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From Porter’s interview with popjustice “It’s about someone who’s stuck and trying to leave - but it’s scary trying to leave. It’s a representation of being stuck in this little studio: being creatively stuck, and the darkness outside the garden is representing the uncertainty of life outside your routines. It’s about taking a leap of faith towards a healthier and more balanced situation.”

To me, this video so accurately depicts what it feels like to stay so long in your comfort zone that it starts to lose its appeal, until you discover how scary yet liberating it feels to step outside.

The immense sadness in the line "hoping made you hurt more" hits deep

When your pc only loads one chunk of your minecraft world.

Genre: Porter Robinson

overananalyzing this song, the video and chord progression's relationship, 3~5 min read i think The box is a representation of the "comfort zone", the area that most people are most comfortable with working in. Although in this video it is represented as a small miniature forest... [cont.] quote from another comment: "Porter talked about how life was growing stale and horrible in the pursuit to make new music. He would cut out most aspects of what a "normal" life would be with the belief to have the firm identity as a "musician." However, this cycle of waking up, going onto the computer to attempt to make music for 10 hours and going back to sleep, made finding inspiration to make music even harder. What he normally considered his creation bubble of his studio quickly became a rotting forest. So, when he decided to chill out and try new things in life, that's when creation once again sparked in him, with this newfound appreciation of the world around him, and the spark from that became Nurture." TL;DR: this song is about stepping outside of your comfort zone and discovering something new, and reflect porter's own experience of this cycle. anyways, during the first half of the song, the song uses a main chord progression:(e flat major) IV, III, VI, II, VI. this represents the cycle, the "comfort zone", and even as the music, which initially is upbeat, the song itself goes through 4 of the 5 stages of grief: 1:54 represents denial, with the literal cry for "help" and the moaning vocal samples. Porter looks around in his area, looking for sources of inspiration inside his comfort zone, but fails to do so. This is also the first time he reaches outside his comfort zone. 2:19 represents anger, the kicks and the relatively rough sounding synth express the frustration that comes with not being able to make songs. 2:35 represents depression, which is shown by the lack of other instruments, leaving only a piano and the vocalist. In the video, we see porter lying down, and reevaluating his past decisions, just depression in general 2:47 represents acceptance, where some. of the instruments join back in, and porter in the video makes up his mind to step outside his comfort zone. This is also the segment in which Porter stand up, having made up his mind, and steps outside the box that trapped him in a fixated bubble of thought. After this segment, we are met with the second chorus, which reuses the elements of the previous chorus, but changes the chord progression to II, III, IV, V. This marks a big change in the song and can be seen as a revelation of some sorts to Porter. He then continues to expand outside his comfort zone, and the song continues to expand in depth as Porter adds more and more "layers" to the song. After he accepts that his comfort zone was not the best place to have been writing songs in, Porter embraces change and is rewarded with newfound inspiration.

Porterさんへ 初めまして、有村(arimura)さんのブルーハムハムを見て日本から来ました。 素晴らしい曲ですね。 昨日から何回も聴いています。 あなたの努力が実りますように。 日本から応援してます。

Something Comforting it's the biggest "you'll be okay" message life has ever send to me. I'm keeping these lyrics in my heart, and also the feeling of it breaking into pieces ever single time I hear "Oh, there must be... Something wrong with me", that line, I can't help but break dome into tears, at first it was like sadness, recognition of my emptyness, but then it became subtle, less negative, like if I were saying that to myself, comforting myself exactly. I admire Porter for his ability to create such personal and powerful songs. Each one of them, since the beginning, they all feel like he's hugging us. Like he's there for us. Love you Porter, so excited for the waiting.

*get your wish mv comes out* Porter: "Want to see me make you cry?" *something comforting mv comes out* Also Porter: "Want to see me do it again?"

洋楽を現地の人の言葉のニュアンスで受け取れることって少ないと思うけど、好きなアーティストが親日家で自身で和訳を付けてくれるとアーティストの考えだったり伝えたいことがクリアに伝わる気がしてすごい聴きやすい

“If I send this void away, have I lost a part of me?” That line really sets this song up for me. I have BPD and I’m on the path to getting better, but giving up on my suffering, the emptiness, it feels wrong because that’s what I know. I love this song because it’s sad yet hopeful, and that’s how I feel. Thank you, Porter. I’m glad that you made this song, it helps. It’s something comforting.

Sorry for poor English. I'm Japanese but recently I really liked Porter Robinson's songs:-> When I heard that you liked Japan, I liked it even more. I'm rooting for Porter Robinson!! Sorry for the long sentence.

my mans just trying to plant shit and enjoy nature then has a divine intervention

I'm japanese.I am leaning to make music.I want make music like this.

Male voice : Porter Robinson Female Voice : Porter Robinson 🔥

This video is a perfect representation of Porter's journey; Every day in this miniature forest of his, he woke up, did his daily routine, and even as the forest was burning day after day, he still insisted on the same daily activities. However, when he finally took the step outside the forest, a whole world opened up in his mind, which helped open his eyes about his daily routines. When he finally escaped the forest, he became immersed in a whole universe of inspiration and beauty, leading him to instead wake up in a huge world of endless possibility. Porter talked about how life was growing stale and horrible in the pursuit to make new music. He would cut out most aspects of what a "normal" life would be with the belief to have the firm identity as a "musician." However, this cycle of waking up, going onto the computer to attempt to make music for 10 hours and going back to sleep, made finding inspiration to make music even harder. What he normally considered his creation bubble of his studio quickly became a rotting forest. So, when he decided to chill out and try new things in life, that's when creation once again sparked in him, with this newfound appreciation of the world around him, and the spark from that became Nurture.

I love that Porter basically collaborated with himself on the vocals😌

hey you, yeah you scrolling through the comments. crazy to think about how much we’ve been through right? just know you’re loved, you’re amazing, and i’m so glad you’re here to share this song with me 💚

SOSOからきました。カッコいい。てか歌詞がいい

The glitchy visuals remind of a simulated world like in Shelter Honestly this looks amazing The music video definitely did this song justice

I'm liking this "isolated world" vibe for these mvs, and how whenever Porter steps outside of it, everything collapses

1:14 ブルーハムハムから来ました。 爽快感がある素敵なメロディー！！好きです！

何やろこの非現実てきな開放される疾走感、 目を閉じたらZONE入るはこれは

Electronic music history is being made in front of our eyes.

To be honest, I have a kind of a personal attachment to this song. When this song was released, I was listening to it like crazy. A few days after it was released, my dad died in an accident. I was so sad and still is. I felt like it was the end of the world. But then I suddenly remembered this song. This song became like a tool that helped me get through the tough time I was going through. This song makes me happy and sad at the same time that I just can't explain it. That's the reason why I love it. I feel like that this song is there for me whenever I need it and I just can't stop binging it now. THANK YOU PORTER FOR HELPING ME GET THROUGH A TOUGH PART OF MY LIFE

小さなシンセサイザーから来ました アニソンのようなEDMのような…中毒性が凄い

Porter Robinson's music is basically glitch in the matrix but calm

That's the She Heals Everything pose!!

*porter releases a new song* fans, five minutes after: *writes 100-page theory novel of porter's entire life* how many bugs crawled on you while filming this?

Okay let’s get that album now yeah it’s been long enough

This video actually represents someone being in their own view of their comfort zone when they are stressed or depressed. The longer you stay in the comfort zone, the more it will start to lose its appeal. That is why the forest started to die away. As soon as your comfort zone dies away then you will have to face your stress and fear alone without anything to support. That is what 3:02 was trying to show you when you have to face stress without using your comfort zone. This is my opinion about the video.

Get your wish was 'Water' Something comforting is -Grass- 'Earth' Does that mean the next song in the album's gonna be fire?

feel like the square surrounded by nothingness resembles the time he felt stuck with his music and in the end where he’s lying in the grass he’s free of all that but idk maybe its something completely different bc this is porter we’re talking about

"Cause getting made you want more, and hoping made you hurt more" *hits home*

To me, this song has always been about depression. The void that opens up in your heart... after a while, it becomes a part of you. Trying to get better, to find hope in your future can feel like trying to abandon that part of yourself, like you're losing part of yourself. But years later, I can say that's not the case. That void is still sort of there... I don't think it will ever leave, but it isn't hostile anymore. It's there whenever I see someone struggling to get up in the morning, and it helps me be kind. It helps me understand I'm not alone, they're not alone and we all need help sometimes. It helps me reach out a hand and say the world really isn't as bad as you think. It helps me smile, and say something comforting :)

This must be about being creatively stuck. He couldn't get a bite on his fishing rod (no new ideas) and he also lost his watering can so he couldn't *nurture* the life around him that he already got. It isn't until something goes out of the square that he experiences something new (the floating scenes), and before stepping out he looks up at the only full grown tree one last time (Worlds).

This just made the quarantine way better

この曲聴くと怒りや悩みがなくなる

日本に来てくれて、本当にありがとう。

I feel like the square represents the false fulfillment he has garnered from his music career. Kinda how he needed the "glory" to remain happy with his life. And that became a source of fulfillment that slowly began to fade as you can see with the vegetation burning to nothing. And to me, the ending represents the true happiness he has found, where the square only exists as a faded memory in his mind.

You know Porter, I doubt you'll ever see this, but I feel like I just needed to say this to someone, whoever's listening out there. The first time I ever heard this song was probably one of the most emotionally distressing days of my life. I'd spent the entire day arguing with my parents after getting dragged into some argument they were having that morning. Hours later they were telling me that they couldn't stay in the same house anymore and that me and my siblings (one of which is only 11 years old. I'd tried comforting her but she was just destroyed) had to choose who they were going to live with. I begged them not to force us to choose something like this. I just wanted them to stay together. After a while I just couldn't handle being around them anymore, so I left to my room and cried into a stuffed platypus plush while they continued arguing in the living room. After writing out my last words to my sisters so that I would know what to say to them if we weren't living together anymore, I got a notification for this video, and I've got to say, the timing couldn't have been any more perfect. I listened to this a couple of times to try to calm myself down a little, and even though I continued to cry for a long time, and I had to take multiple days off of school because I just couldn't handle being around my classmates in that state, your music was just, for lack of a better term, comforting. Luckily, my parents decided not to split up a few days later, though all of us aren't exactly on great terms right now. I just wanted you to know that. Even if you never read this. Your music has provided me some relief in a very tough time in my life. So, thanks man. You're an amazing artist. EDIT: I'm doing a lot better now than I was back when I first posted this, and I've left an update further down in the replies (well KZfaq's being weird so I actually had to add it to the end of this comment but nevermind that). I cannot begin to express my gratitude towards the now thousands of people this comment has reached (I really didn't expect that kind of response when I first posted it, maybe two or three replies at most!) I'm so grateful that Porter's community is so supportive and encouraging. Really, your kind words really helped reinforce to me early on that other people do have the capacity to care about my problems. Keep being great everyone, your words mean more than you know! I've decided to leave this comment here as a reminder to myself how far I've come, and as a reminder to others reading it that suffering is natural, but it doesn't devalue or define you like I'd first thought of myself. Your life can get better no matter where you are now. Even if it takes a while, I guarantee you it's worth it. UPDATE: I've been wondering just how to respond to all this for a while now, but now feels like a better time than never, so here I go. I wanted you all to know that, overall, my life's a lot better now than it used to be. I've reconnected with a lot people I care about and have received the kind support and encouragement I've really needed to begin healing and moving past some of the more unsavory parts of my life so far. Not to say I have no problems at all of course, there's been plenty more I've had to deal with than what you see in that original comment, but at the very least I finally feel like I can handle my own issues for the first time in my life, and for once my future's looking brighter than my past. I've moved out of my parent's house, I'll soon be graduating high school, I'm coming up on finishing a few personal writing projects that I'm very satisfied with, and without going into too much detail, I'm beginning to finally come to terms with some personal identity stuff that I'd been taught to hate and repress all my life. I'm sorry if any of you have been worried about me after all this time, but I hope you can see this now so I can let you know that your reaching out to me here wasn't in vain. Really, this is probably some of the most genuine care and concern I've ever received. I hope you all know that it's people like you who've helped to keep people like me going all this time. Without the encouragement from all of you thousands of people, I might not even be writing this update. I love all of you beautiful people, Thanks for caring :')

Man this hits different when you're burning out.

なんかめちゃくちゃ懐かしい気持ちになる… こういう感じの電子音楽もっと知りたいな

2021 : Every anime intro song is made by Porter Robinson.

it has reference to shelter, some parts are kinda biblical, we are in a story as it connects with "Get your Wish" as well. alluring, love it.

いい曲、いい歌詞。 SO-SOのcoverから来ました。

reminds me of my situation with one of my now ex close friend. fits perfectly, the more i got hurt by him the more i wanted it, i really craved staying by his side but to him i was just a side-friend, i knew that ever since the beginning. after a while i started to realize that i would feel guilty for being asleep while he was awake, because i missed the time we could spend together while he never even cared whenever something bad happened to me, never asked me if i needed him by my side, always just told me not to be emo or things that just belittled the pain i felt. the more i hoped for it to get better, the more it hurt me to the point i'd just think about being worthy of nothing. the more i wanted him to be kind to me, the meaner he got. the more i wished for, the less i got. i finally told him a few days ago, but it hurts a lot, everyone tells me it was an online friendship but it just stings. now i know he never cared about me, i hope i can get over it soon. i always knew he never cared about me like i cared about him, but it hurts, it hurts so much to know he never cared while i always hid my pain to talk to him a little bit more, a little bit more time to spend together and i can't even stop being gloomy, i'm stuck between being angry and sad it hurts too much and it feels like he has died instead, knowing i won't be able to talk to him again hurts so bad but i didn't have any other choice, if i stayed i'd have lost my mind. there really must be something wrong with me, missing him even after he's made clear he doesn't care and ironically i had this song in the playlist i made for him a few months ago, the playlist he's never listened or commented on to, and now i'm listening to it on repeat for his sake. i still care about him nevertheless but i really hope the pain goes away

Old Porter: Falling Girls New Porter: Falling ME

1:17 So basically, the Shepherdess Live visual was a foreshadow to this Music Video. Porter really out here playing 4D chess with us

こんなに透き通った曲は初めて リピートが止まらない

もっと早くこの曲に出会いたかった。

Didn't know porter's fans were all authors.

Porter: Prepare to cry Now make it double

my 2 day old goldfish after i forget to feed it: 1:19

I'm 33 and I'm going through a really rough time in my life, many times I just wanted to give up but I'm fighting!!! This is the second song of Porter Robinson that had me crying!!!! Your music is really amazing and it touches my heart and I really needed to get that stress out... Thank you for opening up your world to share with us !!!

This song said “everything’s going to be fine” in 10 different languages to me. Thank you porter

1:17 I love how that looks like a direct reference to the Interlude of Worlds Live

Checking this out for the first time. I’m glad people are still writing real music.

サビんとこorangestarの快晴みたいで好きやなぁ

When you realize the girl voice you've been hearing is just his voice high pitch

Video: Plants a tree All of the chat: ANIMAL CROSSING VIBES

生産と虚無の間にあるのは、いわば詩をも燃え尽くす情熱だったりするんだろうか。

This tune's something comforting.

“So how is the quarantine going”. Me: 0:01

Sad Machine and Shelter were the inspiration for a book I’m currently writing, so I have to thank you for that

so-soから✋

whos here in 2024 and still listening to this song? it still resonates with me even after loss and gaining what I wanted losing it all and getting it all back. hope this new year finds you all well. love and respect

Get Your Wish - Water Something Comforting - Earth Should we expect a fire and air one next?

This song is perfect to listen to in self isolation 💙💙💙

いまめちゃくちゃハマってる曲第1位

I lost my dog a few hours ago as of writing this. This album was the first place I went to comfort myself. Thank you Porter, and everyone who worked on these songs, for making my life a bit more bearable :')

The message I got from this song is that he was in a "comfort zone". The more you stay in your comfort zone, the more it actually withers you away. It is never good to stay just within the confines of whats comfortable to you. You have to take risks, face that anxiety and push through. In this case, jump out of your comfort zone. In the end, it may lead you to something much more vast and beautiful then you could possibly imagine.

I love his natural elements themed videos. Before the ocean in "Get your Wish" (for water), now the forest in "Something Comforting" (for grass)

1:14このあたりからのメロディーを聞くと、少し前の日本の曲を連想しそうなんだけどなんの曲か思い出せない… 何にしろこの曲調好き

This album saved me from post partum depression. Thank you.

リピート止まらん、電子音と自然をこんなに上手く融合させられるの天才でしょ

If you want to sing with me during the premiere, here are the lyrics: If I send this void away Have I lost a part of me? When you wake, you're bargaining For the promise to come back 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me And getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Take what you want, but you're tied by the tooth Wasn't it meant to relieve you? So suffer the signs that you needed to change Heed all the ways you'd been thinking 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting Something comforting And hoping made you hurt more Oh, there must be Something wrong with me 'Cause getting made you want more And hoping made you hurt more Someone tell me Something comforting Oh, something comforting

Hi Porter, I just want to let you know that you're a brilliant musician. Your ability to mix EDM with deep and meaningful message is hard to find nowadays. Keep up the good work Porter!

Sometimes, we exhaust all other choices before we make the one we don't want to take... Even if it has the best outcome.

I'm a mid aged jobless guy who lost his career for over 3 years because of mental illnesses and diagnosing anxiety disorder......first I want to say sorry that a loser like me love this song......and secondly thank you for making this beautiful comforting song.... :)

I think the video is a beautiful representation of the feelings conveyed in the track. I loved the scenes where you were suspended in the air, that looked so cool!

the aesthetic of this entire album is crazy good maybe i'm just in love with the blue sky and green grass stuff just like houseki no kuni

nurtureのレコード買いました。毎日聴いてます最高です。

My music teacher: what's your favorite music genre? Me: Porter Robinson

I got to know your song on a channel called "有村泰志 / Arimura Taishi". I can't convey all my thoughts because I can't speak English, but I'm so happy to know it even late.

一年近くこの曲にはまり続けてます(笑)！音の一つ一つの世界が大好きです！

This dudes whole discography is so cohesive, and that is the truest thing you'll read all day.

The world needs something comforting right now. God bless you

Wow, in my opinion, the beginning parts, he grows himself and his music and is trying to find himself. And during the part where he’s suspended with the sky, he feels like he’s writing the best music he could, but when it’s the dark stormy weather, it’s the depression setting in and then the screen is a blank canvas for him to restart. And then nurture happens!! Love you Porter, really needed this

Porterさんの曲はどれも、暖かい気持ちになります！

Finally, finally after a year, I quit my comfort zone job. Feeling anxious, guilt, confuse, fear. But I knew this comfort zone will kill me, I need to make the mistake I do now, give myself a lesson, force myself go out to adapt and be better. Let's hope theres something comforting out there for me.

Wow the new Animal Crossing graphics are so realistic :0

ブルーハムハムから来ました。 とても素敵な曲だと思います。

There just this sense of familiarity with this video. As if it’s been a part of me this whole time.

So-so(Japanese beatboxer) covered this song, so I came here. I love original too! Sorry for my poor English. I was moved😌

Portal Robinson: does anything Everyone in their sane mind: I LOVE IT

小さなシンセサイザーから来ました。ポップなメロディーが寂しさとか美しさとか色んなの含めて表現されてるなと思いました。（あくまで自己解釈です😅）いい音楽に出会えました。ありがとうございます

I’m Japanese.Your music is very nice.Its cool.Thank you.