Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Official Video)

Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Official Video)
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Lyrics
Some mornings I pray for evening
For the day to be done
And some summer days I hide away
And wait for rain to come
‘Cause it turns out hell will not be found
Within the fires below
But in making do and muddling through
When you've nowhere else to go
But then I remember you
And the way you shine like truth in all you do
And if you remembered me
You could save me from the way I tend to be
The way I tend to be
Some days I wake up dazed, my dear
And don't know where I am
I've been running now so long I'm scared
I've forgotten how to stand
And I stand alone in airport bars
And gather thoughts to think
That if all I had was one long road
It could drive a man to drink
But then I remember you
And the way you shine like truth in all you do
And if you remembered me
You could save me from the way I tend to be
The way I tend to be
‘Cause I've said, "I love you," so many times
That the words kind of died in my mouth
And I meant it each time with each beautiful woman
But somehow it never works out
But you stood apart in my calloused heart
And you taught me and here's what I learned
That love is about all the changes you make
And not just three small words
And then I catch myself
Catching your scent on someone else
In a crowded space
And it takes me somewhere I cannot quite place
But then I remember you
And the way you shine like truth in all you do
And if you remembered me
You could save me from the way I tend to be
The way I tend to be
#FrankTurner

[@wondereyedrive]

Driving to work this morning, it was freezing cold, raining, a miserable day. Then this song came on the radio. I'd never heard it before. But soon enough I couldn't stop smiling. I had this overwhelming feeling that everything will be alright.

[@francescaburke9575]

Frank Turner in the rain...yum

[@williamjames6624]

Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@kaylinburchill40]

My (now) husband showed me Frank Turner a few years back. I really needed his music when I heard it. I was in a dark place and this music saved me. At the time, my husband and I were best friends, nothing romantic. Now, our son is almost 1 year old and I couldn't be happier

[@p0rq]

Frank is a fertility god.

[@BenjaminBankester]

This belongs in r/wholesome posts

[@greenwave819]

Way to go!!!

[@garbanzo_bean]

Poor guy had to show good jams to not be Friend zoned

[@codassong]

@@BenjaminBankester unexpected reddit

[@marcussmith3037]

Fires below

[@RDubbayah]

7 Years later and I still can't sing the prechorus without crying. This song has stood the test of time.

[@marcussmith3037]

❤

[@AS-xq5lz]

"Love is about all the changes we make; and not just 3 small words." Never has a more intelligent sentence been written.

[@TheKerihacker]

I can't make it to the concert in Indy tonight... So I'm just gonna repeat Frank Turner videos on youtube, cry, and hold up a lighter.

[@williamjames6624]

Well you make a good point in your comment, Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@gracedevlin9050]

I have 11,362 songs on my iPod. This is my favourite out of all of all of them.

[@andrea8m]

hard and beautiful

[@bethmellor6577]

This is such a good song, don't see why you're all complaining!

[@markanderson0022]

Yes you make a great point here and I agree with you,Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋

[@versebuchanan512]

He got him a shovel, and he's digging a ditch.

[@evanmarney4621]

Frank Turner is a legend

[@planetfrank1994]

For those asking for the meaning of the video, it is a metaphorical take on the song itself. The singer tends to be depressed and hopeless, shown here by him digging himself a grave. But no matter how many graves he digs, he always climbs out of it and walks away from giving up life because of the memory of his ex. It's a beautifully poignant video, and it really brings out the emotions of the song (and a tear in your eye). :D

[@johnnyscifi]

Exes...;)

[@lepari9986]

Ex.

[@queenkimmi]

Frank saves me from the way I tend to be.

[@williamjames6624]

Yes you make a good point in your comment, Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@joslenpettit5350]

A lot of people who tend to be that way will understand this so perfectly.

[@Birdienez]

This song reminds me of someone... Some people are never forgotten

[@longlostjuliet]

I can't wait to not run in to you because I'm watching Frank :)

[@LiquorWithJazz]

"I've been running now so long I'm scared I've forgotten how to stand."

[@marcussmith3037]

Like truth in all u do. The way I tend to be. Some days I wake up dazed. One long road drive a man to drink. Remembered me save me from the way I tend to be...

[@marcussmith3037]

Hell yesss!

[@FlakZebra]

He got him a shovel, and he's digging a ditch

[@eternalpirate8552]

Nice :-) At least we know he's a man of his word!

[@xlwiggs]

hes gonna fight for that four square feet of land like a mean old son of a bitch

[@philaeew4866]

He's got himself a future, he's not stuck on the past

[@xlwiggs]

Jutta Wehlan / Philae hes up on stick hes got no new tricks but hes a machine and he was built to last

[@emily9648]

She took a plain black marker and started writing on his chest

[@richieossorio3548]

I heard this song in Publix grocery store and new exactly what it was... Am I getting old!?! Not a diss!!

[@williamjames6624]

Well yes I agree with you,Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@kkwillsaveus]

Had a breakdown of sorts a few years ago (cliche I know) but Frank's music helped me through. Haven't listened as much recently but coming back to it, glad it was there for me when times got tough.

[@hadeelabed3634]

So I work in cvs & this song comes on every other hour & I just had to download it lol

[@rowanjeffree1094]

Reminds me of Raining Blood by Slayer

[@karenramos3321]

Lol!!!!

[@j9lorna]

Need this guy on my allotment

[@jacobmyers4919]

Man I fucking love Frank Turner. Songs about my life played back to me

[@tonyrakittke272]

Jacob Myers well said, brother!

[@xXJelly11Xx]

Jacob Myers my dad plays Frank turner in the car and I love itt

[@andylougheed5552]

That's so deep.

[@markanderson0022]

Yes that truth and I agree with you, Hello how are you doing

[@Linda-oz1ny]

Habe diesen Song heute im Radio gehört und mich sofort in diese Musik verliebt. Frank Turner wird mich ab jetzt wohl häufiger im Leben begleiten.👍👍👍🌠

[@xIRWINBx]

Why does Frank Turner not have the bigger following he deserves?

[@joshrich43]

So, this is kind of just conjecture, but here's my understanding of the video. The reason Frank is wearing the 'the end is coming' sandwich board, is literally symbolic of the feeling at the end of a relationship, where it all feels inevitable, that it's coming to an end. That's all rather straight forward. My favourite part of the video though, has to be the hole digging. I think this is literally him 'digging himself a hole', or getting himself into a bad situation after a relationship, emotionally. He often refers to drinking in his songs, so lets say that after a relationship, Frank gets a little boozy and depressed. The wonderful metaphor is the girl at the end. He spots her, and it literally and metaphorically brings him out of his hole, making him feel better, and giving him the impetus to move on. Zooming out on the several holes just shows that this is a repeated process, and something Frank is all too familiar with. Read this and think it's bullshit, or agree, it's all just art, so is completely subjective, this is just my understanding!

[@Sdcombo]

joshrich43 This is very much along the lines of what I was getting out of the video too!

[@martyrdrebel27]

joshrich43 when i tried telling someone this was one of the most beautiful videos i'd ever seen, they didn't get it, and i didn't bother explaining my interpretation. had i done so, i'd have said what you just said, word for word. this song and video are so personal to me and the things i've done and experienced, it was just too heavy to try and get someone else to understand.

[@martyrdrebel27]

joshrich43 alternative interpretation, from the back of his sign, he's setting up the world's worst golf course.

[@martyrdrebel27]

joshrich43 sorry for the triple reply, but i do disagree with one thing though, he doesn't really see the girl, or even stop for her, he just climbs out and walks away. i think he finally stopped and thought "what am i doing? why am i doing this to myself?" and finally stopped digging, finally recovering from the heartbreak that lead to his cycle of self-destruction, or in the video, hole digging.

[@ciorstanmacgregor6897]

joshrich43 I think slightly differnt, shes is always behind him, and he looks through her, so although it is her that helps him move on, its the memory of her and the relationship that he knows that he fucked up. "i remember you and the way you shine like truth" so the end is coming, the end of him ruining his relationships for stupid reasons, like after all those holes, all those fuck ups, he has finally learned from what she told him all those ruined relationships ago. He tends to sabotage relationships but finally knows that he wants to wake up with familiarity, he doesnt want to be always on the road anymore. He is ready now to finally to take on a real relationship and to truly love, to make the changes for someone he never could for the girl in the video which is why he walks past her, kind of think it is a "right one at the wrong time" kind of situation here

[@jameshickey100]

It was nice to meet you frank turner

[@dmbjewel]

Some mornings I pray for evening, For the day to be done. Some summer days I hide away And pray for rain to come. It turns out hell will not be found Within the fires below, But in making do and muddling through When you've nowhere else to go. But then I remember you, And the way you shine like truth in all you do. And if you remembered me, You could save me from the way I tend to be. Some days I wake up dazed my dear, And I don't know where I am. I've been running now so long I'm scared I've forgotten how to stand. I stand alone in airport bars And gather thoughts to think: That if all I had was one long road It could drive a man to drink. Because I've said I love you so many times that the words kinda die in my Mouth. And I meant it each time with each beautiful woman but somehow it never Works out. You stood apart in my calloused heart, and you taught me and here's what I Learned: That love is about the changes you make and not just three small words. And then I catch myself Catching your scent on someone else In a crowded space And it takes me somewhere I cannot quite place.

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

Thank you miss AZLyrics

[@CarlyFlorence]

'golf sale' made me grin :)

[@markanderson0022]

Lovely comment Florence how are you doing

[@jeffreywainwright787]

This is by far the best FT video aesthetically and message wise. He literally needs to dig himself out of the ditch he is in and no one's words can reach him. It's just stellar

[@Jack-et7qz]

Listened to the song countless times for the first time Watched the video Frank Turner it was beautifully crafted

[@novemberoscar98]

I had heard Frank way back when he first started. I didn't know his name or really anything about him at all. Years later at the last Warp Tour he was there and it instantly connected. His music brings me so much joy and helped me get through so much mental illness. Covering his music even got me a start in my own musical career. I hope that one day I can shake his hand and thank him properly. Until then, thank you and peace brother. ✌🏻

[@AnimationFanboy2k4]

Happy 11th anniversary to this song! Also, this is the first time I see this singer with a passionate talent! 💖

[@dizzotizzo69]

One of the best song writers of all time.

[@lewishart3146]

agreed!

[@tomhay92]

the real crime is that people think it matters about the amount of number ones an artist has. Fuck that just keep making great music and bringing joy to people, Frank's an inspiration to thousands and I'm sure that's more than enough for him.

[@TrashManForLife]

It's okay to cry to this song ya big bear

[@jeffreystopera7395]

Thank you

[@oliviawragg9704]

Frank is like God

[@markanderson0022]

Oh really that what you think,Hello how are you doing

[@XDeVaStAtOrZ]

I am so happy that Frank is becoming more well known, he honestly really deserves this. FRANKIE SAYS DIG.

[@mikeburke5553]

Been listening to Frank Turner since 2007, I hope he finally gets the recognition he deserves with Tape Deck heart gaining traction.

[@lozza456789]

Mike Burke seen him support green day at Wembley stadium an he blew me away

[@GJAOfficial]

this is the best song you have EVER written

[@TheCfShow]

"and I catch myself catching your scent on someone else" ^^^ one of my favourite ever lyrics. In love

[@tigerclose]

frankie says dig......... thats my friday at reading festival tshirt sorted!!!!

[@allencraig7327]

Best live show you'll ever see.

[@maxwelld23]

God what a ignorant comment 🙄

[@Proxy871]

Frank and his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, are a bunch of musical geniuses. I cannot wait until November when I'm seeing them live.

[@MegaSkyline69]

Awesome Tune at 2am on the highway 👍

[@ladyslipperland]

Shine like Truth in all you do

[@nemobaize7716]

Only Frank Turner can look awesome with a shovel slung over his shoulder and an end is near sign.

[@emailliciam]

my daughter showed me this song after doing a modern dance solo to it. 💕 now love it

[@williamjames6624]

Yes I agree with you, Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋

[@palletbitch]

Plays every ten hours in my walmart where I work stuck in my head now good song

[@zbart31]

🤣

[@tonyalmodovar7629]

Plays like every hour in my publix where I work. Now I happen to love this song. Fuck.... lmao

[@brennanhoffman5535]

I wish the grocery store I work at played Frank turner

[@Bl4zernc]

My teacher used to play this song every day on his masive playlist he used to shuffle for everyone who arrived early, this song played at least 3 times a week

[@palletbitch]

@@go_rizzo_grow everyday for weeks it finally stopped playing it

[@StePolandComedy]

This guy just saved me from thinking.

[@emrouleau775]

Frank Turner is simply amazing! Doesn't matter how many times I hear this song, I tear up.. Very moving song... One day I hope to see him perform ...

[@OCRATHLETE]

Statesboro, GA mall muzak overhead playing this currently. Nice

[@Dannygruff]

Love this song far too much. Never ceases to amaze me!

[@RevohYT]

Just heard this banger at longhorn steakhouse love it

[@christinacatalano2326]

Frank Tuner is a genius. “Love is about all the changes you make and not just three small words” stuck to me like glue. Holy. effing. feels. The message, in my opinion, is to reminisce on the past as you embrace the mistakes you've made. My favorite feeling when I listen: Do not be afraid to look back and cherish your innocence. We’ll never get it back, and this jam made me sit back and just yearn for the past- the part which made me. Honestly... what songs today make you feel this way? Don't be dicks, I just happened to hear this song when I needed it most. If you contest me, then you lack feelings entirely.

[@williamjames6624]

Beautiful comment,Hello how are you doing Christina 👋👋👋

[@OliClark102]

just bought the "frank says dig" t-shirt from his store.. it'll probably be the best thing i have in my wardrobe

[@georgewellen1079]

Nothing is perfect, but this is as close as it gets! Thank you, Frank.

[@davidbatmansson3941]

så härligt ,så känslpladdad av denna man. älskar det,love it. pne love,one peace, 420 forever

[@amandawerner7637]

I've got no clue where I first heard this song but I somehow knew enough lyrics to look it up and I'm glad I did

[@Antslimeball]

And if you rememberrrrr me

[@ManuelaAyr]

"And then I catch myself, catching your scent on someone else... In a crowded space... and It takes me somewhere I cannot quite place"...

[@sadiemaryguy1001]

Best song ever

[@williamjames6624]

Yes that truth and I agree with you,Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@TekayyTellemVision]

I'm only here because this song plays all day where I work. Now it's stuck in my head..

[@eternalpirate8552]

At least you know someone with great musical taste. ;-)

[@FiredEmpire]

We are the proud BBC Radio Onners!

[@cameronbeames]

Loved being in this music video! :D

[@TheOneAndOnlyIt]

Damn it, Frank! Now my face is leaking.

[@JamesFlinders]

glad to know i'm not alone lol. This man seems to have a direct way to yank on the heartstrings. Love him.

[@danieldaniels5282]

Leaking semen? Frank Turner has Cazz Allen's face leaking semen?

[@danieldaniels5282]

seriously, this isn't that good, let alone articulate

[@Stillontour]

@@danieldaniels5282 okay

[@benkeen4402]

Frank tuner is the best

[@dariaungurean1743]

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I HEARD IT ON CBC RAIDO 2

[@dariaungurean1743]

wow he dug a lot of holes

[@dariaungurean1743]

I know! he must be really buff to

[@flickyboo52]

***** Aye Right... He is marrying my Aunt Kate xD xx Jk

[@dariaungurean1743]

jeeze ur jucky man

[@DanielleRitchot]

Brilliant!

[@markanderson0022]

Yes that truth and I agree with you, Hello How are you doing

[@dafnesmit2497]

i have so much respect for him

[@RafaelGarcia518]

picked up guitar/singing a little under two months ago and uploaded my first cover the other day. woke up to a comment saying i sound like an american version of this guy. first time hearing him and im feeling real confident right now.

[@freyafisher1074]

Youre pretty good keep it up

[@marcussmith3037]

Crowded space, remember u

[@JeremyBell97]

"And then I catch myself, catching your scent on someone else." I went to a Flogging Molly concert last week that he opened for, and told us a story about that line. He loves koalas, so when he got to met one while in Australia he was super psyched. But he had just split with a girl he really loved, who used eucalyptus leaf shampoo. (Y'know, the only thing koalas eat.)

[@Callmeoxy]

The damn Koala stole his girl?!?!?!?!??! /s

[@orangarnold]

Jeremy Lusk I am forever now going to think of Koalas thanks to this. cheers

[@jorgeledesma8271]

Jeremy Lusk yeah I'm going through that right now

[@EnLaPeleaMX]

He told us that story too, at a show in Mexico!

[@ethanduded]

LOL!

[@annaburn2650]

Seamus Heaney famously uses the image of digging as a metaphor for writing poetry and rediscovering his roots. The honesty and introspection involved in Frank's music is sometimes very resonant of this attitude, if not style. Thus the crowds and interest gathered around the digging becomes a metaphor for the strange relationship between personal reflection and public music. While I have no idea whether this was Frank's intentions with this video, but I still think that it's a beautiful image.

[@zachousley2916]

im diggen this song

[@supernuke2538]

This song deserves 5 million views

[@boulevarddesairs]

Great song !

[@jerrypowers7671]

My wife brought me to a Frank Turner show a few years back. We are recently divorced and I am missing her today. I haven't ever listened to Frank Turner but remembered him today. First song I found was this one. How appropriate yet sad for me.

[@PatricParrot]

Find someone who reminds you of who you used to be. That person all the time ago.

[@harryhobbs1029]

deserves more views!!!

[@thund3rhugg3ro___________e93]

Love everything about this... frank turner, the music , the video & everything else. but one quick nit-pick would a young girl really follow a random man with a shovel through a wooded area in the middle of nowhere ?? :)

[@ROFLsyrup5]

Young girls are pretty stupid.

[@uniqIo]

This should have so many more views

[@breonthibodeaux9916]

hear this song at work all the time, finally fucking found it

[@MrYamadog27]

Publix?

[@imtakingnancy]

just keep diggin', you've gotta keep diggin'.

[@Auhailbree]

"A man alone in the woods with a shovel while I'm alone in the woods too? I'm going to approach him."

[@TW-80]

Awesome new video! "I STILL BELIEVE"

[@robertorbit4384]

This guy reminds me of billy brag. Good song. And for some reason he makes me think of Brian Fallon and the gaslight anthem

[@EShum]

Listened to gaslight anthem after him, very good artists but I like Frank turner just a biiiit more

[@gherburger]

listen to Brian Fallon's "Painkillers"... I think they're even.

[@EShum]

frank turner is life, brian fallon still a little behind him.

[@nikifuller842]

Gaslight Anthem/Brian Fallon solo/Horrible crowes will ALWAYS be number one. Brian Fallon is perfect 100%

[@oscarsorensen210]

Was working a night shift at Mc Ds and this played over and over, kept me going all night!

[@hmartinspliff]

This video is a homage to Time Team....Day 4, trial pitting inconclusive, time to use the geophys equipment.

[@flamingicefox01]

found this funnier than I should've

[@helenbostock2350]

song enough saving

[@williamjames6624]

Yes that truth and I agree with you,Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@np02058]

CAN YOU DIGG IT?

[@RyanGoyette]

This song use to play on my list when me and my ex were throwing darts and i loved it… now it hits differntly that we arent together

[@AzNightmare]

When I sing along with this song, I always mess up the timing of the "remember" me part.

[@subthermal]

AzNightmare snap your fingers to the beat. The 'em' holds for a 3 and a half counts, I believe.

[@clarkem4119]

@@subthermal Yep, it's on the "and" of the third beat, except when the music drops out and he does it on the third beat.

[@anwozny]

love the beat

[@williamjames6624]

Yes me to as well, Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋

[@Flip877]

"It's an old fashioned hole diggin'. By gar it's been a while."

[@joegardiner7077]

I was trying to think of a way to explain this video to myself but I couldn't find the words, so thank you!