Porter Robinson - Something Comforting (Official Music Video)

[@porterrobinson]

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[@christy7809]

I LOVE U

[@theonlysamman3889]

RAAAAH NEW PINNED COMMENT

[@Mr.Mystery]

Bro rly told us something comforting

[@fearynnacross9163]

Just got my ticket for Paris and I just can't wait

[@초2]

This comment is something comforting

[@porterrobinson]

thank you for watching, seriously. i really hope everyone is staying well

[@utopiaclouds]

See you there Porter!

[@yurinehanazono3323]

your songs is a other dimension i love your Style

[@brandonhut6131]

Man I'm exited! Thanks so much for the creation.

[@cooperpitts3862]

love you porterr

[@ItzMeIRIs]

Amazing news! Thank you so much for this 💛

[@janineangelisa]

From Porter’s interview with popjustice “It’s about someone who’s stuck and trying to leave - but it’s scary trying to leave. It’s a representation of being stuck in this little studio: being creatively stuck, and the darkness outside the garden is representing the uncertainty of life outside your routines. It’s about taking a leap of faith towards a healthier and more balanced situation.”

[@CTSSTC]

TMW you realize this is your current relationship,, you're stuck here in the comfort zone,, but it's not the right one,, you need to leave, but it's easier not to : \ There are greener pastures, but you're kinda in what feels like one, even though it's not.

[@box8497]

Thats cool

[@digimon916]

"Stuck in this little studio" is much deeper than it seems literally. Im very artistic and creative, but years ago, i stopped trying to work on and create new projects all the time because i was sort of becoming an artistic hermit. Even in some philosphical/psychological theories, being stuck in even something positive can have negative effects because youre stuck there. "Artists are slaves to their ideas". Itll work for a bit, but its gona get to a point where you have to change, whether its in your control or not.

[@jesuscamacho6426]

@@CTSSTC that´s exactly how i feel right now, its kinda funny haha

[@actuallycatt5634]

@@CTSSTC that's kinda what im in too, i think?

[@evermore2417]

Something Comforting it's the biggest "you'll be okay" message life has ever send to me. I'm keeping these lyrics in my heart, and also the feeling of it breaking into pieces ever single time I hear "Oh, there must be... Something wrong with me", that line, I can't help but break dome into tears, at first it was like sadness, recognition of my emptyness, but then it became subtle, less negative, like if I were saying that to myself, comforting myself exactly. I admire Porter for his ability to create such personal and powerful songs. Each one of them, since the beginning, they all feel like he's hugging us. Like he's there for us. Love you Porter, so excited for the waiting.

[@wanman5186]

then listen to "u will be okay" by Gareth emery

[@FunkyyCat_]

You need to look up "You Are OK (A poem by John John O'Callaghan) " from the band The Maine

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@PorkchopSandviches]

I agree with almost all of that except in the beginning he was producing really generic house music which doesn't feel quite as personal (just my opinion!) and it wasn't until Worlds that he really found his sound and that's the first music of his that feels more personal to me

[@evermore2417]

Thank u for your suggestions, I will listen to them because I'm really interested in music sending that kind of message, that was my opinion only, but hey thank u for the likes, may Porter see this comment someday ❤️

[@migvelll]

The immense sadness in the line "hoping made you hurt more" hits deep

[@hamburgler9839]

False Hope

[@jadem.7227]

And the "Oh there must be something wrong with me "

[@ahmadferoz1401]

it really do be like that😩

[@majesticdragonfly]

Ikr

[@RushWheeler]

GTA 6 fans be like:

[@solidsnake7023]

To be honest, I have a kind of a personal attachment to this song. When this song was released, I was listening to it like crazy. A few days after it was released, my dad died in an accident. I was so sad and still is. I felt like it was the end of the world. But then I suddenly remembered this song. This song became like a tool that helped me get through the tough time I was going through. This song makes me happy and sad at the same time that I just can't explain it. That's the reason why I love it. I feel like that this song is there for me whenever I need it and I just can't stop binging it now. THANK YOU PORTER FOR HELPING ME GET THROUGH A TOUGH PART OF MY LIFE

[@h4ruka-_-isde4d]

My sincere condolences.

[@benjaminalonsopcarvacho5981]

I'm so sorry for you dude, my deepest condolences...

[@Hyumifu]

My heart goes out to you ♥️ please take care of yourself. Rest in peace.

[@whodatguy1008]

Ik your pain dude it will take a while to get over I hope you can get over faster than me tho good luck ❤️

[@housemana]

always be honest.

[@Zoeloveful]

To me, this video so accurately depicts what it feels like to stay so long in your comfort zone that it starts to lose its appeal, until you discover how scary yet liberating it feels to step outside.

[@Devinchy02]

Good point!

[@shaunmateiko4088]

Where I'm at right now, well said.

[@janusng1223]

You feel like you just looping in a cycle, everything feel the same, you feel not fulfilment, and changes making you anxious, and you don't know what to do.

[@ForExampleJon]

Damn...

[@ragnid]

@@janusng1223 this tbh

[@Inflake]

I love that Porter basically collaborated with himself on the vocals😌

[@akbarjunaedi5745]

😂

[@zephyr8653]

I thought it’s a girl singing with him 🤣

[@ChristopherBurtraw]

@@zephyr8653 Female voice is synthesized by him.

[@Nomatterwhat69]

@@ChristopherBurtraw it's not a female voice. It's his own voice pitched up like in Get Your Wish.

[@ChristopherBurtraw]

@@Nomatterwhat69 big doubts. The feminine voices on his music (that aren't guest singers) are synthesized by a self-modified Avanna. He often duets with it. Sad Machine is a prime example.

[@rikubou_tako]

洋楽を現地の人の言葉のニュアンスで受け取れることって少ないと思うけど、好きなアーティストが親日家で自身で和訳を付けてくれるとアーティストの考えだったり伝えたいことがクリアに伝わる気がしてすごい聴きやすい

[@gyastly2737]

Weebs have bad rep from real Japanese people

[@realcartoongirl]

りくと 1 year ago 洋楽を現地の人の言葉のニュアンスで受け取れることって少ないと思うけど、好きなアーティストが親日家で自身で和訳を付けてくれるとアーティストの考えだったり伝えたいことがクリアに伝わる気がしてすごい聴きやすい

[@pianoboyedm4829]

I'm liking this "isolated world" vibe for these mvs, and how whenever Porter steps outside of it, everything collapses

[@herejust4cars723]

Nah, he's free.

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@Draber2b]

It's a cool format. It adds distinctiveness to this new music, puts the singles together.. and looks fine. Clever thing.

[@Draber2b]

@@thekidlaroi.7669 Seems like the new wave of autotuny trap is the inspiration. Porter influences are in the intro.

[@HollyAnn]

KJST stop spamming

[@no0T16]

This video is a perfect representation of Porter's journey; Every day in this miniature forest of his, he woke up, did his daily routine, and even as the forest was burning day after day, he still insisted on the same daily activities. However, when he finally took the step outside the forest, a whole world opened up in his mind, which helped open his eyes about his daily routines. When he finally escaped the forest, he became immersed in a whole universe of inspiration and beauty, leading him to instead wake up in a huge world of endless possibility. Porter talked about how life was growing stale and horrible in the pursuit to make new music. He would cut out most aspects of what a "normal" life would be with the belief to have the firm identity as a "musician." However, this cycle of waking up, going onto the computer to attempt to make music for 10 hours and going back to sleep, made finding inspiration to make music even harder. What he normally considered his creation bubble of his studio quickly became a rotting forest. So, when he decided to chill out and try new things in life, that's when creation once again sparked in him, with this newfound appreciation of the world around him, and the spark from that became Nurture.

[@djJoMusicChannel]

Oh shit this is good! 👍

[@MockingbirdEDM]

You interpreted it beautifully and I now consider this meaning headcanon.

[@gunchaman6848]

@@djJoMusicChannel oh dj jo You're coming

[@64_bit80]

canon explanation right here

[@Aprilwindz]

Love this 🙂

[@algamation5101]

You know Porter, I doubt you'll ever see this, but I feel like I just needed to say this to someone, whoever's listening out there. The first time I ever heard this song was probably one of the most emotionally distressing days of my life. I'd spent the entire day arguing with my parents after getting dragged into some argument they were having that morning. Hours later they were telling me that they couldn't stay in the same house anymore and that me and my siblings (one of which is only 11 years old. I'd tried comforting her but she was just destroyed) had to choose who they were going to live with. I begged them not to force us to choose something like this. I just wanted them to stay together. After a while I just couldn't handle being around them anymore, so I left to my room and cried into a stuffed platypus plush while they continued arguing in the living room. After writing out my last words to my sisters so that I would know what to say to them if we weren't living together anymore, I got a notification for this video, and I've got to say, the timing couldn't have been any more perfect. I listened to this a couple of times to try to calm myself down a little, and even though I continued to cry for a long time, and I had to take multiple days off of school because I just couldn't handle being around my classmates in that state, your music was just, for lack of a better term, comforting. Luckily, my parents decided not to split up a few days later, though all of us aren't exactly on great terms right now. I just wanted you to know that. Even if you never read this. Your music has provided me some relief in a very tough time in my life. So, thanks man. You're an amazing artist. EDIT: I'm doing a lot better now than I was back when I first posted this, and I've left an update further down in the replies (well KZbin's being weird so I actually had to add it to the end of this comment but nevermind that). I cannot begin to express my gratitude towards the now thousands of people this comment has reached (I really didn't expect that kind of response when I first posted it, maybe two or three replies at most!) I'm so grateful that Porter's community is so supportive and encouraging. Really, your kind words really helped reinforce to me early on that other people do have the capacity to care about my problems. Keep being great everyone, your words mean more than you know! I've decided to leave this comment here as a reminder to myself how far I've come, and as a reminder to others reading it that suffering is natural, but it doesn't devalue or define you like I'd first thought of myself. Your life can get better no matter where you are now. Even if it takes a while, I guarantee you it's worth it. UPDATE: I've been wondering just how to respond to all this for a while now, but now feels like a better time than never, so here I go. I wanted you all to know that, overall, my life's a lot better now than it used to be. I've reconnected with a lot people I care about and have received the kind support and encouragement I've really needed to begin healing and moving past some of the more unsavory parts of my life so far. Not to say I have no problems at all of course, there's been plenty more I've had to deal with than what you see in that original comment, but at the very least I finally feel like I can handle my own issues for the first time in my life, and for once my future's looking brighter than my past. I've moved out of my parent's house, I'll soon be graduating high school, I'm coming up on finishing a few personal writing projects that I'm very satisfied with, and without going into too much detail, I'm beginning to finally come to terms with some personal identity stuff that I'd been taught to hate and repress all my life. I'm sorry if any of you have been worried about me after all this time, but I hope you can see this now so I can let you know that your reaching out to me here wasn't in vain. Really, this is probably some of the most genuine care and concern I've ever received. I hope you all know that it's people like you who've helped to keep people like me going all this time. Without the encouragement from all of you thousands of people, I might not even be writing this update. I love all of you beautiful people, Thanks for caring :')

[@zrishere]

be strong :)

[@betaleaf7719]

If you ever need someone to talk to, give me a shout.

[@henrynguyen9711]

I'm always here if you ever need a talk :) you're a strong person! Sending my best wishes!!!!!

[@johnnguyen1914]

I went through something pretty similar last year with my parents too, hope you recover ;)

[@algamation5101]

Oh, thanks everyone. I really wasn't expecting this many replies. I do appreciate the offers to talk and all, but you don't have to worry about me. I've got some good friends that I can vent to about this kind of stuff. You're all great people, thanks for wishing the best for me. : )

[@なべとも-h9b]

Porterさんへ 初めまして、有村(arimura)さんのブルーハムハムを見て日本から来ました。 素晴らしい曲ですね。 昨日から何回も聴いています。 あなたの努力が実りますように。 日本から応援してます。

[@wafu.]

同じくブルーハムハムから来ました！ 凄く素敵な曲ですよね ♪

[@jembothegreat]

what does it mean though?

[@染み抜きスケベタイム]

@@jembothegreat We came from this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4DYkKuOjLWXgM0

[@古手川-w2i]

同じく！

[@lostsurferjames5]

Hope y'all get to see Porter live one day! His sets are so amazing!

[@sakurahertz]

The glitchy visuals remind of a simulated world like in Shelter Honestly this looks amazing The music video definitely did this song justice

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@mackclark3356]

Also he's laying in the grass just like Rin

[@xnhunter9684]

And she heals everything

[@sakurahertz]

Oh wow I'm usually not the type to write stuff like "woow thanks for x likes" but this is the most likes I ever got in an YT comment. Honestly happy to see so many people got the same feeling that I do about this amazing video.

[@lypths]

i love this and shelter omg

[@szymondudzinski6661]

Electronic music history is being made in front of our eyes.

[@林和立-b2i]

This not really electronic

[@Khatalyz]

@@林和立-b2i it is lol

[@iguat1235]

@@林和立-b2i of course it is lol, ol troll head ass

[@fatdude2763]

No it isn't. A guy making a shitty video isn't history.

[@lopzidae]

@@林和立-b2i U r kidding right?

[@falilv_rui]

Sorry for poor English. I'm Japanese but recently I really liked Porter Robinson's songs:-> When I heard that you liked Japan, I liked it even more. I'm rooting for Porter Robinson!! Sorry for the long sentence.

[@falilv_rui]

@Arthur Fleck What?

[@falilv_rui]

@Arthur Fleck There is no meaning in my name!:-)

[@falilv_rui]

@Arthur Fleck yeees

[@lewis1058]

Hell yeah dude, Japan is cool

[@falilv_rui]

How famous is Porter Robinson in the United States?

[@ericbuhne3488]

“If I send this void away, have I lost a part of me?” That line really sets this song up for me. I have BPD and I’m on the path to getting better, but giving up on my suffering, the emptiness, it feels wrong because that’s what I know. I love this song because it’s sad yet hopeful, and that’s how I feel. Thank you, Porter. I’m glad that you made this song, it helps. It’s something comforting.

[@novawilliams873]

you got this, you're healing, you're safe, the darkness isnt who you are. you are more than a pessimistic perspective. You are loved and valued .

[@aurorahypnotherapy3674]

Can we show you what life feels like without pain and suffering? Can we show you what happiness and joy feel like? Can we show you that you are always connected to the creator and every other soul around you, that you are never ever ever alone? Type yes and close your eyes if you want to feel these things? This technique is called thetahealing. You can check it out. ou have nothing else to do, just close your eyes,open your heart and say yes. We got you. We hear you. You're not alone.

[@MintyArisato]

I have BPD, too. Reading your comment comforted me that I’m not alone.

[@ericbuhne3488]

@@MintyArisato Stay strong, Comrade 😊

[@rentosan]

9 months late but as a fellow BPD, this resonated with me. thank u

[@smsry]

Get your wish was 'Water' Something comforting is -Grass- 'Earth' Does that mean the next song in the album's gonna be fire?

[@crumbobumbo2740]

is that a pun

[@krunnet3376]

unintended puns

[@jadem.7227]

Smart

[@paper2222]

next is wind he's becoming the avatar

[@StraveTube]

@@paper2222 "But that all changed when the Grass Nation attacked"

[@N_895]

feel like the square surrounded by nothingness resembles the time he felt stuck with his music and in the end where he’s lying in the grass he’s free of all that but idk maybe its something completely different bc this is porter we’re talking about

[@LinusKarlssonMusic]

100% what I interpreted it as as well. He couldn't get a bite on his fishing rod (no new ideas) and he also lost his watering can so he can't *nurture* the life around him that he already got. It isn't until something goes out of the square that he experiences something new (the floating scenes), and before stepping out he looks up at the tree one last time (Worlds).

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@N_895]

Linus Karlsson yeah you’re right!! i think its really beautifully done and it fits the song very well

[@robertmehal]

His last MV also had a box with the water. Maybe he's literally stepping out of the box on this album? Depends if this theme continues with other MV's on the Album. Maybe it's that same Porter Sound, but with a different Porter feel yeah?

[@admech590]

@@LinusKarlssonMusic *ah man, that's deep*

[@gs-xj4mh]

リピート止まらん、電子音と自然をこんなに上手く融合させられるの天才でしょ

[@toushinka0518]

ほんそれ

[@何処にでもいるぺいさん]

@@toushinka0518 すぐ前で草

[@toushinka0518]

@@何処にでもいるぺいさん へへへへ

[@何処にでもいるぺいさん]

@@toushinka0518 ヒヒヒヒ

[@ひき肉粗挽き-p6b]

おほほほ

[@cafe-ore]

こんなに透き通った曲は初めて リピートが止まらない

[@elleainea]

This song said “everything’s going to be fine” in 10 different languages to me. Thank you porter

[@ridzkyridwan3637]

How is it in 10 different language? Tell me moree

[@whitenoise315]

The message I got from this song is that he was in a "comfort zone". The more you stay in your comfort zone, the more it actually withers you away. It is never good to stay just within the confines of whats comfortable to you. You have to take risks, face that anxiety and push through. In this case, jump out of your comfort zone. In the end, it may lead you to something much more vast and beautiful then you could possibly imagine.

[@no0T16]

A youtube channel that explores escaping the comfort zone is called "Yes Theory," I suggest you check them out!

[@vampfoxilli7127]

Most accurate ive heard so far.

[@All_Beef_Hotdog]

Sad Machine and Shelter were the inspiration for a book I’m currently writing, so I have to thank you for that

[@ERBanmech]

Goodbye to a world is the inspiration for a D&D boss battle I want to do

[@megadumb217]

Tell me, what’s it about?

[@chibidoggosowoblm2543]

I saw a comment that said “I didn’t know all of Porter Robinson’s fans were all writers” I knew it was sarcastic but I guess its true 👁👄👁

[@All_Beef_Hotdog]

ChibiDoggos ÒwÓ #Blacklivesmatter when the song already tells a story, it’s hard not to try and create your own

[@aeho7496]

@@ERBanmech tell me about it, please.

[@kokichi621]

なんかめちゃくちゃ懐かしい気持ちになる… こういう感じの電子音楽もっと知りたいな

[@autumnisbetterthanspring]

it has reference to shelter, some parts are kinda biblical, we are in a story as it connects with "Get your Wish" as well. alluring, love it.

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@digiorniboy]

KJST shut up, alt account of this 14-year-old, Porter-inspired kid.

[@autumnisbetterthanspring]

@@thekidlaroi.7669 this kid's autotune is all over the place, kinda mess actually.

[@raeji]

*get your wish mv comes out* Porter: "Want to see me make you cry?" *something comforting mv comes out* Also Porter: "Want to see me do it again?"

[@davcheroshi]

Its only the beginning

[@林和立-b2i]

Stupid comment

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@raeji]

@@林和立-b2i whatever you say, virus

[@FlameVell0]

@@raeji lmaoo

[@technoisheregaming]

The world needs something comforting right now. God bless you

[@sarahrachelea]

"Cause getting made you want more, and hoping made you hurt more" *hits home*

[@요시나]

I got to know your song on a channel called "有村泰志 / Arimura Taishi". I can't convey all my thoughts because I can't speak English, but I'm so happy to know it even late.

[@HypaBeast]

: )

[@user-fv6tj9vz2i]

Great(:

[@dR0L0b]

it's never late for timeless music : )

[@ryotaryota228]

Me too

[@wickedpanik8304]

Blue HamHam's are great!

[@ElectricSounds]

This song is perfect to listen to in self isolation 💙💙💙

[@ThatGuyGEWP]

my mans just trying to plant shit and enjoy nature then has a divine intervention

[@cliftut]

Hah! But don't forget that afterward he kept jumping back in. Apparently he found something there...

[@chibidoggosowoblm2543]

LOL

[@gabrielh0319]

@@cliftut he left behind his fishing rod everytime

[@elvondrago96]

he ascended, bruh!

[@Slebew449]

i got almsivi intervention

[@glw42032]

I'm 33 and I'm going through a really rough time in my life, many times I just wanted to give up but I'm fighting!!! This is the second song of Porter Robinson that had me crying!!!! Your music is really amazing and it touches my heart and I really needed to get that stress out... Thank you for opening up your world to share with us !!!

[@heligon5379]

Stay strong my friend ❤ you are one in a million ❤

[@sixstringblues06]

Buddy Im 33 too and this world doesn't make sense to me half of the time. I understand exactly what you mean. I too get emotional to these songs like this one showing there is more than what we feel like we've beeen limited to. Alll we want to do is fill our heads of all of our past mistakes and struggles maybe even current struggles and feel like we're chained up in a cave with no other choice than to stare at the caves wall but just know there are others like me who get it and are rooting for you my friend.. take care...

[@klrain89]

I am the same age with you and I am struggling too. Hope we can survive this year.

[@Tui3694]

which was the first?

[@akbarjunaedi5745]

Genre: Porter Robinson

[@KikaLongkumer20]

Akbar Junaedi aye .. why isn’t that official alrdy?🤪

[@aroelstereogenic9356]

Pasti dari indo nih akbar junaedi.

[@akbarjunaedi5745]

@@aroelstereogenic9356 yap

[@akbarjunaedi5745]

@@aroelstereogenic9356 salam kenal

[@muhammadfauzi2254]

Aowowkwowk

[@MalharSompura]

What a song..after shelter and Avicii's Levels ,this one become my all time favorite song..marvelous melody and vibes.true music king... 👑Porter Robinson👑....

[@bhaviksalat3387]

🤩😍

[@Nice-hd4my]

LEVELS!!!

[@hairofporterrobinson5302]

Porter sings!

[@hodakaishida1743]

Exactamente.

[@hodakaishida1743]

Larga vida al rey Porter.

[@m4sonic]

Mad respect for all that you are and all that you do 🙏 you are still and always will be an inspiration for me

[@rahmathunnisa3448]

Dude ! Loving your work too !

[@Jaiahsiwkqkaaa]

nurtureのレコード買いました。毎日聴いてます最高です。

[@themaejr1922]

I'm a mid aged jobless guy who lost his career for over 3 years because of mental illnesses and diagnosing anxiety disorder......first I want to say sorry that a loser like me love this song......and secondly thank you for making this beautiful comforting song.... :)

[@CorporateKane]

Yo middle age jobless dude. I been there. See a psych and a therapist. You have more control over your mind than you know. I believe in you!

[@kafkaontheshore3006]

Hey don’t apologize for loving the song! It’s great that you do 💛

[@worldofworship288]

I'm 55 and listening to Porter Robinson..go figure. Life,my friend, is a revolving door of challenges. It's up to you to decided when to break free and realize that you are unique. One of a kind yet connected with everyone and everything around you.We are brainwashed from the moment we enter society to believe we must conform and stay in line.But in reality we are born to stand out and not to fit in.stay strong,believe in the only thing that really matters.. yourself.

[@Aceofspades737]

@@worldofworship288 i feel this

[@ChrisD__]

Loser like you? This song is about people like you, people like Porter Robinson. It's about getting stuck in a flawed comfort zone and every-time you leave try it, it gets destroyed a bit more and you end up right back in it until it all gone. You'll get through this.

[@LinusKarlssonMusic]

This must be about being creatively stuck. He couldn't get a bite on his fishing rod (no new ideas) and he also lost his watering can so he couldn't *nurture* the life around him that he already got. It isn't until something goes out of the square that he experiences something new (the floating scenes), and before stepping out he looks up at the only full grown tree one last time (Worlds).

[@OngJiaXian]

I believe the part where he experiences something new was linked to a line in the lyrics, "So suffer the signs that you needed to change". Changing ourselves are challenging and can be scary sometimes but we have to endure it.

[@timmoehrle3496]

Welp, found Porter's burner account! Jk, pretty sure you ~nailed it.

[@thekidlaroi.7669]

This kids 14 and Porter is his inspiration kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XNn2epd5ekqdk

[@BrumbpoTungus420]

Yeah this is probably the best interpretation of the video. Doesn't stretch too far or anything.

[@LinusKarlssonMusic]

Just found that Porter actually talked about this in an interview. Read here if you're interested :) twitter.com/Popjustice/status/1242892390005948416?s=19

[@kanze4056]

小さなシンセサイザーから来ました アニソンのようなEDMのような…中毒性が凄い

[@KingSkurge13]

hey you, yeah you scrolling through the comments. crazy to think about how much we’ve been through right? just know you’re loved, you’re amazing, and i’m so glad you’re here to share this song with me 💚

[@manguys9589]

🧡🧡🧡

[@allstarbass7656]

😀

[@jordantatata155]

Old ik but thank you man always nice to see love ❤ hope ya still good 2 years later!

[@notJLBSlmao]

This is the kind of music you can never put a label on. It's an experience. It reaches the inner depths of my own personhood, and I never had to say a word. Thank you Porter.

[@lakersnonfan]

I feel like the square represents the false fulfillment he has garnered from his music career. Kinda how he needed the "glory" to remain happy with his life. And that became a source of fulfillment that slowly began to fade as you can see with the vegetation burning to nothing. And to me, the ending represents the true happiness he has found, where the square only exists as a faded memory in his mind.

[@EscaVODS]

Nailed it.

[@jiornojiovanna5722]

Or porter just likes playing in the dirt

[@x_ployt4086]

Pinworthy.

[@JadeJuno]

I think (as many people do) that the square is basically his zone of comfort ig

[@worldofworship288]

Dats deep bro..

[@えりんぎ-e4o]

1:14 ブルーハムハムから来ました。 爽快感がある素敵なメロディー！！好きです！

[@keengj]

overananalyzing this song, the video and chord progression's relationship, 3~5 min read i think The box is a representation of the "comfort zone", the area that most people are most comfortable with working in. Although in this video it is represented as a small miniature forest... [cont.] quote from another comment: "Porter talked about how life was growing stale and horrible in the pursuit to make new music. He would cut out most aspects of what a "normal" life would be with the belief to have the firm identity as a "musician." However, this cycle of waking up, going onto the computer to attempt to make music for 10 hours and going back to sleep, made finding inspiration to make music even harder. What he normally considered his creation bubble of his studio quickly became a rotting forest. So, when he decided to chill out and try new things in life, that's when creation once again sparked in him, with this newfound appreciation of the world around him, and the spark from that became Nurture." TL;DR: this song is about stepping outside of your comfort zone and discovering something new, and reflect porter's own experience of this cycle. anyways, during the first half of the song, the song uses a main chord progression:(e flat major) IV, III, VI, II, VI. this represents the cycle, the "comfort zone", and even as the music, which initially is upbeat, the song itself goes through 4 of the 5 stages of grief: 1:54 represents denial, with the literal cry for "help" and the moaning vocal samples. Porter looks around in his area, looking for sources of inspiration inside his comfort zone, but fails to do so. This is also the first time he reaches outside his comfort zone. 2:19 represents anger, the kicks and the relatively rough sounding synth express the frustration that comes with not being able to make songs. 2:35 represents depression, which is shown by the lack of other instruments, leaving only a piano and the vocalist. In the video, we see porter lying down, and reevaluating his past decisions, just depression in general 2:47 represents acceptance, where some. of the instruments join back in, and porter in the video makes up his mind to step outside his comfort zone. This is also the segment in which Porter stand up, having made up his mind, and steps outside the box that trapped him in a fixated bubble of thought. After this segment, we are met with the second chorus, which reuses the elements of the previous chorus, but changes the chord progression to II, III, IV, V. This marks a big change in the song and can be seen as a revelation of some sorts to Porter. He then continues to expand outside his comfort zone, and the song continues to expand in depth as Porter adds more and more "layers" to the song. After he accepts that his comfort zone was not the best place to have been writing songs in, Porter embraces change and is rewarded with newfound inspiration.

[@kat-d5489]

Thank you

[@arvinsim]

Nice analysis

[@jonROCKworld]

this is great, thank you!

[@manit9226]

wow, great analysis thank you for this :)

[@yellow6264]

Love it whenever there's an analysis. Makes me even more excited about music

[@zeen3208]

1:17 I love how that looks like a direct reference to the Interlude of Worlds Live

[@jacobgibson6094]

Zeen Kuro ikr, that was really beautiful

[@AhrixOfficial]

I think the video is a beautiful representation of the feelings conveyed in the track. I loved the scenes where you were suspended in the air, that looked so cool!

[@zrishere]

Wow ahrix you're here! I like your song Imagine hoping for more like that in future!

[@SilversonXmusic]

I can't believe it! Ahrix is listening to Porter! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 You're great too! Keep up being awesome!

[@shotguntimmy]

Thats awesome!

[@AbdAlKareemHallak]

Yeah literally!

[@MH3Raiser]

To me, this song has always been about depression. The void that opens up in your heart... after a while, it becomes a part of you. Trying to get better, to find hope in your future can feel like trying to abandon that part of yourself, like you're losing part of yourself. But years later, I can say that's not the case. That void is still sort of there... I don't think it will ever leave, but it isn't hostile anymore. It's there whenever I see someone struggling to get up in the morning, and it helps me be kind. It helps me understand I'm not alone, they're not alone and we all need help sometimes. It helps me reach out a hand and say the world really isn't as bad as you think. It helps me smile, and say something comforting :)

[@isim.2953]

小さなシンセサイザーから来ました。ポップなメロディーが寂しさとか美しさとか色んなの含めて表現されてるなと思いました。（あくまで自己解釈です😅）いい音楽に出会えました。ありがとうございます

[@hikakinmaniamania]

それな

[@primaryslauson]

That's the She Heals Everything pose!!

[@jacobgibson6094]

Liam York The alternate name for Something Comforting should be He Heals Everything, and no one can change my mind.

[@7heory777]

Wow, in my opinion, the beginning parts, he grows himself and his music and is trying to find himself. And during the part where he’s suspended with the sky, he feels like he’s writing the best music he could, but when it’s the dark stormy weather, it’s the depression setting in and then the screen is a blank canvas for him to restart. And then nurture happens!! Love you Porter, really needed this

[@ichisanchi5334]

"Getting made you want more and hoping made you hurt more" is one of the best and most profound lyrics I have ever heard. Its poetry. Amazing.

[@irandomtp]

Someone give Porter a hug... he seems he’s about to cry at how beautiful his own song was

[@christianlacroix4592]

I lost my dog a few hours ago as of writing this. This album was the first place I went to comfort myself. Thank you Porter, and everyone who worked on these songs, for making my life a bit more bearable :')

[@richboss12gaming53]

Stay strong bro 🙌, he's looking over you from a better place.

[@Kaekuu]

Thank you

[@chgaming5059]

Did you're dog died of old age or he/she got sick?

[@christianlacroix4592]

@@chgaming5059 He got really sick, but for his breed he also was pretty old at the time so I guess it might be a combination of both

[@ハマチ-w7x]

何やろこの非現実てきな開放される疾走感、 目を閉じたらZONE入るはこれは

[@winonajohnson3349]

"And hoping made you hurt more..." Man I relate to that line, sometimes I don't want to hope for anything good to happen because I've experienced several rejections and struggles in a row. But I'm reminded that God has a great plan for all of us, better than anything we could hope for, and I begin to see how all those rejections led to the creation of something great in my life. Amen.

[@brbrivera9]

I really feel like I’m maturing along with this new album. The idea of finding comfort in this world really speaks to me. Contrary to the concept of worlds which was about escapism, which I totally felt identified with. Now we’re finding comfort in this world, without having to escape from it. The timing of the album really resonates with my life at the moment.

[@gagegaming8750]

This guys is so underrated he deserves more subscriber he's talent is out of this world

[@magik97]

He's not rly underrated tho, pretty popular

[@arpadpinter6050]

@@magik97 i remember that profile picture, do you by any chance know me

[@seanyager3177]

I really hope in the future he is remembered as the freaking legend he is. Absolutely 100% pure, unadulterated raw human emotion is expressed in everyone of his songs. And it's perfect every time ..

[@filipkaravas603]

I believe this song fills the gap that's left when I want someone's advice and encouragment, but I just can't bare the suffering that comes along with those words. It does so, perfectly.

[@sevencraft7]

*porter releases a new song* fans, five minutes after: *writes 100-page theory novel of porter's entire life* how many bugs crawled on you while filming this?

[@tiredideabox]

Me: hehe funni cat face be like【=◈︿◈=】

[@DayeanT]

@@tiredideabox you. are. a. god.

[@abarcyTelary]

*THATS NOT TRUE!!! IT'S 100,000,000!!!1!*

[@thelightningboi8758]

Idk how many loaves of bread have you eaten in your life?

[@raiden1044]

The Lightning Boi 87 mudaaaa

[@nameless8937]

1:17 So basically, the Shepherdess Live visual was a foreshadow to this Music Video. Porter really out here playing 4D chess with us

[@icleave]

Porter's music haunts me in the right way, and so many of his tracks have a special place in my heart as they connect me to my son. I really can't wait for Nurture to drop!

[@たかし系]

Porterさんの曲はどれも、暖かい気持ちになります！

[@DEATHBLADEBASS]

When your pc only loads one chunk of your minecraft world.

[@OneonSajid]

DEATH BLADE XD

[@katiamanagan5431]

XD

[@patrickofthenorthstar5153]

XD

[@nomore.1598]

XD

[@ahil738]

XD

[@lumas208]

If you want to sing with me during the premiere, here are the lyrics: If I send this void away Have I lost a part of me? When you wake, you're bargaining For the promise to come back 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me And getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Take what you want, but you're tied by the tooth Wasn't it meant to relieve you? So suffer the signs that you needed to change Heed all the ways you'd been thinking 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Oh, something comforting

[@oldparchment3812]

Thank you^^

[@lo7833]

Thanks

[@svezvfx9792]

Imma sing with you

[@lumas208]

Yes !

[@lumas208]

that was nice

[@TheFlyingFerret]

I never knew this song would jump start my entire love and creation of music. I saw it one day while scrolling through music to listen to while bored. I popped up in my recommended feed and I discovered an entire world of a guy devoted to making music and a passion for doing so. It inspired me in so many ways as I continued to look into Porters music. This song and Get Your Wish completely changed my life with music and how I developed my image as a person. So Porter, thanks!

[@xxnuk3miner769]

Throughout heaven and earth, he alone is the honored one.

[@superbadisfunny]

Didn't know porter's fans were all authors.

[@Nomatterwhat69]

We're all authors, even if we don't know it. Oh and btw I don't need to be an author to say that.

[@zrishere]

lol this is funny you make my day thank you

[@GameGod77]

His music inspires introspection... Also helps that they're all bops too.

[@GrizlacksChannel]

*poets

[@namelmao4231]

Authors should be the name for Porter Robinson's fans Porters could be one as well

[@galaxyinto]

日本語の字幕ありがとう！この曲も大好き！

[@shuichitakahashi4594]

おおー　日本人だー

[@almikotrisnadi6683]

This tune's something comforting.

[@melcco]

The lyric “oh there must be something wrong with me” always strikes me everytime i listen. It hits very close to home. Something I always told myself growing up. Im a very ambitious person. I want to accomplish many things that it’s almost masochistic. But it gives me happiness. But it also brings in many doubts of me from my family. I just wanted to be told something like “I believe in you”

[@CroissantGuard]

I believe in you.

[@tissue_box_club2604]

this song, it's meaning, it's story, it's sound is something comforting

[@wewesu5905]

This song changed my life. It inspired me to leave my comfort zone when I was in college. Quite an adventure. Meet a lot of friends,and my girl, maybe my lifetime friend and my wife.

[@freshavocado5273]

This song gotta be the best of ALL the songs I have ever listened. I really love Unfold and Shelter but this one gotta be higher. Shelter made me cry, Unfold made me feel something unexplainable, and Something Comforting did both. I've been listening to this song for 1 year now and I still do. I'll never get tired of it. Like really, I love this song soooo much especially the chorus. Thank so much for this song like really thank you very very much

[@YexusTuavKuvTes]

This video actually represents someone being in their own view of their comfort zone when they are stressed or depressed. The longer you stay in the comfort zone, the more it will start to lose its appeal. That is why the forest started to die away. As soon as your comfort zone dies away then you will have to face your stress and fear alone without anything to support. That is what 3:02 was trying to show you when you have to face stress without using your comfort zone. This is my opinion about the video.

[@foguzinhodograu]

thanks for it

[@thepillarboys6463]

idk man maybe not

[@vexrich]

Went over my head for years. Thank you

[@renrekilo2785]

I think this is accurate. Another give away is that the song is literally called, "Something Comforting"

[@drummerAVA]

Through the breakdown comes the breakthrough…

[@alexinsertlastname3216]

This song made me cry. I'm not comfortable stating why, or how. But just know, this song made me cry and I love it and you for that. Thank you so much.

[@jaredhiggins1315]

that makes two of us :')

[@hodakaishida1743]

Samee

[@rafaelzefanya2345]

Hope ur doing well

[@alexinsertlastname3216]

@@rafaelzefanya2345 Yeah I am now :)

[@PaintballerRawr]

Just know youre doing something right brother

[@innerg_92]

This song never fails to make me tear up.

[@にーあ-w8e]

最近、毎日聴いてます！素敵な音楽をありがとう！

[@elit3rjmg]

i honestly dont know why....... everytime i hear ur songs again and again and again.. it never gets boring.

[@Kuk_24]

I really love that en 2:47 the chords in the background get detuned just before the next verse enters. Really awesome detail Porter :)

[@puppu_game]

ポーターロビンソンさんの紡ぐ音楽の中で一番大好き。いっぱいいっぱい泣いてしまう。

[@rolo1344]

there's just something about the last few chords that always pull tears out of me.... it's like the formula to connect to the soul

[@NicksLotus]

This video to me is showing the jadedness that comes with trying to nurture only the things around you instead of trying to find new things to nurture and experience. (Going to the same pond over and over for all his water) You become so bored and numb to the cycles that you start to slip up , first in small ways (watering can falling) but can slowly start causing serious damage to what you've created so far (the fire burning away the garden). And once you finally step out of the garden , you realize its all garden , and its beautiful.

[@loves8238]

porter was not joking when he decided to name this song "something comforting". i'm literally comforted by a song for the first time in a long time. how i wish i could go back to when i first heard the song minutes ago. ❤️

[@AMPISOUND]

Okay let’s get that album now yeah it’s been long enough

[@jared20089]

he turned in the full 100% version with more songs (he's super happy about the album and the extra time from 2020 and the pandemic to really complete it) about a week or two ago, so we still have to wait a bit - but we'll get it soon! in a few months at the very most, but porter said a single or two will drop before then

[@BigGuy223]

Just have patience so he can di as much as he wants.

[@ky4230]

albums finished, just gotta wait now :-)

[@BigGuy223]

@@ky4230 i mean theres another single bfore this. Im guessing its gonna be like sad machine with it dropping at the same time tho

[@fishmilk0]

Lmfao what a mood

[@komodinotubesco]

I love his natural elements themed videos. Before the ocean in "Get your Wish" (for water), now the forest in "Something Comforting" (for grass)

[@erin8513]

So next porter will flying in the air

[@raidenmakoto7168]

Erin or chilling next to a nice bonfire :)

[@komodinotubesco]

@@erin8513 hahah True (and maybe)

[@BenJenVideos]

Fire Nation is next

[@reminiscence4052]

Ooo so the next one is gonna be either fire or air? 👀 Looking forward to that~

[@mamejimasystem]

日本に来てくれて、本当にありがとう。

[@_taku._0131]

1:12くらいから好きだわ...心に響く歌....

[@jiiinnnjjinjin1632]

reminds me of my situation with one of my now ex close friend. fits perfectly, the more i got hurt by him the more i wanted it, i really craved staying by his side but to him i was just a side-friend, i knew that ever since the beginning. after a while i started to realize that i would feel guilty for being asleep while he was awake, because i missed the time we could spend together while he never even cared whenever something bad happened to me, never asked me if i needed him by my side, always just told me not to be emo or things that just belittled the pain i felt. the more i hoped for it to get better, the more it hurt me to the point i'd just think about being worthy of nothing. the more i wanted him to be kind to me, the meaner he got. the more i wished for, the less i got. i finally told him a few days ago, but it hurts a lot, everyone tells me it was an online friendship but it just stings. now i know he never cared about me, i hope i can get over it soon. i always knew he never cared about me like i cared about him, but it hurts, it hurts so much to know he never cared while i always hid my pain to talk to him a little bit more, a little bit more time to spend together and i can't even stop being gloomy, i'm stuck between being angry and sad it hurts too much and it feels like he has died instead, knowing i won't be able to talk to him again hurts so bad but i didn't have any other choice, if i stayed i'd have lost my mind. there really must be something wrong with me, missing him even after he's made clear he doesn't care and ironically i had this song in the playlist i made for him a few months ago, the playlist he's never listened or commented on to, and now i'm listening to it on repeat for his sake. i still care about him nevertheless but i really hope the pain goes away

[@MrDwwalle]

Relatable, man. I ain't got the bandwidth right now for a story, but these things happen. It ain't easy but distance helps, and once this has happened to you once it will give you a shield for the future.

[@alextorres7655]

Man edm music hardly ever feels this personal and vulnerable. Its really touching, i cant wait to see what he comes up with next

[@albaloven5737]

Hi Porter, I just want to let you know that you're a brilliant musician. Your ability to mix EDM with deep and meaningful message is hard to find nowadays. Keep up the good work Porter!

[@stranger_0007]

It's not edm tho. Not all electronic music is edm

[@ACE_6210]

I can't believe this came out over two years ago, but thank you for such a wonderful song. Out of all the phrases, these are current mood lyrics: So suffer the signs that you needed to change//heed all the ways you'd been thinking.

[@moxenrider]

Checking this out for the first time. I’m glad people are still writing real music.

[@ulime]

This is so accurate.

[@krisnaerlangga8998]

Welcome!

[@SandreyTooniez]

i personally think putting down other music is not a complement, its like saying "im glad pretty girls still exist" when meeting a girl you like, it doesnt seem appealing! cuz yknow, it tries to hint other girls arent pretty, and you can think it but it wont come across as a good complement! I reccomend complementing anything without putting someone/something else down!

[@llkurofoxll1013]

@@SandreyTooniez touch grass

[@SandreyTooniez]

@@llkurofoxll1013 no you♡

[@_musicnarec5396]

I'm japanese.I am leaning to make music.I want make music like this.

[@jimmycorn6255]

I will listen to your music :)

[@altek2189]

ME TOO

[@arthurboucher2167]

Let's express your Creativity ! I wish you a good creation

[@_musicnarec5396]

Thank you! I will do my best!!!!!

[@ikuyoo1916]

Good luck ^^

[@一ノ瀬姫香]

めちゃくちゃ好き！！ライブ絶対行きたい！

[@damianlingard2811]

This song is a masterpiece

[@YouTubiez]

I really love this song and my understanding of the video makes me appreciate it more. The title "Something comforting" refers to the main melody in the song, the virtual garden represents a small but beautiful part of the song which he is trapped in. He was working on this song for years and couldn't complete it because he was struggling with a creative burnout, falling into a loop of listening to the main melody over and over and feeling lost for inspiration for the rest of the song until the took a different approach, when he walks off the platform in a different direction and the video enters a "glitched state" and on the other side of it the full garden is produced, which represents the full completed song ♥️

[@somefishhere]

Thanks Jack!

[@PriestessOfSlaanesh]

Been a fan of Porter Robinson since Shelter.... what a incredible talented person. All his songs touches my emotions deeply every time.

[@mortenhgh1766]

Me too its amazing how he can make This kind of amazing talented he make me cry somtimes

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

I don't think I've ever loved a musician more than I love Porter Robinson. Camp Nowhere is one of the first times I ever sobbed at a concert.