My little brother has severe bipolar type I and watching this broke my heart. When Matt got to the line "Tranquilize the ocean/between the poles," I knew it was about about this dizzying, terrifying and disorienting disorder. He's on meds and doing much better now, but there were several chaotic years and this captures the experience in a devastatingly beautiful way.

What a great song. My son gets me hooked on a lot of alternative bands and these guys are one of them. I'm 67 now and I really like this band.

bangin' work of art, so deep! 💙

Phoebe is phenomenal

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The fact that his brother is on the video makes me emotional and happy, stream his doc about The National

uh phoebe bridgers picking up that baby is her music picking me up on my worst days. love this collab with the national, also pretty cool that her brother directed the music vid

Along with Jason Isbell, The national have been the band that’s been beside me for 15 years of ups and down with depression, anxiety, addiction, and wrestling with my faith. Things have been a lot better over the past 4-5 years, but after turning 40 this year, I’ve had some rough months. And then this song comes out, and once again speaks directly to my soul. When my son was born little, and my anxiety was at its worse, “I’m afraid of everyone” was the song that moved me most. This one is an instant classic.

Can not wait for the album to drop! All released songs have been magnificent so far

Amazing! Matt and Phoebe's voices are the all time greatest combo

The best song on the latest album. Heartfelt. Visceral. The piano, the vibe, and Phoebe...

I'm in my mid 50s with thick skin and yet somehow this song has reduced me to tears. It's so darkly beautiful, it has sellotaped the fragments of my broken mind together again, at least for a little while 🎼🖤🎼

I always find a safe place in your songs, they always feel like a big hug, it heals and aching heart.

Wow, not just the song is beautiful... The video is an ode to a gorgeous brotherhood. Love the lyrics, the arrangement... The camera use, the intentional poor editing (amateurism like a pro)... And Tom just playing around with Matt. Emotional, intimate and artistic. I love it.

phoebe's brother directing matt's brother, it's like poetry, it rhymes

The last three years of my life have been exactly this. Manifestation became reality when I tried to end my life in March of 2021. My mind led me into utter darkness, and only through the love of friends, family, and beautiful music like this have I trudged the road back to hope. Not even doctors helped me through it, misdiagnosed as I was (combine misdiagnosed Bipolar-I with undiagnosed ADHD, and you get Hell, capitalized. Yes, it is a living terror when doctors make assumptions and refuse to ask the right questions). I can't tell you how maddening it is to be unable to describe the thoughts in my brain, and how wonderful it is to run into lyrics like this and point: "It looks and feels and sounds like THIS."

Truly so happy to see Tom! This is a fantastic video. Love the song - I was taken aback at first at how straightforward the lyrics are compared to much of Matt's other writing, but I think it makes sense for this. And: "You inherited a fortune from your mother's side, your sister didn't get it at all - she survived" Flip the genders of the parent and sibling and damn if I don't understand completely what it's like to inherit that particular "fortune."

I love how the one "hotspot" is just Phoebe picking up a baby. Everyone looking for her in the video don't realize she's been here all along if you just open your ears.

You are not what you feel. You are not what you think. You are what you do.

Slow drum fillings, beautiful piano sound, Sad lyrics with bitterness of love and Matt Berningers voice. These guys are kings of melancholy music. Just know that their music dives into some seriously heavy subject matter.