Epithet Erased - "Countdown" (Zora Villain Song)

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Vocals - / dawnmbennettva
Instrumental - ‪@PhoebesHere‬
Mix/Master - Altr Audio (Alterclad) ( / altraudioworks )
Lyrics - Brendan Blaber + PLASTERBRAIN
Artwork - Ang_Z ( ang_zeph) ( / ang_z8s )
FULL LYRICS:
Never wanna rest
When there’s a bounty on my desk
Find that my ‘tention gets a-wrested by that
Poster in my mind
I got a fugitive to find
Bearin’ my canines, knowin’ that later I
Will have won
The countdown
The countdown
Has begun
VERSE 1:
Tracin’ blood through the mud, I can smell his fear
Wounded prey ain’t hard to track
“Life was hard behind bars,” said the shakin’ deer
“And I ain’t goin’ back!”
Tossed a pistol, made it crystal clear what’s next:
Ten paces or the iron cuffs
Your last chance to dance is layin’ at your feet
All you have to do is pick it up!
Ha!
CHORUS:
Time’s in my control
You won’t see the light of day
So show me what you got
Take your best shot
Fire away
BRIDGE 1:
Seems the next to hang’s
Gonna be an entire gang
This event will end with a bang like dy-na-
Might’ve had a chance
But I made physics look askance
Big iron romance, they’n I go an’ dance
Five to one
They go down
They go down
Like the sun
VERSE 2:
Chase you down like the sound of a sizzling spark
On a trail of TNT
Got your pals, all corralled, just for a lark
No one left but you ‘n me
And the tick-tock of my flintlock’s hangfire
Lights your lifespan like that powder trail
Had a little fun, thought you thought that you could run from me…
Gonna tell you, looks like you failed
Aw…
CHORUS:
Time’s in my control
And you know what people say
So show me what you got
Take your best shot
Fire away
BRIDGE 2:
Time to make amends
I got a client wants revenge
Jailbird had killed his former friend and the law
Let the bird fly free
Black-hearted murder up a tree
So he comes to me cause I’m reputedly
Number one
By sundown
By sundown
I’ll be done
VERSE 3:
There’s a notch on her watch for each man she’s killed
I think it’s cute she still has room
She’s the cock of the walk at her prison guild
Chick’s about to meet her doom
Gotta hand it to the bandit she can crow real loud
But every swan has a final song
Might be a canary fairly soon I fear
‘Cause her lifespan ain’t lookin’ long!
Hah~!
Time’s in my control
So’s the barrel of this gun
So show me what you got
Take your best shot
Now I’ve won

[@JelloApocalypse]

GET THE SONG HERE: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/plasterbrain/epithet-erased-countdown-feat-dawn-m-bennett

[@Sai_Gacha]

this is a bop

[@bezier108]

Hey jello, with the roe vs wade overturn are you gonna make another stupid political video? It made for some good laughs

[@fireblizard8366]

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[@ryleehenschen3290]

I love this

[@GemmyDeery]

The 'tension lyric at 0:11 has been bothering me for so long because i thought it was attention shortened but it wasn't then I see the description and actual lyric is 'tention and that just makes me so happy

[@glwgameplayer1716]

For the curious, Hangfire is an event in which the firing of a gun is delayed by an unknown amount of time due to issues with the starter, the powder, or so on. Hangfire is usually dangerous because if it goes on for too long the user may believe the gun jammed or misfired instead and when they go to clear the jam the bullet goes off aimed in a different direction from intended In Zora’s case she may be intentionally using Hangfire to produce strange delays in the firing of her gun, either to trip up her opponents or to “stock” trigger pulls and bullets without needing to reload or pull the trigger again.

[@jeph7434]

P cool idea what if shes forcing hangfires with her epithet manually delaying the shots

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

THATS FUCKING BADASS

[@xxgirl101xx]

@@jeph7434ooh yeah, it’d give her a lot more control over the speed of the bullet too since she’d have stopped it in the process of firing and she can make it complete the process in an instant whenever she wants without the delay of pulling the trigger.

[@Amateur_actors]

that is rlly cool my dude!

[@Ryufreak]

Ok but Zora vs Ringo road again because both believe in honest duels and both manipulate time in some way.

[@EinDose]

I loved Zora because she's probably got the single most dangerous epithet we saw, but doesn't have the drive to be any more than a big fish in a small pond.

[@nickbrown638]

Anime campaign spoilers Imagine using one of the strongest epithets in the game at its full capacity, and you get defeated by getting hit by a car summon from funny shades man

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

Yeah, trust me when I say there’s at least two more epithets that are stronger than hers.

[@nickbrown638]

@@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons Ah yes “Negative Johnny” and “Don Condoriano”

[@InktheImpassive]

She definitely able to kill people by... Shooting them... Huh.

[@jo2003se]

Actually I think a big part of her character is that she’s bored of being the big fish in the small pond, which is why she’s part of bliss ocean, handicaps herself in fights, and wants the unfair bs broken overpowered epithets gone. Even her own

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

How to make a villain more intimidating before their next appearance: Give them a badass theme song about how easily they hunt down their targets.

[@robloxcool88]

I don't think Zora's gonna have an appearance in Prison of Plastic. This song was one of the Kickstarter stretch goal rewards.

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

@@robloxcool88 didn’t think she would but this is a solid way for us to remember that looming threat.

[@melvint-p9500]

Nice pfp

[@melvint-p9500]

@e you stop that

[@pocket3216]

@@melvint-p9500 ah, my coupons!

[@crowsenpai5625]

“And the Tick-Tock of my Flintlock’s Hangfire~” is such a fun line, I love it.

[@JelloApocalypse]

That was the first one I wrote!

[@trioncz.9334]

Oh wowsies

[@Rhymer_the_clown]

hai jello :D btw i'm listening to part 2 (I just started no spoilers but it is so good have a good day and thx for making such a amazing series that I come back to like once a month to rewatch.)

[@camerongrow6426]

Zora really lives the "every villians the hero of their own story," line. I swear if you hadn't seen the show you'd think she's an anti-hero protagonist.

[@dove-august]

I have the tendency to forget she’s evil if I’m being honest. She’s just so trustworthy and charming! (and I am. a bit gay)

[@mr_indie_fan]

The quote isn't too true though, as she blatantly knows she's a villain and loves it 💀

[@Thepreacher_1]

​@@mr_indie_fandon't you really love characters that know there place in the world? Maybe that's just me

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope everyone doing good and staying safe

[@Dsaberguy]

"There a notch on her watch For each man she's killed I think it cute she still has room" How to be badass by downplaying a bounty's kill count in a song about hunting said target.

[@codyyoung5946]

God what is with all these ad bots in the comments?

[@animationdude9]

@@codyyoung5946 No clue but they’re annoying as hell

[@kiyoshishiba2284]

“Time’s in my control So’d the barrel of this gun” Seriously she considers her skills just as strong as her epithet

[@ultracreeperkidyt5272]

@@kiyoshishiba2284 but she couldn't kill good ol' ramsey the rat man

[@Thepreacher_1]

​@@kiyoshishiba2284I mean we can't down play old Ramsey if his gold was actually gold even real guns would have a hard time damaging him (I don't know If gold is that durable or not) and pure gold never corrodes so she can't age him at all so he has the kit too survive zora

[@rickypedia999]

3:40 for those unaware, "cock of the walk" means you like to walk around and act like a big shot. This apparently caused issues with people who didn't know that "cock" means more than one thing. I was hoping it'd be a pun about cocking your gun as well

[@zacharyevans6921]

It also adds to the bird wird play for the 3rd target.

[@runeanonymous9760]

it also means a male bird- like a Peacock!

[@starhalv2427]

I didn't know it meant more than 2 things, so thanks

[@scootermcpeanuts6699]

@@runeanonymous9760 I was thinking rooster but that works just as well

[@markx322]

@@runeanonymous9760 actually believe this is where the term originated from. Since they have the most obnoxious walk.

[@finn_underwood]

The hidden countdown is a cute detail not enough people are mentioning.

[@Leron...]

It had the same vibe as Tim Minchin's "School Song" from Matilda the Musicial.

[@picnicsandstars]

@@Leron... I had the same thought!

[@deusexmangaka6994]

@@Leron... when he streamed on twitch, he said that was an influence

[@justinukah7441]

Ditto

[@dnd402]

@don't be surprised ?

[@egon3705]

Zora in Countdown: Effortlessly kills 7 people in a day without using her epithet Zora in That Beautiful Sound: Gets scared off from killing an incompetent villain by a 12 year old with soap

[@mothichorror446]

@@jasonsmith6219 it's almost like everyone around her gets dumber. wait a sec

[@someplant5971]

Eight, the first guy, gang of five, another guy, and a girl That makes eight

[@egon3705]

@@someplant5971 didn't realize the leader wasn't included in "5 to 1"

[@starhalv2427]

I don't want to be THAT guy, but the last one was aged to death. But others were probably killed without epithet indeed.

[@dr.loboto1171]

I feel like the constant boasts about time being in her control should be more than enough to indicate that she was actually using her epithet.

[@louisstafford1532]

I love that the bullet hole in the screen at the end makes "zero". Cheeky!

[@Slymeball]

i didn't think of that, that's quite smart

[@JelloApocalypse]

Sure, we can pretend that's on purpose! :D

[@r.wilson470]

oh my god that was SO COOL faked us out with that “im number one,” i was expecting the countdown to end there, but the way it actually ended was WAY better. i love the art for it too, so goodd. the wordplay here is godlike EDIT: I just realized the countdown actually starts at 10, not 6, shit. also i want to give notice to all the bird puns during jailbird’s segment

[@redstonebits4362]

@don't be surprised that’s… new

[@pixelgamerpro1597]

yea they got me with the "now I've won"

[@GenocidalSquid]

Yeah- no doubt about it!

[@robloxcool88]

I like to think the "I'm number one" fake-out was because Zora could have ended it at any time she wanted to, but wanted to keep the chase going just a little while longer. Just like what happened with Ramsey and Percy, she's prolonging the hunt, showing off her powers, explaining her motives and playing her games with her target.

[@dumpingstirs1143]

@@robloxcool88 you could try to argue the “five to one” is another example of her just drawing things out, but I like to see it as her trying to skip right to the end.

[@deadlyangel6734]

This sounds like the outro of a movie where the villian won

[@pyrobytee]

one of the greatest villain songs ive heard

[@starblade8719]

I mean she kinda did win

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

: d

[@dontuse10]

@@starblade8719 I thought she got knocked out or smth

[@starblade8719]

@@dontuse10 she faked it, stood up, taunted them and left. She even stated she could easily kill them.

[@ketzellrae3888]

I get the feeling Ramsey has only survived as long as he has against Zora is because his own epithet serves as a convenient counter to hers. "Pure gold never corrodes" indeed.

[@emopeterparker7]

the lyricism for this is off the charts, holy shit. and the voice acting and vocals are so good...zora's growls and dynamics just add to the song. the instrumental and mixing are SO good. great song

[@emo-kk4mc]

the fact that jello wrote this and he isnt even a lyricist??? hes a man of many talents i guess lmao

[@superlimeapple]

My favorite is "This event will end with a bang/like dyna/might've had a chance" (1:42). It just flows so smoothly, I can't get over it!

[@Unorthodoxica]

The vocals? The instrumental? The WORDPLAY? All amazing. I absolutely adore this.

[@dnd402]

that "Like dyna... Might've" line hits so incredibly hard lol

[@Insert_Creativity_Here]

@@dnd402 rightttt

[@spider_sugar3249]

Of course the song called countdown contains a LITERAL countdown in the lyrics. Wouldn’t have it any other way

[@Drawntoclassics]

1:45 I love how it goes “ like dyni…might’ve”

[@1emon_lad]

When Zora say “you won’t see the light of day” I realized Zora can literally make it so that the night doesn’t end.

[@DanParre]

This is why her Epithet is so horrifying. She can literally control any cycle, including the literal sun.

[@ikoniful3984]

Oh god don’t fucking tell me she can fucking recreate the MADE IN HEAVEN event. Almost any level of time based powers have high potential to be OP jack of all trades on their own (only being limited by the user’s intelligence and imagination if the power is on the weaker side) but adding Chronokinesis makes them a horrific nightmare unstoppable entity (and I’m not even sure if I WANT to try to comprehend what the epithets of the two characters that are supposedly stronger then her, like come on it’s time control what unholy powers can overpower her, unless it’s literally just a epithet that doesn’t allow epithet use or something but even then it would be feared just like how all for one is because he has a similar power)

[@moralesvince1359]

@@ikoniful3984 That's the thing, that's what is scary about the other members,they are seen equal to someone that make Pucci and Dio look like Amateur Hour,One who reached godhood,the other who literally rewrote the universe.....Time Control is Scary,and she is not even dumb,she knows how her Epithet works,she could end the world by freezing it due to the cold of the night or roast it due to the heat of a never-ending sun,she just doesn't cause firstly that would be a bad idea for her life and cause she is a bounty hunter,if no one is here,who will she toy with and hunt....The world lives cause she wants it.Let that thought swim in your mind

[@cassiopeia_mori]

another idea, i don’t think her epithet works at night, considering it’s literally SUNdial, which don’t work at night either that’s why it’s wears off on the two she affected when the sun set at the end of episode seven (though that could just be because she turned it off for the fight, i’m unsure)

[@marvik3743]

Oh my gosh she is so strong wow

[@RockingSpaceDragon]

Hot DAMN what a banger! This is the kinda thing you'd hear performed in the back of a bar by someone talking about Zora

[@Byslie]

YOO YES IT IS!! YOU GOT THE VIBE EXACTLY RIGHT

[@animationdude9]

Before they get killed by her for giving way too much information

[@williamfalls]

In my headcanon, Zora's target is a song producer that's buying time by offering her several opportunities to record any and all songs she has stuck in her head... And Zora, looking to showboat, accepts the offer before the ultimate demise of the song producer.

[@Cheerwine091]

Exact position of all the parts of the countdown, and what word they are part of(excluding five because it’s just five)! 0:11 *10* (tension) [Thanks to Gadget Guy in the replies for this one!] 0:22 *9* (canines) 0:23 *8* (later) 1:43 *7* (This event) 1:51 *6* (Physics) 1:56 *5* (…) 3:07 *4* (former) 3:15 *3* (tree) 3:17 *2* (to) 4:24 *1* (won) Notes: • The countdown starts before the phrase “The countdown has begun” is said • The countdown goes from 9 to 1, despite “10” being decently early in the song. • Each number is not necessarily the first appearance of it in the song. There were several “for”’s before the one which counted was said. • The numbers which are part of the countdown highlight when spoken, as opposed to one’s which are not, that remain boring text. Leave any other notes in the replies!

[@smodunlade]

0:11 *10* (tension)

[@Cheerwine091]

@@smodunlade This one is kinda hard to see, but yeah, the 10 does show up in the background. Nice catch!

[@smodunlade]

@@Cheerwine091 You are welcome!

[@luna-void-celestial]

Oh thank goodness, I was looking for someone explaining where all of the countdown was :D Thanks for the list

[@dermotbrown1903]

4:25 0 (Bullet Hole)

[@MoonPatch]

"I can smell his fear" Surprised Zora can smell anything over her own body odor.

[@DragonScythe64]

That’s how Ya know she’s that good

[@ethanrose9682]

Yep. She's gone noseblind.

[@novelnygma]

she’s probably used to her own smell that she doesn’t even smell it

[@baronnexus8524]

Might actually explain her fear of soap. Some soaps have a really strong smell, but if her sense of smell is that strong, even the ones that don't have a strong smell might irritate her nose, hence why she had such a reaction in That Beautiful Sound

[@MoonPatch]

@@baronnexus8524 well, at least according to Jello Zora is canonically a filthy hobo girl who sleeps in the woods and never showers.

[@thebrokenpuppet2714]

Zora probably has my favorite design from epithet

[@GenocidalSquid]

Same!

[@tea_n_ink]

i love how calm the song is, she aint working towards any worldly ambitions herself but she's the biggest fish in a small pond and she having fun with it

[@jaywalmoose9623]

Challenging your target to a duel is THE COOLEST way of saying "Surrender, or else". She's risking her life to try intimidate them into surrendering, which is way nicer than just killing them, but it still makes her look badass.

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

I mean considering this is Zora, "risking her life" is being very generous about her target's chances.

[@LilyTheSmol]

Also, remember that in this universe "bullets aren't lethal and just deal minor impact damage"

[@cherrypuddles]

@@LilyTheSmol Considering the """draw""" in Redwood Run, she'd just say "Dang, wasn't expecting THAT! Y'know, I don't really feel like aging myself to death, so 'cya! Enjoy your freedom while it lasts." if she lost.

[@GenocidalSquid]

Might as well think of something I’ll NEVER make: “So.. buddy..? Y’er betting you can outdraw me?” “Gee, I thought you’d haul me to the nearest authorities. Wasn’t expecting the most dangerous lady in Sweet Jazz County to challenge me to a showdown.” “Aww, that’s cute to think you’d ever leave alive or without the cuffs with the size of bounty on your head, pair’at.” “I’ve brought more challenging people down compared to you, Zora. The cops couldn’t snag me, the military couldn’t keep me down forever, and the enemies that thought they could take over their own world were pretty much kaput thanks to me and some former buddies.” “If you don’t wanna take the cuffs, I might as well kill ya! Makes the hunt more interesting given your bounty.” “I might as well challenge to a draw-off, Ms. Salazar. Best handle it now than run to die later. And besides, we’d both have a story to tell when this is all over, ain’t it?” “I guess we do. But one of us is walking out that door- and it’s gonna be me, carrying your corpse for the reward, Cal.” *“Let’s cut the cone then and get to it. Starting.. NOW!“*

[@bestaround3323]

@@GenocidalSquid who is Zora talking to?

[@angelyuekero]

This was fire. I really need Mera's villain song now as well, too bad it could not be funded >

[@breawycker]

I would gladly donate to make that happen

[@starhalv2427]

Damn, I would donate for that. And I don't ever donate for anything.

[@PitterPomCB]

I love that the countdown numbers don't have any pattern, and just kinda come out of nowhere through the song. Adds a fun bit of tension, like she could pull the trigger at any moment if you're not careful.

[@zidanez21]

It took me until the FINAL “..tree..” “..to..” “… number one..” to realise what has been happening throughout the song that’s pretty clever

[@LilyTheSmol]

So, I have a theory that the metaphors she uses for each one has to do with their epithets. The first one she used a lot of predator/prey analogies, and at one point called him a "shaking deer", I think his epithet is something related to deer or similar. The second one is a gang, but she uses a lot of explosive metaphors, so maybe the leader has something to do with gunpowder or other kinds of explosives? The third one is pretty obvious, a lot of things related to birds, so probably some kind of bird.

[@4ntok]

In all honesty Their epithets probably won't matter lol Because I'm pretty sure that they're probably just one off characters for this specific song

[@thatfriendlylesbian9208]

Wait I thought that the man was supposed to be a younger Ramsay

[@4ntok]

​@@thatfriendlylesbian9208 Nah I think he has a darker skin tone and different colored hair

[@dephony5648]

@@Namtis he did in anime campaign

[@chantolove]

Well not everyone has an epithet

[@truepenut8755]

Zora's power may be strong, but most likely it doesn't work at night. She stops fighting even after she cheated and could have continued once it was sundown She mentions that you won't live to see sundown, maybe referring to how if she will use all her power before sundown ends so she could catch you There's a reason it's called a SUNdial, Because it needs the SUN for a SUNdial to work

[@torinthemad6250]

Oh god I never thought of that but it does make a sort of sense and would fit right in with the other weird powers and restrictions in the show.

[@acejoker1477]

This also gives the line by sundown I'll be done a double meaning as she will have caught them by sundown and by sundown her power will be done

[@ethanrose9682]

Or if it does work, it's severely weakened because of the moon reflecting sunlight. She ages Ramsey's phony amulet at night. So maybe she's weaker at night, but she can still defend herself.

[@acejoker1477]

@@ethanrose9682 yeah but it's like she's at minimum proficiency with it

[@NiGHTSIntoMemes]

I don't think that's true, though? Percy straight up says she has power over the cycle of the sun-and we can see her using her epithet to teleport near the end of episode seven. I can see that being a restriction she had when she was at Tier One, the way Mera has one, but there's no way that's how it works in present day.

[@tpfoxCastro]

"I spit in his mouth" truly, the greatest villain of all time

[@villaimouse]

What an amazing song! I love how each silhouette is revealed as she sings about the next target

[@patdav56]

Okay I just gotta say "Theres a notch on her watch for each man she's killed, I think it's cute she still has room" I'm now imagining this person just rolls up their sleeves at that line and has like 30 more watches, every one full of notches, because of course :P

[@elenafriese891]

That is *very* in the purview of the show

[@jgriffon2061]

I really love Zora's character not only because of her epithet but also how they wrote and present her. Also Zora's attitude of duels of dawn, one on one, mano e mano, I'm kinda like that as well

[@patheticplague9359]

"Might be a canary very soon I fear, 'cause her lifespan aint looking long." So great. So cool.

[@joorjam]

WOAHH This was so cool!! The art is phenomenal too

[@deepseastonecore3017]

How often do l make jokes about chemistry? Periodically.

[@owlfan101]

@ТоммуIппit Shоrts 🅥 can you stop please

[@defect683]

Damn! That pun must have been made of Florine, Iodine and Neon, because that was so damn so FINe!

[@starhalv2427]

I love the unconfirmed implication that she can only use her power during the day.

[@c_synergy]

AHHH I LOVE THE INCORPORATION OF THE LITERAL COUNTDOWN OF THE SONG! The play on words of counting down from 10-1 was really clever! Dawn killed it with vocals and everyone who worked behind the scenes did fantastic! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Zangetsuv2]

Everyone: (Minding their own business.) Jello: (Casually walks in and drops a banger.) Everyone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@TyTitan77]

@@Namtis yea they are a bot

[@nashfxlling]

i'll never forget this series

[@bdpickett]

There's an audiobook coming out of the next part with the original cast.

[@candyalchemist]

I remember the twitch stream where Jello was going over the lyrics. This turned out even better than I imagined!

[@crowsenpai5625]

I know!

[@2dtrash19]

Such a good villain song. I love the lyrics likening her targets to prey like a "Shakin' deer," or the last verse which goes absolutely ham on the bird metaphors. Really cuts an intimidating image for Zora, this whole song is expertly crafted, I adore it.

[@lunaraydue1340]

That dyna-might transition is gold though

[@scpredcap7132]

And pure gold never corrodes

[@someplant5971]

Zora is the kind of characters other characters talk about at a campfire like a myth while she steals the bag of marshmallows

[@Bluefish11037]

If pure gold never corrodes then Ramsey must have made this because this will never get old

[@sans5466]

dam, this is undderated

[@orionriftclan2727]

Honestly I love here whole reason why she wants the amulet. She has gotten so bored of epithets making things easy, having been born with a overly powerful one, so she wants to get rid of the for everyone, make things both equal and harder Plus trash cowboy funny

[@marvik3743]

Trash cowboy funny hehe

[@icelandicgamer9323]

HOLY SHIT GET THIS MAN A BUGET FOR A FULL ON SHOW

[@thegreendragon5390]

At the very least help him finance the full book series & accompanying audiobooks.

[@MikeSandersman1]

The one person who disliked it within the first eleven minutes, we'll find you. This is great, Jello! Wonderfully lovely as always!

[@rickypedia999]

You can see the dislikes?

[@nicholaslau2818]

@@rickypedia999 Apparently it's a KZbin Premium exclusive thing.

[@rickypedia999]

@@nicholaslau2818 I use premium, I still don't see the dislikes. Maybe it's from a menu somewhere I just never noticed

[@nicholaslau2818]

@@rickypedia999 I dunno. Something happened, but I don't know how. All I know is that KZbin were morons for removing dislikes from public view.

[@storagebinman8327]

@@rickypedia999 I think it's a third party extension you can download

[@GreenDude_Gaming]

I love epithet erased it's one of my favorite series

[@sullivantwiss1954]

Awesome villain song for our favorite time-controlling gunslinger.

[@miloisscared5324]

I don't know what I was expecting from a Zora villain song but this is faaaaarrrr better than anything I could have anticipated!!!! The lyricism and wordplay, the vocals (incredible job, Dawn!), the storytelling, and the artwork and lyric animations to accompany it- MMMMM ITS SO GOOD!!!! I could not stop smiling listening to this! Everyone who worked on this (and everything Epithet Erased related - I'm so hyped for all that's coming up!!!) should be so proud! I'm glad you're all taking your time with everything you put out there because this level of quality is truly incredible! Keep it up! (and take care of yourselves!) :)

[@grimoireweiss6428]

This song perfectly describes one of my favorite characters from the epithet erased franchise. And also one of the most powerful ones.

[@yayco123]

U mean epithet erased*? The franchise that is owned by the channel that uploaded this song? Song that is based on Zora, the bounty hunter that controls time and that is written to describe her in every way and only her?? 👀

[@grimoireweiss6428]

@@yayco123 yep

[@elijahthomas4231]

I love the fact that the people in the background are revealed as their section begins.

[@lopicaiku9493]

it feels weird to be this early, can't wait for new episodes of this series

[@Kye9842]

There won't be any episodes, just books.

[@fantasticbirdblue]

I now want an epithet erased musical

[@QueenSonoko]

ZORAAAAA MY BELOVED

[@yourfellowlifeform2933]

this introduced me to the series. just randomly showed up in my recommended. and i’m not one to complain

[@bulb737]

The countdown hidden in the lyrics is very smart

[@Atari_01]

I NEED THIS WOMAN TO BE *REAL*

[@blindcake]

I AGREE 😫

[@fordlyemerald-ke3iz]

She really has one of the greatest song, shows how cocky yet experienced she is at her job. Truly good writing.

[@howtofailcorrectly2474]

of course the character people are most down bad for gets the insanely good badass song

[@birdontheinternet]

When I noticed the countdown the anticipation for what 1 would mean was so intriguing and 1(won) being the final lyric is so clever. The word play in this series’s music is so cool

[@Megaman12Protoman14]

I desperately need this and Say No (and the That Beautiful Sound cover if possible) on bandcamp or something. Apple Music ain't it for buying these tracks and I'm going to suffer not being able to throw my money at them until something changes. I'll pay $5 a song if I must, they're that good to me. My distribution gripes aside, really love this song. The lyrics are way too good. They had me going "ooo, that's nice" like five different times. Excited for the rest of the stretch goal music to be released as it's done.

[@GuyWhoWatchesStuff]

I like to imagine this is before the Beetlejuice song and she's singing this while walking up to their house

[@theunpopulargamingchannel2116]

soap

[@VeeBungo]

When she talked about her canines i thought she was gonna just point out that she doesnt brush them

[@spysoldierscout4562]

In my mind she fires that shot in the third chorus at the same time as in the other choruses, on "[take your best] shot", but causes a hangfire with her epithet, leaving the bullet hanging in mid-air like in the show while already turning and walking away. Then she finishes her countdown and releases the bullet.

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

THE COUNTING DOWN IN THE BACKGROUND YOOOOOOO!! I DIDNT NOTICE THAT THE FIRST TIME CUZ I WAS JUST LISTENING

[@chrischris2640]

I really like the theory that zora's powers only work while it's daytime, or at least that they are hampered during the night

[@thatonesentientbagel4043]

oh absolutely hell yeah

[@Drawntoclassics]

I love this it is so catchy!

[@gamehoarder3149]

As a cowboy romantic chaotic bisexual zora is just the greatest, love this song. Great job!

[@ilikedragons6779]

Okay but the countdown hidden in the lyrics is actually SO cool! This is awesome!

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

THE LYRIC DYNA BECOMING ANOTHER SENTENCE IS SO FUCKING GOOD

[@rjplayz7490]

I loved this song! Zora is my favorite character and this song just captures everything I love about her character.

[@LuigiBones]

so the archives for flipnote hatena went up recently. imagining the kinds of flipnote animations people would have made of this song back in the day.... exquisite

[@xcastruckeysquad3373]

Wait they did?!?!

[@xmascritter2383]

I love that when jail's mentioned in the first bounty's verse, you can hear the songbirds song that gets more prominence in her verse

[@ArasAudioDump]

Really amazing song- sounds even better on 1.25x speed strangely enough!

[@naaintok]

Holy shite what an absolute bop! The lyrics are so smooth!

[@Blue_Carbon_]

I might just be overthinking things, but I wonder if eyes have some grander significance to Zora. I feel like there is a lot of eye imagery with her two songs that have been released. She has those triangular markings around her eyes, each of her marks only have one visible eye in this art, and one of her eyes is partially hidden, and in the most recent song she apparently looks up to ~someone~ (the identity of whom I tooooootally have noooooo idea about) that has interesting eyes. Weird connection I wanted to point out, unlike old Kaleidoscope eyes I can't say I have a super concrete theory, but it is something I am taking note of moving forward :)

[@charmizarrk]

Everytime i hear this song,i keep thinking it’ll continue to “She’s a demon,a devil,she’s a rough’n tumblin rebel and she’s watchin you”

[@ultimatrickster5053]

Honestly wasn't a big fan of Zora, but hearing this theme made me fall in love with her character!

[@shadoww4818]

So first one is probably Ramsey who decided to return to prison instead of fight if the eye is anything to go by. The gang I don't know but they look like the original design for bliss ocean mooks. Might just be a reuse though. The final one is some kind of jailbird who is making the most of her situation in prison. Aside from the bird imagery she also shares some time imagery with zora. we'll probably get more on her during the prison arc but my best guess is one of Trixie's sisters.

[@dutchguy977]

"Great at cowboy" isn't bad at all but this is my second favorite Zora song, right after "Sad children, shot children I hate a lot of children".

[@Dronita42]

this song is so cool, but i have to say my favourite part has got to be the very first line of the chorus. simply cause the way Dawn sings the note for "Time" is just SO good, it gives me shivers. i also wanna give a mention to how each number in the countdown is accompanied by a woodblock, which i only noticed when i listed to the song without the video. verrry nice detail there that really helps them stick out

[@scotthyland2622]

This is really cool, with a neat amount of boasting that Zora can back up

[@ak4390]

Beautiful. This was a pretty creative series. The characters were lovable and unique as well. Music also was amazing well done.

[@lunatpr5594]

Everything about this song is amazing, from the voices and lyrics, to the lyrics, to the detail of the hidden countdown!

[@dimwarlock]

Now that I think about it... is every Epithet Erased song is about being dedicated to your work? The tone and objective might be different in each one, but that's a theme I respect.

[@zozupskystar8639]

I love this character and their song!

[@KaiTenSatsuma]

*_What, you think I can't age you just cause you're made of metal?_* Famous Last Words

[@betaeclipse5914]

This is Crazy good!! Nice job Jello and gang!

[@cycled9073]

I like how it’s called “Countdown” because of her epithet being sundial

[@Miss_IX]

This, this! This is indescribably good. I will now go on to describe how good it is, it comes down to it's fucking epic as shit all of you every part of this did fucking amazing, the lyrics are fucking fantastic, the music has a beautiful harmony of intimidation and epicenes, the performance is so powerful and enrapturing, while I don't know much about mixing I never heard anything weird so you must have done your job well! And the art work, omg the artwork it brings the story alive. All around this is amazing! Thank you all for doing this!

[@lui5561]

Woooooo! yeah baby that what’s we’ve been waiting for!

[@baba50040]

i really love zora not only one is she one the best character of epithet erased but her theme songs are f*cking bangers

[@pdtrx4900]

when are we gonna get an official release of great at cowboys, I'm not complaining or anything just asking.

[@flicnerdy4385]

Unknown but on twitter it's said they have lyrics written just haven't got instrumental yet as the producer (Plaster) is busy with the audiobook soundtrack

[@harrysteel864]

I love this little bits of great at cowboy in here, fantastic job

[@Rhymer_the_clown]

I just realized for all the people in the background atleast 1 each has a golden left eye just like ramsey maybe this is him tryna change what he looks like to hide from zora but she keeps finding him due to the gold eye that is so neat

[@alicepersson9568]

Doesn't the first have a shirt that looks Ramsey-like? Or its her either thinking bout Ramsey, or searching for him by looking for ppl who look like him