Does anybody find the theme song not only terrible...

It's worse than chalk on a blackboard. Since the first time I heard it I either mute it or fast forward through it if I can. I find it excruciating to listen to.


But in an odd way I do think it kind of fits the show because sometimes I find the show excruciating. Lol



"I'm not foul, Mr. Carson. I'm not like you, but I'm not foul."

Hey how are you ? You know I often thought the same thing . I find it exceptionally irritating and always skip through it. I was shocked when I heard it was written by Fiona Apple because I actually like her music, but barely recognized her voice here.

I read on an interpretation that the song lyrics were specifically tailored for the content of the show and its characters...

"I have only one thing to do and that's be the wave that I am and sink back into the ocean"

^It symbolizes the characters consciously creating destruction, wrecking not just their lives, but others ('the echo that I created') and not wanting to take responsibility and consequences, just 'sink back into the ocean' in other words walk away from it freely and leave it all behind. It's echoes the selfish nature of the characters throughout the show.

Nope, can't say I do. It's a great little tune, it's sung beautifully and is about the water, death and family which are all themes in the show. We love the titles in our house.

I hated it at first, but then found I could not get it out of my mind - especially when the subtitles showed me that it was "be the WAVE that I am" and not "the WAY that I am." Fitting because a wave can be destructive, but then it sinks back and it's like it was never there. This can fit so many characters in the show.

I hate the song at the beginning, but it's grown on me.

There is no theme song I despise more than season 2 of "The Leftovers". I would rather be forced to listen to Fiona Apple's "Container" from "The Affair" on an endless loop for a day then have to hear the theme to "The Leftovers" without being able to FF for even one episode.

Remember us, for we too have lived, loved and laughed

I actually love the song

I DVR the show, and when the theme song starts I fast forward.

I can't stand the song.

I cringe a little every time it comes on....