fun. - Be Calm [AUDIO]

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  • čas přidán 2. 08. 2009
  • A new song from fun.'s debut album "Aim and Ignite" which will be available 8.25.09.
    For more information go to / ournameisfun
    LYRICS
    As I walk through the streets of my new city
    my back feeling much better, I suppose
    I've reclaimed the use of my imagination
    for better or for worse, I've yet to know
    but I always knew you'd be the one to understand me,
    I guess that's why it took so long to get things right.
    Suddenly I'm lost
    On my street
    On my block
    Oh why, Oh why
    Oh why haven't you been there for me?
    Can't you see, I'm losing my mind this time?
    This time it's for real, I can see
    The tops of trees are turning red
    The beggars near bodegas grin at me
    I think they want something
    I close my eyes, I tell myself to breathe
    and be calm.
    Be calm.
    I know you feel like you are breaking down.
    I know that it gets so hard sometimes.
    Be calm.
    I'm scared that everyone is out to get me.
    "These days before you speak to me you pause."
    "I always see you looking out your window."
    "After all, you lost your band, you left your mom."
    Now every single crack, every penny that I pass,
    says I should either leave or pick it up
    But with every single buck I've made
    I'm saddled with bad luck that came
    the moment I was baptized
    or when I found out one day I'm gonna die
    if only I could find my people or my place in life
    and when they come a'carolin'
    so loud, so bright, the theremin
    will lead us to a chorus
    where we'll all rejoice and sing a song that goes:
    Oh be calm.
    Be calm.
    I know you feel like you are breaking down.
    I know that it gets so hard sometimes,
    Be calm.
    Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.
    You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive
    and everything's wrong
    It just gets so hard sometimes
    Be calm.
    I don't remember much that night,
    Just walking, thinking fondly of you
    Thinking how the worst is yet to come
    When from that street corner came a song
    And I can't remember the man,
    The panhandler or his melody.
    The words exchanged had far exceeded any change I'd given thee.
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  • @AnticDuelist77
    @AnticDuelist77 Před 6 lety +460

    I love how Nate's voice cracked at the beginning of the last chorus when he says "Oh, be calm!..." Because it fits the mood and message of the song so perfectly.

  • @craigthemighty853
    @craigthemighty853 Před 7 lety +2464

    "You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive."
    lyrical gold

  • @user-dg9er7xu8d
    @user-dg9er7xu8d Před 5 lety +1099

    FUN. stopped making music, and that's a shame. their music still helps people, or at least me. they shine light into my life. they're like a dead star whose light can still be seen in the night sky. I hope they'll continue making these masterpieces some day, and be this living star again.

    • @bellathegamingcreeper6964
      @bellathegamingcreeper6964 Před 4 lety +48

      According to the wiki, they were an inspiration for AJR (A band I really like and has made me better ).

    • @Arctic_and_The_F0X
      @Arctic_and_The_F0X Před 4 lety +15

      Thank you for sharing, I had no clue that they stopped.

    • @thomasblock9750
      @thomasblock9750 Před 4 lety +21

      Arctic Fox the lead singer is making a reunion with his old band "The Format" you might like their music too

    • @Arctic_and_The_F0X
      @Arctic_and_The_F0X Před 4 lety +2

      TAB1562 Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check it out when I can!

    • @noahnolte7288
      @noahnolte7288 Před 4 lety +1

      @@bellathegamingcreeper6964 literally the best band in the entire world.

  • @KatPlaysPC
    @KatPlaysPC Před 10 lety +641

    "You hate your pulse it thinks you're still alive." I love that

  • @Devolgalf
    @Devolgalf Před 9 lety +2035

    This is like a mini Bohemian Rapsody

    • @__RD14533
      @__RD14533 Před 9 lety +51

      YES!

    • @joelparece5111
      @joelparece5111 Před 9 lety +83

      Sweet mother of God it is.
      Holy crap

    • @urieldelgado5548
      @urieldelgado5548 Před 7 lety +33

      This comment makes me so happy

    • @jakeburbridge6031
      @jakeburbridge6031 Před 7 lety +6

      How?

    • @GuyNamedChris
      @GuyNamedChris Před 7 lety +97

      +Jake Burbridge Cause it's a mixture of
      1) Broadway musicals
      2) 1970s rock
      3) Modern punk
      It combines genres excellently just like Bohemian Rhapsody

  • @Itsnotanymore-ku7dz
    @Itsnotanymore-ku7dz Před 4 lety +440

    This song is criminally underrated.

  • @brendopls
    @brendopls Před 7 lety +1434

    This deserves more recognition than Some Nights, I think.

  • @jeaniegopen
    @jeaniegopen Před 8 lety +1728

    This song sounds like what an anxiety attack feels like

    • @CC-jh4kd
      @CC-jh4kd Před 6 lety +43

      Jeanie Pendleton more like a manic episode

    • @fungi3394
      @fungi3394 Před 5 lety +38

      Im pretty sure thats literally what its about

    • @Anabellelynnmusic
      @Anabellelynnmusic Před 4 lety +6

      That’s what it’s about

    • @pinnacleexpress420
      @pinnacleexpress420 Před 4 lety +4

      you should be more specific because no, the entire song does not feel like that.

    • @omac4237
      @omac4237 Před 4 lety +35

      This is the song I listen to when I'm having an anxiety attack. Something about sung/screamed "be calm!" just works. It takes about 10 repeats until I sing in, but it really helps if I'm in full pacing-panic mode.

  • @breeziebunnie3294
    @breeziebunnie3294 Před 7 lety +437

    i have generalized anxiety disorder with invasive thoughts and paranoia and this is honestly the best representation that isn't even directly about mental illness that i've ever heard and i love it so much

    • @toridstonvillage7954
      @toridstonvillage7954 Před 5 lety +1

      I agree wholeheartedly!

    • @goint
      @goint Před 4 lety +17

      I remember the first time I heard this song, I was having the worst mental breakdown I'd ever had and listening to this song was like having everything I was going through described perfectly.

    • @apersonalive4111
      @apersonalive4111 Před 3 lety +6

      I nearly had a breakdown rn and listening to it on repeat is saving my life

  • @_paleo.figs_5881
    @_paleo.figs_5881 Před 4 lety +70

    Listening to the music in this is like Remy trying different foods in Ratatouille

  • @marxgarita01
    @marxgarita01 Před 8 lety +303

    I wish I could have found this sooner, can't believe this is 8 years old

  • @Airestotle09
    @Airestotle09 Před 8 lety +224

    Still the best song they've ever written. Freddie mercury would be proud

    • @eugeneyebra3655
      @eugeneyebra3655 Před 8 lety +6

      the lyrics tho.... feels like i'm from the novel family hahahah

  • @Jessiemats
    @Jessiemats Před 7 lety +284

    1:16 to 1:23 I only had my left earphone in, so all you could hear was him singing without any music. Gave me shivers lol.

  • @wagawewo
    @wagawewo Před 9 lety +338

    I'm not crying, its liquid pride

  • @TheCrew935
    @TheCrew935 Před 8 lety +537

    best part 0:00 - 4:10

  • @ashleighthompson2855
    @ashleighthompson2855 Před 8 měsíci +15

    This has been my favorite song for 10 years. I have anxiety and weirdly enough hearing Nate Reuss scream “be calm” makes me feel better😂

  • @CubeJello
    @CubeJello Před 7 lety +140

    If you use only the left earbud at 1:16, it's like Nate's just talking to you.

  • @Oldaccunt
    @Oldaccunt Před 8 lety +154

    "You hate your pulse because it still thinks you alive"
    I can't even express my love for that lyric.

  • @theallmightyboop4732
    @theallmightyboop4732 Před 3 lety +72

    Oddly enough, even though this song feels like a breakdown that threatens to give way at every listen, its helped me overcome said breakdowns. Its like this song reaches down to your hyperventilating self, is also panicking, but leads you through and out of that panic with teary determination. Like sobbing in a thunderstorm but smiling and screaming "Im gonna make it" with every thunderclap. Its so bizarre and hard to explain, but its beautiful and I cant get enough of it.

    • @SuperEpicness
      @SuperEpicness Před rokem

      I knew I wasn't crazy
      I have the same reaction

  • @BeegYoshi24
    @BeegYoshi24 Před 4 lety +42

    As a middle school teacher with some really crappy students, I really connect with the part where he says "I know you feel like you are breaking down... It gets so hard sometimes. Be calm."

    • @SkiggsMoDiggs
      @SkiggsMoDiggs Před 3 lety +11

      You mean a lot to some students though. My 5th grade teacher was incredibly kind and like a kid and he helped me out a lot. He's the only teacher I used to have that I still think about and miss, he's made a HUGE impact on me.

    • @BeegYoshi24
      @BeegYoshi24 Před 3 lety +5

      @@SkiggsMoDiggs Awesome comment, I enjoyed reading it. I still remember the teachers who had a big impact on my childhood

  • @petitpois23
    @petitpois23 Před 4 lety +126

    this song hits different when you have generalized anxiety disorder

  • @samayling9855
    @samayling9855 Před 4 lety +138

    "Available 8.25.09" was it really that long ago :(

  • @cbrodeo5935
    @cbrodeo5935 Před 5 lety +37

    I think this song is one of the best representations of Nate Ruess and Jack Antonoff’s genius writing abilities. This is an expertly crafted masterpiece of a song.

    • @OakenBarrel
      @OakenBarrel Před 4 lety +5

      The whole "I don’t remember much that night" section is pure linguistic joy, the sheer grammar of the sentences could never look less rhythmic or song-friendly, but sounds so powerful. "Just walking, thinking fondly of you" is probably the most gentle and pure way of describing affection we have for someone on a constant basis
      Lyrics here are indeed pure gold

  • @benbuller2374
    @benbuller2374 Před 8 lety +73

    That vocal high note at 3:00 gets me everytime

    • @7_RIP_7EVE7
      @7_RIP_7EVE7 Před rokem +2

      The second I read it is when it played I swear 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mialorusso8244
    @mialorusso8244 Před 10 lety +180

    if fun were to write the sound track to a musical it would be THE BEST MUSICAL EVER!!!

    • @GraysonZieglerPlusMe
      @GraysonZieglerPlusMe Před 10 lety +3

      I have been thinking this for FOREVER.

    • @KatPlaysPC
      @KatPlaysPC Před 10 lety +2

      OH MY GOD YES

    • @saraunderwood6322
      @saraunderwood6322 Před 10 lety +2

      SOMEBODY GET THEM A PRODUCER! :D

    • @andrewma9682
      @andrewma9682 Před 6 lety +4

      Talk to Damien Chazelle, he's good at this music movie thing, but also I want to be a filmmaker when I finish growing, and it would be really cool if I made a musical to Fun music.

    • @lycaptain
      @lycaptain Před 2 lety +1

      TES YES YES I AAS THIBKING THIS SHDKSWHISGZOSJSHZKX

  • @weeewoot1770
    @weeewoot1770 Před 4 lety +23

    I come here every time I have a panic attack... been helping a lot lately.

  • @min3craftiscool553
    @min3craftiscool553 Před 4 měsíci +3

    This is still my comfort song in 2024 and I started listening to them in the early 2010s i miss fun... I hope they'll come back eventually bht even if not the songs they did make are still amazing and timeless as far as i can see.

  • @tylermiller6585
    @tylermiller6585 Před 9 lety +132

    Fun. Always reminds me of Queen

  • @gia3gia3
    @gia3gia3 Před 2 lety +23

    I found this song during my freshman year in high school. Then completely forgot about it after losing my old music playlist. I’m a freshman in college now and I’ve fallen in love with it all over again.

    • @LauXstamp
      @LauXstamp Před 9 měsíci

      Me literally me. Like a gift from the past

  • @kreamy_kenny
    @kreamy_kenny Před 2 lety +5

    2:40 - and on
    Idk why but this part is just **chefs kiss**

  • @omegahpink
    @omegahpink Před 9 lety +181

    My thoughts just went from
    "This is fucking weird"
    To
    "This is fucking gold"
    Thank you Mango

    • @omo1991
      @omo1991 Před 8 lety

      +Clear's O Baby A Triple true! that was my impression at first. :) but as the song progressed, i started to realize how awesome it was. ♥

    • @bryanorozco4499
      @bryanorozco4499 Před 8 lety +2

      +Gee Ji 10/10

  • @theonionqueen3519
    @theonionqueen3519 Před rokem +3

    This song is what a manic episode and anxiety attack feel like.

  • @abrarramadan6869
    @abrarramadan6869 Před 9 lety +47

    Best song ever, Almost made me cry at the part where he goes : "Oh why, oh why, haven't you been there....."

  • @TheCrimebaby
    @TheCrimebaby Před 7 lety +263

    I came here by typing in Calm music while trying not to have a mental break down.

    • @rleesmith2155
      @rleesmith2155 Před 7 lety +16

      Did it help?

    • @TheCrimebaby
      @TheCrimebaby Před 7 lety +33

      RLee Smith yes.

    • @base330films9
      @base330films9 Před 7 lety +7

      I understand that feelings

    • @CloonieKing
      @CloonieKing Před 6 lety +5

      I read your comment awhile ago and I just remembered it when I needed to calm down so I decided to come back.

    • @davirrini
      @davirrini Před 3 lety

      @@TheCrimebaby very late but hope you're ok during these times

  • @raulcastillo2615
    @raulcastillo2615 Před 8 lety +259

    Fun.= Modern day Queen

    • @mahomatsurii
      @mahomatsurii Před 7 lety +3

      Lakin Space igual ya no están juntos :'(

    • @UnRubenDario
      @UnRubenDario Před 7 lety +4

      siguen jjuntos ..solo están en un break para trabajar en proyectos individuales

    • @mahomatsurii
      @mahomatsurii Před 7 lety +2

      Rubén Darío Macías Navarro ahora tengo una razón mas para vivir

    • @UnRubenDario
      @UnRubenDario Před 7 lety +3

      jajaja ! pero pueden pasar añoooos hasta que hagan nueva musica... no te emociones tanto por vivir jajajjaa

    • @UnRubenDario
      @UnRubenDario Před 7 lety +3

      nahh mentira..VIVE VIVEEE

  • @wendyneverland2377
    @wendyneverland2377 Před 7 lety +108

    This song explains me, trying to decide to what university I want to go and hoping I'm even good enough for one, while resenting myself for not leaving everything and travelling. what do I do with my life

  • @TurboPikachu
    @TurboPikachu Před 9 lety +71

    I fell in love with this song from 1:30 onwards.
    Why the hell did Some Nights happen? Aim & Ignite is a spectacular album, vastly superior to its successor.

    • @rae-gan
      @rae-gan Před 8 lety +12

      +TurboPikachuX "vastly superior to its successor." thats what my parents say about me

    • @bryanorozco4499
      @bryanorozco4499 Před 8 lety +3

      Why an I the one -> I wanna be the one.
      it gets better -> it only gets much worse.

    • @carlosmiguel-ld4rz
      @carlosmiguel-ld4rz Před 6 lety +3

      Give it another try. Some nights has some amazing moments :)

    • @JeremyGalloway
      @JeremyGalloway Před 5 lety +10

      The two Fun albums are so different because Nate wrote most of the songs in A&I with his former band, The Format. They were almost done with a new album, but then they suddenly broke up. Nate got their blessing to take most of those songs and release them with his new band, Fun. Aim & Ignite features mostly these songs, and not many songs written by Jack Antonoff. Some Nights, however, had heavy influence from Jack Antonoff, who is basically just another mainstream pop songwriter. I like Jack too, but his style is much more generic than Nate's. I know for certain that The Gambler, Benson Hedges, and At Least I'm Not As Sad were 100% written with The Format. Be Calm sounds like it was, too. In contrast, Walking The Dog sounds like Jack Antonoff's work, which isn't bad at all... just more mainstream.

    • @kenmoops7547
      @kenmoops7547 Před 2 lety +2

      Uh, some nights is fucking sick, so is this album. They're both solid releases.

  • @johannwilder1437
    @johannwilder1437 Před 8 lety +766

    Fun is a bizarre combination of the following:
    1) Broadway musicals
    2) 1970s rock
    3) Modern punk
    Their music is refreshingly melodic in a cesspool of tasteless trash.

    • @GoonManGuy
      @GoonManGuy Před 7 lety +39

      It helps that Nate Ruess has some pretty good pipes with a nice range. I might be a bit of a fanboy.

    • @elliottgyll8453
      @elliottgyll8453 Před 7 lety +4

      Goon truuuuueee

    • @I__--
      @I__-- Před 7 lety +6

      Goon This is our town, scrub!

    • @Horrorangell
      @Horrorangell Před 7 lety +7

      Oh my god.
      I like 1 and 2
      no wonder i like Fun. so much.

    • @jainascott5093
      @jainascott5093 Před 7 lety +1

      Also, I think there's q Beatles vibe in some of their songs.

  • @IProvideLyrics1924
    @IProvideLyrics1924 Před 3 lety +48

    As I walk through the streets of my new city
    My back feeling much better, I suppose
    I've reclaimed the use of my imagination
    For better or for worse, I've yet to know, but I
    Always knew you'd be the one to understand me,
    I guess that's why it took so long to get things right.
    Suddenly I'm lost
    On my street
    On my block
    Oh why, Oh why
    Oh why haven't you been there for me?
    Can't you see, I'm losing my mind this time?
    This time I think it's for real, I can see
    All the tree tops turning red
    The beggars near bodegas grin at me
    I think they want something
    I close my eyes, I tell myself to breathe
    And be calm.
    Be calm.
    I know you feel like you are breaking down.
    I know that it gets so hard sometimes.
    Be calm.
    I'm scared that everyone is out to get me.
    "These days before you speak to me you pause."
    "I always see you looking out your window."
    "After all, you lost your band, you left your mom."
    Now every single crack every penny that I pass,
    Says I should either leave or pick it up
    But with every single buck I've made
    I'm saddled with bad luck that came
    The moment I was baptized
    Or when I found out one day I'm gonna die
    If only I could find my people or my place in life
    And when they came a'carolin'
    So loud, so bright, the theremin
    Will lead us to a chorus
    Where we'll all rejoice and sing a song that goes:
    Oh be calm.
    Be calm.
    I know you feel like you are breaking down.
    I know that it gets so hard sometimes,
    Be calm.
    Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.
    You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive
    And everything's wrong
    It just gets so hard sometimes
    Be calm.
    I don't remember much that night,
    Just walking, thinking fondly of you
    Thinking how the worst is yet to come
    From that street corner came a song
    And I can't remember the man,
    The panhandler or his melody.
    The words exchanged had far exceeded any change I'd given thee.
    Oh be calm, be calm.
    I know you feel like you are breaking down.
    Oh I know that it gets so hard sometimes,
    Be calm.
    Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.
    You hate your pulse because it still thinks you're alive
    And everything's wrong
    It just gets so hard sometimes
    Be calm, be calm.

  • @ElleDeas
    @ElleDeas Před 2 měsíci +2

    God, i over-memorized this song in high school. I haven't heard it since 2012 or so and somehow I'm singing every word like I heard it yesterday. They were here for a short time, but they gave us art for sure.

  • @Henry-wi7hd
    @Henry-wi7hd Před 5 lety +21

    It's this album's tenth anniversary soon...I miss fun.

  • @ShaneyDaneyStudios
    @ShaneyDaneyStudios Před 11 lety +7

    this has always been my favorite song, but what with all my research papers, projects, practices, applying for colleges/scholarships, work, making sure i graduate with honors, this song has meant more to me lately, and it seriously keeps me sane at times when i think im gonna lose it. i love it. i love fun.(:

  • @docdoc.4500
    @docdoc.4500 Před 2 lety +2

    The horror when I realized I had accidentally disliked this absolute banger

  • @inapplicability
    @inapplicability Před 10 lety +210

    Literally better than anything on Some Nights. I miss this fun..

    • @Shantelio101
      @Shantelio101 Před 10 lety +21

      The only song I really enjoyed from "Some Nights" was the one song everyone overlooked, that actually sounded like the good old fun! "Some Nights Intro" :)
      Now they're going more pop :/

    • @inapplicability
      @inapplicability Před 10 lety +9

      Shantel Sitterud I don't know if 'pop' is necessarily a bad thing, because I'd call this pop as well. But Jeff Bhasker and fueledbyramen have manipulated fun.'s sound into something that just isn't fun.. I loved Aim and Ignite. It changed my life and what I expected from an album. It's what pop should sound like.
      Bruce Marlon Some Nights had some very questionable creative choices. It was an incoherent mess that tried to do everything at once. Aim and Ignite was consistently good. Nary a bad song on that album. Wowsers. Basically, fun. had more evident creative control on LPI than LPII and the new song they played sounds like a rehash of themes from Some Nights. I expected something fresh, which Aim was. Some Nights sounds like everything else on the radio and I don't think the choice to sound poppier was intelligent or ironic in any way.

    • @Artruin
      @Artruin Před 9 lety +5

      I like Why am I the One, some nights, we are young. Of course I like this album but in my opinion the most amazing song is Why am I the One but the most amazing album is THIS ALBUM

    • @TAGstunts
      @TAGstunts Před 9 lety

      Bruce Marlon not true at all

    • @hottopic8455
      @hottopic8455 Před 9 lety +3

      ***** I must say, I prefer this album to Some Nights simply because I like more songs on this one than Some Nights. My favourite song of theirs is also on this album, The Gambler. Then my second favourite, Be Calm. Third favourite would probably be Carry On, though. Anyway, I like Some Nights, but I'd rather listen to Aim & Ignite. There's only one song on this album that I'm not overly fond of.

  • @melissasapien3479
    @melissasapien3479 Před 3 lety +5

    Any one here in May 2021? ... this is such an incredible song , why is it not so known like other hits now a days ?!😩

  • @katzy9
    @katzy9 Před 10 lety +34

    Holy shit I forgot how much I liked this song

  • @MiniNoahTheWorm
    @MiniNoahTheWorm Před 3 lety +10

    I've only heard the popular bangers like some nights and we are young. I can't believed I only recently found this, it's too good

  • @ryananderson6826
    @ryananderson6826 Před 10 lety +28

    List of what I love about this song: everything.

  • @SlaviKat28
    @SlaviKat28 Před 3 lety +5

    11 years later this is still a bop

  • @_paleo.figs_5881
    @_paleo.figs_5881 Před 4 lety +16

    Who else loves it when he sings "melody"??

    • @josephiking27
      @josephiking27 Před 4 lety +5

      I dream to hear it live in concert one day. If only Nate comes out of "retirement" lol

  • @yanstein8464
    @yanstein8464 Před rokem +2

    this song is basically a theatre kid having a panic attack and i love every second of it

  • @superfunguy60
    @superfunguy60 Před 3 lety +3

    The E5 before the final chorus gets me every time, Nate's vocal range is genuinely so impressive

  • @rachelbbq
    @rachelbbq Před 9 lety +33

    I love this song aw I just think it's really beautiful that it keeps telling to you to be calm as the music slowly fall apart. I feel like that's a pretty accurate representation of what it's like

  • @marz3308
    @marz3308 Před 5 lety +17

    2019 anyone? i miss fun.

  • @wooble-
    @wooble- Před 4 lety +70

    **Waiting for the Sanders stans to arrive**

    • @celestinebuendia
      @celestinebuendia Před 4 lety +8

      yusss

    • @jesus_says_chill8688
      @jesus_says_chill8688 Před 4 lety +11

      Omg I’ve found my people! Virgil’s playlist introduced me to a lot of interesting songs tbh

    • @desertrose793
      @desertrose793 Před 4 lety +6

      woobleination that’s how I found it I now love it a listen to it when I’m crying

    • @user-sg3im7rt2j
      @user-sg3im7rt2j Před 4 lety +6

      hereeeee :D

    • @sapphiresaplingz1254
      @sapphiresaplingz1254 Před 4 lety +9

      Virgil's playlist brought me here, too!
      If you think about it, when the song gets to the second verse, it starts to sound sort of like Virgil's theme.

  • @shacheetah331
    @shacheetah331 Před 10 lety +1

    I love that your videos has the lyrics in the description, can just sing along all day

  • @artsysundae
    @artsysundae Před 3 lety +4

    this album deserves more recognition honestly

  • @chowderheadify
    @chowderheadify Před 8 lety +27

    This sounds like it should be a show tune...I LOVE IT

  • @atadstrange
    @atadstrange Před 3 lety +1

    This is the most criminally underrated song ever made

  • @victorwisdom1871
    @victorwisdom1871 Před 2 lety +2

    "The words exchanged had far exceeded any change I'd given thee."
    There's something profoundly mystical and beautiful about how one conversation can change and shape your perspective towards life forever, hence changing your life itself for the better.
    And to think that conversation was held with a panhandler you'd never met before and had just given a few dollars or cents along the street makes me come to the conclusion that Nate met an angel.
    Always be kind to people. You just never know.

  • @christopherkobs5354
    @christopherkobs5354 Před rokem +3

    This song exudes a tone of going crazy while trying to fit in and be normal for me. I get the anxiety piece but I feel like more of a joker/Deadpool mix of character and emotion match this song instead of an anxiety attack. Almost like making the crazy just casual, could go well as an intro song of a really messed up movie like that in my opinion. Just a piece of art this song is!

  • @rb71743
    @rb71743 Před rokem +11

    This is a masterpiece, change my mind.

  • @ImJhava
    @ImJhava Před 9 lety

    I remember listening to all of their songs 3 years ago. I forgot about them as the years went by! I'm really happy i found them again.

  • @e7ebags569
    @e7ebags569 Před 4 lety +1

    jesus i used to listen to this song over and over during the last year of high school just to try get through the day. good to come back and listen to this now and then!

  • @joshuamaubach5593
    @joshuamaubach5593 Před 8 lety +8

    This song grows on you sm, I used to hate it but now I absolutely love it.

  • @danielrigby7468
    @danielrigby7468 Před rokem +3

    I remember listening to this song at my dads wedding, having a slight panic attack. Beautiful album.

  • @hannahdevyor858
    @hannahdevyor858 Před 11 lety +2

    I absolutely love the fact that you can hear Nates voice crack or get scratchy at times. Love this band so much I can't even put it into words.

  • @nursyafiqahmohammadshafiq3991

    Just discovered this song after 11 years it has been released. Oh how come this is so underrated i mean this is toooo good!

  • @elderly_gentleman9489
    @elderly_gentleman9489 Před 5 lety +4

    I love rading all these comments that say this song helps them through their anxiety- it helped me as well, when I had severe anxiety in eleventh grade. I just love that so many people realize that a song that sounds like it's falling apart is purely cathartic. Such an amazing feeling, such an amazing song.

  • @badbitchbrigade1496
    @badbitchbrigade1496 Před 4 lety +4

    is this anyone else's "grounding" song? whenever i'm particularly stressed or worried or panicky i turn this on and things get at least a little better. the name makes sense.

  • @Kelseaotter
    @Kelseaotter Před 12 lety

    this song has been in my head for the past two weeks.

  • @bigoof6460
    @bigoof6460 Před 4 lety

    I have been listening to this since I was 9 or 10. It helps me through tough times. Calm is one of my favorite things to feel.

  • @nataliemontgomery1967
    @nataliemontgomery1967 Před 8 lety +16

    this is my favoritest song of all time and i gonna memorize it and get it stuck in other peoples heads because this song is freakin awesome

  • @adelyssaolguin
    @adelyssaolguin Před 7 lety +3

    This has been my go-to song for about 5 years now. Aim and Ignite will always be my favorite album. 💜

  • @aythnic6722
    @aythnic6722 Před 4 lety +2

    Listening to music from my childhood always brings tears to my eyes. This is pure gold.

  • @jungeunpark8203
    @jungeunpark8203 Před 2 lety +7

    I didn't know this song. Now I come to know this heartbreaking masterpiece. What have I done until now? I've never heard anything like this strong heartbreaking song!! I am listening to this crazy song over and over and over and over again like a mad guy. I even didn't know your existence when you were actively promoting. It is so cruel !!!!!!!😡😭난 이런 밴드가 있는 줄도 몰랐는데 해체된 후 알게 되나니...이건 너무 잔인하잖아.

    • @princearthur5532
      @princearthur5532 Před rokem +1

      I heard this a long time ago and I still come back to it. Take care of yourself

  • @vinzaputra
    @vinzaputra Před 9 lety +25

    i love this song from the first time i listen it

  • @SarahM-lw2gd
    @SarahM-lw2gd Před rokem +3

    I remember this around when it came out. I still love it so much now!

  • @Funchal99
    @Funchal99 Před 5 lety +1

    I...this is literally the kind of song I needed right now. Wow.

  • @rodrigovidigal7254
    @rodrigovidigal7254 Před 5 lety

    the vocals at the end make you listen to this again and again and again

  • @meepmeep749
    @meepmeep749 Před 2 lety +2

    I feel like this song just slaps my brain in the face and tells it to chill out. I just feel better listening to it

  • @briarscott9288
    @briarscott9288 Před 9 lety +13

    I have chronic anxiety and when it gets bad I think of this song. ^-^

  • @inderjeet8659
    @inderjeet8659 Před 3 lety

    omg i can't believe this was 10 years back, i'm 20 now and i used to play their songs all day long when i was 10..nostalgia almost has me crying

  • @AnnuhKayleen
    @AnnuhKayleen Před 12 lety

    This song seriously gives me goose bumps. His voice is amazing.

  • @im418vco
    @im418vco Před 8 lety +8

    I usually listen to them when I feel so stressed and problematic with life lol I have been their fan since 2013 but I just listened to Aim and Ignite last December. I was browsing through fun. songs one night because I was struggling with my acads and I really lost hope at that time and thought of all the worst case scenarios possible. Then I came across a playlist of the whole album of A&I and this was the first track so I thought that I should listen to this, just one song because it was getting late and I was tired. I listened to this and wow I have never found lyrics that sums up exactly what I actually felt. This song is really a blessing from the heavens. It was really timely and it did help me build up hope. This song is so good I found myself an hour later that I was already listening to the last track of the album and lost sleep. I hope they continue doing songs because there are a lot of us here gaining massive hope from the lyrics that they tell. Long live this band!!!!

  • @Fannyjoestar
    @Fannyjoestar Před 2 měsíci +3

    Still looking for this when im feeling down

  • @TYCOIX
    @TYCOIX Před 6 lety

    This song and One Foot are the ones I listen to whenever things just get too much. When I would have a breakdown and needed something to console me. Thank you for creating songs. Please come back.

  • @coffeeishappiness
    @coffeeishappiness Před 12 lety

    I like how you can hear the growing frustration through the music followed by the calmness before its starts all rushing back in his voice+music combo. Astounding. :)

  • @frugalfruit3792
    @frugalfruit3792 Před 12 lety +4

    I'm so obsessed with the way he says "melody" at 2:58
    DAT VOCAL RANGE

  • @AnqelicRawr
    @AnqelicRawr Před 10 lety +65

    I listen to this song when I get anxiety attacks. Works every time.

    • @hyacinthus6049
      @hyacinthus6049 Před 8 lety +1

      I'm sorry. This is a serious comment but nice profile picture and username :)

    • @helenburns1156
      @helenburns1156 Před 7 lety +3

      Delilah Winchester Same! It's the only thing that works for me. I think cause when I'm singing along to it im focusing on the song and telling myself to be calm. I don't know how I would have survived these past couple years if I didn't have this song to help me through the panic attacks.

  • @lovelylishamichelle
    @lovelylishamichelle Před 11 lety

    I seriously love this song. The tune... his voice... the meaning. I love it.

  • @blklblrider84
    @blklblrider84 Před 4 lety +2

    I listened to this song on the way to boot camp in 2012 on my ipod video and it is one of the most prominent memories of my life.

  • @rayenmeslem5547
    @rayenmeslem5547 Před 9 lety +26

    And how can I possibly be calm ?

  • @KurtWarnerMovie
    @KurtWarnerMovie Před 4 lety +45

    Finding this video actually changed my life and the direction it was headed, and I feel it's finally fitting to tell that story here almost nine years later.
    I was 15 back in 2012. To give a short background on me, I had grown up under the roof of a metalhead and pretty much exclusively listened to music within that genre (being raised on Sabbath & Maiden, at the time was listening to Avenged Sevenfold and similar bands of the sort.) As well as this, I never really considered myself to be an artistic person of any sort. I was an anxious, insecure kid that suffered a lot of bullying and verbal troubles in my home, and really only coped with all of that playing CoD and doing average middle-class white kid stuff.
    Anyways, I had just finished my last final of freshman year of high school, I remember it being a wonderful, carefree day. No more school, Minecraft had just come out on the 360, Dad was having friends over and made really good sandwiches, etc. Towards the end of the day, I was listening to music on CZcams, and the song White Sky by Vampire Weekend had reappeared in my head for the first time in well over a year. I never listented to music like this, but my bible teacher from a previous year used to play music of that sort, anything ranging from them, to Sufjan, and funny enough, Walking the Dog by fun. In particular, I hadn't heard Walking the Dog in a long time, and I didn't remember the name of the song, but I remembered the melody. And after scouring my brain for any lyrics, I finally found the song. Wasn't my favorite song in the world, but it did bring back wonderful memories.
    I'm not sure if autoplay was a thing back in those days, but for whatever reason I ended up accidentally clicking on Be Calm, this particular video of it to be exact. I had never heard a song like it before, one that had such a wonderful story and progressed in the way it did. I remember feeling so entranced and mystified by the song, so much so that I sat on this video clicking repeat for the next four or five hours, just listening. Keep in mind, my attention span has always been trash, so sitting and listening to a song (even to this day) without doing anything else is incredibly rare for me.
    But ever since that moment, life for the next year or so literally felt like a coming of age film. I found a group of wonderful friends that truly showed me what love is, and taught me so many avenues of self expression. This was 2012 going into 2013, so Some Nights was on the radio, as well as The Lumineers and all around music that fit all those moments too. I fell in love with a wonderful girl, started going to plays, writing and reading poetry, writing my own music, going on spontaneous adventures, you name it. Hell, even nearly all my classes in school had some form of artistic expression within them somehow. I don't think I could ever truly put into words how perfectly the world seemed to spin in my favor for that time in my life. I still experienced sadness, sure, but without that time in my life I know for a fact that I wouldn't be even a fraction of who I am today.
    Fast forward to now, I'm 23, a college dropout, struggled with substance abuse and made a lot of shitty decisions in the past four years, and currently feel the most depressed, hopeless, and alone I've ever felt in my life, all from my own doing. This may seem like a drastic tone shift, and it certainly is. But I wanted to tell this story because I think about giving up on everything, everyday. I've lost every way I know how to run and mask my pain, which is all I ever really knew how to do, even during that wonderful time. But for the fucked up experiences I've had in my life, I've also had wonderful ones that have made it all worth it, this story in particular. Anytime I hear this song and anything from fun. and the Format, it reminds me of my 15 year old self, finding this video and beginning the new chapter in my life. I was showered with love and and new wonders at every turn, enough that I might write a book on it someday when I have a working memory. I was skeptical of God and fate for many years, but having lived through what I have, I believe in these new chapters and opportunities, as well as these scars telling wonderful stories when all is said and done.
    I type all this (and my story) because I saw how love changed me, and as much as I get depressed and think about taking my own life, it fills me with despair and sadness thinking that anyone might feel similarly. Love is an unbound force that can change anyone and anything, and the wonders that are entailed for our personal experiences is something I believe is worth living and fighting for. I urge you to please reach out for help if you're ever feeling alone or suicidal, there is always someone out there who wants to be your crutch, no matter what the circumstance. You never know what person you might fall in love with, you never know the wonders and virtues await your future. And you never know what video you might accidentally click on. If you've read this far, thank you for reading my story, and if you need someone to reach out to, feel free to reply to this comment and I'll find a way.

    • @romanappolyn
      @romanappolyn Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks,I feel the same, this feels so liberating😊

    • @KurtWarnerMovie
      @KurtWarnerMovie Před 3 lety +1

      S.A.N 787 i love your profile picture! but i’m glad you feel that way, feel free to reach out if you ever need a friend and have a wonderful day 💚

    • @kellyfreer9260
      @kellyfreer9260 Před 3 lety +1

      Hey this is a really nice comment, you're a good storyteller! I know this js kind of a random reply, but i think your story is fascinating, thank you for writing it here :)

    • @KurtWarnerMovie
      @KurtWarnerMovie Před 3 lety

      @@kellyfreer9260 hey thank you so much that’s really sweet of you! i hope the new year is treating you well so far 💚

    • @hexius_
      @hexius_ Před 3 lety +2

      Amazing story my man. Please don't ever do anything to yourself, you sound like an amazing person and I'm sure that, despite your current situation, life still has many pleasant surprises in store for you. Keep strong, thank you for the inspirational message. I don't usually respond to CZcams comments, but I was so moved by your story that I felt compelled to respond.

  • @CalvinNeufeld1
    @CalvinNeufeld1 Před 4 lety

    The queen vibes are so real with these guys. This whole album really

  • @sarahnasar9939
    @sarahnasar9939 Před 7 lety

    So glad I have listened to every single song in this whole band, and actually memorized it by how many times I have listened to it. And I can honestly say, the most amazing lyrics in one song. They seriously are my favourite band

  • @AStarkofWinterfell24
    @AStarkofWinterfell24 Před rokem +4

    THIS is the best song on the album

  • @theoswallis
    @theoswallis Před 8 lety +36

    These days before you speak to me you...
    ...pause

    • @cIownzone
      @cIownzone Před 7 lety

      but the pause is after that
      so it's more like pause then a second or so of pause
      late comment but W/e

    • @joshuaburrell7091
      @joshuaburrell7091 Před 6 lety

      Generic Throwaway even later comment HA

    • @gloverwilliams
      @gloverwilliams Před 5 lety +1

      wat da Here to comment late.

  • @c.f.cessna9783
    @c.f.cessna9783 Před 8 lety +1

    i remember when this album was all over /mu/. still totally one of my favorites. so creative & celebratory-sounding. i wish they'd kept the same inventiveness in the newer stuff.

  • @laurenca.16
    @laurenca.16 Před 4 lety +2

    Finally! A song about being calm that doesn't sound like someone who is calm