Escapism [ slowed + reverb ]

Steven Universe
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[@strawbodawarbo]

why does it just feel so much sadder when it’s slowed down

[@facelessdrone]

You already know the answer...

[@joeljacques3635]

The key change also does a lot

[@innuwu152]

I don't know, for me, it just feels...like something indescribable, but it's not sad.

[@theshimmereffect3506]

Because you are forced to linger on the notes much longer

[@ATum9369]

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[@bethanyy7568]

*Let me guess, this isn’t your first time here*

[@naomigwolfe8112]

Nope never even heard this song before hahaha

[@chaitea3726]

has never heard this song before: “baby i’m not even here, i’m a hallucination 👩🏻‍🦯”

[@naomigwolfe8112]

@@chaitea3726 haha lol

[@azkazf7318]

It is :)

[@azkazf7318]

now it isn't :)

[@joshuarulezdawurld]

This made me feel an emotion that didn't exist It hits different at 4-6 am too

[@facelessdrone]

It does exist, every emotion you feel is specific to you, and all of them are real

[@joshuarulezdawurld]

@@facelessdrone oh. Cool :)

[@rainstorm937boi9]

This hits way more different when it is raining with the Christmas lights on in your room while playing it on speaker

[@zachboi1639]

bro im literally listening to this at 6 am rn i just did a all nighter

[@TKK64]

yeah

[@kink8513]

this feels like this one time when I was young. I was 13 and my parents never let me go out with friends. but then my half sister who was 19 came into my life and I felt like I had so many opportunities I could just take. my sister went to this one hotel where people used the pool and it was closed but her and her friends snook in and chilled there. I asked my parents if I could go but they obviously said no. but for some reason, for the first time ever, that didn't stop me. I called an uber and told my parents I was going out with my brother. so I took him, and went to the uber. I was holding his hand because this was the first time I was in a car with a complete stranger. we got there and I saw my sister light up when she saw me. there was food and snacks and towels for us. we swam for hours. the night crawled and it felt cold, but the pool heated up and it was perfect. my head felt light and fuzzy, but the type of lightness after laughing too hard at a joke or during a car ride back home from riding roller coasters all day at an amusement park. soft music, happy laughter, and rustling water. I was the only one in the pool. I went to the deep side, where the only pool light shined through. I took a deep breath and went underwater. I was good at holding my breath so I was able to stay underwater for at least forty seconds. and in those forty seconds, floating in the dim light under the night sky, I felt free. my body felt light and I looked up, I wasn't scared, I wasn't scared of getting yelled at. I got to feel whatever I felt during that day without a worry. I felt problem less, I felt relieved, satisfied, happy. Like after a presenting a huge project without managing to stutter or say something wrong, like telling someone important news and things go down smoothly, like being able to live without worrying. I felt that feeling, but only for those forty seconds. if I had the choice to leave everything behind, my life, my friends, my parents, my own sister, to just feel what I felt in those forty seconds underwater again, I would. without a doubt, I would.

[@literallyaflower]

This makes me all fuzzy and warm inside, thank you.

[@kink8513]

@@literallyaflower of course. we all just need to breathe and relax for a while.

[@kathrannn]

This made me sob a little bit because I’ve had a very similar experience and I’d give anything to experience it again.

[@kaliecrews5854]

This....this right here, is beautiful.

[@averyj9509]

I felt like this when I walked outside in the snow at 2am and just sat there for 10 minutes to be by myself. To feel just a tiny bit free

[@ripwarheart]

out of all the shows that we watch i gotta say su has by far the best soundtrack

[@cam4034]

Adventure time imo

[@lucianaarnoletto7057]

what about kipo tho

[@rodneykim6872]

Correction Rebecca sugar has the best soundtrack after all she was a big part of adventure times soundtrack too

[@dawnting_]

fr

[@hman4310]

no adventure time and su rival each other but Rebecca sugar plays a huge role both shows' soundtracks so you should say rebecca sugar creates the best soundtracks.

[@ipsonmin]

shit man, i used to listen to su songs and they reminded me of a special someone i used to be with. just revisiting it and with the nostalgia man

[@aqua_draws6915]

me too bro...me too

[@wylketh]

10 months later, I hope you’re doing well. How’s it going?

[@marinasplanet255]

are you okay?

[@ATum9369]

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[@ATum9369]

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[@caroxoxo]

i want to give all of you in the comment section, and all of you reading this, a big hug. you deserve all the happiness in the world.

[@Lauren-cm5ip]

This little comment made me start crying, thank you so much

[@milkforsleep2400]

this genuinely gave me a big smile on my face :)

[@swagbucksjester5706]

Thank you 💖

[@sarahnewton1]

So do you!

[@clydestuff3199]

Here'ss a rose 🌹

[@Karmaz3ro]

I remember listening to this song a lot after it came out, I had a big emotional attachment to it because it worded what I’ve been feeling for the past few years, I just want to be free, I want to be my own person, I want to live my own life to the fullest without anyone trying to hold me back but, I’m still just a kid, so I’m still here but I will leave from here, eventually to live the way I want to.

[@dramsnndbr3169]

This is a big mood

[@luv_shirleyx]

@potato Bruh you just said everything that I've been thinking in this one comment.

[@ojhudgins7326]

hello! unless you're in an abusive household, please cherish your childhood. adulthood sucks, and you're more likely to commit suicide in your adulthood for obvious reasons. please don't call your parents 'awful' (footnote: unless they're abusive, you deserve to call them awful in that case) because they are trying their best to raise you. scared of being spoiled? hate to break it to you, but calling your parents awful when they commit everything to you (refer to footnote) is kind of being spoiled. please.

[@ourloveisgreat1398]

@@ojhudgins7326 they never mentioned anything about their parents though. and you don't really know their home life, so dk why you're mentioning the spoiled part.

[@meia2076]

@@ojhudgins7326 Don’t tell someone how to feel. you know absolutely nothing about them or their parents and that’s gross to sit there and invalidate them. Idk why you brought of half of the things in your comment that you did…

[@maddxm_]

this song reminds me of how strong i am for finally leaving an abusive house hold.

[@MantisBk]

Ok

[@arcadialyrics]

@@MantisBk what's your problem >:(

[@MantisBk]

@@arcadialyrics xd

[@shed9298]

I'm so proud of you

[@nayathorne6273]

I'm very proud of you. That must've been a horrible situation for you. You leaving proves that you are strong.

[@aki-yd6pi]

I turn 14 today. Listening to this songs just minutes after turning 14, really makes me grateful for what I have and how lucky I am to be born into an amazing family.

[@mintylol19]

Happy birthday!

[@ravexhibeat]

This comment.. thx. N happy belated birthday 😇😇

[@ATum9369]

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[@ATum9369]

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[@mewzer_]

happy late birthday :)

[@etps4444]

Y'know what I like about this so much? It's quiet. It's peaceful. It feels like a soft, warm smile in a moment where you let yourself be, well, yourself. It's like warm water at the beach, washing up against your skin as you stare up at the blue sky and the fluffy white clouds, with no sound other than the lapping of waves, seagulls and the wind in your ears. It's like walking along the road in your neighborhood. You know the way like the back of your hand, and the sight of sunlight and the sounds of rustling leaves and birdsong are just so comforting. It's those small moments of freedom, where you actually feel alive for once and don't have to pretend. You can actually feel happy. :)

[@etps4444]

@@Puiteii8427 Haha, I'm used to typing a lot of stuff. My fingers are fine. :p

[@patchworkah]

couldn’t describe it better

[@kur085]

sorry for the drama but I really feel very identified with this song ... At school I shouldn't teach a single doubt because everyone is looking for me and then my parents ... They say they will take me to a psychologist but I must not have a single hope, they are lying as always ... I would like a family that understands me, that loves me ... I hate how miserable my life is, only living based on screams and cries ... insults and parents telling me that I will not achieve anything and yelling at me I want to get out of here... "I would like to be free ..." ☹︎

[@Evelyn-so8kx]

I feel you..😔😔

[@oliverzwatermelongum]

i will adopt you!

[@oliverzwatermelongum]

@@Evelyn-so8kx and u!

[@alexsacc8910]

Hey.. it’s going to get better and you’re going to be free, happy, and all around.. in a waaaay better life than where you are, you’re incredibly strong for just being here. I’m grateful for reading about someone as strong will powered and awesome as you, thank you. Please stay safe dude

[@Julia-vg3gc]

@@oliverzwatermelongum Can we raise em together? ❤️😃

[@sick_koffeen]

*_Why do I feel so much pain and nostalgia with such a short and beautiful minute tune?_*

[@ATum9369]

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[@ooshley]

god the echo makes it much more sadder

[@HanakoAtheastus]

could you do the ruby + sapphire song?The one that's the one where Garnet explains ruby and sapphires story on how how they met?

[@BigZaddyNav]

Something entirely new?

[@Mallirock23]

tysm for making this i love it 😻

[@eeno2882]

thanks ❤️

[@dyingstarrr]

This song reminds me of when I was at the beach late at night with my two friends and we were all alone and we began to finally open up to eachother about our deepest worried and regrets and grudges that we didn’t want to admit. We all began to cry and we all just held eachother letting it all out. We even screamed some of our secrets to the sea cuz no one was around to hear our cries. It’s was so freeing to finally let out all my emotions and thoughts that had been eating at me for months. I told them about the boy I had loved. I told them about how I fear that my brother will grow to resent me, and I told them about how I don’t know who I really am and I’m in this lost space in my mind that has no direction to go and that I am truly terrified of the future. i wish I could relive that night all over again. We went to the beach again today. I hadn’t seen then in months. Jennie and Sereina. You’ll never see this. But I love you both so so much. Thank you for everything

[@sadhbh09]

They seem like such amazing people, and im so proud of you for being able to open up. Keep going

[@Elsa-ob2co]

I saw it and I would have love to experience that

[@ThatKidFresh777]

@@sadhbh09 thank you for sharing ❤

[@jacobprice8101]

you will see them soon

[@marinasplanet255]

i love this! Thanks for sharing with us

[@lukewarmfishwater]

I'd rather be... Free~ 🥺💖

[@pearl_universe5579]

Free ee eee

[@pearl_universe5579]

Freee

[@Moon-ol7hk]

@@pearl_universe5579 from here...

[@jay4424]

This reminds me of my old friend gabby, I still hate myself so much for stop being her friend. I had the best sleepovers at her house and I just remember us being up at 3 am sneaking outside and running around her backyard, I would do anything to go back to that feeling of being scared yet feeling so free. The darkness surrounding me and feeling a bit scared but she was always right beside me, the air blowing in my face and the moon shining. My feet were frozen in the grass and I was truely terrified. Being scared of every little noise in the woods or grass. But she was always there laughing so hard, we laughed till we peed ourselves, literally. We even ran around her neighborhood in the pitch black, a dog would bark at us and we would run so fast down the road. We would freak ourselves out so much by pointing out random stuff on trees that “look like a body” when it was nothing. Then always running a lap around her house then running back to her deck and panting for air and she was always in front of me wanting to go take a lap around again. She would laugh at my jokes, she would do stupid stuff like I would do, she did everything stupid you could possibly do with me. Then we would run inside and “sleep” for like 5 minutes and she would always get off her bed and harass me for 2 minutes to go outside when I’m literally half asleep. And I would always agree to it, and I’m so glad that I always agreed because I just knew to myself back then that I would always remember it and it would be a good memorie, and of course I was right. I always remember her mom being up all night in the garage smoking, we would run around and get terrified by something stupid and run in the garage and tell her mom about it, of course her mom would say it’s fine but yet encourage us to do something more stupid. Then we would go do the stupid thing and we always would come back smiling, laughing and running. I wish I could just go back to those warm/cold summer nights with gabby.

[@oliverzwatermelongum]

Aw :(

[@juicebok987]

the feeling after realizing i’m free from my mental illness, it really did get better, there was a brighter side and i’m so proud i was strong enough to live through it

[@struwuberry5743]

I’m proud of you

[@luckyfrog7665]

Lols im glad your better sorry for ranting but since you said you've gotten free from your mental illness i just wanted to say I've been through alot so far with my toxic mom and just everything she's done to me it was emotional draining for me and th fsct i loved her so much i stressed myself out to make a's in school and then to come home to barley eating anything having to take care of my two sister's making sure they got up and were ready for school cause my mom was always at work and then when she was home she slept all day..barely let us go out and alot of stuff..she's even called me dirty because i wouldn't let her on my phone she said i was a dirty little girl which hurt me because it's not my fault that i could only find love in showing off my body and stuff but enough of that im in highschool now and i finally went to my highschool counselors and told them about me being suicidal and depressed they set me up and now im getting therapy in December the 2nd i think and im also staying with my nans since my mom often drops me and my sisters off at my nanas since she can't care for us (my nana is my moms mom) so yea my nana is ok with it she's even taking me there cause she loves me i guess...but uh yeah kinda scared but i have a very loving boyfriend and im very happy with this relationship cause it's not very problematic and stressful and so depressing and just...its freeing and im ready to get help so i can be a better person...i guess cause i wanna be free from feeling what i feel everyday and just be happy...well anyways thanks for reading this far if you have and your comments encourages me to try even harder to help myself so thanks @ juice bok (ps.I'll probably update this next year or so when im getting better if i remember heh 😅)

[@leenananzeh]

Reading the comments makes me think of all the nameless faceless humans, souls, lives and perspective out there that I do not know of, nor do they know anything about who I am. I can't really describe how I feel rn It's pretty amazing. I'm not even an English native speaker and yet it's so amazing when people can understand what I type. Communication. And yeah no matter how many times I'd tell myself I'd remember sth, like this comment, or a certain person I had a meaningful conversation with online and save it in my memory it will always sadly slip my mind at some point. But... I exist. Or existed once depending when you read this. And I thought of this, and I typed this and saw it being typed before posting from the room I'm in rn which you'd never really be able to imagine. And I created and added a tiny little print of my own in this world. At one point in time which you won't be able to retrieve. And this'd be recorded for a (hopefully) long time here. Who knows even if not directly, some of my words would stick in your brain unconsciously and influence a choice you made. Or probably a relation to it would appear in your dream tonight which will slowly escape your memories once you wake up. -Another nameless unknown person on yt.

[@rumipuppy98]

thank you for your heartwarming words!

[@aliyahblidner]

This was 2 months ago so I hope you still exist but I’m also a random soul and I don’t think I exactly need to be nameless and faceless! Hi I’m lee, what is your favorite color?

[@aqua_draws6915]

dreams, the one escape of humanity, the one hope to achieve the impossible

[@zeth526]

this song really makes you feel like you want to escape from your home, school and people you knew, because you are tired of their expectations, but there is always something that's holding you back and ask yourself: "how am I going to escape, how am I going to survive out there when I'm barely surviving here?"

[@etps4444]

This. Absolutely this. I'm just so tired of it all, but I'm not yet prepared to do anything about it. It's... unfortunate.

[@rubyredyoshi]

the fact that so many people could come together and feel with this song, whether its being strong and leaving an abusive household, or getting through sucidal thoughts, everyone can come together over a slowed version of escapism. thats what i love about music. a song can be great, but if you slow it down it could take a whole new meaning and be even greater.

[@kristiannelood]

i learned this song on the piano during quarantine. i didnt realize how happy i was when school was still open. i got to be away from my really emotionally abusive parents for most of the year, because i was in the school musical and a bunch of clubs. i got to spend time laughing and talking with people i really loved, but once quarantine hit, i broke. i didnt have a phone at the time, so i couldnt talk to my friends at all, and i had to spend my time locked away. while there were lots of things i loved about quarantine (like getting back into su and other stuff), it all felt so fake and forced and toxic. i lied to myself by thinking that i was healthy to force myself to do horribly difficult things, but really it was just a way to ignore all the bottled up emotions i had. when i finally got back into su, i hadnt heard this song yet since i stopped watching when the show was in its third season. when i finally heard this song, i broke. it was the first time i had been snapped back into reality just from the sincerity in stevonnies voice. but yeah anyways🤪✌️ LMFAO I FORGOT ABT THIS CRINGE SISJNSICDHSJ IM FINE NOW LOL I GOT SO MUCH BETTER BAHSHSJD

[@jeyko347]

Stay strong you got this

[@marinasplanet255]

Its been 7 months, are you doing better?

[@kristiannelood]

@@marinasplanet255 LMAO KINDA NOT REALLY I FORGOT THS EXISTED BAHSHDJANCNS IM FINE NOW LOLKSNSMSKAMS

[@marinasplanet255]

@@kristiannelood 👁️👄👁️👍🏻

[@ATum9369]

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[@Monmon-ve9qp]

Some slow escapism sounds like a man but this is perfection

[@daydreamer5836]

I literally love how everyone has their own perspectives of a song. It's so beautiful

[@armxniwilliams7383]

the 5 dislikes are from the rubies

[@heyimgalaxy]

this song makes me think of my childhood. things were so much easier. I never worried about failure, or losing everyone i cared about. i just blissfully played the days away. i really was free from everything, and i wish i could go back to that.

[@who.is_lily]

do you guys ever felt like there's chains on around your ankles and your drowning in a deep ocean? you're paralyzed, and screaming for help but the water kills the sounds you make the hair when you wake up, all messy, feels like how it would be like underwater you look into a mirror and think to yourself "what have I done?" as you look at the scars and wounds you made just last night wounds you made to feel that little bit of warmth in the darkness and cold room, a little bit of warmth wrapped around you for comfort

[@marcusjal8798]

alot

[@teechonmars4409]

This reminds me when i went to the mental health hospital.

[@saltedegg5207]

Same though

[@naomigwolfe8112]

Aw hope you are doing okay now

[@teechonmars4409]

@@naomigwolfe8112 Thanks, but I’m not...

[@naomigwolfe8112]

@@teechonmars4409 what happened? (If you dont mind sharing..) perhaps I have some tips that helped my dad when he got in a motorcycle accident. He was physically and mentally ill. So if you are comfortable with it, would you explain to me? (Its totally fine if you dont want to) :3 have a great day!

[@teechonmars4409]

@@naomigwolfe8112 I was bullied, a lot to where the point that I couldn’t stand it. I would never get listened to in my own family and I just feel like I’m a failure to everyone. Lol

[@abigailpaul2395]

This reminds me of my senior year in high school. I was tired of learning and trying to be "cool". I quit things I didn't like and joined things just for fun. I stopped trying and just.....waited.....waited until I got to graduate and move out of my suffocatingly small town. I'm much happier now :)

[@boiifyoudont2952]

Happy for u x cant wait to do the same

[@Monkey-081hs]

I'm happy for you! I want to move out of my tiny town too.

[@brokenlight581]

[Lyrics] I guess I have to face, that in this awful place I shouldn't a of trace of doubt But pulled against the grain I feel a little pain That I would rather do without~ I'd rather be Free~ (x3) I'd rather be Free~ (x3) . Free~ (x3) . . From here....

[@scarlettstilinski5143]

It is approximately 483 days until I attain freedom hopefully by going to study abroad for Uni. Sorry guys, just a reminder for myself whenever I feel like I’m spiraling.

[@thatsonyou6093]

478 now!!!

[@thedrawingfrog5312]

I've got 7 more years

[@wylketh]

How much left? Just another reminder.

[@HanBao-we6yl]

English is not my first language so it is easy to understand that my parents send me to English classes after school to improve my skills. But it started to out of control. Too many classes. Too many lessons. Too many teachers. Too many tests. Everything is just...too much for me. My schedule is full of English lessons. At first, each lesson from different teachers takes 45 minutes. Then an hour. Two hours. Then three. Four hours. I'm tired. I used to love English. Yes, i used to. My parents ruined everything. They scold at me for refusing to have more lessons. They said that I'm just lazy. No, I tried not to mess up my life. I stop studying at 11pm everyday and they just don't seem to care. Sometimes i wonder if this is my home or just somewhere else that make me feel like a machine.

[@lemonpuff5469]

the lyrics slowed just hit different it’s just beautiful

[@petey8638]

The beginning is giving me very much animal crossing vibes

[@typical_]

early morning animal crossing- where the world stands still for a little while

[@pguics]

essa música me faz lembrar de pequenos momentos da minha vida em que eu realmente me senti vivo, livre e genuinamente feliz.

[@kuaia3245]

é mt boa

[@Rmh8196]

this song reminds me of a time a long while ago, the first time i got to live pretty much on my own for a week while my parents were at a hospital. It reminds me how it felt to be free. Free from the hate, the yelling, the manipulation. That thought is one of the only reasons im here today.

[@cybarx]

When I listen to this masterpiece I can imagine myself lying in a field of flowers watching the sky and the clouds just flying away, with no one over there but me, only me and the sound of the wind running over the grass

[@graphicnovel4904]

I feel like I’ve given something up. I don’t know when, dunno where or why, but I don’t feel free nor relaxed ever. I don’t feel stressed, I don’t have anxiety or depression or anything. I don’t feel much of anything. Then I hear a song, feel a texture, or see something odd and so on and I feel just, so lost. I’m missing something and I don’t know what, I’m feeling something from far away but where is it coming from? Why is it calling to me? Will I ever see it? Will I ever..

[@silvershrike007]

The call isn’t just out there, it’s within you, and it may never leave. Hopefully someday you’ll find whatever spark it’s drawing you to. Someday you’ll realise you’re exactly where you’re meant to be. Until then, you can only enjoy the journey.

[@chromerotica]

Well darling, you're not missing anything. Are you longing for something, that you cannot obtain?

[@graphicnovel4904]

@@chromerotica I’m afraid I don’t know, I’d say I’m happy but the more I think about it the more confusing it gets, it’s like getting lost in a place that has nothing that resembles the world you know besides walls, the ground, and the sky

[@handsofchange11111]

@@graphicnovel4904 welcome to the human condition, enjoy your stay

[@WarthogEnjoyer3784]

Everyone has emptiness within, that emptiness drives us. By emptiness I mean, something is missing, as if our very soul has a gap in it. Our life here is spent finding something to fill the emptiness. Everyone chooses something different, be it a hobby, passion, addiction, career, etc. I myself sought after God, and it makes me feel a little more…complete.

[@GlitchyTrash]

“If they have forgotten you, reveal something special to help them remember” *- GlitchyTrash*

[@realchannelTT]

Tomorrow I will be 18. I decided to re-listen to my favorite music that I have listened to for the last 17 years. Including from your favorite games, films, cartoons and TV series. I decided to say goodbye to childhood in this way. It’s as if this 17-year-long stage is ending. And I don’t know why exactly under this song, but I decided to leave this comment. It will just be the last music I listen to before I turn 18. I just like it.

[@runsoncaffeine]

I can relax to this more than the original, too bad this version isn’t on Spotify

[@ethereal5854]

This song reminds me of my great grandmother, sitting on her swing, watching the humming birds eat the necter out of the flowers on a pretty fall evening, leaves still falling, the sun giving that orange tint off for all the world to see, and her just telling me."Life is meant to be lived with purpose." God Bless Her Soul❤️

[@knocker.1]

I feel my grandfather’s pain when he was at death camp… He was freed after 2 weeks of being placed in it. It was under Leningrad. Besiegement made it and from big town Gatchina which had 30.000 Population only 457 left.

[@ylahmidi7776]

I found this in one of the darkest days of my life which is today.it kinda gave me a reason to hold on and not let go of my life even if it’s all im thinking about. Missing her and wondering if she thinks about me after i disappeared because i can’t handle the heartbreak while being next to her everyday.. thinking about when will i be free from my mental issues and the never ending cycle of being left.. i don’t want to die i just wanna be free..

[@eatabiscut649]

Ya know what. Everyone else in the comments is being emotional so I might as well too. When I hear this song, I try to think of someone who “numbs” my pain. I couldn’t think of one at the moment. I was a bit shocked and upset, but I realized the only closure you will get, is with yourself. When you’re crying, and mad. And the one(s) you love the most hurt you, who’s gonna be there? You are. “Me, myself and I”, it’s a statement. Self care is real. Don’t degenerate yourself :)

[@sillygoofy4606]

feels like sitting by the water and watching the sun disappear over the horizon knowing that it'll all be ok because someday you'll be free

[@etps4444]

I'd like to sit there with you if that's alright, haha... I think about that sort of thing, too.

[@DeltaDarlin]

This makes me think of Steven and Connie when they're in their 50s and reminiscing on their crazy lives together. Their voices are a deeper when slowed down like this, therefore a bit older-sounding. Then they fuse into Stevonnie for old time's sake...and they remember this tune. 🥺✨💖😭

[@abyssialstars7467]

This feels like a song I put into my Spotify playlist and listen to in my headphones for hours and hours until I finally doze off, all with a neutral expression with mixed emotions stirring inside of me, wanting to leave myself and let go of the fabric of reality.

[@SMURFBOY12]

bro I've never cryed to music before this is my first time ....

[@joeyallysonlangit1982]

everytime i listen to this song the build up to the first line always hits me. “i guess i have to face, that in this awful place, i shouldn’t show a trace, of doubt” this part really resonates with me cuz that’s how i feel living in my household. i’ve never really felt safe or comfort in my own house and it always bothered me to think about it because i really wanted my house to be my home. i wanted it to be the place where i can run from my inner demons and problems and feel safe but i have never felt that way. i’ve always feared being here. i close myself in my room trying to escape any interaction with my parents because i can’t handle any more of their criticisms and insults. i will never be good enough for them and it hurts me because i wanted to make them so proud but instead i grew tired and broken. i’m beginning to resent this place and i’m so so tired. but even so, i can’t show any weakness, i can’t say that i’m struggling, i can’t be vulnerable because as my mom said, “people who are weak will never succeed”. i feel so encaged. i feel stuck, i feel suffocated. i long for freedom, i long to be freed from their bounds of criticisms. i just want to feel content in my own skin. i’m so tired of living everyday despising myself. i’m so exhausted.

[@cece6152]

I found this song as soon as the whole covid thing began. I was turning 16, I was still dealing with my depression and anxiety, and on top of that starting my junior year in high school. I remember how much I hated being stuck at home with my sisters and mom. It was so suffocating, my mom forced me and my sisters to constantly be around her when we were at school(all the while she had work). Eventually we'd all get irritated, go to our separate rooms silently and wait for the next day. I couldn't have my own opinions or speak up on what I believed what was right about the virus, the protests, or anything really;it was awful. I remember listen to the song while I tried to sleep and I'd just end up sobbing with this on an endless loop. I felt alone and caged in, and I just wanted to be free from it all.

[@2toastedbagels]

This hits different when you listen to it after crying your eyes out and now you can't really feel like crying so now this song is like a person showing up with the emotional support AFTER your breakdown. ...couldn't be me tho

[@ilostmyremoteinthesofahheh8379]

It’s so weird coming back and listening to this. For the past year, I was in a really horrible toxic relationship, and I couldn’t leave because every time I was close to bringing it up he’d cry to me about some sob story and about how he wanted to off himself, I felt obligated and trapped and just couldn’t leave. Every night I got off the phone with him I would cry to this song, and play it on repeat if we had gotten into a fight. For months after we broke up I couldn’t listen to this song because every time I did I would just break down. I still don’t know if I made the right choice sometimes. But listening to it once more and not crying makes me believe I’ve made progress since then ❤️ I’m proud of myself even if nobody else in my life notices

[@WarthogEnjoyer3784]

I admire your strength

[@gracemiller2519]

Release Steven Universe (and albums) on VHS tapes for ✨aesthetic💫 purposes✨

[@ggmmdh]

I dont think many people use vhs tapes for music??

[@yuk1_a0i]

Ya know This just reinforces the feeling of wanting to escape reality and go into my own little pocket dimension where I'm finally free Where I finally feel relieved, happy and no longer stressed about anything I daydream of that wonderful place very often.... Though, with how reality works... I don't think that'd ever happen unfortunately I'm just gonna have to deal with whatever life throws at me even if I break down I *can't* give up, I'm scared But at the same time I feel envy for all those birds that I see flying by while I watch through the car window... Reality is hard huh

[@emilymae7262]

This song, for me, sounds like how I feel when I look at the clouds, the million different colors that shine on top of them, the silent and graceful breeze that accompanies them.

[@mothbugsy]

but i just. cant do it anymore? this song reminds me of the past year, ive been trying so hard to make friends and working on maintaining relationships and thats all crumbling away because i got outed as a lesbian and :[[ nobody in my class will even converse with me anymore and it plain hurts? whenever i try saying anything in class, everyone ignores me and at this point my mother is my best friend and everyone who ever liked me is moving away because their parents got new job offers and it feels like im stuck in this school, stuck in this exact time frame, watching as everyone else goes and does something !!!! i dont want to get left behind i want to leave? i cant even fix anything anymore, my grades have been slipping because ive been so lonely and its just !!!!!! no matter what i do to distract myself - read a bok or find a show to loose myself in - i keep finishing it and i have to face waking up and leaving for school. and its plain awful, such a small thing as not having friends is affecting everything i do now, i cant even converse with people out of pure panic that they're going to think of me weirdly and that they WILL perceive me in a way i dont like and i cant do anything about that because i cant fix how i act ? maybe if i was likeable and outgoing i would have friends but i dont and i have no idea how to be like that and this sounds so dramatic for no reason at all but im so tired of tgis.

[@heavenlyfaerie3801]

This feels like after you have a panic attack. Just the feeling that the worst has settled and you can breathe again, but also the sadness that still lingers inside of you.

[@ploonette222]

This song just makes tears pour out of my eyes, im currently not in the best of places rn =( Edit: this song has been stuck in my head all day, it almost feels like i cant live without it

[@mapayat1968]

SU songs are very nice to listen to when you’re in dark place, it picks you up with the best melodies like ✨

[@peachkitten_]

This show gave such a good impact to my life, I'm really glad we all get to be able to watch and listen to Steven Universe :]

[@coocaly5643]

This song gives me a sense of hope for the future, when I can move away from all the distrusting eyes, and yet at the same time, makes me think I will never be able to escape...

[@tortillacons4l]

Nostalgia really hits listening to SU songs tbh

[@Milkwashereonyoutube]

This is like one of my favorite songs!

[@pulpfiction4435]

Listening to this while looking at a full moon it calms me and makes me feel like I can run away just now Dreaming about making my dreams come true and just being free away from here.. maybe my dream college is the place i felt the most free in.. It's july 13 as I'm writing this Hopefully all people that feel the need to escape can make it

[@kikyozoldyck7872]

when i was around 10, i used to sing this song everytime i think of my imaginary world, a world i always wanted to be in

[@rubi414]

Even tho this song makes me sad it also gives me nostalgia and happiness to think about when I was in elementary school and going back home to watch su with my brother💗

[@AngstyBiyoshii]

*vibes in trans*

[@jules_rules16]

Same

[@jenniferlakatos586]

Same

[@yaboi3912]

same :)

[@ant.8]

dANG I-

[@cowari]

omg i love thissss

[@sciencegnf]

It's really hard to be born shy and quiet in a world full of extroverted people. I like to withdraw and be alone. Why is it so hard for quiet people to live in this world?!! All my life I've always for being in my room all the time and for being quiet. I wish I could be free to be in my room all day without no one judging me. Quiet people are people too. We get hurt and...you know what I'm tired I just want to die. Please let me off this earth.

[@ela_leeh_melo]

my birthday is november 30th, when i was a child i imagined a huge 15th birthday party (it's kind of a tradition in my country) with many friends and an amazing life. But here I am today at 1 am crying looking for comfort in my favorite SU songs, thinking how everything I've built in years of my life has been falling apart in just two and how I'm too tired to try to start over. "I'd rather be free" (sorry for the comment just needed to vent somewhere)

[@hiraeth-vibesounds2065]

This reminds me of when I sit on that huge hill with a rocky fall, down by the beach at the place I call home more than the house I live in. I don’t have to deal with my friends, I don’t have to deal with being used, bullied or manipulated. I just sit there, taking off my platforms, letting my braids come undone by the wind as my dress flows in the wind. The waves crash against the rocks and the sun sets, me knowing it’s coming to end. I don’t need to have friends or family to be happy there, I just sit then get up and run barefoot up and down the field then crash into a pile on the floor in the middle of the field and laugh, I’m finally genuinely happy and I never want to leave, but yet I can’t be there for long before I have to go home at some point, I know the happiness and pure smiles will slowly turn to an emotionless fed up frown yet I don’t care. I’m not aware of time, I’m not aware of anybody else beside me. I don’t care if anybody comes near me because I’m happy and I’m confident enough to stay and smile.

[@majindubs]

I am a 15 year old, brazilian teenager with ADHD. I find it kinda hard to be in school, and at home. I have lots of friends, but... i feel uneasy. I feel like i'm aprisionated in my household. It is a house, but it isn't my home. I know that it is nothing but a teenager thing, but... this is just like i feel. Aprisionated, and i'd rather be free. But... this is my escapism... from everything.

[@heytir1964]

relaxa mn, tu oque tá ruim nessa idade piora dps, sempre tem uma puta tempestade pra dps vir algumas coisas boas, aproveite o pouco que tem e corre atrás do muito que não tem ainda

[@notfreema7144]

0:45

[@TheKingOfButter_383]

This sounds so beautiful.

[@hiraeth9460]

I miss my childhood

[@callmeglee]

Oh my gosh this is so beautiful

[@itsyahboi2864]

as someone who has been diagnosed with mulitple mental disorders that have affected majority of my life, this song hits home. when it comes to certain ones, the harsh reality is that---they will never go away. parts of you're brain are wired to cause difficulties, and all you can do is cope and attempt re-train your brain in a way that functions better for you....but it will never go away. i'm not saying that it's not possible to live a happy life with having mental disorders, but those who get it, get it. it's not fair.

[@scarlightAnimations]

I've always felt trapped and out of control for unknown reasons, and so this song resonates with me. Everyone's talking of times in which they felt happy and free, and I honestly wish I could relate, but I feel my life is mundane and I spend my time doing nothing. I look forward to being an adult for the sake of being free and having a sense of control, but in the meantime I just wait for things to get better, indulge in music and obsess over fictional worlds.

[@Outoftunecalliope]

Welp here is my story, I had a very nice life from ages 3-9 and then when I was ten I began thinking about the future and the bad things in life (rape, aduse, etc) and I was always worried or felt like someone was judging me where ever I went. I would also bottle up my emotions from time to time and just cry it all out on random nights, I guess you could say I wanted to be free from this world, like escape to a different reality, or go somewhere no one will judge you.

[@juliettgomezrodriguez6716]

the kind of reverb i knew i would need but never know i need this much

[@beliciavevila8489]

could you make a 1 hour version please

[@beausweater]

Yes please!!

[@noone1329]

I guess everyone has a story to tell about how they have had a moment of freedom from everything in life, but i find myself wanting and seeking for something different. I made some friends last year that i would do anything for. They make me feel like im not living in hell everyday. Even after some things happening among all of us and trouble with my parents, we all still haven't wavered in our bonds with each other, if anything, they've gotten stronger. recently, ive been getting lost in my head, getting stuck and falling due to codependency, but ive been trying to be independent. even tho im a very much lively and easily excited, i'd like to think that this song is what the peace i will get from my life in the future will be like.

[@hannahbabin3733]

This song has so much emotional weight omg. I’m reading the comments and tearing up. Y’all have been through a lot and I’m so proud that you’re still here. I was reminded of some of the pain that I locked away for years. Thanks for helping me exercise some self compassion today

[@bellabooh]

I want to enjoy life again. I am more surviving than living. I focus so much of trying to fulfill those expectations that are put on me that I forget to stop every once in a while to look at where I am at. I never stop to ‘smell the flowers’ or to enjoy the moment. My mind is always swarming with negative thoughts that I wish would go away. I am always worried and thinking about all the bad things that could happen. I want to be free from the stress, anxiety and worry.

[@seadrawsart]

Lately, I’ve been thinking about escaping my abusive home and what would you know I remembered this song. I’m reading the comments I feel less alone about my situation. :’) I wish everyone good luck on escaping

[@WarthogEnjoyer3784]

I wish you luck as well. You can do this

[@gerduckie7667]

This song is so soothing to me

[@Iheaartdia]

Turning 14 in 2 weeks and this song just makes me think of the stuff I went through, parents who are so manipulative/toxic and no one to help, it’s a lot, glad I made it through

[@WarthogEnjoyer3784]

I’m also glad you made it through

[@nikki01016]

The free part makes me feel like I’m running through a rainy forest in a lavender off shoulder lace dress☁️✨

[@_heatabove_]

I love this

[@Melt007]

I was crying my eyes out and furious, what a good day, getting a start on testosterone, name changing soon, some referrals. Such a good day, yet my morher had to start a argument and send me spiralring. "Put some music on, just stay calm" -My brain told me, "dont cry, everything is normal" I click the first song in my recommended, stare up at my ceiling and just listen. I tell myself ite okay, im alright. But by the end of the songs im crying and sobbing. The song is me. This is the story of my night. I want to be free, i want to pass, i dont want to be hurt no longer. It resonated and made me not hold in my feelings. Thank you, person on the internet

[@OmoridotBoy00]

I just heard this song for the first time, and I already love it and feel very attached to it. My parents are kinda homophobic/LGBTQ-phobic, and they don't know that I'm both genderfluid and pansexual. I want to be my own person so I don't have to hide the real me, that genderfluid me who loves video games and horror movies way to much. I just feel like running away and moving into my boyfriend's place. He's the only person who knows what I am. He's the one who listens and makes me feel..free. I always get yelled at because I'm on the computer quite a lot, but it's only because I usually vent to him and stuff. He's always been there for me. We met through online classes a couple months after I moved, and I felt a connection to him instantly. He's been there for me, for all those tough times, and I love that he's here with me on this planet. He makes me wanna run away to a city with him. He's always been the escape from reality for me, always. He's supported me through all that's happen. He's helped me be comfortable with myself, my gender identity, and my sexuality. He's my escapism, for me, and he just doesn't know it. :)

[@luciablazquez43]

Before this song calmed me down, now it only makes me remember the past, think about how I ended up in this place and cry,,

[@cocobear3326]

It may sound silly that a short song like this could make me feel this way but this song helps me slow down, breathe and take a minute to appreciate life. helps me cope with everything that has happened. It gives me a sense of hope and joy.

[@Raccoozed]

i think the reason i loved this show so much as a kid is because i related to Steven alot, me and him almost felt the same for me. We both went through trauma as a kid, we both matured too quick and we both have parental issues.

[@infjuicy7347]

it's like the sadness that comes after doing the right thing, like leaving a situation or relationship that you knew wasn't right for you, so you leave. It sucks, but you don't regret it, you know it's for the best. Like the first rays of sunlight after months of darkness

[@CreatorProductionsOriginal]

Escapism never really touched me when I first heard it, but now that I’m in my room alone and quite neutrally sad and listening to this version with that BG touched me all the way to my heart

[@h4yuri]

Essa e concerteza a minha música favorita de Steven universo