False Start - Rusty Clanton (original)

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pinch my arm & hope you're there
Finger, thumb, & dIsappear
call it chaos call it right
it only hurts until it rhymes
uNtil it rhymes
Did you look down at My hands
try to read my callouses
did I see it melt away
remember when i loved l.a.
& didn't stay
what a shame
how incompletE
with more to say
than slides between our teeth
if it's a false start
we’re just doing our best
& what i thought when I saw you
i knew it when i left.

[@doddleoddle]

oh fuck this is so so so so beautiful

[@doddleoddle]

thnx for bringing out the cry

[@maxiner6562]

doddleoddle ❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankiiiiiiiii]

Even more beautifuler ahhh I'm sobbing and desperately in need of a hug

[@jungshookinternationalplay1173]

Hi dodie I love you

[@laura5299]

💛💛💛

[@abbeymakesthings7800]

"it only hurts until it rhymes". dude. DUDE. why didn't i think of that. you're crazy good.

[@TekkuBeats]

Some people have crazy imagination. I really like to think sometimes i'm slightly good at songwriting, then i go to these youtube videos then wanna kill myself, haha.

[@abbeymakesthings7800]

Tekku no no! think of how long rusty's been writing! we're all gonna get better at writing and we're all great in different ways. just because others are good doesn't mean you are not!

[@AJaeH]

i don't get it.... maybe im just dumb but the meaning doesn't hit me

[@DAbubblemaster]

Annie H I believe he's saying that it only hurts until he writes music about it. That writing kind of heals the wounds.

[@AJaeH]

ohhhh i see damn that's powerful

[@GretaZewe]

I'm trying to write something coherent but I'm just speechless. Rusty Clanton songs are the best songs. It's like being immersed in a pool of emotions but with the viscosity of honey and then being pushed through it. You can't really breathe but also you're feeling every second of the song. Holy heck it's late and this isn't making much sense but this song is killing me.

[@elipartin5764]

Greta Zewe this is such a great description holy wow

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

+Greta Zewe

[@ICOEPR]

Beaut

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

Sammy Paul U R

[@MaisieHPeters]

'Did I see it melt away, remember when I loved LA' RUSTY your new songs are just hypnotically good

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

+Maisie Peters

[@jardinhope6717]

Don't know if I can find you, but I found myself about a minute in.

[@callmequestion]

oh this reminds me so much of Daughter and i love it.

[@noeljoe30]

My heart is so heavy tonight, thank you for giving me this song to feel less alone ♥️💔

[@mariships3320]

sometimes i find songs and i'm like, "damn, how did i survive without it?" you always have that effect.

[@thelifeofhollyb]

Your original songs always feel like coming home after a shitty day, putting on cosy pj's and hiding wth blankets and books, knowing tomorrow will come and eventually it will all be okay

[@gracielaishere6225]

just that intro, I can already imagining myself outside in fall sitting under the trees. or just laying in bed thinking of good times.

[@narcoleptic_nadia]

I cant believe this song is 6 years old. I used to listen to this on rough nights when I was 16 and while I was crying in bed. Its still a masterpiece to me at 22. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@milkandhoonie]

"Call it chaos, call it right, it only hurts until it rhymes." I love this line. You go through moments in your life and whether they are good or bad, once you can write about them you don't hurt anymore. You only hurt until you are able to write about it. Absolutely genius Rusty. Genius.

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

+Mary McCasland

[@RandomProductions106]

I want to do a mash up cover with this and Novels 😭😭 I'm gonna do it!! Rusty, you should do it with me lmao

[@Choclateunicat]

oh my gosh PLEASE

[@rileyjean5319]

You're beautiful. You don't listen to music, and you don't play it either. You feel it.

[@neocityorigin]

i love listening to art

[@thechristinanerd]

Whatever heartbreak you are going through right now, I'm so sorry. Does it help to know your broken heart is creating some of your best music right now?

[@imercccccc]

Is he still with tessa? :( and i agree wholeheartedly! This hits me right in my feels

[@TheHGameFan]

Schima i don't think they're together anymore they've unfollowed each other on social media and tessa has been talking about being on tinder and other dating apps on twitter so

[@matthewwatt2295]

Oh that's sad :(

[@David-np2gb]

well, its time for me to die

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

thechristinanerd ❤️❤️❤️

[@ems3805]

Find me

[@Haamaj]

I cried my heart out for all the disappointments I'm having constantly for more than a year now. I just went crying till I couldn't hear your delicate voice and guitar playing. my depression isn't necessarily going to go away any time soon, but God knows how much I found hope and peace listening to this song. Please keep doing great music you're absolutely talented for grabbing our hearts softly like this.

[@hananabil1493]

This song continues to explain my life more and more it constantly feels like everything has been a false start for a couple of weeks now. Don’t know how this cycle will end

[@laurennielsen2504]

I remember first hearing this song as a freshman in high school. I was at the lowest point in my life I think id ever been in. Now sitting in my dorm room all alone during thanksgiving break, this song popped back up on my recommended. Crazy what emotions we have tied to music because within the first line of song tears started to fill in my eyes.

[@comefromthedead]

I think it says something very important about what you're capable of that I didn't find myself listening to this so much as I found myself feeling it, wholly and deeply. I feel heartbroken by your voice alone. You are making so much absolutely breathtaking art right now, Rusty, but that being said I really hope you can find peace.

[@h.w.rosenthal9503]

rusty and an electric guitar. this is what the 16 years of my life has been building up to.

[@elizabethhannah4332]

Rusty, I love you.

[@abigailindigo8074]

i've never been able to listen to a rusty clanton song without crying

[@NicholeParker]

This is one of those songs where you can be happy and in a good relationship and loving life, but one minute in you're tearing up about a heartbreak you aren't even going through. That's the mark of a fantastic musician.

[@melkim3341]

It's like you're playing my heart strings.

[@sammycopley1]

as much as i love Novels, this may be my new Novels. i never want to stop listening to this. (also high-key wondering what the little "FIND ME" in the lyrics is about)

[@-cuteasfudge-2699]

it's 3:41 am and this made my night a little bit less lonely ♡

[@Zyswest]

so so lovely. the ending literally took me back to sitting on my Nannie's porch in Tennessee every sunday morning as a child..

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

sarah that's where it takes me too!

[@UnicornPianoCovers]

My heart jumps every time I get the post notification that you uploaded a video! 💕

[@elizasmith6853]

this song is honestly just so soothing and relaxing for me, it reminds me of the feeling when you're having a shit day and someone is just here to wrap you up in a blanket and pat your head while you just sit together and nothing needs to be said cause you know they're there for you.. but that's just me

[@chokorange0256]

"&what I thought when I saw you, I knew it when I left", affected me in more ways than I can express. Great job Rusty! Forever impressed&awed

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

Pamela Lozano

[@hannahelland9278]

rustys voice reminds me of a period of my life i will always treasure

[@mblabezza]

I still listen to all your songs Rusty - they’re timeless

[@CallMeMaiB]

Rusty's music always seems to become a tangible thing that escapes from my computer screen or my headphones and just sits there with me, feeling what I feel.

[@JansetNilGenc]

Rusty please please i NEED these songs on spotify, your voice calms me down and makes me feel home

[@HogwartsTimeLord]

3 weeks of coming back to this song over and over. too good.

[@elipartin5764]

Ouch wow this song is playing into my broken heart so well right now. I'm so grateful to have someone who writes such perfect songs.

[@blob605]

You neeeeeeed more of your songs on Spotify, Rusty!

[@avawelsch3753]

my heart goes out to this and I cry at pretty much all songs rusty creates

[@jessicafisher7250]

I can't stop listening. Every moment I have to listen to music I end up coming back to your music. Something about it makes me calm and less stressed. Perfection

[@hannahclarke5324]

so much feeling in every pluck of them strings. wow

[@WaistHighView]

So emotionally charged yet peaceful, I love it.

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

WaistHighView that's exactly the feeling I was trying to capture!

[@julianajensen327]

This song makes you feel like you're floating above water, and then lying on soft grass. Well at least to me it does ❤️

[@elizabethaman7]

It's so rare to hear the electric guitar used to make such sweet, beautiful, calming music. I love it.

[@isabelh8656]

I am LIVING for this. Rusty, you have been one of my favourite musicians for a while now. Thank you so much for all the beauty you have brought into the world through your music - it has helped me through so much.

[@meellerr]

Almost every song you write makes me want to cry, but in a good way. This is one of those songs. 🖤☺️

[@confusedpanda2]

Absolutely amazing and deserves a film concept around it... fucking beautiful

[@charlottepettigrew5825]

This is one of my favourite songs. It makes me want to fold myself in a warm blanket but also cry my eyes out. Perfection.

[@caitlinkenyon3896]

Thank you for always being so incredibly raw with your music. For a girl who often struggles to find the right words I find a lot of solace in the words you sing. So thank you, I really hope I can see you perform live someday.

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

+Caitlin Kenyon I hope so too!

[@indigojewel9139]

I've been alternating between having this and "Comfort" on repeat. I noticed the views for this have gone up 2,000 in the last two days, and I'm pretty sure 90%of the views were mine... In love with this gorgeous piece of art. pls release on spotify/apple music. Need. More. Rusty. On . Demand.

[@BinaBianca]

.... I am not crying...YOU ARE!

[@lilgauss]

Love you Rusty. So much of my musical inspiration lies in you.

[@hcharis1423]

ugh this is so heartbreakingly beautiful

[@cheyennesweeney744]

There are just some artists out there that make you feel something you don't normally feel...like a mixture of emotions and all you can do sit silently. listening. You are one of those.

[@srmafilios]

wow, so beautiful, please get on spotify NOW

[@Shahrae]

Holy shit this hit me right in the feels...

[@savannahlee7571]

sobbing. very much needed this tonight. thank you.

[@chasingmyshadow4490]

Just thank you. For everything.

[@MattMulholland]

Amazing tune!

[@allisondow3087]

i could honestly listen to you forever

[@emthecloudfairy4110]

Read the lyrics in the description. The odd capitalisation reads 'FIND ME' I found you, and I am glad. Thank you Rusty.

[@aboutforever1702]

This is like out of this worldd

[@livr1275]

ooooh getting Daughter vibes from this!! killin it, rusty!!!

[@KittensOnACloud7]

Man, I don't even know what to say... There's just something so incredibly special about your music and I'm so thankful that we get to hear it.

[@chloemarshall7940]

Pure talent at its finest

[@Miikeeeyyyy]

CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE THIS SONG AND HOW IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY DISLIKES? I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND I LOVE RUSTY SOO MUCH MORE.

[@hazelchief-rabbit5903]

Mike E well there are five dislikes now. :/

[@topazjas]

god, everything you make is incredible

[@cyairashotwell6697]

i always see such emotion with EVERY song you write and it still gets me everytime. its truly beautiful and i appreciate it so fricken much.

[@alex-uc7hj]

I'm in love with you and everything about you. You create some of the most beautiful pieces of art. The way that you use lyrics to tell the story of a heartbreak but creatively use chords to add to the emotion. The lyrics give me hardcore feels but the chords add even more emotion to the song

[@HerenuiC]

I love this, this song is BEAUTIFUL.

[@maddykilgannon-hart706]

God, Rusty Clanton, you've done it again, created impossibly beautiful magic.

[@CassidyBrennan14]

can’t stop coming back to this.

[@jennd8685]

Took me a second listen to realize the first strumming pattern in the beginning, continues through out the whole song, while Rusty continues to play over it. And that to me is such a religious experience because chord progressions keeps happening while the main channel is the original strumming. He's physically is able to show what he's thinking and feeling in the past at the same time as playing presently / writing musically in the present. * Also the song is resolution. Because it fades out - Rusty doesn't feel like there is conflict because he understands his feelings he felt in L.a. we're good. And though the lyrics doesn't sound like it, that personal revelation changes the lyrics at the end cause he sees the memory as bitter sweet. I'm shook and excited for the EP 💛

[@sianwilliams5129]

Well thanks I just bawled my eyes out

[@prettyinpunk3236]

so, i have a little thing called chromesthesia, where i see sound in the form of colors. i wanted you to know that yours are some of the most beautiful i've ever experienced. it's mostly warm colors, though some of them have darker undertones. this is mostly a fiery orange, with a bit of brilliant blue. comfort is purple and soft pink. novels is purple and gold. thank you for writing such beautiful music, rusty. just...thank you.

[@greyskye3513]

I have chromesthesia too, and it's those reasons as to why I have listened to Rusty for so long. His voice and his music are just so beautiful

[@katienuese4015]

this is healing me right now. thank you for this.

[@makennanicole4565]

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time, it’s so calming and I love listening to this

[@user-iw9zd6zm4f]

i just sat with this playing volume all the way up and closed my eyes, and cried a little. 💖

[@xeroframes]

You released this at such a crucial point, I have nothing but praise for you & this song

[@mayaongchangco2327]

You sir, are fucking killing it.

[@hannahrockstar2857]

I fall in love with the artistry of Rusty Clanton more and more each time I listen to him

[@MelanieBakerMusic]

uGH so gorgeous rusty, so in love with your lyrics

[@evidentlymak]

THE LYRICS IN THE DESCREPTION SAY "FINE" THIS IS NOT OK OML THIS IS GORGEOUS😍😍

[@harpsong93]

I could listen to your music all day. Your recent stuff has so much feeling. I'm captivated. Thank you.

[@hopemcleary2695]

what a pure, precious little soul you are. your music is so beautiful and inspiring. i hope to be like you one day.. you're the gift that keeps on giving and i will be forever thankful to the world for stumbling upon your music.

[@SaidSaid-si8sf]

Simply beautiful

[@DanielLawsonOfficial]

Forever one of my favourite songwriters

[@bk7962]

KZbin's best-kept secret. This is stunning. Keep up the amazing work, Rusty.

[@katesharpe6119]

One of my favourite songs by you so far. Thanks for the art Rusty. It's beautiful.

[@applepie6994]

SO MUCH NEW CONTENT RECENTLY, IM LIVING FOR THIS

[@inbluwoods4022]

Damn dude. This hits hard.

[@EarToTheGroundMusic]

I keep coming back to this one, Rusty. I think there's magic in it.

[@nimosound3159]

Just wow, so many tears.

[@racheldvideo]

Happy to have you and your beautiful music back. My heart is so full here.

[@eli6397]

You're so talented. Your music always knows how to make me feel. Your voice, your lyrics, your chords, your raw emotion.. don't ever stop doing what you're doing ♥

[@rummm9809]

this song gives me an odd nostalgic feeling of when i was 15, especially when the ooo's and other harmonies come in. i honestly got chills.

[@annechristina2250]

Youre voice is so calming and beautiful

[@jujubean9624]

this is absolutely beautiful. i've been longing to hear something so beautiful for quite sometime now. thank u.