the feeling of being unable to compete in the race so they don't even try, coupled with them wearing the skin of the sloth, the animal most notorious for being slow... like they were searching for some reason to totally disqualify themselves from the competiton, that theyre inadequate and dont measure up to the others
It reminds me of Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human", the more literal translation being "Disqualified from Being Human". Funnily, I feel like this is a merging of "No Longer Human" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis", except the singer is turning into a sloth instead of a bug. Although I can relate to this song. I lost all of the confidence I had... And now I'm absurdly sloth-like, needing to sleep immense hours and needing to spend an hour to even get out of bed...
@@dawn9546 I heard about "No Longer Human" from Oktavia's cover of "Melancholy of the Literary Boy/Depression of the Young Literati", where it's implied that the young boy's favorite author was Osamu Dazai. I knew about the literal translation as well prior to Wendigoon's video. I just never fully read the book because it was too gripping for me. Wendigoon's video made it a lot more digestible.
"Said I'm 'normal,' said I'm 'fine.' So I'm not special in their eyes" This line is such a good display of how intrusive thoughts work. Reading way more deeply into others words and actions than was intended, just to find a way to turn them negative
You’re fucking perfect, you’re crossing to the other side and sure enough There’s just no way you guys’ll wait for me to catch up I’m fucking worthless, don’t even see a reason I should try, and I doubt it’ll be long ‘till I’ve lost all the confidence I have Wanna laugh at someone else? Wanna twist and turn yourself? If the throne ain’t yours to claim, Then tie yourself to it and sit there in chains Thou shall never get across If you try to swim, they’ll watch you just get washed away The sky awaits the worthy, though I’ve got no wings to fly, these legs are all I have in life The seasons died as a lot of time passed And there I was, and wrote the reasons I should wait another day You may know to doubt your dreams, I knew that You may need to drown your future, the dream it was Wanna laugh at someone else? Better keep it to yourself And pretend to know the rest, As if you’ve done the things you don’t Shall thou ever get across? Don’t you think you should, before your heart is shot astray? If I don’t make it now, I know Unlike the rest of you, I’ll sleep my days in solitude Said I’m “normal”, said I’m “fine” So I’m not special in their eyes? Wanna laugh at someone else The way they laugh at me when I be myself I can’t breathe, I’m gonna choke Yet another day, I spend as shit and so afraid Now so thou shall get across, I guess I’ll join the ranks of you sick little freaks to find a way …I don’t care what it takes.
This cover is a blessing. Also I really like how you blended the japanese phonetics with the english ones. Such as "Yume" being adapted as "You may". Not only rhyming the song with it's self but also across to the original, it's really cool.
This is…Surreal and violently beautiful. Fantastic job! As far as the song goes, it screams this desperate need to be like someone else because the singer considers themselves “empty”. And they’ll do *anything* to be like that someone. As far as the AV goes…I think the monsters and ESPECIALLY the sloth represent what the faceless person wants to be. That’s why they gave up their heart (turning them into a shell) and allow themselves to be mutilated by these scientists. But it doesn’t matter how often they alter themselves, they won’t be like the sloth. This is represented by the multiple crucified monkeys. So by the end, they decide to take it all by force and *literally* become the sloth, at least on the outside. But they’re still empty because they are only left with someone else’s skin, not their heart. My interpretation of course. Sorry for the long comment, I just adore horrific Vocaloid AVs 😉
I think the Scientists putting the Sloth leg on the singer's is meant to represent how they're trying to change themselves to be like the Sloth and when that wasn't enough, he took his skin to try and become him.
Ooh I really liked the imagery of the heart pumping but being surrounded by mechanical parts and how right at the end, there wasn't any blood left for it to pump before it got shut off. And of course, your voice is lovely as always Oktavia!
I've really grown to love this song. One thing I've noticed after several listens is this little tinging from a xylophone or music box sound that plays when she goes into the more intense parts of the singing. Almost like there is this some amount of innocence attached to actions or even some form of reluctance or sadness despite how angry the lyrics are.
I found this song untranslated years ago and found myself mesmerized and a bit disturbed, thanks for finally letting me figure out what the hell this song is about. Knowing what it’s about, well the pv definitely makes a lot more sense now!
Geez, I haven't heard this song or seen the PV for quite some time... In my opinion, this cover (incl. lyrics) and your voice completely respects and compliments the meaning behind the song. Seriously beautiful!
holy shit?????? ive been listening to your covers for years and every time its like im rediscovering you again!!!!! your voice omg it astounds me every time
Recently I've been going through some crap and I don't know what it is but this song hits hard. I can't stop listening to it last few weeks I've listened to it multiple times everyday. I find a sort of comfort in it I find a reason in the way it makes me feel Music in general is very important thing to me. Without music I barely feel. It kind of brings on emotion and understanding of that emotion. Anyway. Thanks for this amazing song I treasure it truly I found I like lots of your music I can't wait to discover more and more
OMG OKTAVIA SWEARINGNG ?!???!!! 😱 GASP !!!11 silliness aside, the cover is amazing !! i especially love the parts like 1:10 ^^!! & ty for the MV warning, this video is a lil disturbing 🫣
Wait I just realized something-- the line "Thou shall never get across" could also be heard as "Thou shall never get a CROSS", seen as the main protagonist will never catch up and be like the rest of them
checked this song out as soon as you posted the translyrics and i couldn't wait to hear you actually cover it!! absolutely did not disappoint, another banger i've been introduced to through oktavia 💕
I feel like the song has a meaning of trying to be a happy person in the world. After so long you see how much goes on in the world. Good people being taken advantage of or how people in power choose luxury over life. You can't just close your eyes to it, or fight against it because in some ways it makes your life easier. Maybe you have been taken advantage of already. In the end you mentally let go of your innocent ideas and try to survive in the world we live in, even if it means you have to pretend to be a different person ultimately loosing *yourself* in the end.
Ay! I’m your 100k subscriber! I heard your singing from this song and added it to my playlist a while ago and just re-listened to it right now. I thought this was something from Arknights or an original because of how good your singing was, I’m really impressed with your performance on this. I’m in love with your voice rn. Anyways congrats on 100k! You deserve it! 🎉
Absolutely fantastic! The horror MV is gorgeous and fun to speculate on and the translated lyrics are absolutely captivating! Your high notes gave me chills! Love and Destroy with Fallen Hero sounds like a intresting story for a song, it'd be nice to hear you cover it.
aaaaah this was really unexpected but i'm so happy!! i love MI8k's music and this is my favorite GUMI song of all time, and you truly captured what makes it such a captivating and horrifying song! these translyrics were visceral and perfect and of course your voice expressed them amazingly. i absolutely loved it!
When you have the notifications turned on but UA-cam let's you down, damn is this a good cover like, holy crap, I love listened to it multiple times now and I've got chills.
Goodness thank you so much for your hard work!! its been a real dream seeing you grow as a artist!! cannot wait to see what you have up your sleeve for your next song~
I guess i never commented lol but I rlly want to. I remember seeing this video many many years ago, it put me onto the visual artist Avogado in the first place. It's so dark and gruesome and i love the angry cursing you use in some of these lines. There's alot of power in these vocals and I can tell you can probably relate to this one in the same ways as me. This music video has always creeped me the fuck out in the best/worst way lmao so I'm really happy to see it resurface again from one of my faves 💅 we may need to doubt our dreams, but I believe that we'll be able to make it to them, and in many ways we already have. I love your vocals every time oktavia and this was so unbelievably otherwordly stunning. Another better-than-official cover :,D This whole video scares me about as much as Silent Hill did back when i was little. Amazing work. Also i noticed the "a-cross" before i even read the description. Your mind is so so large and i will adore you forever genuinely.
the feeling of being unable to compete in the race so they don't even try, coupled with them wearing the skin of the sloth, the animal most notorious for being slow... like they were searching for some reason to totally disqualify themselves from the competiton, that theyre inadequate and dont measure up to the others
It reminds me of Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human", the more literal translation being "Disqualified from Being Human". Funnily, I feel like this is a merging of "No Longer Human" and Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis", except the singer is turning into a sloth instead of a bug.
Although I can relate to this song. I lost all of the confidence I had... And now I'm absurdly sloth-like, needing to sleep immense hours and needing to spend an hour to even get out of bed...
Just came from Wendigoons video too?
Yeah I'm more concerned how common this feeling is. Sads
@@dawn9546 I heard about "No Longer Human" from Oktavia's cover of "Melancholy of the Literary Boy/Depression of the Young Literati", where it's implied that the young boy's favorite author was Osamu Dazai. I knew about the literal translation as well prior to Wendigoon's video. I just never fully read the book because it was too gripping for me. Wendigoon's video made it a lot more digestible.
@@hv433 i read the book and did a book report on it in 7th grade. read it again in 8th grade and it became my favorite book :D
"Said I'm 'normal,' said I'm 'fine.' So I'm not special in their eyes"
This line is such a good display of how intrusive thoughts work. Reading way more deeply into others words and actions than was intended, just to find a way to turn them negative
I knowww that wording is so brilliant and relatable
You’re fucking perfect, you’re crossing to the other side and sure enough
There’s just no way you guys’ll wait for me to catch up
I’m fucking worthless, don’t even see a reason I should try, and
I doubt it’ll be long ‘till I’ve lost all the confidence I have
Wanna laugh at someone else?
Wanna twist and turn yourself?
If the throne ain’t yours to claim,
Then tie yourself to it and sit there in chains
Thou shall never get across
If you try to swim, they’ll watch you just get washed away
The sky awaits the worthy, though
I’ve got no wings to fly, these legs are all I have in life
The seasons died as a lot of time passed
And there I was, and wrote the reasons I should wait another day
You may know to doubt your dreams, I knew that
You may need to drown your future, the dream it was
Wanna laugh at someone else?
Better keep it to yourself
And pretend to know the rest,
As if you’ve done the things you don’t
Shall thou ever get across?
Don’t you think you should, before your heart is shot astray?
If I don’t make it now, I know
Unlike the rest of you, I’ll sleep my days in solitude
Said I’m “normal”, said I’m “fine”
So I’m not special in their eyes?
Wanna laugh at someone else
The way they laugh at me when I be myself
I can’t breathe, I’m gonna choke
Yet another day, I spend as shit and so afraid
Now so thou shall get across,
I guess I’ll join the ranks of you sick little freaks to find a way
…I don’t care what it takes.
This cover is a blessing. Also I really like how you blended the japanese phonetics with the english ones. Such as "Yume" being adapted as "You may". Not only rhyming the song with it's self but also across to the original, it's really cool.
Oktavia's lyrics always astound me with how layered and meaningful they can be
This is…Surreal and violently beautiful. Fantastic job!
As far as the song goes, it screams this desperate need to be like someone else because the singer considers themselves “empty”. And they’ll do *anything* to be like that someone.
As far as the AV goes…I think the monsters and ESPECIALLY the sloth
represent what the faceless person wants to be. That’s why they gave up their heart (turning them into a shell) and allow themselves to be mutilated by these scientists. But it doesn’t matter how often they alter themselves, they won’t be like the sloth. This is represented by the multiple crucified monkeys.
So by the end, they decide to take it all by force and *literally* become the sloth, at least on the outside. But they’re still empty because they are only left with someone else’s skin, not their heart.
My interpretation of course. Sorry for the long comment, I just adore horrific Vocaloid AVs 😉
I think the Scientists putting the Sloth leg on the singer's is meant to represent how they're trying to change themselves to be like the Sloth and when that wasn't enough, he took his skin to try and become him.
Phycopath!
Ooh I really liked the imagery of the heart pumping but being surrounded by mechanical parts and how right at the end, there wasn't any blood left for it to pump before it got shut off. And of course, your voice is lovely as always Oktavia!
I've really grown to love this song. One thing I've noticed after several listens is this little tinging from a xylophone or music box sound that plays when she goes into the more intense parts of the singing. Almost like there is this some amount of innocence attached to actions or even some form of reluctance or sadness despite how angry the lyrics are.
I found this song untranslated years ago and found myself mesmerized and a bit disturbed, thanks for finally letting me figure out what the hell this song is about.
Knowing what it’s about, well the pv definitely makes a lot more sense now!
Original vocals: Gumi.
I’m not surprised at all.
This cover is really good. I like the parts where you sing a bit higher.
That PV was terrifying, and your voice complimented it perfectly!
Holy shit finally someone notices this producer, The absolute value of a boy would fucking slap if you sang it
Geez, I haven't heard this song or seen the PV for quite some time... In my opinion, this cover (incl. lyrics) and your voice completely respects and compliments the meaning behind the song. Seriously beautiful!
holy shit?????? ive been listening to your covers for years and every time its like im rediscovering you again!!!!! your voice omg it astounds me every time
Recently I've been going through some crap and I don't know what it is but this song hits hard. I can't stop listening to it last few weeks I've listened to it multiple times everyday.
I find a sort of comfort in it
I find a reason in the way it makes me feel
Music in general is very important thing to me. Without music I barely feel. It kind of brings on emotion and understanding of that emotion.
Anyway. Thanks for this amazing song I treasure it truly
I found I like lots of your music I can't wait to discover more and more
OMG OKTAVIA SWEARINGNG ?!???!!! 😱 GASP !!!11
silliness aside, the cover is amazing !! i especially love the parts like 1:10 ^^!! & ty for the MV warning, this video is a lil disturbing 🫣
Wow, the imagery in this song is intense! It goes really well with your wonderful power singing, great job!!!
I love this song SO much! I’m so glad someone as skilled as you covered it. You’re voice always makes me feel so emotional, this cover is perfect
Got here at 666 views. I absolutely love this, an Oktavia cover of a song like this never fails to impress me. Rock on, you're an incredible singer.
I really like the lyrics for this, they just feel like a perfect fit
YEEEESSS!!! I randomly scrolled through and was like "Wait how'd I miss this English cover!?" Now seeing it's new...I'm so happy! Great cover!
Bro you are so powerful with that voice of yours. Amazing job as usual and great song choice👌😩💘🏔️
Wait I just realized something-- the line "Thou shall never get across" could also be heard as "Thou shall never get a CROSS", seen as the main protagonist will never catch up and be like the rest of them
Thank you so much for reminding me of this song’s existence!!! Your cover is amazing as always!!!!
Your vocals are so beautiful in this!
checked this song out as soon as you posted the translyrics and i couldn't wait to hear you actually cover it!! absolutely did not disappoint, another banger i've been introduced to through oktavia 💕
I feel like the song has a meaning of trying to be a happy person in the world. After so long you see how much goes on in the world. Good people being taken advantage of or how people in power choose luxury over life. You can't just close your eyes to it, or fight against it because in some ways it makes your life easier. Maybe you have been taken advantage of already. In the end you mentally let go of your innocent ideas and try to survive in the world we live in, even if it means you have to pretend to be a different person ultimately loosing *yourself* in the end.
Incredible cover as always! And holy shit, this PV is amazing
I've never heard this song before, but this is so amazing! I really love the vocals and translations!
This video and song gives me a different type of feeling than others that I can't explain, but it gives me chills.
Ay! I’m your 100k subscriber! I heard your singing from this song and added it to my playlist a while ago and just re-listened to it right now. I thought this was something from Arknights or an original because of how good your singing was, I’m really impressed with your performance on this. I’m in love with your voice rn.
Anyways congrats on 100k! You deserve it! 🎉
Absolutely fantastic! The horror MV is gorgeous and fun to speculate on and the translated lyrics are absolutely captivating! Your high notes gave me chills!
Love and Destroy with Fallen Hero sounds like a intresting story for a song, it'd be nice to hear you cover it.
i didnt expect the strong beginning and the high chorus, its wonderful!! i love the pv too!! another oktavia w!!!
aaaaah this was really unexpected but i'm so happy!! i love MI8k's music and this is my favorite GUMI song of all time, and you truly captured what makes it such a captivating and horrifying song! these translyrics were visceral and perfect and of course your voice expressed them amazingly. i absolutely loved it!
As with all your covers, I absolutely love this one too. Your voice is so insane omg
this song really feels like all that im going through right now, i love this cover sm
When you have the notifications turned on but UA-cam let's you down, damn is this a good cover like, holy crap, I love listened to it multiple times now and I've got chills.
God adrelinine was pumping through me before it even started the immersion I felt just by listening is insane
You truly have a talent for this
Well, that was an experience. Not entirely sure if i was comfortable with experiencing it, but thats probably a good thing.
Your voice literally matches every song your cover perfectly!!! You just make ever cover unique and so heavenly every-time!
This cover you did is wonderful Your voice is perfect, it helps me sleep pretty often.
Your vocals never leave me unimpressed! You went off on this cover! The emotion, the vibrato, the lyrics~ Looking forward to more from you!
Oktaaaaviaaaaaàaa you nailed that, so much emotions like you're felt this song with the deeps of your heart
OMG this is amazing! I love your voice
This was incredible!!!! I hadn’t hear of MI8K before, but I’m definitely gunna go check them out now
ABSOLUTE SLAY PER USUAL OKTAVIA
Goodness thank you so much for your hard work!! its been a real dream seeing you grow as a artist!! cannot wait to see what you have up your sleeve for your next song~
I guess i never commented lol but I rlly want to. I remember seeing this video many many years ago, it put me onto the visual artist Avogado in the first place. It's so dark and gruesome and i love the angry cursing you use in some of these lines. There's alot of power in these vocals and I can tell you can probably relate to this one in the same ways as me. This music video has always creeped me the fuck out in the best/worst way lmao so I'm really happy to see it resurface again from one of my faves 💅 we may need to doubt our dreams, but I believe that we'll be able to make it to them, and in many ways we already have. I love your vocals every time oktavia and this was so unbelievably otherwordly stunning. Another better-than-official cover :,D
This whole video scares me about as much as Silent Hill did back when i was little. Amazing work.
Also i noticed the "a-cross" before i even read the description. Your mind is so so large and i will adore you forever genuinely.
1. Holy F***in shit, what was that
2. Dam, amazing cover
Oh fuck yeah. This is my favorite song. Thank you for covering it 😭♥️♥️
Babe wake up, Oktavia dropped a cover
I have listened to all your songs, and for a while this one has become my favorite amongst your list. Keep up your amazing work Oktavia!!
babe wake up new oktavia cover just dropped
Absolutely amazing! Always love your voice
lovely cover as always!!
but also holy shit that is definitely a pv i should not have ignored the warning for while i was eating lol
Don't mind me, just gonna casually add this cover to my playlist.
ITS SO GOOD IM GOING INSANE PERFECTION I LOVE THIS SOMG AND THIS COVER SO MUCH 10/10 YOUR BEST COVER HET
MI8k has been a fav of mine for years, so glad to see this cover!!
Hellyeah, your voice is awe inspiring once again!
Incredible cover, your voice is always a blessing!
Your voice is a blessing
Absolutely amazing, golly
i love this, and your voice is as amazing as ever.
SLAYED
Gorgeous as always!
LETS GOOOO THIS IS AMAZING
well done, Your voice really suits this
Another banger from oktavia 👏👏👏
dsjbfhads Halloween has come early and I am /here for it/. Time to replay this song like 5000 times now
Another great Oktavia song for the fine afternoon.
My favourite cover just perfect
Just when I think the video can't grow any creepier 😂
This is metal :) Love the cover
the melody at the start in 0:57 is really familiar to me
Love this sm
sooo good cover !!
omw to make a sloth puppet welcome home oc after listening to this
just to make creepy art of them with those lyrics in the bg, yes.
This was so powerful. Just, wow
So good, shit is stunning
this is so amazing!
Still one of my favorite songs 😀😀
*Edit 1 year later*
Still one of my favorite songs, visually, audio, singing, all around my top 5 songs of all time
This is really beautiful!!!!!
Also, this is random, but you should do a Maretu cover! 😭💞
Nice job, hope you're doing well!
ごちそうさまです
Well this was.. a nightmare :)
GOSH YOUR FUCKING VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
BEST COVER SO FAR
THE SINGING IS FUCKING HEAVENLY OH MY GOD
I fucking love you
I also fucking love you
20 more days till your birthday!🎉❤
Love it
OMF ATE
I love the english covers but there’s something about the japanese cover like the aishite aishite one I can’t get out of my head.
Sloth
well that was pretty fucking awesome
NEW OKTAVIA COVER :D
welp I really should have taken the warning about the imagery more seriously.
nice cover though!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
This reminds me of the project libitina argfrom ddlc
yEAAA mi8k BASED avogado6 BASED otsukareeee
never trust a sloth, got it
Cantik