Buttress - Brutus (Official Music Video)

[@buttress]

Thank you everyone for continuing to listen to this song! If you like this then you may also like my brand new album titled ENDOFUNCTOR, available here on KZbin music, Spotify, Bandcamp, and probably wherever else you stream your music! Thanks so much for listening! open.spotify.com/album/5Otiauk75tfrrosY8eGByz kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_kPCWTljAOpmyqosUjoefORGO9yOClt0ng thebuttress.bandcamp.com/album/endofunctor

[@salex354]

Oh shit bet

[@eduardorodrigues6690]

Waduuuuuup

[@rhaenicentchildren]

hi

[@Asiaisastar]

the instrumental is amazing 😭

[@joehernandez3269]

Love it ❤

[@sa1sheare-209]

Fun fact Caesar put up a decent fight against his assassins but immediately gave up after seeing Brutus among them

[@derrtyworks]

WOAH REALLY?

[@CoffeeBnuuy]

That's actually kinda sad

[@Luthien-_-Playz]

"Eu tu brute" (or smth like that 😔)

[@vittoriaconcina4307]

@@Luthien-_-Playz tu quoque, Brute, fili mihi. which is: you too, Brutus, son of mine

[@Luthien-_-Playz]

@@vittoriaconcina4307 yeah that lol 😔

[@abditory101]

"Born of the cursed sex" oh dear, i never could've related to that line more.

[@cessimal]

Ikr 😭😭

[@fvwak]

Feminist

[@ElsaRawson]

@@fvwak Just because we don’t like life as our sex doesn’t mean we’re feminists, lol

[@Iheartmeowmeows]

@@fvwak u don't say

[@1pinchofpotassiumchlorate]

real

[@MK.C71993SZ]

“AND RESTORE GREATNESS TO ROME” sends chills down my spine every timeeeee

[@Jyrone]

what?

[@carolhopping5305]

same

[@pretorei5067]

Caim, lúcifer músic

[@SenaoaJohnson]

REAL

[@GemFoxx]

I love the poetic tone to the saga of casear and brutus...instead of taking shakespear you used history. Very beautiful art, it feels me to the brim with inspiration and satisfaction. :)

[@sloaney_baloney]

I get chills when she says "i dont want what you have, I WANNA BE YOU!" she can barely control the anger in her voice. i love to hear this experimentation in music. Great song.

[@xaxandpan651]

youre a bot, arent you?

[@pirualado47]

women in a nutshell

[@fuzzydorito6105]

​@@pirualado47 here bud, take it - you need it 🍼

[@pirualado47]

@@fuzzydorito6105 i'm alright

[@PersLorenz]

😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@daisyno8805]

"that the people would see me as the poet and not just the muse" 👌👌👌👍😩😩

[@killallzoophiles8138]

it's weird that this comment has that many likes yet no comments

[@teencrisis4750]

@@killallzoophiles8138 ikr

[@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769]

Is this a transgender reference

[@000-kiuu]

​@@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 no, in greek mythology the nine muses are women who inspire artists and poets etc (who are generally viewed as men, who in turn were viewed as superior to women in those times). im pretty sure the line means that the singer wants to be seen as the actual creator of their art, and not simply some vague, nursing influence that is only half-heartedly credited. interpret it however you want though

[@jayjaydubful]

@@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 no. It's the female experience.

[@OfficialMold]

"Make way for him until the day that he comes" genius reference to John the Baptist. This has so many layers and is so perfectly crafted!

[@buttress]

you are the first person to notice this allusion! kudos

[@OfficialMold]

@@buttress absolutely incredible how each of your songs is distinct while having so so much to each of them!! Thank you!

[@brielli6393]

Can you explain the allusion?

[@OfficialMold]

@@brielli6393 Sure! Per the Christian Bible, there was a prophecy about John the Baptist made before his birth (both immediately before: Luke 1:17 and over 600 years before Isaiah 40:3) that he would prepare the people of Israel for Jesus and his teachings. The phrases used are "prepare the way for the Lord" and "he will...make ready a people prepared for the Lord".

[@kingdomfalls]

@@OfficialMold Interestingly, there are still those who follow in the path of John the Baptist.

[@GarrettWatts]

I still cannot get over this 🙏🏻

[@MacDoesIt]

YAAAAAS You listen to buttress too!

[@bunnymetal]

me 2 i love u and buttress

[@ann3apr1l81]

is this guy Garrett Coco Peru?

[@joseortiz-fw7by]

Garrett Watts don't you dare make her mainstream (unless she wants it ig idk)

[@reallyhannah9176]

holy shit i cant believe you listened to her too!!! ily b

[@canonically47]

my nerd heart is so happy at this. female rage portrayed through events of ancient rome? sign me the hell up

[@moldypickle6157]

Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on us all. Bless the Holy Mother of God and ever virgin Mary.

[@marvelousmechanical]

@@moldypickle6157 boy what does this sentence mean why did you reply to the comment with this

[@strapkins4999]

@@moldypickle6157man shut up

[@varrickace465]

But Brutus wasn't a woman...

[@strapkins4999]

@@varrickace465 you make me feel smart. The artist is a female. The song is in a sense her “female rage” expressed through a retell of events in which occurred in Ancient Rome. The original comment refers to the rage depicted by the artist, whilst the artist sings about events from history. No crap Brutus is not a woman. No one stated he was 🤗

[@SoulEaterTV101]

"I want to be you" always sends chills down my spine, great song.

[@LittleRainGames]

Every time i listen the whole song does, its a master piece.

[@sugarrushqwq4163]

the build up to it is phenomenal

[@neutralbrain]

​@@sugarrushqwq4163 do u like redacted ASMR ?? (Your PFP reminds me of him)

[@Laras_Infinite_Playlist]

The whole song makes every hair raise on my arms and the back of my neck. I love the background sounds. There's nothing like her.

[@buttress]

thanks everyone for watchin!!

[@805dani]

;))

[@tazthatcher2562]

excellent video man love your poetic vibes

[@arisaurus11]

This was amazing and such art. Congratulations. Oh and happy belated bday.

[@believeintheanus363]

+The Buttress Are you going to create hats for your merch store?

[@buttress]

+Believe Intheanus i have hats but they are out of stock atm. on 4/20 i am launching a bunch of new merch as well as a little clothing line thing. ill post a promo here and on all my social media once it launches. stay tuned!!!

[@NettanettaBayonettaaaa]

I llove history nerds.I love history nerds who make music even more.

[@ViennaGurev]

You should listen to The Oh Hellos!

[@sincerelyme1193]

@@ViennaGurev Ah yes. I love The Oh Hellos as well :))

[@PyroGothNerd]

You might like Sabaton

[@akitasettongumi]

Dessa with poor Atlas

[@thuynguyen-ci7kn]

Nah this cmt is 8 years old 💀

[@Rain663]

The credits are painful and beautiful. Even the one hiding behind the spotlight gets his time in the sun, but Brutus goes uncredited and unflowered.

[@domerino-ft6sd]

but history still remembers him

[@OffensiveNetworking]

"I don't want what you had I want to be you." Every SINGLE time I listen to this song, those words make me shake. Holy SHIT. PLEASE keep making beautiful and inspiring music!

[@lynchstan9745]

Makes me deeply sad and shakes me up at the same time whenever I hear that

[@SlumpKim]

I LOVE THAT LINE

[@ynbby7579]

@@SlumpKim same

[@doomslayer9030]

And if you look over here folks, you’ll see a comment with lots of likes and few comments

[@samyuktasaklani9289]

@@doomslayer9030 I love when that happens, a great sign of consensus

[@PinkApocalypse]

“My mother wish she’d had a son” just makes me so upset tho, in a good way. Actually that’s basically this whole song

[@katieadams7316]

"Even if I can't be the one, maybe I could at least help make way for him until the day that he comes." The the most painful stanza. It's not her ambition, it's the cage of her womanhood. She is not the ruler but maybe one day a sliver of her progeny will create a better future. I love this song. It's genius and it's painful to listen to.

[@thegigglingcorpse]

fr

[@Dragy93]

The way Him and He were capitalized made me think it was a religious reference (like about Jesus or sthg)

[@Psycho_Sped]

@@Dragy93yeah, In religious terms He/His/Him are a way of mentioning God Himself.

[@BastiVaas]

No es una canción jajaajsk es como un rap ella solo habla rapido no canta nada

[@OrangeTabby-x5m]

@@BastiVaas eso también lo hace una canción, el rap es música jajaj

[@buttress]

Happy ides of March everybody, and happy birthday to me and to this song and video! 🗡🩸Excited to share the new music videos I've been working on with you! And if you don't like them now... perhaps you will in 7 years! PS. I have merch for sale for 2 more days only at www.buttress.store !

[@evelynmyers3428]

Been listening to this and Rex over and over the few months - love them both so much!!!

[@evelynmyers3428]

Also very excited for the new stuff and very grateful for all the hard work you put into your music and videos - they're wonderful art!

[@marylizabetha]

Yeah! lol came here from Tumblr! It's an entire holiday over there lol

[@Tanaka.Uttamie]

B

[@Brian-mc9sl]

Happy Birthday! It's mine as well.

[@wormonastring6888]

"I don't want what you have, I wanna be you" hits me like a freight train every time. god.

[@wormonastring6888]

I think that, to me, it represents how I know that even if I got everything I wanted, I still wouldn't be taken as seriously as a man would have been, I still would have to keep re-proving myself constantly. I don't wish I was a man, but when I see how perceptions of me are altered because of my gender while I see men being viewed exactly how I want to be viewed, it sometimes feels like I do. I'm not sure if this is what was meant, but it hits close to home for me.

[@dollthenobody]

This hits a little diffirent when you're trans masc, especially pre-transition. I dunno, it's amazing to see how the meaning of the song occassionaly shifts based off of the listeners own experiences! :O

[@HeyLeFay]

@@asshoIe94 "my mother wished she'd had a son" "born of the cursed sex" "see me too as a poet and not just the muse" Real life Brutus wasn't born a woman, so no, this song isn't 100% about the actual historical figure and *does* actually have a deeper meaning

[@asshoIe94]

@@HeyLeFay you're right

[@chinchilla641]

​@wormonastring6888 it's sad women nowadays need to act like men to feel validated. Thankful for feminism 😂

[@MacDoesIt]

I can already tell this upcoming album is going to be my most played of the year

[@buttress]

+MacDoesIt i dont think this one or attic will be on the album but i still hope it will be your most played :)

[@EpicPineappleFace]

+The Buttress I love Attic!!!! xx

[@ScarlettLovesUnicorns]

Omg it's mac

[@420jerm]

Mac???

[@thrownawaytubes]

M A C

[@buttress]

thank you everyone for all the new listens, im glad you’re enjoying it this spooky season. im dropping some new music later this month, hope you come check it out :)

[@vixxie_dust]

Aaaa hi!

[@erzebet73]

What's that part in Italian?

[@vixxie_dust]

@@erzebet73 “vater meus” is Laith for my brother

[@vixxie_dust]

No, “frater meus” and the language is latin

[@Flought]

THIS SONG IS TOO GOOD EVEN AFTER 7 YEARS FR

[@1nvertedminds]

"Or my mother wished she'd had a son?" MY FAVORITE LINE🔥🔥

[@ratoween]

I love the storytelling in this video. My favorite part is how in the begining shes still in the background, despite the song being ABOUT her. She's still behind him, behind his fans, hidden in the background. It shows that even despite its her story, her pain -- hes still the focus of everyones eye. Its incredible.

[@derrtyworks]

thats...very well put, dude. you should be like a poet or something.

[@AliJayCraft]

@@derrtyworksNot just a muse

[@StickLord_0]

Brutus is probably the single most angry song I've ever heard, the low groan of the singing portrays such hatred with a barely composed tone. The music it's unhinged, the cadence of the world hold such venom like she's trying so hard not to fold someone with words or just scream.

[@neonisity]

this and vampire empire

[@_reborn_again_444]

You should probably listen to metal

[@eriond3701]

defo havent heard of death metal

[@leoquaz]

Angriest song about LOVE.... There is the nuance, the obsession, envy, frustrations... Great work of art from this youngling

[@tombstoneofadoll]

REAL

[@TurtleLover05Venus]

"My name is Brutus and my name means heavy. So with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger into the heart of my enemy 🗡️" one of the greatest lines

[@jazzybee_s]

brutus: *going through the biggest crisis of her life* the chorus: 💃💃💃💃

[@IsaiahYoung-mu1zh]

his*

[@jazzybee_s]

@@IsaiahYoung-mu1zh this music video and song are very clearly portraying brutus as a woman. i know historical marcus junius brutus was, in fact, a man. i am referring to the music video.

[@Mikwsz]

@@IsaiahYoung-mu1zh her*

[@jaimecooper2945]

@@Mikwszhim* it’s just a music video. But in historical context it’s a man

[@kys.9228]

@@jaimecooper2945 in the music video context it's a woman. you won't die because a female is doing something i promise.

[@caydeofspaydes]

“My name is Brutus but the people will call me Rex” gave me MAD chills when I first heard it.

[@unanimation]

made me wanna get REX tattooed on me for years

[@pineappleacid]

'Rex' is Latin for 'king'. Latin was the language spoken in Rome. So she is probably saying that the people will call her king and not the name Rex.

[@ByproductRebelMind]

@@pineappleacid Bingo!!!!!!

[@pineappleacid]

@@ByproductRebelMind "Fratus meus" also means 'my brother'. So she saw him as her 'brother' not from blood.

[@tlollirot1991]

The balance of both feminine and masculine energy and rage in this track is fucking heavy and im fucking living for it. Artists like u only come around once in a lifetime and im grateful to be alive during the lifetime of your existance.

[@v.xien.]

Perfectly said

[@queuebe4068]

How?

[@nahidashafinaz9191]

@Kyelico how many genders are there?

[@H3ll0th3re]

@Kyelico it so is!

[@autumnstupidity]

@@nahidashafinaz9191one👿

[@URINE666]

this song hits when it’s ingrained in your fathers culture to not want daughters over sons and you have to watch the difference in how he treats you and your brother

[@kadijaesther1808]

I can't imagine. It must strike a truly raw chord in you..

[@aidenobe]

might b jus ya dad ☠️ most dads treats daughters like heaven sent angels

[@URINE666]

@@aidenobe you clearly don’t even know that there are so many cultures where they kill the baby if it turns out to be a girl, most dads treat their daughters like shit

[@mikesyrupp]

@@aidenobethey said father’s culture so it’s probably like a “popular” (for lack of a better word) way of thinking in their father’s country

[@ary3901]

​@@aidenobe that's part of the problem

[@angstlich247]

The drop to "something wicked this way comes" is so good it scratches my brain

[@confusion7809]

isn’t that a macbeth reference?

[@fairytonic]

​@@confusion7809 it definitely is, or maybe a Ray Bradbury one but that would be a reference to a reference

[@t.miranda176]

As a writer trying to create a female character in the ancient world making a way in a male dominated society, I found this song to be so beautifully crude and honest. Works perfectly as motivations for this character and her inevitable triumph.

[@v.xien.]

Oh this is interesting, mind elaborating on the plot?

[@t.miranda176]

@@v.xien. basically, the emperor’s mistress, who knows everything about the family, slowly rises to power after the death of the consort. She navigates the intricacies of the court and the senate until she becomes the almighty empress.

[@v.xien.]

⁠@@t.miranda176good for her, I’m rooting for her

[@coolbeans545]

@@t.miranda176 god i wanna read this

[@xxxstellarxxx]

I love when men actually make an effort to write from a woman’s perspective

[@HeyoDaddyO]

My brother said “is this mad lesbian music” and I love it

[@someone.ate.mercury]

Daddy's Boy why is that SO TRUE

[@keuwlcat1319]

@Angel Pudina mad thicc music?

[@keuwlcat1319]

@Angel Pudina i dont speak spanish

[@jaytrain3692]

music is a bit scewed lol, I dont understand how anyone with a sense of rhythm can like this tbh, its freeform poetry yea but you can't form any meaning between the lines like freeform poetry traditionally does. THAT BEING SAID I RESPECT ITS ART. the lyricism is good.

[@keuwlcat1319]

@@jaytrain3692 cool story bro but lemme ask you this is this mad thicc?

[@RT-dm4bi]

this is the only song that ive seen capture the feeling of being female perfectly. no romanticization, no femme fatal or having to relate female rage to beauty in some way. just carnal anger and raw emotion. wow

[@RT-dm4bi]

@Mad Hatress Souffle you totally did not understand what i meant but thank you for the useless add on

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

the feminine urge to stab Julius Caesar to death

[@phantomgreenie]

have you found any others that capture this emotion cause I absolutely love it

[@21y1hmatildalawqiqin8]

@@RT-dm4bi so rude and for what 💀

[@IWillSkinYouAliveLoser]

@@RT-dm4bi dang chill

[@stephanilopez1185]

The agony in “I don’t want what you have I want to be you” resonates with me so much. I’m a teacher and our principal always gets the recognition of the work his female employees work for. It’s torture watching him be congratulated for the work I and other women around him have contributed. This song has the same rabid energy I feel

[@rustyshack1707]

Get over yourself. Probably teaching your students all this ideological rot in this comment section. This song and it’s message is garbage. There’s a reason tiktok is pushing this dogsh*t on our kids.

[@RandomSwiftie13]

Let's be real. Not a single student will ever remember or give credit to the principal for all the teachers work to make them who they become in the future. Students will forever give you credit for your dedication and work to change their life.

[@kpp234]

You should watch blood in blood out the movie literally had every poor kid become gang members, and this was a childhood thing, like they all want to be leaders and only kill their own to get to the top

[@Haxgun.]

just dont work if its torture or do something about it lmao. the principal is the principal for a reason. anyway your school sounds like a weird school if its all just female employees and just a male principal, and all female employees staying there and being "tortured" without just leaving while working hard is even weirder lmao. your story doesnt make much sense, based on what you highlighted on your comment.

[@mobilemadison2932]

@@Haxgun.😐😐😐😶😶😶😶😐😐😐😐😶😶😶😶

[@MaxiKookookachoo]

The fact that Brutus is portrayed as a woman here, changes the dynamic to something pretty interesting

[@nil-rev8479]

🏳️‍⚧️

[@ihavenonamek733]

​@@nil-rev8479stupid

[@sophia-rk4xs]

Lo hace mágico y perturbador

[@demogen9805]

​@@nil-rev8479that's a wrong way to interpret this

[@nil-rev8479]

@@demogen9805 cool, man.

[@amie6105]

I made a drawing inspired by you last year because Brutus moved me to my core. Your lyrics are like ancient beasts: fierce and wise, with a beauty not everybody can comprehend but must respect. I know Brutus by heart and I always feel stronger whenever I sing it

[@TeddyWigga]

I'm Italian and in the song in the background it seems like they always repeat in Italian "piu cretini di così non possiamo diventar" which means “We can't become any more idiots than this"… I love it 😍🖤

[@ciccicux]

Anche io ho capito quella parte, ma mi sembra che ci siano altre parole che mi sono sfuggite, tu hai sentito solo questo? :/

[@margheritazonca9915]

​@@ciccicuxa me all'inizio sembra di sentire pure "mio fratello gode" ma magari ho sentito male 😂

[@asianpotato2690]

I think its a sample from ennio morricone ricreazione divertita

[@TeddyWigga]

@@asianpotato2690 yeees thank you 😍 that's exactly it!

[@Nanitamochi]

@@asianpotato2690wait I can’t find it

[@mexlodiiii]

i forever love how this song is about brutus and the assassination of julius ceaser but also the singer incorporating her own feelings into the lyrics. like the lines about being a woman, etc.

[@Chatterbox968]

"published on 15 Mar 2016" i see what you did there this hits so close to home though - you smashed it again buttress

[@karencortes7281]

I don't get it

[@eggnogtoast]

@@karencortes7281 caeser was killed on march 15, which is why the video says it was released on march 15

[@karencortes7281]

@@eggnogtoast ahhh okay

[@sucroseisseggc7458]

@@eggnogtoast its on march 16?

[@demonindenim]

and in *roman* numerals, of course ;)

[@DMonicaLove]

You may not be the most known artist but what you make is genius, inspirational, and thought provoking. You probably wont even see this but I just absolutely adore your work and i hope one day to create things with as much meaning as the things you write

[@buttress]

hey thank you so much for this, it really means a lot to me.

[@DMonicaLove]

Thank you for releasing your music and everything. It's honestly really amazing what you create. I hadn't written songs in over a year until i discovered your art and i was so inspired. I absolutely love how you really put yourself into what you do. And how you express the hardships you've went through. You're just amazing and I cant wait to see what's next for you.

[@lossantoscity3249]

Fast forward 6 years later. She is now Well Known all over the world.

[@masonburge7544]

this is poetry, raw, unfiltered, real thoughts put to vocalization unhindered by societal wants or fear of reprimanding from the masses

[@Eshkanama]

“My name is Brutus but the people will call me Rex.” Dopest line ever. For those who don’t know, “Rex” means “king”.

[@BethanyWaler]

That was brilliant of her

[@xaxandpan651]

lol youre clearly a very primitive bot. "dOpEsT LiNe EvEr!" give me a break 🤡

[@adriennedy6917]

So t.rex means dope king noice!

[@RandomWolfKid_1]

Yesss finally someone else who saw that when she added “Rex” they knew what it meant

[@greenghouls]

@@adriennedy6917"tyrannosaurus rex" means tyrannical king!

[@buttress]

i forgot to share a while ago that the lyrics are now included in the captions for anyone who wishes to read along!

[@v.xien.]

I love you

[@v.xien.]

Not you ignoring me 🙄🥱

[@Regmuslima]

Thank you

[@gobioo]

“please know my actions are not only motivated by envy.” is a great reference to the tragedy of julius caesar, this too, could be the dream that his wife had. Something about men, bathing their hands in his blood, coming from his statue.

[@Hespi.]

I think perhaps thats why he looks like a statue, except when he is stabbed.

[@itsbella8066]

“My name is Brutus and my name means heavy, so with a heavy heart I’ll dive this dagger in the heart of my enemy, my whole life you were a teacher and a friend to me, please know my actions are not motivated just by envy. I too have a destiny. This death will be art, the people will speak of this day from near and afar This event will be history, and I’ll be great too, i don’t want what you have I want to be YOU.” The chills that gave me

[@itsbella8066]

@Roxy Vidal yes of course bestie 2:17 😫😫 loving the pfp btw blood for the blood god or whateva

[@skullcidd]

2:16

[@LYI-ws5ip]

I love this song and listen to it on loop lol.

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

2:16

[@bigsmasher2124]

more interesting, Brutus IS remembered throughout history but as a betrayer and wicked, not a great ruler. This coupled with the female rage idea could mean that when women fight back against men they are seen as "b*tches"

[@Emi-Eats-Pennies]

For the past week, I have not been able to get the line: "I always knew I'd be the one, though I feel the endless pain of being and I am scorched by the sun." (2:58) Out of my head. Buttress just has such a poetic way with words, and she is so very good at making lyrics that stay in your head and refuse to leave no matter how many times you listen to her music.

[@slowpoke-k8t]

I literally read this as it played on sync by mere coincidence 😨

[@miHoLoverse]

This is so true. I love that last part the most.

[@AsAboveISoBelow]

There's a duality in it too, scorched by the sun/son, as the theme is already in the song.

[@ocarinagamer4207]

The opening chant is sampled from Ricreazione divertita (Finale) by Ennio Morricone. It’s an Italian chant that names popular 70’s Italian TV shows, and ends the sentence with “we can’t get any dumber than this.” The song was part of a score for an Italian movie called “A Mother’s Heart.”

[@seignee]

holy wow.

[@no-bb2wg]

I once heard that “jealousy is admiration turn sour” and this captures that perfectly

[@TheOneAndOnly2.0]

“This death will be art!” I LOVE that line

[@user-pn6pg3mx9g]

Same

[@lilbunnyprincess]

You are the most inspirational artist i have ever witnessed. These songs and videos you produce are hauntingly beautiful, with the strongest most bitter taste of originality that goes unmatched. I adore you.

[@LittleRainGames]

Couldnt have said it better myself.

[@P1CKL3_RICK]

You have shit taste then

[@charadrunk8765]

@@P1CKL3_RICK please dont reply to a fricking 4 year ago comment , it annoying

[@kirumitojo8662]

@steve what's so great about your taste then?

[@CHPYXO]

@@charadrunk8765 freedom of speech

[@PurpleSixBeats]

Wicked and dark, just the way I like it.

[@ludwigthestrange]

You did an amazing job with the lyrics. The fact that you used Rex instead of King makes it much more real-sounding, like in their time of Rome, and awesome at the same time. Amazing song and amazing video! I hope your day is going well! ❤

[@sojjyburgder]

Female rage in this video is so real. I honestly loved this depiction of female rage. Brutus as a woman is just amazing. My nerd ass is in love with this song and its portrayal of historic events. Artists and songs like this are my solar eclipse

[@brielli6393]

I am unspeakably obsessed with this. I feel like most popular music is popular because everyone has a shallow liking for it, but this is the kind of song that absolutely consumes a small minority. Like I'm so obsessed that I wan't someone to write me some fanfiction about female-Buttress Brutus so I can delve deeper into this obsession. Holy shit I'm in love

[@buttress]

i've just dropped the trailer for the brutus sequel on my youtube channel, you can check it out at the provided link! see you guys soon, the story doesnt end here... 👁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKu4nqimlLyCeZo

[@schnee_the_bun]

oooooooo omg omg omg, I'm super excited. I adore your music!

[@cynessa-elliott]

Yessss! I love this song sm so this is really exciting!

[@kadijaesther1808]

Dude YESSSS. The original already lives rent free in my head an embarrassing amount of the time. Which bothers me NONE because the beauty of it is how inspired it's made me to create my own art. The first being a drawing called Mad Muse after I'd had artists block for so long that an emptiness was beginning to settle in... That hollowness that paradoxically makes your body feel too heavy to drag around. ANYways! I've found that listening to your music shakes up my insides enough that it knocks the block loose. Always excited to hear new shit!!

[@melm4251]

oh shit. i'm back for my weekly dose of the hardest bars in history and now there's a sequel!!!

[@metropunklitan]

HOLY SHIT THE FACT THAT I FOUND YOUR MUSIC JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. HERE FOR THE BEST COMBACK FR

[@apassmore6573]

I love the absolute grit you put into certain words, it really conveys the essence of the song, the absolute anger and discontent with staying in your place because of your sex. It's very raw and personal. It's incredibly powerful.

[@DaliEphraim]

Brutus earned her title of Caesar for years, and Empress for decades, combined

[@muonneutrino_]

I love how this combines elements from Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and also a bit of Greek Tragedy with the Chorus. A splendid re-imagination of the Classics, and the "people would see me as a poet and not just the muse" was so powerful and resounding.

[@buttress]

Brutus is available again on Spotify, thank you everyone for listening. open.spotify.com/album/0kIEOcHZPidSiFEkFZ8BCH

[@kooollyy]

this is the news ive been living for

[@sruu3]

THANK YOUU

[@kadijaesther1808]

This song and its video works well as a barometer of how likely a person and I are to have compatible personalities/Interests. In my opinion this absolutely leaps over the boundary of music video and lands with both steady feet in the realm of theatrical arts. It is ART. Beyond even that is the badass beauty and grace of using that small space of time allotted a video to also give credit to those who worked beside you to bring a vision to life. There's of course the possibility that this is commonly done in genres I'm unfamiliar with but I know that I personally have never seen this sort of outro before, that gives such clear and artistic credit like that.. maybe Die Antwoord?? Not sure, but this one struck me as particularly unique, it radiates an energy that feels like a skillful balance of power and humility .yeah I ramble, I know. This is a ridiculously verbose way to say good gaht-DAYUM this shit is a factory of badassery and how the fuck DARE I take five fuckin years to notice?????

[@fath3rl3ssb3havior9]

Oh god yes

[@squid-ink74]

You slayed thank you for your art 💚💚

[@rnindless]

This says everything that i couldnt find the words for. The rage of having been born a woman, in a world built by men, and feeling such intense jealousy and self-hatred that ill never be a man. When main characters in media default to a man, when ill never be a doctor, lawyer, politician, but a "female" doctor, a "female" lawyer, a "female" politician, when gender roles engrained into society teaches girls and boys that women are less capable or logical or rational, when these boys grow up to see/treat women as a different species entirely, when every author i enjoy writes women more two-dimensionally than their male counterparts. Listening to this i finally feel like a human being, not just a "woman". This sort of media really help me accept the fact that i shouldn't have to be a man to feel like a person.

[@buttress]

beautiful words. this is the same feeling that brought me to writing this song… im glad it speaks to you. much love to you. stay strong.

[@imperatorscotorum6334]

⁠@@buttresswhy did you choose the perspective of the historic figure of Brutus (a man) to write a song about womanhood?

[@ozzell]

Don't know if you're into games but The Last of Us Part 2 has two main protagonists who are some of the most well-written multidimensional female characters I've seen in media.

[@will75j]

If this is really your concept of the world you really need to get out more and get out of your echo chamber. Everything is this world is catered towards women. Men build things for the people they love(women and children). Women are wonderful and contribute a lot to society. What also makes a women so damn special if she’s not a man and has the ability to creat future generations.

[@phoebeel]

​​@@will75jwe don't want to be special just because we're incubators to your offspring. We want to be special because we have minds and opinions and creativity. Independent of what we can give to men. We want to build things in our name that is remembered. We don't want to be your muses (you build things for us) We want to be creators. Not just of babies but of concepts, timeless things like huge buildings, books, legacy. THAT is the difference. "everything is catered towards women" in a way, maybe. Maybe you want to make stuff for us. But you also make the whole of society to get cater to your needs. Women's rights are just allowed as long as they serve you. We want to make stuff for ourselves! We don't want you to do things for us while we sit and watch you pretending as if you know what we want. WE know what WE want and we want to make it FOR OURSELVES

[@mairamgagua]

"I don't want to have everything you have, I wanna be YOU" This line is so relatable...

[@nostalgicuniverse9747]

The passion and emotion in her voice is real.

[@tombstoneofadoll]

Fr

[@nickeni3050]

I love this song so much, it has so much anger but it's not beautiful anger. It's jealous, bitter, spiteful anger that tells a very bitter story without mellowing anything down. Usually when I see angry songs about females it's either romanticized or made to seem like the lady was crazy or it simply doesn't go in-depth into her anger like this. Most times it just tells but this shows and every sentence has so many layers of experience and emotion... Amazing song, Soul searching lyrics... I love your artistry

[@loganjones8896]

this is literally my favorite song in the world, it changed something in my brain when it came up on my discover weekly on spotify. i listen to it almost once a day. it's gone from spotify and i'm so, so sad about it. i guess i'll just have to come back here everyday.

[@buttress]

it should be back up soon! Im working on it!

[@buttress]

it's back now :)

[@derrtyworks]

HOW DID YOU GET A REPLY FROM BUTTRESS THEMSELVES AND NOT RESPOND...

[@loganjones8896]

@@derrtyworks too busy listening to the song on spotify

[@derrtyworks]

@@loganjones8896 LOL

[@Mossy_ducklings]

I feel like this is what it’s like when toxic families choose the brothers over the sisters and put them on such a high pedestal and just make us extra caregivers. The hate and anger we feel because of it because we too as women have a destiny and a chance to be amazing and great.

[@buttress]

if you enjoy this video I hope you’ll go check out the sequel, Brutus pt II: Rex! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGXMoJaplsSMjqs

[@noctuabird]

oh i remeber the sequel added to my spotify playlist

[@MIZYPMATHETIC]

OMG PLEASEEE MAKE AN INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF THIS SONG

[@Galisand_Minten_Johnson]

can you make record albums instrumental and not?

[@alansplayground]

Я была уверена, что слышала этот трэк в фильме «Солцестояние». Но нет. Идеально бы подошел

[@chikari123]

There’s something about the background music being airy and almost light sounding while simultaneously sounding like someone slowly snapping. It’s so distant and like the innocence of a nursery rhyme, but disconnect and disjointed similar to the female experience of feminine performance. Maybe I’m looking too deeply into this, but you capture the rage simmering in our guts at all times, and the fake laugh and smile we put on to make men feel comfortable even when they’re causing the discomfort themselves. Beautifully done.

[@corvancook4249]

Most of us just want to be happy yknow, no reason to go around being angry at people all the time. Afterall, most of the time people are trying to do right, they can't read your mind

[@rubberduckiesd8323]

"I don't want what you have, i want to be you" hits hard

[@kb_Loggie]

I'm extremely obsessed with this song right now... I've replayed it so many times 😭 I love the anger in her voice, it feels so liberating.

[@StellaIacobelli]

Buttress, you have inspired my art, school of thought, and the way I interpret the environment around me. Thank you for giving your life to your art and vision, and inspiring others to do the same, I'm eternally grateful for you showing me there's another way to live.

[@buttress]

this is so nice thank you

[@Tracey_kit169]

Hi

[@OldLadyMapleSeed]

I absolutely adore this piece, the lyrics give me life. I think that as women we sometimes compete so hard to be recognized at all that we come to accept recognition as the only possible end goal. Like, on TV, a lot of the time if a girl manages to become “one of the boys” by proving how tough she is then that’s her big accomplishment, she’s learned how to keep up and we’re supposed to celebrate that, but there’s no option for her to surpass them. We just accept our supporting role and scraps of recognition. I don’t really know how to explain it, but there’s a very unique form of empowerment in Brutus’s envy and desperation and rage, even when it’s brutal and pathetic. Just the idea that a woman could be loved and respected enough to be held up as a brother by a powerful patriarch and still yearn for more makes this song a real emotional punch in the gut. I hope I understood a little of what you meant to say with this one, your work is greatly appreciated.

[@violyenc]

the way she says “i wanna be YOU” always sends shivers down my spine

[@adelia-nsb]

Wow I can't believe I'm finding this now, I don't think I've ever heard something like this before. It's rap but the voice is stark and emotional, the flow is almost slam poetry-like, almost as if she's voice acting for a show or movie

[@anubis7173]

That was f****** amazing. I'm almost 51 and girl you blew me away! To see that you know Shakespeare, you know the story of Julius Caesar and that you mentioned the Ides of March. That was the day that my father died. I am always aware of the Ides of March. I was 7 years old.

[@anubis7173]

And I'm. Still. Here. I'm waiting... Don't forget the third . DOT

[@Sn-vp6tv]

Sorry to hear that

[@anubis7173]

​@@Sn-vp6tvI seriously think it's made me stronger for the life ahead of me. Today is October 22nd 2023 and with all the bloodshed that we have seen, I take it as a gift without a bow on top. It was wrapped in yesterday's newspaper for it is preparing me for tomorrow.

[@gwenc.6917]

This song is such an "Eldest Daughter" bop

[@douma4380]

The song that all women's would agree with.I love those songs about anger, jealousy,hate..famele voice just made it sound even more better.I need to find more songs like this.

[@死生観]

自分の知り合いにレズビアンで親から男に生まれて欲しかったと幼少期から言われて育った中国人の女性がいます。特に中国は一人っ子政策の影響もありレズビアンは生きづらい傾向にあります。彼女はアイデンティティに問題を抱え鬱病に罹ってしまいました。私はあまり歴史と英語が分からないのでこの曲の歴史的背景まで理解出来ませんが、何となく彼女を思い出して涙が出ました。

[@jakekleery8506]

I recently found this on my discover weekly on spotify, and i cant explain how much i fucking love it. Idk why but i get like poetry and rap and the sound. Its just so unmatched and unique and fresh and holy fuck, the lyrics?! The story its telling! im fangirling over this powerhouse of a woman. I wish i discovered her earlier

[@bichitenshi6696]

It really reminds me of slam poetry but it's certainly a style completely separate from everything I've heard before.

[@franciscoh.j8182]

I mean, RAP literally stands for "Rhythm And Poetry"

[@avaruusmuukalainen]

Too bad she hasn't released anything recently.

[@Laras_Infinite_Playlist]

My daughter introduced me to this song and I’ve been listening to it every day since. I’ve been listening to all of the other songs. I’m obsessed. ❤❤❤❤

[@Laras_Infinite_Playlist]

@kazuhgifs thank you. She keeps giving me all these songs I’ve never heard before and I keep adding them to my playlists.

[@Laras_Infinite_Playlist]

@lowercase3nikolaiBrutus II, greatness! I’m so in awe of her editing, production, acting, and it just keeps getting better! What do you think of it? This one definitely is multi talented and needs to be seen and get more views than what she’s got this far.

[@morganalexander8883]

Yoo you should've seen my face when I googled what "rex" meant lmao my jaw actually dropped and I mumbled "lyrical fucking genius..." Haha dope stuff as usual!! ✊🏽

[@kendylemily5543]

agreed. literal chills ran up my spine.

[@Its420somewheree]

morgan what does it mean

[@ghostofroom9384]

the reigning king.

[@Raymesgame]

I think not buddy king

[@artemis754]

@@ghostofroom9384 also its mean doing something the hard way. She kinda did it the hard way.

[@dani_xoxo_silver]

Not the first person to say this but I have to agree, “I don’t want what you have, I want to be youuuu” the growl/rasp I absolutely love it 🖤🖤🖤

[@とろしぞーか]

不気味の谷から来たけど、めちゃくちゃかっこええ曲やん、、

[@辰徳永井]

まじそれ

[@平田商店]

まじそれ！　　（でも怖い。。。)

[@theboogeyman2590]

Its so much more than just the bgm to uncanny valley videos…

[@STPR-LOVE-i6]

日本人がいてとても安心している自分がいる…

[@harveyjackson9712]

As a film nerd and a history nerd this is one of my favourite music videos ever! The genius of these lyrics and the power that this song holds is unmatched.

[@SpecialBlanket]

"i too have a destiny" Buttress, have you read Temple of the Golden Pavillion?

[@nyxeriatenebris]

why tho?

[@SpecialBlanket]

@@nyxeriatenebrisThere is a book about this same emotion with very similar lines (not suggesting this is influenced by that, just that she might like it).

[@vnncv]

The fact that the instrumental is made to sound heavy too is actually insane to me, I felt the pure rage and hatred come through so well oh my god??? You did a great job

[@olivegarden1230]

I'm just putting the lyrics because every single one of these lines hit so hard I've been watching him for my entire life I hate the air he breathes His foolish decrees, his words so contrived And I hate the way the townspeople gather outside They hang on every breath Cling to his chest, home to his heart full of pride The oracle told him to beware the Ides And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't wishing for untimely death or demise Or am I just wishing I could be like you? That the people would see me, too, as a poet And not just the muse Oh it's not true, I don't wish harm upon you From birth we've been like brothers of different mothers Within the spirit of the same womb May the gods strike me down if I forsake you Frater meus, you're beautifully made And to you I'm forever grateful I'll never forget that you showed me to make art And I know the love you showed me came From a pure and noble heart I love you, and if you want, I'll call you king But why do I lie awake each night thinking Instead of you, it should be me? Something wicked this way comes And as I set to face it, I'm unsure should I embrace it, should I run? What motivates me? Hatred? Is it love? What's more wrong, that I too wish to be great Or my mother wished she'd had a son? And even if I can't be the one Maybe I could at least help make way for him Until the day that he comes Maybe my name could also be known That I helped return good to the people And restored greatness to Rome Butus! Brutus! Brutus! Brutus! Butus! Brutus! Brutus! Brutus! Butus! Brutus! Brutus! Brutus! Butus! Brutus! Brutus! Brutus! My name is Brutus and my name means heavy So with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger Into the heart of my enemy My whole life you were a teacher and friend to me Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy I too have a destiny This death will be art The people will speak of this day from near and afar This event will be history And I'll be great too I don't want what you have! I wanna be you! I always knew I could be the one Though I feel the endless pain of being And I am scorched by the sun Of humble origins and born of the cursed sex My name is Brutus, but the people will call me Rex

[@destiny5321]

This song is so raw and makes me feel so much but I can't name the feeling

[@Fukura21]

Anger

[@v.xien.]

Actual female rage. Not the romanticized ones from tiktok. The true raw anger and pain

[@strictnine5684]

@@v.xien.that is the shit from twittok. This literally goes on about the envy of womanhood. Just remember that your rage is viewed the same way that you view manlet rage lol. It’s fine to acknowledge your rage, but do not believe that to be consumed by it is to be powerful.

[@justa_randomdudelol]

Lyrics: I've been watching him for my entire life. I hate the air he breathes, his foolish decrees, his words so contrived and I hate the way the townspeople gather outside they hang on every breath, cling to his chest, home to his heart full of pride. the oracle told him to beware the ides and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't wishing for untimely death or demise or am I just wishing I could be like you? that the people would see me too as a poet, and not just the muse! oh it's not true, I don't wish harm upon you from birth we've been like brothers, of different mothers, within the spirit of the same womb. may the gods strike me down if I forsake you frater meus. you're beautifully made and to you I'm forever grateful! I'll never forget that you showed me to make art and I know the love you showed me came from a pure & noble heart. I love you and if you want I'll call you king but why do I lie awake each night thinking instead of you, it should be me? something wicked this way comes and as I set to face it I'm unsure should I embrace it, should I run? what motivates me - hatred or is it love? what's more wrong - that I too wish to be great or my mother wished she'd had a son? and even if I can't be the one, maybe I could at least help make way for him until the day that he comes! maybe my name could also be known - that I helped return good to the people and restored greatness to Rome! *BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS* *BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS* *BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS* *BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS! BRUTUS* MY NAME IS BRUTUS AND MY NAME MEANS HEAVY! SO WITH A HEAVY HEART I'LL GUIDE THIS DAGGER INTO THE HEART OF MY ENEMY! MY WHOLE LIFE YOU WERE A TEACHER AND FRIEND TO ME! PLEASE KNOW MY ACTIONS ARE NOT MOTIVATED ONLY BY ENVY! I TOO HAVE A DESTINY! THIS DEATH WILL BE ART! THE PEOPLE WILL SPEAK OF THIS DAY FROM NEAR AND AFAR! THIS EVENT WILL BE HISTORY AND I'LL BE GREAT TOO! I DON'T WANT WHAT YOU HAVE.. I WANNA BE YOU!! I always knew i could be the one.. though i feel the endless pain of being & i am scorched by the sun of humble origins and born of the cursed sex.. My name is Brutus but the people will call me Rex!

[@kwisatzhaderach9091]

What does the choir says?

[@Scrumchilliouses]

Thank you! I love reading the lyrics while listening for what’s next❤

[@Korakir]

Who would have known that the instrumental of this would become a worldwide horror song?

[@michigansoul460]

1:05 “Frater meus” meaning: brother my. Such great use of vocabulary and amazing choreography. No part of this is not a masterpiece bravo!

[@vgm1]

Or my brother.

[@dev4159]

"something wicked this way comes" *instant flashbacks*

[@FineAddition2005]

ULTRAKILL BRAINROT

[@Twinklenobara]

Harry Potter

[@derrtyworks]

the only thing it brings back to me is boyle saying "something naughty this way comes" in brooklyn 99

[@blackrosejinx5563]

2:16-3:53 this sends me chills every single time

[@sxbliminxls1272]

Celesteee 💫💫

[@tombstoneofadoll]

REAL

[@MVortex2]

Well done! The theatrics, the acting, the lyrics, the production. Above all, the intensity and dedication to the product.

[@galaxypotato1286]

“I don’t want what you have, I wanna be you” I never hear the feeling of this described in such words.

[@Inthemeadowsweet]

"That the people would see me, too, as a poet and not just the muse" Holy shit. Thank you for this song. I basically yell this into the void on a daily basis.

[@Angelwithbpd]

Damn I wish my dumb ass found this earlier then 2020

[@nyxeriatenebris]

omfg same

[@jikkixi]

same

[@getouthope]

Ur telling me 😭

[@marie-eve822]

@@getouthope Bruh same

[@juliac9321]

Bruh 2022😔

[@Keepitrolling.]

I was recommended this by a girl in my history class and it wasn’t what I expected but I kinda like it

[@maddieashton6609]

Buttress. I will NEVER EVER EVER get over this song. The lyrics, the video, the emotion in your face and your voice, the perfect execution of the allusion you’re using...this is probably one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@AgainiFeelspeshar]

“My name is Brutus and my name means heavy So with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger Into the heart of my enemy My whole life you were a teacher and friend to me Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy I too have a destiny This death will be art The people will speak of this day from near and afar This event will be history And I'll be great too I don't want what you have! I wanna be you!” I have no word to explain how this part makes me feel since the first time I heard it

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

2:16

[@siennah.2403]

To this day, this is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Absolutely phenomenal lyrics and such a talented voice, not to mention the full on history lesson you give- you’re seriously insane

[@The_living_corpse-cb8]

My latin teacher played this song the other day,best class ever