I have a 16 year old Carin Terrier. He is on the last stretch of his journey. Partially blind and very irritated because he can’t see well. He recently started to cry and the ONLY thing that settles him is a few great Hammock songs. Puts him right to sleep or simply calms him. Ronnie doesn’t have much time left and I will always remember these songs. Thank you!
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I sometimes lay outside on a clear night and stargaze to this album, I don't know where my mind takes me but it's a million miles from this rock we call home. If you're after a rather special experience I'd recommend trying it, gives a indescribable sense of joy!
so many terrible things plague our fragile existence in this fleeting life. Yet in these comments i see people of all nations all diverse backgrounds that have been moved by this music thats beyond words. I want to say to all of you that im grateful to share this dream with you.
It's in the decision to turn our eye away from all the plagues of evil or decay (results of the fall), and turn them to the good things (equal amount of good things in the world and equal good perception to have) that puts us in a position to not feel the heavy dark weight so much and to enliven us to change the circles we live in for the better with love (we are more efficient for good and feel better along the way). I'm convinced of this truth, but its so hard to live consistently. I think it is because we are trained to dwell on negative things and trained to worry from the jump. This music does help.
I recently went through a massive panic, and this album was the only sound that could calm me at all. For that, I am eternally thankful. God bless you Marc and Andrew
I had my first really good crying session in a long time when i first heard this song. It helped release the pressure that had been building up for so, so long. Now, as i sit here 3 months later, i only feel a deep sense of calm when i hear this. Like it all feels alright again. Some music truly heals and mends broken hearts and minds. Your music came to me when i needed it most, and for that i say: Thank you!
This., brings me to the hopeful summit the complete surrender of myself. Upon knees, along sky lines , drenched and wept., a clearing ahead so vast untethered., I am renewed and unbroken.
What an amazing album. Thank you. I lost a friend in 2005, and I am still hurting. This helps me a lot. RIP Pfc. Sam Williams Huff, you will never be forgotten.
You know... at a certain point you just realize that music like this is here on earth to heal you. Bring you deeper within yourself. Make you remenber the important things in life.... and... that life is a beautiful thing, if you let it be. Thank you, Hammock ❤
Dear Hammock, Thank you for following me through good and especially bad times. I feel so blessed thinking of some years ago, when I discovered you guys. There's no need to say "Keep up", you always give the best to us. Thank you.
you know, i feel exactly the same. 4 years ago i went to a journey that changed my life, every few days i would find myself sitting on the beach, headphones on, listening to Departure songs, watching the sunset... And no matter how good or bad life was, for that 1 hour or so during the day, there was peace inside my mind. Every year since then i go back to that special place, called Zadar, and do that thing one more time.
The joy of music is that it can transport you anywhere you want to go. The joy of great music is it can make you feel that you are the only one on the journey. This is like discovering hope.
I know the theme to Castaway very well, and yes, I can hear some similarities. But I also can't help but think I've heard a song even more alike this from another movie, but I just can't place it.
Page, At this place in time, a heavy weight has tugged on my heart and a voice whispered these words. Yesterday was everything. I'll never forget. Tomorrow is uncertain. This is the time. I miss my home. I miss it so much. Our lives as one. Patrina and Paolo laying next to me. The smell of their rooms. The laughter. And you of course. This was the light of my life. It still is. I treasure all we shared. I humble myself, take nothing for granted, express True feelings and listen to others feelings. I know now, but I let it all slip away. The dark took our light. Now I see flickers of bright flashes while my heart tells me things I should have known. I look up at the stars into the vast unknown and realize I know nothing. I do know this, LOVE is the most powerful form of being. Love does not fall. We fall. Lover never fails. We fail. I gave to you my Heart and you accepted. God smiled and cried at the same time because He already knew what was going to happen down the road. We tried to avoid the bumps in the road, but ended up hitting potholes. We tried to patch them, but buried ourselves as they got deeper. We could no longer see and chose to dwell in darkness, becoming lost in ourselves, trapped there in that place we could not get out of. We lost and were devoured. For the sharks, we were easy victims, because we bled so much. We hurt so much. We put so much energy in something not worth drowning for. Light only exist in darkness or a lesser light. It takes darkness to see the light. When the light reveals itself to you, the one you Loved is behind you, wanting. Wanting a glimpse again, but starting over, has always an end. Does the past really fade away? Will we not remember what He had given us? Will He reveal all of these things to us? We seek so many un-answered questions. I guess we just have to wait. Wait for the Promise. We barely know those we think we know until we lose ourselves. A friend Who I haven't spoken with in years told me last night. "Brother, It's life, move forward. You can look back, but be careful not to fall." "It already happend, You're Strong. Watch your steps and look forward and hopefully tomorrow will show itself to you today." "Be Happy." Now is what I Live for. Yesterday is what I want. Tomorrow, Jesus, You have accepted this child of yours who fails You constantly to laugh and smile with You in your room you call Home. A BEAUTIFUL PROMISE A BEAUTIFUL BLESSING.
The simple, repeating, uplifting sound. This song is something I can trust, I can slump in its arms and let it cradle my heart. From where I am, it's the first step up, inviting me to take it and move to a promise of brighter pastures.
Your music has a sweet and deep way of touching the soul. It helps bring about a type of calm when storms rage about ones life. It helps to paint peaceful pictues in the eye of the mind. May God send His blessings your way!
Hammock's music is clearly, deeply spiritual. Sounds like I'm starting the obvious, judging from their sound alone, but also consider the song titles. "Now and Not Yet" is a theological concept in Christianity that grapples with the paradox that the Kingdom of God has already been inaugurated by Jesus Christ, and yet is something still to come. That the Messiah has come, and yet there is still suffering and grief in the world. Combine the music and that concept with the imagery of a journey through the mountains in this video, and something truly profound being conveyed. Thank you, Hammock, for creating such expansive, beautiful, and uplifting art. I pray I leave something nearly so beautiful to the world myself someday.
I'm an atheist and I love Hammock. This song is actually personal for me, it makes me think a lot about all my four grandfathers. Three of them were all peasants and farmers in some godforsaken ridge in the southwestern mountains of Colombia, the other one, my mother's father, became an 'apothecary', but they were all deeply devoted Catholics. I loved them all but I was closest to my father's mother, the most devoted of all, and the one I loved the most. Even so, I wouldn't want to live their lives, and I'm ok with not sharing their faith any longer. I've had the opportunity to learn and to see the world in ways they wouldn't even consider, and that to me is far more important than keeping traditions. I don't think that believing the same your beloved ones believe should be part of that love. But when I hear this song, now that I'm getting older, I can't help to think that in the end, just like my grandparents, I'm just some South-American (not even real American) mongrel longing for the frontier... but, in any case, I'm happy I don't mingle any 'theological' concepts to these feelings.
@@derasor I really appreciate you sharing your story. No problems with that here. :) I think truly great art like Hammock's expresses truths beyond words that don't require one narrow interpretation to appreciate. To be clear, I'm not pushing an agenda, I just thought people would be interested to know what I know about the background behind the song's title. I've always been curious what The members of Hammocks religious beliefs are, if they even have any, only because so many of their songs take their titles from theological concepts. It seems like they probably keep that private, and that's fine with me. Again, just makes me curious.
John, well said, I have the same experience. The music helps one to endure the slow slog through the material world with the hope that soon the spiritual will triumph and our burdens will become lighter. We will have won a great gift to pass on to our children and their children: the return of spiritual sight that our ancestors lost long ago.
Well said, John! "He who is and is to come." 👑+✝️+🔥=❤ I stand with you, in anticipation of that miraculous and long-awaited Return of our King and the restoration of His Kingdom; a new Heaven and a new Earth. To write music such as this is to KNOW and LOVE the One, True God .. Jesus .. Yahweh .. sovereign Creator and King of Kings, Lord of Lords, to whom every knee shall bow.
sometimes when I hear this song, I don’t think I’m worthy enough to listen to it.. it is so beautiful there are no words to express how breathtaking it is thank you hammock for making me feel this way
We all have our story! This will extract very much the same from everyone privileged enough to hear it's meaning... Searching for meaning, a point to our existence, all that we have endured, everything life gives and takes from us... This here is just peacefully beautiful...! Where there was once void of feeling, expression of emotion it lifts me yet i feel heavy, grounds me yet i feel light. Beauty is not always achieved, it is present in existence. it just brings everything together. Thanks for sharing .
I love Hammock, first time to hear Mysterium, what incredible minds, masterpiece after masterpiece after masterpiece......there's no end to the beauty of your music, so much more than music, you guys capture sounds of all emotions good and bad, life, death, the universe, God, etc, please keep up your beautiful work.
9 months ago, I was hiking and looped this piece of Art on my Headphones. It was the day...before I left my girlfriend of 14 years. The Hike was the hardest I've ever took. I was full of grieve, anger, bitterness...loneliness. I remember me crying all the time while on this journey. But this Song...this particular Song...helped me so much. I also felt relieve, I knew I was finally able to let go. Now...9 months later...I am free. If there wasn't a bloody pandemic, I would go and say...I am happy. I cry again, but this time it is thankfulness. Thank you @Hammock. Thank you so very much.
Bless you, mate. I go through moments of hurt in solitude listening to Hammock frequently as well. If only more people seeked spiritual guidance through groups like this, the world would be a better place. The most recent event for me was watching my family dog get put down, and I couldn't cope. so I put some headphones on and played 'Dying Alone' by Hammock on repeat while holding his paw.
@@jaker5827 Oh man, that's tough. My dog is an old boy too, I feel for you my friend. But your best friend knew you were by his side and that kept him happy until the last moment. The pain is understandable. I wish you strength and all the best!
Esta canción me hace llorar me hace recordar lo que fui y la gente que tuve a mi alrededor mi abuelo mi pueblo mi infancia mi pasado hermosos recuerdos que nunca olvidaré, lamentablemente todo cambia.
Every new Hammock album is like the exploration of a whole new inner continent. Marc and Andrew have made me discover more than any other artist ever did. My gratitude for them is beyond words.
Guys, thank you for this. Im so happy and so sad at the same times. I don't understand what's happen to me when I listen your song but i really love this. Thanks again.
Thank you so much!! It was driving me crazy trying to figure out which movie and where I had heard a similar melody and the comments section did not let me down haha
This album has been so heavenly to my ears ever since it came out... I cant stop listening to it. I feel as if I am in a whole new universe and it feels so calm and serene there.. I literally want to cry every time I hear your music because it touches my soul in a way I have never felt.. thank you so much for being a wonderful inspiration and continue to produce majestic melodies
Jam 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
They recently scored (and featured some of Mysterium's tracks in) a movie called Columbus. It was very positively reviewed, too. I sadly missed it in theaters, but I'll definitely be renting it when I can.
It's an excellent film. I just caught it last night at an indie/art house theatre in Cincinnati. Just wonderful. Hadn't heard of Hammock before this film, but I'm definitely interested now.
I heard this yesterday for 1st time and found myself in my dads’ flat in 1983 - kind of literally for an instant. That alone was great as it’s not often I traverse backwards through time - never actually. Worryingly I believe that dastardly composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has successfully beat me by 10 years at least - and has used an essence of this to create “ send in the clowns “. He’s been accused of this kind of thing before - but nicking stuff from the future is clever shit . Next time I’ll look out for the funny looking bugger......Beautiful Hammock love from wessexshire
Thank God Hammock wasn't featured as a the ending scene's (or any other scene) soundtrack to the movie "The Guardian" when Kevin Costner dies in the end. Could have otherwise died from severe dehydration from all the crying I'd have done. Sheesh! Am in love with Hammock though. Ultimate sleep music.
Am sorry if I'm going to bore some people now but I had to have my dog put to sleep last year. She developed degenerative myelopathy & within 4 months went from being super fit & active to a dog that I no longer recognised. It was heartbreaking. Not long after I lost her I was sat outside at night & this song came on the radio & it made me bawl my eyes out. I'd never heard it before but it just got to me- right deep inside & now I've found it out I regularly come back to listen to it just to sit & think about how much I still miss my dog.
