Bright Eyes - Lava Monster - 13 year old Conor Oberst

[iam10000000]

i think he sings about pain or masochism ^^

but he tries to save "you"

[SmokinLogan92]

When I was that age I had a full ball beard and an tarantulas on my buttcheeks. He sounds 8.

He's strumming the shit outta that geetar though.

[BananaCakes471]

when i was 11 i had a deep voice

[BANGuzman]

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAA I bet Conor would approve

[LandonCBD]

He is a better song writer at thirteen then 20 y/o me :(

[dropbows90]

This has to be sped up. Who can hold that guitar strum speed so constantly?

[MarlissaCakes]

@CNLSoma He is 31 now

And a very accomplished musician.

[CNLSoma]

@MarlissaCakes  Indeed! i agree!

[biancabear17]

thank you so much for putting this up :)

[I8RICKROLLERS]

i think its funny when he whispers bullshit lololol

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@Finn1875 shut up finn

[MrJeffers420]

Anyone else like the way he says "bullshit" as if he is recording in his room and he doesn't want anyone to hear him, or he's reluctant to say because he is so young.

[CNLSoma]

How old is he now?

[yellowbirdx]

@CNLSoma 31

[elisexo]

holy shit! i read the lyrics to this song before i heard it and figured he was---well at least well past this age. He's soo amazing <3

[Runnmill]

this is amazing

[Remka707]

<3

[SheaAhearn]

Puberty must have hit him pretty hard.

[I8RICKROLLERS]

@SheaAhearn shut up try making a song as good as this and send me it

[TheRealFishtail]

This is so adorable!!!!!

[eskate95]

crazy good for 13

[Rewinged]

Wish I could have written like this at 13. Mine would have been about my 13 year old girlfriend or the teacher with a big nose...

[sexyandybbz]

This is so cute, the only thing that changes was his voice!

[chrisisviolent]

He hasn't changed a bit hahaha

[redinkstains]

oh my god iim crying.

[xCarolineification]

Oh god, he's so cuute.

[mggimcg]

NO MORE LIMIIITTTSSS

[GregThaVeg]

someone gimmee the damn chords.

darn smaller conor pwned the shit outta me D:

[wowdome]

verse is C and Fmaj7

chorus is G and A

[GregThaVeg]

@wowdome x] thnx dude.

[HazardousHijikata]

@GregThaVeg Right? O:

[bloodiestmuffin]

addicted to this right now

[0SatampraZeiros0]

well at least you wrote one of the best intros on youtube, maybe in another couple years youll be able to play better hehehe, btw I knew lava monsters were real, but reptilians can pwn them any day of the week.

[gzila57]

@0SatampraZeiros0 lol are you talking about maybe in a few years conor (bright eyes) will be able to play better? lol. check related videos man

[0SatampraZeiros0]

@gzila57 I was referring to the intro, or rather talking to the guy who set up the video montage, I know who Conner Oberst is, I really liked his early work with Commander Venus, and most of his stuff with Bright Eyes, though I havent really kept up with them since a few years back, too much work (80 hrs a week) tends to not leave me in the mood for music.

[gzila57]

@0SatampraZeiros0 I feel like a moron lmfao xD

[Catastropheinbloom]

aww soo cute

[lexisklok]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! THIS IS THE GODDAMN CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD, EVER.

[bassguitarwade]

My voice was way deeper than this at 13 but, this is awesome.

[bitcheznhos]

Lava Monster means the smelly red bloody mess that leaks out of a menstruating hairy vagina, but it is lots of fun for 3 weeks. not that one week though. but maybe if you are hitting it, that means she is not pregnant. wrap that pee pee. don't have worries

[OiShawnyBoy]

@XxXRawanXxX im sorry, i WAS retarded, i had NO idea who this was, and i thought that it was wowdome making music, Im sorry if i "offended" you, i want to remove my comment, but it wont let me

i admit my mistake

[erinberry720]

@OiShawnyBoy it's an honest mistake. people are touchy when it comes to the musicians they love, but they don't need to be so brutal.. and call you retarded just because you didn't realize who it was. at least you initially said he had deep lyrics!

[OiShawnyBoy]

Ok people. i got it the first message, im sorry, i WAS retarded, i had NO idea who this was, and i thought that it was wowdome making music, Im sorry if i "offended" people, i want to remove my comment, but it wont let me

[heyjude97]

wo.  it reallllllly is him.

[footballrox311]

dear OiShawnyBoy, are you a fucking retard, do you know how old this is? its def not the "new" justin beiber. This is Conor Oberst ya know lead singer of bright eyes? 30 yrs old, not signed with usher, so how bout before you start talking shit again check your damn facts you fucking retard.

[footballrox311]

@OiShawnyBoy dear OiShawnyBoy, are you a fucking retard, do you know how old this is? its def not the "new" justin beiber. This is Conor Oberst ya know lead singer of bright eyes? 30 yrs old, not signed with usher, so how bout before you start talking shit again check your damn facts you fucking retard

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

@OiShawnyBoy Its funny cause your insult failed. "EH, EH, EEEH!!!"

[xn6]

about 2 weeks ago, our kitten died, and his name was Pompeii. If you know, that's the ancient Roman city that was covered in magma when Mount Vesuvius erupted. He was orange, and he was our little 'lava monster'. I picked up his ashes yesterday. This song is perfect to remember him to. RIP little buddy <3

[skelatwig91]

love the song hilarious video<3

[xn6]

this song makes me cry every time i listen to it

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

Stupid question but what is this song about???

[wowdome]

Lave Monsters.

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

@wowdome lawls. Thanks for clearing that up for me! jk

[miamikin9]

@SeeingTheDarkNight Well, he's saying that he cares about the girl so much that if the lava monster came he would block the flame from hurting her. Which is obviously like a pretty big deal and stuff. Very noble thing to do.

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

@miamikin9 thats what i thought.

[GregThaVeg]

@SeeingTheDarkNight

it's about sacrificing for the one you love.

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

@GregThaVeg yeah i know.

[GregThaVeg]

@SeeingTheDarkNight it's a song about protecting what you love.

[SeeingTheDarkNight]

Did i mention he's a genious?!

[connorlangley44]

nooooo!!!!!

[SuperSushi7]

It's rediculous how deep his lyrics were even at 13...

[ZOMBIEKITTYxx]

Lmfao. "When I was 13, I used to run onto the public driving range and steal people's golf balls for no reason whatsoever."

You did something productive it sounds like.

Haha. Anyways. Thirteen year old Conor Oberst<33

[magicalwrath]

he should re-record this with his current age ;D

[FaviroteDeputy2]

thats a good idea, cept i think its just so fucken awsome that he did this when he was only 13, and i dnt think he should ruin the simplicity and early teen angst heard in this song. conor is no doubt the best

[Trumpour93]

@magicalwrath, me and my friend were actually talking about that, and how cool that would be. Or if he took the vocals recordings from one of his younger recordings such as this one, and did harmonies with it.

[magicalwrath]

@Trumpour93 that's pretty cashed

[Trumpour93]

Sorry. What do you mean by cashed?

[acanx702]

@magicalwrath um isnt he dead lol

[stoneymcpottheboro91]

@acanx702 nooooooooo!!! still alive. elliot smith died man

[XrandomrubixcubeX]

This is how I feel now. Its like someone is talking to me through the lyrics. it's amazing how he, at 13, can create a song with such meaning. I would of loved to be one of his girlfriends, he would write such amazing songs for me xD

[magicalwrath]

this song reminds me of ME when i feel depressed ;/

I LOVE THIS SONG :3

[pjoakimm]

he is a genius.... like sir Elliott Smith

[manifestdestiny17]

i wounder who he is writing these songs about

[DonnMills]

some of the pics are hilarious though. like the paxil and the book of moody kids. hahah

[brianne13910]

wow holy crap his voice got super deep!!!!

[xn6]

unbelievable talent at 13.

[SilversunRush]

Holy crap, Lil' Conor can strum fast.

[tb4c59]

@SilversunRush lol thats what i was thinkin he can jam.

[jschapek]

The guitar track sounds strange...like it's sped up.

[ilovemutemath]

hahahaha

"raising a moody child"

[NinaIsTheName]

i want to say "how cute" but the lyrics are pretty powerful for a 13 year old.

[Swiftlygothedays]

Genius. At such a young age, Oberst wrote better lyrics than most of the stuff on popular radio these days...(not saying everything on the radio is bad, but hey..Young Oberst had something more than talent).

[Stupidwikipedia]

Yeah he isn't singing about wanting to sex some girl up in a club. ugh

[Raphlord]

Damn glad you just wanted the song up, props.

[Hainrich96]

Intro C and F

[ellojello5896]

i think its wonderful that you have pictures of prozacs in your montage XD

[Kyanlikethepepper]

OMG so good!

[RyanInStitches]

such a talented mofo.

[Faluuuehugeh]

Wow, amazing. His childhood must have been really fucked up, though. How does one come up with such lyrics at that age? Anyway, nice song.

Doesn't even sound very much different from the Bright Eyes records. Great how he pretty much had found his style at that age.

[ellojello5896]

eh. he's not really as young as he sounds, he's already 13.

[belovedmakesmusic]

@Faluuuehugeh he was just a precotious young chap. Parents encouraged him to read. Simple.

[Vinnyz95]

It doesn't get much more epic than this. Conor Oberst is legendary, even as a kid. xD

[xolipicx]

Lol... "Raising a Moody Child", that should be an interesting read.

But seriously, where in tarnation did you find this?

[chazzdaspazz]

no its not you idiot!

[KevinColten]

lol

[STDspro]

no go listen to his first album

[mackasaur]

I have listened to his first album, and he definetly wasn't 13 when he made it.

[BalladOfWar]

Yes he was,it's called Water,find it.

[phudlow]

he had already done a tonnn of music before bright eyes.

[brettgreen1]

your totally write

[BalladOfWar]

Except,this is off his second album,and it wasn't released as Bright Eyes,it's just under his name,this is off an album released in '94,it's called "Here's to special treatment"

[NiceEggs]

Haha. I am impressed; you have two grammatical errors in just three words. It takes skills.

[bright1eyes1]

guitar is amazing, voice penetrating, and no other kid who's thirteen could write meaningful lyrics without stupid cliches.

such sensitivity and passion leaves an undescribable feeling

[meowmixX23]

so vulnerable, so emotive, so sensitive to pain i love it. this gives me chills all the way down my spine...

[thisteenscene]

i guess he has so much emotion and passion in his music and voice because he really obsevers things and people around him. he sees things that some people overlook or just don't notice at all.

it's kind of sad how when while most other thirteen year olds do stupid things; such as stealing golf balls. ;] he was composing music well beyond the abilities for his age. i wish more teens had his determination and views.

[yumihitomi]

Wow, he's always had such passion.

[sickmusicaddiction]

wow

how is he so deep at such a young age?

really intelligent and talented

just wow

[screemingrainbow]

duuuuuuuuude!

[cortneylaura]

ah! conor conor conor.

he is indefinitely amazing.

[LOveTwiNz]

Everyone has already said it already, but a 13 year old with that emotion, and who is really good at writing lyrics, and awesome at the guitar is amazing. Connor is really brilliant! <3

[furlong1018]

haha, how the hell does he do that? When i was 13 i was still.............i dont even remember what i was doing when i was 13 lol

[myconman95]

i love the anger in his voice at 1:00. it's great that conor was making music like this at just 13

[MasterOuiukiske]

Conor "Sexbomb" Oberst

:D

[nixietrixie20]

HOLY SHIT!

Is that his voice? I wouldn't have even believed that was him.

[OohLa118]

WHOA he is such A talent!! he is only 13? wow now I'm really impressed.

I love how his voice has become right now :)

[FierceUnicorn]

[ha, his voice. <3]

love the emotion in this song.

and i love the emotion he STILL puts into his lovely songs.

[xcariex]

SO CUTEE

[AdawgMB]

And I know that that's. . . just bullshit? haha this coming from a 13 year old? haha

[iamfreakingnameless]

It's amazing to find out that he's been this good all his life.

Thank you.

[fobchick78]

hahahahahaha....this is so cute!

[EllisDinh]

its kindof scary how sad he sounds. but man, is he talented. listen to that guitar, and the lyrics are lovely. cute voice haha

[Chubigans]

LMAOOOOoo yay soooo young

[PirateOfSka]

hahahaha. i love conner oberst. we all start somewhere. oh this made my day.

[audiowaffle209]

этот быть так печальный!!!

[IhatefalloutboyAlot]

Hey do you have the Commander Venus songs Peppermints and Pennsylvania Made You Sick? If so could you please upload them. That would be great. Thanks a lot.

[AliceandCat]

god.

I love him.

[merustproof289]

Thank you!

[timmythetuba]

tiny voice

[alexaislikesocool]

his voice, you could so tell its him.

its adorable.

i'm in love with Conor Oberst.

[3ILuvmusic]

There are a LOT of 13 year olds that have talent like this,not to say he isnt talented and doesnt write some of the best songs I've heard,but its just...people make a big deal out of it when bigger and better has been done by kids his age.You know?

[TheCareMores]

This kid should have stuck with it!!!!! :)

[themainedangernradio]

he did ever hear of bright eyes,commander venus,park ave, or desapaercidos

[erv529]

Epic Fail.

[TheCareMores]

it was a joke.....

[PrettyLoather]

ahahaha, sure it was ;P

[sincerelyolivia]

he did; bright eyes, connor oberst and the mystic valley band.....

[JerryJealousy]

i failed at 13 T_T

[hootersgirlsloveme]

he must've really hit a growth spurt between then and now.

[HatfulOfFairytales]

Well it has been about 17yrs...

[TheCareMores]

lol

[MediCxDroiD101]

That tends to happen in the space of sixteen years, ha..

[Joeyisthename]

Wow,

It's crazy of how much diffrent he sounds,

And he had a ton of talent at this age,

The lyrics are good for 13 years of age

[Jarederaj]

was he always this broken

[selfishintrovert]

no thirteen year old should have this much talent, it's just not fair.

[wearekidswithguns]

i cant say how amazing this is in words.

im 13 now and im shit compared to this, hes so talented.

[s8terblood11]

thats not cool man dont put yourself down

im sure your capable of this.

you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

[heymyusername]

NURRR A TRUE FAN

shut the fuck up

[1VANO6]

gosh

he must have been such a down to earth teen

would have fallen in love with him if he went to my school

[NorkBomb]

I totally would have fallen in love with him if went to my school to : )

[StripedxSocks]

I don't even know what to say. I feel like I'm tainting the genius of the music by commenting.

<3

[notthatbasic]

I wish someone had said something like this to me when I was thirteen. The beginning when he talk about being depressed is exactly how I felt at that age.

He's fucking brilliant. What a talent!

[PrettyLoather]

Milk Thistle reminds me of this song.

[4eversims2]

wow!

Conor is wayyyy tooo amazing.

[PrettyLoather]

fuck those pills

[ADHDspider]

Wow.

[NorkBomb]

Omg! I love Conor!!

[Bon303Iver]

Jesus Christ, how does he do it? He never fails to amaze me.

[blackblackgrey]

You know, people bitch and moan about teenagers all the time, and to be fair, some teenagers are going out and wasting their lives on violence and drugs, but just look what this kid did! So many teens spend their time doing such great things...young carers, budding musicians, artistic prodigies, but still people turn their noses up at them simply for being teenagers. Its terrible.

[blackblackgrey]

yup, you've lost it.

[s8terblood11]

haha nice comment

[blackblackgrey]

Aint you lost YET?

No, im not. But that doesnt effect his music. We'll actualy it probebly does, but in a good way.

And if you don't like the guy so much, why do you hang around here dirtying up the place? Seriously....

The only reason you would be here is to start a fight. Witch is really sad, because you will never meet me, or anyone else here.

So take it somewhere else will you?

[frisco5068]

omg i love this! first of all the gutair is amazingggg of course and i really dont get how he does that. he seems lik a lil emo kid :) i love it. if he sang this to me when he was 13 i would date him...his song makes him really hotttt :P

[artistsComplex]

^_________^

thank you so much for uploading

[NaomiLovesDifferent]

i bet his fingers are like bleeding by the end of this song...oww

my fingers hurt thinking about it

Love this song "Give up. Cause the moment that you do, i would give up to, thats what i do"

if you guys have a sibling this age...run and give them a hug, just in case this stuff is in their head ..i know i am ^_^

[ericjames810]

oh my god!!

[WhenConorAteCheese]

Lol at footage at 1:50. These photos are fantastic

[manatsunoshi]

wow, he's only thirteen, and lyrics like that.... he's got an old soul.

[savestheray182]

i woulda loved this video so much if during the part where he says "take some hits for you" it showed a clip of a dude hittin a bong lol

[superllama80]

i'd like to see what you could do at 13.

[heartbreakxhotel]

"and if the lava monster came, i would block his flame from hurting you." goddamn, connor. you're amazing. this video makes my eyes go all *_* and stuff. <3

[ajmitch95]

this is awesome

great song writing

especially great guitar