I was watching 13 going on 30 lol and this song just hit different. Everyone is chasing their dreams man . And it’s hard to be patient specially now in this generation of social media where you just see everyone’s highlights in life . It’s that feeling that you’re geting left behind. But just like the song says slow down you crazy child . Wishing everybit of success to anyone that reads this . Stay persistent and remember good things come to those that wait -🙏🏽 Edited* if you’re reading this I promise ima make my dreams come true I make films and documentaries and I will build an audience. I know I can’t be the only one that enjoys the videos I make and is tired of the same no reply value having videos . Much love ♥️
Woke up this morning with the chorus of this song stuck in my head, so once I got up, I made myself a morning coffee and put this track on. Nice way to wake up.
I had exactly the same today. Woke up and instantly had the refrain in my head. Currently drinking my coffee on my patio with my dog on my side watching the morning sun go up. Life's good if you just take it slow
This song is really hitting hard now. In a few months I'll be 17 and I'm terrified of growing up. I'm scared, and this song just describes all my worries and fears. Time goes by too fast
I’m turning 19 in 3 months, never been that scared to be an “adult”, or a grown person tbh. I’ve seen a successful young boy at my same age already drawing album covers for worldwide famous rappers and singers, and I’m just sitting in my room, doubting my future. Hope days will be better and sun will shine brighter in my later days. At the same time, my grandma starts losing memories, that’s when I realise, time really flies.
💯 Nice to hear and know this song also hits other how it's hit me this year. I hope your still going on strong. I hope your journey is taking you place's you need to go and be...
Same I agree 100% this day and age it’s almost impossible but heck it would be nice to leave the phone at home and go out and just enjoy life with the family ❤
When I was in college and listening to Billy Joel, it seemed like every song he put out, he was singing the story of my life. (Of course, there were probably about 20 million other kids that felt the same way.) :)
I am a 37 year old home maker, who once had a good job and was forced to quit due to pregnancy and many other complications.I am always and always unconsciously or subconsciously feeling stressed with the thoughts of being left behind and for not accomplishing yet. I can’t even put those feelings in words here. The pressure from the world is too much that I forget to enjoy the life. My mind is always occupied with ‘how to become successful’ thoughts . I wish I was living in the Pre- Social Media where people enjoyed every day as it comes, no matter at what stage in life they are. Succeeding in life was not the intention of living back in those days unlike today. I feel like I am already so late in getting my life on track. 🙁 I really needed to hear this song now.
After graduating highschool, Don't know where to go or what to do, don't have special skills, don't have any relations, missing many Opportunities that could've helped my life easier. Panicking for a moment because I think my life's fcked. Well it still is, but after listening to this song, maybe it's not time for me yet, All I got to do is to keep trying and be better. See you guys in 10 years
It's only been a year but I hope you've found your calling or at least some comfort in knowing that one day you will. Good luck, I know it might not mean much from a stranger on the internet but I believe in you! :)
i think many people have yet to realize that we are not special like we may think otherwise but that's bc of all the media we consume, making us believe we're main characters and blah blah. Don't get me wrong, I do think everyone is the main character of their own lives, but also, mostly everyone is ordinary. I'm an ordinary, basic girl. And tbh that's fine. But it doesn't mean my or your life is any less special there are 8 billion people in the world, how could each and every single one of us be one of the ''big things''?
Being told to grow up and to figure out my life at the age of 15 then hearing this gives me so much comfort and telling me to only worry about here and now and not 3 or 5 years from now this song calms my nerves and my anxiety and stress over life.... I love this song
This song is hitting extra hard today. In like 24 hours I will be graduating from high school the only thing I’ve ever known is being taken away it feels like I’m being set up for failure they don’t prepare you for this like Fr you are there for us for 4 years than you push us out and expect us to know what we are going to do with our life
I'm 27 and still don't have my life figured out yet. Don't worry too much, life is not a race, be patient with yourself while you learn new things, and slowly things will feel better.
I'm graduating highschool this year and I have an exam in juin which will literally define my future . I'm so scared of not passing because I've always been a smart kid who needs academic validation and also because I'm a girl and in my country my studies are the only thing that can save me. This song really comforts me and gives me hope. Pray for me people❤️. Updating in July :)
I hope you do well on your exam!! And just like the person above me said, even if you don’t, it will be okay. Life is full of lots of second chances. I almost failed outta my senior year of highschool, did fail out of my first year of community college, and then moved to uni the year after. And now I’m about to fail two uni classes. But even though things feel hopeless at times, there’s always someone there to remind me that I can always get back up and try again. I urge you to remember the same. Good luck out there!!
every lyric in this song describes me and my life at just 21 now. thank u Billy Joel. I feel like this song just slapped me and brought my feet to the ground.
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with 23 yo this song brings me hope and a sense of take it easy with life, last month i was devastated, this month is a little bit better, let's see what the future brings... one day at the time!
Everytime I begin a new chapter in my life I refer to this song. It expresses well my thoughts when anxiety hits me. Upon which I breathe and calm down.
This song is very fitting to my life currently, because I'm literally the one who has so many things to do and only so many hours in a day, and so many other things in this song is true, especially in the place I'm in
Me too, the only part I didn’t relate to was when he said it’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two, honestly I wish I could afford to lose a day or two 😅
the line " when the true is told you can get what you want or you can just get old" it is like it's telling us that time is very precious and you can chase your deam and try to make your life mean something in the time your on this earth or just exist
I remember when this song came out. Funny how life is there one second and gone the next. Yesterday's problems are long gone but always fill up with the problems of today. Not to worry, young or old you'll always have problems. It's part of learning. Words of advice, live life without boundaries, have your heart broken and they fall in love again. Believe in yourself and be happy with it, walk into a forest and hug a tree then silently listen for a response. Find your own wonder of the world. Write down the things you worry the most about and eat the paper, in the end, it will pass. Meet fear head-on and tell it to have a seat and someone else will be with them in a few minutes. Listen to that little voice in your head only 63.226% of the time. Agree with the person you hate the most once and see what happens. Fall in love with you at least once a week. Live out one fantasy a year. Have two just in case the other one doesn't work out. Mostly, don't worry, life has a way of working out for the better.
18, in college, with no clear path and so many things i want to do and i want to try while trying to balance whats already in front of me. this song just hits a certain way, trying to do everything, be at all places at once, everyone needs to slow down and remember we're all just humans trying our best and giving what we got and sometimes thats enough.
This song hit me so strong... I just was watching 13 going 30... this shows us sometimes, even if we thing a movie is not serious, but then the soundtrack changes the whole perspective. Slow down child. And also , adore Billy ×××
I always have this thoughts that i have to achieve everything at 21, or else i’ll miss everything and i’ll be too old. this songs reminds me to slow tf down :)
How much fun would your life be if you DID accomplish everything by 21? Think of life like a lazy river with rapids here and there. If the rapids were all in the beginning, how much fun would the rest of the journey be?
I was so eager to achieve something at a young age, and now I am paying the price by doing what I don't really love. If I just slowed down and not overthink my mental health would not be so compromised.
This song is filled with so much memories with me and my baby sister when were little kids 😊. she died Dec 9 2021 from Covid. She was a nurse and doing very well with life but sad she died at 28old. We got to like the song from the movie 13 going on 30. And the song just hits differently anytime I hear it knowing she is no more. I miss her so much. She was my twin 😢 God bless her always 🙏🏻. Amen
I first heard this song on 13 going on 30 and loved it. There was something about it that spoke to my soul that I couldn’t quite explain yet. Now, at 37, I understand it so much now. I’m diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety, and I constantly struggle with my fears and worries of the future. My whole life I’ve felt like I’ve been trying to play catch up bc I made some mistakes in my younger years that I’ve been trying to hurry and catch up and make up for since. I wish I wouldn’t have wasted my potential when I was young and now that I’m rounding the corner of 40, I want to hurry up and be successful now while I still have the time. So as I was laying here before I go to sleep, I started doing my nightly routine and checklists and to do lists in my head. Then my inner voice said that I needed to slow down, I don’t have to do everything at once. Then, I randomly heard the line “slow down, you crazy child” from this song and decided to look it up and really listen to and take in the lyrics. I found myself sobbing throughout the whole song. Every single line spoke to me. I realized how much I was taking away from enjoying the present moment due to being constantly ruminating over my past (which correlates with depression), and how much I try to prepare for and worry about my future (which is basically anxiety.) I believe that something healed within my inner child just by truly listening to this song. It felt like something I desperately needed to hear for a long time. I realize now that it’s okay to take your time and that it’s okay to not have your whole future figured out at once. This song made me realize just how much I needed to just slow down, enjoy the present moment and not worry about the future. Because my own “Vienna” waits for me, just like it did for his brother. Thank you so much Joel for creating this beautiful song. It will forever hold a place in my mind and heart.
Pulling yourself out of that fog takes a lot of strength, and I am so glad you’ve begun that journey upward! Nobody deserves abuse from their significant other, so know that you really do deserve to be in a safe place (physically, emotionally, etc.). Please, PLEASE don’t give up on seeking a better life, no matter how much your SO might gaslight you, apologize, cry crocodile tears, or try to make you think that you aren’t worthy of something better. You are worthy of love, not must an opportunity for an unhealthy “power” dynamic. Know that I’ll be praying for you!❤️
This song is such a gem and one I wish I listened to. I’m only 27 and left home at 16 and found out a lot about the world VERY FAST. Now I’m just starting to understand to slow down and reach a level of stability. Everyone my age is still clubbing and partying I peaked very early. I’m at a point where I feel peace. Yet I still feel somehow ahead of my time and isolated.
Repleced all my meditation play list with this amazing Billy's song, since then everything sounds right. I learnt to romanticise my live and all the choices I made. I guess I'm no longer afraid.
i just graduated tonight and gave a speech. a girl from our class sang this song at the end and it gave me goosebumps. perfectly describes us and she has an amazing voice
I have but it’s when we learn to trust our selves and slow down that we appreciate and learn a lot more. After all the things people rember the most is the journey not actually the results o
When I first heard this song I didn't like it. That was decades ago. But then I heard it on the Voice the other night and it reminded me of what a genius Billy Joel really is, I really love this song now.
Lately I just feel so powerless. I feel lonely and all I do is panic and complain and there’s nothing for me. Covid is still around and my anxiety makes being around people absolutely miserable. I feel so out of touch and I just want to skip to the part when I have what I need. With my boyfriend, my friends. My life. I feel like nothing will ever make it right. I just want normalcy. I’m tired of feeling inadequate.
yep yep. the thing is most of us are going through this. all we can do is hope things will be great and hang in there. you too. please hang in there. It will be alright.
I feel the exact same way. Thanks to this song, I'm accepting now there is no normal. Everyone is just doing what they can. Always. Gotta go easy on ourselves and an other ppl.
I heard the lyrics for the first time yesterday, and I nearly cried. Just the first verse hit home in a way I have never felt before. Honestly, I don’t care if anyone reads my rant. It’s whiny and pathetic. I just need to get this off my chest. I spent my entire senior year of high school doing everything I could. Five classes per semester (including 6 college level classes), 4 clubs/organizations, marching band and winter winds (essentially year long band), and yet I still tried to do my own projects during all of this. I sacrificed my social life, my mental and physical health, and any chance of me having a fun senior year. Sure, I got a good scholarship, but I didn’t need to torture myself to get it. I just can’t do it all.
I was on a 15 hours long bus journey......and this song was there to accompany me.....idk how many thousands time I listened to it but that journey with this song planted a seed of change inside me...... seriously
Its so beautiful.. whenever i feel like why its happening... why its painful. Why they don't see me as i see .. In short the pain comes on then this song makes me strong even its temporary it heals
Its been difficult point in my life and this song just brings peace to me. Its like feeling of drinking a gulp of water quenching my thirst in a desert. The song is written so beautifully that it brings a perspective to take things slow as life is meant to be enjoyed. So everyone "Slowdown" and take a moment for yourself. Enjoy while you are going through tough times. Things will fall into place at some point one way or another. Be HAPPY !!
For you reading this, I want to tell that no success could ever satisfied what Jesus fill in our hearts. Open your heart to God and allow Him to help you! He loves you so much
I first heard this about 1994 in Dresden, Germany, when a friend of a friend gave me the cassette tape and said I needed to listen and learn. I can't even remember who he was but it still evokes that time in my life when I was doing doctoral research in Budapest and was sure I was going to change the world! I must have been insufferable, LOL.
i had this song in my playlist for years. when i was starting highschool, ive always told myself to balance my life and never forget to chill.. somehow on my first week of college, i forgot it isnt all about grades.. it isnt all about how i want this and that for my future... i forgot to live, somehow. then i found this on one of my friend's ig stories.. it might be because they feel the same way - we're running thru the woods, we forgot to stroll around the lovely forest,,, but damn, i felt attackedt as well hngggg.. and it feels nice knowing im not alone in feeling this way..
Was having a tough hectic day today, constantly running around physically and alongside the mind having to race to so many thoughts, and the only song I could think of was "Vienna" and the line that's says it's okay to disappear for a day or two and that just hit me hard!
I resigned to my job this week. I thought it was my dream job but the environment was toxic and gaslighted me to think I was the problem. I feel like a failure for not being stronger to hold on a bit more. People around me assures me that I will find something else, that I am smart and talented but I can't see it. Sometimes I am just too cruel to myself. I've hearing this song on repeat to comfort me. I really hope that my Vienna comes along some day
I have had a similar experience three weeks ago. I will not get into details but just know you're not alone. ✨ Validate your feelings and trust them, it has been proved to me that whether you suppress them or not, sooner or later, you'll end up doing what your soul needs(whether that's rest,goint out, socializing, getting inspired,...)in order to be able to gain strength and move on/ try again.I know theory is far more the action itself but it's certainly not impossible for you to apply. Hope I helped even in the slightest way Bye :)
It’s September 15th 2024. Im 26 and going to be living on my own soon. A lot of changes headed my way. This song is oddly comforting in this point of my life. Hoping it will all fall into place and get better.
I’m already 18, although inside I’m not yet ready for adulthood. this song suits my life situation so well, I want to stop time and think about everything, but time flies and I’m in the flow. at the same time I want to grow up, learn to live independently, but at the same time I miss my carefree childhood so much...
This song comforts me as my older brother used this song in his final dance show before he goes to uni and the reason he chose this song is, because yes it’s about leaving but it’s my sisters favourite song and she had the hardest time with him leaving ❤
às vezes ficamos tão ansiosos com tal coisa que a gente n percebe que o processo também é importante. N digo que é o mais importante, mas muda a gente. É sensacional.
I wanna cry yet feel somewhat comforted when I listen to this.
Same for me
On the same boat
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we all have the same experience
Exactly the same for me. ❤
I was watching 13 going on 30 lol and this song just hit different. Everyone is chasing their dreams man . And it’s hard to be patient specially now in this generation of social media where you just see everyone’s highlights in life . It’s that feeling that you’re geting left behind. But just like the song says slow down you crazy child . Wishing everybit of success to anyone that reads this . Stay persistent and remember good things come to those that wait -🙏🏽
Edited* if you’re reading this I promise ima make my dreams come true I make films and documentaries and I will build an audience. I know I can’t be the only one that enjoys the videos I make and is tired of the same no reply value having videos . Much love ♥️
Yqa
Exactly!
Same thing for me haha
Definitely felt this.
🖤🖤🖤god bless
Woke up this morning with the chorus of this song stuck in my head, so once I got up, I made myself a morning coffee and put this track on. Nice way to wake up.
I had exactly the same today. Woke up and instantly had the refrain in my head. Currently drinking my coffee on my patio with my dog on my side watching the morning sun go up.
Life's good if you just take it slow
Wow! Me too, this morning! And here I am. Great song to go with my coffee!
That’s crazy bc I’m also drinking coffee rn!
Me too! Woke up thinking about this song’ made a cup of coffee and now I’m listening.
Woke up this morning with this song on my mind too!
i'm attached to this song in a way i just can't explain, i feel like he's talking directly to me and is so conforting it always get me crying
Ah yes, the power of music🎶
this is how I feel except, my sister sent it to me so I feel like she is the one talking to me
So well said, thank you, feels the same
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This song is really hitting hard now. In a few months I'll be 17 and I'm terrified of growing up. I'm scared, and this song just describes all my worries and fears. Time goes by too fast
in the same position, but im turning 18 and going to be a senior. absolutely terrified of what life has to offer. but i hope it goes well for you !
I’m turning 19 in 3 months, never been that scared to be an “adult”, or a grown person tbh. I’ve seen a successful young boy at my same age already drawing album covers for worldwide famous rappers and singers, and I’m just sitting in my room, doubting my future. Hope days will be better and sun will shine brighter in my later days.
At the same time, my grandma starts losing memories, that’s when I realise, time really flies.
Word of advice: keep the numbers in the background.
try 31 !! i am traumatized
Know that you are exactly where you are supposed to be, and everything in the world around you is exactly where it is supposed to be. ❤🙏🏻😊
It's such a comforting song
It's 1st january 2023 and this year I'm starting the journey of my life with this song. Wishing for better days!
Same here - Wishing you the best on your 2023 journey!
Good luck pal, hope your Vienna is found soon!
💯 Nice to hear and know this song also hits other how it's hit me this year. I hope your still going on strong. I hope your journey is taking you place's you need to go and be...
hey, I know it's been 6 month since tou commented this but just wanna remind you about this song and the feeling for no reason lol
i wonder where you are by now jejeje, it's Feb 28 2024
Going through immeasurable heartache. This song always gives me comfort. Hopefully my story will have a happy ending someday.
It will 💕 stay strong
In a few years you will come back to this comment with a life full of happiness. I hope you enjoy the ride.
Thank you for your kind words, folks.
Same ❤❤❤❤❤ you have yourself, baby.
it will... it will🤗🤗
"Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while." Not sure why, but that lyric stabbed me in the heart.
Same I agree 100% this day and age it’s almost impossible but heck it would be nice to leave the phone at home and go out and just enjoy life with the family ❤
When I was in college and listening to Billy Joel, it seemed like every song he put out, he was singing the story of my life.
(Of course, there were probably about 20 million other kids that felt the same way.) :)
What a time to be alive man
I feel that all of my generation needs to hear this song
I am a 37 year old home maker, who once had a good job and was forced to quit due to pregnancy and many other complications.I am always and always unconsciously or subconsciously feeling stressed with the thoughts of being left behind and for not accomplishing yet. I can’t even put those feelings in words here. The pressure from the world is too much that I forget to enjoy the life. My mind is always occupied with ‘how to become successful’ thoughts . I wish I was living in the Pre- Social Media where people enjoyed every day as it comes, no matter at what stage in life they are. Succeeding in life was not the intention of living back in those days unlike today. I feel like I am already so late in getting my life on track. 🙁
I really needed to hear this song now.
After graduating highschool, Don't know where to go or what to do, don't have special skills, don't have any relations, missing many Opportunities that could've helped my life easier.
Panicking for a moment because I think my life's fcked. Well it still is, but after listening to this song, maybe it's not time for me yet, All I got to do is to keep trying and be better.
See you guys in 10 years
You are not the only one out there experiencing all these !!
It's only been a year but I hope you've found your calling or at least some comfort in knowing that one day you will. Good luck, I know it might not mean much from a stranger on the internet but I believe in you! :)
i think many people have yet to realize that we are not special
like we may think otherwise but that's bc of all the media we consume, making us believe we're main characters and blah blah. Don't get me wrong, I do think everyone is the main character of their own lives, but also, mostly everyone is ordinary. I'm an ordinary, basic girl. And tbh that's fine. But it doesn't mean my or your life is any less special
there are 8 billion people in the world, how could each and every single one of us be one of the ''big things''?
On my twenties I used to sing this song now Im 35 years old and for me it’s a huge remind for life
Had to come to this song after hearing it at my nieces graduation slideshow. Man the tears fell so hard. Time flies too fast 😭😭
Being told to grow up and to figure out my life at the age of 15 then hearing this gives me so much comfort and telling me to only worry about here and now and not 3 or 5 years from now this song calms my nerves and my anxiety and stress over life.... I love this song
When you turn 25, you should listen to this again and see if there's any different or not
This song is hitting extra hard today. In like 24 hours I will be graduating from high school the only thing I’ve ever known is being taken away it feels like I’m being set up for failure they don’t prepare you for this like Fr you are there for us for 4 years than you push us out and expect us to know what we are going to do with our life
You’re gonna be so proud of yourself one day.
I'm 27 and still don't have my life figured out yet. Don't worry too much, life is not a race, be patient with yourself while you learn new things, and slowly things will feel better.
I'm graduating highschool this year and I have an exam in juin which will literally define my future . I'm so scared of not passing because I've always been a smart kid who needs academic validation and also because I'm a girl and in my country my studies are the only thing that can save me. This song really comforts me and gives me hope.
Pray for me people❤️. Updating in July :)
You’ll be fine just even if you fail your a fighter you’ll get through pal
I hope you do well on your exam!! And just like the person above me said, even if you don’t, it will be okay. Life is full of lots of second chances. I almost failed outta my senior year of highschool, did fail out of my first year of community college, and then moved to uni the year after. And now I’m about to fail two uni classes. But even though things feel hopeless at times, there’s always someone there to remind me that I can always get back up and try again. I urge you to remember the same. Good luck out there!!
😂😂😪 That exam doesn't define you or your future. You'll see!
Update?
The exam doesn't literally define your future there are always other ways like apprenticeships
Honestly, Billy Joel's songs give some of the best life advice.
every lyric in this song describes me and my life at just 21 now. thank u Billy Joel. I feel like this song just slapped me and brought my feet to the ground.
with 23 yo this song brings me hope and a sense of take it easy with life, last month i was devastated, this month is a little bit better, let's see what the future brings... one day at the time!
Everytime I begin a new chapter in my life I refer to this song. It expresses well my thoughts when anxiety hits me. Upon which I breathe and calm down.
This song is very fitting to my life currently, because I'm literally the one who has so many things to do and only so many hours in a day, and so many other things in this song is true, especially in the place I'm in
It's a complicated world nowadays.
Me too, the only part I didn’t relate to was when he said it’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two, honestly I wish I could afford to lose a day or two 😅
the line " when the true is told you can get what you want or you can just get old" it is like it's telling us that time is very precious and you can chase your deam and try to make your life mean something in the time your on this earth or just exist
I remember when this song came out. Funny how life is there one second and gone the next. Yesterday's problems are long gone but always fill up with the problems of today. Not to worry, young or old you'll always have problems. It's part of learning. Words of advice, live life without boundaries, have your heart broken and they fall in love again. Believe in yourself and be happy with it, walk into a forest and hug a tree then silently listen for a response. Find your own wonder of the world. Write down the things you worry the most about and eat the paper, in the end, it will pass. Meet fear head-on and tell it to have a seat and someone else will be with them in a few minutes. Listen to that little voice in your head only 63.226% of the time. Agree with the person you hate the most once and see what happens. Fall in love with you at least once a week. Live out one fantasy a year. Have two just in case the other one doesn't work out. Mostly, don't worry, life has a way of working out for the better.
Thanks man, well said.
18, in college, with no clear path and so many things i want to do and i want to try while trying to balance whats already in front of me. this song just hits a certain way, trying to do everything, be at all places at once, everyone needs to slow down and remember we're all just humans trying our best and giving what we got and sometimes thats enough.
As I am 18 years old, this song represents everything I am feeling now.
You’re just starting out. Have a life plan and follow it. Good luck.
This song hit me so strong... I just was watching 13 going 30... this shows us sometimes, even if we thing a movie is not serious, but then the soundtrack changes the whole perspective. Slow down child. And also , adore Billy ×××
I always have this thoughts that i have to achieve everything at 21, or else i’ll miss everything and i’ll be too old. this songs reminds me to slow tf down :)
Same.......It's the negative mindset that fck us up.
This is so relatable!
25 with the same mindset... which is not good. We need to settle down for a bit amd enjoy a process.
How much fun would your life be if you DID accomplish everything by 21? Think of life like a lazy river with rapids here and there. If the rapids were all in the beginning, how much fun would the rest of the journey be?
I was so eager to achieve something at a young age, and now I am paying the price by doing what I don't really love. If I just slowed down and not overthink my mental health would not be so compromised.
It’s so hard to be patient in the world we living in but I will trust the process I think I am doing just fine
This song is filled with so much memories with me and my baby sister when were little kids 😊. she died Dec 9 2021 from Covid. She was a nurse and doing very well with life but sad she died at 28old. We got to like the song from the movie 13 going on 30. And the song just hits differently anytime I hear it knowing she is no more. I miss her so much. She was my twin 😢 God bless her always 🙏🏻. Amen
god bless you and your sister. i hope things feel better now and just remember she is watching over you.
I first heard this song on 13 going on 30 and loved it. There was something about it that spoke to my soul that I couldn’t quite explain yet. Now, at 37, I understand it so much now. I’m diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety, and I constantly struggle with my fears and worries of the future. My whole life I’ve felt like I’ve been trying to play catch up bc I made some mistakes in my younger years that I’ve been trying to hurry and catch up and make up for since. I wish I wouldn’t have wasted my potential when I was young and now that I’m rounding the corner of 40, I want to hurry up and be successful now while I still have the time.
So as I was laying here before I go to sleep, I started doing my nightly routine and checklists and to do lists in my head. Then my inner voice said that I needed to slow down, I don’t have to do everything at once. Then, I randomly heard the line “slow down, you crazy child” from this song and decided to look it up and really listen to and take in the lyrics.
I found myself sobbing throughout the whole song. Every single line spoke to me. I realized how much I was taking away from enjoying the present moment due to being constantly ruminating over my past (which correlates with depression), and how much I try to prepare for and worry about my future (which is basically anxiety.)
I believe that something healed within my inner child just by truly listening to this song. It felt like something I desperately needed to hear for a long time. I realize now that it’s okay to take your time and that it’s okay to not have your whole future figured out at once. This song made me realize just how much I needed to just slow down, enjoy the present moment and not worry about the future. Because my own “Vienna” waits for me, just like it did for his brother.
Thank you so much Joel for creating this beautiful song. It will forever hold a place in my mind and heart.
Thank you
This song is so precious! It helped me get thru the day.
beautiful song...... and this was just a pop song back then... gorgeous composition and vocal performance
I’m stressing , crying . this gives me comfort. Anxiety is kicking this generation , it’s hard.
Most meaningful lyrics of the decade!💙
It was released 3 decades ago boy
I'm 15 and I'll take this song as a message to live in the moment
Go ahead, Billy Joel ... BREAK OUR HEARTS, AND HEAL US, WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG.
I’m only 18 and yeah I’m going through some tough times right now , I’m only glad my parents raised me on some bomb ass music 🫶
I randomly found this song and started crying listening to it. I think maybe I’m asking myself a bit too much.
this song saves me every single time
I’ve always liked this song, but lately I’m obsessed with it!
@Debbie Thanks for your love and support ❤. Nice to meet you and where are you chatting from ?
I feel some feeling of comfort i never felt in years 🥺
I’m in a abusive relationship of 3 years. This song just may be what I need to finally do what needs to be done.
Pulling yourself out of that fog takes a lot of strength, and I am so glad you’ve begun that journey upward! Nobody deserves abuse from their significant other, so know that you really do deserve to be in a safe place (physically, emotionally, etc.). Please, PLEASE don’t give up on seeking a better life, no matter how much your SO might gaslight you, apologize, cry crocodile tears, or try to make you think that you aren’t worthy of something better. You are worthy of love, not must an opportunity for an unhealthy “power” dynamic. Know that I’ll be praying for you!❤️
Get it, anything is possible
You have this. You can do it. You can be free ❤️
I got out of one 5 months ago. IM FINALLY FREE! 🕊
You deserve happiness. Please do it❤️
This song is such a gem and one I wish I listened to. I’m only 27 and left home at 16 and found out a lot about the world VERY FAST. Now I’m just starting to understand to slow down and reach a level of stability. Everyone my age is still clubbing and partying I peaked very early. I’m at a point where I feel peace. Yet I still feel somehow ahead of my time and isolated.
Repleced all my meditation play list with this amazing Billy's song, since then everything sounds right. I learnt to romanticise my live and all the choices I made. I guess I'm no longer afraid.
i just graduated tonight and gave a speech. a girl from our class sang this song at the end and it gave me goosebumps. perfectly describes us and she has an amazing voice
I think i just lost my dream job, and i know i'm only 23, but i wanted it so bad and i'm so sad about it. I needed this song today
Bravely quit my terrible job and boss, listen to this masterpiece make me feel i always right.
Anyone else feel like they where in a race for their own life to begin 🤔
Felt like that up until about 21. Then I moved out of my parents home
No lmao
I have but it’s when we learn to trust our selves and slow down that we appreciate and learn a lot more. After all the things people rember the most is the journey not actually the results o
When you're in your 20s you feel like everyone has accomplished everything except for you you feel like you're behind on life
Me every day
I was in Vienna a few months ago. I am 23. This song is great
Nice, but this song isnt actually about the city...its using vienna as metaphor
Every dang song he writes hits hard. I always cry when I hear it.
When I first heard this song I didn't like it. That was decades ago. But then I heard it on the Voice the other night and it reminded me of what a genius Billy Joel really is, I really love this song now.
Lately I just feel so powerless. I feel lonely and all I do is panic and complain and there’s nothing for me. Covid is still around and my anxiety makes being around people absolutely miserable. I feel so out of touch and I just want to skip to the part when I have what I need. With my boyfriend, my friends. My life. I feel like nothing will ever make it right. I just want normalcy. I’m tired of feeling inadequate.
Bruh this is so me wth 😢
yep yep. the thing is most of us are going through this.
all we can do is hope things will be great and hang in there.
you too. please hang in there. It will be alright.
I feel the exact same way. Thanks to this song, I'm accepting now there is no normal. Everyone is just doing what they can. Always. Gotta go easy on ourselves and an other ppl.
Just remeber people in Mexico have bigger real problems
Ur a are just mental , be strong 💪🏻
Hey just dropping by to tell you that Jesus Christ loves you soooo much dear :)
My brother is in depression I often play this song when he is nearby. Hope he will soon overcome depression.
I pray he is filled with the strength needed to push through this difficult time ❤
I heard the lyrics for the first time yesterday, and I nearly cried. Just the first verse hit home in a way I have never felt before.
Honestly, I don’t care if anyone reads my rant. It’s whiny and pathetic. I just need to get this off my chest.
I spent my entire senior year of high school doing everything I could. Five classes per semester (including 6 college level classes), 4 clubs/organizations, marching band and winter winds (essentially year long band), and yet I still tried to do my own projects during all of this. I sacrificed my social life, my mental and physical health, and any chance of me having a fun senior year. Sure, I got a good scholarship, but I didn’t need to torture myself to get it. I just can’t do it all.
I was on a 15 hours long bus journey......and this song was there to accompany me.....idk how many thousands time I listened to it but that journey with this song planted a seed of change inside me...... seriously
i hope you continue to care and help the seed grow ❤
@@whydoilivehuh6708 indeed
This song just hits different. I'm about to be 14 years old and so much life has already passed me by.
Oh, you are so young darling. You have your whole life ahead of you!
This hurts and makes me feel better at the same time
“You can’t be everything you want to be before your time” 👏
Its so beautiful.. whenever i feel like why its happening... why its painful. Why they don't see me as i see ..
In short the pain comes on then this song makes me strong even its temporary it heals
Was super stressed since l'll be taking my board exams next week and this song just randomly played. What I just needed at the moment 😭
I hope everything went fine for u
Its been difficult point in my life and this song just brings peace to me. Its like feeling of drinking a gulp of water quenching my thirst in a desert. The song is written so beautifully that it brings a perspective to take things slow as life is meant to be enjoyed. So everyone "Slowdown" and take a moment for yourself. Enjoy while you are going through tough times. Things will fall into place at some point one way or another. Be HAPPY !!
For you reading this, I want to tell that no success could ever satisfied what Jesus fill in our hearts.
Open your heart to God and allow Him to help you! He loves you so much
Thank you stranger.
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I always tear up when I hear this. Always speaks to me
Listening to this song after being in a 5 year relationship hits different.
Why?
I first heard this about 1994 in Dresden, Germany, when a friend of a friend gave me the cassette tape and said I needed to listen and learn. I can't even remember who he was but it still evokes that time in my life when I was doing doctoral research in Budapest and was sure I was going to change the world! I must have been insufferable, LOL.
What a freaking beautiful song…..
We are all going to make it, just believe ❤
I think god got this stuck in my head for a reason. I’m 18 and already can’t stand life. Lord I know you’re with me even if I don’t feel it sometimes
This song speaks to my soul in a way I can’t explain.
Saved my life ....thank you.
Hang in there 💪🏼
I don’t want this song to end :)
I wish I had supporters like billy supported his brother thru his dreams
To me Vienna is Heaven
Greetings from vienna.. it's nice but not heaven:-)
@@boeserbaecker LMAO hahahah
I think Vienna here referring to good life or positive vibe
i had this song in my playlist for years. when i was starting highschool, ive always told myself to balance my life and never forget to chill.. somehow on my first week of college, i forgot it isnt all about grades.. it isnt all about how i want this and that for my future... i forgot to live, somehow. then i found this on one of my friend's ig stories.. it might be because they feel the same way - we're running thru the woods, we forgot to stroll around the lovely forest,,, but damn, i felt attackedt as well hngggg.. and it feels nice knowing im not alone in feeling this way..
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Was having a tough hectic day today, constantly running around physically and alongside the mind having to race to so many thoughts, and the only song I could think of was "Vienna" and the line that's says it's okay to disappear for a day or two and that just hit me hard!
I resigned to my job this week. I thought it was my dream job but the environment was toxic and gaslighted me to think I was the problem. I feel like a failure for not being stronger to hold on a bit more. People around me assures me that I will find something else, that I am smart and talented but I can't see it. Sometimes I am just too cruel to myself. I've hearing this song on repeat to comfort me. I really hope that my Vienna comes along some day
I have had a similar experience three weeks ago. I will not get into details but just know you're not alone. ✨ Validate your feelings and trust them, it has been proved to me that whether you suppress them or not, sooner or later, you'll end up doing what your soul needs(whether that's rest,goint out, socializing, getting inspired,...)in order to be able to gain strength and move on/ try again.I know theory is far more the action itself but it's certainly not impossible for you to apply.
Hope I helped even in the slightest way
Bye :)
We will someday...
One of my most favorite songs 🎵. Find it's relaxing to listen to.Listening to it is always timeless.
I needed this.
大好きな歌なので聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます
It’s September 15th 2024. Im 26 and going to be living on my own soon. A lot of changes headed my way. This song is oddly comforting in this point of my life. Hoping it will all fall into place and get better.
I never heard this song here at 48 yrs old...Chance Comb has this playing on til tok immediately went looking for it for my 8 yr old daughter ❤
Yes agree to all comments . I feel comfort
I don't even know how I even ended up here - but I have a new favourite song
Song just hits home
Thank you Billy
In a few months I will be 18 and I always think I'm not doing enough in life this songs always help with dealing.
Do Brasil ouvindo essa música e parece que foi feita pra mim♥
A book I was reading brought me to this song and now I'm addicted to it x
I’m already 18, although inside I’m not yet ready for adulthood. this song suits my life situation so well, I want to stop time and think about everything, but time flies and I’m in the flow. at the same time I want to grow up, learn to live independently, but at the same time I miss my carefree childhood so much...
This song comforts me as my older brother used this song in his final dance show before he goes to uni and the reason he chose this song is, because yes it’s about leaving but it’s my sisters favourite song and she had the hardest time with him leaving ❤
I love this song and it almost makes me cry 😢
This was my mom's favorite song ever and she died 1 year ago and those song brings good memories back.
às vezes ficamos tão ansiosos com tal coisa que a gente n percebe que o processo também é importante. N digo que é o mais importante, mas muda a gente. É sensacional.
Crying sobbing screaming throwing up
I'm crying to this song it makes me sad for some reason I love it too
As a 21 year old mother this hits hard
Stay strong
one of the few good points of tiktok is the fact you got to know new good music like this one
For all the self-doubters out there- Slow down, you're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through