"The Stable Song" - Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony (official video)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Music video for "The Stable Song" from the album GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
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"The Stable Song" written by Gregory Alan Isakov
Arrangement by Jay Clifford
Colorado Symphony conducted by Scott O'Neil
Directed & Edited by John Grigsby
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My wife and I got married to this song. She walked down the isle to this tune and my eyes were watering with tears of joy. I couldn't be more happier that I got a second chance at life. If anyone is reading this, just remember that no matter how many scars you carry, remember that you can get through this tough game we call life. Good things happen to those who pursue it. Redemption is a beautiful thing.
I love you for sharing that.
I feel inspired to write this in response: "your work isn't finished until you're called to go home"
Thank you for saying that.
Thanks for the beautiful message, Andrew!
Beautiful
This song reminds me of my family that has now broken to pieces. Being a man, I feel a need to not show emotion. But I doubt anyone will read this. But if you do, and you are...stay up. And find that song that keeps your memories you cherish the most alive and warm. Never forget who you are.
Keep the chin up man. Sorry to read that coming from a stranger. Besides the Bible, a few people who have helped me through tough times is Elliot Hulse who is on RUclips and Quintus Curtius who has a podcast and blog.
I read this. Thinking of you.
@@sinkout24 thanks, brother.
@@jrose395 thanks girl.
I read this....going through this. Lost my job bullied by "leftists". Lost the ability to see ly daughters wake up and go to sleep each night. Hardest thing I've ever gone through....I'm missing my babies and missing their growing "moments". I haven't handled things well...didn't have a good upbringing. This song brings me to tears...it's beautiful. Reading what you wrote has helped....and also brought me to tears. My soul is strong but does grow weary. God bless you for the pain you've experienced.
One in the comments talks about watching his wife walk down the Isle to this song and dancing with her on their wedding day while another man talks about carrying out his wife's ashes to this song.
The strangeness and beauty of art and life and human beings.
Wild! Those two comments were the two that jumped out at me when I started to scroll. Until I landed on yours. There's hope yet ..
Same.
💫
Literally thought the exact same thing then I found myself reading your comment. It’s sad and strangely beautiful in life’s painful way
He's one of my favorites and I love his new album. If you enjoy this, maybe you should check out my brand new single on my channel: ruclips.net/video/ynBN4_rSxsM/видео.htmlsi=PjA4d6vPpMZd_xKM
I am convinced that Gregory Alan Isakov has written the perfect song.
Agree...and did it again with “Amsterdam” and then, again, with “San Luis” :)
I agree the perfect song at 63 I've heard a lot of songs that went straight to the heart, for some reason this one has pierced my very soul.
He absolutely has. This song is unbelievable.
Absolutely
Agree. And you have written the perfect comment
At 31 years old, I've yet to find love, and observing those around me who have experienced it leaves me pondering what joys and challenges they've encountered. Comparing their experiences to my own, I can't help but lament the passage of time and the missed opportunities to share my life with someone special. Each day seems to slip away in loneliness, and I'm left grappling with unanswered questions about when, with whom, and how I'll find love.
".. when no one wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. What do you call it?.. Freedom, or loneliness..?"
- Charles Bukowski
Good luck, Friend. Holding Hope we both happen across the Love we deserve. ( :
@@Samantic2332 Both. The price of freedom
@@travelguideforthesoul .. exactly. ( :
Take care and have the absolute best.
❤ Be careful, poet. Best wishes.
I hope you find love. Being alone isn't bad but sometimes we need someone to share our thoughts or talk about the things we love. And we all want to share these things with a person who loves us and understands us .
I carried my wife's ashes out of her memorial service to this song. It is a moment I will never forget and that I'm sure I will re-live when my own time comes. And I'm so grateful I'll have this beautiful song with me when it does.
Todd Kemper My condolences
I am so sorry but what a wonderful way of honoring her.
Sorry to hear that. God bless you man.
Damn ninjas cutting onions again.
May she rest in peace
For whatever reason. I think “I’ve gone crazy couldn’t you tell? Threw stones at the stars but the whole sky fell” is the greatest lyric I’ve ever heard.
100 percent (although I believe it's actually I've been crazy couldn't you tell) but I could be wrong. Either way it's brilliant
Dude, Gregory Alan Isakov is an amazing songwriter. His lyrics flow like a beautiful poem. I believe he is the most underrated musician out there.
@@kaylanw he’s underrated for a reason. The powers be don’t want music in harmony with earths vibration frequency and they have such a big monopoly
My favorite lyric as well... this is my favorite song
I feel it brother.
This comment section is a roller coaster ride of emotion. I wish I could give you all a big hug. God bless each and everyone.
The comment sections on the internet can be a dark place.
But not with this song playing they’re not.
It’s lovely in here.
You just did ❤
Yeah, everybody just feels the need to pour out the own sad story, or whatever.
People just want to be heard. Humans are just lonely animals.
Well, we are now, not sure if we always were
I often come back here when I am feeling low and missing my mum. Peanut butter falcon was the last movie we watched together before she died. Miss you Mum, I wish I was next to you every day, life is not the same without you. X
Sending my sincere condolences ❤🙏🏻
Such an incredible and heartfelt movie, glad you got to share that with your mom. I lost my mom early 2022, i feel the same way.
This song makes me nostalgic for places I've never been, memories I've never had, and a country I don't even live in. ...is someone cutting onions?
Life is a beautiful mystery
Sammmesies
that's called Anemoia
The time has come, my friends, to return to the simple, the richness, the genuine, the truth, and what really matters in life. Gregory has shown us the way. God bless him!
Devon Opden Dries - Fuck the "cutting onions" cliche and bawl away. This song is so painfully beautiful even the stone-hearted would tear up.
Discovered Gregory's music about 7 years ago. I'm a combat vet and have struggled a lot returning home from this latest deployment. I've spent hours working listening to all of his music - but this song especially has brought me so much peace. My wife and I were able to see him in concert last month in Denver. It was incredible. Felt like I completed the journey home - finally. Very grateful for this artist 🙏.
Hoorah and Thank You.
BLESS YOU
You are never on your own with PTSD. it took a while for me to realise that. Glad you have found peace.
Thank you for your service, sir.
Thank you for everything sir! God bless you!
Remember when our songs were just like prayers
Like gospel hymns that you caught in the air?
Come down, come down sweet reverence
Unto my simple house and ring
And ring
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Ring out those ghosts on the Ohio
Ring like clear day wedding bells
Were we the belly of the beast or the sword that fell?
We'll never tell
Come to me clear and cold
On some sea
Watch the world spinning waves, mad machine
Now I've been crazy couldn't you tell?
I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table
Well, I sang and drank, and passed in the stable, hmm, hmm
That tall grass grows high and brown
Well I dragged you straight in the muddy ground
And you sent me back to where I roam
Well, I cursed and I cried, but now I know
Oh, now I know
And I ran back to that hollow again
The moon was just a sliver back then
And I ached for my heart like some tin man
When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang
Oh, it's ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell
Turn me back into that wild-haired gale
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Akshay Pathak thx for the lyrics
Thank you bro
I dont know English very well and this saved me!
Thanks for the excellent lyrics
Just one tiny correction to the lyrics.......should read “like gospel hymns that you called in the air”..... in some small churches, a person in the congregation led the hymns and this was known as “calling a hymn”...These hymns were most often unaccompanied by piano or Instruments.
Gracias
My brother just passed away from cancer at the age of 24. This was our song. Listening to this makes me feel better.
I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤
❤ feel better. You guys listen nd sing together!
I really wish we lived in a world where people who owned this record were the tastemakers and took care of everything and drove popular culture
When my newborn son, Jack, couldn’t sleep at night or was having teething pain, I would put this record on and sing to him and his whole body would sync to the music and it soothed him into a peaceful slumber. When I listen again, I feel his delicate body in my arms, see his porcelain face in my mind, and smell that fresh baby scent. This song is magic.
Music is the time machine. It can even cause you to remember smells, memories, thoughts. Yes music can be magic.
We play it for our kids. They melt to it as well....I stay awake hearing it 10+ times in a row and never grow tired of it. The only song I could listen to that way...and here I am still seeking it out. Pure magic.
Aww I have an 11 year old Jack, we listen to Gregory's songs and just enjoy each other's presence every Friday night.
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I am in love with this song. I am in love with life. Again. This song just made me realize that I’ve got to go back to the simple. To the begging when I was inocent and without fears. I was a Kid trying to go through the way that was designed by God for me. But then I started getting distracted by THINGS that were just THINGS… Now I know. “Turn this diamond straight back into the coal”. Go back to the simple.
Ily
Eu também, meu parça...
To be ahead of the times today is to be behind the times.
Well said and accurate
E nos encontramos aqui, vc tem bom gosto man
This is probably the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard in my entire life.
Hello Dylan, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
Yep
It truly is
Agree.
I agree.
I don't know what's more comforting....the song or the comments. ❤
Hello Daniela, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
Agreed w Daniela… Great song. Moving comments. Thanks
Greg made it. Having an entire orchestra backing your song is an honor every musician dreams of. It's not the money. It's a moment like this. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music my ears have ever heard.
It’s an absolute masterpiece ❤
A stunning piece of music. I had the opportunity to see the Colorado Symphony in concert in 2018 before Covid hit. It was a lovely experience.
Few songs are written to stand the test of time…this is one of those rare timeless masterpieces.
If everyone listened to this first thing in the morning, this world would be a much better place.
and hard to believe anyone could put a thumbs down on this.
Absolutely
Agreed!!!!!!!!
LYRICS:
Remember when our songs were just like prayers
Like gospel hymns that you caught in the air?
Come down, come down sweet reverence
Unto my simple house and ring
And ring
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Ring out those ghosts on the Ohio
Ring like clear day wedding bells
Were we the belly of the beast or the sword that fell?
We'll never tell
Come to me clear and cold
On some sea
Watch the world spinning waves, mad machine
Now I've been crazy couldn't you tell?
I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table
Well, I sang and drank, and passed in the stable, hmm, hmm
That tall grass grows high and brown
Well I dragged you straight in the muddy ground
And you sent me back to where I roam
Well, I cursed and I cried, but now I know
Oh, now I know
And I ran back to that hollow again
The moon was just a sliver back then
And I ached for my heart like some tin man
When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang
Oh, it's ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell
Turn me back into that wild-haired gale
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Thank You so Much for taking the time and posting the Lyrics !!! God Bless You !!!!
Thank you
I’m a 34 year old Man, right arm amputee (work accident) trauma. Child abuse as a kid, opiate addiction. I’m 10 days sober, and when I’m going through pain(withdrawal) I listen to this beautiful song, which keeps me sane and still sober ! This song means a lot to me and gives me motivation to beat this horrendous disease,(fetynal addiction)
Thank you
This song reminds me of sitting on the porch swing with my grandma,
admiring all of the flowers we planted and watching the rain fall on them.
I sure miss her.
That's a beautiful memory. Such a tribute to her too being remembered because of such a beautiful song. Perfect.
Mother and I spent many days gardening. I often think of those times. We listened to the radio located on the outside window sill. I distinctly remember listening to 'As Time Goes By'. That was in the late 40s, early 50s.
Bostan vs Home
Parliment, Britan Passed 2
Mental vs Frames Underwater
I think this song may have saved my life.
I hope it did and you are having a wonderful life!!
"I threw stones at the stars and the whole sky fell down" creative writing at its finest
❤❤❤❤❤
I have to say I didn’t realize how heartbroken I was about the state of the world until reading the comments here and listening to this song. Everyone here may have different beliefs but our hearts for each other, our compassion, our vulnerability, is what I long to connect with the most in people. I wish I could exchange all my FB “friends” with you guys so I could love and live life with you all. ❤️🙏🏻
Well, I just read this comment and I connected with you. And I don't even use Facebook.
Add me on facebook
This comment feels even more relevant three weeks later.
That was one of the most Beautiful Comments I have ever read . God Bless You , You are a Beautiful Person and I would be proud to call you Friend !!!!
God bless you Sheri, wonderful comment, you are beautiful.
This song makes me think we made what we wanted and lost what we needed.
The whole song describes the dreams we had in a simple world. We created amazing things and went to amazing places and now all we want to do is connect with those quiter places we left behind.
I think the last stanza hits it perfectly
"Turn these diamonds straight back into coal"
This comment is deeply profound to me. Screenshotting so I can read it later.
Honestly , this is one of the most Beautiful Posts I have ever read . The truth that lies between the letters you wrote , is going to leave a mark on the Soul of everyone who reads it . God Bless You 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Less is more. True in every aspect of life. Especially society. No one stops and thinks anymore, or reflects, or really connects. It's all plastic and glass. There is no more real connection. The simple life is the best life
@@byron7583it's getting worse because of electronics. Wait until a.i. becomes commonplace 😔. Wait until our current generation of children become adults and have children of their own. The world will be indescribable.
Beautiful comentary
My grandfather born in 1899 in Montana, worked on a ranch, picked potatoes in Idaho had a gold mine Cornucopia Oregon. My grandmother born Nebraska 1911, lost her father at 10. Traveled the country with her family picking fruit, during the Depression. This song this video reminds me of all their stories of that time.
I hope you come back to Montana sometimes.
I’ve visited the remains of Cornucopia OR twice, and have a video about it on my channel. That’s a heavily nostalgic place, even if you don’t have a connection to it. The fact that you know someone who worked there while it was in its heyday is incredible. This song and video makes me think about the time Cornucopia was active. There’s something oddly heartbreaking about that age being behind us, even if many things today are better. This song reflects that.
What a wild time it would have been to be alive!
I've been dealing with crippling depression and anxiety... it's hard for me to function in society, stay motivated, nor even remotely find any enthusiasm towards life in general.... then I came across gem. I listen to it at least 5 times a day, that it has become my 'go to'. The melody, the lyrics... is almost as if my soul was stamped into the chords. I can't express in words how this song has sent me on such an emotional roller coaster, over & over again... and for that, thank you, for making me feel again.... still throwin' stones at the sky.
Gregory Chittenden Me too. Hang in there brother.
@@rn2811 thanks dude.... it's always good to know someone's out there
@@gregorychittenden5505 Always keep a pocketful of stones...
Hang in there, Gregory. It gets better. I promise.
I feel you. All we can do is just keep throwin stones......
my dad loved this song. remember waking up in his rv and he had this on. we started cutting vegetables up for the dinner he'd make that night. he's been gone 2 months now but this song always brings me back to that memory and i feel a certain peace around everything that happened. long live dave, one of a kind and my best friend forever.
Sorry for your loss 🥲
This is so sad, deep, and true. Your comment reminds me of the Seamus Heaney poem, while all the others were away at Mass. I wanted it to read it at my mothers funeral, but everyone thought it was too sad. I thought it was real and true, and my mother would’ve loved it if I’d read it.
Here:
When all the others were away at Mass
I was all hers as we peeled potatoes.
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
Like solder weeping off the soldering iron:
Cold comforts set between us, things to share
Gleaming in a bucket of clean water.
And again let fall. Little pleasant splashes
From each other’s work would bring us to our senses.So while the parish priest at her bedside
Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying
And some were responding and some crying
I remembered her head bent towards my head,
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives -
Never closer the whole rest of our lives.
@@johnhammill6254 beautiful. thank you for sharing something that is very precious ❤
I'm in my 40s and just found out I have a bad heart and not long to live. This song makes me happy for the life I've lived and sad for the part I wont.
Thank you.
I'm thinking of you today
Right here brother
I hope you are spending your days exactly how you want to. sending love
How are you doing?
For what it's worth, I prayed for you and your family. You'll be on my mind this morning.
I met a psychiatrist today as i have closely realized the patterns of my life occured through due to emotional trauma in childhood. Just listened this song, gave a strength to step towards healing ❤❤
It’s because of songs like this that I truly believe music is the essence of a soul
Agreed
As a 47 year old man, a lot of emotion in the song. My life is in the song, I wish things had not happened in my family the way they did. Lord I wish we could go back in time . Alot I would change. Alot I would do different . May GOD have mercy on all of us .
Amen 😭
Sending you a hug and lots of love.
Amen to your prayer offering 🙏
Same here. 47 yr old woman with a life full of pain & regrets. If only I could go back. But it’s too late can’t turn back time
Yes. So many regrets, so many things I wish I could change. I wish I could take my understanding with me to those days and fix some things.
This is the song you never get tired of hearing.
Tears fill my eyes reading all of these comments as I listen to and fully absorb this truly bittersweet song. May our songs and prayers carry on. God loves us. ❤️
Reading the comments on here has brought tears to my eyes. I share the same emotional connection to this song as most of you here. I feel like I know you all, and through Gregory's music. It's an honor to listen to it.
It is. You feel that way because you have a heart that's unafraid to FEEL. There should be more in the world like you.
bluejupiter100 wow amen well said i do believe that is the connection . Scary how many people don’t use their hearts this way . Then again we are all made with different gifts and such .
@@bluejupiter100 Totally agree :)
I have a roof over my head, food in my belly, money in my pocket, a job under my belt... And I've never been more depressed in my life. Working to exist not to live crushes my spirit every day. This song echos the feelings of a life i long for.
Beardy, I hear you! Your comment instantly resonated. Thank you for sharing what many feel, but no one dare whisper. We all need more than just to survive. I have been greatly helped by the joyful info shared on jw.org. Check it out. Everything to gain. Nothing to lose. Don't give up!
@@WB-su7wz While i appreciate you reaching out I am not a man of God. But thank you all the same.
@@imagination43 You are most welcome, my friend.
@@imagination43 And therein lies the problem my Friend . Nothing Earthly can make your Soul Happy . Have a Blessed Day
@Beardy Going to b practical here: Get some energy healing (u will b surprised): Breath work:
Get out into nature: Be grateful for your job, the roof over your head the money in your pocket: Volunteer / help someone.....
Love to you and everyone else struggling with this strange world we live in ❤️
Found this on a bright Sunday morning
I sat on the front doorstep and watched the cows
Sipped my coffee
And said "life's good"
Then I listened to it again and again and again...
And well
Hello there x
My wife and I are going to have our first dance to this song on our wedding day. We got legally married last year, and are now able to have a proper wedding. It just… fits us. I can’t explain it, but it just does.
My wife and I don’t have this - I am blessed many ways with her but you are blessed with this - You are a lucky s.o.b.
Best thing about songs like this is that you will find the comment section full of gem.
The most beautiful comment section of the most beautiful song. My heart goes out to all of you lovely human beings and Gregory, you are LOVE, my man. Thankyou for blessing us with your art. It heals and touches my soul like nothing.
I performed this song at my dad's memorial service after he passed away. I had shown it to him prior to him passing and he loved the "western feel" of it. Music is such a fantastic way to hold onto dear memories.
I got really attached to this song when I was caring for my dad right before he passed. Reminds me so much of him now. I’m sorry for your loss. Peace.
Beautiful memory. Thanks for sharing.
Love the line 'Turn these diamonds straight back into coal'...
It makes me think of how important it is to keep rediscovering ourselves, and getting excited about the many forms we'll take along the way❤❤
April 2020! Still here listening to this gem. Whose with me? This is one of my favorites of Gregory's song.
M with u🤗
It makes me feel so human and wonderful.
Im heree
2021 and I'm here
It's March 2021 ❤️
I snuck into a commenters file and this song was listed. I have not ever heard it and i am 60 years young. Thrilled to have heard it now ❤ 🌹 4:14
Brilliant song, glad you found it. GAI is a gifted songwriter, enjoy the ride.
At 68, I'm in the same boat. Love the song a d the video. A bygone age, which some I resonate with as an Irish rural background .
Are you kidding me with these strings? Jesus, and I thought the original made me emotional. Swear, I'm not crying.
Same. Cry every time. This is a masterpiece.
I came back to this song 2 years later. There is absolutely nothing wrong and it STILL gets me
I am going through my most difficult moment in life. I am getting divorced from the love of my life after 23 years, 4 countries, countless experiences and 3 kids in common. No anger on any side, love just faded away from her... when for me it is even more intense than ever. I need to tell around, look for support... but i am alone in a new town, her town, where we moved few years ago, very very far from family and friends... i feel sorry for my kids, i feel sorry for our love, for our beautiful but uncompleted history and broken family, i am afraid of my future in a place i do not belong, a life that does not fit me, tied by the invisible but indestructible bonds of the love to my kids... i think writing those words could help me to express my feelings and cry them out. Listening to this song i understood a new feeling. Redemption. The feeling that looking at the past can be tough, our ghosts a heavy burden... but there is always hope when you keep moving to the horizon. A new life will open in front of you, different, but new , with different things that may bring wonderful things if you are open to move to this without anger. Just keep the experience and learnings in your bag, throw away all bad feelings. I hold to this feeling, to these songs, to keep me alive and kicking in the new life that is coming. My greatest gratitude to all these geniuses that can help curing our souls, giving us hope and sense with something as beautiful, yet so fragile, as a song...
I miss you Noni. All these songs that used to make me feel love and content, now just remind me of you. I hope our paths cross again.
This comment section is what the song is. Beautiful. I will never listen to this song again without thinking of the couple hundred people that think just like me. When you get down to earth with earth, its truly beautiful.
You are a Truly Beautiful Person !!!
🤗stay safe
I sent this to my Brother in Law today as he sits at his Father's Side waiting for him to go Home to The Lord and I asked him to play it for His Dad . I could not think of a more fitting way to leave this Earth . God Bless You Ernie , see You on the other side my Friend !!!!
One of the world's most beautiful songs. How can violence and hurt occur in a world with music like this.
the hurt makes the beauty
That is an Absolutely Beautiful Statement , God Bless You 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Because the 'chosen people' are Satanic and evil. At root of nearly every problem are the Asiatic Khazars who currently occupy a certain country in the Middle East.
Thank you for this comment. And Yes, no pressure, no diamonds. I guess thats why. I still cant believe it.
"I've been crazy, couldn't you tell
Threw stones at the stars but the whole sky fell"
I don't know why, but these two lines just get me. Every time. They're just so powerful. That's why this song is one of my favorites of all.
me too, love that part :)
If I had something inked under my skin, it would be these words.
these lines are also killing me
The "whole sky fell" line is hands-down my favorite. Also really love the part about turning diamonds back into coal, which I interpret as going back to a raw, unrefined childlike state of mind after the pressure of life had compressed you into something hard, cut, and polished.
Yeah, it's a good line :)
Glad am not the only one who thinks it’s the most beautiful song I have ever heard
I truly believe this is the most beautiful song ever created. I'm someone that is obsessed with music, listened to songs from all different genres and eras, with a preference towards old music. And yet when I discovered this song in December, I was literally speechless. It touched my soul. I have listened to it at least once almost every day since, I'd even say it has helped me cope with the grief of losing both my grandparents in 2020. The words just resonate with me, as does the 'circle of life' vibe. "Turn these diamonds straight back into coal." And of course, the instrumentals just fit perfectly with it.
I can't imagine anyone topping this for me personally, and I had actually already thought that once when I heard San Luis for the first time in October. So until Gregory comes out with another song that is basically a transformative religious experience for me, this reigns supreme. :)
I am convinced that this Song was roaming in the Universe just waiting for a place to land , and it landed on Gregory's Soul ....
Wonderful words, littlebirdy. It's very intense. I cry, get goosebumps, and sing along every time.
I discovered Gregory, one day 10 years ago shopping with a girlfriend, his music was playing in the background, The Stable Song. I actually stopped & had such peace fill my heart, I could swear this person with the most soulful voice is indeed a great gift from God. When I hear his voice, god wraps his arms around me.
Hello Donna, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
This was the first song I learned to play on guitar. Gregory if you read this I'd like you to know you've been a huge inspiration to me not just in music, but in life. Ever Since I discovered your music on a cold November morning in my high school geometry class, I've been kinder, more able to listen to my surroundings, and a deeper lover of using agriculture to become more self reliant. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for the gift of music you have given the world. You lead not only in your beautiful lyrics, but in your kindness a s well.
Thank you,
Will
The stable song was the song that introduced me to this amazing powerful musical artist. I started playing guitar about 9 months ago and I had to learn how to play this song. It's so incredible to see how many lives Gregory Alan Isakov's music has touched.
Those words - so true for so many of us. Kudos to you for writing that.
I feel the same in a lot of ways.. Cheers mate for pouring your appreciation of his work in these beautiful honest words.
+Mrreaper90kojo i've been trying to learn this song since i bought my guitar a few months ago. i can play those chords but i just don't understand the strumming. could you help me, please? i love isakov!
Hello Will,
That was one of the most honest and humble comments I have read in a long while
Thank you & I am sure Gregory would surely have a Chance to read this or perhaps who knows he might even get a Chance to know you :),stay blessed
regards
Sharmi
This song is a masterpiece
@JD123483 Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
I remember sitting on my couch with my s/o at 17. I had recently moved out and had been consumed with work from an early age. Soon life gave way to alcohol and smoke. Anyways, here we are early this one morning as light shone through the haze of the house. I light a joint and we turn the music on, “remember when our songs were just like prayers” I look over and through the smoke I see the tears streaming down her face. Oh how far we had fallen.
I think it’s fitting that a song about life grabbed us so.
I still remember the early morning light and the smoke hanging in the air.
Well did you reach over and hug her and tell her how much you loved her?
This and Dylan’s “working man’s blues” are a perfect nod to a past long gone but still in our hearts
I love reading the sweet and personal comments from everyone who also loves this song. It’s so special and I’m glad others see that too.
This, so much! The comfort and remembrance, the inspiration, a spectrum of human emotion, all sparked from this amazing song. It's awe-inspiring. We need more of this in the human condition. Creating community in this way is the highest form of service to our species. Just floored by all of this.
i agree, and its very seldom i do.. but there are some wonderful tales here
@karisullivan8264 well put!
This song transports me back to being 13 sitting on my Grandmother's back porch on long summer nights, surrounded by strumming guitars and songs i had never heard before.. Accompanied by so much laughter. Time travel is possible with music.
Jessi Motley this comment is so beautiful, I had an awesome image inside my mind reading it, my mind out you in some country spot like colorado, or nebraska but I’m not sure where you’re from
"Time travel is possible with music" So true.. I will remember that. God Bless You Jessi
Your comment gave me full chills. What a wonderful memory.
God Bless You !!!!
I love hanging out with music people. I can't play shit but just glad they let me hang out n listen to the jams
I strongly believe this is the greatest song ever written in the history of music. I have heard some incredible stuff. But nothing so poetic and pure as of what Gregory put together here. Pure perfection. The greatest song ever written. Simple as that.
Lyrics
Remember when our songs were just like prayers
Like gospel hymns that you caught in the air?
Come down, come down sweet reverence
Unto my simple house and ring
And ring
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Ring out those ghosts on the Ohio
Ring like clear day wedding bells
Were we the belly of the beast or the sword that fell?
We'll never tell
Come to me clear and cold
On some sea
Watch the world spinning waves, mad machine
Now I've been crazy couldn't you tell?
I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table
Well, I sang and drank, and passed in the stable, hmm, hmm
That tall grass grows high and brown
Well I dragged you straight in the muddy ground
And you sent me back to where I roam
Well, I cursed and I cried, but now I know
Oh, now I know
And I ran back to that hollow again
The moon was just a sliver back then
And I ached for my heart like some tin man
When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang
Oh, it's ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell
Turn me back into that wild-haired gale
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
2-25-23: Driving through a snowstorm in the Sierras and this song came back to me. All of the trees covered in snow and so thankful for Mother Nature letting me see it. Thankful for everyone in my life and take care. Enjoy this beautiful song!
Dont you love when a song takes you on a journey and gives to you a feeling you can only hear that first time
Someone had to write this song down. This is one of those tunes that lives its own life apart from human conventions despite its being entirely about the human experience. It aches to be released from silence into the lives of people, and such a song can exist for decades without anyone hearing it, because it takes a special soul to render it onto paper and into notes. I'm so grateful it lives with us, now, and that Gregory was the person who captured it for us.
bluejupiter100 💜
yes it seems the song has existed for 100 years or more.
Wow. This is such a beautiful point of view! Cheers. 💗
I couldn't agree more, its a timeless piece of music............
the guy is a real talent.and that mando lick kills me
greg,mandolin orange,sam bush and the like are all proof that good music is still being made
I've been listening to his music since I was 12. I'm now 21. It speaks to me in a way I can't explain, it's just a part of my soul. If someone wanted to know what my soul felt like, not that that would ever happen, I'd play them this.
Nice soul, dude ;p
@@westcoastogee585 Right? Bottled it up and sold it on the black market
On the eve of 2024 for the first time I've heard this song and it makes me think fondly of a woman I've just met and dream of a life with her.
Hope it works out!!
Lucky man...
" And I ached for my heart like some tin man"...wow wow wow, powerful. This song is so sad, beautiful, nostalgic and heart warming. Listening to this is like a cozy blanket wrapped around me.
remember when our songs were just like prayers.
like gospel hymns that you called in the air.
come down come down sweet reverence,
unto my simple house and ring…
and ring.
ring like silver, ring like gold
ring out those ghosts on the ohio
ring like clear day wedding bells
were we the belly of the beast or the sword that fell…we’ll never tell.
come to me clear and cold on some sea
watch the world spinning waves..like some machine
now i’ve been crazy couldn’t you tell
i threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
now i’m covered up in straw, belly up on the table
well and sang and drank, and passed in the stable.
that tall grass grows high and brown,
well i dragged you straight in the muddy ground
and you sent me back to where i roam
well i cursed and i cried, but now i know…now i know
and i ran back to that hollow again
the moon was just a sliver back then
and i ached for my heart like some tin man
when it came oh it beat and it boiled and it rang..it’s ringing
ring like crazy, ring like hell
turn me back into that wild haired gale
ring like silver, ring like gold
turn these diamonds straight back into coal.
Thanks so much for transcribing and sharing these beautiful lyrics, which I've copied to my Special Lyrics folder.
Such beauty.
Nerdzlybees Base Thank you.
The combination of this song and video leaves me with the feeling of a longing for some other time..
One of the greatest songs ever made tbh.
The banjo in this perfect song plucks it's sweet way into my soul.
Redeeming Love took me here. This song was perfect to introduce Micheal Hosea to us.
This music makes me so thankful, thankful to be alive. Thankful to be able to be a part of this crazy world for the brief amount of time I've been gifted. Each day is a gift, each breath is a gift... We all should make the most of it.
Micah Meyers I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but shut the fuck up, Micah.
mackhomie6 You're dum
YES even through these present times...
The most beautiful song ever written.
It’s been a month since my partner said ”it’s over”. 10 days before she was making affirmations of total love. So all my value judgements and compass points were utterly shattered. I pretty much had a mental breakdown. I care for sick kids-couldn’t do it for a while.
I needed a rock to hold onto,something true,something real,something that knew of pain. And I found it in family here in Australia,but also in your American homegrown: Patty Griffin (When it don’t come easy. Heavenly Day. Kite...many more). But this guy touched my heart and soul like he was heaven sent. I have shed too many tears, I don’t want to be this anymore,and this guys genuine spirit is bringing me home to the person I used to be. Thankyou Gregory. Hugs to you.
To explain what this song truly means to me. No attachment to anyone, aside myself.
We have developed into beings whom take no pleasure in the most miniscule of sentiments anymore.. Society, as a whole, is so far from anything natural to actually heal our Soul. Why?..
Do you remember the last time you looked at the stars?.. watched the sunrise or set..? Do you notice the patterned dance between Sun and Moon..?
When was the last time you stopped during a walk in an open field, only to close your eyes and feel the gusts of wind.. hearing what they have to whisper..?
Noticing the litter all over our cities and forests, do you ignore it?.. or do you camp riverside, cleaning up the surrounding area simply to do your part in the world and make it a better place to survive for all creatures..? Fin, feather and fur alike.
Where has the belief that living off of the elements and land.. have to be so wildly abused and communized come from?.. why can we not return to simpler times, to have the opportunity of rebuild w/ what resources we were naturally given..?
Back to coal... take away the diamonds and see what we have learned.
This song created a life purpose within me, and am holding Hope that I can live up to that. From my Heart to Yours.. I hope it reaches atleast one who can relate.
Tis a glorious piece of art that can awaken a Heart and put your mind to sleep. ( :
this 💛
One of the greatest songs ever written!
I am entering year 4 of brutal Cancer battle. I too found this on Peanut Butter Falcon and movie was great!!!
But ths song?
What words do we have for better than great? This song breathes life back into me.
So grateful to have this song to HOLD onto. Gives me great strength and thats hard to come by after Cancer.
I hope you win your battle against cancer and go on to live a happy life 🙂
Sending love and prayers.
I trust you will win.... God bless you absolutely
Praying for you hope you're doing ok.
Big love to you and I hope you win your battle ❤
Gregory's song are deeply human, and bittersweet. They kind of break your heart a little and also make you love life. There is a quiet beauty and reminder to us in his music~ notice the living world and hang on, gently.
Hello Ellen, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
My friend died in April and this was one of his favorite artists and songs. I just found out today. Rest In Peace my old friend
Instantly fell in love with this song…..going to throw a quilt on the lawn tomorrow and watch the sun set with my kids.
The symbology in this video. Blows my mind.
My fiancée doesn’t like much of the music I listen to because she says it’s depressing. This song isn’t depressing, it’s heartfelt and comes from deep in his heart and soul. It’s poetry, melody and genius all combined to perfection.
I also like depressed music.. or so one would say.. but quite frankly it's the best their is because it gives me reason
Thank you. I agree. I sent this song to someone a few years ago. I wanted him to have something beautiful to remember us.... I only spoke to him once after that, and he said he didn't like it, couldn't listen to it, too depressing.
Maybe he never understood me at all.
This song calms me like no other song can. Helps me feel safe.
Hello Melody, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for half of these views. 3 million is rookie numbers for something so perfect.
My favorite line from the song is “And I ran back to that hollow again”. Because in my opinion the line like symbolizes a childhood place and it’s like replaying an old memory.
This song is one of the most beautiful songs ive heard in a very long time. 💕
“Remember when our songs were just like prayers?” Yes and like this one permeates our heart so beautifully in perpetuity 💜
This song takes me to the mountains
It really really does. I grew up in Appalachia territory in Pennsylvania and now live in North Georgia. If I was alone in the mountains with 1 song for the rest of my life this would be it
I think it would probably Snow Sunshine , if the Air were to Hear This 💖💖💖
same here😍
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This song is such an escape. Such a peace from "remeber when our songs were just like prayers" to the absolute art that is the all instruments.... silver, gold, wedding bells... beautifully done.
If you're listening to this song, know you have exceptional taste in music! ❤
His music makes everything better.
All these heartfelt comments. Such beautiful and bittersweet stories, God bless you all.
And God Bless You Also Beautiful Soul !!!
I absolutely love the lyrics of the song.
I've always interpreted it as a very deep song about growing up, seeing the world differently.
Aiming for things so high in the sky that "The whole sky fell".
And in the end of the song he wants to go back into the wild gale, and have the diamonds turned back into coal.
So it's like you chase these things to get to where you're at and you look back and you wish you could go back to when you had innocence. To when you were wilder.
There's certain things I've looked back out in my life that I'm like man even though maybe I didn't have it as well at a certain point I almost wish I could go back there again. Wish you could be the person you were at a certain point in time again.
Just moved to route 66...
Playing this in a shop that was built in 1933...
The big building echoes and its past and present merge...
I am blessed to be exactly where i am, here an now...
If the mother road was good enough to build America its good enough to rebuild it...
Return to the roots, to the routes...
See you there...
Something about his songs are so nostalgic. Somehow they connect to childhood memories on a very personal level even though they're not about you. This song especially. Brilliant songwriting, both lyrically and musically.
“Turn these diamonds into coal” is my favourite line in this song as it reminds me to stay humble😇
And that the things we wished for - we find later in life instead to return to the simplicity we had.