Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty (Official Music Video)

[@kostyapolykova9879]

RIP Jeremiah Green. Always went above and beyond with his drumming.

[@vernovaverbeke9434]

i was searching for this coment :(

[@hayden7135]

He did not play on this...

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

While he is in the video he did not play in the recording of this song (or the whole album)

[@comebreakthiswall]

How sad :(

[@Pitts_not_Pitty]

🐰🥁

[@태준-c2d]

As a non-native English speaker, I heard this song first when I was at 18. And my thought was ‘hmm, A song of life and death. Too Mundane’, I understood Nothing. And now I’m at age 30. I tried to find a job at 27, While my Ex-GF and my ex-best friend both betrayed and leave me. I tried to begin again and every struggling of mine failed. All I was thinking is ‘My life sucks from the start and never be paid off’. and I’ve always thinking about putting an end of myself by 2 years. All of a sudden I reminded this song and played again. And I finally relized what this song’s true meaning ‘why don’t you love your life while you still can?’. I decided to get a grip and got a counseling. Now I found a new job abroad, Started a new hobbies, and my collegues are relying on me. Everything changed and I’m a little bit more happier man now. Thanks Modest Mouse. And thank you for reading this boring story of mine. May you can find peace of mind by this song like myself.

[@underratedarts]

I gree with you my friend, exactly this.

[@logibear2002]

Chin up. Don't look back, and keep pushing on champion

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

you the man

[@xdoge_x]

that must've been very difficult for you. I'm so glad to hear you're doing better now. you must appreciate the life you have while you still can. you're awesome.

[@nightimeRollback]

but they betrayed you how ? this is really scary. i hope you feel better somehow

[@cassandrastone7297]

“You wasted life. Why wouldn’t you waste death?” Those lyrics still get to me years after I first heard this song, it still brings tears to my eyes.

[@LittlePhlegm]

gg

[@scottdegroot4785]

A lyric more religious people need to take to heart.

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

QQ

[@winterrose9658]

I'm gonna put that quote on my obituary when I die. It literally describes me to a Tee

[@the2ndcoming135]

Arrrrgh, my heart. Now, I can’t unlove this😎

[@XChronicTacosX]

I love the lyrics, but god, the instrumentals always make you feel the raw emotion, it’s crazy that just the plucking of a guitar can carry so much meaning.

[@101iswhatsup]

🙏🏿🙏🏿 well done like some want steak.

[@dadudesandstorm9582]

Art has the power to pass on emotions

[@felixramos4646]

Well said

[@ryandvernychuk7033]

This song has been out for over 15 yrs .. glad you finally found it .. enjoy

[@dougharper1492]

Have you listened to the instrumental version? Listen to that without lyrics. Forget the lyrics. The instrumental far surpasses the lyrics. Ima. Listen to Samuel Barber - “Adiago for strings,” if you want depressing instrumental

[@Fleurdelisxx17]

Oh teenage girl that discovered this song in midst of angst would be disappointed to know that we've rediscovered it in the deepest of grief

[@WaspHokie]

Anyone else feel MM is underappreciated? Their vibe is certainly in a league of its own!

[@Nonexistanthuman]

A band that’s not appreciated enough that’s forsure

[@bur_n_t]

i dont know how they arent a beloved household name. they should be up there with like. tool and foo fighters. sucks that float on is the only one everyone knows. it's a wonderful song, but theres so many more just as good if not better

[@JammastaJ23]

Yes and no... I think the moon and antarctica and the lonesome crowded west are appropriately appreciated, the stuff thereafter probably isn't though. I don't think think they get enough credit for how good they sound live though. Great catalogue + great live is so hard to do.

[@electriceyeball]

This album won the Grammy for Album of the Year, didn't it?

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Saw them live. Short but still a great show

[@ophionnox1582]

I played this song one night in a tiny little bar in my hometown on their internet jukebox. I expected the older regulars to hate it. One of them came up and asked who the band was, they all seemed to really enjoy it. Never gonna hesitate to play a song I'm unsure about again.

[@VerucaSalt05]

Never hesitate throwing on some modest mouse. 👌

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Good music is good music, regardless new or old.

[@vampirexion]

This makes me happy.

[@aronrosas4191]

Just gave you 100 likes!

[@newtempphone-ash9507]

@@vampirexion it's so satisfying.

[@crismarieb6275]

This song helped me cope with the grief of the loss my brother 22 years ago. The pain doesn’t go away you just learn to live with it and somehow keep going.

[@LittleBigBirdz]

U never forget what you lost, u learn to deal with it. It's been 3 years and I still hurt everyday

[@Not-yoursstop]

My brother showed me this and had passed 2 years ago. This song has always held a piece of my heart because of that

[@superunknown2728]

My brother died last year, he had cystic fibrosis and this song always made me worry about losing him. Now he's gone.

[@Allholesmatter]

Grief is love without a place to put it

[@kimevanbreedam7952]

for them

[@danielaustin953]

You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. Arguably my favorite lyric of all time

[@OnTheSpaceship0001]

Mine is, "You wasted Life why wouldn't you waste Death..."

[@TheMredrox]

Daniel Austin absolutely you read my favorite verse no one has ever done that I'm in my husband's id but he never knew that

[@alexmac917]

That whole verse is amazingly good.

[@94EglVisionTSI]

I swore as a younger person it was "when tom and i shook hands and said goodbye" lol.

[@OmegaMapDesign]

I always assumed it was "You missed when time and life shook hands and said, 'Good luck! For your sake, I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath.'" All as one phrase

[@himikomori_]

How does this band make me feel so alive yet dead inside at the same time. Love them.

[@ETH_is_a_cuck]

They wanted it to be paradoxical. In a way, they are revealing the secret of life.

[@ericworley4361]

Because they bring into focus how it feels to be alive (and thus slowly dying) in a dead world that insists it isnt.

[@loubonnett]

stop doing drugs

[@NyqWill95]

The scene where the boy wakes up to see Isaac, alive and healthy, reminds me of the last time I saw my dad. He was in the hospital, dying from a terminal illness. We drove out of state to see him. In the hospital, He told me that one day, I’ll see him again. I was too young to know what was going on, so I didn’t think much of it. That night, I had a dream that played out just like this. My dad was standing there, healthy as can be. He held out his arms and smiled at me. We ran, we jumped, we did everything we could possibly do. I was the happiest boy in the world. Everything was perfect. I woke up the next day and realized it was all a dream. I found out that my dad passed away in his sleep not long after I left. I still think about that dream. I love you dad. One day, I will see you again.

[@jss5145]

You should watch 'Beloved' by Mumford and Sons. ✌

[@rulnacco]

[@congresser5265]

Sending love.

[@jasjongalvan1544]

I am so sorry.

[@newtempphone-ash9507]

ya it will rip your soul out

[@garrettblochlinger9797]

Not gonna lie, everyone who listened to this and commented are amazing. When I saw no negative comments and everyone supporting each other on this page I was thrilled. This band is genius and in tune with reality. Float on.

[@moonsetmagic]

I hope you had a nice roll. If you weren't rolling, you are like a super real nice person lol Godspeed

[@moonsetmagic]

godspeed either way

[@the2ndcoming135]

Not gonna lie. This one of my top 5 fave songs/videos ever. Makes me feel the joys of childhood all over again.

[@adriankozubal5896]

you said it bro

[@jonathangeorgiades3888]

I wasted life. But hopefully I won’t waste dearh

[@DaniM3tro803]

I was introduced to modest mouse when my dad bought me a big screen t v for my birthday shortly after being let go from rehab, man,...... ocean breaths salty was a banger!!!

[@danielpaulson8838]

I'm 62. These lyrics touch the soul of a certain, special kind of people. It reached back in time when I first heard it years ago, back to my own childhood black and white as it may have been. How many of us are the crow? How many are the little boy? Or are we all both? I played the whole DVD this song was from over and over again.

[@burtofevil976]

This song and band beckons a lonely grieving soul but in the comment section you find out your not the only one. Hope anyone reading this has a wonderful life

[@JohnDoe-vr3ey]

Im so alone, love you dude ❤

[@jes44444]

I’m glad i found so many others like me !

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

[@rachelosiria7865]

I miss my brother 😥

[@kathyguinto4585]

Me too,Me too.I'm a grieving soul,I lost My mom 12 years and 5 months ago,and I was very close to her.I miss her,and I loved her with all My heart.John Guinto

[@amandanoelle8287]

My heart goes out to the band, fans, and family who lost an amazing person today, Rest in Peace Jeremiah🤍

[@marlosouthwell]

I just want to give them all a big hug :'(

[@mattyfox_]

@@marlosouthwell same I wanna hug isaac and Simon especially since they were the closest

[@collinwatson3319]

Wasn’t even aware of this. Woah.

[@amandanoelle8287]

@@collinwatson3319 it happened really fast, the band announced he had stage 4 cancer and was receiving treatment and then like 2 or 3 days after the band’s announcement he passed away in his sleep. So unbelievably sad. I think they knew he wasn’t doing too good so they made the announcement and once they did, he passed🙁

[@noahsmith9669]

Had no idea. I just know I have enjoyed his music since I heard it

[@orlyrabbit]

I miss you my dear drug addicted flawed beautiful best friend that introduced me to this band when this album came out. You were always on top of the best music. Rest easy buddy. “I hope for your sake both heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn’t hold my breath”

[@ardenorcrush649]

One of my favorite videoclips. I love the bitter weirdness of the kid hallucinating dying animals are his friends. Friendship be like that, sometimes.

[@mriticcritik8093]

Coming from an abusive home I never understood the connection between a child and their father so when I had my kid I was constantly spending my time with him thinking that I don't matter to him and that he'd be better off without me. One night my depression got really bad and I was going to end everything when I came across this music video and I saw the smile he gave the crow when he dreamed it was better and recognized it from when my son looks at me. The quote "you wasted life why wouldn't you waste death" hit me hard after that because that's what I was doing. I was wasting my life thinking my family would be better off without me and that my death was going to be wasted because of it. That it wouldn't accomplish anything and that my son needs me.

[@madisonhasson8981]

I can assure you, your son may not know it now, but he is very grateful you are still around.

[@luqmanHG]

dont waste your life easily dear brother,i dont marry yet in my 26 years of life because of this particular things you've said..at least prove me i'm wrong,keep on believing in yourself for the sake of the people around you..we are the best form of our life in "someone's" eyes,just get on with it..people need your presence,families need your presence and you yourself need your presence in life until the very death comes knocking on your life in the most respectful way..heads up big bro,i'm sure you will be better than u are today because u are better enough to stop the urge 😉

[@ianstewart-vital]

Wow that hit me right in the feels.

[@revengeacademy]

So glad I read this comment ☹️🥺🥺 thank you for saying and thank you for _staying_ I wish all the best for you and your son 🤍🤍

[@richardgee1011]

Brother keep choosing life, like this video it's all about perspective, I suffer myself so I understand its harder said than done. All the best with yourself and your family

[@Jess-vk6mp]

My first modest mouse album was the moon & Antarctica. My little brother and I would hang out and just sit in silence playing on our gameboys listening to the album. When good news for people who love bad news came out we ran to the store and bought it and listened to it over and over like the other one lol. We especially loved this song. When my brother had a traumatic brain injury and almost died and was in a coma for 3 weeks those two albums were the only things I could listen to that would bring me any comfort because it reminded me of the good times we had together. I would listen to them on my car CD player to and from the hospital every day when I went to visit him. Thank god he made it. I hope someday we can go see a modest mouse concert together. That would be awesome.

[@tylerleggett5088]

I saw modest mouse on 6.17.2023 and despite the changes in lineup and loss of Jeremiah, it was an amazing show. 19 song setlist including encore. They played the same venue one year prior and Jeremiah was still with us, but I missed that one. Definitely wasn't going to miss a second chance. I've had 8 brain surgeries and don't do many concerts due to migraines and fear of having another seizure, but it was more than worthwhile. I hope your brother recovers well enough to be able to go to a show someday. They're still touring like crazy and sound incredible.

[@Killmaisy]

​@@tylerleggett5088❤❤❤❤

[@kennybrown5884]

meet a guy in rehab. we werent aloud to listen to music so we sang this over and over together. passed away a month later from an overdose.

[@dkash0121]

+Kenny Brown sorry about your loss man. I hope you're doing well

[@Filiolus]

+Kenny Brown I'm sorry.

[@Reedster49]

How are you doing?

[@Destruction1983]

:(

[@jacksoncheck-davis3134]

modest mouse fans are here for you bro

[@Bixbeat]

"You wasted life why wouldn't you waste the afterlife" is probably one of my most favourite MM lyrics. It's good food for thought!

[@Maria-lt2vm]

Does it means that we are already wasting (wasted) our deaths? :3

[@janepamplemousse]

@@Maria-lt2vm:3

[@timberoni]

My best friend is the one who introduced me to Modest Mouse with this song in particular. He shot himself on December 29, 2014, resulting in his untimely death. My heart always sinks and tears always come to my eyes whenever I hear the words "You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?" R.I.P. Kyle Thomas

[@velocitygirl8551]

Hugs 🖤

[@jemsong6528]

RIP Jeremiah Green (MM Drummer). Thank you for all of the Beautiful music you gave us -- that was the perfect accompaniment to long solo road trips; random Saturday mornings in bed. You are a genius for forming one of the Greatest and most under-rated Bands of all time. - One of your biggest Fans from TX

[@larryschellhorn4450]

Waste death

[@JTAGO10]

I was in elementary listening to this band it’s 2020 now I’m holding my 4 month old daughter while she sleeps appreciating all has life has given me. Hope you find happiness in yours ✊🏾

[@HarryBalzak]

Modest Mouse: Always a downer in an uplifting way, somehow...

[@rondohunter8966]

This song makes me think of my younger brother, passed away a few years ago at the age of 45. He loved to fish, esp. ocean fishing. Always shared his catch with me; I'm not a fisherman. So this song hits hard: The ocean breathes salty. RIP Jeff.

[@vb2388]

“When the earth folded in on itself and said "good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there But I wouldn't hold my breath" You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?” Good lord man who comes up with lyrics like that..

[@ChaosTheory010]

I just find it amusing that their best known song, Float On, is so optimistic; all about how even though bad things happen, but the good things happen to balance out the bad and everything will work out okay. Then the rest of their discography talks about how the world is a cold, unfeeling place that doesn't give two shits about your happiness.

[@bobcostas6272]

And we’ll all float on alright

[@Killmaisy]

😂😂Right?

[@RelmJoshMichaels]

I forgot how much I really liked this song.

[@liammcooper]

It took me 11 years but I think I finally figured out this reference is (very sad) reference to Vincent VanGogh, who painted a painting with a wheat field with crows over them before killing himself. Famous for painting sunflowers which also appear in the video.

[@gracethomas5020]

The video has only been up for six years

[@liammcooper]

it was nominated for a VMA for best cinematography in 2005...before youtube videos were played on TV.

[@kiillerrob]

Grace Thomas yea good news for people who love bad news came out in 2005

[@kiillerrob]

Grace Thomas dame I had to look at my cd lol

[@fr33fallingpixie]

Not sure bout the video but this song is about his dad dying. Very sad

[@Errcyco]

Totally forgot this song. Killer bridge, that guitar is sick.

[@CreativeGeoff]

This takes me back to the fall of 2006. Winter break was starting at school, and my friend introduced me to this song and I would listen to it each afternoon leading into the summer of 07. Good times...

[@cadhla00]

It was a helpful piece of art that helped me deal with the pain of losing my little sister. I should explain also that she and I were battling Multiple sclerosis and we both were in pain, I just could not leave and need to keep positive for my kids. Now my kids are grown, the pain in worse, but I am determined to keep the world filled with positive energy and enjoy what is left of my life.

[@JuicyPricklePeach]

Patricia Petersen Do yourself a huge favor and do research on CBD oil called Charlottes web. It will improve your quality of life....I realize this was 3 years ago and I hope you are well. ♥️

[@འཇིགསམེདརྣམརྒྱལ]

Oma ni peme hung hri

[@frozec8568]

Giving_Teh_Beast very nice of you

[@dongu.s]

she probably is by now. she hasnt liked anything in 3 years. rip

[@Treyworld]

@@ClassicSternFan I hope you one day feel like the lowest piece of dirt for saying that.

[@hikeandfishpennsylvania2170]

Once I realized that boy lost his dad (and presumptive his only friend) and is trying to make friends with animals who keep dying...made this grown ass man cry 😢

[@adrian-wg4tz]

this shit hits so home at times i honestly think that this can give peace of mind at times

[@AnthonyLewisCPT]

This is one of the only songs and videos that can make me cry when I watch it. I know what I’m about to say isn’t the what the song or video was trying to say. But the moment that he wakes up and the crow is alive and opens its arms to him, that plus the music kicking in makes me think about what it would be like if when you did die - you actually did get to be reunited with the people and animals you loved who had died in your life. But then, moments later in the video it shows him waking up and the crow is still dead. And then that has always brought me the feeling that it also might be that everybody you see go is actually gone. And we should treat each other as such.

[@alakazamela]

loved your comment on this and totally think the same

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

My friend died of cervical cancer back in May. She would have been 34 as of June 17th. This song really makes me think of her.

[@rickyu_u]

I'm sorry 😞

[@adamdorsheimer350]

This is one of the most polite comment sections I've ever seen. Scrolled through three threads and so far have not witnessed hate.

[@adamdorsheimer350]

Well, that was short-lived

[@SpinDoctor91]

Modest Mouse will do that lol

[@aaronhesher5731]

Adam Dorsheimer your very correct! I hope you have a great day😊.

[@granthoyer7136]

Srank Finatra please take that somewhere else. He didn’t even say anything to you.

[@coffee5736]

@@granthoyer7136 I think it was a joke. Pretty sure he doesn't actually think Adam is dumb.

[@josecatez3764]

I remember back in the day "float on" would get played multiple times during the day on MTV and fuse, but this one only tended to pop up really late at night. I don't think I'd like this song nearly as much without those nights of having to see this video multiple times to assure myself it wasn't a weird dream.

[@tornadotom2390]

Modest Mouse = One of top ten most underrated rock bands of alltime!

[@crystalbartz4323]

You know the feeling when something speaks to your soul? I'm feeling that.

[@rachelr7608]

the analogies are amazing. the lyrics are spectacular. I wish more people had talent like this. true use of a gifting here

[@ziggyflinthawk]

couldn't agree more with you! ever heard of lucid rivers? you might like them

[@painfool11]

I love modest mouse

[@mateus2]

which kind of analogies?

[@KarmaTheKnife]

I just spent the last week with my good friend in the hospice.He passed two hours ago .Ill always remember you brother.

[@mafe4840]

Modest Mouse was my friend's favorite band. He had the hot air balloon album art tattooed on his arm. He killed himself around 3 years ago. I always think of him when I listen to MM. R.I.P Ryan, all your friends and family love and miss you everyday. PS: Anyone reading this, tell your friends and loved ones that you love them.

[@kevindavidson8281]

Weird moment, I was just thinking of getting an MM tattoo. The balloon came up in my searches. I'm sure he was as beautiful as the album art, I'm sorry for your loss.

[@wallybonejengles5595]

I plan to be here a long long time out of pure spite, but i wish i heard those words more often you know?

[@mafe4840]

@@wallybonejengles5595 I'm glad you're still here, and as one human to another I have love for you. I wish you, and everyone else who needs to hear words of love, heard them more often too.

[@mafe4840]

@@kevindavidson8281 Thank you for your words. Myself and a friend of mine have both had dreams of him that have, signaled that he is at peace. One dream I had about him, his arm was broken, but he told us he was moving to the mountains and that he was going to be okay. The overall mood was hopeful. Irl his ashes were sprinkled in the mountains so, at least I know he remains in a forest he loves very deeply. The balloon is a good tat for sure.

[@johnhenry6516]

This song and their song dashboard has helped me in my times more than more can fathom, like isaac says. You wasted life why wouldn't you waste the afterlife. This song has helped me try to make an impact on life and now waste what was givin to me. I am sorry for your loss I do know how it feels personally throw friends of my own and regardless I'm sure they are not wasting away their afterlife

[@BoberMcBoberson]

RIP Jeremiah Green. I just heard of his passing, and had to give another listen to some of my favorite songs by these guys.

[@PJL7095]

Doing the same right now. The guy sure played a mean beat huh? Damn… puts living on this fucked up rock we call Earth in perspective don’t it.

[@BoberMcBoberson]

@@PJL7095 It sure does

[@OfficialBearcub]

Rest In Peace the amazing and inspiring Jeremiah Greene, you did not waste life, and you will not waste death. Our hearts go out to all and we love you 3:49

[@jamesschott2870]

This song always gives my consciousness.......one great big breath of fresh air.......and life is always.....complicated....

[@AzazelTheMisanthrope]

A kid playing catch with a scarecrow is some powerful imagery.

[@kyleighfos-v3x]

This song got me through a VERY hard time in my life.

[@Augrills]

+J.R. Miller Me too, man. I've had this album since I was 10 or 12 years old. It's beautiful

[@thiswestafrican-americanli6655]

I always thought the instrumentals of this song had a magical quality to it- it captures the essence of the ocean and it intoxicates me from start to finish every time.

[@steen0059]

most beautiful song at the right moment...keep going you wonderful people.

[@creepycrawwly]

Now this song reminds me of my guinea pig, who I witnessed pass away right in front of me. It wasn't easy, and a lot of everyday life still reminds me of her. It hurts a lot, and I doubt it will get to a point where it won't hurt anymore. But there's a tiny bit of closure in listening to this song over and over.

[@Doomted90]

Modest Mouse is to blame for my philosophical journey's beginning. let's face it, a highly artistic band.

[@NoteyouraveRage]

Agreed. Love em'

[@pobregringo88]

absolutely the same for me. This band was mind expansive for me. A decade and a half later i'm finding they still have much to teach me.

[@robertcarranza7188]

Same :)

[@ellycat2482]

youve described them perfectly

[@fullmeasurefitness8217]

God!!! I found Issac when I was uhh 14? Right after watching my dad die.. they helped me and sent me on a journey I could never really explain. Listen to all their stuff still and love the new things they come to! Forever all time favorite band ever (sorry Zep I got to live with these guys growing up and grow with them)

[@neverthere9494]

Strong feelings build up when i watch this

[@dordly]

been listening to this band and especially this song and "dramamine" since I was young. they hold a special place in my heart. this band had a sound like no other.

[@Rshields388]

Modest Mouse is a great Indie rock band. I love just about everything they have done. :)

[@lray7100]

at 2:28 when he opens the box and Isaac waves i laughed so hard but then remembered how sad this song was

[@CSeaton]

If you’re reading this……….just keep swimming 🖤 and if no one tells you I love you and I’m proud of you and just keep swimming

[@clarencebennett1553]

thank you

[@distraughtagenda8996]

such a gorgeous song

[@VacateFear]

This song always speaks directly to my soul. I have no idea why, but I'm not arguing with it.

[@RayRae559]

My favorite band of all time. My best friend Tommy introduce me to Modest Mouse. He took his life back in early 2008. I cry everytime I listen to Dramamine & The world at large bkuz those were his favorite songs. Float On Gets to me also bkuz I feel like if he could have just held on longer, he would have been able to just Float On.... Rest In Peace Tommy.. I Love You Bro..

[@DivineOracularEssense]

this brings me back to completely being in the moment with this song blasting in my teenager bedroom, with the windows open and fresh air flowing in..hearing and feeling every part of the song move through my soul. i could tear up from the nostalgia, and i still get the same feeling..

[@brianbrainmusic]

Same :)

[@robdi4585]

I can't stop crying after listening and watching this video

[@brianperry955]

Best band to ever grace this planet

[@pierogiboi1071]

Couldnt agree more.

[@MrMusashiden]

RIP Jeremy (Jeremiah) Green. my friend and i got to see them live at the filmore in NC. my buddy had bought a Modest Mouse skateboard deck off of Jermy (as isaac called him) 's brother, and hooked us up with meeting him before the show. we met him, awesome dude, very down to earth. after chatting for a while of chatting he went back to get ready for the show. talked with isaac for a good bit that night, talked to him about how we met Jermy and he asked why he didnt invite us back with him, i spoke up and said "cuz we didnt ask". isaac looked at me and with an agreeing tone said "yeah that sounds about right. all you had to do was say suomethin" and just like that we coulda had a friend. the news hurts.

[@puppetmasterthc820]

Me and you Nick cruising to this with a fresh j and a fresh outlook on life. You passed on too soon my friend. Its been 17 years now and you still bring a tear to my eyes friend. Thanks for making the good ol days the good ol days. Until the day we meet again on the other side.

[@DogWithGuns]

This song really helped me contextualise my feelings when my partner killed herself. GG, Modest Mouse. I owe ya one.

[@J3Leone]

These guys have become one of my favorite bands!

[@KYSMSHKYSMSHKYSMSH]

Josh Leone (correction) *favorite band

[@machfardt]

Says Russel from Gorillaz. Is this what you've been doing when you became a giant???

[@KYSMSHKYSMSHKYSMSH]

CrossingArrows I've found an affinity with rock and soul type stuff

[@nunyabidness6045]

The more we move ahead, the more we're stuck in rewind... I think that lyric means that the further in life we get, the more we reminisce, romanticize and miss the past... whether it be a simpler time in life, being a kid again, a time before we lost a loved one...I think a lot of our present moment is wasted on thinking about the past and then before you know it, you're old and gray, wondering where all the time went and why you didn't spend your younger years living in the present moment...

[@somebuddyX]

"time and life shook hands and said goodbye" i love this line quite a bit.

[@albertsaucedo7326]

I was in high school playing this. Man the memories and still surreal . Timeless music that will last forever. My 11 year old has it on repeat since I've been showing her there discography a bit .

[@AmberPearcy]

Still love this song!

[@ReganMarcelis]

DEF, between this & part 2 of float on as "The World At LARGE" are both GEMS....

[@Psychetrippers666]

@@ReganMarcelis Right tho? Bigger question ask tho. Why wouldn't we be tho??? ( maybe that' s the bigger ask)

[@Quartzcoffin]

Still my favorite band after all these years.

[@ascheuring1]

Absolutely love these guys they were so original remember watching the float on video on MTV for the first time and just saying yes please, I was hooked & like 12

[@GremlinJohnny]

cant ever listen to this song without crying

[@AmySwitch]

I lost a friend a couple years ago during a surgery, and this song makes me think of him. I have to hope we will meet again one day, but I don't know.

[@HardcoreJesus100]

This song reminds of the childhood I never got to have and then makes me miss it... Like those people that are heartbroken because they've never been in a relationship m.

[@grahamcb23]

im those people,

[@rowffy9132]

I'm 24 and never been in a relationship

[@brrrgundy]

I miss you, Dad ❤️

[@deadsullivan7619]

Hope you're doing alright. I've been there.

[@TheSpookyMilk]

hello tmrw I feel the same way. My dad loved Modest Mouse so I ended up growing up on this stuff

[@ericjohnson6634]

Also my first thought when I saw the kid playing catch with the scarecrow.

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

@@ericjohnson6634 why, may I ask? ,dan'

[@davida.quinnsr.8847]

Te quiero, Papi!

[@adriankozubal]

this album is litterally a gem i love it it just feel so real

[@SunshineClementine]

I've always loved Modest Mouse' (songs & ) lyrics -- they are exactly what I think, and feel. Thanks MM. x

[@Ghost85385]

This was the song that made me love Modest Mouse as a band. Float On was ok but this was what made me buy the album and then buy every single else about that they made up to this point in 2004. I'm glad they did this as a single as I probably wouldn't have given the album any time of day to listen to.

[@tb3411]

I heard this on the radio today and wondered if there was a music video for it. I'm glad there is. This one really tugs at the heartstrings. I wish MTV Classic would play this one more often, but the only thing of Modest Mouse that ever plays on there is "Float On"

[@carriest.swithers3714]

"When time and life shook hands and said goodbye," always resonates.

[@markcrank2329]

This song holds a place in my heart that can't exactly explsin why. Kinda of feel how the little boys life plays out like much how mine did growing up. Not having a father figure an really no faith to put into anything.

[@snakelegion1469]

Beautiful songwriting.

[@INTEL965GAMES]

This masterpiece only has 7.5 million views and other shit has 100M... UNDERRATED SONG BY MODEST MOUSE

[@dirtholetribune3313]

gfrp enjoy your life.

[@lray7100]

Yeah I was just watching a video for a bruno mars song and it has 90 millions views so unfair

[@kyletomlinson5365]

why would you want this to have hundreds of millions of views

[@rememberme1731]

Bruh you realize most modest mouse songs have less than like a 100,000 views some have practically. Nothing

[@Hans-yo2cq]

being that modest mouse is from the 90’s, most people don’t need KZbin to listen to a band they have on a cd or vinyl.

[@1secondsense]

I was given this cd as a gift. Float on was a radio hit at the time and my girlfriend at the time thought I would like the cd. I remember the first time I heard this song I was driving to work and thinking about my older brother that passed away as a teenager. I love this song and it always reminds me of him.

[@tiecoonracoon3630]

Sometimes you just have to feel your way through things

[@gogothdar]

I have been a fan of modest mouse for well over 15 years and still open people up too the awesomeness that is modest mouse, truly one or the most underrated bands of the last 20 years

[@violetmaxwell1098]

you missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye i went through a period where i had this song perpetually stuck in my head

[@Guitardudeftw]

Violet Maxwell same, so much same

[@thaddeust.thirdiii736]

I was in High School growing up in Montana when this came out. We’d drive down country roads, smoking, listening to Modest Mouse. Good times

[@estelaa2021]

I saw them last night - they were AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to see them live again - I had no idea they rocked so hard! They didn't play any popular songs - but I loved them all. Now, listening to this - crying so much - such a beautiful song

[@USA_Whats_Viral_Now]

My parents used to listen to this song all the time when I was young and I never liked it that much. The month I turned 18 my father decided to leave our family in the middle of the night. I know our family wasn't perfect, but I hate the way it fell apart. It's been almost 9 months and I still don't know how to feel about all of it. This song brings back memories of joy and youth that i'll never forget, I love you mom and dad.

[@abqrx7144]

The empathetic effort transcends throughout the universe regardless of the result of ones actions

[@michaelorlando5871]

Wow this song is amazing

[@spittingvenom9148]

Modest mouse will always be my favorite band, not just this song (although this song is just brilliant) but every song they have created is the epitome of original and creativity and lyrically no one holds a candle to Isaac Brock

[@rorybell2161]

One of my all time favourite songs. Play it at my funeral.

[@D3kuskrub]

This music video will never not make me cry

[@duckmangobunny]

This is the first music video I ever watched; the first song I remember listening to and everything stopping, no thoughts, couldn’t feel my brother and father right next to me, just me and the bird in the box. This is the first song I ever loved, some nights I’ll dream about the bird in the box, sometimes he flys away other times he lays still. Modest Mouse is awesome and I’m so grateful to have refound this song 15+ years later and to have it as my first

[@mrgreenisthestuff]

this is the most slept on song of all time