Father John Misty - Please Don't Die (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Father John Misty's new song "Please Don't Die" is off of his new album, God's Favorite Customer, out now on Sub Pop and Bella Union.

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CREDITS:
Jacknife Films
Directed by Chris Hopewell
Video Produced by Rosie Lea
Edited by Tom Weller
Director of Photography: Jon Davey

LYRICS:
One more wasted morning when I could be holding you to my side
Somebody stop this joyless joy ride
I’m feeling older than my 35 years

One more cryptic message thinking that I might end it
Oh God, you must have woken up to me saying that it’s all too much
I’ll take it easy with the morbid stuff

Oh, honey I’m worried about you
You’re too much to lose
You’re all that I have
And honey I’m worried about you
Put yourself in my shoes
You’re all that I have, so please don’t die
Wherever you are tonight

All these pointless benders with reptilian strangers
Oh my God, you’re so naïve
You’ll leave this world in a drunken heap
Who’ll make the arrangements, baby them or me?

Honey, I’m worried about you
You’re too much to lose
You’re all that I have
And honey, I’m worried about you
Put yourself in my shoes
You’re all that I have
You’re all that I have
You’re all that I have, so please don’t die
Wherever you are tonight

[piro]

This song saved my life. It felt like it was speaking to me.

[JC-xvjl]

I used to worry and cry to this song over my love when he was deep in addiction. Things got a little better, with time. This November is a year since he passed. I never truly thought he'd go.

[NECRSIS]

This reminds me of that one episode of parks and rec and Ben just going “COULD A DEPRESSED PERSON MAKE THIS”

[nathanaelwarner]

His love for his wife comes across so intensely in his music that it brings me to tears.

[Aiur]

Didn't realize it was Father's Day already

[zeroonezero]

This is the anthem for the imperfect nature of human love. The painful self sacrificial almost selfish passion for another person that leaves you the most vulnerable creature alive.

[aidanm]

I have never in my life cried from a song like this

[lukeberrie]

I thought this was gonna be dark as shit, but it turned out to be the sweetest thing I’ve seen and heard all year

[Yo-Jimbo]

Even the simple line like "put yourself in my shoes" carried so much weights, it got me everytime.

[sinnertrain]

This is the Josh Tillman era, we're just lucky witnesses.  As someone with life-long terrible problems with depression, I totally get where this song is coming from.  But suicide has already been done so you have to STAY ON THE RIDE UNTIL THE END!  God bless Josh Tillman!

[bismarana]

wow the love he has for his wife is something to be admired

[narinehakobyan]

"I'm feeling older than my 35 years"...That's how old Dante was at the beginning of his journey into Hell in Divine Comedy... I love you, Father John Alighieri ♥ :D

[stevieb.]

Grim reaper’s harmonica solo is pretty dope.

[MegaFatcat]

for an album that you said was "just some tunes" there is a lot of emotion here. What a beautiful song and sentiment, Can't wait for the whole album to be out.

[d_eexe]

literally... LITERALLY brings me to tears every time

[punch]

I am stunned
In late October 2017, days before our third anniversary I said goodbye to my partner who was hospitalized due to Bipolar and schizoid affective disorder. The result of them failing to take medications and substance abuse led to arrests for domestic battery, quitting their Job and our being evicted from our home. I realized they would never address these issues if I continued enabling them and begin to address my own issues of Autism Spectrum Disorder, chronic depression, PTSD, and chronic substance/ Self Medicating. Now after eight months of separation, this week we are reuniting in a new apartment and commencing with our relationship. This song and others from FJM's Gods Favorite Customer, released tomorrow provide an unerring soundtrack to this period of introspection and growth. Thank you so much for articulating the rain falling in our hearts. Exquisite and graceful.
Love and Mercy,
Punch.

[McWick]

Wow this hits home hard. I've experienced several deaths of loved ones by suicide and even years later I still think to myself "If I had only did this thing differently maybe they would still be alive." and things of that nature. People that are contemplating suicide have no idea the effects it will have on loved ones if they follow through with it. To them it may be a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but it affects your loved ones for the rest of their lives.

[SensoriaMaRia]

Thank you for making the angels women from the Star Wars Galaxy... that can kick some ass! Please send them my way so I can beat cancer once and for all. Cheers!

[yames]

Fantano better be ironing that Yellow Flannel right now

[josuemoreno]

Holy smokes this might be one of the best music videos I've seen in a while!