radiohead - true love waits

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[@jonahhh.]

"I'm not living... I'm just killing time." is one of the greatest lines I have ever heard in music. It really hits me during the personal struggles I am currently going through.

[@teamataraxia6244]

Gets me every time, hope you're doing better bro

[@jonahhh.]

@@teamataraxia6244 Thanks for commenting. But honestly, I'm not. I have a lot of friends that I'm very thankful for, yet none of them know about my depression. None of them know that I've considered very serious things. None of them know any of my struggles over the past two years. I wish I had the strength to vent to them, but I just don't... and I don't think anything will get better anytime soon. I hope you're good. I return to this performance quite a lot.

[@jonahhh.]

and if anyone is wondering where they can find the full performance, there's another video on KZbin that shows it all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYqrgaOiidyXrZosi=f0OSfdCpxMtbmgm6 Cheers.

[@Ajajadah]

​@@jonahhh. Bro..

[@kirkwarburton2277]

I’m a huge fan and have loved this song since seeing it live in 1995. It means as much as ever nearly 30 years later.. especially considering the grief and loss you experience over the decades. I first read the line “This isn’t living. This is just killing time” in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I don’t know whether Thom was influenced by that, he may well have been, he’s well read. Although he’s obviously capable of coming up with genius on his own repeatedly.

[@reednj01]

Sometimes you go years thinking you'd be the subject of a song like this, only to wake up one day and realise you're the singer.

[@ulceragastrica9000]

reednj01 I find this really sad, but incredibly beautiful.

[@Nani_otaku1]

reednj01 7 years later and this still applies :’)

[@JRRODYY]

Beautiful and devestating

[@jacobmorin485]

Today is one of those days

[@Rusgameplay2012]

​@@jacobmorin485and today me too

[@Sieffadiddle]

I give so much credit to Thom for having the maturity to perform this song without tearing up. There is no way his heart wasn't broken when he wrote this.

[@tristanjayden6998]

Even though he messed up at 1:51, it genuinely sounded like a beautiful new piece to the song with immediate "I'm living" he didn't even waver either... just kept strumming beautifully

[@CaitlinEileenRose]

There's nobody out there who can come out on the stage like that with jeans and a button down shirt... and give an acoustic performance like that with their eyes closed. It really is amazing, whether or not you're a Radiohead fan. I used to hope like 10 years ago that they'd record this song, but it's almost like a phantom now and I think that's why people always request it.

[@dafriendlyghost]

Bet you’re happy now.

[@jaelsosa]

Wow it was the start of a new decade when this was written. You basically had to wait almost a whole decade. How do you like the AMSP version?

[@lounirs]

Amazing comment. I love seeing that kind of comments, because as someone who got into Radiohead at the "end" of their journey, seeing the imput of someone following their journey alongside Radiohead is amazing

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Let's be honest. This is the definitive version.

[@ieatcrayons69]

Tesla Death Ray its always been. Idk what you're on about.

[@gabomoglia]

mario Alex he's talking about the 'A Moon Shaped Pool' version

[@meade5837]

every version is definitive.

[@dilmelons]

Oslo live version is my personal fav

[@rayaqin]

the debut version is where its at, mate

[@MishimaToshiro]

Singing this at night with my guitar has been the pills for my untreated depression

[@annaasilv]

Hope you're better, if not, it will get better. I've been there too, each one with their own reasons. Don't give up

[@MishimaToshiro]

@@annaasilv thank you very much, still with ups and downs but better I think

[@slompish]

I do the exact same it's beautiful and heartbreaking

[@ilpleutdansmoncoeur]

"This is a song that really didn't see much of the light of day, for a long time. And it sort of did, but, whatever, it needs to do it more. This is called true love waits!!"

[@Salamander676]

Chinguetas Poetic Awkwardness at it’s finest

[@TracyCarstensen]

If you love this song, I love you.

[@CatUnderscore]

Bro I'm underage

[@ellechatterton]

Love you back.

[@amphiphone]

Love u too bro

[@fauhwn]

love you too :)

[@cakeunicornpirateman]

@@CatUnderscore did he stutter?

[@bebopalulahola]

So few songs reach my soul. This is one of them.

[@JWallDW]

1:50 i love that extra "not living" it just feels good

[@ignacioalfonsobascunan4033]

Yeah, he fixed that mistake extraordinarily. oh 10 years ago haha.

[@cartersauce1344]

@@ignacioalfonsobascunan4033 🤣

[@ignacioalfonsobascunan4033]

@@cartersauce1344 I saw this 11 hours after you post it, coincidence? I think not 👁o👁

[@joeneedsfood]

@@ignacioalfonsobascunan4033 Seen this 11 months after you posted it, coincidence?

[@genericname.33]

@@joeneedsfood Well, I guess it'll be up to me to wait 11 years

[@teddyloufah]

This is the song that my girlfriend and I fell in love to and my biggest wish was to take her to a Radiohead concert. We broke up the day before the Coachella lineup was released... :(

[@kkkaan]

hey man i just saw your comment, it's been 10 years damn. how's everything going? i hope you're doing well.

[@tsew1ng]

Hope you doing well.

[@lounirs]

How has life been going?

[@vel5094]

How's it going?

[@R_A_ASMR]

How's it going?

[@miliale1020]

Your crazy kitten smile :(

[@kevinarteaga96]

This song is very special for me, each time I hear it, I cry.

[@calitocalito]

True love weights

[@hahahahaa5737]

calitocalito whhhhy but whhhhy

[@TaigaShaman]

calitocalito that’s heavy

[@curdledstraw227]

bout 6kg

[@あどはど-j3l]

なんてことだ、、、

[@nabiliooo]

nahh bro

[@ilpleutdansmoncoeur]

This is a song that really didn't see much of the light of day , for a long time. And then it sort of did, but, ah, it needs to do it more. This is called true love waits!!

[@lucascontreras3578]

i'm glad that they finally put it on a record but this is the definitive version for me

[@PRAKASHCHANDRASAHOO-dz7tu]

everytime, i come back to this song, quite often actually, not the song’s lyrics but the melancholic melody just proves me again and again, how ‘true’ love could never be understood or expressed, it could only be felt through your heart and bloodstream. i guess we’re not evolved enough yet to understand love but it exists and we’ve understood a very very little of it’s meaning but we have made this ‘love’ very unnatural and with a selfish intent of our feelings and emotions but it is much more and beyond the level of our thinking and feeling. anyways i guess i’ll listen to this bittersweet and melancholic melody and feel it running through my heart and only get goosebumps. sigh.

[@olaniecenieze]

Cannot imagine my life without this music. Thom Yorke must have so beautiful soul..and his camarades too! Thanks for everything..regards.

[@optimisticcosmic]

we need a thom yorke appreciation day

[@saharab4431]

it's been 10 years since this comment but i 100% agree :)

[@kidamnesiac6823]

His birthday

[@larrysauce]

Only MTV would cut the ending off of that song.

[@Salamander676]

larrysauce It was too fucking GOOD! It was better

[@temporarymomentary]

A Moon Shaped Pool version is fantastic. I glad they'll finaly record it in studio after 20 years.

[@gabrielhill8635]

and they put it on there after thom broke up with his gf of 25 years :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

[@HammeredChef]

Yeah. You can hear the difference in the versions though. The connotation changes, the feeling shifts, but its still the same song. It is beautiful and sad.

[@slowmikespace]

"I'll drown my beliefs to have your babies" to me it sounds like he predicted his own future 20 years before. i still can't believe it

[@slowmikespace]

He divorced from Rachel Owen two years ago.

[@iain2080]

Michele Amoruso and she died there recently Rip

[@indyyy_9114]

This is what made me keep up after a breakup.

[@guilhermepalacios187]

this sounds depressing after a breakup tho

[@hectorleon6622]

Not working that well for me

[@griffin3826]

Me too but not until a while later. Definitely not right after

[@rayaqin]

@@hectorleon6622 it helps you immerse in the pain and loss, understand it to a deeper level, which can help with digesting it and getting through it

[@tortuguevolkov393]

My ex gf talk me back after we breakup so i tell him that i cry with this song, but in a time she lives me again :"

[@monicar.6780]

that song broke my heart

[@DizKord1600]

I think I might understand, but could you specify how "It's used ironically in the saddest possible way" ?

[@fergalbrady3089]

Their (radioheads) tunes are so melodic and addictive it feels like you are wandering down the rabbit hole. I am sure they have featured in so many good film soundtracks. What a band...

[@Allemandie]

Every song of Radiohead is a masterpiece. They touch your soul.

[@greggers5988]

i wanna cry, this performance was so beautiful

[@sowa707]

That voice

[@hughbie93]

Before I die there are two things I want to do; Travel the world, see Radiohead live. I will die with a smile on my face knowing I have seen life from a different perspective... well, until then it's google earth and youtube for me.

[@Harsh-yg3cc]

did you travel yet?

[@Sloneno4eg]

this song is SO radiohead, that when I heard it in Mike Masse cover I said: Damn! It must be Radiohead! And PRESTO!!! It really is! nice song.

[@wurble]

you just know there's bands out there who would kill to have this as a major release and dine out on the song for their whole career. yet radiohead haven't even bothered doing a studio recording of it. crazy.

[@botmexicanpatriot]

There’s something so calm yet so romantic in this video that i don’t know

[@tomsega]

At first you think, "could this be MTV?" Then, they cut out before the song finishes, and you think, "yup. MTV."

[@mxrddy3784]

I hold back tears to this song. Too powerful.

[@sweaq123]

Just...don't leave. Don't leave. but she left.

[@yasmin122]

jesus fucking christ, i miss my favorite person.

[@AndersWendelMusic]

i saw them at the roskilde festival this summer. it was a beautiful summer night and they played perfect. Liturally perfect. sad they did not play this song, but a perfect concert never the less and one for the ages. one of the best concerts in Denmarks history.

[@rockgary02]

im not living. im just killing time. what a brilliant song.

[@btkay]

I'll drown my beliefs To have your babies I'll dress like your niece And wash your swollen feet Just don't leave Don't leave I'm not living I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Your crazy kitten smile Just don't leave Don't leave And true love waits In haunted attics And true love lives On lollipops and crisps Just don't leave Don't leave Just don't leave Don't leave

[@cata314]

this is definitely my favorite version of this song! it just gives me peace and idk it’s such a wonderful feeling that I can not describe it

[@Lady_Vengeance]

I was at that show.

[@fckhandlesfr]

Lady Vengeance Lucky

[@brjanreds5801]

Video or fake

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Brian Smith I truly don't care if you believe me, love

[@brjanreds5801]

I just wanted to watch the video :c

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Brian Smith :D

[@missmarionk]

he feels it. his whole body feels every single lyric. excellent performance

[@NaezaPhoto]

love this song...love thom's voice.....

[@aGraphicWay]

ohh.. as soon as thom played the first chord i already felt so much adrenaline i started to cry very softly.. thnk u thom for this amazing piece! :)

[@bluntz4munthz]

You rarely hear such clear, unbridled joy from an audience at a rock concert. Listen to the audience when he introduces this song, the response is almost comical (but mostly heartwarming.)

[@NandoSilva]

True Love Waits I'll drown my beliefs To have your babies I'll dress like your nurse To wash your swollen feet Just don't leave Don't leave I'm not living I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Your crazy kitten smile Just don't leave Don't leave And true love waits In haunted attics And true love lives On lollipops and crisps Just don't leave Don't leave Just don't leave...

[@gregorymacdonald5446]

*niece not nurse

[@alterego4091]

ty man

[@noot007]

Ema Nuel pfffffffffff

[@derk486]

Ema Nuel ???

[@johnmock17]

wurble, perfectly put, that thought goes through my mind every time i hear it. And the chords are so simple! Truly beautiful

[@pocketrevolutions]

Brutal... Con solo una guitarra y su voz, la que lia!

[@OptikC]

Only a genius could make such a perfect song out of such simple chords. I'll love this music for the rest of my life =]

[@Arthbox]

The best ever true love song! i'm shivering again and again..

[@benjaminvox]

this song made staying alive this long worthwhile

[@EladShochat]

probably the best band in the world

[@miguelfranciscomaticorenaq2089]

Esta canción, sobre todo esta versión, siempre golpea duro, pero la amo. Es mi canción favorita de la vida.

[@lucienesther]

imo the pre amsp versions are more hard hitting while the amsp one is more numb and painful as the passing of his partner

[@annaasilv]

Always in love with this music, since the beginning. Thanks

[@selcomad]

it's just that only thing that radiohead can do, truning complex toughts n feelings into lyrics n music, their music, their songs r just perfect

[@FilippoBertoli]

i like the way thom smiles while he's singing. I mean, he's happy and by the way he is singing a painful song.

[@DemiKrueger]

I love his voice it's kind of cute

[@faerywng]

one of the most amazing songs ever if you just pause a moment to think and absorb...

[@StevenSenile]

Love how Thom just casually went on stage and created the saddest song in Radiohead's discography

[@GunslingerXYZ]

BRILLIANT SONG... AND VIDEO! Thom's performance here is so... I don't know, just perfect! So intimate, so 'honest.' Every sound he creates here rings true and can be related to.

[@chrisconnor5418]

your crazy kitten smile...

[@13WillSullivan]

I'm not clivving not living

[@yaago]

coming living

[@ravensagemusic]

Lmfao!

[@AvindraGoolcharan]

this song is just incredible as a solo performance. imagine what it'd be like with all of the band playing :)

[@mattlopes4497]

My grandma left a week ago I love listening to this song it brings back memories

[@olaniecenieze]

Beautiful as usual, Thom is great. All Radiohead is great. Thank you from the deepest of my heart:)

[@Nyco_lee]

i prefer this version!

[@EAPoe-wy4kn]

Im not living Im just killing times Your tiny hands Your crazy kitten smile

[@EAPoe-wy4kn]

Your Little hands

[@PatrickWatson]

What a powerful, beautiful song.

[@Dreadfoool]

This is a true masterpiece! Thom Yorke you're so good!

[@timthegallant]

Anyone who says radiohead are depressing has never had depression cos if you have then they are uplifting.

[@BDWiley]

This song chokes me up *every* time I hear it....

[@Black777death]

Played this at my gf funeral

[@Stephuzz]

wow...

[@Salamander676]

This is bitter to say, but at least she will always be with you now

[@mehrarahezaveh7145]

literally made me cry...

[@rockoon7749]

How are you now man?

[@ZefyTw]

And true love waits In haunted attics And true love wins On lollipops and crisps Amazing...

[@InBloodChains]

i can't stop crying

[@wolfgangi]

I like this version better tbh

[@robbbie23]

I first heard this song years ago and myself wondered why it wasn't on any of their studio albums, but I like it better this way It remains non-commercialized and unexploited. You also get the feeling that this song may have been too personal to be on an album. Easily one of the best written and most haunting love songs I have ever heard.

[@alguienconunvideojuego4606]

Have you heard the even sadder finished version?

[@mycopreneur9028]

Peak Radiohead right here

[@MrGitano666]

this song make me cry just i love it

[@Pame5785]

Se nota su vos con tristeza 😢

[@CarEdy23]

this song is so beautiful

[@biachan4]

The best b-side! Though the song was cut ... Thom's so into the song in this presentation, he smiles so beautifuly in the middle of the performance!

[@lucileramone]

oh my goodness... this song, this song! I would be so overwhelmed if I saw this live.

[@elliehouse2008]

Wow. Literally.

[@Jared12KidA]

how dare they roll credits to true love waits. "and true love lives" is one of the best parts

[@DanishGiirl]

I just love this song and his voice is just.....wow.....I have no words to describe it! :)

[@helenHeller01]

its amazing to see all of the different ways people interpret this song. that's what music is about really. that's what makes radiohead so fuckin epic.

[@djeo890]

I'm gonna like this forever

[@Harsh-yg3cc]

same

[@Lisa.86123]

Radiohead...So good this song melts my heart.

[@shizot]

melancholic beauty

[@wikum3]

absolute crime that this, the most high quality/well-shot version of this song, the most watched youtube version of this song - gets cut off early at the end without the final chorus!

[@rylieynna]

I love it from the first verse. Such a sweet song.

[@markkelly511]

one of my top 5 RH songs all time Tom Y sounds real good in this verision thx u for posting the video big fan frm NJ, listen to the album everynight..

[@InaudibleWhisper]

It's a B-Side. I have no idea how, it's one of their best.

[@rihardsbrigis]

Ooh how, many times I had these words in my prayers, before I even knew that york had put it together long time before.

[@DarkKnighto]

The new album version's great but got nothing on this

[@ohyeahitsthatoneguy]

DarkKnighto I feel like the album version is even more sad because there's a new meaning of it to Thom since his ex wife past away. There's also this sense of heartbreak from his voice that's completely different from this onw

[@sailingweather2400]

I would agree but for mainly nostalgic reasons. I heard the acoustic version a few years back, when I was still in school. Being sent this song by this girl I had a crush on was the definitive high school experience

[@blizzmuzic]

D.J. Actually even that one was recorded and released before her death but she did divorce before.

[@jeanebarboza7889]

I love this ever

[@EverythingWentSideways]

@freakintrick ive always thought about it that way too. i used to wish there was a studio version of this song, but when i think about it, i like the idea of it being a rare live song better. its like a gem. that when you actually get to hear it live, you can brag about it to the world, and will forever remember the day that thom yorke played it. it truly is a masterpiece.

[@Boot0009]

I have everything that has been made by radiohead.. I never listened quite well to this song.. until one day.. The girl i really fell in love with dumped me. I was walking to the station, on a drooling clouded day. My ipod played this song for me and i listened to it closely. It fits perfectly and gives me strenght and hope. I'll wait and she will know that she is the one for me and I am the one for her.

[@leesteigert3484]

Love this version of this song!