Facebook’s Covid Support Video brought me here. What an emotional piece... really made me reflect. They say when you become a veteran you’re forgotten about in a way. Well this time in our history is calling on me to help in any way I can. I will continue to serve those in need til the day I die.
You aren’t forgotten in the hearts of many people. Moments like these allow people the time to stop and reflect in gratitude for the sacrifices of others. ❤️
I pulled over to side of the road today and wept as these apropos lyrics and tone washed over me! I'm not sick, my pay is secure, my Family, Friends are safe and sacred. But I wept for those whose future is on #ShakeyGround AT THIS MOMENT..in my Community, my City, my State, my Country and throughout OUR Universe! I am BLESSED and I never take one single blessing for granted! To complain is mockery of those who are suffering in sickness and despair; in hope-less-ness and home-less-ness; in unimaginable FEAR of what #FreshHell tomorrow will bring! No one is #IMMUNE..but We Will #MakeItTogether!
I can't believe the world's suffering. It's not just Syrian and Yemenis refugees. It's now Paris, London and NYC. Kate Tempest is warning us of the coming storm. Wind, rain, darkness and death. Their hardships are now our own. This virus must unite us.
AirForceSacVet, I know, when I first heard Kate sing this poem rap, I couldn't hold in my emotions either. This song touches what we are feeling and how our Country is fading away into another movement and another realm of uncertainty. This song is an awakening, telling us to hold tight to our creator, love one another. God Bless you, and God Bless America. Pray the Lord will heal our land.
[Verse 1] It’s coming to pass, my countries coming apart The whole thing’s becoming such a bumbling farce Was that a pivotal historical moment we just went stumbling past? Well, here we are, dancing in the rumbling dark So come a little closer, give me something to grasp Give me your beautiful, crumbling heart Another disaster, catharsis Another half-discarded mirage Another mask slips I face off with the physical My head’s ringing from the love of the stars There is too much pretense here Too much depends on the fragile wages And extortionate rents here We’re working every dread day that is given us Feeling like the person people meet really isn’t us Like we’re gonna buckle underneath the trouble Like any minute now, the struggle’s going to finish us And then we smile at all our friends [Refrain] It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel you aching None of this was written in stone There is nothing we’re forbidden to know And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking I’ll stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces [Verse 2] I saw it roaring I felt it clawing at my clothes like a grieving friend It said there are no new beginnings Until everybody sees that the old ways need to end But it’s hard to accept that we’re all one and the same flesh Given the rampant divisions between oppressor and oppressed But we are, though More empathy, less greed, more respect All I’ve got to say has already been said I mean, you heard it from yourself When you were lying in your bed and couldn’t sleep Thinking, "Couldn’t we be doing this differently?" I’m listening to every little whisper in the distance singing hymns And I can, I can feel things changing [Refrain] But it’s so hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing None of this was written in stone The currents fast, but the river moves slow And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breakin' I stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces [Verse 3] It’s not enough To imagine we’ll be happy when we’ve got enough stuff All this stuff is blocking us I’m neat with no chaser I’m all spirit, but I’m sinking 'Cause the days are not days but strange symptoms And this age is our age But our age is rage sinking to beige And yes, our children are brave But their mission is vague Now I don’t have the answers But there are still things to say I stare out at my city on another difficult day And I scream inwardly, "When will this change?" I’m beginning to fade But my sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces My sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces [Refrain] It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing None of this was written in stone The current’s fast but the river moves slow And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking I stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces I love people’s faces
I've been listening to Kate Tempest for some time now. What an incredible talent! I love this song, so many of her songs move me. I saw the covid video on Facebook and I'm hoping that it brings her some much deserved attention. The piece itself was very touching and timely...add this song's lyrics, which communicate so much, and it's beautiful! I hope you are all well. Be good to yourselves and to one another. ☮️
Gareth Turner it’s right there! Right in that back of my throat.. but I won’t let it go... my eyes feel like they wanna explode.. but I just won’t let it go!
Jesus christ almighty. Have been listening to this all day.! Brought me to tears the first time i heard it and the next and the next.......... Couldn't stop listening to it all day. Wonderful. Love the wordplay, the voice, the delivery, the poetry. All delivered in a gentle manner. Some cracking lines.! Absolutely beautiful. Looking forward to hearing more from her latest album. Well done, Kate. Truly beautiful.......... x
I´m listening to this the seventh time in a row, bursting into tears and weeping, overwhelmed by the fountain of feelings flowing out of my heart...this goes so deep...thank you, Kate, for this masterpiece, for this medicine i really needed...
As an aspiring poet, and an aspiring human I can honestly say this is 5 minutes of pure genius. Makes me tearful every time. Beautiful, because it breaks my heart and fixes it as well.❤
I had the pleasure of hearing this live just a few days ago before the album was even out and I was moved to tears as I heard her singing "Because I can see your faces / I love people's faces" while staring out at us, the crowd, her arms stretched as if she was giving us a collective hug and the last notes of the piano played out. I just remember being overcome with this overwhelming feeling of hope, knowing everything will be alright, knowing that there's so much love in this world. I just looked at the people around me and did what Kate is asking us to do with this song and all of her songs: look, really look at the people around you, see their faces, read their eyes and realise that everyone is an individual, everyone is someone with a story and, as she begs us at the end of "Tunnel Vision", please wake up and love more.
Pedro Pacheco I heard this the other week for the first time, when Kate did a live session on Jo Wiley’s show on R2. I was in my car, and had listened to the interview and the first song, which is the song on the new album that she’s releasing as a single, while I was driving home. This started as soon as I pulled up to my house, and it made me weep, and I sat there unable to move or get out of my car, and cried all the way to the end of the song. It is so so haunting and moving. I can’t imagine how much more moving it must be live. This woman is a genius poet, and if there was any sense and justice in this world, she would be our Poet Laureate.
I wish I was there too to hear it alive oh my goodness I heard this song the other day ob npr radio station and then finally I looked up and hear the whole thing
Man, I heard this song on the bloody Facebook ad, the song made me stop and listen, then at the end I saw it was Facebook I was like oh god, haha but the song resonated with me and I had to find out who made it, and bloody hell im so happy I did, what a tube! That piano, those lyrics!
This song is meant to be sang in every language…in every country. I can’t say that the emotion can be translated everywhere…maybe not…but man…this is for sure the most powerful thing I’ve ever heard. Much love to everyone
This might be one of the most beautiful things I've ever listened too. It's like you took my thoughts and turned them into words. Better still, you gave them a voice. A Word Witch is what you are. I felt that when I heard "Hold Your Own" and now I know it's true. You create magik, using spelling. Thank you.
I have never heard anything like this. This is as far as it gets from my normal taste in music, yet it gives me Goosebumps everyone I listen to it! Just beautiful. Mad respect!
I listened with no expectations and I can't stop the tears from dripping from my eyes. Im gonna put these lyrics on my wall. I love you like people love their prophets.
I'm just thinking about this in the context of all the ordinary people in Ukraine. And the mothers add fathers of those Russians soldiers that are there. Someone should send it to Vlad.
I think this is how a lot of us are feeling right now. I first saw this on Instagram and I just started to cry, your voice, your words, the music is just amazing. What we wouldn't give just to be able to go out and see other "People's Faces." Thank You so much for this beautiful poem!!!
Just now found out about your transition and felt the need to show support. You've been unknowingly a huge part of my life and your empathy and thoughtfulness has resounded greatly with me. I have no idea how hard it must be to always feel in the wrong body and to be honest, the inability to feel this struggle made it hard for me to identify with the problem and to have more than basic sympathy. The huge respect and awe I have for you as a person and the things you created made me realize, that this is not just some side issue a vague minority has to deal with, but something even the greatest minds of our generation have to fight with. Your openness allowed me to broaden my view and to not see this as some mental health issue, or the way some even portray it as a deficit. Thanks for letting us be part of your very personal decision, which nobody should really be concerned about either way. But your courage to go out there actually makes a difference, even if it just tears down a few more reservations for people like me; it paves the way for others to follow on a hopefully slightly less steep path. You'll always have our love and support, take care!
Such a thought provoking & beautifully written piece. The delivery is so amazing. I feel like every person on the planet needs this! Thank you for sharing your art! 🎶💕🎶
what my dad thinks about her songs: "I'm getting goosebumps when I hear her songs. I'm like a little bit afraid of her because she sees so much and how she's saying things is so accusingly. She's keeping me closer..."
It’s coming to pass, my countries coming apart The whole thing’s becoming such a bumbling farce Was that a pivotal historical moment we just went stumbling past? Well, here we are, dancing in the rumbling dark So come a little closer, give me something to grasp Give me your beautiful, crumbling heart Another disaster, catharsis Another half-discarded mirage Another mask slips I face off with the physical My head’s ringing from the love of the stars There is too much pretense here Too much depends on the fragile wages And extortionate rents here We’re working every dread day that is given us Feeling like the person people meet really isn’t us Like we’re gonna buckle underneath the trouble Like any minute now, the struggle’s going to finish us And then we smile at all our friends It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel you aching None of this was written in stone There is nothing we’re forbidden to know And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking I’ll stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces I saw it roaring I felt it clawing at my clothes like a grieving friend It said there are no new beginnings Until everybody sees that the old ways need to end But it’s hard to accept that we’re all one and the same flesh Given the rampant divisions between oppressor and oppressed But we are, though More empathy, less greed, more respect All I’ve got to say has already been said I mean, you heard it from yourself When you were lying in your bed and couldn’t sleep Thinking, couldn’t we be doing this differently? I’m listening to every little whisper in the distance singing hymns And I can, I can feel things changing But it’s so hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing None of this was written in stone The currents fast, but the river moves slow And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breakin' I stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces It’s not enough To imagine we’ll be happy when we’ve got enough stuff All this stuff is blocking us I’m neat with no chaser I’m all spirit, but I’m sinking 'Cause the days are not days but strange symptoms And this age is our age But our age is rage sinking to beige And yes, our children are brave But their mission is vague Now I don’t have the answers But there are still things to say I stare out at my city on another difficult day And I scream inwardly, when will this change? I’m beginning to fade But my sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces My sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing None of this was written in stone The current’s fast but the river moves slow And I can feel things changing Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking I stand weeping at the train station ‘Cause I can see your faces I love people’s faces Rostos Das Pessoas Está acontecendo, meus países se desfazendo A coisa toda está se tornando uma farsa tão desastrada Foi um momento histórico crucial em que passamos tropeçando? Bem, aqui estamos nós, dançando no escuro estrondoso Então chegue um pouco mais perto, me dê algo para entender Me dê seu lindo coração em ruínas Outro desastre, catarse Outra miragem semi-descartada Outra máscara desliza Eu enfrento o físico Minha cabeça está tocando com o amor das estrelas Há muita pretensão aqui Demais depende dos salários frágeis E aluguéis extorsivos aqui Estamos trabalhando todos os dias de pavor que nos são dados Sentir que a pessoa que as pessoas conhecem realmente não é nós Como se estivéssemos afundando sob o problema Como a qualquer momento, a luta vai acabar com a gente E então sorrimos para todos os nossos amigos É difícil, nós temos nossas cabeças abaixadas e nossos hackles para cima Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir você doendo Nada disso foi escrito em pedra Não há nada que esteja proibido de saber E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando Vou ficar chorando na estação de trem Porque eu posso ver seus rostos Há muita paz nos rostos das pessoas Eu vi rugindo Eu senti isso arranhando minhas roupas como um amigo em luto Ele disse que não há novos começos Até que todos vejam que os velhos modos precisam acabar Mas é difícil aceitar que somos todos a mesma carne Dadas as divisões desenfreadas entre opressor e oprimido Mas nós somos, embora Mais empatia, menos ganância, mais respeito Tudo o que tenho a dizer já foi dito Quero dizer, você ouviu de si mesmo Quando você estava deitado em sua cama e não conseguia dormir Pensando, não poderíamos estar fazendo isso de maneira diferente? Estou ouvindo cada pequeno sussurro ao longe cantando hinos E eu posso, posso sentir as coisas mudando Mas é tão difícil, abaixamos a cabeça e erramos Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir seu coração acelerado Nada disso foi escrito em pedra As correntes são rápidas, mas o rio se move devagar E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando Eu estou chorando na estação de trem Porque eu posso ver seus rostos Há muita paz nos rostos das pessoas Não é o suficiente Imaginar que seremos felizes quando tivermos coisas suficientes Tudo isso está nos bloqueando Eu sou limpo, sem caçador Eu sou todo espírito, mas estou afundando Porque os dias não são dias, mas sintomas estranhos E essa era é a nossa era Mas a nossa idade é a raiva afundando em bege E sim, nossos filhos são corajosos Mas a missão deles é vaga Agora não tenho as respostas Mas ainda há coisas a dizer Eu olho para a minha cidade em outro dia difícil E eu grito interiormente, quando isso vai mudar? Estou começando a desaparecer Mas minha sanidade está salva porque eu posso ver seus rostos Minha sanidade está salva porque eu posso ver seus rostos É difícil, nós temos nossas cabeças abaixadas e nossos hackles para cima Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir seu coração acelerado Nada disso foi escrito em pedra A corrente é rápida, mas o rio se move devagar E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando Eu estou chorando na estação de trem Porque eu posso ver seus rostos Eu amo o rosto das pessoas
The first meaningful thing l have done in 2024 is to head to my local Waterstones branch in Colchester and purchase 'Let them eat chaos' and 'Hold your own'.....by this genius! Thank you Kae.
Kate, I grew up listening to rock and roll. Led Zep or my fave, early Grand Funk Railroad. Motörhead. AC/DC. I just heard your art on an NPR show just ten minutes ago. I cannot stop listening to you. 🙌
Reminds me of a G K Chesterton poem, 'And now a great thing in the street seems any human nod, where shift in strange democracy: The million masks of God'
So incredibly moving, It's like it was written for this time we are all experiencing. There are just no words to describe what this piece means. A million thanks to Kate Tempest for summing up everything.
Song is so good. I tear up every time I listen to it. The most beautiful love letter ever written to every day people. “There is nothing we’re forbidden to know.”- that’s brilliant. I love your face too, Kate. ❤️
She says so much that is relevant and profound and available to everyone of all perspectives... if they are willing to listen for the truth rather than something to argue against. It is the musicians, poets and other artists of troubled times who author the raw and unadulterated first versions of history, before much of the humanity and truth and perspective has been ripped out and hidden away from future generations. Man has known since the moment he could sing that words, and song, and even the simple rhythms of a boy's drum have the power to rally, fortify, and drive us to overcome all adversity.
One thing is certain: we all die. That truth has been brought ever-closer by the coronavirus pandemic sweeping through our communities. Yet so many of us will do anything we can to distract ourselves and push this fact from our minds. We’ve come to view death as a medical failure, rather than a natural and inevitable part of life, and in sync with this approach, modern medicine is adept at keeping us alive but struggles to support us in our dying.
This is so relevant now and she saw it coming before it all happened. She didn’t know what was going to happen, but she watches and she breathes in the human condition. She listens where most can’t find the words to say it all. She is the every day person’s storyteller. She is above us looking out for us whether we know it or not, she is there caring about all of us.
Last Days! It will get worse..turn to God, he will see you through! It's in his word...he will never let you down like many people! Look up!! I will pray for you and all of us!
I left my home at the beginning of all of this madness. Now stuck on the other side of the world unable to go home for how long I do not know? This song brings me to tears. If you are lucky enough to be in your home with the people you love and you can see their faces, appreciate it and tell them how much you love them.
This took me to a level of emotion I had never felt and didn’t know I had. How is that possible at my age (42). It’s like my heart is weeping. Kae Tempest is magnificent.
When music makes your entire being vibrate that’s something to be thankful for. I’m thankful for Kate Tempest.
Facebook’s Covid Support Video brought me here. What an emotional piece... really made me reflect. They say when you become a veteran you’re forgotten about in a way. Well this time in our history is calling on me to help in any way I can. I will continue to serve those in need til the day I die.
💙🙏💙
Joshua Hunt
Thank you for your #Service!! We're never quite Not Serving, are WE?
"Always Faithful"
#SemperFi
You aren’t forgotten in the hearts of many people. Moments like these allow people the time to stop and reflect in gratitude for the sacrifices of others. ❤️
Hate fb but dope content
Joshua Hunt we will get through this as one ✊🏽 hope you’re doing well man!
Incredibly powerful, the words cut me open and weep.
I've been waiting for this since Glastonbury 2017.
Thank you Kate.
Truth.
Awesome song.. balled my eyes out as I'm sitting here in quarantine...😪😪 I'm missing that subway platform with all those faces..♥️♥️
LA GENERACION BEAT NO ESTA PERDIDA, RENACE GRACIAS A KATE!
so beautiful and emotional
A mate requested and i love it!
Fuck. This hits hard
bel Ange, merci pour ce moment d' émotions !!!! H O P E for T O M O R R O W !!
🖤
Cool
good shout,we all have skin in the game
Never was there a more powerful message for these incredibly dark and difficult times!
Kody Stanford God bless you and stay safe❤️
I agree! I almost cried! This song has touched the world!
Evergreen comment 😥
I agree. I ordered an egg mcmuffin, but they put sausage on it instead of canadian bacon. It was actually pretty good, but not what i ordered.
Love wins in the end brother. In god we trust. No new world order can defeat god x
I pulled over to side of the road today and wept as these apropos lyrics and tone washed over me! I'm not sick, my pay is secure, my Family, Friends are safe and sacred. But I wept for those whose future is on #ShakeyGround AT THIS MOMENT..in my Community, my City, my State, my Country and throughout OUR Universe! I am BLESSED and I never take one single blessing for granted! To complain is mockery of those who are suffering in sickness and despair; in hope-less-ness and
home-less-ness; in unimaginable FEAR of what #FreshHell tomorrow will bring!
No one is #IMMUNE..but We Will #MakeItTogether!
Ditto
God bless all of you and stay safe❤️
So very true
I can't believe the world's suffering. It's not just Syrian and Yemenis refugees. It's now Paris, London and NYC. Kate Tempest is warning us of the coming storm. Wind, rain, darkness and death. Their hardships are now our own. This virus must unite us.
AirForceSacVet, I know, when I first heard Kate sing this poem rap, I couldn't hold in my emotions either. This song touches what we are feeling and how our Country is fading away into another movement and another realm of uncertainty. This song is an awakening, telling us to hold tight to our creator, love one another. God Bless you, and God Bless America. Pray the Lord will heal our land.
Here’s to the peace that we find in people, rather than the things in our life. If we learn nothing else from Covid-19, let it be this.
Matt Roberts God bless you and stay safe❤️
Beautiful, thank you xx
[Verse 1]
It’s coming to pass, my countries coming apart
The whole thing’s becoming such a bumbling farce
Was that a pivotal historical moment we just went stumbling past?
Well, here we are, dancing in the rumbling dark
So come a little closer, give me something to grasp
Give me your beautiful, crumbling heart
Another disaster, catharsis
Another half-discarded mirage
Another mask slips
I face off with the physical
My head’s ringing from the love of the stars
There is too much pretense here
Too much depends on the fragile wages
And extortionate rents here
We’re working every dread day that is given us
Feeling like the person people meet really isn’t us
Like we’re gonna buckle underneath the trouble
Like any minute now, the struggle’s going to finish us
And then we smile at all our friends
[Refrain]
It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel you aching
None of this was written in stone
There is nothing we’re forbidden to know
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking
I’ll stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces
[Verse 2]
I saw it roaring
I felt it clawing at my clothes like a grieving friend
It said there are no new beginnings
Until everybody sees that the old ways need to end
But it’s hard to accept that we’re all one and the same flesh
Given the rampant divisions between oppressor and oppressed
But we are, though
More empathy, less greed, more respect
All I’ve got to say has already been said
I mean, you heard it from yourself
When you were lying in your bed and couldn’t sleep
Thinking, "Couldn’t we be doing this differently?"
I’m listening to every little whisper in the distance singing hymns
And I can, I can feel things changing
[Refrain]
But it’s so hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing
None of this was written in stone
The currents fast, but the river moves slow
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breakin'
I stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces
[Verse 3]
It’s not enough
To imagine we’ll be happy when we’ve got enough stuff
All this stuff is blocking us
I’m neat with no chaser
I’m all spirit, but I’m sinking
'Cause the days are not days but strange symptoms
And this age is our age
But our age is rage sinking to beige
And yes, our children are brave
But their mission is vague
Now I don’t have the answers
But there are still things to say
I stare out at my city on another difficult day
And I scream inwardly, "When will this change?"
I’m beginning to fade
But my sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces
My sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces
[Refrain]
It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing
None of this was written in stone
The current’s fast but the river moves slow
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking
I stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
I love people’s faces
Thank you
You’re so kind to do this, thank you x
Thank you for the lyrics
As good as my country has to offer...the voice of our times
R ANC ledyp
I've been listening to Kate Tempest for some time now. What an incredible talent! I love this song, so many of her songs move me. I saw the covid video on Facebook and I'm hoping that it brings her some much deserved attention. The piece itself was very touching and timely...add this song's lyrics, which communicate so much, and it's beautiful!
I hope you are all well.
Be good to yourselves and to one another. ☮️
It got my attention. I only saw the end of the ad, but it made me want to hear the whole thing.
God bless the both of you and stay safe❤️
God bless the both of you and stay safe❤️
Yes yes yes
Throughout my 33 years of life only two artists have ever made me cry. Ludovico Einaudi, and Johnny Cash.
Now there are three.
The same for me + Sinéad o'conner
Don't know one of them but she's in good company with Johnny cash
Ludovico Einaudi is amazing...
Exactly the same man
Gareth Turner it’s right there! Right in that back of my throat.. but I won’t let it go... my eyes feel like they wanna explode.. but I just won’t let it go!
One of the most beautiful pieces of writing I have ever heard.
Even more poignant now 💜
Goodness me. A friend insisted I listen to this, and I had zero context and no idea what to expect. Blown away. It moves me so hard.
This song hit me right in the feelings at this point in time in our world's history. Beautiful song.
DIGGIDYDAVE, THIS WILL BE A HISTORICAL MOMENT
God bless to the both of you and stay safe❤️
“I’m neat with no chaser, I’m all spirit”
Beautiful
Jesus christ almighty. Have been listening to this all day.! Brought me to tears the first time i heard it and the next and the next.......... Couldn't stop listening to it all day. Wonderful. Love the wordplay, the voice, the delivery, the poetry. All delivered in a gentle manner. Some cracking lines.! Absolutely beautiful. Looking forward to hearing more from her latest album. Well done, Kate. Truly beautiful.......... x
Findlay Mcleod no family
Findlay Mcleod God bless you and stay safe❤️
iPR1MAL What do you mean?
Thou shall not use the Lord's name in vain. How about using the words, "Absolutely amazing song"?
what a beautiful song, and it seems more relevant today than ever.
My thought exactly!!!
Incredible to think this was written way before our current situation. So poignant
God bless to all of you and stay safe❤️
It was even used in a recent "stay strong" style commercial
It’s almost August 2020. This song is more relevant than EVER !!!
I´m listening to this the seventh time in a row, bursting into tears and weeping, overwhelmed by the fountain of feelings flowing out of my heart...this goes so deep...thank you, Kate, for this masterpiece, for this medicine i really needed...
ELIH i’m afraid not
Gay.
powerful rhymes...even to a non native english speaking
@David hill harsh but deserved!!
Cindy Nicks God bless you and stay safe❤️
are you a time traveler? it looks you get inspired by the coming days
Profound, deep, beautiful, incomparable......lyrics. Cry? Endlessly. Could we not do this differently? Well, couldn't we??
I just heard this on the radio. I am so blown away. This is incredible.
I just heard this on NPR this morning - brought to tears of joy to know that you are here with us. All spirit no chaser....with love.
Me 2
Heard it on NPR as well. So many beautiful things stated in this piece. Here's to the hope and peace to be found in each other's faces!
Jackie Hamilton ...To hope 🍻
So did I. So pure and beautiful.
I broke down listening to this the first time. Spent an hour sobbing. Sometimes we need to just cry and we'll be ok
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As an aspiring poet, and an aspiring human I can honestly say this is 5 minutes of pure genius. Makes me tearful every time. Beautiful, because it breaks my heart and fixes it as well.❤
Jaberwock, Outdoors Pursuits. God bless you and stay safe❤️
I think you could make the bus timetable sound good,kate..
heartbroken but also hopeful. thanks Kate. needed this.
I had the pleasure of hearing this live just a few days ago before the album was even out and I was moved to tears as I heard her singing "Because I can see your faces / I love people's faces" while staring out at us, the crowd, her arms stretched as if she was giving us a collective hug and the last notes of the piano played out. I just remember being overcome with this overwhelming feeling of hope, knowing everything will be alright, knowing that there's so much love in this world. I just looked at the people around me and did what Kate is asking us to do with this song and all of her songs: look, really look at the people around you, see their faces, read their eyes and realise that everyone is an individual, everyone is someone with a story and, as she begs us at the end of "Tunnel Vision", please wake up and love more.
Pedro Pacheco I heard this the other week for the first time, when Kate did a live session on Jo Wiley’s show on R2. I was in my car, and had listened to the interview and the first song, which is the song on the new album that she’s releasing as a single, while I was driving home. This started as soon as I pulled up to my house, and it made me weep, and I sat there unable to move or get out of my car, and cried all the way to the end of the song. It is so so haunting and moving. I can’t imagine how much more moving it must be live. This woman is a genius poet, and if there was any sense and justice in this world, she would be our Poet Laureate.
Pedro Pacheco also meant to say, yes in the final analysis it filled me with hope too, which is in short supply these days.
@@gaynorgregory2528 I also heard Kate performing this live on Radio 2. I had to stop the car to listen so I didn't miss a thing. Truly amazing
Paul Little nice to know, it wasn’t just me. 😊
I wish I was there too to hear it alive oh my goodness I heard this song the other day ob npr radio station and then finally I looked up and hear the whole thing
Man, I heard this song on the bloody Facebook ad, the song made me stop and listen, then at the end I saw it was Facebook I was like oh god, haha but the song resonated with me and I had to find out who made it, and bloody hell im so happy I did, what a tube! That piano, those lyrics!
Same!!!
This song is meant to be sang in every language…in every country. I can’t say that the emotion can be translated everywhere…maybe not…but man…this is for sure the most powerful thing I’ve ever heard. Much love to everyone
I feel this song in my bones. I love you. All of you. With all of my soul
I've heard a lot of music in my 60 years on this planet and been stunned by some of its beauty.
I've just been stunned again.
She's a latter-day Dylan. A wordsmith for the ages.
From your heart to ours Kae. Listening to you is like getting a download from the cosmos. Amazing.
This might be one of the most beautiful things I've ever listened too.
It's like you took my thoughts and turned them into words. Better still, you gave them a voice.
A Word Witch is what you are. I felt that when I heard "Hold Your Own" and now I know it's true. You create magik, using spelling.
Thank you.
LeeAnne Montes God bless you and stay safe❤️
Although Facebook brought me here, I wanted to find you, Kate, so that I could thank you and give credit where credit is due. Thank you.💗
Oblong Polka Dots , I agree. The poem is so haunting. It took me a while to find her. Facebook should give credit.
Same here
A modern day prophet. A beautiful voice and wise soul.
Kate, you speak for my heart. Thank you.
I have never heard anything like this.
This is as far as it gets from my normal taste in music, yet it gives me Goosebumps everyone I listen to it!
Just beautiful. Mad respect!
I listened with no expectations and I can't stop the tears from dripping from my eyes. Im gonna put these lyrics on my wall. I love you like people love their prophets.
I'm just thinking about this in the context of all the ordinary people in Ukraine. And the mothers add fathers of those Russians soldiers that are there. Someone should send it to Vlad.
Who is Vlad???
Facebook commercial brought me to tears. This song hits the core of how the world is feeling during this time.
Stay safe everyone
I think this is how a lot of us are feeling right now. I first saw this on Instagram and I just started to cry, your voice, your words, the music is just amazing. What we wouldn't give just to be able to go out and see other "People's Faces." Thank You so much for this beautiful poem!!!
Callie God bless you and stay safe❤️
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God bless you too!! And you stay safe! ❤
“Another maaask slips” -Uh oh, gonna get Covid! 🤪
This is more then just a poetic song about a pandemic it’s about the a pandemic within yourself...
Just now found out about your transition and felt the need to show support. You've been unknowingly a huge part of my life and your empathy and thoughtfulness has resounded greatly with me. I have no idea how hard it must be to always feel in the wrong body and to be honest, the inability to feel this struggle made it hard for me to identify with the problem and to have more than basic sympathy. The huge respect and awe I have for you as a person and the things you created made me realize, that this is not just some side issue a vague minority has to deal with, but something even the greatest minds of our generation have to fight with. Your openness allowed me to broaden my view and to not see this as some mental health issue, or the way some even portray it as a deficit. Thanks for letting us be part of your very personal decision, which nobody should really be concerned about either way. But your courage to go out there actually makes a difference, even if it just tears down a few more reservations for people like me; it paves the way for others to follow on a hopefully slightly less steep path. You'll always have our love and support, take care!
Such a thought provoking & beautifully written piece. The delivery is so amazing. I feel like every person on the planet needs this! Thank you for sharing your art! 🎶💕🎶
When I first heard it it reminded me of the streets dry your eyes.
Michelle Marrison what song is that?
Reminded me of The Streets too.
Same
This cracked me. Incredible, beautiful. A stark and sobering reflection of every dread day that is given us.
It is always so comforting to know that prophets will forever come here to try to wake us up. Thank you. Love more, want less.
What precisely is she prophesying?
@@misst.e.a.187 a prophet is an inspired teacher. Kate is teaching the value of unity over division. Thanks for asking.
what my dad thinks about her songs: "I'm getting goosebumps when I hear her songs. I'm like a little bit afraid of her because she sees so much and how she's saying things is so accusingly. She's keeping me closer..."
I love your work...you inspire me to write and to listen...Thank you ...awesome stuff
None of this was written in stone. Covid was not written in stone. But hope is written on people's faces. So much peace to be found in people's faces.
Was written in Rockerfella foundation Lockstep document though. 😂😂😂
It’s coming to pass, my countries coming apart
The whole thing’s becoming such a bumbling farce
Was that a pivotal historical moment we just went stumbling past?
Well, here we are, dancing in the rumbling dark
So come a little closer, give me something to grasp
Give me your beautiful, crumbling heart
Another disaster, catharsis
Another half-discarded mirage
Another mask slips
I face off with the physical
My head’s ringing from the love of the stars
There is too much pretense here
Too much depends on the fragile wages
And extortionate rents here
We’re working every dread day that is given us
Feeling like the person people meet really isn’t us
Like we’re gonna buckle underneath the trouble
Like any minute now, the struggle’s going to finish us
And then we smile at all our friends
It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel you aching
None of this was written in stone
There is nothing we’re forbidden to know
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking
I’ll stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces
I saw it roaring
I felt it clawing at my clothes like a grieving friend
It said there are no new beginnings
Until everybody sees that the old ways need to end
But it’s hard to accept that we’re all one and the same flesh
Given the rampant divisions between oppressor and oppressed
But we are, though
More empathy, less greed, more respect
All I’ve got to say has already been said
I mean, you heard it from yourself
When you were lying in your bed and couldn’t sleep
Thinking, couldn’t we be doing this differently?
I’m listening to every little whisper in the distance singing hymns
And I can, I can feel things changing
But it’s so hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing
None of this was written in stone
The currents fast, but the river moves slow
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breakin'
I stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
There is so much peace to be found in people’s faces
It’s not enough
To imagine we’ll be happy when we’ve got enough stuff
All this stuff is blocking us
I’m neat with no chaser
I’m all spirit, but I’m sinking
'Cause the days are not days but strange symptoms
And this age is our age
But our age is rage sinking to beige
And yes, our children are brave
But their mission is vague
Now I don’t have the answers
But there are still things to say
I stare out at my city on another difficult day
And I scream inwardly, when will this change?
I’m beginning to fade
But my sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces
My sanity’s saved ‘cause I can see your faces
It’s hard, we got our heads down and our hackles up
Our backs against the wall, I can feel your heart racing
None of this was written in stone
The current’s fast but the river moves slow
And I can feel things changing
Even when I’m weak and I’m breaking
I stand weeping at the train station
‘Cause I can see your faces
I love people’s faces
Rostos Das Pessoas
Está acontecendo, meus países se desfazendo
A coisa toda está se tornando uma farsa tão desastrada
Foi um momento histórico crucial em que passamos tropeçando?
Bem, aqui estamos nós, dançando no escuro estrondoso
Então chegue um pouco mais perto, me dê algo para entender
Me dê seu lindo coração em ruínas
Outro desastre, catarse
Outra miragem semi-descartada
Outra máscara desliza
Eu enfrento o físico
Minha cabeça está tocando com o amor das estrelas
Há muita pretensão aqui
Demais depende dos salários frágeis
E aluguéis extorsivos aqui
Estamos trabalhando todos os dias de pavor que nos são dados
Sentir que a pessoa que as pessoas conhecem realmente não é nós
Como se estivéssemos afundando sob o problema
Como a qualquer momento, a luta vai acabar com a gente
E então sorrimos para todos os nossos amigos
É difícil, nós temos nossas cabeças abaixadas e nossos hackles para cima
Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir você doendo
Nada disso foi escrito em pedra
Não há nada que esteja proibido de saber
E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando
Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando
Vou ficar chorando na estação de trem
Porque eu posso ver seus rostos
Há muita paz nos rostos das pessoas
Eu vi rugindo
Eu senti isso arranhando minhas roupas como um amigo em luto
Ele disse que não há novos começos
Até que todos vejam que os velhos modos precisam acabar
Mas é difícil aceitar que somos todos a mesma carne
Dadas as divisões desenfreadas entre opressor e oprimido
Mas nós somos, embora
Mais empatia, menos ganância, mais respeito
Tudo o que tenho a dizer já foi dito
Quero dizer, você ouviu de si mesmo
Quando você estava deitado em sua cama e não conseguia dormir
Pensando, não poderíamos estar fazendo isso de maneira diferente?
Estou ouvindo cada pequeno sussurro ao longe cantando hinos
E eu posso, posso sentir as coisas mudando
Mas é tão difícil, abaixamos a cabeça e erramos
Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir seu coração acelerado
Nada disso foi escrito em pedra
As correntes são rápidas, mas o rio se move devagar
E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando
Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando
Eu estou chorando na estação de trem
Porque eu posso ver seus rostos
Há muita paz nos rostos das pessoas
Não é o suficiente
Imaginar que seremos felizes quando tivermos coisas suficientes
Tudo isso está nos bloqueando
Eu sou limpo, sem caçador
Eu sou todo espírito, mas estou afundando
Porque os dias não são dias, mas sintomas estranhos
E essa era é a nossa era
Mas a nossa idade é a raiva afundando em bege
E sim, nossos filhos são corajosos
Mas a missão deles é vaga
Agora não tenho as respostas
Mas ainda há coisas a dizer
Eu olho para a minha cidade em outro dia difícil
E eu grito interiormente, quando isso vai mudar?
Estou começando a desaparecer
Mas minha sanidade está salva porque eu posso ver seus rostos
Minha sanidade está salva porque eu posso ver seus rostos
É difícil, nós temos nossas cabeças abaixadas e nossos hackles para cima
Nossas costas contra a parede, eu posso sentir seu coração acelerado
Nada disso foi escrito em pedra
A corrente é rápida, mas o rio se move devagar
E eu posso sentir as coisas mudando
Mesmo quando estou fraco e estou quebrando
Eu estou chorando na estação de trem
Porque eu posso ver seus rostos
Eu amo o rosto das pessoas
There are so few as talented wordsmiths as you; you speak from your heart into mine
“I love peoples faces”
Reminded more everyday now.
Bob Dylan Last Thoughts On Woodie Guthrie Vibes.
So Much Love.
The first meaningful thing l have done in 2024 is to head to my local Waterstones branch in Colchester and purchase 'Let them eat chaos' and 'Hold your own'.....by this genius! Thank you Kae.
This is beautiful, brilliant, touching, hopeful.
Facebook took me here. Now, i found gold.
I’m neat with no chaser
I’m all spirit, but I’m sinking
'Cause the days are not days but strange symptoms
This soulflow...this heartfelt hymn..this goes deep within!!
Kate..you are a beautiful spirit🌠
I’m dying to know what the name of the piano is in the background. It’s the most beautiful tune! Does anyone know!?
Kate, I grew up listening to rock and roll. Led Zep or my fave, early Grand Funk Railroad. Motörhead. AC/DC.
I just heard your art on an NPR show just ten minutes ago.
I cannot stop listening to you. 🙌
I was asleep, and just woke up to this on NPR. It was Soo good👍
Jahleel Johnson ...Me too, I thought to myself...what if I never heard it? Thankfully I did.
What else have I missed?
@@blipco5 My thoughts exactly!😁👍
Same with me
Seen this on the itv drama advert what a tune.. amazing lyrics
Love love love this.
No to mandatory masks!
Reminds me of a G K Chesterton poem, 'And now a great thing in the street seems any human nod, where shift in strange democracy: The million masks of God'
I don't remember the last time I listen to something that was this powerful and just wow
This is relevant today...😭
I love you Kate Tempest- Thank you.
So incredibly moving, It's like it was written for this time we are all experiencing. There are just no words to describe what this piece means. A million thanks to Kate Tempest for summing up everything.
I’ll always come back to this Kae. More empathy, less greed, more respect.
Here after hearing this song and the interview with Kate Tempest on the New Yorker radio hour. 2 thumbs up!
my ugly face is still alive jombo dog says😊😊
Such a unique haunting voice, beautiful, powerful lyrics, people listen and learn.
Song is so good. I tear up every time I listen to it. The most beautiful love letter ever written to every day people. “There is nothing we’re forbidden to know.”- that’s brilliant.
I love your face too, Kate. ❤️
Though to listen to this & Don't feel a single damn thing !
Spitting out oneliners, making meaningful milestone music:
Bravo Kate Tempest !
She says so much that is relevant and profound and available to everyone of all perspectives... if they are willing to listen for the truth rather than something to argue against. It is the musicians, poets and other artists of troubled times who author the raw and unadulterated first versions of history, before much of the humanity and truth and perspective has been ripped out and hidden away from future generations. Man has known since the moment he could sing that words, and song, and even the simple rhythms of a boy's drum have the power to rally, fortify, and drive us to overcome all adversity.
One thing is certain: we all die. That truth has been brought ever-closer by the coronavirus pandemic sweeping through our communities. Yet so many of us will do anything we can to distract ourselves and push this fact from our minds. We’ve come to view death as a medical failure, rather than a natural and inevitable part of life, and in sync with this approach, modern medicine is adept at keeping us alive but struggles to support us in our dying.
Coronavirus is not going to kill everybody.
Can somebody translate this into English?
So beautiful. It's quite an achievement for a song to make me cry, and this is the only one to do it.
This is so relevant now and she saw it coming before it all happened. She didn’t know what was going to happen, but she watches and she breathes in the human condition. She listens where most can’t find the words to say it all. She is the every day person’s storyteller. She is above us looking out for us whether we know it or not, she is there caring about all of us.
nygrrl99 God bless you and stay safe❤️
This girl is simply great.... She deserves to be on TV more often, but then that is why she is So good. They wouldn't want her......
I NEEDED this, Kaye. Thank you 💚🌍💚
The whole album is such a masterpiece.
Last Days! It will get worse..turn to God, he will see you through! It's
in his word...he will never let you down like many people! Look up!! I
will pray for you and all of us!
Facebook's covid video bought me here, this beautiful piece bought a tear to a grown mans eye, such a raw and perfect piece
Now our faces are all covered. Eerie.
I left my home at the beginning of all of this madness. Now stuck on the other side of the world unable to go home for how long I do not know? This song brings me to tears. If you are lucky enough to be in your home with the people you love and you can see their faces, appreciate it and tell them how much you love them.
This took me to a level of emotion I had never felt and didn’t know I had. How is that possible at my age (42). It’s like my heart is weeping. Kae Tempest is magnificent.
@@jia8437 thank you for the correction. I will make the needed change
words go deep into the heart....such wisdom, where did it start x
Deeply moving and oh so relevant. Moved me to tears. Thanks young Kate; you deserve all the accolades you receive. ❤️