ミラクルミュージカル - Variations on a Cloud「LYRICS VIDEO」

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  • čas přidán 28. 05. 2018
  • I took the instrumental lyric video and decided to swap out the audio with the normal version of the song. All credit for this beautiful masterpiece goes to Joe Hawley, Rob Cantor, and all the other amazing people who helped create this song and music video.
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  • @AndAlsoDuogrr
    @AndAlsoDuogrr  Před 2 lety +1091

    Unfortunately, CZcams has decided that, without much in terms of a meaningful explanation, take down the original music video for Variations on a Cloud, leaving this as ne of only possible ways to watch any sort of video alongside this song. Hopefully CZcams reverses this decision, as it'd be a shame to see that video disappear. While this video is a reupload of a separate lyric video that never really was easily accessible, I don't intend to reupload the official video, as id prefer to wait and see if it gets reinstated, or at least find a way to support an official reupload elsewhere. To keep track of the situation, check out the official twitter account here: twitter.com/mmyujikaru and send them your support. I sincerely wish them the best!

    • @pho_is_not_interesting
      @pho_is_not_interesting Před 2 lety +8

      I was about to comment about it! Let's hope it gets put back up :(

    • @play_hd3
      @play_hd3 Před 2 lety +16

      Wow I was looking for the original video and couldn't fine it. I'd really hate if youtube doesn't bring it back

    • @awesomecoolmanepic996
      @awesomecoolmanepic996 Před rokem +18

      It's probably because of the 9/11 footage

    • @play_hd3
      @play_hd3 Před rokem +11

      @@awesomecoolmanepic996 yeah that's what the song is about

    • @play_hd3
      @play_hd3 Před rokem +10

      @@awesomecoolmanepic996 yeah I know but it wasn't done in a disrespectful way. Just because 1 or a few people don't like something doesn't mean no one should be able to see it

  • @420Crows
    @420Crows Před 4 lety +3251

    yo i cant believe john lennon and vsause michael made a song together

  • @pluv1e
    @pluv1e Před 4 lety +2619

    >tfw when you think theres one legitimately happy song on hawaii part 2 but it's actually about 9/11 and suicide

    • @anikkikaru4991
      @anikkikaru4991 Před 4 lety +136

      Excuse me , what?

    • @totallynotdarkmatter9405
      @totallynotdarkmatter9405 Před 4 lety +156

      Yes please share with the classroom.

    • @420Crows
      @420Crows Před 4 lety +630

      the original music video has lots of 9/11 visual, was uploades on September 11th, the description said in memoriam, and theres litterally a line that says "okay jump, to end it all"
      and the suicide represented with jumping, pared with the 9/11 visuals is about the 9/11 jumpers, people who jumped put of the building to atleast not burn to death which is longer and more painful

    • @totallynotdarkmatter9405
      @totallynotdarkmatter9405 Před 4 lety +45

      @@420Crows thanks for explaining

    • @idoasraff8513
      @idoasraff8513 Před 4 lety +157

      this song is not in Hawaii part ii it's a single

  • @xlox7486
    @xlox7486 Před 3 lety +2386

    I like the slightly altered ruler of everything

    • @mb778_
      @mb778_ Před 3 lety +76

      We've been to this scene

    • @nexongn
      @nexongn Před 3 lety +138

      I’m pretty sure ruler of everything is the slightly altered variations on a cloud

    • @xlox7486
      @xlox7486 Před 3 lety +11

      @@nexongn yes

    • @xlox7486
      @xlox7486 Před 3 lety +11

      @@nexongn I know I'm talking bout that one verse I'm sorry if I sounded like I thought this was the same song

    • @krakennvlyat
      @krakennvlyat Před 3 lety +37

      @nexongn I mean, possibly but ruler of everything came out way before this.

  • @PokeAndDestroy
    @PokeAndDestroy Před 3 lety +2914

    i get this song is about 9/11 but for some reason i always view it as a sort of farewell to tally hall (its mostly cause of the ruler of everything reference at the end) and when you think of it like that its honestly really bittersweet, sad but nostalgic, a sort of "i miss it but im glad it happened"

    • @TuckyBlue
      @TuckyBlue Před 3 lety +37

      Well, death of the author and all.

    • @totallyrealcia
      @totallyrealcia Před 3 lety +312

      It honestly makes more sense to me that way, I really don't think it works very well as a tribute to 9/11

    • @wumpus976
      @wumpus976 Před 3 lety +237

      @@totallyrealcia yeah, it seems like it’s too much of a stretch to assume it’s a song about 9/11. I would say that it’s much more of a grand reprise of all of their songs.

    • @TylerMations
      @TylerMations Před 3 lety +244

      @@wumpus976 if you watch the music video. It literally has footage of 9/11

    • @wumpus976
      @wumpus976 Před 3 lety +63

      @@TylerMations oh.

  • @prins5793
    @prins5793 Před 3 lety +4782

    "Jesse Im gonna turn to a sock puppet and sing an altered version of Ruler of Everything"

    • @bemblob
      @bemblob Před 3 lety +140

      This is my favorite comment ever

    • @RandomGuy-bi4nx
      @RandomGuy-bi4nx Před 3 lety +164

      That doesn’t account for postman pat singing with him.

    • @grayanddevpdx
      @grayanddevpdx Před 3 lety +57

      That’s about 9/11

    • @Marshtard
      @Marshtard Před 3 lety +125

      he turned himself into a sock puppet
      funniest shit i've ever seen

    • @beautifulmeeses
      @beautifulmeeses Před 2 lety +20

      This is truly the moment Walter became -heisenberg- a fucking puppet

  • @dijon3749
    @dijon3749 Před 3 lety +1525

    One day I want a documentary/movie about Tally Hall with this as the end credits

    • @idcaboutusernames
      @idcaboutusernames Před 2 lety +58

      Here’s a recent tally hall documentary with this as the end credits! The person who made it must have listened to your comment!
      czcams.com/video/m82sGNfYX6M/video.html

    • @neonrl1414
      @neonrl1414 Před 2 lety +97

      BRO, you just predicted the future.

    • @FiSH-iSH
      @FiSH-iSH Před 2 lety +11

      👁👁

    • @tumurutumurutumuru
      @tumurutumurutumuru Před 2 lety +21

      Holy crap dude what the heck

    • @treearms3489
      @treearms3489 Před 2 lety +26

      Theres a 3 hour documentary

  • @vannishd
    @vannishd Před 8 měsíci +137

    I love how the puppet that sings Joe's lines looks exactly like Joe Hawley and then the puppet that sing's Rob's lines looks literally nothing like rob cantor

  • @nobleneonshadows4439
    @nobleneonshadows4439 Před 4 lety +1415

    I like the subtle detail that they're both wearing glasses to symbolize that they see things differently. At least that's what I think.

    • @NOTADFIVE
      @NOTADFIVE Před 4 lety +105

      It's a good thought because they both do sing different lyrics in parts of the song

    • @kingensha
      @kingensha Před 3 lety +74

      Why are tally hall fans so deep

    • @fireninja5669
      @fireninja5669 Před 3 lety +119

      @@kingensha because we have spare time

    • @balisongboi7163
      @balisongboi7163 Před 3 lety +9

      You sound like a fucking english teacher it's not that deep

    • @nobleneonshadows4439
      @nobleneonshadows4439 Před 3 lety +8

      @@balisongboi7163 LOL!

  • @basetwo1053
    @basetwo1053 Před 2 lety +468

    This isn’t just a reprise as an ending to Hawaii: Part II, this is a reprise of Tally Hall in and of itself.

    • @Tendo987
      @Tendo987 Před rokem +13

      Yes as it's not even in the official playlist

    • @toasterstrudel189
      @toasterstrudel189 Před 11 měsíci +15

      It's also about 9/11 💀

    • @torna2508
      @torna2508 Před 5 dny +1

      It's the zeroth track in Hawaii pt.2
      I see it as the transition from Tally Hall to Miraclr Musical

  • @yaoichurch
    @yaoichurch Před 3 lety +1513

    stop arguing about genders, lets start the "which character do you sing in variations on a cloud" train.

    • @jfk8745
      @jfk8745 Před 3 lety +126

      John Lennon

    • @CaribouGirlMeat
      @CaribouGirlMeat Před 3 lety +54

      Fuck yall I'm the one hitting that piano

    • @camerabox1
      @camerabox1 Před 3 lety +54

      i'm a left man myself

    • @cathacker13
      @cathacker13 Před 3 lety +124

      I switch them around whenever I feel like it
      And because you mentioned gender in your comment, I am going to take the opportunity to make a terrible pun and say that I am singerfluid
      (I'm sorry if I actually offended anyone by it, that was not my intention)

    • @infectioustomfoolery
      @infectioustomfoolery Před 3 lety +16

      I sing joes part :)

  • @Thorne-In-Your-Side
    @Thorne-In-Your-Side Před 5 lety +2094

    This has an interesting number of motifs.
    Isle Unto Thy Self, Murders, Dream Sweet in Sea Major, and Ruler of Everything. Did I miss any?

    • @AndAlsoDuogrr
      @AndAlsoDuogrr  Před 5 lety +390

      sounds like all of them to me as far as I can tell, although I wouldn't be surprised if there were other motifs hidden (in the sand) that I just haven't noticed

    • @koura7883
      @koura7883 Před 4 lety +101

      the only one i noticed was ruler of everything
      edit: i know specifically what part of isle unto thy self was used but i cant find it in the song

    • @rehnhuang1529
      @rehnhuang1529 Před 4 lety +59

      A bit of murders I think

    • @interscendant
      @interscendant Před 4 lety +21

      I heard all except D.S.I.S.M, where was it?

    • @planetariansaturn8593
      @planetariansaturn8593 Před 4 lety +18

      Ok Boomer 1:47 there you have

  • @papertiger4525
    @papertiger4525 Před 3 lety +1275

    Though I love the whole 2:10 part, I find one of the line changes really fascinating. “Do you like how my face has learned to tick like a clock?” A big part of Ruler Of Everything to me is that mankind never truly realizes the scope to which time will progress, and so it sort of sneaks up and blindsides them. That’s a huge part of the man with zirconium pants, that he can’t comprehend how time will go on without him. But assuming it’s the same character here, he’s fully accepted it, and isn’t in such a morbid position anymore. It’s just a really fascinating change.
    I can’t say much about Powerful Bob, though.

    • @AndAlsoDuogrr
      @AndAlsoDuogrr  Před 3 lety +218

      my theory for Powerful Bob is that its supposed to be rob cantor, because the vocals in this song are a duet between joe and rob and its joe singing the powerful bob line, and here are times where rob is called bobby so bob being a nickname for him would work.

    • @papertiger4525
      @papertiger4525 Před 3 lety +119

      @@AndAlsoDuogrr Ooh, neat! One other thing worth noting is “He eulogizes me for being geocentric”, which seems to run perpendicular to Ruler Of Everything. A worldview that centers on Earth, versus the idea of accepting time’s inevitability. Maybe this implies there’s some sort of balance to seek out, and neither party was truly right - take pride in what you love, but don’t let it blind you from reality’s other truths.

    • @AndAlsoDuogrr
      @AndAlsoDuogrr  Před 3 lety +67

      @@papertiger4525 that is a pretty compelling interpretation! one thing i always found to be a really interesting parallel is that if you look at the lyrics, in ruler of everything it goes "i have a wonderful wife, i have a powerful job" vs variations on a cloud's "i have a wonderful life i know a powerful bob" despite having very different things, they both end up being a person and an idea, the wife and "bob", and the life and job. and in a way, they kind of parallel each others meanings, in one world you find happiness in family with a wife you truly love, but feeding into the power dynamics of the workforce with having a powerful job, compared to finding true personal meaning in your life, but having friends around you instead feed into that power dynamic of using them and thier own personal power as a way to almost brag and find your own position of power. who knows, maybe the powerful bob is the man from ruler of everything, having his power from his powerful job, and in a way variations is less of an evolution of lessons and more so an idealistic conflict that kind of turns into the acceptance of differing sides. no matter where you stand on politics and issues, youll always end up having some sort of inner peace in an aspect of your life that can be seen as inspiring and beautiful, but the truth is you'll also have that ugly side of you that takes advantage of whatever power you have access to, and that truly is just what human nature is.

    • @papertiger4525
      @papertiger4525 Před 3 lety +41

      @@AndAlsoDuogrr I've been thinking about this song even more in the past day, and it's amazing how much you can come up with from it. Miracle Musical did an immaculate job on it. And I don't know how I didn't notice this before, but its very title and theming fit into what I was saying before about there not being one definitively "correct" view on the time issue brought up from the Ruler Of Everything tie-in. *Variations On A Cloud*, by the very nature of its title, is about two people who firmly stand by their opposing viewpoints, without letting anyone change their interpretation. This conflict gets set up from the very first line: "Both of us see a cloud, *or whatever we may believe.*" There's an inherent realization that neither side is truly correct, and that's highlighted when the two singers diverge in their lyrics. "Floating inside/outside the sky, give us everything everyday/nothing in every way" is the most prominent case of this in the song to me, since their stances have put them as direct opposites to each other.
      That being said, in regards to the change from wonderful wife to wonderful life, I really love your interpretation of the different sources of happiness and power dynamics. What I personally like to think about for that specific word change of wife to life is that the singer (assuming it IS the same guy from Ruler Of Everything) has embraced his life as a whole, instead of focusing on specific achievements (his job, his wife, his zirconium pants). Those things haven't left him, but he's embracing them with more sincerity than before, whereas they used to be simple bragging points for him.
      God, this song just keeps me coming back. (And coming back, and coming back.)

    • @kyle.bylone256
      @kyle.bylone256 Před 2 lety +3

      @Gemtem imagine

  • @valentinaaugustina
    @valentinaaugustina Před 4 lety +639

    No one talks about it but the “ok jump” section is the same chords, almost the same beat, as the end part of Spring and a Storm

    • @occasionalfan-content4771
      @occasionalfan-content4771 Před 3 lety +19

      thats cause I skip when theres a minute left 😳 scares me too much

    • @MrMoriLives
      @MrMoriLives Před 3 lety +9

      Wait really? I can’t hear it

    • @crownedcorn4380
      @crownedcorn4380 Před 3 lety +9

      Where exactly do you mean by" the end part" of the song? I'm struggling to hear it ;-;l

    • @artsysundae
      @artsysundae Před 3 lety +27

      @@crownedcorn4380 i listened to the songs again and the beat at 0:46 where he says “ok jump to end it all, let this one be to break the fall” kind of reminds me of the beat in spring and a storm when it goes “and the rain came down that day, and it drained my soul away” (at 1:52 in spring and a storm)
      idk if that’s what part they were talking about though, and im not sure if it’s actually a motif, but it sounds similar! (i think im gonna keep trying to find it lol)
      i also feel like the guitar at the end of spring and a storm matches up with “it’s a little bit of magic to end the world” but im probably thinking about it too much lol

    • @crownedcorn4380
      @crownedcorn4380 Před 3 lety +2

      @@artsysundae tysm! This is super helpful. I'm thinking of making a video including all the motifs so I'm really grateful I got this response so fast.

  • @waldornprime5567
    @waldornprime5567 Před 3 lety +519

    2:26 BRO THEY DIDNT HAVE TO GO THAT HARD

  • @_nyantah_7492
    @_nyantah_7492 Před 5 lety +1073

    I know this is gonna sound cheesy but this song makes me really emotional.

    • @youmaylaughnow9112
      @youmaylaughnow9112 Před 4 lety +69

      That isn't cheesy to be sad

    • @softsoap.3152
      @softsoap.3152 Před 4 lety +68

      It seems like an ending to a long series

    • @mysterykid8808
      @mysterykid8808 Před 3 lety +36

      Considering the context that really isn’t cheesy at all

    • @mint3465
      @mint3465 Před 3 lety +29

      I'm sorry but all I could think when I read this was
      >Cheesy
      >You're a mouse

    • @notto5937
      @notto5937 Před 3 lety +6

      Cheese tastes pretty good, I'm fine with that.

  • @iexist2786
    @iexist2786 Před 3 lety +523

    So this is what I’ve gathered from both my observations and other comments for this video:
    1. Obviously the song is about 9/11
    2. Them talking about jumping is referencing people who were trapped in the twin towers that took their own lives by jumping to their deaths
    3. The two puppets having different perspectives on the clouds is in reference to the many different reactions and opinions on 9/11 and the events afterwards
    4. Everything being gray symbolizes how morally gray most people view America’s actions after 9/11 as well as how controversial politics were in general around that time
    5. The line “Why don’t we keep it coming back?” Is a reference to the “9/11 never forget” which has been said to honor those who died during the events of the tragedy
    6. The clouds symbolize the smoke that came from the towers
    If anyone has any other observations please list them in the reply section and I will add them to this comment.

    • @Timetraveler2411
      @Timetraveler2411 Před 2 lety +25

      The fact that they’re both puppets is a reference to how Kermit the frog is the actual culprit to 9/11
      You CANT censor the truth media

    • @miraseum
      @miraseum Před 2 lety +68

      the lyric “it’s a little bit of magic to the end of the world” is an observation i made. i wasn’t alive during the attacks but my parents were, obviously. every year my parents and i have a conversation about what it was like living through the attacks, my parents weren’t personally there but my dad worked in a tall office building. every year my dad told me how he feared for his life, how my mom was doing and if she was okay. everything was uncertain and he and a lot of other people genuinely thought that 9/11 was going to be the end of the world, hence the lyric.

    • @AverageUsernames
      @AverageUsernames Před 2 lety

      @@Timetraveler2411 You're wrong, santa is actually behind the 2/26 attack on wtc, that's why you're not recieving gifts anymore.

    • @dragoncat9153
      @dragoncat9153 Před 2 lety +36

      The opening lines might be about people inside the towers not believing it could be a plane

    • @Ave_Satana666
      @Ave_Satana666 Před 2 lety +5

      No it actually sounds more like one guy who was a fan of another but the guy he was a fan of is etheir to depressed to do anything new or nothing like he thought he would be.

  • @jollygreenjeff2640
    @jollygreenjeff2640 Před 3 lety +424

    “We’ve been to this scene; aboriginal meme.” At the start of the ruler of everything verse? They knew

    • @TheWither129
      @TheWither129 Před 3 lety +66

      Apparently the whole song is a mix of other songs. That kinda explains the “variations” in the title. The song is a memorial to 9/11 and older songs by Joe and tally hall

    • @tuser8
      @tuser8 Před 3 lety +26

      @@TheWither129 Cept of course they meant the actual meaning of meme, not anything to do with memes as we know them

    • @TheWither129
      @TheWither129 Před 3 lety +5

      @@tuser8 of course, though i dont see where i mentioned that

    • @tuser8
      @tuser8 Před 3 lety +4

      @@TheWither129 Whoops replied to the wrong one

    • @acidsolman5665
      @acidsolman5665 Před 2 lety

      This was 3 years before roe became a bigger meme tho

  • @artsysundae
    @artsysundae Před 3 lety +1298

    timestamps for the motifs because i have too much time on my hands 👀
    1:07: Murders (The part at 1: 43 in Murders)
    1:33: Isle Unto Thyself (The part at 1: 38 of Isle Unto Thyself)
    1:47: Dream Sweet in Sea Major (The part at 0: 49 and 5: 40 in DSISM)
    2:11: Welcome To Tally Hall (The music at around 3: 40 in Welcome to Tally Hall) although this might be a stretch, OR Ruler of Everything at 1 : 29 in the backing vocals!!!
    2:13: Ruler of Everything: (The part that goes do you like how I walk, do you like how I talk, etc.)
    0:46: Also the part where he says “ok jump to end it all, let this one be to break the fall” reminds me of the beat in Spring and a Storm that goes “and the rain came down that day, and it drained my soul away” ! (at 1: 52 in spring and a storm) i’m not sure if that’s just a coincidence though, but someone mentioned it and i tried to look for it lol.
    also the part that goes “it’s a little bit of magic to end the world” at 0:54 reminds me of something, but i can’t put my finger on it. it sounds like something from the good & evil album, but it might be nothing lol

    • @aloafofbread3891
      @aloafofbread3891 Před 3 lety +138

      i love how deep this song goes. feels like a reprise of both miracle music & tally hall at once

    • @inaciobits682
      @inaciobits682 Před 3 lety +84

      This is Tally hall's credits theme

    • @wormcake_
      @wormcake_ Před 3 lety +11

      thanks for this list, I saw that someone said that there was a dsism motif in this song but I could never find it.

    • @nate8284
      @nate8284 Před 3 lety +45

      0:54 is & I’m pretty sure

    • @artsysundae
      @artsysundae Před 3 lety +4

      @@nate8284 oo wait what part of & is it? 👀

  • @larrysmellbutts2002
    @larrysmellbutts2002 Před 3 lety +263

    Man, I love it when Tally Hall or Miracle Musical mention old songs like in this one, with the ruler of everything part.

  • @AndAlsoDuogrr
    @AndAlsoDuogrr  Před 3 lety +629

    Hey all you people coming to this video as Tally Hall fans! Make sure to check out Needlejuice Records all new releases of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum on vinyl, cassette, and cd, along with the just a friend 7''! Its really cool to finally see this band getting the attention it deserves and if that release goes well, then im sure Good & Evil won't be too far off, and with enough support, we might finally even get another rerelease of Hawaii Part II and hopefully a physical release of this song too for the 1st time in a long while! This isn't an ad or anything by the way, im just a passionate fan hoping to support them in any way I can and if we could preserve a physical discography market that won't be going away any time soon like past releases, that'd be a big dub for the tally hall community!

  • @astricblue194
    @astricblue194 Před 2 lety +136

    This feels like a final goodbye to Tally Hall and what it could've been, with Bora, Ross, and Joe having their own songs sampled along with the most iconic tally hall song "ruler of everything" being variated.

  • @mothgyaru3158
    @mothgyaru3158 Před 3 lety +112

    This feels like the closest thing to a 4D song in our world

  • @taramusical
    @taramusical Před rokem +60

    I know the song is about 9/11, but I've always interpreted it to be about coming to terms with the fragility human relationships. At first, meeting new people is exciting. But throughout our lives, we see how even the strongest friendships can collapse in an instant. After a while, we become jaded and "spend our chance sitting on the side of the fence" because "we can't believe what we see won't be burned to the ground". We're so afraid to form new connections out of fear of losing them. And yet, we still keep coming back. No matter how much we swear to ourselves that we won't get close to anyone ever again, we inevitably do because it's in our nature. I could write more, but a CZcams comment isn't the place for an essay lol. I don't know if anyone else had this interpretation, but I thought I'd share. It's helped me through losing my first group of close friends.

    • @hangfire5944
      @hangfire5944 Před 10 měsíci +5

      The great part about this song is that it's not just about remembering 9/11 but it's also about people's varying reactions to the event. So having a different interpretation of the song is actually somewhat fitting to the song's message, even if it's not what it was explicitly written about.

    • @taramusical
      @taramusical Před 2 měsíci

      A year later, and I've lost my closest friend. There was no inciting incident. We just slowly but surely drifted apart over the past year, and there was nothing I could do because I was too scared of pushing them away faster.
      But this time, I know it's not worth putting up those walls. I will keep talking to people, I will find new friends. I can't help it, even if my brain is screaming at me that it will end the same way. I'll keep coming back because it's better to have people in your life temporarily than not at all. Even if every friendship is (seemingly) as fragile as glass at it's core, we still can't help ourselves. It's human nature to build after all.
      This song is once again helping me process this loss. Because even though I already know how things will end up, it hurts like hell in the moment.
      I'm tired.

  • @locki3336
    @locki3336 Před 2 lety +89

    In the beginning I started to listen to Miracle Musical casually then TallyHall. I didn't know that they were related at all. I then listened to this song months later from finding TallyHall. So you can imagine the mental recoil I experienced from listening to the altered Ruler of Everything lyrics.

  • @BoyusGoyus
    @BoyusGoyus Před 3 lety +143

    this song is so good i keep on coming back
    and coming back, and coming back

    • @StarLight-yp7qp
      @StarLight-yp7qp Před 3 lety +3

      Keep it coming back, and coming back, and coming back

    • @keonayi123
      @keonayi123 Před 3 lety +6

      (Join if you wish)

    • @StarLight-yp7qp
      @StarLight-yp7qp Před 3 lety +2

      @@keonayi123 keep it coming back, and coming back, and coming back. Why don’t we keep it coming back, and coming back

    • @keonayi123
      @keonayi123 Před 3 lety +2

      @@StarLight-yp7qp These days it's...

    • @thanhhangvothi8064
      @thanhhangvothi8064 Před rokem +1

      Hard to find friends but opportunities bend

  • @nedac2499
    @nedac2499 Před 3 lety +125

    the altered ruler of everything gives goosebumps every TIME 🥺🥺

  • @TemmieContingenC
    @TemmieContingenC Před 8 měsíci +25

    I came here because of a Jerma edit, now I’m reading people discuss this song being a 9/11 themed song, goddamnnnn.

    • @leyulis8882
      @leyulis8882 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Is there a Jerma edit of this? Or are you refering to a Ruler of Everything edit? This song has slivers of Ruler of Everything, but isn't exactly the same

  • @AshleyYayyyy
    @AshleyYayyyy Před 10 měsíci +23

    o7
    Rest in peace to the lives that were lost in this tragedy. May God bless them and their souls.

  • @FungusNitrogen
    @FungusNitrogen Před 3 lety +86

    i’ve never listened to music very much, but a puppet that resembles John Lennon singing about 9/11 has me on loop

  • @Peter-6233
    @Peter-6233 Před 3 lety +68

    2:11
    Hands down one of the best parts outside of scattering sparks from mind electric

  • @kamstewart7755
    @kamstewart7755 Před 3 lety +296

    What a beautiful song really. It really is a conversation of great depth in the physical world as it is coming to a close and that the characters must finalize their statements on the world before it ends for them. The jump line is just amazing. Maybe people see it being about 9/11 as offensive or weird, but it is a important, topical and interesting topic for a series of songs. How have more musicians not done more on this subject. The album itself is really a play and the backdrop is 9/11. The darkness of theme and backdrop while have a cheerful conversation about clouds... well it just creates a somber and powerfully emotional tone. Joe Hawley... thank you.

    • @-AAA-147
      @-AAA-147 Před 3 lety +7

      Honestly Demon Days by Gorillaz is the only other music I can think of that's about 9/11 and its ramifications (Dirty Harry, El Mañana).

    • @thecerealprovider3831
      @thecerealprovider3831 Před rokem +4

      i heard that this song might be about 2 psychopathic rulers not caring about deaths as long as it benefits them,
      so they see 9/11 as
      well
      a cloud
      they see it as not deaths but a cloud
      they dont care about the deaths
      and honestly, this theory is great

    • @basalt9628
      @basalt9628 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Im here Just for the ruler of everything

  • @fronounxes
    @fronounxes Před 4 lety +116

    this is genuinely my favourite song ever..

  • @PinkNinjaKitty50
    @PinkNinjaKitty50 Před 2 lety +42

    Not me memorizing Rob's part of the song so I can sing along with Joe in the Sonic Lunch video because he's just so lonely up there 😭

  • @mangelsimonpaniello2256
    @mangelsimonpaniello2256 Před rokem +34

    The fact that in the Ruler of Everything-like part, Man gets to say the original line (from the demo) "do you like how my face has learned to tick like a clock". It is theorized that in the final version of Ruler of Everything the line gets changed by Time altering what Man was about to say. But here in Variations on a Cloud it's unaltered. Time is nowhere to be seen or heard, because this Man... is out of Time
    [Edited for clarity]

    • @glassofwater281
      @glassofwater281 Před rokem +6

      I saw it as the same guy (Juno) finally accepting his death. Time hammered the point into his head that the things he thought mattered like money don't matter in the grand scheme of things, which is why he interrupted him. When finally faced with his death, he understands this ("face has learned to tick like a clock" and "geocentric"). The song is really beautiful

  • @larrysmellbutts2002
    @larrysmellbutts2002 Před 3 lety +206

    this song: about 9/11 and suicide
    me: funny vsauce and john lennon singing

    • @AgentArabian
      @AgentArabian Před rokem +2

      Creator: I need this to be depressing
      Me: haha funny lemon and cool vsauce

  • @angrygermankid5868
    @angrygermankid5868 Před 3 lety +36

    this song has so many meanings, it even has multiple meanings to the title

  • @infectioustomfoolery
    @infectioustomfoolery Před 2 lety +44

    we miss u variations on a cloud come back

    • @hgdrrfgrg
      @hgdrrfgrg Před 2 lety +6

      Where did it go why isnt it on spotify

    • @kalie4038
      @kalie4038 Před 2 lety +5

      @@hgdrrfgrg Ross said he doesn’t know why, but they are working on it. (The song is also gone from other music streaming platforms)

    • @cinnamxn5926
      @cinnamxn5926 Před 2 lety

      It’s back (I think)

    • @zzz_zzz_ZZZ_zzz_ZZZ_ZZZ_Z_z-ZZ
      @zzz_zzz_ZZZ_zzz_ZZZ_ZZZ_Z_z-ZZ Před 2 lety +2

      You type like a person who has a mother that is a Basketball.

    • @infectioustomfoolery
      @infectioustomfoolery Před 2 lety +3

      @@zzz_zzz_ZZZ_zzz_ZZZ_ZZZ_Z_z-ZZ so true i am with my mother rn and she is indeed a basketball

  • @redpandadotjpeg2640
    @redpandadotjpeg2640 Před 2 lety +69

    First time I listened to this song I felt very nub towards the actual meaning but on a second listen it made my heart wrench to think of how people who wanted to live their lives to the fullest were forced to end it quickly to not die a more painful death. I know millions have said things like this before but I still felt the need to share,

  • @thunderstudiosyt6197
    @thunderstudiosyt6197 Před rokem +22

    I like how half the comments are trying to debuckle on the secret lore of this song and the other half is like: “waltah”

  • @theMailmansHere
    @theMailmansHere Před rokem +159

    For those who don't understand the song, or understand its about 9/11 but don't get some of the lyrics, this is my interpretation:
    During 9/11, after the first plane hit, people had to jump out of the building to end their lives faster. Since the building was on fire, they didn't want to burn to death or lose oxygen. The song, from my understanding, is two co-workers trying to get themselves to jump out, though they know they will die in the end. All they can see is a dark cloud of smoke, and by jumping through, they don't truly know what is on the other side. I think the part with Ruler Of Everything is one of the guys having a mental breakdown while the other tries to snap him out of it so they can think.
    One of the choruses in this is exactly the same as Isle Unto Thyself, making me think this was probably the first version of that song, before it was adapted into the entire album of miracle musical, but that's just a theory. In that song though, you can see lyrics like "I was a victim of magic" which seems to be a call back to the line in Variations on a Cloud where he says jumping out will be a "little bit of magic to end the world". Also, in Isle Unto Thyself, there's the lines "Long but forgotten, all the planets fell to dust, and Apollo catching my breath as I bled on the ground" which are all references to 9/11 and some even related to jumping out of the towers.
    Joe Hawley has confirmed that his album Hawaii: Part II is about 9/11, and the album cover even has two palm trees in the middle of a plain ocean sticking out (or two towers scraping the sky and sticking out of the clouds) with a shark/wale/to-be-decided running directly into one of the trees from your line of site. Knowing Joe, this was more than likely intentional. Just listen to the album, its also owned by his account Miracle Musical (ミラクルミュージカル) and there is probably a lot I never mentioned

    • @amgkhronos9177
      @amgkhronos9177 Před rokem +16

      I would like to add something, the "Keep it coming back." may be a commentary how there is a day all about 9/11 and how everyone keeps talking about it. That's what I think, it might not be correct though. Anyways, you made some rally good points in your comment and I just want to say good job.

    • @perhapsinpassing
      @perhapsinpassing Před 11 měsíci +9

      Doesn't Hawaii Part: ii have a confirmed story? At least the one that I've heard seems to have nothing to do with 9/11. So I'm just wondering how specifically Hawaii Part: ii is about 9/11.

    • @gabrielbeaver1220
      @gabrielbeaver1220 Před 11 měsíci +14

      ​@@perhapsinpassingHawaii part ii does not have any confirmed story. I knew variations on a cloud was 9/11 based, but Hawaii part ii is completely unrelated to variations on a cloud

    • @PERSON-ww1rn
      @PERSON-ww1rn Před 11 měsíci +7

      suddenly the entire album was flipped on it's head because of this one song that's not even in the album

    • @Meleedroit
      @Meleedroit Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@gabrielbeaver1220if it doesnt have a confirmed story,, then whats with all the mentions of simon in the album

  • @tweer64
    @tweer64 Před 10 měsíci +31

    1:06 - Murders
    1:33 - Isle Unto Thyself + Time Machine (Synths)
    1:47 - Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Arpeggios [String Pizz and synth at end])
    2:11 - Ruler of Everything (Likely a reference to the backing vocals during the line "You're making me cry. This is the way that I am" part)
    2:13 - More Ruler of Everything
    2:25 - This lick is from Ruler of Everthing (played by electric piano in both songs)
    2:40 - Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Arpeggios) again + Time Machine (Synths) + The Mind Electric (Reamplification Effects)

    • @m5tigerman
      @m5tigerman Před 10 měsíci +1

      I now understand the Dream Sweet in Sea Major reference at 1:47 , but I still hear it somehow.
      Edit: Thanks for helping me understand that.

  • @JohnWick-vv7dw
    @JohnWick-vv7dw Před 2 lety +62

    I have never been more obsessed with an artist in a longggg time .. and I have no one to share this with that will get why it's so special to me.. Super happy to see everyone here

  • @newspaper_stand
    @newspaper_stand Před 3 lety +57

    2:10 for myself

  • @nillasoup
    @nillasoup Před 3 lety +24

    2:10 PLS THIS PART GOES SO HARD

  • @IamStereotype
    @IamStereotype Před 3 lety +25

    I thought this was a send-off to tally hall, I definitely did not expect it to be about 9/11. Fantastic song tho

  • @isopropanol9889
    @isopropanol9889 Před 2 lety +36

    Woah, 20 years since it happened. My heart goes to anyone who was affected.

  • @carrot4759
    @carrot4759 Před 3 lety +50

    this song hits different when you learn its about 9/11

  • @crassinula
    @crassinula Před 5 lety +105

    my favorite song about 9/11

  • @cathacker13
    @cathacker13 Před 2 lety +59

    I feel like this is an appropriate song to play today

    • @tari7868
      @tari7868 Před 2 lety +7

      :(

    • @FiSH-iSH
      @FiSH-iSH Před 2 lety +11

      i forgot to play it on 9/11 so i just played it on 9/12 instead please forgive me

  • @jae.lorin.
    @jae.lorin. Před rokem +15

    2:27 it's like it's a ruler of everything reprise

  • @thebag2609
    @thebag2609 Před rokem +20

    I like how in Ruler of everything, a person is talking about their life is blissful, but when he talks about his face, a demonic figure interrupts him into saying something cynical, but in this song, the demonic figure is talking before the same person interrupts him to say something optimistic.

    • @Bordie3D
      @Bordie3D Před rokem +5

      It collides both ways. Cynical and Bliss are two sides of the same coin. Maybe that's their point with that

    • @Darthrevan277
      @Darthrevan277 Před rokem +1

      The ruler of everything is about time

  • @cuzhe5696
    @cuzhe5696 Před 3 lety +61

    I really wanna animate this and all the other miracle musical songs

  • @adamsparty
    @adamsparty Před rokem +114

    LEITMOTIFS
    0:00 - Stranded Lullaby
    0:13 - Good Day
    0:46 - Spring and a Storm
    0:54 - Time Machine
    1:06 - Murders
    1:13 - Isle Unto Thyself (at 1:48)
    1:20 - & (Listen to the background chords and melody)
    1:33 - Isle Unto Thyself
    1:46 - Dream Sweet In Sea Major (at 5:40)
    1:57 - Stranded Lullaby (at 0:42)
    2:00 - Dream Sweet in Sea Major
    2:11 - Welcome to Tally Hall (at 3:40) and Good Day (at 2:19)
    2:13 - Ruler of Everything
    2:38 - The Mind Electric
    2:40 - Dream Sweet in Sea Major
    2:54 - Stranded Lullaby

    • @Drajho1
      @Drajho1 Před rokem

      😊

    • @le_saimon
      @le_saimon Před rokem +3

      Wow, you noticed the laught from electric mind, not everyone see it

    • @tweer64
      @tweer64 Před 10 měsíci +1

      2:11 is likely a reference to the backing vocals in Ruler of Everything that support the line "You're making me cry. This is the way that I am".

    • @tweer64
      @tweer64 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@le_saimon It's not the Mind Electric laugh. The Mind Electric laugh is likely based off the laugh from Zelda II. The laugh here is just a "ha ha ha ha", which is the same laugh heard in Ruler of Everything.

  • @the_big_har
    @the_big_har Před 3 lety +23

    OH MY FORKING GOSH ITS RULER OF EVERYTHING I WANNA CRY I HEARD THE LETMOTIF AND THEN-

  • @boogabooga7999
    @boogabooga7999 Před 2 lety +18

    R.I.P to all that perished in the 9/11 attacks

  • @sillyalana
    @sillyalana Před 2 lety +21

    here bc it got removed off of spotify :,(

  • @Ar_sole_hair_fiddler
    @Ar_sole_hair_fiddler Před 11 měsíci +16

    I believe left symbolises tally hall and the right miracle musical. The left literally uses variations of lyrics from ruler of everything while the right uses original lyrics as well as melodies from miracle musical songs. They have drastically different tones, the left is optimistic and relatively simple, while the right is cynical and pessimistic.
    Ruler of everything and variations on a cloud are the two greatest songs made by Joe Hawley in my opinion; they both feel like the most grandiose and impactful songs of his career.

  • @monkeytime3169
    @monkeytime3169 Před 5 lety +124

    Hey, Vsauce!

  • @fluffernal
    @fluffernal Před 7 měsíci +32

    WE KEEPING IT COMING BACK WITH THIS ONE 🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @themixofthegull7498
    @themixofthegull7498 Před 3 lety +23

    Finally, Ruler of Everything 2

  • @Joe-Ligma69
    @Joe-Ligma69 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Fun fact:
    The leitmotif of the "Miracle Worker, I saw you begin it" also reappears in Isle Unto Thyself ("I was a victim of magic, Apollo")
    The garbage noise at the end of Isle Unto Thyself transitions perfectly into Ruler of Everything
    This song also references Ruler of Everything
    Tally Hall cinematic universe confirmed?

  • @langreeves6419
    @langreeves6419 Před 2 lety +57

    Amazing song!
    I got into Tally Hall thanks to my 8 yr old grandson
    Since he's got me into them, I've played him the Beatles!

    • @normanclatcher
      @normanclatcher Před rokem +3

      Sounds like he got the short end of the stick still. 😏

    • @escapefr0mslender
      @escapefr0mslender Před rokem +12

      WAIT HES 8???1?/!/!/!: that kids music taste is insaneeee

    • @user-os1nf6wp9r
      @user-os1nf6wp9r Před 9 měsíci +3

      That's so cute! I hope you both continue to bond through music, it's the great unifier ❤️

    • @DonutProductions.
      @DonutProductions. Před 6 měsíci +1

      wow lol, best grandpa ever

    • @Torisocland
      @Torisocland Před 3 měsíci +1

      I know this is old but two amazing bands

  • @GothicFoxglove
    @GothicFoxglove Před rokem +20

    On Genius, I was looking at the lyrics and sang along to the song then I spotted this comment. It's not mine but it read: "I believe this song is about how humanity is destroying itself. People fight and fight, causing doom to their own race. No matter how a war ends, it will keep coming back, and people will keep dying. I believe the used parts from Ruler of Everything since the line “Give it up and smile.” Can easily fit with this song. “Does it even matter to me” refers to those who don’t care for tradgedies that don’t affect them, and “a little bit of magic to end the world” refers to those who lose hope. In a world with so many conflicting view points, people are going to see things differently. That is the meaning behind the two parts of this song." I couldn't agree more. 🥺

  • @Plickplick.
    @Plickplick. Před 4 lety +187

    There´s no song of Miracle Musical That doesn´t have a really dark Background story.

  • @kingmonke1209
    @kingmonke1209 Před 2 lety +14

    That Ruler of Everything motif really got me. It's nice to see they still remember Tally Hall, even after they ended the band.

  • @JCJ262
    @JCJ262 Před 3 lety +14

    I keep on coming back to hear "I know a powerful Bob"

  • @JamesyAnimations169
    @JamesyAnimations169 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I like how the Joe Hawley puppet just gives up at the end

  • @El_Masca_Milanesas
    @El_Masca_Milanesas Před 3 lety +34

    The part where they sing a bit of ruler of everything feels like a silvagunner video where the original track plays for a while and then another song comes out of nowhere.

  • @samjetstream9
    @samjetstream9 Před rokem +9

    The callback to ruler of everything makes this even more of a bittersweet song within the context of this being the creation of an ex tally hall member

  • @gh0st_str3am36
    @gh0st_str3am36 Před rokem +11

    "IM THE ONE WHO LOOKS AT CLOUDS"

  • @byronius7012
    @byronius7012 Před 3 lety +12

    I like how the left puppet just kinda dies at the end

  • @Rogeroger50
    @Rogeroger50 Před 4 lety +77

    I'm sorry but that puppet to the left is John Lennon

  • @yes-qv8yz
    @yes-qv8yz Před rokem +9

    Man after watching the og video this hit different

  • @Bordie3D
    @Bordie3D Před rokem +13

    Meet the medic and walter white

  • @bizarremaybe3307
    @bizarremaybe3307 Před 2 lety +12

    Left puppet do be having that drip Jotaro hair-hat tho.

  • @maliciouslyContent
    @maliciouslyContent Před 2 lety +33

    damn this hits different after all these crazy years

  • @Jester_OnStrings
    @Jester_OnStrings Před 3 lety +10

    My last remaining brain cells and their two conflicting viewpoints

  • @amongg5973
    @amongg5973 Před 3 lety +9

    I like how at the last second the guy on the left just fucking dies.

  • @NarwhalPM
    @NarwhalPM Před rokem +10

    “We’ve been to this scene, aboriginal meme”
    they fr called out the troll face 💀

  • @CrookedSnapdragon22
    @CrookedSnapdragon22 Před 2 lety +19

    The original song has been deleted from almost every streaming platform that it was released to

  • @SwawDost
    @SwawDost Před 8 měsíci +4

    2:29 when he starts to say “do you like how my face has learned to tick like a clock” kinda sounds like a slowed down cartoon spring sound

  • @itsnathanu8924
    @itsnathanu8924 Před 3 lety +28

    I've was in a rough spot for the last couple weeks and this song was a major part of how I got through it. Thank you to everyone in Tally Hall and Miracle Musical for making such masterpieces. Something about it gives me so much motivation to better myself. I wish everyone the best!

    • @iooog1
      @iooog1 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm glad your in a better place now :) Joe bally's music has a magic effect dude I swear. It just hits different! I love it and this song is a culmination of all that work, a variation on different songs if you will!

    • @happymolecule8894
      @happymolecule8894 Před 3 lety

      Then you weren't in a rough spot, if a song could "make you go through it" attention seeker.

    • @itsnathanu8924
      @itsnathanu8924 Před 3 lety +2

      @@happymolecule8894 ok I guess I didn't then because you defiantly know what happens in my own life better than I do because of this single comment

    • @FiSH-iSH
      @FiSH-iSH Před 2 lety

      @@happymolecule8894 bitch have you ever listened to stranded lullaby in the middle of a panic attack to calm yourself down
      i recommend this strategy it works

  • @skittleman43
    @skittleman43 Před 10 měsíci +8

    Of all days this reappeared in my recommendations...

  • @binglese
    @binglese Před 2 lety +26

    mfw the song has been removed off of almost every streaming platform :agony:

    • @cfspr_ng
      @cfspr_ng Před 2 lety +1

      do we know why? its such a good song im sad its not on spotify anymore

    • @cfspr_ng
      @cfspr_ng Před 2 lety

      @Cass Willetts yea true

    • @alvhawk4461
      @alvhawk4461 Před 2 lety

      @Cass Willetts every song now is drugs hookers and murder now tho

    • @Beam3178
      @Beam3178 Před 2 lety +1

      It was taken off for a month and re-added on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

    • @SnasDeSnas
      @SnasDeSnas Před 2 lety

      @@cfspr_ng its because of how dark this song is

  • @CultReport
    @CultReport Před rokem +7

    guys look its the plane song

  • @Gaster_Pollo
    @Gaster_Pollo Před rokem +9

    I feel that this song would be the ending theme of the universe

  • @heisenherg
    @heisenherg Před 2 lety +13

    it got taken down on youtube, apple music and spotify :(

  • @coyotix
    @coyotix Před rokem +13

    when ruler of everything starts my autistic brain SCREAMS it's amazing

  • @idcaboutusernames
    @idcaboutusernames Před 2 lety +62

    It’s so satisfying to hear rob without the vocal effect at 2:27

    • @maty5591
      @maty5591 Před rokem +7

      Which he didn't had the vocal effect at all

    • @adamsparty
      @adamsparty Před rokem

      @maty5591 he had a robotic effect

  • @Lunar_Atronach
    @Lunar_Atronach Před 2 lety +15

    Man, i sure do hope there will be nothing depressing when this is performed at Sonic Lunch!

  • @silverfisherman4622
    @silverfisherman4622 Před rokem +17

    *This song is literally just character development for the The Ruler of Everything.*

  • @leyulis8882
    @leyulis8882 Před 5 měsíci +5

    This is... Legitimately such a well handled take over the events described during the song, it's respectful to the tragedy of 9/11 while also having a personality of it's own and i'm honestly surprised this song wasn't mentioned during it's time, topics like these are hard to talk about, even more so are they hard to have songs without seeming disrespectful, but this was genuinely so well handled by not directly mentioning the event, but rather giving off hints while the song goes on, this song is just beautiful as well

  • @ShenDoodles
    @ShenDoodles Před rokem +11

    It's not even on the actual album yet this is my favorite song from it. The last song I was this hopelessly addicted to was Ruler of Everything, which was my introduction to Tally Hall in like April of this year. I don't regret not finding them sooner, though, otherwise I'd have had to deal with the thought that they'd never return.

  • @heydat1guygavin395
    @heydat1guygavin395 Před 2 lety +11

    Never forget what happened on that day 20 years ago and for those who die may they all rest.

  • @makaylajetton9965
    @makaylajetton9965 Před rokem +7

    2:11 saving this for myself lmao

  • @ausdorian3252
    @ausdorian3252 Před 3 lety +37

    3:09 he just dropped dead

    • @hgdrrfgrg
      @hgdrrfgrg Před 2 lety +3

      f in the chat for john beatles

  • @wgfop
    @wgfop Před rokem +15

    It's sad that people reduce the 9/11 aspect of the song. Yes, it is also a look back on the past of Tally Hall and sort of an epilogue of Hawaii Part II (though I have my own problems with that theory) but it works very well as a depiction of the September 11th attacks, specifically (and this is what some people seem to forget) the 9/11 jumpers.

  • @ollytown9228
    @ollytown9228 Před 3 lety +56

    ah yes, a dark song with a deceptively happy tune

    • @normanclatcher
      @normanclatcher Před rokem +1

      Perfect for when you're rife with devastation

  • @gleamspirit
    @gleamspirit Před 2 lety +15

    THIS HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF OF EVERY STREAMING PLATFORM???? IS IT BECAUSE OF THE UNDERLYING MEANING OF THIS SONG???

    • @ChingHei77
      @ChingHei77 Před 2 lety

      I tried finding this song today and yeah same thing happened on CZcams that might be the reason

    • @gleamspirit
      @gleamspirit Před 2 lety

      @Fenn Byers Oh good, that's a relief