Iron and Wine - The Trapeze Swinger

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    "The Trapeze Swinger" from Iron and Wine’s 5/18/09 release, Around the Well
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  • @ManofUlster
    @ManofUlster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Halloween parties, piggy banks, planning childhood adventures on a map and counting cars passing by - all these little pedestrian moments that seem to mean nothing, but ultimately make up a life. What a weird, amazing dance we’re all part of. I’m 21 years old and am regularly brought to incredulous smiling laughter at the prospect of seeing where it all goes. Peace and love.

    • @amyfoss9078
      @amyfoss9078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      PEACE AND lOVE TO YOU!!

    • @dianerobinson5336
      @dianerobinson5336 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Beautifully articulated thoughts. You so perfectly stated it when you said, "all these little pedestrian moments that seem to mean nothing, but ultimately make up a life." It is the absolute truth!! Keep that curiosity, the smile and the laughter as they will get you through life, regardless of the speed bumps you will encounter in the road, even when they will sometimes feel like mountains. Just one old ladies advise. It certainly has helped me. Have a wonderful life!

    • @jipsigal
      @jipsigal ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Keep that feeling of incredulity. It will help you weather the storms and lulls of the years ahead of you. 😊

    • @andrewkeen3129
      @andrewkeen3129 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dianerobinson5336 You sound like a lovely old lady haha :)

    • @dianerobinson5336
      @dianerobinson5336 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@andrewkeen3129 Thank you. I would like to think so :) Have a good one!

  • @TransRoofKorean
    @TransRoofKorean 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    the hardest line for me
    is realizing "tell my mother not to worry"
    is what's written on the _outside_ of the gates, from the one that didn't make it into Heaven.
    Mother's inside: hopefully someone delivers that message to her

  • @Draggynali
    @Draggynali 4 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    "I heard from someone you're still pretty, and then they went on to say that the pearly gates had some eloquent graffiti like 'We'll meet again' and 'Fuck the man' and 'Tell my mother not to worry'" is one of the best lines anybody's ever written, I think

    • @ABS0LU7Egaming
      @ABS0LU7Egaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      most of them are, I think

    • @jackiemamamill2280
      @jackiemamamill2280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Right? People say his lyrics suck -- just means they don’t get it.

    • @paulbancroft2812
      @paulbancroft2812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m right there with you... at least I’ve never been so thoroughly fucked in all manner by words before

    • @Desi365
      @Desi365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jackiemamamill2280 I find them difficult to understand tbf, demanding but interesting, too.

    • @sunshine11900
      @sunshine11900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Completely agree. This one stays with me.

  • @sassypotatochip866
    @sassypotatochip866 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    My dad recently passed away and he wanted this song performed at the funeral. I will always cry whenever I hear this song.

    • @MANJYOMETHUNDER111
      @MANJYOMETHUNDER111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mine didn't request this but same

    • @michaeldonaldson2387
      @michaeldonaldson2387 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What a beautiful way to honor a treasured soul.

  • @kidengineer120
    @kidengineer120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    My 34 yr old brother requested this played at his funeral. He passed from cancer in 2018. Most beautiful song but breaks my heart every time I hear it. You can actually feel the breaking...does anyone else get that?

    • @10kCrows
      @10kCrows 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel it, I'm sorry for your loss 💖💖💖💖

    • @darinblomquist422
      @darinblomquist422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do!

    • @mavasquez8301
      @mavasquez8301 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry pal. May he rest n peace

    • @rachelbrislin4507
      @rachelbrislin4507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel it, and I'm so sorry for your loss

    • @doodlebugwahoo
      @doodlebugwahoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my carcinophobia gave me a heart attack but i'm so sorry for your loss

  • @ohmybillnye
    @ohmybillnye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Every time I hear this song I always start to tear up when the vocal harmony kicks in and he sings "Please remember me, my misery, and how it lost me all I wanted"

    • @msdenaj217
      @msdenaj217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yep. That's the place. I just did it again, a sob escapes my chest and the tears spill over. Every damn time.

    • @TheCmccartn
      @TheCmccartn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@msdenaj217 for me its, my hand between your knees, you turn from me and said that trapeze act was wonderful but never meant to last

    • @BuckyDent45ACP
      @BuckyDent45ACP ปีที่แล้ว +6

      for me it's "so please, remember me mistakenly"

    • @SeptemberLibra1987
      @SeptemberLibra1987 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      -insert spider man pointing gif here-

    • @seanmcglynn3638
      @seanmcglynn3638 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly

  • @maxs.3238
    @maxs.3238 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Remember me, my misery
    And how it lost me all I wanted..."
    Hit me like a sledgehammer. How does this man write such beautiful lines?

  • @user-rc4jz9dy1i
    @user-rc4jz9dy1i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    absolute masterpiece. it paints a portrait in your head of life, it's highs and lows, it's beauty and ugliness, that feeling of aimlessness and mystery; thousands of souls trying to make sense of a universe they don't fully understand. Those brave trapeze swingers daring to live

    • @will6176
      @will6176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      thats a beautiful comment....

    • @zenunderground
      @zenunderground 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nailed it.

    • @Thatlonelygoddess
      @Thatlonelygoddess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Couldn’t have said it better myself 💪🏽⁉️⁉️

    • @bentleyjenn
      @bentleyjenn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said 💕

    • @dar213311
      @dar213311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautifully put.

  • @subscribbled
    @subscribbled 2 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    this was the favorite song of a long lost friend. Ray, if you're somehow out there, i miss ya buddy. our friendship was not meant to be but i wish we could have parted on better terms. much love to you, friend, and i hope you're doing well

    • @angelenergia2163
      @angelenergia2163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤎

    • @genghis_connie
      @genghis_connie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'm sorry for your loss. I hope your heart is healing, and that Ray can feel that heart from the ethers.

    • @willkateley9938
      @willkateley9938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You're comment helps me ❤️

    • @aaronimoh
      @aaronimoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen

    • @caarbaby
      @caarbaby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He’s out there and knows.

  • @cadenhoodicoff6556
    @cadenhoodicoff6556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    My girlfriend showed me this song the first night we ever spent together. It brings back every memory of her and makes me think of how much I love her. I'm gonna marry this girl. This song will play at my wedding and my funeral.

    • @cadenhoodicoff6556
      @cadenhoodicoff6556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @PHOENIX I'm gonna do it once we're both 20. She's the perfect girl for me. Cute, funny, doesn't play games, loyal, Christian, doesn't need fancy stuff to be happy, and just about everything else about her. I will marry her.

    • @_livelovelife
      @_livelovelife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cadenhoodicoff6556 How old are you right now?

    • @stephcrumpled
      @stephcrumpled 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      just remember: nothing is forever. goodluck

    • @lauragoldenberg7305
      @lauragoldenberg7305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️👍 Many blessings to both of you🙏

    • @kyleyoung8476
      @kyleyoung8476 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awe how cute

  • @SnailRage
    @SnailRage ปีที่แล้ว +11

    On the on-ramp, you said
    "If you love me, you will listen to this song"
    And I could tell that you were serious
    So I didn't tell you you were driving the wrong way
    On the interstate until the song was done
    You felt like an idiot adding an hour to the drive
    But it gave us more time to embarrass ourselves
    Tellin' stories we wouldn't tell anyone else

  • @learningmadeeasyforchildren
    @learningmadeeasyforchildren ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I lost my Dad 2009 and I was 9, it hurt and everytime I play this song it reminds me of him and it gives me a sense of healing 🥺🥺. I miss you Dad and I love you ❤️

  • @lillianmartinez4288
    @lillianmartinez4288 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I lost someone very dear to me about 2 years ago. Every time I hear this song, it's like hearing him saying to me "please remember me" Always.

  • @leslieannaconnally4830
    @leslieannaconnally4830 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My Patrick learned this song and played on my birthday; he passed nearly two years ago. This song is lyrical poetry. And will forever remind me of my gorgeous human.

  • @DngrDan
    @DngrDan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    No one can claim to know what the lyrics really mean besides the man who wrote them. It's a fantastic and deeply personal love letter. But we can all relate to some lines in one way or another. Beautiful song.

    • @swarnimbarapatre5353
      @swarnimbarapatre5353 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Finally the true meaning of the song has been unveiled.

    • @kiq4767
      @kiq4767 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what? what is it?

    • @CoCoLibraLady
      @CoCoLibraLady 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Suicide / death, a love letter to those left behind to remember how the person WAS and not HOW they died.

    • @thomasbaron5367
      @thomasbaron5367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I just recently lost my friend Natalie to suicide late in Spetember of this year.
      She was a tornented soul and left this world feeling like nobody cared for her.
      I loved her more than anything.
      It was a devastatimg loss.
      I will miss her everyday until I see her again and i will love her forever.

    • @kiq4767
      @kiq4767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thomasbaron5367 Feeling really sorry for your loss. Hope you be fine soon

  • @MissAyce
    @MissAyce ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ❤❤❤❤ this is one of the songs I want played on my funeral ❤❤❤❤ beautiful song
    Update:
    My pops too loved this song and wanted it played. After a year of fighting. My pops joins my little brother and grandparents and many loved ones ❤ I miss you 🥰 pops. I’ll never forget our love for music ❤

  • @epochphilosophy
    @epochphilosophy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    The fact that this is arguably the most powerful set of lyrics ever written in history, combined with the fact that the song is over 9 minutes long truly shows how absolutely talented this dude is. How he wrote this, and is able to remember it live is a damn miracle itself.
    Borderline the greatest song ever written.

    • @joekhan7599
      @joekhan7599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!

    • @sethsmith8900
      @sethsmith8900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Amen. He played it at the last stop of his tour in Memphis this last weekend. Was so powerful. I didnt want to move afterwards or couldnt. Only song that brought people to their feet afterwards. Incredible how specific the details are to his life and yet their importance translates so well to the listener

    • @tygrunge
      @tygrunge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I completely agree with this statement

    • @scottprice1759
      @scottprice1759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And just cinematic in his lyrics - no film needed.

    • @robertr4483
      @robertr4483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not sure about the most powerful lyrics ever but by far some of the most profound. I listen to lots of music and it is very hard to ever define the best lyrics or the best acoustics, etc. However...this is very deep and makes my soul search. So yeah...fantasmal...

  • @the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.
    @the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Parting ways..
    Like you're not headed that way soon..
    Like the student has now become the incorrigible and the master now the inconsolable.
    Rice grows, we grow.
    The barren bush spots the bird faster.
    The fallen tree makes a fire.
    Warmth chasing the gripping cold away.
    The choking smoke.
    The wrecking sadness.
    The last straw sharing a glass of milk.
    Begging for mercy.
    God isn't a genie.
    Mankind was a compound word."
    ,dan'

  • @californiacoast7021
    @californiacoast7021 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I used to wish this song would play on my wedding day...but its looking like it will only be played at my funeral instead. ❤ beautiful

    • @Tyway
      @Tyway 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lmfao

  • @Gandaleon
    @Gandaleon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Interesting to read how people have favourite parts of the lyrics. My heart always jumps in my chest when I hear:
    "Please, remember me
    Seldomly
    In the car behind the carnival
    My hand between your knees
    You turn from me
    And said 'The trapeze act was wonderful
    But never meant to last'"
    Especially "never meant to last" ... to me, it says something about learning to let go *especially* of the things we love and that we cling to. I might be completely off here, but I prefer to understand it that way.

    • @sheffieldlane5769
      @sheffieldlane5769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "my hands between your knees" always gets me, you know?

    • @DngrDan
      @DngrDan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's the line that always gets me as well. That realization when something is finally over. And the anger and embarrassment and the heartbreak that comes with it.

    • @sweetiesupari3158
      @sweetiesupari3158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DngrDan a transition from childhood

    • @miker7795
      @miker7795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can only listen when I need to sob uncontrollably. It's his masterpiece. I imagine the goal of any songwriter is make a complete song like this.

    • @Gandaleon
      @Gandaleon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@miker7795
      My life would be complete if I could just write one song like this.

  •  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A poetry of pictures with a melody so haunting, complete with a hypnotic groove that freezes time. Beautiful, well done Samuel. One of my favorites.

  • @damiendedonatis6984
    @damiendedonatis6984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    A true beauty. As you get older, experience more, the more this song calms you down and makes you think. Enjoy your time. It’s precious.

  • @stephenenders2066
    @stephenenders2066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss you so much geebah
    I wake up every morning and have remind myself you are gone
    I go to the last place I saw you
    I sit there
    I don't care how many people see
    I rock back and forth and just cry
    I don't know what else to do

  • @nirvanaindica5187
    @nirvanaindica5187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is masterpiece,
    This is love,
    This is freedom,
    This is magic ,
    This melody is key of happiness.

  • @meghannecollins609
    @meghannecollins609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I have my own “Trapeze Swinger” we were good friends when we’re younger, star crossed lovers in our adolescence, but we too sadly were never meant to last and he left this world in 2019

    • @DanTheHobbit
      @DanTheHobbit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oof. Take care, stranger. “We’ll meet again.”

    • @growingupwithfloyd2184
      @growingupwithfloyd2184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @meganne ☆ I to grieve your loss, for I also have lost a loved one. Try your best to remember their only gone in the flesh, yet always with us in spirit. I believe you have a strong heart and will, you too can get over this, I'm sure of it. When your alone light a white candle, and ask him to come to you. It will happen. Contact me at anytime. Take Care My Dear Friend and Be Well:🇬🇧 ®️.

    • @growingupwithfloyd2184
      @growingupwithfloyd2184 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanTheHobbit• No you won't, did you not read in between the lines of her comment? Don't prey on the weak and broken hearted. Take Care 'Wanker'.....

    • @growingupwithfloyd2184
      @growingupwithfloyd2184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @methane Collins ☆ It's been about a month now since I replied, too your heartfelt comment. I'm not sure if you've, made the effort I had asked of you. If you ask for his or here's presence, set something that their going to recognize. Something that brings strong memories of the two of you. (I used 1~Red Rose and 2~Wine Glasses) I opened the Wine and had a glass. Then went off to bed, prior to leaving the State Rm. I marked where the remaining Wine was in the bottle. I did this starting on a Friday, come Monday morning the bottle had been turned. As for the second Wine Glass, it had a small amount of Wine in the bottom of the glass. Very strange but it had happened. The Spirit after death is very powerful, you must first be open to this all. Most importantly have accepted Jesus Christ, as your Lord and saviour. I'll pray for you each evening. Perhaps it will be one of these early mornings, within the near future. Godspeed to you. Take Care and Be Well My Dear Friend: 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ®️.

    • @DanTheHobbit
      @DanTheHobbit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@growingupwithfloyd2184 You misconstrued my reply. I wish this other person well. The “We’ll meet again” is a general statement of hope to reunite with those lost. I am not preying. Kindly refrain from such negative assumptions.

  • @dimitrir8804
    @dimitrir8804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    9minutes of poetry, warm arrangements and a voice so calm... complete escape from these strange times 😞

  • @maialoe2445
    @maialoe2445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This song is everything. We need to love and care for one another. No exceptions. One world. One people. Life isn’t endless but love is. 💛😭✨

    • @andrewkeen3129
      @andrewkeen3129 ปีที่แล้ว

      Much love Maia. I respect this comment :)

  • @yyz125
    @yyz125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This song is beautiful..
    I heard it years ago..I fell asleep during the movie ..In Good Company...I was awoken by this song and I felt like I was in heaven..I went nuts the next morning tracking it...

  • @MBungle
    @MBungle 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this man has a way with songwriting that cuts directly to the point ... it's so emotionally confrontational in such a beautiful gentle and accessable way... it makes me feel like i'm not crazy or alone.. Sam Beam gets 11/10 every time. So underrated. Timeless songwriter.

  • @meighnsanchez9479
    @meighnsanchez9479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    RIP RICHARD GRAY JR. You were my first best friend, my partner in crime, my brother. Our memories warm my heart and then it breaks. You were taken too soon. Our kids should have been cousins. This song makes me think of you.

  • @darkadvocatedarkadvocate1388
    @darkadvocatedarkadvocate1388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    one of the saddest, most beautiful songs i've heard in 42 years...

  • @bodegatiger404
    @bodegatiger404 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Aside from all the deep comments about love, redemption, and death, I simply just picture myself slow dancing with the love of my life to this masterpiece every time I listen to it. there's just a really romantic element to it's mellow acoustic tune and easy pace.

  • @akankshasingh4371
    @akankshasingh4371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The Trapeze Swinger
    Iron & Wine
    Please, remember me
    Happily
    By the rosebush laughing
    With bruises on my chin
    The time when
    We counted every black car passing
    Your house beneath the hill
    And up until
    Someone caught us in the kitchen
    With maps, a mountain range,
    A piggy bank
    A vision too removed to mention
    But
    Please, remember me
    Fondly
    I heard from someone you're still pretty
    And then
    They went on to say
    That the pearly gates
    Had some eloquent graffiti
    Like 'We'll meet again'
    And 'Fuck the man'
    And 'Tell my mother not to worry'
    And angels with their gray
    Handshakes
    Were always done in such a hurry
    And
    Please, remember me
    At Halloween
    Making fools of all the neighbors
    Our faces painted white
    By midnight
    We'd forgotten one another
    And when the morning came
    I was ashamed
    Only now it seems so silly
    That season left the world
    And then returned
    And now you're lit up by the city
    So
    Please, remember me
    Mistakenly
    In the window of the tallest tower call
    Then pass us by
    But much too high
    To see the empty road at happy hour
    Leave and resonate
    Just like the gates
    Around the holy kingdom
    With words like 'Lost and Found' and 'Don't Look Down'
    And 'Someone Save Temptation'
    And
    Please, remember me
    As in the dream
    We had as rug-burned babies
    Among the fallen trees
    And fast asleep
    Aside the lions and the ladies
    That called you what you like
    And even might
    Give a gift for your behavior
    A fleeting chance to see
    A trapeze
    Swing as high as any savior
    But
    Please, remember me
    My misery
    And how it lost me all I wanted
    Those dogs that love the rain
    And chasing trains
    The colored birds above there running
    In circles round the well
    And where it spells
    On the wall behind St. Peter's
    So bright with cinder gray
    And spray paint
    'Who the hell can see forever?'
    And
    Please, remember me
    Seldomly
    In the car behind the carnival
    My hand between your knees
    You turn from me
    And said 'The trapeze act was wonderful
    But never meant to last'
    The clown that passed
    Saw me just come up with anger
    When it filled with circus dogs
    The parking lot
    Had an element of danger
    So
    Please, remember me
    Finally
    And all my uphill clawing
    My dear
    But if I make
    The pearly gates
    Do my best to make a drawing
    Of G-d and Lucifer
    A boy and girl
    An angel kissing on a sinner
    A monkey and a man
    A marching band
    All around the frightened trapeze swingers

    • @prannoy6502
      @prannoy6502 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you!

    • @Hog_rider0917
      @Hog_rider0917 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why did you right god like that?

  • @suanne9262
    @suanne9262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It's not often that you get to fall fast and hard in love with a song, but, yeah, that just happened. Thanks so much for writing this amazing song.

  • @thefittrucker597
    @thefittrucker597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Crazy to think that I first started listening to him in 2006 sophomore year when I was 15.. I’m 30 now married with 3 kids... crazy to think about

  • @matthewjpeabody
    @matthewjpeabody 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Miss you, Mom. ❤

  • @PaxMundi118
    @PaxMundi118 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow. What a song.

  • @Manda8908
    @Manda8908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I want this played at my funeral. What an absolutely hauntingly beautiful song. Samuel Beam writes with the soul of a poet. ❤️

    • @andrewkeen3129
      @andrewkeen3129 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looking at some of the comments here, some young people have had this played at their funeral already. Such an intensely sad thought, I can imagine it must be an interesting feeling for Samuel Beam to have his song used in such a manner.

    • @MissAyce
      @MissAyce ปีที่แล้ว

      Me sentiments exactly. I was commenting the same thing and thought the song sounded hauntingly beautiful as well 😊

  • @nayyir8483
    @nayyir8483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Sam is one of the most brilliant writers, arrangers, vocalists, musicians of his time. I discovered his music in/around 2011 and have been a fan every since. He's one of the MANY great artists who thrive just below the mainstream radar. I hope to hear his evolution all my days.

  • @sonofpaul1970
    @sonofpaul1970 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    This song has become an equivalent of time.
    "When are you gonna be here?"
    "Three trapeze swingers."

  • @gagecochran6340
    @gagecochran6340 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    they deserve so much more for the music they create, beautifully nostalgic

  • @zenunderground
    @zenunderground ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For a bit of humor...I was in rehab. I was like 21 and the dude staying with me was like 19.. Anyways, I was playing this song casually on the stereo and he approaches me and asks me, :What is this and who is this?:
    So we relisten to the song a time or two. Two weeks later he approaches me and aid he played this song for his mother and they had a breakthrough moment.
    So, like, whatever raw feeling you get from this song.. know that it's so good that it's universal lol

  • @JoeMacintoshh
    @JoeMacintoshh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this song makes me miss high school. unaware of what life was truly like, 11 years later and this song still cuts deeper than anything.

  • @jenniferhansen9684
    @jenniferhansen9684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hanna Cline this song is for you baby girl. I know you are still around us, blessing us with your grace and laughter. Such a beautiful angel you were baby. I will see you sooner than later love...

  • @mariomontilla326
    @mariomontilla326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man, this song is just.. serenity taking its form in sound.

  • @idanwillenchik3050
    @idanwillenchik3050 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song is like a long night of not sleeping but in a good way..............

  • @marvind.rogers1706
    @marvind.rogers1706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    This is prefrontal cortex understanding at its finest. If information and communication are not constantly updated, our brains typically wander and lose interest. This is why movies shoot from multiple angles. In this song, Iron and Wine presents vocal variations and/or new sounds almost EVERY 64 BEATS! This is why we can listen to it and savor it for nearly ten minutes!! 💖 #brilliant

    • @katelyntaylor2
      @katelyntaylor2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      WAIT THIS IS SO COOL WHAT WHOASJFJASDL;KFDSAJFLKAJSDLKF

    • @tygrunge
      @tygrunge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, how did you figure that out. Amazing! I'm impressed

    • @dejanmarkovic3040
      @dejanmarkovic3040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It wouldn't do shit for us without the limbic system, though...

    • @bennyhath1789
      @bennyhath1789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You definitely know your music respect

    • @krisjaynav
      @krisjaynav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Marvin D. Rogers I concur

  • @robertastarr4276
    @robertastarr4276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Absolutely one of the most beautiful songs i have been honored to find in a long long time..
    Please, remember me
    happily
    fondly
    halloween
    mistakenly
    as in the dream
    my misery
    seldomly
    and finally

  • @ianguy751
    @ianguy751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is the type of song you appreciate when In Good Company.

  • @mrs.glamqueen8346
    @mrs.glamqueen8346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My goodness this song is everything!

  • @reveusemona5595
    @reveusemona5595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The most beautiful song I've ever heard

  • @idanwillenchik3050
    @idanwillenchik3050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The music has a very repetetive and circular feeling but the words are hauntingly beautiful.

  • @awwwwwshit
    @awwwwwshit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Pretty sure this is the best song of all time ever.

  • @VirgilDavis
    @VirgilDavis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This song takes you to many memories. I could listen over and over.

  • @amyg3138
    @amyg3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hands down one of the best songs ever written.

    • @billborgerding8038
      @billborgerding8038 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I must agree, a master piece. It's funny how you realize that the fist time you hear it. Gregory Allen Isakov does a beautiful cover.

  • @180_S
    @180_S 5 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Thank you Homecoming for reconnecting me with this.

    • @huntrrams
      @huntrrams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      cientochentasur that ending really hit me hard but in a feel good way

    • @chrisa5203
      @chrisa5203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      that ending though 😭😫🥺

    • @georgionic
      @georgionic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      felt like a fucking slap in the face

    • @thedoctorwho7474
      @thedoctorwho7474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      cientochentasur this will now forever be Heidi and Walter’s song for me. And I thought the ending was perfect.

    • @Squatex1
      @Squatex1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When I heard the first bar of this song start in the finale I was like "Oh fuck you your gonna make me cry now." Worked.

  • @oddblood420
    @oddblood420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This and " My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist " are my favorite trapeze themed songs ever

  • @unlockdaniel
    @unlockdaniel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hits different when it seems everything good I your life is behind you

  • @nicholasmatthew9687
    @nicholasmatthew9687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Some time ago, the world lost someone special who introduced me to this song when we were younger. This is where I always go to remember her. Life is a funny little thing.

  • @joekhan7599
    @joekhan7599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This song makes life worth it. A spiritual dessert undeserved.

  • @subitaba3049
    @subitaba3049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I found this song in SoundCloud 3 years back! Such a soothing and beautiful music!

  • @collinrave4776
    @collinrave4776 8 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    "i'm crying in my coffee" , "This is the best song of all time", "I can't"

    • @margaretsutton8192
      @margaretsutton8192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too. I can't stand it.

    • @celestemccarthy2620
      @celestemccarthy2620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      love u

    • @mandys72
      @mandys72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is war. Song

    • @andrewchavez7770
      @andrewchavez7770 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @jameskacmarcik2575
      @jameskacmarcik2575 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This doesn't make me cry, it kinda goes on too long and his lyrics typically suck like these. But his guitar rhythm and melody is spot on that's why I like him. He's got that old timey taste and feel which I respect. And I can't finger pick for the life of me so he's got that going for him.

  • @jenniferr9519
    @jenniferr9519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Rest in peace Michael Lipson, you made my childhood better and the circus more bearable. 'Til we meet again at the pearly gates.

  • @spacejunky4380
    @spacejunky4380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found this song in highschool. I thought it was dumb I enjoyed it so I shoved it away. Now, listening to it, my heart yearns for this love. I have been cold, now I need to feel warm.

  • @tinasainato5839
    @tinasainato5839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My aunt just sent me this idk why but im 10 and i usually dont put my age in these things but my dad recently passed away and i didnt know he had cancer i was just told that he was just sick he was a great man to me and everyone around him a great father and person but we had atleast 5 people reach out to us and tell us that how nice he was and that he helped them all in a diffrent ways i still talk to one how he helped in middle school i made alot of people cry when i was texting them they were reading my text to all my family so he was a great man and father to me and everyone that knew him he was 48 when he died please everyone tell your story for a loved one useing this song

  • @tokyocloud6509
    @tokyocloud6509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When Ed Sheeran's Afterglow says "the radio is playing Iron and Wine". I came here coz I miss em. :'(

  • @spider23000
    @spider23000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Homecoming brought me here (the perfect end to an amazing show). I had never heard it before that.

  • @darylc6970
    @darylc6970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This beautiful song brings me back to a time where I was care free, content, but very naive - loving someone and thinking life would never change, but of course it did. Now deep in my soul I always yearn for a time like that to come back, and for it to stay that way forever, but I know it never will. Thank you Sam Beam. A complete masterpiece.

    • @annaflores2622
      @annaflores2622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Daryl C my dad passed away a month ago today. This song and this comment are everything to me right now. Thank you.

  • @valeriejewell2015
    @valeriejewell2015 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes, I'm 74, but this song brings me back to age 5, and I wipe my nose on my sleeve.....

  • @bluejeans5456
    @bluejeans5456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I saw him play this song at a chapel at Hope college, close to ten years ago. There was a blizzard that night and it was extremely cold. We stood outside the chapel for over an hour before they let us in. We got to sit in the front pew, and put our wet socks and frozen feet next to the radiator. When he sang "They went on to say
    that the pearly gates had some eloquent graffiti, like 'We'll meet again' and 'Fuck the man..." everyone cheered.

  • @LucasNauan
    @LucasNauan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The best song ever.

  • @robhurtaho
    @robhurtaho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I know this is a great song because it doesn't feel like it's almost 10 minutes long.

  • @ZeroFXAirborne
    @ZeroFXAirborne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    when my body gives out, and i find myself no longer in this earth. play this song at my funeral please... and remember me!

    • @Recipefordisaster23
      @Recipefordisaster23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im replying to remind you of this song in case you have forgotten. :) i would like this song to also play at my funeral , along with Dream Sweet In Sea Major by Miracle Musical. Have a good life.

  • @travisbrowning288
    @travisbrowning288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Coming back to Phoenix in oct! Love me some iron and wine. My wife and i got to meet Sam the morning after a show in Tucson and i had a total fan boy meltdown he shook my hand and was all "hi I'm sam" all i could come up with was "no shit" lol! Worlds nicest guy, i collected myself and he hung out and chatted for a few. One of those moments you'll remember for the rest of your life, iron and wine means quite a bit to me like a lot of people who have struggled and had music carry them through.

  • @Nomaqhawe
    @Nomaqhawe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just realized that this song has been in my regular rotation for 10 years. It is a refuge, be it a bright or bleak moment.

  • @thenondualisticmystic
    @thenondualisticmystic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song is so beautiful I almost cry every time.

  • @oshun301
    @oshun301 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my all time favorite songs! Probably #1. Never gets old. Absolute perfection. Definitely playing at my funeral, yet I play for emotional highs and lows.

  • @yussofross1417
    @yussofross1417 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this so much.It's how music should be heard and remembered.

  • @lauraaraki3681
    @lauraaraki3681 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    beautiful instrumental arrangements on this version..

  • @olerazzle
    @olerazzle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My ex of 6 years passed about 3 months ago. It hasn't fully hit me yet I know, he was only 25 so we spent nearly a quarter of his life together. This song stirred up some feelings I didnt know if I was ready to confront, but know I need to. Beautiful

    • @TheStarvingAfrican
      @TheStarvingAfrican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry for your loss, I don’t know if there’s anything a stranger on the internet can say to make you feel better. But you should try your best to live a full and happy life. You have so much life ahead of you, don’t waste it, live. For you, and for him. Good Luck!

    • @zenunderground
      @zenunderground 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This song holds a very intimate spot un alot of people's hearts..you arent alone.

  • @Raymonddurann
    @Raymonddurann 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nobody has any idea how much this song means to me. fantastic song fantastic story fantastic album fantastic poet. Thank you mr Beam

  • @zad_rasera
    @zad_rasera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've read somewhere that no matter how skilled you are as a trapeze artist, even your smallest mistake can cost you your life.

  • @michaelbotchin4122
    @michaelbotchin4122 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a pretty song came by it from just watching the film "Timer"

  • @amine1678
    @amine1678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This songs takes my mind somewhere away from everything . I feel at peace listening to it ❤️

  • @ericechols7638
    @ericechols7638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such beautiful poetic lyrics set to various musical styles blended together in perfect harmony and meaning. I was introduced to Iron and Wine in 09' by my co-worker, and loved Iron and Wine every since.

  • @caarbaby
    @caarbaby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This has always been my most fave song. It means a lot more now because I won’t be around after tonight. My nape always said “please remember me seldomly” to remind those in my life to remember me but not to often.
    Thank you. I have women King also tattooed on me. I saw you alone live in Michigan a few years back. Forever in my mind.
    Thank you.

    • @dhaltonmiller1215
      @dhaltonmiller1215 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why not just queen? Or are you a feminist that is depressed because of what your ideology has done to the world? Feminism is not good for women and men. We have all been tricked. Me included. I'm sorry you are suffering... hope you're still here

  • @katiebee5002
    @katiebee5002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I see this song from a very different point of view. My mother has Altzhimers. I am so grateful she is still with us, but I miss the woman she was all the time. I'm not looking forward to the day she forgets me.

  • @dianamessinger4899
    @dianamessinger4899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a wonderful song. My favorite of iron

  • @ditzydern3007
    @ditzydern3007 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The only thing keeping me here right now.
    At least for this moment

  • @ppsayl1235
    @ppsayl1235 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song is for you, Pete. My twin brother, my friend. I remember you - don't you worry. I'm sure you have some eloquent graffiti waiting at the gates for me. We'll laugh at that. Until then, tears are all I can manage.

  • @lhiggi2
    @lhiggi2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    More obscure of a reference, but the movie "In Good Company" made me fall in love with this song and Iron & Wine. I had just started college and I can still recall how that felt and the relevant scenes in this movie...all related to finding yourself / way in life. So much nostalgia...

    • @adgetimick7573
      @adgetimick7573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lenora Higginbotham, I fell in love with Iron and Wine in college as well, but circa 2004. When I first heard this song, it was like he was playing my heartstrings instead of guitar strings. Seeing it featured at the end of IN GOOD COMPANY still gives me goosebumps.

  • @zanethind
    @zanethind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got this song suggestion from a person on Vent and I'm gald I did, it was worth it

  • @jonasbrothersrock125
    @jonasbrothersrock125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    such a poetic song with so many beautiful interpretations: THANK YOU

  • @the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.
    @the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "It's easier to be humble when not enough has shown you that enough will do and more means enough for someone else too."
    ,dan'

  • @wescollins2981
    @wescollins2981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    They WILL play this song at my funeral or damnit I'm not going

    • @mkprocter882
      @mkprocter882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😂👌

    • @grandma4557
      @grandma4557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😁😂

    • @99awrad87
      @99awrad87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Fuckin right. I got ur back on dat one boo. Shot out from P'cola FLORIDA. Stay safe.

    • @wescollins2981
      @wescollins2981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@99awrad87 you too and thank you!

    • @s.m.aminulhaque9926
      @s.m.aminulhaque9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Angel of death will take you away with him!

  • @peggymicsky8607
    @peggymicsky8607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Go when you need to go. Work tomorrow. Be safe and have a great week. You are loved 💓 and way too far away!

  • @RattheKing
    @RattheKing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    For some reason this song reminds me vividly of my best friend who passed away 5 or so years ago. I get choked up by the second verse. I'll always love and miss him so much and this song just never fails to make me cry.

  • @freddyspurscowboys6379
    @freddyspurscowboys6379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can listen to this song for hours.

  • @anthonygray1318
    @anthonygray1318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m 22 now and I still can’t make it through this song without crying

  • @JimmyJacksonDapperPinkAlpaca
    @JimmyJacksonDapperPinkAlpaca 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dammit, I was so into it then the flutes cut in and I burst out laughing. Still gets my 10/10, like, favorite, and seal of approval.

    • @ladyblackorchid
      @ladyblackorchid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That’s a circus calliope playing... circus music from a circus with trapeze acts. It’s perfect.

    • @donpearce564
      @donpearce564 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dammit! I had been really groovin' to this tune...then I read your post...and then I heard the FLUTES...OMG I wish this song had just stopped while it was ahead...

    • @abcSHELBY
      @abcSHELBY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every time I play this my boyfriend does the same thing, then apologizes because he knows how much I love the song lmao

    • @jaybev6320
      @jaybev6320 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ladyblackorchid I was going to say, I've listened to this song 1,000 times and never heard a flute. Thanks for clarifying