This fucking sends shivers down every bone in my spine. This album is visually, musically and lyrically perfect. It's like the musical equivalent to films where you take any frame from it and hang it on your wall.
This song will forever be engraved in my heart. We've all a hand to let go of…..and a still heart to mourn over……….but there's so much yet to come. Discuss.
Even if I'm not paying attention to the music because of doing work or something else - as soon as he sings "don't ever..." I automatically sing along.
I held the door for these cats at Metro Chicago last June. Not only did they all thank me, but I asked them if they were playing wake and they ended up closing the show with a 15 minute version. Darby, Peter, and Michael are three of the nicest dudes EVER.
No song ever has had the sheer capacity to make me so sad yet so hopeful, ever. Hospice is more than an album, it's a story; the most beautiful, sad story. No album can compare, not one. I love The Antlers. This, my friends is music. It's not just about love & loss, it's about connecting, sharing, expressing & giving. This song expresses an emotion that you'd only know if you felt it. Lets face it, we all have felt this. It helped me realize the beauty in any emotion. It's amazing to just feel.
I'm currently studying this song (and the whole Hospice album) for its cinematographical value.
Every time I try to work, I just can't help but being absolutely blown away by how evocative and beautiful it is. The Antlers are a little bunch of gifted magicians.
'The hardest thing is never to repent for someone else, it's letting people in...'
i have aspergers i have trouble with emotion. most songs are meaning less to me, but the antlers music and this song in particular just make me quiver with emotion and feeling.
Whenever people view pussy "songs" like this they always comment about a shitty experience they had.. No one of any relevance gives a fuck about you being emo
Sometimes I wonder if certain people are lying to get pity. Airing out their made-up tragedies to get sympathy from strangers :/ desperate attention whores!
@Rockscod Oh. Ha. I get it, You're insinuating that I'm 12, almost like an insult. From where do you assert that I'm 12, though? Does stating one's opinion make them 12? Does telling the truth about how people middle class white kids complain about how bad their lives are, when people in other countries and even suffer everyday make me young?
@disturbedking8 It's because the song is capable of evoking an emotional response regardless of whether the listener is a middle class white kid, or a staving child in a third world country. We all have our good moments and our bad, and the idea of someone singing about something relative to those bad experiences helps us come to terms with it, since we feel that there's someone who understands what we've gone through. (Us being humanity in general)
@eataturd117 Or they could stop being bitchy emo middle class white kids who don't have anything to complain about. Why the FUCK would a kid in a third world country even be on youtube looking up depressing music that they could relate to? Even if they had the capacity to BE on youtube, I'm quite positive they would use their time much more wisely.
>Or they could stop being bitchy emo middle class white kids who don't have anything to complain about.
Never assume that shit; sure, they may not be starving in a third-world country, but some people have been through shit that you could never even stand. Never assume.
@wielderofdrumstix You're a fucking idiot; they proclaim what they're complaining about in the comment section. I didn't assume anything. Maybe you should stop assuming that other people make assumptions.
i remember hearing this song from nowhere in the hospital as i breathed in the halucinetic crap gas before surgery. that experience still scares me today.
1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY
I just found The Antlers. They are impactful, especially this song. It is mournful and heavy for the soul. But it shows me how much that all emotions are important. I had a friend, who may or may not have died from suicide, I'll never admit that I know or not. I'd like to think that some souls just need to be free of this reality so they can flourish and grow into something beautiful in the next. Maybe they got off at the wrong stop. I miss them everyday. Catharsis is all I can describe.
I started listening to this album a year ago this month. I could never really connect with what they were saying because I had never experienced depression. 10 months ago, my best friend committed suicide. We were in an argument two weeks before. No matter how much I tell myself it wasn't my fault, I still always feel that way. This has kind of helped me move on. It's not my burden to carry. I wish more than anything he was still alive, and I had done something. But, I have to let it go.
Despite a few super negative exceptions, the comment section for this video is one of nicest I have ever seen. It's depressingly rare to scroll down after watching a video and see more praise and well-wishes than heated arguments and trolling. As seemingly unimportant as that is, maybe it's another thing this song has to be proud of. Also, how lovely is it to see comments like BluFields' as the top comments and not, "Thumbs up if you think the Antlers are better than RAA?"
I always thought "this album is just hyped as shit and never as good as everyone tells me how perfectly it would fit me"
Now, years after its release, I'm crying. Tore down by the melodies, humming, the deep lyrics. THIS is the feeling I've missed with music for a long long long time. It binds me, shakes me, makes me feel alive and worth living.
First thing in the morning, Imma buyin this record and just play it again <3
I genuinely think this is one of the greatest albums of all time. There are no words to describe how powerful this whole album is; I got goosebumps the minute I heard "Kettering," and I got unshakable chills from one of the very last few lines in the album: "But you come to me at night, just when I think I may have fallen asleep; your face is up against mine, and I'm too terrified to speak." Masterpiece.
I'm not gonna tell my life story or spill my guts or anything...but I fucking weeped at this song, just reading along with the lyrics. haven't done that in a while
@FaithHopeLife11 i doubt it, they say fuck a lot in other songs. Not that cussing makes you not a christian, it's just not usually a characteristic of christian bands, but who knows
This is definitely an album for survivors. To everyone going through something, I hope things get better for you. There's a lot of pain in the comments, but a lot of support too. Kudos to the supporters.
See, I LOVE their music, it's amazing, beautiful, and heart-breaking...but I can barely hear them. It's almost as sad as their lyrics. Oh well, I love them just the same.
My best friend died in May after a drugs overdose, & I've been carrying the burden on my back ever since because I wasn't pushy enough to get him to stop taking them.
I agree with you 100%, i feel like most "indie" or "alternative" music, or whatever the kids are calling it these days is just so completley mediocre and like you said, boring.
I just found out about The Antlers like 10 minutes ago.. I kept clicking through their other songs, listening to them && liking them. I come across this one.. & I literally start crying. It's so full of emotion & feeling. They're definitely going to be one of my favorite bands.
I just found out about The Antlers like 10 minutes ago.. I kept clicking through their other songs, listening to them && liking them. I come across this one.. & I literally start crying. It's so full of emotion & feeling. They're definitely going to be one of my favorite bands.
I discovered this album shortly after my father passed away in a hospital last january. I listened to it over and over and it helped me open up and accept my grief and for that I will be forever grateful. This song in particular plays over and over in my mind cause I identify with it so strongly. Sometimes the hardest thing to do IS to open up and let people in, and the last line repeating over and over again ... Its still makes me cry nearly a year later.
Yeah my bad ha I was basically vexed by a "brotha" earlier at class that day. I was just in that "state of mind" I agree not all rap is terrible. I was just blagh at the moment and trying to give my anger some reason.
the one douche dislike on here is probably someone who likes Rap. strong feeling on this one. This song is too deep and perennial to not love and feel. only a monkey rap loving person would dislike this.
@dontscream I see racism in your comment. I like rap but i love this song too. Don't be hating on other peoples music tastes, and don't be rasict, it gets you no where.
@BloodPump all music is the same you get good, bad, deep meaningfull and mindless bullshit but for any one to say they dont like a genre is a lie they jus havent heard anythin that means somethin to them yet its a shame that peole arnt more open too music they'd enjoy it a hell of alot more if they were. much love, peace
@BloodPump theyres some great white rappers that do deep stuff as well, check out a song called "keep movin on" by Vinnie Paz, you might not like it, but the lyrics are poetry
@BloodPump absolutely, outkast is the first one i bring up when people say that there is nothing to hip hop anymore. in general their right, but groups like outkast have substance
Respond to this video... The only complaint I have about some of the songs on this album might seem small, but it's reeeeeeaaallly annoying, is that I wish, wish, wish the the lyrics were a bit louder! When I read the lyrics (because I have to) they are amazing!!! But I can't hear them when he sings. Makes me really sad. With that tiny change this album would be perfection to me.
@BloodPump I'm in agreement, and I love Outkast, but i have to point out that rap can get a bit deeper than them... Saul Williams, Aesop Rock, Gonjasufi, Tricky and Sage Francis for starters...
@dontscream, im not a big rap fan.. but some rap is actually very clever.. try underground/alternative hip hop, or the likes of ''aesop rock'', ''brother ali'', ''greydon squared'', ''q tip'', ''slug(of atmosphere)'', ''sage francis'' .. :D
@PdishmonkeyJJ I must agree with you, aesop rock slug and sage francis are amazing aesop can be a bit hard to understand because he uses metaphors out the ass sometimes, but it's still very good and very well written
this song, literally made my jaw drop... I heard it, and coiuld not get enough... its such a great song. beautifully made, sung, and presented... When they come to atlanta, I am so there.
My friend keeps threatening to kill himself and I keep trying and trying to show him that there are things worth living for. I've been scared to sleep, frightened I'll wake up with a text saying goodbye....but hearing them say some patient's can't be saved and the burden isn't mine....this is not my fight. I will never give up on him, but I refuse to die with him. This album is amazing. This song is mine.
@BluFields that's a really good choice on your part. Definitely try to keep him around and be a reason for him to continue. Don't let him go, but at the same time, don't be afraid to.
@erty200 really? what the hell is wrong with you? you listen to this amazing song, read a hell of sad story, and tell him to go die? what has this world come to where no one has true feelings anymore? thank god we have the antlers to try and save us from a deep depression. go get some friends, douche.
I've been in your position and your friend; keep faith. Have fun with your friend. Don't bring up death/suicide in conversation, I found it made me want to kill myself even more, but just knowing there is someone out there that would be ruined if I died made me put the gun down. My friend, I am worried about him too but I am sure that he feels the same way I did. Remember, this isn't over, depression is something you deal with your whole life. 5 years for me and counting.
@kinghangabar1 3 years for me. When I found out I had depression I had a lot of anger and weakness, I hated everything and myself included and I thought of myself as something that needed correcting, so I destroyed myself. But now, in the third year, I'm much closer to peace. I've rebuilt myself as a better person. I'm more empathetic, and caring, forgiving, and understanding. I would not be the way I am had I never experienced the anguish of depression. Everything has its price.
@TheBurningBuddhist I went through a lesser depression, but none the less I really understand what you're talking about. You go through unbearable pain, and then you become a wonderful person. I like myself so much more than before, and I congrat you on your own progress! I bet you'll become a wonderful person. :)
@g1eri A week after I wrote that, he actually went through with it. He slit his wrists...the business way, and watched himself bleed out. If his roommates hadn't come back early he would've been a gone. But it was the wake up call everyone needed. We got him professional help and he's honestly better. He has a little girl now and a boat load of pills he takes religiously. He is happier, healthier, and moving forward. Thank you so much for asking and thanks to everyone for all the support.
Been Looking g1eri 's comment for three week and seven and a half days now. Looking just looking through this barren wasteland. I am the only one here on this desolate island located at the bottom of this massive kingdom we call Youtubopia. My body is growing weak and I am dehydrated and on the verge of collapse. The voice in my head is telling me "its time, Time to give up and go home". Blufields i have sent you this message in a bottle in hopes you will tell me the story
Give him my congratulations for not letting the darkness get him down. Not many people have the strength to defeat it. It's an inspiring story, to me and my mother who've been through the same attempts (failed, fortunately).
@BluFields I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!!! people like you are the reason people like your friend and me struggle to stay awake to see the next day.. but some how we make it to see another day.... I TRULY FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!! AND IM NOT GAY!!!
@Shinzu92 I agree, keeping people "sane" on prescriptions is the wrong way to move society forward. In my opinion if someone is weak enough to take their own life and they need pills to stop themselves from doing it again, they should. Everyone in the world has a shitty life, choosing suicide over bettering yourself is a cowards way out.
This song strikes so profoundly deep within my soul. This is the standout song for me on the album. Every time I listen to it, I appreciate the emotion and how life is fickle. No matter what happens to you, don't let people, or anything else for that matter, let you feel down about yourself.
This fucking sends shivers down every bone in my spine. This album is visually, musically and lyrically perfect. It's like the musical equivalent to films where you take any frame from it and hang it on your wall.
JournalisticDoctor 6 hours ago
i really do like this song but i need some lyrics i cant really make out what hes sayin and theres not lyric videos
roqhelle 2 days ago
This song will forever be engraved in my heart. We've all a hand to let go of…..and a still heart to mourn over……….but there's so much yet to come. Discuss.
ItsFreakinRubenYo 6 days ago
Even if I'm not paying attention to the music because of doing work or something else - as soon as he sings "don't ever..." I automatically sing along.
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I held the door for these cats at Metro Chicago last June. Not only did they all thank me, but I asked them if they were playing wake and they ended up closing the show with a 15 minute version. Darby, Peter, and Michael are three of the nicest dudes EVER.
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MrPengoat 6 days ago
@pinkcowboyhat Oppressive noise of the world? Really? I know where you're coming from, but you could have chose a better word than oppressive.
JPRyan04 1 week ago
I can barely hear the singer over the music. :(
geekydude1940 1 week ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Antlers
@geekydude1940 Sometimes you can barely hear yourself over the oppressive noise of the world.
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KoiChannel 1 week ago
This album is scratching into my heart
PopTartNeko 1 week ago
i've listened to this song for the past few nights when i couldn't sleep. i just now realized that it's 8 minutes long. i had no idea.
ohxindy 1 week ago
This song is haunting to the core. Love it
asapp7 2 weeks ago
No song ever has had the sheer capacity to make me so sad yet so hopeful, ever. Hospice is more than an album, it's a story; the most beautiful, sad story. No album can compare, not one. I love The Antlers. This, my friends is music. It's not just about love & loss, it's about connecting, sharing, expressing & giving. This song expresses an emotion that you'd only know if you felt it. Lets face it, we all have felt this. It helped me realize the beauty in any emotion. It's amazing to just feel.
ParachuteVine 3 weeks ago
i had an 8minutes trip, so sweet and so strong,
the song speaks to your inside, its amazing
thank you....
(by the way: who the fuck dislike this????????)
pikoDias18 3 weeks ago
can't describe this song with words.
louisthescott 3 weeks ago
why dislikes at all?
finniganseamus897 1 month ago
holy fuckaroo.
peoplenevernotice 1 month ago 2
<3 favourite from the album.
tasdungao 1 month ago
When I listen to a song, it has to move me from the very very first second of playing. And you guys succeeded. Well Done.
coryrockster123 1 month ago
I'm currently studying this song (and the whole Hospice album) for its cinematographical value.
Every time I try to work, I just can't help but being absolutely blown away by how evocative and beautiful it is. The Antlers are a little bunch of gifted magicians.
'The hardest thing is never to repent for someone else, it's letting people in...'
rem0il 1 month ago
i have aspergers i have trouble with emotion. most songs are meaning less to me, but the antlers music and this song in particular just make me quiver with emotion and feeling.
TheWoodyT 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Antlers 4
this song is so deep and it makes me think alot but the past and the girl i love and everything keep making good music
hilroyman 2 months ago
good man.
ally3kat7 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Whenever people view pussy "songs" like this they always comment about a shitty experience they had.. No one of any relevance gives a fuck about you being emo
disturbedking8 2 months ago
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Sometimes I wonder if certain people are lying to get pity. Airing out their made-up tragedies to get sympathy from strangers :/ desperate attention whores!
kmacmuzikmafia27 2 months ago
@kmacmuzikmafia27 I expected a typical rage response.... but you.. agreed with me... DOES. NOT. COMPUTE.
disturbedking8 2 months ago
@disturbedking8
hehe. thought it would be a mindfuck for you. ;)
kmacmuzikmafia27 1 month ago
@disturbedking8 What's it like being 12?
Rockscod 1 month ago
@Rockscod Oh. Ha. I get it, You're insinuating that I'm 12, almost like an insult. From where do you assert that I'm 12, though? Does stating one's opinion make them 12? Does telling the truth about how people middle class white kids complain about how bad their lives are, when people in other countries and even suffer everyday make me young?
disturbedking8 1 month ago
@disturbedking8 "Stop liking things I don't" is all I hear from your response.
Rockscod 1 month ago
@Rockscod That's nice. It must have taken you a long time to interpret that from what I originally wrote.
disturbedking8 1 month ago
@disturbedking8 It's because the song is capable of evoking an emotional response regardless of whether the listener is a middle class white kid, or a staving child in a third world country. We all have our good moments and our bad, and the idea of someone singing about something relative to those bad experiences helps us come to terms with it, since we feel that there's someone who understands what we've gone through. (Us being humanity in general)
eataturd117 1 month ago 2
@eataturd117 Or they could stop being bitchy emo middle class white kids who don't have anything to complain about. Why the FUCK would a kid in a third world country even be on youtube looking up depressing music that they could relate to? Even if they had the capacity to BE on youtube, I'm quite positive they would use their time much more wisely.
disturbedking8 1 month ago
@disturbedking8
>Or they could stop being bitchy emo middle class white kids who don't have anything to complain about.
Never assume that shit; sure, they may not be starving in a third-world country, but some people have been through shit that you could never even stand. Never assume.
wielderofdrumstix 3 weeks ago
@wielderofdrumstix You're a fucking idiot; they proclaim what they're complaining about in the comment section. I didn't assume anything. Maybe you should stop assuming that other people make assumptions.
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edwardelricgirl56 1 month ago
Too scared to click on any other suggested songs holy fuck this song put everything to such high standards now.
crystalcomplexion 2 months ago
the faint thumping gives me the mental image of someone's heart as the person walks away
diamondintherough11 2 months ago in playlist Senior Year
one of the best tracks ever.
boskameel 2 months ago
After listening to this song for a while, I started unconsciously breathing in time with the song. It was so scary once I realized what I was doing.
SpootyOstrich 2 months ago
GAH! So creepy, every time they breathe, I breathe.
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I love this song.
electricaltinopeners 2 months ago
i remember hearing this song from nowhere in the hospital as i breathed in the halucinetic crap gas before surgery. that experience still scares me today.
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1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY
helensshuchahazard 3 months ago
First time hearing this song...
Cried midway through :' )
chesspiece11 3 months ago 3
I just found The Antlers. They are impactful, especially this song. It is mournful and heavy for the soul. But it shows me how much that all emotions are important. I had a friend, who may or may not have died from suicide, I'll never admit that I know or not. I'd like to think that some souls just need to be free of this reality so they can flourish and grow into something beautiful in the next. Maybe they got off at the wrong stop. I miss them everyday. Catharsis is all I can describe.
TheGreySly 3 months ago 28
best album ever
OfTehMedia 3 months ago 3
SO SO beautiful!!
wahlicnm 4 months ago
Mmm... peace
carlosinferi 4 months ago
OMG EMOTIONS
joeypeppy 4 months ago 2
What the hell!? I didn't notice until right now how long this song was, I guess I was just caught up in the beauty of it.
mellieator 4 months ago
Im fucking miserable :'(
chug11649 4 months ago in playlist chug11649's favorites 7
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@chug11649 No you are not :)
nelly4578 4 months ago in playlist The antlers
@chug11649 <3 <3 <3 All good to you:)
wahlicnm 4 months ago
Imagine listening to this when you're travelling by train in the rain with a coffee and a book in hand. Beautiful.
FionaBoosh 4 months ago 2
I started listening to this album a year ago this month. I could never really connect with what they were saying because I had never experienced depression. 10 months ago, my best friend committed suicide. We were in an argument two weeks before. No matter how much I tell myself it wasn't my fault, I still always feel that way. This has kind of helped me move on. It's not my burden to carry. I wish more than anything he was still alive, and I had done something. But, I have to let it go.
boombrendenboom 5 months ago 6
Finally top comments that are worthy of our attention.
thedirtyhippie01 5 months ago 4
@thedirtyhippie01 very true.. i would upvote but then it would replace the top two :(
azt3c2005 4 months ago
@azt3c2005 It wouldn't replace it lol it'd be like 1 vote whereas those have over 40
thedirtyhippie01 4 months ago
downland in???????????????? pleasee!!
go0dgirl6 5 months ago
I think my prayer just got answered
Nokebu 5 months ago
@azt3c2005 its true and im crying because of it :')
RatPope 5 months ago
Despite a few super negative exceptions, the comment section for this video is one of nicest I have ever seen. It's depressingly rare to scroll down after watching a video and see more praise and well-wishes than heated arguments and trolling. As seemingly unimportant as that is, maybe it's another thing this song has to be proud of. Also, how lovely is it to see comments like BluFields' as the top comments and not, "Thumbs up if you think the Antlers are better than RAA?"
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wakeNbakeish 5 months ago
this song just fucked the left side of my brain
wakeNbakeish 5 months ago
I always thought "this album is just hyped as shit and never as good as everyone tells me how perfectly it would fit me"
Now, years after its release, I'm crying. Tore down by the melodies, humming, the deep lyrics. THIS is the feeling I've missed with music for a long long long time. It binds me, shakes me, makes me feel alive and worth living.
First thing in the morning, Imma buyin this record and just play it again <3
DarkAngelEU 6 months ago
4 people don't have hearts and only care about themselves, (it's sad)
Edwin5467 6 months ago 4
"no description available" - couldn't have put it better myself
ben250158 6 months ago 94
@ben250158 Very cool, and totally true
JodieTotman 6 months ago
the most depressing and amazing song of all time
deathspasm9 6 months ago
this song is made for me
RatPope 6 months ago
I genuinely think this is one of the greatest albums of all time. There are no words to describe how powerful this whole album is; I got goosebumps the minute I heard "Kettering," and I got unshakable chills from one of the very last few lines in the album: "But you come to me at night, just when I think I may have fallen asleep; your face is up against mine, and I'm too terrified to speak." Masterpiece.
BeefDruid 6 months ago
this is unbelievably incredible, albums like this only come along once in a lifetime
soldat182 7 months ago
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DazzIeBerry 7 months ago
"Some patients can’t be saved
But that burden’s not on you
Don't let anyone tell you you deserve that"
That has to be the most powerful and emotional lyrics coupled with the music i've ever heard in my life.
rawrcalumx 7 months ago 2
the breathing sound, like a sharp inhalation, is completely frightening and beautiful at the same time.
ericsbuds 7 months ago 3
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eheffelf 7 months ago
Listening to the Antlers make me cry. They make me realize what I've been doing all this time.
TimesAwesome 8 months ago 3
I listened to this album on my way to my Grandpa Norbert's funeral service in November.
mramerecka 8 months ago 4
This is fantastic,
Strawdog44 8 months ago
I'm not gonna tell my life story or spill my guts or anything...but I fucking weeped at this song, just reading along with the lyrics. haven't done that in a while
kmacmuzikmafia27 8 months ago
this song is really touching! are these guys a christian band?
FaithHopeLife11 9 months ago
@FaithHopeLife11 i doubt it, they say fuck a lot in other songs. Not that cussing makes you not a christian, it's just not usually a characteristic of christian bands, but who knows
DrDungus 8 months ago
you have no idea
AlexxisPlata 9 months ago
Amazing...
hahhaha7 9 months ago
This is definitely an album for survivors. To everyone going through something, I hope things get better for you. There's a lot of pain in the comments, but a lot of support too. Kudos to the supporters.
MyKindaBeautiful 9 months ago 6
I sometimes cry to this.. just for fun
snowflake5326 9 months ago 5
@snowflake5326 I sometimes cry to this... when I'm masturbating
DonnyProductions 8 months ago 9
@DonnyProductions Good to see somebody else just enjoys the music and doesn't have to go all Emo for it.
JofusSunshyne 8 months ago
so stirring. makes me cry almost every time.
TheSkitzophreniac 11 months ago 2
Might just be my favorite album of all time.
kellylizzz 11 months ago
You didn't have to leave us James.
wagawagawoo 11 months ago
Why is this song never long enough? I want it to keep going forever. There is only so many times I can replay it.
kelseythenerdfighter 11 months ago
new second favorite band (after the beatles)
Hospice is incredibly beautiful.
kellylizzz 1 year ago
See, I LOVE their music, it's amazing, beautiful, and heart-breaking...but I can barely hear them. It's almost as sad as their lyrics. Oh well, I love them just the same.
kevincostnermyhero 1 year ago
this song breaks my heart.
My best friend died in May after a drugs overdose, & I've been carrying the burden on my back ever since because I wasn't pushy enough to get him to stop taking them.
cirstyaace 1 year ago
If quality had a name...... 2 people carry a stone in their chest.
Reinster321 1 year ago
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. The emotional pain is embedded in every word and every note. You can almost hear his heart breaking.
Reachthesky222 1 year ago
I know these guys are "deep" but I need more than lyrics to get into a song. It needs to sound GOOD and so far, they are just boring.
cc4rtwright 1 year ago
@cc4rtwright
I can see what you're saying, but if you actually immerse yourself into the story, it's actually a pretty decent album.
ATwentyCharacterName 1 year ago
@cc4rtwright
I agree with you 100%, i feel like most "indie" or "alternative" music, or whatever the kids are calling it these days is just so completley mediocre and like you said, boring.
but i love the antlers
annah126 1 year ago
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I just found out about The Antlers like 10 minutes ago.. I kept clicking through their other songs, listening to them && liking them. I come across this one.. & I literally start crying. It's so full of emotion & feeling. They're definitely going to be one of my favorite bands.
amberleyislamee 1 year ago
I just found out about The Antlers like 10 minutes ago.. I kept clicking through their other songs, listening to them && liking them. I come across this one.. & I literally start crying. It's so full of emotion & feeling. They're definitely going to be one of my favorite bands.
amberleyislamee 1 year ago
I discovered this album shortly after my father passed away in a hospital last january. I listened to it over and over and it helped me open up and accept my grief and for that I will be forever grateful. This song in particular plays over and over in my mind cause I identify with it so strongly. Sometimes the hardest thing to do IS to open up and let people in, and the last line repeating over and over again ... Its still makes me cry nearly a year later.
sarcasmagasm 1 year ago 3
Yeah my bad ha I was basically vexed by a "brotha" earlier at class that day. I was just in that "state of mind" I agree not all rap is terrible. I was just blagh at the moment and trying to give my anger some reason.
dontscream 1 year ago
the one douche dislike on here is probably someone who likes Rap. strong feeling on this one. This song is too deep and perennial to not love and feel. only a monkey rap loving person would dislike this.
dontscream 1 year ago
@dontscream I see racism in your comment. I like rap but i love this song too. Don't be hating on other peoples music tastes, and don't be rasict, it gets you no where.
xsoulkidx 1 year ago 2
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BloodPump 1 year ago 54
@BloodPump all music is the same you get good, bad, deep meaningfull and mindless bullshit but for any one to say they dont like a genre is a lie they jus havent heard anythin that means somethin to them yet its a shame that peole arnt more open too music they'd enjoy it a hell of alot more if they were. much love, peace
skankon1 1 year ago
@BloodPump theyres some great white rappers that do deep stuff as well, check out a song called "keep movin on" by Vinnie Paz, you might not like it, but the lyrics are poetry
MrToinou2706 1 year ago
@BloodPump absolutely, outkast is the first one i bring up when people say that there is nothing to hip hop anymore. in general their right, but groups like outkast have substance
TheKickasskatie 7 months ago
Respond to this video... The only complaint I have about some of the songs on this album might seem small, but it's reeeeeeaaallly annoying, is that I wish, wish, wish the the lyrics were a bit louder! When I read the lyrics (because I have to) they are amazing!!! But I can't hear them when he sings. Makes me really sad. With that tiny change this album would be perfection to me.
TheKickasskatie 7 months ago
@BloodPump I'm in agreement, and I love Outkast, but i have to point out that rap can get a bit deeper than them... Saul Williams, Aesop Rock, Gonjasufi, Tricky and Sage Francis for starters...
bachelorfox 6 months ago
@bachelorfox fuck rap nigga im crippin
wakeNbakeish 5 months ago
@wakeNbakeish First time I've ever been called that... Yeah, maybe stick to crippin.
bachelorfox 5 months ago
@BloodPump true... "black" music soudns racist btw lol surely they dont call rock,indie, and techno "white" music
yungmelly 6 months ago
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BloodPump 6 months ago
@yungmelly
Bad Wording on my part lol. Talk about a delayed response though (Not that that's a bad thing).
BloodPump 6 months ago
@dontscream
Actually, there is some rap that is poetic.
Give Flobots a try.
harvmiester1 1 year ago
@dontscream, im not a big rap fan.. but some rap is actually very clever.. try underground/alternative hip hop, or the likes of ''aesop rock'', ''brother ali'', ''greydon squared'', ''q tip'', ''slug(of atmosphere)'', ''sage francis'' .. :D
PdishmonkeyJJ 1 year ago 6
@PdishmonkeyJJ all my favorite mc's!!! you sir deserve a thumbs up!
Antigoats1993 1 year ago
@PdishmonkeyJJ I must agree with you, aesop rock slug and sage francis are amazing aesop can be a bit hard to understand because he uses metaphors out the ass sometimes, but it's still very good and very well written
goregrindmonstrosity 9 months ago
Don't ever, let anyone one, tell you, you deserve that.
Uqload 1 year ago
Don't be scared to speak
Don't speak with someone's tooth
Don't bargain when you're weak
Don't take that sharp abuse
Some patients can't be saved
But that burden's not on you
Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that - The Antlers
well, I donno. goosebumps maybe?
chaitanyakachatty 1 year ago
this song, literally made my jaw drop... I heard it, and coiuld not get enough... its such a great song. beautifully made, sung, and presented... When they come to atlanta, I am so there.
hazenum76 1 year ago
I have been listening to this on repeat for two days. Why does it not get old?
biatchvendetta 1 year ago 2
@biatchvendetta Because it's devine, that's why. :)
AnAwesomeMonkey 1 year ago 5
@biatchvendetta cos its real music man, you wont get tired of it
dlaslim 1 year ago
My friend keeps threatening to kill himself and I keep trying and trying to show him that there are things worth living for. I've been scared to sleep, frightened I'll wake up with a text saying goodbye....but hearing them say some patient's can't be saved and the burden isn't mine....this is not my fight. I will never give up on him, but I refuse to die with him. This album is amazing. This song is mine.
BluFields 1 year ago 213
@BluFields that's a really good choice on your part. Definitely try to keep him around and be a reason for him to continue. Don't let him go, but at the same time, don't be afraid to.
BRNNDO30 1 year ago
@BluFields "this is not my fight. I will never give up on him, but I refuse to die with him."
i feel you man
captaintwinkie123 1 year ago
@BluFields scare him out of it
ThePeckerwood310 1 year ago
@BluFields lol
ryanguy86 1 year ago
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@BluFields You should die with him, faggot
erty200 1 year ago
@erty200 Aren't you just a GREAT person.
themerriweathergirl 1 year ago
@themerriweathergirl Yeah, I know.
erty200 1 year ago
@erty200 really? what the hell is wrong with you? you listen to this amazing song, read a hell of sad story, and tell him to go die? what has this world come to where no one has true feelings anymore? thank god we have the antlers to try and save us from a deep depression. go get some friends, douche.
CanvasTrees 8 months ago
@BluFields
I've been in your position and your friend; keep faith. Have fun with your friend. Don't bring up death/suicide in conversation, I found it made me want to kill myself even more, but just knowing there is someone out there that would be ruined if I died made me put the gun down. My friend, I am worried about him too but I am sure that he feels the same way I did. Remember, this isn't over, depression is something you deal with your whole life. 5 years for me and counting.
kinghangabar1 10 months ago
@kinghangabar1 3 years for me. When I found out I had depression I had a lot of anger and weakness, I hated everything and myself included and I thought of myself as something that needed correcting, so I destroyed myself. But now, in the third year, I'm much closer to peace. I've rebuilt myself as a better person. I'm more empathetic, and caring, forgiving, and understanding. I would not be the way I am had I never experienced the anguish of depression. Everything has its price.
TheBurningBuddhist 10 months ago
@TheBurningBuddhist I went through a lesser depression, but none the less I really understand what you're talking about. You go through unbearable pain, and then you become a wonderful person. I like myself so much more than before, and I congrat you on your own progress! I bet you'll become a wonderful person. :)
AnAwesomeMonkey 9 months ago
@BluFields if youre that scared about your friend, get him help.
krishnacatz 9 months ago
@BluFields how's your friend doing?
g1eri 8 months ago
@g1eri A week after I wrote that, he actually went through with it. He slit his wrists...the business way, and watched himself bleed out. If his roommates hadn't come back early he would've been a gone. But it was the wake up call everyone needed. We got him professional help and he's honestly better. He has a little girl now and a boat load of pills he takes religiously. He is happier, healthier, and moving forward. Thank you so much for asking and thanks to everyone for all the support.
BluFields 7 months ago 87
@BluFields that is so good, so very good to hear, amigo!
g1eri 6 months ago
@BluFields
Been Looking g1eri 's comment for three week and seven and a half days now. Looking just looking through this barren wasteland. I am the only one here on this desolate island located at the bottom of this massive kingdom we call Youtubopia. My body is growing weak and I am dehydrated and on the verge of collapse. The voice in my head is telling me "its time, Time to give up and go home". Blufields i have sent you this message in a bottle in hopes you will tell me the story
izikea 2 months ago
@BluFields
Give him my congratulations for not letting the darkness get him down. Not many people have the strength to defeat it. It's an inspiring story, to me and my mother who've been through the same attempts (failed, fortunately).
kmacmuzikmafia27 2 months ago
@BluFields did he died?
partyman147 6 months ago
@BluFields The best comment Ive ever read on a youtube video ever. It made this song that much better. Thank you
BadVybez 6 months ago
@BluFields i wish the best of luck to you and your friend...i hope he can through it all because life isnt all bad and it truly is worth living.
chug11649 6 months ago
@BluFields I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!!! people like you are the reason people like your friend and me struggle to stay awake to see the next day.. but some how we make it to see another day.... I TRULY FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!! AND IM NOT GAY!!!
azt3c2005 5 months ago
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@BluFields If I were you I would encourage him, society does not need degenerates such as him.
Shinzu92 5 months ago
@Shinzu92 Nope. I don't agree with you.
thisguyisaninja 5 months ago
@Shinzu92 I agree, keeping people "sane" on prescriptions is the wrong way to move society forward. In my opinion if someone is weak enough to take their own life and they need pills to stop themselves from doing it again, they should. Everyone in the world has a shitty life, choosing suicide over bettering yourself is a cowards way out.
stikymufinpants 4 months ago
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@Shinzu92 you don't deserve to live.
kevinh2206 3 months ago
seriously a dislike? thats just impossible
m0d3stm0us3 1 year ago 3
This song strikes so profoundly deep within my soul. This is the standout song for me on the album. Every time I listen to it, I appreciate the emotion and how life is fickle. No matter what happens to you, don't let people, or anything else for that matter, let you feel down about yourself.
Morasscutsyou 1 year ago 2
So unbelievably beautiful.
GhettoPersonnel 1 year ago
Right, on my album wishlist you go! :) Nothing can stir me like that and stay off my CD rack...
snowmuzzle 1 year ago
Stunning . . .
gabeuop79 1 year ago