Not gonna lie, everyone who listened to this and commented are amazing. When I saw no negative comments and everyone supporting each other on this page I was thrilled. This band is genius and in tune with reality. Float on.
I love the lyrics, but god, the instrumentals always make you feel the raw emotion, it’s crazy that just the plucking of a guitar can carry so much meaning.
Have you listened to the instrumental version? Listen to that without lyrics. Forget the lyrics. The instrumental far surpasses the lyrics. Ima. Listen to Samuel Barber - “Adiago for strings,” if you want depressing instrumental
I always assumed it was "You missed when time and life shook hands and said, 'Good luck! For your sake, I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath.'" All as one phrase
This song and band beckons a lonely grieving soul but in the comment section you find out your not the only one. Hope anyone reading this has a wonderful life
Me too,Me too.I'm a grieving soul,I lost My mom 12 years and 5 months ago,and I was very close to her.I miss her,and I loved her with all My heart.John Guinto
I just find it amusing that their best known song, Float On, is so optimistic; all about how even though bad things happen, but the good things happen to balance out the bad and everything will work out okay. Then the rest of their discography talks about how the world is a cold, unfeeling place that doesn't give two shits about your happiness.
It took me 11 years but I think I finally figured out this reference is (very sad) reference to Vincent VanGogh, who painted a painting with a wheat field with crows over them before killing himself. Famous for painting sunflowers which also appear in the video.
RIP Jeremiah Green (MM Drummer). Thank you for all of the Beautiful music you gave us -- that was the perfect accompaniment to long solo road trips; random Saturday mornings in bed. You are a genius for forming one of the Greatest and most under-rated Bands of all time. - One of your biggest Fans from TX
Once I realized that boy lost his dad (and presumptive his only friend) and is trying to make friends with animals who keep dying...made this grown ass man cry 😢
I played this song one night in a tiny little bar in my hometown on their internet jukebox. I expected the older regulars to hate it. One of them came up and asked who the band was, they all seemed to really enjoy it. Never gonna hesitate to play a song I'm unsure about again.
I remember back in the day "float on" would get played multiple times during the day on MTV and fuse, but this one only tended to pop up really late at night. I don't think I'd like this song nearly as much without those nights of having to see this video multiple times to assure myself it wasn't a weird dream.
When I first heard Modest Mouse as a teenager in 2004 I was immediately hooked. I had never heard anything like them before. "Float On" was charming, weird, melodically impressive, and had a ton of energy. But it wasn't until I heard this song that I asked my mom for the album. "Ocean Breathes Salty" remains one of my favorite songs of all time 20 years later.
RIP Jeremy (Jeremiah) Green. my friend and i got to see them live at the filmore in NC. my buddy had bought a Modest Mouse skateboard deck off of Jermy (as isaac called him) 's brother, and hooked us up with meeting him before the show. we met him, awesome dude, very down to earth. after chatting for a while of chatting he went back to get ready for the show. talked with isaac for a good bit that night, talked to him about how we met Jermy and he asked why he didnt invite us back with him, i spoke up and said "cuz we didnt ask". isaac looked at me and with an agreeing tone said "yeah that sounds about right. all you had to do was say suomethin" and just like that we coulda had a friend. the news hurts.
This song reminds of the childhood I never got to have and then makes me miss it... Like those people that are heartbroken because they've never been in a relationship m.
Me and you Nick cruising to this with a fresh j and a fresh outlook on life. You passed on too soon my friend. Its been 17 years now and you still bring a tear to my eyes friend. Thanks for making the good ol days the good ol days. Until the day we meet again on the other side.
This song was part of my childhood. I used to hate it. Now I love it. It takes me to a better place, sort of like a Pink Floyd song, but not quite as trippy. Still kind of trippy though. More people need to make music like this.
My parents used to listen to this song all the time when I was young and I never liked it that much. The month I turned 18 my father decided to leave our family in the middle of the night. I know our family wasn't perfect, but I hate the way it fell apart. It's been almost 9 months and I still don't know how to feel about all of it. This song brings back memories of joy and youth that i'll never forget, I love you mom and dad.
This song is so touching and sad... the first sentences make my eyes watery :,-/ What a tragedy it is, living and knowing time passes by, we won´t get to live again, we´ll loose those who we love and they will some day loose us.
I was given this cd as a gift. Float on was a radio hit at the time and my girlfriend at the time thought I would like the cd. I remember the first time I heard this song I was driving to work and thinking about my older brother that passed away as a teenager. I love this song and it always reminds me of him.
Modest mouse will always be my favorite band, not just this song (although this song is just brilliant) but every song they have created is the epitome of original and creativity and lyrically no one holds a candle to Isaac Brock
The amount of one liners worth putting on a t-shirt this band produced during their career is unreal. Not in this song but my favorite so far: "Everyone's life ends but no one ever completes it."
"Collected my belongings and I left the jail, thanks for the time I had to think a spell, I had to think awhile" speaks to me alot. Jail was one of the best things to happen to me..
my father died a few months ago, he was an alcoholic all his life. because of it he got sick even he got worse just when I gave him his first grandson. Oh man! his face changed. that's why this song hurts and comforts me.
I saw them last night - they were AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to see them live again - I had no idea they rocked so hard! They didn't play any popular songs - but I loved them all. Now, listening to this - crying so much - such a beautiful song
Your body may be gone, I'm gonna carry you in In my head, in my heart, in my soul And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again Well, I don't know, I don't know I don't know, don't think so [Chorus 1] Well, that is that and this is this You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get You get away from me, you get away from me Collected my belongings and I left the jail Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell I had to think awhile, I had to think awhile [Verse 2] The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in? In your head, in your mouth, in your soul And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both grow old Well I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I hope so [Chorus 1] Well, that is that and this is this You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get You get away from me, you get away from me Collected my belongings and I left the jail Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell I had to think awhile, I had to think awhile [Bridge] Well, that is that and this is this Will you tell me what you saw, and I'll tell you what you missed When the ocean met the sky (You missed) You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye (You missed) When the Earth folded in on itself (You missed) And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope Heaven and Hell (You missed, you missed) Are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath" (You missed, you missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? (You missed, you missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? [Verse 3] The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in? In your head, in your mouth, in your soul The more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind Well, I don't mind, I don't mind How the hell could I mind? [Chorus 2] Well, that is that and this is this You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get You get away from me, you get away from me Well, that is that and this is this Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed When the ocean met the sky (You missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?
i have a 1200+ dollar tattoo for my best friend who passed away, he and i both loved modest mouse. after he passed away, i couldn't stop listening to this song, it basically explains his ideology of the after life in a nutshell. it makes me want to cry in pain and joy every time
This is the first music video I ever watched; the first song I remember listening to and everything stopping, no thoughts, couldn’t feel my brother and father right next to me, just me and the bird in the box. This is the first song I ever loved, some nights I’ll dream about the bird in the box, sometimes he flys away other times he lays still. Modest Mouse is awesome and I’m so grateful to have refound this song 15+ years later and to have it as my first
The Moral of the video is basically there are ups and downs in life, the sad boy finds a bird and heals it. (Putting effort into a risk.) then it becomes healthy again and makes him happy. (A bad thing then good.) he goes to show his mother proudly.... But she doesn't care. (People don't always appreciate you in life.) the boy is now sad again, and wakes up after awhile to find the bird appreciates him. (Happy again disputed what people think.) and yet again, sadness strikes again when the bird dies. (So much effort then failure and sadness.) he eventually moves on and burys the bird, then it comes back to show happiness. (Happiness finds its way slowly back into your life.). Read all those parenthesis sentences and tell me that doesn't sound like life....
So.. combined between all of you weirdo fucks.... How many years of drug use, combined do we have in this commit section (besides me) seriously.. reread this thread.
This is the song I dedicated to my best friend when he died. He was killed by a train a few years back and it was so hard to get over the tragedy of his death. This song got me through things...
Jimmy White that is an interesting lyric. i suppose the first step in decrypting these lyrics is first dispensing with the vague ambiguity. "you wasted life. why wouldnt you waste the afterlife.." so it assume this simply means someone almost willingly choice to waste their life time not living life as opposed to being just alive. then the after life lyric has me confounded as well. someone is dead so how could one choose to live further. what a mysterious lyric. i suppose this still means that someone is afraid to live and find happiness. an individual like this must have withdrawn themselves from this world and retreated in an effort to save themselves the realities of this world. i suppose the artist chose to use hyperbole in "wasted the after life.." in an effort to deliver a message with a salient combination of words further suggesting this egregious way of thinking
@@nintendopepokemonfreakrube490 The afterlife. "For your sake, I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath, you wasted life why wouldn't you waste death." I always assumed it was religion, this person never appreciated what they had in this life assuming they would have an afterlife, heaven or hell, so they wasted life and I suppose wasted death by not accepting it being the end. Not appreciating the finality of it. That was always my interpretation?
wanderingbutnotlost yes i think your right. i think the message of this song is just live life to the very end . endure. because if someone chose to not live life, then they would see that their way of thinking is so narrow-minded and illogical , that they would almost certainly waste the afterlife .this message tells people that a person this set on their ways is only doing morw harm to themselves thinking that life is pointless or thinking that commiting suicide is the quick fix to end all problems once and for all and then get rewarded eternal life in the quote on quote "next life"
This song reminds me of being five years old. "Ocean Breathes Salty" is one of the few things that let me relive the past when things were a lot simpler to me.
This song.. Just another reminder to care for your children and be there for them. Teach them how to be good prosperous people. Otherwise we are left with nothing but the earth folding in on itself..
Your body may be gone, I'm gonna carry you in. In my head, in my heart, in my soul. And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again. Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Don't think so. Well that is that and this is this. You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get. You get away from me. You get away from me. Collected my belongings and I left the jail. Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell. I had to think awhile. I had to think awhile. The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in? In your head, in your mouth, in your soul. And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both grow old. Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I hope so. Well that is that and this is this. You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get. You get away from me. (You get away from me) You get away from me. Collected my belongings and I left the jail. Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell. I had to think awhile. (I had to think awhile) I had to think awhile. Well that is that and this is this. Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed) You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. (You missed) When the earth folded in on itself. (You missed) And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell (You missed, you missed) are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." (You missed, you missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? (You missed, you missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in? In your head, in your mouth, in your soul. The more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind. Well I don't mind. I don't mind. How the hell could I mind? Well that is that and this is this. You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get. You get away from me. (You get away from me) You get away from me. Well that is that and this is this. Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed) You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?
I can't listen to this without smiling and singing along to it. I was 16 years old and I went and bought this album the day it came out and still rockin to it at 32 years old. My 2 year old daughter even knows some of the words 😁
Been listening since I was 18 I'm 34 now going to take my daughter to see mm at the Cuthbert in Eugene in May for her 12th birthday... she's so happy mm Is her favorite
Modest Mouse has been my favorite band for as long as I can remember, with Float On being my favorite song by far. This song helped me get though the passing of a my father a few years ago, now I can't listen to it without thinking of him. I think that's a gift. Thanks for sharing your art with the world
@@kbk8282 That's a genuinely great interpretation. The only hiccup in your explanation is that the boy in the video isn't broken in the process. ~He simply walks away sadly, leaving behind the graves of those he could not save. Yet he is still in the sunlight and among the flowers. Is that part of the symbolism, that to avoid being broken yourself- you have to walk away...? Not sure..
The fact that I can play still play this song now and watch my 13 and 14 year olds connect with it the same way I did when it came out. Aight, ima go cry.
I finally found this song, it's actually older than I am (the video isn't, but the song itself is), I had heard it somewhere before, no idea where, never had even heard of these guys. But the video actually made me start crying- and I'm not even kidding- because of the meaning of it.
This music video reminds me of all the friends I found that I couldn’t help, like the boy collecting injured animals that he can’t nurse back to health
I didn’t like this song at all the first few times I heard it... but it grew on me quickly. Many years later, it’s a song that I love to listen to which reminds me of being in my early 20’s and takes me back. It’s always worth giving a new song a few listens before deciding you don’t like it.
Not gonna lie, everyone who listened to this and commented are amazing. When I saw no negative comments and everyone supporting each other on this page I was thrilled. This band is genius and in tune with reality. Float on.
I hope you had a nice roll. If you weren't rolling, you are like a super real nice person lol Godspeed
godspeed either way
Not gonna lie. This one of my top 5 fave songs/videos ever. Makes me feel the joys of childhood all over again.
you said it bro
I wasted life. But hopefully I won’t waste dearh
I love the lyrics, but god, the instrumentals always make you feel the raw emotion, it’s crazy that just the plucking of a guitar can carry so much meaning.
🙏🏿🙏🏿 well done like some want steak.
Art has the power to pass on emotions
Well said
This song has been out for over 15 yrs .. glad you finally found it .. enjoy
Have you listened to the instrumental version? Listen to that without lyrics. Forget the lyrics. The instrumental far surpasses the lyrics. Ima. Listen to Samuel Barber - “Adiago for strings,” if you want depressing instrumental
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. Arguably my favorite lyric of all time
Mine is, "You wasted Life why wouldn't you waste Death..."
Daniel Austin absolutely you read my favorite verse no one has ever done that I'm in my husband's id but he never knew that
That whole verse is amazingly good.
I swore as a younger person it was "when tom and i shook hands and said goodbye" lol.
I always assumed it was "You missed when time and life shook hands and said, 'Good luck! For your sake, I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath.'" All as one phrase
This song and band beckons a lonely grieving soul but in the comment section you find out your not the only one. Hope anyone reading this has a wonderful life
Im so alone, love you dude ❤
I’m glad i found so many others like me !
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
I miss my brother 😥
Me too,Me too.I'm a grieving soul,I lost My mom 12 years and 5 months ago,and I was very close to her.I miss her,and I loved her with all My heart.John Guinto
meet a guy in rehab. we werent aloud to listen to music so we sang this over and over together. passed away a month later from an overdose.
+Kenny Brown sorry about your loss man. I hope you're doing well
+Kenny Brown I'm sorry.
How are you doing?
:(
modest mouse fans are here for you bro
I just find it amusing that their best known song, Float On, is so optimistic; all about how even though bad things happen, but the good things happen to balance out the bad and everything will work out okay. Then the rest of their discography talks about how the world is a cold, unfeeling place that doesn't give two shits about your happiness.
And we’ll all float on alright
😂😂Right?
It took me 11 years but I think I finally figured out this reference is (very sad) reference to Vincent VanGogh, who painted a painting with a wheat field with crows over them before killing himself. Famous for painting sunflowers which also appear in the video.
The video has only been up for six years
it was nominated for a VMA for best cinematography in 2005...before youtube videos were played on TV.
Grace Thomas yea good news for people who love bad news came out in 2005
Grace Thomas dame I had to look at my cd lol
Not sure bout the video but this song is about his dad dying. Very sad
RIP Jeremiah Green (MM Drummer). Thank you for all of the Beautiful music you gave us -- that was the perfect accompaniment to long solo road trips; random Saturday mornings in bed. You are a genius for forming one of the Greatest and most under-rated Bands of all time. - One of your biggest Fans from TX
Waste death
Once I realized that boy lost his dad (and presumptive his only friend) and is trying to make friends with animals who keep dying...made this grown ass man cry 😢
I played this song one night in a tiny little bar in my hometown on their internet jukebox. I expected the older regulars to hate it. One of them came up and asked who the band was, they all seemed to really enjoy it. Never gonna hesitate to play a song I'm unsure about again.
Never hesitate throwing on some modest mouse. 👌
Good music is good music, regardless new or old.
This makes me happy.
Just gave you 100 likes!
@@vampirexion it's so satisfying.
I remember back in the day "float on" would get played multiple times during the day on MTV and fuse, but this one only tended to pop up really late at night. I don't think I'd like this song nearly as much without those nights of having to see this video multiple times to assure myself it wasn't a weird dream.
When I first heard Modest Mouse as a teenager in 2004 I was immediately hooked. I had never heard anything like them before. "Float On" was charming, weird, melodically impressive, and had a ton of energy. But it wasn't until I heard this song that I asked my mom for the album. "Ocean Breathes Salty" remains one of my favorite songs of all time 20 years later.
A kid playing catch with a scarecrow is some powerful imagery.
This song always speaks directly to my soul. I have no idea why, but I'm not arguing with it.
RIP Jeremy (Jeremiah) Green. my friend and i got to see them live at the filmore in NC. my buddy had bought a Modest Mouse skateboard deck off of Jermy (as isaac called him) 's brother, and hooked us up with meeting him before the show. we met him, awesome dude, very down to earth. after chatting for a while of chatting he went back to get ready for the show. talked with isaac for a good bit that night, talked to him about how we met Jermy and he asked why he didnt invite us back with him, i spoke up and said "cuz we didnt ask". isaac looked at me and with an agreeing tone said "yeah that sounds about right. all you had to do was say suomethin" and just like that we coulda had a friend. the news hurts.
You know the feeling when something speaks to your soul? I'm feeling that.
This song reminds of the childhood I never got to have and then makes me miss it... Like those people that are heartbroken because they've never been in a relationship m.
im those people,
I'm 24 and never been in a relationship
Me and you Nick cruising to this with a fresh j and a fresh outlook on life. You passed on too soon my friend. Its been 17 years now and you still bring a tear to my eyes friend. Thanks for making the good ol days the good ol days. Until the day we meet again on the other side.
This song was part of my childhood. I used to hate it. Now I love it. It takes me to a better place, sort of like a Pink Floyd song, but not quite as trippy. Still kind of trippy though.
More people need to make music like this.
Aflay Could not have said it better man
Aflay Try Real Estate's most recent LP; "Atlas". Not quite reminiscent of this but it's very crystalline like Pink Floyd.
Isaac Brock and his lyrics are gonna live forever, rent free, in my jumbled, chaotic mind. I'm fine with this.
My parents used to listen to this song all the time when I was young and I never liked it that much. The month I turned 18 my father decided to leave our family in the middle of the night. I know our family wasn't perfect, but I hate the way it fell apart. It's been almost 9 months and I still don't know how to feel about all of it. This song brings back memories of joy and youth that i'll never forget, I love you mom and dad.
I was jamming out to this in 6th grade along with franz ferdinand. Now what band do you think I stuck with.
I don't know, I'm still stuck with both. Can't really compare them.
Neither, you chose “the bravery”
@@lauraannevely hahaha this is great!
Strong feelings build up when i watch this
Best band to ever grace this planet
Couldnt agree more.
This song is so touching and sad... the first sentences make my eyes watery :,-/
What a tragedy it is, living and knowing time passes by, we won´t get to live again, we´ll loose those who we love and they will some day loose us.
Loved modest mouse for 15 years now, this is literally my first vid. Jaw dropped, goosebumps, sorry love, but I wont be up to bed for a few hours.
+JoeFromGreenbush I get goosebumps too. They are amazing. And their videos, wooooo, are they ever bizarre. And very good.
They are criminally underrated though
JoeFromGreenbush uizafdd
JRobertsMichael if he's listened to them for 17 years I'm pretty sure he's seen the video to one of their biggest songs... Lol
JoeFromGreenbush me too@!!!!!!! I'm 42 loved them for years but MTV was like 95
I was given this cd as a gift. Float on was a radio hit at the time and my girlfriend at the time thought I would like the cd. I remember the first time I heard this song I was driving to work and thinking about my older brother that passed away as a teenager. I love this song and it always reminds me of him.
The empathetic effort transcends throughout the universe regardless of the result of ones actions
R.I.P Jeremiah green you will be missed!
Miss you Tammie, my best friend, my childhood, my life, one day we will meet again… 🕊️
Modest mouse will always be my favorite band, not just this song (although this song is just brilliant) but every song they have created is the epitome of original and creativity and lyrically no one holds a candle to Isaac Brock
The amount of one liners worth putting on a t-shirt this band produced during their career is unreal.
Not in this song but my favorite so far: "Everyone's life ends but no one ever completes it."
"Collected my belongings and I left the jail, thanks for the time I had to think a spell, I had to think awhile" speaks to me alot. Jail was one of the best things to happen to me..
my father died a few months ago, he was an alcoholic all his life. because of it he got sick even he got worse just when I gave him his first grandson. Oh man! his face changed. that's why this song hurts and comforts me.
Beautiful songwriting.
I saw them last night - they were AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to see them live again - I had no idea they rocked so hard! They didn't play any popular songs - but I loved them all. Now, listening to this - crying so much - such a beautiful song
This video always gets me years after MTV, FUSE, and VH1 replays.
Your body may be gone, I'm gonna carry you in
In my head, in my heart, in my soul
And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again
Well, I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, don't think so
[Chorus 1]
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get
You get away from me, you get away from me
Collected my belongings and I left the jail
Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell
I had to think awhile, I had to think awhile
[Verse 2]
The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?
In your head, in your mouth, in your soul
And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both grow old
Well I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I hope so
[Chorus 1]
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get
You get away from me, you get away from me
Collected my belongings and I left the jail
Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell
I had to think awhile, I had to think awhile
[Bridge]
Well, that is that and this is this
Will you tell me what you saw, and I'll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky (You missed)
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye
(You missed)
When the Earth folded in on itself (You missed)
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope Heaven and Hell
(You missed, you missed)
Are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath"
(You missed, you missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?
(You missed, you missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?
[Verse 3]
The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?
In your head, in your mouth, in your soul
The more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind
Well, I don't mind, I don't mind
How the hell could I mind?
[Chorus 2]
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get
You get away from me, you get away from me
Well, that is that and this is this
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky (You missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?
Thank you!!
Thanks
i have a 1200+ dollar tattoo for my best friend who passed away, he and i both loved modest mouse. after he passed away, i couldn't stop listening to this song, it basically explains his ideology of the after life in a nutshell. it makes me want to cry in pain and joy every time
this is the most slept on song of all time
This is the first music video I ever watched; the first song I remember listening to and everything stopping, no thoughts, couldn’t feel my brother and father right next to me, just me and the bird in the box. This is the first song I ever loved, some nights I’ll dream about the bird in the box, sometimes he flys away other times he lays still. Modest Mouse is awesome and I’m so grateful to have refound this song 15+ years later and to have it as my first
The Moral of the video is basically there are ups and downs in life, the sad boy finds a bird and heals it. (Putting effort into a risk.) then it becomes healthy again and makes him happy. (A bad thing then good.) he goes to show his mother proudly.... But she doesn't care. (People don't always appreciate you in life.) the boy is now sad again, and wakes up after awhile to find the bird appreciates him. (Happy again disputed what people think.) and yet again, sadness strikes again when the bird dies. (So much effort then failure and sadness.) he eventually moves on and burys the bird, then it comes back to show happiness. (Happiness finds its way slowly back into your life.). Read all those parenthesis sentences and tell me that doesn't sound like life....
The bird was never healthy. It was going to die from the beginning. The sequence with him playing catch and all that shit is a dream.
The healing power of the story is derived from the plant seen first. Poppy plant. Heroin gives life ups and downs..
What poppy plant? Everything is yellow and last time i checked poppy's are red
In the very beginning of the video. There are tons of red poppies.
So.. combined between all of you weirdo fucks.... How many years of drug use, combined do we have in this commit section (besides me) seriously.. reread this thread.
This is the song I dedicated to my best friend when he died. He was killed by a train a few years back and it was so hard to get over the tragedy of his death. This song got me through things...
that little boy is so adorable!
reminds me when I was a kid: (
This song with the guitar riffs makes me think you could picture being at the beach with the waves crashing in.
This song always reminds me of my best friend Jeffery. I miss him so much.
"You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?"
-Now that's lyrics.
I always been curious the interpretation of this lyric? I've never really understood that line, would you mind telling me what it means to you?
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Jimmy White that is an interesting lyric. i suppose the first step in decrypting these lyrics is first dispensing with the vague ambiguity. "you wasted life. why wouldnt you waste the afterlife.." so it assume this simply means someone almost willingly choice to waste their life time not living life as opposed to being just alive. then the after life lyric has me confounded as well. someone is dead so how could one choose to live further. what a mysterious lyric. i suppose this still means that someone is afraid to live and find happiness. an individual like this must have withdrawn themselves from this world and retreated in an effort to save themselves the realities of this world. i suppose the artist chose to use hyperbole in "wasted the after life.." in an effort to deliver a message with a salient combination of words further suggesting this egregious way of thinking
@@nintendopepokemonfreakrube490 The afterlife. "For your sake, I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath, you wasted life why wouldn't you waste death." I always assumed it was religion, this person never appreciated what they had in this life assuming they would have an afterlife, heaven or hell, so they wasted life and I suppose wasted death by not accepting it being the end. Not appreciating the finality of it. That was always my interpretation?
wanderingbutnotlost yes i think your right. i think the message of this song is just live life to the very end . endure. because if someone chose to not live life, then they would see that their way of thinking is so narrow-minded and illogical , that they would almost certainly waste the afterlife .this message tells people that a person this set on their ways is only doing morw harm to themselves thinking that life is pointless or thinking that commiting suicide is the quick fix to end all problems once and for all and then get rewarded eternal life in the quote on quote "next life"
Still have this song on repeat after all these years. Great stuff!
The lessons in this song are mind blowing... absolutely mind blowing. 😥😥
2:50 and throughout got me the most...
This song makes me miss my grandfather.
:(
why
+Bender Rodriquez because he probably passed out
Destruction1983 His grandpa passed out?
Man, you really are something special
2019 listening. Always feels like de ja vu when I'm listening to this. Back to 2011 and hot summer nights. Great band.
easily the best music video of all time
Real sad video...reminds me of myself when I was small
I was like a 11 years old before I was 12 since 15 years before 14 years ago
This song impacted my youth in 7th and 8th grade in some way. Can't describe it.
_you wasted life why wouldn't you waste death_
Es mi tatuaje ❤️
🌠
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste teh afterlife? :3
You wasted time on meeting god, god was born in 1991
Yo lil boom you listen to modest mouse
Always thought this song was superior to Float On
I agree!
That's why popular singles are for the masses and this is for us :)
***** It puts Float On to shame, no doubt. Much deeper song, too.
it is.
Tony C Well said.
When i hear this song,i m always imagine me in front of a beach, modest mouse feels so good everytime🙂
2:30 Aaron Moss
I always remember the date we never had, 3:30 but you left me
This song reminds me of being five years old. "Ocean Breathes Salty" is one of the few things that let me relive the past when things were a lot simpler to me.
Great song from a great band. So diverse musically. And the lyrics are clever, funny,deep, and moving. Genius stuff
These guys are absolute fire live. So damn good.
This is one of the best songs of all times....
Outstanding music video, very deep indeed.
my dad used to sing this to me whenever i asked for anything as a kid. thanks dad i guess.
modest mouse was the first real band i ever listened to on purpose and i still love them so tjanks dad
The music video is so we'll made.
I remember being 18 and feeling this way towards my dad with this song
Love this song!
Love this band so much❤️
This song.. Just another reminder to care for your children and be there for them. Teach them how to be good prosperous people. Otherwise we are left with nothing but the earth folding in on itself..
This video depresses me, it's like a video of my childhood.
X2
Rest In Peace.
miss u bro, see u on the other side
This is one of those songs that feels great listening when driving with the window down on a hot day
los estaba buscando , POR FIN LOS ENCONTRÉ
Romina rojas sepulveda los acabo de descubrir.
Genial
Your body may be gone, I'm gonna carry you in.
In my head, in my heart, in my soul.
And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both live again.
Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Don't think so.
Well that is that and this is this.
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.
You get away from me. You get away from me.
Collected my belongings and I left the jail.
Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell.
I had to think awhile. I had to think awhile.
The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?
In your head, in your mouth, in your soul.
And maybe we'll get lucky and we'll both grow old.
Well I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I hope so.
Well that is that and this is this.
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.
You get away from me. (You get away from me) You get away from me.
Collected my belongings and I left the jail.
Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell.
I had to think awhile. (I had to think awhile) I had to think awhile.
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,
when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed)
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. (You missed)
When the earth folded in on itself. (You missed)
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell (You missed, you missed)
are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." (You missed, you missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? (You missed, you missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?
The ocean breathes salty, won't you carry it in?
In your head, in your mouth, in your soul.
The more we move ahead the more we're stuck in rewind.
Well I don't mind. I don't mind. How the hell could I mind?
Well that is that and this is this.
You tell me what you want and I'll tell you what you get.
You get away from me. (You get away from me) You get away from me.
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,
when the ocean met the sky. (You missed, you missed)
You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?
Gracias bro!
Thanks!
Anthony villa thanks,greatly appreciated
I can't listen to this without smiling and singing along to it. I was 16 years old and I went and bought this album the day it came out and still rockin to it at 32 years old. My 2 year old daughter even knows some of the words 😁
Oh teenage girl that discovered this song in midst of angst would be disappointed to know that we've rediscovered it in the deepest of grief
R.I.P. my uncle, thanks you Modest Mouse
IMO, one of the best songs/videos ever made. That disc had many great songs!
The drums are amazing in this song.
Been listening since I was 18 I'm 34 now going to take my daughter to see mm at the Cuthbert in Eugene in May for her 12th birthday... she's so happy mm Is her favorite
I watched this on mtv when I was kid and I'm still listening.
Modest Mouse has been my favorite band for as long as I can remember, with Float On being my favorite song by far. This song helped me get though the passing of a my father a few years ago, now I can't listen to it without thinking of him. I think that's a gift. Thanks for sharing your art with the world
That kid doesn't have a good track record with saving animals.
probably shouldnt become a vet
I was feeling this song until i read that XDD
CombustiblSquid looks like someone missed the whole point
@@kbk8282 That's a genuinely great interpretation. The only hiccup in your explanation is that the boy in the video isn't broken in the process. ~He simply walks away sadly, leaving behind the graves of those he could not save. Yet he is still in the sunlight and among the flowers. Is that part of the symbolism, that to avoid being broken yourself- you have to walk away...? Not sure..
I think the kid is lonely and feels unloved. So he keeps trying to heal physically broken animal to heal his broken emotions
Got me through a breakup, two deaths, and abandonment. Needless to say a powerful and beautiful piece by MM.
Pirate Scourge MAP
Crow Man: *falls because of broken leg*
Kid: *places stint on his arm*
Thank you Isaac and gang for getting me through those high school days some 15 years ago.
Man, this is one of my fav bass riffs ever
Jesus, this video is sad. And, as is the case with most modest mouse songs, the lyrics are incredible.
The fact that I can play still play this song now and watch my 13 and 14 year olds connect with it the same way I did when it came out. Aight, ima go cry.
I finally found this song, it's actually older than I am (the video isn't, but the song itself is), I had heard it somewhere before, no idea where, never had even heard of these guys. But the video actually made me start crying- and I'm not even kidding- because of the meaning of it.
This music video reminds me of all the friends I found that I couldn’t help, like the boy collecting injured animals that he can’t nurse back to health
Isaac is too cute in this video, love this song
The rat king is always cute, just more cuter in this.
Nihilism is a double edged sword that cuts deep both ways.
Anyone else here form Tropical Scourge?
me
god this song is just so fucking good. One of their best ever.
I wonder what that kid's doing now.
I didn’t like this song at all the first few times I heard it... but it grew on me quickly. Many years later, it’s a song that I love to listen to which reminds me of being in my early 20’s and takes me back. It’s always worth giving a new song a few listens before deciding you don’t like it.
The era where music was tragically deep and heart wrenching but you are to young and didnt know.
@2:45 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ this part means alot to me...especially after losing my father when I was 11....