This in my mind is a near perfect song. I have listened to, sung, and prayed this song 100s of times and even today makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

@cmac9248

2 ай бұрын

It’s incredible ✨🙏✨

I have listened to this song hundreds of times and each time I think of my perfect husband who died tragically five years ago. He had no enemies and everything about this song reminds me of him. My husband and i saw the Avett brothers before they wrote this song and loved them so much. I saw them again this summer in Oregon and they ended with this song and it was so powerful and perfect and touching beyond belief.

@wigidy12

3 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss. He's up there hearing the best of these guys hopefully

@larissaintherain

3 ай бұрын

This is perhaps one of the most touching stories I've ever heard. Something tells me the universe gave this song to the avett brother to give to you.

just heard Rick Rubin Talk about this with Lex Fridman , I had never heard it before and it brought me to tears , absolutely beautiful, one of the most honest performances I've ever heard. and watching him listen to it was magical. Stunning.

@mihutnm

2 жыл бұрын

I literally came to listen to this masterpiece now, while first hearing bits of it on the podcast. Mighty.

@noahtah1511

2 жыл бұрын

I came from there as well! Much love fellow podcast lovers

@PaulGreeneofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Ya me too

@n8works

2 жыл бұрын

Same. 4:30am. No sleep. The world is insane. This song. Those guys. The first time I've cried in years.

@arthurstovell8057

2 жыл бұрын

Also came to this through Lex podcast having never heard it before. Absolutely hit my like a sledgehammer

Watched my wife pass away a year ago and then heard this song. I cry every time I hear it.

People don't get this song. It's one of the best of our generation. Should have won a grammy.

@tawpaw6790

Жыл бұрын

Most good music doesn't get recognized at the grammys, luckily billy strings did

@EdgarFleming

Жыл бұрын

I agree but no award needed… This is one of those songs we all wrote, they performed. Ancestors. this is the type of song you can’t hear until it finds you and at a much needed moment.

@tbaker1111

Жыл бұрын

This is the one that makes “playlist of my life.” I have a No Hard Feelings Tattoo. I get it. I feel it.

@tbaker1111

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgarFleming you spoke to my soul here. It’s all of us.

@elizesprott-kwa

Жыл бұрын

0:52 I already ask my husband and sons to play this song at the funeral

A song that was meant to eternally exist in the universe. One take.

@thejovihead

Жыл бұрын

Theres a recent Bob Weir interview where he speaks on songs as if they have souls. As if they exists outside of our consciousness and they present themselves to a vessel to then be brought to the world. It's an interesting thing to ponder.

@alexhusko

Жыл бұрын

@@thejovihead Thank you, I will look this up. I’m been a huge Dead fan since trading tapes in high school. Love it and thanks again

@wildwesternmedicine

Жыл бұрын

​@@thejoviheadIt's a concept that has been around for a very long time, and many people have spoken about or talked about it. I'm not saying that to downplay your recommendation, more to uplift the idea. I have been an artist/creator for my entire life and it's definitely the way I feel.

This song is one of the greatest ever written. Ever. Mark my words. Incredible.

@wwaldo2525

5 жыл бұрын

Official -j6- Music it’s not debatable

@angelsonthemountain321

5 жыл бұрын

If you live long enough, this can apply to several tunes. I’m not debating your point. For me it’s on that very, very short list, and I’ve lived a while.

@starfrances

5 жыл бұрын

It is as pure and perfect as a song can get.

@brianrokowski8202

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Along with The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov

@brianrokowski8202

4 жыл бұрын

And Homeward Bound by Paul Simon.. among a few others

I am a better man, a better human for being able to walk earth the same time as the Avetts. This song is a gift to all mankind. Listen, learn, and grow.

@harrietttaft7499

2 жыл бұрын

Just heard it for the first time tonight - can’t stop listening to it - I’m on about my 20th go through right now 🙏♥️🙏

@kevinbrooks1104

2 жыл бұрын

No hard feelings dude

@Bettina257

2 жыл бұрын

My sister sent it to me and I am obsessed! The movie is awesome too!

@theresaowen9518

2 жыл бұрын

One of my absolute favorite songs, ever! I can’t stop listening to it.🌹❤️🤗

@Hands2HealNow

2 жыл бұрын

And so are all who hear everyone humming along with you.

I’m 56, and hope to have many more years. But I’ve asked my adult kids to play this at my funeral. For any that have hurt me, I’ve hurt others. And but for grace, we would be the remnant of our errors or the remains of damaged spirits. But we are more. And we have eternity set in our hearts. And we’ve got love, to give and leave.

My Papaw was a talker, straight outta Jawja (rural Georgia) and for as long as I can remember no matter what the subject was, our conversations on his back porch always turned to mortality and The End. He did not fear it. He did not speak of it as a thing he knew would “happen” to him. He spoke of Death as a relationship he’d held dearly for a very long time and would one day have to face with honesty and acceptance….and no hard feelings. He found beauty in his surroundings - in the rain, in the birds chirping, and in the difficult times he’d survived… and he made sure to describe that beauty to anyone who would listen. Every single day I am so grateful I listened. He passed away during the pandemic when I was 38 years old, and although I feel like I die a thousand deaths in my heart when hearing this song, it encapsulates every word he ever said to me about that beauty and peace he knew, expected, and accepted. I am so grateful for this.

@Browneyesgoodvibes

3 ай бұрын

Now I’m listening to this song, thinking about your Papaw and the beauty of nature and crying 🩵 thank you for sharing this story

@j3mendez11

11 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. That’s an incredible post. Much love coming from Vegas.

I will play this until my body won't hold me anymore and cry like a baby every time, it touches my soul like nothing else.

@ABCpdc

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@peggygibbons479

9 ай бұрын

Same.

@vickiehicks29

8 ай бұрын

Yes so will I

Lex Fridman and Rick Rubin brought me here I’m grateful

Oh. My. God. This is an INCREDIBLE song, arguably their masterpiece.

this is the Let It Be, Imagine, Stairway to Heaven to folk music. second only to Country Roads. the feelings of Where Have All the Flowers Gone. powerful as We Shall Overcome and as spiritual as Amazing Grace. truly one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard.

@perriashbaugh

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN BROTHER FROM THE CHURCH OF MUSIC.

@michele21auntiem

3 жыл бұрын

Jim, you said that perfectly. I miss John Denver.

@miketorrento3307

2 жыл бұрын

I think this is a LOT better than country roads

Played if at my brothers funeral. Not a dry eye there. The Avetts, did this song for me. To say Goodbye too my bro!💝

This is such a comforting song. One of the best songs ever written.

I feel my Mama standing by my side listening to this song with me while I weep. When she left this Earth in February 2021 She had no jealousy or no hard feelings. I miss her love so much. ❤️🥺😭🙏❤️

Shout out to that drummer for holding that crisp perfection on the hi hats the entire time!

I walked with my brother thru his dying process and the taking of his last breath - this song is the closest thing I’ve heard to describing those days beginning with “the laying down of the rings on his fingers and keys to his house.” He truly died with no hard feelings, and it was beautiful to watch him “let free”. Thank you Avett’s for your singing the words of my heart.

My mother who is dying wants this played at her funeral.

As sit here in the middle east I can't help remember hearing The Avett Brothers for the first time in 2006 when I was 13. The song was "Talk of Indolence" It was even on Myspace. Ever since that day, their music has been a huge part of my life. Their songs have always been a light to guide me through life, from my first love, losing some of my best friends to cancer and a car wreck, heartbreak, forgiveness, regret, loving my family and being a better person. I'm so thankful for their music. I can truly say their music made my life better.

@bwimby2

6 жыл бұрын

Their all that for me as well, just got to see them for the first time in Albq. last week, Bucket list stuff/

@debblevins.4760

5 жыл бұрын

Jac McCracken Blessings sent to you. Praying now.

@debblevins.4760

5 жыл бұрын

Jac McCracken great for thinking for the greater good. That is what the world needs. Cause don't think it's not listening.

@johnhendrix696

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@johnhendrix696

5 жыл бұрын

It is hard to say with truth,at 40 years young I have no enmeis,c ,icant, even spell emanees

“When I lay down my fears, my hopes and my doubts, the rings on my fingers and the keys to my house, with no hard feelings” is quite possibly one of the most beautiful expressions of love I can even imagine.

I've heard this song a few times before, but not until it was recently played at my youngest sister's funeral service did it really overwhelm me. It's sad and beautiful at the same time, and listen to it more, while crying all through it. Maybe someday I can hear it without the tears. Miss you Susie Q.

@GCAT-zv9in

Жыл бұрын

@Bryant Benson you are a good guy.

@marinaturmo9401

Жыл бұрын

Sending you strength! ❤

@batman48195

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for your loss 😢. Eternal rest grant unto her Oh Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

@ABCpdc

Жыл бұрын

❤

My best friend of 31 years took his life last year. He was more of a brother to me than a friend. I knew he was troubled in his mind, but I never thought he would do what he did. I miss you John. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to go through. I dont believe I will wver feel truly happy ever again. RIP JOHN GOODWIN until I see you again. I love you brother.

@mendoza2489

Жыл бұрын

It gets easier brother. I lost my best friend/brother 12.5.19. He decided life was too heavy and couldn’t bare it anymore… It’ll be 4 years this year but every year it gets easier. You’ll have moments where you want to call him up to share things that are happening in life and that’s a normal part of the healing process. I’ve found reminiscing about the good times with him and honestly just talking to him randomly helps a ton. Hope you’re finding resolve. All the best.

@danamcassell

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry. Thanks for sharing this.

We'd been somewhat estranged but my brother and I were able to be there when my mother died. We were able to forgive and just love while she took leave of her body throughout a few days. We would play this and put our hands on our mother and cry with all of it. Thank you Avett Brothers for this song.

@vickiehicks29

8 ай бұрын

I lost my Momma 1 year ago this month and it feels like a piece of me went with her. I went to church 5 Sundays in a roll for her and I cried the whole time. 1 of her wishes was to go to church. I feel like u don't have to go to a building to worship our fabulous God and Jesus. I want this played at my funeral, if I have one. That's why I bought the cd as soon as I watched their movie. It was awesome. Remember when u were a teenager and u would play a song u loved over and over? Well I could listen to this song many many times so thank you The Avett Brothers. I love a talented musical family. Ya gotta start them out young 🤍💯🌻🦋😎🌸🕊️👣👣

every hair on my body stands on end to listen to this...

@danielvazquez6998

2 жыл бұрын

E-v-e-r-y hair? Meow ! :3

If anyone is currently, or has ever been, grappling with mental health issues and suicidal ideation... this song really makes you think.

Thanks to Rick Rubin, I just listened to this 3 times. This is a masterpiece brought down from our Lord.

I think I could listen to this everyday.

This was played at my son's service in an Atlanta park, Sept. 2018. He was 44 yrs old. This was the only request he had. Now I listen and weep. I hope one day, I can listen and smile.

@joyceweinberger1322

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you can smile with beautiful memories now. Sorry abiut your loss 💔

This song makes a weep hot tears. I think of the burdens I carry and what it would feel like to shed them. I think of my 85 year old mother, the burdens she has carried that I don't even know of, and the thought of waking up one morning to the realization of not having her anymore. So I weep. But then I hit repeat again and again. And weep again. Its brilliant.

Still stunned by this song and scene in the movie. Just doesn't get any more powerful than this. Chills every time. Learned it and tried to play/sing it for my girlfriend last night...didn't make it to the second verse before the lump in my throat and the tears in my eyes shut me down. Play this at my funeral. It's perfect.

@teresababer2368

2 жыл бұрын

I told my husband that this is my funeral song. PERFECTION❤️❤️

@HyperBlueZYZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@teresababer2368 Amen.

@curtbaker3449

2 жыл бұрын

For years, I have told my wife I wanted “It Will Shine When It Shines” played at my funeral…No longer, THIS is it!

@16sTrophy

Жыл бұрын

A dear friend of ours died 3 years ago, and this was his memorial song. Love you, big Ed.

During this documentary, he let everyone know he was going to be a father. It was beautiful and well done. It's a must-watch. This song is in the top 5 of the greatest songs ever written. Maybe top 3.

I listened this song in the Love’s Netflix series, and I just couldn’t remove from my head. Im Mexican and I love this song.

The way he smiles on the words "or run into the Savior true" is the embodiment of this song for me

@kyleerickson6445

4 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny how christian people latch onto that part, as though it's anything more than just speculation about what comes after death.

@bethvalletta2277

4 жыл бұрын

Brendan Marchand the lyric is actually A savior true.

@TheVeek192

Жыл бұрын

@@kyleerickson6445 So you're JUDGING someone's take on the song and assuming like an a@@hole that the person is a Christian. Man, get over yourself.

This song enters the realm of perfection to me. The emotion and passion from Seth is a privilege to both listen to and watch. The backup vocals and harmonizing are just as brilliant. The guitar, the string section...the all-around sound and feelings. Thank you for your art

@justinwilliams5803

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Henderson Yes, because we can only use symbols to describe our feelings anymore. Using words to describe how music makes us feel is valuable. Don’t be a dick.

@Zizzyyzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhenderson5074 Kindly crawl back under from whatever rock you slithered out.

@RandomZero1979

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100% and that Difiglia organ too! ♥️♥️♥️

@brendasizemore564

2 жыл бұрын

I can also hear an organ briefly…..so beautiful I’ll!

@brendasizemore564

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhenderson5074 that was ugly….why must people always be so negative*******

More than once, this song has found a fitting place in a sermon I've preached.

I lost my brothernlaw a week ago today, but I'm just now able to listen to this. I tried on Wednesday but only made it about 40 seconds n. It's so close to the heart all the time, much more so when u have lost someone close to you for the last 25 years. I have requested this played at my funeral, just to share it with everyone I know. The Brothers r lyrically, musically, and spiritually so intuned with one another, I truly want to thank them for sharing their art with the world. It is a honor to listen to it, as I think, music can be as close a human can get to perfection on earth. What it can do to others is so godlike. Truly, Thank you so much.....

@joyceweinberger1322

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your loss. I hope this song brings you memories of love that you have for your BIL. It takes time..💙

Lex and Rick brought me here ❤️

@jackrabbitjohansen

2 жыл бұрын

same !

One of the most beautiful songs ever written. The Avett Brothers are a music industry unto themselves. The melody, the lyrics, the depth in their songs is beyond words.

@Bravebeauty

6 жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly!

@wwaldo2525

5 жыл бұрын

Beauties

@wwaldo2525

5 жыл бұрын

Beauties

@jimbowen8973

5 жыл бұрын

Damn it....I wanted to make a comment on this video....but I couldn't have said it better than you already did. So I will just say....Ditto.

My introduction to the Avett Brothers was the documentary that featured this recording. Man, I was, and still am, Blown Away every time I watch it. I cannot believe it didn’t win a Grammy.

I want this song to play when my ashes are gone, like dust in the wind 😢💔🕊️🙏🏼

I have loved this song since the moment I heard it when it was first released. It was part of the inspiration for a eulogy I gave just yesterday at the funeral of a loved one who was taken from us very shockingly and tragically a little over a week ago. It is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and the words are an inspiration.

A song of which I don't think I will ever tire.

@MrBoiler1241

2 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said.

A few years ago my cousin died of cancer at age 40. He choose this song to be played at his celebration of life. Not a dry eye in the place. It still makes me cry every time I listen. Beautiful song and so perfectly written.

What you don't see in this video is how emotionally drained Seth and Scott are afterwards. Everyone else is just kind of dumbfounded at the brilliance they just experienced. There's a quiet moment afterwards with the brothers outside where they reconcile the congratulations for what Scott said is "The mining the soul".

@christinarowe9896

3 жыл бұрын

Such a powerful scene.

What a song. Best writing I've heard in a long while. The Avett Brothers have been sleepers for me. The odd gorgeous song popping up here and there and I'm like damn who is that. But this is next level.

@elchiponr1

10 ай бұрын

Check out Jason Isbell for great written songs

One of the best written and played songs in my lifetime

I think of my father in law when I hear this song. Before his death, I told him not to be afraid. That he was going to a beautiful place. Every word in this song gives me a heart punch.

Just saw May It Last for the first time late last Wednesday night, two years after it came out. By the time Seth got to the line "when my feet won't walk another mile", my throat was tight. By the end I was full-on weeping. Seeing the emotion on Seth's face as he stood, him trying to accept Rubin's excitement, my first thought was, "Man, give him a second to breathe through this!" Then Scott's comment about the "mining of a soul" was the most powerful, true thing. I felt Scott's frustration, understanding at the same time Seth's acceptance that the spirit of their music has to be separate from the commercialism, but how in that emotionally drained moment, they themselves couldn't immediately switch from one to the other. If they could, it wouldn't hold such Truth for all of us. Because it DOES hold Truth. It's clear from the comments here that my reaction was not unique. This touches people. This means something to us, as much as it does to them. And that has nothing to do with how many records are sold or which radio stations play this song. Only saw this film because a friend who has HBO was out of town, and I was feeding her cat. My a/c isn't working, and it was HOT that evening, so I sat at her house for a few hours, soaking up the coolness, watching TV. Happened on this scrolling through HBO's documentaries, since it never occurred to me that it would still be available on demand. Apatow did an incredible job showing who they are as human beings, not just as artists/musicians. But this scene knocked me out. I came home as soon as the show ended and shared this song on fb, saying that I wanted this to be the first song played at my funeral (followed by Amazing Grace, then ending with Murder In the City, which is also wonderful and never fails to give a smile). On Sunday, I was told it was time to go see my uncle, who has suffered from a lung disease for 2 years. Hadn't seen him in 9 months, because we were protecting him from Covid. But he'd stopped eating, so it wouldn't be long. I had been listening to this song on youtube and amazon for 4 days, and now it took on a weight that was far more immediate. Got to see my uncle on Tuesday, and considered sharing this with my aunt, but there were too many people around and it was too personal to do that in a crowd. Listened to this multiple times Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Got the message that he died Wednesday afternoon, a week after hearing No Hard Feelings for the first time. It's been a painful, heartbreaking few days. But although I couldn't know it at the time, this song is like a gift that was given to me right when I was going to need it. I am grateful.

@gbrot001

3 жыл бұрын

loribelle100 Can’t thank you enough for having the courage and eloquence to share this. Genuinely touching, impactful stuff. Music is one of the strongest forces in the universe, perhaps second only to love itself. ❤️

@mendoza2489

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@TinusAirius

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Heart touching and breaking beautiful share. Blessings to you.

@shannabentley6886

Жыл бұрын

Yes, all the feels and full circle for you, we are blessed to be in the world at this time with the Avett's.

This song gets me every time! There's something special about the Avetts; true, great and good hearted guys. I have no enemies ❤️

@missvoc

6 жыл бұрын

Albert Vista same here! The May It Last doc gave a bit of an insight into their childhood and growing up but like you said, would be amazing to hear from their parents! They are fantastic :)

@missvoc

6 жыл бұрын

Albert Vista you can stream it on HBO. That’s the only way I know of at the moment but hopefully it’ll be put on amazon, Netflix etc or be put on DVD at some point 😊

Just heard this amazing song for the first time in March 2023 and feel like I’ve loved it for decades … absolutely incredible, heartbreaking classic 😢

absolutely incredible song. the fact that this was performed live is a testament to everyone in the band being on the same page and believing in this song. One of my favorites of all time

Work in hospice, I have heard this many times. What a gift to know you have eased the journey, for many! Thanks

@livelyarts49

6 жыл бұрын

wow

@amazingginamus

6 жыл бұрын

❤💕

@montana1day

6 жыл бұрын

Oh.... wow....... it is a beautiful gift. They’re good guys, too.

@wwaldo2525

5 жыл бұрын

Crazy to think about but it’s so good

@lindsayobrienhead9821

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds silly, but I lost my best friend (cat) of 15 years in March of 2018 and as we held him in our arms all day knowing the vet was coming to set him free, we listened to this with him over and over as he purred along to this song through his pain.. still brings tears to my eyes..

The scene after they record this song is such a powerful moment

@Bravebeauty

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that scene brought tears to my eyes. So does the song sung with such deep emotion.

This is more than a reflective deathbead song - it's an instruction book on how to live a good life. Heard it for the first time yesterday - on about the 20th play now.

This song reminds me of my grandpa who passed away last summer, aged 90. Listening to it makes me feel both sad but also content knowing he's at peace now. Thank you for the beautiful lyrics and music. I love and miss you Opa, see you on the other side.

Always moves me to tears every time I hear it…One of the most beautiful songs ever performed, and exactly how I imagine Seth lives his life!🎼❤️

They’ve been closing all their shows with this song, and every time I’m there and hear it, it hits me in the chest just like the first time. ❤️❤️

I cannot tell you the peace this song gives me....chilling.

When my body won't hold me anymore And it finally lets me free Will I be ready? When my feet won't walk another mile? And my lips give their last kiss goodbye? Will my hands be steady when I lay down my fears, my hopes, and my doubts? The rings on my fingers, and the keys to my house With no hard feelings? When the sun hangs low in the west And the light in my chest won't be kept held at bay any longer When the jealousy fades away And it's ash and dust for cash and lust And it's just hallelujah And love in thoughts and love in the words Love in the songs they sing in the church And no hard feelings Lord knows they haven't done much good for anyone Kept me afraid and cold With so much to have and hold Mmm, hmm When my body won't hold me anymore And it finally lets me free Where will I go? Will the trade winds take me south through Georgia grain? Or tropical rain? Or snow from the heavens? Will I join with the ocean blue? Or run into a savior true? And shake hands laughing And walk through the night, straight to the light Holding the love I've known in my life And no hard feelings Lord knows they haven't done much good for anyone Kept me afraid and cold With so much to have and hold Under the curving sky I'm finally learning why It matters for me and you To say it and mean it too For life and it's loveliness And all of its ugliness Good as it's been to me I have no enemies I have no enemies I have no enemies I have no enemies

@Bravebeauty

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kaleb for the lyrics which I have learned by heart, but want to share with others. Brilliant, deep, vulnerable, touching, heartwarming.

@alanmonteath8065

5 жыл бұрын

Avetts I would see them play @ the Soapbox Downtown Wilmington, NC-whenever they would come to my town to play a show at that venue when 'Carolina Jubillee' was out. That was one of my favorites. Emotionalism-Dandelions and Magpies- The Carpenter-IandLoveandYou. They are the fucking best group ever & I am happy and proud of them. I am honored to mention that before they became popular, Scott Yancy Avett & I stayed in contact-what a Blessed & wonderful man he is and one of the most talented visual artist I have ever seen. Not to mention His amazing talents with his skills in his incredible bands music. Alan Monteath

@sandra0749

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the trouble of writing down the lyrics!! God bless you!!

I constantly hear this song in my head. Hope my departure is as this song feels, and my sentiments exactly!

This song took on a special meaning to us after I nearly died from surgery complications and was in a coma. What an amazing ballad for the most sacred of journeys. ❤️

@hayleyb467

4 жыл бұрын

God loves you and so do I ♡

Funny, one has to go thru other venues, not actual regular radio stations, to find music like this. Props to Avert Brothers, they got their own touching beautiful style.

@gsquad-js1zp

5 жыл бұрын

We get them from time to time in Texas on our Country music stations. But I feel like this next album will take the Americana grammy in 2020 and then we will see where it goes from there!

@TheVeek192

2 жыл бұрын

There was music WAY before radio.

@ghostpiratelechuck2259

2 жыл бұрын

I very seldom listen to the radio. But many years ago I rented a car and didn’t have an aux cord. Turned on the radio, and heard Paranoia in Bflat Major. First thing I’d ever heard from them, and I’m still here.

Wonderful wonderful song. The greatest gift my dad gave to me when I was young was music. And even into his 60's he was still doing it. He text me saying he'd started listening to Avett Brothers and I should check them out. Fantastic band. My dad passed away recently and the lyrics to this are particularly poignant for me.

We just saw you guys at the Sonoma Harvest Musical Festival on 9/21/18 and as always you put on a magical emotional show which ended with this gem. As my girlfriend and I were soaking it in I noticed a man near the front rails, clearly moved to tears by this song and your performance and being embraced by his friends gently, lovingly and compassionately. He was clearly in pain and the catharsis the music was having on him was tangible from 50 yards away. And then I lost it myself. I cried too. In gratitude. In empathy And in total surrender to the power of what real meaningful music can do. Thank you to each of you in this amazing band. Your music means a lot to many of us.

@dawnsmith652

4 жыл бұрын

It's said that when the last person who remembers you has died it's like you you never existed.immortality doesn't exist- but that isn't true, music like this is essential for the soul,it can lift you up,inspire,enrage,break your heart and/or help piece it back together again.more than once when I've been feeling low,I will listen to Jerry Garcia sing to me"when you hear my voice, come through the music,will you hold it near,as it were your own?" And his voice can sooth me, even though he's been gone from this world 25 years(!) He is still here, what he left behind is a gift and I can't imagine a world where no one has heard a dead song,or the avett brothers,Stevie wonder TTB, Neil Young, and so on.xoxo

@mikeking8206

2 жыл бұрын

I was also at Sonoma Harvest in 2018..and I also cried when they closed their magical set with this song..the setting, the vibe, the weather, everything was perfect that day. Cheers!

@steveg6035

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen them a dozen or more times now over the years and that show still stands out. Like you said, everything was so beautiful and just right that day....

This was one of the few song my grandmother could still hear clearly at the age of 106. She passed on September 23rd, and her funeral was October 1st. We played this song at her memorial service

@williamwillis1506

Жыл бұрын

Not a dry eye in the place

This song is just so underrated. I think everybody thinks about this after your bulletproof stage. ❤

The Andy Griffith Show had a singing family call the Darlings (The Dillards). When Brisco Darling would suggest songs to sing his daughter would answer that song "makes me cry." Exactly how I feel about this song and the Avett Brothers!!!!

I drove four hours to see this in a theater. So worth it

Truly one of the GREATEST songs EVER written. Amazing.

Watching this 2021 and it's perfect. My heart needs healing from all the loss. This is resting in the Arms of Peace. What a gift!

The best part of this performance is not captured here. It was the reaction they had after the recording. Visceral and haunting.

I can’t listen to this without getting choked up, thinking of those I’ve lost and how I will be when I’m called to God.

I watched "May it Lat: A Portrait of the Avett Brother," and I highly recommend it.

My good family has passed and the bad family is still bad, but this song makes me feel forgiveness, because in the end it doesn't matter. No hard feelings !

I pray that the last words on my lips as I take my last breath are words of forgiveness such as these. Such an inspired song. Could this be what some call the Holy Spirit? What else could it be? Doesn’t matter much what we call it, as Love is the final revelation, no matter what label we attach to it.😁

@NotAllButMost

2 жыл бұрын

I like to think it is the Holy Spirit. It’s that moment when you feel emotion physically and yet still feel joy if the emotion is painful

@QuanahParker17

2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!

@shannabentley6886

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you nailed it!

@scottlutz2311

Жыл бұрын

@@shannabentley6886 Thank you for listening .

@shannabentley6886

Жыл бұрын

@@scottlutz2311 are you kidding, its my honor to be able to absorb this inspiring music! Thank you.

This is the song I want played at my funeral.

It doesn't get any better than this! Every word in this song is soul wrenching! Thank you, Avett Brothers!

This is a masterpiece without a doubt. What a better world this could be. This is an anthem

I have a pre-need contract for cremation and now arrangements for scattering my ashes at sea off San Diego and the Captain has agreed to play this song while doing the scattering. He played it for his wife and mother-in-law and told me they both cried.

@Bravebeauty

2 жыл бұрын

I had to change arrangements for scattering my ashes a touchsfter cremation to my friend's yacht out of Newport Harbor in Orange County. This song has moved me so much, makes me constantly want to make certain that "I have no enemies". This song no longer brings tears to my eyes, rather, it inspires me and I know when I pass, that I will become one with the LIGHT and be joyous. Thank you, Avett Brothers - your history, your songs and the lyrics are touchstones for so many emotions and healing. The Captain in Newport Beach along with a couple of my friends will be playing this song when they scatter my ashes. I looked at a chart of the Ocean currents from NOAA, and my ashes could be swimming all the way to Bali or Australia, two of my very favorite places that I traveled and are memorable, filled with joy and happiness.

One of the best written songs... Ever.

@nicholassullivan1239

5 жыл бұрын

Truth

Masterpiece.

The loveliest, prettiest song I've heard in a long long time

@ThatForniteGuy

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Caul ikr

Love this so much. I was at an event where Judd Apatow was the speaker and he showed us this video in which he directed. GORGEOUS song.

I've heard this song so many times, and the tears still flow freely ♥

@Bravebeauty

6 жыл бұрын

Tears still flow for me as well, such an emotional song, especially in my later years.

@christinepedersen9413

6 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

I’m just thinking about Rick right now man like damn what’s going in his head in that moment witnessing that performance period but as a creator listening to that run on your tape? That’s a trip, the dudes a brilliant creator and it’s cool to watch it go down 🙏

This song is going to make more money and the ratings are going to hit the ceiling .It’s going to do better now than when it originally came out. Trust me. ❤❤❤❤

@TheVeek192

Жыл бұрын

Who cares about your opinion? "Trust me." Good grief. Get over yourself.

April from Hacking the Headlines channel sent me. She said you are the only band she listens to. So many bands are too deep into the matrix and "illuminated"🔺 You play REAL music. Love it 💞

I have asked for this to be played at my funeral...I LOVE it and it makes so much sense. Staying tuned to the Avett Brothers

We learn in the documentary that this amazing recording is deeply meaningful and painful to the boys, and that it was deemed worthy on the first take, by The Man Rick Himself I reckon. May all take a bitter taste and resolve today to treat their families with compassion and love and forgiveness! Tempus fugit; memento mori--these sadnesses have been considered by most of us--but to say to your child, spouse, parent or sibling, "I love you" and to "mean it too" is the greatest lesson we hairless apes are capable of learning or teaching yet. We march to our deaths alone and terrified, but for the love we hold and share. This recording never fails to wet my eyes. Heavy!

.... "or run into, my savior true, and shake hands laughing." Gives me chills everytime I hear it! So powerful. ❤

@steveb.2326

Жыл бұрын

My favorite line in the song. Builds my faith everytime I hear it.

After the events of the last week (and months, and years) in our nation's capital, this song is a balm to my soul. Though not a Christian, this is surely the essence of true spirituality. "I have no enemies" is the Jesus I grew up with, and love. How far have so many of us come from these truths, yet this one simple song can call us back, if we are willing. That is real power, of love and forgiveness. Let us all take our measure by that yardstick, not the self-righteous denunciations flowing like toxins in the bloodstream of our body politic. Jai Ma!

I can't believe there is even a single thumbs down on this song. I have to think these were accidental from a touch screen in someone's pocket while listening to the song. Otherwise those ppl are seriously lost with no humanity left. Seriously one of the best, most beautiful songs ever written.

@whelancommunications

Жыл бұрын

Any thumbs down is because they thought it was JP Sears singing and they dissapproved of his hair color change.

@TheVeek192

Жыл бұрын

People don't have to like what you like. That's the way the world is built. And the fact that some people may not like this song is not an indication that they have bad taste. They flat out like different things. Move on.

I've been working crazy hours this week on my business. Barely had any time to hang out with the fam. This song came on while I was listening to the lex Friedman podcast. When I heard the first line, it immediately brought me to tears. I had to stop what I was doing and I'm getting ready to head home and take the family out for some fun and make memories. Ya never know when it's gonna be your time to leave this earth so sometimes it's alright to stop and take a moment to focus on the things that matter in this life. Beautiful song.

This is an absolute gem of a song...lyrics are truly inspired and a great performance right there....if these guys never write another song, they can still rest assured that this is one of best

I was hoping they would play the next scene after this song in the documentary that shows the emotion they experienced after recording this. Beautiful moment between brothers.

Will this song ever not make me cry? I'm kind of experimenting tonight. That was my 6th listen tonight and it's still eliciting tears. I want to cover it but I'm not going to be able to if I keep choking up in the midst of singing it.

Dont let the old barefoot hippie fool you he has produced so me of the most iconic albums ever written and played

My dearest friend parts with her husband, God is with her earth angel, Mark has been a mindful peaceful humble and grateful soul. Rest easy as you guide your grandchildren daughters and loving wife Janette, I'm humbled at their conviction, love inspire of Cancer and the unshakeable warriors they became in the loving mindful fight in Cancer