Bright Eyes - A Perfect Sonnet

[manuelgui15]

it's a really emotional song

[Mattasaurification]

I'm the only one in my hole town who likes bright eyes. I've been listening since I was 4 and I'm 13 now. Bright eyes is the first band I listened to and is the complete inspiration for my band :)

[itllbeokay101010]

Conor oberst saved me from killing myself, if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here right now. So thank you Conor, you are an amazing person.

[DarkSideOfTheMoon991]

This man needs a hug.. Badly. But his music is so beautiful :(

[JLCrazy25]

So much raw emotion in his voice, it makes you feel the same, even on your best day.

[DaveDFFA]

How can you be so sad and so beautiful. I love you. This is a story to the song, and a thank you to the creator.

[FiveNorthMusic]

thid is great, big insperation

[MrJosiahT]

I just listened to this song like a thousand times in a row and I still like it.

[MrHeteroErectus]

OMG....anybody can do this crap I guess...he can't sing for squat! Uggh..

[onewayout2011]

@MrHeteroErectus Then by all means, sing, post, and wait till you get your 2194 likes.

[sstoiccalm]

It's perfect and beautiful.



[TheMerinight]

I first heard this song in the portuguese movie "Two drifters", it's a weird movie but cool soundtrack lol if you like alternative (VERY alternative and indecent) movies you should watch it XD thanks for uploading the song, very nice :)

[theexritard]

This made me cry.

[HerPoisonedMind]

Heartbreakingly beautiful as usual. Conor is beyond amazing.

[bringmethehorizon271]

I was three when this came out.

Damn, only if I knew what music was when I was three because this is the purest, sweetest, and most perfect thing that has ever met my ears.

[bambi12099]

This album came out the year I was born...Love it <3

[SugarLungs]

@bambi12099

You're only 12 and you listen to Conor Oberst.

You're the coolest kid on the block, and you'll grow to do fantastic things.

Of this I am sure, happy trails to you.

[bambi12099]

@SugarLungs Aww thank you!!!

[SeaShellNecklaceBrah]

@SugarLungs I dunno bro.

I've been listening to Bright Eyes since I was 12 too, but I'm 19 now, and lame as fuck.

Best of luck to @bambi12099 to not being lame as fuck.

[LLostboyDM]

.... Fuck



[fockjesus]

this one's one of the best

[JubeedaBee]

Crap. This song makes me want to cry. ...his voice is so emotional :')

[Biverix]

@PainfullyMinty And you are one of them. This is trochee hexameter.

[smorasaurus]

This song is perfection.

[crave4rave1023]

i love them so much

[2secondsToOverload]

Fuck, his music is so amazing!

[ilackedtheheart]

I wish I lived up to my parents high expectations of being a successful neurologist (considering the money they put into me, but I think the only reason they put so much money into me is because they though I was going to be a neurologist and help them out.)

I wish I went into political science and pursued my dream, but I fucked up and went for my parents dreams.

[shawnweezy]

if you trip shrooms and play this song along with the itunes graphics... pure euphoria

[xXEastJesusNoWhereXx]

I love when he yells in his music it just gives the song a much richer feeling, it makes it feel that much more real.

[EquusAranza]

@xXEastJesusNoWhereXx I know, it's so breath-taking and intense. It gives me goose bumps.

[MafferMerrick]

Brilliant.

[dRevan64]

@PainfullyMinty Bitches don't know 'bout my iambic pentameter. 

[midnightarmonia]

People who have never heard Conor's voice are missing beautiful things in their life

[Sky9136]

I believe that lovers should be tied together thrown into the ocean in the worst of weather left there to drown in their innocence... I would kill for a love with half the passion as this simple line. I'll wait my whole life to find you.. Whoever you are.

[markuskentwood]

i saw conor perform this at the Fillmore in San Francisco in 2003. when the breakdown came in, the ground literally shook like an earthquake. it was thrilling. i was a senior in high school.

[Miselic]

I know how you feel ilackedtheheart.

[Miselic]

Fist time i have heard this song by Bright Eyes and and one of my new faves!

[Thorphas]

if you've listened to this song then listen to soul asylum !!!

[littleladybaby123]

@PainfullyMinty clever

[GreenBrightDeath]

I just read all the 950+ comments, and I love how so many people have a great love for Conor. His music, his voice, the way he plays, everything.

Perfection is about being true to yourself, your emotions, everything you throw into a song and wanting it to sound like how your heart wants it to.

And thats what he has done. He wrote perfection. He is perfection.

The world will never see an artist as great as him.

If you ever read this,

Thank you Conor Oberst.

For 20 years of inspiring music.

[skw1zz]

@GreenBrightDeath

so much time on your hands..

[TADGELL]

@GreenBrightDeath you read through 950 comments? why? also i don't think he was producing music at 11 years old. but yes, he's awesome. 

[SweetAdeline57]

@TADGELL Actually he was about 13 y/o. He was suuper young.

And awesome.

And yeah.

[MrTredwell]

i have a hard time with people who dislike Conor because hes emotional. I am 6'5 190 pounds and I still have emotions. The people who won't admit to having feelings are the real pussies!

[ritaohrita]

I need to listen to one line of Conor's and my songwriting is better than usual for the rest of the week.

[RawkStarxx]

this song just punched me in the face.

[ParkerKraft]

I LOVE BRIGHT EYES!!!

[DEoNE2190]

@PainfullyMinty my girlfrend is iambic danameter

[TheJames1233]

the only song on my itunes thats been played a  thousand times

[Ditball989]

"Conner Oberst is a great man. I met him backstage once, and after barely escaping his aggressive attempt to butt rape me, he got my unlisted number from one of his private investigators and called to tell me how strongly he feels about his music and how passionate he feels when he plays it.

He then asked me to pee into the speaker phone while he poured warm water over his face.

I like listening to his music when making sweet love. Or as getaway music when running from the media, or police"

[JewelAngel]

I love this song....his voice is just so annoying.... :(

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@JewelAngel so is your fucking whole life

[JewelAngel]

@I8RICKROLLERS no need to try and insult me, I mean no disrespect, the song is beautiful, his voice....just doesn't do it for me.....which saddens me.

[Scrumdiddlyumptions1]

@JewelAngel wow

[Rae56789]

@JewelAngel yeah......

[JSasRays]

@JewelAngel so is your existence

[lula3799]

i hate the girl that broke conors heart

[Karlandtheinstallers]

@lula3799 Why? If she didn't break his heart then you wouldn't be listening to this song right now..

[imunition]

@lula3799 there's be no music without that girl that broke conors heart. so, in a weird way i actually love her.

[pennylanex12]

DAMN.

[maritabardavelidze]

this is awesomest..

[PopTartNeko]

Perfect.

[rickieman13]

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FREE REPEAT BUTTONS! :)

[BradOwnedAll]

@rickieman13 Hahahahahaha oh wow

[rickieman13]

I like how the most the got viewed is 1,500,000. lets keep it that way. their music is ours. <3

[lula3799]

something other than what i had planned to be:)

[sclock2]

What's all this talk about kids being scared of high school? It's no big deal, I made it through it, I'm 22 and in college. Don't see where all the fear is coming from.

[cflax81]

@sclock2 i am in my senior year and now i dont want high school to end, just the thought off all the extra responsibilities and having to grow up is depressing me.

[KWPajak]

In 1999, as far as my personal timeline is concerned, Bright Eyes didn't even exist. In that year, I listened, almost exclusively, to Blink-182 and the RHCP. What a needless waste of time and admiration.

[TheTotox666]

I've listened to bright eyes my whole life. I adore Conor with a passion, and I always will. He really is a genius

[eocine]

Never too late to get into the good stuff, Kingrat. :D

[MrLordpain]

love this song but he sounds like hes jizzing himself the whole time :P

[Katharine777]

dont have this album:( love conor tho! how old is he here?

[ShellehDarling]

it sounds like he's singing underwater

[Zellonium]

bright eyes is great if you love being horribly depressed at 2am. I guess I love being horribly depressed at 2am.

[PaleMoons]

@Zellonium Bright eyes is a great thing for deep thoughts.

[Fitz11111]

@Zellonium

Holy shit man, it's 2:20.

Me Too!

[PeaceLovePit]

@Zellonium It's 2:29. 

[saulhiphop]

@Zellonium haha. its 2 am right now & i dont feel so great.this song is awesome..

[cacoulte]

@Zellonium its 2:36

[uBeR1337gUy]

@Zellonium 4 AM here! =D

[Zack8133]

@Zellonium I just went back to this looking through my bookmarks.... it's 1:55am ;)

[Austins670]

@Zellonium 1:10 AM, close enough, right?

[DaveDFFA]

@Zellonium 4:26am

[Epicore69]

@Zellonium First time I've listened to this band, and by pure coincidence, it's 2:07am and I'm feeling fucking miserable. Well played.

[ilackedtheheart]

@Zellonium I'm always horribly depressed and I always love Bright Eyes. And yes, I've be to a psychiatrist and nothing helps, but at least listening to Bright Eyes helps me out.

Even if psychiatry doesn't help me, I still think anybody depressed should try getting help. Even though things didn't work out for me, I think my neurochemistry is just too fucked up to help out, but don't give up everybody else. As a neurologist, I think we're close to coming up with a viable solution for depression.

[ilackedtheheart]

@ilackedtheheart I'm not necicarily saying depression is a really bad thing, but there is hope in the horizon even though things aren't as hopeful for me.

[ilackedtheheart]

@ilackedtheheart It's kind of my fault that I'm dependent on substances to make me happy, but I should have faught through my shyness to be more social, but I just depend on cocaine, weed, and alcohol to treat my problems when I should just fight through it.

[dairylandbogurt]

@ilackedtheheart I hope you are right, iv'e dealt with depression for as long as I can remember, even when I was a wee child I always loved feeling sorry for myself, before I had real reasons too; And now that humanity has let me down so many times it makes the sadness come a whole lot easier. You are right though, bright eyes does help :) i've related to this man for a long time. It may not improve my mood but he sure does know how to portray it perfectly in beautiful songs

[LeaderPhantom]

@Zellonium Ahaha, it's 2am right now, I'm depressed, and totally out of it

[6869754]

I have been listening to this since I was in Grd 9 and it never gets old... Love love love it....

[0deefreak]

@6869754 what grade are you in?

[mcnultysfan]

wow. this song is ridiculously fuckn good

[NickyEatsWorld]

Love love love



[I8RICKROLLERS]

god i wish i had friends :(

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

I'll be your friend (:

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo im scared im in 8th grade :{

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

i'll be a sophomore. and what's there to be affraid of?

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo what is a sophomore and my school is retarded they don't even know what ghostbusters is haha jajaja

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

Sophomore year is the second year of highschool here. Dude are you serious? i would die! " who you gonna call? GHOST BUSTERS!" :D

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo as ive said scotland school is very far away from america school ... not like the place the way they teach and stuff :D and yes i will keep calling ghostbusters in mind lol

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

Haha yes (: five hour time difference i believe. Lol i bet Scottish schools are better than american ones though XD and good im glad (:

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo naah i doubt it scottish schools are full of arragent brats. i wish i could give my bullies a taste of their own medicine!

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

Urg same here in america. im sorry that there are people in the world like this. this is exactly why im pretty much a loner.

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo people act like 7 y/o girls in my school from pulling hair to scratching and yes i aint making this stuff up!

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS

Oh my god i am so sorry. O.O

[xoxohellobeautifulxo]

@I8RICKROLLERS i was afraid too, don't worry it's okay (: high school can be a lot better than middle school by the way.

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@xoxohellobeautifulxo it kind of isnt for me

[drunkblackout27]

me and my boyfriend's shower song! 

[BeatSurrender3]

oh. wow. i am in love with this man.

[OutOfOrbit916]

music like this makes the top 40 seem like pointless noise. i just found heard about him today and im thinkin, why dont they play shit like this on the radio??!

[MagnificentMaddi]

i hate having to click replay everytime i want to hear this song again. youtube should just have a repeat button, seriously.

[NyappyHoi]

@MagnificentMaddi Youtube has repeat button in playlists, you can add this song to your own and then just go to that playlist and press repeat then the song plays just again and agian and agaaaaaaaaaain :D.

[MagnificentMaddi]

@NyappyHoi

You are now my new favorite person, haha.

[NyappyHoi]

@MagnificentMaddi I'm glad I could help ^^.

[cdashkid123]

listen to this while reading the lyrics, so fucking awesome

[Dymndcut]

Copy and past "2012 sonnet wins competition" into search bar

[Guru]

R.I.P. Replay Button... :*(

[mydaysarehere]

This song among many other of their songs I would opt to listen to any day of the week over the top 40...or whatever is on the top list . This never gets old..I go to sleep with it on and wake up, still on... my kids enjoy it just as much as I do..

[lora9513]

this song makes me want to cry...

[judestee]

@lora9513 they have pills for that :D jk jk

[ichigo2261]

41 ppl dont know wht music rlly is! (bastards)

[gemini69flirt]

LOVE this song

[TheChick32]

reminds me of antler's two

[Takingbackquinn]

Conor oberst Get in me! :O

[dayawakesupexhausted]

i absolutely loooove this song!! great song to sing when your drinking or kareoke

[elljaywithaMOUSTACHE]

I wish I was a poet so I could have the words to describe the beauty of this song and these feelings I feel when I hear it. 

[the1995calendar]

When I first heard this I cringed at his voice, thought it was cliche half-way, then burst out in tears shortly after it ended and began listening to Bright Eyes day and night. I almost hate this song because there's nothing else in the world like it or Bright Eyes and there never will be, and I have never been able to honestly say I don't like Bright Eyes, no matter what phase, age, or walk of life I was on

[zaraguth]

This could do very well in a romance anime amv

[I8RICKROLLERS]

listen to this song on a bad way was the best idea i have made in my life :)

[randomopedia]

music doesn't make me cry. I don't remember the last time I've cried. this song, in the first minute, had me crying. and all of conor's songs, their lyrics are just so genuine. you just can't top this kind of talent at it's best.

[deadshot22]

His voice..his emotion..his sincerity...his style... reminds me of Robert Smith of the Cure. I love this song! As real as it gets....10/10.

[AABlueAA]

This is Great

[KrisOdonoghue]

this is probably the most beautiful song in the world

[YuckyMan5]

well with truth in mind his voice isnt that good in fact uncontrolled and sloppy but it still has connection. making excuses for his voice doesnt make him better. on the contrary his stuff has good emotional connection and thats alot more you can say for all this people singing about bitches and poppin bottles. its refreshing to see someone making music worth listening to.

[BlueAii]

@YuckyMan5 his voice is what makes him unique. his "sloppy uncontrolled" style adds flavor

[tylergodby]

I like that his singing voice isn't perfect. Failure has always sounded better, right? ;)

[amirper2000]

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[aps7979]

perfect.



[W1nd3x12]

Bright eyes inspires me to sing with all of my emotion and not care what anyone saids

[LasEsisters]

me too!! @KingRat95 I feel like it's the first day of my life.

[katieistrueblue]

BMS,

Baby it's our song <3 

[TaylorSHScheer]

No need to dis him. His voice is beautiful and so are the lyrics. It's probably the best music anyone will ever listen to. So, if you're dissing him, stop listening to Lil Wayne shit and listen to real music.

[grantisagenius]

I just discovered Bright Eyes, and they're amazing, but Conor's cynicism is so freaking deflating, even in his happier songs.

[kellsxbellsxlyssax]

i love his scream at 2:55 (: idk i just love it. so much emotion.

[KingRat95]

I just got into Bright Eyes, and holy shit, I have been missing out on some of the most beautiful music made.

[96RosiePosie]

@KingRat95 i know how you feel haha

[checkerslob2]

@KingRat95 my thoughts exactly

[AlternativeAbyss]

@KingRat95 heh tell me about it. dang xD jk jk , ik right =D

[001mrgrim]

@KingRat95 It sucks that their not gonna make anymore music together

[iridiumdelirium]

@001mrgrim really? they're touring right now, but no new music? 

[001mrgrim]

@iridiumdelirium Yup this tour was for their last cd after this Conor saud he wanted to mpve on and do other projects

[iridiumdelirium]

@001mrgrim oh, i'm seeing them next month. well i bought tickets so i can see their two opening acts cuz i'm huge fans of theirs, but i've never listened to them besides this song. do you have an recommendations?

[001mrgrim]

@iridiumdelirium Well some of my favorite songs are Bowl of oarnges, tourist trap, true blue, devil town, lua, landlocked blues, haligh haligh a lie haligh, lover i dont have to love and honestly every thing else they have done its all amazing

[getup2727]

@KingRat95 yea u have dude conor is insanely good

[saaaaataychicken]

@KingRat95 you most certainly have been. i was obsessed with this for ages when I was about 20. amazing music xx

[isabona11]

i fucking love this song

[Joediamond16]

ONE M0:00RE TIME~!

[vendicigattisgattis]

Well first of all this is a beautiful video. It's also the first Bright Eyes song I ever heard, and I'm glad it was. I was told when I was thirteen, very boldly, 'You would like Bright Eyes! Go listen to A Perfect Sonnet' The person was mocking me, but I looked it up, found your video. It really stood out to me in the beginning, then as the song broke out I cringed as his voice broke. Yet, by the time it was over I was in tears. I could not stop watching this video. I'm now 15 almost 16 and I l

[squishy180]

So much drama.. I don't think that's what his music is about.

[190lite]

There are only 2 things that I can thank my ex for: 1) Bright Eyes and 2) The Smiths.

[PwnerPenguin1010]

@190lite And the sex.

[CNLSoma]

boyfirends pet name is Bright eyes. because he makes me feel like every song.

[gottalovebritain]

Crying  . My eyes out .

[peppermintsandroses]

I was 5 when this came out, feeling super inferior.