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[@nathanielgirma8265]

The guitar on the intro is simply just life...

[@Shafordo]

Nathaniel Girma i like the drums too, they rly hit right for some reason.

[@ghuroo1]

indeed the instrumentals in the intro are pure gold.. there's nothing like repeating the whole song and hitting this awesome intro.. drums and guitar are on point

[@johnnyreyes4938]

Kath Idore

[@starless4146]

I K R..wish I could make it my Ring tone or something!

[@davidwilliams9302]

This and Push by the Cure. Wholly unappreciated.

[@dubby6toes]

This song needs to be 10 hours long.

[@michaelouzts4290]

Right click, press loop. Problem solved.

[@brooklynmoede9480]

You are correct

[@gregmatthew5704]

@@michaelouzts4290agreed

[@carmenishere]

"Your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do." I'm feeling this at 29. Feels like I should just pick someone before I become completely bitter, depressed and unsalvagable. Guess I'm going to be living this song.

[@TimSmith-db1iu]

Don't get into a relationship for that reason, you will END UP like the bride. The right person will come along once you start authentically loving yourself. Another person is not the answer and cannot save you. If you struggle to love yourself, consider making healthy changes and that will boost your confidence.

[@andreamccormick2178]

@@TimSmith-db1iu superb advice

[@pisstakecentral]

Why do you think relationships are the be all end all on life Carmen?

[@NEprimo]

love is just proximity. soul mates don't exist. theyre literally just lies to rationalize the that depressing fact, whether realized consciously or not. but that's okay, being happy doesnt have a solution, there isn't an answer. It's a life long difficult question that you just have to desperately try to power through; decades, seconds, instances, sudden infinitudes of long division and quadratics, 2+2 and imaginary numbers. You don't need the right answer, you just have to show your work. and that will always be enough

[@georgeredhawk1996]

When my daughter died my heart was dying fast and I didn’t know what to do.

[@TheMusicNarrative]

honestly one of the best songs by Death Cab

[@KJ-je9pm]

Their best in my opinion

[@Tommyhedland]

Yes

[@rcss212]

@kJ. I second that. Best song by far I think

[@MaxUpGearUp]

Agreed! Also I love your videos @TheMusicNarrative

[@kelC5913]

Does anyone else see the parallels between this song and the novel Wuthering Heights? The female lead is called Cath, she marries a man who is well-intentioned although she does not truly love him. It's brilliant. She really only marries Edgar because she thinks her love for Heathcliff won't be accepted by society, therefore, due to the pressures of society, she marries a man she does not love.

[@andrewlacsina9214]

K Collins nice literary insight!

[@andrewlacsina9214]

***** same with you dude, nice!

[@kelC5913]

***** I didn't know that!! Now I have something to look into :)

[@kelC5913]

andrew lacsina Thank you!!

[@SuperDannySouza]

I am reading this book because I love this song and I am loving Wuthering Heights. I know Cath... since 2009 just now I am reading the book.

[@laurenreyes9922]

I totally forgot about this song until I heard my brother playing it on his guitar yesterday. Love it.

[@Fuff63]

Goosebumps at the passage ..'you said your vows...Your heart was dying fast... you didn't know what to do". How many out there can relate to this? An amazing song in lyric and sonically. Keep writing more!!

[@notyouraveragething]

Cath, it seems that you live in someone else's dream In a hand-me-down wedding dress Where the things that could have been are repressed But you said your vows, and you closed the door On so many men who would have loved you more wow such a great song. so touching and beautiful. i love it!

[@jonathanj5728]

DAmn its been over 10 Years, I love this song. 2018 is almost over.

[@yonkonkeroo82]

She holds a smile ...like someone would hold...a crying child. Most beautiful analogy in the world. Thanks DC4C.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

First he died of cancer and joined the Black Parade, then he had to watch the woman he loves marry someone else? This dude can't catch a break.

[@lorettalee8061]

Oh man, I thought the same thing!

[@oaksantino2329]

and also what happened to him in Inception....Poor guy.

[@goldenglowable]

@@oaksantino2329 I know 😭

[@sploonballoons679]

He eventually is a best man at Andre 3000s wedding so there is that

[@readyreckoner1592]

It's wuthering. It can be a bummer. Could be worse.

[@TAGMedia7]

There are just so many different ways to interpret this song. It suits many different circumstances... Bitterness, regret, sadness...

[@sliverfreak9]

This song reminds me of when I was depressed 3 years ago, and I'd go to bed at 7pm and wake up at 11pm or midnight and watch music videos till 3am and wake up at 6pm and they'd always play Death Cab for Cutie and they'd always make me feel better about life and brought me off my feet

[@Alisonws]

I've been through similar periods of life and discovered some of the most awesome music during those times. I hope you are doing well these days ✌🏻💖🎶

[@lespencer1]

intro guitar riff gives me chills!

[@KJ-je9pm]

It can cure cancer

[@nessgabe1050]

MY FAVE SONG FROM EM...😥

[@got2bgt]

This is one of those bands that really grows on me - the more I listen to their songs and style, the more I really enjoy their sound and messages.

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

At 11 years old 8 years ago I had no idea what this song was about. Now that I'm living it I know it far too well. I'm crying as I... as I unfortunately have to type this.

[@user-ej1fc7yn1j]

Hang in there my brother, it always ALWAYS gets better.

[@brennanrhoads6631]

Lost my fiance at 21 after 7 years together... Now I'm 30 and finally got my act together. Just closed on a nice house with a woman who accepts me besides my faults. Even got a puppy now too! The pain you and I feel will never go away, but it gets easier brother. Manageable at least.

[@jamesstokley6476]

TheChickenRiceBowl fuck you

[@timothyfloogle]

@@jamesstokley6476 who hurt you

[@nthalou]

Great song, great band! "Cath" stabs you right in the heart!

[@alexsmart5452]

:41 guy turning his head..Thats me. Im happy to say I was in a video for Death Cap. Loved the band. Seen them 4 times. Same Church used in Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" video. Which Im less "Happy to say" I was in. but it was $AG pay, so thats something.

[@Jukelikesgames]

Hahah that’s awesome. Wish I could say I was in a death can music video. Thanks for sharing.

[@takkunbonk]

She holds a smile.... because as we know we are always told to smile... This song at my age has hit alot of points...... I am from an older generation, my son put this on my ipod and I had the pleasure to listen to it..... I can so relate, and I guess when the lyrics come up : what became of you, I have to really question that.... Dont always live someone's dream...... always put yourself first.... Thanks for listening,.... different kinda night and felt the need to vent :)

[@DCFCREJ]

they are absolutely amazing live...

[@headbarb9881]

This is one of the songs that no matter how much years pass always pops up in your head 😭

[@chrisfordeditor]

One of my absolute favorites.

[@mAwesome334]

This is just beautiful. A woman, marries a man when there were so many that could have loved her more. That just... kills me inside. I mean, I'm just young, and my crush totally went for some dude, don't know if he really loves her or just uses her for his own popularity. I don't know why I relate to it, I mean my problems seem so insignificant compared to the one in this video, but I just do. The beauty of this song, undiscribable.

[@gun4614]

The intro riff is fuckin beautiful

[@TheHondurian123]

This song is amazing. Spent all fall and winter just listening to DCFC. 😌

[@nkululekoduma5463]

Still rocking this in 2018. Although my feelings have changed and I no longer really relate to the song , I still very much remember the pain and sense of loss for something you never really wanted. "And you closed the door......." That line gets me every time

[@marissanicole5554]

Honetly im scared.... i think im Cath

[@crow1628]

i hope it gets better for you

[@angelaknight3153]

An absolute masterpiece ❤

[@droche321l]

One can always count on DCFC for interesting lyrics and sound.

[@bootleboy79]

Best song these guys have done!! and the guy who was the kid in 'Witness' with Harrison Ford, Class!!

[@MixedRogueKhorri]

this takes me back .......high school and joyriding with a crushed pack of smokes

[@robertalexander9365]

This song cures cancer.

[@jakefeingold1126]

i like how at the end hes like "if your heart was dying that fast id have done the same as you". hes saying that it was the right decision to marry her husband because she needed to save herself

[@Ellieways]

Jake Feingold Uh... I don't think that's what he was saying bro.

[@jamesstokley6476]

Jake Feingold fuck yall

[@CheziahKatt]

@@Ellieways your reading comprehension sucks. "everybody will ask what became of you. Your heart was dying fast - you didn't know what to do. (...) If their hearts were dying that fast they'd have done the same as you. I would've done the same as you." Is literally the lyrics.

[@silntwaves]

I love these guys man.. wish they were more popular.

[@LanfearDrake]

Amazing song.

[@jgonsuron]

I wish I had gone seen them before Chris Walla left.

[@elliottsimo3523]

So, after years I finally come back to this band. My siblings always listened to this music when I was a lot younger, so it's sort of become a part of me. I don't remember many songs but the ones I do resonate with me.

[@uvp5000]

What your special someone is going through is not uncommon. Sometimes we teach ourselves lessons in this fashion. Having gone through something like this more than once myself, it is quite painful to either slip away or, worse yet, watch someone you love deeply slip away absent the self-awareness you wished they had about their actions and feelings. Sometimes, we cannot explain this dynamic to our loved ones and have to teach ourselves our own lessons about life and love.

[@UnkleAce]

first time i heard it, loved it

[@Bryce_Hall]

🙂

[@parrishcpd]

AtI actually draw parallels between Weurthing Heights and Candiade by Voltaire. It seems that the protagonist 'Cath' is looking for the best of all possible worlds.

[@joshuagillotte8218]

She holds her smile, like someone would hold a crying child. That's fucking deep

[@caramason56]

Awesome band and brilliant tune 😊🎶❤️😊🎶❤️

[@nickybigg1773]

Beautiful song. Leaves you wanting more.

[@SevenSeaman]

glad you found that - wherever it is that you did. beautiful.

[@JamesR1986]

Is it weird that this reminds me of Someone Like You? Both are torn between their desire to be with someone, (out of their love) and their desire for that loved one to be happy.

[@hiimjosh868]

My favourite death cab song!! For some reason this one resonates with me

[@kyrstinstoneking4165]

One of my favorite songs, off of one of my favorite albums

[@psychicbyinternet]

One of those rare music videos that actually tells the story of the song instead of just making something that looks cool or that uses vague symbolism. I like it. When Gibbard sings "you said your vows and closed the door on so many men who would have loved you more" I think of the couple closing the door of their car and driving away from the church while the guy Cath loves is watching them go and Cath stares back from the car.

[@darryle.5420]

They go through with it. And it hurts.

[@EadsB7002]

Yes it does. I did just that...

[@sickmike0739]

Song brings back some really deep feels from the past. Some people I want to remember but some times id love to forget.

[@factsofmatter6513]

God these drums tho

[@amirlal3386]

The notes of music look like raindrops The notes on a page remain silent Until we makes the sound come alive Our love can outlast time I know it’s been awhile

[@ithyrial]

Nice to know that people are still listening to music like this. :)

[@Lawyernakmuay]

I remember listening to this song while running down Santa Monica beach in 2010 after finding out my husband had an emotional affair with someone, deep in my own head and thinking about what I should do. We got married so young. And I was still so young. And this song reached into my soul and pulled out the feeling I had that I might spend the rest of my life missing out on the life I wanted more out of some sense of duty to stick by the first person I'd fallen for. It gave me the perspective to leave. Some part of me knows I made the decision already by the end of the first time I heard this song. And then I became who I needed and wanted to be, and then I eventually found the one I was meant to be with. I still feel like that college version of me being held in comfort by this song, like future me is looking back at past me through this song and nodding, "yes, you're going to be happy if you leave, it will be ok, I promise".

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

96.5

[@BritSherman]

The song echoes the book "Wuthering Heights". The song (and book) are about a girl marrying the "right" man, who will take care of her and give her the dream of a better life, but she's in love with a guy who's broke/poorly-mannered.

[@awaygirl23]

my father died few days ago. and i love listening to this. this song reminds me of my friend whose dad passed away a few years ago. her name was cath. the lyrics has no connection to my dad passing away, but it seem that this is my comfort song right now.

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

they remind me of the Go Betweens but without the subtlety of feeling - but these go for the wall-of-sound arrangements. That Athol Guy lookalike bloke can write like a gopher - always digging a hole.

[@maverickcommunication]

The drummer does a great job on this track

[@celyncontrare452]

Beautiful song, so cool that Beth Riesgraf was the bride. :D She's awesome.

[@badoocee1967]

When this song made it's debut, it seemed reminiscent of another song I had already known...from somewhere in the past...and yet it was wholly new to me.

[@skyyy9603]

i need this song to go viral in 2024

[@theethos5181]

They burst this classic out at Splendour In The Grass this year #sitg2015

[@GonzoDr78]

Existential loneliness is that which feels internally that love is not a lie. When in fact the man in this case knows that his love was never his but will never get over his ability to sequester her heart. For he believes it was real and what she get's after him is only second rate.

[@2degucitas]

They guy sitting nervous in the pew is none other than the kid in "Witness".

[@HighPlainsDrifter53]

Sad story. Wuthering Heights is a typical English tale, about the need for titles and status at the expense of our hearts and happiness. English culture can be brutally cold.

[@paulseylv]

Awesome comment thanks - means alot P.P.M.

[@hmac7187]

Perfect combination of old and new death cab

[@jayyoung5423]

Briallance, pure gold.

[@art.hropod]

240p? why?

[@timothyfloogle]

Time before hd

[@rockettlaunch1675]

Confucious say man who fart in church sits in his own pew

[@kwin45]

BWA-hahahaHA-! Nice one

[@motownbo9396]

Yes, but man who pee in cash register finds it runs into money.

[@willardarmbruster8111]

Yes. And man who goes to bed with itchy heiny wake up with smelly finger.

[@jenscrappymiller8338]

Oh yes the man who stands on toilet is high on pot

[@kathymyers7279]

Rockett Launch omgooooooood

[@tomatoface12]

I just saw them live on Monday. Absolutely amazing. They performed this so well.

[@oof1307]

the guy who passionately kissed Beth is one lucky guy!!!

[@flgaterz]

Who is Beth?

[@oof1307]

Beth is the lovely gal who portrayed t h e b ri de i n t h i s v i de o

[@flgaterz]

Ok, thx

[@rafaelbellidocardenas3675]

my favourite band after The National.... please come to Barcelona.

[@allyc8904]

I love Ben Gibbard! Love everything he does. Alexa never plays this song when I play this seed. So that's why I'm here.

[@davidgolden916]

Your always living someone else's dreams ~ 420 The drums and guitar rhythmn!!!

[@chrismayer319]

My daughter's wedding song back then

[@JohnnyWunderboy2]

Wasn't that guy the first architect from Inception

[@Jeff-lx4vx]

JohnnyWunderboy2 Yep. Good eye

[@ekuhn44]

+10x The King Mufasa Was …Lucas Haas, was the little kid in Witness, was in Mars Attacks, and most importantly one of Leonardo DiCaprio's best friends and a prominent member of the Pussy Posse

[@CADdesignr]

Ben Gibbard is the GOAT lyricist !

[@PrinczB669otto]

still jamming to this

[@lurchbag1671]

When this guy tells me to relax, I'm relaxing 0:50

[@smittyjje]

Benjamin Gibbard is so far and away the best lyricist ever it's like Michael Jordan. Every single one of his songs is written with depth and creativity. It's seriously amazing how underrated what he has done is

[@chuckyoder5292]

Is that Lukas Haas?

[@klkeesutube]

Masterful construction and deconstruction.

[@DankPeezy]

My whole life is very abstract. I can't quite explain what this song does to me.

[@jonatasm.desousa7668]

Long time listening, I'll never get tired

[@A1B2C3D7]

this is the best fan made music video ive ever seen

[@claartshingle]

It isn't fan-made

[@hsnzmx]

Is that guy from Inception?

[@maninahole]

@maninahole ... because i was too much of a coward. The night i slept behind my ex girlfriends back i discoverd this band and they remind me of everything that i did wrong but at the same time i discovered them at the same time as i learnt a life lesson. I'm an asshole but i'm now wiser for it. Look after your loved ones better than i did even when things get rough. That's love.

[@loopy6idol]

My favorite DCFC song!! Can't wait to see you guys again when you come back to Boston in April!!

[@jacobspace]

oh man the feels...

[@peterjmizzi]

I love this song, its got the best drum rhythm ever 8)

[@WithMyLittleSpoon]

@the4thhorseman You are confused, the message & video, states she traded money for love, it states she married because she had a broken heart, and he would of done the same thing!!!!! This is truly an enigma but a great one*****Salute Ciao:)*:)

[@brg27]

@shamusolarry you are not the only one, and great observation!!

[@alorisoctober9939]

this song makes me levitate

[@toxicwhorestar]

the regrets of rushing into marriage with "a good candidate" rather than someone you care about out of simple fear of being alone.

[@FormallyCrippled]

to the core

[@julissamijares4996]

Ugh I love these dudes

[@TheFixedLens]

Beautiful song

[@paulseylv]

Going right to Kate Bush Wuthering Heights after this..the original version. Two great songs back to back!