Sage Francis - "The Best Of Times"

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024

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  • @CharlieColeslaw
    @CharlieColeslaw 4 роки тому +539

    This song legitimately stopped me from attempting suicide in 2011. Now, 10 years later I have two beautiful children and life is great. Thank you Sage.

    • @southpawdj
      @southpawdj 4 роки тому +11

      I'm so happy he found you.

    • @wesleysanford
      @wesleysanford 3 роки тому +19

      This was one of the last songs I played before I tried to cut my feet off and die in the shower. I didn't die. You didnt die. Its this music that connects us. This is truth encapsulated.

    • @joseduran4437
      @joseduran4437 2 роки тому +4

      Love ya dude!!

    • @ErickHoxter
      @ErickHoxter 2 роки тому +7

      That is wonderful man! The world is better with you in it.

    • @peasweet22
      @peasweet22 2 роки тому +5

      Keep sharing your incredible redemption experience Charlie. All pain has a purpose and no pain is wasted if it’s shared.

  • @Tripledashhh_
    @Tripledashhh_ 9 місяців тому +22

    This song is my reset button. Every couple years I go back to this masterpiece to remind me. It’s not the end of times. It’s the best of times.

  • @skiier4868
    @skiier4868 12 років тому +15

    it takes a certain kind of person to truly enjoy this, and i enjoy all the people that are enjoying this.

  • @ErickHoxter
    @ErickHoxter 9 років тому +835

    I still listen to this every time something significant happens. When I lost my job, I came back here. When I lost my car, I came back here. When I lost it all, I came back here. I found a girlfriend that I envision a wonderful future with, I was here. Just yesterday I got a kick ass job finally, I came back here and like every time am moved to tears. I thank one of my best friends for showing me Sage Francis back in High School, it's her favorite song - it's my favorite song. I had a job a few hundred miles away from home and ended up having everything stolen from me by the people I was living with. Including some Li(f)e merch, hoodies, the original #filmthepolice hoodie and a bunch of personal non replaceable items. That hurt pretty bad, but I came back here. I'm on an upswing and Sage's message feels so good. It gives me chills. Don't know why I listened to it on YT this time and typed a long personal story but if anyone needs to hear it, just remember "it's not the end of the world"

    • @amendez8567
      @amendez8567 9 років тому +18

      ***** I understand where you are coming from on this subject. it's awesome how music influences and impacts our lives. Sage is an artist that will always have a place in my heart. Human the death dance was a massive part of my life when i struggled with addiction. Li(f)e and especially this song was and still is a keepsake to me because of the struggles of getting my life in order and eventually marrying the woman of my dreams. Now that I see my life coming to and surpassing what I didn't ever expect it to is so amazing. I thank music for helping me through my existence.

    • @amendez8567
      @amendez8567 8 років тому +12

      Back to this song. It seems each time I hit a milestone in my life I listen to this song. Now a father, just completed my bachelors degree, 8 years sober, and still in love with my awesome wife. it makes me smile when I think about the first time i listened to this song back in 2010. Still hits my heart the same way.

    • @ErickHoxter
      @ErickHoxter 8 років тому +6

      Congrats, Adrian! That's so awesome! Keep your head up and keep moving forward!

    • @jessicalandis578
      @jessicalandis578 7 років тому +4

      Erick Hoxter Amen

    • @RK-zt2vy
      @RK-zt2vy 7 років тому +2

      Beautifull comment my man! Thanks :)

  • @danielbrundidge8395
    @danielbrundidge8395 7 місяців тому +14

    To this day, I can't listen to this song without crying like a baby

  • @tyborgtriborg6360
    @tyborgtriborg6360 2 роки тому +17

    This song saved my life when I left the Mormon church. I was a mess after I left mentally. But thank goodness for music

  • @bushidobrown2541
    @bushidobrown2541 11 місяців тому +13

    13 years later and Uncle Sages words still bring comfort and hope in times that don't always work the way we want them. Thank you.

  • @TahoeNevada
    @TahoeNevada 10 років тому +48

    This song needs to be played at my funeral.

  • @nemosthebandit
    @nemosthebandit Місяць тому +2

    I played this song at my wedding after the ceremony during cocktail hour, it’s my Next Chapter song. When you realize the power of poetry it’s Absolutely beautiful.

  • @shottiekingsw
    @shottiekingsw 2 місяці тому +1

    Jeez man 14 years since this track. Never forget the first time i heard it what fucking beauty

  • @kevinsinclair6873
    @kevinsinclair6873 4 місяці тому +6

    I somehow forgot about this track. Suddenly came to mind. This song really, really hits me in the feelings. Unbelievable writing and I'm sure if more heard it, more would relate. A special song.

    • @Kevin-w1z1y
      @Kevin-w1z1y Місяць тому

      Samesies. Don't tell me you like to masterbate to better homes and gardens too? That would be weird

  • @chrisconner2498
    @chrisconner2498 Рік тому +3

    After reading some comments, I have come to realize.... Im still a huge sage fan!!

  • @88Doug
    @88Doug 9 місяців тому +4

    Sage, you changed our lives!! ❤

  • @undeaddreadlord1
    @undeaddreadlord1 9 місяців тому +2

    13 years... damn. I feel old. But this still stays as one of the best songs. It speaks on volumes of issues. Forever love

  • @frydaynightlive
    @frydaynightlive 9 місяців тому +2

    this song hits deep! every single time...

  • @MrCombatmedic00
    @MrCombatmedic00 Рік тому +7

    Every person and friend I’ve introduced to Sage, I use this song as a starting point. He has helped so many friends of mine with this song

  • @jennilocke
    @jennilocke 4 роки тому +360

    Coming from 2020: Sage is now married and iirc they're expecting a baby. So he did live long enough for that.
    Love ya Uncle Sage ✌

    • @bobby3eb
      @bobby3eb 4 роки тому

      DAD WHO?

    • @CharlieColeslaw
      @CharlieColeslaw 4 роки тому

      BEAUTIFUL

    • @finnianjoyce-velez8079
      @finnianjoyce-velez8079 4 роки тому +15

      I’ve been thinking about that whenever he posts. He’s lived long enough to see almost every one of those things happen, with the exception of grandkids. I’m curious what this would look like and what it means to him now
      It’s really heart warming as someone who struggles with those same fears

    • @brockambrose9885
      @brockambrose9885 4 роки тому +1

      He Also just went off on a full blown hate speech rage where he was censored on Instagram for it. Just screamed away a bunch of his long time dedicated fans. 20+ years for me. Down the drain.

    • @jennilocke
      @jennilocke 4 роки тому +1

      @@brockambrose9885 lol what the fuck are you talking about

  • @joshbaker3663
    @joshbaker3663 6 років тому +86

    Had the opportunity to meet this man after over twenty years of listening. Coolest and most genuine artist. Told him how he helped, he graciously listened. Three hugs were enough. Grateful as fuck.

    • @tijmotje
      @tijmotje 2 роки тому +2

      His hugs really hit hard

    • @jonknestrick5219
      @jonknestrick5219 Рік тому +3

      He's "liked" and commented on like 80% of my posts on his Facebook page. You can tell he really appreciates his fans!

    • @TheMetaxican
      @TheMetaxican Рік тому +1

      I had the opportunity to shake my man's hand and should've gone for the hug. He was very respectful and probably would've hugged, no question. Got him to sign my "dollar bill of hip hop" and I loved the 60s I was in his direct vicinity. Classy dude

  • @ECGran
    @ECGran 8 днів тому

    Wow! The comments are so reassuring and filled with hope to those in a dark place. Please know you are never alone. Reach out! I love you and believe in you. God loves you. I’m so proud of how far you’ve come. We’ve got this!

  • @Jennifersadreamer
    @Jennifersadreamer 12 років тому +1

    This video is making me cry. People like this honeslty have the power to change lives.

  • @posjoey
    @posjoey 3 роки тому +38

    Can’t believe this is almost 11 years old. Man time goes quick.

    • @JameZel913
      @JameZel913 2 роки тому +3

      I was 20 when Li(f)e dropped, and I turn 33 in just a few days. This is what you call a fuckin TIMELESS song. They could dig this up in 100 years and it'll still speak to kids and grandparents alike.

    • @posjoey
      @posjoey 2 роки тому +1

      @@JameZel913 truth! I was 21.

    • @seanmcguire9405
      @seanmcguire9405 2 роки тому +1

      I remember when this video dropped when I was 15 and it meant the world to me. Sitting here staring at 27 it still cuts me in two.

  • @JameZel913
    @JameZel913 2 роки тому +23

    This dropped when I was 20, and i'm just a few moons away from my 33rd now. Been taking care of my disabled grandpa since 22... and, it's been a long long road to get to today, but - Music was definitely what kept my head above the water. Can't even count how many times I listened to this song from 2010-2014 or so...and here i am still coming back to it.

    • @JameZel913
      @JameZel913 2 роки тому +3

      This song is so old I could have a kid thats going through all this shit themselves if they were born the same year it dropped. damn.

  • @shonuff9655
    @shonuff9655 3 роки тому +13

    I just turned 30 yesterday. I always come back to this. God I was so deeply unhappy back when this first came out I heard this I broke down hard. I always loved you man and now flash forward today, I'm engaged to the love of my life and just truly grateful for all I've lost learned gained and will continue to grow but I will ALWAYS come back here Sage.

  • @Zskillit
    @Zskillit 12 років тому +1

    Oh my God, this just restored my faith in humanity.

  • @2011ctindle
    @2011ctindle 8 років тому +321

    This song saves my life, over and over again.

  • @Ntrbncmlc
    @Ntrbncmlc 4 роки тому +43

    one of the best mc's and lyricists this poor world could offer :)

  • @BlackBearBaldwin
    @BlackBearBaldwin 6 місяців тому +3

    I was recently bought a signed copy of the lyrics for this song. Reduced me to tears 🖤

  • @danielpaulhus5401
    @danielpaulhus5401 6 місяців тому +2

    Been listening since the 90s in RIWRIU boy

  • @joshking2241
    @joshking2241 2 місяці тому +1

    How many times can you listen to amazingness that directly translates to your life consistently l! Priceless! StrangeFamous .

  • @TheVenom36912
    @TheVenom36912 3 роки тому +5

    I'm 45 and have been a huge Sage fan since 2002. Now I have my 14 year old son wanting to stay in the car to finish listening to this jam when we get home from soccer practice. This piece is cross-generational and is timeless. Reminds me that the very things my son is experiencing is the very things I did.

  • @ktpat4449
    @ktpat4449 9 років тому +309

    The first time I heard this, I was about to graduate high school. I'm in my 4th year of college now, and I'm not doing well, as a person. I still don't know if I'll live to my next milestone, but this song gives me hope. It reminds me that I've never really felt like I was going to make it, but I HAVE made it so far. It's a good idea to hang onto. Thank god for music.

    • @kermdeezy5330
      @kermdeezy5330 9 років тому +8

      +KT Pat Well said. I'm not doing great either but you're right. Never know what's around the corner even if it doesn't look bright. All the best to you.

    • @Thebestastedkidever
      @Thebestastedkidever 8 років тому +7

      'It's been a long and lonely trip, but I'm glad I took it' you got this.

    • @marcusdiedrich273
      @marcusdiedrich273 7 років тому +6

      KT Pat : No matter what you have to keep pushing, and change will come. It's a battle that will outlast us all.

    • @archeymoses1671
      @archeymoses1671 7 років тому +4

      Hope you're still pushing through

    • @yeahbee8237
      @yeahbee8237 7 років тому +1

      Listen to the Soundtrack to Beasts of The Southern Wild especially the track Once there was a hushpuppy
      that music fits every mood but at the end you are uplifted
      don't do what I did for a whole semester, listen to Smashing Pumpkins Butterfly with Broken WIngs, that ain't helping

  • @Brandonthesnifferofall
    @Brandonthesnifferofall 2 роки тому +6

    Back to this song again years later and 37 now 🤦‍♂️ memory bringer and a tear jerker ❤️

  • @ValianceXx
    @ValianceXx 2 місяці тому +2

    Been listening to this the last 10 years, i was 15. Its a song that has always given me hope and now i only remmence with my past to it

  • @AdamKanekoa
    @AdamKanekoa 2 місяці тому +1

    One of my favorite poets of all-time

  • @vertical7047
    @vertical7047 2 роки тому +3

    I've always loved Sage. This song makes me feel like he loves me too...

  • @ohhammy3665
    @ohhammy3665 12 років тому +5

    Your words really do touch people of all ages and races, genders, it doesnt matter. THANK YOU SAGE. your a real life superhero, ability:word play. You saved my life. so thank you.

  • @jthitchens2672
    @jthitchens2672 2 роки тому +3

    Every now and then I come back to this song and cry a little.

  • @Ttkkgg42
    @Ttkkgg42 3 місяці тому +2

    I was that hopeless kid in high school. Didn’t know where I was going in life or what I wanted to accomplish, had to remediate soooo many classes in high school. Dad was dealing with bankruptcy. Didn’t have a girlfriend. Not any close friends. I cried like a baby when I first heard this song because it was relatable.
    I just finished residency. I am going to be a physician practicing in California. I hold my 2.5 GPA transcript from high school with pride alongside my medical degree. I have had my fair share of heart break, but it’s not the end of the world. Yes the thoughts of sadness do creep in from time, but when I reflect on my life I am hopeful to the future.
    Keep going guys, we’re gonna make it. Love you ❤
    And past self, you’re gonna be okay 🤙

  • @perfectmanifesto14
    @perfectmanifesto14 5 місяців тому +1

    A song that hits differently than when you first heard it because you realise you made it at a time you were never sure you would.

  • @PaulStrikesBack33
    @PaulStrikesBack33 Рік тому +3

    An absolute masterpiece, flat out

  • @drb000
    @drb000 3 роки тому +8

    Pure beauty. Draws tears each and every time.

    • @s.b.2921
      @s.b.2921 2 роки тому

      I'm not crying, you are

    • @Difrentstyles
      @Difrentstyles 2 роки тому

      👊🏻👊🏻 because he doesn't care bout his true fans

  • @jamesroberts4000
    @jamesroberts4000 Рік тому +3

    I have two kids that I hope never have to go thru anything I have!
    This song is motivation

  • @BeardedReject
    @BeardedReject 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Sage your music ment alot to me...
    Got me through alot.
    Big fan.
    -bearded Reject

  • @chrissnyder2314
    @chrissnyder2314 8 місяців тому +1

    Sage wisdom tagged up with an oracle's oratory. You're a good cat.

  • @wesleysanford
    @wesleysanford 3 роки тому +6

    The only song on this planet that can make me cry. Every time. Every. Time.

  • @MrEddHard
    @MrEddHard 7 років тому +71

    This track got me through the death of my father. Thankyou sage.

    • @joseduran4437
      @joseduran4437 2 роки тому

      Love you dude!

    • @Mikejackson-g2q
      @Mikejackson-g2q Рік тому

      When you think you've got it all figured out and then everything collapses, trust me kid, it's not the end of the world. I can understand that and feel that

  • @johnrittmann6620
    @johnrittmann6620 5 місяців тому +3

    Still love this song ❤

  • @mushroomherbs
    @mushroomherbs 3 роки тому +2

    So happy to find this song again.

  • @MadKhemist719
    @MadKhemist719 Рік тому +2

    Cant wait to see you in Denver...you've helped me through a lot of my life... including my mom passing right after my birthday a week ago...you're a gift to this world ❤

  • @plainasplaid
    @plainasplaid 5 років тому +14

    That last part when he's giving his hypothetical kid/his younger self advice always give me chills. Great words to live by.

  • @thorts
    @thorts 2 роки тому +13

    We named our daughter after Sage. He is one of my all time favorites along with Ceschi, Open Mike Eagle, Fat Mike & Kady Starling.

  • @anniemoore7810
    @anniemoore7810 12 років тому +5

    This song has saved my life on many occasions. I have severe depression and anxiety and when I listen to this song, it makes me feel a little less alone. It makes me tear up every time. 'When you think you've got it all figured out, then everything collapses, trust me kid, it's not the end of the world.' Every time.
    Thank you Sage.

    • @Difrentstyles
      @Difrentstyles 2 роки тому

      👊🏻👊🏻💨 Because he doesn't reply to anything let alone his fans but cool guy right hmm

  • @EnterTheWuTang1
    @EnterTheWuTang1 12 років тому +2

    Sage Francis is officially in my top 5 of all time, that will never change

  • @ericsnell68
    @ericsnell68 Рік тому +1

    Years later more relative! Love ya Sage

  • @RK-zt2vy
    @RK-zt2vy Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this Sage. I played this in my rehab 3 years ago. They asked us to pick a song that we loved and represented us. Im doing alot better now and still listen to this song from time to time

  • @BuchitaBuchys
    @BuchitaBuchys 6 років тому +32

    "When you think you've got it all figured out and then everything collapses…
    trust me, kid…it's not the end of the world."
    I wish every child could hear this - especially those graduating 8th grade, high school and even college.
    Absolutely love this song

  • @wadenutt5722
    @wadenutt5722 Рік тому +6

    This song makes me feel powerful, it's brought me light when all other things seemed dark.

  • @petehick9013
    @petehick9013 4 роки тому +6

    You did live to have a kid dude. So happy for you Sage.

  • @adamsal9969
    @adamsal9969 Рік тому +1

    Legend has it the kid is still orbiting around the planet
    Such a great song, both musically and lyrically

  • @poopiegreen
    @poopiegreen 12 років тому

    Whoever disliked this song hates their life and doesn't understand the true meaning of a life. You have recreated my life and my steps as well. Never would I change or take back a moment of this life I've led. It's been the best of times even when I thought they would be the end of times.

  • @thelostcosmonaut5555
    @thelostcosmonaut5555 3 роки тому +3

    This is one of those songs that really help you when you need it the most.

  • @LordLionelBond
    @LordLionelBond 3 роки тому +3

    One of the best gigs I ever went to. Gave him a hug and wiped the sweat off his lovely head. I believe he closed with this one. He also systematically and methodically hugged everyone there. Legend.

  • @mrsk.4865
    @mrsk.4865 4 роки тому +7

    This is more than just a song, this is art, this is everything. ♥

  • @DBarnes9009
    @DBarnes9009 Рік тому +2

    Wasnt ready for how many feelings this song would give me.

  • @mentallymalfunctioningmom
    @mentallymalfunctioningmom Місяць тому

    Sage Francis is the best lyricist I've ever heard. I could listen to just him all day every day. I don't, but I could. lol His beats, the sound of his voice, his truths... You are a fucking ROCKSTAR Sage! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with the world!

  • @stevetrivago
    @stevetrivago 5 років тому +5

    A friend of my sons spent some time hanging out with me at the end of last summer.. he said my son Michael loved this song.. I have my iTunes on random and it always seems to pop up at the strangest times.. every time I hear it I weep... Rest easy Michael... 5/10/95- 7/21/18.. Dad loves you.. see you soon enough .

  • @OLDKMT
    @OLDKMT 2 роки тому +21

    Sage Francis is the GOAT. Back in 2010, my girlfriend at the time (now wife of 9 years), went on his website to order me some shirts and whatnot. She was able to somehow contact sage directly and explain how his music got me through some of the worst times in my life and what it meant to me. In response, he signed a CD for me and put it in the package with the order. That speaks volumes to the level of passion for the message and it's impact on those who hear it that possesses this man.

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones Рік тому

      Glad you are still here, dude.

  • @michaelord17
    @michaelord17 3 роки тому +3

    My life in a nutshell. I can't hear this without absolutely breaking down in tears, and we all need that sometimes.

  • @niles2766
    @niles2766 12 років тому +1

    I will be honest, I've done everything in this song he mentioned. It made me break down and cry. This song is so moving...

  • @JohnWayneLegend666
    @JohnWayneLegend666 6 років тому +2

    I found this song around the time my mom died. Thanks for posting it.

  • @eatcereal9599
    @eatcereal9599 5 років тому +14

    Imagine disliking this song, even if it comes off as corny it has heart and soul in it

    • @Roger-ob2ft
      @Roger-ob2ft 5 років тому +3

      This man sage is depicting really in this song.

    • @idrawforu1235
      @idrawforu1235 4 роки тому +1

      Don’t imagine this song is dumb

  • @Okillydokilly69
    @Okillydokilly69 6 років тому +64

    it still hits me as hard as my first time listening

  • @joesanto2334
    @joesanto2334 8 місяців тому +3

    My friend showed me this song in 2009 after our friend died from a heart condition at 17. This song reminds me to never forget all the good, all the bad, like getting hit by a car in 2011 where I didn’t know if I could make it I remembered a dream where my dead friend visited me in a hospital bed and told me clearly “You can do it”. I then worked to regain my ability to walk, which I had lost. I damn well am up an walking after almost losing my life. This song help me so much

    • @kylehardy2235
      @kylehardy2235 8 місяців тому +1

      Going through chronic fatigue at the moment. Your story of strength is inspirational

  • @Masterloaf
    @Masterloaf 10 років тому +2

    This is a song that hits home, this guy can make people think about what music "is"

  • @scientificsolace
    @scientificsolace 3 роки тому +2

    The most wholesome comment section on all of youtube

  • @GorditaSupreme
    @GorditaSupreme Рік тому +14

    My best friend committed suicide in 2012. This song convinced me not to follow suit. I've listened to this song for over 10 years & it helps me to not pulverize my fucking brain.

    • @ErickHoxter
      @ErickHoxter 2 місяці тому

      You’re so strong and the world is better for having you here to share your story. Thank you ❤ I can’t imagine the feeling of that happening to my best friend.

    • @jaymejibbs4305
      @jaymejibbs4305 2 дні тому

      Hang in there ALWAYS. Sending you

  • @nspill5718
    @nspill5718 4 роки тому +14

    Therapy couldn't break me.
    Never learned a word that would ensure safety.
    So I spoke softly and I tip toed often.
    The door to my room was like a big old coffin.
    The way that it creaked when I closed it shut.
    Anxieties peaked when it opened up.
    As if everything that I was thinking would be exposed.
    I still sleep fully clothed.

  • @roberthearn2908
    @roberthearn2908 4 роки тому +9

    I could have done with hearing this 45 years ago when I was 12.

    • @southpawdj
      @southpawdj 4 роки тому +1

      At 44, I still need to hear this.

  • @jonahblock
    @jonahblock 12 років тому

    sage is the realest man ever. this song always puts a lump in my throat

  • @rickstick5814
    @rickstick5814 12 років тому

    You need to stop judging so much and start looking at yourself a little more, just appreciate the way people are, if you can't do that, your not worthy of listening to this masterpiece.
    Sage, keep up what your doing, you helped me through some very rough times, and i really want to thank you for it!

  • @jooosha
    @jooosha 5 років тому +4

    This is so criminally under-viewed and underrated. 9 years on its still the most touching song I have heard.

  • @mehbobotorp2373
    @mehbobotorp2373 6 років тому +4

    I love you, Sage. This song is beautiful. Thank you.

  • @grunkert
    @grunkert 3 роки тому +3

    Can't believe this song is ten years old.

  • @TheLazybandito
    @TheLazybandito 12 років тому

    You are not alone, You are in the presence of Sage Francis

  • @G0dSpeed0ne
    @G0dSpeed0ne 12 років тому

    First time hearing Sage Francis. I don't think I've ever teared up from listening to a song.

  • @Masterloaf
    @Masterloaf 7 років тому +9

    7 years later, I want to thank you for this song. It is amazing.

    • @kyshee8357
      @kyshee8357 6 років тому

      Derek Lewis yes same

  • @PiquedFlow
    @PiquedFlow 12 років тому +4

    Man... I really like Sage. A glimpse into his soul, bare, an honest recollection of his youth, flawed for all to see. Beautiful.

  • @jonconnell2613
    @jonconnell2613 4 роки тому +18

    Feels like he is talking about the grieving process when we leave one phase of our life and see it's gone forever, for a new one to start. Scott Peck the writer and therapist said spiritual growth is a series of deaths and new births. The song is awesome!

    • @guyunderwood2297
      @guyunderwood2297 4 роки тому +2

      I love putting myself in the headspace of the kid who just slipped a love letter into the wrong locker and so is convinced my life is over and then telling myself "It's not the end of the world."

  • @beefsupreme3712
    @beefsupreme3712 7 місяців тому +2

    Therapy couldn’t break me.. still can’t

  • @eman2145
    @eman2145 Рік тому +2

    This song still gives me the chills and hits home on so many levels. The first time I heard it I broke down in tears.

  • @marxmolotoviekmanning7005
    @marxmolotoviekmanning7005 11 років тому +19

    Sage Francis should become waaayyy more famous, like Emininem famous, he is one of greatest rappers I ever heard.
    Sage you need to become way more famous because you sir, you sir are a inspiration.

    • @RyanBrownA
      @RyanBrownA 10 років тому +2

      Sage Francis is amazing, I agree. He's got solid, moving vibes. But something that Eminem has, as a rapper, is a greater command over the lyrics and rhythm of his raps. He uses words as more than words. The enunciation of them end up adding to the beat of the song, for example, alliteration and consonance is an example.

    • @jeffreyboback5673
      @jeffreyboback5673 6 років тому +1

      Couldn't agree more, I think he might not want to be that famous tho...

    • @abrahammartinez5628
      @abrahammartinez5628 5 років тому

      I'd rather he not be famous
      He just wont be sage anymore
      Hes one of my favorite artist
      Strange famous 💪🏽

    • @chrisdavis463
      @chrisdavis463 5 років тому

      Abraham Martinez yo sage is famous...where you people from?

    • @elisepentz1063
      @elisepentz1063 5 років тому +1

      I like that he's not famous

  • @somemong989
    @somemong989 3 роки тому +3

    I listened to this when I'd just been fired from English teaching in China. A job that I wasn't suited to at all, but I felt that I had no options and that life was going nowhere. Thankfully things worked out and if you're reading this it can work out for you too. Just keep going. Even if it feels hopeless just aim for stability and keep going

  • @imrlyboredful
    @imrlyboredful 3 роки тому +3

    My music tech teacher introduced us to Sage Francis 9 years ago, and this song resonated with me so much, I think it's genuinely changed my life. Every once in a while I revisit it and it continues to affect me.

  • @ryanclark141
    @ryanclark141 Рік тому +1

    Thank You Sage...Where You been Buddy? I need more...life keeps punching me in the face.

  • @EnterTheWuTang1
    @EnterTheWuTang1 12 років тому +2

    I don't care what anyone would say, this song has the ability to make me cry it's one of the best ive ever heard.

  • @justme5314
    @justme5314 7 років тому +66

    my english teacher showed us this song. he was wanting us to listen to some music that had meaningful lyrics. i cried my eyes out before it started... I was reading the lyrics he handed us.

    • @sophg685
      @sophg685 6 років тому +3

      Just Me I love this, you had an awesome English teacher by the sounds of it!

    • @Sephyricon
      @Sephyricon 4 роки тому

      Yuo should listen to this: ua-cam.com/video/1N0I6dbZlac/v-deo.html

    • @kottyking
      @kottyking 4 роки тому +2

      hell yeah when old heads become teachers.....you were blessed fam

    • @JayNomad1273
      @JayNomad1273 2 роки тому

      We need teachers like thar

  • @Liquid_Wisdom
    @Liquid_Wisdom 4 роки тому +3

    This song is so deadly, Sage Francis has emotion in his music. A true artist. Song gives me hope. 😊

  • @mattoverly4695
    @mattoverly4695 9 років тому +12

    I've never really been inspired by anything other than this song, inspiration that is reborn every time I listen.

  • @Goonch92
    @Goonch92 11 років тому

    "If you snoop around long enough for something in particular your guaranteed to find it, for better or worse that's how I learned its best to keep some things private."
    Genius.

  • @TotalDoink
    @TotalDoink 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Sage! Without you i never would've had any life. You are far more appreciated than you know sir! Nothing but love, and again, THANK YOU SAGE!