it fits with the narrative as well. The real Cortana realized how huge mistake she has done and almost let Banished activate the ring and that is when she snaps back and decides to help Chief and sacrifice herself, relying on him to finish the fight afterwards.
@@liamday2147 they are both references to "back in the ring" 'If you think he's gonna fail then I have to say your crazy, give him just a pistol he'll make it look amazing '
I kinda teared up at 3:23 because I really loved your Halo songs when I was a kid, back then I listened almost exclusively to JT Machinima. I was 8 years old and barely spoke any english, now Im almost 17. True nostalgia trip man...
This song perfectly expresses the Chief's pain. Losing Cortana hurt him far deeper then he was willing to show. He was so hurt that he took it out on the Weapon. All because she looked like Cortana and was a constant reminder of his failure to keep his promise to her.
Not just looked like her (you probably meant this but just in case you didn’t know and also if you don’t then spoiler i guess) she was a clone of Cortana, an exact copy because that was the only way to beat evil crazy Cortana
@@CheetoLord452 That is exactly what I was referring to. Her existence just made him mad as it was a reminder he didn't want, but he had to deal with as the original needed to be taken out. I think Weapon's willingness to delete herself after finding out the truth about her origins made Chief see that she wasn't just a copy. That she was her own person, and his anger was misplaced. The fact that he lets her pick her own name (I think she uses the same poem Cortana did to pick her name, and I think she named herself Joyce) shows that even if he doesn't 100% trust her yet, he sees her as her own person.
I really hope we get a DLC where Thel and Rtas arrive with reinforcements, I want them to show the Sangheili in the Banished what happens when you turn your back on your people for a charismatic Jiralhanae.
The first Halo Infinite rap I've heard and it perfectly captures how playing the campaign felt. When the song and the game itself are both masterpieces.
too bad the game lacks of variety , like environments and weapons. there is no longer the same suspense than in the other games, but great song nonetheless
for me (after listening to The Greatest Ever) is the start "you new to the battle? consider this a hazing, give me just a pistol and I'll make it look amazing!"
I just realized that the rings at 4:25 each represent one of the rings of the array. The forth in from the outside of the screen is broken just like Installation 04 from Combat Evolved, and the seventh is also broken just like 07 which you can see in the background.
I have a serious depression problem, and your music has saved me from some dark times. Thanks for making the absolute bangers that you do JT. Much love.
“There comes a time when to love is to let go Then I can’t call it love cause I won’t” bro those lyrics are amazing and the chorus is the best part of the song in my opinion
"If all that I carry are memories and ashes" "I got nothing to lose, my enemies better be covering their asses" I'm obsessed with how comedic and heroic that line is
Well the idea is that from combat evolved chief had to be careful, dying was not an option, getting damaged was not an option, cortana was always there and she was top priority. Now that she's gone there's nothing left to tame the beast that is chief
My gods!!! This song got me crying right now. The energy put into it just makes me want to go back to the beginning of it all. You guys never disappoint with what you create. Even after going through so much, you still come back putting your heart and soul into all of it. And I'm always gonna keep coming back every time. #JTLIFE
As soon as I heard that "You picked me up when I fell down (I need you more than ever, Chief)", I felt my entire face flare up and the tears trying to come out. This song really is something special, especially for OG fans.
As a huge Halo fan, this puts a smile on my face. The Banished act all tough, but muh boy Chief crushed the Covenant, Flood, and the Forerunners. So they better be running at the site of the green super solder haha.
@@livkerstain3470 same, Heroic felt almost like Legendary in older games. I died a ton in this game. Never frustrated at unfair difficulty however. Every time I died it was my fault and I felt that. Each encounter is masterfully tuned, even in the open world.
Some of the hardest lines in video game music history: "I'm a Spartan, part Divinity. Read up on John 117" and "I've reminded the Gods that even Halo's are made to break'
"Cuz everything good has an ending, I would know, I finish every fight. Is the univers I'm defending really worth her sacrifice? I guess we had borrowed time, but now it's all on the line. If they wanna assign a replacement, trust me, she's gonna be hard to find." This make me almost cry every single time. So much emotions
Hot damn, this is amazing! The music is great on its own, but I've been pleasantly surprised by a lot of the lyrics. Deeper lore cuts than I was expecting. Bravo!
I don't mean to be "that guy", but what deep lore? All the lore in this song was directly from the games, and not even the terminals. It's all stuff every fan of the series of almost any level will pick up on, but that's honestly for the best in a fan song like this where you don't want to be dropping references that only a tiny portion of listeners will appreciate
My favorite lines from here are "There comes a time where to love is to let go, then I can't call it love because I won't." Makes me feel some certain way!
I just had goosebumps after goosebump with the song, especially with all the references, Pretty late to this one but I definitely love it mate, nicely done
I seriously love this, this is remarkably the greatest halo infinite rap ever JT Music I definitely enjoy it, it was a blast and amazingly well done JT Music & Andrea Storm Kaden too
The words "I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you" is the best way to describe Cortana's relationship with chief having gone through all of the games. Cortana always saw herself as an equal or better to chief. Then her imprisonment with the grave mind really began to shift her perspective to help her realize just how much she needed John's help to even be free. She was unable to free herself from the grave mind's grasp. Then after waiting for years for rescue, she really began to see Chief as not only the savior of humanity, but her own personal savior. Then, at the end of 4 she sacrificed herself because she wanted to save him from a place of selfless love. Then in 5 she felt like she was once again better than chief and could in fact save humanity on her own without the need of human assistance. Her conversation with Chief in that game really shows just how much she didn't respect him anymore by refusing to even listen to his perspective. Then, prior to infinite, she is shown the failure of her hubris and reminded of her need for chief and maybe even her love, which is why she gives up on all of her personal plans and or hopes from survival by placing every last hope in chief with the weapon.
You guys always bring the heat this beat matches the game so well and i'm definitely blasting this while i play mp (the back in the ring reference at 0:42 though) edit: i just realized that when 2022 hits i'll have been listening to you guys for about 8 years
"I've lost Cortana, just gotta live up to my name when I'm taking her back" "I am lost without you You're the light always shining through You're my luck and my truth I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you" (If I'm not keepin' her) Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you (Then I don't need the world) 'Cuz all of it's worth giving up long as I got you" This is getting me teary-eyed. "Is the universe I'm defending really worth her sacrifice?" "If they wanna find a replacement Trust me, she's gonna be hard to find" Chief must've had a REAL CLOSE connection to Cortana. It's like that thing with Bambi and his mother. Both of these relationships were REALLY CLOSE, and losing that must've broken them. "You picked me up when I fell down You gave me hope where none was found There comes a time when to love is to let go Then I can't call it love, because I won't" Wow. . . There's that moment where you have a really close relationship with someone, that when you lose it, you really don't want to let go of that. And to call THAT love, is just . . . really heartbreaking. Again, this is a lot like Bambi and Littlefoot, but also Simba, with their parents-- whether it be Bambi's mom, Littlefoot's mom, and Simba's dad.
Cortana helped Chief save the Galaxy multiple times, and even shared space in his mind with the cranial implants the SPARTAN-IIs use. She might be the only person closer to John-117 than BLUE Team, or even the SPARTAN's creator, Dr. Catherine Halsey. There's a quietly brutal scene at the end of Halo IV, where Chief is trying to process the loss of Cortana, and...he really doesn't know what to do. If you're familiar with the background lore of the Halo-verse in general, and John-117 history with Cortana in particular, it's especially painful.
Dude...I just got so many memories pop back up reminding me why I fell in love with JT in the first place. Thank you guys. It's been a crazy couple years and I'm so glad that Skull is back and doing well again. I hope we never lose you again man! Andrea killed it as always, I love hearing her voice. Keep up the fantastic music and I can't wait to see what you guys have for next year!! See you in 2022!!!!!!! Oh and Merry Christmas
So many references to the older songs I love it especially when you changed the whole “I’ll pick you up when you fall down” to match this new situation with chief and cortana
Every single song they they make, you a can just tell the amount of research they do. The lyrics, the beat, the concept, all together make something legendary
I love how this song uses lines from JT's other Halo raps. Also the bells in the background sound almost Christmasy. Fitting for the season. And amazing work with the lyrics! Really makes it feel like the culmination of years of effort.
I remember listening to your music when I was a kid and coming back and hearing “I need you more than ever chief, don’t make a promise you can’t keep” sent me back to being a kid hearing the og halo raps on my parents laptop. The nostalgia got me tearing up honestly. Really glad to see you’re still making music and how some of your songs have been popping off on other platforms
It's funny, just yesterday when I was watching and enjoying the MCC Rap that I'd hope they'd do one for Halo Infinite real soon, and now here we are! Hallelujah!
I remember being there when the original halo 4 reclaimer rap came out all those years ago (seems like a millennia ago while also feeling like just yesterday) so that part around 3:30 really made me feel some type of way (best way i could discribe it is that scene in ratatouille where the guy eats the food and flashbacks to being a kid again) now im an adult with responsibilities and the likes, its amazing to see how far you guys have come in that time span
This song is just to good it wants to make me cry and also listening to this as well due to the problems halo Infinite is facing, this is indeed a Certified Halo Rap JT
I started welling up when I heard the chorus from 5's rap! That threw me through a loop because at the time of that rap's release I was going through a really tough breakup and your guy's music helped me keep going. Fast forward to now I am much better and much happier. So hearing those words back really moved me!
"If you're new to battle than just call this a hazing, gimme just a pistol and Ill make it look amazing" Call back to them Skullcruncher13 days, huh? Shit its been years.
After finishing the campaign on Legendary and seeing the ending this song is so true and it will forever tug at my heart strings. Thank you for making this song its amazing and beautiful.
I still like how this song gives Chief a very distinct personality, like much more cocky and energetic, but still gives him negative emotions, like grief and such. It also still kept his "liking" / "respect" for the UNSC since he is part of it "Got the whole team mobbin' with the hog and we roll deep, hop in shizzle dawg! UNSC 'bout to kick it off, to infinity, maybe then beyond!"
Got no guardian angel But she still in my heart Had to hang up her halo Find a new light to fill the dark See, I never started a fire But I smothered a guilty spark As I kept my head above the flood Without any time to build an ark With the foresight of the forerunners I for sure couldn't call this To walk a legendary path Eventually put me back in Mark VI So I'll fire it up with what little time That I got, enjoy what is left But I'm gonna follow my gut 'Cause I can't always trust, the voice in head, now listen You new to the battle? Consider this a hazing Shouldn't be hard to grapple Give me just a pistol It'll look amazing 'Cause I'm the combat evolved game changer One man army, the playmaker Fat lady sing, I'm back in the ring And you bet I'll be swinging the Haymaker I'll go ballistic, I hate lasers Battle rifles outweigh tasers Covenant didn't know close shave Till I showed up with a straight razor Bring a hammer down with my Mjolnir Leaving banished pounded like cold beer Been around too many explosions So when they cry quarter, I don't hear I'm a Spartan, part divinity Read up on John 117 A demon respawning infinitely With a mantle of responsibility Y'all jealous of me? Better deal with it 'Cause the real reclaimer is back I lost Cortana, just gotta live up to my name When I'm taking her back As I awake from slumber Keep my gun up and my boots down I'm more than a number But I'll show 'em I'm the one who counts I am lost without you You're the light always shining through You're my luck and my truth I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you If I'm not keeping her Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you Then I don't need the world 'Cause all of it's worth giving up long as I got you If all that I carry are memories and ashes I got nothing to lose, my enemies better be covering their asses Master Chief's about to boot up I mean put my foot up your brute butt You can't pop my bubble, I don't chew gum But my fuse lit, so I'll nuke 'em Hear me coming when I'm running through grunts See this old dog got some new guns Any questions I have area meant to be asked And answered after I shoot 'em Get the whole team mobbing with the hog And we roll deep, hop in shizzle dog UNSC 'bout to kick it off To infinity, maybe then beyond Better turn a cheek when you take a spank I beat everything, you can save a tank I have reminded the gods That even halos are made to break 'Cause everything good has an ending I would know, I finish every fight Is the universe I'm defending Really worth her sacrifice? I guess we had borrowed time But now it's all on the light If they wanna assign a replacement Trust me, she's gonna be hard to find I am lost without you You're the light always shining through You're my luck and my truth I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you If I'm not keeping her Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you Then I don't need the world 'Cause all of it's worth giving up You picked me up when I fell down I need you more than ever, Chief You gave me hope where none was found Don't make a promise you can't keep There comes a time when to love it so let go Then I can't call it love because I won't I am lost without you You're the light always shining through You're my luck and my truth I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you If I'm not keeping her Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you Then I don't need the world 'Cause all of it's worth giving up long as I got you
I've played Halo since I was 4. So when I found your channel with Halo songs, I loved your channel. As time went on and I played more games, the more I watched your channel. When Halo Infinite came out not only was I excited about the game, but you making a song about it. After I finished the campaign, I couldn't wait for the song to come out. Then, you made it. So, thank you. For making my childhood and making a Halo song for the ages.
"We need you more than ever, Chief."
"Don't make a promise you can't keep."
Love that you guys kept the motif
it fits with the narrative as well. The real Cortana realized how huge mistake she has done and almost let Banished activate the ring and that is when she snaps back and decides to help Chief and sacrifice herself, relying on him to finish the fight afterwards.
There's more.
"Give me just a pistol It'll look amazing"
@@liamday2147 they are both references to "back in the ring"
'If you think he's gonna fail then I have to say your crazy, give him just a pistol he'll make it look amazing '
@@sircamealot4352 Just listened to the greatest ever again, and you're right. The line is from back in the ring.
@@liamday2147 I mean , it wouldn't really make sense to reference the greatest ever in a halo rap, there's normally syngery between JTs references 😅
I kinda teared up at 3:23 because I really loved your Halo songs when I was a kid, back then I listened almost exclusively to JT Machinima. I was 8 years old and barely spoke any english, now Im almost 17. True nostalgia trip man...
Same, teared up cus it gave me memories of listening with one of my best friends, he's since passed away in March, I miss him every day
@@toothy_efoa damn dude sorry to hear that,i bet he would have loved this too
@@toothy_efoa Im sorry for your loss
But while reading this I was shown a giant version of your pfp, and I love that profile picture
🥲
Same jt is my childhood YT
Halo fan: “You mind telling us what you’re doing?”
JT Music: “Sir, finishing this RAP.”
Fuck yea nice one 👍
Nice
"Permission granted"
Admiral: "I am ordering you to put down that mic!"
JT Music: "No, sir"
@@garrettord3304
Commander: Let him cook
This song perfectly expresses the Chief's pain. Losing Cortana hurt him far deeper then he was willing to show. He was so hurt that he took it out on the Weapon. All because she looked like Cortana and was a constant reminder of his failure to keep his promise to her.
Not just looked like her (you probably meant this but just in case you didn’t know and also if you don’t then spoiler i guess) she was a clone of Cortana, an exact copy because that was the only way to beat evil crazy Cortana
@@CheetoLord452 That is exactly what I was referring to. Her existence just made him mad as it was a reminder he didn't want, but he had to deal with as the original needed to be taken out. I think Weapon's willingness to delete herself after finding out the truth about her origins made Chief see that she wasn't just a copy. That she was her own person, and his anger was misplaced. The fact that he lets her pick her own name (I think she uses the same poem Cortana did to pick her name, and I think she named herself Joyce) shows that even if he doesn't 100% trust her yet, he sees her as her own person.
@@kratkartan1486 where did you find Joyce? Did I miss something?
@@CheetoLord452 It is the name of one of the swords.
@@kratkartan1486 what swords? Sorry I’m stupid
Echo 216: (terrified) "The Banished could outnumber us a billion to one!"
Master Chief: "Then it's an even fight."
I like those odds
A billion to 1?
One bullet against an entire army?
Thats not fair....
*For Them!* 😈
They're *clearly* Outmatched.
I really hope we get a DLC where Thel and Rtas arrive with reinforcements, I want them to show the Sangheili in the Banished what happens when you turn your back on your people for a charismatic Jiralhanae.
shipmaster: that's my sentence!
Burn their mongrel hides!
The first Halo Infinite rap I've heard and it perfectly captures how playing the campaign felt. When the song and the game itself are both masterpieces.
incredible campaign, incredible multiplayer, incredible song probably the best game in human history
If youre the guy without the moustache, who has a moustache?!?
@@gameryoutuber148 Forgetting about Chief’s Brother in Arms? Doom Eternal?
too bad the game lacks of variety , like environments and weapons. there is no longer the same suspense than in the other games, but great song nonetheless
@@gameryoutuber148 i mean, we gotta save humanity for it to enter the human history!
the lyrics are on point, ''I'll give up on the world before i'm giving up on you'' gives me chills every single time
almost 69 lets go!
"If I'm not keepin' her-- then I don't need the world"
"Cuz all of it's worth giving up long as I've got you"
Those lyrics hit me deep with that
I hate those bots man... All of their comments are or at least feel so disingenuous, it sickens me..
for me (after listening to The Greatest Ever) is the start
"you new to the battle? consider this a hazing, give me just a pistol and I'll make it look amazing!"
@@misswinchester1511 it's a great reference
I just realized that the rings at 4:25 each represent one of the rings of the array. The forth in from the outside of the screen is broken just like Installation 04 from Combat Evolved, and the seventh is also broken just like 07 which you can see in the background.
3:22 I KNEW THEY JUST HAD TO ADD THIS TO MAKE ME GO INTO TEARS, If they didn’t put this in the song it wasn’t a Halo Rap by JT music
Came here just to say that.
Didn't think they could top Halo 5's rap, despite the game, but they've really outdone themselves! What an experience
wich one is it already?
I have a serious depression problem, and your music has saved me from some dark times.
Thanks for making the absolute bangers that you do JT. Much love.
You could feel the emotion in the chorus, a masterpiece as always...
It just fits!
All their choruses are good
Don't you mean a masterchief
This song is so emotional, Chief shouldn't had stiffer...😭
No cap. After my second reroll on this, shits me, teared me up, even if I don't have a history with Halo.
“There comes a time when to love is to let go
Then I can’t call it love cause I won’t”
bro those lyrics are amazing and the chorus is the best part of the song in my opinion
"see i never started a fire, but I smothered a guilty spark" the rawness of those lines is amazing
"If all that I carry are memories and ashes"
"I got nothing to lose, my enemies better be covering their asses"
I'm obsessed with how comedic and heroic that line is
Master chief about to boot up, I mean put my foot up your brute butt
Well the idea is that from combat evolved chief had to be careful, dying was not an option, getting damaged was not an option, cortana was always there and she was top priority. Now that she's gone there's nothing left to tame the beast that is chief
Now that Cortana is gone, Chief won’t hold back, even if he has to die he’ll still keep fighting on
My gods!!!
This song got me crying right now. The energy put into it just makes me want to go back to the beginning of it all. You guys never disappoint with what you create. Even after going through so much, you still come back putting your heart and soul into all of it. And I'm always gonna keep coming back every time.
#JTLIFE
As soon as I heard that "You picked me up when I fell down (I need you more than ever, Chief)", I felt my entire face flare up and the tears trying to come out. This song really is something special, especially for OG fans.
Yup
Man I was expecting something good, but the medieval vibes make it so great, like the march of a comeback!
Oh that wasn`t medieval, that was like glory-emotion-almost godly in my ears
I love how all Halo raps are always somewhere connected to each other. They've always been my favorites and this one is definitely as well
Even more so with this one. The other's may reference one or two, but this referenced all of his more serious halo songs.
Connecting the songs together like the games, nice.
Wrong game SIVA, go back to Destiny 1.
@Kick The Sniper
And Destiny 2.
(Well, not yet.)
@@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 hey, outbreak is around and we found a siva node in vostok while getting felwinter's lie iirc
@GreatSlayer yeah. Halo is slow, Doom is Eternal!
@GreatSlayer They are both good games, but I like Doom far more.
"As I kept my head above the flood without any time to build an ark" such a perfect line, gives me chills
As a huge Halo fan, this puts a smile on my face. The Banished act all tough, but muh boy Chief crushed the Covenant, Flood, and the Forerunners. So they better be running at the site of the green super solder haha.
green man kill red allien with help of pilot boi and blue lady mk2
I won't lie though this game kicked my ass way more than the others lol
@@livkerstain3470 Doesn't matter if they kick your ass, long as you get back up and kick their asses in return
@@konahrikb1578 fair enough lol
@@livkerstain3470 same, Heroic felt almost like Legendary in older games. I died a ton in this game. Never frustrated at unfair difficulty however. Every time I died it was my fault and I felt that. Each encounter is masterfully tuned, even in the open world.
Mannn... 3:15 I had chills, tears and smiling with no reason... The nostalgie from the old Halo songs is kicking
Which one?
@betajediwizard5680 his old halo 4 song from 2013
@@CommanderWolf611 Thanks
@betajediwizard5680 you are welcome also i am going through a binge of very old songs from both jt and brysi to look back at the great times
@@CommanderWolf611 I know exactly what that is
Some of the hardest lines in video game music history: "I'm a Spartan, part Divinity. Read up on John 117" and "I've reminded the Gods that even Halo's are made to break'
"I have reminded the gods
That even halos are made to break."
Goosebumps man...after more than hundreds of listens, same feeling!!!!!!!
"Cuz everything good has an ending, I would know, I finish every fight. Is the univers I'm defending really worth her sacrifice? I guess we had borrowed time, but now it's all on the line. If they wanna assign a replacement, trust me, she's gonna be hard to find." This make me almost cry every single time. So much emotions
Hot damn, this is amazing! The music is great on its own, but I've been pleasantly surprised by a lot of the lyrics. Deeper lore cuts than I was expecting. Bravo!
Do you know what the name of the song is? Like the one in the game not the one he made.
I think he also made the background music
@@elmowalk7935 oh that explains. Thank you.
For real it’s amazing
I don't mean to be "that guy", but what deep lore? All the lore in this song was directly from the games, and not even the terminals. It's all stuff every fan of the series of almost any level will pick up on, but that's honestly for the best in a fan song like this where you don't want to be dropping references that only a tiny portion of listeners will appreciate
From "The greatest Ever" Halo 3 rap to this.
Oh how time flies by.
You guys really outdid yourselves with this song, I literally cannot get it out of my head, it's so good!
This has to be my new favorite JT song the way it feels fast and slow at the same time combined with the AMAZING lyrics 👏
"there comes a time when to love is to let go...then I can't call it love, because I wont.!"
Holy crap I'm crying
The Halo 4 rap call back at 3:27 was so nostalgic
Echoing strongly
My favorite lines from here are "There comes a time where to love is to let go, then I can't call it love because I won't."
Makes me feel some certain way!
Same! Scrolling through the comments to make sure I've heard it right.
"Picked me up when you fell down"
Congratulations JT music, You've done it again.
"Earth is all we have left, you trust Cortana that much?"
"Sir, Yes Sir."
I love the call back to the Reclaimer rap before the final chorus. The song was hype and that chorus was chilling.
I just had goosebumps after goosebump with the song, especially with all the references, Pretty late to this one but I definitely love it mate, nicely done
I seriously love this, this is remarkably the greatest halo infinite rap ever JT Music I definitely enjoy it, it was a blast and amazingly well done JT Music & Andrea Storm Kaden too
Those lyrical call backs still bring tears to my eyes
Hands down the best thing you guys have ever made. This takes the cake. Any other song that gets made about Halo Infinite can’t top this.
The words "I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you" is the best way to describe Cortana's relationship with chief having gone through all of the games. Cortana always saw herself as an equal or better to chief. Then her imprisonment with the grave mind really began to shift her perspective to help her realize just how much she needed John's help to even be free. She was unable to free herself from the grave mind's grasp. Then after waiting for years for rescue, she really began to see Chief as not only the savior of humanity, but her own personal savior. Then, at the end of 4 she sacrificed herself because she wanted to save him from a place of selfless love. Then in 5 she felt like she was once again better than chief and could in fact save humanity on her own without the need of human assistance. Her conversation with Chief in that game really shows just how much she didn't respect him anymore by refusing to even listen to his perspective. Then, prior to infinite, she is shown the failure of her hubris and reminded of her need for chief and maybe even her love, which is why she gives up on all of her personal plans and or hopes from survival by placing every last hope in chief with the weapon.
You guys always bring the heat this beat matches the game so well and i'm definitely blasting this while i play mp (the back in the ring reference at 0:42 though)
edit: i just realized that when 2022 hits i'll have been listening to you guys for about 8 years
that Lyric actually goes back to their very first rap (halo 3) from 2007. Regardless, I'm glad it was included
He also makes a “give me a pistol it’ll look amazing” reference
3:38, after finishing the Halo Infinite campaign, this lyric really hits different
Emotional chorus, boppin lyrics, callbacks to previous rap lyrics. Always look forward to the Halo raps. Skull, well done as always. 👏
"I've lost Cortana, just gotta live up to my name when I'm taking her back"
"I am lost without you
You're the light always shining through
You're my luck and my truth
I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you"
(If I'm not keepin' her) Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
(Then I don't need the world) 'Cuz all of it's worth giving up long as I got you"
This is getting me teary-eyed.
"Is the universe I'm defending really worth her sacrifice?"
"If they wanna find a replacement
Trust me, she's gonna be hard to find"
Chief must've had a REAL CLOSE connection to Cortana. It's like that thing with Bambi and his mother. Both of these relationships were REALLY CLOSE, and losing that must've broken them.
"You picked me up when I fell down
You gave me hope where none was found
There comes a time when to love is to let go
Then I can't call it love, because I won't"
Wow. . . There's that moment where you have a really close relationship with someone, that when you lose it, you really don't want to let go of that. And to call THAT love, is just . . . really heartbreaking. Again, this is a lot like Bambi and Littlefoot, but also Simba, with their parents-- whether it be Bambi's mom, Littlefoot's mom, and Simba's dad.
Cortana helped Chief save the Galaxy multiple times, and even shared space in his mind with the cranial implants the SPARTAN-IIs use. She might be the only person closer to John-117 than BLUE Team, or even the SPARTAN's creator, Dr. Catherine Halsey.
There's a quietly brutal scene at the end of Halo IV, where Chief is trying to process the loss of Cortana, and...he really doesn't know what to do. If you're familiar with the background lore of the Halo-verse in general, and John-117 history with Cortana in particular, it's especially painful.
Dude...I just got so many memories pop back up reminding me why I fell in love with JT in the first place. Thank you guys. It's been a crazy couple years and I'm so glad that Skull is back and doing well again. I hope we never lose you again man! Andrea killed it as always, I love hearing her voice. Keep up the fantastic music and I can't wait to see what you guys have for next year!! See you in 2022!!!!!!! Oh and Merry Christmas
Its a shame I can only hit the like button once, absolute masterpiece!!!! Andrea + JT are a legendary combo!! THANK YOU
3:24 the lyrics are so good, this is your best halo song(so far)
John 117:"Wake me when you need me." Doesn’t this apply to Halo Infinite too,not just halo 3? Skull,You Sly Singer,did you hide an easter egg for us?
So many references to the older songs I love it especially when you changed the whole “I’ll pick you up when you fall down” to match this new situation with chief and cortana
Every single song they they make, you a can just tell the amount of research they do. The lyrics, the beat, the concept, all together make something legendary
The music sounds so powerful. It's fitting for games like this. Jt music will always be #1!!
3:23 damn
I feel like a kid back then when i didn't know english at all but still enjoyed this songs,bring me back memories
I too
Is the line "you can save a tank" at 2:32 a reference to halo 3 where a marine says "tank beats everything" during a segment where you have a tank?
Yep
I love how this song uses lines from JT's other Halo raps. Also the bells in the background sound almost Christmasy. Fitting for the season. And amazing work with the lyrics! Really makes it feel like the culmination of years of effort.
JT celebrating his 13 Years with a Halo Rap, can't be a coincidence 😁 And this Rap is truely amazing!
At 3:23 I've got goose bumps ❤
Yeah, H4 chorus. It was in H5 as well I love it so much. Thanks for tagging it I keep repeating it
i appreciate the reference to "Angel by Your Side", with the "picking you up when you fall down" bit
The references to your previous halo raps have definitely made this perfect and made me smile
I remember listening to your music when I was a kid and coming back and hearing “I need you more than ever chief, don’t make a promise you can’t keep” sent me back to being a kid hearing the og halo raps on my parents laptop. The nostalgia got me tearing up honestly. Really glad to see you’re still making music and how some of your songs have been popping off on other platforms
"I can beat everything - you can save a tank"
PREVIOUSLY HALO 3:
"TANK BEATS EVERYTHING!"
Perfection
Anything with Andrea is an absolute masterpiece.
There comes a time when to love is to let go.
Then I can't call it love....
Because I won't!
Freaking killer line. Takes my breath away every time.
As infinite approached my hype for the game was rivalled only by my hype for this inevitable rap. You guys nailed it, great work all round.
damn the line "There comes a time when to love is to let go, Then i can't call it love because i won't" i think it shows chief's devotion to her
I will state this EVERY song that Andrea has ever taken a part of was amazing and beautiful
1:26 that transition is so clean
So many references here, and not just with halo, but with some of the music from this channel and bungies other games.
It's funny, just yesterday when I was watching and enjoying the MCC Rap that I'd hope they'd do one for Halo Infinite real soon, and now here we are! Hallelujah!
I remember being there when the original halo 4 reclaimer rap came out all those years ago (seems like a millennia ago while also feeling like just yesterday) so that part around 3:30 really made me feel some type of way (best way i could discribe it is that scene in ratatouille where the guy eats the food and flashbacks to being a kid again) now im an adult with responsibilities and the likes, its amazing to see how far you guys have come in that time span
This song is just to good it wants to make me cry and also listening to this as well due to the problems halo Infinite is facing, this is indeed a Certified Halo Rap JT
Literly best song I've ever heard from both this channel or any other artist
thanks for all you do! JT Music, you guys are amazing, love you
2 years later and it still goes hard!
I started welling up when I heard the chorus from 5's rap!
That threw me through a loop because at the time of that rap's release I was going through a really tough breakup and your guy's music helped me keep going. Fast forward to now I am much better and much happier. So hearing those words back really moved me!
I can honestly say that chorus hit home a lot harder than I could've expected.
"If you're new to battle than just call this a hazing, gimme just a pistol and Ill make it look amazing"
Call back to them Skullcruncher13 days, huh? Shit its been years.
The most beautiful song I've heard is "Angel by Your Side" and I now I hear another angelic song. Keep up the wonderous work.
After finishing the campaign on Legendary and seeing the ending this song is so true and it will forever tug at my heart strings. Thank you for making this song its amazing and beautiful.
"see i never started a fire but i smothered a guilty spark" absolute fucking wordplay
Perfection pure and simple. Like the perfect ending to every jt halo rap.
I still like how this song gives Chief a very distinct personality, like much more cocky and energetic, but still gives him negative emotions, like grief and such. It also still kept his "liking" / "respect" for the UNSC since he is part of it
"Got the whole team mobbin' with the hog and we roll deep, hop in shizzle dawg! UNSC 'bout to kick it off, to infinity, maybe then beyond!"
DU
DU .
As someone who's been listening for around a decade, it's so rewarding to hear all the references to the previous raps.
I haven't listened to JT in about a year. And this is the song I loved to hear when I came back to listening to the gaming rap we all know and love.
The chorus made me cry man love it
Got no guardian angel
But she still in my heart
Had to hang up her halo
Find a new light to fill the dark
See, I never started a fire
But I smothered a guilty spark
As I kept my head above the flood
Without any time to build an ark
With the foresight of the forerunners
I for sure couldn't call this
To walk a legendary path
Eventually put me back in Mark VI
So I'll fire it up with what little time
That I got, enjoy what is left
But I'm gonna follow my gut
'Cause I can't always trust, the voice in head, now listen
You new to the battle?
Consider this a hazing
Shouldn't be hard to grapple
Give me just a pistol
It'll look amazing
'Cause I'm the combat evolved game changer
One man army, the playmaker
Fat lady sing, I'm back in the ring
And you bet I'll be swinging the Haymaker
I'll go ballistic, I hate lasers
Battle rifles outweigh tasers
Covenant didn't know close shave
Till I showed up with a straight razor
Bring a hammer down with my Mjolnir
Leaving banished pounded like cold beer
Been around too many explosions
So when they cry quarter, I don't hear
I'm a Spartan, part divinity
Read up on John 117
A demon respawning infinitely
With a mantle of responsibility
Y'all jealous of me? Better deal with it
'Cause the real reclaimer is back
I lost Cortana, just gotta live up to my name
When I'm taking her back
As I awake from slumber
Keep my gun up and my boots down
I'm more than a number
But I'll show 'em I'm the one who counts
I am lost without you
You're the light always shining through
You're my luck and my truth
I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
If I'm not keeping her
Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
Then I don't need the world
'Cause all of it's worth giving up long as I got you
If all that I carry are memories and ashes
I got nothing to lose, my enemies better be covering their asses
Master Chief's about to boot up
I mean put my foot up your brute butt
You can't pop my bubble, I don't chew gum
But my fuse lit, so I'll nuke 'em
Hear me coming when I'm running through grunts
See this old dog got some new guns
Any questions I have area meant to be asked
And answered after I shoot 'em
Get the whole team mobbing with the hog
And we roll deep, hop in shizzle dog
UNSC 'bout to kick it off
To infinity, maybe then beyond
Better turn a cheek when you take a spank
I beat everything, you can save a tank
I have reminded the gods
That even halos are made to break
'Cause everything good has an ending
I would know, I finish every fight
Is the universe I'm defending
Really worth her sacrifice?
I guess we had borrowed time
But now it's all on the light
If they wanna assign a replacement
Trust me, she's gonna be hard to find
I am lost without you
You're the light always shining through
You're my luck and my truth
I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
If I'm not keeping her
Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
Then I don't need the world
'Cause all of it's worth giving up
You picked me up when I fell down
I need you more than ever, Chief
You gave me hope where none was found
Don't make a promise you can't keep
There comes a time when to love it so let go
Then I can't call it love because I won't
I am lost without you
You're the light always shining through
You're my luck and my truth
I'll give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
If I'm not keeping her
Give up on the world before I'm giving up on you
Then I don't need the world
'Cause all of it's worth giving up long as I got you
i feel like this fits Chief so well "i wasnt born into the god business, i earned it"
The line of "if I'm not keeping her, I'll give up on the world" just shows the bond chief and cortana had
It’s amazing how you still highlight the lead-up to this new journey for Chief and keeping the theme the same. Loved this work!
Every time Master Chief comes back, you can be sure these guys are following with a masterpiece.
The call backs to previous halo raps made me smile so much!
I love this, anymore still listening when it was released
This made me cry...
Hands down an instant classic! This song goes hard from moment one and never lets up on the energy. JT is BACK and I'm ready to ROCK!
i don't even play halo but this has to be one of the best songs i have ever heard, the acoustics are amazing as well
The Halo 4 rap chorus making another comeback. That’s amazing
not gonna lie this gives me goosebumps everytime the chorus is just spot on the whole thing is perfect.
I love all the references to their old ones they make, plus all the stuff from the old games.
JT and Andrea: "I'm giving up on the world before I'm giving up on you."
Literally everyone: *(looking at 343)* "Do you understand yet!?"
Fuck yes his quote says it all
I've played Halo since I was 4. So when I found your channel with Halo songs, I loved your channel. As time went on and I played more games, the more I watched your channel. When Halo Infinite came out not only was I excited about the game, but you making a song about it. After I finished the campaign, I couldn't wait for the song to come out. Then, you made it. So, thank you. For making my childhood and making a Halo song for the ages.
The return of the king, welcome back jt! You showed us what we’ve all been missing
3:23 made me cry.