His songwriting is amazing and inspiring. I mean, he recorded his first album at 13. Maybe it was younger. But his music has always moved me since I started listening to it.
Same. Bright Eyes albums are all that got me through a severe and prolonged depression. Just knowing Conor had felt like I felt and he was still alive kept me from committing suicide.
My cousin Claudio loved Bright Eyes. He loved weird things and had a dark, deranged sort of humor. He had a hard life, burdened by internal & external oddities, abnormalities, and deep feelings. He was always and comfortably the "other" .... a totally bizarre weirdo, but he was like a brother to me. I feel he carried the burden of the black sheep/scapegoat, inherited the family dysfunction i was somehow spared. Anyway, when i found out he died, it was almost relief. I felt relief for him. I pray he's free from all suffering. He speculated a lot about the afterlife, about purgatory. Hope you're having better afterlife, Claudio.
I can't thank this man enough for what he's done for my life. I won't bore people with the details, but he's the reason I'm here today.. and I'm glad I am. I always come back here when I need to remember that, now.
I wish you all the peace you can find- I lost my mom 16 years ago, and I didn't deal for at least 10, all I could do was drink... I can finally look at her photos now, and talk to her. I couldn't do that much for a very long time, and it has been the only comfort I can truly find, to hold her in my heart as if she is still here- whatever works for you, I hope you find it. It's a long life without the ones we love, but if there is ANY justice in this universe, we will see them again in SOME way or another... Until then, love them. Wherever they are now, LOVE them. Cherish that love, and build your life around it, and hold it so fucking tight, because at the end it is all we have, and all that matters. You don't really learn that until you lose someone special. And as much as it fucking sucks, it is life. Losing what you love and continuing to love IS LIFE. Good luck, and bless you...
Without Conor Oberst I wouldn't have made it from 15-21.... I mean that with certainty, who I am now, morally, ethically, and fundamentally doesn't always align with the ideals with who I was or who he is, but that will not take that away. I owe him my development into the character I am today. Thank you Conor.
Music and art break the illusion, so much sorrow we live in, but we are more, we are the stars and we are the sun that can call the Earth to greener pasture.
i lost somebody that I loved a week ago, and this song has given me so much comfort. I always loved it before but now it means so much more to me. Thank you Conor. listening for patterns in the sound of an endless static sea
Somehow I missed this in 2005, and have just noticed that they toured my part of the globe that year, but then I was pregnant so not going to concerts, but now I certainly would. Great video, too!
its songs like this that can help explain my fear of dying through somebody elses words, same with relationship troubles, drugs, current events, thats why i love bright eyes
Man isnt it crazy how over all of the generations of musicians sincs the dawn of time, the best music ever made happened when i was between 12 and 20 years old?
I really do agree with you on that. Not even sure what years you're alluding to but the early 2000s for instance, in my opinion gave occasion for some of the highest, most eternally valuable, and true musical artistic expression
I never really dreamed of heaven much til we put him in the ground, but it's all I'm doing now listening for patterns in the sound... My mom just died a few weeks ago... I've been humming this to myself since her funeral. I finally got up the nerve too listen to it, and it's so beautiful, but I'm so sad :(
@@SELVESTiR Hi Hailey, thanks for asking. It's still hard how much I miss her, but I've figured out a new pace of life that still includes thinking about her every day, but also looks forward to what the future may bring. I'm still very sad, but I'm working on not letting that be the feeling that rules my life. And I still love this song so much :)
Lyrics: Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough They got refrigerators full of blood Another century spent pointing guns At anything that moves Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot My twitching muscles tease my flippent thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much Until we put him in the ground But it's all I'm doing now Listening for patterns in the sound Of an endless static sea But once the satellite's deceased It blows like garbage through the streets Of the night sky to infinity But don't you weep (don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky Honey, don't you weep (don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free Don't be a criminal in this police state You better shop and eat and procreate You got vacation days then you might escape To a condo on the coast I set my watch to the atomic clock I hear the crowd count down til the bomb gets dropped I always figured there'd be time enough I never let it get me down But I can't help it now Looking for faces in the clouds I got some friends I barely see But we're all planning to meet We'll lay in bags as dead as leaves All together for eternity But don't you weep (don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (don't you weep) There is no one as lucky Honey, don't you weep (don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free Or free, or free, or free There's nothing, there's nothing, there's nothing...
This song is so inspirational. My mom passed away 3 weeks ago and listening to this song helps me get threw the rough times where I can't barely breath from the heartache. I love bright eyes. Amazing poetry and so relatable.
@cavemant4842 he plays guitar right handed... but I think the way they pulled off this shot was to have him write it normally, then just mirror the shot.
@@spencernoorda9156 I agree, that probably was how it was filmed, however it is erroneous to assume he is right-handed only by the way he plays guitar; many lefties play this way, too.
@cavemant4842 Yeah, it's possible, I am just making the assumption based on him playing guitar that he is right-handed. I've got a left-handed kid, and there are plenty of things she does right-handed because that's how she's been taught. I think I was just trying to figure out the logistics of how this video was shot from a technical perspective. Like it's not obvious at first glance, you know?
Digital ash digital urn is still my favorite Bright Eyes album! Like the Midwest on heroin and Meth! A perfect display of lonerism, guilt, hope, and renewal! Sheer brilliance
i think he is saying that there is nothing more easy, lucky or free than death and that we all share this same natural fate, so what's there to be so sad about death for?
Brian Keith Jones "Don't feel sad for the dead, all their problems are over and nothing is easier than dying, lucky to leave the burden of living, and it's the ultimate freedom"
Why does death stand so proud? When we die for seconds to live for ages. It takes me it takes you and in the worldwind it scatters our beings to the infinate.
I lost my daddy on 10/06/2013 and I remember when he played this for me I look up to Connor Oberst he is my role model and has been sense I was 5(im 14 now) I miss and love you daddy.
When my grandpa passed away this song cast the world aside in a haze of emotion, memories flooded back and tears ran across my face. I remember holding his hand just an hour before his soul escaped in his final breath. I watched him unable to blink, to speak, or even move and I said "I love you. I'll be with you wherever you go, holding your hand just like I am now. I'll always be with you." This song made me realize how beautiful life really is and why we shouldn't be afraid to let it go.
@@randalmcvandal8307 when this album came out with I’m wide awake I was a million mor interested with it then the latter. Far deeper and more creative it really explored some cool different places and lyrics struck hard on every song. At the time of release I’m Wide Awake got all the credit understandably so it is a good album whereas Digital Ash was split in reviews. But now time has done well for Digital Ash and it is viewed much greater and by many superior for the lengths it went in uniqueness, creativity, and lyrics
Been looking for this band for the last 15 years, since I saw the music video on MTV as a kid. Finally found it after seeing your guy's name on the Wwwy festival lineup.
I’ll never forget the Digital Ash / Wide Awake tour 2005, front row at Paradiso Amsterdam, Conor kneels on the stage and puts the mic in front of me during a part of this song. I have the video somewhere. I’ll never forget what this music did for me in my early 20’s 😊
***** Nebraska may be awesome and I'm glad you find it so. Tommy Lee, a great drummer with an abnormally large penis, went to college there. I love Saddle Creek and Conor. If I could avoid an assault charge, I would kiss Conor on each cheek, bear-hug him and muss his hair. I just remember, as a kid, finding the family vacation ride through Kansas and Nebraska incredibly boring. I've never actually spent any time there.
Isn't in interesting how some people spend their lives bringing meaning out of themselves and how the rest of us cling to that expression because it resonates with the meaning withing ourselves that we never seem to reach without it and it helps us to find it? I think it is.
I remember back in high school in 1998 I was at a local record store and picked up A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 at random, and the words hit me hard. I was dealing with a lot of abuse my entire life at that point, and there was so much emotion and depth to his songs. My family hated me playing his album and hated his voice, haha but oh well, thank you, Conor.
Did it all get real? I guess it's real enough They got refrigerators full of blood Another century spent pointing guns At anything that moves Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much Until we put him in the ground But it's all I'm doing now Listening for patterns in the sound Of an endless static sea But once the satellite's deceased It blows like garbage through the streets Of the night sky to infinity But don't you weep (Don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (Don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky Honey, don't you weep (Don't you weep for them) Don't you weep (Don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky As easy Or free Don't be a criminal in this police state You'd better shop and eat and procreate You've got vacation days, then you might escape To a condo on the coast I set my watch to the atomic clock I hear the crowd count down until the bomb gets dropped I always figured there'd be time enough I never let it get me down But I can't help it now Looking for faces in the clouds I've got some friends I barely see But we're all planning to meet We'll lay in bags as dead as leaves All together for eternity But don't you weep (Don't you weep for us) Don't you weep (Don't you weep) There is no one as lucky Honey, don't you weep (Don't you weep for us) Don't you weep (Don't you weep) There is nothing as lucky As easy Or free Or free Or free Or free There is nothing There's nothing There's nothing
I think that Conor Oberst is a brilliant boy with brilliant ideas and brilliant ways of putting them out into the world. I love this video & this song & this boy.
Being with you feels like being on another planet. You're an alien in every way. You are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. You make me feel so safe. You make me feel so real. Nobody sees me like you do. I'm so grateful the universe sent me you. I hope I see your beautiful light in every life. "Don't you weep"
I am so so sorry for your loss my friend. I can't imagine what that must be like to lose someone that close. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety and I get what you mean. I don't have to suffer or feel pain when I listen to Bright Eyes, I can just listen and live in the song and the environment it creates. It's like things are just on pause I can just be okay and it's nice to feel like you have a chance.
Even though im young found this song on aciden tbut this music made me get thru my hard times right now i have a bad childhood but this song makes me happy
i heard this back i woke up early but didn't go to school just watched fuse videos on the couch with my big blanket and i thought this songs makes me wanna cry.
Thank you for being who you are and writing/singing great songs that have touched so many. I was fortunate to see your early career at The Cog like when you opened up for Sun Brain at The Cog. A few years ago you came through S.A. at The Paper Tiger. A few years later Tim played and then brought Cursive. When this is over in a year or two from now S.A. would appreciate if either or both of you could make a visit down this way again. We would welcome you quite a bit. Peace and stay Healthy.
a friend of mine died in 2005, the first friend my age to die (at 19). this song reminds me of him. especially since he visited many of us in dreams after and told us basically the same thing.
❤❤❤Psalm 118 King James Version 118 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. 12 They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me. 14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord: 20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
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