Permafrost - (Laurena)

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13 жыл бұрын

Lyrics!
Itunes : dft.ba/permafrost
Amazon: alturl.com/7v9mz
Facebook ( has pictures of the set and stuff) :
/ laurena. .
Also: / stalledsatellites
Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like I am permafrost
Alone in the tundra and really lost
And to think that this is how I feel
Like the ground is melting and nothing's real
And in the taiga everybody knows
That you shouldn't wander where the hemlock grows
When the land is vast and the wind blow fast
Will you stay with me if the darkness last?
I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live
You say I'm breaking your friends heart
But meanwhile you're tearing mine apart
So stop asking me if she loves you back
If it's charm you have then it's courage you lack
But I want your love and I want it now
I'd ask you for it but I don't know how
I want to hold you tight and I want to now
I'd say I love you but I don't know how
It's done X2
And I remember when we rode the bus
Through the boreal forest and the winter musk
I put my head on your shoulder but you moved away
I said I wasn't tired anyway
And I pretended that I didn't care
But I hid a few tears behind a lock of hair
And I was tired and I needed sleep
So I swallowed my pride and I changed seat
Again
So I'd rather you make up your mind
A little faster, you're such a waste of time X2
And you wanted more but you needed less
'Cause you think that you're better than the rest
And I wanted less but I needed more
'Cause you left all I had on the forest floor
And In the mixed forest with the lakes galore
You always left me wanting more
And in the mixed forest with the lakes galore
You left my heart on the forest floor
I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live
© Laurena Segura 2011

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@taylorbyrd1328 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it funny, how this song was never a ‘hit’ that gets replayed on the radio or anything, but it’s occupied a small space in our minds all this time? And something brings us back here every so often. To listen. To reminisce. To remember. To feel. It’s like we all share a small little connection in that way. I don’t know when this song will rise to the forefront of my memory again, but until I meet you all again - I hope you find your peace in this world.

@BambiAtetheOreos 6 жыл бұрын

coming here 6 years later is kind of surreal not gonna lie

@robbiegoodfellow409 3 жыл бұрын

9 years for me

@robbiegoodfellow409 3 жыл бұрын

in fact ten....but last year doesnt count

@BambiAtetheOreos 3 жыл бұрын

9 this year for me too..... phew

@error.418 3 жыл бұрын

10 years next month

@NikkiTheOddity 5 жыл бұрын

Someone said the word “permafrost” today in class and my mind was immediately transported back here. I’m so glad it was

@hollygarfield123 Жыл бұрын

i think about this every time i hear boreal forest but that’s a problem because im an environmental science major

@TroyCottonJr 4 жыл бұрын

First here at 16-17 and am now 24 turning 25. This gives me nostalgia

@MZ4life 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime someone says the word permafrost, I’m transported back here, to the feeling I had when I first heard it, as if that feeling is forever stuck in permafrost itself.

@arielsilverman2252 7 жыл бұрын

I come back to this every now and then since John Green recommended your songs years ago. Still so wonderful in so many different lovely ways!

@arielsilverman2252 3 жыл бұрын

Still returning like daffodils to the sun!

@quinngauvin137 2 жыл бұрын

@@arielsilverman2252 Me too! It really is a wonderful song.

@TamesisShamlyn 2 жыл бұрын

every time I hear the word permafrost I come back here, I can't BELIEVE it's been ten years

@GallifreyanCat 2 жыл бұрын

Same :))

@lullation13 12 жыл бұрын

BE STRONG YOU CAN DO THIS

@btz888 6 жыл бұрын

Popped into my head as I drove to work this morning. 6 years later...

@DoubtingElms 10 жыл бұрын

half of the reason i adore this song is the fact that she's apparently trying to name as many biomes as possible in one song

@lullation13 8 жыл бұрын

You saw right through me

@leemurdock5222 10 жыл бұрын

You achieved what Steve Martin said was never possible...a sad banjo song. It is stunning.

@jagrubster 3 жыл бұрын

9 years later and I still know all the words

@jagrubster Жыл бұрын

11 years 😳

@ThankYouJann Жыл бұрын

It took me 20 minutes of searching for this song, giving up, and then the word permafrost slapping me across the face. Let this song never slip away from me.

@charleswheaton4057 4 жыл бұрын

I heard this song years ago when it got connected to the vlogbrotgers. I haven't even heard it for years and yet I still think of it quite often. Such a beautiful song. "Sometimes I feel like I'm permafrost..."

@Kioraxerxo 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I found this channel again. I remember watching this when I was 15. But I couldn't remember, all I had were images and feelings. I searched for this for weeks and I'm so relieved I found it again. It's like i rediscovered a part of myself I thought I had lost.

@merksmirs 9 жыл бұрын

Thought it was time for me to drop a comment cause I listen to this song every day but never actually say anything. I don't know whether it's entirely possible to have a favorite song, but I think this one might be it for me. I can listen to this song any time of day. I have some problems with anxiety and whenever I can't sleep because of that I listen to this song... Which means I fall asleep while listening to it almost every day. I love this song so much. It's special to me in a way almost no other song is and I have been consistently listening to it for years. I thought you might like to know that it's that special to some people

@hollygarfield123 3 жыл бұрын

it’s been 6 years

@merksmirs 3 жыл бұрын

@@hollygarfield123 it has, and I’m still here

@DaleksRuinedMyDay 3 жыл бұрын

This was uploaded almost ten years ago and I still love it today. Can't remember how I found it - maybe through the Vlog Brothers? I still remember this time. They may have not been simpler times, but it feels like it was. A beautiful song Laurena.

@edawhat3737 2 жыл бұрын

Here in 2022...the years start comin and they don't stop comin 😭

@inajefflymanner 8 жыл бұрын

This has been my favourite song for many years. I feel a little guilty though. When I'm asked about my favourite song I never mention this song. It feels too personal. Do you have songs like that? When you don't want to have a conversation about it. It seems to fit to you so well you worry about someone's opinion warping the songs effect on you. I think that's how to best describe that feeling... Anyway, for years later I'd like to say Thank You.

@fernautilus9863 8 жыл бұрын

I know exactly how you feel. It's like it becomes a part of your soul or something

@youvebeenbamboozled 5 жыл бұрын

I know this is a 2 year old comment but it's just too relatable for me not to comment. I feel this with many songs. This one because it's so nostalgic to me, every lyric feels so personal. Not only is the song beautiful to me but it reminds of a different time in my life. I just can't share it because it's too close a part of me. I hope Laurena knows what an impact this song has on me and others, it's the mark of truely talented songwriter.

@jkhaleel 13 жыл бұрын

"If it's charm you have, then it's courage you lack" My god you're brilliant. NEVER stop writing. The world would become a much sadder place...

@ghelaii22 10 жыл бұрын

nerd fighters anyone? :D i am on a vlogbrothers binge watch. :)

@Deathmonger 10 жыл бұрын

same here!

@ghelaii22 9 жыл бұрын

awesome nerdfighteria ftw ;D

@EllaMuersofNerdfighteria 8 жыл бұрын

+A Faith Nullas SUP

@eliwest3393 6 жыл бұрын

Hey! DFTBA, fellow humans.

@nathanielgoodwin8092 9 жыл бұрын

This better be in the Paper Towns soundtrack.

@sackclothandashes998 3 жыл бұрын

I still come back and listen to this song, even after all these years. So hauntingly beautiful

@emma123soup 5 жыл бұрын

me in 2011, never taken a spanish class: I wonder what she’s saying at the end me in 2019, with a BA in spanish: wow I can understand now

@honknoodle 4 жыл бұрын

what an oddly wholesome comment. btw, what does she say?

@emma123soup 4 жыл бұрын

@@honknoodle "Thank you for the maps, grandpa" (or "grandma?" the audio is fuzzy)

@413jmee 4 жыл бұрын

to anyone coming back to this in 2019, don’t forget to be awesome :) wow.. been a long time since i last said that.

@LolaLink 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how many times I've listened to this song over the last decade, across different countries and different lives.

@Voidmaster05 12 жыл бұрын

I cannot get tired of listening to this song, no matter how many times I play it. I just get lost in that world of evergreens, snow gently falling upon that meloncholy permafrost.

@mynameissarahred 10 жыл бұрын

I remember crying to this beautiful song in the winter of 2011.

@thingsivealwayswantedtodo 3 жыл бұрын

I discovered this song when I was in college 2011. And it's been 10 years since then. This song still hurts me. I hope you are all okay! *hugs*

@Mojoelize 12 жыл бұрын

This is one of the prettiest songs I have ever heard...beautiful instrumentation... such a beautiful voice and spirit should not feel lonely in a tundra like permafrost... this makes me want to just pick you up and carry you away into the sunset of eternity...!

@onlycasual1 6 ай бұрын

12 years, man does time go fast. I can't listen to this lovely song more than once a year or so, the melancholy I feel is too overwhelming.

@davidbeyer5912 10 жыл бұрын

Please keep sharing your music.

@blkfrhwk 7 жыл бұрын

still one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard

@ForeverStill2379 13 жыл бұрын

The fact that I have next to no voice left from a really bad cold cannot and will not stop me from singing along with this. It's too wonderful.

@fallingjupiter 12 жыл бұрын

The first week I got this song, I listened to it like a 100 times. And no, I didn't just leave it on repeat. I've memorized the lyrics, and I sing the song whenever I'm alone. It's just one of those peaceful songs that deserves so much praise. Thank you, Laurena!

@madisonearnest6795 9 жыл бұрын

I wish you would post more videos, you are really good.

@thingsivealwayswantedtodo 6 жыл бұрын

I've loved this song since 2012 ugh :< ANYBODY IN 2018?

@sunshinehasme 12 жыл бұрын

its really amazing how talented she is she could play guitar, banjo, 12 string guitar, accordion, french horn, can write incredible songs, and has a beautiful voice

@lurkingshadows313 12 жыл бұрын

Ravishing twist from everything you typically see. I simply adore this song. "Stop asking me if she loves you back. If it's charm you have, then it's courage you lack." Fantastic

@My5kmcnajnimp 10 жыл бұрын

You are very talented!!!

@BerglindLilja 10 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs :)

@GwendolynnBY 4 жыл бұрын

I still think about this song all the time

@DawnlessSkys 13 жыл бұрын

I think my favorite part of this song is how eloquent and intelligent the lyrics and music are. It's poetic how each word flows, but in a very personal, grounding way.

@kansalsid 8 жыл бұрын

Who is watching this in 2016. Anyone?

@ashlinnmyatt7168 8 жыл бұрын

+Siddharth Kansal Yes, always!

@ArandomNutter 8 жыл бұрын

+Siddharth Kansal Always

@ThursdayAtMidnight 8 жыл бұрын

+Siddharth Kansal I hadn't listened to this song in years, and then we were talking about biomes in class today and it reminded me...

@Bloodkenp 8 жыл бұрын

March, 2016

@Walderro 8 жыл бұрын

Me! I am still watching.

@Bloodkenp 8 жыл бұрын

She's on Spotify!! :O :)

@Gallifreak 13 жыл бұрын

I just keep coming back here over and over again.. Can't listen to this enough, it's so amazing.

@occlumencymaster 12 жыл бұрын

This song quickly rose to number one on my most played list in itunes. This song is legitimately fantastic

@MaddieColdplay 10 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!

@abc314pi 6 жыл бұрын

Maddie H Deffo, the beginning reminded me of Candles

@danyork1665 10 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful.

@Mx.Shyloh 10 жыл бұрын

I'm from a small town in a warm climate. Having recently moved to Finland this is helping me get though the change in culture, weather, and everything. Thank you.

@mandelthot7548 2 жыл бұрын

i still love this song

@xDrowningatsea 10 жыл бұрын

This should've been on TFIOS soundtrack, they're missing out.

@roshniajm 10 жыл бұрын

just another gift from tfios .

@1003pepe 7 жыл бұрын

Rosh Ny b

@minimarshmallow23 12 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear the line 'I know I have nothing to give so may as well give up and live' it sends a chill down my spine. Exactly how I've been feeling for the last 3 weeks. Downloaded on iTunes and currently playing on repeat.

@lullation13 12 жыл бұрын

@08hunnybunny80 Actually, permafrost occurs anywhere it is cold enough. Not just in the arctic circle. More than half of Canada's ground is permafrost ( according to Natural Resources Canada )

@YahyaKN 4 жыл бұрын

I was doing research for my school when I fell upon your amazing music. I was searching Vancouver Permafrost when I fell upon this amazing piece.

@TheAccelerated 10 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful roses resist to grow at mainstreet

@coen555 9 жыл бұрын

"Give up and live" Its sad but its my Tumblr Url and it has almost 6 thousand posts.

@ThatCrazyBookWyrm 4 жыл бұрын

I must have come back to this song hundreds of times, and I am forever grateful to John Green for recommending it to me. I especially love to listen to it when it's cold or dreary outside, because it feels like sinking into a warm and comforting place--even though the song is a bit sad, there's almost something soft and familiar about it. Maybe it's because this song has followed me for so many formative years of my life, from early high school to the end of college. Maybe it's because when I'm not in the best place this song has always met me right where I am. Laurena, I hope you know how talented you are and how much your music means to so many. Thank you for sharing this song, and for all the others you've given us

@mgpisces 11 жыл бұрын

Your gaze is so enchanting, it really draws the viewer in. You have the look of someone who had been hurt in the past, but you are still holding yourself together. Like you're holding back a wave of emotions just to share your story, this song. Its so powerful, and relatable...

@houneidabenmahidi6039 9 жыл бұрын

John Green is a genius.

@1003pepe 7 жыл бұрын

Houneida Malik

@fuckboi_killa Жыл бұрын

Certified Hood Classic

@talye05 12 жыл бұрын

These lyrics are so beautiful. Unlike a lot of the songs on the radio, this is truly poetry set to music. Thank you for sharing this.

@SchemingForFalcons 11 жыл бұрын

I have Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, and anxiety; because of this, I often find myself curled up into a ball somewhere, crying, waiting for my body to calm down and for the pain to stop. When I'm in situations like this, your music is literally the only thing that I can listen to calm myself down. Thank you so much for sharing your work with the world; it truly has changed my life.

@harrietmilton8397 9 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciate your choice of hat.

@EllaMuersofNerdfighteria 9 жыл бұрын

Harriet Milton IT IS EXCELLENT. Her talent and choice of hat equals so much awesome none of it can be quantified.

@harrietmilton8397 9 жыл бұрын

agreed

@jasmincuriel974 10 жыл бұрын

This song is just absolutely beautiful. I could listen to her voice all day!!!

@Apparoid 12 жыл бұрын

When I click on this video and see your eyes, and then you start singing, I melt. You're perfect Miss Laurena, never change please.

@mastigoz 13 жыл бұрын

im so excited about people loving the song ive been loving for a long time, this is how being a fan must feel like.

@kathrynberryca 13 жыл бұрын

she's even better in person. a truly gifted soul.

@thedualmobius 13 жыл бұрын

That is the most beautiful banjo playing I've ever heard. Never knew it could make that kind of music.

@TheWarnights 12 жыл бұрын

The beauty of this song has moved me to tears.

@arcticdeserts 12 жыл бұрын

Listening to this song so close to Valentine's Day has depressed me in the best way possible. Your music is beautiful and for that I thank you.

@FlyingTurtletastic 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful... haunting. I can NOT stop replaying this over and over again.. it's so full of depth and emotion. I just love it.

@JohnathanFisherLimdir 9 жыл бұрын

Your voice is absolutely beautiful. It reminds me of Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's voice from Of Monsters and Men

@sighcantthinkofaname 12 жыл бұрын

This is seriously one of the most enchantingly beautiful songs on my iPod

@christianr7374 4 жыл бұрын

7 years later, I still love it

@okayNOWpanic 12 жыл бұрын

I always end up coming back to this song, and it's always beautiful.

@DisciplineControl 12 жыл бұрын

Stress and dark Swedish autumn days can be hard to handle, but nothing helps calm me down and ease my headaches like your beautiful voice, so thank you!

@sophie33star 13 жыл бұрын

i have listened to this over and over again for the past hour

@dogfriends123 13 жыл бұрын

I never believed I could fall in love with a song about permafrost... until now.

@WingedPelican 11 жыл бұрын

I think I decided why I love your music: your melodies are simple enough that they're really "singable" and generally pleasant enough that I enjoy having them stuck in my head. But, you pair them with absolutely haunting (in the best way) instrumental harmonies. It works so well. Thank you

@kizuneko 10 жыл бұрын

This song is a staple for my Autumn and Winter playlists since 2011 ♥

@kmecameron 12 жыл бұрын

Your songs fill me with all sorts of FEELINGS. Thank you for existing, and putting pieces of yourself on the internet.

@kathleenday2656 9 жыл бұрын

This song is the only one I will listen to as I just went through a break up. My ex and I spent a lot of time in nature, in the winter, cross country skiing, traveling, and such. These experiences were so rewarding for me, and it made me associate him with these intense feelings of fascination, adventure, and intrigue. The downside is, he was emotionally distant, and instead of recognizing this and ending it, I only became more attached to him. Anywho, he ended up breaking up with me and I will never see him again. This is the only song I can listen to and process how I'm feeling about losing him. It wasn't love, but I am still feeling this gut wrenching feeling of loss, confusion, and isolation. I can picture us when I listen to this song. The imagery - where the land is vast and the wind blows fast - takes me back to our relationship, and the traveling we did, to places similar in geographic climate to your song. Ironic how the memories of these places now act as a metaphor for how I feel, like in the lyrics describe. Although you don't go into too much detail about your background with this person - the person on the bus, I think I'm feeling the same way you did. Although he didn't reveal this until after we broke up - he took forever to make up his mind about me. He wanted more from me but I gave him everything I could. All I wanted was him but I should've known I needed more than he was willing to give me.

@TubbsAdventures 11 жыл бұрын

Usually when I listen to music I have to do something along something while listening to it. But when I listen to this song I can't help but stop dead in my tracks and just listen. I love this song. It is very powerful. Thank you for creating it. Thank you.

@fruiTmajik 12 жыл бұрын

John, you own my soul for showing me this. Almost as much as Laurena for actually making it.

@coffeeandfeather 13 жыл бұрын

I know you've probably heard this a thousand times in the past few days, but you are amazing. Seriously, your talent transcends all words and every time I hear your music, I just sit back and think about how beautiful the world is. Thank you so much.

@dreadfulsorryclementine3369 4 жыл бұрын

Back in my senior year I'd listen to this song a lot with a close friend who resembled Laurena so much. She stopped being my friend in college and I never really got over it so I come here for feels.

@Meggerz46 12 жыл бұрын

Just bought this song on iTunes!! I'm obsessed and needed to be able to listen to it as I walk to class. I've shared this song with all my friends and am hoping they'll quickly become addicted, too. : )

@BlazingGrace96 9 жыл бұрын

still one of my favorite songs. just beautiful!

@lr758 12 жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how many times I have listened to this song. Amazing!

@MCheekyBrunette 12 жыл бұрын

I literally just sit in my bedroom and cry to this for hours. Ugh. Story of my life, I feel like permafrost. Excellent job! You've inspired a TRILLION stories on my part!

@Sporesmore 12 жыл бұрын

It really annoys me how this does not have more views. Because this song is magic and my favourite find of the year. Montreal Talent FTW!!

@immaru 13 жыл бұрын

This. This is what KZfaq and Nerdfighteria are all about. A matter of days ago, this girl's amazing talent was relatively unknown and unappreciated. Simply by entering a competition and being recognised by one person - John Green - she is now the talk of KZfaq and her voice is etched on the walls of our brains and her words are engraved unto our hearts. This makes me happy. Everyone, especially you, you wonderful, talented girl, DFTBA.

@SQUIRRELSONASTICK 12 жыл бұрын

I can't think of a better way to spend Esther day than listening to this song with the people I love. Thanks for the awesome music. DFTBA.

@nerdquest116 13 жыл бұрын

Girl. you just made a banjo look extremely elegant. You're that amazing.

@PineappleRiot 12 жыл бұрын

As a failed teenage musical artist I have to say that I am incredibly Jealous of your talent, your beauty, and your success. You deserve it. This is an incredible song.