[VOLUME WARNING] DM DOKURO - the confusion of being human
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- a track from "They Know Who They Are" - the inner mind tears apart when trust as a concept begins to lose meaning after having been wasted countless times before by many people you once looked up to. The unraveling begins as soon as you start questioning what every encounter with them was all for.
it gets even worse when you had to mentally survive to appease them.
perhaps they didn't care. that, or they remain silent from thinking they can't do anything about it. either way, even this violent rumination goes ignored
and once again, the dread takes away what little instance of hope was given.
Synthesizer V voices used: Ritchy & Mai
Transcription of the freeze frames at 1:38:
- You're talking to yourself again.
- How is this helpful in anyway?
- This isn't therapy
- This is an *echo chamber* .
- Things that only *you* want to hear.
- Sights that only *you* want to see.
- Never even looking to the *TRUTH* :
- *YOU NEED HELP* .
Does this have to do with "them" "who know who they are"?
@@AnaGD I feel a really strong connection to "Still here", a consequence of "They know who they are" events
@BesteresPT ah yes. I got this too cuz the similiar melodies and the drums are used in that album as well. So yeah, you're probably right
This resonates with me so much dude
This background imagery... it... honestly makes me imagine a visit to a therapist. You're trying your best to tell what's on your mind, what's troubling you. They seemingly understand it, and they start talking about your problems.
But... the thing is, you're finding it hard to even trust your feelings. What if all those emotions aren't what they look like? What if I'm just faking it? What if I'm getting it all wrong?.. Those countless what-ifs pile up on each other, burying the truth underneath.
And, at the end of your appointment, therapist gives you prescriptions and recommendations, probably something about trying to see things in a different light. Maybe, when you leave their cabinet, those words make you feel a little better. Maybe it isn't too bad, maybe there is hope..
...but it turns out to be a lie you've told yourself, and after some time your state worsens, emotions and negativity overwhelm you. That's what the last minutes of imagery make me feel.
right? as much as it is a necessity, talking to therapists has always been a struggle for me bc i don't even know how i'm feeling. if what i perceive as sadness or anger in myself is actually that, or just another mask.
alexithymia, bruh.
@@Splatsuma coming from an unexperienced person- What makes talking to therapists a necessity? For almost all my friends I know who have mental issues, the therapist part only seems to worsen their condition
Decided to transcribe as much of this as I can for the people who wanna decipher what it means, there could still be messages that I missed after this, but idk.
Would've used the letters present above their heads at the beginning, but idk if those are supposed to be names or not. (I'm also lazy and don't want to redo it)
> is for the person upside down
< is for the person rightside up.
>: What do you think "trust" means to you?
Thanks
wow. a great conversation
Happy person and frowny person
Being human is perhaps the most confusing thing there is. Ironically enough, in understanding the world around us far more than anything else we share the planet with, we end up knowing just how little we know, whereas our contemporaries are at a blissful ignorance of such uncertainties.
This song hits on so many personal levels for me. Especially right now, where another person and I are taking a huge risk together that might end sour. Thank you, man.
whatever risk it is, i hope it works out, and even if it doesn't, i hope you will still be okay.
WE NEED UPDATES.
I think this song has describe an experience to what I have gone before.
I onced commented on DM Dokuro video that I study in a boarding school for disabled children that have a lot of weird stirct rules and regulations that got me into a situation where I got into a place that I don't want to be. Because of this I put all of my trust into the teachers so that. Once I have become a part of this place. I will not make trouble for anyone. Be a good student, work hard, study well, help people that needed help along the way. But I begin to realize. This is not what I wanted to be.
I don't want to be people pleaser. I don't want to be near people all the time. let alone disabled screaming children. I don't want to just be there so someone could just use me to go do someon elses work.
No I don't want to just go make bed for kids who will litterally pee and make a mess everyday over and over again. It's just tiring, I want to go do somethingelse that are more productive than useful than just smelling pee and poop.
And not just that. I don't want to just lie to people anymore that hey. I'm a human being. You can't just expect me to just do everything at the same time at once. I can't just study. Take care of stubborn kids that won't listen to what you say and scream all day. While also wasting time on time wasting taskes. While also trying to always speak something along the lines of " I will do this someday in the future sir" when I litterally can't because of how everything this school is structered!
There are litterally teachers want to exploit me here! There was even one time where I have to do personal work of his while I didn't even realized it.
Not all Teachers and adults are bad people though. There are geneuinely good teachers at my school. Flawed and disabled yes. But they are the way they are. What I'm saying is
The stuff that some of the adults that they have said or done. Are directly or indirectly hurting the students or making everything worse one way or another!
There was one time. My principle said "Our students started learning coding in Python C++ and javascript at the age of 3 in our class" meanwhile most of the students can't even read or write or speak english! let alone speak normal local languages
You get the idea of how things are going right here in my situation. What I experienced was just absolute torture for me. It might not be a lot for someone but it was for me.
I don't want to overwork my self just please someone anymore. I can't really trust everyone even if they look good on the surface. You can't really trust everything.
I don't want to live in a place where I have to lie to the teachers that I'm fine I'm not tired when I really am. Stay in the place where I have to listen to screaming children. all day
I'm sorry if I'm rambling like nonsense about my personal life here but. The song just made me realize how much my life is like the meaning of this song.
My mind is tearing apart when I begin to realize how the idea of eveything that I know of begin to become meaningless by so many adults that I thought I could look up to but they hurt me instead directly or indirectly. Along side with other types of things that could have been avoided but didn't because of either negligence or rules that were made by adults that don't think of the consequence. Making me think what I have met them or what I have done for them was all for?
And not only that there are times when I have to just talk my way out just to please them So I could be "A good student"
Either that they don't know they don't care or don't think of what are the consequences of it eiher way. The actions have been done. And the damage was made.
With that the things that I have gone through create a dread that how much things I have lost. How much time events things that were made and unable to be undone. Leaving me nothing but grief in return.
I wish a time where I don't have to suffer through all the bad things that have happended to me so I could be happier and not suffer through all the things that have had happend. Things that could have been avoided so I don't have to be suffering like what I am right now.
But all of that are fantasy. My best guess now is to just focus on graduating from this place so I don't have to be someone elses tool to be used again. So I could be free. Not having to worry over everything any longer.
Let's hope one day I leave this place. I will tell all of you how my life was after all of this is over.
Mayby once I get into university. Things would be better or worse. Which are something out of my control.
Thank you Dm Dokuro for sharing your feelings with us.
It's a pleasure to have someone that have the same feeling as I am. That I now know
I wasn't alone
Thank you for everything
None of us are alone, even if we may feel we are. I hope things start looking up for you.
The sentiment is nice but the “there are genuinely good teachers at my school. *Flawed and disabled yes, but they are the way they are”* is throwing me for a loop for being so… _seemingly blatantly ableist_ lmao??
uh, a lot of text, I don't care
so sorry you're going through that, but keep pushing on and you can get through it. take care :>
@@uwuuwu9013why even reply then?
this song definitely has a deeper meaning than the others in this album. The human can no longer see a reason to trust others after being betrayed. but the reflection sees things from a different angle and thinks the others are inheritably good. overall its just them questioning themselves, trying to make sense of anything rather than fixing the problem, destroying any hope left
#relatable
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Though that is a valid interpretation I disagree. I see this a reflection builds a foundation of hope, this entire world, and everything we have, all that we've ever become. As a people... the reason we have everything we do now, is because people came together, defined survival of the fittest, miners mine metals, scientists made plastic and engineered and in the end, we made phones to connect us. Personal connections in ways that we can't now. But found a world to make the world better than our individual selves... that means something
I'm not preaching, or at least trying not to. This lack of hope in others, this betrayal of his own judgment. Means he needs to rebuild trust in himself. Reevaluating how he feels how and why he trusts. That is how you rebuild. Trust in yourself.
You don't seem to be preaching, man. I don't entirely agree, but I do agree with the pure sentiment.
There is still light in the world.
Finding help is necessary, but there are a lot of steps to recognizing that you need it.
the amount of emotion that DM Dokuro can evoke through music is absolutely incredible
He has immense power
WE MAKIN IT OUTTA EXISTENTIAL TORMENT WITH THIS ONE 🗣🔥🔥🔥
Not DM dokuro. Because when he is making music is because he is in existencial torment
Perhaps… to be human is to not always act logically, and to understand that other humans will do the same. To not have a boundless supply of hope is part of humanity. To have that hope falter is proof. To need the right people around you to restore that hope is part of humanity. To need others in order to restore that faith in yourself is humanity.
I haven’t been around these days, but I hope I can help affirm your humanity and heal that capacity to hope. Even if it’s by a small amount.
As mechanical as you might feel at times, don’t lose sight of what you truly are. I certainly know I am the same way sometimes.
I love how slow and longwinded the fadeout of this song is. It portrays how hard it is to just give up something that's been in your life as long as you can remember. There is so much more I could say about all of your songs similar to this, keep it up DMDokuro you mad genius.
this feels like one of those things that echoes in the back of your head. the longer its been there the more distorted it gets, eventually you lose sight of what it really means but its still there. its always there
Dm Dokuro is one of the most underrated artists I’ve ever come across and is the first music artist I really liked at all. It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come
“My cries of distress are met with a void of reason as I yearn for an answer as to why I’ve faltered.”
I’d rather focus on how positive this song was for me since it opened my eyes into something I could relate with. But it really just defined a similar occurrence of breached trust that I experienced, and it only enrages me. All I want from that occurrence is an answer as to what I did wrong, but despite my extensive efforts to keep that trust, I am replaced with someone else. The reason unknown and left with no explanation, being so it just stirs the hatred within everytime I think about it.
This album has probably been my favorite project you’ve worked on. I’ve been interested in your recent breakcore songs and this is probably my favorite breakcore song you’ve made. Hell, it’s probably one of my favorite songs you’ve made. I love how the songs in this album seem to connect to each other, and whether it’s intentional or not, I love how the long chords in the background sound like embers, which is the next song in the album.
oh it’s ABSOLUTELY intentional. he did this in embers as well to lead to bacteriophage
@@crimson-foxtwitch2581 Yeah that’s when I started looking for this stuff. This is why Dokuro is my favorite music artist.
I was waiting for this since the dm dokuro Christmas special
Legit one of my favorite songs so far, alongside still here and keep walking
I hate myself for not being able to put what I really feel from your music here but
Thank you Dokuro, thanks for letting us hear your amazing n beautiful work, your music already took a place in my life and heart
Having not gone through anything you may have, I don't find it appropriate to offer words of encouragement, that's just "The Beacon" all over again. AllI can really say is...
I hope you still enjoy making your music as much as we enjoy listening to it.
Because this album is gold.
i'll continue to make music. if i love music, i create it. if i hate music, i create something out of the hatred. if i feel like i want to stop, i'll be reminded of a world that never understood how to handle me in the first place.
i can hold as much resentment as i do with things that will continue to overshadow the new stuff, but either i suck it up and continue creating music, or walk away for good and seek "greener pastures," as would a sane and dignified human being.
@@DMDOKURO I see. Reminds me of "Keep Walking" in a way.
Another breathtaking piece that hits people where it's relatable...
I will say from experience... Trust for me is something that was fragile and easily broken... So... For the longest time... I grew cold towards others... Became hateful towards myself for ever believing in promises that never were fulfilled... Feeling betrayed, by not only those who lied directly to my face... But by myself for trying to find meaning to these lies...
Trust was, and still is to a lesser extent, dead to me... How are you supposed to trust others when you can't even trust yourself... I felt worthless, and grew more hateful towards myself for such worthlessness...
I thought I was alone...
Up until rather recently... About a year ago now...
I speak not flattery nor lies, only the truth...
A series of music had begun production... And in listening to the first of such pieces released... That barrier which I'd put around myself began to crack... And for the first time in a long...
I began to feel something that wasn't nothing again...
For the first time in a long time...
I didn't feel alone...
I felt that it seemed that everyone has their own struggles, tho deep down I'd already known that... I was finally able to accept it...
Over a year later... And the series of music is now half-complete... much Longer than the much more pessimistic me of the past thought I'd last...
I still have a long way to go before I'm even remotely close to "alright"...
Then again... When were we, humanity, ever alright?
Thank you so much, Dokuro...
Even if it might not seem like much to you sometimes, and sometimes when you doubt that your music has an effect on people...
Just remember... You and your music have saved me, and I can almost guarantee that I'm not the only one...
We... Are not alone :' )
how useless
Nobody is completely alone while in this world. Stay strong.
"When were we, humanity, ever alright?"
I feel ya on that one
Trust is hard, and there are healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing with it. Both when it comes to trusting and not trusting.
I've had my trust pretty heavily betrayed myself. But there is still value in connecting with others, you just gotta find a way of doing it that isn't reckless.
I know you'll find your way ^.^
Perhaps "know" isn't the right word exactly, but I feel it strongly you're on the "right path", or at least- a path I believe in.
As someone who has dealt with sadness, like we all have, this song shows that hope always exists.
The emotional tension that was building up from the start up to the release at 5:00 was surreal.
The whole song felt like one powerful storm that kept gaining speed until suddenly disappearing at the 5:00 mark.
Brilliant!
I have no real way of describing this experience right now, but, just, FUCK. Not only is the music absolutely wonderful, but the visuals are also CRAZY, not to mention the lyrics which bring back kinda fucked memories, but still. Shit's wild man, big ups!
that bass is catchy as hell, GOD DAMN THIS MUSIC IS GOOD.
This song hits home for me on so many levels, whether it be the constant talk to yourself or the confusion on what’s going to happen next. Truly a masterpiece
>volume warning
>on a DM DOKURO song
>puts it on full blast anyway
this sign cant stop me because i cant read
edit: This is fucking Heavenly oh my god
But my ears is bleeding...
@@did1066 a small price to pay
i love the part at 5:30
the mic of sounds make it so they blend together to make a chaotic yet calm melody and its amazing
And this one. This piece got me doing mental gymnastics, even though I don't have the perfect words to describe the feeling I will try my best.
The irony in the fact that I've been a part of doing this to someone else that I also holded dear but can also relate deeply to the feeling I get from it is quite fascinating to me, but as of now, all I can do to express how or why it tickles my brain so much is because of how trust is pretty much the same as hope, as the song explicitly says. I agree.
But It's also part of the reason for which you get upset, even if you always feared and expected the outcome of that trust being broken and abused by the second party for their attempt of a benefit. It's almost impulsive. Funnily enough it feels safer when it has to be rationalized to work properly just to go back to point 0
This song about sums up about how i feel right now. A friend of mine recently asked to talk to me about something, then opens up with how they dont want to be friends with me anymore and can't deal with me and my attitude anymore. They started listing all these things that i was "wrong" for, as well as critiquing how i treated another friend. Long story short, they just made assumptions about things, misunderstood other things, and didn't know all the information. They regret what they said and apologized, but the fact that they didn't come to ask about anything to clarify, and had been so prepared to just get rid of me, they had made up their own narrative in their head, and were so fixated on it that they wouldn't try to see any other persepctive. I've known them for about a year, and yet they still didn't seem to value our friendship at all. Thank you for writing a song to explain my thoughts. Love your work, keep it up.
If you're reading this, you know who you are. Know that while i have forgiven you, its going to take some time for me to not feel hurt by all this.
Wow! The drum and bass are amazing. What a trippy experience! Has me wondering where the conversation came from for context. Thanks for making more music! We love it 😄
it still amazes me how much detail goes into the design and detail of not only the music but the visuals too, its so refreshing to see such passionate detail into something.
I could talk about the existentialism of being human, how confusing and patternless it is
but everyone else is doing that, this beat slaps hard
UA-cam unsubscribed me shortly after the beacon, it seems, because HOLY SHIT this is a masterpiece. How did I miss this? This brings me right back to the first time I listened to "we had good times together, don't forget that." I somewhat resonate with the messages within this piece. You think you know someone, huh? Time and unrealistic expectations for you to be immaculate, flawless in every way, tends to do relationships dirty. You let down your facade, slip up, stumble and fall and expect them to catch you, and then the radio goes silent. Makes you wonder whether they ever wanted to see you as you are. Maybe they were just as confused as you, but not brave enough to admit their own faults. Regardless, they're gone, and that hope you had that times would change with them around burns a hole deep within.
We had good times together, and I'm never going to forget that. The fault lies not with the individual, but the collective ignorance we shared about our expectations, our patience.
I miss her.
...that derailed, didn't it? But it felt good, writing.
Absolutely beautiful.
There are no words to describe how good this is
"words fail to describe" 😳
A conversation of reality. Whether falling or recovering, will always have a light.
Once again, Dok blows my mind. And my eardrums.
I think I understand what Dokuro was trying to say with this.
I haven't heard deafening noises this emotional since Sewerslvt's last album.
This type of music touches my soul. It feels like I'm traversing in a land of uncertainty.
this is the first time I ever actually shed a tear from music.
This can easily be interpreted as a person talking to himself, as its said around 1:38.
Left is the negative thoughts stuff in life makes you think. Right is the stuff you know you should think and tell yourself.
As a quite wise man (even though he wouldn't say the same) once said: "Whenever you let go of something, it haunts you"
Sometimes we don't trust anyone to talk about these things. Sometimes not even ourselves. But theres trust out there that we should embrace and be vulnerable. Not just with others, but with your inner voice.
I could write an extensive long ass comment on how close this hits home but this is already long, so I'll just summarize as "You're not alone out there."
Words fail to describe how much I love this entire album, but this song and the beacon are undoubtedly my favorites so far. They feel like a very different style from the others in the album, but in a good way, like a prelude to something bigger.
They both end simular
the buildup at 4:50 just got me. keep up the work dokuro, you don't disappoint
"Ain't nothing more terrifying than watching someone silently fall apart....."
Truer words were never spoken.
i cant wait for this album, this sounds so amazing already.
always happy to see a dm dokuro upload
It is fascinating how much of a message you can put in one single track. ...Just wow
Oh my god this is so good. Probably my second favourite behind keep walking.
probably one of the best albums ever...too much emotional charge and I really appreciate the existence of this particular album... thank you
They say once trust is broken, it's gone forever. Luckly, the ability to try again isn't like that.
Once you're at the bottom, the only way forward is up. But the bottom doesn't have to be all dark and gloomy. If you can stand and look up, you'll see the light of hope up there.
With a new path to pursuit!
this album has already shaped up to be my favorite work from you so far
this is by far my most favorite track in TKWTA, only seconded by the beacon
God i love this song, it's so immaculate.
Hell yeah, love the drums on this one. Amazing as always
As a man who is confused of being human, i love this one a lot
I am so looking forward to the release of the full album, I just keep coming back to these songs.
Amazing bangers from DM DOKURO as always. We all love your work keep going and taking breaks ❤
I choose to believe that even if it hurts, I can change as a person and move past the hatred and sorrow holding me back.
Me flipping my phone again and again just to see what they are saying:
Nice song as always
I swear, with every upload from you, it makes me more and more glad I'm subbed. Amazing work!
Thank you so much dokuro! This song reminds me that I’m not alone with this
im glad i checked out this version after listening to the instrumental version a few times, the message in this is quite a powerful and relevant one
just incredible. The way you convey such powerful emotion and conflict into your music is beautiful. It just resonates with so many people, myself included. Keep moving forward my dude.
you know it's good when the 7 minute song feels like 3
We are the universe experiencing ourselves.
This gives me those Toonami bump vibes back in early 2000's, where they have a really sick a fast beat with clips from anime saying out-of-context profound statements. I really love this style!
I was confused and amazed at the same time.
Sounds like this one took inspiration from Sewerslvt's style while the previous track took from Unit.0's style.
Really interesting
I was thinking the same thing. It sounds like Sewerslvt mixed with actual breakcore drum breaks if that makes sense.
The worst part is it isn't what other people tell me. It's what I tell myself
Another masterpiece
This is so beautiful. I have no idea why tho. It’s just awesome. I love it!!
Volume Warning: Please resist the urge to blast this at 1200 decibels
Is the reflection telling the truth to, well, itself? It sounds positive but then again a lot of these are when they have a deeper meaning. I feel like the inner voices haven't always been right, at least about something. Song is a vibe tho.
DOKURO is my crack dealer except crack is surreal existentialist bangers
Underrated masterpiece
Do these 2 humans know who they are?
a human and their reflection
@@DMDOKURO I see! Diving!
Yo? Sprag and DM DOKURO?! insane
@@DMDOKUROWhy is their reflection female
sprag and dm dokuro in the same comment section is something I would never expect to see.
Oh boy, another song to have on repeat for the next month :D
Amazing work like always keep up the work dm
Wow. it is interesting how you use hope as an analogy of trust. When you trust someone in doing an action. You hope they do it, and when they don't your hope is not met and thus you trust was breached. I personally see it as something different however, hope to me is something that you do not fully know if it will happen ot not but you want it to happen. While trust is something that you truly believe will happen. Thats what seperates hope amd trust for me atleast
So the voices here are two SynthV voices , Richie the male vocal and Mai the Female vocal. Very cool
DM DOKURO On their way to release another banger because they can.
I looooove loud music like this, it’s so strange but when things are so loud but still working musically it’s just so powerful for me lol. I get the same kind of effect from sewerslvts jackie remix
Just broke up last night, this song saved me. Thank you.
love this new song bro, hope you're doing well Dokuro!
he isnt posting these new things to spotify because he doesent want too much attention frfr
(these are too goated for spotify)
This definitely feels like a song that plays right before the last song on the list.
Like some kind of interlude, before the final piece of the puzzle is finally put together.
I could be VERY wrong about this, but it just feels like that, and I know a few musicians has done that same thing in their own albums too.
Nope, it's halfway if you look at the playlist he has
this is the end of Part 1 of the album.
@@crimson-foxtwitch2581 makes sense yea, since I saw afterwards a community post from DM about it
This is seriously beautiful
peak has been posted
Honestly incredible
"i feel like I can't let go of something that's been in my life for that long"
Im sorry man. You don't deserve things to be this way.
This might be the only instance where you wanna leave the past and move on, but the past comes back and claws your legs to pull you back in.
They can't. They're not strong enough, mostly just leaving surface scratches on your skin. But it's enough to go on your nerves.
and they have the audacity to tell me that i'm the one who can't let go.
@@DMDOKURO sigh.
the drums... WOW they go crazy in this song
this is amazing!
very ambient!!
The sewerslut vibes are off the charts rn. Also I really love the motif of two conflicting voices you’ve been using in this song and “I’m still here” which I believe is your best work. Ps I would love to see the return of coffee breaks, they were a very interesting look into the creative process of an artist who is very cryptic and vague.
Life marker for me personally, you are currently with him but not in a relationship. He cares for you, or he says so, half of you trusts him, other half doesnt. Two times apart in ‘23. Good luck,Micah.
Amazing! Loving this album
Ooo this sounds cool ngl
new upload holy
Amazing!!!! 👏
jeez, you weren’t kidding with the loud warning.
lol, I just went to the channel, and here is a new video
Awesome sauce dude!
Objective Unclear I've become even more confused