That is PRECISELY how it hit when I was 15 and stuck in a VERY abusive home, surrounded by boys at school who were scared of me but wanted to play with me at the same time. This walking implosion. Constantly cracking, never actually breaking.
My middle school teacher would give us listening assignments and he would play a song for us and he played a tv on the radio song for us and I fell in love. Thanks Mr Cowan. You’re the fucking man.
I was late to hangout and skate with friends when I saw this start playing on mtv2 for the first time. It was a great day and I remember it pretty vividly when I hear this song again
Even though I've listened to this song since 2005, I still expect a beat drop or break down of some sort halfway through. Tension. It's very near to a perfect song.
If anyone didn’t know this song is inspired by the Rumi poem No Room For Form... NO ROOM FOR FORM On the night when you cross the street From your shop and your house To the cemetery You’ll hear me hailing you from inside The open grave, and you’ll realize How we’ve always been together. I am the clear consciousness-core Of your being, the same in Ecstasy as in self-hating fatigue. That night, when you escape your fear of snakebite And all irritations with the ants, you’ll hear My familiar voice, see the candle being lit, Smell the incense, the surprise meal fixed By the lover inside all your other lovers. This heart tumult is my signal to you igniting in the tomb. So don’t fuss with the shroud And the graveyard dust. Those get ripped open and washed away In the music of our final meeting. And don’t look for me in human shape, I am inside your looking. No room For form with love this strong. Beat the drum and let the poets speak. This is the day of purification for those who Are already mature and initiated into what love is. No need to wait until we die! There’s more to want here than money And being famous and bites of roasted meat. Now, what shall we call this new sort of gazing house That has opened in our town where people sit Quietly and pour out their glancing Like light, like answering?
Hard to believe this is 12 years old. Feels like yesterday, in 07 hearing this for the first time. Can't find music like this anymore. I'm getting old and starting to feel the "lock in" of my gen of music.
Hear me hailing from inside and realize I am the conscience clear In pain or ecstasy And we're all weaned my dear Upon the same fatigue We're staring at the sun Oh my own voice Cannot save me now Standing in the sea It's just One more breath And then I'll go down Your mouth is open wide The lover is inside And the tumult's done Collided with the sign You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your body's over me Note the trees because the Dirt is temporary More to mine than fact, face, Name, and monetary Beat the skins and let the Loose lips kiss you clean Quietly pour out like light Like light, like answering the sun You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your mouth
I think that the reason people wonder why someone could possibly 'dislike' this (though a song like this only deserves to inspire hate) is because it's so fucking otherworldly brilliant.
2008, post prom. Me and four of my closest friends watched the sunrise over a farm with this song blaring from a parked car after a rager prom party. I’ll never forget that night.
I actually watched this on MTV once. It was late at night on some indie music block. Maybe one of the last times I ever watched an actual interesting music video on MTV. I also remember seeing Arcade Fire on that program for the first time.
Took me years to find this song. I had one line "across the street from something cemetery" it drove me mad So glad I found it, the memory this song holds. Getting high on my own, in bed at my mom and dad's house feeling so content young and free 😆 I look back and think where did all that time go.
Never seen em live but it’s so nastagic for me any of thier songs takes me back middle school my brother blairring this cleaning on a Sunday morning with the family wish I could go back
Saw these guys at pitchfork in 2012 i think it was. they rocked and they did a nice version of Keep Your Heart which i feel the sadness in the air pouring from their souls. Also they did a nice of version of A Method with Shabazz Palaces making an appearance on stage with them, and towards the end they did a badass cover of Fugazi's waiting room and of course Wolf Like Me was mind blowing, if you get a chance to see these guys perform especially outside at night then take it.
Cross the street from your storefront cemetery. Hear me hailing from inside and realize I am the conscience clear In pain or ecstasy And we're all weaned my dear Upon the same fatigue We're staring at the sun Oh my own voice Cannot save me now Standing in the sea It's just One more breath And then I'll go down Your mouth is open wide The lover is inside And the tumult's done Collided with the sign You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your body's over me Note the trees because the Dirt is temporary More to mine than fact, face, Name, and monetary Beat the skins and let the Loose lips kiss you clean Quietly pour out like light Like light, like answering the sun You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your mouth is open wide You're trying hard to breath The water's at your neck There's lightning in your teeth Your body's over me Be what you will And then throw down your life Oh it's a damned fine game And we can play all night You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your mouth is open wide You're trying hard to breath The water's at your neck There's lightning in your teeth Your body's over me You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea
I don’t think people actually realize just how futuristic this song really was. Way ahead of its time. Nobody was using 808 in 2003 unless it was for house music. Hip-hop producers weren’t even using 808 Beats like that.
Back when I first heard this song, I think I remember it taking a while for me to like it. But now that I do, I can't stop liking it more and more... It's such a comforting song, despite the somewhat depressing lyrics. The sound is fuzzy and warm and enveloping--like a blanket, like a universe. And I love the funky sine-wavy video :) Feel kind of sorry for people who think it's like a fart.
Masterclass songwriting and one of the most underrated bands ever. I saw them live early in clubs and later in big venues - one of the few bands that translated even better live. Come back please #tvotr
Saw em open for nine inch nails like 5 years after hearing this song for the first time time and never knowing who it was. Always come back for a listen
Emilio Ortega damn u got me, thats hippie/wino jesus, o wait, the real jesus was basically a wine-drinking hiipie too, so actually it's fairly accurate after all.
I made a mistake when I did not see them live when I lived near Chicago, Ill 6 or 7 years ago. I still listen to their albums. I realize this is not for everyone, but I enjoy it.
Dude. I never heard until now. You will be terribly missed. What an amazing bassist. Talk about RHYTHM!!!! This song brings back the best of times for me. Even times that happened before the song came out. It is the soundtrack to my past. Thanks so much for sharing all you had with us. We are very grateful for your musical genius.
I finally found this song! I remember seeing the music video and it stuck in my brain. Had no idea it was on Touch and Go! Double excited to have found that out!
This song makes my facial EXPRESSION and body language change so much that it looks like I need a sedative , or to be wormed.. BUT trust me, I'm totally into the groove and everything about THIS
Wishing you all well from 2021! Finally found this song after looking for it for a couple weeks, and it's just as good as I remember. Here's hoping someone will find this in about 5 years or so.
this song can be about like whatever u want if u think about it. this song brings back sooo many memories and even if some of them arent good i just HAVE to listen to it. Its genius! and ooh i just love it soo much!
I love the restrained tension in that song, and the fact that it never breaks out and remains unresolved. That's beautiful.
That is PRECISELY how it hit when I was 15 and stuck in a VERY abusive home, surrounded by boys at school who were scared of me but wanted to play with me at the same time. This walking implosion. Constantly cracking, never actually breaking.
Like a lot of us sadly, it portrays that pretty well.
Took me nine years to reply to this and I don't know why.
Perfect commentary.
Yes. You initially might want the drop, the crashing drums, the transition to the "next level." It never comes and you come to appreciate that.
My middle school teacher would give us listening assignments and he would play a song for us and he played a tv on the radio song for us and I fell in love. Thanks Mr Cowan. You’re the fucking man.
Your teacher was fuckin dope!
Frr that's dope!
Which song did he play for you?!
What a great teacher.
Love this story!,🌹
Need more teachers like this!
This song will still sound great in 100 years. So if anyone out there is living in the year 2120, give me a thumb's up.
thumb's up
True this shit... hasn’t aged a goddamn day. I rediscovered this the other day and just got the craziest chills.
youtube in 2120
Gonna give the thumbs up now in case I forget before 2120 gets here.
10/21 still here
It’s one of the sickest most underrated songs in living history. ❤
So underrated. If you're still coming back in 2023 like em up.
It's Christmas 2023 and I'm here
Word
2024
2 minutes til July 4, 2024
Every time I hear this song is like hearing it for first time.
It's true.
The most underated group
You are a soul
TV On The Radio gives me serious goosebumps.
Yep.
***** My pic looks like yours, that's all
haha it does
+Ashley Chérie This is like a kick-ass song yet the rest of the album is weak
The Anti-social-Socialist
*respectfully disagrees*
Here for the 2024 eclipse
Came here to say the same
Me
didn't even think of that
I legit was listening to this a lot before the eclipse, it legit was godly timing too
I was late to hangout and skate with friends when I saw this start playing on mtv2 for the first time. It was a great day and I remember it pretty vividly when I hear this song again
Just can't leave this one alone! It's been my jam for almost a decade now!
Yes sistren
Still good today
@@dopamine261 Sure is! 🤗
TV on the Radio had never made a weak album. Every song is fire.
longer now...
Even though I've listened to this song since 2005, I still expect a beat drop or break down of some sort halfway through. Tension. It's very near to a perfect song.
it never releases you from its grip
Jawn do hit different huh?👀
If anyone didn’t know this song is inspired by the Rumi poem No Room For Form...
NO ROOM FOR FORM
On the night when you cross the street
From your shop and your house
To the cemetery
You’ll hear me hailing you from inside
The open grave, and you’ll realize
How we’ve always been together.
I am the clear consciousness-core
Of your being, the same in
Ecstasy as in self-hating fatigue.
That night, when you escape your fear of snakebite
And all irritations with the ants, you’ll hear
My familiar voice, see the candle being lit,
Smell the incense, the surprise meal fixed
By the lover inside all your other lovers.
This heart tumult is my signal
to you igniting in the tomb.
So don’t fuss with the shroud
And the graveyard dust.
Those get ripped open and washed away
In the music of our final meeting.
And don’t look for me in human shape,
I am inside your looking. No room
For form with love this strong.
Beat the drum and let the poets speak.
This is the day of purification for those who
Are already mature and initiated into what love is.
No need to wait until we die!
There’s more to want here than money
And being famous and bites of roasted meat.
Now, what shall we call this new sort of gazing house
That has opened in our town where people sit
Quietly and pour out their glancing
Like light, like answering?
Wow, thanks for sharing that
Yes thanks 😀
This was enlightening. Thanks a lot !
I suggest Omer Hayyam too.
“Every dawn is a thief comes with a lantern at hand.”
Still enjoying this most sensual of songs in 2019. That lightning in my teeth
Laura M Damn same here hon! We can never let his die
11/24/2020 here!
Can’t believe this album is 16 years old!
@@jobrologna1999 I know where has time gone
still listening in 2017... crazy how their music still sounds new
prettylucky33 still in 2018
This shit will be timeless for many years to come.
It's less than ten years old isn't it??
@@mitchsullivan367 this song was released in 2004. It's 15 years old now.
prettylucky33 2019 “Respect and dignity.”
I still love this song, years later. fire as fuck!
REST IN PEACE GERARD ALL THE WAY FROM IRAN ....... YOU WILL BE MISSED.....روحت شاد
Hard to believe this is 12 years old. Feels like yesterday, in 07 hearing this for the first time. Can't find music like this anymore. I'm getting old and starting to feel the "lock in" of my gen of music.
I'm 31. same.
It’s now almost 17 years old. This came out in 04
Try modest mouse
@@dereksoutar9320 03*
Gosh I’m 34 and feel the same…they just don’t make them the same
I remember seeing these guys open up for NIN back in 05 or 06.....fucking great live!!
agreed. these guys are dripping with charisma.
Praha Orloj
Not only that, but they write tunes with very unorthodox song structures! Love that!!! ten thumbs up!!!
Yes! I saw NIN, TVOTR, and Peaches lol
At my stop we had friggin' BAUHAUS!!!
So jealous. That had to be an amazing show. Love both bands.
Hear me hailing from inside and realize
I am the conscience clear
In pain or ecstasy
And we're all weaned my dear
Upon the same fatigue
We're staring at the sun
Oh my own voice
Cannot save me now
Standing in the sea
It's just
One more breath
And then
I'll go down
Your mouth is open wide
The lover is inside
And the tumult's done
Collided with the sign
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your body's over me
Note the trees because the
Dirt is temporary
More to mine than fact, face,
Name, and monetary
Beat the skins and let the
Loose lips kiss you clean
Quietly pour out like light
Like light, like answering the sun
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your mouth
(one more *bell and then I'll go down)
I think that the reason people wonder why someone could possibly 'dislike' this (though a song like this only deserves to inspire hate) is because it's so fucking otherworldly brilliant.
Refreshing just like 10 years ago.
2008, post prom. Me and four of my closest friends watched the sunrise over a farm with this song blaring from a parked car after a rager prom party. I’ll never forget that night.
I actually watched this on MTV once. It was late at night on some indie music block. Maybe one of the last times I ever watched an actual interesting music video on MTV. I also remember seeing Arcade Fire on that program for the first time.
creekandseminole thanks!
I miss the 2000s too!!
The first time I watched this was on Subterranean on MTV 2. That show turned me onto so many brilliant indie and underground hip hop artists.
such an atmospheric song.
Took me years to find this song.
I had one line "across the street from something cemetery" it drove me mad
So glad I found it, the memory this song holds. Getting high on my own, in bed at my mom and dad's house feeling so content young and free 😆
I look back and think where did all that time go.
staring at the sun
oh my own voice
cannot save me now
standing in the sea
it's just
one more breath
and then
down i go
Never seen em live but it’s so nastagic for me any of thier songs takes me back middle school my brother blairring this cleaning on a Sunday morning with the family wish I could go back
I remember doing drugs to this song. Good music during dark times. Still stays with me.
Yes cocaine for me.
2 decades later and here i still am...❤
This is my dead brothers favourite song and everytime I listen to it, it brings him back to me
That’s awesome and I’m so sorry for your loss I’m glad you have something to remember him by❤
I remember downloading this on Limewire
First song I heard from these guys, back in '04. Loved them ever since! Masterclass lyrics, as well.
The fuck.. 13 years??? I just found this song and I can't get enough
released in 2004 so 16 years
Saw these guys at pitchfork in 2012 i think it was. they rocked and they did a nice version of Keep Your Heart which i feel the sadness in the air pouring from their souls. Also they did a nice of version of A Method with Shabazz Palaces making an appearance on stage with them, and towards the end they did a badass cover of Fugazi's waiting room and of course Wolf Like Me was mind blowing, if you get a chance to see these guys perform especially outside at night then take it.
The imperfections of this song make this song perfect!!!!!
Cross the street from your storefront cemetery.
Hear me hailing from inside and realize
I am the conscience clear
In pain or ecstasy
And we're all weaned my dear
Upon the same fatigue
We're staring at the sun
Oh my own voice
Cannot save me now
Standing in the sea
It's just
One more breath
And then
I'll go down
Your mouth is open wide
The lover is inside
And the tumult's done
Collided with the sign
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your body's over me
Note the trees because the
Dirt is temporary
More to mine than fact, face,
Name, and monetary
Beat the skins and let the
Loose lips kiss you clean
Quietly pour out like light
Like light, like answering the sun
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your mouth is open wide
You're trying hard to breath
The water's at your neck
There's lightning in your teeth
Your body's over me
Be what you will
And then throw down your life
Oh it's a damned fine game
And we can play all night
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
Your mouth is open wide
You're trying hard to breath
The water's at your neck
There's lightning in your teeth
Your body's over me
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
You're staring at the sun
You're standing in the sea
What a band man... Seriously, there's nothing else like them
Genius of a song they create rules and an atmosphere with their voice that they don’t break with the beat and words
Best band I've seen live EVER. They had so much life and were so into it, it was so amazing
I don’t think people actually realize just how futuristic this song really was. Way ahead of its time. Nobody was using 808 in 2003 unless it was for house music. Hip-hop producers weren’t even using 808 Beats like that.
yeah crazy. Kanye wouldnt even drop 808 and Heartbreaks till like 5 years later.
Back when I first heard this song, I think I remember it taking a while for me to like it. But now that I do, I can't stop liking it more and more... It's such a comforting song, despite the somewhat depressing lyrics. The sound is fuzzy and warm and enveloping--like a blanket, like a universe. And I love the funky sine-wavy video :)
Feel kind of sorry for people who think it's like a fart.
Masterclass songwriting and one of the most underrated bands ever. I saw them live early in clubs and later in big venues - one of the few bands that translated even better live. Come back please #tvotr
Saw em open for nine inch nails like 5 years after hearing this song for the first time time and never knowing who it was. Always come back for a listen
I'm listening to this all the time in 2018! It never gets old!!
This Song is the best! Love listening to it every time I get!
Still love this SO much.... ❤️
What a sad day, his bass fit in everywhere on these songs. RIP.
I heard this song on Entourage 🤗
Same... what a great show
TV on the Radio is the best alt rock band from the 90's, they were just late to the party.
Ma nigga!
Jesus knows what's good.
Esa no es la verdadera imagen de Jesus.
Emilio Ortega damn u got me, thats hippie/wino jesus, o wait, the real jesus was basically a wine-drinking hiipie too, so actually it's fairly accurate after all.
Emilio Ortega ¿Te gusta la salsa rosa taco
I was there when Objekt dropped this as Waking Life 23
I made a mistake when I did not see them live when I lived near Chicago, Ill 6 or 7 years ago. I still listen to their albums. I realize this is not for everyone, but I enjoy it.
Dude. I never heard until now. You will be terribly missed. What an amazing bassist. Talk about RHYTHM!!!! This song brings back the best of times for me. Even times that happened before the song came out. It is the soundtrack to my past. Thanks so much for sharing all you had with us. We are very grateful for your musical genius.
first track i heard in 2006 desperate youth blood thirsty babes spectacular album
Found this song again today when I need it most. It's been years since I've heard it.
My fav song by them!
Tv on the radio is mindblowing. Their music never disapoints me
i love this song!!! specially the feeling i get when im high and listening to this awsome song!!
One of my favorite songs ever. Requesting this for my funeral.
I owe their creative af souls so much. What a pleasure and a blessing.
this song is criminally underrated...
Anyone here from 2020?
2021 bruh. Hope you and yours are well, have a good year bro
@@wallrunningengel Hope you too broski
We in here fam
Nope
Never heard of these dudes till yesterday. Thank you college radio.
Still give me goosebumps. Legends!
Entourage has introduced me to so much great music!
When was this played?
2018 still listening 👏🏼
A classic. Actually my favorite song of all time.
❤ i heard first time 13 years ago or maybe longer ago. Now i found it here, i am soooo happy. Great music!! i love
"i am the conscience clear in pain or ectasy"
fucking
yes
RIP Gerard Smith
My highschool english teacher introduced me to this band back in 2009 starting with this song. Changed my life. Thanks Randall.
Entourage been listening to this since 2015
Time traveling here from 2008 .. still sounds good in 2018. 😏
Sometimes its good to just sit back, pug in the stereo, turn up the volume, and the neighbors be damned
I am so incredibly happy that I'm just now discovering t.v. on the radio. Something tells me I'm in for a good month of tunes 😊
I remember hearing this song my senior year of high school in 2004, and I still love it just the same :)
i think at this point this is the song i listened to the most times in my life.
this might be their best track ever. can't really describe the feeling it gives me.
I finally found this song! I remember seeing the music video and it stuck in my brain. Had no idea it was on Touch and Go! Double excited to have found that out!
It’s 2023, this song is still the jam 🔥✊🏾
This song makes my facial EXPRESSION and body language change so much that it looks like I need a sedative , or to be wormed..
BUT trust me, I'm totally into the groove and everything about THIS
Dave Warden introduced me to these gems!!!!!
This is where it all started for me. Hoping there is more to come.
one of my favorite songs of all time
i love this song t.v. on the radio is the best!!!!
I heard this song St the end of an entourage season 3 episode.
exactly how i discovered it
Me too
So infectious. Wish I had seen them live.
Why TF didn't I appreciate them when I was in high school!? TV On the Radio are legendary!
#2020. #love.
This song kicks ass
Wishing you all well from 2021! Finally found this song after looking for it for a couple weeks, and it's just as good as I remember. Here's hoping someone will find this in about 5 years or so.
Absolutely love this song!!!
yes..me too. This and Wolf Like Me.
👍👍👍
2007, music video "put fidget spinners in the intro"
"What are fidget spinners?"
2017 "holy shit! Are there fidget spinners in the intro?"
I love this song so much. It kind of touches me.
Best song of theirs in my opinion
This song is my "Fall to Winter" transition song. Perfect song to get ready for the ending of another year.
Good background music for welcoming the polar night if you’re in Norway.
These guys are so underrated
so damn good!
Love this song still rocking it in 2021
This song has aged very well! I still can't tell if it's about sex, death, or maybe both.
this song can be about like whatever u want if u think about it.
this song brings back sooo many memories and even if some of them arent good i just HAVE to listen to it. Its genius! and ooh i just love it soo much!