The Shins - A Comet Appears

[@thingol1050]

2024 and The Shins still one of the most underrated bands and Chuck is still one of the best shows ever. Change my mind!

[@ModestCasanovaa]

Chuck is one of the best shows of all time

[@dannyfromchicago3736]

I'm here both because of Chuck and The Shins. I was listening to The Shins before I started watching Chuck, so when I heard this song in the show I was like "OMG that sounds like The Shins" 😃😃 Now this is my new favorite song 💯💯💯

[@shapeofthesun]

one of the best songs ever written

[@PomPotsy]

So simple yet so understated

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Incredible performance of a truly moving and shattering song. I mean it, he nails it on this rendition. This is what is to be alive, to be emotionally and spiritually awake in this bleak world. Despite the deep, deep sadness of this, it is in another way uplifting and just makes you understand what it is to have lived and experienced some kind of emotional thing. I simply can't get over how beautiful this really is.

[@loucat2779]

wait what?

[@davebosworth1778]

@@loucat2779 I suppose you missed it.

[@mattbrothers2197]

This. Exactly this.

[@meloyome]

💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻

[@zmb5126]

this comment perfectly sums up the song... it matches it in poetic sentiment

[@lisanovosel3687]

Magnificent. He sings like an angel and writes like a poet. Can't get enough of this.

[@kimwakefield7793]

He is a genius.

[@johnb2956]

Truth

[@danthebeachman]

In my opinion the best song the Shins ever recorded.I could play it over and over...and I do...and it never fails to satisfy!!

[@Yeungster23]

This gives me great memories of how Chuck all got started!

[@inesanfiloquio8898]

I can replay this about 10 times in a row

[@ninjamy9866]

2019 chuck never died

[@webs538]

Back on prime

[@BlueVerdena]

chuck first episode.... how many memories

[@larizalopega7541]

One hand on this wily comet Take a drink just to give me some weight Some uber-man I'd make I'm barely a vapor They shone a chlorine light on A host of individual sins Let's carve my aging face off Fetch us a knife Start with my eyes Down so the lines Form a grimacing smile Close your eyes to corral a virtue Is this fooling anyone else? Never worked so long and hard To cement a failure We can blow on our thumbs and posture But the lonely are such delicate things The wind from a wasp could blow them Into the sea With stones on their feet Lost to the light and the loving we need Still to come The worst part and you know it There is a numbness In your heart and it's growing With burnt sage and a forest of bygones I click my heels Get the devils in line A list of things I could lay the blame on Might give me a way out But with each turn It's this front and center Like a dart stuck square in your eye Every post you can hitch your faith on Is a pie in the sky Chock full of lies A tool we devise To make sinking stones fly And still to come The worst part and you know it There is a numbness In your heart and it's growing

[@Amazinprocrastinator]

and the story of the greatest spy begins. the story of chuck bartowski

[@usnnuke8680]

Chuck S01E01, one of the first of many perfectly chosen songs on the Chuck soundtrack!

[@cariolca]

Yes, tks

[@EliveltonFagundesF]

Indeed my friend, indeed

[@vadikkasabiev3373]

What is this show?

[@alkmi2754]

@@vadikkasabiev3373 "Chuck". I do highly recommend it.

[@refuzed74]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. James words touch my heart.

[@thingol1050]

2021 and Chuck is still in our hearts!

[@saeedali9723]

2023 and I'm still waiting for the next season. 🤓

[@thingol1050]

@@saeedali9723 Yeah mate. I still feel sad about the ending. It was to me perfect but it's just I was not ready to see the show end. I remember being very young, felt so connected to the whole The Nerd Herd team. I guess I had similar emotional breakdown when Burn Notice ended. Good old times of good tv shows.

[@thingol1050]

@@saeedali9723 2024 and now I am wondering if there be some light now after reading that they're going to reboot the White Collar show! Come on Team Chuck!

[@TheDaysOfGlory]

2024… still here… “Aces, Charles.”

[@thingol1050]

@@TheDaysOfGlory Currently on season Season 2 episode 8 ahahha, I love Chuck so much that i have to rewatch the series in every year.

[@tannerjohnson6327]

The best imagery ever created by song lyrics I think. My favorite line is "we can blow on our thumbs in posture, but the lonely are such delicate things" like just chills everywhere man

[@theethos5181]

I didn't think this existed, I thought this ethereal piece of artistry lied in the plethora of most wanderlust dreams.

[@MaxwellLongs]

It was tough for me to accept too, but better sooner than later: you're not as smart as you think you are

[@mieghty]

Season 1 episode 1 last scene The Chucksters just arrived..

[@philspill6854]

Im here cause it's The Shins

[@monolithsound]

Absolutely my favorite songwriter, lyrcist, band in the past 10 years... I am so praying Wincing the Night Away wasn't their last effort, although brilliant... I'm a 45 year old guy, lived through a lot of music from Zeppelin to the popular radio ga ga. For me it's been Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Radiohead, and The Shins... something to be said when Shins, such amazing artists aren't recognized world over like the aforementioned... Thank you J Mercer and Shins...

[@cHicHiIadore]

james mercer is a god! his lyrics are perfect and his voice is beautiful. i love the shins!

[@mattbothell9352]

James Mercer - Great singer songwriter, great musician. He is amongst the best I've ever seen: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Neil Young. They don't come around often enough.

[@christianperez7846]

Never has there been a more complete song. It says everything, absolutely everything. The giving and dying of one's efforts. The triumph and success of one's emotions. All we could ever see in a life in a song. Bravo!

[@francescodecio4334]

the lyrics of this song are one of the best that I can think of, they describe perfectly what I think about our human condition

[@damiansonofsantana]

Always come back to this recording every so often to be reminded of how talented James is

[@fayis4everlove]

I love this song so much... also, James Mercer's voice is a gift

[@JM4LAJF]

This is too beautiful, thank you James Mercer for giving us perfection.

[@sebaissa9902]

Quotable word by word. It baffles me when words in songs or literature can capture the human condition yet we can still manage to isolate and alienate each other.

[@vegard7020]

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[@Jmat-tc8zs]

Orbit made

[@calvinnigh5489]

Uck

[@weavemagic]

next level comment

[@jefp6954]

Omg bless u

[@davebosworth1778]

Nice!

[@Panpunk420]

This song is one of my favorites. This performance has to be the best ever!

[@maranathashalom9402]

Hey guys... it's been a while. Starting my probably 8th Chuck rewatch now. Hope y'all are doing fine and at least some of your own dreams came true and if not, that the good in your heart doesn't die. Chuck wouldn't want it to. God bless you kind stranger. Jesus is watching out for you, just waiting for you to turn back to Him. Knock and He will open the door... Stay safe.

[@firefeedback]

I found you guys off of Guitarsmith, and I played your song till I mastered it and could sing it myself. You truly are old souls in a new world. Love your work, Keep the stellar groove going. Only you can make the kind humanity survive in a dying dark world.

[@callacrum6559]

i am just so amazed by this band everyday

[@HGsleeve45]

A Comet Appears Lyrics The Shins Send "A Comet Appears" Ringtone to your cell One hand on this wily comet, Take a drink just to give me some weight, Some uber-man I'd make, I'm barely a vapor They shone a chlorine light on, A host of individual sins, Let's carve my aging face off, Fetch us a knife, Start with my eyes, Down so the lines, Form a grimacing smile, Close your eyes to corral a virtue, Is this fooling anyone else? Never worked so long and hard, To cement a failure, We can blow on our thumbs and posture, But the lonely are such delicate things, The wind from a wasp could blow them, Into the sea, With stones on their feet, Lost to the light and the loving we need, Still to come, The worst part and you know it, There is a numbness, In your heart and it's growing, With burnt sage and a forest of bygones, I click my heels, Get the devils in line, A list of things I could lay the blame on, Might give me a way out, But with each turn, It's this front and center, Like a dart stuck square in your eye, Every post you can hitch your faith on, Is a pie in the sky, Chock full of lies, A tool we devise, To make sinking stones fly, And still to come, The worst part and you know it, There is a numbness, In your heart and it's growing. Send "A Comet Appears" Ringtone to your cell

[@mikelentz833]

Excellent song by an incredible band. This song brings me back to another time in my my life. Fantastic

[@mikelentz833]

I'm back. It still does.

[@christianperez7846]

In a tumultuous life, for all we have to take and give or borrow, what words we can muster to say how it feels to live. For what it takes to breathe another morning could bring a man to stuttering. I think his eloquence is what amazes me.

[@CoffeyMayne]

Very well put

[@stacyabh]

I just can't understand why anyone would give this song/performance a thumbs down.

[@TVFunkyJunky]

Absolute Favorite song.

[@GooberDunk]

this needs more views then its getting, I know this band has been here for a long time but I want them to be bigger. I love them.

[@Skullkan6]

Please, never delete this. This video has a special place in my heart.

[@cestlavegan5793]

What an outstanding performance! I wonder if they used any pitch correction on the vox when they mixed this. It's too perfect. Fucking love this band (James Mercer). Also, I've never heard of Chuck. Where my Shins fans at???

[@saltaiaw]

+seymour engelbert I'm a Shins fan first but chuck is a really good show too, think this plays in the first episode.

[@cestlavegan5793]

+Alex I'll have to watch it some time 🙂

[@NikBlack20]

+seymour engelbert I fucking loved the Shins before chuck. Awesome music :)

[@chippchipp1]

I highly doubt it. James Mercer has near-perfect pitch

[@holdmeclosertonydanza22]

Audio engineer here with 12 years of work and education behind my belt in the field. No pitch correction was used at all, I promise you that. Several spots were slightly out of pitch (very mildly, for less than a second) enough to prove it.

[@michaelcarrier3713]

Anyone else get chills when they hit that haunting vocal chord??

[@michaelcarrier3713]

Bonus points if someone can tell me what chord that is!!

[@merlijn1722]

@@michaelcarrier3713 he seems to play a Dsus2, over which they sing an A. There might be more going on but thats all I can make of it

[@thefourthlegacy]

Best Shins song ever. I love him, I love his lyricism, and I love how incredibly beautiful this description of pure heartbreak is. Stunning

[@qcmark]

"Trust me, Chuck"

[@ittallofellipe]

Sad :'(

[@KMG68]

Underrated song and lyricist. No matter what my day was like, this song calms all my nerves.

[@josephstalin7803]

This song came to me at the right time man, I was massively depersonalised every day (my mental disorder depersonalisation) and it makes you feel really numb to emotions and stuff and I was scared but for some reason this song made me feel like everything was alright, that "numbness in your heart is growing" killed me but at the same time the shins helped me through that really difficult stage in my life

[@gabrieu36]

@Angela Pequeno the endless power of art.

[@deanwinchester2611]

This song always makes me want to cry. It reminds me of the beach scene and conversation between Sarah and Chuck. This is a ''beautiful'' song, I mean literally.

[@jennylee6099]

me too, Chucks brings me here

[@robintigerryd2301]

These lyrics are really some of the best. So inspired!

[@nocsheep]

First time I heard The Shins was in the movie Garden State. Fell in love with the movie and band. This song reminds me of their older stuff and is just so excellent 👌

[@seth0351]

But with each turn It's this front and center Like a dart stuck square in your eye Every post you can hitch your faith on Is a pie in sky Chock full of lies A tool we devise To make sinking stones fly

[@francescodecio4334]

this is my favourite part of the song by far. Truly beautiful lyrics

[@aintrose7763]

i can read, and understand each words.. but i don't really understand what does it mean 😥😪 i mean literally meaning...

[@seth0351]

@@aintrose7763 It means religious faith is bullshit - a tool we devise to make sinking stones fly.

[@MafiozoBR]

By the morning, listening to this wonderful song, i still think in a very very special person that the life was taken because of hate and greed, it was a shock to me, and i hope she's in a better place, rest in peace my dear.

[@danthebeachman]

The Best Number ever performed by the Shins...i never tire of it!!

[@AtticusFresh]

I'm sure that I'm not the only one who feels this way, but this is easily one of the loveliest songs I've ever heard and it seems to speak to me on such a personal level that it's almost scary. But scary in a good way. The beauty and vulnerability is just unparallelled. IMHO anyway.

[@decupero]

The Shins é uma banda de canções aparentemente simples. As tessituras de suas canções são ricas e sutis. Além disso, a aparência despojada dos componentes do grupo dão-lhe um certo charme. Quando ouvi Australia me tornei definitivamente um fã.

[@dylanoliver4861]

one of the most beautiful shins songs in my opinion. i've been listening to this song since I was a young teen back when it came out, thanks to my parents raising me on good quality music.

[@jennyblyat]

I will never stop loving this song.

[@kfkelly9]

I would be fascinated to meet the woman who loves a man who is so clearly damaged. The pain on his face is so evident…

[@SkySkrapinEnt]

Definitely my favorite Kevin Spacey track.

[@mdaltonunc]

underappreciated comment

[@askem4074]

yup easily spacey's best work

[@Absynth616]

why? has he written that song?

[@kevinkarimi]

Absynth616 I should pound you with a thousand fists for mistaking Kevin Spacey for James Mercer....But I see the resemblance. lol

[@rechtsextremistenmussmanmi184]

plottwist

[@ittallofellipe]

2021, Chuck nunca irá morrer Chuck never Will died

[@boredashellx2685]

I love this song sooooo much. the lyrics are amazing

[@BleakColours]

I'd like to quote a lyric from this song but it's impossible to choose one over another. Beautiful.

[@cristaIIine]

can't believe my ears, this is one of the most absolutely perfect live performances i've ever listened to. I can close my eyes and be suddenly in another place miles away, maybe on a comet in the sky. Magic.

[@missdarcyemilia]

"the lonely are such delicate things" - ugh

[@MohammedAhmed-th5qp]

It's sad to see such a beautiful song under-appreciated. The lyric itself is in a masterpiece. He mentioned how the lonely sink to the sea with stone on their feet, then he mentioned that everything u want to believe in is a tool we devise to make sinking stones fly. Now that's brilliant. This is one thing among many others, the lyrics and overall quality of this song easily exceeds many other songs that have half billion and 1 billion of views, so sad

[@jim_mcquaid]

This song is perfect

[@CorpseAndroid]

This song hits so hard right now.

[@anthonykelly9384]

"Still to come, the worst part and you know it. There is a numbness in your heart and its growing" Gets me right in the feels - Every time

[@sindelveg]

Geez, James Mercer is so perfect and he wants his songs to be perfect, and they are.This is one of the most moving songs I've ever heard, we can feel every note and every word. I really hope The Shins get back together again.

[@spicy69838]

Yea, someone finally got it up. One of my favourite performances of any song ever. His face tells you so much about how he is feeling and he makes singing so perfectly look so easy. Geniune hero of modern music!

[@eklxtreme]

The Shins don't always make music. But when they do, it's incredible. Simple incredible. The songwriting, the composition, the emotion that Mercer can put into the songs (this song was perfect on Chuck btw), the beauty, and the beard!

[@fauletto]

James Mercer is quite possibly the most talented human being on the planet. Everything the guy touches turns to gold.

[@gimkilo57]

Why are my eyes sweating?

[@philspill6854]

Kezy CP yeah, what's this salty discharge?

[@tomfeltonrox]

This songs amazing. Why is life all dedicated to people who have great looks instead of great songs? I had to hear this from my friend. Not the radio. I missed a year of this type of wonderful music. This is what we should be hearing on the radio now adays.

[@tomderaedt7096]

James Mercer, I take a bow for your talents.

[@Bigbaldybear]

My funeral song...beautiful

[@gabridelux453]

This is amazingly helpful for me, thanks. (This was my lockdown soundtrack in 2020)

[@ilijakavedzic]

I started listen this band till this video had only 2000 views, and from then I listen them almost every day, and Im still fascinated as first time. I love the shins, please come to croatia :)

[@StellarsJay77]

How can he put so much emotion into every word while opening his mouth sooo little!?

[@121mohitkumar]

Literally the best song ever written 🖤

[@TrailerPoopers]

There is a dart stuck square in my eye.

[@SparkyNoMallarky]

I didn't realize this was a live performance. It's flawless!

[@GabrielaRadu94]

I'm crying like a baby

[@Krustenkaese85]

same here. this song reminds me of so much and it also makes me really really sad because it totally represents my current situation. I love the mixture of happiness in the melody and the sadness and disappointment in the lyrics. it brings a tear to my eyes everytime i listen to it. i absolutely love this song

[@mystimarvin13]

Krustenkaese85 qqu ess u

[@rj_ramon]

My favorite lyricist of all time.

[@jerrycrain2013]

I was 1 when they did this, I found it by watching chuck and it and the show is amazing

[@SophiAlexisMusic]

this is my favorite song.

[@xtranaut]

It is rare that I listen to one song by any band these days in anxious anticipation of the next song after because the first is just too good, yet not close to over. Yes kids, I have 50 years of music in my ears, my heart and my soul -- not to mention garbage cans full of the worst and I can honestly say to you that this band is melodically, lyrically, and very genuinely, the best to consistently improve and put out exceptional contemporary music. Long live Shins.

[@andrewbirch5923]

This is actually one of my favorite songs and bands

[@dwalsh0514]

This amazing band, has been and always will be, my all time favorite band. Something this world will never seen again.

[@HoodyBoy85]

Damn, sounds as good as the album...that's rare these days

[@jubileecut9858]

Better even, in my opinion, if that was at all possible.

[@araysamarket]

[@BarisCeylanli]

played in the final of chuck's first episode. truly a life changing moment for me, epic.

[@Yakov94]

"Chuck Season 1 Episode 1 Pilots " brought me here =)

[@yvesmabiala3078]

Me too, After watching the Chuck first episode, I quick came to check this song at KZbin, now I can't stop playing it over and over!

[@carlosaugustodecupero3105]

beautiful song. Lovely!

[@Zyliart]

This is my favorite video on KZbin.

[@ericbrito1781]

2024, eu estou aqui por causa da série chuck! essa série nunca vai ser esquecida no meu coração.

[@Steynjh1]

This song still gives me goosebumps!

[@WorkLessRideMore]

This song has always made me feel better when I am down.

[@CoRTiNGeN]

this is just pure beauty! what a song...

[@danthebeachman]

A song I never tire of!!

[@Nancerella9]

The Shins are amazing. I just watched their new video for It's Only Life and loved it

[@andrewpawlak5117]

Brilliant. Lyrics. Music...everything