8 years later and I still get goosebumps

@RosannevanEden

Жыл бұрын

Same, 9 years later now and it still gets me emotional every time

@SolsticeKing

Жыл бұрын

Same 10yrs later 😂

@lightup6751

Жыл бұрын

Same, in 2023

@90klh

Жыл бұрын

It's an amazing poem

@90klh

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even hear this till later on, it was not on his albums- not to this song anyway. This tune wad originally put to "heaven or whatever" but it works SOOOO good for this one too

Shane is, in my opinion, one of the best poets of this generation. His poems feel like they were written for everyone that hears them, and they way he recites them is beautiful.

When someone looks at you like Hannah looks at him, you know you are loved.

these six minutes. these six minutes are an achievement of a lifetime.

"because when i call you "sis" or bro"... it's not lightly. and when i ask you to remember, it's because the future isn't what it used to be." why can't i watch this without weeping?

One day I hope somebody will watch me the way hannah watches shane... absolutely wonder

5:30 "EHHUUUUUUUUUUGHH!!!"

@eddymalumbaem

8 жыл бұрын

Min 5:30? Hahaha

@brian.rafferty

8 жыл бұрын

+Trisha Webb just scared the shit out of me listening to this on surround sound in my room

@haisu3568

8 жыл бұрын

+Trisha Webb The sweet sound of a poem-gasm (also it's actually at 5:28 )

@justinswenson307

8 жыл бұрын

I've probably watched this 100 times. It's a great performance. That groan still takes me out of the flow of the poem and makes me die in laughter. Every. Single. Time.

@heyoupikachu1103

8 жыл бұрын

+Justin Swenson Right XD

I watch this often . . . thank you! It always makes me cry.

@ginny0015

8 жыл бұрын

+Snow Kestrel Amen . . . lucky are we, the ones with this condition of the heart. : D

@EnPowering

7 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@kylianchristoffer2384

3 жыл бұрын

I do too lol

Never going to forget this piece. Even 7 years later.

Passionate. Profound and powerful. This is a fantastic combination of brilliant writing and artful presentation. The violinist is beautiful and talented and the young man's performance is heart-filling. He conveys this delicate balance between nostalgia and a stark awareness of our fragile hold to this beautiful life. I was blown away. Just beautiful.

@NaomiGoldstein7895

10 жыл бұрын

Well said

@fragulater2

9 жыл бұрын

Well said again.

The way Hannah looks at him is genuinely beautiful.

@rosiegsm22

7 жыл бұрын

'ha, gay.

@Ren-qd3gk

5 жыл бұрын

Are they married?

Oh god, the groan at 5:28! I'm cackling with laughter and my roommates think I'm going crazy!

@SantaClaritaBoy

10 жыл бұрын

That was the sound of someones mind being blown

@javisan14

10 жыл бұрын

Mind orgasm!

I would love to hang out with Shane.

Magic. We all forgot and its why society is so divided. We have lost the magic of childhood.

I don't know how I ended up here, but I know I don't want to leave. Thx.

Brings you back to when you were a kid. The infinite possibilities and misguided innocence that made life feel alive. Defined by the spirit inside with a hunger for everything new and scary. As our life's seasons go by we tend to forget how things were when we were children. This poem is absolutely epic.

"We leave scars on the sun," That was the point I literally lost it and burst into tears. Damn....

@Zigz15

10 жыл бұрын

"The future is not what it used to be". That line makes me shudder everytime.

@pseudonumb

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still sobbing and the video already ended 😭💔

This live version is a million times better than the album version

@mrofnoctonod

3 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY agreed

@scarfboy

2 жыл бұрын

agreed

When I stop sharing this, you are all invited to attend my funeral and remember...

Only Shane Koyczan could make me both laugh and cry hysterically in one performance.

I come back to this far less than i should

His words are soo powerfull and evokes soo much emotion but the girl with voilin i am swerving in the expressions her face creates , so much soul❤

The random noise you hear at 5:29 is the sound of someone's mind getting blown.

5:29 is a proof of how strong Shane's poems are to people xP

@HeadNorthMikeMcKay

9 жыл бұрын

AWESOMEO That was a guy cumming.

@DrakePitts

7 жыл бұрын

A combination of that and the pain from the fart he's holding in :^)

Amazing

Oh my god, this guy is amazing. He speaks so articulately and so passionately. It's like he knows just how beautiful and painful his emotions are and channels these complex feelings learned through life experience straight into other people with the most incredibly simple phrasing. This is perfect language.

Omg, I stumbled upon this video and ...... Wow , just .... Wow , this is beautiful.

The groaning at 5:28 is definitely some guy jizzing in his pants at how amazing this is.

@MarsVoltaKA

10 жыл бұрын

LOL, it really is.

@teheee

10 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA So true. HAHAHA

@peytonhewitt9103

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@elladrutarosky2377

2 ай бұрын

Went STRAIGHT to the comments lol😭

Just pure masterpiece of a performance. I have kept coming back to this video for years, and somehow it gets even better every time i watch it.

How do I like this more than once?

@Kinglushkush

10 жыл бұрын

You share it.

If my daughter brought home a man like this I would be very very proud.

@VictorEMusique

2 жыл бұрын

so I just came back here after 9 years and I have goosebumps within 3 minutes - and I would still be proud if my daughter brought home a man like this...

I'll never understand why people will attack each other randomly in the comments for such a thoughtful & inspiring video(?)! Cheer up people and try to 'get' the fact that I'm posting these videos to uplift people and offer insight through music. Not to offer a platform where people can disrespect each other at a distance! "So, when I call you 'sis or 'bro... it's not lightly..." This channel is my message to the world. And it's a good one. So stop the 'hating' and pay attention...

Please release the violin on its own. Probably one of the mot beautiful melodics i have ever heard.

love this mans poems

So you believe this isn't pure, raw art? What sad times we live in.

I have long thought that there is only one human being and it has 7,000,000,000 faces. The things we hate in others are the things we have not loved or healed in our selves. I want to thank you Shane because when I see you, and listen to you, I actually do see a better future is possible. Leave a scar upon the sun.

This guy is my favorite poet by far

Word ninja and dream provocateur. A synapse scintillating painter of words, I just love this guy!

Whoever disliked this is trained of the not-so-deadly art of DID NOT UNDERSTAND.

I watch this... more often than sometimes.

For you reading this right now, Have a nice day

@rustysausage5672

7 жыл бұрын

GeneralZod Superman was wrong, maybe youre not such a bad guy :)

@richcaldwell783

6 жыл бұрын

Where and what ever you have travelled through or hung on your proverbial lobby wall in the last year+. I hope that something presents itself today to make it minutely more profound or memorable than the rest..

@bluntsnbrews420

6 жыл бұрын

😁

@MagnaKay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Have a nice one too!

Seeing him smile made me smile. And his voice is so amazing and inspiring.

At 5:30 that is the sound of someone realizes the beauty of this poem and realizing the message this poem is conveying. They realize that this isn’t just something to pawn off...its a life changing poem

This is amazing and some how does not seem to get any less effective no matter how many times I watch it. Going on a few years now.

This is amazing. Starts off funny and then builds into a motivational speech that we can all be more and do more than we ever expected. The backing music fits perfectly.

this guy's got the words.

Heard this song in rehab, relapsed to it, listened to it through my divorce, and I’m still listening to it drunk now. Beautiful soundtrack to a difficult year.

This video... This video has gotten me through some tough times. I suffer from CPTSD, severe depression, generalized anxiety, and suicidal ideation /compulsions. Two years ago I was the lowest I've ever been so I leaned on this video. I was reaching for a bottle of pills every day. It took everything I had to walk myself into a hospital and say "I'm not okay." This video reminds me of the time I've lost and the time I have left. I couldn't get out of bed two years ago, but now, I'm on my own two feet again. It's taken a tremendous amount of work to get here but I am here. And this video saved my life.

@sabybear

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you’re doing better. Stay strong❤️

he talks as well with his hands as he does with his words

That violinist really shows what i was feeling. At first it was funny, then it was real and raw

Maybe, but in ten years I will still remember this guy fondly. You, I'll probably have forgotten about later this afternoon.

Mine too, Patty, and I've been on this planet nearly 6 decades. I will never get so jaded I can't be moved and inspired by things.

He is a God.

"Remember nobody ever died in the wars we fought? Because each gunshot came from our finger tips and we never kept them loaded just in case"

@huntertomorroh

10 жыл бұрын

yeah, I saw the video too.

It doesn't NEED a coherent "message", you are allowed to IDENTIFY with the EMOTIONS evoked, you are allowed to INTERPRET what you hear. Just listen.

Those great poets you love would rebuke you. They showed love to all forms of poetry no matter what. If it came from the heart that was all that mattered.

5:29 someones mind was blown!

Remember how we forgot? Remember how no one ever really died in the wars we fought? Because each gunshot came from our finger tips And we never really kept them loaded just in case Cause each enemy was a friend and none of it was about oil, religion, or land It was all just pretend Remember how we used to bend reality Like we were circus strong men Like our imaginations were in shape then Like we were all ninjas trained in the deadly art of "did not" Like "I totally got you" "Did not" Remember how we forgot? Remember how our parents told us never to look directly into the sun And how we were their son And so we never looked directly into the mirror, in fear that we would go blind Remember how we used to find any old reason just to call someone we were crushing on Like we could just pawn off our sense of embarrassment Buy a chunk of courage that would last just long enough to have us askin 'em about math and stuff And how stuff was just stuff Like I heard you're getting braces, now braces somehow were and still are kinda hot Remember how we forgot? Remember how we all caught mono and our folks would go, "oh the kissing disease" And our first steps into gangstahood had us saying “mother please.” Even though we’d never really kissed anyone Even though we never did half the things we said we’d done We just spun yarn like Rumpelstiltskin spun gold We told ghost stories never realizing we would one day ourselves become ghosts Haunting the hallways of schools Breaking all the rules of silence in the library But we had no chains to rattle No voice to battle the fact that we had no vocal chords We had only finger nails on chalk boards We would scream, shout, and yell trying to tell ourselves what experience can teach is What no teacher taught Remember how we forgot? Once upon a time, we were young Our dreams hung like apples Waiting to be picked and peeled And hope was something needing to be reeled-in So we can fill the always empty big fish bin with the one that got away And proudly say that "this time, impossible is not an option" Because success is so akin to effort and opportunity they could be related So we took chances We figure skated on thin ice Believed that each slice of life was served with something sweet on the side And failure was never nearly as important as the fact that we tried That in the war against frailty and limitation We supplied the determination it takes to make ideas and goals the parents of Possibility And we believe ourselves to be members of this family Not just one branch on one tree But a forest whose roots make up a dynasty So when I call you sis or bro It’s not lightly And when I ask you to remember It’s because the future isn't what it used to be So remember now Pay tribute to every sacrifice laid upon the altar of somehow For all the times Somehow we overcame Somehow we pushed on Somehow we’ve gone the distance And in going there we possessed the freedom to map the uncharted lands of any and Everywhere We are unbound Six feet above the underground where we will all one day rest So until then Test the limits Test the boundaries and borders As if the headquarters of potential lay just beyond the world's edge Let the belief that hope belongs to us all Be the pledge you take to make the unachievable as inconceivable as the false fact hat We were never here We were here And our memories are as dear to us as every slow motion moment or held breath So remember every instance before death Every first kiss, first dance, near miss, last chance, yes, no, maybe so Let us go the distance once more Let us remember all the moments that were and were not Like the point is something we can get and what we can get is what we got Because all we have are the times between the moments we connect each dot So live and remember Burn like an ember capable of starting fires Like each moment inspires the next Like memories are the context we put ourselves in So that life becomes the next of kin we need to notify in case of a big bang or Extinction level event Let now be our advent Let us live like we meant it Let us burn like we mean it Because this world doesn't give a shit if we end in a train wreck or a car crash If our story ends with a dot or dash If we were dust or ash Because all we were is all we’ll be And all we are is the in-between of so far, so good So forget every would, could, or should not Forget remembering how we forgot Live like a plot twist exists now and in memory Because we burn bright Our light leaves scars on the sun Let no one say we will be undone by time's passing The memories we are amassing will stand as testament That somehow we bent minds around the concept That we see others within ourselves That self-knowledge can't be found on bookshelves So who we are has no bearing on how we appear Look directly into every mirror Realize our reflection is the first sentence to a story And our story starts: "We were here."

Shane saved my life

Life is fleeting, nothing is permanent, not even life itself. Those precious moments that fill the soul, are what fulfill our unique individual roles. Dont look a the future, nor the past in present time is where imagination lasts. But cherish those things that uniquely fulfill you. Because in the end it was alway and only just you.

This so damn beautiful and painful.

5:29 That's me right there

@alexgarza675

6 жыл бұрын

D Xie was that really?

I love how she never loses sight of him.

Can't believe this was published on Jan 22, 2013. Thank you reddit for upvoting this to the front page!

i memorized this for school a poetry slam, my class won! (took hours)

@chrisking553

4 жыл бұрын

It took you hours to remember this? Girl. Do better. Shouldn't take more than an hour.

@sarahbarlow6709

4 жыл бұрын

lol what I was in 6th grade at the time and it was four pages long ? I think I did okay but go off ❤️

man, I was feeling all those goosebumps during the final part of it until 5:30 when someone jizzed their pants *sigh*

“Because the future isn’t what it used to be”

My favourite poem of all time. Every time I listen to it, it moves me to tears. Remembering the years that I almost forgot. Thank you for this powerful reminder of who I am. ❤️‍🔥✊🏼

5:28 DAT GROAN. some one was enjoying it lol

did anyone else here the weird grunt in the background around 5:30 ?

@SteampunkBrony010

10 жыл бұрын

That is the sound of someone who can no longer hold in his emotion but is trying. Edit: well either that or he just got canned... not really sure XD

@stylebeast3

10 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's the sound of someone having their fucking mind blown

@Deadletter6

10 жыл бұрын

No that was me I shit my pants. I found out The Browns drafted Manziel.

@poppypods

10 жыл бұрын

ROFL @ when i heard it

@micahbeard4641

9 жыл бұрын

It made me uncomfortable

We believe ourselves to be members of this family, but not just one branch on one tree... but a forest, whose roots make up a dynasty!So when I call you sis or bro...... it’s not lightly.

Hauntingly and powerfully poignant. Incredibly beautiful.

Who put the onions here?! ;-;

@ElectricityTaster

10 жыл бұрын

UUURURUGGGGHHH!!!

Does anyone know where i can find the violin track shes playing?

@scrumdidlly

9 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure she just made it up.

I agree. But if I told you that if your face was recorded during this video, you'd have the same reactions on your face - pure captivation. If I told you that as passionate as Shane is in his performance, if you took Hannah away, this deliverance wouldn't even be half as potent or meaningful. That's the power of music. Bravo!

This World is Empty! We need more words like yours Shane.

@5:28 UHHHH!!!

Each gun shot came from our fingertips

@EddyDewey

10 жыл бұрын

Thats just to heavy for 4 am. brought tears to my eyes though. Thanks for sharing.

The violin contributes such a complement to this poem. Such an inspiring piece.

I normally turn this sort of thing off in a second or two. For some reason I watched this all the way through and found myself touched and amazed and motivated. Now I wonder how much awesome stuff I've turned off because I didn't want to be exposed to the emotions of another or those in me. This is brilliant.

5:29 What the hell was that!?

@joshebert1

9 жыл бұрын

That would be the sound of a man fist pumping the air with a passion from relation :)

@GO_EZ

9 жыл бұрын

joshebert1 A women, actually X)

@MarsVoltaKA

9 жыл бұрын

Amber Hall some guy bustin a nut cuz this shit is so awesome

wtf was that at 5:29 ?

@hungerforthegames7

10 жыл бұрын

Omfg... As emotional as this poem makes me, I laughed so hard at that.

@KimberlyBaker121

10 жыл бұрын

I am shocked! that sounded like someone passed gas at 5:29!!!! Kind of blew the mood.

@MartinTraXAA

10 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Baker Passing gas? More like passing a 2 lb kidneystone...

@KimberlyBaker121

10 жыл бұрын

LOL

@ForTheForsaken

9 жыл бұрын

Sounded like someone just projectile vomited spontaneously. As if all the emotion just got too overwhelming for them.

Mommy, Mommy PLEASE! Take me back to days like these...

Reminds me of Safe Francis, really great performance!

How she looks at him, that's how I want a woman to look at me.

@AmberAmber

6 жыл бұрын

That desire is attractive to the right partner. XO. Hope it happens for you. 😉

I enjoy than Hannah is transfixed by Shane throughout

What a team up, two artists who capture every emotion with every word or arco...never stop please.

I ALWAYS tear up listening to this

I absolutely HATE the applause while the violinist is still playing.

@chrisking553

4 жыл бұрын

Well you are the only one. They are not clapping for her. They clap for him and she finishes. He gives her the shout out. You sir, and I use that lightly, are a douche.

@sarahbarlow6709

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisking553 thumbs down for being mean to Drake Pitts. love you Drake 💞

@chrisking553

4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down. Oh Sarah noooo. What will happen to my life without dumbass white privilege on KZread comments.

@chrisking553

4 жыл бұрын

@@sarahbarlow6709 and if you are that fucking thirsty just DM him. Dont waste my time princess.

@DrakePitts

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisking553 Rewatching this today, it's clear to me that the applause is requested and made socially obligatory when Shane says "Thank you". That's just the protocol when someone has just performed. I just wish he let her finish playing before making that request. I'm not sure to what degree my comment was hyperbolic, but I suspect it was at least somewhat.

How on earth would this not be considered poetry?

a new modern day poet . . . . truly amazing and so real

@craigemmett8669

10 жыл бұрын

really good

Shane has a way with words that you rarely find. Not only that, when performing live, he emits so much emotion that you're brought on a journey, exploring yourself. At least for me

Beautiful. Thank you Shane and Hannah.

I haven't been moved that much in a long time...the violist was awesome and Shane was perfect! And, he sorta reminded me of a leprechaun...a very cute and commanding one!

@JOYCEKATHERINE

10 жыл бұрын

oops the violinist....awesome pairing!

I am also very into all kinds of poetry, and this man has inspired one of the best slam poems I have ever written

i think anything written by this guy is great!

I can't believe this was 10 years ago. I think more than that, actually? I saw an old friend today and it made me think of this. Thank you.

Beautiful beautiful beautiful. In other news, a poet who rhymes!

So incredible. Gave me chills.

he's one of the reasons I'm a proud to be a canadian