Here are the actual lyrics: [Verse 1] Penniless and tired with your hair grown long I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong Memory is a fickle siren's song I didn't understand In the gentle light as the morning nears You don't say a single word of the last two years Where you were or when you reached the frontier I didn't understand [Verse 2] See your rugged hands and a silver knife Twenty dollars in your hand that you hold so tight All the evidence of your vagrant life My brother, you were gone And you will try to do what you did before Pull the wool over your eyes for a week or more Let your family take you back to your Original mind [Interlude] There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can say There's nothing I can say, I can say [Outro] It's recording We're going? Yep
I don’t read much into lyrics and honestly I like the idea that you can interpret a song any way you choose, but what do you think Robin is trying to say in this song?
@@IndieBassJA26 I think maybe it’s about losing a family member to drugs, or to a new way of life. Like when someone you know really well just doesn’t seem the same anymore when they show up after being gone for a while and maybe you know something is not right.
When I feel overwhelmed I listen to this song, and I can't help but scream the lyrics. There are many times in our life where there is nothing we can do. And nothing we can say. And that's alright. This songs keeps reminding me of that, and it makes things so much easier. Thanks Fleetfoxes.
So true... If I've learned anything in this life it's that sooner or later there's nothing you can do or say. It's comforting as anything. So yeah, thanks Fleet Foxes.
not really, theyre pretty well known, definitely revered as one of the greatest indie folk bands. Their Fleet Foxes album is held high as one of the greatest albums of all time.
This song just about saved my life when I was truly down and out and a friend played it for me. It's odd how help can reach out to you at moments you would expect it the least. Forever in debt to Fleet Foxes (and the friend who played me this song).
relistening to fleet foxes after a 4 year hiatus and better than ever, especially at this time in my life when im leaving it all behind in the uncertainty of travelling alone. soulful stuff, much love
Every time I listen to this song and 2:53 starts, I always think "WHAT IS THIS GLORIOUS MUSIC???" and then check and realize it's still part of the song. Oh... Brilliant song.
ScoobaGaming I'm sorry you can't comprehend that mentioning my atheism was used as a contrast of how Robin Pecknold's voice can make me question my atheism, because his voice is so etherial it could have been divinely created. smh...
How is everyone here getting whooshed so hard? This sentence seems perfectly understandable to me. Clearly a metaphor lol Anyways, I completely agree. Works so well with the music too.
I remember picking up this album at Target because Anthony Green recommended this band on MySpace about 6 or 7 years ago. Thank you Fleet Foxes for being good company on my long trips to school.
Man I had a fever and I wasl listening to fleet foxes while on medication and I felt as though I was floating.. slept like a baby! thanks for the sweet tunes
One of the best albums of 2008. Independent music was at full force and the music scene was truly thriving. Glad I got to see them tour for this album.
This is a beautiful song. It truly resonates my heart chord connection with my older brother who struggles with addiction. I am grateful for music and the ability it has to hold space for each of us in our own individual circumstance.
This song is haunting me! It's tooooo brilliantly composed, both lyrics and music! I love how they got the mountain goats in the video, they're hilarious haha "And you will try to do what you did before Pull the wool over your eyes, for a week or more Let your family take you back to your, original mind" AMAZING!
mayanroses My actual older brother has faced addiction, and he comes back to stay with us whenever he doesn't have someone to rely on. It's a cycle and we bring back on his feet until he moves out and moves in again. I'm scared how this might end. I know what you're going through. Stay strong.
It's nice to see Jesus doing something with his spare time. Not only is it a good song, but he was jolly nice enough to play it for a concert of goats. Is there no end to the wonders of the devine....
This gives me the chills, sang it the whole way through in lisbon a few weeks back what an amazing band, seriously, I was so happy at the end of the concert I felt like crying
This group is superb. Some great echoes of Pet Sounds era Beach Boys. Musically as well as the coincidence (or not ) that the set of this video looks like it could have been for the photoshoot of the Pet Sounds LP cover.
sometimes a creation like a song is written as one way to express feeling, i feel this one captures a similar feeling I've had towards friends that could only understand this message through love and hope
Obsessed with this album and band in 09 my senior year of high school and throughout college when HB came out. I took a long break from listening to ff (idk why 😭), and came back to it last year after finally seeing you live for the first time. I had a rough year and a lil breakdown, and I came back to this song over and over again. It makes me feel like I’m 17 again. It feels like we’ve grown up together ❤
even if they became mainstream i wouldnt care because the way this music makes me feel is unbelievable come back soon Fleet Foxes i miss your beautiful music
Penniless and tired with your hair grown long I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong Memory is a fickle siren song I didn't understand In the gentle light as the morning nears You don't say a single word of the last two years Where you were or when you reached the frontier I didn't understand, no See your rugged hands and a silver knife Twenty dollars in your hand that you hold so tight All the evidence of your vacant life My brother, you were gone And you will try to do what you did before Pull the wool over your eyes for a week or more Let your family take you back to your Original mind There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can say There's nothing I can say I can say
My hamster, Barry, just past away today. We've just had his funeral the two songs I played for him were Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why and Young Believers - Fear Walks With You. R.I.P Barry.xxxx
I tend to avoid concrete statements as it makes it difficult to worm my way out of them....,But I have to say...I think you're my favourite band :) Keep it up guys! All the best from Ireland x
***** maybe she means ambiguous? doesnt mean shes lying. I on the other hand live in a self constructed web of placebo realities that I refer to as my personal development environments. massive web of what?
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This has to be one of the most beautiful melodies written in recent decades.
12 years later and still one of them
Absolutely
And still
definetly
About time....
The intro feels like a crisp sunny autumn day...
You know you've got a hit when the goats join in on the singing.
Hahahahah
Smeagle Reegle...Gratitude for the Giggle...
Just ask Taylor Swift...
abbshshdh
The part "There's nothing I can do" really hits just the raw emotion you can hear in his voice ugh love gotta love Robin
"The Making of Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why" reveals that time travel was used to transport the band from 1971 to 2008.
RIGHT
Goats were used
Here are the actual lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Penniless and tired with your hair grown long
I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong
Memory is a fickle siren's song
I didn't understand
In the gentle light as the morning nears
You don't say a single word of the last two years
Where you were or when you reached the frontier
I didn't understand
[Verse 2]
See your rugged hands and a silver knife
Twenty dollars in your hand that you hold so tight
All the evidence of your vagrant life
My brother, you were gone
And you will try to do what you did before
Pull the wool over your eyes for a week or more
Let your family take you back to your
Original mind
[Interlude]
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can say, I can say
[Outro]
It's recording
We're going?
Yep
Thanks dude that's cool that you did this.
@@thegame_master2900 my pleasure man.
I don’t read much into lyrics and honestly I like the idea that you can interpret a song any way you choose, but what do you think Robin is trying to say in this song?
@@IndieBassJA26 I think maybe it’s about losing a family member to drugs, or to a new way of life. Like when someone you know really well just doesn’t seem the same anymore when they show up after being gone for a while and maybe you know something is not right.
@@yeadogthazmyboi it's exactly that, well explained 💔
When I feel overwhelmed I listen to this song, and I can't help but scream the lyrics. There are many times in our life where there is nothing we can do. And nothing we can say. And that's alright. This songs keeps reminding me of that, and it makes things so much easier. Thanks Fleetfoxes.
So true... If I've learned anything in this life it's that sooner or later there's nothing you can do or say. It's comforting as anything. So yeah, thanks Fleet Foxes.
Completely agree!
This entire album is what I listen to when I need a hard reboot of emotions
This comment is so relevant now
most underrated band. ever.
Definetly one of them
Yes. They are.
not really, theyre pretty well known, definitely revered as one of the greatest indie folk bands. Their Fleet Foxes album is held high as one of the greatest albums of all time.
+Eduardo Gomes as compared to Nicky Minaj, whose music is not half as good
Yes, and that Swift chic. When you look at it that way, they're underrated. Sad.
this band brings a kind of beauty to my life that I don't understand
Maybe this a kind of beauty is yourself! They make a great show! REALLY! I LOVE them! But your comment is a gorgeous one! 👍💖🙏😘
I can't get enough of this friggin amazing band! GOOD MUSIC STILL LIVES!
Fleet Foxes never make a bad album! Even their new album is a masterpiece!
No jam session is complete without a few dozen goats.
It completes the moment :)
You mean Robin or the animal? Because Robin is GOAT
jajajajjaaaa
Why didnt they have a fleet of foxes.................
Lol😄
This song just about saved my life when I was truly down and out and a friend played it for me. It's odd how help can reach out to you at moments you would expect it the least. Forever in debt to Fleet Foxes (and the friend who played me this song).
♥️♥️
🖤🖤
A true friend
relistening to fleet foxes after a 4 year hiatus and better than ever, especially at this time in my life when im leaving it all behind in the uncertainty of travelling alone. soulful stuff, much love
Eleanor Johnson Just started to listening to them today during a time of uncertainty in my life as well
Hope you’re doing well
I feel very fortunate to live in a time when Fleet Foxes exists. ❤️🌼
Every time I listen to this song and 2:53 starts, I always think "WHAT IS THIS GLORIOUS MUSIC???" and then check and realize it's still part of the song. Oh...
Brilliant song.
For me, as a recovered drug addict this song hits it right on the head!
Same brother
I'm an atheist, but I still have to say Pecknold's voice is of the divine. It's other-worldly good.
Thank you for stating that you are an athiest, I would not have known otherwise
ScoobaGaming
I'm sorry you can't comprehend that mentioning my atheism was used as a contrast of how Robin Pecknold's voice can make me question my atheism, because his voice is so etherial it could have been divinely created. smh...
packyman It's funny because Pecknold is an atheist too lol.
Their music is not religious. Look it up.
How is everyone here getting whooshed so hard? This sentence seems perfectly understandable to me. Clearly a metaphor lol
Anyways, I completely agree. Works so well with the music too.
I sing this song to my son while I rock him to sleep, and it's become some sort of break through. I LOVE THIS SONG
That is so sweet i dream this for myself one day
I love the white goat joining in and singing. Robin looks great with the Jesus hair and beard. His voice is magical.
I remember picking up this album at Target because Anthony Green recommended this band on MySpace about 6 or 7 years ago. Thank you Fleet Foxes for being good company on my long trips to school.
THIS IS PART OF MY CAR COMPILATION LONG DRIVE. JUST GOOD QUALITY MUSIC THAT DRIVES YOU ON !
I was obsessed with this song when I was in college 2008/2009, it's really legendary to me. GOOD folk music
Only gets more nostalgic as the years go by..
his voice is like melted white chocolate seeping through your soul
Synesthesia is when the goats flow together during the verses.
This melody is so catchy. My favorite fleet foxes song.
Fleet Goats
Lol XD!
lol
:d
yeet foxes
@@Jacob-ib4zx skeet goats
This song just makes me so emotional, I can't explain it.
me too :(
+Lupis Ferus Lionheart It's Brilliant! This song has a very sharp, melodic and beautiful sound it is great. So glad I discovered these Lads.
Same, gives me memories when my life was good, so listening to this makes me want to cry
Me todo!
This song came out when I was around 18
I can cry when I listen it.
Man I had a fever and I wasl listening to fleet foxes while on medication and I felt as though I was floating.. slept like a baby! thanks for the sweet tunes
Robin often cites Pet Sounds as one of his favorite albums. Knowing that, this video makes so much sense.
There is something truly magical about these guys. Absolutely adore Fleet Foxes.
One of the best albums of 2008. Independent music was at full force and the music scene was truly thriving.
Glad I got to see them tour for this album.
I've been madly in awe/love with these fellows since I heard this song.
As much as I love this song, it's the comments regarding the goats that make each visit that bit more special.
that "theres nooooothin i caan doooooooo" from 1:40 - 1:50 is still one of the hardest shits in music
Still magical 💙
"He Doesn’t Know Why", one of the best song ever written, imho 🙂
This is a beautiful song. It truly resonates my heart chord connection with my older brother who struggles with addiction. I am grateful for music and the ability it has to hold space for each of us in our own individual circumstance.
Such a beautiful song from an excellent band! The chord progression is sublime. It lifts you to another world!
🤘🎶🥰🎶🤘
These song gives me a huge chill every time I listen to it.
WHY CANT THE PIANO PART BE A MILLION YEARS LONG UGH
Pianos are great :)
first6digits OMG YESSSS AAAAAA I THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY GODDAMN TIME I LISTEN TO THIS SONG
~i feel u
word
This song is like a sweet warm hug you’ve been waiting for so long ❤️Love my foxes. They prove music isn’t dead.
This song is haunting me! It's tooooo brilliantly composed, both lyrics and music! I love how they got the mountain goats in the video, they're hilarious haha
"And you will try to do what you did before
Pull the wool over your eyes, for a week or more
Let your family take you back to your, original mind"
AMAZING!
Why argue over whether a song is mainstream or not? We are who we are. We like what we like. Be an individual :)
...when someone you love is in active addiction and you are trying to reach them and they don't realize how far gone they are.
mayanroses My actual older brother has faced addiction, and he comes back to stay with us whenever he doesn't have someone to rely on. It's a cycle and we bring back on his feet until he moves out and moves in again. I'm scared how this might end. I know what you're going through. Stay strong.
I love this song the end piece on the piano is genius especially coupled with the portraits of them great band
This is survival at its truest. Thank you to one of my favorite bands, all genres, all time.
It's nice to see Jesus doing something with his spare time. Not only is it a good song, but he was jolly nice enough to play it for a concert of goats. Is there no end to the wonders of the devine....
some of the most refined and beautiful pop music made yet
This gives me the chills, sang it the whole way through in lisbon a few weeks back
what an amazing band, seriously, I was so happy at the end of the concert I felt like crying
I always rewind this song to 1:40 to have Pecknold re-blow my mind
So much beard. So much Goat. Pure perfection.
Hey look Father John Misty on the drums!
Holy shit how did I never know he played with fleet foxes...
Aryan Bhargava more like paper jim morrisey
They are very under rated. I love their stuff.
This group is superb.
Some great echoes of Pet Sounds era Beach Boys. Musically as well as the coincidence (or not ) that the set of this video looks like it could have been for the photoshoot of the Pet Sounds LP cover.
sometimes a creation like a song is written as one way to express feeling, i feel this one captures a similar feeling I've had towards friends that could only understand this message through love and hope
That could be true. Or maybe this song is about the band's undying love for goats.
This song makes me feel so happy that it makes me feel sad??
this is just fabulous. this guy has an incredible voice.
What a beautiful song.
This song always makes me happy
Definitely a Beach Boys tribute with the goats, love it!
I had this song stuck in my head all day. Needless to say, it was a great day.
Now that Josh Tillman has FJM, it's weird to see him just hanging out playing drums in the background of these Fleet Foxes vids.
And they sound just like this live ❤️ can't wait to see them again someday soon 😊
the best band 😍
Seriously one of my favorite tracks of all time.
I gotta a fever, and the only prescription is more goat!
Seriously tho, this music is genius. Amazing.
this song is my favorite fleet foxes, I relate to it a lot and it's hauntingly soothing, like a blanket worn by a loved one you never see
A masterpiece imo
Music always comes full circle. These guys remind me of 60's early 70's groups.
How in the world am I just listening to this album now?!
What a harmony of voices !!!
I want to start crying listening to this song. Gives me such memories of life before it was fucked
Obsessed with this album and band in 09 my senior year of high school and throughout college when HB came out. I took a long break from listening to ff (idk why 😭), and came back to it last year after finally seeing you live for the first time. I had a rough year and a lil breakdown, and I came back to this song over and over again. It makes me feel like I’m 17 again. It feels like we’ve grown up together ❤
This kind of music is helping me do my homework, lol. Thanks for the help; I couldn't do Pre-Cal without music.
I used dub music to help w/ research papers for my last degree. This is great too
even if they became mainstream i wouldnt care
because the way this music makes me feel is unbelievable
come back soon Fleet Foxes
i miss your beautiful music
10 years and still classic
Super simple, sweet, elegant, unique, and wild. I love it🎉
What a good band, my god
This band is sacred ⭐️
Now i know why this song is so good Jesus sung it.
This sounds, feels and looks like it was written in like, 1972........pretty awesome!!
Penniless and tired with your hair grown long
I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong
Memory is a fickle siren song
I didn't understand
In the gentle light as the morning nears
You don't say a single word of the last two years
Where you were or when you reached the frontier
I didn't understand, no
See your rugged hands and a silver knife
Twenty dollars in your hand that you hold so tight
All the evidence of your vacant life
My brother, you were gone
And you will try to do what you did before
Pull the wool over your eyes for a week or more
Let your family take you back to your
Original mind
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can say
I can say
*Memory is a fickle siren's song I didn't understand
*In the gentle light as the morning nears
*All the evidence of your VAGRANT life
Aith Jawcraig dafuq m8
sinkanesle Oh Im sorry you wanted wrong lyrics?
James Griffin lol I also believe it's "where you were or when you reached the frontier"
idk, have a nice day
Revisiting this one after hearing "Shore" ... boy, has the group come a long way.
I love the 60s/ 70s vibe
OMG... I didn't know Goats could sing like angels. That was a trip!
Its legit unreal that it's been 12 years since the release of the song, growing older with it tho ❤️
I remember hearing this song on TV back then, blew my mind, what a great band
@@knalleballkalle8365 absolute greatness 🤍
The goat at 2:27 adding to the harmonies...
What a song
My hamster, Barry, just past away today. We've just had his funeral the two songs I played for him were Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why and Young Believers - Fear Walks With You. R.I.P Barry.xxxx
I tend to avoid concrete statements as it makes it difficult to worm my way out of them....,But I have to say...I think you're my favourite band :) Keep it up guys! All the best from Ireland x
So you create a massive web of lies?
*****
maybe she means ambiguous? doesnt mean shes lying. I on the other hand live in a self constructed web of placebo realities that I refer to as my personal development environments. massive web of what?
That goat has a beautiful voice.
Having a bad night and the UA-cam algorithm really came through on this one, also they are great live
This Song Changed my life forever!
Keizz _This came through while I was wandering around your music posts ... Always light. This is a beautiful rendition of 'He Doesn't Know Why'
Good video.
The melody of the versus alone is just beautiful!
Hermosa música.
Talented band so underrated
I'm gonna tell my kids this was The Beatles
Lmao
Good one. I'm gonna steal that for future reference
I love both bands so very very very very much
Tell them this was CSNY
Or the Beach Boys...
Great band, one of the best.