Bear's Den - Crow

[@johnathanbenefiel8372]

I've had a stepdad since I was 7 years old( age 21 now). My brother and I up to that point had never had a father figure in our lives. We didn't need one. So we never showed him any kind of respect or affection. He was never mean to us but he had his ways of disciplining us, which made us resent him even more. We never genuinely thanked him or showed any real manners towards him, always told him things like "why don't you just leave", "we don't want you here", "you'll never be our dad". Always trying to make him feel unwelcome in his own home basically until I moved out at 18. After moving out I stopped being that way and started treating him as a member of the family, but never apologizing. The line "I never really thanked you for all of the light you brought into my mother's eyes" really struck a cord with me. It made think about how good of a man he was for making my mother so happy, as well as despite my brother and I, providing and caring for us unconditionally. This year was the first year I got him a card and gift for Father's day, I told him I loved him and thanked him for being there when no one else was. I wasn't expecting it, but he hugged me and told me thank you. I think he knew how much I meant it. It took a huge weight off my shoulders and I look at him now not as a stranger or the guy my mom's married to, but as my dad. I love you

[@Followerof_Christ]

MidnightWookie I wish I could do the same with mine

[@bendrick31]

You are an amazing person to realize that so young! So glad you got the chance to tell him. Your story with this song would make a brilliant Guinness ad. :) I don't think that would be tacky, cheapening your story at all - the Guinness ads are art, everyone loves them, think of the Michael Fassbender one.

[@MeAndMyDarkness]

This is a beautiful comment to this video. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

[@jschotsborg]

thank u for sharing so beautifull

[@Irisea]

such a beautiful comment..it made me cry..

[@OhShanna]

I just dropped you guys off from my Uber in Oklahoma City. Just letting you know I really did look up your music (lol) and it's beautiful! I hope you guys have fun!

[@justalittledangerous]

this is so sweet

[@lex8239]

❤️

[@triehard2250]

😊😊

[@tanzeemfatima1714]

This is so wholesome!!! ❣️❣️

[@WakeupAndsmelltherosemarys]

They are amazing. Greetings from Scotland

[@lorelei-4603]

a few days after my husband passed away in 2014, i went to a deserted hilltop in the Scottish Borders and screamed out his name. it was only after i did that, and felt the release of something primal inside of me, that i noticed black feathers lay strewn on the ground around me. other times black feathers have found their way in front of me and where i walk- along a street or an area where no other feathers can be found..... thank you for the song......

[@alterbridgefan99]

So sorry for your loss and that's crazy

[@lorelei-4603]

@R E doing ok, thank you.

[@jbaggaz]

As a 27-year-old man who has never lost anyone this close to them in my life, from hearing this song at 5.10am for the first time, until 6:50am when I had to take my headphones off at work, I've listened to this on repeat, crying. I've either never heard a tribute to someone that is this beautiful, or I'm just emotional for lack of sleep. Either way, thank you, Bear's Den. I love this ❤

[@timlister2314]

So right.

[@corawunderlich8975]

💕

[@pixienewt]

"My beautiful crow, all those black feathers perched deep in my soul won't let me let you go" wow, such beautiful poetry ❤

[@JRA73]

It certainly is! ❤

[@jessicat2277]

Haven't managed to listen to this song without crying yet ♥

[@jamiemcg3223]

Same 🥺

[@jessiefitzhenry8017]

Glad I’m not the only one x

[@karstenvagt1075]

@@jessiefitzhenry8017 Me neither 😢

[@neologian1783]

Same

[@mbrooks1914]

Late coming to Bears Den but Crow is a masterpiece.

[@zitamcgarrykelly3275]

Ditto

[@caiqueeuzumaki]

4:43 the most beautiful scene

[@alexsings77]

So amazing that me and my Mum got to be part of this video!

[@Fuzigish8]

Nice!

[@hafssol82]

It is a beautiful video!

[@henkdom]

Me and my daughter feel just the same...

[@alexsings77]

@Arona Bolebano We are at both at 0.41 and then my mum is at 1.24 I am at 4.09 :)

[@alexsings77]

Arona Bolebano thank you

[@ChadwickRider]

This track gets me every time I hear it. Miss you dad.

[@ygnkkjhmjgnb]

Never thought watching a video of people listening to a song would make me so emotional! Such a beautiful song

[@SteveArrants]

Damn, now I'm in tears at my desk at work.

[@martinahegedus]

me too!

[@volkerfunke7705]

as I did......tears deep out of my soul ♥

[@hafssol82]

Me too :)

[@bogtrotterjess4172]

I lost my nan (my best friend), then my step mom (my rock) four months apart. My world crumbled into a million little pieces. That was two years ago…. I still revisit this song when I’m feeling down, and every time, I pick back up a broken piece.

[@TobiasDeRyck]

It was an absolute honour to film with you guys. Thank you!

[@wagnermmneto]

To me it"s the same thing.

[@hollowheadmusic]

This. This is the songwriting that made me fall in love with Bear's Den and the writing style of Davie. So many writers are creating material that's intended to apply to the listener's life, which gains them popularity since more people can relate, but Davie is just so specific and personal. He's a book I can't put down; I want to know his specific story. Never change, Davie.

[@flashdj1974]

When your heart just gets clean ripped out, what a beautiful haunting masterpiece 💔

[@ceixyceiz8826]

I miss you mum You are forever in my heart

[@JustLovingLifeDude]

Who could dislike this? It's the most most beautiful tune song I've heard since Agape. We all have tears in our eyes..

[@tommyjordan1988]

It's as though this wonderful song was written for me. There is a phenomenal amount of relatability with the lyrics: the year '95; the cigarettes; the best friend and father he became to me; the joy he brought to my mother; the drink, and ensuing alcoholism he would die from (at 46, 2011); the grief I have never been able to properly process or even begin understand; the love, rage, anger and intensity of emotion I feel when I remember him (especially when listening to this incredibly poetic song) and the piercing pain reality brings when I realize we'll never meet again. R.I.P John. Thank you for being there for a scared sh*tless kid when a father wasn't. You're always in my heart.

[@JohnsysChannel]

How can this get a thumbs down? Seriously the best song they’ve released. Absolute stunning!

[@TheRhea752]

The tears blurred people's eyesight and they accidentally disliked.

[@dreamcatcher3861]

This is so beautiful. I can identify fully with you, I'm so sorry for your loss. I too lost my beautiful black crow. I was 16. I know he still walks by my side every day. I feel so sad because he's my brothers Dad and my brother was only 6 when we lost him, sadly my brother doesn't remember him fully, the beautiful thing is my brother has his Dads laugh. I feel it in my heart every time he laughs. It's wonderful. 💗 This is for you Vic..(Dad)...our beautiful black crow. 💫💫💗💗💗

[@LunaKeller]

Wow, this is beautiful!

[@brickwho101]

So simple but so hard hitting

[@BeatriceKillam]

Oh dear, my SOUL! Found you guys (apparently I'm rather late to the game and have some catching up to do) thanks to a random KZbin recommendation. This song? Are you kidding me? Moving doesn't begin to describe it and the video? Devastating in the best possible way. HUGE FAN from the first listen - thank you so much for the gift of your music. It is indeed perched deep in my soul and won't let go.

[@MrYoursomesanta]

My father passed quietly 3 hour's after his 68th birthday surrounded by family and loved ones on the 4th of Sept, we were told it was terminal cancer on the Tuesday and he was gone in less than four days, this morning the 17th Sept its still haven't hit me, but its my wife my family/friends and your music on repeat that's gotten me this far. The next few weeks are going to be tough but I want to thank you for your songs that touch the soul.

[@noodle2891]

I listened to this song the day it came out, I’m a huge fan. My grandfather passed away a month or so ago and I’ve avoided this song like the plague bc i knew how it would make me feel. My tactic is to avoid things unpleasant and pretend they aren’t real. If i don’t acknowledge it, it didn’t happen. And now here i am, sobbing like i knew i would be. He formed so much of my life, and i can never thank him enough. I love you gramps, and thank you bears den for these bitter sweet tears.

[@WrongwayProductions]

Thank you to all the crows in my life

[@alterbridgefan99]

The melody gets trapped in your head. Absolutely lovely. "I think of you much more than I'm allowed to admit to but I do, I still do. All those black feathers purged deep in my soul won't let me let you go" "A stranger who I learned to love, a friend when really nice one was" ugh!!

[@GOLVEL]

Just leave it to Bear´s Den to completely obliterate your heart with beauty... they will deliver, they will.

[@arjanteeuwen1184]

When you miss someone, and then listening to this beautiful song....

[@darrenb5249]

This is real music! Absolutely outstanding work guys

[@danielflannelly9275]

85% score rate of crying. 1 of my favourite songs.

[@brandnewxxx]

This song was released on the day one of my students passed away.Perhaps it was a mere coincidence. But this song has helped me to deal with his passing and coming to terms with it. So thank you for sharing it before the album dropped. I hope to hear it when I see you guys in Toronto.

[@metalgearbas4]

Fighting back tears at work.. This is gorgeous

[@noodle2891]

I think of my older brother with this song...and cry. A lot.

[@windsurfdaves]

This song of loss, with its beautiful video, is for all lost souls. It evokes for me the tightrope from painfully missing to happily remembering. A walk that must be taken bravely, stepping forward alone.

[@joanr6915]

Heard this on the radio last night just as I got home. Sat and listened to it to the end. Incredible song - I'm blown away. Good luck with your career, I hope to get to see you live one day. Best wishes, Joan (aged 64 !!!)

[@thefaulkness]

I don't think I've had a reaction like this to a piece of music ever

[@jasonwratten6714]

Never ever forget you mum and dad thank you bears den

[@rachaelskingle116]

So grateful to have been a part of this video with my Mum. Wonderful song!

[@matchley500]

man. took a break from studying to cry at my desk. whoa. back to network configurations.

[@kerriloughney5099]

I'm not crying, you're crying.. This is honestly just such a beautiful, meaningful and heartfelt song. It's so personal yet everyone can relate to it in some way. The whole of the new album is just a thing of beauty, thank you for sharing it with us

[@spicyjanko8648]

Oh boy that hit the feels

[@albinnordell427]

I am 43 years old and my stepdad, my idol, my friend, my Lasse passed away thia week and a friend of mine inteoduced me to this song. Ok I cried so much I think I needed that

[@MrDagah]

I did tear up in Glasgow when I heard this :'))

[@romeoromero808]

This is just beautiful 💔 RIP to this beautiful soul and all the loved ones that this song reminded us of. ✌

[@danielraducanu9145]

God bless you, friend ! :)

[@danielflannelly9275]

Bubbling just at the sight of it.

[@henkdom]

Great song... And thanks for putting us in this video!

[@TobiasDeRyck]

You guys did a great job ;)

[@Fuzigish8]

That's so cool

[@leepunchard4348]

I listened to this song a few times off the album first without watching the video and while it's an amazing song and I loved it, it didn't really evoke any real deep emotion in me....and then I watched the video! 😭

[@CoolZiggy]

Omg, I nearly floated away with all the snot bubbles. (I get snotty when I cry).

[@denniswright7799]

God, I love this song, lyrically stunning, I sob my heart out - play this back to back with A Good Love Pt.2 - that’s my therapy for the day. Going to see Bears Den at Elstree on 1st September, can’t wait…❤

[@sammisaliken7265]

I think a lot of my dogs when listening to this. He used to chase magpies, never catching or hurting them, just loving to chase. The day we had to have him put down, I was waiting in the truck after saying my goodbyes and I looked behind me and there was a magpie sitting on the back of the truck. Ever since that day whenever I see a magpie I just say a quiet hello, imagining it’s him just checking in on me. We lost his brother a few years after and I now do the same with him. Thank you for your beautiful music, so full of stories and love. ❤️

[@A2X1]

Masterpiece ! ! Incredible ...

[@Curmic189]

This video brings a tear to my eye whenever I watch it. It's so beautiful.

[@joannphillips8586]

Words can’t express how much I love this song. Thank you.

[@IndieVibes.]

Beautiful song!

[@JacobCookMusic]

Fancy seeing you here 😂

[@IndieVibes.]

@@JacobCookMusic Yes, great to see you here too man!

[@FrutillyTa]

Every song of them reaches my heart and stay there 💝

[@alexiszachariou8766]

I don't know how they do it... but it literally is EVERY SONG

[@aliyahphelps9791]

This reminds me of my father that died when I was 15. My heart aches every day...

[@laurenjessica8127]

This was incredibly put together and you've really touched my heart with this one. Made me think of someone I lost many years ago, just hauntingly beautiful. Thank you Bear's Den.

[@cooler066]

I 'found' Bear's Den, when my wife was watching an episode of Holby City a couple of months back. Sahara, was the track being used on the aforementioned programme. I've been hooked since then. Thank god for itunes. One of my best mates, Jim, passed away last year, the guy was like a second Father to me, and although I don't think my memories of him will fade, this track serves as a touching reminder. Brilliantly written song, with poignant lyrics. Thank you Bear's Den. Great musicianship as always. Merry Christmas Jim, wherever you are Mate.

[@matthewwalsh1468]

Def. my fave BD song of all time! Makes me cry (good tears), every time I listen to it!! ❤ "I think of you much more than I Would like to admit that I Do before strangers But there you are Whistling through the trees again Rustling through the leaves my friend A feather on my pillow Lets me know that you're near I remember the night that you arrived December maybe, '95 Your hair and your breath smelled Of John Player Specials A stranger who I learned to love A friend when really no one was My Daedalus, my wings to fly Why'd you leave me behind? My beautiful crow And all those black feathers Perched deep in my soul Won't let me let you go I never really thanked you for All of the light you brought Into my mother's eyes So many others tried Her sadness since the day you left She will not get out of bed She stares out the window Smokes a black pack of JP's I was out on St Paul's When I heard about your fall Walking with Caroline She bums smokes from time to time I walked home alone that night I could feel you when I closed my eyes I looked up into the night And watched black feathers fall from the sky I think of you much more than I'm allowed to admit But I do I still do My beautiful crow And all those black feathers Perched deep in my soul Won't let me let you go I have tried to push you down I have tried to cut you out You're rattling your cage I'm rattling my cage I have tried to drown you out Drink till I don't hear the sound The song's still the same The song's still the same My beautiful crow And all those black feathers Perched deep in my soul Won't let me let you go"

[@julisa1369]

Love always

[@fayerowe5938]

Beautiful sentiment, beautiful poetry, beautiful souls

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

I love songs that tell a story. Beautiful lyrics, not just repetitive one liners. This is amazing. Moved to tears. I can’t let my beautiful black crow go either. I don’t think I really want to.

[@philcrooks848]

My crow smelled of Gold Block tobacco. His name was Roy. He introduced my parents and was a fixture of mine and my brother's life, until he passed away of heart disease at 43. I miss him, and this song makes me think of him every time.

[@ChrisJohnson-uk8lk]

This is beautiful. I have listened to this song so many times, but every time I gets me. It’s so powerful and touches those heart strings.

[@WakeupAndsmelltherosemarys]

What an amazing totally underrated band

[@mynameisnobody7956]

Tears in my Eyes!

[@AmandaLeighSpitfire]

I really have watched black feathers fall from the sky. A message from the other side. Great job on this song. Captures grief so perfectly

[@maddencats4643]

This band helped me get the help i needed. Amazing song as always. Ive lost two people close to me easter and i just cant get over them. It almost like the memories haunt me and i think about them everyday.

[@oshioadams8751]

Wow... Didn't even notice when a year ran down my face. Just wow!

[@penninepagan]

Can't wait for the album, if this song is anything to go by, gorgeous heart wrenching, song 🇬🇧

[@asjenmensink2740]

The song instantly gave me goosebumps. Great job.

[@taylorwade1711]

this is so beautiful and this song brings me so much comfort when i am missing my mother, thank you.

[@WolfRainn]

"Tracker" ♥️ brought me here. Wow. Loneliness. Touched my mind and soul. Vocals. ♥️ "thought that I was over this s...t but I'm not."

[@dulcamia]

I heard this song in the background and really loved the melody. After listening to the lyrics with the music I was overcome with emotions and cried. So sad yet so beautiful.

[@veronazet3761]

Thank you for the magic of yesterday's accoustic concert in Mons, Belgium

[@lonelylighthouse1222]

This is the most human thing I've ever seen.

[@everypersoneverywhere7955]

The only song that generated feels from me in a very long time. I miss you.

[@awsomeantz69]

I think we can all relate to loss like this in some way. Thanks for sharing such a intimate pain with the world. Keep on making amazing music

[@frednsound]

Perfect!

[@pauladelessio2551]

Within the first two versus, I knew what this song is about. Not ever hearing this song or the artists voice before, the tears welled up and fell voluntarily unconditionally over my face for my son and the dear friend that he lost. My son was 19 when she passed less than 2 years ago. There isn't a day that passes without a moment of reflection for her kindness. This song wraps my memories in comfort and love for them both. Thank you for sharing such beautifully assembled words and thoughts.

[@russellwaldie1962]

Such a beautiful tribute to those we have lost

[@danielflannelly9275]

This band brings me to tears.

[@nickb442]

Cant not cry everytime. Raw emotion thank you Bears Den and thank you to those in the video

[@arsalanshahbazi4479]

so amazing from iran.

[@bigbagoforanges]

This ia one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen or heard. Just astounding,. Thank you for this.

[@missymi]

I generally don't hit the thumbs up button, but I just felt I needed to with this video. It's simplicity is beautiful and I have tears running down my cheeks as I write this. It was a privilege to hear this song live at your Dublin show only a few days ago.

[@eynainfilms]

This song reminds me of "Fourth of July" by Sufjan Stevens, one of my favorites. This will be one of my favorites, too. Well done. ❤️💔

[@joshuahoward6845]

The “I never thanked you for” verse feels like an ode to Leonard Cohen’s Famous Blue Raincoat, and just as emotionally sad ♥️

[@TheGirlz19]

Thank you for letting us be part of this. It couldn't be more beautiful!

[@Piper_Quinn]

Ooh boy. That was really beautiful guys, I’m crying like a total mess. A+

[@nivekdesign]

And there’s another one you guys have completely out done yourselves with. Bravo gents.

[@shatoukarwan1878]

One of the most beautiful songe I ever heard.

[@vortex_gameurs1836]

Amazing song.... tears in my eyes....

[@nadamson368]

Thank you for yet another wonderful moving song and great video, (small cameo by my daughter and I). Looking forward to Shepherds Bush next week. X

[@OlehRA]

It`s a classical music for soul. I love it for first time hear it. Greetings from Ukraine. You are awesome

[@risechambers6183]

I miss you so much, big brother. Every time i have really needed you, this song has appeared on my feed. Just like now. Thank you for being my crow. Thank you for the music.

[@neologian1783]

every time I begin to get cynical about humanity I return to this video...and it restores me.

[@432716]

amazing ,,,,,,,,,,deep in my soul,