I will never forget that evening in December 2013 when it appeared as a suggestion. I was drawn by the title - I love all things winter. This was my first and most beautiful encounter with post-rock. I remember thinking that it would be so great to have someone to share this kind of music with as I knew my friends would not like it. November 2014 I went to Mono's concert and met my current boyfriend. We will be celebrating our second anniversary at another Mono concert this November. I can't escape thinking that on that December night when I first heard this song I actually had him on my mind as a person to share with.... UPDATE: We aren't together anymore. That's life. I keep my story here as I do think it was special. Thank you all for your beautiful comments. Wish you all the best, fellow postrockers!
what a beautiful story... it would seem, that the universe set things in motion, with a simple song suggestion, such is the mystery of this reality. Much love to you both xx
This song helped me when my 18 years old cat passed away. He died peacefully because of his age, but I had him since I was 4 and it broke me... It’s been few years now and I still come here to listen to this song sometimes and keep crying 🌈 I wish so much these beautiful fur angels could live longer...
I had a dog, maybe around when I was 3 or 4. Little pup, her name was Belle. She passed away when I was 18. It left such an empty space in my heart and home. I don't believe in after life, but i hope i'm wrong, so I can meet her again.
We muslims believe all animals have souls and they will live forever in the world created specifically for them. People in paradise will able to get their pets back.
Wow. Reading all of these comments is so touching. Everyone here is connected and it's like a huge family. It's amazing what music can do to bring people together
This was one of the first post-rock songs I ever listened to and it was at a time when I had lost the first love of my life. Ever since then, I learned to find pleasure in sadness and understood the beauty of melancholy. Truly wonderful, an emotional high no drug can give you. And years later I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to this live and met the wonderful people who pour their emotions into what they do and to the audience.
Found this when watching the movie tag. Heard it and knew I needed to download it. Love this song. Makes me feel like thugs are going to be ok as long as I don’t give up
This is seriously one of the best songs in the history of music. I've seen these guys live and the crowd was hypnotised, no one was talking. This is amazing.
As a victim of abuse as a kid, I felt so connected with this song. Looking back, I can compare my innocence as pure as snow tainted with abuse. The ending feels so cathartic as rage and sadness inside me slowly brews and finally screams all of it at the same time. I feel I’m finally heard.
Reminds me of that time in early childhood where everything was just a game. A new mystery all ways waiting to be discovered. And The ineffable sense of wonderment felt around every journey.
Life is still a game, I'm 32 now and fell in love with mystery all over again last year, find your pace and you'll arrive at that same place again, each time again. Don't let the cold world fool you, we are still the same, don't die while breathing.
+VacantTheory how much more then a kid do we really know, i think its important to question everything instead of simply accepting one view of the world, just like a kid would do
VacantTheory I'm really looking forward to reconnecting to how I felt when I was about 16. Good to know you've done it, I'll keep working on it cause now I'm sure it is possible and I really want it to happen. Like you said, we're still the same, just need to find the right channel and frequency to connect to, to relive that special feeling. Enjoy!
This song is so dear to me. I was going through a lot in 2016 and this song is part of what got me through it. The most beautiful experience I had with it was standing in the middle of a hayfield while I was on a solo walk and listening to this song while the snow fell around me. It hadn’t yet stuck to the ground and the sun was shining brightly through the clouds, casting its rays down and glimmering off the snowflakes. Never felt so connected to life and to this earth than in that moment 😌
I heard this from a movie and I searched for hours on end until I found this. I cried because the scenes plus this song gave me a tidal wave of pure emotions I've been holding onto for quite a while. The first time I truly cried since I guess last year. I feel good letting it all out because there's so much I've held onto its insane. I'm happy, for once, that I can finally let go of whatever was making me feel miserable...I love the things music can do the people...
+Kratos Milo no, the child grew up, lost connection and destroyed the home of native animals in order to breed kill and eat all the other gentle animals like cows, pigs, chickens etc. All the while pretending she was not eating flesh and calling it by another name.
Stop with facebook, throw your phone away, do what you want to do. Love who you want to love. Feel what matters to you most. This is music that makes me realize what my priorities are. Thanks, needed that. :)
In some time maybe I will throw my computer away, yes. Glasses I need to read, which I really will continue to do. And I won't insert anything in my anus because that freaking hurts. I already have contipation... Plus I hate caterpillars (sorry parent butterflies...)
I think anyone can appreciate this type of music if they sat and listened to every note. This is like every thought and feeling of unease, anxiety, and craziness in my head morphed into a song. Mono is such a beautiful band.
if you write your name on a chalk board ... is that you ? or is the word merely a symbol .... of what you really are. forget the words. they vanish. and what they point to becomes everything.
+An Humble Messenger of the Law of One the Name is just a chain of letters that we identify with, its a very abstract thing, weird that so many abstracts habits and thing help out society to work but if you think about it its not simple at all
You came through rain Wet, shivering Strength you feign I embraced you, From where have you fled? Come rest next to the warm fire Our shed The months pass, trees shake off golden dust You grew just like the sun Peeking over the horizon, to it we run Playing in that forest our silent home Away from the worries of a city In solitude, not alone Words said never Rain fell, my cheeks wetter Yet you, oh so gentle Cheered me, my heart settle Soon our paths diverge, time grows low To separate worlds we must go Separate we are, though not alone We set out to claim our thrones Lament not we will meet again If not here, then in our Ascent For this is only a temporary parting Our bond is much more than our holding Just as this White rain, the world, covers Entirely so do our thoughts Envelop the other
Alicia R. Glad to hear it! Right now I'm just looking to publish a poetry book~~every one keeps suggesting I turn my poems into songs, so perhaps that's the next step :D Just gotta find a singer now for that heh
It's weird how many people comment about how beautiful the photo is, instead of realize how beautiful this piece is.... Of course the photo is stunning, but listen to the music!, it's truly a masterpiece
Gary Smith it was a joke in reference to a meme that say "meth not even once" like this one. www.humoar.com/wp-content/uploads/meth-not-even-once/01.jpg In another context, i was supposing it would be funny.
gerçekten son derece duygusal bir parça 4 yıl önce vizelere hazırlanırken rastlamıştım..iyiki de rastlamışım diyorum genelde kötü hissettiğimde açıyorum en azından bazı şeyleri unutturuyor..nasıl hissetmek istiyorsan öyle hissetmeni sağlayan bir şarkı..her şey istediğiniz gibi olsun kendinizi sevin..love yourself✌️..thanks for everything..respect 日本🇯🇵..from turkey🇹🇷..
Un viaje emocional que me lleva a los más recóndito de mi ser, me lleva a mi niñez hasta me hace ver con ojos sollozos mi solitaria vejez. Mono es la banda perfecta para las inmortales emociones. Te oiré por siempre Mono, desde un rincón de la gris Lima en Perú 🇵🇪. Muchas gracias Mono.
I didn`t know Mono until 5 minutes ago.I found it casually on youtube..I liked the name and decided to listen to it....what a sound, mellodic,magic,superb.....long live MONO.....
3:23 My jaw dropped..well the internal jaw in my mind did. If I were to give up my existence as human to become one segment of a song. That' be it, no questions asked. That little violin or cello sounding orchestra part. My fave.
This song kind of gives off this feel where I should be doing something beautiful at the moment, idk what but it makes me want to do something adventurous.
think of like just 20 years ago people went about there lives never knowing the emotional satisfaction that we do thanks to this band this song this sound and I couldn't imagine my life without this sacred retreat from it all. wow.
-Do you know what pure love is ?- she asked him,looking him straight in the eyes. -Love as pure as the snow,innocent as a child who does not know the cruelty of this world,sad as the sound of a violin crying on a beautiful moonlit sky,bitter as coffee,but sweet as honey-she continued while tears were running down her pale skin. -A love that will bring smile and tears on your face,anxiety and peace in your heart,confusion and clarity in your mind,emptiness and glow in your eyes.Have you ever experienced such strong feeling,such sweet pain ? Well this is the kind of feeling a got from this song and inspired me to write this ^_^
This picture is so touching. It makes me think how innocent can a bear become just by the touch of a child's hand , and how aggressive it can become by the touch of a grown up man. And this music and the tittle tells everything.
once there was a child that wandered into the depths of a great forest. the child kept walking until it came upon a stream where it met a bear. the bear slowly approached the child as the child cocked its head in curiosity. the child asked the bear " where am I?". the bear stared quizzically at the child and said "why do you not fear me? have you not been taught that i am dangerous?" the child silently stepped forward face to face with the bear and said "why should i be scared of you?" the bear responded with a hallow laugh and said "because i have claws and teeth that can carve rivers in your skin and open you up to the sky." the child stared thoughtfully at the massiveness that was the bear and wondered "just because you have the means of soaking my body into the earth does not mean you will. humans have the same opportunity to do as such but we slaughter only when money or value are involved. my dear bear you and i are the same." the bear shook its head in disbelief "if i were hungry i would make you into pantry young one in mere seconds." the child sighed "but if that were true i would already be gone from this plane. we -my bear- are the same for both of us live and breath and survive on this planet." the child took the last step forward and reached its hands out to the bear bowing both their heads to touch they stared. the child spoke "you are me and i am you my friend for we are one in the same because we are made the same by energy and this earth." after what seamed like forever in the child's mind it stepped back and asked "were do ones like us go?" the bear sighed a heavy sigh and said "i can not tell you that for i do not know the answer." the child let out its breath and stretching out like a tree towards the sky said "then should we find one?" the bear came beside the child and said "where do you think we should start?" the child place a hand on the bears side and said "wherever we should start we should start now." and then they left the safety of the quiet stream and struck into the darkness of the night with the halo of the moon to light their next destination.
Under the cold weight of snow, the earth will finally hibernate. It is the miracle of winter. Flakes fall as if they were sent to pause time before the seasons begin again. Some are clumsy, some are graceful, but each knows its landing place on the earth. The only movement here is that of a young woman searching through the braided pine branches for an opening. Her white dress is camouflaged against the snow. Lost in this dream chamber, she moves through the white powder, running her hands through it to awaken her memory. Parting the branches, she follows an open path cleared before her, swerving its way to a stone bridge adorned with icicles. Someone is waiting for her there, a gray figure, a stranger, watching her through the shower of white between them. They are uncertain of why they have come but they both long to be here. Although she cannot recognize his face, she knows him somehow. As they stand together, a single ray of light grows from behind, wrapping them in its warmth until they dissipate into it. When she awakes, a cloud of winter air still floats above her. It was just a dream again. On this morning, a man awakes from the same dream, one that reoccurred so often that he felt incomplete without it at times. It haunted him. When his eyes closed, her face still appeared before him, but not one that he could recognize. His oldest memory was of being an infant sitting before his family, unable to speak or walk on his own. He cried for days and nights, his small fists clenched, until one day he couldn’t remember why he was so sad anymore. Along with the other children, he learned to laugh and run again. This became his new life, and everything before then seemed no longer his. The man watches swelling clouds from his window and cannot help but anticipate the arrival of something today. Bodies bustle their way past him as he sits outdoors, but they are like shadows murmuring to one another. They float by unnoticed as his eyes only fall upon a young woman, dressed in white, who stands behind the crowd. He feels comforted, almost relieved by the sight of her, and longs to be near her. Their eyes lock, a strange longing glance that could not be severed by anything at that moment. Her eyes are like two deep wells of stories, perhaps one he may have heard before. They appear dewy, prepared to overflow. In the distance, church bells ring. The humming noise and motion of the world seep back in to disturb their peace. If she is a mirage, she will disappear soon, he thinks. But she remains there, motionless. This time is not a dream. With a final glance at him, the woman slowly vanishes into the sea of bodies. A steady downpour of snow ripples in the wind until he cannot see anything but the movement of white. Chaotic, like a surge of emotion, and yet pure, white, and delicate, the snowstorm remains an enigma to him. As he tastes the snowfall, he sees a single ray of light piercing through a cloud, and he cannot help but smile.
I remember when i was hospitalized after a head injury for months and i first heard this song. The beauty wasnt just hearing this song through rehab, it was hearing this emotionally elevate me in the time of my life where i felt the concept of life sadden me and push me down. It made me feel something i searched for a long time but never could come close to reaching. But i did. And through this song after all these years i finally feel alive.
THE epitome of Post Rock music has to be this song. So many great groups in this genre that you will never hear on mainstream radio. That fact makes this genre even better than it already is
The first time I saw them live was on a trip to another city(almost 800km away from my hometown), on that trip I spent my savings on tickets, plane, hotel and food. After the trip I lost my job because of the getaway. But let me tell you it was the most amazing experience I have lived, to hear them live I remember how my tears almost came out when I first heard this song, to have them 8 feet apart and see how they gave their soul into every song was what best thing I've ever seen in my whole life. (sorry for my bad english)
*Everytime i feel so down i keep on returning in this masterpiece most likely now with this current situation it feels like with all the clouds and storms the light of the sun are just waiting and that sun is GOD..*
David Bowie brought me here... I started listening to him an hour ago, and one click after another, through Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Snow Ghosts, Frames and others, I ended up right here. funny how things go, especially when suffering with another bout of depression, feeling dejected and the like... that such power comes to you randomly at 1:17am beauty in sound.
This is unbelieveable, idk how I found this but I cant really get out of its impressiveness, when I listen to this song I can think and feel everything deeply, it makes me feel that everthing is vain in this life except one thing that is true love, pure love that touches to your soul not to your physical existence. Thanks youtube for giving me the chance to listen this great masterpiece. 👏
A couple of days ago, I had lost my cat. My brain still hasn't processed it yet and it hurts. I'm so used to seeing her at the door playing, hearing her run around, the sound of the bell on her collar jingling from time to time, I just miss her in general. We had raised her since she was small since her mother had neglected her and her brother. Sadly, her brother passed away, our only source of happiness being her. Without her, I feel empty. I feel as if I need to cry, or even scream in an empty space. I just want her back. I hope she's safe wherever she is, even if she's at a new home.
do you ever just start listening to this beautiful melancholic music and enter a daze? then you snap out of it 2 hours later. thats me rn. and i love it.
Unuttuğunu sandığın bir anı parçasını hatırlarken yeniden hissettiğin eski duygular, müziğin eşliğinde kanına karışır, gözlerini kapattığında sana gülümseyen çocukluğunu görürsün.
Take the time today to tell someone(anyone, even a stranger) "I love you" and give them a hug. Imagine how beautiful the world would be if we all did that.
After listening to this song… do you now understand what Kurt Cobain means by saying "I miss the comfort in being sad!"… there is nothing complicated in Mono's music… easy to listen and direct to the point… pure melancholy… I guess their philosophy in making music is "less is more"!
I kissed my ex-gf on sea stones while listening to this song last summer! Now she far to me.. and we're not together anymore. I can't stop listening and I still in love with this one :)
This song are the key to a transition to a different dimension. It reminds you of the first sun after the snow in March. And that's where it all started for me! 🖤🖤 Now I'm going to tell you the story of this song; Under the cold weight of snow, the earth will finally hibernate. It is the miracle of winter. Flakes fall as if they were sent to pause time before the seasons begin again. Some are clumsy, some are graceful, but each knows its landing place on the earth. The only movement here is that of a young woman searching through the braided pine branches for an opening. Her white dress is camouflaged against the snow. Lost in this dream chamber, she moves through the white powder, running her hands through it to awaken her memory. Parting the branches, she follows an open path cleared before her, swerving its way to a stone bridge adorned with icicles. Someone is waiting for her there, a gray figure, a stranger, watching her through the shower of white between them. They are uncertain of why they have come but they both long to be here. Although she cannot recognize his face, she knows him somehow. As they stand together, a single ray of light grows from behind, wrapping them in its warmth until they dissipate into it. When she awakes, a cloud of winter air still floats above her. It was just a dream again. On this morning, a man awakes from the same dream, one that reoccurred so often that he felt incomplete without it at times. It haunted him. When his eyes closed, her face still appeared before him, but not one that he could recognize. His oldest memory was of being an infant sitting before his family, unable to speak or walk on his own. He cried for days and nights, his small fists clenched, until one day he couldn't remember why he was so sad anymore. Along with the other children, he learned to laugh and run again. This became his new life, and everything before then seemed no longer his. The man watches swelling clouds from his window and cannot help but anticipate the arrival of something today. Bodies bustle their way past him as he sits outdoors, but they are like shadows murmuring to one another. They float by unnoticed as his eyes only fall upon a young woman, dressed in white, who stands behind the crowd. He feels comforted, almost relieved by the sight of her, and longs to be near her. Their eyes lock, a strange longing glance that could not be severed by anything at that moment. Her eyes are like two deep wells of stories, perhaps one he may have heard before. They appear dewy, prepared to overflow. In the distance, church bells ring. The humming noise and motion of the world seep back in to disturb their peace. If she is a mirage, she will disappear soon, he thinks. But she remains there, motionless. This time is not a dream. With a final glance at him, the woman slowly vanishes into the sea of bodies. A steady downpour of snow ripples in the wind until he cannot see anything but the movement of white. Chaotic, like a surge of emotion, and yet pure, white, and delicate, the snowstorm remains an enigma to him. As he tastes the snowfall, he sees a single ray of light piercing through a cloud, and he cannot help but smile..
+DreamOfTitans wrong humans are a virus. We eat away the planet's resources, we kill things for fun, we keep breeding and breeding and breeding enventually kicking the animals out and turning earth 100% nature into 100% man made structures.
And people say post-rock is stale. This proves that the scene can create one of the greatest instrumental shoegaze/post-rock songs ever made. It gets more somber and heavier-sounding with every minute until 7:20 hits, and it reaches its most melancholic and asphyxiating tonal moment. It's truly an emotional masterpiece for start to finish. This is on par with GY!BE's best work.
Esta pieza fue con la que conoci el grupo y este tipo de música, nunca olvidare lo que me ayudo cuando la pasaba muy mal, siempre me recordó que sentir esta bien, aunque pasemos momentos muy difíciles, le tengo mucho cariño, gracias ❤ (aunque ya paso muchos años acá lo recuerdo)
