Steven Wilson - Song of Unborn
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- Song of Unborn
Directed by Jess Cope
"I took Carl Sagan”s quote, "We are all made of star stuff” and based the film around that idea for Song of Unborn. Using abstract imagery and different styles of animation, the video represents the human form developing from the inside of its body instead of inside the womb. This is the first film that I have made with next to no narrative. I focused more on using the evolution of animation as a way to represent the evolving foetus in utero. The combination of space, sky, sea and fish just seemed to be the direction I wanted to take it. The paper cut out fish at the start represent sperm, the string rays are red blood cells through veins and the jellyfish are nerves. The whales represent the transition from gill-bearing aquatic fish that can only survive underwater to air breathing mammals that give birth to live young. It depicts the transition from a baby inside the mother's womb to the birth and its first breath.
I enjoyed exploring new animation techniques and I am pretty pleased with the way this video turned out, but after experiencing the process of working with CGI I would undoubtedly stick to traditional, old school, hand made, in camera effects. My favourite scene is the space scene. I created it on a multiplane and poked millions of tiny holes in a piece of black wrap that sat at the back of the set. The space dust was created with talcum power on different layers of glass and the planet/egg was made out of a gel ball that florists use. The fish were made out of card and painted with metallic paint to catch the natural light. By using a real camera zoom it gave the magical illusion of depth and space." - Jess Cope - เพลง
So many musicians. So many. And yet so few can do what Steven does. He reaches right into us, takes our souls out, and then gently puts them back. If only he could know how many of us he makes life worth living for. I cannot express in words how this man affects me. I can only thank him.
And such a small percentage of the world knows his name..... Travesty
You are not alone in how his music effects people
Steve Wilson fans over emphasize and over exaggerate the deep nature of his music, obviously i listen to it,but damn y'all over hype his music
@@basedtrucker I have a degree in music, was a recording engineer and a producer. Think whatever you like. I'll think what I like.
@@_MrPink_ somehow i dont at all doubt that
Years ago I'd been walking in solitude through a beautiful wooded path amid falling autumn leaves, when suddenly a shaft of sunlight poured down on me, and I stopped in my tracks. A deep sense of grace visited me as I realized that although my belief in the beauty of the universe had left me unafraid of death, I feared the pain of life terribly, and a tear rolled down my cheeks. But the light warmed me and seemed to say, "Your path is safe and beautiful. Don't be afraid". I always think back on that wooded path as the country lane decked with the time to come, and the last lyrics never fail to bring that feeling, that mist back into my eyes.
Wow 💜
4:31 Those Gojira boys have talked to Steven about whales
Lol when I saw this for live I thought the same thing but maybe Steven doesn't listen to Gojira :/ whoever made the video for sure does though
Reminded me of Born in winter's anim right from the start
@@footballorsoccer_ Steven listens to everything. Here's why I think that is
In an old interview, he talked about how his fans complained about a certain album of his being too short, so he mentioned as counter-argument a few short albums that were classics, one of which was Slayer's Reign in Blood. And that got me to think, if Steven considers that to be a masterpiece, an album that is way different than all the music he's ever done, then he definitely listens to everything out there, and enjoys it.
Peace
Kevin Chiliquinga he’s talked about gojira before and he liked that they were a creative metal band, not your generic metal band that all sound the same.
@@xSH4D0WHUN73Rx source?
Steve Wilson means:
1) Quality Music
2) Quality Lyrics
3) Quality animation
I imagine how can someone be so creatively synchronize animation with the lyrics. The perspective of this song is picturized very precisely.
Much respect Sir !
"2) Quality Lyrics" lol
the animation is only good when Jess Cope does it. Lasse Hoile hasn't made a decent video in his life
@@Jezza672 yes indeed. Apex level of creativity
Rajdeep Borgohain Steven Wilson is a musical genius but why not give credit to the animator Jess Cope who conceived and designed the entire animation you just watched? She is who synchronized the concepts so well here, just like she did with Drive Home, The Raven that refused to
sing, and Routine.
@@DethThrasher1 Still better love story than Twilight... sorry, better than Despacito lol
Steven Wilson keeps giving us masterpieces after masterpieces. We are not worthy.
the whole point is that we are worthy!
Only guitars n drums r worthy of STEVEN
@@paritoshvaidya2348 Only 'and' & 'are' should be worthy on a post relating to him and his music
He would disagree. The people worthy are the ones willing to try, and listen
@@theactualcanadian8300 we are nobody to try steven wilson man
It's not what you'll possess
It's how you will express
The essence of you
It's not the wage you earn
It's about the things you learn
And the love that you feel
It's not what you'll conceal
It's all that you'll reveal
That will make you be you
The perfection of you
Now the shadows are long
And the cities are lost [to rain/terrain?]
When you wake up every day
To find nothing's changed
But before you can speak
You will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have
Are public domain
And the country lanes are dead
With the time to come
It's not the years you pass
It's about the moments that last
Forever in you
Now the shadows are long
And the cities are lost [to rain/terrain?]
When you wake up every day
To find nothing's changed
But before you can speak
You will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have
Are public domain
Now the time that has gone
Doesn't matter to anyone
When the country lanes are dead
With the time yet to come
Now the world is exhausted
And the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life
Will still be profound
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid
Thanks
It's "And the cities are lost TO RAIN"
Also
- "And the country lanes are DECKED"
- "Now the time that IS gone"
- "WELL the world is exhausted
The wreckage is all around" (no "And")
- "But the arc of your life
COULD still be profound"
But the arc of your life
*Can* still be profound
rickmin13 According to the cd booklet it's "could"
@@PhilFoal "decked?" Please explain...
This is the most underrated song of To the bone.
No it isn't.
People who eat darkness is
How do you know this ?
It is a very good song. How do you know that this "is the most underrated song of to the Bone". Whose rating are we talking about.
Since I've listened to this song for the first time, it touched my soul and I knew it would dwell in my heart over the years. At the beginning, I used to read the lyrics in an external perspective, like some human or entity was providing wise advice on living for an unborn, as the title suggests. Nowadays, it became something so internal and intimate, by listening to this section:
Now the world is exhausted
And the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life
Will still be profound
It's not a warning for an unborn that will experience suffering. It's a message for someone who has already experienced an excruciating pain. The kind of pain that suffocates you, weighs in your chest and seems that never is going to relieve. It's for someone who has lived and suffered. It hits me so deep I can't even describe... it gives me strength. It helped me to keep going in a phase of my life where my traumas were unveiled and pain was almost everything, while my scars were bleeding.
Now I see the lyrics as something that comes from the inside. It is a message that our inner voice teaches ourselves as we live and mature... as we strive to carry on through grief. That voice is trying to remember us what is truly important: express our essence, the things we learn, the love that we feel, what we will reveal, the memories that last forever in us... And is remembering us what is not essencial too. That voice is remembering us that we can overcome our pain and traumas, the wreckage that is all around, and still have a profound life. That voice makes me believe that, one day, I'll be truly born for a life of fullness, in peace with my essence.
Don't be afraid!
For some decades now I have waited for a song that affects me as much or more than Rush - Mission. Mission has always inspired me...this one does the same, but on some other level. Two songs I listen to when I want to really FEEL something.
I always say, if I’m on my death bed, put on Mission from A Show of Hands and let me pass during the solo outro. Dying to Alex, Geddy, and Neil delivering a moment of music that captures my soul would be perfect.
That's so cool. Hope it i many years before the song is heard by everyone but yourself
I've never shed more tears listening to another artist, and I've never been as happy listening to another artist.
Couldn't say it better !
One can not deny that this song wakes the soul up.
While watching this video my stillborn child came to my mind. This song gave me some sort of soothing feeling. Steven Wilson is a fantastic musician, second to none, and the animation blends in perfectly with the song. Thank you, Steven and Jess.
My condolences. May God bless you and your wife with new life and new joy.
Music these days lack the magical ability to produce emotion,and here's this guy still nailing it with those feels.
Hear closely you'll Drive Home.
The Raven that Refused to Sing.
I couldn't agree more!! I couldn't have said it any better!! The feel is like no other!!
I saw this live, and I couldn’t take my sight out of the screen, it was amazing, emotional, stunning and perfect for a Song of Unborn. Long live to Jess Cope!
Same. A breathtaking moment.
exactly what I was thinking
Yes. You summed it up perfectly.
Jess Cope makes masterpieces, love her work!
Lucky you, they didn't play it live when I watched them.
It's not what you'll possess
It's how you will express
The essence of you
It's not the wage you earn
It's about the things you learn
And the love that you feel
It's not what you'll conceal
It's all that you'll reveal
That will make you be you
The perfection of you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak, you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
And the country lanes are decked with the time to come
It's not the years you pass
It's about the moments that last forever in you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak, you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
Now the time that is gone doesn't matter to anyone
When the country lanes are decked with the time yet to come
Well, the world is exhausted, the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life could still be profound
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid
Thank you, thank you very much
Thank you for this beautiful gift, Steven.
I love this song so much. It is spot on, not only for unborn babies.
Steven Wilson always writes at least one track on each album that blows me away. This is the one on this album.
I flew over 10 hours just to see Steven live and I cried when he played this song. Both the video and the song are beautiful!
Makes me cry too. The last 60 seconds. A beautiful message to anyone doing it tough right now - which is alot
Steven is just perfect. I have been to about 25 concerts total and none of them compare to Steven's Hand. Cannot. Erase. performance. It still give me chills as to how beautiful and haunting his performance was at the same time. I wish he had visited India as part of the To The Bone tour as well as all the other comments are so positive about it.
25...envy is a bad thing but its all i've got for you stranger....friend.
Just wait and see what the new Porcupine Tree reveals
Another masterpiece, it really surprises me that this talented artist doesn't get the recognition that he deserves !!
Anathema and Steve Wilson should tour together. That would be something to see.
They did a few years ago ;)
I’ve seen Anathema supporting Porcupine Tree on two separate tours. Deadwing tour and Fear of a Blank Planet (post release) tour.
@@gaavoid wow. wish i was there
And record an album with Peter Gabriel ;)
@@MrKorton That's just the way I like it. Too much effort and a fap becomes a chore.
He’s incredible. Like Spielberg or John Hughes, Wilson is able to tap into the very core emotion of the human condition. It’s a rare skill
"Don't be afraid". Words of wisdom to live by!
"... to care"
Song of the Unborn? More like Song of the Year.
Siddharth S even more like song of the decade.
One of the best songs in recent years. Spread the word! :-)
One of the best musical artists in recent years! :-D
God
NL? :)
@@jestle Ikke? Echt wel! ;-)
MOOI ZO!! X)
This is my favorite out of the album, the solo at end just wow, cheers from India !!!!!!
Cheers
It's astounding how many people in India listen to Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree.
@@liukiang8329 yes sir, we love SW out here .. without his music mine and most of my friends lives are incomplete 😅 Long live SW 😎😎
And that's why Steven should include India in his next tour.
Cheers!
Steven Wilson is an example of a man who leaves a part of his soul in each work of art he creates!
Steven's most beautifully melodic and inspired song since The Raven.
This one made me cry a river 😭
Steven Wilson, you are the seed of a tree in a world devastated by the self-destruction of consumption and the banalities of the market.
You give hope to music, to the narrative and the unlimited possibility of conceptual art that few are sadly immersed in... Or maybe, that is probably the positive of it all.
Again, thank you for existing and being part of your incredible compositions.
I had the immense privelage of seeing this incredible song live three times (including the first time it had ever been played) at the Royal Albert Hall shows. Words can't really do justice to what it felt like to experience this beautiful piece of art, in the flesh. Absolutely majestic.
Anyone going to talk about that solo at the end, I know Steven has a lot of good ones in his music but this one also needs to be appreciated :)
SW didn't play it. And this extended solo was largely created / innovated by Alex Hutchings; it has little in common with the original on the studio album. Personally, I don't like this version; it is over-played and lacks the subtlety / understatement of the original.
"Now the world is exhausted
And the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life
Could still be profound"
I love this song too much ❤ ! It reminds me our true, heavenly origins into the Space of the ancient Void. It's a glimpse of the Truth who reminds in Man his nobblest, highest and Divine purpose here in Earth. This song is just a bridge to the Heavens 💓!
When Steven Wilson gives you a biology class in his music video
Life dedication to music and so many feelings inserted... it makes a person think what can and can't be done... Steven makes my eyes drown in the river of tears
Steven Wilson works = pure fine arts !
Song title, music, video, lyric, live performance... all fulfilling
Speechless! This is why animation and music are some of the world's most potent forms of art.
the song and film are so well put together.
Miracle of birth. Steven is genius. Forever.
Hate to break it to you, it aint a miracle.
Fantastic video to a song that is in itself breathtaking. I connect a lot with this song, especially surrounding the birth of our son 1.5 years ago.
The description for this video already sounds amazing. I love Sagan and Wilson. Two of my idols in the form of a music video... for Song of Unborn... You're a perfect Human Being Jess Cope.
I saw this live at the albert hall last year, it was the highlight or the night for me
The lights grew darker and faded with hearts torn, the silence speaks it's language of the unborn!!
Absolutely stunning imagery fitting for Steven's equally trance inducing song. Needless to say this was *live*. It sounds otherworldly. The timeline of procreation depicted in such a beautifully done animation, also with usage of analog camera tricks blows me. Wish I could give a 1000 likes.
In the end it is like "TADA!! that was live!". Seriously, the best live show I have ever experienced.
It’s breathtaking. I was privileged to see this at Opera Copenhagen in February. Your a remarkable gifted man SIR. This song, the lyrics and to see the visual video interpretation! It was one of the best moments of my very long well lived life. See you next tour.
This comment warmed my heart, thank you for sharing your experience :-)
Beautiful song, beautiful lyrics, beautiful video, touches the heart... Perfect ❤️ thanks for sharing 😍😍😍
SW has among the best music videos out there in my opinion. Love how he doesn't stick to one director but experiments, just like with his music.
This Song hits my Heart, thanks a Lot for your Music.
Steven Willson, du bist einfach der beste, was uns passiert ist... Wir lieben dich! Du und Pink Floyd)))
Everytime a new song pops up I think about life and how precious my family is... and begin to cry
Thanks so much for sharing this - my favorite track from TTB, and Alex's solo at the end just adds so much more drama and emotion. I really enjoy how you've worked with visual artists over the years to flesh out your creative visions... You're easily my favorite 'current' musician these days, Steven!
Jess Cope's visual art PLUS the music, lyrics and vocals of Steven Wilson with Ninet Tayeb PLUS Alex Hutching's guitar playing PLUS Adam Holzman's keyboard arrangements PLUS Sir Nick Begg's basslines PLUS acoustics courtesy of the Royal Albert Hall = PURE MAGIC! Watch the live performance of "Routine" and get back to me!
The most beautiful song. I absolutely teared up from just the memory of seeing this live for the first time in Chicago. Jess did a beautiful job, and I am glad that it got paired with the live version of the song. Makes it that much more powerful.
Steven Wilson is a fucking Genius. 😭
Ohhhh.....the melodies......the visuals, they take me on a cosmic journey! Beautiful tip of the hat to Carl Sagan.
Seeing this premiere during the first night of the RAH shows was unforgettable. This song always chokes me up and today is no exception. Jess Cope nailed it. Thank you, Steven.
Beautiful song. Beautiful video. Thanks Steven, thanks Jess.
Is there ANYTHING Steven Wilson does that isn't PHENOMENAL?
I love Steven and life ❤️🇨🇿
🇵🇭
Reminds me times when my father left me... Far far away. Simply a great and strange emotion, straight heart and tears like waterfalls.
My brain can't process all these thoughts.
It's really interesting how he uses silence as part of the music.
"music is the time between the notes" Brahms
OMG !!! My Head is Gonna Explode with a million thoughts while watching this. I can't take it.
The solo of this live version is much better than the studio
Ahh the Prince vs Gang of Four song.... excellent 👍👌
Pezzone.....classe...qualità...abilità 🎸 👊 💪 👏....Tanta roba...👍
Jess Cope never fails to amaze with her incredible skill and creativity. Beautiful.
This lived up to every possible expectation I could have had about the combination of the song and the images. Wow,. Steven and Jess are phenomenally talented and a fantastic team. Everything they've done together has been of the highest quality. This just makes me love the song even more.
Verse 1]
It's not what you'll possess
It's how you will express
The essence of you
It's not the wage you earn
It's about the things you learn
And the love that you feel
It's not what you'll conceal
It's all that you'll reveal
That will make you be you
The perfection of you
[Chorus 1]
Now the shadows are long
And the cities are lost to rain
And when you wake up every day
To find nothing's changed
But before you can speak
You will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have
Are public domain
And the country lanes are decked
With the time to come
[Verse 2]
It's not the years you pass
It's about the moments that last
Forever in you
[Chorus 2]
Now the shadows are long
And the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day
To find nothing's changed
But before you can speak
You will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have
Are public domain
[Chorus 3]
Now the time that is gone
Doesn't matter to anyone
When the country lanes are decked
With the time yet to come
Well the world is exhausted
And the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life
Could still be profound
[Outro]
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid
MUSIC VIDEO
another guitar solo of yours that gave me chills
Your music never fails to impress me. It gave me chills
So very beautiful Steven . Thank you for your creations.
'Let your ambition be the achievement on earth of a heavenly civilisation' [Bahai writings]
At this moment, and beyond. I will remain grateful for centering my restless soul. Thank you for all the love ❤
Thanks Wilson, I'm crying now
SW at his most melancholy best!
Steve knows how to touch your soul and emotions in a wonderful manner. Great music to listen too❤
This version should be in the cd
A beautiful song and a beautiful video.
ALGUM BRASILEIRO OU BRASILEIRA AÍ?
Steven Wilson é incrível!
Aaaaquiiiiii!!!
גָּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֪ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ
Psalm 139:16
This song might be an epic commentary to that text.
It mirrors deep love….God is love as expressed in 1 Cor 13...
Fantastic! Big, fat joy! Yes! Thank you soooo much!
Greetings and love from Germany!
Pure love and beautiful. Thanks, Steven.
One of my favourite chord progressions
What it is
@@ShortProducktion here man !!! It can help u !!
tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/steven_wilson/song_of_unborn_chords_2115843
Few of the only artists who stuck to their genre. Beautiful song.
If you Google photos of babies in the womb some of them look like the baby is floating in space. It's absolutely amazing.
The beautiful and so precious unborn.
Thank you Steven. 💗
Amazingly Amazing, Steven Wilson is a genius
Incredible composition of Decade.. Steven you're Genius
Omg, I had been looking for something to listen to that would leave me relaxed and even made me feel more free than I am. This is incredible. Thanks for your music.
Beautiful and Soulful and Uplifting Song.... From the Genius himself. Thank You Sir. Wilson... Liked even before this premiers 😂
Brilliant all around Jess and Steven.
Fantastic... Also one of the best live shows I've ever seen.
Simply the top ... thanks for your art!
When I saw the notification I just expected to be blown away. I wasn't disappointed. This is beautiful in every sense.
Good job Steven and co! Such a wonderfull song!
Turned on to SW last year. saw him at Cats Cradle NC. Been a fan since. Awesome talent
John S I missed that show. One of my biggest regrets.
@@aliphian me, too.
Beautiful.
Just wow! So beautiful, delicate and emotional. A real treat for the soul
What a beautiful song.. ❤️
This is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! And what a live recording, the best I've heard on record!!