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  • I love revisiting this song (after what seems like too long), you have a lot of other great songs / collabs but this is still my favorite and I hate how youtube makes me have to dig around your channel to get to it.

  • You're a beast at songwriting. Can't get enough of your music. Your lyrics feel like home.

  • damnnnn this chick's talented.

  • peace and love!

  • Kind of hard to get all the words, but this sounds like loser music to me. Not willin to expose myself to the whole bit. I like the number 8, so I was searchin 1988. Next I'll try 1888.

  • Still love this song & White Noise the best... They are raw talent & inspiration!!!

  • Genius and passion collide! Don't ever stop kiddo..you got it!

  • Thank you for writing this beautiful song we can all relate to.

  • how even does "and to me god's just in other words" make sense? i thought it said "and to me god's just another word" /:

  • @animesweetie1 it is sad that i have to explain this to you... very sad. 'and to me god's just in other words.' let me break it down for you - and to me god is just in other words. "in other words" is an expression. english must not be your first language. does that help any?

  • Big fan. But you screwed up your own lyrics. How do you do that? "And to me God's just a metaphor" It's actually "And to me God's just in other words" Not complaining... Why post the album lyrics on this rendition if its obviously different? By the way, if the album version says that, than that's some bad writing. This version is way better.

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  • lauren is so awesome

  • To all those complaining about they lyrics, they aren't wrong. They are from the album version which obviously isn't the same as this.

  • Today is my birthday; born in '88. Thought I'd come listen to this song.

  • How do you mess up your own lyrics? Edit them. It's ' to me gods just in other words.' By the way this is my favorite song from you.

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  • wow!

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  • You are really really good. Like, this-is-the-first-comment-I've­-ever-posted-on-youtube good. Prepare to make my wallet just a little slimmer.

  • Do you know what would sound ace, a violin solo in the middle. Just a random thought. Your music is awsome. Never stop :)

  • Seriously, your chord progressions are so complex and rhythmic...they leave you hanging on every note just waiting for that next chord to chime and resound in your ears. You play one heck of a guitar. Rock on!

  • Hells Yes!!! Hells Yes!!! Hells Yes!!! I love it!!! I love it!!! I love you!!! I'm following you on YouTube and can't get enough I want I need an album Your a breath of fresh air Every song A female Ryan Adams in which all I listen too and have his whole catalog twice

  • that was amazing!! keep doing what you do best!!! i am sure you will get a record label one day : )

  • OMG IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­O AWESOME! I luv it (if u couldn't tell)!

  • You are such an amazing song writer...and musician..and that's not mentioning that you're absolutely gorgeous.definitely have a youtube crush going on right here.

  • I've just fallen in love with you.

    Please keep making music, you're extremely talented and you'll get somewhere if you keep working at it

  • You have a rare truth in your voice. And your lyrics are well thought out and strongly spoken. You can tell you a person that thinks before they speak. Your music is refreshing. And for that I owe you my appreciation. Please continue to make music.

  • dude. you will go far.

  • Gotta say that I am a big fan of the neck and knuckle cracks at the beggining of the song... haha

  • wow, ur voice is beautiful.. ur very good looking too, =) u have a career right there, keep doing wt u doing, and good luck ;)

  • wow the lyrics are... incredible! well done

  • great song

    keep on rockin'

  • This song actually made me cry.

  • Love your lyrics... this song is amazing!

  • "Oh what would Jesus say?"

    The inflection you use in this part is undeniably delicate and touchingly poignant. You have an amazing voice, and outstanding musical abilities. Keep up the good work, Lauren. I said it once before, but I'll say it again: I'm sure he knows you better than you think he does. Just remember that line from "Maybe true Stories":

    I'm convincing myself that it's all relative,

    and if there's a God, when He forgives, I think he must consider it...

  • frankly this is just a thing of beauty nothing else needs to be said 

  • Really sweet one,i like lyrics. congratulations.

  • I've listened to this so many times that I think you've actually made more money off of me watching it (w/adverts) than you would get if I actually bought the song.

  • I love you Lauren... I seriously, seriously love you. I can watch and listen to you sing all day everyday. So amazing!!!

  • you're brilliant every day.

  • Oh my god, you've blown my mind.

    Thank you!

  • i can't stop clicking "like it"

  • I don't listen to the radio much anymore; it all sounds the same to me. But I do spend a lot of time seaching for original, good music on YouTube. You definitley stand out from the crowd. If you're ever playing anywhere close to where I live, I'll be sure to come see you.

  • i've love this song for a long time. it's brilliant.

  • This is a big statement but I've watch a ton of videos on YouTube and in "real life" and you are by far the best songwriter and performer I've seen that is not on a major label.

  • Wow others have already started covering your songs on youtube...it's only a matter of time before everyone knows your name

  • She plays this song with such enthusiasm. It's truly powerful. The emotion you hear in her vocals and strength with which she strums those six strings...audible art. One guitar, one girl, a little rhythm, and what do you get? A peak into the soul of an artist who has begun a trip down a road to perfecting a craft that few put so much into anymore. It's an uncommon trait. Mad props.

  • So random that I stumbled upon this vid.... But you are clearly going places. I absolutely LOVE your lyrics.

  • Wow, you're amazing- I love this. SO MUCH- Im going to buy your whole album off itunes right now!

  • Listening this is SO MUCH nicer when you were born in 1988 too. So cool, Lauren, Congrats, it is cool to know when we have sth in common with people we admire.

  • this song is seriously one of the best i've heard. can i be you?

  • That guitar is frikin awesome, wish I could play like that! Beautiful song.

  • you are beautiful. a beautiful girl,a beautiful soul. i only wish i possessed such talent and such a perspective as yours. I admire you. And I believe nothing is such a compliment as admiration for artistic talent....as knowing that you can touch so many strangers so DEEPLY with your work. I love how much emotion you inject into your songs. I was an instant fan. Keep on keeping on....no matter what life throws at you! You have something extremely unique and special...

  • omfg ive just realized that i already could have known lauren oconnor songs three years before ... i am totally buggered

  • I love this song! I was born the same year! May 23rd. When were you born?

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  • i am currently sitting in the library of my university listening to you as i study for my final essay for the semester and when i clicked on this song i stopped studying and just listened. And then i started to cry...IN THE LIBRARY! i blame you and these fantastic lyrics that are so thoughtful and nostalgic and brilliant and i want that Album!! and now people are staring at me -_-

  • You're voice is amazing, and you're so talented. You've become one of my favorite singers over this past week, and I'm trying to spread the love for your songs as much as I can. (^_^)

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  • I love My Terrible Friend, but I have to say, this is one of your best. At least it is to me.

  • You have a beautiful voice :)

  • Oy... I liked "Same Things," so I started listen to all your songs posted here. You've got great talent, but you're a Debbie Downer.

  • not sure if any of my comments have come across,but you are SO talented ,I've listened to you for days .

  • for the longest time i thought you were wearing a weird turtle neck and a pink sweater, and i was questioning your odd fashion sense in this certain video

    but now that i realised its just a sweatshirt, i have to admit i'm kinda relieved :P

    but, of course, i would definitely love your music either way :)

  • These lyrics are sick!! So sad and honest. Just awsome... It feels like it could become a tracy chapman classic like fast car. One of those songs that you play in the car on roadtrips, that everyone knows the lyrics to :P

  • wow this song is amazing. Please send me the chords, i would love to learn it

  • Why do they choose Justin Bieber to make it big and not you?? You've been at this long enough and you are way better.

  • Great as usual, Lauren!

  • wow. very powerful.

  • After watching your videos for over a year, this is still one of my favorites.

  • Why can't she pull a Justin beiber and be famous all ready

  • Hey u have a great voice and ur good at creating music but seriously..... It's time to write some happy lyrics the past is behind u so get over it

  • Best lyrics ever... Idon't know how many people feel like me but i feel like this song was written about me. The ideas you have are briliant and each verse is better than the other. I truly understand and relate to every single word of it and I think that's one of the things that make it such a great song. Keep it up :)

  • quanto sei bella e come canti bene brava 

  • I forgive you for not being religious anymore...

  • Let me know if you're ever playing in Texas!! I would love to see you play live.

  • dude. i love you.

  • You have an amazing voice and you are beautiful =] How old are you anyways?

  • Do a bobby mcgee cover! i love your voice for it.

  • Only Humans and angels can make music! You might be both!

  • God Will Always know Your name.

    Besides how could he Forget someone so Beautifle

  • Lauren, i showed my little sister your videos and now she gets mad whenever i dont have a new one to show her... keep it up

  • I've never seen or heard you until this moment... and your song just made me weep uncontrollably. You have something so special.

  • i`m born in 1988 and i love your songs!

  • This is my fave song you've done. Your vocal chords fascinate me......that sounded really weird in my head.

  • Lauren, Look up Dave Armstrong - Wide Open America- you two should be a team!!! He's a friend of mine. You both are amazing!!!

  • I've probably listened to this song 5 time in a row today alone, and it's only 10 in the morning. And I'm at work. I could listen to only it for the rest of the day. It's like, my personal theme song except the year my brother was born.

    The last verse particularly gets to me, because the only time in my life when I felt "fine" was at my grandparents house. And personally i've felt lost since they passed.

    Butt his song in general is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

    Thank you.

  • excuse me miss Lauren. Please send me chords for this song. Cuz I love it. Lots

  • @Sobo2Bonzai Send me an email or PM! otherwise I will probably forget.

  • This song gave me chills, you are amazing

  • Considering the fact that you have amazing vocals and beautiful lyrics, I'm not particularly proud of the fact that I haven't listened to any of your originals until tonight. I have seen you on several of Julia Nune's videos though, so here I am.

    Better late than never.

    This song is beautiful. I applaud intelligent lyrics and you have them.

    Win.

  • you're amazing. this is amazing I originally saw your're wilco cover... but this is... this is amazing, I will pray that you make it big.

  • This reminds me so much of Bright Eyes...and not in a "OH MAH GAWD, STOP COPYING CONOR OBERST, YOU STUPID DOUCHEBAG!" way. In a "OH MAH GAW, THIS IS AMAZING JUST LIKE CONOR OBERST!" way.

  • jesteś cudowna!!!

  • these lyrics are absolute genius. point blank.

  • Did everyone's grandfather die in 1999 or something?

  • You inspire me, if you played with Frank turner i would fly over oceans to see you.

  • beautiful then you get the trance beat wounderful range wowow

  • beautiful then you get the trance beat wounderful range wowow

  • I really, really like this... very GOOD song!!!!

  • wow ur amazing i wish i could play as good as you

  • 10/31/1988

  • I think youre amazing! I was wondering if youre planning on having a concert anytime soon? my friends and i would LOVE to come see you.

  • I think you're amazing! I was wondering if you are planning on having a concert anytime soon? my friends and I would LOVE to go see you

  • You have wonderful talent. I love your lyrics and music.

  • Omg, I was born in 1988.

  • Wow! You have some very fine lyrics in your songs!

    All the best, and keep em comin!

  • I do not have teeth!

  • Beautiful. I am smiling.

  • Lauren, YouTube keeps recommending High School Musical videos because I favorite this... I'm worried.

  • Oh man. I have no explanation. But I would suggest that you don't follow their advice.

  • wow pretty powerful . i like it

  • скажу по русски-

    "Пиздато"!

  • So after close inspection I've decided this is I think my favorite song. It's between this and White Noise, but I really love this song. p.s.- If I find you a venue to play in San Francisco, will you play? If so, how big of a venue are you looking for?

  • i've never commented on this, but i've listened to this song at least 10 times a week for about 3 or 4 months now. It's imperfectly amazing and everyone I've showed it to loves it, too.

  • amazing! your songs make me feel so much better !

  • i don't mean this horribly, but you voice and singing style kinda reminds me of a female version of James Blunt :) you have a great voice, love the lyrics!

  • whoa! your right it does! haha

    james blunt is awesome!!

  • this is my favorite song. ever. these lyrics are amazing. seriously i think this is you best one ever.

  • congratulations, that's one of the greatest lyrics i've ever seen

    that's a little funny fact. I was born on 88 too, and my grandfather died 2 days after we visited him, in 99

  • Thanks!  And lots of people were born in 1988, but combined with that second bit, that's pretty crazy.

  • God.... you are so awesome. The way you play guitar makes me so jealous... as does everything else in this song.

    fantastic.

  • Love the passion in your lyrics.

    I'm subscribed.

  • ♥ awesome

  • This is so wonderful.

  • omg best song ive heard in a long time this like fit every part of my life thank you for your music

  • This is by far my favorite LOC song.

  • this song puts the most ridiculous smile on my face.

  • great job, great songwriting, great guitar work. great everything.

  • Lauren, I'm a poet too, and I too am amazed by your songwriting. Keep up the good work. And I would be honored if you would Google "each precludes all others." You'll only see one entry...unless this comment shows up.

  • this an amazing song

  • Gah, I was born in 1988 too :)

    I love this song. <3

    My birthday is soon ^_^ yayyy

  • i think your music is really interesting and different. What is so moving is that you can tell that every song has real emotion behind it. It is relatble to. Thanx for sharing a part of yourself with us.

  • Smashing Pumpkins are gonna be pissed ;P

    Great song :]

  • "And to me God's just a metaphor

    A metaphor for everything that's strange"

    I concluded a religion essay with this theory exactly last week. Weird.

    Awesome as always.

  • If you love this song, get the CD.

    It's awesome. Super clear.

    Cmon, cheapskates. It's less than a Costco pizza.

  • your a badass! super glad i stumbled upon your song. new subscriber

  • No one does it like the irish!

    5/5

  • this song is just amazing. I feel like I can relate to it. I honestly love it.

  • You are absolutely amazingly wonderful. I like your lyrics a little more than Julia. ;) Please do another cover with her. You two are a great pair

  • I can't get over how talented you are. Your lyrics aren't just simple, they tell a story, but not in any typical way. Everything is a metaphor with a literal meaning. If that makes any sense whatsoever....

  • love it, genius, etc.

  • This is by far my favorite of your songs. Keep up the great work. I'm very glad to have found out about you.

  • wow. Your really good!. Very good!. Your voice is so good and een though the chords are the same, it is really good! Your so good, you can go far with a voice like that!. x

  • Brilliant, simply brilliant.

  • i love ur voice you are so talanted keep it up :)

  • I think i'ts fantastic... really I can't stop listening at it!!! Interesting chord progression, really beautiful!!!

  • hmmm, the chord progression... did you happen to listen to 'the story' by brandi carlile before writing this?

  • Nope. Never heard of it.

  • ah, well, very similar. the chords i mean. both your song and hers are GREAT. this has been stuck in my head

  • this song sounds nothing like the story. get a clue.

  • -_- the chords. are the same. just a different order. the chord progressions are different, obviously. but the chords are the same. you dont play guitar, do you?

  • im a performer. and i know that having the same chords in two song, in a different order does not make them similar.

  • i just said the chords were the same, not that the songs sounded the same. its A F#m, E, and D, or atleast thats what im seeing. both songs have those chords. not in the same order, or style. thats all i was saying

  • @ilovemyipodnanoyesh sure the chords used are the same, but they sound nothing alike.

  • @ilovemyipodnanoyesh the guitar has been around for a very long time and most of the chord progression have already been done now you have to take a chord progression and make it your own. i think you did an awesome job with this song. love both your albums can't wait for the next

  • @kalkid1 -____- I know that chord progs are hard to 'invent' and everything has basically been done already. I love how everyone has been replying to my one comment about how the songs were similar, and they're acting like they are Dr. Spencer....

  • This is yone of our best songs by my humble opinion :)

  • It's not better for us 86'ers ;) I guess what you define with this song is being human...

  • Wow!! you play beautifully! lyrics are pretty much amazing,

  • OMG soo nice :D

  • That's one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Especially the end. You're amazing at writing lyrics. I love it when a song could be a poem, and you'd still want to read over and over. This song is definitely like that.

  • sweet song

  • i'm 1988th :D

  • Wow. Very proffessional writing. You remind me a little of James Blunt and a little bit of Edie Brickell. How are you not already a YouTube legend?

  • I love this song! I was born in 1988 too. But it's more than that ... feels like if I was a better lyricist I could have almost written these words myself. I s'pose that's just a fancy way to say I can relate :)

  • Yes Lauren, God loves you, and knows your name. Your talent is an expression of his love for you. Keep up the stunning work.

  • God bless you! she needs to hear that.

  • Love it!

  • i was born in 1988 so i relate to this song

  • amazing

  • Wow! You are very good! Awesome song!

  • really just so great

  • ive listened to this so many times now and i definetly think this is in my top 100 songs everr :)

  • Me too, i love it!

  • You're great. You sound a lot like Kendall Payne.

  • Just got "The Shakes" in the mail yesterday, and this is already my favourite song I've heard you sing.

    I feel like I relate to this song a lot (except that I was born in '87...but who's counting?)...so thank you. :)

    But bacon is a miracle. Now if you were to write a song about bacon . . .