I've been obsessed with this song for weeks, and I just realized it was about 9/11. It made it so much more meaningful, and it changed the way I thought about the entire thing. Now I sob even more hysterically when I hear it.
We met, of all places, in front of Gristides, some freakishly cold winter's day. I had on several unflattering layers of wool. He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full, So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb and he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?' 'Because I'll be here at the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7. If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here, and in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John." He waved and then he was gone. Needless to say I went back there to meet him mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight. He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight. The next week we went to this terrible play. And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day. And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?' 'Because I'll be here right beside you as long as you want me to be. There's no question. There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life. This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one." And we had just begun. We got hitched in September, our favorite month, with a rock band that played in this old synagogue. And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog. Our first anniversary came in a flash and we promised to take the day off. He had to stop into his office that morning, and so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know. When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke. So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread to the voicemail he left with the last words he said. I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff. You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight. Well today something happened that spooked me alright. I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky, and I thought of that day and I started to cry. When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying "Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.' 'Because I'll be here even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater. Even if you go out on my birthday this year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by. You don't have to cry.' 'Because I'll be here when you start going back to the places we went to together. When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile. When you meet some handsome and patient and true. When he says that he wants to be married to you. When you call him one night and he meets you downtown. When you finally answer him yes." Yes. Jason, I will marry you. I will give you my heart. It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start. Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here.
I'm on an acting course, and my friend performed this in first year. None of us expected that ending and we were all a blubbering mess. Such a beautiful song, and so sad...
I first heard this song done by Audra McDonald, who knocks it out of the park, but the emotion in Lisa's version brings an entirely different experience to what is one of the most incredibly powerful songs in many years.
I saw a lovely young lady called Charlotte singing this song in her cabaret on a cruise ship called Ambition in November 2024. I asked her later about this song and she told me about Ordinary Days and here I am. It's a great song. In the unlikely event that you see this comment Charlotte, thank you, you are a great singer.
Why she doesn't have a Tony or at least had an original starring role on Broadway boggles my mind. She is phenomenal, one of the best stage actresses I've ever seen. Her rendition of this song is brilliant. Simple and breath-taking.
I’m thinking the same thing! Super late to the party but the moment I heard her in Ordinary Days I realized she was brilliant and researched the heck out of her career. I’m shocked at how underrated she is.
Such an amazing song.... Makes me cry always. Lisa is such a beautiful singer and Adam Gwon is an amazing composer. This musical deserves all the praise it can get! Good luck on the West End!!!
Lisa and this super-special song deserve way better accompaniment and sound quality. The fact that she sounds as good as she does makes her rate special credit.
The fact that she sounds as good live as she does on record is phenomenal! I’m sitting on the tube and if you think I’d be embarrassed not to cry, you’re wrong..
@AvalonMorley If you watch the video for "Rooftop Duet/Falling", that is the scene that happens right before this one. Basically, when Warren and Deb start throwing the flyers that Warren makes off the roof, they cause both Jason and Claire to see the "storm cloud of papers". Seeing this brings back a lot of memories for Claire and she decides to finally reveal her past to Jason.
Simply one of the best songs I've ever heard . . . and sung by an incredible amazing performer. This is what perfect sounds like. I can't wait to hear more from both!
These are the lyrics from the actual show. The other lyrics are from the concert version. The papers refer to the previous song in the show, so it wouldn't make sense unless you saw the whole thing
I saw Audra McDonald sing this song last night at her concert! She is perfection, so I immediately fell in love with it. Had to look it up! What a song.
I first heard this song less than 2 weeks after I found out about the death of my friend , I was at college and my friend sang it for class. I genuinely balled my eyes out for like 20 mins , I just could not stop crying. I had to excuse myself from class 😂 my friends sat and cried with me in the corridor. It’s so so beautiful and touching.
I cry just about every time I hear this song. I've listened to it five times in a row before, and cried every time. I really really want to preform this, but I don't think I could without bawling.
hi Jenny, the sheet music is available at the NewMusicalTheatre website! The web address is in the video description (RUclips won't let me post it in a comment.)
I'm interested to know about the one lyric change. In one version, she sees his Froot Loops on the shelf, and in this one, there's a storm cloud of papers from the sky. Either way, it's beautiful. And along the lines of what others have said, Ms. Brescia is kind of painfully wonderful; like, almost too real. Thank you both!
absolutely stunning OMG i cant believe I'm only just hearing this song im currently sobbing such beautiful lyrics i want to go c it on the west end now!!!!!!!!! x
I'm so excited to be playing this show next week. I've always loved playing this song in cabarets, but now playing the entire show is just such a joy. Thank you!
I saw her on Mamma Mia! as Donna and I've been a complete fan every since, and after listening to this song... I was completely swept away. Nothing more to say.
I first watched this in 2015 when my music theatre lecture showed it to us in a lesson about song structure and plot development. I full on sobbed and he didn’t know what to do. I still come back to it every so often
I've had Audra Macdonald's (I really hope I spelled her name right!!) version of this song on my playlist for forever, and I never knew what it was from. It's an absolutely gorgeous song, and this actress does an excellent job with it.
Since seeing Ordinary Days in London a few weeks back i have listened to all the other songs on RUclips every day pretty much. Except this one, I listened just after I saw the show and again just now. Still makes me cry... I wish there was a cast recording of the West End cast though!
I heard this song for the first time 2 days ago, just came over the radio. I had to stop what I was doing because the tears were rolling down my face. I don't need to know what this musical is about to know what this song is about. And that is the sign of a great song.
Is it OK if this is my favorite Adam Gwon song? I love his work. This gets a special elevated position in my favorites. As a song it does everything it should and so much more. I've been out of tears lately, but I just cried. .
Carrie sent me here and as soon as I clicked on it I knew what song it was. I have heard this performed once and that is more than enough. I couldn't make it through another time. The music is beautiful and everything, but it's just too emotional for me. :P
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I've been obsessed with this song for weeks, and I just realized it was about 9/11. It made it so much more meaningful, and it changed the way I thought about the entire thing. Now I sob even more hysterically when I hear it.
sameee
omg it’s about 9/11? that’s so sad
I was gonna like this comment but currently its at 222 and I don't wanna ruin dat perfect score-
I had never clocked this and I've been listening to this on repeat for months
What....
this song is so underrated
no need for the sass rebecca I know it's a beautiful song. Just because I'm 16 doesn't mean that I don't know what beautiful music is
I think it’s a story of 9/11
It really is
The first time it popped up on my Spotify recommended I listened to it and by the end I was crying it is so beautiful.
We met, of all places, in front of Gristides, some freakishly cold winter's day.
I had on several unflattering layers of wool.
He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full,
So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb
and he made some remark that my smile was superb
I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said
"Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?'
'Because I'll be here
at the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7.
If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here,
and in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John."
He waved and then he was gone.
Needless to say I went back there to meet him
mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was
out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight.
He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight.
The next week we went to this terrible play.
And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day.
And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said
"Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?'
'Because I'll be here
right beside you as long as you want me to be.
There's no question.
There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life.
This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one."
And we had just begun.
We got hitched in September, our favorite month,
with a rock band that played in this old synagogue.
And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog.
Our first anniversary came in a flash
and we promised to take the day off.
He had to stop into his office that morning,
and so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know.
When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke
till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke.
So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread
to the voicemail he left with the last words he said.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff.
You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight.
Well today something happened that spooked me alright.
I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky,
and I thought of that day and I started to cry.
When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying
"Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.'
'Because I'll be here
even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater.
Even if you go out on my birthday this year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by.
You don't have to cry.'
'Because I'll be here
when you start going back to the places we went to together.
When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile.
When you meet some handsome and patient and true.
When he says that he wants to be married to you.
When you call him one night and he meets you downtown.
When you finally answer him yes."
Yes.
Jason, I will marry you.
I will give you my heart.
It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start.
Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you
That I will be here.
Her face made that song like about 100 times more touching. That's one of the more amazing acting jobs I've ever seen.
R.I.P to everyone lost 13 years ago
17**
Lil 4 years ago it was 13 years tho so like
Other people; *Here from Carrie !*
Me; *Here from Lams..?*
Alexander Hamilton [Faucette] Samee
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Me:fiNALLY SOMEONE HERE FROM LaMS
I thought I was the only one >-> it makes it a million times more emotional
I may or may not be crying my eyes out
Yes
I am here because of the musical.....I love Ordinary days
HI FAM
I love this show! So underrated
@@gillianm.8193 Same :D
A girl sang this in my choir class two years ago and ive never gotten it out of my head. I finally found it, yes!!!!
can never get through this song without crying
Same.
same
Same! I tried to sing it the other day and I was a mess by the end
@@RuteSaavedraLiterally the same thing happened to me
Carrie brought me here and now I'm in tears. What a song!
Carrie brought me here too! The feels!
Hi! How did carrie bring you here?
Lena G. carrie bought me here to
I'm on an acting course, and my friend performed this in first year. None of us expected that ending and we were all a blubbering mess. Such a beautiful song, and so sad...
I remember a girl in my acting class did this too and we all had the same reaction !! So beautiful and so sad
The first time I watched this I didn't shed at tear.
Now that I understand the meaning, the tears are flooding from my eyes.
She is beyond amazing. I saw her in Mama Mia as Donna Sheridan on Broadway and it was the best play I have ever seen. This woman is amazing.
I first heard this song done by Audra McDonald, who knocks it out of the park, but the emotion in Lisa's version brings an entirely different experience to what is one of the most incredibly powerful songs in many years.
Wow. A song hasn't made me so emotional in a long, long time. I'm a mess!
Didn't see that one coming. Now I'm crying. Fantastic.
I saw a lovely young lady called Charlotte singing this song in her cabaret on a cruise ship called Ambition in November 2024. I asked her later about this song and she told me about Ordinary Days and here I am. It's a great song.
In the unlikely event that you see this comment Charlotte, thank you, you are a great singer.
Why she doesn't have a Tony or at least had an original starring role on Broadway boggles my mind. She is phenomenal, one of the best stage actresses I've ever seen. Her rendition of this song is brilliant. Simple and breath-taking.
I’m thinking the same thing! Super late to the party but the moment I heard her in Ordinary Days I realized she was brilliant and researched the heck out of her career. I’m shocked at how underrated she is.
Carrie sent me here and I honestly didn't think I'd cry but then again, 9/11/2001 was emotional so once I clicked on the meaning I was sobbing.
Such an amazing song.... Makes me cry always. Lisa is such a beautiful singer and Adam Gwon is an amazing composer. This musical deserves all the praise it can get! Good luck on the West End!!!
A superb performance. So raw, so emotional when performed live by a sensitive and talented artist like Lisa!
For some reason I keep coming back to this song even though it makes me an emotional crying blob every single time I listen to it
Right?! Why am I here watching it while wearing makeup? I know what will happen!!
Lisa and this super-special song deserve way better accompaniment and sound quality. The fact that she sounds as good as she does makes her rate special credit.
This song makes me cry every time. So beautiful
The fact that she sounds as good live as she does on record is phenomenal! I’m sitting on the tube and if you think I’d be embarrassed not to cry, you’re wrong..
I'm fully sobbing. God DAMN.
What a beautiful rendition of this song.
Her voice is emotional and beautiful.
this is 100000% one of my favorite songs ever
Alright..... who’s cutting onions?
I feel like crying no matter how many times I listen to this
A masterclass, both in songwriting and performance *chef's kiss*
@AvalonMorley If you watch the video for "Rooftop Duet/Falling", that is the scene that happens right before this one. Basically, when Warren and Deb start throwing the flyers that Warren makes off the roof, they cause both Jason and Claire to see the "storm cloud of papers". Seeing this brings back a lot of memories for Claire and she decides to finally reveal her past to Jason.
Simply one of the best songs I've ever heard . . . and sung by an incredible amazing performer. This is what perfect sounds like. I can't wait to hear more from both!
Completely flawless! It’s a problem how many times I’ve watched this.
this song has never once failed to reduce me to a sobbing wreck. what an incredible work.
This is by far the saddest song I have ever heard!!!! It's so beautifully crafted and sung x
No matter how many times I listen to this, I can't stop the uncontrollable sobbing that follows.
Found this from my Theatre teacher and all I need to ask is, who’s cutting onions???
These are the lyrics from the actual show. The other lyrics are from the concert version. The papers refer to the previous song in the show, so it wouldn't make sense unless you saw the whole thing
my... God... such a beatiful, emotional performance.
I saw Audra McDonald sing this song last night at her concert! She is perfection, so I immediately fell in love with it. Had to look it up! What a song.
Came back for this faithful day 😢
A girl sang this in recital today and killed it!!! She made so many people cry, so good. I had to listen to it again.
Dear god I could never get through singing this song without breaking down.
At first I was gonna cry from happy feels then I was swearing with tears in my eyes.
I first heard this song less than 2 weeks after I found out about the death of my friend , I was at college and my friend sang it for class. I genuinely balled my eyes out for like 20 mins , I just could not stop crying. I had to excuse myself from class 😂 my friends sat and cried with me in the corridor. It’s so so beautiful and touching.
Carrie brought me here :)
I cry just about every time I hear this song. I've listened to it five times in a row before, and cried every time.
I really really want to preform this, but I don't think I could without bawling.
There aren't many things that can make me cry, but this is one of them
I cry every time. She sings this brilliantly.
Absolutely beautiful performance of an amazing song!
I believe this is one of the most beautiful musical theatre songs ever
THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO CRY
Bout the millionth time , I've listened to this song ***** brought me here bout 3 years ago.
I'm in class right now and trying my hardest not to break down crying! This is so emotional!
she is so good...always have to cry when i watch this
I couldn't stop crying...
hi Jenny, the sheet music is available at the NewMusicalTheatre website! The web address is in the video description (RUclips won't let me post it in a comment.)
Thanks Carrie for bringing me here, I'm just gonna cry myself to sleep now.
Honestly, this performance brought me to tears. Extraordinary, thank you ❤ and I will never forget that day.
Gorgeous! Such a beautiful interpretation of lyrics, full of life!
I am so thankful to Audra McDonald for introducing me to this musical. I was fortunate to get to see it at a local theater earlier this year,
I could listen to Audra McDonald sing the local ag market report, but this version has something just a little bit extra....
I'm interested to know about the one lyric change. In one version, she sees his Froot Loops on the shelf, and in this one, there's a storm cloud of papers from the sky. Either way, it's beautiful. And along the lines of what others have said, Ms. Brescia is kind of painfully wonderful; like, almost too real. Thank you both!
This is one of the greatest things I have every seen.
Absolutely fantastic.
I tear up everytime I hear this song
absolutely stunning OMG i cant believe I'm only just hearing this song
im currently sobbing such beautiful lyrics
i want to go c it on the west end now!!!!!!!!!
x
I actually teared up, and that never happens when listening to a song.
Oh dear I didn't ask to cry 10/10 love this song
One of my voice students introduced me to this song last year - it is the opposite of ordinary
I'm so excited to be playing this show next week. I've always loved playing this song in cabarets, but now playing the entire show is just such a joy. Thank you!
Still so clear and devastating in 2024.
I just found this song again and omg I so happy I found it but Im so saaaaad tooo!
Wow, she's either an amazing actress or there was a lot of genuine emotion in there (or both). Either way a superb performance of lovely song 😢.
I watched this musical a week ago, made me cry, I listen to this song again and again and I still cry, also my ex name is John so it hits hard
I saw her on Mamma Mia! as Donna and I've been a complete fan every since, and after listening to this song... I was completely swept away. Nothing more to say.
DAMN IT CARRIE IM WRECKED WITH MY FREAKING EMOTION HOLY MOLLY
I first watched this in 2015 when my music theatre lecture showed it to us in a lesson about song structure and plot development. I full on sobbed and he didn’t know what to do. I still come back to it every so often
I've had Audra Macdonald's (I really hope I spelled her name right!!) version of this song on my playlist for forever, and I never knew what it was from. It's an absolutely gorgeous song, and this actress does an excellent job with it.
ive watched almost all performance of this song and I can confidently say this intrepretation is by far the best! nice work there!
this is so unbelievably beautiful and wonderfully performed. plus the piano is gorgeous. ughhh this show is so fantastic.
Lisa always gives such a phenomenal performance, I wish I could have gone back in January!
Well that took a turn and now my eyes are literally bawling
Since seeing Ordinary Days in London a few weeks back i have listened to all the other songs on RUclips every day pretty much. Except this one, I listened just after I saw the show and again just now. Still makes me cry... I wish there was a cast recording of the West End cast though!
She does this so exquisitely
i've been balling my eyes out for about an hour at this song, brings back memories of someone i loved who passed. great singing!
I heard this song for the first time 2 days ago, just came over the radio. I had to stop what I was doing because the tears were rolling down my face. I don't need to know what this musical is about to know what this song is about. And that is the sign of a great song.
Came in recommendation from Carrie.. Now crying at my desk. Incredible song with such a deep meaning. Utterly beatiful.
Is it OK if this is my favorite Adam Gwon song? I love his work. This gets a special elevated position in my favorites. As a song it does everything it should and so much more. I've been out of tears lately, but I just cried. .
I'm here from Carrie's video and the ending got to me
I don't think I have ever got so emotional at a song!
Carrie sent me here and as soon as I clicked on it I knew what song it was. I have heard this performed once and that is more than enough. I couldn't make it through another time. The music is beautiful and everything, but it's just too emotional for me. :P
Made me cry. she's a wonderful actress! wow.
This is the third time I've watched this in a row and I've cried every time. WHAT. A. SONG.
The best recoding of the song ever.
dear god this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard
This is so sad omg she’s crying at the end I’m like having an emotional episode rn
I just read a fanfic based off of this song. Now I’m crying even more. My heart.
oh my God! I wasn't expecting to cry that much.
I can't help but cry everytime I hear this.
this song didnt make me just tear up. I just like bawled. great song.