Regina Spektor - Samson lyrics

you are my sweetest downfall ♥

[@HeimTarch]

For everyone who didn't get what's this song is about: It's for her boyfriend who died of cancer. some explanations : -beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth==> when the boyfriend received the diagnosis and knew he was dying. -the hair thing was linked to samson's story(he was the strongest man alive but loss all his power when his lover cut his hair) -wonder bread==> his medicine -history books forgot about us==> Describing how strong their love was and no matter how much they prayed it didn't change anything.

[@jaime10192]

+Potato makes sense. how did you come up with this interpretation ?

[@Uhohlisa]

+Potato This is a song about Samson and Delilah, from the Bible.

[@Uhohlisa]

+jaime butler It's a stupid rumor. Look up the story of Samson and Delilah

[@catboydeathgrips]

Childhood ruined.

[@kaihioripadilla2930]

+ella elise but samson wasn't forgoten????

[@leticiaparra2992]

“You are my sweetest downfall” is so beautiful because even though it ended in tragedy it was still Worth falling in love with him

[@COOKIE-cr7kk]

Same😢

[@bleuslifeabout7201]

My story 😔

[@jugueterabioso]

What does downfall mean? Im from argentina

[@OrinamiSakura]

It's 2024

[@altheakjithanah]

[@timbertimber8260]

the more I listen to this the more beautiful it gets

[@claudinemojica3649]

KaraMia😂

[@eveleene3613]

this is the beauty of Regina Spektor

[@annchovey3526]

Anyone listening to this song in 2020? This song makes my heart heavy. This is making me realize all of the things we are going through this year. I wish for the world to get better soon❣️

[@raqueldelacruzsoriano4329]

🙏

[@BB-ym9wb]

I'm here for this version, better than the album version

[@CityscapeMuse]

I haven't heard this song in years and years, I'd forgotten about it.

[@Val-ev2ly]

I'll listen to it forever!

[@anya_forgersmirk1524]

2021 ❤️

[@freebrainstorms]

This IS the original version. This is the version that I personally fell in love with, and to be honest I really wish she hadn't re-worked it to create the newer version - this one is just so pure.

[@madmadamemym8694]

It's been 11 long years and this comment still stands true

[@kimberlyjoygierran7955]

Agree!

[@inkoinfinity2]

How do you know it's the original, where is this version from, what release?

[@toylermiyoto1963]

@@inkoinfinity2because we were there brah. And this shit hits deep. You’ll never forget the long pauses in the beginning

[@inkoinfinity2]

@@toylermiyoto1963 so it was originally released on her second album songs? From what I can read this and her other album were released independently,then she signed to a label. So I'm guessing they wanted her to get in a studio and re record a few songs to "clean up" and they just did that producer thing and it kinda lost it's soul. Some things are better raw. But I do see she still sells that second album at her shows,I hope it's the original.

[@dereckdintz7524]

You can hear the pain in her heart

[@shayjohnson9514]

the chords that stretched between them, cut with the same dull scissors. such strength was lost on hearts and affections

[@dereckdintz7524]

I'm confused lol

[@shayjohnson9514]

the scissors, like cutting his hair, his life was cut short. the love wasn't enough to change that he was dying.

[@dereckdintz7524]

Ohh ook lol

[@fatimaallonaasmad4063]

Shannon Johnson .

[@voez1607]

It's 2023 and I still can't stop listening to this beautiful song ❤

[@lavenderlilacfields]

The lyrics are a reference to the story of Samson and Delilah in Delilah's POV but the underlying meaning is a story of a guy who has cancer and the lines "the bible didn't mention us" means no matter how hard they prayed, he still wasn't healed. "he ate a slice of wonder bread" meant the meds.

[@jacobsummers3441]

oh... wasnt this abt teenage love of high schoolers?

[@AtaYuceturk]

Oh shit

[@cereal_qilla]

Jan M how do u know

[@minghaoxu5167]

😲 "cut his hair one night" chemo or sumn other treatment

[@rezwanaafnan4171]

*.*

[@WileChile51]

Here I am, years later, crying again to this song. It hits really different after a lot of loss...

[@anjjjimenez]

I finally found this version. This is the version that was inside my heart. This is it 😭

[@ayeen290]

the beat and the way she says "I loved you first" gives me goose bumps. Made me realize how lucky and blessed i am to be loved by the man i loved the most..

[@alexanderwilliams8316]

Being a poet is a gift. Being able to have a voice that allows you to express what you feel? I don't know the word for it is. Regina, you are a beautiful person.

[@gidyou567]

Perhaps gifted?

[@Lisa321please]

"He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed" Is referring to the medication for he takes for the cancer. WonderBread back in the day was widely advertised as being super healthy(hence the name), even though it wasn't, it actually provides less nutrition(as with all white breads) because most of the fiber and other good nutrients have been taken out(not to mention the flour is bleached). So, when the song says he ate a slice of WonderBread, it means that they are being sold lies (in the form of pills or otherwise), as is a common prescription in today's times with many terminally ill people. The more you know.

[@Eitanex]

+Crisnea Villion indeed.

[@alize0623]

White bread also helps when you're naseous

[@gmail2277]

+alize0623 you're hot

[@dereckdintz7524]

Christy Ellison you said that so well

[@joeman1063]

There’s a preservative in wonder bread that can alleviate radiation sickness like 50 or so times better than medicines

[@user-hduiknwim]

This is absolutely one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to.

[@short-lived9671]

I first found this song when I was a teenager, now I'm 32 and I'm still listening to this melancholic song. That "I loved you first" still wreck me.

[@cyrillotho095]

My girlfriend sang this to me till I fell asleep, this is her favorite song. Everything feels just right when I'm with her and she sings for me.

[@inkoinfinity2]

8 months later, how's it going?

[@glenfreecss]

You’re lucky man

[@fayeromero452]

That was so sweet. This is my fave song as well and I sang this song to my partner and our baby and they loved it ❤😊

[@Crysta11ize]

Why are people saying this song is either about losing someone to cancer OR the story of Samson and Delilah? To me, the whole point of the song is that it's using allusion to the biblical story to talk about losing someone- it's about both.

[@jacobsummers3441]

no its abt high school teenage love

[@jacksonbutler1828]

Mr. BeanLaden No, no it’s not.

[@mckenziecrime2545]

I took this as that she loved him but fate tore her away from him. Not that he died but like she had to move away and even now he still has a piece in her heart.

[@dakotaweaver9811]

Why don't people understand this song is up for interpretation? Sure I believe It's about a girl who was in love with a boy and he was diagnosed with cancer, and even though the memory of him makes her feel down he's still the best thing that happened to her, And no matter how strong their love was no one will remember it in the end but her. But I highly doubt this song is really about the old testament. All her songs like this have a deeper meaning than what the surface lets on.

[@angelmaebulangis9538]

I think you are right.

[@eeyyy]

Dakota Weaver This song is up for interpretation but is not about the old testament? hmmm... seems contradicting.

[@porfiemarcosjr]

Dakota Weaver ?

[@mmm.mmm.mmm.]

THIS is the version. This is it.

[@nadinen1352]

Yess

[@BazaO97]

only half a step slower but makes all the difference

[@river750777]

"oh we couldn't bring the columns down yeah we couldn't destroy a single one." Super powerful line.

[@jules-2515]

Mootykins what does it mean in your opinion?

[@callumcameron8115]

@@jules-2515 It means we couldn't change the realities of life regardless of our love. Not even trying to be a know-it-all, it's pretty obvious stuff if you've ever loved someone. However, the realities of life can be very subjective.

[@mayenthereseaguilar9383]

Simply saying: their love can't conquer all barriers, especially death.

[@MaejPadilla]

Love this song.❤️but I can't stOp weeping😥 everytime i remember you honey,miss u soo much!😘

[@WertzuHun]

@@jules-2515 Samson at the end brought the collumns down killing many of his enemies chained him to said collumns in the first place. In my oppinion it means they were not able to get rid of their sorrow and frustration in the end like Samson did.

[@Mimik136]

I can't get enough of this song. Every night at work I catch myself singing it over and over again. It's just such a beautiful song.

[@friskipikachu]

This song makes me feel lucky and extremely grateful for being a healthy and happy person. This song is amazing. No, this song is BEAUTIFUL. This song should be heard and appreciated. Appreciated for how much thought and talent this artist has. She shows feeling and empathy like nobody else does. It's just good to know people still put feeling into their music.

[@Xipify]

It's halfway through 2024 and this is still stunningly beautiful. Thank you.

[@haleymae1694]

"Oh we couldn't bring the columns down Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one" That part always makes me want to cry because it's like his battle with cancer and trying to beat it but he lost 😭😭💔

[@ShiroRyu927]

I always thought this song was describing a relationship with a cancer victim. 'Your hair was long when we first met' shows that he was healthy when they got together; the line about wonder bread refers to how chemotherapy often leaves people feeling sick, and plain bread's a common remedy for nausea.

[@DaBagelSquad]

I kinda thought she was making a parallel to cancer and the original story of Samson and Delilah. In the original story, Delilah is a prostitute who gains his trust, then stabs him in the back. My take on the song is that she cancer victim's lover stabs him in the back by making him go through chemo, even though he is suffering from it and probably wants to die. There's not much evidence for this, but I like it when stories are parallel to one another. It makes things more interesting. :)

[@looveDisneyStars]

This song is all about love, and told through the story of Samson and Delilah. Samson had tremendous strength, but he lost it when Delilah had his head shaved. In the song, Spektor makes uses this comparison to show how she feels, how even after she did something so horrible to her loved one, he kissed her til the morning light and told her that she'd done alright. It shows the unconditional forgiveness you have for someone you love.

[@kathiepadilla4450]

Aelanna Red Samson didn't kiss her till the morning light and tell her everything is going to be alright. Delilah didn't love him and Samson died for God and killed her and everyone in the kingdom.

[@micravinxenos3047]

Its about a gf who's bf died of cancer

[@micravinxenos3047]

@@kathiepadilla4450 dude its about a gf who's bf died of cancer, look up what a song is really about before commenting about the bible

[@tiffanygod1272]

@@micravinxenos3047 it about both shes making comparison about the story of Samson and Delilah

[@SamsonHnialum]

🤧🤧

[@teahatesyou]

This makes me cry so much..... I had a cat named Samson every night he would cuddle me and we would fall asleep with him purring but he started coughing weirdly so I took him to the vet and something was In his stomach......... they had to put them down.....

[@Misshoneyham]

I love how it ends sort of unfinished sounding, like the actual end just got lopped off. It adds so much to the story.

[@annylovespink3198]

I can't stop crying. This song is perfect and her voice is beyond beautiful. And I miss my ex who dumped me for someone else. Gosh. Those feels

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

That guy sounds like a jerk! Who would do that? The worst is being text-dumped.

[@tigerrasque6685]

From Philippines! When I'm sad, i am listening to this song. 😥

[@zelflan66]

me too 😢

[@maxxbadd8775]

Nakita ko ung vid ni isabella guzman tapos search ko tung kantang to. Nakakalungkot :(

[@derpybubbles6588]

this song has so much emotion and soul in it made me shed a tear :'(

[@jane9561]

one of the most beautiful songs in the world.😭

[@dianaangelesperez2170]

This song reminds me of my teenage years , always brings back memories and tears ❤️

[@fayeromero452]

Near 2022 and here I am, still in love with this song ❤ I love singing this to my partner and our baby ✨💯 year 2013 when I first heard this song ❤ I was just 14 years old back then.

[@clockwork_fayz4412]

I was like “she can’t have a baby if she was 14 in 2013” and then I realized it’s been almost 10 years since 2013 and had an existential crisis there for a moment.

[@anoranymphe231]

Regina, when I hear this, YOU are my sweetest downfall... I just have to cry, also after hearing it the 5th time... You are incredible.

[@kiarodazia5184]

This is a really…somewhat…depressing song and everytime I listen to this, I always cry…seriously, Regina Spektor? I love you.

[@biodyesik]

For some reason I love this version more than the newer version

[@TheOllyj]

It's miles better. Very hard to find this cd nowadays though unfortunately

[@maxcruz1581]

My best friend made a poem for me 5-8 years ago.. i remember her last line that i was her sweetest downfall..i lost that paper but i remember every word she wrote to me..i know that line was from this song..and now she cut me off and decided to get out of my life. I just realized, she was inlove with my years ago..and when i made a gesture.. she just runaway and ghosted me It was sad.. coz i dont know what I’ve done wrong to her.. i just imagine her singing this song to me,back when we were young. But i know in my heart,wherever she is now whatever runs to her head,she never failed to tell me that she loves me..im just too dumb that i treated her just a friend and years passed that i was too focused with my career that i never saw her,she was there waiting for me all along and now she’s gone and doesn’t give a fck about me.

[@youcouldvebeengettingdownt5620]

😭

[@allynmuana4447]

This song was too emotional. I'm crying. 😢😭

[@rochelleestrella3388]

ANYONE STILL LISTENING?

[@mythnokthewolfbat]

uh ill be listening to regina til at least the heat death thanks

[@wendelliangerat9921]

October 2019

[@boogieaustin1987]

November 2019 na

[@wewannatry1994]

Im still cyring everytime i head this song dont know why. Since 2007

[@veia_viranmave]

2020 😆

[@bubblz1233]

I'm 14. When I listen to this song, I hear lyrics about hair & beds. When I listen to this song, I feel sad like I've just lost someone..I don't know what the lyrics mean, what she's talking about or why they make me feel this way. All I know is this is the most powerful, most amazing song I've heard in years. This song has the power to do amazing things to many souls. It touched mine & I wish more people could hear this. 💘

[@aikkochaan6]

11 years ago.. hello.

[@lilyidk111]

what it’s like being 25 now reading this? lol

[@WiiRemoter]

She has the most amazing voice, truly beautiful.

[@XPrincess30]

Omg her voice is so beautiful in this

[@allthedogsgotoheaven]

this is my favourite song and maybe the only one that i like of regina, but it was never a sad song for me, it's like a girl singing to his lover from the bed, a place really comfortable .. the yellow light, the morning light.. it's like all this songs it's happenniing in their house.. also i like this version so much more then the other that regina always sings in live shows regards from argentina :)

[@1zalex1]

My interpretation, in one short sentence: "I love you more than even God does." So beautiful.

[@theashleydlc]

WHEN I HEARD THIS ON THE VOICE THE SONG STYLE LOOKED DO SIMILAR TO ONE MY FAVORITE ARTISTS & IT WAS I LOVE YOU REGINA

[@khyrthzmarcosalaguste54]

Everytime I hear this song, I can think of my boyfriend and how much I love him unconditionally. There are times when we commit mistakes, but our love still prevails .. 'he told me that I've done alright and he kissed me til the morning light'. Love is really one of the beautiful things in this world! I love my boyfriend soooo much!

[@darkoceanswecry666]

The first song by Regina that I ever hard, a little over 4 years ago, when staying with a friend. When I heard "Samson" on "Criminal Minds" I was excited, because I knew who she was.

[@ambercrystalline9940]

The only song i dont ever wanna end

[@zarkelamieranais6547]

its 2021, but some things never change.

[@ThePrincessxPeace]

I remember hearing this song when i was only 9 years old and that same year i had to move to an another country with my parents leaving my Grandfather and friends behind. I couldnt understand the real meaning of this song but all I know is that whenever i hear this song tears come rushing down my cheeks as I long for my grandfather’s hug. He is getting older as the year pass by and I wish to hold his hand once again..

[@sugarplumchum421]

It still hurts listening to this. Thank you, Regina Spektor for this beautiful song.

[@TrinityThorntonMusic]

I wish more people knew about Regina but then again i dont bc her voice is like my amazing little secret that only i have the awesomeness to hear. yeah. (:

[@michaeldawson1194]

I feel the exact same way

[@kim-vm5mb]

in this case, may I suggest to you Norah Jones. You'll have a second amazing little secret;)

[@michaeldawson1194]

And might I also suggest Bjork?

[@TrinityThorntonMusic]

simon'sdog chilisoup norah is FLAWLESS a friend of mine is also obssesed with her. i know about more than i appear. (:

[@gsquared2394]

Hipster

[@josefcampugan2031]

if you want to cry a lot, listen to this song..

[@TrinityThorntonMusic]

Hands down one of my favorite regina songs.

[@dyanna8666]

I miss this song

[@magnoliazza]

Why is this version not on Spotifyyy? This is the version I'm looking for 😭😭😭

[@ririlopez6049]

i felt like its also a context for forbidden love. 😭 just like what Im going through right now. 2020 and im still listening to this.

[@wazzzzzzzzupppppppppp3007]

reminiscing good old days!

[@ayatavor2052]

She sounds like an angel . amazing !

[@spoonsaresweet]

This song makes me so sad yet so happy. Her voice is like a river.

[@haileykate8216]

I believe Regina has said this song takes the story of Samson and Delilah and mixes it with one of her past boyfriends who died from cancer.

[@juliansdiscovery7769]

First time I heard this song. I cried because I feel how emotional the song is. 😢😢😢😢. So love it. I downloaded it and I do listening if I'm sad.

[@autumnrebar2096]

I have You Are My Sweetest Downfall tattooed on my arm. Ive always loved this song, her voice is absolutely beautiful!!

[@hannasosa599]

Just now finding this song after watching the voice , and i love it !

[@paulinecloosterman2040]

beautiful !

[@quisnessness]

This is the best version. It's so much more tender than the Begin to Hope version. I didn't know how to interpret the song when i first heard it but now I realize it's really about cancer. The wonder bread line was the one that always confused me the most but i actually think it's literal, not a metaphor. White bread is often one of the few things people can eat when they're nauseated. And the imagery of a man starting to lose his hair to chemo coming to his lover to have her cut it off for him is beautiful and the song is tragic.

[@kimbulasag8546]

oh i miss this song ❤

[@zurgena1004]

Only the second Regina Spektor track I've heard,was recommended her by a friend. What a beautiful,moving track. Great tip Simon !

[@angelrofuli6707]

goosebumps everytime i listen to this

[@rhcp4565]

this song has me crying right now. So beautiful!

[@charizzfaithmonares1391]

I really love this song... It's like taking me back to time... And I really love the story of Samson... The strongest man on earth.. 💪💕 Thank you Regina for singing this song! I love you 💞

[@katesings1997]

Since he'll never read this. I love you, Noah Jensen. The way you hold me gives me the shivers, and I wish you would realize how much I miss you when you aren't there. But you won't. Ain't that some shit. I don't even want you to know.

[@verynormalusername]

Katherine Anderson did you ever tell him you loved him?

[@katesings1997]

@@verynormalusername lmaooooo we dated and he was a manipulative piece of shit and THAT'S on being a freshman and not knowing my own worth 🌺🌻🌸🥰

[@frappe8855]

@@katesings1997 word. i dated a guy who never wanted to take care of himself and expected me to do everything for him. here's to being with better people 🥂

[@katesings1997]

@@frappe8855 lmao well im alone rn but I am a better person and I'll clink to that my guy 🍾 🥂🥂

[@ljnicoleumani2853]

2019? Love the song.

[@MaskOwl]

I play this song to my friend when she was in hospital. She get home last week and she said that this song makes her cry and fight even more. I love her so much and I can't tell how happy I am that she won her cancer.

[@sproutczennie]

I mentioned about this song to a friend and he keeps on listening to it. It's just overwhelming. It's one of my fav song and he's one of my fav person. 🌸🌸🌸

[@jessrhodes7509]

What I love about her music is that it can mean different things to everyone, well thats what I think anyways haha

[@joeagger]

I feel like this song, Go Long by Joanna Newsom and Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens are all sister songs. they're all such heart-wrenching songs. one of the marks of a true artist is creating at least one song so timeless and impassioned that it can evoke a powerful emotional response in the listener no matter how many times it is listened to.

[@janecastro9745]

Awesome song .... 1 of my favorite ever ...

[@metchaii04]

One of my favorite song ever. "you are my sweetest downfall" awww

[@charlotteayad6744]

this song inspires me to write a story..

[@meijiky]

OMG SAME!

[@charlotteayad6744]

really?? O MY G!! hahaha.. X)

[@irishnovero9737]

this song aww you are my sweetest downfall

[@eternalteenager1]

I always find myself coming back to this song. This is the only thing that can just automatically make everything better.

[@elishadominiquesanantonio4057]

i really like this song

[@joeleonard34]

this is my favorite version, if you listen closely at 2:51, you can hear what I believe is the piano pedal being let go. it's everything in this song, a minor imperfection that makes it so much more beautiful

[@naasiem096]

I thought I was the only one 🥲🥲 It’s beautiful right

[@joeleonard34]

@@naasiem096 it makes the whole song :)

[@sauron947]

Whats wrong with you people? its not about the cancer patients or the betrayal of delilah towards samson its literally about the pain of delilah when she betrayed samson. its about the tears she shed while cutting the hair of his man. its about the untold story of why did delilah needed the money or the deepest reason why she choose to sacrifice her one true love. what we all knew was about the sufferings of samson but what about delilah she sure has her own reasons. only the light are being highlightened but her feelings and grief are not mentioned. she also has a heart and this song is perfect for girls because we are not perfect and maybe men will never understand our sacrifices but to all the girls we just want to be found, we want our parts to be read upon, we want our voice to be heard cause we all have our own sufferings. we are also human and so as delilah. she was never seen, she was a good woman after all why did samson fell inlove to her before all the betrayal happened. so every story has its own sides. this song is magnifico!!!

[@tcistrash9911]

I'm addicted to this song

[@mellow354]

kapag naririnig ko ito namimiss ko ang kabataan ko lalu na yun panahon na nag-cacrush pa ako sarap balikan ang nakaraan napakaganda ng kantang ito malungkot na nakakarelate memorable din ito sa best friend kong pumanaw na i miss her so much kung saan ka man ngayn sana maging masaya ka. magkikita pa tayo sa huli.

[@johnmcnatty2305]

I felt there was something deep about this song when I first heard it ,thanks for the info people

[@leonitojrperez3140]

This about a Regina's story about a boy who have cancer. She just wonderfully related it to Samson, who is also prior in losing his hair. See the clues ? Wonder bread, his weakness, etc. Sorry, avid fan here :) - RESPEKTOR

[@pepayuchengco7187]

I love this song

[@mae08ola]

couldnt stop crying everytime i hear this, such a heartful story

[@DudeinGA]

This song is eerily similar to a lot of Joni Mitchell's songs and seems to evoke the same feelings. I would love to see Regina Spektor do a cover album of Joni's songs.

[@sydneyrak7566]

This makes me sad, but it's so beautiful.

[@alliyahbromell8476]

I like this song reminds me of my favourite Friends Charlie Newman and Savannah perry

[@abbiiieeelooogyyyPh]

A very nostalgic song. It brings me to a place where all things are too simple and too old.

[@carolinariquelme1541]

This song always makes me cry, I don´t know why :'(

[@alexandraolarte42]

When I'm sad. I listen to this song

[@user-ju1ie6ms6x]

I listened to this first back in 2011, I was only 10 years old but I still think that this song is gold 👍

[@mrkynt0]

I forever love this song