Alex G - Sarah

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"Sarah" by Alex G. A bonus track from the album "Trick."
sandy.bandcamp.com/album/trick
Footage is from a bunch of educational/health films for girls from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
Lyrics:
Sarah runs to feel the burning in her lungs,
to clear her head
Do you know what Sarah meant
when she said,
you be my guest
to keep the pace
to save your face
you’ll never make the place,
but do you even run the race?
I can’t be what you need
I am stuck in a dream
I am stuck in a dream
Don’t you know
she’s been here all along
in a dream?
She belongs in a dream
Every day
I’ll make promises that plague Sarah’s heart
so I can watch her fall apart
'Cause I know when I break her down
we’ll spit on all the happy plans
that live around this sunny town
she loves me like a dog
and when we mess around
I’ll let her know the truth
I can’t rely on hope with fate
and every time I wake
I second guess the game I play
that I make a mistake

[@peepoo382]

i would do anything to hear this for the first time again

[@sophielou2929]

Well I'm hearing it for the first time so I'll do it for you

[@brokenradio5579]

I'm hearing this for the first time

[@Maxoutyaki]

Bra y did I say the exact same thing and it’s only my second time listening to it

[@user-vo1ik6qd5e]

Fucking same

[@clittylitter]

I'm listening to it for the first time and it's amazing 🥺✨

[@tatalover3267]

This song gives me the same feelings as seeing the credits after a really good movie that you wished didn’t end

[@Messa-Messilla.]

Me and Scott Pilgrim vs the world honestly

[@mac6626]

@@Messa-Messilla. same

[@mac6626]

This is a good way of describing the song. I think we naturally gravitate towards the sort of depressive yet ultimately hopeful nature of Alex G’s songs. It’s good music.

[@myfarts]

THIS

[@greyworld13]

this. yes

[@JJlvr444]

Sarah feels like an old, bittersweet memory that reappears every once in a while

[@bubaaaaaaaaa]

Damn right on point

[@softestvia9203]

This song gives me a feeling I can’t describe but I want to feel it forever

[@SpaceCaptnFace]

makes me nostalgic for a time and place ive never existed in, but know id be happier there

[@beep4119]

doot doot

[@ThunderSong]

How’s the feeling it forever going?

[@moneyasusual]

Ineffable

[@nxptuneistic4266]

young

[@JayDonagh]

These young girls are your grandmothers now

[@elaine_welles222]

or dead

[@nette9206]

i have a lot of grandmothers

[@xeniaisfake8294]

@@elaine_welles222 this is the mood i need

[@bearsinboxes]

@@xeniaisfake8294 no

[@fish-fy5sh]

i think they'd be your mothers now, cause the desc. said the videos were from the 50s 60s and 70s. my mom was born in the 60s. unless maybe you're super young

[@MrFlylivin13]

When I get sad I normally just go on KZbin and try to find new music and read through the comments and read about everyone’s thoughts, yeah I don’t know a single one of you but music like this connects people.

[@cloroxbleach8661]

pretty weird right. lol

[@fractalizedmoontune]

so true

[@MrFlylivin13]

Weird but definitely reassures me I know I’m not alone .

[@mayagrosmark3183]

Same

[@wetsocks212]

Vibe

[@nikkicarreon]

I’m listening during an unforgettable moment

[@6foot7apeman56]

Same here. During a major change in my life. Look after yourself 😊

[@beep4119]

I LOVE YOU NICOLE

[@ryangiggs1188]

You're the coolest btw

[@bugforest2636]

love you

[@womanrespecter1045]

no way dude

[@vinsoriano493]

I’m about to turn 25 in a few days and all I want is to wake up in my bed again 5 years old. I’ve had a hard life and my childhood wasn’t good at all but I want to feel optimistic again. I swear the sky seemed bluer and brighter back then and the days lasted forever. It’s terrifying how quickly time passes.

[@noriii]

same

[@Angel-sd5nc]

Ur not even halfway through ur expected life span. We can't change the past, and if i could i don't think i would, it was mostly boring for me. Think of what you like, take it slow, and do it. Like riding a bike to exercise, go fishing if u want. Whatever happens happens

[@noriii]

@@Angel-sd5nc shutup

[@yearnpill]

@@noriii why so mean :( they were trying to be comforting and help them

[@OrangeJuiceDripping]

@@noriii lol pixie you sad fuck

[@SunnieSunflower96]

Why does this make feel so happy and sad at the same time?...

[@flymiamibro4934]

nostalgic and suicidal would be a great name for a song

[@sint7489]

WTF JUST SAME!!!!

[@futurfry]

Cos the world is a horrible place and all modern art can't hide that

[@soso-rl5hi]

im gonna make a playlist named nostalgic and suicidal

[@lovejesus8083]

Yeah same. I have a few song on my playlist that make feel like this.

[@Lasagna_420]

it’s illegal for a song to be this good

[@sweet.7302]

HAHA EXACTLY

[@paula7572]

it's required

[@madeleinep.828]

Seriously! I've been listening to it almost every day for a couple of months by now.

[@Ieatchildren1881]

It's made by Alex G what do u expect

[@L4w1]

fr

[@davidlozar490]

Music like this makes my inner child happy. Its like a warm hug to a little boy that was scared of everything

[@downwardbrainspiral]

here's another hug for u! 🫂 hope u're doing great c:

[@ghosttoast0004]

it does for me too, you described the feeling perfectly :)

[@clashwithwords]

it makes me feel like I can heal from all the things that hurt back then :^)

[@DUVV420]

I love you so much thank you forr saying this

[@2wml]

you get it dude i feel this way as well 🫂

[@Veeahbee]

I want to listen to this forever

[@TObyvruh]

Veeah bee omggg hi!!

[@beizafidaie]

fr

[@RambRow]

W

[@benjamincory5764]

Just play it on repeat with headphones in and you can.

[@itsme._.kahmen]

uh

[@cluelessgirl342]

This song smells like early morning fog before heading to school and you're 11 all over again

[@dracomalfoytiktoc6328]

yess

[@ethan-gy2sx]

i’ve never had this experience but this song makes me feel like i remember what you’re saying. weird how music does that

[@noriii]

i wish i could be 11 again. i mean i still wanted to kms at 11 but at least my mom didn’t know then lol

[@andrewoid4711]

@@noriii what the hell could an 11 be going through that would make them want to die

[@noriii]

@@andrewoid4711 abuse lol

[@witchbitchgirl]

Alex G's songs always bring me back to my childhood... messy, colorful friends' bedrooms that smell like clay, dog fur and fun, meeting at the park and playing with random kids, watching the trees and night lights from the backset of the car, playing make believe with random household objects, dancing weirdly to songs from the radio... didn't have an ideal childhood, but some feelings from it I will never be able to forget and experience again. Or so I thought. Alex G's music manages to bring me back to those good moments. Thank you, truly.

[@mariyashandle]

exactly! i've been saying this for ages. His music really sounds like all the good parts of childhood and you said it really well

[@JayDonagh]

Man that comment really hits hard. I grew up without a lot of parental supervision in a pretty fun neighborhood full of children, so that's literally what we did most days. Everything you just listed in your comment I can relate to

[@flomfilms.]

this comment made me sob my eyes out. i miss the easy days when we didn’t have big problems

[@mehreenmalik1869]

:)

[@lillylilly5422]

For real like i wish I knew what about Alex G’s music recreates this feeling for me but I don’t. It’s such a weird feeling I never really knew how to put it into words

[@SRMonster]

"She loves me like a dog" - God that's sad.

[@brookestclair1064]

sarah is honestly such a pretty name if u rly think about it, yeah it’s a lil basic but it’s beautiful to hear and say

[@user-jn1wm3tb8v]

It's based off the Hebrew "Sarita", meaning Princess.

[@jukebox_heroine]

Thank you :’) that’s my name

[@0730Sarah]

❤

[@sarahhazem5969]

ty :)))

[@saraxxh0669]

thanks 🤩

[@candela7025]

this makes my heart ache

[@maxissad5823]

i feel like this is actually something max would listen to

[@candela7025]

@CALIYAH GISSENDANNER right here

[@candela7025]

@@maxissad5823 agreed

[@nmuioa]

this is the comment i was looking for.

[@sufferingorthodoxy352]

I should tell my parents I love them

[@xbeeslebossx]

Doodle Bob ❤️

[@kirstensmith2054]

yeah you do that

[@rew527]

niohoimynoyyimynoi MAHHHHH

[@robtaylor3662]

how'd it go? were they weirded out?

[@corvaliis]

I just realized I haven't told my parents I love them in maybe 20 years. I'm 27 right now.

[@Bringbackthe80s-]

I can’t explain how beautiful this video is, with Sarah by Alex G and with the 60/70s videos in the background truly something beautiful

[@zynel413]

The song is already great but listening to it while watching this really enhances it so much. Such a great music video.

[@Okayokayokayokayoh]

when the top comment is "wish I can hear this for the first time again" you know its gonna be a good song

[@555_Hiya_Kai]

I hope u enjoyed this song like I do ❤️

[@user-fp3qd8nn1b]

this song reminds me of sitting on the grass under the tree and laughing with the sun shining with my friend . i miss her.

[@killmefam8321]

crystal blue come back amber

[@sluggishlysire3540]

I had a friend named Amber as well; we were very close. People drift apart though, and that's alright. Sad as it is, not every relationship is meant to survive till the end of time. You can, however, still be grateful for some of the better things you've learnt about both yourself and others whilst with them, as those might stick with you for the rest of your life.

[@d33tler]

This song reminds me of Elizabeth Warren.

[@adreamybutterfly9531]

Aaron _ Slugs What you said is beautiful and kind of changed my perspective on things. Thank you :)

[@patricktierney9399]

Aaron _ Slugs Whenever I miss her, I go back to ur comment for the advice. Thank you for this

[@valeriearabelle2910]

I wish I could just run away and start my life once again as a new person. I wish I could stop waisting time and live a happy life. I wish I could remember my teenage years as very happy period in my life. I just want to go on an adventure. Update: January 3rd 2022 I just remembered this song and I found my comment. I completely forgot about it and I didn’t know that many people understand me. Let me tell you my story. I’ve written this comment in April 2020, when this whole virus thing started and I was on quarantine. I was almost 14 at that time and I didn’t know how it would affect my life. Before this started, I was literally one of the happiest people Earth. I was very extroverted, had lots of friends, was full of joy, confidence and pride. But when quarantine started, I became more emotionally mature and my way of thinking was getting more realistic. I realized how my friends were toxic and manipulative so I became distant and ended the friendships. I felt betrayed and I suddenly had trust issues. About that time, I have discovered this song and it made me cry. I wanted a true friend so badly, I wanted to meet a soulmate so much. I wanted to live a happy life, go out to the woods, have an adventure, but I simply just couldn’t do any of these things, because I was on quarantine. This lack of the ability to get out of the house and meet new people has lead to depression. I didn’t want to make friends online, because I was literally disgusted by the internet. I spent so much time using it while sitting at home it made me feel sick. In May 2020 I got anorexic. I finally could go out, but I didn’t use it to have an adventure, because I was so weak and tired, focused only on the way I looked. I couldn’t make new friends because the trust issues have become more intense. I eventually made a new friend. But she was manipulating me, pretending to be anorexic just like me and she was encouraging me to starve myself. She was pretending to be just like me, so that I could trust her easier (I got into her trap and trusted her…). We were friends for almost 2 years and I finally got to cut her out of my life. It was hard cause I was so in love with how having a friend made me feel like. I was also very in love with the memories and the vibes. But I realized how toxic our friendship was. So I’m still lonely and kinda depressed. But now that new year has come, I am trying to change for better and I feel like I’m having a spiritual awakening. I am proud of myself for getting to love myself for who I am, feel good on my own and being focused on my goals. I pray for everyone to find their true friends and make pure, healthy relationships with others. You have to know, that you can make each of your days an adventure, by using your imagination and taking action.

[@momish392]

Me too. I'm going to graduate highschool ASAP, gat a trade job, and move to the middle of the Alaskan Wilderness.

[@TheCitycat1000]

it’s never too late, we’re all travellers to the grave man. we move at our own pace, you can change your life and become someone you’ve always wanted to be right now. it’s all within you. i believe in you :)

[@jessiefortunado1]

Hays

[@michaelbalfour3170]

Don't waste time worrying about time. Age is also rubbish, ask your self, if you don't do now what you want to do as you feel too old then how will you feel in 10 years? Would you still have been too old at this age?

[@betelgeuse2054]

i feel the exact same way ://

[@wheetusg225]

Imagine how easy life would be if you were confident, the thought knowing you could improvise every single mistake you make, sometimes I wish I could just rewind and take the risks.

[@Jabullz]

**LYRICS** Sarah runs to feel the burning in her lungs, To clear her head Do you know what Sarah meant When she said, You be my guest To keep the pace To save your face You'll never make the place, But do you even run the race? I can't be what you need I am stuck in a dream I am stuck in a dream Don't you know She's been here all along In a dream? She belongs in a dream Every day I'll make promises that plague Sarah's heart So I can watch her fall apart 'Cause I know when I break her down We'll spit on all the happy plans That live around this sunny town She loves me like a dog And when we mess around I'll let her know the truth I can't rely on hope with fate And every time I wake I second guess the game I play That I make a mistake

[@nogaabo8465]

TY

[@Joebama87]

Thank you :)

[@jonathanlopez9401]

. Good man

[@sushimidget840]

Innocence is increasingly rare nowadays... And innocent people are often made fun of for the things they don't know about or talk about. Since when is purity something to scoff at? I think it's beautiful :)

[@emmatheswampwitch6526]

Sushi Midget I agree. So many people nowadays are forced to grow up so fast, including me. I wish I would’ve just stayed a kid. That’s all I want. It’s especially weird thought because when I was younger all I wanted to be was older. Life is dumb.

[@lauren7752]

Mannequin Man I miss being a kid, life’s moving so fast. Middle school felt like not even a year and next year I’m going to high school. Just wish time would slow down for a sec

[@emmatheswampwitch6526]

@@lauren7752 I get what you mean. It's my freshman year which is crazy cause it feels like I was just in 6th grade

[@lauren7752]

Mannequin Man childhoods so precious, they tell us to cherish it when we’re young and naive and ofc we don’t listen. But look at us now wanting to be children again and relive the experience of having no worries and life being simple. honestly wish I would’ve listened, cause life’s gone to shit and it’s so complicated

[@SCUZZPOP]

sus comment

[@watsonblack7481]

This is so... human. In a beautiful way

[@sharadap.4449]

This song reminds me of being the weird kid with no friends, all alone at recess, hunched over a book in a concrete corner wondering why nobody wants to be my friend, standing awkwardly waiting for everyone to pair off for a project so the teacher will assign me to a group. It reminds me of making new friends at a new school, only for them to leave, and there I am, repulsive, useless, unlovable, unknowable. It remind me of standing alone in the middle of the dance floor with nobody with me (I leave early. I have no reason to stay). It reminds me of escaping into my head, imagining what I'd be if only I was liked, if only I was visible. I don't know how to change myself. I don't know what to change. It reminds me of the childhood I should have had but never did; one with play dates and birthday parties with more people than just my parents and inside jokes and not eating lunch alone. It makes me imagine the adolescence I can't have, parties and dances, late-night phone calls and passing notes. I'm incomplete without friends. It sounds like the nostalgia I should but don't feel, the hollowness that should be filled with happy memories.

[@mybrokenfingerz]

wtf :,( i almost shed a tear reading this... hope ur doing better..

[@buttfart12]

real

[@tommy-rj2vd]

oh brother we have a chatterbox

[@xxkissingrazors]

me rn

[@kitsuko655]

I am truly shocked by your comment because it's describing me perfectly, I've never felt so identified with someone

[@Bongaloid777]

this song makes me want to get up and be happy

[@Cri.]

:)

[@beizafidaie]

same

[@chelronin7843]

its actually a pretty depressing song but it does make me happy too

[@derpaulii]

I rode my bike around Venice with a birthday cake listening to this song

[@theoptiml]

You sound like someone I would get along with.

[@maxispr]

Flaked

[@angelrodriguez8714]

i want 2 be u

[@eleonoracarcarino4135]

i live near venice :)

[@franta1014]

bikes are forbidden in Venice

[@brunocardoso6435]

First Alex G song I've ever heard... And after listening to pretty much all of the others, I still think it is the best one

[@sarahlewis5948]

Yeah, it's up there ;-)

[@cheeesonator]

Gnaw, forever, sorry and change give me similar feelings.

[@TheTheode]

This and gretel for me

[@meg7221]

try Pretend by him

[@johnsonmonkeman5766]

Joy

[@daeric7572]

why does this make me feel nostalgic for memories that never happened?

[@baseddepartment6606]

this feels like end credits of a life with balance of sad and happy

[@jaientenduunevoix726]

1:37 certain stills, like this one, really hit me hard. They look so young and just like the kids I went to school with (especially the guys hairstyle), yet this was filmed decades ago and they're probably old enough to be my parents. And it's surprising to me how much much compassion and empathy I have for them. Or like at the beginning of the vid, how I feel like when I look at their faces as they pass by I can see them as their entire lifespan at once. And it's funny how little we acknowledge the reality of death and time when birth and death have been happening countless times before us. When you're young you have such an illusion of permanence, that life and youth last so long and you have a strong grip on them, when in reality its the complete opposite. Our parents used to be just like us, and are like us.

[@Korpx]

I applaud you for how well you were able to put that into words my friend. I feel this a thousand times over.

[@candicex4403]

beautiful words. thank you.

[@Chris-yi6us]

just turned 18 and thats exactly how i felt. Like my whole life ive only known what its like being a kid, and i couldnt wait to be 18, now i wanna go back lol,

[@marfa222]

this is the beatifullest comment i’ve ever read

[@jstn9914]

Weird seeing Dexter's dad say this.

[@Neosuburban]

This is a great video that really captures the wonderful weirdness of the brokenness of relationships expressed as only Alex G can. When I saw him a few months back in Dallas at a small, packed club, I was standing in the middle of the crowd when he played this song. When the falsetto part of the vocal came, EVERY girl in the audience started to sing along creating this wonderfully weird quadraphonic effect that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck and a tear roll down my eye. One of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard. I first heard Alex while riding my bike in Deep Ellum, Dallas. Music was coming from the backyard stage of Club Dada that literally stopped me in my tracks. I stood there and listened to the weird changes blowing over me like a cool wind. I saw someone walk by and asked if he knew who was playing and he said "That's Alex G." I hope he never loses his wonderful ethereal texture like musical confetti gently falling from the sky.

[@denrodriguez4]

Wow I hope they come back to Deep Ellum. I’m also a fan from Dallas. Cheers (:

[@thatsanegg4123]

Thank you for sharing this, really 💌

[@wishingwell_333]

this alone gave me chills man glad u got to experience that

[@DeadlyDonkeey]

audrey ????? I’m glad I’m not the only one still reading these comments and being deeply touched by them

[@wwjudasdo]

That adjective-a-day toilet paper is paying off. Good job!

[@lily-jh6ti]

i love this music video. it really encapsulates girlhood and the frustrations of being a teenage girl. this video holds concepts girls find relatable to this day. i love alex g, i love sarah

[@alejandrabisbal8937]

I wish I had friends who listen to this kind of music :(

[@hxhvik]

Tbh i wish i even had friends lmao

[@bleulight4660]

@@hxhvik bruh 💀

[@hxhvik]

@@bleulight4660 what lmao

[@makkonen0]

It's tragic. This seems to be a petulant boy's idolization and apathy for a girl named Sarah. In his misery he uses Sarah as an emotional punching bag not even knowing if he wants her around or not.

[@johnsonmonkeman5766]

I make promises that break Sarah's heart, so I can watch her fall apart :(

[@edwise4543]

And that's why Alex G will be remembered as a genius. His songs bleed with all the beauty and indifference and tragedy of life.

[@privateuser7]

I wasn't hot enough to do that to girls.

[@Aster_Risk]

@@privateuser7 It's not about looks. If you wanted to be a piece of shit to a girl you'd get away with it.

[@privateuser7]

@@Aster_Risk nope wouldn't happen . Not tall enuff

[@raisinthestakes]

This song + the footage makes me yearn/long for something. Wistfulness. I wish there was a better word for it.

[@LuvMyTeddiez]

i get that feeling all the time, like i need to find something or go somewhere. i always picture rolling hills with green grass and flowers going on forever w/ the sun shining and a clear blue sky. feels like nostalgia but sad. idk how to describe it lol but i get u.

[@LilyMathus988]

Thats exactly it

[@Triplechoco52]

nostalgia?

[@brunocardoso6435]

it feels so hollow... to long for something so distant and hazy

[@lowkeychillionaire3213]

"Saudade" is the word you are looking for! "A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves."

[@madeleinep.828]

This song fits every mood. It fits right now at 9:30 on a warm morning, two days after I’ve graduated high school and am just feeling so lost, but it also fits with laying in bed at night and feeling sad, or talking a walk by yourself as the sun sets, or just daydreaming about your past and how things will never feel the same again.

[@Bigballs130]

i relate to this- i hope you’re doing okay, stranger

[@pizzariotin]

it's been a year, how are you doing?

[@madeleinep.828]

@@pizzariotin hanging in there, still feeling about the same. Hope you’re doing well!

[@user-nb1st4fw5e]

Eu sei exatamente como você está se sentindo, é um sentimento que vai te acompanhar a vida inteira chamado "saudade"

[@cayennepeppy]

hi, how are u doing now?@@madeleinep.828

[@ErisFive]

listening to this song 25 times a day is not enough.

[@davidnfilms]

Fallen in love with thumbnail girl..... I bet shes 75 now.

[@carolbaskin1857]

But honestly it depends on when this was made.....

[@nickycanning2045]

epic poggers moment

[@obra_de_arte5134]

@@carolbaskin1857 50s 60s or 70s

[@zannaxz]

i think that clip was made in the 70s

[@eemiiy]

i’d say in her 50s/60s

[@origamigek]

y r grills so cute

[@backsideimpossible]

u right

[@lych2102]

join the gay.

[@namelesschannel93]

I'm into furnaces

[@Me-eb3wv]

;-;

[@tar0286]

I've asked myself this question too may times my dude, too many times

[@eldioszeus3122]

YOU THOUGHT I WAS FEELIN' YOU 🗣️🔥💯⁉️

[@idiiil13]

this is making me feel all of my emotions at the same time

[@greagandev]

What a great song, and great images to go with it.

[@freddiemercury4860]

That girl in the thumbnail is probably the cutest one I've ever seen. 😍

[@sumuisesti]

this^

[@sarahswitchblade259]

this song will always be bittersweet to me, it’s as if it was written about me, every line cuts really deep, it’s like opening a book and reading a chapter of my life, my teendom. Totally over the person but being mentally abused follows u. My name is Sarah, so hearing it stings sometimes but it’s a perfect song ,

[@ademonizedwretchguy003]

Take love princess

[@ObiTrev]

I love this song, the upbeat 60s love song with a deep underlying cynicism.

[@cupswithhandles]

This song makes me feel such a specific nostalgia that I can barely put my finger on it. It feels like eating a bowl of cereal immediately after school, in the late 90s, on a day that's cold & sunny at the same time

[@MrAdsonmax]

that scene in the ending of barbie reminded of this video

[@untitled1464]

I discovered this song around 2018 when I was spiraling into a really bad depression in college. I found it to be both melancholic but absolutely gorgeous and it comforted me through my dark college years. The thing is though lately these days this song has taken a whole other meaning that I can’t shake off. I’ve graduated college during a pandemic but this song no longer reminds me of those days. I now suddenly think of my Aunt Sarah who passed away from cancer 17 years ago. It was a really traumatic experience for my grandparents and for my mother, as she was the closest to her. I have lovely memories of her but I feel guilty at me not realizing or not knowing what to do as it was certain she was going to die. Her death anniversary is actually coming up pretty soon. Every time I try to sing this song or even listen to it I start to cry. The thing is, even though I cry, this song to me is very healing and absolutely beautifully arranged. There’s not a lot of “modern” songs that can be considered timeless and I think this song holds up pretty good in my opinion.

[@ultrasgore5301]

No lyrics yet for one of my favourite songs? [Verse 1] Sarah runs To feel the burning in her lungs And clear her head Do you know what Sarah meant [Verse 2] When she said You Be my guest And keep the pace To save your face You’ll never make The place Why do you even run the race? [Verse 3] I can't be What you need I am stuck in a dream I am stuck in a dream [Verse 4] Don’t you know She’s been here all along In a dream? She belongs in a dream [Verse 5] Every day Ill make promises that play On Sarah's heart So I can watch her fall apart [Verse 6] Cause I know When I break her down We’ll spit on all the happy clowns That live around this sunny town She loves me like a dog And when we mess around I'll let her know the truth I found In my own hopeless hate And every time I wake I second guess the game I played Did i make a mistake?

[@DiscomfortingGazeMan]

dude r u ok

[@shorty7771000]

Dirthole Tribune you sound like a bitch.

[@organsmarket]

i think it’s “plague” not “play”

[@WETTV96]

Versus 5 and 6 sound like he’s a bad influence on Sarah

[@dh-ck2om]

Roy Hobbs I feel like they’re both bad for each other but he’s worse

[@awildpiizaroll]

I love this video and song it always makes me feel a strange sense of nostalgia

[@vedhil]

AWildPizzaRoll listening to any alex g track literally makes my chest ache, and i never figured out why. it's like listening to a memory i don't have, if that makes sense Okay, that sounded really pretentious but I don't know how else to word what I mean

[@OlejmyWszystko]

google anemoia

[@jakobfischer1718]

As Tim Keller notes in his book the The Prodigal God the authors John Knowles in Separate Peace and John Steinbeck in East of Eden talk about saudade. He writes: "In his novel A Separate Peace, John Knowle's central character discovers that summer mornings in New Hampshire give him "some feelings so hopelessly promising that I would fall back in my bed to guard against it... I wanted to break out crying from stabs of hopeless joy, or intolerable promise, or because those mornings were too full of beauty for me." In East of Eden, John Steinbeck similarly says of the mountains of central California that he wanted "to climb into their warm foothills almost as you want to climb into the lap of a beloved mother."" As Keller shows C.S. Lewis identifies this feeling with the German word Sehnsucht. C.S. Lewis in his sermon "The weight of glory" (thevalueofsparrows.com/2012/12/09/sermon-the-weight-of-glory-by-c-s-lewis/) says: "The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only came through them, and what came through them was longing. These things-the beauty, the memory of our own past-are good images of what we really desire; but if they are mistaken for the thing itself they turn into dumb idols, breaking the hearts of their worshipers. For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited." [...] Our life-long nostalgia, our longing to be reunited with something in the universe from which we feel cut off, to be on the inside of some door which we have always seen from the outside, is no mere neurotic fancy, but the truest index of our real situation." God proving his infinite love for us through his son Jesus Christ, shows us that it is him we're cut off from. Google Book version of Kellers book The Prodigal God: books.google.de/books?id=5I5_TQ7SxJkC&pg=PT88&lpg=PT88&dq=timothy+keller+nostalgia+prodigal+god&source=bl&ots=bWBMy7hgQE&sig=OwpC7POF4onSppBQ16eRQUAkmqQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN9Mvsi9nSAhVECywKHUcsBi0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=timothy%20keller%20nostalgia%20prodigal%20god&f=false

[@beizafidaie]

frr

[@ca.pt-ve]

one of the first alex g songs i listened to. i was 12 years old and my dad and step-mom just divorced, the year prior i had moved to texas and it was the middle of summer now, i wasn't used to the heat and i was feeling sick in my guts because my stepmom and dad were fighting again in the car while him and i were helping her move things to her new apartment. i put on my headphones and looked up into spotify "songs for when the feeling in my gut wont go away" or something along those lines, yk. this song was the first on the playlist i found and it felt like, for a moment, like it all made sense. i understood something i didn't before or maybe i felt like someone understood me for once. it's hard to explain and i'm too tired to try right now but when the car stopped i jumped out and ran from my parents and i kept running through the apartment complex and across a street and through a park and into a forest and i just kept listening to this song and i sat under a tree and for that moment everything made sense. i would do anything to hear this for the first time again.

[@avag1334]

Everytime I hear it.... idk I don’t feel this way often. It’s sad but warm and nostalgic. Lots of Alex G songs do that for me

[@imaginarywebster6016]

I’m reading about everyone’s childhoods and innocence, I’ve had to grow up kind of early and I feel like I’m wasting my good years, because I’m sad and I’m jaded. I’m jealous people can live carefree and actually feel fulfillment :)

[@aa-ot3cg]

I felt similar to that too as a kid. I hated pretty much everyone because they seemed so carefree and all their problems I'd hear about sounded so trivial compared to mine. I didn't realize I was jealous until later, so kudos for being more self aware than me lol. But I also realized I don't know what they're really going through and all problems are relative. Now I try to be open minded and because I understand real trauma I can be there for others when they need it. Nobody has it easy, and I don't know how to word this without sounding condescending, but if you really have grown up faster then prove it and try to be mature and accept them for who they are. If you give them empathy they just might give it back, and maybe that'll lead to some sort of fulfillment. Holding on to that resentment will only lessen the chances of having those good experiences, trust me. Sorry for the preaching lol

[@marchung1237]

@@aa-ot3cg thanks man that was wholesome :)

[@killerkali2007]

The world will never be like this again. .

[@td6873]

If you are adult, then you are correct, the world will never be like this for you and me. But for children and teenagers, this is still an accurate reflection of their world, only the fashions have changed.

[@rickdlt]

We can try

[@14th.aquarius]

@@td6873 not actually.... kids nowdays are just using phones, without knowing how to have fun

[@randydandy8840]

@@td6873 nah dude, we have lost our soul.

[@mlalbaitero]

@@td6873 how do you know

[@kittiemartinez4431]

Fun Fact: this song turns a decade old on November 5th of this year; his album "Trick" was first released in 2012 before the re-release in 2015.

[@bushspring]

The music video makes me think of my mum and what it was like for her growing up.

[@conallmccauley2166]

I can't believe someone was able to capture the same feeling in just sound that Wes Anderson creates within his films.

[@celinemoran5037]

I wish my life were that cool

[@user-tk4gr9zo7t]

This brings me back to being 17 🌸👽✌🏼🇨🇦

[@lucaarianne]

Why is no one talking about how good the video is?

[@ky-iu4se]

right?? im confused but this is gorgeous

[@basspeggarr5169]

This song is so sad

[@ge7296]

this song kept me sane last year in the lonely and frightening summer

[@Hotrocket85]

My wifes name is sarah and I love her very much and I can't imagine a day without her 💗( im using her phone my name is mike😂

[@samuraigorilla2311]

liking this so she gets a notification and randomly sees what you commented hahahaha

[@mrpringle1474]

1:56 this part is just too much for my soul

[@kidkaboom86]

I was so enraptured by the surreal sunny summer day instrumentals and the charmingly uneven vocals, it was a few listens before noticed some of the lyrics.. they're incredibly dark and abusive.. they really add a layered complexity to the song. With Mr. Burkhart's amazing ability to pair a song with visuals that somehow capture it's core meaning, this has quickly become one of my favorites this year so far. I'm glad we're all able to enjoy music like this together, keep up the good work, David.

[@kathvandermerwe265]

does anyone wanna be my friend and we can have that cool teenage friendship that everyone wants :/

[@iriscampbell-heath3860]

Yes please

[@thandaysmondays8708]

Heck yeah!!

[@kathvandermerwe265]

if u guys rly wanna be friends maybe drop your snap or insta and ill follow

[@iriscampbell-heath3860]

@@kathvandermerwe265 my snap is iristhevirus8 I don’t have Instagram :(

[@paytondecook]

plz.

[@USAReject]

Not only does this masterpiece of a song stand on its own as one of Alex’s absolute best tracks ever - it also somehow possesses this inexplicable nostalgic quality to it that I cannot fully comprehend. It’s one of *those* songs, those eternal and unparalleled pieces of music that are predestined to last as long as music itself does. Plus I get like, Reading Rainbow vibes from it. In short: a truly, indisputably flawless piece of music. Perfection.

[@meh3083]

beautifully said :)

[@sarahortiz2984]

My name being Sarah makes this 100 times more better

[@charlieblfa9303]

dang I visited my hometown recently after being away for a whole year and this song always reminds me of sitting on the bus looking at the beach I used to love as a child and passing through my old neighbourhood and seeing how much it's changed, feeling so at peace but knowing it wasn't gonna last. i miss u vancouver

[@5crwd]

Ok I'm actually crying in the club

[@vikramad36]

In your previous life?

[@PawfulOfWaffles]

Everyone in the comments saying how they love this song and wish they could rehear it for the first time-- hold my hand ya'll I've never heard this song before I am braving these emotions for the first time

[@dragosciobanu7632]

my feelings are all over the place for this song

[@hayleygrace1938]

the deep idolisation and recognition that sarah is so amazing and yet he just can’t connect to her, i’ve never felt so understood.

[@austinfuller1534]

Imagine not being self aware enough and so hateful to your existence that you have to toy with someone’s love for you 🙃 but also god their songs so great

[@ahah2525]

is that what its about?

[@brokenspeakerx]

@@ahah2525 Yup its about a relationship with a girl and basically he manipulates her to the point where she questions everything, and in the end he feels guilty about it

[@fennex4329]

Important to remember that it's a character in a song, not AlexG himself. The narrator is not always the author.

[@drewpall2598]

P.F. Sloan - This Precious Time recorded in 1966 writers Steve Barri & P.F. Sloan This Precious Tine You've been keepin' me lonely You've been keepin' me down And I'm sittin' here wonderin' Why I'm still hangin' around? The night's gone cold babe Can't you see the signs? There's no use wastin' this precious time Look out the window Oh, can't you see? That the sun is settin' fast for you and me Ah, you've grown hard babe Can't you see the signs? There's no use wastin' this precious time When I should be out seekin' Instead of just hidin' I should be out laughin' Instead of cryin', cryin', cryin' Cause you've been keepin' me lonely You've been keepin' me down And I'm sittin' here thinkin' to myself Why I'm stickin' around? When you no longer hear me And your eyes can't see What this precious time Means to someone like me Oh, babe I wanna start livin' Life's for the takin' And I've gotta start livin' If I wanna be tastin', tastin', tastin' This precious time.

[@smp6565]

It feels like the melancholy as you smile knowing a chapter of your life has been closed. Sad, yet ready and full of hope for the new part. Somethings stayed, some left behind.. Your life may never be the same again but its the beginning of something new

[@kyleek8955]

this song captures middle school so perfectly to me idk

[@NRGFASHIONDESIGNS]

When I first found this I came purely for the old footage, and even exited the video when I heard the singing. I hated it. But I really liked the video, so i kept coming back to it, and all of a sudden hey, I liked the song too. The singer didn't have good vocals, but it was almost reassuring in a way, and along with the video it just gave me such a strong sense that everybody is imperfect, and that that is perfectly normal and alright. This is now my favorite song and unofficial music video, and I love it to death.

[@freyabennett6087]

this song makes me so sad but so happy at the same time, this is the song that would go with the soundtrack of my life

[@shreya_05o]

i absolutely adore this song.Its been the only thing on my mind lately, but i cant seem to listen to it enough.I don't i think that i'll ever get sick of it

[@JosiePosieeee]

ikr

[@emmanuel3000]

shit still on repeat to this day

[@lils3127]

FRRR

[@lautaroescarlon7501]

sounds like you might want to check that out at the doctor's office

[@smellylorenny]

I can never listen to this song again with the purity of heart I did the first time I heard it back in April of 2017... Fighting desperately with my heart who needed my boyfriend and first love so bad that I took a train to his place late at night... and had this playing on my ipod thinking it would make me feel better, but I broke down when he sings that part about making promises that will play with her heart.... OK Basically I am Sarah. And this hurts knowing everything sung was true. Such a beautiful and poignant song that will mark my teenage years for the rest of my life.

[@meh3083]

thank you for your story. I hope you’re loving and living happy in the present day

[@smellylorenny]

@@meh3083 thank you for reading. I'm definitely moving on with my life and learning to love! But I can't listen to this song anymore. I don't think I'll ever recover from it.

[@thais8606]

i love a girl named sarah

[@TheRealLuqita]

thais Me too

[@MrSquekersUPSB]

Same

[@Suitelifeofjooj]

Sarah tonin

[@nonkoreanboy8253]

I used to love a girl named Sarah. I kinda miss her.

[@GilbertHeadmusic]

I used to love a girl named Sarah... it’s better now that we are apart.

[@michaelaiello9525]

There are lots of reasons why I love my daughter. One reason is she’s always turning me on to the most wonderful music… like this song…. just like all my greatest friends turned me on to the best music when I was young and raw like she is now. Love you Boo!

[@Iliaccrest]

At the beginning of quarantine i felt so miserable and wanted to get back to school as soon as possible but now over time ive found myself, like i finally figured out who i am and im a completely different person now than i was before. Now i dont want to go back im afraid the people at school wont like the me ive discovered deep down in myself...but maybe being my true self outside of my house is worth the risk of rejection from society

[@sarahhhhnow]

I am so proud my name is Sarah right now !!!

[@dirtholetribune3313]

Sarah Tamani Pride comes before a fall. Take care, proud Sarah Take care

[@Kaimac-vz5gs]

I mean, the song is Alex admitting that he treated Sarah like shit intentionally just to watch her struggle. It's an incredible self admission but it's not a song to make you feel good.

[@brianna1077]

it’s a pretty name!!

[@eemiiy]

i would like your comment but it’s at 69 likes :-)

[@zavd.r.3638]

Theres only a few songs that you could say warp my mind. And this one is particularly a tear jerker for me. Its so sad, and so addicting to listen to. I cry almost every time i hear it, because Its like the short good time before everything got so difficult. I dont know thats why i keep it on repeat.

[@ploppybop]

i’m so glad i’m going thru this part of my life with his music

[@killmealreadyplz]

Its 06/06/2023 9:47 and i just founded this song on yt rn. People are saying that they would like to hear this song 4 the 1st time again, idk y but ik in the future i might say the same thing. I jst want to leave a comment here, maybe in the future i come back here. Im in my bedroom, im sittung on the floor next to my bed listening to this song w headphones. Dont mind this comment, i just want to come back here in the future. Bye Liddy

[@dirtholetribune3313]

It’s like Talking Heads and Belle and Sebastian had a baby

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

Maybe it's just the sporty theme, but I immediately thought of "Loneliness of the middle distance runner" by Belle and Sebastian.

[@panelitaaa9041]

Hahahaha ohhh yes!

[@twitch1986mp3]

yeah the lil noises are v talking heads-esque

[@christalr123]

I can't be what you need I am stuck in a dream I am stuck in a dream...

[@dirtholetribune3313]

What are you doing here?

[@prudence3186]

It is all life

[@raincovey]

This lyric makes me sob

[@sarahwood7874]

I've always thought i was plagued with a boring name but everyday I learn to love it little bit more because of songs like this💙

[@jukebox_heroine]

Me too☺️

[@neondeadlights5014]

Sarah is a gorgeous name

[@Hawaiianon]

This song feels like such a throwback, even without the video.

[@zaartz2305]

im sobbing

[@sofiam9092]

This actually hurts more when your in love with a girl named Sarah :’(

[@pastelrust]

Unbelievable this is 7 years or older..

[@annaturquoise7114]

the cliche “nostalgia for something that never happened to you” KZbin comment fits perfectly here.

[@vamppanic]

this song, especially the instrumental, sounds like it could play at the end of a really emotional movie during a flashback compilation scene like this