Based on the lyrics, I believe this song is about a magician's assistant who helps him commit murder. He passes off his killings as part of the magic show, which is how he keeps his slate clean. She has been helping him the entire time but has slowly been driven crazy from being complicit in murder, so she snaps and quits. "Stick a pin in it" could mean that she wants to sabotage/ruin the show and possibly expose him for who he really is.
This song is absolutely marvellous. The slow build-up, the tense music, the broken voice, and the drama of the finish...It always makes me feel panicked and manic simultaneously. Just beautiful.
I love this song! But i recently watched the bolt movie again and now everytime i hear "stick a pin in it" i think back to that old man director from the movie because he would never stop saying that
This was a bonus B side track on the original Kickstarter digital DL of the album It may well be my favorite AFP song to date. "I want my mom and dad" Jesus Christ that's powerful
Either this song is about someone who works for some kind of murderer and hates what they do, or is in an abusive relationship. Honestly, I can't tell.
[Verse 1] Step inside this magic tent Seven wonders, 50 cents Watch the man without a face Disappear without a trace You can't manage by yourself Well, I am just the girl to help You're no good at telling lies Your hands are quicker than your eyes [Hook 1] But do you see what I see? Do you see what I see? [Verse 2] Aren't you such a clever man Showing off your sleight of hand? Well everyone knows you're not true They blindly play along with you [Hook 2] But you don't hear what I hear You don't hear what I hear [Bridge] Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it [Verse 3] You keep your slate left very clean Four blades that split a girl in three I just wink and smile and wave Left in pieces there for days [Hook 3] But I know something you don't I know something you don't [Bridge] Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it I'm getting sick of this Can't stand the lights And I can't stand the sight of blood Stick a pin in it Hey, honey, picture it They're gonna love this one They're gonna eat it up Stick a pin in it I'm getting sick of this I want my mom and dad [Outro] Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant
She actually is the female singer from Evelyn, Evelyn ! Her voice is pretty recognizable, but I didn't even realize she sung in it until I looked it up a few months ago aa ;v;
bєlkiαтяαรн Me too! I keep thinking of my oc, Flowerclaw, pinning her leader and threatening him and stuff. And he yells, "I want my mom and dad!", because he's a cowardly leader.
I dunno if anyone's still around who might know the answer, but I'm wondering where specifically I can find THIS song to buy/download? I've looked on Amazon, and even on the linked website and I can't find it as a digital download anywhere despite having "The Killing Type" and other tracks on the "Theatre Is Evil" album able to download from Amazon D: (I can't/don't use iTunes)
Yeah and youtubemp3 is also illegal XD you're not supporting the artists who make the music by using it. I prefer to pay for my downloads legally and actually give the artists the money they deserve for making the music I listen to ;)
uh, yes it is. You're obtaining the music which the artists worked very hard to make, for free without the artists permission to do so. it's called piracy dumbass and it's very much illegal
Would you get a copyright strike if you used this music in an animation/art thingy. Monetization would be turned off (not making any money) and the musician would be credited in the description.
I wish I had the knowledge on computers and what-not. I've never had a stronger music video as one for this. Lol. 2 thumbs up to Amanda and the gang. :) Love it!
Reminds me of a Murdock Mystery with a magician’s assistant that died when a nail (a pin) prevented the dummy guillotine blade to stop short of beheading his assistant while the murderer (one of the show members) watched from backstage. The episode more or less begins with her head rolling onto the floor. Thus the need for A new assistant
Marucchi I looked at one of the other comments so I'll just copy and paste what they said "It seems to be a about a abusive realationship, and she's loosing herself because of it, then finally she snaps." However, there are many other interpretations too.
I like to think of it as a magician/serial killer's assistant, who helps him both with his stage performances and takes care of all of his dirty work (killing the people the magician tells them to/getting rid of the bodies/etc). The magician is forcing the assistant into it with physical threats or emotional manipulation. As the song progresses, the police are getting steadily more suspicious of the assistant, as they witness them around the crime scenes and find more and more incriminating evidence near the bodies. At around 3:38 the stress and pain of the magician's manipulation is too much for the assistant, and they snap and start stabbing him to death. The last few lines of "go get a new assistant" could be the police finding the assistant covered in the magician's blood, with the implication that they will now be successfully framed for all of their/the magician's murders.
@@MeiGoat i just saw my comment recently (i forgot about it lol) i edited it since i sounded annoying/angry. I agree that there isn't a specific story and its more interesting having your own interpretation :)
ik this was two years ago but i think it's about abuse, and the magician/assistant thing is being used as a metaphor to say that no one can see what's going on "behind the stage" (aka no one knows she's being abused).
To me this is about a circusmistress who recruits new acts to her freakshow but the voice in her head (good god hes asking for it voice) makes her murder them - and collect them (stick a pin in it - like butterflies). So by the end she needs a new assistant. I dont get all these cheating / abusive relationship interpretations. This one feels fantastical and surface.
Thing is, the singer IS the assistant ("I'm just the girl to help", "I just wink and smile and wave", "I want my mom and dad, go get a new assistant"). I think you're reading too much into the "stick a pin in it" line, it most likely just means the assistant wants the person she's working for (a magician, going by the song) to shut up and stop tricking people with his fake persona that he uses with the unknowing audience ("you don't hear what I hear"). This song is pretty clear on how the assistant is mistreated ("left in pieces there for days" could easily be a metaphor for being emotionally/physically beaten down). The end seems to be her leaving her relationship/partnership with the man because she can't stand being in the public eye and the mistreatment ("can't stand the lights and I can't stand the sight of blood")- "go get a new assistant" in general sounds like someone quitting in my opinion. Not to mention how weak a "the VOICES made her KILLLLLL" plot is in modern day and how poorly it represents actual mentally ill people, who are way more often victims than mass murderers.
Delta Deltowski 'stick a pin in it' The idea of killing/slaying david. 'i want my mom and dad' Her wanting joel back after being kidnapped. 'go get a new assistant' Her screaming at David to leave her alone.
I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THIS BITCH FROM SOMEWHERE TURNS OUT SHE WAS (IS?) PART OF EVELYN EVELYN AND I THOUGHT SO BECAUSE I WAS LIKE "this sounds like Evelyn Evelyn with out the boy) screeee
I love this song but I just cat make out the true story. I always put it to the story of one of my characters, but the original story is so hard to make out for me! Can someone help please?😅
I believe it has to do with a murderer who masks his murders by doing magic (Hence split a girl in three. That one weird magic trick) The assistant, realizing how dirty her hands are because she helped cover it up, snaps.
Step inside this magic tent Seven wonders, 50 cents Watch the man without a face Disappear without a trace You can't manage by yourself Well, I am just the girl to help You're no good at telling lies Your hands are quicker than your eyes But do you see what I see? Do you see what I see? Aren't you such a clever man Showing off your sleight of hand? Well, everyone knows you're not true They blindly play along with you But you don't hear what I hear You don't hear what I hear Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it You keep your slate left very clean Four blades that split a girl in three I just wink and smile and wave Left in pieces there for days But I know something you don't I know something you don't Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it C'mon, he's asking for it Stick a pin in it I'm getting sick of this Can't stand the lights And I can't stand the sight of blood Stick a pin in it Hey, honey, picture it They're gonna love this one They're gonna eat it up Stick a pin in it I'm getting sick of this I want my mom and dad Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant Go get a new assistant
So this is about a girl in the circus who is in abusive relationship with a knife thrower and she is the assistant And she just breaks? Idk correct me if I’m wrong
Lets be real, its only cringe if theyre like: "Omg slenderman 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️🧡💚💌💟♥️💘💗💦💦💦" (the fuck did i just type, kill me now). I just think of it as a relief that people (who talk normal and not fangirl) still talk about creepypasta in 2019. I mean, Slenderman is like friggin 2013 times. VINE times.
I may be the only one thinking this but I believe this would be a good amv song for RWBY considering what has been revealed about Ozpin. It could be about everyone (especially Raven) sick of following an untrustworthy liar and sick of all the pointless sacrifices. Just a thought
her voice is so raw and emotional and _perfect._
Based on the lyrics, I believe this song is about a magician's assistant who helps him commit murder. He passes off his killings as part of the magic show, which is how he keeps his slate clean. She has been helping him the entire time but has slowly been driven crazy from being complicit in murder, so she snaps and quits. "Stick a pin in it" could mean that she wants to sabotage/ruin the show and possibly expose him for who he really is.
Now hearing this..... I agree
Why did I get so emotion at 'I want my mom and dad!'
yes i got big emotion at dat part 2
Probably because of the raw emotion in the singer's voice
This song is absolutely marvellous. The slow build-up, the tense music, the broken voice, and the drama of the finish...It always makes me feel panicked and manic simultaneously. Just beautiful.
Am I the only one who could probably listen to Amanda singing GO GET A NEW ASSISTANT for hours on a loop?
I love this song!
But i recently watched the bolt movie again and now everytime i hear "stick a pin in it" i think back to that old man director from the movie because he would never stop saying that
WHEEZE
ME TOO
BOLT! Also I can’t either it’s burned into my mind.
OH MY GOSH SAME
Evil Penny AU haha
@@pierrotlehonque5084 wasfoodie
This was a bonus B side track on the original Kickstarter digital DL of the album
It may well be my favorite AFP song to date.
"I want my mom and dad" Jesus Christ that's powerful
Either this song is about someone who works for some kind of murderer and hates what they do, or is in an abusive relationship. Honestly, I can't tell.
Why not both?
The murderer is her bf
It honestly fits my OCs pretty well
Yes
It sounds like someone who assists in covering up crime due to pay or any kind of loyalty. Both of what you said fits that theme.
This song hits me hard. 'I WANT MY MOM AND DAD!'
I know right??
*Music fades in*
Yes...
*Music starts to go faster*
Yesss...
*Music begins to go faster*
YES...!
[Verse 1]
Step inside this magic tent
Seven wonders, 50 cents
Watch the man without a face
Disappear without a trace
You can't manage by yourself
Well, I am just the girl to help
You're no good at telling lies
Your hands are quicker than your eyes
[Hook 1]
But do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
[Verse 2]
Aren't you such a clever man
Showing off your sleight of hand?
Well everyone knows you're not true
They blindly play along with you
[Hook 2]
But you don't hear what I hear
You don't hear what I hear
[Bridge]
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
[Verse 3]
You keep your slate left very clean
Four blades that split a girl in three
I just wink and smile and wave
Left in pieces there for days
[Hook 3]
But I know something you don't
I know something you don't
[Bridge]
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
I'm getting sick of this
Can't stand the lights
And I can't stand the sight of blood
Stick a pin in it
Hey, honey, picture it
They're gonna love this one
They're gonna eat it up
Stick a pin in it
I'm getting sick of this
I want my mom and dad
[Outro]
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Thank you Kermit
I'm getting chills from this.
Put on a blanket m8
Absolutely stunning. I so wish this was on my CD...
Glad I found again, this song is bloody A R T to my ears. Also here because this reminded me of Grimm. That aside, art, just a r t.
scary... beautiful... some of the highest art I have had the honor of witnessing, AFP you will be remembered, by me at least for, a very long time
What they said: go get a new assistant
What I heard: good god it's lewis' sister!
oh my--
Pfft-
3:37
your welcome
her voice reminds me so much of the female singer from Evelyn, Evelyn???
She actually is the female singer from Evelyn, Evelyn ! Her voice is pretty recognizable, but I didn't even realize she sung in it until I looked it up a few months ago aa ;v;
yeah
Because it is her lmao
hmmm
not sure if bait but baited well.
not on spotify
am sad
Marmot tbh
2 years later and it's still not on spotify :(
@@itsmesir3128 3 and still not on spotify
One of the best Amanda palmer songs I've heard in quite a bit. Long live afp
I never got to hear this one before. Her voice cuts me so keenly
This reminds me of parts of a story my friend and I made up.
Oh! I would love to hear more about it!!
she is stuning
shit man why didnt i find this song waaaaay earlier
I only came for the last 1:16 seconds LOL😂😂😂
ahha XDDDD now this is a family guy funny moments number ###45 xd peter spits up rice kake!!!1!!1!11
my son died
*Lifts leg*
So em, i was brought here by a hollyleaf map
I really love this song okayokay
Ayyy same
bєlkiαтяαรн Me too! I keep thinking of my oc, Flowerclaw, pinning her leader and threatening him and stuff. And he yells, "I want my mom and dad!", because he's a cowardly leader.
I wanna make a Dawnpelt MAP out of this.
omg same
bєlkiαтяαรн DUDE SAME
for some reason, I'm imagining her singing this in a Tim Burton film
reminds me of the Night Circus :)
amandah764 YES THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT
How is everything you do so fucking amazing? You improve existence.
I loved this song when I heard it before, but the album version with the new band is even more amazing.
oh my god this is amazing!! i can’t find this on the music app :”00 :D
I dunno if anyone's still around who might know the answer, but I'm wondering where specifically I can find THIS song to buy/download? I've looked on Amazon, and even on the linked website and I can't find it as a digital download anywhere despite having "The Killing Type" and other tracks on the "Theatre Is Evil" album able to download from Amazon D: (I can't/don't use iTunes)
youtube mp3
UA-cam mp3 is free
Yeah and youtubemp3 is also illegal XD you're not supporting the artists who make the music by using it. I prefer to pay for my downloads legally and actually give the artists the money they deserve for making the music I listen to ;)
it's not illegal m8.
uh, yes it is. You're obtaining the music which the artists worked very hard to make, for free without the artists permission to do so. it's called piracy dumbass and it's very much illegal
Would you get a copyright strike if you used this music in an animation/art thingy. Monetization would be turned off (not making any money) and the musician would be credited in the description.
She digs it when fans use her songs
I've seen animations done with this song
It wouldn't get copyrighted if you did that. I think it would be ok.
@@skarobotableskarobotable well that's great. I love her for that
I wish I had the knowledge on computers and what-not. I've never had a stronger music video as one for this. Lol. 2 thumbs up to Amanda and the gang. :) Love it!
TBH this song reminds me of say no evil,hear no evil,see no evil,feel no evil
Reminds me of a Murdock Mystery with a magician’s assistant that died when a nail (a pin) prevented the dummy guillotine blade to stop short of beheading his assistant while the murderer (one of the show members) watched from backstage.
The episode more or less begins with her head rolling onto the floor.
Thus the need for
A new assistant
i kept hearing "good god Lewis is dead" lol
Her music always makes me feel manic simultaneously. Good use of Public Domain reference though..
Mmmmmm I have such a good idea for a pmv/amv with this song
same
do it my comrades! I personally dont have the confidence to ever post anything so i envy you
lovely
uh I feel so out of it! I completely missed this!!! 56 yrs old and hunting all this stuff now.....magic!
I came from a Hollyleaf map and an Ivypool map.
Good for you
same :3
Does anyone actually know what the story behind this is? I'm planning to make an animatic on it but it's hard to find the true meaning.
Marucchi I looked at one of the other comments so I'll just copy and paste what they said
"It seems to be a about a abusive realationship, and she's loosing herself because of it, then finally she snaps."
However, there are many other interpretations too.
The comment above is possible, however most art is up to interpretation, just go with what you picture when you listen to this song
I like to think of it as a magician/serial killer's assistant, who helps him both with his stage performances and takes care of all of his dirty work (killing the people the magician tells them to/getting rid of the bodies/etc). The magician is forcing the assistant into it with physical threats or emotional manipulation. As the song progresses, the police are getting steadily more suspicious of the assistant, as they witness them around the crime scenes and find more and more incriminating evidence near the bodies. At around 3:38 the stress and pain of the magician's manipulation is too much for the assistant, and they snap and start stabbing him to death. The last few lines of "go get a new assistant" could be the police finding the assistant covered in the magician's blood, with the implication that they will now be successfully framed for all of their/the magician's murders.
@@MeiGoat i just saw my comment recently (i forgot about it lol) i edited it since i sounded annoying/angry. I agree that there isn't a specific story and its more interesting having your own interpretation :)
ik this was two years ago but i think it's about abuse, and the magician/assistant thing is being used as a metaphor to say that no one can see what's going on "behind the stage" (aka no one knows she's being abused).
This seems like its written for the movie version of The Night Circus. I really hope so!!!
This sounds like a Dresden Dolls song! Aaaahh
To me this is about a circusmistress who recruits new acts to her freakshow but the voice in her head (good god hes asking for it voice) makes her murder them - and collect them (stick a pin in it - like butterflies). So by the end she needs a new assistant.
I dont get all these cheating / abusive relationship interpretations. This one feels fantastical and surface.
Thing is, the singer IS the assistant ("I'm just the girl to help", "I just wink and smile and wave", "I want my mom and dad, go get a new assistant"). I think you're reading too much into the "stick a pin in it" line, it most likely just means the assistant wants the person she's working for (a magician, going by the song) to shut up and stop tricking people with his fake persona that he uses with the unknowing audience ("you don't hear what I hear"). This song is pretty clear on how the assistant is mistreated ("left in pieces there for days" could easily be a metaphor for being emotionally/physically beaten down).
The end seems to be her leaving her relationship/partnership with the man because she can't stand being in the public eye and the mistreatment ("can't stand the lights and I can't stand the sight of blood")- "go get a new assistant" in general sounds like someone quitting in my opinion. Not to mention how weak a "the VOICES made her KILLLLLL" plot is in modern day and how poorly it represents actual mentally ill people, who are way more often victims than mass murderers.
4:18
That moment you realize this is the same girl who worked on Evelyn Evelyn
2:57
Winter season, Ellie.
The Last of us, anybody?
Huh? How?
Delta Deltowski
'stick a pin in it'
The idea of killing/slaying david.
'i want my mom and dad'
Her wanting joel back after being kidnapped.
'go get a new assistant'
Her screaming at David to leave her alone.
The Lost Jammer
Oooooh! I didn't get it! Thanks.
Delta Deltowski You're welcome.
Why can't I find this song on Itunes or the artist's website
I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THIS BITCH FROM SOMEWHERE TURNS OUT SHE WAS (IS?) PART OF EVELYN EVELYN AND I THOUGHT SO BECAUSE I WAS LIKE "this sounds like Evelyn Evelyn with out the boy) screeee
wait holy shit I wasn't aware of this
ikkk
Before I read the lyrics I thought it said "forget it Lewis is dead" instead of "go get a new assistant"
I think this about a music producer abusing their client (the musician)!
Why does this song remind me of A Series of Unfortunate Events
I just watched a magician do a razor swallowing routine to this song and I was hooked.
If it's available everywhere why can't I find it on Spotify? .-.
are there any other songs like this?
Amanda has made many great songs
What is this song about?
Just once, I'd like to see a show with Amanda, Voltaire, and Tom Waits. Just to say I was there the day the world ended.
This comment made me feel something. #notdeadinside
2:57 for myself 3:23
3:17 my favorite part starts here
I love this song but I just cat make out the true story. I always put it to the story of one of my characters, but the original story is so hard to make out for me! Can someone help please?😅
I believe it has to do with a murderer who masks his murders by doing magic (Hence split a girl in three. That one weird magic trick) The assistant, realizing how dirty her hands are because she helped cover it up, snaps.
does anyone know if this song is on spotify?
crying why isnt this on spotify
stick a pin in what? a vodoo doll?
When will this be on spotify?
"Watch this man without a face, disappear without a trace."
SLENDER MAN??? 0-0
Alpha Dogg 777 That's exactly what I thought xD
*SLENDERMAN
Alpha Dogg 777 When heard that line I through of a person who's face was ripped off by some animal, but Slender man works too.
Alpha Dogg 777 Oh. I thought of clown from The Nightmare Before Christmas, in the first song.
It's probly related to the sortof circus/magician act
How they have freakish people born of abnormalities
It is so freaking surreal seeing comments about Slender in 2018.
I’ve been looking for this song forever
Just wondering why I don't have it on my album:-)
Am I the only one that hears “I want my mother dead?”
No your not the only one
"Watch the man without a face" oh slenderman? ugh I'm creepypasta trash
Yo late as hecc but me too man me too
the only man i stan is thicc man and that’s final
(i know nothing about creepypasta but i am also hella late)
Step inside this magic tent
Seven wonders, 50 cents
Watch the man without a face
Disappear without a trace
You can't manage by yourself
Well, I am just the girl to help
You're no good at telling lies
Your hands are quicker than your eyes
But do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
Aren't you such a clever man
Showing off your sleight of hand?
Well, everyone knows you're not true
They blindly play along with you
But you don't hear what I hear
You don't hear what I hear
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
You keep your slate left very clean
Four blades that split a girl in three
I just wink and smile and wave
Left in pieces there for days
But I know something you don't
I know something you don't
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
C'mon, he's asking for it
Stick a pin in it
I'm getting sick of this
Can't stand the lights
And I can't stand the sight of blood
Stick a pin in it
Hey, honey, picture it
They're gonna love this one
They're gonna eat it up
Stick a pin in it
I'm getting sick of this
I want my mom and dad
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
Go get a new assistant
So this is about a girl in the circus who is in abusive relationship with a knife thrower and she is the assistant And she just breaks? Idk correct me if I’m wrong
How am I just know realizing the lyrics are about a magician’s assistant?
this song is great, but wait, its not on the album. I have it right here, and..and I'm confused. but ah damn it, I'm happy anyways.
I thought that instead of “I want my mom and dad” It was “I want my momma dead” 0.0 I should I be worried about myself
Anyone in 2019?
2019 is a myth, kid
gacharobin - 2020 😳
2021
2024 😔
The "Magician" is the cheater, the assistant is the other woman e the girl split in three is the betrayed Girl suffering...
All the comments of people saying OH SLENDERMAN
oml I'm cringing super hard
Never look in comments of songs you like again
Maybe you really shouldn't, if you can't handle people (probably kids) talking about things they like in the comments of songs.
@@thallium6754 but it's cring 😡🤬🤬🙄👺
Lets be real, its only cringe if theyre like:
"Omg slenderman 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️🧡💚💌💟♥️💘💗💦💦💦" (the fuck did i just type, kill me now). I just think of it as a relief that people (who talk normal and not fangirl) still talk about creepypasta in 2019. I mean, Slenderman is like friggin 2013 times. VINE times.
So it's good, but I have no clue what the message is supposed to be
It'sAStart It’s about an abusive relationship
anyone else here from nitw
one of the most #girl songs ever
Now I think it’s about Hollywood sex ring
stick a pin in it. :)
"Watch This Man Without A Face.........Disappear Without A Trace........"
To Me, This Sounds Like A Reference Of Slenderman For Some Reason.
For real tho
Cheating...
I may be the only one thinking this but I believe this would be a good amv song for RWBY considering what has been revealed about Ozpin. It could be about everyone (especially Raven) sick of following an untrustworthy liar and sick of all the pointless sacrifices. Just a thought
3:38
2:57
3:11
3:37