dodie - Secret For The Mad
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2018
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Directed and animated by
Hannah Jacobs - hellohannahjacobs.com
Additional Animation by
Zach Ellams zachellams.com
Katy Wang - / watykang
Flora Caulton - floracaulton.com
Produced by
Sammy Paul - / icoepr
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“There will be a day when you can say you’re ok and mean it” and “I promise you it’ll all make sense again” are the most uplifting lyrics I’ve ever heard. Ever.
^^ also I like how soft she sings in this song and how the p’s pop
Check out bloody tulip she has great songs
Sho Lowther if only that was true 😤
I used to listen to this when I felt rough, and after over two years, I finally can say I'm okay and mean it
It’s never made sense but I hope one day it will
if u listen closely u can hear me sobbing in the corner
I don't hear you at all.
I don't really think you need to listen closely for me. I cry very loudly.
Wow, you guys do sob loudly 2:53
Same 💓
I don't see u but damn that sounds like an ugly crying
*Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique*
Beautifully written. Awesome comment! ❤
Tadpole Galaxy *wHy tHaNk yOu I kNoW I aM* :P
no way this comment was a year ago. ITS ON TIKTOK
Tadpole Galaxy ka-totally* silly poo 😡😡😡
We’ve now reached the generation where no one knows what vine is
I used to be the one she was singing this to and now I’m the one singing this to others. Thank you.
i promise you
it’ll all
make
sense
again
hi! I am back here to ask.... do it make sense now?
yellow moon c: there’s still a way to go... especially right now , but that’s the interesting part right ?
i will keep going i hope you will too
who knows maybe in the next couple of weeks something good will happen ... maybe something great!
Oh my God I was this as the line in the song showed up
Read
Why am i crying at kites right now
same
sarahnoelley Kites apparently mean way more than we give them credit for.
Because. They are *DODIE* kites.
sarahnoelley i’m crying but this made me laugh through the tears! i needed this song and this comment, so thank you💛
hurricane tortilla bruh same, after I was done listening to the song I thought “aw the comment section will be sweet” and I was right
This song NEVER fails to make me cry and it’s always those two lines “there are a hundred people who will listen to you cry and I get that they don’t get it but they love you so much that you won’t regret it” those lines just open the flood gates but after I’ve cried for a little bit it doesn’t feel so bad anymore.
This songs 2 years old, and I don't doubt this comment buried beneath the thousands already here. But if you're looking for a sign to help you get better, that the universe cares:
**This is it
Thanks mate, I hope you're doing alright
one of my long time favorite dodie songs :)
Honestly, the ability Dodie has to actually relate to any and every person who has ever been through any tough situation just blows my mind. It's like she's having the most genuine, eye-opening conversation with you and there just happens to be incredible music accompanying. I have the utmost respect for her and her ability to write lyrics that hit home, every bloody time. She deserves everything good that ever comes her way, and more.
When I was deep in my depression, this song sometimes sounded like a life line, other times it felt like it was mocking me. Now, it’s one of my favourite songs because I’m not perfect, but I’m a hell of a lot better than I once was. And I’m proud of myself for that💛
Fairies And Fauna I’m proud of you as well
basically a walking fangirling 💛
Wow you're so amazing and strong I'm even more proud! :)
A message for people who are feeling down :
Please , don’t die . I know you feel like know one understands what you are going through but try making some friends , Internet ones are great as it’s not as awkward as talking to people irl . Take a hot bath , maybe a shower whatever suits you , then read a book , have a snack . Do little things that make you feel okay , do things that make you feel human . Get a hot water bottle and curl up under a duvet. Keep warm . Try helping other people as well , you have experiences that give you knowledge that some people will never have and use it to help people , the reward is great.
You’re not going to believe a word I say
But everything will be okay
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe a long time from now
But there will be a day where you can say you’re okay and mean it .
If you need to cry
Cry
If you want to scream
Scream
Break something
Shout as loud as you can
This is your world
And you are in control of it
If something is upsetting you
Tell someone
More people care about you than you realise
I promise , I care .
More people need to see this :)❤
Thanks you so much ❤
Thank you!
thank you so much
I'm astonished that comment like this help people. I've seen so many like it and I just don't get how this touches people anymore. I mean the first one I saw sure but not all
I feel like the kite represents the internal issues we burden with ourselves constantly because we don't know how to let the negativity go since you've been holding onto it for so long. But once you learn to let all of those things go, you stop spinning in the circle and focusing on this problems - instead you learn to see the world around you that you may have missed before.
Beautiful dodie
I agree - and I think when she realised there were other people going through the same thing at the end, it made it easier to let go with them, because you don't feel so alone.
Everybody’s got a kite y’all. Ya feel like your kite is punctured and broken and the string has snapped, but other people have duck tape. They can help you fix your kite, tape it back together and bring it out of the darkness. Whatever you’re going through, you’ll be okay.
{LYRICS}
I've got a secret for the mad
In a little bit of time it won't hurt so bad
And I get that I don't get it
But you will burn right now but then you won't regret it
You're not gonna believe a word I say
What's the point in just drowning another day
And I get that I don't get it
But the world will show you that you won't regret it
Little things, all the stereotypes
They're gonna help you get through this one night
And there will be a day when you can say you're okay and mean it
I promise you it'll all make sense again
I promise you it'll all make sense again
There's nothing to do right now but try
There are a hundred people who will listen to you cry
And I get that they don't get it
But they love you so much that you won't regret it
You're at the bottom, this is it
Just get through, you will be fixed
And you think, that I don't get it
But I burned my way through and I don't regret it
Little things, all the stereotypes
They're gonna help you get through this one night
And there will be a day when you can say you're okay and mean it
I promise you it'll all make sense again
I promise you it'll all make sense again
I promise you it'll all make sense again
I promise you it'll all make sense again
this song is so therapeutic for me. I've recently gone through the worst 4 years of my life where I was (an still am) struggling with extreme anxiety, depression, and depersonalization/derealization. I've gotten so far down that I attempted, more than once. But now i'm on anti-depressants and you know what? I went ice skating for one of the first times ever and talked to a bunch of people there, and just a couple of months ago I would get hour-long panic attacks just by thinking of going to school and seeing people. What dodie says really is true, you just gotta stick through it because where theres a beginning, there is always an end.
This is beautiful, sending love your way❤
❤❤
Hope you are doing better now! 💗
This song makes me cry every time. I suffer from depression and anxiety and I planned my suicide. The day this song came out I realized that life was more important. Music saved my life. Dodie saved my life.
Yep That's it same for all of that. Just hold on, I'm trying too
I'm so happy that you didn't go through with it because you deserve to live to the fullest and you are worth it. I hope that you get better and better and that one day, the depression and anxiety will go away and you can lead a happy life. I know it feels like it will never get better but trust me, it does and it will.
You’re an inspiration
Yep That's it You are extremely strong ❤️
I am happy that you didn't :)
why am I crying at this damn video of a kite my god
same gurl same
Lets just admire the fact that the only instruments used in this song is just the c note on a piano and the rest are voices/harmonics
woah wait that's sick you're so right
Just reading through the comments makes me cry because the extreme flood of people saying that they've been suicidal before makes me sad but also reminds me that I'm not alone with my thoughts
Emilee Baack You would never be! Dont forget it
We protecc
We attacc
But most importantly
We want our hearts bacc
I was having suicidal thoughts but this song calmed me down.
Edit: I want to thank everyone for the comments it’s been two years and after being in and out of hospitals I’ve finally started working through my PTSD and depression. I hope you all know that it can get better. I’ve tried to die so many times but it’s all so today I can say I’m glad I lived.
I’m such a failure that even if I wanted to kill myself I wouldn’t be able to do it... Hope you’re better!
Sparks Fly I promise that you are not a failure, maybe you haven’t found your niche, or maybe you are too harsh on yourself, but you are an amazing person who deserves love
Scout Forbes
Haha I am not an amazing person. That’s not just ol’ depresso me talking. I’m just saying, I’m not. I have so many friends, but do I like any of them? Nah, not really. I just need them around to not look lonely. And they need me, cause they all have no one else. Not even each other. That’s the funny thing. All these people, and none of them really like each other at all. Some actively hate each other. They’re there for me, and I’m not nice enough to tell them to get a fucking life. So no, not amazing.
@@sparksfly6149 try stepping away from those people if you dont really like them
@@sparksfly6149 friends are family as well. We look out for each other, if they dont make you happy then work on yourself and find ways in life that can make you happy. I do think people can change even if you think you're a bad person. I mean, I think I'm a bad person for what I've done I acknowledged what I did and people are saying that I've changed for the better. I still think I have a long way to go honestly.
I’m currently going through emotional numbness which basically means I feel things but not like how it’s meant to be, like my feelings are in my head but not my heart, telling me what should be happening but they just aren’t. It was really bad this past summer, and I was listening to Dodie’s originals for the hundredth time & even singing along, but this time I really truly listened. And as soon as she sang “you’re at the bottom, this is it. Just get through, you will be fixed,” I completely broke down and every single feeling came rushing in and it was an experience like nothing else. I haven’t felt emotions that strong since then, but I know that one day that’ll be what’s normal for me, and I’m very excited for that. This song & Dodie hold a very special place in my heart, thank you Dodie for being this kind and sharing your thoughts with us like this
i feel the same rn... it's been 2 years since this comment, im curious about hows your life now?
@@user-sv5fq3nw4r hi!!!!! i'm doing much better :) at the time i was in a situation where i had to do online school for my final 2 years of high school, and being stuck in my room doing school all day (basically like quarantine but for two years) really was not good for me clearly hahaha!!
i graduated high school & i am now in my second year of college at my dream school, and while i still struggle with certain amounts of emotional numbness from time to time, i can promise you i am doing much much much better. so basically: THINGS GET BETTER!!! thank you for asking :)
I feel that exact same I thought I was alone
@@yourchickenstripes7867 you are not alone!!!! so many ppl have felt the way you felt and feel that way right now, but things do get better!!! it is a process and it takes time but i promise you there will be a day where you are so so so glad that you kept pushing forward and you will be so proud of yourself, i PROMISE!!!
I didn't know what emotional numbness was until I read this comment and so much makes sense now thank you so much
dodie you're the cutest.
Agree
Broo i wasn't expecting seeing you here, love your content
Damn you. Rot in hell scum. yeaaaah
The last part reminded me of when my school let go of hundreds of balloons, symbolising letting go of someone who had died who I was very close to. We would never truly let go of them, but we would discover peace, and remind ourselves that they were now at peace.
This song and this video are pieces of art. Thank you.
I was recently diagnosed with depression and PTSD and my brains way of coping with that is dissociation. This was literally the most reassuring and uplifting thing I’ve had in my life in a while
Christine Garriott I hope you the best ! It will get better
i know you commented this a while ago but i hope you’re doing okay. it’ll all make sense again ❤️
So many little things to notice that I don't know if they were intentional or not. For example:
-when the little plants in the background became big and the trees were smaller it just makes so much sense, sometimes the small things are just looming over you while the big things can feel so easy to deal with
-The way the seasons flowed, there was more winter/fall than spring/summer. It always feels worse than it does sunny but if you keep moving you'll come to a good spot.
-And the last thing I noticed is that when she finally let go of her kite the tree's stopped falling apart really fast like they normally did which I think means that while your going through tough times living can feel like a blur.
Sorry for any mistakes or confusing statements I'm typing through tears.
I had the privilege to hear her sing this song with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and omg, it was so beautiful. :') Dodie is a wonderful artist, not to mention adorable.
i love how the kite represents the emotions or life of the person struggling. there are highs and lows, loops and turns. but eventually, they are up high and happy with all the other ‘kites’, finally happy with their life that makes sense.
annie I thought it kinda same. There is one person who walks alone with their emotions. The person feels very alone. "I promise you, it'll all make sense again" - other people appeared with their negative feelings so they could let go together
Who put onion juice in my eyes
Luv your videos lmao
thanks babe
heyyy i love your channel
I like MEMES tyy
I like YOUR CHANEL
Five years ago I suffered with depression. I was struggling for many years but I’m doing a lot better now. Thank you Dodie for this song.
This is going to be a song I return to periodically for the rest of my life. Thank you for this gift to humanity.
oof, I liked the video at the beginning but mostly because of the style and subtle animations, I thought "well how nice" and then the ending hit me like a ton of bricks & I got teary eyed. gooOOOOOOOOOD
Cyarin omggg I love your art!
Lauraaa :D
Cyarin hi i love u
OMFG hi
Omg hi
The ending was my absolute favourite part. When everyone just appeared with their kites, it was so beautiful. And then when they all let their kites go, it felt so much more personal. These are all people, going through similar things and they can help each other, be there for each other and love one another. Let go of your kite, see those around you, and realise that you are not alone ❤️
Congrats on being featured in Netflix's Ginny and Georgia.
I’m listening to this song after so many months, and it’s bringing all those memories back. Last year, I was severely depressed and had a really bad anxiety problem. I was so fed up that one day I hopped in my tub, took a blade and held it up against my arm. I had previously written suicide notes to my friends and family; I was ready to go. However, I decided not to do it. Once I got out of the bathroom I unlocked my phone and launched UA-cam, this song was the first thing on my recommendation. I clicked on it since I loved your other songs and when I listened to the lyrics, I broke down crying. It was a sign that I had to try to live, to look for help. Here I am, over a year later grateful for this song and for the opportunities it gave me. Thank you Dodie for doing this❤️
Thank you for being here, I hope you are doing well
I love you, friend! 💗 I hope you're OK!😘
I love how even if I'm crying alone in my bedroom, it feels like I'm crying with the thousands of people watching this alone.
Yes. Hi. You are not alone.
❤
Thank heavens for dodie fans. ❤️
Crying surprisingly hard. I think its the combination of this beautiful, well loved song with the lovely lil video but i just cant handle this many feelings haha
you're all so sweet! I wanna hug you all so bad right now. is that weird? thanks for making my day. who am I kidding? my whole week actually.
alright so this is my take on it. the kite represents this person and all their feelings tying them down. the kite is flyin through the air chillin and seeing all these beautiful things but not really being able to live and enjoy it all. like when it shows the person flying the kite for the first time, the kite is just seeing everything but not living through it and enjoying it. the 100 people who will listen to you cry is all these kites being there for the main kite and right after dodie sings "you will be fixed" the kite flies off and ends up living through all the beauty. it's flying through the trees and with the beautiful nature realising that it's all making sense again. then at the end it shows all these people letting go of their kites which is them realising it will all be okay one day and they're letting go of all those feelings and emotions tying them down and holding them back
Luna Lovegood love it ❤
+∞foreverandalways∞ 💕
There will be one day where you will say you're okay and mean it. Stay strong everyone. I can't tell you it gets easier. I can't tell it gets better, but I will say one day it'll be today. If you ever need to talk I'm here. Please remember you are never alone.
Can I talk please
listening to this in 2020. the world is in shambles and nothing makes sense anymore. days bleed into each other and i've losy sense of time. what differentiates today from tomorrow. but then i listen to this song and think, yeah. im gonna make it through tomorrow. i made it through today. it'll all make sense again.
how are you feeling?💕🫶
I love how there's been a theme in a couple of her videos that sort of show "Hey you're not going through this alone look at all these other people who feel the same way even if they hide it!" It was the same way in another one of these music videos and I love it!
Hey, if you are reading this while crying because you think that you are worthless and the world will be a better place without you and you think that you will always feel this way, I beg you, please take a deep breath and know that these feelings will disappear eventually, you just have to stay alive for this day. After this day will be over we can think about how you are going to survive the next day. And day after day I promise you things will become better and your mind will become healthier. Slow progress is still a progress. Stay alive please I love you❤️
Nitzan Anavi thankyou.. ❤️
Nitzan Anavi same goes to you my dude
Dear Dodie,I am a 6th grader with high functioning autism, anxiety, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder. Sometimes I can barely make it through a school day without having a meltdown. In fact, last friday I ran out of my orchestra class screaming. When I have completely lost control, I have physically injured myself, to the point where I have scars on my hands and arms from stabbing myself with earrings. I have gotten better at controlling myself, but now it ha gotten better because of your song. When I listen to I I feel like you are there talking me through it. I have an approved Spotify playlist that I can listen to at school to calm down, and I tend to skip the songs and just loop yours. I love you and your music, and someday I would like to meet you. (Also, I can relate to you because I am bi too. 😊)-Aegf11
You are amazing and so strong, wow ❤
I hope you're doing better now
@@henrydoe1261 I am, thank you!
@@jennatools7861 thank you, you are too!
I hope you’re doing better now, I have ADHD and I know how it feels to have your disability screw you over but I hope things got better for you man! And I want you to know that no matter what you are special, you are important and you are absolutely worth it!!
About a year ago, I was walking over to the cupboard and was genuinely considering overdosing because my sadness and depression had simply become too much to bear. I'd texted a friend of mine, saying what I was intending to do. I figured that if anyone could help me out of it, they could.
And they did. They said a lot of meaningful things, but one that I very distinctly remember is when they told me to listen to Secret of the Mad and 6/10. I was apprehensive, but I did. I sat down on my couch, took out my phone, plugged in my earbuds, and put on Secret For the Mad.
And I cried. I cried a l o t. Because I knew what Dodie was trying to say. I knew that what she was saying is true. And it pulled me through that night. I went back to my room, away from the cupboard, and listened to Dodie's music. I listened to it and cried until I eventually fell asleep. While I was still sad, I was hopeful, and I was alive.
Now, a year later, I've struggled through a lot of things, and still am dealing with depression (among other things) but I feel so much better. Without this song, I'm not sure if I'd still be here.
This is beautiful, obviously. Songs like this one are what make Dodie so special. With so many people out there struggling, sometimes hearing a voice of reassurance is essential. A lovely, soft, sweet, voice of reassurance. Thank you Dodie for being the wonderful artist that you are
‘there’s a hundred people who would listen to you cry’ and all the kites came in :))) my heart. is. bursting.
maisie I relate to this😭
This song is one of the most sincerest comforts I’ve ever felt as someone struggling with mental illness.
I’ve listened to this at many points in my life, and it never ceases to remind me things will be okay.
I was so surprised when I heard this on Ginny and Georgia lol
Sometimes I forget just how incredibly powerful Dodie Clark is as a person
And I'm crying again... I told a friend of mine about this song because she's in a hard phase of her life and it helped her a lot...
I still have depression, I have my ups and downs, but you make me feel like I'm not alone and I want to thank you one more time.
Your music changed my life. My brain changed so much in 2 years thanks to you... keep making music (if YOU want) and keep being yourself💖
Here from Ginny and Georgia❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍
This song brought me to tears🥺🥺🥺Thank you for this song🥺😢❤️
I lost my mom this week and I feel like my grief is driving me mad. I came back to this song and have found so much comfort in the line
"There will be a day when you can say you're okay and mean it" ❤
I hope you're doing better now ❤️
Dearest Dodie,
This song came into my life at a time when I needed it the most. Last year I was diagnosed with Anxiety and Panic Disorder, and when I heard thing song for the first time, it was as if you wrote it specifically for me. I sincerely want to thank you for sharing it all those months ago. Whenever I am panicked or feeling sorry for myself because of my strange mental health, I look to this song (or your music in general) and it always calms me down. This video is beautiful, and it perfectly pairs with the song. I just sat here and completely zoned out for the duration, and I think it will serve as a great place of visual refuge for me in those moments of uncertainty. Thank you for sharing. Sending you much love.
oh my god yes
jad e Hi! Please read this if you don't mind
(This might be annoying so im sorry)
I'm 16 and I sing and write songs and I play guitar and ukulele and Im trying to make my dream come true
And i upload original songs about overcoming my insecurities and anti-bullying and me with losing best friends and like other topics that have been a part of my life as well as covers of songs and it would mean a lot if you checked it out and told me what you think❤️ I'm gonna upload a new video soon I'm trying to balance school and youtube and pursuing my dream
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Amjad Mrad copy and paste ?
jad e lol literally a perfect copy XD also I feel like I've seen you before lol
littlelonelysoul yep i’ve commented on some of ur vids :)
This song makes me cry nearly every time. At first I only related to this song due to my anxiety but my mother passed away last year and this song took a whole new meaning.
I was watching ginny and georgia and i was so emotional 😞😞😞
So amazing and brillant
Can’t stop listening to it
Oh my god. I got goosebumps. The whole thing. The spiraling down in the ocean. The empty kites trying to show they love. The spinning moving forward but seeming to not move at all. The end! Oh my god. This captured everything I feel when I hear this song. This song is unlike any other and this video does it beautiful justice.
this song feels like it was written for every single listener. it’s like she’s speaking to you personally and that’s why i love it
This song really resonates with me because I've tried to help people with depression without having experienced it. The lines "You're not gonna believe a word I say What's the point in just drowning another day And I get that I don't get it But the world will show you that you won't regret it" really get to me because It shows how many depressed people think and the people who try helping them.
the lines "I get that I don't get it" and "you think that I don't get it...but" mean so much to me
2:55 When those voice came in i got chills. And this animation is beautiful
Her voice is the most mesmerising thing on this planet
Thumbs up if you're genuinely dealing with something and listening to this song because you can't go to therapy for whatever reason
Just a reminder for my future self:
Right now you're really sad. You're feeling like you should give everything up and that if you out yourself everything is gonna workout. You've just started college, you're not talking to your father and you're doubting yourself like never before.
But you want to do better than this, there's still a voice in you that wants to fight and keep going. I'm that voice writing this in the comment section of secret for the mad because I know that I come back to this song when I'm feeling down and I know that I'll find this.
So I would be really proud of you if you're still there. And if you're reading this, I need you to fight and to be strong cause I'm trying my best right now and it will mean a lot if you do too.
hey, i'll also be really proud of you if you make it through. i know how difficult it can be to fight but it will be okay! you've got this
After being depressed for two years I can now finally say that I'm happy and I didn't believe a word she said, but now it all makes sense. Thanks dodie
I stopped listening to your songs for a really long time. I tried reinventing myself, exploring other songs and musicians. Everytime I got back to you. I fell in love with your songs. I give up on trying to fake a strange version of myself that I call 'the new me'. I'm me and I love this.
It’s my 17th birthday today. This song makes so much more sense now.. it’s very real. You can get out of that hard place. It’s hard but it’s worth that fight.
Today is the 1 year anniversary of a friends passing.
Thank you for the memories Rachel. We will all remember you in our group of interlopers.
the last part. when all the other people holding kites appear. thank you for that. I needed it today. sometimes we tend to assume that everyone else around us is (and feels) either better or worse than us. but I think we can't imagine such a scale. maybe we are just holding kites of different colors
"There will be a day when you can say you're okay and mean it"
There was a time I couldn't help but cry so hard listening to these lyrics coz I couldn't see a way how.
Years later, I've finally come to a point where I can say I'm okay, and mean it.🥺❤️
I remember listening to this in high school, when it first came out. I was going through hell, figuring myself out and just trying to survive.
Listening to this song again after coming back over the years, i feel like im talking to my younger self. Telling them its going to be okay. To just keep going, to trust that life will get better...thank you for this Dodie ❤
"why are you crying"
"kite"
*_I’ve herd this song so many times, but a little kite made me truly find every detail, and scream the lyrics, relating so much._*
It's incredible to think how many lives this has saved - mine is certainly one of them
Shout out to my chorus teacher who made me hate this song because she absolutely butchered it but after finding the ACTUAL good song I’m in love with it❤️
Sometimes it doesn’t feel like “it will all make sense again.” Times get tough, but we just have to remember that we can “burn our way through”, and that there are “a hundred people who’ll listen to you cry.”
Today has been a bad day. But tomorrow can be better. And the next day. And the next.
here's my take on this video (it's beautiful by the way, absolutely wonderful. i loved it)
The kites are symbolic for everyone's mental health. for some, they flourish. for others, there's not much wind. but the wind isn't exactly something you can entirely control. if it's a very windy day, you can get ahead of yourself and be blown away, flying randomly everywhere, everything happening so fast, and causing you to panic. the best thing to do to control the wind when it's too hectic, is to ground yourself. find a friend to confide in and to keep you from flying away.
on the other hand, there can sometimes be no wind at all. "you're at the bottom, this is it." there are some days when you feel like you're sinking and everything you do is so much effort. your kite is on the ground, limp, lifeless, and dull. but the wind will always come back and pick you back up. and if you have no wind often, artificial wind is fine. (im talking about fans, aka anti-depressants)
whether or not there's just enough wind, too much, or not enough, everyone else has their own kite and their own journey. you're never alone in whatever high or low you're in. and if you get stuck in a tree, someone who has been there will understand and help.
this song feels so genuine. i don't know why, but there's just some tone in it that makes it sound like the best friend i've ever had is comforting me.
I’m going to leave this comment for myself to come back to one day when I’m okay. You two found true happiness together, and it feels like you’ll never be that happy again. It feels like he won’t get better and he won’t change his mind. He believes that you’ll find someone else and that he deserves to be alone for the rest of his life. I believe that it isn’t over, not really. With how he hugged you last night, it’s not over. Right person, wrong timing. So, now, I’m going to be strong, and take care of myself, and one day he will be ready.
Hi January 26th me. He told you he would, but he really did it. This man literally just got a tattoo that you drew permanently inked onto his arm. You know he misses you, and he has said as much. Things are progressing in the right direction, and happiness is coming. I’m trying to find peace in the in between.
I don’t know what the future holds, and I won’t until I get there. What I do know is that my happiness and my stability is my priority. I don’t know what a path to move forward with him looks like. I guess I will find out someday. What I do know is that I’m finally ready to leave. I’m ready to move away all on my own to a place where I don’t know anyone. Maybe all of this happened to get me ready for that. I’m finally strong again, and I’m strong again because I put myself back together. I put myself back together all on my own, and I’m stronger because of it.
Hi January 26th Katy,
It’s July 12. I know, you thought, surely by now the two of you would be back together. Well, you’re not, and you’re both still not over each other. This situation is still ridiculous, and I’m still tired of it! Hooray!
The differences between you and me are many and few. I have new ear piercings. I don’t wear glasses anymore. I chopped my long hair off. I’m strong, and I have a backbone now. But… In so many ways I still feel the same as I did in January. The girl who existed in December is still here, and I battle her for strength on a daily basis. Now, I’m battling her in the decision I’ve made to confront him and make him make a choice. And, if he won’t make a choice, then I will. I’m ready to move, but I won’t leave things unfinished. Both of you deserve more than that. Look to your future because I think I’m about to make some pretty big waves.
Finally, the chapter has ended, and it’s ended because I have chosen it to be as such. To those who may come across this thread, heartbreak sucks. It sucks even more when you’re dealing with someone who is confused and doesn’t know what he wants. The key to healing in my situation has been standing up for myself, protecting myself, and saying goodbye for good. I promise you, it’ll all make sense again because I burned my way through and I don’t regret it.
How does one let go of justified anger? How can I look back at how broken I was at the beginning of this year and not be absolutely furious about what happened? Do I need to let go of anger? Is that the last step in healing? Or am I already healed? It’s confusing. I’m confused. What does being completely healed mean?
this song means so much to me. the video couples it beautifully. I talked someone else and in turn myself out of suicide with this song, it’s truly wonderful: musically and visually and In every other way in can be. Thank you dodie, for doing what you do, for meaning the songs you write. You are truly an inspiration.
Just Em wow, you are lucky, I have been trying to stop someone with incredibly bad depression and extremely bad, many times worse then what he usually has, depressive waves, and it is getting worse, i have been trying to stop him for around 4 months and i told my school, they got him a councillor but it is still not working, his parents got told after i told the school and they bought him a cat, he loves it, but it doesn’t stop him trying to commit suicide basically everyday at the moment. Do you know anything that worked for you that you can tell me
❤❤👍🏻
AlfietheGreat? Well this is a tricky subject. My brother was very depressed, and we didn't what to do for a long time. He was trying to commit weekly. We then found something called hypnotherapy. The person basically lightly hypnotizes him, and brings back memories that have been lost, and they solve it together. It has worked wonders on my brother. I hope your friend is ok.
AlfietheGreat? Sit with him one day and ask him about his thoughts, feelings and get into existential philosophy. Show him that he isn’t alone. If that doesn’t, give him meditation time and get him to practice mantra.
this song, i swear to god, has made me cry every time i hear it. it really feels special to me, it feels like something a friend would tell me late at night. whenever i get really depressed i listen to this song and it calms me down and holds my hand while it leads me back to a safe frame of mind. it perfectly illustrates how i feel during those times and it really does feel like my best friend is sitting with me and telling me that it'll be ok. the lyrics are so beautiful and helpful and true. thank you dodie
My dad died from cancer 6 months ago and I’m deeply depressed at the moment wanting to just give up on everything and really listening to this song and watching this music video felt reassuring that it will be okay again eventually “there will be a day when you say you’re okay and mean it” Dodie is amazing
This song came out 40 days after an incident that will forever affect me and everyone else who knew him, but after hearing this song I had some hope, hope that life will get better, and that i will get better, and that losing him does not define me, it never has done and never will. thank you dodie. rest in peace jonghyun, youve worked hard, youve done well.
i love dodie's music videos because sometimes they're a bit weird and unusual, and we're all like 'what does it mean,' but in reality it kinda feels like we have to work the meaning out for ourselves. or come up with our own.
Damn u know what, if dodies lil Dorito kites are here for me then I know it’ll all be ok
For a while I watched this every time I was having a bad night and I'd watch it over and over until I stopped crying. Unfortunately I did that so many times that it lost its potency, so I had to take a break from watching it for awhile. However, it's been long enough that I decided I could watch it again today. It's truly a beautiful song and video and i hope dodie realizes the number of people she has helped by making it.
I’ve been struggling with severe clinical depression and anxiety for almost all of my life with multiple suicide attempts throughout (one of which was two weeks ago). Right now, I am feeling the worst I think I’ve ever felt. I’m struggling every second but listening to this genuinely gives me hope. Dodie, I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment, but if you do then it’s important that you know you’re music is literally saving lives 💕
I just got emotionally attached to a kite
This is so gorgeous and soft. The visuals are just as calming as the song. From all of us that need to hear it, thank you for making this.
This song literally saved my life.
This song saved me. When i first started experiencing depersonalization after my trauma this helped me every day . Thank you dodie.
I love the ending because it kinda makes it seems like everyone is going through the same thing as the original kite and everyone feels lost sometimes
This song is so special to me, it’s like one of those songs which has words which you have been longing to hear, it gives you reassurance and a feeling of completeness.
I feel heavy at times and it gets difficult to get through days but it’s all gonna be alright and everything is going to fall into its perfect place. You just gotta hold on.
Thank you so much Dodie.
“It’ll all makes sense again”
Rahul Loves'ThePayne - I feel the same
I just got out of a psychiatrich ward where I was hospitalized for 6 weeks and I ran into this song again
Thanks Dodie, it helps a lot in the process of getting back into society
this song cured my depression. period.
who else?
"it ll all make sense again" *crying at all those harmonies*
Been losing people like losing hairpins. So effortlessly. Strange when one thing is distorted, the other falls back in place. Blue. Everything was blue that day. The sky. The song. The bus I rode. The cover of the book I bought. And of course, the metaphor. I once read a tweet "Are you healed or distracted?" I question this almost everyday. I hope you find this someday somehow.
I don’t know if I’m healed or distracted
this made me question my level of okay
Omgg did you write this whole thing yourself?!?! It's beautiful!!! 😭😭😭
U should write a book. What u wrote here is rlly great.
When this song first came out, I was 15! When I was 15, I was healing from really awful religious, family, and relationship trauma. I was on the "upswing" of my deep self hatred, learning to feel neutrally about myself. Nothing future-related felt important because I just needed to focus on the present and survive. I am 19 now and it all makes SENSE. I have a life and real purpose and healthy mechanisms for examining hard things. I have a job and can drive, some very very anxious things that I couldn't do yet when I turned 16. I'm being educated! I am happy. This song meant a lot then, but theres no way I could have known how relevant it was until now : )
I don’t think I can express how much this song means to me. Whenever I am feeling suicidal or having a bad panic attack, I just need to listen to this song. The lyrics are powerful, your voice gives me chills! This song has been life changing (not to be over dramatic). Even in hard times like now, this song will remind us that there will be better times. Thank you Dodie, you have meant so much to me in these last few years. Keep writing amazing songs and touching lives!
i love when the girl let’s go of the kite at the last “it’ll all make sense again” because to me it just symbolizes that the weight holding you down now will not always be there. i loved the animation and the style and i have a special place in my heart for this beautiful song. 💛