So Sylvia is pregnant, and obviously she can't keep the baby. If she did, she would have to live without morphine and any other medication or chemo for the next nine months. I don't think ANY mother is that committed.
@Mychro16 I would die for my kid, without even thinking about it. You underestimate the love of motherhood my friend, I think EVERY moher is that commited.
@Mychro16 and i dont think sylvia is her real name. Pretty sure that was a metaphor for a poet that committed suicide by sticking her head in an oven. while her kids were in the next room over. like Samson by Regina Spektor, if that helps any .__.
@Mychro16 Sylvia refers to Sylvia Plath who wrote beautifully heartbreaking poetry and literature often referring to her own depressed state before committing suicide, and the whole hospice/terminal illness is a metaphor for an abusive relationship i.e. he's the carer and this bitch is like a patient that he shouldn't take care of but feels obliged to and it all falls apart in the end. but whatever way you look at it it's still gut-wrenching stuff, fuckin love this album!
This song reminds me of my last night before I shipped off to boot camp back in 09. Last night in San Antonio with my childhood friends having the time of our lives at a minus the bear/ antlers show. Saying goodbye was so hard to everyone and this song kind of symbolizes my wild childhood ending and adult life beginning. gets me sad everytime.
The album's story isn't entirely true, because it is essentially a concept album. Peter Silberman has said very little about how much of the story is true. He has said that the album is an analogy for an emotionally abusive relationship. He hasn't elaborated much further than that. I doubt anyone actually died, I think that the death in the album is a metaphor for the end of his relationship. Of course I could be mistaken, but that was my interpretation.
I'm all for fashion in film clips, but I really don't think it's suited here. Like, the girl... too hot and with too much make up, it just doesn't look right.
Some people cry over music too much. I get it, the sound releases an awesome emotional flow of chemicals a lot of us get goosebumps and a melancholic state from. But crying? That's something only a middle-class white teen with no troubles could do.
@saltesc This is a very sad album. I'm guessing that you don't understand it because if you did you would be sad, maybe not full on crying but there is in fact some intense sadness in this song and album because of the meaning behind it. Plus, this album is an autobiography so yes the lead singer experienced all of this.
@sk8tslide It's not sad. That's a very shallow, narrow-minded, and borderline incorrect way to look at Hospice. There's only two or three tracks that could be regarded as distressing at best. Also, it's not an autobiography as far as we all know. Peter has never claimed that and it's as much a misconception as those who think the story is literal. But hey, we're Generation Y and this is 2011; bring out a concept album and you're bound to get some idiots.
@saltesc Let me start this off with this: This is not an attack.
Now, just wanna ask, how isn't it sad? Back up your claims. If I said "This ice is not cold." you'd want me to back it up. The album on its most shallow level is dealing with a dying woman in hospice care, and digging a bit deeper dealing with abuse between two people, to the extent this man is all but ecstatic, albeit conflicted, that she's dying. Again, not an attack, just would like to hear your take.
@DSHC224 The story is told metaphorically to describe a young and ill-fated relationship. For example, the songs Shiva and Wake are not about the girl dying, they're describing how the two split and the man's reflection on his new freedom from the burdening yet addictive relationship finally ending.
Very little of it is sad, rather it's describing the different abuse, conflicts, and intimate moments. It's a concept album! Listen to it like this and it'll make way more sense :)
@DSHC224 Here you go, from an interview with Peter;
"It’s basically a metaphor for a failing relationship. It’s not necessarily lamenting love lost. It’s sort of about a very hate-filled love, a relationship doomed from the beginning that just had no chance of ever working. In a way, it’s just about relationships in general. It’s not an uncommon kind of relationship to have happened, but it’s just not talked about as much as it should be."
@saltesc or it could remind you of your grandparents, both of whom died of cancer. and how your dad was didnt want you because your mom was fifty when she had you so now he abuses you. jus sayin
@helensshuchahazard Wow, we get it. You've painted yourself as a victim. You're also 14 so that explains while you'll readily tell a sop story about your hard life of abuse and grandparents dying of natural causes (oh, shock horror!) to the internet.
If I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone between 12 and 16 complain about how hard life is by using overly exaggerated or completely made up BS...
@saltesc lol wow, i was trying to downplay it. and the only reason i said that was because nobody i know knows my account name. So don't talk shit. And yeah, they died of natural causes. Doesn't mean i don't still love them. Would you shut your trap if i told you they were murdered? Were you sad when your grandparents died? It's kind of a human thing to do... And i know my life isn't the worst in the world, but i realize now that it's pretty bad. And judging from your talking, you had a
@saltesc playhouse on a rainbow and a white pony to get you there. I'm not a psychologist, but it's kind of obvious you don't give a shit. You just seem like a cold-hearted bastard. And yes, people who make this shit up suck.
@iashton I listened to this song like a month ago, "got" the CD, forgot about it until like 4 days ago I noticed it in my playlist, have listened to it more than 6 times, right now I'm goinh for 7
I really like this video, but to me it doesn't involve with the subject matter of the song. This is one of the best songs about unplanned pregnancy ever, and it'd be nice if the video reflected that. It looks more like an ad for The Way Back.
It seriously pisses me off that this video has 5 dislikes. I'm not looking for thumbs-up, but it breaks my heart that people would even think about doing something like that,
Come on people, you're over exaggerating. This is mind-numbingly boring. If you want good, introspective, melancholy music try The Smiths, The Chameleons or The Cure.
It ruins the magic to try so hard to see exactly what he meant. It's a good album and the important part is the emotion, that's what songs are about no matter how personalized the lyrics are. Where this feeling is is conditional, but that's the purpose of music. You can keep writing the meaning, doesn't hurt me, but I won't be reading any of it, and I think I'll enjoy it more.
great song, the video reminds me of that one sienfield episode where cramer tries to invent a balloon to hold oil and they throw it out the window of jerrys apartment
@jda4874 I thought so too until the line "we're not scared of making caves or finding food for him to eat we're terrified of one another and terrified of what that means" so obviously they wouldn't mind taking care of the kid its more of a question of whether or or not they like eachother to have the baby
I think it is about abortion. Even the music at the beginning sounds like a lullaby.
"There's a bear insdie your stomach. The cub's been kidkcing from within. He's loud, though without vocal cords We'll put an end to him. We'll make all the right appointments. No one ever has to know. And then tomorrow I'll turn 21. We'll script another show..."
In case you've yet to realize, art isn't about anything, there is no right or wrong, there is no real way to read, hear, or see it, just take what you take from it and don't try to pretend that you are right or others are wrong. Many of the greatest artists have admitted they have no idea what their work is about, notably Freddy Mercury with bohemian rhapsody.
@gagebug artists are also interpreting their work, they did not invent the words, chords, notes, etc that they string together so they have an interpretation of those things in that order, and what that might mean to someone else.
nonono, this song is what whould have happend if sylvia bloch did not commit suicide, and Leonard Micheals and sylvia bloch did have a baby. read the book sylvia, which heavlily inspired hospice
Perfect video to symbolize the BP oil spill. She represents the burden of cleaning up the mess (giant tar ball) and what it's doing to our environment (oil dripping down the rock)... :-)
i just went to their gig!!! amazing!! the lead singer and drummer stayed behind for a chat.....so down to earth and genuine! they r even better live! luv em!!
@universalmusac Of course it sounds similar to the rest of the album, it's part of what -makes- it a masterpiece. If you didn't notice, they have multiple songs that have the same melodies. On it's own it's beautiful and sad, but it's -haunting- when you hear Epilogue and realize it's the same. c:
@Kazikox when looking at the text, you could interpret it not only as cancer which would go with the rest of the album, but rather as a baby. "there's a bear inside your stomach" could easily mean "you're pregnant." That's why the woman is dragging this giant black ball around with her, alone. She has to deal with all the burden (not saying that a baby is a burden, but that's how they portray it), and yeah. Then it drops, which could signify a miscarriage. not sure. :)
@aliciaingermanland And, to add to that, after the "miscarriage", she still has to carry the weight of the child with her, but now it's an emotional burden.
It was my understanding that the lead vocalist (Peter Silberman) actually met a young girl (possibly named Sylvia, not sure) while working at SloanKettering Cancer Center. Hospice is a result of his experience with her. Also, I've heard that he went into a period of hiding when writing in his apartment. The wiki page for Hospice features liner notes that can help you make sense of all the entrancing jams.
I haven't look at the album but from what I've seen from comments and by looking at the lyrics, he's using abortion as a metaphor for cancer; unwanted child that uses the body as a host. It's possible that his loved one COULD have had an abortion I don't know any of his biography, but it's still a great song!
Dat abortion.
joshbmorrow 1 hour ago
such a good song Hospice is my favorite album
OhheyLucy 1 week ago
pretty nice
lumyingluo 2 weeks ago
decided to search around this YouTube channel after watching the sleepyhead music video; best decision I've made all week!
Permafry42 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from frenchkissrecords
i would like to know how someone gets unfucked
gmwphnehn 1 month ago 3
@gmwphnehn
Keep looking.
xDeda 3 weeks ago
@gmwphnehn In most cases, it's not easy.
GlenMuse795 1 week ago
Sounds like Christmas-time.
CreativeLouise45 1 month ago
This song is misleadingly upbeat. But I still love it.
247dancerfreak 2 months ago
tomorow i see in lux - lisnon - portugal
VILLACHA 2 months ago 2
WoOw beautiful sonG
RoCkErRHeRo 3 months ago
Corona Capital!!! wuu!!!
grmnrock 3 months ago
This is an emotional song..
NikkiNightmareRocks 3 months ago
peter, this is not very nice at all.
buckluck22 4 months ago
So Sylvia is pregnant, and obviously she can't keep the baby. If she did, she would have to live without morphine and any other medication or chemo for the next nine months. I don't think ANY mother is that committed.
Mychro16 4 months ago
@Mychro16 I would die for my kid, without even thinking about it. You underestimate the love of motherhood my friend, I think EVERY moher is that commited.
gravesofqueens 4 months ago
@Mychro16 and i dont think sylvia is her real name. Pretty sure that was a metaphor for a poet that committed suicide by sticking her head in an oven. while her kids were in the next room over. like Samson by Regina Spektor, if that helps any .__.
helensshuchahazard 4 months ago
@Mychro16 Sylvia refers to Sylvia Plath who wrote beautifully heartbreaking poetry and literature often referring to her own depressed state before committing suicide, and the whole hospice/terminal illness is a metaphor for an abusive relationship i.e. he's the carer and this bitch is like a patient that he shouldn't take care of but feels obliged to and it all falls apart in the end. but whatever way you look at it it's still gut-wrenching stuff, fuckin love this album!
thrashmeisterj 3 months ago
it's about an abortion
deathspasm9 5 months ago 3
This song reminds me of my last night before I shipped off to boot camp back in 09. Last night in San Antonio with my childhood friends having the time of our lives at a minus the bear/ antlers show. Saying goodbye was so hard to everyone and this song kind of symbolizes my wild childhood ending and adult life beginning. gets me sad everytime.
bigwillywizzzle 5 months ago 20
among one of the saddest songs ever.
louismensinger 6 months ago
mmm giant chocolate maltball!
Yingerpoof 6 months ago
If I see one more facebook post quoting lyrics from this song I will kill somebody
GrimInstincts 6 months ago 3
@GrimInstincts a) They can't help how amazingly beautiful these lyrics are b) are you serious?!
microwavableants 6 months ago
@microwavableants No i am not :p
GrimInstincts 6 months ago
@GrimInstincts Dangit
microwavableants 6 months ago
@microwavableants Lol
GrimInstincts 6 months ago
The album's story isn't entirely true, because it is essentially a concept album. Peter Silberman has said very little about how much of the story is true. He has said that the album is an analogy for an emotionally abusive relationship. He hasn't elaborated much further than that. I doubt anyone actually died, I think that the death in the album is a metaphor for the end of his relationship. Of course I could be mistaken, but that was my interpretation.
TheFightclub99 7 months ago
@TheFightclub99 Peter has actually said (in an interview) that all of his songs are an autobiography.
sk8tslide 7 months ago
video sucks compared to the song.
RootShockerMusic 7 months ago
I think this is one of the best songs I have ever heard...
dramaticafantastica 7 months ago
Haha I love how they help the poor girl get her ball back on the cart and then they just leave her to fail at pulling it up again :P
maniac1026 7 months ago
HAWAIIAN PARKOUR - MY CHANNEL
RushfallClothing 7 months ago
im gay hehehehe
gniall 7 months ago
I'm all for fashion in film clips, but I really don't think it's suited here. Like, the girl... too hot and with too much make up, it just doesn't look right.
I think it's a bad film clip.
I love The Antlers' music though.
joyusachoobarb 8 months ago
"Up next: The Gummy Bear Song".
Really Youtube? REALLY?
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iams8tan420 8 months ago
who knew a song about abortion could be so pretty
iams8tan420 8 months ago
amazing location
darkim7 8 months ago
Wish people would just shut up and enjoy the music in the comment section.
1NiceOne1 8 months ago
i wish three 20 something hipsters dressed in fall colours would come and help me out when im in trouble ;_;
nocnocvienna 8 months ago
Some people cry over music too much. I get it, the sound releases an awesome emotional flow of chemicals a lot of us get goosebumps and a melancholic state from. But crying? That's something only a middle-class white teen with no troubles could do.
saltesc 8 months ago
@saltesc Wow. Yet another ignorant person. I feel bad for you, i really do.
BOOMDIGIDYable 8 months ago
@BOOMDIGIDYable No you don't. Stop lying to yourself.
saltesc 8 months ago
@saltesc Alright, i wont feel bad.
BOOMDIGIDYable 7 months ago
@saltesc
Humorous, but I respect your opinion.
Tyzz 8 months ago
@saltesc This is a very sad album. I'm guessing that you don't understand it because if you did you would be sad, maybe not full on crying but there is in fact some intense sadness in this song and album because of the meaning behind it. Plus, this album is an autobiography so yes the lead singer experienced all of this.
sk8tslide 7 months ago
@sk8tslide It's not sad. That's a very shallow, narrow-minded, and borderline incorrect way to look at Hospice. There's only two or three tracks that could be regarded as distressing at best. Also, it's not an autobiography as far as we all know. Peter has never claimed that and it's as much a misconception as those who think the story is literal. But hey, we're Generation Y and this is 2011; bring out a concept album and you're bound to get some idiots.
saltesc 7 months ago
@saltesc Let me start this off with this: This is not an attack.
Now, just wanna ask, how isn't it sad? Back up your claims. If I said "This ice is not cold." you'd want me to back it up. The album on its most shallow level is dealing with a dying woman in hospice care, and digging a bit deeper dealing with abuse between two people, to the extent this man is all but ecstatic, albeit conflicted, that she's dying. Again, not an attack, just would like to hear your take.
DSHC224 6 months ago
@DSHC224 The story is told metaphorically to describe a young and ill-fated relationship. For example, the songs Shiva and Wake are not about the girl dying, they're describing how the two split and the man's reflection on his new freedom from the burdening yet addictive relationship finally ending.
Very little of it is sad, rather it's describing the different abuse, conflicts, and intimate moments. It's a concept album! Listen to it like this and it'll make way more sense :)
saltesc 6 months ago
@saltesc Thanks for your take. Gonna take another listen with this mindset.
DSHC224 6 months ago
@DSHC224 Here you go, from an interview with Peter;
"It’s basically a metaphor for a failing relationship. It’s not necessarily lamenting love lost. It’s sort of about a very hate-filled love, a relationship doomed from the beginning that just had no chance of ever working. In a way, it’s just about relationships in general. It’s not an uncommon kind of relationship to have happened, but it’s just not talked about as much as it should be."
saltesc 6 months ago
@saltesc or it could remind you of your grandparents, both of whom died of cancer. and how your dad was didnt want you because your mom was fifty when she had you so now he abuses you. jus sayin
Btw, im white and middle class.
helensshuchahazard 4 months ago
@helensshuchahazard Wow, we get it. You've painted yourself as a victim. You're also 14 so that explains while you'll readily tell a sop story about your hard life of abuse and grandparents dying of natural causes (oh, shock horror!) to the internet.
If I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone between 12 and 16 complain about how hard life is by using overly exaggerated or completely made up BS...
saltesc 4 months ago
@saltesc lol wow, i was trying to downplay it. and the only reason i said that was because nobody i know knows my account name. So don't talk shit. And yeah, they died of natural causes. Doesn't mean i don't still love them. Would you shut your trap if i told you they were murdered? Were you sad when your grandparents died? It's kind of a human thing to do... And i know my life isn't the worst in the world, but i realize now that it's pretty bad. And judging from your talking, you had a
helensshuchahazard 4 months ago
@saltesc playhouse on a rainbow and a white pony to get you there. I'm not a psychologist, but it's kind of obvious you don't give a shit. You just seem like a cold-hearted bastard. And yes, people who make this shit up suck.
helensshuchahazard 4 months ago
I can proudly say that the first time I heard their album I cried my eyes out.
God, sometimes I love my brother for showing me music that I never would find on my own.
Great song, love the music video... Why dosen't this have like 20 millions of views?
YollyAlly 8 months ago
How have I not noticed this band until now. I get continuious goosebumps
iashton 8 months ago
@iashton I listened to this song like a month ago, "got" the CD, forgot about it until like 4 days ago I noticed it in my playlist, have listened to it more than 6 times, right now I'm goinh for 7
MehdiGlz 8 months ago
Denmark eurovision 2011 song
EpicEdiTzZ 8 months ago
@EpicEdiTzZ yeah.... right, its only the first 13 seconds that sound similar.
purpleband 8 months ago
:'(
Malleolust 8 months ago
is it my speakers? i can't hear what he's saying at all
boyeatworld 8 months ago
@boyeatworld try listening with headphones.
coolchild224 8 months ago
@boyeatworld put it on 720p , it's like another song is playing
ZAKKAMOEBOEFOE 8 months ago 3
5 people know they're fucked and not getting unfucked soon.
TheSupernova1992 9 months ago 7
@lula1100 the orb represents the baby, it gets broken (abortion) and then it gets picked up and she has to live with it for the rest of her life.
Seanemerica72 9 months ago
I really like this video, but to me it doesn't involve with the subject matter of the song. This is one of the best songs about unplanned pregnancy ever, and it'd be nice if the video reflected that. It looks more like an ad for The Way Back.
lula1100 9 months ago 2
as the youtube link says, "YES".
CommunalRhythm 9 months ago 6
It seriously pisses me off that this video has 5 dislikes. I'm not looking for thumbs-up, but it breaks my heart that people would even think about doing something like that,
kidzcrazy8 9 months ago 4
@kidzcrazy8 they dont like it they love it
chickenandgreens 8 months ago
@kidzcrazy8 by "that" you mean "having an opinion" ?
Gerbapapa 8 months ago
@Gerbapapa Yes, that's exactly what I mean.
kidzcrazy8 7 months ago
She's the brick and I'm drowning slowly, off the coast and I'm going nowhere.
youngblunts 9 months ago 3
@youngblunts Hah, Ben Folds :) Had me thinking about the same thing
zuppah 9 months ago
This reminds me of the Myth of Sisyphus. But, instead it's a woman carrying a "rock" up a hill.
hopexforxamerica 10 months ago
I'd really like if the chorus wasn't so upbeat. It's all perfect except for that snare.
CIancyy 10 months ago 2
Best song in their album!!!
Lambkin71 11 months ago 2
This song makes me cry.
YollyAlly 11 months ago
But like it could be about miscarriages cuz she is carrying it up the "mountain" and she is trying to get there but it falls and breaks.
jbraith1 11 months ago
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SulaimanamialuS 11 months ago
Just saw these guys live at Laneway and they were nothing short of amazing. Like floating on an endless body of water...
draconianshadow 11 months ago
Come on people, you're over exaggerating. This is mind-numbingly boring. If you want good, introspective, melancholy music try The Smiths, The Chameleons or The Cure.
Blows these kids out of the water.
Sh0gunRua 11 months ago
@Sh0gunRua
Hello, it's 2011 already!
skoah 11 months ago
@Sh0gunRua I can't work out if you're trolling.
Regardless, I'd advise you stop telling people what to think. It's unhealthy.
samwa 11 months ago
@samwa BAD ASS
Eyepiercings 10 months ago
@Sh0gunRua The Smiths are pretty good. But they aren't really sad. They're just whiny. This is true emotion.
dead0piggy 11 months ago
i don't think its about abortion, maybe the decision between abortion and keeping it.
Minnokidd2 11 months ago
holy hipster this is some deep stuff.
cupofcakee 11 months ago 3
@cupofcakee derp herp
Eyepiercings 10 months ago
steven segal would blow chuck norris up with a sausage....
gobblegot 11 months ago
You know this song is good when the link starts with YES
sonictail301 11 months ago 4
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SparklyTwinklyShiny 1 year ago
I like how in related videos i can see 'Alaska Brown Bear trapped'
I'm so indie that i'm going to watch that, whilst listening to this. Shyeah.
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tjdrummer13 1 year ago
is this song about an abortion?
StarCreme 1 year ago
@StarCreme It's the theory that I find fits most.
ZeekyNote 1 year ago
Tunes Award Winner 2010
Nieves57 1 year ago
why is this so fucking underrated?!?!?!?!!?!?
Eyepiercings 1 year ago 3
@Eyepiercings trust me its better that way, then it won't be slapped everywhere over everything.
nantes222 1 year ago
there is no comment that will match this song & video there is no point.....
Meakinish 1 year ago
Even Chuck Norris would turn into an emotional wreck because of this album...
189Wouter 1 year ago 139
@189Wouter i'm sure I saw him sobbing in a corner the other day
dannoj98 8 months ago in playlist All 2
@189Wouter No, he wouldn't, Chuck Norris would wreck your emotions
miguel167am 4 months ago
"We're Terrified of one another and terrified of what that means"
best lyric of 2009
sarcasmagasm 1 year ago 3
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@sarcasmagasm "i know we're fucked and we're getting un-fucked soon..." powerful lyrics brother...
atatski1 1 year ago
It ruins the magic to try so hard to see exactly what he meant. It's a good album and the important part is the emotion, that's what songs are about no matter how personalized the lyrics are. Where this feeling is is conditional, but that's the purpose of music. You can keep writing the meaning, doesn't hurt me, but I won't be reading any of it, and I think I'll enjoy it more.
Of course, that's just my opinion.
deathstarcafe 1 year ago 5
its cool when you find a new band that sounds amazing
801Muse 1 year ago 2
Didn't even help her up the hill. Rude bastards. Love this song to bits.
SmellyBellyification 1 year ago
@SmellyBellyification I could not agree with you more. This song is so great.
cena21377 1 year ago
woah. those are the most beautiful eyes i've ever seen. just woah.
kennedyfortissimo 1 year ago
girl's cute in this video. amazing song too.
irisandeyeball 1 year ago
God I have goosebumps all over
sarcasmagasm 1 year ago
great song, the video reminds me of that one sienfield episode where cramer tries to invent a balloon to hold oil and they throw it out the window of jerrys apartment
corydee123 1 year ago
this band is like my little secret<3
every song is fucking amazing!
charforeverbiotch 1 year ago
:')
Lennart50 1 year ago
Love this song
EthanCalebMusic 1 year ago
why is the vocals so quiet throughout this whole damn album? i have to turn the shit up so loud when i have my headphones in.
zeDonK987 1 year ago
@zeDonK987 It goes perfectly with the music though.
1noObster45 1 year ago
2 people are bears.
fomspsk8er 1 year ago
outstanding
xxxxrmcxxxx123 1 year ago
It's kind of magical and tragical all at once, it's just like sausage and mash, beautiful.
09SRILANKA 1 year ago
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nicolethepanda 1 year ago
why does it fucking matter what the hell it's about? it's beautiful.
itshouldberaining 1 year ago
@itshouldberaining Because if you interpret it correctly, you get an even better sense of just how brilliant it really is.
megamania555 1 year ago
@megamania555 exactly (: hahaha.
itshouldberaining 9 months ago
@jda4874 I thought so too until the line "we're not scared of making caves or finding food for him to eat we're terrified of one another and terrified of what that means" so obviously they wouldn't mind taking care of the kid its more of a question of whether or or not they like eachother to have the baby
baggagehandlers 1 year ago
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I think it is about abortion. Even the music at the beginning sounds like a lullaby.
"There's a bear insdie your stomach. The cub's been kidkcing from within. He's loud, though without vocal cords We'll put an end to him. We'll make all the right appointments. No one ever has to know. And then tomorrow I'll turn 21. We'll script another show..."
DocBean79 1 year ago
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DocBean79 1 year ago
I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG
newagefilms 1 year ago
It's so sad :(
xXxJandAxXx 1 year ago
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BUY MY ALBUM ON ITUNES... IT IS THE CRAZIEST/MOST ENTERTAINING MUSIC EVER
RidankMusic 1 year ago
The cart and the orb represent the baby. Mom has to carry the huge burden by herself. Friend helps her when she falls. P cool.
bmx3r101 1 year ago
Should this make me cry? is that normal? I'm crying.
mitchamboy 1 year ago 67
@mitchamboy it's more than normal, it's expected.
kittum28 1 year ago 4
@mitchamboy I saw your comment and thought Pshh... no way. I have an urge to cry right now, and I might give in.
ThisHolographicLife 1 year ago
@mitchamboy It's normal =(
Tessai1987 9 months ago
Can someone help me understand this, I don't get how the video and the song relate.
wookie95020 1 year ago
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is the lead a faggot? just wondering
OdeToNecrophilia 1 year ago
@OdeToNecrophilia No,but your one.
fuck off man. seriously.
StfuMaili 1 year ago
@OdeToNecrophilia If you were really "wondering" no need to say faggot. -.-
the answer is no anyway, and all these songs are about one woman? Smart Move.
AliceStar29BABV 1 year ago
i never got this video... what is that ball?
illeandme 1 year ago
forests and pretty girls make a great combination for making videos.
machingan 1 year ago
I love this album, even if it makes me bawl like a baby.
Topazful 1 year ago
this song is so good that it made my nipples hard.
i love it so much that i want to scream.
iamjoedubois 1 year ago 2
video has to do with the myth of Sisyphus?
cr4zee 1 year ago 2
@cr4zee i think you mean myth of syphilis
thebigdangler 1 year ago
I like the way this song makes me feel.
AnaLioneye 1 year ago
In case you've yet to realize, art isn't about anything, there is no right or wrong, there is no real way to read, hear, or see it, just take what you take from it and don't try to pretend that you are right or others are wrong. Many of the greatest artists have admitted they have no idea what their work is about, notably Freddy Mercury with bohemian rhapsody.
gagebug 1 year ago 2
@gagebug artists are also interpreting their work, they did not invent the words, chords, notes, etc that they string together so they have an interpretation of those things in that order, and what that might mean to someone else.
enigmism4life 1 year ago
What the shit is music video about? I know what the album is about but I don't quite understand this video.
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tastetacticiansl 1 year ago
She's wearing too much make-up for the woods.
idkmybffjv 1 year ago 3
Powerful song. I enjoyed the video so much. Thanks The Antlers, Evan Dennis, and Frenchkissrecords
charmister 1 year ago
nonono, this song is what whould have happend if sylvia bloch did not commit suicide, and Leonard Micheals and sylvia bloch did have a baby. read the book sylvia, which heavlily inspired hospice
yellosno8 1 year ago
Perfect video to symbolize the BP oil spill. She represents the burden of cleaning up the mess (giant tar ball) and what it's doing to our environment (oil dripping down the rock)... :-)
tgomez69 1 year ago
....]= This is one of the saddest song I've ever heard.
medicatedmarrionet 1 year ago
NYC June 16th w/ the National..cannot wait...this song is a fucking masterpiece
liquidsnake1979 1 year ago
@liquidsnake1979 That is massively unfair.
Dwarltier 1 year ago
Hey, guys check out my music video to the song: vimeo .com/12143932
thewexter89 1 year ago
I love this, it sounds all twinkly and magical. Definately my favourite by them.
ohmygoshlaura 1 year ago
i just went to their gig!!! amazing!! the lead singer and drummer stayed behind for a chat.....so down to earth and genuine! they r even better live! luv em!!
amalya2010 1 year ago
Don't quite understand the video. (Can anyone help me out there, am I missing something?) Great band and song, though.
katelyniswayawesome 1 year ago
Honestly I'm not that impressed, the lyrics are okay, musically it sounds the same as the rest of the album. Masterpiece? No
universalmusac 1 year ago
@universalmusac Of course it sounds similar to the rest of the album, it's part of what -makes- it a masterpiece. If you didn't notice, they have multiple songs that have the same melodies. On it's own it's beautiful and sad, but it's -haunting- when you hear Epilogue and realize it's the same. c:
DangerouslyModest 1 year ago
How does this video have anything to do with the song?
Kazikox 1 year ago
@Kazikox when looking at the text, you could interpret it not only as cancer which would go with the rest of the album, but rather as a baby. "there's a bear inside your stomach" could easily mean "you're pregnant." That's why the woman is dragging this giant black ball around with her, alone. She has to deal with all the burden (not saying that a baby is a burden, but that's how they portray it), and yeah. Then it drops, which could signify a miscarriage. not sure. :)
aliciaingermanland 1 year ago
@aliciaingermanland And, to add to that, after the "miscarriage", she still has to carry the weight of the child with her, but now it's an emotional burden.
SADisorder 1 year ago
Ah man... A guy with a beard sitting under a tree and writing poetry? Not a big fan of the video. Great band, mind you.
DrFerny 1 year ago
Amazing video. Great analogy. Specially at the ending.
PachuStrauss 1 year ago
Be interesting to see how these guys follow up Hospice......great song!
justinfromadelaide 1 year ago
i dont know this vid doesnt really do justice to the song
cornpopsandacid 1 year ago
cant wait to see you with The National June 16th!!!
nicholasjamesmusic2 1 year ago
It was my understanding that the lead vocalist (Peter Silberman) actually met a young girl (possibly named Sylvia, not sure) while working at SloanKettering Cancer Center. Hospice is a result of his experience with her. Also, I've heard that he went into a period of hiding when writing in his apartment. The wiki page for Hospice features liner notes that can help you make sense of all the entrancing jams.
brendan0370 1 year ago
I haven't look at the album but from what I've seen from comments and by looking at the lyrics, he's using abortion as a metaphor for cancer; unwanted child that uses the body as a host. It's possible that his loved one COULD have had an abortion I don't know any of his biography, but it's still a great song!
AdaWongFanatic4 1 year ago
pretty woods
lukeisastalker 1 year ago
Fucking masterpiece.
massmanthaman 1 year ago 63
that is really an intense song - brutal but written with crazy raw emotion
dcatino 1 year ago
Quality!
zgeorge13 1 year ago 2