Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Human Sadness (Official Video)

Video Credits:

Directed by Warren Fu & Nicholaus Goossen
Edited by Warren Fu
Additional Scenes Directed by wiissa
Produced by Nicholaus Goossen, Matthew Vaughan & Lysee Webb
Director of Photography: Matt Irwin
Story by Julian Casablancas, Warren Fu & Jacob Bercovici

Starring Julian Casablancas+The Voidz
Jeramy Gritter: Guitar
Jeff Kite: Keys
Alex Carapetis: Drumz
Julian Casablancas: Microphone
Amir Yaghmai: Guitar
Jake Bercovici: Bass

Music Produced by Shawn Everett
Recorded Live by Jeremy Glover
Mixed by Ian Shea

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HUMAN SADNESS LYRICS

beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field, i will be meeting you there
-Rumi

put money in my hand
and i will do the things you want me to

Vanity… overriding wisdom,
usually common sense.

should i delete it,
you said you'd read it
you promised you would never ruin it with sequels,

I wake for you… on and on

beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field,
i will be meeting you there.

~

the moon's a skull, i think it's grinning
the room is full of people now i think it's spinning

wanted you… didn't ask for nothing. wait for you… on and on

and i don't need your tie, i don't need to, tired of saying it.
we don't need more talk, don't empty out your canteen on the desert floor.
…ahhh, it's all my fault

never wanna spell it out,
i just want to say that it is all my fault,
i could never spit it out,
i don't wanna fix your tie...

never want to say we're sad,
thankful that we got some chance,
i know you won't get back your time,
i wish that you could take it back...

beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field,
i will be meeting you there.

~

he wanted it more than me, i suppose
i was in a rush to wait in a line.
now i hear echoes of my old self,
this is not the way to be.
all at once,
i lost my way...

is it not true, the things that we did?
come here at once and look what they did
come here shut down and tune in tonite,
learn the words that they teach you without you realizing it
come here sit down and watch some tv

mine all mine / wait your turn
cross my cross / slice his hand
not your son / not your friend / not your enemy

i rely on the little things to get me by,
conscience says "i'm ok",
you don't hear what they say.
"he's not my son, search his home"
off to war,
it's time to go hide inside

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soft skin,
weak chin,
just walk me thru it, tell me what to do i'll do

hurry hurry, that's my baby
ohh, do what you can.

all the time - he waits for me.
and now we talk from time to time,

hits you on the head when nobody's there,
then he says 'come here could you fix my tie?'

it's never gonna be,
to be is not the way to be.

show me where to go don't get angry so quickly,
fuck depression...

beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field,
i will be meeting you there

~

understanding is more important than love,
if not money will always trump justice

all is lost,
i'll find my way...
so i say,
to be is not to be.
to be is not the way to be.

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[Horatio-Monroe]

The first time I heard this song I was walking back to my car down a street in San Fransisco around 3am. Everything was dead silent.. At first I didn’t know where the sound was coming from.. It kept getting louder, and closer to me until I finally see this hipster kid riding down the street on his bike with a little speaker. I stopped him to ask what song it was.. If I didn’t ask, I probably would have never heard it again. Bless you man, wherever you are. Bless you.

[Erebus-qumu]

Just a fun story for this of you who still visit this video. I saw the voidz in 2016 and the crowd was shouting "human sadness", Julian replied "kind of a weird thing to shout for..."

[funtu]

I literally force myself not to listen to this song for a long time to experience the moment I listened to this for the first time over and over again.

[PARTY_BRAT]

I don’t understand a word that Julian said but he still said it great

[sonikj]

Wow i can’t believe Julian casablancas invented sadness

[ZiCK_]

It's like the guitar is crying, this man really knows what's he doing. Literally everything he does. every fucking single thing. could be magic at this point imo...

[BoftinCB]

That solo is probably the most human sound I've ever heard a guitar make.

[sadkermit]

I don't understand how this song can give you depression but also cure it at the same time.

[judesthedude]

wow can't believe julian casablancas invented art

[xxxraulito]

This song has been my most played song on Spotify for 4 years straight, the most underrated masterpiece of my generation

[aidangrimes]

Putting ads TWICE in the middle of this song is the final straw in me renouncing capitalism for good

[nico.aiff.]

Me and my gf saw Julian Casablancas + The Voidz live in Portugal last year (2018).
They were the last band to perform that night. When they started, half the crowd had left because most of the people were there to listen to hip-hop.
The sound was terrible during the whole concert, I guess the sound engineers are not used to mix a real band nowadays, with real instruments...
There were around 100 people at the concert at that point. Julian couldn't hear himself on the stage, he left several times. At first, he seemed happy and joked about it, then he got mad as he had to interrupt most of the songs.
At the end, some people asked him to play "The Strokes" and they began to play "I'll try anything once".
Halfway through, he stopped. Once again, he couldn't hear himself on stage. He left.
Some more people left, but the rest of us started asking for this song "Human Sadness".
He came back and suddenly the Voidz played this song. It was incredible. The sound became nice.
When they finished, Beardo came to me and gave me his guitar pick. I didn't ask for it, but I guess he saw me dancing the whole concert.
I'll never forget this concert, I have the pick as a symbol of that day.
They were amazing despite all the troubles at the beginning of the gig.
Thank you for this concert <3.

Edit: if you understand portuguese, you can read about this concert here:
and here
This particular concert became quite famous for its technical issues :)

[mtramos]

The world isn't ready for this kind of art...

[spencerwebb]

This album got me through my mom's brain tumor diagnosis and operation. She's okay btw, going strong 5 years later.

[leviathan]

Julian wrote 3 of my favourite songs of all time: "Human Sadness", "The Adults are talking" and "Ode to the Mets".
What an amazing artist

[evanrichter]

I love how Julian uses his voice as an instrument

[SMarie]

Let’s all say a prayer for the people still looking for this song.

[xadashgd]

the way they blend the voice with the guitar is impressive, sublime.

[Jezeusp]

Its currently 11/06/2024. I just discovered this song last week. 10 years 2 months and 4 days too late on this Masterpiece.
But better late than never.

[lukelatza]

Just saw them play this live in Minneapolis with my dad. People around us were roasting them saying the music sucked and I felt so sad. My dad turned to me and said “they just don’t get it, do they?”

I love my dad.