Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Artist: Bon Iver
Song: Skinny Love
Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Lyrics
Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order's tall
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different "kind"
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
Now all your love is wasted?
Then who the hell was I?
Now I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines
Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?

[@Sddraway3]

Have you ever felt so empty, yet so alive? That’s this song.

[@juanfernandosimental7510]

Sure

[@christopherbarr8576]

Some of us have to feel the void to remember to fill it. And to keep us humble

[@alexgalloway1626]

No that's Bon Iver

[@elijahalonso5612]

EthicsClan honestly that hit me hard man I feel you brotha I love you dawg

[@gjreshiram]

This comment is too accurate to hang around on the internet.

[@johnloeffler6629]

Man, I'm a sucker for an empty-sounding acoustic guitar and sad lyrics.

[@wo0kie86]

You're not the only one..

[@alison-yb5qk]

wo0kie86 lets start a club

[@lukejean3007]

He’s using a resonator guitar, and a weird tuning . It’s super cool .

[@mibrothegreat2825]

We are all suckers

[@razorblade2332]

Same,I wish there was a way to find more

[@deathknigt3000]

Birdy’s cover has that sound and vibe that is like you and your ex have been broken up for a long period of time. You’ve both had time to grow and move on from each other. You’re finding forgiveness within yourself and the relationship. But Bon Iver’s original...man, this is what it sounds like immediately after the breakup. You’re angry. You’re sad. You’re accusing. You wanted it to work, but it ended ugly. You want to know what, why, and how. You’re trying to forget them, but the memories won’t leave. The original has this emotion that no cover can ever capture. The original is truly what Justin Vernon was feeling in the time of a breakup. It’s a sound when songwriting that nobody can replicate unless they’re truly feeling it in that exact moment. That’s what makes this version truly beautiful.

[@cora5534]

hey, so if someone posted this song they are probably in huge pain for someone and probably dont wanna see them anymore? KK or nah?

[@shayrose7705]

I agree but personally I like birdys cover better. Just seems deeper. Although this has a lot of soul in it.

[@audreycousins2185]

I totally agree. The original feels like he hated himself as well as his ex, like he knows it's his fault too...

[@tonyhill2318]

Nail meets head.

[@danterosales9392]

man fuck you for getting that metaphor 100% perfect

[@kaiapanda9430]

When he wrote this album, Justin Vernon literally shut himself away heartbroken in a cabin, where he steeped in his sadness. This is distilled depression in song form.

[@evandegray6688]

Kaiapanda94 I feel this 💯

[@dusty4502]

And yet people call it Birdys song 🙄

[@jamesharned3716]

Fucking brilliant!!!

[@cowboylemon4670]

@@dusty4502 IKR, no one will match the emotional rawness of his voice.

[@tiffanyphillips7793]

I know how that feels

[@otlrobbie]

Just cause the comments aren’t relatively close to present day, doesn’t mean this isn’t still the anthem.

[@justagirl1894]

robbie robbie more than we want it to be

[@cockdoodle3315]

yep

[@imennl6588]

True

[@kaitlynstark7722]

@Stark it just is. Also hello fellow Stark 😎

[@mikemckenzie3175]

People will gravitate to a good song doesn’t matter the year or the music type a great song is a great song

[@catdaddy5804]

This song makes me reminiscent about something that never happened

[@jeleapeed7784]

Soîna Peri I love those words. Profound.

[@richardjarram1590]

Be glad it didn’t

[@alliegbs]

My mom loved this song she passed away a year ago this really just hits my feelings. Maybe your just thinking about other people and their experiences so you just are like....wow thats wow.

[@ashleysummercook6607]

Well this is what I needed to hear✨ just when I thought things didn't make sense ✨

[@ryanocerus7853]

I get those, too. Just like with this song. I feel nostalgic for something I'd not experienced before. Odd thing.

[@Kreisikana]

Bon Iver wrote it with experience, Ed sang it with emotion, Birdy sang it with sorrow. I love all three

[@alexisdobbs4824]

I agree! Finally someone who isn't like "Oh, fuck Birdy. Ed Sheeran is shit! Bon Iver did the best!" Ughh, why can't we just listen to the song and keep our opinions to ourselves.

[@anyaaaaaa517]

I know! There is no need to fight over the song. Why won't other people just calm their tits (or dicks) and just enjoy the song?

[@lovebugalwaysnd4ever]

Best comment ever!

[@graneadear]

Justin wrote it you mean right?

[@tannerbunker4613]

Ed? He sang it?!? lemme see this!

[@astronautpee8909]

it’s always this song, man. give it a few months but then i’ll always come back. there’s something about it. makes me feel nostalgic as hell. makes me remember every other time i’ve listened to it and cried my eyes out. it’s like a hug that you so desperately need. like being cradled in someone’s arms, along with the crushing loneliness of not having anyone to be that person for you. and when the chord progression for the verses comes back around it feels like a reminder that no matter what happens, life will go on and the earth will keep turning. i don’t know. it’s 7am and i’ve been up all night. i’m watching the sunrise through my window. if you’re reading this, i love you.

[@sylviagrimmegarciapena8282]

its been 9 months since u wrote this, and i can agree with every word you said. this is possibly my favorite song at the moment, it just serves as a reminder that the earth will keep turning and everything will be fine.

[@ThePie45dude]

I love you too bro

[@stupif6242]

hope things have gotten better since you wrote this

[@alanhawkins4229]

3:58 Love is you, I do love you too

[@laurensmith-poirier5466]

Beautiful comment, thanks for your Excellent words , with depth of Heart.

[@czarinakrishasantos3951]

who is birdy. who is bon iver. where am i. i just wanted to look up instructions on how to bake pumpkin pie

[@filoacessivel]

i love you

[@nhi1266]

+Czarina Krisha Santos omf this is hilarious

[@FlynnJavier]

+Czarina Krisha Santos hahahahahahahah XD

[@littleferrhis]

+Czarina Krisha Santos Bon Iver is covering a song, then Birdy covered his version....Have fun making that pie ;)

[@nataliavargas9299]

+Czarina Krisha Santos that's how we all started

[@skellbo]

I know it sounds cheesy, but I remember when I found Bon Iver's music. It was like finding a part of myself that I always knew I had but I never thought I'd find.

[@felipebaidon4752]

+tobei47 me too woman, me too

[@TheCobraSkating]

That's very accurate for me as well!

[@samanthafreda9287]

yes.

[@YourMom-vh2up]

+tobei47 that is not cheesy and i feel similar. just shows the depths of one soul, and feeling it.

[@love123_ultra5]

what do u mean it sounds cheesy, it sounded beautiful to me :)

[@kavatikamob457]

'For Emma, Forever Ago, who’s Emma? “Emma isn’t a person,” Vernon told an audience. [[“Emma is a place that you get stuck in. Emma’s a pain that you can’t erase.”]]

[@maxwellman40]

Emma is actually the middle name of one of his exs

[@esmevuti]

I've recently seen the film Blue is Warmest Color, and now I think about the character Emma as the same Emma from the album. Just a thought.

[@ivanmujica4276]

Chasing Amy

[@danieldelemos1865]

I've never watched it... is it good?

[@esmevuti]

Daniel de Lemos yes, very

[@tristancabeza7680]

I lost my brother to suicide on August 27, 2019. I still can’t believe you’re not around anymore. I’m sorry for not being there when you needed me the most. You were my role model and biggest inspiration. I will see you soon! But for now I’ll stay strong for Mom and the family. Anybody that is suffering from depression or a type of mental illness. Please seek help you are loved and you’re life matters! Ride in peace big bro!

[@mujtabahilali1721]

all respect for you

[@chriscarreramuse]

My man this comment made me cry, stay strong brother.

[@idkijustworkhere1206]

Mujtaba Hilali this comment made me cry:( but stay strong, i’m sending all my love

[@ignoranceisbliss27]

Hey, Tristan... Suicide is really hard no matter how you slice it... Either those of us who have tried and sometimes regret not having succeeded, sometimes being those who are thankful and grateful for the 2nd chance on life, or those who may have gone through either of the 1st two but most tragically by those still here mourning those lost to suicide. I am so sorry for your loss, and I can't imagine what that feels like, as, I am an only child, but... I miss my Oma dearly, and if it wasn't for my son, I would have already tried seeing her again must sooner than my body seems ready to do so, but... Also before I would have the chance to see her again and say I loved her and missed her and... And... Nothing has been the same since she died... And I don't know if it was accidental or intentional, but apparently last year, after 13 other years of difficulty, it was explained that the 14th year of mourning would be questions asking if she helped nudge the sands of time in her favor, as... She was indeed in a lot of pain... But.... In a random act of love and trying to help a friend be heard by their Aunt Cher, I adopted Aunt Cher into my family, and then learned she is my friend's Oma, just by a different name... And... I poured my heart out... I got to say everything I wished I could say before she died.... And... It happened by accident. By sheer coincidence and happenstance. But it happened... I'm crying as I'm writing this, and I don't even know if you're going to read this or not, but... As someone who has woken up when they didn't intend to, and has been, for the last 15 years been wondering how much more misery I'd have to go through, especially when Oma's been gone for 14 of them... I don't know if I'd see her if I took my own life... But... I know I wouldn't have seen her if I didn't do what I did and love a stranger like my family and find who they remind me of and to love them twice as much because they are themselves, and somehow this loved person that... I never thought I would get to say another word to... And... While still not okay... I'm at least a little better... I think I recall you saying you lost a brother.... I'm... I've never had a sibling.. So I don't know what it's like to lose one, and I so sorry for your loss... I can guarantee you that you were not thought of as a reason for blame or hurt or anything, and that if anything..... You were thought of and painfully missed and acknowledge to be hurt deeply by.... Oh man... I just wanted to water you and help you grow, and... I'm apparently working through trauma I didn't realize was still so painful.... Because.... I just wanted to stop hurting when I tried to kill myself.... I didn't want to hurt anyone else but I knew it would and I fucking hated it and.... I know it's a tall ask, but... I would very much like to adopt you as a sibling and someone to be grateful for that I woke up and can maybe, hopefully shed some light on something yiu may not know yourself, if you haven't woken up after planning not to... Because... You were absolutely there in all the best ways that you could be, and... As someone who has accepted you into my chosen family as my sibling, and in being a chosen brother who has survived suicide... I hope to be able to remind you even a bit of who your brother might have been, even if presenting a hypothetical scenario that is based on somebody else's lived experiences... I love you, Tristan, and... I'm here if ever you need someone to talk to. Even if that person is gone and you can know that someone else who loves you is listening and hearing you and seeing you... Even if you just need someone to hear you. Or anyone else... I can answer many questions of my own experiences such as surviving things such as suicide, rape, false imprisonment, kidnapping, bank robbery, childhood molestation, bullying, racial hate crimes, racial discrimination, ableist discrimination, physical abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, torture, pretty much anything except childbirth and menses... Anyways... This isn't the book I'm writing, but maybe a page or two of it... Tristan. I love you. Your brother loved you. Your brother also didn't blame you... That much I can guarantee..... Take care and be safe... 💜💙💚🧡💛❤️

[@jamesharned3716]

Lost my brother to Suicide in 1991 it never goes away keep your head up!!!

[@thahdeepseadivuh7501]

Lol some guy was blasting this on gta so I had to ask what song it was, if that guy sees this, thank you

[@Qu33n0fPenTacLe5]

lol what? this is terrible music to kill hookers to...

[@lost9693]

Hentaii G0d its a thankless job

[@larissabrooks7161]

Ahhh this is such a great comment

[@ISWJoeyD]

Have the internet for a minute, buddy :)

[@nilesritter6885]

Crystallized the xx

[@ooynky]

Birdy's version is pretty but Bon Ivers' has a passion of a thousand suns melting into one singularity of atomic swirl of emotions whereupon all the unicorns in the world come from and all amazing cat videos go to when they are forgotten.

[@datteclub]

Up you go..

[@bryanearlmoreno2960]

+ooynky Well said, well said

[@meegel377]

So deep. I almost drowned and i saw adele rolling in the deep and i said hi to satan. Lmao

[@kazuichis]

OMG PLEASE TELL ME WE'RE NEIGHBORS

[@стрелок-ч7р]

both versions suck tbh

[@devonblack1891]

new to this type of music and damn did I just find a man of a golden voice

[@lepooter5900]

SAME.

[@devonblack1891]

***** it's true though XD

[@65rowan]

+Devon Black Seems like he has three vocals over one which give a strong vocal and each one a bit off from the other which makes it sound distinct. His vocal on its own is just a decent voice nothing amazing.

[@lawrelleeyee7786]

Check out "The Counting Crows" All time best band hands down.."...

[@lawrelleeyee7786]

Im so sick of all the covers.

[@unlockdaniel]

Sometimes a “soulmate” turns out to be the one who takes your soul with them when they walk out the door

[@leonardosadfalleiros6737]

This just happened to me. Pretty sure she took my soul just because. I don't even feel alive anymore. Ty for your comment. Helped me to understand my pain.

[@unlockdaniel]

Leonardo Sad Falleiros I can’t tell you it gets better, it doesn’t on its own, because what happened will never be “better” its awful. But it gets easier every day you get through, that’s how you do it, or at least how I have for 10 months, one day at a time. And maybe you can, have, or are getting better at a way faster curve than I am, but no matter what happens or where you are in 10 months, just keep living your life, and when you’re ready, take the leap. I hope this gives you something, I don’t mean to project, but I wish I could’ve let myself know I’d still be here in 10 months, because when shit hits the fan it can feel like the world is falling apart.

[@leonardosadfalleiros6737]

@@unlockdaniel Damn straight man. Damn straight. It would be nice if we could pep talk our past or future selves. If you want to share whatever happened to you email me: [e-mail] I have found out that writing really helps me cope with the pain. One day at a time, one letter at a time. Each one takes the weight away. And you dont even have to deliver the letter. Just save it read it a couple times later and destroy it. Ty for your help. Take good care of yourself o/

[@evandegray6688]

Damn... feel this 💔

[@bubblebuddyyyy]

Believe me when I say I understand this pain. But one day I hope you discover you have many soulmates, each with distinct features to your relationship. And distinct lessons to be learned to prepare you for your next endeavor. And of course remember to cherish the good memories because they are something you can be joyful for ever experiencing. I'll close with this: Every heartache you've ever felt has shown how infinitely deep your capacity for love is. Without the disapointments, without desires, we will have never discovered what actually makes us happy. 🙏

[@damon6801]

We listened to this together, not knowing we were experiencing some of our final moments. They don’t miss you and that’s okay, nights like these don’t last forever.

[@azaka3720]

Ur comment hit home

[@danterosales9392]

bro im bout '' this close to punching the shit out of my steering wheel why you gotta do this to me

[@danterosales9392]

Joseph McAuley dam bruh guess u never just sat outside your house in your car turned off listening to music huh

[@maloriemercure1688]

@@danterosales9392 I just did that ... and put it on repeat 5 time....

[@xDirtyBUDx]

This comment. Still don't know what went wrong. Sometimes it feels like it will last forever

[@abbieschmidt5790]

Come on skinny love just last the year Pour a little salt we were never here My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer I tell my love to wreck it all Cut out all the ropes and let me fall My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Right in the moment this order's tall I told you to be patient I told you to be fine I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind In the morning I'll be with you But it will be a different "kind" I'll be holding all the tickets And you'll be owning all the fines Come on skinny love what happened here Suckle on the hope in light brassiere My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Sullen load is full; so slow on the split I told you to be patient I told you to be fine I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind Now all your love is wasted? Then who the hell was I? Now I'm breaking at the britches And at the end of all your lines Who will love you? Who will fight? Who will fall far behind? Ooh, ooh

[@hayleepugh8926]

Abbie Schmidt same

[@gilla6663]

Abbie Schmidt ooh, ooh

[@meganturpin5915]

Abbie Schmidt

[@holdenc.1442]

I think the lyric is “breaking at the bridges”?

[@anshulamef8252]

Abbie Schmidt lyrics are in description

[@jayadam3423]

This is my "fall to winter" song. It awakens emotions from many other lives.

[@mamemimoma]

I'm pretty sure the people who prefer a certain cover to the original do because they heard the cover first. I can't believe someone would hear this version first and then prefer a cover.. He sings it so.. so REAL, no one can sing it like that, with the right emotion and all..

[@kenhau1444]

Couldn't agree more..!

[@timhagan9374]

I heard Birdy's first, liked it, realised it was a cover, tracked down the original, and fell in love with the guitar :)

[@danielcook4176]

I heard the cover by Birdy first but this version is definitely my favorite. It's been stuck in my head for about 2 weeks.

[@icedteacatfish]

I honestly had never heard the Birdy cover, I still prefer this one by far.

[@monstatron]

The cover of this song by Birdy sucks, her voice seems to crackle too much. I like this one better.

[@helenagutierrez284]

I think despite being the same song, birdy's version and bon iver's version sound like 2 completely different mindsets. Birdy's version sounds like young pain, how sadness can disturb a pure soul and break their heart and innocence. But it sounds like a very emotional part of sadness. Bon's version is all the opposite. Sounds like old grief, How time broke a soul. It sounds like a heart used to the feeling of emptiness, numbness, yet so raw. Birdy's is the young innocent girl being slowly broken by her pain, and Bon's is the old man who already felt all he's ever gonna feel. Two faces of the same coin

[@Charsept]

"old man who already felt all he's ever gonna feel" Fuck me. That hurt to read.

[@Huelogy]

I'm only 25, I don't want this to be it. Then again I'm already 25, over a quarter of the way done.

[@tameladavis8337]

You hit the nail on the head. 🙏

[@xerikshaw2646]

16 and a failed suicide to this song fast forward to age 20 my son was born while this song was playing... I feel so many emotions towards this song it makes me think how my life is sad yet beautiful...

[@alexisdobbyn5244]

Xerik shaw 💜💜💜💜 glad you’re here!

[@mikecirasuolo2638]

Your Childs beautiful moments are in your hands ,wishing you more beautiful moments Keep the faith

[@gabriel60837]

keep strong bro

[@Ibrah119]

5 months later, still hoping you’re here with us and doin well. People care about you my guy, never forget that

[@mistamisty4652]

Cheers mate. The night is darkest before the dawn

[@victoriaromero2469]

Come on skinny love just last the year Pour a little salt we were never here My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer I tell my love to wreck it all Cut out all the ropes and let me fall My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Right in the moment this order's tall And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind And in the morning I'll be with you But it will be a different kind And I'll be holding all the tickets And you'll be owning all the fines Come on skinny love, what happened here? Suckle on the hope in light brassieres My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Sullen load is full, so slow on the split And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind And now all your love is wasted And then who the hell was I? And I'm breaking at the britches And at the end of all your lines Who will love you? Who will fight? Who will fall far behind?

[@ciellelevesque4421]

ok...

[@samaralacey3317]

U7n

[@tobiehimself937]

This. In my opinion. Is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written...

[@Rezhartified]

This song like.... I don't know how to explain how it makes me feel...... It's just... Amazing.

[@annalambert7577]

It’s weird that this version (the OG) & Birdy’s cover have two very different meanings to me, even though they’re the same song.

[@baileycurtis2998]

Anna Lambert What are the meanings to you?

[@angelamitchinson8439]

This one kicks birdy's out of the park. The end.

[@mr.e.2639]

@@angelamitchinson8439 Hahahaha, no.

[@woohooo7634]

@@mr.e.2639 Hahahaha, yes. This is the original. It will always be better. The emotions are more raw.

[@youraveragegayemo4242]

@@woohooo7634 Bon Iver's cover may be more "raw" but Birdy's is just as good. They are very different tones. This one is angry, hurt, demanding why. Birdy's is bottled emotions and years of pain in one song.

[@diamondshynee]

this song is one of comfort songs. I wish people would under stand how I feel and realize how much pain I’m in

[@sylviagrimmegarciapena8282]

how are you??

[@jeffgreen9810]

I see you

[@matthewgoetzka8855]

I'm sending you Love and Light 🤎🕯️

[@Toaster___Bath]

@@diamondshynee keep your head up bro

[@jazminwilson80]

This is the last song my mom heard before she died. I'm happy it was a song as beautiful as her 💜

[@velvetluna5503]

Awww I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm really happy that she heard a song as beautiful, loved by many just like her, before she passed away. She must have been wonderful woman.

[@SJRD18]

That's a beautiful thing to say. Sending you love and comfort.

[@vanesagamez5742]

i am sorry for your lost

[@bigoof2739]

hey bud, I know its been a year but I hope your doing alright, I know losing loved ones is the hardest thing, especially when its a parent. that sucks and im sorry it happened, but I hope its all okay now, and you dont mourn, but remember. ((: stay strong

[@mrs.bartlett6047]

You were blessed to have shared your life with such a beautiful person

[@moniruzzamanmahadi3384]

If you prefer this original over any of those covers, you sir or ma'am, have class.

[@tasyanabila9013]

But Birdy's version brought me here whereas in the past I've heard none of it :) so shout out for her to help popularize this song.

[@Dipper_Pines28]

I like both Bon Iver and Birdy so I have 2 classes 🙂

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Moniruzzaman Mahadi Birdy’s cover is classier than the original. Nothing beats piano.

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Cowboy Boy Nah. Piano + a sweet voice rules all. No classier pair.

[@YOUAreTheSecretToLife]

I love them all 😍

[@MTsteelMT]

This song is beautiful no matter who sings it

[@albertmoreno6408]

Your so right. The Lyrics are amazing

[@spoopysparyspelleton2192]

yes

[@adriancruznavarrete923]

I´m disagree, birdy´s version sucks... :B

[@eliduran902]

+Adriano C agreed

[@javeydones5163]

+Yoanita Anisa delete your KZbin

[@sammantell7546]

my dad loves indie and this amazing style of music, of course I wouldn’t remember but when I was three (or something like that) my dad took me to my first concert, it was bon iver. Apparently whenever I was with him in the car I would always sing “my my my”, it was my favorite part. So when we were at the concert I fell asleep because I was three lol, and when my dad was going to walk out of the theater because I was sleeping, skinny love started playing and I sang “my my my”. Everytime I’m with my dad he always tells me that story. Love you dad!

[@redactedredacted6656]

I love how raw this sounds. Beautiful.

[@karrahcleveland7598]

My sister committed suicide on the 20th. I have listened to this song many, many times but never have I heard it like this. I’ll keep your memory alive as long as I live. RIP Rhianna.

[@akailah6619]

Karrah Cleveland I’m so sorry for you💛💛 wishing you and your family all the best 💙

[@tonibeth5741]

Hugs sweetie

[@jadenthompson3278]

Hope you're doing ok. I can't say that I know what you're going through, but I do know that there's a God that cares about you. Things will get better. Keep looking for the positives and love whenever you can.

[@jerryparrack4123]

I know what you mean. I was 16 and my mom died right infront of me, and ever since music sounds and feels more different. Like nostalgic, euphoric, depressed, humbled all at the same time

[@justinlavoie4224]

May peace be with you and your thoughts.

[@sofiaeli1063]

You don't necessarily need to compare the two versions. They are both a completely different type of music. One doesn't have to be better than the other.

[@JohnSpawn1]

How can you call the original a version? Annoys me every time anyone does that. If someone writes a song it's THEIR song, not a version.

[@StoufSto]

Tom Waits Easy: Version: 1. a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing. See that part about "other forms", meaning not only earlier forms. Version 1 of something is still a version. Stop acting like the first one always needs to get more recognition. All Along the Watchtower, for example, is a song mostly associated with Jimi Hendrix, and rightly so. He made it popular, and Bob Dylan himself considered Jimi's version to be the definitive one. Both VERSIONS of the song are great, no need to be so pedantic.

[@JohnSpawn1]

StoufSto Incredible argument (not really) pointing out one of the VERY few covers that's actually outdone the original. What's next? Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt? That's better than the original as well, isn't it? The original is the original, it's NOT a version. A version is usually referred to something that's an alternative or new interpretation of something, neither of which is the case with this song (it's the original and Bon Iver didn't record any other versions than this). I'm not pedantic, it's just annoying if you have comments like *oh, Miley Cyrus' version of this is much better. This sucks." There's nothing wrong with calling a cover better than the original, but you should always show some respect to the person who wrote it and unfortuantely a lot of üeople on here don't really do that. If they think this sucks or is much inferior, why don't they fuck off and listen to Birdy?

[@MSTRKRFTz]

Tom Waits haha jesus, whatever man.. getting so emotional and butthurt over something like this is stupid.

[@lukegedeon3559]

Tom Waits i like this over the original version

[@shaktivalori1122]

For the most of my high school and college years, I thought Birdy’s cover was the original but now I’m nearly graduating from college and now’s my first time listening to this. Man this one made me subscribe to Bon Iver’s channel. So underated!

[@andalencarrin1031]

Played this at my dog's funeral. R.I.P Hank. There's no doggo out there better than you

[@juanfernandosimental7510]

Love it

[@jaeblack4752]

@KADEN WARREN dog funerals don't have caskets, owners just bury their dog for closure

[@Swagmittens]

@KADEN WARREN it's not an official ceremony, it's a burial of the pet.

[@keshneealixe]

@KADEN WARREN 😂😂

[@katetebo7422]

@KADEN WARREN 😂😂😂😂😂 omg u just made me choke am sorry if this comment is disrespectful 🙏

[@2alive2die]

Isn't it actually quite simple? Birdy is a singer, while Bon Iver are the real artists. Birdy has a nice clear voice and the version they made for her can be heard even while you are driving the car and listen to it on the radio. The original by Bon Iver is something that you listen to, when there is silence around you and no distracting noise. Something that you can listen to all over again after years and after you listened to it many times. Songs that have been only sung will get boring at some point and you won't listen to them after you once got sick of them. They lack the speciality which Bon Iver puts in many of their songs. Their Take Away Shows are also extremely special and I can't help and watching "Skinny Love" and "For Emma" (my fav) from the Take Away Show over and over again.

[@thefirebrand0]

+Verarscht Michnicht yeah Birdy was 14 when she covered it.Its a bit shallow to say she's not an artist. she has a nice clear voice,that is easy to hear....that makes her more accessible, not less of an artist.Just accept try to actually listen to Birdy's version, without the intention of comaparing it to Bon Iver, you might actually see why the song when 6x platinum in Australia. I personally haven't gotten tired of listening to this or Birdy;s version.....Music is art, not competition don't knock birdy down just because she covered a song by an artist you like....its not a competition.

[@beckhaig8758]

I'm one of the few people who heard the birdy version first but ended up liking the original better.

[@AbderrahimRahmouni]

me too .

[@bigjesssiii9281]

Same

[@walter9086]

same

[@Samuelkingston]

me too

[@realeyesrealisereallies6398]

me too but birdy is still epic

[@KittycatKye]

No matter how many times I listen to this song, I will always feel the urge to silently bawl my eyes out...this song is pure poetry.

[@jonathanyerkes2429]

You have to admire the talent of Bon Iver, not to mention his voice is like an angel sliding down a rainbow, so clean. My favorite song by him. Every once in a while a song comes around that everyone can listen to and appreciate the talent... this is one of those songs.

[@MeganNguyenMegaface]

I totally agree. The lyrics, the melody, the mood... very talented man indeed.

[@graceevangeline7721]

Music is so expressive. In some ways singers are the only people that express exactly how they feel without judgment and we can listen to it when we can't say what we want to out loud. It's the one thing in life that has always been and will always be.

[@scottiiiii]

I don't care who's version you liked better but you can't deny the sheer PAIN and AGONY Bon brings to the table. Birdy's was like the mainstream version, which is not bad at all, she did a nice job.

[@BoBSWAGtastic]

+Mandie_Kat yea. i like both of them. bon gives that pain, of hurt and birdy shows emotion of sadness. because she didn't feel the pain bon did. thats why he has a lot of force with some of the words. it's a fantastic song. both singers are amazing. idk why people even care :D

[@fulminare1786]

I’ve been listening to Bon Iver for years, and it always hits the same. I wish more artists fell under this genre.

[@notandrea725]

Why do we keep fighting over who sang the song better? All three individuals are amazing artists and did amazing covers/recordings on this song (Bon Iver, Ed Sheeran, & Birdy ) ! Can't you all just accept that and get over it? My goodness.

[@belmarisg3579]

THANK YOU ❤️ gosh

[@ericathiessen2885]

YAS WERK

[@JShortsFR]

Congrats. This is the first non-gospel song that made me cry. Thanks.

[@Devdemo11]

Had a relationship with a girl that ended back in April that I had met in one of my college classes last fall. She introduced me to this song one night in bed and I haven't been back to it until now 6 months later. Even though I still feel so much pain, I can't help but smile when I listen to this song and think about the times we had. I hope we cross paths again but if not, I'm thankful to have had such an authentic experience with her. Edit: Keep going boys! When life kicks you kick back! Living better than I ever have

[@Dqpeanutbuster]

Gosh that hurts to think about

[@angelomattaliano9265]

Better to have loved and loss than to have never loved at all.

[@J3nniFairy]

Whoever is here you have a good taste in music and i want to be your friend :)

[@subashxx6046]

Have a good day if you see this

[@benjaminsmith8058]

Ed Sheeran covered this song ....

[@TimmyTickle]

@@benjaminsmith8058 And made it shit

[@annemariesalen4000]

I don't know if I'll ever forget this. only 4 years ago I found this song. many heartbreaks, many losses, many dreams made, many dreams given up on. this song however, has been with me through it all. through happy times and through sad times. thank you bon iver, this song has truly changed my perspective.

[@marywaters8625]

I'm so in love with this

[@toikacrain5146]

My dad died three years ago and loved this song I'm sitting on my bed crying right now

[@orin1796]

I love how hollow this song is. It makes me feel like I'm on the bus in the morning, and It's completely quiet. No talking, just silence. Then once you get off the bus, the whole day is freezing cold. And it feels like everything is in 0.75 speed. I miss it. I miss it a lot. The cold touch of my hands on my face, the way my toes would be icy in my two year old shoes, the way my nose would turn bright red. It was so nice. I wish I would have cherished it more.

[@SpingotGoomer]

I heard the cover first, but when I heard it was originally by Bon Iver I had to check it out, as I live in the city he’s from, but I’ve never really listened to his music. Wow. Just wow. This just sounds so... _raw._ You can feel the pure emotion dripping from the chorus of the song. As another comment out it, it’s like distilled depression. Absolutely incredible.

[@oswaldogarcia4144]

Birdys cover is reminiscing at the point where youre slightly over what happened. This is like it just happened. Angry, accusatory, emotion driven, all with no regard to how it comes out. A happy accident

[@christainmaitland2813]

Like dudddeeeee

[@neo7198]

That is the most accurate way of describing it damn

[@elijahalonso5612]

Oswaldo Garcia bro don’t make me cry dude 😭😭😭😭😭

[@chloerosekral4261]

I’ve always disliked her version and now I know why

[@ryantothmisc]

Is that a bob ross quote

[@saraify4534]

honestly i think this is the best version.

[@saraify4534]

true

[@jeremiahlawrence7904]

greengargoo hahaha saraify

[@icouldbedoingotherthings5199]

saraify its the original

[@m_crowley6674]

Wait, is this the original

[@Leila-jn4kh]

gabecrow yes :)

[@carissacarter5027]

Heard this version as I was leaving a restaurant tonight. Definitely not my first time hearing it but actually hearing Bon Iver in public is a totally different experience than the cover.

[@poonscat9346]

Than the cover? This is the original...

[@dusty4502]

@@poonscat9346 yeah.......That's what she's saying. Do you know what "than" means?

[@poonscat9346]

Dusty 450 not really dawg...

[@jae4ze]

This song makes me think of all the love lost, and times spent worrying over someone who isn't there.

[@fetidcreeper]

"In the morning I'll be with you, just in a different kind" This line always stuck me. It to me is when you leave someone, or are left, and it's a heartbroken night spent alone for the first time in a while, and in the morning the person is not physically there anymore. But instead they are there, residing in your memory: where they will remain. I've suffered through this a few times. The worst one was when I lost the person who I felt more connected to than anyone else in my life. I spent a long time in deep sorrow and depression until I spent time learning myself, and becoming happy with myself. Only then was I able to have her back into my life. We're celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary next month.

[@oliviacompas]

you just gave me a little sliver of hope there

[@Glosoli4]

This gave me hope. I too met that person I really really connected with but with my deep unresolved shit. I scared him away. It’s been an awful 8 months of feeling great and moved on to still thinking of him everyday wondering what if. I hope one day he sees how much I have gotten better and will one day give me another chance.

[@fetidcreeper]

@@Glosoli4 ask him out for a coffee, no strings attached, just to catch up. Who knows.

[@Glosoli4]

@@fetidcreeper unfortunately I can’t. He has me blocked on everything. I have sent an email but he’s never responded. Jus wasn’t meant to be. 😞

[@vaidprateek]

So glad to read this! I have been trying but almost giving up now! It is just sad what a misunderstanding can do!

[@ireneedmonds4712]

I remember being 14 or 15 blasting this into my ears. Spring break, i was tuned into Bon Iver instead of my family on vacation. But this song made my spring that year. This along w others. Makes me feel young again. I miss me

[@annereddin111]

One of the best songs of the last 10 years. My top three are: Bon Iver - Skinny Love Hozier - Take me to church Noah Clouds - Sunlight

[@downatthepool5280]

+Anne Redding I agree

[@yobrohoe1761]

+Anne Redding YES

[@lukewoodard9368]

you should hear alone with you by hozier if you havent yet. its awesome

[@esther.jrojas7015]

+Anne Redding adele, someone like you?

[@jimslicer3034]

One that just got added to my list. Late in the night-from Indian lakes

[@soph7957]

the part at 1:04 always gives me chills. EVERY TIME

[@soph7957]

Laisha Nieblas the music is just too good

[@MinaxSkate]

your chills gave me chills..

[@domcagney2352]

I will always come back to this song. So artistic, so poetically abstract, so ahead of its time, so profound... It’s not easy to venture that far artistically while still being palatable and relatable. Absolutely brilliant song writing

[@danielhruska3968]

This is the type of song that has me smiling through my tears

[@aloraglenn3378]

I was only 4 years old when this song came out, yet I remember dancing and singing along with my dad. We would dance in the driveway, using the stereo to play it. God life was so much easier back then.

[@DrZilla]

I thought I knew of loss. I didn't. The emotion decimates me as if crushed by a hundred foot wave and fills me with reprieve as I breach the surface gasping for air. I love and loathe how this song makes me feel.

[@respectthedripkaren098]

It’s sad. When no one understands you. They keep hurting you and having no idea what the effect will be. It’s like you need a hug but everyone who wants to hug you is behind glass and you can’t feel any of it anymore...

[@sylviagrimmegarciapena8282]

Hey how are you??

[@StoryBookMaker]

We’ll get through it buddy, hope you’re doing ok.

[@renberisha6093]

Hate to drag this on, but there's a intimacy that comes with writing your own music. You feel connected to it, and the pain is yours since it literally is what you made. Covering this song is all pretty for Birdy, and she has a beautiful voice, but when you listen to this you crumble. You hear what it's really like to pour your heart out into a song, and what pain really sounds like. Birdy can make this song nice all she wants, but she cannot express the emotions that Bon Iver portrays so excellently. She makes it beautiful because of her voice and aesthetic, he makes it beautiful because of the emotion. And in the end, emotion always wins. Birdy cannot portray his emotions, only he can. This version is and always will be better than the cover.

[@edenrayne8400]

The only issue I have with this comment is the assumption that emotion is not subjective within music. Birdy has feelings, her voice an aesthetic make it, but the emotion she personally draws from this song is what she puts out. Music is interpretive. The original song has an emotional meaning behind it but her cover has one of its own. She can draw emotion from a song and express it in her voice or in general, maybe to her own interpretation. She didn't write the song, the original feelings are not hers and nothing can compare to the raw emotion of a song you've written yourself, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's no emotional meaning behind her cover.

[@freckledtrout3299]

I think it's more like a Rorschach Test in that you read into it based on your own experiences. To some this im sure is going to be more relatable but to the younger generation I highly suspect many will relate more with the emation from Birdy.

[@harryspeace6316]

Bon iver tem uma habilidade absurda de passar exatamente o sentimento que você precisa sentir naquele momento, que você precisa deixar ele se intensificar até queimar tua alma pra só assim ele ir embora...que talento, que talento

[@Chris-cv1yh]

Beautifully written commentary

[@CooterOnDaMind]

When you hear the absolute original, its then you feel the power of the artist who wrote the masterpiece . And only there your heart hangs heavy!. Beautiful piece!

[@sarahl9398]

This came out in my senior year of high school, I remember listening to it profusely into college while getting into more indie folk/alternative music. Memories.

[@ashleighgozy5077]

This is the best version idc what anyone says

[@amberbamber7667]

Yess

[@oh-wonder2129]

+Irandis Ditren but Birdy

[@lateasusual8278]

Nope Birdy isn't as good.

[@epsi9750]

Well this is the original

[@oh-wonder2129]

Besides, it was just a joke XD. I like Bon Iver's the most as well.

[@hgrey94]

i always sing this song to my stomach after Christmas day

[@hgrey94]

Gamer L haha it was a pretty lame joke to be honest XD

[@JakkiPadilla]

HAAA! That's awesome!

[@bobsmith-gr1yq]

haha

[@mtdewramen]

I might bomb a few peoples itunes with pop that doesn't suck.

[@zinniapinkerton2317]

lol

[@charlottemunnoch5214]

When I was 6, my mum and brother's were in the car going somewhere when my mum got the call that her boyfriend, who was the only father figure my brothers and I had ever had, passed away. This song was playing in the car at the time and it also happened to be his favorite song. No matter how many years have passed or how many times I listen to this song I always get this empty feeling in my chest. I don't think I will ever be able to forget that day no matter how much time passes. RIP Matty

[@RizwanKhan-bk1eo]

sending love your way

[@9ardii]

It's been years but, up to this day. This song helped me through depression And im happy to enjoy every last moment of this wonderful world. Cracking a cold one with your loved ones around a bonfire, that moment, that picture of your friends smiling at you. It's worth the path you've endured.

[@altruex]

Cheesy as it is, that what's makes it relatable and true. I could remember, feeling all stuck and hopeless in this lonely world. And I stumbled upon this song's lyric "I told you to be patient I told you to be fine I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind In the morning I'll be with you But it will be a different "kind" It made me cry, thinking about how much I've been through, only to arrive here. If you are ever going through something, please never give up, even if you have to bear the pain as long as you need to. It will always get better if you allow it to.

[@christina3776]

+Alex Nguyen you're so right what u said made me cry because i feel so lonely in this ruthless world and i've got so much pain living without my son of ten

[@altruex]

I understand, there are certain things or memories that are deep within us, that when we read something that triggers or resonates with it, it causes us a reaction. Crying is a healthy and human thing. May I ask what happened? - I know it's a bit sensitive, but I feel like there's a reason why and I just wanted to consider lending a listening ear. :) I understand if you don't want to. It's a sensitive topic, im assuming. We're here to remind each other, to be strong. So don't ever feel you're going through it alone.

[@kflexpimp]

+Christine ALIX "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

[@prochnost0383]

Alex, thats probably one of the smartest and most awesome comments on here. :)

[@altruex]

jason marcum LMAO aw thanks, thats so sweet :D hehe

[@limbo2587]

Don't mind me, just having my monthly mental breakdown.

[@ciana1143]

Same I’m just so tired

[@evelynhersman6901]

🤪 69th comment XD

[@kacyparker3392]

monthly, i have a daily one every day :)

[@zahraa2606]

daily*

[@arelyvargas9717]

@Lia Romano felt that

[@dmra1929]

Love is a loaded gun. Her and I used to listen to this together. I don't think either of us understood what it was about this song that we loved so much, seeing as its about a flimsy relationship. Coming back to it, it's just me this time. Now I understand.

[@RyuSamurai]

That was deep. Comments like these, where strangers open up and share their stories to others, are the only reason I read them. It makes me feel better knowing that someone out there is experiencing similar moments to mines.

[@igotmoswagdenu]

+Dimerra ouch that hit me really hard for some reason.

[@aggie_]

i was here for just that reason

[@kimbowers1388]

There is both frustration and immense sadness in this version. I think his "love" has some sort of depression/mental illness and I think that is what the "skinny love" alludes to. He says "And I told you to be patient, And I told you to be fine, And I told you to be balanced, And I told you to be kind, And now all your love is wasted, Then who the hell was I? " I think the person in the song, has really tried to give 'life' to this 'skinny' love but it all 'wasted' and the person (the speaker of the song) wonders what his purpose in all of it was ; a self defeating picture. He has tried everything but he can't go on like this anymore. Its very sad and if anyone has had a relationship with someone that has had a mental illness/depression , it really hits home... This is what I get what this song? Anyone else?

[@abhedvijayakumar9171]

that was really touching.

[@l3ntilsoup364]

The birdy cover and the bon iver version carry such different energies it’s amazing

[@cottoncandy113]

Don't date emotionally unavailable people, you'll find yourself at Bon Iver a lot 😭

[@SaimAsifThe_Weeb_Artist_420]

i think i did just that and now feel so much of this song. I feel like ive lost a part of me after this

[@pradabears]

seems like everyone is emotionally unavailable nowadays

[@nabe___99]

Yep, that's exactly why I'm here 😔

[@kellywallace4054]

needed to hear this......

[@nazrat_khan]

@@kellywallace4054 You got This 💪🏻

[@apurvgoel7809]

"I tell my love to wreck it all, cut out all the ropes and let me fall." Boy and fall I did.

[@highplainsdrifter6577]

Yup... been years since I’ve heard this.... still hits like a ton of bricks.

[@thomasbaron5367]

Natalie I remember hearing this song with you That seems so long ago I still miss you every day God rest your beautiful soul You will always have my heart

[@matthewedwards709]

I remember this album as an influential healer. I was dating a girl at the time that I met as a junior in high school. She worked at subway and I had never been to that particular subway. She would always say hi to me in the hallways for no apparent reason because we didn't know each other whatsoever. One day, for some reason, I decided I wanted subway... I entered that place not knowing what exactly was in store for me. Let's just say I came back several times while she was on break to chat with her. She had just turned 18 and her parents were abusive so she moved out that day and somehow she convinced me to take her house key and get her things together for her while her parents were gone and while she was working. Keep in mind we have not known each other but a week or two. We spent the next months to come making memories together and doing the craziest things. I am 17 at this time soon to be 18. I was madly in love with her and felt a way I have never felt. I have dated a girl for 3 years and never felt this way. I thought it would never end. She was living with a co-worker and personal friend and managing a job and school which put stress on our relationship as you could imagine. Things started to get hard. I looked her in her eyes frequently and promised I would keep us together no matter the hardships ahead. I started discovering suspicious behavior from her to the point where I had a gut feeling that she was messing around with other guys.... I talked with my dad about it and he told me this, "If your gut tells you that, it's most likely true". Come to find out, she had been going to dinner with various guys. I was completely heartbroken because I gave her my everything so that she would not give up because I truly felt something. I let that incident go, though. I told her I forgive her and that i still have the same feelings for her. She assured me she wouldn't mess around anymore. A couple weeks after that I discovered text messages that proved she was staying the night with a guy. I was surely done at this point, right? Wrong, I was a fool if I've ever seen one. I didn't tell her what i knew, though. Instead i told her 2 of my friends wanted to join us for breakfast the next morning and she didn't suspect anything. I had the messages sent to my phone. I handed my friends my phone in the car, they were in the back seat. They started reading her messages that were to the guy. She was so pissed off and started to cry as if she was a victim... The plan was to make her get out of my car and walk to school because of her dishonesty. But I could not do it and gave in and instead dropped my friends off and rode around town missing school and falling back in love with her. We ended up at a walking track where she told me she had to fly back to her mothers house.... We were both in tears at this point and my dad was already furious about me missing school because i had missed lots of days because of her. I told her I'd drive her to the airport but she refused to allow that. I said my goodbyes to another lost friend. I was broken into a million pieces and this album pieced me back together, slowly. I am still recovering to this day but no matter what happens I know I have Bon Iver readily available for bandaging.

[@shadmanahmed9774]

@@samtw1979 amen

[@mitraaruna]

I'm sorry, but you will find someone better. Like you deserve

[@KickinitWithKarla]

I love bon iver. He lives 30 minutes from me and just did a live event at the music event for the college. Amazing talent.

[@aarongrayfan1]

Eau Claire?

[@KickinitWithKarla]

I dont live in eau claire. He lives near there though.

[@shanzimmerman]

Bon Iver always brings me back to Wisconsin winters. They’re a part of me and those feelings don’t always have an outlet in my second and much loved home, Brazil. Years of long winters shape a person, a culture.

[@k9carniv0re]

birdy’s voice is great, but there’s something so raw and emotional about bon iver’s vocals that birdy can’t convey as greatly as he did.

[@sexyfuller32]

Rainy days, coffee and this song complete me.

[@011mph]

this song reminds me of someone I knew in high school. we went on a school trip and she recommended this song to me. we were in different grade levels so she graduated before me, and we weren't really close friends but she was always really nice. I wonder how she is now.

[@prashant97]

+zynbw i find it bleak, maybe because i'm high. Always be happy.

[@RAZRfreak]

+zynbw Beautiful and refreshing story that doesn't involve cliched things about their love for "someone".

[@grimofglteam1248]

Remeber being drunk with my friends in 2016 hearing this song in a dark room at 3 am in winter, life was good :)

[@Grace-he8qn]

i hope it still good :)

[@grimofglteam1248]

@@Grace-he8qn thank u, it's every day better than the last one. same 4 u

[@Grace-he8qn]

Grimof(GL Team) thank you

[@frescokai160]

At least you have friends.

[@erikamiranda5815]

Grimof(GL Team) That sounds like a nice memory

[@RafaelPereira-jj1mw]

Totally reminds me of Chuck, I'm watching it for the 4th or 5th time (especially to improve my english). Chuck's been one of my favourite shows since 2009 (along with HIMYM, and some others). I remember watching it in 2009 on brazilian tv, I was only 12. Now, having become a man, with several concerns, with so many questions and doubts, Chuck reminds me of a great time of my life. I wish I could go back to 2009, to my childhood, before the need to work, to worry about "greater" things such as success, money and career. As for the song, it's amazing, pretty beautiful and emotional.

[@RafaelPereira-jj1mw]

@@joellereneefoshee2426 far from it my friend, but I've been working on it really hard.

[@monicashley7682]

Why don't we all just agree that Bon Iver and Birdy do a phenomenal job performing this song.

[@nicolealyssa_]

Replace Birdy with Ed Sheeran

[@tonyheacock9345]

I'm actually mad that the cover by birdy got more popular than this original

[@billtrenary]

Did it? I didn't even notice.

[@_b_e_a_n_s_]

The cover is actually pretty good

[@madamesoap]

@@billtrenary everyone likes it better

[@chintyamaria8660]

Yeah..

[@nicolebutler9077]

Nothing agains Birdy, but I really think the original is far better.

[@snippy9469]

I wish I had friends that would get drunk with me and listen to this at 5 AM. Or friends that would stay up till 5 AM and get into their feels with me. Or friends. I just want something that I won't get it seems. I always have this picture in my head of what a teenager is like - for me I want it to be car rides in the woods with a group of friends talking and getting sad and laughing and just saying "Fuck you" to the world. I hate how it actually is and I hate the media for deceiving me.

[@mateocandelaria9870]

i have the same feelings. But life gets better, and easier, and if by chance you get to do those things, its that much sweeter.

[@mikig139]

Wow. I legit thought i was the only one who felt this way lol. You’re not alone bud.

[@alyzon18]

Can we be friends? Damn i felt everything u just said

[@snippy9469]

alyyilagan Yeah. If you want my Instagram is @_cabbage_patch_kid_

[@brysonguzman7221]

Let's go me and you can take that trip🤟

[@vaishalisirohia3170]

i did not know i had feelings until i heard his voice!!!

[@nickbratkowski9616]

Three months ago I found my best friend dead from a heroin overdose after he’d been missing for a week or so. Oh Alex, my brother. All I can think are of what ifs. What if I could rewind, what if I had done this differently, what if I had checked sooner. I finally realized the answer Ive been looking for is, what if I heal? What if I allow this to teach, guide and awaken me? Alex, I promise you to live the life I deserve. Rest well my brother; if I could do it all over, I would in a heartbeat.

[@jimothyjames7307]

Nick Bratkowski nobody deserves to lose one of the homies, I’m sorry. I wish I could do more to comfort you

[@nickbratkowski9616]

@@jimothyjames7307 Thank you for your kind words sir.

[@kayleighfraser7724]

I'm so sorry for your loss but you are such a strong person if you can continue to have that mindset after something so tragic. I don't know you but I'm truly proud of you.

[@nickbratkowski9616]

Kayleigh Fraser I asked my father how he got through all of his losses, and he said; you simply just get through. Standing resolute in times of trial and tribulation is never an easy thing to do, but shows who you are as a person. The pain never grows less however your strength can grow stronger. I will always remember my friend for who he is, the young bright soul who never said one mean thing to me. I don’t know you either, but thanks for your kind words.

[@daddy7346]

@@nickbratkowski9616 You have a good mindset. You can grieve for your friend, and heal at the same time. But don't blame yourself. What happened was not your fault. The best thing you can do to honour your friend, is to live you're life in a healthy way, that makes you happy. Live your life to the fullest, because it's just a blink of an eye, then it's over. Love openly and fully, create, dance, and play. We only have one life. Cherish it, my man!

[@StardustVibes]

Who's still listening in 2017? I love this song so much! :-)

[@tylerseibert5638]

I am me too

[@audreymontgomery6782]

this lady right here

[@JK-he5xh]

literally no one is listening in 2017

[@gamingjay1613]

i'll never stop listening!

[@Yumyum365]

Stardust Vibrations - Relaxing Sounds “Me”

[@free12345]

every time i come back to this song it takes me back in time to when i first discovered it. thank you for sharing this masterpiece 🥰

[@Monocultured01]

This version seems more complex. There's frustration and anger mixed with a little disappointment. Birdy's is just sadness. I feel like this one is deeper. You can definitely tell that it's the original just from the way he adds the depth to the lyrics. He knows the meaning behind all of them and why they're there. A cover can't get that. (Not that a cover can't be better than the original, but I think in this case the original is better.)

[@ronwinke4366]

I lost my love, and this was her favorite song. RON,WB8NMK in N W OHIO 3/13/2018

[@grahamarms8247]

Hope you’re doing alright, Ron

[@SadCarBitch]

I hope you are going well

[@MrGrateful1000]

Hey man hope all's well with u:-)

[@laila0000]

I hope you're fine, man

[@jessepinkman6183]

Boniver can some how pull me out of the deepest depressions yet other times, send me right back in

[@OrangeLapiz]

The best version, because unlike all the others, this one is the only one that can capture the feeling of pure nostalgia in a piece of music

[@sidDkid87]

"Cut out all the ropes and let me fall"

[@ElnaCopper]

((❤))

[@chloelewis9799]

😰

[@NateFromYellowfin]

Scrolled past this as the lyric played.