Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - O Children (from Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows)

[@Courtneybenson907]

Fun fact: Nick Cave was happy that one of his unpopular songs was featured in Harry Potter, and now everyone knows this song from it.

[@sakatababa]

unpopular? damn, i haven't got that memo, it's one of my fav nick songs... hell, who am i kidding. all nicks songs are my fav :)

[@sakatababa]

@Björn Pisano you're not the only one. try watching it with a girl that is a huge fan of the books and her moaning about every single scene. on the point of alternative nick songs most i find appropriate to the sequence (in terms of complementing cinematography) are on latest albums except for the weeping song.

[@BLARRR83]

I love this song. It was immediate

[@Qorvexx]

That's horrible, no one even knows you, you cretin you couldn't even think of this, what's the matter, you didn't get your wand at Harry Potter world 🤣🤣

[@marinacarratalaregadera9673]

Unpopular ? It’s one of my fav songs ever.

[@condo4048]

Dumbledore said "happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light" so Harry and Hermione did just that

[@unkindmankind3693]

Ahhhhhhh

[@ralmnsrii]

aw🥺🥺

[@K_kawaa]

True.

[@myron4445]

i love their friendship

[@sko-6391]

Omg 😢

[@pyperstevens9567]

we’re all here for mostly the same reason. harry potter is more than just a book series and some movies. harry potter is what some of us grew up with or what made us miss being young or what keeps us young forever. harry potter taught life lessons and introduced us to love, friendship, and characters we will never forget.

[@ralmnsrii]

it was my childhood

[@sienna4030]

I don't usually like or reply to comments on KZbin, but this was just so accurate and beautifully said.

[@vibezwcrystal]

yess, i grew up with it, read it and watched it since 4th grade, now here i am 18 years old, first year of college. i feel at peace now that i'm back being obsessed with a universe that i call home. i remembered being made fun of for loving it, even gave away my books, but i'm back here. like Dumbledore said, "happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light" that's what i'm doing now, turning to the place that always made me so happy

[@allyhallows606]

Pyper Stevens that’s so true. And it made me do right things, and made me feel safe. Because their stories are so true and powerful it makes me brave because I feel like they’re always by my side

[@poppybell1922]

I've been a big Harry Potter fan for years. I had never actually read the books until this year. (I wasn't a fan of reading until I read Harry Potter) Best experience of my life.

[@loafofstalebread3401]

Will you love this song forever? "Always".

[@f15e_strike_eagle0]

Always

[@Gabriela-bs5yi]

Always.

[@gracegallacher]

This song, still?

[@RandomPoster2]

Snape be like with Lily 😂

[@RandomPoster2]

‘Always’

[@Cotif11]

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss

[@predator8703]

Words to live by...

[@nadimkazi87]

Nice line dude

[@daftbanna7202]

@@quirrelsay5363 he also beat his wife

[@misterluhi1083]

daft banna hahaha

[@AtharvPriyadarshanam]

@@shox8059 Percy Jackson and lord of the rings

[@citrenee]

I think this calls for another harry potter marathon...

[@TheLegend-sq8ex]

Tayter Kat just finished my marathon today. Boy was it good to watch those movies again

[@megan4248]

The Legend it really was

[@eleanorcavanough.9341]

Indeed 🥺

[@bwofficialmusic]

I finished my tenth marathon actually

[@grace-ev1lx]

i was just having mine

[@veronicarotin6817]

The love I have for Harry Potter is so strong that it hurts.

[@tanyakiforishina9702]

same

[@lanalazic6550]

How I relate to this

[@whatdoesthefoxsay1141]

I understand your hurt

[@fatimaramirez9460]

same same

[@sko-6391]

😢😢😢😢

[@anastasiyagonchar5616]

Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming, one by one You don’t even want to let them start They are knocking now upon your door They measure the room, they know the score They’re mopping up the butcher’s floor Of your broken little hearts O children Forgive us now for what we’ve done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these before we run away The keys to the gulag O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They’re gathering round with all my friends We’re older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning O children We have the answer to all your fears It’s short, it’s simple, it’s crystal clear It’s round about, it’s somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice The cleaners have done their job on you They’re hip to it, man, they’re in the groove They’ve hosed you down, you’re good as new They’re lining up to inspect you O children Poor old Jim’s white as a ghost He’s found the answer that was lost We’re all weeping now, weeping because There ain’t nothing we can do to protect you O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun And the train ain’t even left the station Hey, little train!Wait for me! I once was blind but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Hey little train!Wait for me! I was held in chains but now I’m free I’m hanging in there, don’t you see In this process of elimination Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun It’s beyond my wildest expectation Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun And the train ain’t even left the station

[@silvinosilva4729]

Great song! Excelent vocals!!

[@yugeshkk3062]

Thanks man

[@lordpandorinium1075]

Lyrics man. Love ya

[@athenapisa1417]

This song does something to me emotionally that I can’t explain..... it’s like I was there... even tho I wasn’t...

[@edmontonboy99]

It made me feel horrible for what the Jews went through during the Second World War. The world is evil.

[@janellemartinez7688]

i wish i were in the movie

[@Sarah-fi2rv]

Same😩

[@499anas4]

Same 😔

[@rorycallaway9476]

@@edmontonboy99 I think they meant Harry Potter but yes it was horrible

[@celiad.naranjo9063]

Anyone listening this on 2020 ? This makes me dance

[@beastmotoz]

@Moody I wish to see them back again 😞

[@jaszczur-ko4kb]

Always

[@sreepriyamenon4057]

Oh god. This song in lockdown.

[@ohdamn4583]

yes

[@hollylund7811]

I Love Nick Cave. His music has mesmerized me for years.

[@16JayChris]

The best scene on the entire Deathly Hallows Part 1

[@ellavernoum5240]

omg yassss

[@crickis]

It is! My heart feels heavy every time I watch it.

[@dalliko812]

No in entire Harry Potter moves

[@kevartho3323]

No i think the part where dobby saves them

[@gramelen]

Of the whole series of films as far as I am concerned.

[@tk-smiles7096]

"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. Why should that mean it's not real?"-Dumbledore. May he rest in peace

[@GoodTimeGremlin]

Rip

[@keshav8869]

I wish I could obliviate myself so that I could again read and watch *HARRY POTTER* with the same enthusiasm and interest..... Edit : Omg .... Never expected such lovable response

[@takdeerbrar7408]

Keshav me too

[@rain9058]

It would be a way different experience, imo. I grew *with* the characters of Harry Potter. They were going through the same things at the same time I was. (Its a coming of as story as much as its a story about magic.) I don't think it would have the same impact on me if I just binged all 7 books/8 movies one after the other. I would not appreciate it as much. I'm very happy I got to experience it the way I did.

[@chenafisabr10]

So true...I miss those days where I couldn't sleep because of reading the books.

[@umangaruhunage2445]

best comment i've read today

[@peta6869]

Same

[@sofi3237]

when you cry to this song instead of dancing you know sumn is wrong

[@shadowofrym2346]

especially when you have everything you need

[@kyra8802]

I’m literally bawling my eyes out to this song

[@spacie2080]

@@kyra8802 same..

[@aliceace8135]

🥺

[@hanae3216]

@@kyra8802 i literally feel you

[@ItGets_Lonely]

I wish I could obliviate myself and watch this series all over again

[@kingkrysen]

Same bro

[@Anarchristian_Beanz]

Harry Potter and the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[@itsthewanderingfool]

I wish I could do the same so that I can read the books for the first time again. There's no feeling more magical. 😭

[@dankojanco2301]

@@itsthewanderingfool currently reading hp4 book and it is a lot better than the films (in some ways)like there is something new for me who didn’t read the books until this month should I read all books or never and have that feeling that I haven’t read all the books.😊

[@itsthewanderingfool]

@@dankojanco2301 I first read the books when I was 11 in the 5th grade. I’m 22 now. 😂 Hope you enjoy the books! They’re amazing. And yes, out of all the films, the fourth one was probably the worst as far as the movie went. The book was MUCH better imo. They left so much out of the movie. The backstory of Barty Crouch’s son was so tragic and you spend the entire book wondering if an innocent man was convicted. Meanwhile, the movies practically made him into The Joker. 🙄

[@IIBeefII]

This song has been playing in my head again for a few weeks now. May every time your heart desires to be free, your mind allows it to fill itself with all it needs; and let every moment be filled with magic

[@madisonleigh2154]

this song makes me feel like I need to put on my LED lights, grab my best friend and just dance around my room and probably cry and hold each other afterwards. Harry Potter has done this to me

[@they1840]

samee😭

[@MS-qq6px]

I wish I could do this. I’m so sad. Can someone come over and dance with me, I’m not the best dancer but I’ll try..

[@hayleefischer6298]

Same, except I don't have my Harry

[@MS-qq6px]

Haylee Fischer lol yeah 😔

[@familylopez4727]

@@MS-qq6px sure

[@faithbage6004]

The scene where Harry and Hermione danced to this song was one of my favourite scenes. My other favourite scene was when Harry saw Snape's memory. :)

[@aschiller51]

Oh yeah, I cried every time when I see the memories from snape ... Alan Rickman you will live on in our hearts ❤️❤️❤️

[@sneupane7]

Just wanted u to get back to the 7 yr old comment 😃

[@sierrarose8722]

don't get me started on snape 🥺🥺

[@FreD-ms3ri]

7. Years later this is still true asf

[@toxic1strike167]

Snape’s memory, the dance, and Buckbeak’s Flight are my 3 favorite scenes in the franchise

[@scarletthutchinson6255]

this song makes me cry every time

[@dolliestvampy]

I FEEL THIS SO MUCH, this song and loverman.

[@scarletthutchinson6255]

Rania OMG that also makes me cry

[@xinen8147]

SAME

[@grace-ev1lx]

@@dolliestvampy and dont forget runaway

[@darianapredoi9542]

same

[@miragowaikar98]

Happy September 1st everyone :) Enjoy your train ride back to the magical world

[@melissahardy1369]

The magic world of death?

[@jadahughes5579]

It’s always the “Hey little train we’re jumping on” always has me crying

[@amy-ie5zt]

“The trainnnnn ain’t even left the stationnnn”

[@Mengao2009]

Me too Bra 😔

[@MistaBaZ]

Always...

[@antoniuerdei724]

what does it mean?

[@MistaBaZ]

@@antoniuerdei724 It could mean different things, depending on the listener. What the artist meant could very well be different from what many take away from it. "Hey little train, we're jumpin on... the train that goes to the kingdom." To some, that can be interpreted as greeting death with a bit of rejoice, possibly because of the idea of reconnecting with a lost loved one or being released from suffering. "I once was blind, but now I see" The verses that came before it were very melancholy and dark. Yet, in between each was that brief reprieve where children sang "o children, lift up your voice", which could very well be a warning as well as a call for kids to stand up. At the end of such somber verses to transition into that powerful chorus, which everyone returns to this video for, I hear two things: First is the possibility that everyone died in the story leading up to it and, as said, are reconnecting in the afterlife. "Have you left a seat for me" Second is the possibility of overcoming all that strife and hardship, even if barely, and being able to leave it all behind. They're rejoicing, they're alive. "Was held in chains, but now i'm free"

[@ngodine]

I never really understood the dancing scene as a child. I just thought it was an awkward scene, but now that I’m a little older i realize that Harry only wanted to take away Hermoine’s sadness. Even if it was for a couple seconds. I love their friendship.

[@aprilknightgames3689]

I get that. Sometimes i feel like I love Harry potter so much, that i actually pains me inside. I get a pang of hurt.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Who doesn't like Harry & Hermione's friendship, right?

[@angelinaflan58]

@@aprilknightgames3689 I understand you so well😢

[@aprilknightgames3689]

@@angelinaflan58 oh my god...

[@holvingar4375]

Stolen comment 😐😬

[@gabrielatacurj4114]

I never thought harry potter will have a huge impact in my life

[@zulejhaa.9]

Same

[@jessicajuarez4843]

Me neither

[@hone.ybee01]

Same for me...

[@kingkrysen]

Harry Potter and Legend of Zelda both have impacted my life in so many good ways, they made me the person I am today

[@rat5800]

me too.

[@BillDonaldson-f2h]

You know, I was one of the kids who waited at the bookstores for the new releases, saw the movies at midnight on release days, etc. I can't even count how many times I've read/watched this series and this moment in the movies is the most moving to me. I just love it.

[@kalliopitsag745]

I'm back after watching Harry Potter 20th anniversary. Almost 9 years since i first read and watched this amazing series. I still love it with my whole soul

[@selenahill9464]

The anniversary was so emotional it made me want to cry, it was so good and I love Emma, Rupert’s and daniel’s friendship and how they said that they all love eachother and grew up together

[@craigI]

that brought me here as well

[@johnnysalami27]

I cant watch it. Because after I do it closes the door on all things harry potter film wise and the actors. I watch maybe 1 minute and rewatch the series. Im happy that I dont think ill ever finish it. I can rewatch my favorite trio over and over again and it never closes the door on them.

[@Lara-iy3lc]

Harry potter Is my life it's my escape basically

[@cleny217]

Shoot i often rewatch these movies a couple times a year.

[@nette2744]

imagine having a potterhead soulmate and the two of you dance to this before the day you get married ;-;

[@gracejackson5085]

This has been my dream forever😛😛

[@anabelshane]

sis dont give me high expectations ☹️

[@ellamoony6176]

omg my heart

[@ericulric223]

Dreams to live by.

[@shannonl2057]

Kiara Sanchez . Yes same

[@jade7122]

I remember having a friend who was a potterhead. I thought it was dumb, though I had never seen the movies nor read the books. Later on, we grew apart and lost our friendship. I read the Harry Potter books, out of curiosity, and I never-NEVER-thought it would have this big of an impact on me than it did. I finally understand the hype. Thank you to that friend for showing me a world I didn’t know I needed.

[@sav-vf9vl]

Same here

[@darbix2006]

I watch the film series every year and this time I was like ok, it doesn't seem to be that touching as always, but more it gets to the end of the series, especially to this music scene, it gets more sad and hearthwarming at the same time that it's hard to even finish watching it, cause it feel's like you were in that world too and the live's reaching the end

[@sallgoodman2323]

​@@darbix2006 Time has that effect. It passes and we grow and find more meaning in the world around us. This music hit me more than it first did, so much so that I downloaded and give a listen once in awhile

[@blake.cook1]

Pretty much everyone in my Yr6 class liked Harry Potter, or at least was familiar with it. I on the other hand didn't know & one day on a Saturday evening I was born and decided to watch the first movie, only expecting to watch 10 minutes of it before getting bored. I proceeded to watch 3 of the first movies and half of Goblet of Fire. I didn't expect it would have the impact it had on me as well.

[@cansusacann]

Sanırım kendimi buldum.

[@anaid5387]

The best scene in all Harry Potter series. True acting. A scene with intelligence and emotions.

[@mariusnicoli2262]

than you

[@chrissatterwhite711]

I’ve always loved the entire sequence of snapes memories that Harry takes to the penseive. That’s one of the best scenes in cinema history imo

[@nathanwillyerd963]

Yes! I just watched both of TDH movies for the umpteenth time the other day, and I get chills every time Harry watches Snape's memories and finds out he was protecting him all along! I literally turned to my wife and said "Snape is SUCH a well written character!" He's one of the few characters that I've legitimately questioned which side he's on throughout a book/movie/series all the way until the end @@chrissatterwhite711

[@juiucy]

@@chrissatterwhite711that scene always makes me cry

[@annabelle_73]

After I finished the HP series I went back to this scene and watched it over and over and over.......❤

[@flavour842]

Funny thing; this song was released in 2004 whereas in Harry Potter, Harry and Hermoine hear this song in 1997.

[@deacondank6249]

shhhh

[@deacondank6249]

^

[@celestinofernandes788]

what? Deathly Hallows was released in 2007, the movie in 2010. so...i dont understand

[@KaylatheSupernova]

the Harry Potter plot takes time in the 90s, Harry was born in 1980, and this happened in 1997.

[@celestinofernandes788]

+Thalia Magnifique ah thanks for clarifying. I did not know that (:

[@Archieretrowrld]

5:10 Who here is a true Harry Potter Fan? Omg this is the most likes I’ve gotten! Thank you all you wizards and witches!

[@kiblls]

this part makes me so happy :)

[@thiago55688]

💙💙⚡

[@belezaetudo9099]

👍

[@biancavital1954]

⚡✊🏻⚡

[@jazlynnmartinez1187]

This part makes me sad

[@abbysally]

This song is so hauntingly beautiful. Long Live Harry Potter!

[@jackwhite6637]

Dern sure

[@maddypatty222]

+abbysally2000 Long live Harmony! #thisshipwillneversink

[@curtyct5389]

Long live Nick cave!! Hp's got nothing to do with it

[@MrCrockaG]

I didn't expect to find Aleks in these comments

[@oobi3789]

lmao theres an aleks in the comments

[@doctorspockARTS]

I danced with my daughter to this song yesterday. She loved Harry Potter and now is 14 and growing fast 😢.

[@rudrakshakumar4820]

thats great man👍❣️

[@Kj_Gamer2614]

As a child all I can say is cherish the moments with your child before like me they go to the university or get a job and an own house and you see them much less

[@najpotenicewolf934]

@@Kj_Gamer2614 For me, my relationship with my parents has become much better since I moved out. At least for us, it works better if we don't interact every single day and get on each other's nerves all the time. Also, if something stresses out one of us too much, we have a chance of cooling down on our own, without getting in each others' way. Though I still live in the same town as them, we see each other 2-3 times a week. Sometimes living in the same house just doesn't really work well for people.

[@forld2712]

@@najpotenicewolf934у меня похожая ситуация, бро

[@typical_lasangaeater]

hope she enjoys the yule ball.. and hopfully survives the tri wizard tournament.

[@shayla8299]

I felt too many emotions throughout this scene

[@treize99999]

This song is just incredible. You almost didn't expect modern music to be in Harry Potter, but it fit the scene perfectly. And thanks to that I discovered Nick Cave which is just delightful.

[@scottcharney1091]

I wonder how many new fans he gained as a result.

[@debonair3393]

who immediately searched for the song the moment hermione and harry's dance scene

[@skye2513]

IVE BEEN CALLED OUT LMAO

[@melissamillien7591]

I can't believe I'd be called out 5 years later, by looking at the comments

[@yuhw1948]

lol, literally a description of what just happened here

[@Pompompuriniee]

IKRR like "song from harry potter dance Hermione and Harry"

[@296638560303]

🤚

[@TWINCASTLE777]

I so love this song. The scene. The HP universe. Hermione. Their dance. Their laughter. All of it is amazing and beautiful. To my fellow HP, life long fans, i love u 2.

[@sasothecat]

love 🥰🥰

[@Axylotl.hehe.]

There is just something about HP that makes you never grow apart from it. It is like another part of life. I personally just became a harry potter fan but i already see harry's enemies my enemies, harry's friends as my friends, and harry as a close friend.

[@kQQchieBandit]

Whoever decided to add the dancing scene with this song playing is an absolute genius that knew just how to tug at our heart strings. I'm so glad Deathly Hallows introduced me to this song

[@marthaferguson105]

It was their new director Alfonso carun

[@gracenern8]

My favorite scene in the entire franchise

[@payton415]

One of mine to. It is very well written!

[@maoliperez8326]

SAMEEEE

[@erikajones3371]

It was mine too. I love the symbolism, it was so beautiful

[@dalliko812]

Me tooooo my ship

[@umeaimanaiman7825]

Same

[@CBaller2020]

I'm 46 and watched these movies with my now 22 and 18 year old boy's. I just watched the 20 year reunion and bawled my eye's out. Harry Potter brings me back to different time's in the world and people actually got along. How I miss those innocent day's......

[@TheunknownJD1991]

I can't believe how harry potter has touched so many people in a way that is indescribable. I was 9 when I first read the book and was hooked. I grew up with the books and the Movies. Now I'm 32 and my kids are growing up with Harry Potter again, the same way I did. I'll always be a potterhead. And be thankful that i got to experience the magic harry potter brought to my life.

[@biggiemkd813]

There is something in this song,making it beautiful. And the scene is really good,Harry Potter is more than a movie.

[@123Steaky]

It's a book series too ;)

[@jonathanremfrey7136]

Biggie MKD I absolutly love this scene but the movies are _nothing_ without the books

[@brianbrush5107]

100th like

[@joehajj5823]

Lyrics: Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming, one by one You don’t even want to let them start They are knocking now upon your door They measure the room, they know the score They’re mopping up the butcher’s floor Of your broken little hearts O children Forgive us now for what we’ve done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these before we run away The keys to the gulag O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They’re gathering round with all my friends We’re older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning O children We have the answer to all your fears It’s short, it’s simple, it’s crystal clear It’s round about, it’s somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice The cleaners have done their job on you They’re hip to it, man, they’re in the groove They’ve hosed you down, you’re good as new They’re lining up to inspect you O children Poor old Jim’s white as a ghost He’s found the answer that was lost We’re all weeping now, weeping because There ain’t nothing we can do to protect you O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun And the train ain’t even left the station Hey, little train!Wait for me! I once was blind but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Hey little train!Wait for me! I was held in chains but now I’m free I’m hanging in there, don’t you see In this process of elimination Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun It’s beyond my wildest expectation Hey little train!We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We’re happy, Ma, we’re having fun And the train ain’t even left the station

[@tomotero2069]

😢😢

[@ilertargenthorne4639]

I think.. I understand the analysis of this song as a remembrance of the holocaust.

[@MrMann0123]

I think it matches more to the Russian pogroms but same idea, just minor details to say which horrific slaughter it better matches. The sentiment and desolation is the same.

[@jeremywinnett6352]

@@MrMann0123 you are both looking into the past without seeing the noted repercussions of generations past on the future. Cave loves to play with timelines without indication. The second half is a verdict on essentially his generation's inaction. It's a self reflection superimposed onto the past. Or, in layman's terms Nazi imperialism/Russian oligarchy (and many others)v boomer self indulgence. Which one will kill more? Which one will change faster? It's multi layered.

[@avvs5666]

@@ilertargenthorne4639 yeah while it could be abt that, music is made for the listener to relate to. So you get to make your own meaning and that’s what makes it so beautiful

[@miyakuro-miru4717]

As a music producer, I want to say how I love that this track is so messy, so dense and loud yet so beautiful as well. From the strings, guitar and ambience in the beginning then to the loud drums, bass and piano all up to the vocal choirs from The Bad Seeds all blends together perfectly. Everytime I listen to this track I hear something new in the production and to a producer, that just warms my heart. Sorry if it got a lil bit too nerdy, this song is just heaven-sent.

[@karbonxiii]

Yeah it was even better when Manson did it

[@wolverines_boneclaws5362]

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@wolverines_boneclaws5362]

I have autism but I love you. The memories I have of Harry Potter.

[@kimrodriguezz]

5:57 “hey little train were jumping on. The train that goes to the kingdom” 🙁

[@RandomPoster2]

Normal ppl = heaven 👼🪽 Pottah heads = Hogwarts 🏰

[@hogwartsprincess9496]

Every time I hear this part I just picture HOGWARTS 😊

[@etceteracide]

@@hogwartsprincess9496one of the theories of the actual meaning of the song is holocaust related, that probably isn’t a good comment

[@Hikari12217]

​@@etceteracideThe beauty of art is that everyone can interpret it however they want and everyone is right, the author's intention behind writing the song it's also not important, that's the author's interpretation of the song, not the interpretation that everyone must share.

[@joechilds3256]

It was a rainy day. Power went out. I had my girlfriend over and the livingroom was lit by candlelight. I turned this song on and we danced to it. Smiled, laughed. A moment of peace and togetherness. She didnt know I was a fan

[@beaubarbour6010]

That sounds like heaven man

[@rileighw.6387]

Find light even in the most difficult times. You did just that.

[@Mengao2009]

Perfection

[@Møonlight_Gold]

How did you play the song with the power out? No offense,just curious.

[@joechilds3256]

@@Møonlight_Gold phone... data

[@liilacev1072]

We all know why we r here... As a huge potterhead, this song fills me with soo many emotions, it basically kinda describes Harry Potter if u kinda think about it. That even tho it looks like everything is bad, there is hope and everything is ok in the end, and amidst all the drama and bad things, the golden trio have each other, always...

[@Sandy-sd5cv]

Yes madam witch

[@octoberrhaintodd5125]

I want this to be playing at my wedding and at my funeral

[@sortezdemachambre1039]

Omg Same

[@halisaassagaf1664]

Me too omg

[@izabellalawshe4481]

I want it playing at my funeral as my casket is being carried out

[@dimar1845]

I wouldn't get married to a song about an ethnic cleansing and gulags...

[@hone.ybee01]

This song is about the holocaust, do you really want this song at your wedding?

[@Blueswanderlust]

Rest in peace , our Dumbledore. The song in remembrance to the Headmaster of Hogwarts!

[@Mechanarian]

Shit must be goood

[@nora8447]

Really? The man who used children to fight for him rarely getting his hands dirty? He's no different than voldamort he just managed to convince everyone it was for the best. How many ppl died and your so called headmaster could prevent it but didn't?

[@paracosm76]

@@nora8447 dude the person who played dumbledore in most of the movies, Michael Gambon, died recently which is what the commenter is referring to...

[@mikegore9925]

Dumbledore was the master of death. He gave the peveril brothers the elder wand, resurrection stone and cloak of invincibility. Once he gained them back he gave them to Harry to become the master of death.

[@eeeeetuuuu]

​@@nora8447 XD didnt even make children fight for him.

[@PineappleBoiii]

Song release: 2004 DH book release: 2008 DH Pt. 1 release: 2010 The actual year in the story: 1997

[@_jojo_joestar_]

@Vini Castro no she returned it to mcgonagall in prisoner of azkaban

[@beryla4979]

The book was released in 2007

[@kaz7796]

i cant even lie that is a very good point 😭

[@amulet1440]

it's magic😂

[@samvv]

This song has a special place in my heart. I always think of this song as a allusion to life itself, to the passing of time; of how the old gets replaced by the new. Poor old Jim is white as a ghost; he has finally 'seen the light': the end. He is going to die very soon, without anyone being able to shield him from his fate. He has to watch his children, the cleaners, take over from him. They can, and they will learn from where he went wrong and do things better. They will grow up, and they will gradually lift up their voices. The train we are all jumping on is death, and yes, it has a seat for everyone. We are all 'having fun' (or, better put, having ups and downs) until that train arrives. The singer realizes this and is no longer in chains but is finally free. That's just my interpretation though. Thank you Harry Potter and David Yates for letting me find this song! I lost count of how much times I have listened to it. It allows me to put any bad day into perspective.

[@dannyobrien8314]

O

[@alicec-m3403]

exactly!!! they couldn’t have chosen a better song- they’re no longer at hogwarts so they almost feel disconnected from their childhood selves, but in the scene where they are dancing you almost see the youthful happiness they once possessed.

[@khadoozzeeyy4878]

Sam Vervaeck alright calm down

[@reachlegends]

Death is Gain !!enjoy your time here til that train arrives.

[@FanVidder72]

It's a wonderful interpretation. Very perceptive.

[@EmpireofKyro]

It's so sad to see most the people are coming to this song don't even understand the significance and meaning behind the song. It is so beautifully written.

[@CW_155]

It is truly a piece of literature.

[@mansure68]

true that

[@JohnSmith-is4uu]

Please spare us

[@markanthony1004]

I mean I get that people are here because of Harry Potter but damn this song is about kids dying in the damn Holocaust

[@SAL-9000]

@@markanthony1004 Of course it is, it's evident from the lyrics. But, the situation in Harry Potter is also not that different. Harry and Hermione dance to this in a momentary forgetfulness about Death Eaters and Voldemort hunting them down and killing them.

[@kabocha8435]

5:11 if you’re looking for “that” melody, here you go!

[@lindaradonska2034]

Life saver❤ Thank you

[@kabocha8435]

@ thank you for telling me thank you

[@Sara-lw6lh]

5:10 for the bit from deathly hallows

[@joannalopez108]

thts the only part tht gets stuck in my head

[@kristen3747]

I Love that Part ♥

[@MrG-ed5ru]

Thanks (y)

[@douglasoliveira1707]

😭

[@jessicathegryffindornighti255]

Thanks 😊😊

[@b3rrysweet467]

Harry Potter was more than just books & films. It really is home, we’re just yet to get there. The longing my heart feels is almost unbearable..

[@evie7601]

if i could just forget who wrote it i could still love it the same way i did when i was young and naive :(

[@oliviagardiner4831]

@@evie7601 to be honest this isn’t her creation anymore the fans have took it to places she couldn’t even try and we just need to love what WE created and as far as I am aware she doesn’t exist

[@bellaberkshire1997]

i’ve never related to a comment section more

[@its_meenay]

ikrrr

[@sormazi]

cringe

[@quillmudge3693]

Dobby and Dumbledore and Snape and George and Mad Eye Moody and Sirius and Lupin and Tonks and Lilly and James and Lavendar all dying wasn't enough "tragedy" for you?

[@iasonasedits2682]

George didn't die, you idiot.

[@makehaste6619]

@@iasonasedits2682 they're twins, don't be an asshole...

[@torielizabeth7266]

Fred died not George. SMH

[@abbymorrison3097]

Lol, not Lavender! Hated her. 😂

[@miajunesubiela]

It was Fred 🙂

[@talisedecola2199]

This song used to make me want to dance, but now I cry because I never got to dance with him. The first love of my life, the boy who showed me what love felt like, and how it should be. I had the chance, if only I got up and changed the movie faster, that day everything changed. I promise to wait, wait for you to return so we can finally finish the series that we watched while our relationship grew and deepened. i will wait for our dance, no matter how Long it takes.

[@lordent]

don't wait for anything, you can't bring back the past, years will pass, you will find peace with another man and everything will get better, you'll see ❤

[@skizeqqt8229]

Why does this song make me feel this type of way... I’m happy, depressed, and glad at the same time????

[@aire-flocorporation527]

This song obviously makes you think of deathly hallows but it makes me think of all my friends who have died young in every possible way imaginable from suicide , homicide, domestic violence, overdose. That they'll eternally be young and to an extent forgotten only remembered by the few close to them. I still hear their voices and see their faces and they're gone. It's strange getting older while they're still young and full of life on the other side.. Its heavy to me.

[@Will-cm6be]

Did we live the same life ? I buried 5 friends due to suicide 1 from overdose 1 from being murdered

[@rashminaga8033]

The dark times of life

[@cattycorner8]

That is what makes it such a great song. It can mean different things to different people, but all of those feelings are Impactful. It is beautiful for making us feel. deeply.

[@somerandomperson5521]

I'm in the heart of the opoid epidemic. I'm about to turn 40 in a couple of years. There's so many people I went to school with who didn't reach 35, and a dozen more that won't make 40. Hitting 35 when my husband didn't was a surreal experience. I'm not saying this for pity, we all made choices. It's just heavy.

[@jenniferrussell9649]

@@somerandomperson5521 I know you don’t want pity, but I feel your pain and am with you. Living without the person you were meant to share your life with is a heart break. 😔

[@juanidominguez4452]

The song sounds, in my head I see Harry and Hermione as clear as water, dancing in a tent, when everything is bad, but they are smiling, at least for a moment... the song stops and their smiles fade away of their faces, they look at each other and without saying a word. They know what they're about to do. They are going to stop the dark lord. (I just woke up and i don't even speak english, but i love Harry Potter and this song an that scene creates some sort of pain on my chest... wich is beautiful and make me wish beeing there). Live a happy life. Even in the darkest of times we can be happy... if we know how to turn the light on. Exactly what Harry encourages Hermione to do. Good bay.

[@emancebo13]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@tywinderbaum5283]

If you wrote all that, especially having just woken up, you do speak english, and you should feel proud that you learned a whole other language. With love - a latinamerican native spanish speaker

[@juanidominguez4452]

@@tywinderbaum5283 i appreciate you brother :)

[@kizza706]

This song makes me calm down and helps me escape from what’s going on in the real world

[@sondreruud4517]

not to be rude or anything, but the point of the song is literally the exact opposite of this

[@teddydigno4620]

@@sondreruud4517 people can interpret the song however they like, who are we to say what it means to them?

[@mrr9508]

​@@sondreruud4517It is actually to calm people down.

[@noahrice6943]

Every time man

[@kellyjackson3126]

i love it how when i listen to this song i remind myself harry potter is not just a set of books or movies,its something that brings joy to every little part of me and plenty other people and this part of me will never leave and i wont forget it.

[@GAMINGKEKAROT03]

Yes

[@alonneknight7710]

This is one of those songs that make you think about life. About regrets. It's sad in a sense. Hard to explain...

[@ych_edits4254]

Just finished rewatching all of harry potter movies for the second time since my childhood, and I consider myself lucky to have grew up with such good movies and to have such an amazing and special childhood, peace to everyone reading this comment, never lose your inner child ,never lose the joy you had from your childhood.

[@tonedogy]

Beautiful comment mate - just finished my second rewatch, and first as an adult - we were lucky to grow up with such special memories!

[@mehdisoynargiz2767]

this is just beautiful in any way possible,all the notes and beats and the melody hits right on the spot,it reawakens fantasy and memories

[@heyzhchenle]

2022 and still one of the most powerful songs:>>

[@vivic.2730]

2023 and nothing has changed:)

[@yrnkevinsmithC-137]

2024 we still here

[@kierstenhansen8526]

I want this song played at my wedding to remind me that “happiness can be found even in the darkest of time, if one only remembers to turn on the light”

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

If your wedding is a dark time, please spare that other person and don't get married.

[@yrenia5648]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 LMAO i don't think that quote was directed to their marriage

[@TheGlobalGaming]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 savage xdd

[@Æthelstan.927]

the song is about the holocaust, what happiness can be found in the holocaust

[@teddydigno4620]

@@Æthelstan.927 you can interpret the song however you like. You choose to interpret it that way, others may not.

[@Kyraaa-rb3vc]

This song is so harrowing. I cried when this song came on in the film and it makes me so sad whenever I watch DH. What a great choice for the scene.

[@tonyajones1463]

I miss how young we all were once first rime watching HP. Now I'm 29 and can't believe it's been over 20 years that this story started. It's amazing.

[@pidge5193]

This song always stood out to me whenever I heard it watching Harry Potter and made me feel really emotional. I love it, the chorus makes me want to dance and cry and laugh all at the same time.

[@hetalrathore1135]

this song leaves me wanting to experience the child-like happiness that is forgotten yet still within us

[@kiblls]

this makes me happy. this scene was my favorite thing to watch in the the whole movie :)

[@matibiela1234]

Rip Maggie Smith🤍

[@MiaNelson-zg1xh]

❤️

[@ValenMurilloLopez]

😮‍💨❤‍🩹

[@susy1899]

wdym I just found out bc of this, I'm heartbroken

[@dallasroper8938]

being a grown ass man, a song should not make me cry. yet here we are....

[@narcoleptic8982]

Nah bro. Songs can do that. No shame in it.

[@crickis]

Disregard age. Some songs are beautiful.

[@TheJuliankang]

nvm i just cried

[@zaza_yehaw]

what crying has to do with age , Cry out loud and Laugh out loud , be human

[@clarebrandon5480]

Then you're a real man. NEVER be afraid to express your vulnerability x

[@blu3b4lls53]

"do you imagine dancing with severus and dumbledore, sirius, lilly, fred, james, lupin and tonks to this song?" Always.

[@janiemarkes3157]

And Cedric he didn’t deserve to die

[@brookekusmec2033]

Fred is the love of life, im shifting to meet him. If a shifter sees this..... We will shift Shifting is easy We are not tied to any specific reality Remember to eat and drink loves, Much love from Missouri

[@jazzyramirez9213]

honestly, just imagine actually dancing to this with harry

[@_moomintroll_2588]

Pls, this will be my dream

[@lar9299]

I would've kissed him right there, but then again, I'm not Hermione and she did not feel this way toward him

[@shutorshoot]

this song fills me up with such a burning feeling of nostalgia, it actually hurts. hearing this song out in the wild always has me thinking about the dance scene and I get the burning urge to read and watch every single one all over again. the fact the books and films still have so many in a death grip is amazing. I can’t thank jk enough for bringing this world into our lives :’)

[@xmidsummersky]

i think..the song sort of takes you on a journey. like, the weary and tired mood when you fly back on a plane with someone you love sleeping with his/her head on your shoulder.

[@himikotoga9636]

:)

[@usmankadir608]

Wow this comment is ten years old but you really took me to the situation you were talking about beautiful comment

[@georgrodigast4184]

One of the best movie song i've ever seen. The song is so amazing and so inspectular for the scene in the movie. THANKS nick cave

[@curtyct5389]

Not a movie song

[@Missakiah]

Harry Potter shaped my life honestly. I’ve watched it since I was 4. I’ve read it for as long as I can remember. This series was much more than well a series.

[@RUB11]

This provides me with such comfort i don't know if its because of the fact HP was my childhood or if its from the vocals.

[@TheSortedRogers]

Listening right now. It amazing

[@kingkrysen]

Probably both Ik it's both for me lol

[@Sebazztion1994]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 was my favourite film in the series! From beginning to end just so exciting! And just because this song is featured in the film make it to the best film of that year!!!

[@Xphqntom]

2024 anyone ? Edit : life dosent feel real when you dance at this song alone in winter

[@im_not_found.7]

Yep

[@lianesteiner-endress4565]

Here

[@zaidansadad700]

Yess

[@michelshadow7049]

Present

[@who_are_me309]

Yep jun 20 2024

[@jk9731]

5:10 my heart- i love this song so much. the lyrics seem like something harry would say. the train would be the hogwarts express and the fact that he's "free" from the dursleys. and the "we're happy ma, we're havin' fun" is him talking to his mom. "in this process of elimination" its like him saying even though its a process where he might die he's still having fun. am i the only one that always imagined it this way? also sorry if what i'm saying doesn't make sence lol

[@marlenaader2975]

Aww this is so sad

[@gracephillips920]

oh my gosh

[@mightypoopie6884]

It’s actually about the kids that died in the holocaust but sure you can view it that way too I guess

[@Æthelstan.927]

the song is about the holocaust, the train is what they used to bring the Jews to the camps

[@VideochisteraAlis]

this last time that I watched all the movies after many years, I cried in every single one of them, but not compared on how I cried in this scene. I wish someone would do this for me, to make me dance until my sadness goes away for a little bit. Harry and Hermione's friendship was so pure and beautiful! That's why I love them the most!

[@wolverines_boneclaws5362]

My dog died last week... I'm so happy his soul could be sniffing my feet at my computer desk for all I know. I felt it.

[@wolverines_boneclaws5362]

I wish I danced with my dog.

[@Katie_H]

I literally feel this song so deep inside myself, this is the one song that can level me back down when I'm having a bad day, this is my favorite song ever.

[@princeoffriendship]

I know this song of cource from Deathly Hallows too but whenever I hear it, there is a whole other world that comes to my mind... This song reminds me of my time I had in the army when I had to serve my military service. There were some early mornings where I had to catch the bus that would take us - young soldiers - back to our units after the day off we had. Around 5:30 we were all sitting in that bus, looking tired depressed and very sleepy. We all seemed scared and lost at 18 having to serve was not optional. I had my mp3 player and I would listen to this while waiting for the bus to take off. Even though we didnt know each other, we all were at the same position, day by day we all became friends and we made some amazing memories togehter in that dark envirotment. 'Children' may seem like a word refering to our yet to become adult selves that were struggling to survive this way of growth. And the line 'We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station' I always combined the train with the bus and it was like reasuaring my mother that there is no need to worry that we are happy just based on the friendships that we all had. So it's been a long time to hear this song and now those cold stressful nights come in my mind!

[@Caro.117]

2 years after writing this comment, you moved something in me

[@johnathanmaultsby1608]

This comment just did something to me.

[@annabelle_73]

This just hit me like ice cold water. This is amazing.

[@TheDeckonja]

i always cry when i hear this song

[@rosablanco7572]

@@mariaconcettamusico1899 I think you're drunk

[@Peter-pq2cw]

@@rosablanco7572 you think?

[@samdean5383]

I owe a thank-you to whoever helped or/and decided to put this in a Harry Potter movie.. I discovered Nick Caves and the bad seeds and all that encompasses him. I watched it by myself and cried by myself as a free man but i still wish to share this with a beautiful woman.

[@Sabbatai-Zevi]

I've given it some serious thought and cannot think of a song I find more beautiful than this one

[@merryminjung3187]

Mid 2020 they quarantined this song makes me feel good makes me feel comforted❤️

[@elenaspadavecchia5382]

Me make the Sound sad 😢

[@ericwilson8558]

This song is still a masterpiece after all these years.

[@jessp3585]

this song is so homely and safe. Harry Potter was always more than the books and films for me, it was something I found comfort in. This song just reminds me of all of that ❤️

[@Onigirli]

I love it when songs incorporate trains or some sort of metaphor into their lyrics. I dunno why, I don't really have an affinity for trains outside of this

[@CritRock]

+Edriss Scofield Welcome to the club, trainspotter checking in

[@Onigirli]

+Nons *Curtsies* Well met

[@CritRock]

+Edriss Scofield :D

[@Jalistie]

Edriss Scofield train music is my favorite

[@ashleyjole75]

Edriss Scofield so do I

[@ramullrcore]

Not me dancing alone in my room pretending to be in a tent in the middle of nowhere looking for horcruxes

[@Charley28]

STOPPP ME TOO

[@swaggyash4755]

this song makes me feel so peaceful. I don't know how to explain it, but it makes all my worries go away and it just makes me feel lighter ig. (If that makes sense)

[@Katie-2840]

It makes me so sad but happy

[@JestaDid]

It’s about kids not knowing they’re on a train to concentration camps so not a happy song

[@Just_Jam94]

@@JestaDid It is, but that's true that melody have this weird abbillity to make happy and calm. That's why for me this is masterpiece, lyrics makes you worrying and sad, while melody is calming and a bit happy. It's unnerving, how weird set of emotions this music is waking within people.

[@middybou]

It makes me sad and happy

[@elvinafebriani2842]

I'm back in 2023 it still hurts the same when I heard the song so sad I actually cried this time remembering Harry Potter it's over and will never forget it how I fell in love with this movie😢😢

[@bella-xx7no]

and now with the new series kids will call the cast we know and love so so much the old cast and there will be a new cast

[@hurly_bird]

I feel this in my soul

[@Antonio_Bandeross]

It's very cool world 😢

[@himynameis3664]

I read the books as they came out. Was just a kid. Watched the movies as they came out. I hadn't gone back to it for years, just rewatched it all the other day and got curious about this song. Sitting here on my own listening and reading the lyrics and I just burst out crying... Jesus music is amazing.

[@KingObaeron]

I never understood the “true fans” saddened by the fact, that most people that fame here know this only from Harry Potter. The important part is, we’re all listening to the song now, and we can focus on it and appreciate it, so isn’t that a good thing?

[@jadeluciila1918]

Or maybe people find Harry Potter as deep as this song too?

[@jadeluciila1918]

People can find both deep and both deep separately.

[@SeniPrime]

That Harry Potter 20th Anniversary special hit different.

[@lu-bj9hj]

yes

[@michaelbriggs8433]

Cried, I did. Wish I could go back and reread it without my memory.

[@mychemicalscene1315]

best scene from deathly hallows part 1! so beautiful

[@MegaCrazyAnimation]

Agree!!!

[@superpunkin93]

Im so glad i finally found this, i only had it on cd and i had lost it. It brings a sense of peace whenever i listen to it.