Thank You Travis, I'm currently in the Salem, Virginia VA Hospital PTSD/substance abuse inpatient treatment program. Your song has undoubtedly helped to heal countless trauma. Thank You and I send you wishes for a happy life. God Bless us All Semper Fi ❤
Here after watching Michael Palmisano’s amazing reaction and analysis … and thank you to subscriber Fred S for making this wonderful song better known!
“The only man who ever broke my heart” hits me so differently. I just lost my Dad 9/26/23. He was the greatest man I’ve ever known and my HERO. He broke my heart the day he was taken from us, but he filled my heart more than I ever deserved, for as long as I was lucky enough to have him in my life. I miss and love you, Dad. Trying my best to make you proud, every day.
Caught this video as a result of Michael Palmisano......and it spurred a marathon of watching Travis's body of work.....i am blown away at his talent, rawness, pitch, timbre, control and perhaps some of the best phrasing i have ever heard. I heard about his recent health issues and I join others in support and prayer for this amazing soul who touches lives with his gift. Godspeed Travis!
I found Travis Meadows on Michael's UA-cam channel and I love Travis ' songs especially learning to live alone. Travis you're my mew favorite. Tha KS Michael.
country radio doesn't know what they're missing!! music like this should be ALL OVER country radio!! THIS, folks, is PURE COUNTRY MUSIC, not that Florida Georgia line and Luke Bryan stuff being played today. I put Travis Meadows at the top of American lyricists like Jackson Browne, Springsteen and Bob Dylan. I'm a new fan but i'm a fan for life. can't wait to see his show in September in Virginia!!
Hey Joe, I'm with you. I don't get radio Not championing Travis Meadows. Shame on those money grubbin' corporate slugs. Radio is dead to me and I was raised on it.
10/10 I agree. Groing up country to me was all about the AMAZING story telling of AMAZING songwriters. Happy, sad, angry...whatever...you felt like you were having a good story read to you.
@@travismeadows101 Aloha. I just came across your haunting music today and I’m an instant fan. Your music and lyrics really tell the story of so many. Thank you for helping us to express our feelings in such a beautiful way.
The line was given to him by my old friend Chase- Travis used to do shows for the kids at a treatment center in Louisiana we worked at. The recovery connection is real.
If I could buy myself a conscience that wasn't broken Mend every fence I drove my hard head through Re-lock all the doors I wish I never opened Unlearn the things I wish I never knew And it came out through the bottle It came out through my fists It came out way too early I wish it never did Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down it comes out sideways I have days where it's just nose above water Keep it together while I fall apart I have moments when I act just like my father The only man that ever broke my heart And it comes out in my silence Sometimes unwanted tears Comes out disguised as anger but it's really fear Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down, it comes out sideways
These words still move me. Even without the music. They were a gift to me. The fact that they would move someone else… well that’s a gift at a whole different level.
Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down, it comes out sideways, sideways
@@Travismeadowsmusic I had a kind of a crummy home life growing up with two alcoholics that tried their best to raise me and my seven siblings. I was also the middle kid so I spent a lot of time trying to be the peacemaker which caused a lot of pent up bitterness and anger that I would express at the wrong time around the wrong people just about every time. I'm also a so-so guitar player and a singer and i've written a few songs. That was a good way to channel some of that anger in a better direction. I said all that just to say this, that I can really identify with the lyrics. I had all those kind of feelings with my brothers and my sister but mostly with my dad. He passed away in 1995 and I miss him a lot but I regret never getting to really know him until the last couple years of his life. Now that I reflect on it I think most of my life has been kind of sideways. Thanks for sharing that with me and the rest of the world. God bless you brother.
@@rockinran my father died when I was 21. I didn’t even go see him in the hospital. I wish I had. One of my many trips to rehab a counselor suggested I write him a letter. Could I offer the same suggestion to You? Write it all, make it honest and true. The good the bad. Feel all the feelings. Then throw it in a fire and let the ashes rise to the sky. Love T
My father unexpectedly passed away 3 weeks ago tomorrow. And regrettably we were “on a break” at the time. Wish I’d have handled things differently with him and that I still had a chance to make amends now. Don’t wait for tomorrow to fix things with your loved ones. Sometimes there is no tomorrow.
Oh boy... I wasn't prepared. This song needs a warning label. WARNING!: This song will cause anyone with a heart to cry like a baby. Such a deep, beautiful and powerful song!! Well done Mr. Meadows. Thank you for sharing your heart and your talent.
My gosh Travis, I just found this song about a week ago. I've watched it at least 100 times since then, and shed tears every time. You Sir, are a genius for these lyrics. as far as I'm concerned, this is a once in a lifetime song. Thank you for persevering and writing this.
Enjoying this night listening to your amazing music. House dark with Christmas lights on. Love you my friend. Thank you so much for being such a big part in my healing.
John S. Jackson a poet for those coming out on the positive side of suffering. He tells about the sufferings and let’s you see the breath of hope that awaits.
What a breath of fresh air. Weird as this music is not new but on first hearing my ears were delighted. How could I not have heard this gentleman before. Beautiful guitar parts held simple and light, deep but accessible lyrics, heartfelt melody filled with feeling and a voice borne of life's hard lessons learned and not yet learned. I will definitely go back and lesson to every song this man has out there. I feel inspired, more than I have in a long while.
I don't know if you read this, but Mr. Meadows, I am praying for your complete recovery from your health scare. The world needs your voice and your talents make it a much better place. I found your music about two years ago. It speaks volumes to me in the simple language of my people. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
@@Travismeadowsmusic I'll only add that all your songs touch me in some way, but this one and Old Ghosts are at the top of my playlist. In fact, my top 5 are "Moonlight Motel" and "Racin in the Streets" by Springsteen, this song and Old Ghosts by you, and "Junktown" by Ian Noe.
Been a live music performer for 40 years… for the past 20 years I’ve been doing at least one gig per day… restaurants, country clubs, coffee shops, bars, weddings… Gave up trying to write my own songs years ago because I just didn’t want to tour to promote… just want to stay in my local area… if I could write a song like this it would be my proudest accomplishment… Brother this song just ripped my heart out… My dad left us when I was nine and man he was an abusive drunk… anyway, I somehow was able to stay away from the booze and I learned how not to treat a woman from that asshole and my wife is my princess… Man this is a hell of a tune… ❤
This is that perfect song that encapsulates all the mess for those of us who have really lived. I'm 43 approaching 44. Mom of 3 boys. In recovery. Got an 11.5 year stay at the Ole Grey bar hotel and am finally free from so many chains that bound me for far, far too long. Chains of Fear. So much fear it's hard for me to even write to comment. This song takes my breath away and makes me cry and really fu$^*ng happy at the same time. Simultaneously colors all connected through the one language all of us on earth share... really amazing music.Thank you Mr. MEADOWS. THIS SONG IS NOW ON EVERY SINGLE PLAYLIST I HAVE! Much light and ❤ from Anchorage Alaska--Danielle
The thread to this video is a testament of how powerful this song is!! Its absolutely amazing how supportive people are throughout the thread. You beautiful people put faith back in humanity!! Mush Love 🍄 ☘️
Had the HONOR of running into Mr Meadows at RDU Airport (NC) and ecstatic to say he is a genuine nice man. I mention I was a big fan and he was very appreciative. They say be careful of your heros, but I was soooo pleased to learn this is a good man who loves his fans. A great entertainer and a very nice man who deserves all the accolades his fans know are coming. Country radio is missing a gem
Every time I hear him I think the same thing. Why isn’t he a radio star. I think it’s time to put some stuff like this in the mix. Had enough beer and pick up.
I came across this (and Travis) thanks to Michael Palmisano last week. My father died 25 years ago and I’ve got to say - this song just put me on the floor from the first listen - it’s really got to me like nothing has before. Even days later, it’s still hard to get through. Lyrics that come from truth, honesty and life speak to you like nothing else does - and you can feel that in the song.
Very soon after my marriage fell apart I saw Michael Palmisano’s video on this song. I don’t have the brilliance of Mr. Meadows to express how hard this song hit me. 8 years of pushing it down. Being a man and soldiering on doing my best to make it work for my kids sake. Even though I was married to a horrible toxic person. Taking all the verbal abuse, all the lies, all the manipulations and pushing them down. Then trying to be strong for the kids when it all fell apart. Pushing it down. It never came out sideways but I swear this song made it come back up. The first tear broke the seal and I became a pile of sobbing flesh on the ground. A night of primal grief and suffering. Nearly two years later and I still shed a tear whenever I hear this song. God bless you brother.
Absolutely outstanding, I know of some of what this song speaks of and it grabbed me and shook me. We know the truth when we hear it. God bless this man. I recommend we all share this please this man deserves much for being true.
@@Travismeadowsmusic Hey Travis. Hope you see this . I just wanted to say thanks for giving me the gift of your talent, incredible songwriting skills, and most of all the honesty you dig so deep to share with me. I am a huge John Prine and Kris Kristofferson fan. One is gone , the other doesn’t perform anymore and there was really no one to replace them for the kind of songs I needed to hear to keep sane. I’m a songwriter and written over a thousand songs because I need to write. Had 30 or so published in the 80’s , a couple recorded but didn’t make their way onto an album . That’s OK with me at this point in my life. I write because it’s always been my only way to express my feelings. You are the most powerful songwriter I’ve heard in a very long time. Your elite songwriting craftsmanship hanging now top of raw honesty is incredible. Your understanding of hope injected into hopelessness is pure gold. Your stripped down performances not only display your talent as an artist, but your understanding that that is how the most honest and best crafted songs are best done that way. Sorry about that long post. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with writing ( and I KNOW rewriting) talent with me. You fill a big place for me and I can’t begin to explain what it means to me. Richard Hughes
This song caught me way off guard, don't know how it came in my recommended but it hit me right in the feelings. Got hard to keep it together for a minute, especially the lines about your dad because it was relatable, beautifully written and performed.
'I have moments when I act just like my father The only man that ever broke my heart And it comes out in my silence Sometimes unwanted tears Comes out disguised as anger but it's really fear' Been a while since I've been moved to the point of tears by a song. Such a beautiful and honest story. Thank you.
Trying to swallow this broken heart is like trying to swallow glass. It keeps cutting on the inside and falls out on the floor. It comes out sideways alright. I don’t want it to callous, but I don’t want to hurt anymore either.
Mr Meadows, thank you for this song. I had a rough childhood, joined the military and saw the ugly side of the world. I sank to a dark place, cost me my marriage. When I heard this song I felt like you wrote it just for me. I’m a self taught campfire guitar player, even still have my guitar I used in Afghanistan, when I heard this song I learned it right away. Every time I play it I feel better.once again, thank you.
Tears blind me as I type listening to your truth, Brother Meadows. So much truth. I found forgiveness in the mountains I found myself in the rivers there I never found my worth in a bottle But I have finally found happiness here
I'm struggling for the words to express my love and adoration of this song! This song hits like a hammer to my soul! Thank you Travis , thank you , my heart is fuller to hear your beautiful music x ❤️
“Push it down, it comes out sideways!” Travis, your lyrics in this song are so powerful! They explain exactly how I feel at times , before this I had no words that really explained how I felt. Your music and lyrics move me in ways that were previously foreign to me and have now created understanding where previously there was none. My best friend introduced you to me and I am so grateful for him, for you, your music, and listening to you authentically share your life story with the world. God bless you and your family and thank you for making my life a little brighter.
some songs have the ability to have their audience anticipate the next lyric. It's intuitive and engaging. They evoke such a natural sense of understanding and are easy to relate to. Some songs are objectively, not subjectively good. This is one of those songs. They speak to human condition and are songs that anyone, anywhere can understand and appreciate. I don't typically leave comments on videos, but I hope you read this Travis. I too, am a musician, the music I write aims for these ^ very traits. Thank you for tending to the seed that was once just the idea of a track and turning it into this.
Thank you, Travis. I've spent the last several days going down a Travis Meadows "ear-wormhole," and I can honestly say I've never felt more of an instant connection to a songwriter in my 36 years. Please keep writing music and never stop. People NEED songs like this to remind them they are not alone.
61 next week. Decades filled with anger, anxiety, hopelessness. I'd seen more empty bottles than hours of peace till I got sober in 2014. Alcohol was never the culprit, just fuel for the holocaust. Trying to figure out how to smile and mean it.
This man has had a difficult journey and I sense it, feel it, know it in my bones-- so he has lived what his words reveal and what fabulous words they are. This song should be an anthem in every rehab center in the world and Travis Meadows you are one very big emotional talent.
Travis this is one of the best written and performed songs I've ever heard in my life. Your voice delivers the song right to my heart and your acoustic songs so crisp and perfect and Whiskey Jack nails the lap steel. Thank you for all that you do. My prayers are with you and your loved ones. God Bless You. Tony in Florida
If I could buy myself a conscience that wasn't broken Mend every fence I drove my hard head through Relock all the doors I wish I never opened Unlearn the things I wish I never knew And it came out through the bottle It came out through my fists It came out way too early I wish it never did Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down, it comes out sideways I have days where it's just nose above the water Keep it together while I fall apart I have moments when I act just like my father The only man that ever broke my heart And it comes out in my silence Sometimes unwanted tears Comes out disguised as anger But it's really fear Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes back up Push it down, it comes out sideways Push it down, it comes out sideways Bitter roads turn into highways Push it down, it comes out sideways
Travis, I came across this song thanks to Michael Palmisano's channel. I hope it's not offensive when I say you remind me a little of John Hiatt. I've been a fan of his for many years, and I hear that kind of Americana Blues honesty in your stuff too. This is a great song. Well done, brother!
Listening for the 100th time in so many days. Why does this take my heart and soul and wrench them dry. Brings up childhood memories, some better left forgotten. You know, no matter who sings your songs, they're never going to be sung as well. Its not just your words that reaches people's insides, its the sound, the inflection, the tone of your voice that makes us weep. Its days and nights, months and years of living, that come through your voice and your lyrics. You touch people's souls in a way no one else can because your genuine. And we feel it. Music, at least yours to me, isn't just the words or the nice tune. Its how you make us feel to our core. Thanks isnt enough. But thank you.
This is one of those, every now and then kinda songs that I hear and realize this’ll be a constant companion and a auditory balm to soothe the pain that living brings. I’ll be the first to admit, I facilitated every ounce of heartache in my lifetime. Fueled by unbridled passion and the insatiable appetite for things I never needed. In between every line and verse of this soulful lament, I hear my own story. That’s the beauty of the black and blue brokenness that encompasses such tales as such, as they manifest into three minute masterpieces that hit my heart like a freight train. Life is sweet, bittersweet.
What a brilliant song, so relatable and catchy, as a musician its the type of song you ask why didn't I write that song, those feelings were inside of me anyways... this man is talented
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Michael Palmisano brought me here and I'm damn glad he did.
Me too! :)
Me too brother
Me to. Awful glad.
His song..."cut me i bleed the blues" with him and that harmonica legit made me tear up. This dude is as legit as they come. One of my favs
Same here
Thank You Travis,
I'm currently in the Salem, Virginia VA Hospital PTSD/substance abuse inpatient treatment program. Your song has undoubtedly helped to heal countless trauma. Thank You and I send you wishes for a happy life.
God Bless us All
Semper Fi ❤
Here after watching Michael Palmisano’s amazing reaction and analysis … and thank you to subscriber Fred S for making this wonderful song better known!
Same here. Bishop Gun and Leon Bridges fell into my collection in the same manner.
Yep.
Found this the same way.
I'm here because Michael as well! His whole album with this single is really good too.
Same here. I got 3 minutes into Michael’s video and I was balling. I bailed and came right to the song. I cried all night.
“The only man who ever broke my heart” hits me so differently. I just lost my Dad 9/26/23. He was the greatest man I’ve ever known and my HERO. He broke my heart the day he was taken from us, but he filled my heart more than I ever deserved, for as long as I was lucky enough to have him in my life.
I miss and love you, Dad. Trying my best to make you proud, every day.
Hope youre doing ok man
"Sometimes it comes out silent, Sometimes unwanted tears, sometimes it's disguised as anger but it's really fear"
God damn what a line.
That’s one of my favorites of all time. I knew at the moment I’m not that smart. I was grateful
Sir you are a lyrical genius ♡@@Travismeadowsmusic
Sorry it took so long to find this ❤ Thanks to Michael Palmisano for showcasing it!
All I have to say is WOW my musical brother ! Thank you for being on my journey of life ! My Favorite of yours ! I have lived this song!
I remember hearing you play this in J Petersons living room many moons ago... it makes my eyes water every time I hear it. 🙏🏼❤🙌🏼
Awesome song, I only wish I'd found it back in 2018. Cheers Michael Palmisano for showcasing this video.
Agreed. Thx Dave!
Same.. great tune
Absolutely, here for the same reason
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Caught this video as a result of Michael Palmisano......and it spurred a marathon of watching Travis's body of work.....i am blown away at his talent, rawness, pitch, timbre, control and perhaps some of the best phrasing i have ever heard. I heard about his recent health issues and I join others in support and prayer for this amazing soul who touches lives with his gift. Godspeed Travis!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you made it here.
I found Travis Meadows on Michael's UA-cam channel and I love Travis ' songs especially learning to live alone. Travis you're my mew favorite. Tha KS Michael.
Well folk this is what a real songwriter sounds like.
country radio doesn't know what they're missing!! music like this should be ALL OVER country radio!! THIS, folks, is PURE COUNTRY MUSIC, not that Florida Georgia line and Luke Bryan stuff being played today. I put Travis Meadows at the top of American lyricists like Jackson Browne, Springsteen and Bob Dylan. I'm a new fan but i'm a fan for life. can't wait to see his show in September in Virginia!!
Hey Joe, I'm with you. I don't get radio Not championing Travis Meadows. Shame on those money grubbin' corporate slugs. Radio is dead to me and I was raised on it.
I had the privilege of having sung at my home concerts. Love this man and his songs.
Thank you. I agree
Hooray for clear channel!
10/10 I agree. Groing up country to me was all about the AMAZING story telling of AMAZING songwriters.
Happy, sad, angry...whatever...you felt like you were having a good story read to you.
This is a masterpiece. One of the greatest song-writers ever
Thank you
Mr Meadows thank you for making me feel again .....I have no hesitation telling you I love you for this moment...I haven't cried in 15yrs
If only you knew... how deep this song hit me.
If only you knew... why.. but i think ya do. Thank you Travis..
Absolutely outstanding.
Amazing song. That line "I have moments when I act just like my father, the only man who ever broke my heart" - just wow.
ScottAshworth 100%
That’s my favorite line too. Thank you
Dude, that line landed hard!
@@travismeadows101 Aloha. I just came across your haunting music today and I’m an instant fan.
Your music and lyrics really tell the story of so many. Thank you for helping us to express our feelings in such a beautiful way.
Holy sh*t, I wasn't ready for that line. Hit way too close to home.
Me being an alcoholic in recovery, this had me bawling. This was written about me. Thank you ❤️
Came here to say this. More will be revealed.
God Bless my friend
The line was given to him by my old friend Chase- Travis used to do shows for the kids at a treatment center in Louisiana we worked at. The recovery connection is real.
The song that says what I can’t. Finally… someone understands.
If I could buy myself a conscience that wasn't broken
Mend every fence I drove my hard head through
Re-lock all the doors I wish I never opened
Unlearn the things I wish I never knew
And it came out through the bottle
It came out through my fists
It came out way too early
I wish it never did
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down it comes out sideways
I have days where it's just nose above water
Keep it together while I fall apart
I have moments when I act just like my father
The only man that ever broke my heart
And it comes out in my silence
Sometimes unwanted tears
Comes out disguised as anger but it's really fear
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
These words still move me. Even without the music. They were a gift to me. The fact that they would move someone else… well that’s a gift at a whole different level.
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down, it comes out sideways, sideways
@@Travismeadowsmusic Sir, these words mean everything to me too, TYVM! Buying your album tomorrow. Here from Mr. Palmisano 10/2021
@@Travismeadowsmusic I had a kind of a crummy home life growing up with two alcoholics that tried their best to raise me and my seven siblings. I was also the middle kid so I spent a lot of time trying to be the peacemaker which caused a lot of pent up bitterness and anger that I would express at the wrong time around the wrong people just about every time. I'm also a so-so guitar player and a singer and i've written a few songs. That was a good way to channel some of that anger in a better direction. I said all that just to say this, that I can really identify with the lyrics. I had all those kind of feelings with my brothers and my sister but mostly with my dad. He passed away in 1995 and I miss him a lot but I regret never getting to really know him until the last couple years of his life. Now that I reflect on it I think most of my life has been kind of sideways. Thanks for sharing that with me and the rest of the world. God bless you brother.
@@rockinran my father died when I was 21. I didn’t even go see him in the hospital. I wish I had. One of my many trips to rehab a counselor suggested I write him a letter. Could I offer the same suggestion to
You? Write it all, make it honest and true. The good the bad. Feel all the feelings. Then throw it in a fire and let the ashes rise to the sky.
Love
T
That line about his father being the only man who ever broke his heart absolutely flooded me
Same
same here
My father unexpectedly passed away 3 weeks ago tomorrow. And regrettably we were “on a break” at the time. Wish I’d have handled things differently with him and that I still had a chance to make amends now.
Don’t wait for tomorrow to fix things with your loved ones. Sometimes there is no tomorrow.
Ya that was my truth too, just about knocked me out.
I don't know if my father is alive or dead. I don't know where he is, and I don't think he cares where I am. This song cut me like a knife.
Oh boy... I wasn't prepared. This song needs a warning label. WARNING!: This song will cause anyone with a heart to cry like a baby. Such a deep, beautiful and powerful song!! Well done Mr. Meadows. Thank you for sharing your heart and your talent.
My gosh Travis, I just found this song about a week ago. I've watched it at least 100 times since then, and shed tears every time. You Sir, are a genius for these lyrics. as far as I'm concerned, this is a once in a lifetime song. Thank you for persevering and writing this.
Enjoying this night listening to your amazing music. House dark with Christmas lights on. Love you my friend. Thank you so much for being such a big part in my healing.
A true poet for many sufferers.
John S. Jackson a poet for those coming out on the positive side of suffering. He tells about the sufferings and let’s you see the breath of hope that awaits.
What a breath of fresh air. Weird as this music is not new but on first hearing my ears were delighted.
How could I not have heard this gentleman before. Beautiful guitar parts held simple and light, deep but accessible lyrics, heartfelt melody filled with feeling and a voice borne of life's hard lessons learned and not yet learned.
I will definitely go back and lesson to every song this man has out there. I feel inspired, more than I have in a long while.
This song and performance is as good as anything I've ever heard. A masterpiece. 🙏
Everybody has a story to tell. I am so glad Mr. Meadows found the words to tell his. Respect.
I don't know if you read this, but Mr. Meadows, I am praying for your complete recovery from your health scare. The world needs your voice and your talents make it a much better place.
I found your music about two years ago. It speaks volumes to me in the simple language of my people. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
thank you. I’ll take all the prayer I can get. I really am grateful for you
@@Travismeadowsmusic I'll only add that all your songs touch me in some way, but this one and Old Ghosts are at the top of my playlist. In fact, my top 5 are "Moonlight Motel" and "Racin in the Streets" by Springsteen, this song and Old Ghosts by you, and "Junktown" by Ian Noe.
Musician, wordsmith, poet, masterful ... Thank you for sharing your soul in this one Mr. Meadows.
Thank you.
Wish I would have found this guy sooner. I'm going to share him with everyone I know.
sad beautiful song
Been a live music performer for 40 years… for the past 20 years I’ve been doing at least one gig per day… restaurants, country clubs, coffee shops, bars, weddings… Gave up trying to write my own songs years ago because I just didn’t want to tour to promote… just want to stay in my local area… if I could write a song like this it would be my proudest accomplishment… Brother this song just ripped my heart out… My dad left us when I was nine and man he was an abusive drunk… anyway, I somehow was able to stay away from the booze and I learned how not to treat a woman from that asshole and my wife is my princess… Man this is a hell of a tune… ❤
This is that perfect song that encapsulates all the mess for those of us who have really lived. I'm 43 approaching 44. Mom of 3 boys. In recovery. Got an 11.5 year stay at the Ole Grey bar hotel and am finally free from so many chains that bound me for far, far too long. Chains of Fear. So much fear it's hard for me to even write to comment.
This song takes my breath away and makes me cry and really fu$^*ng happy at the same time. Simultaneously colors all connected through the one language all of us on earth share... really amazing music.Thank you Mr. MEADOWS.
THIS SONG IS NOW ON EVERY SINGLE PLAYLIST I HAVE!
Much light and ❤ from Anchorage Alaska--Danielle
The thread to this video is a testament of how powerful this song is!! Its absolutely amazing how supportive people are throughout the thread. You beautiful people put faith back in humanity!! Mush Love 🍄 ☘️
Had the HONOR of running into Mr Meadows at RDU Airport (NC) and ecstatic to say he is a genuine nice man. I mention I was a big fan and he was very appreciative. They say be careful of your heros, but I was soooo pleased to learn this is a good man who loves his fans. A great entertainer and a very nice man who deserves all the accolades his fans know are coming. Country radio is missing a gem
PHILLIP AYSCUE got that right
I remember that!
Every time I hear him I think the same thing. Why isn’t he a radio star. I think it’s time to put some stuff like this in the mix. Had enough beer and pick up.
Man, if i had a movie of my life, this would definitely be the opening song. Song hits!
Sure, this song sounds amazing but this has to be some of the best songwriting I’ve ever heard. Absolute wordsmith
“I have moments when I act just like my father. The only man whoever broke my heart!” I wish I wrote this song. Especially those two lines.
This song broke me. Damn fine work, Mr. I'll share, play, cover and talk about it for as long as I am on this planet. Sincerely, thank you.
This song made me realize just how bad I was broken.
Reminds me a lot of " I shall be released"
Some of the most powerful lyrics I've ever heard. Touching is an understatement.
Gives me the same vibe as Stacks Bon Iver
I came across this (and Travis) thanks to Michael Palmisano last week. My father died 25 years ago and I’ve got to say - this song just put me on the floor from the first listen - it’s really got to me like nothing has before. Even days later, it’s still hard to get through. Lyrics that come from truth, honesty and life speak to you like nothing else does - and you can feel that in the song.
Very soon after my marriage fell apart I saw Michael Palmisano’s video on this song. I don’t have the brilliance of Mr. Meadows to express how hard this song hit me. 8 years of pushing it down. Being a man and soldiering on doing my best to make it work for my kids sake. Even though I was married to a horrible toxic person. Taking all the verbal abuse, all the lies, all the manipulations and pushing them down. Then trying to be strong for the kids when it all fell apart. Pushing it down. It never came out sideways but I swear this song made it come back up. The first tear broke the seal and I became a pile of sobbing flesh on the ground. A night of primal grief and suffering. Nearly two years later and I still shed a tear whenever I hear this song.
God bless you brother.
Music is magic and medicine, thank you for sharing your journey. Stay up-
What a wonderful song. He puts in music and words what many of us are feeling and wouldn’t admit. What a poem, song writer and poet!!
Thank you.
Absolutely outstanding, I know of some of what this song speaks of and it grabbed me and shook me. We know the truth when we hear it. God bless this man. I recommend we all share this please this man deserves much for being true.
"Fred S" done started something good!
Woah. This shit is great. Thanks Michael Palmisano for the heads up!
Why the hell is this man not on the radio?? He is incredible!! So much feeling goes into his singing.
Absolutely
A friend recommended this singer and wow
Because mainstream commercial media in general is not interested in anything but the shallowest content.
Touched my soul with this. Makes a grown man cry.
This song has been living in my head and heart for a week. It can stay, rent free for as long as it wants. Thank you Travis.
This makes me happy.
Same here.
@@Travismeadowsmusic Hey Travis. Hope you see this . I just wanted to say thanks for giving me the gift of your talent, incredible songwriting skills, and most of all the honesty you dig so deep to share with me. I am a huge John Prine and Kris Kristofferson fan. One is gone , the other doesn’t perform anymore and there was really no one to replace them for the kind of songs I needed to hear to keep sane. I’m a songwriter and written over a thousand songs because I need to write. Had 30 or so published in the 80’s , a couple recorded but didn’t make their way onto an album . That’s OK with me at this point in my life. I write because it’s always been my only way to express my feelings. You are the most powerful songwriter I’ve heard in a very long time. Your elite songwriting craftsmanship hanging now top of raw honesty is incredible. Your understanding of hope injected into hopelessness is pure gold.
Your stripped down performances not only display your talent as an artist, but your understanding that that is how the most honest and best crafted songs are best done that way.
Sorry about that long post. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with writing ( and I KNOW rewriting) talent with me. You fill a big place for me and I can’t begin to explain what it means to me.
Richard Hughes
I love how the out of focus shots the bokeh is in the shape of guitar picks.
This song caught me way off guard, don't know how it came in my recommended but it hit me right in the feelings. Got hard to keep it together for a minute, especially the lines about your dad because it was relatable, beautifully written and performed.
Maybe I should put a warning label on it. :)
@@Travismeadowsmusic WOW, that's all i can say. it hits home Beautiful Song Travis
This song is my life. Thank you Michael Palmisano for exposing me to this wonderfully talented man. Travis, GOD Bless you brother!
My tears have regretfully come out as anger….we are a flawed delicate species
Beautiful song. Really connected. Travis Meadows is the real deal. Thanks for this great song. Everyone should hear it.
God bless you
'I have moments when I act just like my father
The only man that ever broke my heart
And it comes out in my silence
Sometimes unwanted tears
Comes out disguised as anger but it's really fear'
Been a while since I've been moved to the point of tears by a song.
Such a beautiful and honest story.
Thank you.
Trying to swallow this broken heart is like trying to swallow glass. It keeps cutting on the inside and falls out on the floor. It comes out sideways alright. I don’t want it to callous, but I don’t want to hurt anymore either.
Mr Meadows, thank you for this song. I had a rough childhood, joined the military and saw the ugly side of the world. I sank to a dark place, cost me my marriage. When I heard this song I felt like you wrote it just for me. I’m a self taught campfire guitar player, even still have my guitar I used in Afghanistan, when I heard this song I learned it right away. Every time I play it I feel better.once again, thank you.
❤
Youre the only artist whos songs have ever made me break down in tears. Thank you for your music!
I hope he's not the last!
Push it down it come out sideways. Man that hits to close to home for me..
When you remember when & where you 1st heard a song-even what you felt & what you were wearing....Just amazing!
I was sitting on my back porch, listened to it 4 times and cried my eyes out the whole time.
Thank you for believing.
@@travismeadows101 😊
Masterpiece
Thks mr Palmisano…this is a gift
Tears blind me as I type listening to your truth, Brother Meadows. So much truth.
I found forgiveness in the mountains
I found myself in the rivers there
I never found my worth in a bottle
But I have finally found happiness here
Amen brother.
took me 64 years to find the perfect song..just love it Im blown away ! Guy sweden
Yep saw Michael do his thing with this song, had to come here. Very stirring song, heartwrenching.
This is pure songwriting talent. That line “I have moments where I act just like my father, the only man who ever broke my heart.” was fantastic.
Hands down one of my favorite lines I ever wrote. Painful, honest, true. Thank you
@@Travismeadowsmusic Never heard a line that hit so hard. As if you read my heart and put the pain to words. Absolutel, brilliant.
The line about his father hit me hard. Charlie Starr brought me here. Sorry I’m late..
This should have 100 times the views.
I'm struggling for the words to express my love and adoration of this song! This song hits like a hammer to my soul!
Thank you Travis , thank you , my heart is fuller to hear your beautiful music x ❤️
Went to see him in Cleveland ---- will travel ANYWHERE in this state to see him again .
im hanging for the day this Aussie can catch him live somewhere.
“Push it down, it comes out sideways!” Travis, your lyrics in this song are so powerful! They explain exactly how I feel at times ,
before this I had no words that really explained how I felt. Your music and lyrics move me in ways that were previously foreign to me and have now created understanding where previously there was none.
My best friend introduced you to me and I am so grateful for him, for you, your music, and listening to you authentically share your life story with the world.
God bless you and your family and thank you for making my life a little brighter.
Someone reacted to this song and brought me here. A new fan!! This song hits home. In a way we’ve all been there.
Michael Palmisano? :)
some songs have the ability to have their audience anticipate the next lyric. It's intuitive and engaging. They evoke such a natural sense of understanding and are easy to relate to. Some songs are objectively, not subjectively good. This is one of those songs. They speak to human condition and are songs that anyone, anywhere can understand and appreciate. I don't typically leave comments on videos, but I hope you read this Travis. I too, am a musician, the music I write aims for these ^ very traits. Thank you for tending to the seed that was once just the idea of a track and turning it into this.
Thank you, Travis. I've spent the last several days going down a Travis Meadows "ear-wormhole," and I can honestly say I've never felt more of an instant connection to a songwriter in my 36 years. Please keep writing music and never stop. People NEED songs like this to remind them they are not alone.
Thank you. It means a lot.
Makes me cry every time. Miss my folks.
61 next week. Decades filled with anger, anxiety, hopelessness.
I'd seen more empty bottles than hours of peace till I got sober in 2014.
Alcohol was never the culprit, just fuel for the holocaust.
Trying to figure out how to smile and mean it.
I love reading all the comments on this beautiful piece
Truth form the soul
...why haven't I seen this before today? All i can say is turn it up!
This man has had a difficult journey and I sense it, feel it, know it in my bones-- so he has lived what his words reveal and what fabulous words they are. This song should be an anthem in every rehab center in the world and Travis Meadows you are one very big emotional talent.
Thank you. I feel very grateful.
Michael Palmisano brought me here also. Great track.
What a fabulous tune! I wish my dad was still alive so I could play it for him. This would have been right up his alley.
A friend sent me here. Wow. This is music that speaks deeply to me. These are the type songs I want to write.
Yes, thanks Michael! This may be one of the best songs I've heard in years!!!
Great song Thanks Bud.
As a songwriter for decades, it takes something special to "get me!" This... Got me! Wow!!
Travis this is one of the best written and performed songs I've ever heard in my life. Your voice delivers the song right to my heart and your acoustic songs so crisp and perfect and Whiskey Jack nails the lap steel. Thank you for all that you do. My prayers are with you and your loved ones. God Bless You. Tony in Florida
If I could buy myself a conscience that wasn't broken
Mend every fence I drove my hard head through
Relock all the doors I wish I never opened
Unlearn the things I wish I never knew
And it came out through the bottle
It came out through my fists
It came out way too early
I wish it never did
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
I have days where it's just nose above the water
Keep it together while I fall apart
I have moments when I act just like my father
The only man that ever broke my heart
And it comes out in my silence
Sometimes unwanted tears
Comes out disguised as anger
But it's really fear
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes back up
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Bitter roads turn into highways
Push it down, it comes out sideways
Good Lord Travis! So much beauty in your performance. I am...we are blessed by you.
Travis, I came across this song thanks to Michael Palmisano's channel. I hope it's not offensive when I say you remind me a little of John Hiatt. I've been a fan of his for many years, and I hear that kind of Americana Blues honesty in your stuff too. This is a great song. Well done, brother!
Same here!!!
Same!
thought it was Hiatt when i first heard this. He's great too
John is a friend. That is a huge compliment. Thank you.
Every damn time I listen to this song it brings me to tears and gives me chills.
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We all have demons, this song helps a few escape. And it does help
Guitargate sent me here. This song is fiiiiire. You have yourself a new fan sir.
Listening for the 100th time in so many days. Why does this take my heart and soul and wrench them dry. Brings up childhood memories, some better left forgotten.
You know, no matter who sings your songs, they're never going to be sung as well. Its not just your words that reaches people's insides, its the sound, the inflection, the tone of your voice that makes us weep. Its days and nights, months and years of living, that come through your voice and your lyrics. You touch people's souls in a way no one else can because your genuine. And we feel it. Music, at least yours to me, isn't just the words or the nice tune. Its how you make us feel to our core.
Thanks isnt enough.
But thank you.
Pain comes through, healing as well. Inspiring life. God loves Travis Meadows, thank you, sir!
This is one of those, every now and then kinda songs that I hear and realize this’ll be a constant companion and a auditory balm to soothe the pain that living brings. I’ll be the first to admit, I facilitated every ounce of heartache in my lifetime. Fueled by unbridled passion and the insatiable appetite for things I never needed. In between every line and verse of this soulful lament, I hear my own story. That’s the beauty of the black and blue brokenness that encompasses such tales as such, as they manifest into three minute masterpieces that hit my heart like a freight train. Life is sweet, bittersweet.
What a brilliant song, so relatable and catchy, as a musician its the type of song you ask why didn't I write that song, those feelings were inside of me anyways... this man is talented