The Lumineers - The Ballad Of Cleopatra
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Music video by The Lumineers performing The Ballad Of Cleopatra. (C) 2017 The Lumineers, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
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Since so many are confused let me explain.
The story begins with the youngest girl in this video, she's young and in love. Her father has died and the love of her life asks her to leave, it shows what would happen if she would have left (which is ultimately fall deeper in love, explore, get married, and essentially live a happy fulfilled life.). However in reality she doesn't leave with her true love, instead she stays and he leaves, skipping over to the song Angela (the middle age women) she is now pregnant with another mans child and is living an unhappy life, she decides to leave one night, which ends in her and her new man getting a divorce, now onto Cleopatra (the woman driving the taxi) she is older now and drives the taxi for fun and sees many people that remind her of her and her love. She visits with the song she gave birth too and states that god gave her two blessing, birth and a divorce, now onto the 4th and final song, she is way older now and is now in a nursing home, she explains to the aids there that she was so amazing when she was young, and since they are a younger generation they don't quite understand, so they just shrug it off. She has a collection of the love of her life's pictures and she regrets not going with him, she knows she is going to die in the nursing home, old and alone. The what if moment comes when she decides to leave the nursing home. The end. Ultimately this ballad is a lesson about choices, regrets, and life. She regrets not leaving with her soulmate which in turn leads to her living a depressing life, in which the only blessing are birth and a divorce. You're very welcome.
Tod Goodell did i ever said i love u ? i do i do i do
Love ya too buddy
Tod Goodell woowwww, great summary, Thanks!
Tod Goodell OMG Tod, how many times do we have to hear the exact interpretation of this song??? Lets leave it alone, lets leave it alone, Im gunna ask the band to write a song called, Lets Leave It Alone
Tonzo Wall I understand where you're coming from, I've seen the comment a lot, in the the end it's up too you to interpret the visuals and the music in whatever way you feel you need too. I came to the video and still saw people confused about the entire ballad, so I decided to help them a bit.
"She was Cleopatra - Maybe she was a young girl whose parents got divorced. And maybe she was raised by her mother alone. Or maybe she stayed with her father, until one day he passed away. Then maybe she ran off with her one true love. Or maybe she decided to stay and never leave. So maybe one day she settled for a man she never loved. But then maybe she decided one night to leave with her child, just like her mother. Maybe when her son had grown into a man, she decided to go back to her husband. Then again, maybe she chose to stay alone, waiting for her one true love to return. And maybe he never does. And maybe someday she will settle for some help, in her old age. But strong as always, maybe she will decide to leave everything one last time, and face the end on her own terms..." from Isaac Ravishankara. I love how all of this is linked to Stubborn Love.
This is so beautifully sad :'(
Ida H Thank you ❤
DAMMIT!!!!!😭
Ida H fuck men so deep
Ida H de
Ophelia Meaning :
The film opens with “Ophelia.” This is really one of the only parts of the film in which The Lumineers actually appear. It’s a way for them to introduce the ballad, with a song they hold close to their hearts. “Ophelia” deals with the success, expectations, and pressure the band has gone through since rising to fame, which is why this song means so much to them.
I, I got a little paycheck
You got big plans and you gotta move (whoo!)
And I don’t feel nothing at all
And you can’t feel nothing small
“Ophelia” is a constant reminder for The Lumineers. It allows them to take a step back and appreciate all that has happened to them, and that’s exactly what the video depicts. The band is playing the song for a crowd when lead singer, Wesley Shultz, steps out of his own body and removes himself from the chaos of his current life; just as the meaning of the song depicts. He exits the building and begins to dance along the street to the beat of the music. The song continues as he pleasantly strides along. As the music of Ophelia fades out, transitional notes fall in, eventually leading Shultz into the taxicab, of one, Cleopatra. They share a conversation unheard to our ears, and thus, the story begins.
Cleopatra Meaning
Shultz exits the car and “Cleopatra” the song begins as Cleopatra, the driver, waits for her next passenger. The “Cleopatra” portion of the ballad follows the beautiful taxi driver with wild gray hair and eyes full of wisdom, through her shift. As she drives along the busy streets you are able to see that she is reminiscing. She is reminiscing on the “what ifs” that life inevitably brings you. It’s not so much about regret, as it is about thinking about the path you took in life, and realizing that for whatever reason, it was the path you needed to take.
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans
And I left the footprints,
the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart
did when you left town
But I must admit it,
that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I’d be your mistress
just to have you around
Casts of characters enter in and out of the cab, some familiar and some not, some metaphorical and some literal. Each character has a different story, and each taken in by our seasoned Cleopatra.
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat,
they remind me of you
But I was late for this,
late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone,
when I die alone, when I die I’ll be on time
Eventually she turns the meter off, and picks up her adult son from the airport, who enters the front seat with a wide-eyed smile and a grand hug. They drive until dusk. They stop to enjoy burgers with full smiles and genuine laughs before night falls and she must take him to his father. The song comes to a close as she drops her son off to his father’s home, and that’s when the first “what if” of the ballad, a theme that reoccurs throughout, happens. Cleopatra imagines going in to make amends with the father so they can enjoy their son’s stay together, as a family. However, instead she turns around, gets in her car, and drives away.
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I’ve read this script and the costume fits, so I’ll play my part
She drives. Her face is sullen and soft. A smooth transition begins as Cleopatra transforms into a much younger version of herself, driving away from something else, with the same soft and sullen look upon her face. What comes next is the beginning for Cleopatra, the beginning of the “What Ifs.”
Sleep on the Floor Meaning
Peaceful piano track “Patience” plays as we see the youngest version of Cleopatra sad and transfixed, staring deeply into her boyfriend’s eyes, standing at her father’s funeral. As the keys of the piano put you at ease, everything moves in slow motion. The boy slowly approaches her and whispers, “If you don’t leave now you may never make it out.” With that, “Sleep On The Floor” begins, and Cleopatra imagines what could have been if she left with the love of her life on that very day.
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
‘Cause if we don’t leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
“Sleep On The Floor” takes us on a journey. The young and in love couple drive across the states. They wander in and out of dirty motels, they meet new people, and they find themselves free. Although they have nothing stable or secure - they have each other. And what we come to find, is that is quite literally all that they need. They eventually marry, happy as ever, and dance into the night. As they lay down to sleep on their wedding night “Sleep On The Floor” comes to a close. The young Cleopatra locks eyes with the camera before the scene shifts out of the “what if” scenario and into reality. She’s now back in her car, just as we saw her before the song began, with that soft and sullen look on her face. She looks in the rearview, only for a second, and then continues to drive on, always moving forward.
Angela Meanign
“Angela” begins with Cleopatra slightly older and pregnant. She’s in bed with her husband, safe and secure in a nice home. However, it’s easy to tell she does not want to be there. At this point in the ballad you know who the Cleopatra character is, or at least who she wants to be. She’s “taller than the rafters.” Life has gotten in the way of who she wanted to become, but that still doesn’t change who she is at her core. And so, as the guitar plucks of “Angela” continue, we see the older, pregnant Cleopatra leave her body, and begin to imagine what life would be like, if she left him when she wanted to.
When you left this town, with your windows down
And the wilderness inside
Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
‘Til the road and sky align
The strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it’s a long time coming
And your Volvo lights lit up green and white
With the cities on the signs
But you held your course to some distant war
In the corners of your mind
She’s back to driving, back where she always seems to be - on the open road, on her own, moving forward. But this time the look on her face is not soft or sullen. It’s determined. Determined to hold her course. She drives far and wide until she reaches a motel. She gets out of the car, looks to the sky, and for the first time in the ballad she expresses joy, celebration, and finally, peace. The “Angela” video takes us on the journey of the heart and soul that is the Cleopatra character - following your gut and your heart to its wits end.
My Eyes MEaning
“My Eyes” is the bow that ties the story of this legend together. She’s older now; older than she was when we first met her in the taxi. She’s in a nursing home, sharing stories with the nurse, and waiting for her time to end.
Oh, the devil’s inside
You opened the door
You gave him a ride
Too young to know, too old to admit
That you couldn’t see how it ends
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It’s all or nothing to you
Before it ends, we see Cleopatra shift out of her body one last time, to make the move we know she wants to make. She walks down the empty halls, out of the nursing home door, and into the abyss.
“The Ballad Of Cleopatra” spreads the wisdom of this character onto those who view it. She shows you to be strong and to stay true to yourself. She shows you that you may not end up exactly where you thought you would. And she shows you that even if you don’t become who you thought you would be - it doesn’t matter, becuase in the end, the only thing that really matters in your life are the people you could never and would never want to life without. So choose those people, and hold on to them tight.
I won’t be late for this, late for that,
late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone,
when I die I’ll be on time
Cleopatra was also based from a real person. inspired by a real-life encounter with a much different woman. “Cleopatra” tells the life story of an elderly female taxi driver that guitarist and lead vocalist Wes Schultz met during a trip to the Republic of Georgia between Europe and Asia.
I am late for everything so everytime I hear this, I chuckle, because I will die on time because it won't be mine LoL
Omg thank you! I have loved this song from the moment I first heard it!!! After reading your description, I know why! This is me!!!
***im literally in tears right now ***
Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for sharing the details of the art. The only two comments i see are people who really are willing to understand the art displayed.
Jeiby, thanks so much for the break down of the beautiful song. It's always been a fav or mine yet only tonight did I get the full picture of its entirety. This song is so much of everything...it too reminds me of my past, present & obviously my future! Thanks again & have a beautiful life, make it yours! This gives me so many highs & lows throughout....and its one of those feel goods! ⚓👐❤💖🪁🎈👍🦋👌👏🤗🐾🐾🥰❣⭐
Well, you’re insights of this songs is so beautiful.
Anyone else notice this is a 25 minute video without a single ad to interrupt? Definitely a rare thing today, Lumineers did not want anything to take away from the story. I highly respect that. This is also a perfect piece of art, the first time I watched I cried more than once. Thank you! Absolutely beautiful and stunning, the music, lyrics, visuals all of it.❤
Kinda Like a Christmas Present , As I watch this again, On Christmas 2022!
That's because the band haven't monetized it, they've given it to us for free.
I am watching it for the first time and I am feeling so awkward for wanting to cry and holding my tears back. Thanks for this comment lol it makes me feel less weird.
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0:01 : "Ophelia"
4:16 : "Cleopatra"
8:11 "Sleep On The Floor"
13:15 "Angela"
18:06 "My Eyes"
22:23 "Patience" (Piano Solo)
leonardo448 I love you!! I was wondering what that last song was !!
leonardo448 the last three bits are so so beautiful
I love you for this
obrigada
The last song it's called Patience, and it's the piano ;)
"Ophelia" Lyrics
Oh, oh, when I was younger, oh, oh, should have known better
And I can't feel no remorse, and you don't feel nothing back
Oh, oh, got a new girlfriend, he feels like he's on top
And I don't feel no remorse, and you can't see past my blinders
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, oh, got a little paycheck, you got big plans and you gotta move
And I don't feel nothing at all
And you can't feel nothing small
Honey I love you, that's all she wrote
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
"Cleopatra" Lyrics
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
"Sleep On The Floor" Lyrics
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
Forget what Father Brennan said
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night
Baby come on
If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
And when we looked outside
Couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent
Is it your parents
Or is hard work dear
Holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that, yeah
If the sun don't shine on me today
If the subways flood and bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
"Angela" Lyrics
When you left this town, with your windows down
And the wilderness inside
Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
'Til the road and sky align
The strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
And your Volvo lights lit up green and white
With the cities on the signs
But you held your course to some distant war
In the corners of your mind
From the second time around
The only love I ever found
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Home at last
Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms
With your fingers in a fist
Did you hear the notes, all those static codes
In the radio abyss?
Strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Oh Angela spent your whole life running away
Home at last
Home at last
Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you
Angela, on my knees, I belong, I believe
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last, hmm
"My Eyes" Lyrics
Oh, the devil's inside
You opened the door
You gave him a ride
Too young to know, too old to admit
That you couldn't see how it ends
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
The glow of Hollywood signs
They sold you a bridge
They fed you the lines
You always confused your servants for friends
But you couldn't see how it ends
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you say to my only child
Promised your love but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
Harry Evans 😊
(Ah, ah!) got a new girlfriend
He feels like he's on top
And I don't feel no remorse
And you can't see past my blindness
-Ophelia
What did you do to my eyes
What did you say to my only child
Promised your love but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
-My eyes
a con You, my friend, are a hero.
a con you're a hero with no name 💜
a con Tysm for this❤❤❤❤❤
Me sinto transborda enquanto escuto todas as músicas, minha imaginação vai longe o álbum e todas as músicas são tão profundos , obra de arte.
sim
It's 1st Jan,2023 and I have watched this ballad over and over 1000 times approx and I'm still not over it. Thanks Lumineers for this amazing album and power to you this year for your upcoming music.
Love The Lumineers
I watched this also approx 100 times, yet choices still remain poor. Sigh
rookie number..
That’s my brother bday, Nick111 ! He is passed away now though
These songs brought back memories of my life. I am 75 now. Hoping to die with dignity in these uncertain times. I remember the love of my life. We didn't end up together. I hope she is fine.
Dear Pen, you are just 75 years old and there is much ahead to do. Just think about making your like colourful. Stay healthy and sane!
Thank you for sharing. I’d like to say more but this is all I can say @ the moment
Best wishes 🙏
Best wishes, thank you for sharing
Have you thought about trying to find your missed love? ♥️
@@micheletheresonlyone3290 Yes. But in honor of my departed wife, I never did. Its ok. Kids are all grown now. Grandkids light up my life. I had a good and complete life. It is better not to ruin the memory of my youth when we were beautiful and loved without any rules. These songs somehow bring back those memories. I am grateful for that. Take care.
The Lumineers retrata a vida como ela é, e de como devemos curtir cada momento. Me emocionei demais ouvindo esta obra de arte. Simplesmente maravilhoso❤
I don't doubt you won't ever see this, but this album and short film have actively made a positive change in my life. A week ago while not exactly sober and thinking about a lost friendship I listened to all these tracks again. I decided to text her, to let her know I missed her and that I was glad to have been her friend.
I woke that morning to a text telling me she felt that way, too, and we met up and hung out today, a week later.
Music about taking chances and living with the regrets of not making them made me change my life for the better. Thank you.
That is a very different post and honest and made me so happy for two people ill never know. my best friend of 21 years died. now i know letting our random boyfriends seperate us all the time was maybe something we should have not so easily caved to, to please them. they were all threatened by our closeness. one said it was like he disappeared when she was around. and yea i guess he did, everyone did. we could entertain and amuse ourselves endlessly just talking and laughing. we had been told a lot that if you closed your eyes you couldnt tell our laughs apart. we both laugh very weird and loud but strange like i even do this little fake laugh in conversations. i dont know why i do it. but she would mock me. lol no one else would dare. but she could say or do anything. she was my Sara. she was my person. i never knew a better person besides my husband. those two loved me unconditionally. and i them. now its just me. and i hope i hope i hope that we will consciously see eachother again. im so happy for you. some friendships are priceless. im so happy for your story. you made my day.
every time i watch this, i find myself crying because this is the reality of life and i fear that. i personally am bad at making decisions in my life. i am afraid to choose the wrong decision and regret it. but that's life we have to deal with it and be strong just like cleopatra. i miss the lumineers so much
Angel Linao the best love story ever
Crying rn
had you made the "perfect" decision you might've missed out on the people in your life today
Don't be afraid in your decisions you make but be afraid the decisions it takes
That's not life and you don't have to live with it that's called making decisions and the wrong ones you make it right by making the right decisions and your go for it boldly
*hey guys, down below are the lyrics in order:*
*Ophelia*
Oh, oh, when I was younger, oh, oh, should have known better
And I can't feel no remorse, and you don't feel nothing back
Oh, oh, got a new girlfriend, he feels like he's on top
And I don't feel no remorse, and you can't see past my blinders
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, oh, got a little paycheck, you got big plans and you gotta move
And I don't feel nothing at all
And you can't feel nothing small
Honey I love you, that's all she wrote
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
*Cleopatra*
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
*Sleep on the Floor*
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
Forget what Father Brennan said
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night
Baby come on
If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
And when we looked outside
Couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent
Is it your parents
Or is hard work dear
Holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that, yeah
If the sun don't shine on me today
If the subways flood and bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
*Angela*
When you left this town, with your windows down
And the wilderness inside
Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
'Til the road and sky align
The strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
And your Volvo lights lit up green and white
With the cities on the signs
But you held your course to some distant war
In the corners of your mind
From the second time around
The only love I ever found
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Home at last
Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms
With your fingers in a fist
Did you hear the notes, all those static codes
In the radio abyss?
Strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Oh Angela spent your whole life running
Home at last
Home at last
Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you
Angela, on my knees, I belong, I believe
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last, hmm
*My Eyes*
Oh, the devil's inside
You opened the door
You gave him a ride
Too young to know, too old to admit
That you couldn't see how it ends
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
The glow of Hollywood signs
They sold you a bridge
They fed you the lines
You always confused your servants for friends
But you couldn't see how it ends
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you say to my only child
Promised your love but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
*And at least, Patience on Piano.*
oh dude, a beautiful and innocent story... simply loved it.
lyric guy you hace no idea hoy much i love you ❤️
The world needs more people like you.
Thanks a lot!!!!
In between of Angela and My Eyes there is a piano pice called For Fra but it's slowed down, i strogly recommend it ;)
Thank you, and may you be blessed forever
When I was younger, there were many sleepless nights I spent looking outside my apartment windows, watching the city lights while thinking of ending it all. Yet every single time, long past midnight, I found myself watching "The Ballad of Cleopatra" and crying, when no one could hear it at all. It gave me strength to think of better days... Now, 5 years later, I just wish to say - Thank you, @The Lumineers
sometimes surviving is all you can do, and sometimes it's enough. glad you made it through, hope things are better for you
Oh, if only The Lumineers could read your comment! I'm sure they would be truely happy to know what miracles their work can do!!!
"Beauty will save the world" (Dostoyevsky) ... good to know it is still true to this day ;) ... all the best
i did too. it saved me. it still saves me to this day. im having a kid now, and its all ive ever wanted in the whole world. i hope im a better parent than mine were.....
Esse álbum sempre será o meu favorito, ele é o meu lar para os momentos ruins e em que me sinto deslocada da vida. Infelizmente não vou conseguir ir ao show aqui no Brasil, mas só tenho a agradecer por ter me ajudado a tomar as redias da minha vida❤️🇧🇷
Bem no dia do ENEM!! Eu quis chorar quando vi.
é o meu favorito também!
[Ophelia]
Ah, ah, when I was younger
Ah, ah, should have known better
And I can't feel no remorse
And you don't feel nothing back
Ah, ah, got a new girlfriend
He feels like he's on top
And I don't feel no remorse
And you can't see past my blinders
Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Ah, ah, got a little paycheck
You got big plans and you gotta move
And I don't feel nothing at all
And you can't feel nothing small
Honey I love you, that's all she wrote
Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like 7 3rug
Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
[Cleopatra]
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[Sleep On The Floor]
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip, take all of your savings out
Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown, baby come on
Forget what Father Brennan said
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night, baby come on
If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
And when we looked outside, couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent, is it your parents
Or is hard work dear, holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that
If the sun don't shine on me today
If the subways flood and bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip, take all of your savings out
Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
[Angela]
When you left this town, with your windows down
And the wilderness inside
Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
'Til the road and sky align
The strangers in this town
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh, Angela, it's a long time coming
And your Volvo lights lit up green and white
With the cities on the signs
But you held your course to some distant war
In the corners of your mind
From the second time around
The only love I ever found
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Home at last
Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms
With your fingers in a fist
Did you hear the notes, all those static codes
In the radio abyss?
Strangers in this town
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Oh Angela spent your whole life running away
Home at last
Home at last
Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you
Angela, on my knee, I belong, I believe
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
(Uuu uuu uu uu uu, uuu uuu uu uu u)
(Uuu uuu uu uu uu, uuu uuu uu uu u)
[My Eyes]
Oh, the devil's inside
You opened the door
You gave him a ride
Too young to know, too old to admit
That you couldn't see how it ends
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
The glow of Hollywood signs
They sold you a bridge
They fed you the lines (they fed you to lions)
You always confused your servants for friends
But you couldn't see how it ends
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you say to my only child
Promised your love but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
not all heros wear capes
@@soup8249 BAHAHAHAHA so true 😂
You're the hero I've been looking for, thank you
Ty for the lyrics
Ty pretty girl :)
The story makes more sense now, and it's beautiful. This is hands down the most intricate, the most gripping, the most gorgeous thing to watch. It really makes you realise the consequences of life and how every path you take affects you. The lumineers are a band that are like no other, and they are honestly one of the best I've seen.
my favourite part is when the guy splits into two guys! its amazing!! what do you think the symbolism means?
@@BorgioCornwall it's more a visualization of 'what if I would have gone another way', I guess.
@@BorgioCornwall the universe split into 2 in this moment :)) Quantum physics ;)
Esse álbum é muito incrível , sempre venho aqui pra lembrar dos "e se" da vida. Causa impacto profundo em minha pessoa, não sei explicar... Todos os anos passo por aqui hahah
Eu te entendo bem. É um sentimento único. Amo vozes e nisso a banda é sem igual!
Exatamente!
How the Lumineers manage, every single time, to produce such emotion-filled, meaningful, beautiful songs is beyond me. I'm glad I found you guys.
Ditto😊
"you're always one decision away from a completely different life."
How true!
Brb off to watch Mr Nobody again
can u explain me the eding?
a powerful thought. be good.
That happened to me.
This is an ode to birth, to death, to love, to hate, to sadness, to happiness and it is saying it's "live, go on and live". Thank you so much for telling us this beautiful story, it has being a pleasure to follow it. I would like to be able to say more because there are a lot of things to say, a lot more, but all I can say is, Lumineers, thank you, with your music, with your heart, with your art, for making life always better, thank you for making us feel that it is worth it.
1000BeautifulDreams yes!!!
1000BeautifulDreams f
Speak English cretin
+DontTouchMe Excuse me?
1000BeautifulDreams yeah your right
Been 6 years, and I still come back to it outta nowhere. The beauty and depth of this masterpiece is unimaginable and would never get old ♥️
the piano track in the ending do you know what it's name?
@@hamzahussein5544 Patience
@@hamzahussein5544it’s called Patience.
@@kyrastrick7675 thank you ❤️
Me quebrei em mil pedaços, e me juntei novamente... simplesmente perfeito!!
Angela me quebra por completo, o solo de violão me arrepia todo!
I'm the mins dude now. Also, please like so it can go to the top:
Ophelia: 0:00 - 2:31
Cleopatra: 4:21 - 8:00
Sleep on the floor: 8:21 - 12:55
Angela: 13:23 - 16:42
For Fra: 16:42 - 17:30
My eyes: 18:40 - 22:27
Patience: 22:27 - end
thaks man!
@@rodrigogomes7738 you're welcome man!
dont forget
(technically) For Fra: 16:42 - 17:30
Patience: 22:27 - end
@@Dizastermaster. edited. Thanks mate.
@@minh.ngh12 Np
The woman who Cleopatra is based in must have been special. She obviously went through a lot in her life and I think the lumineers were angels to have told the world her story. She must be eternally grateful, I sure am.
funnily enough, i don't think there was ever a cleopatra. there was a man in a taxi, though. and an angela. I feel soooo bad for angela. her ex wrote a bit song about her XD "your name's angela? that's the name of one of my favorite songs"
@@memereview9803 it was a female taxi driver
She is all of us.
0:00 Ophelia
4:42 Cleopatra
9:25 Sleep on the Floor
13:23 Angela
18:39 My Eyes
22:25 Patience
thanks yo
This video is a masterpiece. By the end of the video I was crying. I was still in the mist and confused but my tears were flowing. I couldn't control it, it was majestic, bitter, pretty and real at the same time. This, struck me to my soul, the depth of my soul. An absolute masterpiece. 15/10
I feel the same. I’m crying so much and I don’t even know why.
Exactly what happens every time I listen to this I'm an unexplainable mess.
Well, here is a story. I lived in Austria for six months and everytime I called the taxi, this old woman picked me up. The woman was 69 years old and she was really awesome. She always told me about life and about the decisions you have to make and that life can be very hard. I really liked the love she had for nature and animals. When it was night and I needed her, we always stopped on the mountain to look for deers or foxes. I asked her why she was a taxi driver and she told me that she liked the stories of the people in her taxi, and she also liked the youth. Everytime when the taxi was full of youth she said: ''I wish that I was young again.''. This lady was so nice and somehow she didn't had a family. She never really talked about it, everything she always told me was that she was happy that she divorced many years ago. I don't know if she had children but I really hope she does. I knew the song Cleopatra before I met her and in my head she really was Cleopatra. But I hope so much that she doesn't end alone because no one deserves that.
I'm grateful
how sad, i hope so:(
Ilsxnvt. Gay
llsxnvt...did you write this song?
I wish I did
I wonder if these people know how many lives they've changed and maybe even saved through their music. I hope they do.
Mine, for sure. I discovered them at a really low time of my life (by way of the album Cleopatra and the song Sleep on the Floor (now my favorite album and song)). I still struggle with my mental health (anxiety, depression, etc) and their music helps me through (especially Cleopatra). I saw them live last year in February before the pandemic shut everything down when they were touring for III. I damn near cried ( I could feel it coming) when they opened with Sleep on the Floor.
obrigada, The Lumineers. Obrigada por me acolherem com toda arte que vocês produzem. Sem palavras. Toda vez que revejo essa produção eu fico atônita com essa obra prima. Só sei agradecer pelo privilégio que é poder apreciar tudo isso
👏🏻👏🏻
ainda aprecia?
@@paulooliveira4744 sim :)
Comecei a ouvir esse álbum a 1 ano atrás... O tanto de momentos e emoções diferentes que ele trás, é fora de nexo.
The Lumineers are on a whole different level of musical talent.
different lvl of commercial brainwashing for sure
@@louloup4607 Some people love to hate.
My girlfriend's household is not a happy one. She jokes about how she wants to run away and never come back. But I know that there is truth behind her joke. I showed her the video, Sleep on the Floor, and told her that we can run away together. Ever since that night, she and I tried to piece these videos together. It taught us to not make the mistake that Cleopatra made. To take the chance to be with your true love. For if we don’t take this chance, we may not ever have a second one. And even if it doesn’t work out between us, then it is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all. As of tomorrow, we have been dating for an entire year, and we both appreciate this ballad. Thank you illuminating our lives.
Lucas Ament lovely...wishing both of you more happiness and lots of love and prosperity
gay
I wish you all the best. Take care
Lucas Ament This is so beatiful. ❤
Do it for her, with her. Decide on her, decide on both of you. (:
I had listened to this album before without knowing the story behind and I liked it, now I listen to it again and all I can say is that this is a master piece! full of real life emotions and experiences
Caramba, simplesmente não consigo encontrar palavras para descrever quão sensacional é esse álbum! Perfeito em cada detalhe!
direto ao coração .🙏🏻😢❤
Seja bem-vinda e acomode-se, com o tempo só fica melhor! hahah
Em 2022 esse álbum completará 5 anos, mesmo assim é tão atual pra mim. Cleópatra embalou diversos momentos da minha história e eu não poderia me sentir mais grato, porque esse vínculo fez com que ele se tornasse meu álbum favorito.
Indeed, mine too!
Igualmente viu. Hoje mesmo me peguei assistindo e ouvindo as músicas e clipes que compõem o álbum e nossa, cada vez mais significam na minha vida.
Sem dúvidas, é o álbum que eu mais ouvi na vida. Até hoje, o meu favorito.
anos jaja,jaja
isso ai, de vez enquanto eu me pego ouvindo esse álbum todos os dias em diferentes fases da minha vida
Who’s here after “Gloria”? So exited for this new chapter for my favorite band!
Addy La Torre me
I just couldn't understand what gloria is..so dug in further, and here I am. Now, I just couldn't understand what life is.
I have read the script, and costume fits, so I'll play my part.
In what if?
Me!!!
Definately ME!!!!!!!!!!
Me too. I'm waiting so eagerly for the whole story of the Sparks family.
Eu amo essa sequencia de tantas formas... perfeita!
Esse álbum me trás as melhores energias que já senti na minha vida.
Out of all the music video, the lyrics, this is one of the rare masterpiece that ever been made. We always hear the artist say let the music speak. Well this is it! This is them talking to us. I just love how this music video can touch our soul deep within us. Major!!
❤💜💖🎈🪁🦋⚓
Your songs help me to cope with this situation happening in my country. A hug from Venezuela and I'm grateful to relax my mind with your lyrics and your music. i am sorry if i don't write very well, but i need to write it. just thank!!
mucha fuerza
Alejandro Gabriel Martinez Dominguez I am from Venezuela too. Te entiendo, porque yo estoy pasando por lo mismo, pero pronto saldremos de esto. We won't be late for this, late for that
Amanda Patiño es asi...!! nada dura para siempre, bendiciones para ti y para los tuyos.
Fuerza amigo. Saludos desde Colombia, cuando veo la Orquesta de músicos jovenes que tienen dirigida por Gustavo Dudamel me lleno de orgullo de mi pueblo latinaamericano, se merecen un destino mucho mejor es una lastima que un pueblo se divida por politica!! por Dios mi padre siempre me ha enseñado que en politica hay otro mundo otras leyes y son las de la hipocresia la falsedad y el camaleonismo. Mientras tanto el mundo restante se rige por la leyes que creemos que son para todos si robas vas a la carcel, si matas te condenan y por suppuesto que esta bien pero cuando entras al mundo de la politica no esperes nada NADA de eso.
Fuerzaaa Ale!!!! que nada es en vano! SON UN PAÍS VALIENTE! todos estamos con Ustedes! saludos desde Bolivia!
This album, this video.... god, this is insane. I mean, when I feel sad I listen to this record and it makes life easier. And when I'm happy, I listen to it just because these are amazing songs. Still can't imagine how The Lumineers could make such a masterpiece, that suits all moods.
Venho aqui sempre que quero ouvir algo que me traga boas emoções em meu dia e saiu sempre com uma ou duas lágrímas no rosto, não tenho palavras suficientes para explicar o quanto amo essa produção, ela marca muito a minha vida, aos The Lumineers, meu eterno obrigada!
Estou preso nesse filme. Só me vem a cabeça a palavra "escolhas". O que a gente é ou o que escolhemos ser/viver. Uma curiosidade é que todas elas aparecem com uma cicatriz no lado esquerdo do rosto, acima da bochecha. Reparou isso?
________________________Ophelia_________________________________________
Oh, oh, when I was younger, oh, oh, should have known better
And I can't feel no remorse, and you don't feel nothing back
Oh, oh, got a new girlfriend, he feels like he's on top
And I don't feel no remorse, and you can't see past my blinders
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, oh, got a little paycheck, you got big plans and you gotta move
And I don't feel nothing at all
And you can't feel nothing small
Honey I love you, that's all she wrote
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl since the flood
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
Oh, Ophelia, you've been on my mind girl like a drug
Oh, Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love
____________________________Cleopatra___________________________________
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It's a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
________________________Sleep On The Floor___________________________________
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
Forget what Father Brennan said
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night
Baby come on
If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
And when we looked outside
Couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent
Is it your parents
Or is hard work dear
Holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that, yeah
If the sun don't shine on me today
If the subways flood and bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
_______________________Angela______________________________________
When you left this town, with your windows down
And the wilderness inside
Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass
'Til the road and sky align
The strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
And your Volvo lights lit up green and white
With the cities on the signs
But you held your course to some distant war
In the corners of your mind
From the second time around
The only love I ever found
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Home at last
Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms
With your fingers in a fist
Did you hear the notes, all those static codes
In the radio abyss?
Strangers in this town,
They raise you up just to cut you down
Oh Angela it's a long time coming
Oh Angela spent your whole life running
Home at last
Home at last
Vacancy, hotel room, lost in me, lost in you
Angela, on my knees, I belong, I believe
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last
Home at last, hmm
______________________My Eyes____________________________
Oh, the devil's inside
You opened the door
You gave him a ride
Too young to know, too old to admit
That you couldn't see how it ends
What did you do to my eyes
What did you sing to that lonely child
Promised it all but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
The glow of Hollywood signs
They sold you a bridge
They fed you the lines
You always confused your servants for friends
But you couldn't see how it ends
It's all or nothing to you
What did you do to my eyes
What did you say to my only child
Promised your love but you lied
You better slow down baby soon
It's all or nothing to you
Enjoy it (:
Yole Soteldo thank u
Yole Soteldo Q
thanks
go to for heaven
Yole Soteldo legend
I love the simplicity of this video, it's unique. We complicate our lifes sometimes when it comes to a decision, because inside we do know what we really want but we end choosing the other option because we're afraid of the consequences. Those consequences are worth it if at the end we'll be happy with ourselves and the ones we love.
Melany Guzman so true
não canso de escutar esse álbum, sempre me traz paz.
Hấp dẫn! 💪📢
This band will always have a place in my heart. I lived an incredible story with my brother, we traveled from Colombia to Argentina for Vacations and the Lumineers were in the city on November 1st. The concert was sold out, but you could listen to them from the stadium parking lot. The night was cold and windy, but we ended up listening to half of the concert outside. A Security guard was going to take us out of the place and suddenly an Argentinian guy gave us Two tickets to enter the show. It was magic. What I could hear from the stands was beautiful, from this day I learned to trust when you are perseverant and I am sure that my relationship with my brother was strengthened.
Watching this in 2023
❤
I cry almost every time I listen to this, no matter what I am doing. The context, the story, the emotions, acting- nothing, nothing could be any better than this.
Hallelujah sister please tell me you haven't seen the Lumineers 3 that album is a freaking master piece
I'm watching and crying right now. 💕
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have you heard Kodaline as well? I feel both their vibes on the simiilar nodes of our hearts :)
@@holbvgbbbbkfz can i get the link boy
I left my love against our will after my sister was violently taken away when I was 15 and she was 14. I was forced to move to montana and we tried for 2 years long distance. We visited every holiday, Christmas and summer. Our love was evident every moment we had together. At some point I was careless with our love and I was more focused on being apart than the longing of being together. I came back finally, but I knew I had already lost her. I was present but she wasnt there. I left in shame back to montana, this was 2001. I came back 3 years later for a glimpse of a possible spark. Nothing. I left again, with again her tears. I went on to live my 20s, then 30s. We kept in touch, loosely. She had a child, i had a stepchild. We have reconnected now in life and I'm with her now. I am going to college and I'm 40. Could never imagine the things we are doing together, that we had planned as children, and now we are finally living in OUR time. We are getting married in vegas in June. The red string of fate is real.
🥹❤️
‘I’ve read this script, the casting fits so I play my part’ genius, absolute genius. The lyrics to their songs are so magic.
I just want to point out how in Sleep on the floor, they packed everything but the toothbrush the song asked.
Eyram Seshie lmao 😂
Eyram Seshie that's the point 😏😂
Congrats on being the 3,233,322th person to point that out.
Eyram S1eshie data
lmaooo i noticed that too
I have watched this so many times and every single time I end up crying. These songs have such depth, The Lumineers did a great job creating this masterpiece.
Me too. Its emotional music. And I went to high school with them. So it makes it even more special to me. Because they are so good and they're from my town. It's unreal how talented they are. We are very proud of these hometown celebs! They deserve all the recognition for this beautiful meaningful music. 💜 incredible artists.
This entire album's story is so beautiful and bitter in the end. But what i love about it most; is its real life. it's not pandering like the movies we watch and the stories we hear as children. It's reality. And unfortunately majority of the people in this world, including myself, have regrets. And we all have that one person. That one person that always makes us wonder "what if?". (if you haven't heard this whole ballad you won't get that statement until you do) The Lumineers aren't just musicians, they are a voice for every single one of us just out here livin man. L-I-V-I-N.
Everytime I watch this, I cry.
But it’s also a reminder that we all have a chance at having such an amazing, unique, Bold and beautiful lives to create in our short time we got on this big blue ball.
We all end up at the same sort of ending, this music video shows it. But it’s what we did in the time we had that matters the most.
A little goddess lives in all is us.
I hope to whoever reads this, put the phone down,
call the girl or boy you had a crush on and tell them you always love them (what’s the worst they are gonna say?),
Do the little road trip out of the city you always wanted to do,
Quit that job you hate and take the leap into that new business idea you have,
LEAVE YOUR HOMETOWN AND SEE THE WORLD!
You deserve it ;)
this made me cry. and made me angry. why? hmmm i think maybe because the two best people ive ever known died 18 days of eachother. they both left me at the same time!!!! the road trip i take is to a grave that is near his family hamlet. and theres nowhere to visit my best friend. im an artist with endless supplies but it turns out im not a website builder or all the millions of things that come with that. so i have inventory i dont know how to sell.
leave my home town and see the world. i must do this. i have such a pull that i would hitchhike broke before i miss the oppertunity all together. i did grateful dead tour when i was young but ive been stuck in the same town for 26 yrs. i need an escape. but im too old for an unstructured spontaneous trip lol. i wish someone else that wants to travel but not alone, with a friend, would find me. my stuff would sell itself at festivals and beaches and camp grounds and concerts and museums etc
this made me cry. and im angry. why? hmmm maybe because the two best people ive ever known died 18 days of eachother. they both left me at the same time!!!! the road trip i take is to a grave that is near his family hamlet. and theres nowhere to visit my best friend. im an artist with endless supplies but it turns out im not a website builder or all the millions of things that come with that. so i have inventory i dont know how to sell.
leave my home town and see the world. i must do this. i have such a pull that i would hitchhike broke before i miss the oppertunity all together. i did grateful dead tour when i was young but ive been stuck in the same town for 26 yrs. i need an escape. but im too old for an unstructured spontaneous trip lol. i wish someone else that wants to travel but not alone, with a friend, would find me. my stuff would sell itself at festivals and beaches and camp grounds and concerts and museums etc
I could not express how well done this film was. Every single aspect of it was beyond words and each part tied itself so perfectly to the scenes prior. for the combined hours and days that I have listened to and supported the Lumineers, I'm shocked that this video JUST showed up on my recommended. quite honestly the best video I have ever watched on any platform. Phenomenal.
they really created so many details in this that not everyone notices and makes it an undeniably beautiful piece of art
-the ghosts dancing in the background when patience was playing at the end
-the way the music lines up perfectly with the visual (7:55 especially)
-the reoccuring boat
-the indescribable looks that show so much emotion on cleopatra's face when she's driving the taxi
every time i watch this again i notice something different
I just wanna add something: the reoccurring boat is a reference to the tattoo which is a reference to the quote "smooth seas never made a good sailor". If you wanna verify this, Isaac Ravishankara, the director of all four videos, mentions this in an interview, but it's also mentioned in Sleeping on Floors, an extended cut of the Sleep on the Floor music video; you can find the videos on Vimeo.
I'll be 43 March 6th. The Ballad will always be the most beautiful arrangement of music of story I've ever experienced. ❤
Same here.. no matter how many times I have listened it, once it comes to suggestions, I couldn't resist myself to listen once again
I still come back to this every now and then, its just beautiful, the music, the short films they created, the people in it. I touches me everytime. Oh and I’m crying once again seeing that last scene😭
same! it's sentimental
Have a gander at listening to lumineers album called "III"
Guess who’s back again, love the YT algorithm sometimes
@@Alistplay i’ll have a listen, thanks! There’s a new album out as well :)
What an original idea for a music video. This was a beautiful story.
Very good idea already done by some great old bands like Pink Floyd, The Who, Kiss and others
+João Eduardo Prenazzi no one wants your opinion
5555555lowmen HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA but it isn't an opinion, it's a fact
5555555lowmen and the fact is.... you're a dumfuk
5555555lowmen HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA true
"in the end we only regret the chances we didnt take"
👊🏼 true 👌🏼
:( so true
amen to that
nope. not crying.
no I regretfully have to say the opposite
I think the character that stood out to me the most was the young man with the teardrop tattoo who looks like he's just left prison.
In a short time, he looks so anxious in the back of Cleopatra's cab, but then later on we see him as an aged carer, spending the night with her in her final moments.
It's beautiful that in just a few short scenes, he can embody such a powerful and inspiring change of life, and I for one respect anybody out there who tries to build a new life after experiencing extreme hardships.
voltando aqui depois de anos escutando the lumineers pra falar que finalmente vou ver esses queridos ao vivo em são paulo! obrigada, amoresssss 🎉
AAAAaaa Meu sonho, esse e o meu album favorito. Espero que um dia tenha a mesma oportunidade que voce. Aproveite!
Si sólo escuchar las canciones se siente increíble, observar cómo se desarrolla la historia es un placer total. ¡Gracias, The Lumineers por tremenda obra!
Ciertamente lo es.
Asi es ❤
10 điểm 💥✨
So... am I the only one who comes to this video just to cry?
everything will be okay my friend
nope
definitely not lmao
I'm criying i can't stoped
I was not planning, but I am crying now. This is just amazing work. And I am thankful for understanding that it is ever too late to change and to be happy.
Never thought I could watch a 24-minute song video over and over. Epic stuff.
At least twice. 👌🏻
I've been listening to this album for quite a long time already, but I just knew about its story. It's too beautiful, wtf! I am crying. 🥺
its alot of dust here too
I always wanted this story of Cleopatra in a single video and here it is now... I am so overwhelmed.
Thank you Lumineers for such a lovely story and videos. Love from India :)
Shalini Singh I'm new here, can someone explain briefly
Hi Evan, the story resides in these songs: "Sleep on the Floor", "Angela", "Cleopatra, "Ophelia". "Sleep on the floor ": After her father's death girl is asked by guy to leave town, but she didn't and ends up bearing a child to another guy and of course has regrets which is quite evident in the song "Angela".In "Cleopatra", she's the taxi driver (proof: the same wave tattoo on arm and scar on cheek) and is "divorced" ("Cleopatra" lyrics) (also, the end shows how she didn't enter the house of her ex-husband along with her son) ("Ophelia" lyrics: "got a little paycheck, you gotta move"). Like the Ophelia character in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the story's about a girl and choices and 'what if's of two worlds (there's always a splitting scene of one's self in all four videos).
So, in short a story of girl and different life choices she made which has led her to the life she is living right now and have regrets for the same. Hope this makes things little clear... :)
Shalini Singh thanks for the explanation, I was a little confused about the correlation between the songs
i did wanted it so much, now i can't stop crying
Brilliant explanation Shalini. I have followed the videos and had similar interpretations. You have put the words out of my mind. More creatively than I would have. ;)
It's all about the chances we didn't take... like it says on the song "Too young to know, too old to admit that you couldn't see how it ends"
Como superar "The Ballad Of Cleopatra"? Segue sendo tão precioso, atemporal e impactante! Obrigado, The Lumineers!
Cada vez que veo esto es la definición de maravilloso y perfecto. Ver como se pueden contar historias y te identificas con ellas no tiene precio
This is one of my favorite albums. And to see this whole story now...When I needed to I guess. I own a cd of the album and it really calmed my baby grand daughters down while riding in the car. They love Ophelia and would sing to it....lol! And that haunting piano would literally make them fall asleep. Just an amazing work of art. The whole thing. It definitely helped me through some challenging times.
That's heartwarming 😭
amé esta historia❤🌹, que música tan sensible, gracias Lumineers por la balada deCleopatra.
This has me crying. Not a sad cry, but one for memories and adventures and the bonds people share. I needed this today
24 minutes of crying, of soul washing, of a sentence growing: "i want to live a life full of love, deep feelings and everything that waits for me down the road". thank you, lumineers, isaac ravishankara and everyone involved.
Same here...wana touch the sky with someone deserves my love .heart .my soul....I will get what I'm looking for hope down the road.
No puedo más que sentir nostalgia. Y es que la vida no se nos ha escrito en piedra a ninguno, y la soledad puede abordarnos y quedarse con nosotros en cualquier momento. La balada de Cleopatra, en todos los sentidos, es perfecta.
El amor y la muerte aveces nos encuetra en un bello lugar!
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A few years later and this still breaks my heart. Life is composed of way too many what ifs and I’m in awe of those who take every chance that comes by.
6 years later - still the best ballad I have heard. Its flawless, it's a story - no, a dream, just flowing. A purely perfect work of art!
I’ve just discovered this beauty
@@Truthfully3 I envy you! It hits different the first time you listen to it!!!
Que obra de arte, impossível não se emocionar 🖤🇧🇷
quero facer caquiña
Será que algum dia eles vão vir aqui pra o Brasil, pra a gente cantar essas músicas junto deles e chorar horrores?
Esse projeto deles é simplesmente perfeito. Tudo por traz da história, a forma como tudo se conecta, a sensibilidade que está em absolutamente tudo me deixa sempre extasiado. Não me canso de assistir. ❤️
Pior que era pra eles terem vindo no Lollapalooza em 2020, estava confirmado. E iriam fazer um show extra em SP, o qual eu iria. Maaaaas depois td foi cancelado… :/
This is one of a kind! Perfect in every way! Still a very fav of mine & I will feel every part of it each time I listen for the rest of my life! But, I want be late! ❤💖⚓👐🐾🐾🥰❣⭐👍
Só uma palavra para esse vídeo: PERFEIÇÃO!De verdade,é impressionante todo o contexto,as histórias interligadas,a emoção que a música transmite.
Eu nunca tinha visto um clipe igual,e o que me deixa mas triste é saber que ele não tem tanta repercussão,enquanto qualquer porcaria hoje em dia passa dos 100M de views fácil.
Não confie nunca em clipes que tenha mais de 20 milhões de vues. Não esqueça que existem robots que são pagos para que as músicas estourem. além do que : maioria e quantidade não significa qualidade...
Os outros clipes separados felizmente tem muitas views. Ainda bem, pq essa banda merece todo o sucesso.
Exatamente o que pensei
Nice
Mejor, solo unos pocos tenemos el privilegio de ver obras como esta.
Me encanta, no lo puedo dejar de escuchar, ni de ver, siempre me anima a seguir y a cantar, ser feliz en mi día a día. Uno de mis grupos favoritos.
I am 24 and have never had a relationship, girlfriend, or connected with a girl. I lead a very isolated life in a corner of a small town. I hope that I can feel the magic of love in a world that is so cold, so discouraging, and so disparaging.
As soon as you find out that this world is also a wonderful, blessed place, true love will come to you whereever you are
love appears when you least imagine it, love is in how you look and how you choose to live with who you choose. Be allowed
Same. Thaaanks to these wonderful works of art, that makes me feel sooooo much emotions. The closest thing i get not experiencing the real ones yet.
Muy buenos temas, y lo más chevere es que las historias estan conectadas, ojala hallan más músicos y bandas que tengan trabajos así👍👍👍
The killers, tiene 3 temas que hacen la historia de un asesinato.. Midnight show, y 2mas
All I Want de Kodaline, aunque es la misma canción los videos (Part 1 y 2) son una belleza de historia
Solo es una historia.
melanie martinez sus 2 albunes cuentan una historia
Concordo. A música está mudando e eu espero que não se perca em coisas banais como o funk brasileiro de hoje em dia.
respect for putting no ads in the mid of the video btw
Its a music video...
@@Dizastermaster. yes, but thats the part you wrong. Sometimes when the music video exceed the duration of a song should have finished, ads will come to them to ask permission for putting an ads. But, they seem not to put it tho they can gain money from giving out ads.
Underrated comment of the decade.
Amen to that!
makes it feel like a movie :0
WOW- moved to tears- I spent a lot of time not following bands for a stretch- it's not like I missed out- it's more like discovering something that exists at just the right time. Everything about this was poignant.
I come back here every now and then, and every single time I find myself in tears at the end of the video.. it's a mix of bittersweet emotions I can't really explain; I can only say that I'm so grateful for these intense heartbeats ♡
No idea why, what reason, but everytime I watch this ballad, I get extremely emotional. Tears fall from my face as the story unfolds. I have seen it numerous times, no idea why it happens. Such a beautiful piece of music.
Same. Every time. Indeed such a beautiful piece.
No. You know exactly why, it happens.
Some things are better left unexplained. Just let them flow.
Cada detalhe desse álbum me encanta, magnífico
When you have to choose between your love, or your career. Hopefully you’ll not make the same mistake as I did. Don’t let that special person ever walk away. You can always find another career, but finding love is a hell of a lot harder.
I've been listening to this album for many years and I discovered this masterpiece ONLY NOW! Wow, that is the art! I'm crying
I came here to say the same thing.
@@kareemmashaly2403 me too haha
I remember in January, I listened to the album first time fully. It was about midnight on a Sunday and it had poured with rain. My grandfather had been admitted to hospital, for he was seriously unwell with an issue with his pacemaker. I listened to "My Eyes", there was just something about it which screamed, "You need this". The next day, my grandfather died. He had a tragic life, similars to this Cleopatra's. He never found proper love until the very end of his life and was an artist until he divorced my grandma when he had to do courier work. It just makes me love this album, even more, thinking that this is what sent him off. Miss you, always will.
Probably, that's my favorite list of songs. I feel each episodes and each history. Thank's for such incredible music! More than 3
Same
I had the chance to hear him the Ballard live and holy crap I have chills thinking about it he was absolutely amazing and hearing Jesus Christ can’t save me tonight live is a highlight of my life
But Jesus Christ is the only One who can save 💕
It's been 5 years now, am now in my 20s and theses songs are still amazing.
Thank you.
ditto here
Wait until it’s been 15-20-25 years…
Esse álbum tem uma importância tão grande na minha existência que mexe com toda sorte de sentimentos que existem no meu íntimo.
Faço das suas palavras as minhas.
Não só o seu não viu colega ...
mexe demais comigo
Me too, how Ironic!!
Ditto friend! Take care! ❤💖❤💜❣🪁🎈🦋⚓
GUYS I finally actually paid close attention to the end credits, the guy she leaves with after the funeral is Anthony, the guy she has the son with is Julius! And her son's name is Alex, which is actually one of the names of Cleopatra's sons! How clever is that?
I have watched this ballad at least a few hundred times and I always felt bad about how Cleopatra's love story didn't work out. However, I was watching the video today and realized how selfish it was of the guy to ask her to leave with him on the day of her father's funeral, and how he made her regret the decision her whole life 😔
My thoughts exactly, how could he ask her to leave at that very moment. She was still mourning and he could have waited to ask her later or come back for her.
might just be symbolically to keep the video coherent and moving forward.
Nunca vou me esquecer quando escutei "Sleep on the floor" pela primeira, eu estava deitado com a minha ex namorada, ela estava me mostrando algumas musicas que ela gostava, uma delas foi essa e ai tudo encaixou com a gente, com os nossos sonhos de sair por ai em um motorhome e viver na estrada, cuidando um do outro...desde então, toda vez q ouço eu choro e lembro de vc, de nós e dos nossos sonhos que não sei mais se um dia serão realizados...te amo, quer esteja onde esteja!
Vou tatuar esse album, toda vez que escuto sinto coisas diferentes...
Já ouvi esse álbum tantas vezes na vida em diferentes momentos, se tornou importante demais pra mim
assim de saúde
Desse jeito ai
Ouvi esse álbum antes de me apaixonar, ouvi quando estava apaixonado, ouvi quando tive a decepção amorosa e estou ouvindo agora... Sem paixão alguma por alguém, mas sentindo os sentimentos que essa música transmite das mais variadas formas.
esse album me acompanhou em momentos bem ruins e em momentos tão bons.. o jeito que esse album toca no coração é diferente
Sou atualmente incapaz de ouvir inteiro sem chorar