peep x and juice were pretty much the only artists ive been following and listening to, after they passed i feel like theres a void inside knowing they arent here to make more songs, which is kind of selfish but at the same time shows how great they are, havent found anyone who speaks their soul like they did who feel the pain most of us experienced through heartbreak/trauma/whatever else
Was 17 when this came out. Was going through severe addiction, lost loved ones back to back, attempted and failed suicide, completely lost. This song, I always went to it. When I was cold and shaking, wrapping up in a jacket, played this. Sober, trying to fight withdrawal. Played this. Coming to grips with losing people, played this. And all these years have gone by, I won’t lie, I’m not in a good place, but I’m far from where I used to be, but I’m always here, playing this song.
after reading this , actually i felt better through the way you represented yourself as a genuine legend , life is too priceless buddy , i know it ain't fair and it may never been fair yet even if you feel your wasting time by staying alive , trust me you're not wasting time at all
I used to listen to this when I was all alone, when I was at the end of my rope, when nothing could fill the empty I felt inside. I'm still healing, and this is a good reminder of how far I've truly come since then.
I found X's music when I was 15 in my sophomore year of highschool. I am now 20 years old and going to college. I never imagined how much of an impact he would of had on the music industry and on me. Like many others X saved me when I was in a dark place and he offered a sense of comfort in his music. I will never forget the life long impression you have made R.I.P Jah.
@@dylanricketts6564 its not about it, have friends and stuff, just kinda want to go back to the time when I didnt have to care for everything. just feel like life was easier then
Damn bro, I miss being 16 going on 17 in 11th grade. This song, hell even other SoundCloud rappers and some of their music, was a big staple of life. And I didn’t notice it, but those were a few good golden years, even with all the hardship I faced. And now, I can tell those days, even something to compare, will never come back. I’m 24 now. Those years will always mean something, these artists will always mean something. And so will their songs. Can’t tell you how many times this song really helped, and when he dropped 17 is was literally a few days before my 18th birthday, and possibly one of the most fucked up times of my life. R.I.P King
So nostalgic. Listening to x before he blew up felt different, still great after but his older stuff, 17 and back is amazing. I feel bad for anyone who didnt experience it, but im glad he’ll never be forgotten because of unique music like this and legendary fan edits like this one
I’ll never forget when I first heard X back in 2016. I had this blasting in my room late at night and my mom came in and wondered what that weird music was coming from my mom. I told her Idk but I like it. That is the exact notion of all the axis music that unknown temptation of his music is so alluring. I found myself listening to all his songs in the matter of a few days and I was instantly hooked and I didn’t even know what he looks like. All I can remember is how unique you sound was and how good it made me feel to listen to somebody that actually was talking about something so real. Man if he was still around I would feel spoiled I couldn’t even describe the gratitude I would have. R.I.P never forgetten
Crazy how influential this video was for my life. X was one of the first artists i listened to like on my own and really helped me form my taste and love for music and the visuals from the garden of words encouraged me to watch it, and it has since become my favorite movie ever. Thank you
To anyone listening to this at any time not knowing or knowing who this guy was, he was a true legend and he helped so many people. To anyone seeing this just know that you are wanted and loved even if you are going through tough times
I remember listening to X when I was in middle school, I remember liking all his music. I graduated last month and I still come back to listen to his music
Justice was served 🖤 thank you thank you Jah. I love you. For everything, Your outlook Positivity heart and your art This is a masterpiece I hope I see this when I find it again in 10,20,30 years. Timeless beauty 🤓
March 2021 gang checking in. This is the first song I ever heard of and listened to from X back in 2016 at 6:30am in the morning when I couldn’t sleep.
Bro my friends put me on during math class in seventh grade. I started really listening to all his shi, then 6 months later he dies. Bro this shi eats at my soul
I was 16 when I first listened to X's music. I became a fan of him a few weeks before he died. And by listening to X I also discovered Peep and both of them are really important to me because with their music they helped me through some really bad times. I'm turning 21 this year and their music still helps a lot. I wish they hadn't died...
Can’t say nothing else then same brother we can’t do more then just keep them in our hearts till we pass and we get kept und the hearts of those looking up to us 🙏🏼
2023 and still remembering the art this man made his music was just incredible and what was done to him speaks a thousand evils in this world if you are watching X continue to watch over us bless us with your wisdom that you let shine through these songs you've made for us the people.
x's story telling was insane i always admired him because of that and if im honest these type of songs are trully the best ones from him i dont listen to him a lot anymore but when i do it always gets me in feels
This song was a secret message, let me fill you in. The title, "I spoke to the devil in Miami, and he said everything would be fine" is literal. Miami is where X sold his soul to Satan for fame and fortune, when he was 17 (hence his albums name). I will now go into my take on this songs lyrical breakdown. (one thing to note is that he is telling a chronological story of the "conversation" he has with Satan) Intro - "It will all be over soon" ---- X was aware that his death was going to be very soon Verse - "I'm always where the sun dont shine, the tears dont show, wont hurt me now 'cause hearts been broke, i hate myself, but it wont show, i constantly lose all my remorse" ---- he starts off by telling us that before he sold his soul, he was very depressed Verse - "And its ten for the wolf, and three for the shepherd" --- in this analogy Satan is the wolf while X is the shepherd. If you arent familiar with this story, a wolf once stayed by a flock of sheep led by a shepherd for a long time, but never did anything to the sheep. One day, the shepherd left his flock with the wolf, for he trusted the wolf. When the shepherd came back to his flock, they were all dead. Through the wolf's cunning, he deceived the shepherd. Satan deceived X into selling his soul for fame and fortune, but in the end, Satan won the trade. Verse - "and it's one for the sheep who Led by your leopard, often gave his perception as a Handle of weapon, took a bite of your apple, give me All you can offer" ---- In this analogy, X is the sheep, while Satan (or one of his demons) is the leopard. Satan used his PERCEPTION (satan is a master deceiver) to deceive X into TAKING A BITE OF HIS APPLE (or selling his soul), in exchange for all Satan could offer X (fame and fortune) Verse - "now I'm trapped in a changing maze Setting my soul ablaze, couldn't control the pace Where is this going?" ---- Since trading his soul to the devil, X is no longer himself, now all he can do is ask himself the question "Where do 'I' go from here?" Verse - "Heartless is recklessness" ---- Remember earlier in the song when X said his heart was broke? Well, because he was heartless, he did not care about anything and was reckless because of it, which led to him selling his soul to the devil. Verse - " it's War with the pacifist to word of a masochist, I'm Off of the map," ----- X doesn't know whether to side with God or Satan, so for the time being he chooses neither. Verse - " my Lord, I spoke to a Baphomet, he Said he would save me if I gave him one thing you needed "What is this thing?", I pleaded boy, it's the key to even, yeah" ---- Satan tells X what he wants from him, Jahsey Onfroy's Key To Heaven.... his soul. Verse - "And as I spoke, my fangs were shown Taken aback, he smiles and tells me "What you crave will soon be yours But what I crave is already mine" Anima vestra Anima Anima vestra Anima" ---- By this point in the song the deal has been made, X sold his soul to Satan. Satan tells X that soon enough he will receive the fame and fortune he craved, but what SATAN craved, he already has, Anima Vestra. (anima vestra means YOUR SOUL).
Remember listening to this in my darkest darkest times and looking back on this song gives so much memories and makes me realize what all I went through
All of us were young and we said that we wanted to grow up and have a good future. Here we are wishing we were in the past, still thinking about it. Everyone has to eventually move on from something in life and some day, we lose our loved ones. RIP x.
The instrumentals to this song literally shakes my soul. I still shed a tear atleast once a day for Jah…his music was literal therapy to me. I could only imagine what epic sounds he would be sharing with us. He was too good for this evil ugly and sick world. Long Live Jahseh
I just came back, 7 years later. The memories flooded back. I feel better. ❤️🩹 I’ve grown so much from when I first heard this song but it still hits me like I’m hearing it for the first time. “What you crave will soon be yours… what I crave is already mine.” Crazy how the times change. 💕 I hope you all are doing good
I kinda drifted away from listening to x I remember back in 2017 a buddy of mine showed me his SoundCloud stuff and it was fire as fuck. Nothing but anger and arrogance Then he came out with 17 lowkey something I didn’t kno I needed, helped me through a rough stage in my life. Got out of the mental institution I was in and heard this for the first time. Hit me like a brick the soft and catchy melody, The words, the emotions mainly. Happy this exists hope more find this song
i was 10 years old when i heard this im 16 now life still goes on sad u couldn’t see the good and amazing things going on right now in the world wish u could make one more album for the things happening but most im sad i never got to meet u jahseh i know everything about ur upbringing all up to ur end much love from a xxxtentacles supporter
I will never forget X. I will never forget the only artist able to make me feel he understands me. I will never stop listening to you, Jahseh Onfroy. I will always remember you.
Xxx is my inspiration. The true healer of all my problems. I’ve tired suicide multiple times & i always listen to his music to keep me going. You’re a legend, a God among men. You’re the greatest ever in my heart and in my life. Drop EP’s in heaven for me to listen to when i get there X🖤
I remember the day I listened to this! It was raining out. Just lost my girl. Sad af. Felt horrible but I’d gladly do it several time, just for x to make some more of this!
Always will be, feels like yesterday. Still cry when I think of all the great things he had ahead of him. I Still go to see how big geckume is getting on insta and etc😢
This song is one of the biggest reasons I kept moving, I would not be here without this song, shouting my thought out, helping the people notice the signs, that I wouldnt he here much longer, I got the help I needed Im still healing, I will till the day I lay my head to rest for the last time. Goodbye everyone, this may be the last time we ever communicate, big world out there, scary one, but lets make X's legacy stay here, never dead, because he lives within our souls.
Hey person scrolling through the comments right now, you'll probably never see me ever again because I'm only 1 of the billions people out there, but all I wanted to say was, I hope you have a wonderful day. Don't let anyone or anything bring you down. You're special in your own way and don't let anyone or anything take the feeling of being special away from you. Love
So young yet so wise. he could have changed the world, even outside the music industry. Rest in Peace. Everytime I play one of his songs I get goosebumps and hope he (whereaver he is) sees there are still many loyal fans. Cant replace this versitility and talent ever. Juice was the better freestyler okay but these guys even including Lil peep literally helped me through my teenage years growing up without a dad and they just formulated what was on my mind. So sad to see 3 (potential) GOATS die so early. They deserved more time on this planet.
Found x when I was 18 he wasn’t as big as he was now like everyone only knew him from look at me bruh it’s like his music grows with you I’m 25 now and listen to this every so often he’s like a friend that you lost tragically and his music makes u feel like he’s still here with yoy
My uncle showed my this song and edit late 2017 and it amazing me how someone could incorporate this topic in a song but also not make the song point it out like you have to listen to the lyrics and understand the meaning. And it still amazes me. When my uncle passed I put this song on a reminisce when he first showed me this master peace. Rip xxx and rip uncle
Bro the open to this instrumental was like opening a crips bagg of memories the bitter sweet ones I reflect on of my joy and depression those rainy nights alone in my adolescents 😔
Discovered x when I was 21 , 27 . I always used his music to get me through my darkest times , during that time I lost my father and brother , countless friends to violence and drugs…. go to court next week I’m facing like 5 years might do 3 god willing , just left a 3 year relationship. I haven’t shed a tear in years and now looking back at everything and looking ahead listening to this song I broke down but the thing about his music is , it’s like he’s sitting there with you telling you “it’s ok I understand your pain you’re not alone” . I never confide in anyone during everything I’ve been through been on my own for a while now and his music is like life being breathed back into me during times like these
Brother you are the reason people in your life get up every day with a big smile on your their face, dont forget that there are many people who love you. You are strong
Long post while I’m listening - This song teleports me to a point in time. January 2017.- I remember the first week of January I kept stumbling across his Twitter where i noticed he was super active. Always replying and retweeting his fans. Dropping random tweets and on the same note, serious and introspective ones. I decided to click the first track I saw- sippinteainyohood & sitting there thinking wow.. this kid’s the same age as me? He has fucking vocal range. I was curious about him & started scrolling through his discography at the time one by one. Surprised and not knowing what the next song would sound like. What genre it would even be.. It felt like finding a remedy, something that can numb and heal me at the same time Each song had such depth, meaning, genuine emotion. It didn’t even sound like the same person the more I listened. the next year flew by, then he dropped 17. I remember laying down after going through my own severe break up and just repeating the album over and over. It was honestly my darkest point in my entire life. But the album was comforting. It’s like he managed to convey every single emotion that heartbreak and the deep depression following it brings. The raw energy. I still think about you on rainy days, my friend… when I think about the Life X lived and the message he gave. I feel comfort. I feel like I’m not alone in my thoughts. He managed to find true happiness and change in the short time he was here. To an almost unrecognizable degree, there’s still hope for the rest of us to be better everyday and never take those we love for granted. You’re not alone and you are loved. Thanks for reading my thoughts and taking a look into my mind. Maybe we’re not so different after all…
I feel so bad that kids never got to experience x when he was alive and i feel bad for everyone because his life was cut so short and was such a big influence to this generation
Found X when I was 15 and going through some tough shit and his music helped me. Idk how but it did and I’m 20 now. Sometimes I go back and listen to him when I’m down and it just helps. It’s like it kinda numbs me.
I found him a year after you, when I was 16 and I'm turning 21 this year. This man did legendary things and one of them was saving my life. I miss him, but like you said, I like revisiting his music every so often
Hurts me especially since I was listening to x before he got big, also lil peep, their songs helped me get through alot, growing up listening to them, I always wanted to meet them, I never expected them to be gone so soon but I’m extremely grateful I got to be apart of their journey, so much talent, but they’ll forever be in our hearts, if you see this please remind me, I hope you all get through any situation or doubts you may be in, your more powerful and beautiful than you think
Everyone does bad things. Everyone hates themselves at one point or another. But the reason we support x like we do is because he tried to turn it around before he died. He tried to better himself and use his influence positively. I have no doubt he did what he did to Geneva but I’ve been through that shit and I 100% understand why he did what he did and why he felt like that. Does that make what he did right? No. But he showed genuine remorse for it and tried to make himself a better human being which is what we all try to do, and no matter what you think about him you can’t convince me he was a bad person. LLJ🕊️
