The Crane Wives - The Moon Will Sing (Lyric Video)

[@Treeater77]

I see this song as a relationship between a parent and child. A child loves their parent unconditionally. A parent is supposed to love their child the same, but for whatever reasons, this sometimes is an abusive love. The parent has gone through life and their failures weigh on them. So in an effort to spare their child the same fate they tell them they can't do it, don't try, they aren't bright enough, and so on. The child listens because their parent's advice is all they know, and their parent loves them, so they must be right. So they don't try, dimly reflecing their parents apathy through life because they were never told they had their own light, their own destiny. Through circumstance they see their potential was always there, but hidden away, stolen and buried by their parent. And this song is them confronting the parent about the lies they were told all their life.

[@usagimanachan5091]

Honestly, I always saw it that way too

[@vinzent2881]

Wow u should be a poet

[@vinzent2881]

Or the reters for that matter

[@infynimedits7497]

Kratos and Atreus who-

[@Onix.wuaaaa]

wow man that’s beautiful. and belive it or not but this realy helps thank you

[@cm5061]

holding up characters i like to this song like paint swatches in a home depot

[@cm5061]

anyway this is a horatio from hamlet song because i said so

[@simeonwormwood3658]

EXACTLY

[@oreo_6206]

SAME BRO I be projecting onto this song like a spotlight on a stage

[@mossofthemoon]

Great comment

[@jareaus]

this is so real (this is a reyna and hylla song from percy jackson bc im severely hyperfixated on them 😕)

[@JCoopsters]

this was my first crane wives song, first heard it about a year or two ago and almost immediately became favourite band :-)

[@HungryMungry]

Exact same here.

[@puregoldengrace5810]

same!! first song of theirs, around a couple of years ago

[@jones_y]

mine was curses damn you youtube for taking advantage of my furry algorithm and giving me this masterpiece of a band

[@wetterneck12]

My first was also Curses! Ironic that a furry introduced this song to me lmao

[@edenpk8541]

For me it was Curses

[@ryunosukeakutagawa7325]

This song meant so much to twelve year old me that was dealing with bullying amongst "friends". I used to be very scared of the dark but these songs made nature and the night feel less daunting and more freeing, I'm so happy I got to find this again!

[@a.4858]

nice profile

[@ryunosukeakutagawa7325]

@@a.4858 ah yes, another akutagawa enjoyer. Thank you very much!

[@medena_safina]

@@ryunosukeakutagawa7325 (:

[@zuzannarak9392]

Hello fellow bsd fans how we feeling before new episode?

[@ryunosukeakutagawa7325]

@@zuzannarak9392 after nearly having a stroke when chuuya appeared, I would say excited is an understatement

[@beautifulpineapple]

‘We could’ve had anything else’ ‘Swallowing your doubt like swords to pit of my belly, I wanna feel the fire that you kept from me’ ‘I could’ve been anyone’ This song has comforted me through my first heartbreak. I was completely in love with my best friend, and they often referred to me as their sun. It felt sweet, but in reality I was pouring myself into the relationship and giving them all my light which I believed I owed them as they were my moon (giving personal gifts, supporting them with their abusive parents and writing love notes etc). They put me on a pedestal and told me how much they loved me often, especially after I helped them with their mental health. They’d tell me how I was the best thing to ever happen to them, how they’d be lost without me (writing songs/gift giving/quality time). Only to break up just before our anniversary with no closure in a very harsh two minute phone call (the only reason they could give was ‘I don’t want to risk it, what if we break up once we’ve moved in together’) Despite telling me I was their sun, I feel like the roles reversed, and I feel cheated out of that light I once had. My purpose felt as if it had been taken from me, and I felt like I had lost all of my goals because we once shared them. ‘I could’ve been anyone’ but I chose to be the person who loved you, and then you left me alone after being the only person who was there for you. ‘We could’ve had anything’ but you walked away the moment I asked for some of the same energy back. (Your music helps me realise how harmful codependency can become and that I’m not alone, and that we can hopefully all heal together, and feel that fire again

[@Finnythefox]

This is beautiful, as a story, and as a representation of the song! I wish you the best with what happens next-

[@nex_._]

BRO SAME BUT THEY CALLED NE THEUR MOON AND I CALLED THEM MY WORLD (bc I always circled around them in a game) AND WE BITH ADMITTED EE HAD FEELS ABD NIW SHES GHOSTING ME FIR TWO MONTHS 😭😭

[@beautifulpineapple]

@@Finnythefox Thank you so much, I am healing every day. Sometimes people aren’t meant to be in our lives forever, and that’s okay ❤️ But the comment means a lot :,)

[@ehn3607]

This made me tear up a little. I had a relationship with my best friend almost exactly like that. We ended up fine, but I still felt lost and purposeless after our breakup. I gave up everything for them, but they just couldn't respond to that love the way I wanted. Of course I was at fault too, yeah, codependency sucks. Months later they were in a relationship with someone else, and it broke me. I know that's completely fine and I don't hold any grudge, but at that time it hurt terribly. Nowadays I'm feeling better, but I'm still healing from that experience. I hope we can all move on from experiences like that and learn from them :')

[@kibalev]

I swear we have lived the same experience!!! I hope you are doing fine and shining with your own light!✨

[@aussie_alex9186]

Oh my God oh my God oh my God. Breath. Maintain composure. It's been so long but it's going to be so great so it doesn't matter. Oh my lord I'm so excited

[@tsktsktsk-jq4eu]

? Is it a line fron a movie?

[@quirkyblackenby]

@tsktsktsk-jq4euuh pretty sure they’re just talking about learning how to sing this song

[@doorbuster2459]

I don't know who will read this but. My dad died when I was 9. I know the song is about a toxic relationship but the words about shadows hit me a bit different today. To a lot people, I am a shadow of my father. His personality, his legacy. By those people, I have never been me. Just an extension of him only being able to shine where he already did..

[@Jewel_InOcean]

Never lose yourself and your desires, know that the roads that have fallen into darkness can be illuminated by you! Never lose your roads, sometimes it turns into a lot of suffering and regrets, do not choose the path if you do not feel that it is yours, but only the desire of your family. I hope the translator understood the meaning of these lines correctly

[@curiosity1154]

​@@Jewel_InOcean indeed don't get lost in the sauce, indeed it takes a long time to find where yourself begins and where your father ends but at the end of it all you are still you one day, I hope that you can find your own autonomy, who you are as a person, and your own self-worth separate from the legacy of your father. And if your family does not accept this then it's probably time to have some time away from them.

[@wiedaatfrans5202]

Your dad will always be with you even if you don't see him... he still cares about you ❤

[@jester9215]

You are not your father, you are and can only ever be you

[@olympiaelda1121]

None of us are our parents. Where came into this world through them, by them, but not from them. We are ourselves, and no matter how much you cant see or touch it, its there. Trust it!

[@nashthelime8475]

I really love this song, I don’t know it embodies a relationship that is very common place I think but isn’t talked enough about “I shine only with the light you gave me” is such a great line cuz like that’s literally how the moon works but can also make a wonderful metaphor

[@Bitchy-girl]

Yeeee!

[@astralluna]

feeling the need to learn music theory just so i can fully get the effect of these songs oh my god. lost count of how many times i’ve listened to this song and i never even realized the vocal harmonies were like a call and response that’s NUTS

[@neeharika422]

.O.

[@neeharika422]

my brain is exploding rn

[@karasaigjikaguya3273]

As someone who knows music theory, it hurts. Every note, every change, every slight carry and change to Forte or piano, it all holds a meaning.

[@nerimaken482]

Oh wow so the call is the person in the narrative singing and the response is the moon (“the moon will sing a song for me”)

[@JohnnyWalkerBlack142]

The vocal harmonies are beautiful

[@thatspiderinurroom]

2:24 "I wanna feel the fire that you kept from me" The lyrics reminds me of, when someone tells you to conceal your emotions or control your anger

[@Woofanoofus]

I feel this 100% I was wondering why I felt so connected with that line lol. I don’t mean to sound super edgy or angsty but I haven’t felt strong emotions in a very long time because they were always punished. I want to feel those fiery emotions that everyone else gets to, but it feels like they were taken away and I don’t know how to get them back. I want the warmth of happiness, the fires of anger, the burning of embarrassment. I don’t want to feel numb anymore. I used to be proud of it and I used to be praised for being so level headed, but I don’t want this anymore. Your interpretation really helped me out here, and I hope you’re having a good life. Thank you :)

[@AnonymousCat11]

​@@Woofanoofus i was the same way until I met a person that helped me to open up my heart and mind to allow the feelings to flow through me. I believe that the mentality helps a lot, seek things that make you emotional and focus on that when the moment arrives. Hope you can find what you're looking for😊

[@Lizard-Wizard084]

I interpret it as any strong, fiery emotion. Can be anger, can also be passion or sadness. All can be intense like fire.

[@tythespy2809]

The Crane Wives are the stuff dreams are made of. Elegant, soft, and calm with some of their songs, rowdy, jumpy, and powerful with others, but all of them just completely take over your mind. Like listening to the songs puts you under some sort of enchantment. This band truly is something else, in all the best ways

[@CallsignCasper]

Yealokre and Amèlie Farren both have similar vibes if you're looking for more of this

[@nataliematson2595]

“i shine only with the light you gave me.”

[@jellypanda7461]

"Name your courage now, we could've had anything, anything else~"

[@NatSuki._.Star765]

“Instead you hoarded all that’s left of me..”

[@LaliaCooper]

"Swallowing your doubt, like swords to the pit of my belly"

[@jellypanda7461]

"I wanna feel the fire, that you kept from me!~" (got bored so I kept going :3 l

[@NatSuki._.Star765]

“The moon will sing a song for me, I loved you like the sun!” ( I Might as well continue too :) |

[@certifiedsillyhead_]

im just realizing that the "i shine only with the light you gave me" part while obviously being a great metaphor also relates to the sun and moon because the moon shines only with their light the sun gives it 😭

[@yeyo4281]

💯💯

[@irem.ilayda.amalia]

"the moon will sing a song for me i loved you like the sun" i loved this so much as an apollo & artemis worshipper

[@daniellecarriere2845]

real

[@vanillaicecream-_-love]

“The moon will sing a song for me” “I loved you like the sun.” Such beautiful words yet such sad words 😢❤

[@boudidouboudi3891]

The people who did the subtitles have serious skills. The song writers too.

[@Eas697]

Just want you guys to know your music strikes an emotional chord with me that no over band or artist can. Thank You for your amazing music

[@airbornemelody6156]

i sobbed to this song in freshmen year in a toxic relationship . this was the comfort i got during that time, and one of the first songs i heard from this band. it’s been my comfort band since. every song is wonderfully composed, and the singers voice is so calming and she has amazing range

[@SafariSnipey]

:)

[@Froggie_bloom]

:)

[@curiosity1154]

hopefully you got out of a toxic relationship that you're in ^^

[@paullucas3]

One things for sure, this song reverberates through my heart as well.

[@majiwarusentosen]

Hope you’re doing better!! Love seeing a SDRA2 fan in the wild, love ur pfp :3

[@ShadowDarkrai002]

I was in a 9 year relationship and it ended tragically when I realized that not only did they love me, but I was being emotionally abused. Listening to this song, it makes me know that I gave all of my light and all of my strength to them when I should have been giving it to myself. 9 Years of pain and suffering for someone who not only cared, but never supported me. It's amazing what a single song can do for a person. Even a single sentence worth of lyrics can open up a large void in your heart. I thank you greatly for that, Crane Wives. To this very day, I am still recovering and collecting the light that was taken from me. And to those that have suffered the same way, have hope. The light will come back, it always does.

[@Hallelujah333]

God bless everyone who's hurt, or needed His help. I hope they can recover in His name! To be honest, i never really had a good childhood. I experience depression many times, lust, and etc.. But guess what? HE STILL CARED FOR ME! EVEN YOU. HE LOVES YOU. He even saw me sinning, YET HE STILL FORGIVED ME. PLEASE REPENT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. LIFE CAN BE HARD, BUT HE'S STILL HERE TO HELP YOU. Listen. I do adultery when i was a child, cuz of worldly things. Then i experience depression on 7. Then i keep thinking about wrong things at 8 and 9. And..God helped me again. He gave me the happiness i never think i could have. I prayed, fasted. And he asnwered my prayers. He helped me on hard times He gave me the ability, and talent i always prayed for. Yet i used the writing talent from God, the wrong way. Yet i keep covet, because the hobby He gave wasn't enough. Sometimes i can fail, and just want things other people have. Sometimes I'm not grateful. But He still helped me, again. And that's His love for us. He saw you sin, yet still forgived us. We treated Him like a toy, and fail him. He already died on the cross for us. Yet we keep sinning. Please stop failling Him, people. We got the love we don't even deserve. He still helped us. Please. I repented many times, and sometimes i can fail. But that doesn't mean God will just leave you, because you sinned "too much", or whatever. He will try to help you, and you need to listen. Even though if there's ups, and down, i know we all can do it. We can do anything through God, everything is possible. Don't fall for the tricks from the devil. Don't do worldly things. Faith without works is dead. Repent before it's too late, because it might be too late. Don't focus when will salvation happened, instead, focus on God more. Fast, pray, do His commands. Trust, and it will happened. Anything compared to God's love, is nothing. He will help you if you're depressed. There's things that Christians should NOT say, for example ; i swear, i can't, what the -, bad words, mocking His name, oh my (-.) (God's name), saying His name in vain, judging people, lying, karma, lucky, etc. These are not allowed, and is breaking God's rules. Also as an Christian, we must be patient, care and love for each other, spread gospel, respect (other religion, people, parents, anything.), not jealous, and humble. [Going to church is important, it can help your faith. Because social as an Christian is pretty important. There's important things you might find out, that you didn't know from the Bible.] And even smallest things! Wait for people who's talking to complete what they're saying, helping someone who needed our help, invite someone to go to church. Don't be afraid to spread the gospel, i used to experience that, but it can save someone who needed His help. You can practice love, by helping your parents/doing their commands, pray for people who needs it ; even your enemies. Doing these is the same as loving God. Don't let talents, electric things (phone, tv, whatever), lust / adultery, other god, and etc above God! I know it might be hard, but we need to stop. How? Pray to God to give the things you needed to stop doing the sins, ask Him to help you, and fast, and you can spend your free time spending with family, and fast. Don't make harsh jokes that might hurt someone, or dirty jokes, etc Don't covet / don't be jealous. We need to learn to be grateful for what God have given us. Don't be greedy, spare for people who needed these. And it can hurt people too. Don't lie, spread rumors. We need to be careful by what we're gonna say Careful with what we're seeing, saying, hearing, doing, or whatever. Be humble / don't do pride Close the door when you're about to pray, or fast. Don't be addicted, or do adultery. Adultery is doing something dirty. Addicted can be about your electrical things, alcohol, dru*s, smoking. Be careful and don't try to say other god's name. And dont praise other god than Him. Don't kill innocent people • Good deeds won't take you to heaven. • Let God do the work sometimes Don't believe in luck or karma Don't lie. • It will not end good. • Even if it hurts, it makes you closer to God. Don't be lazy. Don't sleep too much, don't play mobile too long. If you're sad, or feel like you're going to do something wrong. Immediately pray to God! Ask for help! Remember, we can't do things without God. Every asnwer to do things is God. We can't repent without His name. Please repent before it's too late. If you're sad, He's always here. If you're sick, may God heal you. • Please don't give up. Venting to God can help. Life can be hard sometimes, and I'm sorry if you're struggling. • He loves you no matter what. If you repent, He will forgive you. We need to let the past be the past, and change ourselves for God. Don't compare anyone, or even yourself. We all have worth No one is perfect except God. We need His help God bless you :) Spread the gospel, everyone. Don't be afraid. Because it might save someone. everyone please repent before it's too late and God loves you all btw and if you're sad pray to God!!

[@caramelizedkiwi483]

Crane Wive songs are very interesting. When I think about it, most song's lyrics have pretty depressing meanings, if you just read them by themself. But the music is always a mixture of bravery and some kind of stubborn determination. Combined with the lyrics it gives me a feeling of revenge, but in the good way. Idk if that makes sense. But this is definitely one of my new favorite songs and it is so catchy :) 💚

[@wren_.]

most of them feel like driving in the backseat of a car after losing a loved one. you put your hand on the window and can feel your heart hurting, but then you look up at the sunset hitting the hilltops you’re passing by. the sun will dry your tears and give you peace, but your heart will still be cold. You realize those feelings can coexist, and you wave goodbye to the person that once was and the person you once were. They see you out the window. They wave back, but you have already driven too far to notice.

[@caramelizedkiwi483]

@@wren_. oh wow... that is beautiful.

[@starletnight2849]

@@wren_. So have you ever considered poetry as a career?

[@farawlaos4083]

“I shine only with the light you gave me” chills. Literal chills.

[@O-GUARDIÃO-DA-LUZ-1]

1:15 I love this song, the calm and peaceful vibe is so perfect and the singer's voice is beautiful and pleasant to listen to❤❤❤❤

[@bird6566]

People think of this song with relationships, but this feels like my relationship with most of my family. This is a good song to cry to.

[@screech9416]

The magic in this song isn’t only how beautiful it sounds but also the way it could fit for friendships, relationships and family. It never ceases to amaze me

[@Albertfingernoodle627]

The electric guitar at 1:53 makes my soul leave my body it’s so good

[@ewrancid]

I love the build up at 1:21… it makes me feel so alive like staring at the stars in a field of grass surrounded by all sorts of creatures… am I the only one? 😭😭

[@zoel5223]

this song specifically reminds me of an ex best friend of mine who was abusive towards me emotionally. so crazy how all these years later i still feel like her light shines through- one day it’ll be my light

[@medena_safina]

Aw

[@dickersoncharlie4961]

I'm confused, what does that mean

[@drawingdoritu]

@@dickersoncharlie4961she means her ex Best Friend was emotionally abusive to her. Even now she still feels like her ex Best Friend has power over her.

[@Zerisnowleopard]

Same, except it was an old toxic boyfriend, luckily we broke up and he no longer goes to my school, so I don’t see or talk to him now. I’m now in a much better relationship with a new boy, and he’s wonderful. I hope you’re doing better after that.❤

[@zpyo27]

So, this is probably obvious to everyone else, but after listening to this song for like, over 20 times on Spotify, I finally realized that the moon and sun metaphor is a reference r to the fact that the moon’s light is just a reflection of the sun’s, and that dependent on the sun, the moon can go dark, because it’s just a barren, lonely rock in space, and it has no fire of its own. So the metaphor is for relationships where the other person leaves you feeling barren unless you’re around them, only letting you shine a fraction of their light, and then leaving you dark and empty inside when they abandon you on a whim. This is why I love the Crane Wives so much.

[@Lavlikessquids]

This song fills me with a familiar sense of mourning, a mourning for something that could have been. Despite the sorrow of the song, I love it so much. It’s currently 11:20 and I can’t stop listening and crying, it’s absolutely beautiful I only recently discovered this group but it’s an automatic fave

[@theholygeckolord]

Ever since I joined the fandom for the Life Series (3rd Life, Last Life, etc) everybody kept talking about this band, and I had never heard of it. A friend I made told me to start with this one. Amazing band. You were right hex, it is divorceduo coded.

[@AquaEclipse324]

👀 Another Life series fan, eh?

[@Liveyourelife]

AYYYY LIFESERIS FAN

[@Liveyourelife]

@@AquaEclipse324AYYYY

[@JordanWahl]

I too am a life series fan I actually heard of the band before the Life series so I just kept listening to curses over and over again and it was last life I believe that had the animatic it was pretty cool

[@PixelatedAxolotl]

I FOUND MY PEOPLE

[@dakotaskysings]

SOBBING bc I hear this in such a wholesome way even though I know that's not what the songs about bc of mine and a friend's DND characters who are married 😭😭😭 They're so broken and apathetic towards the entirety of the world except for each other. I hear "I shine only with the light you gave me" and see them giving each other the small bit of hope and love that keeps them both going and AUGH GOD MY SOUL MAN 😭😭

[@actuallyansel4697]

i KNOW its just a lyric video of an already made song but i will take any new Crane Wives content and cherish it. also please tell me youre touring soon id give anything to see you guys live

[@thecranewives]

Keep an eye out for us this summer!

[@medena_safina]

@@thecranewives I certainly will ^^

[@WashiMoshie]

This song reminds me of my mom, I never really understood what your music was about, but subconsciously I think I did. I was raised in a household where showing any humanity got your torn apart, my mother was the reason it was like that. I was adopted into the family, and she saw me and my little brother as projects to fix, not letting us live our lives or have fun, I love this band so much and I hope you make music forever

[@gabrielrusso3504]

This song made me company during the whole pandemic, I still come here from time to time

[@sketchedout4080]

My crush sang this song in class today and now I'm hooked because it's so beautiful

[@Jewel-ck2xk]

Love listening to this at night

[@Xx_Skylar_Rulz_xX-CC]

I can never listen to this song too much, I am adding this to my forest playlist!

[@Xx_Skylar_Rulz_xX-CC]

And my self-therapy-days playlist…

[@ghostcraft9343]

I’m so glad this song is getting more popular. This band helped me through many hard times and I hope it can help me with the ones on the horizon

[@ilkat06]

FANTASTIC song, I heard it for the first time in full while walking to University today and listening to it during this moody weather in december was one of the best feelings ever!!! ❤❤❤

[@FHenriqueVF]

I met The Crane Wives this week and i immediately loved Tongues & Teeth, so i decided to listen to the whole album and now i'm listening to all of their songs. I just can't stop listening to them, i really like the voices, the instrumental, the lyrics and even the cover art!!! Everything is a masterpiece !!!! I'm really happy that i came across this wonderful musical group!

[@kocius22]

love to see another lyric video from you guys! i really like how they are more than just the lyrics, and give a deeper insight into the creative process for them they always make me notice things i hadn't paid attention to before :)

[@PiggyDrawsRoblox]

This song helped me get through hospitalization because of a suicide threat & try. It also reminds me of my relationship with my parents. Thank you for keeping me alive, Crane Wives.

[@usernameusername7900]

The song of the child that remained “loyal” to their abusive parent.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Ngl your Rise Donnie pfp really emphasizes your comments sentiments lol

[@UNKNOWN-d4r4e]

I live in a toxic family but am not remaining loyal anymore for I am tired of the torture. When I turn 16 me and my friend are running away from our homes together and going to live with my lover which I'm so grateful they offered for me to stay with them.

[@Atheist_anarchist]

The opening lines "tell me once again I could've been anyone, anyone else before you made the choice for me" hits me on such personal level. Being a trans guy with a strongly transphobic mom I feel like this song describes my relationship with her and a lot of other people.

[@dickersoncharlie4961]

So do you feel like you where given the light to be trans and your mom does not accept it?

[@sou.p]

​@@dickersoncharlie4961I think they mean their parents told them they'd love them/support them no matter what the did and etc, but when they stepped outside of the confines of what their parents considered 'okay' (or however you'd like to phrase that), it wasn't okay- basically making the choice of who they are for them? I could be wrong but that's what I thought they meant upon first read.

[@TheHammyYammy]

I know the feeling. I found a very similar meaning in the song myself. Stay strong out there, you'll shine by your own light, if not today maybe tomorrow! We'll find our way through, eventually.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

I always thought that line was hella queer

[@Atheist_anarchist]

@@sou.p yeah you right lol, thats how i meant it.

[@kittyplayz1480]

I’ve listened to this song so much it’s started showing up in my dreams

[@rebeccataylor5763]

'I want to feel the fire that you kept from me' speaks so much to my younger self who watched my father give all the love I was so desperate to recieve from him to someone else's kids. Even at 30 years old now it still stirs that old hurt in me and makes me wonder about the nature of our ireperably damaged relationship. Deep down, I'm still just a child that wants my father to care about me.

[@lp2934]

My daughter played me this the other day, very nice - can anyone else hear the echoes of "You and Me" by the Delays? Very different style but the song definitely has something in common especially at 1:30 - 1:40. No disrespect to either artist, it's always fascinating to hear these subtle echoes and familiarities.

[@berri8411]

I'm not going to lie i never had an interest in music before, not really getting the intense love people had for it before (but I respected it ofc!) But when I first heard your songs I kid you not it made me feel such raw, intense, yet unexplainable emotions and now I truly get it now! I now see how music can make you feel things youve never had and how it tells stories or convey feelings with such creativity in it's lyrics, tone, and rhythm! And so I've now basically become one who always has earbuds on 😅😅 I don't regret it!

[@Sourichi]

I love this song :> Was never sure if I got the lyrics correct though ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

[@thecranewives]

No such thing as wrong words, just different interpretations

[@andreaskhan5744]

​@@thecranewivesthat feels like such a bob ross quote and i love it

[@bubblelovessans]

@@thecranewives lovely quote :D

[@C0nfused_Crystal]

​@@thecranewives I love this! In birds (imagine dragons) the first line is "two hearts one valve" but I heard it a "two hearts one vow" which added a lot more meaning because I saw the song as a song of the loss of a partner. I still see it as a song of loss but it's just different.

[@DEXTERITIES__]

TCW’s music means so much to me, it has for a while now and I love the amount of metaphors incorporated into each of their songs. Oh what I’d give to see them live…

[@gothscenefurry]

" the moon will sing a song for me, *i loved you like the sun..* " (i could have been anyone, anyone!) yeah this really hit deep, since every time i try to have friends it flops VERY hard, we both do something from spite or the need to be heard and it crumbles, i usually do the bad thing after the other person does the bad thing, and i honestly hate my school bc of my peers and more, and i've been sayin it for years on end but i got 2 months left of this wretchid school, upbeat songs and songs like this make me feel happy! currently wanting to draw this with one of my ocs!

[@gothscenefurry]

why i mentioned friends is: it sounds very much like my past experiances, and my process of healing from opening up all those times lol

[@gothscenefurry]

update, IM DOIN WAY BETTER! even thought theres stilla gash, i'll certiantly last! while they've hurt and tried to manipulate me, they'll NEVER. dim me out. I SHINE ONLY WITH THE LIGHT YOU GAVE ME! (and turned it into my own!!)

[@mii.stery_]

I love the melancholic and nostalgic vibe, it feels like a Sunday afternoon (now I'll listen to this song every Sunday) Thank you for that ❤(brazilian here)

[@Idkwhoiam_4]

This song unlocks so many Desert Duo head canons for me!

[@Tornado_Ally]

Not a soul left the desert 🏜️ ❤️💛💚

[@ApollosPrice]

this song makes me feel a certain way that just no other song can. it gives me goosebumps and just makes me feel so safe.

[@spiritmadeofstars]

This is one of my all time favourite songs. I discovered it when I was reading the Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden. And I listened to it on repeat throughout the whole book. I just could not help it. It made the whole experience so much more special and unforgettable. I come back to this song often and it always makes me feel very emotional but at peace at the same time.

[@antleredfox]

I wanted to say as someone with audio processing issues I LOVE that you captioned the types of insurments that are playing and what they're doing. It really helps me listen better to the music and undersand it!

[@bloopasadam7062]

I've never seen a lyrics video actually describe the parts between lyrics, I love it

[@multisubs928]

OMG WHY AM I FINDING ABOUT THIS JUST NOW!!!! I literally had goosebumps listning to this. It is gorgeous, beautiful, peaceful and has so much meaning.... I am literally gonna cry

[@emrysss]

despite having this song on repeat on my phone all the time, i've never actually listened to it on youtube -- mad props for including an audio description along with lyrics! 💖

[@BuzzardClaw]

Id like to imagine that in the picture of this song, is that its a slight cold breeze and jogg with a wolf. Perfectly fit the song and music. Just know that the wilderness is something i can feel while listing to this song doubles the points.

[@terralovi3578]

Three generally unrelated to each other things The Garden was the first song I ever heard of yours and the first I ever obsessed over but this is the first I ever truly connected to. It's helped me through a lot of hard days, your music in general has, and I truly appreciate you for putting all the effort you do into your songs. I adore your lyric videos because they're so incredibly detailed in descriptions. It makes the deeper aspects of your music accessible to those who may not necessarily have a musical background and helps deconstruct the music much more than typical lyric videos. I also absolutely adore that you've made them more accessible with the darker cover art. I really hope I get the chance to see you guys live at some point in my life because I think it would be an incredible experience. Thank you for all you do❤️

[@fourfangedpickles]

I don't see anyone talking about the excellent description of the instrumentals!! not only do i appreciate the song froma deeper, structural level, i imagine this would be great for hard of hearing folks!

[@allison3991]

I don’t think you could possibly understand the love I have for this song and all of your music. Thank you!! I’m so excited for you to do more shows, I would love to be at one

[@St4rFl3sh_F0x]

this song means a lot for me.i was in a school that was very,very different from the others.we had kendo,dance,etc it was beautiful.and all so oneday they tell us that the school was closing.i was devasted and im still devasted.this song expresses how i felt "i shine only whit the light you gave me"if i didnt went to that school,i will be like evryone else,whitout empaty.i owe this school more than i can tell whit words.thank you for everything,pipiolo.

[@denontown]

genuinely my absolute favourite crane wives song, it’s just inconceivably comforting, the instruments and the voices with the vocals, it is immaculate, perfect, like every song you guys make. absolutely love your songs.

[@dawsoncarr4260]

This song means a lot to me. I had two narcissistic parents and they only wished for me to be an extension of them. I was forced to cope and survive and I grief for the person I could’ve been. They doubted my beliefs, told me there’s only one right way to behave and live, and did it all while gaslighting me into believing i was the one who was wrong for the mental and physical abuse they gave. I had to leave my family behind and I only then had to slowly realize just how much I sacrificed who I was for them. This song helps me during the hard days of facing my trauma, remembering not be be so hard on myself because none of it was ever my fault

[@olympiaelda1121]

I feel you. Sending hugs.

[@marymadolynn]

This songs makes me feel like I’m being transported to a book where I’m some princess traveling through and enchanted forest scorned and betrayed by her lover, friend, or even family. The moonlight illuminating her in small sections with the shadows of leaves adorning her face.

[@mayberryy1407]

I discovered your band around a year ago now and after only listening to a handful of your songs, you became one of my favourite bands! I'm a sucker for good lyricism and all of your songs have such beautiful lyrics. I can't wait to see what you guys have in store next! Thank you guys for making such amazing songs :))

[@Finnythefox]

Tbh, the songs you guys make are not only beautiful to listen to and soft on the ears, but also sweet poetic justice to all those who need songs like these. From someone who has both enjoyed and connected with your music, thank you and I hope to see your career and music prosper in the near future! Love you guys, wish you the best!

[@chaoticcow4357]

I cannot believe that i held off on this band for so long, were my ears broken? Probably. This band is the best.

[@Siaopaoexp]

I just discovered this song and It's bittersweet that it describes my life situation right now. Not much but still. The line "I could've been anyone, anyone else before you mafe the choice for me" Hits hard knowing as the older sibling in the family, everyone depends on me even though I don't get enough credit for everything that I did. (Also the line in 1:03 to 1:09.) "Bore the shadows that you made with no light of my own" and "I shine only for the light you gave me" hits harder than a moving train especially since my family expects more and more as I grow up. Nevertheless I'm still grateful for having them, I'll continue to try and make them proud.

[@Basteal]

Non-lyric descriptions are professional quality.

[@-Extraterrestrial-]

When I heard this song, it brought tears to my eyes because I was reminded of my two online friends that I made during the Pandemic. We bonded over our love of a book series and wrote a 248 page book about our story together. Eventually, I wanted to make the characters more inclusive in sexuality, and my friend, being a strict, homophobic christian, her mother said that we couldn't write together anymore. And it's sad because we didn't even care about our differences, we were tied together by our love of stories and creativity. And that has stuck with me forever. My other friend, we eventually just stopped talking. He and I were super close too. This song resonates with me because 'I loved you like the sun' expresses the love I felt for them. They were amazing, and I will always miss you guys.

[@hydetheghost]

oh, sorry to hear that. your friendship sounded so special. its cool that u also found comfort in this great song... :D

[@primalwolf8241]

Heard this song for the first time 10 minutes ago. I've listened to it 3 times now. Definitely gonna deep dive I to your songs and add them to my playlists

[@MisterrCcool]

Literally they are so good it's crazy 10/10 would recommend

[@Beetlegirls]

"I shine only with the light you gave me..."

[@nakio_shellysno1fan]

“I could have been anyone, anyone!”

[@weigu6744]

I love this song, found it through a NightDream animatic of Desert Duo and it is now one of my favorites

[@StxrEat3r_.]

This song reminds me of the fact that the moon only shines because of the sun, the sun gave the moon light because the moon has no light of its own. I love this song so much ❤

[@WhatAWhimsicalLife]

This song used to cause me immense pain as it brought back some dark memories. The fact that I was able to listen to it today is a testiment of how far I've come in my healing

[@St4rFl3sh_F0x]

the melody of 1:54 is simply beautiful

[@mvaf3513]

the lyrics video getting posted right around the time i became obsessed with the song??? crazy. anyway one of my absolutely favorite songs right now

[@のんた-x3x]

The moment I heard this, I couldn't stop crying. It makes me feel very lonely and sad. But at the same time, it's terribly nostalgic. It's a very strange feeling, and I was very surprised myself.

[@beelzebuddys]

this song is so comforting as someone who grew up religious, "i want to feel the fire that you kept from me" literally made me cry the first time i heard it haha

[@ennu3925]

This will always be my favorite song

[@stolenbythestars]

I let my niece choose songs in the morning for when I brush her hair and whenever I give her this song as one of the choices, she always chooses it. She even tries to sing along (she doesn't know the words but she knows the tune because of how much I play this song for myself), she really likes this song and it makes me glad because i like it too.

[@Fabobabywood6189]

This song is really powerful when I heard ‘my heart knew the weight Ten years worth of dust and neglect we made our peace with weariness and let it be’ and “Swallowing your doubt Like swords to the pit of my belly I wanna feel the fire you kept from me that part get me emotional it makes me rethink about my high school self how I could have been more courageous instead of living a lie I’m glad I found this song when I did it brings out a fire inside of me I never knew I had !!!!!!

[@gh0stz404official]

i love this song so much already ❤️ like other people have already said, this gives off the vibe of a child and their parent - how the parent controlled who they were and how the child loved them unconditionally. additionally, i love how you added captions for things like a woman humming a wordless melody and the instrumental sections!

[@mistysprinkler]

Someone sent me this song and told me it reminded them of me, so I listened to it and I am now crying My family moved around a lot , and they would constantly tear away everything that made me happy, slowly but surely, and expect me to be completely fine with it. This recent year was rough, we moved from a place I'd lived in for years to an unfamiliar town, but everyone accepted me with open arms and I felt like I belonged. And the moment I saw the hope in front of me, it was snatched again. I fought so hard to stay that time, I was tired of holding the burden I did, having to give up everything I held dear to me just because my parents wanted to do things without giving us any advance, making our desicions for us because they thought we were doing the wrong thing. I fought so hard, but it didn’t work and now I’m stuck in an unfamiliar place again and I’m meant to hold up this act of pretending I like it here because otherwise they’ll get mad again

[@Catnap_0-0]

Im really sorry i hope you find a home you get to stay at..

[@Saku_ra1213]

The build in 1:27 is amazing!!

[@makenziecromley3296]

This song has honestly comforted me realizing I loved someone like the sun and I only got the moonlight that came from me.

[@LunarTheCat_0]

genuinely so pretty, cant stop listening to this

[@valenqea]

*sigh* desertduo. >> also the lyric "i loved you like the sun" :(( the fact that sun means grian in irish 😭

[@Vendetta_49]

This song as always been my favourite, it gives me an immense feeling of safety for some reason.

[@ruleglore3423]

I hope you receive more fame. You're truly a band who manages to evolve and, SOMEHOW, outdo themselves with each new song and masterpiece you put out. You've also made me (a hard phonk and dubstep lover) fall into love with a branch of music I've never considered. Keep up the great work!

[@plaidhatter1674]

3:15 I absolutely adore this bit. It is such a simple addition that just makes that final line hit so much harder.

[@jellyzimmermann9688]

1:27 i really love this part

[@Nina-wh6hb]

Samee :D

[@somerandomguy29]

It's amazing the stuff you find hiding YEARS into your watch later playlist. Yeah, I still fw this

[@Darl8u]

I may have found your music through tiktok but i found it nonetheless and i’m so grateful. This is beautiful.

[@joanekirsliedelosrios5726]

I personally thank you for this song because this song is what brought me and my bestie and the reason why we become besties. Today is our graduation day and the day we part. We will probably listen to this song one last time since this is the song that we first listen to together. 😊😊😊😊thank you The Crane Wives

[@barnesrm76]

this may be my new favorite band

[@xxchesire_catxx8176]

I really appreciate how much work you guys put into describing the music itself