Listening on 1/13/22. Still touches me every time I listen, my perception of the story is unchanged. This is way past the desire, frustration, hurt - this is the point of agony. The heart wants what it wants, but depiction is clear: the line is palpable, but never crossed; the step-back is mutual; the bond is forever. Likewise the agony.
@Pat Bowman Welp, that hurt to read. And I hate that you are 100% correct 😭 - but yes your comment speaks nothing but truth. I wonder if they think about each other and what could have been from time to time...
These two will never know the impact they had on me as a child. My parents divorced when I was 11, and the first thing I remember happening was a package arriving at our house, addressed from my aunt three states away. It was this album, along with a letter. It was originally a gift for my mother as she grieved for our family being torn apart, but it much sooner became a crutch for my younger self. This album forms a part of me that can never be severed.
ChristinaNeeParker...You are so right! The heart grieves the parting of such a melded pair. There was beautiful magic in their music that could sooth the soul into contemplation so that you could "feel" life. So few artists acieve that emotional empathy with the soul of humanity. Every song left you with a thought of the human spirit long after the music ended.
Ok, am I the only one that doesn't see it as a breakup song/ballad? To me its more recognizing that there are hard times in a relationship, and when its hard to love them during the hard times, you still do. In the hard times saying "I dont love you, but I always will" that's how I interpreted it at least :)
Exactly. I don't want to love you but I always will no matter how angry I get at you. I don't have a choice cuz we are married but I would still choose you all over again if I could.
Yeah, it's easy to be conflicted in a relationship, sometimes bitterly and explosively conflicted...to the point of hurting each other. But then, the love, the vows, the wonderful moments are all still there in memory... EX-cellent piece of songwriting here, among many other virtues-both the video and the song.
"I don't have a choice, but I still choose you..." God, who doesn't know that feeling. So beautifully written. I come back to this song about twice a month. So tragic they aren't together to make magic like this anymore.
I know this is an old comment but I feel the same. I lost my husband last year and this song always reminded me of him. Of us. It was a tumultuous, crazy, hard, beautiful life we had. And no matter what we always stuck together. That part is the one that gets me the most. I don't have a choice, but I still choose you.
once in a generation or two. last time around was Lindsay Buckinham and Stevie Nicks. but the chemistry they had in spades, John Paul and Joy Williams had by the truckload during the beginning. i suspect that a) they had the thing everyone thinks they had or b) Joy turned out to a massive, intolerable diva, like Hayley Williams
Yeah, and I know that these two married other people, but if they were never in love at all, they sure have me fooled. I don't see how you could wrench so much emotion out of a performance and not really feel it. The mythology behind this duo is still fascinating.
The bond is unbelievably strong but the relationship is toxic. Been there and done that. This song just tares my heart out. How is it possible to love some body so much that it hurts but hate them at the same time.
I feel this so much, how is it truly possible to love someone and hate them at the same time? Hurts when they move on so quickly too, makes it feel like the love was so fake
@@s.i.s5355 the two people who were in love are not there anymore. A version of you still in love may be there but the other person may not be a person who loves you.
This is one of the worst duo break ups in history. They go on to win a Grammy & are never heard from again. You think they are on the rise to stardom and then just become a flash in the pan. It is really sad. Both had such a wonderful melody together & great musical ability.
@@drewwiley7083 I miss them. I also wish the world did not have such structures that prevents the gift these two had together. The world never needed it more than now.
I am listening and I am a new fan. Never more beautiful harmony’s have I heard. Please come back for just one more concert so I can hear you live!! You are both wonderful together and apart. I am 62 years old and would just love to hear you before I am gone!!
Coming back to this song feels like coming back to the family house. You know everyone is gone and dead. But memories lurks at every corner. The passing of time means very little when something begins to stir in your heart ❤️
For anyone who wants to play this on guitar the way John Paul does, here's how :) - Standard Tuning - Capo 2nd Fret - - Structure Of The Song - Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Outro - Chords Needed - B (Variation) - 7x9800 C# (Variation) - 9x9800 E (Variation) - 079900 - Chord Progression Repeated Through ENTIRE Song - B, C#, E, E - Verse 1 & Chorus 1 Strum Patterns - B & C# - ↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓ (Palm Muted) E - ↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓ (Palm Muted) - Verse 2 & Chorus 2 Strum Pattern - All Chords - ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ - Outro Strum Pattern - All Chords - ↓ ↓ ↓ Hope this helps you out! If you get stuck or need a little extra help, I just posted a video lesson for this on my channel :)
You don't quiet understand music lyrics until you experience it. You hear the words, but you don't feel it. It hits the heart when you truly experience it firsthand.
Sama Samer I hear you, but if you like this song from them, there are so many more masterpieces for you to discover from this amazing Timeless Duo.... Check out tip of my tongue
Its scary how this foretold their inevitable tragic end. I truly have hope that someday they will sing together again. They will take time to both heal, but someday they will come back together, where they belong. ❤
"Poison & Wine You only know what I want you to I know everything you don't want me to Oh your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine You think your dreams are the same as mine Oh I don't love you but I always will Oh I don't love you but I always will Oh I don't love you but I always will I always will I wish you'd hold me when I turn my back The less I give the more I get back Oh your hands can heal, your hands can bruise I don't have a choice but I'd still choose you Oh I don't love you but I always will [x7] I always will [x5]
Miss Corianne , I know how that feeling feels . it rips your heart right out of your body and leaves you with nothing inside . For most of us love can be found in the heart as well as the mind . Love can heal and love can kill . when love heals the broken heart , it fills us with joy and hope . But when love breaks the heart , it spills out and leaves nothing but sadness and pain . Some of the ones may recover But Most never does . Only the strong will go on , and yet some will die of a broken heart . so I say Please be careful with love . We are all fragile when it comes to love , there is no escape
Todo T no they are married but not to each other. However fans (including myself) do speculate about their relationship and whether that is why they parted professionally...
❤I've been listening to the Civil Wars for years now. They still touch my heart. Reminds me of different days of my life. Som beautiful, some painful but that's what great music does. Blessings to you all. 🙏🏽 ❤
I read time after time in every Civil Wars video's comment section that these two had an affair or were in love with each other. I always wonder if it was all the speculation that caused a rift. Joy's husband was the manager and there was a lot of pressure from what I've read and tried to learn. I think they had chemistry like no other but it was a professional love for each other and they sold it to us like two great stage actors. All the speculation, the creative differences, the pressure from Joy's husband, and I assume John's wife wondering if there is any truth to all the talk, I think that could ruin anyone. Whatever the truth is I wish them nothing but the best and I'm glad this exists. John and Joy, I know you will never read this, but thank you for the beauty you created.
they broke up because they couldn't decide on the music that they wanted to make this has / is the story and it always has been . stop trying to make everything about love. if the beatles can break up due to creative differences . so can they
@@aryaxz2255 idk man, you get two young good looking people together with awesome musical talent singing about love for each other, feelings are bound to happen
@@aryaxz2255 From the interviews, I think it was more that he did not want a life of non-stop touring and wanted to be with his family. Were these two in some kind of love....? Oh yea. She said it all was like "playing with fire".
I have read they played up their relationship but they were fully committed to their spouses but I swear watching this video and listening to the lyrics and stuff makes me wonder sometimes… how could they NOT have fallen in love with each other even a little- their connection was undeniable
omg yes!! read that part of the book while listening to this song and it fits perfectly! Victoria aveyard even said it was the song he was humming to her at the bowl of bones
I knew Civil Wars was one of the inspirations behind Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and The Six, but man, this song. It's so Billy and Daisy, it's uncanny! Gonna go listen to the rest of the album...
Notice how they are playing in two different rooms, it’s like they sing this with each other in mind when they are alone. And then the last part where they are staring each other down both knowing exactly what they want but both knowing they can’t have it.
Perhaps the real specialness of these two, this song is so powerful… only happens because it only could happen once and is now just a memory. Still love it.
Vitu, meu amor... ouvir essa música depois de ter perdido você pra um câncer me faz repensar em tantas coisas... essa era a nossa música, mas que, infelizmente, nunca foi de fato "nossa". A gente devia ter deixado esse medo de perder uma amizade linda e termos vivido o amor que a gente queria ter vivido. E agora eu só fico aqui pensando em como teria sido se a gente tivesse realmente sido um do outro, tenho certeza que seríamos mais felizes do que éramos como amigos. Te amo há 18 anos e vou amar pro resto da minha vida, que viverei intensamente e sem nunca mais me privar de sentir NADA e me entregar aos sentimentos, sempre falar sobre eles independente de quais rumos as coisas tomem. Obrigada por ter me ensinado tanto o que é o amor puro. ❤️ Esteja onde estiver, que esteja em paz e com a certeza de que você foi e é muito amado. "I don't have a choice, but I'd still choose you..." Da sua Iaiá.
This is how I felt about leaving my ex. It was so bitter and heartbreaking. We went through so much together. He was a terrible alcoholic that just couldn't give it up for his family, 20 years I tried. I don't know if anyone notices John Paul is using a gold sobriety coin to play his guitar in this video. My ex passed away at 46 years old. My 3 kids were young adults but we were still devastated. I always stayed on good terms with his family and we grieved together. I come back to this song from time to time. It is probably the only way I can sum up my feelings about everything. I could have never imagined when I first heard it going through our divorce that this is the way it all would end and now its been 11 years.
Thank you for sharing a piece of your story with us, I always go through the comment sections of old songs they’re filled with sad beautiful nostalgic stories just like yours, I hope you’re doing good now
Pure perfection when they performed it live; I don't know why Dave responds the way he does. I know he is a keen music lover. I would love to pick his brain about that very subject. Down to the very tiniest of last sounds it then stopped forever perfectly. And that brought me to tears.
This is my favorite song of The Civil Wars. It's so true, there's always that one person in your life that you will love no matter what. Even when things are so difficult and indifferent between the two of you! "I always Will "! ❤
what they bring to their music is passion, a passion that has been lost with musicians.. they sing with there soul not just their voices. when i listen to one of their songs i can feel it not just hear it. how they haven't blown up i don't know. but i really wish more people could listen to the epicness that is The Civil Wars and this new age folk sound.
Keep returning to this gorgeous song. Bought the Barton Hollow album when it was first released. Loved the chemistry between the two of them. Their vocals and harmonies are sublime. Wish they would reunite and give us some more beautiful music. Thanks for This Wonderful Upload. Regards Frank
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Who’s still listening in 2024? What an absolute travesty that we didn’t get more than two albums out of this duo.
Here and wishing they made more
Watching Grey's Anatomy again....and love love love the songs they're playing. Forgot about a lot of them....
2025! 🎉
Yes, totally still listening. Their vocal harmony is bursting with talent.
Btw cannot help but sing along and add a third tier.
Me too.always.
It took me so long to find them again. Thanks for the memories. Bittersweet
…. Yup! … still 🫠
Sameeeee 🎉
2023 and still the best songwriting and harmonizing duo in my lifetime.
And 2024 too
True!
Woaw all comments are so old. Is there anybody still listening?
Umm..
*raises hand*
I'm from 2020, hello from the future
Yepp I am still listening
Manpreet lakhanpal so am I
Kelly Clarkson’s recent cover just reminded me how much I loved this song
"The less I give the more I get back."
Why is this so devastatingly true in toxic relationships?
It's the mantra of the psychopath.
Listening on 1/13/22.
Still touches me every time I listen, my perception of the story is unchanged. This is way past the desire, frustration, hurt - this is the point of agony. The heart wants what it wants, but depiction is clear: the line is palpable, but never crossed; the step-back is mutual; the bond is forever. Likewise the agony.
Beautifully said!
💯 agreed.
Reading on 1/21/22. Thank you 🙏🏼
They fell in forbidden love. It’s obvious as their music progresses.💖
@@debbiegillette4734 Wrong. Your comment is hugely incorrect.
@Pat Bowman Welp, that hurt to read. And I hate that you are 100% correct 😭
- but yes your comment speaks nothing but truth. I wonder if they think about each other and what could have been from time to time...
These two don't love each other, but they always will.
ariatara feels
ariatara ty. Made me smile.:-)
I understand this love is complicated.
That part made me cringe
Dylan 13
These two will never know the impact they had on me as a child. My parents divorced when I was 11, and the first thing I remember happening was a package arriving at our house, addressed from my aunt three states away. It was this album, along with a letter. It was originally a gift for my mother as she grieved for our family being torn apart, but it much sooner became a crutch for my younger self. This album forms a part of me that can never be severed.
That's a very kind aunt 👏
Too bad mom filed.
I will miss The Civil Wars forever. It’s so rare to hear two voices meshing SO perfectly. Just gorgeous, and perfect.
Absolutely!!!!!!
Chris Stapleton with his wife singing harmony comes close for a current fix.
ChristinaNeeParker...You are so right! The heart grieves the parting of such a melded pair. There was beautiful magic in their music that could sooth the soul into contemplation so that you could "feel" life. So few artists acieve that emotional empathy with the soul of humanity. Every song left you with a thought of the human spirit long after the music ended.
Wait they are not a band anymore?
@@brittc8607 Not for 10 years now ☹
2024 !!!! I’ve been listening to these two magical voices from their beginning. I will I’ve them forever.
Who’s still here in 2024 ❤
Me!
Still listening after hearing this in TVD!
I was just thinking about them but couldn't remember their name... Thank goodness I found it, love this song!!
Me!!
me too
2024 anyone? Damn, I really miss them!
Here🫡
Meeee
Ok, am I the only one that doesn't see it as a breakup song/ballad? To me its more recognizing that there are hard times in a relationship, and when its hard to love them during the hard times, you still do. In the hard times saying "I dont love you, but I always will" that's how I interpreted it at least :)
Exactly. I don't want to love you but I always will no matter how angry I get at you. I don't have a choice cuz we are married but I would still choose you all over again if I could.
Yeah, it's easy to be conflicted in a relationship, sometimes bitterly and explosively conflicted...to the point of hurting each other. But then, the love, the vows, the wonderful moments are all still there in memory...
EX-cellent piece of songwriting here, among many other virtues-both the video and the song.
Janine Jenken indeed
I AGREE COMPLETELY
But just as hurt filled as the love filled
"I don't have a choice, but I still choose you..." God, who doesn't know that feeling. So beautifully written. I come back to this song about twice a month. So tragic they aren't together to make magic like this anymore.
John Paul is doing his own magic music and has been for years. He is still a gift to the world.
This comment hurts lol
Yes, these two were perfect together ❤️
I know this is an old comment but I feel the same. I lost my husband last year and this song always reminded me of him. Of us. It was a tumultuous, crazy, hard, beautiful life we had. And no matter what we always stuck together. That part is the one that gets me the most. I don't have a choice, but I still choose you.
You convince yourself you don't have a choice. That's what's so beautiful about it.
Man, I swear that you actually can feel their connection. It's unbelievable. Once in a life type of thing.
once in a generation or two. last time around was Lindsay Buckinham and Stevie Nicks. but the chemistry they had in spades, John Paul and Joy Williams had by the truckload during the beginning. i suspect that a) they had the thing everyone thinks they had or b) Joy turned out to a massive, intolerable diva, like Hayley Williams
Yup absolutely!
Their connection is still breath taking even to date.
Yeah, and I know that these two married other people, but if they were never in love at all, they sure have me fooled. I don't see how you could wrench so much emotion out of a performance and not really feel it. The mythology behind this duo is still fascinating.
The bond is unbelievably strong but the relationship is toxic. Been there and done that. This song just tares my heart out. How is it possible to love some body so much that it hurts but hate them at the same time.
Too young to have been married? Because, oh God, it's possible.,
I feel this so much, how is it truly possible to love someone and hate them at the same time? Hurts when they move on so quickly too, makes it feel like the love was so fake
Because you're weak.
Life is pain and misery.
If you cant see the beauty in that then you dont stand much of a chance...
@@s.i.s5355 the two people who were in love are not there anymore.
A version of you still in love may be there but the other person may not be a person who loves you.
kimmie keller my love my hate
I would trade most of the singers on country radio if these two would start recording again
so with you!!
Same
😅❤
This is spot on. Sad day when they split.
💯
"I don't have a choice but I'd still choose you"
This song takes me apart and leaves the pieces scattered all over the house.
sounds a little serial killer esque but alright.
+Samir Jasarat lol, love it!
That is just beautiful.
This song makes you feel like my kids' Legos?
Lucas Smith hugs
October 28, 2024. I am still listening to this. Anyone?
Miss them
“I wish you’d hold me when I turn my baaaahaaack” still slaps 😭❤️🩹
❤😭
Saw them in a small theater when they started and their performance moved me to tears...then they were gone.
10/8/23. Still brings tears to my eyes when hearing this song. This music never gets old.
I totally agree 😢❤love them
I can't believe that such a ridiculously talented band only lasted 6 years
Who listens to this 2020?
The vampire diaries?
Every day ❤
Me, I am here because of TVD and Something borrowed
Me and I intend to be here until my last breath..😉
@@ragnhildskog5363 for the rest of my life lol...
This is one of the worst duo break ups in history. They go on to win a Grammy & are never heard from again. You think they are on the rise to stardom and then just become a flash in the pan. It is really sad. Both had such a wonderful melody together & great musical ability.
Yeah :(
You said it perfectly just like them.
@@drewwiley7083 I miss them. Emotions and the world structures can take away such a gift to the world in her need ~
@@drewwiley7083 I miss them. I also wish the world did not have such structures that prevents the gift these two had together. The world never needed it more than now.
It truly is tragic. They are phenomenal together.
Magic. For anyone gone through a rough relationship. Just beautiful.
I am listening and I am a new fan. Never more beautiful harmony’s have I heard. Please come back for just one more concert so I can hear you live!! You are both wonderful together and apart. I am 62 years old and would just love to hear you before I am gone!!
I just discovered them too. I’m 60 and I would love to see them get back together and perform live somehow someday. They are magical.
I wish they never broke up I love all their music together
The song is a self fulfilling prophecy. The group split up. Biggest tragedy of the music industry.
Very well said! Cheers to that 🥂
Coming back to this song feels like coming back to the family house. You know everyone is gone and dead. But memories lurks at every corner.
The passing of time means very little when something begins to stir in your heart ❤️
Wow. 😢❤️
Damn!!
Very well said
Omg this is perfect. My heart aches 😓😩
Hope they find each other again, somewhere....
For anyone who wants to play this on guitar the way John Paul does, here's how :)
- Standard Tuning - Capo 2nd Fret -
- Structure Of The Song -
Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Outro
- Chords Needed -
B (Variation) - 7x9800
C# (Variation) - 9x9800
E (Variation) - 079900
- Chord Progression Repeated Through ENTIRE Song -
B, C#, E, E
- Verse 1 & Chorus 1 Strum Patterns -
B & C# - ↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓ (Palm Muted)
E - ↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓ (Palm Muted)
- Verse 2 & Chorus 2 Strum Pattern -
All Chords - ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
- Outro Strum Pattern -
All Chords - ↓ ↓ ↓
Hope this helps you out! If you get stuck or need a little extra help, I just posted a video lesson for this on my channel :)
You are god sent
OMGGGGGG THERE'S A TUTORIAL ON HIS PAGE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TOO
Awesome! Thanks for this.
God bless you
Aww so sweet for sharing his, stay blessed!
I'm just here to cry about the fact that this wonderful duo is no longer together. :'( :'( I will not get out of my feelings about it either.
Check out The Sweeplings. They might fill your void. I heard a song called Hold Me and swore it was Civil Wars.
Such a tragedy
Tracey-Ann Wisdom I agree
They had real chemistry
I discovered them late and now I'm stuck here forever ..
This is still one of the prettiest, and saddest songs I've ever heard.
It's beautiful...
You don't quiet understand music lyrics until you experience it. You hear the words, but you don't feel it. It hits the heart when you truly experience it firsthand.
I hate when there is a song like this and I didn't know about it... how didn't I know about this masterpiece before?!
Sama Samer I felt the same way.
Sama Samer I just found it in a old ipod and thought the same thing
Me too! Just asked myself why I have never heard of the band...
Sama Samer I hear you, but if you like this song from them, there are so many more masterpieces for you to discover from this amazing Timeless Duo.... Check out tip of my tongue
Sama Samer Ben Moody did a cover of this song... i like his version better but the original is still amazing 😄
If ever a break up was tragic, this one was! Their harmonic blend twists and bends the soul! Loved these two!
I know, I feel these two were to become the next Sonny and Cher.
I'm still listening in 2024 !!! I miss this passion in music !!!
Here for Red Queen! I loved the ball room scene, and had a hate/love for the Bowl of Bones scene
ThatOne AwkwardCentry
Same
Its scary how this foretold their inevitable tragic end.
I truly have hope that someday they will sing together again.
They will take time to both heal, but someday they will come back together, where they belong. ❤
What happened to them ??
@@SaraSanchez-xl4lj look it up. It's insane and too detailed for me to type up today
"Poison & Wine
You only know what I want you to
I know everything you don't want me to
Oh your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine
You think your dreams are the same as mine
Oh I don't love you but I always will
Oh I don't love you but I always will
Oh I don't love you but I always will
I always will
I wish you'd hold me when I turn my back
The less I give the more I get back
Oh your hands can heal, your hands can bruise
I don't have a choice but I'd still choose you
Oh I don't love you but I always will [x7]
I always will [x5]
I used to listen to this song when I was going through my divorce. I would put it on repeat and just breathe it in. It literally saved my life.
I did the same thing. I thought I’d never breathe again some nights.
Same. The song feels like such a memory now instead of the present.
I hope you are in a better place in life friend. Life goes on and that’s the lesson this song brings. Sending love ur way.
Me too. Now just a bittersweet memory. Happily re-married.
Miss Corianne , I know how that feeling feels . it rips your heart right out of your body and leaves you with nothing inside . For most of us love can be found in the heart as well as the mind . Love can heal and love can kill . when love heals the broken heart , it fills us with joy and hope . But when love breaks the heart , it spills out and leaves nothing but sadness and pain . Some of the ones may recover But Most never does . Only the strong will go on , and yet some will die of a broken heart . so I say Please be careful with love . We are all fragile when it comes to love , there is no escape
I'm still listening, July 22, love these two
Listening to this one after their break up makes it even more heartbreaking :'(
milly gribben i have a question: Were they a real couple?Like..boyfriend and girlfriend?
Todo T no they are married but not to each other. However fans (including myself) do speculate about their relationship and whether that is why they parted professionally...
oh my god.. they were so good together :(
I feel sad now.
Btw Thank you for answering!
milly gribben At 3:38 it looks like a tear on the side of Joy's eye (or it could be a glitter)
+Stacey Tewes I'm pretty sure it's a tear
One of the best duets ever
❤I've been listening to the Civil Wars for years now. They still touch my heart. Reminds me of different days of my life. Som beautiful, some painful but that's what great music does. Blessings to you all. 🙏🏽 ❤
This song saved my life. They will never know the impact their music has truly had. Grateful doesn´t begin to cover it. Thank you.
Man I've been missing out, the emotion in their voices is heavenly
Still one of my old time favs, it touches the soul
I read time after time in every Civil Wars video's comment section that these two had an affair or were in love with each other. I always wonder if it was all the speculation that caused a rift. Joy's husband was the manager and there was a lot of pressure from what I've read and tried to learn. I think they had chemistry like no other but it was a professional love for each other and they sold it to us like two great stage actors. All the speculation, the creative differences, the pressure from Joy's husband, and I assume John's wife wondering if there is any truth to all the talk, I think that could ruin anyone. Whatever the truth is I wish them nothing but the best and I'm glad this exists. John and Joy, I know you will never read this, but thank you for the beauty you created.
they broke up because they couldn't decide on the music that they wanted to make
this has / is the story and it always has been . stop trying to make everything about love. if the beatles can break up due to creative differences . so can they
@@aryaxz2255 idk man, you get two young good looking people together with awesome musical talent singing about love for each other, feelings are bound to happen
@@aryaxz2255 From the interviews, I think it was more that he did not want a life of non-stop touring and wanted to be with his family. Were these two in some kind of love....? Oh yea. She said it all was like "playing with fire".
I have read they played up their relationship but they were fully committed to their spouses but I swear watching this video and listening to the lyrics and stuff makes me wonder sometimes… how could they NOT have fallen in love with each other even a little- their connection was undeniable
I've read this as well, but if they do not have a deep connection than they are damn good actors!!!
I think it's a different type of love.
Still crushes me in ‘24
This song reminds of "red queen" when Cal and Mare practiced dancing in the ballroom. Awesome song!
I can totally see this song playing while they dance
Victoria Aveyard says she thinks of this song too
😭😭😭that is an amazing book but he leaves her at the end if the 3rd one😭😵 I was so mad
omg yes!! read that part of the book while listening to this song and it fits perfectly! Victoria aveyard even said it was the song he was humming to her at the bowl of bones
Aya Sandouka
This was the exact song they danced to
Just imagining Cal and Mare dancing to this makes me cry
December 27, 2024 and still loving it
I miss these two performing together, but it was too perfect to last. Best to both of them
Yep Love these 2!!! Sucked when broke up and never got back together
When they breathe each others breath. Powerful!!
I knew Civil Wars was one of the inspirations behind Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and The Six, but man, this song. It's so Billy and Daisy, it's uncanny! Gonna go listen to the rest of the album...
Notice how they are playing in two different rooms, it’s like they sing this with each other in mind when they are alone. And then the last part where they are staring each other down both knowing exactly what they want but both knowing they can’t have it.
Spruce5454 So much hurt.
Anyone here from July 2022, I don’t get sick of this song. I wish I can see them perform one more time :(
I love the vintage aesthetic they carried into their videos. The coin pick was a nice touch.
This song is intense. I really felt this one. So beautiful. -breaks play button
Yes, it's tense ....real, raw, uncut. I agree
Perhaps the real specialness of these two, this song is so powerful… only happens because it only could happen once and is now just a memory. Still love it.
it's been over 2 years and I still can't believe they're done making music together
I don’t love this song. But I always will.
Vitu, meu amor... ouvir essa música depois de ter perdido você pra um câncer me faz repensar em tantas coisas... essa era a nossa música, mas que, infelizmente, nunca foi de fato "nossa". A gente devia ter deixado esse medo de perder uma amizade linda e termos vivido o amor que a gente queria ter vivido. E agora eu só fico aqui pensando em como teria sido se a gente tivesse realmente sido um do outro, tenho certeza que seríamos mais felizes do que éramos como amigos. Te amo há 18 anos e vou amar pro resto da minha vida, que viverei intensamente e sem nunca mais me privar de sentir NADA e me entregar aos sentimentos, sempre falar sobre eles independente de quais rumos as coisas tomem. Obrigada por ter me ensinado tanto o que é o amor puro. ❤️ Esteja onde estiver, que esteja em paz e com a certeza de que você foi e é muito amado.
"I don't have a choice, but I'd still choose you..."
Da sua Iaiá.
This is how I felt about leaving my ex. It was so bitter and heartbreaking. We went through so much together. He was a terrible alcoholic that just couldn't give it up for his family, 20 years I tried. I don't know if anyone notices John Paul is using a gold sobriety coin to play his guitar in this video. My ex passed away at 46 years old. My 3 kids were young adults but we were still devastated. I always stayed on good terms with his family and we grieved together. I come back to this song from time to time. It is probably the only way I can sum up my feelings about everything. I could have never imagined when I first heard it going through our divorce that this is the way it all would end and now its been 11 years.
So sorry. 🥺
Thank you for sharing a piece of your story with us, I always go through the comment sections of old songs they’re filled with sad beautiful nostalgic stories just like yours, I hope you’re doing good now
Oh my God, if that doesn't bring you to tears nothing will.
Stopped by again in July 2022. Always amazing. Always incredible.
Love them..... Will never be another duo like them.
Every so often I visit The Civil Wars and listen to their wonderful music. I’m always slightly sad as we all wanted more music from them.
🖤😎🤘🏼
Oh my gosh I love this song it's been forever since I've heard it ❤❤ so glad I found it.
Holy shit recently went down this rabbit hole. I don’t know where I was 10 years ago but I don’t think I’ll recover from this
how dare this ONLY have 1M views
I know right! Been thinking the same for a long time
I know right! Been thinking the same for a long time
I like that only certain people know this song.
2,885,963 views (Feb.17 2017)
3.4 mil, july 13, 2017
Yes we are still listening ❤. Love civil wars always have and always will❤
Still listening to this song. ❤️
I came here because I love The Civil Wars.
Same
I knew there had to be someone out there. :P
Midge Rallos nakakamiss yung duo :(
Still listening 😌
Miss them! 2021 anyone?
Their lyrics are just as epic as the music. Perfection.
Pure perfection when they performed it live; I don't know why Dave responds the way he does. I know he is a keen music lover. I would love to pick his brain about that very subject.
Down to the very tiniest of last sounds it then stopped forever perfectly. And that brought me to tears.
This throws me back a decade. This song was and is so eppic! Love it still.
How is nobody still not hearing this ??
This is my favorite song of The Civil Wars. It's so true, there's always that one person in your life that you will love no matter what. Even when things are so difficult and indifferent between the two of you! "I always Will "! ❤
I miss you guys so much. This song changed me.
Still listening 💕
MARECAL FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
NO #Mareven
Alana Treviño
What? Maven tortured her for 6 months, idk if someone tortured me for even a day I wouldn’t even consider dating them.
I was looking for this comment
This song still has me in my feelings
I miss them
These two souls never should have met.
floors me everytime i hear this
this song is still everything
9/2023. Still listening and still crying.
Yes....I Love The Civil Wars Music...Music is the bridge between the human and the divine world...Most Sincerely....Stacee
I've been making it a point to come here every New year so that no matter what happened the previous year, I get to come home.
Here's to a better year
Happy 2023!
I hope everyone heals from everything they need to heal from the previous year.
Here's to a better year ahead
what they bring to their music is passion, a passion that has been lost with musicians.. they sing with there soul not just their voices. when i listen to one of their songs i can feel it not just hear it. how they haven't blown up i don't know. but i really wish more people could listen to the epicness that is The Civil Wars and this new age folk sound.
I miss them so much 😢
I still come back to this masterpiece time from time. Just to feel that feeling I'll never have permanently
Still listening (Nov. 2024).
Keep returning to this gorgeous song. Bought the Barton Hollow album when it was first released. Loved the chemistry between the two of them. Their vocals and harmonies are sublime. Wish they would reunite and give us some more beautiful music. Thanks for This Wonderful Upload. Regards Frank
I'll miss them always. There was something about their voices together that made for magic.