I’ve actually come to love this version more than the original. I first heard it, largely in part to the indie film Donnie Darko, but for me, the song became more personal when I became aware of my depression.
I think it eloquently articulates what I call ‘the beautiful melancholy.’
I am by no means suicidal, however there is a part of me that grows more comfortable with the idea of mortality. My fear of death becomes smaller as I live. I know that it is an inevitability, and strangely enough, depression affords me some clarity in that area.
And therein lies the bizarre dichotomy of a life spent observing my own depression…
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