Gang of Youths - in the wake of your leave (Official Video)

CREDITS:
Production Company @sonderfilms

Director @joelbarney
Producer @ozzisanderson

First AD @rumbelowdanny
Second AD @ojginn
Director of Photography @oscar_ferguson
First AC @simeonleeder
Second AC @kieranelkho
Gaffer @willgchurchill
Spark Roman Spilcak
Spark Tupac Carroll
Spark Kacper Jaszcz
Spark Charlie Lodge

Steadicam @devan_cs

PA @jordanlebon_

MUA @chloerosemakeupartist
MUA @daisymooremakeup

Stylist @_freddiekemp
Assistant Stylist @jolondonstyling

Production Designer @murdohepburn
Art Assistant Joe Harrison
Art Assistant Joseph Siddle

Choreographer / Dancer @antoine_tsturge
Dancers:
@antoine_tsturge
@talbottodd78
@lee_pratt
@LeeB_Official
@ja._.mo
@Charlietatman13
@mollie_mcgugan
@vinanimwaz
Extra: Vi-Anne Small

Post Production @sonderfilms

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[TiahraThankyew]

The song, the choreography, Dave! It's all so beautiful I'm crying but like in a good way

[elenabalionyte]

[Verse 1]
So as you canyoneered from our world upwards
And the angels took their place
I was the loser at your funeral
And no emotion conveyed
It was drawn out in vain
And the idiot I am just figured
In the wake of your leave
That I'd never hear from you again

[Pre-Chorus]
And that I'd sing
With all this feeling
That your spirit would afford me

[Chorus]
My hand
On heart
It's not a thing that I've been dreaming of
And it goes without my blessing
And leaves me in a rut
But it comes and goes
And shows me all I'm missing
And it comes and goes

[Verse 2]
I was there at the backstage trying
But the words, they never came
And I was available for a statement but I just
Hung my head in shame
It felt nothing to me
All the ceremony I'd wasted
And then I'd thank them and leave
And say, "God bless you all, goodnight"

[Pre-Chorus]
And then I'd think
The grave was turning
And that nothing would absolve me

[Chorus]
My hand
On heart
It's not a thing that I've been dreaming of
And it throws me without warning
And leaves me in the dust
But it comes and goes
And fills me when I'm empty
Then it comes and goes
And I will need it when it's gone

[Bridge]
It quakes
And moves
Then breaks
Then shatters over me
In shapes of all these
Quiet sacred things I need

[Chorus]
My hand
On heart
If there's a line or something in these songs
That are worthy of some mention
You're free to let me know
But it comes and grows
And leaves me in my weakness
And it comes and goes
My hand
On heart
It's not a thing that I've been dreaming of
And it goes without my blessing
And leaves me in a rut
But it comes and goes
And holds me when I'm sleepless
Then it comes and shows
How I need you when you're gone

[robertmichaels]

The best band on the planet right now. Gang of Youths and Sam Fender made some of the best music I've heard in years with their new albums.

[antoinet]

thank you guys for having me on this! was a pleasure choreographing this video 🕺🏽🙏🏾

[peterfedun-skjt]

Some young Australian friends just turned me on to you and this being the first song I chose you have made this 65 year old shed tears. Beautiful!

[paddington]

this makes me nostalgic while simultaneously makes me want to accomplish great things, and I will always deeply appreciate gang of youths for that

[hollowcoves]

You’ve quite simply gone and done it again! 🔥

[ozzuwazzoo]

The lyrics really conveys how I’ve usually felt during funerals and there ceremonies. Lifeless. Drained. My mind out of focus during the whole thing. I’m sad, but I’m calm and collected. It’s only after the ceremony and I don’t see them there anymore, that it really hits me. And I can’t stop the tears from flowing in.

That’s how I feel I’ll be during my cats funeral. He’s pretty old for an outdoor cat, but he’s always been one of my best friends ever since I’ve gotten the chance to know him. Needy, but friendly. Loves being pet and headbutts your hand when he wants more. A VERY loud purrer. And always mainly hangs out with me. When I’m outside he’ll walk with me. He only ever hangs in my bedroom when I’m home at the time. When I’m away he never touches it. It’s weird that a cat could make me feel this way as I’ve always felt like a dog person, but I guess I’m just an animal person in general. Maybe I’ve just met a really extraordinary cat.

When that day comes, I’ll miss you Ziggy. And I’ll reminisce about this song.

but nows not the time for tears me!! God he’s still alive rn keep yourself together!! 😅💀

[teaganwhitbread]

My dad passed in 2019 and this album is heartbreakingly relatable. Gang of youths music has always been special to me in a lot of ways. The cover of Both sides now I was listening to a few days after he died, and my mum told me that it was the only song he managed to learn on guitar and played it for her. They were long divorced when he died but it was a small insight to his younger self.

[LouPawz]

Song makes me feel like I still deserve to life happily while the grief of a tragedy comes and goes. Like I dont have to stop and figure it out, just accept it for what it is and move with it. Top tier song writing right there.

[elizabethscott]

There's nothing my soul needed right now more than this reminder. Years don't change the awkwardness of grief but you CAN dance your way through it.

[the_black_douglas]

btw - the clip is a remake of Fred Astaire singing the song “Singing in the Rain”…and singing in the rain is a metaphor for acknowledging sadness though not letting it take you over, which is what this song is about. It’s a staple topic for pop music - though it has to be said, this particular song does it the best I’ve ever heard. And I’ve been an avid music fan for 54 years.

[MrClarkio]

Love this song. Lost my father several years ago now and for a while thought I was fine but these things take their own time to consolidate. Quite a young age for the singer to lose his father as well and from what I've read he was a complicated person with puzzles to solve, resolve and absolve. Love the "singing in the rain" throwback look of the video as well. Best album I've heard in quite a while to boot and as a 54 year old don't get to say that too often these days.

[yungrob]

That "How I need you when you're gone" at the end just gets me every time

[stephanie_]

David is so mesmerising. I love watching him sing and dance. This song is too good

[oddtop]

Why does every gang of youths song make me cry. I really connected to this one. Such a great song <3

[mattharvey]

Find this song genuinely interesting. The lyrics are very emotional, however the song itself and the video are very joyous almost and I absolutely love it.

Think you’ve nailed this on the head in more ways than one. Congratulations, guys. You deserve all the success that comes your way. Looking forward to seeing you live again in March.

[xialydia]

I first found GOY through an old best friend who I loved and still love just in a different way. The first album that hit me hard was "GFIL" and I felt like it understood my internal struggle with God and life and love. So everything really. When "AIR" came out, I liked it but I couldn't grasp it in a way that I fully understood it because I was still in my "GFIL" stage, if that makes sense. My mom died 8 days ago and when I listened to this album again, it was like I heard it for the first time with new ears. Thankful for this band, thankful for this music.

[lilliansunshine]

The great strength of this band (one of its greatest strengths anyway) has always been in conveying what it feels like to feel joy after feeling despair and feeling found after feeling lost. In a class I took in college once my professor explained that the difference between a psalm of praise and a psalm of thanksgiving was that a psalm of praise had gone through the shadow of the valley of death and that's what this band is to me. <3

[rchlsmmrs]

The film clip is gorgeous - aesthetically it’s just beautiful to watch, the movement and feeling, the joyousness of it all. But above all, the lyricism. As per usual, nothing less than absolute perfection from you guys. I have listened to ‘in the wake of your leave’ and ‘tend the garden’ probably a hundred times each and I can’t get enough. The storytelling is so beautiful and painful, yet hopeful. It is a revelation.