Walking Scott Street, feeling like a stranger
With an open heart, open container
I've got a stack of mail and a tall can
It's a shower beer, it's a payment plan
There's helicopters over my head
Every night when I go to bed
Spending money and I earned it
When I'm lonely, that's when I'll burn it

Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?

I asked you, "How is your sister?
I heard she got her degree"
And I said, "That makes me feel old"
You said, "What does that make me?"
I asked you, "How is playin' drums?"
You said, "It's too much shit to carry"
"And what about the band?"
You said, "They're all gettin' married"

Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?

Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

Anyway, don't be a stranger
Ooh
Ooh
Anyway, don't be a stranger
Ooh
Ooh
Don't be a stranger
Ooh
Ooh

Overall Meaning

The "Scott Street" refered to in the first line of Phoebe Bridgers's song Scott Street, is located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, and it used to be one of Bridgers's regular walking routes. She has explained that the song is largely autobiographical and that she wrote it about her life in Echo Park. The opening lines "Walking Scott Street, feeling like a stranger, with an open heart, open container" set a somber tone for the song. Phoebe is walking around her own neighborhood, but even still, she feels like a stranger. She has a "tall can" in hand, which is perhaps reflective of the aimlessness and despair she feels.

The chorus "Do you feel ashamed when you hear my name?" could have a few interpretations. It could be that Phoebe feels like she has nothing to show for herself, so she's asking if people feel sorry for or embarrassed by her. Alternatively, it might be reflective of the tumultuous relationships she has with people in her life; Phoebe Bridgers has shared in interviews that she's had a difficult time maintaining her friendships because she feels very lost and aimless, which can be hard for other people to understand or empathize with.

In the second verse, Bridgers is having a conversation with someone she ran into who she hasn't seen in a while. She's trying to make small talk and asks about their sister, who got a degree. It's a very normal conversation but it makes her feel old, and she wonders if they feel old too. She also asks about playing drums, but the response she gets is almost dismissive; the person she's speaking to immediately replies that it's too much work to carry equipment around. Later, they mention that members of their band are getting married, but again, the tone isn't celebratory - in fact, it seems like the person is almost resignedly listing off these events. It's clear that the conversation isn't going anywhere, and Phoebe seems to feel that the disconnect between her and the person she's talking to is overwhelming.

Line by Line Meaning

Walking Scott Street, feeling like a stranger
Taking a stroll down Scott Street, but feeling like I don't belong

With an open heart, open container
Walking with an open beer and an open mind

I've got a stack of mail and a tall can
I have both important mail and beer with me

It's a shower beer, it's a payment plan
This can of beer is both my relaxation and reward for working hard

There's helicopters over my head
Every night, I hear helicopters in the sky

Every night when I go to bed
This happens every single night

Spending money and I earned it
I spend the money I worked hard for

When I'm lonely, that's when I'll burn it
I tend to spend money when I feel lonely or sad

Do you feel ashamed When you hear my name?
Does my name bring you shame or negativity?

I asked you, "How is your sister? I heard she got her degree"
I asked about your sister and her educational achievements

And I said, "That makes me feel old" You said, "What does that make me?"
I feel old hearing about her achievements and you must feel even older

I asked you, "How is playin' drums?" You said, "It's too much shit to carry" "And what about the band?" You said, "They're all gettin' married"
I asked about your drums and your band members and you replied negatively to both

Anyway, don't be a stranger
Let's stay connected

Ooh
Vocalization

Anyway, don't be a stranger
Let's stay in touch

Ooh
Vocalization

Don't be a stranger
Stay connected

Ooh
Vocalization

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Marshall Kenneth Vore, Phoebe L. Bridgers

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@anicio.0

1y↑550

To the person who read this, It’s been hard for you, I know, and it makes me sad that you don’t see yourself in the way I see you. Sometimes they are things in life that cause us to loose ourselves, and the way you have is so unimaginable painful. I miss your smile, the way your eyes light up the whole room just by the sound of your laughter. I miss the way you accepted the way you look in the mirror without cursing yourself out about how ugly you look. I miss the way you didn’t think of yourself as a failure because everyone makes mistakes, we all have flaws and we all aren’t perfect. It's painful to see that no one around you seems to see the pain trough your eyes, but, stranger, I do, I see how heavy your heart is and how comforting the sadness for you might be, how afraid your heart is of happiness because it disappears in the end, right? You don't know how much impact you have in this world and it’s sad to see that your demons fight against you and want to take over you. Because you do make change, it’s something so simple and little that brightens up someone's whole world, it can be a small smile from your lips, the way you look at things you’re passionate about, the way you make yourself eat even though it’s been hard for you lately, the way you zoom out and go in your own world, you brighten up my world by reading this, it means a lot to me that you're here, existing, but I don't want you to just exist, you deserve to feel alive. You deserve to get up in the morning and feel good about yourself. You deserve to feel something-to feel every damn second alive in this lifetime. It’s heartbreaking that you think you're not capable of being loved, because you are, I love you trough all my words and I hope you let it happen in your heart. Love is scary, I know, maybe you heart had been broken once and since then you wanted to be rather numb than feel ever again, it hurts me how you punish yourself, does it not deserve love? Because YOU DO deserve love, please forgive yourself, it's not your fault that the demons want to take over your beautiful heart. You're not a bad person for distancing yourself from others, but you deserve someone to talk to, you deserve someone to listen. I am listening, you can tell me what's wrong. It’s everything, isn’t it? There’s something pulling your heartstrings on the ground and no one seems to understand how misunderstood you feel, it's heartbreaking to know that I am behind the screen and can’t give you a hug, that’s why I will give you a big warm virtual hug and send you lots of love. You matter. You are worthy. You are loved. You deserve good things. You deserve someone to listen. You deserve to eat and drink. You deserve to feel good and alive. You deserve to smile. You deserve a hug. You deserve to be all the things you want to be, because you deserve to have and feel good things happening to you and have a fulfilled life. I know I might not know you personally but I care about you so much, I write this because I want you to stay here with me, I want you to hold on a little longer because you matter so much to me, because I will not let you give up on yourself. I want you to see that you should not give up on yourself because you DESERVE GOOD THINGS. I want you to look back on the time when you were a kid, you didn’t give up when you tried to swim for the first time, you didn't give up when you tired to walk for the first time and fell, you never gave up on yourself, you always kept on pushing forwards, so why can’t you now? I know it's tiring, your mentally tired, but dont your younger self deserve good things? look back at your eyes that used to be full of hope, look back on those dreams. Don't let yourself fall, you deserve better. We will both fight, I will fight for you. I won't let those demons get to you. You can hold on to me, I won't let you down. Whenever you feel lonely, then look at the sky, I always look at it and think about you. Yes, you, because it makes me happy that there’s someone looking right back, maybe we can't see each other but I can feel your presence here with me and that's enough for me, because I am glad your heart is beating and you're still fighting. You're so much stronger thank you think, you didn’t leave your spot on this earth even if you wanted to, you belong here, even though it doesn’t feel like it, when you don't feel like belonging than build your own home here, put all your love in it and dreams. Think of you as a star when you feel alone, you shine because your heart is good, no matter what mistake you made, no matter about the past you had, you’re one of the stars that shine bright in the universe because you’re heart is beautiful, that's why the demons in your mind wants to have it. As one of the stars you see others stars, maybe they have felt the same way as you do at some point in there life, but they lighten up the universe with each other’s presence. You’re a star for me, maybe you don’t see it yourself but I can see it, you're beautiful from inside and out, your body is beautiful the way it is. You make me happy by reading this, you make me feel something by your presence and when you can make me feel that way than you also make other people feel that way about you too. I hope you stay for yourself and don’t let your story get written by others but by yourself, it’s your story not theirs. As you can see, I say a lot of “I hope” because I have hope for you even if you don't have it for yourself, I see hope in you even though you might want to give up. That's why I hope you won’t see the world in darkness and will see it colorful again, I hope I will give you a glimpse of hope and make the world you see a bit colorful for today. My favorite color is yellow, and I hope the next time you see the color yellow you will think about my words. If someone left you than don't blame yourself, don't think you weren’t enough, don’t lower yourself for someone who couldn't see the awesomeness in you. If you lost someone I am so sorry for your loss, they want you happy, I hope you don't feel guilty or regret because you were there, you spend enough time with them, they want you to be happy. They are in a good and safe place now. If someone broke your heart than I am so sorry that they couldn’t see the way you look so beautiful because of the heart you have. Anyone who gets to be with you, doesn't know how fucking lucky he/she/ they is. If you aren't accepted at home or in general than am so sorry that you have to deal with someone/ something you shouldn't be ashamed of, accept you and support you, I accept you as a human being no matter what race, religion, nationality, skin color, or sexuality you have. You’re safe here with me. You’re not useless, you're not a burden to anyone. You’re not a problem, you’re human and your feelings are valid. You’re not being dramatic. Please don't starve yourself, you deserve food and to drink, I know it's hard. It hurts to see that you’re in so much pain. you deserve so much man, don't let your emotions control you. Don’t let them get the best of you. I am sorry no one is noticing, I wish/hope I could take your pain away for today or even for a moment while you're reading this. If no one told you, I am so proud of you, you're reading this and it’s enough for me to be proud of you because you're here and that’s all that matters to me. If it’s night for you, go to sleep, I know it's hard to fall asleep right now but you deserve a good sleep. If you have nightmares, please, don’t let them fight you. If it’s day for you, don’t start it by such sad music, I know it’s impossible to have a good day with such mindset but take baby steps, start by drinking two cups of water everyday in the morning and so on.. You will start building little healthy habits. If it's evening for you, you're probably overwhelmed and stressed, I want you to know it’s okay to feel the way you feel. You don’t need to be scared, of course you're overwhelmed or stressed, I mean who wouldn’t? But it's important to know that when you feel that way you should do a little self care, such as taking a bath for example? You deserve to feel at ease and relaxed. And if you are somewhere in between I hope you know that you’re so strong for breathing despite the pain, know you will make it I believe in you. All I want for you is to stay here, I really mean all my words, even if there is a lot of unsaid things want to tell u and my text is getting longer and longer, I want you here.

I hope one day your smile will become a genuine one where you don’t need to fake it anymore, because can't say this enough, you deserve a good smile and to feel alive. You're worth more than every fucking cent in this world.

You can let go for today, got you, you can cry your heart out as much as you want, but don't let it tear you down and let your emotions control you by giving up. Crying is not weakness. If you still feel alone I dedicate

you a song as your friend. “Dusk till Dawn-Zayn feat. Sia (I prefer the slow version)” I hope you can think of me and will remind yourself of my words, I will for sure think of you.

In case no one told you and you're unsure yourself, you’re a good person and I am so happy you’re here.

I hope this is enough to stay today, tomorrow will be a new day, a new start, let go now. Enough with beating yourself up for today, okay?

Life for those who couldn’t, smile for those who forgot what a genuine smile is, love like there's no other, hug like its your last one.

If you read all of it, until tomorrow have a good day and great years.

I love you so much and am so proud of you.

@ava-dh6ii

1y↑119

Walking Scott Street, feeling like a stranger
With an open heart, open container
I've got a stack of mail and a tall can
It's a shower beer, it's a payment plan
There's helicopters over my head
Every night when I go to bed
Spending money and I earned it
When I'm lonely, that's when I'll burn it
Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?
I asked you, "How is your sister?
I heard she got her degree"
And I said, "That makes me feel old"
You said, "What does that make me?"
I asked you, "How is playing drums?"
You said, "It's too much shit to carry"
"And what about the band?"
You said, "They're all getting married"
Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?
Anyway, don't be a stranger
Anyway, don't be a stranger
Don't be a stranger

All comments from YouTube:

@vajnasan4538

4y↑4.3K

the "anyyyywaaaay don't be a straaangeeeer" outro could last forever, I wouldn't mind one bit

@gunmankhan8167

https://youtu.be/jGol8C7ForI enjoy

@THEGANG-yz8cv

1y↑18

FRR

@sh0t0kan

50w↑38

I know I love the Spotify Singles version it's an extra 30 seconds

@theyugen

42w↑5

😩😩

@waeya867

41w↑3

😢

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@humanze

4y↑4.7K

I can't pretend to know what her songs are about but her songwriting style has a way of constantly flicking a part of my brain and awakening memories of childhood traumas. Talk about tear jerking music. She has a rare gift.

@THEGANG-yz8cv

1y↑6

@franoi8901

1y↑55

I think song is about memories through her life.

@lemon_tea.1138

1y↑6

Exactly!

@triptichanda8264

1y↑15

Feels like someone wrote my thoughts

@kimheld505

52w↑25

Thanks for this comment, cuz I'm trying to put into words what this album+boygenius has meant to me lately and I've also been remembering/reviewing old trauma but also beautiful memories I hadn't thought of in years or totally forgotten and it's been healing

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@hyang6838

4y↑4.7K

This song hits different when you graduate from high school and you're slowly understanding what the adults meant when they say don't grow up too fast. I want to rewind back to the time when things weren't so hard. Now, I'm 23 and I feel so lost in this big, big world. I don't even know what my purpose is or what I want to be. I feel worse than an empty plastic bag drifting along the icy wind. While my old classmates are slowly getting married and graduating, I'm still stuck in the same place. I feel like a loser and it totally sucks.

@laneyknoop8217

4y↑127

I’m sorry. I hope you are able to find purpose & meaning in your life, it is so hard when life feels empty & useless. I’ll keep you in my prayers.

@sitchr9352

4y↑41

H Yang I feel exactly the same. Shitty world isn't it ?

@nankerphelge3771

4y↑122

I have no idea if this will work for you. It is what pulled me through, so here goes. Find someone tomorrow, this part is very, very important. Do it tomorrow! Find someone who needs your help. It does not matter if it is a big thing or a small, little, almost to anyone else, inconsequential thing. Give them your help with absolutely no strings attached. If you get their gratitude that is great. That might help you sleep. Step 2. Do it again. Rinse and repeat. Pretty soon the gratitude does not even really matter. Keep this up. Make it a regimen, a routine, a habit. If you really want it to, then it will happen. One day you will look about and see your purpose is right there in front of you. I have had some crappy dead end jobs and the helping bit, that part of the day saw me through to another morning. Eventually I figured out a way to make helping into a career. Now some might say that I have sold out because I get paid now for doing what I really enjoy. I don't care about that criticism. A girl's gotta eat. Now when I look in the mirror I know that the world is a smidgen better because I walked on it.

@hrithik3165

4y↑16

Laney Knoop ppl like yourself restore my faith in humanity...god bless you

@ElEustis

4y↑67

What your experiencing is completely normal. You're STILL SO YOUNG.... You still have so much time! I know it seems like you're already an adult and should feel more compassed, because you're older than you've ever been. But remember that you'll never be younger, and looking back at this time in ten years will feel similar to how you feel now looking back on adolescence. You'll continue to change and learn and grow. Have patience with yourself. It's okay not to know.

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@kasihqistina9049

18w↑294

scott street is not just a song. it is sitting next to your grandmother while they feed you sweets and laughed with you. it is the last day of school, the last bell in your school corridor, while you scanned all of your friends' faces because you may not see them anymore. it is hearing the wishes from your teachers for your final exams. it is sitting at one table with your parents for dinner along genuine giggles, before they get divorced. it is the last text you sent to somebody before you never talk to them again. it is going back to a place where you got your knees bleed. it is reminiscing times that can never repeat, holding onto memories that will forever be missed.

@kaylee-rd1nf

13w↑11

i never comment on youtube but this comment had me bawling.

@kevinaxelangelo1787

11w↑1

Damn.

@elisal6029

5w↑1

woaw….

@user-lc9pb5lm2v

ty for making me cry

@iynewz

You put it better than I could've, this is exactly what the song is

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@justinberling4946

4y↑1.5K

When the drums come in just before the line "I asked you how is playing drums" Ugh... it gets me every single time.

@spriteluver

3y↑71

i love how the lyrics tell one part of the story and the instrumentals tell the rest. this song is perfect

@mahimapatel8706

1y↑33

This line reminds me of "now i cant even get you to play the drums" from icu

@ivanl.8201

In the KEXP station's version of the song, I love it how the bass also comes in right after "and what about the band?" lyrics. I don't hear it much in the studio version, unfortunately.

@afsheenrashid3177

3y↑1.5K

The self-loathing of having a piñata made of your likeness is kind of beautiful when Phoebe Bridgers does it.

@alliebogle2026

3y↑33

anything is beautiful when phoebe bridgers does it

@newen2878

امرأة جميلة

@vadhirvalle39

piñata *

@montsego4493

4y↑1.7K

This song lasts 5 minutes But hurts forever

@ayakaexe7758

47w↑18

I can't explain the feels

@Growler57

35w↑2

You seen a doc

@yt_wally

30w↑4

So true, I'm totally so saddened and I don't even have reasons to be sad. It's hard to explain 😭

@reemia

4y↑1.6K

i love how phoebe wore dark lipstick to look distinguishable from the other phoebes

@phoebe9750

3y↑45

my names literally phoebe what do i do

@nikolasesto1707

2y↑11

1:32 Phoebe this you?

@bugbrain5815

39w↑5

@@phoebe9750change your name

@junofaesorell1356

4y↑1.8K

why is this a whole 3 years late

@floxy709

4y↑99

some good things take time

@Mariooo57

4y↑74

It's been uploaded on THE FADER's channel at the time. She's just putting it on her own now.

@juanmoraesx

2y↑1

timeless

@billywilliams957

4w↑2

it's been 3 years since you said that

@savingryan269

4w↑3

It has been 3 years since you commented on this video 😢

@moze2234

32w↑357

hits different when you’re growing older and the good times are in the past

@danielramos6325

31w↑1

Yeah 😢

@noname-bu3dv

27w↑10

make new good times

@alez4410

17w

@@noname-bu3dvthat's true

@thimskram

4y↑647

Phoebe Bridgers and the Boebe Phridgers is my favourite band

@liamross340

2y↑16

phoebe bridgers and the boephe dgribers

@jjkcykai

1y↑411

It's like the different versions of you trying to get your inner child to heal you.

@daniadams1415

36w

Bruh 😢

@kevinaxelangelo1787

11w↑1

Damn.

@martibanez6320

4y↑746

Whoever came up with the concept of this mv deserves an applause

@calebcapson811

3y↑282

"Do you feel ashamed when you hear my name?"? Hit me right in my ex-guilt.

@splendorintherain

4y↑617

Imagine you're just driving around at night and you look over and see an open top bus full of blondes. What a bizarre moment that would be

@mammontustado9680

3y↑1

*Village of the Damned flashbacks

@pinkybrain9300

4y↑513

This song to me is like a perfume with a nostalgic scent that brings back mellow yet blissful memories

@kim8665

38w↑3

I love you for this explanation

@Windtorment

31w↑1

Beautiful explanation :`)

@user-iy8tj5cb3e

27w↑1

Best explanation

@anicio.0

1y↑550

@anicio.0

1y↑1

Anw, my youtube channel it has music playlist if you’re interested. If you find something you like let me know! :>

@moon5153

1y↑23

You're amazing and you deserve everything good life has to offer. Thank you for this.

@carlabermeo3591

1y↑13

Thank you for this, the sky and the color yellow wont be the same

@jasminesmith7487

1y↑7

This comment is the best Christmas present I've ever had

@reneilwe3716

1y↑1

Thank you so much for this❤️

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@bennewt

42w↑21

this is a song about mourning. about yearning and longing and wishing to go back to a time, a place, a person who no longer exists

@thisgoestoeleven

4y↑419

I only listened to Stranger In The Alps semi-recently but it's one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful albums I've ever heard.

@user-tt5gf1gp4o

32w↑1

Ya. I agree

@jakedoce3855

51w↑33

Pain train starts here :( 3:00 all the nostalgias in life childhood trauma will flow like a flash mind to your mind

@bryllequizada584

True😔🥺

@thejesuschrist

4y↑2.6K

Glorious!! Loved all the shots on The Big Red Bus in Long Beach, my home away from home. And of course who could not love Saddle Ranch! Love it! ❤️❤️❤️

@henrycoke

4y↑261

I seen your comments on Phoebe Bridgers and Bon Iver! You have great taste Jesus!

@abdurrazzaq2314

4y↑28

you!
again.

@aidan9004

4y↑97

hey phoebe gave you a shout out in her song Funeral did you hear?

@GerardoAguilar1

4y↑13

Jesus Christo!

@cereal1895

3y↑31

jesus christ im so blue all the time😪

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@lucymadden8158

51w↑135

The 2 minute outro of this song is honestly the most perfect thing I’ve ever heard! Phoebe is so underrated and her music is so heartbreaking ❤

@ava-dh6ii

1y↑119

Walking Scott Street, feeling like a stranger
With an open heart, open container
I've got a stack of mail and a tall can
It's a shower beer, it's a payment plan
There's helicopters over my head
Every night when I go to bed
Spending money and I earned it
When I'm lonely, that's when I'll burn it
Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?
I asked you, "How is your sister?
I heard she got her degree"
And I said, "That makes me feel old"
You said, "What does that make me?"
I asked you, "How is playing drums?"
You said, "It's too much shit to carry"
"And what about the band?"
You said, "They're all getting married"
Do you feel ashamed
When you hear my name?
Anyway, don't be a stranger
Anyway, don't be a stranger
Don't be a stranger

@reeavila

1y↑41

This song is hurting. Knowing that you don’t want to lose that person because he means the world to you. You don’t want him to become a stranger.😣

@lisbethrosa3660

2y↑82

I love how the drums start right before the sentence: I asked you "How is playing drums? Marvellous

@lamp12.

2y↑127

this brought me home. it brought me to a place i never knew i would miss somehow today. those neighbourhood friends that i would play until the street lights comes on. those happy moments where i don't even think about whats going on in my life. the time where i had no absolute knowledge about being insecure , how scary the outside world really is , how hard it is to survive as a person. i never would've thought how depressing my life could be today. maybe my childhood friends aren't perfect and we may fight sometimes , but it wasn't how i would fight these days. i missed having my old friends. i never regretted having my new ones but i missed them so much. why even is a 16 year old absolutely being burnt out of the world ?? i've got a whole life ahead and here i am on the floor of my bedroom crying my eyes out ?? i miss those days where i totally felt freedom. it's hard to reminisce those days these days. everyone is leaving and i'm still here. i missed you guys so much. i'm missing everyone i used to laugh with. it aches my heart how i had to move out of the neighbourhood i spent most of my childhood in. a hole is punctured right through my heart hoping for everyone not to be a stranger. somehow somewhere in this town, this earth, i am still here hoping for us to meet again. don't be a stranger.

@naomia77

1y↑5

Oh my god this is exactly how I feel. I have never heard anyone else describe it so perfectly?? Even just the part about leaving your childhood home hits so hard. It’s hard for me to grasp the fact that I’m not allowed in the place I spent so many years making memories. I’m so grateful for what I have now, but there’s so much that I miss. My old schools, my old friends, the old me. There’s just so many strangers now.

@macshaneeee

1y↑2

you don’t even know how much this resonated with my real life experiences....

@Ten_987

44w↑81

whenever i play this song, on a random day, on a happy day, or on a sad day, its feeling is still the same. the what ifs came running back in my head and i cant help but to miss every positive side that everyone loves that died inside me. i cant help but sob so hard, i cant breath

@carolinamorutan4148

1y↑59

This song reminds me of childhood memories, every time I hear this it makes me cry but not in a sad way, in a melancholy but happy way.

@funlittlefish

1y↑1

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Pheobe Bridgers. Definitely different but something similar too ❤

@RixMorales

52w↑67

Listening to this feels like the world is about to end but the golden hour still shown its final blazing glory, bathing us in its warm, comforting light right before the all things cease to exist. This is what nostalgia feels like. That feeling when you're about to leave the innocence of childhood and enter the vast, scary uncertain world of adulthood.

@m3owranda824

2y↑139

It's 2am and I can't sleep so naturally I'm flipping through all of Phoebe's discography, thank you Phoebe for singing me to sleep. <3

@eljhey2028

25w

hey ? r u okay ? hope you're good 💪

@emattera6391

1y↑21

I am 21 years old, I left home 3 years ago, I live far away from my parents geographically and I see them very little. This year my grandmother on my father's side died, so my father came alone to her funeral and then to empty her house, I joined him for that. He came for a month, for a month I was with him every day to help him, it was hard for him emotionally and I think if he had been alone he would never have managed to empty the house.

You know, when you're a child you don't realise how precious the time you spend with your parents is. And when you've spent years away from them, you realise that you've already spent most of the time you'll never spend with them as a child and that as an adult you'll see very little of them. So during my stay with my father, we had a great time and most of all it was just the two of us, never in my life had I had so much time alone with my father.

Unfortunately, the day of departure arrived. I had spent a whole month without worrying about this moment, and when it arrived I felt a deep anguish to see him go, I didn't want him to leave. The day before he left, I cried in the shower like I hadn't in years, every tear in my body. I knew that I would see him again one day, but deep down I also knew that it was probably the very last time in my life that I would have the opportunity to spend so much time alone with him and that's what made me so anxious. Spending a month alone with him made me realise how much I loved him and how precious every minute with him was.

So when I listened to that song, it shattered me because I listened to it while I was there, and hearing it again afterwards brings back a lot of memories and makes me sad, but a good sadness.

@msh3lxll88

1y↑2

Omg … i hope you and him will meet again somehow i hope you find peace and happiness!

@blackcoffeeblacker

You'll be okay friend.

@muhdnufailnizam6859

1y↑23

The outro man, really fucks me up. Was in a relationship with my high sch sweetheart since 16, we broke up last year at 24. The outro just makes the memories flash.

@humanze

1y↑3

Yeah the outro is very emotional. Good luck moving forward.

@00.388

51w↑2

How do u even break up after 8 yrs with someone that’s 1/3 of ur life

@potassium9881

33w↑1

Yeah, same.
"Anyway, don't be a stranger..." has a deeper meaning now.

@suzetterodriguez7166

38w↑34

This song absolutely destroyed me hearing it the first time and it still makes me cry every single time. Such an interesting music video, I love it

@jhonlyoddd

16w↑7

its january 1st of 2024 and here i am in my room listening to this song instead of enjoying outside, idk it feels like somethng is missing, im missing my old friends and most especially i miss 2014. happy new year! :')

@rarisoncostadesousa2940

16w

Happy New year, brother!

@lifenote2856

16w↑10

This is the first time that a song made me cry this hard

@aidan9004

4y↑276

Phoebe you already uploaded this you silly goose

@Gunnar11833

4y↑23

It's on another channel. Maybe it's some license rights thing

@mimidoggo7167

23w↑11

The stringy chord progression towards the end is excruciatingly painfully euphoric to listen to, immediately puts me in nostalgic mode

@beltofrust9789

15w↑2

Yup. After the 3 minute mark it's pure glory.

@mahjabin_sultana_mimi

10w↑7

Don't know why...but this music feels like nostalgia..

@nyella3580

4y↑153

i'm glad you posted this again because i needed it much more than i did back then

@prodkwop

20w↑12

This is the number one saddest song I’ve ever heard in my life.

@davidgonzales4045

50w↑41

This was your favorite song. I’d hear this every time I am in your apartment. I hear you sing along to this song countless times. Never thought the lyrics would be immortalized in our relationship. I was rooting for us, but now I am only rooting for you. You hurt me, but I still love you. I still love you, but I realized I need to love myself greater. So even though it breaks me apart, I broke up with you. Now, I hear this song and reminiscing you, every crevice and curves of you, I remember. I remember it all, the joy, happiness, laughter, and the pain. I love you so much, but this is the end.

@_dreamagination_

49w↑1

rooting for you man <3 stay strong

@supercat2087

13w↑1

Bro is the strongest out of all of us.

@ivanpaulmendoza4248

3w↑5

the stranger in this song was you all along

@Jack-mm7ry

4y↑149

it must have took a long time to get all those sia impersonators together huh

@cinnamononmytongue

45w↑22

this song makes me feel so many things and memories my best friend leaving forever , slowly growing old without realising it , watching your family grow up and leave and realise in the end its only gonna be you and you have to face it all alone. It brings back memories of late nights , dancing with friends , 3 am talks with your cousins , laughing with your dad and brother and just growing up. This song makes me be grateful that im still a fucking kid and ive got a few years to enjoy the best parts of my life. I never was one of those people who wanted to grow up too fast , if i could id stay a 13 year old delusional girl lost in her dreams forever

@trilliontouches

2y↑50

i dont think she will ever know how many people resonate to this song because every person i meet... scott street activates the melancholy and sorrow that comes with remembering ur past omg

@Scotty2303

36w↑17

I discovered Phoebe from a collab she did with The Killers on their most recent album, I'm 17 years old, started my final year of high school, this song makes me not wanna grow up, I don't wanna leave it all behind 💔

@kaylebduckett

35w

Check out The Doublejumps if you're a fan of Phoebe Bridgers. They're a cool band from New Zealand (where I'm from) :)

@nicoletulipsunflower2838

1y↑74

This song deserves more attention. It's so beautiful

@funlittlefish

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Pheobe Bridgers. Definitely different but something similar too ❤

@christoforos4126

1y↑15

"anyway, don't be a stranger" wow what a gnarly line to rap up the rest of the lyrics. Life is strange.

@cofeebombs

4y↑312

Is this in celebration of you having at least 2 songs?

Edit: for those who don’t know, google “how many songs does Phoebe Bridgers have?”

@karimdib4436

4y↑11

LMAOOOOOO

@iane9041

4y↑12

Lol! Why does it say that

@P5ychoMantis94

4y↑4

150 :'D

@claudia-wo1on

still don't get it

@claudia-wo1on

4y↑1

@OneSilentGiant google said 150

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@Emma-di3bc

44w↑7

This song gives me a lump in the back of my throat cause I’m choking back tears

@JCBigCat

4y↑89

This is so Elliott Smith in a positive way, I’m sure he would have liked her. Damn’ I miss Elliott so much.

@kara_keegan_2242

15w↑3

I wish i wasnt the one person in all my childhood friends that is stuck in the same place with the same life while everyone i know moves on in their life and leaves and goes out in the world and chamges, and yet i feel i will never leave the same streets and town that we made all those memories in

@METAL_DEMON.

14w

❤

@tribegamingPH

38w↑29

I swear tiktok is a gem, I found alot of good songs because of that app. Everytime I here this song it gives me goosebumps, truly masterpiece!

@alansalgado1551

21w↑1

Tik tok such a good app just don’t get too caught up

@neogaming5725

43w↑10

If graduation was a song:

@r4sazix268

9w↑2

The "anyway dont be a stranger part" hits hard because every second of my life i keep thinking of her and i don't want her to leave my life and her smile , eyes and personnality make me think that nobody on this earth could replace the love that i have for her ❤

@50ShadesOfEndo

4y↑39

One of the best songs of the decade

@jaysontarrayo9666

36w↑12

Every time I heard this song I tend to think about the future of myself. Like thinking what would I be when I am in my 40s or 50s. There is so much thoughts circling inside my head when I can’t sleep at night while listening to this.

@kaylebduckett

35w

Check out The Doublejumps if you're a fan of Phoebe Bridgers. They're a cool band from New Zealand (where I'm from) :)

@mygreenenvy

4y↑50

Never thought I could love a blonde goth girl so much

@itsmaryville

12w↑2

the implications of telling someone “don’t be a stranger” is so soul shattering i don’t think i can breath and think about it at the same time. like saying to someone who once was your whole life and a giant character in your narrative “hey, don’t become someone i don’t know” is possibly the most devastating thing i’ve ever heard. like what do you mean we don’t know what eachother are doing next wednesday? what do you mean you can’t remember my coffee order? is it true that we used to eat dinner together every night but now we barely speak? ABSOLUTELY SICK.

@andriifurtak844

31w↑18

Sounds like the wonderful indie music of early 2000s, many of those gems were used in the teenager series like One Tree Hill. Love it ❤

@Sharpiegirl777

44w↑12

I just graduate college and this song reminds me that I’m growing up and life is changing and I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life I’m scared of growing up I don’t know what is coming for me life is full of surprises

@hiding_u9944

25w

scary right :<

@orchardnight

4y↑16

phoebe really re releasing a music video from her first album during releasing singles from her second album i-

@lynxdzk1756

5w↑3

this song back to remind me of my old life, my junior school old friend, which now we doesn't have meet again, i really like to play this song in 2022 where i stil have all my friends, but now in 2024 i didn't have none trully friends like them, when i like to play this song in 2022 that was such a good memories for me, i miss my old life with all memories:D

@eliudsorcia3743

50w↑15

This is definately in my top 10 favorite songs of all time

@TenSuns1914

4y↑112

Every song is making me cry and i am an extremely happy person. I cry with a full heart. Thank you for all those involved in the production of this music. Im excited to jam with some of you.

@nicktalerico8273

27w↑4

I’m not going through any particular thing that would make me feel so moved by this song, but something abt the outro makes me choke up. I read somewhere that the producer of this song cried after the outro was finished and said “it feels like you’re looking back on your life, and it’s all just been a failure.” Maybe it’s just the sentimental value this song possesses that moves me so powerfully, either way Phoebe did her thing on this one and it will go down as one of the few songs to move me to tears.

@sarapaolella9694

4y↑52

i'm glad phoebe is finally having the success she deserves, i've been following her for years

@itsmeeetaydannn

16w↑3

I heard this song on TikTok and I fell love with this. I can't breathe when this song plays...

@p0rnsynth

48w↑9

I love how they all start falling from the bull machine once the outro kicks in, that's beautiful.

@JeanFrancoCaringi

4y↑51

I can't get tired of this song... It is a master piece

@controlfreak110

4y↑35

Sometime her lyrics are just so powerful wether she means them to be or not

@georgiawoodley2155

4y↑5

the drums kicking in right before "i asked you how's playing drums" chefs kiss

@johnrecpalero4518

28w↑7

It hurts seeing your first love doing great in life with the girl of her dreams and achieving all the things he ever wanted. And you're here don't even know if you're healing or you just don't feel nothing at all anymore. And that one moment we met each-other's eyes I feel this song. I'm stranger to him but he means so much to me. And I know he feels ashamed just by hearing my name like I should've been forgotten or maybe didn't even exist or met. I wish the same though but know that you're the most beautiful thing that ever happened to me.4:27

@thisispeacefull

4y↑17

I love that Marshall and her brother are among the other Phoebes. 😂👏🏻 It cracks me up every time.

@ayomiwidya6636

4w↑2

how can they make "uuuuu" in outro hears so comforting?

@duke4real0192

11w↑2

The second half of this song puts me in a different mindset. I cannot explain it but I love it

@miabacon6862

29w↑3

Fav song. No one will change my mind.

@eleonora5134

3y↑18

music and specifically phoebe has been my only source of inspiration. I feel so lost ij this huge world. My life has been just a routine tgat i keep on repeating and im afraid of being like this all my life. Im almost 16. freshman year in high school. In Greece. I've always felt and still feel really bad at school and wilk never get better cos my brain doesn't understand things that easily. Many of my classmates have decided they re future job but im not one of them

@eminikolsx7254

sorry you feel like this :/ I'm also from Greece though, I've never met a Greek phoebe bridgers fan ahahahha, things will get better, the system is really messed up anyways...

@josephineberryy

18w↑1

Ur songs make me miss my grandfather. He is very good at english and french. i always visit my grandparents's home and read books on the bookselves. Grandfather took my cousin to school, gave me and my sister some snacks, in the afternoon he had some coffee, gave us some snacks again and then pick up my cousin from school.
He was healthy, sometimes drank alcohol with beefsteak, i took a slice hehe. He got sick, two weeks later he passed away at 75.
I'm sure my grandma miss him too ❤

@kaylak6499

9w↑1

“Do you feel ashamed when you hear my name?” Is my all time favorite lyric

@elrish5542

52w↑10

i always listen to this and it never fails to make me cry

@floxy709

4y↑33

the day of The Haims and The Bridgers releases.. Quarantine hast no power over me today

@lightworker_7170

4y↑2

Same here

@mazerati8363

17w↑1

This song reminds me to appreciate the small things. I hope my dog knows how much I love her

@leon.7089

10w↑1

This song sout to not forget that all the meeting always has an ending. For me it’s like you go past from the great memories you made up with great people and you’re so hard to let them go because it’s just that great time to spend with❤️

@diko2277

15w↑3

This song reminds me of my childhood 🥺

@kevinaxelangelo1787

4w↑3

When I graduated from high school I started to realize I was wasting it. I was too late to realize that i wasted my teenage years in high school. My school didn't hold a graduation party, because of Covid-19. My school let students collect their own certificates without any process, and I was the first one to collect them and I immediately left. I regret it every day. I always thought why I didn't wait for my friends and hang out one last time, but happening become a story, a beautiful and bitter memories.

@kyro4343

17w↑2

listening to this as a senior in high school is soul crushing

@Olhado256

4y↑32

Imagine you're walking down the street minding your business and a bus full of Phoebes passes you.

@taylorswiftremixes7643

2y↑8

her best song.

@bradyclark5604

4y↑49

I can understand the struggle of feeling like you can't release your music until it's fully ready and you make sure it sends the message you want it to and I can see that you spent a lot of time on this and it's beautiful, thank you so much and keep working on all those other songs you probably have kicking around in old journals and stuff lol

@bradyclark5604

4y↑2

I liked the little clown horn thrown in there at that random part too, yes I caught that too after I went back up and actually watched the gd video Phoebe holy moly how did you even convince that many people to dress up so nice

@RESin_2023

15w↑3

This song reminds me of my late Mother who passed away

@pauloalessio5

4y↑9

I'm live in 🇮🇹 ( Bergamo, near Milan) and i'm in quarantene and I like this song, Motion Sickness, Kioto, Dylan Thomas, cover by The Cure "Friday I'm Love" and every song 🎵 by Phoebe Bridgers!!

@darktoast808

Ciao come va?? Forza!! Da Vancouver.

@PinkSugar111

4y↑35

love the song and aesthetics of the video. love the color grading and the cut's. 90's vibe. timeless.

@No.1taylorswiftfan

7w↑3

Sometimes i want to cry because i feel like i have no true friends, i have no skills, and i don't even know what i wanna do. I just hope that in the future i can figure out these problems and hopefully meet someone that'll stay with me, sincerely, a swiftie.

@lilyisart

sometimes I feel the same way and it overwhelms me.. but I have this strong optimism that's keeping me hopeful about what's to come.. everything's gonna be okay!!

@piyushalaad

it feels the same and the only thing that helps is trusting in the unseen, we will be alright and we will have our people soon who are genuinely there for us no matter what, it'll be hard to find those kind of people but when we find them you wouldn't think abt how long u waited coz it'll be very very worth it.

@Sisi-hc9yl

25w↑2

if nostalgia is a sound, it will sound like this. i dont need death for my whole life to flash before my eyes, all i needed was this song.

@zyraparba1785

14w↑2

Whenever I hear this song it always reminds me of my first ever heart break and its because of the person who's so close to my heart (my fam). Every night before I go to sleep I cannot stop my self from listening in to this song and after that I'll cry silently...

@walterwoods

4y↑44

4:08 POV: you getting beat to death by Phoebe and her many daughters

@fabulouslwolf4565

BAJSBIQNSUSJE PLZ THIS MADE MY DAY

@eggman1936

20w

Jesus Christ

@elsarain8496

4y↑136

why was this just uploaded now IM CONFUSED

@Mariooo57

4y↑23

It's been uploaded on THE FADER's channel at the time. She's just putting it on her own now.

@tacs3

4y↑1

same!

@tacs3

4y↑2

@@Mariooo57 thanks!

@50ShadesOfEndo

4y↑4

The song is that good it deserves another upload

@lee_ashh

3w↑1

Pain won't kill me but it feels I'm dying everytime 🥹💔

@itscancan7650

11w↑1

the last part, i can feel a peace.
while ride a bike, do some roadtrip.
thanks for make this beautiful song that accompany my trips.

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