*voice memo takes* of robert’s place and 2 other songs are up on streaming services now :) *they are going to sound like they were recorded in the voice memo app, they were lol*
The vocals is a lot more muddled in the versions uploaded to spotify. Also, why did you slow it down so much? The guitar sounds a lot less interesting. The version in this video is the superior version. I hope you upload another version. Love your voice, and the song really speaks to me, so it feels bad to be critical like this.
@@Phelixc i am truly replying to this in a positive manner to the best of my ability. i never know how my tone comes across over text and i do tend to be more formal/straightforward, so i do apologize if this does come across negatively at all. just wanted to re: this because i did see it and i do understand what you’re saying. 🙂 also answering so that other people who may have similar thoughts will see it too. i’m sorry, but i won’t be uploading another voice memo version of this to streaming. this take will always live on here, though. eventually there will be a studio version, but for the voice memo i chose to do it how i did because it was easier on me when i was recording it & i feel better about that version as an artist. i have to be 100% comfortable with what i’m putting out or i will never put anything out. (i also added another verse/chorus and some extra instrumental-only time, which is the major reason why it extends out past 5 minutes.) the tempo & picking changes were also re: the instrumental feeling too unintentionally similar to another song for my comfort level, and i ended up liking the new version’s vibe a lot more anyway. re: muddy vocals and all, it is a voice memo take that i recorded in the voice memo app on my phone, so it’s 100% going to sound like that. 😅 i am going to try different phone placements for future voice memos, but the ones that are currently out were recorded in the middle of the night on a tight schedule just after being sick, so they are what they are. 🥲
@@simonrobertfrench I can respect your choice, it's after all your song and it is your vision. I hope I didn't come off as disrespectful towards you or the song, I am happy to have it available on spotify, but I enjoy your voice more than the guitarsound, so to me this youtube version sounds better. I'm interested in seeing where you go from here, I hope you find success in future endeavours as well. I played this song at my mothers grave because it matched my feelings very well, I think she would have liked this song as much as I do. Keep up the great work.
My Grandpa(Robert) who helped raise me passed away in 2022. He is buried not far from where I live. This song means everything to me. I frequently go to "Robert's place" ❤❤
Just saw this on Reddit. I'm really glad you have a UA-cam channel because I'm not on TikTok! Brilliant song, I hope you upload more of your work here!
@jeremygood1160 hey homie….my father died over 15 years ago and it wasn’t until a month ago that I went to visit his grave. Like you…I was frightened at the thought of visiting my fathers grave. I don’t know if you decided to pay your father a visit, but I’m genuinely curious if you did. I mean this with all sincerity … Reach out to me to talk about whether you did or didn’t. We are strangers, but we are human. I hope you’re well. Cheers
Simon! This is Steve from open mic in Groton, the sound guy and Emcee. Thanks for coming out last night and sharing this wonderful song. Please reach out to me. I’d like to see if you’d be interested in recording this at my studio at Prescott
I lost my mother to suicide 5 years ago, and Simon, coming from someone who gets it, your sweet little folk song about your father WRECKED ME because oh my god, you put it into words.
My mother recently passed. This song feels so raw and emotional in all its simplicity and honesty. It's beautiful. I haven't cried a lot since she passed, been hard, but this helped and hurt in the most cathartic way possible. Thank you for creating it. Thank you so much.
Found this through reddit and I'll be damned if this isn't one of the most heart-wrenching songs ive ever heard. You've got some real talent here, my friend, and i hope you're doing alright.
My Dad, Robert passed away in 2020. I miss him everyday and I go to Robert’s place as often as I can. I’ve done all of the things you wrote. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
I've been needing a sign from my Dad so bad in the last couple of days that he's ok or that I'm ok without him. Thanks to Reddit I was able to find it through this song. Simon, do you know how many people you have helped and are helping with your incredible talent and voice? Wow, just wow! Thank you ♥️
I’ve been needing a sign from my dad so bad In the last couple of days That he’s okay or that I’m okay without him Then I saw this song and listened on And I know I’ll be okay without him He’s still in my heart, No matter that he’s died, Even if in the ground is where he lies That’s okay, Cause I’ll be alright without him Eventually I’ll be alright without him (To the tune of the video. I’m sorry you lost your dad.)
Would love to hear something about your dad if you’re willing to share. Thinking of you tonight, stranger, and sending you love. I hope you can feel the warmth of your dad wherever you are right now
I just heard this song on "feeding steven" video. It almost made me cry thinking about my boyfriend who passed away a year ago. I had to look you up. Great song
My brother sent me your song saying “don’t watch this until you’re ready to cry your heart out.” My wife passed away in January. Holy crap. What a beautiful song.
Today my daddy and I went down to Pablo’s place.. my daddy’s daddy, my granddaddy. We listened to this song and I was a 30 year old baby in my daddy’s arms 😢 thank you for that
I lost my father to suicide in 2021. I know you don’t know me but this hit home more than anything. I’ve listened to lots of songs in his memory, but this song is just different. It makes me feel closer to someone I’ll never see again. Thank you.
Dude, I literally never comment on UA-cam, but I just saw your song on Reddit and it really touched me, so I had to tell you. Keep it up, this is gold.
Love the hard work, dedication, persistence, and talent you developed that cultivated into this masterpiece I often revisit. I grew up in a very religious state in a very religious home where alcohol consumption ostracized you from family and community alike, but was always fascinated by the culture through media and specifically the tradition of "pouring one out" for those who didn't make it here with us, an active choice to discard a portion of an extremely addictive substance out of the shear respect/love of those who have fallen. Now completely independent and in complete control of my choices, I sit here watching this video on a Friday night, with a drink in my hand, and for the first time "Pouring one out" for Robert. A man I never knew, but somehow did. Expression through music, I believe, is the most powerful way to convey emotions/feelings and when executed right, even more. Proof is this song. A worthy candidate for this milestone, and a beautiful commemoration I will never forget. All the best, Cheers
I lost my father in 2020 from cancer. I know its very painful what you are going through.. i still want him with me. Someone to talk to, someone to trust. I hope you will find your peace in your song.
Coming from Tik Tok to see this vid. Its currently my favorite song. I will be sitting here humming to "and i know yes i know...." cuz that part gives me the chills every time. Love you and your songs, keep doing your thing.
You said you just wanted to make people cry, you didn't think you were going to go viral. Mission accomplished over here. My dad passed on father's day when I was 19. I also wish he was just down the hall. We were too poor for a funeral. I wish I had a grave to visit. Some place that I could sit and talk to him. I'm 30 now and that pain never really goes away. Thank you for writing this song. ❤️
i was in your top 0.5% of listeners on spotify this year. this song is why. i listen to it often. its one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard. thank you for sharing.
Simon, this is so beautiful. My partners dad was Robert, he shares the same birthday as me, I never met him, he passed before I met my partner. our birthday is 15th of December, so next week when my partner and I are alone together celebrating my birthday, I’ll show him this song, what a beautiful gift, thank you so much.
I lost my best friend to suicide a few years back when we were 13, I often think of him and do the very things your lyrics say. In a way your song has brought me some comfort in it all. Thank you
My grandma passed away in April. My family lives in another state. Everytime I visit me and my mom fix up her grave and fix up some strangers as well that have over grown. But I can’t help but think of my grandma when I hear this song. This song is so beautiful. I hope one day you get to do this song and it reaches everyone. Thank you for making such a great song!❤
this made me think of my dad. he too is just bones and won’t ever be able to hear me again. but this song me me feel so so seen. I truly can’t describe how much it means to me that I found you. thank you for posting this, you’re amazing and you’re gonna go far! (little noah reference for u since I know you like him, he’s my favorite artist!! 🧡)
My dad died 12 years ago, miss him every day, he was also called Robert my work friend mentioned this song earlier today and had to check it out what an amazing piece of music!
It's just an amazing song, amazing voice and amazing vibe. Might be the best folk song I have heard this year. Incredible work, you deserve the success this song is getting.
Today I saw my grandpa in my dream, he died in my dream, I cried as I did when he passed in real life. I woke up to notice I'll never see him again, and that hurts a lot. And sometimes when I go visit grandma, I hope I see him as well, but I don't. But It feels good to think he sees me and he cares. I didn't know you or this song, it just happened to be there on my "music" page on youtube. This song made me feel better, it's good to know other people feel the same as I do with grandpa. Both my grandpas passed away more than 2 years ago, miss them everyday. Always will. Thank you for your song, I really hope it reaches a lot of people and other can feel what I felt when listenig to this. I hope you still thinking of Robert (or whatever Robert's real name is) and thinking he cares, 'cause whenever he is, he cares about you and all his loved ones.
I had a lump in my throat the first time I heard this, and it still hits me deep with every listen. Your songs are beautifully poetic. You deserve the world and I hope you get it ❤
This song means the world to me. My aunt died of cancer. It's now been over four months but I'm still not over it and scared I might never be. I just want to think of her and smile but I can just cry and grieve. I have a very small family and it got even smaller with her loss. I am so jealous of people with larger families. I hear friends talking about how they met their 4 cousins last weekend at their grand family meeting and how much fun they had and I'm just miserable. I only saw my aunt about two times a year but she always called in between and on special occassions. My birthday will be very sad without her call this year. She was an incredible woman. People always told me how much I look like her so since her death I've been avoiding my reflection in the mirror as much as I could. RIP I will miss listening to all your funny stories and your sweet tradition of always booping me on my nose. I will remember all of it forever💕
I miss my Dad every day, and hearing this song, I felt like it was written for me!! My Daddys eyes were the most beautiful color of blue I've ever seen! You are blessed 🙌
Brother man. This is so amazing. You’ve obviously already touched so many folks lives. So simple but the writing and lyrics are powerful. You could be one of our next big folk artists. I hope you keep it up and stay true to yourself. Much love my man.
I lost my dad when I was 15 back in 2005. I felt like I had to act like everything was ok and had to man up in a sense. I really wish I dealt with it in a way that was therapeutic, expressed my grief and learned to talk about what I was going through. I felt like I had to immediately become an adult but in all reality I wasn't done being a kid. It came back to bite me. Its been a hard road. Im 34 and still struggling. Im glad you have music as your outlet and that you're able to express yourself and feelings through song, thats important. Keep it up. Dont take on too much. Love yourself and life. I wish you all the best buddy.
Thank you for creating this song and sharing a piece of your heart with the rest of us. I’d also like to think your dad’s watching over you close by, and that he’s happy you think of him. Your lyrics remind me of someone I’ve lost and still try to keep alive in my life in a similar way. This part of a poem by Henry Scott Holland helped me when I felt most alone and left behind - and if you haven’t read it before, I hope it provides a little comfort to you too: Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away to the next room. I am I and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, That, we still are. Call me by my old familiar name. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effect. Without the trace of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same that it ever was. There is absolute unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you. For an interval. Somewhere. Very near. Just around the corner. All is well.
I miss my brother so much and didn’t even realize it till I heard this. Songwriters like you inspire me so much. This is true songwriting. Thank you for writing this and sharing your poetry and art with all of us. ❤
I’ve been listening to this a lot recently. My dad is named Robert and has stage 4 lung cancer. I appreciate you putting in your love into this song and having me crying while playing this
So much love sent. I lost my mom December of 2021. The pain is unreal. Feels like I just haven’t seen her in awhile. This song sparked so much love inside of me. You are so talented 🥹❤️
this is soo amazing, i’m so incredibly happy i came across your songs. they help me put my thoughts into words, it’s incredible. keep doing what you’re doing. you are amazing!!❤❤
Kind of crazy because I've never met my biological dad, and his name happens to be Robert. This song is great, man. You've got a great gift and you've given it to us. Thank you.
My Uncle raised me as if I were his daughter. He saw my first steps, my first words, he taught me kindness, to think with my own head, not to judge and to react if others judged me. He passed away in 2008. From one moment to the next, without being able to say "goodbye" to him. When I go to visit him, I sit on his stone and tell him everything that happened to me. I miss my Dad every single day.
I lost my grandpa last year 6 days before his 70th birthday. 2 days after we were told his cancer treatment wasn’t working. It sounds silly but it was so sudden. A month before Christmas, 6 days before his birthday, 3 weeks before thanksgiving. This song gives me so much emotion. I’m showing my nana tomorrow. She misses him so much and I’m her caregiver. This song will give us a good thing to do while missing him. Please keep singing! Thank you for this ❤ felt like a sign from heaven from him! ❤
this song tugs the heart strings. Rest in Peace to all of our lost loved ones. I know we all anticipate for the reunion. Thanks for bringing that feeling back. Its bittersweet indeed
my dad passed in 18 and he wanted his ashes to be scattered, I have nowhere to visit him as he was scattered at sea. Thank you for this song, I listen to it and it helps me remember my father and I always spend time thinking of him after hearing this.
Yeah. That hits me. That's how I feel too. I don't visit him often enough. I never have. I feel silly just standing there on the grass. But I talk, and I hope he listens. It's been 20 years now, I'm not a teenager anymore, and I've got a daughter. I always hoped he'd be down the hall. He has missed so much. He is missed so much. What a song.
*voice memo takes* of robert’s place and 2 other songs are up on streaming services now :)
*they are going to sound like they were recorded in the voice memo app, they were lol*
Thank you! Been waiting for this since I stumbled over you in Reddit.
Thank you... for sharing this...
The vocals is a lot more muddled in the versions uploaded to spotify. Also, why did you slow it down so much? The guitar sounds a lot less interesting. The version in this video is the superior version. I hope you upload another version. Love your voice, and the song really speaks to me, so it feels bad to be critical like this.
@@Phelixc i am truly replying to this in a positive manner to the best of my ability. i never know how my tone comes across over text and i do tend to be more formal/straightforward, so i do apologize if this does come across negatively at all. just wanted to re: this because i did see it and i do understand what you’re saying. 🙂 also answering so that other people who may have similar thoughts will see it too.
i’m sorry, but i won’t be uploading another voice memo version of this to streaming. this take will always live on here, though.
eventually there will be a studio version, but for the voice memo i chose to do it how i did because it was easier on me when i was recording it & i feel better about that version as an artist. i have to be 100% comfortable with what i’m putting out or i will never put anything out. (i also added another verse/chorus and some extra instrumental-only time, which is the major reason why it extends out past 5 minutes.)
the tempo & picking changes were also re: the instrumental feeling too unintentionally similar to another song for my comfort level, and i ended up liking the new version’s vibe a lot more anyway.
re: muddy vocals and all, it is a voice memo take that i recorded in the voice memo app on my phone, so it’s 100% going to sound like that. 😅
i am going to try different phone placements for future voice memos, but the ones that are currently out were recorded in the middle of the night on a tight schedule just after being sick, so they are what they are. 🥲
@@simonrobertfrench I can respect your choice, it's after all your song and it is your vision. I hope I didn't come off as disrespectful towards you or the song, I am happy to have it available on spotify, but I enjoy your voice more than the guitarsound, so to me this youtube version sounds better. I'm interested in seeing where you go from here, I hope you find success in future endeavours as well.
I played this song at my mothers grave because it matched my feelings very well, I think she would have liked this song as much as I do. Keep up the great work.
My Grandpa(Robert) who helped raise me passed away in 2022. He is buried not far from where I live. This song means everything to me. I frequently go to "Robert's place" ❤❤
Just saw this on Reddit. I'm really glad you have a UA-cam channel because I'm not on TikTok! Brilliant song, I hope you upload more of your work here!
Same here man, so beautiful - poked my heart
Same!
Ditto!!! Came here to subscribe
same
It’s a great song! Glad I came across it as well!! No toktik here! Ahha😂
Instantly looked for this on Spotify. I’ve been so scared to visit my dads grave since he died in 2016. It’s about time for a visit.
It's been a while, how'd it go?
Hope you took yourself up on this bud❤️
@jeremygood1160 hey homie….my father died over 15 years ago and it wasn’t until a month ago that I went to visit his grave. Like you…I was frightened at the thought of visiting my fathers grave. I don’t know if you decided to pay your father a visit, but I’m genuinely curious if you did. I mean this with all sincerity … Reach out to me to talk about whether you did or didn’t. We are strangers, but we are human. I hope you’re well. Cheers
Simon! This is Steve from open mic in Groton, the sound guy and Emcee. Thanks for coming out last night and sharing this wonderful song.
Please reach out to me. I’d like to see if you’d be interested in recording this at my studio at Prescott
Simon, I am sobbing. This is beautiful. 2 years of grieving the loss of my mom. Surely our parents are just down the hall. 🥺
Same. Makes me think of my dad and my grandmother. 😢
My dad passed away back in 2013. I was 14. His name was Robert too. Thank you for writing this. I know I would be so proud.
I am sorry about your dads passing. I wish I knew him.
I lost my mother to suicide 5 years ago, and Simon, coming from someone who gets it, your sweet little folk song about your father WRECKED ME because oh my god, you put it into words.
My wife and I wept listening to this. You are an incredibly gifted artist and I will follow your career from here.
Your father is proud of you.
I'm sure your father is proud of you.
This is a phenomenal song brother!! Haunting and beautiful. Keep in touch with this side of yourself and you're gonna be HUGE someday!! ✌️
My mother recently passed. This song feels so raw and emotional in all its simplicity and honesty. It's beautiful. I haven't cried a lot since she passed, been hard, but this helped and hurt in the most cathartic way possible.
Thank you for creating it. Thank you so much.
❤
This person will go far. Mark it here, we’ve witnessed the beginning
This is SO good. Like early folk-singing Dylan good. Unpretentious, simple, pure. This is real music. 11/10
Love the simplicity in the chords. Like Woody Guthrie, just keep it good and simple :)
Found this through reddit and I'll be damned if this isn't one of the most heart-wrenching songs ive ever heard. You've got some real talent here, my friend, and i hope you're doing alright.
Same bro. Listen to his caroline song. you wont regret it.
Also found it through reddit and couldn't stop listening
very beautiful song 💫
You just touched so many people, creating a ripple of sentimentality and love. That is something to be proud of ❤. You are very talented!
My Dad, Robert passed away in 2020. I miss him everyday and I go to Robert’s place as often as I can. I’ve done all of the things you wrote. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
Well, I'm crying now. That is an artist's job, to move people to feel the passion you feel. And we felt it Simon, we felt it.
This song hit me with the full emotional force of a freight train, the tears came from nowhere. Beautiful song, just beautiful
I've been needing a sign from my Dad so bad in the last couple of days that he's ok or that I'm ok without him. Thanks to Reddit I was able to find it through this song. Simon, do you know how many people you have helped and are helping with your incredible talent and voice? Wow, just wow! Thank you ♥️
I’ve been needing a sign from my dad so bad
In the last couple of days
That he’s okay or that I’m okay without him
Then I saw this song and listened on
And I know I’ll be okay without him
He’s still in my heart,
No matter that he’s died,
Even if in the ground is where he lies
That’s okay,
Cause I’ll be alright without him
Eventually I’ll be alright without him
(To the tune of the video. I’m sorry you lost your dad.)
Would love to hear something about your dad if you’re willing to share. Thinking of you tonight, stranger, and sending you love. I hope you can feel the warmth of your dad wherever you are right now
I just heard this song on "feeding steven" video. It almost made me cry thinking about my boyfriend who passed away a year ago. I had to look you up. Great song
My brother sent me your song saying “don’t watch this until you’re ready to cry your heart out.”
My wife passed away in January.
Holy crap. What a beautiful song.
Sorry to hear about your wife. I hope you are OK ❤
Appreciate those that you care about. Once they are gone they are just bones. Always remember their memory.
Could’ve sworn you wrote this song about my father. Good stuff man.
Today my daddy and I went down to Pablo’s place.. my daddy’s daddy, my granddaddy. We listened to this song and I was a 30 year old baby in my daddy’s arms 😢 thank you for that
I’m crying. This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. You’ve got it
I lost my father to suicide in 2021. I know you don’t know me but this hit home more than anything. I’ve listened to lots of songs in his memory, but this song is just different. It makes me feel closer to someone I’ll never see again. Thank you.
Dude, I literally never comment on UA-cam, but I just saw your song on Reddit and it really touched me, so I had to tell you. Keep it up, this is gold.
Love the hard work, dedication, persistence, and talent you developed that cultivated into this masterpiece I often revisit. I grew up in a very religious state in a very religious home where alcohol consumption ostracized you from family and community alike, but was always fascinated by the culture through media and specifically the tradition of "pouring one out" for those who didn't make it here with us, an active choice to discard a portion of an extremely addictive substance out of the shear respect/love of those who have fallen.
Now completely independent and in complete control of my choices, I sit here watching this video on a Friday night, with a drink in my hand, and for the first time "Pouring one out" for Robert. A man I never knew, but somehow did. Expression through music, I believe, is the most powerful way to convey emotions/feelings and when executed right, even more. Proof is this song. A worthy candidate for this milestone, and a beautiful commemoration I will never forget.
All the best,
Cheers
I lost my dad when I was 13, and I miss him every day.
I’ll always see him in the sky above me.
I lost my father in 2020 from cancer. I know its very painful what you are going through.. i still want him with me. Someone to talk to, someone to trust. I hope you will find your peace in your song.
I lost my mom December of 2021, it’s going on 2 years… so glad I found this song too…. It’s so painful…
Hi friend. I lost my dad to cancer in 2020 as well. Hope you're doing okay.
Coming from Tik Tok to see this vid. Its currently my favorite song. I will be sitting here humming to "and i know yes i know...." cuz that part gives me the chills every time. Love you and your songs, keep doing your thing.
You said you just wanted to make people cry, you didn't think you were going to go viral. Mission accomplished over here. My dad passed on father's day when I was 19. I also wish he was just down the hall. We were too poor for a funeral. I wish I had a grave to visit. Some place that I could sit and talk to him. I'm 30 now and that pain never really goes away. Thank you for writing this song. ❤️
This is great, Simon. You made me cry
Pure kindred honesty from a son missing his kind daddy. ❤
i was in your top 0.5% of listeners on spotify this year. this song is why. i listen to it often. its one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard. thank you for sharing.
My daughter died back in May, this song gives me comfort any friend of mine ever has. Thank you brother
Simon, this is so beautiful. My partners dad was Robert, he shares the same birthday as me, I never met him, he passed before I met my partner. our birthday is 15th of December, so next week when my partner and I are alone together celebrating my birthday, I’ll show him this song, what a beautiful gift, thank you so much.
I lost my best friend to suicide a few years back when we were 13, I often think of him and do the very things your lyrics say. In a way your song has brought me some comfort in it all. Thank you
My grandma passed away in April. My family lives in another state. Everytime I visit me and my mom fix up her grave and fix up some strangers as well that have over grown. But I can’t help but think of my grandma when I hear this song. This song is so beautiful. I hope one day you get to do this song and it reaches everyone. Thank you for making such a great song!❤
this song has helped me deal with the death of my mother. thank you
I havent cried so much in a. long time. I first heard this song months ago on TikTok. it still makes me cry. thank you.
My late dad was called Robert, and this beautiful song had me sobbing. Incredible songwriting ❤
this made me think of my dad. he too is just bones and won’t ever be able to hear me again. but this song me me feel so so seen. I truly can’t describe how much it means to me that I found you. thank you for posting this, you’re amazing and you’re gonna go far! (little noah reference for u since I know you like him, he’s my favorite artist!! 🧡)
Beautifully written, Thank you!❤
My dad died 12 years ago, miss him every day, he was also called Robert my work friend mentioned this song earlier today and had to check it out what an amazing piece of music!
It's just an amazing song, amazing voice and amazing vibe. Might be the best folk song I have heard this year.
Incredible work, you deserve the success this song is getting.
Wow this song came up when I was driving to work this morning and I had to check my history when I came home to save it. What a voice and what a song!
Today I saw my grandpa in my dream, he died in my dream, I cried as I did when he passed in real life. I woke up to notice I'll never see him again, and that hurts a lot. And sometimes when I go visit grandma, I hope I see him as well, but I don't. But It feels good to think he sees me and he cares.
I didn't know you or this song, it just happened to be there on my "music" page on youtube. This song made me feel better, it's good to know other people feel the same as I do with grandpa. Both my grandpas passed away more than 2 years ago, miss them everyday. Always will.
Thank you for your song, I really hope it reaches a lot of people and other can feel what I felt when listenig to this. I hope you still thinking of Robert (or whatever Robert's real name is) and thinking he cares, 'cause whenever he is, he cares about you and all his loved ones.
my papa passed away five years ago. his name was robert. thank you for this 🖤
I had a lump in my throat the first time I heard this, and it still hits me deep with every listen. Your songs are beautifully poetic. You deserve the world and I hope you get it ❤
I love this song. It’s beautiful.
This song means the world to me. My aunt died of cancer. It's now been over four months but I'm still not over it and scared I might never be. I just want to think of her and smile but I can just cry and grieve. I have a very small family and it got even smaller with her loss. I am so jealous of people with larger families. I hear friends talking about how they met their 4 cousins last weekend at their grand family meeting and how much fun they had and I'm just miserable. I only saw my aunt about two times a year but she always called in between and on special occassions. My birthday will be very sad without her call this year. She was an incredible woman. People always told me how much I look like her so since her death I've been avoiding my reflection in the mirror as much as I could. RIP I will miss listening to all your funny stories and your sweet tradition of always booping me on my nose. I will remember all of it forever💕
I miss my Dad every day, and hearing this song, I felt like it was written for me!! My Daddys eyes were the most beautiful color of blue I've ever seen! You are blessed 🙌
Simon - keep writing - this is a song that should be produced in studio and I see a career in this for you - forget naysayers and go for it !
I lost my father at a young age to this brought me to tears man beautiful song bro I’ll be watching you from now on
Got here from reddit, you go kid, tear jerking...that was beautiful, God bless
Brother man. This is so amazing. You’ve obviously already touched so many folks lives. So simple but the writing and lyrics are powerful. You could be one of our next big folk artists. I hope you keep it up and stay true to yourself. Much love my man.
Just came here from feeding steven. He used this song in his video, and now im here to listen to everything you sing. I love your songs and style❤
This is such a beautiful song. Not gonna lie...it made me cry. I really loved this song. You're very talented, seriously. *subscribed*
I lost my dad when I was 15 back in 2005. I felt like I had to act like everything was ok and had to man up in a sense. I really wish I dealt with it in a way that was therapeutic, expressed my grief and learned to talk about what I was going through. I felt like I had to immediately become an adult but in all reality I wasn't done being a kid. It came back to bite me. Its been a hard road. Im 34 and still struggling. Im glad you have music as your outlet and that you're able to express yourself and feelings through song, thats important. Keep it up. Dont take on too much. Love yourself and life. I wish you all the best buddy.
Thank you for creating this song and sharing a piece of your heart with the rest of us. I’d also like to think your dad’s watching over you close by, and that he’s happy you think of him.
Your lyrics remind me of someone I’ve lost and still try to keep alive in my life in a similar way. This part of a poem by Henry Scott Holland helped me when I felt most alone and left behind - and if you haven’t read it before, I hope it provides a little comfort to you too:
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away to the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
That, we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect.
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolute unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you.
For an interval.
Somewhere. Very near.
Just around the corner.
All is well.
I miss my brother so much and didn’t even realize it till I heard this. Songwriters like you inspire me so much. This is true songwriting. Thank you for writing this and sharing your poetry and art with all of us. ❤
Sorry to everyone who lost their dad, or other loved ones. My dad is really not doing well these days.
I’m m sorry you’re going through that. My father passed away on Nov 13. This song has been helping me deal with that ❤
Beautifully written song my man. I only hear a few songs each year that give me chills. This is one of them
This is crazy good. Damn man, you've made an incredible song.
this song is so beautiful
I’ve been listening to this a lot recently. My dad is named Robert and has stage 4 lung cancer. I appreciate you putting in your love into this song and having me crying while playing this
absolutely beautiful
So much love sent. I lost my mom December of 2021. The pain is unreal. Feels like I just haven’t seen her in awhile. This song sparked so much love inside of me. You are so talented 🥹❤️
Thank you for this. I havent needed anything more during this time than this song.
Stop making me cry, dude!
i lost my dad a year ago, and his name was robert and you have no idea how much this song has helped me, what a beautiful thing, ahhhhh🥺✨
Wow. Incredible song! I heard this on Feeding Steven. It really set the mood there. I hope you blow up, man!
Don’t let this be your best work, it’s really good.
This made me cry. My dad has been gone since 2009, but it feels like yesterday. Thanks for writing such a beautiful song.
this is soo amazing, i’m so incredibly happy i came across your songs. they help me put my thoughts into words, it’s incredible. keep doing what you’re doing. you are amazing!!❤❤
beautiful beautiful lyrics
you are amazing, keep it up!
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Beautiful is not enough for this masterpiece. Saw one of your uploads on tiktok, I absolutely love your songs and your voice. Keep doing what you do🫶
Thank you for making this song :")
This song makes me think of my granddad. The last two years of his life were hard to see. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Wow, this song hits
I hope everyone gets a chance to hear this wonderful song.
Absolutely gut wrenching heartache you have just made me experience, and frankly, I love it. Please keep up the amazing work dude. :)
Kind of crazy because I've never met my biological dad, and his name happens to be Robert. This song is great, man. You've got a great gift and you've given it to us. Thank you.
what a beautiful song
You are amazing! Made me feel one more, love this bro😊
This song makes me cry every time I listen to it.
My Uncle raised me as if I were his daughter.
He saw my first steps, my first words, he taught me kindness, to think with my own head, not to judge and to react if others judged me.
He passed away in 2008.
From one moment to the next, without being able to say "goodbye" to him.
When I go to visit him, I sit on his stone and tell him everything that happened to me.
I miss my Dad every single day.
Heard this at 4am. Couldn’t sleep and this made me feel so easy but with a few tears
Thank you so much.
I'm in mourning and your song helped in many ways.
You're incredibly talented.
RIP Robert
You're talented i hope u get the credit u deserve...love all the way from algeria
Found this through "Feeding Steven" and I don't regret it. Its wonderful. :)
this is beautiful and full of emotion, it bleeds a song of mourning and loss.
I lost my grandpa last year 6 days before his 70th birthday. 2 days after we were told his cancer treatment wasn’t working. It sounds silly but it was so sudden. A month before Christmas, 6 days before his birthday, 3 weeks before thanksgiving. This song gives me so much emotion. I’m showing my nana tomorrow. She misses him so much and I’m her caregiver. This song will give us a good thing to do while missing him. Please keep singing! Thank you for this ❤ felt like a sign from heaven from him! ❤
I saw this on Tik Tok and I am so obsessed with this song. You touched on a beautiful part of grief, thank you for sharing. ❤
this song tugs the heart strings. Rest in Peace to all of our lost loved ones. I know we all anticipate for the reunion. Thanks for bringing that feeling back. Its bittersweet indeed
Support this young man! What a beautiful song
my dad passed in 18 and he wanted his ashes to be scattered, I have nowhere to visit him as he was scattered at sea. Thank you for this song, I listen to it and it helps me remember my father and I always spend time thinking of him after hearing this.
Sooo goood, enjoy you music . Sounds like you can go higher when you get more comfortable
Yeah. That hits me. That's how I feel too.
I don't visit him often enough. I never have. I feel silly just standing there on the grass. But I talk, and I hope he listens.
It's been 20 years now, I'm not a teenager anymore, and I've got a daughter. I always hoped he'd be down the hall. He has missed so much. He is missed so much.
What a song.