+Jared Oxenberg I agree man, but I think the first line of this song is also one of his best. "it came to me then, that every plan, is a tiny prayer to father time" beautifully written and insanely clever and poetic.
This entire song is just amazing with lyrics. Honest. It had to take so much time to write because every time I listen it's just so clever and hits the spot. You can relate to it and it's sad, but not over the top sad. Like every genius line, I love "as the TV entertained itself". Great song, great band.
"Love is watching someone die" reallly is a quote of Ben Gibbards friends wife(Sarah). Once she and her husband were walking in nature or a park idk , when she suddendly bursted out in tears. When he asked her why she was crying, she replyed "because love means watching someone die".
I just got home from the hospital after watching my mom battle ovarian cancer for two years. I love you, mom. I just wish we could have had more time and I could have had the chance to show you you raised me right.
+Hooked on Violins I thank your mother for giving you what you needed. we need those kinds of parents, and it's good to know we have them. I never really had that kind of mom, tbh.
I’m sorry for your loss. Mine is in hospice care right now after fighting for about three years. She’s not eating or drinking and has no strength. I’ve never felt so broken. Please tell me it gets better?
I can't believe how correct this song is with death. I lost my 7 week old daughter in 2011. She had an illness called NEC. She fought hard for 3 days, going through 2 surgeries and this song nails exactly what it was like. The hardest thing I ever did was hold her as we took her off life support. I wanted to run away and pretend it wasn't happening but I knew I couldn't. So I stayed with her, along with my husband as she slipped away into the night. 11:37pm she was gone and honestly that was the first time I had ever felt like my life was completely over. Even after all these years, I don't understand why it happened. And I think that's the hardest part about death - All of the questions that it leaves behind.
Brandi Noneya wow. You are amazing for sharing that. I could not imagine. Being as strong as anyone of you. I wish you and your family future happiness and love
Brandi Noneya I'm so sorry..my daughter too had NEC I was very lucky and she got better the very last xray bfore they were going to operate..my heart breaks for you..
horrible, went through similar thing with the love of my life at 38. After a misscarriage/both our first pregnancy, found a large tumour. Had to be removed and hoped that next pregnancy would work. But instead, 2 weeks in hospital she passed away. Its true, when you love the person much, you can't bare leave their side but to embrace every moment with them....
What a brilliant song. No hidden agenda it is a vivid recount of death...until the narrator puts it back on you, forcing you to ask yourself who will watch you die (who actually loves you enough to watch that)
And it does put it back on you, and man did it just break me down realizing those people, the few, who are just that capable of love to be there in the end. We are graced in thisife to have any said perosn, let alone people
My heart swollen as this song reminds me of holding my mother in the ICU , kissing her and saying thank you For my life Sometimes love is just being there
2018 dad died from cancer 2023… my sister has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.. Her name is Sarah and I can’t stop playing this song..
I just went through and liked every comment. In fact, this comment section is one of the saddest and most touching ones on this website. My heart goes out to you all.
Also in the comment section of Take me somewhere nice by Mogwai I read this kind of words (especially about suicide and depression). If a song has the power to change minds and to lead to a relief by bringing tears, then bands are like a superhero for us!
My heart goes out to any fellow family caretakers, especially those taking care of family with terminal cancer. It's one of the hardest things in the world to do daily. This song rings so true, and is heartbreaking, but comforting knowing that I/we are not alone. Even if it seems like it a lot of the time. My prayers are with you, and please keep me in your prayers too.
My beloved husband Brian died almost 2 years ago at 56 years old. We were together 30 years. I watched him die. It was peaceful, and silent. He passed away listening to "Shine on you crazy diamond" at 11:11 am on 9/816. The two year anniversary is coming and this song literally brings me back to the moment of. The most difficult thing I've ever had to live with. Miss him everyday.
I lost my husband of nearly 30 years last September, it was sudden and unexpected, and he was alone. That continues to break my heart. Two weeks ago the doctors said my mom want going to make it, so I made the decision to bring her home, and sit with her and hold her hand while she died. It was peaceful and silent. People say the pain you feel is a testament to the love you felt. That feels true, but I wish I didn't know. Peace to you!
@@Quake120 I'm so touched that you took the time to write this message. A reminder of the good in the world and the way we can support each other. Blessings on you this holiday season.
the amount of love and support I feel in each of these comments is giving me hope. we're all strangers to each other yet I feel like we'd be sharing hugs and stories over one song. I've felt so lonely lately and this really gave me hope
simple answer would be to give a simple example. you could plan to go to the store tomorrow, but if you died tonight in your sleep, you'd never make it to the store. in order to fullfill your plans, you need to live long enough to do so. that's the short of it. hope that helps.
I lost my mother when I was 14... With every word and every image that's painted with these lyrics I can think back to when we were in the ICU waiting for my mother to slip away from us. So yeah, each time I hear this song I cry and weep like the day it happened. But despite the teary eyed imagery, I always take back a sort of glowing optimism from this song. In those moments when you know a loved one is going to slip away from you forever you will always find the people that love them most around them. So I think this song is asking you to think about who loves you so much that they will watch you die. Who are the people in your life that will be there and what will you do until that day to tell them you love them with all your heart and soul.
Cozmonaut313 this comment made me cry oh lordI'm glad you could find a light in the darkness of what you've had to suffer through, and I hope life repays you for your strength :)
This describes everything I experienced and felt when my brother sat in a hospital and became brain dead on the final weeks in the hospital. Those last words are what really get me the most because me and my parents watched him after he was taken off life support for 12 hours. Watching someone die is a terror when they thrash and spasm for air but mutually beautiful thing too see when you see their eyes flash their former personality then close, especially when you know they dont have to suffer anymore.
Death is all too real. My dad's best friend was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given 3 weeks. Just like that. Life is fragile. And these lyrics really made me think about who would go through the pain of watching me die. And it truly is the people that love me. Amazing song.
I am a manly man. And I cry to this song almost every time. Gets me, every single time. "Who's gonna watch you die?" What a convicting and deep thought.
this song has been one of my favorite songs since it first came out , death cab is like therapy to me. when I was younger and lived in the city I would just walk and walk watching all the people while listening to death cab when I had to clear my head. I never would have thought this song would've been brought to life for me. December 15 2015 my little sister was in a car accident she was 23 , we all thought she would be fine even the drs did. December 18th she went into surgery and in the early morning hours of the 19th she passed away. the entire time I was at the hospital with my whole family all I could hear in my head was this song. it was playing out right before my very eyes. it's hard to listen to now but it puts my pain into a tangible form. my heart is forever broken.
My dad passed away with terminal cancer 6 years ago. He was never much in my life as he battled with alcohol abuse. Me and my 2 sibling were there for him in the final days of his life. “Love is watching someone die” kept playing in my head. It is the hardest the thing to do, it would be so much easier to walk away and not watch. But if you love this person, you stay with them and bear the grief. This song is beautiful and wherever you are dad, I hope you are happy.
I lost my mother 3 days ago. We are extremely close, probably the closest friends in the world. She had a massive stroke; I had to make the decision not to artificially keep her alive. The most selfless and heart-crushing decision I've ever made. The world lost its brightest star, and I get to find a way to continue even though the world is so much darker now.
🙏🙏so sorry to hear this ,I also was so close to my mom and we were best friends and she had alzheimers and passed away back in april 2023 . It's so hard😔
This was my anthem I listened to on repeat while sitting in the hospital room with my dad after he had a massive stroke and we had to make the same choice. It gets easier, like they say… but it took me years of crying to get there. *hugs*
@@sheilajune9677 I'm so sorry for your loss. The pain of losing your mother is hard, but it's so devastating when you are close. I've just been taking it one day at a time, but life will never be the same.
@thursdaysdaughter I'm so very sorry for your loss. I've been taking it one day at a time, but some days are harder than others. I just want my mom. I just want to talk to her and laugh with her and tell her about my life. I miss our morning talks so much.
Aww yes everyday I embrace her essence and focus on being in the present 🎁 ✨️ but gosh it's so hard I think about her and miss my mom ALL THE TIME 💔🙏 time really doesn't heal this pain 😢
At 22 I have watched both of my parents die. Hospice in the end. I hope that as few people as possible have to understand what this song really means...
+Jessalyn Rogers Same here. I was just turned 20 as my mom slept away. Only six months passed, when it was time for my dad to sleep away. Hugs and warm toughts for you.
I know understand what you mean my grandfather died when I was a 9. My parents were neglectful towards me and he acted like a father figure and always protected me. I remember having so much hope that he would come out of surgery and I could tell him I loved him one more time, but then hours become longer and he never came instead it was a nurse. After that I don't remember what everyone said all I remember is that terrible feeling of having hope ripped away from me, I was so young and innocent and hopeful and I remember falling to the floor and having that all changed by the simple words "I'm sorry"
Three years ago i met he love of my life. We did everything together. She even convinced her parents to move when i had to move away to get close to me dad's job.But, a year ago she developed lung cancer, and two weeks ago she died..........Holding my hand."Love is watching some die"That can never be more true...............I need to stop i'm crying like a baby. I hope you all have a nice day...=) Edit: I've come back after Chester Bennington's suicide on July 20th. It's been many years since I originally posted this comment. I hope you are all doing OK. RIP Chester Bennington.
I'm so sorry for your loss. It is so beautiful that you were there with her for that every moment she needed someone. I'm sure she's watching over you like a beautiful Angel now. ❤❤
Just lost my mom to covid. This song is very related as my mom was in the ICU and the doctor called to inform my mom's condition got worse and worse. Until the last call from the doctor that told me my mom had gone.
I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how that must have felt. Sending love from a stranger who cares. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on, I know you don't know me, but I'm here.
I know it’s been a year since you posted your comment but I’m really sorry to hear that awful news. If you need to talk to, don’t hesitate to send a message.
hi, I noticed that you wrote this a couple years ago. I'm very sorry about what you had to go through. If you made it, I'm so happy for you and I'm really glad you beat cancer. If you unfortunately didn't make it, I have some questions. Of course, if you didn't, you wouldn't be able to answer this, but I just need to ask them. What's it like up there? Is it like everyone imagines it is? Do you have to worry about letting everyone down? Do you have to constantly prove to everyone and yourself that you're worth it? is it all okay in the end? again, I'm very sorry you had to go through this and I hope this finds you well.
I haven't heard this song in so long. Sitting here in the hospital beside my grandpa's bed waiting for him to pass. I came here just to read some comments and ease my mind knowing I'm not the only one.
I just sent this video to my boyfriend as I'm fighting a disease that is wreaking havoc on my body and we know that I may not die within the next few months but it's the inevitable and it'll be a slow process. It's hard knowing that I'll be leaving him and my son behind especially because I'm young and I shouldn't have to. I knew this day would come just didn't think it'd be so quick. Thought I'd get at least a few more years out of this body of mine. Thank you for posting this.
MsIrishballer I'm so sorry to hear that... My friend is 22 and has a little toddler, and recently became very sick, and has been close to death a few times in a few months. She has vasculitis PAN, which causes her body to attack itself,so it sounds like a similar scenario- it isn't fair, and I guess all anyone can do is their best in the moment, but I can't fathom that the world would keep spinning if she's gone so young, even though I know it's older than plenty who have passed, but... I guess I don't really have words, so I'm grateful for songs. I hope that you have a long life, and regardless of the length that you've been able to find peace and joy. I know I can't truly understand, I wish no one had to go through that though.
My mother passed away today 15 years ago today. She was 46. I was 21. This song perfectly describes the icu and waiting room. I can't get memory out of my head when called a code blue for her room. My heart sunk. Losing a parent is a terrible thing.
My friend Sara just passed away in a car accident last week and I just happened to stumble across this song for the first time. I feel like the lyrics are actually kind of accurate. Crazy.. I love and miss you Sara. Rest in peace
I just recently lost my best friend, my dad in February. this song takes me back to days I spent in the hospital with him, and watched as he quickly slipped away from me. strongest man I know, he didn't let go without a fight. I held his hand tightly till he took his last breath. I'll forever miss laying on his stomach while watching Seinfeld and Impractical Jokers with him. this song sure does sadden my heart a whole bunch. RIP daddy. gone too soon man.
Bruce Wayne rip to your momma. My mommy passed away February last year. I was 20 then and She was 52. I miss her every single day. Just wish I could talk to her one last time. #fuckcancer "why do the best people die?" It's like when you're picking a flower from a garden, you always pick the most beautiful one.
I think of my uncle every time I hear this song. I was blessed to have had the opportunity to visit him a week before he died of cancer, and it is a memory I will always treasure. Thank you, Ben, for putting into words what so many of us cannot.
Andrew Knapp the same exact thing happens to me. I remember just a little bit though since I was only two, but the things I remember are so clear and like a movie. Just imagine a little girl asking where her uncle is after a week of him dying from cancer. There you go
Death cab for cutie really hits home. Even adter several years of not listening to them and coming back and listening again just hits harder and brings a lot of emotions up that I keep bottled up🥺😔😭 especially losing my mom pretty recently and the love of my life back in 2017🙏
hey i hope all of u guys are having a good day and always remember theres someone out there who cares about u or ur situation whatever it could be please stay strong and hope for the best ❤❤❤
My dad just died last night. Been listening to this song a lot today. Always loved it since I was a kid. Now I'm 33, mourning the loss of my wonderful father, and it means so much more. Tell your family and friends how much you love them. You never know when it'll be the last time. I wish I could have told him goodbye.
Hmm, my friend showed me this song. Reminds me of when my father was in a coma, he passed away after a few weeks. this song really makes me think. RIP dad.
We all lose things, people, even. But you've just got to remember the good things you had with him. He wouldn't want you to suffer. "The Bad don't necessarily spoil the bad things in life, they just make then greater."
"The bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things In life, but make them greater But vise versa, the good things don't necessarily spoil the bad things."*
My sister is going to pass from cancer and I don’t know how to handle it. I lost my father to cancer in 2018.. i always wonder why the worst things happen to the best people..
I sat with my Grandmother over Christmas, she died the day after. This song reminds me of all the hours and days I spent by her side as she faded. Long are the days of me sitting on her knee and hugging her, but I take solace in the fact that she is far from her hurts and ails.
I think a lot of people have this backwards. I don't think he's watching her die. I think he's in the hospital bed. He's the one dying. She's there, watching him. So at the end, when he's saying "Who's gonna watch you die?" It's more like, I have to go, who is going to watch you if I can't, I love you more than them all.
+Zoe Jane Whitaker I really like this interesting take on it. Thank you for the input. But at the same time I feel like the rest of the lyrics wouldnt really fit well. perhaps "who's gonna watch you die?" is a direct quote of the woman lying in the hospital bed. I don't know for sure but thats the beauty in music. You can take it whatever way touches you the most.
How does this post have so many likes? Definitely not. This is from the perspective of the person waiting in the icu waiting room. Sorry I'm overly passionate about this. I've been there, it's the most painful thing I think anyone could ever go through. And this is the most beautiful description.
How could this have so many likes? Music is all up to interpretation. It doesn't matter what it means to you, you can't be upset at how others relate to it.
Yes, but Sarah is the one that said, "Love is watching someone die; so who's going to watch you die?". Sarah was the one in the hospital bed dying, he was the one that was told that line as she was passing away.
At 20 years old, myself and younger brother were woken up to screams from my mother. My dad had stopped breathing and I never thought I would ever have to use CPR ever, but that was the only time I ever had did. His heart got going and he needed assistance breathing once the paramedics arrived but died shortly after arrival at the hospital. That was April of 2001. Sometimes, time shortens and feels like yesterday. Days and years get better over time, or we learn to cope without them. Just know things will get easier. Hang in there. 💙
Death cab for cutie was easily the best concert I have ever been to. Everyone was on the same page at this concert, even the bouncer was crying during this song.
Oh my god I'm crying. I listened to this YEARS ago and today I randomly stopped on this. I can't believe I found it. Jesus Christ this song is so beautiful
Hannah Taylor De Witt literally same. It came on when i was listening to my playlist and im like “I haven’t actually LISTENED to the lyrics before, i only liked the piano part.” But after closely analyzing it, I totally lost it. 😭
This is a powerful song that has gotten me through many moments such as this....how strange that my name is included in this song. Talk about a song feeling as though it was written just for you. I hope that any and all of you have peace or the means to achieve it. take care of yourselves. 💙
@ L Bo I'm so sorry for your loss. My mother passed away many years ago and there are still times it takes my breath away. But... it does get easier. We never get over it, we learn to live with the loss. 💜
My dad died this year in january. I never got to actually say goodbye, he left mw and my nom before i was born. But i wish i actually got to see him and tell him i forgave him and that i loved him. This song reminds me of him
My best friend, lover and partner of 33 years died almost 20 years ago. This song has always encapsulated all of the pain - but also, oddly, is also comforting.
This is hitting me hard today, I have a friend with terminal cancer who is in the hospital and may never set foot outside of it again. They are saying that it's time to give her hospice care. But due to Covid-19, nobody can visit her, not even her husband. It breaks my heart.
I listened to some of their more famous songs but I never actually got to listen to their other stuff. I'm glad that I saw that 21 pilots interview where they said this song, and the album, changed their lives.
Listening to that song for the first time in a long while reminds me of looking at my Mum, sat on a chair next to my Dad when he was on life-support in ICU, ebbing away by the day. There was definitely a beauty in the sadness, amidst it all. And knowing that I'll probably be in the same boat with her one day, it's a kind of comfort to view it in the terms put in this song. Sorry to be a bit emotional, but that's what great music's for, right?
Yesterday I found out that one of my closest friends committed suicide. I know it's different since she was was already dead, but this song helped and is helping me anyway..God rest her soul..
My sister, Sarah, showed me this song so many years ago. I’ve always listened to it but it wasn’t until my dad passed from cancer in 2018 did I start listening to it more and relating to it. Sadly, my sister Sarah was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at the end of March …it is not good.. she’s only 34 with 3 beautiful children under the age of 5… this song is all I’ve been listening to lately…
My daughter-in-law just sent me this song. My beautiful wife passed two days ago. I was blessed to be with her as she took her last breath. I had been with her earlier that day and come home to rest. Early in the evening I thought about not going back to her nursing home. However, God had other ideas. I drove the forty miles knowing He was guiding me. I sat with her for about 45 minutes when she peaceful took her last breath. If death can be viewed as beautiful, her’s was. I didn’t know this song at the time but it’s words are a comfort.
as I listen to this song, I can't help but imagine all the pain in watching someone die...and then I think of how God himself came to this Earth and suffered on a cross for our love...a love that He could of just programmed us to do if He wanted to..."Love is watching someone die" and the creator of everything died for my love. so blessed.
I'm a Sarah. Listened to this song while we lost my father in law way too early, and then again losing my grandfather 3 years later. Best description of how it feels and the rooms we get stuck in. 😢
I just found this song, and I'm crying. I lost my Grandma (second mom) in March 2015. I was in the hospital IMCU for a week watching her struggle and get worse and worse. this song really tugged on my heart. I miss her so much. :( But I'm so glad she's not in pain anymore. man she went through so much! :'( ily grandma.
+mamaG Everyone does, emotionally, physically, or mentally. As depressing as it is. Once you're born you start dieing. It hurts. Trust me, i know. Atleast they dont have to go through and more struggle.
I love Death Cab, I wanted listen to song not only because I love but because my best friend is Sarah... She's also been in hospital a fair few times. The moment it said 'I was thinking of what Sarah said' I started to cry... Not because she's dead, Sarah is still alive, recovering from a back surgery. But I start to imagine me in the shoes of this person, sitting in the ICU knowing this loved one won't live. Only being able to think of what they said.
I found this song last year, after hearing "follow you into the dark" on a TV programme. It's 28 years since my dad died and the way this song describes everything it's as though he wrote it after watching my dad die. It is so accurate it's uncanny. God bless each and every one of you that has suffered the pain of being there when a loved one goes xx
this song is scarily accurate, it just takes me back to the night my little brother finally lost his battle with pediatric cancer, i was only 9 but i can still picture it so vividly its terrifying. yesterday was the 6th anniversary of that night and it still haunts me every day. Love you bro miss you every day
This song reminds me of my old friend Skylyn. Back in my Sophomore year of high school, I would take long road trips to Lake Tahoe to visit my uncle Aaron, and on the way there, I would listen to this song, and talk to Skylyn about pieces of literature written by John Green.
This song reminds me a lot of the time I spent in the ICU waiting room while my father slowly passed away from cardiac arrest in 2012. I have come back to this song a lot throughout the years to feel that same feeling, the feeling of uncertainty, pain, and unfortunately I have to remind myself every now and then what life is really about because I think we start to lose sense of that. Call your loved ones today and let them truly know how much you care for them, I sure wish I did.
My beloved father lost his battle with Alzheimer’s five days ago and I sat by his bedside watching the last of his life ebb slowly away. This song so perfectly encompasses what it feels like to watch someone you love die before your very eyes. Love truly is watching someone die.
I was at SDSU the other night and I didn't realize they were playing at the arena until I was walking with my friend across campus. And they started playing this song. And I was so mad I couldn't be there to watch them play, but it was beautiful to hear from just outside, regardless. Can't stop listening to it, ever since.
still listening to this. i can still remember when i was in the waiting room on the ICU, because of my father. "theres no comfort in the waiting room" and it is real, my father passed away last august 2017. I really missed him. listening to this makes me think that he was the one who's starring his shoes on the ICU, and saying "who's gonna watch you die?" its been a year but, the pain of losing him stays the same.
When I was 14 I watched my grandpa, my favorite person, die of cancer. I found this song the day before his funeral. It felt like every word was written perfectly. Like lightening struck me with each chorus. I had no idea my name was in it until the end and then I lost it. In 2014, I lost my twin daughters unexpectedly, there are no words for a loss like that but then I found this song....again. And then on November 20th, 2016 just 4 days before thanksgiving my siblings and I watched our mother take her last breath, she was 55 - it took me over a year before I felt it. Today this song found me for the 3rd time. Loss is indescribable sometimes, especially the big ones. And yet...I’ve found this song each time and each time I’ve felt a little less alone in my grief. So thank you, Deathcab. It means more than you know.
The original video for this song is a MASTERPIECE. It's not in YT due to copyrights, but I advice everyone to look it up online. It's by far the most touching music video I've ever seen.
Proximus Daviticus It's the official music video. For some reason youtube don't have a license to have it... I remember downloading the video file it from youtube ages ago, but now it's gone.
I cried out for you again dad. Sorry I lost myself for a bit. But somehow you bring a smile to my face with the crazy shit you would say echoing in my stoner-brain. Peace be with you.
my sister hanna died at 14 and my other sister, sara, is slightly older than her. it yook forever to be able to listen to this. i am a huge death cab fan and he illustrates it so perfectly that i brought back a whooole lot. sara will not listen to it but i enjoy how it reminds me of her. he is an amazing writer.
"Love is watching someone die," one of Ben Gibbard's best lyrics of all time.
+Jared Oxenberg I agree man, but I think the first line of this song is also one of his best. "it came to me then, that every plan, is a tiny prayer to father time" beautifully written and insanely clever and poetic.
+Eric Mercer The lyric that caught me was "each descending peak on the LCD took you a little farther away from me"
This entire song is just amazing with lyrics. Honest. It had to take so much time to write because every time I listen it's just so clever and hits the spot. You can relate to it and it's sad, but not over the top sad. Like every genius line, I love "as the TV entertained itself". Great song, great band.
Agreed.
"Love is watching someone die" reallly is a quote of Ben Gibbards friends wife(Sarah). Once she and her husband were walking in nature or a park idk , when she suddendly bursted out in tears. When he asked her why she was crying, she replyed "because love means watching someone die".
My condolences to everyone that lost someone special in their life. These comments actually brought tears to my eyes
I just got home from the hospital after watching my mom battle ovarian cancer for two years. I love you, mom. I just wish we could have had more time and I could have had the chance to show you you raised me right.
+Hooked on Violins I thank your mother for giving you what you needed. we need those kinds of parents, and it's good to know we have them. I never really had that kind of mom, tbh.
Sorry for your loss
I’m sorry for your loss. Mine is in hospice care right now after fighting for about three years. She’s not eating or drinking and has no strength. I’ve never felt so broken. Please tell me it gets better?
Hooked on Violins I watched my grandma die of ovarian cancer and I heard this song today and it nails how my heart aches for her to be here
Hooked on Violins
I love you and I believe in you.... you can do it.
I can't believe how correct this song is with death. I lost my 7 week old daughter in 2011. She had an illness called NEC. She fought hard for 3 days, going through 2 surgeries and this song nails exactly what it was like. The hardest thing I ever did was hold her as we took her off life support. I wanted to run away and pretend it wasn't happening but I knew I couldn't. So I stayed with her, along with my husband as she slipped away into the night. 11:37pm she was gone and honestly that was the first time I had ever felt like my life was completely over. Even after all these years, I don't understand why it happened. And I think that's the hardest part about death - All of the questions that it leaves behind.
Brandi Noneya I'm so sorry. I love you.
Brandi Noneya wow. You are amazing for sharing that. I could not imagine. Being as strong as anyone of you. I wish you and your family future happiness and love
i love you
Brandi Noneya I'm so sorry..my daughter too had NEC I was very lucky and she got better the very last xray bfore they were going to operate..my heart breaks for you..
horrible, went through similar thing with the love of my life at 38. After a misscarriage/both our first pregnancy, found a large tumour. Had to be removed and hoped that next pregnancy would work. But instead, 2 weeks in hospital she passed away. Its true, when you love the person much, you can't bare leave their side but to embrace every moment with them....
What a brilliant song. No hidden agenda it is a vivid recount of death...until the narrator puts it back on you, forcing you to ask yourself who will watch you die (who actually loves you enough to watch that)
And it does put it back on you, and man did it just break me down realizing those people, the few, who are just that capable of love to be there in the end.
We are graced in thisife to have any said perosn, let alone people
My heart swollen as this song reminds me of holding my mother in the ICU , kissing her and saying thank you
For my life Sometimes love is just being there
2012 dad died from stroke
2015 mother died from cancer
2019 awake at midnight crying to this song.
Keep your head up king
Your life is more important than anything else in this world.
You keep getting stronger with every day that passes not weaker.
God bless you we are all here for you❤️
2018 dad died from cancer
2023… my sister has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer..
Her name is Sarah and I can’t stop playing this song..
I just went through and liked every comment. In fact, this comment section is one of the saddest and most touching ones on this website. My heart goes out to you all.
Exactly what I was thinking..
Phancakes Same.....
Is that Norway in your profile pic?
Also in the comment section of Take me somewhere nice by Mogwai I read this kind of words (especially about suicide and depression). If a song has the power to change minds and to lead to a relief by bringing tears, then bands are like a superhero for us!
My heart goes out to any fellow family caretakers, especially those taking care of family with terminal cancer. It's one of the hardest things in the world to do daily. This song rings so true, and is heartbreaking, but comforting knowing that I/we are not alone. Even if it seems like it a lot of the time. My prayers are with you, and please keep me in your prayers too.
And also to the ones who are battling terminal cancer, because it's hell... absolute hell. Fuck cancer. 😢
Krissy Tokyo thank you...it's a blessing to help someone @ this stage of life as well
My beloved husband Brian died almost 2 years ago at 56 years old. We were together 30 years. I watched him die. It was peaceful, and silent. He passed away listening to "Shine on you crazy diamond" at 11:11 am on 9/816. The two year anniversary is coming and this song literally brings me back to the moment of. The most difficult thing I've ever had to live with. Miss him everyday.
I lost my husband of nearly 30 years last September, it was sudden and unexpected, and he was alone. That continues to break my heart. Two weeks ago the doctors said my mom want going to make it, so I made the decision to bring her home, and sit with her and hold her hand while she died. It was peaceful and silent. People say the pain you feel is a testament to the love you felt. That feels true, but I wish I didn't know. Peace to you!
@@Quake120 I'm so touched that you took the time to write this message. A reminder of the good in the world and the way we can support each other. Blessings on you this holiday season.
Hey love. Hope you're doing okay
Thats heavy. Im glad he was listening to a great song! Music is beautiful!
I'm sorry for your lose
the amount of love and support I feel in each of these comments is giving me hope. we're all strangers to each other yet I feel like we'd be sharing hugs and stories over one song. I've felt so lonely lately and this really gave me hope
❤
Exactly it makes me have some hope in humanity after all the times I've been let down.
Hey Sarah, thanks for saying that.. I'm thinking of what Sarah said.. :)
Hey Sarah, thanks for saying that.. I'm thinking about what Sarah said.. :)
😥💗😥
"...and it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time "
One of my favorite song lyrics. It's just so good.
What does it mean though?
simple answer would be to give a simple example. you could plan to go to the store tomorrow, but if you died tonight in your sleep, you'd never make it to the store. in order to fullfill your plans, you need to live long enough to do so. that's the short of it. hope that helps.
In a broader sense: everything we do to stay healthy is just trying to buy a little more time on this earth. We are all going to pass eventually
Or in its simplest sense it could just be a play on words... a tiny prayer to FARTHER time. Pray for more time with your loved one
I lost my mother when I was 14...
With every word and every image that's painted with these lyrics I can think back to when we were in the ICU waiting for my mother to slip away from us. So yeah, each time I hear this song I cry and weep like the day it happened.
But despite the teary eyed imagery, I always take back a sort of glowing optimism from this song. In those moments when you know a loved one is going to slip away from you forever you will always find the people that love them most around them.
So I think this song is asking you to think about who loves you so much that they will watch you die. Who are the people in your life that will be there and what will you do until that day to tell them you love them with all your heart and soul.
Cozmonaut313 You are a brave little soldier..
Cozmonaut313 this comment made me cry oh lordI'm glad you could find a light in the darkness of what you've had to suffer through, and I hope life repays you for your strength :)
this might be the most emotional song of all time. a masterpiece. I've listened this morning 6 times in a row.
This whole album helped me a rough time when I was ready to give up. They are very thoughtful musicians.
They took me out of a time I can't even remember anymore that's how good they healed and protected me.
Life is what you make of it.
Listen to "My Mom" by Chocolate Genius. It's _the_ saddest song I have ever heard. It's a beautiful piece of poignant art.
@@aethrya 6 times? Listening at 6 in the morning
☹️💔💯🎯
This describes everything I experienced and felt when my brother sat in a hospital and became brain dead on the final weeks in the hospital. Those last words are what really get me the most because me and my parents watched him after he was taken off life support for 12 hours. Watching someone die is a terror when they thrash and spasm for air but mutually beautiful thing too see when you see their eyes flash their former personality then close, especially when you know they dont have to suffer anymore.
a hug for you.
wow i'm sorry for your lose and i cannot begin sympathies for your pain i'm sorry
I'm so sorry for you Kaykay, I hope this song helped you heal.
My uncle is battling Covid right at this moment. Please pray he'll survive 🥺🥺😢😭😭
Death is all too real. My dad's best friend was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given 3 weeks. Just like that. Life is fragile. And these lyrics really made me think about who would go through the pain of watching me die. And it truly is the people that love me. Amazing song.
Life is so fragile..
I am a manly man. And I cry to this song almost every time. Gets me, every single time. "Who's gonna watch you die?" What a convicting and deep thought.
I love how smoothly the end runs into Brothers on a Hotel Bed, it's very cleverly done.
I know, right? Same with Tiny Vessels switching to Transatlanticism so nicely.
That's what concept albums are supposed to do.
this song has been one of my favorite songs since it first came out , death cab is like therapy to me. when I was younger and lived in the city I would just walk and walk watching all the people while listening to death cab when I had to clear my head. I never would have thought this song would've been brought to life for me. December 15 2015 my little sister was in a car accident she was 23 , we all thought she would be fine even the drs did. December 18th she went into surgery and in the early morning hours of the 19th she passed away. the entire time I was at the hospital with my whole family all I could hear in my head was this song. it was playing out right before my very eyes. it's hard to listen to now but it puts my pain into a tangible form. my heart is forever broken.
sierra mcallister This made me cry. I hope you find happiness
that's crazy
My dad passed away with terminal cancer 6 years ago. He was never much in my life as he battled with alcohol abuse. Me and my 2 sibling were there for him in the final days of his life. “Love is watching someone die” kept playing in my head. It is the hardest the thing to do, it would be so much easier to walk away and not watch. But if you love this person, you stay with them and bear the grief. This song is beautiful and wherever you are dad, I hope you are happy.
I lost my mother 3 days ago. We are extremely close, probably the closest friends in the world. She had a massive stroke; I had to make the decision not to artificially keep her alive. The most selfless and heart-crushing decision I've ever made. The world lost its brightest star, and I get to find a way to continue even though the world is so much darker now.
🙏🙏so sorry to hear this ,I also was so close to my mom and we were best friends and she had alzheimers and passed away back in april 2023 . It's so hard😔
This was my anthem I listened to on repeat while sitting in the hospital room with my dad after he had a massive stroke and we had to make the same choice. It gets easier, like they say… but it took me years of crying to get there. *hugs*
@@sheilajune9677 I'm so sorry for your loss. The pain of losing your mother is hard, but it's so devastating when you are close. I've just been taking it one day at a time, but life will never be the same.
@thursdaysdaughter I'm so very sorry for your loss. I've been taking it one day at a time, but some days are harder than others. I just want my mom. I just want to talk to her and laugh with her and tell her about my life. I miss our morning talks so much.
Aww yes everyday I embrace her essence and focus on being in the present 🎁 ✨️ but gosh it's so hard I think about her and miss my mom ALL THE TIME 💔🙏 time really doesn't heal this pain 😢
My son didn't make it to the waiting room...but Sarah, you are so right. 😢
I feel sorry for you. RIP
i'm so sorry, really
im so sorry, i love you
danielle rose So sorry for your loss. I know how you feel
At 22 I have watched both of my parents die. Hospice in the end. I hope that as few people as possible have to understand what this song really means...
sorry for your loss. i know what it's like in the emergency room hoping your loved one will pull through.
+Jessalyn Rogers
Same here. I was just turned 20 as my mom slept away. Only six months passed, when it was time for my dad to sleep away. Hugs and warm toughts for you.
My heart goes out. I just lost daddy. Was there till the very end
I know understand what you mean my grandfather died when I was a 9. My parents were neglectful towards me and he acted like a father figure and always protected me. I remember having so much hope that he would come out of surgery and I could tell him I loved him one more time, but then hours become longer and he never came instead it was a nurse. After that I don't remember what everyone said all I remember is that terrible feeling of having hope ripped away from me, I was so young and innocent and hopeful and I remember falling to the floor and having that all changed by the simple words "I'm sorry"
4 REEL bud, my heart 2 U....
When my Dad kicked it was probly the saddest day I ever had.
PS. WAY too young!! :( :*( :(
Three years ago i met he love of my life. We did everything together. She even convinced her parents to move when i had to move away to get close to me dad's job.But, a year ago she developed lung cancer, and two weeks ago she died..........Holding my hand."Love is watching some die"That can never be more true...............I need to stop i'm crying like a baby. I hope you all have a nice day...=)
Edit: I've come back after Chester Bennington's suicide on July 20th. It's been many years since I originally posted this comment. I hope you are all doing OK. RIP Chester Bennington.
+Maxwell Hatkow I'm so sorry for your loss.
its ok...I've learned to live with it.
I'm so sorry for your loss. It is so beautiful that you were there with her for that every moment she needed someone. I'm sure she's watching over you like a beautiful Angel now. ❤❤
im sure too.
+Maxwell Hatkow Sorry for your loss man.Stay strong.
Just lost my mom to covid. This song is very related as my mom was in the ICU and the doctor called to inform my mom's condition got worse and worse. Until the last call from the doctor that told me my mom had gone.
I'm so sorry.
Hope you're doing better
I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how that must have felt. Sending love from a stranger who cares. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on, I know you don't know me, but I'm here.
So sry 🙏
I know it’s been a year since you posted your comment but I’m really sorry to hear that awful news. If you need to talk to, don’t hesitate to send a message.
As someone with terminal cancer... this song perfectly captures what its like...
+Michael Kukla Ah shit, man. That sucks. Enjoy watcha got left, I guess... I'll see ya on the flipside, space cowboy...
hi, I noticed that you wrote this a couple years ago. I'm very sorry about what you had to go through. If you made it, I'm so happy for you and I'm really glad you beat cancer. If you unfortunately didn't make it, I have some questions. Of course, if you didn't, you wouldn't be able to answer this, but I just need to ask them. What's it like up there?
Is it like everyone imagines it is? Do you have to worry about letting everyone down? Do you have to constantly prove to everyone and yourself that you're worth it? is it all okay in the end?
again, I'm very sorry you had to go through this and I hope this finds you well.
Remy Wilson well he said terminal, so sadly I would guess he's no longer with us.
Marshall Hemmer thanks, still here, still terminal and still fighting. Means a lot! Thanks
Hey.. checking in to see if you're still here. I'm thinking of you.x
This album was the album that helped me through some of the hardest personal things I've had to go through.
The piano always gets me.
I haven't heard this song in so long. Sitting here in the hospital beside my grandpa's bed waiting for him to pass. I came here just to read some comments and ease my mind knowing I'm not the only one.
r.i.p. sarah you will be missed. thanks for being nice to me in school. Arlington, Tx will always have you in our hearts.
I miss and love you mommy 💞
I just sent this video to my boyfriend as I'm fighting a disease that is wreaking havoc on my body and we know that I may not die within the next few months but it's the inevitable and it'll be a slow process. It's hard knowing that I'll be leaving him and my son behind especially because I'm young and I shouldn't have to. I knew this day would come just didn't think it'd be so quick. Thought I'd get at least a few more years out of this body of mine. Thank you for posting this.
Repent now!!!
Cj Halo14 What the fuck.
MsIrishballer I'm so sorry to hear that... My friend is 22 and has a little toddler, and recently became very sick, and has been close to death a few times in a few months.
She has vasculitis PAN, which causes her body to attack itself,so it sounds like a similar scenario- it isn't fair, and I guess all anyone can do is their best in the moment, but I can't fathom that the world would keep spinning if she's gone so young, even though I know it's older than plenty who have passed, but... I guess I don't really have words, so I'm grateful for songs.
I hope that you have a long life, and regardless of the length that you've been able to find peace and joy. I know I can't truly understand, I wish no one had to go through that though.
Rest in peace. You were a beautiful human being.
I really hope you're still here. And I really hope you've gotten to see your daughter grow into an amazing person.
My grandpa died yesterday, and the first song that came on my mind was this because its so comforting and i can relate it to so much...
My mother passed away today 15 years ago today. She was 46. I was 21. This song perfectly describes the icu and waiting room. I can't get memory out of my head when called a code blue for her room. My heart sunk. Losing a parent is a terrible thing.
I love you dad.
I miss my mom. Rip Melanie Lynn okeeffe 9/26/1973 - 12/24/2017. My condolences to everyone else who's lost someone dear to them.
Oh god, she was so young :(
My friend Sara just passed away in a car accident last week and I just happened to stumble across this song for the first time. I feel like the lyrics are actually kind of accurate. Crazy.. I love and miss you Sara. Rest in peace
I'm 5 years too late, but I'm sorry for your loss 💙
Krista Gibson aww thank you, I really appreciate it 💕
I just recently lost my best friend, my dad in February. this song takes me back to days I spent in the hospital with him, and watched as he quickly slipped away from me. strongest man I know, he didn't let go without a fight. I held his hand tightly till he took his last breath. I'll forever miss laying on his stomach while watching Seinfeld and Impractical Jokers with him. this song sure does sadden my heart a whole bunch. RIP daddy. gone too soon man.
Was by my mom’s bedside in the ICU when she went. This song always breaks me. Much love to all who have lost. Miss you mom. 💜
RIP Mama. I was too young to lose you, and you were too young to go. xoxox
Bruce Wayne rip to your momma. My mommy passed away February last year. I was 20 then and She was 52. I miss her every single day. Just wish I could talk to her one last time. #fuckcancer
"why do the best people die?" It's like when you're picking a flower from a garden, you always pick the most beautiful one.
I think of my uncle every time I hear this song. I was blessed to have had the opportunity to visit him a week before he died of cancer, and it is a memory I will always treasure. Thank you, Ben, for putting into words what so many of us cannot.
Andrew Knapp the same exact thing happens to me. I remember just a little bit though since I was only two, but the things I remember are so clear and like a movie. Just imagine a little girl asking where her uncle is after a week of him dying from cancer. There you go
Death cab for cutie really hits home. Even adter several years of not listening to them and coming back and listening again just hits harder and brings a lot of emotions up that I keep bottled up🥺😔😭 especially losing my mom pretty recently and the love of my life back in 2017🙏
This CD is such a gorgeous piece of music I found them at 14 I'm almost 17 now I love this band
hey i hope all of u guys are having a good day
and always remember theres someone out there who cares about u or ur situation
whatever it could be please
stay strong and hope for the best ❤❤❤
My Mom's battling cancer right now. Thinks aren't looking good. This song makes me cry but I need to hear it.
I hope your mom is okay
My 36 year old sister died today. This song is what I have.
My dad just died last night. Been listening to this song a lot today. Always loved it since I was a kid. Now I'm 33, mourning the loss of my wonderful father, and it means so much more. Tell your family and friends how much you love them. You never know when it'll be the last time. I wish I could have told him goodbye.
Hmm, my friend showed me this song.
Reminds me of when my father was in a coma, he passed away after a few weeks. this song really makes me think.
RIP dad.
I'm sorry. I feel so bad for you. For someone to have to lose their father is a loss that nobody should have to endure the pain of.
We all lose things, people, even. But you've just got to remember the good things you had with him. He wouldn't want you to suffer. "The Bad don't necessarily spoil the bad things in life, they just make then greater."
"The bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things In life, but make them greater But vise versa, the good things don't necessarily spoil the bad things."*
Aidan Hausner what u smokin
The good stuff.
...You guys in the comment section doing okay......?
It's So Sweet Of You To Ask. T-T 👏
:)
+High Sodium what does that even mean
why should he blow his head off? do you even know him?
It's 2016. Suicide jokes aren't funny anymore
9/5/2020 this song hurts even more after my sister passed away from cancer. I don't think I will ever forget the pain.
My sister is going to pass from cancer and I don’t know how to handle it. I lost my father to cancer in 2018.. i always wonder why the worst things happen to the best people..
I sat with my Grandmother over Christmas, she died the day after. This song reminds me of all the hours and days I spent by her side as she faded. Long are the days of me sitting on her knee and hugging her, but I take solace in the fact that she is far from her hurts and ails.
Pippin Took Thank you. You are right, ya know. Time fades the hurt each day a little.
James Fasthorse remminds me of my grandfather. he died of cancer a few months ago...
thank you. Im glad that there are still people in the world that still care for others,
I am sorry to hear of your loss. Grandparents are truly Grand. I hope you have wonderful memories of him.
Almost 3 years later, days still have the lingering thoughts of longing.
But I smile
There's just no words to describe the emotions of this. No way to describe verbally how much love means to us.
I think a lot of people have this backwards. I don't think he's watching her die. I think he's in the hospital bed. He's the one dying. She's there, watching him. So at the end, when he's saying "Who's gonna watch you die?" It's more like, I have to go, who is going to watch you if I can't, I love you more than them all.
+Zoe Jane Whitaker I really like this interesting take on it. Thank you for the input. But at the same time I feel like the rest of the lyrics wouldnt really fit well. perhaps "who's gonna watch you die?" is a direct quote of the woman lying in the hospital bed. I don't know for sure but thats the beauty in music. You can take it whatever way touches you the most.
Nope. The "wreaked of piss and 409" line is only from someone who has actually been in the waiting room.
How does this post have so many likes? Definitely not. This is from the perspective of the person waiting in the icu waiting room. Sorry I'm overly passionate about this. I've been there, it's the most painful thing I think anyone could ever go through. And this is the most beautiful description.
How could this have so many likes? Music is all up to interpretation. It doesn't matter what it means to you, you can't be upset at how others relate to it.
Yes, but Sarah is the one that said, "Love is watching someone die; so who's going to watch you die?". Sarah was the one in the hospital bed dying, he was the one that was told that line as she was passing away.
At 20 years old, myself and younger brother were woken up to screams from my mother. My dad had stopped breathing and I never thought I would ever have to use CPR ever, but that was the only time I ever had did. His heart got going and he needed assistance breathing once the paramedics arrived but died shortly after arrival at the hospital. That was April of 2001. Sometimes, time shortens and feels like yesterday. Days and years get better over time, or we learn to cope without them. Just know things will get easier. Hang in there. 💙
Death cab for cutie was easily the best concert I have ever been to. Everyone was on the same page at this concert, even the bouncer was crying during this song.
My wife was taken by a brain tumor. She held on for 10 months. She was 36, and her name was Sarah. I was there when she finally got to rest.
Sad song. I'm sorry for everyone's loss. I know pain and my heart goes out to all of you.
Oh my god I'm crying. I listened to this YEARS ago and today I randomly stopped on this. I can't believe I found it. Jesus Christ this song is so beautiful
+Hannah Taylor De Witt now that u say it u should listen to the song "jesus christ" by brand new...
+Max Mustermann that's another incredibly sad song
+Max Mustermann I just listened to it. That was amazing ... Thank you for showing me that. I'm obsessed .
your welcome!
Hannah Taylor De Witt literally same. It came on when i was listening to my playlist and im like “I haven’t actually LISTENED to the lyrics before, i only liked the piano part.” But after closely analyzing it, I totally lost it. 😭
This is a powerful song that has gotten me through many moments such as this....how strange that my name is included in this song. Talk about a song feeling as though it was written just for you.
I hope that any and all of you have peace or the means to achieve it. take care of yourselves. 💙
I spent 4 days in the ICU with my beautiful mother before her life ended..
@ L Bo I'm so sorry for your loss. My mother passed away many years ago and there are still times it takes my breath away. But... it does get easier. We never get over it, we learn to live with the loss. 💜
My dad died this year in january. I never got to actually say goodbye, he left mw and my nom before i was born. But i wish i actually got to see him and tell him i forgave him and that i loved him. This song reminds me of him
My best friend, lover and partner of 33 years died almost 20 years ago. This song has always encapsulated all of the pain - but also, oddly, is also comforting.
I watched my father die of a staff infection. He smoked his whole life and didn’t know he was diabetic until he was 30. I miss him so goddamn
This is hitting me hard today, I have a friend with terminal cancer who is in the hospital and may never set foot outside of it again. They are saying that it's time to give her hospice care. But due to Covid-19, nobody can visit her, not even her husband. It breaks my heart.
This song is such a comfort in despair. It brings tears out uncontrollably!
completely uncontrollable! i'm still blubbering lol
I listened to some of their more famous songs but I never actually got to listen to their other stuff. I'm glad that I saw that 21 pilots interview where they said this song, and the album, changed their lives.
Listening to that song for the first time in a long while reminds me of looking at my Mum, sat on a chair next to my Dad when he was on life-support in ICU, ebbing away by the day. There was definitely a beauty in the sadness, amidst it all. And knowing that I'll probably be in the same boat with her one day, it's a kind of comfort to view it in the terms put in this song. Sorry to be a bit emotional, but that's what great music's for, right?
Literally watched my father in-law take his last breath while in hospice care in his own home with song on my mind. Peaceful and right
Yesterday I found out that one of my closest friends committed suicide. I know it's different since she was was already dead, but this song helped and is helping me anyway..God rest her soul..
completely forgot this song until they played it at the season 4 finale of The Affair
funsize198 same
I just watched that episode and needed to come track this song down!
I pray for a quick conclusion to my life
My sister, Sarah, showed me this song so many years ago. I’ve always listened to it but it wasn’t until my dad passed from cancer in 2018 did I start listening to it more and relating to it.
Sadly, my sister Sarah was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at the end of March …it is not good.. she’s only 34 with 3 beautiful children under the age of 5… this song is all I’ve been listening to lately…
Positive vibes your way. Life is too short. Hug your sister more, ❤
My daughter-in-law just sent me this song. My beautiful wife passed two days ago. I was blessed to be with her as she took her last breath. I had been with her earlier that day and come home to rest. Early in the evening I thought about not going back to her nursing home. However, God had other ideas. I drove the forty miles knowing He was guiding me. I sat with her for about 45 minutes when she peaceful took her last breath. If death can be viewed as beautiful, her’s was. I didn’t know this song at the time but it’s words are a comfort.
as I listen to this song, I can't help but imagine all the pain in watching someone die...and then I think of how God himself came to this Earth and suffered on a cross for our love...a love that He could of just programmed us to do if He wanted to..."Love is watching someone die" and the creator of everything died for my love. so blessed.
I'm a Sarah. Listened to this song while we lost my father in law way too early, and then again losing my grandfather 3 years later. Best description of how it feels and the rooms we get stuck in. 😢
I just found this song, and I'm crying. I lost my Grandma (second mom) in March 2015. I was in the hospital IMCU for a week watching her struggle and get worse and worse. this song really tugged on my heart. I miss her so much. :( But I'm so glad she's not in pain anymore. man she went through so much! :'(
ily grandma.
+mamaG Everyone does, emotionally, physically, or mentally. As depressing as it is. Once you're born you start dieing. It hurts. Trust me, i know. Atleast they dont have to go through and more struggle.
I love Death Cab, I wanted listen to song not only because I love but because my best friend is Sarah... She's also been in hospital a fair few times. The moment it said 'I was thinking of what Sarah said' I started to cry... Not because she's dead, Sarah is still alive, recovering from a back surgery. But I start to imagine me in the shoes of this person, sitting in the ICU knowing this loved one won't live. Only being able to think of what they said.
It's not just watching someone die, it's being the one who has to pull the plug, too.
I found this song last year, after hearing "follow you into the dark" on a TV programme. It's 28 years since my dad died and the way this song describes everything it's as though he wrote it after watching my dad die. It is so accurate it's uncanny. God bless each and every one of you that has suffered the pain of being there when a loved one goes xx
this song is scarily accurate, it just takes me back to the night my little brother finally lost his battle with pediatric cancer, i was only 9 but i can still picture it so vividly its terrifying. yesterday was the 6th anniversary of that night and it still haunts me every day. Love you bro miss you every day
when you love someone it's inevitable that they will die someday. one of you is going to have to watch the other die. that's love.
This song hits really close.... I'm tearing up.
This is the most beautiful analogy of the love and pain of death.. thank you
This song reminds me of my old friend Skylyn. Back in my Sophomore year of high school, I would take long road trips to Lake Tahoe to visit my uncle Aaron, and on the way there, I would listen to this song, and talk to Skylyn about pieces of literature written by John Green.
This song reminds me a lot of the time I spent in the ICU waiting room while my father slowly passed away from cardiac arrest in 2012. I have come back to this song a lot throughout the years to feel that same feeling, the feeling of uncertainty, pain, and unfortunately I have to remind myself every now and then what life is really about because I think we start to lose sense of that. Call your loved ones today and let them truly know how much you care for them, I sure wish I did.
My beloved father lost his battle with Alzheimer’s five days ago and I sat by his bedside watching the last of his life ebb slowly away. This song so perfectly encompasses what it feels like to watch someone you love die before your very eyes. Love truly is watching someone die.
I was at SDSU the other night and I didn't realize they were playing at the arena until I was walking with my friend across campus. And they started playing this song. And I was so mad I couldn't be there to watch them play, but it was beautiful to hear from just outside, regardless. Can't stop listening to it, ever since.
Still here in 2020. Emotions and soul still moved everytime I hear this song.
Ughh, these lyrics lay heavy on my heart...
|-/
This song hit me like a train!
still listening to this. i can still remember when i was in the waiting room on the ICU, because of my father. "theres no comfort in the waiting room" and it is real, my father passed away last august 2017. I really missed him. listening to this makes me think that he was the one who's starring his shoes on the ICU, and saying "who's gonna watch you die?" its been a year but, the pain of losing him stays the same.
I lived this song the day my mother died.
yup. i know what that's like. :/
Like and dislike... I'm sorry for your loss. I feel the same way.
Anonymous Anonymous dear lord,I understand where your coming from but have some fucking compassion
@Anonymous Anonymous that's just wrong.
When I was 14 I watched my grandpa, my favorite person, die of cancer. I found this song the day before his funeral. It felt like every word was written perfectly. Like lightening struck me with each chorus. I had no idea my name was in it until the end and then I lost it. In 2014, I lost my twin daughters unexpectedly, there are no words for a loss like that but then I found this song....again. And then on November 20th, 2016 just 4 days before thanksgiving my siblings and I watched our mother take her last breath, she was 55 - it took me over a year before I felt it. Today this song found me for the 3rd time. Loss is indescribable sometimes, especially the big ones. And yet...I’ve found this song each time and each time I’ve felt a little less alone in my grief. So thank you, Deathcab. It means more than you know.
Just heard this on the season 4 finale of The Affair. Great song for a great show!
Came from a twentyonepilots interview by BBC
And I'm already getting the vibes of top-self titled.
Rip Dad December 26th, 2009
The original video for this song is a MASTERPIECE. It's not in YT due to copyrights, but I advice everyone to look it up online. It's by far the most touching music video I've ever seen.
Can you help me find it man.Please
bigeggmayo123
Sure buddy. I have it on my drive but it's in low quality. It's 33mb.
Send me an email at [myname][at]gmail and I'll send it to you.
onLYbyMoon who was the video made by?
Proximus Daviticus
It's the official music video. For some reason youtube don't have a license to have it... I remember downloading the video file it from youtube ages ago, but now it's gone.
onLYbyMoon could you send it to me to pr0x1mo@yahoo.com
I cried out for you again dad. Sorry I lost myself for a bit. But somehow you bring a smile to my face with the crazy shit you would say echoing in my stoner-brain. Peace be with you.
God bless you and I hope you have peace ❤️
my sister hanna died at 14 and my other sister, sara, is slightly older than her. it yook forever to be able to listen to this. i am a huge death cab fan and he illustrates it so perfectly that i brought back a whooole lot. sara will not listen to it but i enjoy how it reminds me of her. he is an amazing writer.