Lemon Demon- Cabinet Man ( animated music video )

[@vegetablejuice2031]

This has nothing to do with the song but I was trying to eat magnets during this

[@lex1212]

how did your teeth do

[@vegetablejuice2031]

@@lex1212 they did fine I wasn’t biting it

[@leggy2720]

‘Songs to eat magnets to’

[@fam0uslastw0rds37]

like magnet - throat - magnet?

[@lex1212]

@@vegetablejuice2031 disolved it withh tj ffh ear

[@oliveboy9766]

Imagine robbing some arcade and getting killed by Neil Cicirega

[@bleachdrinker69]

A dream come true.

[@h_darp]

oh my god is that Neil cicierga!?!1?

[@pussylover3000]

@@h_darp pretty much yes

[@ппилфий]

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[@maggiemay420]

OH MY GOD NEIL CICIEREGA 😱😩

[@hibiscus_utube]

He turns himself into an arcade cabinet, funniest shit I've ever seen

[@BeanMann]

You are no stranger to turning people to objects josuke. Maybe you did it but just dont remember it.

[@regirock7313]

BeanMann yo angelo

[@pen_island]

@@regirock7313 huh was this rock always here??

[@exzyyd392]

Calls himself Cabinet Neil

[@GHE_05]

Thanks Josuke

[@wooper3107]

"Day 23 in the chamber. they ain't found me yet, but when they do they're gonna be supprised"

[@mstarmars]

Best comment

[@nataliepeters8605]

IM SORRY I BROKE 666 LIKES😭

[@aminaharris6486]

Love this comment so much

[@buggy_toon7657]

i love this comment

[@Eli-ye8ks]

Omfg this had me weak ☠

[@grabs_you5954]

Oh boy, I can only imagine what the fnaf Fandom would have done with this song back in the day.

[@prinxegutz3403]

dont tempt me

[@grabs_you5954]

@@prinxegutz3403 😂, consider yourself tempted.

[@erickskii]

I would totally do something fnaf related with this song

[@antha6906]

you're giving me ideas...

[@schwany6703]

God these mfs are still playing that garbage game 🤣

[@kalenipclaw5683]

"You can't see me behind the screen" *cabinet gains face*

[@rramshacklez]

yep cant see them!

[@nightraven7779]

Ssssh That lines for the visualy impaired

[@funkywasit]

@@nightraven7779 lol

[@Meatglare]

Step one: own an arcade room Step two: put your organs in an arcade and program a game over your brain Step three: *cabinet man incident; 1989*

[@Uncooked_Bread]

Saw that meme eh?

[@Meatglare]

@@Uncooked_Bread yep

[@kokohashi]

No,step one is become Neil ciciergera

[@angeldetonation]

@@kokohashi very right shuichi

[@kokohashi]

@@angeldetonation I'm always right /hj

[@mjddjm96]

I think my favorite thing about Cabinet Man fan videos is what happens during the last chorus. It's a split between he dies and the chorus is in remembrance of him or it's his last chorus as he takes the vandal or vandals down with him

[@asei231]

If i did one it would probably be like... The real meaning of what he's saying? Like how he got shoved in the cabinet and who killed him.

[@epsteindidntkillhimself69]

I feel like if it ended on the sneakers line, it would be the former, but repeating the chorus after that definitely implies murder, especially with how hard it goes.

[@mendeta07]

@@epsteindidntkillhimself69 so fnaf: arcade edition

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Martyrdom: Leave a grenade upon death

[@voidify3]

yeah with the way the horror distortion effects intensify he definitely killed the vandals

[@zombiecashier7137]

this man got robbed and got collected by the scp foundation

[@forb.]

Living gun

[@pakotaco0]

The foundation had a field day with this

[@vebz_6872]

Fun fact: There are about 3 SCPs named after his songs

[@Starrii_Skies]

@@vebz_6872 oooooh what are they

[@vebz_6872]

@@Starrii_Skies Somewhere in series 6, idk go search it. I know about 3, but have only read No eyed girl. Can't remember the numbers though, sorry :/

[@octobergothyc8910]

they really just wrote an entire original creepypasta into a song and i live for it

[@Lu4455]

“I only like creepypastas if they’re groovy.” -Me, jamming to this and Amygdala’s Ragdoll

[@mendeta07]

The thing is it’s kind of the plot of the song itself

[@clarastevens8683]

What is a creepy pasta or am I dumb

[@gaymer2574]

@@clarastevens8683 Spooky Noodles

[@neils.6947]

I'm living for your profile pic

[@muffindubs725]

I absolutely love that your cabinet man looks exactly like Neil

[@saltyhasnochill5249]

Oh it does

[@paytonlupo1715]

Who he

[@deepeaumm]

@@paytonlupo1715 Neil Cicierega, Mr. Lemon Demon himself

[@funnyassclown8869]

A detail that made me smile

[@zacharyjohnson9562]

Thank you PoopooGamer 7757, very cool!

[@mroofity6594]

I just realized, the kids playing at 2:16, are the same kids who break in to rob and destroy Cupboard Dude

[@ghostdagreat]

Oh crap!

[@frogsnake9181]

Cupboard Dude. This is the song title for the parody of this is it ever happens.

[@idiotgay]

*cupboard dude*

[@aboveaveragecat44]

Oh yeah, because they got mad for not being able to beat it

[@absolite6]

Sore losers

[@noodleydoo2862]

Wasn’t expecting to say this but that arcade box is really cute

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

Yeah other then the murdering two kids part

[@scurie2179]

thank god i was not the only one

[@bleachdrinker69]

@@chaosinsurgency6636 That’s the best part wdym

[@cherrify3498]

Arcade cabinet

[@crptic9925]

@@chaosinsurgency6636 the cabinet behind the slaughter

[@jollyroman6695]

Don’t know how, but i never made the connection that there was a body in the cabinet, I just thought it was a metaphor or personification

[@explosiveeg9718]

Jolly Roman well how was he suppose to be alive without a body in it-

[@jollyroman6695]

KirmiziiRBL I don’t know, I suspect I may be dull. Also, when writing I had only listened to it a couple times, the first being only partially

[@kermm8056]

@@explosiveeg9718 Um I'm pretty sure there is some supernatural force keeping him alive so you definitely don't need a body if theres something supernatural going on.

[@redpepper74]

The first couple of times I listened to it I thought it was some kind of sentient robot (half human, half machine; organs inside; eating a maintenance man) obviously I wasn’t paying too close attention to the lyrics lol

[@diegomorones-castillo2225]

Well, I remember that the song is based off of the infamous arcade cabinet Polybius, a mythical cabinet made by the U.S. government as an experiment that caused health problems to those who played it. The story was (most likely) a hoax, yet the details were not too wrong. The FBI did service arcade machines to break gambling rings, and two kids who played at the same arcade fell under terrible conditions, one of the two dying on someone's lawn.

[@avasalvator9347]

lmao im so dumb i didnt even realize that this song was about arcades until now, i thought it was just about a guy hiding a kitchen lol :)

[@ghostdagreat]

LMAO that's gold :')

[@D4YDR3AMER]

what.........how.....???

[@moberslushie]

@@D4YDR3AMER Cabinet Man, like in kitchen cabinet lol

[@cabbagegunk6905]

LMAOOO

[@literallyjustalamp9149]

"Ho boy can't wait to make myself some breakfast. Now which cupbord had the cereal again?" *Organs spill out* "Ah darn not again."

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Fun fact: Neil’s sister, Emmy cicierega, is credited to have worked on gravity falls episode Soos and the Real Girl about a sentient virtual being that kills. Neil made the early gravity falls intro and a song about a sentient arcade cabinet (also a gravity falls episode) so this is either proof holism exists or Disney is full of nepotism

[@akish302]

Or both

[@Jackson_Penelope]

Soos literally gets in a arcade machine in one episode 🤨⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@EtherealWonders1216]

When i first found this song all i could think of was that episode.

[@guminaxy]

Until i know, Neil is a good friend of Alex Hirsh, thats why he did some music for GF even none of them were approved

[@frostburnice3931]

Neil Cecigara Has Something to do with Disney????????????????????????????

[@rattyeely]

I love how this is one of the cutest Cabinet Man animation yet also one of the most horrifying by the end

[@Ensign-Dumbass]

I'm here waiting for the end now

[@yourresidentanon4169]

I started typing the first two lines and then I got sucked in. I was not traumatized. However, I recorded my thoughts live. Here is what I typed: Oh no. Yeah I’m not gonna finish this. It’s 1am. Oh gosh. Oh no. I’m typing this live. I’ve been sucked in. Ok maybe I should stop. Nahhhh. Oh a vandal Oh this is gonna scar me for life Oh no OOOOOOH ITS HAPPENING HE APPEARED AAAA ok this is amazing.

[@karstheultimatelifeform784]

Yes i have do nightmare because I have see it the night 🥲

[@catboyneilcicierega]

Cabinet Man as a song is actually very interesting- the song is literally about a man who puts his organs into an arcade machine, but when you think about it metaphorically, it’s about celebrities that make themselves into simply content. They go so far to be popular that they’ve turned themselves into a product, and then they get outdated (hence the arcade machine, since arcade machines are rarely used now). They rely on money and appreciation to live (like Neil saying ‘two lungs collecting change’, then he says ‘it’s getting hard to breathe’ right after he says ‘it’s getting lonely’, suggesting that he lives on people’s attention and money). Also, he complains about the people bashing the arcade machine, but the thing is they don’t actually know the arcade machine is a person- they think it’s just a product, which represents antis of celebrities who don’t actually see said celebrities as people. Also, when he says ‘this must be what love would have felt like’, it represents the parasocial love he gets from people- they love him but without thinking of him as a person.

[@5soda]

Damn, that's a cool interpretation

[@Krisensio911]

this coment is fucking underrated

[@phallicearther3432]

That's cool and all but the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

[@andreagrennan4800]

Holy soup

[@razzyromeo]

Ooohh never seen this take on the song before

[@pk_kenzie]

what the hell is a ranboo

[@missy3302]

Ahahaha

[@pr1827]

LMAOO

[@mineralwaitser6001]

thisisthefirstthingiseewheniopenthecommentsplswtf-

[@koreycat]

@@mineralwaitser6001 bc it’s pinned? 🤨

[@piez_areyummy3064]

minecraft youtuber & streamer who likes lemon demon👍

[@lavatacoburrito9410]

I love how this song doesn't even symbolism, and it's literally Neil Cicierega singing about turning into a living Arcade Cabinet.

[@Brush421]

Finding lyrical symbolism depends on how ignorant you aren't

[@Dolando19]

@@Brush421 "depends on how ignorant you aren't" lol

[@Dork_King]

OWNER OF THE DIMADOME

[@Jo-dh2hx]

I love it when people make full animations instead of just stopping at an animatic

[@kid0rchid]

I mean animations are hard to make. They take a long time to do and animatics are easier and less time consuming.

[@pussylover3000]

@@RyderHuckFilms who said people who stop at animatics say theyre the "best animators" like bro they never said that. And they dont even like that. I dont get your point.

[@cirilee7828]

THIS IS INTENSELY AWESOME !! really pretty colors that elevate the mood and so many clever details (i never connected the "getting hard to breathe" line with his lungs running out of quarters, for instance - that's so cool!!) LOVE THIS!!

[@lycaptain]

Ikr!

[@kattastic9999]

I ALSO never made that connection

[@megamushroom]

Cirilee same

[@megamushroom]

@S B YAY

[@megamushroom]

@Signed Steak YAY

[@PurpleMustard17]

quick thought i had: the quarter trick at 2:20 made me think of how that would feel but then i realized it would really be the same thing as using bait on a hook to catch a fish. just a weird thought.

[@ajpdubz7049]

woah youre so right

[@lowpolyrender612]

I got the 700th like

[@korwynze6288]

well if you think about it, he mentions his breath being the quarters in his lungs. think of it as telling your friend to breathe in the fresh air and then treating them to a roundhouse kick to the chest where it pushes the air out of your lungs

[@baron-swine-3194]

Fun fact: if listen closely to the "d-d-d-d-died" part you can hear him slightly chuckle after it

[@Ceaseless_Thoughts]

neat

[@imjustherre]

I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COMMENT ABOUT THAT

[@funni_moksi69]

"the news reporters stated that I d- (chuckle) -ied

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

2:20 this scene reminds me of a scene in the computer Fighters where a guy sticks a quarter on a string into arcade machine and it jams and then he goes oh no not again and then he shows his hand and it's missing like three fingers

[@vickythetvkitty4429]

You heard kids! Don't cheat or the cabinet man will KILL YOU!!!! :)

[@cqrcin0]

your username makes this so much better.

[@adrianomaly1760]

That’s horrifying,,,,,.

[@terrizoop3739]

Oh boy, that’s my worst fear come to fruition!

[@avydazoic3864]

the colours, the clean lines, the art style, the timing. this is an absolute work of art especially paired with an equally underrated and brilliant song writer niel cicierega. thank you for bringing this song to life,

[@mackrat]

I.... my brain literally was so confused at the beginning bc I tried to actually "press play" even the video was already playing lol. Fantastic job mate 👌

[@heartlessanedes9509]

CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED THIS IS OUTSTANDING

[@Meowkid1000]

Ok but actually tho this helped me kinda understand what the song is about a little more so thanks :)

[@georgeleslie7307]

This song is actually based on the myth of the Berzerk Arcade deaths.

[@MsRoxy192]

It reminds me of Polybius

[@cassidyb.3531]

I could see it being based on both. IDK if what it is solely based on has been confirmed, but both the Bezerk case and the polybius legend can be thought of in this song.

[@ilikesloths8288]

what!!! this is so cool!!! i love the colors!!! i love the vibes!!! i love everything!!! you did such a great job!!!!!!!

[@Wynnlysm]

when i first heard it i thought it was a weird love song like "i wont hurt you unless you cheat" like in a relationship and i thought the "box for safe keeping" and "box inside your hands" was the same, and it was like a gift. Also like "you cant see me behind the screen" i thought he was a cyberbully- Yeah no then i went to genius and..

[@foldedchip7551]

But the great thing about music is it’s so abstract that it can mean anything, this is a super cool interpretation, I think it’s totally valid

[@ricecooker7037]

Lemon demon was always popular my dudes Everyone just forgot him for a while after 2012

[@dominogaming4745]

And then aimkid or whatever theirs name was

[@qokl8skeight]

You did the song JUSTICE!! This is wonderful!

[@shroompunk285]

I don’t think I ever realized it was getting hard for him to breathe because the change was like air. This is a perfect visual representation of of the vibe or the song + the lyrics

[@dumbumbumbum8649]

He turned himself into an arcade cabinet. Funniest shit I’ve ever seen

[@primaveral-s8s]

Didn't find the lyrics guy yet, so gotta improvise: The day they found me, I hadn't yet been played Inside my workshop behind the old arcade Electric desires had unraveled all my wires Now I'm in the box for safekeeping The news reporters reported that I died But all my organs were living on inside Circuit board to brain with two lungs collecting change One big human heart gently beeping You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine Thank God for business, they let me take the floor I stood so proudly, like I was going to war Players soon appeared and I quickly was revered This must be what love would have felt like Such dedication, they came from miles away With eyes so piercing, they'd wait their turn to play In perfect patient lines because I was in their minds I could do whatever I felt like (Whatever I felt like) You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine I'm happy for years and years And only eating the occasional maintenance man Only driving a few kids to madness Maybe they were predisposed to madness, who knows? I only want to have fun But now they're telling me my days here are done 'Cause there's a little tiny box they make in Japan And pretty soon it's gonna fit in your hand It's getting lonely, it's getting hard to breathe The arcade's empty, I think it's Christmas Eve Someone's broken in, now they're painting on my skin Breaking me and taking my quarters Bashing in my face with a crowbar Kicking me and pushing me over Now they see my blood on their sneakers You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine

[@raidenslade]

"you can't win me, i can't be beat" is how it feels when you have a fight with ur parents but they refuse to listen to valid points you have

[@raidenslade]

also when ur playing an imaginary game w ur sibling and they just keep making shit up

[@punkdoggo211]

3:53 the look of betrayal on his face seeing the kids he made happy for years destroyed him. And not only him, but destroyed the only thing that he found happiness + escape in when he was a lonely nerdy human. 🥺💔

[@dodough6303]

LMAO THE "game over" AT THE END IS SO MESSED UP BUT SO FUNNY

[@reneholly7994]

I think if there was a movie of the entire album animated in this art-style would be amazing. The animation just looks like the feeling you got from listening to the album.

[@msmity63]

Stop! you have violated the law! It’s illegal for animators as good as you to be this underrated!

[@everestlol4309]

literally every frame of this could be on a tshirt

[@ciphyrsart]

I was not expecting the "what the hell is a ranboo" comment from the creator-

[@iguessmynamesriya7658]

A movie like goosebumps, but with lemon demon soundtrack and characters. At one point they meet the aftermath of the cabinet man arcade since it's set in modern day.

[@Phantom682]

I love how at 3:17 it seems like the robber broke into the machine and is taking the quarters but also that the cabinet man is bleeding coins. Like he still has the concept of blood but he’s so fused with the machine the only thing that comes out is coins. Beautifully done.

[@crappybucket]

lyrics 😀👍 The day they found me, I hadn't yet been played Inside my workshop behind the old arcade Electric desires had unraveled all my wires Now I'm in the box for safekeeping The news reporters reported that I died But all my organs were living on inside Circuit board to brain with two lungs collecting change One big human heart gently beeping You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine Thank God for business, they let me take the floor I stood so proudly, like I was going to war Players soon appeared and I quickly was revered This must be what love would have felt like Such dedication, they came from miles away With eyes so piercing, they'd wait their turn to play In perfect patient lines because I was in their minds I could do whatever I felt like (Whatever I felt like) You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine I'm happy for years and years And only eating the occasional maintenance man Only driving a few kids to madness Maybe they were predisposed to madness, who knows? I only want to have fun But now they're telling me my days here are done 'Cause there's a little tiny box they make in Japan And pretty soon it's gonna fit in your hand It's getting lonely, it's getting hard to breathe The arcade's empty, I think it's Christmas Eve Someone's broken in, now they're painting on my skin Breaking me and taking my quarters Bashing in my face with a crowbar Kicking me and pushing me over Now they see my blood on their sneakers You can't win me, I can't be beat I won't hurt you unless you cheat You can't see me behind the screen I'm half human and half machine

[@shadowsoftheinfinite]

hand: *comes out of the arcade machine and it explodes* those kids: *"IGHT IMA HEAD OUT-*

[@octoinkorporated8283]

3:36 it was at this moment those kids realized they screwed up

[@newflavor8710]

I love this so much! I really hope you do more! I'd specifically like to see Soft Fuzzy Man, as no one has made a video for that. I love you!

[@ackewtful.]

am ked

[@JaggedGull]

I thought this was about being addicted to the internet, but this helped me realize what this was actually about, a littoral cabinet man

[@hadz_1_1_]

I just decided to listen to this song the other day (I already like other lemon demon songs) but this made me understand the story better.

[@2minuss]

Daaaaamn, this is so freaking satisfying to watch! Everything is so fluid and the colors look so pleasant! Fantastic work!

[@deathknight1239]

This reminds me of that one regular show episode where they unleash a flying 8bit demon head from playing a cursed arcade cabinet

[@SamuraiDestroy]

3:45 This feels like he's saying to the vandals that they cheated in the most ominous voice possible.

[@weewoo6546]

I don’t think enough people are appreciating how good this animation is, it’s so fluid and detailed

[@penntopaper9305]

IM LIKE ON THE VERGE OF TEARS DEADASS THIS IS SO AMAZING WTF,,,, I think this is literally the best animation I've seen to this song

[@hatchetwlw]

it's that time of year again ✨

[@hatchetwlw]

im back happy Christmas eve me from 2021

[@animaysons728]

This looks like something out of an animated tv show, how did you make something so good?!!!!??!!!??! You should totally be an animator, your talents are amazing!! Edit: it would be a crime for me but to sub to you because this is soooo gooood omg!

[@possumlino]

Animaysons 728 they are an animator, did you even watch the video? the entire thing is animated

[@animaysons728]

crowsparks I meant like work on a tv show or something, yeah I see that the whole thing is animated :)

[@p0p525]

No it doesn't,,, the animation isnt fluid or smooth enough,,,, Its mostly static shots with zooms and ?pans? To keep it interesting,,, Even anime doesn't have that much static shots the art is pretty but not the animation-

[@possumlino]

Jauque p0pland • 3 years ago hey, shut up.

[@Comma-7]

@@p0p525 dude even if it has mistakes not everything can be perfect to your standards

[@animoo.]

I hope Cabinet man has a better time this Christmas Eve :(

[@spray_2058]

The kicking and pushing over of 87

[@KAT-bt5qg]

Was that the assault of '87?

[@Aresofthevoid]

This is gold

[@thotfeline5864]

After watching this probably too many times I just realised that it's the same kids that cheated and got electrocuted are the ones that broke in

[@martinhiller7400]

TIS THE DAY, PEOPLE. arcade happens to be empty today

[@hqtpham]

1:54 I finally found Waldo

[@ApvCoffee]

Probably the most underrated animation in the world

[@Dibbydibble]

For some reason it was so hard for me to picture of this song each time I listen to it but this...THIS...thank you just THANK YOU

[@BOBERTTTT]

you cant win him, he cant be beat, he wont hurt you unless you cheat, you cant see him behind the screen, hes half human and half machine.

[@fearsearcher7303]

Moment of silence for the Cabinet Man about to get his ass beat tonight

[@literallyjustalamp9149]

I don't know what kind of vibes this animation emanates, but I like them. It's sorta like Adventure Time or Bee and Puppycat but like with an 80's aesthetic I just live it 9/10 for nostalgia.

[@Gl1tter_eat3r]

"Man my hidding spot was so good it took years for them to find me!"

[@possumprince]

happy anniversary to cabinet man getting rekt

[@francesatty7022]

I THINK ITS CHRISTMAS EVE

[@wyrmapple1459]

Love this song. Even before Ranboo, though I learned more lemon demon from him, I’ve always loved this song.

[@wyrmapple1459]

@ad haha this isn’t even the worst of the comments

[@PoisonEevee]

@@wyrmapple1459 what’s the worst?

[@julesbellet1449]

@@PoisonEevee he watches dream

[@Astr0_Man]

Y DID I NEVER REALIZE HE TURNED HIMSELF INTO A FUCKIN MACHINE PLSBDBDHDHCBSBD ITS LITERALLY IN THE LYRICS

[@fawndeu]

SAME OH MY GOD I THOUGHT IT WAS A METAPHOR FOR SOMETHING NOT A LITERAL MACHINE WHAT

[@matio.069]

i just keep coming to see this video every month since i discovered its existence

[@Sh0rtc1rcut456]

NOW WHO TRAPPED NEIL IN THE ARCADE MACHINE?!

[@39Fanclub]

absolutely LOVE how cabinet man is just like 👁_👁 most of the time

[@alesbrewery]

I’ve been working on my own Lemon Demon animated video, and seeing this right now was such a treat. Excellent, EXCELLENT VID

[@loneargonian]

Imagine it's Christmas Eve and you're hanging out with your friend from school. You're both bored and really need a break from your parents 'cause Christmas isn't as fun as it used to be. Suddenly, your friend gets an idea. They suggest breaking into the old arcade and wreck a couple old arcade cabinets, y'know, to let off some steam. Your anxious but really excited to try it out. You wait til your parents are asleep and sneak out. Knowing that they're tired from the holiday season, they'll probably sleep like a rock tonight. You and your friend grab the crowbars from the garage and take a cold walk to the arcade. As you approach the derelict building, you briefly remember one Halloween, a middle-school friend saying that one of the technicians who worked there came into work one day and never clocked out and that his ghost captured a couple other technicians who went missing and drove a couple kids to insanity. You got a little spooked but brushed it off and began picking the lock. You look around at the dusty place and tighten your grip on your crowbar. The two of you have a blast, bashing in Pac-man and Galaga. After your past semester, this was better than therapy. Then you noticed the one in the far back, directly across from the front door. You think your dad talked about it once, saying that it was big in its heyday. You mentally apologize to your dad and charge at the cabinet, bringing your crowbar down on the dashboard. Your friend follows your lead and starts swinging with you. You bash the middle of the cabinet and a pile of quarters spill out! You could probably buy whatever you wanted for Christmas now! You notice your friend shoving the side of it and you decide to help them out. With a couple shoves back-and-forth, the cabinet falls to the ground with a loud thud. For a second, you thought someone could've heard you but no one has been in the area for almost a decade. You look down at the fallen cabinet, somewhat impressed with yourself for bringing it down. Your friend makes a lame joke and bashes the screen in with their crowbar. Glass scatters across the floor and you sorta shield your eyes while laughing. You turn to the other cabinets and suggest taking the quarters from the other ones. Your friend eagerly agrees by rushing over to the one closest to you and starts swinging at the coin deposit. You take a couple steps forward before noticing a wet sound beneath you. You look down and notice a dark liquid on your sneaker. You think the cabinet was leaking discharge but what kind of discharge would an arcade cabinet leak? "*You can't win me... I can't be beat...*" You and your friend go stiff as you hear an electronic voice emitting from the shadows of the arcade. "*I won't hurt you... Unless you cheat...*" You realize it's not speaking, it's singing. It's singing in tune with the theme of the arcade game that you just busted. "*You can't see me behind the screen...*" The arcade game glowed softly behind you. Your heart sinking into your stomach as you watch your shadow appear with each note. Then the rest of the cabinets join in on the chorus as the whole arcade powers lights up with its glow, "*I'm half human and half machine!*"

[@iateasnake]

this+ "WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87" at random moments= perfection

[@Dbombre]

at first i thouhgt this song was about a man/monster that lived in the cabinet of someoen home and if you dint play his game or if you did but you cheated he would kill you. once i listned to the lyrics more i thought he was in a cabinet in the kitchen of an arcade/ then listening to it from starto finish whiel listening to the lyrics i finnaly realised what it meant. gave me shed 17 vibes

[@kit-is-a-cryptid]

This is amazing! How are you so underrated?!

[@Agpicklefeet]

I love your abstract visuals at the beginning, and the color pallet is to die for!!

[@KeitieKalopsia]

You have no idea, but that little stumble while the person was trying to run away from Neil's ghost added so much to the animation.

[@ijustwatchvideosandleaveco1004]

This is definitely my favorite Fan-Made animation for this song

[@johnqsample5119]

I dont think I'll ever get tired of Cabinet Man fan animations; they're all so amazing. I love this!

[@saltandvinegarchipp_458]

you have no idea how *incredibly* happy this makes me

[@zae2nice]

If I kicked something over and blood came I'll be out of there so quickly

[@Vanny-wf7fc]

tell me WHY youtube waited FOUR YEARS to show me THIS MASTERPIECE USING A LEMON DEMON SONG!1!1!

[@Oliver_The_Goblin]

NEIL MAKE THIS OFFICIAL

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

I literally did not realize this was what the lyrics were, I've been listening to this song for years lmao Awesome video

[@gamerwizard69]

TIS THE SEASON 🗣️📢‼️

[@noisemachine5731]

Holy shit!!! My favorite lemon demon song, and you really did it justice!!! The colors are beautiful, your style in general is just so nice. Thanks for making this

[@jacksonwaldon]

Two Trucks is my favorite for… no reason…

[@gobbleygourdiscursed6782]

2:13 news alert: arcade machine gets possesed by bill cipher. Quotes from witnesses "how" "I didnt even know that was posible" "How the fuck did bill posses that it dosent have a soul... i think"

[@TheUnfallenLord]

im so dumb i never even listened to the lyrics of this song as a STORY before, and now the song makes a lot more sense

[@oakleyforest1545]

The empty, captured look on the kids faces when they’re playing is really accurate to how my brother looks when he’s playing video games lol

[@crys_cornflakez]

I love the colors. The whole fuzzy aesthetic is so pretty 💕😖

[@mothbaby4867]

My Cabinet Man headcanon was that he's a missing kid who was shoved inside an Arcade machine by some serial killer, and he's still missing and is speculated to be dead :>

[@menicman7044]

like fnaf but with arcades

[@jflxwr6554]

@@menicman7044 the man behind the arcade machine

[@julesbellet1449]

Freddy five nights

[@L0rdOfThePies]

Is that the bite of 87

[@camchameleon4151]

thank god for narrative music I love this so much

[@APumpkinSpie]

i just realized this song is just about Polybius, but with ghosts ( I guess, but he technically isn't dead) and the game is alive.