"Islands" is a song recorded by English indie-pop band The xx for their sel… Read Full Bio ↴"Islands" is a song recorded by English indie-pop band The xx for their self-titled debut studio album. It was written by band-members Jamie Smith, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft and then-member Baria Qureshi.

Singer Romy told The Sun newspaper: "I love 'Islands' because I found it quite hard to write something more upbeat and light-hearted. We were into this calypso drumming beat and asked Jamie [beats/production] if he could help with those sort of sounds like bongos. That's what makes that song so special." (Source Islands Songfacts).

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Islands
The xx Lyrics

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I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here

Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look

I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore

See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave

Where would I be
If this were to go under
That's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make

And I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore

And I am yours now (I am yours now)
So now I don't ever have to leave (ever have to leave)
I've been found out (I've been found out)
So now I'll never explore

So now I'll never explore

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The xx's song "Islands" explore the idea of finding contentment in a relationship, and how it can lead to a willingness to stay in one place, rather than continuing to search for something better. The opening lines, "I don't have to leave anymore / What I have is right here," convey a sense of relief and a realization that the singer has been searching for something that was already in front of them.

The second stanza introduces the metaphor of islands and cities as symbols of the singer's search for something more. The line "Here I saw / Something I couldn't overlook" suggests that the singer has finally found what they were looking for, and they are ready to commit to it. The repetition of the phrase "I am yours now" emphasizes the singer's devotion and the sense of security that comes with finally finding what they were searching for.

The third stanza hints at the temptation to continue searching, but ultimately the singer decides that they are content where they are. The line "Where would I be / If this were to go under" suggests that the singer is aware of the risks of staying in one place, but they have faith in their relationship and are willing to take that risk.

Overall, "Islands" is a song about finding inner peace and contentment, and realizing that sometimes what we've been seeking has been with us all along.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't have to leave anymore
I no longer feel the urge to leave and seek out new experiences

What I have is right here
I have discovered that what I was searching for was right in front of me all along

Spend my nights and days before
In the past, I would spend my time searching for something that I thought was missing

Searching the world for what's right here
I was looking all over the world for something that was actually right here, in front of me

Underneath and unexplored
There were places I had never been that I had yet to explore

Islands and cities I have looked
I had traveled to different cities and islands, hoping to find what I was looking for

Here I saw
But then I came here and finally saw what I was searching for

Something I couldn't over look
I realized that what I had found was too important to ignore or overlook

I am yours now
I have committed myself to what I have found and to the person or people who provided it

So now I don't ever have to leave
I no longer feel the need to search for something else or leave this place

I've been found out
I have been discovered by someone or something that gives me what I need

See what I've done
I can see the path I have taken to get to this point

That bridge is on fire
I cannot turn back, as the bridge I crossed is burning or destroyed

Going back to where I've been
I cannot go back to the places I have already been, now that I have found what I was looking for

I'm froze by desire
I am unable to move or leave because of my strong feelings or attachment to what I have found

No need to leave
I no longer have the need or desire to leave or search for something else

Where would I be
I wonder what my life would be like if I had not found what I was looking for

If this were to go under
If what I have found were to disappear or no longer be available

That's a risk I'd take
I am willing to take the risk of losing what I have found in order to have experienced it at all

As if a choice I'd make
It would be as though I had chosen to lose what I had found rather than never having found it at all

And I am yours now
I have fully committed myself to the person or people who provided me with what I was searching for

So now I don't ever have to leave
I have found what I was looking for, so I no longer have to search or leave

I've been found out
Someone or something has discovered me and given me what I need

So now I'll never explore
I no longer feel the need or desire to explore or search for something else

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Baria Qureshi, James Thomas Smith, Oliver David Sim, Romy Anna Madley Croft

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@eel4115

9y↑27

I don't have to leave anymore
我再也不必離開

What I have is right here
我擁有的就在這裡

Spend my nights and days before

Searching the world for what's right here
之前我耗費日日夜夜探索這個世界，
就是為了這個。

Underneath and unexplored
地底下和未探測到的

Islands and cities I have looked
我曾觀察過的島嶼和城市

Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look

在這我所看見了一些無法忽視的東西

I am yours now

現在我是你的了

So now I don't ever have to leave
因此我再也不需要離開

I've been found out
我被找到了

So now I'll never explore
因此我將不用再探索。

See what I've done
看看我曾經做的

That bridge is on fire
那座橋梁在火裡燃燒

Going back to where I've been
往回走到我曾經待過的地方

I'm froze by desire
我愣住了，因為熱切的慾望

No need to leave
Where would I be
不需要離開我將在的地方

If this were to go under
如果這裡將沉沒，

It's a risk I'd take
這是我要承受的風險

I'm froze by desire
我愣住了，因為熱切的慾望

As if a choice I'd make
像是假設我做了一個選擇

I am yours now

現在我是你的了

So now I don't ever have to leave
因此我再也不需要離開

I've been found out
我被找到了

So now I'll never explore
因此我將不用再探索。

@iameatingpizzachoosingthis5422

9y↑31

If you dont get the video just read how i watched it

"Wow this vid is great!"

"Is it gonna repeat like this?

"Nothing is changing..."

Towards the end

"Woah. I didnt even noticed people were leaving... now the vid is over."

Some people cant appreciate something until its over. Relationships are the same...

@isibona3869

6y↑4

ISLAS --
Ya no tengo que irme....
Lo que tengo está aquí...
Antes pasaba noches y días
buscando en el mundo lo que está aquí....

Por debajo y sin explorar
Islas y ciudades he mirado....
Aquí vi algo que no puedo ignorar....

Soy tuya ahora...
Así que ahora nunca tendré que irme..
He sido encontrada....
Así que ahora nunca exploraré...

Mira lo que he hecho...
Ese puente está ardiendo....
Y así he estado yo...
Estoy congelada por el deseo
No hace falta que me vaya....

Donde estaría
si estoy se fuera abajo..
Es un riesgo que correré...
Estoy congelada por el deseo...
Como si fuera una elección que hice....

Soy tuya ahora...
Así que ahora nunca tendré que irme...
He sido encontrada...
Así que ahora nunca exploraré...

Así que ahora nunca exploraré ...

@yeredgonzalez9080

9y↑41

That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make

@jeremRamones

50w↑2

I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
That's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
And I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
And I am yours now (I am yours now)
So now I don't ever have to leave (ever have to leave)
I've been found out (I've been found out)
So now I'll never explore
So now I'll never explore

@marisolruiz8666

9y↑50

I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here

Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look

I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore

See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave

Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make

I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore [x2]

So now I'll never explore ❤❤❤

All comments from YouTube:

@BILLbilly01

10y↑983

Truely a masterpiece

@sephajones4444

6y↑5

BILLbilly01 im going to have to agree with you on that one bikky

@alasdairkerr1979

6y↑4

Easy all stars

@jaquelinemoucherek8849

Ggg

@antoniafredrickson2914

Yess💜

@dennismakowski9973

Yup

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@tarothara8632

3y↑549

so ahead of its time. This whole album sounds incredible even in 2021.

@DanishAli-qy9ph

3y↑2

Cxxx

@dogboy0912

2y↑6

It's so unique in how it sounds. Sure it fits into a genre, but it's not like where you go, "ah yeah this sound was popular from 200X to 200X or ah yeah, sounds like a song from early [era]." I think those bold, simple riffs on the guitar that cut through everything really contributes. It's not just some droning rythm in the background. It plays really well with the vocals.

@darrenlamb5640

2y↑9

Nothing is ever ahead of its time. Especially not in 2009. There had been music a great deal more complicated and whatever else a long long time before this came along. I loved this album but to say it was ahead of it's time is just ridiculous.

@filliepage

2y↑1

@@darrenlamb5640 I agree

@andersdondes4748

Word

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@Dr.Gainzzz

8y↑331

" I've been found so now I'll never explore "

I love those lyrics.

@pete8738

8y↑2

+Treven Ray I've been found ~~out~~"
Caught cheating?

@Dr.Gainzzz

8y↑51

The way I take it is that she found someone who's found her and loves her but now she realizes she'll never explore different relationships.

@Guitardudeftw

5y↑2

Treven Ray exactly

@svezinamora

4y↑14

But if you are happy, you don't have to explore. As a reference I'm really happy with my girlfriend and I don't want to leave her or to explore.

@Guitardudeftw

48w

@@svezinamorawhen you’re young and haven’t explored life, you will regret not being able to explore more

@sydurgraham7760

7y↑476

when the guys voice comes in on that line...eargasm

@mollygaines3944

7y↑4

Heywud Jablome ugh yes

@emilyelliott6770

7y↑6

omg yes...I freaking love his voice so much. good gawd

@edeneden5471

6y↑1

@artemistails4288

Only here because of Daniela Andrades cover and I could not disagree with you more. This shits traaash.

@nomardichakma2977

@@emilyelliott6770 BF

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@ghettogothh

3y↑82

10 years later..
Proving this is a timeless song

@aidenwhitehead7018

7y↑180

That final scene with the last dancer never fails to give me the chills

@samuelj5890

7y↑3

i know right

@rebirth71

9y↑1.1K

Add me to the list of people obsessed with this video.

@TheKevinSinger

9y↑16

Manuel Pereira Right in line behind you brother.

@kylymapy

Manuel Pereira ok

@rosepena712

8y↑1

totally agree with you dude!

@liquidmetaldream

7y↑5

I'm obsessed with the song.

@Super19061984

7y↑1

Manuel Pereira xx

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@SailTheSkies777

9y↑406

This video is a masterpiece. Whoever had this idea is a genius. Each character has a role and each scene changes very subtly, but extremely strong. Executed very well.

@mdsaifuddinfahim2816

4y↑3

Wkrh

@darrenlamb5640

2y↑6

It's so simple and I'm sure it didn't cost a fortune to make but it's still such a great video.

@eslikeS

that's when you know why they make cast subtitles by movies afterwards

@fcabezas

51w↑3

Saam Farahmand. His work is awesome

@vivaglamnadia

9y↑417

This video is so conceptual. I love it.

@JuniLee0120

9y↑24

Same here! A true work of art ain't it?

@marthamagana1813

8y↑3

i know is beatiful ♡

@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447

+Mitchell Steckbauer same director?

@Flubly

8y↑3

+Mitchell Steckbauer Hmm, it's a repeated camera move instead of a continuous one, contains focal length distortion from a lens and represents a real space instead of a highly abstract flat perspective from compositing footage, has choreographed dances that make up the majority of the video's content instead of differentiating clips of a single performance, and the story (abstract as it may be) actually has an arc that changes and has an ending.

Yeah, it's not a copy in any way, shape, or form.

@mahousloth6322

+Flubly Ikr. The only thing that's even remotely the same is the camera is moving backward. Lol.

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@osiris0413

8y↑265

"I am yours now, so now I don't ever have to leave / I've been found out, so now I'll never explore"

This like a couple of the XX's songs seems to be about conflicting aspects of a romantic relationship; while in the beginning everything fits together perfectly and the lyrics echo the sentiment of being fulfilled - "I don't have to leave anymore, all I have is right here / spent my nights and days before, searching the world for what's right here" - over the course of time things start to break down. The middle part of the song seems to be about questioning the relationship; "That bridge is on fire back the way I came... where would I be if this were to go under" doesn't suggest a commitment out of love, but more out of routine and the difficulty of ending things and/or finding something new. By the end the hook takes on a bit of a darker meaning to me, "so now I don't ever have to leave" sounds more like resignation to a life sentence than an expression of contentment.

@ResidentScrub

7y↑30

I always interpreted the song as finding "the one" and being completely devoted to someone, rather than resigning yourself to the relationship.

"That bridge is on fire..." symbolises, to me, never wanting to go back to the time or life you had before meeting this person you're with.
"Where would I be if this were to go under?" to me, is thinking out loud "where would I be without you" and wondering how you'd cope if the relationship ended because this other person is absolutely everything to you "but that's the risk I take" to be with the person.
"I am yours now, so now I don't ever have to leave" as they are both singing this together toward the end of the song I always take this as a reassurance from both sides, to each other, that we pretty much belong together and it doesn't have to change if we don't let shit get in the way.

@riannaw6420

6y↑5

Delroy ... Choices for sure... Love art that means something different to many and so cool when another sees the art I see. Never going to leave him. <3

@Guitardudeftw

5y↑9

Delroy the hint that it might not be the case is the line “so now I’ll never explore”, it’s not sang with love or relieve, but more like a realization that they will never get to explore and try new things, they’re stuck....

@lightbreathermusic

5y↑9

The first time you hear "So now I'll never explore", you think it's about finding the right one and you don't have to search for better anymore. When you hear it after the second verse, you slowly understand that she is trapped in his love for her, so finding another one and breaking up with him, as much as she wants to, can be extremely difficult for her AND for him. You can also hear the beat slowly deteriorating. Time after time, you hear reversed samples and unnecessary bass lines that just don't sound right. Such a creative track!

@mutindatomas6308

Psychoactive

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@budoka34

1y↑64

12 years later this is still and incredible peice of art! Truely timeless.

@harrisons.9377

10 años después la vuelvo a escuchar y sigue siendo un hit!

@Vladimir-tx4uz

33w

So true dude

@thetacoguyy

4y↑650

Quarantine got me listening to these guys again, anyone else?

@bhbgbhbg

4y↑1

Yess me too!

@riggamorrischan

4y↑6

the xx takes me back

@artemisiawhite9293

4y↑4

here I am. (Italy)

@MrNacho1212

4y↑3

I was watching a random YouTube video and the background music was “heart skipped a beat” by xx and it brought back so many memories. I completely forgot about them until that video!

@jeffmorris3015

4y↑1

Me too

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@lglp3

9y↑2.2K

They can't decide if they want to buy that couch lol

@breannaweaver4381

9y↑22

Omg dead

@lglp3

9y↑51

Theres so much angst on this couch, let us sit in these different positions

@gwendolynriot

9y↑29

oh...I shouldn't read your comment,now this video can only make me laugh

@shannontan92

9y↑7

lglp3 did someone light a smoke whilst on the couch.
look at what you've done. >:(

@jakmanxyom

9y↑28

lglp3
[1:33] Jamie: "Ugh...the repitition's frying my brain!"
[1:41] Oliver: (to front guy) "She didn't really like you, did she?" Front guy: "...uh-huh." O: "Feeling bad for you, man."
[1:49] Romy: "Don't these dancers get tired of the same routine?"
[1:55] Romy: "My God, when will these crazy dancers ever end."
[2:05] Jamie: "Somebody kill me from this madness." Romy: "We'll get there, boys...the misery will be over. Soon."
[2:19] Romy: "Screw this artsy garbage, I'm outta here. Oliver, you too."

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@davidbadiola3005

8y↑44

... 2016 and this song is STILL brilliant

@MrSpreewittchen

David Badiola and 2019

@n5r15

10y↑319

I'm pretty sure i've watched this like 20 times now lol. Looking for all the subtle changes in each "repetition" if you can call it that. The mood changes gradually from start to finish and there are major relationship altering events expressed in subtle changes to facial expressions or hesitations in the dance. I love it. I didn't even know I was into this sort of music but I love this, I'm in. Ty PBS Idea Channel for the introduction.

@jcpnike

10y↑4

I did the same exact thing lol

@riannaw6420

G11B best art in thr world speaks to your heart and soul in a very personal matter... Not specify what the artist felt.

@angeltruf

6y↑481

The xx: yeah we just need you to dance an 8 second routine
Dancers: oh great easy money
The xx: Ya we just need you to do it 16 times with miniscule differences
Dancers:

@davidratcliffe7831

4y↑23

Was an awful lot more than sixteen...lol

@stephenholmes9386

8y↑794

This video and song in my opinion is a masterpiece, the idea of relationships being like islands and the bridge to the previous being set on fire. The video with the subtle changes in girls dancers representing her love fading while the guy for most of the song continues along obliviously until she finally has left... Then the final dance with just the girl who would dance with the guy at the back dancing by herself while the set burns around her representing that the guy was still in love with her but it's over now...

That's what I've taken from it anyway, literally a masterpiece.

@SobrietyandSolace

8y↑20

+Stephen Holmes That's pretty much what I picked up form the visuals, too. I prefer subtle progression to blatant visual indicators; narratively I think of secret lovers or cheaters who were clearly in the wrong relationship to begin with as the bridge to the old island slowly crumbles. But now they've been found out, they belong to eachother, so there is no more slipping away back home to the old partner. They burn, but they burn together

@SobrietyandSolace

8y↑25

+Little Wolf Taima The repetition could also represent cycles of multiple failed relationships, rather than just the decline of one, emphasising how THIS ONE is 'it' whether it's right or wrong

@dundunbadms4037

8y↑9

+Little Wolf Taima the repetitions could also mean the sequence of love. we experience it as something repetitive yet we love that person so that repetition wont easily bore us. the dancers in my perspective represent emotions and love. then the changes in the repetition shows us how love for others will slowly fade will the other one doesnt.

@riannaw6420

6y↑1

Little Wolf Taima YES! Body language says so much.

@aliar86

6y↑11

Hmm, the video is definitely about the end of a relationship. But that's a rather surface level reading of the lyrics. I think "i have been found out" talks about the inherent fear in any relationship that this is it, you will no longer explore (date). It's a bittersweet realization that the voice won't date anymore, a realization that comes with a lot of anxiety that often leads to cold feet.
We are all islands exploring until we begin a relationship, then we lose some of our individuality.

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@StripesZB

7y↑51

6 years, still amazing.

@rainyautumn7157

10y↑38

Artistic masterpiece. You've got to watch the video 4 or 5 times, each time put your focus on a different point of sight (the dancers in the back, the dancers at the front, the band members, the lights,...) to fully recognise the brilliance of it.

@queniffr278

8y↑61

This gets more powerful every time I see it.

@dace.digital

8y↑22

The lip timing for this video is so amazing

@lex4643

8y↑62

1:05-1:36 is the best part of this entire song

@turboDIZEL666

i like all song ò.ò

@Snowpeakpeachflavor

true

@_Zaaier

8y↑1

repeat is the best part ;)

@Aydanonosrahus

8y↑19

Absolutely love the super subtle changes: how the X light becomes dimmer each time, how they start disappearing one by one, and how the couple very gradually grows apart to the point of 'fed-upness'
... a song I can really relate to

@rr8339

8y↑17

its 2016 and i'm still obsessed with this song

@vagabond7204

8y↑8

damn i never realized it was from 2010

@pernielsen7510

9y↑337

It is so sad that when the people gradually stop dancing, there is some other dancer, who clearly wants to continue, but can't really, because of this other person. And at last only one remain oblivious of the fact that "it's over". I know that feeling far too well.

@justinklein2112

Per Nielsen o

@EdwardGFunk

5y↑1

does your mom still dance?

@skyhunter2816

Me too... :,(

@Emukid33

5y↑4

the point is you keep dancing even when nobody else is and even if your oblivious to the harsher reality crumbling around you. Just keep dancing... even when the house burns all around you 😅😊🖤

@ccpektezel

3y↑4

Ten years later, this has proven to be a unique piece of art.

@gibeomlee1997

8y↑237

this is the best music video I ever seen

@2006Pavlin

8y↑2

+Gibeom Lee Must of spent lot of money for that video...

@scottredford4801

8y↑2

+Pavlin Petkov Honestly I don't think it would have cost as much as some. Most rappers can spend a million on a video alone and all this would be is wages for 8 dances, set cost and then production costs. I think it'd be under 150k, not bad for a video.

@phantomr277

+Scott Redford
Why'd you use rappers as an example? Lol

@scottredford4801

+Cant think of a name right now ask Kanye. most rappers feel that their standing is measures by possessions, especially jewellery. that a rapper has to douse themselves in jewellery and show diamonds and shit during video clips to get any respect and that it's a problem. look up "why most rappers are broke" on YouTube, you'll see what I mean

@phantomr277

Scott Redford
That's a little stereotypical though, don't you think?
I know many rappers that don't show their bling on screen aside from kanye
Edit: k nvm you have evidence, but still sounds stereotypical to me

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@geekyscottyuk

5y↑11

Still here listening in 2019.... I miss good music like this

@jkaygoulet

7y↑56

I'm so confused how anyone could miss the message & beauty in this video. It's a masterpiece. a perfect representation of human relationships & the many emotions we might be left with when they end. we just can't always let go & move on. even if the one we holding on to is already long gone..

@vall653

5y↑55

Who watching this now? ( 2019 ) 💙😴

@2k12Garofz

10y↑43

I actually really dig the video , I find it uniquley artistic ... and for the song? Well you already know :)

@eel4115

9y↑27

@alisonengebretsen8685

9y↑136

I love this fucking song. I love the xx, best band ever ❤

@namelessshout7194

+Alison Megan me TOOO!

@user-gh4ud1mr2g

1ل

@markfessler1058

Alison Megan Amazing vid! Great band....2 voices that come together as one!

@markfessler1058

محمود النوام Cool

@rogercamarena1497

8y↑56

Oh god, the video kinda made me sad 😢

@grzegorznonszalancki7604

8y↑13

The best music vid ever if for me. I cry every time when they bacame alone. Just so emotionally intense !

@grandscheme8568

5y↑2

These youngsters will never know the magnitude of this track when it first dropped. Game-changer, forreal.

@iameatingpizzachoosingthis5422

9y↑31

@richcityfarms7938

7y↑219

The video illustrates the gradual loss of interest from the girl, her feelings for that person are gradually going, the kisses become less meaningful, her eyes stay open when they kiss closer to the end while his are fully closed. He's in love, she's coming out of it. Then its cheek kisses and then she leaves. I have only just realized this.

@ema459

5y↑1

thank you!

@heartlessflower

5y↑1

Same

@nicclark373

Yup knw it all to well the same😔

@pastorgaara2165

4y↑1

based on what you said, i believe that he's showing to us that one side has never loved the other too, that relashionship had never the true love from a side

@user-eb1ir9ym5p

4y↑9

Офигеть, уже 10 лет прошло. Crystalised, night time и islands стояли на звонке по порядку. Нереальная ностальгия, и греет душу мысль, что я любила их ещё до того, как они стали такими популярными 😌

@connormcwood2

8y↑8

Imagine being the actors in this video having to do that many takes

@usaf2011

4y↑14

last scene gets me crying everytime with the dancer going in slow motion one last time through the moves :( peace and love from nyc, hope I get to see them live soon

@pendej0

3y↑18

El video es una obra maestra. La canción sigue sonando igual de novedosa que 10 años atrás.

@iAple

10y↑16

Wow are people seriously complaining about the video? I think its the best goddamned part. It's the onyl reason why i keep coming here instead of listening to the song on itunes. Whoever came up with it is a real genius imo.

@isibona3869

6y↑4

@yeredgonzalez9080

9y↑41

That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make

@noraanderson367

8y↑285

i thought my laptop was broken for a sec

@marpuebla9148

8y↑1

Lolololol

@jihoonlee5026

Nora anderson kkkkkkkkk

@ellencaapora2350

8y↑11

THE XX, EU NECESSITO DE NOVAS MÚSICAS! NÃO FAÇAM ISSO COM MINHA VIDA. EU SEI TODAS AS MÚSICAS DE VOCÊS DE TRÁS PRA FRENTE. SE VOCÊS GRAVASSEM NOVAS MÚSICAS DO JEITO INCRÍVEL QUE VOCÊS FAZEM, EU E MUITOS OUTROS FÃS FICARIAM IMENSAMENTE FELIZES! SEI QUE NINGUÉM VAI LER O QUE TÁ ESCRITO AQUI, MAS... NUNCA TE PEDI NADA... :'(

@nikkibarrowclough7562

3y↑2

Still amazing and such great choreography....it's 2021 and I'm still falling asleep to this since 2010

@cityofpawnee

10y↑40

this is one of my favourite music videos ever, tbh

@johnjohnny1997

7y↑3

how can somebody dislike such a masterpiece?

@Johnnyboybassist

8y↑6

I forgot how much I love the choreography in this video.

@lexryan8447

8y↑8

freaking took me forever to see that they were changing seats every new scene

@allandolce1683

How can something so good be so underrated?

@gregt5794

24w

The creativity from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s has largely disappeared from music. It has popped up occasionally since and when it did The xx grabbed it all. What an incredibly unique band!

@irvingcsaltzburg

10y↑927

I really need to stop reading comments. The amount of braindead idiots complaining about how the video is "repetitive" is fucking alarming. I didn't even think this video was that difficult to understand, yet no one seems to see how it compliments the song beautifully and brilliantly. I guess no one gets what the song is about either.

My entire life revolves around music and I've seen countless music videos from every genre, yet this is one of the only music videos that always makes me tear up every time I watch it.

@penelowp

10y↑4

i feel ya

@gunide

10y↑6

This music video is repetitive!

@bambix6930

10y↑10

Lol well its not like the people are accusing you of 9-11 if it makes you that frustrated that people saying a video thats repetitive is repetitive , you sir have failed in life , if that makes your vagina itch the amount of sand that has been storing in your clitoris since pre-historic era ;D

@irvingcsaltzburg

10y↑46

Bambi X Was that supposed to be English? What a pathetic attempt at trolling. You shouldn't use such a potty mouth when your mommy might be around, she was nice enough to let you use the computer after all.

@kathamarie7288

10y↑27

Gunide Verasin The dancing appears to be repetitive, but if you are watching closely nothing is ever the same. This video was very well done! Thank you XX!

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@spacey_babe9950

Who else forgot how good The Xx is?

@dominiquedixon143

8y↑1

I forgot all about this song but I still remember the words. Love this song

@madocustodio7592

3y↑18

La verdad es que desconocía de la existencia de the xx hasta que escuche la versión que Shakira hizo de la canción y comencé a buscar mas de su música ahora agradezco por haberlos encontrado

@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147

4y↑2

I remember findings this back in highschool and completely forgetting about it until now...It's so freakin' good

@MrJosh6889

Almost every speaker I own seems to believe there are incredibly low frequencies in this song. This song is bassier than almost all rap I've heard.

@iarba

10y↑5

2010?! has it been that long?

@Barbaragringas

7y↑8

Obrigada, as musicas de vocês organiza minha cabeça, abafa os pensamentos, alivia a tensão, quase uma droga.

@gazikhan4956

Xxxx

@gazikhan4956

Xxxxx

@forgottenmma3694

XX hit a home run with this album. Too bad it was snubbed for album of the year in 2010.

@orhblin

8y↑131

I feel like this video represent a group of friends falling appart slowly. They keep doing the same things over and over until people start leaving. They continue dancing, even when there's no point to it anymore.

@Raphoovvv

6y↑7

the 6 people dancing doesn't represent 6 different people, it represents their relationship as a whole. The blonde woman slowly distances herself from the man and eventually they break up, the other 4 people represent their commitment to the relationship/their love for eachother. At least that's my take on it, it's still art though so everyone finds their own meaning in it.

@princessdaisy7193

7y↑14

This video is so iconic I absolutely love it, I also can't wait for the new album they're working on right now <33

@epicscreenname989

nori de groot how is it ironic? Do you know what irony is?

@stitchxi6144

Epic Screen name iconic, not ironic bro

@epicscreenname989

7y↑1

StItcH XI I musta been lit when I posted this comment lol

@mynameismr.solodolo1418

How tf did 3k people dislike this? This is fire asf but brings back bad memories but still a masterpiece

@maximusgarcia2000

9y↑66

Why do I always think of water when I listen to this?

@ChromaSup

9y↑17

Maximus Garcia islands?

@Maryam-dr3se

Maximus Garcia lol me too

@leonardomorales869

Maximus Garcia Because "Chained" Music Video?

@yoshidaharu3292

9y↑5

Maximus Garcia Because water can carry tonal frequencies that physically change. Much like certain sound waves vibrate through the liquids in our bodies. Or some science shit like that. Im high...

@JsRf13

9y↑3

+Maximus Garcia this song is smooth and flows likes water. it envelopes you, and while you're submerged, you feel suspended and calm. this song is cleansing.

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@lauraantonioviquez3867

4y↑2

pasan los años y esta canción nunca deja de ser buena

@S20028

3y↑1

imagine laying in the grass with your significant other sharing headphones and listening to this?

@leywhite2268

4y↑6

I feel bad for the 4K ppl that disliked this. Their taste of music must suck

@samaneta

4y↑6

que clipe lindo! direção de arte impecável... direção de elenco também!

@renato6891

Vdd o clipe ficou muito lindo mas não conhecia essa música é a primeira vez que a ouço

@crissy4445

8y↑24

Love her lisp

@TomosWilliams96

+James Collins thanks for introducing me to Autumn on a different video, I'll be telling my friends about the band

@ach0i

10y↑26

love the song, love the video. after listening to this song, i always feel better

@jeremRamones

50w↑2

I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
That's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
And I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
And I am yours now (I am yours now)
So now I don't ever have to leave (ever have to leave)
I've been found out (I've been found out)
So now I'll never explore
So now I'll never explore

@paulawith

8y↑8

I like this song so much that almost hurts ;(

@lolataylor9158

7y↑30

this music video is probably my favourite ever, it's so good and must have taken a long time to perfect, every time I watch it I notice something different in the scenes❤️

@tl3040

8y↑2

Apaixonada por essa música! ♥♥♥

@mykakarynngreene6322

10y↑4

definitely one of my favorites from the album... i love how this depicts how over time people's relationships can disintegrate.

@IPRAstrong

9y↑120

Pure magic

@nikkitab9690

7y↑1

Why have I only just found this song and this group?! <3

@noahriazac

4 years... ive been looking for this vid for 4 years. Thank god I found it again accidentally <3

@mundicox8951

7y↑4

Just discovered these guys..I'm so amazed!!

@HotlineMok

4y↑23

This video is literally genius. Watching the first seconds I was like “what?” But then I noticed the artists singing, the band making minuscule movements in the same theme as the lyrics or melody change, the dancers changing (which is so clever btw). I CANNOT stop watching this video it’s literally amazing

@esteban578

10y↑10

The XX always takes me to a place that i love but i cant describe

@marisolruiz8666

9y↑50

I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here

Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look

I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore

See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave

Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make

I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore [x2]

So now I'll never explore ❤❤❤

@alexandraarid7022

2y↑15

My first love introduced me to the xx, he passed on. Being only in my 20s I had to continue with life and build a new life but the xx brings back sweet memories I'll cherish forever ✨

@stringtheories

24w

And no one is ever really lost

@henriquefalc

7y↑4

1:04 The lady at the left misses the last move

@chavez33389

1y↑7

When this song came out I started a relationship and became one of favorites. Many broken hearts later I realized what the lyrics really meant and the song means alot more to me now.

@smp6565

5y↑1

Who’s still obsessed in 2018

@TR1PLE_6

10y↑48

Work Harder. Get a Car.
I love Top Gear! :)

@Willken29

5y↑1

I can't believe it took me years to realize the choreography of the guy and girl that are pulling them away from each other is slightly different.

@gpeddino

3y↑1

The way the choreography slowly unravels as it repeats... Great imagery.

@cezzary222

1y↑2

2022 never gets old 🙅‍♂
Masterpiece.

@ourdearlydeparteddoll

9y↑6

This video is true art, as well as the song 💛✨

@lauracanero

8y↑3

The world NEEDS more music videos like this one please!

@gio3269

5y↑3

Cada vez que lo escucho, me acuerdo de ella </3 .

@dash1141

This takes me back to my youth... and it was only 8 years ago. Christ.

@ManuelRomero-tr4pk

8y↑6

I never left, this video has such great choreography.

@aishad127

3y↑4

heard this playing from outside my window when I woke up, thought "ah they have good taste in music" and quickly came here. love the song for many years now, didn't listen in a while it's still amazing