My middle son. A musician. Plays this song for me. He was so rebellious. Always doing the opposite of what I wanted for him. But I never stopped loving him. He is handsome, tall, smart, daring. Lives his life. Found a great girl who gave him a beautiful wild daughter just like him. But looks just like me. When he gave me my grand daughter he was so proud because I demanded one of my boys to give me a girl to love. And oh I do love her. They grow a garden together. Makes my heart shine to see how amazing. Rebellious sons become amazing fathers. And love us moms forever.
My wife and I had a rebellious son. Oh the countless nights we couldn't sleep, worrying over his safety. He also found a girl who loved him, and gave him a beautiful daughter and son. The relationship didn't work out, although they remained close friends. Our son and another friend were brutally murdered last May during a home invasion. Thankfully, his babies were spending the night with their mother when the break-in occured. They were actually scheduled to stay with their daddy that night, but he asked their mom to keep them because he needed to clean his apartment. My son and his older sister attended an Iron and Wine concert together at the Ryman in Nashville, TN. This song is my daughter's favorite. The man charged with our son's murder will stand trial in June. My daughter thought this song would comfort her mother and me. And she was right. At least now we know our son is safe. Thanks for sharing your story.
@@Gabsi1414 Thank you for your kindness. I'm grateful to report that the shooter changed his plea on the second day of the trial from "not guilty" to "guilty". The result was he was sentenced to two life sentences, and lost his right to any future appeal by his guilty plea. He will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. There was an accomplice who will be tried at a later date. Thanks so much for your concern.
Thank you both the love means alot, I hope your pain also eases for yall, my brother's birthday was this past April 3rd listened to this song probably 15-20 times that day RIP Tom Vörd
To me, this song sounds like a son visiting his mother’s grave and while reminiscing about the past also telling her that he finally straightened out his life and that the son himself is becoming a farther and this puts his rebellious behavior in perspective
I think your analysis is pretty spot on. This song is so somber it first sounded to me like him reminiscing on times with his mother as a young boy, and then later on it switches to him in the present now, telling his mother about his life. Beautiful song
For me - a mother whose son is deceased - it's like I am having conversations that I know I never will be able to. It's like he is speaking to me across the distance. This song really hit me emotionally. Sons taken broken up to the mountain.
Really like this take… I’ve always wondered, however, if the verse about the pups in the pantry was an illusion to miscarriage or the like. That sons are like birds over the mountain. To live on and to be
LYRICS Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me? Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body? So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together Mother remember the night that the dog got her pups in the pantry? Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws, And you cried 'til the morning So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain
‘Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison’ reminds me of my struggles during addiction and was my favorite line to listen to , over and over again
This song got me through the darkest nights of post partum depression with my first born (son). I am listening to it now with my newborn daughter almost 6 years later almost in tears thinking how hard those nights were and how happy I am to have been able to get past the bad parts so I can see how beautiful he is and to make new memories with both my kiddos
I can't believe I ever let myself forget this music. I haven't listened to this since I was 17, thinking life was so unfair, having no idea I was about to spend the next 5 years as a homeless drug addict. Crazy. Brings me back to 17. I almost miss that girl. But I'm stronger now. And this music brings me to tears now more than ever.
Write a memoir about your experience and how you climbed out of that place. You'll make good money and you'll help people doing it. People in our generation are hungry for redemption because they have been given so much condemnation and debt by their predecessors.
Hi Nicole, you seem very interesting and deep person.. Add my facebook: Matteo de Maria (don doc) or insta: matteodemaria8 I would love to talk.. Especially when you appreciate this kind of music. Hope you are well.
As a mom of two boys, this song really gets to me in ways I can't even explain. That line, "Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?" about kills me.
My mother suffered a stroke Monday. Luckily, she is alive and can walk and talk. A few days in, I notice that she has a lapse of memory; sometimes, she has trouble remembering my birthday and my name. We have had our ups and downs, but whenever she doesn’t know her son’s name, I have this deep pang of regret. I could’ve been so much more lenient with her. I should’ve listened more often. There are days I see the woman I knew, the one that raised me. Other times, there is very little light that showed the woman that molded me, good or bad. I love you mom. I’m sorry.
I feel for you. My mother had glioblastoma (brain cancer) and as it progressed she was less and less able to speak and understand what was happening. I remember holding her hand one day when she was so sick that she was completely unable to interact with me. She just stared at me and held my hand tightly. I had no way to know whether she recognized me -- I just had to hope she did. I was 14 then and too scared and embarrassed to say in front of all the nurses and family that I loved her, and now I regret that so much. This song makes me think of her. Going through something like that is so hard, and I don't believe anyone can understand except those who have survived something similar. I sincerely hope you and your family are well.
if you knew then what you knew now youd feel differently, but you didnt... dont beat yourself up. you have your whole life to cherish her in ways that any mother would be honored by.
You are not alone. (Watch Still Alice with Julianne Moore and Wild with Reese Witherspoon--they helped me.) And forgive yourself. We are all doing our best.
"I sold your car for the shoes that I bought you"...one of the truest lines I have ever heard. To the mother of a son perpetually creating worry...this song is everything.
I guess it's a good thing I don't drink anymore. I'd be sitting here drinking to an entire playlist of these songs "woulda, shoulda, coulda" -ing my entire life while wishing I was never born. If anyone out there is doing that right now, just know that someone wants you alive even if 95% of people want you dead. I want you alive. You might not think you matter, you might not want to take the pain anymore, but someone out there will feel just as bad if you end it. If you're still reading this, that means you're considering life. Please stay. We all need company from time to time anyway. I can't stop the suffering, I can't take you're suffering from you (though if I could, I would), I don't know when it will stop, but I know that one day it will end. Everyone dies eventually, but if you end it before your time, you won't get to see if it ever gets better. You won't get to see any of the little good things that may come across you. Trust me, I still feel like shit, but every now and then, even if it's short-lived, I see good things. I wanted to end it just like you. It's not cowardly to live, it takes more strength to live with the pain then to stop it. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and walk. I know you can live because you got this far. Live for those who can't. Life is a struggle, but it's a worthy one. Oh, and one last thing... if anyone tells you to kill yourself, give them a big "FUCK YOU" from me.
She is always with you...wherever you are she sees you...I'm sure of this I believe..X because my dad is always with me...her blood runs through your veins...she won't ever leave you and she helps when she can..xxx
my mom passed a few years ago all i wanted to do was to tell her grateful i was for her. its so nice to hear this song because I'm coming along now and doing things i think she'd be proud of. i cant stop crying.
This has been the lullaby for my son since he was born, going on 6 years. Tonight he requested it and as we lay in the dark so he can sleep this song still pulls at my heart. ❤
this is my song to my son, who i dont get to raise myself. but i have faith ill be able to one day. “sons are like birds flying upwards over the mountain”
@@thorjelly one of the best things about music is lyrical interpretation, meaning what the artist means by some lyrics isnt always and doesnt have to be the conclusion you draw from the song and feel when you hear those words. dummed down- there is no correct way to feel about and see what lyrics mean. one line can have hundreds of different meanings to hundreds of different situations.
@@trippiebutters yes, this is true for any kind of art, really. Not trying to call you wrong. But imo it doesn't make it not a little ironic. Still... sorry you're in such a difficult situation, I couldn't imagine and hope for the best. Apologies if I was being insensitive.
My mother's firstborn ended his life last week. Mom, he loved you so much. He wasn't perfect by any stretch, but he loved you and I; he had such a capacity for love.. unfortunately, also for depression. My brother, I will love you forever. Know that I'm looking after our mother. I'll see you again. We love you, always.
We used to sing for my mom a lot when we were home. She loved everything we performed for her, and I think we inherited our musical passion from her. When she was on her last legs in palliative with complications from cancer, she was in a medically-induced coma. They said hearing is the last sense to go. We sang to here there too, and told her she was surrounded by love. Now, when I go to see her, in her plot in a small cemetary just outside our town overlooking a cliff, I will bring this and sing it to her as well. I miss her so much.
I always imagined the seconds after birth where we literally breath the air through our mothers bodies before our umbilical cord is cut and we're rendered alone for the rest of our life.
Came here after listening to the Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast episode with Duncan's mom (which made me bawl my eyes out btw) and here we go again, this song conveys the same emotions and perfectly frame the beautiful, yet very sad conversation between son and his dying mother. Man, the feels
Hello again, havnt heard this since the frist year of the pandemic. Life and i have changed since then. In med school rn, living the dream (the dream of having exams every week and not having a good sleep schedule that is) but ive healed alot since i last heard this song. Used to be part of my comfort/brooding playlist
My mother committed suicide when I was 17. She said in her note that we'd be better off without her. This song has helped me process the grief I feel even after 15 years... I soul exists and I know that one day I'll be able to see her face again. I'll tell her I love her and I forgive her. I'll never her abandon her as she goes through this darkness.
One of those hauntingly poignant songs that makes long road trips worth its duration. Orange hue skies with the setting Sun; breeze that caresses your hair. A good trip.
The most beautiful song ever written and sung. It reminds me of my boyfriend who almost died from heroin addiction and is now a happy and successful, talented and ambitious person, achieving his dreams. Thank you, God.
“Mother, don’t worry-she’s got a garden we’re planting together.” Literal or metaphorical, this is such a sweet, heartwarming line, somehow almost heartbreaking at the same time, like this whole song
This isn't a happy song, though. So you nailed it there: It's ... "Don't worry about me mom," and then the exposition of a bunch of things that they could be worried about followed by an apology the singer feels like they added nothing to their mom's life (traded your car). "the creek drank the cradle you sang to" is alcoholism. and the line you quoted sets up the line about the dog -- "coat and some friends on the corner / planting together" is a reference to being homeless. the dog and the pups is a referencing that in that it's not an ideal situation. estranged or a fuck up, it is a superb song.
I envy you. My mom passed when I was 24. I was also 8 months pregnant with my first and only daughter. She made her choices, and I was angry for too long. My baby is 21 now and I've forgiven her and forgiven myself for living with hate for so long. Love your mothers. They only exist to create you. Love you, Vickie sue. Wish you had known your granddaughter.
Please tell him you're with him without forcing him to tell "what's going on", and go to therapy and support him to go therapy even though if you see nothing was wrong. Please.
Really? I remember crying my eyes out to those episodes. And something struck a chord when this came on in the car the other day, hearing it for what I thought was the first time.
This song reminds me of an evening on a cool day where you feel the breeze but also the warmth of your clothes. So much life ahead of us. For everyone experiencing depression this song is bittersweet.
Here because of Deeks and his mother dance scene and im so touched by the lyrics and the music.. I hope my mother only know happiness in her life and long healthy life. Wish the same for all good mothers in this world ❤️
One of my absolutel favorites that Beam has ever written all these years... and that's saying something. One of the only songs to ever bring me to weeping the first the time I heard it. I remember where I was. I remember the weather.
I flew over the mountain when I was 17 and never truly made it back--at least not all the way. I found myself by mom's bedside fifteen years later, newly engaged, educated, on the fast track to my profession. My hair had changed. I had a beard. But I was still her boy. I think she breathed easier for a while before I whispered those words into her ear, before she climbed across her own mountain. Goodbye, Mom.
Me and my wife just heard this song for the first time about a month ago, it was introduced to us threw one of my daughters friends, my daughter disappeared in the middle of the night about a year ago, no warning sign no contact, a friend of hers knew what happened and told us later. she had just turned 19, ran away changed her name and gender... everything about her. My wife was devastated, they were like best friends, did everything together. My wife spent a year now in heart ache. This song struck my wife and I hard. Our daughter called us for the first time the other night and a few times after, scared, sad, and homesick, we begged her to come home but she kept saying she had to ask. The next few calls was her but not her, like someone watching over her. We’ve sent police to where she is but they said as long as she chooses to be there they can do nothing, my wife is continuing to keep contact threw text. So May the sunrise brings hope where it once was forgotten
About 8 years ago I was going through a really difficult time watching my mom have to deal with a verbally abusive boyfriend. I remember nights listening to this song in my room sobbing. As things got better with time, I forgot about this song. Now I'm going through another rough patch - my mom is disabled and is in severe pain every day, and I'm her caregiver. This song popped into my head and I came back to it instantly and started to sob. It's amazing how this song seems to come to my mind any time I need it most.
I am in the same situation you're at, friend. My father is an abusive alcoholic. Everytime I listen to this song, my heart gets torn wide open because of how much it means to me, and how much she has protected me and truly cared about me. Moms will always be there, always loving, worrying, forgiving, trying... And the only person who never gave up on me was mom. And sometimes, they are all you have in this world. Now, my mother is disabled and in pain, and I do everything I can to give back because of all that she has given me. Always, she tells me that I am her baby, and that her children ARE her world, and that itself just makes me break down so much.
I send this to my mom periodically. I spent years addicted to drugs. Put her through hell. It's hard to play and sing this without tears. One of my favorite songs.
My mom passed away a little over a month ago, this makes me think of every last thing I wish I could say to her. Mother don't worry, I'll be better. I love you so much. :'c ❤️
reminds me of summer 2010. i was 19 and i worked in new york for a summer. met a girl and she introduced me to iron and wine and paul simons album graceland. left her in august to roadtrip to San Francisco. went home to ireland and met her again the following march in montreal. broke up with her in nice, france two months later. now she has a baby with a guy. this song is a nostalgia trip for me. great times and memories. life is so much fun and goes fast. now i work as a gameshow host in latvia lol :) things are always changing :)
Avi Kaplan, former member of the acapella group Pentatonix, recently mentioned at a concert that this is his favorite song of all time. Extremely high praise for an extremely great song!
how can he sing so softly and beautifully such devastating lines without breaking down right then and there? "Mother remember the night that the dog got her pups in the pantry? Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws, And you cried 'til the morning"
several takes and one hell of a producer on this song at least, whomever they may be. the live version is not nearly as emotive. live it sounds more like a melodic grocery list with more clarity, but also more emphasis where there doesn't need to be and too many other tonal redundancies. you know, it's not really a song meant for all times. it's meant for specific times and places, and every time someone requests it out of time or it's played out of place it loses some of it's power. it's not a jukebox tune, it only needs to be played once to serve it's purpose. you can sing it without losing yourself if you've played it to extinction
My best friend died a few months ago. He never listened to anything but rap. I showed him this song and he said damn.. "Mother Ive lost it.. all of the fear of the Lord I was given" We were all Catholic school boys. All dead from the disease of addiction. From our loss of the "Fear of the Lord" we were given. Dont have to be religious to figure out that this world has rules. Rip Tom, Daniel, Adam, etc
I don't want to offer empty words as I know things like "sorry for your loss" can sound so hollow after a point. It is what is it. We carry those we love with us through our memories and words though. Tell me about them if you're alright with it. Sad memories, happy ones. I'll be here to listen.
I can only think about my mother, whom I still have trouble to show explicit feelings for, especially about being "birds flying over the mountains". This song is a punch right on the heart.
This song makes me so emotional, in a good way. It brings it out of me because I am not on the surface ever emotional. I stumbled on this by chance. It's sad but never whiney, and very uplifting all at the same time.
I was so rebellious when I was younger and even though it’s referring to a son I can see myself there also…It takes me back to my childhood and adolescence and the relationship that I had with my mom back them. Now we both started accepting and appreciating each other in just the way we are without me trying to project or impose anything or vice versa… Still this song brings be back so many memories.
It's crazy to me that so many women identify with this through the comments. I always thought of it as a sons song but obviously it could be a mother's song. I love learning almost as much as I love this song. Good day Sam Beam. I thank you as always
When I first heard this song, it literally brought me to my knees. My ex husband took my son as revenge for my divorcing him. I don't know where he is, and have tried to find him to no avail. No investigator would take my case, citing possible repercussions. This song is a reminder that love cannot become a cage. Sons must fly free, and find life on their own terms. But the loss is devastating, nevertheless.
I'm about to have the first REAL breakup of my young life soon. This girl... This woman of my dreams I've been dating for 3yrs (it was our anniversary 10days ago) will soon leave me. All because people live in the past. They don't see the future. They're stuck in their old homes screaming at one another for crimes commited by forefathers and mothers long since gone and forgotten but not their actions. My story is like that. She's the world to me, a fragile snow flake that I want to hug and protect. Her laughs brighten my day, her cries darken my week, she makes me better and she has the.... had the potential to be so much more.... But our parents (especially mine) will never allow us to exist... We were a romantic rollercoaster disaster from the first night we met..... I am just glad I got to ride it with her knowing full well this ride never would have ended well. We've distanced ourselves from each other, tryna make it a gradual process, she was strong today but melted on the phone just before we slept. I wish I could make her tears be ones of happiness of us being together finally infront of our parents but alas... I lose what could have been the best face to wake up to every morning of my life
“It doesn’t matter what brings us together or how all that matters is the moment you live hold it true because you only get so many before your out” -ty
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My middle son. A musician. Plays this song for me. He was so rebellious. Always doing the opposite of what I wanted for him. But I never stopped loving him. He is handsome, tall, smart, daring. Lives his life. Found a great girl who gave him a beautiful wild daughter just like him. But looks just like me. When he gave me my grand daughter he was so proud because I demanded one of my boys to give me a girl to love. And oh I do love her. They grow a garden together. Makes my heart shine to see how amazing. Rebellious sons become amazing fathers. And love us moms forever.
My wife and I had a rebellious son. Oh the countless nights we couldn't sleep, worrying over his safety. He also found a girl who loved him, and gave him a beautiful daughter and son. The relationship didn't work out, although they remained close friends. Our son and another friend were brutally murdered last May during a home invasion. Thankfully, his babies were spending the night with their mother when the break-in occured. They were actually scheduled to stay with their daddy that night, but he asked their mom to keep them because he needed to clean his apartment. My son and his older sister attended an Iron and Wine concert together at the Ryman in Nashville, TN. This song is my daughter's favorite. The man charged with our son's murder will stand trial in June. My daughter thought this song would comfort her mother and me. And she was right. At least now we know our son is safe. Thanks for sharing your story.
What a beautiful comment, I'm sure your son is incredibly proud to have a mother like you
Bless you.
@@timcunningham8842 im sorry for your loss ❤️ was justice served for your son and his friend?
@@Gabsi1414 Thank you for your kindness. I'm grateful to report that the shooter changed his plea on the second day of the trial from "not guilty" to "guilty". The result was he was sentenced to two life sentences, and lost his right to any future appeal by his guilty plea. He will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. There was an accomplice who will be tried at a later date. Thanks so much for your concern.
You know a songs good when the best part isn't how it sounds, but rather the emotional effect it has on you.
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Dude straight up. I was literally experiencing that, looked at the comments and saw your reply at the top haha
It still gets me every time
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This was the last song saved on my brother's UA-cam before he passed it's his 5 year anniversary today, he loved this song
So sorry for your loss🙏🏾
I'm sorry for your loss. I have some intense feelings involved with it, too.
Thank you both the love means alot, I hope your pain also eases for yall, my brother's birthday was this past April 3rd listened to this song probably 15-20 times that day RIP Tom Vörd
Sending you tons of love. I so feel for you. Please take good care. ❤
My best friend died in mid December 2019. This is the last song he sent me. I miss him so goddamn much man. I hope he’s happy wherever he’s at now.
I praying for his Light
first time hearing this song...its really cool! And dont worry, he is safe....all things will be right
I'm so sorry for your loss. God loves Him and He loves you. I hope that you are able to find peace in the midst of the pain.
He’s happy, I’m 100% positive
I'm sorry for you loss, you were lucky enough who had a friend sent you this song
To me, this song sounds like a son visiting his mother’s grave and while reminiscing about the past also telling her that he finally straightened out his life and that the son himself is becoming a farther and this puts his rebellious behavior in perspective
That's beautiful
I think your analysis is pretty spot on. This song is so somber it first sounded to me like him reminiscing on times with his mother as a young boy, and then later on it switches to him in the present now, telling his mother about his life. Beautiful song
As someone with a dead mom, yup.
For me - a mother whose son is deceased - it's like I am having conversations that I know I never will be able to. It's like he is speaking to me across the distance. This song really hit me emotionally. Sons taken broken up to the mountain.
Really like this take… I’ve always wondered, however, if the verse about the pups in the pantry was an illusion to miscarriage or the like. That sons are like birds over the mountain. To live on and to be
LYRICS
Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain
Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog got her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain
Thank you
How Big Can Human Heart Be?
Thanks
Thank you !
No one ever thanks me when I post lyrics.. because I'm a guy. Girls are always thanked lol
Beautiful. The softest sledgehammer on earth. It just breaks you down.
Wait, No.......a loyal son. period......a loving son.....she gave him life, his eyes, his ears, his voice.........
Be thankful...........let that sink in................your mother remembers every contraction.....every cry........
‘Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison’ reminds me of my struggles during addiction and was my favorite line to listen to , over and over again
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This song got me through the darkest nights of post partum depression with my first born (son). I am listening to it now with my newborn daughter almost 6 years later almost in tears thinking how hard those nights were and how happy I am to have been able to get past the bad parts so I can see how beautiful he is and to make new memories with both my kiddos
So glad you're through the worst and enjoying parenthood. Music has gotten me thro tough times too - Love Iron and Wine!!
I found it watching Maron. It was a beautiful close to a great series.
Hugs
My son and I danced to this at his wedding 3 years ago. I cried the entire time!
I can't believe I ever let myself forget this music. I haven't listened to this since I was 17, thinking life was so unfair, having no idea I was about to spend the next 5 years as a homeless drug addict. Crazy. Brings me back to 17. I almost miss that girl.
But I'm stronger now.
And this music brings me to tears now more than ever.
Likewise. Different story, but likewise...
Write a memoir about your experience and how you climbed out of that place. You'll make good money and you'll help people doing it.
People in our generation are hungry for redemption because they have been given so much condemnation and debt by their predecessors.
Hi Nicole, you seem very interesting and deep person.. Add my facebook: Matteo de Maria (don doc) or insta: matteodemaria8 I would love to talk.. Especially when you appreciate this kind of music. Hope you are well.
The Lord bless you and keep you..the Lord make His face shine upon you and give you peace.
So may the sunrise bring hope
Where it once was forgotten
As a mom of two boys, this song really gets to me in ways I can't even explain. That line, "Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?" about kills me.
You are alive, that is the gift.
@@kathryn9143 no, the gift is that THEY are. ~the mother of a wild, beautiful thing 😉
I think it was written from the POV of a fetus.
I was there. I miss her dearly.
Yeah, I gave birth to two sons, both musicians..... Thanks Dad, but both singers, thanks Mother.......
My mother suffered a stroke Monday. Luckily, she is alive and can walk and talk. A few days in, I notice that she has a lapse of memory; sometimes, she has trouble remembering my birthday and my name. We have had our ups and downs, but whenever she doesn’t know her son’s name, I have this deep pang of regret. I could’ve been so much more lenient with her. I should’ve listened more often. There are days I see the woman I knew, the one that raised me. Other times, there is very little light that showed the woman that molded me, good or bad. I love you mom. I’m sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sure she knows. You are there for her now. That matters. I can tell you love her. She must too.
I feel for you. My mother had glioblastoma (brain cancer) and as it progressed she was less and less able to speak and understand what was happening. I remember holding her hand one day when she was so sick that she was completely unable to interact with me. She just stared at me and held my hand tightly. I had no way to know whether she recognized me -- I just had to hope she did. I was 14 then and too scared and embarrassed to say in front of all the nurses and family that I loved her, and now I regret that so much. This song makes me think of her. Going through something like that is so hard, and I don't believe anyone can understand except those who have survived something similar. I sincerely hope you and your family are well.
Bro u should say it to her.
if you knew then what you knew now youd feel differently, but you didnt... dont beat yourself up. you have your whole life to cherish her in ways that any mother would be honored by.
You are not alone. (Watch Still Alice with Julianne Moore and Wild with Reese Witherspoon--they helped me.) And forgive yourself. We are all doing our best.
"I sold your car for the shoes that I bought you"...one of the truest lines I have ever heard. To the mother of a son perpetually creating worry...this song is everything.
and to the son, who eventually, inevitably realizes that.
I guess it's a good thing I don't drink anymore. I'd be sitting here drinking to an entire playlist of these songs "woulda, shoulda, coulda" -ing my entire life while wishing I was never born. If anyone out there is doing that right now, just know that someone wants you alive even if 95% of people want you dead. I want you alive. You might not think you matter, you might not want to take the pain anymore, but someone out there will feel just as bad if you end it. If you're still reading this, that means you're considering life. Please stay. We all need company from time to time anyway. I can't stop the suffering, I can't take you're suffering from you (though if I could, I would), I don't know when it will stop, but I know that one day it will end. Everyone dies eventually, but if you end it before your time, you won't get to see if it ever gets better. You won't get to see any of the little good things that may come across you. Trust me, I still feel like shit, but every now and then, even if it's short-lived, I see good things. I wanted to end it just like you. It's not cowardly to live, it takes more strength to live with the pain then to stop it. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and walk. I know you can live because you got this far. Live for those who can't. Life is a struggle, but it's a worthy one. Oh, and one last thing... if anyone tells you to kill yourself, give them a big "FUCK YOU" from me.
Thanks so much for saying this, I needed to hear that. I can tell you've got a good heart and kind soul
Thank you for the helping hand in the darkest of times.
Ha. I think that I'll use this when im at the ledge. Thanks. It may help me get out of this neverending vicious cycle.
i mean you can NOT drink and do that...
I'm glad a stopped drinking. the despair i felt was so real.
This hurts me. I lost my Mom in January and I think of her whenever I hear this. So lovely and sad.
Strength to you my friend
Take care. She's in peace.
i love you. we love you. She's in a better place.
She is always with you...wherever you are she sees you...I'm sure of this I believe..X because my dad is always with me...her blood runs through your veins...she won't ever leave you and she helps when she can..xxx
Thinking of you. Mine went twelve years ago this year.
This song never fails to make me cry.
For real. 😣😭
my mom passed a few years ago all i wanted to do was to tell her grateful i was for her. its so nice to hear this song because I'm coming along now and doing things i think she'd be proud of. i cant stop crying.
This has been the lullaby for my son since he was born, going on 6 years. Tonight he requested it and as we lay in the dark so he can sleep this song still pulls at my heart. ❤
this is my song to my son, who i dont get to raise myself. but i have faith ill be able to one day. “sons are like birds flying upwards over the mountain”
@@trippiebutters a little ironic, because this is a song about a son breaking away from the influence of his mother
@@thorjelly one of the best things about music is lyrical interpretation, meaning what the artist means by some lyrics isnt always and doesnt have to be the conclusion you draw from the song and feel when you hear those words.
dummed down- there is no correct way to feel about and see what lyrics mean. one line can have hundreds of different meanings to hundreds of different situations.
@@trippiebutters yes, this is true for any kind of art, really. Not trying to call you wrong. But imo it doesn't make it not a little ironic. Still... sorry you're in such a difficult situation, I couldn't imagine and hope for the best. Apologies if I was being insensitive.
@@thorjelly ahhh i see, no problem mate. i do ofc see the irony i thought you were just bein rude lol. appreciate the kind words man❤️
My mother's firstborn ended his life last week. Mom, he loved you so much. He wasn't perfect by any stretch, but he loved you and I; he had such a capacity for love.. unfortunately, also for depression. My brother, I will love you forever. Know that I'm looking after our mother. I'll see you again. We love you, always.
You have my total empathy. God bless.
😥🥺🥺🥺😇😭😭
We used to sing for my mom a lot when we were home. She loved everything we performed for her, and I think we inherited our musical passion from her.
When she was on her last legs in palliative with complications from cancer, she was in a medically-induced coma. They said hearing is the last sense to go.
We sang to here there too, and told her she was surrounded by love.
Now, when I go to see her, in her plot in a small cemetary just outside our town overlooking a cliff, I will bring this and sing it to her as well.
I miss her so much.
Dad has joined her. I love you both.
This is one of my favorite Iron and Wine songs. Its really touching.
Yup. Me too. I've listened to this song for years.... And I still love it like the first day I heard it.
Mother remember the blink of eye when I breathed through your body ------ gives me goosebumps
Raptor what does it mean ?
@@DD-iq5hr Pregnancy, it's like the blink of an eye for the baby but it's months for a mother
I always imagined the seconds after birth where we literally breath the air through our mothers bodies before our umbilical cord is cut and we're rendered alone for the rest of our life.
I KNOW
@@ericdecker2903 Oh, that's it. You're right.
I've been mourning my mother. This song helps. Even though it does make me cry.
An absolute beauty.
Came here after listening to the Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast episode with Duncan's mom (which made me bawl my eyes out btw) and here we go again, this song conveys the same emotions and perfectly frame the beautiful, yet very sad conversation between son and his dying mother. Man, the feels
Remember those episodes too. Gotta go back 5 years and bring them back for a reality check.
Thats how I found the song too! so beautiful
Hello again, havnt heard this since the frist year of the pandemic. Life and i have changed since then. In med school rn, living the dream (the dream of having exams every week and not having a good sleep schedule that is) but ive healed alot since i last heard this song. Used to be part of my comfort/brooding playlist
My mother committed suicide when I was 17. She said in her note that we'd be better off without her.
This song has helped me process the grief I feel even after 15 years...
I soul exists and I know that one day I'll be able to see her face again. I'll tell her I love her and I forgive her. I'll never her abandon her as she goes through this darkness.
♥️
❤️🙏
The internet makes the world such a deceptive and shaky pen
Tonight, I honor your mother with my tears.
One of those hauntingly poignant songs that makes long road trips worth its duration.
Orange hue skies with the setting Sun; breeze that caresses your hair.
A good trip.
My nostrils filled with sweet the aroma of morning dew from a mountain breeze just reading this. Good memory
You have put my life and that of other Georgia mountain boys into poetry. Proud of you.
The most beautiful song ever written and sung. It reminds me of my boyfriend who almost died from heroin addiction and is now a happy and successful, talented and ambitious person, achieving his dreams. Thank you, God.
“Mother, don’t worry-she’s got a garden we’re planting together.”
Literal or metaphorical, this is such a sweet, heartwarming line, somehow almost heartbreaking at the same time, like this whole song
This isn't a happy song, though.
So you nailed it there: It's ... "Don't worry about me mom," and then the exposition of a bunch of things that they could be worried about followed by an apology the singer feels like they added nothing to their mom's life (traded your car).
"the creek drank the cradle you sang to" is alcoholism.
and the line you quoted sets up the line about the dog --
"coat and some friends on the corner / planting together" is a reference to being homeless.
the dog and the pups is a referencing that in that it's not an ideal situation.
estranged or a fuck up, it is a superb song.
Today is my mother's 60th birthday and it is just me and her celebrating it today. She always accepts me as I am. I hope I make her proud.
I envy you. My mom passed when I was 24. I was also 8 months pregnant with my first and only daughter. She made her choices, and I was angry for too long. My baby is 21 now and I've forgiven her and forgiven myself for living with hate for so long.
Love your mothers. They only exist to create you. Love you, Vickie sue. Wish you had known your granddaughter.
Happy Belated birthday to your mom 🎉
My 27 year old son just sent this song to me and said "Just a good song, it reminds me of you whenever I listen to it." xoxoxoxo
Please tell him you're with him without forcing him to tell "what's going on", and go to therapy and support him to go therapy even though if you see nothing was wrong. Please.
I want to slow dance to this song at my wedding. It’s such a beautiful song gives me chills every time ❤️
I just did exactly that this past weekend & I started to cry as soon as I heard the first few bars of the music intro! Do it!!
Came here from „Duncan Trussels Family Hour“,
This is the song after his Interview with his mom.
Beautiful
Really? I remember crying my eyes out to those episodes. And something struck a chord when this came on in the car the other day, hearing it for what I thought was the first time.
this is the only song that makes me cry without fail every time i listen to it
Me too. It just seems to tap into that secret place every time.
I have two sons 31 and 32. I hardly ever get to see them❤
My son loved this band and this song reminds me of him since he passed away 😢
Haven't seen my mom in almost a year, miss her so much and it's been so rough, I hope I can see her again soon
Please contact her. As a mother of a son it is pure agony not to know how he is.
Got back from seeing mine a few days ago, after more than a year. She is vaccinated now. Hope you have seen yours, too!
This song reminds me of an evening on a cool day where you feel the breeze but also the warmth of your clothes. So much life ahead of us. For everyone experiencing depression this song is bittersweet.
Here because of Deeks and his mother dance scene and im so touched by the lyrics and the music..
I hope my mother only know happiness in her life and long healthy life. Wish the same for all good mothers in this world ❤️
One of my absolutel favorites that Beam has ever written all these years... and that's saying something.
One of the only songs to ever bring me to weeping the first the time I heard it.
I remember where I was. I remember the weather.
It's so confessional. I had a brother like that...
This song makes me nostalgic for something I can't even put my finger on.
Mother don't worry, I've tread on the last snake that lived in the creek bed
@@kmin494 Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
This
@@kimberlyh.5023 so may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
@@brekkanwinchell Sons are like birds, taken broken up to the mountain...
What a shame more people can not hear ..or just envision what iron and wine s music into an open mind and heart!
Where's the one with the black and white heart drawing?
This song helped me get through the darkest part of my life. And now, I sometimes sing it as a lullaby for my little boy. He alos loves it.
May the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten.
...the hope that only moms have for their sons...
I flew over the mountain when I was 17 and never truly made it back--at least not all the way. I found myself by mom's bedside fifteen years later, newly engaged, educated, on the fast track to my profession. My hair had changed. I had a beard. But I was still her boy. I think she breathed easier for a while before I whispered those words into her ear, before she climbed across her own mountain. Goodbye, Mom.
Wow, what a gut punch this was. I'm so sorry for your loss
Brought tears to my eyes.
This is the best song sir
Can't explain any further
Me and my wife just heard this song for the first time about a month ago, it was introduced to us threw one of my daughters friends, my daughter disappeared in the middle of the night about a year ago, no warning sign no contact, a friend of hers knew what happened and told us later. she had just turned 19, ran away changed her name and gender... everything about her. My wife was devastated, they were like best friends, did everything together. My wife spent a year now in heart ache. This song struck my wife and I hard. Our daughter called us for the first time the other night and a few times after, scared, sad, and homesick, we begged her to come home but she kept saying she had to ask. The next few calls was her but not her, like someone watching over her. We’ve sent police to where she is but they said as long as she chooses to be there they can do nothing, my wife is continuing to keep contact threw text. So May the sunrise brings hope where it once was forgotten
I hope things work out. And that your child finds their way without too much hardship and trouble.
Any update?
About 8 years ago I was going through a really difficult time watching my mom have to deal with a verbally abusive boyfriend. I remember nights listening to this song in my room sobbing. As things got better with time, I forgot about this song.
Now I'm going through another rough patch - my mom is disabled and is in severe pain every day, and I'm her caregiver. This song popped into my head and I came back to it instantly and started to sob. It's amazing how this song seems to come to my mind any time I need it most.
Hang in there.
I am in the same situation you're at, friend. My father is an abusive alcoholic. Everytime I listen to this song, my heart gets torn wide open because of how much it means to me, and how much she has protected me and truly cared about me. Moms will always be there, always loving, worrying, forgiving, trying... And the only person who never gave up on me was mom. And sometimes, they are all you have in this world. Now, my mother is disabled and in pain, and I do everything I can to give back because of all that she has given me. Always, she tells me that I am her baby, and that her children ARE her world, and that itself just makes me break down so much.
This will always be my favorite song. I have heard it so many times, but I still often tear up when I hear it.
encapsulates all the grief and love of having sons
I send this to my mom periodically. I spent years addicted to drugs. Put her through hell. It's hard to play and sing this without tears. One of my favorite songs.
I have 2 boys. 5 and 2 .....God bless them, sons are like birds flying upwards over the mountain.
So like I am a tough person to make cry but no matter what mood I’m in this song consistently makes me cry
My mom passed away a little over a month ago, this makes me think of every last thing I wish I could say to her. Mother don't worry, I'll be better. I love you so much. :'c ❤️
I'm very sorry. May you find comfort
My dad passed away. I listen to this song endlessly.
Lyrical story telling at its beautifulest
reminds me of summer 2010. i was 19 and i worked in new york for a summer. met a girl and she introduced me to iron and wine and paul simons album graceland. left her in august to roadtrip to San Francisco. went home to ireland and met her again the following march in montreal. broke up with her in nice, france two months later. now she has a baby with a guy.
this song is a nostalgia trip for me. great times and memories. life is so much fun and goes fast. now i work as a gameshow host in latvia lol :) things are always changing :)
Man wtf, this story was tight from the beginning.😁
@@navaneethrajan1957 thanks navaneeth what does tight mean
@@Saviourofhaha gripping*
@@navaneethrajan1957 thanks
How did you travel so much?!?!
"Mother don't worry, I got some money I saved for the weekend"... Love this line
semoga matahari terbit membawa harapan yang dulu terlupakan
may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Avi Kaplan, former member of the acapella group Pentatonix, recently mentioned at a concert that this is his favorite song of all time. Extremely high praise for an extremely great song!
how can he sing so softly and beautifully such devastating lines without breaking down right then and there?
"Mother remember the night that the dog got her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning"
several takes and one hell of a producer on this song at least, whomever they may be. the live version is not nearly as emotive. live it sounds more like a melodic grocery list with more clarity, but also more emphasis where there doesn't need to be and too many other tonal redundancies. you know, it's not really a song meant for all times. it's meant for specific times and places, and every time someone requests it out of time or it's played out of place it loses some of it's power. it's not a jukebox tune, it only needs to be played once to serve it's purpose. you can sing it without losing yourself if you've played it to extinction
this one always makes me cry. so beautiful, haunting, poignant
My best friend died a few months ago. He never listened to anything but rap. I showed him this song and he said damn.. "Mother Ive lost it.. all of the fear of the Lord I was given" We were all Catholic school boys. All dead from the disease of addiction. From our loss of the "Fear of the Lord" we were given. Dont have to be religious to figure out that this world has rules. Rip Tom, Daniel, Adam, etc
I don't want to offer empty words as I know things like "sorry for your loss" can sound so hollow after a point. It is what is it. We carry those we love with us through our memories and words though. Tell me about them if you're alright with it. Sad memories, happy ones. I'll be here to listen.
Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mother's out there.
This is such a 3am song.
Laura I’m listening to it at 3 am. Now I’m holding back tears while trying to do biology homework.
@@Chris-hz8lj The 3 am gang is here
3:34 Central Time damn you are perceptive
When i cNt sleep by 3am i toss it on
@@ericshun3331 I saw him live in chapin cried the whole night.
I can only think about my mother, whom I still have trouble to show explicit feelings for, especially about being "birds flying over the mountains". This song is a punch right on the heart.
How emotional can this song be!
still some of the best lyrics iv'e ever heard
One of my favorite concert memories was hearing Sam perform this song at the Ryman Auditorium in 2013.
There is no worse feeling, than letting your mother down.
Clearly someone's never lost a parent. Must be nice.
@@dawnadriana1764 yeah I felt bad after writing this but then my swiss cheese brain forgot about it.
@@dawnadriana1764 as anyone reading my comment can clearly see, losing a parent can leave you very bitter
This song makes me so emotional, in a good way. It brings it out of me because I am not on the surface ever emotional. I stumbled on this by chance. It's sad but never whiney, and very uplifting all at the same time.
stunning.
Still some of the finest lyrics ever put to song
The one thing about Iron and Wine that I love the most is the lyrics. They flow like the creek bed he visits.
I was so rebellious when I was younger and even though it’s referring to a son I can see myself there also…It takes me back to my childhood and adolescence and the relationship that I had with my mom back them.
Now we both started accepting and appreciating each other in just the way we are without me trying to project or impose anything or vice versa…
Still this song brings be back so many memories.
Thing song speaks to me..always has.. I lost mine 4 years ago…cherish every day that you can with them 💕
May 14, 2020
Still so good. ❤
July 20, 2020 STILL Good!
@@henriettaalexander5568 october 2020 still sad and beautiful
During my dying days I will listen this song again.
I grew up to this.
It's crazy to me that so many women identify with this through the comments. I always thought of it as a sons song but obviously it could be a mother's song. I love learning almost as much as I love this song. Good day Sam Beam. I thank you as always
3:54 for the last, sad "so may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten"
This song has been on repeat for me since my mom passed away suddenly this year. I am the one flying over the mountain ⛰️
I am so sorry, I’ll be sure to put you on my prayer list. Jesus loves you, and your mom is so proud of the person you’ve become. ❤
This song will break you, and then rebuild you.
Everyone’s doing their best, none of us know what we’re doing
An exquisite piece made completely from Flats......Tears......my best ........
i always think of my dear cat Miku who passed away in April when I listen to this. beautiful song, thank you
My favorite Iron & Wine song ever!
When I first heard this song, it literally brought me to my knees. My ex husband took my son as revenge for my divorcing him. I don't know where he is, and have tried to find him to no avail. No investigator would take my case, citing possible repercussions. This song is a reminder that love cannot become a cage. Sons must fly free, and find life on their own terms. But the loss is devastating, nevertheless.
❤️
He'll come find you someday. I'm so sorry this happened to you.
@@jillianb.9984 Oh, thank you, Jillian. So kind. XOXO
Can't stop listening to this.
I can’t even begin to describe what this song means to me
So I won’t
I’ll just say that it means everything
Everything
Amen
Probably 2005 - living in Scotland. I downloaded this off Kazaa or something.
I don't really understand what this song means, but I'm up late drinking and stumbled across it. It feels a lot like my current mood.
I always think of my deceased older brother, and the younger one who's still trying so hard to please his momma...
I miss you Mom.
My mother died when I was 3. I wish I had the chance to get to know her.
I'm about to have the first REAL breakup of my young life soon. This girl... This woman of my dreams I've been dating for 3yrs (it was our anniversary 10days ago) will soon leave me. All because people live in the past. They don't see the future. They're stuck in their old homes screaming at one another for crimes commited by forefathers and mothers long since gone and forgotten but not their actions. My story is like that. She's the world to me, a fragile snow flake that I want to hug and protect. Her laughs brighten my day, her cries darken my week, she makes me better and she has the.... had the potential to be so much more.... But our parents (especially mine) will never allow us to exist... We were a romantic rollercoaster disaster from the first night we met..... I am just glad I got to ride it with her knowing full well this ride never would have ended well. We've distanced ourselves from each other, tryna make it a gradual process, she was strong today but melted on the phone just before we slept. I wish I could make her tears be ones of happiness of us being together finally infront of our parents but alas... I lose what could have been the best face to wake up to every morning of my life
“It doesn’t matter what brings us together or how all that matters is the moment you live hold it true because you only get so many before your out” -ty
remarkably beautifull song
First heard this back in '72 in Alaska.
Me and my Nam buddies loved singing to it. Are these guys still around?
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