Fontaines D.C. - I Love You (Official Video)

[@nicklewis1882]

Just love it when someone sings in their own accent. It's just so much more authentic and real.

[@tomlevitt4133]

it aint easy believe it or not

[@MimiYouyu]

He is from fingal not dublin city, but it works ❤

[@Lyndanet]

@@MimiYouyuI notice subtle differences in dialects amongst different cultures . I’m excited to research this one!

[@soulspace9088]

It’s a fake, exaggerated accent. He doesn’t sound like this

[@noniko13]

when people with accent sing usually the accent disappears bc its different than speaking. we make different shapes and movements with our mouth when singing compared to talking, therefore accent is less noticable. but with "speaksinging" ofc its different. so, the singing without accent is usually not on purpose

[@bobsondugnutt9466]

"You only opened the window, never opened up the door", is one of the most cutting and honest descriptions of this country, this song was a long time coming.

[@sempersersum5802]

For me that line hit cuz when I was 19 yrs old now in 48 And I'd use a latter to climb into to my wife's bedroom spen d the night and go to work with 3 hrs sleep. 3o years later we are divorcing with two adult kids and now a 10 yr old. She left us behind for someone else. I've been disabled for 14 years and My face is in my hands while I help him with his homework And he plays the piano. " I GOTTA BE THAT FOKIN MAN"

[@petersaternusbrazil]

@@sempersersum5802 so sorry for the divorce. wish you all the best.

[@elgringobordale8123]

​@@sempersersum5802 makes me so sad to hear this...wish you all the best, i know you will overcome this situation.

[@Monotothewan]

A true poet. There's always something special in the writing and delivery, a weird turn of phrase that gets stuck in my head. They are all great musicians but the writing is something special

[@benpalmer9889]

I completely agree. That "weird turn of phrase" which resonates is what poets/song writers strive for and other, more mainstream forms of art don't dare go for.

[@ronicrane9377]

stunning poetry

[@iggypopisgod9]

@@ronicrane9377 cmon, its not Dylan

[@Lunaticaceleste]

Agree completely!!! They write really good lyrics and the combination with music makes them more special.

[@shredder9536]

Bit over the top

[@christopherhall7560]

I'm gen x, lived through the Cure years, Soundgarden, Pixies, blah blah... these guys got me excited in music again. Nothing short of brilliant.

[@stephenlane7676]

Definite Cure vibes. I agree, brilliant.

[@BrendanJordan-d8i]

Same as.❤

[@valeniusthekat]

I had a sticker on my car that said "I hope the next big trend in music is talent" 🤣🥰👍

[@tidypeaches]

@@valeniusthekatthat’s a great sticker

[@10848514959]

That's it, although I hear more of stone roses and the smiths in there, the cure is a great call.

[@rhysgraham1716]

"I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest, and I'll love you til the grass around my gravestone is deceased" early contender for lyric of the decade there boys

[@aramintalebon]

Amazing lyric!

[@johnnyjr.b9015]

😑👌🏻

[@OphelieFontaine]

Unbevielably great😍

[@maeamaille]

no joke, it's gorgeous

[@kimward5746]

Wow great lyric

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Love how bloody menacing this track is. This band is just getting better and better.

[@JimArdal]

Menacing is a good word for it

[@MimiYouyu]

Not menacing. But honest.

[@JimArdal]

@@MimiYouyu it could be both

[@MichihiroHonda]

Menacingly honest.. Or honestly menacing?

[@wzywg]

great adjective, they are dangerous, like all good punk need to aspire to

[@stratsftw]

Getting 'I Wanna be Adored' vibes from that intro. What a track!

[@TipsterStu]

Getting The Chameleons vibes too

[@veerlem4136]

I got gouge away vibes

[@trimused2786]

brilliant i getting wanna be adored to!

[@chardrhc6669]

These are basically filling the stone roses sized hole in all our life's haha

[@wra7h]

Not really a fan of this one. And it's similarities to wanna be adored just make that track sound better

[@gstein20000]

Saw Fontaines DC last night and now life can officially begin

[@nathaliamuniz1013]

Skinty Fia will be one of the best albums of the year, I just know it.

[@The_AndroidSentByCyberlife]

Maybe even, ever

[@mysticedge4]

@@The_AndroidSentByCyberlife it’s gonna be up there for sure

[@noellehiggins3898]

True

[@gks_889]

@@The_AndroidSentByCyberlife 👏👏👏

[@dfstarborn]

They just got voted best band in the world

[@alexkaralis1154]

Well, I'm Greek, and this hits me so hard, too! I feel the whole anger and disappointment expressed by this tune. I totally love itttt

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

I am not Greek yet I fully, fully, fully agree with you

[@rocknrollfreak154]

να σαι καλά αδελφέ

[@TheKourkouti]

Same here !

[@manchesterunited4619]

MORE CONTEXT TO THE LYRICS: “The second single from their upcoming third record Skinty Fia, ‘I Love You’ is described by Fontaines' frontman Grian Chatten as “the first overtly political song we’ve written”. Written from the perspective of an Irishman abroad who is “enjoying great personal success and a sense of cultural pride”, the subject “simultaneously metabolises deep disappointment, and swirling anger, at the current political climate as well as the country’s grimmest historical atrocities, such as the decades of tragic brutality at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in Galway”.

[@shanebrock1748]

Where did you find this quote? I need it for a research project.

[@lukemimnagh2594]

​@@shanebrock1748pretty sure it's from Genius Lyrics

[@evandavis8550]

@@lukemimnagh2594oh no! It seems you were too late!

[@zoeritchie5115]

I’m 46 years old and can’t get enough of this song. It sings to an extended generation of disgruntled folks.

[@mollymalone1]

Same age (46), same feelings. Great work. See you soon in Barcelona.

[@zoeritchie5115]

@@mollymalone1 enjoy them in Barcelona 😉 they capture the audience in the way you expect

[@cndluluv]

I’m 59. This is the intensity I miss from the 80s.

[@duncanmckenzie7532]

im 57 i think this song transcends generations, its not a young mans song!!

[@thefireworkparty]

I'm 61 and along with Yak and John these boys keep me alive

[@affectiontorent]

Lyrics: I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here loving you when I'm in the tomb I've eddied the heart now from Dublin to Paris And if there was sunshine it was never on me So close the rain, so pronounced is the pain Yeah Well I love you, imagine a world without you It's only ever you, I only think of you And if it's a blessing, I want it for you If I must have a future, I want it with you System in our hearts, you only had it before You only opened the window, never opened up the door And I love you, I love you, told you I do Selling genocide and half cut pride I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of a life I sucked the ring off every hand Had em plying me with drink, even met with their demands When the cherries lined up I kept the spoilings for myself 'till I had 30 ways of dying looking at me from the shelf A cloud-parting smile I had, a real good child I was But this island's run by sharks with children's bones stuck in their jaws Now the morning's filled with cokeys tryna talk you through it all Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil? And they say they love the land but they don't feel it go to waste Put a mirror to the youth and they will only see their face Makes flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie? I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here lovin' you when I'm in the tomb System in our hearts, you only had it before Echo, echo, echo, the lights they go The lights they go, the lights they go Echo, echo Selling genocide and half-cut pride I understand I had to be there from the start I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of a life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had em plying me with drink, even met with their demands And I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest And I'll love you till the grass around my gravestone is deceased And I'm heading for the cokeys, I will tell them 'bout it all About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil And now the flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie?

[@ryanlewiz]

Glossary: Fianna Fáil, officially Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party, is a conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. I hope this saved electricity for at least one other curious daft American who was about to Google

[@davidsolo6917]

@@ryanlewiz just to add, the reason he specifically mentions these two is because Ireland is similar to America in the sense that no matter what happens, these two always seem to get into power

[@alexashalala8415]

@@ryanlewiz at least it saved daft French's one. Thanks for the additional explanation.

[@eubie6506]

Wow

[@leaedt7614]

@@ryanlewiz We could add that the two parties are remarkably similar in terms of policies but because they emerged out of the opposite sides in the civil war, it would be quite significant to have parents from both of them

[@judyr.7249]

If you’re not bringing the kind of energy the first two minutes of this song brings; don’t even try to be a part of my world.

[@patrickmurphy1803]

WHAT ?

[@lucasrowe1100]

Musically fantastic but lyrically mind blowing, they sound unstoppable

[@cantsleeeep]

Saw the lads yesterday night in Italy. I feel a deep connection with Ireland and I think irish and italians are somewhat similar. When they played this song I cried out in anger. I love my country, but I hate it with all my heart since nothing ever seems to get better. Maybe I hate it so much because there is too much love involved. Thank you Fontaines DC for this masterpiece.

[@-Honi-]

Sent from my Iphone

[@mono5401]

@@-Honi- ??

[@cantsleeeep]

Well, I'm coming here after the elections and what can I say

[@annieauditore8196]

Dario you are so right💔💔 Italy can make you fall in love, but it can also break your heart.

[@adelaonair8545]

Fontaines D.C touched a nerve rue for most of Gen Z I reckon, regardless of what country you live in. There has always been division in politics but never more so than now it seems... both political groups in the United States at least (speaking for myself) are starting to look mighty similar to each other. Preying on feelings of nationalism and the citizen's deep desire for stability, yet never offering solutions to our biggest issues. Slapping band-aids on the cuts of deep, festering wounds. Fontaines D.C is the voice of our generation globally.

[@RealEngineering]

This hits deep. Really sums up the anger and disappointment I have been feeling in my country in the last decade. Young people need to start standing up and making these bastards pay for their betrayal of our country

[@williamTA5]

Crossover of the decade!

[@manchesterunited4619]

What’s the betrayal of our country in your opinion? The Nationalists would say it’s multiculturalism, the Sinn Féiners would say it’s the multinational corporations, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael would see any attempt not to sell Ireland to the highest bidder as a betrayal of future opportunities.

[@zapzap7577]

Is this a love song to Ireland?

[@IrishAnonymous01]

​@@manchesterunited4619 Every policy they've implemented have screwed young people in favour of an older generation. We have no homes here. We have no future here.

[@RealEngineering]

@@IrishAnonymous01 I wouldn't go that far. They have implemented policies to benefit themselves and their cronies. Turning against each other is exactly what they want. It's perfectly understandable why older generation need to put their money into property. The government has continually increased the age of state pension with a bullshit excuse of "thinking of the next generation". You could spend your entire life paying taxes and die before ever getting to see a penny of it as a retirement. To combat that older people, like my own parents, have no choice but to put their money into property. The only viable investment because on unrealized gains on stocks are for some bizarre reason a thing in Ireland. Every policy the government has created has been specifically designed to drive up the property prices and benefit international property investors who cleary have paid them off. Tax breaks for them, tax increases for us. It's a bullshit pseudosocialism state. That's not even mentioning the crime of not only letting the paedophiles and murderers of the catholic church escape justice, but allowing them to run our schools and hospitals. Children's bones in their teeth. Ireland needs political revolution.

[@Plastersunofficial]

They debuted this live at Alexandra palace last year, immediately 10,000 people were hooked to this mega tune. My top one from them so far, so dark, so atmospheric. Best band in the world right now!

[@thatguywhofailsatcod]

Was there!

[@frankcoughlan4538]

And you could understand what he was saying ?? Better than me an Irishman !! Im not knocking/ slagging you in any way....

[@Plastersunofficial]

@@frankcoughlan4538 well I'm Irish myself, but yeah could understand it, even if I couldn't , there's. a tangible attitude to the song that transcends language barriers. However the political messaging is very profound

[@gan5920]

Telling your country that you love it and want it to be better while also exposing its flaws is very relatable.

[@oliviayoung8040]

Thats the US. So much work to do.

[@alexbrady3096]

@@oliviayoung8040he’s not singing about the US, he’s singing about Ireland

[@oliviayoung8040]

@@alexbrady3096 oh I know. Sorry I was just saying the US right now has a lot to atone for. Love a country but hate what its done. Bottom line. This resonates. Thats all. Im sorry for the pain Ireland has gone through and is going through.

[@alexbrady3096]

@@oliviayoung8040 appreciate it pal same goes yeah

[@JoeLoftus87]

This is actually a masterpiece (song & video). The fact that parts of it are shot in slow-motion but his singing is still in time must mean that they performed this at double-speed when shooting it! Mind-blowing. So with that in mind - extra props to the camera op and the focus puller. And obviously to Grian for performing it at double-speed. Incredible

[@iSmidgeons]

and the parts that are played back at double speed meaning he had to also do parts of the song at half-speed

[@jonnymccafferty93]

they don’t actually sing it in music videos, the song just gets dubbed over the top

[@mysticedge4]

True or it could be an illusion maybe it was shot in regular time but they acted like it was in slow motion. If you look at the candles they are flickering in normal time so the camera and Grian are just moving in slow motion

[@mysticedge4]

@@jonnymccafferty93 yes they lip sync tho but usually most artists just sing along with the track then they edit the song into the video and mute the clips of them singing

[@DeMercerful]

Sam McGrath and Kojaque used a similar effect on the White Noise video. Great stuff

[@IProvideLyrics1924]

[Chorus 1] I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here loving you when I'm in the tomb I've eddied the heart now, from Dublin to Paris And if there was sunshine, it was never on me So close, the rain, so pronounced is the pain Yeah [Chorus 2] Well, I love you, imagine a world without you It's only ever you, I only think of you And if it's a blessing, I want it for you If I must have a future, I want to with you System in our hearts, you only had it before You only open the window, never open up the door And I love you, I love you, told you I do [Verse 1] Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands When the cherries lined up, I kept the spoilings for myself 'Til I had thirty ways of dying looking at me from the shelf Cloud-parting smile I had, a real good child I was But this island's run by sharks with children's bones stuck in their jaws Now the morning's filled with cokeys tryna talk you through it all Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil? And they say they love the land, but they don't feel it go to waste Hold a mirror to the youth and they will only see their face Makes flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie? [Chorus 3] I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here loving you when I'm in the tomb System in our hearts, you only had it before Echo, echo, echo, the lights, they go The lights, they go, the lights, they go Echo, echo [Verse 2] Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands And I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest And I'll love you 'til the grass around my gravestone is deceased And I'm heading for the cokeys, I will tell them 'bout it all About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil And now the flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie?

[@francisbrown3335]

They've just summed up what it means to be a young person living in Ireland in 2022. What a song.

[@guxt65]

Could you explain that? What is the song about? I'm a big fan of this amazing band, "A Hero's Death" blew my mind, but I think that as a foreigner I can't grasp the exact meaning of their lyrics. Thanks!!

[@Handfast]

@@guxt65 you gotta dig but the message is clear. this singer does not take any shit. these guys are on par with bobby sands in their message being conveyed through story telling and song writing. it is absolutely captivating because it is all too real.

[@Handfast]

@@guxt65 well, there was an attempted irish genocide. the wind that shakes the barley is a good place to start if you need some cinematic portrayal.

[@jojo1791]

​@@Handfast lol

[@ThibaultKV]

@@guxt65 the part about children bones may refers to Tuam Babies, a really heavy state and church scandal. Other irish bands also made songs about that.

[@Lucy-ce8ec]

Although I'm not irish myself I find this to be a very powerful album and I hope to learn more about such a fascinating history and culture!

[@bustertypsy]

The biggest complication of the Irish is that we... are complicated😊. No, seriously, we are insecure, but pretty good all in one. Thanks for your lovely comment!

[@eunoia6184]

@@bustertypsyinsecure about what

[@IzzytheMuppet]

anyone else absolutely obsessed with this? its absolutely gorgeous

[@p0mpilius]

Reminds me of Slowdive

[@mattsturgess1545]

They just get better and better this is amazing

[@IzzytheMuppet]

@@mattsturgess1545 strong agree cannot wait for this album

[@Arctic1397]

Hopefully the rest of the Album doesn’t disappoint, absolutely love these first two tracks off it.

[@Martian1271]

Yep, played it all day long on repeat. What a great song, that atmosphere is just wauw...

[@kristinavm1153]

I've been listening to this on repeat ever since it came out. The lyrics, the melody, the atmosphere... all amazing.

[@franciscobrenes8836]

It's incredible how he can sing with such emotion... I haven't seen that since the first U2 albums. I'm guessing he ends super exhausted after every gig, but it's really worth it... this is a fantastic song!!!

[@mysticedge4]

U2!!!! Have you heard inhaler??? U2 Fontaines and Inhaler are brilliant

[@stanmann3695]

fantastic comparision. same feelings here

[@naxxmusic]

@@stanmann3695 same feelings here too!! I feel so understood

[@mysticedge4]

@@naxxmusic love U2 and Fontaines I found out about Fontaines from The Opening of U2 at Red Rocks Virtual Road

[@danielanadj499]

They're much better than U2.Bono can only dream.

[@ilcord_1ych773]

I HAVE TEN YEARS OLD I'M FROM ITALY AND NOW I TURN WITH MY FAMILY AT HOME AFTER THE SHOW IN LINATE MAGNOLIA. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SONG AND YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE BAND.

[@nomaddd123]

Dear Fontaines… not sure if you’re reading, just want to say thanks. I’m not even Irish but you wouldn’t believe perhaps how identifiable your art is to the current youth all around the world.. Every context obviously has it’s differences and historical/cultural peculiarities but I feel we’re all tied by a thread across borders, generationally.. although some Fontaines songs do require additional context for the non-Irish, these sentiments are universal and gives many a vein of solidarity. Thanks

[@ianrobertson8545]

Well put. Very well put.

[@strontiumdog3344]

Unfortunately these comments are never read by the actual bands but posted by label Publicity onto KZbin. Speak to some Dubliners to get some cultural context possibly? (Eg ‘Mama’s Fine Gael and dad’s Fianna Fáil’ - different Irish political parties) I think this This song is more about family than to a partner. Be well.

[@unit11799]

i'm brazilian and I had some connection with the music

[@mistert2875]

@@strontiumdog3344 Is it? I thought it was a political song. The way a politician will say "i love you" so that you'll vote for him. The way a voter will say "i love you" to a politician who will actually do bad things for the country, and particularly the youth.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Great, I am a very old and ancient person and I love this band,. I can hear James Joyce, Phil Lynott, Brendan Behan, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Barclay Beckett, William Butler Yeats, Seamus Justin Heaney, Cuchulain, Oisín and others

[@michelherge420]

I love how this beautiful song is built, a true masterpiece. First only the bass is playing, then the first guitar is coming, then the second, then the third (!!!), the the voice and finally the drums. And all these instruments are played with many little variations during the whole song... And this text, wahooo ! These lads have really something to be proud. Cheers from France, see you in live at Lyon.

[@pauldechering7236]

So glad that I found the best band of the decade

[@pedrodaguiar5865]

"About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil" is a great bilingual rhyme.

[@veroniqueangely3245]

Tu as absolument raison..

[@Ciaradexy]

Bilingual? They're literally the names of 2 political parties.

[@pedrodaguiar5865]

@@Ciaradexy the verse is in two different languages...

[@hamucat]

​@@pedrodaguiar5865 The entire song is in English

[@pedrodaguiar5865]

@@hamucat Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are not english.

[@haqimdanial]

This song will be the top song of my Spotify Wrapped 2022.

[@mysticedge4]

Jackie down the line was at the top for a bit now it’s U2 💀

[@cordsofa7951]

Same

[@jens2049]

same

[@tashietherat7328]

mine too

[@haqimdanial]

I was right.

[@johnhalpin352]

The saviours of rock 'n' roll. Absolutely brilliant capture of the island of saints and scribes and what the reality of being from here is. Counting the days to the long overdue Iveagh Gardens gig in July. Proper band, proper music, forza Fontaines.

[@Jon-cw8bb]

what a masterpiece. Possibly their best ever. Incredible how they keep improving

[@hogimusic]

What the hell did my ears and soul just experience?! This song seems to resonate against every emotion inside me all at once, it takes really powerful and potent music to induce a feeling like that. This is definitely going to be on repeat all week. AMAZING. 🔥

[@stephaniebolster9239]

Devastating. I’ve been listening to the live version daily since I discovered it. I hope this song reaches millions, as it deserves.

[@kevinzonck9658]

Just saw them open for arctic monkeys, absolutely incredible show and a new, massive fan.

[@osvalagunes]

SAME HERE!

[@sprksmr7208]

Sameeeee!

[@anniagh8895]

Yes, same I still had the opportunity to see them on October 7 in CDMX, I really liked their songs, as did the blackseat lovers, my ears were blessed thanks to them, I sincerely wish them much success!

[@Wooloopancake]

Same!!! That’s how I found them

[@danielaamgc3184]

SAME! Saw them live in Mexico and I’m obsessed. They’re amazing

[@colebrenkman5084]

There are few songs I’ve heard in my life that walk the line of melancholy so well. Every single member of the band seemingly has a different identity musically and to see each of them blend so effortlessly and efficiently to feel complete regardless of the sum of it’s parts is something amazing to witness

[@myvt5360]

As a 51 year old Black male...thank you to all my friends of different American races that introduced me to their form of music. I love Rock Music, no matter what it is called!

[@honeyteeth]

This is Irish

[@Tityretupatulae]

I mean, rock descended from blues. Why self segregating from an art genre? I don’t see this music as being “white”. Ok, this type of “rock” could not be more removed from blues but stil… we got here somehow..

[@haroldbaker555]

Why does it matter?

[@sergiomoreno6861]

I´m mexican so I don´t understand everything he is saying but 100% I feel it, respect to our brothers in Ireland, we share a lot even if we are different cultures.

[@MarySButler]

The Irish connection to the Mexican people goes back to at least 1846 and the formation of the Batallón de San Patricio 🇮🇪🇲🇽

[@IDaMarcMania24]

I’m obsessed with these latest two singles, & thrilled to see them live & pick up the new record.

[@serenitatis2191]

I love you. I love you. I told you I do, It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well...

[@josephbrennan9712]

Just popping back to leave a comment for the algorithm, because this band deserves so much more recognition

[@facciolognorri]

If these are the premises, Skinty Fia will be an incredible album, a masterpiece.

[@Handfast]

right ?!?

[@slowartist]

Their best song so far. Like, by a mile. A classic.

[@OliFelixPT]

The beat and guitar riffs come straight out of the 90’s. Loving it!

[@MimiYouyu]

80's

[@peterread6967]

Outstanding. Grian has a touch of the Ian Curtis about him. Fantastic debut album too.

[@filmfan3697]

This song is a MASTERPIECE!! I'm getting early 80s new wave vibes from some of it. Can't stop playing it!

[@ShafiqueShafiee]

I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here loving you when I'm in the tomb I've eddied the heart now, from Dublin to Paris And if there was sunshine, it was never on me So close, the rain, so pronounced is the pain Yeah Well, I love you, imagine a world without you It's only ever you, I only think of you And if it's a blessing, I want it for you If I must have a future, I want it with you System in our hearts, you only had it before You only open the window, never open up the door And I love you, I love you, told you I do Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands When the cherries lined up, I kept the spoilings for myself 'Til I had thirty ways of dying looking at me from the shelf Cloud-parting smile I had, a real good child I was But this island's run by sharks with children's bones stuck in their jaws Now the morning's filled with cokeys tryna talk you through it all Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil? And they say they love the land, but they don't feel it go to waste Hold a mirror to the youth and they will only see their face Makes flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie? I love you, I love you, I told you I do It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune To be here loving you when I'm in the tomb System in our hearts, you only had it before Echo, echo, echo, the lights, they go The lights, they go, the lights, they go Echo, echo Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands And I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest And I'll love you 'til the grass around my gravestone is deceased And I'm heading for the cokeys, I will tell 'em 'bout it all About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil And now the flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie?

[@fractaled3129]

What a powerful song. As an Irishman it describes something in our nature, and maybe in the nature of everyone, no matter where you come from. You can leave Ireland but it never leaves you. And there's always that love/hate relationship where you love the ideal, but hate how greed and egos have ruined your perception of the country. Maybe I'm biased but I think there's something special about Ireland though, and I can't put my finger on it. We're a nation of immigrants, historically, and maybe that's why I understand the people that travel to Ireland to live here and to make a living, and feel an affinity with them. But any time I've left, it's always been on my mind, like a missed lover.

[@nalba6539]

This hit hard. The feeing is universal indeed, what you described also sums up perfectly the love/hate mentality of Russian youth towards our country. The greed and bloodthirst of the government robs our country of any future and squeezes us out. The brightest minds of our generation, from artists to scientists have been steadily leaving Russia for a better future, there's a huge wave of immigration right now. And still our love for a country, its culture and language never left us, it's like an unhealing wound.

[@shredder9536]

They travel to Ireland because our corrupt government use them for cheap labour and the world economic form are destroying the fabric of nation states using 'multiculturalism'. The ethnic Irish will be a minority in their own land due to greed. Something the British empire never achieved.

[@matasskudra4385]

@@shredder9536 alright shredder i dont think the irish'll ever be a minority haha 🤣 (Actual irish speakers are ig) but, "the corrupt government" only allows for the pathways to allow *Irish owned* businesses to import work. It's not just people in government making fat stacks off of sketchy labour, it's managers, executives etc. 🤷‍♂ they always have a choie greedy people are greedy.

[@shredder9536]

@@matasskudra4385 Ethnic Irish make up only 75% of population after a few decades of mass immigration. On course at current rate to go below 50%

[@fractaled3129]

@@shredder9536 The Irish have always traveled, to escape persecution or to find a better life. We can be found all over the world. Ironic that you would have that opinion of immigrants coming to Ireland, who are in the same position as we often have been.

[@tatum3d]

I just can’t get over how talented these lads are. They just keep evolving while keeping their special sound. They evoke the spirit of our great Irish poets with their beautiful lyrics. They are uniquely Irish without being twee. They are modern with a nod to some amazing bands like joy division, stone roses etc.

[@Y2Kelsey99]

KZbin recommends music videos sometimes, and usually I’m not interested in them. This one popped up. I was interested. I watched it in its entirety. Mesmerized. What a rare occurrence and I’m so glad.

[@babygerald4645]

After doing the same with bands like Idles and Viagra Boys before, I've learned to trust the algorithm more and more. It's got me mostly figured out, especially when the rabbit hole gets about five bands in.

[@simonettamaestri]

Something in their music,in his voice,in this song,as in Jackie down the line, enters your mind with such a powerful mood🔝 💙

[@emiliarudz1756]

Agreed! There's a bit of The Cure and Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian. Incredible mood❤

[@Chrisamusic1]

"if there was sunshine it didn't shine on me". Such a great lyricist. What a band.

[@mrdarren1045]

And it there was sunshine it never shone on me... actually

[@mrdarren1045]

@@Chrisamusic1 why thank you

[@calvinsquire]

Easily the best written song I've come across in the last year- Don't get me wrong, this band is doing amazing things but this song specifically is just on a whole new level

[@gardfiel4643]

Can already tell these lads are in line for a second Grammy nomination

[@curtin777]

Beautiful love song. The yearning is reflected in the tempo. And the change of tone is heartbreaking.

[@NaamahCarnage]

I'm absolutely Obsessed with Fontaines and can't stop listening to this song. Incredible music writing

[@IzzytheMuppet]

he's singing about ireland. in my eyes, the quieter verses reflect his simple but pure love for his homeland, and the beauty that it brings, but the shouted ones show how complicated and agonizing it is to love a country so inbred with problems at the hands of the system. it would be easier not to love it at all than see it go to waste.

[@IzzytheMuppet]

its absolutely genius

[@casparfriedrick4079]

I totally agree

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

First time I've heard it and completely agree.

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

@@IzzytheMuppet Don't most creatives have a 'spiky' kind of relationship with their country..especially when our history was so dark.

[@jackconsidine6078]

It's like the Irish genre of poetry Aisling, where Ireland is manifested as a female, who the poet succumbs to.

[@catfoodbrad6726]

I remember seeing this live for the first time at Alexandra Palace last year and I was blown away, never been so excited for a release!

[@MsHoneybee69]

"Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil?"....this line resonates with me, as a child growing up in the Republic of Ireland in the 1970s, I had an Irish Dad and an English Mum. This would become a massive problem. Grian Chatten is beyond brilliant in my eyes and Fontaines DC have become my new God. I was lucky enough to experience them live in Sydney at one of the most electric gigs I've been to. He speaks to me.

[@fabvisunature]

My life has been rocked by The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, PIxies etc.. and now Fontaines DC! Superb discovery, a fantastic universe! "I love You" will be in my playlist 4 ever!

[@GForce-m8w]

You have superb taste!

[@fabvisunature]

@@GForce-m8w thank you :)

[@joshuamartinpryce8424]

I love you is a word spoken that has foundational impact in emotional senses. When people hear the words i love you it usually brings comfort, although at times it brings suspense. Spirituality is 3 words I love You, its a love letter to a person that surrounds us, and knows us. Love is knowledge.

[@daisybaker8528]

This band are going to be the next big thing I feel it. I feel it. I just hope they don’t go too mainstream. They are so perfect.

[@caged9984]

Maybe i'm out of touch but I could of sworn a half decent singing voice was required to be a professional singer?

[@deanashtonsfoot]

@@caged9984 You've not been paying attention for the last 60 years have you. If it fits the music it works. The list of musicians who can't sing properly is endless. His voice works so well with the music. The lyrics are outstanding. It's an excellent mix.

[@patrickbreslin7499]

'Maybe i'm out of touch...' bingo!

[@fionaodwyer7373]

Song started out well, showed promise, though did sound like The Cure. Then the chorus hits & he starts roaring in a thick Dublin/UK accent? The end.

[@daisybaker8528]

@@fionaodwyer7373 yes I don’t like the shouting that much but it’s more the lyrics for me. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again it’s far fucking better than ‘Dave’ I’m happy they’re representing.

[@caitlinrichmondhere]

By listening, and I mean really listening to this song. I don’t think many really grasp the raw, unfiltered tone of this song and by playing this just once it instantly touched my soul. Jesus Christ what a masterpiece.

[@ImDaie]

This is true

[@cjsilvestremusic]

Ireland, oh how much this band loves you! They wrote you the perfect love song there could ever be!

[@alekseiwisekal7426]

This album cannot drop soon enough. This song in particular is just hitting so hard for me right now. For the first time in my life I've found true love. This woman is everything to me and I can't tell her enough how much I love her. This force is just so powerful, so foreign to me. I don't even fully grasp it just yet. I just feel it. Boy can it overwhelm too. Especially when she tells me it's the same for her. It's terrifying, but simultaneously the greatest gift I've had in this life. Yesterday I fell into the darkness, I succumbed to old demons. Insecurities took hold of my mind, fear ran rampant. I got caught in my head, thinking over and over I'm not good enough for her. Undeserving of a love like ours. I feared losing her, it felt like I already had in my mind. I cried because I was heartbroken, devestated at the thought of a life without her. I spoke to her and she comforted me. Offered words of affirmation, reassuring me. Reiterated the reality of the matter, we're gonna grow old together. She's my love, my best friend, my family, and one day she'll be my wife. We'll have kids and lead a happy life together. She picked me back up from the depths I found myself in. Told me that I'll have her for a lifetime. She put me back together and one day I'll be there to do the same for her when she's feeling low. I cannot thank her enough for all she does for me, for loving me. For accepting me. I love you Jamila, always and forever.

[@daragh6160]

I think he's referring to Ireland. How much he loves it but what we (youth) get in return. A lot of political references throughout it.

[@mixer2]

I love you too baby boy x

[@JamesDavis551]

@@daragh6160 people can interpret it however they like. That’s the beauty of music. If it hits you, it hits you.

[@daragh6160]

@@JamesDavis551 They sure can. I wasn't telling him he was wrong, just giving some context seeing as I'm from Ireland.

[@shredder9536]

Stop saying drop

[@GForce-m8w]

What a moving tune. Pure poetry

[@jordynwhiting1609]

This is a masterpiece and I am absolutely obsessed with it.

[@amujxg7104]

the darkness in the room, the candles, the atmosphere is idyllic. I LOVE IT

[@sidius8747]

What a great tune, by far the best until yet. Fucking love this band and their big future.

[@janeabbott5379]

I lost my Dad on my 50th birthday. He died of covid. I just listening to Jake Bugg! Thank you to my partner.Then you release this masterpiece. It’s like you talking about our life! Xx

[@Weed-Bat]

It makes me very happy to say that Fontaines D.C has officially reached 1,000,000 monthly listeners on spotify

[@arcticmonkey3]

“If I must have a future I want it with you “❤

[@carrowinabox]

This is your best song. that breakdown is EVERYTHING OMG ❤️

[@melindawright3453]

Anyone else in love with NOBODY but this song still resonates with you so personably and you don’t know why?

[@theTOMSONproject]

Hauntingly beautiful piece of music i heard in a long time. Bass intro and heavy the Cure infused delay-reverb guitars, what a tune ✨

[@NosajKnows]

I cannot explain the amount of times I have listened to this song since the moment I first heard it.

[@jens2049]

same

[@ДиарАбду]

New iconic post-punk. Congrats!

[@JesseBlountFilms]

3:17 That guitar in the background is absolutley insane!!!!! Would love to know what type of sound / effect that is.

[@davidr1620]

Chorus and delay

[@nenaddaskijevic9343]

what a song, The Cure, Joy Division, New Order, all together = Fontaines D.C.

[@lucygrace9580]

The fall too

[@joes2525]

and siouxsie and the banshees in that guitar part

[@AlexGarcia-nt5uh]

And The Chamaleons!!

[@Kas0045]

Oasis

[@matthewgoodtimes3555]

And Happy Mondays !

[@zinc.___]

this sound is o magnetic and beautiful in a way that evokes all kinds of feelings with infinite interpretations, if that isn’t pure art, nothing is

[@GForce-m8w]

Very well put

[@loumalol1]

une claque , comme d hab avec cette présence , cette prestance et cette montée toute en puissance

[@bells3r]

I saw them play this when they were opening for Arctic Monkeys last October, it was an absolutely transcending experience I feel so honored to have absorbed the same air as them 😵‍💫

[@vinagresvisus]

omg i've been listening to this tune for days now, thinking it was likely from 80s or something, only to discover today this album is from 2022 🤯 I'm so glad cause that might give me a chance to see them live

[@gregprice103]

So hard to write amazing lyrics 👌👌 thanks Judy Judy ❤️

[@jorgevives4830]

Just saw them today opening arctic monkeys! They did Great!

[@B0NeZ_6]

Girl stop lying.

[@lollgx]

Hoping they open for arctics irish shows

[@shikharjolly34]

@@B0NeZ_6 I was there too. They played in forest hills NYC.

[@ericbrannigan9996]

First time listening to these lads after a good few recommendations. Mighty stuff, reminiscent of Heartworm from Whipping Boy back around mid 90's, another great band.

[@alannawithafada]

yes! this track is very similar to whipping boy’s ‘twinkle’ off that great album

[@jensk9564]

Ian Curtis has finally returned - wonderful

[@corinnedawnlewis9478]

Yes! Even looks like him.

[@whitekr0ss]

this music video is probably the best i have ever seen, congratulations to y'all. im so excited for the full release of Skinty Fia

[@BrianSniatkowski]

One of the best bands out there today. This song definitely has a Stone Roses vibe

[@joelfortenberry7865]

Yes, yes, and that's great- miss the roses!

[@rionageraghty697]

Great tune and video, so excited for the album! So nice to hear the finished song after the snippet from A take Away Show x

[@Dazfitz87]

This song holds so much power. A true classic

[@voodooluck]

This is the type of song that belongs in a movie, not just any movie but a movie.

[@miriam.1991]

00:26 Forever in loop

[@grungeprincess23]

Probably the best song of the decade

[@diegocastilhos]

This was the very first song i heard from Fontaines and in a world sink into shitty music, this song sounded like there is still hope! Love everything about this music! the bass intro is so catching the guitar in the back adds so much melody and the lyrics, fellas.... this is a masterpiece! Glad i found you!

[@FrancesRomo-qx7ux]

Saw them open last night for arctic monkeys Fell in love with this song❤❤❤

[@CHEKO0]

Same!

[@brownboysant7763]

HELLOOOOO CAN U NAME THE SETLIST? IM GOING TO SEE THEM TONIGHT TOO!

[@brownboysant7763]

@@CHEKO0 HEY CHECK, IM ABOUT TO SEE EM LIVE TOO SO WOULD U HELP ME SAYIN WHAT THE SETLIST WAS?

[@trazwaggon]

currently listening this as a sardinian living in italy i feel this on such a personal level it hurts stray strong guys see you in bologna next month

[@danielalizcano6648]

I saw you perform last year and I loved this song immediately