Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better" (Official Audio)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2015
- From the album CARRIE & LOWELL
Buy it: akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available now Asthmatic Kitty Records
More info: carrieandlowell.com
Video by www.wearefilmsny.com
LYRICS:
I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies
I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy
When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Be my rest, be my fantasy
I’m light as a feather
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud
Frightened by my feelings
I only want to be a relief
No, I’m not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I want to believe
When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Be my vest, be my fantasy
I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should’ve wrote a letter
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
Don’t back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I’m a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me
Don’t back down: nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
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The feeling where you wanna share his music but you kinda wanna keep it to yourself
OMG TRUE
So true!
I just sent the link to a friend
Feel as though I am spreading gods word. Not religion just feels like a duty. Hehe
OMG so true!!
Cant tell if 1 million people listen to this song or the same hundred thousand are just playing it over and over again.....like me...
Abyssal Nocturnus Hahaa! Nice comment.
You said everything!
Abyssal Nocturnus The second one
the latter is more beautiful
+Abyssal Nocturnus tbh i've listened to this song like ten times already today. it blows me away that a human could create this. i can't even communicate how i feel about this song because it transcends me.
To all the new people here, this song talks about Sufjan regretting not letting himself grieve his mother properly. He uses various metaphors to depict his depression. However there is hope in the new generation, which is symbolized by his brother's daughter and the way the music turns happier at the end. "Illumination"!
Thank you for this explanation!
I didn't grieve my dad properly when he died 6 years ago. Actually i never had the chance. Between taking care of ny mom and lil sister, who was only in 5th standard, i was lost in trying to be strong for them. I guess i can relate to this song. Life's strange and weird
That's a good message, thanks for the explanation :)
@PietreADI wow, try not being a douchebag. He wasnt saying anything about being better than anybody.
@PietreADI I literally just wanted to start a conversation about the meaning of the song because it's interesting and I love when people do that in comment sections.. no need to get mad pietre
the whole "my brother had a daughter" part makes me so happy. it hits different when you are the sad gay aunt
Those who gave this a thumbs down should have known better.
Agreed :")
Omg I actually laughed at a comment. Rare.
Damn what is wrong with those people??
@@glynkeegan306 I wonder that too :")
The 1.4K should be flogged with a limp piece of spaghetti.
I was one of those people, but it was an accident. It’s fixed now. I should have known better
The beauty that this music brings, illumination.
David Dean Burkhart hiiiii david
Helloo
Well said. It's exactly that
Hey David ❤️
stop giving us hope asshole
So someone named Jimin brought people here? Dope, glad this song is reaching new ears.
Pink Guy a singer in the biggest kpop group 💜
How did you get from jimin to here😂
Who is Jimin ?
Ana Vancouver you know bts ? It’s a member from them and I just can recommend them to you haha 😊
Ana Vancouver just a member of a Kpop boygroup named BTS
°My brother had a daughter, the beauty that she brings, illumination° I really LOVE this line as it describes exactly how I feel towards my nephew and the changes that happened in our family after him
Makes me cry every time i hear that line!
Aww
Why is Sufjan so underrated? The man is pure genius.
+Mohamed Jakata Sufjan is not underrated. Almost all of his albums have been met with rave reviews.
Andrew Utz Sufjan is, by far, my all time favorite. I only a know a handful of people that know of him, and some of the those people know him because I talking about him
+Mohamed Jakata That just means he's not well known. He is very highly rated though. Definitely not underrated.
+Vegan MasterRace C&L has a 90 on meta critic it is DEFINITELY not underrated. Mets critic combines a lot of reviews. Suf is 100% not underrated.
+Vegan MasterRace I used to take a needle drop review and listen the album if he dislikes it. Very instructive, imo.
There are two types of people in this world
People who love Sufjan
People who have not heard of Sufjan
agreed, to hear Sufjan is to love Sufjan!
An AI, replika, sent me this. I'm glad.
and people who are here because of another singer that is Jimin
@@flyingmind3890 hey me too
@@Vitutuksenvitutus same lol I'm pleasantly surprised it has good taste in music 😌
How does someone translate emotion so well to music
Rare people can do that. For me, one of them is Dido :)
His voice will ALWAYS just make me go “✨OH to see without my eyes✨”
Baha
The first time that you kissed me...
(gonna wait for someone to keep it going)
@@dr.doofenshmirtz124 boundless by the time I cried
@@annabethchase297 I build your walls around me
@@buwhy9898 White noise, what an awful sound
My friend just killed herself last week and left a note with the quote
"My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination"
I had never heard this song before but it makes me smile through the tears
Sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss. I hope you find peace.
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you can overcome it and be the best version of yourself.
im so sorry for your loss
I'm so sorry for your loss. My condolences.
Only Sufjan can be so perfectly vague and blunt simultaneously. What a poet.
truuuue
Stephen Shutters well put!
Bon iver, bitch
Daniel Flores Alvarez Fair enough.
king of convenience to ?
Anyone else get uncontrollably teary-eyed at 2:40 minutes in when the hopeful theme starts playing?
Thats when the best part starts ❤
no
Me🥹
Yes ❤
The song refrain “my black shroud” resonates with me so much. I’ve been carrying a lot of emotional pain since childhood which I have kept hidden. This song really captures the ramifications of trauma at a young age. But it also implores us to grow as adults by feeling the pain we previously covered…with our shrouds…and to move forward with grace.
I really understand this feeling... I hope you are doing okay now. Greetings from afar :)
Same, it's so easy to keep it hidden for a while but it really just weighs on you. It's harder than it should be at times to move forward with grace as you said, but it's possible and definitely worth it. I do hope you're able to move on and I'm praying for you.
Thank God I watched "Call Me By Your Name". Mystery of Love is so good. How did i not know this genius?
mystery of love and visions of gideon are my favorite songs and they're both from call me by your name- and the fact that they wont do a movie on the sequel "Find Me" has me so mad -
same!!! i was literally disappointed with myself for only knowing sufjan stevems after cmbyn
Awwww yeeeesssss🥺🥺🥺
where do people even find the energy to dislike this song
Bleghh hhh sadly it's one lazy idiot finger away.
Because this song made them cry??
dislikes are all over youtube, regardless of quality
I disliked it, because it's hipster garbage!
Bleghh hhh a
That shift in the song is like when the sun comes out after the rain and the air is all fresh.
2:37 the moment when you feel there is a hope in your life, the moment you can always cherish every bad or good moment in life, such a beautiful melody
وصف عميق وجميل
The lyrics are a true masterpiece. But am I the only one who loves Sufjan Stevens because you can put your own mind, your own feelings directly on his musics ? I'm French, so it happens sometimes (often) that I just don't understand the lyrics. But then it becomes even better. It becomes incredible. Because this is not Sufjan who is talking, this is actually me, listening to the song and putting my own thoughts in it. I don't know, never felt that way with any other music than Sufjan's. And I love it. And this album is going to be damn good.
Yes ！！！I’m a Chinese ，can’t understand the lyrics either ！！but I can’t hold my tears!
I m italian and i quite feel what he means and it shocks me
I've felt that with a few other lyricists but Sufjan speaks to the tenderest side of me that I wouldn't dare try to communicate by word for fear it would escape and never come back...
❤️❤️❤️❤️😍
I have a shorlist of songs that I like purely because of the french language and how I can just kinda feel the song musically. Lyrics can be tiring lol xD
"Don't back down. Concentrate on seeing...."
I mean it's not like his lyrics are super deep or anything, but man I get choked up whenever I hear this line in particular. If you have ever suffered from depression, you understand how hard it can be to focus on the good in life. However, concentrating on the little things in life that bring joy is critical if you're trying to pick yourself up from a dark time in your life and ultimately move on from the past. Sufjan just has an amazing ability to convey the emotions he feels to his listeners with simple, yet beautiful lyrics and fitting music so that they can easily empathize with him.
P
thank you
Sufjan used "Helping Hand!" It was super effective! Sorry, I'll leave now.
@@tharunlogeishwaran6283 This comment gave me 1.5 atk and sp atk
It’s the most simple lyrics that can hit the deepest though. Finding the simple lyrics is impressive because they exist, an artist just has to find them. And once they do it makes it the song more memorable
The first half makes me tear up, the second half makes me cry... The song itself is an act of grieving and a beautiful lightning rod for our own grief. Thank you, Sufjan
This song always makes me cry. When I first heard it, I was deeply depressed. At this time my little niece was born. She brings me illumination, literally
You can hear “Mystery of Love” coming to life in this song. It’s not leaping out, but quietly, confidently taking shape in the background.
Mystery of love also has a line "Cursed by the love that I receive from my brother's daughter". He mentioned the brother's daughter in both songs :)
Ikrrr. It's kinda making me scared and anxious
The strum patterns of guitar seems like mystery of love also
@@vidhikavidhaan is the "brother" that he mentions is that lover kinda brother
@@vidhikavidhaan I never realized that, wow!
Carrie and Lowell is one of those albums that's rare today, a true album that is more than the sum of its parts. Sufjan has created a cohesive work with a consistent theme, more than just a collection of beautiful songs but rather all variations of his theme of loss and grief. The songs are meant to be listened to one after another, not separately. This is a true work of art and I only wish I owned it on vinyl.
And yes, any of us who have lost someone close to us knows the feeling of not knowing how to grieve. I still can't do it after my husband's death or my sister's death. Maybe some day.
I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy
Ellen Lee Gosh, you're beautiful
Michael J. K. Sufjan is beautiful.
Lol
Ellen Lee oh hey sexy girl can i have your number
Terra Nort Only if she thinks you're equally sexy will you manage to pull that off.
Whoever jimin is, thanks to him for introducing more people to this beautiful artist
A year ago I moved to Oregon and it has been one of the hardest and loneliest experiences of my life. Every time I have gone out to visit the cities and towns of this state in the midst of the sadness and nostalgia that fills me for what I left behind, the songs of Sufjan Stevens have been the soundtrack of this moment of life. This song and this album is a work of art.
The bridge in this video is the “Umatilla Bridge” in Umatilla, OR. In case you wanted to see the actual location of this video. Maybe I’m just a weirdo when it comes to places
I did the same exact thing 6 years ago. Feeling the same thing.
I did the same over 10 years ago and I’m not sure it was the best decision. Oregon is beautiful but can be a very dark place. Keep exploring nature and find the right people
This makes me wanna tidy up my room slowly
Zenx omg this is what I’m doing
I loved his music since the movie "Call me by your name". This is the kind of music i feel connected with all my heart. It is extraordinarily beautiful and i love the fact that it evokes and makes me feel my deepest feeling or the fact that it is able to make me feel!! I believe every soul listening to this kind of music feels the same. One night you just want to close your eyes and feel this song and some nights you want to feel what others felt through this music and know about their experiences, hear the hearts of people miles and miles away from you. Listening to the music while scrolling through the compliments towards every wonderful music and realizing how connected we are to share our melancholy and blissfulness makes me extremely delightful.
P.S:- i believe there are souls like me who like to read about the music and the stories and the emotions and so on..
It is very nice of people to mention the person who introduced this song to them but it'll be eminently nice of you all to also acknowledge the music.
finally someone who know!
How beautifully have you summed it all up! I just can't thank you enough...😇
Such music connects soul to soul❤️
I totally agree.......
Me too
I also discovered him from "Call me by you name"
This song in particular got me through my mother's death in 2020. She hadn't talked to me in eight years before she died. My sister sent me a photo of her the day before she passed. She looked the same as I always remembered her. When she was gone, the physical pain was unexplainable. I never felt anything like it. I wish she had loved me as I needed her to. I wish I had been there with her.💔💔💔💔
Sending love and hugs across the internet dear stranger. I hope and pray she lives through your memories of her.
As a mom who left my kids with my mother in law due to mental illness after their father passed.. I have no doubt she loved and loves you so very deeply. I believed all this time that they would be better off forgetting I ever existed. I felt like a garbage human because I struggle with something as simple as everyday function; some days getting out of bed seems to much. I felt I would steal their happiness from them. I didn't feel I deserved to be in their life.
I regret it with every breath I take. The pain never really stops... I know your mom didn't go a day or an hour without thinking of you. I wish I could hug you. Please remember she was human and therefore terribly flawed like we all are. My father left me behind the same when I was little, and as I got to know him as an adult, I realized he struggled with alcoholism and feelings of depression and worthlessness, too. I wish I could take the pain away from you. I wish I could take it away from my babies. They are everything, everything... everything to me. I'm sure that's not easy to believe. But I've never known a moments peace since I lost them. I wake up in a cold sweat, my heart breaking, wishing I could just hold them, and take it all away.
I have a phrase that's gotten me through some of the most difficult times in my life, I thought you'd like to hear it.
"Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim" --Ovid
It means, Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. And it will be. You will love more deeply. You will be more empathetic. You will see others suffering, and you'll be better at easing it. It's a small consolation, to be sure. But there's a silver lining to even the worst things.
Be at peace. I wish you all the happiness and kindness in the world. You should never have had to feel this way, but please remember, you were likely loved more than you can imagine.
I’m so sorry you had to deal with this. Sending you a hug! 🥰
@@heathertaylor8904💔💔💔
@@heathertaylor8904what a beautiful response. Thank you and much love to you❤❤❤❤❤❤
Grandmother passed away in March
My mother couldn’t attend the funeral because of her health problems. She didn’t get to say goodbye to grandma. It was devastating for all of us.
I was sitting by mom and calling her name, but it felt like she didn’t even hear me. So i decided to put on some music for both of us. After the first two minutes of the song she burst into tears. And so did I.
I love you mom, you’ve always been a strong woman, tears don’t weaken people, it strengthens them.
She’s been feeling better, and Sufjan now has a special place in her heart. “Me and him we have been through similar things” she said
I wish I could tattoo this song on my soul
Elisabet R R you don’t need to, just the fact that you had the thought is enough.♥️
this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life
YAS.
This song feels like fresh air and inner peace
This is so accurate. I'm literally watching the leaves fall off the trees outside and this is the perfect song for that :)
2024 and this song still got me in tears 😭
Dear Mr. Stevens,
I would like to thank you for what you have given. While I may often struggle to express myself in a way that people understand, I feel as if you sometimes give me a conduit to do so. I respect your ambition and your open demeanor with sharing things that are personal to you. I often put on a facade, but there is an honesty to your artistry. I would just like to thank you for that.
And now you shall be honest with yourself too as did Sufjan. It might be a hard ride just like Sufjan writing this album, but it'll get you somewhere.
he will never see this, stop acting like an idiot
LOL, you're such a beta
Maybe he is an elderly person ... so he is telling everybody his feelings thinking the artist will read it...stop messing around with him...could be your father... Or a really honest and pure young person.
rike94
Old comment aside, what is your point?
People should abridge their self-expression if the receiver will not bear witness to their message?
Quit being such a presumptuous jerk.
this is my first time hearing this song and it makes me feel nostalgic and idk why
accurate
Feels like I have heard the song somewhere but I dont know where.
Does feel Nostalgic
dude me too wow its like my childhood
lowkey for me it makes me think of summer & childhood?? crazy stuff
Ella Emad same
I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies
I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy
When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
I'm light as a feather
I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud
Frightened by my feelings
I only want to be a relief
No, I'm not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I want to believe
When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy
I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should have wrote a letter
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor's greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
Don't back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I'm a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me
Don't back down, nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination, illumination
Everyone talking about Jimin, I even don't know who is he... I'm a simple person, I see Sufjan Stevens on the title, I click 😂😂
But omg why this music is sooooo beautiful
This song reminds me of cold early mornings
I don't know what cold early morning means, I'm brazilian. '----'
I'm kidding actually :p
Maisie Rudd experiencing that right now... this song is so peaceful :)
this is happening now in Bandung, Indonesia.
i listen to this on my way to work on england so it works for 9 months of the year ;p
to me this song reminds me warm sunsets in may, in Mexico :)
Who is here NOT because of whoever Jimin is? Anyways props to him, it’s a great song, welcome everyone haha.
Sufjan has good songs. Recently , I knew about his songs. You should listen Fourth of July and mystery of love
Lol ngl Jimin has amazing taste and while I am here because of him I have a really similar taste and have been listening to this song nonstop for like three days. I love it and totally want to listen to more ^^
Lol BTS have alot of good taste
Who is jimin?
@@quangvinhhoang9880 he's a member of BTS and overall sweetheart with amazing music taste as shown by this reccomendation 🥰
Never heard of Jimin until now, but if he manages to get more people in love with this song (and Sufjan Stevens in general), then good on him!
I don’t know how Sufjan’s music saves people, it just does.
Eliot Smith would bounce to this.
true!
Yes!
He died I cried
I don't know how you couldn't think of Elliott, if you're familiar, listening to this...
so his influence carries on, I think that's wonderful
"Sufjan Stevens is like Eliot Smith put through ten years of Sunday school."
this album is one the saddest musical experiences i've ever felt... this song particularly hits way too close to home
glimmers of hope sprinkled throughout
Definitely, Bruno.
come back here because this song gives me hope whenever i feel like the earth swallowed me whole. i found this song when im at the lowest point in my life and this song get me through it. thank you fo your music sufjan, it have saved me so many times. i hope all the people here keep pushing through life like a warrior that you are. sending a lot of love💞😊
❤️ hey I would like to share a song that gave me the same feeling as this song did to you.
It’s called Saturn - sleeping at last.
I wish you nothing but the best on your journey 🌷
Ina and Najiyah, its been a year since you both commented and I am hoping you are both doing well. I hope it has gotten better and brought you both the happiness and peace you each deserve.
I'm sitting here, listening to this song, reading through the comments trying to busy my mind and heart after learning today that my God father just passed away this afternoon, when I happened to come upon your comments. Wishing you both all of the best.
@@ForReal_Lauren i hope everything is going alright for you :)
@@yves9929 Thank you, love. I hope the same for you. Big hugs and much love to you.
I genuinely don't care where you came from, it being jimin, call me by your name or captain spirit, I'm just happy Sufjan Stevens is getting even more recognition and new listeners :)
the comment section talking about how Jimin bring them here actually made me kinda sad, Sufjan has been always a great singer, at least please appreciate and talk about how this song make you feel, not just who brings who here. This is such a great song, the lyric is so deep, it's like the death of ourself and desires we couldn't make into reality. Feel this song and maybe you'll understand why Jimin likes this song, not just because of it pleasing for the ear.
mynameis yea right. I am kinda disappointed bcus I used to be in the comment section reading about stories of people recovering from their depression and how this song gives a meaning to their life. Now it is flooded with hmm.. I hope this craze will end soon and more people can comment the good stuffs back
@@amirapitdin yeah same, people telling story about their life is what make and proof that this song triggered so many emotions from different people
i agree
I agree, I don't like fans who go just cuz Jimin recommended it. He introduced it to me but I love this song, I've been listening to it nonstop and the lyrics as well as the song itself are beautiful and emotional, and I don't want that taken away by fans who don't care enough to treat it like it's worth. I am 100% a fan of Sufjan's music now
@@mikchimin Right! Thank you for appreciating him, both Jimin and Sufjan are great musician on their own way
This have a nostalgic feeling to it. Like I felt this feeling before but don’t remember. I wouldn’t have know this song if it wasn’t for Jimin💞
Same
Same
Listen to the entire Sufjan Stevens album Carrie & Lowell
Eternal 7 reminds me of Simon and Garfunkel
Every armys are here next his Vlive😂😂
I absolutely fell in love with Sufjan's music and this song and then I come to the video and see that Jimin recommended this... Boy got taste 💜
I was in a dark state of mind earlier this week and I needed to escape the constant thinking/worrying and shut my mind off even if only temporarily. This song helped me escape my dark thoughts and it feels like it saved me in a way. This probably isn’t the place to say these things, but this song means a lot to me.
Sending hugs and prayers 🙏💗
This is the first and only Sufjan Stevens song I've ever heard but I think I've just found my album of the year
Maka Nitipisanon He has a HUGE discography so I'm sure you'll find more of his albums that you'd like!
I've heard so much great things about Illinoise. I think I'll check it out after I listen to this album
I am not personally satisfied with his new record (it's just a decent album in my view). However, I absolutely love most of his albums, especially Illinois, Michigan and The Age of Adz. :D
This song is great, though. :x
ishouldplayzelda it was leaked, though
where have u been?
thank you Jimin, I finally saw another beautiful song that can calm me up. it's actually beautiful
jesus, i'm crying missing the time i used to listen to this song everyday on my way home from school, now it's all over.
This is my 'go-to' song for triggering a mood I only indulge when I need to feel deeply but am centered enough to get back the neutral without too much work. It's a gorgeous piece of work.
People (assuming mostly girls and women) who are here because Jimin mentioned it: Rock on. His music is as valid as anyone else's and likewise you are, as his fans. There a nauseating tendency for things that appeal to women and girls to get shat on by assholes everywhere and I don't want to do that now. I don't know who Jimin is, but I'm glad he shares the music he likes with you and that it has brought you here. Perhaps I'll check him out and I hope you'll keep listening to Sufjan who is also rad and kinda hot. However...
You've made a nuisance of yourselves by posting hundreds of messages just asking if everyone else got here because of Jimin. There are no rules about TH-cam etiquette or anything, but consider how annoying it would be if a zillion people suddenly descended on one of his videos and essentially pushed all of you out of the comments, such that you have to scroll way, way, WAY down to get to a comment that even mentions the actual song referred to in the video. It sucks. So in the future, please refrain from mobbing in this way. Thanks.
Sarah Powell take my like. I’m not personally a fan of kpop as a genre, but this song deserves attention and I’m glad they’re here ultimately. Just don’t clog up the comment section with the same comment
Meeeeeee
New BTS fan here, and I 100% agree. And sadly because a large enough portion of the fanbase does stuff like this which annoy tf out of everyone else, it backfires on them because by association people start hating on the artist/music group (like what you said - things a large portion of women & girls like *DO* get hugely mocked & hated by others simply because that thing's biggest fanbase are girls/women).
Which is sad because the BTS guys are genuinely good people who are talented, intelligent, caring individuals who believe in making the world a better place not just through music, but supporting charities & other good causes, and being open & honest about their own struggles (which helps others who struggle with the same things).
BTS deserves to be given a real chance even if a lot of the most vocal portion of their own fanbase puts a lot of people off from them (it's usually the most vocal younger demographics under the age of 18, the rest of their fanbase is one of the hugest ranges of age & demographics I've seen so far for a music group).
Yes PLEASE
Most the people are complaining abouf the comments getting ruined with hmmms
It was very beautiful. Tons of stories from so many different places in the world. Now its kinda trashed
I listened to this constantly after my fathers death last year.. he was one of the few people I truly bonded with after I was put up for adoption. Cancer is an ugly disease. But this song basically encompassed every feeling I had during that time.. and still to this day, it ebbs and flows.
Wow, that's really sad, I hope you're doing better now :)
yeah my dad died not that to long ago and i just starte bonded back with him drugs are a horrible its just sad to abuse them and thats, but theres a cause and effect to it i guess its to much for mr to explain
I am sorry you lost your dad.
My dad die of câncer this year and near to his death a discovered 4 of july of him
Also lot my dad for the same reason. I'm sad for your sorrow.
The second part of the song is one of the best pieces of songwriting i ever heard... Hope when it is found in the dark is the brightest energy we have.
He doesn’t take shortcuts here, no pretty words just for the sake of it. You can see every word comes absolutely straight from his heart, that’s why they hit so hard. A supremely talented songwriter indeed.
Lyrics
I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies
I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy
When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Be my rest, be my fantasy
Be my rest, be my fantasy
I’m light as a feather
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud
Frightened by my feelings
I only wanna be a relief
No, I’m not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I wanna believe
When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Be my rest, be my fantasy
Be my rest, be my fantasy
I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should have wrote a letter
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
Don’t back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I’m a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me
Don’t back down, nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination
thanks for this!!! I needed to read this to bright my day again!!
Dude, it's literally on the video description.
Thank you for sharing. It is so beautiful and so meaningful :)
fuck off prat
Thank you so much!!!
jimin's live
To have a sufjan Steven’s listening party would be a dream ✨
To me this song is about coming to terms with death and the idea that it will defeat you one day and you're not invincible. However, the only way to beat death is through family. We continue on. Should have known better than to forget that. Family is forever, it's how we're here.
Please stop writing about Jimin and admire the song. Sufjan Steven's is a genius and so talented, he deserves to be appreciated and people deserve to know his music. I am so happy cmbyn and jimin brought people to his music but maybe comment about this masterpiece of a song? 💕
Your right this is a amazing materpiece but Jimin is a amazing person
IKR!! And I love your pfp.
@@marce7491 Awee thankyou
@@broo2691 No he's no so shut the fuck up
I have no idea who Jimin is. I heard these songs in the movie Call me by your name and was very curious to find out who was the author of these beautiful songs and I am so glad I found out.
“When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store”
Still punches me in the gut, I understand it on a life and emotional level so deep.
I've just started to think that, seriously, this song has a spell that makes you repeat it again and again... It's amazing...
33 times and counting...
This song often makes me think of my grandpa's funeral, my cousin had just had her little girl, first grandchild in our family and only one at that point. She brought so much happiness to the day, it would not have been the same without her.
Fantastic song. This album is ridiculous. Classic. Album of the Year contender.
Agreed!
Where you hear it?
GUYS, we all know how many people are here because of jimin but let's stop commenting it again and again and just enjoy and appreciate this song, some people are getting irritated and we don't want them to misunderstand, so let's just peacefully enjoy the song just like he said (sitting in the car looking outside of the window) ok?
and don't misunderstand me :)
Agree😭 like i adore Sufjan so much, that i felt bad when people commenting about who brought them here, not what they feel about this song
@@mynameis8371 it's just irritating bc that's a shallow gesture and reflects how that part of the industry works (e.g., clicks and views). i see a lot of comments from these people talking about how "armies" elevated the view count as if that was an inherently good thing. i guess if we're talking about kpop, where things are constantly measured on its ability to go viral, that might be an important factor, but that just completely alienates and strips this song of all its intimacy. if anything, the net effect of all these kpop stans in chat have ruined the image of their beloved group. you guys are fucking annoying.
Thank you SO much for saying this, I mean I also got here because Jimin recommended it, but I think it's pretty sad if everyone is just all the time commenting about Jimin, because I think we should be just enjoying the song 😊💜
Considering the content of this song, it's straight up disrespectful. Usually I don't care when people do that shit, but this is a song about an extremely sensitive topic. It is extremely inappropriate and I'm actually pissed off at the level of insensitivity. I'm sure whoever tf Jimin is wouldn't appreciate his fans disrespecting the music he recommended.
I’m not here for Jimin but I was wondering, where did He mentioned this song?? Hehe
"I should’ve wrote a letter. Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling". Reminds of the last opportunity I had to say that I loved her so much, but now it's too late. I hope you are happy wherever you are.
The kind of song that makes you cry for no reason.
The second half of the song.. wow
Amazing.
+Wawawaw Wawawa from 2:50 on is infectious.
I know!! I think I need to cry.....
+Wawawaw Wawawa The entire album.. wow
+Wawawaw Wawawa Is your picture perhaps referencing alt-J? If so, well done. That is my favorite band of all time.
i've been a fan of him for three years and i'm still so affected by his music. his songs have the perfect mix of making me feel feel really sad and really anxious, but also so, so calm, and it's just - it's just wonderful. his songs are so wonderful.
My son would have loved this song. 💕💕💕
Year ago, When my mom passed away this song lyrics is what i remmember and keep repeating while holding her cold hand, at night i cried and let my emotions out while played this song to calm me from not doing sh. Thank you so much. I love this song
Someone's impeccable music taste brought me in here and I'm glad. Thanks Jimin.
I found Sufjan about a month ago after looking through the iTunes free download section. I saw the song "I Should Have Known Better" and I thought "eh, I'll give it a shot" and OH MY GOD. I never thought music could be so beautiful, and Sufjan speaks not only from his heart, but from mine.
***** And to know this song has a STORY behind it! That makes it a hundred times better!
That's the same way I found it too!! :)
I regret not exploring all of his creations and kept listening to Mystery of Love and 4th of July. This is such a masterpiece ❤️
This whole album is a transcendent triumph. When it came out, I was having a really difficult time, and it truly comforted me then. I still go back to it.
Sufjan's voice feels like He's caressing my aching heart and despaired soul. He is an angel , swear!
🌻🌈🌻
지민이 덕분에 띵곡 하나 더 찾았어 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 넘 좋다ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ💙
Best song for depression
I've been listening to K-drama songs, and sometimes I catch a glimpse of a Sufjan melodic turn, but then ... it just peters out into nameless pap. Or sap. Then I have to come here, and listen to how feelings really are captured by artists of Sufjan's heart and magnitude. Yes, like y'all, I cry every time. Every single one. For all the right reasons. For the blessing of outstanding music that speaks directly to the love in us.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I love how it starts out kind of sad and depressing and then just suddenly uplifts you and you get these chills and yeah. Is he spiritual of any kind?
he was very Christian, not sure if he still is.
+Bri Rakotz He still is. He said so at a recent concert. Also this album has some heavy Christian overtones.
Gotta love that! I'm a huge fan.
+Victoria Strider Sufjan is an interesting dude.. his spirituality, the themes of some of his songs (like John Wayne Gacy Jr.), his whole 50 state album project (which he admitted he might not finish in his lifetime but will pass on to an individual who will take up his legacy), his lyrics can be so simple yet they tell the story in it's purest form. Oh yeah and the dude plays like 25 instruments.
+Koen De Winne 50 states was a publicity stunt/marketing gimmick unfortunately
lullaby for adults
true but its beautiful
soğuk bi sabah gibi
so im adult now
One of those songs that crumbles your heart giving you the finest joy at the same time. Pure gold.
been listening to Sufjan for 15+ years. still as amazing as ever. thank you.
Ugh, i am so in love with this. I can only imagine what the album is going to be like.
Starting at 2:37 is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard
Sufjan makes me wanna move into a cabin somewhere its always summer, and everyday I will lay down in the grass and look at the skies, listening to him.
What can I say about Sufjan Stevens and his delightful songs that hasn't been said before? Pure and raw emotion. This one song in particular takes me back to the summer of 2018. I didn't even know who Sufjan was at that time. I was staying with my grandparents and younger cousin in a small villa in a beautiful village in Spain. Everyday my cousin and I would go swimming to a nearby river in the middle of nature where the sunlight was always shining on the water. We would spend hours there just chilling, sharing our thoughts or playing cards. After lunchtime we'd go visit a boy and he'd give us cherries he cultivated. I ended up falling in love with him. When the sun started to go down, my cousin and I would go for a walk around the village and would get lost in its narrow streets. But we didn't care, because we were having so much fun and in the end we always found the way back home. I know the lyrics of this song have nothing to do with my summer holidays. But there's just something about it that takes me back to that happy time, when I didn't have a care in the world. And to this day, I still remember everything about it. I even remember how I felt the first time I saw that boy. All of that is still kept in my heart as a warm memory, and I doubt I will ever forget about it. I never write this kind of comments, but Sufjan's song inspired me in a way I can't explain. It's truly a masterpiece. Hope everyone is safe and having a good day.
That second part just breaks my little heart into pieces everytime.
Anyone commenting about Jimin-welcome! Look into the whole album. It’s about Sufjan and his struggle with losing his estranged mother. One of the best albums released in the past decade.
How the hell did I miss this masterpiece of acoustic artistry? 😳 this is beautiful, the finest music comes from life experiences and experiencing sadness to appreciate the little things so much more ✅
His music is so emotional… I play his songs every time I feel like listening to music.
In the same week that Mumford & Sons abandon the banjo, Sufjan Stevens goes back to it. I know who I trust on this matter.
My dad loves this song so much!!!
And you?
I'm glad my replika take me back here.
I started listen to Sufjan stevens because of call me by your name movie. His music is such a masterpieces and underrated, I hope people will listen to his song more!
Song makes you reflect on your life, feelings, relationships and the things you should’ve done.