Regina Spektor - "Laughing With" [Official Music Video]

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[@riscr2276]

One of the most powerful songs ever written hands down.

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

🙂

[@lorendevitoable]

She's incredible

[@VladislavBabbitt]

I agree.

[@pierrebalmefrezol6431]

A few seconds ago I was watching an episode of The Leftovers. All of a sudden, one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in a long while is played on a scene. I just remember the words "God can be funny". I stop the episode, come on KZbin, search and find this jewel here and this wonderful singer. My most precious discovery of the year.

[@lisabenneett4735]

Exactly what happened to me, right now, tonight. What a song! Makes you stop right in your tracks, doesn't it?

[@pierrebalmefrezol6431]

@@lisabenneett4735 it completely does. I come back to it once a day since then.

[@rahulss3063]

me too

[@amir0_0rima]

I also came from there😂🤝

[@pierrebalmefrezol6431]

@@amir0_0rima That's crazy. Too many coincidences here. We should let the showrunners know somehow.

[@christhekook6748]

Regina is one of the beast song writers that breaths today

[@rorybellamy2533]

Regina is not a beast she is a nice girl

[@SteelxPulse]

Chris Lipsey breathes*

[@doncampbell853]

She is a beast. When I listen to her sing she tears the beating heart out of my chest

[@Hookahitter]

A Beast, ha, she smoking hot. DAM

[@FallNorth]

@@rorybellamy2533 I resemble that remark!! :) 6 years ago, this joke will work .. Hope everything is ok :)

[@Mirrorglassball]

A buddy of mine died this week and he lived across the hall from me so we would often hang out together and share artists we liked on youtube. Regina Spektor was one of the ones we both loved and this was his favorite of hers. I was likely the last person he hung out with. He was 38. It sure is different watching this now. RIP Brent.. Miss ya buddy.

[@UncleMullet]

♾️ 💛 Brother

[@AutisticAthena]

Hey. Just in case you're missing him and no one knows it... What's your favorite song he sent you? I'll listen to it when you answer this, and you can keep him alive in me, buddy. I'm sorry about your friend.

[@Mirrorglassball]

@@AutisticAthena I remember he showed me Sia's Elastic Heart video as well. Powerful stuff! Thank you -- kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYi9eHR7rc9gm9U

[@infayblacjac4682]

rest in peace to a brother

[@sm00gzbear]

Im sorry bro rest in peace brent. ❤😢

[@munaq-jp]

She is right. No one is laughing at God when they can't think clearly and there are more pressing matters.

[@toniduval4350]

It's a pretty disastrous place to be in when you can't think clearly during a very critical time in your life - that's a recipe for abject failure. When you find yourself in a situation in life where you are completely helpless and can't better your circumstance under your own power, nobody with a heart would laugh at you for hoping there's a higher, benevolent power that could get you out of your crappy situation in a safe and responsible manner, if that higher power wanted to help. There is nothing shameful in asking anyone or anything for help when you're desperate. It is pretty heartless to mock people when they desperately need help, however.

[@solomongrundysfoot]

Not laughing at Harry Potter then, either.

[@toniduval4350]

​@@solomongrundysfootLol, some people do turn to Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling, the authoress of the Harry Potter was living in poverty before turning to her characters and in doing so making millions off them. Unlike Rowling, who turned to writing in desperate times, a great many more people have turned to God and have testified to having considerably more success at turning their sad circumstances around, or at the very least finding the strength to gracefully endure their unfortunate circumstances. Point is, God has a better track record of saving people than writing does. That ought to count for something, even in your secular mind.

[@ayubrocky7152]

Regina's mind is the most beautiful place to be

[@482k7]

I just found out about the sad news earlier today. This was the first song that came to mind. While I rarely RARELY listen to her songs, I’m a huge fan of Regina and I absolutely love her, I hold her and her music so sacred that I don’t listen to them often because they make me cry. I never knew her father personally but somehow learning of his passing hurts in a way that feels similar to as if it was my own relative who passed. Maybe it’s just the impact Regina had on me that made it so. It is never easy dealing with loss, let’s all wish Regina and the Spektor family peace and love and resolution, and may we honor her father by continuing to support her and her work. He is now up there laughing heartily with God. Покой с вечным миром, Илья Спектор. 💝

[@jamesromero8124]

I am a religious person. Prayer is a huge part of my day as well as attending Mass and going to confession. We must realize that Almighty God always knows our hearts. We should Never wait till we are in a bad situation to claim Him as Our Lord and Saviour. This song is an eye opener for God does work in many ways.

[@lordsxman]

Just saw this on the Leftovers. Brilliantly placed and heart wrenching. Great song all its own though.

[@An0mali]

I totally agree so I don't need to repeat the sentiment. TY.

[@hondagal28]

Yup, well done Leftovers.

[@99josemari]

+hondagal28 incredible that show, and this song is heartrending

[@Wkalsek12]

Ursine ComicGeek spot on man

[@LPSisHere]

99josemar

[@mrdeadworry]

Regina Spektor is wondrous. I am not a religious person but she does make the world a better place!

[@Hallam001]

I love the fact that she has the courage and creativity to take on a subject like this in a 3 minute song. Very few others try. Such an original talent.

[@cpr196123]

People aren't hearing the song right, she's saying no one laughs at God in these terrible situations, we make jokes about God, or people brush him off like he doesn't exist(whether you believe or not, doesn't matter), but when the going gets tough we aren't laughing at God, we're praying, and that last bit "laughing with God" that's the tearing up, the way we hysterically cry during a tragedy, just as God is.

[@attix2eden]

I disagree. I believe she's saying that no one mocks God when the tragedies befall one of us. She's saying that God is laughing at us. He's laughing WITH the people laughing at us.

[@gregorykirsten4167]

Hey, how about this perspective? No supernatural entities exist. None. I adore Regina Spektor, and her music is some of the best a person could hope to find. I don't laugh at the supernatural... because I have no need.

[@attix2eden]

I wasn't speaking of my personal beliefs, dear. I was interpreting the song...

[@Enavk]

Gregory Kirsten , that's it. We are here to listen to a song by an artist that believes in God, and to comment about her perspective and her song. If you want to troll about it, please go somewhere else. I personally agree with cpr196123, only that the last bit, I think she means that, when we made jokes about him, we really didn't mean to mock him, we just found the situation funny, and that He understands it that way. I base my interpretation on an interview Regina gaver where she talked about her beliefs. Really worth seeing if you are a fan or hers :)

[@TheStillWalkin]

doesn't matter wether god exists or not... she sings about people and what people do. as long as there are people laughing at or praying to god this song has its validity. it is not a song about an entity, but a song about the very people you are just arguing with... a way to interpret the song (as far as i am concerned): people are full of themselves and arrogant, when they feel good or secure; the moment things are turning bad, they suddenly discover their dignity and humility....

[@Neo24931]

Matt Jamison you the real MVP!!!

[@KeyserSoze23]

+Jim Lee Not if he raped his wife!!!

[@acab020186]

+Jim Lee no doubt, but what a stress.

[@jamescollins5374]

*Listen to 'Peacock Affect - Wallflower'*

[@myname3960]

lol you post this on every one of her songs and they sound nothing like her, makes no sense

[@benderb.r5041]

He didn't. Watch Season 3

[@PolarThaWhiteOfficial]

I almost shed tears. This is beautiful.

[@geminigamingstudios5834]

I think that the message that Regina Spektor is trying to get across is that our opinion of God seems to change willy nilly depending on the situation we are in. The constant mention that "No one's laughing with God" whenever she is stating a depressing or sorrowful scenario highlights the fact that sometimes people believe God is evil and playing some sort of cruel trick on them when something bad happens. The phrase "But God can be funny..." tells of how, when life is good, people go back to thinking that God is just and good. The song shows that most of the time, people just want to blame god for any sorrowful event, and praise him when things are going good.

[@tom7471]

I always get the feeling this woman is just smarter than the rest of us... in the best of ways.

[@alinabeary559]

This song always gives me the chills and a lump in my throat.

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

😢😂😂😂

[@nickmulder8436]

Heard you in 'leftovers'. They couldn't have chosen a better song. Very, very well done.

[@Cavs_Arcade]

Same way I found the song haha

[@paralelepip9]

Everyone's reading it as a critic towards misuses of religion, but I think there's also something else... the final "we're all laughing with God" sounds so brave! To me it means we're all trying to be happy in spite of all the disasters and madness around us. It would be no merit to be happy in a colorful world after all...

[@ogredad55]

This is so refreshing when you consider what's being offered these days, wow! Regina, you are spectacular!

[@ChandlerJong]

My god. The ending never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Beautiful ending of a song. Beautiful ending of a life.

[@jamesvzfighter]

The meaning of this song is beyond just the lyrics.

[@martschenko07]

This song is so relatable to me. I consider myself an atheist, but I do find myself praying when I can't reach my mom, or when my plane is experiencing severe turbulence. To me she really hits the nail on the head that in times of tragedy our skepticism goes away.

[@jimmyittycheria1868]

If you're praying, you're not an atheist.

[@martschenko07]

@@jimmyittycheria1868 not really for you to decide is it

[@casspapa7484]

When you pray, your are talking to yourself. All prayer is, is positive self talk. That's why it works (sometimes). There's no man in the sky helping you because you asked him to. In fact that's a very selfish and naive way to think. God answers your prayers but, not the straving child's, for food, or the parents with a newborn with cancer. Only an evil God would do that. Take a simple philosophy class.

[@casspapa7484]

And I am sorry about your Mom, but she is at the ultimate peace. Take comfort in that.

[@TheAdadadada]

Genius!! Absolutely genius! Song! It is the kind of songwriting that should receive the NOBEL PRIZE for changing the direction of songwriting in this world today! Best to you!! Go, be big! And make the world be better!!!!!!!!

[@LegalVampire]

This was the first song of Regina's that I ever heard, quite a few years back. It always makes me cry...

[@briannahelfenbein3002]

Same x. x.... First Song I heard of hers,... one of my personal favorites, ... always gives me chills,...

[@aaronhusar24]

She's made a lot of good songs. I think "The Call" was the first of her songs I heard, back in 2008 at the end of Prince Caspian.

[@international4840]

It makes me cry too....

[@AndrewLale]

Same

[@zackjones9087]

Same. "Samson," which is the first song of hers I ever heard, also makes me cry.

[@JK-yu7gg]

Heard this before The Leftovers but was a great placement in the season for this song. I love Matt. Not because he is a Christian but because he tries so hard to maintain his integrity. He walks the walk that so many other Christians simply talk. He is flawed, he makes mistakes, he is a human being but he never gives up on trying to be better than he is. Whether a person believes or doesn't believe in God is irrelevant in a way. It's about leaving the world a better place than when you entered it and treating others you encounter with kindness. In the episode he was asked what his favorite book was and he said Job. Everyone says Job when asked that question because it implies that you strive to be faithful. But Matt, the character, is himself a metaphor for the book of Job. God has "allowed" Matt to suffer and when something can be taken from it usually is. But, he never curses God. He doubles down he presses on with the good fight when others would have given up on God.

[@tartgreenapple]

+The Road So Far Yeah, he's a great guy....he raped his comatose wife.

[@inconcert]

+tart green As confirmed in the finale, she was awake at the time and remembers.

[@Romans8-9]

He does not walk the walk. Matt Jamison is a classic example of a false convert. He drops the F-Bomb with zero conviction and says he swears proudly when talking to Garvey. He´s also Episcopal, one of the worst unBiblical denominations under the umbrella definition of "Christianity". No one born again, would act like that let alone, be apart of such an evil organisation. No one can leave the world a better place than when they entered it since the world is a fallen creation and we are sinners who inherently make it worse. The only thing, we can do to be saved from the hell we deserve, is to repent of our sins and have faith in Christ whose blood is the atonement for our evil deeds. God bless, amen.

[@suspiciousaloysius5599]

My interpretation of this is how no one believes in God when things are in their control; but when faced with a situation beyond their own control it's easier to look someone else to fix things, even if that 'person' is sometimes laughed at or disregarded.

[@mollymcdade4031]

She isn't hating on athiests (I am one btw). This is an amazing song, whether you believe in God or not. She's simply saying that people constantly misread religion as an excuse for terrible horrible behaviour "on the day they realise that the last sight they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes" or just downright selfishness: treating God like a genie who can fix their problems. She's not hating those who don't believe, she is pointing out that there are way to many people in this world who use belief or non-belief as an excuse for terrible behaviour. And also that in the end, it is the human condition to look for help in a time of need and sometimes God is the only person (even though I don't believe, I know I would prey if I was in half of these situations she lists...)

[@chrisburke5365]

Tilda Adade I appreciate your interpretation. I've never really been able to wrap my mind around what she's trying to say in this song. It's always seemed like a weird non-sequater kinda theme. Of course no one is laughing in the immediate face of tragedy... believers in the supernatural and others alike. We keep our minds and our hearts fixed on the struggles that stand before us. There's no time for god when "hands are wrapped around your neck"

[@Sadplaid]

Tilda Adade Exactly what I said when showing it to my friends whom are also athiest.

[@X82BIGBLUE82X]

You're to intelligent to not believe in God. Buy a bible and read the entire New Testament and give it a chance.

[@christianramos755]

No I'm sorry.. can't go that far I've tried reading the Bible and I just can't Get into something I feel is not real

[@despayre]

You're an atheist and you don't object? That's on you.

[@pianystrom8137]

Such a beautiful song! I worship no gods but I understand the beauty and horror of life, and that we all need to cling on to hope. Regina is a wonderful voice in so many ways.

[@ambofriday]

Ih

[@Romans8-9]

God is real. People cling onto hope when they are inherent danger because they realize how valuable their lives are and fear death. The atheist worldview also makes zero sense.

[@pianystrom8137]

@@Romans8-9 I have no problem with people finding their own ways in life. We can walk together on that path, with friendship and some disagreement. Take care and listen to your fellow man!

[@Romans8-9]

@@pianystrom8137 That´s all well and good but the path of those not in Christ is eternal punishment at death. God says no one is good, no one can earn their way to heaven since all have sinned, (I am sure you have lied, stolen, blasphemed at some or many points of your life). The fact you responded 8 years later is promising, please think about your eternity. Only repenting of your sins and having faith in Christ as your Saviour will save you from judgment day, God bless.

[@pianystrom8137]

@@Romans8-9 Hello, how nice of you to think of my eternal soul. I think that makes you a good person. Thank you for caring!❤

[@mamafrog7630]

Wow.......this song touched my very soul.

[@3ffrige]

"No one laughs at God if the last thing they see is a pair of hateful eyes...". I can't even. I love Regina Spektor. She's mah girrrl!!!

[@JohnMaksuta]

Regina is so beautiful and her voice is breathtaking. She brings smiles and tears.

[@virgilopezp]

Simply genius. Love this song, her voice, the music, the piano, the lyrics.

[@GGs-c1u]

We need more great music like this, her style is so unique

[@Metal-Possum]

There's plenty of it if you go looking for it... There is not a shortage of music in the world.

[@davidlara10]

With musicians like her i feel so glad, i can feel the honesty in her poetry and the notes she plays, no pretensions, without cheat, just real music!

[@thomasleecht364]

One off the most under rated songs ever 🎉 wish you all the best whomever reading this god is with you and you are not alone 🤙

[@Xweser01]

I'm atheist & I love this song a lot!!! This song is amazing either you're a believer or not...

[@woolycooly9595]

Exactly! Thank you for not assuming that all atheists are toxic and hate everything that has to do with god! :))))

[@JesseColton]

Yeah I'm an atheist and I find this song so beautiful ❤️

[@timoraymo]

She’s so underrated. I get the Tori comparisons etc. But she has a great talent that shouldn’t be overshadowed by artist before her.

[@johngarcia8827]

I think it's a good thing

[@toriplayssg]

She is the most beautiful person inside and out

[@mar8014]

no i am the most beautiful bc I meditate and don't medicate

[@stacyagonzalez6654]

Mar lol wtf

[@Ration_25]

Honestly, she has an amazing singing voice I love iy

[@michaelstapp6324]

Feeling tight in the chest. Every time after this. Like I'd better check myself. Spiritually . thanks for your great delivery of sound s.

[@lazydaisy84]

I love Regina so much. Her music never fails to inspire me.

[@yeahimjenny]

She is so amazing. Her songs are all so original and meaningful.

[@mikerepairsstuff]

She is a true musician. Thank you Ms. Spektor Regina Spektor

[@sandpapersnail9615]

"This boy needs help. His father's dead." [walks away] Tear ducts working overtime tonight.

[@victoriathomas9748]

The exact reason I came to this song bc of the leftovers.

[@wettsteintrustwettstein446]

thank you God. Great song Regina.

[@Ausbetonyt]

2019 y te sigo llorando

[@kathrynsullivan1196]

I can't believe what an amazing lyricist, actress, human being she is. God has the best sense of humor, he has me laughing and crying all the time. It hurts sometimes... I love how similar war and ward are phonically, i never noticed before

[@Malalahmmtime123]

Perfect song for an amazing scene

[@tartgreenapple]

+JC C Stupid song that mad a bad episode worse

[@afon8125]

Jesus guys don't taint Regi's comment section

[@lovelife651]

The line "no one laughs at god when they know that the last sight that they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes" made me bawl my eyes out.

[@hyena_laughs]

No matter what the real reason for the song is, I think we should all just take it and savor it in our own ways. The true beauty of this song is not what it means to each individual person, but in fact the idea that it can mean so much to so many people. Because if we each take it in our own way, and never question what others think about the exact same thing, then we can be happy and the song will be heartfelt without all this arguing. So please, I only ask that we enjoy what's been given.

[@infayblacjac4682]

Regina spektor, if you read this,im morales. i listen to this song on repeat the past 9 years. one of the best songs i've ever heard in my life . thanks for this song

[@AnnBanana]

The first song I had ever listened to by her was Eet. Then Us and so on.. But once I listened to this one I felt something so moving. I am a bit religious but when I listen to this song it's not fully about that for me. It's a image she presents through the song that captures my emotions. Yes, I have my views about what she is saying but the song is so beautiful and everytime I hear it..I get so overwhelmed with emotions. Truely great musician.

[@voxmerus]

I can’t believe this song still touches me. It’s actually deeper. Eyes watered even after not listening for a decade. You go through life and then occasionally, you hear something poignant. Something that matters.

[@ManCalledMif]

brilliant song. beautiful arrangement. love the cello, the voice, the subject matter, the pathos, the flow of the video; so much to appreciate

[@elvisdelmeyden9810]

regina is a wonderfull spektor and she's vonderfull live and lucky vith the art director(s) of her videos! GRAZIE REGINA DI CUORI!

[@ninaintheskywithdiamonds]

Regina Spector is a total goddess to me and definitely my idol and...... she always inspires me when I’m sad..

[@Silverwings1234]

beautiful song, beautiful video. why isn't she MORE famous?

[@Nqutical]

Wow, I was not expecting to me hit with these strong emotions... Honestly something this powerful has never happens to me before! XD But... wow, this women, she really hits you.

[@kiki2222]

Agreed

[@palth9757]

Lu Noel so much emotion more than the other songs

[@mojo76]

SmileyInk It's beautiful when l song connects with you that way, just hits you out of nowhere.

[@msnyhm]

u gay

[@mar8014]

HITS..with a hammer?

[@hazelbite]

I was on my way home from the eye doctor the other day when I heard this gem on Tom Petty Radio on XM. I quickly found it on YT and added it to my playlist. Today is the first time I am watching the video, and imagine my surprise when the video opens with RS behind a phoropter. God absolutely does have a sense of humor! I can testify to many other incidences than this one, but nonetheless, God delights in making Himself known to those who ask. ❤

[@ElGatoMarcus]

Unfortunately god has a morbid sense of humor. It’s how you know he is male and not female. 😞

[@TheAspGirl]

With religion being the only thing that is helping me through these rough times, this is what I can relate to. I couldn't survive life without him.

[@ursie1986]

I can tell you right now the single comfort in being told my Mum had cancer was knowing that it was nothing personal, that the universe is not arbitrarily governed and that death is the end of all suffering. Shock horror perhaps an even 'kookier' outlook than Regina's. Or just a rational and true one.

[@slukky]

the fools who mock wisdom will be mocked by wisdom when their end is upon them....

[@77dris]

Just heard this on The Leftovers and it was a fantastic bit of music for the scene.

[@briannalang9543]

I just heard about Regina Spektor yesterday 9/21/2013. That was the best thing I have ever heard she is very very talented god bless.

[@alexi8987]

Omg this is almost ten years old. I feel old!!!!

[@lapizeira100]

Uma artista completa, de um talento incontestável e uma inspiração incomparável! Está a frente de muitos artistas que se mantém apenas pelo nome, não pelo talento dessa belíssima artista. Regina voçê é Demais!!

[@anhedonie92]

I interpret her lyrics as "You pull god from your head as something to help you to get through hard times, and you don't need it otherwise". So, when you are mentally weak, you need a "god" (something in your head) to help you, that's why you laugh with it when you are OK, because it's always there in your head, it's your strength. She also criticizes believers, especially the bold ones. Very atheistic song if you ask me.

[@nitemanify]

She's such a great artist. A true talent with a beautiful voice. Love this song! This and Samson are my favorites, just lyrically beautiful.

[@theyoutube534]

Her tone and voice are so beautiful

[@BobbyFerriswheel]

I don't understand how she has such a perfect combination of originality, beautiful voice and stunning lyrics. She just. I can't even kjdklhjl hskld

[@iamandrey]

Самая лучшая! Регина, любим!!! ❤

[@steventafuri8777]

I saw her in concert and she was great, I am glad that we have an original voice in these dark musical times.

[@EverythingMe15]

I just want to listen to this on repeat forever!

[@liivdunham]

I've listened to this song for years, the song that made me fall in love with Regina but since I don't speak english as native tongue, I never actually put any attention to the lyrics till now and... I cried... I don't believe in God, but when I was a kid I did and this song speaks the truth

[@msminmichigan]

Regina voice is so hauntingly beautiful. I love her so so so much.

[@zackkestner]

Relevant as hell right now..

[@zeromathematics]

Lol

[@ibrahimli7382]

Just got out from a sickness where i was supposed to pass away , and it feels different listening again

[@krists28]

This is a beautiful song, and so true.

[@annemarieclulow]

This song always brings deep sobs. Loss & grief written into music.

[@ADHTCreatures]

The song means exactly how it's written. People laugh and mock others who believe in God, but once a tragedy happens, they're no longer laughing. She mentions how non-believers call him a genie and how they say he hates us because he allows bad things to happen (they forget about how he gave us free will). Sometimes they'll actually turn to God and pray during a crisis. The ending when she says we're all laughing with God is because it's like God and the believers saying "who's laughing now?" Because if he's real, believers and God are no longer the joke. I saw in another comment about an interview how she said "I love myths, and I love stories, and I love religion, and I love traditions, and I love atheism, and I love existentialism, and I love all kinds of things, you know." I think she's trying to confirm that she's not trying to be preachy and she respects atheists. But just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean you should make fun of it. There are times I question if God is real, but I wouldn't ever have the gall to mock him.

[@snr.sammbote8488]

Nice analysis right there

[@MothmanBaddie]

Well said, darling

[@c.lanzano36]

Actually I think some of the "crazies" who say he hates may very well be believers who have a very twisted view of what God is. Same for some of those who preach that he will grant you money or success, etc.

[@hannahwatkins4106]

It's not atheists who present god as a genie. It's the religious organizations that are asking for money that are presenting it that way. Atheists aren't asking for money and aren't making any false promises that someone can hear your prayers.

[@ADHTCreatures]

@ yeah there’s always going to be religious organizations that ruin God and who he actually is, but atheists definitely like to throw the “spaghetti monster in the sky” bs at people who believe. The true believers know that God gave us free will and he’s not a genie who grants us wishes.

[@francielafelix8545]

sublime! me encanta la simplicidad de su talento!

[@anthonyrutten4018]

Oh you got me with this song!!! 🙏🏻 WOW!!!! Thank you!🎶❤️🎶

[@ananyaacharya7745]

she's the thing and God thankyou for her!

[@MB-ed4rb]

LAUGHING WITH LYRICS No one laughs at God in a hospital No one laughs at God in a war No one's laughing at God When they're starving or freezing Or so very poor No one laughs at God when the doctor calls After some routine tests No one's laughing at God When it's gotten real late Their kid's not back from that party yet No one laughs at God when their airplane Starts to uncontrollably shake No one's laughing at God When they see the one they love Hand in hand with someone else And they hope that they're mistaken No one laughs at God When the cops knock on their door And they say "We got some bad news, sir" No one's laughing at God When there's a famine, fire, or a flood... But God could be funny At a cocktail party while listening to A good god-themed joke Or when the crazies say he hates us And they get so red in The head you'd think they're about to choke God could be funny When told he'll give you money If you just pray the right way And when presented like a genie Who does magic like Houdini Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket And Santa Claus God could be so hilarious Ha-ha, ha-ha No one laughs at God in a hospital No one laughs at God in a war No one's laughing at god When they've lost all they got And they don't know what for No one laughs at God on the day they realize That the last sight they'll ever see Is a pair of hateful eyes No one's laughing at God When they're saying their goodbyes But God could be funny At a cocktail party while listening to A good god-themed joke Or when the crazies say he hates us And they get so red in The head you'd think they're about to choke God could be funny When told he'll give you money If you just pray the right way And when presented like a genie Who does magic like Houdini Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket And Santa Claus God could be so hilarious No one laughs at God in a hospital No one laughs at God in a war No one laughs at God in a hospital No one laughs at God in a war No one's laughing at God in a hospital No one's laughing at God in a war No one's laughing at God When they're starving or freezing Or so very poor No one's laughing at God No one's laughing at God No one's laughing at God We're all laughing with God

[@mar8014]

thanks for this

[@jesjesvvs]

Amen

[@jerseysama]

Love this song

[@vishaster]

Регина супер!

[@mariacarmen3667]

Gracias

[@xoxAshh137]

Pure brilliance.

[@joanne8859]

I think God likes very much this song. You are 100%true. All the people who feels God understand complitly this song. Thank you, Regina Spektor. God bless you!

[@navytoad8152]

It's getting very special in the light of last happenings in Paris... so achingly true..

[@brendamurillas]

"No one's laughing at God when they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they're mistaken" :'(

[@manicpixiedreamdango]

I'm a very religious person and I love Regina, she's one of my favorite artists. This song touched me because it has a point. What kind of God lets all these bad things happen to people? I honestly don't know but I still choose to believe in him.

[@jackmayor3574]

that's not at all what she was saying here She's citing the hypocrisy of those who mock God when it's convenient, but as soon as the going gets tough, they're no longer mocking that's for sure.

[@Romans8-9]

If you are a genuine believer, you should know that human suffering is a judgment against humanity for sin.

[@martifingers]

@@Romans8-9 I don't think Ms Spektor would agree somehow. Sounds like a hateful theology right there. What if there is no judgement and "We're all laughing with God"?

[@Romans8-9]

@@martifingers Whether she agrees or not, isn´t relevant. She is just a songwriter. Truth isn´t based on Ms Spektor´s opinion. I find the idea of an unjust God who doesn´t punish evil, more "hateful" fwiw.

[@martifingers]

@@Romans8-9 Yes it's correct to say that "truth" is not based anyone's opinion. However in my view many of us are seeking a path towards truth and the insights of artists can be helpful signposts. As can heavily contested scriptures, philosophy, psychology and so on. I personally find the notion of a punishing , vengeful God to be ultimately incoherent but I recognise that others have a different view.

[@sbtopjosh]

didn't know she existed until the leftovers... great song and it fits well with the scene....that sad sad scene :'(

[@ihuomachukwualfred-igbokwe8645]

This song seriously speaks to me. I'm tearing up.

[@HeshanWijegunaratne84]

The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 5 brought me here!

[@Kuanos_]

Me too 😭

[@duvie1]

LOL same.

[@peterschoeman6802]

Same here '5 years later but I made it 🤗🤗🤗

[@PasteRedeemed]

Such an amazing scene

[@henryscott658]

Same here. An incredible scene

[@Wkalsek12]

The song I remember most from the leftovers or any show for that matter it just resonates deeply with the tone of the show it is truly captivating I love the leftovers deep and cerebral is my kind of thing 👍👍

[@Wkalsek12]

Just wanna say how much the leftovers is underrated it's incredibly done in my opinion I will say it's the most visually and emotionally alluring show I've ever seen although breaking bad is just a nudge ahead overall for my favorite series just barely two completely different feels

[@DocSteelhamer]

Good Girl,you inspire so many...Keep on going

[@GrayScarlatta]

that's exactly what this song means. Even if a man doesn't believe in God, he will pray for help holding all his hope. It's human nature.

[@remember6626]

Such a beautiful song.

[@johnykampret8846]

I love this song. This song doesn't really say anything about whether or not God actually exists. I think this song isn't about God, it's about people. People who even when they don't believe in God, still turn to him when times are really bad. And other people who just see God as someone who will grant their wishes.

[@leonthesleepy]

So thankful for The Leftovers for introducing this song to me :)

[@KeepThoseEyesOpen]

When someone asks you what is naturally beautiful, you point them to Mrs. Regina Spektor.