1. Bonnie from Uruquay
1. Bonnie from Uruquay
"BONNIE is a uruguayan band, born in march 2007, when a group of old friends got together just to make good music. We started playing classic rock covers in private parties and different clubs, while working on some creations of our own. Seeing that people are taking interest in our music, we started to work hard to make more and better songs."
The band tries to make the first album over Sellaband.
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Bonnie is also a trip-hop band. They released two albums, Rainy day and Crossover, available on Jamendo.
i see a darkness
Bonnie Lyrics
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(It's what you told me)
And can you see
(What's inside of me?)
Many times
We've been out drinking
And many times
But did you ever, ever notice
The kind of thoughts I got?
Well you know I have a love
A love for everyone I know
And you know I have a drive
To live I won't let go
But could you see it's opposition
Comes a-rising up sometimes
That it's dreadful and position
Comes blacking in my mind
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
Is a hope that somehow you (and that I see a darkness)
Can save me from this darkness?
Well I hope that someday, buddy
We have peace in our lives
Together or apart
Alone or with our wives
That we can stop our whoring
And pull the smiles inside
And light it up forever
And never go to sleep
My best unbeaten brother
This isn't all I see
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
Is a hope that somehow you, you (and that I see a darkness)
Can save me from this darkness?
The song I See a Darkness by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is a poignant conversation between two friends who have shared their thoughts and feelings while drinking, but the singer has a deeper, darker side that he hasn't shown. He speaks of his love for everyone he knows and his drive to live, but behind that, there is a rising opposition that causes a dreadful and blacking presence in his mind. He can see a darkness, and he hopes that his friend, whom he loves so much, can somehow save him from it.
The lyrics describe how the singer struggles with depression and his fears of being consumed by darkness. The conversation between the friends is an attempt to reach out and ask for help. The song is a beautiful and honest portrayal of the struggles of mental illness, often not seen or understood by others. It is a plea for understanding and love, showing how even the strongest bonds of friendship can be tested by the internal struggles of the mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Well you're my friend
You have told me that we are friends
(It's what you told me)
This is what you said to me earlier
And can you see
Are you able to perceive or understand
(What's inside of me?)
The things or emotions that are deep within me
Many times
On numerous occasions
We've been out drinking
We have gone out to consume alcohol together
And many times
And on numerous of these occasions
We've shared our thoughts
We have spoken openly about our feelings and ideas
But did you ever, ever notice
Did you ever pay attention or see
The kind of thoughts I got?
The type of ideas that occur in my head
Well you know I have a love
You are aware that I possess a deep connection and affection
A love for everyone I know
This feeling of love extends to all the people I am acquainted with
And you know I have a drive
You understand that I have a sense of purpose or determination
To live I won't let go
That I will not let go of this will to keep living
But could you see it's opposition
Can you see the contrasting force to this will
Comes a-rising up sometimes
That surfaces or appears sometimes
That it's dreadful and position
That this force is causing fear and is taking a controlling stance
Comes blacking in my mind
Begins to dominate and consume my thoughts
And that I see a darkness
I am aware that there is a darkness in me
And that I see a darkness
This knowledge is repeated to reinforce its significance
And that I see a darkness
It is emphasized that this darkness is present
And that I see a darkness
And reiterated once more to highlight the intensity of this realization
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
Did you realize the extent of my love for you and the darkness I am aware of
Is a hope that somehow you (and that I see a darkness)
This love serves as a hope or wish that you might save me from this darkness
Can save me from this darkness?
Do you have the capacity to rescue me from this darkness?
Well I hope that someday, buddy
I hold onto the hope that one day, my friend
We have peace in our lives
That we can enjoy a state of calm and tranquility
Together or apart
Whether we are together or separated
Alone or with our wives
Whether we are alone or with our significant others
That we can stop our whoring
We can cease our patterns of seeking pleasure and instant gratification
And pull the smiles inside
We can find genuine happiness within ourselves
And light it up forever
We can bring enduring happiness into our lives
And never go to sleep
We can remain awake and alive to enjoy this happiness
My best unbeaten brother
You are the closest and most loyal friend I have
This isn't all I see
There is more to me and my situation than what I have shared so far
Oh no, I see a darkness
Previously mentioned, I see a darkness within me
Oh no, I see a darkness
Reiterated once more for emphasis
Oh no, I see a darkness
Again expressed to strongly convey the depth of this realization
Oh no, I see a darkness
One more time to highlight its importance
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
And that my love for you coexists with this darkness within me
Is a hope that somehow you, you (and that I see a darkness)
I am asking for your help to escape this darkness
Can save me from this darkness?
The question is repeated to emphasize the importance of this request
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Will Oldham
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@PazQ_
My father showed me this song & video when I was 16. A couple months later he went missing. I didn’t recognize the underlying layers of what he might’ve been sharing with me at the time; these lyrics and vocals a medium of expression.
He wasn't the best at communicating, and I feel like I barely knew him. Though these lyrics were some of the realest, and last words he’d ever shared with me. That was 10 years ago.
I’ve returned to this artwork from Bonnie Prince Billy over the years. In this last week I've connected deeper with this song than I ever have, and I’ve grieved harder than I ever have.
It’s healing, and I am grateful for it.
This song will always be harrowing for me. It reminds me to share my truth, my heart, my pain, and to LOVE my closest relations and strangers alike without bounds. We all hurt, we all have darkness – may we be there for one another, to face the darkness together.
So, thank you Bonnie for this reflection of life you have given
Paz Q
Salt Spring Island, Salish Sea, Canada
@4shitsandgiggles122
[Added preface: unintentionally long heartfelt anecdote but hopefully useful to someone.] I only heard this song today, oddly enough. Found it when looking up the lyrics to practice singing (my voice is eerily similar to Johhny Cash according to my buddies). Odd I never found out about this song before now.
A little sunshine and rainbows 🤪anecdote to hopefully make you, or whoever else might stumble upon this likely incoherent ramble, feel a tiny bit better about their life, at least for a short while, you know, silver lining and such.
It will exemplify what music can mean to some humans (with empathy). As a reference, first half of the movie Joker felt eerily like looking in the mirror back then, minus all the delusions and crazy, but the asking for more medication bit was 100% my life.
Since release of the song I've treasured dearly Johhny Cash's hauntingly beautiful and equally intense version of it that perfectly mirrors the darkness I've been struggling and cursed with since my late teens some 26 years ago.
Darkness alleviated pretty successfully by good times for a long long while (never ever marry btw, divorce might literally kill you - if you're a man with kids) and had I been a Yank with easy access to guns (or a hunting license giving head to a shotgun like Cobain) 2 years ago I wouldn't be here now to type this rambling whatever this is.
The darkness was always dormant (and forever will be, at best 🤞) with 2 exceptions, latter one resulting in me ending up 4 viscous red pints lighter than before) deep beneath the surface.
Like a volcano that's been inactive for decades or centuries, but it'll always be there no matter what you do. Ignore and hope it won't erupt again? Prepare actions if it's about to? Who knows?
I'd personally recommend trying therapy (no harm in at least trying antidepressants to see if it works for you). I now have a somewhat firm grasp of psychology and especially psychiatry. I'm a former medical student + 1 year with a psychologist until last summer after release on D-Day 2019 (June 6) from the 11 weeks in the closed psych ward (diagnosis was depression, no crazy stuff or hearing voices like some weirdo fellow inmates, I mean, patients, after the cops at 4 am interrupted my attempt at vacating my meat suit.
Strong heartfelt advice: cultivate and work real hard to overcome distances, and whatever else, to maintain close friendships with genuinely good people.
No one can predict the future and this song will forever make me think fondly, in a weird melancholic way, of my much loved friend since 6th grade (drinking, whoring etc. age 17-23). No one ever fully realized "the kind of thoughts I got" (boys and men, sadly, tend not to turn their soul inside out, hence suicide statistics for us guys.
When someone, without hints or encouragement, calls you up like weekly or every other week (back then), seemingly out of the blue, out of concern, just to talk for 1-2 hours, well, let's just say that he does at least now know how much I fucking love him and always will.
"Did you know how much I love you?
Here's a hope that somehow you
Can save me from this darkness." 3 other great guys did something similar as well, despite us having rarely talked or met (distance) in years.
My ex-wife, the 2 legged antithesis of loyalty, family values and integrity means parental alienation and, on account of her now court facilitated de facto kidnapping and brainwashing having resulted in me not having seen, or even talked to, my beloved now 12 year-old daughter for 2 years and counting. Maybe I'll see her in 6 years, but by then I'll no longer care.
She lied her ąšś off in family court, but hey, that's life with a Y chromosome. Join the club.
Besides gender, appearances matter in court (statistical analysis shows pretty = fewer charges, fewer convictions and shorter sentences. She's a somewhat attractive lady (by rational evaluation compared to the abysmally low average here in Denmark even excluding the overweight ones) at least once all the fakeup has been skillfully applied plus she's just 5 feet with a kinda girly face despite being so old, thus looks quite innocuous and very skilled at putting on the "woe me, vulnerable, big sad Bambi eyes face" coupled with the prerequisite childlike upwards voice pitch change. To the judge, may he one day soon forever roast in the fiery pits of Hell, if Hell actually existed. I wish MLK's great "content of their character" was reality, but alas, it never will be. Judge's (and other's) opinion: She's self-evidently, being a woman, plus above-mentioned leveling up, incapable of lying about anything and also unthinkable even considering the possibility that she might have ulterior motived. I daily utilized my 146 IQ and extensive educational background and, courtesy of my conservative parents, very high diligence and work ethics to make her excel at school, especially in math and languages, but hey, we can't all go into STEM or whatever, so that will inevitably be her lifelong loss brought upon herself.
Enough waffling. In short, if your life gets nuked, loyal true (male) friends are actually not their weight worth in gold, but worth whatever you weigh at the time when you, hopefully not, end up itching to see the inside of an urn.
BS not scientifically supported lockdown🤬
Can I, pretty, pretty please🙏😇 emigrate to Florida from Denmark like yesterday? Lockdown = now unemployed for a year and counting. That ain't exactly doing wonders for my mental health either, but those 4 life-saving wonder boys will, just like the sun will always set in the west, continue having my back like I will always have theirs as needed.
My 42nd birthday is in 2 days, April 27. April 26 (2019) I was "admitted" 🙄
40th birthday spent in (hospital) "jail", in stitches and a wheelchair, very out of breath and constantly lightheaded (blood loss), alone apart from the crazies.
That's likely why I'm now ever so slightly "happy" these days.
Good thing is that from rock bottom the only way is up (or 6 feet down, for the most unfortunate) 🤔 but that's what friends are (or should be) for.
Yay, I managed to end this damn novel on an upbeat, non-depressing, non-semi-zooicidal note. 😁
Focus, observe, remember. Pay attention. If a friend or relative stops posting, writing, calling, whatever, know that social withdrawal is a key early warning sign and much more alarming is a sudden happy, content, or calm state of mind for no apparent reason, which is caused by them finding inner piece of sorts having finally decided to punch their own ticket. Basically like "Oh, it's all good, I just have to live thru a few more days before I'm finally free." Happy people are worse at spotting signs of depression (unless they've tried real unhappiness previously).
Give your loved ones a hug from me and tell them it was just from some kind-hearted Danish weirdo who's way too obsessed with Johhny Cash. 🤪 🤗
PS: Listen to the Cash version or you'll sadly force me to put a curse on you. 😜
@gaelcamachoangulo3498
Lyrics/ Letra
Lyrics
Well you're my friend
(It's what you told me)
And can you see
(What's inside of me?)
Many times
We've been out drinking
And many times
We've shared our thoughts
But did you ever, ever notice
The kind of thoughts I got?
Well you know I have a love
A love for everyone I know
And you know I have a drive
To live I won't let go
But could you see it's opposition
Comes a-rising up sometimes
That it's dreadful and position
Comes blacking in my mind
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And that I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
Is a hope that somehow you (and that I see a darkness)
Can save me from this darkness?
Well I hope that someday, buddy
We have peace in our lives
Together or apart
Alone or with our wives
That we can stop our whoring
And pull the smiles inside
And light it up forever
And never go to sleep
My best unbeaten brother
This isn't all I see
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you (and that I see a darkness)
Is a hope that somehow you, you (and that I see a darkness)
Can save me from this darkness?
Letra
Bueno tu eres mi amigo
(Es lo que me dijiste )
Y puedes ver
(Que hay dentro de mi? )
Muchas veces hemos estado afuera bebiendo
Y muchas veces hemos compartido nuestros pensamientos
Pero tu alguna vez te diste cuenta
El tipo de pensamientos que tengo?
Bueno tu sabes que tengo un amor
Un amor por todos a quien conozco
Y sabes que tengo que recorrer
Para vivir, no lo dejare ir
Podrías ver su oposición
Viene saliendo a veces
Que es terrible y posición
Viene a oscurecer mi mente
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y sabias cuanto te amo
Es una esperanza que de alguna forma tu
Puedes salvarme de esta oscuridad?
Bueno espero que algún día, amigo
Tengamos paz en nuestras vidas
Juntos o aparte
Solos o con nuestras esposas
Para que podamos parar nuestra infidelidad
Y sacar las sonrisas dentro
Y encenderla por siempre
Y nunca ir a dormir
Mi mejor hermano invicto
Esto no es todo lo que veo
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y que veo una oscuridad
Y sabias cuanto te amo
Es una esperanza que de alguna forma tu
Puedes salvarme de esta oscuridad?
Aquí va la letra Charlie, Dano y para mi tata
@PazQ_
My father showed me this song & video when I was 16. A couple months later he went missing. I didn’t recognize the underlying layers of what he might’ve been sharing with me at the time; these lyrics and vocals a medium of expression.
He wasn't the best at communicating, and I feel like I barely knew him. Though these lyrics were some of the realest, and last words he’d ever shared with me. That was 10 years ago.
I’ve returned to this artwork from Bonnie Prince Billy over the years. In this last week I've connected deeper with this song than I ever have, and I’ve grieved harder than I ever have.
It’s healing, and I am grateful for it.
This song will always be harrowing for me. It reminds me to share my truth, my heart, my pain, and to LOVE my closest relations and strangers alike without bounds. We all hurt, we all have darkness – may we be there for one another, to face the darkness together.
So, thank you Bonnie for this reflection of life you have given
Paz Q
Salt Spring Island, Salish Sea, Canada
@garrysteel8624
Hope you find some peace bro
@jonestwice
Never forget how strong you are, even if the dark side of feelings seems stronger.
All the love brother, it’s all going to be alright.
@MaxPower-if3yz
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@herbertdietrichstein3656
I hope your father's story found an ending after so many years. Apart from that I can only send you love. Hope that helps.
@frankfinnsweenryan
@Pazq I am just responding because to this post is one of the most moving things I've read this week.
@stevensmith6019
Astounding in every way. My wife went to high school with Will Oldham. She's always said he's way beyond cool. I just thought she had a crush on him. Turns out, I can't blame her.
@Geronimo7-7-7
So maybe you two could pursue something special with old Willy ?!
@stevensmith6019
@@Geronimo7-7-7 You're invited too, old Gerry.
@floridasoldat
@@stevensmith6019 lol. You seem cool. You’re wife’s lucky enough with you, bud.