Dan Deacon - When I Was Done Dying (Live on KEXP)

[@eliseestes4187]

Comforted to find I’m not the only one who cries every time I hear this song

[@alexmelendez4298]

Every. Single. Time. 😂

[@fuchila2point0]

Friends

[@cognitivedisruption5375]

Most times I do 😊

[@DetectiveStablerSVU]

Don't forget smiling too. It's so cathartic hearing someone so clearly explain that they've had the same experience.

[@eliseestes4187]

@@DetectiveStablerSVU and you are so right ❤️

[@wearetunatuna938]

dude this song always gets me. But seeing his passion whilst singing choked me up. i cant imagine what was going through his mond when he wrote this

[@Spiggo97]

drugs

[@wademccroan8082]

N, N-DMT

[@psychologicalsuccess3476]

Dmt

[@CranioUomo]

PCP

[@_IVXX]

Dmt, Dmt was going threw his mind

[@Allenbass7]

The added bit at the end... "No. There's no answer. There's no question. There's no place where I sleep at night, where I put my head is home."

[@charitabletrader1581]

Hits me right in the heart!!

[@johnnycoolguy9554]

The sentiment really reminds me of the Tom Waits song "Anywhere I lay my Head."

[@jakecampbell5448]

If you sit down, and hold your head in your arms... ok I'm not crying.

[@chloereed9102]

And the earth looked at me and said "wasn't that fun?" And I replied "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone"

[@theartofgregcrimmins]

chills are sent down my spine every time I hear that line.

[@brandadse.1741]

Almost got me in tears just w that line

[@MagicNomadic]

damn that line really hit home for me.......thank you.

[@ibabs7469]

This performance made me tear up

[@rainthesomber]

My favorite line, it's absolutely remarkable how it makes you feel.

[@codytaylor7861]

I honestly want to hear him sing this live without the filters. He has the vocal aggression and passion of a solid metal vocalist.

[@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz]

Hes doing exactly what hes supposed to...

[@bubbyis1337]

facts@@RutherfordBeehayze-kw2mz

[@Erik-ki9ir]

Words can't describe how nostalgic this song makes me feel. The way he sings it with so much passion always gets me teary eyed ;_;

[@papahershey1]

That's odd same here

[@AdamnGasm]

E guy Ditto.

[@IamSeafarer]

E guy strange, me as well. On his Tiny Desk concert set, his first tune "Feel the Lightning", near the end I just started CRYING hard. Super odd, and cool experience.

[@MrBalaki97]

Reminds me of when i did psychedelic drugs ego death is a powerfull experience

[@derekrohan9619]

esoteric kalidescope like describing a DMT experience

[@roehle9962]

Man, must have been so stressful and exhausting to do all of this live. The amount of joy and passion this guy has for his music is just beautiful.

[@janedoe-hq9vn]

You know, some people put electronic music making down, calling it/them not "real instruments" but i beg to differ...seriously, look at what all a person can do with the equipment....

[@timesupmetoo]

"No, there's no answer, there's no question, there's no place where i sleep at night where i put my head as home". I love that added part

[@XxlildramaxX]

I tried singing along with the song and there are no spaces for breaths lol

[@jshimada9669]

Do you see how red his face is? He isn't breathing either lol

[@naranara1690]

It takes some practice, but you can do it ^^

[@ashamedrepublican1224]

Haha no kidding. I was literally watching the lyric video before this, trying to sing talk along, but fuuuuuuuug

[@GrizzlyNightman]

I've been singing this song for years and it's such a struggle but with practice you get a little better each time. Hell it's near impossible to perfect it but it's just such a blast to belt these incredible lyrics

[@TEAMGETHELP]

Wtf is a breathe?¿¿?

[@ChuckFristian]

I don't know if I love the recorded or live version better

[@nigellusionist2008]

exactly ..discovered this during my trip ...it was amazing

[@rabidcentrist]

Why feel the need to choose? Love them each in their differences.

[@StabbyMcBlade]

Both are totally epic

[@ashamedrepublican1224]

Both are equally beautiful for different reasons

[@cameronpeterson6734]

This version sounds more angry emotional and angry and the recorded version is more sublime

[@willanderson2430]

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, DON'T WORRY SO MUCH...

[@laynebeutler5088]

When I was done crying....I put this song on repeat. This is the only song in the world that makes me feel this much emotion.

[@mythperson9999]

Literally sobbing while writing this but the emotion , the song, the everything. Its so touching and it will always be that way

[@mcanders19]

The first time I listened to this was wondering what I was listening to. Soon after the part with the earth looking at him I began to sob, because I realised I don't fully understand what he is saying, but i completly understand the meaning of what he is saying.

[@Ergot]

Chills bruh, chills. Such a beautiful, beautiful song.

[@bluckq]

Damn the passion in this guy is insane!

[@buckleygeneration]

One of the best songs of the decade.

[@erinchristine8683]

Well, I looked Dan up again to see if he had a podcast yet because the dude is hilarious... found this instead, and now I'm pretty sure he's a genius.

[@iconoclast137]

he's on two episodes of improv4humans

[@samanthastarcher5947]

I loved this song the second I heard it. But my mother just passed this past Monday and I was able to hold her hand. This song played over and over in my head. But this live version could be a metal song for sure.

[@Gekko0325]

here because of "Dark" the Netflix Series Season 1: E9 this is brilliant stuff

[@globalfamily8172]

Yeah, it fits the narrative/scenes perfectly.

[@hls1023]

Me too!

[@reginasings]

So brilliant!!!! Episode 9 of Dark closes with this perfect song! The cave, etc! So great!!!!

[@PickleIslandLmtd]

This song always makes me cry.

[@kk-qu1zc]

bc ur a noob!

[@cielos1998be]

No voy a mentir que es raro verlo en vivo, pero esa canción es mi filosofía de vida y la adoro y te quiero mucho Dan Deacon 🤎

[@laureanobreton9484]

Un comentario en españooooll. Me encanta también jejej. Saludos

[@cielos1998be]

@@laureanobreton9484 AAAAAAA!!! otro comentario en español, jajsjajaj saludos ✨

[@almerricboards]

I tear up every time I hear this. absolutely beautiful tune.

[@haterdesaint]

+aaron summey me too and I don't know why. The part that get me more emotional is when the Earth talk to him.

[@tanniebanannie]

haterdesaint Exactly how I feel

[@GTchum]

I just keep feeling goosebumps through the whole song. Gets kind of unconfortable at one point haha. Great song.

[@vladlearns]

Same here

[@clockworkmechman]

WOW! No song elucidates the psychedelic experience so well. Thank you, Sir.

[@mattkeeler5966]

This song is so good, can’t believe I just found it

[@davidafenderson3446]

This song always wakes up the magic in me, helps me feel connected to the whole cycle of life, to all other life, and I cry with such beautiful joy at the words.

[@rileyjoseph3488]

I’ve been torn from this universe, and chewed up and spat back out. All while listening to this song. I couldn’t imagine a more beautiful experience

[@titololgt]

i hope i never stop dying, i love you dan deacon

[@sarahrosenow6405]

I have had this song on repeat for two hours.

[@denawilliams5412]

My friend that OD'd on fent month agoloved this song and I continue to play it in his memory. Rest easy Jacob 🥺🖤

[@rayellzappey8465]

Omg Dan is crying too 😭😭I cry every time I hear this song

[@thorn9351]

For some reason this song reminds of where the wild things are. I don't even remember the story from when I was a kid but it it does.

[@andrewtempalski5783]

Art is such a wonderful concept. I couldn't imagine life on earth without it.

[@briandieck3409]

So much power and passion. This is my favorite performance of this song yet.

[@hellboyy7019]

There are things we don't quite understand, but we feel it, and that's way more important

[@andrewsabin729]

He is my new favorite musician to listen to. It’s so unpredictable. This makes me want to play around with my vocal distortion equipment.

[@LowsHand]

I have always tears in my eyes while listening...

[@OscarRamirez-yd1wd]

Dan deacon you make me cry😭😭

[@ginabeau9820]

Thank you Dan , this is my comfort song

[@janedoe-hq9vn]

I like the way his equipment is color coded....very organzied and probably saves a lot of time...

[@KabbalisticVillageMusic]

this guy is awesome.loving the experimentation.

[@stenl6383]

The music and lyrics are world class. But why I return here is because of his passion and total involvement in the song. He puts the song before him.

[@skyn994]

Such a beautiful song 😭😭😭 gets me every time

[@MrMisuma]

I can’t unhear this song. *smiles*

[@crieverytim]

heard this in Dark. never realized this was dan. great stuff

[@DeepRockMountain]

God this song is a gem, brings back so many memories ❤

[@forgetfulsofi]

This song unites souls that might have felt lonely without needing anyone there.

[@saracuse8114]

I love this song and the music video that goes with it

[@TurboLoveTrain]

He shines so brightly

[@travishauk8928]

The pure passion is so emotional is gets me every time

[@CallMeGeppetto]

Damn, this guy is a genius, so passionate.

[@MuseDuCafe]

A wonderful and amazing musician. To quote Schumann writing about Chopin, "Hat's off, gentleman, a genius."

[@tomgilmore2153]

3.1K likes...48 dislikes...who are you 48?? song is BRILLIANT

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

Its always the deep and confusing songs that get to me so well! I love this song, and I love Dan Deacon!

[@hinder90]

One of the best musicians right now who no one has ever heard of.

[@SHUX-A7-13]

DAN DEACON THE DAMN BEACON OF ELCTRONICA

[@melusineshaw]

Dan you're a brillant genius and a great artist. Thanks for this magnificient SONG!

[@cidhighwind6351]

His hey yah sound is hypnotic

[@2lock2]

I appreciate the hell out of you man that song has gotten me out of a lot of dark times

[@TekkerzOOT]

Seen him live in Edinburgh when he supported Future Islands. Fantastic artist.

[@starman3488]

my new favorite song..

[@pigstiches]

Pretty sure Dan is my spirit animal.

[@weedtaco1443]

dan is magic

[@ThatGuy-qg4ww]

Absolutely amazing. This song gives me chills, the live version is making me levitate

[@Dang3rMouSe]

Underrated artist. This is pure expression

[@gamersjug3876]

This song is oddly nostalgic, even though I've never heard of it before

[@cognitivedisruption5375]

So much talent encompassed in one being, love it ❤

[@TheBeavadelic]

Love, LOVE, love LOVE IT!

[@brutalB34r]

by far the best underground electronic artist

[@naranara1690]

It's like a rule with this song, you have to scream the "I'm not so brave" part and you have to improvise the ending.

[@tylerfrancavilla8111]

I fucking love this man and his music.

[@DukeCannon]

I have no idea what I was watching that caused your song to come up on suggested list. Glad it did. This song is awesome, been stuck in my head since last night. 😄

[@MerynMTG]

How many times have I listened to this video?.... I lost count long ago...

[@hotnurse9189]

so...when i was 18 i moved to Chicago and met an older man named Deacon Dan...and yes, he was a Deacon....and very nice but later i think was 'exposed'....just a funny, interesting life story~i have many!....when I first heard this song it was exactly my life/rebirth....there are NEVER any coincidences

[@victorheinemann2316]

watching dan perform this live gives the song so much more depth, he has so much passion for his art and just seeing him put his all into it makes this song that much more beautiful. :')

[@jopar024]

A stunning song that always stops me in my tracks

[@cammyscomet504]

Love this guy. God damn legend

[@pianocat4421]

Amazing

[@rescuemay]

beautiful. thank you.

[@jjonestowne]

"When I was done dying my conscience regained So I began my struggle a nothingness strained Out a flash made of time my new form blasted out And it startled me so and I burst out a shout At which my legs ran frantic like birds from a nest And I ran until drained leaving no choice but rest So I fell asleep softly at the edge of a cave But I should have gone in deeper but I'm not so brave And like that I was torn out and thrown in the sky And I said all my prayers because surely I'll die As I crashed down and smashed into earth, into dirt How my skin did explode leaving only my shirt But from shirt grew a tree and then tree grew a fruit And I became the seed and that seed was a brute And I clawed through the ground with my roots and my leaves And I tore up the shirt and I ate up the sleeves And they laughed out at me and said "what is your plan?" But their question was foreign I could not understand When then suddenly I'm ripped up and placed into a mouth And it swallowed me down at which time I head south So I said Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Well I woke up to see them, these two mighty steeds With their mouths grinning wildly expressing my needs As they stood there above me, being flanked on each side I felt no need to fear them, no reason to hide So I reached up to touch but they faded too soon Yet their mouths still remained and stacked up towards the moon How that ladder of mouth waved so soft in the night And I looked up in awe at that beautiful sight And I dreamt about climbing into the night sky But I knew had I touched them they'd mouth back 'bye bye' So I got up and walked down the path in the dark And there deep in the distance my eye caught a spark Of a crab twice my size with incredible strength Oh it greeted me kindly and then we all drank And we drooled out together right onto the ground And the ocean grew up quickly right up all around And the earth looked at me and said "wasn't that fun?" And I replied "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone" And without even thinking cast me into space But before she did that she wiped off my own face She said better luck next time don't worry so much Without ears I couldn't hear I could just feel the touch As I fell asleep softly at the edge of a cave But I should have gone deeper but I'm not so brave I said Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey ya ya Hey hey hey"

[@davidortiz8913]

I f**king love this song

[@TheBeavadelic]

So much love for this version!

[@oshiondagreat2306]

I don't know how I got here but I'm glad I landed😭🤘🤘🤘🤘🥰🥰🥰

[@familyparty3609]

I fucking love this song so much. It just fucking smacks me in the heart. Thanks Dan, youre a real gem

[@keithwahrer2223]

beautiful stuff

[@conleylow4038]

The most impressive thing about this is that it is not physically possible to sing this song, and yet he managed it. :) Seriously, try to sing along. It is not possible. Legend.

[@nonames000]

Seeing the emotion Dan puts in makes this a lil bit better than the animation to be fair

[@scoobin336]

CHILLS DUDEEEE

[@jbonzai3154]

Man this guy's a psychedelic genius. I love it.

[@fxpy01]

Masterpiece!

[@darkozampini253]

Thanks Dean for this

[@TheGoblinCommander]

man i hope one day he makes an official version with additional ending line

[@cyclos12]

Thank you for leading me here, Griffin McElroy

[@K4moo]

I’d literally done dying singing this song in a single breath👏

[@EthanAnderson1]

Perfect description to a profound mushroom trip I may or may not have experienced

[@kvaki1234]

glory glory

[@MarcS4R]

Speechless. incredible.

[@lilweetabix9137]

What an absolute banger

[@thegraydirewolf9325]

No shit I died. I died and this has to be heaven. Its gotta be.