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diff --git a/album/beforus.yaml b/album/beforus.yaml index 5a71f10..bee6b7a 100644 --- a/album/beforus.yaml +++ b/album/beforus.yaml @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/fatalism-2 - https://youtu.be/tliId-rVINE Cover Artists: -- Amelia G. +- Squid Art Tags: - Damara - The Handmaid @@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ Referenced Tracks: - grrrarrr Lyrics: |- Your life was so miserable oh such a waste! - It’s all cause your friends had just spat in your face.<br>You used to be fearful that you’d make mistakes, but<br>your meekness and sweetness have faded away.<br>And under it all now your blood starts to boil;<br>You’ll make them all pay for your trouble and toil!<br>Your boyfriend was cheating and left you distraught.<br>But Meenah was meaner oh who would’ve thought<br>that her actions intended to help you along;<br>and you must know somehow that she wasn’t wrong.<br>The future is coming; they’ll just have to wait,<br>but you are determined they’ll all meet their fate. + It's all cause your friends had just spat in your face.<br>You used to be fearful that you'd make mistakes, but<br>your meekness and sweetness have faded away.<br>And under it all now your blood starts to boil;<br>You'll make them all pay for your trouble and toil!<br>Your boyfriend was cheating and left you distraught.<br>But Meenah was meaner oh who would've thought<br>that her actions intended to help you along;<br>and you must know somehow that she wasn't wrong.<br>The future is coming; they'll just have to wait,<br>but you are determined they'll all meet their fate. CHORUSx2 - Why do you feel that we’re always against<br>something that detriments good consequence?<br>Why do you try to advocate strife;<br>living an alternate life? - The Handmaiden comes as a beacon of doom;<br>she reshapes the past as you watch from your room,<br>and now looking back you can see what she’s done.<br>The battle is over but who really won?<br>You’re being controlled by a glimmering voice;<br>there’s nothing to do ‘cause theres really no choice;<br>You’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t.<br>You want to rebel but you know that you wont<br>be yourself if you do, how could you go on?<Br>You’re trying to help but what’s right is also what’s wrong<br>but you have to believe<br>that you are a person the world really needs. + Why do you feel that we're always against<br>something that detriments good consequence?<br>Why do you try to advocate strife;<br>living an alternate life? + The Handmaiden comes as a beacon of doom;<br>she reshapes the past as you watch from your room,<br>and now looking back you can see what she's done.<br>The battle is over but who really won?<br>You're being controlled by a glimmering voice;<br>there's nothing to do 'cause theres really no choice;<br>You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.<br>You want to rebel but you know that you wont<br>be yourself if you do, how could you go on?<Br>You're trying to help but what's right is also what's wrong<br>but you have to believe<br>that you are a person the world really needs. CHORUSx2 Commentary: |- <i>NEON SYSTEM 95:</i> This work was originally intended as a simple cover for a competition on battleofthebits.org. To make it more unique, I took some inspiration from a song by maxvdubs and wrote some original lyrics; originally they were written about the plot of Dark Souls and the frustrating sense of hopelessness within. When considering what sort of song to make for this album, I realised how well the lyrics seemed to resonate with the story of Damara Megido, and adapted them accordingly. I also recently created an introductory segment (based on the pre-chorus and chorus of the song) intended to depict a sort of inner turmoil as one enters a dark period of their life and is confronted with various emotions including despair, horror, and hatred. The name of the song refers to the concept of rpedetermination and fate. Damara's wiki page notes that she holds "much fatalism and frustration" within herself; considering that I had named the set of Souls-themed lyrics "Frustration," it felt somewhat fitting that "Fatalism" be its counterpart. Note that although the lyrics are mostly directed towards Damara, the second and third stanzas of the second verse refer to the Handmaiden and her service to Lord English. (Many thanks to my friend Chris for helping me better understand the plot details.) - <i>Amelia G.:</i> + <i>Squid:</i> Drawing this piece and listening to Neon Zenith's song really made me look at Damara differently. I wanted to highlight the inner turmoil that people tend to look over, adding the Handmaiden to show those feelings that she hides. Damara is an incredibly interesting character, and I was just telling someone that I don't draw enough Megidos. --- Track: ♉ - Breathtak1ng @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Commentary: |- --- Track: ♑ - Pious Noise Artists: -- ndividedbyzero +- keyboard cait Duration: '3:11' Color: '#a34bff' URLs: @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Art Tags: - Kurloz - 'cw: blood' Commentary: |- - <i>ndividedbyzero:</i> + <i>keyboard cait:</i> It's a shame that Kurloz can't talk much, because it's clear he has a lot of personality to show. With the appearance of a juggalo, mime and skeleton combined, how could he not? He's apparently calm but creepy or terrifying and boisterous depending on who he's talking to, which is something I wanted to emulate in this track with the contrast between the first section and everything afterwards. However, his true, clownish nature shines at the end, when he takes the last resolving note hostage then rubs it in your face. What a rascal. This went through a few (very incomplete) iterations before I finished it, mainly because I wasn't sure where to start expressing Kurloz's character; in the end I combined melodies from different versions to make the final product. It's neat how music can work that way! (P.S The Morse code sounds out "HONK". Because of course.) @@ -639,13 +639,13 @@ URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/land-of-cruisin-and-bruisin - https://youtu.be/cRdYzJrusmI Cover Artists: -- Amelia G. +- Squid Art Tags: - Cronus Commentary: |- <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> Driving a fast car with the top down, Cronus flies down the speedway with a brilliant pixelated city on the horizon as his backdrop. With the moon and stars hanging in the sky, fireworks celebrate his every lap while crowds cheer and hold up signs bearing his name. - <i>Amelia G.:</i> + <i>Squid:</i> I tried to capture the feeling of this very fun song with bright colors and hard edges to give it a bit of a cartoon/video game feel. I haven't drawn many cars, so that was a challenge, as well as trying to limit lines by using solid colors. Ah Cronus... Gotta dig the vwiolet ride. --- Track: Rust Witch @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ Commentary: |- --- Track: Scratchless Scraps Artists: -- ndividedbyzero +- keyboard cait Duration: '2:59' URLs: - https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/scratchless-scraps @@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ Cover Artists: Art Tags: - Carapacians Commentary: |- - <i>ndividedbyzero:</i> + <i>keyboard cait:</i> I have a quiet love for carapaces, so this track was a lot of fun to work on! I took inspiration from the official "The Wanderers" album, one of my favorite albums in the Homestuck discography. I was particularly inspired by the album's electronic and Arabic kind of style, which definitely fits the theme of a desert-like landscape in the ruins of a technologically advanced civilization. In this case, I envisioned Beforus' "years in the future" scenario as being not quite as refined as the Midnight Crew's city, since I kind of doubt the Beforan trolls would have enough teamwork to bother exiling them, but with much more room to build upon than pre-Scratch Earth since the Red Miles and Bec Noir ruined any potential our original exiles had. So the buildup of this song really represents the growth of the Beforan exiles (whoever they may be) and their community itself! (Of course, there's still the issue of Spades Slick eventually shooting a bullet and destroying the entire universe... yikes. Guess they can worry about that later...?) @@ -1641,17 +1641,17 @@ Art Tags: Referenced Tracks: - track:sburban-jungle Lyrics: |- - Hello my darling dear<br>I’ve always been right here<br>Waiting for you, waiting for you<br>What’s that, my darling dear?<br>Suddenly I can’t hear you<br>Cat got your tongue? - Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>There’s no need to fear<br>Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>You're my love, the one I hold so dear - I’m known to be the one (you're slipping away)<br>Who’s always good with love (i can't hold on)<br>I make purrfect matches both red and pale (to you)<br>There's no room for mistake (we’re falling apart)<br>I never miscalculate (why won’t you hold)<br>I could never fail (to me) + Hello my darling dear<br>I've always been right here<br>Waiting for you, waiting for you<br>What's that, my darling dear?<br>Suddenly I can't hear you<br>Cat got your tongue? + Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>There's no need to fear<br>Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>You're my love, the one I hold so dear + I'm known to be the one (you're slipping away)<br>Who's always good with love (i can't hold on)<br>I make purrfect matches both red and pale (to you)<br>There's no room for mistake (we're falling apart)<br>I never miscalculate (why won't you hold)<br>I could never fail (to me) Right? - So what is this sinister feeling?<br>Why do you insist on disappearing?<br>Why do I black out on a whim,<br>Then wake some place I’ve never been?<br>Where are you, my darling dear?<br>Suddenly I can’t hear at all<br>Cat got your tongue? + So what is this sinister feeling?<br>Why do you insist on disappearing?<br>Why do I black out on a whim,<br>Then wake some place I've never been?<br>Where are you, my darling dear?<br>Suddenly I can't hear at all<br>Cat got your tongue? Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>What of you should I fear<br>Puppeteer, puppeteer<br>Suddenly nothing is so clear - Lapses in memory as<br>Your darkness takes hold of me<br>The screams of damned fall on deaf ears<br>A bittersweet melody only I can hear<br>Is this pity or is this love?<br>Or is my decision one I’m not a part of?<br>Logic begs for me to get away<br>But how do I live without you beside me? - Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>Now you’re here, I see you crystal clear. + Lapses in memory as<br>Your darkness takes hold of me<br>The screams of damned fall on deaf ears<br>A bittersweet melody only I can hear<br>Is this pity or is this love?<br>Or is my decision one I'm not a part of?<br>Logic begs for me to get away<br>But how do I live without you beside me? + Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>Now you're here, I see you crystal clear. jumbled mess :)) - Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>I’m paralyzed with fear<br>Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>You’re my love, the one I hold - You’re slipping away, I can’t hold on to you<br>We’re falling apart, why won’t you hold to me<br>You’re slipping away, hold on. + Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>I'm paralyzed with fear<br>Puppeteer, Puppeteer<br>You're my love, the one I hold + You're slipping away, I can't hold on to you<br>We're falling apart, why won't you hold to me<br>You're slipping away, hold on. Commentary: |- <i>thesketchqueen:</i> This song has gone through three lyrical overhauls (the third was becuase the song I created got too personal), two instrumental overhauls, and a shift from "real" instruments to virtual instruments. It's a mess. I wanted to focus on something of the dynamic between Kurloz and Meulin, especially all the gross mind-control stuff. I wanted to give lots of double meanings to the text, too, because puppeteer, nothing means what you think it means, la-di-da. So. Puppeteer. The end. |