I am really just so floored by your comment and want you to know that it means such a great deal to me to know that the music helps you. I care so much for my friends out there (including you) who are going through really difficult challenges in life. Thank you for inspiring ME--and all my best wishes and prayers go with you. xx
Chika Thompson There’s no better compliment I could receive them to know that the music is helping anyone in a difficult place. Really really grateful. Thank you
It’s so crazy cause I watched this when I was 8, I could never find this song until today 10 years later and the video finally makes sense. It’s so great
There is something about this song/video. It completely drains me emotionally ... I'm not even crying - I'm sobbing. And then once I've recovered, I have to come back and listen to it again. It's just so beautiful. Painful, but beautiful.
This video was uploaded nearly 10 years ago. But, I want to let you know it is one of my favorite music videos. It has a story and it fits the song so well, the song is amazing too. Just simply beautiful.
Deeply appreciate your words and support! It’s always a really fantastic feeling when you have created something that other people feel touched or Inspired by
I wear these words every day...Just to hold your hand right right now, would be all that I know...since my husband passed away (in 2008). No words have ever been more beautiful. It's 2O24 now and I still find comfort in them. TY
@magnificentchasto I am just so glad that people have been able to grasp the emotional content of the song. When I wrote it, I had some very intense and difficult things I was dealing with...it was my way of opening up my heart a bit.
No doubt, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to. This tune and Kirsty are a match made in heaven. I was in tears the first time I listened to it. Thanks for sharing. A big fan.
I can't believe this true majestical masterpiece of a song has so little views, like?? How come? Always floored by how the most awesome melodies and songs are at the same time so drastically, wildly underappreciated. Your creative genius here is above and beyond, grasping the heart and caressing the soul. Been listening to this song non-stop for days on end and it's been an enlightening and therapeutical experience. Few songs have this incredible healing powers within them. Thank you so so SO much for your divine music. You make this world a brighter and better place!
I really loved the first Engima album and I've liked several of the follow-ups. I have most of their work. Interestingly, I started listening to Sandra in the late 80s after a relative brought home one of her albums from Europe. I've always enjoyed her music. Great pop!
It is a reference for these beings from the spiritual realm that lead the girl back home after she passes away. The girl doesn't want to leave her first love, but, eventually, these beings compel her to come back. It is really about how hard it is to let go of someone, even when they leave us. The idea of the children as animal represents the primal and innocent side of nature and death. The children aren't evil or bad...they just serve a function. The mask for the lead girl symbolizes her
@@alkodjdjd I tend to work on music in the evenings. It can be tough with my schedule, but music is always calling me back. The name "Sleepthief" reflects the fact that music is always stealing my sleep...haha.
T^T do you know how many times this song has given me shivers, and had me cry? I don't get shivers when I listen to songs over and over......I get shivers~ everytime. masterpiece. That's all I gotta say.
Words fail me. I have to say that the song didn't initially capture me. It was etherial, pretty, no doubt, but I didn't hear anything that would lead me to believe that this song would affect me so powerfully. Unlike Eurydice, where I heard the song and wanted to see the video, I just stumbled upon this one. I heard the music, and I liked it enough to carry me through the story. By the end.... I can't do anything but thank Sleepthief for once again taking my breath away.
I wrote a lengthy blog about it when the song was released. It is about the emptiness of feeling alone but hoping to connect to someone, God...or the universe.
I discovered you back in 2010 when shit was really !@#$#% up for me. I can''t tell you how much your first two albums helped me. Your songs are just beautiful and there is something majestic about your productions that makes me want to happy cry. Thankyou for the music, Justin x
Honestly--thank you so much for posting this. I am just really touched that the music has made a difference in your life. Hope you are doing well and feeling incredible!!
An outstanding video. I fit it to my personal life so well. To love someone from youth is a most beautiful thing. I met my wife when we were around 7 years. We are now married 43 years. Love is an eternal thing.
Unbelievably beautiful, touching, and riveting music and videos. I will be making sure that a lot of my family and close friends experience such beauty!
@ALittleSpeckOfDust IT meant alot to both me (Justin Elswick) and Kirsty Hawkshaw. Just a song that came together for us emotionally, so I am glad it has found a place in your heart
@Vanster24 I would definitely love to do a few shows. I am originally from the LA area, so that would certainly be a place I'd play. I am thinking with the next album of doing several shows in major cities. I just really appreciate your words and thank you so much for caring enough to write :)
I really would like to have the perfect words to describe what I feel when I listen to this song. It's a mixture of pain, sorrow, but there's also hope at the same time. It's really hard to hold back tears.
Actually, Kirsty sings both versions. This version is on the SIRENES compilation album, while the new orchestral version is on LABYRINTHINE HEART. We redid the vocals for the second version.
This song is so beautiful...it gives me chills every time I hear it. If anyone can watch this video without getting emotional, then they have no emotion.
Normally Im a fairly regular guy that doesn't get too terribly emotional, but this video really hit me deep. Absolutely amazing song, phenomenal video. I just purchased the album from Amazon.
Thank you for such amazing music, Sleepthief. This song always brings so many emotions out in me; the video is gorgeous and heartbreaking. I'm going blind and list my soulmate to suicide 10 months ago. Your ethereal music helps me every single day. Thank you so much.
Justin, Israel and Kirsty have outdone theirselves with this one (props to Eric and co for the awesome video too!). It's quite a high bar to get over with the next one ;)
This songs brings tears to my eyes and reminds me of all the WONDERFUL times I had with someone I met and now she moving away because of a better future for her and her kids, even though I'm not in it. Thank you Sleepthief for your songs that really help me find my most beautiful feelings. You guys ROCK. Many success to you guys.
Really great video with nice twist at the end :) Hubby and I both love Sleepthief songs and have the albums, perfect for playing in the car on long (or short!) distances, it's the first one that gets requested! :D Please keep them coming!
@Mischievousharlequin Many thanks. The director is a good friend of mine, and he has such great ideas and is able to create great intensity in his work.
You have some very nice songs up here on RUclips. But this one is by far the best. Great music by you and great singing by Kirsty. Gave me goosebumps. Greetings from the Netherlands ^_^
i cant believe how many good things are crammed into one song. this is outstanding, i discovered it whilst looking for something else and im so glad i did. superbsong
Sleepthief has become one of my all time fav music artists... So haunting and meaningful... Now a days mainstream is all about money and sex...this is beautiful!!!
This is a beautiful song and a perfect video that goes with it. It makes me think though about my beloved dog being bitten with a snake and carrying her down a hillside in tears because I thought she would die. Thank you Sleepthief a very touching video and song.
Wonderful music by you and great singing by Kirsty. And the video fits very well. Excellent! Gave me goosebumps and a shiver down my spine. Greetings from a new Dutch fan ^_^
Oh wow! I just had a friend send me this link and it's so amazing! Cried like a baby when the boy lifted his head with the tears and becoming a man! FFFF! Amazing song and video!
This song is definitely the best I've heard in a while... This song affected me in a profound way. It's so hauntingly beautiful... Thanks so much for creating something so beautiful.
Love love love this song....Kirsty's voice is amazing....J, you know you rock! :) Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift of your music with us! I already can't wait for another album someday! ;) Blessings to you!
This is...just simply beautiful... Heart-breaking yet inspiring, You two are magic when you get into a studio together, and apparently also when you make a music video together. The kids were cast *perfectly*. And I have to say it made me a bit teary-eyed, too. So very awesome!
Thank you. The song is very personal to me and I wrote it to try and express some heavy things in my own life. So, I am very touched by your coment.
Kirsty hawkshaw's voice is so touching..
I am really just so floored by your comment and want you to know that it means such a great deal to me to know that the music helps you. I care so much for my friends out there (including you) who are going through really difficult challenges in life. Thank you for inspiring ME--and all my best wishes and prayers go with you. xx
Wanted to let you know that I still listen to this. Makes me forget about the 2020 craziness for 3 minutes and 47 seconds.
Chika Thompson There’s no better compliment I could receive them to know that the music is helping anyone in a difficult place. Really really grateful. Thank you
This is one of the most beautiful tracks I have ever listened to. No doubt.
It’s so crazy cause I watched this when I was 8, I could never find this song until today 10 years later and the video finally makes sense. It’s so great
There is something about this song/video. It completely drains me emotionally ... I'm not even crying - I'm sobbing. And then once I've recovered, I have to come back and listen to it again. It's just so beautiful. Painful, but beautiful.
This should have trillions of views. The voice is angelical.
This song never gets old... I can listen to it over and over again. Such great talent
This video was uploaded nearly 10 years ago. But, I want to let you know it is one of my favorite music videos. It has a story and it fits the song so well, the song is amazing too. Just simply beautiful.
Deeply appreciate your words and support! It’s always a really fantastic feeling when you have created something that other people feel touched or Inspired by
@@SLEEPTHIEFofficial Yes, thank you for this great music, such a unique sound.
Dunno how many times I've listened to this one, and every time I just tear up. Kirsty's voice is just heavenly.
I wear these words every day...Just to hold your hand right right now, would be all that I know...since my husband passed away (in 2008). No words have ever been more beautiful. It's 2O24 now and I still find comfort in them. TY
@magnificentchasto I am just so glad that people have been able to grasp the emotional content of the song. When I wrote it, I had some very intense and difficult things I was dealing with...it was my way of opening up my heart a bit.
No doubt, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to. This tune and Kirsty are a match made in heaven. I was in tears the first time I listened to it. Thanks for sharing. A big fan.
One of her best marriages of song, story and video so far. Very lovely.
I can't believe this true majestical masterpiece of a song has so little views, like?? How come? Always floored by how the most awesome melodies and songs are at the same time so drastically, wildly underappreciated. Your creative genius here is above and beyond, grasping the heart and caressing the soul. Been listening to this song non-stop for days on end and it's been an enlightening and therapeutical experience. Few songs have this incredible healing powers within them. Thank you so so SO much for your divine music. You make this world a brighter and better place!
The composition, lyrics, and voice are all amazing. Thank you for this.
I really loved the first Engima album and I've liked several of the follow-ups. I have most of their work. Interestingly, I started listening to Sandra in the late 80s after a relative brought home one of her albums from Europe. I've always enjoyed her music. Great pop!
It is a reference for these beings from the spiritual realm that lead the girl back home after she passes away. The girl doesn't want to leave her first love, but, eventually, these beings compel her to come back. It is really about how hard it is to let go of someone, even when they leave us. The idea of the children as animal represents the primal and innocent side of nature and death. The children aren't evil or bad...they just serve a function. The mask for the lead girl symbolizes her
You portrayed all of that perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.
You know. I think if I put this song on an infinite loop it would take me a long time to notice that it hasn't ended.
Mesmerizing.
She is one of my favorite singers of all time...I would LOVE that. Hmmm...maybe I will approach her.
Has me in tears every time.
How do you manage being a musician and a lawyer at the same time?
@@alkodjdjd I tend to work on music in the evenings. It can be tough with my schedule, but music is always calling me back. The name "Sleepthief" reflects the fact that music is always stealing my sleep...haha.
I agree...Kirsty has been a fave of mine for years!
T^T do you know how many times this song has given me shivers, and had me cry?
I don't get shivers when I listen to songs over and over......I get shivers~ everytime. masterpiece. That's all I gotta say.
Words fail me.
I have to say that the song didn't initially capture me. It was etherial, pretty, no doubt, but I didn't hear anything that would lead me to believe that this song would affect me so powerfully.
Unlike Eurydice, where I heard the song and wanted to see the video, I just stumbled upon this one. I heard the music, and I liked it enough to carry me through the story.
By the end....
I can't do anything but thank Sleepthief for once again taking my breath away.
@PowerburnerNL Fantastic to hear from you. Thank you so very much!
I've loved this song for years...just listened to it for the first time in a couple of months, and I'm in tears like its the first time.
Thank you.
Come back and listen again this year💜
I wrote a lengthy blog about it when the song was released. It is about the emptiness of feeling alone but hoping to connect to someone, God...or the universe.
Master piece SLEEPTHIEF Thanks so much for this song all are MASTERPIECES I would like to listen and listen over and over again all the song...
I discovered you back in 2010 when shit was really !@#$#% up for me. I can''t tell you how much your first two albums helped me. Your songs are just beautiful and there is something majestic about your productions that makes me want to happy cry. Thankyou for the music, Justin x
Honestly--thank you so much for posting this. I am just really touched that the music has made a difference in your life. Hope you are doing well and feeling incredible!!
It's haunting me.. it's painful and liberating at the same time and i want to listen to it again and again... thank you for this gift...
Wow I am totally in love with SleepTheif now I am glad I stumbled upon this song!
You share your gifts with us and we humbly bow at your feet and thank you, dear ones.
My mom and I both cry every time we hear this song, very beautiful and very sad.
An outstanding video. I fit it to my personal life so well. To love someone from youth is a most beautiful thing. I met my wife when we were around 7 years. We are now married 43 years. Love is an eternal thing.
Most songs you get bored of the more you listen.... my appreciation for this song grows every time I hear it.
Omg J...this is the first time seeing this vid for me, I cried. Beautiful, and so sad....
I always have songs in the works :) Thank you
God why do we all CRY when listening to this??!! xD there's something in this song and video that will get to you ...really
Her voice is unbelivebal.. Great! 5 stars!
I am addicted to this song! awesome.
Unbelievably beautiful, touching, and riveting music and videos. I will be making sure that a lot of my family and close friends experience such beauty!
It's been forever since I heard this song for the first time and I am still listening to it in 2012. I love this song to pieces.
this always ALWAYS gives me chills.
this song will always linger to my heart..the lyrics,video and vocals nailed 'em all.thank you for this lovely masterpiece.
@ALittleSpeckOfDust IT meant alot to both me (Justin Elswick) and Kirsty Hawkshaw. Just a song that came together for us emotionally, so I am glad it has found a place in your heart
I sometimes come back to this music video, it brings back my bitter yet sweet memories from the past. It's beautiful.
It is on Amazon and on I-tunes :)
Thank You.
@Vanster24 I would definitely love to do a few shows. I am originally from the LA area, so that would certainly be a place I'd play. I am thinking with the next album of doing several shows in major cities. I just really appreciate your words and thank you so much for caring enough to write :)
This song really gets under my skin, how the hell your not famous in the uk is beyond me
@Angelchakra Thank you for listening. Glad I can keep you company on the drives :)
I really would like to have the perfect words to describe what I feel when I listen to this song. It's a mixture of pain, sorrow, but there's also hope at the same time.
It's really hard to hold back tears.
Actually, Kirsty sings both versions. This version is on the SIRENES compilation album, while the new orchestral version is on LABYRINTHINE HEART. We redid the vocals for the second version.
This is heartwarming....specially for Xmas! Her voice's angelic! Best Wishes!
this is beautiful...it sings what my heart wants to say....
The more I hear this song the more I like it. It's beautiful.
Ok, this song and video made me cry. This was absolutly beautiful
The most beautiful voice in the universe , few people deserve to hear it.
This song is so beautiful...it gives me chills every time I hear it. If anyone can watch this video without getting emotional, then they have no emotion.
I don't even remember the last time a song/video got me so emotionally charged. This is perfection.
Normally Im a fairly regular guy that doesn't get too terribly emotional, but this video really hit me deep. Absolutely amazing song, phenomenal video. I just purchased the album from Amazon.
@betocreek My thanks! I appreciate knowing how much the song means to you...that is the nicest compliment an artist can receive.
Thank you for such amazing music, Sleepthief. This song always brings so many emotions out in me; the video is gorgeous and heartbreaking. I'm going blind and list my soulmate to suicide 10 months ago. Your ethereal music helps me every single day. Thank you so much.
truly atmospheric... simply but fabulous as always...thank you so much!!!
Aww thanks!
love your music, sleepthief...it's really pearl among stones.. and we love pearls..
greetz from slovenia
That means alot to me. Thank you!!
My profound thanks.
Justin, Israel and Kirsty have outdone theirselves with this one (props to Eric and co for the awesome video too!). It's quite a high bar to get over with the next one ;)
Wow, such a beautiful song.
My sincere thanks. :)
I get the chills every time I hear this song. It truly is a emotion-provoking song.
This songs brings tears to my eyes and reminds me of all the WONDERFUL times I had with someone I met and now she moving away because of a better future for her and her kids, even though I'm not in it. Thank you Sleepthief for your songs that really help me find my most beautiful feelings. You guys ROCK. Many success to you guys.
Thank you!
Really great video with nice twist at the end :) Hubby and I both love Sleepthief songs and have the albums, perfect for playing in the car on long (or short!) distances, it's the first one that gets requested! :D Please keep them coming!
This song and video is so beautiful, makes me cry and overflow with emotions each time i watch it and hear Kirsty's voice
That ending made me tear up. T__T Very beautiful song, video, and overall presentation. Bravo.
i love this video because the voice of Kirsty is beautiful and the photography is amazing!
How can be so beautiful?
@Mischievousharlequin Many thanks. The director is a good friend of mine, and he has such great ideas and is able to create great intensity in his work.
You have some very nice songs up here on RUclips. But this one is by far the best.
Great music by you and great singing by Kirsty. Gave me goosebumps.
Greetings from the Netherlands ^_^
Yes,... i see, i understend, i know that this is a song wanderful and is a great music and thank you very mach for emotionally.
i cant believe how many good things are crammed into one song. this is outstanding, i discovered it whilst looking for something else and im so glad i did. superbsong
Sleepthief has become one of my all time fav music artists... So haunting and meaningful... Now a days mainstream is all about money and sex...this is beautiful!!!
BEAUTIFUL video and song!
This is a beautiful song and a perfect video that goes with it. It makes me think though about my beloved dog being bitten with a snake and carrying her down a hillside in tears because I thought she would die. Thank you Sleepthief a very touching video and song.
I get chills every time I hear this, such a beautiful track. Justin, you and Kirsty working together is a blessing.
straight to my favorites, seems you forge magic my friend.
Wonderful music by you and great singing by Kirsty. And the video fits very well.
Excellent! Gave me goosebumps and a shiver down my spine. Greetings from a new Dutch fan ^_^
Oh wow! I just had a friend send me this link and it's so amazing! Cried like a baby when the boy lifted his head with the tears and becoming a man! FFFF! Amazing song and video!
MUST...NOT....CRY!!! lol one of my faves :)
kindest thanks
@TheMissing83 I think you described perfectly the feeling I was trying to convey with this song.
@leah34daisy1 :) That is so nice to hear! Thank you!
This song is definitely the best I've heard in a while... This song affected me in a profound way. It's so hauntingly beautiful... Thanks so much for creating something so beautiful.
@underkelis Welcome my friend! Much love to you in Colombia!
love this song
This songs and video opens the soul. Thank you so much. I love your songs, Sleepthief.
Love love love this song....Kirsty's voice is amazing....J, you know you rock! :) Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift of your music with us! I already can't wait for another album someday! ;) Blessings to you!
that made me cry...loved it(:
Its amazing what this song makes me everytime i hear it... i just can tell you one thing... thank you Justin!!!
This is...just simply beautiful... Heart-breaking yet inspiring, You two are magic when you get into a studio together, and apparently also when you make a music video together. The kids were cast *perfectly*. And I have to say it made me a bit teary-eyed, too. So very awesome!
This video makes me cry this is just amazing i love sleepthiefs music and putting kirsty another fav of mine in this one was greattttt