Ramie Chelton “Before you were born there was this same nothing-at-all-forever. And yet… you happened. And if you happened once, you can happen again.” ~AW~ Namaste
There are lines by The Incredible String Band that may have influenced this beautiful lyric. From a song called "Job's Tears".... they go... Why heroes die at sunrise Why the birds are arrows of the wise Why each perfumed flower Why each moment has its hour It's you It's all true Stranger than that we're alive Stranger than that Stranger than that Stranger than that we're alive Whatever you think It's more than that, more than that Happy man, the happy man Doing the best he can, doing the best he can
It is a melancholy feeling,knowing you'll be in heaven,or even just nothing.Its peaceful knowing you'll feel no pain but atleast you'll be something at least once.I love this song,top 30 songs ever.
My friend died in a car accident. I was with him just hours before. I hugged him goodbye, not knowing it would be the last time. A few days ago his family had two skydivers release his ashes over upstate New York. This song will forever make me think of him.
+Rylan Kaplan That's ... kind of oversimplifying it ... quiet a bit. It certainly references Anne Frank, it definitely invokes her as a muse in the third verse, and the fourth verse, is supposed to be Anne frank singing through Jeff Mangum as if he were a spirit medium. But it's mostly a poetic commentary on the absurdity of existence.
This is beautiful and ever so strangely vacant in an almost haunting way, I can't explain it in words, that's the beautiful thing about art. The music explains the feelings, language can't. The cover art also explains it beautifully. Just an incredible song.
I recently lost the most important person in my life. Whenever I hear this song, I remember her. Every line, every word, in some way leads back to her. Even the name is hers.
ahhhh this is seriously the most beautiful song I've ever heard! I love it, I just hope I won't get sick of it cause I'm constantly playing this! hahah
If you want a song that on par with its beauty (in my opinion) is Iron and Wine-Such Great Height.Its been one of my most cherished songs since i heard it from the movie Garden State.
"And one day we will die And our ashes will fly From the aeroplane over the sea But for now we are young Let us lay in the sun And count every beautiful thing we can see" Makes me cry everytime.
It’s fitting that this album was the soundtrack to me transitioning into adulthood. Living on my own for the first time in a big city and starting university. It’s amazing how as soon as I put this record on I’m transported to that time again
this song made me get in touch with beautiful emotions and feelings, listened to it happily and also at times of angst or while having depressive episodes, and i want to leave this comment here so i can come back a couple years later if i lived, and try to get nostalgic and reminisce times which I'll probably be praising for being better or happier, peaceful or simply simpler, and I'd like to remind myself that no, it's not that the old days were better or simpler or anything, our memories are just selective and we prettify the past and enshrine the prospect of a brighter future, and thats good, but focus on your present, because it is the future you were wishing for, and the best way to be generous is to give all your best in the present so it'll grow and you'll cultivate the goods in the future. Yeah that's enough bullshit its not like i don't have a notepad to go back to, now I'll go post this comment on other songs i love aswell.
Where are we, who are we, really, where did we come from? God made us. But, how is it possible that God and spacetime are eternal in all directions, all dimensions? How are we possible? How strange it is to be anything at all, indeed. This song makes me feel closer to God than many actual hymns. 🤗💖🙏
I truly think this is the best song of all time, the best album of all time, and the final line is the best lyric of all time. Atleast from what I’ve heard so far but I can’t see anything beating this masterpiece for me
@@WhiteAssassion677 guess what, music is subjective dumbass. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. I don’t care what some bum in a RUclips comment thinks.
This song was released when my dad was 20. He would take the bus from his base all the way into the city to see my mom. He said this song would often play on the radio and he’d often think of my mom when hearing the first lyrics… 5 years later me and my sister existed. My mom and dad would both play this song on the radio whenever it was on the radio. Now I’m 20. My parents have both been divorced for over 10 years and are in their mid 40s now. My dad is remarried and I don’t talk to my mom anymore unfortunately. But when I take an Uber from the city into a small town to see my girlfriend I always play this song on my phone. Things and people will change but some things stay the same.
I heard this song, surprisingly for the first time last week. For an unknown reason I has found myself calmly crying from the 1st few seconds til the end. I now listen to nmh and love it.
my best friend died after a long battle with cancer. i hadn’t talked to him for a couple months and i wish i could’ve said goodbye. i’ll never forget you aidan. i love you, aidan.❤️
What a beautiful face I have found in this place That is circling all round the sun What a beautiful dream That could flash on the screen In a blink of an eye and be gone from me Soft and sweet Let me hold it close and keep it here with me And one day we will die And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea But for now we are young Let us lay in the sun And count every beautiful thing we can see Love to be In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me What a curious life We have found here tonight There is music that sounds from the street There are lights in the clouds Anna's ghost all around Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me Soft and sweet How the notes all bend and reach above the trees Oh how I remember you How I would push my fingers through Your mouth to make those muscles move That made your voice so smooth and sweet But now we keep where we don't know All secrets sleep in winter clothes With one you loved so long ago Now he don't even know his name What a beautiful face I have found in this place That is circling all round the sun And when we meet on a cloud I'll be laughing out loud I'll be laughing with everyone I see Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all
@@samkellen5190 some people prefer reading along a solid text instead of a moving, changing lyric video. it’s more relaxed I guess. and the other videos of this song have a deactivated comment section so they come here.
so fucking deep. so much of me in this song and i can't get enough. when i find the girl of my dreams, this too will be the song that tells me she's the one. and how much im hoping for that. just beautiful.
A guy who had a beautiful music taste posted in his story a song with a caption "I'm begging you, please listen to this song". Not sure but I think he ment me to listen to this song cuz we stopped talking/ chatting at the end day of 2023 and it was me who let him go cuz I've been through a lot those days and want to be alone to heal my mind from all of the struggles I faced.
This song was released when my dad was 20. He would take the bus from his base all the way into the city to see my mom. He said this song would often play on the radio and he’d often think of my mom when hearing the first lyrics… 5 years later me and my sister existed. My mom and dad would both play this song on the radio whenever it was on the radio. Now I’m 20. My parents have both been divorced for over 10 years and are in their mid 40s now. My dad is remarried and I don’t talk to my mom anymore unfortunately. But when I take an Uber from the city into a small town to see my girlfriend I always play this song on my phone. Things and people will change but some things stay the same.
seldom there are songs that immediately speak to my soul but i have one today. listening to this on repeat as i cry myself to sleep. i am not alone here with my emotions that clothe and fold me and make me up into something. i am here, i am alive, i am breathing, and you are here with me.
How strange it is to be anything at all... soft silly music is meaningful, magic... pluck all your silly strings, bend all your notes for me. Some of the most amazing lyrics I have ever heard in any song (or poem or work of literature for that matter)
yeah im here bc of will grayson, will grayson and im like halfway through the book and it seems mostly everything is fixed.... (this is an awesome song btw)
I figured out how to play this on my guitar and (sort of) sing. But the problem is that can't sing that last line without breaking down - something about that just unleashes a sea of emotion.
Sadly I held my son through the aeroplane line and realized one day if all goes well and to plan he will bury me and feel deep sadness. How life crushes our growing sense of the world.
Nathan, every time I hear this song I think of you. Our ashes will fly in an aeroplane over the sea. How strange is it to be anything at all? One day we will meet on a cloud and you will be laughing out loud. I miss you, Man. We all do.
Bambi Bombshell hey...i know this may seem strange but I was absolutely arrested by your comment. I'm so sorry, it seems you lost someone you cared for deeply. Could you...could you tell me his story? Is there some way we could talk about this?
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my favorite line, "How strange is it to be anything at all" very beautiful and well put. it's something I think about often
Ramie Chelton it's definitely my favourite part of the lyrics
Ramie Chelton “Before you were born there was this same nothing-at-all-forever. And yet… you happened. And if you happened once, you can happen again.” ~AW~ Namaste
got it tattoed
This is from Alice in Wonderland
There are lines by The Incredible String Band that may have influenced this beautiful lyric. From a song called "Job's Tears".... they go...
Why heroes die at sunrise
Why the birds are arrows of the wise
Why each perfumed flower
Why each moment has its hour
It's you
It's all true
Stranger than that we're alive
Stranger than that
Stranger than that
Stranger than that we're alive
Whatever you think
It's more than that, more than that
Happy man, the happy man
Doing the best he can, doing the best he can
This song captures a nostalgic, childhood feeling for me I can’t describe
How old aré u?
This song makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. It makes it hard to fear death.
Death is the best
This is what I exactly feel toooooo
It is a melancholy feeling,knowing you'll be in heaven,or even just nothing.Its peaceful knowing you'll feel no pain but atleast you'll be something at least once.I love this song,top 30 songs ever.
@@santaisgruntinginmycloset9422 I agree with you ❤ I’m sorry for replying ten months later but I like your opinion
@@clarasland9739 :)
My friend died in a car accident. I was with him just hours before. I hugged him goodbye, not knowing it would be the last time. A few days ago his family had two skydivers release his ashes over upstate New York. This song will forever make me think of him.
+Lorena Sarasua Beautiful
i dont give a fuck
This song is about Anne frank
+Rylan Kaplan That's ... kind of oversimplifying it ... quiet a bit. It certainly references Anne Frank, it definitely invokes her as a muse in the third verse, and the fourth verse, is supposed to be Anne frank singing through Jeff Mangum as if he were a spirit medium. But it's mostly a poetic commentary on the absurdity of existence.
As an analogy to life. This song is the meaning of life.
This is beautiful and ever so strangely vacant in an almost haunting way, I can't explain it in words, that's the beautiful thing about art. The music explains the feelings, language can't. The cover art also explains it beautifully. Just an incredible song.
Am I the only person who can't stop listening to this song like for real it's the only song I want to listen to all the time
Check out dax riggs cover
8 years and I still can't stop listening to it
Not currently but I've definitely had that feeling before about songs including this album around the time I first heard it, so I know what you mean
It’s good
Like totally
I recently lost the most important person in my life. Whenever I hear this song, I remember her. Every line, every word, in some way leads back to her. Even the name is hers.
We're all here for you
Hope everything is going better bro
Hey, I hope things are better for you now one year later.
@@closedupshop4172 Things have definitely changed, as they do, but regardless I think I'm doing alright.
@@jorgemarquez9742 thanks man, it's been a process.
I heard about this band from Parks And Recreation. Great band.
Silas Woodruff I heard about the show after reading RUclips comments. Great show.
The lyrics in the song are somehow just so perfect. Each line really makes you think about life
I find Jeff Magnums fascination with Anne Frank absolutely fascinating
I find your fascination with Jeff Magnums fascination with Anne Frank absolutely fascinating
+ProfessorYaoi you know what else is quite fascinating? thE BIBLE. Y'ALL NEED IT OMFG
Kuroshi Michi frick the bibble
Kuroshi Michi Smoke meth, hail Satan
@@FatherVinyard88 hail baphomet
Finding this beautiful song is another reason to be grateful to be alive in this strange world we live in!!
😊
ahhhh this is seriously the most beautiful song I've ever heard! I love it, I just hope I won't get sick of it cause I'm constantly playing this! hahah
did u get sick of it?
+Seth Louis not yet surprisingly hahah but I think its because I dont listen to it a ton anymore to prevent that from happening
+Pickle Berry did you get sick of it?
+blazerepublic no not yet lol and its been maybe 2 years since I discovered this song
If you want a song that on par with its beauty (in my opinion) is Iron and Wine-Such Great Height.Its been one of my most cherished songs since i heard it from the movie Garden State.
"And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly
From the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see"
Makes me cry everytime.
It’s fitting that this album was the soundtrack to me transitioning into adulthood. Living on my own for the first time in a big city and starting university. It’s amazing how as soon as I put this record on I’m transported to that time again
this song never gets old. so beautiful!
Definitely
this song made me get in touch with beautiful emotions and feelings, listened to it happily and also at times of angst or while having depressive episodes, and i want to leave this comment here so i can come back a couple years later if i lived, and try to get nostalgic and reminisce times which I'll probably be praising for being better or happier, peaceful or simply simpler, and I'd like to remind myself that no, it's not that the old days were better or simpler or anything, our memories are just selective and we prettify the past and enshrine the prospect of a brighter future, and thats good, but focus on your present, because it is the future you were wishing for, and the best way to be generous is to give all your best in the present so it'll grow and you'll cultivate the goods in the future.
Yeah that's enough bullshit its not like i don't have a notepad to go back to, now I'll go post this comment on other songs i love aswell.
I hope you are well friend
Thanks
the world is beautiful
Seeing this one year later.... I hope to see you back again.
Come back, :)
this song makes me cry uncontrollably every single time.
A very close family friend of mine just died and I can't get this track out of my head. He was like a grandpa to me. Rest in peace.
The whole thought of living or being anything is so strange
Where are we, who are we, really, where did we come from? God made us. But, how is it possible that God and spacetime are eternal in all directions, all dimensions? How are we possible? How strange it is to be anything at all, indeed.
This song makes me feel closer to God than many actual hymns. 🤗💖🙏
I truly think this is the best song of all time, the best album of all time, and the final line is the best lyric of all time. Atleast from what I’ve heard so far but I can’t see anything beating this masterpiece for me
YES
Man it’s definitely up there. And to think this was basically an amateur project. Talk about natural talent like the world has never seen
@@bigpapi6688world have seen way bigger natural talents than this indie crap lol
@@WhiteAssassion677 guess what, music is subjective dumbass. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. I don’t care what some bum in a RUclips comment thinks.
Agreed
This song was released when my dad was 20. He would take the bus from his base all the way into the city to see my mom. He said this song would often play on the radio and he’d often think of my mom when hearing the first lyrics… 5 years later me and my sister existed. My mom and dad would both play this song on the radio whenever it was on the radio.
Now I’m 20. My parents have both been divorced for over 10 years and are in their mid 40s now. My dad is remarried and I don’t talk to my mom anymore unfortunately. But when I take an Uber from the city into a small town to see my girlfriend I always play this song on my phone.
Things and people will change but some things stay the same.
Still an amazing song 15 years later.
Still a amazing song 20 years later!
@@JaydenGFraser Still an amazing song 23 years later!😀
Still an amazing song 24 years later!!!
Still an amazing song a quarter of a century later.
Still an amazing song
I have always loved this song, it's the one I go to when I'm scared and depressed. I think I'll have to play it multiple times a day for awhile.
this song makes me feel happy, sad, nostalgic, and scared.
the definition of bittersweet
Yes
Saw them a few years back in Reno.
They were amazing! Caught a drumstick after the show, it was awesome!
This is legit competing to be my favorite song of all time
I heard this song, surprisingly for the first time last week. For an unknown reason I has found myself calmly crying from the 1st few seconds til the end. I now listen to nmh and love it.
my best friend died after a long battle with cancer. i hadn’t talked to him for a couple months and i wish i could’ve said goodbye. i’ll never forget you aidan. i love you, aidan.❤️
When you meet on a cloud you'll be laughing out loud...
Hope you are fine. Best wishes
Remember, don’t stress about death, don’t be afraid, because you only live just this one time
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me
And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me
What a curious life
We have found here tonight
There is music that sounds from the street
There are lights in the clouds
Anna's ghost all around
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
Soft and sweet
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees
Oh how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
But now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all
why did u put the lyrics on a lyric video dumbass
@@samkellen5190 be quiet
@@kip741 no hes asking a genuine question
@@samkellen5190 some people prefer reading along a solid text instead of a moving, changing lyric video. it’s more relaxed I guess. and the other videos of this song have a deactivated comment section so they come here.
God, I love this beauty--met the man behind it all--shy and brilliant, we loved the same music--Canterbury Sound and all! Cheers!
Knowing the connection between this song and Anne Frank only makes this beautiful song shine even more.
This song and the album is so beautiful yet chilling.
Quickly becoming one of my favorite songs, and bands.
so fucking deep. so much of me in this song and i can't get enough. when i find the girl of my dreams, this too will be the song that tells me she's the one. and how much im hoping for that. just beautiful.
superkmo I swear. I hope. Though where I live, it'll be difficult to find a guy who loves neutral milk hotel as much.
This is the song I can play when I’m not feeling good about life at it will put me back up. Very uplifting
I FELT MAN......WHAT IMA GOING THRU
A guy who had a beautiful music taste posted in his story a song with a caption "I'm begging you, please listen to this song". Not sure but I think he ment me to listen to this song cuz we stopped talking/ chatting at the end day of 2023 and it was me who let him go cuz I've been through a lot those days and want to be alone to heal my mind from all of the struggles I faced.
I feel like I'm hugging all of my friends, past, present, and future, and all of the ones I will never meet
Mangum's lyricism is divine: "All secrets sleep in winter clothes." Though I always heard it as "Our* secrets..."
This song is the only thing that calms my anxiety attacks in the morning lmao
Still hits the right spots 😭🫶🏽
Such beautiful lyrics... I'm always surprised when this song ends because I want more of it. -3
holy fuck.. the good side of youtube.
That musical saw is such an unusual touch. I thought it was a theremin at first but it sounded wrong.
Julian Koster has the most amazing Christmas CD, The Singing Saw at Christmas time!
What a beautiful song from the lyrics to melody
How underrated. This song is beautiful
Is it just me or is this one of the greatest songs ever made?
I think i've just found my new favourite song
This gonna be our song. What a beautiful dream!
holy shit this song gives me chills. it's so beautiful.
I'm so glad my dad introduced me to this song
This song was released when my dad was 20. He would take the bus from his base all the way into the city to see my mom. He said this song would often play on the radio and he’d often think of my mom when hearing the first lyrics… 5 years later me and my sister existed. My mom and dad would both play this song on the radio whenever it was on the radio.
Now I’m 20. My parents have both been divorced for over 10 years and are in their mid 40s now. My dad is remarried and I don’t talk to my mom anymore unfortunately. But when I take an Uber from the city into a small town to see my girlfriend I always play this song on my phone.
Things and people will change but some things stay the same.
@@YinkThePinkInkDrinker thats such a beautiful story 😭😭
We'll meet on a cloud someday, Darragh.
This is my favorite song...ever.
It gonna take me years to sing this!
Beautiful. Thank you Neutral Milk Hotel, thank you for everything.
What a beautiful face I have found in this place that is circling around the sun. Such a beautiful sentence
Guitar chords
G. E minor. C D
David Yazzie thx
David Yazzie I love you
anyone else find this song kinda difficult to sing?
thaks
Lol saved me trip to ultimate guitar
Props to this for being the only song to ever make me cry
I might have just found my new favorite song
seldom there are songs that immediately speak to my soul but i have one today. listening to this on repeat as i cry myself to sleep. i am not alone here with my emotions that clothe and fold me and make me up into something. i am here, i am alive, i am breathing, and you are here with me.
How strange it is to be anything at all... soft silly music is meaningful, magic... pluck all your silly strings, bend all your notes for me.
Some of the most amazing lyrics I have ever heard in any song (or poem or work of literature for that matter)
This song freaks me out. It petrifies me. It reminds me of the inescapable death.
I kinda have the exact opposite reaction it makes me not fear death and makes me feel warm and happy inside like after your mom kisses you goodnight
Also known as _"Coconut Mum and Son"_
face it her head is yuca
it's a drum
I thought it was a tambourine.. Oh well.
yeah im here bc of will grayson, will grayson and im like halfway through the book and it seems mostly everything is fixed.... (this is an awesome song btw)
Me tooo
SAME
❤️❤️ an amazing song with an amazing lyric video. Good job!
I figured out how to play this on my guitar and (sort of) sing. But the problem is that can't sing that last line without breaking down - something about that just unleashes a sea of emotion.
It seems the uploader deletes comments about /mu/
Except this one
Probably to make it seem like they dont
this made me cry more then banana fish
Sadly I held my son through the aeroplane line and realized one day if all goes well and to plan he will bury me and feel deep sadness. How life crushes our growing sense of the world.
This song/band/album is so polarizing... what a strange thing, to be anything at all.
Milk from the online chat. If you are here, I miss you and I hope you're alright. This is Linkin Park. Take care.
My first taste of indie music when I was a little girl...so nostalgic 😃
...and why not? Beautiful.
This makes me cry
The best song ever
i cry everytime i listen to it :/
Nathan, every time I hear this song I think of you. Our ashes will fly in an aeroplane over the sea. How strange is it to be anything at all? One day we will meet on a cloud and you will be laughing out loud. I miss you, Man. We all do.
Bambi Bombshell hey...i know this may seem strange but I was absolutely arrested by your comment. I'm so sorry, it seems you lost someone you cared for deeply. Could you...could you tell me his story? Is there some way we could talk about this?
Oof
Love the two different comments here, opposite sides of humanity
My first listen pretty darn good👍🏻
This song comforts me
Great video! And a lovely song. :)
Very nice quality video and song. Keep it up.
my boyfriend said this song makes him think of me 💕
Amiah Johnson my hearts desire sent me this song last night. Perhaps he feels the same
sad
lucky girl
he sings like worldoftshirts 😭😭😭
so beautiful
Im crying my boyfriend is learning this on guitar for me bc we are both obsessed with neutral milk hotel literally i cant stop crying
It's only four chords. You could learn it
Lily Teal GM Em CM DM repeat
Honestly pretty easy to play
NO ONE CARES
@@_romke_492 we dont give a fuck
I always cry while singing this song. This band is the best thing I have ever taken from 4chan
This song gives me hope in life for my future. I hope my boyfriend will be a part of it.
was he?
good luck.
*RIP STEVE ❤*
I want this song played at my funeral
The brass part is fun on the trombone :)
Thank you Pinterest.
Why are there so many people here from Will Grayson? I've never read the book, is this song referenced in there?
Some characters in that novel like Neutral Milk Hotel. =)💜
I have autism and this makes my ears feel very nice :D very nice to dance to
I cried...
This is the greatest song ever.
awe walter man. when we meet on a cloud i’ll be laughing out loud
Masterpiece.
Some people have lives, some people have music
- will grayson, will grayson
Nothing compares to NMH...I love 'em.