Badflower - Tethered (Lyric Video)

[@unclekaylee207]

God, the vocals plus the lyrics are so emotionally chilling and heart wrenching

[@keilanobodysbusiness5853]

I dedicate this song to my sons bio father

[@redhead6801]

I could NEVER put into words how much this song means to me and how much it touched my heart. I'm so FUCKING glad you guys speak about topics like this one and others, topics our society doesn't want to adress.

[@loneshewolfTNF]

I agree so much with you. It is nice to see them talk about such important things

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@rainbird_]

this song actually made me utter the words 'fucking hell' out loud. these lyrics are hard hitting and hits a little too close to home. badflower really are not afraid to go there with the difficult topics

[@jameshudson6414]

wow.. what a song. These situations can really mess up your outlook on sex, relationships, even daily life, when you're older. I know the things that happened to me as a kid did. So much heart put into this, I hope whoever this was written for is doing better:/

[@patatesa]

i was abused by my teacher and this song hits me,well i dont feel good now but im glad Badflower talks about these serious issues.

[@Heavenly__000]

I feel like bad flower just knows the feelings and stresses of everyday life and mental health… just how they write their songs and how they sing it… you can feel it. I really connect with them. Thank you, Badflower ❤️.

[@DreyNova]

yea, josh, the lead singer and songwriter (also a guitarist), has been dealing with suicidal thoughts (those have gotten much better), anxiety, and insecurities. I'm a long-time fan

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@xiadarling571]

God the first like 2 lines sunk my heart bc I knew vaguely where it was gonna go, but the end of the bridge, that soft line and the pause... made me gasp and just. Freeze. The stories these guys tell are able to just grab your heart and not let it go. Their storytelling is so powerful.

[@thefallen9805]

God these guys are geniuses with their music with amazing songs that tell an effective story. So many bits of this song stick out to me, especially the part where it goes "the father of her son" and the music abruptly stops, there's so much emotion that can accurately describe how someone in this situation would feel.

[@CBurns1990]

This is a powerful, true song. So many...

[@purrfectlypeach]

i love badflower. i listen to them everyday. this song is my favorite. i escaped an abusive relationship 5 yrs ago. i went from hiding in a bathroom, just like the song said, to living in my own house with my current partner who loves me and getting excited about decorating for christmas.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@blakeleystormfeather6962]

The story in this song has brought me to tears... and music hardly makes me feel that way... you are one of the only bands who have made me cry with your music

[@sirdoosty]

My gosh, this band makes me feel like no other.

[@richardarro4683]

Seconded!! :P

[@danniellekirsty3138]

I have goosebumps and tears. Hits way too close to home. I'm wanting and trying to find a better life but it's too much sometimes.

[@rodentroom4084]

Prayers in hope for you finding peace and happiness❤️

[@HzizsVynryn]

Hi, how are you doing?

[@danniellekirsty3138]

@@HzizsVynryn Still here,struggling but still here. How are you?

[@mikelleericksen9201]

Badflower never ceases to amaze me. Really hit the mark with this one ❤

[@richardarro4683]

Exploded the mark!! :P :)

[@flutterbyu2]

I'm relatively new to this band but I can honestly say they are quickly becoming a favorite. This album is amazing (coming from an older hippie chick ✌ 😁).

[@richardarro4683]

A lot of us Babyflowers are modern day hippies, full of love, peace, and the joy this beautiful music brings. :) :D

[@flutterbyu2]

@@richardarro4683 It's what the world needs right now, peace and love. Stay safe 🌻

[@richardarro4683]

You too!!! ❤️

[@profsteel8217]

Thought I was alone in my middle aged BF love. We are in the minority. Wife thought I was nuts when I became addicted to ok I’m sick and dragged her to see them in 19, then realized what I saw in them. Now she’s a dead poet society junkie too! There is hope, you just have to look harder as you get older.

[@deadb0ob]

@@richardarro4683 I thought badflower was more punk. They seem to point out the insecurities of society and have a heavy rebellious don't give a fuck attitude

[@chrisklema9992]

When the chorus comes back after "the father of her son" I just want to angry scream it with Josh. This scenario is disgusting and unfortunately real for some people. Such a powerful delivery of an issue that many are willingly ignorant of. Scream it louder so they have to acknowledge it.

[@multitaskmama35173]

Many hollow stuck souls

[@deadb0ob]

It especially hits really close to reality when he says the father of her son part because throughout the song before that we are lead to believe that the love that keeps her chained is the love for the guy. But then it's immediately followed up with "if you love someone unwilling "verse and then realization hits like a semi. It's not him she cares for. She cares nothing for him. She's just with him because she had a child with him and the love that keeps her there is for her child. She wants a better life for her child even if it means sacrificeing her happiness and suffering. It's the most realistic representation of abusive relationship I have heard come out in a while. But then he makes it even harder hiting by adding more to the story of the girl. We get to see just the start and some of the middle of this chapter of this characters life and honestly I'm happy that's all we get to see because the rest of this character's chapter is filled with horrible shit and worse they might not escape.

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

@@deadb0ob holy shit I never realized that she's probably thinking about her son and not the guy himself!

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@ChosenoneEDP44]

These songs are amazing but you know what else is amazing? Mother mary on Spotify can i get an amen?🙏

[@BadflowerUruguay]

that’s all we need in our lives

[@Adi-StraightFromLaughtale]

Where is it on spotify? i can't find it😭

[@ChosenoneEDP44]

@@Adi-StraightFromLaughtale thats what im fighting for IT NEEDS TO BE ON SPOTIFY AND ITS A SIN IT ISNT ALREADY!

[@roberthurlston2511]

Amen my brother

[@JoJo-ns2hj]

AMEN 🖤

[@ornifexxx]

i've been stuck on this song all day. nearly crying multiple times at work. i just think back to Daddy, the song, when i hear this. its so powerful. especially sense i have friends who have struggled with abuse for years.

[@clararose1795]

Daddy f*cked me up, man…I have to skip it sometimes but I still love it. Such good songs. Really force me to address my trauma every time I hear them.

[@deadb0ob]

Who's daddy by

[@Ariel_thenotsolittlemermaid]

​@@deadb0ob Also Badflower

[@Adi-StraightFromLaughtale]

The song is written in such a way that it reminds me of someone i loved and still do but try to think i don't The lyrics is just too pure 😭... i am gonna listen to this album nonstop atleast for a weak!!! The way the girl is introduced and explained it just too pure and it makes me wanna cry..

[@musicontheroad_gsbt]

I have no words to describe the feelings this song gives to me whenever I listen to but I say "thank you" to Badflower becouse they are able to put these feelings into a song.

[@madilynn_rocky2644]

I LOVE THESE SONGS ALREADY AND I'VE ONLY HEARD THE FIRST TWO.

[@brainwashedpickle1737]

The people who disliked were trying to like but miss clicked cuz their vision was blurry from tears 😭

[@2themaxandback]

Thank you so much for this song. It hurts me to think about my past and this hits so damn close to home but turns that pain into something else. I don't know what it is but it feels good.

[@laribiamani5431]

She's younger than she looks But she's old enough to know The nature of this world And so the story goes She's dressed up like her friends But she's prettier than them The whole room turns to look Like something from a book Then speech becomes a slur She's talking to some creep Uncomfortable as hell But too polite to leave Then lines begin to blur There's something in her drink She stumbles to his car And no one says a thing Oh, my love, you're so young Some might say she's able to get back her normal life When you love someone unwillingly You leave yourself behind You're hiding in the bathroom And you pray for better times Say you're gonna leave him there And find a better life Down the rabbit hole She wakes up in his bed Confused about her heart And bruised between the legs But she's too afraid to leave Or bite the hand that hits She tells herself it's love Then plays along with it Oh, my friend, you're still young Some might say she's able to get back her normal life When you love someone unwillingly You leave yourself behind You're hiding in the bathroom And you pray for better times Say you're gonna leave him there And find a better life Run Abused at seventeen Some unrelenting creep The father of her son Some might say she's able to get back her normal life When you love someone unwillingly You leave yourself behind You're hiding in the bathroom And you pray for better times Say you're gonna leave him there And find a better life Find a better life Find a better life

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@hollyspeed713]

These guys are unbelievably talented. All their songs. Their messeges. Lyrics. Everything perfectly balanced. The raw emotion and passion and relatability. Everything. I hope once they get huge they dont lose their individuality, because it's so beautiful and important.

[@danielbrunt4834]

This is just.. brutal. Heartbreaking

[@princedunce4627]

I’m at a loss for words for how morbidly beautiful this song is

[@Britishhick]

Jesus, another song that digs right down to the horrific shit so many people have to face. I love this band for openly covering these topics among all the (admittedly also enjoyable) "fluff" songs that I also listen to. Badflower's anger, the emotion behind Josh's vocals, it's fucking big emotion.

[@CT-rn2xd]

Wow. So glad I just ordered the new album. Love your music.

[@BadflowerUruguay]

such a good song, it touched my heart. Well done boys

[@richardarro4683]

Hello in Uruguay!! :) This is such a good day. :D :)

[@BadflowerUruguay]

@@richardarro4683 Greetings from Uruguay my friend, have a great day :D

[@stargirlpuffy]

I work with victims/survivors of abuse and I dont often cry doing what I do but damn this song hit a nerve. So many people fail to understand domestic abuse and how it is never as simple as just leaving. This song does an incredible job of communicating the deeper complexity and emotion of this subject. Thank you Badflower

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@taylorterror2517]

Thank you so much, for posting this song. I can't explain how much it means to me. But I'm crying right now because, I felt this, this hit me to my core and I just wanted to say thank you for sayin, what I, never in a million years, would be able to say outloud.

[@luzg9170]

So much talent 👏

[@hayleighsmith8274]

I wish I could thank the band and say everything thing song means to me, thank you for having one of the voices that made me feel like it wasn’t my fault

[@deadb0ob]

It was never your fault, they acted off of animalistic desires and you were the unfortunate prey. If not you they would have preyed on someone else. You are not at fault for others choices, you are just a victim, in the wrong place wrong time.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@cellychu9266]

This is so beautiful it's making me cry :') 💖

[@cb-zc8dv]

Recently discovered your band on reddit. What a surprise. This song in particular gave me some My Chemical Romance vibes. Your voice sounds a bit like Gerard on some parts. It's such a great song!! I will def follow your work from now on.

[@haveheartsweetheart4735]

I didn’t stay up until midnight to be absolutely attacked by this song. Having said that, I needed this… thank you 🙏

[@megancummings3707]

I’m so glad I got to ding this song live with you at the concert!

[@littleredmess1129]

I resonate so much with this band and it's music. Genuinely. I've been through... Almost all of what is contained in this song. When i listen to it im in and out of triggers and it's so confusing and complicated and it's weird because I love the song. It's oddly comforting despite everything hitting home so hard. I can't fault the song at all. I can't fault the band. The vocals are perfect. i know everyone deals with trauma differently and it is very complicated for everyone so i can only speak for my own experiences but thank you Badflower.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@natashagilbert3]

Wow. What a storyteller

[@Halfblood-dl3kr]

This song has inspired me in ways I can't even describe. So many people go through this and it's likely that they don't know what to do. I want so much to help them. I've recently broken ground on a story just today because of this song, and I plan on working my ass off for it. Thank you Josh for this, it's brought me to realize what I want to do with myself. Thank you.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@moikey823]

The pain this told a story of someone i used to know

[@Okok-bo6gv]

Josh I love you and thank you so tucking much, you and your music make me so much better in my mental health..thank you

[@richardarro4683]

Right?? They basically killed extreme depression for me with this record overnight. At least for today. But exactly like you said... Oy. So good!!! :)

[@noraahb]

Damn didnt wanna cry this morning.

[@lydiagrant593]

This song means the world to me, gave me goosebumps, thankyou

[@izzycardinal1424]

This hit real close to home 💔 fantastic song

[@Elyianz]

Seen y’all in lincoln last week! If anyone was wondering their music is 10x better in concert. P.S. IDK how that’s possible when their music is already a 10/10.

[@clararose1795]

They are SO GOOD live.

[@Elyianz]

@@clararose1795 literally! Some people don't have their music sound as good in concert as it does here, but they were just insanely good, it was awesome.

[@PenguinCupcake13]

I love you guys!! 🖤🖤 love the new music!!

[@xxhierophantxx]

This song is swan. Masterpiece.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@lisasantiago9758]

I feel so seen by this song. Thank you 💗

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@ChanceProductions]

this is like.. the adult version of "Cute is what we aim for" - " The fourth drink Instinct"....

[@millie4731]

It is amazing that you have dedicated one of your songs to this incredibly serious and current issue: thank you 👏

[@jessicanirri7321]

i love your band and your lyrics , i pray my thirteen year old daughter doesnt go through this like i did ! I wish her and i could see you live josh ( shes 13 on aug 19th 2023_)

[@kathleencooper3208]

I went thru all of this. I'm glad I'm free now.

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@Okok-bo6gv]

IVE WAITED FOR THIS ALBUM ALL NIGHT TILL 12

[@JoJo-ns2hj]

Speechless! I love it 🥺🖤

[@roxannevanuden7652]

Literal chills

[@johancuervo6136]

The first time I heard this song and listened to the part of the chorus that says “ when you love someone unwillingly you leave yourself behind” I was like, wtf that’s no love, he abused her. Then i realized they were talking about the child and I just broke. Damn…

[@shiftyidog-]

Best song writers of our generation hands down. The composition of their songs are only rivaled by the likes of pink Floyd and nirvana. Every note phrase passage or bridge. It's all perfection

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@grantsawyer9779]

This song was so unexpected

[@sixxthsensegaming3811]

truly heartbreaking

[@williamallbright1304]

Octane has played somgs from the album before this and the new songs from the upcoming one but I don't recall them playing any from this one

[@ChosenoneEDP44]

Seriously tho im way to invested in this song it reminds me of my past relationships and how they ended with the girl always talkin to another guy whose more “fun” short term because of there toxic life.

[@ScottysOddyNuff]

At this point I'm liking before the song begins on this album lmao

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@suspiciousactivitiescc]

That poor girl..

[@madilynn_rocky2644]

idk why but this sorta reminds me of polygraph eyes by yungblud (like the lyrics not the music)

[@riaingalligan8461]

Becuase they’re both written around similar themes

[@musiclifewithjo]

This was my exact thought.

[@madilynn_rocky2644]

@@riaingalligan8461 yea that's why i think it's similar. i love that it reminded me of that because i love both artists.

[@sadie4018]

Wow❤

[@megancummings3707]

Oh how unfortunate it is that I can relate.

[@mj-ob6lu]

wow this hit close to home at midnight oof

[@Hitmaker649]

❤️

[@ricardomele1004]

Wow.

[@missystarr975]

💛

[@krystlemankins9725]

…well….shit 💔…this is amazing

[@Laura-938]

if you like this song you should also try "everyone's a secret" by Lo Spirit

[@beezybeez7231]

This is so good but you muse hear “Live Not Survive” or “The Wave Acoustic” by SLT 🎸🤘🎸

[@evamercedes0]

woah

[@fede7289]

Maybe the more interesting song of the album

[@cyclonegaming1584]

My favorite Badflower songs are Promise Me, Ghost, and Family

[@pmoreswift]

i love you

[@John.Skelton]

💔😭

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@John.Skelton]

@@beezybeez6285 I already did. You commented the same thing on a few of my other comments. Lol! Great song by the way.

[@beezybeez6285]

@@John.Skelton Thanks for listening! and putting up with me :)

[@joseandresmendez3967]

YoOOOoooOo

[@DreyNova]

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎧🐺

[@elsapersant7747]

Oh fuck, I do appreciate this song, very much, but it's really too harsh for me. And just... The euphemism of the chorus "love someone unwillingly", it is (for me) so fucking hurtful. Being rape by someone is so different than making love. (Not saying that is what they wanna say!) They make their choice to choose this euphemism (and the others one "abused") and I respect that. That is their song, and I think they can be bloody proud of the whole thing (it's incredibly powerful and, fuck, yes, the music is so beautiful!!!), but I so much more prefere when things are named. Just a personnal opinion that I needed to exprim, I'm happy to discuss it ^^

[@beezybeez6285]

This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🎸🐺

[@ruta0_0]

❤️

[@jasminevandermark5376]

❤