Don't worry about crying, Steven himself calls this one of his most depressing songs, and that's insane considering his catalogue.

It is so sad. Never fails to make me cry. But I really like how Steven Wilson ends these sad songs. They almost always end with hope. Some kind of hope within the darkness. I really appreciate that.

The song is from the album Hand.Cannot.Erase which is a concept album that focuses on human isolation from family, friends and colleagues. Steven Wilson was intrigued in the true story of Joyce Carrol Vincent. A lady that removed herself from society due to depression and anxiety and ended up dying in her own apartment from natural causes with no one noticing for 3 years. It was only when her landlord decided to evict her due to failed rent payments that her body was finally discovered. Steven wanted to address in his music that people in large metropolises with high population densities can easily go missing and be lost to family, friends and colleagues due to the business of life. With the song Routine, Steven also want to demonstrate this isolation to people who have suffered personal loss.

I loved your reaction. You "got it" almost immediately. A heartbreaking story, beautifully told. Bloody masterful xx

Steven Wilson is a true master. His videos are outstanding and his music? Man... seeing it live is something to behold! There is also the game called "last days of june" that uses his songs and is a lovely and heartbreaking story. PS: I knew this would be hard on you

"Happy Returns" struck me the same way... I've been separated from my sister and from majority of my relatives for a long goddamn time, and I barely even know my niece. Steven Wilson just has a knack of founding my emotional weak spots.

This is a wonderful and honest reaction to a beautiful and devastating song. Thank you.

Steven "Midas" Wilson is a genius... and great video.. you have sensibility.. hugs from Rio.

I cried like a baby the first time I saw this, and I was too thick to realise she hadn't just lost one child, but her WHOLE family including her husband, but watching your reaction and then going back and reading the headlines on that newspaper cleared it up for me.. Thankyou for appreciating this masterpiece. 💜

Yep, that's Steven Wilson for you right there. If you want more positively depressing songs from him, try "Ride Home", "The Raven that refused to sing", or even "Heartattack in a Layby"

The first time i watched this video i qept like a baby. For like 15 minutes straight. SW is a genius

Thanks for your music Steven Wilson. Porcupine Tree and your solo career are always on my top lml

That was really hard to watch. The song and the video are extremely sad, but your reaction made it even more real, Z. This songs is part of a concept album. Hand. Cannot. Erase. loosely based on the true story of a woman who died and no one in her life noticed it and they didn't find her body until three years later. It's heartbreaking. The album is really sad and emotional, but beautiful. You should check (reaction or not) Ancestral from the same album, it has some metal in there too.

"Amongst the hundreds of songs I have written over the years, 'Routine' has a very special place. It's a deeply sad story of loss and denial, but at its conclusion the clouds lift and there is acceptance at least. Having worked with her on 3 previous videos, I knew as soon as I wrote it that it was perfect for Jess to do something amazing with. Even then nothing prepared me for the organic beauty and power of the film she made, a painstaking labour of love that took her months to produce. When we play the song live I look out into the audience and see people swept away with emotion at the combination of music and animation. To find poetry and beauty in sadness is a wonderful thing I think" Directed by Jess Cope www.owlhousestudios.com

Wonderful song. A masterpiece video.

Sad and wonderfull.

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Now you made me look at the video and pay attention to the lyrics. It's beautifully painful

I cry each time I see this awesome video.

Steven Wilson is a master craftsman...

Your reaction is priceless. I love it

Steven Wilson - Drive Home and The raven that refused to sing.

It drove me to drink and smoke too.

Damn.. watched this and my first son is about to be born...that's hard

Please take care of your self mam.. I lost my father and grandfather with in 6 months it's very hard to believe.. There is a proverb in our region which says.. Living life is false truth and death is bitter truth..... Now I am having full responsibility on my shoulder at the age of 19

Along with Gilbert O Sullivan singing Alone Again Naturally this is probably the saddest song ever. You got the full experience by watching the video. You know the lyrics are sad but they don't explain the whole story.

Steven Wilson songs are like a "hot pepper challenge" for emotional songs! How much can you take?! You should also check out "Drive Home" or "The Raven that Refused to Sing" both with videos created by Jess Cope for Steven. Very emotional, very beautiful!

I love how this destroyed you, lol! It destroyed me too! Hugs. Watch The Raven that refused to sing, also by him, with animation.. Also very sad..

Wilson is so intense

I've watched the video 6 times and I cried 6 times. Male, 48 years, 3 kids, divorced not gay.

Almost? Hell, I'm a grown man and can't get through this without wiping tears away. I guess that makes you a decent human being. They seem to be in short supply these days.

Almost cried??? I need to check my spine. I'm a wreck.

Have you done any porcupine tree? That's steven Wilson's long time band. They were a progressive rock/band

Triosphere/virgin ground/track please.

React to Drive Home, Steven Wilson