James Blunt - Monsters (Official Music Video)

My dad is fine, my life is ok, and I'm still crying. This song is so beautiful

This song breaks me up. I'm 71, and while my children have moved on to their various careers, my youngest has made it his priority to watch over me. He refuses to take anything in return and is just happy I wake in the morning. He is an unexpected blessing as I always thought i'd die alone. ❤

My dad passed away last year, he had Alzheimer's, on the surface he didn't know who I was , but I know in his heart he knew how much I loved him. I am a father of two, don't ever leave your children without love. There is nothing in this world more important... I will make you proud Dad ... rest in peace, I love you ...

I can't listen to this song without crying my eyes out. I lost my dad last July after a torturous battle with ALS. Watching the strongest man I knew slowly lose control of all physical aspects in his life absolutely killed my soul. He did have have the final say in finally ending his suffering and while we will miss him so much forever, he was given one final bit of control back to his life. Miss you so much dad.

Just watched a Hawaiian boy sing this song after losing his father 2 months ago. He sang it beautifully as it is the most amazing & beautifully written song.what a tribute to any Father thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you for this song. I sang it to my Dad last week while in final stages dementia & cancer. He smiled so beautifully and we both shed tears. He passed away this morning. I will forever have this special moment with him.

My dad is actually dying right now. He has maybe days left. I had never heard this song until right now. As I'm listening to it I'm sitting here sobbing. As the oldest of 3 daughters and mother of 2 sons, one who has only known my dad as a father figure his entire almost 22 years of life and the other who hasn't had a chance to know him in his almost 5 years of life, it will very soon be my turn to chase the monsters away. Thank you for this beautiful song. I still don't know how to say goodbye.

I just lost my dad on Sunday April 7th 2024. I never heard this song till today, my aunt shared it with me so it can be played at his viewing. This is a great song and will forever stay in my heart.

Never heard this song before until I heard Iam Tongi singing it on American Idol, he sung it beautifully. What a beautiful song.

My dad just passed this afternoon. A friend sent me this. What a beautiful song. My dad suffered from immense back pain since I was a child following a bad car crash, and while I’m comforted knowing that his pain is over, it hurts so bad that he’s gone. We took him in our house and cared for him the past 8 years. I’m going to miss that man.

I lost my dad, who was in service with the British army, two days before my 11th birthday. I never got to speak to him as an adult man, or get to say goodbye to him before we lost him. If I had been given that chance, this is how I would have wanted to. Two friends sharing the last of the time they had together and comforting each other. Beautiful lyrics and raw emotion in your performance, thank you!

A friend sent me this song while I was training at the gym. I put the weights down and I started to weep, missing my father. May your soul continue to rest peacefully daddy.

A few weeks ago I lost my beautiful amazing son he was only 28 he had a massive heart attack and I played and sang this song to him while he lay on a life support machine. Unfortunately we lost him to irreversible brain damage. He was an amazing son and never took drugs and was never in any trouble. I will be playing this song at his funeral in early 2024.😢 I feel that there is no point in living anymore the pain is too much to bare. I want to say a big thank you to James blunt for writing this song it will live with me until its time for me to go and be back with my beautiful boy so then I can hold him and then no one can ever break us apart ever again. I Love you my beautiful son Nathan you will always be in my heart and soul. And due to my sons death two people have been given a second chance of life because we donated his organs. Love you son and I miss you so much I want the pain to end.

Just watched Iam Tongi and James Blunt performed this song live. That’s what got me here. What a powerful and emotional song!

I know the story behind this song but having stage 4 cancer myself and little time left , listening to this i wonder what my 17 year old son must be going through internally . The line ‘while you’re sleeping ill try to make you proud’ has me in tears , as only a few weeks ago my son came to me saying he wanted to quit college because he wasn’t enjoying the course but was afraid to because he thought I wouldn’t be proud of him and felt he’d be letting me down. I told him , he could never let me down, and life has a way of working out. Chase love , chase happiness, material things mean so little in the long term. Most importantly I reassured him that i always have and always will be proud of him. On a lighter note , I’m of to see James play in Manchester on Friday , can’t wait .

My dad unfortunately passed yesterday morning 8:15 am from cardiac arrest I gave him CPR got a heartbeat back the ambulance came and he had another cardiac arrest they said they was taking him to the hospital with blues and twos so I raced up the motorway within 15 minutes I got a call I wish no one ever gets I’m the second son I was never taught how to shave,fight,tie a fishing line, even pour a beer properly but I never left him alone and I’m proud to say I was their till the end and this song tears me apart if your dad is still about regardless of the situation just make the effort please!❤️❤️

Just listened to a boy from Hawaii sing this song on American Idol; he lost his dad 2 months ago. All the judges were in tears, I'm crying. I hope the kid wins! He was PHENOMENAL!

Most people don't know the story of this song...that is James' dad next to him, he is dying of stage 4 kidney disease. I took care of my dad his last year, till the end...I have never cried so hard listening to this song...Thanks for your story and the emotional release, James

Lost my Dad five years ago,he was 80 . He was ill all the way through his retirement 65-80 ,he had diabetes in his working life and didn’t know, never checked himself out . He had to have a four way bypass due to blocked arteries caused by Diabetes,he was never that same after the operation ,multitude of tablets ,gradually every year we saw him decline ,he loved walking everywhere and remember as a child Dad just wondering off on his own . Miss him everyday , and this song is just perfect in every way ,remembering our Dads

My Dad was a WWII veteran who was part of the liberation of France from the Nazi's. Poor guy had PTSD from the war and was an alcoholic. I grew up hard since my mother had undiagnosed mental illness and was abusive to me - she abandoned me emotionally and mentally. My Dad was never there emotionally for me or participated in my life, but he worked his ass off every single day so we would have clothes, food, and a roof over our head no matter what. It took me years (he died in 2004) after his death to realized just how hard he worked and stayed with my difficult mother so I would have some semblance of a family no matter how dysfunctional it was growing up like that in Los Angeles in the 1970's. This song made me shed tears that I never shed for years and kept stuffed away. Thank you for this song James Blunt - many souls have been touched by your music. RIP Dad - Robert David McLean - Staff Sergeant US Army - WWII European theatre.