An Idiot - The Adventure Zone - A Filk by phemiec

ive been working on this since phemiec/hamsters released the song (so a few weeks now) and finally finished it! i hope you all like it
non-video version: flame-cat.tumblr.com/post/1635...
song on soundcloud: phemiec.tumblr.com/post/163193...

[@thelightgeektastic]

"But the reaper hasn't caught me yet, though his scythe is often at my neck." Kinky, Kravitz.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

NOOOOO

[@ariannasilva4462]

He he

[@mbodiou]

glad i found someone echoing that sentiment

[@doc_goodfeel]

***screeches***

[@artzetali3095]

*unholy screaming*

[@pbtbp]

The adventure zone is a comedy podcast (Catch me SOBBING)

[@flamecatgaming4175]

S A M E

[@magiv4205]

Catch me sobbin, how 'bout that?

[@jeffhigginbotham2224]

TrUe

[@sidereumcantor1525]

I came to this fandom for bad jokes and I got heartbreak and giant jellyfish Wow

[@trucetruce335]

I came back after a while for the awesome humor I remember and was crushed a second time noticing all the foreshadowing of pain that was played as a joke.

[@JuniperHatesTwitterlikeHandles]

@@trucetruce335 hahaha davenport's a pokemon how silly

[@magiv4205]

@@JuniperHatesTwitterlikeHandles sTOP.

[@fluffies2981]

Its a good deal right.

[@jonathansims967]

I came to this fandom for the heartbreak and found dick jokes

[@fruitylittleman8025]

I don't think I ever saw this video before now, but the quote "I could not trust my empty mind" hit me so hard. Taako blamed his own stupidity for the death of 40 people, and gave up one of the only things that made him happy because he was *too "stupid" to keep doing what he loved*. catch me sobbing over a flip wizard named taco

[@flamecatgaming4175]

Big Fucking Mood

[@Blitzwaffen]

What about when he admitted to Angus that he never cooks for the people he feels close to himself so he doesn't risk killing them on accident?

[@ashhasalizard2129]

@@Blitzwaffen then he gives him macaroons

[@phantasmal_detective]

@@ashhasalizard2129 nah that was after Ango had eaten them

[@averystupidchannel9721]

*At the end of the song, ruining the mood* Lup: YOU'RE DATING THE GRIM REAPER!?

[@flamecatgaming4175]

HAHAHHA

[@gachagal1122]

*slowly chokes to death on a La Croix as I realize the song that dragged me into TAZ was written by the same person who's songs dragged me into Homestuck*

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thats about all la croix is good for

[@spiinniing]

THAT IS SUCH A MOOD I KNEW PHEMIEC FROM HOMESTUCK AND WHEN THEY MADE THIS SONG I WAS SO INTRIGUED I FINALLY LISTENED TO TAZ LMFAO

[@YeetSpace]

*YOU MEAN TO TELL ME-*

[@taakotuesdays]

so someone who wrote a really good song about genuinely the most amazing and moving story I've ever had the pleasure of encountering also wrote a song for one of the most hated things on the internet?!

[@firelight9032]

​@@taakotuesdays you mean someone who wrote /the/ songs about Homestuck! Man nearly Phemiec's entire base of fan songs is for Homestuck (their original stuff is super good too btw!!), and those songs were some of the most popular ones in the fandom :P Great stuff if you're ever interested; my philosophy has always been that if a piece of fiction has attracted such a large audience, even if there are a lot of crazy fans, there must be a good reason why so many people like it

[@shelbystarling8537]

I JUST NOW GOT THE “You, my heart, my arm did guide” REFERRING TO NOT ONLY TAAKOS HEART GUIDING HIM TO FIND LUP, BUT ALSO THE SCENE WHERE LUP SAYS TAAKO IS HER HEART

[@flamecatgaming4175]

tissues for you AND for me ;w;/)

[@randomkiddoscrewinaround2177]

I didn't even think of this I was remembering Lup literally guiding Taako's arm multiple times after he found her

[@claudiag.9307]

"None of them resembling mine" whyyyyyyyyyy

[@flamecatgaming4175]

i knowwwww

[@PurpleBadger14]

This song????? Was written???? For taako???? Oh my God I'm so emotional right now. This is. So. Good. A beautiful thing. The tears

[@flamecatgaming4175]

trust me dude Same. phemiec is a damn legend so i just HAD to make something for them

[@thischannelhasnocontent8629]

I honestly just assumed it was a fan-made song until I read this comment...

[@flamecatgaming4175]

it is actually! phemiec wrote this song for taako. theyre working on one for lucretia now actually! i plan on doing an illustration/video thing for that one too~

[@40ounces]

ThisChannelHasNoContent yup! it's fanmade, phemiec used to do these for homestuck characters

[@GhoulishCinnamon]

FlameCat Gaming really? I was expecting her to do some for the thb before she went on to the others. I'm not complaining either way. I love Lucretia.

[@savemeaspoon6310]

Category: *comedy*

[@kofimoon-vv-8279]

*cast of making everyone die yelping

[@corywasmoen3309]

reminds me of when justin was trying to push the idiot wizard angle

[@bonhll8070]

Cory Wasmoen He’s such a good writer- taking that character trait and giving it a reason.

[@artzetali3095]

First time I heard this I thought “this works so well with TAZ” Me realising its a TAZ original song: “ I have been an idiot”

[@adriennefundy6087]

"But in my hand and at my side, you, my heart, my arm did guide." UGHHHHGHSDFJGKH FEEEEELS

[@Ray-hk1zm]

“But... you, Taako, you _are_ my heart. You know that, right?”

[@ilivetospiteothers9327]

Catch me sobbin' outside how 'bout that!

[@keen1696]

Hot diggity shit That's a brawler animatic

[@flamecatgaming4175]

the secret is to grind down your feelings real fine before you make the art

[@quincygagnon]

I've listened to this song before but it wasn't until I watched this video that I got the reference of "An Idiot" to when Taako was supposed to be stupid? And now Justin moved past that character trait and?????????? Your art is amazing!!!! This video is so! Good!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thanks so much!!!

[@textbookapologist]

this video watered my crops and cleared my skin

[@flamecatgaming4175]

crop watering and skin clearing are complimentary in the flamecat gaming industry (im so glad you liked it!!

[@emmaholtz1720]

“Though, I’ve forgotten quite a few” OOF

[@betheleanor]

this song and your animation has really made me appreciate taako more. i love how the story (and justin's understanding of the character) has taken him from a joke to a truly heartbreaking hero. you did such an amazing job capturing that!! thank you for this!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

im floored! this is so sweet, thank you so much!!

[@peachnkey]

i'm really glad all of us ex homestucks are on the same page and are into taz cause BOI seeing phemiec is still making character themes with her guitar makes me very happy (i still get furever friendleader and save you stuck in my head now and again they're very catchy)

[@flamecatgaming4175]

omg same... i can hardly wait for their lucretia filk

[@giannaaaaa2299]

* Peach-n-key * Oh yeah, I was extremely hapoy to see this and gosh it hurt like the others

[@ConSolo29]

i think that the adventure zone was the next logical step for people into homestuck, think about it, all the main characters have died, gay, and gets weirder as it goes on.

[@trulyAmatulHaqq]

pray 4 Hiveswap overview on polygon and we will come full circle

[@ConSolo29]

www.polygon.com/2017/9/14/16308080/hiveswap-review ,,,,,,,,,,bud,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@ilivetospiteothers9327]

"I barely cared and rarely tride, to find some reason I should fight." I felt that personally.

[@leofase2182]

This feels like a song that Griffin would use for this climax arc. This song and art makes me feel anxious for the second part of story and song that was put up today. You got my hypetrain pumping. Thank you. I took great joy in listening to this.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

im so glad this could inspire you! dont thank me for the song thought, thank phemiec on tumblr!

[@MoonlightTheWarrior]

The taako train of feels hit me again Holy shit sweet flips

[@lynseyplays9078]

"none of them resembling mine" destroyed me. This is so beautiful.

[@tallyme7662]

Has this been written for Taako like?? This is so close to Taako's story??

[@flamecatgaming4175]

yes! phemiec wrote this song for taako!

[@greykoepp4624]

I love PhemieC, but their were no character songs after her Homestuck ones that I could really get deep into, because I wasn't in the fandom, but holy shit, she's doing Adventure Zone ones, it's a musical rebirth for me.

[@nessbailey7931]

I just listened to kravitz intro episode last night, I know nothing, but this is how I do fandom. LIstens to the filk songs, then as I continue actually realize what it means.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

tbh thats how i got into this as well! i saw the amazing things people were making and was like "well now i HAVE to know whats going on!"

[@jeffhigginbotham2224]

"None of them resembling mine"OOF MAH HEART

[@Dragoneisha777]

Good! Shit! That's good shit! The style! The art! The song! Good shit!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!!!

[@acaeriastar]

i saw this song on tumblr a couple days ago and i loved it and your art is not only amazing but it completely captures the feel of the original song and i just ?? i love everything about this ???

[@flamecatgaming4175]

aaa thank you so much!!!! i really tried to capture the Feel that most of phemiec's music has

[@Kinzichi]

I love this!! Is the "I have been an idiot" drawing "who?" Because it really looks like it!!!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thats right!!! ha in surprised you got that!

[@if7723]

@@flamecatgaming4175 That is dope as hell, I would never have gotten that in a 100 views.

[@katz86]

I'm new to adventure zone. new being relative. I've been listening for a few months now and I've listens to all but the last episode. I love it so much, I kinda wish I hadn't rushed through it so fast. I'm starting at the beginning again to really enjoy it before it ends. As I'm listening i'm obsessively watching adventure zone animatics but everything is making me cry! this is such a touching story for me. and this video also made me cry thank you for all your work on this and thank you to all the artists who have spent many hours making such things that bring to life the wonderful moments.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

this comment is so touching... its such a great story, im so glad its affected so many people

[@niktails]

“none of them resembling mine” made my jaw literally drop

[@jocoserious17]

My brother is trying to get me to listen to the second arc of TAZ, but like, sir. I'm still getting over the emotions wrought in Balance. Give me a month.

[@himynameishelen]

This is incredible, this song IS Taako

[@flamecatgaming4175]

totally dude, i couldnt NOT be inspired by it!

[@bassacaglia9434]

This song has been stuck in my head for nearly as long as Lup was stuck in the Umbrastaff

[@flamecatgaming4175]

OOF

[@eleanors9108]

The mongoose part is so smart and i love it and all of this is so pretty and well done!! This is so good!!!

[@bubblynightmare8075]

Remember when they did homestuck fan songs. What a good person

[@flamecatgaming4175]

i know Ugly Story and Friend Leader by heart

[@baja3622]

bubbly Nightmare i know all of them

[@idiocide5604]

I've been switching between watching this video and listening to Stipulation as I await the final episode. Top notch art.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

im flattered! thank you!

[@jessbrassington8141]

Oh this is beautiful and absolutely heart breaking, I think I'm a little in love with your art style

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thanks so much!!! :D

[@charliebitch2420]

Holy shit this fits too well

[@Inkblotchy]

The Green Paladin --likely because the song is literally written about Taako ^^

[@elig355]

At first I thought the song was just kinda similar to Taako's life but by the end... there's no way the song wasn't written for taako

[@flamecatgaming4175]

actually it was! phemiec wrote it specifically for taako :3

[@jules-xl7kj]

phemic has written fan songs for some of my favorite things in the world and i am SO HAPPY that she's making stuff for the adventure zone and i'm DOUBLY HAPPY that someone with this much talent is making animations for them

[@flamecatgaming4175]

aw jeeze thanks luv!!! theyre certainly an inspiration to me

[@summer.bubble.tea.]

This is one of the prettiest things I've ever seen, its so gorgeous

[@maddognw7951]

I’ve listened to this a 100 times and every time I listen to it it gets more emotional for me

[@flamecatgaming4175]

oh gosh ;w; i dont wanna be like "your tears sustain me" but as an artist i love hearing that the things i make are impactful

[@emmarose3421]

YALL THIS ART IS SO AMAZING IM SO PROUD OF YOU THIS SONG IS GREAT I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW TAAKO

[@flamecatgaming4175]

OMG THANK YOU!!!

[@mollykernan7274]

Wow! Great job. I already loved this song but your illustrations helped me better understand the lyrics and just appreciate the whole story more. Well done!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

im so glad! i really tried to convey the meaning behind the lyrics so im happy it could bring some additional understanding!

[@rorzeebubbles3293]

this is so good????? your art literally made this song come to life like omg, i love it. the song itself was emotional enough but this?? almost made me cry

[@flamecatgaming4175]

oh my goodness im glad you liked it so much!!!

[@tiredicarus]

I can't stop listening and watching this. Its just too good. I love how the TAZ family is filled with talented artists.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

oh gosh thank you!!!

[@GhoulishCinnamon]

**sobbing** IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE! SHUT UP

[@flamecatgaming4175]

have some tissues :,)

[@GhoulishCinnamon]

FlameCat Gaming fuck man thanks I can't handle this man

[@avihenriksen3947]

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS BUT IM ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH TAZ AND IM CRYING BUT I DONT UNDERSTNAD AND THERES PROBABKLY SPPOILERS HERE BUT I DONT UNSERSTAND THEM AND I WANT TO FINISH TAZ SIPER FAST BUT ITS SO L O N G

[@flamecatgaming4175]

hagsgdjfkfha calm down you can do it buddy

[@avihenriksen3947]

it's been six days. i understand most of this now but not all of it and im still freakin out a bit cause i just love taz so much

[@avihenriksen3947]

i finished taz about a day after my reply. i understand now. i love it.

[@TerminalNostalgia]

All the comments are like, 'didn't this person used to do Homestuck songs?' and I'm just here like, 'Wait?? The Team Fortress 2 song person???' I have all her TF2 songs from years ago and hadn't heard anything more from her until I stumbled across this completely by accident!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

holy shit i had no idea she did tf2 as well sdkjghdsjakgsdg

[@TerminalNostalgia]

She put them all together as a little album called Songs from the Dustbowl. There's eleven or twelve and some really good songs in there, like The Last True Knight and On the Tram.

[@brennaw.3345]

Blasting this song while crying is 🔥

[@TheDiplomancer]

Not gonna lie, I cried. This is that good shit.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

awww thank you! i hope you didnt cry too much aaaaah -u-

[@torir4618]

SO beautiful!! I just finished the taz balance arc recently so it's still really fresh on my mind, and boy this just brought out all the feels. Really well done!!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you ;w;

[@marsupialsofmars3886]

"Missing some key ingredient" works so well... he's missing Lup but he can't tell just that it's not right... and they bonded over cooking... my heart...

[@nessbailey7931]

I've watched this like a hundred times and just JUST realized that that's fucking Sazed.

[@looptheloopy]

sobbing tbh

[@flamecatgaming4175]

me too

[@elliottbow2819]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH BUT I'M ALSO CRYING AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO PROCESS THESE FEELINGS.

[@elliottbow2819]

OH NO I'M CRYING MORE HELP IT HAPPENS MORE AND EARLIER WITH EVERY VIEWING BUT I CAN'T STOP REWATCHING

[@flamecatgaming4175]

ohhh gosh i never expected to have such touching responses to this when i made it! i feel bad for thanking you for crying and thats sort of a weird thing to thank someone for but im glad you connected with it! here, have some tissues on me

[@hayejones245]

It's my mental breakdown and I get to choose the song

[@rachel7121]

And a great thing is that really early in the podcast, they made Taako really dumb

[@GippyHappy]

Man these lyrics really fit

[@ashhasalizard2129]

Catch me crying over a wizard named taco

[@4angstyzukosproductions186]

I love Lup and Taako so much

[@jkatii3]

this song and the art has been caught in my mind all day, thank you for this beautiful emotional work.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

gosh im so astounded i could inspire someone that much! im so glad my love for this story came through

[@zarchblarch2490]

Love how the flames at the end shine the red back onto taakos robe

[@flamecatgaming4175]

aha yeah that was totally intentional;;; yep;;;;

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

This is super perfect? The lyrics are literally perfect?

[@superserenajin]

This is so good holy shit!!!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you darling!

[@stremimusic]

I’m sobbing, why did you do this to me. This is brilliant. Thank you

[@sleepypercy]

I listen to this at least a dozen times a day, so good!

[@sewingneedles]

Great art, thank you for showing this song!

[@hom7640]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!!

[@samanthamccormick1436]

This is absolutely amazing.

[@lr-]

fits so well!

[@liluthealmighty]

This song is so absolutely perfect and I'm crying thanks

[@nettle684]

it''s almost scary how well this song fits

[@nettle684]

Well that explains it

[@Jarasilverdawn]

Wow, this song is gorgeous. This is amazing.

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

I could SWEAR this song was made for exactly this!

[@megalithphul9542]

Wauw this is really NICE! I really just love filks!

[@ajb1884]

This is beautiful ✨

[@sunny8604]

WHY IS THIS IN THE COMEDY CATEGORY??????

[@flamecatgaming4175]

:^)

[@monoloch8161]

This is very well done, you should be proud of yourself

[@degallo360]

gorgeous

[@sepiasmith5065]

this is perfect whoa

[@maxmoon692]

cATCH ME CRYIN' IN THE CLUB CUZ HOLY SHIT THIS IS BEAUTIFUL THE ART STYLE IS PERFECT AND THE WAY YOU MADE THIS IS JUST MMMMMM 👌👌👌👌 I cried tho lmao

[@flamecatgaming4175]

EEEEEE THANKYOU!!

[@carolinea3899]

THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!!!

[@ghostbeer_]

This is so incredible! I've been looking for something to soothe my soul today & this is about the only thing that did it.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

im so glad my art could help you out. youre lovely

[@HilariouslyScary]

That was beautiful! I can't believe you actually drew for the whole song! Thank you so much!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank YOU so much for this lovely comment! i cant believe i drew it either haha

[@rosemarycat5]

this is just wow so perfect and wow and WOW

[@rebeccawithana]

This is really good! I love it!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!

[@fancosderper23]

This is amazing. Great job on the art it's so fitting.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!!

[@nidhubhs]

Whoa man, right in the feels!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

here, have some feels bandages. thats complimentary :)

[@MichaelWacht]

Fuck dude. Bringing me to tears over here. You did an excellent job adding art to phemiac's song.

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you so much!! ♡

[@neko_demon1784]

I'm not crying you are

[@flamecatgaming4175]

youre right... i am crying

[@vazak11]

Powerful, so well made, kudos!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thanks love!

[@bluecoyote4278]

Awesome and beautifully made!! Amazing job!!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thanks love!!

[@krzlcve]

In love with this song the animatic does amazing stuff as well! Amazing!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you so much!!

[@CallaSoreon]

This is great! Your art is lovely! And I am super into this song!

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you so much! youre lovely too!

[@poeticcinema5857]

Amazing

[@finnmalrose3118]

god i love the way you used colour in this video! wow this is great

[@flamecatgaming4175]

thank you!!! :D

[@skiffguard5951]

Brilliant!