Mom had been battling cancer for a long time and this song has been a big part of my coping with that. She died this morning, and this afternoon the mailman delivered my copy of this album, which was a nice comfort. This song means so much to me and I hope it can help others like it’s helped me.

@CO2-emissions

Жыл бұрын

Hope time and music eases your pain, everything changes !

@joekiddyshaw5757

Жыл бұрын

God bless x

@MANUPLANES

Жыл бұрын

Sorry man! ❤️

@JacquelynRutchik

Жыл бұрын

My condolences for the death of your mother, wishing you support and comfort in your grief. I’ve lost two dads. Hugs to you ❤

@johnnymancspice

Жыл бұрын

Ah Tony I know what you’re going through man. Ingest it, be angry, be confused but try and remember there’s always someone having a worse time. Works for me anyway 💜

sometimes a song comes to you just when you need it.

@YarrBr0

2 жыл бұрын

@@luishenriquerodrigues336 cheer up

@THEmaggspie

2 жыл бұрын

oh man i was just about to type those words exactly....so 100 % agreed.

@jmborne

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah, dude! You said it

@jmborne

2 жыл бұрын

As did Patricia.

@bomnitoperro9422

2 жыл бұрын

Tu sabe

Quit my job, splitting with my girl of 4 years, moving home, lots of change all at once; needless to say this song hit me hard dude. Really good stuff

@anthonywallace3830

2 жыл бұрын

Hope everything is going okay, both for you and your ex. Take care!

@adderon7476

2 жыл бұрын

It gets a bit easier as the days go on. You're on your way

@capoeirastronaut

2 жыл бұрын

like space, the deep sea, a suitcase..

@johnnymancspice

Жыл бұрын

I’ve done similar n ya need a constant my friend, an anchor of some kind, trust me🤞🏼

@sevenswallets2565

Жыл бұрын

Same things happened to me brother.I managed to handle situation and now.I am happier and better than never ever.

She's writing songs Neil Young would've been proud of in his hey day. That's the highest praise I could give her. Fantastic band

I almost feel like the simplicity is what makes it so powerful, it's like being immersed in nature when I hear her songs

@jamisonlamkin5576

2 жыл бұрын

So much this!

extremely simple yet very few artists manage achieve this amount emotional value in their songs

@SerAbiotico

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say José Gonzalez achieves the same range of emotions with similar small elements

@garyives1218

2 жыл бұрын

Lomelda (Hannah Reed) too is great at that

@thewaywelive2775

Жыл бұрын

Except for the of sea of other folk singers and ensembles since the beginning of the 20th century.

This is the deepest feeling I've ever had after watching a Liberty Mutual ad.

@music_works

2 жыл бұрын

Biberty Mutual

This is one of the greatest songs ever made. My grandma passed today, I sat in the garden and listened to this, and found a certain acceptance and peace. ✨

@toasttoni

2 жыл бұрын

in the same boat as you. hope you're holding up well.

@HeatleyBros

2 жыл бұрын

@@toasttoni I am, thank you, hope you are too✨🤝✨

@Beefywheels

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry about your Grandma. I hope time is making it easier. When you’re ready, listen to Mary by Big Thief- that’s like change on steroids.

@capoeirastronaut

2 жыл бұрын

like the wind, like water, like skin

@danielwall5018

9 ай бұрын

❤ it's a beautiful song to listen to while you reflect on your time spent with her. Hope you are doing well.

I heard this one afternoon sitting in a Panera sipping hot tea with my wife of 30 years. Just lovely melody.

Lyrics: Change, like the wind Like the water, like skin Change, like the sky Like the leaves, like a butterfly Would you live forever, never die While everything around passes by? Would you smile forever, never cry, While everything you know passes? Death’s like a door to a place we’ve never been before Death, like space, the deep sea, a suitcase Would you stare forever at the sun, Never watch the moon rising? Would you walk forever in the light, To never learn the secret of the quiet night? Still, like a stone, like a hill, like home Still, what I find, is you are always on my mind Could I feel happy for you when I hear you talk with her like we used to? Could I set everything free when I watch you holding her the way you once held me? Change, like the sky, like the leaves, like a butterfly. Death, like a door to a place we’ve never been before. Would you live forever, never die, while everything around passes? Would you smile forever, never cry?

@emilioo6350

2 жыл бұрын

You missed the "kay" at the beginning. Just kidding, thank you!

@edriley2703

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🌹

@simonmooijman5928

Жыл бұрын

Death song

@nanalifestyle.

Жыл бұрын

The lyrics is already in the description

Oh damn! This one's a cryer

@mayhembunz8888

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Adrianne truly has such a beautiful way of thinking about life. This song spoke to me in a way very very few songs do. I mean it’s up there with some Dylan songs for me personally. When I was 6 my mom died of cancer, and my whole life up until over a year ago my stepmom was the only mother I’ve ever really known. She was the sweetest most kind woman who’s ever existed. She was a singer for most of her life, and in my blood related family no one even played an instrument. Not only did my step mom teach me how to play guitar, but she taught me so much about life, treating people with kindness, living with love in your heart, having compassion. Before I met her I was really a bitter kid because of the loss of my mom, but my step mom gave me her everything in a way I didn’t think was possible. Unfortunately, she lived an incredibly troubled life. When she was around 5 her mom and sister died in a car crash, and her and her other sister moved between multiple foster homes throughout their childhood. If anyone knows anything about the foster care system it’s rampant with physical and sexual abuse. She gave me and my sister so much love as a way of giving a kid like her a chance, but her trauma from the experiences she had growing up caused her to have a problem with alcohol. Unfortunately liver disease is what would end up killing her. I remember the last few weeks I saw her, she couldn’t even move from the couch she was so sick, we begged her to go the hospital but she refused. Somehow finally my dad forced her to go. Because of Covid restrictions and her not being my “real” mom I couldn’t see her, and we had a horrible time trying to call her. My last conversation with her was begging her to go to the hospital. When she passed away, I spent a lot of time wondering why she didn’t want to go so bad. And I remembered a few years ago when she went for a alcohol withdrawal induced seizure the doctor told her if she continued drinking she would be dead within 5 years. I realized she was afraid to go because she knew she was going to die, and she was scared. It broke me to finally know just how scared she was of death and that I couldn’t be there to comfort her through it. When this song came out I thought of her. Adrianne songs just like my step mom used to, she was an amazing singer, and it’s in that folk-y style she loved so much. Without a doubt I know she would’ve loved this song. But most of all, I wish she could’ve heard it because in a way it would’ve helped her accept what ended up happening, it would’ve given her peace. Lines like “Would you live forever never die? While everything you know passes?”, “would you smile forever never cry” or “to never learn the secret of the quiet night” it just brings me to tears thinking about how beautiful this life is that we’re so lucky to have, and that it’s okay for it to all end. The only constant is change, and you can’t change the laws of nature, and if you could would you really even want to? Knowing how valuable everything is when we realize we have a short time to experience it? Anyways, if anyone read this I hope this song connected with you like it did me. RIP Jenn, you have no idea how much you have to everyone around you, and how much we all still love and miss you. You were a positive influence on every person you ever met, and I know I’ll never meet someone as great as you again, and that’s what makes it so special that I ever had the privilege to have you in my life in the first place.

@liamoconlocha3264

Жыл бұрын

Hey Max a beautiful eulogy for someone who must have been very, very special to you. You are extremely lucky to have known such a person you see there are only a few of them around. You sound like everything now has a place in your life, I like your philosophical take on life and putting things into perspective. Good luck to you with whatever you do

@etamommy

Жыл бұрын

That was a heart felt and luminous anecdote, Max! Sometimes I think that people like your Step-Mom somehow are able to give more than they ever got. They are the real heroes who make the world we live in worth it. I'm sorry that you did not get to offer her your comfort but hopefully she felt or feels it nonetheless. And, yeah, great profound song!

@ZanzibarKumquat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, Max. That was very touching. Gratitude is important and appreciating those we have while they’re here is everything. I pray to do a better job of it. Thank you and big thief for the reminder of life’s beauty and fleeting nature.

@brandoncuevas8144

Жыл бұрын

ahora estoy viajando en tren y tengo roto el corazón. Sabes, tengo una vida parecido a tu Jenn y estoy cansado, pero aún soy capaz de ver belleza a mi alrededor. A veces creo que la oscuridad que a estado tan cerca me consumirá, pero hay amor y de alguna manera aún sigo iluminado por el. Yo quise ver belleza y creo que Jenn pensó lo mismo, agradezco que hablaras de ella porque eso demuestra que lo valioso de una vida está en el impacto de las vidas a su alrededor. Me has dado esperanzas y ánimos para seguir eligiendo vivir de la mejor manera; con amabilidad y respeto. Es una canción maravillosa y tengo que confesar que aún pudiera detener todo, no lo haría; lo valioso esta en su escasez y prefiero quedarme con eso. Mis cariños y un abrazo al cielo a tu Jenn

@michelebella677

9 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful tribute to your stepmother. I’ve not only been in her shoes with substance use, but also yours with losing someone close to me from their alcoholism. This is my first time listening to ‘Time Escaping,’ and I had the same visceral reaction that it sounds like you did with the song. It makes me feel happy and sad all at the same time. Nostalgic for the time lost with my brother who passed in 2005. Thanks for sharing the story of your stepmother here. I think I needed to read it today.

I’ve had a really hard couple of years. Shit just keeps changing so fast, usually in a negative way. I don’t have time to process any of it. I just found this song at 3am and have been playing it on replay for an hour and crying

@simonmooijman5928

Жыл бұрын

I. Know

@IANinALTONA

Жыл бұрын

I wish you well, my friend.

Adding my voice to the chorus of people who have made sense and found comfort in their grief with this song. Love you always, Michele ❤️❤️❤️

I don't normally comment on KZread, but this song to me speaks so beautifully of shame. The hiding, the weight we bare that was never ours.

@rohansaraf1737

Жыл бұрын

Keep commenting, please.

Makes me cry ...😢 So many have crossed over from mortal to immortal, to eternity. I carry them all tucked up in my heart. I hope they know how much they are missed and forever loved. To mum, to my two dads, to my brother, my 2 besties, Eve and Chris, to my Mark, to my Husband Steve, my Aunty and my uncle. To my brothers in-laws and my mother and father in-laws.... To many others... I love you for always... ✨🩷✨🕊️ Keep shining brightly... 🌟🙌🏻

5 years of therapy in 5 minutes. Thanks Big Thief!

Quietly and ethereally deeply gorgeous.

Yep. Big Thief makes me feel the same way Elliott Smith's music made me feel when I first heard it.

@HARVSREVIEWS

2 жыл бұрын

Mark my words Adrianne Lenker will be seen as the modern day Elliott Smith (but live a long a prosperous life of course)

@pebystroll

2 жыл бұрын

If I'm honest with you guys I don't think elliot Smith would be fit to shine Lenkers shoes in a few years, she's only getting better

@treebendsinthewind

2 жыл бұрын

@@pebystroll Honestly keep Elliott Smith's name out of your mouth

@juliat4955

2 жыл бұрын

oh, this makes my heart cry a little. i feel the same, elliott's music holds such a special place in my heart an big thief is quickly making themselves at home in my heart. the most beautiful music i've ever heard.

@Taylor_King

2 жыл бұрын

@@pebystroll yeah get outta here with that; what is that

Was waiting for Buck’s input, what a lovely song ✌️x

Thats a timeless voice, so peaceful and beautiful

crying to this at 1 in the morning thinking about my past.. wonderful artist.

Because there is no such thing as eternity, people find value in something. Excellent lyrics,beautiful playing!!

I love this song so much. It helps me feel my sadness as someone who normally tries to push it down. Thank you for the comfort and healing!

Man! I'm lucky I have my bestfriend who is exploring new music/bands like this. This is a hidden Gem.

After my grandma died, I moved out of state to look after my grandpa who had failing health. Watching him, at first gradually, and then sharply decline was such a rough and painful experience that only now, 7 months after his passing, am I able to start opening myself back up to feel the weight of what happened. I'm not normally one to get sappy and make a big deal about stuff like this, but this song helped me a lot with that today and I'm grateful for that. "Would you live forever, never die While everything around passes? Would you smile forever, never cry While everything you know passes? Death, like a door To a place we've never been before Death, like space The deep sea, a suitcase"

This is the best song I've heard this year so far

The most special band around. So looking forward to the new album & seeing them in the new year.

The lyrics to this song are really the most amazing poem I’ve heard in a while! I’m so in love with this song as well as Red Moon and Certainty

My favorite song on the album, the best song I've heard this year (and for a few months beyond). Incredible

Change is what we need, change is what we get. Such a beautiful song. I seem to be in Vancouver when they play Copenhagen and in Malmö when they play Seattle. I need to change.

I’m moving out alone as a single mother and I’m currently 8 months pregnant. He’s deploying doesn’t really want to be a father. This song is making me feel more and more comfortable with change even though I know change will be hard you know?

@lorenzosala9289

Жыл бұрын

Wish you and your child all the best. Take care!

Simple. Existential. Bittersweet 🖤

My most sincere prayers are with you, I've been there with both my folks,, try to think that she's not gone but only moved on to a new place in her travels take care

Masterpiece after masterpiece x

@tinevandezande2240

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

WOW! Just discovered/heard this on NPR in Reno of all places. WOW! Somehow reminds me of Johnny Cash. WOW!

@aeschafer1

2 жыл бұрын

It's the way she says the word 'still'.

perfectly quiet and understated. somehow exactly the song i needed from them right now, feels like the lyrics are speaking directly to me

I love the way the harmony singer (guitarist?) sounds like he’s having a really hard time getting through this without crying

@albertlebron4885

2 жыл бұрын

They were married for three years..

This song hit me immediately and moistened my heart when I first heard it on a radio show. I want to appreciate this chance encounter.

Beautiful.

big theif will always be the best, authentic band-

@YarrBr0

2 жыл бұрын

*Big Thief

@PaxMundi118

2 жыл бұрын

@@YarrBr0 Yig Beef!

@CL2-

4 ай бұрын

Chief keef

I love how there is this a sound association when the words door and space come in . Like the Creak Sound from the door and the ambience. Such a beautiful song , thank you .

The perfect song. We can all go home now.

Just heard this last night on “orphan black” AMAZING! ❤

this might be the most peaceful thing i've ever heard

Change, like the wind Like the water, like skin Change, like the sky Like the leaves, like a butterfly Would you live forever, never die While everything around passes? Would you smile forever, never cry While everything you know passes? Death, like a door To a place we've never been before Death, like space The deep sea, a suitcase Would you stare forever at the sun Never watch the moon rising? Would you walk forever in the light To never learn the secret of the quiet night? Still, like a stone Like a hill, like home Still, what I find Is you are always on my mind Could I feel happy for you When I hear you talk with her like we used to? Could I set everything free When I watch you holding her the way you once held me? Change, like the sky Like the leaves, like a butterfly Death, like a door To a place we've never been before Would you live forever, never die While everything around passes? Would you smile forever, never cry?

Thank you Big Thief. These are so very close to the best.

@kevinkerpe5719

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adrianne Lenker; you might enjoy this. I was born and live in Duluth, MN. I posted this following section on Facebook (FB) on September 14, 2019, and it was (and still is) special to me: Kevin Kerpe: Without thinking about it, I said something like: “he knew your grandfather who passed” a little later I realized, and thought about what I had said. My advice to you, when talking about those who have “passed” leave out, and don’t say the word, or think, “away”... ... ... Kevin Kerpe: Ha, I can ‘like’ my own post. And comment. So silly. Silly Kevin Kerpe: But worth it silly, says me for us Emily Spinach: i don't get it, why not Kevin Kerpe: Because they passed They did not fail Emily Spinach: Ohhhhhh I honestly thought you meant someone that died, and I was like, what's the problem? Lol Kevin Kerpe: Emily Rose didn’t I mean that. Lol. Pass it on. don’t read this part: I just edited this post to combine those two thoughts into one. Next, I will delete the other unnecessary post stating “didn’t I mean that. lol” I just did. Now it’s gone. Now I will put a space above to make this more understandable and add the comment, “don’t read this part:” I just re-opened the Facebook app on my Apple SE iPhone at 11:37 a.m. CST I’m the USA. It is now 11:38 a.m. here. This will be my final revision to this post. However, I’ve forgotten but then now just remembered what I wanted to say. This is it, “It’s okay if you didn’t follow my request or command above that stated ‘don’t read this part:’” Emily Spinach: You're a silly goose

Love this whole album on first listen, I think will be an album I come back to time and again over

Holy shit, this song came at the perfect time for me. I had just finished this show called Midnight Mass and this song gives me the exact same feel as the show, and now they’ve become intertwined for me. Such a good song.

@adderon7476

2 жыл бұрын

Staring forever at the sun

The more listening, the more life meaning interpret into the rhythm.

Just from homelessness to a job that pays 16k a month. Even tho is positive change, buts it's a scary place I've never been before. This song found me at the right time

@ayoma3512

2 жыл бұрын

Yayyy love that for youu. Just be patient with yourself

@JJ-tk7xf

Жыл бұрын

Happy for you, friend ❤

This one had me at listen #1, with many more to come.... and it's cool to see that people all around the world love the same music that I do. Even though no one I actually know shares that., it's good know you're out there.

Christ thats good

Seeing them live was one of the best gifts I’ve ever been given, even if the person that bought my ticket gave me lots of pain down the road also…. Still thankful for them and this band.

Perfect opening track.

@CL2-

4 ай бұрын

Rivals 15 step and zebra for great modern openers

Vibrant simplicity, thanks guys and much love from Italy!!!

This song is the perfect choice for Orphan Black : Echoes

Never a dull moment. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

coming back here to feel

English is not my first language so the first time I heard this song it was just like a background i didnt pay much attention to the lyrics but when she sang ’when i hear you talk with her like we used to’ i got more into the meaning of the song and it hit me like a truck :) truly a theme song of this period of my life. thank you.

Thank you Aries for showing me this Love and miss you

love the lyrics...song from heart

Christ! It's beautiful!

This is flawless. And so, so needed.

What an album, brilliant guys, so rich, so good, I can smell life emanating from it

Camp fire music

one of the most profound songs ever written. Came into my life when I needed it.

Come here after watching Orphan Black Echoes. Beautiful song. It's got so much feelings. I lost my Mum, my best friend in July 2022 and this song has brought me to tears. I feel so sad 😢

Album of the year

Touched my soul my core , thankyou , coloratura ❤

I play this song when my newborn is in my hands. Brings tears every single time

Masterpiece

Listening to it I feel like everything is still possible

Hearing this album reminded me of hearing the White Album of the Beatles for the first time, many,many years ago. Amazing masterpiece.

When I first heard them years ago opening for Conor Oberst I knew they were special. Since then they are getting better and better...

Just so great

I listened to this song with someone who I never thought would become so important to me. Time has passed since then and things have changed. I will listen and keep remembering though💛

And from "K" they had me all over again.

Simple and lovely.

beautifully understated.

I discovered this song on Amazon music mellow folk station this is awesome I've had so many people die on me in recent years and even on the 16th of September a cat I've had since she was six months old had two kittens with was 8 years old just passed thank you for this piece❤

Excellent Thank You very much for this song which is playing in my heart

Keep the magic alive Big Theif.

Perfect. Just perfect. :) Thank you x

This is so good 🥰😍🥰 !!

thanks, this is the heal. I never cry for a while till this song . .

fantastic song. thank you to my buttercup for introducing this to me.

kicking myself that i can't come see big thief live (they're not coming to me). what i wouldn't give to see them in person. some of my favourite and most cherished music to ever exist, they mean so much to me.

Blown away! Very nice!

It remind me the epic of Gilgamesh. The vanity of the immortality quest and the ode of the beauty in the fragile things.

Thank you so much for this song, thank you, thank you, thank you.

@lenuvolestudio3318

Жыл бұрын

io mi sono innamorato di una tua canzone poco tempo fa e ora trovo questo commento sotto uno dei brani che amo di più di una delle band che amo di più... alla fine il caso non esiste!

@robertofiandaca3110

Жыл бұрын

@@lenuvolestudio3318 Sei uno dei 25 ascoltatori rimasti di un Ep che ha più di 10 anni. Grazie per il commento, mi ha fatto davvero molto piacere.

Brushed guitar 🤤

Sounds awesome

God!!! this is so consoling ❤

Great. I am so happy that I learned about your music.

God damn 🖤

Amazing song😢

[ I don't think I'll ever see you again , but I'm glad i met you!! I hope you take care and i hope the people you meet in my absence treat you well. ]

@i.cprod.2977

Жыл бұрын

I've seen this before but can't remember where, can you tell where this from?

❤ you guys..

Great song!!!