Cosmo Sheldrake - The Moss
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2014
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Lyrics:
Well, legend has it that the moss grows on the north side of the trees,
Well, legend has it that when the rain comes down, all the worms come up to breathe,
Well, legend has it that when the sunbeams come, all the plants they eat them with their leaves,
Well, legend has it that the world spins round on an axis of twenty-three degrees.
But have you heard the story of the rabbit in the moon,
Or the cow that hopped the planets, while straddling a spoon,
Or she, who leapt up mountains, while whistling up a tune,
And swapped her songs with swallows, while riding on a broom.
Well we can all learn things both many and a-few,
From that old hunched woman who lived inside a shoe,
Or the girl that sang all day and by night she ate tear soup,
Or, the man who drank too much and got the brewers' droop.
Come listen up all ye fair maids to how the moral goes,
Nobody knew and nobody knows,
How the pobble was robbed of his twice five toes,
Or how the dong came to own a luminous nose,
Or how the jumblies went to sea in a sieve that they rowed,
And came to shore by the chankly bore, where the bong trees grow,
Where the jabberwocky's small green tentacles do flow,
And the quanglewangle plays, in the rain and the snow.
I’m working on new music…
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He has returned!
YAAAAY
Man. I love your work.
hello
So excited for new music!! I've been listening to all of your available stuff on repeat for about a month and a half now and can't wait to see whats next!
everybody tryna make sense of this but he just wanna sing about moss
Omg, he still favorites comments
This somehow got me to laugh
@@hollownxt1295 IKR HE EVEN RESPONDED A COMMENT WITH A "hmmm" TO A THEORY COMMENT A FEW WEEKS AGO THE LADS AMAZING
@@hollownxt1295 hollow knight pfp I see
@@tigerkat4419 Thank you for noticing.
A girl at my school sang this for her talent during talent show
How did she do
Yeah I’m interested now
@@Orion-lt6di it was shit but hey good for her
@@bree9043 lmao
3ree well then.
I feel like I'm listening to Dr Seuss fall to the dark side. That's a compliment.
Dr Seuss on LSD
Forgotten Dr Seuss is trying to stop the forest form being consumed by demons
The "That's a compliment" is the cherry on top of this comment
@@AManOnline. looking through these comment is like talking to a whole room of people who got way too high and I'm the only sober one getting more and more high from the smell
@@doyourbest_uwu R/OddlySpecific
I had this song stuck in my head during a test and it asked “how many degrees is the earth tilted” and I got it right thank you cosmo sheldrake
Incredible.
*legend has it*
Well, how many is it?
@@blazingmaniac8374 23 degrees
Well, that's simply a legend, no?
He sounds like a story that's bitter about being forgotten.
This comment is SO underrated oh my god
Agreed. This does make me wonder, however, how many stories have we forgotten?
@@cybersearcher1041 that's tripping me out now
ikr
Oh ... Oh GOD
I swear this guy is some kind of immortal traveler who talks to forest animals and sings folk songs to villagers.
million dollar girl
He’s actually a Fæ. Hozier is the mythical music hobo.
He's an animal crossing npc
So Snufkin pretty much
Are you implying he isn’t?
Makes sense tbh he sound really wise
Sheldrake: "But have you heard the story of the rabbit and the moon? Or the cow that hopped the planets while straddling a spoon, or she who leapt the mountains while whistling up a tune and swapped her songs with swallows while riding on her broom? Now we can all learn things, both many and a few, from the old hunched up woman who lived inside a shoe. For the girl who sang by day, and by night she ate tear soup, or the man who drank too much and he got the brewers' droop."
Me: I like your funny words, magic man
Two scoops please
@@prinkpbj8027 3 days ago, beautiful
Wait until you hear about the Quangle Wangle.
I didn't say anything but thanks?
@@magicman6475 underrated comment
Are we not gonna talk about how Cosmo Sheldrake is literally the coolest name we have ever heard
You're fucking right and I hadn't even processed it-
Reminds me of black Pluto
And his brother's name is Merlin Sheldrake, which is just as awesome
The fact that there are new people responding to this comment makes me so happy
@@samuelwithers2221 yeet
Dude, this guy's voice is so strange in such an interesting and almost addicting way. I could listen to him sing all day.
lol, i've only listened to this song all week, nothing else
silly wittle kitty I’ve listened to his music for almost two years and let me tell you, it’s hard to listen to other music now 😬
:o
He's one of the fae I swear
I see that i am not the only one who thinks this way
Anyone else notice how the audio changes and degrades at the end of the song, until it becomes unrecognizable? Seems like a parallel to how stories dissolve and get forgotten
u got a point-
Or how our stories became shit
Cool!
oh, i thought it was rain pouring down or something lmao
@@problem3412 Then all the worms come out to breathe
in love with the way new fans of cosmo are finding this song and trying to dissect it because it reminds me of the fact that when i discovered him, back in maybe 2017, i simply thought “huh. he’s nuts.” and then listened to pelicans we on repeat for 3 weeks. you all make me feel dumb and old.
I'm already old at my 15th year of existence, what can I do for being a optimist child not-bipolar like my friends?
LMAOKSBSHISJSDJHTNDJX
Half of me knew from the start that this wasn't meant to be made sense of, the other half can't help it
I usually don't see comments when years have passed. Then I'm like "woah" when I see one xD
lmao
Cosmo Sheldrake us the forest god of life, while Hozier is the forest god of death
makes sense
Yup. Makes sense to me
We need a forest pantheon of musicians
I would worship these musician forest gods tbh
And Aurora the forest godess of spirits 👀
There's something about this song that just makes impossible to stop listening to.
It's the crisp vocals, I'm sure of it. Or maybe the on-point beat? I'm less sure now.
Its a bop, period
Edit: This song slaps
Its the vibe it gives off
Legend has it he’s still listening to it to this day
Right!?
Legend has it that when the wifi goes off all the interoverts come out to see.
@Spectator legend has it that when Fortnite shuts down I’ll (finally) get to play DnD
Legend has when the bell tolls round, it tolls for you and for me.
By the way I love your magazine.
I see a parody coming
@@rileystoetzel8879 Great Leader Jim Pickens I-
Someone: remotely mentions moss
Hollow knight fans: *HEAVY BREATHING*
Ah, an intellectual I see.
Goatgang ah, Another intellectual I see
I found this song through that music video. You know the one I'm talking about.
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
YESSS
"Come listen all ye fair maids to how the moral goes:
Nobody knew and nobody knows."
that bit always hit different
Exactly, there’s just something about it, and I don’t know what it is, but it’s incredible
I think that’s the point of the song honestly. Everyone trying to dissect the meaning of the song, but I don’t think even Sheldrake knows what it means. Hence “Nobody knew and nobody knows.”
ikr-
From a musicians stand point it’s most likely the harmonies that got you. “Nobody knew and nobody knows” is accented by a series of harmonies bringing it to your attention and just sounding fantastic to the ears
exurb1a vibes
Everybody: hEs A TiMe TrAvElEr!!
Me: *Q U A N G L E W A N G L E*
Thanks, Satan
Thanks, Satan
Thanks, Satan
Thanks, Satan
Thanks Satan
I'm so pissed I don't know how to animate yet this would be my number one thing to animate
CupcakeSnake _ I can help you with that. ;)
CupcakeSnake _ If you're interested, my art is Ibuki Draws channel.
XD im animating it rn
CupcakeSnake _ do a fnaf animation
I would if I could to buddy, I would if I could
My interpretation of this song is that it's reminding the listener that while it's good to learn and remember factual information, it's also worthwhile to remember folklore and have an active imagination.
That's what I ended up getting from it
Also the lessons that folklore teaches! He directly states to listen to the morals of stories.
I thought also that it's like
In the olden times folklore was out science
In the future we'll know all the ways our current science, albeit more true than folklore of course, is very wrong and biased
It's just knowledge all of it
i think its more about that we put allot of emphasis on fact rather than morals.
Based a dnd character of mine on this song. They're a two hundred-year old gnome druid with a multiclass into bard, who wandered the wide earth for as long as they can remember, writing down all sorts of folk stories, legends and facts. In the last 70 years, they settled down on a small farm, near a village called Carrotshore, and were known as "the weird old guy". Every night, they would stay up at a campfire, while excited kids ran up to them, giggling and asking the old man to tell them another one of their stories. And of course they did. For once, getting to share all of the contents of their notebook was priceless to them. Knowing that the stories of old would be remembered for another generation... and so passed 70 years, feeling like a blink of an eye to the old druid. The kids that they knew are now old as well, everyone knows that the druid's some sort of mage. But to this day, small kids run to the bonfire on the farm and excitedly ask for another story. Some children knew how to play some instruments. And so, together they made a song about all the wonderful things the old druid has heard.
Until one day, an evil, greedy and miserable king thought that the old druid was corrupting the village's kids with magic.
And then he burned the village down. As the druid watched from afar, tears streamed down their eyes. But there was no choice left now, was there? The druid wasn't all that strong. They brought fertility to the land, and warded off wild animals, but that was all that they could do. And so the druid walked away, humming an old tune that they made up with some kids. The druid walked away with their notebook, in search of new stores to write down, and a new place to settle.
Holy shit i love this song to absolute bits
Awesome story!
you possess a gift for making up stories, my friend
yo this is a bop
thx for the heart!
true
No cap!
Toothpaste recommends. 10/10 doctors like the song!
@@ctrl_x1770 yesp
3 types of commenters
1. The ones who tear down the meaning of the song
2.the ones who claim the author is an immortal omnipresent deity who lives the life of a folkist.
3. Krankle wangle
k r a n k l e w a n g l e
Its Quanglewangle.
Quanglewangle
And the forth, which is people saying that there's three kind of commenters
There is a 4th,
The ones who mention the other 3 types of commenters
Edit: someone already did this but i don't care
Whenever I listen to this I can imagine an immortal traveler telling children of different kingdoms about the places they’ve been
As a hardcore metalhead, this is a relaxing change of pace, and one of the few non-metal songs I genuinely love
Your ears must get like sound whiplash
@@MAILMAN9936 It's a bit of a shock going from Cosmo to Anaal Nathrakh, I'll tell you that much lmao
Hey! Same!
same coming from infant annihilator to this is wild
Three types of commenters:
1. Tries to find the meaning of the song
2. Random comments about how he is secretly I time traveler fae god.
3. Being chaotic and making puns and shit
Mandie Slaughter and the people ho write down the lyrics even tho it’s in the link.
Ah, a UA-cam Goddess I'm guessing? Good job wasting your life
4. People writing comments about other commenters
Bruh ya did it wrong. It ain't fae it's fæ
@@jamesmd9925 But like bruh, I don't have a keyboard that lets me do that lmfao
This is some over the garden wall material
Endei The Beanie omg yaaaaaaaaaaaas
Magic Spark yea i still wish they continued Over the Garden Wall, but there wasn't much more to explain at the end =
a spin off series dedicated to the frog (he has too many names btw) would be ma jam..
Lui Bean It was wrapped up perfectly, a sequel wouldn't have worked. it was a closed series
frankieiswinter yeeeesssss! Also TWolf: Yea I just wish there was more episodes in between. But I'm fine with the ones we have now =>
I feel like this song was written for people who suffer from existential crisis like me
I learned too much about the universe and how all atoms will one day be unable to keep together and how all light will disappear forever. And it will happen, I kind of lost my will to live
But when I found this song it made me realize something.
When the song starts it talks about facts like the moss growing on the north side of trees, the world spinning on an axis of 23 degrees and the like in a slow and accepting way. But when the second part hits, he sings in an energetic and happy way about such unrealisticly abstract stuff like a cow jumping from planet to planet while strandling a spoon.
As I heard those lines I kinda started laughing while tearing up, it reminded me of myself, looking at the far bigger picture instead of just zooming in and enjoyin my life.
This song cured my existential crisis
You vibed at 23 degrees to high my friend
This fits me perfectly I just love the universe and quantum fysics. But as you did I learnt too much and had the biggest existential crisis. I do not remember how I got over it but it is good to see that it is not only me.
Oh thank god it wasn't me going crazy like a dupler brine
What a wonderful realization. I am glad you feel this way and hope you can continue to discover the joy of this world in everyday life.
Worry not: We won't be there to see the lights go out.
This song gives a weird kind of nostalgia... And I like it
Despite only being 4 years old
@@MAILMAN9936 it's 7 years old
@@Orpheus_224 ok
our original strive becoming carefree
Omg yes I can’t explain it but it feels nice
I am on a safe side of the UA-cam
yes, all of cosmo’s music is v safe
I feel like we are on the border from all the amazing music to the more creative chaotic music
We’ve found the best side
It's like the point in a game where you can never be hurt. Like the spawnpoint in a fighting game
@@BobRossCat y e s
I love all of the references to Edward Lear's nonsense poems in the second verse!
For anyone who is not familiar with his works, here's a list of the references and the poems to which they correspond:
"Nobody knew and nobody knows, how the pobble was robbed of his twice five toes."
A line taken directly from the poem "The Pobble Who Has No Toes"
"Or how the dong came to own a luminous nose."
Referring to the poem "The Dong With The Luminous Nose" (which is neither sexual nor having anything to do with Rudolph, lol)
"Or how the jumblies went to sea in a sieve that they rowed, and came to shore by the chankly bore, where the bong trees grow"
Referring to the poem "The Jumblies"
"And the quangle wangle plays, in the rain and the snow"
Referring to the poem "The Quangle Wangle's Hat"
Hope this was helpful to at least someone :)
nice!!
Wow, never expected to get a reply from you! Thanks so much!!
Wow. I’m so glad I found this comment. I was wondering about those lines
Cosmo must really like poems...
Thanks! I was wondering if he was referencing to something, and I’m glad he was :)
This gives me a vibe so similar to Soldier Poet King, just... so much more mournful.
I swear hes a forest traveler that makes little villages for fairies and talks to animals
Who else can't stop listening to this? And, who else is thinking about animating this song? It needs more love.
(This next part is from June 2020)
I've seen the animation of this already. Wow. I didn't expect this comment to get so popular. Wow. How time flies eh?
Oh are you in for a surprise
@@jamesebbery3793 hol up, you gonna
Everytime I listen to a song I always animate in my head, same with real life when I hear a shit convo
@tu papi la papa
You welcome Skate Potatoe
Me, when I learn to animate better
I'm probably the only one but this gives me strong Snufkin vibes and I love it.
Same
Yo you definitely not alone on that
Snoofkin
yes
That’s the first thing I thought
This is the one song I never get tired of somehow.
It gives me nature/fantasy vibes and fits the story I’m writing so darn well. It makes me feel better in just a few seconds after a 1 -hour mental breakdown. And it absolutely bops! I guess I’ve truly found a favorite song, and that’s coming from someone who’s highly indecisive and can never have one exact answer!
Same
Same here
i swear this man is some sort of interdimensional forest god or something that talks with fairies and animals and has learned the way of the moss and decided to sing about it
Mystical elf is real!
The “nobody knew and nobody knows” part gives me chills every time
listen to the demo version too, there is an additional line or two in there
@@CosmoSheldrake k
@@REDCTD-chan k
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@@Anchoretta k
Legend has it if you sing Cosmo Sheldrake while hanging upside down you'll summon the faerie folk
Pixie Is Online The song's name is The moss but ok, you do you
@@identikited no she just means Cosmo in general
It didn't work :(
Sadie Really? It took me about 20 mins but they came out eventually. Just try harder.
@dat boi You gave your name when asked, didn't you? 🤦🏻♂️ Everyone knows the correct response is 'You cannot have my name but you may call me __'
bruh everyone talking about the lyrics or whatever but can we also appreciate the glorious background beat? that alone deserves a medal
8 years late! This song is still a bop! 🤩
Did you right this on Christmas?
Now 10 years ago song
This was the most unique song I've ever heard. Holy shit I'm in love
Kristin Gonda i couldnt agree more. One of the best songs i have ever heard i have never felt so compasionate to a song
SAME!!!
Gucci gang
Cosmo has alot of unique songs to enjoy
@@demolictorrent2177 this is why you have two subs
Fun fact: A "brewers droop" is a term used to describe erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy drinking.
Oh
David Huff I did😡🐜😡🐜
oh... I uh, thought it had to do with alcoholism...
Well I guess it kinda _does_
David Huff huh? I just wanted to know the meaning of the songs lyrics lol
Ok so I have a theory, this is like something from the future, why do you have a feeling almost like your forgetting something? Easy the world has ended and has recreated bring us back, us not even realizing it happened this song almost brings back what happened. Theory two...giving us a vibe non of us can discribe when we listen to this why you ask because this is something from the future, giving us a hint of what’s going to happen the feeling of familiar is because it already happened and we don’t know it. Some apocalyptic thing happened wiping out most of man kind the ones who survived telling the “legends” from long ago. This probably didn’t make sense to you but it made sense to me.
hmmm
@@CosmoSheldrake I SEE YOU THERE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE 6 YEARS LATER AFTER THIS VIDEO GOT POSTED SHKEBSMSN
@@sourlofi *secret tiem*
@@CosmoSheldrake don't mind me just hopping over to say hi. *vanishes to another world*
@@nickolasrealmjumper5172 this is making me uneasy that this video is six years old or something and im finding this comment from 4 hours ago
i discovered this song like 2 or 3 years ago and then completly forgot about it and just now remebered how much i loved it so happy i got to rediscover it all over again
That song is absolutely fascinating.
TRUE!
666 likes let's keep it that way
Play song 1.5x
It makes me feel some sort of way
lovin lixaa now it’s over 1.5 k sorry broski
I played this song around my partner and now every once in a while they ask me to “play that moss man”
this needs to be on wholesome memes asap
"honey" "yeah" "it's time to play that moss man" "okay"
Whenever my friend refers to Cosmo in conversation she'll go, "Oh yeah, your moss man-" and it's precious lol
Relationship goals:
I am the moss man, i am here, i am made of moss, watch my videos i will be moss
Legend has it that the moss grows on
The north side of the trees
Well, legend has it when the rain comes down
All the worms come up to breathe
Well, legend has it when the sunbeams come
All the plants, they eat them with their leaves
Well, legend has it that the world spins round
On an axis of 23 degrees
But have you heard the story of the rabbit in the moon?
Or the cow that hopped the planets while straddling a spoon
Or she, who leapt up mountains, while whistling up a tune
And swapped her songs with swallows while riding on a broom
Well, we can all learn things, both many and a-few
From that old hunched-up woman who lived inside a shoe
Or the girl that sang by day and by night she ate tear soup
Or the man who drank too much and he got the brewers' droop
Come listen, all ye fair maids, to how the moral goes
Nobody knew and nobody knows
How the Pobble was robbed of his twice five toes
Or how the Dong came to own a luminous nose
Or how the Jumblies went to sea in a sieve that they rowed
And came to shore by the Chankly Bore where the Bong-trees grow
Where the Jabberwocky's small green tentacles do flow
And the Quangle Wangle plays in the rain and the snow
But have you heard the story of the rabbit in the moon?
Or the cow that hopped the planets while straddling a spoon
Or she, who leapt up mountains, while whistling up a tune
And swapped her songs with swallows while riding on a broom
Well, we can all learn things, both many and a-few
From that old hunched-up woman who lived inside a shoe
Or the girl that sang by day and by night she ate tear soup
Or the man who drank too much and he got the brewers' droop
Legend has it that the moss grows on
The north side of the trees
Well, legend has it when the rain comes down
All the worms come up to breathe
Well, legend has it when the sunbeams come
All the plants, they eat them with their leaves
Well, legend has it that the world spins round
On an axis of 23 degrees
But have you heard the story of the rabbit in the moon?
Or the cow that hopped the planets while straddling a spoon
Or she, who leapt up mountains, while whistling up a tune
And swapped her songs with swallows while riding on a broom
Well, we can all learn things, both many and a-few
From that old hunched-up woman who lived inside a shoe
Or the girl that sang by day and by night she ate tear soup
Or the man who drank too much and he got the brewers' droop
Thanks
thank ooz uwu many much
perfect!
Thank you
Thank u
I know Cosmo won't ever see this but damn, this song is just magical. I first heard it about a year ago and instantly fell in love, it had its own feel, it wasn't pop, it wasn't rap, it was Cosmo. This song inspires me to create art and things and has led to me actually starting to like my art to some degree (23 degrees, specifically) Thanks Cosmo, and what an amazing name!
This kinda makes me feel nostalgic about something that I think never happened to me.
Are you a man who drank too much and got brewers droop?
Are you a old woman who lives inside a shoe?
Tbh, same
Same! For me, it's something I think happened, but I know I *shouldn't remember it.*
To elaborate, I was only a few months old. My next oldest memory is when I was around four years old. The memory I'm talking about is so distant it's silent. I just remember my mother holding my hand and the fact she was reading to me while I was just staring out the window at a bright full moon.
That memory is one of my clearest and is definitely my oldest. I don't know why I remember it so well, but I do.
same...
maybe it's past life stuff :o
I’m 6 years late... Cosmo will most likely never see this.
But I’ve never heard a song in my short life that has spoken to me so much. The lyrics are so random, and some of the things it’s talking about are more intense than others, witch is what I really love about it. I can actually relate to this song, not from the lyrics but the theme. I’ve had a really bad childhood and I’ve had bad flashbacks to it, but whatever is going on in this song really helped me get over my bad past. And even though the future isn’t looking bright for me, I’ll just listen to this song, and it will motivate me to push through whatever gets thrown at me.
I know all the lyrics by heart and I’ve listened to it on repeat for hours on end. It never gets old. I’ve loved this song for almost a year and every time I listen to it, it gets better.
It also gives me inspirations for my novel series that I’m working hard on... and the chaotic and sad things that happen tie to this song well. Whenever I hear it I can imagine the characters fighting or a traveling or talking or a really sad sene.
Idk, I’m probably insane.
I love this song. I’ve listened to all your songs.
Can’t stop listening to it.
I’ve also heard the demo version. It also speaks to me a lot too.
Thank you.
good luck with the novel series. take care of yourself.
Awww thank you :))
OK my hearth just melted with this
I hope things will go well for you. I think you deserve it.
i hope ur dude
I showed this song to my bf who's an aerospace engineer,
And he always interjects at the part
"Legend has it that the world spins around on a axis of 23 -and a HALF degrees! With .5⁰ notation!!"
And it's makes the song better every time i listen to it, lmao. Lil giggle
all this morning I've had the line "legend has it that moss grows on the north side of the tree" running through my head. Occasionally swapped for "legend has it that the moss grows on the dark side of the moon."
The meaning I find:
It's simple really; we may learn a fair bit from "common knowledge" or old mill rumors, such as the idea of moss always growing north or using saltwater to care for jellyfish wounds, but that doesn't mean that fantastical stories are not valuable to learn from too. Baba Yaga, Hansel and Gretal, the Snow Queen, The Rabbit in the Moon, all of these stories and more teach us things that no facts ever could: empathy, compassion, courage, caution, and many more lessons for childhood.
And the best part? Unlike commonly-known facts and home remedies, these tales don't necessarily need a "purpose"; they can simply be and teach the reader whatever moral they wish. After all, what is the main moral to the Jabberwocky? Or The Little Mermaid? Or the Cow who hopped around the Planets?
_"Nobody knew and nobody knows."_
Because *_you_* are the one who decides what the moral is, what you take away from it.
omg
i love this.
This is my favorite dissection of this song so far good job
The moral is that we must respect our new cow gods before they devour us all.
Aight but the Jabberwocky has a moral though: F*cking BEWARE.
It sounds to me like this is about humanity after a post-apocalyptic event, just now discovering old facts and legends that get blown out of proportion, turning into major cultural events and religious holidays
Koal 404 I literally visualized this being applied to some sort of fallout story
I thought more like how these science things are all hypothesized like photosynthesis then he comes out with folklore saying well if those things can be true why can't these they both help you one way or another
So...um. When is that scheduled? Spring, 2021?
someone found a book of edward lear poetry in the wasteland and was like damn the world was cool before *the incident*
Stories, whimsy, wonder and magic have deep intrinsic value.
This song makes me unexplainably happy. I used to listen to your music when I was 8-9, and now your music just makes me nostalgic for before covid. When I went to make little animations after school. When warrior cat’s was my favorite thing. Thank you so much for making your amazing music.
The meaning.
I think I got it.
So the song starts with "legends", which in this case are sayings that grow increasingly scientific in nature: we go from the may-or-may-not be true sayings that "moss grows on the north side of the trees" and "when the rain comes down all the worms come up to breathe" to descriptions of photosynthesis and the Earth's tilted axis.
Now, these are things that have practical value. They explain how to find you way in the woods and how the world works. The increasing focus on the scientific represents how humanity has come to value reason more than most anything else.
But then the chorus challenges the idea that the scientific or reasonable is the only thing of value. The chorus is a plethora of references to different folk stories and nursery rhymes, some of which at one point had practical value but now all can be classified as ridiculous yet entertaining myths. While these stories may not be "practical" in the same way that knowledge of photosynthesis is, they still have worth because they teach morals, a willingness to sometimes accept things that don't make sense, and culture. The referenced myths actually come from several different cultures, thus indicating that studying these stories helps us to connect to other people.
I think the singer is right: "we can all learn things, both many and a few", from a mother goose nursery rhyme, a modern folk take, or even an old wives' tale about erectile disfunction (look up "Brewer's Droop" - or rather, don't).
The point is, this song is about appreciating the old myths and stories that shaped who we are as people and as our respective culture, because those things are just as important as the sciences that help us understand the natural world.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Brewer's droop is a thing where you squirt out your juices from drinking too much or is it the opposite?
@@mirai9242 umm its when a male drinks a lot then he can't have sex because it won't get hard it will droop
I LOVE THIS--
that is just to much to read at once
Jesus, This explication is so random but great
Every time I listen to this song I get a weird feeling in my stomach, showing something of a blurry memory...
Beth Arford what do you mean?
just like a weird feeling in your stomach
Yeah, I get the same thing in that case.
its very strange.
You too? wow. weird.
I thought I was the only one 0-0
Love this song! My friend Isaac told me about this song. He has since moved away, but i will never forget him, as i will never forget anyone i have ever met. I hope you are doing well Isaac, my lad.
I used to listen to this song when I was 15 and I loved it, but I totally forgot about it. Now at 21 I’ve heard some of his songs on TikTok, and I knew his voice and style sounded familiar. So thank you to tiktok for reminding me of this wonderful song and artist lmao
My 15 years old daughter presented me Cosmo. Proud I took good care of her music education.
Me. Too. Exactly.
i found this at 13... my parents think it's a super nonsensical stupid song, hey don't like it, i'm fifteen now and still vibin along
the line' have you heard of the legend of the rabbit in the moon' is a real Chinese legend
It's in Mexico too :)
And the reason that the world has been blessed with mooncakes
I think I read something somewhere that there was a rabbit who tried to kill itself to be the Buddha's food, but the Buddha didn't let it and instead rewarded it by putting it in the moon or something like that
@@evo_is_confused in Mexico, there was a battle of Gods to see who got to be the sun.
A very buff and handsome God threw himself into the fire pit and a sun appeared in the sky, but a very ugly and short God did too, this making two suns.
Then, another God literally threw a rabbit onto one of the suns to make it a moon.
Moral of the legend: everybody has a sun inside
@@mirandadriscoll93 I love stories of gods. Some of them are so stupid sounding that it's beautiful
Listened to this on repeat reading a series called “The Beginning After the End” and it fits so well together. Every time I hear this song I think of that still on going series. Highly recommend the series it is in the fantasy genre.
I think this song contains a piece of my soul. I’ve never felt more complete 😆
So glad I found it
..it's a sad thing that this is so underrated also any other songs like this?
all of their songs...
Yes! Another Mother Mother brother. I'd also suggest Alt-J.
listen to glass animals its AMAZING......
@@Mrs.dwindle holy hell i know right? (Might not be too accurate to the same sound but either way i suggest AJR for reasons of.. everything)
@Gladofrey basically every mother mother song haha
Whenever I hear this I get a strange feeling, like I’ve forgotten something.. but I’m never able to figure out what it is.
Alright then Neville longbottom
SOMEONE PUT IT IN WORDS
i think what you're forgetting is you childhood.
USHSBSJSIBDJDJ HOLY CRAP I HAD THE SAME FEELING AND THEN THE SONG JUST ENDED, AS I JUST RELEASED I HAD TO SEND SOMETHING TO MY TEACHER....
oh fuck i forgot to hide the bodies
When I hear the term 'weirdcore', this is one of the things I think of. Something strange, arguably nostalgic and not easily confused with dreamcore.
No shame to say that this is literally my #1 song. Never gets old after all this time!
FUCKIN FINALLY FOUND THIS DAMN SONG ITS SO GUUDDDDDD
AYYYE FOUND THIS SONG LAST YEAR AYE?
It took me sooooo long to find this as well
IKR I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR SO LOOONNNNNGGGG
ME TOO
Really?! it took me 1 search to find it -w- i just picked the most sensible words i heard at the time which was The Moss lol nah it was "Legend has it that"
"legend has it that the moss grows on the north side of the trees"
my deaf ass: "legend has it that the moscows on the north side of the trees"
Yes
Once a comrade, always a comrade
@@MAILMAN9936 DAVAI
This comment is so funny with that pdp
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this song feel so familiar and nostalgic i almost let out a tear
Mosses will grow on any hard surface, including the sides of trees, but they prefer to grow on North-facing surfaces because they like the darker, more humid environment. This song is so unique (all of Cosmo's music is too, though). It feels like he is trying to remind people of the stories they were told when they were younger, like a forgotten land. I love the fact that this song mentions so many diffrent stories from diffrent places, thank you.
best undiscovered artist to ever live the earth we have to get this guy to become famous. cmon guys share.
How can you say with certainty that he's the best undiscovered artist to ever live the earth? There may be others even better who are yet to be discovered, lol. He is pretty darn good though, lol.
@@erikdahl1293 You do realize that that comment was from 5 years ago right?
You do realize my comment was valid and still applies don't you? Use logic. I don't understand why you even bothered to comment. I guess just to see your name on UA-cam. Oh my now you are famous...almost. lol. @@jackbryan-aitchison2889
@@erikdahl1293 Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, that was my bad. Your comment was most definitely valid, and does still apply.
No problem thanks and I apologize for my sarcasm. tc. @@jackbryan-aitchison2889
It’s interesting how he calls facts “legends,” while he goes on to explain nursery rhymes and poems as “stories.”
Like, photosynthesis and the world spinning round on an axis of 23 degrees start as “legend has it,” as if they’re just mystical phenomenon that no one cares about. But all the nursery rhymes and poems begin with “But have you heard about the story of...” as if they’re actual events that are more important.
It’s incredible how he managed to invoke that sense of childlike wonder by entertaining the thought that seemingly nonsense stories take priority over basic facts, kind of how a kid would imagine it.
Edit: Guys I know the facts aren’t exactly correct. It doesn’t change much about the meaning. In fact, it adds to my theory that this takes place from the perspective of a child. A child wouldn’t know the exact details about these facts (how the moss doesn’t always grow on the north side of trees, the axis is technically 23.5 degrees, etc.) they would just know the basics of what adults told them.
Yeah, I thought so too.
23 degrees... but yes :p
He's probably in a pocket dimension where facts are fantasies and fantasies/nursery rhymes are things that were real and are told as if his grandfather told him that he saw those things with his own eyes
Just Another Nobody i thought that was fact, and that’s how you get home if lost in a forest??
@@riolent5199 it is
The four types of comments
1) hyperanalysis to find meaning
2) this guy immortal deity shit
3) funi
4) there are 3 types of comments
I was drawing frogs and mushrooms in a fort in the forest when it was raining and listened to this song
That was a great day
this song is a perfect example of a song that makes me feel that im longing for something. But this feels like im longing for someone, who hates me. Or the other way around. Like they are so close yet so out of reach. I truly cant describe it
Your not just longing for anything, your just....
*Longing*
Lol. Its homesickness
it's the urge to lie down in the dirt and just listen to your surroundings, craving the peaceful and serene quietness that we know exists we just never have the time to find it
I get a really strong sense of slightly bitter anemoia from this. Those are the only words I’ve been able to find that properly describe the feeling. It’s got ‘ancient creature channeling the reminiscent power of an old world that you’ll never be able to experience because it’s lost to time’ vibes
All i can think is Luna Lovegood singing this
YES
Oh yes
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I thought I was the only one who thought this
Well I wasnt but now I am too
Everyone: This song is about Fairy tales and nursery rhymes
Me: THE.LETTERS.ARE.MOVINGGGAH
Edit: I'd just like to appreciate the first 4 replies coordination....
WAIT A MINUTE-
I just realised-
That the letters-
are moving...
The letters move.... In order to spell Cosmo Sheldrake.
Edit: Cosmo Sheldrake is name of the person who made the song.
this is, for sure, my absolute favorite Cosmo Sheldrake song, Of all time. My mother and I both love listening to your songs. You might not see this, but you are my favorite song artist, Cosmo! ^^
Edit I: oh wow, doing school while listening to this as it rains really hits hard
There are too many intellectuals in this comment section just VIBE
Michael Jackson HEHE AOW too late, your one of us now >:)
This is the exact song to vibe to however
They're vibing, but on a higher degree than anyone here
Ah yes, I am truly an intellectual. I always ask myself: If a "catgirl" is a human with cat ears and tail, then would a "girlcat" be a cat with human ears and no tail? Some catgirls have cat paws too so maybe they would also have human hands?
@@bluethecapitalistcolour2953 cursed
There’s something so whimsical about this song. Sometimes when Im daydreaming I’ll go back to this fantasy world in my head full of kingdoms and rebellions and magic, and this song takes me there no matter what.
My peanut brain while remembering this song: "Legend has it that the moss grows on an axys of 23°" "Legend has it that the world spins round on the north side of the trees" like, really?
everyone: "He's an immortal fae god thing" "quangle wangle" *meaning of the song*
me: *thinking what a cow would look like stradling a spoon*
This made me laugh.
@@echowillams5399 same
How would you swap a swallow
@@mooni1256 How could you not swap a swallow? Imagine not knowing how to swap a swallow, am I right?
This had a very unexpected turn.
This song makes me think of a weird ass dream I had:
*I was by this weird abandoned building and I was really sad and there was this black cat and yellow snake who were talking in whispers until the cat took me somewhere in the woods. It was grey and cloudy, I couldn't tell exactly what time it was. He took me to this weird ledge that had a rectangle pool of water a ways down and told me to jump into it. I told him that I knew something was going to go wrong and he hesitated, then after that we just laid on the ground and talked.*
Also, the water was black.
Why can't I have dreams like that. I'm legit jealous
I constantly have dreams of people with black and white skin and their face is blacked out
I have dreams inside of dreams alot, having a shower, waking up, getting shot in the head, heavy breathing, waking up, yeah like that
I think the cat was trying to tempt u to do something, and that going into the pool would’ve hurt u in some way but when u refused he decided not to, snakes in general have a bad rep often being seen as untrustworthy and slippery, it’s also a symbol of the devil, but they represent change flexibility and growth yellow snakes in particular symbolise wisdom and intellect ( this could link back to u not taking a rash decision) black cats are commonly seen as very spiritual and very bad luck, I think those two talking where either conspiring against u( bc of both the black cats and snakes bad rep) or it was symbolising your good and bad luck/fortune/maybe it was your guardian angel and the devil (snake as good as that’s its actual symbol and cat as bad) not being able to tell the time could also be that the cat was trying to trick or mislead u, im very sure that dreams can sometimes be dangerous as I’ve suffered consequences from dreams before and I think u where very smart to not do as the cat told u
I don't think I've ever seen an animal in my dreams, I remember I "met" My dead grandma, I've never met her but we talked and hugged then the dream ended, you know like an Anime.
One time I was walking to the store with my family but got lost and I met some random kids (about 4 or 3, I think their were like 2 boys and like 1 girl or 2), they were nice and fun to play with, I played tag and the building around us looked like old buildings and their was a bridge than was above us and had 2 staircase up to it and we ran around a lot then when it turned dawn I said goodbye and went to my family(I don't remember if they were worried or not, I think they scolded me but let me off the hook) and went home.
One time me and my brother heard an ice cream truck and we got my money and ran out but we saw some kids that were doing something and we ran to them to check what's up but then we were teleported(or something) to a weird place that was really bright with a light yellow backround all over and a bunch of tiles that were different colors when we walked on a tile we would travel through different universes on each tile, there was a universe where we didn't exist or school was a store or where we replaced the "us" in one of the universes and it ended when we left the last universe.
One dream i was at school and it was burning down and while it burns my brothers house that I lived in was burning too I think.
So when I got home I decided to run away for whatever reason since I could live in my parents house but after I was tired I saw a shady neighborhood and went to it (it was in a circle with one road that lead to it and another neirborhood).
After trying to talk to people I knew they didn't like me so I went away and somehow ended up in a military-like-place and I met the people who were going to my school that somehow got repaired fast and I met this boy in a group who was my grade and told him the school could burn down easily and said to be careful and he trusted me for some reason and I watched as he went out of the military place then the dream ended.
One dream there was a zombie apocalypse in my school, one dream I died being shot in the back my a crossbow, one dream I turned into a zombie, one dream my family turned into black shadows that were scary, one dream my old art teacher got bitten by a zombie and she bit my left leg near the knee, one dream I was kidnapped by a crazy man who took people eyes and organs into a jar and their was a group of people including me who escaped.
One dream there was a place we had to go to or else we would be killed in random ways but when we would go to the place we could still die from the lady that ate us or stabbed us or clawed us to death, I lived but nearly died.
One dream i died and became ghost who could communicate with my family.
And I can't remember anymore dreams right now. Edit:I guess my dreams represent that I'm lonely or something and that I'm scared to die and to be forgotten.
Me *watches horror movie*
Sister "Was it good"
Me *snoring on the couch*
Sister *tells me to imagine a jabberwocky*
Me *Runs out the door*
Ono
The first time I heard this song was yesterday but it for some reason feels really nostalgic? Maybe it's the music style, maybe it's the childhood legends, but something about this just give that warm nostalgic music feeling hard to describe
Me too. This song seems to have a special sound, I don’t know English very well, but even without translation it is felt.
@@CatkerMEOW ik how you feel. Why is it that so many people just love songs from languages they don't understand? (including me)
I always get vivid memories of playing in the wildflower fields and the tall trees by the creek when I was young listening to this song. I can't do that anymore though, I live in a neighborhood now. Dangit.
Darn neighborhoods.
EmeraldDragon I’m a kid and I can’t do any of that because I’m not allowed to leave my road :c
EmeraldDragon: Mansky, that's rough dude...
Same 👊😔
this just feels like cold breeze in my nostrils outside of middle school when Christmas holydays started
thermonuclear egg the most nostalgic comment ever
god I miss that feeling
This is giving me Over the Garden Wall vibes and I love it
It's been 8 years and this song got recommended to me.
It gave me the ultimate link to link all my stories into one big multiverse.
You may not see this Cosmo, but I truly just want to thank you.
Thank you Cosmo Sheldrake.
This amazing piece of art: Hey 2014
UA-cam: Not yet
This beautiful song: But-
UA-cam: Just wait, you'll see him in 2019
My recommendations in 2019: So I've heard of you.
When I listen to this I just feel like crying. I don’t cry. There is no reason too feel like it. I just do
A homosexual homo sapien with two X chromosomes I love your name
Same with the song someone to you. I feel this for this song.
I am basically hypnotized by this song. I don’t even like it that much. It’s good, but not my cup of tea. Yet there is something that hits just right with a small part of me and I can’t stop listening.
S a m e
Most of the songs I listened to in 2019 are outdated for me, but not this one. The song evokes such a pleasant feeling of nastolgia and warmth. I love this song. Like ordinary things, but they are presented as if something mysterious. Аnd this calm voice, soothes.
This song literally changed my life. I'm nonbinary, and I named myself Moss because this song spoke to me so much. Thank you, Cosmo. You helped me find who I am.
This song makes everything feel just a tad off center.
Like an axis of 23°
@@Pp-lu9tx (⊙▪⊙)
@@Pp-lu9tx oh my god
@@Pp-lu9tx HE FIGURED IT OUT
naw i only feel on center when i listen to this song
It took me a while to notice the picture in the video is moving.
*****
we are just all to high ^^
wHAT HAVE YOU DONE
Andy Pandy omg
Im having a whole kind of breakdown over this who a h
Saaaaaammmmeeeeee
Lol
i completely forgot this song existed. this is so good oh my godd. this song sounds like an old story making fun of other new stories because it was forgotten. that or some forest-y traveller thats just really cool.
*I'm in love with this song it is now my wife*
Yeah your wife is cheating on you
What if the song is a guy?
kias conard did they just asSUme theiR gEndEr
@@problem3412 then it's their husband