What If Tomorrow Comes - Black Friday Lyric Video
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2020
- I made a lyric video for all of the vocal parts (that I could hear, anyway), because my ears get confused easily.
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One of the fan theories, which is explored more in the actual Nightmare Time series, is that this song indicates that Hannah's issues/prophetic outbursts are not because of any kind of mental illness, but because she's able to see every timeline of Hatchetfield, including the ones that end in an apocalypse. And it's indicated that she and Lex are the key to ending the loop for the town - her for being able to see the timelines, and Lex for her ability to manifest things from the Black & White. So this song is Hannah basically seeing all possible endings for the residents of the town, including the ones where everyone dies/is infected/etc
Personally, I think Hannah is both a prophet and neurodivergent, but focussing on the prophet part I'd say you're right. What did it for me was that at certain times during 'What If Tomorrow Comes' her movements and positions on stage (and the others' positions relative to hers) are very reminiscent of Linda Monroe's during 'Adore Me'. I think this definitely implies her being a prophet, and I'd say she's a prophet of the being that calls themself Webby. Webby tells her in advance about things that will happen in the future, and seems to work against Wiggly whenever they can. I'm not sure if this makes them a good thing, as if you see Webby as being against Wiggly alot of their actions that, on face value, seem to aim to protect Hannah could also be interpreted as simply trying to foil Wiggly. For example, telling Hannah not to put on the backpack could be interpreted either as:
1. Protecting Hannah by avoiding her being in possession of a Wiggly, and therefore being the target of a cult
or 2. Avoiding a Wiggly being in the possession of an pretty much defenceless child, as opposed to someone who could better prevent it getting into the hands of the cult.
Also, she says Webby is from "space", but I think that the darkness of the Black and White (where I think Webby comes from, given his connection to Wiggly) could be easily mistaken for space by someone who didn't know about the dimension.
Anyway, try watching 'Adore Me' then 'What If Tomorrow Comes' back-to-back. I might be looking too far into some simple choreography, but I think the connections are there.
Thank you for explaining that because was just about to ask what the meaning of this song is
I think this tracks. To accent the theory (while you definitely see cameos throughout the musical) the only time the main cast of TGWDLM gathers together to watch the sky (Paul, Emma, Ted, Bill, the hot chocolate guy) is during this song. It's like her song is drawing all the timelines together at this one single point before the end. I also believe that, because Hannah exists in Nightmare Time too, that all versions of her are aware of themselves and can supplant each others' consciences.
Ok so the ticking throughout the song reminds me of the Doomsday clock of the cold war, telling how far from 'midnight' (total nuclear annhilation) we are as a species. Remembering that in this universe the nuke went off in russia, that Russia sent a counteroffensive (and the President was in Hatchetfield at the time), and that the song ends with planes rushing overhead, I think that 'tomorrow' might mean the literal brightness of a nuclear bomb, taking the night away and making no one left to stay (described as a second sun by survivors of Nagasaki/Hiroshima). This plays with the interesting line of taking both the night (the darkness of night) and the light (people's lives). Tomorrow (the day) will come. If tomorrow comes today (the bomb), then tomorrow (the day, as experienced by the citizens) will not come. So either way if tomorrow won't come, then tomorrow comes. We can hear everyone singing this part, which I believe implies they all know this is a possibility in some sense, and worry which will happen first. Of course, Hannah has extra insight in this, being able to see the apocolypse in other universes, knowing this is a more real possibility than any others know, which also explains the beginning 'Do you all see what i see?' - she realizes first.
@@kevinwetherell1748 The president being in Hatchetfield might explain why security was pretty crappy, allowing any old military general in without warning :)
The fact this musical came out literaly days before the world went full covid feels........interesting
It was oddly prophetic, in a sense.
It was more like 2 or 3 weeks, also this musical has nothing to do with a pandemic sooo
@@_veronica_r they mean because the hatchetfield series is about apocalypses and covid is an epidemic which is often a cause for apocalyptic storylines
@@sage5530 actually its a pandemic (not trying to be THAT guy but there's a difference)
And in caliform.i.a. she says the pasts a virus babe 😳
Can't believe Lex's little sister disguised herself as Toms son for so long
it is just the same actor, I don't think there is an actual correlation between the two. Correct me if I'm wrong tho.
@@maileralaya1669 I think this is a joke
i think the best thing about this song is how unexpected it was. no one expected THIS when she started singing, let alone another song in that moment.. it was chilling, especially with how everyone came together and stood together for their last moments.. god .. love this musical sm
When they count down, I like how they used odd numbers. That's just a neat detail.
is there a reasoning behind it? I think it’s cool too but I feel like I’m missing the detail you’re talking about
@@vinad5948 i think it’s supposed to make it more unsettling, because odd numbers are odd and counting down by two with numbers that aren’t divisible by two is weird and unsettling
Counting it down by odd numbers makes it feel kind of incomplete since Hatchetfield is in a sort of loop of horrible apocalypses.
You don't notice it at first, but when you do it feels strange since you normally would could down (10...9...8... ect.) and I think that kind of encapsulates Hatchetfield. Nobody has noticed on their own so far except Hannah. (as far as I can remember)
I think it's because they were couting
the numbers based on the clock ticks
They skipped some as they paused
I assumed they count down in odd numbers on a doomed timeline, and probably count even numbers on a saved timeline.
The polyrhythm from 1:07 to 1:28 is so underappreciated.
It super caught me off guard when I first heard it! I've never heard it be applied in musical theater yet, but it fits really well because it kinda mimics the ticking of the clock, and is super unsettling!
Legit some of the best drumming in any starkid production.
Kendal's voice
The music (especially the bass and drums)
The ticking at the beginning like the opening of the show
The HARMONIES
In short i'm dead
I love how the ticking sound could be associated with the "typewriter" writing this!
I think its a clock tho
@@negamind8947 Yeah, in the context of the actual musical. It's just that this reminded me of a typewriter while seeing the style of the words appearing. (I hope that made sense...)
@@duckislord7187 oh i understand now! thanks for clearing it up :)
Duck is lorddd he is lorddddddddd duck is lord lord lord duck is lorddddddd
Ava Christensen duck is lordddddddddd
Dylan's "here we go..." gives me the chills every time.
Arguably the best song they've ever performed.
Maybe not their most iconic show, but Black Friday is one of their absolute best shows. Interesting characters, a gripping plot, and killer songs all coming together to make a great musical
I love this song, and I love how ominous it can get. However, the more I listen to it, the more I want to cry. It's now up there as one of my favorite BF songs.
I thought I was the only one who cried
I literally started crying in the middle of class when this song came on, the first time I watched the entire musical. Years later and more additions into the Hatchetfield universe, this musical and this song continue to be my favorite creations in the Hatchetfield series!
Really random but the fact pauls sings in this even though it's only like one line frightens me I mean it's one thing for Jon but no it was Paul
yeah, seeing Paul sing spooks me too
He sings through the entire song actually...
My personal favorite thing about this song is that character movements are so silent. They’re there, but they’re not as pronounced as the other songs. You can’t hear them moving and it’s so slow and unexpected
how the hell did you make this song MORE intense
Just listened to this at 11:57 on Black Friday.
I'm gonna listen to it on New Years Eve.
When 2022 comes around, I'll listen to this
@@5cents577 well did u?
Remember everyone, Tim dies alone in the car waiting for his dad, never finding out that Tom was doing all of this for him.
Oh my god I didn’t think of the implications 😔😔
This song is 2020 in a nutshell
Absolutely.
Ah yes, another song to put in the “2020 credits music”
Plot twist, this is how new years ends.
@@god-rj5wf I honestly would not be surprised-
playing the countdown on new years-
It's new years eve and this is what I am listening to for the final minutes of 2020...
Update: happy new year! I didn't get nuked but fireworks are just as powerful ig
This is terrifying and impressive at the same time. Idk how to feel. Like, im kinda scared, but I'm bobbing my head.
0:30
This part of the song adds an aura of uncertainty and a metaphor of what their fate could be.
this song: _autoplays_
my dumb-ss: *Jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle...*
RING A LING
Heartbreaking that Ethan isn't singing with them. Also Lex not getting to have a reaction to his death is basically my only issue with Black Friday
I wish I could be you.
My only issue, is that they dropped the Nuke (literally) way too early, which completely destroyed (pun unintended) my interest in Last quarter of Musical
This song always makes me cry. I love stories where people come together in the face of certain doom. This song is perfect.
I was fine until :58 when the heavy drums came in. Now I'm spooked and unnerved.
And I'm totally okay with that
I love lyrics videos like this! Great job, it made it easier to hear the harmonies
I’m listening to this for New Years.
I would really like to see a fanvid for umbrella Academy season 2 set to this because if this isn't what that season is about, idk what is
@@cassiescreations4085 I feel like you'll tell me 😅
@@liliespetals19 Starkid is the theater company that wrote this song. It's for their musical Black Friday, which you should definitely watch! It's available on UA-cam for free
@@charlottemydear I did. Banana is my favorite and trying to make some friends watch it with me this weekend
Omg i love this concept
liliespetals19 I advice you to watch “the guy who didn’t like musical” then. It happens in a different timeline but in the same universe of Black Friday: many references of Black Friday come from it. It’s amazing!
this is actually so cool visually. great job with this lyric video! makes it clear the different layers of vocals and what they're singing!
I love how this song is like an inversion of Annie’s “Tomorrow”. Where the original song anticipates the next day in excitement, this one dreads it
i did it! i played this song starting at the 5 second countdown at the end on new years! happy 2021!
this is how i feel as a gay person on election day
Lol same
Same
Bit dramatic
@@bills7595 It's theatre love that's the point x
Also LGBT folks have all the right to be extremely anxious about who is in charge of their country.
@@maitaitiu Especially when 90% of candidates are boomers who grew up in a pre-Stonewall world
I heard a theory that “tomorrow” is the name of a missile
It gives a whole different meaning to the song but heah that could easily be right
It hits different lol
Today is November 2, 2020, and this is all I can hear.
@@cassiescreations4085 Happy Birthday to her!
Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking of this song today
SAME HERE
Well, you elected the status quo democrat. They can't be evil.
The sister leitmoftv, when tomorrow comes, the lords will fall.
The mood for the night of November 2, the day before Election Day.
💕💕 the world will be a scary place tomorrow, keep hope :)
Oof, back when we thought that shit would only last a day
@@ellesmith1801 mood
This song makes me emotional for some reason.
I love this song so much, but I also have a hard time with all the parts, so thank you so much!!
I love this! also Kendalls voice is so amazing :)
I don’t know the bass harms so I can’t write those out, but here’s everyone else:
[H] What if tomorrow?
[B] What if tomorrow?
[B/T] What if tomorrow?
[E] What if tomorrow comes to break
[T] What if tomorrow comes?
[E] The
[C] The dawn
[E] Dawn
[B] What if tomorrow comes?
[T/C/Jaime/L] What if?
[All] What if tomorrow comes?
What if tomorrow comes to break
[Altos/Baritones/Jeff] The dawn?
[All] And take the night away?
[Sopranos/Altos/Jeff] What if tomorrow?
[All] What if tomorrow comes to break
[Altos/Baritones/Jeff] The dawn
[Sopranos/Altos/Baritones/Jeff] And there’s no one to stay?
[Tenors] And takes the night away?
[All] What if tomorrow
What if tomorrow comes, and takes the night away?
[Tenors/Baritones/Jeff] What if tomorrow comes?
[Tenors] What if tomorrow comes
[Sopranos/Altos/Jeff] To break
[Baritones] What if tomorrow comes
[Tenors] To break the dawn
[Baritones] To break the dawn
[Tenors] And take the night
[Sopranos/Altos/Jeff] The dawn
[Baritones] And take the night
[Tenors] Away
[Baritones] Away
[Sopranos/Altos/Tenors] What if tomorrow
[Sopranos/Altos/Tenors/Jeff] Comes?
[Sopranos/Altos/Tenors/Jeff] What if tomorrow comes?
[Tenors] To break the dawn
[Baritones] To break the dawn
[Sopranos/Altos/Tenors/Jeff] And takes the night
[Baritones] And takes the night
[Sopranos/Altos/Tenors/Jeff] Away?
[All] What if tomorrow?
Altos/baritones/jeff lol
@@MrDjstub Jeff is wack in this
@@KatieIsVibing yeah
Why would theatre even bother anymore after peaking with this song?
Listening on New Years!
I know it's meant to b3 ambiguous but Ima say tomorrow did come for them at least. A plain certainly flew over them but Hatchetfield is a small town, it wouldn't be a priority target for nuking
I think Hatchetfield got nuked. Nuclear war isn't strategic since everyone's probably going to die anyway. It's all about dropping as many bombs as possible so you're the only one to walk out of your bunker in 1,000 years.
IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE
Hey, where do you guys find those studio versions of Black Friday songs ? Half the ones I find are live, wich is cool but not what I'm looking for
apparently they're on streaming services like spotify. i wish they were on youtube :(
See you on the other side...🖤⏳🤍
this is such a mood for election day 2020
Right?! I keep listening to it. I'm kinda scared
@@thequeenofsnakes5225 kind of?? Dude, I’m scared shitless
@@kealchsfactory7492 I mean same. There's going to be riots either way. I really truly hope trump doesn't win. I can't stand the way this is
november 4th and it's _still_ such a mood
@@one_smol_duck November 10th and it seems like.... apocalypse averted??? maybe?
It’s official I’m singing this song with my friends on New Years Eve this year if my friends agree to sing it with me which I doubt they will so this will possibly be just me and my sister or just me lol
Edit: My cousin is singing it with me and I’m happy😂
I’m gonna do this now
@@aly5s1a yes
Reminder :))
@@retzrucal yes thank you very much😂
@@retzrucal oop thx
I REALLY wanna learn the choreo for this! I loved it, it was so fluid and gorgeous!
This is now becoming a mood for the Kosa Bill.
I had this all planned out for new years and I was going to sing it (by meself bc nobody I know likes starkid) and my mom interrupted me 😭
sometimes the tomorrows don't come as we'd hope. may your next new years rise to the occasion, and failing that, your voice overpower any aiming to cut it down.
This is great!
Here on Nov 2nd, 2020. Good luck everybody!
💕
Listened to this as the year changed 👍10/10 experience, would recomend
What program did you use to make this?
Haha...Ha... Even more realistic now I guess 🥲
What if tomorrow is both a time and a name
I don't want to know about Tomorrow coming then, thank you. Or if Tomorrow won't come, that's between her/him and Mr/Mrs. Tomorrow.
@@matthewhaines5931 since when bombs have Gender? We are not in Russia, where all bombs are she/her
@@matthewhaines5931😂😂😂😂
happy new year
I just realised is like new years and cause of covid 😱
yes!! :)
I played this and timed it to end at new years
2020 election vibes
Todos hablando de black friday
Yo viendo el video pensando en little nightmares por un tiktok que vi con esta cancion: 👁👄👁
Jajjajaj Puede pasa hermano pero esta bueno el musical si te pinta
What is her name? She's fabulous!
The 2020 US election in a nutshell.