It’s been many years since I originally found this and it’s still one of the most chilling performances I’ve ever watched

0:54 Over a decade later and this song is still in rotation Glad Smash introduced me to this artist

still coming back to this, there's just something about meghann!!

I can’t stop listening to this song. It is both beautiful and haunting and Alex’s performance is captivating. I must know more about this show and hope that Alex is involved.

I keep coming back to this song both because of Alex Brightman's angelic voice and the beautiful story the lyrics tell. I love how it expresses the awe and wonder of the unknown, and I'm very curious as to what show this is from because I'd love to hear more ❤

When you get back And you’ve got time left on your hands Guess you drive around the lake Tires grazing the borderlands Of the shore that you wish You were sure was in De Moines Telling dad about the medals All the medals you enjoyed And I’d say “I won them all Except for one, dad Except for one I won every single medal Except for courage, dad Except that one.” Drive over to Sally’s Where she’s out mowing the lawn; Husband safe inside the house She’s got a lazy red blouse on And we’d stop, and we’d talk And I brag and don’t say anything about medals of valor; About medals of courage And she laughs, and we smile, and we sit for a while But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks, around us There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us Drive through a McDonalds Spending hours on the line Telling stories through the speakers Some demented kind of shrine And the voice says to cry, so you cry And you think about those medals of valor; Those medals of courage And the voice says to pay So you pay, and you leave But there’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us There’s no fireworks, no fireworks around us And all at once you're back In a lake around the world Your friend is drowning They go on drowning in a lake made of shit And you try to pull him out, and flares go off and colors fly And you reach to pull And you give up, and flares go off And he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he dies, and he But there are fireworks, fireworks around us There are fireworks, fireworks around us When you get back With more than time left on your hands And your dad’s been dead for years No one named Sally understands So you drive around the lake You were sure was in De Moines; Not thinking about colors, or any medals anymore

This is fantastic!!!!!!❤❤❤

Who knew a demon could have the voice of an angel?

can't believe a scott pilgrim musical is canon to the lore now lmaooo

still a master piece

Those snaps are beautiful

YoU'rE mY dReAm GiRl

I’ve been so obsessed with this song for the past few weeks

This is absolutely beautiful...

Is it your original song?

what is this song?? it's absolutely gorgeous, and his voice is perfect 😍

Will looks so good and sounds so good 😭😭

This song is stunning and Alex sings it perfectly

please pardon me for not knowing that lovely blonde-haired lady's name in the background, but the sheer adoration on her face throughout the entirety of alex's performance is utterly wonderful and totally relatable

What is this from?

I'm so used to his BEETLEJUICE voice, but this is really nice

I promise you at least 100 of these views are from me… I’ve been listening to it non stop! Absolutely in love with premise! Excited to see more!

I get such chills from this song; it makes me think about when I visited the Houston Space Center a few years ago, and damn near cried my way through the whole place. The absolute mind-bending awe of the universe, of space travel, of literally reaching for the stars as tiny, fragile human specs in this vastness of space... there's no words to truly describe it. But this song sure makes me feel it.

sheet music pleaaaaaseeeeee

WOW this song is gorgeous. Will there be a backing track of it released? AMAZING stuff.

This is how god sounds

Oh yeah... A new song for the list... Absolutely pay for a musical version of Scott Pilgrim with Will like protagonist...

Hi! Could you please post the performance by jessie shelton as well? I am in love with this song. Wonderful lyrics and tune...

How did you come up wirh this? Thanks for sharing and hope to hear from you.

I keep coming back to this video expecting it to have got 10k views or something by now. No idea why, it's one of the most beautiful songs and performances I've ever seen.

Studio recording soon please!

songs based off The Things They Carried are always my favorite songs, and this is no different. its a super good book (one of my favorites ive had to read for english) and i understand the lyrics so thats fun. ben's voice is also super good :-)

How do you pronounce zadek?

This is an absolutely beautiful song, thank you so much for sharing! <3

Wow, this is recent? It's beautifully composed and sung. I hope to hear more like this in the future !

Is this from something in particular?

Don't mind me, just loving how Will Roland sings and acts through the songs making me love the song even if its my first time hearing it-

His performances are just incredible ❤️

Alex has perfect voice for musicals! ♥

This really is incredible, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head

A Scott Pilgrim musical could never work, they wouldn't be able to blink for 2.5 hours 😂

god this might be one of my new fave songs of yours zack

This is really awesome! I’m very much excited to see where this goes!!!

Awesome

♥️

I love this❤️This is the first time I've watched this video, but I can relate to the lyrics

My heart 😔💔

What I barely got any the room where it happens....

i.... i think this is the first time i have ever heard benjamin fankhauser's head voice and my own two ears are SHOOK

LOOOOVE THIS!