CROWLEY’S LAMENT | A Good Omens Rock Opera
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
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Special thanks to @holmee on Tumblr for the GORGEOUS thumbnail art- I asked for Crowley dramatically sprawled out on a piano and she couldn’t have possibly delivered finer results.
My favorite songs in musicals have always been epic character-driven pieces that swing wildly between musical textures and emotions, such as Dust and Ashes, Epiphany or The Ballad of Jane Doe. Additionally, I’ve always adored the passion and grandeur of rock opera, and there is perhaps no character that fits this style better than Crowley. The minute the title and opening chords of this song popped into my head, I knew I had to write the piece our favorite dramatic demon deserved. I wrote the first draft of the lyrics in about a week in September, and I’ve worked off and on on the arrangement for nearly eight months. I like to consider this piece the culmination of the first two years of my music degree, as it incorporates everything I’ve learned about musical theatre, classical, and rock music. I drew inspiration from musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, Ride the Cyclone and Sweeney Todd, composers like Brahms and Rachmaninoff (and David Arnold), and bands like Queen, ABBA and My Chemical Romance, with a dash of Argentinean tango. At the risk of patting myself on the back, it’s quite possibly the best song I’ve ever written- CERTAINLY my most ambitious. It has challenged me so much as both a composer and a performer (no song has pushed the limits of my low range quite like this one), and I am so excited to finally share it with all of you. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
I would step on Lego bricks to hear this song for the first time again
BEST COMMENT
also an incredible pfp lmao
same bro same *sobs
your comment stopped me from watching it, i'm going to wait until i have headphones now to give optimal experience
@@ravenclaw_4life722 good, good, excellent
LYRICS:
Pleased to meet you, charmed, I’m sure
Hope your thoughts aren’t too impure
You don’t know me, but you surely will
I’m the snake who tempted Eve,
And I’ve got mischief up my sleeve,
And minor inconveniences that kill…
I’ll stall your wi-fi, give you ticks,
Or make you step on lego bricks
I even made the damn M-25!
But true evil’s gotten tired…
And I’m feeling uninspired…
I’m immortal, but that doesn’t mean alive…
What’s the point of it all?
I didn’t even meant to fall
As much as I just sauntered vaguely downward
I once believed in starry skies
But now it all evades my eyes
How quickly God’s opinion of me soured!
All I did was ask some questions, just a couple of suggestions
What could possibly go wrong?
Next thing I’m being thrown into a pool of boiling sulfur
And now I’m pouring out my heart in song- (cringing at the realization) oh, God!
*spoken* Did I just say “oh, God?!” What the heaven’s wrong with me?!
Hell’s got no ideas, and heaven’s got no taste!
You couldn’t ask for two more boring, idiotic realms
Make a world just to destroy it, now come on, that’s just a waste!
Besides, all the really evil stuff,
the humans do themselves!
Six thousand years of the same pathetic story
You’d think my life was hellish but it’s more like purgatory
And every day a certain fear of mine begins to worsen,
What if deep down I’ve always been a bit of a…(cringing) nice person?!
Oh, WHO AM I KIDDING?!
Nice- NICE?! I’m a demon, I’m not NICE!!!
Nice is a four letter word…
I’m on my OWN SIDE, I don’t need anyone!
Just try and make me repent for my sins!
You weren’t made for peace and love and light,
You’re blood and fire and torment!
You’ve been slacking lately,
Go eat babies or burn down a convent!
I’m the stuff of nightmares, I’m not meant to have dreams!
So why do I get no enjoyment from the sound of screams?!
Forged out of ashes and snakeskin and stardust,
Fearfully, woefully, wretchedly made
I carved myself only in my own image,
From heaven’s and hell’s beaten paths I’ve strayed
I don’t want praise, or pity, just answers!
But GOD doesn’t have them, they just sit there on high
Making all of creation question their judgment
Like some great big emotional abuser in the sky!!!
How much more of this am I meant to take!?
For heavens, for Satan’s, for somebody’s sake?!
GOD, ARE YOU LISTENING?!
SHOW ME A GREAT BLASTED PLAN!!!
But perhaps that plan came in the form of shelter
Under the wing of a pair of pale blue eyes
And a soul doomed to fall evermore into the abyss
Now flies…
I may be the demon, but you’re the one who’s tempted me
With your smile and your style and your faith and your joy
And your humanity
Just enough of a bastard to be worth knowing,
And yet somehow the purest soul I’ve met
In you I can see everything that I’m not
And all that I could be
I thought hope was foolish,
Thought trust was naive,
But I’ve finally found something in which to believe
(With a simmering, sinful passion)
I watch you with hunger ablaze in my eyes,
My blackened heart burns at the sound of your sighs,
The things I would do to be graced by your glance,
I’d make you my altar if I had the chance…
Run away with me, I’ll take you anywhere you want to go!
We won’t need heaven, or hell, just us
We could be an us…
So they’ve asked you back to heaven…
You say we can both be angels…
Just like old times…
And you told them just where they could stick it… right?
(With a sense of denial and dawning horror)
Tell me you said no…
Tell me you said no…
We’re better than that! YOU’RE better than that!
The whole system’s fucked and you know that’s a fact
They’ll never want me, they’ve never liked you
They’ll never l- (quickly stopping himself from saying “love”)
KNOW you the way that I do
Well of course I said no to hell, we’re the bad guys!
Isn’t that what you think?
But heaven’s no better, I’ve seen their design,
And what they’ll do to those who won’t toe the damn line,
(Seething in ⅞)
I thought you were different
I thought you were the piece that fits me
But you’re just like everyone
Else who thinks they can fix me!
I don’t belong anywhere
Not above or below, and you don’t even care!
One you asked if I was lonely, being on my own side,
Well, if I said it wasn’t,
I’M A DEMON! I LIED!
(Exhausted and aching, on the verge of tears)
The nightingale stopped singing
Now all that’s left’s a ringing in my
Ear, ‘cause you’re not here
The sky could fall, the world could end
They’re nothing without my best friend
Who made it all so precious and so dear
(
You “forgive” me? Well DON’T BOTHER!
It’s clear that you would rather be where
You were told to “shut your mouth and die!”
My angel, farewell
I’m condemned to something worse than hell
Trapped in the seventh circle of goodbye
I love the little descriptions in the brackets about how it's sung!
"seething in 7/8" I love you for this
@@miriamgrace675 there’s even more actually I just gave up and got too lazy to take them all out
"I'm the stuff of nightmares, I'm not meant to have dreams!"
Oof. It's fine. I'm fine. My little heart isn't broken. This is fine.
OH MY GODS THIS IS AMAZING! THIS IS GORGEOUS! THIS IS SPECTACULAR! THIS IS DIVINE!
The instrumentation, the vocals, the lyricism…Everything about this is JUST. EXTRAORDINARY.
2:08 “You’d think my life was Hellish, but it’s…more like Purgatory” two minutes in and we already have poetry…
2:53 “I’m the stuff of nightmares, I’m not meant to have dreams!” this one HURTS…(and is quite reminiscent of a quote from The Sandman!)
3:34 your voice is gorgeous!! And the descending piano notes…
4:17 leitmotif spotted! This part is so tender…
5:22 “The things I would do to be graced by your glance / I’d make you my alter if I had the chance” this line is utterly profound…
6:09 this entire segment gave me chills. Excellent use of tacet (I do hope I am using that term correctly!)
6:43 the sheer, insurmountable grief/agony that is present in Crowley’s voice here is just….it is truly devastating to listen to…
- “I thought you weere different / I thought you were the piece that fits me” my heart…
7:46 the building tension, the crescendo…
8:05 I can imagine Crowley sitting alone in the dark, softly singing this part to himself under his breath, glasses removed, eyes welling up with tears…
8:27 another leitmotif…a heartbreaking ending.
…
This song completely blew me away…You are so incredibly talented and you should be so very proud of this absolute masterpiece! I can guarantee that in a few years time, this is sure to become a staple of the fandom. Astounding work!
"One you asked if I was lonely, being on my own side,
Well, if I said it wasn’t,
I’M A DEMON! I LIED!"
THAT TOOK ME OUT IN THE FORM OF CARDIAC ARREST THAT IS FUCKING POETRY
"I'm immortal but that doesn't mean alive" fucking WOW
these Good Omens artists have been REALLY cooking recently
‘Trapped in the seventh circle of goodbye’ DAMNN
I saw the words “rock opera” and was IMMEDIATELY ALL IN
We making it out of the final fifteen depression with this one boys 🔥🔥🔥
We’re never making it out of the final fifteen depression ever 😢😢😢
Screaming, crying, throwing up. Going to be listening on repeat for hours.
The lines?! Trapped in the seventh circle of goodby?! Immortal doesn’t mean I’m alive?!” Immaculate
The art is gorgeous!
The vocals?! You have a beautiful voice I’m dying
Thank you for gracing this fandom with such artistry
Can I hear a Wahooo? What a dramatic nice lovely demon
My mouth is still open in shocked anguish, I’m SOBBING 😭
Thank you so much for hearting my comment, my friend sent me your song about fifteen minutes ago and said it was incredible, I have to say that they were absolutely right. You’re a phenomenal singer as well as an amazing lyricist, this song was so beautifully canon, and I was doing fine for half of the song, but the second Aziraphale was properly mentioned I had to bite my lip to keep from crying, you have so much skill and you deserve all the praise and awards, you’ve more than earned a new subscriber 💕
okay so who is going to send this to Neil and David and Michael and everyone else?
This was amazing! I'm honestly in awe at the everything of it as someone who knows little of singing and less of music. I was fine until the violin kicked in when Crowley mentioned Aziraphale, that's always going to get me lol. That play on words in the last line too, just amazing!
Somebody check on Crowley because that piano is on FIRE! 🔥🔥🔥
I hadn’t realized during the premiere that the song is nearly 9 minutes long??? And every single minute is amazing omg, i cannot imagine the work and skill this must have taken you !! It’s so awesome !!
4:17 8:30 I SEE YOU MAIN THEME BRIDGE
THAT WAS AMAZING AAAA the style and the lyrics and the singing + ACTING (and holmee's cover art is incredible!!)
AND THAT ENDINGGG
be very very proud hehe
lauren holy shit this is incredible i love the ballad of jane doe vibes 😭😭😭
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEASON 3 WITH THIS🗣🗣🗣💥💥💥
7:56 YES GIRL HOLD THAT NOTE
ALL OF THIS IS JUST SO INSANELY GOOD OHMYGOD!!!! The hint of Queen at some parts, the music we associate with Aziraphale at others, it’s just so masterfully done. Let alone the lyrics- THE LYRICS!!!!!! I have always loved laments and hearing one for Crowley was just breathtaking. You captured his character arc so well in only 9 minutes, it takes astonishing writing prowess to do what you have done here.
I *don't* like musicals, and even I can appreciate the quality of this work. The lyrics are mindblowing, the instrument arrangements accentuate the all too familiar Crowley moods but your voice carries it all. I absolutely loved the switch to the tender part and basically every switch is masterfully done. I really hope important people in the GO world will get to see this, including David 🤞🙏😍 You have a place secured in the field of theatre, of that I am sure, you have tremendous skills and talent.
Oh my GOSH OH MY GOSH OOHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOSH
FREAKING LOSING MY MIND
THIS MADE ME BOTH LAUGH AND CRY ITS FANTASTIC
I GOT CHILLS
I AM UNWELL
AND I HAVE NO REGRETS
seriously your singing is so expressive here and the orchestration just underlines the lyrics SO WELL and THE LYRICS GAHHHH they painted the picture a little too perfectly I might not forgive you for making me relive season 2's ending 😭😭😭
Anyway, incredible work I lost my mind
THANK YOU SO MUCH
When you are sad a song ends after 9 whole minutes, you know it‘s REALLY FREAKING GREAT! This was everything I could have hoped for and more! A true masterpiece!
Just when I was done crying over the Canon!! YOURE SAVAGE i need to hear David tennant preforming this
INEFFABLE 😭😱🤩😢🥰
Oh my god this is incredible !!! YOUR VOCALS ARE INSAANE /pos and the leitmotifs and the FINAL 15??? IM GOING CRAZY. IN A GOOD WAY. OH MY GODDD
Oh my GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD LAURENNNNNN!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOLDEN!!!
The way my jaw was on the floor for ALL of this!
Your lyrics! The acting!! THE QUOTES! The music! I can see this being performed on stage!!
YOU ABSOLUTELY FUCKING _ROCK_
~ Godfrey 💛
I just finished watching good omens 2 with my parents for the second time, and this cured my post-final-15 depression.
as someone who has been doing music performance for... my whole life i have a few things to say :)) the orchestrations and lyrics are fantastic!! Your singing perfectly conveys crowley's emotions throughout the entire story of good omens, and honestly, i would love to see this performed by a broadway performer, that would be so cool and you deserve so much credit and praise😭
i specifically love how he goes from a soft love like at the end of season one, to a more posessive, intense, almost-lust?-for-power-filled season 2 crowley, to the seething anger of the 7/8.
I love 7/8. it's my favorite time signature!
anyway, have a great day!!
“I’d make you my alter if I had the chance.” IT HURTSSSS‼️🗣️😭
Okay there are so many great parts in this song but I particularly love : « Hell’s got no ideas, and Heaven’s got no taste »
And also « They’ll never want me, they’ve never liked you »
Incredible lyrics, thank you for that ! I feel you’ve really captured Crowley’s spirit
IM LITERALLY SCREAMING OVER THIS RN!! The creative use of lyrics and quotes from the show and your control of your voice is so dramatic and striking. Good Omen fans are another breed
I can't even process how good this is, I am seriously IN TEARS from the emotions youre able to show through voice. The singing, the lyrics, the composition, the fanart ITS ALL INCREDIBLE!
That was an incredible 8:42 - rollercoaster of emotions, such skill, such BEAUTIFUL delivery - Wowwwww!
Until I could devote my full attention to this lament, I waited to listen. What happened during and after listening astonished me, or as Crowley said on numerous occasions, 'you amaze/d me' even though I expected nothing less.
Then, after that, I had to sleep on it until later the next day, today.
After reading the lyrics (many of which, while listening had stuck out as some of my favorite text from the show/book), all I could do was literally go to bed.
Immediately after listening and even today, I've so badly wanted to relisten. However, I realize that I can't just yet. First, I have to fully absorb what happened to me upon first listening before delving deeper.
If I feel this way after one hearing, I can not begin to imagine how you feel, having conceived, composed, performed it, and set your precious content free to go off into the world.
Comments that I've read have beautifully and rightly praised every element from the incredibly beautiful and clever thumbnail (which represents how waiting for season three feels for me and I imagine for many of us and, I might add the perfect Crowley font), to your compositional, vocal, dramatic and performative skills, to your commitment to every detail heard, seen, and unseen.
However, I want to comment on something so overwhelmingly beautiful yet subtle that so far, no comment I've read yet remarked on. The fluctuations in tempo and mood are framed by some of the most exquisite stops & silences that I've ever experienced. Only the most mature or most gifted musicians are even aware of, know how to employ or know that rests, when employed with purpose, can speak, ring or resonate louder than words or music ever can. Most see rests in musical notation as something to count through or wait on until the action begins again. In your skillful hands, they stand out in my mind's ear, like sparkling diamonds or moonlight shimmering on water.
As social media is a living breathing entity of itself, may 'Crowley's Lament', like your clip on DT's BAFTA photo shoot reach the upper echelons bringing you and your plethora of talents the recognition you so rightfully deserve and have earned.
'Am excited to see/ hear what next you have up your sleeve. Yours is an exciting life, and you are truly making the most out of it.
Bravi, my phenomenal fellow!
🎊 Congratulations and much good luck to you! 🎊
PS: If you will allow me, I would like to add that your use of Sprechstimme, belting, chest, mixed, and head voices is truly remarkable, and I applaud you.
As a retired voice teacher/coach/instructor, I would like to offer some unsolicited suggestions, especially bc I watched the video you made after a full day of recording and heard how understandably exhausted (i.e.: a bit hoarse) your voice was. So listening and hearing how beautiful your final cut is is impressive, to be sure.
However, here is a word of caution: If you bleed/press/drive your emotions onto your vocal instrument vs. allowing your emotions to flow through your vocal instrument, you may run into vocal trouble, which could impede your inevitable projection into the world at large (I speak from my own personal experience as a singer as well as teacher).
In other words, try to avoid literally crying yourself (especially when singing). Let us cry (which we did) from your brilliance of sound and commitment to your feelings and content. In so doing, your gorgeous voice will have more time & room in which to bloom, resonate, and ring.
Thank you so much for this incredibly detailed comment! The sprechstimme mention in particular made my music major heart happy. I will say that I was NOT actually crying during the recording of this song, although the fact that it apparently convincingly sounded like I was did flatter me. This is definitely the most vocally taxing thing I've ever done, I don't usually put this much stress on my voice, but the combination of singing in a register much lower than my typical lyric soprano while also doing a character voice made this a pretty monumental vocal endeavor that I had to prepare for for months to execute. I don't plan on singing this again any time soon- hopefully I can find a male vocalist who can sing it in a slightly more comfortable way! I have some ideas :)
@@laurenrogersI'm grateful and relieved that you received my comment in the spirit that I'd written it and hoped that you would.
In reality, I didn't think you were actually boo hooing with tears and all but that your emotions sounded very raw and driven into your chords ( vocal folds to be 💯 correct) in places.
It would be a shame for anyone else to sing it, except for perhaps... the Tennant himself (although perhaps he'd have to lean into a lot more Sprechstimme to do some of it).
I'm convinced that you have the chops to sing those low notes. It's about relaxing into them and allowing the notes to ring or rumble vs. thinking of them as "low" (rather like on the piano: they're just left of your center).
I sang both Wagner's Venus (Paris version - the longer version) in Tannhäuser and Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos in the same 3 seasons. Ariane is actually lower than Venus although Venus is a zwischen Fach and more often sung by mezzos. Ariadne calls for a spinto soprano who has to have rock solid low notes and extreme high notes and holding steady in the middle when singing with the tenor. Or Vitellia, dramatic coloratura in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito is lower than Sesto the mezzo role in the same opera. It's about approach and how long sound has to be sustained in which tesatura.
I finally mastered how to belt & sing in the mixed and low on stage (because otherwise the orchestra swallowed my sound completely in those ranges)
In any case, you are a marvel, your future is bright.... and I'm here for it!
PS: Lucky you(!) that you get to watch David collect the Olivier tonight!
OUCH, THE 6:33 "they'll never l- KNOW you" hurt my soul- the intensity in that whole section is great, this absolutely popped off! :v
Congratulations on finishing this huge project!!! So many lines gave me chills; you don't even know.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Oh the references and the pain, fabulous work!
Spotify when 👀 I would die if I could add this to my self indulgent Crowley playlist or my own playlist. This song is a piece of art! I've admitdly listened to this so many times since I've first listened
OH MY GODS THIS IS AMAZING! THIS IS GORGEOUS! THIS IS SPECTACULAR! THIS IS DIVINE!
The instrumentation, the vocals, the lyricism…Everything about this is JUST. EXTRAORDINARY.
0:39 less than a minute in, and we have already struck (comedy) gold.
- “I'l stall your wi-fi, give you ticks, / Or make you step on lego bricks / l even made the damn M-25! HA!’ - I also adore how perfectly in-character this is; you have really managed to capture the essence of Crowley within these first few opening moments. Many a time during my listen did I find myself thinking: “oh yeah, Crowley would absolutely say that.”
2:08 “You’d think my life was Hellish, but it’s more like Purgatory” *two minutes* in and we already have lines that could be considered poetry in their own right…
2:53 “I’m the stuff of nightmares, I’m not meant to have dreams!” this line hurts so very much. Crowley was once a creator, a visionary, an optimist, *a dreamer,* and he was punished for this…
-Perhaps it is just my fine-tuned Gaiman-brain, but this moment also feels quite reminiscent of the infamous speech given by Dream to the denizens of Hell during the events of The Sandman, Season of Mists.
3:34 I must say, your voice is absolutely gorgeous!! Your delivery of each of these lines is so visceral and emotive, and the accompanying piano notes are just…
4:17 leitmotif spotted! This part is so tender and…well, reverent. It truly emphasises the beacon of love and sunshine and hope that is Aziraphale’s presence in Crowley’s life. He is the divinest of lights in the darkness of Crowley’s blackened, bitter, broken heart…
5:22 “The things I would do to be graced by your glance / I’d make you my alter if I had the chance” this line is utterly profound…
-Human love and divine worship - the delicate interplay between these two ideas can be seen throughout the song, but especially here.
6:09 this entire segment sent chills down my spine. Excellent use of tacet (I do hope I am using that term correctly!)
6:29 “The whole system's fucked and you know that's a fact / They'll never want me, they've never liked you / They'll never I-
KNOW you the way that I do” the sheer, insurmountable grief and anguish that is present in Crowley’s voice here is just….it is truly devastating to listen to… (Someone please give the poor dear a hug.)
6:43 “I thought you were different / I thought you were the piece that fits me / But you’re just like everyone / Else who thinks that they can fix mre” is a line that is going to haunt me for the rest of my days…
7:46 the rising tension, the crescendo…
8:05 I can imagine Crowley sitting alone in the dark, softly singing this part to himself under his breath, glasses removed, eyes welling up with tears…
8:27 another leitmotif…a heartbreaking ending.
…
This song completely blew me away…You are *insanely* talented and you should be so very proud of this absolute masterpiece! I can guarantee that in a few years time, this is sure to become a staple of the fandom. Seriously, this is genuinely one of the most incredible (and emotionally-devastating) pieces of musical theatre that I have ever listened to, and to think that it is a fan work! Utterly astounding.
(Don’t mind me. I am just going to spend the next few days descending further and further into a state of madness as I listen to this musical masterpiece on loop…)
You, you’re who sent me this song and made me spiral into anguish! I’m still sobbing, but don’t worry, because I… forgive you
@@katieward5712”A nightingale *wept* in Berkeley Square…”
Singing has ceased. There is only sobbing now…
THIS IS INSANELY BEAUTIFUL!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! THE THUMBNAIL ART FROM HOLMEE?! BEAUTIFUL! THE LYRICS?! ASTONISHING! THE SINGING?! GOD THE SINGING!!! ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS!!! 💕
all my love for this absolutely wonderful piece!
I don't understand people who don't like musicals. (referring to another commenter) But whatever. This is beyond fantastic. (Apparently there have been people who have attempted to stage a Good Omens musical. I've seen bits of it on CZcams. Wish they'd had you. Who knows where it could have gone?) I definitely will be looking out for you, whatever you do as a performer and composer.
This is absolutely incredible. I would sprint to see a whole musical of this.
holy shit i love this so much THIS IS INCREDIBLE i'm in so much pain now thank you
Im so mad i didnt find this earlier! I dont know how I lived without this in my life-
Oh oh oh may I try to make an animatic with this song please? It made me so emotional, I can't just leave it like that!
Please!!!
I have no words to describe how much of a masterpiece this is. I thought I had gotten over them, but my mind is a demon, and it lied.
Criminally underrated
Just at the public library, sitting in an obscure corner listening to this masterpiece for the first time. I look over at a self of art-related books and I see the name Neil Gaiman on one of the spines. I don't know how this man is everywhere but he is.
(the book title is Art Matters should anyone want to know.)
Hooooooly shit. I felt so much… emotion. It’s.. woah. Ok
1. The lyrics and the vocals and music and overall the way it’s done is unbelievable. I’m a huge fan of theatre and this was truly incredible, Broadway-level delivery. Your voice is amazing, not only is it just beautiful but I truly felt the emotion in this on a personal level. Also the lyrics are absolutely genius.
2. I personally have a veery deep connection to this story, I’ve been in the fandom since 2019 and when season 2 ended.. well to say I was broken would be an understatement. I felt.. shattered. Honestly, still don’t think we needed s2 at all, but everyone has different opinons on that. Interesting thing is how deeply I felt this song. Lil story: When s2 came out I didn’t have the opportunity to watch it right away, so I asked my friend to give me bullet points. Well she sent me the kiss scene. I so happen to be neurodivergent and extremely empathetic with a bit of an unhealthy attachment to these characters so I had a full blown meltdown mixed with a panic attack due to realisation that I’ll have to also watch this later with my homophobic parents bc they’re fans of the book (we ended up not watching it) so yeah, that was fun. And listening to this made me literally sit down on the floor from the overwhelming feelings I got(in like a good way, I’m fine I promise) so yeah, I thought I’d let u know that ur work is greatly appreciated despite having so little likes.
Unhealthy attachment here too... it is ruining my life and at the same time I love it so much...
I have no thoughts other than the need to sing this, inconvenience is its 2am, but tomorrow my neighbours be damned, this is unique and amazing and I hope you know that.
Also I need to get this to Michael Sheen
Y'know what ? It made me cry. Like it was pure shock, but in a "fuck it's good" way. And it just fits so well. And it hurts more than hellfire.
Thank you for this beautiful song.
LAURENNN I FINALLY HAD A FREE MOMENT TO LISTEN TO THIS AND ITS SOOOO GOOD
'i even made the damn m25,,,, HA' is everything
'and now im pouring out my heart in song oh god did I just say oh god what the heaven's wrong with me' you GENIUS 😩😩😩i KNOW that will be repeating in my head for the next day at least
your voice is a TREAT oh my god you sound so good the growls (?) are incredible it's so crowley
i looove how the music changes at 3:03
'THEY'LL NEVER L- KNOW YOU THE WAY THAT I DO' OHHHH IM SCREAM
AAAAH this is brilliant thank you for the work you did on this
I am absolutely flabbergasted by just how ineffably awesome this is! Wowowowow -hits replay-
If there was ever a musical episode of good omens
I know what I want in it
And is this in Spotify yet cause I just want to play this forever until good omens season 3 until out
This was absolutely amazing. I'm not into opera, but this was beautifully done. I could just imagine Crowley on stage singing his heart out and Aziraphale being the only one in the audience listening intently
WOW YOUR VOCALS?!??💕💕💖💖💖 I think I might have a new favorite genre… I would absolutely ADORE for this to be on Spotify 😭🙏 I need this masterpiece to play all day while I’m at school
I absolutely loved it! You are very talented! I’m happy that Zoe from BBC found you because I am now following you!
OH MY GOD ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, I CAN FEEL THE EMOTION AND ANGISH, WHEN HE’S YELLING AT GOD I WANTED TO SCREAM WITH HIM! LIKE OH GOD THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE SONG I WANNA LIKE MAKE SOMETHING WITH IT LIKE AHHHHHH❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m so happy that I learned abt your channel from your Ballad of Jane Doe video and I’ve never looked back!!!
I’ve never had like chills or anything when consuming media but that just changed omg. Like 30 seconds in and it became my new fav song. You should put this on Spotify or smth fr
I actually can’t explain how much i love this just wow. I mean literal tears that was beautiful and so well put together from the backing to the lyrics packed full of references and emotion. It felt like a summary of crowleys inner monologue.
just finished listening to this, i can feel a single tear coming down from my eye. Fuck, such a beautiful performance, you have perfectly captured Crowley’s character and everything he’s been through, and the pure raw emotion in the singing? It touched my soul. amazing job, I have no words :,) 💖
How dare you make me relive the final fifteen I'm crying again. 😭😭😭😭😭 I'm shaking either from tears or low blood sugar probably both I'm going to eat something
THE LYRICS ARE SO FUCKING AMAZING, I JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO IT ALL AND READING ALONG AND IT'S JUST SO WHOLESOME. GOOOSHH YOU ARE SO GREAT CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING. AND THE MUSICS IS JUST PERFECT
Oh my... thanx to algorythms of CZcams, and your parents that they didn't use protection so now I was able to listen to the best sounds ever. That is powerfull. Astonishing. I am just smashed by you. Thank you so much, I'll show this to everybody I know in fandom!
THIS IS AMAZING OH MY GODSJDJF THE THE AAAAHSJSJDJ I LOVE ALL OF THE LITTLE DETAILS IN THE LYRICS IM DEAD IM GONE RAHHHAJSJSJ
I really love all the little lines from the series that you added! And the pieces of the GO theme make it just so much cooler :)
OHMY- WHOEVER! THIS IS A JEWEL! I'M SPEECHLESS! THE LYRICS? THE VOICE? GODSDAMMIT THE VOICE IS MAJESTIC! AND THE PIANO! AND DID I MENTION THE LYRICS? BECAUSE OH MY. I'M FEELING VERY NORMAL AMOUNTS OF JEALOUSY, THANKYOUVERYMUCH! no but, really, this is A-MA-ZING. Soooo underrated, although I think I would be saying that no matter how many likes it had, because honestly? outwordly.
WOW. Just wow. Neil, Micheal, and David NEED to see this!!! You’ve somehow managed to capture every aspect of Crowley from both the book and show. You did an amazing job using lines from the real thing- and I love the way you snuck in the Good Omens theme. This gave me chills!
HELLO?? I DONT EVEN- IM SPEECHLESS THIS IS SO GOOD
JAW ON THE FLOOR HOLY MOLY GREAT JOB OMG OMG OMG
God, you portray the rightous anger so well! I'm genuinely amazed❤
holy shit, Lauren. The music?? The lyrics?? The emotion in your voice???! I'd like to crawl in a corner to recover a bit before analyzing every second of this song despite me not having any real deep knowledge to do so.
(My reaction after first watch):
WOWWWWW NOOOOO0 OMGGG INEFFABLLEEEE AMAZINGG HEARTBREAKINGGG i can't
I LOVE IT, OH MY GODS, THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!!! The composition SLAPS, how you've intertwined both canon lines and the musical themes from the series,,, and the lyrics are, truly, West End worthy. LORD, do I love Good Omens song writers!😭
Holy shit man
This is the first time I’ve stumbled across your work and I’m incredibly happy this is my first experience with your stuff. This was heartbreaking and beautiful and just everything I could’ve hoped for. Well done my friend, well done. You’ve got me crying and that’s not an easy feat to accomplish.
I love musicals and I adore GO with every fiber of my being, so this was pure endorphin for me! Thank you, never stop being your amazing self!
This fandom never stops to give me feelings of awe... Oh, I can definitely imagine this on stage TT What would I give to see (or hear, at least) the whole thing! All these frustration and angst , done with your strong voice and passion (and I LOVED the hissing!
This is absolutely. Stunning. Wow. The lyrics and the vocals and the piano it's all just amazing!!!❤️
This is so incredibly good!! Your vocals, the lyrics, and the instrumental part are all incredible! I cannot think of another word to describe this piece. It’s just absolutely, wonderfully, astronomically incredible! Definitely going to be listening to this again (and again!). His pain is so well conveyed and voiced and everything. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa
So glad I listened to this!! I most times don’t listen to fan songs I get suggested but I saw the splendid cover art & read “rock opera” and clicked very quickly aghdfsghsdgfhfdg Again, this is incredible, glad I listened to this, will be doing so again :)
wow wow wow wow this is so good lauren rogers what did we do to deserve this masterpiece
This is the best thinh to ever grace my ears- the composition, the lyrics, THE EMOTION IN THE SINGING? MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON I WAS BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS, IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY, TRAGICALLY AMAZING
Wow! This is so well-written and performed. I can tell how much love was poured into this.
This is a masterpiece!! Your voice is incredible and you should be very proud of yourself!!! ❤
This is breathtaking, there were just so many lines that punched the air out of my lungs; genuinely made me cry
I am so in love with this song just like Crowley is in love with Aziraphale
Absolutely IN AWE from this piece, having come back to listen to it a second time. Rock opera suits our wily snake, and using the lower part of your vocal range was an excellent choice! All the references in the lyrics and the instrumentation... BUT THE EMOTIONS, GOSH DARN IT THE EMOTIONS! So raw and pure, and I can visualize Crowley's subtle facial expressions changing in every line.
From one composer to another, I may officially need to hang my hat on the metaphorical coat hanger. (Obviously Im not going to quit composing, but the sentiment is still there haha)
Holy shit! I am blown away by the sheer talent of this whole piece from the music to the vocals and lyrics! Oh my, I got emotional listening to this and I thank you so much for making and sharing this masterpiece! It is a privilege listening!!
I literally don’t even have any words I am so stunned that was SO amazing
This is incredible. I cannot thank you enough for making this, it is so beautiful. The theatre vibes and sorrow in it made me tear up, theres so much emotion and its heartbreakingly lovely.
My god?? This is actually so amazing dude!! The amount of references and quotes from the show you managed to fit into this is crazy!! Your voice is absolutely incredible too- literally chills!! Also I love this because it reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody and of course Crowley is a hardcore Queen fan which makes me love this even more, thank you for gracing my ears ahabvshsvsh
That was absolutely incredible, just inspired me to want to watch the rest of Good Omens lol
I hope David hears this at some point
OMFG OMFG OMFG AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH I HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS WHAT THE HELL MATE AAAAAAAAAAHHH
I could almost hear Epiphany after the tell me you said no! This is so fun, well done!
This song is so magnificent i can't even
Wow. I have no words. Wow.
This is a masterpiece that I'm so glad I came across. The lyrics towards the end is just so beautiful. Everything about this is so beautiful actually
I really loved the way you described Crowley's feelings for Aziraphale, especially at the end😍
This is actually incredible??? It is so well done, you have an amazing talent, and beautifully written, wonderfully composed, i'm genuinely speechless
Holy crap that was amazing?!?! The theatrics, the references, the freaking vocals, I am literally crying. Omg kudos, this is amazing and the fact it's not in the GO musical is a TRAVESTY. My friends and I are freaking out over this. Btw, have you thought about releasing an instrumental version or uploading the sheet music if you've written it out? I'd love to learn this on the piano. If not, I can totally work something out from this version too.
Lauren, this is awesome! I love your characterization of our favourite Demon. I enjoyed all the references, both lyrical musical. Great work, kudos!
AAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA this is so good! And EXTREMELY underrated?? Best eight minutes ever!