Lyrics for those in need: Tiny life afraid to leave its shell, I keep on staying in this hole I've dug myself. My little lungs keep breathing, heart keeps beating...... I'm never leaving...... Let me be forgotten bit by bit. I really just don't give a damn about my self. Just let me waste away, I'll fade away...... I'll go quietly...... The world is harsh, there's nothing for me. Let me hide here. I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet...... Let me lie here, let me stay. I never asked for any of my life to be this way... Go ahead, keep searching, let me lie here...... I've found my place....... I'm not even tired, I'm just done. I'm done with trying to make peace with every single ghost. Nothing will ever be the same... And I imagine it would be...... And everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same.
It's a metaphor for how we have so many things to give us attention, that when we realize how little attention we can pay to anything we have already lost our grip on life that we want to give up and hide from the world. (_Or_ it's just a random video. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Just gonna put this out there: When it eats it's shell it's because it's low on calcium and thas not good. Give it cuttlefish bone, you can buy it at pet shops.
"There's a lot of things.. but.. sometimes I feel like all these things is the same thing and then I don't want to climb the thing... or maybe there's too much thing... I.. don't know if I can handle that much thing. Maybe I'll just sit here.. forever and not climb anymore things.. I don't want to climb the thing." This song speaks to me on a personal level. Except I don't have a shell... ._.
Lyrics: Tiny life afraid to leave it's shell I keep on standing in this hole I've dug myself My little lungs keep breathing, heart keeps beating I'm never leaving ... Let me be forgotten bit by bit I really just don't give a damn about myself Just let me waste away, I'll fade away I'll go quietly ... The world is harsh, there's nothing for me Let me hide here, I'll be quiet (I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet) Let me lie here, let me stay I never asked for any of my life to be this way Go ahead, keep searching, let me lie here I found my place ... I'm not even tired, I'm just done I'm done with trying to make peace with every single ghost Nothing will ever be the same as I imagined it would be 'Cause everything is all the same (Everything is all the same x5)
So... is this what Vihart imagines what snails lives are like? That snail is so deep and depressing. Also I think it's just so hilarious how such a deep and emotional song can be applied to snails.
Amazing! Snails are so awesome. Their slow, primitive bodies, harness the physics of fluid mechanics to move in ways that are not possible for other animals. Their eyes, totally different from other species in the way they move and work, are yet so similar to ours in structure, even if they evolved independently. Their tiny bodies, with their tiny nervous system, use those tiny eyes, to look at us, to recognize us, to react to us. And in their behavior, they are not so different from us. Find, assess, explore, venture. The same drive that moved us until now, is moving them forward, each and every day of their life. It's amazing how alike we are. And you know what else is amazing? How well they go boiled, served with sour cream and garlic sauce.
I want Emily Graslie and Vi Hart in the same room talking about snails. That would be (in the words of the terrible TH-cam comments Emily effectively mocked) t"he weirdest lesbian porn ever".
I don't know how to explain this without writing a 5 paragraph essay, but condensed... Her words and the melody together were haunting... Anyone else agree, or is it just me?(I'm a poet and I don't know it)
What if same stuff that cleans sharpie ink from skin is also good for getting snail slime off violins? And, taking a clue from another video, I'm going to speculate that the amazing substance is: Toothpaste.
Piboy430 Of course I watch ViHart, everyone cool watches ViHart! She, CGP Grey, Vlogbrothers and Extra Credits have all been big inspirations of mine! Also, glad you like my videos ^^
Once she made a video on how she deals with TH-cam comments, and it included not caring too much. Either way, i'm really pumped up over what'll happen when the countdown hits zero.
This vidoe came out eight days before the cat I'd had for almost two decades had to be put down. I'd had cats before and since, but that cat and I had the bond most cat owners are privileged to have once in their lives. The loss of him was as physical as a whole entire person and for some weird reason, a song about snails on repeat got me through the worst of it. But this is the first time I've listened to it since.
Crazy snail is one of my favorite TH-cam series. I hope we will see more of Crazy Snail's adventures and gain more insight into the depths of snail emotion. Snemotion. Snailmotion?
I like how the armchair psychiatrists have looked at this quirky video with a hauntingly beautiful song in it and because it doesn't fit into their narrow box of what they consider to be a "normal video" have come to the conclusion that ViHart either needs help or must be on drugs. This video was really well edited and had a really intriguing composition in it, there is no way someone that was high on drugs could have written it. And if it is to eccentric for you that you have concluded from it that Vi "needs help" then go back to watching "cats riding Roombas" videos.
This was a piece of art, made to make you feel feelings, and for most people I'm sure it did a really good job. People who think that this video was some kind of cry for help have not been watching vihart for very long, and probably haven't had friends like her before IRL. That being said, she probably does do at least psychedelics, there have been a number of studies showing correlation between increased drug use and intelligence and she is a smart lady. Plus Mushrooms are fun.
tstartrekdude What gets me is the arrogance and ignorance of all the people thinking there are 'warning signs' in this video. ViHart isn't making these videos in secret, she's famous for them meaning her employer, family and real world friends will all be aware of them. If there was "something" to be concerned about then these people would all be aware of it and would have helped her long before some TH-cam viewer picked up on "signs" they inferred from watching an original, deliberately quirky and unconventional video. It is crazy that people somehow think they are "the one" who has spotted something. A person on drugs couldn't begin to make this video and someone crying out for help wouldn't make a video on snails. Just because something isn't normal or someone behaves in an eccentric manner does not mean they need an intervention to give then help to start functioning like a cookie "normal" human being. Being weird means you have an identity.
Tiny life afraid to leave its shell, I keep on staying in this hole I've dug myself. My little lungs keep breathing, heart keeps beating I'm never leaving Let me be forgotten bit by bit. I really just don't give a damn about myself. Just let me waste away, I'll fade away I'll go quietly The world is harsh, there's nothing for me. Let me hide here. I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet. Let me lie here let me stay. I never asked for any of my life to be this way Go ahead, keep searching let me lie here I've found my place I'm not even tired I'm just done I'm done with trying to make peace with every single ghost Nothing will ever be the same And I imagine it would be And everything is all the same. Everything is all the same Everything is all the same Everything is all the same Everything is all the same Everything is all the same.
Heres a funfact: So in english you have Snail and Slug, but in german Snail is schnecke and Slug is Nacktschnecke, which literally just translated into "naked snail".
I have a violin, but no longer play. No one cares to listen, and I have many more things to do than that. Canto harmónico, for example. What a delightful trio of videos! I am enchanted. ...
I love this voice she uses for the snail! Any time I need to smile, I watch the how to draw a circle video with a similar voice, it's so funny. Also I think she looks kinda like Eva Green. Beautiful!
Vi is a genius, but her snail voice... it captures everything that makes Vi special, including especially her comedic gift. I am on a plate, I should eat myself. yum yum yum yum yum....
The Adventures of Snail! In episode three Snail despairs of ever finding New Thing and turns, um, their shell on the world only to end up catching a buzz on a violin being played by Vi. Talk about Different Thing! Those tentacles def could not deal with the vibration -- ouch! Great cinematography, editing, composition and everything. Moar Snail!
Snails are pretty cute. I had two on my car hood recently driving through the city and it was great to watch them stretch their heads out in unison to look at the street lights going by as I drove along. Somehow you knew this was amazing for them, they'd never seen anything like it. There are things like this which link all creatures regardless of their so called intelligence.
From what I see, this song is about science and becoming jaded as each new discovery seems to trail into the last over and over again until each new thing you learn becomes indistinguishable from the last. It's like becoming desensitised to adventure. When all your small steps are giant leaps, bounding over the mountains becomes as mundane as walking.
This is musically quite beautiful. So much richness in the arrangement, instrumentally and vocally. Now, just move away from that pile of salt. Slowly, easy, that's it, just move away from the salt.
So........... Is the snail having an existential crisis?!
Yes :( lol
Poor snail
:( yes
Same
yeah
I just watched a video about a snail having an existential crisis. *favorite*
+Japorilogos YES
Japorilogos exactly
That snail is such a good actor.
😂
#TheEvilVillanInStarwars9
yeah he is
lol I know, right? XD
Tiffany Sun it was sniffing the violin
Lyrics for those in need: Tiny life afraid to leave its shell, I keep on staying in this hole I've dug myself. My little lungs keep breathing, heart keeps beating...... I'm never leaving...... Let me be forgotten bit by bit. I really just don't give a damn about my self. Just let me waste away, I'll fade away...... I'll go quietly...... The world is harsh, there's nothing for me. Let me hide here. I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet...... Let me lie here, let me stay. I never asked for any of my life to be this way... Go ahead, keep searching, let me lie here...... I've found my place....... I'm not even tired, I'm just done. I'm done with trying to make peace with every single ghost. Nothing will ever be the same... And I imagine it would be...... And everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same. Everything is all the same.
Oh my god
So depressing yet beautiful
First of all, this is so many people watching horror TH-cam videos, and this is pretty depressing....
Cool
yenee94 Kate u
Oh. oh wow. I...I just did not expect these warm salty things coming out of my seeing things.
this snail understands me on an emotional level
It's a metaphor for how we have so many things to give us attention, that when we realize how little attention we can pay to anything we have already lost our grip on life that we want to give up and hide from the world. (_Or_ it's just a random video. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
this snail should be president. (XD)
+John derpface Yeah this is it's campaigning video XD
*starts making crazy snail banners*
John derpface for me its more personal it hits me hard being a turtle
I can't believe how much I relate to this snail...
Same... should I be worried about that?
Karma the Polar bear no
That li'l ol' snail has a lovely singing voice.
the trillology
1) i wana climb the thing
2)WAIT THERE AINT THING TO CLIMB NO MOAR
3)i dont wana climb the thing
Who knew snails could have existential crises
Ikr
Just gonna put this out there: When it eats it's shell it's because it's low on calcium and thas not good. Give it cuttlefish bone, you can buy it at pet shops.
.99 at walmart
Its marketed for birds but my snail loves it
Interesting, also you stole my surname.
"There's a lot of things.. but.. sometimes I feel like all these things is the same thing and then I don't want to climb the thing... or maybe there's too much thing... I.. don't know if I can handle that much thing. Maybe I'll just sit here.. forever and not climb anymore things.. I don't want to climb the thing."
This song speaks to me on a personal level. Except I don't have a shell... ._.
You don't need one.
Vi, I think there is a snail on your violin.
In a strange way, this provides actual inspiration to go out and get overwhelmed just to identify with this super awesome song.
ViHart: Existential Snails.
nice pic
Lyrics:
Tiny life afraid to leave it's shell
I keep on standing in this hole I've dug myself
My little lungs keep breathing, heart keeps beating
I'm never leaving ...
Let me be forgotten bit by bit
I really just don't give a damn about myself
Just let me waste away, I'll fade away
I'll go quietly ...
The world is harsh, there's nothing for me
Let me hide here, I'll be quiet
(I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet)
Let me lie here, let me stay
I never asked for any of my life to be this way
Go ahead, keep searching, let me lie here
I found my place ...
I'm not even tired, I'm just done
I'm done with trying to make peace with every single ghost
Nothing will ever be the same as I imagined it would be
'Cause everything is all the same
(Everything is all the same x5)
Closely Distant thanks
YES IVE FOUND IT!!!! I used to cry to this song as a depressed teen!! Love it to this day!!!!
When a song about a snail describes your life.
Awwwww
Dark!
WHY DOES THIS SONG DESCRIBE MY LIFE SO ACURATELY!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭💦💦💦
😂😅 You're right
Ikr same
9 years later this is still something quite special
Shine on you crazy snail.
loved the Pink Floyd reference
So... is this what Vihart imagines what snails lives are like? That snail is so deep and depressing. Also I think it's just so hilarious how such a deep and emotional song can be applied to snails.
+Jana Whitley The secret to ViHart is sudden existential crisis. It's everywhere
Oh, it only you knew the story of Snailfish....
+jay kj Vi seems to be a sad person if you follow some other vids in Vihartvihart
SNAIL NO, DON'T DO IT! DON'T GRAB THE SALT! IT'S NOT WORTH IT!
I have become emotionally attached to this snail. Then again, I am emotionally attached to my pillow...
Is it one of those anime body pillows?
Should put this on spotify :c
Lol true
alriGhT so...piano, singing, drawing, super genius math skills, song writing, and now violin???? can i just be u or???????
She's also a pragrammer!
+Samantha Liu lmao k thanks for the correction i guess
Actually, the violin isen't that hard... You should try it! It is fun
You choose, I make it seems like it would be so hard though! ive always wanted to learn
That's so true
Amazing! Snails are so awesome. Their slow, primitive bodies, harness the physics of fluid mechanics to move in ways that are not possible for other animals. Their eyes, totally different from other species in the way they move and work, are yet so similar to ours in structure, even if they evolved independently. Their tiny bodies, with their tiny nervous system, use those tiny eyes, to look at us, to recognize us, to react to us. And in their behavior, they are not so different from us. Find, assess, explore, venture. The same drive that moved us until now, is moving them forward, each and every day of their life. It's amazing how alike we are.
And you know what else is amazing? How well they go boiled, served with sour cream and garlic sauce.
:?
I want Emily Graslie and Vi Hart in the same room talking about snails. That would be (in the words of the terrible TH-cam comments Emily effectively mocked) t"he weirdest lesbian porn ever".
ಥ‿ಥ ... (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Donnie fuck you dude
Donnie Thats cool but what does that have anything to do with this video?
I don't know how to explain this without writing a 5 paragraph essay, but condensed... Her words and the melody together were haunting... Anyone else agree, or is it just me?(I'm a poet and I don't know it)
Friggin snail has an existential crisis every friggin day
I cried.
evertim
So did I. And this is the only youtube video I've ever cried about...
Am I the only one concerned about the slime on the violin?
I thought of it too. Came to the conclusion that it was worth it.
Fiskepudding127, can't argue with that
I'm hoping that it was only a viola.
What if same stuff that cleans sharpie ink from skin is also good for getting snail slime off violins? And, taking a clue from another video, I'm going to speculate that the amazing substance is: Toothpaste.
***** If TH-cam had gold like Reddit, I would be throwing it at you right now, sir.
Crazy Snail for president!
Oinky Everything better than trump
Caleb Skeem exactly
Caleb Skeem so true!
Oinky Everything yes. Hell yes. Hell SNAILING yes.
I fear that all the hate the microwave videos have recevied has started getting to Vi...
WHAT? She's getting hate about the microwave videos? But I LOVE THEM! They're awesome!!
Poor Vi.
Nah, she's still making them once every week like always. Next one will be due in three days. Doesn't mean she can't make other stuff too.
Xidnaf XIDNAF? I can't believe you watch ViHart!
By the way, love your stuff (that goes to both you, Xidnaf, and Vi)
Piboy430 Of course I watch ViHart, everyone cool watches ViHart! She, CGP Grey, Vlogbrothers and Extra Credits have all been big inspirations of mine! Also, glad you like my videos ^^
Once she made a video on how she deals with TH-cam comments, and it included not caring too much. Either way, i'm really pumped up over what'll happen when the countdown hits zero.
This changed my life....
WHAT HAVE I DID TO MY LIFE?!
What have you DONE to your life.
jory habab Learn english pls
What has me done two is life my
jory habab This must be very emotionally scarring for Snail.
Exploding Melon Roxy? is that you?!
Mom: What are you watching?
Me: I'm watching a snail have an existential crisis.
I've seen thousands of nature documentaries, and this one is the best.
This vidoe came out eight days before the cat I'd had for almost two decades had to be put down. I'd had cats before and since, but that cat and I had the bond most cat owners are privileged to have once in their lives. The loss of him was as physical as a whole entire person and for some weird reason, a song about snails on repeat got me through the worst of it. But this is the first time I've listened to it since.
Crazy snail is one of my favorite TH-cam series. I hope we will see more of Crazy Snail's adventures and gain more insight into the depths of snail emotion. Snemotion. Snailmotion?
I like how the armchair psychiatrists have looked at this quirky video with a hauntingly beautiful song in it and because it doesn't fit into their narrow box of what they consider to be a "normal video" have come to the conclusion that ViHart either needs help or must be on drugs.
This video was really well edited and had a really intriguing composition in it, there is no way someone that was high on drugs could have written it. And if it is to eccentric for you that you have concluded from it that Vi "needs help" then go back to watching "cats riding Roombas" videos.
This was a piece of art, made to make you feel feelings, and for most people I'm sure it did a really good job. People who think that this video was some kind of cry for help have not been watching vihart for very long, and probably haven't had friends like her before IRL.
That being said, she probably does do at least psychedelics, there have been a number of studies showing correlation between increased drug use and intelligence and she is a smart lady. Plus Mushrooms are fun.
tstartrekdude What gets me is the arrogance and ignorance of all the people thinking there are 'warning signs' in this video. ViHart isn't making these videos in secret, she's famous for them meaning her employer, family and real world friends will all be aware of them. If there was "something" to be concerned about then these people would all be aware of it and would have helped her long before some TH-cam viewer picked up on "signs" they inferred from watching an original, deliberately quirky and unconventional video. It is crazy that people somehow think they are "the one" who has spotted something.
A person on drugs couldn't begin to make this video and someone crying out for help wouldn't make a video on snails. Just because something isn't normal or someone behaves in an eccentric manner does not mean they need an intervention to give then help to start functioning like a cookie "normal" human being. Being weird means you have an identity.
I've never felt so strongly towards a snail before...
Who knew a snail could know such existential melancholy?
This is one of those videos that make me sorry there is only one level of "Like" on TH-cam. It's so good!
Smart people like to take breaks now and then from being smart. I like to drink, Vi likes projecting into snailness. Jes thinkin out loud here.
Who says she's taking a break from being smart?
I am this snail
this snail speaks to me.
😂
YOU LET A SNAIL ON YOUR VIOLIN! I can barely let another human touch mine, let alone anything from the Outside.
+Mallika Mukherjee how do you have the courage?
I had to play a show, and part of it there was a song and they wanted to use a snail, and I was the only volunteer
That snail is closer to our hearts than anything from the outside.
+David Shively-Ertas So are tape worms
+I'm an Alien thanks for the input
this is the saddest trilogy since the beginning of time.
THIS IS THE MOST EXISTENTIALIST SNAIL ON THE INTERNET EVER
Suggestions are all "how to cook snail" lmaooo
never thought id cry over a snail.
yet here i am.
Tiny life afraid to leave its shell,
I keep on staying in this hole I've dug myself.
My little lungs keep breathing,
heart keeps beating
I'm never leaving
Let me be forgotten bit by bit.
I really just don't give a damn
about myself.
Just let me waste away,
I'll fade away
I'll go quietly
The world is harsh,
there's nothing for me.
Let me hide here.
I'll be quiet,
I'll be quiet,
I'll be quiet.
Let me lie here
let me stay.
I never asked for any
of my life to be this way
Go ahead, keep searching
let me lie here
I've found my place
I'm not even tired
I'm just done
I'm done with trying to make peace
with every single ghost
Nothing will ever be the same
And I imagine it would be
And everything is all the same.
Everything is all the same
Everything is all the same
Everything is all the same
Everything is all the same
Everything is all the same.
Heres a funfact:
So in english you have Snail and Slug, but in german Snail is schnecke and Slug is Nacktschnecke, which literally just translated into "naked snail".
I have a violin, but no longer play. No one cares to listen, and I have many more things to do than that. Canto harmónico, for example. What a delightful trio of videos! I am enchanted. ...
I find it so amazing that you can turn videos of a snail into an emotional music video type thing. That's awesome,
Snail is so poetic.
i LOVE your snail videos so much
I am again reminded of how wonderful your mind is. A truly delightful place, full of wonder. Thank you for sharing!
Yet another episode on the impressively deep musical drama Crazy Snail.
Mad, but beautifully so: both the images and the music. The snail crawling on the scroll at the end of the violin is a particularly lovely touch.
4:35 there aint more thing to watch
:(
No, it stops at 4:36
That is gonna be the deepest internet argument in the history of the internet. I'm hyped.
+HomoSapiens Same :)
+Minecraft ControlledCheeta It stops at 4:35
This is oddly soothing. You put a lot of work into this snail.
Beautiful music. Fully captures the feeling of giving in to a mellow depression.
the story of a snail slowly beginning to question his place in the world and the place of thing
I was terrified that you were going to put the snail in a microwave for 9,82 for the first few seconds :O :D
I relate to this snail on such an emotional level it's unhealthy
The next crazy snail should be about a snail meeting a another snail, and falling in love. All these videos are really good btw. Thank you Vi.
That music was sublime. It reminds me of one of my favorite albums: Themes from William Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Ulver. Norwegian group.
That is a wonderful creative outlet for what bothers you. Great art.
Thanks Vi.
I love this voice she uses for the snail! Any time I need to smile, I watch the how to draw a circle video with a similar voice, it's so funny. Also I think she looks kinda like Eva Green. Beautiful!
Vi is a genius, but her snail voice... it captures everything that makes Vi special, including especially her comedic gift. I am on a plate, I should eat myself. yum yum yum yum yum....
Vi this is just beautiful. I watched it 4 times in a row. Just ... wow. Bravo.
The Adventures of Snail! In episode three Snail despairs of ever finding New Thing and turns, um, their shell on the world only to end up catching a buzz on a violin being played by Vi. Talk about Different Thing! Those tentacles def could not deal with the vibration -- ouch! Great cinematography, editing, composition and everything. Moar Snail!
Snails are pretty cute. I had two on my car hood recently driving through the city and it was great to watch them stretch their heads out in unison to look at the street lights going by as I drove along. Somehow you knew this was amazing for them, they'd never seen anything like it. There are things like this which link all creatures regardless of their so called intelligence.
I think this is the best snail based music video I have ever seen.
You have a brilliant, beautiful brain. thank you for sharing it with us.
This was really beautiful.
So moving.
Changed my life.
great video. I don't know why but I really love your style Vihart...
Hauntingly beautiful music! Amazing snail!
Someone please track down and hug vi. She sounds like she needs it.
your crazy snail led me to contemplate my life
So depressing and beautiful. Art.
Vi are you projecting yourself on this snail?
1:10 this shot is genius and perfect
the snail is sooooooooooo cute!
I didn't realize that snails were so existential.
CLIMBIN DA THING YAYYYYY MORE SNAIL
Of all your things, I like your snail things the best ^w^
From what I see, this song is about science and becoming jaded as each new discovery seems to trail into the last over and over again until each new thing you learn becomes indistinguishable from the last.
It's like becoming desensitised to adventure. When all your small steps are giant leaps, bounding over the mountains becomes as mundane as walking.
Awesome song! I never before understood the angst of snail life.
Did I just witness a snail have an existential crisis?
Most of VH's videos make me laugh until I cry. This one makes me cry until I laugh. Good work, Vi!
A snail with existential crisis? I love Vi!
I-I'm crying. This snail. This snail is us. In all of our hopelessness, this snail is us.
You are that snail. Keep climbing. Don't give up...
A snail having an existential crisis. I cannot stop laughing. I love Vihart so much.
This is the saddest song loosely about snails I have ever heard.
Poor snail. Sombody get that snail a violin. ... Actually it has one now - glad I waited till the end to comment.
Its been 3 years..... they should be awake by now
This video was an experience.
This is going straight on my playlist
This video is so therapeutic and that snail is adorable. =3
This is musically quite beautiful. So much richness in the arrangement, instrumentally and vocally.
Now, just move away from that pile of salt. Slowly, easy, that's it, just move away from the salt.
this song is everything.
This made my week. It's so beautiful!