Jack Stauber - OPAL - Mirror Man (Extended)

[@superstrbrandon7832]

This is Visual Epiphany

[@skeppyfan1415]

Yeet

[@klubblunka1031]

Let me hear your war cry

[@ubermenschnuts81]

@@klubblunka1031 nice reference lmao

[@klubblunka1031]

I just consumed 30 mg of fentanyl my world is falling apart around me and I will soon have a liver and intestine failure for ingesting wood alcohol and I will die in the next day or so

[@botellopiedraleonelcristob6366]

@@klubblunka1031 the 9/11 It was an inside job

[@flngodingo9647]

The father is such an interesting case. He isn't an aggressor, not abusive in any obviously harsh way. His only real fault is how caught up with himself he is, but that's just the issue. Instead of a typical strong, caring father figure, we have the opposite: a man who plays the victim and is too insecure to care about anyone but himself.

[@satapon4129]

But he puts down Claire to make himself feel better (which shows hints of potential further abuse)

[@anubis7457]

@@satapon4129 He's definitely passive aggressive. The grandpa seems to be unpredictable, the father emotionally abusive (whether he's aware of it or not), and the mother is physically abusive and relies on Claire for emotional support when she's only a child. All of them are neglectful too.

[@Pumpkinbonetea]

im late but i think he was a victim of abuse by the mother (who i think disfigured him) and got caught up with his looks, he knows hes a victim but plays into it an unrealistic amount and puts Opal/Claire down to boost his confidence

[@Walrus-yq6uh]

@@satapon4129 Not that it justifies it but he apologizes immediately after and says something like "sorry, my brain," implying he did it without thinking. That might make it worse, but I can't help but feel sorry for him.

[@Joe_blow121]

He literally adds his own image onto Claire’s body he puts down her ego to boost his own and doesn’t even know what she looks like because he’s too busy getting caught up with himself

[@majamystic256]

Me when spending hours in the character creator and not getting to the game

[@chautuquockhang3139]

2077 be like

[@zock6937]

ITS TO TRUE THOUGH

[@innerecho9468]

Yep

[@lordtachanka903]

I relate bro you’re not the only one who does that, our virtual creation must be perfect! 😂😂

[@samlovesstarss]

667th like

[@snubcube]

> ""So, the thing is that this particular song is kinda "hard" to loop. The original song structure is "chorus1", "verse" then "pre-chorus", "chorus2". It's not that common to put the chorus1 just after the chorus2, but it was the best way I found to keep the song complete. I also tried to put the verse just after the chorus2, which in theory loops better, but doesn't sound that good as you can imagine. Also, that way you just would listen to chorus1 once and I didn't find it cool."" Just goes to show how extra the mirror man wants to be. Makes his song strange so he'll be noticed, right?

[@person6201]

dang

[@Pro_K.R.]

I think you're onto something, here. I'm a musician myself and find it a bit hard to follow, but I tried it and I think you're right, it would just work if it was chorus 1, chorus 2, pre-chorus or something like that.

[@dattebayano]

yes 🙂

[@shaddysehly5040]

so replace the crafting the world savior part with the visual epiphany part

[@KingDragon-pv3oc]

something I always noticed is how him and Claire/Opal kind of want the same thing to a degree, to be noticed and seen. He takes it a step further in that he wants to be not just seen but complimented wanting to feel good about himself

[@KingDragon-pv3oc]

@cnnt dude, it might be a good song but don't go to a bunch of videos spamming it

[@Bird_God_]

Yeah but he’s very insecure so he perfects himself more and more that he starts tearing his skin he wants to be seen but scared that people will judge him. Which is why he’s my favorite character he’s the most sympathetic one (and I can kinda relate to his struggles)

[@cya_synchro1308]

@@Bird_God_ His a narcissist though he legit talks down his own daughter to make himself feel better.

[@BlandTomtarOchTroll]

To me the entire story centers around sight and narcissism, grandad is blind but believe the people on TV cares about him specifically, dad is to self centered to look away from his own reflection and the mother whos sight/mind is clouded by substance abuse declare that Claire is just like her, discarding the idea that she is herself responsible for anything.

[@KingDragon-pv3oc]

@@BlandTomtarOchTroll This story is definitely at its core is Claire wanting to be seen, seen as a person, as their child, but all she is "seen" as is nothing but a tool to help the family with their own problems. I disagree its a story centered on narcissism even if its a major theme of the dad as it only really applies to him. The Grandad is more Nihilistic if anything, believing that not even his own health really matters anymore. He much rather sit and wither away while contemplating how much things are better on TV. The Mother is more about self-pity talking down about herself refusing to even acknowledge her problems instead pretending the world wronged her acting as if she couldn't help that life's so terrible how she needs her precious little girl to pity her and take care of her. How Claire should understand as both of them are just Survivors

[@JustSomeBridgeTroll333]

This is my favorite Jack Stauber song. Not only is the father's voice oddly comforting, I also find him to be the most sympathetic adult character in Opal. I'm not sure why, but I get the feeling he's also a victim of the mother's abuse and attempts to control his appearance to cope with it. Maybe it's because I've done similar things to feel like I have some sort of grip on my life. I'm not saying it justifies his neglect of Opal/Claire of course, but it does make sense.

[@eliasantunez9469]

Tru I love the song too

[@lizard7553]

In the mothers Song there is a Split second shot of his face, heavily implying that she is the reason hes like this

[@somacruzin4474]

the mother's also prolly a victim of the grandfather, or at least that's how it seems to me

[@Vulxnyrie]

@@lizard7553also the mom ALMOST admits that she feels bad for what she’s done but instead says that she just feels bad which I think is her almost admitting that she feels bad for being physically abusive to the husband who tried to call 911 on her(which was also shown in the flashback)

[@Flipamation1]

In the opal trailer we never got to see the other characters only just the dad maybe it’s because jack likes the character or he can relate to the character but idk it’s just my guess

[@logantheguy69]

He’s my favourite character in Opal. The father is such an interesting case to me. While yes along with all of Claire’s family, he’s an awful person and his actions shouldn’t be defended. I’m just looking at his actions and finding reasons for them. Out of all of Claire’s family he’s the only one which doesn’t physically scare Claire, the grandpa screaming at her and chasing her and the mother well, being the mother. The only time he gets up from his chair is when his mirrors are broken and he can’t look at himself anymore, and then I’m guessing tries to find out from the grandpa what happens. Next, “They turned me down now I live my nightmare” is an interesting lyric. Society rejected him, I’m guessing it’s because of his face, but it could be to do with his narcissistic behaviour that no one really liked him, but no matter the case he took it as society was calling his appearances ugly. So he put himself in this chamber, where he couldn’t see anyone else and could look at himself. Putting mirrors around him, trying to change his appearance (while arguably making it worse) so people like him more, basically. He only knows Claire’s there because of he can hear her walking. While he seems more friendly comparing to the others, he says everything in a friendly tone to disguise him putting down Claire. He puts sorry at the end of one of his sentences, whether that’s genuine or not I don’t think we’ll know, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t. And it was apart of his narcissistic behaviour, so if Claire even bothered to argue with him he could argue back with that. His song is basically him complimenting himself, and insulting society. Basically, this song shows off a god complex, complimenting himself and only himself, trying to put into words how ‘amazing’ he is. So yeah that’s my analysis, a lot of this may either be inaccurate or a headcannon so yeah

[@patricetemaro9629]

for when this reply section gets filled with bots so a bot reply isn't the top reply

[@Wee_mewon_lover]

I don’t think it’s narcissism, I think it’s more of brain damage and visual malformation. In the mothers song, there’s a scene of someone called 911, getting bashed multiple times, and becomes malformed. The person chasing the person calling 911 was the mother, and the other one was presumably the father. Seeing as it was the head he was bashed in, he probably got brain damage after how many times he got hit, making him think he’s ugly and that nobody likes him.

[@blankstare233]

The dad was abused by the mom we can see him covering a wound with makeup

[@ScaraFake]

@@blankstare233 oh dang your right

[@philosophersmonkeys]

I got theory I believe that the mother got into a car accident which severely deformed the father and drove her towards 2 taking drugs

[@rututuraticutu790]

Lyrics: They turned me down now i live my nightmare Gotta be seen by someone out there Now i sit here in reflection chamber Fixing myself so that all can savor Follow me I'm on the brink if visual epiphany Life is a costume away Oh life's a wardrobe change So i can shift create a rift With beauty and with grin Blush sensation creates a foundation God is in my skin They turned me down now i live my nightmare ( They turned me down ) Gotta be seen by someone out there ( They turned me down ) Now i sit here in reflection chamber ( They turned me down ) Crafting a world It's next new savior

[@Mikescool444]

(3x)

[@yeetusdeletus8565]

I thought it was "or else a wash of paint" instead of "oh life's a wardrobe change"

[@icycoco8006]

Thank you

[@VideoAnimations-d7e]

I thought it say "no more wrinkles" instead of "life is a costume away"

[@Cosmowithflowers]

I swear these ppl in songs are like angels. They provide the lyrics for us not begging for likes and barely get any likes taking a long time doing this for us. Thank you.

[@SW0RDoDAM0CLES]

I feel like people are focused on making him seem like a better person than he is. I have a father like this, who focuses so much on his self and dwells on negative things an unhealthy amount. I do think that the father was a reject by society, but I do not think he deserves all the benefit of a doubt. He still makes Clair in secure and there is no excuse for that. The father focuses on himself and puts Clair down, he only says sorry so that if Clair tries to stand up for herself he can use it as a defense since it's what my dad and many narcissists(not all since its different for many people) do.

[@Aaron-kp6kp]

Not really, The story is that the mother maimed the father. When he tried to dial 911 she smashed his face in. That doesn’t excuse him being a shitty father, we can understand why he’s like this though. Claire does deserve better

[@Joe_blow121]

I feel like the world turned him down because he wasn’t a good person he guilt trips Claire and emotionally abuses her

[@Bird_God_]

I prefer him than an alcoholic and drug addict mother and a blind smoking addict grandpa who can’t even recognize me tho tbh

[@lobeliaowl2482]

@Jack Roosevelt Lmao I'm glad I wasn't the only one who saw the original clip and immediately thought "omg was he inspired by James Charles??"

[@BunnLilah]

Yes, it's kinda sad to see that this type of abuse seems to go unnoticed. The dad is also a horrible person. He's a narcissist and if you never heard about these type of parents, you should read some abuse stories on the "raised by narcissists" subreddit. They are just as horrible as any other type of abuser.

[@deadrosesforall]

The fact that the mirror man song is about him and his insecurities, makes me feel that he feels judged by society

[@timmytimmothy5784]

thats exactly it

[@groob2204]

judging by the „they turned me down“ he has already been judged so he made himself perfect and he knows he is perfect but can‘t get himself to go out anymore.

[@theroyalskeleton9535]

Well, it's theorized that the Mirror Man is an abuse victim and was turned down when he tried to reach out because he's male. That's why his face is horribly scared and disfigured and the mom's flashbacks in Virtuous Cycle give hints to the abuse (also the "I feel terrible for all the things- I feel terrible" showing she's still trying to look at herself as the victim)

[@melified]

Yeah thats literally it! Congratulations, you figured it out ! :)

[@speedwagon_69]

I had a Narcissistic father, and he would always blame society for his insecurities and bad habits instead of trying to fix it, this reminds me of him on spiritual level lol

[@pumpkinmuffins9350]

this character is visually so genius, hes such a narcissist he can *literally* only see himself

[@CraftySquid-9001]

When he said "They turned me down now I live my nightmare" I felt that 😔😔😔

[@_street_rat_2026]

me too bro , me too 😔✊

[@tigercarings]

yeah😞

[@uhwtfisthishandle]

Yea my parents turned me down from being trans and now everyday feels like a nightmare having to live as someone I'm not

[@uhwtfisthishandle]

@Eikie K Thank you! It was a miracle I just got out of church and saw this nice message :) I hope you are doing well too!

[@fartmaster684]

@Space Core Homie, its not a big deal, its a youtube comment section not english class.

[@thesleepymoon7094]

It’s really sad because he’s trying to perfect himself so damn much he’s actually tearing his skin and harming himself At 1:36 and also near the end of the short when his mirror flips to reveal opal or Claire’s face she was a very distorted and shambled face despite what you saw earlier in the short.

[@skeppyfan1415]

God is in this loop

[@oiwozzo135]

No escape now

[@clown-jj1lb]

HELP SOS OH MY GOD IM TRAPPED

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz5167]

@@clown-jj1lb but... who is your god?

[@mr.octagonical4892]

No, God’s in his skin

[@Dhnswh]

@@clown-jj1lb but you are god

[@CherriHuscoonVA]

Is there any way to inject a song straight into your veins? asking for a friend...

[@FunnyLittleApe]

There is one way but it will probably kill you

[@ollow_is_sad5373]

@@FunnyLittleApe tell, tell...

[@FunnyLittleApe]

@@ollow_is_sad5373 Y' ai music ah nafl ahoth l' ph'nglui epgoka ymg' gn'th'bthnk Y' mgepah'legeth

[@CoffeeBerry6321]

If you inject this song into your blood anytime your blood gets drawn, or you cut yourself you're gonna be jamming out to this song.

[@demonwatts1051]

Pur it on a usb drive and blend it into a fine paste. (With water) then take a syringe and inject.

[@yeetusdeletus8565]

He's so self-absorbed you can hear his reactions to his own song in the backgrounds of his lyrics

[@ProbablyaPlant]

This song is my favorite from Opal and I'm constantly coming back to this loop

[@nonbinary_cartographer2690]

Its my favorite song too lol

[@KaiTheArtizt]

Ikr everyone is talkin about the grandpas song slaps

[@amaulu]

@@KaiTheArtizt When we could see what opals see and we’ve seen the grandfather looking at our soul it scared the sh outta me

[@____N____]

That moment when youre about to dye your hair and this song comes on.

[@psychosparten049.esquire9]

Pardon?

[@neighneighthecamel2700]

@@smart.but.stupid Tf?

[@shaystarlight4862]

Oh god🤣

[@Lina-we6fr]

@@smart.but.stupid I dont get it

[@thicckermit6611]

@@smart.but.stupid english?

[@shadowe5632]

To the people complaining that it's not a perfect loop: Just imagine that he's singing it over and over again, slowly going insane ;)

[@doomguy676]

I think what very interesting about the family in opal is they all are sympathetic to a degree granted that does not excuse their treatment of clare but makes it more understandable i guess. With the mirror man it's not just the fact he is narcissistic he was clearly hurt to such a degree that it made him so hyperfixated on his apperance. Possibly even developing BDD. Just something i thought interesting.

[@KingDragon-pv3oc]

Yeah i always found it was kind of a corrupt Narcissm where he felt so insecure about himself he became obsessed about himself

[@Tulip_bip]

the mother is definitely the least sympathetic, drug addicted and physically/emotionally abusive to claire for reasons that we don't know. the grandfather is just an old blind man that let television corrupt him, and the father was just a man who was put down for being himself so he decided to hyprefixate on his appearance until he was 'perfect' (tho it doesn't justify that both of them are bad people, it just explains why theyre bad)

[@cloudly_cane1534]

He does also says “You know how this makes me feel! :(“ when Claire runs away from him-

[@Tulip_bip]

@@cloudly_cane1534 he says 'no, this makes me feel!' because the mirror broke. it broke away a part of the lie he's living and made him show a little bit of his real self

[@cloudly_cane1534]

@@Tulip_bip The mirror broke after she ran off.

[@dancing_dementor]

The inevitable loop of perfecting yourself more and more just to be seen.

[@OttrPopAnimations]

Relatable

[@MisterJohnDoe]

And it never works.

[@askwhateverlol]

Never does. ​@@MisterJohnDoe

[@camphousse]

So we can all agree that Opal has one of the darkest and is one of the most ambitious projects Jack has ever created. You can interpret the songs however you wish, but they all have a reasonably significant meaning for the characters. Easy to breathe has a more literal one, where the grandpa has a hard time breathing as related to his addictions to cigarettes. The father, even if he isn't physically abusive towards Claire, he is still abusive towards her, where he is constantly belittling her appearance to uplift himself. He also says "You know how that makes me feel" Once Claire runs from him when she sees her grandfather. Which is outwardly blaming her for his emotions. He is narcissistic and insecure in his appearance and his emotions. Claire's mother. in her drunken stupor vented to Claire. And in doing so, revealed how she only sees Claire as a caretaker for her. And since this is the first time she's seen her in probably a few days, she says "You're being a person today?" and "You should really be more considerate honestly, but i forgive you" And then goes on to blame everyone and forgive them for things they didn't do. She's blaming her addictions on Claire's father and grandfather and also claire.

[@Potato_Of_Regrets]

And her mother also abuses her father, you can see that in the end of her song in a sort of flashback

[@danaia08]

Does this song just pop into your head outta nowhere?

[@therealgameromgomg]

Jack Stauber's brain is undescribable

[@CherryBlossomOhka]

All the time since I first heard it.

[@peanutgolds4058]

I’m kinda addicted to this song

[@WF5000]

Yes all the time

[@CH4RLIE_THE_INDIE_KID]

yes.

[@pixeloverrated8084]

one of my favourite small details in this short is that dad over here doesn't wear a ring, nor does his wife and im pretty sure its on purpose (OR ATLEAST I HOPE) on jack's part. i love the subtle and small story it tells there and honestly i completely expected that from these mr and mrs :[

[@thenintendocyclops1074]

A detail I loved in the animation before this song plays is that while Opal is visibly scared of the Mother and Grandfather she doesn't look scared of the Father, she looks disgusted and disappointed, almost as if to some level she sympathises with the other two but can't find a single redeeming quality in him. Granted there are a few hints that during the Father's segment we're actually seeing things from his perspective (like his appearance in the mirrors) but I have doubts that Opal's reaction wasn't genuinely how she looked at him

[@sulfurcandy4056]

Question, how is he flying with the mirrors?

[@jaumesillozzo]

God is in his skin.

[@sulfurcandy4056]

@@jaumesillozzo that makes sense

[@clown-jj1lb]

@@jaumesillozzo I BEG OF YOU ITS TERRIBLE IN HERE

[@abomination4803]

flap flap

[@CherriHuscoonVA]

@@jaumesillozzo Beat me to it

[@winniedoves]

I have a theory (suprise): The mirror man (or father to claire/Opal) was hit by the mother when she was drunk and or high. As proven by the short haired humanoid figure calling the police, some would argue that the mother has short hair but hers is at shoulder length anyways, The line "they turned me down now I live my nightmare" I think that was his dreams' being crushed because I think he wanted to become an actor/model but his face was all bruised and cut so he went home and just focused on his looks because they didn't accept him.

[@stxrstruck6755]

There’s something special about hearing this late at night when you’re sleep deprived

[@Nufuli]

only jack stauber can get me addicted to a song about a father neglecting their child

[@yuzukigacha7750]

Lyrics: They turned me down now I live my nightmare Gotta be seen by someone out there Now I sit here in reflection chamber Fixing myself so that all can savor Follow me I'm on the brink of visual epiphany Life is a costume away Oh life's a wardrobe change So I can shift Create a rift With beauty and with grin Blush sensation creates foundation God is in my skin They turned me down now I live my nightmare (they turned me down) Gotta be seen by someone out there (they turned me down) Now I sit here in reflection chamber (they turned me down) Crafting the world it's next to savior I tried thank you all ♡♡♡♡

[@radicalvibe2827]

just kill me

[@nford4191]

Thanks!

[@cascaspangpang]

This is incredible, just a breathtakingly good loop.

[@rclark777]

They turned me down Now I live my nightmare. Gotta be seen by someone out there Now I sit here in reflection chamber Fixing myself so that all can savor! Follow me, I'm on the brink Of visual epiphany! Life is but a costume away Oh, life's but a wardrobe change! So I can shift, create a rift, with beauty and with a grin! Such a sensation creates a foundation God is in my skin. They turned me down Now I live my nightmare. Gotta be seen by someone out there Now I sit here in reflection chamber Crafting the world it's next new savior!

[@slothperson344]

In the part where you wrote “so I can can shift my grin with a rift” is wrong and is actually “I can shift create a rift with Beauty and with grin”

[@rclark777]

@@slothperson344 Thankies.

[@dragonfan8647]

I think the last sentence is actually "Crafting the world it's next new savior."

[@rclark777]

@@dragonfan8647 Thank you

[@IAMVenos]

I don’t think he is saying “such a” in the “such a sensation” part, but I’m not sure what it should actually be. It could be “such sensation” but even that sounds a bit off, “thus sensation” maybe? Eh

[@MattVM0810]

A Blind Grandpa, A Insecure Father, then A Drug Addict Mother, what a nice family

[@ziie5086]

By far my favourite character from the short.

[@SamStuffz]

Why is this god forsaken song so.. Freaking GOod

[@crowdead2126]

BENNY WORM 🐛

[@sulfurcandy4056]

Holy smokes is that Benny Worm?

[@smexymotorcyclebroombroom-5812]

It's jack stauber his breathing is a good thing

[@snoxtube1577]

Can I have some dirt?

[@KoroPSI]

@@sulfurcandy4056 Yeah yeah it is,

[@becky2183]

One interesting thing I noticed while watching opal was that when she was running from the grandpa one of his mirrors broke. After he said " you know how this makes me feel". What that signified to me was that when something happens that he doesn't like or damages hi ego he jumps straight to the " You know how this makes me feel so don't do it. " It makes it to wear anytime you try to set boundaries or express that you don't like something well then their the victim and your just a bully

[@lunaa143_]

Yeah pretty much "You're making me sad noooo u bully :("

[@Leeeph]

bro ive had this song stuck in my head for 2 WEEKS ITS SO GOOOOOD

[@BunnyKip]

hi guys fun fact :D the "they turned me down" line isn't exactly society rejecting him but if you look at the beginning of opal you can see a paper for a modeling job. He wanted to be a model but they turned him down.

[@PuyoPuyoLoverAndOther2013]

I remember listening to this 24/7 in 2021. Going on trips texting with my friends, watching Opal and other Jack Stauber videos. Love you, Jack Stauber, it hits hard watching your videos again.

[@ashertlloyd8234]

When you’re a light switch and you’re scared of the dark: 0:00

[@The_Guy_From_The_Thing]

They turned down now live my nightmare

[@crimreaper9981]

I absolutely love the visuals in this scene. There is so much creativity in the way the mirrors are utilized. Fun but super unnerving visuals. Also love how he uses the mirrors as wings at the end. Definitely some of Jack’s best work ❤

[@marmairh]

This whole song is about the father wanting to go outside to society, but is afraid that he will be judged by his looks, so he makes it so perfect that he destroys his skin, but doesn't realize it. He only wants to talk to people about him and only himself. Trying to make him self perfect

[@beautifulmeeses]

The music and visuals in this next level. Come with jack stauber, he's on the brink of audiovisual epiphany.

[@amaulu]

Best joke so far

[@JestemGlonojadem]

One banger of a song, my personal favourite from Opal! Love that little "aww" that happens when the man opens with "They turned me down, now I live my nightmare"

[@Brehlol99]

Jack's songs disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed...

[@ameliawillars]

Real

[@AriAnimates-lz2rj]

The way this is looped makes it 1000% more manic and insane and I love it.

[@verysadgoose2416]

this song was pretty much saying “pity me, boost my ego, agree with me”. the character mirror man shows very noticeable signs of being a narcissist with a damaged ego. if this is wrong dont insult me its 1 in the morning and i didnt sleep last night. i am speaking solely from comparing him to people with narcissistic personality disorder in my life who have similar behaviour to him.

[@PingoPongo234]

He's explaining why he's doing this to himself.

[@fusuyuwu]

So good loop, thanks!

[@blixislser5957]

I know I am not the only one replaying this everyday

[@GlorbusTheSomething]

This song deserves gold medals

[@Beanie2009]

my theory is that the dad / mirror man was so insecure about his appearance that he tried "fixing" his appearance but in reality he was disfiguring his own face as we see him doing here 2:25 and we see more of his face in a brief scene where the mirror turns and we see his deformed corpse like face.

[@alyssabullock6421]

Imo, this is the best song from the short movie, it tickles my brain

[@Therat757]

This is my favorite song on Jack stauber’s adult swim small Opal! It’s truly amazing!

[@lisandro5612]

I've always felt like if the song should've been called "reflection chamber"

[@CartoonCreature]

Yes, but it's named after hhimself because that's just how narsaccistic he is.... Jack is clever....

[@hashtag_swag]

A lot of people call it Reflection Chamber

[@youtupro_newVFN]

me too

[@t0x1c_w45t3]

Omg same

[@vtorious9102]

I wish Bowie were alive he;d do a masterful rendition of it. Also Bowie was identified by HG Tudor as a greater narcissist in one of his books.

[@LondonsFrost]

To a degree... I'm a living representation of coding or reworking things out that don't fit/function right. The key is to accept/acknowledge the parts of your shadow self as opposed to ignoring or repressing the negative thought patterns you struggle with... And to ultimately acknowledge we/(you)/I deserve and need to better for the people we love. Nobody's perfect, forgive yourself and become better!

[@Wut_191]

1:37 This bit always makes me laugh💀

[@finnygnat]

The flying?

[@Wut_191]

@@finnygnat yeah

[@Juicy7878]

Absolute banger

[@Stanfordscienceman]

“They turned me down”repeating means that even though he sees himself as perfect,the echoes of his failures are still holding him back from trying to be seen.

[@1o96.]

Listening to this for hours never gets old

[@taylorwilliams2880]

Thank you!!!

[@ameliawillars]

Are you the first comment on this video?

[@Brehlol99]

"They turned me down now I live my nightmare, gotta be seen by someone out there" relatable when finding a job

[@emiliapeters1359]

PSA: the father is just as abusive as the rest of Opal's family, just in a less obvious way. She tries to leave him before her grandfather comes and he stops her by saying that she treats him like a complete stranger. When the grandfather comes, he tells her not to leave and "you know how this makes me feel". In both cases, he guilts her into listening to his troubles. Both are classic examples of emotional abuse. The number of comments of people who sympathize with him concerns me

[@3708j]

I dont think the father was a narcissist to begin with, because the lyrics suggest there was a horrible event in his life that made him a narcissist in the first place. In the video Virtuous Cycle (the mom one) there was a scene where the father was shown running away from the mom while trying to call 911 and it ends with the mom bashing him to the ground and beating his face until he is disfigured that caused him to become solely focused on 'fixing himself' and becoming the narcissistic person he is.

[@peanutgolds4058]

On the actual video of the movie I saw a theory that he was actually a decent guy/dad until this event, which makes it kinda sad if you take that theory into account. That also explains why Claire doesn’t run from her dad- he used to be a lot nicer.

[@Mineway_Offical]

​@@peanutgolds4058it's confirmed his. Wife beat him causing face disfigurement and brain trauma

[@crzpted]

The loop is so clean

[@kaybombsadventure6934]

I can’t tell who was hurt more in life; the Grandfather, who was overcome by a cigarette addiction that is no longer mendable, or the father, who fell to his insecurities and only can care about himself.

[@ErinFloyd7]

i think the grandfather

[@JaycieSLove]

This song has an unexplainable nostalgia

[@sillyguy_5559]

Have you seen his other shorts?

[@dardistyler]

Imagine how damaging the line "They turned me down, now I live my nightmare; got to be seen by someone out there" is to Claire. I'm assuming it's a high probability that Claire associates herself to the reason her father is living in a 'nightmare'; or the bare minimum has a low self-esteem after hearing that. Secondly, Claire is literally looking at him, though he is obstructed by mirrors, when he is asking someone to see him. A good mirroring (haha) from the Opal family saying 'we see you, Opal.' Claire is seeing everyone, but it is never reciprocated, and it is clouded by narcissism. The only reciprocation of what Claire needs is coming from a billboard advertisement.

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

Also, during the bits when Claire is with her imaginary family there's clear focus/fixation on the dad, which seems (to me at least) that he's the one she wants to be seen by the most.

[@kablammo123]

​@@KeeperOfUntoldDreamsOr at least the one she's least scared of or comfortable around

[@lunaa143_]

You know you're great to your daughter/granddaughter when A L I T E R A L P I E C E O F V I N Y L A C R O S S T H E S T R E E T does your job better than you.

[@yaoimaster72]

press f to pay respects for the mirror dude and his skin at 0:46 1:36 and 2:25

[@subzeroelectronics3022]

f

[@oxen9455]

F

[@dannyphantom6929]

F

[@lucalu2442]

F

[@gamerbob5668]

F

[@4chanwetdreams]

my theory on this song is that mirror man has suffered quite a lot of abuse from god knows who and got screwed up to the point where he has isolated himself from the world to fix himself and make him look perfect again and i’m saying this based off of two lyrics “they turned me down now i live my nightmare” and “now i sit here in reflection chamber fixing myself so that all can savor”

[@bunnytailss]

in “virtuous cycle” (the moms song), it’s seen that she presumably tears off his face or at least messes it up really badly after he tried to call the cops on her. also, if you watched opal and slowed down the part where the mirror turns around, you can see that his face is a distorted version of what he saw in the mirror. as for “they turned me down now i live my nightmare”: i speculate that after the cops arrived at the home, he gave his statement but since male abuse is rarely heard of; the charges were dropped and he still has to live in the house with her. your theory is really good though ! ^_^

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

It's implied that his wife and honestly and possibly the grandfather of Claire abuse him so he stays in the bathroom.

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

@@bunnytailssHe could have possibly stayed because of the Co dependence of Claire or because he can at least keep a normal family image to society. Like narcissism.

[@tallycremator]

0:47 "crafting the world it's next new savior" he says while literally DESTROYING himself.

[@lunaa143_]

_"DESTROYING_ the world it's next new savior"

[@joeisaac777]

GRACIAS WEON :)

[@Kasemonke1]

People are saying he is perfecting himself and I agree with that but if you look at the last part he is beating up his skin and it’s bleeding

[@EvaIdk__Romania]

"They turned me down now i live my nightmare,gotta be seen by someone out there!" Why is that so relatable

[@nyerx]

Cada ves que se repetía la canción el padre estaba más y más cerca de la epifanía visual

[@estebanblanco1321]

Este video es la verdadera epifanía visual

[@Silver-lu1dt]

Apunto de venirse en la epifanía xd

[@sebastiancermeno3732]

Ohh me vengo -la epifanía

[@Omnywrench]

My headcanon is that Dad is a former actor/model who worked in a few commercials and ads, where he was hired for his handsome face. But then some incident involving Mom ended up disfiguring his face beyond repair, which resulted in the ad agencies to "turn him down", and so now he "lives his nightmare", I.E. being ugly. So now he spends his time in the reflection chamber desperately trying to make himself look good with makeup, shallow affirmations, and putting down everyone else around him.

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

I think he and the mom (possibly) were both in the industry, possibly in magazines (perhaps they're the man and woman who were on the cover of one of the magazines shown at the start). Then mom got heavy into drugs and alcohol, and, between letting her looks go from the substance abuse, and attacking her husband, she would've lost her job as well. Actually that would ad yet another tragic layer to Claire fixating on the billboard. If her family was in the advertisement industry at one point, maybe that was when the family was at there happiest. She's not just daydreaming about a better life, she's longing for the past.

[@yourlocalcactus]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@KeeperOfUntoldDreams If you don’t mind me adding to your theory, what if Opal was actually Claire’s older sister who was living the life that Claire had wanted, but she could only imagine because she wasn’t even born. Opal was told not to ever go to the house across the street, but she did and wound up not returning. Claire was trying to imagine whatever her older sister could’ve encountered, but she could only think of the horrible situation she was currently in. The loss of Opal was the downfall of the company, as well as the family’s mental stability.

[@levismith8868]

I absolutely love the video opal absolute masterpiece

[@Lazyowl238]

1:30 was that a heart?

[@Moonilia36]

I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING

[@glitterplatter]

i LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH- >_> A A A H H ! I DONT KNOW W H Y - BUT I LOVE THIS SONG s O M u C h

[@M4pach3supr3m4cy]

Same

[@samulookii]

I hated the mirror man at first, but I slowly realized I was so alike to him.

[@thiccredgyal3404]

Ikr

[@LiamCruickshanks]

That’s concerning

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

It's nuts what Jack can do that with his voice.

[@jaumesillozzo]

Uh...

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

@@jaumesillozzo Yeah, I know a lot of it is probably autotune, but it's crazy what range his voice has.

[@samiam2003]

@@pikachuneoncat6480 sadly it isnt

[@guppy1619]

@@pikachuneoncat6480 the word you're probably searching for is pitch shifting, autotune is a different thing

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

@@guppy1619 Yeah, that.

[@kevindavidson8281]

Can anyone recommend similar sounding songs? I’ve listened to a small part of Jack’s discography, but I seem to specifically obsessed with the silly singing style. Any songs with a similar voice used?

[@kevinmac7023]

Hm I would recommend inch man and tea errors maybe soemthing is happening here

[@Mikescool444]

Well, there’s this one artist who does stuff in a semi-Stauber style. They’re music is nice, but I don’t really hear to much of a similarity. Their name is Sodikken.

[@ameliawillars]

@@Mikescool444 ooo soddiken, been awhile since I heard that name..

[@SleepingGas]

The mirror man has the most of my sympathies because he can't control how he looks and his addiction is much more mediocre than the other 2 abusive characters in the family, with cigarettes and drugs. Jack Stauber made this the most unique character in Opal as instead of just making a character addicted to alcohol he was bothered to make a very specific and unique addict. 10/10 Character, Got attached as soon as I saw him because he was the only one who didn't immediately go crazy.

[@lemin1]

A neat detail is how the room where he sits is the best lit

[@Ilovemyhusband494]

0:12 follow me, i'm on the brink of ViSuAl ePiPhAnY

[@otherguy6865]

How can you hear that 😂

[@AleahHenriquez]

@@otherguy6865can’t you?

[@bluemadness8381]

"Life is a consume away!"

[@sigkathy017]

​@AleahHenriquez i thought it said "Im on the the brink of visual e?? Again"

[@ToroFox]

This song has no business being this catchy.

[@inkycat666]

This is my favorite song in opal

[@deadpan8631]

I taste cheese anytime I watch this ( specifically American cheese or that cheep stuff you buy from the local store )

[@june9014]

AHHAHAHAAHHA WTFFFF

[@deadpan8631]

@@june9014 idk man it just happens (for extra weirdness i smell parmesan sometimes)

[@hiyoko4434]

I think that’s call Synesthesia

[@n3rut3n3ru]

I smell metal like old near rusted metal

[@clem7904]

i do because i just ate cheez itz

[@catricelovescats]

This was the best song out of the three. Who agrees with me?

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

Yes!

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

Yea definitely lol

[@logang6464]

This just started playing while I was asleep 😦

[@0025aid]

opal sneaking up on u

[@lunaa143_]

​@@0025aidMore like Mirror Man, which is _worse-_

[@Gabrieldotsoda]

I could have sworn I’ve heard a song that has the same type of tune like this awhile ago, unless it’s just the same song and I’ve never heard the lyrics

[@HelloKittyCatGurl]

This is Catchy. I can’t stop listening to it😵‍💫😌

[@gabbytheteagaming3180]

I used this for a talent show on rec room and it went well

[@xX_Rascal_VR_Xx]

1:41 him: 👄👁️ 💧 💧 💧

[@xX_Rascal_VR_Xx]

👁️💧👁️ 👄

[@kellyel1812]

I'm listening to this at midnight on a Sunday when I need to do stuff tomorrow. Too busy listening to Jack Stauber

[@freshcupofangst]

0:44 I dont know why but I love this scene. His posture and just- Everything. I dunno why though.

[@SuperKangarooBros]

Jack can go from nurpo and Benny worm to nightmare fuel in 2 seconds

[@Completelyregular]

Nurpo is nightmare fuel

[@SuperKangarooBros]

@@Completelyregular nurpo is an adorable little bean thank you >:(

[@skaifgelltraggdorz4690]

This loops really seamlessly.

[@christopher4042]

No youtube, this is not children's music.

[@Iminurwalls-y1e]

This is my favorite opal song :>>

[@frankfigueroa7552]

This is my favorite