Fun fact: The writer for Fallout: New Vegas (Josh Sawyer) often listened to this while writing the script!

10:11-10:51 sounds so crazy. It makes me feel a lot of emotions: Identity, Fear, Loss, Hopelessness, and Defiance. Every time I hear it, I picture a soldier watching a fierce battle take place. They know in their tired bones that the war isn’t over. They feel tired, lost, and scared. Despite that, they keep pushing forward, hoping to survive. Another time I see a person watching a bustling city from a tall building. The moon and the stars shine so brightly. They’re scared, and alone. They want to find meaning to their life. Despite the fear and uncertainty, they keep moving forward. This instrumental is one of my favorites and one I will keep listening to until I die, simply because this is what the human spirit is. Despite the hardships we face, and the struggles that consume us, we keep moving forward. We defy the odds at every turn. We rage against the dying light in the hope that we will one day soar amongst the stars. Keep climbing, my friends. The self is the greatest enemy. Conquer it and even the stars will bow to you.

probably one of the best build-ups and crescendos of all time

I mean just be glad that you’re alive to hear this, some can’t hear this ever

I was fortunate to see these guys in baltimore in a cathedral, it was one of the more amazing moments of my life

My friend died two weeks (probably due to suicide) and this was his last song on Lastfm. I guess he was listening to it as he overdosed on drugs or something. He was a very avid music listener and I guess he found this song meaningful in his last moments.

Say what you will about Godspeed, I dont think Ive ever come across more human music than this. Its every second is filled with so much life. Not a perspective of life. Life itself. In all its glorious imperfection. For some reason the line "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" pops in my head as I listen to this. Its as though this song is an age old story, sometimes etched into walls, sometimes passed down through generations, being retold in different mediums but never losing its essence. A story of the weak and flawed humans, in their utter servitude to countless powers greater than themselves, choosing to rise up and despite their innumerable limitations refusing to give up, no matter what adversity they may face. All I hear in this is struggle, and thats arguably one of the most human things ever. To all the people commenting their stories of pain and struggle, just remember that you contain the matter of stars within you, you are an instantiation of the entire universe itself. While struggle is inevitable, we always carry the tools necessary to overcome, sometimes we gain the answers from deep within ourselves - from the universe itself. Best of luck and God bless.

Удивительная композиция и самая трагичная из всего, что я когда-либо слушала. Под неё хочется и сигареты об себя тушить и бежать по улицам в снежный буран, и упасть на колени умолять что-угодно заглушить твою орущую голову. Такой билдап к главной части я не знала что так сильно ценю. До такого надо дойти сознанием, до такого надо самому душу вывернуть. В максимальной точке напряжения я всегда представляю, будто некто вырывает из своей груди нечто, что отравляло ему всю жизнь очень много лет. И вплоть до конца некто мечется в агонии, освобождении, признании своего бессилия и переживания боли, от которой годами укрывался. Пока не доходит до конца и не падает без сил. Изолированная партия струнных меня всегда в слезы пробирает. Послевкусие, что волны боли еще накатывают, но скрипка будто в меру успокаивает, мол, дальше будет легче. Ты станешь шире и больше чем твоя боль. Либо пройдешь цикл заново (трек снова заиграет). Но в конце всегда станет чуть-чуть легче.

This is the combination of classical music with progressive rock, absolutely gratifying especially in the climax, which must be one of the most beautiful moments in the history of music, the music of the godspeed is from another planet, it is totally beautiful ... moya simplemenee is an apocalyptic instrumental piece, is to accept the end of the world with a big smile

If you ever catch wind that these beautiful people are playing somewhere where you can make the show, do it. Even if you don't necessarily like 'rock' music, go - this is food for the soul, a perfect distillation of the human condition in musical format. Every single time I've seen them, I feel like I've been in heaven for a while.

When I first heard this song I laughed hysterically and cried at the same time. I was in the most pure state of joy on earth and absolutely shocked at what I was hearing. No drugs either! Fantastic song and band. Hope I can see them live some day..

you better be listening to this when the world comes to an end

3:40 something about this part hits me so deep leaving me unconscious floating in a deep black ocean, i wish i could ask them to record for me only that guitar part repeating it over and over again..

The last part with the violin is one of the most beautiful violin performances in the history of rock

I saw them live, once, in Chicago. This song. I... I couldn't stop tears from rolling down my face. I've never been impacted in such a way before simply by music, and I can't say if I ever will again. This comes on, and I swear, every fear I've ever had, every hope, every moment yearning with every cell and strand of hair, it just locks me into place until the dust settles with the last note. This song. This song has the weight of a planet.

This is the piece of music is what Radiohead, Sigur Ros, U2, King Crimson, Rush, The Beatles, and The Stones, and every other group in existence wish they had written, even if they didn't know it themselves. The raw power is visceral. Its silence is sublime. And GY!BE would go on to compose 10 more just like it. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to discover it, understand it. It is for the rest of the world to catch up.

One day I fell asleep with my headphones on, listening to the random playlist KZfaq recommends you time by time. I woke in the middle of the night, when this song started to play. The kind of interference sound of the beggining set my nerves on fire as i got up from the bed, wondering what the hell was going on. I found myself alone in the middle of the dark, hearing some creepy shit that i didn't knew where was coming from, thinking that something really bad was going to happen to me. I was, genuinely scared for at least ten seconds. The creepy ambiance ended when I found that i had my headphones on all along and what I was hearing was a KZfaq video. The video was a playlist named "Songs for the end of the world" and god damn that name fits it pretty fucking well. I really thought the end was near. It's a nice memory tho. One of the few times i was truly scared in my entire life.

All I have to say is 'John Peel' ... He was the only DJ in the UK who played anything form this amazing band . They , as a collective didn't like the term 'post rock' and I will agree. It's just incredible music that isn't of the mainstream . Thanks John Peel ...R.I.P .

When shadows come to claim our souls Some must rise, the light of old Names in stone spirits of legend Deeds unknown yet never forgotten These are the Deranin Of honor with in And of fear with out Remember them When in hope you doubt. - tales of the past

_"When shadows come to claim our souls._ _Some must rise, the Light of old._ _Names in Stone, Spirits of Legend._ _Deeds Unknown; yet never Forgotten._ _These are the Duranin;_ _of Honor Within, and of Fear Without:_ _Remember them, when in Hope you doubt."_ -Alexandros Mograine, _Tales of The Past III_

One of those rare songs that do not seem to lose impact over time. Goosebumps when they played it tonight in London

this is simply one of the most well composed songs I've ever heard. too good

It takes a strong man to deny what's right in front of him. And if the truth is undeniable... you create your own. . Thank you, Spec Ops, for bringing me here.

this song is different. words can't describe

Ayna.. Bu dünyada sahip olduğum en güzel boşluk. Ve ben sana aşık oluyorum Moya Tarçınlı bir deniz gibi.

Josh Sawyer, lead designer and project director of Fallout: New Vegas, has said he often listened to this song while writing New Vegas. I can see why.

the picture means chaos or emptiness in Hebrew

One of the most legendary post-rock bands that ever existed. I discovered them when I was 13. I will never forget the chills down my spine, and to this day, of course I still receive those same chills.

This is without a doubt my most favorite post-rock song

This was the first Godspeed song I ever heard so many years ago. Changed my life.

7:54 is symbolising the end of the fucking world. I'm a gy!be fan, for long enough. These guys and their music is without doubt, unique.

For some reason, this song always gives me pictures inside my head, of a beautiful world, destroyed by humans. No animals, no nature, no nothing.. Only black smoke and ashes. Beautiful and frightening at the same time. GY!BE is much more than music for me.. god I love these guys.

This song captures beauty and conveys it as an emotion. That's what you're feeling as you're listening to this song.

GYBE! did fantastic job. But it's also good to remember that this song is based on another music piece: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs composed by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.

First GYBE song I heard back in the day, and still the undisputed king of all crescendos. Seeing this live stageside was life-affirming.

to me there's a real sense of desperation to this song. I remember reading somewhere (don't quote me) that this ep was made in one insane, 48 hour, bank breaking recording session. wouldn't surprise me if that was true, this is the kind of music that can only be make by a group of broke, crazy, twenty something bohemians who are ruthlessly chasing down there artistic identity despite all logic sanity and reason.

This may be the best song ever made.

This is the Stairway To Heaven of post-rock.

I listened to this on repeat for 5 hours on Acid a few years ago. I still get that warm fuzzy feeling

This Masterpiece Must not be forgotten.

the climax in this is so liberating

This is my interpretation of this score; man becomes sentient, man copies itself over and over through a mess of noise, chaos, and confusion. Man creates harmony with the world around him. Then, man decides that it's not enough and starts inventing, innovating and manipulating until that is not enough, and finally, man finds a way to destroy himself in a flurry of misunderstanding and chaos with the very world that gave him life.

Ah, Moya... Kaş səni ilk kəşf etdiyim günə geri dönərdim və bir də səni dinləməzdim, basmazdım o zibil linki. Niyə bu qədər gözəl olduğunu düşündüm ki, səni dinləyib, hər hüceyrəmlə sevdiyim və aşiqin olduğum üçün indi mən bu çürük dünyada yaşaya bilmirəm. Kaş səndən aldığım o qədər hissi mənə bir başqası da verə biləydi, düşməzdim bu dərin çuxura.

IMO the most beautiful song ever made.

Turn it up to infinity and inject it straight into all of my veins

I conducted my school orchestra playing this a few months back. It was pretty awesome.

Those last 2 minutes... glory.

Someone I am close to, summed up beautifully what to think of this song. It's like dying, and being reborn.

I love this piece, it conveys "near victory" punctuated with tragedy and ultimate defeat, but it's ok because the suffering is almost over. Oh, and I'm here because this piece is featured on "American Nightmare", a horror documentary.

It's just so good!.. and the cover is really cool.. it's an ancient word in Hebrew meaning chaos, "Teho vahvo".. it comes from Genesis, "in the beginning there was chaos"

The hell i just found out this masterpiece and couldnt believe it was made in 99... this sounds way ahead of its time... these guys are magicians at music

genuinely the best song ever made. a masterpiece. this is what music should be about. ive had this on my ipod for 2 years and it never bores me. so much emotion and build involved. really does actually make me to want to cry at the end. i just wish that when i come out of university, i can be as creative and powerful in my profession as gybe are in music.

saw them tuesday night and they played this as an encore. it was an amazing show.

This one gives me weird dark apocalyptic vibes

"The truth, Walker, is that you're here because you wanted to feel like something you're not: a hero"

this is fucking absurd. i just can't comprehend how deep this song is.

The Galactic Emperor must simultaneously carry... all the wondrous blessings of the galaxy... as well as... all the pains, troubles, and tribulations.

kafanın içinde bin yıllık paslı gemiler var

If you're looking for epic build-ups like this one, 'Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls' does it for me

Whenever I listen to this song I close my eyes and I'm somewhere between space and time :-)

Listening to this for my first time and as the thunder still breaches the headphones it just made this already beautiful song more intense. Caught me off guard with the first thunderous sound.

esa melodía a los 8:27 es lo más hermoso y oscuro que el godspeed pudo haber creado simplemente su música es bella

i love listening to this while i'm over in a different tab watching youtube videos of people filming their walks through dilapidated cemeteries.

Listening to this at night just sounds different

One of my favorite subtle moments is from 2:35 to 2:47, how the violins sort of cry out over the main melody. There's so much pain and its beautiful and sad

Henryk Górecki, truly genius

This song makes any news cast bearable. The music just swells in and overruns it all, and it's just beautiful.

You hold your grief in your chest You have to breathe you have to breathe You hold your grief in your chest You have to sing You have to sing!

I am physically unable to skip this song

i saw them performing this live in mexico and it was BEAUTIFUL

ENORME, J'ADORE CE GROUPE POST ROCK, MONSTRUEUX, PERFORMANCE MUSICALE , MELODIE et CA MONTE CRESCENDO LE VIOLON UNE PRESENCE, TROP MAGIFIQUE

Just 9 more days till I see these guys and ladies at Liverpool. Excited doesn't even describe it.

Tartışmasız dünyanın en harika müziği

So... beautiful. "Mo'ya" ... Real Music.

Pure love. Death. Haunting. Longing. Thats what this song means to me.

This song makes me think of a non-existing place where's called Paradise of Hell. This song's soul must be living in there as my mental state does.

Yeah... This is one of the best songs. Ever. Case closed. No argument to the contrary is needed. MD2020 says "a towering and majestic piece of music" 5/5

Every note in this recording is just perfectly placed, no matter what you're doing, no matter where you are, you just stop, your breathing slows, and before you know it an undercurrent builds and you get sucked under the water, twisting and turning, for what seems an eternity until you finally get pulled out for a breath, right into a massive wave of pure bliss about to crash into you, then it does, and then it ends, then....you get on again.

playing along to this with a double bass makes you feel powerful.

mindblowing. not music, this is heaven.

this music will always be ahead of it's time.

Used to listen to this a lot right when COVID was just starting to hit here in the states and everything was shutting down and nobody knew much about it at the time. There really was a "could this be the end of the world" feeling in the air that this EP captured perfectly

The soundtrack of the big bang..

If I could choose a theme song for my life, I'd pick *THIS ONE.*

Man...Tales of the Past III ... that's where I know that track from ...Truly powerful

Esto es hermoso , como recordar los momentos más felices de mi vida , pero con nostalgia

i see everybody responding to a question asking what other GYBE songs to check out. ive noticed that there have been no repeats. THATS how good these guys are. every tune is a must-hear, just as much as any other. one simply cannot go wrong with GYBE

So very fortunate to have experienced this live, twice. Melbourne in Feb. 2013 and Manchester this past April. Majesty.

Will someday one day when all is set and done we will gain eternal peace? Will we?

this song is shaking my worldview amazing

Una canción hermosa, me cambió la vida para siempre

Truly magnificent. Thank you so much

I read the first line and started to recite the rest of it on my own memory... Nerd or not, I feel badass.

HOLY SHIT THE DEVS THAT MADE FALLOUT NEW VEGAS USED TO LISTEN TO THIS WHILE WRITING ABOUT THE GAME. THIS SONG IS BASICALLY THE FALLOUT NEW VEGAS SOUNDTRACK

sound of current feeling

when I first listened to this, I hummed the bassline without even hearing it in the mix until the end I felt like I became a member of the band for 2 minutes

When shadow comes to claim our souls, some must rise, the light of old. Names in stone, spirits of legend, deeds unknown, yet, never forgotten! These are the Duranin, of honor within and of fear without, remember them, when in hope you doubt.

Thank you for posting this. ^_^

fucking love slow riot

3:49 - 7:45 amazingly sad. This song was perfect background music for a fantasy trilogy that I read a few months ago.