+Abby Conte Watch your mouth Or I'll make you wash it out I will teach you to be good, Mary Cause after all you locked yourself in a dream And all the very, very special things You see won't mean a thing And all your friends Wanna sail around the bend But I won't let them take your wind, Mary And even still you got this far, but you're not there Cause all the little things that got you here Won't get you anywhere So you be kind And I will take you back through time I will take away the pain, Mary
Watch your mouth, or I'll make you wash it out I will teach you to be good, Mary Cause after all you locked yourself, in a dream and all The very, very special things you've seen won't mean a thing And all your friends wanna sail around the bend But I won't let them take your wind, Mary And even still you got this far, but you're not there and all The little things that got you here won't get you anywhere So you be kind, and I will take you back through time I will take away your pain, Mary
Incredible to me that alex hasnt recorded this. Although, there is something very magical about the candidness of this video. How something so beautiful can be shot on a phone, in a grey stairwell, with some whispering n shit, and be so impactful
It's other types of styles like Ed Sheeran old albums with cool patterns and I can't really think of an other but this band called "Kitchen" it's not popular but verry rare and underrated band.
That’s a nice opinion. I like his music too. But there’s so many people out there writing brilliant songs who simply don’t have the connections to have their music heard. Music is also subjective. I’d say Alex has been an important contributor to mainstream diy and he’s more capable than any I’ve seen as of yet.
@@vivito- if you mean demarco, he’s a creep and his music isn’t even good. alex g is a great guy and incredibly talented, maybe not the best to some but he’s definitely way up there
I don't know if anyone else recognizes it but the whispers that are picked up by the mic around 0:32 actually give so much to this recording musically, like they were meant to be there.
The composition skills of his are unlike others in the game. The writing is invocative, introspective and the chord progression is beautiful, especially the Fm-Bb7 part. Id put this next to Lennon's 'Julia' but that's only my opinion. Thats just how I feel this song's level is.
@@odunayofemi-oke4417 true but it's just my inner feeling. Objectively in your teenage years young adulthood you have a lot more opportunities and time to have fun then when you are older..
@@swampgawdlagoon I'm not a stoner lmao, it's just how it is. Tons of songs use Mary and lucy as synonyms for drugs. And when you analyze those lyrics it makes sense that it's about weed
Watch your mouth, or I'll make you wash it out I will teach you to be good, Mary Cause after all you locked yourself, in a dream and all The very, very special things you've seen won't mean a thing And all your friends wanna sail around the bend But I won't let them take your wind, Mary And even still you got this far, but you're not there and all The little things that got you here won't get you anywhere So you be kind, and I will take you back through time I will take away your pain, Mary
lily’s college corner idk if you’ve checked out his other stuff by now, but when I tell you that most of his music will have you hooked just as much as this song, believe me!
Idk if you already listened to these (since it’s been 3 yrs alr) or if you’re not interested anymore, but you should def listen to songs like: Harvey, Sarah, Mary, People, Kute, So, Forever, and Sorry. There’s so much more ❤
@@senylalala unfortunately no :(, but after some months, i stopped putting so much pressure on myself so, atleast, my mental health is so much better so improved in some point of my life
First alex g song that isn’t a still image
I swear I thought this was another one of those bc of the grain and all XD
lmao
This is a moment in history
This just made my love for Alex G skyrocket.
Could not have said it better myself!!
joey dokken it made my love for him Rocket
been watching this every week for a damn year
That's pretty obsessive !
still doing that after 2 years too mate
Been 7 years lol
Hey friends, sweet tip: you can sing this song to your kitty if you replace the word "Mary" with the word "Kitty"
it's still sad but less sad than singing it to some lady or whatever probably
Thiatd be cute tho. Ill do it if I ever get a kitty
Every time I hear this song your comment comes to mind and makes me smile 😊
my cat willow loves this ty for the pro tip :)
adorable
Alex G's a real gem
pretty boy
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
does anyone have the lyrics??
+Abby Conte
Watch your mouth
Or I'll make you wash it out
I will teach you to be good, Mary
Cause after all you locked yourself in a dream
And all the very, very special things
You see won't mean a thing
And all your friends
Wanna sail around the bend
But I won't let them take your wind, Mary
And even still you got this far, but you're not there
Cause all the little things that got you here
Won't get you anywhere
So you be kind
And I will take you back through time
I will take away the pain, Mary
+Chris Nitti ty
Anytime, I wanted to know them too
Wind not win. Otherwise great job at transcribing this.
Thanks! Yeah I started to realize that after I posted the lyrics
Writing a song in high school that strangers on UA-cam want tabs of is an astonishing achievement.
Yes
really shows you how many garbage wannabe guitar players/musicians like alex g
@@g_mac8204 damn who shit in your cereal this morning
@@rlckyrlcardo 😂
@@g_mac8204 Keep trying you’ll get to it!
imagine just walking down a random stairwell and hearing some random guy play the most magical song ever
Watch your mouth, or I'll make you wash it out
I will teach you to be good, Mary
Cause after all you locked yourself, in a dream and all
The very, very special things you've seen won't mean a thing
And all your friends wanna sail around the bend
But I won't let them take your wind, Mary
And even still you got this far, but you're not there and all
The little things that got you here won't get you anywhere
So you be kind, and I will take you back through time
I will take away your pain, Mary
real
props
is this your way of proposing
Trying to learn this the way he plays it makes me realize how fucking musically talented this guy really is.
Why do u say that?
@@somes3cretcatthis person won’t respond but because it’s extremely difficult and intricate i just tried learning it it’s nearly impossible
@@gusbunch4079it’s really not that hard. writing it is a different story tho
@@lasquish552 He actually told on reddit Q&A that he never learned music theory. I was in disbelief when I read that
@lasquish552 agreed. He does have very clean playing here, but its the writing that always stands out in his music
Incredible to me that alex hasnt recorded this. Although, there is something very magical about the candidness of this video. How something so beautiful can be shot on a phone, in a grey stairwell, with some whispering n shit, and be so impactful
It's also on the Album/Fan Compilation "Nothing".
@@dollarworldmarket777 link?
juicybacon12 Void?
@@chancejewson1516 unreleasedalexg.github.io/albums/nothing.html
@@dollarworldmarket777 dead link now :(
there's just something so special about him being in some random stairwell looking so normal and then he just produces this???
hes so talented
I never really knew that just an acoustic guitar could make this kind of sound.
It’s truly a wonderful instrument
listen 2 sum Neil young
nick drake, elliott smith, neil young, joni mitchell... countless more that inluenced him
It's other types of styles like Ed Sheeran old albums with cool patterns and I can't really think of an other but this band called "Kitchen" it's not popular but verry rare and underrated band.
@@oscarvillaescusa3811 gtfoh
his guitar playing is flawless
Am, C, Fmaj7, C, Dm, Fmaj7, C (x2)
Am, C, G, Fmaj7 w/thumb and pinky, Em w/pinky, Fmaj7 w/pinky, C, C w/ 2nd fret A, Am, Am w/ 3rd fret low E, Fmaj7
Alex G is the most talented musician and songwriter of this generation
Facts
So far
That’s a nice opinion. I like his music too. But there’s so many people out there writing brilliant songs who simply don’t have the connections to have their music heard. Music is also subjective. I’d say Alex has been an important contributor to mainstream diy and he’s more capable than any I’ve seen as of yet.
That will be Mac.
@@vivito- if you mean demarco, he’s a creep and his music isn’t even good. alex g is a great guy and incredibly talented, maybe not the best to some but he’s definitely way up there
ive listened to this ab 200 times
+Katie Dey you famous now!
I've listened to your album ab 200 times!
no way
Who's this mary girl honestly I have some words for her
Sameeeeee
whenever i hear the name mary i think of the virgin mary
i think she's a weed metaphor? idk
There's another song he made called Mary. I guess either she's real or just a go-to name that goes well in songs.
mary jane
i actually kinda hope theres never a studio recorded version of this, it sounds perfect just like this
I don't know if anyone else recognizes it but the whispers that are picked up by the mic around 0:32 actually give so much to this recording musically, like they were meant to be there.
so dramatic 💀
@@kqzzy2 fr
@@kqzzy2 learn 2 let ppl be man
@@kqzzy2 yikes
@@kqzzy2nothing wrong with being a lil dramatic sometimes, i agree with them
All of his unreleased songs feel like a fever dream
Real
this is hands down my favorite song of all time.
You always say everything is your favorite thing.
Hi Mat ✋
lmaooo
Lol no way this is a full circle moment for me
Decade old comment
best songwriter in the game
This comment holds
@@danielmclaughlin4778 still holding up 3 weeks later 😳
agreed
@@slawssson9447 still holding up 8 months later
can confirm this is still accurate
alex is such a pretty boy
i hope this helped someone else in the stairwell who was quietly listening on another floor. i hope it helped them like it helped me
The composition skills of his are unlike others in the game. The writing is invocative, introspective and the chord progression is beautiful, especially the Fm-Bb7 part. Id put this next to Lennon's 'Julia' but that's only my opinion. Thats just how I feel this song's level is.
invocative doesn't make sense in this context, but that's just part of the reason this is one of the stupidest comments I've ever read
@@g_mac8204 oh come on dear it is not one of the stupidest, it is just, in your opinion, very dumb.
@@g_mac8204 phat rip
@@g_mac8204 he probably meant evocative but only a smart person would notice that.
@G_Mac i see u comment a lot, and i just wanna say u is a bitch
1:07 the way his voice slams the guitar is beautiful
that's what im saying
yoo temi
@@masa_g_who is temi?
@@masa_g_OMG MASA G FROM THE ALEXEI G SUBREDDIT
this shoulda been on rules
agree
Alex G's songs honestly make me cry.
I think this is the type of memory that flashes before your eyes in a melancholy departure from this place
Beautiful
Perfect
Haha “memory”
i listen to this song every time im drunk. have a big smile on my face every time
I am so sad because I didn't enjoy my childhood enough I will be 20 soon and everything seems wrong :(
same but 30 lol
@@buttjohnson time flies..😏
Who says you have to be young to have fun eh?
@@odunayofemi-oke4417 true but it's just my inner feeling. Objectively in your teenage years young adulthood you have a lot more opportunities and time to have fun then when you are older..
Don't be sad The most fun I've ever had was in my twenties. 🙂❤️
I can't even explain what this song means to me.
love
I couldn't tell you what it means to me
George Hayduke *violin*
certified hood classic
alex is some kind of genius i swear
he is an alien
This song is so good. It should definitely be on an album.
+idranktodie I could see it being on Winner or Race. I would also love a recorded version of this song
Its off album Nothing
@@haizyforever that’s a fan made comp
This young man is magic
who is mary and why is she so important to alex
pretty sure he's referring to mary jane, another term for weed
@@joppeke123 why do stoners think every song ever is about weed tho
@@swampgawdlagoon I'm not a stoner lmao, it's just how it is. Tons of songs use Mary and lucy as synonyms for drugs. And when you analyze those lyrics it makes sense that it's about weed
Jordan you have me laughing so hard
he looks cute in this ngl
The prettiest thing
He's like my exact type lol
Watch your mouth, or I'll make you wash it out
I will teach you to be good, Mary
Cause after all you locked yourself, in a dream and all
The very, very special things you've seen won't mean a thing
And all your friends wanna sail around the bend
But I won't let them take your wind, Mary
And even still you got this far, but you're not there and all
The little things that got you here won't get you anywhere
So you be kind, and I will take you back through time
I will take away your pain, Mary
the g in alex g is for genius
The A in Alex g is for Awesome
how many songs did he sing in that staircase
3 or more there were some the person deleted one was things to do
Why doesn't this song have more views, it's absolutely amazing!
that whisper...the world needs a studio version of this track
The whisper is legendary
I kind of like the way it sounds on the staircase tho, but a studio version would still be great
I love listening to raw, acoustic music like this. So much better than the artificial things we hear these days.
right, that’s one of the biggest reasons i love alex g :)
@@senylalala completely!
Listen to Elliott smith!
he ate that
this is the only song of his i've heard, and i'm kind of nervous to listen to any others, just cause this one is so perfect! any recommendations?
lily’s college corner idk if you’ve checked out his other stuff by now, but when I tell you that most of his music will have you hooked just as much as this song, believe me!
Idk if you already listened to these (since it’s been 3 yrs alr) or if you’re not interested anymore, but you should def listen to songs like: Harvey, Sarah, Mary, People, Kute, So, Forever, and Sorry. There’s so much more ❤
try kara! it's another unreleased song but it's soooo underated
best video on youtube
This song is so comforting. Can't stop listening to it.
this screams teenage Alex, the outfit, hair, pimple, bracelet, and THE SKINNINESS
Anyone from guardin - take away the pain?
Yea
this is my favorite video on the whole internet
omg yes
this is my favorite song of all time and I know it will be for a very very long time
still
I honestly fathom a more meaningful song
still?
@@abbycarpenter4819 still????
Still?
came here from guardin
syshwjsjushci hell yes👽💖
Same tho. Take away the pain
Take away the pain😎
👽
👽
I wonder who Mary is
me
@@halloweentreehouse me
He’s actually amazing at guitar wtf
Proud to be Italian bc of him lol
An unbelievable, once in 12 lifetimes talent
what is whispered in the background at 0:31?? this has haunted me for years
"He is so cute."?
"4 weeks ago"
Thomas Howard you've ruined my life
"He is so good"?
what is it?
this song means so much to me
neil young ishhh
reminds me of neil young and elliott smith
i hate most shit on you tube... but this is true art. you are with out a doubt one of the unsung greats of our time. God bless because we need you
ALEX IS GOD
Got me tearing up
same 😇
Holy fuck this is good
guardin - take away the pain - your creation inspired another beautiful creation.
10 pm- 1 am: alex g
He told me he would never re-record this song and it broke my heart while also strengthening it.
nooo 😭 did he give a reason?
Beautiful. Catching on to Alex's music has sincerely made my life better. Thanks Alex.
alex g sounds like the catz theme
what is bro doing here!
@@boyspointofview listen to the catz theme and then listen to this and tell me im wrong...
gosh i love you even more realising you’re an alex g fan (i love your content by the way, i always watch it whilst getting ready for school)
ALEX G ALEX G ALEX G ALEX G
i’m going to sing this to my kids in the future when they’re being bad, and i'll sing their name instead of ‘mary'
Or you could name em mary
alex is a friend
2:11 guardin - take away the pain
best sample ever
@@aurvea1199 worst sample ever
My depression is gone, but I still come back to this video.
this is so fun to play on guitar
The Elliott smith influence is major!
Early 2010s mediocre camera quality. I love it. Back when UA-cam was cool and magical. Good song btw.
2:11 Guardin
i love the whispers so much actually haha ; _ ;
venho tentando passar em um colégio. Toda vez que penso em desistir, volto pra esse vídeo.
any luck so far? :)
@@senylalala unfortunately no :(, but after some months, i stopped putting so much pressure on myself so, atleast, my mental health is so much better so improved in some point of my life
Heard the sampled from one of my favorite artists 2 years ago and just had to come back
wait who sampled it?
@@rileyg8291 Guardin and not sure who else but I'm sure if you look up Be kind by Alex G on youtube something might pop up.
the only man for me
Fender in a stairwell old cellphone footage...still captivating
This kid is magical. So many amazing tracks.
Alex is so talented
You're a blessing to this world
I've never stopped being in love with him
hyouka W
alex g you are my favorite artist of all time i love your music, thank you
best song ive ever fucking heard
This Guy Has so much Music
guardin- take away the pain
been trying to figure out how to play this song for months and cant get passed the first 10 seconds
did you finish learning it?
Ernesto Hendrix lmao I gave up when i was halfway through figuring out the walking baseline thing between verses. ill try again today
Only recently found this guy, now he's one of my favorite musicians,
hope everyone is doing alright
DO NOT ASK HIM TO PLAY IT AT HIS CONCERT
why
spending my christmas at the be kind stairs :)
alex we can all see ur hickey
This song is absolutely amazing :D