alt-J - Get Better (Official Video)

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Concept by Joe Newman
Director: Stefanie Grunwald

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[kenzboyd]

My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a month ago, around when this song came out. Alt-J is a band my mom and I share love for. She took me to my first concert, which was Alt J. My mom passed away yesterday after a very short, but long hard battle with cancer. I’ve listened to this song about every day and oh boy I’ve cried so much listening to it. This song is beautiful. If anyone else has lost a loved one, my whole heart is with you. It will get better one day.

[csoloway]

For the last 3 years I've borne witness to my wife valiantly battle stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her brain. I often feel like I am mourning the loss of who she once was and who she could have been as she is going through this transitional period with such grace. We still have hope she can hold on long enough for a cure, but this song cut me deeply. Man does it hurt.

[filialilitu]

"Get better, my darling, I know you will"

From me to myself and everyone struggling with depression, the loss of a loved one, anxiety, or whatever this world has done against you. Everything will be alright.

[ThatMumboJumbo]

Really beautiful. One of my favourites.

[m.l.]

I am so late to the party, and I hate to post comments outside of my little subreddit… but I had a snake, Nepenthe, who died of sepsis about two weeks ago. And I know he was “just a snake” … but when I showed people my animals I always said “THIS one is my SON”
I know y’all are talking about losing parents and spouses, but if it isn’t too rude of me to do so… I just wanted to say that I am still pretending that Nepenthe is just out of sight in another room and I loved that animal more than I ever ever could have imagined.
For all you guys suffering greater losses - the sweet words you guys posted are helping me remember to take a breath, if my heart is shattering like this then I cannot imagine how you guys are carrying on. Thank you guys for the love sent my way and I am sending love back to y’all,

[soeyamin]

That part "I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room" hit like a truck

[atlanticrecords]

Having a hard time holding it together and listening to this rn!!!!

[natisilva]

This crushed my soul. As an ICU nurse I have seen so many people lost their loved ones, sometimes the empathy is just too much. But how they said, we’ll get better.

[matthewquijada]

im gonna be honest, at first i wasnt sure about this song, but reading the lyrics while watching the video made me realize how much of a sad and beautiful song this is

[Bambooni]

I have loved this song for years and it never fails to move me when I hear it. I have never thought to seek out a video for it and this is legitimately one of the most beautiful things I have seen in my time on this earth. I am a puddle of awe, grief, hope, and everything in between. Thank you so much for creating the art that you do, lads.

[loganise]

"Get better, my darling, I know you will."
"Get better my darling, I know I will."

This really pulled my heart strings.. Sorry this story had a bad ending..

[meech]

After discovering You in one of my darkest periods of life, I have a special connection with your music. It’s rare to see artists that are so dedicated to their craft, so hungry to make something not for cash or fame, but rather because they truly care about the craft. From Breezeblocks to The Gospel of John Hurt, your love for music always shows in what you put out. Nothing has a greater effect on my mood than your songs, whether it be uplifting or something I can cry to, your music is truly something special. I was worried we would never get anything new, yet still satisfied in all that your past music has done for me. After yet another very difficult year of my life, listening to your new music has been such a wonderful surprise that’s keeps me driven. I’m not sure if you’ll ever see this, and that’s okay, I just hope you really know how incredible and impactful your music is. Thank you, Alt-j

[aranhavampira]

I CRIED. This is the first time I cry at a song. I cry at books and at movies, but a song? This is the first time! It's amazing. ❤️

[chipforu]

I was just sitting at my desk, expecting nothing, being unsatisfied with myself and the way my past days were going, and then this song hit me. It hit me out of nowhere and it hit me at a spot, I didn't know I needed to be touched. Now I feel sad, mostly about how I waste so much time, worrying about whatever instead of appreciating the time, in which I can sit here at my desk, knowing that in the next room there is my loved one, probably smiling at their phone.
Thank you!

[eloisemarch]

My antidepressants prevent me from ever crying. Except when this song plays. This song gets me every time.

[ghostbuster]

This is one of those songs I really hope isn’t based on real events.

[plato]

I am on my break from substitute teaching and I am crying as I watch this music video. Hopefully I can pull back these tears before my next class arrives. Congrats, Alt-J. You've done it again with excellent writing and composition of sounds.

[dognamedsusan]

"I pretend you're out of sight in another room" jeez didn't know it was gonna hit that deep

[aertonnolan]

This song makes me want to hug everyone who is feeling any kind of sadness anywhere, for any reason, and tell them it's going to be OK.

[sacdallago]

Things that floored me:
- I know you will -> I hope you will
- “At this time” (typical ICU talk)

It’s in the detail that their lyrics break me