Owl City - The Real World [Official Lyric Video]
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Lyric video for the song "The Real World" off the new Owl City album, All Things Bright and Beautiful.
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Lyrics:
I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,
take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet.
You blushed as they scooped you up on sugar maple wings,
to gaze down on the city below, ablaze with wondrous things.
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.
I wouldn’t wanna live there!
Weighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabies,
I knew you were wide awake because you smile with your eyes.
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.
From the green belt balcony, the wildfires look so pretty.
Ponderosa canopy, I’d never leave if it were up to me.
To the ruby redwood tree, and to the velvet climbing ivy:
painted all mahogany, I’d never leave if it were up to me.
..If it were up to me..
With a starry brush, paint the dusk venetian blue,
because in the evening hush, you’ll never believe the view.
And when the leaves return and their whisperings fill the night,
they’ll freeze and burn where fire and ice collide.
Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air?
If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care?
Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.
I wouldn’t want to live there!
I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,
take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet.
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"If we dissolved without a trace, would the real world even care?"
Dang it, Adam, why you gotta be so relatable?
lol i know!
I know same
ikr soooo relatible
Sophie Sutherland his lyrics always seem to hit various emotions and each of his songs are so visual and tell a story
somehow, i would prefer if the world didn't. am i the only one?
Listened to this when I was fifteen. I'm twenty-four now. This song shakes me to my very core listening to it after so many years. I made a promise to myself that I would be a psychologist sometime that year I first heard this song. I'm almost there. Thank you for reading this, whoever you are. Bless you, and may you be safe from the pandemic we're currently facing.
Im happy for you man.
Listened this when I was 14 and now im 25 and still listening
@@raymarimbang9242 same bro
thanks you
@@raymarimbang9242 same man. Same. 25. Going for the 26 this year. Always an Adam Young fan
I need a trip to Owl City.
Take me with you!
Get yourself a ticket (headphones), close your eyes, and the train to Owl City will roll into the station.
All you need is your imagination :)
Trae Staples just take the midsummer station and you'll find it eventually
Don't we all?
My grandmother died this morning after a long battle with cancer. For some reason, this is the only song I could think of today.
I'm praying for you!
oh, damn... I know how you feel, I know how it feels to lose someone you love... think of it this way: she's ok now, now she finally can have the rest she, I'm sure, she deserved... If you ever feel down because of this (wich I'm almost certain you will at some point), remember, everything is going to be alright, keep your head up, face everything that comes head-on, and, if you ever feel like you don't have anyone, you are free to talk to me, I'm always here to help. Well, take care, will ya? And, hey, everything is going to end alright ;) - Ian
i dont know what to tell you but Gold -Owlcity. That song may express what i want to tell you and encourage you with.
Maybe it's saying that she's in a better place than this world. :) I think this is a beautiful song to remind you of her. Praying for you with love.
Let go of your reality and believe that you are somewhere better
You're the best writer in this world. Your imagination knows no bounds.
Perfectly said
100% true!
"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there"
# relatable
That’s such a mood Adam hit it right on the head with that line 😂
Y e a. H
I felt that
true
personally i think owl city has to be my favorite band because the way he can make the song sound so happy it just makes me happy. its hard for artists to get the feelings across to the song and he seams like he has such a happy take on life i think we should look at the world like that.
Owl City is not a band.
It's just Adam, he's one man band and he's freaking genius for writing all of his songs.
omg the amount of people just going "HE'S NOT A BAND!!!!! >:(" like ok yeah we get it now can we talk abt how true the rest of the comment is smh
This is true man! Same for me!!
How could I forget about Owl City!
I know right!!!
Omg you did?
Kamil Zarzycki Ahhhhhh how could you?!
Illogical, Owl City uses the perfect combinations of lyrics and instrumentals that a human is incapable of forgetting.
Kamil Zarzycki Spock!!!!!
Reality is a scary place but owl city makes it amazing :)
That's why Owl City is here :)
U r rlly ri8 ;)
I’m with you. Reality’s far too intense right now and plan to move to OWL CITY. 💫💕🙏
"Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there."
Such a true statement at times, guess its Adam and his clever songwriting at work again :D
+Ani Sense ahhh i see.
I wouldn't want to live there...
"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there."
This is now my motto.
all his songs are so majestic and magical :3
Kitty Ky
Adam has actually stated that most of his songs are depressing lyrics on top of upbeat melodies.
Don't believe me?
Here's a few songs to listen to:
"This Isn't the End"
"Up All Night"
"Deer in the Headlights"
"Fireflies"
"Sunburn"
"Rainbow Veins"
"Galaxies"
Don't forget "Plant Life" one of the saddest to me. However loved your list! :)
Deathra8 So accurate
Emmy Joy Plant Life is definitely the saddest in my opinion. But then again, Galaxies is about the 7 people who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger. Damn you, Owl City with your depressing lyrics.
Hmmm. Lonely Lullaby? Adam cried with that song
Oh? I haven't heard that song! I'll go and listen to it. :3
I have to admit that I relate to these songs so well, and a lot of them describe my life. I'd like to add that whenever he writes something depressing, he always comes back to the bright side of things, and that's what I love. Does anyone else just feel like Adam has that way to his music, that he just writes this music about all this dark and depressing stuff, but it makes you feel alright because he just wants you to know that you're not alone? It's like as if he genuinely cares about you, you know?
I shared about him to my class. I hope he gets more recognition and make people happy.
listening to this song really makes me want to escape reality to live somewhere else, I mean how hard can it be? alice did, she went to wonderland
This is my theme song! Often times, on my saddest days, I can listen to Owl City and disappear into a world of fantasy that is ten billion times better than the real world.
temmie has agreed
CJ Yay same. these past days for me have been dark. my friend says I should listen to music each night before sleep and think happy thoughts and ever since doing that I have slept well
This is the album they’ve got on repeat in Heaven
All Things Bright and Beautiful was a good album, and had some standout songs like "The Real World," and "Deer in the Headlights." I also liked "Galaxies," and "Dreams Don't Turn to Dust." That being said I prefer the Ocean Eyes album or The Midsummer Station. I just felt that overall their songs were better. Adam did a great job of spreading out some of his most beautiful pieces so that each album had standout masterpieces. Plus I love the cover art Owl City uses for their CD's! Yes, I still buy CD's lol!
This song really speaks to me.
First time listening to this song. *hears first notes* Hmmmm... ... ... .... *clicks like*
This is me to each of Owl City's songs.
***** i heard it a while ago :) but welcome to the real world XD who im a kidding owl city isnt part of the real world at all nor is this song
Same here!
Ari omg same here!!!!!!
Same here, though I've done that to every one of his songs on UA-cam
Merry Christmas Adam Young and followers 😊😊
everyone has a place to escape to and that's owl city.
This is one of my favorite songs because of the imagery, I can just close my eyes and imagine the lyrics come to life, and all my troubles and worries disappear.. :) I'm so glad that I found Adam's music and it makes me happy to watch his growth. Can't wait for the newest album woooooot!!
Moon of May I love how Adam's songs tell stories and let us escape into a world away from reality
"If we dissolve without a trace,will the real world even care"
I ask myself this... almost every day. I really don't know the answer...but I wish I could just dissolve sometimes, y'know?
but how do we even know THIS is the real world
@@i_dont_truly_exist690 *Cue illuminati theme*
Reminds me of a few lines in “Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe and “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare
Still my favorite Owl City track. I feel this song perfectly represents who Owl City is. Since he's not with Universal anymore and back to being independent, I have faith that this 2017 album is going to be amazing. Hope he goes back to his roots while experimenting with new sounds.
I just randomly played this song because I miss Owl City so much and now I'm crying. :(
I know, certain songs give me a weird nostalgia like Cave In.
He is coming back soon 😭
Don‘t worry, he is still active (check his instagram, he even released some singles) and I am sure he will release another album. :)
@@ronnie3626 I was just literally listening to his "Humbug" a few minutes ago. Lol. Can't wait for his album/single to come out!
"Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air? If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care?"
My favorite lines!
in my humble opinion, this is where he peaked as a producer...just sayin 😅🥰
they are full of metaphors, and they are riddles, and everyone understands it differently, but no ones wrong...thats one of the millions of things that makes me freaking love owl city
Adam youngs imagination is ahead of this planet ❤
its ironic i listen to this song when i want to escape reality i just put on my headphones lay on my bead close my eyes and listen to a couple hours of owl city
So... do you escape from spelling too?
nobody asked you
Is being a grammar nazi necessary? No, now stop with the "Your spelling needs to be corrected." Because honestly, nobody gives a damn about that on the internet.
Jeshua Cheng its only ONE spelling mistake.
Tristan Johnson i spend more then a couple of hours listening to owl city XD its more like a whole life time non stop
Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there. This line is actually me, I don't want to live in reality, I want to live in a fantasy world where my thoughts can be my thoughts without seeming weird, I don't have to deal with bullies and things. But as of now, I have to deal with this.
I know right...the world is lovely, yes, but sometimes (most of the time) it's ugly, disgusting, and we just want to escape...but we can't.
Reality is a fun place to visit, but I like my own little world just fine! And don't ever give up on being who you are, you are beautiful the way you are, imagination and all!
Well, if the way the world is upsets you, why not try and change? After all, those crazy enough to say they will change the world are the ones who usually do. ^_^
reality isn't a ugly place, either. Truthfully I always believed you could be anyone you wanted be, but the only way for it to be a lovely place, is you. Cause only you can make it a lovely place in your mind, no one else. That's why being reality is both amazing and hard.
I'll fight your bullies
I wouldn't want to live in reality either but I do :(
But you don't have to. I live in a different world everyday. That's what imagination is for.
+CakeOfMischief13 Exactly
+CakeOfMischief13 yeah but when you get older some times your hart gets older as well so you wont be a child at hart so no imagination
I feel bad for those people
+Pika Ash ikr
yeah reality sucks
I was going to say something I thought would sound important, but this song is just too pure for words
I want Owl City to be a real world. Full of adventures and fantasies❤️
I love Owl City!! All his songs are so different than any of the other singers I've ever heard and the best!! This is my favorite song!
I listened to this 5 years ago...And I'm still listening...
This particular song makes me feel melancholic.
Makes me cry
Reality is lovely place but I'm gonna dip once I'm old cause I'm going to love my life when I'm still young and feel bored and probably feel trapped once I'm old
When Adam played this live I cried. I love this song so much:)
I think this songs means that the real world isnt what it all seems. The world may be fucked up now but eventually we will overcome it and find a way to make this world better. We always do
U are a beautiful soul ♡︎♡︎ love this comment
just seeing this now and i couldn't have said it better myself nathan :)
I get nostalgic, it reminds me of a weird friend in 5th grade. He was just different, he invited the entire class of 25 or so students to his birthday slumber party. I would describe him as somewhat of a guru with selective views of authority. There are loads of comments about personal feelings and what not, and they aren't very entertaining to read, but for me, it just refreshes my memory. Giving it electronic immortality helps ease my brain as well.
My favorite thing about Adam is his absolutely poetic descriptions!!!!!
I went back to the past. Bring me back when the present becomes as good as this.
If ur feeling down visit Owl City you know how listen to Owl City on ur earbuds or in a speaker then lay down and close your eyes and forget about anything bad your going through and imagine your dream life and boom your in owl City 😁
This has got to be one of Adams most beutiful songs, i mean, the vocabulary and his discriptions "With a starry brush, pain the dusk phonicen blue, cause in the evening hush, you'll never belive the view" Adamazing and Owlsome!
im sure in owl city everyone is motivational, i wanna go there for a vacation , and youre right i dont wanna live in reality... but i would if reality was owl city
this song is so beautiful and has the loveliest melody I had ever heard
His music always makes me feel better, and makes me feel it's not necessary for me to live in my terrible reality! You can always create your own world :D
Just so relaxing and beautiful!
this is his best song on the new record, and also my favourite from him so far.
I prefer the opposite. Fantasy worlds are lovely places, but I wouldn't want to live in any of them (well, except a couple. The pokemon world is highly appealing). But for those worlds to be fantasy, you have to be in the real world, and by living in the real world, you can create those fantasies. So I'm more than content to live here, though it's not always the loveliest. For through living here, I have to freedom to create fantasy.
"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there." That's why I listen to Owl City. His music is so amazing that it seems like there's no way it's real.
Those people who dislike this song definitely wants to live in reality.
His songs are literal poetry!
Everytime I hear this song, I'm suddenly a child again; walking down the street, kicking up the red and yellow leaves of Autumn...giggling about anything and everything, absolutely carefree and loving life. :)
he matches every thing with his voice.awesommmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeee
+Gabriel Yang ikr!!!!
reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Such a beautiful song! I wouldn't want to live in reality either
I always wondered " If we dissolve without a trace, would the real world even care?"
Diana Alexander what the meaning?
me too :(
Are you still there? I hope you're okay. It's been 8 years bud! Hang in there 😊❤
I'm going to paint "Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there." on my wall to show my love for Owl City and how much he has changed my life and how I love to live in my own fantasy and dreams than in the real world :)
I be creating an owl city Playlist if you guys have suggestions I will be on the commits of owl city To The Sky on Saturday 10pm to 1am 8/30/2020:)
Back in College. I would listen the entire Album at night before sleeping. You could really feel the magic as you fall asleep.
Not me running to Owl City cuz its late at night and its dark and theres a huge thunderstorm and im kinda scared :”)
Adam my man so sad I missed his songs from 2009-2014 just started listening to him in 2017
oh, the nostalgia
New Fav. Song! :D
Just made a new playlist and added this song twice so that it would loop :)
Owl City's songs have made reality liveable
I love this song, and I love how he used the melody from his old song "Aerial Promenade" from his old side project "Seagull Orchestra". Amazing work and references
I love this guy, his music is wonderful and lovely and so unique.
Thank you so much. I really love this song. It has been a very uplifting inspiration to me, especially when surrounded with situations (and people) that are kind of... well, downers. But this song, it reminds me to dream, to be optimistic, and to really look forward to life...
I like your music because it always sounded like a place I could go someday.
It's probable heaven that he's talking about. :) Can't wait to go there, thanks to Jesus.
So I've known this song since it came out but for some reason it keeps showing up again in my recommended. I feel like the universe needs to let me have this moment. I'll hit play now. Sending love to anyone who this song means the world to like myself.
How can people hear this song and not think he's an INFP?! He's so INFP it hurts. I'm an INFP and I can relate to every one of his songs. Anyways, he's the best! :)
+Dylan Grunwald He's also a Cancer : D
+Dylan Grunwald I'm an INFP too, and his songs make me feel like he gets me. It's so cliche but it's true
+Dylan Grunwald Another INFP here. :)
WTF does INFB stand for?
McBandit Hope INFP... It's one of the results one can get when they take the Myers-Briggs personality test. You answer like 200 questions and get a result based on what end of the spectrum you fall on. A lot of high schools make you take the test to see what career you might like to go in to and whatnot. INFP stands for "Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving". People who get that result are called the "dreamers" of the spectrum.
If I were to close my eyes and escape in my dreams, I would fly to Owl City.
Because Adam made a world even more lovely than Reality. :)
♥
"If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care..?" 😥
As sad as that line sounds... I find it very peaceful and positive. As if it is saying "We don't really belong here anyway.. there's another place we can go that's even better!"
i've felt like that before... it hurts :(
@@SpicePrincess1890but that's the thing, there's no such thing as someone of this world to "not belong here"... if someone feels that way, something is already terribly wrong
Where has this refreshing, talented OWL CITY been? Just found them on UTube. And they had a previous group? Am so glad I won’t be missing anything from now on. FAVORITE 🤩
Hes not a band
@@Stinkyshark2001 Thankyou! Feel kinda stupid that I didn’t check him out first. Just started listening to him as his music was new to me. Talented guy! Appreciate the info!
@@lindahurst7114 I think you are referring to Sky Sailing when you say previous band.
I totally recommend Sky Sailing. Very underground. But it's a gem at the level of owl city. Extremely good
Wow, I can't believe it's been ten years 💖 Owl City really helped shape me into who I am. Thank you for that Adam
I like this song a lot. Not just because it sounds AMAZING, but because the line "Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't wanna live there" reminds me of the situation I've been dealing with ever sense I was like, 4.
i'm in the exact same situation down to the age it started-
This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It paints such a vivid and gorgeous picture in my mind of an incredible fantasy world. I don't have a favorite song, but this is in my top 5 for sure! Thank you for blessing so many hearts like mine with your gorgeous music, Adam.
your music is so beautiful adam. I love you. God loves you too. :) :)
Damn you, Adam, for being so relatable.
" Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't wanna live there."
This describes the feeling I get everyday, I daydream my way out things so I won't be upset at the world and what it has become. I play video games and listen to music to much to escape from the feeling that the world in my head will never become a reality. I try to make sure it doesn't get to me, but it always finds a way. Getting bad grades because I couldn't focus in class, sleeping to much, not wanting to get up in the morning, being alone. My imagination is the only way out of all of the stress in life. Songs like these are hard to find, but easy to get lost in.
One time we had an assignment in painting class to interpret a poem of some sort... so I figured a song is a poem and I went for this song. My teacher just read the lyrics and condemned it, saying something like "I mean it's just talking about the usual things you see in the fall. Pick something less literal." I knew she was wrong, but I can't really explain myself too well all the time, so I just let it go. Sure the song mentions autumn leaves and feathers and the trees turning colors... but it's not about those things in a general sense. It's about seeing the world with childlike wonder and seeing the magic in what many pass off as everyday and mundane. Transcending beyond what's simply there (reality) and looking beneath the surface (or at the surface in a new way) to see the things no one else notices. It's about trying to capture and explain that magic and wanting to share it with someone who sees the world the same way. It's about realizing that while you may be the only ones who see the world that way, you sort of like it that way. It's about seeing the fantasy within the reality and living there.
Agree with you completely! Ya got the right idea out there. Quite inspirational are your thoughts. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🌈💫💕lkh
this song always makes me wanna cry happy nostalgic tears.
Reality has gotten less lovely but Owl City still sounds amazing!
this song represents me! I do really like my life and find it beautiful but if i could live in my fantasy world i would even blink an eye before leaving my reality!
Still here!!! Hope y'all are too!!!
He’s music is so enchanting
Subliminal messages everywhere in this industry
I'm getting out of reality and living in Adam's world. In his wonderful "Owl City."
The year is 2019 but i can't stop listenin' to this wonderful song singing by the most sweetest voice ever
I still get shaken after listening to this song. It's my favorite song, and you're too good at making good music. I wouldn't get through life without you, having to figure out how to pay for college, and find a career path, it's so overwhelming! "If we dissolved without a trace" really shakes me particularly. You're the only reason I'm getting through life right now. :D This is why I like sim racing/gaming, it gets me out of the Real World and gives me some time to just enjoy life.
This is probably the theme song of all us maladaptive daydreamers out there :)
literally, it's painfully relatable😭
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Why is Adam the only one who can use a cliche like "fire and ice collide" and it actually works perfectly and doesn't sound basic or pretentious? The reason I love his music so much was I thought that the wonderful world in his heart only existed in mine and was so stupid to even hope for...and I've never been more glad to be wrong...😌
Love your music man. Always great help when I need something to help me smile. Great to listen to when I'm cruising.
I wake up to this song every morning. I am very happy every morning. I love the beginning. (also the middle and the end)
I love this song
Saddens me a little too but IF it gets them into his real, beautiful and meaningful music then it's fine by me.
Everyone discovers an artist through different means, even if they aren't the ideal ones.