Mal Blum - San Cristobal

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14 жыл бұрын

I do NOT own this music. It's the property of Mal Blum, and can be purchased directly from them at malblum.bandcamp.com/album/eve....

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@Steve-mg8tc 3 жыл бұрын

“Everywhere you go you leave somewhere behind” 🥺

@mychalhomsley365 2 ай бұрын

The most powerful verse in the whole song

@waynedamron8006 5 күн бұрын

I literally stopped what I was doing while listening when I heard that line. This just came up in a Playlist randomly. I just rewinded and am really listening now. Really good song

@skylinesandturnstiles9595 4 жыл бұрын

i love how the lesser known songs always have beautiful comment sections

@teddie8234 2 жыл бұрын

@Gomer._. 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first song that comes up when you look up mal blum lol. You can choose to look at it as an extension of shallowness

@skylinesandturnstiles9595 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gomer._. bro chill wtf

@Gomer._. 2 жыл бұрын

@@skylinesandturnstiles9595 If I stop now I’ll never do anything ever again!

@skylinesandturnstiles9595 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gomer._. jeez

@ms.adelle3008 8 ай бұрын

As a person whos spent their life traveling and meeting new people seeing places and making memories this is just a song that hits me so hard that reminds me of that

@JohnDoe-ho9tx 7 жыл бұрын

Their voice is so beautiful and androgynous. Their lyrics are so human and vulnerable, I'm so glad I found this.

@demonstrablyfine690 3 жыл бұрын

The voice isn’t that androgynous imo

@prageruwu69 3 жыл бұрын

ikr god i wish my voice was that androgynous

@flatasacueball6326 2 жыл бұрын

@@mumbies🤣...okay...

@yeahoblivionmaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@flatasacueball6326 dawg this entire comment section is a rip "yuhhhhh Broo so androgynous" and then it's clearly a woman singing lmao

@pewpew9193 Жыл бұрын

@@mumbies Fucking fruit loops.

@Casey-bw7lc 4 жыл бұрын

Moved away from home for the first time this year. After several breakups over the past couple years including the one that compelled me to move away, this song hits home.

@ijosuwi 6 жыл бұрын

I have not been writing that many new songs How I wish I could stay longer, how I wish I'd never gone And you have not been writing me as often as I wish And some times I think I left you just to see if I'd be missed And I saw my fortune scrawled out up against the wall In a crowded marketplace in a town I can't recall And the teller told me that I would be young and I would fall And my new friends all assured me that it all was surely false And back at home, you found religion in a dirty crystal ball In the back of a dollar store in that shopping mall And I found religion out in San Cristobal Now I feel that I've come far enough to give you a call, give you a call I have not been writing as often as I hoped But there are some things you're good at and then some you can't control And you have not been visiting; I can't say that I mind Cause every time you go somewhere, you leave somewhere behind And I saw my fortune scrawled out up against the wall In a crowded marketplace whose name I cannot recall And the teller told me that I would be young and I would fall But I didn't think he meant so soon, no, not so soon at all And back at home, you found religion in a dirty crystal ball In the back of a dollar store in that shopping mall And I found religion out in San Cristobal Now I feel that I've come far enough to give you a call So I'm calling now, but it says I don't got the number right Your body looks to me a way it never has before And is this what's making you so sad? And what you did this for She said your body looks to me a way it never has before And is this what's making you so sad? And I can't do this anymore And I found religion in a dirty bathroom stall In the back of a liquor store in that mini mall And you found religion when you realized you could fall Now you say that you've come far enough to give me a call So you're calling now, but I lie and I tell you that I've moved Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand new

@lordcupcake3066 5 жыл бұрын

@cebkidy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ogonzalez3776 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wish these lesser known songs could get deciphered by the artist to their fans, kinda like rap genius. There’s a lot of songs without much meaning but this is clearly not one of them

@ashthetrashboat1982 2 жыл бұрын

Love how relatable this is and how no matter the circumstances you can feel it in your bones

@emmastout5849 5 жыл бұрын

I love mal blums voice so much, it’s so soothing🥰❤️

@user-pn9to6rq8c 9 ай бұрын

Me too

@henryjgray96 7 жыл бұрын

I'll never forget seeing them at a house show around Ohio, and hearing this for the first time

@mattyr.4078 6 жыл бұрын

*them

@henryjgray96 5 жыл бұрын

she was touring as a solo act at the time, it was just her playing guitar and singing that night.

@margarita.passion 5 жыл бұрын

mal uses they/them pronouns

@yourlocalcryptidd 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those songs that reaches into my sorrow in such a comforting way. I love it.

@cutterturner4755 3 жыл бұрын

This song reminds me so much of how far I’ve come from active addiction...def a tear jerker...when I sing this one I change it to “I’ve came far enough now to appreciate you all”

@loganpeters7543 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered Mal Blum and I figured out what was missing in my soul.

@jedwalsh4055 5 жыл бұрын

this song is so sad and I like it so much

@Lunto88 3 жыл бұрын

This is funeral music to me. As in that being the highest compliment I can give to music in general: I literally told my parents to play this if I die before them and added it to my only 5 song KZfaq playlist which is called "In case of my demise". Just incredible how this song has been with me and pushed me over the last like 7 years since I found it. Thank you Mal, you are the best.

@red3423 5 жыл бұрын

been cathartic recently. we stan

@jackiethibodeaux9242 8 жыл бұрын

mal Blum is so great, one of my favorite songs

@kaibillington2624 7 жыл бұрын

I love Mal Blum omg, "overseas now" is my absolute fave

@johnmethvin9066 2 жыл бұрын

I've loved mal blum since I heard this song on my Spotify playlist.

@bridgetsteeb7487 2 жыл бұрын

I love their voice, i love mal blum so much

@FantomDeck 10 ай бұрын

Her*

@Chance-ny4bc 3 ай бұрын

@@FantomDeck their*

@shannondaniels3005 4 жыл бұрын

This was my first introduction to Mal Blum almost a year ago.. who knew elegant foreshadowing.

@donsal4467 5 жыл бұрын

Mal I can't stop playing your music

@maryssalynnemedley8871 Жыл бұрын

My little brother showed me this, and ill never forget it. He's trans, and I love him always. And whatever he decides in the future I will always support. That kid is everything to me. Always.

@larryblum2953 3 ай бұрын

As Mal's dad I can assure you that the faith and love you give to those so brave to be true to themselves like your brother will mean so much to them ..

@user-rs4ri2gf1e 7 ай бұрын

I love this song ❤

@froggieman5062 2 жыл бұрын

this will always be one of my favorite songs. idk what it is about it but its so wonderful

@cosmickestral3304 3 жыл бұрын

“You found religion in a dirty crystal ball” I’m not sure what specifically that means to the singer in the context of this song.... but to me I picked up witchcraft recently because I went through a really hard time, I’m not doing to well emotionally so I found paganism, it’s nice. Probably isn’t what it means but I like that part a lot-

@macociarrai7815 3 жыл бұрын

I think the "dirty crystal ball" was a freebase pipe, IE drugs.

@konstantinkondratyev7826 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, also a new-ish witch here. Heard this song this morning, had the same thought. I know your comment was 8 month ago, but I hope you're doing ok.

@lekswig3316 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, born and raised Pagan, how have you been?

@vmprsrl 2 жыл бұрын

They pondering their orb

@FantomDeck 10 ай бұрын

The Druggie is the most Sane guy in these Comments 😂😂😂 get help dweebs.

@shylingg 2 жыл бұрын

i love songs like these, they really make me hopeful

@thejass2002 3 жыл бұрын

All this time later and im still here

@mjg1970 4 жыл бұрын

I’m DEFINITELY NOT a fan of this type of music, but for some reason her voice and her lyrics seriously speak to me and I am a H U G E F A N

@mjg1970 4 жыл бұрын

My apologies to Mal Blum. I should have said, “Mal’s voice” and “Mal’s lyrics” and not said, “her”.

@0l1v3rxs 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for respecting their pronouns. It bugs me when people do that. (no hate)

@fishsmoothie7463 3 жыл бұрын

They/them pronouns work too not just their name*

@isabelledoesstuff8040 2 жыл бұрын

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ALL DAY THANK GOD

@genehipps1126 Жыл бұрын

Big tears ! So relatable and beautiful

@taniaarguelles1558 4 күн бұрын

@codyer121 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, Nicole, you're pretty cool. Thanks for showing me this song.

@YaraNakiah 11 жыл бұрын

I. Love. This. SOOOOOOO MUCH!

@waspy6343 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@machineislove4973 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite song.

@rebeccagabor8027 3 жыл бұрын

I love singing along with Mal's songs but I can't with this one because each verse is too similar to the other verses...and the first time I saw them live it was the first song they sang...makes me think I bet even they can't get this song right while drunk. haha one of my favorites.

@ashthetrashboat1982 2 жыл бұрын

I adore this song

@TheBromosapien 12 жыл бұрын

This is soooo gooood!

@sindelar10 6 жыл бұрын

The fantastic Emma Choice brought me here :-)

@occlumencymaster 13 жыл бұрын

I loveeeee mal blum

@codyer121 6 жыл бұрын

You're wonderful

@lefamily6043 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a poem I wrote I'll tell you what it's about after Hey how are you Good Great I guess I am too I don't know why I feel like this Please don't leave I need this If you go I will cry I hope you'll never have to say good bye It means I talk to myself a lot And my mom and dad are absent and I have depression And I hide it becouse I'm scared people will treat me different and I don't want that and when I cas spend time with my mom she always ends up leaving agian

@zorydom5986 7 жыл бұрын

who the heck disliked this?

@carlywells2767 6 жыл бұрын

Melancholy Melanch

@emmadunn3096 6 жыл бұрын

Song reminds me a lot of “Mercy Street” by Opus Orange & Emy Reynolds ;) both are great songs though!

@1b1rother Жыл бұрын

I have not been writing, that many new songs-> How I wish I could stay longer how I wish I'd never, gone-> And you have not been writing me as often as I wish-> And, some times I think I left you just to see if I'd be missed-> And, I saw my fortune scrawled out up against the wall In a crowded marketplace, in a town I can't re-call-> And, the teller told me that I would be young and I would, fall-> And my new friends all assured me that it all was surely false-> And back at home, you found religion in a dir-ty crys-tal ball In the back of a dollar store, in, that shopping mall-> And, I found religion out in, San Crist-o-bal Now I feel that I've come far enough to, give you a call give you a call I have not been writing, as often, as I hoped-> But, there are some things you're good at, and then some you can't control-> And, you have not been visiting; I can't say that I mind, Cause every time you go somewhere you leave somewhere behind-> And, I saw my fortune scrawled out up against the wall In a crowded marketplace, whose name I can-not re-call-> And the teller told me that I would be young and I would fall But I didn't think he meant so soon, no, not so soon at all-> And, back at home, you found religion in a dirty crys-tal ball In the back of a dollar store, in, that shopping mall And I found religion, out in San Crist-o-bal-> Now I feel that I've come far enough to give you a call-> So I'm calling now, but it says, I don't got the number right Your body looks to me a way it never has before And is this what's making you,, so sad? And what you did this for? She said your body looks to me a way it never has before And is this what's making you,, so sad? And I can't do this anymore-> And, I found religion in a dirty bathroom stall In the back of a liquor store, in, that mini mall-> And, you found religion when you real-ized you could fall-> Now you say that you've come far enough to, give me a call So you're call-ing now, but I lie and I tell you that I've moved Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand Everything's brand new

@drewopal9283 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure a line in this is about his partner not liking his top surgery, and that kind of pain is something that hits so deep

@user-jh2id1og5p 9 ай бұрын

To be fair that's not what the partner signed up for it's ok to be hurt by the reaction but realize they have a reason for the reaction and it's not just some internalized bigotry.

@drewopal9283 9 ай бұрын

@@user-jh2id1og5p you are going off in a whole other direction, I'll pass on the debate.

@drewopal9283 8 ай бұрын

@@user-jh2id1og5p to be fair it's a sad song, what should he do not write it? Why do people go out of their way to go hard on other people's emotions. It doesn't matter the motivations of the partner, the song is how he feels about it and some people can relate so like it is what it is. Don't need to jump in there as the defender of cis people every time a trans person has a feeling.

@drewopal9283 8 ай бұрын

@@user-jh2id1og5p also to be fair what you are saying wouldn't make as good of a song

@user-jh2id1og5p 8 ай бұрын

@@drewopal9283 yeah because I'm not a musician and I didn't intend my KZfaq post to be made into a song your paragraph rant wouldn't make a good song either for that matter kittens don't make for good cakes and chicklets don't make for good dentures what's your point?

@jeanniemiller7650 2 ай бұрын

Nice song

@LibraryofAlexSoundria 10 жыл бұрын

awesome

@josephhanna1989 5 жыл бұрын

❤❤

@noodlemac1 10 ай бұрын

This makes my depression happy

@patchiverse6725 3 жыл бұрын

holy frick so many comments saying her instead of their maybe because the description a l s o g o t i t w r o n g

@twelvevoltorange 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! I put this video up before they had announced their pronouns, didn't realize I hadn't updated it. It's fixed now.

@patchiverse6725 3 жыл бұрын

@@twelvevoltorange That makes sense, thanks for fixing it!

@headhunter1945 2 жыл бұрын

@@patchiverse6725 I guess if they hadn't actually announced it, the description g o t i t r i g h t

@TheAulto 4 жыл бұрын

why does this remind me of the bagger 288 song?

@bennettwoltz 6 жыл бұрын

You have not been visiting, i can't say that i mind

@jeanniemiller7650 2 ай бұрын

We making it out of prescool with this one

@jahncarlos7941 5 жыл бұрын

Her lyrics sounds awesome.

@olivermoth 5 жыл бұрын

Mal uses they/them pronouns actually so their*! ☺️

@gunslinga99 3 жыл бұрын

4:07 everythings bread 😭

@beliad403 3 жыл бұрын

Could somebody tell me the strumming pattern?

@atomous4373 3 жыл бұрын

Sam'es please!!

@samwilkins8251 3 жыл бұрын

I’m getting up down and up down and vibes but I’m not too sure

@llkjjjss 3 жыл бұрын

I love her so much!

@liefericson9553 2 жыл бұрын

mal blum uses they/them pronouns, just so you know

@nib6383 2 жыл бұрын

@@liefericson9553 Lmfao

@llkjjjss Жыл бұрын

@@liefericson9553 don't care

@gloomygrrrl8056 Жыл бұрын

@@llkjjjss your mom cared about me last night tho

@llkjjjss Жыл бұрын

@@gloomygrrrl8056 that's so nice of you to give an old woman a good time! It really warms my heart to hear that. Thank you

@maryrhodes7361 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the chords?

@firehazard3852 3 жыл бұрын

yeah!! Em, C, G, and D...I'm learning to play this on my guitar

@tommytatt 5 жыл бұрын

Mmm so tasty

@Lynn-Lynn-Lynn Ай бұрын

Green shoe laces

@mikeycampbell3132 5 жыл бұрын

I love this song and I'm diving in her music like a junkie into salvation thru rehab

@lemontube1610 5 жыл бұрын

Mikey Campbell Mal uses they/them pronouns

@frankjg1239 4 ай бұрын

Not so soon at all

@rsncdrm2767 5 жыл бұрын

1:06

@user-rs4ri2gf1e 5 күн бұрын

Help me with my snake pls put a green heart 💚

@user-rs4ri2gf1e 5 күн бұрын

💚

@rocciolee3479 6 жыл бұрын

🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

@CooCooKuchooo 12 жыл бұрын

Her voice is so freaking amazing.

@NemoTARDISbuddy 7 жыл бұрын

Trevor Sarra *their

@atomous4373 3 жыл бұрын

@@NemoTARDISbuddy fucj off

@0l1v3rxs 3 жыл бұрын

@@atomous4373 they were just trying to correct someones pronouns in case the other person didnt know. Whyd you gotta tell them to fuck off?

@teethium5748 5 жыл бұрын

And I wrote these lyrics on a dirty bathroom stall on a place full of nightmares aka the eighth grade hall. Lmao I should right songs

@jesterjacks3933 2 жыл бұрын

No you shouldn't. Learn proper grammar first.

@crustyman7661 3 жыл бұрын

-no gender detected-

@neovio166 3 жыл бұрын

I love her voice so much, its nice to listen to this over and over and just think about what this song is about

@prageruwu69 3 жыл бұрын

mal blum goes by they/them pronouns

@neovio166 3 жыл бұрын

@@prageruwu69 oh! I'm sorry, I'll edit it

@neovio166 3 жыл бұрын

I love their voice so much, its nice to listen to this over and over and I just think about what this song is about

@neovio166 3 жыл бұрын

I suck at this

@therealleslie2126 6 жыл бұрын

8 years ago :v

@katekulinski937 3 жыл бұрын

I miss this voice. Theirs is kind of deeper now.

@bertisemerson4591 2 жыл бұрын

You're so beautiful

@wolfania 2 жыл бұрын

Please, I’d love to hear everyone’s interpretations of this song! I adore this song but keep struggling to figure out a narrative that makes sense, My current theory is a couple, old friends, likely romantically attached at some point. They were driven apart due to Mal moving as well as Mal coming out as transgender (the whole “your body looks to me” section). They’re beliefs split, they keep being ready to see each other at different parts of their life, but are never at the same eye level, too complicated to want to meet again. But those are all very broad themes, I still never understand the chorus. I would love to hear any ideas!

@craniifer 2 жыл бұрын

I kinda get the same vibe. That and people meeting eachother at different periods and not quite ready for eachother. But the coming out as trans part does seem largely a part of it. Even so, despite me not being able to relate to that aspect on a personal level, I still wanna cover the song someday. It's so beautiful.

@fleefight1042 2 жыл бұрын

tldr: estranged former, onesided love, who the persona can finally move away from, while their person gets stuck in negative spaces. I definitely get your idea, for me personally this song kinda describes a similar theme of a two (romantically) involved/very close people drifting away. But it feels more like a one-sided thing to me. The persona being so attached to the person that they used to write songs about them, letters to them etc. But the other person, does not "write as often as [they had] hoped", which kinda shows, that maybe their feelings are not reciprocated? Same with them finally getting up the courage to call them and not even having their number anymore. And that might have been what the "fortune teller" once they moved away had told them? That their current relationship isn't meant to last and "they'd fall" ( a tower moment, life as it is crumbling away for something "brand new"). I could see this even further as the "fortune teller" being more of a metaphor for new experiences, new outlooks on life, that they feel they have no control over, like in fortune telling (heavily influenced by them moving away with ideas about their future, career plans etc). At the same time they don't mind their person not visiting, maybe noticing that they could be better off without/moving away. This, positive (?) fate telling (also more personal fortune teller vs. object, another person tells them their fortune, while their ex is trying to find it by himself) seems to be juxtaposed by the "dirty crystal ball" in some mall. Idk why but I have always seen it as a metaphor for a bong/drugs? Especially with the body looking differently, and the persona asking themselves, why their person is doing this/if it's their addiction that is making them so sad. This seems to be the point where they realise that they have changed (tower moment/brand new) and can't hold on to the person they once loved. Can't help them out of their situation and have to move on, while the person seems to be staying in the same place. ( Notice how the personas lyrics kinda "expand", in the second part they even add friends etc, while their persons situation just becomes more miserable and pushed into smaller spaces). And when their person finally calls them they have grown strong enough to let go and look towards everything that is new in their life. Ik that this is probably not what Mal intended 100% but it has been my "headcanon" while singing it, also because I relate to this idea heavily Hahaha

@fleefight1042 2 жыл бұрын

mate, I'm so sorry for this essay hahahah