im 25 years old and bright eyes has been my favorite band since i was 12. i thought i would never get the chance to hear a bright eyes song for the first time again in my life (after people's key dropped when i was 17)-- but somehow, this song escaped me. i was doing pretty badly today; trauma and melancholy were weighing very heavily on me. i stumbled upon this and am filled with joy with a pleasure i thought i would never experience again: hearing a bright eyes song for the first time. i feel so much lighter. thank you.
@courtneymyers37092 жыл бұрын
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@asmahism2 жыл бұрын
Its been 3 years but how excited were you when Down in the Weeds came out? There’s a silent connection Bright Eyes fans have and I hope you’re doing well and life is treating you with kindness and love.
@The_Farwall Жыл бұрын
This is my first time hearing Conor sing this, 4 years after you did. I don't know what "Amos House Collection, Vol 2" is so I guess I have to track that down now.
@deagle50ae10 ай бұрын
I'm 38 - been listening to Bright eyes since high school. Fevers and Mirrors saved my life when things were far beyond what I could handle. I still love them to this day. Connor Oberst will always hold a very very special place in my heart.
@SuhHeeJun10 ай бұрын
@@deagle50ae 30 now. Five years since my comment - that’s crazy. During that time I finally got to see them on tour. Cried the whole time. Can’t believe we got another album after all these years.
@DakotaBahney12 жыл бұрын
i have a tattoo that says "when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather." it always helps remind me that i'm gonna be alright no matter what happens. this song brings me an enormous amount of comfort.
@cxrloss76536 жыл бұрын
Its about god who else can take all you worrys away
@feversandmirrors6 жыл бұрын
i don't exist anymore i have "no lies, just love" :-)
@rachelr33243 жыл бұрын
I have a yellow bird tattooed on me from Poison Oak
@owenicewater97042 жыл бұрын
@@cxrloss7653 Conor did not write this about God, which if you’ve any of his albums, should be pretty apparent. He wrote this about his father. Just wanted to clear that up.
@juliacarol24172 жыл бұрын
Just when I think I know every bright eyes song, I find another and it brings me to tears. This man leaves me breathless and I can’t explain the feeling I get from this song.
@The_Farwall Жыл бұрын
I'm having that experience right now, somehow I've never heard this before.
@feversandmirrors15 жыл бұрын
this is perfection. this is the song his dad gets to listen to knowing that it was written about him
@elrancho87006 жыл бұрын
connor oberst was secretly the greatest poet of all time
@feversandmirrors6 жыл бұрын
road 2 joy IS** he is the greatest poet of all time.
@sarahstogner19806 жыл бұрын
IS* severely the greatest poet
@PikasPieces4 жыл бұрын
Its not secret. Well, at lest not to me.
@BrokenatBest14 жыл бұрын
Nothing compares to Bright Eyes in the morning. Nothing.
@parkerd21547 жыл бұрын
The only way to really listen to bright eyes is alone
@youtublver7 жыл бұрын
The amount of times I've tried to explain that to people is exhausting.
@kungfujiujitsufliptrick48327 жыл бұрын
You mean drunk and alone.
@jefflangenberg24117 жыл бұрын
Triangl3D Printing you speak the truth. I like being alone and to travel the world with my thoughts but I'm told that is detrimental to my socal life :/
@markwest42305 жыл бұрын
me rn
@DavidKlausa5 жыл бұрын
Yes, for the first many times. Then you share your good taste with a new friend and can both sing along, it's magic.
@amberheckman290812 жыл бұрын
I've learned to stop thinking I've found his greatest song every time I listen to one.
@hafizjiwanta61736 жыл бұрын
Last saturday I stood in your entry way That place where we used to wait For cars to carry us away Like once in this storm, they drove me and justin home The music was just being born It was all I was longing for Now im on a plane Off singin my songs again, oh please dont think ill of it Cause its the reason I exists But you, youre the crutch of a cripple You're the calm of a conscience You're the peace that I have found When all these voices talk too loud you are quietly reassuring me With the hands of a healer And the tongue of a teacher Its your voice that I have known To be the first one on the phone Yeah, you ran all the lights to the hospital So don't you say to me That life's a trap The future is nothing but a tragedy 'Cos I'll be out of that window Yeah, I'll start wishing to die again Just say we're not walking backwards, kid And show me to the door And I'll walk behind Out into the hot sunlight Where the world's very much alive Even when I close my eyes Well, should I admit That my promise is counterfeit That I'm careless and childish And that's all I can hope to be And would you concede That I think only of myself I refuse everybody's help Who has been reaching out for me Well, you reach with the soul of a sailor And the swing of a miner You have cleared the rock away Leaving gold there in its place And it is more than anyone could claim Oh, with the sense of a banker And with the touch of a tailor You saved this life for me And you have sown it to beauty And I am grateful now and I will always be So would you sing with me The song is all I know Some truths are told now only in a melody So I've been writing a new one Yeah, I've been taking my time with it It's gonna be so perfect It's gonna hold all of us inside of it You will see If you just add your harmony I think it would be complete And be worthy of singing Becomes a symphony Yeah, you're the cool of the water You're the start of the summer Keep me still like a anchor In a storm you're the cellar When I'm heavy with worry make me light as a feather When I'm deafened by anger you're the song I remember With the grace of a dancer and the strength of a pillar When I'm starving to suffer you just fill me with laughter You're a poet And a saint You are the only one I choose to imitate Oh, like the love of a father through the eye of a camera It's this picture I have seen We're on a sloping hill of green And you are walking there beside me
@AlyssaJaneVolta14 жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite song by Bright Eyes. So beautiful, so moving, just wonderful in every way. This song makes me feel so sentimental and emotional. The way he crafts the words to flow so well is a work of a pure genius. I love you Conor Oberst :) The best lyricist we have seen since Bob Dylan.
@The_Farwall Жыл бұрын
I'm aghast that I've never heard this before, I've been listening to anything Bright Eyes or Cursive or Commander Venus I could scrape together across the internet for 25 years now and this is new today somehow.
@onlyadot4 жыл бұрын
drunk and alone at 4am when bright eyes is most relatable.
@b.d.85427 жыл бұрын
this deserves so much more than a thumbs up.
@garylindsay349 жыл бұрын
I love Bob Dylan, I have all his albums from the 60's and 70's, and they are great. The same for Leonard Cohen, who at his best is just so beautiful. I think Conor Oberst dances at the same level, and may be better than both of the great masters.
@kennethguitarfiend44936 жыл бұрын
Gary Lindsay I get yr point but Dylan....? Really?
@kennethguitarfiend44936 жыл бұрын
Better???
@kennethguitarfiend44936 жыл бұрын
Oh, I adore Conor...
@MrPernell276 жыл бұрын
Not better but given another 15 years he certainly could be. I've been lucky enough to see Dylan 52( and i have every album and bootleg) times, Cohen 3 times and Connor Oberst 9 times. He is by far a better performer and musician than both of them.
@dreamernotsleeper6 жыл бұрын
Same thought
@freedom_mayor4 жыл бұрын
posted 12 years ago. wow. weird that i've been coming back to this same video through out the years since i was in high school ten years ago. also hi Seth, and Aidan or Arin. lol surely you guys will see this, since this is the only way to even listen to this song.
@jonahshriver33584 жыл бұрын
You don't know me, but Hi John.
@brittleeperkins15 жыл бұрын
This is one of his most beautiful songs. I listen to it all the time and the words give me chills.
@adipocere19152 жыл бұрын
Only a few songs can send chills down my body and bring me to tears. I’ve been a bright eyes fan for 2 years now and have been listening to their music nonstop since becoming a fan. I however only discovered this song today and it is by far the most beautiful love song I’ve ever heard.
@AlyssaJaneVolta14 жыл бұрын
This song seems like it wasn't written by a human being, it seems like it's in its own category, it's its own world, it's its own universe, its own life. It's so beautiful it's unbelievable, the way it makes me feel is beyond words. Conor Oberst has touched me in a way no other musician ever has, I will always be partial to him and his talent is a gift that just keeps giving :)
@bunny.elixir6 жыл бұрын
AlyssaJaneVolta agreeeeeee
@thenyel18 жыл бұрын
that is such is fucking great song. I'm so happy Bright Eyes is so underrated that I can enjoy them all to my self.
@robnsn24447 жыл бұрын
Daniel Morel you're happy they're underrated because it makes you feel special?
@thenyel17 жыл бұрын
Yes @lucisays, You're exactly right. I love meeting 1 out of 300 ppl that i meet that knows who Bright Eyes are/is.
@sophie6009 жыл бұрын
this is one of my favorite songs by him and i can't exactly place why that is but there's just something so lovely about it
@antisuicideoverdose7 жыл бұрын
Never stop making music..... Never stop.
@cxrloss76536 жыл бұрын
The day i meet cory talor he said dont stop listing i wont stop maging its
@acousticlukas2615 жыл бұрын
"You're the crutch of a cripple, you're the calm of a conscience, you're the peace that I have found." "You're the cool of the water, you're the start of the summer, keep me still like an anchor, in the storm you're the cellar, when I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather, when I'm deafened by anger, you're the song I remember." Most powerful and beautiful lyrics/poetry I have ever been exposed to.
@astridvvv96622 жыл бұрын
It's on another level. Who did he write this about?
@owenicewater9704 Жыл бұрын
@@astridvvv9662He wrote it about his father :)
@darkened938 жыл бұрын
DAMN. i am overwhelmed by this......
@emilymontague85506 жыл бұрын
Every line is a poem in itself. This is a stunning song.
@oltiousgoinham11 жыл бұрын
I always come back to this song.. same mindset everytime.
@feversandmirrors6 жыл бұрын
oltiousgoinham same.
@DakotaBahney13 жыл бұрын
I just got a tattoo of "When I'm heavy with worry, make me light as a feather" on my arm.
@LyndzeeiiVespetine10 жыл бұрын
This song is beautifully written I adore Bright Eyes
@cxrloss76536 жыл бұрын
Its conor he is the best
@hesserstarr14 жыл бұрын
i really love this.. right now this makes me want to live even longer
@pal_clips Жыл бұрын
found this song during computer time in the psych ward. one of the few bright eyes songs i hadn't heard before. speaks for itself really
@feversandmirrors14 жыл бұрын
like the love of a father, through the eye of a camera it's this picture i have seen, we're on a sloping hill of green, and you are walking there beside me. this song gives me an epiphany each time i hear it.
@JjUuGsGtAiLnO15 жыл бұрын
This is the sweetest stuff ever to exist. The sweetest, most beautiful, precious, truest, bluest, lovely, lovely. He said my naaame
@leocarlier45686 жыл бұрын
how lovely it would be to have a short conversation with this guy about life and stuff
@sininhos.56635 жыл бұрын
you saved this life for me and you have sown it to beauty, and i am grateful now and i will always be (thanks for everything you've done for me. for listening to me, for being there for me, for letting me be part of your life. Thanks for that call, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. I miss you like hell)
@feversandmirrors15 жыл бұрын
you know this is the best song in the world?
@damian12926 ай бұрын
listening to this is like seeing an old friend.......... i love u bright eyes...........now then and forever
@seveninthemorning13 жыл бұрын
oh my god. i thought i knew all released bright eyes songs. and now i found this. this is perfect
@Klemons1215 жыл бұрын
Definately in my top 5 favorite conor oberst songs. The lyrics are so piercingly beautiful.
@hannahsmith45208 жыл бұрын
It's perfect.
@johnalliemorrisonmusic71628 жыл бұрын
does Conor know he is the father in our hearts when we hear this song....
@misshoney3337 жыл бұрын
i hope so.. i really do
@xinthisdiaryx5 жыл бұрын
Nope... I love Conor but my old man is the only man I choose to imitate
@lucasrittner2 ай бұрын
I could be in a wonderful mood and this song would still make me cry
@embee53759 жыл бұрын
I'll be out of that window, I'll start wishing to die again... Just say we're not walking backwards, kid.
@TWOTHIRTYS3V3N6 жыл бұрын
This song cuts so deep into my soul.. It's my thoughts... My feelings.. My life, perfectly expressed. I'm a much too broken man, and she's my one and only love.. I hate bringing her down.. But I'm much too weak to do this without her. :'(
@ChristDrew12 жыл бұрын
This song will never cease to stun me. Its almost too perfect. How does he write this stuff? He wrote the song " when the president talks to god", but Connor, obviously you and a higher power converse on a regular basis!
@se814110 жыл бұрын
this song is like a sunrise made into noise i guess
@ryanjavierortega85136 жыл бұрын
I think your Comment is the best description I've read of Bright Eyes. (I also think your following of Rule 17 of The Elements of Style is great!)
@noras77736 жыл бұрын
Beautiful comment
@emilymontague85506 жыл бұрын
Couldn't put it better
@se81416 жыл бұрын
years later, I always come back to this song usually to cry lmao
@se81414 жыл бұрын
and still. ♡ always
@fancypants2543 жыл бұрын
I used to sing this for an ex, now she's gone, oh well, at least the song remains.
@nathanielcollins525311 жыл бұрын
Conor, you are the only one i choose to immitate
@shootmewithawatergun11 жыл бұрын
please don't do anything reckless. just think of the lovely things in good light. don't regret, and don't do anything you'll regret. beauty is everywhere, it will come, it will pass, and new forms of it will come across. i probably sound really cheesy, but just don't be ignorant or reckless. conor's music should help you heal and not feel so alone.
@Masteryre12 жыл бұрын
Uploaded a live version of this from Seattle in 2001 (the first time he ever played it, I believe) to my profile if anyone hasn't heard that before, t'wasn't on youtube anywhere.
@lucysinclaire27413 жыл бұрын
Thanks you saved my life
@angels-in-the-impala-435010 жыл бұрын
Nice velcro shoes Conor. Haha ;)
@Beaverhead1008 жыл бұрын
This song sounds like it was recorded in his basement, but I kind of like that.
@Cbyrnes938 жыл бұрын
It was actually recorded in a hotel bathroom!
@cornwaytitty15258 жыл бұрын
How do you know this information?
@carlstrunz25807 жыл бұрын
It's written on the lyric sheet of the Noise Floor LP
@TheBoxcarkidz14 жыл бұрын
Most amazing song ever. Most truest-bluest ever
@selaraye55677 жыл бұрын
It's like pure nostalgia
@morgylalala13 жыл бұрын
you ran all the lights to the hospital
@puckboy9 Жыл бұрын
wow. what a beautiful song!
@woodlockflick14367 жыл бұрын
He confesses his weaknesses and admits love is strength
@feversandmirrors15 жыл бұрын
this is seriously the most beautiful song in the world. and yes the cool of the water part is the best part of the song. it's so beautiful it hurts my heart. i wish conor and bright eyes would do more of this for his next album he's working on in omaha, don't get me wrong i LOVE LOVE LOVE cassadaga, but i feel like that is more of conor oberst and the mystic valley band; while bright eyes should stick to this stuff. he's such a beautiful, talented, amazingly intelligent lyricist.
@ishensarabia56197 жыл бұрын
You're a poet and a saint you're the only one I choose to imitate
@WickedNights15 жыл бұрын
yeah, it is
@skifullydone816510 ай бұрын
What a great song!
@leslie2023 Жыл бұрын
He is amazing
@marystretcher92863 жыл бұрын
He's so little 🥺
@channelforEva13 жыл бұрын
this is so beautiful
@leslie2023 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@garylindsay3413 жыл бұрын
I am new to Bright Eyes and love this song. From what I've picked up the two hidden tracks on Noisefloor appear to be the best ones. Am I wrong and which other songs from Noisefloor (if any) are in this andHungry for a holiday 's league. Thanlks.
@jurre94303 жыл бұрын
Lonely night
@MikeAndIke21712 жыл бұрын
It looks like Conor is wearing two shoes meant for broken feet.
@SawTheRub4 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder what exactly makes him want to put so much into just one song!
@bloodSCARSandMCR14 жыл бұрын
Conor Oberst, I do believe I love you. xx
@glengayy23177 жыл бұрын
Why is Connor wearing Velcro sneakers?
@hgielarx0x11 жыл бұрын
the 2 people who disliked this don't have ears
@tintinnabulationnnn11 жыл бұрын
i don't mean to argue, but i think this is about his dad -- or at least, i interpret it as much. everyone is right to their own opinion; albeit, whenever i think of my own father, i think of this one song. one could argue his dad is his higher power. however, i think it's best to leave this as the perfect "father's day" song. as before, not trying to fight. always glad to see different viewpoints. without different opinions, life would be boring.
@xinthisdiaryx5 жыл бұрын
He sang this song on Father’s Day and before he sang it he said this song is about his father.
@lexi4126912 жыл бұрын
its so beautiful...
@naomipereza4 жыл бұрын
como lo quiero, es gran inspiración para mí
@mijadreams34863 жыл бұрын
my hearts freshly broken again :D
@klkool113 жыл бұрын
@sammiemadison Buy the Nosie Floor Rarities Vinyl. It's a hidden track, along with "Hungry for a Holiday"
@americannightmare21097 жыл бұрын
I listen to this at least 10 times a day
@crazybeauty8612 жыл бұрын
Made me cry... astounding
@noneofyoucanspell11 жыл бұрын
i can see your halo
@feversandmirrors13 жыл бұрын
still love this
@tairyn12313 жыл бұрын
i have never been able to dl this song...anyone have a link, etc??
@cxrloss76536 жыл бұрын
The enemy wants us to be sad after ifound God the song was different in my mind
@kennethguitarfiend44936 жыл бұрын
Übercool as always... primal scream T-shirt
@nathanielfinn7911 Жыл бұрын
still gives me the fucking chills
@alexman2489314 жыл бұрын
where do you download it ?
@marcusakathecommonwealthco6373 жыл бұрын
Ps u said. Another desaparacidos album we WANT BEEPBEEP
@cxrloss76536 жыл бұрын
I love anthing conor he got me trew ups and downs i tol him that when i meet him i s nuck up behind him and huged him it kinda scared him a hug and a hand shake
@vvalpal Жыл бұрын
conor oberst is truly a gifted artist
@cheyennefile99310 жыл бұрын
This song is too fuckin perfect
@ChristDrew11 жыл бұрын
I wasn't really making a statement about the subject of the song, only praising Connors divine powers as a songwriter.
@Masteryre12 жыл бұрын
Same... although I do think this may be his greatest song :/
@yourlipsarerubyred12 жыл бұрын
LOVE
@yourlipsarerubyred12 жыл бұрын
forever
@anastassjaa4 жыл бұрын
my heart
@superduperbros13 жыл бұрын
It be like that
@leslie2023 Жыл бұрын
❤
@dannischanmier39477 жыл бұрын
good at 1.25 speed as well
@TheLatinokid133 жыл бұрын
Sad boi hours
@wickkidda14 жыл бұрын
he looks like an anime character
@feversandmirrors6 жыл бұрын
wickkidda a sexy af one.
@lucasvidana82366 жыл бұрын
Is there any ladies listing that are from Seattle?