You can dance around your life but if you quieten down now and then and hear the silence you'll realize that all the moments filled with people who love you are the only ones that count.
"I'll close my eyes and then i won't see the love you don't feel when you're holding me"................ It doesn't get more heartbreaking than that line. It flips my stomach upside down every time I listen to it. If you've ever been there, You know what I am talking about.
this is my first time listening to bon iver. i'd heard of them plenty of times before, and i always loved the lyrics to skinny love so today i decided to actually decided to try them out. this is literally the most incredibly moving music i have ever heard in my entire life. i'm converted. thank you.
I think one of the best parts of this song is what it makes people feel. Everyone is apologizing for telling their story in these comments, but there's nothing to apologize for. It's amazing what one song can bring out in people :D
This song doesn't just have to be about heartbreak. I could sit under the sun with my boyfriend and fall asleep to this any day. I could never force someone to love me, but I'm so thankful that he does. I love Bon Iver because their songs can be about heartbreak, and also being so deeply in love like I am. I love my boyfriend of over a year. I can't wait to marry him.
One of the best songs I have ever heard. I love Bon Iver with all my heart I really do! I get a feeling when I listen to them that no other artist can ever make me feel. I am complete.
And as I sit here late at night and stare at the ceiling while listening to this, I am transported back to the days her and I said "I love you" to one another and its pure bliss until I realize the current reality, a life full of texting empty messages and responses back to her wondering what happened to each other. I now understand the heartbreak of truly understanding love, allowing yourself to hurt so the other person can move on and be happy. She will forever be the one that got away and my long lost love, but she won't have to endure the pain of us trying to make it work as we both chase our dreams and become strangers before one another's eyes. Damn do I miss her now, though.
Turn down the lights Turn down the bed Turn down these voices, inside my head Lay down with me Tell me no lies Just hold me close, don't patronize me Don't patronize me [Hook] Cause I can't make you love me If you don't You can't make your heart feel Something it won't Here in the dark These final hours I will lay down my heart I feel the power but you don't No, you don't Cause I can't make you love me, If you don't If you don't No you won't [Verse Two] I close my eyes I won't see The love you don't feel When you're holding me Morning will come and I'll do what's right Just give me til then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight [Hook] Cause I can't make you love me if you don't I can't make your heart feel something it won't Here in the dark in these final hours I will lay down my heart I feel the power but you don't No you don't I can't make you love me if you don't If you don't [Outro] No, no, no, you won't I found love darling I found love darling I found love darling I found love darling, yeah I found love darling, darling, darling Love in the nick of time I found love darling, yeah Love in the nick of time
shivers down my spine, can't even describe the feelings going trough me, bon iver is a pure artist who deserves nothing but praise, thank god for this man and his angel voice
Melissa Marie Meyers, I hope one day you discover this song and see this comment. I still love you, over a year later. You vanished without a trace, and I have no idea how to find you. You're probably a different person now. And I'm probably missing a person that's long gone, and a different girl is in her place. But just know that everyday I think of who you used to be, and that wonderful time we spent together. If I could I would do it all over again
I don't think I have ever encountered a song with such pure emotion and hurt. This is amazing, it's pure art, a real masterpiece sung by one of the greatest musicians ever. To put it simply, this song is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
I am so in love with this. I'm hearing it over and over again and I just can't get enough. This melody, this music transports so many emotions... at least for me. I can feel it!
this song makes me feel happiness in the most low key, calm sort of way. it reminds me of my best friend, who is going off to college this fall. i feel like this song could be playing while we say our goodbyes.. :' ) oh the journey that lies ahead of us. . .
This song has the ability to bring up so many emotions, and has helped me thorugh some of my hardest days. I am so grateful to be able to listen to it, thank you Bon Iver ♥
It's a shame that this song helped me through awful times, because now everytime i listen to it, it takes me back to the raw feelings. It's like it has been permanently stained With all the darkness.
Since I've been a Marine, no music like his has so far moved me or made feel happy like he has music wise, and I just discoverd this music today so that says a lot lol... oh and Mr. "1 dislike"... have you no soul? lol.
Your own songs are so beautiful, its young songwriters like you who show there's still hope amongst a lot of the processed music present now. Gorgeous cover too
This is probably the saddest emotion we experience at all, beyond grief, loss or extreme pain. Feeling the love, feeling the power enrichening your mind but with no reciprocation whatsoever. You are left numb, floating and stranded in limbo working out why? and all you have is time to work through it. . . . . so haunting.
"i cant make you love me" was written by Mike Reid/Allen Shamblin and recorded by Bonnie Raitt on her Luck of the Draw album in 1991... therefore it isnt her song, but she made it famous, but in my opinion Bon Iver took it to a whole new level, one of my favourites. hope this clears it up ;)
I listened to this song during the most painful break-up of my life. It described every emotion running through my head. And in the end, through months of back and forths, mixed messages and not knowing whether we'd make it, I gave up the fight because Bonnie Raitt was right - I couldn't make him love me, when he didn't.
Most people on here refer to this song as a means to get over that significant other whom they long for, and I respect that. My heart goes out to you guys. I'm actually dealing with something a little more personal. My mom recently "disowned" based on the premise that she has my younger half-siblings to start over with (I just turned 18). It's been extremely difficult dealing with this recent trauma and this song is getting me through things. Good luck to anyone else going through heartbreak.
I have no reason to cry. I have a good life, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend. but about 30 seconds into this song i had tears streaming down my face...
One the saddest Love songs ever. Lay down beside me, close yours eyes, turn down these voices inside my head, I can't make you love me if you don't. Check out the George Michael version LIVE, it is a classic. I will lay down my heart, these final hours. I can't make you love me if you don't. Reminds of the woman I've hurt in my younger days. This song hits home...
It's bitter-sweet. The moment itself was something out of a lonely fantasy, and I'll likely cherish it for a long time. Hell, it might even fuel a good song. Regardless, I still wish for more. I don't want to look back and feel like crap because that moment isn't a regular thing.
Even though this is the first time I’ve listened to this song I know it’ll be special to me. I recently fell in love with a girl I knew couldn’t fall in love with me. I’m still in love with her, even though I can’t talk to her
You can dance around your life but if you quieten down now and then and hear the silence you'll realize that all the moments filled with people who love you are the only ones that count.
Losing someone you once called friend because you started to fall in love with them.
isn't life beautiful.
Yeah it really is. Just sucks that shit like that happens and we’ve gotta live with it.
"I'll close my eyes and then i won't see the love you don't feel when you're holding me"................ It doesn't get more heartbreaking than that line. It flips my stomach upside down every time I listen to it. If you've ever been there, You know what I am talking about.
this is my first time listening to bon iver. i'd heard of them plenty of times before, and i always loved the lyrics to skinny love so today i decided to actually decided to try them out.
this is literally the most incredibly moving music i have ever heard in my entire life. i'm converted. thank you.
I think one of the best parts of this song is what it makes people feel. Everyone is apologizing for telling their story in these comments, but there's nothing to apologize for. It's amazing what one song can bring out in people :D
Props to Bonnie Raitt for making this song, one of the greatest female singer-songwriters. And she's still releasing great music to this day.
This song doesn't just have to be about heartbreak. I could sit under the sun with my boyfriend and fall asleep to this any day. I could never force someone to love me, but I'm so thankful that he does. I love Bon Iver because their songs can be about heartbreak, and also being so deeply in love like I am. I love my boyfriend of over a year. I can't wait to marry him.
One of the best songs I have ever heard. I love Bon Iver with all my heart I really do! I get a feeling when I listen to them that no other artist can ever make me feel. I am complete.
And as I sit here late at night and stare at the ceiling while listening to this, I am transported back to the days her and I said "I love you" to one another and its pure bliss until I realize the current reality, a life full of texting empty messages and responses back to her wondering what happened to each other. I now understand the heartbreak of truly understanding love, allowing yourself to hurt so the other person can move on and be happy. She will forever be the one that got away and my long lost love, but she won't have to endure the pain of us trying to make it work as we both chase our dreams and become strangers before one another's eyes. Damn do I miss her now, though.
"If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice." -Meister Eckhart
The best version ever. So deep, sad, and true...I'm in love with you and your voice Bon Iver, and you can make me love you actually
This is a song i needed. If he doesn't love me anymore then ill have nothing to do but listen to Bon Iver.
Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices, inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize me
Don't patronize me
[Hook]
Cause I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something it won't
Here in the dark
These final hours
I will lay down my heart
I feel the power but you don't
No, you don't
Cause I can't make you love me, If you don't
If you don't
No you won't
[Verse Two]
I close my eyes
I won't see
The love you don't feel
When you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me til then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight
[Hook]
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart
I feel the power but you don't
No you don't
I can't make you love me if you don't
If you don't
[Outro]
No, no, no, you won't
I found love darling
I found love darling
I found love darling
I found love darling, yeah
I found love darling, darling, darling
Love in the nick of time
I found love darling, yeah
Love in the nick of time
shivers down my spine, can't even describe the feelings going trough me, bon iver is a pure artist who deserves nothing but praise, thank god for this man and his angel voice
A song that makes you have mixed feelings not knowing if you’re happy or feeling sorrow but you’re at peace
Melissa Marie Meyers, I hope one day you discover this song and see this comment. I still love you, over a year later. You vanished without a trace, and I have no idea how to find you. You're probably a different person now. And I'm probably missing a person that's long gone, and a different girl is in her place. But just know that everyday I think of who you used to be, and that wonderful time we spent together. If I could I would do it all over again
I know this feeling. I'm in the exact same predicament
sharksinyourmouth89 write a song.
I’m curious has she gotten back to you?????
I don't think I have ever encountered a song with such pure emotion and hurt. This is amazing, it's pure art, a real masterpiece sung by one of the greatest musicians ever. To put it simply, this song is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
Happy Valentine's Day.
I love that statement: 'the weather is showing you what you try to hold back.' So very true. I think we've all been there.
this is so pretty i want to cry. it's absolutely gorgeous, words can't describe it.
this chorus has never been so heart-wrenching. i'm so glad i'm not heart broken right now.
The last minute of this song is so gorgeous. This whole song is perfection.
This song describes what I've been going through for that past two years and I love Bon Iver for turning my pain into this beautiful song.
The way he sings it is just perfect.
Song of my life, story of my life, version of my life. Thank you Justin for making me feel I'm not the only guy out there feeling this.
The tears rolling down my face are a mixture of joy and sadness. Well done Bon Iver. Well done.
I am so in love with this. I'm hearing it over and over again and I just can't get enough. This melody, this music transports so many emotions... at least for me. I can feel it!
It's hard to describe this song but I've got the peace that I needed. Love from Brazil.
this song makes me feel happiness in the most low key, calm sort of way. it reminds me of my best friend, who is going off to college this fall. i feel like this song could be playing while we say our goodbyes.. :' ) oh the journey that lies ahead of us. . .
everyone needs to hear this song. I can't stop listening to it, it's just so beautiful.
This song has the ability to bring up so many emotions, and has helped me thorugh some of my hardest days. I am so grateful to be able to listen to it, thank you Bon Iver ♥
It's a shame that this song helped me through awful times, because now everytime i listen to it, it takes me back to the raw feelings.
It's like it has been permanently stained With all the darkness.
For some reason, my mom can't listen to Bon Iver's cover of this song. She thinks it's creepy b/c his voice is high. I just think it's pure talent.
Bro his cover got the most views 😂
He can turn anything into gold. I love Bon Iver and everything he touches!
You just made me the most happiest man alive just listening to you thanks man.
Oh yeah. This is why I love Bon Iver. Is there a word that means more than love? This is why I am obsessed with Bon Iver?
Whatever, this is brilliant.
this song is seriously amazing, how can bon iver put so much emotion and feeling into a single song?
Since I've been a Marine, no music like his has so far moved me or made feel happy like he has music wise, and I just discoverd this music today so that says a lot lol... oh and Mr. "1 dislike"... have you no soul? lol.
wow id have high respect for anyone who calls this music. This is art. fantastic.
This song captures the emotion perfectly. I love that bluesy intro
Your own songs are so beautiful, its young songwriters like you who show there's still hope amongst a lot of the processed music present now. Gorgeous cover too
any thought i had in my head before i started listening to this song is now LONG GONE.
I am in tears,this song is just beautiful.
can't get enough of Bon Ivor
This is probably the saddest emotion we experience at all, beyond grief, loss or extreme pain. Feeling the love, feeling the power enrichening your mind but with no reciprocation whatsoever. You are left numb, floating and stranded in limbo working out why? and all you have is time to work through it. . . . . so haunting.
this song makes me cry every single time, yet I keep coming back to listen to it. I love Bon Iver
This song calms me down so much, it is truly beautiful.
Justin Vernon's voice is the purest form of beauty in the entire universe.
how beautiful. the verse is what leaves my mouth open... so good.
That is the sweetest thing I have heard today, or for a while even. Thank you for sharing.
"i cant make you love me" was written by Mike Reid/Allen Shamblin and recorded by Bonnie Raitt on her Luck of the Draw album in 1991... therefore it isnt her song, but she made it famous, but in my opinion Bon Iver took it to a whole new level, one of my favourites. hope this clears it up ;)
How can I feel heart broken listening to this if I've never been in love?
This song is incredible.
3LostRings that’s the power of music
Best version of this song by FAR. He sings with the most amazing emotion.
I listened to this song during the most painful break-up of my life. It described every emotion running through my head. And in the end, through months of back and forths, mixed messages and not knowing whether we'd make it, I gave up the fight because Bonnie Raitt was right - I couldn't make him love me, when he didn't.
My boyfriend just broke up with me yesterday after our 16 months. These lyrics accompanied by Bon Iver's voice really makes my heart cry.
This has to be the most beautiful song I have ever heard...well, it is hard to pick just one, but this one can't be passed by!
This song literally gives me chills. And i love music, but not many songs do that for me.
this is song is so beautiful it physically pains me. incredible.
how can a song change your emotions so easily, genuinely crying. i love you, you remarkably beautiful man
Most people on here refer to this song as a means to get over that significant other whom they long for, and I respect that. My heart goes out to you guys. I'm actually dealing with something a little more personal. My mom recently "disowned" based on the premise that she has my younger half-siblings to start over with (I just turned 18). It's been extremely difficult dealing with this recent trauma and this song is getting me through things. Good luck to anyone else going through heartbreak.
How are you all these years later? Good I hope.
This is the most beautiful and touching version I have ever heard.
bon iver makes life worth living, everything seems to make sense when he sings
this is so gorgeous it literally hurts.
This song, this band can never and will never receive all of the awards they deserve.
Sitting in the Bus/train/car...and you feel like the weather is showing what you try to hold back. love this song.
A girl in my comp. graphics class told me to come check this out. Thankyou to that girl, this is too powerful.
Wow, every time i listen to this song i get chills!!! Such a beautiful and emotional song!
Man.. Justin Vernon is just amazing.. I can't name a single song of him that didn't blew me away..
i love the piano work in this song so much.
this is amazing, it is full expression, beauty and have so much soul.
Rainy Mood + ANY Bon Iver song= bliss
I want to cry. This is brilliant.
good god no one dislikes this beautiful piece of art...
100 % relatable at the moment. I love Bon Iver. So much.
I am on Radio Jango... Bon Iver is one of my peers...similar love
Just learned this song on piano!!! great song, great voice!!!!!
Just can't get past that sniff at 51 seconds, lmao.
Neil Howard heard the sniff while reading this
They're* flawless. Bon Iver is not just one person, it is a band.
im proud to add another like to this truely beautiful masterpiece that touches my soul in ways i never thought music could.
The description for this song is perfect.
My love for this man is indescribably
if this song doesn't tears tour ass apart, you've got no soul
the Bonnie Raitt version really is better - Hornsby on the keys in her recording. It's amazing.
That's we he likes the tune so much - JV is a big fan of both Hornsby and Bonnie Raitt
No clue what you’re trying to say. Amazing what proofreading can do.
@@jaden_bricker Amazing what not being an asshole and taking effort to read something can do.
I always listen to this song when i am sad and lonely. I listen to it very often..
A beautiful song of the day! Hello Hiddles Army! Ohh this is great.
A friend of mine introduced me to these, loved them on hearing them for the first time!!!!!!
This is one of those songs you can just listen to on repeat and be sad
I guess we're all here for the same reason?
How Great would it be if we could find someone through the comfort we find in Bon Iver? sigh.
I really needed this song. Thank you, thank you.
Tugs the heart strings Everytime
Just delightful.
I have no reason to cry. I have a good life, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend. but about 30 seconds into this song i had tears streaming down my face...
I just love Bon Iver... cant get enough!
this song, wow, its hard find good music...... it leaves me speachless....
This is my song right now. I cant make him love me. But I wont die in vain. He will, knowing I loved him and he missed out.
Never once has a song made me cry like this...
One the saddest Love songs ever. Lay down beside me, close yours eyes, turn down these voices inside my head, I can't make you love me if you don't. Check out the George Michael version LIVE, it is a classic. I will lay down my heart, these final hours. I can't make you love me if you don't. Reminds of the woman I've hurt in my younger days. This song hits home...
It's bitter-sweet. The moment itself was something out of a lonely fantasy, and I'll likely cherish it for a long time. Hell, it might even fuel a good song.
Regardless, I still wish for more. I don't want to look back and feel like crap because that moment isn't a regular thing.
I had a tear in my eye. Bon iver is amazing
this song makes me feel so much pain. it's beautiful.
Even though this is the first time I’ve listened to this song I know it’ll be special to me. I recently fell in love with a girl I knew couldn’t fall in love with me.
I’m still in love with her, even though I can’t talk to her
When he says "When you're holding me" at 3:23 I just melt. I adore this song.