Sparks - The Existential Threat (Official Video)

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  • čas přidán 2. 07. 2020
  • The official video for 'The Existential Threat' by Sparks, taken from the album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip'. Listen: sparks.lnk.to/dripCY.
    allsparks.com.
    Check out the bonus behind-the-scenes "How to Make a Music Video" on @Sparks CZcams channel: • Sparks - The Existenti...
    Animated and directed by Cyriak.
    #Cyriak #Sparks #ASteadyDripDripDrip #Animation
    Lyrics:
    The existential threat that I always feel
    Nothing's happened yet today and yet I have to feel
    Danger near, danger here
    Nowhere to escape to and nobody there to hear as I now
    Scream in fear, scream in fear
    The existential threat is drawing very, very near and they all
    Look away, look away
    Can't they see the existential threat is on its way
    The existential threat that I tend to feel
    When I'm walking down the street or right behind the wheel
    Turning left, turning right
    Trying to escape the cloud that's close enough to feel and you may
    Laugh out loud, laugh out loud
    The existential threat is always hanging about and you may
    Say go way, say go way
    The existential threat is never going away
    Doctor gave me these, I said what are these?
    He said that they'll cure an existential type disease
    Doubt they will, doubt they will
    But I'm keen to try whatever, gimme that pill and he said
    Here's the bill, here's the bill
    In the end they didn't work, I paid the whole bill because
    Insurance won't, they just won't
    Cover existential meds, I wish I had known
    How should I react under this attack
    Even when I'm standing up I feel I'm on my back
    Quagmire here, quagmire there
    I cannot elucidate the danger that is always there but it is
    Looming large, extra large
    My semi-automatic weapon ready to discharge but it's a
    Futile act, better pack
    The existential threat is bulletproof and looming large
    Sartre and Camus seemed to understand
    Something close to what I'm feeling though they were in France
    Deux Magots they would go
    Each comparing existential threats they came to blows and then
    The crowds came near just to cheer
    For the greatest existential threatened philosophe and it is
    Comforting, comforting
    Then the comfort starts to very quickly fade away
    Did I wake you up, sorry if I did
    Guess I woke you up and also woke your little kid
    Threat outside, let me hide
    Just until the danger passes, then I'll go outside and have to
    Come again, once again
    The existential threat is at your patio door and do not
    Let it in, let it in
    When you fight the existential threat you will not win
    The existential threat that I always feel
    Lots of things have happened and I seek an even keel
    Danger near, danger far
    Nowhere to escape to and I'm racing in my car as I now
    Scream in fear, scream in fear
    The existential threat is drawing very, very near as I now
    Drive away, by the way
    Can't you see the existential threat is on its way
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  • @cyriak
    @cyriak  Před 3 lety +4009

    If you want a sneaky peek at the making of this video, visit the official @Sparks channel for the bonus "How to Make a Music Video" czcams.com/video/nkvxIeV1fQ8/video.html

    • @sirdoorknobthesecondth
      @sirdoorknobthesecondth Před 3 lety +33

      rad

    • @monclercoatwhenitzcold
      @monclercoatwhenitzcold Před 3 lety +23

      me want

    • @lilybwg
      @lilybwg Před 3 lety +19

      hey legend

    • @fiyahspinnah
      @fiyahspinnah Před 3 lety +21

      Had just wanted to share that this music video is incredibly meaningful for me. You captured a feeling I've had my entire life. I'm glad that other people are finally starting to own that everything we're doing doesn't work. We're responsible to change it. We can heal this.

    • @thealmightywalter1753
      @thealmightywalter1753 Před 3 lety +4

      okay

  • @ogmuffinman1470
    @ogmuffinman1470 Před 4 lety +7838

    I present you the newest genre of music:
    *Anxiety*

    • @IwasFRAMEDiTELLyou
      @IwasFRAMEDiTELLyou Před 4 lety +257

      I seriously put this into my music playlist, then removed it because listening to it would give me anxiety, so I moved it to my weird videos playlist

    • @somerandomguy7068
      @somerandomguy7068 Před 4 lety +88

      *Nightmare fuel**

    • @l3ost0ne
      @l3ost0ne Před 4 lety +60

      legit just spent an hour listening to this on repeat while drawing

    • @Deathington.
      @Deathington. Před 4 lety +36

      Anybody know similar songs? I didn't know that I would love this so much.

    • @SPIRITofSPRING
      @SPIRITofSPRING Před 4 lety +38

      @@Deathington. Try other songs of Sparks.

  • @cyriak
    @cyriak  Před 4 lety +3441

    Now with added subtitles!

  • @CARVRSCARYBABOON
    @CARVRSCARYBABOON Před rokem +1308

    When he doesn't upload in years, that's when you know he's cooking up something good

  • @usuallydead
    @usuallydead Před 2 lety +931

    The specific threats that Cyriak chose to animate are quite on point with the things that people with generalized anxiety fret about.
    Examples:
    Social interactions.
    Pollution, all three on land, in the water, and in the air.
    Planes crashing into buildings.
    The doctor saying he's trying to help you and really he's just trying to profit off of you.
    The pills the doctor gave you possibly being a worse poison than the anxiety itself.
    The office workplace, trying to kill you with stress and a lack of exercise.
    Then at the end of the video, the really big/fun stuff. Nuclear war. Asteroid impacts. The Earth itself turning into an angry-mawed monster (that might be a metaphor for natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes).
    Even if we survive all of that, eventually the sun will explode and destroy us all anyway.
    The anxiety is always fixated on random nebulous threats that render the individual powerless.

    • @BabyGhast4
      @BabyGhast4 Před 2 lety +58

      Nice analysis but I have a few more threats to mention.
      I think 2:05 could symbolise a fear of technology since the tech created a monster and that people were so distracted by their tech that they didn’t see it coming and got eaten.
      The events at 2:16 could represent the fear of humanity’s attempts to be something being pointless due to being wiped out by a natural disaster.
      2:30 could showcase the fear of war and violence which is represented by a monster made of firearms and blades attacking the innocent (the child).
      2:42 could be a fear of ageing since the kid seemed happy and innocent on their birthday, not seeing the danger behind the cake (the bomb). Once they grow up, the effects of the bomb happen and now we see the paranoid mess the little kid became.
      And although this isn’t a fear, I still feel like it’s worth mentioning.
      The event at 2:51 I think is supposed to represent the person having a breakdown since their safe space (their house which could represent their mental state) breaks down and collapses around them. The lyrics also change from paranoid mentions of the “existential threat” to straight up “I now scream in fear, scream in fear” which shows how the seal is broken and that they are really scared now. After the breakdown, the “big stuff” happens like the meteors and nuclear war which further shows how their fear has gone full throttle.
      Thank you for reading this! Took me a while to write!

    • @TrueLadyEvilChan
      @TrueLadyEvilChan Před rokem +26

      @@BabyGhast4 I'd also add that possibly the pollution transitions briefly into "infestations" or "plagues" at 0:51 with the rats.

    • @VantaDraws
      @VantaDraws Před rokem +14

      Also ageing and mortality it looked like

    • @JaymanNVK
      @JaymanNVK Před rokem +8

      @@BabyGhast4 love this analysis and TIME Stamps!! on point.

    • @ppchan9516
      @ppchan9516 Před rokem +13

      a really subtle one that I love is the fear of new technology/things in general. his house, clothes, and cars are old fashioned, while outside everyone dresses modern and loves phones
      anyways more on the pile:
      0:40 mostly meant to show pollution, but also shows "clean freaks"
      1:39 the clocks represent wasting time working
      1:48 to add killing employees, companies kill everyone while making money. money is the dependent variable, which I might be thinking too much but it means it's the priority and that deaths are just a consequence
      1:55 Artificial Intellegence. Amazing representation
      2:05 is your phone/social media watching you, although the one above isn't wrong
      2:25 the news spreading fear. the fear of war and weapons even comes out of it. amazing
      2:50 claustrophobia is the simple answer
      3:15 the stars burning out represents heat death/the big freeze. also shows how alone we are in the universe and how empty it is
      thanks for reading even if I'm 7 months late

  • @steamerboi426
    @steamerboi426 Před 4 lety +3664

    Someone: gives cyriak a couple of stock images
    *Cyriak:*

    • @dirtytoilet8551
      @dirtytoilet8551 Před 4 lety +129

      It's super impressive to me every time I see one of his videos tbh, especially this.

    • @awayoflife8080
      @awayoflife8080 Před 4 lety +25

      This one's beautiful

    • @OdaSwifteye
      @OdaSwifteye Před 4 lety +31

      You should see what happens when he has to draw assets.

    • @Terrordragonfly
      @Terrordragonfly Před 4 lety +7

      @@OdaSwifteye Imma pass this is plenty cursed as is

    • @honeybee4380
      @honeybee4380 Před 4 lety +2

      Is it just me or am I on drugs

  • @lacklvster4512
    @lacklvster4512 Před 4 lety +4311

    i'd like to imagine that when we die we just go to a black screen with the words "cyriak 2020" on it.

  • @keyabrade1861
    @keyabrade1861 Před rokem +447

    1:23 I love how this uses the same underground tubes as clickbait ads for crappy mobile games, but cyriak clearly went through the effort to rearrange them his own way

  • @crazybec4438
    @crazybec4438 Před 3 měsíci +21

    this is the human embodiment of “what can go wrong, will go wrong”

  • @cyriak
    @cyriak  Před 4 lety +7428

    Thanks to everyone who turned up for the premiere, I wanted to hang around in the chat for longer but it cut itself off, so if you have any questions about the video I'll try and answer here

    • @nayntac2146
      @nayntac2146 Před 4 lety +64

      Hello

    • @Mr.putkireiska
      @Mr.putkireiska Před 4 lety +11

      Btuh

    • @Mr.putkireiska
      @Mr.putkireiska Před 4 lety +11

      Im here

    • @morningcoffeecat2271
      @morningcoffeecat2271 Před 4 lety +176

      Did you reach out to Sparks or did they reach out to you? 😅

    • @senvr11
      @senvr11 Před 4 lety +69

      I very much enjoy this video, is it based on anything in particular if you happen to know?
      Pretty unsettling to me, personally

  • @wekamemes
    @wekamemes Před 4 lety +4455

    this guy can make a whole entire movie from one single frame

    • @DPedroBoh
      @DPedroBoh Před 4 lety +76

      After i watched his video "Because" i was convinced of the same.
      czcams.com/video/GAvS1ndtEKg/video.html

    • @renerie
      @renerie Před 4 lety +45

      101% sure

    • @kaitaylor1980
      @kaitaylor1980 Před 4 lety +11

      @@DPedroBoh why do i think this is a rickroll

    • @uuurettererreeeer
      @uuurettererreeeer Před 4 lety +12

      @Roger Tolerates The Joke oh god it’s worse

    • @swordfern1052
      @swordfern1052 Před 4 lety +11

      @@kaitaylor1980 It's not. It's Because by Cyriak

  • @GabriTell
    @GabriTell Před rokem +594

    _"Did I wake you up? Sorry if I did..."_
    _"Guess I woke you up and also woke your little kid"_
    Just poetry 🌟

    • @panchitogamesyt
      @panchitogamesyt Před 10 měsíci +19

      "Threat outside, let me hide"
      *Noice.*

    • @handlenottaken
      @handlenottaken Před 8 měsíci +1

      time stamp?

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@handlenottaken 2:24.

    • @chxzym0748
      @chxzym0748 Před 6 měsíci +1

      "Doctor gave me these, I said what are these?"

    • @Derpy_Crow
      @Derpy_Crow Před 6 měsíci +3

      I don’t get it. Also, yes. I’m responding a year late.

  • @IKugelBlitz_V
    @IKugelBlitz_V Před rokem +32

    I commented "cool." two years ago; now I know english, and damn I was right, this is so cool.
    Love the music, the lyrics, the video... the everything. Thanks for even have the thought of making this.

  • @aeero8320
    @aeero8320 Před 4 lety +3235

    Jokes aside he is really skilled at his job

  • @kvproductions2581
    @kvproductions2581 Před 4 lety +3580

    this guy doesn't have to be afraid, judging by his driving skills he could outspeed even death itself

    • @buddy5196
      @buddy5196 Před 4 lety +134

      And even out run the destruction of his planet and the planet itself going sentient and trying to eat him.

    • @buddy5196
      @buddy5196 Před 4 lety +77

      It’s as if the entire universe wants him dead.

    • @buddy5196
      @buddy5196 Před 4 lety +11

      Daniel Halter It’s Half Life if you don’t know.

    • @buddy5196
      @buddy5196 Před 4 lety +26

      Daniel Halter Shit can’t argue with that.

    • @Gastonepisellone
      @Gastonepisellone Před 4 lety +6

      Nigerundayo smokey

  • @ChemicatGaming
    @ChemicatGaming Před rokem +76

    2:42 How did I not realize until my FIFTH time watching this, that as the years quickly pass by, the portraits of the parents in the background turn into skeletons?

    • @user-ol4dl9ks2o
      @user-ol4dl9ks2o Před 2 měsíci +1

      Wow. And this nice jazz rock song turns into a living hell created by elites.

  • @JillLulamoon
    @JillLulamoon Před rokem +16

    I like how when the guy is vaporized by the sun exploding, the last thing to vanish are his eyes.
    With how much emphasis the video places on people's eyes it's a cool detail. Guy was the only one to literally see the end.

  • @tommygarson8592
    @tommygarson8592 Před 4 lety +2404

    I never heard of Sparks before but these guys are apparently in their 70s now, which is super impressive

    • @dariowestern
      @dariowestern Před 4 lety +36

      Hi John, you can learn about them at: www.allsparks.com and facebook.com/groups/sparksfangroup :)

    • @SomeGuy-my7en
      @SomeGuy-my7en Před 3 lety +92

      This song is a banger

    • @kitma9
      @kitma9 Před 3 lety +12

      @@SomeGuy-my7en very true

    • @KingBobXVI
      @KingBobXVI Před 3 lety +79

      Felix Colgrave also introduced me to _Felix the Ghost,_ who are also pretty great.
      Insane trippy internet animators have good taste in music.

    • @ThatDudeWithBoobs
      @ThatDudeWithBoobs Před 3 lety +46

      This is literally the first time I've heard of them, too, so I went to check them out, and this is part of their new album. They've been performing for years and their music is so good. Just as trippy as this.

  • @WillcraftAnimations
    @WillcraftAnimations Před 4 lety +7761

    So this is what it's like being the only normal person in Cyriak's world, huh? About what I expected.

    • @pippat73
      @pippat73 Před 4 lety +822

      If you're the only sane person in an insane world, arent you the insane one?

    • @_KP5
      @_KP5 Před 4 lety +248

      timpat73 from everyone else perspective yes

    • @nuxx1876
      @nuxx1876 Před 4 lety +110

      well hes mostly normal except for his teef

    • @sikorz
      @sikorz Před 4 lety +176

      @@_KP5 wouldn't an insane person think of everyone else as insane and not themselves being the insane one?

    • @almalopez7072
      @almalopez7072 Před 4 lety +50

      @@sikorz exactly right.

  • @Packguardian_gacha8684
    @Packguardian_gacha8684 Před rokem +65

    I find this song relatable. Sometimes at night, I'm kept up late from an existential crisis. I start questioning my own existence. Ask how I can see and how I can move, how I can feel. How and why I'm alive, laying in my bed. Then I start to get scared, and get a sinking feeling in my chest, and it feels like I'm going crazy. And I have the thought of dying and seeing whats on the other side. If there is no heaven and no god, if its just all black or if I'm really in a simulation, then what happens then? What goes on next? The part where candles pop out of the candle and the boy gets older, it really speaks to me. Because the next thought if the fear of growing up. The more I grow, the more years passes by the more things will change. I'm not a kid anymore, and there are some things I will have to leave behind. And I'm scared. I'm scared of those changes. Somebody please, help me.

    • @PasMille
      @PasMille Před 8 měsíci +2

      it's exactly the same for me..I try to think about something else but it's hard..

    • @hamstringq0133
      @hamstringq0133 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Been there, I sometimes get a goosebumps feeling on a stomach when I saw a YT thumbnail I’ve watched that’s literally disturb me, still goin strong tho!

    • @1The_Kaiju
      @1The_Kaiju Před 2 měsíci

      Either find out the truth or ignore those questions i say

    • @sentientglow
      @sentientglow Před 2 měsíci

      ive been there, much better now. i know how the days feel so dreadful! but trust me, keep hanging in there and you will find something that gives this terrifyingly crafted maddened reality worth. unfortunately i cant give you an solution because everyone finds a different answer and meaning to all those scary thoughts, but i hope you are fine. no matter what you might think reality is, try to cling onto your will, because even if its crumbling itl atleast eventually give you some relief and answers, perhaps even happiness. i wouldnt have been able to see how wonderful the world and humanity is for me without those thoughts, i believe that you will find something valuable for yourself out of them.

    • @1The_Kaiju
      @1The_Kaiju Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@sentientglow i just think about the fact ill never know so why fear

  • @JammingRN
    @JammingRN Před 8 měsíci +24

    1:34 why do i enjoy this part so much?

  • @Dexobite
    @Dexobite Před 4 lety +3285

    Ladies and gentlemen, he’s back

  • @ETR5009
    @ETR5009 Před 4 lety +2070

    I feel like this song was only made so cyriak could just go crazy

  • @keyabrade1861
    @keyabrade1861 Před rokem +11

    I also love how the character jerks his head towards the pills at 1:00.
    WhAt ArE tHeSe

  • @forestrymiser
    @forestrymiser Před měsícem +2

    This clip was ahead of it’s time. I lived like this guy previous 2 years of my life. Lesson learned: Don’t be paranoid

  • @VEE3RDEYE
    @VEE3RDEYE Před 3 lety +2528

    This is one hell of a bad trip visualised

    • @makserka3795
      @makserka3795 Před 3 lety +6

      ты чо пернул

    • @Scrulch
      @Scrulch Před 3 lety +13

      Or a really good one for my standards.

    • @beiandes2242
      @beiandes2242 Před 3 lety

      You are right bro

    • @daamph
      @daamph Před 3 lety +1

      @@makserka3795 это ты что-то пернул, канал англоязычный, а ты на русском спикаешь

    • @Cahrssomething
      @Cahrssomething Před 3 lety +20

      @@makserka3795
      I like your funny words magic man

  • @MadPartigas
    @MadPartigas Před 4 lety +1236

    Cyriak in 2007 - No More Memory
    Cyriak in 2009 - No More Cats
    Cyriak in 2010 - No More Cows
    Cyriak in 2014 - No More Monkeys
    Cyriak in 2020 - Hi guys, what about destroying your inner peace?

    • @JaKack
      @JaKack Před 4 lety +5

      It’s 2006 lol

    • @M3KAI5ER44
      @M3KAI5ER44 Před 4 lety +12

      The Kitty city one was actually not that creepy, It's creative!

    • @nuxx1876
      @nuxx1876 Před 4 lety +7

      2017 - No more rabbits

    • @konnergrigsby5342
      @konnergrigsby5342 Před 4 lety +3

      The only way to save the planet is ridding humans of it.

    • @user-sz8ki5vp7j
      @user-sz8ki5vp7j Před 4 lety

      idk 7u7

  • @thedolphin5428
    @thedolphin5428 Před rokem +8

    Sparks and Cyriak -- perfect match for craziness.

  • @theoneandonly24665
    @theoneandonly24665 Před 9 měsíci +5

    It’s kind of sad that he still had his innocence during childhood, but his mind was traumatised by war and corruption throughout the years, and now he’s a shut-in.

  • @piersonlawrence3467
    @piersonlawrence3467 Před 4 lety +1779

    Is every single person a stock photo? That'd be really funny and clever.

  • @CynicSnacks
    @CynicSnacks Před 4 lety +3555

    Hello, old friend.
    Extremely pleased to see something new from you, your style has really matured into something incredible.

    • @Bobo011
      @Bobo011 Před 4 lety +49

      Ah the honorary member of the toxic brood.

    • @dispensergoinup
      @dispensergoinup Před 4 lety +47

      *Cheering sound effect*

    • @TrainsGD
      @TrainsGD Před 4 lety +13

      oh hey, didn't expect to see the pizza here

    • @thegamingcat7050
      @thegamingcat7050 Před 4 lety +7

      Cynic Snacks I found cheering sound effect in phineas was and ferb

    • @voidseeker520
      @voidseeker520 Před 4 lety

      I see, another disciple of most oddities of youtube, yes?

  • @sourpatchsoy
    @sourpatchsoy Před 2 lety +36

    2:15 spongebob theme?

  • @Be4tJumper
    @Be4tJumper Před 4 měsíci +6

    1:53 this scared me so much. My headphone volume was loud and i thought it was playing from the monitor speakers!
    this gave a resurge of panic from an incident in high school where i put on the headphones and started watching shit on the computers but the headphones were not plugged in, the whole class was staring at me.

  • @tendarlee
    @tendarlee Před 3 lety +5663

    I love how he presented existential threats, fear of war, scepticism of medicine, bad ecology, and social media manipulation

    • @oliverzwatermelongum
      @oliverzwatermelongum Před 3 lety +51

      yea

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 Před 3 lety +418

      Not just skepticism of medicine but predatory medical insurance too.

    • @heradow4672
      @heradow4672 Před 3 lety +196

      And i believe pollution was the big sewer monster because of all the pipes pumping smoke into the air

    • @oil121
      @oil121 Před 2 lety +121

      Also how natural disasters can happen and as it shows it kinda seem like the part that is where a volcano and tsunami keep going seems like a never ending cycle and nothing matters

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 2 lety +89

      Even if he escaped the world, the sun went supernova, which can also be seen as "God says it's time for you to die. And as an afterthought, there's no air out here."

  • @mrkitloin
    @mrkitloin Před 3 lety +3146

    Interesting thing to note: the guys eyes are normal whereas everyone else is crosseyed. Its because he sees the danger and threats. Everyone else cant, the only time their eyes are normal is when they’re almost dead or dying and they realize the inevitability of death

    • @kiwenmanisuno
      @kiwenmanisuno Před 3 lety +204

      he also has messed up eyes but not as messed up

    • @mattieonutube273
      @mattieonutube273 Před 3 lety +92

      I wouldn’t call his eyes normal

    • @mrkitloin
      @mrkitloin Před 3 lety +210

      @@mattieonutube273 compared to others he has normal eyes

    • @Danbomb321
      @Danbomb321 Před 3 lety +195

      and when he was a kid and oblivious to the danger his eyes were messed up and then became straightened as he grew

    • @samheasmanwhite
      @samheasmanwhite Před 3 lety +132

      The rest of the world is portrayed how the man sees it. This is just how he sees other "normal" people, even himself as a young child before the delusions took hold.

  • @enzogabriel5757
    @enzogabriel5757 Před rokem +15

    I love how cyriak does more bizarre animations with good music, and that's really cool to watch!

  • @miiilk2295
    @miiilk2295 Před 11 měsíci +6

    I can't belive that this masterpiece has already existed for 3 years.

  • @finanov6646
    @finanov6646 Před 4 lety +824

    This song represents how everyone feels this year.

    • @pampelmuse5403
      @pampelmuse5403 Před 4 lety +13

      ...and all the years after until they die.

    • @realreptillianjesus
      @realreptillianjesus Před 4 lety +6

      I love you Finanov 2020 has been insane yes I agree

    • @RJEFZ08
      @RJEFZ08 Před 4 lety +4

      Well cuz of COVID it’s been a rubbish year lol

    • @BlackPhillip666
      @BlackPhillip666 Před 4 lety +2

      Once Trump wins reelection, everything will be fine.

    • @1p0z83
      @1p0z83 Před 4 lety +3

      2021: are you sure about that?

  • @helloimnothing7954
    @helloimnothing7954 Před 4 lety +1252

    "Don't let him make you uncomfortable."

    • @ryry5545
      @ryry5545 Před 4 lety +10

      CYRIAK FACE REVEAL WHHOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @athanh219
      @athanh219 Před 4 lety +38

      @@ryry5545 he's already done a few videos with his face in it

    • @CyoPaws
      @CyoPaws Před 4 lety +5

      @@ryry5545 already happened years ago

    • @wubboi
      @wubboi Před 4 lety +5

      i like to be uncomfortable :)

    • @loris1893
      @loris1893 Před 4 lety +5

      bottle of bleach oh damn, but since u like it doesn’t it mean that u feel comfortable?

  • @IKFKSwitch
    @IKFKSwitch Před 8 měsíci +10

    You are the perfect artist for any and all Sparks' videos. I'm glad they recognized that.

  • @dunkinbutterbeans710
    @dunkinbutterbeans710 Před rokem +8

    his animation style is so bouncy, goofy and cartoonish, i love it!

  • @DannySullivanMusic
    @DannySullivanMusic Před 4 lety +522

    1:36 How I imagine 90% of people write their comments

    • @spaceboyctstudios2934
      @spaceboyctstudios2934 Před 4 lety +7

      Kobe Hendrickx I agree. Also, is it just me going crazy or does the guy with the computer and headphones remind me a lot like Chris Pratt?

    • @Frazzled_V3
      @Frazzled_V3 Před 3 lety +36

      1:51 me reading the comments:

    • @grassymatts5596
      @grassymatts5596 Před 3 lety +6

      NegativeTV
      I agree, a giant stock comes out of a paper and chops off my head too

    • @dice2030
      @dice2030 Před 3 lety +3

      what if they doing it on phone

    • @jeffthepuppetYT
      @jeffthepuppetYT Před 3 lety +9

      90% of people: 1:39

  • @mystari4445
    @mystari4445 Před 4 lety +489

    Cyriak:
    *_I paid for the whole hardrive, I'm gonna use the whole hardrive_*

  • @blockfrog
    @blockfrog Před 2 lety +11

    I remember Sparks from "I Predict" holy cow this is insane. I had no idea Sparks was still going, and with this incredible music video? Man I might have to take a deep dive into the discography

  • @rdcpodcast698
    @rdcpodcast698 Před rokem +8

    1:19 if you pause at the right time, the old man looks mad

  • @tommym936
    @tommym936 Před 4 lety +1491

    Got round to reading your book during the lockdown , Jesus Christ.

  • @pekikantargo1593
    @pekikantargo1593 Před 4 lety +1187

    Everyone : "The world is fine"
    The World :

  • @joeysands8893
    @joeysands8893 Před rokem +9

    I have no clue how I didn’t discover this channel earlier, but I’m so damn happy that I have so much of this to enjoy.

  • @BappO-is-me
    @BappO-is-me Před 2 měsíci +2

    I love how you can make a genuinely amazing music video accompanied with the trippiest and highest effort video.

  • @Blockistium
    @Blockistium Před 3 lety +1420

    the fact that the creative minds behind this song are in their 70s is nothing short of awe-inspiring

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean Před rokem +51

      No way! I guess that's why it sounds like it's kinda Thomas Dolby-ish.

    • @dshe8637
      @dshe8637 Před rokem +61

      So this is the same Sparks I remember as a kid?

    • @Samotbackwards
      @Samotbackwards Před rokem +40

      @@dshe8637 yup.

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 8 měsíci +10

      Yes, Ron and Russel Mael first started as a band in 1966. That's pretty impressive, I'd say - still going for so long. And many of their songs don't sound like nearly the same thing over and over, which is also an interesting characteristic. But it also leaves me (one who's only *just* familiar with them and is curious but who also doesn't own any of their albums) a bit uncertain about where to go in their large catalogue of music.
      I'm open to music differences from album to album, being a fan of XTC. As for Sparks' songs that I liked (out of the few that I listened to,) these are the only ones I can think of: "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth," "Something For the Girl with Everything," "Dick Around," and this song, "The Existential Threat." But that's really not much.

    • @ChildofYAH
      @ChildofYAH Před 5 měsíci

      Ah a bunch of old farts

  • @bigshrekhorner
    @bigshrekhorner Před 4 lety +134

    I love how the "protagonist" of the song (the old dude) is the only one to have his eyes move (somewhat) properly and not like they belong to a chameleon (like the eyes of every other person in the video)

    • @SimonClarkstone
      @SimonClarkstone Před 4 lety +1

      Ooh, clever.

    • @jaxcraft2848
      @jaxcraft2848 Před 4 lety +7

      Very Interesting. Never noticed that before. Maybe because he's more aware to our surroundings and what could happen to him.

    • @mastrogamer_7539
      @mastrogamer_7539 Před 4 lety +10

      And when he’s a kid he has the eyes but as he grows up the eyes stop

  • @tifiyn640
    @tifiyn640 Před 2 lety +2

    Pov what toddlers feel when u leave them for a single minute

  • @TupoChelIche
    @TupoChelIche Před 6 měsíci +3

    I liked this video because it shows social, economic, environmental, political problems, the Internet, problems with medicine and the imperfections of this world.

  • @stalebananas2377
    @stalebananas2377 Před 3 lety +325

    God I can’t put to words how well this video shows An “Existential Threat”
    The combo of the hectic almost circus-sounding song and the creepy eyes and mouths of the characters,
    it shows extremely well the insanity that the world is in.

    • @feathero3
      @feathero3 Před 3 lety +11

      But to me, it looks like Tuesday.

    • @AGHHAGAHDHHS
      @AGHHAGAHDHHS Před 3 lety +4

      feathero3 nah fam this is a Wednesday

  • @EnUsUserScreenname
    @EnUsUserScreenname Před 4 lety +325

    “The most dangerous kind of person... is one who is afraid of his own shadow.” ― Philip K. Dick
    Also sorry for waking you up.

  • @Pitachips22
    @Pitachips22 Před 2 měsíci +2

    This song really speaks to me as a schizophrenic. Everything about reminds me of my experiences, and I feel what separates it from other songs that are just about anxiety are the implications that he isn’t just feeling it but finding it hard to doubt his feelings and is acting strange due to it which I have definitely related to.

  • @gionnijohnson408
    @gionnijohnson408 Před rokem +7

    The animation and the entire song was fucking PHENOMENAL!!!!

  • @dejiko
    @dejiko Před 4 lety +724

    Cyriak introducing more people to Sparks, blessed .

  • @wraith4874
    @wraith4874 Před 4 lety +420

    The people who made this song have some guts having cyriak make the official music video makes

    • @bolotniy
      @bolotniy Před 3 lety +47

      no i'm sure the sparks think this is pretty fucking cool

    • @zacht9447
      @zacht9447 Před 3 lety +18

      I'm sure they chose him for a reason

    • @blankadams3120
      @blankadams3120 Před 3 lety +2

      I dunno, it got me to go looking for their music...

    • @Scrulch
      @Scrulch Před 3 lety +1

      They must also have good taste. This turned out to be awesome!

    • @randomi1214
      @randomi1214 Před 3 lety +2

      The Fetus Keeper this song sounds like cyriaks animations, its so weird

  • @GeorgePinchuk.
    @GeorgePinchuk. Před 9 měsíci +15

    Это гениальное видео к которому я возвращаюсь из раза в раз.
    Приятно знать и видеть, что понимающие ситуацию в мире люди есть.
    Более того приятно видеть, что многие люди из зрителей поняли посыл.

  • @participatoroftomfoolery

    This is genuinely one of my favorite music videos on CZcams. It perfectly encapsulates my non-stop panic attacks and existential dread through the chaotic music and cyriak's classic nightmare-inducing animation. Truly one of the greatest pieces of art ever created. The amount of symbolism and social commentary displayed in only 3 and a half minutes is astounding.

  • @rockwithinternetacces9690
    @rockwithinternetacces9690 Před 3 lety +678

    cyriak was probably the best guy to make a video for this song

  • @MrYulienskate
    @MrYulienskate Před 4 lety +265

    I like that the guy who's afraid is the only person whose eyes are fixed to something, and so the others are just unaware of anything happening around them.

  • @LeoMarcel-gf6hv
    @LeoMarcel-gf6hv Před 11 dny +2

    this is the most normal cyriak video💀

  • @MM-we5qb
    @MM-we5qb Před 2 lety +4

    I love Sparks and love Cyriak, didn't know I needed this crossover!

  • @AyAylinJJ
    @AyAylinJJ Před 3 lety +781

    Nobody is safe in cyriak's world

  • @frinkanoid
    @frinkanoid Před 3 lety +1454

    I never thought horror could be so...
    *bouncy*

  • @kiberlizator8272
    @kiberlizator8272 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Я люблю этого автора за то, что ты не сможешь предугадкть, что произойдет через 10 секунд

  • @user-dw2hn3ri1l
    @user-dw2hn3ri1l Před rokem +7

    世界観不気味だけどめっちゃ好きだわ

  • @eileenh28
    @eileenh28 Před 4 lety +411

    I think the world needs more collabs between Sparks and Cyriak.

  • @rickytrevino8281
    @rickytrevino8281 Před 4 lety +363

    I feel bad for him in the scene wheres hes a kid outside with no worries, then you see him sit inside growing old and becoming depressed as his anxiety and paranoia start to take over his life.
    Because that's how it is in real life, right now theres tons of kids that dont know they have these underlying conditions hiding inside them, slowly building up strength to fully blossom in the future to make their lives a living hell

    • @gay.mer9328
      @gay.mer9328 Před 4 lety +17

      Yeah my paranoia and anxiety is beginning to show. Possibly even Schizophrenia as I show delusions and disorganised behaviour.

    • @AlexanderBruyns
      @AlexanderBruyns Před 4 lety +3

      I only recently found out I might have depression, since apparently my grandmother had it. So it might be a hereditary thing.
      I'm 20 currently, and for the past two or three years things have just been getting worse for me mentally. It's been a slow slope.
      Add onto that autism and art block, too. So yeah, things have mostly been kind of shitty on my end.
      Hope everyone else is having a great day, though. And I hope you all stay positive and safe during these hard times.

    • @iris5678
      @iris5678 Před 4 lety

      I have anxiety from a traumatic past. Growing up with a narcissist parent sucked.

    • @necrobyte7451
      @necrobyte7451 Před 4 lety

      Says the guy with a cursed telletubies picture

  • @liminalplaces7374
    @liminalplaces7374 Před rokem +1

    Imagine the face of the people that was used to make these stock photos when they see this 😂

  • @tibby4503
    @tibby4503 Před 2 lety +2

    I love how all the humans look inhuman, with the main guy looking the most normal.

  • @neza6268
    @neza6268 Před 4 lety +437

    I think he is the only normal human living on cyriak world

    • @companioncube4232
      @companioncube4232 Před 3 lety +19

      Most* normal human living

    • @neza6268
      @neza6268 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ghostboy4604 yea , alot of things happening

    • @DiasFer1337
      @DiasFer1337 Před 3 lety

      how bout Sartre and Camus

    • @Dorox97
      @Dorox97 Před 3 lety

      @@DiasFer1337 they seem to understand

    • @nathank.9357
      @nathank.9357 Před 3 lety

      #Yvette Fan something close to what he felt although they were in France

  • @alnerique
    @alnerique Před 4 lety +753

    I never thought such a depressing thought like existentialism could be so, so, very silly. It seems like a comedic version of death, and I find that to be the strangest yet most unique feeling I ever had in my life.

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 Před 3 lety +40

      We reached a point where we have to ENJOY ANXIETY

    • @loafnugget1
      @loafnugget1 Před 3 lety +4

      ConLad
      I read your comment in my head and it sounded like it was British or fancy

    • @alexis_electronic
      @alexis_electronic Před 3 lety +3

      We're off the cliff, baby - enjoy the ride!

    • @jooree7696
      @jooree7696 Před 3 lety +2

      Comedy is sadness from a different angolation

    • @fusion325
      @fusion325 Před 3 lety

      I know right?! Same here

  • @mangobob1184
    @mangobob1184 Před 2 lety +4

    Is it me or does this song really bop

  • @KingBee990
    @KingBee990 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The Horrors closing in on the last bit of Zaza in my system 0:33

  • @realreptillianjesus
    @realreptillianjesus Před 4 lety +400

    This art is amazing. Cyriak is to be god himself.

  • @TheRealNeoThe
    @TheRealNeoThe Před 4 lety +253

    It feels so weird to see a world of happy stock photo humans be distorted in a dark world of chaos
    I love it

  • @TheCrazedNoob
    @TheCrazedNoob Před 2 lety +3

    Did anyone else see sans’ face on the moon crashing down to earth?

  • @jennievicente2858
    @jennievicente2858 Před rokem +2

    I watched this in x2 Speed, Now I’m paranoid, But fast.

  • @extrogio3671
    @extrogio3671 Před 4 lety +426

    "The only thing we have to fear is, fear itself"
    Gonna have to write you a rain check on that one dawg

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 Před 4 lety

      There's at least one phobia relating to fear, funnily enough.

    • @luke_rena6752
      @luke_rena6752 Před 4 lety +4

      Temperature starting to drop now! Temperature starting to drop!

    • @LamaPoop
      @LamaPoop Před 4 lety +4

      Phobophobia? It's quiet common!
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobophobia

    • @orinel-croll2064
      @orinel-croll2064 Před 4 lety

      If you actually think about this sentence, it might change your perspective on some things.

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 Před 4 lety +2

      @@LamaPoop I was thinking of agoraphobia, which Wikipedia describes as the fear of being in public places due to the specific potential to have panic attacks there, but phobophobia is a better example anyway.

  • @OMarc11711
    @OMarc11711 Před 4 lety +668

    for those who ask the lyrics: (edit for the ones who claim I copied it from the description: when I commented this, the lyrics weren't in the description)
    The existential threat that I always feel
    Nothing's happened yet today and yet I have to feel
    Danger near, danger here
    Nowhere to escape to and nobody there to hear as I now
    Scream in fear, scream in fear
    The existential threat is drawing very, very near and they all
    Look away, look away
    Can't they see the existential threat is on its way
    The existential threat that I tend to feel
    When I'm walking down the street or right behind the wheel
    Turning left, turning right
    Trying to escape the cloud that's close enough to feel and you may
    Laugh out loud, laugh out loud
    The existential threat is always hanging about and you may
    Say go way, say go way
    The existential threat is never going away
    Doctor gave me these, I said what are these?
    He said that they'll cure an existential type disease
    Doubt they will, doubt they will
    But I'm keen to try whatever, gimme that pill and he said
    Here's the bill, here's the bill
    In the end they didn't work, I paid the whole bill because
    Insurance won't, they just won't
    Cover existential meds, I wish I had known
    How should I react under this attack
    Even when I'm standing up I feel I'm on my back
    Quagmire here, quagmire there
    I cannot elucidate the danger that is always there but it is
    Looming large, extra large
    My semi-automatic weapon ready to discharge but it's a
    Futile act, better pack
    The existential threat is bulletproof and looming large
    Sartre and Camus seemed to understand
    Something close to what I'm feeling though they were in France
    Deux Magots they would go
    Each comparing existential threats they came to blows and then
    The crowds came near just to cheer
    For the greatest existential threatened philosophe and it is
    Comforting, comforting
    Then the comfort starts to very quickly fade away
    Did I wake you up, sorry if I did
    Guess I woke you up and also woke your little kid
    Threat outside, let me hide
    Just until the danger passes, then I'll go outside and have to
    Come again, once again
    The existential threat is at your patio door and do not
    Let it in, let it in
    When you fight the existential threat you will not win
    The existential threat that I always feel
    Lots of things have happened and I seek an even keel
    Danger near, danger far
    Nowhere to escape to and I'm racing in my car as I now
    Scream in fear, scream in fear
    The existential threat is drawing very, very near as I now
    Drive away, by the way
    Can't you see the existential threat is on its way

    • @realreptillianjesus
      @realreptillianjesus Před 4 lety +15

      Wonderful words of life and meaning amazing beautiful lyrics that I really love it's so good. Love how the lord himself cyriak incorporates the lyrics with it's visuals so good.

    • @realreptillianjesus
      @realreptillianjesus Před 4 lety +3

      An absolute talent he is I love him

    • @RanaBB
      @RanaBB Před 4 lety +4

      ME DA PERESA LEER ESO XD

    • @kenlee5509
      @kenlee5509 Před 4 lety +1

      Thank You!

    • @nawfpawz
      @nawfpawz Před 4 lety +2

      This comment deserves to get more likes

  • @speggthevinegregg5425
    @speggthevinegregg5425 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love the madness that is cyriak's music

  • @agenteyebags4452
    @agenteyebags4452 Před 2 lety +9

    The more years we go by, the more I become relatable with this video.

  • @Joseph_Drew_III
    @Joseph_Drew_III Před 4 lety +165

    As someone who constantly suffers from existential dread, this encapsulates the feeling perfectly.

    • @kyrauniversal
      @kyrauniversal Před 4 lety +3

      I thought I was alone.

    • @isaccabrera4817
      @isaccabrera4817 Před 4 lety +3

      I feel like laughing and screaming at the same time when panic attacks reach me. The state of the world is almost unfix able. And being younger person I feel like we can’t pass the baton like every other generation. We need to act or global warming, along with many other issues are going to cave in on us. We are about to be gifted a broken world.

  • @ionshatter9622
    @ionshatter9622 Před 3 lety +924

    The amount of symbolism shoved in here is downright astounding. Literal visionary man, incredible work.

    • @saltyhasnochill5249
      @saltyhasnochill5249 Před 3 lety +15

      Rocío González ok

    • @mahmoudbeda8168
      @mahmoudbeda8168 Před 3 lety

      @@uwooawww8068 من هو أن

    • @seanwarren9357
      @seanwarren9357 Před 3 lety

      Check out Geoff Darrow and Wayne Barlow...

    • @jboy7065
      @jboy7065 Před 3 lety +2

      Maybe you should have started out with something more tame, what am I saying nothing about cyriak is tame.

    • @creeperx3sssboom347
      @creeperx3sssboom347 Před 3 lety

      @@uwooawww8068 Sounds like r/IAm14AndThisIsDeep to me

  • @khabukie
    @khabukie Před rokem +1

    spotify recommended me this song about a year ago, never in my life did i imagine this would be the music video

  • @RadiZach
    @RadiZach Před rokem +2

    Something Dr. Bright would make.

  • @trumpeterjen
    @trumpeterjen Před 4 lety +352

    Out of all the official music videos Cyriak has done, this one seems like he was allowed to be himself the most. It's good to see. Why hire Cyriak if you won't let him do anything unsettling?

    • @erickprince3128
      @erickprince3128 Před 4 lety +61

      His videos are always great but I’m in complete agreement here, this one is way beyond his other collaborative pieces. Feels like he really got to unleash his genius on this one and ended up with a masterpiece.

    • @ohadavnery1916
      @ohadavnery1916 Před 4 lety +36

      @@erickprince3128 it feels like the perfect song for Cyriak's work: absurd, funny and threatening in a vague way

    • @skipmendler
      @skipmendler Před 4 lety +9

      Cyriak & Sparks - A marriage made in -

    • @Kobonara
      @Kobonara Před 4 lety +14

      It might be this unnerving because it is in theme with the song as well, it's not as unnerving or dark as some of his other animations can be, the other songs he animated is also very fitting in theme for the music.

    • @trumpeterjen
      @trumpeterjen Před 4 lety

      @@Kobonara Agreed, although Cyriak himself said in a question thread on here that Sparks "let him do pretty much whatever he wanted, which was great," and while that doesn't straight-up say the others restricted him, I think that's what it implies. He did a great job on all of them regardless; I just enjoy this one the most.

  • @cyclojunctureomnibus946
    @cyclojunctureomnibus946 Před 4 lety +307

    Circle world: about pollution and virtual escape
    Exstesential threat: literally everything else
    I'm seeing a pattern here

    • @RubyPiec
      @RubyPiec Před 4 lety +7

      You can't spell Existential yet it's already in the title.

    • @thegnarledpirate9198
      @thegnarledpirate9198 Před 4 lety +3

      Well if you see:
      Thrash monster and death gas: Polution
      Nukes and weapons monster: War
      Asteroid: self explanatory
      Tsunamis & volcanos: Natural Disasters
      Sun going supernova: also self explanatory
      Eye finger monster: AI takeover
      The Existential Threat is basically all the ways the world could end made into one apocalypse.

    • @brandonrhys21
      @brandonrhys21 Před 3 lety

      What about the part where they are at work?

    • @cyclojunctureomnibus946
      @cyclojunctureomnibus946 Před 3 lety +1

      @@RubyPiec this comment is unnecessary and belittling for no reason, go find another person to insult just because they accidentally misspelled a word

    • @RubyPiec
      @RubyPiec Před 3 lety

      @@cyclojunctureomnibus946 holy shit how did you find this comment

  • @harry.balsonya6
    @harry.balsonya6 Před 7 měsíci +2

    i love how a song about existential threats, sceptisism of medications/medicine, social media manipulation and bad economy, is so catchy

  • @Slushea
    @Slushea Před 9 měsíci +3

    0:58. "Doctor gave me these, i said what are these". lol

  • @junkandgunk
    @junkandgunk Před 4 lety +754

    I feel like I'm listening to a whole new genre of music

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 Před 4 lety +36

      That's Sparks for ya. They are their own genre.

    • @salsaordie
      @salsaordie Před 4 lety +3

      You should check out the final derriere!

    • @YellowJelly13
      @YellowJelly13 Před 4 lety +28

      It'd just jazz-rock, close avant-prog and Canterbury scene.

    • @24framedavinci39
      @24framedavinci39 Před 4 lety +11

      I think Weird Al has been doing this style for decades.

    • @EvonixTheGreatest
      @EvonixTheGreatest Před 4 lety +7

      Anxietycore

  • @aurinha176
    @aurinha176 Před 4 lety +102

    this really does portray existential fear extremely well, but i also love how it has a touch of dark, wacky and absurd humor about it (like how the people move)
    i love it

    • @levvk
      @levvk Před 4 lety +1

      Thats cyriak for you

  • @Residenthoodedcrow
    @Residenthoodedcrow Před rokem +3

    Realistic jack stauber

  • @chrisjankay2488
    @chrisjankay2488 Před 2 lety +11

    Ok, I’ve been watching this for a year now, I probably need to leave a comment… hmm…
    why is this so calming?

  • @gracewenzel
    @gracewenzel Před 4 lety +81

    Cyriak is so good at portraying what dreams (nightmares too, of course) feel like in his style. I really like the way the stock-image people moved in this one.

    • @squeezyjohn1
      @squeezyjohn1 Před 4 lety +13

      Agreed ... it reminded me loads of the creepy repetative movement that characters in really early cartoons did. Like The Skeleton's Dance.

    • @JARGUN145
      @JARGUN145 Před 4 lety +2

      The keyboard people are my favorite, as well as the little shoulder shrugs the doctor does.

  • @nottherealpaulsmith
    @nottherealpaulsmith Před 4 lety +108

    i don't think i've ever fully appreciated how fluid cyriak's animation is, it's really impressive

  • @user-tp9tr7mg2k
    @user-tp9tr7mg2k Před 2 lety +4

    ほんとセンスいいなぁ