I first listened on a car ride at night. Every time those strings happened I got mini goose bumps all over my arm and such a euphoric feeling. It was like the music rearranged the way I viewed the memories of my life in a nice pleasant order
At 3:20, when she says "It's been on my mind since Bowie died." you can hear the sound of a jet flying by. That sounds like a sample from David Bowie's "Moss Garden". That's a really neat reference.
Yes, but mentioning other artists in your songs is weak as f*** probably one reason she doesn't have a huge fan base she didn't need to do that it's a good song... but oh well...
@@muralmarshall5044 A combination of "burying the hatchet" e.g. making amends and "coming up roses" e.g. going well. Basically she tried to make up with/forgive somebody, but it didn't work out. I'm not 100% sure about the significance of lavender, but roses are typically known to symbolize love and affection, so changing the phrase fits the theme of the song.
This song makes me feel like i'm slowy disappearing. Edit: Looking back at this message i posted decades ago.. depressing. Anyways, i wanted to let everyone know, i'm clean for a year now.
It should be illegal to write this dense and unnerving lyrics that match so aesthetically well with the music. Phoebe thanks you didn't fail to make me cry yet again 4 years in a row.
@@vivianc.7016 In that last verse we learn the relationship is a thing of the past ("the past is a corridor/I'm at the exit looking back through the hall") but he's left a mark on her, like an anonymous quote on a concrete wall. Could also mean he's anonymous in that he's 1- left unidentified in the lyrics and/or 2- not a high-profile person (I believe the song is about a guy in her band). I'm sure there are other interpretations out there as well.
Met a girl at a night club once danced in a crowd of strangers like no one was watching went home with her told her smart speaker to play Phoebe Bridgers at 2am heard "Smoke Signals" for the first time slow danced with girl kissed she moved to Spain Still think about her "Now she's a little boy in Spain playing piano filled with flames" -NMH What a life.
I love spontaneity. The unplanned road trips, the random visits to old friends, going to a diner late at night because you want to, just going with the flow and living in the moment.
@@aerakoo968 it means she's looking for love or comfort that she might not have gotten from her parents while growing up. When you're a kid, you're parents are the ones who 'make your bed'. I guess she didn't experience that, she is that one who made her own bed. She wants to seek love, comfort from someone that's why she said in the lyrics 'somebody else makes the bed'.
@@Josh-nv3qs I interpret it as she doesn't want the responsibility of looking after herself. That she's so dissociated from her current situation that she's looking back on her past. Living at a holiday home where everything is catered for means she can disappear without a care
If you want to see where the visual inspiration for this is from, watch "Carnival of Souls" 1962. It's an indie horror movie filmed in the outskirts of Salt Lake City, UT.
thanks for this comment, i really liked this video and now i look forward to watching this film. it's avaliable on youtube if anyone wants to watch it too
this is one of my favourite songs ever. almost can’t listen to it because it hits SO close to home. can’t believe i’ve been lucky enough to live at the same time as phoebe. thank u miss bridgers
No band since Frightened Rabbit has left me forgetting i'm listening to a song, forgetting to breath and likely even forgetting to blink. each song is an experience. Thank you Phoebe and team
This music video is a direct homage to "Carnival of Souls", a 1962 low budget horror film that now has a cult status. The scene they're emulating is where the protagonist visits an abandoned amusement building called "The Saltair Palace" right outside of Salt Lake City, UT.
I am an old dead head Living in Bavaria who stumbled on this from Saturday night live performance. Wish I discovered this earlier. So good. Hear so much influence.
I went with you up to The place you grew up in We spent a week in the cold Just long enough to "Walden" it with you Any longer, it would have got old Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died But nothing's changed, L.A.'s all right Sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head And then walk around the reservoir You, you must have been looking for me Sending smoke signals Pelicans circling Burning trash out on the beach One of your eyes is Always half-shut Something happened when you were a kid I didn't know you then And I'll never understand Why it feels like I did "How Soon Is Now" in an '80s sedan You slept inside of it because your dad Lived in a campground in the back of a van You said that song will creep you out until you're dead And you must have been looking for me Sending smoke signals Pelicans circling Burning trash out on the beach I want to live at The Holiday Inn Where somebody else makes the bed We'll watch TV while The lights on the street Put all the stars to death It's been on my mind since Bowie died Just checking out to hide from life And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em With you riding shot-gun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops And you, you must have been looking for me Sending smoke signals Pelicans circling Burning trash out on the beach I buried a hatchet It's coming up lavender The future's unwritten The past is a corridor I'm at the exit looking back through the hall You are anonymous I am a concrete wall
I’ve had this song on repeat on Spotify, and now I see the music video and I love it even more. Carnival of Souls is one of my favorite movies of all time!
i'm glad that i found this song on my own. feels like my whole life... thanks god i don't have to feel about somebody who made me listen this song. it's my song now
Never gotten better vibes from a single song in my life. It takes me to the days where I would just sit in the sand barefoot, lighting a fire, just listening and watching the “pelicans circling” and the waves crashing, with a tent and a fire lit as the sun sets, I love this song
Everytime I'm struggling in life,i come back to this song. It kinda tells me ..everything will be fine we're okay , lie down a little bit. Discovering Phoebe was the best thing that happened last year.
In tears listening to this . I feel blessed to have accidentally discovered her a year ago . Now one of my top favourite artists ,ever. She's a Hauntingly beautiful poet x
I heard this song 3 years ago with someone I thought I’d spend the rest of my life with. Every single time I hear it, it haunts me. But I can’t get enough of it.
The lyrics are so fucking perfect and haunting. I cried when I heard it for the first time specially when she mentioned Bowie. The last verse is also insane. One of my favorite songs ever
I had this in a tab, just chilling then jumped when she said live at the Holiday Inn where somebody else makes the bed.... as someone who makes the beds at a Holiday Inn.
Just got into her just recently. Was gonna check her out after seeing her at the Grammys last year but forgot to until this year lol. Already love her. Such a beautiful and sad song.
I've loved this song from my first listen, & I think I've uncovered every live performance available on UA-cam. Just had to say that my witchy self is enjoying this video especially much now that Halloween's only a week away. Sheer spooky perfection. Thank you, Queen Phoebe 👑
Lyrics so personal yet universal. The pathos of alienation, misunderstoodness, trying to connect, compels the visitor to run away because who wants to be that? Even those so alienated. Too many goddamn concrete walls.
Perfect song. The video made me think it was about losing someone who passed away, but I think it’s more about simple reflection of what you once had, and how you’re better off now but still miss that person and look for any sign that they still think about you too.
I have listened to this song a million times simply from binging this album. But tonight it brought me to my knees in tears. Her music is so incredibly touching and heart wrenching. I appreciate this moment that I've had to experience it in such a different way than before.
Phoebe Bridgers has such a natural talent and I absolutely love her music! She’s such an amazing lyricist and is also incredible at singing. This song is so beautiful and I just love Phoebe so much ❤
music that makes me feel this way is rare. and I try my best to listen sparingly so that I don't get too used to it. I hope that when I come back here when I need to, it'll make me feel that initial way each time. but that's usually not possible since we tend to get used to every note over time and that feeling fades play by play... but I still hope. _thanks Phoebe for the feels ;-;_
Just discovering this artist! What a beautiful voice! And one of my favourite films is "Carnival of Souls", so I can see the influence it had on this video. I'll be looking up more songs for sure. Thank you! :) xo
Just stopping by to 667 the comments and say that Phoebe Bridgers is beautiful, her music is beautiful and I'm happy that she shares her art with us. My job is done here. :)
Phoebe, I downloaded Spotify about four months ago and discovered this song and the rest of your album. This song is so beautiful and inspired me as a singer/songwriter to finish my original album. Thank you. Ironically I used to pretend my name was Phoebe when I was a kid.
Songs to decompose to ✌💀
exactly!!!
ABSOLUTELY
Right just lay me in a tall field of grass and leave me alone
lol 😂
Cuz your couldn't quit listening
The strings after the chorus make me cry every time. Not even joking
me fucking too!!! you’re not alone 😩
@@waitforkait there's something so special about them. It's honestly so weird
I first listened on a car ride at night. Every time those strings happened I got mini goose bumps all over my arm and such a euphoric feeling. It was like the music rearranged the way I viewed the memories of my life in a nice pleasant order
same ;(
I believe you.
At 3:20, when she says "It's been on my mind since Bowie died." you can hear the sound of a jet flying by. That sounds like a sample from David Bowie's "Moss Garden". That's a really neat reference.
Is it or is it coincidental?
@@gretayeoman5697 that's def an intentional sound. it wouldn't cross the stereo spectrum so perfectly if not.
Yes, but mentioning other artists in your songs is weak as f*** probably one reason she doesn't have a huge fan base she didn't need to do that it's a good song... but oh well...
@@kyloren7070 What do you think? It's obviously a tribute, as she cites Bowie in the same time.
@@kyloren7070 yeah totally lol remember when stevie wonder wrote sir duke. that was weak as "f***". probably why he doesn't have a huge fan base.
"I buried a hatchet. It's coming up lavender." is a great line.
Kevin Darling Yeah man.
What does it mean?
@@muralmarshall5044 A combination of "burying the hatchet" e.g. making amends and "coming up roses" e.g. going well. Basically she tried to make up with/forgive somebody, but it didn't work out. I'm not 100% sure about the significance of lavender, but roses are typically known to symbolize love and affection, so changing the phrase fits the theme of the song.
I wanna live at the holiday in where someone else makes the bed. To relatable
Love the single plucked reverbed background guitar. Reminds me a lot of Julie Cruise stuff from the eighties. Incredible song!❤️
this song is brilliant but I think what hits me the hardest is the twin peaksy low guitar notes lmao
very true point
Probably the bass guitar.
Those were my exact thoughts too!
yoooooooooo
Yes!!! That's exactly what I was thinking!
This song makes me miss moments I haven't experienced yet.
I think that feeling gets worse with age, the anticipation of nostalgia begins to colour the present, begins to colour the future. x
""I guess it's just the music that brings on nostalgia for an age yet to come." Nostalgia - The Buzzcocks
Saudade
Look up Anemoia mate
Yes. Just a natural way of longing for some of us.
one of the most underrated songs ever made. period.
agreed! i don't know how many people I have forwarded this to, but it's a lot ! ha ha
@@robhuggins912 pon
@@narlitocardosa1188 sorry Narlito, what does pon mean please?
This song is poetry.
The art isn't dead
ABSOLUTELY 💥😌💫✨
Songs... Tend to be...
Check out Keaton Henson!
Or Ben Howard
Very poetic.
omg ikr i literally found it in my poetry book
apart from the pelican line, that part is just quite funny-
This song makes me feel like i'm slowy disappearing.
Edit: Looking back at this message i posted decades ago.. depressing. Anyways, i wanted to let everyone know, i'm clean for a year now.
You are. We're all slowly disappearing. It's ok though. We'll be alright. :)
Who said that?
....
@@bigfatamishbob6935 same
this song makes me feel like im slowly coming back to existance
devastatingly beautiful song. such a deep awareness of the joy and sadness of life.
couldn't have said it better
Great observation! I feel that way about her whole album.
It should be illegal to write this dense and unnerving lyrics that match so aesthetically well with the music.
Phoebe thanks you didn't fail to make me cry yet again 4 years in a row.
You should check out Bob Dylan, specifically his “possessed” era with songs like ballad of a thin man.
"You are anonymous
And I am a concrete wall ". I literally felt that hit me hard
Me too
Same
Couldn't really figure out the metaphor or something behind "You are anonymous, I am a concrete wall." Can someone help please?
@@vivianc.7016 In that last verse we learn the relationship is a thing of the past ("the past is a corridor/I'm at the exit looking back through the hall") but he's left a mark on her, like an anonymous quote on a concrete wall. Could also mean he's anonymous in that he's 1- left unidentified in the lyrics and/or 2- not a high-profile person (I believe the song is about a guy in her band). I'm sure there are other interpretations out there as well.
@@hslmets thank you!
The sweetest, most graceful "f**k the cops'' ever
It is so beautiful!
Met a girl at a night club once
danced in a crowd of strangers like no one was watching
went home with her
told her smart speaker to play Phoebe Bridgers at 2am
heard "Smoke Signals" for the first time
slow danced with girl
kissed
she moved to Spain
Still think about her
"Now she's a little boy in Spain playing piano filled with flames" -NMH
What a life.
these moments that makes me hold on to life
this comment was already great
but the NMH reference made it even better
life is beautiful
I love spontaneity. The unplanned road trips, the random visits to old friends, going to a diner late at night because you want to, just going with the flow and living in the moment.
This broke me, made me cry happy tears.
Did she just sing "How Soon is Now?" She is the daughter and the heir of a brilliance that is criminally gorgeous...
Never expected to hear a The Smiths reference in a song.
@@shoro12 ik. im a massive smiths fan and saw this recommended. weird coincidence
@@shoro12 You didn't? You must be young to have missed all of the references to them in the past.
3 years later and i still think that this is the only song that ever touched my heart.
So she didn't miss your heart?
A whole lifetime contained in a song. That last verse blows my mind.
the line "I want to live at the holiday inn, where somebody else makes the bed" gets me every time
"i wanna live at the holiday in where somebody else makes the bed" damN good lyrics!!
my all-time favorite lyric
wut does it actually mean:')
@@aerakoo968 it means she's looking for love or comfort that she might not have gotten from her parents while growing up. When you're a kid, you're parents are the ones who 'make your bed'. I guess she didn't experience that, she is that one who made her own bed. She wants to seek love, comfort from someone that's why she said in the lyrics 'somebody else makes the bed'.
@@Josh-nv3qs I interpret it as she doesn't want the responsibility of looking after herself. That she's so dissociated from her current situation that she's looking back on her past. Living at a holiday home where everything is catered for means she can disappear without a care
@@therealtomframpton2662 that's a beautiful interpretation!
last night i got way too high and this music video was the only thing that calmed me down and connected me to reality
@Mika bruh you good?
she's so underrated. i'm thankful that during these trying times, i know her and her songs. thank you, phoebe.
If you want to see where the visual inspiration for this is from, watch "Carnival of Souls" 1962. It's an indie horror movie filmed in the outskirts of Salt Lake City, UT.
I just commented this, definitely see the inspiration
thanks for this comment, i really liked this video and now i look forward to watching this film. it's avaliable on youtube if anyone wants to watch it too
I remember first hearing this on spotify. It was 3am i was in bed and it sent shivers down to my soul
This is me.. At this exact moment.
this is one of my favourite songs ever. almost can’t listen to it because it hits SO close to home. can’t believe i’ve been lucky enough to live at the same time as phoebe. thank u miss bridgers
Not just this song, but this entire album haunts you in the most marvelous ways imaginable.
No band since Frightened Rabbit has left me forgetting i'm listening to a song, forgetting to breath and likely even forgetting to blink. each song is an experience. Thank you Phoebe and team
so glad to find someone else that loves frightened rabbit
RIP scott
This and Death Dreams are two of the most emotional and surreal yet simple songs I’ve heard this year
I probably listen to this at least once a day.
This music video is a direct homage to "Carnival of Souls", a 1962 low budget horror film that now has a cult status. The scene they're emulating is where the protagonist visits an abandoned amusement building called "The Saltair Palace" right outside of Salt Lake City, UT.
I was searching to see if anyone else noticed this. Damned eerie film.
This song has the saddest lyrics. Utterly devastating. So beautiful.
Phoebe, you write really damn well.
I am an old dead head Living in Bavaria who stumbled on this from Saturday night live performance. Wish I discovered this earlier. So good. Hear so much influence.
I went with you up to
The place you grew up in
We spent a week in the cold
Just long enough to
"Walden" it with you
Any longer, it would have got old
Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
But nothing's changed, L.A.'s all right
Sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head
And then walk around the reservoir
You, you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
One of your eyes is
Always half-shut
Something happened when you were a kid
I didn't know you then
And I'll never understand
Why it feels like I did
"How Soon Is Now" in an '80s sedan
You slept inside of it because your dad
Lived in a campground in the back of a van
You said that song will creep you out until you're dead
And you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
I want to live at
The Holiday Inn
Where somebody else makes the bed
We'll watch TV while
The lights on the street
Put all the stars to death
It's been on my mind since Bowie died
Just checking out to hide from life
And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
With you riding shot-gun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
And you, you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
I buried a hatchet
It's coming up lavender
The future's unwritten
The past is a corridor
I'm at the exit looking back through the hall
You are anonymous
I am a concrete wall
You are my hero for posting the lyrics.
I’ve had this song on repeat on Spotify, and now I see the music video and I love it even more. Carnival of Souls is one of my favorite movies of all time!
Carnival of Souls by ? Can't find a Phoebe Bridgers song on here of that title
calvinzhobbes Sorry, I meant to put movie there. It’s an old movie from the early 60s lol
AH, I found the movie before I posted that, but wanted to make sure she didn't have a song with that title cuz I wanted to hear it if she did.
Yes I'm glad I'm not the only other person going "hey it's just like Carnival of Souls!"
That makes two of us. COS is one of my top movies too.
This song almost made me cry. A thousand thanks to the artist. She should always be proud of this song.
If you like her you may like Daughter or Sahara Beck.
I'm obsessed with this song. This has reached a level of understanding I've never gotten from anywhere else
i'm glad that i found this song on my own. feels like my whole life... thanks god i don't have to feel about somebody who made me listen this song. it's my song now
I was just watching "The Innocents" on netflix and stopped what I was doing to find this song. 👐 Beautiful.
Great show, can't wait for next season
@@OfAllThingzFooty Yes me too 👐
I did the same thing! haha
same thing, typed the first 2 lines of what i heard in google lol
Me too
i never heard a song like this its truly magical
5 years later and still my favorite Twin Peaks: Return episode
Never gotten better vibes from a single song in my life. It takes me to the days where I would just sit in the sand barefoot, lighting a fire, just listening and watching the “pelicans circling” and the waves crashing, with a tent and a fire lit as the sun sets, I love this song
Everytime I'm struggling in life,i come back to this song. It kinda tells me ..everything will be fine we're okay , lie down a little bit.
Discovering Phoebe was the best thing that happened last year.
hauntingly beautiful.
Came here from Haley Williams ig, she did a short cover for a friend having a hard time, thanks Haley 💜
In tears listening to this . I feel blessed to have accidentally discovered her a year ago . Now one of my top favourite artists ,ever. She's a Hauntingly beautiful poet x
I heard this song 3 years ago with someone I thought I’d spend the rest of my life with. Every single time I hear it, it haunts me. But I can’t get enough of it.
I know the feeling.
Life is hard. And good music makes it harder.
But it's what we were put here to experience.
We can be lonely together
The lyrics are so fucking perfect and haunting. I cried when I heard it for the first time specially when she mentioned Bowie. The last verse is also insane. One of my favorite songs ever
I had this in a tab, just chilling then jumped when she said live at the Holiday Inn where somebody else makes the bed....
as someone who makes the beds at a Holiday Inn.
Haven't heard a song like this in a long time..thanks for that
“Just checking out to hide from life.”
I cannot get enough of this song , beautiful voice Phoebe ....
I love these lyrics. I cried man
sweet melancholy, thank you Phoebe
Goosebumps. A perfect 10. Blissful, graceful, perfection.
Beautiful...
Saw her the other week with Conor Oberst at the Palladium - incredible - everyone was blown away
Softly cry listening this...masterpiece.
This song is Q1 2020 to me. Beautiful.
The emotions that this song invokes in me every time I listen to it, haunt me.
a absolute masterpiece of a song, no other artist hits like phoebe
her songs just speak to me in a way songs never have
this song makes me remember every single person i've loved in a really loving, but nostalgic way.
This is my favorite song at the moment 🥺🥺
This is the sweetest song I love it
These lyrics are unbelievable
Man Phoebe's lyrics and the way she sings them hits me really hard in the feelers.
beautiful, love it.
this is like a serene take on carnival of souls and i love it
Wow this song is hauntingly beautiful
this song is sooo good it just made me cry…AMAZING SONG‼️💙
This deserves more views. This song is excellent.
I don't think I have reached a limit as to how many times I can listen to this song. Just brilliant songwriting.
Just got into her just recently. Was gonna check her out after seeing her at the Grammys last year but forgot to until this year lol. Already love her. Such a beautiful and sad song.
This is one of my favorite songs ever and its so underrated which makes me sad yet happy I have it all to myself cause I relate to this to much.
I can't express how good these lyrics are. Really honest and deep.
Beautiful piece of music. She's an absolute master of her craft.
This lyrics of these songs are emotions to a beat. Fantastic!
This is pure beauty and art.
I've been numb inside since a couple of relationships ago. This puts me bk in touch with my emotions ❤️
I've loved this song from my first listen, & I think I've uncovered every live performance available on UA-cam. Just had to say that my witchy self is enjoying this video especially much now that Halloween's only a week away. Sheer spooky perfection. Thank you, Queen Phoebe 👑
I’m obsessed with her, I love this song! 💜🙂💜🙂
The last verse will always be the most beautiful thing that has ever been written.
Lyrics so personal yet universal. The pathos of alienation, misunderstoodness, trying to connect, compels the visitor to run away because who wants to be that? Even those so alienated. Too many goddamn concrete walls.
This song is so damn good. I don't dislike the new album, but nothing hits quite as hard as this. Ugh on repeat all day.
Got to know this album from JHS. Glad that found it.Thanks for sharing beautiful music.
her voice is seriously gorgeous
I honestly believe she is one of the most astonishing artists, she deserves all the support we can give.
Perfect song. The video made me think it was about losing someone who passed away, but I think it’s more about simple reflection of what you once had, and how you’re better off now but still miss that person and look for any sign that they still think about you too.
I have listened to this song a million times simply from binging this album. But tonight it brought me to my knees in tears. Her music is so incredibly touching and heart wrenching. I appreciate this moment that I've had to experience it in such a different way than before.
her voice is so soothing
second song i heard today by this artist i'm kinda blown away.
I adore this song. So simple and beautiful
Super cool
This song captures the presence of someone that's no longer around so vividly
Phoebe Bridgers has such a natural talent and I absolutely love her music! She’s such an amazing lyricist and is also incredible at singing. This song is so beautiful and I just love Phoebe so much ❤
"been on my mind since Bowie died" stop amazing me with your words.
music that makes me feel this way is rare. and I try my best to listen sparingly so that I don't get too used to it. I hope that when I come back here when I need to, it'll make me feel that initial way each time. but that's usually not possible since we tend to get used to every note over time and that feeling fades play by play... but I still hope.
_thanks Phoebe for the feels ;-;_
Thank you, Phoebe Bridgers, for interweaving light and darkness so lyrically -- they need each other.
she will always be my favorite, always
Just discovering this artist! What a beautiful voice! And one of my favourite films is "Carnival of Souls", so I can see the influence it had on this video. I'll be looking up more songs for sure. Thank you! :) xo
Just stopping by to 667 the comments and say that Phoebe Bridgers is beautiful, her music is beautiful and I'm happy that she shares her art with us. My job is done here. :)
Such an underrated gem and one of the best Songs by Phoebe she absolutely did a fantastic job on this Track
Simply amazing!! Beautiful song
Phoebe, I downloaded Spotify about four months ago and discovered this song and the rest of your album. This song is so beautiful and inspired me as a singer/songwriter to finish my original album. Thank you. Ironically I used to pretend my name was Phoebe when I was a kid.