Permafrost - (Laurena)
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2011
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Itunes : dft.ba/permafrost
Amazon: alturl.com/7v9mz
Facebook ( has pictures of the set and stuff) :
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Also: / stalledsatellites
Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like I am permafrost
Alone in the tundra and really lost
And to think that this is how I feel
Like the ground is melting and nothing's real
And in the taiga everybody knows
That you shouldn't wander where the hemlock grows
When the land is vast and the wind blow fast
Will you stay with me if the darkness last?
I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live
You say I'm breaking your friends heart
But meanwhile you're tearing mine apart
So stop asking me if she loves you back
If it's charm you have then it's courage you lack
But I want your love and I want it now
I'd ask you for it but I don't know how
I want to hold you tight and I want to now
I'd say I love you but I don't know how
It's done X2
And I remember when we rode the bus
Through the boreal forest and the winter musk
I put my head on your shoulder but you moved away
I said I wasn't tired anyway
And I pretended that I didn't care
But I hid a few tears behind a lock of hair
And I was tired and I needed sleep
So I swallowed my pride and I changed seat
Again
So I'd rather you make up your mind
A little faster, you're such a waste of time X2
And you wanted more but you needed less
'Cause you think that you're better than the rest
And I wanted less but I needed more
'Cause you left all I had on the forest floor
And In the mixed forest with the lakes galore
You always left me wanting more
And in the mixed forest with the lakes galore
You left my heart on the forest floor
I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live
© Laurena Segura 2011
Isn’t it funny, how this song was never a ‘hit’ that gets replayed on the radio or anything, but it’s occupied a small space in our minds all this time? And something brings us back here every so often. To listen. To reminisce. To remember. To feel. It’s like we all share a small little connection in that way. I don’t know when this song will rise to the forefront of my memory again, but until I meet you all again - I hope you find your peace in this world.
Someone said the word “permafrost” today in class and my mind was immediately transported back here. I’m so glad it was
i think about this every time i hear boreal forest but that’s a problem because im an environmental science major
coming here 6 years later is kind of surreal not gonna lie
9 years for me
in fact ten....but last year doesnt count
9 this year for me too..... phew
10 years next month
First here at 16-17 and am now 24 turning 25. This gives me nostalgia
Everytime someone says the word permafrost, I’m transported back here, to the feeling I had when I first heard it, as if that feeling is forever stuck in permafrost itself.
I come back to this every now and then since John Green recommended your songs years ago. Still so wonderful in so many different lovely ways!
Still returning like daffodils to the sun!
@@arielsilverman2252 Me too! It really is a wonderful song.
every time I hear the word permafrost I come back here, I can't BELIEVE it's been ten years
Same :))
Popped into my head as I drove to work this morning. 6 years later...
It took me 20 minutes of searching for this song, giving up, and then the word permafrost slapping me across the face. Let this song never slip away from me.
You achieved what Steve Martin said was never possible...a sad banjo song. It is stunning.
BE STRONG YOU CAN DO THIS
half of the reason i adore this song is the fact that she's apparently trying to name as many biomes as possible in one song
You saw right through me
I heard this song years ago when it got connected to the vlogbrotgers. I haven't even heard it for years and yet I still think of it quite often. Such a beautiful song. "Sometimes I feel like I'm permafrost..."
9 years later and I still know all the words
11 years 😳
This was uploaded almost ten years ago and I still love it today. Can't remember how I found it - maybe through the Vlog Brothers? I still remember this time. They may have not been simpler times, but it feels like it was. A beautiful song Laurena.
I'm so glad I found this channel again. I remember watching this when I was 15. But I couldn't remember, all I had were images and feelings. I searched for this for weeks and I'm so relieved I found it again. It's like i rediscovered a part of myself I thought I had lost.
"If it's charm you have, then it's courage you lack"
My god you're brilliant. NEVER stop writing. The world would become a much sadder place...
Here in 2022...the years start comin and they don't stop comin 😭
Thought it was time for me to drop a comment cause I listen to this song every day but never actually say anything.
I don't know whether it's entirely possible to have a favorite song, but I think this one might be it for me. I can listen to this song any time of day.
I have some problems with anxiety and whenever I can't sleep because of that I listen to this song... Which means I fall asleep while listening to it almost every day.
I love this song so much. It's special to me in a way almost no other song is and I have been consistently listening to it for years.
I thought you might like to know that it's that special to some people
it’s been 6 years
@@hollygarfield123 it has, and I’m still here
It's crazy how many times I've listened to this song over the last decade, across different countries and different lives.
This better be in the Paper Towns soundtrack.
to anyone coming back to this in 2019, don’t forget to be awesome :)
wow.. been a long time since i last said that.
I still come back and listen to this song, even after all these years. So hauntingly beautiful
nerd fighters anyone? :D i am on a vlogbrothers binge watch. :)
same here!
awesome nerdfighteria ftw
;D
+A Faith Nullas SUP
Hey! DFTBA, fellow humans.
This has been my favourite song for many years. I feel a little guilty though. When I'm asked about my favourite song I never mention this song. It feels too personal. Do you have songs like that? When you don't want to have a conversation about it. It seems to fit to you so well you worry about someone's opinion warping the songs effect on you. I think that's how to best describe that feeling... Anyway, for years later I'd like to say Thank You.
I know exactly how you feel. It's like it becomes a part of your soul or something
I know this is a 2 year old comment but it's just too relatable for me not to comment. I feel this with many songs. This one because it's so nostalgic to me, every lyric feels so personal. Not only is the song beautiful to me but it reminds of a different time in my life. I just can't share it because it's too close a part of me. I hope Laurena knows what an impact this song has on me and others, it's the mark of truely talented songwriter.
12 years, man does time go fast. I can't listen to this lovely song more than once a year or so, the melancholy I feel is too overwhelming.
I cannot get tired of listening to this song, no matter how many times I play it. I just get lost in that world of evergreens, snow gently falling upon that meloncholy permafrost.
I remember crying to this beautiful song in the winter of 2011.
I discovered this song when I was in college 2011. And it's been 10 years since then. This song still hurts me. I hope you are all okay! *hugs*
I still think about this song all the time
me in 2011, never taken a spanish class: I wonder what she’s saying at the end
me in 2019, with a BA in spanish: wow I can understand now
what an oddly wholesome comment.
btw, what does she say?
@@honknoodle "Thank you for the maps, grandpa" (or "grandma?" the audio is fuzzy)
still one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard
I've loved this song since 2012 ugh :< ANYBODY IN 2018?
i still love this song
This is one of the prettiest songs I have ever heard...beautiful instrumentation... such a beautiful voice and spirit should not feel lonely in a tundra like permafrost... this makes me want to just pick you up and carry you away into the sunset of eternity...!
Please keep sharing your music.
One of my favorite songs :)
I finally have someone that feels like this
The fact that I have next to no voice left from a really bad cold cannot and will not stop me from singing along with this. It's too wonderful.
I wish you would post more videos, you are really good.
You are very talented!!!
Back in my senior year I'd listen to this song a lot with a close friend who resembled Laurena so much. She stopped being my friend in college and I never really got over it so I come here for feels.
I just keep coming back here over and over again.. Can't listen to this enough, it's so amazing.
She's on Spotify!! :O :)
The most beautiful roses resist to grow at mainstreet
The first week I got this song, I listened to it like a 100 times. And no, I didn't just leave it on repeat. I've memorized the lyrics, and I sing the song whenever I'm alone. It's just one of those peaceful songs that deserves so much praise. Thank you, Laurena!
9 years ago. Wow. Still a great song and I listen to it often.
This should've been on TFIOS soundtrack, they're missing out.
That was beautiful.
Ravishing twist from everything you typically see. I simply adore this song.
"Stop asking me if she loves you back. If it's charm you have, then it's courage you lack." Fantastic
i have listened to this over and over again for the past hour
This is amazing!
Maddie H Deffo, the beginning reminded me of Candles
Who is watching this in 2016. Anyone?
+Siddharth Kansal Yes, always!
+Siddharth Kansal Always
+Siddharth Kansal I hadn't listened to this song in years, and then we were talking about biomes in class today and it reminded me...
March, 2016
Me! I am still watching.
im so excited about people loving the song ive been loving for a long time, this is how being a fan must feel like.
This song quickly rose to number one on my most played list in itunes. This song is legitimately fantastic
just another gift from tfios .
Rosh Ny b
Certified Hood Classic
7 years later, I still love it
I have Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, and anxiety; because of this, I often find myself curled up into a ball somewhere, crying, waiting for my body to calm down and for the pain to stop. When I'm in situations like this, your music is literally the only thing that I can listen to calm myself down. Thank you so much for sharing your work with the world; it truly has changed my life.
John Green is a genius.
Houneida Malik
"Give up and live" Its sad but its my Tumblr Url and it has almost 6 thousand posts.
Still know every word to this song by heart...
I think my favorite part of this song is how eloquent and intelligent the lyrics and music are. It's poetic how each word flows, but in a very personal, grounding way.
I greatly appreciate your choice of hat.
Harriet Milton IT IS EXCELLENT. Her talent and choice of hat equals so much awesome none of it can be quantified.
agreed
I always end up coming back to this song, and it's always beautiful.
This song is just absolutely beautiful. I could listen to her voice all day!!!
The beauty of this song has moved me to tears.
That is the most beautiful banjo playing I've ever heard. Never knew it could make that kind of music.
she's even better in person. a truly gifted soul.
This is seriously one of the most enchantingly beautiful songs on my iPod
I never believed I could fall in love with a song about permafrost... until now.
This song is a staple for my Autumn and Winter playlists since 2011 ♥
A song I will always have the privilege of loving. ❤
This still reaches in my soul and gives it a squeeze. ❤
i cant stop replaying this.
love it.
Loved this back when I originally saw it... still love it now :)
Beautiful... haunting. I can NOT stop replaying this over and over again.. it's so full of depth and emotion. I just love it.
I'm from a small town in a warm climate. Having recently moved to Finland this is helping me get though the change in culture, weather, and everything.
Thank you.
still one of my favorite songs. just beautiful!
its really amazing how talented she is
she could play guitar, banjo, 12 string guitar, accordion, french horn, can write incredible songs, and has a beautiful voice
I can't tell you how many times I have listened to this song. Amazing!
These lyrics are so beautiful. Unlike a lot of the songs on the radio, this is truly poetry set to music. Thank you for sharing this.
Listening to this song so close to Valentine's Day has depressed me in the best way possible. Your music is beautiful and for that I thank you.
Your gaze is so enchanting, it really draws the viewer in. You have the look of someone who had been hurt in the past, but you are still holding yourself together. Like you're holding back a wave of emotions just to share your story, this song. Its so powerful, and relatable...
Everytime I hear the line 'I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live' it sends a chill down my spine. Exactly how I've been feeling for the last 3 weeks.
Downloaded on iTunes and currently playing on repeat.
I must have come back to this song hundreds of times, and I am forever grateful to John Green for recommending it to me. I especially love to listen to it when it's cold or dreary outside, because it feels like sinking into a warm and comforting place--even though the song is a bit sad, there's almost something soft and familiar about it. Maybe it's because this song has followed me for so many formative years of my life, from early high school to the end of college. Maybe it's because when I'm not in the best place this song has always met me right where I am. Laurena, I hope you know how talented you are and how much your music means to so many. Thank you for sharing this song, and for all the others you've given us
John, you own my soul for showing me this. Almost as much as Laurena for actually making it.
My last comment on this video was 11 years ago, and I still remember every single word.
When I click on this video and see your eyes, and then you start singing, I melt. You're perfect Miss Laurena, never change please.
I can't watch the video because her face is so mesmerizing that I can't pay attention to the music. And the music is so enchanting that I forget to look at her face.
It don't matter how many time I hear this song. I come back at least once a day to listen again.
I can't think of a better way to spend Esther day than listening to this song with the people I love. Thanks for the awesome music. DFTBA.
Your voice is absolutely beautiful. It reminds me of Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's voice from Of Monsters and Men
Thank you for this amazing song. I come back to it every now and then, because it knows just how to hurt me to help me heal.
Your songs fill me with all sorts of FEELINGS. Thank you for existing, and putting pieces of yourself on the internet.
I love her so much! her voice is so refreshing and new!
this song is so pretty that it makes me feel alive in this warm and fuzzy way.
This song is the only one I will listen to as I just went through a break up. My ex and I spent a lot of time in nature, in the winter, cross country skiing, traveling, and such. These experiences were so rewarding for me, and it made me associate him with these intense feelings of fascination, adventure, and intrigue. The downside is, he was emotionally distant, and instead of recognizing this and ending it, I only became more attached to him. Anywho, he ended up breaking up with me and I will never see him again. This is the only song I can listen to and process how I'm feeling about losing him. It wasn't love, but I am still feeling this gut wrenching feeling of loss, confusion, and isolation. I can picture us when I listen to this song. The imagery - where the land is vast and the wind blows fast - takes me back to our relationship, and the traveling we did, to places similar in geographic climate to your song. Ironic how the memories of these places now act as a metaphor for how I feel, like in the lyrics describe. Although you don't go into too much detail about your background with this person - the person on the bus, I think I'm feeling the same way you did. Although he didn't reveal this until after we broke up - he took forever to make up his mind about me. He wanted more from me but I gave him everything I could. All I wanted was him but I should've known I needed more than he was willing to give me.
Still great 9 years later
Still in love!!!!