I used to listen to this song whenever I felt like life was a burden, this song literally saved me from suicidal thoughts. Thanks Of monsters and Men , 5yrs later this song gives me even more peace.

I listened to this song when I would sneak out of the house late at night. It made me feel like I was on this adventure discovering every new and great thing about late nights in a small town.

Life lesson: dont let anyone tell you that the music you like is bad. Im my personal experience music has a profound influence on your personality. So explore, and listen to what you vibe with. Because the right music to listen to, is the music you like.

i feel so connected to this song when they say "as the soft walls eat us alive" and then proceed to play such beautiful melody for the rest of the song feels like acceptance, accepting the unfathomable truth of their lives the fact that less the half of the song has lyrics is for me the perfect choice since it feels like it builds up that acceptance of what's happening, the last moments of the stages of grief feels like finally making peace with reality, when you decide to just go with it regardless if you want to or not, in the end, we can't control reality, but we can control "our own" reality, we can control the way we take the things that happen to us the half of the song that's just music feels like that moment when your mind finally feels free of the dread, the stress, the sorrow, the uncertainty, the suffering, feels like finally being able to see things as they actually are, your eyes feel relaxed, your mind cools down, the music feels like it understands that and helps you think about the world, the situation you're going through you finally stop resisting the treatment reality gives you, you embrace it, and realize that you are stronger than you thought, maybe not enough to change everything, but enough to keep on going regardless

Do you ever just sit there and wonder if all the songs are connected?

I love this band, its like listening to a story before bed, I feel like a child again. And I'm so glad they're coming to the BBK festival this summer. It makes all that I saved to get the ticket worth it. :')

To me this song is about the longing for an adventure. Feeling trapped in an ordinary life and wanting more. Feeling that there is a purpose or destiny out and away from one's routine.

Can I just, explain my absolute obsession on these monsters? They just-- they look so.. lovable, so.. understandable, so.. inhuman. But I guess that's just.. what this album is all about. Thanks, for listening. 🌹Good day or night to you all🌹

Someone: No one will ever waste their useless time to count all of tho- Me: *48.*

Who else thinks of monsters and men has some of the most stunning visuals?

You know... since 2012 when I discovered OMAM I absolutely fell in love with them. "Yellow Light" is probably my favorite song and I really analyzed the lyrics in search of meaning. When I came up with my own interpretation of what this song means... I knew one thing: that if I was to ever fall in love with a girl and ask her to marry me, this song had to be played during our wedding. And in the summer of 2019, we did hear this song at midnight and we danced to it while all the guest circled us in the dark... with glowing sticks in the color of yellow.

Many of their songs ask existential questions about life, love, conflict, and finding meaning. There seems to be lots of pain while chasing after a glimmer of hope and escape. I think there music is reflective of a generation that has had terror thrust upon them by a world going madder every day. There is lots of systemic abandonment and pain but the innate desire to push on and find something better.

I always imagine like a girl who have severe anxiety/Depression and is afraid of everything and everyone. So she met a boy who's willing to help her. That's why even if she describes everything as they are scary and dangerous, he is always calm and confident. He tries to make her confident of herself too, as he says 'ignore those big warning signs' refering to her afraid to go with him. Also, she seems to be lost because she just can't find herself on so many anxiety and so many scary feelings. The light could be the 'light in the end of the tunnel', when se realizes that there is a answer, there is a way to get better. Just can't not imagine me and my boyfriend >,< This is a masterpiece, and I love it!!

I remember listening to this song 8 years ago in the car with my girlfriend at the time. It was a rainy night and we were on the way home after eating out. We were fighting at the time and there was a question of where our relationship was headed. After trying to talk it out, we sat in silence for a while, then this song started playing. I instinctively grabbed her hand and held it as she rested her other hand on top of mine. In that moment, without saying a word, as the "lala's" in the song crescendoed to its climax, it felt like everything would be okay between us. We're not together anymore, but for some reason I'm always reminded of that night and that seemingly small, insignificant event whenever I listen to this song, even 8 years later. I guess it just reminds me of a simpler time.

This song always calms me down. It feels like I'm getting a hug from someone who will never let me go and will always be there when I need them.

Every time I watch this, I mostly just hope these creatures are being treated nicely by those riding them.

"My head is an animal" is possibly one of the most amazing, innovative, and beautiful albums I've ever heard. It's very rare to see an album that tells an actual story from beginning, middle, and end. And this song in particular is one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I've ever heard. OMAM really is amazing.

I've had trouble interpreting this song for years. I used to think that the male speaker was intentionally leading the female speaker into harm's way, since he said to ignore all the warning signs and the light was blinding his eyes, (which could still be true, I guess.) But the last line and the air of the music afterward suggests that he's leading her out of her terribly tiny comfort zone in order to truly enjoy life, though scary it may be. The soft walls are the small confines of what she considers "safety", confines so small that they "eat them alive," or basically have them rotting away. You know it's a really good song when it takes someone forever to figure it out and it's still abiguous lol

This song is so nostalgic. All of their songs are. Takes me back to my early 20s staring at the sunset over the river listening to this and entering a state of bliss.

i spent a lot of time in high school crying to this song. to me, it symbolized peacefully slipping into death and the beyond. but that was comforting at the time. i remember playing these lyric videos for everyone late at night in my friends basement. i think only a few of us were awake. i wonder if anyone else remembers that night the way i do

It's haunting how for the last three minutes of the song, you gets sucked in consumed with this weird awkward but good feeling, and yet it is soothing and joyful even though it's repetitive.

these creatures, i love them they seem so scary at first but also strong. and they walk like real heros.

I love how people leave nice comments in all their music videos cause they deserve it

I wrote a story that I think goes along with the song! She had been sick for months, almost a year now. Day in and day out, she would lay on her bed, unable to even move or eat. She could only eat certain foods, but some days she would go without eating completely, but those were the days that her sickness was even worse than before. As she watched the sun go down, she closed her eyes. She was exhausted. After what seemed like hours passed, she opened her eyes to see that the sun was still setting. It had only been a few minutes, apparently. She turned to her side to see the glowing, white figure of a man. Her two sisters would most likely say that it was nothing, and she thought the same. She figured that it was a dream, and shut her eyes again. It wasn’t until she opened her eyes and turned around that she realized the man that she had seen was standing over her bed. This couldn’t have been part of a dream. The man took her hand, and helped her sit up. But strangely, she didn’t feel like she did before; all sick and gloomy, and sore. She felt like her old self. Her teeth weren’t aching, her bones were strong, her neck wasn’t sore from sitting up on her pillow. She felt like a child again. She felt relief rush over her as she got down from her bed for the first time in months. She knew it was her time to go, and she felt at peace. That was when the man smiled, and in a ghostly, yet warm voice, whispered, “Just grab a hold of my hand. I will lead you through this wonderland.”

The feeling that makes you want to march towards something you've desired for. It's time to shine and finish what you have started... Update (4 years later): I made this comment during my time at Highschool as a senior to keep myself hoping for the better future. Marching through those years during college, I made it as a Senior in the field of aerospace engineering. Yet I continue to march as that future awaits for me to make it. Doesn't matter how many steps it takes, as long as I can reach the end, I will keep marching. I am really looking forward to finish what I have started :)

This song is so hauntingly intriguing! I love how the album tells a story and how everyone in the comments are discussing it^^

this is one of the rare bands that takes me somewhere else when I listen to their music. not just an escape, but I really believe the worlds in their heads speak through them and come out in the songs! such a magical band.

Why does this make me want to explore a different world

I want to know who made the animations for these lyric videos. They add so much to the song in a way you don't expect.

I used to listen to this song not so long ago when i was "fat and depressed" as my 'firends' called me, but i always remembered sitting on the bus staring out and just listening, watching my troubles trickle away behind me and just being content for the small amount of time my earphones allowed. This song is, was and always will be, my escapist, and i thank Of Monsters And Men for that. :)

"As the soft walls eat us alive" not only the lyrics but the way they sing that phrase is exactly how I fell when I break through to the other side on LSD

Listening to this while the Corona pandemic is going on all over the world

I just love how this song doesn't have that much lyrics and the beautiful lullaby-like instrumentals slowly blow me away.

I always scroll down to the comments section on their videos because: 1. There are hardly any haters. I have literally not seen one. 2. You often learn something new 3. You guys always have interesting interpretations of the songs and I think it is a kind of quality that OMAM have, their music can be interpreted in many different ways.

I remember the first time listening to this song was back in 2018 when I got diagnosed with cancer. It was certainly a horrible experience but I will never forget the peace it brought to me during those hard times. I still come back to this song whenever I need it...

Damn, I wonder where this band has been all my life, every song is just mind-blowing

the art work on their videos is always so amazing

I swear Of Monsters And Men have the most stunning videos.

When i was younger i was definitely at risk and no matter what I did the adults in my life (family and teachers) either didn't care or never noticed. I found this song one night and it made me cry immediately. It became a nightly routine to cry myself to sleep while listening to this because at the time for me the first person symbolized someone on the edge of ending it all and the other was her conscience that was accepting of it and helped her to do it. It helped me to hear for some reason and made me feel less alone. Now that i'm doing a little better i think my stance on the meaning of the song has changed. It feels more like her conscience is helping her through a hard time and letting her know its okay to feel these things. I still cry whenever i listen to this song but its more because i wish i could go back and help my younger self through those horrible years.

I don't know what's up with this band but every time I listen to one of their songs, I end up thinking about some really weird but deep stuff...

Of Monsters And Men's music always reminds me of The Lord of the Rings. It's like taking a journey, a long journey full of magic and lessons and unexpected obstacles.

This was my partners favorite song and band. My partner has passed away and I still listen to this song 4 years later thinking of him and it’s now my favorite.

Ive been having LITTLE TALKS with myself BENEATH MY BED, waiting over SIX WEEKS for this song that I LOVE LOVE LOVE. This video deserves to be seen by well over a THOUSAND EYES... This is one of those songs you can feel deep in YOUR BONES. Weather it's a hike up BLUEBERRY MOUNTAIN, or a visit to your BACKYARD, this song will embed itself into your ORGANS, your heart, brain etc... This is my WINTER SOUND, my MOUNTAIN SOUND, my EMPIRE. This is my YELLOW LIGHT in an ocean of BLACK WATER, because I am only HUMAN, WE all SINK I am a SINKING MAN. It's a SLOW LIFE, and I move SLOW AND STEADY a PHANTOM follows me as I stare at the SKELETONS covered with ice CRYSTALS near my LAKEHOUSE. I blaze my illegal NUMB BEARS to try and escape the pain as I enter a deep deep SLOOM. I want to be in HAWAII, I want to have this HAPPY SONG with me. I feel this HUNGER, like WOLVES WITHOUT TEETH do. Their DIRTY PAWS follow their KING AND LIONHEART, searching for the I OF THE STORM. I picture SILHOUETTES of A BOY AND A BIRD, floating on PARTICLES. The boy, JOSIE, is playing with SUGAR IN A BOWL, sadly singing "WERE GETTING OLDER" This is the power of this song... --FROM FINNER

Simply amazing feel to it. Like a mothers lullaby on a stormy night. These guys have a nice dark, brooding feel and yet almost a hopeful demeanor. You listen to what they are saying and how it's said, it seems like they have come through a lot of hardship together. I'm sure it has to do with the dreary weather, but it contrasts warmth against a backdrop of a cold environment.

heard the first sound of the song and burst into tears,.dunno why :)

I am amazed by how many different interpretations of this song, even mine differs from all that I read. It's amazing.

I love listening to OMAM while writing my stories, currently I am writing a book and listening to all their songs, they just inspire me to draw or write

This video is so simple, so subtle, like two marbles rolling around in a tin can. Nothing spectacular, nothing complex. Yet it feels so good watching it, especially from 1:43 until the end. That part of the song syncs perfectly to the creepy march through the storm.

I love the alien world these videos are set in. It's eery and somewhat creepy but also comforting in a way. It gives me the same feeling as when I listen to Welcome to Night Vale before bed.

Everytime i listen to the chorus, i feel the necessity of crying. This song is amazing. It's like a dark lullaby. The power in lyrics and the tonality is such a master piece. Enjoy this band, enjoy their lyrics, enjoy their art; and the most important thing: Enjoy life.

Each of monsters and men music video feels like a glimpse into another world, a moment in time that this world shall never see except through their videos.

OMAM= Pure Art

I just discovered this song and think it's amazing, it gives me peace

A good friend passed today, and this song feels like her way of saying goodbye. It will forever mean something different to me than it ever did before.

It's so haunting and calming at the same time. I'm floating in between as I listen to this.

I used to listen this song while smoking on the porch of my old apartment. The girl I had strong feelings for wasn't interested in me. In fact, she was dating one of my good friends at the time. During the day, I felt like life wasn't fair to me. I arrived home. Open my cigarillos pack and played this song. Needless to say, it managed to take me out of my misery for a few minutes. Sure, the lyrics didn't have a distinct link with my life, but the song just soothed me for a small while. Anyway, thought it would be nice to share this story with someone.

Their videos always fit the songs so perfectly, they amplify the power of the songs.

This song reminds me of my brother. Lost him to suicide 3 years ago, he loved this song & is forever my yellow light. 💛

i feel this song, is powerful, chills all over my arms .

has anyone else noticed that the "sea" plays a big part in most of their songs?

the moment they say "i dare you to close your eyes and you will see the colours in disguise" i actually start imagining the colours in the video. man this band is the best. all of their songs touch you in one way or another

This song was the first song that played randomly on my TV after my sister passed this year - I felt blessedly kissed and I'm always coming back for more ever since.

This song is purely nostalgic for me... It's so wild how a song can just instantly take you back in time.

Omg I just listened to this for the first time in like a year and a half and it just swept me away all over again. It's like a sad, yet beautiful lullabye. Omg this is just fucking amazing honestly

This video is so simple yet, somewhat nostalgic. We dont know where we are going, but we know were not going the journey alone...

The most underrated group ever. Ever song on this album is classic.. Love them...just old guy who knows great music...

I first heard Of Monster's and Men in a restaurant. I asked the waiter who was singing. She cued in her iphone be and told me. Have love their songs ever since. I grew up in sixties and heard all the great bands, but these guys blew me away. Love original music. They are the most underrated band that I know of...

Every time when you have listened to an OMAM song: - Wait am i crying? No i'm not but i'm close to, why? Am i happy? Why do i feel so emotional? Wtf is happining with my mind?!!?

They are my favorite band... Their voices blend so amazingly, and they are very good at playing instruments... and their music is so meaningful ♥

These guys literally don't have no one bad song. Everything they making is majestic

This song is beautiful. I know it took me a while but I just discovered it in my recommended list and instantly fell in love with it. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. OMAM you're music is truly a work of art.

My favorite song on the album, is beautiful and I keep thinking that deals they want a new beginning a new life why risk everything to get it.

The beauty of their music brings tears to my eyes.

When I was listened this song for first time, feels like a stranger in a new world. A year later I can say that it still makes me feel exactly the same, greetings from Bolivia

2020 anyone? OMAM songs are on repeat now for me, RIP play button. Just tired of this whole covid situation affecting our lives, plus issues with the governments, racial discrimination, attacks on press freedom, hunger, ugh 2020 😭

Maybe it is talking about the dinosaur's extinction and Mom Dinosaur is telling his little boy to close the eyes and don't worry about the lights around them. As the meteorite falls to earth and the earth is shaking. They feel warm.

I'm looking for a place to start And everything feels so different now. Just grab a hold of my hand I will lead you through this wonderland. Water up to my knees But sharks are swimming in the sea. Just follow my yellow light And ignore all those big warning signs. Somewhere deep in the dark A howling beast hears us talk. I dare you to close your eyes And see all the colors in disguise. Running into the night The earth is shaking and I see a light. The light is blinding my eyes As the soft walls eat us alive.

This band saved my life, literally, especially this song

Whenever I listen to this album, I alway imagine each song being apart of a story being told. It follows a brother and sister; she’s a storyteller, enchanting her brother with tales about the creatures of their world in Dirty Paws. However, evil men are in the midst of conquering the land to exploit it for their own greed. In the King and Lionheart music video, they are separated from each other. The story then follows them throughout their long journey to be reunited, exploring the world and meeting its ancient inhabitants on the way. In the end, the fantastical creatures have been killed and world has been reduced to a wasteland. The story ends with Yellow Light, the song where the siblings finally meet again. The sister has been left traumatized by her journey and has lost all hope. But the brother comforts her, reassuring her that something can be made from the devastation. They then journey, this time together, to see where this new world will bring them.

This band...where do I begin. They have the vocal ability to make them sound vulnerable and youthful, but empowering. The songwriting is amazing and unique. I love the nature-inspired vibe they give. They have the power to make you cry or calm or feel chills or question your entire existence because of how they reach to your soul. Of Monsters and Men is incredible. They are a rare gem among music that just isn't so much music anymore, and the fact that OMAM isn't incredibly famous or extremely well known kinda gives me hope that the good music is reserved for those who look for it. OMAM is special to those who find it, and not to every other person. Thank you Of Monsters and Men for restoring my faith in music that is actually good and meaningful.

At 67 years old I find these guys to be top rate musicians

In the end, arent we all Monsters of Men?

I love these visualizer lyric videos. Even tho it's in a loop with a few things changing along the way, I feel like I'm being told a story within a dream. There should be an animated series based on these. I imagine a whimsical dystopian fantasy world.

this song has always always calmed my nerves, soul and thought process whenever i get to listen to it. to think i had to scourge my KZfaq history like crazy to re-find it is such a hallmark of its depth and legacy for me.

Many people interpret this song as a song about a war and bombings. I believe it is about an insane person. The girl is saying what she sees, and the boy is the voice in her head. "Running into the night, the earth is shaking and I see a light" strapped to a hospital bead, which is vibrating as it goes down the hall, and the soft walls of a padded cell feel like they are closing in on her as she goes deeper into insanity. notice how the boy said "the light is blinding my eyes" he is the voice in her head, but he is no longer calming her, he is seeing what she is seeing and is no longer supporting her, he is her. sorry if this was confusing, it's just what I feel

i was coming back from camping. It had been a long journey and we had been driving for the entire day, and it was late in the night. I was sitting in the passenger seat just watching the forest go past and slowly falling asleep. I put this song on and Wow Just with this song playing and watching the dark forests speed fast me gave some overwhelming sense of spiritual connection with nature. It was amazing like I was acctually looking at the spirit of the forest. Never had an experience like it. Amazing what music can do.

One of my personal favorite songs. Thank you, Of Monsters and Men

i showed this video to my 4 year old he was aweinspired by these creatures and the moon that is closer and the sun behind it. Then he asked me where are they. I told him may be there are on a planet billions and billion light years away in a distant part of the universe that we may never be able to to see or reach cause of the ever expanding universe or perhaps in a parallel universe. He's gonna be an astrophysicist now

OF MONSTERS AND MEN IS LIFE. sorry for the caps :p

Whenever I listen to this song I like to imagine a girl who woke up in a different world and she met a boy there and they became really close. Then she wakes up (when the light burns his eyes) and she keeps trying to go to that world but she never can. People call her crazy because she talks about him and then when she dies she finally meets him again(at the end)

Schönste Lied was ich jemals hören dürfte

I can't help but think about Little Nightmares when I hear this song! Both melody and lyrics remind me so much about it. Especially the end "as the soft walls eat us alive"

I saw them in concert in 2016 and it was so much fun. We almost got rained out by a really bad thunderstorm but as soon as it stopped thundering, the amphitheater was reopened and we all listened to this amazing music in the slight drizzle of rain. It was actually magical. They played this song at the end, when it was almost midnight and everyone was super happy but tired. It was one of the best days of my life.

This is the first time I've heard this song, it's not even halfway over and I'm already crying. And I came here from King and Lionheart, which always makes me cry. I've decided I need to listen to this entire album but I have to wait until I'm more emotionally prepared and not at work

That tune in the chorus is to die for... eery and haunting but calm and soft too. Oh and don't get me started on the visuals ahhhHHHHH

this song feels like a hug but it also needs a hug

Star Wars vibes galore! Exceptionally well made video, simple and powerful. Looks like Tatooine, or the planet Arrakis of the Dune series. Reminds me of Muad'Dib and the pleasure I had of reading the first books. Truly unique band, OMAM. Much love

Wow, this song (actually, this whole album) truly is an experience. I sort of fell into this weird daydream and didn't even realize that the whole other half of the song had NO lyrics whatsoever. o_o Just amazing.

It feels like I'm missing a place where I've never been

This ending of this song conjures that feeling or teetering on the edge of giving up but somehow, by some miracle, I am able to hold together and hold my head up. a kind of hope despite the world around falling apart.