Small and fading cuz you're Mostly Ghostly...."I don't know if I've ever really been loved by a hand that's touched me." Until I had children of course....
Everyone complains about how this song is too short, but to me it gives you the opportunity to fill in your own ending. Sure there's hopelessness and brokenness and isolation throughout the song, but it doesn't have to end that way, Reznick gives you the capability to find light in all the darkness and find the willpower to find your way out of all this mess.
I have a friend Gaby that wrote for Circus Magazine. She had a serious accident, John sent her flowers- called every day till she was better. He's widely known as a kind person and someone who knows what it's like to have troubles.
This first came out when I was barely 7months old. yet it has to be the best song I have ever heard. I just can't see how today's popular songs are so meaningless.
i bought this album when it came out in SEPT-98, the big hit song on the album was of course IRIS, but to me this was my favorite song on DIZZY UP THE GIRL!! still moves me jut like the 1st time i heard it 13 years ago!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
the lyrics are so deep that when i come back listening to this song a few years older (and perhaps wiser) i start to understand more of it.... i wait for the time when i'll be able to fully appreciate the emotional depth of their lyrics. few songs have this quality (:
No body loves me but someone wrote a song... which means someone understands... which means someone out there might be capable of love... which means there's hope.
@cromaat33 I don't know you for seconds, but I'm sure many people out there loves you. open up your eyes, you can't miss it, even me can see it from miles away...
@canadianaudrey John Rzeznik specifically said he wanted it to be short, to prevent it from becoming a single, and being over-used on the radio. He wanted it to be taken as what it was meant to be, with a deep meaning, not some over-played elongated song. By making it longer he thought it would also loose meaning.
This is one of the few songs that have zero dislikes. A lot of really amazing songs always have those few people. But this? Out of nearly 81,000 people to view this, no one can deny that it is beautiful and touching and agonizingly real.
I printed the lyrics to this song and have them hanging in my room. Just...beautiful beyond words.
i know i have a great personality and a girl would be lucky to have a man like me i might not be like the sexy ass dude but i have a heart i can love like anyone else can i know we all get ugly and old in the end and there looks are not going to be there anymore and there personality will still be remained so if a girl dont want me for who i am i dont give two fucks cause when i do find that someone she will be the happiest girl in the world till she dies....
I turn my phone off completely everytime im in this girls presence. and she ask me why. "I told her it's because when im with you, I'm with just you." she said "you probably have something to hide" smh
"and the least they ever gave you, was the most you ever knew"
@kendrell81 a lot of people automatically assume that everyone has something to hide because most people do. it sucks, but it's the truth. or maybe she's just saying that so you won't see how that really makes her feel-I know I used to do things like that before I got really comfortable with my boyfriend and told him that I was in love with him. everyone reacts differently to things like that. I hope she realizes that you really do care about her, though.
I covered this song, and i must say, 'tis bloody hard to pull off.
Even in the take i decided to put up, i screwed up a lot. A few lyrics and a couple of vocal variations i just plain forgot. I'd appreciate if anyone would check it out, i frickin' love the goo goo dolls! :D
@tylerddurden I heard that most of the googoodolls music is not actually in standard tuning, some of my friends try not to play it for this reason, it seems like it's a pain.
man...this is one of the greatest songs ever written.my favirote Goo Goo Dolls song.only problem the song is too short. :( man i wish it was longer once you hear this song you really don't want it to end. :( excellent all around.
i've heard this song on t.v shows and i've always liked it when i heard it but wasn't sure who it was by but i loved it, and just yesterday i found out my favorite band sings it lol the dolls are the best
There is nothing wrong with crying to a song. Music tends to tie itself to people's emotions and memories, causing you to feel or remember them when you hear the song again. This song is beautiful and is likely to attach itself to quite a few people in that reguard. This is one of my favorite GooGoo Dolls songs.
@0688223 you cry over your mommy and your ex and your current girlfriend but you aren't allowed to cry over a song? "must of been" what does that even mean? are you 12 ? Oh... sorry
and wtf does being 6'5" have to do with listening to this song? Might as well mention your hairstyle and any distinguishable birth marks as those are just as relevant. The fact that your 18, does show your immaturity tho.
@moggleful Youre right about the tall part, but hes not immature. its just the way the music touches him. you could be 60 and still cry over this song. by no means are you immature because you are touched by music.
Thank you for posting a beautifully put together video with a beautifully put together song, also thank you for posting the newer version.. I spent forever looking yesterday until I came across this video.
So beautiful yet so sad):
chardurfee44 1 week ago
Love this song it hits so close to home for me. Does anyone know where I could get it? Thanks!
chatte578 3 weeks ago
@chatte578 itunes
Dragonforceismyfav 2 weeks ago
@chatte578 Its on Dizzy Up the Girl
acdczeppelinhalen1 2 weeks ago
Small and fading cuz you're Mostly Ghostly...."I don't know if I've ever really been loved by a hand that's touched me." Until I had children of course....
TheSlatecreek 3 weeks ago
PEOPLE DO CARE
Foroctos 1 month ago
"and I wonder where these dreams go when the world gets in your way!! " <3
silverarrow1981 1 month ago
The song isn't too short, your not getting the whole thing.
There is such meaning packed into this song, but it leaves an opening ending.
Hope. <3
MandaLovessYeww 1 month ago in playlist Sadday
@MandaLovessYeww Yeah, but it's so beautiful, I don't want it to end!
Deadstar6277 1 month ago
I was serenaded with this song... Still brings tears to my eyes. :)
NekochanSpidermonkey 1 month ago in playlist GooGoo and such
This song is my entire life in about 2 mintues...
SkatorJ645 1 month ago
Everyone complains about how this song is too short, but to me it gives you the opportunity to fill in your own ending. Sure there's hopelessness and brokenness and isolation throughout the song, but it doesn't have to end that way, Reznick gives you the capability to find light in all the darkness and find the willpower to find your way out of all this mess.
MiyuxKanata707 2 months ago 2
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I have a friend Gaby that wrote for Circus Magazine. She had a serious accident, John sent her flowers- called every day till she was better. He's widely known as a kind person and someone who knows what it's like to have troubles.
Gothicday1 2 months ago
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this is literally the past 4 years of my life in a song...
Quarantillo14 3 months ago
Song is too damn short...
Deadstar6277 3 months ago 33
@Deadstar6277 even it is short this song has a meaning instead of these new songs which do pretty damn hv no sense...
carolyn5100 3 months ago 3
@carolyn5100 totally agree!
katzinhatz1 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@Deadstar6277 they made the song intentionally short so they record label couldn't try to put it out as a single
longliverocknroll5 2 weeks ago
This first came out when I was barely 7months old. yet it has to be the best song I have ever heard. I just can't see how today's popular songs are so meaningless.
FurmanGirl321 3 months ago 4
Do you ever feel like the Goo's write their songs about your life? This song makes me feel that way...
MsBlahandStuff 3 months ago in playlist Pretty Music To Write To 4
Awesome song. Great Video.
JNdigital 4 months ago
this song= my life.
ithebassiest 4 months ago
@ithebassiest you and me both /me hugs♥
MMLFrostypixie 3 months ago
Then I took it back because I felt bad for OP. I'm a computer geek too. And I love Goo Goo Dolls.
Cockbandit420 4 months ago
I was the first one to dislike this video. Coolface.jpg
Cockbandit420 4 months ago
i bought this album when it came out in SEPT-98, the big hit song on the album was of course IRIS, but to me this was my favorite song on DIZZY UP THE GIRL!! still moves me jut like the 1st time i heard it 13 years ago!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
ozzyhead73 5 months ago
@fl0nk11 I wish it was longer, but the meaning in the 1:59 minutes its in is way better than any 20 minute song without meaning:)
scorpiojordy 5 months ago
Every single time I listen to this song I get goosebumps all over my body!! Gosh John Rzeznik I love you!!!!
scorpiojordy 5 months ago 2
the lyrics are so deep that when i come back listening to this song a few years older (and perhaps wiser) i start to understand more of it.... i wait for the time when i'll be able to fully appreciate the emotional depth of their lyrics. few songs have this quality (:
GDYBee 5 months ago
This song shoulda been written for me. This was word for word exactly how my life was when I was living with my dad and step mom
CrysandJon218 5 months ago
Simply heart breaking
weirdedout123 5 months ago
This is a song that my sister sat me down and made me learn. I love it!
Kristina4evr 6 months ago
No body loves me but someone wrote a song... which means someone understands... which means someone out there might be capable of love... which means there's hope.
cromaat33 6 months ago 36
@cromaat33 o my god that is soooooooooooooooo sad
junipersennett1014 6 months ago
@cromaat33 I don't know you for seconds, but I'm sure many people out there loves you. open up your eyes, you can't miss it, even me can see it from miles away...
Dashrendar2507 6 months ago
I have a real good friend that this song reminds me of and I cry every time I hear it.
Vonnegut5000 6 months ago
best song ever from goo goo dolls besides iris
thrswag 6 months ago
Why is this song so short?
canadianaudrey 7 months ago
@canadianaudrey Because that's as long as it needed to be. ;)
fl0nk11 7 months ago 2
@fl0nk11 True. (:
canadianaudrey 7 months ago
@canadianaudrey John Rzeznik specifically said he wanted it to be short, to prevent it from becoming a single, and being over-used on the radio. He wanted it to be taken as what it was meant to be, with a deep meaning, not some over-played elongated song. By making it longer he thought it would also loose meaning.
irishbadass222 6 months ago
LOVE this song!!
LCONRADBF 7 months ago
ok the goo goo dolls are my favorite band and i have herd all there songs but every time i hear this its like the first time
TheRemark2011 7 months ago
relate
MsArdinal89 7 months ago
hey, this was uploaded on my birthday
igloopenguin22 7 months ago
@igloopenguin22 Careface
MultiLodis 7 months ago
This is one of the few songs that have zero dislikes. A lot of really amazing songs always have those few people. But this? Out of nearly 81,000 people to view this, no one can deny that it is beautiful and touching and agonizingly real.
I printed the lyrics to this song and have them hanging in my room. Just...beautiful beyond words.
igloopenguin22 7 months ago 2
i know i have a great personality and a girl would be lucky to have a man like me i might not be like the sexy ass dude but i have a heart i can love like anyone else can i know we all get ugly and old in the end and there looks are not going to be there anymore and there personality will still be remained so if a girl dont want me for who i am i dont give two fucks cause when i do find that someone she will be the happiest girl in the world till she dies....
wolfpack2010able 7 months ago 3
17 year old girl. 5'0" tall. yeah I cried too ;D
MissMidnight00 8 months ago 2
this song never fails to make me cry.
milkettesrox 8 months ago
@milkettesrox dito ;-)
lesperancager 6 months ago
amazing.
AMANDACHAPMAN01 8 months ago
Simple chords and simple words in a simple song about a simple truth.
frisk2k 8 months ago 2
This song, man. This song.
TheFuckoffdude 8 months ago 2
21 year old guy, 6' tall. I don't cry over this song, but it touches me
skiguru99 9 months ago
@skiguru99 Haha the 18 year old guy is taller than you!
MichelleMaBelleXD 8 months ago
just cause ur 6'5" doesnt mean ur not a pussy
mattcheeseman85 9 months ago
I turn my phone off completely everytime im in this girls presence. and she ask me why. "I told her it's because when im with you, I'm with just you." she said "you probably have something to hide" smh
"and the least they ever gave you, was the most you ever knew"
kendrell81 9 months ago 2
@kendrell81 a lot of people automatically assume that everyone has something to hide because most people do. it sucks, but it's the truth. or maybe she's just saying that so you won't see how that really makes her feel-I know I used to do things like that before I got really comfortable with my boyfriend and told him that I was in love with him. everyone reacts differently to things like that. I hope she realizes that you really do care about her, though.
mskittykittymewmew 8 months ago
Everything about this song is just... perfect.
HoverponiesForever 9 months ago 3
god I love this song...
Spiritgirl13 9 months ago
this has to be one of the saddest songs ever written.
chopiwhite 10 months ago
Oh how i wish they made this a a full song...so pretty!
chocolatechips26 10 months ago
I love this song... so relatable.
MandaLovessYeww 10 months ago
0 people hate Goo Goo Dolls :)
Runningonbrains 10 months ago
I covered this song, and i must say, 'tis bloody hard to pull off.
Even in the take i decided to put up, i screwed up a lot. A few lyrics and a couple of vocal variations i just plain forgot. I'd appreciate if anyone would check it out, i frickin' love the goo goo dolls! :D
DantesTear 10 months ago
"Whats the point in all this screaming, you're not listening anyway." i love this song..
litezero21 10 months ago
becuz its so short i just put this bad boy on repeat! never gets old
92WhiteDragon 10 months ago
no dislike <3
julianafvianna55 11 months ago
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Really touching song
shamurocks01 11 months ago
This song makes me incredibly emotional... it's amazing what a simple song and a few words can do.
GypsyAbyss 11 months ago
Thank you for giving me a song that makes people understand.
faithHOPEjustice 11 months ago 3
Heard this on Dawsons Creek <3
Omgimwatchingyourvid 11 months ago
this song sounds like its not in standard tuning...i've played it but it sounds too low... any ideas why?
tylerddurden 11 months ago
@tylerddurden
i dont know this sounds more like electric acoustic to me.LOL
SpinDoctor91 11 months ago
@tylerddurden I heard that most of the googoodolls music is not actually in standard tuning, some of my friends try not to play it for this reason, it seems like it's a pain.
SuperEpicAwesomeUs 10 months ago
I wish this song was longer, I love it so much.
angelshalo 11 months ago 2
Too relevent.
sunsandsam 11 months ago 2
I wonder where these dreams go.. because the world got in MY way.
Kariannaaa 1 year ago
so simple, so beautiful, so true...
N2MysticGrl 1 year ago
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JROK1993 1 year ago
aww my english teacher showed this to us for a poem thing. he played the song i i just had to look it up
coolem159 1 year ago
♡ beautiful
Jayden1201 1 year ago
man...this is one of the greatest songs ever written.my favirote Goo Goo Dolls song.only problem the song is too short. :( man i wish it was longer once you hear this song you really don't want it to end. :( excellent all around.
SpinDoctor91 1 year ago
This was my baby's song. Still hard to hear, even after all these years...
RireV 1 year ago
This song is the story of my life......
TakeMeBeautifulAna 1 year ago
Instant chills. Happens with nearly ever Goo Goo Dolls song. :)
RockRebel219 1 year ago
0 dislikes: no surprise there :)
PunkDollie10 1 year ago 22
i've heard this song on t.v shows and i've always liked it when i heard it but wasn't sure who it was by but i loved it, and just yesterday i found out my favorite band sings it lol the dolls are the best
Omgimwatchingyourvid 1 year ago
There is nothing wrong with crying to a song. Music tends to tie itself to people's emotions and memories, causing you to feel or remember them when you hear the song again. This song is beautiful and is likely to attach itself to quite a few people in that reguard. This is one of my favorite GooGoo Dolls songs.
Alleudra 1 year ago
@Alleudra
omg well said and i completely agree.one of my favirotes as well.
SpinDoctor91 1 year ago
Definitely better than Iris.
izvunzemen 1 year ago
@izvunzemen ya definitely, i just wish it was longer
MonsterGamesD 1 year ago
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izvunzemen 1 year ago
Thirty thousand views with zero dislikes. I'm not sure if I'm surprised or not. Beautiful song, but... it's a statistical anomaly...
GriffenMorivan 1 year ago
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i love GOO GOO Dolls like mad, they r the best
mozy40 1 year ago
i love GOO GOO Dolls like mad, they r the best
mozy40 1 year ago
I LOVE THE GOO GOO DOLLS!
julsrs3 1 year ago
I LOVE THE GOO GOO DOLLS!!!!!!!!!!!
julsrs3 1 year ago
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theycallmedwayne 1 year ago
@theycallmedwayne good job at feeding them then.
moggleful 1 year ago
This song relates so much to my life i love it
RiDEinSTRiDES 1 year ago
Love it so much!!!
geardspetter 1 year ago
...and your mother loves your father cause she's got nowhere to go...
TearsofaGhost 1 year ago
youtube.com/ Allilovespearls :) plz subscribe! that would make my day.
Allilovespearls 1 year ago
Love that song
Ragina25 1 year ago
This song is perfect, but way too short
abloodyfox 1 year ago 3
i love this song.. i wish it was longer
BBsmileys 1 year ago
<3 this song makes me cry.
caitiicc 1 year ago
18 year old guy. 6'5" tall. I cried when I heard this song live at a concert.
theycallmedwayne 1 year ago 155
@theycallmedwayne what tall guys aren't allowed to cry? Lol, it's kinda funny you cried over a song you must of been on your period you fucking fag.
0688223 1 year ago
@0688223 you cry over your mommy and your ex and your current girlfriend but you aren't allowed to cry over a song? "must of been" what does that even mean? are you 12 ? Oh... sorry
izvunzemen 1 year ago
@theycallmedwayne not something you announce to the world.
and wtf does being 6'5" have to do with listening to this song? Might as well mention your hairstyle and any distinguishable birth marks as those are just as relevant. The fact that your 18, does show your immaturity tho.
moggleful 1 year ago
@moggleful Youre right about the tall part, but hes not immature. its just the way the music touches him. you could be 60 and still cry over this song. by no means are you immature because you are touched by music.
jmanthe8 8 months ago
@theycallmedwayne So did I!! but im a girl hahah
hollywoodundeadlov46 1 year ago
... which is crazy because only people under 6'3" are supposed to cry.
apollo33 1 year ago 14
@apollo33 what r u talking about..
09Anything09 4 months ago
@theycallmedwayne didn't know tall people are less prone to crying. now i do
souperman789 11 months ago 3
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KyleTripp55 11 months ago
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IrZohan 10 months ago
@theycallmedwayne 19 year old, 6'1". Still get teary-eyed everytime I listen to it.
varron2 9 months ago
@theycallmedwayne 19 year old guy, 6'1". Still get teary-eyed everytime I listen to it.
varron2 9 months ago
@theycallmedwayne 18 year old girl, 5'7, have the cd and I cry every time I hear it too.
CandyXdaXnekoX13 7 months ago 2
@theycallmedwayne Who Wouldn't have? ;)
Dashrendar2507 6 months ago
@theycallmedwayne Wait, what has height got to do with this?
But yea, I cried too.
Paycorn1 5 months ago
Story of my life basically .
pjpixie96 1 year ago
@pjpixie96 i'm here to listen
KrisiK100 1 year ago
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theycallmedwayne 1 year ago
this is such a sweet song
LoveItOrHateIt143 1 year ago
Acoustic #3? I thought this song was always called What's the Point.
My brother's a DJ, and that's the name he had on a CD mix
cleanhomer 1 year ago
Thank you for posting a beautifully put together video with a beautifully put together song, also thank you for posting the newer version.. I spent forever looking yesterday until I came across this video.
yourmercifuldeath08 1 year ago 32
Just amazing!
xMrSeoulx 1 year ago
story of my life.
AvaNickol 1 year ago
i love this song soo much!! great video!
sleeplessbeauty728 1 year ago
So beautiful! his voice is amazing!!
DeRicci 1 year ago
tank u for this video i like it good job
katokunglee27 1 year ago
THANKS !
ameer1991aq 2 years ago
finally the best version of the song thank you
potlluck222 2 years ago