Music video by Ben Folds Five performing Brick (from Sessions at West 54th). (C) 2001 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment vevo.ly/zrW528
Six a.m. day after Christmas I throw some clothes on in the dark The smell of cold Car seat is freezing The world is sleeping I am numb Up the stairs to her apartment She is balled up on the couch Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte They're not home to find us out And we drive Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly They call her name at seven-thirty I pace around the parking lot And I walk down to buy her flowers And sell some gifts that I got Can't you see It's not me you're dying for Now she's feeling more alone Then she ever has before She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly As weeks went by It showed that she was not fine They told me, "Son it's time to tell the truth, " and She broke down and I broke down Cause I was tired of lying Driving back to her apartment For the moment we're alone Yeah she's alone And I'm alone Now I know it She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly
It’s 2012, almost the exact thing is happening to me. This song brings me to tears every time. You always wonder what if, even if you know you did the right thing. Just who knows
A couple comments. I love that everyone shuts the fuck up and listens. No yelping, no screaming. The other: The cameramen or editor doesn't show much of the audience reaction because: who gives a fuck. It's so refreshing.
I k ow this song is about abortion but I always related it to my ex wife who had mental health issues.She was a brick that took me under the water.I could do nothing g right by her no matter how hard I tried
When you finally pay attention to the words you realize this is one of the saddest songs ever. I went years of hearing this without noticing what it was about. Its powerful.
The song is about Ben's experience when he was just highschool - he and his girlfriend got an abortion and they didn't want their parents to know so he sold some of his Christmas gifts so they can afford it
bro you don't need the words to know this is a sad song...the violin is somber af, the piano riff is straight nostalgia and his voice sounds like he's about to cry. are you kidding?
I remember being obsessed with this song when I was a teenager. Never TRULY getting it. Now that I’ve been through it I love it even more. How many men actually write songs about this??? I love this even more now that I get it. And the sheer balls to actually make a song about it. I will forever adore Ben Folds.
@@darthbigred22 have you ever been put in the situation to have make that choice? At least he cared and was affected enough to write a song about about it. Most pos men just go along with their life. Not giving a damn about what they left behind them. I respect him for caring and being haunted by it.
@@darthbigred22 Not exactly. For the most part, it's dark because this incredibly tense episode (trying to conceal it from her parents; there's even more to the story than that, as he's explained in interviews) stressed out his girlfriend so thoroughly that she had the breakdown mentioned in the lyrics. This also marked the end of their relationship. (Also, embryos aren't children.)
Abortion is ALWAYS a terrible choice...this song helps show that...I'm sure Ben is "pro choice"...his song shows it was a horrible decision...no financial situation is worth the hole that it will leave in your heart
As I late teen when this song came out, the song was so deep and ment things very deeply to me on many levels. Here we are today. I'm 39. It's still a very very deep song. The context and levels I identify to the song with are still importantto me they were very important to who I became and they are still there but they are much closer to the surface and now seems shallow compared to the deep levels and the deepness of the context that I feel myself once again identifying with now. I appreciate and am thankful for the opportunity to get to do this again.
the live version is so much more beautiful i remember almost crying when i first watched and i have no idea how ben was able to casually go on with the set after playing THIS??!?!!! it is too damn good
This song could not have ended more perfectly. We haven’t all been though this particular situation, but we’ve all been around the people we love and still felt so alone.
True art should evoke an emotional response .......This is art. A thought provoking song. Doesn't matter if you are pro, anti or have no opinion. Written so long ago but still so relevant. ♥️♥️♥️
Here it was circa mid 90s and on mtv back when they played music comes ben folds 5 a great quartet with jazz leanings. I just love the piano playing of elton john and Billy Joel with the stark introspective lyrics its just a great song
When I first heard this song I loved it . I had just broken up with a girlfriend(there was no pregnancy involved) almost 30 years later it’s so much sadder now listening to it dealing with the fact I never became a father.
Aloha brother, you have much to add to this villiage of humanity, so please do not place that weight on your shoulder....we're in this one together. Love your fellow human and clean up after yourself 🤙
How many of you had this talk w ur partner? Thinking back to my early 20s and having these discussion just tears me up cause we were so young and naive yet had to make these decisions even after trying to be safe and protected. Great song though.
It was the genesis of such a beautiful song, but I sometimes wonder what the girl that he wrote the song about - the “brick” thinks about it. They obviously went through a really horrible thing and being described as a “brick” after that would make me feel really terrible.
Ben mentions in his autobiography that he reached out to the (still unnamed) woman prior to the song's release, and she was ultimately OK with him doing it. Her family, not so much. His book gives more detail of how it impacted his life, with very real breakdowns.
I agree this is a very well written sad song. But come on Ben, almost all sung notes are flat. While you're a good pianist this song really deserves a way better singer. Sorry fans.
I actually came here from the original song to see if it was still sung flat when performed live, or if it was just the album version. Both flat. Surprising, and makes me wonder if it was intentional.
Oh. One of the secretly pervey most melodic and beautiful songs I'm in a really nerdy group who appreciates. And I suggest you research and appreciate the beauty of squaredancing.
Do you ever notice that artists from our time sound just as amazing in real life as they do on their cds? But these new people now days have to have auto tune and mumble rap. It's mow 2020 and I finally watched the video. I never saw it when it came out. A girl told me to listen to this back then. She said it was the abortion song. Now as an adult, I understand.
