The Lumineers - 'Stubborn Love' (Official Video)

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The Lumineers - "Stubborn Love"
Album: The Lumineers
Label: Dualtone Music Group (US), Rouge/Inertia (AUS), Dine Alone Records (CAN), Decca Records (ROW)
Director: Isaac Ravishankara

[floffos]

It's *SEPTEMBER 2021, * let's see how many legends are listening to this masterpiece ♡

[jhonnymartinez]

Lyrics:
She'll lie and steal and cheat
And beg you from her knees
Make you think she means it this time
She'll tear a hole in you, the one you can't repair
But I still love her, I don't really care

When we were young
Oh-oh, we did enough
When it got cold
Ooh-ooh, we bundled up
I can't be told
Ah-ah it can't be done

It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all
The opposite of love's indifference
So pay attention now
I'm standing on your porch screaming out
And I won't leave until you come downstairs

So keep your head up, keep your love
Keep your head up, my love
Keep your head up, my love
Keep your head up, keep your love

And I don't blame you, dear
For running like you did all these years
I would do the same, you best believe
And the highway signs say we're close
But I don't read those things anymore
I never trusted my own eyes

When we were young
Oh-oh, we did enough
When it got cold
Ooh-ooh, we bundled up
I can't be told
Ah-ah it can't be done

So keep your head up, keep your love
Keep your head up, my love
Keep your head up, my love
Keep your head up, keep your love

Head up, love
Head up, love
Head up, love
Head up, love

[IndieFolkCentral]

Even though it is now 2023, and the song is alreayd out for more than 10 years, I find myself consistently revisiting this song at least once every month, and I am confident that I will continue to do so for countless years ahead. There's something special about The Lumineers and specially this song 💕

[gemmaskate]

"The opposite of love is indifference" is a phenomenal line

[brennan]

RIP Madeleine Robillard Sept 12 2000 - July 22 2020. I love you babe, this was our song.

[kristinaferoces]

I hug myself so tightly while this song plays.. and I cry... I cry for all those wasted years when I didn't love myself..😢

[miszlen]

This song hits me so hard every time i hear it, it's just so hard to explain.
I knew it basically since my school years, listening to The Lumineers briefly from time to time and simply moving on to other bands and genres.

I came back to this band and this song after a terrible break-up caused by me, my problems and what I did to my then-girlfriend for about a year, a friend for about four.
I listened to it time and time again throughout several months alone, working on myself, bettering my mental status and overall mental health that caused all the problems.

A year passed, fate made us cross our paths and come closer again, heal our scars and become a pair once again.

Nearly two years from then, I'm listening to the song in our house, we're a few months away from our wedding and expecting a baby.
Coming back to such hard-hitting songs makes you realise how far you've come and how many struggles you endured because of - and for this stubborn love.

Stay strong Friends. It will be better one day - if you believe it and work towards it, eventually it's gonna happen.

[emilyhuffstetler]

What I love about The Lumineers is they have a mystery tucked within every song. I've listened to their songs thousands of times, and I still pick up on a new hidden meaning or message every once in a while. The songs mold to fit everyone 's different lives and stories, which makes it fun to read how everyone interprets each one.

[cotenature]

Thank you The Lumineers, Official Sponsors of my heartbreak

[leytonread]

It’s better to feel pain than nothing at all. That verse saved my life.

[antonymuchiri]

27/09/2023, Location - Kenya. The song never gets old. Much love from this side of the universe ❤❤

[brianb]

I have a tattoo that says "its better to feel pain than nothing at all" 3 years sober now=]

[jimdavis]

Trying to forget someone you loved is like trying to remember someone you never met.

[ninxjah]

So I used to think this song was about unrequited love. Basically loving someone but not being loved back but the more I listened to it I feel like it's about ones ability to keep loving after they have been hurt over and over again. So the song is about love itself and the journey to find it. True love is one of the hardest things to find in life if you find it you are definitely one of the lucky ones. some people never find it. the more love fails you the more apprehensive you are to love again. Maybe I'm wrong but it made more sense to me when I started thinking about it that way. Keep your head up y'all ❤❤❤

[skthewallsplease]

my husband of 37 years died in my arms while listening to this. i’ll never forget you henry. this song makes it all worth it :’) </3

[mollywilkins]

"It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all."

Those lyrics continue, after all these years, to remind me that I am alive, when I need it the most.

[paulmateo]

To everyone who is here - 



You have a great taste in music

[Dante-vlts]

Still one of the best songs out there . 10 years later, killing it still

[anthonysomangala]

This is the type of music that speaks directly to your soul

[HolleWalle]

From the million love songs out there this is the only one that hits me hard. It's about unconditional love and how even if it hurts it's still better than nothing, and well, I'm a very cold person who has never loved that way and it makes me sad to think what I'm missing, and even if I wanted to I can't just love someone like that, I'd rather feel nothing than deal with the pain. I see many people here because they relate on loving someone who didn't love them back and all I can say is: Love is NOT a mistake, don't regret loving, love is the only thing that can make you grow, whether it brings you happiness or pain, just know life is all about ups and downs and nothing lasts forever, so if you're in a good place, cherish it, and if not, know it is not forever.