The newest album from The Scary Jokes "Burn Pygmalion!!! A Better Guide to Romance" is now available on vinyl, cassette, and CD! needlejuicerecords.com/product/burnpygmalion/
“If I can’t be a good friend maybe I could be good pavement” and “I’ll prove that I can change, I’ll rearrange my particles. Transform my heart into a tunnel over you” damn they didn’t have to go that that hard but they did
@@jenschneider305 I'm pretty sure he's just talking about how all the songs are connected and flow into one another. That's not something that's done in all albums
lol its easy to overlook the details that come together so well. such a uniquely special album.. hits an empathetic vibe iv never really experienced in such an upbeat way 💃
This is one of the most uniquely haunting yet charming albums I've ever listened to. It sounds like each song is sung from the perspective of a person who is emotionally broken or traumatized and has done some hard living. Songs like Bitter Syrup, Catabolic Seed, and Pink Smoke all have pretty strong allusions to substance abuse, while Friends With You, Icicles, and Mannequin Adrift have themes of lovesickness, regret over lost relationships, and just a general malaise of sadness at life masked with artificial cheeriness. Like a depressed person disguising their depression with smiles and an upbeat demeanor so no one ever realizes it. It makes me happy and melancholy at the same time like no other music I've ever heard. What a gem.
i was listening to a youtube mix, lemon demon, tally hall, and jack stauber i think icicles was recommended to me because it was april fools at the time and it had the keyword, but ive listened to a good chunk of their songs sence then and fffffffffffuck yeah we vibin
@@flairls1448 ive only listened to a few songs but, my favs are particle man, lucky ball and chain, birdhouse in your soul sapphire bullets of pure love and dead. I also love a few songs that aren't from them, the living tombstones my ordinary life and drunk. And then loved by fein and I can't decide by scissor sisters are great. Also Lincolns saint Bernard song is a banger. Sorry if I'm saying a lot, I listen to music a fair bit.
I feel like this song is a series of letters to an abuser. The singer had been verbally and physically assaulted by this abuser before escaping the relationship, and eventually, after realizing that they were abused, writes sarcastic entries to the person who hurt them. They refer to themselves as terms that their abuser had called them, and sings things their abuser had said. That's the entire vibe I get from this album, and it's so profound, it hurts me to listen to it.
I’d argue that a lot of the songs could just as easily be coming from an abuser. Catabolic Seed and Mannequin Adrift especially really tow that line. It’s fun!
♡ !! for mobile users !! ♡ ---------------------------------------- 0:00 Friends With You 4:19 Apple Pie 7:22 Feelin' So Matryoshka 10:48 In a Bitter Syrup 16:14 Catabolic Seed 18:50 Icicles 22:40 A Mannequin Adrift 26:12 Blood From the Concrete 29:47 A Night at the Movies 33:26 Pink Smoke 35:41 Pleasure Cruise 39:51 Toynbee Tiles
i think my favorite part is the dichotomy between the cutesy and bubbly sounding synths vs. the grim lyrics describing relationships that're abusive/have gone wrong, it just adds a lot to the general vibe said lyrics are going for, of something very obviously being wrong and painful but wanting to believe it's something good
I love how this album reminds everyone of something different... Adventure Time, Minecraft disks, Yume Nikki, Animal Crossing, Don't hug me I'm Scared... I think it's because it has those unique artistic vibes everyone can interpret something different out of, like it reminds them of something intimate with those same unique vibes! :)
For me, (as someone who's played almost 2000 hours in animal crossing games) the instrumentals remind me of animal crossing the most. They're short yet complex. Sweet, but nostalgic.
"im safe, im cool, ive got it under control, and i will protect you even if you wont protect me" in catabolic seed makes me go CRAZY every time i hear it. thank you liz
So-I heard Icicles a few days ago and I loved it. And then the full album was recommended to me,and I was like "Why the heck not" so I listened to this whole thing just now,and I can't express enough how much I love this whole album.
//Tw for ab*se I just want to say that this album literally changed my life. I found it one year out of a horribly abusive, exploitative “friendship” and was wracked with guilt and completely in denial that I was traumatized by it. Listening to this over and over slowly chipped away at those walls I had put up in my own mind and forced me to confront what happened to me and love myself again. I allowed myself to hurt, to be angry, to be scared, and to understand that I didn’t deserve what happened to me, as well as confront my patterns of insecure behavior that made me think I deserved to be mistreated. Liz changed my life with their art and I’ll never stop loving this incredible album.
This describes perfectly how I feel. I wish I hadn't been hurt so much for so many years since I was a child because it messes you up, the way you perceive relationships is twisted and you know it, but you can't get back to how you used to be. And that's how I ended up, lonely and traumatized.
I think it's pretty safe to assume everyone else here is also extremely mentally ill and uses humor to deflect from their trauma, and is seen as the funny friend, and therefore can never seriously talk to anyone about their issues and uses humor to cope as well.
I was listening to this to calm myself down because I’m going through some awful shit right now. Long story short, I think I just lost my best friend of ten years because she can’t accept the fact that I am not a homophobe/transphobe. Either way, I was pacing around my room just a second ago arguing in my head when the lyrics “Icicles don’t soften when they die so why should I/they sharpen into sabers and they stab you in the eye.” played. And damn that just made me feel a lot better?? Like, I’m not going to be upset for something that isn’t my fault. Okay, dumb rant over Edit: for everyone commenting and questioning how it’s going now- ilysm you have no idea. Thank you for wishing me peace and asking how I am now. I haven’t spoken to my previously mentioned “friend” since then. I think about them almost daily but I can’t say I regret my decision. I put up with their bigoted views for far too long and I made the right choice to cut them off/let them cut me off. Not associating with them has got me proud of my own sexuality as well, which I’m super happy for. I still hope they’ll understand the importance of acceptance, but if not, that’s on them. Being gay, trans, bi or whatever hurts NOBODY. If you’re happy and healthy, go do/be whatever feels right. If somebody has to “look past” something about you then they’re not worth it. I love you all 👈🥺👈💕💕 Another edit: Happy Pride Month !!!!! ❤️❤️🏳️🌈💕!!!
Nah, it's not a dumb rant. You're choosing love and that's the right answer, but that doesn't make it easy, of course. I hope you were able to reconcile differences or that you've found peace with the fallout. Thanks for the support as well, dear. I've lost some loved ones from coming out, and I know that you aren't "coming out" per se in that way, but it's really nice to hear that some people are willing to take some pretty intense heat to make other people not have to suffer quite as much. We're both taking criticism for loving people, in a way, I guess! Anyways, hope you're having a better time now
FeathersOfFancy aw dude this comment almost made me cry 🥺💕 thank you so much. I have found peace somewhat and have accepted that I don’t have a reason to feel guilty over something like this so I’m not going to worry about it. I’m sorry to hear that you’ve lost loved ones for being yourself but if they can’t accept and love all of us than they’re not worth it. I know our situations are different but hopefully that made sense haha. Thanks bro
@Flower 34 ah, yeah i get that im always really afraid to tell people im trans and its hard for me to say it sometimes i was kinda scared of losing one of my oldest friends cause they werent really familiar with the concept, but they were okay with it and they even called me by the correct pronouns in the last interaction i had with them which made me happy ;w; its just, hard and stressful with that sort of stuff but hey if people are willing to leave you for something you cant even really control, thats on them to lose a great friend
This albums the worst fucking thing thats ever happened to me im going into a depressive episode and ive listened to the entire thing nonstop for 5 hours now and i absolutely love it ive gone through just so much abuse and i very specifically resonate with 18:50-26:12 it brings up so many bad memories for me and ive been laying in my bed for so long my entire body aches and ive never identified harder with songs in my entire life Ive shown these to people but theyve never listened to them, only heard them, they cannot and will not understand the message im trying to give to them by telling them i identify with these songs Its so hard to function i feel like my body has died with my soul trapped inside Just listen please just listen oh my god
im constantly in a really big dissociated existential slump and jus other mental health shit n boy has this album been helping with all that and i dont even know why, i cant tell you a single lyric but i just know it
I remember when I used to stay at school so my parents dident have to drive me back and forth, and I would get these realy bad disoseative episodes (or that's whta I'm calling them)and I would listen to icicles over and over because that was the only one I knew, it dident nessesarly help, but ya know ya
@@psychicbyinternet this reply, this one reply has haunted me for a year now. i will be living peacefully then my brain will remind me of this reply, sending me constantly thinking about it. you have single-handedly ruined my life with this reply, what on earth does this mean in this context? i understand, you'd want people to understand the meaning behind lyrics but under this comment, in this context? it has left me wondering almost two years now, what on earth was your intention? this one reply has rewired my brain, and you arent even aware of it.
@@explosionsfxauuuuugh I don't know how I read abuse from your initial comment but maybe that was what I was thinking. I'm sorry that my comment affected you so much. It was dumb. You should disregard it.
Who allowed you to read my recommended videos?? It is true tho! On top of those artists, my recommended is also full of Tally Hall, Tame Impala, and ofc King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
TIMESTAMPS AND LYRICS (Lyrics in replies, copied from Genius) 00:00 Friends with you [Verse 1] How long do I have to wait 'Til my lonely days are over? My heart is on the train A bag without an owner [Chorus] I put myself to bed just halfway through the party I love all my friends but I hate when their eyes are on me I miss being friends with you, but what can I do? What can I do but leave you alone? Here's to you and me And the crumbling infrastructure no one else can see The end result of my own reckless impulsivity Could you spare a sec to talk to me? [Verse 2] But what is left to say? Now we see each other plain Why do you pretend You don't know who's to blame? [Chorus] Underneath the streetlight You are dark and sweet and golden I creep out of the night To rest my head on your shoulder And I can tell you really love me Can you tell I'm really sorry? Can you tell I'm really sorry? Let's just go home 4:19 Apple pie [Verse 1] Oh, ain't it lovely, ain't it sweet To be staring at my feet when I see you on the street? I just get so bummed out when I think about How I'll always be too shy to say what's on my mind I'm fantasizing all the time [Chorus] And every day is always sunny I'm sweet as syrup on ya, honey And isn't it wonderful? How you make me so confused when I talk to you Am I losing my mind or am I winning your heart? [Verse 2] Oh, if only I'd met you way back when I was alone without a friend Things would've been so much easier then Now I forget how to feel, I haven't fully healed Oh, from that awful blow I hope it doesn't show, cause I don't want to be alone [Chorus] Every day's an apple pie When I'm with you I'm not so shy And I almost feel alive in your arms Help me forget what I'm going through and I'll give everything to you It's the least that I could do 7:22 Feeling so Matryoshka [Verse 1] Oh, ain't it lovely, ain't it sweet To be staring at my feet when I see you on the street? I just get so bummed out when I think about How I'll always be too shy to say what's on my mind I'm fantasizing all the time [Chorus] And every day is always sunny I'm sweet as syrup on ya, honey And isn't it wonderful? How you make me so confused when I talk to you Am I losing my mind or am I winning your heart? [Verse 2] Oh, if only I'd met you way back when I was alone without a friend Things would've been so much easier then Now I forget how to feel, I haven't fully healed Oh, from that awful blow I hope it doesn't show, cause I don't want to be alone [Chorus] Every day's an apple pie When I'm with you I'm not so shy And I almost feel alive in your arms Help me forget what I'm going through and I'll give everything to you It's the least that I could do 10:48 In a bitter syrup [Verse 1] September and October caught me in a nervous daydream Felt like a piranha dangling on a candy-coated hook All the rain and overflowing drainpipes Couldn't stop the world from glowing With a light I'd only ever seen in dreams [Verse 2] My eyes are two browning, drying flowers Pressed hard into my skin Trying to remember how they looked, if they were beautiful Casually lying on the kitchen floor Overcome with bubblegum bliss 'Cause this is the first time I've truly had any fun [Chorus] Ooh, sweet confusion in a bitter syrup, lift my spirits up again Ooh, kiss me on the eyelids and tuck me into bed Ooh, sweet confusion in a bitter syrup, lift my spirits up again Ooh, kiss me on the eyelids and tuck me into bed [Outro] "Mr. Pop-" "Help me, help me, help me, I'm gonna die..."
16:14 Catabolic Seed [Verse 1] Oh, what's a devil to do When those old delusions so tried and true Don't come through like they used to? Ugh, all my money's run out I blew it all on a cumulus cloud That dissipated so fast, seems the good times never last And I always fall flat on my back, like an upside-down cat [Chorus] But is bad luck really such a crime? If you won't be my valentine, could you at least give me a little bit of sympathy? [Verse 2] (Um, uh, oh... just like... You know what, like, never mind... Um...) Oh, I made a silly mistake (what'd you do?) I've given up more than I can take (uh oh!) And left hollows in my wake (I'm safe, I'm whole, I've got it under control) My structure's compromised (I'm safe, I'm whole, I've got it under control) But you still batter at all my fault lines (And I will protect you even if you won't protect me too) I can't run, I can't hide, but you can't say I didn't try [Chorus] To retreat back into me like a catabolic seed I want to destroy everything that's mine If you won't be my valentine, could you at least give me a little bit of sympathy? [Outro] I don't care if I'm losing myself in the garden of earthly delights I could drop dead right where I stand, and I wouldn't mind I wouldn't mind 18:50 Icicles [Verse 1] Get in your zone Don't even look at them at all Their shallow observations will only stall the transformation You've become art How could they even start to see Beyond your presentation when they've got no imagination? But I admit it would be easier To be relieved of all this shame And not have to wear it on my sleeve I imagine it's quite nice for you To have so many chances Oh so many ways to be redeemed [Verse 2] But as for me I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you On a silver serving tray Must I bare myself to the stabbing of your knife and gnashing teeth While our lovely company appears so entertained? Ah, yes, good etiquette demands I remain soft and accessible in the face of my own ending So I will try to be discreet Through my full-blown implosion I'll stay golden and retreat into my sweetest fantasy [Bridge] The one where you are crying And I don't do anything at all The one where you are crying And I don't do anything at all Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah [Verse 3] My world has turned so cold but I won't cry Cause icicles don't soften when they die So why should I? Why should I? [Chorus] Oh, icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Oh, oh, icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye In the eye 22:40 A Mannequin Adrift [Verse 1] Hey, what's a good kid like you doing in a place like this? Surely you're sick of the sorry predicament you've landed yourself in? You are determinedly ill, but still you ought to have some idea Why you're still hanging around [Chorus] Come on, let us see you smile Stop crying and let's see you smile Come on, let us see you smile Stop crying and let's see you smile There You're much prettier that way [Verse 2] It's so hard to function I feel like my body has died with my soul trapped inside This cold death rattle in my chest feels just like pennies in a tin can Rhonda, I wonder how long you will wait for me Or if you even thought to save the pieces of my shattered ego These terrible chemical vapors are cutting up my lungs [Chorus] Come on, don't you remember me? Or have you burned my effigy? It floats around my memory like a mannequin adrift at sea I think perhaps things might be better off this way 26:12 Blood From the Concrete [Verse 1] I'll take the rocks out of my head And you can sell them on the internet To a paving company who Will grind my brains into cement [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, when I'm the gravel we can travel and unravel The threads that bind us to our senses I'll pave the way so we can make our mental getaway I'll be your highway, you can drive all over me [Chorus] I don't know how I could get any lower, but I can try my best for you, 'cause If I can't be a good friend, maybe I can be good pavement Baby, I'll lead you into the light [Verse 2] What can I do for you? I want to make you feel important I'll give it up for you, cause After all, you've been so supportive [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, like, I get that trying to get affection from me Is like trying to draw blood from the concrete I'll prove that I can change, I'll rearrange my particles Transform my heart into a tunnel over you [Chorus] I don't know how I could get any lower, but I can try my best for you, 'cause If I can't be a good friend, maybe I can be good pavement I can be your highway, you can walk all over me
29:47 A Night at the Movies [Verse 1] I got out for a while today Thought I would go see a movie Spent ninety minutes alone in the dark Still I could feel your eyes bore into me I think you've poisoned me right to the core Wonder if you'll ever really know I bought some beer at the corner store I took the long way getting home [Verse 2] If the sky falls down on our house It would have been a long time coming If the walls all caved in, I'd just lie down I wouldn't even bother running [Bridge] Oh, only crazy people look up at the sky and say "Oh, isn't it beautiful?" Oh, they must be delusional The earth and the sky are pressing hard on my body My poor little body Oh no, oh no, oh no Why can't they just leave me alone? [Verse 3] I got out for a while today But it made no difference to me I finally said what I needed to say But there was nobody home to listen to me 33:26 Pink Smoke [Verse 1] You walk through walls, set off the smoke alarm I feel your arms wrapping around me Your aura almost drowns me like a deadly perfume Pink smoke [Verse 2] I'm choking on your memory, it fills my chest I lose my breath thinking about you I'm trying to get by without you but the air is full of ash Pink smoke [Chorus] Pink smoke gets stuck in my throat Pink smoke gets stuck in my throat When I say your name, my heart goes up in flames It smells so very strange, like grenadine and gasoline 35:41 Pleasure Cruise [Verse 1] Down by the bay, a man made of clay Dips his toes into the ocean, trying to wash himself away He jumps into the pond and he starts to dissolve And he dreams about the streams that bleed into the Amazon [Pre-Chorus] If you are a boulder that never leaves the shore You'll get ground up into sand and tracked onto the floor Swept into a pile on someone's kitchen tile [Chorus] These hurricanes have led my heart astray But maybe if I try my hardest, I'll finally chase the rainclouds all away [Verse 2] I heard on the news that they keep finding shoes On the shores of Ecuador and no one knows what they should do They tried to give them away but there's more every day Ballet shoes in shades of blue and rubber boots and mary janes [Pre-Chorus] If you have to get away, don't take a pleasure cruise Cause you might get swept away, and you'll lose your shoes They'll end up in a pile on some foreign isle [Chorus] These hurricanes have led my heart astray But maybe if I try my hardest, I'll finally chase the rainclouds all away [Pre-Chorus] In a couple years, the land will disappear under the ocean When that day is here, I'll pack a bathing suit and tanning lotion [Bridge] I'll let the waves take me away (In a couple years, the land will disappear under the ocean) I'll let the waves take me away (When that day is here, I'll pack a bathing suit and tanning lotion) Away, away, away 39:51 Toynbee Tiles [Verse 1] Sweet dreams, I'll see you in the morning All we need is a few hours sleep And tomorrow, we'll keep looking for clues To the riddles spelled out in our soup [Pre-Chorus] There's a dozen round every corner But it won't be easy to piece them together, no But we've got minds like barbed wire I never thought that it would be so tough Just to exist through the simplest, most menial stuff But I know we're gonna figure this thing out, or self-immolate trying [Chorus] There once was a time when we walked crooked lines But that's all over now I'll walk with you into the blue [Verse 2] Dreamt of a city, somewhere over the mountains Where the sidewalks are paved with helpful ideas You were with me, standing over the highway Gasoline hanging in the air [Pre-Chorus] Can't seem to cut loose all these tangled threads In my embroidered tapestry crafted by my very own 2,000 hands You got any weekend plans? Can't help but wonder if you're still my pal But you told me once that you would follow me into hell And oh man, that place is far behind me now [Chorus] There once was a time when we walked crooked lines But that's all over now I'll walk with you into the blue [Bridge] There was a traveler who claimed he had all the answers He came from Jupiter but he was only an amateur He was all alone, so far from home [Chorus] There once was a time when we walked crooked lines But that's all over now I'll walk with you into the blue [Outro] (Gee, it's nice to have some time alone Plenty of space and all the time I need to get my work together I really do think everything is going to be much better from now on)
2 years later but I got Feelin' so Matryoshka's lyrics 7:22 Feelin' so Matryoshka [Verse 1] Electrical currents shorting out my gelatin mind all the Time, it's such a wonder my head don't blow like a halogen bomb Peach Schnapps in plastic cups I trust you've got nothing but good intentions [Verse 2] Feelin' so matryoshka but I have lost my painted doll likeness It's been such a bore just thinking of ways to fill a day lately All these paper clones have lost their fun Now you've grown so sick of my wooden affection [Bridge] I know the night, the void, the darkness belong to you, Rhonda I know But this sudden rot has caught me totally off-guard And I don't have a clue how to own it like you do Could you teach me how to break down Could you teach me how to break down How to break down with elegance? [Outro] Don't leave me to crumble at your feet Has something happened between us? Oh, you used to be so sweet So sweet
TW! ABUSE ! Today is the 1 year anniversary of my dad leaving me in a grocery store, and so im listening to this album again because it helped me get through when he would hurt and and yell for just existing. Idk how to feel about what happened, or even getting out of that situation, but this album is really helping me through it again.
The A mannequin adrift song I cant even beyond describe how hard that song hits me emotionally and icicles catabolic seed this entire album hits hard for me with lyrics. The lyrics that get me in icicles is "But I admit it would be easier To be relieved of all this shame and not have to wear it on my sleeve I imagine it's quite nice for you To have so many chances, oh-so-many ways To be redeemed But as for me "I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you On a silver serving tray"
This band reminds me of an abandoned shopping mall or a magical carnival/circus hidden in the woods near a suburban neighbourhood or the inner chambers of Louise Belcher's mind.
I have a deep love and loathe for this album. I love it to pieces; I want to get it on vinyl; I want the artist to succeed in what they dream of especially. I loathe it because it only reminds me how cruel we can be to one another; the words chosen cut deep into every vein I have in my poor, pathetic body. I've gone through so much betrayal; heartbreak; abuse - and I have absolutely no doubt the writer of these lyrics suffered similarly... I worry deeply for the artist, they wrote these words purposefully - likely having suffered the same abuse and needed a clear, concise way to express such haunting, sickening pain. I know all too well how it feels, and how the world treats you after it's all over. Nobody wins - we are cruel to each other. Hardship matters little to people that don't understand it. Those who understand simply suffered the same. Art is the perfect medium for an imperfect being - and we are all imperfect. I hope anyone reading this is doing well and makes it through all hardship. Be safe, everyone. Please.
I feel like this album is a mix of a birthday gone wrong, birthday cake, bright colors, trying to be happy, and insanity. Edit: now that I see this, this is very cringe. My thought have changed, and right now I only precive this is someone whom is trying to be happy in harder days.
@@comettts 16:37 My reaction to seeing you for the 50th time. "AH-" You're everywhere, The Scary Jokes full album is the last place I thought I'll see you tho.
Everytime this video autoplays I think “man, I’ve heard these songs so much. I‘ll just skip it.” And then I never do and listen to the whole album over again Lovely tunes that make my brain go brr :)
Get in your zone Don't even look at them at all Their shallow observations will only stall the transformation You've become art How could they even start to see Beyond your presentation when they've got no imagination? But I admit it would be easier To be relieved of all this shame And not have to wear it on my sleeve I imagine it's quite nice for you To have so many chances Oh so many ways to be redeemed But as for me I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you On a silver serving tray Must I bare myself to the stabbing of your knife and gnashing teeth While our lovely company appears so entertained? Ah, yes, good etiquette demands I remain soft and accessible in the face of my own ending So I will try to be discreet Through my full-blown implosion I'll stay golden and retreat into my sweetest fantasy The one where you are crying And I don't do anything at all The one where you are crying And I don't do anything at all Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah My world has turned so cold but I won't cry Cause icicles don't soften when they die So why should I? Why should I? Oh, icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Oh, oh, icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye Icicles don't soften when they die They sharpen into sabers And they stab you in the eye In the eye
I found this album during a really hard time in my life. It spoke to me in so many ways. i listened to it over and over again while i processed what i had been through. It brings back harsh memories now but ill never stop listening. It made me feel less alone when i was going through something that made me feel empty and isolated. Ill always be grateful for the music that took care of me when i felt like i had no one.
this album has been especially important to me for the past few years (and by extension, burg pygamalion!!!) when going through the turmoil of my teenage life. thank you liz!!! i always come back to this album so i can Feel My Feelings
I have high functioning autism and I found this album to be depressingly relatable, along with bad at math. I have no clue how figure out friendships. I end up friends with people who hate me and then they drag me through the dirt. And they keep coming back. I can’t explain to them that I feel hurt because they feed off of my pain. I wish I could be friends with them again after all of that even though they caused me far more pain than anything else I’ve ever gone through. I feel like I can find answers to these problems but no matter how hard I try there just isn’t an answer. One of my few real friends who actually cares for me, who also has autism, has gone through the exact same thing.
Hi! I also have autism, like trains and have massive social issues! Yay! Although I personally more have issues with making friendships in the first place, and maintaining them, because I tend to overthink way too much and think that they secretly must not like me. And every single social interaction feels just so intense that I'm so overwhelmed but at the same time I still need it or otherwise I feel fucking lonely. So that's great. Now I just need to hope that you actually will notice a reply to a year-old comment of yours.
I recently broke up with my long distance boyfriend. I always relied on him but felt like he never relied on me.. like needed anything from me. The first Song hit like a fire truck lol
i love this so much! i think its from me listening to lemon demon and jack stauber and i feel so bad for getting it in my recommendations so much and putting it off! it reminds me of the adventure time soundtrack too. def giving this album a thumbs up
this is one of the only albums that i can fully listen to without having to reduce it to background noise, even years later this album still means a lot to me
I remember hearing this album for the first time and immediately falling in love with it. I’ve always felt like this album has a taste, it’s very sweet and sugary, but not too much to overwhelm you. Just a nice, sweet but tart taste :)
every music service I use has been telling me to listen to this, and I kept just swiping away like a FOOL. good thing my wrongdoing has now been corrected
Haven't even made it past the first song and I can already tell this is a new favorite of mine. Thank you for making this available on youtube for people to stumble across.
The halfway point of this album is so viscerally describing the feminine/afab experience. Be affable, be pretty and gentle and provide. Always. Even when youre breaking from the inside out. Be a good little girl. Smile sweetly through the pain.
@@cicadeus7741so if anything I’m the polar opposite of a wuss? I also do not have to align myself with what a creator thinks or does just because I listen to their music. Learn to separate the artist from their art.
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The newest album from The Scary Jokes "Burn Pygmalion!!! A Better Guide to Romance" is now available on vinyl, cassette, and CD!
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Wow. I rly like the transition between catabolic seed and icicles.
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Very high quality sad clown music
so THATS why this album is my go-to
exactly
This explains alot
aren't we all sad clowns
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"I want to destroy everything that's mine" hit me a little too hard
oh god dont do me like this
i forgot which song that one was bause i was listening to it whilst drawing ;'P
catabolic seed, i think
it made my heart drop o_o
My material possessions come with the unspoken rule that I don't break them but it's all stuff people made the mistake of gifting to me so screw it
“If I can’t be a good friend maybe I could be good pavement” and “I’ll prove that I can change, I’ll rearrange my particles. Transform my heart into a tunnel over you”
damn they didn’t have to go that that hard but they did
this is just one glorious long song
hawaii 2
Armiter yees
Armiter tally hall and miracle musical are so underrated
So an album?
So like what it is?
@@jenschneider305 I'm pretty sure he's just talking about how all the songs are connected and flow into one another. That's not something that's done in all albums
youtube has been trying to make me listen to this album for weeks, and I, like a fool, didn't check it out until now
Me too
i’ve only just been recommended this, and i’ve fallen in love with the album
same
Months for me
i started from apple pie then i keep listening to the album
"my child is fine--" your child is crying over The Scary Jokes - April Fools (Full Album) when they should be sleeping
why are we not talking about how FOUR WHOLE SONGS merge together perfectly
lol its easy to overlook the details that come together so well. such a uniquely special album.. hits an empathetic vibe iv never really experienced in such an upbeat way 💃
Yeees it’s my favorite part, and also more than four do that too, it’s just harder to hear
because albums like the wall exist where 26 songs merge together perfectly
@@nintend8232 "uniquely special"
@@pidza_hub7532 It is to us ok,,, Let us cry in peace
This is one of the most uniquely haunting yet charming albums I've ever listened to. It sounds like each song is sung from the perspective of a person who is emotionally broken or traumatized and has done some hard living. Songs like Bitter Syrup, Catabolic Seed, and Pink Smoke all have pretty strong allusions to substance abuse, while Friends With You, Icicles, and Mannequin Adrift have themes of lovesickness, regret over lost relationships, and just a general malaise of sadness at life masked with artificial cheeriness. Like a depressed person disguising their depression with smiles and an upbeat demeanor so no one ever realizes it. It makes me happy and melancholy at the same time like no other music I've ever heard. What a gem.
this is such a bpd album
i mean this channel is literally called "underrated jemz"
@@rawrthedinosawr9659 Quite fitting.
Me fr fr
@@fraisekiss Exactly.
the first song's instrumental smells like birthday cake
I've always thought it smelled like concrete, cold dirt, autumn leaves, and school floors
Thank you for this synthesis, the both of you
you're both right, it's like, a school birthday in autumn
@@saltyfrys6605 like... *blood* from the concrete?
bUt mUsiC dOeSnT sMeLl!!!!11!!1111!!!! /j
i was listening to a youtube mix, lemon demon, tally hall, and jack stauber
i think icicles was recommended to me because it was april fools at the time and it had the keyword, but ive listened to a good chunk of their songs sence then and fffffffffffuck yeah we vibin
Bruh. Lemon Demon, Jack Stauber, tallyhall AND The Scary Jokes? You got excellent taste dude.
Amazing taste in music man. You should try they might be giants
@@afval9257 ive heard stuff is way and it vibed like hell, any specifics you could recommend?
@@flairls1448 ive only listened to a few songs but, my favs are particle man, lucky ball and chain, birdhouse in your soul sapphire bullets of pure love and dead. I also love a few songs that aren't from them, the living tombstones my ordinary life and drunk. And then loved by fein and I can't decide by scissor sisters are great. Also Lincolns saint Bernard song is a banger. Sorry if I'm saying a lot, I listen to music a fair bit.
if you join the discord server for any of those bands there's a channel that allows you to talk with people in the other connected servers
I feel like this song is a series of letters to an abuser. The singer had been verbally and physically assaulted by this abuser before escaping the relationship, and eventually, after realizing that they were abused, writes sarcastic entries to the person who hurt them. They refer to themselves as terms that their abuser had called them, and sings things their abuser had said. That's the entire vibe I get from this album, and it's so profound, it hurts me to listen to it.
based
wdym this song, this is an album
@@bloddrinkeraka very introspective response thank you
I’d argue that a lot of the songs could just as easily be coming from an abuser. Catabolic Seed and Mannequin Adrift especially really tow that line. It’s fun!
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0:00 Friends With You
4:19 Apple Pie
7:22 Feelin' So Matryoshka
10:48 In a Bitter Syrup
16:14 Catabolic Seed
18:50 Icicles
22:40 A Mannequin Adrift
26:12 Blood From the Concrete
29:47 A Night at the Movies
33:26 Pink Smoke
35:41 Pleasure Cruise
39:51 Toynbee Tiles
Tank you for this
Thank you so much
Thanks 🐙💗
OMG 💞💞
Tysm
Thank you ☆
"am I losing my mind or am I stealing your heart?" damn
One of my favourite lines
The melody there is peak
Winning*
I got chills there omg
i think my favorite part is the dichotomy between the cutesy and bubbly sounding synths vs. the grim lyrics describing relationships that're abusive/have gone wrong, it just adds a lot to the general vibe said lyrics are going for, of something very obviously being wrong and painful but wanting to believe it's something good
29:32 my fav line "if cant be a good friend, then maybe i can be good pavement"
Bro, that's deep as the potholes in the pavement
she was concrete before Poppy made it popular.. lets all turn into streets. bury us six feet deep.
@@nintend8232 i love both poppy and The Scary Jokes, they both hold some deep meanings in their songs.
Same (`°´)
@@nintend8232 i think they are nonbinary! They/them pronouns
The Scary Jokes really do be the leading front of the "Sad Lesbian Clown" music genre.
I love my sad lesbian clown music.
I love how this album reminds everyone of something different... Adventure Time, Minecraft disks, Yume Nikki, Animal Crossing, Don't hug me I'm Scared... I think it's because it has those unique artistic vibes everyone can interpret something different out of, like it reminds them of something intimate with those same unique vibes! :)
For me, (as someone who's played almost 2000 hours in animal crossing games) the instrumentals remind me of animal crossing the most. They're short yet complex. Sweet, but nostalgic.
thats true, it does sound like adventure time and minecraft
"im safe, im cool, ive got it under control, and i will protect you even if you wont protect me" in catabolic seed makes me go CRAZY every time i hear it. thank you liz
pp
i feel like this whole album is from the perspective of someone whos been through so much abuse
Specifically that unicorn, that is the face of a sociopath.
That explains why it's so relatable.
@@Cognetohazard I think that creature is supposed to be satan with a party hat...
@@a-bird-lover yeah, deffinetly not a unicorn.
@@a-bird-lover *Baphomet
So-I heard Icicles a few days ago and I loved it. And then the full album was recommended to me,and I was like "Why the heck not" so I listened to this whole thing just now,and I can't express enough how much I love this whole album.
Icicles got me here too, still prob my favourite :D
I just did the same exact thing. That's really scary not gonna lie
Same
WAIT WHAT SAME
Bro me too :0
When that weird goat thing said "I'm trying to get by without you, but the air is full of ash," Californians really felt that 😔👊🏻
Seymour Disapproves oh the fire incident thing... it was all over the news
lmao it really do be like that sometimes
*Australians
oof and now its aus now
like somthing stupid like 30% on the country is on fire :(
i live in california and I have no idea what ur fuckin talking about
the start of catabolic seed always sets off my fight or flight and idk why
that's the tritone, baby
Sounds like an alarm
Unralated but I love the biden blast
//Tw for ab*se
I just want to say that this album literally changed my life. I found it one year out of a horribly abusive, exploitative “friendship” and was wracked with guilt and completely in denial that I was traumatized by it. Listening to this over and over slowly chipped away at those walls I had put up in my own mind and forced me to confront what happened to me and love myself again. I allowed myself to hurt, to be angry, to be scared, and to understand that I didn’t deserve what happened to me, as well as confront my patterns of insecure behavior that made me think I deserved to be mistreated. Liz changed my life with their art and I’ll never stop loving this incredible album.
abose?
@@tux1468 Abase.
@@KC-bu8qq America is going through an abesity epidemic
Yeah I'm going through that right now actually :(
I promise there’s light at the end of this tunnel and I’m proud of you for all you’ve been able to do already.
I love the transition between catabolic seed and icicles
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and the end of icicles transitions into mannequin adrift
The transition between Catabolic seed, Icicles, and A Mannequin Adrift made me ascend
same
listening to this album while watching Poppee the Performer with the sound off is it's own experience
Aight i’m getting into frog cosplay, snuggling up in a blanket, and doing that at 3 AM 😻😻😻
Yalls do be aesthetically pleasing doe
OO LEMME GO DO THAT
omg they match so perfectly thank you for the idea
I love how Catabolic Seed through Blood From the Concrete all lead into eachother,
just like Icicles and A Mannequin Adrift! (the end connects with eachother.)
Catabolic seed ends* *Icicles start* *lade plays instead of icicles.*
This describes perfectly how I feel. I wish I hadn't been hurt so much for so many years since I was a child because it messes you up, the way you perceive relationships is twisted and you know it, but you can't get back to how you used to be. And that's how I ended up, lonely and traumatized.
I think it's pretty safe to assume everyone else here is also extremely mentally ill and uses humor to deflect from their trauma, and is seen as the funny friend, and therefore can never seriously talk to anyone about their issues and uses humor to cope as well.
No im a 30 year old man I work at Wells Fargo what the fuck are you talking about
FUCK YOURE RIGHT
Me
Aye shhhh, don't expose me
I’m not even the funny friend, I’m the quiet friend, and I use quietness to cope ;-;
i kinda want the scary jokes to get more popular but i also really dont want them to be super mainstream either-
aHH same & ik what you mean
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why do people care about whats mainstream or not? learn to just enjoy things without weird hangups
ITS APRIL 1ST SO ITS PRETTY MUCH THE BEST TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS ALL DAY
i remember seeing this art posted on tumblr a few years ago but i didn't realize that it was an album cover
cool!
My condolences
@@Creedio90 haha
I was listening to this to calm myself down because I’m going through some awful shit right now. Long story short, I think I just lost my best friend of ten years because she can’t accept the fact that I am not a homophobe/transphobe. Either way, I was pacing around my room just a second ago arguing in my head when the lyrics “Icicles don’t soften when they die so why should I/they sharpen into sabers and they stab you in the eye.” played. And damn that just made me feel a lot better?? Like, I’m not going to be upset for something that isn’t my fault. Okay, dumb rant over
Edit: for everyone commenting and questioning how it’s going now- ilysm you have no idea. Thank you for wishing me peace and asking how I am now. I haven’t spoken to my previously mentioned “friend” since then. I think about them almost daily but I can’t say I regret my decision. I put up with their bigoted views for far too long and I made the right choice to cut them off/let them cut me off. Not associating with them has got me proud of my own sexuality as well, which I’m super happy for. I still hope they’ll understand the importance of acceptance, but if not, that’s on them. Being gay, trans, bi or whatever hurts NOBODY. If you’re happy and healthy, go do/be whatever feels right. If somebody has to “look past” something about you then they’re not worth it. I love you all 👈🥺👈💕💕
Another edit: Happy Pride Month !!!!! ❤️❤️🏳️🌈💕!!!
Nah, it's not a dumb rant. You're choosing love and that's the right answer, but that doesn't make it easy, of course. I hope you were able to reconcile differences or that you've found peace with the fallout. Thanks for the support as well, dear. I've lost some loved ones from coming out, and I know that you aren't "coming out" per se in that way, but it's really nice to hear that some people are willing to take some pretty intense heat to make other people not have to suffer quite as much. We're both taking criticism for loving people, in a way, I guess! Anyways, hope you're having a better time now
FeathersOfFancy aw dude this comment almost made me cry 🥺💕 thank you so much. I have found peace somewhat and have accepted that I don’t have a reason to feel guilty over something like this so I’m not going to worry about it. I’m sorry to hear that you’ve lost loved ones for being yourself but if they can’t accept and love all of us than they’re not worth it. I know our situations are different but hopefully that made sense haha. Thanks bro
@@keeprkyd no problem
@Flower 34 ah, yeah i get that
im always really afraid to tell people im trans and its hard for me to say it sometimes
i was kinda scared of losing one of my oldest friends cause they werent really familiar with the concept, but they were okay with it and they even called me by the correct pronouns in the last interaction i had with them which made me happy ;w;
its just, hard and stressful with that sort of stuff but hey
if people are willing to leave you for something you cant even really control, thats on them to lose a great friend
You should've let her go, if she's a homophobe/transphobe, she's not worth your time ❤️ feel better friend
This albums the worst fucking thing thats ever happened to me im going into a depressive episode and ive listened to the entire thing nonstop for 5 hours now and i absolutely love it ive gone through just so much abuse and i very specifically resonate with 18:50-26:12 it brings up so many bad memories for me and ive been laying in my bed for so long my entire body aches and ive never identified harder with songs in my entire life
Ive shown these to people but theyve never listened to them, only heard them, they cannot and will not understand the message im trying to give to them by telling them i identify with these songs
Its so hard to function i feel like my body has died with my soul trapped inside
Just listen please just listen oh my god
you need to bring your energy all the way down
@@LordHookie They seem like theyre holding a lot in, so I think its okay for them to need to let it out sometimes
@@guccelia2701 i think not having an episode over some yt music is more healthy personally
@@LordHookie I don't think they're choosing to have an episode
I know what you mean. Icicles is just... wow. I feel like no one has put emotional abuse so perfectly in a song before.
im constantly in a really big dissociated existential slump and jus other mental health shit n boy has this album been helping with all that and i dont even know why, i cant tell you a single lyric but i just know it
Listen to Icicles. The lyrics are textbook emotional abuse.
I remember when I used to stay at school so my parents dident have to drive me back and forth, and I would get these realy bad disoseative episodes (or that's whta I'm calling them)and I would listen to icicles over and over because that was the only one I knew, it dident nessesarly help, but ya know ya
I see we both have terezi in a pfp 👌
@@psychicbyinternet this reply, this one reply has haunted me for a year now. i will be living peacefully then my brain will remind me of this reply, sending me constantly thinking about it. you have single-handedly ruined my life with this reply, what on earth does this mean in this context? i understand, you'd want people to understand the meaning behind lyrics but under this comment, in this context? it has left me wondering almost two years now, what on earth was your intention? this one reply has rewired my brain, and you arent even aware of it.
@@explosionsfxauuuuugh I don't know how I read abuse from your initial comment but maybe that was what I was thinking. I'm sorry that my comment affected you so much. It was dumb. You should disregard it.
This is the only thing I enjoy about April 1st
this reminds me of animal crossing music and the minecraft music discs?? i like it
reminds me of yume nikki a bit... hm
Adventure Time be vibin in cartoon heaven
@@auxometer absolutely lol
This is absolute adventure time music
your likes has the same numbers as zam 440
this is pog
blood from the concrete, in a bitter syrup, and apple pie are the underrated bops of the century yall
heck yeah! I came here from icicles but I love apple pie. I relate a bit more and it's such a bop :D
@Grace Jordan
DoN’t TaKe A pLeAsUrE cRuIsE, oR yOu MiGhT gEt SwEpT aWaY, aNd YoU’lL lOsE yOuR sHoEs
@@a-bird-lover I see you all over Tally Hall videos. You like the Scary Jokes too!
@@zadier4210 ha, yeah! Sorry, I tend to comment a lot lol. You'll also find me on niel cicierega videos and lots of other places too.
@@a-bird-lover I saw you on a niel cicierega vid after you said that
I went searching
cracks knuckles
it's that time of year.
Was the perfect album for the day after april fools
Hi, Lemon Demon and Jack Stauber fans.
Who allowed you to read my recommended videos?? It is true tho! On top of those artists, my recommended is also full of Tally Hall, Tame Impala, and ofc King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
I Am an avid Lemon Demon listener,
ALSO MOMENTO MORI. DID YOU ENJOY YOUR YEAR?
First of all don't call me out like that
Second of all let's not forget the wonderful Tall Hall boys to
@@MichaelTurner856 We truly cannot forget Tally Hall.
*Hello there!*
This album sounds like an I-Spy book
Good music for sad clowns, monster enthusiasts, and intergalactic space travellers.
I wanna make an animatic of the wholr album but idk if i can be bothered
omfg mooooood
Do ittt ;c
Excuse me why don’t you have over like 40 mil subs??? Your so underrated
@@Feryalbadran thank you!!
ayo if u need help i could help
TIMESTAMPS AND LYRICS
(Lyrics in replies, copied from Genius)
00:00 Friends with you
[Verse 1]
How long do I have to wait
'Til my lonely days are over?
My heart is on the train
A bag without an owner
[Chorus]
I put myself to bed just halfway through the party
I love all my friends but I hate when their eyes are on me
I miss being friends with you, but what can I do?
What can I do but leave you alone?
Here's to you and me
And the crumbling infrastructure no one else can see
The end result of my own reckless impulsivity
Could you spare a sec to talk to me?
[Verse 2]
But what is left to say?
Now we see each other plain
Why do you pretend
You don't know who's to blame?
[Chorus]
Underneath the streetlight
You are dark and sweet and golden
I creep out of the night
To rest my head on your shoulder
And I can tell you really love me
Can you tell I'm really sorry?
Can you tell I'm really sorry?
Let's just go home
4:19 Apple pie
[Verse 1]
Oh, ain't it lovely, ain't it sweet
To be staring at my feet when I see you on the street?
I just get so bummed out when I think about
How I'll always be too shy to say what's on my mind
I'm fantasizing all the time
[Chorus]
And every day is always sunny
I'm sweet as syrup on ya, honey
And isn't it wonderful?
How you make me so confused when I talk to you
Am I losing my mind or am I winning your heart?
[Verse 2]
Oh, if only I'd met you way back when I was alone without a friend
Things would've been so much easier then
Now I forget how to feel, I haven't fully healed
Oh, from that awful blow
I hope it doesn't show, cause I don't want to be alone
[Chorus]
Every day's an apple pie
When I'm with you I'm not so shy
And I almost feel alive in your arms
Help me forget what I'm going through and I'll give everything to you
It's the least that I could do
7:22 Feeling so Matryoshka
[Verse 1]
Oh, ain't it lovely, ain't it sweet
To be staring at my feet when I see you on the street?
I just get so bummed out when I think about
How I'll always be too shy to say what's on my mind
I'm fantasizing all the time
[Chorus]
And every day is always sunny
I'm sweet as syrup on ya, honey
And isn't it wonderful?
How you make me so confused when I talk to you
Am I losing my mind or am I winning your heart?
[Verse 2]
Oh, if only I'd met you way back when I was alone without a friend
Things would've been so much easier then
Now I forget how to feel, I haven't fully healed
Oh, from that awful blow
I hope it doesn't show, cause I don't want to be alone
[Chorus]
Every day's an apple pie
When I'm with you I'm not so shy
And I almost feel alive in your arms
Help me forget what I'm going through and I'll give everything to you
It's the least that I could do
10:48 In a bitter syrup
[Verse 1]
September and October caught me in a nervous daydream
Felt like a piranha dangling on a candy-coated hook
All the rain and overflowing drainpipes
Couldn't stop the world from glowing
With a light I'd only ever seen in dreams
[Verse 2]
My eyes are two browning, drying flowers
Pressed hard into my skin
Trying to remember how they looked, if they were beautiful
Casually lying on the kitchen floor
Overcome with bubblegum bliss
'Cause this is the first time I've truly had any fun
[Chorus]
Ooh, sweet confusion in a bitter syrup, lift my spirits up again
Ooh, kiss me on the eyelids and tuck me into bed
Ooh, sweet confusion in a bitter syrup, lift my spirits up again
Ooh, kiss me on the eyelids and tuck me into bed
[Outro]
"Mr. Pop-"
"Help me, help me, help me, I'm gonna die..."
16:14 Catabolic Seed
[Verse 1]
Oh, what's a devil to do
When those old delusions so tried and true
Don't come through like they used to?
Ugh, all my money's run out
I blew it all on a cumulus cloud
That dissipated so fast, seems the good times never last
And I always fall flat on my back, like an upside-down cat
[Chorus]
But is bad luck really such a crime?
If you won't be my valentine, could you at least give me a little bit of sympathy?
[Verse 2]
(Um, uh, oh... just like... You know what, like, never mind... Um...)
Oh, I made a silly mistake (what'd you do?)
I've given up more than I can take (uh oh!)
And left hollows in my wake
(I'm safe, I'm whole, I've got it under control)
My structure's compromised
(I'm safe, I'm whole, I've got it under control)
But you still batter at all my fault lines
(And I will protect you even if you won't protect me too)
I can't run, I can't hide, but you can't say I didn't try
[Chorus]
To retreat back into me like a catabolic seed
I want to destroy everything that's mine
If you won't be my valentine, could you at least give me a little bit of sympathy?
[Outro]
I don't care if I'm losing myself in the garden of earthly delights
I could drop dead right where I stand, and I wouldn't mind
I wouldn't mind
18:50 Icicles
[Verse 1]
Get in your zone
Don't even look at them at all
Their shallow observations will only stall the transformation
You've become art
How could they even start to see
Beyond your presentation when they've got no imagination?
But I admit it would be easier
To be relieved of all this shame
And not have to wear it on my sleeve
I imagine it's quite nice for you
To have so many chances
Oh so many ways to be redeemed
[Verse 2]
But as for me
I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you
On a silver serving tray
Must I bare myself to the stabbing of your knife and gnashing teeth
While our lovely company appears so entertained?
Ah, yes, good etiquette demands
I remain soft and accessible in the face of my own ending
So I will try to be discreet
Through my full-blown implosion
I'll stay golden and retreat into my sweetest fantasy
[Bridge]
The one where you are crying
And I don't do anything at all
The one where you are crying
And I don't do anything at all
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
[Verse 3]
My world has turned so cold but I won't cry
Cause icicles don't soften when they die
So why should I?
Why should I?
[Chorus]
Oh, icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Oh, oh, icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
In the eye
22:40 A Mannequin Adrift
[Verse 1]
Hey, what's a good kid like you doing in a place like this?
Surely you're sick of the sorry predicament you've landed yourself in?
You are determinedly ill, but still you ought to have some idea
Why you're still hanging around
[Chorus]
Come on, let us see you smile
Stop crying and let's see you smile
Come on, let us see you smile
Stop crying and let's see you smile
There
You're much prettier that way
[Verse 2]
It's so hard to function
I feel like my body has died with my soul trapped inside
This cold death rattle in my chest feels just like pennies in a tin can
Rhonda, I wonder how long you will wait for me
Or if you even thought to save the pieces of my shattered ego
These terrible chemical vapors are cutting up my lungs
[Chorus]
Come on, don't you remember me?
Or have you burned my effigy?
It floats around my memory like a mannequin adrift at sea
I think perhaps things might be better off this way
26:12 Blood From the Concrete
[Verse 1]
I'll take the rocks out of my head
And you can sell them on the internet
To a paving company who
Will grind my brains into cement
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, when I'm the gravel we can travel and unravel
The threads that bind us to our senses
I'll pave the way so we can make our mental getaway
I'll be your highway, you can drive all over me
[Chorus]
I don't know how I could get any lower, but
I can try my best for you, 'cause
If I can't be a good friend, maybe I can be good pavement
Baby, I'll lead you into the light
[Verse 2]
What can I do for you?
I want to make you feel important
I'll give it up for you, cause
After all, you've been so supportive
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, like, I get that trying to get affection from me
Is like trying to draw blood from the concrete
I'll prove that I can change, I'll rearrange my particles
Transform my heart into a tunnel over you
[Chorus]
I don't know how I could get any lower, but
I can try my best for you, 'cause
If I can't be a good friend, maybe I can be good pavement
I can be your highway, you can walk all over me
29:47 A Night at the Movies
[Verse 1]
I got out for a while today
Thought I would go see a movie
Spent ninety minutes alone in the dark
Still I could feel your eyes bore into me
I think you've poisoned me right to the core
Wonder if you'll ever really know
I bought some beer at the corner store
I took the long way getting home
[Verse 2]
If the sky falls down on our house
It would have been a long time coming
If the walls all caved in, I'd just lie down
I wouldn't even bother running
[Bridge]
Oh, only crazy people look up at the sky and say
"Oh, isn't it beautiful?"
Oh, they must be delusional
The earth and the sky are pressing hard on my body
My poor little body
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Why can't they just leave me alone?
[Verse 3]
I got out for a while today
But it made no difference to me
I finally said what I needed to say
But there was nobody home to listen to me
33:26 Pink Smoke
[Verse 1]
You walk through walls, set off the smoke alarm
I feel your arms wrapping around me
Your aura almost drowns me like a deadly perfume
Pink smoke
[Verse 2]
I'm choking on your memory, it fills my chest
I lose my breath thinking about you
I'm trying to get by without you but the air is full of ash
Pink smoke
[Chorus]
Pink smoke gets stuck in my throat
Pink smoke gets stuck in my throat
When I say your name, my heart goes up in flames
It smells so very strange, like grenadine and gasoline
35:41 Pleasure Cruise
[Verse 1]
Down by the bay, a man made of clay
Dips his toes into the ocean, trying to wash himself away
He jumps into the pond and he starts to dissolve
And he dreams about the streams that bleed into the Amazon
[Pre-Chorus]
If you are a boulder that never leaves the shore
You'll get ground up into sand and tracked onto the floor
Swept into a pile on someone's kitchen tile
[Chorus]
These hurricanes have led my heart astray
But maybe if I try my hardest, I'll finally chase the rainclouds all away
[Verse 2]
I heard on the news that they keep finding shoes
On the shores of Ecuador and no one knows what they should do
They tried to give them away but there's more every day
Ballet shoes in shades of blue and rubber boots and mary janes
[Pre-Chorus]
If you have to get away, don't take a pleasure cruise
Cause you might get swept away, and you'll lose your shoes
They'll end up in a pile on some foreign isle
[Chorus]
These hurricanes have led my heart astray
But maybe if I try my hardest, I'll finally chase the rainclouds all away
[Pre-Chorus]
In a couple years, the land will disappear under the ocean
When that day is here, I'll pack a bathing suit and tanning lotion
[Bridge]
I'll let the waves take me away
(In a couple years, the land will disappear under the ocean)
I'll let the waves take me away
(When that day is here, I'll pack a bathing suit and tanning lotion)
Away, away, away
39:51 Toynbee Tiles
[Verse 1]
Sweet dreams, I'll see you in the morning
All we need is a few hours sleep
And tomorrow, we'll keep looking for clues
To the riddles spelled out in our soup
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a dozen round every corner
But it won't be easy to piece them together, no
But we've got minds like barbed wire
I never thought that it would be so tough
Just to exist through the simplest, most menial stuff
But I know we're gonna figure this thing out, or self-immolate trying
[Chorus]
There once was a time when we walked crooked lines
But that's all over now
I'll walk with you into the blue
[Verse 2]
Dreamt of a city, somewhere over the mountains
Where the sidewalks are paved with helpful ideas
You were with me, standing over the highway
Gasoline hanging in the air
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't seem to cut loose all these tangled threads
In my embroidered tapestry crafted by my very own 2,000 hands
You got any weekend plans?
Can't help but wonder if you're still my pal
But you told me once that you would follow me into hell
And oh man, that place is far behind me now
[Chorus]
There once was a time when we walked crooked lines
But that's all over now
I'll walk with you into the blue
[Bridge]
There was a traveler who claimed he had all the answers
He came from Jupiter but he was only an amateur
He was all alone, so far from home
[Chorus]
There once was a time when we walked crooked lines
But that's all over now
I'll walk with you into the blue
[Outro]
(Gee, it's nice to have some time alone
Plenty of space and all the time I need to get my work together
I really do think everything is going to be much better from now on)
Tysm!
Year late, but bud you accidentally pasted(posted?) Apple pie’s lyric in Matryoshka
2 years later but I got Feelin' so Matryoshka's lyrics
7:22 Feelin' so Matryoshka
[Verse 1]
Electrical currents shorting out my gelatin mind all the
Time, it's such a wonder my head don't blow like a halogen bomb
Peach Schnapps in plastic cups
I trust you've got nothing but good intentions
[Verse 2]
Feelin' so matryoshka but I have lost my painted doll likeness
It's been such a bore just thinking of ways to fill a day lately
All these paper clones have lost their fun
Now you've grown so sick of my wooden affection
[Bridge]
I know the night, the void, the darkness belong to you, Rhonda
I know
But this sudden rot has caught me totally off-guard
And I don't have a clue how to own it like you do
Could you teach me how to break down
Could you teach me how to break down
How to break down with elegance?
[Outro]
Don't leave me to crumble at your feet
Has something happened between us?
Oh, you used to be so sweet
So sweet
I have a new favourite band, but i'm kinda late to the party. D:
Emily , But basically a trash can same here
they're releasing a new album soon if that helps!
@@old3018 oh wow sweet. Im excited
Never too late
Same :/
this album is so quirky and i love it! feelin' so matryoshka is definitely one of my favorites on here :>
Rhiannon Oi! Fancy meeting you here, haha. xD
how quirky
fs! i feel like feelin' so matryoshka is deeply underappreciated - it has one of the least plays on spotify compared to the other songs
The singer has a very "Marceline the Vampire Queen" vibe/voice about them!
Huh I realized that earlier when I listened to Icicles!
Why is no one talking about Toynbee Tiles? Its a bop!
right??
Definitely my favorite
There was a traveller who said he had all the answers
Makes me think of like a scooby doo type gang of kids having adventures around their town
EXACTLY
i love this album so much.
i listened to it on long walks at night. it really feels different in the dark.
Jemz Favoritez:
Feelin' So Matryoshka
Catabolic Seed
Icicles
A Mannequin Adrift
Pink Smoke
Pleasure Cruise
great choices!
Underrated Jemz icicLes DoNt suFfer whEn rhEy dIiA
Sneezing Axolotl i spelled die as
dllia why do you think it’s suffer
I love the first two you mentioned and blood from the concrete the most
Came from Catabolic Seed, and fell in love with the whole thing. Toynbee Tiles and Night at the Movies are other faves.
TW! ABUSE !
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my dad leaving me in a grocery store, and so im listening to this album again because it helped me get through when he would hurt and and yell for just existing. Idk how to feel about what happened, or even getting out of that situation, but this album is really helping me through it again.
it wasn't your fault bro hope you are doing okay
@flyde8073 thank you man i appreciate it
The A mannequin adrift song I cant even beyond describe how hard that song hits me emotionally and icicles catabolic seed this entire album hits hard for me with lyrics.
The lyrics that get me in icicles is
"But I admit it would be easier
To be relieved of all this shame and not have to wear it on my sleeve
I imagine it's quite nice for you
To have so many chances, oh-so-many ways
To be redeemed
But as for me
"I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you
On a silver serving tray"
apple pie, feelin' so matryoshka, icicles, and blood from the concrete are just... *chef's kiss*
This band reminds me of an abandoned shopping mall or a magical carnival/circus hidden in the woods near a suburban neighbourhood or the inner chambers of Louise Belcher's mind.
Was listening to lemon demon and I think I found my another favorite album
same
same--
MEWLIN **AND** NEPETA!!!!????
I have a deep love and loathe for this album. I love it to pieces; I want to get it on vinyl; I want the artist to succeed in what they dream of especially.
I loathe it because it only reminds me how cruel we can be to one another; the words chosen cut deep into every vein I have in my poor, pathetic body. I've gone through so much betrayal; heartbreak; abuse - and I have absolutely no doubt the writer of these lyrics suffered similarly...
I worry deeply for the artist, they wrote these words purposefully - likely having suffered the same abuse and needed a clear, concise way to express such haunting, sickening pain.
I know all too well how it feels, and how the world treats you after it's all over. Nobody wins - we are cruel to each other. Hardship matters little to people that don't understand it. Those who understand simply suffered the same.
Art is the perfect medium for an imperfect being - and we are all imperfect. I hope anyone reading this is doing well and makes it through all hardship.
Be safe, everyone. Please.
this album is free therapy
It do be like that
THE WAY APPLE PIE TRANSITIONS INTO FEELIN SO MATRYOSHKA IS GOURMET
i was not in a good place mentally when this was my favourite album, that being said, this is a banger
pink smoke is just soft fuzzy man but from the girl's perspective
ʏᴇs-
@@t4t-hantunia OH MY GOD I LOVE YOUR NAME
i started listening to lemon demon bc the comments on this album recommended it, they’ve both been my musical addiction for nearly two years now :)
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
PLEASE BABY PLEASE BABY STEP INTO THE MIST
Listening to all of these together I see a lot of connections between the songs.
Idk why but this music gives me Omori vibes.
deadass i literally found this entire album from an omori instagram edit
i dont regret it tbh
I feel like this album is a mix of a birthday gone wrong, birthday cake, bright colors, trying to be happy, and insanity.
Edit: now that I see this, this is very cringe. My thought have changed, and right now I only precive this is someone whom is trying to be happy in harder days.
I get i it dont worry nah it aint cringe
i can't believe i put off listening to this for so long, it's extremely good
I'm sorry but did I hear a Tiny Rick saying "Help me I'm gonna die" near the end of In A Bitter Syrup?
yes you did
i did
@@comettts
16:37
My reaction to seeing you for the 50th time. "AH-"
You're everywhere, The Scary Jokes full album is the last place I thought I'll see you tho.
I'M TINY RICKKKK
Wait hold up
All of these songs are extremely relatable and I don't know if that should be a cause for concern
h yeah
You should be concerned
its 3:21 and this makes sleep deprivation hit a whole new different
This Album and Dead Pirates highmare turn sleep deprivation into a disassociation meltdown
God I'm just remembering how weird music sounds late at night/early morning. It's so loud and kinda... Blurry in a way???
Everytime this video autoplays I think “man, I’ve heard these songs so much. I‘ll just skip it.” And then I never do and listen to the whole album over again
Lovely tunes that make my brain go brr :)
Get in your zone
Don't even look at them at all
Their shallow observations will only stall the transformation
You've become art
How could they even start to see
Beyond your presentation when they've got no imagination?
But I admit it would be easier
To be relieved of all this shame
And not have to wear it on my sleeve
I imagine it's quite nice for you
To have so many chances
Oh so many ways to be redeemed
But as for me
I can only be forgiven if I'm givin' myself up to you
On a silver serving tray
Must I bare myself to the stabbing of your knife and gnashing teeth
While our lovely company appears so entertained?
Ah, yes, good etiquette demands
I remain soft and accessible in the face of my own ending
So I will try to be discreet
Through my full-blown implosion
I'll stay golden and retreat into my sweetest fantasy
The one where you are crying
And I don't do anything at all
The one where you are crying
And I don't do anything at all
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
My world has turned so cold but I won't cry
Cause icicles don't soften when they die
So why should I?
Why should I?
Oh, icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Oh, oh, icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
Icicles don't soften when they die
They sharpen into sabers
And they stab you in the eye
In the eye
This reminds me of 2013, man i miss that year, that was the year my favorite game came out, i also love the art style of the cover.
WASSUP BITCHES JUS LETTING YA’LL KNO THEY’RE NOW ON SPOTIFY
Dont mind me !!! 🤯🧑🏿🦰
4:19
7:22
10:48
16:14
18:50 *
22:40 *
26:12
29:47
33:26
35:41
39:51
For myself
lol
@@ah-gabrielrodrigogonzalezr5209 it wasn't even worth it someone else already made it but i must have not realised it 😂
i was gonna make a april fools joke but i'm one day late..
Maybe you are, or maybe April Fools is on the second and we've been getting April Fooled for our entire lives.
@@north1929 maybe the real april fools was the friends we made along the way
give it three months
I NEED MORE ARTIST WHOS MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE THIS
I found this album during a really hard time in my life. It spoke to me in so many ways. i listened to it over and over again while i processed what i had been through. It brings back harsh memories now but ill never stop listening. It made me feel less alone when i was going through something that made me feel empty and isolated. Ill always be grateful for the music that took care of me when i felt like i had no one.
the vibes of
Becky Sloan (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared) +
Jack Stauber
+
Louie Zong
+
Adventure Time
=
This musical artist, The Scary Jokes :)
I feel like this is a directed personal attack on me.
Didn’t they collab with Louie Zong on a song in another album?
man yes
the singer's voice reminds me of ashley eriksson, the person who wrote & sang island song
dam toynbee tiles really hits the 2000th time u listen to it
It’s beautiful, I’ve listened to it for 2563636373883836464672829 hours now
This album is the most relatable one I ever listened too. Icicles and feelin so Matryoshka and more are my fav
i can agree sm
this album has been especially important to me for the past few years (and by extension, burg pygamalion!!!) when going through the turmoil of my teenage life. thank you liz!!! i always come back to this album so i can Feel My Feelings
I have high functioning autism and I found this album to be depressingly relatable, along with bad at math. I have no clue how figure out friendships. I end up friends with people who hate me and then they drag me through the dirt. And they keep coming back. I can’t explain to them that I feel hurt because they feed off of my pain. I wish I could be friends with them again after all of that even though they caused me far more pain than anything else I’ve ever gone through. I feel like I can find answers to these problems but no matter how hard I try there just isn’t an answer. One of my few real friends who actually cares for me, who also has autism, has gone through the exact same thing.
Hi! I also have autism, like trains and have massive social issues! Yay! Although I personally more have issues with making friendships in the first place, and maintaining them, because I tend to
overthink way too much and think that they secretly must not like me. And every single social interaction feels just so intense that I'm so overwhelmed but at the same time I still need it or otherwise I feel fucking lonely. So that's great.
Now I just need to hope that you actually will notice a reply to a year-old comment of yours.
The more I listen to this album, the more eyes of that creature are staring into my soul
I recently broke up with my long distance boyfriend. I always relied on him but felt like he never relied on me.. like needed anything from me. The first Song hit like a fire truck lol
This album is phenomenal, I can't believe I never found it until now.
Everything is seamless here, I love it so much.
Sad clown hours in the morning
Normal morning in these songs
From the first second I knew this would be a top ten album. Grabbed my earphones and went for a walk. Magical.
I really shouldn't be surprised you're here, you clearly have amazing taste in music.
lovely comment
i like it when albums sound like just one whole song
This is a guilty pleasure of mine. These songs are the most accurate potrayal of teenagerhood I've ever heard.
i love this so much! i think its from me listening to lemon demon and jack stauber and i feel so bad for getting it in my recommendations so much and putting it off! it reminds me of the adventure time soundtrack too. def giving this album a thumbs up
HELL YEAH LEMON DEMON, TALLY HALL, JACK STAUBER AND THE SCARY JOKES
How did I not listen to this before? Holy crap this is awesome
miracle musical vibes....!!
this is one of the only albums that i can fully listen to without having to reduce it to background noise, even years later this album still means a lot to me
This sounds like going to a birthday in summer.
I remember hearing this album for the first time and immediately falling in love with it. I’ve always felt like this album has a taste, it’s very sweet and sugary, but not too much to overwhelm you. Just a nice, sweet but tart taste :)
every music service I use has been telling me to listen to this, and I kept just swiping away like a FOOL. good thing my wrongdoing has now been corrected
Haven't even made it past the first song and I can already tell this is a new favorite of mine. Thank you for making this available on youtube for people to stumble across.
This gives me dreamcore oddcore weirdcore vibes
The halfway point of this album is so viscerally describing the feminine/afab experience. Be affable, be pretty and gentle and provide. Always. Even when youre breaking from the inside out. Be a good little girl. Smile sweetly through the pain.
fr
“Afab” 💀💀💀
@@BottomG69 if you enjoy the music made by a gnc artist, respect gnc language. Wussy.
@@cicadeus7741so if anything I’m the polar opposite of a wuss? I also do not have to align myself with what a creator thinks or does just because I listen to their music. Learn to separate the artist from their art.
@@BottomG69 keep huffing that cope bro
The way “a mannequin adrift” starts hitS HARD
It's legitimately scary lol
Bouta animate it