Not that Ho Hey is bad at all. Honestly it’s a better song WITHOUT the Hos and Heys. I’d be standing on Canal and Bowery, she’d be standing next to me...
I feel like leader of the landslide and Jimmy Sparks are just amazingly connected (outside of the connection between all the songs) both songs are like the philosophical contemplation and result of the choices of Donna, Jimmy and junior
I'd be honored if some Lumineers fans who appreciate 90s classics would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of LONG DECEMBER by the Counting Crows and BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by the Verve on my YT channel. Live acoustic with no autotuning or digital editing. Thanks and peace out.
You can start already cuz unfortunately it's not going to be happen i mean Grammy's is not same as back in days it became so ridiculous for example they gave a reward to migos in rock category 😐🤦♂️
@@redhood9962 you've got a point but this album is truly a master piece and alot of people are going to be pissed if this gets slept on. They're already getting so much recognition for the narrative and the visual story telling (they've been selected for film festivals etc) that you never know what could happen.. Maybe the industry will wake up for once, if not then 🤷♀
*THEORIES AND EXPLANATIONS* This album was inspired by someone whom Wesley Schultz' family took care for for about 10 years. She is an alcoholic ever since they met her and she struggled with it for a very long time. The album centers around the dangers of alcoholism and how it affects everyone. Alcoholism is a disease. *The Sparks Family:* 1st Gen: Frank + Donna = Gloria 2nd Gen: Gloria + Husband = Jimmy (from another's sperm) 3rd Gen: Jimmy + Bonnie = Junior *CHAPTER I: GLORIA* *Track 1. “Donna”* Frank (died 1954) and Donna (died 1979) are Gloria’s parents. In this MV, Donna and Frank is building the House of Sparks. We later on see how this house become a crucial symbol of the Sparks Family. Gloria is haunted by her past, as we can see when she looks at the picture of her parents, in the ‘Gloria’ MV. Gloria hates Donna. _"Her mother never was one"_ It might be the main root of her alcoholism. _"the truck's always made you worry."_ Family issues. Gloria hates her life, she _“prays for a funeral"_ and _"sang it like hallelujah”_. Question is, why did she take her clothes off outside their house? *Track 2. “Life in the City”* Here, we see Gloria’s biggest regret. It was New Year’s eve. She did drugs, and was high. She’s outside drinking in a Manhattan bar. She meets a random guy, had sex with him, and voila, she conceived Jimmy. Back in their house, Gloria sees her husband already sleeping. We see a note saying that her husband came to the hospital to see his sick mother. Question is what about the line “And I miss my dad and Cleopatra sitting on a phone” and why is there a stanza from ‘Sleep on the Floor’? Can this story possibly be connected to Lumineers' The Ballad of Cleopatra? Is Gloria's Husband the son of Cleopatra, the taxi driver? Wild theory. If it's true, it might be that the reason why Gloria's husband (Cleopatra's son) tries hard to keep his family whole is because he came from a broken one. *Track 3. “Gloria”* The MV elaborates the dangers of being alcoholic - domestic violence, bad parenting. Gloria is being a bad mother while raising baby Jimmy. She’s stubborn. She always fights with his husband. However, it is clear that her husband loves her, and is very understanding. She hits her husband with a bottle of alcohol. This may be a symbol that her alcoholism make her lose people in her life, as she left her husband, wounded. But the lyrics say that Gloria doesn’t want to wake up after getting drunk. She wants to die. However, she came back running to their house for Jimmy. Jimmy was almost her hope. *CHAPTER II: JUNIOR* *Track 4. “It Wasn’t Easy to be Happy For You”* Junior is product of a fucked up family. And of course, it wasn't easy to be happy. This MV is either a hallucination due to his loneliness, or a recollection of a happy memory he had with a girl that left her because _"it want easy to be happy"_ for him... One difference of Junior from his family is he doesn't seem to drink, but he smokes. *Track 5. “Leader Of The Landslide”* Junior is unlike Jimmy. He hates Jimmy being an alcoholic. We can assume that Jimmy was physically abusing Junior. As we saw when Jimmy was about to hit Junior, Junior was throwing self defense martial arts. Meaning Junior started to learn self defense as a coping mechanism from a possibly repetitive behavior. However, we saw a softer side of Jimmy at the start when they’re about to bury the dog who’s probably lived with them for a long time since that dog was there since the “Donna” MV. The dog is possible a symbol of Junior’s Mother, Bonnie. When Junior was lying in bed, he saw vision of her mother. Later in “My Cell” MV, Jimmy also saw that same dog. Bonnie (or Gloria) might be the one Junior is referring to as the _"leader of landslide"_. *Track 6. “Left For Denver”* Bonnie left for Denver. So Junior is sad and at the same time curious why her mother left. He hates her mother leaving him with his father. He ended up burning the piano/keyboard that Gloria was playing before. Her mother, Bonnie, probably played that piano a lot too. _“What did you know that I didn’t?”_ While searching for answers, he found a gun in his father’s things. This might also be a reference to the Lumineers' _'Gun Song'_. Check it out. *CHAPTER III: JIMMY* *Track 7. “My Cell”* In the start of video, Jimmy was having sex with the girl who entered his house at the latter part of ‘Leader of the Landslide’ MV. "The shark" entered the room hitting him hard. It turned out that the girl, Julie, is _"only after the wallet"_ of Jimmy, probably for unpaid debt. While the girl is about to leave, Jimmy tried to stop the girl, which reminded him of his wife. Another woman left him helpless (First, Gloria, then Bonnie, then Julie). He also saw a vision of the dog. *Track 8. “Jimmy Sparks”* The lyrics explains it all. Jimmy was a prison guard so he’s used to being a tough man. This can also be an irony and a metaphor because the ‘My Cell’ song talks about Jimmy being imprisoned by his emotions, by the past, or by his alcoholism. The lyrics explains how Jimmy actually tried to be a good father while Junior grew up. He struggled raising Junior alone. He even _"gambled in bars"_ to pay for Junior’s hospitalization. He incurred debt. Growing up, Jimmy advised Junior to _"not let hitchers in the car"_ because it’s “us or them”. We see what happened to Jimmy after his encounter in 'My Cell' MV. "It was 3am."_ Jimmy is wounded while walking alone in the road. Parallels: that road again, where Gloria had an accident. _“Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home, His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow, He sees an old man walking barefoot alone, His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice, No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride.”_ This reminded me of the lyrics in ‘Donna’ - _“You love to judge strangers' karma”_ *Track 9. "April"* Just Junior following Jimmy's advice. Lol. *Track 10. "Salt and The Sea"* The lyrics of this song equates alcohol to salt and the sea - which are both regarded as cures for anything. When you read the lyrics, it's actually the alcohol speaking to Jimmy. _"I'll be your friend in the daylight again, There we will be, like an old enemy"._ Again, alcoholism is a disease. And for someone with it, they think alcohol is the only answer to their problems. Alcohol is their only friend. However, in the music video, we see the father and son in their home. At this point, Jimmy is exhausted from a long walk, and Jimmy just came from a bank robbery. Both hopeless and helpless. Except they had each other. Here, we see a parallel again from 'Gloria": the police coming into their place. But now Junior is the one running away instead of Gloria. One thing I loved about the ending of this series is that: In contrast to the lyrics which portrays alcohol as Jimmy's friend, the video shows that in the end, Jimmy and Junior became each other's friend, last hope, saving grace, lifeline, or cure - like salt and the sea. I'd like to think that they both realized this at that point. Alcoholism creates a cycle difficult to break. It affects all the ones that love and care for you. The damage can go generations after generations. So help others, and help yourself.
Someone asked me this question tonight. My mind uttered The Lumineers. Alas, I thought before I spoke, what a pretty lonely heart of mine. I plainly smiled as an answer. I felt complete reading this comment. Thank You. :)
Jimmy had such a sad story, but that doesn't justifies the fact that he was an awful father to Junior. Junior deserves way better, he literally paid for things that his grandmother and mother did. I really do hope that he breaks the cycle.
i think that’s what Junior was trying to symbolize to himself in Left For Denver by burning the piano that Gloria olayer is that he didn’t want to be like them and that he was going to take initiative to turn the story around
[Verse 1] Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow When it came to talking, he was always on the run Everyone knew what the man had done Oh, he'll take you for a ride Jimmy believed in the American way A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage He found his freedom lockin’ men in a cage, oh Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid A baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live She left the baby with a note on the bed, oh It was a struggle just to cover the rent His jail cut hours and now his little baby was sick He needed money and he needed it quick It was 3 AM [Chorus] Oh, my love, oh, my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood? [Verse 2] Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no After an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed He said they leave, but then they always come back, that's a fact Out on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause it’s us or them It was 3 AM [Chorus] Oh, my love, oh, my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood? [Verse 3] 20 years gone and now the boy is a man Broke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt And now the sharks are coming back to collect, oh-oh They stripped his jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet They kick him out of the car and say we'll give you a week Eight miles from home and only 18 degrees It was 3 AM [Chorus] Oh, my love, oh, my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood? [Verse 4] Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow He sees an old man walking barefoot alone It was 3 AM His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice No, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride ’cause it’s us or them 'Cause it’s me or him It was 3 AM, 3 AM
"They strip the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet . They kick him out of the car and say we'll give you a week" Later that night Jimmy's son "sees an old man walking barefoot alone" The moment I was standing in the shower listening to this and realised that Jimmy was in fact the old man his son drove past as he listened to his dad's advice can be described as nothing short of a spiritual experience
@@12martin12rojas ''The climactic “Jimmy Sparks” spans two decades, starting with prison guard Jimmy buckling in the feverish baby son his wife left him with and driving to a gambling casino, and culminating with Junior, now a young man, spotting his father stumbling along the side of the road, barefoot in the snow, and driving right past this pathetic shell of a man-and by extension, this ruined family. “It was 3 AM,” Schultz repeatedly reminds us.'' So according to the official website he knew it was his father.
I love how they release the videos as if they were the pieces of a puzzle, and I really can't wait for all the theories 👀 some people out there in the comment section have really advanced analytic skills!
@@typothemystic2640 I didn't know that, thank you so much! (I love the speculations tho, I think it's nice that everyone views the story in a different way, so I really enjoy reading the comments!)
This, to me, is the most heartbreaking song on the whole album. To me, Jimmy was just a father that tried to do his best for his son, Junior, going to great lengths and getting himself into serious danger just to ensure his offspring has a better life than him. The fact that his wife left him didn't help much, and you can't blame him for giving into substance abuse and a gambling addiction. Considering Bonnie was the second most important woman in his life to leave, I completely understand his motives. Of course that doesn't excuse his behaviour towards Junior, but frankly you can't blame anyone. The situation itself was pure misfortune. To see Jimmy, whose motives were fundamentally so pure, so destroyed and hopeless on the road, with blood all over him, made me shed some tears.
I feel like that’s the point of it. The lyrics are so visionary you didn’t need the music video, but this showed so much more backstory about Jimmy’s life.
Yea I think it would of been too easy filming a video to match the lyrics here. Instead we just see a broken man in the video, and the song tells the backstory.
Ok hear me out: I’m seriously convinced Gloria is actually “singing” leader of the landslide, and talking about her mother. In the lyrics from “Donna”, it says “you told your daughter she was ordinary.” But neither Gloria or Jimmy have daughters, so I think this is referencing Donna calling Gloria ordinary. I think Donna was an alcoholic or abusive mother, if not both, and I think Donna was the leader of the landslide. It’s also the first song on the album, making it the leader of this album, and essentially calling Donna the leader of the landslide. I think this allllll goes back to her, and how she royally fucked this poor family up.
I’m a hip hop head but I can appreciate good music of any genre . What I love more than anything is music with substance , and music that tells a story. Fantastic ! I’m glad I found this
in the end, jimmy was a normal father ( with some issues) , his relationship with junior was a little bit complicated but he loved him and he stayed with him till the end... unlike his mother. I think that Jimmy Sparks song is most beatiful song on this new "dark" album. This song is so powerful, left me a tear in my eye.
Clifford TheVulture I would argue that Jimmy abused his son, and perpetuated the cycle of violence stemming from his mother- either Gloria or Donna, not sure who it is yet. Normal fatherhood should give a positive example of how to deal with emotions, instead of using alcohol, sex, parties, and gambling to push down/ignore ones issues. He did admittedly stay with Junior, and love him the best way he knew how, but was not a normal father. To say he was normal devalues the word father.
@@cliffordthevulture7997 It is NOT normal. IT is not acceptable. Ever. Lots and lots of people have issues. In fact, I would argue that most of us do because it's an imperfect world. But we don't abuse or neglect or leave our children. We double-down--we work to give our children a better life than we had.
The band itself is portraying Jimmy as the abusive father he is with zero normalization. Come on, dude. He didn't have just "some issues", or " a little bit complicated" relationship with Junior. That's what they are showing to you, real abuse.
I think you’re view on whether or not this is “normal” hinges on your experience with your own parents. I can definitely relate to the fucked up things that happened to the Sparks family. Yes, Jimmy had plenty of demons but he was simply perpetuating the same lessons he had been taught. This happens in families that deal with serious issues and unfortunately the cycle is rarely broken.
This album/short-movie has amazing songs, concept and strength. I hope you guys get more and more recognition from now on, specially in Brazil. (You have to come here, please). It's time for you to really spark now, you diserve that. And by the way, I had a brother who was hit by a car seven years ago. He was an addicted. Each song from this album talks with me in a way no one did before. Thank you for that as wel.
Another realization I see is that on the leader of the landslide song, Bonnie might be the one Junior talks about as the leader of the landslide and not Gloria, as Jimmy’s alcoholism and addiction started when Bonnie left to have a better life. In this music video, Jimmy seemed to be a non-alcoholic man in the recorded flashbacks. Another thing that might support this is the lyrics, All I ever wanted was a mother for the first time Finally I could see you as the leader of the landslide.
I'm probably wrong, but I thought of Junior as The Leader of the Landslide, because Jimmy offered him that beer and he just threw it back in his father's alcoholic face, in his grandmother's alcoholic face. Junior says no to that legacy. He says *fuck no* to that legacy. I've never been so proud of someone in a music video before.
When you read the lyrics to Salt and the Sea you will kinda confirm your beliefs. It's Jimmy's perspective of how her destroying his life caused him so much anguish and he's now moving on but still loves her. I think we'll see a happy ending in this. Jimmy will pull himself out of the cycle of darkness that I argue all began with Gloria's parents. We'll see they weren't so happy lovey as the them holding one another while the house is built implies. They built a house of generational pain. Baby Gloria crying in the end of Donna is foreshadowing that it all began there (this downward familial spiral).
One other point that I think can be made about your theory: reading lyrics, Jimmy lied about Bonnie leaving to protect him. Junior only sees Jimmy and how he's fallen. We see he has this WILD imagination that longs for things impossible (the instagram chick in his truck and the loving nurturing mother) but what he doesn't realize is how much Jimmy did to protect him (again read all the lyrics of all the songs) and you'll see Junior longs for the mother he never had while Jimmy has lied to Junior about the circumstances of her leaving to protect him. I think we'll find out that Bonnie is a horrible person. Jimmy is a good guy who falls on hard times and gets into trouble while in desperation and turns to substance abuse as a coping mechanism. There is a GENETIC component to alcoholism so he was predisposed to it. We're given the glimpse from Junior's viewpoint FIRST in chapter 2 so we see it from the outside and it makes it so easy for us to judge the karma of others (read those lyrics!) until we see the underlying story unfold and we realize that Jimmy's outward actions make him look like trash, but he's still a broken human being who had circumstances out of his control that impacted his life in such a way that he went down bad paths.
I know!! This song here made me do a total 180 on how I feel about Bonnie, and since many have theorized she's the reason Junior's in Denver it makes me sad she left. Jimmy Sparks shows how, after seeing him as the alcoholic his son can't become, he's still an empathetic person who really didn't want this. It's also disturbing that his alcoholism may not have started with Gloria after all - meaning Junior avoiding it for now doesn't absolve him for life, and that's scary. Also relate to TheDreamerBelle in how I was so proud of Junior for throwing back that beer!
At first, I thought that Jimmy was indeed an irresponsible and just a good for nothing dad and husband, however, my perspective about him totally changed after this video. Another reason why Junior gets angry whenever his dad drinks is that he knows that his father started to be like that after his mom left them. He kinda feels disappointed as to why his father didnt look for her and tried to put their family back instead of just drinking and drowning in it thats why he might have decided to find his mother by his own tking the gun and the photograph of his dad and mom in left for denver video.
this song is honestly such a work of art, like when i first heard it i had chills the whole time. it's so haunting both in the music and the lyrics, and it tells such a tragic story. the repetition of "it's us or them," to "it's me or him," finally to "it was three a.m.," is just so beautiful GAHH i love this song the most off this whole album, but obviously the entire album and the music videos are unique and unlike anything else out there right now! thank u lumineers, for being so genuine and honest in your art
Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow When it came to talking he was always on the run Everyone knew what the man had done Oh, he'll take you for a ride Jimmy believed in the American way A prison guard he worked hard and made the minimum wage He found his freedom locking men in a cage Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid A baby boy but the mother had other reasons to live She left the baby with a note on the bed It was a struggle just to cover the rent His jail cut hours and now his little baby was sick He needed money and he needed it quick It was three AM Oh my love oh my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall The waitress babysat the boy at the bar After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed He said they leave but then they always come back That's a fact Out on the road they caught a stranger in the lights His thumb was up and the son asked if the man was alright Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride Cause it's us or them It was three AM Oh my love oh my love Could you spare my blood, spare my blood Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man Old Jimmy's habits got him mountains and mountains of debt And now the sharks are coming back to collect They strip the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet They kick Him out of the car and say we'll give you a week Eight miles from home and only eighteen degrees It was three AM Oh my love oh my love Would you spare my blood, damn my blood Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow He sees an old man walking barefoot alone It was three AM His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'Cause it's us or them 'Cause it's me or him It was three AM Three AM
I just adore what you guys have done with this album, and specifically this song, the whole Nightshade connection is awesome. Cannot wait to see you in Manchester!
Just picked up the new album on gold vinyl, I love it, it's a masterpiece. The story is awesome, lyrics hard hitting and touching too. Gonna listen to it all again...a really great job.
Oh shit...about to get realzy...ha. this is an amazing concept that the Lumineers are putting out. I have been more excited for these releases than I have been of a full length movie in a long time!!
its a paradox cause by making that negative statement, you are indeed describing it , you are putting into words the imposibility of representing that beauty but everyone who reads knows well what your intent is. words or language has a way with people
The Lumineers are the only band I listen to that isn't rock/metal/punk. Theyre just so good, I've seen them twice live and held back tears the first time, and cried the entire set the second time haha. The lyrics just hit you so hard sometimes, good music for the soul 🖤
Honestly, this song is something else. You listen to it, and it feels like the most chilling movie you've ever seen. It's like an audio book, a story that I can't stop listening to.
This is amazing how the things turn out - we can see that nothing is either black or white. And Jimmy is not just bad, addicted man. Damn, this guy is very wounded on his soul. Thats why he does things we consider as wrong. He has a good heart tho. You can see it in the eyes and in the way he tries to fight for his son the way he can. Masterpiece!!!
This album has broke me so bad and I'm really struggling it's not a cry for help I just hope someone sees this someone help them before it's to late thank you to all of yous
This album came to me like a bomb of emotions exactly in the moment that I needed it. More than music and well done videos, there are lotta emotions coming trought. LOVE IT!
From Part 1 to 8 of 10, the message till now through a heart-felt story by Lumineers is clear; that is addiction ; then it can be cigarette, alcohol, drugs or any other weed ; could cause such misery in your life ruining your lovely relationships and financial conditions as depicted in the series. Hats off to presentation of these series by 'The Lumineers' & TEAM. Keep it up.
It’s so refreshing to find a band with not only talent but vision. And on top of all of this they generally care about sharing their art with their fans no bullshit no money just love. This is one of the only music videos I have ever seen that just captivated my attention completely. The cinematography is on the level of some really amazing films and this song is one of my favorite Lumineers song and I have many. Keep making this amazing art and you will be iconic forever ❤️
This is why I get pissed when people think of the Lumineers as the "Ho Hey" band
Yesss I feel with u!
Their loss 🤷🏻♂️ more for the rest of us 😌
Exactly. This Is with So many indie bands. Just like everybody knows OMaM as "Little Talks" band.
Trikalabris THANK YOU
Not that Ho Hey is bad at all. Honestly it’s a better song WITHOUT the Hos and Heys. I’d be standing on Canal and Bowery, she’d be standing next to me...
What do you guys think about this chapter of The Sparks family?
I love it
It has been amazing so far, and one if the most moving albums ever!
Hallo
I feel like leader of the landslide and Jimmy Sparks are just amazingly connected (outside of the connection between all the songs) both songs are like the philosophical contemplation and result of the choices of Donna, Jimmy and junior
Really really good!! I love it!!
If this album doesn't win at the Grammy's...imma be pissed.
Spoiler: it's not going to...
@@joodii99 unfortunately...
I'd be honored if some Lumineers fans who appreciate 90s classics would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of LONG DECEMBER by the Counting Crows and BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY by the Verve on my YT channel. Live acoustic with no autotuning or digital editing. Thanks and peace out.
You can start already cuz unfortunately it's not going to be happen i mean Grammy's is not same as back in days it became so ridiculous for example they gave a reward to migos in rock category 😐🤦♂️
@@redhood9962 you've got a point but this album is truly a master piece and alot of people are going to be pissed if this gets slept on. They're already getting so much recognition for the narrative and the visual story telling (they've been selected for film festivals etc) that you never know what could happen.. Maybe the industry will wake up for once, if not then 🤷♀
*THEORIES AND EXPLANATIONS*
This album was inspired by someone whom Wesley Schultz' family took care for for about 10 years. She is an alcoholic ever since they met her and she struggled with it for a very long time. The album centers around the dangers of alcoholism and how it affects everyone. Alcoholism is a disease.
*The Sparks Family:*
1st Gen: Frank + Donna = Gloria
2nd Gen: Gloria + Husband = Jimmy (from another's sperm)
3rd Gen: Jimmy + Bonnie = Junior
*CHAPTER I: GLORIA*
*Track 1. “Donna”*
Frank (died 1954) and Donna (died 1979) are Gloria’s parents. In this MV, Donna and Frank is building the House of Sparks. We later on see how this house become a crucial symbol of the Sparks Family. Gloria is haunted by her past, as we can see when she looks at the picture of her parents, in the ‘Gloria’ MV. Gloria hates Donna. _"Her mother never was one"_ It might be the main root of her alcoholism. _"the truck's always made you worry."_ Family issues. Gloria hates her life, she _“prays for a funeral"_ and _"sang it like hallelujah”_. Question is, why did she take her clothes off outside their house?
*Track 2. “Life in the City”*
Here, we see Gloria’s biggest regret. It was New Year’s eve. She did drugs, and was high. She’s outside drinking in a Manhattan bar. She meets a random guy, had sex with him, and voila, she conceived Jimmy. Back in their house, Gloria sees her husband already sleeping. We see a note saying that her husband came to the hospital to see his sick mother.
Question is what about the line “And I miss my dad and Cleopatra sitting on a phone” and why is there a stanza from ‘Sleep on the Floor’? Can this story possibly be connected to Lumineers' The Ballad of Cleopatra? Is Gloria's Husband the son of Cleopatra, the taxi driver? Wild theory. If it's true, it might be that the reason why Gloria's husband (Cleopatra's son) tries hard to keep his family whole is because he came from a broken one.
*Track 3. “Gloria”*
The MV elaborates the dangers of being alcoholic - domestic violence, bad parenting. Gloria is being a bad mother while raising baby Jimmy. She’s stubborn. She always fights with his husband. However, it is clear that her husband loves her, and is very understanding. She hits her husband with a bottle of alcohol. This may be a symbol that her alcoholism make her lose people in her life, as she left her husband, wounded. But the lyrics say that Gloria doesn’t want to wake up after getting drunk. She wants to die. However, she came back running to their house for Jimmy. Jimmy was almost her hope.
*CHAPTER II: JUNIOR*
*Track 4. “It Wasn’t Easy to be Happy For You”*
Junior is product of a fucked up family. And of course, it wasn't easy to be happy. This MV is either a hallucination due to his loneliness, or a recollection of a happy memory he had with a girl that left her because _"it want easy to be happy"_ for him... One difference of Junior from his family is he doesn't seem to drink, but he smokes.
*Track 5. “Leader Of The Landslide”*
Junior is unlike Jimmy. He hates Jimmy being an alcoholic. We can assume that Jimmy was physically abusing Junior. As we saw when Jimmy was about to hit Junior, Junior was throwing self defense martial arts. Meaning Junior started to learn self defense as a coping mechanism from a possibly repetitive behavior. However, we saw a softer side of Jimmy at the start when they’re about to bury the dog who’s probably lived with them for a long time since that dog was there since the “Donna” MV. The dog is possible a symbol of Junior’s Mother, Bonnie. When Junior was lying in bed, he saw vision of her mother. Later in “My Cell” MV, Jimmy also saw that same dog. Bonnie (or Gloria) might be the one Junior is referring to as the _"leader of landslide"_.
*Track 6. “Left For Denver”*
Bonnie left for Denver. So Junior is sad and at the same time curious why her mother left. He hates her mother leaving him with his father. He ended up burning the piano/keyboard that Gloria was playing before. Her mother, Bonnie, probably played that piano a lot too. _“What did you know that I didn’t?”_ While searching for answers, he found a gun in his father’s things. This might also be a reference to the Lumineers' _'Gun Song'_. Check it out.
*CHAPTER III: JIMMY*
*Track 7. “My Cell”*
In the start of video, Jimmy was having sex with the girl who entered his house at the latter part of ‘Leader of the Landslide’ MV. "The shark" entered the room hitting him hard. It turned out that the girl, Julie, is _"only after the wallet"_ of Jimmy, probably for unpaid debt. While the girl is about to leave, Jimmy tried to stop the girl, which reminded him of his wife. Another woman left him helpless (First, Gloria, then Bonnie, then Julie). He also saw a vision of the dog.
*Track 8. “Jimmy Sparks”*
The lyrics explains it all. Jimmy was a prison guard so he’s used to being a tough man. This can also be an irony and a metaphor because the ‘My Cell’ song talks about Jimmy being imprisoned by his emotions, by the past, or by his alcoholism. The lyrics explains how Jimmy actually tried to be a good father while Junior grew up. He struggled raising Junior alone. He even _"gambled in bars"_ to pay for Junior’s hospitalization. He incurred debt. Growing up, Jimmy advised Junior to _"not let hitchers in the car"_ because it’s “us or them”.
We see what happened to Jimmy after his encounter in 'My Cell' MV. "It was 3am."_ Jimmy is wounded while walking alone in the road. Parallels: that road again, where Gloria had an accident. _“Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home, His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow, He sees an old man walking barefoot alone, His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice, No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride.”_
This reminded me of the lyrics in ‘Donna’ - _“You love to judge strangers' karma”_
*Track 9. "April"*
Just Junior following Jimmy's advice. Lol.
*Track 10. "Salt and The Sea"*
The lyrics of this song equates alcohol to salt and the sea - which are both regarded as cures for anything. When you read the lyrics, it's actually the alcohol speaking to Jimmy. _"I'll be your friend in the daylight again, There we will be, like an old enemy"._ Again, alcoholism is a disease. And for someone with it, they think alcohol is the only answer to their problems. Alcohol is their only friend.
However, in the music video, we see the father and son in their home. At this point, Jimmy is exhausted from a long walk, and Jimmy just came from a bank robbery. Both hopeless and helpless. Except they had each other. Here, we see a parallel again from 'Gloria": the police coming into their place. But now Junior is the one running away instead of Gloria.
One thing I loved about the ending of this series is that: In contrast to the lyrics which portrays alcohol as Jimmy's friend, the video shows that in the end, Jimmy and Junior became each other's friend, last hope, saving grace, lifeline, or cure - like salt and the sea. I'd like to think that they both realized this at that point.
Alcoholism creates a cycle difficult to break. It affects all the ones that love and care for you. The damage can go generations after generations. So help others, and help yourself.
Wooow
that's heavy
Woah that's damn heavy
OMG dude.... WOW
i love you
this album has been the BEST part of my summer!
Yeah
I CAN RELATE
god, this family. feels like they're really real
@kickinggeese same
SAME!
- what series are you watching?
Me: III - the lumineers
Edit: did not expect so many people to relate
Totally! LOL
Haha, true! 😄✌🏻
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Someone asked me this question tonight.
My mind uttered The Lumineers.
Alas, I thought before I spoke, what a pretty lonely heart of mine.
I plainly smiled as an answer.
I felt complete reading this comment. Thank You. :)
Oh yes I keep coming back to it
Jimmy had such a sad story, but that doesn't justifies the fact that he was an awful father to Junior. Junior deserves way better, he literally paid for things that his grandmother and mother did. I really do hope that he breaks the cycle.
Hopefully him leaving and not helping his dad represents just that. He deserves better
i think that’s what Junior was trying to symbolize to himself in Left For Denver by burning the piano that Gloria olayer is that he didn’t want to be like them and that he was going to take initiative to turn the story around
Nick Stahl is such a fantastic actor. Such a badass.
Alexander ' Agreed! He’s in one of my favorite shows.. Carnival!
We're so lumi-near to part 10
Kshastra!!! I appreciate you
@terrorgang Saying cringe is cringe.
Clever lol
[Verse 1]
Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth
Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow
When it came to talking, he was always on the run
Everyone knew what the man had done
Oh, he'll take you for a ride
Jimmy believed in the American way
A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage
He found his freedom lockin’ men in a cage, oh
Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
A baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live
She left the baby with a note on the bed, oh
It was a struggle just to cover the rent
His jail cut hours and now his little baby was sick
He needed money and he needed it quick
It was 3 AM
[Chorus]
Oh, my love, oh, my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
[Verse 2]
Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall
The waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no
After an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash
He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed
He said they leave, but then they always come back, that's a fact
Out on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights
His thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright
Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause it’s us or them
It was 3 AM
[Chorus]
Oh, my love, oh, my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
[Verse 3]
20 years gone and now the boy is a man
Broke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt
And now the sharks are coming back to collect, oh-oh
They stripped his jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet
They kick him out of the car and say we'll give you a week
Eight miles from home and only 18 degrees
It was 3 AM
[Chorus]
Oh, my love, oh, my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood?
[Verse 4]
Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home
His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow
He sees an old man walking barefoot alone
It was 3 AM
His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes
But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice
No, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride ’cause it’s us or them
'Cause it’s me or him
It was 3 AM, 3 AM
We don't deserve this album. We don't deserve The Lumineers.
Well, I do.
It's not the album we need, but the album we deserve.
Shut up
In my opinion, this is The Lumineers' greatest song. It's just absolutely perfect. Truly brilliant story telling!
I use this song as one of my workout songs but also as a song I listen too when I get drunk this song ignites many interesting emotions
"They strip the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet
. They kick him out of the car and say we'll give you a week"
Later that night Jimmy's son "sees an old man walking barefoot alone"
The moment I was standing in the shower listening to this and realised that Jimmy was in fact the old man his son drove past as he listened to his dad's advice can be described as nothing short of a spiritual experience
Why did I know it would be him since I first heard it
It says “his old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes.” So the song actually does say that the old man is Jimmy
@@Tetsawetsa Oh interesting, I thought it was just "the old man"
What I love is in my mind Jimmy's son knows its dad but he thinks cant help him I have to look out for myself
@@12martin12rojas ''The climactic “Jimmy Sparks” spans two decades, starting with prison guard Jimmy buckling in the feverish baby son his wife left him with and driving to a gambling casino, and culminating with Junior, now a young man, spotting his father stumbling along the side of the road, barefoot in the snow, and driving right past this pathetic shell of a man-and by extension, this ruined family. “It was 3 AM,” Schultz repeatedly reminds us.''
So according to the official website he knew it was his father.
I love how they release the videos as if they were the pieces of a puzzle, and I really can't wait for all the theories 👀 some people out there in the comment section have really advanced analytic skills!
The son in part 10 comes back with a bag of money and the cops chase him
The whole story of this album is on their website under the ABOUT section
@@typothemystic2640 I didn't know that, thank you so much! (I love the speculations tho, I think it's nice that everyone views the story in a different way, so I really enjoy reading the comments!)
This, to me, is the most heartbreaking song on the whole album. To me, Jimmy was just a father that tried to do his best for his son, Junior, going to great lengths and getting himself into serious danger just to ensure his offspring has a better life than him. The fact that his wife left him didn't help much, and you can't blame him for giving into substance abuse and a gambling addiction. Considering Bonnie was the second most important woman in his life to leave, I completely understand his motives. Of course that doesn't excuse his behaviour towards Junior, but frankly you can't blame anyone. The situation itself was pure misfortune.
To see Jimmy, whose motives were fundamentally so pure, so destroyed and hopeless on the road, with blood all over him, made me shed some tears.
Horia Scarlat agreed
this is so beautiful written
When the lyrics have more intense visuals than the video lol
I feel like that’s the point of it. The lyrics are so visionary you didn’t need the music video, but this showed so much more backstory about Jimmy’s life.
Yea I think it would of been too easy filming a video to match the lyrics here. Instead we just see a broken man in the video, and the song tells the backstory.
its called poetry
True the music video is just pointless to me
So incredible the whole film,story album to a real fan is breathtaking
I used to be a fan of The Lumineers but now I'm an Air conditioner.
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🤣😂🤣😂🤣👍
Dumisani Zungu 😂😂
I think you deserve a medal for this comment
Didn't get?
I don't understand why this doesn't have more views.... This album is a masterpiece
The cell and jimmy sparks are probably fav songs of the album
I mean all of them are great but the cell and jimmy sparks are soooo well written
Ok hear me out:
I’m seriously convinced Gloria is actually “singing” leader of the landslide, and talking about her mother. In the lyrics from “Donna”, it says “you told your daughter she was ordinary.” But neither Gloria or Jimmy have daughters, so I think this is referencing Donna calling Gloria ordinary. I think Donna was an alcoholic or abusive mother, if not both, and I think Donna was the leader of the landslide. It’s also the first song on the album, making it the leader of this album, and essentially calling Donna the leader of the landslide. I think this allllll goes back to her, and how she royally fucked this poor family up.
Sure in the truck that Jimmy sees at the end of the video, there is Junior. He takes the van at the end of "Left for Denver"
One of my favorite songs off of the new album!!
Kate G old lady is my top favorite it’s fucking beautiful
ITS CRAZY HOW MUCH THE LUMINEERS HAS MATURED. THIS IS ART, THIS IS MUSIC, THIS IS PASSION, AND WE RE SO LUCKY TO BE THEIR AUDIENCE.
I’m a hip hop head but I can appreciate good music of any genre . What I love more than anything is music with substance , and music that tells a story. Fantastic ! I’m glad I found this
in the end, jimmy was a normal father ( with some issues) , his relationship with junior was a little bit complicated but he loved him and he stayed with him till the end... unlike his mother.
I think that Jimmy Sparks song is most beatiful song on this new "dark" album.
This song is so powerful, left me a tear in my eye.
Clifford TheVulture I would argue that Jimmy abused his son, and perpetuated the cycle of violence stemming from his mother- either Gloria or Donna, not sure who it is yet. Normal fatherhood should give a positive example of how to deal with emotions, instead of using alcohol, sex, parties, and gambling to push down/ignore ones issues. He did admittedly stay with Junior, and love him the best way he knew how, but was not a normal father. To say he was normal devalues the word father.
@@cliffordthevulture7997 It is NOT normal. IT is not acceptable. Ever. Lots and lots of people have issues. In fact, I would argue that most of us do because it's an imperfect world. But we don't abuse or neglect or leave our children. We double-down--we work to give our children a better life than we had.
The band itself is portraying Jimmy as the abusive father he is with zero normalization. Come on, dude. He didn't have just "some issues", or " a little bit complicated" relationship with Junior. That's what they are showing to you, real abuse.
I think you’re view on whether or not this is “normal” hinges on your experience with your own parents. I can definitely relate to the fucked up things that happened to the Sparks family.
Yes, Jimmy had plenty of demons but he was simply perpetuating the same lessons he had been taught. This happens in families that deal with serious issues and unfortunately the cycle is rarely broken.
@@bustedflexplate3772 NEVER broken my friend. NEVER.
If III isn't at the Oscars, I'm gonna be pissed
Its got a chance, let's go for best live action short film!!!
A magnificent band that shows the reality of families, and the lyrics are wonderful. ❤️
Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
And the oscar award goes to lumineers, it's high time!!!
thank you for everything, The Lumineers. also really sorry when i blinded you, Wes, with my polaroid flash at bonnaroo lol
I love the actors they chose for this album. I feel like I'm watching a real person's life. These videos are such powerful art.
This album/short-movie has amazing songs, concept and strength. I hope you guys get more and more recognition from now on, specially in Brazil. (You have to come here, please). It's time for you to really spark now, you diserve that.
And by the way, I had a brother who was hit by a car seven years ago. He was an addicted. Each song from this album talks with me in a way no one did before. Thank you for that as wel.
How was this not a number 1 album wow
Another realization I see is that on the leader of the landslide song, Bonnie might be the one Junior talks about as the leader of the landslide and not Gloria, as Jimmy’s alcoholism and addiction started when Bonnie left to have a better life. In this music video, Jimmy seemed to be a non-alcoholic man in the recorded flashbacks. Another thing that might support this is the lyrics, All I ever wanted was a mother for the first time
Finally I could see you as the leader of the landslide.
I'm probably wrong, but I thought of Junior as The Leader of the Landslide, because Jimmy offered him that beer and he just threw it back in his father's alcoholic face, in his grandmother's alcoholic face. Junior says no to that legacy. He says *fuck no* to that legacy.
I've never been so proud of someone in a music video before.
When you read the lyrics to Salt and the Sea you will kinda confirm your beliefs. It's Jimmy's perspective of how her destroying his life caused him so much anguish and he's now moving on but still loves her. I think we'll see a happy ending in this. Jimmy will pull himself out of the cycle of darkness that I argue all began with Gloria's parents. We'll see they weren't so happy lovey as the them holding one another while the house is built implies. They built a house of generational pain. Baby Gloria crying in the end of Donna is foreshadowing that it all began there (this downward familial spiral).
One other point that I think can be made about your theory: reading lyrics, Jimmy lied about Bonnie leaving to protect him. Junior only sees Jimmy and how he's fallen. We see he has this WILD imagination that longs for things impossible (the instagram chick in his truck and the loving nurturing mother) but what he doesn't realize is how much Jimmy did to protect him (again read all the lyrics of all the songs) and you'll see Junior longs for the mother he never had while Jimmy has lied to Junior about the circumstances of her leaving to protect him. I think we'll find out that Bonnie is a horrible person. Jimmy is a good guy who falls on hard times and gets into trouble while in desperation and turns to substance abuse as a coping mechanism. There is a GENETIC component to alcoholism so he was predisposed to it. We're given the glimpse from Junior's viewpoint FIRST in chapter 2 so we see it from the outside and it makes it so easy for us to judge the karma of others (read those lyrics!) until we see the underlying story unfold and we realize that Jimmy's outward actions make him look like trash, but he's still a broken human being who had circumstances out of his control that impacted his life in such a way that he went down bad paths.
I know!! This song here made me do a total 180 on how I feel about Bonnie, and since many have theorized she's the reason Junior's in Denver it makes me sad she left. Jimmy Sparks shows how, after seeing him as the alcoholic his son can't become, he's still an empathetic person who really didn't want this. It's also disturbing that his alcoholism may not have started with Gloria after all - meaning Junior avoiding it for now doesn't absolve him for life, and that's scary.
Also relate to TheDreamerBelle in how I was so proud of Junior for throwing back that beer!
At first, I thought that Jimmy was indeed an irresponsible and just a good for nothing dad and husband, however, my perspective about him totally changed after this video. Another reason why Junior gets angry whenever his dad drinks is that he knows that his father started to be like that after his mom left them. He kinda feels disappointed as to why his father didnt look for her and tried to put their family back instead of just drinking and drowning in it thats why he might have decided to find his mother by his own tking the gun and the photograph of his dad and mom in left for denver video.
This has to be one of their best tracks, lyrically I would say it is the best. What a band!
How do you do it guys? My eyes are full of tears...
this song is honestly such a work of art, like when i first heard it i had chills the whole time. it's so haunting both in the music and the lyrics, and it tells such a tragic story. the repetition of "it's us or them," to "it's me or him," finally to "it was three a.m.," is just so beautiful GAHH i love this song the most off this whole album, but obviously the entire album and the music videos are unique and unlike anything else out there right now! thank u lumineers, for being so genuine and honest in your art
I like how at 2:37 his steps look like a baby's. And then at 4:21 the imagery is there again.
Wonderful album guys.
Jimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth
Said some things to wounded men that they could not allow
When it came to talking he was always on the run
Everyone knew what the man had done
Oh, he'll take you for a ride
Jimmy believed in the American way
A prison guard he worked hard and made the minimum wage
He found his freedom locking men in a cage
Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
A baby boy but the mother had other reasons to live
She left the baby with a note on the bed
It was a struggle just to cover the rent
His jail cut hours and now his little baby was sick
He needed money and he needed it quick
It was three AM
Oh my love oh my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood
Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
They drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall
The waitress babysat the boy at the bar
After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash
He took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed
He said they leave but then they always come back
That's a fact
Out on the road they caught a stranger in the lights
His thumb was up and the son asked if the man was alright
Jim said you never give a hitcher a ride
Cause it's us or them
It was three AM
Oh my love oh my love
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood
Twenty years gone and now the boy is a man
Old Jimmy's habits got him mountains and mountains of debt
And now the sharks are coming back to collect
They strip the jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet
They kick Him out of the car and say we'll give you a week
Eight miles from home and only eighteen degrees
It was three AM
Oh my love oh my love
Would you spare my blood, damn my blood
Now Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home
His graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow
He sees an old man walking barefoot alone
It was three AM
His old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes
But Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice
No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride
'Cause it's us or them
'Cause it's me or him
It was three AM
Three AM
Thanks
Underrated band as fuck. You are a fucking artist and storyteller who move many souls and hearts. You deserve to be recognized by mainstream media.
I just adore what you guys have done with this album, and specifically this song, the whole Nightshade connection is awesome. Cannot wait to see you in Manchester!
Even if I’m having a rough day, a notification from The Lumineers always brights up my day.
Anyone else realize this is the same sound as the song Nightshade?
They have been using a lot of melodies that we have heard before in this album, to tie the stories together.
@@FemmeFren I realize that, but I wasn't expecting a game of thrones song to be tied into the album lol
@@FemmeFren bud Nightshade was a single written for GOT
And yeah it's curious that they used the melody of Nightshade
Also, no two lumineers songs are as similar as Nightshade and Jimmy Sparks
Loved when folks were trying to connect the dots before the album released. Beautiful community.
Just picked up the new album on gold vinyl, I love it, it's a masterpiece. The story is awesome, lyrics hard hitting and touching too. Gonna listen to it all again...a really great job.
This has to be my favorite song on the album
This song is chilling
Every time they release a new movie, I feel the need to go back and watch them all in a row.
oh, my love..
One of their most underrated songs ever
Oh shit...about to get realzy...ha. this is an amazing concept that the Lumineers are putting out. I have been more excited for these releases than I have been of a full length movie in a long time!!
Sometimes you just can't find the words to describe something so beautiful...Really It's A MASTERPIECE
Words can't describe how beautiful and magical their music is.♥
its a paradox cause by making that negative statement, you are indeed describing it , you are putting into words the imposibility of representing that beauty but everyone who reads knows well what your intent is. words or language has a way with people
I can’t believe I’m going to see them on February 19th I’m already crying
The Lumineers are the only band I listen to that isn't rock/metal/punk. Theyre just so good, I've seen them twice live and held back tears the first time, and cried the entire set the second time haha. The lyrics just hit you so hard sometimes, good music for the soul 🖤
now that's an album
I'm literally shaking, this is art.
Does Jimmy Sparks Remind Any One Else Of Some One In There Family. #Lumineers4President
Honestly, this song is something else. You listen to it, and it feels like the most chilling movie you've ever seen. It's like an audio book, a story that I can't stop listening to.
Holy crap, that did not seem like six minutes...
this cinematography, mind blowing
the lyrics, meaningful
the lumineers, tight af
Far more than just a normal track....you guys are just the best, Lumineers....
Am from Ghana,West africa ...much love from me and my girlfriend
the gambia
This is amazing how the things turn out - we can see that nothing is either black or white. And Jimmy is not just bad, addicted man. Damn, this guy is very wounded on his soul. Thats why he does things we consider as wrong. He has a good heart tho. You can see it in the eyes and in the way he tries to fight for his son the way he can.
Masterpiece!!!
The Lumineers's albums are better than any movie
Speechless. It is so moving and brilliant. Lumineers are the best
I’m new to these guys and im not disappointed..
*cheers*
This is gonna be the best short film omg
Their songs and videos are just made in another world it's impossible ?! III is a masterpiece to watch and to listen.
literally wow. that part forms the whole story. and is a total price 👌🏼👏🏻👏🏻
This album is tremendous
I've been waiting for this music video since the song was released 😭
This is my favorite song, anyone else’s?
This album has broke me so bad and I'm really struggling it's not a cry for help I just hope someone sees this someone help them before it's to late thank you to all of yous
This album came to me like a bomb of emotions exactly in the moment that I needed it. More than music and well done videos, there are lotta emotions coming trought. LOVE IT!
My heart broke in two when he didn’t stop for his dad.
I mean, I can understand
The amount of passion and honesty they put into each song is truly unmatched by any other artist! Absolutely love The Lumineers:)
I want to watch this in all it's uncompressed beauty.
this song is so emotional and intense.
This guy's pen must be heavy AF! such great writing
physically got chills when i realized this has the same melody as nightshade
This album is phenomenal!
Hauntingly beautiful
The most heartbreaking track in III
this guy is an amazing actor. the first part literally hurt to watch
I can't stop listening to this album . Thank you Lumineers ❤️
Im left speechless! WOW. I really love getting puzzle pieces of the story. It's so intriguing, and I cannot wait for the other videos to come.
From Part 1 to 8 of 10, the message till now through a heart-felt story by Lumineers is clear; that is addiction ; then it can be cigarette, alcohol, drugs or any other weed ; could cause such misery in your life ruining your lovely relationships and financial conditions as depicted in the series. Hats off to presentation of these series by 'The Lumineers' & TEAM. Keep it up.
Beautiful one of the best songs from the album
This emotional intensity is almost as good as Springsteen. Bravo 👏
Speechless
It’s so refreshing to find a band with not only talent but vision. And on top of all of this they generally care about sharing their art with their fans no bullshit no money just love. This is one of the only music videos I have ever seen that just captivated my attention completely. The cinematography is on the level of some really amazing films and this song is one of my favorite Lumineers song and I have many. Keep making this amazing art and you will be iconic forever ❤️
This album deserves a grammy
Guys, you really know how to tell a story. Great lyrics, great story... and finally, great music :)
I don't why but I cried like anything in this part...thank you 'the lumineers'
I Never was in this absolute silence for 5 minutes straight !!!
Sameeeee
@@alejandrapalacios938 Seee oml
This is one of the best songs ever 😍 the story is amazing and like it makes you feel things, and it is what music should be
Music video makes all the songs significantly more powerful
The lyrics are always deep😍. Love this band
Thanks for this album guys!
So far in this series in my opinion the videos have been the most brilliant aspect but here I think it’s the song.
Litteral chills