directors Joel Trussell and Eric Johnson animators Gene Blakefield and Darin Bendall additional art assistance from Chris Chua
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@zackd.24458 жыл бұрын
I just heard this song on the radio, and it awakened something inside me i forgot was there.It really touched me. Really great song.
@SamWinderArt6 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! Same thing happened to me. :)
@BobStein6 жыл бұрын
From on Patton Oswalt's "Annihilation". *Dude you broke my heart.*
@michaelg30745 жыл бұрын
Wow. I came to this song from looking at the same P.O, stand up concert. Imagine that.
@Battery6412117 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs from M. Ward, and favorite music video of all time. Beautifully done, in its own simple way.
@chinatownchillin16 жыл бұрын
i have replaying this song for 2 days in a row at work now. Im still not over it such a cool song!!!
@tracyac17 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this 8 times in a row. A song hasn't immediately grabbed me like this in a long time. Love it!
@gamechanger8357 ай бұрын
👍👍
@Emilymaysing15 жыл бұрын
simply love it...especially the instrumental part in the end..very soft, sweet and simpel, but yet very powerful.
@gamechanger8357 ай бұрын
It is a pleasant ending indeed.
@carolstone12024 жыл бұрын
I somehow got linked back to this song and was flooded with memories of my dearest friend from long ago. I miss you Orla. Everyday. XOXO
@eminemxu2715 жыл бұрын
yeah,me too.Can't help to watch it over and over again.What a beautiful melody.
@dweej116 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song. My interpretation: The "young fool" is going through an existential crisis and is feeling sorry for himself. The wise old man tells him he's asking these questions to avoid his fear of doing the things he knows he must do. His whole question-asking adventure (his "escapade") is just a way to avoid confronting his responsibilities. The part I like most is the old man pointing out that everyone, deep down, knows what they must do, despite how confusing life can be.
@StrollInTheDarkkk11 жыл бұрын
the answer lies within: "...afraid to do the things that I knew I have to do"
@horny4Utube15 жыл бұрын
I still get goosebumps from this song--and the video.
@froydus15 жыл бұрын
you are so right...i cant stop listening to this song, and now my 2 yr. old goes around the house singing he's got a broken heart.
@BrigidEileen10 жыл бұрын
He never said what to do with the pieces
@GraceGoodnight15 жыл бұрын
My teacher played this song in class now we have to watch it everyday and sing it because we are all so addicted...I
@Koops224515 жыл бұрын
wow man..... this is just SO deep... as many of you may have noticed this song totally confirms the saying; Music can sooth the savage beast, have you noticed that most, or even ALL the comments on this vid are completly intelligent, thought out, and just so plain great. M ward is slowly making this world a better place ;) Great band, glad I finally found them...
@clownnookie15 жыл бұрын
There have been only 30 really GREAT songs since 2000, and this definitely is one of them.
@thisisgoodmilk16 жыл бұрын
I don't think I'll ever tire of this song.
@pavelgoncarov17 жыл бұрын
It's marvelous, really. The way he sings the first " pieces of broken HEART", that kills me...And the animation
I saw this years ago on the Wedge and forgot all about it, and saw it searching for another song. I am quite glad because it's an amazing song and animation.
@obscure103615 жыл бұрын
"what do you do with the pieces of a broken heart.." i can't get this song out of my head, it's beautiful
@DruggedMonk17 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't look at it as being depressing. We learn and then we teach. We gain wisdom and pass it on, this is how things are, even in our life. The beauty of human life is not the repetitiveness of our society or how insignificant all our lives are. It's the beautiful messages we convey, and the overwhelming emotions of happiness, love, and content that we can feel.
@eulalius16 жыл бұрын
This song is very sweet. It feels like a hug from your grandma.
@mclellan463715 жыл бұрын
It is a fantastic song. I think the audio is just how he wanted it. The mics, instruments, the audio effects are taylor made - watch them doing this video on letterman - the drummer is playing what looks like a tire rim. Brilliant! It's so hard to find a new sound and this one it hypnotic!
@andreandeahhh15 жыл бұрын
haunting .... and yet, heartwarming and comforting at the same time. only M. Ward
@elerayrah16 жыл бұрын
this is a piece of art in itself, the music and video. it just has such a nice feel about it
@Nessevan14 жыл бұрын
"and if life is really as short as they say, then why is the night so long?" one of the most beautiful sentences i've ever heard in as song...
@mjfletch573717 жыл бұрын
Just recently heard this CD - excellent! Thanks for posting this song!
@KilllerSLO16 жыл бұрын
This is one of most beutiful songs I have ever heard and probablly the best music video I have seen.
@sleepyeyes14 жыл бұрын
this song is seriously like a masterpiece haha
@GeneSavage17 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful, both the song and and the animation... thanks for brightening my evening!
@monsterstinker17 жыл бұрын
ive been following m ward for a while. the dude is a fucking genius. totally original voice and his lyrics sound like re-written poems
@ThePretzelHead10 жыл бұрын
Shifting Circles TV loves M. Ward and this song! Thanks for sharing Nice job Gene and Darin- you captured the "it" of this.
@nblumer15 жыл бұрын
Excellent - Finally an artist that actually puts in effort. Sounds like a cross between pink floyd and Leonard Cohen
@Maryangel2416 жыл бұрын
i just can't get enough of this video, i bet half of the viewsnumber is cause of me. i love the song and the animation is great!
@earmud14 жыл бұрын
You're really missing out if you do not know of m ward & his passion for continuously writing utterly beautiful pieces like this one. I know that he has been a great influence on myself & others. Love is all around us-h.du
@coillockspiral15 жыл бұрын
This just has to be one of the most amazing songs I have heard in a while. And the video works so well. Great job to all involved!
@ericlovemaomao7 жыл бұрын
I think the answer is that everyone has their own answers by experiencing their own life.
@spambuster198217 жыл бұрын
My take of the meaning of the song is that something in life is just as it is, you have to know to make the best of it and move on when you have to.
@satenru77716 жыл бұрын
this is the first time i had seen/heard this song but im in love with it already
@freakintrenton15 жыл бұрын
ive been looking 4 this song for 3 years
@kevintam282216 жыл бұрын
oh i see... the young fool could only choose 3 questions of life to ask the profound old man and the old man answers it with a song before he dies. music is the key to life... it mends broken hearts, allows us to live in the light, and makes our nights go by.
@chelsie03088816 жыл бұрын
I've had this song stuck in my head since the moment I woke up this morning. It is so amazing!!
@santiaguado17 жыл бұрын
how can he be such an incredible composer, performer and lyricist at the same time? big mystery... the lyrics of this song are just beautiful.
@karilovesjamesdean17 жыл бұрын
my english seminar was just analyzing that song today...its amazing at all the little small details that makes this a great song.
@ezpei16 жыл бұрын
he's really excellent. this is a chill one for him, but i love it. see him live if you can. very inspiring.
@petangelqt14 жыл бұрын
how can this make u smile and sad at the same time?
@scudbook17 жыл бұрын
Love this! Heard it for the first time last week and must have listened to it 100 times since then. Ordered the M Ward back catalogue just incase they have any other tunes half as good as this.
@SarPilot9015 жыл бұрын
One of the best songwriters of this generation imo...almost Dylan-esque!
@bookezra18 жыл бұрын
well done. spring, summer, winter, fall... and M. Ward.
@greatsea15 жыл бұрын
No, it's one of the freshest things I've heard in a while. No sarcasm.
@saraswuati17 жыл бұрын
Lovely song... lovely video... Love M.Ward´s music*
@tgarci214 жыл бұрын
This is such a cool song, the animation is priceless.
@PyrosNine17 жыл бұрын
As the lyrics say, this is about a guy who is in an "escapade" to escape from his own heartache, seeking answers, only to find another man just like himself, who himself has no answers to give, just a lonely song. The message is that we need to soar above and away from our own heartache and loneliness and find that other lonesome heart out there in order to be happy, although it may take a lifetime to figure it out. Notice the pink bird is first seen when the first old man asks the question?
@FiFiFOC15 жыл бұрын
love this guy, great sound. very cool mix of influences. chill.......
@aholden1259217 жыл бұрын
i think its about that everybody has generally the same problems. but its how you fix or resolve them that makes the answers
@SacrilegeGamingGodz13 жыл бұрын
hahahaha the little bug @ 2:59 xDD soo cute
@omgitsclassical15 жыл бұрын
this places shivers down my spine
@stildaydreamin8917 жыл бұрын
i think that it means life is about finding those answers, and passing them onto others.
@lookitcrashed14 жыл бұрын
This is the most clever song and coolest video!!! EVER
@pumpkinboy1315 жыл бұрын
wow......this song is awesome!!!! how come no one ever heard of it?
@lowmazda62614 жыл бұрын
This video shreds anything from the VMA's.
@nemesispang16 жыл бұрын
People see things as they are and ask why; I see things as they aren't and ask why not.
@EobardFerguson13 жыл бұрын
@kornypony Maybe that's point? In the context of the song, the older, wiser man knows better than try to teach what he's learned in life; he just explains that he did the exact same thing when he was young. His "translation", what the other younger man understands, can't be "translated" perfectly. Hence the song title.
@backyardparkworks14 жыл бұрын
the first time i saw this i thought it was really dumb. now it is one of my favorite songs. my teacher gets kind of mad when me and the guy who sits next to me burst into song together... in this song.
@Opium200017 жыл бұрын
Wonderful song, great animation.. Just can't help to remind you a lot of things.
@esseyareey16 жыл бұрын
his music is addicting ,,,,hypnotizing
@lphchld17 жыл бұрын
I loved it when he played this at the Hollywood Bowl, too bad there was major feedback as he was singing "pieces of a broken heart" which is my favorite part of this song. :)
@lezlieprapra17 жыл бұрын
for me the song says, there is no answer as to what to do with the pieces of a broken heart, except hear a story of someone else who has tried to figure it out before you...
@punkfish7915 жыл бұрын
the world weeps with you my friend...
@red88alert13 жыл бұрын
when youre going through hell...you just gotta keep going...you ask so much that you forget to live...it is true that you just have to learn to let go and that in itself shows courage...gotta have more faith in ones-self and when you do need to ask a question dont be afraid of the answer...life just happens and you learn to flow with it...you stay true to yourself even when youre lost because life has its little ways to replenish a parched soul...
@swixio60817 жыл бұрын
perfectly said.
@Wendywonder12312 жыл бұрын
Once upon a time, there was a mountain, a temple in the mountain and an old and a young monk in the temple, one day the old monk told the young monk, once upon a time, there was a mountain, a temple in the mountain and an old and a young monk in the temple...this is the Chinese version, as for how deep the story is...I think it works better as a bed time story, you'll never figure out what it means, so just go to sleep
@swarlock16 жыл бұрын
Dweej1 is right. I knew somebody like this once. In the end despite himself he still runs away from his problems while still trying to find the answers.
@michaelg30745 жыл бұрын
Patton picked the perfect song to end his concert with, as evidence by other posters who found this song there.
@cardbored_15 жыл бұрын
The answer was his song :) Don't worry about the night or day, the moon or sun, just enjoy what you can while you're here and the only way to deal with a broken heart and pain in general is to just go through it. :)
@kimikohi13 жыл бұрын
m. ward is a genius.
@esseyareey17 жыл бұрын
great great song ,,not many people ever heard of him
@Ss1mega17 жыл бұрын
Damn first song to leave me speechless. ......
@ralienpp15 жыл бұрын
Great song! Wise. It can also be used as an introduction to recursion ;-)
@andreandeahhh16 жыл бұрын
he makes me feel so fuzzy inside. I love M. Ward. I want him so bad
@horny4Utube16 жыл бұрын
This is as close to perfect as it gets.
@AshleyWright42917 жыл бұрын
that comment was specifically to azazgogo.... i happen to LOVE this song and video, I just think that azazgogo is insane
@justanimate17 жыл бұрын
amazing short film - great song! I absolutely love it
@yuehaiyan17 жыл бұрын
Gosh...It kills me too. His voice is really different, but touching.
@baltimorestyle00715 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! this is a beautiful song accompanied by a brilliant video!
@SarPilot9017 жыл бұрын
Brilliant in every way Thanks M Ward!
@greatsea15 жыл бұрын
This is the only song I've listened to by him.
@stephenspielberger17 жыл бұрын
I love it. Great lyrics... and a very well matched video.
@coillockspiral15 жыл бұрын
Great song and clever lyrics...and the video works great!
@stuksy432114 жыл бұрын
Son introduced this song to me. Love it. Very cool. Can't get it out of my head. Also, am I the only one who hears this similarity: See I once was a young fool like you, afraid to do the things that I knew I had to do... So I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati W-K-R-P... LOL
@suuzzee515 жыл бұрын
Very lovely video and song. Thanks to reliablebow for the share.
@alishawesterman994117 жыл бұрын
this is the most beautiful genius thing i've seen/heard on youtube.
@jds10615 жыл бұрын
I love this song. I heard for the first time on myspace page from one of the "cloverfield victims" and loved it ever since
@karnutz4 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful
@nightjammer16 жыл бұрын
Y'know, there's a lot of Louis Armstrong in this little diddy, if you listen close and use a little imagination; it's not just in M. Ward's growly voice, but in the melody and arrangement.
@mikeynon17 жыл бұрын
my interpritation is the people are trying to figure out the answers, both the men and women, but the bird that hears both parties, is able to put the two sides together and answer the questions. thus finding peace.
@Rambowjo217 жыл бұрын
This is a very special song. Very catching indeed.
@alexiswong8416 жыл бұрын
i think your semantic tranlation is working wayyyyyy better here..thank you. :)
@mooseybwoy17 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! That Kid606 one's pretty damn good as well!