INEXPLICABLE by The Correspondents

[@pervypanda9044]

Tim Cole (aka Chucks) of The Correspondents passed of a pulmonary embolism on the 18th October 2020. He was brilliantly inexplicable and will be missed.

[@SteveMelissaMcAdams]

Rip.

[@mrsammy7600]

R.I.P

[@laureanogirandola3875]

now this is sad..

[@raizensamson6723]

What! Now I am extremely sad, definitely will be missed.

[@themythologywolf1224]

Rip

[@DashingSteel]

The bittersweetness of singing a sad song while absolutely V I B I N G with the boys in the void is exactly what art was made for

[@hiitheree664]

The Boys in the Void - band name, called it

[@bneve7963]

Me and the boiz at 2:00 am looking for exquisite artwork

[@tygonmaster]

Many of those are women

[@liamnoakes511]

tygonmaster the bois are a universal term

[@vizthex]

ikr

[@asbestosfish_]

This man is channeling _an energy._

[@marthofaltea1751]

Any clue what type of energy it is?

[@marsmanofspace]

@@marthofaltea1751 I don't think even the man does.

[@ethanrajczak3041]

Marth of Altea *an energy*

[@aviaviavian]

Something lovecraftian, but as to if it's benevolent or malevolent... eech...

[@laut0]

Maybe he is just inexplicable high.

[@iliakatster]

Mom: Go to sleep, evil ghost Steve Jobs can't hurt you Evil Ghost Steve Jobs: Inexplicably high, Inexplicably looooooow

[@bones_es]

Please no, no more nightmares ;-; I'm addicted to this song and this song iis addicted to giving me nightmares

[@18andAboveV]

this is so sad omg please dream happy omg

[@WarriorsCats321]

evil? excuse me this is _blessed_

[@11amasuperboy]

Saying "Evil Steve Jobs" is like when someone says ATM Machine. *Automatic Teller Machine Machine*

[@KaaneDragonShinobi]

@@11amasuperboy You said it. Jobs was fucking whack.

[@lisafluke9592]

I really don’t know how I feel about the fact that he looks exactly like my therapist.

[@sorryfornoname2157]

show the video to your therapist

[@yeetboi6574]

Rat lives in a cave just accept it

[@kierankelly3314]

You’re powerless to make it stop

[@cgottschify]

but how does it make you feel

[@baku2461]

You should feel inexplicably high and inexplicably low.

[@adriancadatal4125]

im a big fan of the way he moves.

[@breadbun1975]

Reminded me of MegaMind’s movement style lol- I love it

[@saviolbnful]

he's groovin

[@hehehe88]

intense vibing

[@geekinc3293]

He *groove*

[@ramirezcameron]

I just like to mute the video and imagine him grunting whenever he dances

[@_loechness_]

Me : *strikes up conversation with time-travelling wizard* Time-travelling wizard : *funkiliciously shuffles around black void*

[@eldritchgod4308]

Vanessa Bronner I have seen many things that are incomprehensible for the mortal mind, but „funkiliciously“ is incomprehensible even to me.

[@russelllukenbill]

​@@eldritchgod4308Funkilicificaciatism.

[@mhurgle]

@@eldritchgod4308it's Contemporary Fergiean

[@dhampirdp3489]

​@eldritchgod4308 perfectly cromulent word

[@Vulgarth1]

The bass in this song is proportionately amazing to how underrated it is.

[@magical_onion9854]

it SLAPS

[@NitroNotate]

@@magical_onion9854 literally :)

[@Neothejew]

inversely!

[@Vulgarth1]

@@Neothejew That would make the bass worse the more underrated the song.

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

As a bassist, the bass _might_ be more underrated than the song as a whole :P@@Vulgarth1

[@BoredomBee]

_This video was shot in color._

[@blehh_mae]

3:43 color right there

[@Clancy_R]

Wait really?

[@blehh_mae]

@@Clancy_R descirottipbningoni

[@BoredomBee]

@@Clancy_R Yup. You can tell in certain shots - the color around his eyes, the patch of natural skin coloration after he hits his head through the board, the light off his glasses (though that's much more difficult to see, especially depending on your screen), certain shadows in deeply concave areas like his ears, his teeth, tongue, and gums, etc.

[@cynicalnews963]

@@BoredomBee And his teeth are just yellow enough to have contrast.

[@Blackrain7070]

I love how everything they've done here is practical effects and camera tricks, not CGI. Even at 3:43 when he pops his head through the photo, you can see where the makeup gets smudged from it's impact against the paper and I LOVE it

[@TheOnlyMasterChef]

Additionally, you can see some reflections in his glasses occasionally in color, and his mouth is not de-saturated. Both may seem like odd choices at first (I initially thought the video was done digitally due to the quality of the makeup) but are testaments to them sticking to their guns and doing this practically rather than just using a filter or black and white film.

[@Lusacrisis]

You could check out OK GO because they do stuff like that too!

[@Janoha17]

@@TheOnlyMasterChef There's also a few shots where you can see he's wearing a bodysuit to blend in with the background.

[@zangetsuu]

@ 0:36 you can see him counting down during the transition, I thought that was pretty neat lol

[@OneSpikeyGuy]

Actually looks way better than most CGI

[@Matbart]

This song is actually really freaking sad, damn.

[@saradougherty8493]

It stills slaps despite that fact

[@CattyAttie]

[@Matbart]

@@CattyAttie Bustin makes me feel good :^)

[@tess4518]

Matbart Neil Cicierga profile pic? Nice

[@kaedenmahaffey4327]

Powerless to make it stop

[@CaeneusTelamon]

This man is not of this world. He's some sort of chaos god

[@rateeightx]

So, Loki?

[@geraldloo1639]

Nah, more like a chaos god. Like Tzeentch.

[@rateeightx]

@@geraldloo1639 Are You Trying To Tell Me Loki Is Not A Chaos God, Despite Effectively Being A God Of Chaos?

[@IdolatryVT]

@@rateeightx Except Loki's only mentioned being a 'trickster god', not a god of chaos. And even then, it's up for debate whether the scholars, that say Loki's a trickster god, are right. He's known for being a jötunn child who swapped blood with Odin and essentially became a god because of that. He's known for being the father of the wolf Fenrir, the world serpent, and the goddess of the underworld Hel, and mother of the horse Sleipner. He's also known for being the cause of Baldr's death, and a ton of other things. But it's still never stated he's a god of chaos, just that he's jerk.

[@Abusiv3Hamst3r]

@@rateeightx iS yOUR sHIFT kEY bROKEN gOOD sIR?

[@Iamthesuperest]

Gotta respect the nine year old for holding back on pointing at anyone till someone attacked him 25 times

[@Archibaldh1pp0]

@DEEPFOXJUDE children sometimes have a fear and respect for death that most adults can't comprehend.

[@WENDIGONEMAD]

@@elg94 Every single time you don't resolve a situation with violence, you condition yourself to accepting that you can't. Make of this information whatever you want.

[@tomfooleryjohn6176]

@@WENDIGONEMAD I will no commit animal abuse as now I have justification: I have conditioned myself that empathy exists

[@WENDIGONEMAD]

​@@tomfooleryjohn6176 I don't really understand the root of your argument given that empathy can co-exist with the ability of commiting violence.

[@tomfooleryjohn6176]

@@WENDIGONEMAD it’s not an argument, just an extreme

[@ThatOneGuy-wv6wh]

Not only was this video filmed in colour, all the effects are practical. The only editing in this is cutting between scenes. It is a true testament to the art of videography. I'm sad that we won't be getting any masterpieces from them soon, if ever.

[@redstonerelic]

Unfortunately Chucks (he wrote a lot of the music) died in 2020, but Mr. Bruce (the dancer and singer) went on to make his own channel called Mr. Bruce where he still makes amazing music and videos

[@GlitchyBastard]

2:45 The image was tracked on the mirror, and a bad tracking also.

[@OblivionFalls]

​@@GlitchyBastard No, I'm pretty sure it's a real paper cut-out. You can see it fade from the in-camera footage to the paper cutout about 2 seconds before he picks it up. As for the 'tracking errors' that I think you spotted, I think it's just that the paper cutout is positioned about half an inch behind the hole in the 'mirror' which makes it appear to have a different perspective.

[@juliusoaks]

The video has references to (or is inpired by) the surrealism movement of the 1920's...

[@johntodd6413]

Is this what a level 20 bard can do?

[@MiaTheDevilicious]

rolls a natural 20 in distraction

[@rikospostmodernlife]

Yes

[@Gonzalodestroyer]

@EvilAsh110 Succes

[@Lucifronz]

"I attempt to distract the guard by regaling him with a story of my youth." "Uhh okay, you succeed astoundingly. Proceed to- wait, are you painting yourself monochrome?"

[@johntodd6413]

>DM explaining to the player the difference between suggestion and mass suggestion to the player. >Player just wanting to convince a cleric that their God would want his character to have the money. >His character in the front of the church:

[@nathannguyen6129]

"art should disturb the comforted, and comfort the disturbed."

[@deltarose936]

What if i want both

[@deltarose936]

@DEEPFOXJUDE okay

[@DorkyDogBoy]

I AM COMFORTABLY DISTURBED

[@FaeWeaver]

I am comforted

[@mememachine1219]

This is one of those songs that creeps into your recommended sidebar whenever you listen to music, but you never click on it because it doesn't seem interesting, but it keeps getting reccomended and eventually you listen to it just to make it stop being reccomended but then it turns out the song slaps

[@deltarose936]

KZbin knows more than we think *They've become more powerful*

[@toolatetothestory]

Exactly what happened to me. And now I'm sad.

[@iiiivvvv9986]

On the other hand, this was replayed a hundred times in my 2019 summer holidays

[@neondennon]

Sometimes KZbin is smart and will recommend a banger

[@magical_onion9854]

i was just listening to random music videos

[@Lyuze]

I cant tell if it's the story of the song, the music video, or the song itself, but this is the most chaotic neutral thing on the planet.

[@nousername8162]

you say that term as if it means something

[@Lyuze]

@@nousername8162 It literally does mean something lmao

[@ATBZ]

There isn't anything Neutral about this lmao.

[@scattysafari7742]

Am I the only one kind of mesmerized by this man? He has an odd quirky beauty reminiscent of silent movie stars. The way he moves is fascinating- both graceful & erratic & unsettling at the same time. Plus the concept for the video is a masterpiece. I love the whole thing.

[@GoogleAccount-vh8ei]

he's enchanting

[@thecrtf4953]

I get exactly what your saying especially with how he moves and dances

[@blehh_mae]

everybody gangsta till the reality-altering antagonist does his reality altering bs again

[@spacecakery]

lmfao this is oddly specific

[@blehh_mae]

@@spacecakery eh, well theres enough characters like that for it to be not too specific

[@Danaile1]

@DEEPFOXJUDE The correspondant is a Duo, one of the member died last year due to unforseeable circumstances. Maybe he refers to this verse? Faulty magic whispered to the man who can mend I tricked myself in thinking he could cure my best friend Two weeks in, his insides gave up

[@ClockworkCouture.]

@@Danaile1 if you're referring to Tim Cole's death (the Corrospondents member who died suddenly), he passed in Oct 2020, this video and song came out in 2016, four years prior. I admit it's weirdly psychic and more than a little foreshadow-y but this song isn't referencing that

[@ilicgustav9192]

@@ClockworkCouture. that verse speaks about the vocalist's brother who sadly passed away.

[@duniams8258]

This song perfectly describes the craving for control one can experience and the sense of defeat when this goal can't be arrived

[@rikospostmodernlife]

Myself: tries to sleep. My sleep paralysis demon trying to convince me to be atheist:

[@prettypancakes2359]

This comment is gonna go far

[@deadrat435]

@@prettypancakes2359 how? listen to the lyrics and youll see what this is about

[@malloysfootagearchive8919]

DeadRAt r/woooosh

[@muskett2350]

For the grace for the might of our lord

[@guilhermephilippsen7160]

@@muskett2350 don't make me sing it for the 27 time today

[@APlagueDoctor]

Psychic: *reads my mind* My mind: *this video*

[@1SingleT]

Psychic: what the hell

[@outtakefiend6839]

@@1SingleTpsychic one hour later: mumble mumble high mumble mumble low

[@raelynclinard9823]

This made me laugh so hard I had a coughing fit

[@hachimaki47]

Psychic: source please..

[@2Potates]

I always thought that if we could read minds we still wouldn't be able to understand them.

[@tess4518]

Kid: dies Oompa Loompas: 3:23

[@ppapoii]

Lmfao

[@AkabaneKuro]

This song seems so relevant for 2020... hits all the harder with the recent passing of Chucks. I think I'll just go back to living in my dreams.

[@Inkspeckle]

this is an scp in the wild

[@znightowlz6585]

hey there demons, it's me, ya boi yes. Perfect descriptions

[@hulacorn1015]

@@znightowlz6585 I can just imagine walking through the woods and then falling into a pocket dimension where this chaos is happening 24/7 wherever you go

[@Briack9000]

Definitely a pack of SCP-4064's if I've ever seen one

[@akashicsystem6022]

This is the reason for the destruction of humanity in scp5000

[@MDzmitry]

@@hulacorn1015 I mean I'd love to learn his moves, so I could jam to this madness 24/7

[@KenziePerth]

I love how everybody is discovering Correspondents songs now

[@Crosshill]

yesterday i discovered IDKHOW because i wanted pan!c but pan!ic wasnt doing it for me so i scrolled in the sidebar to find them, then i got this song recommended cause viewers of IDKHOW listened to it, so its really just an algorithmic breadcrumb trail

[@chisai1712]

It popped up in my spotify weekly playlist thing

[@thedavid5214]

We are all lucky

[@screwyoumoon]

@@thedavid5214 i'm lucky, you're lucky WE'RE ALL LUCKY

[@Lucifronz]

I'm a bit late, I'm afraid.

[@aemeliaprice9677]

I don’t know why but when he says “his insides gave up “ it gives me literal chills every time

[@hellosaera]

i really appreciate all your videos, they're always so interesting... and that _music_

[@SofitNixes]

everything in their music is just right, the video, the music, the feeling, just everything

[@annesiac1]

i want to like this commentz but then it would ruin it havig 666 likes

[@dansnell5774]

Steve Jobs and Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka had an evil, genderless love child. And it keeps saying, "Inexplicably high, inexplicably low."

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@peerlessneedle4272]

It's both genius and insane how such a sad song has such a funky cheerful beat.

[@DiegoLopez-by7wl]

If one day Tim Burton makes a non-animated version of Nightmare before Christmas, here is a good candidate for Jack

[@jacknagel9387]

Holy...I didn't even know I wanted this till now.

[@AlexanderShackles]

This song is made all the more sad when you think of the lyrics of the second verse, and realize that this band will never made any music again after one of the two members, Tim Cole, inexplicably and unexpectedly died in 2020. :(

[@kirbymakesmusic]

nobody: cells during mitosis: 0:23

[@stockphotowhiteguy11]

Well done

[@stockphotowhiteguy11]

Good job 👍🏿

[@stockphotowhiteguy11]

BUT WHAT ABOUT MEIOSIS

[@porkyorcy1715]

LMFAO

[@amirulzamri7833]

ye sure it aint cancer?

[@hunterh6580]

First new band I've discovered that really hit my heart in a long while. Incredible music and I love the black and white videos. 10/10 for style

[@bethanyscarbrough3416]

What's interesting is, the video is actually shot in color, but made to look like it's black and white. You should check out the making of for the video, it's really cool.

[@someguyontheinternet8769]

you can see the separation if you watch the video like fifty times that's how I saw it

[@monsieurromanbedlam5101]

This dude has the best dance moves I've ever seen

[@BodaciousT]

I’m confused, but glad this was in my recommendations

[@JaimeGonzalezBarojas]

Same here

[@alanmixer5092]

Same

[@MxMivx]

Same.

[@Nomadith]

Guess it was just Inexplicable

[@madphantom7161]

Rest in peace Chucks.

[@racoonnewsnetwork8147]

So happy to have been part of his improbable existence and I miss him like a brother. Rest in peace Chucks

[@DaWompWomp]

My sleep paralysis demon at 3am ^

[@orion8863]

Fangernoodle if this were my sleep paralysis demon I’d hope for that shit every night

[@KaaneDragonShinobi]

POWERLESS TO MAKE IT STOP

[@navix1x]

(Don't pay me attention, I'm just writing this for myself) Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now When I was four I raised my finger to a moving car It crashed so I assumed I had a superpower I didn't raise that finger until I was nine When a schoolboy attacked for the 25th time Down I went, my index still up So convinced that he would just drop Powerless to make it stop Powerless to make it stop Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now At nineteen, I still just about believed in God I guess that I was pretty late to shake it off Faulty magic whispered to the man who could mend I tricked myself in thinking he could cure my best friend Two weeks in, his insides gave up If drugs can't help, why would words bring him luck? Powerless to make it stop Powerless to make it stop Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now Now my hands are pulling at the donkey's reins I feel I've gone the wrong route down a dusty lane The grass could have been greener down the first road I took I'd give half my happiness just for one look My lust to win is eating me up The game I can't win up against my own clock Powerless to make it stop Powerless to make it stop Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now Inexplicably high, inexplicably low I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams Not in the now, no, not in the now

[@sneekyninja111]

And for me so thanks.

[@devindouzstuff_8250]

i know its for you but the lyrics are in the description

[@HyenaBlank]

"I think I know what I want but I don't know where to go And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams" "Powerless to make it stop" Me too man.. me too.

[@lukasfeuer1588]

me too

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

All you need in a dreamscape is your concesness your body is optional rules are how you restrict and make games and confine experoences and points of view for enlightenment

[@kageshadowfairy]

Same

[@berkhanoguz987]

@@VincentGonzalezVeg what???

[@odod2898]

@@VincentGonzalezVeg either youre on drugs, or youre a very interesting person

[@Axqu7227]

I think my favorite thing about this track is that there’s a clear place where it sounds like it’s going to end, and then Mr. Bruce just decides “No, hell with that, I want another 2 rounds of the chorus.” And it makes it even better. Like I was already getting a delicious Belgian waffle of existential despair and then he brought out the strawberries

[@ItsWeenie]

if you want to date me you must understand the 6 shadow demons are part of the package deal

[@mikebakster2540]

I not only accept it but it's why I fell in love with you

[@emceehawaii7542]

Nice one

[@krissykillion]

Normally, I don't like music videos or dancing. However, you, The Correspondents, have seriously blown my mind. This video, and especially Fear & Delight, have me entirely entranced. I can't stop listening and I can't stop watching. The music, the lyrics, everything. I'm in love. You're definitely a contender for my new favorite band of all time.

[@aprilmichel7816]

I know that this song is about the futility and meaninglessness of life and all that, but the melody and dancing makes me think that the singer embraces it, makes peace with it. It is what it is and you can't do anything about it, might as well enjoy it in all its weirdness. Strangely uplifting.

[@Azrage]

I don't think this says anything about life being futile or meaningless. My interpretation was that by holding on to the dream of magic/divine solutions to his problems he was keeping himself from fully interacting with reality, and from finding his way in the world. To me, this song is about accepting that there will be things outside of his control and that bad things can happen despite his (and others') best efforts (such as when best friend died, and when he inevitably dies). He is powerless to stop these things, but by accepting that there are some things he can't do anything about, he is able to starting figuring out what he can do to make the most of it.

[@phantomdude9901]

Who is this Lovecraftian entity?

[@geekinc3293]

The best one

[@sagecolvard9644]

His name is Mr. Bruce. Given the music video for "Fear and Delight", he possesses the ability to replicate himself.

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

@@sagecolvard9644 and I might add that this video shows him controlling Innsmouth people...

[@NerdStuffing]

He likely has nigh infinite power. Enough to take on even the outer gods without sweating.

[@PlushCherry]

mr freeze

[@hiimemily]

I think I've found my new favorite band.

[@Prettywhite4awhiteguy]

Emily Plays me too, im not sure how I even found them

[@Inkognito91]

youtube algorithms ftw :D

[@lisem380]

Emily Plays i

[@falnixvalencroth]

I just found them this past week. Gotta say i'm pretty happy

[@DollOfTheDamned]

Falnix Valencroth I just found about them a day ago haha.

[@plugscranson]

Rest In Peace, Chucks. We love you.

[@erdemersayin]

Let me deconstruct the song as much as I can. I think this is the story of a man who thought himself as powerful but again and again saw his and therefore human's fragility and feebleness. Due to some concurrence when he was four, he thought he could move heavy objects by pointing his finger - which implies omnipotence (in 00:39)-. (This omnipotency by the way is a very good example of how a baby makes sense of the world. Until 6 months, it cannot separate itself from mother and assumes that it is omnipotent). Then starts the events. The events which again and again shows him his fragility and feebleness. He can't stop being bullied and realizes the truth - his finger does not do the thing he thought it would do. (00:54) He watches his friend dying (which has a deep effect on him and will remind him of his mortality when he will look in the mirror (in 2:45)). He sees that we humans not only are not powerful but fragile and weak. And those who claim power and superiority are deceivers (eg. priest, therefore religion) (Which probably evokes his power claim when he was four which he realized to be non-existent which led him to disregard other power claims which promises supernatural effects). Once, he thought he was almighty - at least very mighty. But he now realizes he can't even control his own instincts. Even his own instincts have power over him. His lust is eating him up and he is powerless against it (in 2:42)). *(A game I can't win up against my own clock)* while looking at mirror and his image (in 2:45) - Mirror is a very good sageway to communicate the idea of death. Our body which is getting disfunctional day-by-day is a very good proof of mortality. So it is for certain the death is coming up. And there is nothing to do which he also knew from his sick friend's destiny. - Just like Gilgamesh learnt his destiny from his friend Enkidu -. *(And all the while it seems that I'm living in my dreams and not in the now)* -- *(I think I know what I want, but I don't know where to go)* Finally, he is not dreaming and believing but living in the reality and actuality. He knows his fragility and mortality as a human being - . But yet again he does not know what to do with this knowledge. There are more to tell but you get the point. *_Summary: Realization of human impotency and human fragility. Unescapable despair, hopelessness and acknowledgement of upcoming death._*

[@erdemersayin]

Great summary. Thank you so much. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheBoomerpirate]

This is a great analysis! I have always seen the song as an instinctive exploration of mental health; specifically Bipolar disorder, and Dissoatation disorders.

[@rascalqueen5426]

I think the big addition I'd make here is the lines/verse you skipped over. The first two verses position the singer as a bit of a victim - he puts his faith in things that ultimately let him down and rails against them - but the third verse establishes a bit of a realization/acceptance: He's trying to divert from the course he sees coming, not because he's made any mistake, but because he feels like whatever he doesn't have must be better. "The grass could have been greener down the first road I took/I'd give up half my happiness just for one look". Not only is he wrestling with his choices/trying to do them over, he's apparently only here because he already waffled from a decision. He can't shake that feeling that there must be a 'right' way to go, and he's so obsessed with it that he lets it draw him away from making the best of his current situation - even when he's 'happy', he feels like he should be getting more, winning more. Even with age/death looming and the realization that the past is behind him, he can only obsess over how he's wasted it and be anxious over preventing future disaster, rather than ever acknowledging what's right in front of him.

[@erdemersayin]

@@rascalqueen5426 Nice review.

[@sjadow97]

How does a music video with this energy make me cry bro

[@dungeondoctor6964]

Of course this drug trip ends in 4:20

[@bastianbohner8667]

Well actually it starts just then, because that's when this whole song gets stuck in your head on repeat for the next days

[@stockphotowhiteguy11]

What’s happening help me

[@whosthetank777]

just enjoy it while youre on the dragon

[@akashicsystem6022]

@@stockphotowhiteguy11 you were suffering in hell. And now that I remembered you, the hell came to claim your soul again

[@soggybeer9169]

0:44 Look at the bottom left, you can see one of the people controlling the hands!

[@k8g8s8]

I wonder if other people know the Bauhaus school references. Maybe it is just cause I am a design school and art school student... but I am sure other people recognise the style even if they cant put their finger on it. This is so perfectly in the style of that time but twisted and perfected so it still feels like its own thing.

[@neondennon]

I ALWAYS get shivers from “now my hands are pulling at the donkeys reigns, I feel I’ve gone the wrong route down a dusty lane. The grass could’ve been greener down the first route I took, I’d give up my happiness just for one look.” It reminds me of when I was biking around at night, listening to this, and I took a major detour. But my playlist ended right as I got to where I needed :)

[@Semiotichazey]

This is truly excellent. I initially thought that the dancers were female, but now I'm convinced that some are female and some are male.

[@Semiotichazey]

@Sbe 1 That's a strange reaction to the vaguely mezoamerican dream dancers, but you do you.

[@mayamelodyegg1607]

These two replies have my sides in orbit holy shit

[@dukeofwisdom9118]

there is only one male hes up in the front and you can tell cause he's the only one with a bulge (Edit)-on second viewing there is a second he is just lacking compared to the other

[@KRUSH-R]

there's a behind-the-scenes video somewhere

[@thekettle3534]

a rather chippy upbeat theme for the subject. i love it

[@DrCommaBarber]

i just discovered this band and im in love with the music! i have fallen into a rabbithole of The Correspondents songs.

[@tai8839]

Seeing the cutouts of Chuck's head at 3.28 gave me such a bittersweet feeling. Fuck, man.

[@publicserviceannouncements2103]

3:28

[@marshalhammel5065]

I love the distinct creativity.

[@Mika-vp5dr]

me and the boys when the power in the school runs out

[@jackdaw6095]

I so vividly see a substitute teacher who’s stuck in a room so dark it’s like an endless void, surrounded by the floating heads of students and dancing monsters and holding a cross

[@kingofworms831]

Every time the power went out at the elementary school, you can hear the the cafeteria kids scream their lungs EVERY SINGLE TIME. "sigh" Those were the days.

[@Kodasa_Sinclair]

Did you guys know that most lyrics websites misquote your lyrics? Specifically. "When a school boy attacked father twenty five times." "Down I went, my index still low."

[@chayden119]

but it's not even hard to understand what he's saying

[@PsylomeAlpha]

I love how they have the lyrics literally posted in the description and this shit still happens.

[@tygonmaster]

@@PsylomeAlpha If I had to guess, I bet a good number of shit-tier lyric sites are run by people that do not speak English well and struggle to get the lyrics purely by audio....but yeah, the lyrics are in the description, so laziness is also a factor.

[@caseyk.3884]

That's what I heard at first, tbh.

[@wiiu42]

Well, it’s been demonstrated that lyrics sites just copy eachother. Genius hid the message “red handed” in morse code in the lyrics to a song, and lo and behold, it showed up in countless other sites. Even Google plagiarizes from Genius.

[@mcskinz]

The phrase, "and all the while it seems, that I'm living in my dreams, not in the now.. not in the now" is stuck in my head because it has no gosh darn ending.

[@FourthDimensionPyro]

Can I just say that the composition and sound design are wonderful? Like, besides it being a fucking BOP, it's got a great range of sounds without it feeling crowded.

[@archdevil7472]

I recently discovered this somg and it's just so perfect for everything im processing. My delusions, my mental health, custody battles, that broken feeling of being dropkicked so many times that you're starting to learn helplessness. It just feels like im either stuck in an inescapable hole or so happy that nothing could break it. And im always wrong. My reality is wrong. My opinion is wrong. Im constantly being told that im wrong. Powerless to make it stop.

[@Axqu7227]

God is Dr. Seligman and we are His dogs

[@JustMeJoeLee]

This song makes me weirdly emotional But what the emotion it makes me feel I could not tell you

[@danielthompson3082]

You could almost say its ....inexplicable

[@NerdStuffing]

Its definitly a whole new emotion. Somewhere between fear, joy, arousal and sadness. And probably a few others like confused.

[@sophieh.2986]

haven`t heard a lyric that good in a long time. your music is really resonating with me, thank you for making it.

[@sagecolvard9644]

Which one? there are a lot of good lyrics in this one.

[@sophieh.2986]

@@sagecolvard9644 Sorry english is not my first language, maybe I wrote it wrong. I meant the whole text since it is a story and would be less if I pick just one phrase don`t you think?

[@sagecolvard9644]

@@sophieh.2986 Ah, that makes sense. Usually, in English, when you say "a lyric", that usually means at most a single verse or just a few lines. In this case, you could just say "lyrics" to refer to all the lines in the song".

[@sophieh.2986]

@@sagecolvard9644 hey thanks, that`s really helpful!

[@GazharD]

La canción pareciera estar explicando la historia de un hombre que, en un momento clave de su vida, se sintió poderoso, pero luego se daría cuenta de que este sentimiento de omnipotencia que crecía dentro de sí no significa nada. De aquí el precepto "inexplicablemente alto/bajo", haciendo referencia a que, a pesar de sentirse poderoso, su condición es extremadamente pobre en términos de poder. Me refiero aquí a que es eminentemente frágil y débil. El narrador recuerda un momento de su infancia en el que creyó tener superpoderes, específicamente el de mover objetos con su dedo, al presenciar un accidente de auto producto de una coincidencia. Esta experiencia le hace sentir "inexplicablemente alto", poderoso y capaz de influir en el mundo que le rodea -podríamos intuir que la canción busca extrapolar este fenómeno cómico a la idea de sentirse capaz de hacer grandes cosas en el plano material (mover un auto) sin importar las características propias materiales (ser un niño/humano) debido a la máxima de la conciencia (sentirse poderoso u omnipotente). Esta sensación de poder dura hasta un punto determinado, donde comienzan los eventos que, una y otra vez, le demuestran su fragilidad y poca incidencia en la vida (inexplicablemente bajo). El narrador menciona que no levantó el dedo nuevamente sino hasta que, luego de ser atacado reiteradamente, levanta el dedo sólo para darse cuenta de la verdad: su dedo no hace aquello que él piensa. Quiero detenerme un poco acá para retroalimentar esta metáfora. Esta secuencia de eventos sugiere que el narrador experimentó un cambio de perspectiva, pasando de sentirse poderoso a darse cuenta de que su supuesto poder era ilusorio y no podía protegerle de los desafíos y las dificultades circunstanciales -es decir, lo que nosotros podríamos entender como los desafíos y dificultades de la vida). Desde una perspectiva meta-filosófica, la canción puede plantear ciertas pregunas sobre la naturaleza del poder y su significado en la existencia humana. Qué es, una ilusión, o una construcción social? Cómo es que se puede posicionar uno sin poder, respecto de otra persona que te ataca 25 veces, con un poder bastante notorio? Las únicas respuestas concebibles a estas preguntas respecto de la canción es que, el cambio de perspectiva del narrador, no es sino un reflejo de la madurez y crecimiento personal (25 veces bulleado, una sola vez levantó el dedo) en el que nos enfrentamos a las limitaciones de nuestra propia existencia y reconocemos la inevitabilidad de la vulnerabilidad. El cómo el narrador reflexiona sobre sus aspiraciones de poder y control, y el cómo enfrenta sus desafíos de manera inútil frente a las incertidumbres de la vida (creo saber lo que quiero, pero no sé a dónde ir). Bueno siguiendo con los eventos, el narrador es testigo de cómo su mejor amigo está muriendo (lo cual no sólo es el marco de la estrofa en el incordio de la canción, sino que también está representado con su cabeza en un cuadro que no cambia sino hasta que se refiere a este amigo que tiene) y esto le hará recordar que los seres humanos no sólo no somos poderosos, sino que para peor, somos frágiles y débiles. Este recuerdo de su mortalidad se puede inferir de la escena en la que el narrador habla desde el espejo, sólo para luego mirarse en él con una evidente decepción. Nuevamente desde una perspectiva metafilosófica, este evento trágico recuerda al narrador sobre la finitud y transitoriedad su vida, pero no sólo de la vida, sino también del poder. A pesar de cualquier ilusión de poder que pueda tener, sigue siendo tan frágil y sujeto a las limitaciones que debe afirmarse, en sus palabras, "más de lo que debería" a la idea de un Dios que, al no ser humano, sí puede ser poderoso. Y esta idea de Dios también es importantísima para entender lo que siente el narrador. Este sugiere en la letra que intentó justificarse constantemente de su creencia en Dios, pero no sólo en esta figura retórica sino también en aquellos que dicen detentar su poder. Aquí, la canción dice "faulty magic whispered to the man who can mend", y esto puede interpretarse como el narrador viendo con malos ojos a aquellos que dicen tener poder siendo claramente fraudes. Fraudes al ser no diferentes de su propio amigo, muriéndose. Es importante aunque no lo parezca mencionar al amigo, quien no sólo no pudo curarse, sino que murió por su propio peso. La canción dice que pasadas dos semanas desde que el narrador depositó su fe en aquellos que decían tener poder -esto para ver si podía curar a su amigo- su cuerpo no aguanta más y muere. Y aquí es donde dice que "si las drogas no funcionan, por qué lo harían las palabras". Puede que sea un poco rebuscado pensar que el hecho de que el narrador conozca el funcionamiento o producto de las drogas significa su desesperación por encontrar ese sentimiento de poder que ha perdido hace tanto. No sólo no encontró el poder que buscaba, sino que encontró descontrol en aquella sustancia, que es una referencia metafísica de la esperanza. Y termina el verso diciendo no tener el poder para detener este suceso. Cuando por fin se sentía poderoso por un momento, se dio cuenta de que ni siquiera podría controlar sus propios instintos. O mejor dicho, ahora sus instintos tienen incluso más poder sobre él, más que él mismo sobre su propio destino (y mira el espejo, el cual es una clarísima representación de la idea de la muerte). Aquí entra el verso "un juego que no puedo ganar contra mi propio reloj". Su lujuria le está ganando y él se siente sin el poder suficiente como para detenerlo. Es interesante de hecho que la canción termine en el 4:20, pero debe ser coincidencia. La última parte importante de toda esta interpretación es el tercer verso. Es interesante que los dos primeros versos, el del auto y el del amigo, lo posicionan como víctima; deposita su fe en cosas que finalmente le decepcionan y las critica por ello. El tercer verso en cambio, desprende un aire de comprensión o aceptación. Trata de desviarse del destino que ve venir (la muerte, o el fracaso, o el volver a sentirse impotente frente a cualquier circunstancia ante la cual debería poder tener el control), pero no porque haya cometido un error. Busca desviarse porque siento que lo que no tiene ha de ser mejor. "The grass could have been freener down the first road I took/I'd give up half my happiness just for one look". No sólo está luchando con sus elecciones, tratando de hacerlas de nuevo, sino que también aparentemente sólo está en la posición que relata porque directamente NO ha tomado una decisión. El narrador no puede quitarse ese sentimiento de que debe haber una "dirección correcta", y está tan obsesionado con esta idea que no es capaz de sacar provecho de su situación actual; esto es poéticamente otra demostración del poco poder que tiene, no sólo frente a su destino, sino también frente a sus propias herramientas o intenciones. Cada vez que siente que está feliz o en control de algo, en realidad siente que debería estar recibiendo más, ganando más, incluso con la edad o la muerte acechando y la comprensión deq ue el pasado ha quedado atrás, sólo se obsesiona con aquello que ha desperdiciado (inexplicablemente alto -lo que pudo ser-, inexplicablemente bajo -lo que es-) y estar ansioso por prevenir un desastre futuro, en lugar de reconocer aquello que está frente a él. Para terminar. Los versos que más se repiten "inexplicablemente alto, inexplicablemente bajo"; "creo saber lo que quiero, pero no sé dónde ir"; "y mientras, pareciera que vivo en mis sueños, y no en el ahora". Estos versos repetitivos enfatizan la experiencia contradictoria y confusa del narrador, quien oscila entre momentos de confianza y momentos de incertidumbre, entre la ilusión y la desilusión. También resaltan la sensación de desconexión con el presente y el desafío de enfrentar la propia fragilidad y mortalidad. El narrador finalmente no está soñando como dice, sino viviendo con desilusión -que no es igual- la realidad y la actualidad. Conoce su fragilidad y su mortalidad como ser humano, pero NO SABE qué hacer con ese conocimiento. Tiene una idea de lo que quiere, pero no sabe cómo llegar a ella con las pobres condiciones escuálidas y humanas que detenta. Esta interpretación subraya la lucha del narrador contra el plano de las ideas, muy ceñido a las ideas de Platón o Sócrates, buscando un sentido y propósito en medio de la complejidad y las limitaciones de la existencia humana. Sabe que no encontrará las respuestas que necesita, no las merece, y no le queda tiempo. Esto está basado en algunos comentarios que leí, más conocimientos personales y mi interpretación.

[@justapassingperson6546]

Ill read this sometime

[@olorin4317]

I love your music. The songwriting is deep. The videos are wonderful. The dancing makes me happy. And my goodness that bass riff.

[@CattyAttie]

The practical effects and choreography of this are amazing. Very well thought out imagery with interesting intent behind each scene, plus some fun in between.

[@GoddoDoggo]

Everyone talking about the rad video, but honestly this is probably the most relatable song I've ever heard. Just this morning I was dwelling on decisions I made a few months ago, wondering what it would have been like if I'd made different ones. But it doesn't matter, because I can't go back.

[@sablonanime650]

Nobody: The bowling alley screen when you get a strike 0:31

[@DukeUuito]

The bassline that starts at 2:29 is straight up fire.

[@drgraphix2912]

This is downright the best music video I have seen so far

[@flutterbree]

2:56 in his "behind the scenes" video he says everything is shot as-is with no editing. How'd he fit so many people behind him with such wide headpieces that look like they're RIGHT behind him, and when they come out they don't have anything covering them??? I want to know the magic. Please reveal your secrets, sir!

[@Thomas_Winters]

He died.

[@cuban8463]

I wrote an essay on my favorite bands, and I'm pretty sure you can guess who I wrote as my overall favorite

[@jcs6387]

Pink Floyd?

[@Zimodo]

Darude

[@JaimeGonzalezBarojas]

IMO OKGO is still better, but man, this comes as a close second place

[@ryanguest5727]

Toto

[@mojavewastelander4035]

Cannot express how much I hope you find success, this is the second song i have heard, immediately after the first, and holy hell. Hope a record label picks you up but lets you do you and gets the word out!

[@korynnininm]

My high school theater group did something like this every year, but with bright florescents under black lights, I never participated on stage just made costumes but god this video amazes me cause I know just how much of a pain it can be to get that makeup and costumes work well both visually but just being able to dance and move smoothly

[@Crusader1089]

Although I keep coming back for the music, I have to admire the artistic vision and technical skill in this music video. It is beautiful in its subtle, understated brilliance.

[@chubbyeuan76]

great music, great dancing awesome video! flawless like the rest of your music! something about his dancing is catchy

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

now this is my kind of music video, you either get some surreal imagery and goofy costumes, or some funky animations and you've got me invested.

[@trampoline11x]

To this day, this music video strikes joy and fear in me alternatively, especially that face at the end 3:44 You guys keep doing what ever it is you do, cause it is awesome!

[@CapnMoza]

I've got some bad news for you bud..

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

Good Lord, man! I could watch him MOVE for hours. It's so beautiful and free.

[@Tidikee]

J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites ! In English : I like what you do very, very much

[@JackJack-kv9bh]

This song is helping me get throw the worst break up of my life I loved her so much so so much but she just decided we where over with five words and I’m say this cause I know no one will ever see it here in the comments of a song from ages ago but yeah I’m still doing this cause I feel like crying and stuff

[@morthul5514]

I'm right there with you, I'm crushing for one of my ex's hard right now and I'm super sad right now and the correspondents are really speaking to me right now

[@cuakelpatodective2617]

Dude we are here for You including that strange white strange things with Woman aparience and only i identifie 2 of that things being male

[@duniams8258]

I totally get that feeling of yours. Went through the same thing and this song oddly comforts me, with it's realization that you don't have any control, are 'powerless to make it stop'. If we can't stop the tragic happenings in our lives, we may as well lay back and wait for better times to come

[@kura6079]

I just watch all these videos for the mesmerizing dancing, the music is simply a great bonus.

[@ohwellhey6221]

I don't know what this genre is called but this is exactly what I love and i can't get enough of it!

[@mikebakster2540]

It's called eldritch pop aka Chaos

[@emmarussell1645]

Shout out from New Zealand, your music is fantastic! Can't wait to buy this song on iTunes

[@correspondentsmusic]

you can! itunes.apple.com/gb/album/inexpicable-single/id1140534556

[@emmarussell1645]

Pretty sure I was the first to buy and shazam this song >

[@liamaspinall6906]

another kiwi :)

[@casualcat4925]

3:21 That’s literally all I think of when I hear this song; they just start jamming out 😂

[@dylansmith5606]

Fnk Saaaaaaaaaaame XD

[@sapphichazard]

Such a good, catchy song, and yet parts of it are very sad and thought-provoking. I only wish all music was this complex and excellently performed.

[@BunnyFooFooOG]

My dissociative disorder, BPD, PTSD, ADHD, Depression and Anxiety coming together to making a real banger... My Therapist: 😵‍💫🎵🎶

[@Galdenberry_Lamphuck]

This resonates so darn well. It's this feeling that you think you know what you want but knowledge that you once had unrealistic childlike naivete holds you back. The blood and pain have taught us to expect punishment every time we move. What we need to do is let go. Creativity is the hallmark of our species. They thought grug was a madman when he started banging rocks together. Grug killed a fucking mammoth and they started singing a different tune. Creativity. Embrace it. Love it. The weird and odd are your outlets. There's nothing wrong with insanity when it is controlled. Make monsters, justify evil, create worlds and works beyond what most people would call sane. Make Tolkien look like nonfiction on comparison to the madness and chaos you wrought.

[@Azrage]

A lot of people are talking about how this song is sad or how it's about the futility and meaningless of life, but I don't really agree. It's not happy, but it's not inherently sad either. It certainly doesn't say that life is futile or meaningless as far as I'm concerned. (Unless you think you need to be omnipotent or there's no point to life. Or if you think God is the only source of meaning in life.) Whether it's sad or not depends on what happens next, really. And, to me, that's reflected in the music. It's got parts that are upbeat and parts that aren't, but the entire piece still has a strong sense of motion to it. Whether this realization is happy or sad, it's not a reason to lie down and let death take you. To me, this song is about the narrator realizing that his power is limited, and that the expectation that a magical or divine solution will bail you out of any problem is, in the end, a comforting dream that stops you from being fully alive and in the present. By accepting that some situations will be outside of his control (he couldn't stop the bullies in that moment, he couldn't cure his best friend, he can't change the past, and he can't avoid his own eventual end) he can better focus on the things he truly can do. By recognizing that he was previously living in his dreams he can start living in the now and finding out where to go. If you view this as the end of the story, of course it'd be sad, because it's just talking about realizing that up until this point he was so busy with things he can't control that he wasn't really living. But if you think about the fact that he's still alive and now knows what was holding him back, it can be a much more hopeful song. As far as I'm concerned, this song is only as sad as you make it. (Well, maybe slightly sadder than you make it, considering it does deal with death twice and bullying once)

[@rgb3304]

Crazy as usual XD Good work!

[@rgb3304]

I guess you could say that your music video was a tad... INEXPLICABLE

[@rashawnkassen8609]

+RGB two things, that was a good pun, and you replied to your own comment. XD

[@rgb3304]

rashawn kassen I had more to say! And that's not a pun, it's wordplay :3

[@Noxication]

I've been listening to these dudes for a couple months now, and I love them so much. They're the first band in a long time to hit me hard with their music. I never find myself capable of skipping this song or Alarm Call because they just hit me so hard and make me feel strange emotions I didn't know I was still capable of feeling. Which is a little weird since I KZbin randomly recommended Fear & Delight to me one day, and I only stuck around for the mesmerizing dances. Honestly, though, I can't stress enough how awesome this is.

[@DustWarden]

This didn't click with me at all when it came out, but at this point in my life it makes perfect sense. And that's just a beautiful video.

[@catswellthecat7855]

holy smokes this video is so well done. So creative, and the song is really catchy with great lyrics!

[@TheMuffinMan20k]

you should watch the one for fear and delight, one of my favorites of all time

[@Danaile1]

Faulty magic whispered to the man who can mend I tricked myself in thinking he could cure my best friend Two weeks in, his insides gave up this part hits differently now

[@LilySaintSin]

Yeah...

[@afrogedon]

I really like the Feeling this Video gives me through it being non CGI and exclusively practical Effects. I don't know if I can pinpoint it but I relly Love it.

[@abbycornish8770]

This is awesome! It's possibly the strangest music video I've seen but I can assure you that's a compliment. This was also amazing at Avebury rocks too, completely insane. Well done :)

[@projectkepleren]

i like the transition of the song. going form cheery to sad.