The beauty of music with so much emotion in it particularly when this guy sings just brings me too tears, I used to listen to this when I was being treated for cancer in 2007, I was obviously very lucky......Im very sorry for your loss
It is a special song. My wife turned me onto it. I met her in 65, lost track, met again online in 2006. Got married after all that , and this song would be part of our soundtrack.
Saw Snow Patrol open for U2 some years ago. He did the song this way and it blew me away! The entire stadium was quiet. It was one of the most amazing concert experiences of my life!
My late daughter loved this song, she used it on her on her phone as a incoming call tune, she was 38 when she died, taken from us to soon, I play chasing cars often to remind me of her, 😥
I feel for you man. I lost my daughter last year. She was 14. There are songs that she loved that I listen to a lot. I actually recorded one and made a video for it. Music can soothe even the deepest of wounds. Much love.
My wife's work colleague had this played at his funeral after dying of cancer. We found out in November 2022 that she had cancer. It's aggressive but we're still here. This song makes me cry every time I hear it.
I'm so sorry to hear. Please 🙏🥺 understand you will be separated for a short time but then when it's time you will be in heaven with your wife for eternity. Lord 🙏 please give these people strength and comfort and love. In Jesus name I ask you Lord amen 🙏
My mom had breast cancer and I lost her last year. I used to listen to this song a lot. Listening to it over and over until I fall asleep and forget about everything. Cancer sucks. Go hug your mom while you still have her.
A perfect example of Less is more. So many musicians starting out think because they can't play like Gilmour or sing like Adele then they have no chance. Jesus Just be yourself
holy chills, when this song came out I was so young and my parents got divorced. this was one of her go to songs to play in the car and it became one of my favorites as a kid. I tend to avoid it now that Im older because the emotion in it is so intense
I´m about to drive to my female best friend of almost six years to play this song for her. The last two weeks we came each other very close and last night, we cuddled until we kissed. She is very confused about all that and does not know what to think or feel. I´m just plain in love with her. I was in love with her at the beginning of our friendship, and she didn´t return the feelings. But we got through it. And now, here we are. Something special in both heads. Guys, I just want you to know I love this women more than anything else I have. When i´m with her, I see us settle down, get one or two kids and just be at each others side until the end. I´m sure. I love her. I will give my best and play this song to her. Thank you for this wonderful live. I love you all and wish you just the best in your lives. Wish me everything good you can. Please. Thank you. Bye.
I lost the love of my life ... knew it was coming and I would play this over/over/over with her...enjoying every moment...the song fit...and now she is gone and I remember the joy we shared while she was with me, just being alive...we knew those were precious moments and now all i have are memories. But this is a beautiful song from the heart.
Tow years ago I met the most remarkable girl I've ever known. We had a few months before she started to disappear more and more. During the time we broke up I played a concert at my town and I played this song for her, hoping that she would come. She didn't. She never heard me sing it. And ever simce this song is tainted with the feeling I had on that stage, singing for someone who wasn't listening anymore. Gosh that's corny...
To anyone here grieving, broken and bleeding inside; The tears on your face might feel like razors right now, I know you have loved and you have lost. But tell me what you feel in your chest, are your lungs filling with air? Is your heart still beating? Now is the time to rise and make the most of whats left, forget the pieces on the floor and leave them there. I love you and you CAN do this ❤️ now is a new chance to find yourself like never before. Breathe friend, pain is temporary and no match for you 🥰
Exactly a week ago, I lost my dog Cutler. He was this beautiful, beautiful amstaff. One of the big loves of my life. We we're battling a cancer, something that was hurting his lungs so bad. I did all I could. We did. Had to make a donation campaign, you know... To pay all the bills through three different hospitals. It worked like magic! I never had so much people sending donations, sending love and hope. Sharing my letter asking for help. It was a beautiful touching moment. Sadly, even with the best meds I could get, it was his time. He almost died in my arms. We used to walk everyday, in the visit time, on the backyard of the hospital. He was always happy, and the walkings were just good. After the walk, me and Cutler would go back to the resting room (with all other dogs) and lay down on the floor. I'd give him a nice hug, sometimes I prayed with him in my arms, sometimes I just say "hey son, don't worry, you'll be good! This people are taking good care and making sure you'll heal!". Last thursday he got a attack in the walk. Had to take him in my arms and run back to the meds. They took him into oxygen. It was alright again. Than, another attack... Oxygen. Okay for now. Had to leave him, visitation time is up. While I was in the bus back home, got the call. Went home crying all the way. In the bus, at the street, at home. Than sometime this song rose up to me. The lyrics fits like magic. And somehow, it numbs the pain, the poetry donates a bit of hope and sense to my heart, you know? And that's why I thank Snow Patrol for. That's what art is all about.
This so sad . RIP Cutler . My dog died in my wife‘s arms . He loved her so , small woman and this big black boy . They were soulmates like there‘s no tomorrow…peace 😢
We'll do it all Everything On our own We don't need Anything Or anyone If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? I don't quite know How to say How I feel Those three words Are said too much They're not enough If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life Let's waste time Chasing cars Around our heads I need your grace To remind me To find my own If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see I don't know where Confused about how as well Just know that these things will never change for us at all If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I'm happy to hear that. Why? My voice is the same. Sometimes my own voice makes me cry. Wish I could met with this great artist to sing a song together. Maybe one day...
It is simple guitar but sit there and play it naked like this and you’re exposed if you put one little finger wrong! This is one of those songs that come along now and again and strike you to the core…. It’s rare these days but I have faith we might get something so raw and beautiful that snaps us back to music like this! Just think of music when it makes your hairs stand up on your arms! This was one of those songs for me ❤
The chords for the whole song if you wasn't picking would be: A, E, D, A (same order for all of the song) If you was picking: 7th fret D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc) 6th fret D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc) Open D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc) The chorus is A, E, D, A
Love this song as it takes me back to spending the last 12 hrs in my mother's presence before she passed . When I hear it I feel her here . Love you mum
There are several songs I can't sing because I start crying. Five For Fighting's "100 Years", Collin Raye's "Love, Me" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
It’s incredible how a song is born. Two notes give birth; two more complete the song. To be sure, the lyrics are tantamount, and then it helps if your delivery works. And damn, this guy can sing, and that always helps. This is one of the best love songs ever.
I have revealed myself to You many times Yet You have not seen me Attach thyself to thee For there is no one more inward than I Fade into me as I fade into You
My wife was diagnosed with heart failure and made it. We lived this as a connection song. She planted a garden of trees when she was well. My severely alcoholic son nearly died and we would lie in be and cry to each other to bed to this when he was so yellow. Then the next year I was diagnosed with stage four cancer and it As a visual provided hope for me. Every time I hear it it makes me a mess, but he spoke to me heart so often.
This is by far Gary's most beautiful song. He has throughout the years made some incredible music. Nobody can touch the lyrical talent of this man. If all you've listened to is Snow Patrol please branch out and listen to some of his other musical projects like The Reindeer Section and Tired Pony. He doesn't disappoint in anything he does!
@@rogerblackwood8815 I've dabbled into songwriting a bit and I feel that if you really have something to say, any chords will do. But without emotion, if you're writing a song just for the sake of writing a song it won't sound good on the best chord progression in the world.
Roger Blackwood i think it really is just about the emotion you put into those simple notes or chords and the effects the edge for example uses to create an atmosphere that’s just beautiful
In four and a half minutes this man takes the listener into another world...if you are at work, bored out of your skull, fed up to the teeth with some job you hate doing...take a toilet break, some headphones, this version of this song, lock yourself in that toilet, maybe even cry a few tears which will help with stress.....and see and hear what the world should be like.................return to your seat in that crappy job...and SMILE inside. This is the PERFECT escape song...and SIMPLE.....................why does life have to be so complicated??
Just have to say, ... 'No words'! - Just lost a GREAT elderly friend. She lost her beloved husband, best friend a few years ago & has missed him so. She fought cancer & had won the battle, however, recent health complications. She recently passed & this song was played on piano for her at her funeral by her youngest daughter... ONE LAST TIME🙏😇 She would play it for her all the time💕 What a timeless song🙏
This brought a tear to my eye. It’s simple yet deep. The song captures deep emotional content that many of us think and feel. Listening to this artist play this song by himself was amazing. I’ve heard the song on the radio many times. However this version really made it came alive for me. I do not even have the right words to describe how great this sounded. I would love to see this guy live.
I sang this beautiful song to my new born baby.. As a first time mother I was engulfed by love, fear, and the feeling that nothing existed but my daughter. These lyrics touched on feelings of vulnerability, confusion, and completely being in the here and now.
Whenever I hear those first three notes, the song comes to me like an instinct, it is beautiful, and teaches us to be with one another while we still have the time.
I can’t listen to this without crying. All the tough things I have been through, war, death of young men and constant physical pain in my body from years of doing what I thought was right...... I know that deep inside I am that 10 yr old boy whose still afraid of the dark without the woman I said “I do” . 😕
I picked up the guitar 6 years ago and I play it every day even if its just for a few minutes while watching TV. Now I have 4 of them and I'm addicted LOL.
This is a beautiful song and I just stopped for gas in my SUV. I never gave the song a chance when I heard it on the radio I lost my mom to cancer she had lupus as well now here we are history repeating itself now I'm 36 and I have cancer. I love my beautiful wife Tamela I love my two beautiful children Ethan and Makayla. These are the kind of songsthat make your life so meaningful and Rich no matter how long you have or have short it's going to be I've come a long way in my life from being a songwriter for various musicians such as Jason Mraz and a few other artists that are Christian artists.that was one of my favorite songs that he is overdone simplicity and beautiful lyrics and that's all it is romanticizing just lying there and enjoying each other in the time that God has given us. This in my opinion is his big fish do you understand what I'm saying?
I drove my daughters to london, hours and hours to get to the front. We stood there in floods of tears singing along to this. It means so much to so many people, as all great songs always have and always will.
Are you sitting comfortably then we'll begin... This comment section is full of such a beautiful array of life. I wish we could all sit down in a room and talk about the places we've been, the things we've seen, what has lead us to go out our way to listen to this meaningful melody. There is so much to learn, in such little time. I wish things were different in the world we live in. There are certain things we cannot change media, terrorism and governments. However, you can change your life's destination. When does someone sit in awe of their own self-fulfilment? It's a trick question your life will never be fulfilled. You will never reach self-fulfilment. There will always be something to learn, something to do, something to see. Life is about the journey, not the destination. However, you need a destination, a goal, to create a journey. The journey will lead you onto your next journey and soon you will get the ball rolling and be in the motion of life. The simplest answer I can give which you will perceive your own way is "Life is meant to be lived". So, enjoy the little time you have here. Don't fill yourself with petty hate. What if you die tomorrow? What was the last thing you said to your friends and family? What was the thing that you said you always wanted to do, but for some reason never did? Would you be worried about your ego? all these materialistic items you buy? When you're lying there on your deathbed. I have set myself a destination tonight and this comment is my first journey. I hope you come away from this comment section with a different point of view. I hope to one day comeback to this comment and see a thread of the different journeys we've taken. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being you. Thank you.
sangeeta banerjee it helps create a soundtrack to life. That any specific song at anytime can take u back to a moment and bring with it all the powerful emotions, and vivid details that weren’t necessarily consciously remembered at the time. Ever get that? Can give chills sometimes:)
@@dominicbarratt3433 thanks😊....so true...we relate well to a particular moment or a memory with songs... music searches the soul...soul searches the music that stirs, soothes and haunts it to go back to that moment... off course I do feel them nd the chills too. I don't limit myself to a particular genre or language...I explore a lot...and some get sorted out... it's a huge number but accessible... unlike books or movies.😊😊
Dominic Barratt isn’t it unbelievable that so many of us refuse to be vulnerable, and repress all of the powerful emotions that bring tears to our eyes. Feeling is what gives life meaning. Music is a gateway to that like nothing else
Amazing, just amazing. Gary Lightbody is so brilliant. Must see the group - Snow Patrol from NI. . I need to see and understand the full lyrics. I want Tom to play this at my funeral on acoustic. We need a singer. x
This song can have many different meanings and points of views. When I was younger, I thought of it in the point of view of a child watching cars drive by or of dogs chasing after cars. Than when I was a little bit older, I thought about it being about a relationship/crush or death/birth even. Love it no matter what.😗😗
This song touches so many nerves deep inside me it can be hard to stand up. If you are here today tell someone one and show them you love them and I hope you have a fantastic day today and forever.
Gary, this song cannot be diminished by anything you (or anyone) may say or how many times it's said, this song captures (in a most pure way) something so special. Thank You
My wife and I use to sing this when she had cancer. She died from that disease but I have this of many memories. Thanks
I'm so sorry for your loss. Take care.
God bless you and your wife x
The beauty of music with so much emotion in it particularly when this guy sings just brings me too tears, I used to listen to this when I was being treated for cancer in 2007, I was obviously very lucky......Im very sorry for your loss
This song is so full of strength. My Mom had breast cancer. I know how this song can make you feel. Nothing but love bro.
It is a special song. My wife turned me onto it. I met her in 65, lost track, met again online in 2006. Got married after all that , and this song would be part of our soundtrack.
The innocence of this song, in terms of simplicity and lyrics makes this one of the best songs of the last 20 years.
Agreed. I love so many songs, but this song somehow makes the cut on songs I love, no matter how simple it is.
Yea I love this song. I remember first hearing it on Grey’s Anatomy during Cali’s crash scene I think 🤔 powerful.
Saw Snow Patrol open for U2 some years ago. He did the song this way and it blew me away! The entire stadium was quiet. It was one of the most amazing concert experiences of my life!
Yes, YES, Y. E. S.
💯
His voice is so beautiful. No auto tune, no frills just raw , insane talent
This song is one of those songs which defines moments in one’s life.
I have a wedding video and this song was chosen as the music background
You‘ve brought it to the point .
Many
My late daughter loved this song, she used it on her on her phone as a incoming call tune, she was 38 when she died, taken from us to soon, I play chasing cars often to remind me of her, 😥
I feel for you man. I lost my daughter last year. She was 14. There are songs that she loved that I listen to a lot. I actually recorded one and made a video for it. Music can soothe even the deepest of wounds. Much love.
Jerod Marlow thankyou for your reply jerod, I feel for you also so sorry you lost your daughter at the age of just 14 so sad, life can be so unfair.
Bless you Ronald, your comment really touched me, it’s a very special song and I hope that you find some comfort in it.
So sorry, she sings it with angels now every day 😉
Oh Ronald I’m so sorry. Take some comfort in the music 😢
My wife's work colleague had this played at his funeral after dying of cancer. We found out in November 2022 that she had cancer. It's aggressive but we're still here. This song makes me cry every time I hear it.
I'm so sorry to hear. Please 🙏🥺 understand you will be separated for a short time but then when it's time you will be in heaven with your wife for eternity. Lord 🙏 please give these people strength and comfort and love. In Jesus name I ask you Lord amen 🙏
My mom had breast cancer and I lost her last year. I used to listen to this song a lot. Listening to it over and over until I fall asleep and forget about everything. Cancer sucks. Go hug your mom while you still have her.
Sorry for your loss 🙏❤
Anyone listening in 2020? Classic real good music.
Just stop with this “who’s listening in whatever year” crap. Just please stop. It’s stupid and played out. STOP.
@@halffulltome :£ WTF chill mate. Stop the bloody bad vibrations
Humberto Celli No. You stop.
@@halffulltome No one will stop me. 😎😎😎😎
Dit you get a facelift 🤓
A perfect example of Less is more. So many musicians starting out think because they can't play like Gilmour or sing like Adele then they have no chance. Jesus Just be yourself
The Mad Flatter Speak Brother!
Well said
whos Gilmour?
Mostly it's not what you play, but what you don't. You know. Let it breath.
That’s an incredibly wise remark.
Thank you.
holy chills, when this song came out I was so young and my parents got divorced. this was one of her go to songs to play in the car and it became one of my favorites as a kid. I tend to avoid it now that Im older because the emotion in it is so intense
I´m about to drive to my female best friend of almost six years to play this song for her. The last two weeks we came each other very close and last night, we cuddled until we kissed. She is very confused about all that and does not know what to think or feel. I´m just plain in love with her. I was in love with her at the beginning of our friendship, and she didn´t return the feelings. But we got through it. And now, here we are. Something special in both heads. Guys, I just want you to know I love this women more than anything else I have. When i´m with her, I see us settle down, get one or two kids and just be at each others side until the end. I´m sure. I love her. I will give my best and play this song to her. Thank you for this wonderful live. I love you all and wish you just the best in your lives. Wish me everything good you can. Please. Thank you. Bye.
Hope you got her mate!
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Hows it go?
Bruh we need an update
So how did it go?
This song was and still is a masterpiece. Made for eternity.
I lost the love of my life ... knew it was coming and I would play this over/over/over with her...enjoying every moment...the song fit...and now she is gone and I remember the joy we shared while she was with me, just being alive...we knew those were precious moments and now all i have are memories. But this is a beautiful song from the heart.
Mr. Mark ❤
So sorry man.. Hold on tight..
Mr Mark, so sorry the pain will ease.
Tow years ago I met the most remarkable girl I've ever known. We had a few months before she started to disappear more and more. During the time we broke up I played a concert at my town and I played this song for her, hoping that she would come. She didn't. She never heard me sing it. And ever simce this song is tainted with the feeling I had on that stage, singing for someone who wasn't listening anymore. Gosh that's corny...
Mr. Mark sorry to hear that💔
His voice is unreal 😮
This really has to be one of the best songs written ever
To anyone here grieving, broken and bleeding inside; The tears on your face might feel like razors right now, I know you have loved and you have lost. But tell me what you feel in your chest, are your lungs filling with air? Is your heart still beating? Now is the time to rise and make the most of whats left, forget the pieces on the floor and leave them there. I love you and you CAN do this ❤️ now is a new chance to find yourself like never before. Breathe friend, pain is temporary and no match for you 🥰
My daughter is dying, you made me cry in hope
still a masterpiece after 10 years 🙂
More than 10 years at this stage...it was released in 2006 ❤ Amazing
👌🍷
Nearly 20 years
jemand der wirklich singen kann! und ich lege meine tränen dazu...
Bonsoir , j'ajoute les miennes aux vôtres ...
Exactly a week ago, I lost my dog Cutler.
He was this beautiful, beautiful amstaff. One of the big loves of my life.
We we're battling a cancer, something that was hurting his lungs so bad.
I did all I could. We did.
Had to make a donation campaign, you know... To pay all the bills through three different hospitals. It worked like magic! I never had so much people sending donations, sending love and hope. Sharing my letter asking for help. It was a beautiful touching moment.
Sadly, even with the best meds I could get, it was his time.
He almost died in my arms. We used to walk everyday, in the visit time, on the backyard of the hospital. He was always happy, and the walkings were just good. After the walk, me and Cutler would go back to the resting room (with all other dogs) and lay down on the floor.
I'd give him a nice hug, sometimes I prayed with him in my arms, sometimes I just say "hey son, don't worry, you'll be good! This people are taking good care and making sure you'll heal!".
Last thursday he got a attack in the walk. Had to take him in my arms and run back to the meds. They took him into oxygen.
It was alright again.
Than, another attack... Oxygen. Okay for now.
Had to leave him, visitation time is up.
While I was in the bus back home, got the call. Went home crying all the way. In the bus, at the street, at home.
Than sometime this song rose up to me. The lyrics fits like magic. And somehow, it numbs the pain, the poetry donates a bit of hope and sense to my heart, you know?
And that's why I thank Snow Patrol for.
That's what art is all about.
This so sad . RIP Cutler . My dog died in my wife‘s arms . He loved her so , small woman and this big black boy . They were soulmates like there‘s no tomorrow…peace 😢
“Need your grace to remind me to find my own” ... what a song ! Never gets old
We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
his voice is soooo, beyond words to describe. I love this version, just his astonishing voice and simple guitar. God bless you Gary
I'm happy to hear that. Why? My voice is the same. Sometimes my own voice makes me cry. Wish I could met with this great artist to sing a song together. Maybe one day...
@@realprophet1same here, man. his voice is amazing, and his words are almost as astonishingly beautiful-
When you love everyone it's so happy sad at same time
It is simple guitar but sit there and play it naked like this and you’re exposed if you put one little finger wrong! This is one of those songs that come along now and again and strike you to the core…. It’s rare these days but I have faith we might get something so raw and beautiful that snaps us back to music like this! Just think of music when it makes your hairs stand up on your arms! This was one of those songs for me ❤
It’s a good song, but why would you play it naked?
The chords for the whole song if you wasn't picking would be: A, E, D, A (same order for all of the song)
If you was picking: 7th fret D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc)
6th fret D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc)
Open D + 9th fret G (pick D, G, D, G etc) The chorus is A, E, D, A
Thanks
Fretboard Surfer thanks for that.
Oh my grammar
Legend.
Strumming pattern?
Dedicated to the love of my life, whom I unfortunately won't be able to spend that life with. But will always have a spot in my heart wherever I go
Did he pass?
2024 and its still THE most requested song on almost every radio show.
Makes my heart explode … such a great tune
Masterpiece. Period.
One of the best songs written. By one of the best producers. Hats off. For ever. Thankyou
I love these solo unplugged versions. Only the guitar and his voice. The pure essence of this song. Wonderful performed.
God bless al those are listening this song at Dec 2019! Love u all!
It just occurred to me that this song could have been written from a dog's point of view.
Ha underrated comment but sort of really sad
really!!!
Holy shit hahaha " mind blown "
Have to admit, didn't see that twist coming. Thanks dude.
I was thinking the same
Love this song as it takes me back to spending the last 12 hrs in my mother's presence before she passed . When I hear it I feel her here . Love you mum
A beautiful song. It connects so deeply with anyone that spends time with it. An amazing piece of art.
Something about this song evokes such emotion. It may be my all time favorite.
There are several songs I can't sing because I start crying. Five For Fighting's "100 Years", Collin Raye's "Love, Me" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
This is my song to my children when I'm gone I love the words !! Awesome in so much pain now
He's got the voice of an Angel
This Gary Lightbody Song Chasing Cars Is Gary's Most Innocent Track Covers.
Thank You For Your Sharing Your Music.
Timeless Lyrics 👍
It’s incredible how a song is born. Two notes give birth; two more complete the song. To be sure, the lyrics are tantamount, and then it helps if your delivery works. And damn, this guy can sing, and that always helps. This is one of the best love songs ever.
“Those three words are said too much, but not enough”
I would say those three words to you everyday, but we have never met
@@kingofthenorth1295 you wouldn't call me a “simp“ if i was your mom's lover, just sayin
The filming is like it's from the 1970s!
Des T It certainly does! I lived it = Wish we had Snow Patrol then! My husband dressed the same and had the exact same hair as Gary!
haha wtf this song was released in 2006...
Des T it’s basic and honest
And your point being?
so is the sonics T
Great live entertainer of all time.One of my favourite bands!
less is so much more ...
Hookey one less fedora wouldn't hurt
Hookey especially on 🍕
Less is less more is more
Hookey well said
@@adrianoliver4838 in art less is more. When you give more sometimes it overcomplicates the music and is not a great hear
I need your grace....to remind me...to find my own.
I read this just exactly at the point that he was sining it :O
Brianne Perez all these years I thought it was “I need your grace to read my needs!”
@@jaspergerritsen7016 same omg
@@jaspergerritsen7016 me too!
I have revealed myself to You many times
Yet You have not seen me
Attach thyself to thee
For there is no one more inward than I
Fade into me as I fade into You
My wife was diagnosed with heart failure and made it. We lived this as a connection song. She planted a garden of trees when she was well. My severely alcoholic son nearly died and we would lie in be and cry to each other to bed to this when he was so yellow. Then the next year I was diagnosed with stage four cancer and it As a visual provided hope for me. Every time I hear it it makes me a mess, but he spoke to me heart so often.
The human voice and the acoustic guitar are the most amazing instruments we can hear! Quite frankly....stunning. Thanks for sharing!!
This is by far Gary's most beautiful song. He has throughout the years made some incredible music. Nobody can touch the lyrical talent of this man. If all you've listened to is Snow Patrol please branch out and listen to some of his other musical projects like The Reindeer Section and Tired Pony. He doesn't disappoint in anything he does!
It's a gift to be able to write such a good song with such simple notes.
I am beginning to think it might be an Irish thing? U2 do a lot of songs with just a few chords too! Any ideas?
@@rogerblackwood8815 I've dabbled into songwriting a bit and I feel that if you really have something to say, any chords will do. But without emotion, if you're writing a song just for the sake of writing a song it won't sound good on the best chord progression in the world.
@@yashk1964 exactly man.
Benny Bullfrog th-cam.com/video/Knkv0sb6Ue8/w-d-xo.html here’s one of mine
Roger Blackwood i think it really is just about the emotion you put into those simple notes or chords and the effects the edge for example uses to create an atmosphere that’s just beautiful
I love Gary ❤️ 😍
Same for years❤
Gary ur sweet repl♥️💋🌏🇬🇧♥️ good singer and good band
He just painted a masterpiece with two brush strokes that made other artists' work look like paint by numbers.
In four and a half minutes this man takes the listener into another world...if you are at work, bored out of your skull, fed up to the teeth with some job you hate doing...take a toilet break, some headphones, this version of this song, lock yourself in that toilet, maybe even cry a few tears which will help with stress.....and see and hear what the world should be like.................return to your seat in that crappy job...and SMILE inside.
This is the PERFECT escape song...and SIMPLE.....................why does life have to be so complicated??
Like Gary says in "Empress" "it's so damn simple, yeah"
How'd you know I was pooping?
Perfect.. Well done and said.. :D
Quit your job
On the verge of jacking it in!
This comment made me smile.😁
Love this song
Just have to say, ... 'No words'! - Just lost a GREAT elderly friend. She lost her beloved husband, best friend a few years ago & has missed him so. She fought cancer & had won the battle, however, recent health complications. She recently passed & this song was played on piano for her at her funeral by her youngest daughter... ONE LAST TIME🙏😇
She would play it for her all the time💕 What a timeless song🙏
That's our boy's song it's been 15 "years now miss him so much would love to meet you that's his band xx
This brought a tear to my eye. It’s simple yet deep. The song captures deep emotional content that many of us think and feel. Listening to this artist play this song by himself was amazing. I’ve heard the song on the radio many times. However this version really made it came alive for me. I do not even have the right words to describe how great this sounded. I would love to see this guy live.
I sang this beautiful song to my new born baby.. As a first time mother I was engulfed by love, fear, and the feeling that nothing existed but my daughter. These lyrics touched on feelings of vulnerability, confusion, and completely being in the here and now.
Whenever I hear those first three notes, the song comes to me like an instinct, it is beautiful, and teaches us to be with one another while we still have the time.
" I need your grace to remind me to find my own" magical!
it's brilliant. agree. stuck in my mind the moment I noticed it
Damn this used to be our song man
Tough listening to this now
I can’t listen to this without crying. All the tough things I have been through, war, death of young men and constant physical pain in my body from years of doing what I thought was right...... I know that deep inside I am that 10 yr old boy whose still afraid of the dark without the woman I said “I do” . 😕
I picked up the guitar 6 years ago and I play it every day even if its just for a few minutes while watching TV. Now I have 4 of them and I'm addicted LOL.
Me to this is the first song I learned on a 30 pound guitar,I've stretched to an epiphone now
Good luck with ur playing... an excellent obsession and therapy
guitar is the best instrument ever 😎
Almost coming up on 2 years myself! I’ve transitioned from 5-10 minutes to 30-45 a day. Starting to write my own songs. It’s a joyous hobby!
That's what happened to me in 1975; I'm up to 23 guitars now. And why do I have 23 guitars? Because I haven't bought my twenty fourth yet...
The simplicity is breathtaking.
I still cry - grown ass man tears - when I sing this song
Even being a professional musician myself, I still wish I had this dude's particular voice.
Bet you have HEART.
Brilliant thanks for this beautiful song😊
So nice to see where people come from.
WOW ! Simple, raw, moving, and deep. See how so little can do oh so much?
This is a beautiful song and I just stopped for gas in my SUV. I never gave the song a chance when I heard it on the radio I lost my mom to cancer she had lupus as well now here we are history repeating itself now I'm 36 and I have cancer. I love my beautiful wife Tamela I love my two beautiful children Ethan and Makayla. These are the kind of songsthat make your life so meaningful and Rich no matter how long you have or have short it's going to be I've come a long way in my life from being a songwriter for various musicians such as Jason Mraz and a few other artists that are Christian artists.that was one of my favorite songs that he is overdone simplicity and beautiful lyrics and that's all it is romanticizing just lying there and enjoying each other in the time that God has given us. This in my opinion is his big fish do you understand what I'm saying?
Wow.... just wow, that was amazing!! ❤️
Top man garerth. Your the best.
I drove my daughters to london, hours and hours to get to the front. We stood there in floods of tears singing along to this. It means so much to so many people, as all great songs always have and always will.
Amazing talent, awesome song!!!!
Are you sitting comfortably then we'll begin...
This comment section is full of such a beautiful array of life. I wish we could all sit down in a room and talk about the places we've been, the things we've seen, what has lead us to go out our way to listen to this meaningful melody. There is so much to learn, in such little time.
I wish things were different in the world we live in.
There are certain things we cannot change media, terrorism and governments. However, you can change your life's destination. When does someone sit in awe of their own self-fulfilment? It's a trick question your life will never be fulfilled. You will never reach self-fulfilment. There will always be something to learn, something to do, something to see. Life is about the journey, not the destination. However, you need a destination, a goal, to create a journey. The journey will lead you onto your next journey and soon you will get the ball rolling and be in the motion of life.
The simplest answer I can give which you will perceive your own way is "Life is meant to be lived".
So, enjoy the little time you have here. Don't fill yourself with petty hate. What if you die tomorrow? What was the last thing you said to your friends and family? What was the thing that you said you always wanted to do, but for some reason never did? Would you be worried about your ego? all these materialistic items you buy? When you're lying there on your deathbed.
I have set myself a destination tonight and this comment is my first journey.
I hope you come away from this comment section with a different point of view.
I hope to one day comeback to this comment and see a thread of the different journeys we've taken.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for being you. Thank you.
You're beautiful and I wish you luck on your journey.
Thank you!!
this is the best version of this song
Every time I hear the song I can't understand how such a simple song, with only 3 chords can be so beautiful
Music heals in a very subtle and beautiful way.😍😍
sangeeta banerjee it helps create a soundtrack to life. That any specific song at anytime can take u back to a moment and bring with it all the powerful emotions, and vivid details that weren’t necessarily consciously remembered at the time. Ever get that? Can give chills sometimes:)
@@dominicbarratt3433 thanks😊....so true...we relate well to a particular moment or a memory with songs... music searches the soul...soul searches the music that stirs, soothes and haunts it to go back to that moment... off course I do feel them nd the chills too.
I don't limit myself to a particular genre or language...I explore a lot...and some get sorted out... it's a huge number but accessible... unlike books or movies.😊😊
Dominic Barratt isn’t it unbelievable that so many of us refuse to be vulnerable, and repress all of the powerful emotions that bring tears to our eyes. Feeling is what gives life meaning. Music is a gateway to that like nothing else
Beautiful. Remember love this song. Glass❤
Such a simple tune but so powerful ❤
Wow 2006 was so long ago, it kills me inside how fast time is flying! Great tune!
Great song. Makes me cry every time
Amazing, just amazing. Gary Lightbody is so brilliant. Must see the group - Snow Patrol from NI. . I need to see and understand the full lyrics. I want Tom to play this at my funeral on acoustic. We need a singer. x
This is my favorite version of the song bcuz it’s not loud it’s just an acoustic guitar and Gary’s amazing voice
i could listen to his voice all day long, singing or just talking.
He sounds like snape somtimes
🎉❤❤❤🎉 Never Forgotten ❣️😂😢😮😅😊
So good, 👍
Am glad that he liked these notes and never give up chasing cars is one of the best song in the world
This song can have many different meanings and points of views. When I was younger, I thought of it in the point of view of a child watching cars drive by or of dogs chasing after cars. Than when I was a little bit older, I thought about it being about a relationship/crush or death/birth even. Love it no matter what.😗😗
This song touches so many nerves deep inside me it can be hard to stand up. If you are here today tell someone one and show them you love them and I hope you have a fantastic day today and forever.
I wish I could begin to explain the reasons and story behind the emotion this song makes me feel
In my opinion one of the best song ever written
This song is Magic!
Totally awesome
What a sincere song... not enough words to describe
Incredible writing of a song! 👍👍
I've always said I never want to get married or pair-bond, but if I ever met someone who made me feel the way this song does, I would lol.
All time classic sung the way an angel would sing it
Beautiful ❤
Gary, this song cannot be diminished by anything you (or anyone) may say or how many times it's said, this song captures (in a most pure way) something so special. Thank You