'did you get enough love, my little dove why do you cry?'

╰┈➤ ❝ ꒰ ° song: fourth of july by sufjan stevens ꒱ ❞

[corvidcamp]

For anyone wanting to cry a bit more, the song 4th of July (where the title is from and the first song) is written by a boy and is the conversation he had between his mother when she was on her deathbed from cancer, it was the last conversation they ever had.

[hannalee]

"Did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?" it makes my heart ache and the bridge of my nose is a bit spicy

[toodeadtowatch]

"Did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?"

I remember reading somewhere that this song was written about the singer's late mother. She passed on the fourth of July. These are some of the conversations he had with her. I feel half of this song is the son processing the death and the other is the mom trying to comfort him. I think this line in particular is not the singer, but the mother.

I find it truly beautiful that a mother can be on her death bed and ask her son if she gave him enough love.

[MeiDak]

It hits sm harder when she says:" Did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?" When your a person who never got an apologize and never got a comfort..

[solus]

"Did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?" - Shoutout to all my fellow emotionally neglected children who never learned what it's like to feel loved ♡

[andrealikesyou]

i wanna sing this to my younger self so bad, she was so innocent and full of life now she's just a rotting body with a beating heart.

[Peach-fzsh]

This song really touches you're heart when you're just a kid and never had anyone by you're side.

[momos.sneakylink]

Rest in peace, Moonbin.

I'm so sorry you were hurting silently. You were so young when you passed, I wish the people around you saw the signs and helped you. It must've been hard for you to hold on or reach out to those around you. I wish people would've treated your death kinder. I hope that, wherever you are, you are at peace without any worries. I hope that your friends and family are able to mourn in peace.

Moon Bin (25 years old)
January 26th, 1998 - April 19th, 2023

[fern]

If your wondering the name of this song is 4th of July. Whoever reads this I love you, keep going please, it’s okay to not be okay. Don’t feel guilty for not being okay, cry it all out.

[perolasdovalorant]

"When you feel alone, look at the sky. And see that the sun is alone and doesn't stop shining."

- Just a brazillian boy

[unknown_]

this year i will be celebrating in the hospital with pneumonia in my left lung, unable to get out of bed to even see the fireworks. last year i was complaining about family problems, but i could never be more grateful. take everything with a grain of salt and enjoy the moment because you may not be able to enjoy it again.

(dont worry im recovering )

[andrea-finv]

“and i’m sorry i left, but it was for the best, though it never felt right”, literally makes me burst into tears

[alastorisgone]

I was originally listening to a slowed version of "Mary on a Cross" while crying outside while my dog comforted me. This was the next song on auto play, and I wasn't really paying attention to it until my dog licked my face and bumped her head against my chest and i heard the "did you get enough love, my little dove, why do you cry?" And I started bawling, hugging my dog as she just sat there and let me heal.

It got me so bad because my aunt was the only one to chase after me and hug me with my face on her chest to hear her heartbeat to calm me down to stop crying and she passed away last year on September 25th, so it hit hard with her anniversary coming up.
(Posted: 09/18/2022)

Edit: I love all of you, God Bless 🙏🏻

[Deku_Nobody_is_home_]

for anyone who has been neglected or wrong in childhood or just in general i wish for all of yall to have a blissful future you all deserve it <3

[trinityskitz]

"And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best. Though it never felt right" that line really hurts, It makes me think of places that had huge significance to me in my past, places that were safe in my childhood, places long gone where I once played happily. Empty buildings I once inhabited that are now desolate and in disrepair, favorite spots outside. etc

[SailorMorgy]

Every time I sing this song I start to tear up. I've never lost anyone super close to me, or went through a traumatic event to this extent. THAT is how emotionally intense this song is, it can make me feel like I've just lost the person I loved the most in this world. It's so heart wrenching

[janedaisy]

What hurts more about this song. Is I wish I could sing this to my best friend Ruby. It’s funny because she looked VERY similar to the picture that’s why I clicked. Sitting here crying for her everyday I wish I was there enough for her. I wish it was me. She was my world, my stars, my very heart. She was my family and now I have to go on without her. I hope she knows someday I’ll meet her again and when I do I’ll be able to show her all the memories I had and how much I thought of her until I die.

[iannesha]

When I'm crying alone, this song feels like God having a chat with me saying, "my little dove, why do you cry?"

[reeveswaterz]

Idk how to explain it, but this song feels like reliving trauma with your little self beside you. Except, your little self hasn't experienced any of it yet and you do everything you can to prevent them from experiencing it.

[drftwd]

“Did you get enough love? My little dove? Why do you cry?” Hits home so hard for me

It reminds me of when I was a child and I practically had no one, I was placed in therapy at a young age for reasons I still don’t know, and I’ve been at my lowest recently, and I feel so bad for my younger self because she really just wanted love and she never got it