Leon Bridges - River (Live on Austin City Limits) 

Damn dude I'm at work and just read this. Now I'm a mess. Baby boy due in May.

@@jakee5549 congratulations man. You'll do great.

Bro I read this while listening to the song. And I'm balling my eyes out. Take care☺☺☺☺

That’s the power of music man, beautiful story ❤️

Such a beautiful memory... pregnant myself and I get that connection with music and the life change that happens with your child.... It’s definitely very powerful. Congrats on your baby boy!

Yes

yes!

YES!🔥

Amen

Alex Roman i do believe they do❤️🙏

❤️❤️❤️

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

😩😩😥😥😥💔💔🙏🏼

@@moanatamati4128 💔 thank you!

I feel your pain and know only too well what it is like to grieve for a child. I too lost my son many years ago!😩💔 There are no words to describe the gut wrenching agony a family goes through at the loss of a child. My faith and hope is in The Lord Jesus now,to walk the narrow road,the long road of obedience to GOD that when this life is over,I and my family will be reunited with our son in whatever form and death will no longer have any power over GODs children. My prayers and thoughts to you and your family🙏🏼💖 GOD bless.

Yes!!!

Hygh Gawd perfect comment

Couldn’t have said it better🙌🏽

no better way to describe this!!

Beautifully put!

And shared with the closest of friends.

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Brother the fact they may have been a lot of music to influence him at a young age, but he picked this fading genre and blessed it even more.

Just like me. After hearing this soul stirring, beautiful specimen of art. I hired a guitar coach to teach me how to try to recreate and relive such an amazing experience. Was not let down. As I sit here with a glass full of old bourbon and a heart filled with new love - Thank you Leon Bridges for helping me reach for a longtime goal. - JK

ioo long for wat

Perfect description mate 👌

Beautiful.

Absolutely love what you said here. Exactly right. Nicely done

💯💯

Jesus Christ is with us all you don’t have to rush to him because he knows you will find him❤

I feel that. I hope you're doing well these days, Terry :)

What can’t you take no more???

🙏🏾🖤🙏🏾

@ 👏🤣

Same.

+Michael Hart-Davis His voice is like molten gold.

Probably kentucky straight

Its a Balvenie Double Wood 12yr

so poison?

Best comment ever.

Condolences. Hoping you heal.

@@dennisbrown7079 💌

This song helped me through my Momma's death. Love to you!

may he rest in eternal peace

❤️

Blessings to you both.

Your husband meant for you to hear this song

May he rest easy now.

my condolences to this terrible brutality you and your family had to endure. and sadly many others as well :'( i wish you well, bless your heart

Continue to be strong..... Continue your journey

Sorry for you loss. You'll see him soon

my prayers with you brother

That is beyond words, good for you for keeping on going, you must be incredibly strong

Let me add Jacob Banks real quick

bon hiver and Maggie rogers too :)

Great examples!!

@Meli Shimek and Dermot Kennedy

Matt Corby mate

Presuming you're speaking about her singing, yes, that opening verse she's doing these micro harmonies that match his lead vocal perfectly. It's astounding. She's amazing.

Thought that was a King

@@AP-xq3jmit is. Playing the guitar. How's your dads?

YUP!!

Anyone know her name?

Her name is Brittni Jessie

My thoughts exactly. I recognize her from Jacob Banks' performances also.

I forgot her name but she has music out

@@terranceellerbe9022 Her name is Brittni Jessie

Mwah

Robert Manley mind blown .Thank God!

Robert Manley yess indeed !

Robert Manley listen to domonic Haynes sing it

Yessir.. but it's a new rendition of a very old Christian song.. transcends our differences.

This song helped me get through the last year of my sisters life. Such a beautiful song I took as my sister being wash cleaned of her cancer before entering the pearly gates.

Same here

@@pbcfisher3206 oh that makes sense because this version doesnt sound the exact same as the one played on Suits the tv show, and the refrence to the jordan river as well. i love it it was great compliment to the show

YES!!!!!!!! There is something called the Akashic Records under Hindu/Buddhist belief, the Christian counterpart would be the Book of Life (Rev 20:15)... It is all THOUGHTS, ACTIONS & DESIRES every living being 'registers' as a record for others to see or review. I'm sure when other sentient beings see your dance with your 2yr old will be delighted...

👏❤

That's beautiful.

god lbess you and your daughter may y’all live a beautiful life ❤️

BEAUTIFUL!! ♥️

We are all troubled honey. God bless

Braeden Fields yeah that’s a truth

I pour peace into your soul bro. South Africa is with you

Braeden Fields i hope all is well with you friend

Life is an endless journey of overcoming.

He will be with you forever. God Bless you. Sorry for your temp loss.

Sending blessing your way I’m sorry about loss

You may miss him but just remember he’s always with you buddy!

Sorry for your loss - such a beautiful song

Rest easy

Anthony Tamplin shell always be with you. Stay strong.

stay strong bruv ❤️❤️

I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ you are so strong and highly favored

love

Hugs for you xx

EXACTLY!!!! I always cry

Same here brother

Jeffrey Kipp i can feel the sadness in his voice but cause I’m not understanding all what he’s saying...I enjoy the song...don’t cry and never forget...the (good) change is gonna come..

Same brother, same.

I cry every single time

Me too

Same

Noooo! Meee

Same

Me too..

Yes. He blesses me every time I hear his voice. ❤️

Yup

Just saw him live… one of the best concert I’ve ever attended!!!

Yes, it's a great gospel song.

The worst most generic cliche ridden lyrics, it's embarrassing

@Sailorperson listen there's something at stake here. Good artists never use cliches. These words say nothing. They are so generic that they have no meaning and that means the artist doesn't have to take responsibility. The more personal and specific you get the more responsibility you have to take. Specificity, specificity, specificity....not complexity. If you can't be specific , if you can't share the fresh images from your own life shut the fuck up so we don't have to wade through this sludge to find the good shit. Time is too short

@@MrNines-lh1fg Man, I honestly don't think you know what good music is.

@@stevewalter9998 I know thanks Steve. You can't change the direction of the wind but you can adjust your sails buddy, keep listening to that stuff

@@MrNines-lh1fg not sure what you are meaning exaxrly, but i think its a great song about redeeming oneself. It doesn't need to be complicated and confusing. He just wants, to be redeemed! Enough said

TheAntiSmug amen.

You’re welcome, Son

@@treepeenbawlz1934 👏🤣

AMEN!!

amen

I know what you mean. But it's still very much alive at least for me perhaps that's because I'm from the south side of Chicago. But good gospel is from what I've noticed starting to resurface with Mavis Staples doing her tours

+CoopyKat Damn u was right "real music" really exist XD

+CoopyKat it's out there..just have to seek it out...reverbnation dot com and nodepression dot com...

+Gary B Thanks!

I agree also I’m from 2019

First time I heard leon I was on shrooms....Texas Sun, what an experience:) found river a few weeks later and just played it over and over

I think that’s just what shrooms feel like if you’re in the right mental state. I know that feeling. Love and connected to everything.

It heart is broken for you, please know that I will hold you both so dear in my prayers,I wish you every bit of strength to hold your head high and see the days through. Sending my love and support 💞 xxxx

@@karla8276 thank you for your compassion and kindness ♥️🙏🏾♥️

I pray you find strength in the hope that one day you will all be together again. In spirit and truth.

God is still holding you in His hands if you are His. Blessings...

@@annamineer2521 thank you for your kindness ♥️

Absolutely! He's been huge for several years. Such of a refreshing talent.

I could not agree more this lady has a beautiful voice too

He's not strumming that Rhythm. I doubt if his guitar is even turned up. . . (great Singer, though)

@@denisdickinson3537 he is playing.

Seems like an abusive relationship that you must fear someone in order for their love..

I've been asking myself why the prophets from old religions ask for man to SURRENDER, TO REPENT.... I've had the realization that Surrendering and Repenting MUST BE AN ACT DONE BEYOND THE THINKING, LINEAR MIND. How can this be done or achieved? I'm not sure but there must be a way.

It's just a metaphor. Leon Bridges is an atheist.

@@shivtim I don't know if he is an atheist or not and whatever he choses, his choice. What I'm sure of is that it is not a metaphor. He WAS RAISED as a religious individual otherwise he wouldn't reference choirs and gospells. Again, as an adult he may choose whatever he feels but his lyrics are clearely referring to what he heard during his upbringing. Let's divert for a bit now and focus on the MESSAGE ITSELF... Why submitting to the 'good lord' is what's being pushed? We humans have TWO MINDS, one mind is an IMPOSITION. A FAKE entity that generates the EGO. The ego would never ever surrender to another ego, EVEN IF IT KNEW THE OTHER EGO WAS A BETTER CHOICE... When we go deep (in meditation or through a ceremony with a power plant such as ayahuasca or peyote or magic shrooms) we TURN OFF THE IMPOSED MIND. At that point you REALIZE that your mind, your life companion, is NOT YOU. This is not a new concept, its been written everywhere. Here is an example from a non religious reference: "Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind... Once achieved, the entity abides in its own nature..." Sutras of Patanjali 1.1-3 Even massive control systems like movies talk about but no one pays attention to it, here is another example: "Morpheus: It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. Neo: What truth? Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A PRISON FOR YOU MIND....” The Matrix movie. So be careful the 'lord' you choose.

@@daniluchison I haven't seen the Matrix so I don't get the reference, can you use a different movie? I've seen the Land Before Time.

Love you 🥰💜

@@hope6534 love you 🖤

The comments are so calming to my soul

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🙌I just love this and everything you said!! ❤ Sometimes we just have to focus on the good. This is the good stuff. 🌅

Just stumbled across this comment. God bless you

Amazing... he is a real artist, there aren’t many like him around anymore ❤️

totally agree.

Yes

Excatly what I said when I first heard this song

Sure does

That's it! His sixties vibe. YAAASSSSS - so refreshing to hear this from a young man.

EXACTLY!!!!! It's like he took all our pain and used it to line the words.

Richard Leishangthem exactly how I listened to it... it makes you go to a different dimension

Its how my heavy heart has fallen asleep many times.. Take me to your river..

i do the same

I also want this as a wedding song, I want to walk toward my love as this song plays and a raging river is our backdrop! It’ll happen! I’ll manifest it

I can feel the emotions that will overcome you on that day. A mother's love for their children is the most powerful force on the planet. I hope that day comes soon. Love

I am a man who has been deprived of his children for 8 long years as well, though literally, I've done nothing wrong. Just a bad time to be a man, that's all. But you and I will know that reunion day of the future with our children just as sure as Christ waits to reunify with us in our own time. Stay strong lady. This is not all there is....

You have a future & you are loved

@@Machconsults thanks man! Update: I lost 30kg and moved to Amsterdam to pursue my dream of owning a cafe here! Things are going super well and I have just moved into my first apartment with my Girlfriend (who I met here). We plan to travel together this winter!

My momma talking to me from the grave I swear.

Most humans don't realize that there is a good lord and a bad lord BUT... the bad lord has the upper hand on this planet as the matrix he/it set up, it is all rigged for us humans to bow down to the bad lord.... yes, FROM THE MOMENT WE ARE BORN... through visuals, sounds, words, food, clothing, music, schooling, friends, family, society, etc etc etc...

Beautiful !!!

@@nickgermanic8505there is A Good LORD The One Who Is The One Who Was And The One Who Was To Come The Almighty Jesus Christ

So this song hits much different now, I sent it to my what was soon to be mother in law. She absolutely loved it!! She played it over and over like I did when I first heard it. She passed away just before Christmas, and not long after that my fiance left me, so the lil boy I played step dad to for almost 7 years and now it's all gone. Praying for God's wisdom and guidance I guess. I don't even feel like this is life, how can this be real. I was once the happiest man alive, but now find myself wishing I wasn't here anymore. I know God HAS TO HAVE A REASON FOR ALL THIS. Just not sure I'll ever get it😔

100×infinity% you are true..👍👍👍

David Hudson well said.🙏🏽

Just beautiful and soul touching🥰

Ok boomer

Well I can safely say I'm not apart of that kid generation listening to that BS. I'd much rather listen to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye etc than today's shit👌

I said the exact same thing as I listened I caught myself holding my breath

Mario Gospel too💕

If she doesn’t, I’ll come sing it. Lots of people be leaving early though.

Rest in Paradise Tavarease 💙

RIP Tavarease 💜

alexandria c. Me🖐🏾🖐🏾🖐🏾

Hang in there bro

Hi.......... Keep flowing ..keep your river going ...he is in a good place and you are too ........💮

So sorry for your loss. He is still with you always ❤️😢

I miss mine also, but we will see them again and they are truly free! Rest in peace dad!

C. Jones yielding much fruit! God is good, his mercy is endless.

Amen brother