mewithoutYou - "Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)" (Official Music Video)

[@ttprophet]

farewell, boys. no band has ever, or probably ever will make me feel the things I've felt listening to your records for the last 20 years.

[@tuffy11111]

Same here. Saw them this week for the last time and now I'm just listening to their music on repeat. This song in particular, man they just went so hard.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

I'm seeing them live for the first and last time coming up in Pittsburgh. No album has changed me the way Pale Horses has. I can't begin to describe how.

[@kianhoover9389]

@@KevinoftheCosmos see you there hahah same with me 💔 my mom has loved them and i grew up on them and when i told her they were doin a farewell tour we HAD to go.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

@@kianhoover9389 It was amazing. It was so moving by the time they played Julia that I had a hard time keeping it together. What an experience.

[@TheJpftw]

Can't echo this enough. Greatest to ever do it.

[@cazouillette]

"I guess you guys aren't ready for mewithoutYou. But your kids are gonna love it."

[@Bleh67420]

And we do.

[@beesdreams9]

@@Bleh67420 Oh my God! LOLOLLLLOL! You're my cup o' tea!

[@halhal2592]

Ok Marty! Lol

[@carlosm.munozramirez1351]

Fate real like this song bidend

[@geekwithabible4477]

Berry McCockinner watch the movie Back to the Future. This whole video will make a lot more sense

[@ThomasDuellMusic]

it hurts that I discovered this band so late that they are no longer around. But I am very glad that I can listen to all of their incredible work.

[@joshuamulligan4155]

Their final two shows are here on youtube and it's fantastic

[@danielthompson5716]

You could not find a more talented or unique band. I've followed them from highschool which for me is when they started.

[@Nolifeterran]

​@@danielthompson5716 them, interpol, and la dispute.

[@Thoughtcrimes89]

This band has been so important to me since I was a kid (I’m 34 now 🫣). Got me through some hard times. Still getting me through my most recent suicide attempt. They bring me back to faith. I’ll always regret I didn’t get to see their last tour, but I’m eternally grateful for the way their music has touched my soul. I hope their lives continue to be filled with love, beauty, and creativity.

[@Theguyguyguy]

Keep on keeping on. All that will pass. It's all happening the way it should

[@jackbaradog]

Vocals are haunting

[@chrispetersen6727]

The first verse is sung out to God “Today a thousand years of strained affection and prayer- out beyond ideas of “right and wrong is a field”… will I meet You there?” The last verse is God’s response- ““In case your plan falls through… to mispronounce MY name- To curse “You Don’t Know Who” And bow before the same… I’ll meet you there.”

[@AN-vs5pb]

Beautiful

[@obscuretapes5127]

The part about the field comes from the works of Rumi, an islamic poet who lived in the 1200s. One of his poems reads "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’ doesn’t make any sense." The poetry makes sense given some of the themes of the song which draw parallels between Christianity and Islam, most clear in those final lines you mention ("to curse you-dont-know-who, and bow before the same"). I'm torn on the subject of the "you" in both instances of "i'll meet you there." I think the Rumi reference at the start almost certainly refers to those who follow a different faith than islam (given the crusades of the 1200s, christians are a likely option). But the rest of the last stanza is clearly spoken by god ("to mispronounce MY name"). Perhaps the hope is to meet those of other faiths "out beyond ideas of right and wrong" but instead, one finds god there. i.e.: Rumi to christians: "If I lay aside our differences, will you do the same? Will I meet you there?" God to Rumi: "If you lay aside your differences, "I'LL meet you there." In a way, that would speak to the legitimacy of laying aside differences, and the ignorance in focusing on the minute disagreements between different faiths.

[@My_eyesburn]

@@obscuretapes5127 wow, you made me aware of such a deeper layer. Thanks man

[@binzianer]

Those screams were instant chills. Absolutely loved this tune, many Pale Horse vibes here.

[@jaygreene1525]

I haven't listened to mewithoutyou since 2003 and the first 15 seconds of this song damn near made me tear up. What have I been missing out on?!

[@joelzeigler9303]

You've got a lot of really fun work to do with all the great songs you now get to discover

[@joshuamulligan4155]

An absolute iconic opening measure! And the drum and bass in the middle?? 🤌

[@evanbahls7970]

2:38 Chills Probably one of my top 10 favorite parts in any song ever

[@tinosoph]

it's perfection

[@meo150]

Same. Curious about your other 9 !

[@joshuamulligan4155]

Yes this drum and bass part is one of the best things theyve done

[@hannahwinchester777]

I looked up what he was talking about and was so disturbed in general , but also because 1984 was what "we" are "educating" children with in schools...sign of the times...

[@evanbahls7970]

@@meo150 haha, honestly I haven't thought about it hard enough to know what the other 9 are, I just know this is in the list for sure.

[@4thjulycali]

Best concert I ever went to was mewithoutYou opening for Blindside and P.O.D. In the smallest venue ever in San Francisco when I was 15… changed my life(only listened to rap and mainstream music before that!) Truly a band that does change lives….

[@4thjulycali]

36 now and still rocking their stuff!!!!

[@crazycatman5928]

Blindside is awesome. Been a fan of them since the 90s. I seen them open up for Linkin Park years ago. Would you believe me if I only went to see blindside? I never was a LP fan. My kids turned me on to MeWithoutYou. This is a great song.

[@snufkinsix]

Today a thousand years Of strained affection and prayer "out beyond ideas of right & wrong is a field" Will I meet you there? Will I meet you there? The summer garden blooms With autumn soon replaced Another harvest moon- So many ways to lose So many faiths 'Holy to the LORD' on the bells of horses Safely on the shore we sank like stones To the bottom of a made up ocean Standing on the lake shore, Julia Silent as a seashell, Julia Magnet of the elk park, Julia Laid down on the temple floor "Send a couple rats," said Julia I'd have done the same thing to you Coffee and a milk, now Julia Who do you think needs who more? In case your plan falls through To mispronounce my name (static between me and that Salafi, Yusef) To curse You-Don't-Know-Who And bow before the same (so was the scene at al-Aqsa.) I'll meet you there (I have to admit I loved the cut of his pant legs!) I'll meet you there (another lovely afternoon for Sūrat al-Kāfirūn)

[@Helicopterpilot16]

I'm replacing the names with Olivia. Don't blame me..

[@whenthedrumskickin9831]

Anyone else impressed by Mike’s acting?

[@MrSpectralfire]

Aaron gets the Oscar from me when he looks at Mike and then shrugs before singing the first line.

[@timothynoth8272]

@@MrSpectralfire The acting and directing are superb!

[@joshjnp8900]

Yeh shit he’s almost as good as Steven Seagal!

[@secondbittchannel6166]

Mewithoutyou always makes me cry. Mighty MEN they are, and their legacies will ring throughout the rest of time.

[@standardbrah]

how do these guys keep doing it? my favorite band since I was fifteen...I been rockin with them for most albums...never stop fellas, never stop.

[@WinkyMcWinkerson]

Saw a terrible crash (and I couldn't help but laugh) My ear pressed against the past Like a glass on a wall of a house in a photograph Song still gives me goosebumps. Slammin' and jammin' these dudes since 2004.

[@hajikelist]

at the first sign of possible sorrow, I turned my heels and ran... oh I'll never learn...

[@benjaminvillarreal1499]

I mean that's cool. There great. But for all I know you're 16 now.... Haha

[@standardbrah]

@@benjaminvillarreal1499 haha valid. I'm thirty now tho...

[@benjaminvillarreal1499]

@@standardbrah woah! Me too! I got into them in 2006 I think. So not that long for me. Saw them in 2008 when Dear hunter opened for them. Going to see them again soon!

[@xstraightedgechrisx]

Sucks to find out that this band is breaking up next year, but I'm so glad I got to see them this spring.

[@danjalwaziri1657]

ruined my day :(

[@zygulpy]

Wow shit I didn’t know

[@bitchesbrewx]

What?! That breaks my heart. I saw them like 5 times. =(

[@rowanbadhwar877]

This band may have saved my freaking life when I was a depressed teenager. I am deeply saddened to hear that they are breaking up.

[@halhal2592]

God must have been leading them, because apparently the world's over now.

[@narcspector]

WILL I MEET YOU THEEERRREEEEE *goosebumps engaged*

[@opaque5825]

Easy to miss the aspect ratio change at 3:49 - killer.

[@jordan-jz2dl]

oh my god u right tho

[@IntoTheDirtshop]

so good, it was perfectly fluent!

[@Durandal734]

Totally missed it first time. I was bamboozled!

[@robertfrost8264]

Good looks, damn!

[@ItsAlwaysRainingInWa]

I have noticed other films using this technique lately. What do you think it represents artistically?

[@jon1914]

I love how when the police figures take the guitarist’s younger self away, he sees that from the stage, understands what’s about to happen to him, and decides to go out rocking. And the way Aaron screams into the mic, my goodness!

[@chadyoder4041]

It’s a play off Back To The Future, so that isn’t his younger self. That’s his father, on the night his parents were supposed to fall in love. Without his parents, he and Aaron do not exist, if he and Aaron do not exist, the band doesn’t exist.

[@Riaining7]

@@chadyoder4041 I think it's actually 'deeper' than this. The mice are a reference to torture schemes of... the ww2 soviet union? nazi germany? They used them to torture and kill their victims in slow and agonizing ways, I don't think I'm going to elaborate for all of you, but it's truly horrible. "At the bottom of a made up ocean" perhaps reference to BBC Blue Planet II, Mike deGruy in his discovery of an "ocean under the ocean", featured in the "Brine Pool" discovery at extreme depths. Mike deGruy died in a suspicious helicopter crash in Australia shortly after. [They] don't want you to know, or consider what's under the ocean. [They] can't have people willing to think outside 'the box'. Props to this band for multiple levels of reveal, if indeed this is part of their purpose for writing this song. Truly excellent work on many levels. Great artists.

[@captainobvious8983]

@jon1914 that's interesting, I didn't see it that way!

[@thronson87]

This is the best song I've heard in a long, long, long time. I'm new to these guys, but not new to the game. Didn't like their first video back in the early 2000s, but I was young and weak, now I'm seeing them now for the very first time.

[@GuardedLegacy]

Funny! I couldn't stand A-->B Life on first list, but it was the music video for Bullet to Binary that changed my mind. Any band using The Giving Tree in a music video warranted a deeper look. So I read the lyrics and listened to that CD until I loved it. So sad to be losing them now.

[@bradleydarko557]

Hey, I'm not trying to be a smart ass, but that's growth my guy ❤

[@isa30001]

Nothing like seeing this played live. Farewell.

[@joesyuh]

For anyone confused the video is combining 1984 and back to the Future. There are many references in the song about 1984, most notably with sending the rats. It could also be argued that the references in the album and song of not existing or not being sure who you are or what makes you are represented by the people disappearing.

[@Beanys728]

The main female character in 1984 was also named Julia. He says do it to her, which is essentially the climax of the book, and that is used in this song as well.

[@Jfrederickhall]

Room 101

[@Octambulism]

@@Beanys728 I knew however nice the video seemed for a moment there it was going to end with something existentially unsettling. Because mewithoutYou.

[@tammytaylor6645]

L M

[@tammytaylor6645]

L .

[@opennannor]

This is the best song I've ever heard I'm not even kidding when I say im sobbing because it's so beautiful

[@lespaulcustom7309]

I absolutely feel u

[@rcortez91]

The lyrics of this band send shivers down my spine. The heavy drive of the guitars and the drums makes these guys so fuckin good. I cant get over the lyrics to this song.

[@caelanwilliamson4284]

How am I just discovering them? This is amazing

[@lespaulcustom7309]

I'm just finding them today..I'm so moved

[@timelmore2]

Welcome to the family. (I do realize this is a year late.)

[@jordanmillican6429]

Big same 🔥🤘🏻💗

[@stephenhogencamp7368]

I hope people continue to discover them through the years to come.

[@matthewgolden8927]

Few bands are life changing. mewithoutYou is one of those bands.

[@mytemporallobeisshapedlike1796]

How dare them break up before I discover them

[@DaFreezeey]

It sucks they are stopping but I'm pretty sure one day they will get back together... All bands who go on an indefinite hiatus always come back 5 to 10 years down the road... just gonna have to wait and be patient. In the mean time, enjoy what they have given us and definitely catch one of their Brother Sister shows (My personal favorite album or theirs, and also their masterpiece) before they end.

[@briquellehoppes4309]

They're delaying the ending of the band until next year, so you've got time to see them!

[@mmillbag]

Hahahahaha

[@jbasti227]

Ik how you feel. I just got into Title Fight and Modern Baseball towards the end of last year only to find out both were already on hiatus 😢

[@OrthodoxDialectics]

You can discover them very well through what they write about. Though, when they perform live, sometimes they go so hard that the lights flicker. You can't replicate that.

[@KSkrode]

the greatest band, the most genius lyricists of all time. God bless you mwY

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

Aaron could be an actor. He has the natural ability to convey emotion very well with his face.

[@picciloson]

You mean Michael?

[@frankfrisenda5730]

@@picciloson definitely michael

[@MilesE94]

I think he was talking about Aaron. My favorite part of the video is when Michael is focused on the drama on the dance floor and Aaron looks at him and gives this look that's almost like he's waving a hand in front of his bro's face to see if he's there, realizes he's gone, shrugs, and goes back to the performance. Chills every time

[@zacharyjones2273]

Without a doubt the most grossly underrated creators of pure art I've ever seen. The slop that gets called music while these guys quietly created the most thoughtful and beautiful art I've ever heard.

[@ravenusrich]

My favorite band of all time. This band has gotten me through so many things in life!!

[@edover51315]

this is phenomenal on every level

[@concars1234]

So sad that they broke up

[@jaygreene1525]

My wife was pregnant with twins (a boy and a girl) when I first heard this song. Today Julia and her brother turned 4. Thank you guys so much.

[@AzziSenpai]

Imagine you stopped liking the song because of some emotional attachment gone wrong. Then your kid would be called Julia because of a song you had literally just heard 😆😆 dafuq

[@ashoka9306]

Julia and her Brother Holy-To-The-Lord-On-The-Bells-of-Horses

[@mytemporallobeisshapedlike1796]

What was the brother's name?

[@PaulowenUTFT]

Long time since a song had that kind of effect on me immediately....

[@Russiansniper93]

Just saw them in St Paul, MN and the energy was amazing. I can't stop with this song. You know it's a good show when you wake up craving more. What a trip!!

[@JonahUniverse]

greatest band. i don't think i'd be complete without em

[@stevenlund6220]

This has to be the end credit track for the 2019 adaption of "1984".

[@DaFreezeey]

I love the soft look and smile she gives her dude when he pushes down the guy that took her away. That, along with Aaron's soft vocal "I'd have done the same thing to ya," gives me chills every time.

[@ianmccarty990]

I've always considered them poetry set to a complex soundtrack. They informed me of lyricism. Of contemplating the appropriate word. Not only for the scheme but for the resolve

[@alexmednick431]

Every time I listen to this is makes me cry. Every single damn time. G-d Bless you all listening to this or reading this, (yes YOU). I will never get over how powerful this album is. Never. I would never have found my faith without mewithoutYou, I realised many years later that it had always been there, I had just lost my way. mewithoutYou was the map I followed, and it took me back home. Thank you.

[@lespaulcustom7309]

I think I'm about to find mine

[@michaelstem8703]

How does this song make me miss people I haven't lost yet? Edit: Something about this song has a Deftones/Nothing vibe. The verse has a very slow motion feeling.

[@freefromself]

Michael Stem somebody has never heard of Narrow Head.

[@michaelstem8703]

@@freefromself You're right - I hadn't. Thanks. They also sound like a mash of MBV, Nothing and Deftones.

[@nemazzz]

sounds like the whirr songs on the whirr/nothing split

[@ashleygiordano5284]

Guys they’re not breaking up. They’re just deciding to go inactive and no longer music together. It’s okay guys. It’s okay. We may some day get our reunion.

[@rambaral1698]

2021 farewell tour in works i believe

[@pewpewTN]

I still haven't recovered from Brandnew ending.

[@jackmosher2918]

1984, bttf, and mewithoutyou is an interestingly good combo

[@mayo5754]

Ive been searching for this since i last watched it which was about a year ago, couldnt remember the name tried reddit posts, just sat for 2 hours scrolling through my history to find it and im so happy i did

[@timothynoth8272]

I’ve been watching this over and over. Thanks MWY.

[@ChristianVezina]

Wow that's an incredible looking color treatment

[@NaiveBand830]

The best thing rfc ever put there name on. Lucky kooks

[@alaskaeyes1216]

Today a thousand years Of strained affection and prayer Out beyond ideas of right and wrong is a field Will I meet you there? Ah ah Will I meet you there? Ah ah The summer garden blooms With autumn soon replaced Another harvest moon So many ways to lose So many faiths Holy to the Lord on the bells of horses Safely on the shore we sank like stones To the bottom of a made up ocean Standing on the lake shore, Julia Silent as a seashell, Julia Magnet of the elk park, Julia Laid down on the temple floor "Send a couple rats, " said Julia I'd have done the same thing to you Coffee and a milk, now Julia Who do you think needs who more? In case your plan falls through To mispronounce my name (static between me and that Salafi, Yusef) To curse you-don't-know-who And bow before the same (so was the scene at al-Aqsa) I'll meet you there Ah ah (I have to admit I loved the cut of his pant legs) I'll meet you there Ah ah (Another lovely afternoon for Sūrat al-Kāfirūn) Holy to the Lord on the bells of horses Safely on the shore we sank like stones To the bottom of a made up ocean

[@andrewmyles4712]

The singer even has the cut hand. Attention to detail. Love it.

[@chadhagan5845]

Combining two of my favorite pieces of writing into this brilliance? Wonderful, thank you.

[@lewisadventuresof8886]

This video is so good I can't stop watching it and the music is just amazing on this album I'm so glad mewithoutyou is back!!!

[@_slabb]

This is the best song ever written and the best music video ever made.

[@KunisakeRM]

this song is too freaking good. binged watched it 4 times in a row and i still cant get enough holy faaaak

[@samuelantics4388]

Mewithoutyou does it again. Got dang

[@deepee6418]

I believe I have some dang, yes.

[@ultimateweeb9627]

Ken is that you

[@yungguattari4924]

this band, oh, this band, they shall be a classic, just wait.

[@chrispetersen6727]

I just realized something incredible. On the last verse, when Aaron is screaming and speaking jibberish, and God is saying “Before your plan falls through…” it’s almost as if Aaron is what God hears while God is speaking- jibberish and screams. I’ve got crazy goosebumps right now.

[@notsosecretsquirrel9389]

Look up the lyrics mf..

[@KtnClls]

1984 + Back to the Future, well done boys

[@rossellafiozzi3318]

Keaton Collas hio

[@cloroxboss7140]

Here after today’s announcement. THANK YOU mewithoutYou for all the jams

[@Graham-Christian]

The end sends chills up my spine. So good.

[@simeonhappel5182]

Brilliant mash up of Back to the Future and 1984.

[@bpxo.creations]

amazing farewell. thank you for years of creative inspiration and musical companionship

[@victoriavanetta9330]

They never disappoint me 💜

[@peytonmoore8877]

I found this song during my addiction (year 1/2 clean now) but these bands seriously helped me get clean. I listen to them every day now and I wish they got more attention cuz they deserve it!!

[@JeremiahFernandez]

*10/10 sounds alot like mewithoutYou*

[@daviddavidjonmurray]

Aaron has been the most Christlike musical influencer in my life

[@thunderbeard3306]

These guys never cease to blow my mind. Amazing amazing..amazing!!! Find me a better band out there, go ahead I’ll wait.

[@GabrielKeilholtz]

Thunder Beard Pianos Become The Teeth - Love on Repeat

[@bigdbiggs9]

@@GabrielKeilholtz nope!!! Nope!! I listen a gave it a chance but nowhere near mwY.

[@isaiahmastriannamusic5338]

Glassjaw. Here's a couple of tracks to get you learn't: Midwestern Stylings (Piano Version), Oxycodone, Must've Run All Day, Piano. That should be enough to get you started.

[@cowboycyborg]

there is nothing I want more than a part two to this video

[@eliottsmith6908]

Awesome video. Remarkable band. The way they evolved on every record is absolutely stunning and breathtaking.

[@EnterStarplanet]

Sometimes I forget just how much I love this band. This was brilliant.

[@hjerneblank6876]

Definitely not what I was expecting. Great work!

[@Kriziun]

so impressive love the new album and ep only wish for dates in germany now

[@TheKylebreezy]

Miss yall a ton. Much love. You've done more than you could know.

[@orangeadventure975]

I met Greg outside the Southgate House Revival in Newport Kentucky back in 2015, when they were touring with Foxing. I was insanely nervous and awkward but Greg, if you're reading this, thank you for putting up with me haha.

[@JenJen-80sbaby]

OMGosh, where has this been all my life!?❤️

[@CalebLailMusik]

Officially the best mewithoutYou video ever lolzzz

[@ThePatsfanwho]

the best

[@The_FactoidVoid]

No idea who you are but the thumbnail sparked my interest because of Back to the Future. Great song, great video. Glad I clicked.

[@thedavidjscott_]

Elijah Grimes oh man... you gotta listen to all their records. Amazing discography.

[@blaqshiep4920]

'Every thought a thought of you' and 'Fox's dream of the log flume' are great

[@TheMeanMongoose]

Glad that you gave these guys a chance. Always lovely to see new people discovering bands like them.

[@jlstanfield4391]

Can't decide if I'm more in love with the tune of the verses or the bridge chords 😍

[@mr.martyr8573]

I saw Aaron and Josh absolutely fucking kill MWBLTW and it was one of the most amazing moments of my whole life. I’m 41 years old and still remember it like it was yesterday. Thank you.

[@cinnamonbuns3372]

Yo I haven't heard this band in years and fell into a wormhole of rediscovery. What a trip. This is incredible. Anybody else seeing the George Orwell 1984 references or is it just me???

[@agent9825]

Found out about this song today, and...the song and this video are so good...So freaking good.

[@beaterofdrums12]

Great Scott!

[@therobotwithhumanhair5659]

One of the best music videos I’ve ever seen

[@christianisaman9233]

Love this sound

[@suprman18]

I was here alone, dead inside, watched ,now I live.

[@gabrielrebecca]

so in love with this video... I hope this it not their way of saying goodbye as a band... that's the rumour, don't know if there's any truth to it but this band has been an epic part of my music life since 2003...

[@DougLouiz]

Great album. It's great to see you guys on the road.

[@CrassChild]

I haven’t seen 1984 and only parts of Back to the Future so I’m just gonna praise the song cuz it’s ear meltingly good and also the fact we get to see the boys in a music video again ❤️

[@michaelokeefe1022]

This is so good. Excellent work on the song and the video.

[@acdc6945]

Oh my God you combined my of 2 favorite things

[@metaltshirts84]

A rare case when the video is equally as good as the song.

[@gabrielbrennan4149]

The intro had me pessimistic but the second the guitar started I remembered why I love them. Can't wait to hear more.

[@Knulppage]

I LOVE THIS BAND

[@linglingjr]

This song has grown on me so much.

[@jandewind3117]

I aldy played it like 100 times not kidding

[@irotinmyskin]

love this band.

[@Sana-gq9ow]

I’ll never forget you guys.

[@DK-lr2xs]

OMG They've been telling us for months now that they will be disappearing soon (4:39)!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@cloroxboss7140]

1:16 “eh, whatever, I’ll sing now.”

[@andrewlaurie2878]

Clorox Boss that is reaction is in the movie back to the future

[@decaydrench]

Can't get tired of this.

[@astroman1387]

This song makes me feel so much.

[@dclarkmusic]

There are more innovative, more technically skilled bands out there, but nobody, nobody has ever touched the passion and power of this band. They make even the simplest moments bleed with emotion.

[@timothynoth8272]

What a well made music video. I've probably watched it 100 times in the past year.