Just watched Grey's Anatomy tonight, thanks for introducing me to this beautiful mellow song. The scene with Meredith and Jo went perfectly together. On my playlist now.
Been a fan of Benjamin since two albums before this. When I saw this video when it was brand new, I knew that something had changed in him. Gone were the self sympathizing break up songs, and suddenly he is singing about gratitude and purpose and leaning into personal change. Makes total sense now with his journey to recovery from alcoholism and the two subsequent albums. Nothing tops this album for me, and this is probably my favorite song. I don't emotional with many video, but this really makes me feel things.
Finally can see it I've landed on the ground Look at all the peace I've found Better in the mornings I appreciate the sound Birds sat in the garden now If somebody had told me then what I know now Would not have listened, I wouldn't have known now Would have burned down all the bridges Put up walls around everything I needed so nothing could be found Now, I know what I'm prayin' for Not to waste anytime like I wasted before Now I know what I'm stayin' for No more Now, I know what I'm prayin' for Not to waste anytime like I wasted before Now I know what I'm stayin' for No more Now, I know what I'm prayin' for Not to waste anytime like I wasted before Now I know what I'm stayin' for No more
We all have moments of self reflection. We look back at how things turned out especially when they didn’t go our way. It’s painful, stressful, and upsetting when you make mistakes and can’t fix the past but there is a sense of relief after you vent and break stuff. A moment of reincarnation, a moment where you can start fresh again. Not let the past affect you anymore, accept what happened, and move on😌
Kinda late comment but the concept is simple. Just listen to the lyrics. Guy in the video has hit rock bottom. He's driven off somewhere away from everything. He's angry, frustrated, maybe disappointed - but the theme of the song is about feeling gratitude for the pain and tribulations you face in life; because they allow you to grow. So guy in the video strips everything away, both emotionally and literally - letting it all go. Burning his wallet, clothes, all the material things that don't really have any value in the end. Walking off and submerging into the lake is a visual metaphor for rebirth. Burning all your pains away, resetting to ashes like a phoenix, then coming out a new person. There's a beauty and peace in having lost it all - because now the only direction to go is back up.
