alt-J (∆) Breezeblocks

Directed by Ellis Bahl. Get debut album 'An Awesome Wave' here: smarturl.it/AnAwesomeWave (digital) smarturl.it/AAWCD (physical).
The new single 'U&ME' out now: alt-j.lnk.to/uandmeID
The new album The Dream is out 11 February, pre-order / pre-save now: alt-j.lnk.to/thedreamID
For more of alt-J check out:
www.altjband.com
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/ alt_j
Out in the US via Canvasback Music on September 18

[@devinjackson7983]

The video is clearly about how functional hipster furniture can also be used as horrendous murder tactic tools

[@superverycoolguy4683]

Devin Jackson underrated comment

[@hunterdplayer]

Ah yes, the only correct theory

[@therevolutionwillhavebanjos]

XD

[@hnxi4716]

😂😂😂😂

[@iyannamia9476]

agreed

[@napzkins]

I can’t believe they did this all in reverse. Phenomenal acting

[@Jamiewelling]

Stop OSKZJZJAJZJS

[@paulohenriquealves2397]

@@noofaloof7678 r/WOOSHED BUDDY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL (kidding)

[@zenz9318]

For a moment I thought you were talking seriously

[@luisitocomunista546]

@@noofaloof7678 Sorry dude, gotta get those Reddit points somehow amirite? 😎😎😎 r/woooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@XxCoreGun90xX]

I like ur humor

[@peskykid421]

Two problems with this song: 1. It ends 2. It’s been out there for 10+ years and I’ve only discovered it this summer. What a masterpiece.

[@user-ej5co2ys1i]

@@haleyanderson2258someone tried to kill you😭

[@PBMateo]

@@user-ej5co2ys1iwith a breeze block

[@kristasweetleaf5695]

Same, just discovered it a few weeks ago while letting auto play run and I'm obsessed with this song

[@jorgevladimirgarciaperez1417]

this was my jam back in college omg has it been so long?

[@anewhope2550]

I only discovered this song maybe 6 or 7 years ago, I was still in high school and would listen to Pandora in gym class when we went to the weight room. This was a top song on my college playlist for sure. I haven't heard much of their other stuff, but I will definitely check out more of their work.

[@mikesloppy]

Man this was my brother’s favorite band before he passed away… I hate that we couldn’t ever enjoy this masterpiece together. It’s been 7 years now. And I didn’t start listening to them until a couple years after he was gone. Rest in Peace Matt.

[@Dripchad]

Damn Rest In Peace Matt hope you go to heaven and fly high all my respects to Matt

[@saideejames3899]

im so sorry for your loss may he rest in peace

[@joshzerbe6043]

I feel ya man, my ma loved this reggae artist collie buddz and I didn’t really listen to him until after she passed and he’s better than I thought, wish they were here

[@MariaMilenovasArt]

RIP. I'm sure he's vibing and listening to them with you still ❤❤

[@filipsi1]

i met this band this month, seven years ago matt already had good taste, rest in peace matt.

[@highcat7184]

I wonder if anyone realizes the line: "Please don't go,I'll eat you whole.I love you so,I love you so" actually comes from the book Where The Wild Things Are.

[@lemonloser1799]

the “i’ll eat you whole” part is (if i remember correctly) about how he loves her so much that he’s willing to eat her to “be with her” if she decides to go (aka leave him)

[@MD_4EVER0]

which was written by Maurice sendac who had lived through the holocaust and parents had died in a gas chamber

[@MD_4EVER0]

scott bankier wouldn't know this..im his wife..huge love of the English language and the written word

[@highcat7184]

@@MD_4EVER0 oh thanks for educating me on Maurice Sendac,I loved his book.It was actually a childhood classic for me.

[@orlandovazquez8694]

Canned Disappointment Bingo!

[@zxltez3642]

I refuse to believe this came out 11 years ago

[@cerys8252]

ikr its so good

[@hixx455]

Zanthus Thomas it was just 2012 back then technology was just as good too.

[@samburnham19]

Things existed before tiktok did you know

[@juelgrace]

@@samburnham19 why tf did you even bring up tiktok?

[@AxePlays-hc5dj]

@@juelgrace because that's where a lot of people came from

[@feIixsbrownie]

my dad waited for years and years to show me this video when my mum thought i was old enough to see it, its been a while since he showed me it and i am SO glad he did. absoloute masterpiece

[@ushidanouchida]

my friend sent this link video on facebook 9 years ago but i've just watched today...lol

[@sameoldtunes7110]

I love how the story unfolds when it’s backwards… it’s just such a masterpiece… I bet this is how some detectives solve/see crime scenes…

[@tylarroy2395]

In Batman Arkham Origins, this is how he solves crimes in the game. He scans the environment, gets facts, and has a computer program create the scene and then reverse it to its beginning, where he then watches the full thing normally.

[@moisesroman9414]

The word "Masterpiece" gets overused a lot. Annoyingly so. But this is one of the very few moments that it is used correctly.

[@scottsharp1763]

What cuntry U reside in that ANYTH8NG IS SOLVED, HELPED, HEALTHY OR TRUTHFUL?! I bet my life in merica EVERYTHING HAS CANCER IN IT AND IS CORRUPT FROM THE INSIDE INTENTIONALLY WITH CANCER?! It’s not that bad though write?! I bet a coin is in fact both round and flat, so the earth must be a detective?!

[@Legenducky]

It is a masterpiece indeed. You only begin to understand it all near the end and then you probably replay the video from the beginning to see what happens. The first time I watched this I found it amazingly artistic.

[@nos9784]

​​@@moisesroman9414 "masterpiece" fits well. Like, the best thing a professional makes in their lives, what else would you call the most well-known music video of someone? Edit: Also, my comment made me once again remember the importance of fully reading stuff before reacting... well, i'm having a bad neurons day, I guess.

[@marianna6499]

99% “please don’t go I love you so 1% “breezeblocks”

[@marianna6499]

Luke Davis you must be a genius xD

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

@Luke Davis Cool.

[@zthisdude4477]

@Luke Davis you gonna flex on me like that? Ok but who has the complete Lego set of barney huh? That's what I thought

[@britneyvalaco9647]

Marianna Štěpánek i used both 😭😭

[@nort233]

@Luke Davis I feel so dumb reading this lmao

[@austinfleming7135]

this is one of the darkest music videos I've ever seen...

[@urmumistasty-6935]

It’s ite but kinda weak sauce

[@Ace-eor]

@@urmumistasty-6935 bitch

[@TravisBickleNYC76]

Found the zoomer

[@Ace-eor]

@@TravisBickleNYC76 wot

[@urmumistasty-6935]

@@Ace-eor I could pyo🤷🏻‍♂️ all I’m saying is that there’s way more dark twisted music videos, especially from the 90’s etc. lmk

[@MetalWald]

normally a metalhead, but my father listens to this band and it has become my go-to music when I need to have some calm and relaxing music. Such great songs that also wake childhood memories

[@sylviaowega3839]

Same here, a metalhead. I also love a lot of complex indie bands like this one.

[@KeithStone]

11 years ago and i'm just now finding this song for the first time. Love it!

[@jeffbiggum3990]

Ikr same here

[@sully5218]

Same, i love the rythm

[@juliemartindale8763]

same!!

[@eijixankh_ooo]

Same yeah

[@russelllukenbill]

Same.

[@ZoeThomson00]

This video is brilliant, at first you think he's an abusive boyfriend or something, then you think she's trying to save herself and her friend because it looks like he's tied her up in the closet but then it's revealed that he's just come home to find his wife tied up in the closet and his ex is trying to kill both of them so he's only acting in self defense. Brilliant.

[@Osamawasballin]

I didn't even know that, wow

[@hanrin4560]

She could have been his wife's stalker... 🤔

[@carlosflores2156]

I saw parts of the vid and i thought he was something like a psychopath and had a girl tied in his closet Im dumb asf lol

[@PoohhNani]

Wow i had no idea thank you for explaining. Ps 9+9=21

[@allanpedersen8282]

Well.. i dont know about self defense.. he chased her through half the building when she was trying to get away, then killed her when she was unarmed.

[@charliepow7287]

Tiktok keeps introducing me to some bomb ass songs I wish I'd heard years ago

[@gabrielcoutinho4027]

i dont know, that sounds good, but not sounds like the tiktok one, am i crazy?

[@lapsirukka2435]

Gabriel Coutinho I think that too! I need that versionnn

[@aminnajohnson7554]

lapsirukka same!! can’t find it

[@sawjheje8729]

same

[@calliegrace7094]

on god😂😂

[@safetychicksurvivalhacks3988]

This song hits home. My pops died 4 years ago today! It was Memorial Day 2019. He was an Air Force veteran. Hope you are having a blast dad, I love you and will forever keep your memories alive! 😢

[@eleonorabetteti9269]

I discovered only 2 days ago this masterpiece. I am addicted to it, it's one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard...

[@moscsman8425]

Same, literally 3 days ago

[@eleonorabetteti9269]

I am for real stuck with this melody.... Today I listened 15 times

[@moscsman8425]

@@eleonorabetteti9269 i know, its Just so great, it's impossible to stop listening to it

[@eleonorabetteti9269]

@@moscsman8425 the last riff please don't go please don't go makes me goosebumps

[@moscsman8425]

​@@eleonorabetteti9269its one of the Best endings in a song that i've heard in my life

[@chesslord_2269]

Nobody: Alt-J: It's rewind time

[@lottiewright7674]

torches owo ahhh that’s hot

[@chesslord_2269]

@@lottiewright7674 what is Hot

[@lottiewright7674]

torches owo you☺️😂

[@franktheman149-new]

Best rewind music video is actually Enigma - Return to innocence

[@darktearz6989]

lol That's pretty good.

[@shamishing7422]

This whole song 1st time through is just: “He’s the evil one! Not wait, she is! No he is! No hol up she i-“

[@DajuOnYoutube]

I think that's atleast part of the point filming it like this. Like without the context your conclusions might be unfounded. I mean the most typical reaction would be that he's in the wrong because she's a woman and you should take almost anything they do to you, almost, because when you find out that she's some jealous outsider breaking in to murder you and your girlfriend/wife or something like that it should cause people to think she's in the wrong.

[@Arch3an]

The female character tied up his wife and attacked him

[@foreverinthefantasyworld1867]

@@DajuOnKZbin although the meaning of the song is different, shows abusive relationship where she wants to leave him but he cant take it so he drowns her with "soggy clothes and breezeblocks" is she a mistress? or wants her freedom?

[@dgafbrapman688]

@@Arch3an i think the attacker was his wife

[@dgafbrapman688]

@@foreverinthefantasyworld1867 or is the woman in the closet her sister?

[@dinobirb684]

Still love the references to where the wild things are, it’s such a good story book❤

[@metaphysicalmonsters3667]

Man, 5 years after first seeing this music video and it's still incredible. I definetly appreciate it a lot more, now. It's an incredible film and the story telling is amzing, as well as the acting!

[@Zoe-wo5no]

2:18 is what y’all searching for(; (Ik that the part from all the tik toks starts at 3:30 but i personally love the whole please don’t go part which starts at 2:18(: )

[@jeremygraf6375]

Thx man😉

[@cowboyeddy1901]

Nah man I listened through the whole ass song this shit is 🔥🔥🔥

[@hammahangel6653]

Thank you so much wtf

[@sebastian-bogdanstoleru3368]

i disagree, came here to find that this is used in tiktok..didn't knew, liked your comment anyways

[@Liz-ux1ht]

Thank bro

[@mlapamusic]

this song broke boundaries, can still remember this being everywhere & on main stream radio etc, astonishing for such a unique song, voice & band - goes to show for other artists that your own individuality should be embraced, not shunned!

[@theangledsaxon6765]

never heard it on the radio, randomly decided to go to an altj concert with my boyfriend though despite never hearing them and wow we really stumbled onto a gem

[@megaaaaaaan1622]

This was on the radio once??

[@silvergold1602]

bruh the olden days were better wish I was part of them all that's on the radio is like rap an cardi b WAP I wish I was born before 2005 uughhh

[@bigguy9075]

Old

[@monolearnsthings1484]

Shut up

[@rilynnmiller]

I must be the youngest Alt J fan. I'm 14 (turning 15 March 28th) and from the US. I found this song first from a Spotify playlist, and then found Get Better. I love Get Better so much it helps me cope with my struggles and the one line "I'll start the day with tiramisu, raise a spoon to front line workers." Reminds me that I'm working hard to become a nurse and contribute something to this world. Thanks for reading my little rant. Remember, you're loved and whatever you're working towards, you're doing great, and you will make it.

[@tamarafields6649]

❤

[@TheHappys]

This is one of the newish songs that deserved to get big cause it’s actually got depth and new vibes.

[@k-Nok]

this song hits different during quarantine at 2am

[@blockylexi1531]

Omg ikr 😤😤😂

[@sevn8056]

Also 5am

[@Snoonek]

yes

[@Prod.R1co]

Ffs😂

[@isabellaburrow6513]

H kNok agreed

[@johannfowl8653]

KZbin should have a reverse video option

[@voivod6871]

Don't know if your being serious but they do just type Breezeblocks reverse video into the search bar

[@brandonprestidge7849]

Search breezeblocks played forward..

[@nicosanchez8261]

I see no use for such option.

[@shinexxai780]

Johann Fowl haha, they did reverse video because at first you think this man is bad, butttttttt, he’s good

[@michaelagail1975]

They used to

[@antiashine8670]

This is a lil bit of a sad comment sorry everyone in advance. My mom, whom sadly has passed, loved this song. Many days would she wake me and my brother up for school blaring this song full volume through the house. Any car ride that's too quiet? This song was the one that was put on first. She's the reason I LOVEEEE Alt-J, thanks to her I have good taste lol. Can't listen to this song without shedding some tears. Thank you Alt-J for being such a great band, love ya'll.

[@MrSilverwing13]

Sorry for your loss brother 😢

[@liamurray23]

❤

[@leonardalcoran203]

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR 10 YEARS 😭 I went on a rabbit hole when I remembered searching for old songs I liked as a teenager to add to my spotify playlist and shit it led me here haha. So happy. Nostalgia overdose.

[@armandoe.blanco9919]

If you press alt and j at the same time in a mac you get a little delta triangle (∆) that is why the band is named alt-J

[@luisarceo87]

Thats actually interesting. Thanks for that!

[@AFMR0420]

Delta is the symbol of change.

[@standingplain1]

yes, it makes a pyramid - symbol of the illuminati.

[@stfu9031]

And delta means change, new reaction

[@KidKritterr]

Someone googled alt-j lol

[@megum1au]

Wow, well

[@everythingmustgo4478]

@Vika Solovika yet another bot? shut up

[@andreTVist]

@Hamster Pile lol

[@tamargordon6629]

please hear kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYazfXt7mN9pb6s

[@vanellabane]

@@tamargordon6629 it's tempting to press ✋😭

[@mintcin2995]

@Легкий заработок от 1500 в день I love fictional character 😃✋ plz stop-

[@peelslowly28]

At one point, this band was touted as the "next Radiohead".

[@truepinkz]

I love how as you get more into the video it reveals more and why they did what they did

[@SomeGuy-hh7te]

When you just wanna throw a brick at a stranger but your wife is tied up and you can't help but moonwalk out of that situation.

[@johnpfluger4346]

Some Guy I just laughed sooo fn hard at this comment thank you

[@clivehandforth3531]

Lmao

[@catherinemaestas6192]

This is the best comment i have seen yet. You have blessed my comment section. I thank you for that.

[@zesticide1010]

The crazy girlfriend became jealous of the wife and tied her up, to sneak attack kill you with a butcher knife, and your only option was to kill the better piece of ass to save your marriage. Or at least that's what it would be if the video was played in the right direction.

[@lethalhalena]

@@zesticide1010 that's kind of the point of the video though, they want you to think twice about what your first interpretation of the video was, and why it was wrong and most assumed it was the guy who was a psycho.

[@surelock22]

The summer this came out we also got Lorde "Royals", Imagine Dragons "Radioactive", Gotye "Somebody that I used to know", grouplove's "Ways to Go" and Bastille "Pompeii". Fun summer to DJ!

[@werisekk3]

that... doesn't sound right. I am not doubting you but that doesn't sound right.

[@surelock22]

What do you mean?

[@craveforcinema9560]

Pompeii and this song is kind of dark

[@guuerrrrrl]

radioactive is… 9 years old?

[@jvcruz1877]

Ever tried take me to church?

[@theclocktower3258]

That "please break my heart" line gets me so much, idk if it's entirely applicable to what the story of the music video is, but it puts this picture in my head of someone who had just killed someone they felt love for and the inability to take something like that back. Where you wish so much to bring them back you would give anything, even the very relationship you killed them over. "Please don't be dead, you can break my heart instead, just please don't be dead" is all that rings in my mind.

[@cMarsa]

Офигеть😮 Я давно знала этот трек и он у меня так уютно ассоциировался с осенним периодом, услышав её сейчас, спустя много лет, решила посмотреть перевод, не особо поняла всех метафор типа "бетонного блока и мокрой одежды", решила посмотреть клип.... И тут я вообще офигела😅 это были не метафоры😂 клип шикарен, будто фильм посмотрела❤

[@caleblecrow2207]

I showed this to a friend and she immediately said "oh, they call the cinderblock a breeze block because air can go through it" and it broke my mind

[@salttab]

I would have never made that connection lol

[@ejthomson8270]

That's not why it's called a breeze block though, it's because breeze is a synonym for ash which is what the blocks are made out of

[@caleblecrow2207]

@@ejthomson8270 a quick google search has revealed every facet of what you said is incorrect. Unless this is a very regional thing, I have no idea what you're talking about

[@ejthomson8270]

@@caleblecrow2207 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_masonry_unit Don't know what google thing you were going off of but I only said that because I found this, I'll happily accept if I'm incorrect though

[@ejthomson8270]

@@KIgaming. Probably multiple reasons, thanks for including that :) learn something new every day

[@goodolsergio7562]

I swear i tried to look for this song many times by searching *"Song where Guy kills a girl with an aesthetic modern day table."*

[@plasticbag7351]

Well it looks like it worked at least

[@abandonedasfuck]

Lmao

[@goodolsergio7562]

Damn hippies

[@DespondentGuardian]

Not that it matters bit this deserves more attention lol

[@majood1913]

Why you didn't use Shazam? XD

[@djinnmojo0420]

This harmonization is divine

[@gabriel_laneve]

it’s always good to come back to this song 🫶🏻

[@kuusteist]

I blame the hipster designers who made the table using cinder blocks.

[@bullscott12]

You win the best comment award. Congrats.

[@aidxnc]

*breezeblocks

[@woahamandaaa]

+PontifexMortis either way, they're the reason that girl is dead

[@stillnotbitten7726]

Amanda Dalani and what did we learn

[@Kiroselg]

Stillnotbitten *sighing* "Don't tie people up in closets and try and kill their partneeers"

[@leonardodeangelis4775]

Almost five years since it was released and I'm still in love with this song

[@alanhache1095]

I've been listening this for a week and here I am today.

[@valswantsitall]

Sameeeeee

[@jeffersontafarel3341]

i've saw this video twice today, 'cause spotify didn't played brezzleblocks 🙄 and 'cause this video is so fantastic, I mean that seeing a fight backwards makes u see how the whole shit happens

[@MihaiuEmishorii]

Leonardo De Angelis dude ... i jusr found it... it*s a drug

[@lulumason9244]

Leonardo De Angelis ikrrrr

[@AlinaTatarchuk]

11 years and it still rocks!!! Amazing 🤍🤍🤍 love it sooo much

[@starwing1667]

一回聞いてから頭に残る

[@sandrat9309]

Seriously, not enough is mentioned about how incredibly well shot and well done this video is. The colour palette, the shots, the pacing, the acting it's just all so masterfully put together. Hats off to Ellis Bahl! :)

[@wormfoodd8]

+Sand Rat agreed. the colors are so amazing in this video, i noticed right away.

[@sandrat9309]

***** Can you elaborate on what you mean by the ugliness? I don't quite understand what you mean.

[@cheesebeans7678]

+Sand Rat I think shes talking about them fighting ;-;

[@wormfoodd8]

***** why do you feel disgusted?

[@sandrat9309]

+Sofia Is Not On Fire Aw well, I mean, I feel like that's just part of the genius of this video, how "real" it feels :D

[@italktoomuch6508]

No one: My search bar: "please don't go please don't go I love you so I love you so"

[@MariaLopez-qy2rj]

Same xd

[@wasawaman8262]

X3

[@rizkybudiarto4910]

I'm just typing i love you so and XD

[@hsnahmdibrhm]

Using Google music search

[@user-os1bi6lg7h]

You mean everyone.

[@StonedApe93]

Ugggh it took me 30 years to find this band but GD I’m glad to be here. This is such a vibe

[@charlescharliecharlotte]

Still my favorite album! If you haven’t listened to it all the way through, you’re missing out!

[@TT-sp7jo]

It’s weird to come back and see people commenting that they knew this song because of tik tok. I’m glad to find this song years ago by sheer Boredom. But in the end it doesn’t matter where you come from. We all like this song and that should be it.

[@jack04091]

My dad showed me this cuz I was watching the "how alt J makes a song" video

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

T T exactly, it’s so annoying. Like, I literally don’t care where you saw this from.

[@dat850]

I would like but I cant ruin 420

[@TiffD84]

Hunger of the Pine was my first intro to alt-j years ago; loved it so searched their other songs and discovered this gem :)

[@Kenagracefull]

I found this song by sheer boredom lol.

[@maryscott3316]

Our respect for the girl the whole time:📈📉📉📈📉📈

[@boh2181]

I don't get why it goes up and down, the video in the beginning made we think it was his fault and then for the entire video it shows how SHE really was the psycho, the respect should be up for the beginning and then drop the whole time

[@maryscott3316]

I just wasn’t sure what was going on no need to attack me 👁👄👁

[@someoneelse61524]

f(x)=sin(x)

[@boh2181]

@@maryscott3316 oh sorry if it seemed like that, it wasn't my intention to attack you

[@maryscott3316]

Oh no it’s ok lol

[@hanahnanahanaanahahanhana4030]

It's crazy how hard this song hits when it was your favorite song when you were 16 and now you're 23 living that exact life..

[@Lunaliladee]

Are you doing okay?

[@FormoraDreamleaf]

you ok?

[@DaisylovesNova]

Hope you're ok

[@mid.cavz.prodution]

Still gives me chills a decade later

[@Catman3131]

Foreal!!!!!

[@nihil3629]

For those who didn't notice.. I'll tell you in reverse : A man comes home and finds his wife/girlfriend in a closet up. She gives him a sign that someone stands behind him and there she is. His ex ig. She attacks him (maybe for leaving him I think) and fight. It would explain the phrases "Please don't go... I love you so". At the end he kills her with a brick and feels regret. Also those phrases turn up. That's my look at the video :)

[@shasha-gv8gb]

But what if the man has an affair and the woman behind him is his actual wife?

[@axor824]

@@shasha-gv8gb Both him and the woman who's tied up have rings, so the other woman can't be his wife

[@MrCScottie]

AxoR I don’t see your logic

[@axor824]

@@MrCScottie Usually married couples wear rings or are shown like that and it also would make more sense if the tied up woman was the wife instead of the other woman. That's pretty much how I see it

[@shasha-gv8gb]

@@axor824 ok

[@micalishis]

For a video that is in reverse it has quite a bit of twists and turns.

[@standafaces]

Have you seen Nolan's Memento?

[@micalishis]

Jan Staněk Yes, I have. I love that too.

[@buckle9733]

Metaphysical Resonance Yall should watch Don't sing by Data

[@costypury]

+1 for Data - Don't Sing

[@chancecrotz9727]

yes we worked very hard on this thank you so much for ongoing love!

[@jessicamonter3080]

This whole video is full of plot twists I spent years just listening to the song but the video is a mind blower. I LOVE IT

[@elifbarbaros]

I adore this song!!

[@ianfound_2872]

dude who cares how you got here lets just ALL enjoy the song

[@IceColder]

exactly.

[@Angie-lj2bo]

Fr

[@pain2850]

THIS

[@lowkeydrugaddict]

Nope they are retarded apes

[@oliiveq]

lowkeydrugaddict that’s a slur don’t say that 😺🙌

[@juuzousuzuya7580]

i shall refuse to accept the fact that the camera quality was this good 8 years ago

[@tejassachan4315]

U should watch the scientist then😅

[@tejassachan4315]

Make it an even 15 yrs

[@johnnyreshuck8513]

For real

[@lIlIlIl..]

Steal comments much?

[@lx4302]

It wont be that bad in 8 years. 12 years probably would be bad.

[@tobybackscratcher4706]

I love how the replay log when ever you’re going backward or forward in the video spikes at the very beginning showing how much people replay and love this song

[@sylviaowega3839]

This is after all a brilliant song. I love the complex harmonies and the counterpointing towards the end of the song.

[@_Hipamerican_]

It reflects how traumatic events work on your mind. If you view this video in reverse (events going the right way) everything goes much quicker and every reaction he had seems logical. But when it’s over, everything plays backwards and starts to seem jumbled (such as in this video) and nothing makes sense. And he, as well as the viewer, wonders why he didn’t do things differently.

[@suicidalgaming3425]

thats a really nice interpretation

[@craftingwiththea1586]

So true, what a great explanation.

[@angrydingus5256]

Interesting way to view it. I've always taken it for what it was at face, that a dude wouldn't let a girl say no so he killed her. Pretty sure that is the reality, but it's nice to know there are other ways to view it.

[@angrydingus5256]

Also, to backup this view I have, look at almost any of their other hits. Catchy as fuck but fucking horrid messages.

[@sebastiansilvavillarruel9617]

Ñ

[@kairabeukes941]

Lyrics She may contain the urge to run away But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks Citrezene your fever's gripped me again Never kisses all you ever send are fullstops, la la la la Do you know where the wilds things go They go along to take your honey, la la la la Break down now weep build up breakfast now Let's eat my love my love love love, la la la la Muscle to muscle and toe to toe The fear has gripped me but here I go My heart sinks as I jump up Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah Do you know where the wild things go They go along to take your honey, la la la la Break down let's sleep build up breakfast now Let's eat my love my love love love, la la la la She bruises coughs she splutters pistol shots But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks She's morphine queen of my vaccine my love my love love love, la la la la Muscle to muscle and toe to toe The fear has gripped me but here I go My heart sinks as I jump up Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut And ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah She may contain the urge to runaway But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks Germaline disinfect the scene my love my love love love But please don't go I love you so my lovely Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so, I love you so Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so, I love you so Please break my heart, hey Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so, I love you so Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so, I love you so Please break my heart, ah ha Please don't go, I'll eat you whole I love you so, I love you, so I love you so Please don't go I'll eat you whole I love you so, I love you so, I love you so, I love you so

[@_the_]

Thank you

[@isntreal3188]

Thanks! :)

[@vhola9387]

🥺😆😆p

[@essetir1571]

Just realized how fucked up the lyrics are and how they’re like where the wild things are

[@aesthetixz454]

@@essetir1571 yeap that's the point and kinda the reason I love this song....

[@Tsahiby]

This song is a masterpiece of melody. My ears can hear it repeatedly. I love it so :)

[@meowimagato]

Oh no. I used to listen to this song before I watched the video. Now instead of just chilling to a groovy song, I see this video in my mind every time. x.x

[@marioz2271]

The perks of not having a visual mind (aka as aphantasia), is that this doesnt happen to me haha

[@meowimagato]

@@marioz2271 well that sounds like a nifty superpower

[@inneedofbeans3385]

what’s happening is the woman is the intruder, presumably the ex gf, he had gotten home to see his wife/gf tied up. she screams while the ex tries to kill him. they fight for a bit until he kills her. he was defending himself and his wife/gf. (this video represents that we are quick to judge before knowing the whole story) this is just what i’m going off when i watched it in reversed

[@elimcandrew545]

nooooo thats not whats happening

[@CrazyRespawn]

Dont think its his Ex. Hubby was having an afair with the woman with the knife and she found out and came to kill him and tied up his wife. based on his reaction at the end (start of the video) hes sat in shame, not running to check his wife is OK or calling the police or ambulace, hes sitting with his head in his hands. cleary a sign of shame. this is a love afair gone wrong.

[@add3mh3]

@@elimcandrew545 actually the video is in reverse, if you watched this video reversed, you'll see.

[@inneedofbeans3385]

CellerC562 thank you

[@longangrysausage3495]

inneedofbeans oh I thought they guy was cheating

[@chetmanley220]

I just wonder how many of my fellow Americans here realize that breeze block is just the British term for what we call a cinder block.

[@doll.perasite9030]

I know :D that’s why in the video she has a ‘breeze block’ on her when she was drowning

[@bobuel4045]

@Hamster Pile I feel like cinder block makes more sense, but breeze block does sound cooler.

[@artemisrodriguez3297]

I have been wondering for four years what that meant and decided it was a metaphor or some shit that abuse or violence or getting attached and becoming a psycho ex gf or whatever this song is about is a breeze in the moment until it hits you like a block once it's all said and done.. alt j is not qs clever as I thought they were. They're just british

[@justasillygoofyguy]

WAIT- THATS WHAT ITS CALLED A BREEZEBLOCK WHOLY SHIT IM SO DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF IM BRITISH AND I NEVER KNEW THIS IM SO SO AHSAMMMMMED

[@jamjam478]

I didn't know it was called either, I usually just call it "big swiss cheese brick"

[@pickypikey2610]

alot of songs dont stand the test of time. this one still gives me goose bumps. as though ive just listened to it the first time. timeless classic. GO on AlT-j!!!

[@michaelvazquez7533]

The plot twisted and I was not ready. Best music video of all time

[@QnaPP1]

oh my god this is gold, where has this been whole my life

[@Eagonite]

I know how you feel T_T love this song so much, just found out about it couple of days ago.

[@bdaubry]

+Mohammed Ahmed Better late than never! Check out all of Alt-j's music. It's all amazing.

[@Navekoli]

+Yana me rn

[@josesalazar7301]

+Yana been wasting 10 years of my life on hip hop music, this is the real shit.

[@elbellotino]

+Yana i said the same thing

[@g_xbi]

2:33 the moment ur waiting for

[@icinewstone8580]

Thanks babe ❤️

[@Q4ZR]

Thank you

[@NissanVersa-ry3rk]

Nah I came for the whole song

[@Ccxccz]

THANKS BESTIE 🙄

[@isa-dp6ki]

thankyou

[@stevenyeboah4873]

Been on repeat for the past 2days. One of my favourites. Nothing beats my FAVOURITE SONG - NARA❤

[@samantharinker9208]

that bit at the end; "please don't go I love you so" sometimes makes me cry. Anyone else?

[@bandanimals3710]

Where the wild things are

[@Nikusiaxd]

makes me cry and suffer so so much

[@holymountains8612]

He also said " I'll eat you whole"

[@pidgeonpidge5565]

Same here. It reminds me of a friend who abandoned me. I sob from just thinking it, this song is that one I listen to when I’m depressed to cry a bit lmao

[@kimberlyshaver6059]

First time I heard this song I thought he was saying "I love your soul" which I thought was the sweetest way of saying I love you.....

[@lightfast7966]

I love how it starts by looking like he’s killing her for no reason and then you slowly start to see she was the one attacking him

[@Human-shapedbeing]

@robinjdev16 No he came home and found his wife tied up in a closet and was attacked by his crazy stalker.

[@ggallintedtalk]

@@Human-shapedbeing Or he was cheating on his wife and his fiancé attacked her and him

[@Human-shapedbeing]

@@ggallintedtalk you can't have a fiance and a wife. You must mean mistress, but there is nothing to suggest he had any romantic relationship with the woman attacking him. It seemed more like he was reacting to a stalker.

[@alexan37]

@@Human-shapedbeing i agree with your mistress correction. but i disagree with your other point. the camera zooming in on both the mans ring and the woman in the bath's ring-less left hand, shows that they had some sort of relationship. the woman in the closet's hand was not acknowledged. However, the man seemed to know the woman because instead of freaking out and calling 911, he tries to console her as if he knows her. WHen the one you call the stalker (the wife) and the man fight, it is violent, but also gives off marital vibes. im reading into it, but I don't believe that this band would portray something so simple as "man good - woman crazy kidnapper"

[@Human-shapedbeing]

@@alexan37 They DO zoom in on the woman in the closets hand and she is wearing a wedding band as well, showing that shes the wife. They zoom in on the stalkers hand in the bath only to show that she is not.

[@BenderDobladorRodriguez]

one of the best videoclip i ever seen ... awesome the post production and the filming its pure art!

[@hollyanne6293]

some of y’all weren’t emo tumblr girls 6 years ago and it shows😳

[@thepeach03]

Yes because some of us weren't disappointments to our parents

[@mmmsemen]

@@thepeach03 ...

[@KDizzie]

Albino Peach 😦

[@MrWoosh-gs5oh]

trueeee

[@BijouxVaudou]

Some of us were emo tumblr girls 13 years ago 😩

[@krispynuggies6204]

Dude’s speaking fluent Minecraft enchantment table

[@kevkarll1004]

its not that hard to understand

[@alaiaahwinterjauregui9117]

@@kevkarll1004 lmao

[@filipe9323]

Limão

[@filipe9323]

Limão

[@sage0o0]

Cyan Tranquility now this, is an underrated comment

[@Aa19944]

2023 and still can’t get over how good this is

[@victoriaryan23]

Dark as it is, it’s a masterpiece

[@funnyperson303]

bro there was like 20 different plot twists, my brain hurts, banger song though, good job Alt-J

[@vinvi2264]

never let them know your next move

[@adamhix1956]

Well that all sounds good but see he only let's you know what he wants you to know of him bc thats all he chose to let you know that being said bean are you so sure your not the one being played are you the gamer or the game itself think on that Fer a min....and go

[@thelizardsdorule2023]

@@adamhix1956 take your meds

[@woodlog4991]

Stoke?

[@arielraya5979]

The magic of rewinding

[@francomiranda706]

If you watch the video reversed (theres a version where its reversed on youtube). You can tell that it is clearly the woman who is the crazy one who kidnapped someone and who wants to kill the guy, and the guy is just acting in self defense. If you watch this one, it seems just obvious that its the man who's the crazy one who kidnapped someone and wants to kill the woman, and the woman is acting in self defense. Maybe the songs about how the real truth of the goods and bads of a relationship can get lost in the jumbled memories and fights and retellings and blame? How both people may think they are correct or running on best intentions and that they'll do anything in the end to believe it wasn't their fault. The man sings about how he's struggling to keep her and shes trying to hurt him and "kidnap" his heart, and the video tells his point of view. The woman reverses his point of view and presents us with this, where he seems like a monster. Were being presented with both sides of the story, and it's up to you to make your decision whos to blame. Just look at the comments, it looks like both the girl and guy have convinced people who was the victim and who was the attacker.

[@FlirtyGrannyJane]

Franco Miranda If I were to know you you'd be so invited to a couple of beers.

[@anthonydunman8830]

I love this song

[@ComMANdeRSouR]

Franco Miranda pretty sure that its a mother who has gone crazy and is trying to kill her family.

[@OktoPutsch]

Franco Miranda finely observed, thank you for your contribution :)

[@ImaneOUBisme]

Franco Miranda that's exactly what it looked like to me too! the guy looked like the bad person in the begginning then later on u understand how she's actually the kidnapper. This tells you to take time to understand what's happening instead of judging something at first sight.

[@alexcoyg3281]

Genius ❤

[@EricaPerkins-lv8cj]

I love this. Why haven’t I heard this before. I love it so

[@shamishing7422]

Moral of story: don’t be jealous, don’t keep people hostage, don’t try murder and definitely don’t kill people with cinder blocks

[@Shauenel]

Welp there goes my evening plans

[@realtbh]

can i still commit arson

[@nomadictanker8100]

@@realtbh i think u mean kermit sue a site

[@averagehuman2170]

@@Shauenel username checks out😂😂

[@sierraloftus9301]

What else am I supposed to then hmmm

[@DordeNecak]

In my opinion, this video is way way underrated, this is some genius idea, but only older you get, it makes more sense and it's better.

[@twilatisdale7842]

It's fatal attraction

[@poshcatterson1790]

they just played the music video backwards it isn’t all that genius

[@yooka333]

@@poshcatterson1790 The genius part is that playing the video backwards reverses too the expectations of people ; most of viewers will start to think that this is a feminist music video, only to be confronted to their own delusions in the end.

[@JCel]

But the man is the villain! At first it seems like he's, then it seems like she's but at the end you see that he's the villain.

[@poshcatterson1790]

@@yooka333 okay I don't go on this account much so I didn't see this until now but what about this video would make it feminist? (I mean the original perspective not the overall story)

[@gigabuachidze3835]

I'll never forget Tbilisi Open Air 2022. Thank you for the experience ❤️

[@monicahull8680]

One of the greatest videos of all time.

[@Cheeserock8]

You know it's a good ass music video when people are still questioning it four years later.

[@theoneandonly5778]

HAHAHAHAHAH YEAH BAD!

[@dalaatv1925]

م س ح نس تىس

[@deletedaccount175]

Friend of theirs was in an abusive relationship. They've written quite a lot of songs about her its sweet.

[@TheMadGod12]

And this is not the case

[@reecewithoutherspoon1324]

No, it's just a confusing one

[@lifecapricious]

Running through comments I would say that to better understand the story of the video you may need to watch it reversed. Some people even after the end of the video thought the man was the abductor/agitator for various reasons such as his casual attitude and knowing exactly where the woman was tied up; however, if you watch it chronologically you see he walked in casual, tossed his keys on the counter, went to hang up his coat, hears something, drops his coat in a panic as he pulls back the counter to find his wife. The proof that it is his wife is that she is wearing a ring, he is wearing a ring, and the other woman is not (they make a point to show everyone's ring finger). While i would like to defend the guy, they did make a point to show everyone's ring finger. From a filmmaking/storytelling perspective this indicates to me that this was indeed a jilted lover out to make the married man suffer. Pure Theory: (referring to the cast as Husband/Wife/Other Woman. The other woman came to the house for the Husband. Meets the wife and in a jealous fit ties her up, planning to drown the wife in the tub as a suicide. this would leave the man heart broken, and all hers. As the bath is filling the other woman hears the door, and the husband tossing his keys. The other woman grabs a knife, and when she sees the Husband comforting the Wife, the Other Woman goes into a rage. A fight ensues ending when the man finally knocks the other woman out, and into the tub. He sets the breeze block he used on her chest. He weeps knowing this is all his fault as The other woman drowns. The irony is two fold. The Husband likely broke it off with her to save his marriage, and this will ultimately end his marriage. Meanwhile, the other woman was killed in the same manner in which she had planned to murder the wife.

[@BaristaTiffP]

I agree with the theory, but I am just curious about this "other woman". Was she his mistress and was scorned, or just a woman who was obsessed with him and jealous of his wife?

[@PoopMD]

Tiffany Pincemin an ex lover who was not over with the idea that he was leaving her for His wife imo "Please don't go, i love you so"

[@pearcealonzo2198]

dude.....

[@MagicBot.1570]

pretty sur that the story is way more straightforward than this. The man comes back home from work, he hears a woman screaming, realizes it's his wife tied up; her wife warns him that there's another person behind him. Then he starts fighting the other woman who surprises him, assuming that the man cheated on his wife with her. She intends to kill him, and he ends up drowning her, I wouldn't say by accident

[@juan041697]

Yes, up you go.

[@Metal_Sarge]

The voice is perfect

[@keyur549]

Anyone in 2024?

[@PLemonZ3]

I was trying to play it on guitar

[@bowenarrows7819]

Yo

[@usagichann3599]

I remembered about this song out of nowhere

[@reaper3lit3]

I be hare in 2025 as in My gym 🏋️‍♂️ 💪 work out list

[@kikobaatropas]

Sim

[@zxkirah7895]

Moment of silence for people who havent found this song yet

[@ivarvanzundert2156]

😶

[@watchanime987]

I’ve search «Please don’t go I love u so» that easy lmao

[@kelevrata4887]

l very beautiful girl who im dating just sent me thias song right now. l loved it. l not one of the one who never knew this song anymore (:

[@arcee1corps]

...

[@khibaalbuluk6586]

@@kelevrata4887 i knew it through tinlicker

[@nullity9761]

Groovy tunes 👌🏻💜💙💚🧡

[@alynn5993]

exactly

[@irvingramirez2335]

Maddy's Playlist same got my tickets when they came to my home and have a delta Tat

[@dalorriesther444]

same

[@rinamarin4928]

I think everyone is here cuz they like the music, they find it one way or another who cares

[@mitchelgraham4280]

It doesnt matter how someone got to the song as long as they like it. I got it from a Netflix show but i love it

[@k0dexx]

obsessed with this song

[@ruenvedder5921]

love this song so much

[@lexxi9324]

My dad's ex girlfriend introduced me to this song. I never had a mother so she was my dad's first gf after my mom and I was mega attached and clingy. After they broke up he found a wonderful girl and she was my first mother figure. They had my sister together. I miss her so much. She passed away too young in August 2019 and this song reminds me of simple times when anxiety wasn't in my mind 24\7

[@violeta8445]

oh im so sorry to hear that :( hope you guys are doing better

[@kaywee4200]

Awe I am sorry for your loss. I hope you're doing wondeful, as well as the rest of your family.

[@marcury4137]

Take care of yourself

[@zeeseventimes]

hope you're okay ! sending hugs and prayers and every other good thing possible your way

[@eliphanteggs1515]

Damn sorry dude i hope things get better for you maybe a good song for you is float on by modest mouse its got a good message keep your head up

[@irumapilled]

damn, the fact it’s in reverse makes me think he’s going to get blamed for everything that happened, and at the beginning we were make to think he’s the bad guy, yikes

[@mihribanII]

Uhmmm he is the bad guy. He has one woman in the closet and killes the other one.

[@irumapilled]

@@mihribanII no he isn't?? the woman attacked him first, the video is literally in reverse, shes his stalker??

[@mihribanII]

@@irumapilled you are right. I know its in reverse. I thought he walked in and had that one woman tied up, but he found her there ofcourse.

[@irumapilled]

@@mihribanII I understand how it can be confusing lol, took me a bit to figure it out also

[@vvanderlinde]

@@irumapilled thank you guys for explaining this lmao

[@Rainyfroggo]

I love this song dearly THE MUSIC AND VIDEO IS AMAZING AND SO IS ALT-J:)))

[@feljac30]

Just come across this song lastnight while watching Mushroom 50 celebration in Australia. They played it live and I instantly was in love with it.

[@iistrangerthingsanddoritos8816]

If you play it forward. It seems like he comes home from work. He hears a noise and finds his wife tied up with tape over her mouth. The attacker (his ex girlfriend) is behind him holding a knife about to stab him. When he tries to stop her. Then he kills her. Then has regrets. And the lyric please don’t go I love you so is from her the ex girlfriend not wanting to die and telling him he lover her.

[@wahrscheindlichnicht900]

Thanks

[@WXYKE]

How the actual fuck did you price this shit together

[@bouszaye]

I didn’t get an ex-gf vibe from her. I believe that’s the woman he’s cheating on his wife with. She’s become scorned because he obviously won’t leave the wife. You can tell when the husband saves the wife the way she looks at him after he saves her

[@jherekturgeon4160]

Why is it the same actress in the closet and outside then? Was he married to the sister? Or did he kidnap the sister and her twin was there to rescue her?

[@coolguydonnie1978]

try pressing alt + j and it will all make sense

[@amaiodayaka8926]

Why is nobody talking about how creepy this song is actually is?... Like, it gives me so much chills-

[@jasmineg38]

Well it is about loving someone so much your willing to hurt yourself and them

[@mariannm.894]

How do you mean ?

[@mariannm.894]

​@@thelasttimeiatewas4774 I think, it is a thought-provoking music video about a border of emotional stability and strength

[@sweet.cyanna8515]

*six forty seven*

[@xozudo]

it’s loosely based on the book “Where the Wild Things Are,” in which a little boy travels to the land of the wild things, and the wild things really love him. they love him so much they are willing to harm him to keep him in their land. so this lady loves the guy so much she will do whatever it takes to keep him, even if it means really hurting him.