this is my favorite song. so honest. my life has been dishonest at least so it feels, connecting with this song is my redemption to myself for not having been true with myself for so long out of fear.
SEX!!! NOW I GOT YOUR ATTENTION: Do you know more songs similar to Elephants or Horizon? I really like Yamagata, but, to tell the truth, there are songs very "pop", like those ones belonging to the CD 2 of "Elephants...Teeth"...
My love is away just now, after four years. Life is sometimes beyond my all understanding. Rachel is just the one I would always pick up for to take me far out of it. The lyrics..If the elephants have past lives, yet are destined to always remember-how fragile and descriptive. I spent hours and hours replaying her tunes..listening to the words of this song and playing it over I just realize that sometimes it's really hard to shake the skin off. Wonder how's it with elephants?
I will, fellow vulcan, now will you please return my favor and delete your commented request for me to kindly off myself?! Much appreciated!! Regards.
I am not without reason, but consider your approach. I will delete my comment. I appreciate your concern for the well being of others. I am not as shallow as you assume. I hope that in future dialogue with others that you carry a set of kid gloves. Not everyone is made of the stronger stuff that seems to inhabit you and I.
@karacter28 If you happen to be suicidal yourself, karacter, then go on and do it. Otherwise, save the encouragement that you seem to have for others. All that is left is suicide? Nothing more to do? better to leave? Get over your secret desire to have others' harm themselves. Just off yourself and be done with it. Love, Dave.
@YouAteYet I couldn't have possibly been interpreting what I thought the artist was intending through her song and video, could I? That would be too much of a stretch and something I'm sure that has never been done before on youtube. As far as telling me to off myself, I don't think I will, thanks. And looks like four fingers are pointing back at you with the accusation that I have secret desires of others hurting themselves. Interesting. Save the love. Unless you plan to make better use of it.
@karacter28 Comprehending satire does require a certain degree of intelligence. Just ask Chaucer, Swift, or Voltaire, when you get to the other side..(the sooner, the better). Be that as it may, seventeen years of healthcare have led me to the conclusion that depressed people don't need your sort of nudging. I suggest that you delete your ill thought out comment.
A certain degree of intelligence would be a required on many different levels, Mr."YouAteYet." I must wonder, however, why you are spending your time engaging me in a fruitless back and forth instead of doing something better with your life. Another self-help book perhaps? If anyone is suicidal, they got to that point long before they logged on. Did you not suggest I kill myself, sir? Your hypocrisy is stunning. I would remove my comment only if it would guarantee the removal of you as well.
rachel's white and japanese....i haven't quite made up my mind what to think of her yet...like tori amos she's a good musician, but her lyrics go way over my head...a bit too esoteric for my taste...but her voice keeps me coming back...she definately can sing...
"So for those of you falling in love.. keep it kind, Keep it good, Keep it right. Throw yourself in the midst of danger... but keep one eye open at night" -----> OMG! Amazing....
@platinumlance awww don't be sad! Even the worst wounds heal, little by little. Even if no-one is there for you, you can still heal yourself. Trust me, I had to do it alone, and today I feel alive with the animals :) :/ :(
at Haseious.... WOW!!!! I love the way you just describe everything. It must be so awesome to put what you see and feel in words. I wish I had that type of talent!
Great job, I truly enjoyed reading your comment below.
Oh lord. how boring, depressing, and sad. Friend of mine posted this on his facebook page. Sounds SO much like something he'd like. blahhhhhh!!! No wonder she'd underrated!
I'm sure it has got its sentiments but in the UK we would not sing about the 'Kill' and 'Teeth tearing into the heart' or 'Blood dripping from their mouths in a love song....I guess this is where cultural differences could never resolve...
The song is amazing. Simply amazing. And may I say she is quite beautiful as well. Her eyes, Her Voice, Her Self. Tranquility is defined by this song. When you listen to it, you enter the state of mind of Composure. Release yourself.
I don't really know what she's singing, yet the audio & video of such simplicity touched my heart, deep enough that I even try to suppress the grey emotion.
@mushuplus my guess is multiple locations based on different structures and backgrounds... my thought for main location is Mono Lake/Lee Vining or possible Salt Lake City
take, for instance, the soft piano notes that play subliminally, and as a result, bring forth the lyrical content that underline how aggressive and unforgiving love can be sometimes.
and of course, rachel's husky vocal chords portray a sense of vulnerability that is so poignant in this song.
last, but not least, how she roams freely in and out of the weathered house - it's like how these turbulent feelings just invade your heart, leaving you defenseless
this is full of eerie emotion and content. i particularly enjoy the visual symbolism present in this video. rachael, you look beautiful as usual. nice pale lips and dark eyes, appropriate for the feel of the song. i wonder where this was shot.
I adore the pace of this piece. find the animal imagery rather incoherent with melancholy though. but the last stenza is just fantastic. cant wait for the rest!
just gonna say it's a beautiful song, but not as good as Sunday Afternoon Live at the Croft, which is the best song I've ever heard in my life, and i like rock music.
I only wish I know speak english better to tell how I feel when I hear this song...Is going down, deep inside of me, touching my gloomy soul, the heart beat quickly and I shiver...Sensazioni e immagini si mescolano in modo incredibile ...And the words are not enough ...may be in my own language like in english.
All I know is that I'm waiting IMPATIENTLY for this new album in Europe.
Unreal! What a talent.
waterdoggz1 2 weeks ago
beautiful!!! more should know about this artist!!! amazing songs
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i hate this bitch
lalalalands 2 months ago
@lalalalands a fucking retard thts' what you are.
skyrider36 2 months ago
@lalalalands You probably listen to Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and all the Disney shit, right? This is for you .I.
jonah18cr 2 months ago
@lalalalands FUCK U, U FUCKED UP PIECE OF SHIT!
slipiknot3000 1 month ago
7 people got their hearts pierced by elephants' teeth
tempestuously 2 months ago 5
this is my favorite song. so honest. my life has been dishonest at least so it feels, connecting with this song is my redemption to myself for not having been true with myself for so long out of fear.
gunterandyuri 3 months ago
SEX!!! NOW I GOT YOUR ATTENTION: Do you know more songs similar to Elephants or Horizon? I really like Yamagata, but, to tell the truth, there are songs very "pop", like those ones belonging to the CD 2 of "Elephants...Teeth"...
brayangabriel87 3 months ago
@brayangabriel87 quiet, little life, sunday afternoon,... to name my favourites
beginnerwinner 3 months ago
@brayangabriel87 and her covers of river and i wish you love
beginnerwinner 3 months ago
Epic Lyrics thats ALL
Psychedelicqueer 3 months ago
6 people have bad memories.
shgv48 5 months ago
Such a beautiful song
seashellmel 5 months ago
OH MY GOD RACHAEL'S EYES
nm11607 5 months ago
SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
nm11607 5 months ago
HOW COME CAN'T I FIND A VIDEO WITH "DON'T"????
eltonmgs 6 months ago
My love is away just now, after four years. Life is sometimes beyond my all understanding. Rachel is just the one I would always pick up for to take me far out of it. The lyrics..If the elephants have past lives, yet are destined to always remember-how fragile and descriptive. I spent hours and hours replaying her tunes..listening to the words of this song and playing it over I just realize that sometimes it's really hard to shake the skin off. Wonder how's it with elephants?
nalezew 7 months ago
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nalezew 7 months ago
i just love this voice!!!
TheGleeUnion 7 months ago
I will, fellow vulcan, now will you please return my favor and delete your commented request for me to kindly off myself?! Much appreciated!! Regards.
karacter28 8 months ago
Good stuff karacter, epic really. May you live long, and prosper! This has been my pleasure.
YouAteYet 8 months ago
I am not without reason, but consider your approach. I will delete my comment. I appreciate your concern for the well being of others. I am not as shallow as you assume. I hope that in future dialogue with others that you carry a set of kid gloves. Not everyone is made of the stronger stuff that seems to inhabit you and I.
karacter28 8 months ago
Seeing through to my intention seems difficult for you, as your focus remains on the veneer. Delete, and so will I.
YouAteYet 8 months ago
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karacter28 8 months ago
@karacter28 If you happen to be suicidal yourself, karacter, then go on and do it. Otherwise, save the encouragement that you seem to have for others. All that is left is suicide? Nothing more to do? better to leave? Get over your secret desire to have others' harm themselves. Just off yourself and be done with it. Love, Dave.
YouAteYet 8 months ago
@YouAteYet I couldn't have possibly been interpreting what I thought the artist was intending through her song and video, could I? That would be too much of a stretch and something I'm sure that has never been done before on youtube. As far as telling me to off myself, I don't think I will, thanks. And looks like four fingers are pointing back at you with the accusation that I have secret desires of others hurting themselves. Interesting. Save the love. Unless you plan to make better use of it.
karacter28 8 months ago
@karacter28 Comprehending satire does require a certain degree of intelligence. Just ask Chaucer, Swift, or Voltaire, when you get to the other side..(the sooner, the better). Be that as it may, seventeen years of healthcare have led me to the conclusion that depressed people don't need your sort of nudging. I suggest that you delete your ill thought out comment.
YouAteYet 8 months ago
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karacter28 8 months ago
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karacter28 8 months ago
A certain degree of intelligence would be a required on many different levels, Mr."YouAteYet." I must wonder, however, why you are spending your time engaging me in a fruitless back and forth instead of doing something better with your life. Another self-help book perhaps? If anyone is suicidal, they got to that point long before they logged on. Did you not suggest I kill myself, sir? Your hypocrisy is stunning. I would remove my comment only if it would guarantee the removal of you as well.
karacter28 8 months ago
Someone posted this on tumblr and I'm stunned by how quietly beautiful this is. Never heard it before, but wow. Goosebumps all over.
KtN2584 10 months ago
this songs feels so painful. but its so beautiful
kumanananananananan7 10 months ago
so emotional, so beautiful!
Pinkland21 11 months ago
goosebumbs...but in a good way....its one of those rare, beautifly, haunting songs that strikes a chord somewhere deep inside
mmariedy 11 months ago 3
i had the audio like right up and couldn't understand her
balius88 11 months ago
@balius88 CUZ UR NOT REALLY LISTENING, AND YOU PROBABLY BLEW UR EARS OUT LONG LONG AGO..
otokugirl15 9 months ago
rachel's white and japanese....i haven't quite made up my mind what to think of her yet...like tori amos she's a good musician, but her lyrics go way over my head...a bit too esoteric for my taste...but her voice keeps me coming back...she definately can sing...
Kellogs43able 1 year ago
"So for those of you falling in love.. keep it kind, Keep it good, Keep it right. Throw yourself in the midst of danger... but keep one eye open at night" -----> OMG! Amazing....
The0Matteo0 1 year ago 6
Erie and beautiful. And something else without a name too.
UnderTheDark14 1 year ago 15
i feel sad and hollow after watching this and can't stop thinking of my ex. i think i'll go walk into our frozen lake now. bye. thank you rachael.
platinumlance 1 year ago
@platinumlance awww don't be sad! Even the worst wounds heal, little by little. Even if no-one is there for you, you can still heal yourself. Trust me, I had to do it alone, and today I feel alive with the animals :) :/ :(
Thespiriticlan 1 year ago
it's just stunning really isn't it..
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iygeilka 1 year ago
first time hearing, wont be the last, thats for sure!
canndc 1 year ago 17
@canndc I agree!
Thespiriticlan 1 year ago
Such a beautiful beautiful song sad or not, done with true artistry...with beautiful poetic lyrics, a voice and music that paint them well...
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UnderTheDark14 1 year ago
it still doesn't hit me hw i've met this woman in person. She's absolutely breath-taking, talented and her songs hits me to the core.
sueanna2 1 year ago
sigh if only i could sleep with an eye open... :(
limetita02 1 year ago
met this woman, she's not only brilliant but a true talent...this song is tragic and beautiful at the same time.
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gave me chills
cminouye 1 year ago
at Haseious.... WOW!!!! I love the way you just describe everything. It must be so awesome to put what you see and feel in words. I wish I had that type of talent!
Great job, I truly enjoyed reading your comment below.
SilKids108 1 year ago
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MainxStreamxDaydream 1 year ago
Oh lord. how boring, depressing, and sad. Friend of mine posted this on his facebook page. Sounds SO much like something he'd like. blahhhhhh!!! No wonder she'd underrated!
DiscoverPlatinum 1 year ago
Haseious - man, you sure know how to talk absolute bollocks!
Fortonbear 1 year ago
Beautiful songg! i love her shes soo pretty.
lizlovely24 1 year ago
This song killls me
grimmergrimmer 1 year ago
I'm so happy I discovered her. She is so underrated. What amazing artist.
lizzyvance 1 year ago
ela canta divinamente!
LeoOCGG 1 year ago
I'm sure it has got its sentiments but in the UK we would not sing about the 'Kill' and 'Teeth tearing into the heart' or 'Blood dripping from their mouths in a love song....I guess this is where cultural differences could never resolve...
gigglesden07 1 year ago
Epic !
ExclusiveGoodMusic 1 year ago
this is such a powerful and beautiful song <3
eylomate 1 year ago 2
Wow! I don't know what say that song or what mean but is amazing!
RachaelYMexico 1 year ago
grav-i-ty is an amazing tv show with wonderful music
AsYouWishButtercup 1 year ago
Beautiful song, this is in the series Grav-i-ty too. Where I knew this music.
kiddodude 1 year ago
So for those of you fallen in love
keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right
throw yourself in the midst of danger
but keep one eye open at night
darojobe 1 year ago 4
Such a Powerful Song...she is Amazing...
Jerseyandchico 1 year ago
If the elephants have past lives yet are destined to always remember
It's no wonder how they scream
Like you and I they must have some temper
lospaio 1 year ago
I heard this song on the TV show "Gravity" and fell in love with it.
hsmzacxoxo 1 year ago
The song is amazing. Simply amazing. And may I say she is quite beautiful as well. Her eyes, Her Voice, Her Self. Tranquility is defined by this song. When you listen to it, you enter the state of mind of Composure. Release yourself.
LeaKysWorld 1 year ago
I love this video and this song. Very artistic, vulnerable and beautiful.
EarthyLover 1 year ago
An amazing song. Truly touching. Never gets old. Video is perfect.
ronbyk 1 year ago
to me, this song is like one of the most beautifully written poems.
A master piece!!!
littlemarvels 1 year ago
this song reached my ears eleven months too late.
DelaneyPaige13 1 year ago
This is a true piece of art.
I have never heard something so beautifully heart wrenching.
XOHannah101 1 year ago
Romantic, deep, beautiful, brilliant, everlasting, dark, damaged, this woman is a work of art.
Steelman442 1 year ago 3
I've just cried.
FabiKOR 1 year ago
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Emelieduor 1 year ago 2
@Emelieduor It's pretty obvious that it's about a painfully ending relationship. Great imagery.
sijran 1 year ago
I don't really know what she's singing, yet the audio & video of such simplicity touched my heart, deep enough that I even try to suppress the grey emotion.
debtdash 1 year ago
her videos are weird but worth watching and she is a great singer...
carloitao14 1 year ago
I wonder where this was filmed.
mushuplus 1 year ago
@mushuplus my guess is multiple locations based on different structures and backgrounds... my thought for main location is Mono Lake/Lee Vining or possible Salt Lake City
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Lyrical, Vocal & musical perfection !
This song is profoundly moving & the video viscerally ethereal .
For anyone who has known the joy & pain of love lost this is nothing less than cathartic !
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Jamessemaj12 1 year ago
this is an incredible song. my favorite melody ever written.
xoxAshh137 1 year ago
this song always sounds so heartbreaking. But it's so beautiful that you can't help listening to it over and over again.
jiamin64 1 year ago 5
Haven't heard such a beautiful thing in while...
rotaszek 1 year ago 4
beautiful beautiful song
djlucario99 2 years ago 37
this is my fave song i have it on my ipod love it love it love it!!!!!!
mecellandi 2 years ago 2
hell yeah, the rachael videos are back!
StepOutAgain 2 years ago 2
this touches my heart so much
ezgihanb 2 years ago 4
so beautiful
ezgihanb 2 years ago 4
love the contrast and irony in this song.
take, for instance, the soft piano notes that play subliminally, and as a result, bring forth the lyrical content that underline how aggressive and unforgiving love can be sometimes.
and of course, rachel's husky vocal chords portray a sense of vulnerability that is so poignant in this song.
last, but not least, how she roams freely in and out of the weathered house - it's like how these turbulent feelings just invade your heart, leaving you defenseless
haseious 2 years ago 203
please for the sake of words, keep writing such wonderfully crafted entries
lilphilphil 2 years ago 3
@haseious thank you youtube music expert
acedotcom 1 year ago
@haseious I agree... God she's so talented... :)
MainxStreamxDaydream 1 year ago
I stumbled upon this talented lady last night and now I can't stop listening to her soulful music. Absoultely stunning. This one is my favorite song.
deebabii8 3 years ago 4
i love how she makes everything so relateable. her albums are always awesome and soothing. just one song is enough to make you love her eternally!
velvetyblackroses 3 years ago 4
stunning song, I really enjoyed listening to it. It's art
YukiKirai 3 years ago 4
pretty song
storiegalxxoc 3 years ago 3
i love this song so much. i mean i always feel so understood by the way rachael tells the story. it's so relateable to me.
i also must have slept the whole night.
i always start to cry. best song for ages.
whatmattersmost4 3 years ago 2
Beautiful voice, beautiful song, beautiful video!
vc1188 3 years ago
oh wow the best song i have heard in ages
7S1E9S0 3 years ago 4
this song is so beautiful that thoroughly touched me beyond words. love it!
bluebirdkhh 3 years ago 2
Wow.. This song is absolutely beautiful... I love it.
ChaosChao 3 years ago 4
this is full of eerie emotion and content. i particularly enjoy the visual symbolism present in this video. rachael, you look beautiful as usual. nice pale lips and dark eyes, appropriate for the feel of the song. i wonder where this was shot.
autumndeas 3 years ago 6
i already think this is going to end up being one of my favourite songs, its beautiful!
i went to town today to buy the new album...not in ANY of the shops, whats that about?! so, getting it off the internet tonight :)
agameofhearts 3 years ago
Gorgeous - I've been listening to the song all day.
carcassia 3 years ago
another rachael song that touches my heart: ouch.
"can flee with your wounds just in time"
chayeuma 3 years ago
I love this.
switchkforlife 3 years ago
Love your music
BabyGrl4u1 3 years ago
this vid is absolutely gorgeous...
and this song breaks my heart.
sweetjulz67 3 years ago
This song is...a chef d'oeuvre...a masterpiece.
Strong, moving, shattering...
I shiver ...
Ma
maresole6 3 years ago
Hi Lindsay
IaraChan 3 years ago
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The album is out today!!
kisarigi 3 years ago
this song is so moving.
haleylenore 3 years ago
Rachael is such a distinguished and heartfelt musician. I hope her album is as inspired as her first single!
christavu 3 years ago
Insanely gorgeous, visually and sonically. I felt like I was watching a Fellini outtake with the best soundtrack ever. xx
ArrowofArtemis 3 years ago 2
the more you listen to it the more you start to love it! can't wait for the album!
s996213 3 years ago
rachael always gets me.
music2me 3 years ago 2
dude.... I'm crying
pablocatwalk 3 years ago
this is so hauntingly beautiful...
RaydeusXII 3 years ago
AMAAAAZING!!!!!!!!
Denissee 3 years ago
Fantastic Song!!!!
jake0112 3 years ago
is the album going to be released internationally? or on itunes europe???? please God say yes!
allymcbealsfan 3 years ago
I adore the pace of this piece. find the animal imagery rather incoherent with melancholy though. but the last stenza is just fantastic. cant wait for the rest!
clizad 3 years ago
wow. i am speechless. rachael, your are so amazing, and beautiful, and, and, and...
jzoom45 3 years ago
beautifully desolate. never thought those words would go together. this song just grabs my soul.
puhnuh 3 years ago
just gonna say it's a beautiful song, but not as good as Sunday Afternoon Live at the Croft, which is the best song I've ever heard in my life, and i like rock music.
female0aso 3 years ago
i love your music...wonderful song n.n
fenixshane 3 years ago
finally :) and oh so worth the wait.
jehanaziz 3 years ago
ah the salton sea, a wasteland, kind of like me heart. lovely deserted images to go along with a lovely song about a deserted heart.
luvagirr9 3 years ago
Ummmmm is it Rachel or Rachael?????
angelgirl12YT 3 years ago
Rachael.
megdondero 3 years ago
Rachael.
cndnmatt 3 years ago
Rachael... really love how she can get the deepest and darkest side of me when listening to her songs... her voice...
I just can't be patient enough to get the new album. BRAVO!!!!
beautiful lyrics, wonderful melodies... It even makes it PERFECT to be accompanied with the video...
MAestra!!! *four thumbs up*
kocucul49 3 years ago
you totally hit on the nose. it does the exact same thing for me to!!!
golygeeimadork 3 years ago
I only wish I know speak english better to tell how I feel when I hear this song...Is going down, deep inside of me, touching my gloomy soul, the heart beat quickly and I shiver...Sensazioni e immagini si mescolano in modo incredibile ...And the words are not enough ...may be in my own language like in english.
All I know is that I'm waiting IMPATIENTLY for this new album in Europe.
Ma
maresole6 3 years ago
indescribable..
sheilaPOOPED 3 years ago
Rachael, you're really going to have to stop making me cry!
Wonderful, wonderful song.
redqueen17 3 years ago
very moving - excellent work!
adamwalsh 3 years ago
I uploaded a higher quality version of rachael yamagata's elephants on my account
MrDenny246 3 years ago
amazing!!!!!!!!
angelicafun 3 years ago
I just love this song...
nanariana113 3 years ago
amazing
betom64 3 years ago
This is just so beautiful. The song, video, everything.
celebstar 3 years ago
beautiful everything
gabyn8a 3 years ago
so beautiful..
deesterz 3 years ago
ok. i downloaded the hq version 'cause it's a really good video, it's really well made. who's the director?
miguelnu88 3 years ago
I love the song. Rachel Yamagata reminds me somewhat of a Feist/Cat Power mix, but blending the best of both artists.
Onlydreamin1959 3 years ago
Beautiful, beautiful song.
megdondero 3 years ago
beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful video. just beautiful
walkingwatermellon 3 years ago
I love this song!
80smovies 3 years ago
a beautiful video for a beautiful song
miguelnu88 3 years ago 2
finally! oh, how i missed you rachael.
now i'm officially on the countdown for the new album.. can't hardly wait.
xoxox
we're waiting for you down here in brazil!
dudajofily 3 years ago 3
love. Love. LOVE.
MadameTeresa 3 years ago