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i recently watched I Saw The TV Glow by Jane Shoenbrun and the phrase, "there is still time" brought me back to this poem, i think while on a lighter tone there is broadly a very similar message between this poem and that movie

Shane, this was extremely sad, but extremely beautifully haunting. A true wake up call to the value of life that most take for granted.

Alone forever

I sometimes come back just to listen to the beautiful background music

I was a teen when I found this video and related to it so much As an adult now, it's nice to see how far I've come where it's not relatable, but a memory of where I was. To this day, remains such a beautiful story

My English teacher played this in class today. I almost cried because of how much it made me feel relevant and i played it again at home, headphones on. Close to the end, I got up, looked in the mirror, looked at my scars and said to myself, “We made it.”

I was in the 6th grade when i first heard this, my mother showed this to me after extreme bullying and depression. I never thought I would get better, it would get better. Now I'm a beautiful mother with two beautiful children I'm living my life to the fullest. You can too, I promise. The pain we go through, and remember is now a reminder of how we survived, of how strong we are, we are unbreakable, untouchable, and loved more than you could ever imagine and yes you're life and every breath you take IS important. ♡ YOU ♡ my dear ARE important. Continue shining through life like the brightest light that you are, ✨️ despite the pain it will mold you into a person you could've never imagined seeing yourself as, take all of that pain and turn it around into something beautiful. Because you have that power if you allow it you can quite literally change the path you are on.

This still hits my soul hard.

i’m 22 now but when i was in 7th grade, i had this video linked in my instagram bio. i had kids i’d never known coming up to me and telling me how it impacted them. i think about karate pork chops everyday

I got a rumor spread that i was gay, and i remember it hit so hard and was so upset by this rumor, but i was told to let it roll off the back, to laugh and join in and the bullying would stop, and my mom was right. I started laughing at the jokes they would say about me and it went away. Take it from me, you take life less serious and show them it doesnt bother you and youll bring down the whole thing

Rewatching this film years later still brings tears. Diagnosed with autism at 5, I would have been 15-11 when this was made. Shane, wherever you are, thank you for this film. I'm now developing a film with a studio that talks about the stigma faced by those on the social side of autism and how neurotypicals portray us on the other side. I'm happy with my progress, but I still feel different from those outside the spectrum. That hasn't stopped me from trying to help others who struggle to express themselves. So, thank you again for being you. To anyone who feels misunderstood, please know there are people like me fighting for you to make our world a little better.

This man really dropped one of the hardest poems in history like it was nothing.

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Last I watched this I was in 8th grade not planning on making it past 16… I’m 18 (almost 19) and I just applied to a community college where I have people who support and love me. I found my dream job and am pursuing it now. For any of the young kids watching this: it does get better, I promise. And I know you’re tired of hearing it, I know, but keep going. You will live to be amazing people, with amazing ambitions, who do amazing things in this world.

The last time I heard this, I was in high school, self harming & suicidal. Truly believing I would never amount to anything or make it anywhere in life. Today, living a brand new, best life while working my dream job. I can see a purpose & goals for myself Looking back was as dark as can be but looking forward, I see a light I never even dreamed of seeing.

Honestly I only watched this video because my teacher made me watch it, but damn these comments are depressing

I got to meet you in person when I was in middle school, in Petersburg Alaska, it was an amazing experience

what if instead of to this day project it was called freaky project and we sucked the bullies toes.

Will it get better?

the fact that i still know every single word to this all these years later....

I listened to this for the first time in high school, super ready to kms. I ended up trying a few times, dropped out of HS. Now I'm writing my own book, going to school to be a teacher, and I'm in a poetics course where I learned that (I still don't like poetry, but) there are poets who stand out head and shoulders above the rest. Thank you Shane Koyczan. I'm writing about you currently, and procrastinating by re-listening to old bangers. 10/10

Ngl when I saw this in school, I was fighting back tears so hard. This hit a little too close to home, considering I was bullied from kindergarten, to current day.

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I watched this in high school when I experienced bullying, when I dreaded everyday going to school. It had affected me in so many negative ways. To this day I still suffer from it since I developed social anxiety. But I just dropped by again to say thank you as this saved me in those dark moments, and now, this day, I GRADUATED COLLEGE! I MADE IT TOO!Thank you Shane, I owe you one ❤

The world was so much easier and happy when this was released, who would have thought things could have got darker, so much darker.

Can I get this on spotify please! <3

Crazy the first time I heard this was on some random day when I was in my depression going down hill and I stopped and I watched this whole thing and cried and. Was invested the whole time .. now it’s been years and I still think of this and it helps me so much we are not alone.

Makes me cry every time still.

i remember i heard this when i was in and out of the psych ward after i attempted. this poem hit me hard. hearing it today made me realize how far ive made it. i finally want to live.

I've watched this 4 times in the last 24 hours and cried every time. My dad is getting close to that point and I'm struggling with what I want to tell him deep down. Short of just begging him not to leave me....

Shane, I really hope you see this.I cant explain with words how much I needed this. I was on the train tracks yesterday and I didn't think there would be a tomorrow. There WILL be a tomorrow. I love you and thank you. You are helping so many people. Your pain has purpose.

I always come back to watch this beautiful video. Thank you so much for making this for people like us ❤️‍🩹

every time i watch this i cry

Thank you so much for this. And all your work. Been a fan for so so long. Back when you were newer and not in stages much. And your work always resonates, and because of that, often brings me to tears!

I found this for the first time in middle school. 11 years ago. Crazy. I thought about this poem a lot when I was in the hospital as a kid.

Cyberbullied mfs when they turn off the computer 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

I watched this video as a child and no matter what I go through I remind myself to watch this video every year and now I have two beautiful girls and I can’t wait for them to see it

It’s so good to come back to this poem as an adult, I memorized it by heart and used to recite it when I was suicidal… now I’m in collage with a very bright future ahead of me… I’m just so grateful I didn’t take my life and I’m here now with you all..

Got shown this 10 years ago by my form tutor and to this day I’ll repeat every lyric without fail. Forever grateful for this song.

This saved my life. Thank you, 7 years later from the day I heard this.

I remember my in elementary/middle high school they showed me this video this really hit me because I would always think of other thing but now looking back at it I’m crying 😞

i know its not the same, but for the longest time ive related to this video and i didnt know why cause luckily i was never bullied (heavily at least). then i realized i related to it cause i bully myself cause of depression and self hate

I used to play this over and over and over again when I was 13, It was so bad I would lay on my old futon couch and replay it over and over till my phone died; My brother would tell me to shut it off cause he was so tired to listen to it again. I used to know it word for word. It was bad in a way but i loved it.

This poem saved my life over and over again in middle school. I’m now in school for a masters in middle grade education. Thank you.

Will someone please talk to me?

8 years ago i first watched this during a dark time and I'm back

I met him recently at a McDonalds in Penticton BC Canada! We had a nice conversation.! I was bullied in school too! Traumatic!

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I'm so glad I had this when I needed it.

I can’t believe the last time I listen to this was in high school and it still hits the same