There's something so special about her live performances. She's not just capturing an emotion, she's actively feeling it as she's singing. There's all these little complexities on her face, some that linger, and some as she's reaching for a note or winding down, and it's so clearly _felt_, that at some points in here it's heartbreaking just as it is beautiful. Just tremendous. She's one for the ages, a truly unique soul.
I taotally agree. Ive always like her music but I went to her concert last month and seeing her perform it live added so much depth and expression to each song.
Kimbra plays in her own league. I can't describe how stunning this is. I loved the studio version, but this one hurts even more and showcases her vocals so well. This is by far my favourite live performance of anything i've seen yet in my life
"When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that it will happen again"
Great artist. Live, she's a force. Somewhere, however, her music took a turn. I came back here from a more recent video and it can't compare to this. When she remembers from whence she came, we'll all remember her relevence. Killer piece of music.
You see a lot of quick and forced smiles from her in this video, occasionally accompanied by a double blink. You can tell that she’s surpresing so much raw emotion here. Singing from a place very deep down. A beautiful arrangement.
I'm in awe of her vocal range, no matter how many years I've followed her, I'll never tire or stop being amazed. She deserves the attention of the whole world. Fantastic.
Lorde isn't anything special, musically speaking. Lyrically, yes, she's amazing, but I've yet to hear anything from her that's particularly interesting or challenging. In fact, her songs seem to work best when Postmodern Jukebox covers them. Lorde is decidedly a mainstream pop act, which is why I'm not at all surprised she got a Grammy nod. Contrast with Kimbra. She's a bit of a musical chameleon, who not only writes and sings, but also produces her own work. Look at the stylistic differences between "Vows" and "The Golden Echo", then contrast both of those works with her live performances at SpaceJam and on stage with David Byrne at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Prince tribute concert (there weren't many invited to perfom with The Revolution, y'know). The American popular music scene has no idea what to do with Kimbra.
Queen Kimbra does have a Grammy though. Sadly, it's because of Gotye and not her solo stuff but she's literally more than deserving. Especially after seeing the nominations this year lmao
'As you are' is my favorite song from the album. This live rendition is PERFECTION! THANK YOU KIMBRA FOR CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE SONG IN YOUR PERFORMANCE! I LOVE YOU!
I never met an artist explain her emotions through music as well as her. She is one of my inspirations and love her voice. Although it makes me depressed and emotional listening to this song. I guess it's because of the amount of emotion and feeling put into the song.
Just so wonderful. Kimbra, you are a genius. And like all the cleverest people, you don't indulge in narcissistic self-indulgence. Don't let L.A. get to you. You are absolutely right as you are! Wonderfully wonderful!
There is music which just sounds nice or not and there is music which really touches you, does something inside of you - again Kimbra has managed to produce one for the second category. sShe is just simply one of the most underrated artists.
When things get tough I come back and watch this video as a reminder that it was worth it to be vulnerable. I credit this video for helping me not become so jaded and bitter over situations, friendships, and relationships that just didn’t work out.
"When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that that'll happen again. This song is about that place of illusion that we fall into, where... in love we're blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just this little, safe bubble that you create with someone. But there's this conversation that takes place between two people when one is asking someone to come exactly as they are, to allow them to be intimate; allow them to be open. And so often we fall for that and when we find out that it wasn't as pure as you thought, it can be really difficult to let yourself be vulnerable again. Vulnerability is so important to me. I think it's so crucial to the human experience, that we open ourselves up and that we be... real with people, and that we be raw with people, and we them see ourselves as we are. But it's also one of the hardest things to do. It's so much better to walk through life having given that, and having opened that space up to someone."
An incredible performance by a genuine artist and a phenomenal arrangement by a musical genius. Took the song to uncharted places; so enchanting and heartbreaking. One of Kimbra's absolute best.
Heres the opening trancript when you create a place with someone that you think is sacred and is just shared between you two .and if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way you didn't expect ,you start to put up walls for the fear of it happening again . that place of illusion that we fall into where in love were blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just a little safe bubble that you create with someone, there is this conversation that takes place between the two people and one is asking someone to come exactly as they are and to allow them to be intimate and allow them to be open ,and so often we fall for that and we find out that it wasn't pure as we thought it can be really difficult to feel vulnerable again .vulnerability is so important to me i think it's crucial to the human experience that we open up ourselves up and that we be real people and be raw with people and we let them see ourselves for exactly who we are but it's also one of the hardest things to do. its so much better to walk through life having given that and opening that space up to someone -kimbra
this song never fails to give me goosebumps upon goosebumps. Everybody Knows is such a great lead single, I'm so excited for this new era. this brilliant woman never disappoints
I hate it when people say "modern music sucks". Kimbra is such a great example that pop music can be interesting, risky and complex. She is one of a kind, ahead of her time.
I have no words. This video was a masterpiece- thoughtful, enlightening, philosophical, transcendent, ephemeral, evanescent. I feel like I've just grown as a person from just this experience alone. THIS IS TRULY A WORK OF ART - Sublime!
I've lost count how many times I've watched this video and have felt my heart and soul swell so much that I cry. Every time it's a different meaning. ❤️
Ooh Gosh Kimbra Johnson is beyond perfection ! she shows up here that's possible to touch the soul with the music in a completely different level and she did it to me, she got really intimate of my soul with this song and perform, i can almost feel hers on me! Goosebumps everywhere ! U blew my mind Lass :D
Beautiful. What to say...just beautiful... Kimbra does so well at capturing emotions and singing them into the melody. The string version of "As You Are" is great. Definitely captures the tone and emotion well. An artist great in studio and fabulous in her live performances. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this Artist Journal + Ms.Kimbra. ♥
God this was so beautiful, I cried. She is so talented. It's a shame no one really knows her outside of that Gotye song. She doesn't have a Grammy for nothing people!
Kimbra is a true artist, she is amzing, talented, great singer, beauty, in one word she is PERFECT, I like the way she play with her voice, her live versions are better than the album versions, I'm in love with this woman.
Fantastic short. I've been waiting for a live performance of this track since the album was released, and really stoked it got a new composition by Van Dyke Parks. You really ought to put 'As You Are' in the title of the video though, so it can be found by search.
I won't give it back again I won't give it back to you I won't give that part again I won't love another you 'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin' You ain't no friend of mine And I'm movin' so fast that you got me thinkin' Why not keep chasin' time? Honey I wanna find somewhere sacred Away from your flashin' lights Honey I was yours in the dark of the night Come as you are Come let me take a picture Come as you are I won't give it back again More that I'm givin', the more you take Feelin' forced into the intimate With every move I make into your frame Come on, take anything you like Come on, take anything you like Come on, take anything you like Come on, take anything you like 'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin' You ain't no friend of mine We were movin' so fast and the sand was sinkin' Why not keep chasin' time? Honey I wanna feel something sacred Away from your flashin' lights Honey I was yours in the dark of the night Come as you are Come let me take a picture Come as you are Come inside, a little to the right Get comfortable, you're a natural Come inside, it'll be alright Love comes at a cost, nothing's ever lost Just another paradox And dark was never just for us Takin' all the falls, try and make it last But it's too, my love shall pass The dark was never just for us And it all ends the same 'Cause in time, everything must change Take another fast, try to make it last if you want to But in time, everything must go
As Lang Leav said, "It’s funny how a song can take you back to a moment, to a place, or to someone you once loved." This song is my heart broken anthem 9 years ago. Still wonder why this lyric capturing my story precisely and immaculate beautiful. And the time, OMG! 😅
There's something so special about her live performances. She's not just capturing an emotion, she's actively feeling it as she's singing. There's all these little complexities on her face, some that linger, and some as she's reaching for a note or winding down, and it's so clearly _felt_, that at some points in here it's heartbreaking just as it is beautiful. Just tremendous. She's one for the ages, a truly unique soul.
She's being real.
Rishon Marrell I wholeheartedly agree.
Rishon Marrell exactly... i have no words
I taotally agree. Ive always like her music but I went to her concert last month and seeing her perform it live added so much depth and expression to each song.
Well said
Kimbra plays in her own league.
I can't describe how stunning this is. I loved the studio version, but this one hurts even more and showcases her vocals so well.
This is by far my favourite live performance of anything i've seen yet in my life
This song hurts my heart, but I can't stop listening.
Me too!
@@daviddaspit3986man y’all don’t understand how much I feel this song right now going thru what I am 😢
@@silenceisonfire2099 straight arp g
From like 5:55 to the end absolutely kills me. lyrics, music, HER. She is such an artist. This was so effortless.
"When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that it will happen again"
Great artist. Live, she's a force. Somewhere, however, her music took a turn. I came back here from a more recent video and it can't compare to this. When she remembers from whence she came, we'll all remember her relevence. Killer piece of music.
You see a lot of quick and forced smiles from her in this video, occasionally accompanied by a double blink. You can tell that she’s surpresing so much raw emotion here. Singing from a place very deep down. A beautiful arrangement.
I'm in awe of her vocal range, no matter how many years I've followed her, I'll never tire or stop being amazed. She deserves the attention of the whole world. Fantastic.
i listened to this and cried at the first long note.. the way her voice broke at the end.. my heart broke with it
HEYCEREZA at what point in the video are you referring to?
3:25 . revisiting it right now I got chills again
What about 6:03 - 6:11
exactly, i cant prevent the tears
i cry listening this
someone please give her a Grammy !
Sadly, Kimbra is too far outside the mainstream to be considered Grammy material. She has, however, won numerous awards in Australia and New Zealand.
but... like... Lorde can have it but Kimbra can't??? seriously???
Lorde isn't anything special, musically speaking. Lyrically, yes, she's amazing, but I've yet to hear anything from her that's particularly interesting or challenging. In fact, her songs seem to work best when Postmodern Jukebox covers them. Lorde is decidedly a mainstream pop act, which is why I'm not at all surprised she got a Grammy nod.
Contrast with Kimbra. She's a bit of a musical chameleon, who not only writes and sings, but also produces her own work. Look at the stylistic differences between "Vows" and "The Golden Echo", then contrast both of those works with her live performances at SpaceJam and on stage with David Byrne at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Prince tribute concert (there weren't many invited to perfom with The Revolution, y'know). The American popular music scene has no idea what to do with Kimbra.
Bryce Katz you mean Kimbra has so many different potentials that many people don't understand?? okay! that explains alot, thankyou sir!
Queen Kimbra does have a Grammy though. Sadly, it's because of Gotye and not her solo stuff but she's literally more than deserving. Especially after seeing the nominations this year lmao
I cry every time I hear her sing this. THAT is artistry.
Oh Lord, this was pure perfection. I'm absolutely in love with this woman's talent!
Seriously, I'm blown away.
'As you are' is my favorite song from the album. This live rendition is PERFECTION! THANK YOU KIMBRA FOR CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE SONG IN YOUR PERFORMANCE! I LOVE YOU!
I agree ❤
stan clark I agree.
stan clark I agree.
stan clark totally agree...this is amazing.
I agree ❤ i love Kimbra too
The middle violinist is so good looking omg and Kimbra smashed this song ! Her control is wow!!
OMG I am in love with this woman's artistry. IN LOVE, PEOPLE!
I never met an artist explain her emotions through music as well as her. She is one of my inspirations and love her voice. Although it makes me depressed and emotional listening to this song. I guess it's because of the amount of emotion and feeling put into the song.
I can't, she's so perfect ! This performance is 100 ! My god . I love !!
Thanks for recording her performance of this at the observatory! I was there and it was just as amazing as I remember!
***** Of course ! It's my favorite song plus it's Kimbra, I have to ! :)
Speechless. This is so raw it hurts. She bleeds talent.
I love the act of storytelling in the intro, like beginners poetry.
she doesn't just create music she also creates art as well
Never have I felt so connected to an artist. You are a gem. Thank you for this gift.
i used this opening speech to cheer someone up thank you kimbra
Just so wonderful. Kimbra, you are a genius. And like all the cleverest people, you don't indulge in narcissistic self-indulgence. Don't let L.A. get to you. You are absolutely right as you are! Wonderfully wonderful!
There is music which just sounds nice or not and there is music which really touches you, does something inside of you - again Kimbra has managed to produce one for the second category. sShe is just simply one of the most underrated artists.
Every single time I listen to this song, and Kimbra says, "But in time, everything must go..." I lose it.
I just wanted to share with the world this beautiful piece of art and music of Kimbra.
Priska Teile Big thanks 4 star!
Beautiful piece art & music, well said!
Thank you!!
No , no Thank YOU!!!
One of the most Heartwarming songs ever by Kimbra.
one of the most gifted performers. I can't help but feel the emotion in her performances.
This is going on my list of beautiful songs that make me want to cry. This is a modern wonder, and Kimbra doesn't get the publicity she deserves.
When things get tough I come back and watch this video as a reminder that it was worth it to be vulnerable. I credit this video for helping me not become so jaded and bitter over situations, friendships, and relationships that just didn’t work out.
Kimbra never fails with an amazing live version of her songs and this is amazing.
I love how all of the comments I'm seeing are so positive and loving. You're beautiful Kimbra. You're music and your soul are so beautiful 💖
There is nothing more to say!!! Just crying my eyes out! So so beautiful!
Amazing. Perfection. and yes vulnerability is so important, but it is VERY difficult. In all relationships, not just romantic ones.
So few artist at her level....Love her power...
My heart just exploded and now it's lying in pieces all around me.
Really hit home for me. Breathtaking.
There's something that I can't get away from in this song. I find myself completely captivated in every word. Emotions everywhere. Thank you Kimbra!
Raw beauty! I love Kimbra, such a strong musician!
"When you create a place with someone that's sacred and that you think is just shared between you two, if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way that you didn't expect, you start to put up walls for fear that that'll happen again. This song is about that place of illusion that we fall into, where... in love we're blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just this little, safe bubble that you create with someone. But there's this conversation that takes place between two people when one is asking someone to come exactly as they are, to allow them to be intimate; allow them to be open. And so often we fall for that and when we find out that it wasn't as pure as you thought, it can be really difficult to let yourself be vulnerable again. Vulnerability is so important to me. I think it's so crucial to the human experience, that we open ourselves up and that we be... real with people, and that we be raw with people, and we them see ourselves as we are. But it's also one of the hardest things to do. It's so much better to walk through life having given that, and having opened that space up to someone."
I wish I could give a thumbs up every time I listen to it.
An incredible performance by a genuine artist and a phenomenal arrangement by a musical genius. Took the song to uncharted places; so enchanting and heartbreaking. One of Kimbra's absolute best.
this was so beautiful and uplifting to me while i was depressed.
Heres the opening trancript
when you create a place with someone that you think is sacred and is just shared between you two .and if that is then taken away from you or opened up in a way you didn't expect ,you start to put up walls for the fear of it happening again . that place of illusion that we fall into where in love were blinded and we think that we're the only ones and that it's just a little safe bubble that you create with someone, there is this conversation that takes place between the two people and one is asking someone to come exactly as they are and to allow them to be intimate and allow them to be open ,and so often we fall for that and we find out that it wasn't pure as we thought it can be really difficult to feel vulnerable again .vulnerability is so important to me i think it's crucial to the human experience that we open up ourselves up and that we be real people and be raw with people and we let them see ourselves for exactly who we are but it's also one of the hardest things to do. its so much better to walk through life having given that and opening that space up to someone -kimbra
thank you
I cried
this song never fails to give me goosebumps upon goosebumps. Everybody Knows is such a great lead single, I'm so excited for this new era. this brilliant woman never disappoints
I hate it when people say "modern music sucks". Kimbra is such a great example that pop music can be interesting, risky and complex. She is one of a kind, ahead of her time.
Now I'm not one for feeling,but the emotion and expression gained from this is indescribable.
This song is so overwhelming in the best way. Incredible performance.
I've listened to this version around 5 times already today. It's just so amazing!
goosebumps for dayzzzzz
I have no words. This video was a masterpiece- thoughtful, enlightening, philosophical, transcendent, ephemeral, evanescent. I feel like I've just grown as a person from just this experience alone. THIS IS TRULY A WORK OF ART - Sublime!
She is quite an artist. Very creative and very talented.
Her voice touches my soul!!! I thought I hated 90% of this album versus Vows. Kimbra fan forever!
This is incredible and i love everything kimbra does. Shes a beautiful person.
I've lost count how many times I've watched this video and have felt my heart and soul swell so much that I cry. Every time it's a different meaning. ❤️
Woah. I'm only just discovering Kimbra now - but woah. I keep finding gems like this and I don't know what to do with it.
This is really Kimbra at her finest! Just Pow! Spot on @kimbramusic!
Ooh Gosh Kimbra Johnson is beyond perfection ! she shows up here that's possible to touch the soul with the music in a completely different level and she did it to me, she got really intimate of my soul with this song and perform, i can almost feel hers on me! Goosebumps everywhere ! U blew my mind Lass :D
Beautifully underplayed. And that persistant E key, like a relentless stabbing of the heart. Bravo.
High school feelings. I love kimbra. This song is life. So pure.
this is so beautiful....
I agree.
Beautiful. What to say...just beautiful...
Kimbra does so well at capturing emotions and singing them into the melody.
The string version of "As You Are" is great.
Definitely captures the tone and emotion well.
An artist great in studio and fabulous in her live performances.
Beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this Artist Journal + Ms.Kimbra. ♥
Agreed. Well said.
God this was so beautiful, I cried. She is so talented. It's a shame no one really knows her outside of that Gotye song. She doesn't have a Grammy for nothing people!
the first verse and chorus are just unbelievable
Everybody check out 6:11 the emotion on her face really gets to me.
Truly a heart felt song, it's amazing to see the expressions on the violinists.
This song will get me every time
06:01 OMG Melhor parte do vídeo - o talento de Kimbra é incrível ❤
there's always something new with her.. i really love how she plays with her voice. forever fan!
Kimbra is a true artist.
That is So Divinely Gorgeous!
THANK YOU
Still bangs today kimbra! Forever support you and your music
This song is beautifully intense! You are amazing Kimbra!
My favourite Kimbra song
This is wonderful art! Thank you Kimbra for sharing such deep thoughts with us!
Truly a beautiful performance.
Chills. Kimbra is so original and never ceases to amaze!
She knocks me speechless honestly
6:03 STUNNING
Very intimate song selection for this video. Well put together. And Kimbra is just awesome.
Kimbra is a true artist, she is amzing, talented, great singer, beauty, in one word she is PERFECT, I like the way she play with her voice, her live versions are better than the album versions, I'm in love with this woman.
Kimbra eres la mejor!
I love her 😍
This is literally my favorite video on RUclips.
Fantastic short. I've been waiting for a live performance of this track since the album was released, and really stoked it got a new composition by Van Dyke Parks. You really ought to put 'As You Are' in the title of the video though, so it can be found by search.
phillyblunt138 He just arranged the strings.
3:05 ufff escalofrios me dió en la espalda, que voz tiene esta mujer. Faaa!!! Y luego 4:53 tremendo lo que hace y ese Ey!! Tiene toda la onda
Like many others this is my favorite song off the album and i've been waiting for a live version. Thank you for such a beautiful rendition!
Many thanks to you!
So much power. The message to the execution. Brilliant.
A true artist at work 🎼🎤❤️
Best version. I love album version, but I'd love it...
Masterful, genuine, simply exquisite. Thank you.
Sober and deep performance ! Very touching. Love it !
I won't give it back again
I won't give it back to you
I won't give that part again
I won't love another you
'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin'
You ain't no friend of mine
And I'm movin' so fast that you got me thinkin'
Why not keep chasin' time?
Honey I wanna find somewhere sacred
Away from your flashin' lights
Honey I was yours in the dark of the night
Come as you are
Come let me take a picture
Come as you are
I won't give it back again
More that I'm givin', the more you take
Feelin' forced into the intimate
With every move I make into your frame
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
'Cause honey that eyeglass got me thinkin'
You ain't no friend of mine
We were movin' so fast and the sand was sinkin'
Why not keep chasin' time?
Honey I wanna feel something sacred
Away from your flashin' lights
Honey I was yours in the dark of the night
Come as you are
Come let me take a picture
Come as you are
Come inside, a little to the right
Get comfortable, you're a natural
Come inside, it'll be alright
Love comes at a cost, nothing's ever lost
Just another paradox
And dark was never just for us
Takin' all the falls, try and make it last
But it's too, my love shall pass
The dark was never just for us
And it all ends the same
'Cause in time, everything must change
Take another fast, try to make it last if you want to
But in time, everything must go
As Lang Leav said, "It’s funny how a song can take you back to a moment,
to a place, or to someone you once loved."
This song is my heart broken anthem 9 years ago. Still wonder why this lyric capturing my story precisely and immaculate beautiful. And the time, OMG! 😅
I love Kimbra
god... i love her
kimbra is my inspiration
Outstanding artist.