MALINDA- with that being said (original song/demo)
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Thank you for making beautiful music even through there tough times.
Thanks for making our day Malinda!
Heh, i was going to sleep. Now I have a lullaby to listen to! Thank you Malinda
@Emii Wright nopee
This is one of the few videos on RUclips that makes me wish there was a like^2 button.
Absolutely loved it. Althoug it is a bit sad.
The fact that this song doesn’t have a proper “home” in any album or as a single is really fitting with the theme of it
Yeah 🤔🤔🤔
It’s still here
I was thinking the same thing uwu
yes,its so deep
True, but I wish it did.
Its so crazy how well she conveys emotion in her singing. I can hear the hope, sadness, and her smile.
Because she does not just sing the songs, she performs them. She allows their meanings and themes to infuse her
This song legit speaks for most of my fears. I’m scared of feeling alone, doing things alone, watching the world walk pass me. The line “Sometimes we drift and disappear, with that being said; I’m still here.” Is the the line that gets to me. I see people happy and I’m still here, all alone. I see people I once knew to the deepest parts of themselves, change into someone better-while I’m here, all alone, still the same boring person I once was, still am.
It just seems that way I'm sure the other people feel the same way just dont let that feeling take over. 😜😜😜😜
i know that we don't know each other, but maybe we could chat on ig, because same! maybe it could be a bit refreshing to have someone to talk to? ❤
I know that feeling...but I'm sure you're not as boring as you think - that you got to know some people so closely means that there are many people out there who see you as the wonderful person that you are. And if you still feel alone:
d e s r a , someone in the whole wide world is thinking of you right now - let's be alone together 😉
All the best to you!
I just read that "butterflies are unable to see their wings, so, they never get to know how beautiful they are". I bet you are a beautiful butterfly too, it's just you can't see your wings for now.
Don't fear the world and the chances you're given. Take risks, meet new people, do something new, and most importantly, love. Love your neighbor, love your enemy, love that stranger. Kindness always comes back to you, and it might help you realize you're not as alone as you think. Keep dreaming.
With that being said,
Malinda is an amazing,
Singer
song writer,
Dancer,
And everything
Elalae La have you seen her Surrender music video?
I recently had a friend say that when she turned 20, she was going try smoking weed because her toxic boyfriend wanted her to. And it was a really big shock to me. She’s a very level headed person but it’s like her boyfriend took the good her away and this is all that’s left. She’s still with him, she’s blind of every bad thing happening. I don’t know what to do. So this song really hit me in a soft spot. Thank you for sharing this song with us Malinda 💜
Edit: They broke up, and she’s heart broken but he isn’t. I’m trying to be there for her (but I’m kinda happy on the inside bc he was toxic for her in a LOT of ways) and help her through this, she’ll be ok but she just needs to take some time to heal.
I'm sorry! I hope she's okay. But as much as you want to help, you can't blame yourself. You can only try to help where you can.
Abbey Mosteller Weed is not bad as long as he doesn’t push for stronger drugs. Willie Nelson still alive and healthy smoking weed for the past 60 plus years.
Hi Abbey, as I read your comment and contemplated writing, Malinda sang ‘just a few decisions I’ll never understand’ and I think that’s the thing. It’ll be long winded but now I can’t not write.
In a lot of ‘level headed’ people is a desire to try being wild, and vice versa.
If you’re 20 or thereabouts, the next few years (2 - 5, maybe even more) can be a blur, as relationships and/or career can start to kick to a new level.
At 17, I remember as if it were yesterday, my friend group and I were walking around our hometown and someone actually mentioned how we had only a week left until we’d fragment as a group to the various colleges and workplaces and from there our differences would make it hard to relate.
Then at 23 I moved to a different country and now 17 years later, only 4 of my friends from back then have ever visited, and it’s not even the ones I ever would have thought.
I think what I’m trying to get at is that sometimes friendships are based on what we want them to be rather than what they really are. In your specific case, I’d say be a good friend to her and try to allow her some experimentation (as if it’s in her nature it’ll happen regardless) but DO be on her case if it goes beyond that, and if you are a good friend now, she’ll likely (but not guaranteed) return the favour later.
We don’t mature at the same speed and we all have different needs.
These things help you find your self, essentially.
@@styvieagget4580 Well, this hit home. I can say from personal experience that your words are true to the point!
My friends taught me all I had to know about drugs, gave me good advice and explanations and a safe place to try what I wanted to try. That's really the best thing that could happen. Make sure your friend is in a good, safe place when she tries weed.
It isn't very strong when smoked in a cigarette but a pure blunt smoked whole can be overwhelming. I had muffins with a lot of weed batter, which slammed me for half a day. I was with friends at their place, was cozy, they let me sleep over. It felt good. All my decisions to drink alcohol or eat weed goodies were always conscious, even with a strong social urge to drink one with the gang, I always felt able to say no and I always decided for myself if and how and how much I wanted to get wasted.
You know your friend well enough. If she's an anxious pushover who you suspect would do anything for recognition, try to give her a safe alternative to fall back to and try to talk to her about peer pressure. Her first boyfriend could be a big pressure point. Now she doesn't want to mess up. This is all she has, yadda yadda. Reinforce your friendship with her instead of fighting her over your opinion on substance use and abuse.
Cause you know that weed is not the issue here. It's psychological dependency on social circles. She may have stayed abstinent and never drank wine in her life but has she partied with people, had regular contact with a group of remote friends, felt like she belonged to her peers, that she had a place? If no, then that's the thing. If yes, and she still has her roots, trust her to make the right decisions.
Also, depending on where you're from, if you're from the USA, chances are you don't have anything in terms of educational or ... you don't have anything yet. That always makes things risky. Yeah, I don't know how to finish that thought. Don't be in the USA and you don't have those problems. Lol. Just look out for her if she shows signs of needing someone to turn to but other than that, let her be herself. If you're not in the USA, she'll be perfectly fine, don't worry.
This is bringing me so many sad memories and making them happy. *I'm not crying you are*
Someone, we both are…
"though our Neverland days are gone, Peter Pan came back for Wendy before long" is instantly one of my favourite lines, ever. That hit me so hard. This is beautiful.
There was this girl I used to be best friends with at school, and we were also neighbours, but we grew apart when she changed and I stayed the same. A few years later, after going to different schools and disconnecting, I saw her again at a neighbours’ get-together, and when we talked, it was like no time had passed. I still get along with her great, even though we don’t see each other much, and she is still a good person, although I thought she had changed for the worse.
This sounds so similar to an experience I had! Recently saw a friend for the first time in ages who I thought had changed for the worse but we connected so well.
Aww...something just like that happened to me, but my friend really did change, and now we hardly ever see each other, and i miss her so much, but she changed, and doesn't fit in my life anymore.
and now i'm about cry. great.
That's nice
Late last year I reconciled with an old friend. We met at college and got really close really quickly.
We fell out later in the year over what was really a petty misunderstanding and really drifted apart, but the care for each other never left.
After coming very close to death a few months after that, I made an attempt to reconnect and she accepted.
I’m so glad we sorted things out and now we’re getting back to how close we are. It’s always vital to make amends with people as and where possible!
I have a friend that I haven't seen in almost exactly a year. He's one of my closest friends, but moved away to serve as a missionary for our church. He was supposed to be gone for another year, but was sent home early because of the pandemic. I now get to see him next week and I'm SO so excited to wrap him in a bear hug and tell him I missed him.
Yayyy! 👍
This song really hits me. After just graduating high school, even just over the summer so far, I've found it harder to keep in touch with friends from high school. I know there's a lot of value in starting over, but I'm sad about losing so many of the friends I had. Even if I still keep in touch with them, it's impossible to be as close as when you see each other every day or every week. Hopefully this song gives me the strength to say that even though we don't see each other as often, or even ever, I'm still here for you.
Thank you for everything you do Malinda; your music is so genuine and you never fail to amaze me with how uplifting and just plain awesome you are. I love you!!!!!!!!
Last year I went to middle school and had to start over with friends it was both good and bad but the good out weighed the bad
I get the chills when I hear your voice.
I'm crying like a little baby. I love you for this. My best friend has decided she wants to get married this year. I've not seen her in months due to this virus but I'm still here.
Me too. Crying like a baby. She really gets me. Her tone is so pure.
Me Too !!!
This song is a warm reminder that even when friends (or more than friends) drift apart, that tiny ember of memory and love and experiences together never really die and go cold. Watching your face is so hard to do without those old memories welling up.
Eilonwy, you know who you are if you are reading this. Taran is still here, and like Malinda sang, there are decisions I will never understand. But I'm still here. Hello.
Hopefully you’ll find them again
If she were looking into the camera, what little that keeps me from breaking down in tears would evaporate.
I've kinda been feeling this lately, being between college and university I fear it's a matter of time before I drift away from my friends. I do my best to stay in touch but it's always disheartening when you send a text they never reply to..
Years ago I had a stupid argument with my best friend and we didn't talk for years, then I moved away. She found me on Facebook just last year and the way we message jokes and discuss old times without thinking about what happened makes my heart happy! So, why not send those people a message, just to see what they say? The people who come and go don't always need to stay away 💖
Back in 4th grade, I made friends with a girl in my class that I was friends with for the entirety of that year. At the end of school for that year, she told me that she was moving away down to the southern part of my state. I was really sad and missed her ever since. Recently, though, after 8 years, we reconnected over Facebook and have still remained friends since. 😊
still thr best song i've ever heard
I was just thinking last night about how I need to make the most of my current friends because eventually things are going to change. Very nice. Looking forward to the new stuff.
As a bonus I did actually start hanging out with one of my old elementary school friends again just a couple months ago. Keep your childhood friends, they are usually the best ones.
Emphasis on usually 😂🤣
@@pranamikaverma oop-
Still best friends with a student from my old school even after I moved countries :)
greatest song ever.................
This is what I'm scared of. Being left behind as my friends grow and change, and I'm forgotten as the one who's just...there. This was beautiful and now I'm crying. Thank you for this song.
Beautiful in all ways! Of dozens of friends from all the decades in my life, I am in touch with only two. One is my wife. The other, Bob, a friend who brought the two of us together when we launched a writer's group.
We re-launched it recently, the three of us, after 40 years. So, few friends, but yes, a story of happy and creative reunion.
omg i got malinda Merch its the best thx so much malinda!!! 😁
This is amazing, I actually cried at the end and it takes a lot to make me cry now
First time I've full on cried to a song. What with quarantine I'm scared of some friendships drifting and this song encapsulated that perfectly - that people drift yet are still there for each other. Plus your voice is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for this 💞💞
recently I had a phone number and name floating around in my head, and I wasn't sure where from. eventually, I decided, what the flip do I have to lose, if it isn't real, then it isn't real, and if it is and I don't know the person on the other line, I can bluff or something, and if I do... well. that would be nice. so, I called the number. and well, turns out it was a girl who I met at a music festival in France when I was fourteen and she was sixteen, bonding over a shared annoyance at our siblings. we are meeting up at the same festival this year. love you billie x
Malinda, I had to say this,
I had a great friend and We were drifted apart by my loads of mistakes, for about 3 years now and I reached to her one month ago so I say sorry and know if she was up for another attempt. I gana send her your music and I felt connected so much. Thanks for all you've done and keep on living your best life ❤❤❤💕
I just graduated and now this song hits really hard, because I'm really afraid that I will loose touch with people that mean the world to me right now
I’ve been out of high school for two years now. Things have changed a lot in my life and things have changed the lives of the people I associated with. With them, there have been get togethers, meetups, and even a wedding I wasn’t invited to. I tried to plan something, but they said they were too busy. It makes me sad how easily they forgot about me or don’t care about me anymore. They’ve shown they’re moving on and, I have too. I’ve taken up art, I’m getting through school as best as I can, and I joined Malinda’s Discord (she’s right, we’re very loving). I do feel often mad and shut out, but at the same time, I want them to be a part of my life. They may not be the nicest, yet I’ve bonded with them and I still care. My door is always open if they find me ❤️
This may sound harsh, but sometimes the best way to heal is to move on. You'll find good friends who connect with you and share your interests. A new friendship is as valuable as an old one.
I don't mean you should shut off and pretend they don't exist. You've shown them your door is open, if they want to come back, you'll be there, even if it's not waiting by the door the whole time.
I hope you have a nice day. 😊
I belonged to an arts program for people with disabilities. I was part of it for almost twenty years, and we had a lot of people attend who loved it. When Covid struck, our program closed down. Indefinitely. I felt like I had lost someone I loved dearly. We all felt that way. I still miss it terribly. But one of the instructors at the program took a very proactive approach. She contacted another program for people with disabilities that was starting some Zoom groups. My mother and a bunch of other people got involved. Now, a lot of us from my old arts program are participating in Zoom classes. We are reconnecting with each other, and quite a few of our teachers are working with us. I am ever so grateful for this. We have a lot of Zoom classes like theater, life skills, painting, women’s group, and we are going to get more. So, I’m happy about that. That’s my connecting with friends story. Keep singing and keep your heart open.
This song brings me memories and though luckily not many humans I know have past, recently the last couple years pets have been disappearing. I recently lost a cat who we recused and she was very old. She had trouble breathing and died. I also lost a puppy a couple of years ago and its making me tear just thinking about her, she was very young not even 1 yet and well, she got lazy and stopped moving around alot. A couple weeks later, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to be put to sleep to stop her from going through any more pain.
If you remember things that are gone or left (no matter where they are), they will always have a place. A place in your heart 💙
I hope anyone who reads this will remember this. Just a note reminding you to *never* forget things you love or care about❤❤❤
*Sometimes we drift and dissapear*
Around the 7th, maybe 8th grade, me and one of my best friends had drifted apart. I still kept tabs on him though, made sure he was doing OK. Then a few days before Christmas in 9th grade we were both at our other best friend’s house. We became friends again and it was great. Especially since I was slightly worried about the following school year. However, sadly in our senior year, his depression won. There isn’t a day I don’t think of him and miss him. He was like my brother, and I’m glad we did make up and became friends again
t,t what a sad song. Beautiful.
Late to the party on this one but it’s an absolutely gorgeous song. Beautiful phrasing and control and a story that hooks you and brings you in both musically and lyrically. Very clever songwriting. 👏👏
YAY a new song :D
With that being Said I’m gonna watch it now 😝
Edit: wow the likes are coming fast thank u so much also Malinda you’re such a great singer keep up the good work 👍🏼
I literally lost my two best friends right before quarantine around my birthday, it was the worst time feeling so alone whilst in quarantine without them. We where growing in different ways and didn't understand our mental states so we where all very confused and upset. However I decided to get a councillor which probably helps more then I realised, and we ended up reaching out to eachother months later. It was the best decision we ever made and i couldn't be happier that we are together again, we where all so miserable apart. We still have a lot of kinks to work out but we are making sure we are doing what's best for our own individual happiness.
This song would of made me cry so hard if I didn't have them back in my life.
Btw you are crazy talented and inspirational, thank you for all your compassion
I have this childhood friend. We grew up together and we’re bestfriends for 7 years. We just drifted and she became the weird kid in school and I became a little “popular.” Shes constantly bullied and made fun of. Sometimes I am to but not nearly as bad as she is. I stick up for her and always let her know I’m still here.
Of course I’d have to watch this the day I took my friend to the airport and have pretty much been crying all day because of it. I feel these words so much right now..
You never realize how lonely you truly are until someone is there and then suddenly not.
Awwww. Beautiful!
Oh...
I understand this.
I grew up in Brooklyn, but I moved to Uganda for five years before coming back...
I lost my friends in NYC. Eventually, I lost almost all the online ones I had, and the very few real life ones from Uganda too. It seems like so many have disappeared, y'know?
There's so much I would have said.
But I'm still here.
My cat just appeared at home after 10 days. And someone had apparently been feeding her because she seemed bigger than she was when she left.
Does that count as a “reconnect with old friends” story?
I really love this song.
beutifull voice and melody! you are an wonderfull artist!
A heartfelt song to be sure. Brings back memories of my fiance` who was killed shortly before our marriage. I am still here.........
F.K. Burnham I am so sorry for your loss 😔
The emotions in this song are clear in Malinda’s eyes and voice, and it’s beautiful.
Another reconnection story (that's happier):
I used to sit next to a boy on the bus on the way to school everyday and I would ask him what he got up to over the weekend and he would always say "nothing". I would tease him about it and eventually after 3 weeks of teasing him about it he finally told me he would meditate. He sat in the chair in the corner of his room and would try to think of nothing. He told me he wanted to be a Buddhist monk and live on a mountain with them and reach enlightenment.
He was very interesting and we had some very in depth conversations for 7am. School ended and I never got to say goodbye and I always regretted it bc I was so fond of him and would have loved to stay in touch. Fast forward to a few years ago, he messages me on Facebook and tells me he's on top of a mountain and finally did it. He's going to live with the monks and follow his dreams. I'm so glad he messaged me, I think he probably needed closure and was doing it to box off that part of his brain, but for me it's a kindness: I still wonder about him but I know he's okay and probably (trying to) think of nothing for a whole weekend.
I sometimes remember when it was REALLY hard to see my brother leave the city for his first year of college. For his first year, he wanted to go to a place that was roughly 1.75-2 hours away for his first year. It was so hard for me that I started crying about it twice during the summer before he was supposed to leave. And even after he left, either a few days or weeks after, I cried and called a family member for cheering up. Even during his spring break from that college when I knew he was here, I cried because my dad told me the very hard-to-handle truth that we would just see him less and less. That's four times I cried over him becoming independent. I also remember every time he visited I would hug him "hi" and "bye" A LOT because it was just that hard for me. I was EXTREMELY excited to know that his next college year would be spent much closer where he would still be living with us (but by rent instead of free). If there were a story that represents this song's message as much as the song itself, then I feel like it would be this one. Yet, we've been reconnected for about two years, so it's all good. Just thought of bringing this up like you said to do.
Sin duda esta maravillosa canción es mi favorita. Es un extraordinario placer oirte cantar esta preciosidad. Poniendo alma en cada nota. Disfrutando de una ejecución perfecta. Es un lujo impagable. No hay más que verte interpretándola. Felicidades.😊😊🤗
Thank you, this song helps me wait.
I have 5 adult children who no longer include me in their lives. It's been 12 years since I last saw 3 of them, 2 since I last saw my second youngest and my youngest has just left home. I hope he'll still visit but I find hope hard to come by. I wish I could tell you of my reunion, but, with that being said, I'm still here ... waiting ... hopefully ... and have your gorgeous voice to soothe the pain, that's positive right? 💗
I wish I could be a patron, but I'm a penniless writer 😕 maybe I'll write a best seller one day then I can! 😊 CHOOKAS! 💖
The line "Though our Neverland days are gone, even Peter Pan came back for Wendy before long" .... 🤞
Sometimes we disappear not only from other people. Sometimes we disappear from ourselves too.
And we look around and we are nowhere to be found.
This song so beautifully complements the Success story song and Brooklyn and the one about losing ourselves - can't remember the name, it has something like this: she's not here and I blame you. Together they depict what it is like to be in a place where you are close to just give up.
Still loving your "old" songs 🎵 Dear Malinda 🤗🌷🎵👌
Your voice Is so awesome I can't-
I honestly love this song, sure the lyrics could be interpreted as sad but to me it sounds more hopeful than one might expect. To me it's saying "hey, I'm still standing, still alive, still here. You may have changed but I'm still here for you."
Can we just say how she looks like she's gonna cry through the whole video? LIKE GIVE THIS WOMAN A HUG
Your voice is so smooth, this is stunning. Such a magical, melancholy song. And there's so much emotion in your voice. I love all the incredible imagery, especially the things we don't often think about in songs, like expecting the cat to greet you- such a personal detail, I love it. Thank you for sharing this beautiful song with us!
I totally agree, her voice is amazing. Also , are you a Wings of Fire fan? (I guessed bc of your profile picture).
@@k.a.3519 Yes, actually! FanWings unite
Just heard this song 5 months after it was posted on youtube, and it resonates with me in so many ways. Thank you Melinda for this song.
There was a friend that I had early in high school who was my closest friend for many months. I wanted to give them space during an awkward period. Unfortunately as time went on that translated into drifting apart. Always regretted not making more of an effort to have her in my life. Years passed and we once again connected during our graduating year. We actually reconnected over our mutual love of music and through sharing songs with one another. That continued into university and we became closer again as distance separated us. I am so happy to be able to say that she has once again become one of my dearest friends.
This has made me realise that it's 50 years since I met my friend that I've known the longest. That makes me feel very old! We were both seven and met on our first day at a new school. He lives in Europe (Germany at the moment) and I'm still in the UK so we don't see each other much; but when we do we just carry on from where we left off.
W o w
I expected it to be really good :>
And it was
And it was
Someone yes it was
@@izawawa Lol yay!
It was extremely good
marn200 y e s lol
2:14 The emotion with which Malinda sings that is heartbreaking🥺
Dear Malinda,
I don't know if you'll read this or not. But if you do(or to the reader out there), you are my hope. I don't know when I go to sleep, if this is my last night alive, but when I wake up, things seems fuzzy at first, but when my head clears, I made it a ritual to watch your compositions & songs over & over again.
I lost my best friend long ago(he's alive), he just blocked me everywhere I tried to reconnect. The reason was simple, I was there from him, every time he needs me, & all I did was asked an evening out with him. I wanted to talk with him, I wanted to hear him laugh at my poor jokes(they are very poor). And your song just hits me so hard, but in a good way.
And now when I almost was about to burst, I heard your song made entirely of compliments, and another one made out of puns.
I love them & I love you!
Thank you so much Malinda, that's the least I can say, for residing the meaning of a true friend for me.
Now I'm gonna go, have a chat with my true friends, who were there for me when I never even asked them to be, & thank them for everything!
Thank you once again Malinda!
Thank you!
💕💕
This would be beautiful at the end of a movie when the credits roll!
I really like how you are a great singer and also a great comedian! Not that this song is funny but... Most of you other videos are!
The song resonates with me at this point in my life...she moved along and I'm still here 😢
The first line hit me like a brick even though I'm from New York. Well done, Malinda, well done.
I'm a traveler. I always thought it was weird how I always wanted to get out of my small town and no one else did. It's always weird going back to visit my friends and seeing the town around them change, and yet they are all exactly how I remember them and it is nice to visit a kind of "home" with them, even though I don't consider myself having a home.
This song really hits. A few days ago, I reconnected to someone I haven't talked to in over seven years. It's so strange how people come and go.
ack... i was already listening to one of her videos when i got this notif...so i had to finish that one first ofc xD
EDIT: oh my gosh! this was so amazing! it almost made me cry...but it was great!
This song describes pretty much every friendship ive had. I've had so many people walk out on me that's left me with bad depression and anxiety. I don't seek friendships anymore though i crave them. With that being said, i have committed myself to loving on everyone i can, and though i don't have friends, I've been blessed enough to be a light to many people. I helped a friend get over a cocaine addiction i didn't know she had. I helped a friend survive an abusive home. I've talked a friend out of suicide. More than once actually. I suffer from self worth issues and, according to a therapist, emotional trauma. I hurt daily, so ill love daily as well. I praise God that im still able to love.
It's a song of remembering past memories, with family, friends, etc...
Good and sad times
Wow. I split from my best friend of 4.5 years last school year bc she always had drama and was very toxic. Its very hard to think of her as that bc we had a connection, her whole family loved me (im a nice person). This song reminds me of her and me with my current bff.. Im still here... I listen and care for them but no one listens to me. But even tho Im overlooked im still here.
My dad recently reconnected with his childhood best friend a few years ago; nothing bad happened between them but they both went to different unis, moved to different areas of the country etc. Basically my mum just happened to find this guy's wife on Facebook through an old mutual friend and through that they were able to reconnect
Malinda, you are always a blessing. Today, a blessing I need. This is an unusual reconnection story. It's April 2024 and coming up on the 15th anniversary of my brother Paul's bodily death. And he is very much with me. And I am helping him adjust to not being alive in a body any more. This is difficult, but it is an uncountable blessing.
Oh no I’m fine, just crying my eyes out right now.
This song really hits home for me. The fact that you managed to capture just about every single feeling I’ve had after losing a friend is remarkable. You’re an amazing lyricist; every single word in that song meant something to me.
An attempt at a quick story of my own of reconciliation - 10 years ago my relationship with my first girlfriend ended (she broke up with me, not gonna have any misconceptions going on). I was pretty devastated due to us being best friends as well. We tried continuing being friends but it just got harder and harder, and so she called it a day. Roll on about 6 and a half years, I notice through going through facebook memories stuff that the lines of communication have been made possible. I'd been thinking about her as it always felt like we didn't actually properly end things. So I dropped her a message just to see if she wanted to catch up, making sure to be clear that I understood if she didn't. She replied saying she was wanting to too, we got to talking, and as time went on, talking through stuff that had bugged us about when we were together, really getting a good sense of closure on things, we got to being friends again. Fast forward to now and we're close friends again, we regularly game together, she's even part of my D&D group.
Irony of ironies one of the things that helped bring us closer was actually a more recent break-up of mine. It was during that time that we got to actually calling each other over Discord and whatnot (she's in Vancouver, I'm in London).
Hopefully that adds a bit of extra positivity to the comments section.
Honestly, i’ve never clicked on a notification faster in my life. your voice is increadible.
This song hit harder than I expected. Listening through tearful eyes for those I've lost through the years and those I long to see again. Thank you for this song.❤
“We used to fear the world together” Great line.
This song has me tearing up. I actually recently reconnected with a friend. We got into a huge falling out over nothing and when the fight was we just had nothing to say. A couple months ago she called me out of the blue. She had gotten upset and at that moment I was the one she had wanted to hear from. We then went on to keep talking and actually trying to talk through some of those emotions we had been holding onto for so long. I am now happy to say we are closer than ever.
😮😯😯😯😲😲😲😲 such a beautiful voice
I literally can't stop listening to this
Omg yes new original Malinda music!!
RUclips composers are the best of the day.
Great song, Malinda. This summer, even during COVID, I reconnected with friends that I haven't seen in person in YEARS.
Wow, Malinda, what a nice and kind song! I cried while listening to it 😢. A true MASTERPIECE!
What a beautiful song dear, malinda! So somber sweet. How very brave of you to confront this and speak your mind throught song. Dearest blessings to you and your family
I have so many people drifting through my head right now. Its amazing how those that we were closest to truly disappear with a few small actions.
This song gave me butterflies in my stomach. That's my mark of quality now a days (ever since Prince died, shit's been' wierd!).
Thank you!
I don't know how nor why but Malinda is able to get me somewhat easily emotional which is rather difficult to get me emotional so not many things are capable of this but to me this just goes to show how wonderful and talented she is
This really hit home today. Thank you.
I realized watching your videos....I am not near as strong as I thought I was...I cry like a baby every video.... You are a great talent, the kind that this world needs.. God Bless you wondeful little lady!!!! Emanuel in that church.... OMG!!!!
This is so beautiful! It's definitly a feeling that I relate to. From time to time I think about friends I used to havein middle school or even in preschool and I wonder if we'd be able to reconnect. I know that one of them had an unplanned pregnancy and I'd love to know more about how she feels about that, but reaching out is so hard.
I could see this as part of a musical? Is that weird?
Malinda, I doubt you're going to see this but Imma still comment about it.
You're one of the most beautiful, loving, positive people I know and I'm so glad you have such a big audience. I love you so much and unfortunately I can relate to your song a lot because there are a few friends who I want to talk to who used to be my best friends but since then we've moved schools, changed friends groups, morphed personalities and so much else that I'm afraid would make it awkward or unpleasant to talk to each other again. One of the people I'm referring to was my first official best friend but I've heard from one of my current best friends who had a class with her that she's become a rude individual. So yeah, thanks for creating this song cuz I can really relate to it. I love you all, thank you so much for reading if you did. Have a lovely day💟🥰
Are you amazing or are you amazing?
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I remember the days, when most of my friends got married and kids and all, while I was with my girlfriend but no kids. Suddenly it felt that you had no more common themes to talk about and many connections actually disappeared for a long time. Glad to say that 20 years later there are still chances to reconnect with these folks and it worked out fine.
I moved away from the little island I lived on when I was 11 and some years ago I reconnected with a friend from kindergarten and school. It felt like no time had passed even though we are both adults now. And in February I went to her wedding as one of her closest friends - even had the honor of helping her getting her wedding dress on :)
I can really feel the emotion put into this piece. It's wonderful...
I find you have such a beautiful voice since your tone is clear and rings so emotionally up in high octaves. As a guitarist I loved the guitar driven backup in your original here since it sounds lively making an alluring contrast to your melody that holds long notes. So inspiring and a wonderful treat it being an original since I person adore original songs especially yours here since your voice is so emotive and memorable. So many cheers!
I lost a lot of friends as I moved from place to place so this is relatable.