A tiny, little detail that I love is that when she did Honeybee at the end, it seems so playful and flirty rather than sad and painful. I love that touch.
Why is no one talking about the fact that in the beginning, Bunny is surrounded by pictures from before she came out and in the end the pictures show her now? I love this little detail
Nata Fox I’m going to try and link it, otherwise if you google steam powered giraffe comic, it comes up. Happy to help steampoweredgiraffe.com/comic/comic/title-page-red-core/
No matter what you become, you will always be you. And you deserve to grow and change and evolve. People are not rigid like robots, so it always puzzles me why humans are all so stubborn with change!
I have a theory. Whenever one thing changes, it serves as a reminder that everything else in the world also has the capacity to change. For example: The status quo may also change. It must be such hell inside their heads -- must be such hell to hear that grown men are watching My Little Pony, a black man is being considered for the role of James Bond, a foreign language film won the Best Picture Oscar, the football team in Washington changed its name, or Hasbro has finally admitted their "Mr" & "Mrs" toys are the exact same hunk of Chinese plastic crap but with different accessories, and the first thought that enters their head is "What if the status quo is next?!" The human body is between 60% and 75% water. And it is the nature of water to flow, distort, and adapt to its surroundings. It's fitting, by the way, that this message of change is coming from a band with a signature old-timey sound and a visual presentation rooted in mime, which many consider a dying (if not completely dead) art. Change can come full circle. Just as water will fall as rain, evaporate, and fall as rain again, trends can just as easily come, go, and come back again.... But only when it's worthwhile. And that is what REALLY scares those hostile to change: That, when their status quo does change, they will never be able to get it back, not because it was irreversible, but because the rest of us will realize the old ways benefited them and them alone and will never allow it.
Honestly. Stg has shifted my music playlist from all dark and loud stuff to happy stuff- for example I can go from listening to overdose to honeybee or This song, and I’ve been slowly filtering out the dark songs that I’ve realized kept me in a negative mindset
"I don’t want special treatment , I don’t want attention. I just want to coexist on the realm that you play on." I am a trans person myself, and I find this to be an incredibly good lyric. Though I haven't been called an attention-seeker at this point in my life, I know several trans + nb people HAVE, and because of this I feel it's really good Bunny included this lyric in a song about being Transgender.
My stepson has been on T for a year now. It’s been interesting and amazing watching him change and grow, and feel more comfortable in who he truly is. I’m going to share this video with him.
Y’know. This is the on-brand level of insanity we’ve come to love from Rabbit. What a nice retrospective on the evolution of the character and, by extension, the band to close out the year.
That's a special power among us trans girls that started transition later in life; we have to condition our voices to have a more feminine tone, so a lot of us have a wide range that also includes our more masculine voice. I've scared co-workers because they forget I can sound like Dr. Girlfriend whenever I want. 🤣
I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS BAND FOR 5 MINUTES, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THEM, OR ANY OF YOU, I WOULD GO STRAIGHT UP SHE-HULK ON SOCIETY I DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS TODAY, BUT IF YOU'RE FAMILY DOESN'T ACCEPT YOU, I'M YOUR MOM NOW AND I LOVE YOU. I'M PROUD OF YOU, AND I WILL BRAG TO ALL MY FRIENDS ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! I NEEDED THIS TODAY. THAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE AROUND IS SUPER UNSUPPORTIVE!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU. THAT'S PROBABLY TOO MUCH THANK YOU'S BUT I DO CAREE!!!!!!!!!
You know, I have to say this. When I came out to my best friend he sent me this song and told me "not so long ago rabbit wasnt in her right form either." I listen to it every morning now because Rabbit is such a huge idol for me and this song has really given me the courage to put myself out there because I want everyone to know the true me. I want people to love me for who I actually am. Today I changed my profile picture on facebook and changed my name to represent the true me. Thank you Rabbit, you are everything I have ever wanted to be. Strong, proud and true. -Sabrina Rose Blackwell.
@@paxmacalpine845 And that means a lot to me so I thank you for being proud of me. It has been an uphill battle so far but on the plus side my best friend became my boyfriend
I legit got teary-eyed at the end when we come back to the room full of pictures, but instead of all these old pictures of Rabbit when she still looked male, they're all new pictures. New memories. Of her living her best, authentic life.
As someone on the Autism Spectrum and Queer, I really connect with this song. This, Malfunction and Wired Wrong really make me appreciate the growth I have gone through, and also how far Rabbit and Bunny have come. It warms my heart
this might just be me but, the original sounded so sad and defeated and this one sounds so upbeat and happy and i am LIVING for it, bunny thank you for being you and for giving courage and hope to a lot of us
The lyrics at the end have been changed to a more positive vibe too, during the part where it slows down. I love the version from TH-cam years ago and I love this version too
This, all of this. It really does sound so triumphant. I love the raw emotional pain the original gives me, but that's where I am in my own transformation. This is so triumphant it fills me with hope, though. Both are so beautiful.
As someone who has been a fan of this band for almost 10 years, this video made me feel many things. I was called "not a real girl" and "a robot" for most of my life so the connection I have to this song is complicated. Mostly, it made me so proud of Bunny and where she is now in her life. The world needs more love and understanding
I was deeply entrenched in my parents conservative belief for most of my life. They were abusive. I finally was able to leave, but I still had a lot of deconstruction. This band was the first thing that really got me acquainted with trans people, and showed me that all they wanted to do was be people, just like everyone else. It made me start to examine my own sense of gender. After many years of questioning, I'm finally out as a trans man. There were many factors as to what encouraged me, but this band is probably a main contributor. So thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.
i can’t be the only one who almost straight up cried at the honeybee reprise towards the end not that i wasn’t about to cry anyways this video was wonderful i loved the different genres and makeup/costume changes it was very nostalgic but in a hopeful “looking towards the future” kind of way❤️
"Non-binary" Rabbit will forever hold a special place in my heart, because that version of the character helped tremendously in figuring out my own gender identity. But I'm really happy that Rabbit herself seems so comfortable and happy with who she is right now. She's had quite the journey and I love that she can be herself.
Humans are not static robots, we do change and evolve during our lives, one may even get back to feel cisgender but we should all be free to express our identity without fear or discomfort.
I'm really glad that this song got a full treatment and release. When I was first coming out, you were a big role model for me: someone I had known and loved before either of us were out, who I could look up to now. I remember during some of the harder early days, listening to this as well as malfunction on repeat to remind me that I wasn't alone in these feelings. I also appreciate the change you made to the lyrics at the end, making it more hopeful. Thank you.
I can see why some people might've pressured her to take out the last verse, but I think it was the most-powerful verse in the song. Are you reading it as saying she can't be the woman she wants to be? You can also read it as saying that she can't be the man that she was. That changes the entire song: then the transformation she can't make is to be the normative cis male inside that society expected her to be. That's how I read it, anyway.
@@BadHorse43 That's a fair point. The way I interpret it, in the original she asks for change, for things to be made right. In this version she is asking for acceptence, for the subject to change themselves. And while one can interpret the subject to be herself, I think it makes it a more powerful statement, even if at the cost of some of the emotional weight of the original lyrics.
Damn, it's so hard to even imagine what trans people are going through. But it's nice to see things change and more role-models emerge. I hope our generation lives to see the day when every sexual orientation or identification is equally respected. God, this hope might actually be the thing to keep me alive in the end.
Oh Rabbit if you only knew that two years removed from this premiere, 13 years after Steam Powered Giraffe formed, some 7 years after your transition and a mere 2 hours after I found out about this most incredible musical group, that someone would be sitting here crying about how goddamned beautiful you are and the message you share is pure magic. Thank you and I love you.
You know what the best part of this video is? Seeing that smile of hers FINALLY go all the way to those beautiful eyes! We are so proud of you miss bunny/ Rabbit! Always be your authentic self, you are amazing!!
I was sitting here with tears rolling down my cheeks while watching this. Then came the Honeybee bit and I started blubbering. My dog, Honeybee, came sprinting into the room because she heard me crying. She just turned two in November. I named her Honeybee because I was a new fan of SPG at the time and when I was bringing her home for the first time, Honeybee came on while I was driving. I've sang Honeybee to my baby bee her whole life, she knows it's her song and we play it during car rides. She's my entire world and has really helped me to keep myself going, knowing she depends on me and I depend on her. I've always really appreciated this band and everything you guys do and the self-positive messages you guys put out. Thank you.
I'm so glad "Transform" got a full treatment. I used the audio from the original recording on Bunny's channel for a class monologue stage production project (it provided the closing ambiance) that explored gender as a concept....little did I know how truly these songs would hit home for my little trans-non-binary butt....I'm so happy to see Bunny thriving as herself, and I'm so glad she's shared her transition openly. I'm still working on the whole: "live authentically as yourself" thing and it's songs like this and "Malfunction" that remind me I'm not alone in my struggle to find out who I am.
Admittedly, I did use a TH-cam to mp3 converter at the time because....well, it wasn't available yet for purchase since it came out like...weeks before the project was due. I'm definitely looking forward to having some spending money in my accounts so I can buy ALL THE SPG CONTENT EVER (or at least what I can afford).
The teal makeup, the genre switches, the callback to Honeybee, just everything about this song and this video is amazing and I'm actually crying. I am so very happy this got a studio version.
One thing that has surprised me, but also warms my heart...is just how AMAZINGLY supportive the SPG community has been with their support. Just so much OVERWHELMING support is really touching, as someone who is Trans as well. Bunny is awesome, and all of this is just one beautiful bright spot in this dark world to me
Honeybee was in my suggestion list this morning when I woke up. It was the first time I'd ever heard of SPG, and now I've been listening to your last 8 years of music all day. I've cried, laughed, and sung along. I can't believe I'd never heard of you before. SPG is amazing.
Oh my gosh the last spoken line LMAO "A haunted picture frame is pretty frightening...but it's not as scary as not living authentically as yourself" good lord that's amazing but also hilarious
Y’know, when I first listened to this song when it came out, it confused the hell out of me. Not because I didn’t get what it was about or anything, I just couldn’t figure out why it hit so close to home. But as time has gone on, and I’ve made progress in getting doctors and family to actually listen to me, it finally dawned on me a couple months ago. I’m not trans. Never have been, likely never will turn out to be. I was assigned female at birth, and I’ve never had any qualms with that (besides, y’know, sexism). But I am disabled. I’m not entirely sure how disabled I am, or what condition I have (hopefully the neurologist I’ll be seeing has some answers 🤞), but my body is definitely abnormal and it makes my life difficult, especially since I generally look like I’m perfectly healthy. This song is relatable to me because I’m someone who constantly has society demand that I explain myself. I feel like I always have to justify my answers to things; I can’t just say “no, I can’t do that” without being accused of being weak or lazy or a killjoy, even by my own family. On my worst days, I feel trapped in my own body, and that if I could transform it to take away whatever it is that makes my arms floppy and my legs hurt I would. This song is always a reminder that my body, that I, am not the problem. The people who don’t listen, and refuse to take me as I am are. So here I am at almost 5 AM, unable to sleep because my legs hurt, listening to this song after a rough day and writing this comment to get these thoughts out. Bunny, if you somehow stumble across this comment, thank you. Thank you for writing a song I needed before I even realized I needed it. 💜
I hope you've managed to get a diagnosis now and are able to get treatment to make your body less painful/floppy. Sending hugs to one internet stranger from another.
God, this song is so painfully relatable. I'm a trans guy still struggling through middle school, and it's been so difficult. I used to feel like no one would ever understand me and I would be left to question why I am this way all alone, but I've come to realize that there are so many amazing wonderful people like Bunny to help me through this journey. :)
I’m not trans, I struggle to really understand your reality, but songs like this bring me closer to grasping as much as I can of the trans experience. Thank you for sharing. Oh, oof, right in the feels! And from a musical standpoint, another one knocked out of the park. The SPG rabbit hole has been pure bliss to fall into.
I think a lot of people feel distress and panic with the way they see their body. Maybe that could help. Like if you had a really bad haircut, but there was nothing you could do about it.
Bunny came out about her transition close to the same time I did. I was moved beyond words by how they did it, how they announced it in the first place. I'm so glad she's being who she wants to be. I remember thinking how risky it seemed for a performer to take that step, both publicly and physically. Years down the line now, I'm happy every time I see her face and her smile and those captivating eyes. When I first really got going, before I started T, I used a lot of SPG songs to warm my voice up with some vocal gymnastics. Now I can almost match the lower notes the Spine can hit. I feel I owe a lot to them for that. Here's to many more years of love and support and being who we truly are.
As someone who is also going through a Male to Female transgender transformation this song gives me so much peace Thank you so much Steam Powered Giraffe, you truly are the best band out there
Bunny seems so much happier. I’m so happy she put herself out there in the most classy and epic way. Not being particularly focused on it all but also not hiding anything and speaking frankly about her experience to not only help herself but others too
I was first introduced to SPG by a barista at the Starbucks I spent a lot of time squatting at to avoid going home. I didn't realize at the time that I was trans, cause I didn't have the word for it, but she knew. Without directly saying it, she suggested I look into SPG because they seem right up my alley. ((I also didn't realize at the time that I'd be so invested in the ren faire scene but thats another aside. )) I went home that night and looked them up and immediately became invested. And so I dug and I dug and I learned about Bunny and I suddenly understood. So much more. That same barista later gave me some binders she had around. Just. Handed them to me. Another barista offered up his as well. I lost contact with both of them. But I don't think I'd be where I am right now if not for her and for being introduced to SPG.
Isabella, Ive been waiting to hear a studio version of this song since you debuted it in 2015. Its always been my favorite and its so nice to finally have it on an album. If I could only ask one thing, could you guys include the original on the album as a bonus track, Its such a beautiful underrated song and it deserves so much more recognition. Congrats to you guys, and I can't wait for the full album, everything so far has been grade A++ amazing.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart Abraxas! The original is available to download for Patrons I believe, AND the new album will have acoustic versions of each song on it- so you will have three versions to listen to when all is said and done. :)
@@BellasBoneyard that's fantastic news! You released your acoustic version of this song shortly after I came out. I discovered the band after someone in a Trans group on Facebook posted the "I'll Rust With You" video, and I've been hooked ever since. Much love to you...you helped me a lot through your music and videos, and I hope some day you come to my part of the world so I can meet you and watch you perform live.
@@BellasBoneyard I actually used a youtube to mp3 downloader to get the one off of youtube when I first heard it; I would have loved to pay for it but since it wasn't available anywhere I wanted to make sure I had access to it regardless. The song was so heartfelt and deeply relatable as a trans person myself that it was something I needed at the time. I've come a long way and so have you, and I believe I probably started my own gender exploration about the same time as you started to go through it; I know I found the band somewhere between the 2 cent show and Mk. III, and you've been a favorite ever since. I'm going to buy the new/full version ASAP and probably listen to it about a thousand times lmao
My four year old is one of your biggest fans! He randomly states, "Steam Powered Giraffe is my favorite band." And when his dad asks who's his favorite member, he'll shout back, "Rabbit!" (He still says bunny-rabbit and variations.) He tries so hard to say "youtube steam powered giraffe" into our cox remote every morning. I try really hard not to embarrass him with my huge smile when he dances like a robot. I'm just so happy he's happy.
Yesterday was my 1 year anniversary of starting HRT. My friend showed me this song today. Stars kinda aligned. You are gorgeous and I love your aesthetic so much.
Are you coping okay? No judgement I just worry about closeted people......and I worry about people who are out lol. I hope you love yourself either way
Hey you! You're beautiful and I support you! I hope one day, when you are safe and comfortable, you are able to be you to the fullest extent and live your best life! In the meantime, I hope you are doing okay. I'm forcing a big dose of love through my screen and over to you!
Okay. This sweet Bunny Rabbit here is killing me with her wonderful singing and incredible song and story! You absolute marvel! I have some lovelies who are in the midst of their own transformation process, and they love this song so much. Thank you for encouraging my lovelies in my corner of the world and making them (and me) smile so much!
2:05 I'm not Trans but I am ace & ADHD, and I relate to this line because of it. Im actually using this line as inspiration for a repeated phrase in an essay I'm writting about neuro divergent students for school (the phrase is " in order to be on the same academic plane as their peers" and similar variants)
This song was so full of emotions that I don't even know where to start on how I feel about it. I honestly cried some due to multiple reasons! Being a fan for so long and remembering all those images an such and the meaning of the song from then to now, I can relate on a personal level and it just brings so much happiness. We all love you so darn much Bunny, all of you guys who come an go, you may change what you look like over the years but god darn it you are still an amazing person through an through no matter what!
The snippet from Honeybee got me all teary-eyed. That was one of the first songs that got me listening to SPG way back when. And as the years have gone by, so much has changed. And to follow along with all the changes SPG has gone through, has been wonderful. Whether it's new band members, or Rabbit becoming the the robot she's longed to be. The bonds of the band, the support that exists, does my heart well, and I eagerly await whatever musical stylings await us in the future. Thank you, SPG, for everything you've done, and continue to do. You'll always have my ear.
the past is so important. the future is so important. i'm incredibly grateful to have been here for your adventures, and i'll be damned if i'm not here for your adventures going forward. i'm so very very proud of you, and always dreaming for your success and happiness!
Like I just found y’all this year and like, having someone in one of my now favorite bands that’s like me and open about it? I’m crying so hard rn man in the best way
I keep coming back to this video. One of the things that makes me so fucking happy, is that you never really left. You came out as yourself, and watching this makes me so fucking happy. Love you all. Every one of you that has ever graced a stage or recording as a part of SPG. I just wish I was closer to you so I could see you IRL
I admire how supportive the band and community is for her. It’s honestly so heartwarming, she’s the quintessential “I’m gonna do what’s best for me and idgaf what u say”
I’m a straight guy, an LGBT ally And this song is beautiful and inspirational and I wish more people would hear it and understand the depth of the message. Personally I love the original version that Rabbit recorded, it’s so direct and open. The lyric about not being afraid hits me really hard. Because I know it’s people like me that cause that fear. It shouldn’t be like that. I understand more than I did before. It just bugs me that I had to unlearn so much crap first.
Ignore that kid, the fact that you are unlearning and relearning and making the effort is all anyone in the LGBT community could ask for. Trust me when I say that nobody in their right mind is going to be upset with anyone who is actively making an effort to be understanding and caring. People like you Fluff are the people that help LGBT make progress towards things like gay marriage and rights. So thank you!
This made me cry. I'm so happy about rabbits entire transition and it keeps giving me more and more hope for my own personal transition. I've been looking up to this band for a while now, especially Rabbit, for living their life how they want to. Thank you so much for being yourself and being such an inspiration (especially to other trans folk such as myself)
I'm trans and still waking up as my assigned birth gender...makes life seem hopeless cuz I can't afford the surgeries necessarily to live my authentic life but this helps me out knowing there's hope from other trans people living their best lives
I have so much love for Bunny and the beautiful woman she’s become. I know it hasn’t been easy for her, but being able to see how much happier she is now makes me smile. Keep on being awesome, Bunny! 💖
Countless times I've listened to this song, taken comfort in it on my trans journey...But today it resonates the strongest with my soul. Being treated as the bizarre one, the unwelcome one, the "confused" one through the day that is supposed to be the most about family? If I could transform, I wouldn't have to force a smile through Christmas day while my family tear me apart...
I gotta say Rabbit's songs have to be my absolute favorite~ it's amazing to see how much you've changed since SPG was formed, as well as how much your art has evolved. I look forward to every single thing this band does, because i know it'll always be great~
Wow. I had discovered this band when I was just first figuring out I was trans at 13 (male tho), and grew particularly attached to Honeybee, and Rabbit. I had to step away for reasons unrelated to the band itself, but coming back 7-8 years later to this is, well, amazing. It's really like a rebirth of the comfort they gave me, untainted by those that introduced me to them (if you loved me...). I'll be catching up on music. Amazing. Thank you
When you don't think you could possibly be in love with Bunny any more than you already are, she hits us with this. WHO'S CUTTING ONIONS IN MY BEDROOM?!
bunny’s first transition video was posted when i was eight years old. i’d liked the band for a while, rabbit had always been my favorite of the robots, so i was excited to find out what it was. when i watched it, i’d never heard of a transgender person, and it made me want to do more research into it. i figured out that i was trans soon after, but i swore to never tell my family, as my being a girl was so important to them (my grandmother is native american, and in her family’s tradition, stories are passed through the women of the family- i was the only girl out of her four kids and six grandkids). the original version of this song came out soon after, and i used to listen to it to remind myself that i wasn’t wrong for being this way, there are other people like me in the world, and i’m not alone. i am now a fifteen year old, fully out and proud transgender man. i’ve essentially become a walking encyclopedia for all things lgbtq+, and i’m helping raise my younger siblings to feel comfortable with expressing themselves however they’d like- for example, my baby brother wears skirts comfortably, and we paint our nails together almost every week. this song has meant more to me than i can ever possibly express, and i cannot thank you enough for writing it. this song helped me become who i am today.
i wont lie i like to listen to this song when I'm down about my transition, this is the first time i listened to this version, still crying but the picture bit at the end has got me laughing again, i just wanna say thanks Rabbit; your one of my idols
This is the first video I've watched in a while and I'm not even done, and I'm blown away. Good gosh. The way this song has transformed (pun not intended) since Bunny first created it years ago is nothing short of breathtaking. It was always a great song. But it's grown so much still. Bravo. Always in your corner, SPG.
This comment is about 2 years late, but having only discovered Steam Powered Giraffe, with my first song I heard from them being Brass Goggles, I was very confused when I saw different members in different videos. This video however is not only wonderful but helped me understand at least a little bit, what had happened. I'm happy for you!
So proud of this band and of rabbit. Love her. As you can see from these comments, your fans are full of love and support. You guys help us through tough times. We are there in kind
Ya know when I was first trying to sneakily begin transition, I was working at WalMart and due to Caitlynn Jenner trans was the big topic. I remember the older folks talking about how they're not sure about all the 'trans people now' but were listening to Jenner, since they followed her as a kid. I was not brave enough to say anything in response to their negativity towards trans in general, but a dude we were with, he got mad, and started talking about how he was pretty anti-trans himself, and then talked about how he was persuaded, and brought up Rabbit's 'coming out' message way back when it was new, and said that SPG had changed his view. It accidentally relieved so much pressure. Cos he was so persuasive, or people were just so afraid of conflict, the people around him stopped growling about it all. They, ended up agreeing. When I came back the next day, the old Filipino women who were bitching about trans people were playing SPG in our break room.. It was probably the only positive experience at work there, and I'm not likely to forget it.
Both Rabbit and Bunny have always been some of the most beautiful entities to have ever existed, both then and now. She just looks so stunning and happy the way she is
I'm not even transgender myself and I am crying right now. I have so many transgender friends and I have seen how tough it is for all of them. I really just want to give them all huge hugs right now.....
I loved SPG when I stumbled on them so long ago. When I got to play catch up and find out Rabbit was trans, she gave me so much joy because it made me not so scared to be who I am. The fact this song is just genuinely good makes it so much better.
Bunny's just out here living her best life and i am so happy for her.
BplayN Just let Rabbit live. Fuck!
BplayN
It’s her, you ignorant sod.
@@andreagreer3292 Rabbit is a She.
spg be like: “we will release a song about being trans and you will cry like a baby” and we are all like yes ma’am as many songs as you want ma’am
*cries like a baby* every time
Bottoms
truth
Dylan Riggs *Pants XD
The thing that makes me just burst into tears is the line from honeybee
Omg the bit of honeybee at the end I'm GOING TO CRY
I was doing an admirable job of holding it together AND THEN SHE STARTED HONEYBEE and I lost it. ;_;
How beautiful
SAME TBH
I'm mr meeseeks, look at me
Improve my golf game!!
"i don't want special treatment, i just want to co-exist"
That line hit me like a freight train.
Damn yeah, that's the trans agenda
A tiny, little detail that I love is that when she did Honeybee at the end, it seems so playful and flirty rather than sad and painful. I love that touch.
And it's kinda like getting rid of all the toxic people that made honeybee so sad..... And it's just beautiful-
ngl it made me blush and start dancin a lil bit
Why is no one talking about the fact that in the beginning, Bunny is surrounded by pictures from before she came out and in the end the pictures show her now? I love this little detail
So many easter eggggssssss
I’m new to this band can you explain, what is going on
TJS_123 Go to the SPG website and read the comic Red Core, that should explain things
EliSpleiss k thanks
Nata Fox I’m going to try and link it, otherwise if you google steam powered giraffe comic, it comes up. Happy to help
steampoweredgiraffe.com/comic/comic/title-page-red-core/
No matter what you become, you will always be you.
And you deserve to grow and change and evolve.
People are not rigid like robots, so it always puzzles me why humans are all so stubborn with change!
I have a theory. Whenever one thing changes, it serves as a reminder that everything else in the world also has the capacity to change.
For example: The status quo may also change.
It must be such hell inside their heads -- must be such hell to hear that grown men are watching My Little Pony, a black man is being considered for the role of James Bond, a foreign language film won the Best Picture Oscar, the football team in Washington changed its name, or Hasbro has finally admitted their "Mr" & "Mrs" toys are the exact same hunk of Chinese plastic crap but with different accessories, and the first thought that enters their head is "What if the status quo is next?!"
The human body is between 60% and 75% water. And it is the nature of water to flow, distort, and adapt to its surroundings.
It's fitting, by the way, that this message of change is coming from a band with a signature old-timey sound and a visual presentation rooted in mime, which many consider a dying (if not completely dead) art.
Change can come full circle. Just as water will fall as rain, evaporate, and fall as rain again, trends can just as easily come, go, and come back again....
But only when it's worthwhile. And that is what REALLY scares those hostile to change: That, when their status quo does change, they will never be able to get it back, not because it was irreversible, but because the rest of us will realize the old ways benefited them and them alone and will never allow it.
People tend to be angry at something
That they don’t understand
And people tend to be stubborn with where they stand
I won't lie there's so many people I would play this to in hopes they understand thabk you for giving my emotions words 🖤💚🖤💚
I don't think robots are rigid at all. They are modular!
Honestly. Stg has shifted my music playlist from all dark and loud stuff to happy stuff- for example I can go from listening to overdose to honeybee or This song, and I’ve been slowly filtering out the dark songs that I’ve realized kept me in a negative mindset
"I don’t want special treatment
, I don’t want attention. I just want to coexist on the realm that you play on."
I am a trans person myself, and I find this to be an incredibly good lyric. Though I haven't been called an attention-seeker at this point in my life, I know several trans + nb people HAVE, and because of this I feel it's really good Bunny included this lyric in a song about being Transgender.
Tnx for pointing this one out, I did not pay attention but, yea coexist on the realm we play on, tnx for the underline zombiegutz
@@unijade brave human leader maybe, work for both and any as far as i know 😁
This!
"But it's not as scary as not living authentically as yourself" I am deceased. I laughed so damn hard at that it caught me completely off guard
My stepson has been on T for a year now. It’s been interesting and amazing watching him change and grow, and feel more comfortable in who he truly is. I’m going to share this video with him.
Y’know. This is the on-brand level of insanity we’ve come to love from Rabbit. What a nice retrospective on the evolution of the character and, by extension, the band to close out the year.
Aaaw, you sweetheart
Ikr...
Rabbit over the decade
Rabbits vocal range is really incredible, I cannot get over it
Spine and Rabbit have such good range. 😭
That's a special power among us trans girls that started transition later in life; we have to condition our voices to have a more feminine tone, so a lot of us have a wide range that also includes our more masculine voice.
I've scared co-workers because they forget I can sound like Dr. Girlfriend whenever I want. 🤣
I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS BAND FOR 5 MINUTES, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THEM, OR ANY OF YOU, I WOULD GO STRAIGHT UP SHE-HULK ON SOCIETY
I DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS TODAY, BUT IF YOU'RE FAMILY DOESN'T ACCEPT YOU, I'M YOUR MOM NOW AND I LOVE YOU.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, AND I WILL BRAG TO ALL MY FRIENDS ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! I NEEDED THIS TODAY. THAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE AROUND IS SUPER UNSUPPORTIVE!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU. THAT'S PROBABLY TOO MUCH THANK YOU'S BUT I DO CAREE!!!!!!!!!
thanks
Thank you so much, made my day thr same day i came out as trans to my nan :)
thanks mom - your new trans son
All jokes aside, I’ve been needing to read something like this thanks to my dysphoria.
WOOOOO MOM
You know, I have to say this. When I came out to my best friend he sent me this song and told me "not so long ago rabbit wasnt in her right form either." I listen to it every morning now because Rabbit is such a huge idol for me and this song has really given me the courage to put myself out there because I want everyone to know the true me. I want people to love me for who I actually am. Today I changed my profile picture on facebook and changed my name to represent the true me. Thank you Rabbit, you are everything I have ever wanted to be. Strong, proud and true.
-Sabrina Rose Blackwell.
I know this is a year late, but an internet stranger is very proud of you ♥️
@@paxmacalpine845 And that means a lot to me so I thank you for being proud of me. It has been an uphill battle so far but on the plus side my best friend became my boyfriend
@@seanpopa6334 Hell yeah! Keep fighting the good fight ♥️ I wish you and your bf all the best!!
I'm so proud of you and happy you're living as yourself! Welcome to the family!
May Goddess smile upon you and bring you much happiness in life! I hope things are continuing well for you!
I legit got teary-eyed at the end when we come back to the room full of pictures, but instead of all these old pictures of Rabbit when she still looked male, they're all new pictures. New memories. Of her living her best, authentic life.
As someone on the Autism Spectrum and Queer, I really connect with this song. This, Malfunction and Wired Wrong really make me appreciate the growth I have gone through, and also how far Rabbit and Bunny have come. It warms my heart
this might just be me but, the original sounded so sad and defeated and this one sounds so upbeat and happy and i am LIVING for it, bunny thank you for being you and for giving courage and hope to a lot of us
The lyrics at the end have been changed to a more positive vibe too, during the part where it slows down. I love the version from TH-cam years ago and I love this version too
This, all of this. It really does sound so triumphant. I love the raw emotional pain the original gives me, but that's where I am in my own transformation. This is so triumphant it fills me with hope, though. Both are so beautiful.
Awww...both versions sound sweet
As someone who has been a fan of this band for almost 10 years, this video made me feel many things. I was called "not a real girl" and "a robot" for most of my life so the connection I have to this song is complicated. Mostly, it made me so proud of Bunny and where she is now in her life. The world needs more love and understanding
Wow those people must have been sad...to have to bring a person down to make themselves feel better...
Hope you find peace in yourself xx
@@emmapadgett1181 Thankfully I've never had a problem with who I am :)
no matter what they say, you always have been and always will be a real girl, no matter what body parts say
much love from a trans brother over here!
not trans, but i will say you got this girl! :D
All I see is a beautiful inspiring talented person. What more could you want from someone?
I was deeply entrenched in my parents conservative belief for most of my life. They were abusive. I finally was able to leave, but I still had a lot of deconstruction. This band was the first thing that really got me acquainted with trans people, and showed me that all they wanted to do was be people, just like everyone else. It made me start to examine my own sense of gender. After many years of questioning, I'm finally out as a trans man. There were many factors as to what encouraged me, but this band is probably a main contributor. So thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.
i can’t be the only one who almost straight up cried at the honeybee reprise towards the end not that i wasn’t about to cry anyways this video was wonderful i loved the different genres and makeup/costume changes it was very nostalgic but in a hopeful “looking towards the future” kind of way❤️
"Non-binary" Rabbit will forever hold a special place in my heart, because that version of the character helped tremendously in figuring out my own gender identity. But I'm really happy that Rabbit herself seems so comfortable and happy with who she is right now. She's had quite the journey and I love that she can be herself.
Humans are not static robots, we do change and evolve during our lives, one may even get back to feel cisgender but we should all be free to express our identity without fear or discomfort.
I'm really glad that this song got a full treatment and release. When I was first coming out, you were a big role model for me: someone I had known and loved before either of us were out, who I could look up to now. I remember during some of the harder early days, listening to this as well as malfunction on repeat to remind me that I wasn't alone in these feelings. I also appreciate the change you made to the lyrics at the end, making it more hopeful. Thank you.
I can see why some people might've pressured her to take out the last verse, but I think it was the most-powerful verse in the song. Are you reading it as saying she can't be the woman she wants to be? You can also read it as saying that she can't be the man that she was. That changes the entire song: then the transformation she can't make is to be the normative cis male inside that society expected her to be. That's how I read it, anyway.
@@BadHorse43 That's a fair point. The way I interpret it, in the original she asks for change, for things to be made right. In this version she is asking for acceptence, for the subject to change themselves. And while one can interpret the subject to be herself, I think it makes it a more powerful statement, even if at the cost of some of the emotional weight of the original lyrics.
...listening to transform and malfunction on loop is the trans/nb experience
Damn, it's so hard to even imagine what trans people are going through.
But it's nice to see things change and more role-models emerge. I hope our generation lives to see the day when every sexual orientation or identification is equally respected. God, this hope might actually be the thing to keep me alive in the end.
Oh Rabbit if you only knew that two years removed from this premiere, 13 years after Steam Powered Giraffe formed, some 7 years after your transition and a mere 2 hours after I found out about this most incredible musical group, that someone would be sitting here crying about how goddamned beautiful you are and the message you share is pure magic. Thank you and I love you.
You know what the best part of this video is? Seeing that smile of hers FINALLY go all the way to those beautiful eyes! We are so proud of you miss bunny/ Rabbit! Always be your authentic self, you are amazing!!
The serotonin i get from this even now is still top notch. Spg really giving me a reason to live in this dystopia lol
I was sitting here with tears rolling down my cheeks while watching this. Then came the Honeybee bit and I started blubbering. My dog, Honeybee, came sprinting into the room because she heard me crying.
She just turned two in November. I named her Honeybee because I was a new fan of SPG at the time and when I was bringing her home for the first time, Honeybee came on while I was driving. I've sang Honeybee to my baby bee her whole life, she knows it's her song and we play it during car rides. She's my entire world and has really helped me to keep myself going, knowing she depends on me and I depend on her.
I've always really appreciated this band and everything you guys do and the self-positive messages you guys put out. Thank you.
I'm so glad "Transform" got a full treatment. I used the audio from the original recording on Bunny's channel for a class monologue stage production project (it provided the closing ambiance) that explored gender as a concept....little did I know how truly these songs would hit home for my little trans-non-binary butt....I'm so happy to see Bunny thriving as herself, and I'm so glad she's shared her transition openly. I'm still working on the whole: "live authentically as yourself" thing and it's songs like this and "Malfunction" that remind me I'm not alone in my struggle to find out who I am.
Admittedly, I did use a TH-cam to mp3 converter at the time because....well, it wasn't available yet for purchase since it came out like...weeks before the project was due. I'm definitely looking forward to having some spending money in my accounts so I can buy ALL THE SPG CONTENT EVER (or at least what I can afford).
You go Bunny! Great song and soooo much talent!
The teal makeup, the genre switches, the callback to Honeybee, just everything about this song and this video is amazing and I'm actually crying. I am so very happy this got a studio version.
One thing that has surprised me, but also warms my heart...is just how AMAZINGLY supportive the SPG community has been with their support. Just so much OVERWHELMING support is really touching, as someone who is Trans as well.
Bunny is awesome, and all of this is just one beautiful bright spot in this dark world to me
Vaporwave-trans-flag-faced lewk is EVERYTHING I needed this week. This video is a masterpiece.
Honeybee was in my suggestion list this morning when I woke up. It was the first time I'd ever heard of SPG, and now I've been listening to your last 8 years of music all day. I've cried, laughed, and sung along. I can't believe I'd never heard of you before. SPG is amazing.
Oh my gosh the last spoken line LMAO
"A haunted picture frame is pretty frightening...but it's not as scary as not living authentically as yourself" good lord that's amazing but also hilarious
Y’know, when I first listened to this song when it came out, it confused the hell out of me. Not because I didn’t get what it was about or anything, I just couldn’t figure out why it hit so close to home.
But as time has gone on, and I’ve made progress in getting doctors and family to actually listen to me, it finally dawned on me a couple months ago.
I’m not trans. Never have been, likely never will turn out to be. I was assigned female at birth, and I’ve never had any qualms with that (besides, y’know, sexism).
But I am disabled. I’m not entirely sure how disabled I am, or what condition I have (hopefully the neurologist I’ll be seeing has some answers 🤞), but my body is definitely abnormal and it makes my life difficult, especially since I generally look like I’m perfectly healthy.
This song is relatable to me because I’m someone who constantly has society demand that I explain myself. I feel like I always have to justify my answers to things; I can’t just say “no, I can’t do that” without being accused of being weak or lazy or a killjoy, even by my own family.
On my worst days, I feel trapped in my own body, and that if I could transform it to take away whatever it is that makes my arms floppy and my legs hurt I would.
This song is always a reminder that my body, that I, am not the problem. The people who don’t listen, and refuse to take me as I am are. So here I am at almost 5 AM, unable to sleep because my legs hurt, listening to this song after a rough day and writing this comment to get these thoughts out.
Bunny, if you somehow stumble across this comment, thank you. Thank you for writing a song I needed before I even realized I needed it.
💜
I hope you've managed to get a diagnosis now and are able to get treatment to make your body less painful/floppy. Sending hugs to one internet stranger from another.
Hope you have effective treatment and support now, love
Can i ask what disorder you have?
I myself have autism and I can agree to most of your points
How am i still hearing SPG songs i havent heard before? And this one especially?! Absolutely fantastic! My whole heart goes out to you Bunny!!
The "Honeybee" throwback gave me shivers.
Also, I liked the David Bowie feel in the transition before the death metal.
@@theclockworktempest it was more like grunge to me but agreed. Wasn't expecting any of that and loved it
@@The_Maki1 songs with different styles are rad ♡
God, this song is so painfully relatable. I'm a trans guy still struggling through middle school, and it's been so difficult. I used to feel like no one would ever understand me and I would be left to question why I am this way all alone, but I've come to realize that there are so many amazing wonderful people like Bunny to help me through this journey. :)
This still has all the power it had when I watched it premiere. This is such a beautiful song and will always mean so much to so many people
I’m not trans, I struggle to really understand your reality, but songs like this bring me closer to grasping as much as I can of the trans experience. Thank you for sharing. Oh, oof, right in the feels! And from a musical standpoint, another one knocked out of the park. The SPG rabbit hole has been pure bliss to fall into.
I think a lot of people feel distress and panic with the way they see their body. Maybe that could help. Like if you had a really bad haircut, but there was nothing you could do about it.
Bunny came out about her transition close to the same time I did. I was moved beyond words by how they did it, how they announced it in the first place. I'm so glad she's being who she wants to be. I remember thinking how risky it seemed for a performer to take that step, both publicly and physically. Years down the line now, I'm happy every time I see her face and her smile and those captivating eyes.
When I first really got going, before I started T, I used a lot of SPG songs to warm my voice up with some vocal gymnastics. Now I can almost match the lower notes the Spine can hit. I feel I owe a lot to them for that.
Here's to many more years of love and support and being who we truly are.
As someone who is also going through a Male to Female transgender transformation this song gives me so much peace
Thank you so much Steam Powered Giraffe, you truly are the best band out there
Cornist wishing you all the best. Remember to love yourself always.
Good luck friend!
We can love ourselves and be ourselves, it feels like every weight we ever had had been lifted off of us 💜
Bunny seems so much happier. I’m so happy she put herself out there in the most classy and epic way. Not being particularly focused on it all but also not hiding anything and speaking frankly about her experience to not only help herself but others too
I love how this song
Transformed.
I was first introduced to SPG by a barista at the Starbucks I spent a lot of time squatting at to avoid going home. I didn't realize at the time that I was trans, cause I didn't have the word for it, but she knew. Without directly saying it, she suggested I look into SPG because they seem right up my alley. ((I also didn't realize at the time that I'd be so invested in the ren faire scene but thats another aside. )) I went home that night and looked them up and immediately became invested. And so I dug and I dug and I learned about Bunny and I suddenly understood. So much more.
That same barista later gave me some binders she had around. Just. Handed them to me. Another barista offered up his as well. I lost contact with both of them. But I don't think I'd be where I am right now if not for her and for being introduced to SPG.
I have been hoping for a SPG variation of this song since Bunny released it years ago. I LOVE IT
someone call a lawyer rabbit is in trouble she's been
wait for it
framed HA
Love it
👌👌👌👌
OUT!
That's clever
This. This is the best.
Isabella, Ive been waiting to hear a studio version of this song since you debuted it in 2015. Its always been my favorite and its so nice to finally have it on an album. If I could only ask one thing, could you guys include the original on the album as a bonus track, Its such a beautiful underrated song and it deserves so much more recognition. Congrats to you guys, and I can't wait for the full album, everything so far has been grade A++ amazing.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart Abraxas! The original is available to download for Patrons I believe, AND the new album will have acoustic versions of each song on it- so you will have three versions to listen to when all is said and done. :)
@@BellasBoneyard that's fantastic news! You released your acoustic version of this song shortly after I came out. I discovered the band after someone in a Trans group on Facebook posted the "I'll Rust With You" video, and I've been hooked ever since. Much love to you...you helped me a lot through your music and videos, and I hope some day you come to my part of the world so I can meet you and watch you perform live.
@@BellasBoneyard I actually used a youtube to mp3 downloader to get the one off of youtube when I first heard it; I would have loved to pay for it but since it wasn't available anywhere I wanted to make sure I had access to it regardless. The song was so heartfelt and deeply relatable as a trans person myself that it was something I needed at the time. I've come a long way and so have you, and I believe I probably started my own gender exploration about the same time as you started to go through it; I know I found the band somewhere between the 2 cent show and Mk. III, and you've been a favorite ever since.
I'm going to buy the new/full version ASAP and probably listen to it about a thousand times lmao
@@DarthRayj Thank you for your kind words! The old song is available for download to Patrons on our patreon!
WHAT?! THIS SONG IS 5 YEARS OLD? AND WHY AM I UNSUBSCRIBED FROM SPG AND BUNNY?
"Aww this is such a sweet song -- wait what. Oh. Yeah. Rabbit. Of course."
she has such a pretty voice!! I’m definitely going to start listening to more of this band’s music
My four year old is one of your biggest fans! He randomly states, "Steam Powered Giraffe is my favorite band." And when his dad asks who's his favorite member, he'll shout back, "Rabbit!" (He still says bunny-rabbit and variations.) He tries so hard to say "youtube steam powered giraffe" into our cox remote every morning. I try really hard not to embarrass him with my huge smile when he dances like a robot. I'm just so happy he's happy.
Yesterday was my 1 year anniversary of starting HRT. My friend showed me this song today. Stars kinda aligned. You are gorgeous and I love your aesthetic so much.
I'm Trans and still in the Closet and you've been such an inspiration to me. I love this song and you. Have a lovely evening steam powered giraffe. ♡
Are you coping okay? No judgement I just worry about closeted people......and I worry about people who are out lol.
I hope you love yourself either way
I hope one day you will be able to come out and flourish.
From a blazing bi guy don’t let any soul hold you back from being your true self
From a blazing bi guy don’t let any soul hold you back from being your true self
Hey you! You're beautiful and I support you! I hope one day, when you are safe and comfortable, you are able to be you to the fullest extent and live your best life! In the meantime, I hope you are doing okay. I'm forcing a big dose of love through my screen and over to you!
Okay. This sweet Bunny Rabbit here is killing me with her wonderful singing and incredible song and story! You absolute marvel! I have some lovelies who are in the midst of their own transformation process, and they love this song so much. Thank you for encouraging my lovelies in my corner of the world and making them (and me) smile so much!
2:05 I'm not Trans but I am ace & ADHD, and I relate to this line because of it. Im actually using this line as inspiration for a repeated phrase in an essay I'm writting about neuro divergent students for school (the phrase is " in order to be on the same academic plane as their peers" and similar variants)
This song was so full of emotions that I don't even know where to start on how I feel about it. I honestly cried some due to multiple reasons! Being a fan for so long and remembering all those images an such and the meaning of the song from then to now, I can relate on a personal level and it just brings so much happiness. We all love you so darn much Bunny, all of you guys who come an go, you may change what you look like over the years but god darn it you are still an amazing person through an through no matter what!
The snippet from Honeybee got me all teary-eyed. That was one of the first songs that got me listening to SPG way back when.
And as the years have gone by, so much has changed. And to follow along with all the changes SPG has gone through, has been wonderful. Whether it's new band members, or Rabbit becoming the the robot she's longed to be.
The bonds of the band, the support that exists, does my heart well, and I eagerly await whatever musical stylings await us in the future.
Thank you, SPG, for everything you've done, and continue to do. You'll always have my ear.
the past is so important. the future is so important. i'm incredibly grateful to have been here for your adventures, and i'll be damned if i'm not here for your adventures going forward. i'm so very very proud of you, and always dreaming for your success and happiness!
P R E A C H
I'm not crying. You're crying.
Like I just found y’all this year and like, having someone in one of my now favorite bands that’s like me and open about it? I’m crying so hard rn man in the best way
Keep being your wonderful self.
Awwwww ::huggles::
Rabbit is inspiring
I was not expecting the song to literally transform styles and it hit me like a steam train! I love this! 🤎🤖🧡
I keep coming back to this video. One of the things that makes me so fucking happy, is that you never really left. You came out as yourself, and watching this makes me so fucking happy. Love you all. Every one of you that has ever graced a stage or recording as a part of SPG. I just wish I was closer to you so I could see you IRL
I admire how supportive the band and community is for her. It’s honestly so heartwarming, she’s the quintessential “I’m gonna do what’s best for me and idgaf what u say”
I’m a straight guy, an LGBT ally
And this song is beautiful and inspirational and I wish more people would hear it and understand the depth of the message.
Personally I love the original version that Rabbit recorded, it’s so direct and open.
The lyric about not being afraid hits me really hard. Because I know it’s people like me that cause that fear.
It shouldn’t be like that.
I understand more than I did before. It just bugs me that I had to unlearn so much crap first.
Thank you for being an ally!
Don’t beat yourself up sweetie. I’m a cis gender lesbian and had to unlearn things too. All we can do is try to be a little better every day
@Most Deadest Pool of em All. I'm sorry that my clumsy attempt to express thoughts and feelings wasn't to your taste.
Ignore that kid, the fact that you are unlearning and relearning and making the effort is all anyone in the LGBT community could ask for. Trust me when I say that nobody in their right mind is going to be upset with anyone who is actively making an effort to be understanding and caring. People like you Fluff are the people that help LGBT make progress towards things like gay marriage and rights. So thank you!
This is SUCH AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE thank you for being such a supportive ally x
When she started singing Honeybee omgg my heart I love her
Dont give up. Stay stong
You can; you've already started 💜
@@kaylynns8878
This made me cry. I'm so happy about rabbits entire transition and it keeps giving me more and more hope for my own personal transition. I've been looking up to this band for a while now, especially Rabbit, for living their life how they want to. Thank you so much for being yourself and being such an inspiration (especially to other trans folk such as myself)
I love the contrast between the first and second versions of this song. Awesome what can change in 5 years.
It's cool that she's revisiting "Transform." I remember crying the first time I heard it.
Ditto. And every time I played it on repeat afterwards.
My parents basically forced me to come out yesterday. This will be the decade I transition. Love you
i hope everything is going well for u out there !
@@categorille8330 I'm on T and they don't know so yea lmao ;) thanks
hope you're doing okay now!
@@soaring-comet aww thanks! I'm doing alright :)
@@rabidraccoon73 i'm glad!
I hope Isabella is finally living the life she deserves by being the woman she finally transformed into.
My best friend is Trans Fem and this song is such a great anthem, you are the best of us, really, no rhetoric, you rock!
I'm trans and still waking up as my assigned birth gender...makes life seem hopeless cuz I can't afford the surgeries necessarily to live my authentic life but this helps me out knowing there's hope from other trans people living their best lives
I have so much love for Bunny and the beautiful woman she’s become. I know it hasn’t been easy for her, but being able to see how much happier she is now makes me smile. Keep on being awesome, Bunny! 💖
Countless times I've listened to this song, taken comfort in it on my trans journey...But today it resonates the strongest with my soul. Being treated as the bizarre one, the unwelcome one, the "confused" one through the day that is supposed to be the most about family?
If I could transform, I wouldn't have to force a smile through Christmas day while my family tear me apart...
This already had me a bit emotional but when she started singing some of Honeybee...I lost it. We love you for who you are Bunny! 💜💜💜
I gotta say Rabbit's songs have to be my absolute favorite~ it's amazing to see how much you've changed since SPG was formed, as well as how much your art has evolved. I look forward to every single thing this band does, because i know it'll always be great~
I never realized how unhappy she looked in her pre-transition pictures. She's literally glowing now. 😭
Wow. I had discovered this band when I was just first figuring out I was trans at 13 (male tho), and grew particularly attached to Honeybee, and Rabbit. I had to step away for reasons unrelated to the band itself, but coming back 7-8 years later to this is, well, amazing. It's really like a rebirth of the comfort they gave me, untainted by those that introduced me to them (if you loved me...). I'll be catching up on music. Amazing. Thank you
When you don't think you could possibly be in love with Bunny any more than you already are, she hits us with this. WHO'S CUTTING ONIONS IN MY BEDROOM?!
bunny’s first transition video was posted when i was eight years old. i’d liked the band for a while, rabbit had always been my favorite of the robots, so i was excited to find out what it was.
when i watched it, i’d never heard of a transgender person, and it made me want to do more research into it. i figured out that i was trans soon after, but i swore to never tell my family, as my being a girl was so important to them (my grandmother is native american, and in her family’s tradition, stories are passed through the women of the family- i was the only girl out of her four kids and six grandkids). the original version of this song came out soon after, and i used to listen to it to remind myself that i wasn’t wrong for being this way, there are other people like me in the world, and i’m not alone.
i am now a fifteen year old, fully out and proud transgender man. i’ve essentially become a walking encyclopedia for all things lgbtq+, and i’m helping raise my younger siblings to feel comfortable with expressing themselves however they’d like- for example, my baby brother wears skirts comfortably, and we paint our nails together almost every week.
this song has meant more to me than i can ever possibly express, and i cannot thank you enough for writing it. this song helped me become who i am today.
This part is truly gorgeous 2:21
Open up your hearrrtt❤️🎶
4:52 I love that photo because David looks so proud to be standing next to her and I just 😭😭
i wont lie i like to listen to this song when I'm down about my transition, this is the first time i listened to this version, still crying but the picture bit at the end has got me laughing again, i just wanna say thanks Rabbit; your one of my idols
This is the first video I've watched in a while and I'm not even done, and I'm blown away. Good gosh. The way this song has transformed (pun not intended) since Bunny first created it years ago is nothing short of breathtaking. It was always a great song. But it's grown so much still. Bravo. Always in your corner, SPG.
Holy crap, did NOT expect to see you here! Great job on Satellite City dude!
Aww.. i remember when she first wrote and sang this in her vlog. Im so glad they made this a video. But my gosh who’s cutting onions! :’)
I loved the original version of this. The updated version with the video left me with only one word...Goosebumps. Love love love!!!!!
This comment is about 2 years late, but having only discovered Steam Powered Giraffe, with my first song I heard from them being Brass Goggles, I was very confused when I saw different members in different videos. This video however is not only wonderful but helped me understand at least a little bit, what had happened. I'm happy for you!
The callback to Honeybee made me cry a little 😥
So proud of this band and of rabbit. Love her. As you can see from these comments, your fans are full of love and support. You guys help us through tough times. We are there in kind
Ya know when I was first trying to sneakily begin transition, I was working at WalMart and due to Caitlynn Jenner trans was the big topic. I remember the older folks talking about how they're not sure about all the 'trans people now' but were listening to Jenner, since they followed her as a kid.
I was not brave enough to say anything in response to their negativity towards trans in general, but a dude we were with, he got mad, and started talking about how he was pretty anti-trans himself, and then talked about how he was persuaded, and brought up Rabbit's 'coming out' message way back when it was new, and said that SPG had changed his view. It accidentally relieved so much pressure. Cos he was so persuasive, or people were just so afraid of conflict, the people around him stopped growling about it all. They, ended up agreeing.
When I came back the next day, the old Filipino women who were bitching about trans people were playing SPG in our break room.. It was probably the only positive experience at work there, and I'm not likely to forget it.
Both Rabbit and Bunny have always been some of the most beautiful entities to have ever existed, both then and now. She just looks so stunning and happy the way she is
I'm not even transgender myself and I am crying right now. I have so many transgender friends and I have seen how tough it is for all of them. I really just want to give them all huge hugs right now.....
Some of these are really nice close-ups, I never realized what amazing eyes Rabbit has.
This song and the original gave me the push I needed to come out today. Thanks Rabbit! You’re wonderful.
Bunny sounds SO much happier here, and that’s a beautiful thing.
This almost made me cry and then Rabbit put on a feather boa and I couldn’t stop smiling from that point on. Thank you so much.
I love this video a lot. Everyone I showed it to has loved it. It's very touching. And the hybrid porcelain look is absolutely STUNNING
When you transitioned, and my kids noticed, I told them "Rabbit just swapped out the male chassis for the female chassis. It's still Rabbit."
I loved SPG when I stumbled on them so long ago. When I got to play catch up and find out Rabbit was trans, she gave me so much joy because it made me not so scared to be who I am. The fact this song is just genuinely good makes it so much better.