Leaving a comment so that when someone likes it, I be reminded of this nice song

this song played in the car 3 years ago as I was visiting my hometown and hanging out with one of my closest friends. we were driving and it came on, and it along with the conversation we had earlier that night, helped both of us realize we were in love with each other. I moved back a few months later to be with him. we moved in together, got married, and it's our daughter's birthday today. so thank you, Lumineers, for helping a random couple of people who'd been hurt in the past realize they needed to take a shot at love.

“I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life. But when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I’ll be on time.” This crushed me.🖤

"But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part." This hits right in the feels.

A note from Wesley on the video: “Cleopatra made me cry in the studio and I had to stop the take. It’s inspired by a true story about a female taxi driver who, when she was younger, was proposed to. But her father had just passed away, so she didn’t give her boyfriend an answer. So he left the village broken-hearted and rejected and never returned again. He was her great love and she wouldn’t wash the footprints off the floor after he had left. I knew immediately that I wanted to write a song about the story because it was so haunting and poetic. And I got to meet the lady herself eventually and she was very honest and humble. She really affected me because of the sadness in her story. In today’s world, we are just inundated with images of grandness and how great everyone’s life is. And it’s not true. In fact, it’s depressing. This was a real and honest story.” -Wesley Schultz

The mom and daughter from "Stubborn Love" the lady from "Angela" the couple from "Sleep on the Floor" and the taxi driver, is the lady from "Angela" and obviously, the band. I love it

Okay so hear me out. About SLEEP ON THE FLOOR, ANGELA and CLEOPATRA. So basically of course this is open to a lot of interpretations but WHAT IF, all three videos (Sleep On The Floor, Angela and Cleopatra) are the story of one woman. Cleopatra. The old lady. And the ‘what ifs’ of her life. The girl from Sleep on the Floor got a wave tattoo, the pregnant lady from Angela has the same tattoo. So she could be that girl. The old woman and her son who she picks up, could be that pregnant lady and that son could be the child she was bearing. You see that transition happening in every video where it’s almost like a person's soul escaping the body and going ahead living a life of its own. So then we got two narratives. One is the actual reality and the other is the WHAT IF. In the actual reality, she never ran away with the love of her life in Sleep on the floor. In Angela, she's married and pregnant with someone else and in Cleopatra she doesn’t live with that child’s father as we see her dropping her own son and not going to the house. In the WHAT IF, in Sleep on the Floor she does run away with the love of her life and get married, but wakes up in reality. Again in Angela, the what IF is she runs away from that husband and reminisces her lost love as we see her dancing. In Cleopatra, she lives alone but the WHAT IF is when she craves for that love and family we see that transition happening and a part of her escapes her and joins that family. And another angle to that is, the day in the life of Cleopatra that we see, the old woman as a taxi driver picking up passengers, every passenger that comes, represents a phase of her life. From her being a child, to her running away with her love, to turning pregnant and being alone. Moving onto other phases of her life of grief and loneliness because then we only see single passengers, no one is in pairs. Imagine the attention to detail these guys have put into creating these three videos.

I love how they have recurring people in their music videos. It's like watching a movie then seeing the same actors in the sequel, very well done.

it's astonishing the range of emotions that this lovely lady can express only with her face.

This song makes me cry.... everytime!

I'm completely stunned by the consistent beauty the Lumineers create.

I'm 38 and remember feeling this way about this song at 28. Through two marriages, beautiful children and what seems like a life time later, I'm still brought to my knees by the emotions this song incites in me. "Late for this, late for that" - heart crushingly true! I want to be reminded every year so I can come back to this song and see the beautiful comments by my community members who feel music like I do! Love to you all 💗🌿

"But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life and when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time" these lines are so sad and the video makes it sadder.

She's so beautiful...even still

This makes me realize how short life is and if something feels right, you better do it dammit.

I can’t help but feel I’m going to be her when I’m older. That sad smile that still enjoys and lives through others in her taxi

I watched all the other music videos before this one and this made me cry like a baby. In love with all of these videos and songs. The story is just amazing..

There is some kind of deep sensibility in her eyes that fascinates me...

I listened to this song when visiting my best friend in Spain. It had been 3 years since I had seen her, and the realisation that I was standing near her, walking down her street, only began to dawn when this song came on. We listened to it together on my headphones, as she showed me her life. Where she had gone to nursery, her dentists, where she went to get her groceries. The streets smelt like chocolate chip cookies from the local cookie factory, and the sun was so bright I could see little gold flecks. I don’t think I’d ever been happier

I freaking love this song. Writing this comment so that year after year as Im getting old, i will come back once in a while and hear this song again and again and remember how much full of life i was when i was young... Presently Im 28 y.o, always broke, also heart broken and have mostly done everything i should have done in my teens and i will never regret about anything because i never hurted any1 and i have very lovely memories of my teens, thank you everyone who are/were part of my young journey! Note for you Sarthak, you will come back here on this video at the age of 38, please cry your heart out, you have nailed life!

This is just magical. I am enjoying every lyric in every song The Lumineers have. I've never been addicted to something, I am now

Dear The Lumineers, please don't stop.

i can't describe in words how close this song is to my heart, recently a month ago me and my girlfriend broke up with me and this just has this feeling in my heart that i can't describe. i was going through severe depression, anxiety, insomnia leading me not to sleep for days and other stuff and then the breakup rlly messed me up but it is what it is, if anyone is reading this and going through something, just know there is always hope even in the darkest of times, stay strong, life is too short for worrying and feeling dead and miserable all the time, hope whoever is reading this have a happy great life, much love 🖤

What hurted me the most during “Sleep on the floor-Anglea-Cleopatra” is she always thought and wanted to live like that, but never lived! Can't even imagine her pain......

Ophelia Meaning : The film opens with “Ophelia.” This is really one of the only parts of the film in which The Lumineers actually appear. It’s a way for them to introduce the ballad, with a song they hold close to their hearts. “Ophelia” deals with the success, expectations, and pressure the band has gone through since rising to fame, which is why this song means so much to them. I, I got a little paycheck You got big plans and you gotta move (whoo!) And I don’t feel nothing at all And you can’t feel nothing small “Ophelia” is a constant reminder for The Lumineers. It allows them to take a step back and appreciate all that has happened to them, and that’s exactly what the video depicts. The band is playing the song for a crowd when lead singer, Wesley Shultz, steps out of his own body and removes himself from the chaos of his current life; just as the meaning of the song depicts. He exits the building and begins to dance along the street to the beat of the music. The song continues as he pleasantly strides along. As the music of Ophelia fades out, transitional notes fall in, eventually leading Shultz into the taxicab, of one, Cleopatra. They share a conversation unheard to our ears, and thus, the story begins. Cleopatra Meaning Shultz exits the car and “Cleopatra” the song begins as Cleopatra, the driver, waits for her next passenger. The “Cleopatra” portion of the ballad follows the beautiful taxi driver with wild gray hair and eyes full of wisdom, through her shift. As she drives along the busy streets you are able to see that she is reminiscing. She is reminiscing on the “what ifs” that life inevitably brings you. It’s not so much about regret, as it is about thinking about the path you took in life, and realizing that for whatever reason, it was the path you needed to take. I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress With my father in a casket, I had no plans And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet And it hardened like my heart did when you left town But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant Damn your wife, I’d be your mistress just to have you around Casts of characters enter in and out of the cab, some familiar and some not, some metaphorical and some literal. Each character has a different story, and each taken in by our seasoned Cleopatra. So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I’ll be on time Eventually she turns the meter off, and picks up her adult son from the airport, who enters the front seat with a wide-eyed smile and a grand hug. They drive until dusk. They stop to enjoy burgers with full smiles and genuine laughs before night falls and she must take him to his father. The song comes to a close as she drops her son off to his father’s home, and that’s when the first “what if” of the ballad, a theme that reoccurs throughout, happens. Cleopatra imagines going in to make amends with the father so they can enjoy their son’s stay together, as a family. However, instead she turns around, gets in her car, and drives away. And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce But I’ve read this script and the costume fits, so I’ll play my part She drives. Her face is sullen and soft. A smooth transition begins as Cleopatra transforms into a much younger version of herself, driving away from something else, with the same soft and sullen look upon her face. What comes next is the beginning for Cleopatra, the beginning of the “What Ifs.” Sleep on the Floor Meaning Peaceful piano track “Patience” plays as we see the youngest version of Cleopatra sad and transfixed, staring deeply into her boyfriend’s eyes, standing at her father’s funeral. As the keys of the piano put you at ease, everything moves in slow motion. The boy slowly approaches her and whispers, “If you don’t leave now you may never make it out.” With that, “Sleep On The Floor” begins, and Cleopatra imagines what could have been if she left with the love of her life on that very day. Pack yourself a toothbrush dear Pack yourself a favorite blouse Take a withdrawal slip Take all of your savings out ‘Cause if we don’t leave this town We might never make it out I was not born to drown Baby come on “Sleep On The Floor” takes us on a journey. The young and in love couple drive across the states. They wander in and out of dirty motels, they meet new people, and they find themselves free. Although they have nothing stable or secure - they have each other. And what we come to find, is that is quite literally all that they need. They eventually marry, happy as ever, and dance into the night. As they lay down to sleep on their wedding night “Sleep On The Floor” comes to a close. The young Cleopatra locks eyes with the camera before the scene shifts out of the “what if” scenario and into reality. She’s now back in her car, just as we saw her before the song began, with that soft and sullen look on her face. She looks in the rearview, only for a second, and then continues to drive on, always moving forward. Angela Meanign “Angela” begins with Cleopatra slightly older and pregnant. She’s in bed with her husband, safe and secure in a nice home. However, it’s easy to tell she does not want to be there. At this point in the ballad you know who the Cleopatra character is, or at least who she wants to be. She’s “taller than the rafters.” Life has gotten in the way of who she wanted to become, but that still doesn’t change who she is at her core. And so, as the guitar plucks of “Angela” continue, we see the older, pregnant Cleopatra leave her body, and begin to imagine what life would be like, if she left him when she wanted to. When you left this town, with your windows down And the wilderness inside Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass ‘Til the road and sky align The strangers in this town, They raise you up just to cut you down Oh Angela it’s a long time coming And your Volvo lights lit up green and white With the cities on the signs But you held your course to some distant war In the corners of your mind She’s back to driving, back where she always seems to be - on the open road, on her own, moving forward. But this time the look on her face is not soft or sullen. It’s determined. Determined to hold her course. She drives far and wide until she reaches a motel. She gets out of the car, looks to the sky, and for the first time in the ballad she expresses joy, celebration, and finally, peace. The “Angela” video takes us on the journey of the heart and soul that is the Cleopatra character - following your gut and your heart to its wits end. My Eyes MEaning “My Eyes” is the bow that ties the story of this legend together. She’s older now; older than she was when we first met her in the taxi. She’s in a nursing home, sharing stories with the nurse, and waiting for her time to end. Oh, the devil’s inside You opened the door You gave him a ride Too young to know, too old to admit That you couldn’t see how it ends What did you do to my eyes What did you sing to that lonely child Promised it all but you lied You better slow down baby soon It’s all or nothing to you Before it ends, we see Cleopatra shift out of her body one last time, to make the move we know she wants to make. She walks down the empty halls, out of the nursing home door, and into the abyss. “The Ballad Of Cleopatra” spreads the wisdom of this character onto those who view it. She shows you to be strong and to stay true to yourself. She shows you that you may not end up exactly where you thought you would. And she shows you that even if you don’t become who you thought you would be - it doesn’t matter, becuase in the end, the only thing that really matters in your life are the people you could never and would never want to life without. So choose those people, and hold on to them tight. I won’t be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I’ll be on time

every single passenger on that taxi is a different music video guys

I was crying so hard because I have a really bad relationship with my mom and no matter what I do it isn’t enough

Dear Cleopatra, I have listened to this storyline of yours since the beginning. I cried countless times too. As years passed by, I realised it was never your fault to be late. The one who didn't know how to wait for you was the one. They asked you to leave with them when you were still grieving the loss of a closed one,who you didn't even get to bury yet. When your emotion was all tangled up all over the place. They didn't understand you. Respect you enough to be thoughtful. So it wasn't you who were late for the love of your life. You were just being a human and they didn't see you as the love of their life. So if you die alone on time, don't have regrets or disappointments for yourself. What's not ours, will always find flaws in us and an excuse to leave. Even the right time cannot make them stay. They were never meant to do that. My heart goes to you. I hope you learned to forgive yourself. ❤

In my world, music will always be "The Lumineers" and "others". You guys are genuinely the only band I strive waiting to hear. Thank you for being. Just for being.

beauty never ages, especially if its etched in your soul.

this is one of the most beautiful actors I have ever seen. You could really see in her eyes the true love she had for her boy and how time just flies. Truly an amazing performance and perfect at conveying the feelings!

I love this song on all levels. It's such a complete piece of storytelling with such the compelling through-line: 'I was late for this; I was late for that; late for the love of my life. When I die alone; die alone; then I'll be on time'. Such a beautiful way of capturing such a heroically unapologetic view of the tragedy of a lifetime's regret. Kinda sums up everything.

I want to give that old lady a big hug

Just an observation, but if seems like the woman is driving around, or remembering, her past self. When the pregnant girl gets in the taxi, you can see a cut on her cheekbone and when she gets out, the woman driving the taxi has that same cut on her cheek. I think it shows her driving her young self away from the man we saw her son walk up to at the end of the video. And of course, the different reality that would have been had she not left. Just my take :)

When I first met my last significant partner on a road trip 2 years ago, she made me watch this music video along with sleep on the floor, and she was so passionate and had this spark in her eyes as she was showing them to me and explaining the story behind them. I didn't have the heart to tell her I already knew about them long ago, so I played along. I eventually told her I knew about these music videos, and she found it sweet that I pretended to not know them so I wouldn't ruin her spark. Things ended very tragically between us in the end, but for the first few weeks we had together, I'll always look back at them and mourn them, and who she was when she was in her element. It was the most beautiful thing ever, and even though I can never forgive her for how things ended, I'll always mourn her loss from my life, and I'll always carry a piece of her in me wherever I go and with whoever I meet.

This beautifully haunting song makes me cry every single time. At 3:36 when she slaps her hand on the steering wheel, I saw and felt her hurt, a life full of regrets. That was her final gesture of surrender, and it pierced my soul as I watched her expression. The little details in this music video made it all the more precious❤️

Current status: bawling in a dark corner

Can we please acknowledge how beautiful this woman is. Such a loving, sincere and warm smile.. If you ever read this lady taxi driver; you made me feel like calling my mom to tell her how much I love her. Thank you for that

This song reminds me of a very dark time for me. I was suicidal and the first time I listened to this song I had decided to end it all. The same night I broke up with my first love. It's been two years and still every time I hear this song I think about him. The break up made me realize that I need to love myself until I can love someone else. I am better now thank god, but every time I listen to this song I cry. I just can't help myself.

My grandmother just died. Watching my mother mourn the death of her own mother makes me fear the day I have to mourn her. This song reminds me so much of my mother. She's lived her life to the best of her ability, and even though she might not die with the love of her life, I know she won't die alone. I love you so much, Mom. If you see this comment, I'm sorry to be so sentimental at the moment, but live your life to the fullest and without regrets. Time flies by.

The narrative order: "Sleep on the Floor", "Angela", "Cleopatra, "Ophelia" (order is also exact opposite of the time release of the videos on UKposts). After her father's death ("my father in a casket", Cleopatra lyrics), girl is asked by guy to leave town, but she didn't and ends up bearing a child to another guy and of course has regrets ("Angela" lyrics starts with referring to the guy who left town and there's a scene of them in "Angela" video that is taken from the "Sleep on the Floor" clip) and ironically feels free and "home at last" ("Angela" lyrics) when she goes out of the house. In Cleopatra, she's the taxi driver (proof: the same wave tattoo on arm and scar on cheek) and is "divorced" ("Cleopatra" lyrics) (also, the end shows how she didn't enter the house of her ex-husband along with her son) ("Ophelia" lyrics: "got a little paycheck, you gotta move"). Like the Ophelia character in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the story's about a girl and choices and 'what if's of two worlds (there's always a splitting scene of one's self in all four videos), and, like the Cleopatra character in Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", she had her times of glory, but that's past now. In the song Ophelia, Wesley (the vocalist) talks of how she has "been on [Wesley's] mind", reflecting on the whole narrative, and thus the production of the brilliantly interconnected songs and video clips. What do you think?

when she splits into two is that what could have happened if she had said yes and it shows you two different outcomes

Saw this live a week ago. Made me cry. Definitely worth seeing them in concert. Life-changing. I LOVE THIS BAND.

You know, my mom is a truck driver for the past several years. Im in my 20s. Shes been all across the U.S. I only see her once or twice every 3 months. Sometimes when I have a bad day and I drink, i watch this video and god I miss my mom so so so much. I’ve rode with her a few times in her truck and I absolutely miss my mom. We sometimes too would eat fast food and laugh bout random things. God I miss my mom. Don’t ever miss the chance to tell your moms you love them. Please don’t. I showed her this video and she cried the other day. God let me be strong like her

Watch Sleep on the floor, Angela and Cleopatra in that order. I think the slightly chubbier guy with glasses at 1:10 is the guy who Cleopatra refused to run away with when her father laid in a casket. (She did imagine running away with him in Sleep on the floor). She married another man later and left him in Angela. The ex- husband appears in the end of this video. The older lady in the yellow sweater is Cleopatra at a later age. All these women have a scar on their left cheek. The director of this series deserves an award!

This is all so well though out, "stubborn love, Ophelia, Cleopatra, Angela and sleep on the floor", they all some how one story

When she drops her son off and has to say goodbye but leaves a part of herself with him........That hits me every time.... Reminds me of my momma!!! I Love You Mom ❤️

After reading all these tear jerking comments; I found some icing for the cake. One woman simply replied "I told my husband and sons to make sure I was late for my funeral." Now there's 1 woman that obviously wasn't "late" for everything (like me). I hope her family honors her request! SHE deserves it!👍

But i was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life

I was late for this Late for that, Late for You.

I can never explain how much I love this band, every song just hits a string in my heart. I'm upset that not much people know about your music, everything is magical and painful in the most beautiful way. I love you The Lumineers!

Today i lost my uncle. This song remind me of him. I cradeled in his arm when i was child. He lived his life with the same spirit like cleopatra did. I will miss you. Uncle. RIP.

0:48 Sleep On The Floor!

*LYRICS* 💙 *CLEOPATRA* 💙 I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress With my father in a casket, I had no plans And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet And it hardened like my heart did when you left town But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom It's a bed and a bathroom And a place for the end I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

This is one of my favorite songs of all time and getting to hear it live was beyond fantastic

my mom was a taxi driver when i was young. probably the happiest one in austin. she had so much life, drove a pink cab, had regulars. she would come home tired but happy to see my brothers and i. i miss her.

im here to leave my mark before this song blows up the worlwide charts.

I finally understood the ending... The ghost is her in another time line if her choices were different. And it made me cry, because I just had that stand in the driveway moment myself about a week ago...

My entire family loves this song. We went to see the lumineers last night, and the brightside was just finishing up. As soon as we got settled. Cleopatra came on at the perfect time.

This song reminds me of someone I loved and a special time in my life. Even though we're not together anymore, every time I listen to this, it brings back so many special moments I will cherish in my heart forever. Wherever you are, what a crazy 4 years we shared together, thanks for shaping me into who I am today! Hope you read this one day

This song deserves 1,000,000 views.

1:39 is the moment that every woman has had where you look into the eyes of another woman and there is just a raw yet beautiful understanding...even for brief moment.

The fact the music videos for cleopatra, Angela and sleep on the floor are all intertwined into one big beautiful story is something else

Songs by The Lumineers make me feel emotions when I can't feel them. I think that says a lot. It helped me cry when I couldn't let myself cry.

I listened them to much i crying so mcuh right now i cant even see the screen. I just happy and sad at the same time while i listening them

Who liked before they even watched!? :D

I'm gonna miss my mum. A lot. Love you Mum.

hug your father, hug your mother, hug your friends and hug yourself... never be late... never... you're love will come... will come

I don't know why, this song makes me cry😭😭😭

For those of you who understand that the 3 videos are connected. Whoever is reading this comment: follow what your heart tells you to. There will always be a million reasons to do what has been set in front of you and what is comfortable but soon you'll realize that no amount of comfort will allow you to live with regret. My ex fiance left me because it was too difficult to present our cultural differences to her family and now I can feel her regret in the air every morning. If you don't make your own decisions someone else will make them for you.

the sort of song to make you want to pack your life up, fall in love and explore this huge world with such little time🥲....

It reminds me a Lift driver I had the chance to cross in Houston. She was from Louisiana. Still in my mind even 3 years later. Some people are just God's gift

oh, I got one bit wrong. the man at the end of cleopatra isn't her true love. The only time you really see her with her true love is on sleep on the floor (and a bit of angela) because she didn't go with her love after mourning the death of her father, she never sees him again. This is a true story of a family friend The Lumineers wrote these songs about. het name is Manana who drives taxis. Wesley, the lead singer, had to stop recording one of the takes of cleopatra in the studio because he was crying too hard to finish :( :( that's how close to the story and the songs he got to.

These videos are so beautiful. I cried. multiple times. what people aren't getting is when the ghosting happens and the frame changes, those are all the things she wished she had done. She didn't marry and get divorced from the man she was with on sleep on the floor. She married someone she didn't really love. That's why when you see the middle aged version of her (wish to) leave and drive away in Angela, she does the dance she did with her true love in sleep on the floor all by herself. which is why it's so heart breaking. and she sees her true love with her son at the end of cleopatra. Jeez. my heart hearts but it's so beautiful at the same time.

My favorite teacher played this, Bob Dylan, and The Gardener (Tallest Man on Earth) in class and then left my school. We miss you Mr. Walker ❤

I didn’t hesitate for one second as regards the love of my life. We were 32 years together when I lost her to cancer 4 years ago. I miss her terribly but I don’t have any regrets. This song is amazing

I feel like everyone focuses on the Regret part of this story, when Cleopatra didn't go with her love, but that disregards the happiness of this song. True she never went, and had her son with someone she didn't love, but look at how HAPPY she is with her son! And at the end she even wishes she went in with him and his father (her ex), left behind her regret, and found happiness again. But alas, she is just as obsessed with her regret as we are.

man, that old lady is really gorgeous!

This video reminds me a lot my mom, her green eyes, her love, her smile, her advices! Oh I LOVE HER a lot! Please God give her health, life and blessing every day!!!

I absolutely adore the narratives the Lumineers create in their videos and how they're really making the most of music videos as an art form (especially with III).

I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress With my father in a casket, I had no plans And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet And it hardened like my heart did when you left town But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom It's a bed and a bathroom And a place for the end I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time

If you love someone and have not told them - and still have the chance - take it. Sure, the risks are great; but if you hold back the moment will pass and you might see the love of your life slip away forever.

“Bed and a bathroom, a place for the end” A tear followed down my cheek.

the women is such a good actress her eyes hold so much meaning, love, and pain

Ok so just to be clear about the story that Sleep on the Floor, Angela, and Cleopatra are telling: A girl is at a funeral for her father when the guy she loves leaves for good. Sleep on the floor is the hypothetical situation where she leaves with him instead of staying at the funeral. However, she doesn't do that. Since she didn't do that, she ends up marrying somebody she doesn't really love and, plagued by regret over her past decision, leaves him that night, the hypothetical situation being if she just went back to bed. She has her child, ending up as a taxi driver in Cleopatra. Throughout Cleopatra, she encounters all the what if's in her life, but despite being bittersweet about the decisions she's made, she loves her only son, and regrets leaving his father as now she feels alone in the world every night. Did I get all that right?

I just can't understand how people can make such beautiful songs...

You swing and you miss or you strike out looking. Your youth and beauty fades, and you're left with memories and regret. This is life for most people and it's over in the blink of an eye.

Music is the best form of entertainment 🔥🔥🔥

Damn your wife, I'll be your mistress to have you around. This hit too hard

She lives vicariously through the people she drives in her car because when she gets to live her own story it's a sad one, ugh, this life man lol... love the song, love the video.

This album just shredded me apart, wow. Amazing. And so hauntingly familiar. I feel it from so many angles. So many ideas it spawn. So many regrets. Music touches the soul. And send messages. Very complex and hard to explain messages. Thank you for this one.

I watch this video, and it really hits home that my Son won’t be around forever. His Dad left me when I was pregnant. My Son is in high school now. We can be tough, if life asks for it!

Just here so that when this has 20 million views or more, I'll be here.

Ophelia, Angela, Cleopatra

There are always many stories of hope in your music, and it always gives me the strength to live and touch. Thank you for your good music.

I'm an Indian and I was knowing nothing about cleopatra and after reading the comments I know this song is based on true story and I want to say that in every comment section of videos like these people are just amazing some people share their sad story and some share their happiness and I feel like it's no stranger sharing the story it's someone I know very well thank u for such beautiful comments 🥺

That last part breaks my heart :(

my heart aches,

i’m quite literally sobbing

This song is so beautifully written, the subject of it hits home and listening to it is so bittersweet