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The Body Is A Blade from the new album, āSoft Sounds From Another Planetā out now Dead Oceans.
Order Now: japanesebreakfast.lnk.to/softsounds
Directed by Michelle Zauner
Director of Photography: Adam Kolodny
Assistant Camera: Peter Bradley
Edited and Animated by Michelle Zauner and Adam Kolodny
Produced by House of Nod
Equipment Provided by Du-All Camera
Film Stock from Mono No Aware
Film Processing by CineLab
Special thanks Terri & Larry.
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Views : 1,097,595
Genre: Music
Date of upload: Oct 18, 2017 ^^
Rating : 4.961 (224/22,753 LTDR)
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
The struggles of emotional pain turns into a beautiful acceptance..
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When I read Crying in H Mart, the line ā I didnāt know the comforting words she probably longed for the way I long for them now. I didnāt know the type of effort it can take to simply move.ā my mind immediately went to this song. Being so engulfed with Grief that even your body moving takes so much strength. Yet even with that kind of pain, your body still moves from day to day.
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i lost my grandma a few days ago due to covid-19, iām finding Michelleās music to be very comforting right now.
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dont tell the homies i cried.
tell them i broke down
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When I first heard this song I legitimately cried. Not too long ago my mother also died from cancer, and it still eats me up today. When I first learned about Michelle's own situation it really came close to home, way closer than most people I've met in person, as opposed to some musician I randomly found. All the photos in her photo are so familiar to me as well, since my mother immigrated here from Kurdistan, and the parallels are numerous. Her music really inspired me to just try and live life as best as I could, even if the most important woman in my life is gone.
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I see this song in a whole new way after reading Zauner's book
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'Your body is a blade' - is such a beautifully arresting image. It's painful, but then it's joyous. It's fighting to live through the tragedy of loss. That ability to keep on living and holding close to one's memories is a celebration. An onward struggle. She writes poetry.
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Iām speaking into the void here. I donāt know if anyone will read this; and I donāt really think it matters. I just sold the woman who raised meās house last month. My childhood home. She died almost 4 years ago when I was 15. I had to grow up fast. Nobody helped me. This song hit me like a gut punch. I miss her so much. I had to leave a lot of her things behind because I couldnāt afford it. Things she gave me. Family heirlooms I miss her so much. This song really helped me put a finger on the emotions Iāve repressed for 4 years.
āWhatās this place if youāre not here?
Emptied the house and staged it for buying
Wave goodbye to all your thingsā
EDIT: I come through this comment thread and read them when losing the house hurts and I miss her. This has been my most played song on Spotify for 2 years and counting ā this year I streamed this song almost 150 times. Thank you all so much again for your kind words.
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I'm in a very dark part of my life at the moment, stressed by many things and I've almost forgotten how it feels to be truly happy anymore. I was close to my breaking point and the notification for this video popped up just in time. This video reminded me of happier times, it reminded me that I needed to take a step back and be more carefree at least sometimes. Thanks for the wake up call and the lovely music, Michelle :)
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I like to rewatch this when I need a good cry.
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1:02 is perhaps the most heavenly thing I've ever heard
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We found out my brother died 3 days ago and I donāt know how Iām ever going to get through this. I just keep coming back here. My body is a blade. My body will keep going even if I canāt imagine any moment past this one.
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This song is the love of my life, seriously
Edit: I am finally reading her book now and coming back to this song hits even deeper than before. I didn't go through the same thing, but her feelings are so alive and beautifully express in these little homages she pays to her mother that I can feel them in some way
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I hope she understands how fucking healing her art is. I saw her live and screamed thank you when she announced she was going to play this. Thank you Jbrekkie... Grief is a such a taboo subject youre just unexpectedly forced to endure... Just being able to listen along to someone who knows the hurt. Who is achieving her dreams and dealing with such tough shit.
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sometimes i come back here just to read the comments and see the stories that this song created, and today i decided to tell my story too. i found this song in 2017 when i was having a really hard time in my life and i can say that it saved me. i know that it's a song about grieve, but i think that's the beauty of art, especially music: the meaning it's just what you need and see in that moment. and also, the verse "your body is a blade that cuts a path from day to day" it was one of my first tattoos, cause i want to remind myself that everyday i did it, i created something beautiful to me.
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The image of the body as a blade in this song reminds me of a poem by the Vietnamese poet, Ocean Vuong, from his collection 'Night Sky With Exit Wounds'
I'll just leave it here, as it, perhaps coincidentally, also contains endearing images of the speaker's mother. I feel that those who are drawn to this song may also appreciate the images evoked in this poem. Enjoy my friends :)
HEADFIRST // Ocean Vuong
Don't you know? A mother's love
neglects pride
the way fire
neglects the cries
of what it burns. My son,
even tomorrow
you will have today. Don't you know?
There are men who touch breasts
as they would
the tops of skulls. Men
who carry dreams
over mountains, the dead
on their backs.
But only a mother can walk
with the weight
of a second beating heart.
Stupid boy.
You can get lost in every book
but you'll never forget yourself
the way god forgets
his hands.
When they ask you
where you're from,
tell them your name
was fleshed from the toothless mouth
of a war-woman.
That you were not born
but crawled, headfirst -
into the hunger of dogs. My son, tell them
the body is a blade that sharpens
by cutting.
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"Waving goodbye to your things." is one of the saddest lines. I've heard in a song.... <3 <3
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My mother passed 6 months ago now; she died young at 60, suddenly, in her sleep. This one was essential in keeping me from slipping into the deepest possible depths. I donāt know if I could have survived the initial shock of her loss without a mantra like āTry your best to slowly withdraw from the darkest impulses of your heartā to guide my thoughts. Thank you so much, Michelle.
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The song is beautiful... But the melody at 1:38 is just... Heartwarming š
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@juanpdesan
3 years ago
The fact that this song was originally called "my mommy is sick" makes me hurt so much. That kind of pain is unbearable.
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