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[PopTartNeko]

"The sensation of scissors was too much to scream so instead I just started to laugh..."

[136Graham]

Tommy Hand

[irienaganjaseed]

Explained by who exactly?

[irienaganjaseed]

This song (album) is about the guy's girlfriend. He must have hurt her and she wasn't able to get over it. She is always getting mad at him and threatening to leave. She makes him feel guilty like he is a terrible person. She has suicidal tendencies and in this song I believe that she breaks up with him or possibly commits suicide I am not sure. He wants to "save" her from her mind he thinks he can but he can't.

[1curis]

@irienaganjaseed I was sure this had been explained a thousand times now. She is a terminally ill bone cancer patient. You have her personality correct, she's emotionally abusive and generally an unpleasant person her hospice nurse falls in love with her anyway and tries to find closer when she eventually dies.

[n0ellez]

@1curis The cancer is just a metapher and his exgirlfriend probably suffered from borderline. Paranoia, mood swings, depression, being that aggressive & suicidal are all symptoms of that disease. And I guess a pregnancy isn't exactly the healthiest thing for such a person as well. It's horrible what that young couple had to go through..

[1curis]

@n0ellez

Or: "The story behind Hospice has been debated, but Silberman has explained the record as being the story of an emotionally abusive relationship, told through the analogy of a Hospice worker and terminally-ill patient." Peter told us what album was about.

[catsaretheshit]

omg dont listen to this with rainymood open in another tab because you will cry even more than you already are :c

[canibaldelrock]

Austin TV

[williramone]

This is so fucking bad... Where are the hardcore dubstep and drum&bass bass?

Crying emo bitchezzzzzzzzz

[MrGuitarman3900]

@williramone Dubstep... ur an idiot. I don't even know how you even came to this page if you were looking for dubstep. Go listen to dubstep if that's what you want to listen to. Don't insult other types of music.

And it's not emo. Its Indie folk

[Omegashadowyoshi]

@MrGuitarman3900

How about...Indie Emo Dubstep Folk?

THAT would be fucking awesome!

[williramone]

@MrGuitarman3900

I was just trolling, Hospice is a fucking masterpiece

[Wearenotthewar]

No matter how many times i listen to this album i always end up crying. Hospice is without a doubt my favorite album.

[ECHOES2131]

Esta canción me causa confunsión, aqui el narrador es la paciente el doctor.

[scorp1onx]

a pity that the vocals take a backseat to the instrumentals volume and clarity wise since lyrics are obviously the strong point of this band, good songs, bad mix

[nanakieverblaze]

@scorp1onx Although I agree that the quiet undertone of the vocals can make it a difficult to hear sometimes, I believe it was done for poignancy and to make you listen for more than just a nice tune.

[thatXotherXperson]

@scorp1onx i like it that way, it makes for a very atmospheric listening. you have to really listen and pay attention to get what he's saying and the quiet laid back tone of his voice is quite nice.

[takemeoutish]

obvs.

[catsaretheshit]

At 14 seconds I feel like the song just takes me away somewhere else.

[thatXotherXperson]

@catsaretheshit same.

[EleEliza97]

I am Shiva destroyer of worlds.

[beccawashere45]

Is this named for the Hindu god of destruction or for the week of mourning of Judiasm?

[masteretl]

@beccawashere45 The second one.

[SeanAbesto]

So this is my third song I've listened to by The Antlers and I've fallen for them hard~ I love this kind of music that breaks away from everything and reminds me that underneath all my skin and emotions, I'm something more than just human. I'm something more than just alive. It reminds me that myself, and everyone on this earth... we're just something more.

[MrHillyninja]

@SeanAbesto That's the best comment I've ever read on youtube. :)

[MrHillyninja]

@SeanAbesto That's the best comment I've seen on youtube. :)

[ladyleyetcompagnie]

So beautiful.

[georgeftw6]

a hipster band that i dont exactly hate?

haha im actually enjoying this.

[ratlover35]

gosh these songs are actually making me cry they're so depressive sounding and the lyrics are just sad

[ryanguy86]

@ratlover35 cry? lol

[ratlover35]

@ryanguy86 yeah cry

[ryanguy86]

@ratlover35 yikes...

[coverasong]

This song gives me chills. Hospice is such a wonderfully atmospheric record.

[plegend06]

Bear fits in with the album because the entire album is a concept about the death of a relationship. While Silberman hasn't released specifics, the death was probably caused by his girlfriend's self destructive tendencies.

Thus Bear is just another example of how and where things went wrong.

[AmazingNadia]

Whose POV is this being told from. The patient's, right?

[sarcasmagasm]

@AmazingNadia he is describing a dream he had, where he and the patient have traded places. Evident from lines like "The bed was mishapen and awkwardly small and clearly intended for you" and " My hair grew longer and my face became yours, my femur was breaking in half, The sensation was siccors and to much to scream so instead I just started to laugh".

[kasskoffee]

I just listened to this song for the first time and burst into tears. I've never been this affected by a song.

[unmemorablehero]

@kasskoffee the whole album is fantastic! One definitely worth buying.

They are also pretty outstanding live!

[Flurryofdancingsnow]

I remember first hearing this song.....it was a extremely surreal experience. Every single The Antlers song I hear leaves a special mark that I know I won't forgot. I want to see them live. ._>

[snookisituation17]

the beginning makes me tear up a bit..

[MrQuickRick]

@hiphopopotomus999: LOL! Dude, your view on the songs are hilariously incorrect. First of all, epilogue is an ending. He actually says he doesn't work at the hospital ANYMORE. That they had to let him go after the cancer patient he fell in love with died. As for the use of the word "abortion" in Bear... that word is never used. And you all can interpret the lyrics to the individual songs however you want, but it is about a hospital employee falling for a cancer patient and riding out the days.

[charmister]

@MrQuickRick, the word "abortion" isn't in Bear, but his lyrics are,

"There's a bear inside your stomach

the cub's been kicking from within.

He's loud, though without vocal chords

we'll put an end to him.

We'll make all the right appointments

no one ever has to know..."

I must say it's definitely related to abortion, but does it have to be about the woman dying in the album's overall story? Not necessarily HER baby, but abortion is my best guess for that song.

[soldat182]

Peter Silberman is more than an amazing musician, he is an amazing poet

[HybridPineapple]

THIS IS HORRIBLE

[guitarXhero1245]

I personally think the song wake is the best on the album.

[lakai958]

Hospice is not your typical Wah, my girlfriend dumped me album. It actually speaks of a pain very few people can relate to. Theres a very loose story throughout based on the idea of caring for an abusive terminally ill loved one, investing total emotional strength and doing everything possible to no avail. Its a unique sense of hopelessness spoken through singer Peter Silbermans tragically beautiful lyrics backed by soft and swelling instrumentation

[ScrewNormality1]

I cried

[Sylsab]

i'm inlove with this album. i must have it.

[burnin2ice]

the story of this whole album is moving. this song especially.

[ThinksWithPortals]

I think this is from her point of view; she's talking about being in the hospital and waiting for him to visit her

but you know, that's just one guess

[adv1k]

The album tells an explicit story (in first and second person narrative) of a man meeting a depressed and abusive bone cancer patient in the Sloan Kettering Cancer Ward where he is working, falling in love, and eventually watching her die while he is beside her. Memories, regret and grief recur throughout the album.[3][4]

[hiphopopotomus999]

are you sure, I dont realy know what I'm talking about, but in bear, they talk about an abortion from when they were yonger, and in kettering, he says, he wished that he had known teh unayable debt that he owed her, and that he walked into the room with tubes in her arm, which infers that they had met earlier? But i realy dont know

[hiphopopotomus999]

and lol, in the song epilogue it says he doesnt work in the hospital

[hiphopopotomus999]

and you rlame, because you copy and pasted that from wikipedia

[adv1k]

i should have -Wikipedia'd that

whoops

CITATION SUE INC!!!!

[cfengler]

@adv1k Bravo on the verbatim wikipedia copy & paste.

[MegaCatman12]

@adv1k no i believe if you listen too bear it will explain in a different manner its about a man and his wife who both have a rocky relationship with one another then he finds out shes pregnant(explains the bear kicking inside her) a little later down the road they find out his wife has late stage cancer...

thats what this concept album is about lad

[germaniumbass]

@MegaCatman12 everybody correct me if im wrong, but i think 'Bear' strays from the general story line of the album. its pretty clearly about abortion. im not positive if this is correct, but i dont think your explanation was.

[MrQuickRick]

@MegaCatman12 The concept of this album is that conceptual albums have different concepts to the conceptual minds of the listeners, thus creating a story they feel is appropriate to the lyrics being sung which becomes a concept in its own right. However, you are incorrect. The album is what adv1k states, its official. Though Bear does stray.

[LSDlucid]

@adv1k

Mannnn, I hate it when that happens.

[adv1k]

@LSDlucid

gud 1

[geeglebear]

@adv1k "[3][4]" -no not at all wikipedia =)

cheers though

[Uqload]

@adv1k Nice Wikipedia "copy and paste".

But the story is also located in the handbook that came with the special version of the downloadable album. (iTunes)

[Vaginalcommunism]

@adv1k

that story is used as an extended metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship.

[ATwentyCharacterName]

@Vaginalcommunism

It's telling the story of THEIR emotionally abusive relationship. Listen to the whole album.

[Vaginalcommunism]

@ATwentyCharacterName

I know that and of course i own the album. y u mad?

[ATwentyCharacterName]

@Vaginalcommunism

In your last comment it seemed as though you were separating the two.

[takemeoutish]

How do you know this?

[adv1k]

@takemeoutish wikipdia obvs.

[partyman147]

@adv1k gross

[3ootehmovie]

@partyman147 Gross? Idiot.

It's really beautiful. Go listen to the album as a whole and say it's gross.

[partyman147]

@3ootehmovie Just listened to it. Gross.

[partyman147]

@3ootehmovie ... Still gross.

[bestspelller]

2:27 I absolutely love how the trumpet kicks in at this part... I think it's the trumpet. But it's beautiful. :')

[pcd295]

i dont quite get the lyric

who is dying? is it the guy or the girl?

[nataliewheeleryo]

I'm pretty sure this song is written in the girlfriend who has cancers prospective.

[NLRounder813]

The girl

[Bayonetsnowskate]

his wife is dying

[adv1k]

@Bayonetsnowskate

your incorrect.

listen to the whole album and dont make assumptions please the actual story this album tells is much more powerful than that.

[leead22]

what is this album about. at first i thought it was about a girl dying of cancer then it talks about abortion.. kinda confused

[Talat112]

It's about the relationship between the two, the fact that the female ahs cancer is just a facet of the complications they face.

[DiggnationRocks]

it doesn't matter what the actual story is. You can feel your own from this amazing album, and isn't that the line between good and bad songs? Your willingness to make it personal?

[MrQuickRick]

@DiggnationRocks It does matter what the actual story is lol. The artist made it that way. If it didn't matter, it would obviously just sound like a fucking Nickleback album. And that isn't the line between a good and bad song. Maybe in your opinion, but that just sounds naive of you to say. It's all how the artist feels. If they just make it to make money and don't put themselves into it, that's a bad song.

[alexgillespie1]

@pcd295 listen to the whole album its sooooo much better

[batistabomber88]

Wonderful