.
Definently one of Mumford & Sons' more intimate and raw songs... brilliant
I was listening to this song on loop years ago and now I just randomly remembered that it exists. It's so nostalgic. 💛
Same here!
Ditto!
Exactly the same
Welp I'm here again..
I love this so much. Everything about it resonates so heavily and fully with the themes and aesthetic of the novel itself. This movie, for whatever reason, was marketed as a romance. Lots of folks seem to think Wuthering Heights *is* a romance. Frankly, I hate that analysis. I think Heathcliff is a horrible, scary, abusive monster of a man, *especially* in the novel. And the novel, rather than being a lovely little Victorian romance like everybody seems to think it is, is a gothic horror masterpiece. It's a very human horror, which makes everything that much more visceral. And the setting is so pastoral that I would almost want to call it Southern gothic, even though it's European. It reminds me of William Faulkner a good deal, even though he came much later and was from the southern US. But it's got a very rural, pastoral feel to it, and it plays with ideas of class and (to a lesser extent) race, which Southern gothic literature is known to do. It rides a really fun, interesting line between traditional gothic and Southern gothic like no other novel I've read has done.
So, who better to include than Mumford and Sons, the British americana band? They did this fantastically. The thick English accents help establish the setting, but the americana style really lends itself to that pastoral feel. And the whole song is just so gothically arranged, too. The dark, haphazard banjo sets the tone immediately, and the tired, pained, and desperate sounding harmonies hammer it home. It's perfect.
I know I'm commenting eight years on here, but give me a pass on that. I've been thinking about this song since I discovered it, probably 2012-2013. I didn't have a TH-cam account at that point (because I was a literal child), and I hadn't read Wuthering Heights by then. But there was something about this song that drew me in the moment I heard it. Some combination of the gothic qualities, the elitist folk music pioneer expedition I was on at the tender age of twelve, and the fact that I was thoroughly overwhelmed with excitement at the fact that, holy shit, my favorite band at the time had music I hadn't heard before.
Now I'm 20 years old. I've read Wuthering Heights, I have a grasp on the gothic as a concept, and I'm still incredibly invested in this expedition of mine, which is still going on (though I'm no longer an elitist about it). I wanted to come back here and just gush about this song for a bit. I hope y'all enjoyed my simple analyses of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Mumford and Sons' "The Enemy". This was really fun for me. And if you actually took the time to read through this whole epic-poem-length comment, thank you. I hope it wasn't the most boring thing in the world.
This film was beautiful dark and brooding art, peaceful and angry, poetic and harsh.. I loved it and I'm finally starting on the book !!
And yea, Heathcliff was barbaric and cruel because remember, he was a tormented soul... who can truly love (anyone) when you're full of bitterness, loathing, and revenge? He gave himself over to that doomed fate, because it gave him a sense of solice and peace that the world that he knew, never would.. Cathy, too, was cruel in her own childish, spoiled, feminine ways as well.. let us not forget it was all the circumstances, in their entirety, that contributed to his ultimately choosing his own demise into hopelessness, misery, and despair.. He didn't choose that life, just like none of us get to.. we simply play the hand we're dealt.. imo, anyone dealt a hand like this, who can judge that we'd fair any better, maybe we'd fair much, much worse.
Great post btw, lovely to hear the musings of an intelligent, insightful soul... My recommendation: see the 2009 BBC miniseries with Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley if you haven't already... it's very different, but soooo well done, I think you'll enjoy it very much. Also the classic (if you can handle black and white films) with Laurence Olivier (quite the handsome man back in the day) was/is a true gothic classic, with a black heart, and even darker soul for it's time period. I never discount the old classics, they're a genre all their own. 💕
i'll have to add it to my list of things to read, then!
Thank you for this analysis!
The novel is set in the late 1700s, It’s not a victorian novel. And Heathcliff is a tortured soul.
@@Jen-nemo1934 Thanks for the head's up on BBC,Tom Hardy,he has to be one of the best Actors ever!.. Happy Women's Day ❤️
A new decade and I still can’t seem to find this song on iTunes
I feel like this captures the essence of Heathcliff so perfectly!
I prefer Garfield.
Amen i 100% agree heathcliffe to a tee.
"Give me hope in silence
It's easier; It's kinder
Tell me not of heartbreak
It plagues my soul, plagues my soul" So heartbreaking song!
so raw and imperfect, but flawless at the same time
his voice is so passionate, he puts so much soul into his words that it just hits you like "hello! time to be emotional!"
This just encompasses Heathcliff so perfectly, especially his relationship with both Cathy and with Hindley, who he sees as the true enemy.
This is seriously my favorite Mumford and sons song. And it's not on iTunes.. UGH!!!
Barachy Boy who uses itunes
nathan smyth not me anymore man
I was thinking the sâme!
Heathcliff's song. Tells the story perfectly. A man forever tormented.
So why did you choose to lean on, a man you knew was falling? Powerful.
My favorite line. Probably says alot about me.
Indeed. 💕
At the end of this movie when the song plays it instantly grabs you. This is one of their best songs and unfortunately it isn't on their albums.
Dear Mumford & sons, your music is the most completely incredible thing ever displayed on earth, ever.
Dear Mumford and Sons,
I'm an impatient man. I'm getting sick of looking at the top 100 chart. It's all music that gets old after the second time hearing it. You, gentlemen, can never get old. SELL YOUR ALBUM ALREADY!! kthx
Wow what a deep song and those voices echoed Heathcliff's emotions to the core...I just happened to watch this very unique adaptation of Wuthering Heights with a physically true to the book description of Heathcliff, when this great song sealed up my entire viewing experience into a haunting yet realistic world. For while listening to it at the end of the movie, I was transported onto the moors and rugged craggy terrain, where Bronte creatively summoned her love torn characters into being...Thanks for uploading. :)
DEAR MUMFORD AND SONS you guys have made a difference in my life... this song explains and means alot to me.... i love you guys
I need this on Spotify!!!! 🛑 😭😭😭
why is this not on spotify!!!
It's listed but not available. Just checked. 😡 its now years
It was only ment for the movie.. sadly. So actually you can't buy it or stream it. It's a miracle that we can listen to it on TH-cam
Im still waiting for this on spotify ⌛️
I love mumford and sons. I found this song and now I am completely obsessed. So amazing, love the sound. If they could do a whole album, or even a ep of songs with the same tone i would faint.
Makes me so happy that there's music still being made with emotion today. I don't usually get very excited for a bands next album, but I waited as dog on porch for his master for their next album.
This is one of the most beautiful Films accompanied by absolutely no score except this song. And this song was probably the cherry on top. My mind is completely blown right now. Perfecting ending to a perfect film. Perfect song. Wow.
TH-cam I demand you to make a loop button. I want to listen to this song time after time again without tiresome clicking of the replay button!
still the best band in the world, forever. Such classy and deep. What was I listening before I found them? I wonder....
As much as I wish this song to be heard by others, and share such an experience, I feel privileged to be among only 703,000 other people who like this song not for its popularity, but for its beauty. booyas.
I listened to this before reading Wuthering Heights and loved it, just listened to it now after reading the book, and this song is soooo completely different for me now. It brings tears to my eyes. Can't you just imagine Heathcliff saying this to himself right after Cathy died??? I mean... wow.
This song is so beautiful!
MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE..IM SAT HERE CRYING CAUSE OF HOW HAPPY I AM THAT THE FULL VERSION IS OUT.
This song had been in my head for days now. Haven't heard it in years and then in my head. Such a good song. Hard truths.
love mumford & sons, this song is intense and breathtaking, wow
This song was stuck in my head the whole day.. I was so excited to listen it after the whole day waiting..
This song is so hauntingly beautiful 💔
My soul was plagued when the full song wasn't out. But you saved me.
is a perfect song for the movie ...is sad but lovely lyric....i kinda addicted to this song i play over and over again ....
This song is fits the mood perfectly for every single page of Wuthering Heights... freaking genius Mumford and Sons...
Glad to be here just to say that this is a marvelous song. Heard it on the latest version of Wuthering Heights. Pure bliss.
Listening to this early morning really keeps you at ease
Just how beautiful is this?!? DAMN!
Tell me not of heartbreak, It plagues my soul
Give me hope in silence
It's easier, it's kinder
Tell me not of heartbreak
It
plagues my soul, it plagues my soul
And bury me beside you
I have no hope in
solitude
And the world will follow
To the earth down below
But I came and I
was nothing
Time will give us nothing
So why did you choose to lean on
A man you
knew was falling?
amazing song and lyrics
160 years and finally someone gets it.
No words... just..wow
BEAUTIFUL! Can't thank you enough for this upload.
I heard this song at the end credits of Wuthering heights and I found it so beautiful and so well fitted to the movie. it was even better that there was no music in the movie except this lovely song in the end . . .
Might cry with happiness that a full version exists
This is tied with "After the Storm" for being my favorite Mumford song, which is saying a lot.
yes exactly
cool story bro..
Jonathan Dent LMFAO
I thougth I was the only one who listened this two tracks together...
It seems like they were made to listen one after the other.
Mumford and sons you truly do sing heavenly
been waiting for the full version of this song forever. bless you for putting it up!
This is a song i could listen to all day over and over ;P Its a secong favourite from this band :) i love mumford and sons so so much,there is no other band like them or as good as them ,they are so unique and so talented x
You very eloquently put into words something I've always tried to explain to people.
This song is so simple yet it's very powerful. This is the definition good music.
Perfect end to the movie, you just need it to go on forever while you feel the emotions
I used to listen to only Rock. I clicked on this video, 'cause I tought it's a cover of Green Day,
The best mistake of my life. Thank you M&S teaching me MUSIC!
BLESS YOU!! Ah, I've been wanting to hear the full version for ever!! Love it!
THIS BAND IS FLAWLESS
one of the best songs to ever be recorded. i am infatuated with this song!
Brilliant song. Best version on Wuthering Hights ever
Thanks that you upload that! I searched it for a long time too. This song is brilliant. Mumford and sons is my biggest favourite! :D Thanks again! :D
What a powerful film. What a great song.
I stumbled upon this song and now am obsessed with it.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful song with us!
This song is truly amazing.
i love it too much.
Not sure about the banjo but it is very beautiful. I have heard a lot of banjo music in my life but this is new to me. Glad I found it.
This is the song I want played at my funeral, after they put my body in a boat, with a sword in my hands, and send me over a waterfall
It makes the song better in a way, it gives it a feeling of an old folk tune from the 40s or 50s it just makes it better.
Thank you so so much for putting this up! Been listening to the shorter version of this song on repeat for months now... so happy to hear the full version!
I can't thank you enough for posting this! :D
OMFG, I love you. So much. I was to the point where I'd do rediculous things to hear the full song. You saved me from doing those things.
1:53 man gives me goosebumps every time.
love the way I'm supposed to be doing GCSE revision right now but just chillin' here instead.... Well worth it though :) love these guys x
1. Nothing can ruin this beautiful music
2. He makes a hell of a lot of us laugh, thus having nearly all of his comments rated highly.
3. These 'idiotic statements' are more like poetry, very random poetry.
I love how raw his voice sounds
I got here cuz of the movie Wuthering Heights, so met a great band, thanks!!!
this song is gorgeous.
Give me hope in silence it's easier; its kinder... This is my favourite Mumford song
Oh leave him alone!! He's a legend to all Mumford & Sons fans :) An amazing storyteller!! I enjoy a good laugh now and then.
It's the most amazing thing i've ever heard. Perfect, as always.
cried when i first heard this song. so powerful & hauntigly beautiful. ♥
ive waited forever for the full version
Thank You so Much! Amzing composition!
It's like you filled a hole inside of my innermost!
I can't realy explaine it... it's not as sentimentally as it sounds.
So just, Thank You!
Greats from Germany
It brings tears to my eyes, every time. I love it
The song doesn't need anymore sounds to make it more enjoyable. It's perfect the way it is.
this is my new favorite song..everything about it moves me..
i can listen to this all day!
Silence is equally heartbreaking if not more than speaking. Once the truth is out it heals the soul even when there is rejection because the onlything left to do is to move on. Yes silence is easier and kinder but only for a while. I rather know than not know.
holy crap i lovee this song. great voice. its so calming... wierd.
Thank you for posting this. Reading Wuthering Heights (as opposed to watching it) and listening to Mumford&Sons = Heaven!
Oh sweet sweet lord thank you so much!!!
amazing!! thank you for this feeling...
This tears my heart out...in a really good way...
Seems as though some of you have taken this song to a literal meaning but I'm taking this in a metaphorical way. The enemy is in my head and I need to defeat it to have a small sliver of joy. Each fight gets harder and harder every time something goes wrong, I listen to this song because it makes me feel less alone to know that there might be someone out there who understands what I imagine this meaning is. Just my opinion.
i can't even handle such wonderfulness
Thank you so much for uploading this great song..!
Such lovely music
Lots of emotions outstanding song
Thank you to share this song . I saw the movie too Both are wonderfull..
its brilliant! i was planning to watch the film because of this song. thanx for posting!.. now i can watch it for the film itself :))
The wonderful world of Folk music :)
It's awesome... just crying.