Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen

[@KennethHayden-d7s]

Thank you YELLOWJACKETS ❤️. Love this song

[@brendantaylor3570]

It’s not about “seventeen,” it’s about potential, and forgiveness. You’re the only person that can forgive yourself as you age. It’s important to remember the love you embody from a young age, to not lose it. You always embody beauty no one can touch, not age nor time.

[@King.Of.Antlers]

You can’t change time But time and change you

[@hellfeather2011]

Thank you for that

[@katelynbrown98]

Wow. I love this.

[@mbolding3673]

Right and Exact

[@Hotlux66_]

Wow, nice analysis

[@amillionbees]

Gosh this song hurts so much. 17 was tough. I was so damn lonely & misunderstood, yet didn’t have the emotional language to explain it, even to myself. I was in a big new city and too afraid to begin to navigate it. With parents who were so different, with different struggles and different backgrounds, different values and interests, that they had no idea how to help me in any way at all. School kids so different also, they had their own bubbles already, in a small private school. There was no room for someone like me. I spent a lot of days leaving school early (dropped out of a couple of classes so I could) and waiting at the train station every day with a ridiculous amount of candy, shyly watching the range of people you see in a quiet but transitional spot in a huge city. And at the other end of the station I would hang around a playground by myself for hours. Time moved so slow, yet too fast. The way it does now but with less understanding of it. I couldn’t wait to get out, yet had no visible future to run towards, just a million things I wanted to run from. I don’t know whether 17y/o me would like or hate current me. But that’s okay because either way, all these years later, present me is finally doing okay.

[@Sainthood.wav1]

The 17 year old you would be happy to see you doing good. ❤

[@ashikislam232]

I went through somewhat of a similar experience, but no way as stressful as yours. but you made it. and that's awesome!

[@ashikislam232]

glad to hear that ur finally doing okay!

[@themmy4154]

I can relate to you so fuckin much. I'm turning 21 in a month and somehow it still feels the same. Better, but I'm not there yet. I'm still not where I'm supposed to be but I'm trying to be better.

[@hopeschust1792]

Ash idk good for you I’m glad ur doing ok now🦾

[@CarloAgnes-p2v]

I'm a 60-year-old childless man, so very different from Sharon Van Etten, but this song brings tears to my eyes every time. Love the video too.

[@Noname-rq1hr]

Turning 20 in a few weeks, it saddens me that I lost my teenage years to mental illnesses, they are gone and I am never gonna be able to live, laugh and love like a teenager should have Hey y'all. Turned 21 some months ago. Time flies. To people that shared messages of hope, thanks. I really appreciate it.. To people that reminded me that "I should be grateful for what I have", yeah I know that and it only makes me feel more guilty. Anyway, I really fucked up. I still feel miserable, my choice of college education is a mess, I can't seem to know how to make healthy social relationships, and daily I think about ending my life (but I am sure I will not because I can't cause more pain than I have already caused). The days go on, and the feeling of doing everything wrong is constant. I wonder when it's going to blow up in my face. But as horrible as I feel, I have no one to talk to, so I cowardly resort to the comments section of a video where I have no face and can freely say what I feel without being consumed by guilt and shame.

[@danssuxx]

Big same. i want to go back

[@everuby1438]

But who's to say that the rest of life won't hold love and laughter? It isn't true that your teen years are the "golden age". In fact, most of the comments on this video suggest the opposite. Life isn't all downhill from here xx

[@felipesoares1787]

I'd say it's on the 20's that you find your prime, Ms. Just go with the flow and enjoy your youth. I'm 21 and turning 22 in March, but I feel way better than I was a 16, mostly because I grew up in a ambient surounded by bad and dangerous people and I always had only few friends -- something like two. Basically, most of my social network I made on internet and I spent huge part of time in my room. I felt the same way as you before, I completely understand you. But the teenage years aren't the wisest ones. A lot of teenagers has the same strugles that you had before and others are even worse. You must use yourself as an example of overcoming, because mental illness nowadays is getting pretty common among teenagers and only few people can get rid of it without taking their own life. God bless you!

[@ananyasarkar7058]

There's still time

[@Dyingirl]

@@felipesoares1787 Late twenties here, while the twenties were a lot better than my teenage years, I sincerely hope that they werent my prime either. Must be awful living the rest of your life knowing the best is over. Plus, they werent even what Id call best.

[@chrissennfelder7249]

When I was 17, I was anxious and insecure. Now I'm 35 and I've never been better. There have been hard times, I've hit rock bottom in 2008/09. But I've moved on. Got helped by family and friends. Never surrender.

[@catshaveteats]

2008/09 was fucking rough.

[@bryaneberly3588]

How would you frame this to your 17-year-old self?

[@carolinevieira8810]

Oi, você está melhor agora?

[@micaelaclifford2729]

I love this! I project myself being better at 30 than I'm at 20, 17 was tough af to me, wasn't confident in any area of my life for sure

[@aeris44]

I’m going into my 30s never being more mentally healthy and stable. And look back at my 20s with regret, maybe one day i wont but i dont ever wanna go back. I cant wait for what my 30s have for me!

[@ambidexterity1]

Damn, I thought this was a relatively old song but I see that it came out this year. It sounds like a classic.

[@diananayelicastrohernandez4827]

BeardedDragon same here haha

[@sylreyvin]

Yes! Same, I enjoy it because of that. Fits the nostalgia it brings

[@bettyzhang3030]

Same!!

[@Lemegeton300]

it came out in January and its still the best song of 2019 in my opinion.

[@ghost123g3]

Same here!

[@benracz6072]

I can't get over the powerful melancholy in this song. It's like a yearning for your youth, while appreciating how much more yourself you are with age. It's telling your younger self things will get better, while realising that they kind of didn't. It's reflecting on how much has changed with the passing of time, but the slap in the face that nothing has really changed at all... I think we get so caught up in nostalgia and regret and concern for the future that we forget that our memories aren't really truthful, and everything we experience is relative and fixed in the time it is in. This song reminds me to focus less on where you've been and where you're going, and more on where you are now :( :)

[@nithinravi4401]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@strangebird8714]

beautifully put.

[@bryaneberly3588]

Yes.

[@lisavanderstarren2160]

Yess

[@patrickdaley7057]

Awesomely put

[@coolbees2596]

I wish I could get my teenage years back. I was too anxious and too depressed to take risks, have fun and just be dumb while I still could.

[@kasantosk]

OMG I totally think like you. This is so sad...

[@BethLove333]

Do it Now! Now is the only time you have 💛🙏💛

[@mattvalente8194]

Absolutely never too late! I didn't enjoy high school at all, but in my mid-20's I started experimenting with my sexuality and expressing myself in a way that was more true to myself, and you can too ❤️ it's never too late to live, whatever that might mean or look like for you

[@coolbees2596]

@@mattvalente8194 Someone actually giving me positive advice and being kind on youtube? whoa. Thanks Matt!

[@mattvalente8194]

cool bees you got this!! 💕

[@manju6952]

As someone who has also lost a lot of their youth while fighting mental illness I really relate to everyone in the comments. The problem is our society romanticizes being young while ignoring the burdens and many changes you go through during that time. But realistically you're more likely to come across those aspects when you're older, like love, friendship and what makes you truly happy. The time-frame of child to young adult is so short, you can't experience absolutely everything the movies tell you in the span of 10 years so don't give yourself a hard time for it. You still have so much more life to live, please don't give up on it! I promise there's much more to experience and at least when you turn into an adult you'll have the freedom and legality to do whatever you want :D (Sorry if this turned into an essay but I just wanted to encourage anyone who had similar feelings. Life is hard regardless of age, be proud of yourself for getting through it!! ❤❤❤)

[@tonyd.u.y7262]

Thank you! Your comment helped me a lot

[@manju6952]

@@tonyd.u.y7262 I'm so glad it could be of use!

[@ginandromeda1618]

Maybe that's the reason why this song is on The Half of it, the movie doesn't romanticize teenagerhood, it's a realistic look into it. I'm 19 and I feel like I wasted my teen years and that I'm missing out. Thanks for this

[@manju6952]

@@ginandromeda1618 I forgot the song was on the half of it! I heard this song from that scene in sex education which I think really depicted a moment where a character's entire outlook changes and they can no longer go back to being a teen or "17" (tried to make that as non-spoilery as possible). But I you're right too! The half of it is much more realistic which I really appreciate since it doesn't underestimate its audience. Also no worries! Hopefully it helps a little knowing that a lot of people feel the same as you do!

[@Priyanka1606-c7s]

Thank you @Manju your words will help a lot i m 20 n going through so much seems like my life gonna be end soon. So thanks for your comforting word. U really are an angel.

[@365partyboyyy]

EVERYTIME I hear this song my eyes swell with tears because being an adult and growing up is hard, a lot of souls don’t make it past their twenties so this song is a light for them and a glimpse into the horrors I’ve endured. Whoever reads this I hope you give yourself the same grace and love you give others to yourself for I have the unfortunate repercussion of ignoring that.

[@nahuelconstantine]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights on this matter. Hope u are fine ❤

[@clayguy33]

Older dude here. I grew up with the likes of Pat Benetar, Stevie Nick's, Heart, etc, and graduated to PJ Harvey, Siouxsie, etc in the eightees. This song blows me away. So damn good. And to me reminiscent of those 70s and 80's anthems I love so much. 🖤

[@doecavalera5122]

YES. I was a Blondie, Plasmatics, Patti Smith Siouxsie & the Banshees, punk gurl, then PJ, Hole, Neko Case, etc. I'm also blown away, and I cry too.

[@mirhossein9772]

[Verse 1] I know what you wanna say I think that you're all the same Constantly being led astray You think you know something you don't [Chorus 1] Downtown hotspot halfway up the street I used to be free, I used to be seventeen Follow my shadow around your corner I used to be seventeen, now you're just like me [Verse 2] Down beneath the ashes and the stone Sure of what I've lived and have known I see you so uncomfortably alone I wish I could show you how much you've grown [Chorus 2] Downtown hotspot used to be on this street I used to be seventeen, I used to be seventeen Now you're a hotshot hanging on my block Sun coming up, who's my shadow? [Post-Chorus] La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la [Bridge] I know what you're gonna be I know that you're gonna be You'll crumble it up just to see Afraid that you'll be just like me [Chorus 3] Downtown hotspot halfway through this life I used to feel free, or was it just a dream? Now you're a hotshot, think you're so carefree But you're just seventeen, so much like me You're just seventeen, you're just seventeen Seventeen

[@trevorantilla9893]

the real MVP

[@rickclark7508]

You're a legend ❤️

[@rino09876]

I thought it was downtown hatchback.

[@johnnyd687]

❤❤❤ Thank you...a lonely Christmas night '21

[@whatsyrcardnumba7061]

@@rino09876 its "downtown harks back", The lyrics online are frequently, (assumedly by word of mouth), wrong 😂

[@StorageBlends]

Oh man I was so depressed from 14 to 19 I can’t even remember anything from that time

[@yahstino]

Yeah, can't help but see them as wasted years. 26 now, still depressed.

[@adeel2bad]

This too shall pass

[@marianap.5778]

I try to remember and I have some memories, but most of that time feels like I was dead. Yeah, wasted years...

[@reginadanielle3755]

Same

[@humankaleidoscope4989]

Omg same. It all just blends together.

[@centuryfiles9558]

I feel like the universe sent me this song

[@peixe5477]

[@hq3802]

I was actually sent by netflix

[@centuryfiles9558]

payday 💀😂

[@averi4]

Ikr😭

[@sratus]

I feel like you're the type of person who talks utter bollocks a lot

[@samaramahoff]

Just played this to my recent 17 year old. I was in tears listening to it, remembering the essence of youth, it's wonder and fear. What a powerful song!

[@radiohead93]

I don’t remember the last time a song emotionally destroyed me like this.

[@davidabheeru2012]

same

[@huethatworks]

I am starting immediately to cry. Uf.

[@mewho6199]

"Destroyed"? That's awful. I find this song incredibly uplifting.

[@ovajonaj7820]

It has levels.

[@bryaneberly3588]

I feel bathed with a rough washcloth.

[@teacupalice]

I don’t think this song is wishing you were seventeen again, I think it’s telling your younger self things will get better

[@maddie8415]

I completely agree. When I listened I felt like I was speaking to my younger self.

[@jennyfercooch6654]

Totally agree........ 🖤

[@pacoimeroxvida4404]

Gay

[@ilikedogs4176]

@@pacoimeroxvida4404 ?

[@recklessmb]

Not going to lie that's totally possible. I've always seen it as her talking to her daughter. Her daughter is just like her and she wants something better for her. Hoping she doesn't make the same mistakes.

[@loeeer]

i'm 22 years old and already feel the weight of this song.

[@iFlashCaotix]

Same... But fuck we have to live fully as possible! Don't think so much, good Life!

[@valleyofthedolls]

im 20 and i cant handle this too

[@lilmad2287]

20 and it's already overwhelming

[@davyroger3773]

@@lilmad2287 Whats overwhelming about it?

[@jayanttanwar4703]

We can handle it together if you say.

[@hellfeather2011]

Every time I hear this song I feel like she made it just for me. I was talking to my dad yesterday, sent him a picture from last week of my 17 yr old getting their lip pierced, with hair nearly identical in color and cut to my hair at 17, with the caption "they're so much like I was". It was kinda wistful, missing the parts of me that life experience has dulled or killed, but my boomer dad replied "now you see what I had to deal with". Just...no, shut up old man. When my parents laid the curse on me that they "hoped I'd have a child JUST like me" they never imagined that I'd be delighted by a child with all the traits they perceived as flaws. That kid is beautiful and perfect, passionate and talented, and crazy smart with a hilariously sarcastic sense of humor. What really wrecked me in this song was this part: I know what you're gonna be I know that you're gonna be You'll crumble it up just to see Afraid you'll be just like me It hurts that yes, I believe my child recognizes our similarities and is afraid they'll turn out like me. And chances are they probably will.

[@mrmallkmus]

This is so great... Loved it! I know what you wanna say I think that you're all the same Constantly being led astray He's thinking of something you don't Downtown harks back Halfway up the street I used to be free I used to be seventeen Follow my shadow Around your corner I used to be seventeen Now you're just like me Down beneath the ashes and the stone Sure of what I've lived and have known I see you so uncomfortably alone I wish I could show you how much you've grown Downtown harks back I used to be on this street I used to be seventeen I used to be seventeen Now you're half shy Hanging on my block Sun coming up Who is my shadow? La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la I know what you're gonna be I know…

[@brettb154]

I thought it was downtown hot spot?

[@nobodysXghost]

3:33 so powerful. through the window of hindsight, seeing your former younger self take off and leave, leaving you here.

[@spiderz81]

Just watched season 2 episode 1 of yellow jackets and felt the vibe of this song in the opening scene...🕷

[@Aefetece]

me too

[@spiderz81]

@@Aefetece Yellow Jackets is so good!

[@halleymc85]

Buzz buzz buzz 🐝💛🐝🍖🍗🤮🤮❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ lmao iykyk

[@spiderz81]

🛩🌲⚽️😣🍽......

[@nicolasrodriguez7691]

I haven't seen anything like it since "Alive" with ethan hawke, a year ago. hope it continues as good as the previous ones ..SO CLOSE FLEX 🤣🤣

[@isabellapeddicord732]

This song gives Sunday evening in late January

[@nadyaellahi1118]

when i was 17 it felt like the beginning and the end, for the first time in my life i felt free, more independent and hopeful but i wasn't truly happy, was it all just an illusion.. i don't know, i don't want to go back, but i look back fondly when thinking of that summer..

[@OKC1932]

I am so honored to be related to someone who can create such a compelling and heartwrenching song. We love you Sharon.

[@julialovesnancy81]

this song is my all time favorite. my favorite lyric is “i wish you could see how much you’ve grown”! it just reminds me i’m so much different than who i was four years ago - i’m stronger and happier now :)

[@maddie8415]

Just wait until you get to your 30s, I love myself as a person so much more than I ever thought I would.

[@seanmccormick5128]

That lyric is a standout for me as well.

[@markwilken2492]

Best lyric in the song. You’re gonna have a ball in your thirties, darl!

[@userm180]

im proud of yall!

[@sophiafowler7125]

I feel deeply lucky I was able to listen to this song when I was 17, and now it has that extra layer of nostalgia

[@austinkuipers6087]

When I was a teen I was over 300lb, depressed and miserable. In a high school of 1600, I was in the bottom dozen in popularity. I didn't figure out how much you can mold yourself into something else until I figured out how to care about myself as I was. When you decide to treat yourself like someone you care about, everything changes. Misery loses its power, joy starts to come easier. You have to decide to let love in. You can't force yourself to feel a certain way or "decide" to just "be ok", but you CAN force yourself to slowly stack little habits designed to lead towards something else. Reach out to life no matter how you feel or how the world might look and you will find that life reaches back.

[@cassie.m.0723]

God I really needed this one today, thank you

[@maddie8415]

Having a difficult time growing up oftentimes makes a person really empathetic and wise, you're really showing it!

[@normancornelius7237]

Great song! I just turned 41 and I still feel 17! Feels just like yesterday! This song hits home unlike anything I’ve heard in a while! If I could only go back!

[@chrispolo840]

Hey you might like a band called the Doublejumps if you like Sharon Van Etten

[@spacequeenruby]

Awesome!😊

[@wineauntt]

i dont have anything remotely important thats happened to me during my teen years because i lost so many years of it to my depression and anxiety but this song makes me feel a special kind of heaviness i cant compare to anything

[@userm180]

are you ok now?

[@tonia7802]

I remember listening to this song a few hours before turning 18, I was chilling in my bedroom, thinking damn I wanna be forever 17, cause being 18 and comes with its responsibilities and you actually have to work hard to achieve your goal because they're not handed to you on a silver platter. I'm 21 now and I am grateful for everything! I am where I am supposed to be and I am learning everyday

[@user-fo3qn1er5p]

I remember turning 18 two years ago and thinking to myself just how fast did i go from 16 to 18. It feels like as if I slept through 2 years. The pandemic disrupted my school life and my whole life in general. I remember my step father bringing me my birthday cake while my parents were watching on the news regarding the beginning of ukraine war. It was a miserable birthday. Family was slowly falling apart and I knew it. Despite that, I thought to myself to just endure it all and just go through it. I stop caring for many things. I was just hoping to get away from those times. Always looking ahead, I forgot to be in the present. Now I just turned 20 this 25th february. And I regret having those years wasted. You know the feeling of waiting to finally be the better version of you only for that day not to come and now its time to face the real world like responsible adults. But now it seems my life finally started to change for the better now... I hope. Wish you well in life whoever you are. Just remember to be in the present and enjoy the simple things. Take care.

[@tonia7802]

@@user-fo3qn1er5p its weird how we all see how life is going so fast but yeah sticking to the present is what's important and thank you Stranger, may you fulfill your dreams 😊😊

[@alieghbali]

How the environment plays a role on your psyche and your upbringing, we live with a different set of challenges here in Iran but the emotions are the same. Love you Sharon You’re special

[@westmezzanine4321]

Found this song from Sex Education, won’t be leaving for a while. As someone who’s turning 17 in just a couple months and who feels like he hasn’t really accomplished anything, this song makes me quite emotional, I actually kind of cried a little the third and fourth time I listened to it, and I’ve listened many times since. It feels like I’m meant to be more than what I am. But that is what makes me appreciate the comments in this thread, these people talking about how they felt their teenage years were bad too, and others accomplishing their dreams in their 20’s and 30’s. Life isn’t over after 17, even if I, and probably others, feel like that a lot. But sometimes it’s hard to feel like you’re not wasting your time. And this song kind of makes it hurt, but in all the right ways. It’s a truly incredible song, I’m so happy to have found it. Edit: Returning to this comment about a month after my 18th, things have already changed a lot. My first semester of college brought me a lot of great new life experiences I’ve never had and I in general have a new appreciation for life. I had to push myself really hard but I gave myself an attitude change and am trying to see the future in a more positive light and see the good in more things in the present. I’m still not quite the person I want, but I’m getting there, as is everyone who may read this comment. It gets better everyone. Sometimes faster than you realize.

[@TheCrazyFreak]

Take it from someone who's in her late 20s, you really don't need to be thinking you have to "accomplish" anything in your teenage years. Don't put such pressure on yourself, it usually only leads to you being unsatisfied and unhappy. Just enjoy your teen years, there will be plenty of time to achieve whatever you want later. :)

[@diablo4166]

What ever you do have fun have lots of fun Because no matter how much you do in life If you didn't have fun You're going to wish you did Just like me and if I could go back in time I would have more fun

[@maya_D978]

That is exactly the way i feel! Thank you dear stranger for saying it out loud. I am 18 now, and i feel like my teen years went by so quickly, and i haven't achieved anything to be proud of . I'll never be like those cool teens who've got it all figured out at 16, or who lived fulfilling,crazy, amazing teen years.it Sometimes hits me hard, but, like everyone said, the best is probably ahead of us...

[@brapbrapism]

life will never stop with its up and downs. don't mistake wealth for happiness or accomplishment. have fun. be young. embrace the challenges. you only get one shot at this. enjoy the ride

[@userm180]

im so so proud of u love!

[@LydiannaBella]

This song is for people in their 30s-40s who reminisce at this time or their life when they were 17 and the freedom they felt. Doesn’t mean it was the best time of their life, just that they were carefree and the innocence that goes we it, knowing now they can’t never go back to this feeling.

[@hedlik]

so deep...

[@tamarajay7676]

So true❤ great comment. I agree 100%

[@BlownMacTruck]

Why is it specifically for those in their 30s-40s?

[@tamarajay7676]

@@BlownMacTruck to me personally, this song at any age above 17 can mean something to anyone. Don't have to be 30 - 40s. I think you can be 50 or 100and this song will take you back to when you were 17! Its a great song.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@tamarajay7676 Well obviously. I’m asking the OP why they would say something so weird.

[@juanitaonthego7745]

First time I heard this song thought it was an 80s classic that never knew about. Such a well made bittersweet song.

[@gabicsmm]

The series Yellowjackets brought me here, thanks for the musical discovery, I love it!!!

[@SportoDeluxe]

This is a masterpiece.

[@KC8EWU]

Agreed! Love love love the song! Glad too have a station playing it and other ones like hers in the Grand Rapids, MI area (94.5 WLKQ, The "Q", it"s different here!

[@SportoDeluxe]

@@KC8EWU I'm from Northwest Indiana, and we don't have any stations that cool.

[@KC8EWU]

@@SportoDeluxe It came on the air just a couple months ago, loving it! There on iHeartRadio

[@elipena2920]

it is

[@gonzaloarvietti4920]

but the shitty regeton and anacodas it reigning :(

[@nicole6808]

i remember listening to edge of seventeen by stevie nicks and dancing queen by abba and even seventeen by kings of leon and peach pitt, respectively, at midnight when i turned seventeen alone in my bed. that was a really rough time for me, i was in my first relationship and it was so abusive and toxic. i’m turning 20 in a month and i’m in such a good place; life will always go up and down again. it feels so good to look back on who i was at seventeen. it feels like that girl doesn’t exist anymore, but parts of her are still in me. anyway, i’d just like to say that songs about being seventeen hold a special place in my heart, that was a defining time for me and probably most people

[@girlontheedge2636]

aww edit- why tf did i write 'aww' when i meant to said that i am happy for u

[@hellfeather2011]

17 was the last time i felt free. This song messes me up.

[@bryaneberly3588]

You're going to find yourself saying this about yourself every three years or so. Don't think about it too much. Just face what's coming and learn. Love, 33-year-old

[@JudyTheLionTamer]

Great documentary bbc radio 4 that I just listened to on songs about being 17 years old. I never knew this amazing song a week ago. I think you'd like it Nicole xx

[@stevegray5263]

@@JudyTheLionTamer Jude? :D

[@JorshWarshington1]

This song has absolutely nothing to do with me, yet I can't stop listening to it. Behold the power of a well written song.

[@marcomendonca3676]

How powerful this song is, with the emotion behind it. It crushes you so deep and warms you like a blanket. What a gift to world she's is, and how lucky are we to have her.

[@russian0801]

This song just hit me so hard. My teens weren't easy and sometimes I look at my daughter and just feel devastated at how similar our lives are . Too much pain....this song is a musical masterpiece.

[@anapaulagurgel4403]

Damn, good artists still be out here... This song is a 21st century pearl

[@jackkaczmarczyk2709]

Christ, she's an angel

[@AyzahGardezi]

I often feel like time is running, and on every birthday, I think, "Wait, I'm this old already? I never realised how quickly I was growing." But this song makes so many moments, from as far back as I can remember, flash before my eyes, and I no longer wonder where did all that time go.

[@kamilzabiegala1649]

I saw Sharon at Lollapalooza, she was the highlight of the entire festival for me. Unbelievable singer-songwriter. Love you!!!

[@teresabessette9962]

This song hurts so good. As I'm nearing 40, I am embracing my true self, unapologetically. I will never compromise myself like I did in the past. Make the choices, do the things, regret nothing. 😘😘😘

[@jeffrymcclendon6095]

You are so right

[@foreveryactionthereisacons1683]

Same.

[@giuliafrancescato4167]

It's not about teenager years and the end of life, it's about innocence and carelessness that you can't take back.

[@jorgeabraham3414]

My mom was watching this drama series called 'Maid' and this song was featured in one chapter, there's a nice selection of tunes in that show

[@joannabarnes1128]

I am 45, this resonated. Powerful lyrics and a haunting melody.

[@wootlesswocks]

The longing and nostalgia in this song is just so beautiful. I love this song

[@polsatan]

This song hits me like lightning every time I listen it. No other artist achieves such immersion and expression. Sharon, you are incredible. You are pure gold!

[@ivyrosepondmancarmont6754]

I came from 'The Half Of It' and wow❤️ i read through the comments for about half an hour and it's kinda amazing seeing everyone's different stories. it's crazy to think about how different we each live our lives yet here we are, we each somehow found our way right here, listening to this song. each with our own story to tell❤️

[@purplesun5383]

Me too! It’s amazing to see the many perspectives in this comment section! ❤️

[@kat.5927]

I discovered this song in August 2019 on Spotify and listened to it on repeat - alongside The National's "Light Years". In September I decided last minute to go to Madrid on a 4-day weekend, booked my flight, packed close to nothing but had my playlists ready. All I wanted was to find some peace, walk around the city and listen to my music. Went to Parque del Retiro and while I was taking a walk and listening to this song, I saw a friend from school I had lost touch with a while ago. He told me he lived there now and invited me to go out with him and his friends that night. We went for tapas and drinks, danced, and I spent the rest of my mini vacation with them. Life is crazy like that. One of the best times I've had in a while. I sure miss going on those little improvised trips, but soon I hope.

[@diablo4166]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@BNavarra1293]

I’m 26 and was just talking, yesterday, about how my favorite age was 17. So many great times and great memories. How the time has flown. Then I happen to discover this song, and wow is it beautiful.

[@plpboy5016]

My wife is pregnant with our first child and i cannot wait to experience the growth, pain, struggle, and REWARDING experience of being a father. I am praying for a baby girl, and if we don't have a daughter, that's just awesome too. Cannot wait. Just CAN'T WAIT.

[@MrJames-tw3so]

What you have?

[@plpboy5016]

@@MrJames-tw3so in the saddest way we have lost two babies. Both didn't make it. She is pregnant again though 😭❤️

[@AriD-p8n]

17 was the most magical year of my life so far. senior year, summer after high school, college and new beginnings. so much newness and the edge of childhood into adulthood. my advice to every 17 year old is enjoy it and stop trying to get outta there so quick. you’ll want it back soon! i’m about to enter my 20s and wish i could go back and take it all in one last time!! also all the music about being 17

[@deadbody5673]

This song looks like lying on the bed alone, in a room with your mess and little tears in your eyes. blurry, red light fills the room and you don’t care that you turned seventeen yesterday and everyone remembered you.

[@userm180]

what do the blurry red lights mean

[@Finley_Youtube]

Ever since I heard this song on yellowjackets I just can't stop listening. SOMEONE HELP

[@andrewburson1215]

Why did they have to do Jackie like that?

[@jackkaczmarczyk2709]

you don't need help

[@birdyjax3071]

Same! I've had it on repeat since. 🖤💛

[@spacequeenruby]

Buzz buzz buzz 🐝

[@erinesee]

I am the same age as the "older" cast and my daughter is 17. She just graduated from high school... I have it on repeat as well. It's a great song ❤

[@mrj6]

There’s something magical about teenage years. Maybe not the best years, but youthful bliss. Better put, “Oh, I was once young, Oh, I was once unbelievably, young.”

[@TheFullShark]

After this song i have a nostalgia about life that I never had

[@nicktilll2851]

same same

[@yousraelmoudni9954]

Same , weird

[@gilbag]

I have nostalgia for the 30 other times I've seen this stupid f*cken comment on KZbin

[@sashaabartosh]

feelin same :(

[@gcsec8811]

lol

[@013rml]

"I see you so uncomfortably alone. I wish I could show you how much you’ve grown." ❤

[@mercutiomurphy2743]

ever since "i washed your dishes, but shitted in your bathroom" i was hooked, such a way with words

[@013rml]

@@mercutiomurphy2743 Haha I love her lyrics.

[@rr770]

❤️

[@silverdreamer1889]

Almost cried here

[@013rml]

@@silverdreamer1889 Aw, now you made me cry. I think a lot of us can relate to this lines.

[@grace-1239]

They put this song in 'the half of it ' on Netflix. I already loved this song before but I think I love it even more now.

[@kikidilivery]

I love the complex emotions this song manages to capture. Pride in the growth it took to become who you are now - in defiance of your own past expectations. Grief, disdain, and compassion for the person you used to be.

[@byan4003]

Interpret the lyrics how you will. The raw emotion packed in this song just gives you that feeling. Very few can deliver this. A timeless track, unlike so many others. Sharon Van Etten really did an amazing job at 3:09 as well.

[@micaelaclifford2729]

I'm 20 years old in January 2022 and I feel so sorry for my Seventeen self. I didn't had no one telling me everything will pass away faster than I thought and if I'd survived then I would be stronger than I thought. I think I'm stronger mentally than I would ever thought I would at Seventeen. Bless my past self and I hugged myself, I had no friend but now I do. You're never alone. You got this, just wait.

[@somar3614]

when a song you didn't know you needed, and you listen to it and you realize how much you needed it. Beautiful song, can't stop listening to it.

[@BryanSeanGomes]

It’s so good and beautiful to hear! What an amazing song and voice! ♥️🔥🥺

[@memdeee]

it's really a feeling watching this at 30

[@eleonoradini2371]

And watching it at 61 is amazing as well...

[@raycoon4908]

The feeling will be gone by 54

[@mjay3807]

42

[@t4yl0rswifti39]

I'm turning 17 in a month and this came into my recommendation...oh the wonderful things the youtube algorithm has to offer. Thanks youtube, I'm glad to have found a a wonderful song😊💗

[@mona-fy4oj]

a decade ago I was seventeen. where have these years gone.

[@adamf.4823]

2 decades ago I was seventeen. They just keep disappearing like loose pages in the wind, faster and faster and faster.

[@davidescobar7726]

@@adamf.4823 3 years ago I was seventeen... I just was alone, sleeping, eating and sleeping again, I didn't even take a shower in days, without friends, without my family...nobody cares and I felt like shit. Now... I feel better and with goals. Greetings

[@NailsHammerHeart]

The fact that i've only discovered this song on youtube now and i'm literally 17 is kind of a funny coincidence lol, i love this song though ❤❤❤

[@floatyvibes6878]

Hi stranger scrolling through comments, you have a great taste in music! Touche`.

[@freejrs]

This is strong. A new force. Hits me right in the chest.

[@davidwest.]

when i was 17 i used to listen to this song thinking i’ll never feel a nostalgic feeling, now i’m 21 and is starting to hit

[@ashleyward3556]

This song…It’s wishing you could go back in time, but knowing if that opportunity presented itself you may think twice about taking it. It’s realizing you are older, wiser and you went through pivotal, challenging moments to become who you are now…but at the same time you can’t help but relate to the younger you and feel maybe not much has actually changed. Regardless of the years that have passed since seventeen, we are still trying to grow, trying to learn, trying to navigate this complicated world we woke up in. Forever trying figure out the purpose. Life is a beautiful struggle. No matter if you are 17 or 70.

[@julietdouglas1997]

Wow, @ashleyward3556 I heard this song for the first time early this morning, purely by fate. I was there, with the title, Seventeen & the guest presenter's reference to Sharon's scream towards the end of the song. I felt your thoughts & the positivity they stirred inside me, thank you, Ashley! During the song, I was transported back to a painful adolescence that unfortunately lead to many rollercoaster rides throughout my life. Then fate struck again when I noticed your comments were only written one day ago. And they say, 'Lightning never strikes twice!' I am so pleased it did as with your perspective, I can continue into this new day dawning with an attitude of light rather than darkness May your generosity be returned in spades! Love light& blessings Jules Gold Coast

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

I'm actually 17 now and this song hurts so bad. It's my last year of childhood and looking back it's all one big blur. I hope one day I can feel free.

[@marricksinon2057]

Im 19, felt the same way when i was 17. It gets a lil better. But only if u try to make it better.

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

@@marricksinon2057 Thank you I will try to make things better.

[@warumsiehtmanjetztdenalias]

Everyone on here sharing their experiences fr when they where seventeen. Meanwhile while i was 17 i was so depressed that now, at 22, i cannot remember a second of it lmao

[@AllisAlleyWay]

Every time I hear this song it bets better, which is the sign of a great song. We have all widened we could go back in time to tell our younger selves something. This song is about that something. Thank you Sharon for this incredible gem.

[@benjaminreynolds5068]

This song tears at my heart and makes me weap inside, for everyone. Yet, at the same if fills me with such warmth. We are all seventeen. Life is just too short to be or feel anything but. xo

[@vanillauniverse1350]

i really love this song ohhh my gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@rosiep7243]

I’m 17. And to everyone else who is too- let’s enjoy it ok? Time flies. It might b a tough year, but we grow. And we learn. Keep going. Let’s relish being 17. It might not b everything we expected. But that’s ok. Peace n love everyone 🌿

[@SimonRobeyns]

If you think you had it tough now at 17 wait till you're 27 and you actually have responsibilities in life..

[@lzmunch]

@@SimonRobeyns back the fuck off man. hindsight is 20/20, everything looks easier once you're out of the thick of it. I know I was angsty in high school but I respect that those feelings were real in the moment.

[@Mp25DIII]

@@lzmunch You back the f off, Simon may have had a bad day at work

[@TheMickaelD]

17 was my best year, by far (I'm 27)! No responsibilities, only fun and discovering and meeting new people...

[@kingshowofbabylon2503]

No allow yourself to be depressed. You have your whole life to heal. Don’t just ignore it to „have fun“. Heal, you have so much more time to do that

[@urprettyrapstar]

I am now 18. This song comforts me and knowing that is reassuring. I'm now going to face the cruel world as an adult. Now entering a more pressing world scares me. It saddens me that I am no longer a minor who was innocent and naive to the world’s view. The world has gone silent and I know with supportive people by my side I can conquer obstacles that stands in my way.

[@KevinGriffin-b2s]

I just started yellow jackets season 2. Love this tune.

[@ZuaJestem]

Im 20. To all of you, who's 17. You won't believe how fast this time will be gone. Please, respect it fully and try to remember as much as possible of this time.

[@IceSpoon]

I'm 27. Youth is such a weird thing when listening to songs like these.

[@Muffffin]

You're a baby.

[@Snitsky9]

Nah man, I'm better off forgetting those days.

[@lumpsofcandy86]

bruh this comment sounds depressing asf. i was seventeen it was chill. now im eighteen and chillin, it's not that deep

[@Jacebeaner]

All the under 35s on here lol

[@ikariiprince]

People misinterpret this song so much. It’s not about romanticizing being a teenager it’s about how change is constant and you will always have to face yourself no matter what. You’re never really more “carefree” now than you were at seventeen but it’s how you see yourself. It’s about reassuring yourself that things can change and get better and that change does not have to tear you down, it can lift you up in so many beautiful ways. I think this song and Time by Pink Floyd are always interpreted in the most negative way (which is fine, but that’s not the only message). They are both about the hardships and loss of time but also the beauty of that ephemeral nature and how transitory life is

[@darktoast808]

Several years ago, when I was a very lonely guy -as many others might have too- I discovered your sad/crude/real music, I could relate because I could tell you've been through hell too. I have depression, but this year I've woken up to some help thanks to a group therapy and I am doing better. I know many ppl dislike artists who "change" their style, like it happened with Cat Power, but maybe ppl don't realize artists suffer from mental health too and if it changes, their music might reflect that. Thank you for this song! I hope I meet you one day.

[@Snezhinka]

I don't know you, but I'm glad to hear 2019 was good to you! I hope good things and people keep coming to you in 2020.

[@darktoast808]

@@Snezhinka thank you! I hope it's good for you too :)

[@andrewturvill7145]

Did everyone else explode in floods of happy and sad tears for what you had and what was gone, all at once, first time they heard this. God, this hits so hard at 37. i used to be 17. I was broken at that age, off the rails. Love how this is like a lament to that version of herself. Can see the pain in her face as she sings to her younger self. 'Show you how much youve grown,' i needed that. Somehow thats just taken me back 20 years to that age, turmoil and boom, dealt. AMAZING. It's not often I feel every single word an artist says...but this 😍

[@meganstacey1140]

Goosebump song.

[@thomasdellamonica]

I love this song so damn much. So glad I discovered it by watching Yellowjackets.

[@cathygamble9242]

Same. I'm obsessed with it!

[@South_Van_Ilse_MTB]

yep, me too! @@cathygamble9242

[@HauntFreak13]

Saaaaame. I immediately looked it up.

[@iscreemz4494]

I have no words to describe how amazing I find this song, Sharon. But I'm 50 in May... and this song perfectly conjures memories of 17 for me. Love & Respect to you! ❤ Limes

[@evdiaz5698]

This song always make me cry. Happy tears, remorseful tears, regret, hope, love, acceptance… etc!

[@_aereos]

TE AMO ESTOY LLORANDO

[@oliviamary7934]

same

[@_aereos]

@dachicagoan why not?

[@gS0yeUE0udz7d]

Cool, cryin is useful

[@mikejett2733]

Life isn't about things getting better it's about how much hard hits u can take without losing your mind

[@nottams3174]

This song is amazing, lets bring it up high, thanks Yellow Jackets

[@teresitap5778]

This song approaches perfection.

[@Iv1309]

Nice song. I remember my own 17 quite fondly. I didn't have anything to stress about apart from exams. I had a sweet boyfriend. I loved my mom so much and loved the moments we'd go shopping together. I was not a rebellious teen at all, loved my parents too much. And I am glad that I did because little did I know my mom would pass away when I was 19 and 24 hours later my granny passed too (that's when I learned that someone can literally die of a broken heart, takotsubo cardiomyopathy). During a big part of my twenties I was struggling with grief, wrong choices, heartbreak, more loss and pain, rape even. Only in the last 5 years have I started to grab myself together and making good choices for myself. I'm thriving now at 31. I've picked up a study in pursuit of the ambitions I had as a teenager. I have gotten some amazing friends. I found a great joy in traveling. I got married. And most importantly, I found my peace in Jesus Christ. For so many years I was angry at God. I left Him. Not the other way around. Then God left the 99 sheep to find the one sheep that was lost. He picked me up from the mess I made and lifted me up, pulled me out. Some people think there's a negative tone to being like sheep in a herd. But I'm the most happy sheep because my shepherd is Jesus and I wouldn't ever want to leave the herd again. With Jesus on my side I have started to thrive.

[@lunity1111]

Love reading all the life stories on here and only seeing the odd troll.

[@mara-00000]

im seventeen and this songs already makes me miss being seventeen omg

[@vermaledeit1799]

imagine that song somewhen lookin back🖤🖤🖤

[@personne6600]

i know that feeling, I'm only 24 but I feel nostalgic of my teens sometimes. But then I remember how anxious and worried I was all the time, and I realize I'm much better now :)

[@thecoolcat5334]

Omg me too, i'm also seventeen yet already miss my age 😂

[@peachycranberry]

same sis, same. 🥲

[@cigsconalicepagani]

Im 21 and I love this song so much ❤️

[@ruben19m2003]

yellowjackets brought me here. this song is amazing

[@jolenerichardson3496]

Same babe❤ love it

[@TLOH7]

I was exactly 17 when I turned a little bit rebel. Dropping out of school, getting my first piercing, buying Chinese food at times we were supposed to be in class, train to train, crossing corners, smoking weed sometimes…all that with Steph. I was put in an especial high school program for “bad kids” at a totally different crazy schedule than normal hours, then moved to a different state. Never saw Steph again. We almost kissed once because feeling were pretty intense between us. It’s been 15 years and I’m still thinking about her.