There is a beautiful irony in the fact that the boy who introduced me to this song is now the reason I relate to it so painfully. He was my lover, my partner, and my friend. This is his favorite song, a song that he connected to in the darkest time of his life. In all the times we sat together in my car, driving to places where we could be together, he would put on his music, often this song. He would tell me about his love for it, talk about how it made him feel then, and how the attachment that trauma connection built makes him feel now. Now he has passed it on, unintentionally of course. The seed of interest he planted first started sprouting when he left for college, 1000 miles away. On the way back from my last time seeing him in Texas, I played Cicada Days and On the Kitchen Floor (his favorites) and cried as I drove home. We were long distance, something I said I would never do again, but did without hesitation for him. I loved him. I wanted no one else. With my part time job, I scraped together enough money to visit him two weeks after he left. I paid for it all, booked the flight to Pheonix and bus trip to flagstaff, the hotel to stay at, all of it. I even called in some early birthday presents to help with the cost. In retrospect, of course it was ill advised and impulsive. Yet, it was also exciting and new. A step for independence and self agency to accomplish a goal I very much wanted; see my boyfriend. Remember that seed he planted? Well, my previous lover stuck around just long enough to see it sprout when he dumped me by text 2 days into a trip taken solely to see him. He was more concerned with spending time with the friends he would have all semester to see than me. Writing that out is admittedly painful. I feel like a blind, wasteful fool who gave up so much for someone who didn't end up caring for me in the end. In some ways, that is exactly what I am. Yet I cannot also pretend that I could have ever foreseen him acting like that. Even now, I still don't see how the shy, kind, and reserved boy I knew could do that. So I sit here now, listening to sad songs that remind me of him 2 weeks later at 2:34 am, 2 hours past the end of my 20th birthday. I know he still thinks of me, not through any direct confirmation, but because I know full well who he is. He knows that what he did was fucked up. He knows all he lost by doing that, things that he will likely not get again from a partner (it is difficult to balance the checking of ego with stating the reality you know to be true). He gave up more than I ended up losing by letting me go. Of course it was the song about loss that was his favorite. Loss was his companion throughout his life, a tug and pull of circumstances and people. It was all beyond his control, a culmination of the people around him. Yet not this, not me. I was willing to stay, to fight so that I would not be lost to him, and he let me go at the moment I did the most for him. He had moved on from everything that his old life had, his father, sister, stepmother; all the things that defined his life were now gone from him. I thought the one thing he would keep around would be me. He told me he would. I believe that he meant it too. But in the end, the 5 minute walk between my hotel and his dorm room proved to be the chasm between us that 1000 miles of distance wasn't. That was more than he was willing to put in. In the end, I took more than my love with me on that plane trip home. He gave up more than I brought him, because with me left the last person who cared about him in the way he wanted to be cared for. I sacrificed for him without asking for a return, which he seemed to take as my efforts being worth naught. I wish I could say that I had moved on, but obviously by the length and timing of this, I have not. I miss him dearly; miss the gay ass music he listened to, miss laughing at the same stupid joke told for the 1000th time, miss holding and loving him. That is the nature of loss; it is the things you took most for granted that you yearn for the deepest. I am too hurt to say that I wish him well, yet never would I want ill upon him either. It is even more difficult when a relationship you didn't think was in question question suddenly ceases like a car hitting a tree at 60 miles per hour. To be openly honest, I doubt that more than a handful of people will ever read this, and even that is generous. Most likely, I will come back to this comment in many months time and read through my diary shouted into the void that sits comfortably at zero likes. Yet, there is a small part of me (that I try to kill) that secretly hopes he will see this. It is just plausible enough to maybe happen, with the right amount of luck. Yet it very much likely won't, and I know that, yet I hope for it anyways. I suppose some part of me wants him to observe Me, raw and pained, and see the consequences his choices have had on me, even though he likely knows full well. So here my trauma dump prose ends. I had ideas for some grand concluding tie-together for the song this comment is posted on and all the words I typed out, but they have been lost in the swirling haze of vibrant memories and emotional loose threads to pull at. Thank you for reading.
I read this on the way home from high school and now you make me want to write more than I should. I always admired these long ass paragraphs and trauma dumps because I get to know people I know I will never see in my entire life (there's still a possibility but you know). I want to be like you and the others on the Internet who write like an architect, careful and focused. People like you who build a story of truth under a music video give me hope to create and that it might just work out. Though it may not get seen much, it's out there and appreciated, maybe. I don't know if anyone will see this either or if anybody will understand but I want to be like some I've never met that is brave and cares. I will pray tonight that you will find someone who will go to such lengths to see you and love you. Give you all the love you missed out on and be fulfilled until there is no room left. You deserve it. Have a good one! 🫶
What a FASCINATING song. Like not just the subject matter, but the whole structure of the thing. Missing rhymes, skipped beats, your voice shifting into strange cadences for singular lines, and the explosive ending, it's all so peculiar in the best way possible. Your style has changed so much, but really, all the good parts are still there.
The best part is that each song is different, yet also the same. Each song has a hint of familiarity mixed in with the style, even if one song is completely different from another. It's all different, but not too much. Recognizable. Still gets a point across, but in different manner. 10/10 musician
It’s funny Will Wood went from releasing a song about a mouse to one with the title “Cicada Days”, from a quiet animal to a very loud one. Looking forward to hearing the song!
@@Everettalla Assert dominance. Ruin their August back by picking and frying them. Great source of protein, crunchy but tasty too. You can even make cicada soup!
The pain of moving on, the anger of helplessness, and the small sigh of relief seeing that all this might work out in the end. This hits in all the most raw places.
Holy fucking SHIT dude the change from a sweet soft song (both from all the demo versions we heard and even just in the beginning of the song) to absolutely fucking SCATHING and loud and cacophonic oh my GOD. Not what I expected from the final song but Jesus Christ it's so good hold shit. oh my god. fuck man.
the sudden transition between the bossa nova-esque beat to the hard rock at 3:12 literally sent chills down my spine, what a great song so far ive noticed that a recurring instrument so far between cicada days and tomcat disposables has been the guitar! not sure if its something that is gonna stick for the whole new album, but it surely has a different vibe compared to the other piano-heavy songs that will wood has :D
@@fictionalcharacter1750 i've only heard a couple of bossa nova songs so if im in the wrong thats 100% my bad. that being said i cant believe ive been called gringo on the internet despite being from chile and i dont think i will ever recover from the shame, i'll see myself out
@@marbleferret OH Forgiven lol it's just that usually it's gringos who think bossa nova is basically brazilian-flavored elevator music. It's actually a kind of "gentrified" samba with jazz influences
I love how you can either read this as a pretty run-of-the-mill love song about someone you long to see again, *OR* as a scathing and brutally-realistic wake-up call about how humanity is destroying nature beyond repair. Explanation for those curious: 1.) The lines, "God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing" and "Do nothing, nothing works" refer to how we keep crying about pollution (etc) but can't seem to actually make any big changes happen. 2.) "But I take more than I bring" and "The seasons of cicada days we can't make up" refers to how for every well-intended thing we do for the environment, someone else does 100x the damage. 3.) The imagery at 3:13 pretty much says it all. That was the point where I realized I'm not just reading too deeply into this. 4) The song ends with an uplifting message, that "it works if you work it... one day at a time," because we _still_ can salvage what we can. Sent off with the message, "Tomorrow's too late, Amen" because we shouldn't wait even another day to take action.
There are times where I fear that I've lost the ability to emotionally connect with songs, but then I listen to Will Wood and I'm not worried anymore. There's something indescribably profound about his songs, especially these latest singles. Thank you so much for your art.
I’m really excited! this is the song that I wanted to hear finished and officially released for so long, shame that I won’t be here to see the premiere.
the opening line "the greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize" and the imagery of the forestry and nature going from green and lush at the start to burning in the last chorus, and the ending lines "keep coming back / it works if you work it / so work it, youre worth it / it won't if you dont" its a continuing loop of things going alright, then crashing and burning, but picking yourself back up to try again, knowing it'll be better this time because of what you've learned circle of life isnt it
The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes And past salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words And God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing She said take care But I take more than I bring She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much Because when you leave you know you takе more than your love" Just one week of cicada days, wе're losing touch And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars That were all glow in the dark, hanging over queen-sized Purple waves of ancient chemicals just whisper! Did you ever build with those endangered bones? Well, the ground looks soft enough to bury this now! Oh, please, oh no! And then my sponsor said "Do nothing, nothing works" And then my doctor said "Don't do that if it hurts!" She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much Because when you leave you know you take more than your love" The seasons of cicada days, we can't make up And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up! Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave Okay, I'll pack my stuff Here at the end of days, my god, what have I done!? Christ, now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of Keep coming back, it works if you work it So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen
am I the only one who really relates this song to suicide? both in action and ideation. maybe I’ve just had too much happen to me lately but this song hits me in a very specific way that it doesn’t seem like anyone else is getting.
if you showed me the “everything is a lot” album then showed me “cicada days” and told me that it was the same artist i would not believe you (btw the song is an absolute banger)
I like to imagine that when he was thinking of ideas for songs, he heard a cicada, and thinks to himself, "Would that sound good?" Fast forward a day or so, he hears them again, runs outside, finds one and while its making it's noise he just yells at it, "YOU ARE GOING TO BE A SONG. NOW."
I've had a really, really rough couple of years up until now, not just with COVID but with my brother's brain cancer and mother's passing the year after. Every year's been shit, and I've been diagnosed with MDD and PTSD. I've been in bad places, the lowest of my lows, and a few months ago, during a time where I felt absolutely numb to everything... I found out about your music. I listened, and it's honestly changed my whole life. These songs have the kind of passion in them that I used to have, and want to have again. The talent and the passion and the effort put into these... the look back onto your own troubles with life throughout your older albums and how they've evolved into this piece of work- just thinking about how much heart was poured into this really helps me feel a little less terrible and a little less alone. Some of these songs struck chords so deep inside me, they make me feel alive again, even if that means I cry every time I listen to Tomcat Disposables. I really can't describe how much your music matters to me. It's made me want to live. I look forward to the new album, Will. Thanks for everything you've done for all of us.
Even if what I experienced this year isn't even remotely close to what you went through, I second everything you said wholeheartedly. This man's music was the only thing that I could save a sparkle of enthusiasm for and I think is amazing you and a lot of other people feel the same, even if our lives are different and we have never met. God I really wish you could find your old passion again! I'm trying to do the same with mine and I have made some small but significant progress recently. You are going in the right direction and you will make it💪🏻 and Will Wood's music will always be out there to inspire us. Sorry for the long ass comment. A pat on your back from Italy
I can’t stop playing this song. I wish I could personally thank him for releasing this, especially at this time. Leaving someone you love is one of the hardest things to do. The guilt you feel afterwards is so terrible and gut-wrenching and I feel like he just depicted it so well. I don’t regret leaving her, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t feel bad. It’s so easy to forget what healthy relationships feel like when you’ve been dealing with one so painful for so long.
when i heard the transition with the guitar on "let all my red flags fade to white/i give up" i literally got chills. such a fantastic song and i'm so excited for the album
I used to have a fear of cicadas specifically. I remember one summer as a child, the cicadas were out and playing their droning tune, and I was playing outside, as it was the style at the time. Well I come to this bush, see, and after one thwack with a stick I was carrying, BOOM! A cicada flew out of it and landed right on my face. I remember the sting of its carapace against my forehead, and I remember seeing its eyes, its face, so close to mine that he could practically knock on the windows to my soul. It lingered there for a while, its creepy orbs looking at me, observing me, before finally flying off. And it scarred me for a while. Growing up, I hated them. When I'd see the shells from their molting times I would freak out and crush them. I hated the sound of their droning. Heck, I still think they're kinda gross, but actually watching the molting as an adult? It's kinda magical. Kinda beautiful. Just kinda, though. If you're still reading, I hope you have a lovely day. A lovely month, a lovely year. Hell, a lovely life. That person you're thinking about asking out? Talk to them. That hobby you're thinking about picking up? Get started on it. Fill your heart with love if you can. There's always gonna be someone rooting for you.
2:01 I love every songs of Will, love every variations of his voice, but this "Whisper" is for me the best vocal performance he ever did. Hugs from France
Its inhumane how good this song is. An artist and his worms that can make a climax and a build up this exhilarating is the BEST. this album is gonna be sick
I am so excited for the new album and even though we’ve only really heard snippets of songs and tomcat disposables (which made me cry) I can already tell it’s gonna be phenomenal, and to top it off, Will seems to be doing good which is the most important thing. Can’t wait to hear this song!
I have such an odd connection and meaning with this song. I just got out of an incredibly abusive relationship (on both parts), and this has been such a comfort and helpful song to hear. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder, and that makes relationships really hard. She didn’t want to break up with me, but no matter how addicted I was to her and how much I loved her, my own trauma’s and issues rubbed off on her so much. And that’s okay, because people should always take care of themselves before others, even when she was the one saying “and it just feels inhumane to lose this much”. Going into a relationship with BPD is like knowing you will ruin it all, and that part is what I feel like this song is about, atleast to me. But even though “tomorrow’s too late”, there’s always a chance to fix things while they’re still happy and going on. Will Wood Is a genius artist and this song will always resonate with me, no matter what meaning you take from it.
So glad Will has been doing things he wants to do lately, I’m really proud of him :) can’t wait for this album, something tells me it’s gonna be a banger.
I kept ignoring this song for the most part, but now, after having broken up with an abusive partner not too long ago, I absolutely feel this. "let all my red flags fade to white, yeah I give up" and "it just feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of" hit especially close to home... I was what kept everything going for as long as it did, and eventually just completely gave up and accpeted defeat, and while my ex has basically given up on life, I'm suddenly being gifted everything I ever wanted, and just sitting here, still feeling like I don't deserve it. Absolutely love it when I find songs that manage to communicate the complex things I can't get out... Makes everything feel less lonely.
I know that these songs have several meanings to them, maybe some more intended than others... But I kinda want to talk about some personal meaning of this for me. As someone who went through so much trauma (like many other people) I find it really odd that people would tell me that, well, "it's inhumane" that it happened to me. As the lyrics say, the ashes of burned trees and animals can make it better for new plants to grow, but then unhealed trauma can make you burn it all again, cause sustaining a healthy ecosystem is sometimes too much. Sometimes trauma can make you believe you don't deserve anything you've worked for, and even though you are a "better person" because of it, does not erase the fact that it was built on ashes. So deep, deep down, the regrets, the worst parts of you are consuming your soul from the inside and they make you want to give up. It's a meaning that I got the first couple of times when I heard it, and I'll surely change my mind listening to the song more, but it's just something I wanted to share.
this song honestly means the world to me, especially the whole "explosion" as a commenter somewhere here had called it. i have borderline personality disorder and going through situations with partner after partner, and watching it all crash down and begging them not to leave because i'll "only take more than i gave" but having to leave anyway is shattering, and this song perfectly embodies any kind of meltdown i have during depressive and mood episodes. gentle acoustic and vocals alone accompanied by a voice that isn't straining, yelling, or anything, it's just singing, and then watching the background music slowly change as will's voice becomes more upset and the "bzzz" fading in for a couple seconds before completely exploding into the "aggressive" guitar, the shouting, the everything, and not even a minute later going back to the gentle singing and strumming but definitely not the same. that could be taken exactly as a meltdown for me. it's sickening, almost, but in the best way possible. i've always loved will wood's music anyway, too. from when he was in bands to when he was making songs with the label that's just his name, i was there. honestly i think this song is the best thing to ever happen to me.
Watched this video exactly one year ago today and recreated the moment Sat on the same spot at the edge of my bed, clicked the video at exactly 8.11 this morning, and watched intently. The song sounds just as fresh as the first listen precisely 365 days later. It does not get old. At all. I love this song and happy birthday to it
Will Wood’s artistic evolution could actually be documented into a show and I’d watch it. The fact he went from the craziness and chaotic songs in EIAL to the soft and Down-to-Earth nature of In case I die, it just shows so much growth, especially for Will Wood as both an character but also as an artist. This song shows this evolution perfectly IMO. I really like this lmao.
I know a lot of people are saying how different this feels from will woods earlier works but honestly this song reminds me a LOT of aikido (in the best way possible that is my second favorite song on everything is a lot
Yeah, he’s written softer songs before, but I think that the more energetic or wacky ones are the ones that got more popular, so people associate him more with that sound than something like this or Tomcat Disposables
Oh my god I am so so so glad the studio version of this exists. It's so much better than when we heard it beforehand, and it was already amazing before. This is absolutely beautiful and just a complete banger in general. Also yes, it absolutely annihilates me emotionally in the best way possible.
This song feels exactly like how my ex with bpd felt (which will has, making it even sadder), and i’m heartbroken to her all of wills grief when i was the cause for my ex’s. I was the person telling him “It just feels inhumane to loose this much,” and “don’t do that if it hurts.”. he loved me unconditionally but he loved his addictions more. i could tell in his eyes, in his blood, in his tears that i was his soulmate, the only one he truly loved, but all the thorns he got from hugging cacti were rubbing off on me and i gave up on him. I’m so sorry jasper.
“The thorns he got from hugging cacti were rubbing off on me” will now love in my head because thank you it is such a beautifully tragic depiction of those relationships, it’s so hard to love someone when they’re hurting you and that trauma leads to hurting others and being a worse person for yourself
This just-reminds me of that amazing summer last year, when the cicadas that had gone into the ground the year I was BORN finally came out and started flying around. It was...almost surreal, turning into an adult and practically growing up alongside these insect friends I never knew I had. And they were EVERYWHERE-it was like they drowned out the entire neighborhood and-as loud as it got, I will NEVER forget how awe-inspiring it felt.
Will Wood is a lyrical genius, a musical god, and a singing sensation. This song is beautiful, tear jerking, and just plain pleasant to listen to. Just amazing!
Lyrics - The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes and pasts Salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words And god knows crying ain't gonna change a thing She said "take care," but I take more than I bring She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much" Cause when you leave, you know you take more than your love Just one week of cicada days we're losing touch And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars, they were all Glow-in-the-dark, hanging over queen-sized Purple waves of ancient chemicals Just whisper Did you ever build with those endangered bones? Well the ground looks soft enough to bury this now Oh please, oh no And then my sponsor said "Do nothing. Nothing works" And then my doctor said "Don't do that if it hurts" She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much" Cause when you leave, you know you take more than your love The seasons of cicada days we can't make up And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave. Okay, I'll pack my stuff Here at the end of days, my god, what have I done? Christ now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of Keep coming back, it works if you work it So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen
"let all my red flags fade to white, yeah i give up" The sun bleaches red flags to white over time, and white flags symbolize giving up, while red flags symbolize anger. This song is fucking beautiful.
The title used to deceive me so much about this song. I absolutely adore it now. It’s a vibe to listen to when you need background noise. But to me, this is my mental breakdown song. This is the song that has held all of my silent breakdowns, my worst breakdowns, all the tears from different events that happened, or just feeling too stressed and pressured. This is the song that always plays in the background. Because it voices my feelings. My sadness, my guilt, my frustration, my thoughts go into the song, and it sings what I feel back. This song has helped me get through so many mental breakdowns. I only discovered it recently, but the impact it’s had on me already is insane. Overall, great song ❤️
With cicadas symbolising change I really think this song can speak to the fact that change is painful sometimes and the balance between taking and giving during that change can get a little out of wack. Change is hard but it's just one day at a time, even if that change feels world ending. That's at least what I got out of it, love your work Will, keep doing what makes you happy!
There’s just something about this song that makes it so incredibly special. It’s always been a sort of comfort for me, and a song I’ve found myself coming to over and over when I’m stressed. I’m happy beyond words to have this version now. It’s so raw, so alive, that it genuinely took my breath away. Thank you, Will, and I hope you’re doing well.
I don’t know if this was the intended message, but this really connected with me in terms of climate grief just the initial sadness of knowing that the planet is in decline… to the gradual setting in of learned helplessness, realising that you can do very little to impact the world personally (and the global solutions are unlikely to be instated)… to an overall resignation and despair, wondering if it would be better to ignore it altogether (as, assuming it’s hopeless, you should at least prioritise your metal well-being)… then the associating guilt (as to ignore the situation would be selfish/ignorant)… and then the escalation of that guilt, believing that, considering the fact the main cause is humanity, the world would be literally better with you gone (and therefore any and all strives toward personal fulfilment would be inherently selfish and undeserved) - but simultaneously killing yourself would be perhaps worse (as you’d essentially be leaving everyone else with a problem you were too lazy to solve) I am very familiar with the kind of spiral that comes from climate grief… and it generally emerges as just contempt/spite not only for the state of the world, but for everything you do while aware of how bad things are going (with every action being interpreted as futile/harmful… and every inaction being interpreted as selfish/lazy) like, maybe I’m biased because climate change is a main source of panic for me (although the nature/wildfire imagery seems to align with that message), but this just really spoke to me
This feels so wistful and bittersweet like... the line "What have I done? / Christ now it feels damn inhumane to get all I dreamed of" just hits so hard. It's just so human and real that I'm viscerally moved by it to tears. You just keep helping me realise other people struggle with the same things I struggle with. Thank you WW, I hope you get to have a good break after ICIMI comes out.
Will, you knocked it out of the park again. And right into the gut. A painful battlehymn to recovery and what leads us to seek it. That flags lyric change really hits so hard too. Keep up the amazing work.
I think this is the first song that has given me goosebumps. The change from a soft melody to intense chaos is raw. I feel it especially in the IN CASE I DIE recording.
27 hours from launch, fully prepared to be jamming out to this sad banger song just finished premiering, was NOT expecting the end after hearing the boardwalk recording that doug did. absolutely insane, stellar work that will and everyone that worked on this has done.
Very excited to finally see this song fully realised. Been obsessed with the live version and what we got to hear on stream and i can confidently say that this is up there with Well better than the alternative for me as top tracks from you. Keep up the great work!
JESUS CHRIST! Like I knew the ending was gonna be heavier than the rest, but that actually surprised me. This new album might be my favorite album by the looks of these singles
I really love the balance of growth and destruction in the imagery here. The growing cicada, the burning fires. It's really beautiful and makes for an amazing music video, too. Brain scratchy. Also, the xrays are always a win. Easily one of my new favorites!
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I love Will Wood i wish cicadas were real
@@JigParm CICIEREGAS
I wish cheese was also real
@@spadescan i wish lemons were real
@@boxkid32 Same honestly 😔
I wish Jerma was real
Grief. Grief is love that can't go where it's supposed to.
That is devastatingly beautiful
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Hello internet.
There is a beautiful irony in the fact that the boy who introduced me to this song is now the reason I relate to it so painfully. He was my lover, my partner, and my friend. This is his favorite song, a song that he connected to in the darkest time of his life. In all the times we sat together in my car, driving to places where we could be together, he would put on his music, often this song. He would tell me about his love for it, talk about how it made him feel then, and how the attachment that trauma connection built makes him feel now.
Now he has passed it on, unintentionally of course. The seed of interest he planted first started sprouting when he left for college, 1000 miles away. On the way back from my last time seeing him in Texas, I played Cicada Days and On the Kitchen Floor (his favorites) and cried as I drove home.
We were long distance, something I said I would never do again, but did without hesitation for him. I loved him. I wanted no one else.
With my part time job, I scraped together enough money to visit him two weeks after he left. I paid for it all, booked the flight to Pheonix and bus trip to flagstaff, the hotel to stay at, all of it. I even called in some early birthday presents to help with the cost. In retrospect, of course it was ill advised and impulsive. Yet, it was also exciting and new. A step for independence and self agency to accomplish a goal I very much wanted; see my boyfriend.
Remember that seed he planted? Well, my previous lover stuck around just long enough to see it sprout when he dumped me by text 2 days into a trip taken solely to see him. He was more concerned with spending time with the friends he would have all semester to see than me.
Writing that out is admittedly painful. I feel like a blind, wasteful fool who gave up so much for someone who didn't end up caring for me in the end. In some ways, that is exactly what I am. Yet I cannot also pretend that I could have ever foreseen him acting like that. Even now, I still don't see how the shy, kind, and reserved boy I knew could do that.
So I sit here now, listening to sad songs that remind me of him 2 weeks later at 2:34 am, 2 hours past the end of my 20th birthday.
I know he still thinks of me, not through any direct confirmation, but because I know full well who he is. He knows that what he did was fucked up. He knows all he lost by doing that, things that he will likely not get again from a partner (it is difficult to balance the checking of ego with stating the reality you know to be true). He gave up more than I ended up losing by letting me go.
Of course it was the song about loss that was his favorite. Loss was his companion throughout his life, a tug and pull of circumstances and people. It was all beyond his control, a culmination of the people around him. Yet not this, not me. I was willing to stay, to fight so that I would not be lost to him, and he let me go at the moment I did the most for him. He had moved on from everything that his old life had, his father, sister, stepmother; all the things that defined his life were now gone from him. I thought the one thing he would keep around would be me. He told me he would. I believe that he meant it too. But in the end, the 5 minute walk between my hotel and his dorm room proved to be the chasm between us that 1000 miles of distance wasn't. That was more than he was willing to put in.
In the end, I took more than my love with me on that plane trip home. He gave up more than I brought him, because with me left the last person who cared about him in the way he wanted to be cared for. I sacrificed for him without asking for a return, which he seemed to take as my efforts being worth naught.
I wish I could say that I had moved on, but obviously by the length and timing of this, I have not. I miss him dearly; miss the gay ass music he listened to, miss laughing at the same stupid joke told for the 1000th time, miss holding and loving him. That is the nature of loss; it is the things you took most for granted that you yearn for the deepest. I am too hurt to say that I wish him well, yet never would I want ill upon him either. It is even more difficult when a relationship you didn't think was in question question suddenly ceases like a car hitting a tree at 60 miles per hour.
To be openly honest, I doubt that more than a handful of people will ever read this, and even that is generous. Most likely, I will come back to this comment in many months time and read through my diary shouted into the void that sits comfortably at zero likes. Yet, there is a small part of me (that I try to kill) that secretly hopes he will see this. It is just plausible enough to maybe happen, with the right amount of luck. Yet it very much likely won't, and I know that, yet I hope for it anyways. I suppose some part of me wants him to observe Me, raw and pained, and see the consequences his choices have had on me, even though he likely knows full well.
So here my trauma dump prose ends. I had ideas for some grand concluding tie-together for the song this comment is posted on and all the words I typed out, but they have been lost in the swirling haze of vibrant memories and emotional loose threads to pull at. Thank you for reading.
youtube comments rarely ever move me but now i feel like a painting in an art gallery someone shifted slightly to the left
Emotional jumpscare
@@Car_Jammerfr
Please write a book. Any genre. Whatever you want. Please make art.
I read this on the way home from high school and now you make me want to write more than I should. I always admired these long ass paragraphs and trauma dumps because I get to know people I know I will never see in my entire life (there's still a possibility but you know). I want to be like you and the others on the Internet who write like an architect, careful and focused. People like you who build a story of truth under a music video give me hope to create and that it might just work out. Though it may not get seen much, it's out there and appreciated, maybe. I don't know if anyone will see this either or if anybody will understand but I want to be like some I've never met that is brave and cares. I will pray tonight that you will find someone who will go to such lengths to see you and love you. Give you all the love you missed out on and be fulfilled until there is no room left. You deserve it. Have a good one! 🫶
I swear this man never EVER has made a bad song. Every single track he did is and will be a bop
even alma mater ?
@@Cicada_4324 Even enjoy to destroy?
@@sadly_clowns is it weird I unironically like Destroy to Enjoy lol
@@cuppahotnoodles yeah wtf since when is that one bad?
Mr. Fregoli?
What a FASCINATING song. Like not just the subject matter, but the whole structure of the thing. Missing rhymes, skipped beats, your voice shifting into strange cadences for singular lines, and the explosive ending, it's all so peculiar in the best way possible. Your style has changed so much, but really, all the good parts are still there.
Will Wood releases strictly bangers, that is all.
@@thilsiktonix yes I just found his stuff and i’m so happy I found this artist!
@@cats-a-lot3609 me too! He's amazing :)))
The best part is that each song is different, yet also the same. Each song has a hint of familiarity mixed in with the style, even if one song is completely different from another. It's all different, but not too much. Recognizable. Still gets a point across, but in different manner. 10/10 musician
@@thilsiktonix I’ve literally never heard a Will Wood song that’s bad, I’m genuinely confused on how it’s possible
It’s funny Will Wood went from releasing a song about a mouse to one with the title “Cicada Days”, from a quiet animal to a very loud one. Looking forward to hearing the song!
Cicada’s ruin my august 😩
EEEEEEEEE -cicada 2022 probably
@@Everettalla Assert dominance. Ruin their August back by picking and frying them. Great source of protein, crunchy but tasty too. You can even make cicada soup!
@@Everettalla i would happily take your cicadas, i love finding them :D
@@bugjams underrated comment
This is me from the future and I can say this was a banger. Ascended. Descended. Revolved around the sun. Revolved around the moon.
Sense you were there, can I ask what the moon was made of?
This was said before but it shall be said again: We do not need a time traveller to know this song will be a banger.
@@GlipGlig just farting on the haters ✌️
@@wyatthawk7693 on top of what he said, what color perchance?
yeah. yeah, you were correct
The pain of moving on, the anger of helplessness, and the small sigh of relief seeing that all this might work out in the end. This hits in all the most raw places.
She said
“it just feels inhumane to lose this much”
One day I know this song will have me crying my eyes out
4th times the charm for me ig, sobbing rn. All it took was a well timed migrane and boom.
Holy fucking SHIT dude the change from a sweet soft song (both from all the demo versions we heard and even just in the beginning of the song) to absolutely fucking SCATHING and loud and cacophonic oh my GOD. Not what I expected from the final song but Jesus Christ it's so good hold shit. oh my god. fuck man.
the sudden transition between the bossa nova-esque beat to the hard rock at 3:12 literally sent chills down my spine, what a great song
so far ive noticed that a recurring instrument so far between cicada days and tomcat disposables has been the guitar! not sure if its something that is gonna stick for the whole new album, but it surely has a different vibe compared to the other piano-heavy songs that will wood has :D
It's a baritone ukulele, which indeed will be in a bunch of songs of icimi :)
As a brazilian I am a bit concerned about what you gringos think bossa nova is
@@fictionalcharacter1750 i've only heard a couple of bossa nova songs so if im in the wrong thats 100% my bad. that being said i cant believe ive been called gringo on the internet despite being from chile and i dont think i will ever recover from the shame, i'll see myself out
@@marbleferret OH Forgiven lol it's just that usually it's gringos who think bossa nova is basically brazilian-flavored elevator music. It's actually a kind of "gentrified" samba with jazz influences
I love how you can either read this as a pretty run-of-the-mill love song about someone you long to see again, *OR* as a scathing and brutally-realistic wake-up call about how humanity is destroying nature beyond repair.
Explanation for those curious:
1.) The lines, "God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing" and "Do nothing, nothing works" refer to how we keep crying about pollution (etc) but can't seem to actually make any big changes happen.
2.) "But I take more than I bring" and "The seasons of cicada days we can't make up" refers to how for every well-intended thing we do for the environment, someone else does 100x the damage.
3.) The imagery at 3:13 pretty much says it all. That was the point where I realized I'm not just reading too deeply into this.
4) The song ends with an uplifting message, that "it works if you work it... one day at a time," because we _still_ can salvage what we can. Sent off with the message, "Tomorrow's too late, Amen" because we shouldn't wait even another day to take action.
oh i’ve never thought of the latter before, that’s a great interpretation!
Oh, i never saw it that way, but that interpretation makes a lot of sense
Why not both? Mother nature is there for us, but we keep destroying her. We take more than we bring while nature tells us to take care
Huh, I interpreted it as someone pondering how others would feel when they die and realizing they need to keep fighting to stay alive
I think it's about quitting drinking. And all those other things too.
There are times where I fear that I've lost the ability to emotionally connect with songs, but then I listen to Will Wood and I'm not worried anymore. There's something indescribably profound about his songs, especially these latest singles. Thank you so much for your art.
headphones aren't enough, I need this song to be injected into my bloodstream.
That’s not enough I NEED TO SEE THIS PERFORMED LIVE
I WILL GO FERAL
I’m really excited! this is the song that I wanted to hear finished and officially released for so long, shame that I won’t be here to see the premiere.
Aww that is a shame, is it alright if I ask why?
@@cuppahotnoodles Probability sleeping.
@@cuppahotnoodles sorry for the late answer, I’m on a trip and internet is nearly nonexistent here. and I’m glad it’s the only reason I won’t make it
@@junoismad just checkin in case you made it (no pun intended)
@@juliancassidy3081 didn’t make it, but the song was absolutely worth the wait
the touch of starting with 16 seconds of darkness is really cool. symbolizing the 16 years in the dirt that the cicadas spend.
I love it when the beginning of a song sounds like a lullaby and the end devolves into metal
Suburbia overture
Suburbia Overture
Suburbia Overture
Aikido?
My daughter listens to will.....and he's starting to grow on me.....thanks for the music
W daughter what can i say
Based Father or Mother i don't know
the opening line "the greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize" and the imagery of the forestry and nature going from green and lush at the start to burning in the last chorus, and the ending lines "keep coming back / it works if you work it / so work it, youre worth it / it won't if you dont"
its a continuing loop of things going alright, then crashing and burning, but picking yourself back up to try again, knowing it'll be better this time because of what you've learned
circle of life isnt it
I believe the "she" is mother nature and the "I" is a fire.
The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize
With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies
Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk
And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast
Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes
And past salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words
And God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing
She said take care
But I take more than I bring
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much
Because when you leave you know you takе more than your love"
Just one week of cicada days, wе're losing touch
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much
Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars
That were all glow in the dark, hanging over queen-sized
Purple waves of ancient chemicals just whisper!
Did you ever build with those endangered bones?
Well, the ground looks soft enough to bury this now!
Oh, please, oh no!
And then my sponsor said "Do nothing, nothing works"
And then my doctor said "Don't do that if it hurts!"
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much
Because when you leave you know you take more than your love"
The seasons of cicada days, we can't make up
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much
Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up!
Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave
Okay, I'll pack my stuff
Here at the end of days, my god, what have I done!?
Christ, now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of
Keep coming back, it works if you work it
So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't
One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen
this is dropping on spotify the same day something major is happening in my life, wow
that's really cool, tomcat disposables dropped on my bday
me too school ends that day
am I the only one who really relates this song to suicide? both in action and ideation. maybe I’ve just had too much happen to me lately but this song hits me in a very specific way that it doesn’t seem like anyone else is getting.
oh, can you explain, please? It's a very interesting interpretation, even if it isn't what Will entended (or maybe he did mean it, how could I know?)
To me it feels like two people who lost a friend to suicide and are talking about it.
hope you're okay
felt to a large degree
yes!! that's exactly what I thought
This is beautiful and so wonderfully dynamic. What an amazing range of energy expressed from start to finish. Woah oh wow oh me!
Who you gotta heart! :)
if you showed me the “everything is a lot” album then showed me “cicada days” and told me that it was the same artist i would not believe you (btw the song is an absolute banger)
i'd believe it
@@FanOfFictionalCharacters me too
ok
@@beezeisacommunist8205 i just think it's natural for an artist to evolve and change up their style!
and i love that
I like to imagine that when he was thinking of ideas for songs, he heard a cicada, and thinks to himself, "Would that sound good?"
Fast forward a day or so, he hears them again, runs outside, finds one and while its making it's noise he just yells at it, "YOU ARE GOING TO BE A SONG. NOW."
I've had a really, really rough couple of years up until now, not just with COVID but with my brother's brain cancer and mother's passing the year after. Every year's been shit, and I've been diagnosed with MDD and PTSD. I've been in bad places, the lowest of my lows, and a few months ago, during a time where I felt absolutely numb to everything... I found out about your music. I listened, and it's honestly changed my whole life. These songs have the kind of passion in them that I used to have, and want to have again. The talent and the passion and the effort put into these... the look back onto your own troubles with life throughout your older albums and how they've evolved into this piece of work- just thinking about how much heart was poured into this really helps me feel a little less terrible and a little less alone. Some of these songs struck chords so deep inside me, they make me feel alive again, even if that means I cry every time I listen to Tomcat Disposables. I really can't describe how much your music matters to me. It's made me want to live. I look forward to the new album, Will. Thanks for everything you've done for all of us.
Even if what I experienced this year isn't even remotely close to what you went through, I second everything you said wholeheartedly. This man's music was the only thing that I could save a sparkle of enthusiasm for and I think is amazing you and a lot of other people feel the same, even if our lives are different and we have never met. God I really wish you could find your old passion again! I'm trying to do the same with mine and I have made some small but significant progress recently. You are going in the right direction and you will make it💪🏻 and Will Wood's music will always be out there to inspire us.
Sorry for the long ass comment. A pat on your back from Italy
I can’t stop playing this song. I wish I could personally thank him for releasing this, especially at this time. Leaving someone you love is one of the hardest things to do. The guilt you feel afterwards is so terrible and gut-wrenching and I feel like he just depicted it so well. I don’t regret leaving her, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t feel bad.
It’s so easy to forget what healthy relationships feel like when you’ve been dealing with one so painful for so long.
when i heard the transition with the guitar on "let all my red flags fade to white/i give up" i literally got chills. such a fantastic song and i'm so excited for the album
I used to have a fear of cicadas specifically. I remember one summer as a child, the cicadas were out and playing their droning tune, and I was playing outside, as it was the style at the time. Well I come to this bush, see, and after one thwack with a stick I was carrying, BOOM! A cicada flew out of it and landed right on my face. I remember the sting of its carapace against my forehead, and I remember seeing its eyes, its face, so close to mine that he could practically knock on the windows to my soul. It lingered there for a while, its creepy orbs looking at me, observing me, before finally flying off. And it scarred me for a while. Growing up, I hated them. When I'd see the shells from their molting times I would freak out and crush them. I hated the sound of their droning. Heck, I still think they're kinda gross, but actually watching the molting as an adult? It's kinda magical. Kinda beautiful. Just kinda, though.
If you're still reading, I hope you have a lovely day. A lovely month, a lovely year. Hell, a lovely life. That person you're thinking about asking out? Talk to them. That hobby you're thinking about picking up? Get started on it. Fill your heart with love if you can. There's always gonna be someone rooting for you.
imagine being the one to invent words, and then this man uses them in ways even you couldn't fathom years and years in the future
2:01
I love every songs of Will, love every variations of his voice, but this "Whisper" is for me the best vocal performance he ever did.
Hugs from France
I think this song has gotta be the one that has made me cry the most. I relate justa little too much. Its such a gorgeous song.
Its inhumane how good this song is. An artist and his worms that can make a climax and a build up this exhilarating is the BEST. this album is gonna be sick
i used to think that the noise of cicadas came from the sun
i was not a bright 7 year old
Me too lol
I used to think that the tress were trying to communicate
I am so excited for the new album and even though we’ve only really heard snippets of songs and tomcat disposables (which made me cry) I can already tell it’s gonna be phenomenal, and to top it off, Will seems to be doing good which is the most important thing. Can’t wait to hear this song!
What did you think of it after it dropped? :0
@@Overfloww I just listened and oh wow it's beautiful
@@Overfloww i love it Omg it’s so good
more importantly how was this comment sent a month ago if this song was made 4 weeks ago
@@byronch. iirc I commented on this when it still hadnt been released but the video was There and counting down to release
I have such an odd connection and meaning with this song. I just got out of an incredibly abusive relationship (on both parts), and this has been such a comfort and helpful song to hear. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder, and that makes relationships really hard. She didn’t want to break up with me, but no matter how addicted I was to her and how much I loved her, my own trauma’s and issues rubbed off on her so much. And that’s okay, because people should always take care of themselves before others, even when she was the one saying “and it just feels inhumane to lose this much”. Going into a relationship with BPD is like knowing you will ruin it all, and that part is what I feel like this song is about, atleast to me. But even though “tomorrow’s too late”, there’s always a chance to fix things while they’re still happy and going on. Will Wood Is a genius artist and this song will always resonate with me, no matter what meaning you take from it.
@@liazdias636 i wish you well
Playing this song with cicada ambience is just class
I was listening to will wood and NO JOKE an ad came up asking me if I was experiencing symptoms of depression LOLL
I kept getting anti drug PSAs after listening to EIAL and SELF-iSH 😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@ImTired17 I get them every once in a while too OMG but ONLY when I listen to WW!!!
this album is going to be killer, there hasn’t been a bad single yet
So happy to hear The Tapeworms again, or shall I say The Cicadas? That must be why Mr. Conte said hi in live chat this morning.
Not to confuse with The Crickets
I don't regret for a second that I started listening to Will Wood.
So glad Will has been doing things he wants to do lately, I’m really proud of him :) can’t wait for this album, something tells me it’s gonna be a banger.
First time i've seen this artist. Lovely song, I can't get enough of the drop at 3:13 and the calm part after.
I kept ignoring this song for the most part, but now, after having broken up with an abusive partner not too long ago, I absolutely feel this.
"let all my red flags fade to white, yeah I give up" and "it just feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of" hit especially close to home...
I was what kept everything going for as long as it did, and eventually just completely gave up and accpeted defeat, and while my ex has basically given up on life, I'm suddenly being gifted everything I ever wanted, and just sitting here, still feeling like I don't deserve it.
Absolutely love it when I find songs that manage to communicate the complex things I can't get out...
Makes everything feel less lonely.
I know that these songs have several meanings to them, maybe some more intended than others... But I kinda want to talk about some personal meaning of this for me.
As someone who went through so much trauma (like many other people) I find it really odd that people would tell me that, well, "it's inhumane" that it happened to me. As the lyrics say, the ashes of burned trees and animals can make it better for new plants to grow, but then unhealed trauma can make you burn it all again, cause sustaining a healthy ecosystem is sometimes too much. Sometimes trauma can make you believe you don't deserve anything you've worked for, and even though you are a "better person" because of it, does not erase the fact that it was built on ashes. So deep, deep down, the regrets, the worst parts of you are consuming your soul from the inside and they make you want to give up.
It's a meaning that I got the first couple of times when I heard it, and I'll surely change my mind listening to the song more, but it's just something I wanted to share.
this song honestly means the world to me, especially the whole "explosion" as a commenter somewhere here had called it. i have borderline personality disorder and going through situations with partner after partner, and watching it all crash down and begging them not to leave because i'll "only take more than i gave" but having to leave anyway is shattering, and this song perfectly embodies any kind of meltdown i have during depressive and mood episodes. gentle acoustic and vocals alone accompanied by a voice that isn't straining, yelling, or anything, it's just singing, and then watching the background music slowly change as will's voice becomes more upset and the "bzzz" fading in for a couple seconds before completely exploding into the "aggressive" guitar, the shouting, the everything, and not even a minute later going back to the gentle singing and strumming but definitely not the same. that could be taken exactly as a meltdown for me. it's sickening, almost, but in the best way possible. i've always loved will wood's music anyway, too. from when he was in bands to when he was making songs with the label that's just his name, i was there. honestly i think this song is the best thing to ever happen to me.
Watched this video exactly one year ago today and recreated the moment
Sat on the same spot at the edge of my bed, clicked the video at exactly 8.11 this morning, and watched intently. The song sounds just as fresh as the first listen precisely 365 days later.
It does not get old. At all. I love this song and happy birthday to it
That Crescendo and Ending part is probably my favorite part of any song I’ve heard for the past 5 years.
and all MY RED FLAGS FADE TO WHIY-TE
ugh that sounds so fantastic. NOBODY wanted it, but we *all* needed it. amen
Will Wood’s artistic evolution could actually be documented into a show and I’d watch it. The fact he went from the craziness and chaotic songs in EIAL to the soft and Down-to-Earth nature of In case I die, it just shows so much growth, especially for Will Wood as both an character but also as an artist. This song shows this evolution perfectly IMO. I really like this lmao.
I know a lot of people are saying how different this feels from will woods earlier works but honestly this song reminds me a LOT of aikido (in the best way possible that is my second favorite song on everything is a lot
ooh i never even made the connection!! this and aikido are 2 of my favourite songs so thats really cool!
Yeah, he’s written softer songs before, but I think that the more energetic or wacky ones are the ones that got more popular, so people associate him more with that sound than something like this or Tomcat Disposables
gerard pfp
This is my second will wood song and I feel like I live in a simulation now
Average will wood experience
yeah that's about right
this was my first, then willard then 6up 5oh Cop-Out (Pro-Con)
Tomcat Disposables got my hopes up, and Cicada Days threw them high into the clouds. I’m so excited for the rest of the album 👌😤👌
I love cicadas, I wish will wood was real 😔
Oh my god I am so so so glad the studio version of this exists. It's so much better than when we heard it beforehand, and it was already amazing before. This is absolutely beautiful and just a complete banger in general. Also yes, it absolutely annihilates me emotionally in the best way possible.
Very true fellow Garfield liker
the worst part of this song is the fact that it ends. The best part is that I can play it over and over again as much as I want.
This song feels exactly like how my ex with bpd felt (which will has, making it even sadder), and i’m heartbroken to her all of wills grief when i was the cause for my ex’s. I was the person telling him “It just feels inhumane to loose this much,” and “don’t do that if it hurts.”. he loved me unconditionally but he loved his addictions more. i could tell in his eyes, in his blood, in his tears that i was his soulmate, the only one he truly loved, but all the thorns he got from hugging cacti were rubbing off on me and i gave up on him. I’m so sorry jasper.
“The thorns he got from hugging cacti were rubbing off on me” will now love in my head because thank you it is such a beautifully tragic depiction of those relationships, it’s so hard to love someone when they’re hurting you and that trauma leads to hurting others and being a worse person for yourself
This just-reminds me of that amazing summer last year, when the cicadas that had gone into the ground the year I was BORN finally came out and started flying around. It was...almost surreal, turning into an adult and practically growing up alongside these insect friends I never knew I had. And they were EVERYWHERE-it was like they drowned out the entire neighborhood and-as loud as it got, I will NEVER forget how awe-inspiring it felt.
Will Wood is a lyrical genius, a musical god, and a singing sensation. This song is beautiful, tear jerking, and just plain pleasant to listen to. Just amazing!
As the lobster expert, I will listen to this on repeat for day until I get sick of it :)
hello
you know how there are some people you’re a fan of who you would love to be friends with, this man is definitely on the list
Lyrics -
The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize
With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies
Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk
And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast
Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes and pasts
Salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words
And god knows crying ain't gonna change a thing
She said "take care," but I take more than I bring
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much"
Cause when you leave, you know you take more than your love
Just one week of cicada days we're losing touch
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much
Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars, they were all
Glow-in-the-dark, hanging over queen-sized
Purple waves of ancient chemicals
Just whisper
Did you ever build with those endangered bones?
Well the ground looks soft enough to bury this now
Oh please, oh no
And then my sponsor said "Do nothing. Nothing works"
And then my doctor said "Don't do that if it hurts"
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much"
Cause when you leave, you know you take more than your love
The seasons of cicada days we can't make up
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much
Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up
Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave. Okay, I'll pack my stuff
Here at the end of days, my god, what have I done?
Christ now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of
Keep coming back, it works if you work it
So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't
One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen
DAMNN! I love that sudden shift at the end!! Very powerful!!
I just graduated high school, Will Wood released a new song, and another of my favorite creators has a new video out!! What a lovely day :)
Congrats on the graduation!
@@kiji4283 thank you!
how is life now
The "don't do that if it hurts" line fucks me up more then it should because of my history with chronic pain and it being disregarded tbh
i believe Will said he wrote this during a "write a song a day" challenge thing. once again amazed at how his sound and lyrics are evolving.
i love cicadas i wish will wood was real
I sobbed during Tomcat Disposables, I sobbed during Cicada Days, something tells me that this album is going to make me BAWL.
STUNNING, GORGEOUS, AMAZING, POSITIVE ADJECTIVES
New favorite will wood song? More likely than you think
i broke my guitar string playing along with this. great song!
ive been waiting for this to drop FOREVER these last few days are gonna kill me
I love cicadas i wish Will Wood was real
"let all my red flags fade to white, yeah i give up"
The sun bleaches red flags to white over time, and white flags symbolize giving up, while red flags symbolize anger. This song is fucking beautiful.
The title used to deceive me so much about this song. I absolutely adore it now. It’s a vibe to listen to when you need background noise.
But to me, this is my mental breakdown song. This is the song that has held all of my silent breakdowns, my worst breakdowns, all the tears from different events that happened, or just feeling too stressed and pressured. This is the song that always plays in the background. Because it voices my feelings. My sadness, my guilt, my frustration, my thoughts go into the song, and it sings what I feel back.
This song has helped me get through so many mental breakdowns. I only discovered it recently, but the impact it’s had on me already is insane.
Overall, great song ❤️
Will Wood songs tend to do that
Love the changes in the final act. Hope someday we can cure epilepsy so my boyfriend can watch with without getting a seizure.
With cicadas symbolising change I really think this song can speak to the fact that change is painful sometimes and the balance between taking and giving during that change can get a little out of wack. Change is hard but it's just one day at a time, even if that change feels world ending. That's at least what I got out of it, love your work Will, keep doing what makes you happy!
There’s just something about this song that makes it so incredibly special. It’s always been a sort of comfort for me, and a song I’ve found myself coming to over and over when I’m stressed. I’m happy beyond words to have this version now. It’s so raw, so alive, that it genuinely took my breath away. Thank you, Will, and I hope you’re doing well.
I don’t know if this was the intended message, but this really connected with me in terms of climate grief
just the initial sadness of knowing that the planet is in decline… to the gradual setting in of learned helplessness, realising that you can do very little to impact the world personally (and the global solutions are unlikely to be instated)… to an overall resignation and despair, wondering if it would be better to ignore it altogether (as, assuming it’s hopeless, you should at least prioritise your metal well-being)… then the associating guilt (as to ignore the situation would be selfish/ignorant)… and then the escalation of that guilt, believing that, considering the fact the main cause is humanity, the world would be literally better with you gone (and therefore any and all strives toward personal fulfilment would be inherently selfish and undeserved) - but simultaneously killing yourself would be perhaps worse (as you’d essentially be leaving everyone else with a problem you were too lazy to solve)
I am very familiar with the kind of spiral that comes from climate grief… and it generally emerges as just contempt/spite not only for the state of the world, but for everything you do while aware of how bad things are going (with every action being interpreted as futile/harmful… and every inaction being interpreted as selfish/lazy)
like, maybe I’m biased because climate change is a main source of panic for me (although the nature/wildfire imagery seems to align with that message), but this just really spoke to me
This feels so wistful and bittersweet like... the line "What have I done? / Christ now it feels damn inhumane to get all I dreamed of" just hits so hard. It's just so human and real that I'm viscerally moved by it to tears. You just keep helping me realise other people struggle with the same things I struggle with.
Thank you WW, I hope you get to have a good break after ICIMI comes out.
The raw feeling constantly in the vocals never cease to absolutely stun me. Thank you, Will ❤
Will, you knocked it out of the park again. And right into the gut. A painful battlehymn to recovery and what leads us to seek it. That flags lyric change really hits so hard too. Keep up the amazing work.
I can't believe this was released an entire _year_ ago now... I literally watched this premier live! Man, time goes _fast_ when you're having fun.
same with the whole ICIMI album
@@PloverBones SO TRUE MAN. Absolutely wild. I can't believe it's already been a year!!! And it'll be three, soon! Five, eight, ten! 😭😂
For me there’s nothing worse than artists who stay in the same style through the whole career, so I really appreciate this song 🤍
i just adore this song. reminds me a bit of how chronic pain and depression feel like, in a sense. ya just gotta keep workin it
✨️🌌Puurple waAves of Ancient CHemicles🌌✨️ sends my brain to dopamine town
this is heavenly to my ears
Idk song seems kinda buggy for me????
cicadas are such cool animals tbh. love those little fellas
ever since hearing this song I've constantly felt like bashing my head against a wall and i mean this in like in the most positive way possible
theres something about this song that just hits me so viscerally hard, one of my new favorites
I’ve listen to this song three times already. I know people have probably looped this nonstop but let this be the “send help” button
I think this is the first song that has given me goosebumps. The change from a soft melody to intense chaos is raw. I feel it especially in the IN CASE I DIE recording.
27 hours from launch, fully prepared to be jamming out to this sad banger
song just finished premiering, was NOT expecting the end after hearing the boardwalk recording that doug did. absolutely insane, stellar work that will and everyone that worked on this has done.
Very excited to finally see this song fully realised.
Been obsessed with the live version and what we got to hear on stream and i can confidently say that this is up there with Well better than the alternative for me as top tracks from you.
Keep up the great work!
JESUS CHRIST! Like I knew the ending was gonna be heavier than the rest, but that actually surprised me. This new album might be my favorite album by the looks of these singles
I really love the balance of growth and destruction in the imagery here. The growing cicada, the burning fires. It's really beautiful and makes for an amazing music video, too. Brain scratchy. Also, the xrays are always a win.
Easily one of my new favorites!
This is one of the only songs that genuinely moves me every time I listen to it
The premiere is gonna be amazing!
life has started to feel exactly like this song and it. kind of sucks but at least its a will wood reference ⁉️🔥🔥