Iron and Wine - The Trapeze Swinger

[@sassypotatochip866]

My dad recently passed away and he wanted this song performed at the funeral. I will always cry whenever I hear this song.

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

Mine didn't request this but same

[@michaeldonaldson2387]

What a beautiful way to honor a treasured soul.

[@s.reid1992]

Hugs 🤗

[@maxs.3238]

"Remember me, my misery And how it lost me all I wanted..." Hit me like a sledgehammer. How does this man write such beautiful lines?

[@ohmybillnye]

Every time I hear this song I always start to tear up when the vocal harmony kicks in and he sings "Please remember me, my misery, and how it lost me all I wanted"

[@msdenaj217]

Yep. That's the place. I just did it again, a sob escapes my chest and the tears spill over. Every damn time.

[@TheCmccartn]

@@msdenaj217 for me its, my hand between your knees, you turn from me and said that trapeze act was wonderful but never meant to last

[@BuckyDent45ACP]

for me it's "so please, remember me mistakenly"

[@SeptemberLibra1987]

-insert spider man pointing gif here-

[@seanmcglynn3638]

Exactly

[@kidengineer120]

My 34 yr old brother requested this played at his funeral. He passed from cancer in 2018. Most beautiful song but breaks my heart every time I hear it. You can actually feel the breaking...does anyone else get that?

[@10kCrows]

I feel it, I'm sorry for your loss 💖💖💖💖

[@darinblomquist422]

I do!

[@mavasquez8301]

Sorry pal. May he rest n peace

[@rachelbrislin4507]

I feel it, and I'm so sorry for your loss

[@doodlebugwahoo]

my carcinophobia gave me a heart attack but i'm so sorry for your loss

[@user-rc4jz9dy1i]

absolute masterpiece. it paints a portrait in your head of life, it's highs and lows, it's beauty and ugliness, that feeling of aimlessness and mystery; thousands of souls trying to make sense of a universe they don't fully understand. Those brave trapeze swingers daring to live

[@will6176]

thats a beautiful comment....

[@zenunderground]

Nailed it.

[@Thatlonelygoddess]

Couldn’t have said it better myself 💪🏽⁉️⁉️

[@bentleyjenn]

Well said 💕

[@dar213311]

Beautifully put.

[@leslieannaconnally4830]

My Patrick learned this song and played on my birthday; he passed nearly two years ago. This song is lyrical poetry. And will forever remind me of my gorgeous human.

[@ManofUlster]

Halloween parties, piggy banks, planning childhood adventures on a map and counting cars passing by - all these little pedestrian moments that seem to mean nothing, but ultimately make up a life. What a weird, amazing dance we’re all part of. I’m 21 years old and am regularly brought to incredulous smiling laughter at the prospect of seeing where it all goes. Peace and love.

[@amyfoss9078]

PEACE AND lOVE TO YOU!!

[@dianerobinson5336]

Beautifully articulated thoughts. You so perfectly stated it when you said, "all these little pedestrian moments that seem to mean nothing, but ultimately make up a life." It is the absolute truth!! Keep that curiosity, the smile and the laughter as they will get you through life, regardless of the speed bumps you will encounter in the road, even when they will sometimes feel like mountains. Just one old ladies advise. It certainly has helped me. Have a wonderful life!

[@jipsigal]

Keep that feeling of incredulity. It will help you weather the storms and lulls of the years ahead of you. 😊

[@andrewkeen3129]

@@dianerobinson5336 You sound like a lovely old lady haha :)

[@dianerobinson5336]

@@andrewkeen3129 Thank you. I would like to think so :) Have a good one!

[@lillianmartinez4288]

I lost someone very dear to me about 2 years ago. Every time I hear this song, it's like hearing him saying to me "please remember me" Always.

[@leslieannaconnally4830]

Puddle of tears reading this

[@learningmadeeasyforchildren]

I lost my Dad 2009 and I was 9, it hurt and everytime I play this song it reminds me of him and it gives me a sense of healing 🥺🥺. I miss you Dad and I love you ❤️

[@kittensfromspace3621]

Nine, how my hearts for you. It was bad enough for me at 39. I hope that you are doing well and it uplifts me that this song helps you heal.

[@TransRoofKorean]

the hardest line for me is realizing "tell my mother not to worry" is what's written on the _outside_ of the gates, from the one that didn't make it into Heaven. Mother's inside: hopefully someone delivers that message to her

[@krugerfuchs]

The one for me is please remember me my misery how it cost me all I wanted

[@damiendedonatis6984]

A true beauty. As you get older, experience more, the more this song calms you down and makes you think. Enjoy your time. It’s precious.

[@nirvanaindica5187]

This is masterpiece, This is love, This is freedom, This is magic , This melody is key of happiness.

[@dimitrir8804]

9minutes of poetry, warm arrangements and a voice so calm... complete escape from these strange times 😞

[@cadenhoodicoff6556]

My girlfriend showed me this song the first night we ever spent together. It brings back every memory of her and makes me think of how much I love her. I'm gonna marry this girl. This song will play at my wedding and my funeral.

[@cadenhoodicoff6556]

@PHOENIX I'm gonna do it once we're both 20. She's the perfect girl for me. Cute, funny, doesn't play games, loyal, Christian, doesn't need fancy stuff to be happy, and just about everything else about her. I will marry her.

[@windowblotter]

@@cadenhoodicoff6556 How old are you right now?

[@stephcrumpled]

just remember: nothing is forever. goodluck

[@lauragoldenberg7305]

❤️👍 Many blessings to both of you🙏

[@kyleyoung8476]

Awe how cute

[@yyz125]

This song is beautiful.. I heard it years ago..I fell asleep during the movie ..In Good Company...I was awoken by this song and I felt like I was in heaven..I went nuts the next morning tracking it...

[@epochphilosophy]

The fact that this is arguably the most powerful set of lyrics ever written in history, combined with the fact that the song is over 9 minutes long truly shows how absolutely talented this dude is. How he wrote this, and is able to remember it live is a damn miracle itself. Borderline the greatest song ever written.

[@joekhan7599]

Yes!

[@sethsmith8900]

Amen. He played it at the last stop of his tour in Memphis this last weekend. Was so powerful. I didnt want to move afterwards or couldnt. Only song that brought people to their feet afterwards. Incredible how specific the details are to his life and yet their importance translates so well to the listener

[@tygrunge]

I completely agree with this statement

[@scottprice1759]

And just cinematic in his lyrics - no film needed.

[@robertr4483]

Not sure about the most powerful lyrics ever but by far some of the most profound. I listen to lots of music and it is very hard to ever define the best lyrics or the best acoustics, etc. However...this is very deep and makes my soul search. So yeah...fantasmal...

[@MBungle]

this man has a way with songwriting that cuts directly to the point ... it's so emotionally confrontational in such a beautiful gentle and accessable way... it makes me feel like i'm not crazy or alone.. Sam Beam gets 11/10 every time. So underrated. Timeless songwriter.

[@Draggynali]

"I heard from someone you're still pretty, and then they went on to say that the pearly gates had some eloquent graffiti like 'We'll meet again' and 'Fuck the man' and 'Tell my mother not to worry'" is one of the best lines anybody's ever written, I think

[@ABS0LU7Egaming]

most of them are, I think

[@jackiemamamill2280]

Right? People say his lyrics suck -- just means they don’t get it.

[@paulbancroft2812]

I’m right there with you... at least I’ve never been so thoroughly fucked in all manner by words before

[@Desi365]

@@jackiemamamill2280 I find them difficult to understand tbf, demanding but interesting, too.

[@sunshine11900]

Completely agree. This one stays with me.

[@chatsage]

Sam is one of the most brilliant writers, arrangers, vocalists, musicians of his time. I discovered his music in/around 2011 and have been a fan every since. He's one of the MANY great artists who thrive just below the mainstream radar. I hope to hear his evolution all my days.

A poetry of pictures with a melody so haunting, complete with a hypnotic groove that freezes time. Beautiful, well done Samuel. One of my favorites.

[@SnailRage]

On the on-ramp, you said "If you love me, you will listen to this song" And I could tell that you were serious So I didn't tell you you were driving the wrong way On the interstate until the song was done You felt like an idiot adding an hour to the drive But it gave us more time to embarrass ourselves Tellin' stories we wouldn't tell anyone else

[@DngrDan]

No one can claim to know what the lyrics really mean besides the man who wrote them. It's a fantastic and deeply personal love letter. But we can all relate to some lines in one way or another. Beautiful song.

[@swarnimbarapatre5353]

Finally the true meaning of the song has been unveiled.

[@kiq4767]

what? what is it?

[@CoCoLibraLady]

Suicide / death, a love letter to those left behind to remember how the person WAS and not HOW they died.

[@thomasbaron5367]

I just recently lost my friend Natalie to suicide late in Spetember of this year. She was a tornented soul and left this world feeling like nobody cared for her. I loved her more than anything. It was a devastatimg loss. I will miss her everyday until I see her again and i will love her forever.

[@kiq4767]

@@thomasbaron5367 Feeling really sorry for your loss. Hope you be fine soon

[@Manda8908]

I want this played at my funeral. What an absolutely hauntingly beautiful song. Samuel Beam writes with the soul of a poet. ❤️

[@andrewkeen3129]

Looking at some of the comments here, some young people have had this played at their funeral already. Such an intensely sad thought, I can imagine it must be an interesting feeling for Samuel Beam to have his song used in such a manner.

[@MissAyce]

Me sentiments exactly. I was commenting the same thing and thought the song sounded hauntingly beautiful as well 😊

[@bodegatiger404]

Aside from all the deep comments about love, redemption, and death, I simply just picture myself slow dancing with the love of my life to this masterpiece every time I listen to it. there's just a really romantic element to it's mellow acoustic tune and easy pace.

[@gagecochran6340]

they deserve so much more for the music they create, beautifully nostalgic

[@atmjahidhasan8818]

Iron and Wine is a single person.

[@darkadvocatedarkadvocate1388]

one of the saddest, most beautiful songs i've heard in 42 years...

[@andreal.p.7075]

It’s my favorite song

[@JoeMacintoshh]

this song makes me miss high school. unaware of what life was truly like, 11 years later and this song still cuts deeper than anything.

[@zenunderground]

For a bit of humor...I was in rehab. I was like 21 and the dude staying with me was like 19.. Anyways, I was playing this song casually on the stereo and he approaches me and asks me, :What is this and who is this?: So we relisten to the song a time or two. Two weeks later he approaches me and aid he played this song for his mother and they had a breakthrough moment. So, like, whatever raw feeling you get from this song.. know that it's so good that it's universal lol

[@Gandaleon]

Interesting to read how people have favourite parts of the lyrics. My heart always jumps in my chest when I hear: "Please, remember me Seldomly In the car behind the carnival My hand between your knees You turn from me And said 'The trapeze act was wonderful But never meant to last'" Especially "never meant to last" ... to me, it says something about learning to let go *especially* of the things we love and that we cling to. I might be completely off here, but I prefer to understand it that way.

[@sheffieldlane5769]

"my hands between your knees" always gets me, you know?

[@DngrDan]

That's the line that always gets me as well. That realization when something is finally over. And the anger and embarrassment and the heartbreak that comes with it.

[@sweetiesupari3158]

@@DngrDan a transition from childhood

[@miker7795]

I can only listen when I need to sob uncontrollably. It's his masterpiece. I imagine the goal of any songwriter is make a complete song like this.

[@Gandaleon]

@@miker7795 My life would be complete if I could just write one song like this.

[@robertastarr4276]

Absolutely one of the most beautiful songs i have been honored to find in a long long time.. Please, remember me happily fondly halloween mistakenly as in the dream my misery seldomly and finally

[@idanwillenchik3050]

The music has a very repetetive and circular feeling but the words are hauntingly beautiful.

[@mariomontilla326]

Man, this song is just.. serenity taking its form in sound.

[@MissAyce]

❤❤❤❤ this is one of the songs I want played on my funeral ❤❤❤❤ beautiful song Update: My pops too loved this song and wanted it played. After a year of fighting. My pops joins my little brother and grandparents and many loved ones ❤ I miss you 🥰 pops. I’ll never forget our love for music ❤

[@ditzydern3007]

❤❤

[@thefittrucker597]

Crazy to think that I first started listening to him in 2006 sophomore year when I was 15.. I’m 30 now married with 3 kids... crazy to think about

[@thefittrucker597]

@@jogroveable naw

[@nicholasmatthew9687]

Some time ago, the world lost someone special who introduced me to this song when we were younger. This is where I always go to remember her. Life is a funny little thing.

[@meghannecollins609]

I have my own “Trapeze Swinger” we were good friends when we’re younger, star crossed lovers in our adolescence, but we too sadly were never meant to last and he left this world in 2019

[@DanTheHobbit]

Oof. Take care, stranger. “We’ll meet again.”

[@growingupwithfloyd2184]

@meganne ☆ I to grieve your loss, for I also have lost a loved one. Try your best to remember their only gone in the flesh, yet always with us in spirit. I believe you have a strong heart and will, you too can get over this, I'm sure of it. When your alone light a white candle, and ask him to come to you. It will happen. Contact me at anytime. Take Care My Dear Friend and Be Well:🇬🇧 ®️.

[@growingupwithfloyd2184]

@@DanTheHobbit• No you won't, did you not read in between the lines of her comment? Don't prey on the weak and broken hearted. Take Care 'Wanker'.....

[@growingupwithfloyd2184]

@methane Collins ☆ It's been about a month now since I replied, too your heartfelt comment. I'm not sure if you've, made the effort I had asked of you. If you ask for his or here's presence, set something that their going to recognize. Something that brings strong memories of the two of you. (I used 1~Red Rose and 2~Wine Glasses) I opened the Wine and had a glass. Then went off to bed, prior to leaving the State Rm. I marked where the remaining Wine was in the bottle. I did this starting on a Friday, come Monday morning the bottle had been turned. As for the second Wine Glass, it had a small amount of Wine in the bottom of the glass. Very strange but it had happened. The Spirit after death is very powerful, you must first be open to this all. Most importantly have accepted Jesus Christ, as your Lord and saviour. I'll pray for you each evening. Perhaps it will be one of these early mornings, within the near future. Godspeed to you. Take Care and Be Well My Dear Friend: 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ®️.

[@DanTheHobbit]

@@growingupwithfloyd2184 You misconstrued my reply. I wish this other person well. The “We’ll meet again” is a general statement of hope to reunite with those lost. I am not preying. Kindly refrain from such negative assumptions.

[@californiacoast7021]

I used to wish this song would play on my wedding day...but its looking like it will only be played at my funeral instead. ❤ beautiful

[@Tyway]

Lmfao

[@reveusemona5595]

The most beautiful song I've ever heard

[@marvind.rogers1706]

This is prefrontal cortex understanding at its finest. If information and communication are not constantly updated, our brains typically wander and lose interest. This is why movies shoot from multiple angles. In this song, Iron and Wine presents vocal variations and/or new sounds almost EVERY 64 BEATS! This is why we can listen to it and savor it for nearly ten minutes!! 💖 #brilliant

[@katelyntaylor2]

WAIT THIS IS SO COOL WHAT WHOASJFJASDL;KFDSAJFLKAJSDLKF

[@tygrunge]

Yeah, how did you figure that out. Amazing! I'm impressed

[@dejanmarkovic3040]

It wouldn't do shit for us without the limbic system, though...

[@bennyhath1789]

You definitely know your music respect

[@krisjaynav]

Marvin D. Rogers I concur

[@tinasainato5839]

My aunt just sent me this idk why but im 10 and i usually dont put my age in these things but my dad recently passed away and i didnt know he had cancer i was just told that he was just sick he was a great man to me and everyone around him a great father and person but we had atleast 5 people reach out to us and tell us that how nice he was and that he helped them all in a diffrent ways i still talk to one how he helped in middle school i made alot of people cry when i was texting them they were reading my text to all my family so he was a great man and father to me and everyone that knew him he was 48 when he died please everyone tell your story for a loved one useing this song

[@jenniferhansen9684]

Hanna Cline this song is for you baby girl. I know you are still around us, blessing us with your grace and laughter. Such a beautiful angel you were baby. I will see you sooner than later love...

[@darylc6970]

This beautiful song brings me back to a time where I was care free, content, but very naive - loving someone and thinking life would never change, but of course it did. Now deep in my soul I always yearn for a time like that to come back, and for it to stay that way forever, but I know it never will. Thank you Sam Beam. A complete masterpiece.

[@annaflores2622]

Daryl C my dad passed away a month ago today. This song and this comment are everything to me right now. Thank you.

[@meighnsanchez9479]

RIP RICHARD GRAY JR. You were my first best friend, my partner in crime, my brother. Our memories warm my heart and then it breaks. You were taken too soon. Our kids should have been cousins. This song makes me think of you.

[@joekhan7599]

This song makes life worth it. A spiritual dessert undeserved.

[@ianguy751]

This is the type of song you appreciate when In Good Company.

[@reubenmiller6633]

Clever

[@Raymonddurann]

nobody has any idea how much this song means to me. fantastic song fantastic story fantastic album fantastic poet. Thank you mr Beam

[@awwwwwshit]

Pretty sure this is the best song of all time ever.

[@travisbrowning288]

Coming back to Phoenix in oct! Love me some iron and wine. My wife and i got to meet Sam the morning after a show in Tucson and i had a total fan boy meltdown he shook my hand and was all "hi I'm sam" all i could come up with was "no shit" lol! Worlds nicest guy, i collected myself and he hung out and chatted for a few. One of those moments you'll remember for the rest of your life, iron and wine means quite a bit to me like a lot of people who have struggled and had music carry them through.

[@VirgilDavis]

This song takes you to many memories. I could listen over and over.

[@oddblood420]

This and " My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist " are my favorite trapeze themed songs ever

[@unlockdaniel]

Hits different when it seems everything good I your life is behind you

[@Nomaqhawe]

I just realized that this song has been in my regular rotation for 10 years. It is a refuge, be it a bright or bleak moment.

[@mrs.glamqueen8346]

My goodness this song is everything!

[@olerazzle]

My ex of 6 years passed about 3 months ago. It hasn't fully hit me yet I know, he was only 25 so we spent nearly a quarter of his life together. This song stirred up some feelings I didnt know if I was ready to confront, but know I need to. Beautiful

[@TheStarvingAfrican]

Sorry for your loss, I don’t know if there’s anything a stranger on the internet can say to make you feel better. But you should try your best to live a full and happy life. You have so much life ahead of you, don’t waste it, live. For you, and for him. Good Luck!

[@zenunderground]

This song holds a very intimate spot un alot of people's hearts..you arent alone.

[@lauraaraki3681]

beautiful instrumental arrangements on this version..

[@owenrice9073]

I just turned 64 and I have been thinking about my life recently. I am supremely grateful for the dreams dreams that have come true! I am satisfied with my life.

[@stephenenders2066]

I miss you so much geebah I wake up every morning and have remind myself you are gone I go to the last place I saw you I sit there I don't care how many people see I rock back and forth and just cry I don't know what else to do

[@jacksonjack7838]

Im not trying to compliment the song but its scares me how beautiful this music is.

[@spider23000]

Homecoming brought me here (the perfect end to an amazing show). I had never heard it before that.

[@akankshasingh4371]

The Trapeze Swinger Iron & Wine Please, remember me Happily By the rosebush laughing With bruises on my chin The time when We counted every black car passing Your house beneath the hill And up until Someone caught us in the kitchen With maps, a mountain range, A piggy bank A vision too removed to mention But Please, remember me Fondly I heard from someone you're still pretty And then They went on to say That the pearly gates Had some eloquent graffiti Like 'We'll meet again' And 'Fuck the man' And 'Tell my mother not to worry' And angels with their gray Handshakes Were always done in such a hurry And Please, remember me At Halloween Making fools of all the neighbors Our faces painted white By midnight We'd forgotten one another And when the morning came I was ashamed Only now it seems so silly That season left the world And then returned And now you're lit up by the city So Please, remember me Mistakenly In the window of the tallest tower call Then pass us by But much too high To see the empty road at happy hour Leave and resonate Just like the gates Around the holy kingdom With words like 'Lost and Found' and 'Don't Look Down' And 'Someone Save Temptation' And Please, remember me As in the dream We had as rug-burned babies Among the fallen trees And fast asleep Aside the lions and the ladies That called you what you like And even might Give a gift for your behavior A fleeting chance to see A trapeze Swing as high as any savior But Please, remember me My misery And how it lost me all I wanted Those dogs that love the rain And chasing trains The colored birds above there running In circles round the well And where it spells On the wall behind St. Peter's So bright with cinder gray And spray paint 'Who the hell can see forever?' And Please, remember me Seldomly In the car behind the carnival My hand between your knees You turn from me And said 'The trapeze act was wonderful But never meant to last' The clown that passed Saw me just come up with anger When it filled with circus dogs The parking lot Had an element of danger So Please, remember me Finally And all my uphill clawing My dear But if I make The pearly gates Do my best to make a drawing Of G-d and Lucifer A boy and girl An angel kissing on a sinner A monkey and a man A marching band All around the frightened trapeze swingers

[@prannoy6502]

Thank you!

[@Hog_rider0917]

Why did you right god like that?

[@katiebee5002]

I see this song from a very different point of view. My mother has Altzhimers. I am so grateful she is still with us, but I miss the woman she was all the time. I'm not looking forward to the day she forgets me.

[@thenondualisticmystic]

This song is so beautiful I almost cry every time.

[@andrewchavez7770]

Lol, agreed its beautiful.

[@anthonygray1318]

I’m 22 now and I still can’t make it through this song without crying

[@caarbaby]

This has always been my most fave song. It means a lot more now because I won’t be around after tonight. My nape always said “please remember me seldomly” to remind those in my life to remember me but not to often. Thank you. I have women King also tattooed on me. I saw you alone live in Michigan a few years back. Forever in my mind. Thank you.

[@dhaltonmiller1215]

Why not just queen? Or are you a feminist that is depressed because of what your ideology has done to the world? Feminism is not good for women and men. We have all been tricked. Me included. I'm sorry you are suffering... hope you're still here

[@spacejunky4380]

I found this song in highschool. I thought it was dumb I enjoyed it so I shoved it away. Now, listening to it, my heart yearns for this love. I have been cold, now I need to feel warm.

[@lhiggi2]

More obscure of a reference, but the movie "In Good Company" made me fall in love with this song and Iron & Wine. I had just started college and I can still recall how that felt and the relevant scenes in this movie...all related to finding yourself / way in life. So much nostalgia...

[@adgetimick7573]

Lenora Higginbotham, I fell in love with Iron and Wine in college as well, but circa 2004. When I first heard this song, it was like he was playing my heartstrings instead of guitar strings. Seeing it featured at the end of IN GOOD COMPANY still gives me goosebumps.

[@180_S]

Thank you Homecoming for reconnecting me with this.

[@huntrrams]

cientochentasur that ending really hit me hard but in a feel good way

[@chrisa5203]

that ending though 😭😫🥺

[@georgionic]

felt like a fucking slap in the face

[@thedoctorwho7474]

cientochentasur this will now forever be Heidi and Walter’s song for me. And I thought the ending was perfect.

[@Squatex1]

When I heard the first bar of this song start in the finale I was like "Oh fuck you your gonna make me cry now." Worked.

[@quantumastrologer5599]

This song is like glue, memories keep sticking to it. This is super cheesy but this song is so ridiculously loaded with stories for me.

[@LucasNauan]

The best song ever.

[@RattheKing]

For some reason this song reminds me vividly of my best friend who passed away 5 or so years ago. I get choked up by the second verse. I'll always love and miss him so much and this song just never fails to make me cry.

[@subitaba3049]

I found this song in SoundCloud 3 years back! Such a soothing and beautiful music!

[@ZeroFXAirborne]

when my body gives out, and i find myself no longer in this earth. play this song at my funeral please... and remember me!

[@Recipefordisaster23]

Im replying to remind you of this song in case you have forgotten. :) i would like this song to also play at my funeral , along with Dream Sweet In Sea Major by Miracle Musical. Have a good life.

[@zad_rasera]

I've read somewhere that no matter how skilled you are as a trapeze artist, even your smallest mistake can cost you your life.

[@frankieandtheflowers]

Paralysis

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Parting ways.. Like you're not headed that way soon.. Like the student has now become the incorrigible and the master now the inconsolable. Rice grows, we grow. The barren bush spots the bird faster. The fallen tree makes a fire. Warmth chasing the gripping cold away. The choking smoke. The wrecking sadness. The last straw sharing a glass of milk. Begging for mercy. God isn't a genie. Mankind was a compound word." ,dan'

[@oliknowles7645]

It’s the wind instrument at the end that gets me. Think it’s a recorder. Used to play that in school. It’s a nice finish to a sublime song

[@vermaledeit1799]

what does a recorder look like?! always wondered...*haha

[@lyletuck]

@@vermaledeit1799 It looks a bit like a clarinet, but it functions much more like a simple flute. It has no keys and no reed.

[@jessicajae7777]

“The Trapeze Swinger” is about a man standing in line at the gates of the afterlife, taking inventory of his memories and telling the people involved in them how he hopes to be remembered. He alternates between this and describing the setting around him, presumably Heaven. The stream of disconnected memories culminates in the last stanza, when the narrator declares that if he ever makes it to the gate, he’ll sketch the people that he’s been thinking of on the wall. They’ll be marching in a circus around himself, the overwhelmed trapeze swinger. Beam’s idyllic lyricism and subtle instrumentation combine to make a powerful metaphor about the impermanence of a life and a person’s desire to be remembered in spite of it.

[@jenniferr9519]

Rest in peace Michael Lipson, you made my childhood better and the circus more bearable. 'Til we meet again at the pearly gates.

[@kitamarie830]

Favorite song ever. Without question.

[@andrerivera2206]

I have a particular memory with this song , it was my ex girlfriend's sweed 15 and we dance this master piece in front of everybody, that is the best memory i have

[@johnwrath3612]

What the hell is a "sweed 15"?

[@noahnewsom7424]

john wrath I'm assuming sweet lol.

[@johnwrath3612]

What the hell is a sweet 15? That's not a thing in the real world (America), where God actually pays attention. It's a sweet 16.

[@noahnewsom7424]

john wrath well I don't want to assume anything, but his name does have a Hispanic origin. So maybe his girlfriend had a quincera. Which is the fifteenth birthday. That's just an assumption.

[@HesterZWan]

Andre Rivera did y'all do the naughty

[@vinniemelo1111]

Love it. Hits Home. Childhood love that went its separate ways. Came back to find out she had passed away still a young and attractive Girl. Never TO Forget Her

[@amyg3138]

Hands down one of the best songs ever written.

[@billborgerding8038]

I must agree, a master piece. It's funny how you realize that the fist time you hear it. Gregory Allen Isakov does a beautiful cover.

[@jonasbrothersrock125]

such a poetic song with so many beautiful interpretations: THANK YOU

[@amine1678]

This songs takes my mind somewhere away from everything . I feel at peace listening to it ❤️

[@freddyspurscowboys6379]

I can listen to this song for hours.

[@stephencampbell5420]

Beautiful lyrics with tradegy built into a lifetime of rememberance.

[@skelebat]

💜

[@stephencampbell5420]

Perfect!!!!

[@oshun301]

One of my all time favorite songs! Probably #1. Never gets old. Absolute perfection. Definitely playing at my funeral, yet I play for emotional highs and lows.

[@gregquinn5474]

The imagery he wraps you in....arriving at heaven like it's a refugee camp. Enclosed in graffitied walls. The lost n found within..helps me sleep I know some good ones there already

[@kyleyoung8476]

One of the best vinyls I have ever bought. The soundtrack to so many small but important moments in my life. Thank you.

[@JimmyJacksonDapperPinkAlpaca]

Dammit, I was so into it then the flutes cut in and I burst out laughing. Still gets my 10/10, like, favorite, and seal of approval.

[@ladyblackorchid]

That’s a circus calliope playing... circus music from a circus with trapeze acts. It’s perfect.

[@donpearce564]

Dammit! I had been really groovin' to this tune...then I read your post...and then I heard the FLUTES...OMG I wish this song had just stopped while it was ahead...

[@abcSHELBY]

Every time I play this my boyfriend does the same thing, then apologizes because he knows how much I love the song lmao

[@jaybev6320]

@@ladyblackorchid I was going to say, I've listened to this song 1,000 times and never heard a flute. Thanks for clarifying

[@matthewjpeabody]

Miss you, Mom. ❤

[@debbycoley]

Was thrilled to hear this song on the “Homecoming “ soundtrack.

[@meganmagdaleno5183]

This song has been making me sob for over a decade

[@tahmidjahin179]

Isn't this song a masterpiece ? 100 years later you'll come here and see

[@scottyboyd5291]

We won't be here then.

[@Jesse-bu7vt]

Shit, there won't be many people by then possibly. I hope whoever studies us finds this song. They know there was beauty in us, not just darkness

[@miker7795]

Yeah you're extremely lucky if you get one of these perfectly macabre songs. Everyone can identify with "by the rosebush laughing" . Gosh makes you want to double over and cry every time. I don't really, but I could imagine one may feel that way if so inclined.

[@ABS0LU7Egaming]

"a trapeze swinger. High as any savior."

[@ABS0LU7Egaming]

@@scottyboyd5291 You won't. Someone will always be on the trapeze.

[@bluejeans5456]

I saw him play this song at a chapel at Hope college, close to ten years ago. There was a blizzard that night and it was extremely cold. We stood outside the chapel for over an hour before they let us in. We got to sit in the front pew, and put our wet socks and frozen feet next to the radiator. When he sang "They went on to say that the pearly gates had some eloquent graffiti, like 'We'll meet again' and 'Fuck the man..." everyone cheered.

[@Kennypowers51]

This song is the perfect length for some peaceful meditation batin'.

[@iliveinpain2469]

this song makes me wanna go out and freaking travel, like just be outside like i used to back in my childhood days

[@peggymicsky8607]

Go when you need to go. Work tomorrow. Be safe and have a great week. You are loved 💓 and way too far away!

[@BooneLuleyo]

Homecoming!!! What a beautiful ending.

[@michaelsantana5781]

Maybe she will stay and live in that little town with Walter. Thats what i imagine anyway. Hopefully a season 2. But hopefully not cause i enjoy my ending better.

[@mariagomaguilar6830]

she was staying and that made it ever so beautiful. He will get his memory back 💕 that's what I am thinking and staying with.

[@giovannisalamon2706]

Yes, it was a movie level ending to the series with that song.

[@GodGotYou212]

Loved the ending. This song made it even more bittersweet

[@michaelbotchin4122]

Such a pretty song came by it from just watching the film "Timer"

[@shreyasisingh913]

this song is so beautiful and deep