Every time she asks, "is it ok if im close?" it makes me cry, because it seems like that question is a big theme in the song

adrianne quietly harmonising in the backround has in me in tears

this is like coco melon for the mentally ill

Older folks, who have lived a lot of life and heard a lot of music, covering younger folks’ songs, is the most beautiful compliment.

July 2nd. Morning. Sobbing. I don't wanna talk about anything.

i adore how shes sort of whispering the harmonies with you like she's absentmindedly humming her favorite song

i think i miss my dad

the little parts where adrianne joins in 😭

The girl recording and singing with him every now and then really brings it all together

I love Adrianne’s soft harmonisations. Tentative because she understands how delicate this special moment is and yet she cannot help but feel she becomes one with the music. Amazing.

idk why but the "i don't wanna be part of your fantasy, i just wanna be part of your family" bit made me cry out of nowhere. i love being a human i love being alive.

this cover gives me the same feeling of pretending to be asleep so you can be carried inside from the car when you were a kid. it's just so paternal and comforting and beautiful. 🤍

everything’s moving so fast that I realise I wish I was more prepared and I wish I did so many things differently and I wish someone taught me how to be grown

the way i was like oh the girl harmonizing sounds like Adrianne and then i realized it fully was

This is what it is to be human. To share art, to interpret it together. To watch something you love so dearly evolve and hear it from the mouths of others. This song is one of the most beautifully written pieces all around. Every cover I hear of it breaks my perspective of everything and I love it every time. I have so much love in my heart for Adrienne and for Steve’s wonderful cover and for anyone reading this. I have so much love and no idea how to spend it so I will share it and write about it even though it may never be understood. This is the human spirit. This is what it all means and I love you all.

"werent we the stars in heaven? Weren't we the salt in the sea? Dragon in her new warm mountain? Didnt you believe in me?" So heart wrenching

the fact she writes “wanna listen to the sound of your blinking, wanna listen to your hands south, listen to your heart beating, and listen tot the way you love’ is do powerful because she wants to listen to the little things. you can’t hear those things unless your close to them. and how she writes ‘weren’t we the stars in the heaven, weren’t we the salt in the sea’ she is saying weren’t we infinite. and that struck me. i love you adrianne

I like paying attention to the parts where she sings along, it seems like those lines must mean more to her

I always thought indigo was an interesting color choice to associate with fear, since indigo is a shade of blue and purple, blue=sad purple=starting anew, i thought that was really interesting. Then i realized indigo was the name of a person, and it was literal, and it made the song a lot more personal. I think its great with both interpretaions. Really brave to actually put her name in it.

there's something about a elderly guy singing a folk song that just rips my heart apart

i don't know what it is about this cover but this version really made me HEAR the lyrics

My dad always used to play guitar for me and my sister, he’d make up stupid funny little songs, but my mom always told me he would sing her favourite songs all the time. He passed away after Christmas last year from a meth overdose, I miss him so much, I wish he could play guitar for me again, I’m still learning guitar because of him, I love you dad.

chat i cant stop sobbing my lungs are running out of air why is this so comforting but sad and the cute wince he does when he gets the lyrics mixed up towards the end is so humane guys

16 years without my mum, 7 years without my dad. The rest of my family are far away from me, i’ve never felt so alone, my heart aches hearing “i just wanna be part of your family”

I feel like this song was meant to be played like this

I started crying when she sang with him a bit

The little looks he gives when he slightly messes up the lyrics and you can see him smile as he's being reassured off camera is a beautiful moment between two musicans.

there’s a moment when i need my dad and i just listen to this cover instead. i think i will be okay

Petition to get this on Spotify!

I'm not familiar with Steve Fisher, but damn this is a powerful, moving version of the song. Steve plays the song in a different key (to suit his voice), a different tuning (standard, with a capo, while Adrianne uses an open tuning), he changes up a lyric or two (e.g., "Listen to the sound of you breathing" instead of Adrianne's "blinking"), and he doesn't change up the chord progression during the chorus (while Adrianne switches things up during the chorus by starting on a minor chord). The song is so great that it retains its power despite these minor changes. In fact, both versions seem perfect. Thanks for sharing this.

this is absolutely incredible and this really shows how powerful adrianne is as a songwriter and how amazing this song is

I remember i read somewhere someone said this cover makes them think of a divorced dad singing about wanting their family back or something like that

feels like sitting on the porch with a fire going, my cousins and uncles and aunts are all over, my older brothers and my uncle are playing music and singing, and we’re all singing along. feels like growing up.

we are all getting this recommended now

he sounds like my papa who passed. this makes me happy to watch.

I miss when I was younger. When everything was easy, sweet, and uncomplicated. I miss my parents. I miss my siblings. And I miss my grandparents

i need this on spotify

This song brings me back to when I was a little, playing with my dad in the front yard of our house. I remember his big smile and how much he tried his hardest to be a good parent. I wish I could go back to those simple moments. My dad took his own life in Febuary and I miss him more than anything in the world. He was a such special and kind soul. I love you so much dad.

This shit breaks me down, the guitar, his voice, the lyrics, I need a good hug

I lost my favorite teacher, he was an amazing teacher, an amazing father, and an amazing husband. I remember how bright his smile was, how he'd push back deadlines and give me a second chance. His life was taken from him in a car accident at an intersection. I'll miss you Mr. Gauvey, we all will.

Reminds me of Ellie and Joel.

last year i watched this at a sleepover and had to go run downstairs and sob in the bathroom

Really feels like a intertwining of a father and daughter singing to eachother about their whole lives in just a couple of minutes

I cant stop violently sobbing whenever I hear this cover

The facr Adrienne Lenker (the writer of the song he's covering) is the one recording makes this even sweeter.

will i ever be cared for without asking for it?

last day of school was today. last summer being a highschooler

"lay in your lap while i'm crying ".... so vulnerable, for someone to see the tears stream down your face like a cold river (which may remind you of them), it's like stripping your soul naked. but you know what's the irony of it all? - the comforting arm is the one that hurt you in the first place, but oh the warmth of their fingers, the fleeting hope that everything will work out, when in the end, it's doomed to fall apart. since the beginning it was doomed to fall apart. but why try, you may ask? human nature does the wonders, that's why. it continues to fight even when the white, defeated flags are being waved from the other side and there's no more use of wasting your precious seconds. maybe, maybe in another universe i'd lie in your lap without crying, but in this one, i'll have to say goodbye, because my eyes are drying and cheeks are too red, if you touch them with your knuckles, your hand may burn up. and i don't want that to happen, such a fool i am, still caring about the possible pain to you i may cause. we would never be that lucky and you would not go against anything for me, but in the mere second i saw the glimpse in your eyes and I knew you were double guessing the fate. I knew it, the same way I have memorized your heartbeat, however, life got in our way, and you weren't strong enough to bring the swords and strike back. i'll catch you on the flipside. as for now, farewell, i will try my best to erase your touches on my skin and not search for you in every single crowd i might meet along the way. i could've loved you endlessly, i could've let you sleep in the car while I'd drive. I'd kiss your eyes too, tirelessly. Adrianne, this song is a gem. you cracked me up and unleashed the pain i've been trying to conceal, such a magic you carry with your mind and fingertips.

i just got broken up with and this has got me sobbing

this cover reminds me of ellie and joel from tlou

something about this video makes me feel alive, and helps remind me what I live for. I often wonder what the point of existing is if we all suffer so much, then I see videos like this and I’m reminded of the beauty of it all.

I love that she got emotional hearing it from another person singing it. Such a pure exchange of love and art.

need this on spotify so bad id fall asleep crying to it every night i love this cover so much.

This man is making the guitar sound like a fucking harp. What an incredibly intimate and raw performance of one of my favourite songs, just mind-blowing.

i don't know what to do with myself after hearing this

I love my dad so much

this is so beautiful. it has been 2 years since my partner passed away, and this cover is a great comfort to me. it reminded me of the days where we would sit in the warm sun and just enjoy each other’s company. i miss you, B.

as someone who never really get what it is like to have a active father figure in my life, thank you, i get it now.

BRB just moaning in pain and rolling around on the floor of my apartment

time is slipping through my fingers like the sand on a hot day by the beach where i used to run endlessly, it's elusive and unstoppable, and i cant catch it. it leaves only a memory of its warmth between golden specks that promise something bigger than everything.

Steve Fisher is the same man who wrote the poem in Wide Winged Bird. Obviously a deep and vast soul. Adrianne is a true scavenger for the hidden magic that persists in this world.

i miss her every passing day folks

this song hurts so much, its so beautiful

the subtle harmony just made me sob

this is the biggest heartache

I miss my grandma. I don’t wanna talk about anything.

the harmony on "Shoulder of your shirt sleeve slipping" is constantly replayed in my head, whether it's the cover or the original or I'm not listening to it at all. so beautiful.

imagine writing a song so gut wrenching that it makes people sob so bad, i know that because i am.

this makes me long for a grandfather i never knew.

This makes me think of Ellie and Joel 🥹

i am both irrevocably destroyed and whole again

THE HARMONY IM DEVASTATED

i have repeated this cover for days, my grandfather who passed used to play guitar and sing to me, this brought me so much comfort, it took me back. i miss him everyday, thank you for this.

Back in 2020, I had a major identity crisis, and my mental health was at an extreme low for the first time in my life. I was 12 years old. I became much too hard to handle for my dad, who believed that the life I was leading was my choice, I was ostracized from his side of the family on Thanksgiving of that year. I started reconnecting with him last year. The first time I'd gone back to his house for nearly three years, I noticed that there were no photos of me on the walls. My stuff had either been packed away in the garage or given away to my 5 siblings. This song reminds me so much of him, of my siblings, of my entire family who believes that I am at fault for not being apart of their family (I was 12). Now, at 16, I'm truly coming to terms with the fact that as much as I hate him, I still want to be apart of his family. I want my dad back. I don't really know why I'm writing this, but if anyone can relate, know it was never your fault.

"I was scared, Indigo, but I wanted to."

I miss my grandpa

Her voice fading in and out sounds so beautiful

if im still alive i will revisit this video 10/20/30 years later. and i hope by that time, I'll feel that this is all worth it... that being alive is actually lovely. i love this beautiful song :D

Werent we the stars in heaven? Werent we the salt in the sea? Hard to type when phone screen covered in tears

the country accent is what gets me. i grew up southern and abused. now i still live in the south but nobody here is southern like they were in virginia. the amount of nostalgia and emotion i feel is unexplainable. i need this on spotify

You managed to turn an Adrianne Lenker tune into a John Prine classic. Bravo!

I’m sitting here in tears at the harmonization

It’s hard to listen to this song without sobbing.

I had a fight with my mother last night, and she tried to slap me, but I didn't even let her touch me this time. Ever since I was young, whenever she was upset with me, she would physically hit me and mentally torture me. I just can't take it anymore. I'm trying to stand up for myself and find some peace, but I feel completely alone and unsupported. I'm so lost and overwhelmed that sometimes I just want to disappear. It's been so hard to find peace, and nothing seems to help. I don't know what to do anymore.

Listening to this for the 80th time today prob.

im sooo high i fucking love this video i cant stop crying over how beautiful people are i am so full of love i cant even explain thank u so much

this cover has changed my life. It literally made me bawl my eyes and made me think about love in a whole different perspective and trust. I don’t know how to explain this but, i feel like this cover when i’m someone i love deeply. I trust them with my whole heart. It’s beautiful just how people can just make beautiful things into more beautiful things. keep up the amazing covers 💗

The subtle harmonies AW WOW

she is one of the best songwriters alive i love u adrianne

This is truly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard please release it on Spotify please I’m begging you

My grandfather was a huge musician/guitar lover, he used to show me all his favorite musicians and talk to me about music, he told me he used to perform as a lead guitarist in a band, he loved playing guitar and had a collection of them. he used to tell me stories about how he was a heartthrob back in the day and i always used to say "uhuh. sure u were". He past away two weeks ago, i feel like he would've really loved this song.

this song, specifically this cover genuinely unlocks something so gut wrenching in me. i watch this video all the time and i literally sob like a baby everytime haha, so gorgeous, music is really so amazing.

Adriannes harmonies oh my god

I know this song is usually interpreted as romantic, but it’s very paternal for me. I had a choir teacher this year that helped me through so many mental health struggles, as well as being trans in a public school. At the end of the year, he had to change schools for his own mental health because he was giving his whole soul to the students and choir. This song makes me miss him and the way he made me feel like a little boy that I never got to be. I love you so much and miss you everyday.

I'm glad Adrianne was able to realize the power of the song by hearing someone else sing it to her, because that's how I feel every time I hear her sing it. Absolutely beautiful work

2:43 am july 5th. saw some pretty nice fireworks today!!! or rather yesterday 8:36 PM July 9th. Did my first cheerleading practice of the season!

something so special about this. brings humanity back to its roots; a dad singing to his daughter with a guitar. so moving.

I just feel so close to this version of the song

i love the little light harmonies from adrianne

i love how it’s her dad singing the song she wrote. shits beautiful man.