Dan Bull i hate to be that guy, but the vikings happened just before the crusades, and sengouku jidai happend around the renessaince. Just pointing it out.
I think the greatest praise I can impart upon this work is that it's impossible to tell at a glance whether this is a song about Civilization the video game or about Civilization the culmination of our history as a species.
This song goes up there with the vocab skills of Eminem and other rappers. Seriously one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, as it really fits and throws me back through each major stage of history.
"The better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it, the less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic!" Gives me chills every time I hear it.
for me its the line "oh yes-struck by the realisation -this is just civilisation in the natal stages if industrialisation-trust me when i say that previous achievements are just child's play compared to this ....etc ...
I agree archangel. Its true though, when you shoot at someone, they're just an outline, a target. Its less personal than, say, a sword fight. Its sad that we have forgotten that we are all people. No matter skin color, religion, political beliefs, gender or anything else, we are all members of the one race, humanity.
@@ConfusedGuardsman Which is ironic, since with the development of new and more lethal weapons in the 19th and 20th centuries, humans started to empathize and collaborate with other humans from different cultures, be it by necessity, trade or a common goal.
For me it's the internal rhyme as well as the meaning behind "the div[ine] r[ight] to mank[in]d's pl[ight] is christened" and "time's quill is [qui]ck to sp[ill] it's ink onto a new page" Both rhyme with the preceding and successive lines, but they also have both brilliant language and clever internal rhymes while carrying some pretty poetic and interesting meaning.
When I hear this song, I don't hear it as a game rap. I honestly imagine it as a history rap. Like a history lesson that's much more entertaining. It's so symbolical.
+Calm Foxz mine was "trust me when i say that previous acheivments were just childs play compared to this colossal school of thought we set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought its an epiphany, giving us pretty much infinite energy, its electricity"
But Fossil fuel is far from being infinite energy. That is one of the lines I had the most trouble with, fossil fuel is a very finite source of energy and this line is the most inaccurate line in the entire song as far as factual accuracy is concerned.
By "infinite" it doesn't mean that it won't end, that the fossil fuel supplies are infinite, but rather that energy from that is infinite cos back then (even now?) fossil fuels can give us more energy than we need so it is in some sense 'infinite' - infinite at the moment, not forever.
As an history teacher, recognizing all of the references, i can say this is indeed a very powerful song that does exactly what history is meant to do. Question our nature, be it as individuals, bands, nations, empires or a whole species and use the answers of said questionings to encourage us to be better, which doesn't translate exactly into just persuing material/economic progress. If humanity is meant to achieve greater things, we really need to band together and endeavour.
It took me a week to realize this was about the game. I honestly thought this was just Earth's history in a rap song. Tip o' the cap, Dan Bull. My favorite tune right here.
Quote from wikipedia " An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation." Not often you see that word beeing used traditionally these days. But this rap was epic in the truest sense of the word.
Yup, absolutely. I'm a big Dan fan, but every video I've watched since this one has paled by comparison. "Time's quill is quick to spill its ink upon a new page." Genius.
YourOwnAzog saying science and religion are incompatible is completely idiotic as science explains how the processes work and religion explains the cause, the necessary existence and why and if God exists then he would have created the universe and the scientific method and so it would be impossible science itself to be atheistic, godless or “self sufficient so good try but like all moronic new age atheist apologists your argument is flawed and trying to use science as a crutch to explain atheism’s limits just makes you all look stupid
Most rappers: "I'm gonna rap about how fly my girl is." Dan Bull: "I'm gonna rap about the entirety of human history and technological accomplishments."
I feel this rap helps me recognize the achievement and downfalls of mankind, and how proud I am as a human being to be a part of a civilization created by the ancestors of old. Whether good or bad, they shaped the world, and set the stage for the new heroes of the new age to paint their own history.
Arcanium69Gaming "to pain their own history" I think that not even in the most erudite and obscure books that I have in my book collection I have read a more fitting and apropiate phrase
Arcanium69Gaming We came a long way from those times in a wrong direction to destroying the earth, killing animals and other humans...The new migrant wave is unstipable and people rather send them back to war then help them atleast in my country its like they forgot just 25 years ago other people took our people as refugees...Dunno how it came to this but dunno felt like some shit needs to be said on this comment/song :D
Well that's the first thing we would need to do to band together. Forget about the idea of borders and nationality. Of course, that will never truly happen due to patriotism and nationality. Still, we need to recognize we are all human, and come together under one goal. that would be the first step. We can start from there. if we get there.
+Bebwara I ain't sure about that. "Destroying Earth" is just a slogan. The only thing that hurt our planet on a bigger scale than a thunder hitting a tree was discovery of atomic weapons. And we ain't really using them anymore, you know. "Killing animals" is a part of nature, unfortunately. You can't change that part. We happened to be best predators in a long turn. "Killing other humans" - it's even sadder than killing animals and yet still it's a part of nature as well. I agree with what you said later though. We, mankind, forgot far too many things during such short period. For some reason, we, humans, started following a path to self-destruction, but not physically. More like mentally. European civilisation is already destroyed. "American" (which is more or less europeian as well) is close to being destroyed. The situation we have worldwide now reminds me of Planet of the Apes movie. We're obliterating our culture, our values, our abstract thinking for primal urges. Sooner or later, if we'll keep following this path, we won't be even able to communicate like we do now. I just hope i won't happen during my lifetime.
7 years later, this song is more than a "game rap." It stands on its own as a brilliant piece of poetry. I mean come on "the divine right to mankind's plight is christened" and "time's quill is quick to spill it's ink onto a new page" This is seriously genius
@@bananathebread4678 In the Civilization series of games Ghandi is the leader of India. In the first game there's a glitch. The "meter" that measures diplomacy vs war has a problem. Ghandi is peaceful, but if you take his diplomacy too peaceful the meter flips. Once it goes below 1 on the meter, it swings around to 100, the determined to go to war with you level. Thus it ends up that Ghandi ends up threatening you the most with nuclear weapons. It became such a well known and outlandish glitch that in later games they kept it in as a signature personality traits, thus Civilization Ghandi is the most violent trigger happy world leader in the franchise.
+THE ZOMBIE TRAINER Inspires me to try and make a difference, learning from what we have, creating and perfecting more for the future. We truly are standing on the shoulders of giants, let's not destroy it all now.
Jesus.... this video was done 10 years ago and it's quality is fantastic. The fact that even 10 years ago you were THIS good. Thanks for making content, wouldn't be the same without you.
Ive watched this so many time now and Ive shared it on facebook to the delight of many of my friends. This, Mr .Dan Bull, is a work of art. No more no less. Truly stunning even without the context of the game.
"Our aim was riding waves and finding, claiming strange horizons, invading islands, native populations slain with violence, enslaved and made to aim skywards, think of bigger things, sphynxes, pyramids, raise them high in the name of different kings" "The blacksmith is the wizard that gives us these powers, devour enemies leaping down from the siege towers" "The better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it, the less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic, never regret it" "And after the cremation is a new age, Time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page" "Faith in god is tested, hiding in the desert, men excited, then enlightened by the scientific method" "Tried describing its expression by inscribing his impression, when applying it to heavenly bodies that everybody reckoned, must have been made by a creator or a greater force, nature's author faced examination never faced before" "A world of wonder plundered, traded in the name of progress, but human nature's way shows we should expect no less" "Trust me when I say that previous achievements are just child's play compared to this colossal school of thought" "We set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought, it's an epiphany, giving us pretty much infinite energy, it's electricity" "No need for cavalry, battle superseded that with ease, Allies and Axis charging each-other like batteries, a power vacuum allowing the superstates to flourish, redistribute the food even if it means people are malnourished" "Evidently when we find time to be efficient, Einsteinian clear vision can reveal the precision behind the blinds, nuclear fission" "But as long as they listen, to the will of the people, treat all as brilliant equals, we can achieve more than we've ever conceived before" "I implore great leaders to lead with all the grace of which we're capable and be the author of your fate" I swear to god, this is the most lyrically clever, intelligent, and thought-provoking rap song ever known to Man.
Dan, this is definitely the most amazing thing you ever put up as a rap in my opinion. It displays our history and the game-series itself. The choice of lyrics and the assortment of words were amazing. The instrumental in the background, yet subtly growing, expanding fit perfectly. Thanks.
NTeKLullaby I find Dan offers something new, and he has shown he is so versatile, it's actually refreshing to hear some good quality tracks for once =)
1. I love where the narrative went, from focusing on the game "Civilization" and unveiling itself to be a social commentary on the subject of Civilization itself. 2. It's amazing to hear how he seamlessly switches from light hearted fun to going deep. Deeper than the Earth's Mantle, deep. 3. Thank you Epic Rap Battles for bringing this guy on your channel. I wouldn't have stumbled here otherwise.
This is not a rap. This is something greater. It has transcended mere gaming rhymes. It has evolved to beyond music. It is a combination of lyrics that embraces the past. Contemplates the present. And dreams for the future. It is the absolute musical manifestation of the human spirit. I applaud you, Dan. This may be, quite literally, the perfect song.
"the better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it. The less time to SEE THEIR EYES AND FEEL SYMAPTHETIC" That last line is so disturbingly true.
We should try get it on the iTunes Top 10. You deserve to be a well known rapper. Your unique style creates an atmosphere that no other artist can breathe in. This is not music, this is art.
I firmly believe that one of the greatest problems humanity faces today is that we fail to understand how much we have achieved. It's far too easy to hate somebody when they slight you. You have no idea who they are, you just know that they troubled you. Knowing that they are human doesn't matter since we're surrounded by billions of humans and we no longer perceive that as anything special. If people could remember that we are all part of a species that dragged itself out of the jungle and onto the moon, a species that dominated the whole world in no time at all, a species that has discovered so many of the inner workings of the universe using crude, unreliable senses... we would respect each other more. We would hate each other less.
Sadly, the only way we're gonna achieve something great anymore, is if we get the fuck out into deeper space travel, and given the state of the world right now that's unlikely to happen. Quite depressing actually.
+Deathturnip but in modern life, people are under pressure from everything. They have to fit in, to fade into the background. We have slowly made human life less and less valuable just because society makes us only value people in one specific category.
+Deathturnip The greatest problem of humanity now, 100 years ago, 1000 years ago and any time in history in any civilisation is unstopable lust for money and power.
+Adam Krutyna Difference between now and then? We are genuinly destroying our planet now, we weren't back then. We have the power to blow up our planet a multiple times, we weren't able to back then. We have killed many species other than ours, back then we didn't. Those are the differences between then and now.
Dan, I just came across this track today. And I felt the need to let you know that you have done something amazing here. You've nailed the pitfalls of civilisation along with the progress and amazing feats that come with it. It struck at my emotions and I think you deserve to a commendation for that. Well done.
Oliver Kurzweg This is of course cant be much detailed sir but at least it summarizes entire stuff quickly in a time order. So it is clearifies things better than books.
You know, it would be a good idea to show this as an introduction to a History class. Imagine it. You show up, your teach brings this up. "Hello, class. This is what you'll be learning this year..." *Hits Play*
i still find myself coming back to watch/listen to this... it's just too good, i can't help myself. God damn it douglby! what have you done to me~ *plays it 'just one more time'*
We can achive more Than we've ever conceived before Leave this poor place please explore space earth, she's a small base even more awaits i implore grat leaders to lead with all the grace of which we're capable and be the author of your fate band together and endeavour clasp our hands together as our ancestors have and stand the test of time forever i feel like... i need to stay alone and in silence for one minute...
DAN'S BACK! THIS IS THE DANBULL I REMEMBER. No over-repeated lyrics, just pure simple genius rapped so hard fast and cleverly it peeks our curiosity and makes us rewind a little and pause just to see what words he perfectly put together. Moar of this Dan! The legend has returned!
TheR971 I just can't wait for new ones that are like this. The past couple of ones were interesting and funny, but not as epic as his Skyrim or Dishonored, or AC3 raps; those were freakin' amazing!
+Burned Edits because we have absolutely demolished this planet, we are using up it's resources and overpopulation could be the end of us, but if we colonize alien planets, we can avoid this by transporting people to colonies and trading the resources in space with earth so that we can avoid dying out due to our own fault....... w-was that good?
+Uncreative Name Moreover, if we build independent colonies we won't worry about a ' ' global ' ' war because its repercussions would only affect( or in the worst case wipe out) the population of a specific colonie.So, we will become invincible and we will prosper and thrive as the centuries pass... was that good?
I just realized why this is just so good, you stick to the theme, Dan. No pop culture references, no jokes, no rapping about how good you rap, this song is truly forever. :)
I love how the end of the song references the beginning. I don't know if this was intentional, but it kind of represents the idea of history repeating itself. If any one song could be considered art, it would be this. The way it captures human nature and human history in a mere five minutes is simply beautiful. Truly Dan's magnum opus.
This was the ultimate masterpiece. I can't even begin to describe how awesome this song is. So, If you're reading this: scroll up, watch the video and why don't you get the best from the replay button. I will.
Dan, this video is on a whole new level mate. You took the trials and tribulations, the rise and the falls, the good and the evil and the nature of mankind and it's search for answers ... and you turned it into a musical look at reality. You sir deserve all the praise in the world. :-)
The original words to this clip, from Civilization V's Brave new world, are incredible unto themselves. However, Dan Bull here gives us an even more artistic and just awesome set of thoughts to meditate on along with the clip. Dan, this was incredible.
+Heekoo TheGhast its a time in Japanese history If you want to learn about it there are these people called extra credits and they did a series on the sengoku jidai
Vendrin MD Yup, 5star rating system was in place on youtube for quite a long time. Look at any old videos, instead of asking for a like they'd ask you to leave a rating.
harrison foster Definitely! I've got TW:E, TW:S2, TW:R2 etc. and I also love Civ and if the OP wants to get into strategy games then both of these series would be great to try. Edit: Just got the basic Total War humble bundle and even the older games are fun.
I don't usually buy your songs, I just listen to them a couple of times, but this... this is utterly groundbreaking. Buying all 3 versions. This is by far the best thing I have ever seen from you, and I've been here for a while.
"The grace of horse and rider, replaced with war and violence"Probably once of the best lines in this rap. Just the scene alone makes you slightly depressed.A knight honing his skills for years crafting his swordplay, combined that with fighting on horseback to become the best fighter he can be, to serve his country to the fullest, to dream of one day dying on the battlefield along with his fellow knight. To his dream suddenly form into a nightmare, men with "sticks of thunder" bringing down his men left and right, not knowing whether all his training was worth it, decides to stop thinking, put back on his helmet, saddle up his horse and rides back into battle just to be put down like a savage... *And thus the days of men needing years of training to properly wield a sword now barely a month of holding a gun and a man becomes a monster*
These lyrics sent a chill down my spine. Truly a masterwork. To think of all humanity has accomplished in our short time here on Earth; to think of the gods and heroes which once slew man now but figments overshadowed by humanity's own abilities; to think that we once filled our skies with stories of the unreachable, then reached out and touched it. Amazing.
I am reminded of the phrase: Man made god in his own image. I don't think that's fully accurate anymore. I think it might be: Man made god as a metric against which to measure himself. Now we are powering ahead at top speed towards that metric, and that baseline comparison will eventually be met... and that's awesome.
That was incredible. You continue to rap great thing, Dan. Hell, if I didn't know about Civilization before, I might not have realized it was a game. Keep up your epic crusade.
I made the mistake of watching Kanye's new video after I watched this...you know how they say don't brush your teeth and then drink orange juice? Sort of like that, but this was more like drinking fine wine and chasing it with pickle juice.
GamingBeethoven yes your'e right it is it adds more stuff about certain aspects of history that arent even mentioned in the game basically its a rap about the development of history
THAT. WAS. EPIC. Well, this is gonna shut the mouth of those people who were quick to criticize and kept blabbering on about how "your raps weren't as good as they used to be". Haven't seen a song capture so amazingly that amount of history since Europa by Globus. AMAZING work, Dan!
Nine whole years later and I still listen to this Edit: like it's so good and the fact that no more than 6million people have only ever seen this which I find disappointed that this masterpiece isn't recognized as it should be
I love how you bring this rap into full circle. Its this sort of structural decision that makes good raps into great raps. Blown away, but what else is new? After all, I just listened to a Dan Bull rap.
*On a distant planet* "High Chancellor, we were able to finally decrepit the message sent by the homo sapiens from the planet Earth." "And the results was this video?" "Yes sir. It appears to be a brief summary of their civilization." "They're capable of terrible actions and the ability to destroy themselves. Yet they still create great marvels and progress to higher levels of knowledge. Perhaps they're not so different from us after all."
Mindshuffler 333 Nah, most progression culturally, socially, and technologically would require forms of distress in order to improve, or there is no need to. Therefore aliens may have gone through similar or events the exact same as ours to get to the point that they are at.
This is your best if not close to best song I have ever heard you perform it was amazing how you made history flow so smoothly I think I have to show my students this later on... for educational purposes of course.
This is by FAR your best work yet Dan, Its bordering on the genius!, Theres a lot of lines in here that people wont get unless theyre educated which makes it even more brilliant! How long does it take you to write a rap like this?
I simply must agree with you. Not only have you crafted a brilliant set of rhymes, you have used them to not only write a condensed history of human past but also a plea for the good will of a better future. Well played Dan Bull.
NuclearRoll What's wrong with a big of excess pride in being educated? It provides self satisfaction in thinking one has not wasted their time. Besides, his name is SnivellingLittleShit I think he knows that he's arrogant.
This song never fails to bring me to tears if not straight up bawling. You really capture the essence of our whole damn history in 5 minutes making so many points about how shitty we've been but how good we could be
this is your crown jewel Dan i have no words to describe how talented you are as an artist and visionary. i guarantee you 5 years ago, no one would believe on of the most powerful raps in recent history would be inspired by a video game. 1000000/10 keep doing your thing man you have a true gift
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okay daniel
This song is so damn incredible
Dan Bull mesmerizing mate
Dan Bull i hate to be that guy, but the vikings happened just before the crusades, and sengouku jidai happend around the renessaince.
Just pointing it out.
+Dj Group Yeah and the pyramids happened way, way before that. It's more for the flow
I think the greatest praise I can impart upon this work is that it's impossible to tell at a glance whether this is a song about Civilization the video game or about Civilization the culmination of our history as a species.
I cannot agree more.
considering the video game is about real civilization, it's the same either way and doesn't matter.
Both
+jim gordon that's pretty much he said
Why can't I favorite comments!?
I'll be honest, this song is far more than a "game rap". It stands on its own and to this day is one of the best songs that I've heard.
agreed, its a description of humanity
youshimimi I agree tbh the only civ shit in it is the video
It definitely is
A testament to history
This song goes up there with the vocab skills of Eminem and other rappers. Seriously one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, as it really fits and throws me back through each major stage of history.
"Times quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page"
-10/10 will watch again
-1?
Parker Stoops nice picture
"The better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it, the less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic!"
Gives me chills every time I hear it.
for me its the line "oh yes-struck by the realisation -this is just civilisation in the natal stages if industrialisation-trust me when i say that previous achievements are just child's play compared to this ....etc ...
I agree archangel. Its true though, when you shoot at someone, they're just an outline, a target. Its less personal than, say, a sword fight. Its sad that we have forgotten that we are all people.
No matter skin color, religion, political beliefs, gender or anything else, we are all members of the one race, humanity.
The lyric that gives me chills is: "Men offer to die for the honor of a warrior's life." But then again this whole song is just one chill fieldtrip.
@@ConfusedGuardsman Which is ironic, since with the development of new and more lethal weapons in the 19th and 20th centuries, humans started to empathize and collaborate with other humans from different cultures, be it by necessity, trade or a common goal.
For me it's the internal rhyme as well as the meaning behind
"the div[ine] r[ight] to mank[in]d's pl[ight] is christened" and "time's quill is [qui]ck to sp[ill] it's ink onto a new page"
Both rhyme with the preceding and successive lines, but they also have both brilliant language and clever internal rhymes while carrying some pretty poetic and interesting meaning.
When I hear this song, I don't hear it as a game rap. I honestly imagine it as a history rap. Like a history lesson that's much more entertaining. It's so symbolical.
Emerson Fant true this is one video that I watch over and over again for it message
Same
ikr this actually could possibly be used in a history lesson
Brayden McCall that would be cool
I hear it as the rally cry of humans
Speechless.
Best line here was "Time's quill is quick to spill it's ink onto a new page."
Mines was "The better the tech is, the less of the effort to wreck it, the less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic."
+Calm Foxz mine was "trust me when i say that previous acheivments were just childs play compared to this colossal school of thought we set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought its an epiphany, giving us pretty much infinite energy, its electricity"
But Fossil fuel is far from being infinite energy. That is one of the lines I had the most trouble with, fossil fuel is a very finite source of energy and this line is the most inaccurate line in the entire song as far as factual accuracy is concerned.
Well back when we first discovered how to use fossil fuels we thought we had an infinite amount. But we have since learned that we do not
By "infinite" it doesn't mean that it won't end, that the fossil fuel supplies are infinite, but rather that energy from that is infinite cos back then (even now?) fossil fuels can give us more energy than we need so it is in some sense 'infinite' - infinite at the moment, not forever.
Still insane to me that one of the best rap songs ever made was created about the Civ game series. Incredible work Dan. Absolutely amazing
A great song devoted to a great game series! It'd be insane not to make such a great song.
Y'all are really talking like this is a rap about the *game* Civilization.
nine years and still a champion of a song. We need more like this.
still come back to it from time to time
Indeed, a great song that happened to be speaking about more than just a series due to the games' topic. Such a good song.
As an history teacher, recognizing all of the references, i can say this is indeed a very powerful song that does exactly what history is meant to do. Question our nature, be it as individuals, bands, nations, empires or a whole species and use the answers of said questionings to encourage us to be better, which doesn't translate exactly into just persuing material/economic progress.
If humanity is meant to achieve greater things, we really need to band together and endeavour.
@Richard Wilson yes
The comment is great and all but these replies are what really get me to think
You don't need to be an history teacher or a savant to recognize the references.
Clasp our hands together
I think you didn’t even realize that this is a song about the video game “Civilization”. I really can’t blame you.
It took me a week to realize this was about the game. I honestly thought this was just Earth's history in a rap song.
Tip o' the cap, Dan Bull. My favorite tune right here.
Wait it's about the game not about the history of earth?
+Khalid Belhachmi ya. Its based on a game called civilization
AKA_U-MAD is the game any good?
didn't play it
Khalid Belhachmi I like it.
I never knew Churchill secretly dropped some fire rhymes about human civilization
risker34 erb right lol
YoungSinatra117 • one of my favourite ERB’s ever 🙏
risker34 I understood that reference!
Churchill is a hypocrite
You mean Jack the Ripper?
Quote from wikipedia " An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation."
Not often you see that word beeing used traditionally these days. But this rap was epic in the truest sense of the word.
Disagree. An epic is Gilgamesh for example. Not exactly the same as this.
ImperialGuardsman74
Could you extrapolate? I dont see how Gilgamesh is outside of this definition.
Don't get me wrong, Dan Bull has many good songs. But I firmly believe this is his magnum opus. It's absolutely incredible.
I firmly believe you are correct
Yup, absolutely. I'm a big Dan fan, but every video I've watched since this one has paled by comparison. "Time's quill is quick to spill its ink upon a new page." Genius.
Dan Bull is among the best schemers in the game, Nerdcore or not.
"Men excited, then enlightened by the Scientific Method" That line simultaneously makes me feel incredibly anxious and proud at the same time.
same
Honestly, that's the song in a nutshell for me
Science > religion
YourOwnAzog saying science and religion are incompatible is completely idiotic as science explains how the processes work and religion explains the cause, the necessary existence and why and if God exists then he would have created the universe and the scientific method and so it would be impossible science itself to be atheistic, godless or “self sufficient so good try but like all moronic new age atheist apologists your argument is flawed and trying to use science as a crutch to explain atheism’s limits just makes you all look stupid
@@Saber23 ok boomer
Most rappers: "I'm gonna rap about how fly my girl is."
Dan Bull: "I'm gonna rap about the entirety of human history and technological accomplishments."
so true
This comment made my day, thank you.
Dan is different, and we’re different cus these songs and stories mean something to us (drunk comment)
AND ITS GOING TO BE FULL OF ABSOLUTE FIRE BARS ONE AFTER ANOTHER ❤
I feel this rap helps me recognize the achievement and downfalls of mankind, and how proud I am as a human being to be a part of a civilization created by the ancestors of old. Whether good or bad, they shaped the world, and set the stage for the new heroes of the new age to paint their own history.
Arcanium69Gaming "to pain their own history" I think that not even in the most erudite and obscure books that I have in my book collection I have read a more fitting and apropiate phrase
I agree with you 100%
Arcanium69Gaming We came a long way from those times in a wrong direction to destroying the earth, killing animals and other humans...The new migrant wave is unstipable and people rather send them back to war then help them atleast in my country its like they forgot just 25 years ago other people took our people as refugees...Dunno how it came to this but dunno felt like some shit needs to be said on this comment/song :D
Well that's the first thing we would need to do to band together. Forget about the idea of borders and nationality. Of course, that will never truly happen due to patriotism and nationality. Still, we need to recognize we are all human, and come together under one goal. that would be the first step. We can start from there. if we get there.
+Bebwara I ain't sure about that.
"Destroying Earth" is just a slogan. The only thing that hurt our planet on a bigger scale than a thunder hitting a tree was discovery of atomic weapons. And we ain't really using them anymore, you know.
"Killing animals" is a part of nature, unfortunately. You can't change that part. We happened to be best predators in a long turn.
"Killing other humans" - it's even sadder than killing animals and yet still it's a part of nature as well.
I agree with what you said later though. We, mankind, forgot far too many things during such short period. For some reason, we, humans, started following a path to self-destruction, but not physically. More like mentally.
European civilisation is already destroyed. "American" (which is more or less europeian as well) is close to being destroyed.
The situation we have worldwide now reminds me of Planet of the Apes movie. We're obliterating our culture, our values, our abstract thinking for primal urges. Sooner or later, if we'll keep following this path, we won't be even able to communicate like we do now.
I just hope i won't happen during my lifetime.
7 years later, this song is more than a "game rap." It stands on its own as a brilliant piece of poetry.
I mean come on "the divine right to mankind's plight is christened" and "time's quill is quick to spill it's ink onto a new page"
This is seriously genius
I don't wanna be "that guy"... but it's "time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page"
@@idontknoq4813 you're right. I needed the possessive form of "its"
Thanks for the correction one year later
@@Zack_Taylor sorry
@@idontknoq4813 No, apologies to you for the typo!
Have a great day
@@Zack_Taylor Wow, you're f*cking cool, man.
Didn't realize this was based on the game, I always thought it was just a random idea he had and wanted to make, still one of my favorites
RedSixx52 Eh, it's not really based on the game Civ. I mean, it's supposed to be, but it just seems like it's more about western history in general.
vtheawesome yeah that's what I always thought it was
Same
you spit more fire than gandhi´s nukes
IMPOSSIBLE!
Gandhi is non violent wat do you mean?
@@bananathebread4678 In the Civilization series of games Ghandi is the leader of India. In the first game there's a glitch. The "meter" that measures diplomacy vs war has a problem. Ghandi is peaceful, but if you take his diplomacy too peaceful the meter flips. Once it goes below 1 on the meter, it swings around to 100, the determined to go to war with you level. Thus it ends up that Ghandi ends up threatening you the most with nuclear weapons.
It became such a well known and outlandish glitch that in later games they kept it in as a signature personality traits, thus Civilization Ghandi is the most violent trigger happy world leader in the franchise.
@@3Rayfire interesting. 😃
@@bananathebread4678 interesting indeed
Does anyone else get chills from this song?
.
+THE ZOMBIE TRAINER Inspires me to try and make a difference, learning from what we have, creating and perfecting more for the future. We truly are standing on the shoulders of giants, let's not destroy it all now.
would be strange if you dont feel like this is epic
+THE ZOMBIE TRAINER bruh who doesn't
I do
Jesus.... this video was done 10 years ago and it's quality is fantastic. The fact that even 10 years ago you were THIS good. Thanks for making content, wouldn't be the same without you.
Don't get me wrong, i really like all your raps. But somehow this one has something magical.
because it's not just about the game it is really just about all of humanity.
@@skipe94 exactly
I thought it was just the beat
I feel as if this isn't a Civ rap, but instead a history one.
Same shit.
GamingHaven Kinda
Cameron Dougherty It's a history game, so if he raps about it, it would share the same theme.
GamingHaven Yes, but the crusades and such aren't explored in the game. That's my point, but yes, I agree.
Cameron Dougherty Meh, agree to agree to disagree to agree, would you agree?
I showed this to my Social Teacher, now he has showed it to all his Classes, and will continue to do that for years to come .
+Dirty_Tree creations I showed It to my history teacher and he like it aswell :)
Johnny West :)
Still coming back to this one a decade later...Truly a fucking masterpiece.
Ive watched this so many time now and Ive shared it on facebook to the delight of many of my friends.
This, Mr .Dan Bull, is a work of art. No more no less. Truly stunning even without the context of the game.
*Band together and endevour,*
*clasp our hands together.*
*As our ancestors have,*
*and stand the test of time forever.*
Quantum Shock Lyrical genius.
Gotta love dan bull
Quantum Shock I love how he started and ended with the same lines. So cool!
+apocalyps179 I'm about to get real deep (I'm not a hippie) but maybe it means we will always make the same mistakes and never learn from them
the1ststooge Whoa.
I get goosebumps every goddamn time.
Same
this and DISHONORED RAP
Water formed The Grand Canyon.
+Agronox DT and the great lakes!( I'm from upstate New York so I have to mention the great lakes.)
Same
"Our aim was riding waves and finding, claiming strange horizons, invading islands, native populations slain with violence, enslaved and made to aim skywards, think of bigger things, sphynxes, pyramids, raise them high in the name of different kings"
"The blacksmith is the wizard that gives us these powers, devour enemies leaping down from the siege towers"
"The better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it, the less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic, never regret it"
"And after the cremation is a new age, Time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page"
"Faith in god is tested, hiding in the desert, men excited, then enlightened by the scientific method"
"Tried describing its expression by inscribing his impression, when applying it to heavenly bodies that everybody reckoned, must have been made by a creator or a greater force, nature's author faced examination never faced before"
"A world of wonder plundered, traded in the name of progress, but human nature's way shows we should expect no less"
"Trust me when I say that previous achievements are just child's play compared to this colossal school of thought"
"We set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought, it's an epiphany, giving us pretty much infinite energy, it's electricity"
"No need for cavalry, battle superseded that with ease, Allies and Axis charging each-other like batteries, a power vacuum allowing the superstates to flourish, redistribute the food even if it means people are malnourished"
"Evidently when we find time to be efficient, Einsteinian clear vision can reveal the precision behind the blinds, nuclear fission"
"But as long as they listen, to the will of the people, treat all as brilliant equals, we can achieve more than we've ever conceived before"
"I implore great leaders to lead with all the grace of which we're capable and be the author of your fate"
I swear to god, this is the most lyrically clever, intelligent, and thought-provoking rap song ever known to Man.
Couldn't agree more.
This is why it is one of my favorite songs.
Nichols you bastard, had to go stealing those shells didnt you!?
lol just ridiculously good
for a ridiculously part of humanity story :)
ya it really is
You're not too bad yourself mate
@ItzRicardo this is why i scroll through comments. also yeah, he is
Almost as good as the bible rap...
I think this is one of Dan’s most sophisticated works. This goes above and beyond just the game and reaches out on a different level.
the better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it. The less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic.
Drone warefare?
That's the idea yea
Kevin Froman NUCLEAR warfare ;)
*patented*
+Kevin Froman Nope, blind cyborgs.
+Stalker john I'm sure the US has them.
my history teacher played this in class! I fell in love with this song
Sandra Iskandarian he really did? wow thats epic
Row Blanka yep :D
If I was in school as a teacher or student, I would do this too...
I wish my history teacher played this song ;-;
There's a comment here from a teacher - is it him/her?
This one is definitely the best music of the Dan.
Ohh yea.
i agree
What the heck is the Dann?
+ Sir Maxeer : dan bull
Dan, this is definitely the most amazing thing you ever put up as a rap in my opinion. It displays our history and the game-series itself. The choice of lyrics and the assortment of words were amazing. The instrumental in the background, yet subtly growing, expanding fit perfectly. Thanks.
Very well said.
Thank you. I just want Dan to know how much I appreciate his works and especially this one - Seems I'm not the only one who thinks like me.
NTeKLullaby I find Dan offers something new, and he has shown he is so versatile, it's actually refreshing to hear some good quality tracks for once =)
Guess who's showing this to his future History classes?!
if I ever appear in a history glass for some reason thats the first thing they will see
be my history teacher please
firemagewizard With pleasure, my good friend!
Christopher Haines What argument?
xXx_frawding771_xXx About the way I'm hoping to teach future classes of mine once I earn my teaching degree in History hopefully in a few years time.
Am I the only one who gets major chills deep in my spine at 3:09 during the entire Industrialization portion
Yes
Same here
It’s “Sengoku Jidai” to me
1. I love where the narrative went, from focusing on the game "Civilization" and unveiling itself to be a social commentary on the subject of Civilization itself.
2. It's amazing to hear how he seamlessly switches from light hearted fun to going deep. Deeper than the Earth's Mantle, deep.
3. Thank you Epic Rap Battles for bringing this guy on your channel. I wouldn't have stumbled here otherwise.
Dan, you created the anthem of humanity.
E-bleeping-xactly, good sir.
You could just say E-MOTHERFUCKING-xactly, and be done with it. That's what I usually do. Say shit for the sake of doing so.
Eh, I understand your letdown but I'm not into cussing proper.
Oh. Well shit. :(
VeryBeowulf Carlos Andrés Solís You sirs... xD
This is not a rap. This is something greater. It has transcended mere gaming rhymes. It has evolved to beyond music. It is a combination of lyrics that embraces the past. Contemplates the present. And dreams for the future. It is the absolute musical manifestation of the human spirit.
I applaud you, Dan. This may be, quite literally, the perfect song.
"the better the tech is, the lesser the effort to wreck it. The less time to SEE THEIR EYES AND FEEL SYMAPTHETIC"
That last line is so disturbingly true.
and yet our ancestors kept killing each other like it was nothing xd
@@powerk21
And we still do but the scale is bigger.
We should try get it on the iTunes Top 10. You deserve to be a well known rapper. Your unique style creates an atmosphere that no other artist can breathe in. This is not music, this is art.
Sir, Music IS art.
42 Twenty-Four but nor all music is art, some is shit. (well art can be shit too)
42 Twenty-Four I was going to say that, but then I remembered, Justin bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga.
Xion Rabbit even if it's someone like Justin, it's still art.. one that you probably can't do!
***** Some Art Is Better Than Others... A Lot Better
That wasn't about Civilization at all, that was questioning our fundamental nature of progress. I stood up and applauded after that one.
Elemental_Phoenix it's a great song but only real link to civ is the video.
I firmly believe that one of the greatest problems humanity faces today is that we fail to understand how much we have achieved. It's far too easy to hate somebody when they slight you. You have no idea who they are, you just know that they troubled you.
Knowing that they are human doesn't matter since we're surrounded by billions of humans and we no longer perceive that as anything special. If people could remember that we are all part of a species that dragged itself out of the jungle and onto the moon, a species that dominated the whole world in no time at all, a species that has discovered so many of the inner workings of the universe using crude, unreliable senses... we would respect each other more. We would hate each other less.
Sadly, the only way we're gonna achieve something great anymore, is if we get the fuck out into deeper space travel, and given the state of the world right now that's unlikely to happen.
Quite depressing actually.
+Deathturnip you my friend, are absolutely correct.
+Deathturnip but in modern life, people are under pressure from everything. They have to fit in, to fade into the background. We have slowly made human life less and less valuable just because society makes us only value people in one specific category.
+Deathturnip The greatest problem of humanity now, 100 years ago, 1000 years ago and any time in history in any civilisation is unstopable lust for money and power.
+Adam Krutyna Difference between now and then? We are genuinly destroying our planet now, we weren't back then. We have the power to blow up our planet a multiple times, we weren't able to back then. We have killed many species other than ours, back then we didn't. Those are the differences between then and now.
"Why is it progress always leads to loads of mess"
Preach
I read this while listening (blind).
I meant that I didn't know that the line was comming while reading --> blind, and how do you think is a blind person able to read a commentary ?
Robin Gaber blind asisting computer to read put word for then to hear and blind assist keyboard
Sorry for late reply but I would actually say it should be
"why does loads of mess lead to progress?"
This is brilliant... It actually gave me shivers...
+Filip Porend Many of his songs give me shivers but this one is special :D
Still coming back to the song every now and then.
Dan, I just came across this track today. And I felt the need to let you know that you have done something amazing here. You've nailed the pitfalls of civilisation along with the progress and amazing feats that come with it. It struck at my emotions and I think you deserve to a commendation for that. Well done.
I feel like Dan should be a world history teacher and sing this on the first day of school to each of his classes
luke begbie he doesnt sing. this is rap.
***** Rap is singing. talking to music is singing.
Nathanial Marino not really.
***** Anything to back that up?The actual definition,make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
Nathanial Marino It's called singing when the tone of your voice depends on the melody. When rapping your voice only depends on the rythm of the beat.
"Man towers above the rest of creation so long as he realizes his own nature, and when he forgets it, he sinks lower than the beasts. "
Boethius!
DAMN that was fucking amazing!
+Anti Nazi Gtfo AFA
Joel V Norlin That was uncalled for
Exde no
Joel V Norlin no
Michael Miller no
Still teaching history better than any other stuff..... This.. This video should be showed in classrooms.
Well I think this video doesn't teach anything at all. It's way too basic. But it could be good to get the students attention on history indeed.
Oliver Kurzweg This is of course cant be much detailed sir but at least it summarizes entire stuff quickly in a time order. So it is clearifies things better than books.
Understanding the basic concept of human history is far more important than understanding the amount of presidents America had in the 20th century.
+Arcralf but no one said anything about the second half of your statement. I dont see any1 even mentioning 'murica
You know, it would be a good idea to show this as an introduction to a History class. Imagine it. You show up, your teach brings this up. "Hello, class. This is what you'll be learning this year..." *Hits Play*
i still find myself coming back to watch/listen to this... it's just too good, i can't help myself.
God damn it douglby! what have you done to me~ *plays it 'just one more time'*
sure "just ONE more time"
Josh Chaletzos The same thing we all say while playing Civilization "Just one more turn"
XD o god 'just one more turn' on civ4 = 100+
i still come back too(I realize that you said that like 3 years ago)
you said that 3 weeks ago, but i am still here too ^)
We can achive more
Than we've ever conceived before
Leave this poor place
please explore space
earth, she's a small base
even more awaits
i implore grat leaders
to lead with all the grace
of which we're capable
and be the author of your fate
band together and endeavour
clasp our hands together
as our ancestors have
and stand the test of time forever
i feel like... i need to stay alone and in silence for one minute...
now you need to ask Dan bull to add that to this song
*great
+josue betances it is at the end
koto gaming facepalm😥
it is
DAN'S BACK!
THIS IS THE DANBULL I REMEMBER.
No over-repeated lyrics, just pure simple genius rapped so hard fast and cleverly it peeks our curiosity and makes us rewind a little and pause just to see what words he perfectly put together.
Moar of this Dan! The legend has returned!
TheR971 I just can't wait for new ones that are like this. The past couple of ones were interesting and funny, but not as epic as his Skyrim or Dishonored, or AC3 raps; those were freakin' amazing!
Returned? He never left! Surely you haven't heard the GTA V rap... ;D
clugaman Yes, the GTA rap was ok.
The Dishonored rap is still one of my favs.
Please colonise space to continue as a race
Thank you
to be fair. whats the actual point of it? why does it enhance the race?
+Burned Edits because we have absolutely demolished this planet, we are using up it's resources and overpopulation could be the end of us, but if we colonize alien planets, we can avoid this by transporting people to colonies and trading the resources in space with earth so that we can avoid dying out due to our own fault....... w-was that good?
+Uncreative Name Moreover, if we build independent colonies we won't worry about a ' ' global ' ' war because its repercussions would only affect( or in the worst case wipe out) the population of a specific colonie.So, we will become invincible and we will prosper and thrive as the centuries pass... was that good?
+Burned Edits because eventually we will run out of space and resources on earth.
+Notorious Hacker until the first galactic war of course :P
I just realized why this is just so good, you stick to the theme, Dan. No pop culture references, no jokes, no rapping about how good you rap, this song is truly forever. :)
I love how the end of the song references the beginning. I don't know if this was intentional, but it kind of represents the idea of history repeating itself. If any one song could be considered art, it would be this. The way it captures human nature and human history in a mere five minutes is simply beautiful. Truly Dan's magnum opus.
This was the ultimate masterpiece. I can't even begin to describe how awesome this song is. So, If you're reading this: scroll up, watch the video and why don't you get the best from the replay button. I will.
It's 2022 now and this song still gives me chills! Bravo!
Great work of music. +9001 tourism and +1337 happiness.
The Great Artist Dan Bull has been born in your civilization!
(cries silently with joy)
Keepermaster You instantly enter 50 golden ages!
TheMinMan More like 50 diamond ages
***** With bacon.
TheMinMan and a free advancement one age
Dan, this video is on a whole new level mate. You took the trials and tribulations, the rise and the falls, the good and the evil and the nature of mankind and it's search for answers ... and you turned it into a musical look at reality. You sir deserve all the praise in the world. :-)
The original words to this clip, from Civilization V's Brave new world, are incredible unto themselves. However, Dan Bull here gives us an even more artistic and just awesome set of thoughts to meditate on along with the clip. Dan, this was incredible.
There were actually 3 clips, one from the default game, one from Gods And Kings and one from Brave New World.
ah. I was wondering why it seemed so long. Thanks for the fact-check.
No problem.
What was Gods and Kings about? I loved Brave New World, but is Gods and Kings worth it?
I'd say it is, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_V:_Gods_&_Kings
Almost 10 years later I still remember. Every lyric and emotion. Your a god Dan. Keep at it and get the recognition you deserve!
The "Sengoku Jidai" part gets me every time.
what does it mean. it confuses me
+Heekoo TheGhast Warring States, if you are into history you should know that.
+Heekoo TheGhast its a time in Japanese history If you want to learn about it there are these people called extra credits and they did a series on the sengoku jidai
X to doubt
Heekoo It was a period in time in which japan was in a constant military conflict
this is literally one of the greatest raps I've ever heard
I want a rating system like 1-5 stars! A like or dislike is not enough!
#Bringback2007youtube
jayjay4848 wait, that was a thing?
Vendrin MD
Yup, 5star rating system was in place on youtube for quite a long time. Look at any old videos, instead of asking for a like they'd ask you to leave a rating.
jayjay4848 woa, thats cool! why would've they removed that?
Apparently people pretty much only gave 1 or 5 stars, so it made more sense to switch to like/dislike.
Also damn that was back in 2010....
even all these years later I think this song is amazing. so wild how its stuck to me all these years
"Struck by the realisation this is just civilisation in the natal stages of industrialisation" ...gave me goosebumps...
Jesus, I never even played Civ, but that was amazing.
Charles McCabe If you like strategy games, play Civ.
+Charles McCabe If you like strategy games play Total War instead
Fawwaz Nuruddin Great game series, I just recommended Civ because its more accessible to a non-strategy game player.
+James “Midge” Price both series are great
harrison foster Definitely! I've got TW:E, TW:S2, TW:R2 etc. and I also love Civ and if the OP wants to get into strategy games then
both of these series would be great to try.
Edit: Just got the basic Total War humble bundle and even the older games are fun.
I don't usually buy your songs, I just listen to them a couple of times, but this... this is utterly groundbreaking. Buying all 3 versions. This is by far the best thing I have ever seen from you, and I've been here for a while.
8 years later and this still HITS.
"The grace of horse and rider, replaced with war and violence"Probably once of the best lines in this rap. Just the scene alone makes you slightly depressed.A knight honing his skills for years crafting his swordplay, combined that with fighting on horseback to become the best fighter he can be, to serve his country to the fullest, to dream of one day dying on the battlefield along with his fellow knight. To his dream suddenly form into a nightmare, men with "sticks of thunder" bringing down his men left and right, not knowing whether all his training was worth it, decides to stop thinking, put back on his helmet, saddle up his horse and rides back into battle just to be put down like a savage... *And thus the days of men needing years of training to properly wield a sword now barely a month of holding a gun and a man becomes a monster*
I value swordplay more and its good more people practice it to keep it alive
+Crow Stigma True. It shows that a mere common person could with only little training, kill a knight that has trained for years.
This very reason was why it was "dishonorable" to use a crossbow in English society.
+Crow Stigma Technically that had already happened with crossbows. Supposedly England tried to ban them for that reason.
+quantuman100 The English Civil War, War of the Roses and the Battle of Hastings would all be examples of that being wrong. Source?
How did this gaming rap perfectly explain human nature and history
Probably because the game is also about human nature and history, but he did a great job putting it in a rap without changing the feeling of the game.
These lyrics sent a chill down my spine. Truly a masterwork.
To think of all humanity has accomplished in our short time here on Earth; to think of the gods and heroes which once slew man now but figments overshadowed by humanity's own abilities; to think that we once filled our skies with stories of the unreachable, then reached out and touched it. Amazing.
Same son Chills
Nice work Dan keep it up.
I am reminded of the phrase: Man made god in his own image.
I don't think that's fully accurate anymore. I think it might be: Man made god as a metric against which to measure himself. Now we are powering ahead at top speed towards that metric, and that baseline comparison will eventually be met... and that's awesome.
I personally believe this is one of Dan’s most emotional tracks he’s got out here. The emotion as he speaks to us is so invigorating
That was incredible.
You continue to rap great thing, Dan. Hell, if I didn't know about Civilization before, I might not have realized it was a game.
Keep up your epic crusade.
Overwhelming and beautiful. No matter how many times i see this video it always leaves me in awe.
One of his best raps of his career.
Career? Idk, im not sure if he's making money off of these videos or not.
He does if there is advertisement infront of it.But its not like he wouldnt deserve it. He makes amazing music
Also his songs r on iTunes so he makes money of that
yeah he definitely deserves more money than untalented douche bags like Justin bieber.
He made 3000-15000$ with this song. Which is ok since IT IS FUCKING Epic.
i don't think so,if you count the ERB video but if you don't,i think the most best/most viewed career/video is the creeper rap
9 years later and this still gives me chills
Wow, Dan, that was incredible.
I love this song! Except the end because......well, because it's the end.
I made the mistake of watching Kanye's new video after I watched this...you know how they say don't brush your teeth and then drink orange juice? Sort of like that, but this was more like drinking fine wine and chasing it with pickle juice.
Aren't you the one who makes Tomska's music?
Nick Soepie yeah he is
ew... pickle juice
but I like pickle juice and hate wine...prefer rum
THIS FUCKING COMMENT LOL!!!!!!!
man that is some of the best comedy i've read in weeks hahahah
Also prob one of his best raps
+KingOfGamingX opinions
+LambastingPanzer48 mean nothing
+that Guy psycho
+Jerek Smith what!?
This....i can't stop listening to it's just,.....poetry.
I feel like it's not even about the game. Just history.
DRUMZ WOLF Funny cause the game is about history.
All I can say to that comment is *Facepalm*
Jake Fuller but this rap is more spot on rather than the game itself
GamingBeethoven yes your'e right it is it adds more stuff about certain aspects of history that arent even mentioned in the game basically its a rap about the development of history
THAT. WAS. EPIC.
Well, this is gonna shut the mouth of those people who were quick to criticize and kept blabbering on about how "your raps weren't as good as they used to be".
Haven't seen a song capture so amazingly that amount of history since Europa by Globus. AMAZING work, Dan!
Nine whole years later and I still listen to this
Edit: like it's so good and the fact that no more than 6million people have only ever seen this which I find disappointed that this masterpiece isn't recognized as it should be
I love how you bring this rap into full circle. Its this sort of structural decision that makes good raps into great raps. Blown away, but what else is new? After all, I just listened to a Dan Bull rap.
I don't like rapping, but my mind was blown. WELL DONE, FANTASTIC and do continue! Loved the video editing, the words and rhythm Jelly
same for me
Dan, that was a fantastic indictment of society in a rap about a video game. Fantastic work, man. Fantastic.
This peice is not only art, I belive it's Dan Bull's magnum opus. Truly a gripping track.
Described all of humanity's history in 5 minutes and 16 seconds, just amazing
This is just civilization
Rabbity Babbity In the natal stages of industrialisation.
hey oooooo
*On a distant planet*
"High Chancellor, we were able to finally decrepit the message sent by the homo sapiens from the planet Earth."
"And the results was this video?"
"Yes sir. It appears to be a brief summary of their civilization."
"They're capable of terrible actions and the ability to destroy themselves. Yet they still create great marvels and progress to higher levels of knowledge. Perhaps they're not so different from us after all."
Mindshuffler 333 Nah, most progression culturally, socially, and technologically would require forms of distress in order to improve, or there is no need to. Therefore aliens may have gone through similar or events the exact same as ours to get to the point that they are at.
@@alreadyblack3341 Thats... literally what they said. 'perhaps they're not so different from us after all.'
@@alreadyblack3341 did you read the comment?
This is your best if not close to best song I have ever heard you perform it was amazing how you made history flow so smoothly I think I have to show my students this later on... for educational purposes of course.
Please do.
even after seven years i still get chills listening to this
This is by FAR your best work yet Dan, Its bordering on the genius!, Theres a lot of lines in here that people wont get unless theyre educated which makes it even more brilliant!
How long does it take you to write a rap like this?
I simply must agree with you. Not only have you crafted a brilliant set of rhymes, you have used them to not only write a condensed history of human past but also a plea for the good will of a better future. Well played Dan Bull.
"Theres a lot of lines in here that people wont get unless theyre educated"
You sound incredibly arrogant.
NuclearRoll Thank you for your input.
NuclearRoll What's wrong with a big of excess pride in being educated? It provides self satisfaction in thinking one has not wasted their time.
Besides, his name is SnivellingLittleShit I think he knows that he's arrogant.
NuclearRoll
As a history freak(hobby that is) I think knowing more about it makes it mean just a tad more maybe.
Industrial Era is when the epicness really begins to strike
This rap was composed so well,its insane then amount of times i've listened to this.
This song never fails to bring me to tears if not straight up bawling. You really capture the essence of our whole damn history in 5 minutes making so many points about how shitty we've been but how good we could be
this is your crown jewel Dan i have no words to describe how talented you are as an artist and visionary. i guarantee you 5 years ago, no one would believe on of the most powerful raps in recent history would be inspired by a video game. 1000000/10 keep doing your thing man you have a true gift
That look that Einstein gives you when hes done with E=mc squared