Mumford & Sons - Babel

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  • The official 'Babel' music video. Taken from the Mumford & Sons album Babel.
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    Lyrics below:
    'Cause I know that time has numbered my days
    And I'll go along with everything you say
    But I'll ride home laughing, look at me now
    The walls of my town, they come crumbling down
    And my ears hear the call of my unborn sons
    And I know their choices colour all I've done
    But I'll explain it all to the watchman's son
    I ain't ever lived a year better spent in love
    'Cause I'll know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is farce
    But I'll be born without a mask
    Like the city that nurtured my greed and my pride
    I stretched my arms into the sky
    I cry Babel! Babel! Look at me now
    Then the walls of my town, they come crumbling down
    You ask where will we stand in the winds that will howl
    As all we see will slip into the cloud
    So come down from your mountain and stand where we've been
    You know our breath is weak and our body thin
    Press my nose up, to the glass around your heart
    I should've known I was weaker from the start
    You'll build your walls and I will play my bloody part
    To tear, tear them down
    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down
    'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is farce
    But I'll be born without a mask
    Music video by Mumford & Sons performing Babel. (C) 2013 Mumford & Sons, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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  • @shadowthelab2534
    @shadowthelab2534 Před rokem +145

    The fact that they made it so huge in this era is amazing. They're an old town string band and they managed to make it impossible not to love their tunes. Marcus Mumford also has an uniquely amazing voice.

    • @jordancoleman2402
      @jordancoleman2402 Před rokem +6

      I was in the darkest chapter of my life when I first heard "the cave" and that song moved me so much it became my anthem as took back all I lost got clean and slowly rebuilt my life. Saw them in Chicago on the Gentleman of the road tour for my 6th year anniversary of being clean and it was the best show hands down ever.

    • @unapprovedtruth7116
      @unapprovedtruth7116 Před rokem +4

      I remember: December 2012 this song was brand new, my friend Emilio plays it at a juke box at a hole in the wall bar called JD's Saloon we used to shoot pool at and the whole bar was stomping our feet in unison with that kick drum. It was such a time.

  • @Mortar-
    @Mortar- Před rokem +19

    Lyrics!
    'Cause I know that time has numbered my days
    And I'll go along with everything you say
    But I'll ride home laughing, look at me now
    Then the walls of my town, they come crumbling down
    And my ears hear the call of my unborn sons
    And I know their choices colour all I've done
    But I'll explain it all to the watchman's son
    I ain't ever lived a year better spent in love
    'Cause I'll know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is farce
    But I'll be born without a mask, woo
    Like the city that nurtured my greed and my pride
    I stretched my arms into the sky
    I cry Babel! Babel! Look at me now
    Then the walls of my town, they come crumbling down
    You ask where will we stand in the winds that will howl
    As all we see will slip into the cloud
    So come down from your mountain and stand where we've been
    You know our breath is weak and our body thin
    Press my nose up to the glass around your heart
    I should've known I was weaker from the start
    You'll build your walls and I will play my bloody part
    To tear, tear them down
    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down
    'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is farce
    But I'll be born without a mask

  • @nathanielberry4965
    @nathanielberry4965 Před 7 lety +22

    Talking from experience, this is one of the most fun songs to play on guitar

  • @aidans9010
    @aidans9010 Před 4 lety +26

    definitely took 2008 - 2013 for granted... Only now compared to today's shit do I realise how diverse mainstream music was at the time

  • @MrSlycanary
    @MrSlycanary Před 9 lety +57

    I really don`t care what anyone says but i think this is one of the best songs ever, simply amazing

    • @antizombie8924
      @antizombie8924 Před rokem +4

      Still listening 8 years later?

    • @spalion3
      @spalion3 Před 2 měsíci

      Literally approaching perfection😃

  • @1BubbleTrouble1
    @1BubbleTrouble1 Před 9 lety +159

    I love their passion as they play the instruments.

  • @adamwhitfield5571
    @adamwhitfield5571 Před 3 lety +2

    Still here 2021

  • @bogdanlipoan2320
    @bogdanlipoan2320 Před rokem +8

    I think this is the band with the most substance when it comes to music. Actual talent, genius. So so underrated and yet still popular. Cant wait to see them live !

  • @cameronjacobs5164
    @cameronjacobs5164 Před 8 lety +31

    There should be an award for reviving music, and they should be the first recipients.

  • @matthewkim605
    @matthewkim605 Před 3 lety +11

    Nearly a decade has passed since this song released but it’s still relevant today. This kind of songwriting is timeless.

  • @richardruth9048
    @richardruth9048 Před rokem +15

    This track never fails to bring the house down

  • @katielittle5867
    @katielittle5867 Před 2 lety +12

    One of the best bands ever. Their music, instruments, lyrics, everything.

  • @nnymphae
    @nnymphae Před 10 lety +43

    I love the passion he uses to sing.
    Love this song, absolutely.

  • @ManFromDaCorner
    @ManFromDaCorner Před 9 lety +38

    i just love the energy in this voice. a blast to hear

  • @kaitlinwhite4918
    @kaitlinwhite4918 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I freaking love it when he goes "woo!" It cracks me up, they make songs about serious subjects and then just a little "woo!" Ik its dumb but it makes me happy

  • @byrusmx
    @byrusmx Před 3 lety +22

    These guys are absolutely underrated

  • @AV39801
    @AV39801 Před rokem +13

    I absolutely love the religious+historical undertones and feel to this song. It makes me want to change my life for the better, admit all my mistakes and love my friends and family harder than ever. I want to wander the fields and the forests near me and find something new.

  • @paythewittness
    @paythewittness Před 3 lety +65

    Lyrics
    I know the time has numbered my days,
    And I'll go along with everything you say
    But I'll ride home laughing, look at me now,
    For the walls of my tower they come crumbling down
    And my ears hear the call of my unborn sons,
    And I know the choices color all I've done
    But I'll explain it all to the watchman's son,
    I ain't ever lived a year better spent in love
    'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is fast
    But I'll be born without a mask
    Like the city that nurtured my greed and my pride,
    I stretched my arms into the sky
    I cry Babel, Babel, look at me now
    For the walls of my tower they come crumbling down
    You ask where will we stand in the winds that will howl
    Is all we see we'll slipping to the cloud?
    So come down from your mountain and stand where we've been
    You know our breath is weak and our body thin
    Press my nose up to the glass around your heart
    I should've known I was weaker from the start
    You'll build your walls, and I will play my bloody part
    To tear, tear them down
    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down
    'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is fast
    But I'll be born without a mask

    • @Logaan_Michael
      @Logaan_Michael Před 2 lety +2

      my heart is farce.. hes saying his intentions may not be pure even he thinks they are

    • @jasonandylzu6846
      @jasonandylzu6846 Před rokem +1

      Homie got a lot of this wrong

  • @carolinebw55
    @carolinebw55 Před 9 lety +373

    Saw this band /live in Bury st Edmunds, 2012, with my husband,and not only were there absolutely brilliant musicians, they can sing too ! They also had alot of empathy for their fans too ! Due to the fact that alot of people were not as fortunate as my husband and I were, to be given VIP Tickets, the band decided, that there were equivallent people waiting outside the theatre as there was inside the theatre watching them, So they went outside after the "Gig" and played live 4 songs to the people waiting in the cold, ! How many Bands would do that for their followers ? mmmm

    • @poshcatterson1790
      @poshcatterson1790 Před 7 lety +4

      i can think of only one (hint its them)

    • @danielscott4514
      @danielscott4514 Před 4 lety +9

      More artists and bands than you might realise would do that sort of thing. Not to take anything away from M&S for doing that (it's mighty awesome) ... but they're definitely not alone with that kind of appreciation for their fans. Just off the top of my head I can think of both Prince and Eddie Vedder playing regularly for free at schools for the disabled, and I know Tori Amos usually shows up sometime (outside the venue, for free) during the day before a nighttime show to meet fans and sign their stuff (plus she takes requests for songs to cover during her encores in her own special style) ... and those are just the examples I can think of. Variosu artists over the years have thrown together some kind of free (or nearly free) show to play for fans after festivals got rained out too.

    • @danielscott4514
      @danielscott4514 Před 4 lety +8

      Oooo - how the hell did I forget all those sets Johnny Cash played at prisons too ... as have a pretty long line of well-known blues artists over the years :)

    • @mrsmacca126
      @mrsmacca126 Před 3 lety +1

      Very few would. They are, indeed, exceptional

    • @shadowthelab2534
      @shadowthelab2534 Před rokem

      Seen them live at Phoenix park in Dublin.. best concert I've ever been to.. the even done a cover of galway girl.. it's on CZcams check it out. Pure class band.

  • @fahrulrozi1408
    @fahrulrozi1408 Před 18 dny +1

    Going for 1 billion let's go this so deserved

  • @onestoptwo
    @onestoptwo Před 2 lety +5

    How come this song and this band isn't THAT famous? They're one of the best.

  • @hayed2454
    @hayed2454 Před 8 lety +5

    All I want for Christmas is the existence of more bands like this one, they're magnificent 🙏

  • @shadysid5570
    @shadysid5570 Před 2 lety +2

    And this my friend, is what we call Mumford and Sons ... ❤️

  • @alemendez6294
    @alemendez6294 Před 9 lety +4

    and if I feel melancholic.. i listen to them, and if I feel great.. I listen to them. this is the good thing!

  • @caitlynwolfington8523
    @caitlynwolfington8523 Před 10 lety +261

    Damn it's been too long since I have listened to these gentlemen. They're some of the best talent the world has to offer now. Bravo Mumford and Sons. Please keep on writing your own material and proving that this world still has something beautiful left to offer.

  • @MrDuyz13
    @MrDuyz13 Před 10 lety +6

    Im not kiddin', this song so fuckin' GENIOUS.. Can't stop to hear this..

  • @zacclark2342
    @zacclark2342 Před 10 lety +9

    I love all genres of rap but seriously give these guys a ton of credit because they are the ones who have the talent to ACTUALLY PLAY THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS

  • @miays7288
    @miays7288 Před 8 lety +148

    So this is what i love about Mumford & Sons:
    1. I got chills everytime i heard their songs
    2. I love how the lead singer never stands in front so he can shines and take all of the glory, but instead he stands beside them and sometimes he let them to stand in front of him (can everyonr understand? my english suck. lol)

  • @AnjanKumarhere
    @AnjanKumarhere Před 8 lety +8

    Cause I know my weakness, know my voice,
    And I'll believe in grace and choice

  • @DVGMK01
    @DVGMK01 Před 4 lety +173

    I'm into heavy metal, grunge, thrash and alternative rock as well as blues and country. Mumford encapsulate all genres brilliantly. Great singer too.

    • @katielillys
      @katielillys Před 4 lety

      Mood

    • @hollo455
      @hollo455 Před 2 lety

      Also a fan of metal and alternative rock, also like folktronica, house, folk and country

    • @rontimus
      @rontimus Před rokem

      Great comment. Couldn't agree more!

  • @straywolf77
    @straywolf77 Před rokem +2

    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down
    'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
    And I'll believe in grace and choice
    And I know perhaps my heart is farce
    But I'll be born without a mask!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bread8182
    @bread8182 Před 2 lety +6

    The 4/6 feel is crazy. The first time I heard this I was alright another 4/4 song with a triplet on the fourth beat. But the more I listened to it, I realized it was in 6/8. Love it!

  • @johnwotherspoon9252
    @johnwotherspoon9252 Před 10 lety +13

    Mumford and sons are just awesome great music that just gets you in the mood every time you hear them

  • @ignition102sw16
    @ignition102sw16 Před 10 lety +17

    Mumford & Sons is just how I roll..

  • @emmetth7846
    @emmetth7846 Před 10 lety +6

    These guys are the best thing to happen to the music world...

    • @yahs808
      @yahs808 Před rokem

      ummm ... don't think so. They really are awful

    • @inkoinfinity2
      @inkoinfinity2 Před rokem +1

      @@yahs808 and yet you're here

    • @joewaten1243
      @joewaten1243 Před rokem

      @@yahs808 shut the hell up bro

  • @majidabdillah8646
    @majidabdillah8646 Před 7 lety +10

    the way he carries the guitar in the end is so badass

  • @Hunterplays23
    @Hunterplays23 Před 9 lety +3

    So many instruments , so many WINS!

  • @harri05
    @harri05 Před 8 lety +31

    Who could thumbs down this?!?!

  • @ICExcellenceT2
    @ICExcellenceT2 Před 10 lety +2

    This song has honestly changed my life and I feel that this is the best Mumford and Sons song ever.

  • @sophiehughes7569
    @sophiehughes7569 Před 2 lety +13

    Coming back to listen after hearing them & falling in love with their music 8 years ago and for some reason I stopped listening.. Still SENSATIONAL, like the first time hearing the songs again ❤

  • @skylarelizabethhunter4314

    Mumford & Sons is one of my absolute favorite bands:)! They have so much passion and speak the truth of our hearts that we are too afraid to say.

  • @patricktownsend8575
    @patricktownsend8575 Před 9 lety +1569

    The banjo is an under rated instrument

  • @truestories861
    @truestories861 Před rokem +2

    great song! from Florence, Italy

  • @randomrose6398
    @randomrose6398 Před 10 lety +4

    So powerful. I had only heard a couple songs by them, but I decided to listen to more of their songs... I am NOT disappointed. They are beautiful

  • @pavol06414
    @pavol06414 Před 5 lety +3

    Wish I was in their concert right now. Can't stop tapping my feet, nor nodding my head while listening this...Can't stop the feeelin' !!!!

  • @shaeunsworth5846
    @shaeunsworth5846 Před 5 lety +4

    Never stop saying you are a inspiration to me you brought me out of my darkest days thank you

  • @kanhaiyaful
    @kanhaiyaful Před 3 lety +1

    I KNOW THAT TIME HAS NUMBERED MY DAYS AND I FLOW ALONG WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAY 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @Debbymercy04
    @Debbymercy04 Před 6 měsíci +238

    2024??? anyone around??

  • @ASkinnyWhiteMale
    @ASkinnyWhiteMale Před 10 lety +9

    He plays the living he'll put of that banjo. Great song

  • @kimbarr4283
    @kimbarr4283 Před 4 lety +5

    I have spent the past hour trying to find this band and this album happy I was finally able to remember them, brings back my teenage years

  • @glensmith3944
    @glensmith3944 Před 10 lety +4

    "I stretch my arms into the sky"
    This song is what keeps me sane.

  • @jenniferclark9842
    @jenniferclark9842 Před 9 lety +14

    They look like they're having a blast whilst they're making this video. I also saw the video for "I Will Wait", when they were at Red Rocks, and they were getting into it there, too. That's why their live shows are so electric. When they're enjoying it so much, you can't help but join in the fun.
    Oh, and in regards to the "hipster" comments; I'm not a hipster, and neither is my dad (heck, he was a "greaser" when he was a teen), and we're both Mumford and Sons fans. He actually made a remark that they sounded like the Everley Brothers and called them the "Mumford Brothers".

  • @frodriguez4612
    @frodriguez4612 Před 10 lety +3

    Mumford and sons are awesome!!! Such talent!!

  • @spaztik
    @spaztik Před 2 lety +3

    One of the greatest bands, and one of the greatest songs.

  • @moonobsessed
    @moonobsessed Před rokem +2

    real music

  • @maninthebox0
    @maninthebox0 Před 5 lety +4

    Marcus strums so damn aggressively. Its great.

  • @gigamaxx
    @gigamaxx Před 2 lety +5

    My mom played one of these guys songs and they’re now my new favorite band

  • @xanikaknoetze1083
    @xanikaknoetze1083 Před 4 lety +5

    This is littarly the best music to listen with family and playing cards at home

  • @tanyagibb4357
    @tanyagibb4357 Před 8 lety +1

    didn't realise how much power a song could have until now.

  • @Sean-yy9ry
    @Sean-yy9ry Před 9 lety +1

    People that hate on this band I truly feel sorry for you. These four are modern musical geniuses and I will forever be a fan of their music. Looking forward to their next album!!!!!! Keep jamming Mumford and Sons!!!!

  • @JesseJames666
    @JesseJames666 Před 10 lety +4

    SO MANY DRUNKEN NIGHTS PARTYING AND LISTENING 2 THIS

  • @megangood5699
    @megangood5699 Před 9 lety +6

    I miss their banjo! This song will always be one of my favourites for the banjo!

  • @maddi7980
    @maddi7980 Před 3 lety +1

    My little brother, my bf(also his cuz), my mum, my dad and I all love your music

  • @MarioMariaMario
    @MarioMariaMario Před rokem +2

    Man I miss these guys 😭

  • @misslantana52
    @misslantana52 Před 10 lety +4

    I am so addicted to M&S's! This is insane, unreal! Love it!

  • @franciscopereira1944
    @franciscopereira1944 Před 9 lety +91

    00:43 "There goes my string"

  • @jasonclifford3472
    @jasonclifford3472 Před 6 lety +1

    One of the best songs and coolest videos by arguably the best band in Britain in 20 years! Mr Mumford, I don't think you realize how important you are! ☺

  • @patrickdhaene1354
    @patrickdhaene1354 Před 7 lety +1

    after a rough day at work I come home put mumford on and in a few seconds I am a happy men again.
    that's the power of mumford and son's bless them.
    greetz patrick

  • @kennydouglass6209
    @kennydouglass6209 Před 7 lety +46

    pressed my nose up to the glass around your heart...

  • @forceawakens4449
    @forceawakens4449 Před 3 lety +5

    Man, this album was my childhood. I remember my parents hooking up their ipod to the car as i look out the window, into the horizon of corn.

  • @adamkhan5056
    @adamkhan5056 Před 3 lety +2

    you just can't beat this

  • @franciscoaybar7768
    @franciscoaybar7768 Před 3 lety +1

    So underrated!

  • @JessIcat522
    @JessIcat522 Před 10 lety +11

    " Press my nose up, to the glass around your heart
    I should've known I was weaker from the start,
    You'll build your walls and I will play my bloody part
    To tear, tear them down,
    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down "
    :) Great line

  • @johnlennon1970
    @johnlennon1970 Před 10 lety +4

    Yessssss!..Music is alive and well AGAIN!!

  • @hannahburke1845
    @hannahburke1845 Před 10 lety +1

    I always get that "YES!" feeling at around :45 when Marcus jams on his guitar so hard that he pops a string on camera. So much passion.

  • @phillipl8020
    @phillipl8020 Před 9 lety +1

    I can't wait to see them tonight!!!!

  • @_cosmic_tentacle_salad_6342
    @_cosmic_tentacle_salad_6342 Před 10 lety +189

    This has to be one of their best songs.

  • @jmsblk1
    @jmsblk1 Před 8 lety +41

    real music just some guys and their instruments and voices what more could you want its how music should be humanities greatest invention!

    • @maxwelldendter237
      @maxwelldendter237 Před 7 lety +2

      too bad music is subjective and many people will disagree

    • @LoneHatter
      @LoneHatter Před 7 lety +1

      +Maxwell Dendter Amen.

    • @quantumoon
      @quantumoon Před 7 lety

      Maxwell what a pointless comment lol

  • @ryanharris8873
    @ryanharris8873 Před 3 lety +1

    I have 3 albums, I can load all 3 and put it on repeat and enjoy, and try to sing

  • @Fantasy_Engineer
    @Fantasy_Engineer Před rokem +2

    Legend has it that if you listen hard enough, you can still hear the music being played in the building.❤

  • @penyorfeas84
    @penyorfeas84 Před 8 lety +7

    Press my nose up, to the glass around your heart
    I should've known I was weaker from the start,
    You'll build your walls and I will play my bloody part
    To tear, tear them down,
    Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down

  • @vimes3303
    @vimes3303 Před 3 lety +4

    I love this song so much.
    It always makes my bones vibrate.
    It's so visceral!

  • @grahamwalters7919
    @grahamwalters7919 Před 3 lety +1

    Wha tyou have to appreciate is how many times they played that to get allthsoe different scenes, and put the same energy and emotion into each time for it to blend properly, credit to M&S for that but also credit to the production team who put it together

  • @JoSlaight
    @JoSlaight Před 5 lety +1

    I played (and sang this) to my husband after his liver transplant, and as he lay dying. It hurts still, but I listen when I need to cry it out now.

  • @nyle123nyle
    @nyle123nyle Před 10 lety +4

    one of the greatest bands ever....

  • @lucasrusin1274
    @lucasrusin1274 Před 8 lety +3

    Wow ! This is music, I thought we've stopped few years back, so reliving

  • @mallory2217
    @mallory2217 Před 9 lety +2

    This band is just too good

  • @aaronclaret
    @aaronclaret Před 10 lety +1

    Defiantly the best song these guys have

  • @Dawgtism
    @Dawgtism Před 10 lety +46

    most influential artists of 2013

    • @alanconway648
      @alanconway648 Před 6 lety +1

      David Farrell and of all time it's 2018 now and they still inspire me

  • @eccotv2707
    @eccotv2707 Před 7 lety +7

    Beautiful as always

  • @maddyhodges63
    @maddyhodges63 Před 5 lety

    Happy 6 year anniversary, Babel!!

  • @Sean-yy9ry
    @Sean-yy9ry Před 3 lety +2

    Saw them live back in 2013. One of my first concerts, they put on such an epic show!!!

  • @simonmoses4023
    @simonmoses4023 Před 8 lety +5

    love the way this song just takes off, and then falls again...only to fly again!!!

  • @williealexander80
    @williealexander80 Před 10 lety +3

    These guys jam super hard. I love to listen to their music while trying to come up with design concepts.

  • @wearealljustclowns
    @wearealljustclowns Před 3 lety +3

    The banjo is a well known, beloved instrument

  • @JamesParker21
    @JamesParker21 Před měsícem

    This song got me on Mumford and sons.

  • @tomjackson1394
    @tomjackson1394 Před 10 lety +16

    THIS IS MUSIC!!!!!!!

  • @That3th3
    @That3th3 Před 4 lety +3

    These guys love their music, it is a nice thing to see

  • @robertmiddleton2936
    @robertmiddleton2936 Před 10 lety +1

    This is definitely one of my favorites from Mumford and Sons.

  • @joshmunoz9113
    @joshmunoz9113 Před 10 lety +1

    This song is badass I love Munford & sons