This song is exquisite. The emotion, pain, journey and self resignation are so perfectly imperfect. I listen to this, a safe place to land and basket case (heck so many more) when life is hard and I need some musical poetry, a good cry with a side of validation and emotive complexity. Thank you Sara, for all you share and give, you help many through the human experience.

@laurespriggs6214

2 жыл бұрын

You speak so many women I love including me

@wendysaslow8631

2 жыл бұрын

YES! I feel the same exact way. You stated it so eloquently! It’s cathartic when I need a good cry and a reality check of just how strong and resilient I can be when life once again throws a major curveball. I also tend to berate myself for things I wish I did differently or for circumstances that are truly beyond my control. The life circumstances can be different, yet still resonate!

@amyt3949

2 жыл бұрын

​@@wendysaslow8631 I'm not the only eloquent one, you encapsulated it perfectly. This is also how I feel about safe place to land at the moment. Life feels so hard. With many things going wrong but Sara's music and even just her words - I'm a poet I've started many a poem after hearing a line that just resonated so deeply I couldn't let it go - help to remind us just how universal emotions can be. I too have a mean inner critic who makes it hard to see the sunlight often. I think this is why I love Sara's work the darkness is part of her soul so she can write from both joy and sorrow/pain. I hope one day I can see her in concert. I hope you are hangin in there? 💐

@nieshamae

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@wendysaslow8631

2 жыл бұрын

💗 Thank you so much for your kind words!

It took me years to get over “Gravity”. I would play it in hopes the person i once fell in love with would love me back. Then this song… how things broke me down, only for it to spin around to pick me up. Your music was almost like a self reflection of my life in just a few moments… i think things will get better. Thanks you

@charlieparra3103

2 жыл бұрын

They will get better 😊

@Kickstop_

2 жыл бұрын

Gravity live is incredible. I mean ALL of her songs are, but just saying.

@davidjmartinez4

Жыл бұрын

... are we living the same life?! Lol

@MayrasEpicLife

Жыл бұрын

I love this comment so much. Also, I’m convinced we’re the same person. 😆🤦🏽‍♀️

@ws4jb

Жыл бұрын

I hope you realized things do get better.

As a 70 year old woman who’s lost her independence due to disabilities…this song, right here…thank you Sara for these words, heartbreaking and powerful.

@dawnzimmermann2958

6 ай бұрын

❤

@RiaDuranBurr

5 ай бұрын

As a 52 year old who’s lost her independence due to muscular dystrophy diagnosis twenty years ago… this song has gotten me through the grieving process along this journey. Your comment resonates, you’re not alone. Sara wrote this song to remind us. Love and blessings to you, Wendy ❤

@christinsiregar36

4 ай бұрын

❤

@vintagesoul24

2 ай бұрын

❤

@toucanne

Ай бұрын

I'm 72 and losing my sight, so I hear you loud and clear.

It's so sad how underated she is. Such an amazing voice and so captivating to watch. She sings in a way that keeps your attention. So good!

@joanhinsdale3783

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. She is making it big now, though. More and more people are sharing her music I ser on public media.

@Kickstop_

2 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing and got blasted by so many people. Being underrated isn't an insult. I like how she has this collective fanbase. and I NEVER get tired of listening to her! I play her music daily and have a few of her records on vinyl

@blackclavish

2 жыл бұрын

LoL. She is not underrated at all. That’s just wrong. She’s everywhere and has several performances and collaborations with top musical and entertainment artists.

@Lili-ge9fb

2 жыл бұрын

She might not be as popular as ariana or bts but she’s definitely made quite a name for herself

@Ollychamberlain

2 жыл бұрын

Love Song was a huge song over 10 years ago

I confess, I’d pay to hear her sing the warning label on my hairdryer!

@garethreece

2 жыл бұрын

She's the sort that would be game to do that for a laugh too 😁

@wendysaslow8631

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Right!

@wamy6307

2 жыл бұрын

That is such a weird request that I actually want it to happen lol

@kimrahe8623

Жыл бұрын

😅😂😂

Damn, Sara originally wrote this back in college when she was 20…. So 21 years ago! She’s probably sang it hundreds or maybe to thousands of times yet she still sings it like it was yesterday. That just shows is that songs written from the b heart and soul are just priceless!

@AGuyInAG

2 жыл бұрын

That doesn't make any sense, she wrote this song for the Waitress album. This song also doesn't make much sense from the point of view of a 20 year old. Also I can find no articles or anything mentioning that she wrote this song 21 years ago. Where did you learn this?

@lauriep2018

2 жыл бұрын

@@AGuyInAG omg- shoot that was for reaction to Gravity I saw right before this one. Copy and paste mistake😂

@AGuyInAG

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauriep2018 Ahhh that makes sense. Gravity is a great song, amazing that she wrote that at 20!

@cocomoon7034

2 жыл бұрын

@@AGuyInAG what do you mean it makes no sense in a point of view of a 20 years old !?

@alkahinat4558

2 жыл бұрын

She wrote this song? 🥺 I really thought this was a cover, wow that’s amazing

When i discover this song about two months ago. I was about 4-5 months preggy. I was in a very hard moment when Dr found out that my baby was a syndromic baby and wont survive outside the womb due to cystic hygroma syndrome that come out of nowhere. Me and my husband lost for awhile. Since then, i kept singing this song cause i feel like im gaining so much strength from the arrangement and lyrics.. On 25/4/2021, I lost my baby. Now im in my recovery session still listening to u. For my vocal class, i adore your pieces so much. I even teach my vocal student to love your music and your songs And i managed to influence her to listen and learn singing technique from your song. Thank you for the strength i gained from this song. Thank you for making a wonderful musical pieces. Love you from Malaysia. ❤️🇲🇾

@jprmxhn

2 жыл бұрын

❤

@vinhquach2352

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I hope you could make a speed recovery ❤️

@iman94ify

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinhquach2352 in progress. 😊 Thank u

@Garden_Lantern_Lisa

2 жыл бұрын

A quote that helped me in my loss: “I held you every day of your life.” I pray for gentle healing for you and your family.

@iman94ify

2 жыл бұрын

@@Garden_Lantern_Lisa thank you so much

Goodnes me, as a rock music loving guy i'm just sat open mouthed at the depth and beauty of this song. I'm moved almost to tears by it, the emotion, the heartfelt lyrics, the insight, the skill, the VOICE. This song is to be human. Honestly can't thanks Sara enough for producing this beautiful art. Just wonderful. I love what music from any genre can do to a soul. Thank you.

a song and a voice that never fails to touch the soul

I identify with this song so much I'm suffering from anxiety and depression in my marriage far away from my family and no friends at all I spend every day taking care of my daughter and the house and cooking and feel so unappreciated by my husband and my thoughts runs crazy in my head so whenever I need a good cry I put this song and feel it to the core 😢 if I ever have the chance to met this woman I think I will cry non stop because she has no idea how this song is so close to my heart.

@wendysaslow8631

2 жыл бұрын

😢😢😢 Don’t lose all your self worth! Hugs! 💗💗💗

@flydamage9055

2 жыл бұрын

@@wendysaslow8631 thanks love I really try my best every day is all I can do and when I'm sad put this song and let it all out but right after I get myself back up I have to my little baby needs me.

@shellybusquehuh

2 жыл бұрын

Here is to hoping things are getting better for you 😊

@gail192262

2 жыл бұрын

I hear you sweetie. But I left my abusive husband of 23 year 21 years ago. I have 5 grown children with him, and they all witnessed the abuse. I suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and panic attacks because of what I endured for so many years of my life. My grown children don't call me, and I have 5 beautiful grandsons who really don't even know me at all. I am broken, I am lonely all of the time. I do have a wonderful fiance, and he is a wonderful man, but these past few years have been really difficult. I'm in stage 3 kidney failure, and it seems that my kids just don't care. This song brings me to tears, and I want to post it one of these days on my Facebook page, in hopes that maybe my kids will see it as a cry for help. I'm not sure how much longer I can go on this way. I miss them all so much 😢

@busisiwesumaza7608

2 жыл бұрын

I see you and send you love and strength! You’re strong 💕

Sara is just out of this world!!!! Her songwriting and her performance always take my breath away!

This is definitely her best live performance of this song in my opinion it’s more powerful than the actual music video!!!

@ianpereira0704

7 ай бұрын

i think her rendition of goodbye yellow brick road can compete for her best live performance, but this was surreal

@drew6846

6 ай бұрын

Her graham Norton performance was great as well!

This piece really allows Sara to fully demonstrate her beautiful range; I had no idea! Wow! 🙂

Petition for SB to be a coach on The Voice

This is probably the 300th time I'm listening to this song and I love it more every time I hear it. Listening to her singing it live makes it even better. Favourite song of all time 💗

Dammit, I try not to cry, but this song gets me EVERY time!!!! I love it, but it breaks my heart…like I am grieving myself 💔

I spent 15 years as a working waitress . A work injury in 2013 left my shoulder with permanent damage, chronic pain that forced me to leave hospitality… most turbulent & unstable years of my life so far… Being a Sara fan since forever, when I heard this song, and still when I hear it now… Its almost impossible for me to NOT HEAR my life since injury, in these words. I cry almost EVERY TIME, because I had to stop work, uni, hobbies & a decade on I’m still trying to get back to half the person that ‘used to be mine’…

This woman’s voice literally breaks my soul down. I absolutely love this song & gravity. So much u can relate to

Man!!! This song is just so Powerful A performance you just never forget. Thank you Sara!!

Why is this woman so freaking talented?! Her ballads give me goosebumps every single time.

Sara says that right now this her favorite of her songs. My favorite is… whatever she’s singing. ❤️

@lauriep2018

2 жыл бұрын

Hey favorite and she wrote it 22 years ago…. That’s why we can so relate to her

@Invisiguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauriep2018 She wrote She Used To Be Mine when she was 19? That would put it up there with Gravity. Are you sure?

This girl is SPECIAL

I can't count how many times I've listened to this song.... And here I am.... Crying again.

This is MY song. It always stops me in my tracks when it comes on. What a stunning live performance. I love her voice.

I got to hear her sing this in Waitress in London just before Covid sent the world into madness. Probably one of the best and most memorable moments of my life. And I'm almost 50. She is perfection...

I am wrecked, listening to this on repeat, but in the most heartfelt, honest, vulnerable way. Listening and weeping in the dark by myself. Thank you Sara for making audible and tangible the deepest recesses of our hearts and aches. You are a lyrical wonder.

She sounds way better live I love her voice better here than the official video n trust me the official video she sounds phenomenal! Here u can hear the conviction in her voice n it sounds so ANNOINTED and very crisp n clear

I've heard this song for the first time today and tears streamed down my face. Thank you for reflecting my soul with your beautiful voice.

I knew this song in a BBC radio program broadcasted in Northern Ireland during Christmas, so touching.

Wow. Sara's performance of her own song has really deepened since performing the character.

@smallsignals

8 ай бұрын

Second listen... there is so much weight here that's missing in other performances. Is Sara a mother now but wasn't before?

Stunning song writer, singer, and pianist. BRAVO.

One of the most underrated vocalists ever! There are sooooo many covers and broadway performances of this song but I will always love Sara's the best! Absolutely pure and beautiful! ❤❤❤

Shes a True Artist, So much talent in one person, Just a big fan of her, Remind me of my older brother when he does this things for fun as a hobby just like Sara is when she performes in front of the piano (live and such) 👩🏻‍🎤 ❣❤❤❣

Sara Bareilles and Adele are two artists that never fail to sing from their heart and make you feel the exact same way that they did as they wrote the song

What a performance!!!

This video was written, produced and performed by THE most underrated recording artist and songwriter out there today.

I love her soo much!! I saw waitress cried through this song and am sad that I am not able to see her live in the play! I can relate to this song I would listen to this song after I lost my dad to a fentanyl overdose then a month later my grandma passed away being parentless at 36 is a hard pill to swallow. This song really helped me through the pain of losing my safety nets in life and my largest advocates in my life.

I've only started listening to Sara this past couple of years and I have to say, not only is she an unbelievable storyteller, her songs are absolutely beautiful! 💜

the fact that all the seats are empty...makes this more soulful and emotional

Love this song. Sara should be on the top of the charts. She is a real artist.

She wrote one showtune and it immediately became a musical theatre staple ❤ I can only hope she continues to write for musicals

This song is almost like you wrote this based on my life. I suffer from depression and while this song can be considered sad it helped me realize that I am not the alone in the struggle. It’s so beautiful.

Every time I hear this song, it feels like the first time. I just get better at keeping back the tears. It really is a rollercoaster of emotions. Thank you, Sara.

4:24 damn that final note requires so much control, she belted it and transitioned to a very soft head voice/falsetto. She’s out of this world.

That a7 chord is magical to me. Goosebumps every time 😍

@sarabareilles2132

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@trixiacariaga3376

Жыл бұрын

Yes, such a nice unexpected detail. It elevates the song.

oh my goodness, Sarah's voice just weaves a spell and wraps its arms around your heart. I am just so in awe of her talent. I got to see her do into the woods three times and it was life-changing literally

you can tell when someone sings with emotion. I mean I definitely feel very connected to this song to begin with, but just feeling that emotion as well... It's enough to leave me in tears. Beautiful.

I've heard many different people perform this... I always come back to Sara. God, it's amazing.

This is my favorite ballad. I simply can't listen to it without getting my eyes watered 🥺

A woman will do everything for the person that she loves. She will sacrifice everything but when this woman wakes up that she she is not appreciated she will walk away without turning back and at the end the man will appreciate the treasure that he took for granted and he will say “SHE USED TO BE MINE”.Sara the way you sang this it truly touched something inside me that I healed already but the raw truthfulness of your lyrics are like a dagger to my heart and that was 2012 like it was just yesterday.

@kylelong9740

Жыл бұрын

Replace she with he.. how I feel

What an artist, what a song! Thank you for your gift

out of all the versions of this song I always prefer the sound of Sara's voice the most, just natural and not trying to put to much into it

This woman is just brilliant! Thank God!

I feel so blessed. I watched Sara perform this amazing song when she was on Broadway when she did "Waitress". She sounds amazing live and she was kind enough to take pictures with us outside after the show. Sara is an angel

if only i had a sliver of her talent....i could listen to her sing 24/7. 🥳🤗👍🌞😊😘🤩😍

I really do love this song... Can't help not to cry. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love you Sara!

I don’t think any song has ever resonated more with me. Every word, every thought, every part. I couldn’t put my existence into better words than this. Life really has a way of changing us.

I'm a bartender in dc, this song got me through the awfulness that working during the pandemic has been- how many times I questioned the sanity of the world that I was suddenly an essential worker.. I bartended your show here and was breathlessly taken awayyyyyy... I cannot wait for your return.

Her voice is so pure and this song is so beautifully written.

There is so much emotion in this song, and she delivers it with perfection.

I have been a fan since Love Song...and this song just gives me the feels every f*cking time. ♥️😭

@flydamage9055

2 жыл бұрын

ahhhh same I hear u 😭😭

@yougetmesohigh5597

2 жыл бұрын

Yassss same👁️👄👁️💅

How could someone write a song this beautiful it is insane…. SARA YOU ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD

The most beautiful voice I've ever heard and she is so underrated she deserves more she is phenomenal awesome voice a gift from God thank you darling for saying

Bravo! This song touches my heart like Gravity.

How could it be possible that her live performances is better than the recorded ones!? I love you Sara. This is exquisite.

That is pure power and music and control and emotion and why I love music and to do that to an empty venue is just utterly amazing!

A true artist. A live performance as beautiful as the original recording. Soooo many can’t pull it off!!

I love you, Miss Sara. ❤️

There is no single song of Sara that I can hate about. Everything she do is from her heart. ❤️

It's not simple to say Most days I don't recognize me These shoes and this apron That place and its patrons Have taken more than I gave 'em It's not easy to know I'm not anything like I used to be Although it's true I was never attention sweet center I still remember that girl She's imperfect but she tries She is good but she lies She is hard on herself She is broken and won't ask for help She is messy but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up And baked in a beautiful pie She is gone but she used to be mine It's not what I asked for Sometimes life just slips in through a back door And carves out a person And makes you believe it's all true And now I've got you And you're not what I asked for If I'm honest I know I would give it all back For a chance to start over And rewrite an ending or two For the girl that I knew Who be reckless just enough Who can hurt but Who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised And gets used by a man who can't love And then she'll get stuck and be scared Of the life that's inside her Growing stronger each day 'Til it finally reminds her To fight just a little To bring back the fire in her eyes That's been gone but it used to be mine Used to be mine She is messy but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie She is gone but she used to be mine

Waitress is the first broadway show that made me love broadway and this song really makes me so emotional every time!! 😭♥️

So powerful. I discovered Sara by random chance years ago and her delivery is so soulful and honest. You can't help but be affected by it. Imagine getting to hear that live...

I'LL ALWAYS COME BACK HERE TO LISTEN THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG! 🤍

Well, I guess I’m crying today 😭. This song is amazing!

Crystal purity. Expressive. Compassionate.

I heard this song in a valley or cave or my life. I think we can all relate to the girl who use to be mine...beaten down with societal norms, lost in marriage, and drowning in motherhood. Someday I hope to revisit this song in a brighter light and remember that when it was hard it was also beautiful but i couldnt see it.

Love love love this song

I love this song sm and to see Sara performing it again is beautiful

I listen to this song (and soundtrack) so much.

Beautiful song. It really hits home for me. My life story in a song 😢💔

Perfect! I love this song

My favorite! Lovely voice as always.

Amazing voice and talent

Can't help but cry listening to this song every time it plays. It is raw, real and pure. 😭❤

Wow. Bare, honest, confessional. And she sings it. Profound and touching.

She can't be so magical ♥️

Amazing song and performance!!!!!

My 21 yr old son (Andika) passed away in 2016 because of his mental schz. I just changed the word "she' in this song to 'he', and this song will represent him all the way through... Please pray for his welfare in the afterlife, guys.. thx u Sara, and all so much.. GBU.

Worth every second ❤️

I needed this right now. Thank you Sara.

Her voice sounds better live. I’d listen to her sing anything! Even my recent STD diagnosis.

i just found this song a few days ago. i cried the first time i listened to this and get so emotional every time i listen to this. i feel this song, straight to my heart.

sooo powerful voice ❤❤❤

Absolutely stunning

One of my favorite songs ❤️

Such a special and unique voice… deep rich and what a range! Blessed.

Absolutely my favourite song!! Aww My Heart.... ❤❤❤

Exceptional artist! Such a talent ♥️

Oh this is a song that always gets me teary...Love you Sara!!!!

This song truly touches my heart.