Larkin Poe - Mad As A Hatter

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @stevesgirl17
    @stevesgirl17 4 года назад +278

    This is my favourite Larkin Poe song...I wish they would release it.

    • @Strings4notes
      @Strings4notes 4 года назад +2

      I think they did. That CD might be out of print now. I am sure that this audio was recorded in studio, or this might be a performance from which the audio was put on the CD.

    • @XenaBe25
      @XenaBe25 4 года назад +9

      Idk why this is not at the top of the country charts. Are these girls signed to a big Nashville label yet? They should be. They have a gift for writing/ performing anthemic songs.

    • @elisabarroness3787
      @elisabarroness3787 4 года назад +4

      stevesgirl17 THEY’RE INCREDIBLE

    • @scottkuli9767
      @scottkuli9767 4 года назад +7

      You can use a youtube downloader if they haven't, and then rip an mp3 file from the video file. I've done it with some rare, hard to find songs.

    • @pascaldenis506
      @pascaldenis506 4 года назад +6

      I agree with you. It's ma favourite song too

  • @tomwagner6334
    @tomwagner6334 9 месяцев назад +6

    If a kick in the teeth was a song this is it. Can’t get enough of this masterpiece.

  • @joepegel
    @joepegel 5 лет назад +266

    They really need to release this song as the first single from their next album. I know it's an older song but with the social movement to destigmatize mental illness, it's more relevant than ever.
    It's a song whose time has come.

    • @javiersuarez2163
      @javiersuarez2163 4 года назад

      If it's so important, why don't you do something by yourself instead of make others feel responsible for doing what you think you must? Just saying... Regards!

    • @elisabarroness3787
      @elisabarroness3787 4 года назад +6

      Javier Suárez What ????

    • @elisabarroness3787
      @elisabarroness3787 4 года назад +1

      Julia Puffer awww Thank you 😊 such kind words you sent to me ! I’m laughing myself now, cuz I only used one word. 😁😂... But I am still waiting on his answer !! 😁🙏🥰💙👍

    • @patrykwierzchos4892
      @patrykwierzchos4892 4 года назад

      Easy... they can always say they forgot, and record it as a first single now ;)

    • @alexandrachiodini3416
      @alexandrachiodini3416 4 года назад +9

      agreed, this is actually the very 1st song I heard from them, (the video at the chapel) and that's all it took for me to fall in love with them

  • @LittleLuca76
    @LittleLuca76 4 года назад +42

    I love this song. An extraordinary song, so particular, out of time, outside the box, from genres. Every time I hear them, but above all I watch them play this song, I shiver. I could listen to it a million times and not get tired.

    • @gusgone4527
      @gusgone4527 3 месяца назад

      I agree. I like their other songs too but this one is special. It's very personnel for them. Do you know the backstory?

  • @ethtaMC198
    @ethtaMC198 5 лет назад +90

    I know what time is, time is a thief
    It'll steal into bed and rob you while you sleep
    And you'll never feel it
    It pulls off the covers, and rifles through your head
    Then you'll wait to find you can't remember what you just said...
    It happens to everyone...
    Just like the father of my father, time stole his mind
    And I can't forget that one-fourth of his blood is mine
    I try not to worry...
    Please don't come for me
    I promise I'll be great
    Just let me keep what's mine (let me keep what's mine)
    Please don't come for me
    If you must then just please wait and let me have some time (let me have some time)
    Please don't come for me
    Mind over matter (it don't matter) when you're as mad as a hatter
    It's hard to draw a clear distinction
    Who you are, who you were
    Through the looking glass, the past and future begin to blur
    And no-one can blame you
    Well they say the world is what you make it
    You think, speak and breathe
    And those rules still apply, stuck in a world of make believe
    You make the best with what you're given...
    Please don't come for me
    I promise I'll be great
    Just let me keep what's mine (let me keep what's mine)
    Please don't come for me
    If you must then just please wait and let me have some time (let me have some time)
    Please don't come for me
    Mind over matter (it don't matter) when you're as mad as a hatter
    Off with her head, off with her head
    Paint the roses, paint the roses
    ...

    • @TheHirade
      @TheHirade 4 года назад +2

      Thanks!

    • @emilykinkade888
      @emilykinkade888 4 года назад +1

      Word! 💓

    • @minners71
      @minners71 3 года назад +1

      Paint the roses paint the roses red.

    • @InWithBothFeet
      @InWithBothFeet 10 месяцев назад

      It robs you while you sleep then you'll "wake" to find....

  • @markholland1778
    @markholland1778 5 лет назад +84

    An amazing song about a difficult topic..... Anyone who's had a family member with dementia will understand.

    • @TheDellaniOakes
      @TheDellaniOakes 5 лет назад +5

      I sure do! It runs in my family. My mother has it, her sister, her mother.... We live a long time, but lose our minds.

    • @laurethjezebelle8707
      @laurethjezebelle8707 4 года назад +1

      My grandmother had schizophrenia. My daughter has schizo -affective. This song is my life.

    • @GottaWannaDance
      @GottaWannaDance 4 года назад +1

      Or a friend.

    • @DENIEL381
      @DENIEL381 4 года назад +1

      ONE OF THOUSANDS OF REASONS I DON'T BELIEVE IN A IMAGINARY GOD IN THE SKY WHO DOES NOTHING FOR MAN KIND.

    • @markholland1778
      @markholland1778 4 года назад +1

      @@DENIEL381 you woke up this morning? You have air to breath???

  • @damianchenot2667
    @damianchenot2667 5 лет назад +84

    I love this song, but it makes me cry my eyes out. I think it hits a little too close to home.

    • @davefouchey8847
      @davefouchey8847 4 года назад +1

      Amen to that Damian.

    • @kutzbill
      @kutzbill 4 года назад +2

      I think the worst for me is that it's my future. I hate what it does to the ones I love.

    • @damianchenot2667
      @damianchenot2667 4 года назад +2

      @@kutzbill I want to give a thumbs up, but that seems like a completely inappropriate gesture. I feel for you and I'm right there with you.

    • @anacarolmsc
      @anacarolmsc 4 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @79kimmyk
      @79kimmyk Год назад

      Amen Damen 📿

  • @joshualafrance2352
    @joshualafrance2352 4 года назад +9

    Beautiful earings. This song lands on my soul gently. My great uncle Norman suffered from scitzofrenia his whole life. He managed to serve in the military successfully. The only real inspiration I had growing up that and superheros and villains. He passed away in a nursing home and cried his eyes out every time I left a visit. A very strong kind man he was 💯

  • @kevinishikawa419
    @kevinishikawa419 4 года назад

    I HAVE A DEAR COUSIN I HAVENT SEEN OR TALKED TO IN 50 YEARS SHE IS MAD AS A HATTER ITS ROUGH ON THE FAMILY HOPE MAGICALLY SHE ONE DAY COMES BACK I MISS HER DEEPLY AND HOPE FOR HER SOUL TO BE FREE ONE DAY AND SMILE AGAIN AND KNOW THAT SHE IS TRULY LOVED THANKS FOR THIS TUNE!

  • @kxmode
    @kxmode 3 года назад +6

    As someone who suffers from mental illness, the lyrics makes me cry. 😢

  • @georgebentley-ricardo9445
    @georgebentley-ricardo9445 4 года назад +5

    Brilliant, just brilliant.
    Great sound, great vocals, awesome musicianship. The whole band without exception.
    Fantastic. 🤠👍🎸

  • @suzannemcneal7320
    @suzannemcneal7320 5 лет назад +11

    Puts words to dementia and mental illness like I've never seen before. Thank you so much for giving this a voice. What it's like to live with this and the fear it will eventually come for you.

  • @tomkrayg8102
    @tomkrayg8102 5 лет назад +8

    They kept this piece as pure as their earlier version. So much thought is in this piece. I love this song and its message. Their look has evolved as well. Megan is so very good looking. They both are...but Megan is so connected to that slide it's one with her.

  • @cupollilo7
    @cupollilo7 3 года назад +2

    Time - Pink Floyd
    Civil War - Guns & Roses
    Starway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
    Child in Time - Deep Purple
    Fairly Tale - Shaman
    Mad as Hatter - Larkin Poe
    These are just few classics of rock that i love and came in a moment. 🤘🏻

  • @gdambrieres
    @gdambrieres 4 года назад +1

    what a luck!!! what a band!!! what a song!!!! i've seen the best of humanity in front of my screen! twisting in my eyes, shouting in my hears, a kind of poetry, thank you for beeing here!!!) full of great wibes!!!

  • @troelslergaard7642
    @troelslergaard7642 4 года назад +3

    This is my favourite Larkin Poe song...Love it from the 'church stage'.

  • @lindsaypowell4675
    @lindsaypowell4675 2 года назад

    I am in South Africa and so love this.. I am a member of TJBS.

  • @rolanddeschain5741
    @rolanddeschain5741 5 лет назад +13

    I loved this song from the first time I heard it. I was hoping for a remake. Knowing the story behind it, this one hits me even harder. The slide guitar seemed much more eerie in this particular video. Fantastic job girls.

  • @GottaWannaDance
    @GottaWannaDance 4 года назад +4

    I love this group, especially this song, even though I hate the truth in it.
    I've had friends the last 20 yrs. who have it. Some have passed on. One has a very good attitude about hers most of the time.
    I can't help the tears every time I listen or even read the lyrics. Don't come for me.

  • @melissachandler3954
    @melissachandler3954 5 лет назад +15

    Mental Illness is real. I thought I was going to dodge dementia and a few other serious struggles but I was wrong.. These lyrics are so true. It's a struggle to hang on to logic. More people need to be educated on this subject! It's shattering lives everyday more and more.

    • @davefouchey8847
      @davefouchey8847 4 года назад

      Melissa with my family history it is only a matter of time here too. Peace lass

  • @drvee1983
    @drvee1983 2 месяца назад

    Zeppelin meets Sandy Denny ( Fairport Convention) meets the Poe Sisters and crew. Great song!! Thanks for posting!

  • @DylTyrril
    @DylTyrril 5 лет назад +11

    Absolutely poignant and brilliant! An epic piece of songwriting!!

  • @smitmon
    @smitmon 5 лет назад +26

    Best version I have seen or heard. Damn.

    • @kalebdaark100
      @kalebdaark100 4 года назад +13

      Personally i prefer the Convent gig version. The acoustics in that place are epic. But that said it's difficult to fault any Larkin Poe performance. They sound great playing in a small hotel room or a stadium. ruclips.net/video/dGEjbJkxFhs/видео.html

    • @pulaski1
      @pulaski1 4 года назад +3

      @@kalebdaark100 I agree, The Convent version is wonderful, and I think that the venue inspired Megan and Rebecca to give an extraordinary performance.

    • @kalebdaark100
      @kalebdaark100 4 года назад +1

      @@pulaski1 , You may be right, but as i say I've not seen a bad performance. But then who is going to post a bad video.
      I'm finally going to see them live in May, so I'm very much looking forward to that.

    • @rollovaughan
      @rollovaughan 4 года назад

      St Gray I don’t think you will be seeing them in May.

    • @pulaski1
      @pulaski1 4 года назад

      @@rollovaughan Agreed, but all their 2020 tour dates have been rescheduled for about one year later, so _maybe_ in May 2021.

  • @zombie_rob999
    @zombie_rob999 5 лет назад +17

    This make ball my eyes out every damn time

    • @Kimbyj78
      @Kimbyj78 4 года назад

      Its soo touching because we can all relate.

  • @onemanmatt
    @onemanmatt 4 года назад +5

    ROCKED MY WORLD !!! Whomever produced this...I Pranam ! OMG The sound of the Slide !!!!!

  • @VIMOTOMIV
    @VIMOTOMIV 2 года назад

    Watched while thinking about my eldest Daughter who I care for
    and youngest Brother who sadly is no longer alive with tears rolling down my face.
    Very powerful stuff indeed.

  • @jeff77581
    @jeff77581 4 года назад +7

    As some one diagnosed with sz this song really stands out for me. Great job girls!

  • @dozergyp
    @dozergyp 4 года назад +3

    A fantastic track, Makes you think, Rebecca is so beautiful and she has a great voice 💕💕

  • @Madison.Wisconsin
    @Madison.Wisconsin Год назад

    Love this song! Mental health struggles in our family, me. I see the pain in the faces of my 4 grown children... It's a really great song. Love you guys! :)

  • @JimiMack77
    @JimiMack77 4 года назад +1

    I just absolutely love these girls, it's almost impossible not to. Never heard a song of theirs I didn't like, and I can't even say that about some of my favorite bands.

  • @jotabege
    @jotabege 3 года назад

    Just discovered Larkin Poe and this song. I am jaw-dropped. Love it!

  • @audiophileman7047
    @audiophileman7047 4 года назад +2

    Just like this song, because it's so meaningful! How could it not touch us?

  • @danielcrockett8398
    @danielcrockett8398 Год назад +2

    If anyone is first hearing this song and the appreciate it/find it means something to them, look up the live version. I don't say this often but the live version is 1000x better in every way.
    It really is a special performance.

    • @mikerigley1
      @mikerigley1 6 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/dGEjbJkxFhs/видео.htmlsi=9Sk9e832-HvSp_H0
      I assume you mean this one, as it is pretty much a perfect live performance!

  • @kieselsteinchen9795
    @kieselsteinchen9795 4 года назад

    All the beauty in all detail. Nearly can't stand it 🙏💓

  • @sllankford7785
    @sllankford7785 4 года назад +6

    i went through the Alzheimers journey with my mom and all the lines remind me of what she went through as "time stole her mind." Time is NOT your friend with dementia.

  • @chrissavill8713
    @chrissavill8713 3 года назад

    Two beautiful ladies singing a beautiful song....

  • @rebeccasimpson-wallack2144
    @rebeccasimpson-wallack2144 4 года назад +2

    I cant stop repeating this video

  • @peterondreka7098
    @peterondreka7098 4 года назад +3

    One of my favorite songs. Cool environment, cool outfit and still without tattoos 👍😎

    • @MathasiaJ
      @MathasiaJ 4 года назад

      I don't think tattoos change the quality of the music??

    • @SA-qm3bp
      @SA-qm3bp 4 года назад

      Ah but they both have tattoos. Don’t like tats much myself, but in this case I’ll forgive em. These two are soooo good

  • @Richard-nd7ss
    @Richard-nd7ss Год назад

    I'm with others who say, How have i not seen this Video. I've probably seen a dozen others of the same song. Love it!

  • @realbegga72
    @realbegga72 2 года назад

    I Like it, i like this song so much. Greetings from Germany

  • @millebrasco
    @millebrasco 4 года назад

    had the honour to see them perform live about like six or seven times and in the earlier days (back in 2014 I think) they played this song too! it was pure magic.

  • @WisconsinWanderer
    @WisconsinWanderer 4 месяца назад +1

    I cry so hard when I hear this but my tears are for my son. Mental Illness is so obvious in this country

  • @jackwyland7733
    @jackwyland7733 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely love this song, ladies our quite spectacular

  • @Squirki
    @Squirki 4 года назад

    How could I have not seen this clip! Congratulations to the production team. Great work all around. I'd previously seen Larkin Poe's live performance from the Convent Club that was absolutely stunning. Rebecca and Megan's introduction provided the context for this beautifully written and performed song.

  • @daphiga
    @daphiga 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful song and singer.

  • @peterhoghead2872
    @peterhoghead2872 4 года назад +2

    The girls are so talented ,keep getting better and better, big love to em from hoghead xx

  • @paull3403
    @paull3403 4 года назад +2

    Such a wonderfully haunting song. Probably my favorite of theirs, or one of them.. sooo many that are just too good to not put on that list. But this one is well beyond deserving a spot on said list ;-)

  • @Mark.H.9192
    @Mark.H.9192 2 года назад

    I earnestly hope thoughts of your grandparents were still in your hearts as you filmed this version of the video for this wonderful song.

  • @monnieweb
    @monnieweb 5 лет назад +11

    The more active of a mind you have, the more apt you are to become mad as a hatter. God help me!

  • @DenisMaksymowicz
    @DenisMaksymowicz Месяц назад

    Damme, y'all made me remember why I I fell in you'se guys in the first place. Well done

  • @peatmoss4403
    @peatmoss4403 4 года назад

    You guys (girls) are truly awesome. Love everything you do. Every time I hear you play you guys bring me so much joy and love. It comes through with your passion you both play with. Truly heart felt. You guys are super stars. Love your stuff, keep playing with your heart and you never go wrong. :)

  • @raistlinsoth5491
    @raistlinsoth5491 4 года назад

    ..hauntingly beautiful..thanks ladies..

  • @Youknowwho1964
    @Youknowwho1964 5 лет назад +6

    Thank you for posting this Oldie :), this is so sweet.

  • @Batman-gn9yh
    @Batman-gn9yh 2 года назад

    I’m just discovering these Ladies tonight Thanksgiving Night Awesome 🎧

  • @JC-yc7of
    @JC-yc7of 5 лет назад +2

    Gutsy, relevant, well written song. Boundless talent guys. Missed seeing you on last UK tour. Will definitely make it next time.

  • @siobhancollins8236
    @siobhancollins8236 4 года назад +2

    Very powerful lyrics. Very beautifully sung.

  • @fredlittlefield4211
    @fredlittlefield4211 4 года назад +1

    Thank you.just keep doing what u do....top of my play list..

  • @TiefbauHumpert
    @TiefbauHumpert 9 месяцев назад

    Dieser Song berührt die Seele. Danke

  • @niceguy2171
    @niceguy2171 5 лет назад +9

    As others have said, this should be released as a track, perhaps on the next album. Even use this version, cleaned up slightly on a mixer to take down the drums a bit..but not much else. They always do it well, but this performance has an extra depth to it even, and while it's a tough subject, it's a very real one, and many families have been touched by this.

  • @benjaminrohling6365
    @benjaminrohling6365 4 года назад

    I like that song very much. repetition of the extastic melancholic love that reaches out for more.

  • @Teeron84
    @Teeron84 3 года назад

    I cant Beliive what i herd🧐 ist magical and sand 😢🤗😍 love from Norway:)

  • @michaelmos7497
    @michaelmos7497 4 года назад

    Very, very good performance. Absolutely tight. Greetings from 🇩🇪

  • @БыдлоЛысое-х6й
    @БыдлоЛысое-х6й 4 года назад +4

    Девчата, так держать! From Russia with love! ;-)

  • @joseluisahumada7240
    @joseluisahumada7240 4 года назад +1

    Que bien tocan!. Las estoy descubriendo recién ahora. Maravilloso!

  • @warlock4354
    @warlock4354 4 года назад +6

    I love this song 🇨🇦💗👻

  • @johntellmewhy
    @johntellmewhy Год назад

    Absolutely beyond powerful

  • @marvelmccloud9163
    @marvelmccloud9163 4 года назад

    Love it sound great happy new year to you all 🎉🥳🎶🍾💃🏻🎸🎸🎸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @Juno58
    @Juno58 2 года назад

    A very haunting song, reminds me at some early Heart mandolin songs from their album "Little Queen"!
    I like "Mad as a hatter" very much!

  • @millebrasco
    @millebrasco 5 лет назад +4

    thank you for the upload! I really missed this video :) was the first song I've ever heard from them, like five or six years ago? totally love it!

  • @joejackson3415
    @joejackson3415 6 месяцев назад

    Totally fabulous 😢❤.

  • @robertocesar8488
    @robertocesar8488 4 года назад

    LOVE FOREVER ❤️🇧🇷❤️Larkin Poe❤️❤️💘BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT AND ETERNAL ........❤️........ THANK YOU❤️REBECCA❤️MEGAN❤️ LOVELL❤️

  • @artistpartyman8263
    @artistpartyman8263 4 года назад +3

    I love this song great job Larkin Poet on producing both video & song. :-)

  • @gthormannable
    @gthormannable 5 лет назад +3

    Such great songwriting.

  • @lukeaskins7185
    @lukeaskins7185 3 года назад

    Feels like a storm in side me when I listen to this just pulls at me wow 👏 🗯👌

  • @deanchampion6777
    @deanchampion6777 3 года назад

    I made a large post. This one will be short. I have a soft spot for beautiful, talented, young ladies who forgo tattoos, piercings, and makeup... and just present themselves naturally to the world.
    You two have my "thumbs up". Stay natural. And the fact that you care about more (your elders, vs the Kardashians)... is 1000x better.

  • @cherylpump3372
    @cherylpump3372 4 года назад +1

    Such a great song!!

  • @wildlyawakened
    @wildlyawakened 3 года назад

    I feel like I'm the beginning we're about to have a seance. But I love this whole damn vibe!

  • @michaelorozco9761
    @michaelorozco9761 5 лет назад +1

    Really just love this song

  • @johnrobinson3905
    @johnrobinson3905 4 года назад

    I think this is a very powerful song. Well written and a wonderful performance. Very dramatic.

  • @rolandbeya5805
    @rolandbeya5805 4 года назад

    Jewel in its pure state. About madness and time and Grand parents, the lyrics are true and beautiful. Yes, ladies! your notoriety goes to France too. Thanks a lot ! //
    Bijou dans sa pure forme. Le sujet : La folie et le temps qui court et les Grands-parents, les paroles sont vraies et belles. Oui, mesdames ! votre notoriété va jusqu'en France aussi. Merci beaucoup !

  • @Juno58
    @Juno58 4 года назад

    Wonderful, great Song, i love it!

  • @ami11231123
    @ami11231123 Год назад

    別バージョンようやく発見!大好きです!

  • @malacay8160
    @malacay8160 4 года назад

    Definitely one of the best song ever

  • @hanszedinger4370
    @hanszedinger4370 4 года назад

    Einfach wunderschön. Danke fürs Posten.

  • @Krullmatic
    @Krullmatic 3 года назад

    This is the greatest sister duo since Heart!

  • @shannowsevens7237
    @shannowsevens7237 5 лет назад +2

    so so good. love Larkin Poe.

    • @outsane2.040
      @outsane2.040 5 лет назад +2

      This guy stole every song he has posted. I am a big Larkin Poe fan. He put his name on their official "Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues" video, even. Sorry. It is a great song and video, but Stepan stole it.

    • @joepegel
      @joepegel 5 лет назад +1

      @@outsane2.040 where was it originally posted? Because I needed to go like it there and unlike it here.

    • @outsane2.040
      @outsane2.040 5 лет назад

      @@joepegel It was originally on another video site. Here is where it was first posted on youtube with credits to David Feldman, who posted it originally. It was posted as 'unlisted' and several other songs are here also: ruclips.net/video/wcdevaFmeZU/видео.html

  • @robkilleen5997
    @robkilleen5997 4 года назад

    Great song these girls got so much talent ....

  • @jstrings57
    @jstrings57 Год назад

    this is greatness

  • @Beogradoholik
    @Beogradoholik 4 года назад

    Theis the very first song I heard from Larkin Poe. From that time I'm obsessed with them!(-: This son is *so creepy* but I *love it* !!!!

  • @jimh8713
    @jimh8713 Год назад

    all i know is this is a badass song and an even more badass recording..

  • @herwigkrumfu
    @herwigkrumfu Месяц назад +1

    ❤❤❤ have lost allmy fear and so you ❤❤

  • @williammcclellan3497
    @williammcclellan3497 4 года назад +2

    With laser focus move forward, and release the past, to the past, the future is moving faster than the you imagine.

  • @robertocesar8488
    @robertocesar8488 4 года назад

    LOVE FOREVER ❤️🇧🇷❤️Larkin Poe❤️❤️💘BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT AND ETERNAL ........❤️........ THANK YOU❤️REBECA❤️MEGAN❤️

  • @ellenebner6274
    @ellenebner6274 3 месяца назад

    Just found you,you both are really good

  • @mikelyons9228
    @mikelyons9228 Год назад

    It is an amazing song ......

  • @Herbalic0us
    @Herbalic0us 4 года назад

    The little trick on timing is why this song becomes genius

  • @bordendonna
    @bordendonna 4 года назад +1

    beautiful....

  • @ryanmclaughlin2775
    @ryanmclaughlin2775 4 года назад

    Love this Song

  • @MarkHall-ur4fu
    @MarkHall-ur4fu 7 месяцев назад +1

    No way as good as the Convent Club - keep it real, ignore the people who gloss you x

  • @deanchampion6777
    @deanchampion6777 3 года назад

    Good lord - I can't imagine two more beautiful, talented sisters, EVER existing, aside from Ann and Nancy Wilson.
    But little cute things... let me assure you that your grandfather lived inside his own head - but KNEW YOU... even if he didn't show it.
    EVERY super-intelligent being is partially insane... like Einstein... me... and a bunch of others... the hardest thing for us is to remain conversant with the rest of the human population.
    If we fail, it isn't because YOU failed - it is because we got too wrapped up in our own thoughts.
    My grandmother was dying of dementia/alzheimer's for 10 years -- couldn't remember her own daughter, my aunt, who cared for her daily.
    One day (from across the country) I brought her a DVD of WWII songs, and she jumped up and danced her ass off.
    She remembered me and even my fiance (she had over 47 grandfchildren - but ONLY knew me ... not even her own daughter).
    I inhabited her world. I was there before she was. (Read Frank Herbert's "Dune" - "I will be the one in there, staring back at you, from the place that you fear to go.")\
    I have been there and back. All good myths include those who violate the prohibitions forbidding humans from visiting/mingling with those in the underworld - BUT - many have done it.
    I am one.
    Orpheus (orphan/beggar/muse) went to the underworld to seek the soul/person of his wife.
    He was killed by women for pursuing his true love.
    Yep - that's jealous women for ya. They wanted that level of fidelity - yet NEVER DESERVED IT. Most women don't.
    You deserve what you give, not what you want.
    Trust me when I tell you that your grandfather loves you and forgives you for describing him as mentally ill, rather than happy.
    My grandmother recognized me, my fiance (whom she'd only met twice)... but didn't know her own 50 year old daughter... that had NEVER lived outside of her house.
    She shared stories of Great Depression and WWII that she hadn't shared in 60+ years - with ANYBODY.
    They ARE "IN THERE", you just have to go "in there" on their wavelength... not on your instagram wavelength.
    PS: I LOVE YOUR SONG. LOL... It describes my last 20 years, and likely, more accurately, every moment of my life between now and my death.