alt-j - bloodflood (part 1 + part 2)

alt-j - bloodflood
pt 1 + pt 2
enjoy :)

[@TukTukPirate]

End background lyrics: And I won't admit I love you And that i will die for you And I've waited waited for you Here Wait in front of you Oh my body laid down to yours As I fell for you And the world for two, for two Here Wait to fall with you

[@AndreLuis-zm3ng]

thank you!!!eleven!

[@jessstumbaugh8767]

Wow. Thanks for this. Seriously. ❤️🌺

[@123456781629]

Wow. Thank you kind sir

[@rubenponchateau5104]

Had to wait all those years to finally have these lyrics ! 👀

[@ranyork7626]

Even he doesn't know what he sung at the end, he was tripping on mushrooms when he sung the end part lol, this is why I love alt j.

[@samantaklaumane1281]

listening to this has the same effect as floating in water with your eyes closed and letting the world around you dissolve... to say that i love it is an understatement

[@andreahardin7521]

This is how i described it: Like a gray foggy forest with tall pointy pine trees, the wind clears your nose and blows your hair away like wind in a storm. You are soaring above the grey forest in the cclouds like in the point of veiw of one of those sky birds eye veiws of those ature documentaries. It kinda of reminds you of those light gray mushrooms, that feel a little bit rubbery when you chew it but it's not a chewy rubbery. That but just with more air in your lungs. Fresh air. Im not good at explaining when there are too many thoughts and words that blow through my head like clouds😄🌌

[@julielemieux9436]

@@andreahardin7521 Well, I think you did pretty good there!

[@caleandpepking8101]

Dear god have some respect for yourself write this comment again 😂😂😂👀🫂

[@tmrb7600]

I love this explanation of feeling! I've always thought of it as being able to lean back into the music and having it carry you.. But I think your feeling is totally equal to what I experience! Good Share Vibes!!

[@Justus-vd2em]

I love the feeling of listening to it

[@fraser_byrne]

I feel lucky, I some how totally missed Alt J and now get to discover all of their work. Listened to album around a camp fire for the first time 6 months ago and now hooked.. So fucking good.

[@melloyello6464]

same gg

[@stevieknits]

I'm stood on the top of a hill, at night, there's a storm and a wide open sky... Its the day before the full moon 19/10/2021.... I have this on..... No drink, no smoke no drugs, nothing... Just feeling life. Feeling alive. Alt j has my heart. And they are with me right now. Its beautiful.... Xxx

[@ivamaneva]

Favorite comment. I am trying to picture myself there...

[@stevieknits]

@@ivamaneva find a field or a wood walk that you like. Go early morning so you catch sunrise and play their full new album... Dude... Honestly... It's bliss.. an album for a dark night on a hill and one for a morning walk. It's ace xx

[@mayadyghe9362]

Part I C-O-double M-O-N A wave, an awesome wave, That rushes skin and widens in blooded veins Breathe in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N Tide out, tide in, A flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams Breathe in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N A flood of blood to the heart A flood of blood to the heart Part II Heat shimmers Hips quiver Open smother Lipped lover Dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men Razor blades on a melted toothbrush Assassin de la police Heat shimmers Silky glistener Open smother Lipped lover Dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men Silent knife, unholy knife I’ve fallen for the black outside my window On the C-O-double-M-O-N On the C-O-double-M-O-N A flood of blood to the heart A flood of blood to the heart

[@dawniebug784]

That's the sound of the police* You got a vendetta or sumthin?

[@widadtoumi4439]

@@dawniebug784 Alt-J's clever nod to 'Assassin de la police' is a brilliant play on auditory illusions, echoing the cultural references from KRS-One's 'Sound of da Police.' It's like a musical homage to the misunderstood phrase, adding an intriguing layer to the song's depth. Alt-J's ability to weave cultural threads into their music is simply impressive!

[@drinkwatertopreventkidneys841]

the last minute of part two is insane, i am so lucky to be alive

[@caleandpepking8101]

Appreciate this comment ☺️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@caleandpepking8101]

And appreciate you for commenting this comment haha

[@ceryx6849]

Made me cry

[@emilysanchez3937]

Your all blessed my loves thank god

[@matthewwilton6815]

Love you human

[@Halcyon156]

This music kept me alive when I worked in the bush in Alaska without any friends or support system.

[@MrMegalodon79]

Part one hits me harder. Not lyrically,, but musically the vibe is just perfection.

[@Halcyon156]

This music makes so much sense to me like taking LSD and having a cigarette alone on an empty balcony and noticing there is a crescent moon in the sky. Then I look at the power lines and the traffic below and feel a deep sense of sadness and beauty at the same time and have an epiphany about the duality of man.

[@hannahniklov]

beautiful. i do the latter every once in a while and, yes. yes. the duality of man

[@GugaMega2]

bruhh.. this music is drug... same effects and euphoria for me.

[@paulaayelenalberti]

of man. and woman. maybe you mean of humankind *take LSD before you read this comment

[@bruhholmes]

My friend died while I was listening to this song, he was my brother's roommate, a family friend among my siblings. I was listening to this song in the shower & I saw a bright flash of light in my eyes, I knew exactly what it was in my heart when I saw it & then 15 minutes later I got the text that he overdosed & my brother found him in the bathroom of their apartment. Love you Jadon, I'm sorry we weren't there for you.

[@alejandrobonilla7179]

Whoever merged the two parts is a GENIUS!

[@quauk]

If you don't breathe in and exhale with the song when it asks you to then you're listening to it wrong.

[@marianthi2953]

thank youuu

[@jaimielyn8055]

Haha these are the facts

[@kelbygassett1389]

Everytime, its brings peace to my soul.

[@julielemieux9436]

Well said. Thank you. Will do xx

[@jamescoryreed9340]

Thanks, I got present and did this!

[@tommy7542]

For the people who are new to this song and think it's about heroin and love, it's not. This song is about fear and the adrenaline that ensues when you feel you are about to get punched. The bloodflood is the adrenaline, Mandela Boys is a gang in Common. CO-double-MON is a reference to Southampton Common, Joe's hometown, he once got beaten and mugged there. Bloodflood shares some lyrics with Fitzpleasure about Tralala; the novel's chapter 4 of Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. About the prostitute who was group-raped. The pt.II lines draw upon the same violent and sexual tensions described in “Fitzpleasure”.

[@ianthomas4285]

thanks tommy,did think it was about H,but didnt all fit

[@anikasvellte]

Funny then.. Damn. Fascinating

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

My husband used to fight a lot as a teenager. He liked the thrill and just *feeling* something. That adrenaline that comes as you know you’re about to inflict or feel pain…I think it’s primordial

[@georgiaemery3673]

Yes i Love that this band has a meaning behind every single song. I think there drug song is def. something good and I think MS. Either way there a beautiful band with so much meaning in there music

[@davidsampson3974]

its about adrenochrome demons burn in hell

[@iannjuguna9130]

Thanks for the beautiful music. Much love ❤️ from Kenya

[@benhelius4204]

I just realized how well the cover fits the music. It sounds like drawing. Starting somewhere, Continue with that part, then adding another spot on the canvas and Continue there, Mixing together the parts while creating something the world had never seen.

[@andricktv6409]

To listen this song being High is the best thing u'll ever do

[@Nicole-np7zg]

Help. I can't stop listening.

[@taybird1992]

Yeah i listen to this like 6 times a day.

[@jezebelisgone]

Dido

[@angeldonaldomoreno6502]

Just touch the pause button ;)

[@dero4378]

then you dont need help anymore ^^

[@jessstumbaugh8767]

Here a life raft. But you don’t need it. Trust.

[@quest1524]

anyone with anxiety understands how amazing this song is

[@jamiemcgarry6414]

Anxiety or ability for introspection.

[@jezebelisgone]

I do. This is medicine

[@CharlieYeen]

This song calms me

[@dero4378]

i dont have anxiaty right now and i absolutely understand how amazing this song is.

[@halleyevans1980]

@@dero4378 exactly :) oxox much love to you (amazing)

[@yosramehdoui2386]

ive been listening to this song for monthes 5 times atleast everyday and i still cant get tired of it, i wish it was more popular

[@bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict]

But if it was more popular it wouldn’t be unique and treasured

[@crazyone-eyedman6683]

@@bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict You have a point about it.

[@spikevalor]

I have this problem too

[@ranyork7626]

5yrs.

[@SanguineMalcontent]

@@bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict It would literally be MORE treasured and the uniqueness would be unchanged as uniqueness is an endogenous property not an exogenous feature.

[@clarkcook9713]

They put on a great show in Charlottesville VA a year or so ago. I go to a lot of shows and this one had everyone standing and swaying back and forth as if in some sort of mind melt trance. Clear and clean sounding just perfection at its finest. thank you ∆∆∆∆∆(Alt-J)∆∆∆∆∆

[@jessstumbaugh8767]

I want to goooooo.

[@brenyam1952]

this song is so grounding and perfect

[@zemanux]

je te degling

[@zemanux]

c koi le soucis

[@unaelborg4083]

Part One: C-O-double M-O-N A wave, an awesome wave, That rushes skin and widens in blooded veins. Breathe in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N. Tide out, tide in, A flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams. Breathe in, exhale, I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N. Flood of blood to the heart. Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart, to the heart, heart, heart. Part Two: Heat shimmer Hips quiver Open smother Lipped lover Ooh, dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men Razor blades on a melted toothbrush Assassin de la police Woah ooh Heat shimmer Silky glistener, uh huh Open smother Lipped lover, uh huh Ooh, dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men Silent knife, unholy knife I've fallen for the black outside my window Ooh, on the C-O-double-M-O-N On the C-O-double-M-O-N A flood of blood to the heart A flood of blood to the heart A flood of blood to the heart A flood of blood to the heart A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea) A flood (Quelea, quelea) of blood to the heart (Quelea, quelea)

[@crazyone-eyedman6683]

We need to pin this.

[@unaelborg4083]

@@crazyone-eyedman6683 thanks, i appreciate

[@crazyone-eyedman6683]

@@unaelborg4083 Ay, no worries, lad.

[@rockkavenue]

Thanks man !

[@puanani_usa]

I love this song. But reading the lyrics has left me more bewildered than ever. Haven't the slightest clue. What in the heck is this song supposed to be about?

[@str4nge764]

breath in. exhale. Needed that

[@halleyevans1980]

Healing my anxiety as I listen to this wonderful masterpiece!

[@ITSERIKAPRICE]

Was listening to Sticky Finger's and I searched in thier " related" section, and this was the first pick.... I'm super impressed. 👌🏻 this song is amazing. And to be considered a related to Sticky Fingers is just well.......... 🤔 or maybe it's the other way around? .... ..... 🪨 ⭐️ 's and ya'll 🪨... .. 🎸

[@Breezybb1989]

This induces such vivid and pleasurable illusions for me

[@krahmiin]

synesthesia twins?

[@bridgeyboo5347]

Ew

[@Breezybb1989]

@@bridgeyboo5347 👎

[@bridgeyboo5347]

@@Breezybb1989 kinda gross tbh

[@Breezybb1989]

@@bridgeyboo5347 how is that possibly gross? I was trying to share my affinity for the song.

[@taylorvaughn875]

This is just a great duo of music, not just from the band but in general. Great music! I love it and can’t stop listening to it.

[@halleyevans1980]

Yes its melody is so calming I fell in love to.

[@absaar.6628]

how dare you make music so beautiful alt-j

[@absaar.6628]

damn ive never got this many likes haha THANKYOU

[@victoriamay9757]

Gently sweeps me into the blissful place in space and time that is the fluid void 💕

[@alkarenu4418]

I can never pick which one to listen to, bloodflood pt 1 or 2. Thanks for creating this amazing track where I don't have to choose.

[@MrMegalodon79]

Part one does it for me the most. The vibe is just so good

[@a1z214]

a whole therapy session in a song

[@caleandpepking8101]

This must be one of the most beautiful tracks I've ever Hurd or in the top list to say the least ! it's so brilliantly put together ,some sounds like it shouldn't exist together and yet it's marvelous as it continues !my ears are in utter heaven the more it continues 😍😍😍 only those with articulated hearing appreciate such vibes argh pay pay lost for words magic pure magic 💖💖 marvelous,brilliance at the bare minimum I shall say 😁

[@paullambert9192]

Love how these songs years apart blend together,x

[@Halcyon156]

Thank you so much for this music, I hold it close to my heart.

[@shemk17]

This shit is the best drug..coz it’s good when ur feeling like shit and when ur feeling good. Either way it upgrades your mood. Thanks for putting them together

[@ftg4883]

5:09 this part is really good

[@sosa8513]

1:20… first drop gives me goosebumps. Don’t see anyone else talk about it

[@puanani_usa]

Me too.

[@6Pope9]

and what about 3:30

[@naturalmindy]

this is a masterpiece, no more

[@psicrobincarrillo3139]

Gracias por crear estas melodias, es perfecta sincronia, me ayuda mucho en mis momentos mas tristes y me relaja mucho, me hace pensar en lugares increibles mientras me estudio a mi mismo, con mi distimia. Thank you for creating these melodies, it is perfect synchrony. It helps me a lot in my saddest moments and it relaxes me a lot, it makes me think of incredible places while I feel my dysthymia.

[@joshwilley3173]

Saw them live about 6 years ago and it was amazing

[@andreahardin7521]

Like a gray foggy forest with tall pointy pine trees, the wind clears your nose and blows your hair away like wind in a storm. You are soaring above the grey forest in the cclouds like in the point of veiw of one of those sky birds eye veiws of those ature documentaries. It kinda of reminds you of those light gray mushrooms, that feel a little bit rubbery when you chew it but it's not a chewy rubbery. That but just with more air in your lungs. Fresh air.

[@kottys]

this song puts me at ease so quickly im in awe

[@juliasofiagalindo2106]

7:58 "We eat our tomatoes, we eat our tomatoes"

[@yosramehdoui2386]

JuliaSofia Galindo crazy how that actually says “Quelea, Quelea” read it in the lyrics and i was confused 😂

[@Johnathonaaron]

​@@yosramehdoui2386 The Quelea is the most numerous species of bird on the planet. Indigenousness to Africa; one flock has been reported being 80 million strong in flight during migration.

[@yosramehdoui2386]

Johnathon Aaron yes i knoow i made researches. I was confused cuz i also heard “we eat our tomatoes” 😂

[@Johnathonaaron]

@@yosramehdoui2386 I heard the same thing! Haha.

[@dero4378]

what?

[@danielslater2001]

this song makes me feel things

[@sofimartins3262]

me too

[@couture2438]

so beautiful ugh

[@albinamamedova9304]

Perfect to listen to in any mood

[@absaar.6628]

the only bad part about this is how small it is. I feel so amazed and lucky and honored that i can listen to this. You bring me joy I yearn for in my life and for that I hate you, but I also truly and undoubtedly love you.

[@socalsurfer1257]

2019, still listen daily

[@absaar.6628]

same

[@kyleAdshade]

Best band of the century 🔥 so luck to be in this moment of time where 🔼 exist

[@paullambert9192]

You need to discover radiohead

[@cameodamaneo]

When you're a New Zealander singing this song: *eem oh ween*

[@brookebenzing9291]

This song is flooding my veins..

[@xzlrp47]

... good morning everyone

[@carzaun5607]

brilliant......enough said

[@emlopez9726]

This is the only thing that can calm my anxiety

[@Maiden_to_mother]

Patiently waiting for another alt j song that makes me feel the way Bloodflood part 2 does

[@dennyspinos9930]

jj seria genial, yo en cambio espero pacientemente poder conocer amigas que les guste este tipo de genero musical!! aquí en algún rincón de mi país Ecuador

[@juliatrembecka6915]

Totaly amazing!

[@archangel47470]

Yeah what a legendary first part!.. I actually breathed in when he said it on accident loool. God is good.

[@29subhra]

soothing melody

[@johnduckguitar7083]

I've been a human for a while now ,listening to a lot of music ,making my own music ....these two songs and the music this band makes ....It's alright ,not bad

[@anikasvellte]

Are you meaning your own to these.??

[@youpartake420]

@@anikasvellte no he was saying songs not bad

[@akarshsonni2829]

What an amazing trip

[@RZhere21]

Brilliant ♥️

[@bosmer5873]

Thanks.

[@brouhahahaha]

thanks. duitai sangai sunna paiyo timiley garera.

[@mahakkhanna9527]

Its been 2 years. I love it. I listen to it everyday

[@crisenes1]

Simplesmente BELO

[@terikyves5411]

Não esperava brasileiro aqui 😍

[@HasibulAmin]

always loved

[@korkosh]

LOVE IT

[@user-wo8zu3gy6y]

Боже, как же это прекрасно!

[@gobliniara]

очень.

[@jdsoteldo]

Thank you.

[@TotallyOwned45]

masterpiece

[@rebeccamisrai5460]

This is addictive.

[@smashnikstuff8790]

Love it

[@Justus-vd2em]

I absolutely love this songggggggg

[@jamesbrousseau2159]

Never heard of them....now, I'm mesmerized ⚘️ thanks

[@steelcross839]

James, right behind you, bro.

[@ashleaprater142]

I'm glad you found this and I hope you kept listening to more of them because they have an incredible catalogue of mesmerizing music! I wish I could discover alt-j for the first time again

[@TheHarlem124]

This song is sooo memorizing 😍😍😍💞💞

[@alexlivas2414]

I love it

[@ccrdrevil2]

I cant say "beautiful" is an adjective that I often use, but this song qualifies.

[@hogkan]

*_Silent knife, unholy knife ; I've fallen for the black outside my window_*

[@Popcorn.Paradise]

one of favorite

[@Milbillie]

amazing

[@teardrop720]

My fav alt-j songs

[@belenbrito7685]

Hermoso😍

[@Johnathonaaron]

Hahahahaah, "that's the sound of the police, wawuwawu". 5:23

[@jasonglasser1621]

Assassin de la police

[@martinzachary6632]

Nique la police

[@MariaAlejandraBorges17]

Que bellezura

[@RoxxonUnderRage]

10 years ive been listening to this and only 400 comments!😢

[@michellecarice]

Music genius!

[@pippionastring7381]

This song is delicious. And I finally figured out he’s spelling COMMON

[@mervesagit1254]

i like that's it!!!!

[@mmmmmcake7086]

Seeing in Philadelphia next April 13 which happens to be my birthday…. I’ve been waiting for this. I’m going alone and idgaf lol…. Yesssssss

[@gabehunter1502]

I wish I knew about this song while I was having one of the many bad trips years ago. Even more good trips, I had. By legal standards im insane many times over. But I know better, I've been crazy long before I took psychedelics.

[@kukublof5057]

I wish they would do it in concerts

[@zerrino3139]

So good

[@calvinbernard]

I CAN WATCH THEM LIVE AT LEAST 5 TIMES.

[@1white23]

i was looking for it

[@carlogonzalez4186]

This is B E A U T I F U L.

[@1mrunninG]

I

[@cloudyskydistorsedideas1883]

marvavilloso

[@michaelmyers3205]

I don't know if this has been asked elsewhere, but do these songs thematically connect with fitzpleasure? the imagery of some murder in a common seems consistent throughout.

[@alkarenu4418]

It's about the same location - Southampton Common, where the two incidents are imagined to take place.

[@michaelmyers3205]

@@alkarenu4418 Awesome, thanks Alka ;)

[@LoveVibez]

"Do you love Tomato?" "Do you love Tomato?" I heard it and now I can't unhear it.... 7:59

[@pavithranthilakanathan3137]

Damn now I can't either

[@LoveVibez]

@@pavithranthilakanathan3137 lmao!

[@tatianarodriguez7567]

Lol!

[@hollanderson]

lyrcis: 0:29 (Good morning blood of flood, good morning everyone) 1:06 C-O-double M-O-N (mhmhmhmhmhmh) A wave, an awesome wave That rushes skin and widens in blooded veins Breathe in, exhale I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N dodododoo aaaahhhhh 2:42 Tide out, tide in A flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams Breathe in, exhale I've poked a nerve he'll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N (Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart, Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart) 3:30 (C) Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart (C-O-double) Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart (C) Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart (C-O-double) Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart to the heart heart heart heart 4:40 Heat shimmer Hips quiver, uh huh Open smother Lipped lover, uh huh mmhmmhmmhmmh 5:11 (Ooh) dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men (Razor blades on a melted toothbrush) (Assassin de la police) Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah oooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah ooh Woah wooo (go go go go) 5:52 Heat shimmer Silky glistener, uh huh Open smother Lipped lover, uh huh mmhmmhmmhmmh Ooh 6:23 Dead in the middle of the C-O-double-M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys Soon become Mandela Men (oho oho) Silent knife, unholy knife I've fallen for the black outside my window 6:54 Ooh, on the C-O-double-M-O-N (oho oho oho oho oho oho, oho oho oho, oho oho oho) On the C-O-double-M-O-N (oho oho oho oho oho oho, oho oho oho, oh oh oh oh oh oh) 7:26 A flood... of blood... to the heart A flood... of blood... to the heart A flood... of blood... to^ the heart A flood... of blood... to the heart A flood... of blood... to the heart (whispers) A flood... of blood... to the heart (here we are together, I will die for you ) A flood... of blood... to the heart (here we are together, I will die for you) A flood... of blood... to the heart (here we are together, I will die for you) A flood... of blood... to the heart (here we are together, I will die for you) 8:31 A flood... of blood... to the heart (And I won't admit I love you, and that I will die for you) (we are together x2) A flood... of blood... to the heart (And I've waited waited for you , here, wait in front of you) (we are together x2) A flood... of blood... to the heart (Oh my body laid down to yours , as I fell for you) (we are together x2) A flood... of blood... to the heart (And the world for two, for two , here, wait to fall with you) (we are together x2)