Man I haven't been the same since. This was the moment I knew everything would be alright! Like beauty is all around, even in times of strife and grief it can be found, if we just open our hearts.
That melancholy whisper is strong and subtle, all at once. Thank you, Sufjan, for your beautiful, healing tunes! So addictive, so therapeutic. Sending you many healing prayers for strength, and holding you in my heart. 10/11/2023 xoxo
“You’ll never see us again” Going though all the stages of grief after my mother passed away and thinking I thought of everything that I could cry about. That line really added an extra layer because I’m not a big heaven and hell believer but my mom was. Just thinking about her maybe being alone in her Journey and me still having my loved ones too support me really broke me.
Lyrics: Spirit of my silence I can hear you But I'm afraid to be near you And I don't know where to begin And I don't know where to begin Somewhere in the desert there's a forest And an acre before us But I don't know where to begin But I don't know where to begin Again I've lost my strength completely, oh be near me Tired old mare with the wind in your hair Amethyst and flowers on the table, is it real or a fable? Well I suppose a friend is a friend And we all know how this will end Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper Silhouette of the cedar What is that song you sing for the dead? What is that song you sing for the dead? I see the signal searchlight strike me in the window of my room Well I got nothing to prove Well I got nothing to prove I forgive you, mother, I can hear you And I long to be near you But every road leads to an end Yes every road leads to an end Your apparition passes through me in the willows Five red hens - you'll never see us again You'll never see us again
If a song could capture, the highest form of "happiness" or "love" feels like, this is it. For me this song, like a lot of his songs give a feeling of whats it like to love. but to me the is the strongest out of all of his songs of the feeling of happiness and love encaptured in a song. it reminds me of "being out in nature with a blanket with your loved one and are both on the same level of attraction"
Just amazing! This song touches our souls! I work with Palliative Care and this is the most beautiful song about death, love and the journey through life! ❤
Spirit of my silence I can hear you, but I'm afraid to be near you And I don't know where to begin And I don't know where to begin Somewhere in the desert there's a forest, and an acre before us But I don't know where to begin But I don't know where to begin Again I lost my strength completely, oh be near me tired old mare With the wind in your hair Amethyst and flowers on the table, is it real or a fable? Well I suppose a friend is a friend And we all know how this will end Chimney swift that finds me be my keeper, silhouette of the cedar What is that song you sing for the dead What is that song you sing for the dead I see the signal searchlight strike me, in the window of my room Well I got nothing to prove Well I got nothing to prove I forgive you mother I can hear you, and I long to be near you But every road leads to an end Yes every road leads to an end Your apparition passes through me, in the willows and five red hens You'll never see us again You'll never see us again
Spirit of my silence, I can hear you But I'm afraid to be near you And I don't know where to begin And I don't know where to begin Somewhere in the desert, there's a forest And an acre before us But I don't know where to begin But I don't know where to begin Again, I lost my strength completely Oh, be near me, tired old mare With the wind in your hair Amethyst and flowers on the table Is it real or a fable? Well, I suppose, a friend is a friend And we all know how this will end Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper Silhouette of the cedar What is that song you sing for the dead? What is that song you sing for the dead? I see the signal searchlight strike me In the window of my room Well, I got nothing to prove Well, I got nothing to prove I forgive you mother, I can hear you And I long to be near you But every road leads to an end Yes, every road leads to an end Your apparition passes through me In the willows, and five red hens You'll never see us again You'll never see us again
@@juliocaliman The tuning is GCEG, so second inversion of the C-chord. The highest and lowest String both have the same tuning (which is a G). Funny, because Ben Howard also likes to tune two Strings to the same Note. Sounds really nice!
+ruuu ruuu He's playing a guitalin (with a custom pickup it looks like), which has 8 strings but only 4 "courses" meaning that strings are played in pairs like a mandolin or a 12 string guitar, giving that chorus effect (he fingers 2 strings at a time). The first 6 strings are tuned in unison pairs (1 and 2 are the same note, 3 and 4 are the same note, etc...) but unlike mandolin, 7 and 8 are tuned in octave. Traditionally, melodies were played on the octave pair while support was done on the other 6 strings. I played one for a church gig not too long ago that had a few songs that called for one for some reason.... Fun to play, hard to make sound good, lol
Infinitely sad and infinitely beautiful.
My father built that instrument, it's called a guitalin. So cool to see something made from my dad's hands!
Wow that's wild! Go your dad 🎉
What’s your father’s name and is there a way to get in touch for a quote? Thanks
Man I haven't been the same since. This was the moment I knew everything would be alright! Like beauty is all around, even in times of strife and grief it can be found, if we just open our hearts.
That is called ART, the bright art
Exactly! This is what the album is all about!
What a way to start a day! This is beautiful 💜💜💜
Have a good one
❤❤
omfg he's so fucking beautiful
That melancholy whisper is strong and subtle, all at once. Thank you, Sufjan, for your beautiful, healing tunes! So addictive, so therapeutic. Sending you many healing prayers for strength, and holding you in my heart. 10/11/2023 xoxo
“You’ll never see us again”
Going though all the stages of grief after my mother passed away and thinking I thought of everything that I could cry about. That line really added an extra layer because I’m not a big heaven and hell believer but my mom was.
Just thinking about her maybe being alone in her Journey and me still having my loved ones too support me really broke me.
My husband and I just got married. And he also just passed away. I sang this to him on repeat the nights he was in a coma before he died. 🖤 I get you.
@@iNEEDANAPx Damn, I can't even believe to imagine your pain. I hope you're doing well.
Rd thank you it’s been rough
@@iNEEDANAPx No doubt. You are strong as hell for talking about it here. I hope that helps if only a little.
Right behind you brother, I lost my Mum 4 month ago.Heartbreaking.5 moth exactly on Mothers Day.What is that song we sing for the dead?
He's so beautiful.
Lyrics:
Spirit of my silence I can hear you
But I'm afraid to be near you
And I don't know where to begin
And I don't know where to begin
Somewhere in the desert there's a forest
And an acre before us
But I don't know where to begin
But I don't know where to begin
Again I've lost my strength completely, oh be near me
Tired old mare with the wind in your hair
Amethyst and flowers on the table, is it real or a fable?
Well I suppose a friend is a friend
And we all know how this will end
Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper
Silhouette of the cedar
What is that song you sing for the dead?
What is that song you sing for the dead?
I see the signal searchlight strike me in the window of my room
Well I got nothing to prove
Well I got nothing to prove
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you
And I long to be near you
But every road leads to an end
Yes every road leads to an end
Your apparition passes through me in the willows
Five red hens - you'll never see us again
You'll never see us again
I explained the meaning of this song in a video. It's perfect if you are learning English or just want to think about the lyrics in depth.
First Time i heard this Song was in Life is Strange II and Captain Spirit. absolutely fantastic Song..i love it.
This popped up tonight on the 10th anniversary of my mother’s death🙏🏼❤️
If a song could capture, the highest form of "happiness" or "love" feels like, this is it. For me this song, like a lot of his songs give a feeling of whats it like to love. but to me the is the strongest out of all of his songs of the feeling of happiness and love encaptured in a song. it reminds me of "being out in nature with a blanket with your loved one and are both on the same level of attraction"
i miss you mom :(
Mom i miss you , setiap kali dengar lagu ini aku keingat mama :(
Persis sama 😢
sama wkwkwkw..
how can something so good and beautiful exist on the same earth as me
I'm was so disbelieving of whether sufjan could make me cry, and now two songs later look where I am. sigh
What was the other song?
What an amazing voice and composition! This is simply hypnotic .... a taste of even.
Indeed it is, just had this shared with me. My built that instrument, it's a called a guitalin.
This song is like the things that once were possible but are no more.
im crying
The 8 that voted this down are fools.
*foals
Its the devil himself and his 7 lords
Its the devil himself and his 7 lords
Anthony Fantano disliked this.
Still eight, impressive
beautiful songs, beautifully performed
Came here to cry like the rest of y’all but DAYUMMM is this man attractive
Just amazing! This song touches our souls! I work with Palliative Care and this is the most beautiful song about death, love and the journey through life! ❤
thank you so much for sharing this. right through my heart.
Thank you so much for this X
I don’t think I’d be able to handle death with dignity live man. its genuinely so beautiful and pure yet so strikingly sad
This Is Us brought me here!
Spirit Squad represent!!!
Captain Spirit, Superwolf & The Silver Runner... always
Late to this, but worth seeing, finally. This young man's a pure artist. Truly magical. Lucky to have been able to see this, thanks.
Everyone should watch this.
I read his story and it's make me cry 😢
Worry for your lost ..
Really great, thanks for posting Rairun.
Thanks for posting! It is stunning to watch him play. The audio and video are also really good quality
*I CAN'T WITH THAT HUSTLER SHIRT* 😆
Such a beautiful song
Beautiful💛💛💛
It is wonderfulllll.... Thank you. I am so interested in this song.
CAPTAIN SPIRIT
me
Me
Brought me here
same :)
I'm so glad Captain Spirit brought me here!
"Captain Spirit is here!" ✊
this is beautiful 😥☺️❤️
He makes the most beautiful music of the last 20 years.
This guy is the best.
I heard their music when I was drunk in DR n trying to take a nap. my friend played this album n I got hooked.
Beautiful story
True beauty
what did i do to deserve being a witness to such a beautiful thing
Just had this shared with me. My built that instrument, it's a called a guitalin.
喜欢~舒服~好听！
woah i feel like im entering heaven
Captain Spirit brought me here, and I'm glad!
same!
hope Sufjan comes back for another UK tour at some point
❤❤❤❤
Spirit of my silence I can hear you, but I'm afraid to be near you
And I don't know where to begin
And I don't know where to begin
Somewhere in the desert there's a forest, and an acre before us
But I don't know where to begin
But I don't know where to begin
Again I lost my strength completely, oh be near me tired old mare
With the wind in your hair
Amethyst and flowers on the table, is it real or a fable?
Well I suppose a friend is a friend
And we all know how this will end
Chimney swift that finds me be my keeper, silhouette of the cedar
What is that song you sing for the dead
What is that song you sing for the dead
I see the signal searchlight strike me, in the window of my room
Well I got nothing to prove
Well I got nothing to prove
I forgive you mother I can hear you, and I long to be near you
But every road leads to an end
Yes every road leads to an end
Your apparition passes through me, in the willows and five red hens
You'll never see us again
You'll never see us again
Captain spirit
Spirit of my silence, I can hear you
But I'm afraid to be near you
And I don't know where to begin
And I don't know where to begin
Somewhere in the desert, there's a forest
And an acre before us
But I don't know where to begin
But I don't know where to begin
Again, I lost my strength completely
Oh, be near me, tired old mare
With the wind in your hair
Amethyst and flowers on the table
Is it real or a fable?
Well, I suppose, a friend is a friend
And we all know how this will end
Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper
Silhouette of the cedar
What is that song you sing for the dead?
What is that song you sing for the dead?
I see the signal searchlight strike me
In the window of my room
Well, I got nothing to prove
Well, I got nothing to prove
I forgive you mother, I can hear you
And I long to be near you
But every road leads to an end
Yes, every road leads to an end
Your apparition passes through me
In the willows, and five red hens
You'll never see us again
You'll never see us again
Oh my he’s a specimen of a human
“it’s just me, captain spirit!”
🥺🥺🥺
Captai Spirit :)
As someone who’s been a fan for about 10 years but never attended a live performance… are his audiences usually so hushed? Cause I love that
Just had this shared with me. My built that instrument, it's a called a guitalin.
I miss my mom
😍😍😍😍😍😍😊
I cry so much when I listen to this song.
I think I need a surgery to remove my Tear Ducts.
His kids will be soo lucky:((
Dude, I imagined so differently
You thought sufjan look different than actually is ?
there is this dude who said basically the exact same thing on another live sufjan video
here for Captain Spirit :)
Captain spirit s2
Capitain Spirit!❤️😘
He should do this live ina a captain soirit costume
OMG has anybody noticed his shirt? I laughed so hard.
Thirdstory anyone?
It's weird I've had the album since it came out but I haven't really liked it until now.
Does anyone know what that guitar is? Like the brand
It's a guitalin actually
W B by Mayfield guitars (Illinois)
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
what instrument is that
it's called a "guitalin". It's like a guitar but just with 4 Strings. His guitalin has every strange doubled, so he got 8 strings.
What's the tuning?
@@juliocaliman The tuning is GCEG, so second inversion of the C-chord. The highest and lowest String both have the same tuning (which is a G). Funny, because Ben Howard also likes to tune two Strings to the same Note. Sounds really nice!
@@fabischfabi6641 thanks. It's almost like an ukelele then.
@@fabischfabi6641 It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
Anyone know exactly what kind of guitar/string instrument he's playing there?
A Mayfield Guitalin
Lyle Mayfield taught my father the art of building Guitalins and other instruments. This is one my father built!
Life is strange 2...little Chris ...
Love him🥺🥺
does anyone know what instrument hes playing in this video?
guitalin!
The Wikipedia entry for guitalin actually shows the very instrument he's playing in this video...
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
Can someone tell me what is the stringed instrument that Sufjan is playing in this video? It sort of sounds like a guitar or mandolin...
guitalin!
@@youtubehandlesareannoying What's the difference between a guitalin and mandolin? Other than the appearance?
@@Brenners2010 scale length and resonance. Mandolins are smaller
@@kylelewis5280 ok. where's the best place to buy a guitalin?
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
Capitán Spirit Trailer
I'd got here for the game
Captain spirit
me
What instrument is Sufjan playing here?
+ruuu ruuu it's a guitalin
+ruuu ruuu He's playing a guitalin (with a custom pickup it looks like), which has 8 strings but only 4 "courses" meaning that strings are played in pairs like a mandolin or a 12 string guitar, giving that chorus effect (he fingers 2 strings at a time). The first 6 strings are tuned in unison pairs (1 and 2 are the same note, 3 and 4 are the same note, etc...) but unlike mandolin, 7 and 8 are tuned in octave. Traditionally, melodies were played on the octave pair while support was done on the other 6 strings. I played one for a church gig not too long ago that had a few songs that called for one for some reason.... Fun to play, hard to make sound good, lol
i want one of those guitalins,they seem cool
I recently bought one! I'm so happy with it. Contact Nathan Smith of Mayfield Music Company (guitalin.com).
Yeah I wonder how much they cost too?
What´s the name of Sufjan´s instrument?
guitalin!
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
What instrument is he playing?
Ok I found it out
What this instrument
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Luke Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
Can anybody tell me what that instrument is called? I need to know.
Looks like a type of mandolin
Think it's a guitalin.
It's a Mayfield Guitalin, Lyle Mayfield taught my father how to build them and other unique instruments. My father built that one!
Sounds like sad bluegrass
Gettin tired n sick of these My Mum Died comments