I quote Scott Hryciuk from a comment in the song's video here in KZread: “Constance is my mom. Today - December 4th is her birthday - she is 88. She is the nurse in the photo. She is in a long term care home and I have not seen her since early March of this year due to COVID-19. Unfortunately the press release is incorrect. Courtney’s grandmother died in 2020 and she wrote the beautiful lyrics to honor her grandmother. Dylan’s grandmother is still living and has been suffering from dementia for several years. Dylan created the video imagery to honor his grandmother and her struggles at this time in her life. Mom goes by Connie to those that know her. Today her proper name of Constance is more meaningful. Dylan from Versa Films is my son. I am thankful to Courtney and Spiritbox for having the courage to tackle a subject like this. Courtney: I am sorry for the loss of your grandmother. I am touched by the comments from everyone that has been through this. As the son, I know how it affects me - everyday seeing your mother not remember you. Counting the times she remembers your name. As parents we don't always see or realize the impact these circumstance and this disease has on the grandchildren. Dylan, Courtney and all the comments show that the pain runs deep within the families. For me it is tough to watch this video. It is harder to live with or to have lived with this in real life. Words cannot begin to describe. Thank you to everyone for their comments as hard as they were to publicly display. It's amazing Dylan. It's amazing Courtney. It's amazing Spiritbox. Constance is proud. I am proud”. This song is pure gold.

@nogosnoqt

3 жыл бұрын

That was exactly what I thought the song was about. I watched my grandmother become increasingly detached from reality, to the point that she couldn't recognize her own children or where she was. The shot where the face in the photograph became blurred really got to me.

@KyleCowart

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not crying, you are.

@thegorgan3501

3 жыл бұрын

I administer medications to the dementia and psychotic elderly here in Aus for 6 years now and it can be a really fun wing/ward but sometimes its so horrific for family witnessing the mental and behaviour decline of their loved ones. It must be horrible on so many levels and I can't count the amount of times I've seen people leave rooms crying. You never know how much mental/emotional strength anyone actually has until you witness something like progressed dementia of a loved ones.

@jeffjensen8

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going through this with my grandmother right now and it's been pretty bad for about a year now. Thanks due to some relatives she's in a memory assistance facility literally 1 block away from my home, but we still can't spend time with her due to this lockdown. I can talk to her over the phone, but I think that confuses her even more since she can't see who she's talking to, and she'll often forget who I am mid conversation. It's one of the saddest, most infuriating things I've experienced in my life. I feel incapable of being able to do anything about it, and it's all compounded when people tell you that you're some sort of monster for not wanting your 92 year old grandmother to die while locked up away from family. Sorry to rant / share too much

@nogosnoqt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffjensen8 @Jeff Jensen I know how you feel. The worse it gets, the harder it is to be around them and pretend it's ok. I remember a few *almost* conversations where just a bit through it, I, my uncles, or even my mother had become her late husband in her mind... Or insisting that she needed to be somewhere for very important reasons that she was never able to finish describing. The end, before I finally accepted that she was gone, was the worst. I'm still ashamed to say that she would probably have been better leaving us sooner.

My tears aren't ready to be activated for the 3rd time in a week, but I can't miss a Kardavox episode.

@ckokomo808

3 жыл бұрын

I listened to this song once on my own and with a few times with reactors...every time, I cry. Such a beautiful song.

@jakobrathbun4596

3 жыл бұрын

I feel this. Heavy. 😂

@docknives3792

3 жыл бұрын

Only your third time in a week? I think I'm up to like 50 and I still tear up. A masterpiece.

@zerozeeros

3 жыл бұрын

I listened to it the first time and now the 8th time from different reactions and havent cried once. I guess everyone is built differently

@thawolf5921

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerozeeros That's great! It does hit everyone differently for sure. This one hit me on a personal level. I usually don't just cry at a song, but the content of the song and the video reminded me too much of my grandmother. 12 years of watching her slowly forget our family sucks ass, and this song helped me just grieve.

"I've seen this enough times I won't tear up..." Wtf, on the title screen???

I love seeing people get lost in music like this.

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Spiritbox makes it easy!

Song is so devastating, I tear up every time.

@sodgape

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me think about fly tipping

@1bigboi_629

2 жыл бұрын

@@sodgape that's deep

Me: 😢 Everyone else watching video:😢 Mark: “I wanna be on broadwaaay!”

If you want to know why she sounds as emotionally soft and vulnerable as she does, watch the video and follow the story, then notice that she's been crying through it. It's personal to her and also to the video's director.

@OutIawMike

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

@Forelorn99

3 жыл бұрын

There are 100s of reactions out there that do that, but this is a vocal analysis by someone who understands how she does what she does. Not trying to stir a pot here just putting my 2 cents. He mentioned in the video it was hard for him to concentrate on the vocals. I imagine after a few watches it'll click for him, but I also can imagine he is trying to concentrate and give his input on her vocals primarily. Imagine you are a chef and you specialized in herbs. He's here to tell you about that rosemary sprig in your amazing steak dinner and why it's so necessary. He knows that steak is juicy and tender, but his life is that rosemary sprig. I agree this shit hits hard and powerful and the video is a work of art on its own, but I don't come here for that. I am eagerly awaiting this guy to do Constance for more of a dive into the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5We1dmIhafMf7Q.html

@jorgenovas8481

3 жыл бұрын

I don't listen to this type of music or know of soiritbix but this music video reminded me of my grandma and her dementia and skitzo episodes.......not to sound like an asshole or anything but this is exactly what it would sound like...an emotional rollercoaster

@bobbybands6923

3 жыл бұрын

Except for the fact that anything and everything you actually SEE in this video has literally nothing to do with the sounds you hear, they are 100% recorded separately and then lined up on top of each other. Sorry to be that guy and ruin it for everyone. 💩🔫

the first listen is emotional but when you get what the song is about you cry

@tkarlzon

3 жыл бұрын

i cried the first time.

Anyone else start to break when you see the grandma smile and hug her grandchild.... that’s when the cry shivers activate

Her singing is like being coddled by a warm, soft, fluffy blanket that somehow gives you chills. Another way to describe it is buttery smooth af

oh god this song again ok here we go

@ckokomo808

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you haven’t run outta tissues yet :*(

@jesseclark362

3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly lol

I've watched every single reaction video to this song on KZread so far, cried through every one of them, and yours is the one I've been waiting for the most.

@ThisisStephennn

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@u1es

3 жыл бұрын

Likewise. I love how this dude gets completely immersed in the music.

That wash of sound Is exactly the greatest most perfect Measure of bliss In metal that can be made. There’s just something that makes my skin chill. And my emotions come in strong with extreme intensity. Cry every time I hear this It hits home

@KardashevBand

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Low key, this is also one of the best music videos I have seen in a long time. Really WATCH the video one of these times and see the little details added.

Courtney's grandmother passed away this year after a long battle with dementia. This song is about her. It moves me to tears every time because I feel like I can hear the grief in her voice.

Swell and breakdown is kinda how I describe this track. Its like letting air out of a balloon and stopping and then at the very last bit of air letting it go to fly. Such a pleasure to the ears.

@kboanddbo

3 жыл бұрын

This actually made a lot of sense

You're like a refined version of Jack Black in School of Rock. Love it. Subscribed.

Every friggin time... freaking tears. My God this hits so hard. I just visited my Mom's dementia facility to drop off her Christmas present today. These feels are like a mountain.

Fans of this NEED to check out HOLY FAWN's Death Spells album. They're an experimental post rock/metal, shoegaze band and the whole album is gorgeous. Some of the best cleans in the game, fantastic screams, and hyper-melodic wall of noise choruses like Mark mentioned liking. Seriously one of my all-time favorite band finds.

@muaddib4329

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah...this is going on the playlist. Thank you =)

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Holy fawn is phenomenal. Fun fact, the bassist in HF is also the bassist in my band Kardashev!

@chacecampbell2697

3 жыл бұрын

@@KardavoxAcademy BRUH that is indeed a fun fact

@Oshidorinohina

3 жыл бұрын

@@KardavoxAcademy Whoa!! that's awesome!!

@eoddleifson

2 жыл бұрын

Chase. Thank you! I love finding music I would probably not find otherwise. Thank you!!!

I've lost family to dementia this song sums up my feeling's and it's helping me deal with things. Over the last 9 years I have lost most of my family members in December and I came across this song and it broke me. This song has a special place in my heart. Great reaction to a awesome song. Just subbed peace ✌️ from Stan the Alaskan.

Man this song is so good, she sings it so well, that instrument breakdown nearing the end is just so heavy (also with emotions). Found this online: The authorship of “Constance” is mainly attributed to Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante. She wrote it during 2020’s coronavirus pandemic. And due to the resultant lockdowns, she was unable to be with her grandmother during her passing, in addition to not being able to attend her funeral. So that’s whom the song itself actually serves as a tribute to. Meanwhile the titular “Constance” is actually a reference to Constance Hryciuk, the grandmother of Dylan Hryciuk, the director of the track’s music video. She also passed away in 2020, to dementia.. And basically, Spiritbox used the occasion of the release of this song to honor both of these artists’ grandmothers. Which makes it even more beautiful for me as I've lost my grandmother to alzheimer's.

@ryancampbell8618

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan's father commented on the original video that his mother is still alive and the video was actually released on her 88th birthday. She has, however, been battling dementia for many years.

This song reminded me of my grandma...she's 93 now , super emotional song

"demanding that i meditate and be introspective" is a perfect way to describe this song, theres just something about the feeling it conveys that just makes you... think

Literally every new band in my playlist in the last 6 months has come from your channel. Love the channel bruddah!

I've been blasting this song often since it came out. That chorus is HUGE. Great video as always.

I love hearing what you have to say. But in this video, I loved where you were speechless. I absolutely agree that Spiritbox does it the best.

Worth waiting for your reaction for this long! 🙂 I love this song so much 😍

The chills... Man this song is strong BTW just the day after this track came out I watched the whole 6 hours of Everything at the end of time and that was a hell of a ride (emotionally)

So glad you give Spiritbox the time they so much deserve. They are so damn amazing and Courtney is a goddess. Thanks Mark for another great video.

Quickly becoming my favorite reactions content - Well done, Mark!

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro - glad you dig it!

The song is a dedication to Courtney's grandmother that passed away from dementia

Thanks for the upload, another good video as always!

The amount of satisfaction I get seeing you react the exact same way I do to this song... is immeasurable. It’s truly soul music & causes an emotional reaction whether you want it or not. 🖤

Love how the explosion of energy at 5:22 washes over everyone. An absolutely masterpiece, this song.

Just want to say you are one of the most informative reactors I’ve seen. I don’t regular reaction channels, but when there are songs I think have a next-level impact, I like to check out others reacting to it. You bring a fantastic analytical perspective on the few songs I’ve searched out that you reacted to. Please keep on keeping on!

Watching you experience every tonal inflection and emotional transition both vocally and musically is a pure joy. I too close my eyes and often find myself using my hands to “paint” the music I’m experiencing - giving it shapes with my fingers. And this song, in particular, stole my breath and had me weeping… and weeping… thank you so much for this amazing reaction.

Yo this is exactly how I look when I listen to every Spiritbox song, but especially Constance. I know you wanted to cry from the beauty of this sound, let it out! Great video I'm glad I found this channel.

Instantly subscribing to this. This is the first time I've ever watched one of these vocal coach reactions where everything he's explaining has made perfect sense to me

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, welcome aboard!

This popped up on my feed 👏👏👏 Well done my friend. Great work on this one.

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Yo, thanks so much man! Love your videos!

His reaction at the end is my reaction Absolutely Every Time. Spot on, man. Too f'in good.

This video is too damn good. Sends the message pretty clear.

Bruh I cant right now.. this was for her grandmother.

@sodgape

3 жыл бұрын

No it wasn't 😂

@iladiesnutzoyochin

3 жыл бұрын

@@sodgape It was though. She wrote the lyrics for her grandmother and even sung the song without any screaming sections because she didn't like when she did that.

@sodgape

3 жыл бұрын

@@iladiesnutzoyochin The lyrics are dog shit but the song itself is great 👍

@iladiesnutzoyochin

3 жыл бұрын

@@sodgape that's irrelevant to you saying the song wasn't for her grandmother lol

@sodgape

3 жыл бұрын

@@iladiesnutzoyochin you're irrelevant

perfect choice for vid, good analysis as always

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! that simple tip for developing vocal fold closure control (whisper to full note) is so cool! thank you! also, this song gives me chills every, EVERY time I listen to it. absolute masterpiece.

God the ending still chokes me up

I watched this video a week ago and i am still crying.

these incredible instrumentals ....i have to hear this stripped too... courtney is amazing and the collaboration between them makes this mouth watering and such beautiful amazing stuff. xo

This is my first video of yours. Bro, Im in love with ur friendly energy and NOT BORING vocal theory!! Im so glad, that you are showing everything with exaples and excersice!! Big up from Russia! * *sounds of clicking like and surbscribe buttons* *

@KardavoxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!

Masterpiece!!!

First time watching your videos and your analysis is very insightful 🤌

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, William, I hope you stick around!

This songs proofs yet another time how good Spiritbox is. There are certain moments within this song where I thought: "Man, a scream here would be dope". But then the instruments push forward and resolve this pressure. Best example might be at 17:45 as well as at 1:37

@MightBeCale

3 жыл бұрын

I've heard it described as "heavy, but in a different way"

Man, this song is so heartwrenching.

Two of my favorite vocalists in one video!

I have such a hard time watching this video. Such a beautiful song, incredible video. But man is it a kick in the heart nuts at the same time

Hey man, thank you for your reaction. Enjoyed the analysis and the technical vocal tips. Subbed.

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

13:17 Collectively sums up my feelings of the song. Hurts so good.

This song is stunning.

I am also a huge fan of the "wash of sound." Which is also why I am a huge Devin Townsend fan like you too! It gets me every time.

Loved this. Her voice is angelic

4am in Australia and I saw the premier notification. Might aswell stay up xD

Really thankful I found this band their debut album comes out next year and they are just absolutely phenomenal musicians Courtney's voice sends shivers down my spine

I’m sure you’ll listen to this again and watch the video. It’s worth watching.

Just started watching your vids and I have to say I love them my man, love your explanations and how you feel the song

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Spiritbox is one of a kind! Love Them

I was in an amateur hardcore/metal band for a few years about 8 years ago, I've never really enjoyed people and their advice/tips on how to control my vocals. That being said, tonight I was watching a few reaction videos to this song specifically, im happy I stumbled here because I appreciate everything you say and the way you describe it. Hell, you're about to get me back into vocals again haha. Honestly though, cheers from a new sub

Fuckin' love you bro. Fuckin' love this band.

What an emotional rollercoaster this song is.

I think something that is missing from a lot of these analyses/reactions (there’s a lot to unpack in this song so I’m not attacking anyone) is the breakdown. How it trends off from these cords that align with much of the rest of the song into these very diminished and demonic sounding cords that deviate from the norm. Two of my grandparents have died from dementia and the breakdown captures that gradual descent into a loss of self and normality perfectly. I’m not sure if this was intentionally done or if the band created this breakdown based on how they felt, but I hope they know how much I appreciate this song and especially the emotional that went into that breakdown. It’s more than “brutal” sounding. It captures the very pathology of this disease. My heart goes out to everyone impacted by this terrible disease. I’m working towards studying it in the lab some day. I hope you all are staying safe.

every time i hear or see this video, i think of my grandma. I tear up every time. I miss her.

That subtle guitar solo... so impeccable

Was waiting for this video to come out the second I saw the spirit box video.

Beautiful song

I'm with this guy. The best.

I love mental tricks you play on yourself that get results. The liquid pouring analogy for example. I always found those more useful than just saying 'oh do this with your vocal folds'.

This dude’s dumbfounded was at the beauty of this song is exactly how I first felt too. Love it dude. I’m no singer (just a dumb drummer) but really enjoyed this, great video brother

@KardavoxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Bro!! With all my respect. You can't stop the song at the gates of that great chorus. It's no natural.

One thing I love about the approach of this and a lot of their other clean sung songs, is that her volume dynamic makes her voice phase into and above the sound of the music. It's like her breathiness is driven by the guitar more than her own vocal push at times.

This song is a vessel that allows me to feel a cosmic pain that we all share but hold deep within. The cry that comes from so deep that its intangible and unexplainable but... more pure then any moment I can experience.

Quite often I watch these videos and go, "Hey I have that same t-shirt from Target too!" Oh and I love the analysis. That too!

That moment when you close your eyes and open them and Mark is making the exact same faces as you... I love this channel. I love Mark.

Just because you appreciate spiritbox, you got a like and a follow from me. ❤️

@KardavoxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack!

Love this song…the amount of elegance mixed with sadness and Heavyness of the song is just OO7

God dammit it finally got me. Seen this vid a bunch and it finally gets me during a damn reaction version of the video.

@KardavoxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

It'll get you in the end!

I love this song!

Um, demon king by brand of sacrifice? Many want to see it

@hailhummus

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but let's enjoy this video instead of passive aggressively complaining that he didn't do the thing you wanted

@zerozeeros

3 жыл бұрын

@@hailhummus are you new to reaction videos

@colinmoninger6311

3 жыл бұрын

@@hailhummus I wasnt really thinking when I typed it, it did come out a lot more rude then I meant it to and that's on me

I’m in tears a minute in and this guy start starts singing row row row your boat

Wow. Really good content.

@KardavoxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

best song ive heard in 2020

U R Awesome

this song is so good but it touches my soul in a way so I walk around all emotional at work xD

I just wanna thank the people in the comments for sharing there stories, I know its not easy to talk about loved ones that have passed. Just gotta take one day at a time and live it to the fullest, because we are only given one life. This is one of the most beautiful songs ever and courtney is a goddess. 🙏

The chorus is so huge. I love it Edit: Remember when everyone thought Holy Roller was the greatest thing ever (and it was really, really good). Now they release this and everyone is freaking out again, rightfully so. I have a feeling they’re gonna keep amazing us and I can’t wait for that new album whenever it comes.

Not sure if anyone else has shared this with you yet but here's an excerpt from an interview with Courtney about the song: "Due to border shut downs, I was not able to say goodbye to my grandmother Phyllis, to whom the song is in tribute, or attend her funeral. I always promised her that I would sing at her memorial service, because she always requested a 'pretty song with none of that scary screaming.' I hoped writing this song with no 'scary screaming' in it would help me find a sense of closure." "Dylan (video director) wrote his video concept to honor his grandmother, Constance to whom the video is in tribute. Our music videos usually have a horror element to them, and we wanted to explore a different side of horror: the horror of feeling like your mind is betraying you, due to a long battle with dementia. With Dylan's permission, we named the song 'Constance' to immortalize her story."

@nathanrogers8040

3 жыл бұрын

I cried again just reading this even though I knew the context already. Haven't seen these exact quotes

Love Spiritbox as a metal musician. They're one of my favorite, like Loathe and others. I lost my grandpa this year while taking care of him for the past 2 years but, he also got me into music being in T-Bone Walker's band. Feels are reals. 🤘🏾

Courtney is just such a killer vocalist man. I have a hard time getting into a lot of new metal bands but Courtney just got it man. That girl is great.

My man! Love your videos! Would love for you to do "Our Hollow, Our Home - Burn In The Flood" - a great variety of vocal styles I find

I have never heard this song before this reaction... and it happens to me too. I had to stop, and then listen to the song by it self like 10 times. Then i came back here... this song is a masterpiece!

@KardavoxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful song, thanks for watching!

You sing "row your boat" and it sounds good lol I may hit you up for tips/lessons in the near future. Hate my voice, learned with terrible technique - but I love singing. Awesome videos.

ya this song's fuckin devastating and I love it

This in my opinion, is true genuine music. Stuff that comes from the heart. Any song that has genuine meaning always resonates with me no matter what genre. Its terrible under the circumstances this song was written, but god damn did something so beautiful get born from something so horrendous. I've never heard of spiritbox before and I heard this song on a spotify recommendation. and Im glad I listened to it, it truly puts it into perspective to effects of dementia from the sufferers point of view. This song will always be in my playlist. Good damn job.