This song speaks to me so much, in a number of ways. I used to relate it to how my dad raised me. Being emotionally abused most of my life. I found it really hard to do anything without doubting myself. So when I first heard it, I related to how much I blamed him for what happened to me and why I was living life so harshly. But years went on and I learned to not hate people as much. I forgave him for everything he did to my family. However could not forget. I gained some time for self reflection. Realized that the only one holding me back was the scared little girl that I grew up to be. I blamed him for everything that I was struggling with. I then knew. Yes he made some awful mistakes. But it was unfair to him to peg him for the antagonist for my story. When really. It was me. I was still the little girl who hid in her closet whenever her parents were fighting. I consistently second guessed myself whenever I wanted to try something new. When all along I just had to get out of the mindset of the victim I had made myself. I am powerful. And can beat my inner demons. I honestly relate this song to me speaking to my inner self, the damaged child self that kept me from taking that step to recovery. So when I sing with it. I feel as if I'm banishing it from my subconscious. Understanding why I was like that. But saying it is now my enemy. Thank you for reading this. I know it is probably not all that interesting. But this song means a lot to me. Wish I could thank the oh hellos for this masterpiece..
I hope you'll pardon a total stranger for saying this, but this is a wonderful self reflection and not boring, and so rare for a young person who has experienced such trauma from the most important man in her life, the man all other men will be compared to, to self reflect and discover that forgiving him is a gift you gave yourself, and to discover an outdated defense mechanism (that was useful when you were younger) needs to be banished, because it's holding you back from your potential. If your dad could heal through some of his brokenness and see how special his daughter is, he would tell you how proud he was. Pretend this is your dad saying this, because I know he would if he could escape his demons: I'm so proud of you and I'm so sorry for what I did. Not to be preachy, but there's someone who will never let you down, who can meet you where you're at, and help you find your purpose. This song is like that person talking to you. ua-cam.com/video/CdjRmM0Q0qs/v-deo.html
Wow, 8 months of trying to find this exact video and finally I get a notification. Thank you! Im pleased to tell you that me and my dad have worked through our issues and are really close now. Of course life always throws you curve balls so I am dealing with a new set of problems being an adult and all now. But Im really getting to be in a better place. Thank you so much for your words. I am in fact Christian so it was so nice hearing a worship song again.
@@DavidMichaelHarveyLLC Healthy mental health, on comment thread online, this actually makes me feel so at peace. It's always so good to run into other Christians who support each other, rather than all the toxicity we have been handed online. God bless both of you.
I also see my emotional abuse in this song. I didn't really recognise it until now, so now I know who I am better and I can see my abuser the way she is, and that it's not my fault. She taught me that my friends and hobbies were not worth anything, just like they were only escapes. And there's parts of me that I hate . But now I know that I want to rise above what happened to me. I hope you're doing okay now as well
Than you for the lyrics my dear. I find myself having a hard time clearly hearing the lyrics of a lot of The Oh Hellos' songs due to the way they harmonize so this is greatly appreciated.
I love this. It speaks to me on a spiritual level and I see the "you" they're talking about is the demons we all face. The thing telling you you aren't good enough for anything and all that stuff. I sing this song as a warning to the demons bringing me down tbh, it's so powerful!!
Oh my gosh yes! I'm a Christian and when I hear the end, I almost always cry because I hear all the voices rejoicing and I hear a song of freedom. We are redeemed little or bigger Brother or Sister.
Hallelujah, I'll be praying for you man. I know we've never met but I just love you so much already. I just love you, with all of my heart and all of my soul. I just, love you. You're incredible. I do feel joy as I think about you now. I hope you feel the love of God today/tonight, not as a condemning statement but as the greatest blessing I can offer you. Its not even my blessing, it's his.
@@goosepuncher yknow' I see tons of people being really crappy and using Christianity to justify it but this is just so genuine and nice and you just seem like a cuddly ball of sunshine and I just want you to know that that's great we need more people like you
Check out all their albums! All so amazing held with so much raw truth! Their albums are best listened all the way through. They tell a story. If you ever get a chance to see The Oh Hellos in concert, I highly suggest you go. They will blow you away.
When you read the first letter in the Screwtape Letters (the book the album was based off of), you see the bigger picture and it hits so much harder. Realizing this is about someone who gets right with God and realizes the real enemy is none other than the devil himself, who told him and made up all the lies they once believed. The final verse is them getting saved and calling out the devil, "I know who you are now, and all that you made of me. I know you are now and I name YOU my enemy."
that’s interesting, since i’ve interpreted this song as the singer realizing how terrible god and religion can be and finally distancing themself from it :)
@@ghost.kid__ I'm sorry you feel that way, but that's not what's going nor what the song is based on. However, I will keep you in prayers if that's how you view God and religion. I'd also like to clarify that there's a difference between religion and relation. Religion is really something you do for show just to say "See I go to church" (which is honestly where the trouble comes in and people think they're better than those who don't go to church or even just better than others in general), but relation is a one on one relationship with you and God when you focus on following and obeying him not because you have to or for show, but because you love him and want to know more about who He is and you want to obey him. This is probably going to sound really cheesy, but God loves you. It doesn't matter who you are or what's happened in your life, He still loves you so much that He sent his son to die for you so that your sins can be forgiven and a path was made so you could live with Him in heaven. Then Christ rose from the dead on the third day to give us new life through Him.
This is the song that I really came to terms with my late stage 30yearold asd stuff. Thank you. It will always make me uncontrollable stim and tear up lol.
Most most people see this as him talking to god, but when I heard it I thought of something much more sinister. something abusive, misleading, controlling. Disregarding your suffering even though it is the thing causing that suffering. I imagined a monster, like an imaginary friend that you saw as a kid but no one believed you, and they’ve always been there. And now, YOU know WHO, and WHAT they are. Edit: ok maybe not most people, I'm just ignorant xD
You're right on target! The title comes from a book called "The Screwtape Letters," where a demon named Wormwood learns how to tempt and twist a man away from God and into empty living and sin. I can tell you from experience, there's a lot of truth to it, and when you choose to follow Jesus, it only gets worse. But He's worth it all. :)
@@m.i.c.h.o Glad to be an anchor! XD If you ask me, the best way to experience The Screwtape Letters is the audio drama starring Andy Serkis (voice of Gollum and Snoke, among many others). It's deep reading, but definitely worth it.
Kinda makes me think of a HP au where the horcrux in Harry is much more sentient and speaks to him, at first it guides him to stay safe from the dursleys. "there before the threshold, I saw a brighter world beyond myself. And in my hour of weakness, you were there to see my courage fail." he wants to run away, but haven't quite reached that gryffindor courage yet. "for the years have been long, and you have taught me well to sit and wait. Planning without acting, steadily becoming what I hate." the slice of voldemort teaches the slytherin way to young Harry, to be cunning and careful, rather than rushing in and letting emotions color his decisions. Of course, it's everything Harry is not, and thus he's hating it. Eventually he becomes 11, and finds out about voldemort. But he doesn't quite figure out the connection. As he starts to merge with the Wizarding culture, everything the horcrux have been teaching about blood purity clashes with what he meets. "but now I understand you, and I will not be part of your designs." And once he realise it's his parents murderer in his head. "I know who I am now and all that you've made of me. I know who you are now, and I name you my enemy." Now I wanna read this as a fanfic...
@@micahconnor8954 this song, to me, is about finding yourself in a world telling you to hide who you truly are, and being your true self in spite of everything telling you "no, you're wrong, change."
My initial interpretation was the singer is talking to an abusive parent XD And apparently it's based on a book by very Christian author CS Lewis about a character realizing that their 'true enemy' has been the actual Devil all along. So :P It's definitely vague enough for a lot of interpretations to fit.
@trishapellis I mean wormwood is a yet identified type of wood found in the bible and the album is based on the perspective of the patient in the screwtape letters, A book in how a senior demon instruct a junior demon how to make someone turn to sin, TLDR the patient dies in a bombing run but the junior demon fails completely and the patient is now with Christ.
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I love that they made a song off of the Screwtape letters by CS Lewis this seems as if it is from the “patients” perspective
Yes!
Yup
This song speaks to me so much, in a number of ways. I used to relate it to how my dad raised me. Being emotionally abused most of my life. I found it really hard to do anything without doubting myself. So when I first heard it, I related to how much I blamed him for what happened to me and why I was living life so harshly. But years went on and I learned to not hate people as much. I forgave him for everything he did to my family. However could not forget. I gained some time for self reflection. Realized that the only one holding me back was the scared little girl that I grew up to be. I blamed him for everything that I was struggling with. I then knew. Yes he made some awful mistakes. But it was unfair to him to peg him for the antagonist for my story. When really. It was me. I was still the little girl who hid in her closet whenever her parents were fighting. I consistently second guessed myself whenever I wanted to try something new. When all along I just had to get out of the mindset of the victim I had made myself. I am powerful. And can beat my inner demons. I honestly relate this song to me speaking to my inner self, the damaged child self that kept me from taking that step to recovery. So when I sing with it. I feel as if I'm banishing it from my subconscious. Understanding why I was like that. But saying it is now my enemy. Thank you for reading this. I know it is probably not all that interesting. But this song means a lot to me. Wish I could thank the oh hellos for this masterpiece..
I hope you'll pardon a total stranger for saying this, but this is a wonderful self reflection and not boring, and so rare for a young person who has experienced such trauma from the most important man in her life, the man all other men will be compared to, to self reflect and discover that forgiving him is a gift you gave yourself, and to discover an outdated defense mechanism (that was useful when you were younger) needs to be banished, because it's holding you back from your potential. If your dad could heal through some of his brokenness and see how special his daughter is, he would tell you how proud he was. Pretend this is your dad saying this, because I know he would if he could escape his demons: I'm so proud of you and I'm so sorry for what I did.
Not to be preachy, but there's someone who will never let you down, who can meet you where you're at, and help you find your purpose.
This song is like that person talking to you.
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Wow, 8 months of trying to find this exact video and finally I get a notification. Thank you! Im pleased to tell you that me and my dad have worked through our issues and are really close now. Of course life always throws you curve balls so I am dealing with a new set of problems being an adult and all now. But Im really getting to be in a better place. Thank you so much for your words. I am in fact Christian so it was so nice hearing a worship song again.
@@MysticWolfiene That's wonderful news! Thank you for sharing! God bless you and your dad always!
@@DavidMichaelHarveyLLC Healthy mental health, on comment thread online, this actually makes me feel so at peace. It's always so good to run into other Christians who support each other, rather than all the toxicity we have been handed online. God bless both of you.
I also see my emotional abuse in this song. I didn't really recognise it until now, so now I know who I am better and I can see my abuser the way she is, and that it's not my fault. She taught me that my friends and hobbies were not worth anything, just like they were only escapes. And there's parts of me that I hate . But now I know that I want to rise above what happened to me. I hope you're doing okay now as well
Than you for the lyrics my dear. I find myself having a hard time clearly hearing the lyrics of a lot of The Oh Hellos' songs due to the way they harmonize so this is greatly appreciated.
I love this. It speaks to me on a spiritual level and I see the "you" they're talking about is the demons we all face. The thing telling you you aren't good enough for anything and all that stuff. I sing this song as a warning to the demons bringing me down tbh, it's so powerful!!
The writers actually confirmed this is about surviving abuse, specifically from parents
@@idontcaremuch6317 guess it works both ways because, in the end, we have to face our own bad thoughts too.
@@idontcaremuch6317 that's how i read it too, but maybe we all find meaning with our own experiences
@@idontcaremuch6317 i checked and apparently it was written about the screwtape letters and op was closer
God, I cannot get over this song. It has so much emotion behind it, especially nearing the end.
Oh my gosh yes! I'm a Christian and when I hear the end, I almost always cry because I hear all the voices rejoicing and I hear a song of freedom. We are redeemed little or bigger Brother or Sister.
Hallelujah, I'll be praying for you man. I know we've never met but I just love you so much already. I just love you, with all of my heart and all of my soul. I just, love you. You're incredible. I do feel joy as I think about you now. I hope you feel the love of God today/tonight, not as a condemning statement but as the greatest blessing I can offer you. Its not even my blessing, it's his.
@@goosepuncher yknow' I see tons of people being really crappy and using Christianity to justify it but this is just so genuine and nice and you just seem like a cuddly ball of sunshine and I just want you to know that that's great
we need more people like you
This song is amazing! It was just shared at a fall retreat I was at, I looked it up when I got home because I wanted to listen to it again!
Check out all their albums! All so amazing held with so much raw truth! Their albums are best listened all the way through. They tell a story. If you ever get a chance to see The Oh Hellos in concert, I highly suggest you go. They will blow you away.
When you read the first letter in the Screwtape Letters (the book the album was based off of), you see the bigger picture and it hits so much harder.
Realizing this is about someone who gets right with God and realizes the real enemy is none other than the devil himself, who told him and made up all the lies they once believed.
The final verse is them getting saved and calling out the devil,
"I know who you are now, and all that you made of me. I know you are now and I name YOU my enemy."
I actually read the book fairly recently, and it does hit harder now. The last letter is fairly epic as well.
that’s interesting, since i’ve interpreted this song as the singer realizing how terrible god and religion can be and finally distancing themself from it :)
@@ghost.kid__ I'm sorry you feel that way, but that's not what's going nor what the song is based on.
However, I will keep you in prayers if that's how you view God and religion.
I'd also like to clarify that there's a difference between religion and relation.
Religion is really something you do for show just to say "See I go to church" (which is honestly where the trouble comes in and people think they're better than those who don't go to church or even just better than others in general), but relation is a one on one relationship with you and God when you focus on following and obeying him not because you have to or for show, but because you love him and want to know more about who He is and you want to obey him.
This is probably going to sound really cheesy, but God loves you. It doesn't matter who you are or what's happened in your life, He still loves you so much that He sent his son to die for you so that your sins can be forgiven and a path was made so you could live with Him in heaven. Then Christ rose from the dead on the third day to give us new life through Him.
@@nettybaguetty9678 Yo you forgot to capitalize He it’s He when you are talking about God
@@Deletedchannelhandle Thanks! Didn't realize that!
This makes me think of a very good friend i met not so long ago, she inspires me so much and I cannot smile without talking to her just for a day :)
A year later and i still love this song
I love how all of their songs really make you think
How...how am i just now finding this .....
i'm crying
Gives me Blue Exorcist vibe. If both were more popular I could definitely see an AMV made with this.
This is the song that I really came to terms with my late stage 30yearold asd stuff. Thank you. It will always make me uncontrollable stim and tear up lol.
Most most people see this as him talking to god, but when I heard it I thought of something much more sinister. something abusive, misleading, controlling. Disregarding your suffering even though it is the thing causing that suffering. I imagined a monster, like an imaginary friend that you saw as a kid but no one believed you, and they’ve always been there. And now, YOU know WHO, and WHAT they are.
Edit: ok maybe not most people, I'm just ignorant xD
You're right on target! The title comes from a book called "The Screwtape Letters," where a demon named Wormwood learns how to tempt and twist a man away from God and into empty living and sin. I can tell you from experience, there's a lot of truth to it, and when you choose to follow Jesus, it only gets worse. But He's worth it all. :)
@@SeenAGreatLight Hey thanks for commenting! I had lost this song and this lead me back :)
I didn't know that, might need to check out the book.
@@m.i.c.h.o Glad to be an anchor! XD If you ask me, the best way to experience The Screwtape Letters is the audio drama starring Andy Serkis (voice of Gollum and Snoke, among many others). It's deep reading, but definitely worth it.
"I know who i am now, and all that youve made of me. I know who you are now, and i name you my enemy"
Is such a line
Kinda makes me think of a HP au where the horcrux in Harry is much more sentient and speaks to him, at first it guides him to stay safe from the dursleys.
"there before the threshold, I saw a brighter world beyond myself. And in my hour of weakness, you were there to see my courage fail." he wants to run away, but haven't quite reached that gryffindor courage yet.
"for the years have been long, and you have taught me well to sit and wait. Planning without acting, steadily becoming what I hate." the slice of voldemort teaches the slytherin way to young Harry, to be cunning and careful, rather than rushing in and letting emotions color his decisions. Of course, it's everything Harry is not, and thus he's hating it.
Eventually he becomes 11, and finds out about voldemort. But he doesn't quite figure out the connection. As he starts to merge with the Wizarding culture, everything the horcrux have been teaching about blood purity clashes with what he meets. "but now I understand you, and I will not be part of your designs."
And once he realise it's his parents murderer in his head. "I know who I am now and all that you've made of me. I know who you are now, and I name you my enemy."
Now I wanna read this as a fanfic...
you should write this !! it would be so good 👀
Ooooh that sounds like an awesome au 👀👀👀👀
this hits hard but in a good way
Speaks to my childhood trauma lmao
hey mom
This song moves me
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Gorgeous song
“I know who I am now”
Just listening to the chorus this sounds a lot like a Christian worship song lol.
They are a band of Christians, and the whole album is based on the writings of CS Lewis
I mean this is a follow up to the album they themselves described as c.s Lewis fanfiction soooo
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Well, this song isn't very heterosexual. Nice.
i'm very curious about your interpretation of the song?
@@micahconnor8954 this song, to me, is about finding yourself in a world telling you to hide who you truly are, and being your true self in spite of everything telling you "no, you're wrong, change."
@@oof3457 oh i never thought of it that way, thats a cool view on it
My initial interpretation was the singer is talking to an abusive parent XD And apparently it's based on a book by very Christian author CS Lewis about a character realizing that their 'true enemy' has been the actual Devil all along.
So :P It's definitely vague enough for a lot of interpretations to fit.
@trishapellis
I mean wormwood is a yet identified type of wood found in the bible and the album is based on the perspective of the patient in the screwtape letters, A book in how a senior demon instruct a junior demon how to make someone turn to sin, TLDR the patient dies in a bombing run but the junior demon fails completely and the patient is now with Christ.