Dark Woods Circus (Eng Sub)-Vocaloid

[@KisekiYume]

Oh, I understand the last frames now... for those like me who didn't get it at first this is what I thought: Each member of the circus was normal at one time, but got lured in by the flier like Meiko did. When they visited the circus they got lured in even more and were captured by the chairman and were turned into the hardly-human-creatures they are now. And now, Meiko became trapped as well and is trying to gather more members like Rin and Len were in the beggining.

[@KazooLoid]

I like to think that those frames are simply a hypothetical of if the children were born the same as everyone else, how their lives would be different. If the children weren’t disabled they wouldn’t be trapped in the circus. I don’t think the song is just a surface level story about a circus, I think it truly represents how society outcasts and treats people with disabilities

[@jaylenhioe2868]

Correct, and luka will later follow; the song circus monster is a spin-off for this

[@rosykindbunny1313]

The part starting with "Does anyone wish that I were alive" and ending with "It's impossible for anyone to say and feel" just impaled me in the heart

[@marigoldbells9581]

I think it's cos Miku genuinely sounds like she's in tears whilst she's singing

[@To-co_28w]

何年経っても鳥肌が立つ曲

[@MicMic18]

This song is so sad. It reminds me of all the children trapped in human trafficking who just want to be free. It hurts so bad to know they are stuck in such a painful situation. These kinds of things are happening right now in 2013 and we need to work together to try and stop them.

[@cutieDogyssweet0038]

Now, it's 10 years later.

[@kargnak]

It saddens me that in ten years we've made more scapegoats for child abuse than progress in fixing... anything. I can't think of a single political figure who has said "think of the children" and actually meant it. :/

[@josukehigashikata7704]

​@@cutieDogyssweet0038 and now, it's 11 years ago. It's pretty fast

[@SarahGekkou]

A very creepy song, and actually very sad too. This has got to be my favorite vocaloid song.

[@jelly458]

Hello person from 12 years ago

[@utsade]

​@@jelly458Hello person from 2 years ago

[@amaiaesqmipapa]

@@utsade hello person from 6 days ago

[@NoahKaneYhen]

Hello person from 3 days ago

[@amaiaesqmipapa]

@@NoahKaneYhen hellooo

[@nothankyou4752]

ah yes the beginning of my dark descent into the weaboo phase

[@TheSillyArsonist]

Remember

[@MakaiDeSenkei]

This song makes me shiver, and I stare out at the forest behind my house, I seem to see the circus lights flickering in the distance. Maybe I shall join them...

[@UnknownMercy6]

BRO????

[@heathersolace]

You good

[@aoife4128]

...😨

[@yurikokaneshiro]

Jesus christ bro are you still there

[@leafydragon]

the imagery, tune of the song and lyrics of this video make the song really powerfull. i just love the "drop by to the dark woods" part at the end...really mysterious, sometimes i just wish that vocaloid songs could be fully animated xD

[@shinysmeargle2037]

The story behind this is really sad. During the Edo period of Japan, there were several people who needed money because of a war going on. People would kidnap children and purposely make them deformed for people's entertainment. They would do things like melt their faces with acid, cut up body parts and reattach them and sometimes the owners of the circus would rape the children to entertain. So the story is Miku was raped, Len and Rin became the result of them cutting up body parts, Kaito I'm guessing was forced to eat body parts and Meiko possibly has her face deformed by acid (the flowers representing deformity)

[@VertigoEyes]

jfc that's horrible

[@stanverivery8792]

Kaitos brain was replaced by a dogs brain

[@VertigoEyes]

LittleMissMusic$tar ಠ_ಠ ......

[@stanverivery8792]

Yeah...

[@VertigoEyes]

LittleMissMusic$tar im not scared by it but its still horrible good god... * ~ *

[@blahahagirl]

Vocaloid songs are all non-professional. It's rare that someone releases a CD. But if you want more of this composer's work, search "machigerita" :)

[@Kodakami]

I've heard the song many times before, but you really can't appreciate the mood of the song without this video. The art is enchantingly beautiful.

[@ятупой-ж3у]

and this is based on a true story. oh god

[@baleruski]

wait wHAT

[@VertigoEyes]

omg it is?? what's the story?!

[@VertigoEyes]

oh nvm i found it XD sorry

[@ятупой-ж3у]

i dont know the story by heart but

[@VertigoEyes]

Mingyuyuyu telllllll usssssssssssssss

[@CloverschannelYt]

I love this song so much, it's so sad yet so awesome. ;; The sad thing is it's based off a true story about what people use to do in circuses years ago. The terrible fate these children had to suffer...it's just so horrible. -cries forever-

[@beautyliedead]

The chairman is a fanmade character. The white haired one, Haku, was made for songs were the person doesn't tune the program right and so she's called the "drunkard" fan character. The other, the side-pony tailed blonde woman is also a fan character. The Hanging Clown I do believe is yet another character named Teto which was released by the company who made vocaloids as a "joke" product. If that helps any, they aren't -actual- vocaloids but they are fake vocaloids.

[@Erai-keeps-getting-haunted2172]

Haku Neru and Teto eh?

[@Lunarrbase]

@@Erai-keeps-getting-haunted2172 14 year old comment my man. this info is outdated as hell.

[@jaylenhioe2868]

Also, the chairman isn’t human

[@Ma-gx8ow]

この歳になっても全て理解できないのが最高

[@Jan-i6m]

Don't listen to the older comments, this song is NOT based on reality. The story told in this song is FICTIONAL. Edo Japan was known for being an incredibly peaceful era with a flourishing economy. There were some acrobatic circus groups in the North called "karuwazashi", but they looked nothing like Western freak shows. Entertainment was mainly a farmer balancing on a 20ft tall pole. Bad things happened in history like how disabled people were and are still treated. But there is ZERO evidence of children being kidnapped and tortured to be freakshow acts during the Edo period. And one more thing, this is song is the 2nd song of a FICTIONAL vocaloid series by horror Vocaloid producer Machigerita-P. There are 5 songs total with some album exclusives. Also, Widespread Knowledge of Late Night Madness is not part of this series. Learn to research things and gon't believe every youtube comment section you read on the internet kiddos.

[@palameno]

the artstyle in this video is so nice… ..i want it.

[@sillyhomothug]

I wanna eat it 🙂

[@TheSillyArsonist]

Law of talos PFP spotted

[@palameno]

@@TheSillyArsonistwait what is law of talos i have never heard of that before

[@TheSillyArsonist]

@@palameno so basically

[@palameno]

@@TheSillyArsonist oh ok i see i see

[@ADworldOfficial]

Omg... I heard this a while back from my friend's iPod, then yesterday I remembered Alice of Human Sacrifice - and now I'm watching this. I feel so sick and...... weird. I don't know why, but I'm starting to love Vocaloids. And I don't even know any Japanese. Incredible song, anyway. And the fact that this is based on actual events :(

[@marigoldbells9581]

notice how rin doesn't have any flowers on her face? and then she's the only one who actually says that the circus is fun? it's because she's behaving herself so that she doesn't get hurt like miku or len

[@jaylenhioe2868]

The reason why she’s acting like that is just a front. She too wants to be free.

[@leafydragon]

.....this is the best vocaloid song ive seen in a long time.........maybe best ever. fanatastic video and such a powerful song in my opinion. gave me shivers....LOVE IT!!!!!!

[@no2mura3]

超ステキ! かわゆい!

[@diazhungi]

I love this song~ the sad story~ artwork, sounds, and the lyrics are EPIC!

[@beetlepawss]

Stuff like this did actually happen. ......a long time ago.

[@criminaIdefense]

My god, I recall when I was consumed by this song. I am not a man of religion, but I lie prostate with prayer that the infatuation will not reach me again. It will not, for I have evolved.

[@gogle83252]

This song's meaning makes me so sad. I adore the tune, though. I feel so bad for them all. Thank you for posting! ^^

[@blasfemmey]

I'm so incredibly obsessed with this song. Thank you so much for uploading it. 83

[@Ziixt]

The staticy sound actually sounds REALLY good with the song! 8DDD

[@kurarashi236]

Vocaloid actually have some of the scariest songs that makes your skin crawl, some are sad, like this one...

[@lochnessoon]

This video is simply amazing. No other word for it. And the music goes so well :O

[@otakusamurai223]

This was my first Vocaloid song......ahh memories

[@fluffypluffy]

This song is very dark, but enchanting because of it.

[@FadingEmpyrean]

Omg this makes me so sad sinitaiyo sinitaiyo And the part where Rin is singing about it's so fun so fun is so creepy I LOVE IT

[@jaylenhioe2868]

Rin may sound like she’s enjoying herself, but that doesn’t mean she’s happy. She’s only saying that so to avoid punishment.

[@chevaliergeorgekaaro2280]

"likes to eat things out cold"..huh.when connected to kaito,does that means ice cream?and who's the "Deformed Diva"?

[@yogutt]

im late but i think the deformed diva was miku and the two people stitched together were len and rin

[@ariathesong]

You know, I've always been afraid of circuses. This is why. But I love the song. The song itself is.....wonderful for scaring everyone else with manical laughter at the end. :D

[@jaylenhioe2868]

I think I can interpret this story: The dark woods circus is a strange circus found in a forest outside of the city. It was built by the tall humanoid cat-like entity known as the ringmaster (or chairman). He lures kids to his circus where he captures them, deforms them, and forces them to perform there. Flowers will grow on their bodies if they try to escape or defy his orders, which can worsen their suffering. The first of his victims are vocaloids miku, Len, rin, kaito, haku, neru, and Toto. Miku became a deformed diva, with her legs replaced with that of a goat’s, Len, and rin are fused together, kaito becomes a savage cannibal, haku and neru become tall performers, and toto becomes a clown who later hangs herself as she couldn’t handle her suffering. That woman in the red dress may look like meiko, but it’s not. That’s the ringmaster assuming the form of a human. Len and rin are also tasked with passing out flyers to lure other kids to the circus. Meiko receives a flyer from them and is lured there, where she discovers its dark secret. The ringmaster captures her, but he doesn’t deform her. He instead just brainwashes her and tasks her with Len and rin’s job of passing out flyers. If you want my advice (I’m just saying this for fun): No matter how tempting it is, stay away from that circus!

[@lexa490]

Gave me chills...I think the people who visit this circus are taken and deformed, right? At the end, it showed Len and Rin as "normal" and wandering into the circus and then a flash of them as one person with two heads. Also, the girl at the beginning suddenly gets transformed at the end D: So sad and scary...

[@jaylenhioe2868]

I’d say brainwashed, not transformed

[@cometome255]

i love vocaloid lyrcis they always makes you want to know the story behind it lol.

[@UsagiWolf]

I'm utterly speechless about this song. It's very hard to describe what this makes me feel. It's so incredibly beautiful that I just can't seem to get too many words out. So I guess it would be too beautiful.

[@glitched_echo]

i keep hearing this song when im asleep....... and i cant stop listening to it.....HELP

[@adsweaty]

"I WANT TO DIE" "I WANT TO DIE" "CANT SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE PLEASE" "IM AFRIAD MY DEAR THATS IMPOSSIBLE" " I CANT HELP BUT FEEL SOMEONE SAID THAT TO ME ONCE..." those are the correct lyrics to the end and it makes much sense too because meiko is shown saying that to her at 3:00 and it makes much sense too

[@jaylenhioe2868]

3:00 that is not meiko. It’s the cat entity in human form.

[@blahahagirl]

The beginning is all rin/len, and the part where Miku's segment in the video is actually her singing :)

[@reginahuerta6813]

I love this-

[@rflmywfl1]

I listen to the music dancing though my ears all the lonely misunderstood beings.... i am hypnotized by it's sound it's hurts to watch yet this liquid in my eyes keeps wetting my shirt some people just don't understand how music can make you feel

[@JupiterBurst]

the weirdness factor gets it a 10/10 and a fav

[@agentneko9]

1:47 he hit puberty!!

[@xxclodycatxx]

LMAOO

[@CoyoteInAParka]

I don't know if this has been stated before, but if you notice, the poster says "Machigerita", so when the dialogue says "Drop by and see him" They mean Machigerita.

[@dreysantillan]

this...this is just depressing

[@PinkViscera]

This is so beautifuly dark, I cant not love any of it, I can watch it over and over and over again.

[@mikukagamine9758]

I so sad! T.T But- I did see some MikuxLen in there! :D

[@wolflord16]

I love this song ~

[@SerenityM16]

I hate when someone goes just enjoy it, y'know, it's a complicated saga of songs for a reason, so we get an enjoyable story, learn some lessons, and think about the characters presented to us. Artist spend many hours putting in a lot of work to make these things for us to interpret, and you just wanna shut it out and blankly listen.

[@Tigerlady248]

You know, you don't HAVE to care about the story. Just ignore it. I do that many times with songs, even in saga's I enjoy. If it bugs you that much, just avoid the comments section...

[@whotookmypuddingcup4131]

I usually listen to music while doing something (puzzles, gaming, etc.) I'm not gonna stop in the middle of a boss fight to wonder "man I wonder what dissolve my eyes mean" and then write an entire essay.

[@h3lo0o]

THE BEGINNING MUSIC TO THIS SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE ENDING MUSIC OF "Wide knowledge of the late, madness" O.O

[@sherriecargal]

3:40 Why the fuck is Rin built like that

[@PicknFlick1]

Deviant Art.

[@KiraTingYumi]

This has become my absolute favorite vocaloid song.

[@blahahagirl]

@adsweaty that's true, my original translation was wrong. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@vendettaharriss4201]

am i the only one who thinks this is related to “alice of human sacrifice”

[@VeryUselessLOL]

more related to wide knowledge of the late madness

[@StargazerLil]

I watched this to gain inspiration for some scary monsters but now I'm just sad.

[@user-ih6ur3oj3y]

To those who think this is scary, please watch Masa - P's songs, Good day.

[@IngmuTMmmd]

Agreed

[@dollblooms]

Gamer Girl honestly this is just me but what makes masa-p songs scary is very different than what makes this scary. they’re two super different kinds of horror and this to me is still more disturbing than any of masa’s songs

[@PekanChan]

Every time I listen to this song, shivers are sent up my arms.

[@kobithefallenangel4404]

most of the comments are just people talking about the song as if it was a real thing, its vocaloid it doesn't have a meaning

[@lucyparra2119]

Some Vocaloid songs are based on real life events. The dark woods circus is a creepy pasta. It unknown if it's a mist or not.

[@karmathemurderer3215]

You should watch wysteria..

[@lucyparra2119]

+Karma The murderer I agree Wysteria is very creepy and slightly disturbing. It's based off of real events of a child rapist murder and cannable(?)

[@kobithefallenangel4404]

Lucy Parra I know, I've seen it

[@poopheadpoop9007]

What about secrets of wysteria

[@kittykat12211]

first song thats EVER made me cry. new favorite vocaloid song

[@haiiro_mori]

Honestly, I don't like Kaito's voice I'm going to get so much hate, but his voice just doesn't sound natural. Miku's, Len's and Rin's sound like possibly existing voices

[@uncomfortablekid8872]

+RAZ0RSHARP I agree actually

[@lukamegurine4793]

lmao that’s what they get for literally forgetting about me in most of the songs that they apparently all sing, or for killing me in some songs.

[@minecraftpigges]

I like these types of songs

[@w98]

Such a beautiful melody Heart wrenching lyrics that send chills down your spine I don't know if i'll ever stop watching this (i probably will...eventually LOL)

[@randomstuffandus]

@DisturbingDounut I'm really glad to see that i'm not the only one that thought that.

[@KairiXXNamine]

This video is beautiful. I just love it.

[@minipoppun]

"With wide knowlage of the late madness" The asylem where the peple staying there become circus attractions

[@lauravillegas97]

omg.......i have no words.....this is amazing......macabre but sensible at the same time...

[@Kuroniimagicman2]

You did an alright translation!

[@cinnamonroll8841]

Why did I see this since I was more young- (I loved vocaloid and utaloid at that time lmao)

[@AppleFairy7]

This video has the most gorgeous and emotional art I've seen. Love it. :D ~

[@LiliRaine]

i haven't listened to this in forever and i actually can't believe i haven't listened to this in forever. ;-;

[@LoveSonjaXD]

I feel the exact same way. :0 I've been trying to do some deep research about this, and asking people where they got their sources from! and I am currently reading through ALL (from the very first comment!!) to see if it is just some story that they came up with over time, and assumed it was true because it made sense, or if they actually have some reliable sources. I normally wouldn't obsess over it this much, but I listen to this song EVERY DAY!! I just have to find out the truth behind it! xD

[@CharTheRatQueen]

Not a problem :) I'm a bit of a history buff so this is right up my ally!

[@nathanlee5520]

THE RIDE NEVER ENDS

[@sydneyrose35]

Yeah ^_^ I already figured it out for the most part by watching a few different fandubs, but it's still nice to have someone explain it.

[@FantosmeEntertainment]

I completely agree... though i believe that I've long past the Line of Sanity... The Line becomes so blurry.... it so wonderfully vanishing...

[@katc66]

love the drawings :D

[@Scarecrowking]

"Rotten fruit, to dissolve my eyes..." I think it means how you much infact see what is going on inside the circus as if you do it will no longer seem all that much fun.

[@Rocitboi12]

that's where I got my source.I read those a lot even though I get paranoid that the creatures in the stories would leap out from the darkness and kill me.I read that page,and a related page with almost the exact same info[though not including Vocaloid].....Circle You,Circle You,led me to Creepypasta.....thank you curiosity.

[@wazbag1912]

thank you

[@gaisensie]

i saw this along time ago with no youtube acount and then took me along time to find it again and now i finnally get to favorite it!!!!!!!!!

[@zabivnaya_ryba]

damn, this song is older then me----

[@Dee-em2ln]

im not crying, you are

[@NanimeTheWhiteWolf]

omg this really happened!?!? D= i never even KNEW about this!! it actually makes want to cry D_=

[@ElieFlare]

thatd be so amazing!!

[@TheAnjelHarte]

"ooh, the deformity!" O.O

[@Sararoth]

I love this song and the artwork in this reminds me of my favorite comic series 'Nightmare & Fairytales'.

[@428921]

i ♥ you for saying that and i agree!

[@XxHakumixX]

I don't know very much about it, but as far as I know, there really was a circus like this

[@thelolala44]

Such a dark and demented sad song. Wow

[@waterfalldreaming]

I love this video ! ^^

[@capcom65]

have i ever told u that i LOVE u? O_O

[@puzzlechu]

IKR same feeling, but i had no idea what to call it. Ty its enchanting xD

[@Theblondegamer2012]

@DandelionWind3 I can understand your feeling. It is truly sickening the way people treat eachother.

[@Isamaar]

*watches entranced* wow.... like... just... wow.... this is amazing.

[@Akkarinchan]

I can't help thinking 'bout it!

[@LOLTOSANIME]

Wide knowledge of the late, Madness