The Mariner's Revenge Song

Project for my Time Arts class. It's a music video/storyboard-type thing of the Decemberists' "A Mariner's Revenge Song".
This song has been one of my favorites and (along with the rest of their music) a source of inspiration for a few years now, and I'm happy I finally got around to making an adaptation of it.
Music by The Decemberists
Drawings and Editing by Natalie Riess (Me)

[@leanne9731]

captain: Your Mother wouldn't have wanted this! Mariner: HA! She's the one who planned this!

[@beywheelzhater8930]

Mariner: "Actually she wanted me to do much worse, sadly I don't have a pole, rope, or a coffin down here so I'm going to have to use plan B"

[@beanbrain6162]

"Wow, you clearly didn't know my mother."

[@deanholderde5959]

Captain: well I stand corrected.

[@beanbrain6162]

@@deanholderde5959 XD

[@helix2331]

"well clearly you haven't MET my mother because she completely endorses this kind of thing!"

[@vinegar8079]

Mariner: do you remember that little boy and his mother you screwed over? Captain: you’re gonna have to be a bit more specific-

[@zefyr101]

Hairless_Monkeys do you have any idea how little that narrows it down

[@thenovasglow7192]

@@zefyr101 beat me to it lmfao

[@zazzjadraws5236]

Mariner: al'right then I shall SING it to ya! *Mainer begins singing and hopping around like he is delusional*

[@vinegar8079]

zazzja draws Captain: *panics in sailor*

[@andrewcarlson3486]

mariner: well if you insist

[@raven800plays]

The captain: swallowed by a whale "well...it can't get worse than this..." The Mariner: lights a match as music starts playing

[@beywheelzhater8930]

Captain: "This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me." Mariner: "Correction, this is the worst thing that has ever happened to you *so far*"

[@pogfection787]

Why do I hear boss music?

[@zacharyjohnson1165]

The mariner and his mother’s spirit: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@ody7850]

and the captain is looking for the band for about 8 minutes^^ ("thought we're just the two of us down here??")^^

[@monkesteel7008]

A more now to day situation is your stuck in quarantine and your roommates or family are most theater kids

[@hunter7173]

"So lean in close and I will whisper the last words you'll hear..." And then its start playing his mother's theme. That boy is breaking some fingers to splinters as the screen goes black lol.

[@tomdekler9280]

Not sure how he's gonna throw 'im down a hole he'll wake up from though, never mind a ceiling.

[@devonwojcik3754]

Whale guts are kinda like a hole

[@marcury4137]

Also, the tune at the end plays five times, one for each finger

[@jonahtappan9403]

I hope no one ever up votes your message again. This is perfect.

[@jamesgarlick4573]

I just imagine the captain was cursed by some sea-based myth thing to be immortal but still feel pain and the mariner was filled with so much vengeance that he gained immortality through sheer rage and they spend all of eternity together.

[@marisapyav4688]

Pinocchio, on the other side of the whale: 👀👀👀

[@dustyrose192]

That comment made me laugh outloud

[@izzyt1626]

I'm so happy I'm not the only one who thought that

[@HJPaige]

this comment deserves more likes

[@sarahlebbos4062]

+

[@Sweetumskitty1789]

Pinocchio: Mommm come get me I'm scared.

[@KhannUurrr]

The washed up stranger on the shore for my DnD campaign now has a back story

[@codyj.3567]

Exaclty my fellow DM

[@melissawatenpaugh9891]

Totally man

[@SerenityM16]

He could have went mad going through all that, between: You got your revenge, now what? Loneliness (humans go mad being alone for too long, look up some psychological effects of solitary confinement) Cannibalism, especially if he wasn’t careful of what he ate, humans can get the equivalent of mad cow disease from cannibalism

[@stevenozanne799]

It's the inspiration for my Tiefling Sailor Rouge

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@@SerenityM16 I'd specially recommend the Reykjavik confessions for an example of the effects of solitary confinement, it's fascinating. The main woman, Erla, I think she was called or something similar, in particular. She'd just had a kid before it all went down, and wondering about what she must've been thinking at the time is interesting, to say the least.

[@twilight3272]

“I guess we’ve got some time to kill” foreshadowing, nice

[@molteniron2025]

repost:(

[@twilight3272]

@@molteniron2025 what

[@nousername8162]

Good spelling my guy

[@theboxthinker4153]

@@nousername8162 I don't see any mistakes?

[@nousername8162]

@@theboxthinker4153 we're got some time to kill

[@fifirodriguez52]

I appreciate how the captain just politely sat through this entire story even though it becomes obvious where it's going pretty quickly. The mariner is literally describing how he hunted him down and the captain doesn't even defend himself, he's just so invested.

[@trianglemoebius]

Not much he CAN do. They were eaten by a whale, not like he can run.

[@lordpasta91]

It's one helluva distraction, especially after getting put in a whale's belly.

[@trianglemoebius]

@@lordpasta91 He tells him upfront the story is about how their life stories intertwined. EDIT: If you're going to edit your comment to make my reply look stupid, please have the decency to put an "EDIT:" on the end.

[@lordpasta91]

@@trianglemoebius My apologies, I don't comment much, so I don't get what ever etiquette there is

[@spleenslegday9760]

"Find him, BIND him..." I don't think he really had that much chance to run

[@eldritchgod4308]

Imagine being some pirate lad stuck in the gut of some creature and some kid you don’t remember tell you how you killed his mother

[@bookworm3696]

Every bard joke ever.

[@eldritchgod4308]

@lonely one Please don’t talk about bards I have a fear of these...beings...these monsters

[@bookworm3696]

@@eldritchgod4308 *whispers* roll to seduce.

[@eldritchgod4308]

@lonely one Fail. Make a wisdom save

[@foxandwolf2912]

*faceless changeling shuffles in, aggressively strumming a lute* A FEAR YOU SAY???

[@spool122]

Child: You took everything from me Captain: I don’t even know who you are

[@yeetboi55]

Nah it should be the captain saying,”IDENTITY YOURSELF NI**A”

[@coolsceegaming6178]

YEET BOI “You picked the wrong whale fool!”

[@yeetboi55]

I’ll admit that’s better

[@bonsaigecko9153]

“You will.”

[@yeetboi55]

You whale*

[@min_wolf976]

I'm surprised no one is drawing comparisons to Moby Dick. Moby Dick was a story about a man hunting a whale that represented obsession . This song is about a man's obsession with hunting the man who ruined his family, who happens to be a whale hunter.

[@Nepetita69696]

Damn that's weird that no one did this before here.

[@lou626]

I actually relate this more to "The tresaure island"

[@cassandravanmeter304]

Thank you! That’s exactly what I was reminded of

[@literallysatan5495]

Ngl im thinking of that one chowder episode 💀💀

[@Aetherismə]

Great book

[@ropeburngaming3380]

For anyone who cares to know: A privateer was a profession that was essentially legal piracy. Privateers would attack and raid the ships of enemy nations, and pay dues to their own nation when returning with their spoils. Most privateers were no better than pirates and didn't differentiate their targets well, if at all however.

[@AQuietVoice2022]

Private Military Contractors of the High Seas.

[@YinsDarkNess]

The word pirate literally came from the word privateer, it's cool innit?

[@ianmoone2488]

They were an early form of naval mercenaries

[@trige000]

Repo men for the Royal families.

[@redacted1766]

So ocean mercenaries

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Boy: That day you destroyed my life; Captain: For you that was the worst day of your life, for me it was Tuesday

[@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550]

Where is that from?

[@NaviRyan]

wow isnt it an amazingly amazing thing it’s from the street fighter movie

[@kyleguajardo]

@@wowisntitanamazinglyamazin9550 M. Bison says it in the notoriously awful Street Fighter live action movie

[@catecate247]

Lol

[@withergamingcxw1137]

Shoots flintlock

[@Groobis]

"as long as there are two people on this planet, someone, is gonna want someone, dead"

[@fallenhighway1005]

And in the guy to do it *bang* the sniper

[@noneofyerbisness8702]

@@fallenhighway1005 You're in the guy to do it? Gay.

[@SneepSnorrpgotnomaidens]

Professionals have standards

[@NinjaTyler]

@@SneepSnorrpgotnomaidens Be polite

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@fallenhighway1005 you're gonna bang the sniper? hella gay

[@grey3247]

I love how they created a musical association with the "find him, bind him" part, so at the very end when the lights went out and it started playing the same part faster and faster with more violence, you exactly know what is happening without a spoken word

[@skeletonsinscarves3965]

Its my favorite

[@thomadowens3108]

Yes

[@whateverguy9204]

That's the magic of the _Leitmotiv_

[@vamqzz__]

bro was definitely getting his ass beat

[@Wargulf2838]

Found him Bound him tied him to a mast and broke his fingers to splinters dragged him to a hole until he woke up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of their grave.

[@olisun2]

His shaky-ish voice just gives me chills in a good way

[@alternateending4841]

Yeah it feels more authentic.

[@mkat8505]

It reminds me of the chittering my cat makes when it's overwhelmed with anticipation before a kill. Except, in a homicidal human....so not cute and just terrifying

[@jocosesonata]

Yeah, it really makes him sound like a mentally unstable guy with loads of pent-up rage, and by the end also deliver that manic excitement at finally being able to let it all out. It adds to the story quite well.

[@ConvincingPeople]

It's fun how Colin Meloy's general tone is kind of wistful and a bit dorky and then on this song and a few others it's… haunted and/or homicidal. (See also: "Shanty for the Arethusa", "Odalisque", "The Rake's Song", the last section of "The Tain".)

[@kchp3153]

"I guess we have some time to kill" I bet the captain didn't see that one as a literal statement.

[@StarSpawnMusic]

buh dum tss

[@nicola7021]

oh snap, i didn't even notice that!!

[@jasonh9113]

Putting out the candle was a figurative way of blinding the captain too

[@TheDeviousDooDooDevourer]

time- NOOOOOOOOOOOOO DONT DO IT me- shaddap time- ok

[@Tman25-]

@@jasonh9113 the lyrics are bind though.

[@davidlynch914]

Something I thought was funny was that the whale is also probably getting revenge because the captain was a whaler. So the captain had two creatures looking to kill him lol.

[@mikebakster2540]

That's how I met my best friend, the killer whale

[@christianthefool8250]

I am the giant whale, That makes sailor’s faces pale. I’ve been swimming for some miles. And now I see the boat Of pirates who, just to gloat, Took away my innocent, sweet child. I was guided by a sea spirit, with a condition: To make sure I don’t chew the monster and her grieving son. Oh-oooooooh

[@liamer88]

Well that checks out as the only real account we have of a "Rogue" whale is one that was already being hunted and was actively bleeding out and in confusion as to what was happening. Whaling was actually a very messy business and whales are just the giant teddy bears of the sea as long as you don't hurt them or their young. There was actually a video on the expedition that inspired the writing of Moby Dick made by Ask a Moritician here on KZbin if you're interested in the details

[@samcass67]

Yeah, the line "the jaws of an *angry* whale" make alot more sense now

[@TheLithp]

"You may not remember me. I was a calf of three." "OH GOD, NOT AGAIN!"

[@anselmareich3549]

I find it weird, that everyone blames the mother's vengefulness alone for the boy's fate. I mean, think about it. His mother was a widow in times when a woman (especially from lower classes) was basically screwed without a man to act as legal guardian. That young man seemed sweet at first and she probably assumed, that he was hard-working and kind and would be a good step-father figure. But then the child witnessed his mother getting abused and broken to the point, where she was physically and mentally a wreck. Mayby the man abused him too. And then the bastard leaves the sick mother and her child to fend for themselves, while also leaving them with his gambling debts. Because of the high debt, the town reclaimed what little property the mother had left, leaving her and the boy homeless. She went insane and died sometime later, as a result of her consumption (which might mean Tuberculosis) and the last words the boy heard from his mother was her demanding from him to avenge the wrongs done to both of them. All of that is already extremely traumatising for a little child, even without her last request. He would have been old enough to remember all this misery, but too young to remember the better times before that. Then the boy had to survive on the streets as an orphan for whole fifteen years. It could be that in some moments, his mother's dying wish was the only thing that kept him up. When a prior finally offers him employment, that young man is somewhere between 18-20 years old, and by that time his mind would be warped beyond repair. So yeah, while the mother's demand for revenge played a part in how messed up he is, she wasn't the entire reason. He might already have been messed up at that point and with his miserably existence afterwards, he would have been filled with hatred and vengefulness anyway. Especially, when you consider that he was only three, when his mother met that man. Old enough to remember all the abuse, but too young to remember the better times before. With what that man did to them, the boy would have been fucked up anyhow.

[@firefker]

It's not that he's messed up and wants revenge anyone would. The message to me at least is the sad fate of a boy who had is whole life before him, only for it to end with him reveling on the torture and death of a man who had wronged him and his mother and ultimately his own needless death. Just a sad story all around.

[@vintheguy]

I'm not reading that shit

[@williamwebb580]

Original Guy My guy, this took me like 20 seconds to read this and get the gist of. There is no way you have better things to do with your time if you have time to write snide comments for no reason.

[@Neutral_Tired]

it's both of their fault. Any good mother would have tried to tell him to live his life, instead she was too selfish to pass on a good message to her son. You're right, he'd probably have been f*cked either way, but possibly much less so if she hadn't said that, she's at fault at least half as much as the sailor

[@EnclaveSgt]

Stop being such a wannabe social justice weirdo dude

[@zoroarkking18]

I love the choice to snuff the light out and go to black at the end as the band goes crazy. Really leaves it up to the imagination just how exactly he gets his revenge in there.

[@TapdotWater]

Captain: "Wait, who are you?" Mariner: "You screwed my mom and left me with nothing!" Captain: "Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@unwillingbulwark1553]

I was looking for this comment

[@vp21ct]

"Sorry, that's all you get."

[@Cherry_Zabix]

I made it 777 likes :) (just reminded me of a part from a comic called Johnny The homicidal maniac)

[@destroidhak2556]

"which one of them?"

[@charleslumbrezer7741]

@@Cherry_Zabix Does this look like heaven to you?

[@chilly456]

The dude with him: Ok I'll listen to your story. As the story goes on: *Uh oh*

[@serenae1782]

*I'm in danger*

[@insertcleverwriterpennameh4644]

Captain: *chuckles* I’m in danger

[@ThatOneGuy_James]

*_Sweats nervously_*

[@Septembersend34]

My theory is that he cant move because he got hurt in the whale attack and gas no choice but to listen

[@justadude4623]

Why do I hear boss music

[@shimashima6456]

Something that was interesting to me was when he’s whispering his “last words”, it plays the music from his mother’s words, which implies that his mother’s words were the last thing he told the guy.

[@faeyarosethorne2716]

breaking the fingers during it, as its the music from the finger breaking chorus that plays over and over

[@VioletScales13]

Specifically, he's exacting the revenge his mother told him to.

[@evildorito]

Wonder where he'd get a pole though. Or how he'd dig a hole in a whale

[@Bonikial]

@@evildorito use the whale's ribs

[@viieswkit]

4:44 "Always your mother" has been stuck on my fucking head for the last hour and I couldn't remember where it was from, only that a girl with a high voice sang it. I searched from vocaloid to other fandoms and it just finally clicked. Literally only remembered those three lines and the tune they were in goddammit now I can sleep.

[@floweuphoria69420]

That’s one hell of a drug

[@cylyte2436]

It do be like that sometimes

[@arctic3007]

haha nj finishing your quest irl

[@yellowmare8413]

The last instrumental sounds like he's really killing him.

[@kimimpossible797]

the instrumental chorus is played 5 times in the end, representing each of the five fingers to be broken brutally into splinters :)

[@yellowmare8413]

@@kimimpossible797 ...Jesus Christ.

[@coolsceegaming6178]

Yellow mare Hey, the sailor had been waiting to kill him for 15 years, his mother told him to break his fingers to splinters, and well will he accomplish exactly what his mother wants to the final detail of breaking his fingers to kindling material.

[@user-xg8ij1hs3x]

I wish they showed it lol

[@genlaz1]

STABBING NOISES INTENSIFIES

[@relativelygoodlookingjack7728]

I really love this tale for one reason Usually in this type of tale when a mother passes away and leaves behind a child they often tell them something like "Move on, live a good life, be a good man, don't get in trouble" or something. Meanwhile the mariner's mother: "Find that piece of shit and fuck him up" It's so real, I love it

[@petergant8767]

Someone screws you over, and, you die, don't EVER assume, you're in the clear! Ghosts are even MORE into revenge than some people, and, they have NOTHING but time, to catch-up with you!

[@Sirwitless]

@@petergant8767 where’s your proof ghost are real

[@petergant8767]

@@Sirwitless Right next to your proof they aren't! A lot of things aren't a matter of proof, but, of belief! I BELIEVE there are such things as aliens and ghosts, however, PROOF has thus far, been in short supply! Proof, for me, would be seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or, feeling something, with my own senses, which might be corroborated by a third party.

[@TheMyrmo]

@@Sirwitless I'm not haunted by weevils.

[@Fish-vs6jf]

@@petergant8767 dude that's fine but can you stop yelling

[@daiselol]

I like that in this video, the protagonist still has a youthful look to him throughout, even though the story takes place over decades, like he's still a scared little boy, traumatized by his mother's passing. Works really well thematically. Makes it more sad that he's dedicated his whole life to avenging his mother, just to die early. There's other great storyboards of this song on youtube, but I really love this one. I also love the ghosts of his mother appearing from the water and the red cross, great use of symbolism throughout

[@nicoruppert4207]

It was only like 16 years between his mothers death and the whale. The boy was at most in his early twenties.

[@gabekeener7071]

This song inspired a DND encounter for me So, after listening to it, I couldn't get it out of my head, the blend of the voices, the harmony, and the haunting instruments, I thought it'd be a shame to let good inspiration go to waste. So, on one of my players side escapades, I had them come across a giant beached whale, that had holes in it. Upon closer inspection they found a bone thin, crazy sailor inside who cradled a bag with him. He had a mad look in his eyes, a sick wide and cracked grin. He acted friendly to the players, especially the one who wasn't the smartest, he was a druid. Named Chaka. Chaka and him acted friendly and the others were discussing what to do as Chaka and the sailor went into the whale corpse the sailor had been living in. As Chaka was investigating, the sailor made a sad face and started talking to himself. "But mama... He's so nice! He couldn't be like that man... Are you sure?... Alright mama.." and then he drew a knife and attacked Chaka. Chaka killed the sailor (he was really weak) and after he died, a skull, with only black, still waving hair fell from the bag he had been clutching. And then from around the skull, ghostly features of a woman, twisted in anguish and hatred formed around it, the eyes glowing with an twisted madness. He knocked the skull from the form and heard the sailor cry out. The sailor had reformed. The melted, seared wounds Chaka inflicted had healed, and he attacked again. Chaka killed him again, but this time with the skull so far away, he stayed dead. The group obtained the artifact 'mama's skull' which revived them after death as long as they passed the check and attuned to it. But every time they were revived by the skull, they become a little more mad. Ahhh I miss dming

[@isabelmcgaugh711]

I looove the backstory for a very cool relic

[@tinyportal]

And this is when I implement a tool I like to call: plagiarism

[@gabekeener7071]

@@tinyportal all yours man, if you wanna add more spice, try to have one of your party members catch the skull, and have them roll a wisdom save. If they succeed mommas ghost shrieks and whispers horrible things, if they fail, they take psychic damage and go just a *wee* bit crazy

[@LordDaret]

@@tinyportal no no, you must be sure to always call it “research.”

[@tinyportal]

@@LordDaret this is the best thing I've read all day

[@emerz3530]

Ashes to ashes, Fingers to splinters.

[@alienindisguise5546]

I'll use this

[@shaye1402]

thanks, Mario.

[@b-eyestrings308]

I WANNA like but its 666 xd

[@prestongarvey7876]

What is that profile pic

[@Dreamer-nh1wt]

tied up to a post, i broke his fingers (idk im tired)

[@DaVeganZombie]

The outro to this song can best be described as “Audioviolence.”

[@marshmallow3200]

It feels more violent than if I was watching it.

[@qyunii]

@@marshmallow3200 especially since it leaves your mind up to interpretation with what the Mariner did to the Whaler >:D

[@puki860]

Edgar Allan Poe would love this

[@thewatcher9237]

Audiojungle

[@ivanadriazola1991]

Its really good, its the chorus part, the part where the mother tells her son to torture his father, wich makes just so perfect, just, really good.

[@clawcakes]

the audioviolence section at the end is by far the best part, but the entire song is so good you've got to listen to the entire 7 minute song before it to jam out to that point

[@kickbucket4887]

I like the bridge the most

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

The thing that makes this version so much better than _all_ the other takes on this song I've seen on KZbin is that you have a good eye for _movement._ Even though this is only an animatic, there is a strong feeling of flow. I feel like I can see the inbetweening, and you never just hold on a static image to fill time. Every picture feels intentional, and even though the art is simple, it's effective. Great work.

[@cartoonfreack9671]

This was a project for art school, wonder what they're doin now

[@jocosesonata]

No diss to the other's efforts, but I really consider this as the definitive music video. I'm currently trying to learn Blender, and hopefully one of these days (in the far future) I would recreate this. With full credits of course.

[@azoriastheaccursed7314]

I don't remember this episode of Flapjack

[@melissarupert4925]

Azörias The Accursed shit got real in the finale

[@andrewcarlson3486]

its a lost episode lol

[@themaskedperu-man5547]

By egdy white kid who say n word without the pass

[@timothymensik4494]

This is the origin of how Flapjack found Bubby.

[@pickenscultnewsboy8971]

I DO

[@domadom5405]

I love how in the beginning he basically says, "I could kill you right now, but I've got time before the whale finishes eating. Let me tell you the story of exactly how you fucked up my life"

[@Sirwitless]

My mom I think you mean

[@professionalinstigator8709]

@@Sirwitless nah

[@idontknow6824]

Just makes it more personal.

[@susancharlton8598]

I love the wording of it to. "We have some time to kill." It has two meanings and neither are good for the whaler.

[@zorrouzimay8038]

I love this

[@W00KYs]

When the bard was done singing, the dwarfs nearby nodded to each other and said:" That's a grudge done and paid back well too. That Umgi did his mother proud!"

[@Nightrailer]

Captain: Wa....wh...who are you? Mariner: ....funny story

[@Sirwitless]

I’m your step son

[@chriscook1996]

Captain: step what? Mariner: you kinda messed up my mother when I was young, but you may not remember that... Let me recap. (The Mariner starts to sing his whole revenge song)

[@lucifer82666]

6:58 mariner on his back: "what divine intelligence that you should survive as well as-" rake: "shitshitshifucKFUCKFUCK-"

[@coolsceegaming6178]

sira ulo He’s like: I’m gonna run as he’s not facing m- (gets grabbed) **OH FUCK** “

[@nateverdict9594]

I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!

[@strangewish5051]

you said rake and my mind went to The Rake's Song from a completely different album and story for a second. oops

[@benjamintim3542]

To be fair, if I were that woman, I'd be pretty pissed if a man gave me diseases, took my money, left gambling debts, and I died of tuberculosis. Her vengeance seems pretty normal to me

[@theangrywalnut3117]

Yeah but I mean she did tell her child who was a child to ultra murder him in the most gruesome fashion imaginable

[@carl-463]

If that is the most gruesome way you can imagine to kill someone i question ur humanity

[@Strykelife]

@@carl-463 Quite the opposite. That being the most gruesome way imaginable to them shows that they have humanity.

[@ivandjolev2700]

@@theangrywalnut3117 But she also raised a badass son xD

[@Herdas]

Yeah, she basically sacrified her son so she could revenge

[@andrazprelec8263]

Imagine just casually dropping this masterpiece and leaving. Absolute chad

[@cosmicredpanda2420]

-arrives -drops a killer animatic to banger song -doesn’t elaborate -leaves

[@crisscross3216]

I feel like I watched a whole movie. It was amazing

[@bigmama6526]

Yes dear it was a journey for us all

[@janaannika8797]

Whoa me to!

[@Sribgo]

criss Cross nice pfp, sauce?

[@coolsceegaming6178]

It’s a wonderful idea for an actual movie or a book, wonder if someone’s thought of doing that.

[@hrrawr]

but we already know how it ends! :P

[@emiwlyisoncrack6993]

I love the fact that theres multiple things whispering the chorus after she dies. It really makes it seem that this may not have been the only girl he had done this too and two makes it seem like well more of a whisper and eerie

[@candypg1]

I mean there’s three ghost

[@emiwlyisoncrack6993]

@@candypg1 but they all look the same. which could he interpreted as multiple things. hence my comment

[@candypg1]

@@emiwlyisoncrack6993 I was agreeing with you?

[@candypg1]

@@emiwlyisoncrack6993 there’s multiple ghost hence multiple women betrayed. Also using hence in a informal conversation makes little to no sense.

[@emiwlyisoncrack6993]

@@candypg1 oooh I'm sorry! I thought you were disagreeing

[@C0b4ltN1nj4]

Pretty cool that your school project is the first search result for this song.

[@momcomepickmeupimsacred4784]

My boyfriend has this song in his spotify playlist and we were on a walk once sharing earbuds and he explained the whole story behind this song to me and I Loved It So Much, He loves story telling songs and ever since this has been my favourite song Lol

[@Ida-iu3uj]

It's perfect in every way - so creative and expressive.

[@edendemarlo]

If he hasnt discovered clamvi de profundis you should show him

[@thelittlemermaid9282]

He’s a keeper.

[@sebcalabro6252]

Drop a brother a link? I love the same music and can't find more to save my life

[@GenericProtagonist7]

I just love the look he gives his dying mother. "Jesus lady, I'll find the guy but chill."

[@tiborbalog1646]

@KADON FOLKMANN good answer

[@trophy3729]

@KADON FOLKMANN cold indeed

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@KADON FOLKMANN YOHOHOHOHOHO obviously the dead are chill, cuz they have no brain

[@mariawana3724]

NeostormXLMAX idk Republicans are pretty hot blooded 😂

[@SirSpoofy]

Oh wait crap not THAT chill

[@everettlogan2433]

You now realize that at the end, the chorus is sang 5 times, one for each finger on each hand that will be broken to splinters.

[@goobertoober273]

I'd like to think that when he leans in to whisper he says nothing. But the Man is so afraid he hears the call of the mother, just like we do when we here the mothers wicked sounding tune at the end... Then the music KICKS into third gear. Which i believe is the Man struggling as the Mariner follows his mothers orders. Then the tune ends, and his mother is avenged.

[@emerz3530]

Who cares about the right hand? THE LEFT HAND SHALL DIE

[@heccsclips3319]

@@emerz3530 NOT MY WANKING HAND NUUUU

[@tobiasunbekannt3541]

so 10 fingers?

[@chadgrenadier6713]

Personally I attributed it to the 5 things the mother asked him to do

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

Honestly, I think the same thing would’ve went down even if his mother didn’t say what she said, to be traumatised so dramatically at such an early age, his mother dying slowly, and then living on the fringes of society, barely scraping by and with only one man to blame, for *15* years, his mind would’ve been warped beyond repair. Even if his mother told him not to seek revenge, after all that time, I don’t think he’d of turned out any other way.

[@acloudofcurls5336]

THIS was one the first KZbin videos I've ever seen. This song and I share the same age. And god, hasn't it aged like a fine wine resting sealed on the bottom of the ocean.

[@mysticmimir1684]

Does anyone else find it kind of hilarious imagining him sing the part where his mother sings in a high whispery voice?

[@laden5568]

Not before, but I do now

[@breedlejuice8691]

They have female singers to sing that part, sadly it’s not the main singer doing a whispery/high voice

[@laden5568]

@@breedlejuice8691 They mean in the context of the mariner telling the story, not irl

[@brodyfrable4250]

And he has like 12 voice cracks because his voice can't go that high " voices whispered in the wiiind.... ' *FiIind him, biIEnd him-* '"

[@movedtocupowarriors4205]

uhwsndnsanji

[@boiledelephant]

The little details make it. Timing up the "how our histories interweave" with a closeup of the candle and match flames mixing, one setting off the other, for instance. Switching the colours during the voyage instrumental to show the days and nights, and the passage of time. Fading to black during the finale, rather than showing anything, to leave it to implication and the imagination, just as the song does.

[@jocosesonata]

Yeah, honestly, I've seen a couple other fanworks, and this one (at least in my opinion) is the best version.

[@josephsuarez9183]

My sentiments exactly, scarily immersive.

[@Bubbly_Dragon]

And of course it plays the instrumental for his mother's last request as well, slowly speeding up for every repeat

[@user-lz6zm2xi8i]

God I couldn’t agree more. This animatic is truly wonderful.

[@sh4rds0fgl4ss]

I don't understand anything you just typed but I like it anyway

[@landoboi3737]

Homie dropped this banger and beauty 11 years ago and never returned 🫡🥲

[@conradnelson5283]

I’ve always admired how well crafted this song is. It’s clever funny haunting the riming everything is expertly done.

[@chaostheparrot2534]

This has been sitting in my recommended for ages, and now I finally see why

[@apathetic_aesthetics]

Me too lol

[@bobbycrofts9241]

Same

[@eindeed]

saaame

[@thatoneanimator2848]

Chaos my dear old parrot How I have missed you

[@jackreid2664]

I had that exact same experience

[@Flowtail]

“I was a child of three...” Me: **o h d e a r** “...my mother found so sweet” **sigh of relief**

[@thomaskennedy3992]

Bro same

[@johntaco861]

Hmmm...I’m not getting whatever you guys are talking about

[@thomaskennedy3992]

@@johntaco861 in stead of so sweet it could have gotten really dark and went into something something r*ped me

[@johntaco861]

Thomas Kennedy oh damn

[@Flowtail]

@@johntaco861 we're sorry to have ruined your innocence :(

[@AMagicalTortoise]

Mariner: “You ruined my mother’s and my life.” Captain: “Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?”

[@sootball37]

mr powers‚ is that you?

[@dante1706]

“So lean in close and I will whisper the last words you’ll hear-“ *“Do you owe your car money?”*

[@mr.potato2223]

We've been trying to contact you about your car's extended warranty

[@YuiTheModder]

Every vengeful chaotic-neutral dnd player's backstory: -

[@vocalvortexstudios2058]

Revenge isn't a virtue, that boi is insane and vindictive. That's lawful evil

[@teddybearpaladin]

How is it Lawful? He’s not acting under any obligation or care for the law. He’s just out to kill a guy for ruining his life and that of his mother’s.

[@vocalvortexstudios2058]

@@teddybearpaladin lawful means they follow a code, or a promise, not necessarily for care of legality. He is following the code of revenge, and fufilling his promise to his mother, thats why its lawful

[@StarSpawnMusic]

They just wrote down the lyrics.

[@wetstoffels3198]

@@vocalvortexstudios2058 He is absolutely not evil, and if he is, the crimes of the target far outdo his.

[@umbraanimo7767]

“When you seek revenge and revenge alone dig two graves. One for your enemy. And one for your self. The day your enemy dies is the day you shall fall”

[@skeletonsinscarves3965]

He didn't really have much going for him anyway and was probably content with that

[@MrSasunaru101]

True dat

[@emathomas6401]

That’s pretty philosophical my man

[@coolsceegaming6178]

Makes perfect sense, when you seek revenge, you’re probably killing your self in the process of getting the satisfaction of getting b ack at the person who wronged you.

[@hz.kemalpasa2997]

Well said hex

[@apokiloops]

10 years later still a classic

[@someguy3418]

This man made one video, got 8.5 million views and dipped

[@anametuerartist2250]

"Always your mother will watch over you" is honestly my favourite line of all. Its the calmest most loving part of the song. Despite the fact she sent her son on this revenge mission, she still loved him. Thats how I hear it anyways. Happy to hear some other thoughts.

[@Stuartsen]

Probably why he wasn't torn to pieces by the whale's teeth.

[@NO-LIVAS]

Yo listen to dont blame the moon by io perry. That entire song is in the voice of the mother when she says that line

[@anametuerartist2250]

@@NO-LIVAS oooo that sounds good, I shall check it out. Thank you!!

[@anametuerartist2250]

@@Stuartsen I didn't think about that before, probably honestly

[@fossilrecd]

Sounds more like she’s watching him waiting for him to finish her request he literally is unable to think of anything else because of her it’s more sinister than wholesome she’s forced him into this situation and is only using him to get her revenge

[@jacobhanson7995]

Plot twist: His mother was reincarnated as the whale, as him and the captain were the only survivors, explaining the photo of the whale on her wall when she died.

[@codyyoung5946]

My god...

[@funnelvortex7722]

A few problems with that theory, it takes a long ass time for sperm whales to grow to such huge lengths and we see her spirit shortly before the attack happens (I’d guess it happened a month or two before the attack). So unless she quickly reincarnated and suddenly found some explosive whale growth hormone or something within those couple months I doubt it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if she was connected with the whale somehow, perhaps she summoned it for the showdown or something.

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

FunnelVortex I'd say she possessed the whale

[@jacobwood4937]

i'm pretty sure that is what happens, but i could be wrong.

[@tygerhil9505]

FunnelVortex Well to add credence to the theory, the spirits he encounters speak in third person or perhaps they’re just fellow ghosts reminding him of his promise as they say “always your mother will watch over you”. This encounter with the whale also happens 15 years after her death which would explain the whale’s growth.

[@Blackcage3]

Moral of the story kids. Don’t be a jackass. It could “bite” you back one day

[@xsageonexx7399]

So the moral is don’t be a jackass because the consequences to yourself only? Or more like don’t be a jackass because the the impact on others? 🤦‍♂️

[@Blackcage3]

@@xsageonexx7399 whaaaaat nooooooo really? Thank you for clearing that up not like it was a joke or anything 😐🙄 like come the fuck on dude anyone with a smooth baby brain could piece that together like for real fuck

[@iamnuff1992]

You really show the madness in the boy's eyes at the end. Nice work.

[@finneganray5094]

Mom: so torture this guy brutally Small child: 😰

[@StarSpawnMusic]

small child as adult: K.

[@thebitch4409]

Adult: HELL YEAH IMA KILL THIS BIOTCH some random ass sailor who is probably wrong guy: ...wat

[@brenon1441]

@@thebitch4409 no its the same person ... didn't you see the evil mustache?

[@1SingleT]

@@brenon1441 goatees are evil, not mustaches

[@brenon1441]

@@1SingleT clearly you have never seen Meet The Robinsons. Michael Goob Yagoobian (old one)

[@Sophia-dw9pj]

7:15 "So lean in close and I will whisper the last words you'll hear OwO"

[@grandasherthegreatest]

Such deep and inspiring words

[@wen_and_only]

Comment crook

[@L0calGreml1n]

This is cursed

[@beepusboop8678]

ùwú this is what I get when you mess with the fam. ÒwÓ

[@Tina-90A]

Hmm

[@feketepeon111]

Capitan: "Greate I got swallowed alive by a whale my crew is dead my ship is sinking to the bottom of the ocean well what's left of it this day can't get any worse." Mariner: "Bonjur."

[@jemusandran1575]

Ever since I found this, it's been on loop in the back of my mind constantly.

[@lou626]

MOOD

[@gigglesgames1]

When you realize what he meant by "time to kill."

[@KYNGA100]

I love how at the end we can only hear the melody of what his mom told him, speeded up more and more as if he was not talking anymore but savagely killing the guy, his thoughts full of his mother's last wish: "Find him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his fingers to splinters. Drag him to a hole until he wakes up naked, clawing at the ceiling of his grave"

[@lukeschonkeren4602]

It’s played 5 times, once for each finger to be broken into splinters

[@MrRohde97]

@@lukeschonkeren4602 a human has 10 fingers though

[@lukeschonkeren4602]

MrRohde97 5 on each hand, pal

[@MrRohde97]

@@lukeschonkeren4602 yeah obviously. So 10 in total

[@unwillingbulwark1553]

Wooooooosh

[@somestuff8064]

I think it’s kind of sad/funny to see so many guesses at what is “actually” happening (ex. He’s hallucinating or it’s not the actual captain he was looking for)- like let the man have his sweet revenge!

[@Red-xl1tu]

okay so now that the sea shanties are coming back on trend, can we bring back this masterpiece ?

[@erikscofield6648]

Did anyone else notice that the mother delivered her request after she "lost her mind" I think this was intentional.

[@jamm6_514]

i think that was the whole point

[@EddieB-ready]

Das the point.

[@christiancraigen]

Facepalm

[@quoteclone]

Really now? Who could've thought of that?

[@hasenpfefferoni]

nah dude.

[@10000_angry_bees]

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves"

[@Voc_spooksauce]

hotdog97 No dogs die in this stablishment mate,only assholes

[@jeffreyyyy3052]

Confucius was a smart man

[@crushyduck9309]

One for the lover and one for the enemy

[@maggyfoster8699]

Internet Bear One for him and one for yourself

[@InkyMEDIC4728]

Internet Bear Quiet Buddha! This is only between sailors! Something something law of the sea.

[@joncap6815]

Fun fact (or just random) : The chances of this whale swallowing people, are extremely rare. A whale's throat is too small to swallow a human body since they mostly eat krills.

[@ingridc0ld]

Depends on what kinda whale. You're right but only for baleen whales. Sperm whales are definitely capable of fitting a human down their throat. They're able to eat giant squid which are much bigger than humans. The only problem is: there's no air to breathe in any of the four stomachs. So yeah nobody is surviving that.

[@joncap6815]

@@ingridc0ld Well, the song says about a giant whale so I only searched up the biggest whale, the blue whale. Didn't know it was different for other kinds of whales. Thanks for the information!

[@champ9344]

I miss the time when people posted the lyrics damn

[@candypg1]

@LilHeinz94 noice

[@willardjr6257]

@LilHeinz94 thx

[@mementomori4580]

@Aidan Blucker ahh if there were lyrics they’re gone now :(

[@someguy1894]

I DONT

[@firecapgaming2617]

What if the man trapped with the boy in the whale wasn't even the man he was supposed to get revenge on, but knowing his death was soon he took his revenge out on a man who wasn't involved, pretending it was the man, in order to feed his hatred before his death? Trippy from that angle.

[@jasonmikulas4994]

Probable, the guy looks barely scimilar, could even be the mariners captian by the fine cloths, he does not look like a whaler or a privateer.

[@zacharywolter]

What if the wrong man knew he was soon to die and let the boy find his peace

[@lunaboggs6183]

@@zacharywolter ya see this is something i like to think. Cause if he was kind literally to the end to help someone else die peacefully is so odd.

[@shadowkiller4000]

Captain: dude what are you talking about, what's going on?

[@weirdmovies1113]

@@zacharywolter i dont think so if he was also going to be tortured

[@Strangephilia]

I like how halfway through the song, The Mariner stopped saying HE and kept saying YOU. He was so angry while telling the story he started to reveal his motives. Read the comment section before rewatching the video to see if I’m right. I mean, rewatch the video anyway because it’s great but I wouldn’t completely trust the word of a KZbin commenter.

[@Strangephilia]

Oh wait, shit.

[@Strangephilia]

How did I miss that?

[@Strangephilia]

And how did 2.9k people miss that as well?

[@zachgaines8349]

from the time his mother dies until the flashbeck ends, he reffering to him the way his mother did as a metaphore for her rage. I see it as the point of view of the flashback going to the mother's vengeful spirit.

[@johntaco861]

kyttikay kat make that 598 people

[@Dagordae1]

Something to note: His entire revenge quest is based off of a single sailor giving a description that he thinks matches a man he last saw 15 years ago, as a 6 year old child. And he's pretty explicitly completely insane after said 15 years. So: What are the odds that he just so happens to overhear the 1 guy who knows the guy he wants to murder? Vs him simply forgetting what said guy looks like and instead latching onto the closest thing he could find when he's at the end of his rope.

[@razikboston3414]

I like to gloss over those holes because the entirety of the song is unrealistic anyway. Lets leave everything to "oh what providence, what divine intelligence"

[@Dagordae1]

@@razikboston3414 It's a song about a kid driven to their death by an obsession with revenge. Him not even actually knowing it's the right guy isn't a plot hole, it's another layer to just how far gone he is. The song's a tragedy, doing all of it to kill the wrong guy is completely in line with the rest of the narrative.

[@razikboston3414]

@@Dagordae1 that makes sense

[@YouveBeenMegged]

I mean, he _could’ve_ dropped a name, but this is definitely a possibility too. I kinda like it, ngl.

[@romansrevengethethirdstrik8086]

Sometimes you find something old. Something beautiful. And you live not sad you didn’t see it from it’s start, but you experienced such beauty. Thanks.

[@cryptidcore424]

It’s neat how everything after 7:27 is void of images. Makes sense, since the mariner blew out the candle, but at the same time, it sorta leaves the details of what the mariner is doing to the viewer’s imagination, which I think is a nice decision, since the audience already knows quite well what the acts of revenge are going to be.

[@yourlocalfestivefurry354]

The lack of image makes it so much more brutal

[@DiscoBrain]

Fingies go crack

[@ilikewildcanines-xg7le]

i'm just glad we weren't forced to listen to the captains agonised screams........

[@jonathanleecock4144]

I love how in the final scene it’s shows the other captain growing sense of fear and panic as the revenging mariner looks more and more evil and malicious.

[@ThisFuckingGuy]

I love how "OwO" was the last words he ever heard like he was murdered by a furry.

[@emocornstarch]

This, really is a beautiful story. Brings me a smile. The boy was given a duty by his mother to find that prick and to take him out, when he did he explained it to the man and then killed him. Beautiful story, especially since the son took all that time

[@nathansfrapase4163]

We are two mariners Our ships' sole survivors In this belly of a whale Its ribs our ceiling beams Its guts our carpeting I guess we have some time to kill You may not remember me I was a child of three And you, a lad of eighteen But I remember you And I will relate to you How our histories interweave At the time you were A rake and a roustabout Spending all your money On the whores and hounds Oh-ohhhhh You had a charming air All cheap and debonair My widowed mother found so sweet And so she took you in Her sheets still warm with him Now filled with filth and foul disease As time wore on, you proved A debt-ridden drunken mess Leaving my mother A poor consumptive wretch Oh-ohhhhh And then you disappeared Your gambling arrears The only thing you left behind And then the magistrate Reclaimed our small estate And my poor mother lost her mind Then one day in Spring My dear sweet mother died But before she did I took her hand as she, dying, cried: Oh-ohhhhh "Find him, bind him Tie him to a pole and break His fingers to splinters Drag him to a hole until he Wakes up, naked Clawing at the ceiling Of his grave *Death rattle*" It took me fifteen years To swallow all my tears Among the urchins in the street Until a priory Took pity and hired me To keep their vestry nice and neat But never once in the employ Of these holy men Did I ever once turn my mind From the thought of revenge Oh-ohhhhh One night I overheard The Prior exchanging words With a penitent whaler from the sea The captain of his ship Who matched you toe to tip Was known for wanton cruelty The following day I shipped to sea With a privateer And in the whistle Of the wind I could almost hear... Oh-ohhhhh "Find him, bind him Tie him to a pole and break His fingers to splinters Drag him to a hole until he Wakes up, naked Clawing at the ceiling Of his grave "There is one thing I must say to you As you sail across the sea Always, your mother will watch over you As you avenge this wicked deed" [Haunting, sailor-esque musical interlude lead by mandolin, accordion, tuba and violin] And then that fateful night We had you in our sight After twenty months at sea Your starboard flank abeam I was getting my muskets clean When came this rumbling from beneath The ocean shook The sky went black And the captain quailed And before us grew The angry jaws Of a giant whale [Instrumental noise] Oh Ohhhhhhhhhh [Screaming] Ohhhhh [Screaming] Don't know how I survived The crew all was chewed alive I must have slipped between his teeth But, O! What providence! What divine intelligence! That you should survive As well as me It gives my heart Great joy To see your eyes fill with fear So lean in close And I will whisper The last words you'll hear Ohh-ohhhhh [Instrumental]

[@bradenmiller4356]

Nathans frapase i think is friarery not priory but I don’t know

[@TGG333]

@@bradenmiller4356 No its priory

[@water2205]

Thank you.

[@siranonymous1432]

How long this take u man? But thx

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

+

[@BitterWillow]

I really love how the end of this song doesn't repeat the mother's request, but plays the music, at a sinister and more and more manic pace... suggesting that it's keeping up with the request finally being carried out with increasing violence and rage. Anyway. Nice touch, love the art!

[@GreyAcumen]

​@Jack_0 Lantern @Rosie The Fox ​while the odds of simply happening upon the correct guy may be low, the odds of both the man, AND the captain he was chasing, surviving that type of event are pretty damn low as well. Very likely that karma and/or vengeful spirits were pulling strings. Also, the captain in question was already both a pirate of renown cruelty, and inside a whale and thus as good as dead anyway, so the idea that some "innocent captain" met an untimely demise is laughable.

[@PeachReaver]

@@GreyAcumen I mean if we're talking logic... 1: Whales don't eat people 2: Whales don't eat people 3:Whales don't eat people

[@GreyAcumen]

@@PeachReaver - that's really not a completely certain fact. To be accurate, you would want to say "In a modern setting, the majority of whales are known to be unable to digest people, and the ones capable, there are few documented cases of it being deliberately attempted" The rarity of attacks from animals extends almost exclusively from the rarity of the animal, the rarity of encountering them, and man's propensity to hunt them. Many of the animals we view as placid may be so entirely due to the fact that any of these animals that were aggressive towards humans tended to be hunted and removed from the genetic pool. Aggression towards humans may actually been bred out of the species long before any accurate study of these creatures could take place. Furthermore, while we have a number of sea creatures documented, we also know that there are still creatures we have no formal documentation of any living sample of, but we still have evidence of their existence. The ocean is a big place, and species die out all the time. It's entirely possible that during this era, there was some species of whale that DID eat people, or at the very least may have been aggressive towards humans/ships when man first strayed out into the deeper areas far from land, and it may simply not exist anymore. Finally, attacks by whales might be more common if people swam more often in areas where whale hunt, and it's only survivors that can report an animal attack, so maybe Orca just never leave survivors when they do attack. Probably not this last one, but it's still something to consider.

[@Tman25-]

Guys... It's a story with a nice tale, why try ruining it with logistics? If everyone wanted logistics in tales and such RPGs, epic poems, and other such things wouldn't be a thing or even entertaining if it's all just proven false or illogical. The idea of it being logical is what makes the tale worth reading. I mean yeah Whales can't really eat people but the thought of a guy carrying out his revenge in justice with the person having no way out, it's entertaining

[@GreyAcumen]

@@Tman25- - I did some more research. Sperm Whales and Orca have teeth, they can totally eat people, they just don't seem to have a specific taste for it. (which may be the result of hunting them to endangerment, or simply that the majority of ships are now too large and sturdy, and make too much noise, for them to view as valid hunting targets) As for understanding logic; well, what is possible contextualizes what is going on in the story. Is this just coincidence? Is it only possible with magic? Did he really track the guy down, or is this just a psychotic episode this dying sailor is having? It entirely changes if this is a bittersweet moment of triumph or the culmination of a tragic horror story. You can have a story that is artistic and sensible while still being logically consistent. This story may be logically consistent and its interesting to pick apart and see just how plausible the story is and what may have inspired it.

[@walterpinto3668]

Why isn't this a movie yet? Honestly, this song is top tier movie material. Animatic or live action.

[@ReverendTed]

KZbin's been suggesting this to me for a week now. Fine, you were right, KZbin.

[@trolltoll2825]

ReverendTed I know how you feel buddy.

[@2Meows]

Same

[@justanordinarycritic4953]

Same thing for me

[@funnyperson7656]

Same dude

[@samuelmarekmracka]

Exactly my thoghts

[@somebody5702]

I guess that penitent sailor learned an important lesson that "loose lips sink ships". His, specifically.

[@mikebakster2540]

He asked god to kill his bitch ass captain

[@tomdekler9280]

I mean There's a lot to be said about revenge and all But they were both going to die in the belly of a whale regardless. So if anything, the lesson is Stay the fuck away from whales.

[@theslotherin1831]

In the animatic visuals specifically, one detail i found odd was that the captain and the man as the boy remembered him didn't look too similar.One could say it was just the art or the passage of time but i like to think that the penitent whaler was the actual man who wronged his mother and the captain was just a random guy caught in the middle of it. It gives the story a whole 'nother layer of tragedy really, the boy never really got his revenge and the real man got to live his life as usual.

[@sirsnek6562]

I love love love LOVE how the song ends with an instrumental version his mother's request, its so fuckin good

[@meemasouf]

OMG IVE FINALLY FOUND THIS I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A FEVER DREAM

[@caspian7923]

I love how well the character design fits the voice.

[@IONLYKNOWMOVESTHATKILLPEOPLE]

@change Mymind He also doesn't exist so...

[@MrWonderMuffin]

This would be a great open to a theatre production - with the entire play leading up to the moment he kills him.

[@svengali990]

How about a dramatic musical, in the spirit of something like ‘les mis’

[@bigidiotdumbstupidguy9329]

That's almost kinda like Phantom of the Opera. The whole story is a flashback that ends with the deaths of several people. But you're right. I love short story theatre/skits. So this would translate pretty well

[@jeremy1392]

If they did this, they'd definitely have to end the story with the Mariner creeping closer, or perhaps the scoundrel screaming. Were it to be full-length, then it would likely be best if they showed how the Mariner could have lived a full life had he not pursued the scoundrel so avidly. Also, i'm typing this while listening to the end, so as the song sped up, so did my typing.

[@vietzelv54]

Indeed

[@theshooterflynn]

You took the words right outta my mouth.

[@GraceEgirl]

Who else thinks this song could start a whole fandom and a movie

[@furiousmagician5912]

new tumblr kickstarter scam dropped

[@CappainWill]

This video introduced me to the decemberists. They're now one of my favourite bands, even threatening the position of the dreadnoughts, who have been my number 1 for years now

[@DrakeZ05]

2012: Cool video... 2013: Nice lyrics. 2014-2017: oh yeah, this exists 2018: Algorithm implemented 2019: Not yet. 2020: Oh yeah, its all coming together.

[@cornbreadloverrr]

The part where he says "I guess we have some time to kill" in the beginning was a pun I just realized

[@sarahmcpherson1411]

I've been coming back to this song repeatedly for the past couple of years and I still can't get over how great it is

[@kyledun2095]

2:37: “oh word, I love you too mom?”

[@itstheodyssey8035]

Ngl i love nothing more in this than the choice the leave out the lyrics at the end so the Audience sings along in their head, picturing both the deed and the satisfaction for the son and spirit of the mother. Brilliant. Plus the frame of the candle being put out is downright chilling.

[@emerz3530]

You should listen to the live version, that's quality.

[@oliveshadbolt5103]

That’s not this animators choice, the actual songs like that

[@oliveshadbolt5103]

But yes it is amazing, I find myself singing the lyrics to that part with increased rage, just oh amazing

[@coolsceegaming6178]

As it speeds I imagine I’d see him smiling wider with each chorus, looking more and more insane as he chokes the captain, and what I hear is him slowly laughing until it gets to the point where he full on villain laughing.

[@oliveshadbolt5103]

Coolscee Gaming, question is does he start to regret his actions afterwards or has his mind been so poisoned that he turns into something more beast than man?