You know when you've been hit with something hard, some feeling or thought or event, and it's wrecked you a little bit, and you've had a good cry, and then the cry ends, naturally, as cries do, and you're kind of empty again, almost peaceful, and after a while you think to yourself, "okay then, let's get back to it," and you get up again, and you get dressed and have some tea and wash your face and get back to the life again, and every action, every breath feels... fresh, and new, and you still feel the aftermath of all of that emotion but mostly you feel beautiful and sweet and strong? Because you know you're delicate and sometimes you break, but there you are, up again, feeling okay being alive? That feeling is what this song sounds like.

@rhiannonm8132

7 жыл бұрын

I also love the meaning the lyrics give it (i.e., sex as this beautiful, natural thing, etc) but this was the feeling it gave me before hearing the lyrics.

@SleepyCity0001

6 жыл бұрын

Yes I definitely agree. I love that feeling. You put the words right out of my mouth.

@victorialombardi5057

6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Lovely words

@alexconstantinides4360

6 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@karidegerstrom8215

6 жыл бұрын

Kristina danger

"I tie my life to your balloon, and let it go..." Pretty Damn beautiful

@TheSunnydaye

9 жыл бұрын

Truly beautiful, I love that line too

@f.ence.

9 жыл бұрын

Just noticed you posted this, you beat me to it! haha I love that line so much.

@Hadleygirlie

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's okay to not to be okay. Ahhh! Come back, dear self..Don't go there. Snap out of heartache. Whoa. Sorry.

@bug5794

8 ай бұрын

🥹🥹

@PokemonGeezer

2 ай бұрын

I just wanna say yes! 10000x yes. This song is lyrically perfect. And then u notice the harmony....

Being an Alt-J fan brought me here.

@alicevanlancker5346

8 жыл бұрын

Good answer

@shaw333

8 жыл бұрын

SAME

@f0x313

7 жыл бұрын

Tru.

@kansasangel99

7 жыл бұрын

This.

@MLGRDR

5 жыл бұрын

what else would

I love how several of these songs are about sex, however, unlike the popular of the music, one wouldn't guess it was. Instead of describing the fun or "coolness" of the act, Alt-J exposes the beauty and the deep connection between the two lovers. This song is obviously not about a one night stand, though. It's about someone that the singer truly loves. If you look up the lyrics I think you'll understand the song a bit better.

@Hellishbeing

8 жыл бұрын

+Livi Same goes for Every Other freckle I think

@momolake2140

8 жыл бұрын

+Accatua Filmography absolutely

@alyssamsipe9123

8 жыл бұрын

+Jay Low I love daughter, they have a new album coming out tomorrow

@oliviaschroder

8 жыл бұрын

+Livi oh my ogd

@devinjones8847

7 жыл бұрын

Livi I totally agree

I love how this song sounds like a ... puzzle!

@SnowSTARGamesRBC

8 жыл бұрын

+Ricardo Gigante ;)

@achicken21

7 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Gigante "Puzzle has siiiix letters in it, Professah!! "

@MT2vidosbyHERN

6 жыл бұрын

not for me :(

I made a youtube account to just comment under this song. It actually makes me cry based on the memory affiliated with it also, and because it's so beautiful yet haunting. Truly love it.

@heatherpauss3195

8 жыл бұрын

+Catherine Brown I made a youtube channel just to like your comment

@NK-xd4fu

8 жыл бұрын

:D 52 likes on your first comment. Not bad.

@catherinebrown5209

8 жыл бұрын

+Heather Pauss why thank you (-:

@catherinebrown5209

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolas K I guess I just have good taste , you as well (-: !!

@NK-xd4fu

8 жыл бұрын

Catherine Brown That was a quick response :P hehe, thank you!

It creeps me out how civilized these KZread comments are...

@momolake2140

8 жыл бұрын

+10randhawas But isn't it wonderful how powerful music attracts fantastic people? :)

@momolake2140

8 жыл бұрын

hey I like cats too! :3

@belginyilmaz2312

8 жыл бұрын

Why ?

@xaerante

8 жыл бұрын

+Belgin Yilmaz Because cats are awesome!

@colonelwarsnail1392

8 жыл бұрын

+10randhawas I killed my entire family today. I ate 16 children just now.

i love how unique their way of singing is. it's like they're only completing each other's sentence by saying few words but it still can make such harmonious melody out of it

Heard this on the radio over here in the UK, and I thought I'd try to find it. They only said it was by Alt-J, and so I've been listening to all the songs by them, until I finally found it. It's been an amazing journey through all sorts of different emotions with their songs, and I can guarantee I'll be getting the album! Such a beautiful wide range of songs, perfect especially for the autumn/winter period!

@Dan-qy3td

9 жыл бұрын

So jealous that they play this on the radio where ou live haha

@Lucyb2000

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel Dillon Very, very rarely! :)

@bdogman

9 жыл бұрын

Lucy Bateman I really felt like i was there through your emotional rollercoaster! Of course this is 6 months old, your life has greatly changed more than likely.... but I will capture this moment as if I was reading it next to you in that very moment of your life.

@Lucyb2000

9 жыл бұрын

Brandon Wallace Hi Brandon! Wow, was it really 6 months ago that I discovered Alt-J? It feels like a lifetime! I now know this entire album by heart, and love every song on it. Each song has it's own story and special meaning to it (for me at least!) and that provides for a listening experience that is a true marvel. I can, and have, recommend every song on it to my friends, even with their wide variety of music tastes. I know that whatever genre you like, Alt-J will ave a song written especially for you. Yes, my life has greatly changed, but most definitely for the better now that I have Alt-J by my side.

@bdogman

9 жыл бұрын

Hehe that is amazing to hear. Rock On! ^^

Favourite song on the album. Absolutely beautiful.

@Elizarge

9 жыл бұрын

same

This song feels like painting with all the colors of the wind

This song makes me feel like I matter

@kat-cx5ir

9 жыл бұрын

Caroline Koko you do

@MrJools1

9 жыл бұрын

Caroline Koko As Sushi says, you do! If anybody says otherwise... call, drop us a line or come just hang out with us!

@diealysse

9 жыл бұрын

God, this fucking comment is perfect.

@kennethmurray4196

9 жыл бұрын

Caroline Koko brilliantly said

@CHICAGOTEDUK

8 жыл бұрын

this thread reminds me that the world can be a beautiful place.

I love how Alt J makes vulgar topics poetic.

@master007v

8 жыл бұрын

+canadmexi That's how poetry is actually, some of the best and more beautiful poems are pretty vulgar and/or erotic

@roysuttie5847

7 жыл бұрын

Custard Scone, I think the whole message of sexuality in Alt-J song's was supposed to make sex a beautiful thing, not vulgar.

@hugohenrion4638

6 жыл бұрын

This song is about losing slowly your very special person to Alzheimer. The lyrics are from "Memoir of Iris Murdoch", by John Bailey.

@trifalex11

6 жыл бұрын

In my opinion sex isn’t vulgar, mass media makes it vulgar. I just love how honest this song is.

@SuperSaiyanGecko

5 жыл бұрын

@@hugohenrion4638 just the last part though right?

i love that style i love that music i need cup of tea, sad film and, girlfriend

@Jimmyroots

8 жыл бұрын

me too

@Backspace34FS

8 жыл бұрын

+Dersive I am with you.

@heaven1706

8 жыл бұрын

I could be your girlfriend 😊

@JW-po1iw

8 жыл бұрын

+Heaven Cross Hey, will you marry me? :o

@ananosartaniaa6849

8 жыл бұрын

+Dersive Cuteness I've seen during this week :'(

The melody he whistles is just awesome.. Reminds me Yesterday from the Beatles

Sounds like something that should be in where the wild things are.

@brucegelman8113

9 жыл бұрын

Yes ...a celestial safari

@dahveedl3022

9 жыл бұрын

I

@RUBBERSOULED

9 жыл бұрын

ugh omg so that is IT

@theblackhole05

9 жыл бұрын

RUBBERSOULED6 ???

@RUBBERSOULED

9 жыл бұрын

Michelet Dickenson lol i was just thinking what does this sound like and then yeah it sounds like it should be in where the whild things are

Your fooo-OooO-oooothills, your warm. love that part and how they jump around with the notes. beautiful, beautiful song.

@VanessaSaintil

8 жыл бұрын

my favorite part

They make it harder and harder to just have one favorite song of theirs!

When I first heard this, I wasn't sure if there was a female singer or if Joe was just going really high.

@alphacat667

7 жыл бұрын

Tom Saunders it's actually 4 people lol

this was too short, i need moreee

this is heaven

The first time I heard this song was last night. I was in a tent at the moonlight, just three steps from the Sardinian sea, with my girlfriend and other two friends of ours. We were talking of everything, from war to the meaning of life. Then my mate rolled up the last blunt and put this song on. We smoked it all together, and our essences were connected, intertwined by a smooth and thin wire. We were there. In that moment nothing else was important. My girlfriend started rising up to the moon, and I followed her, chasing the smooth paths weaved by the notes of the song. I was there. We were there.

@marteroma

8 жыл бұрын

you are a fucking genious

@colinlambert3102

8 жыл бұрын

my god!

@Zania16ify

8 жыл бұрын

Damn... If youre not a writer or a poet of some sort, ill damned. Let me know when your book gets published. Lol ill be the first buyer!

@killingthelightning

8 жыл бұрын

Grace Morgan Ahahaha thank you, I appreciate very much.. Anyway, I'm not a writer nor a poet, I just enjoy writing some stuff... I'm still attending the high school in Italy

@Basket95Dani

8 жыл бұрын

+killingthelightning spettacolo!

The jumps between high and low notes gives me goosebumps, this song is beautiful!!

@aborshinsurvivor3134

3 жыл бұрын

You're beautiful ☺️

Special song for special people

drive through autumn trees with this song playing.... it will change your life Top three best on the album for sure

someone lay with me in a big country house in the middle of nowhere wrapped in fluffy white blankets and make out with me to this song thanks

@rockgrenade7

7 жыл бұрын

I know, right? Cuddles would be nice too.

@maxwellbelway3454

6 жыл бұрын

I could use a cuddle right now hehe

@tariromudyazvivi1957

4 жыл бұрын

just thinking of this made me so happy

@eddietembo7074

4 жыл бұрын

Does your offer still stand, @Saraeli?

@kyler7305

4 жыл бұрын

@@eddietembo7074 off the table at this point bruv

Dziękuję Włodkowi Markowiczowi za przyprowadzenie mnie tutaj. Such an amazing song.

@joannazengota2006

2 жыл бұрын

Bez kitu właśnie widziałam teraz w 1710 odcinku tą piosenkę i się zakochałam🥺❤️

This song is seriously perfect. I love how there are different types of vocals and I love how the girl adds some softness. This song is very calm and unexplainably amazing with the instruments and the voices!

The beginning is so sad it hurts.

@wyattpop

8 жыл бұрын

it's not sad it's about making love he's just emotional is all, lmao

@jennifergrove2368

8 жыл бұрын

It feels so sad to me. It's like really hard to listen to now actually. Ugh.

Very gentle song... 🎶♥🎶... #altJ - Warm Foothills

@elistratova1

9 жыл бұрын

!!!!!♫♥

Dry dunes cater for jumping boys From the nape of her neck he made his descent They watched men hurl from rock to sea Like sternum to button, lined lip pinches in between Your foothills Your warm Iris swims quietly beside me Oh the leaves and larger weeds sway and stretch themselves beneath Blue dragonflies dart to and fro I tie my life to your balloon and let it go Your foothills Your warm

@Brazil-loves-you

3 жыл бұрын

Sopé

@Brazil-loves-you

3 жыл бұрын

mais qu'est-ce qu'un contrefort?

I dread the day the foothills get chilly

@NK-xd4fu

8 жыл бұрын

'Lukewarm foothills'

One of your best ones, is relaxing!

My favorite song in the album. It's simply remarkable.

This is the most beautiful song I've heard in years...

It's the first time that a song makes me cry without having to listen to the lyrics. This plucks at all my strings.

@SanguineMalcontent

Жыл бұрын

All them in the key of ❤️

It's like you're on your back floating down a river, feeling the motion of the water under you.

feels like a cozy windy afternoon near the sea; relaxing. good music!

Thank you, Alt-J, for sending shivers down me and warming a bit of my soul whenever you play

One of my favorites off the album!

This song is the definition of perfection

This song makes feel like I‘m descending. Listening to it is so otherworldly, especially if it’s 3 am while it rains and you‘re curled up in bed thinking about past relationships and what’s new to come and about how you don’t want to grow up.

"The song's imagery about an idyllic swimming trip are from John Bayley's memoir of his wife Iris Murdoch, Elegy for Iris. The passage recounts a happy time together before the late author's sad slide into dementia. Iris Murdoch (1909-1999) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1997 and died two years later in Oxford."

Music really is the greatest thing in the world.

Alt-J has been one of my favorite bands since An Awesome Wave came out. The four of you keep creating albums with the same level of amazingness. Thank you =)

Just listened to this so lovely 😇

@katherineearplightworker2515

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for likes these are a cool band in UK a bit alternative!

The girl is Lianne la Havas (: She's amazing

@MichellleBellle

8 жыл бұрын

+Isolde van IJzendoorn I thought i recognized her voice :D

@rebeccajohnson11

8 жыл бұрын

+Isolde van IJzendoorn gasp! That is her!!! Awesome!

@sonnywhite1717

8 жыл бұрын

+Isolde van IJzendoorn I read that is marika Hackman (who by the way has awesome music too!) but it sounds nothing like her so that makes sense

@ItMeansSun

8 жыл бұрын

How would you all feel if I said it's both? :P

@Dadalevrai

8 жыл бұрын

+Isolde van IJzendoorn Je ne pensais pas la connaître avant de la connaître :O C'est trop bien !!!! :DD *o*

this is a typical 3&a half minute song yet feels like it barely lasts a minute. Scars you forever(in a beautiful way) , i love you altj

This is playing at my funeral for sure. Most beautiful thing ever and IN A CHURCH………❤

@SanguineMalcontent

9 ай бұрын

Your funeral will be the most beautiful thing ever?

Even after years the beginning of this song still gives me goosebumps, after losing my parents I had to move to a new house and halfway through this song started playing randomly, somehow it helped me get over it on my own starting from the beginning zero in a new country, a new place, in a new home.

I imagine someone bicycling in slow motion through a street next to a beach and the sun shining down on them.

@BiancaPodaru

6 жыл бұрын

Samuel Coughlin I imagine someone bicycling on a forest road in slow motion at sunset with the sunshine lighting onto them lol.

One of the most underrated song ever,best alt j song......

Laying on my bed, moon shining in my face and on my bad, listening to this and looking at stars. This is life

If i were in a movie, I wish Alt J would be my soundtrack

Listened this one Live in Milan a couple days ago. All the Theatre was illuminated by the lighters. Truly magic moment. Thank you Alt-J.

This is insanely gorgeous... slayed.

Just with the middle of the song came this firstly autumn breeze where i took a sit to hear it

I wish their newer songs had this, and by ‘this’, I mean the pure feeling of emotion put into the song.

@TheBrixHub

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say they sorta get this feeling with Pleader, but I do miss this sorta Alt-J style

@SanguineMalcontent

9 ай бұрын

"Get Better".

this makes every part of me feel loved .

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

@sarahstephan9097

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful :) Fits somehow

I need more songs like that. Alt-J, I need you again.

this is my morning SONG

@jurajsadecky4554

8 жыл бұрын

same here..when I came to work, this is what i play first

one of the prettiest songs ever, like your first love on a summer morning...

Alt-j is the best band of th wolrd to me. The music can bring me happiness and tranquillity

This is the type of song you want to last forever

I believe it is Marika Hackman who does the female vocals in this and she is my all time favourite singer, so nice she is finally getting the recognition she deserves!

@Rippitydip

9 жыл бұрын

It features both Marika Hackman and Lianne La Havas as the female vocals. They each trade off words throughout the song.

just listening to this song makes me want to lie down in a forest and watch as time goes by

Stefan Fuchs. Thanks to you I discovered Alt j 🌻

The range of this band is what I adore. God, I can't get enough of the whistling melody

this. is. incredible.

a warm and gentle flow of beautiful words and tunes blended describe a warm passionate act……how beautiful ..

I wish there was a 20 min version of this song that I could meditate with... The most innovative and beautifly harmonious duet of all time? yes. Arevolution in music technology and artists at their peak, collaborating to create something truly beautiful and whole? yeppers.

I grew up listening to Bright Eyes so to see Connor do a collab with Alt made my year two of my favorites.

Blue dragonflies dart to and fro I tie my life to your balloon and let it go. Those lines always make me cry for some reason, the way they alternate their voices with one another's. Simply beautiful.

How is such singing possible? It's beautiful and perfect 🥰

thanks alt-j for making the soundtracks of my life..

what an awesome way to blend their voices so cool!

Comment leurs musiques peuvent-elles être des chef d'oeuvre à chaque fois ? VA VRAIMENT FALLOIR QU'ON M'EXPLIQUE !

@triumphgibbo7872

7 жыл бұрын

Billy Bibbit z

@manelkh3706

7 жыл бұрын

C'est de la sorcellerie!

@liopchoa4641

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck off, speak english

@pierreantoch3360

5 жыл бұрын

@@liopchoa4641 speak french

Life is changing 🌠

I just love how sweet this song is

absolutely beautiful :D

Such a beautiful song!

currently meditating with nature whilst listening to this song... damn I haven't heard this song in years!!!!

Love this song so beautiful and peaceful.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG ITS SO BEAUTIFUL OH MY GOSH!!!!!!

I was so lucky to skateboard to this song beachside. Probably the most relaxed I'll ever be.

This song is everything. alt-J is incredibly multi-faceted wowee

Dont know whether to feel happy or cry to this song. Beautiful

What a wonderfully, beautiful song! This directs your attention towards the love and humanity within us :) How talented!

I feel that I am in love with this song right now.

This song is so beautiful.

Great songs Hit me right in the feels...

I remember when this album came out, I wish I could go back to that time :(

Thank God for Shazam, heard this sweet piece on Forever very touching💯

I can't listen to anything else with as much pleasure after discovering alt j.

Love this!

alt-J is very very good! Please don't Go, I love you...

beautiful voice!!!

This is magic.

This song is perfection😍