Madilyn Mei - Tho I'm A Tortoise (Official Music Video)

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Song Credits:
Written & Performed by Madilyn Mei
Produced & Mixed by ‪@ScrawnyMusic‬
Mastered by Joe Hutchinson
Video Credits:
Video by DreamBear
Produced by Sebastián Escobar & Luisa González
Direction & Design by Miguel Alberto Mazza
Animation & Color by Amadeo Meza, Diego Rolle & Miguel Alberto Mazza
Composition & VFX by Andrés Almasio
Lyrics:
My finger paints aren’t great
But I still hang them on my fridge
Reminds me of the fun I had
Whenever I look at it
No I am not Picasso or Da Vinci or who knows who
Tho I am not the best by far I sure like what I do
(Alright, guys! On your mark, get set-)
Slow down take a nap, I’ll catch up to you
Run laps around me but we’ll both burn out soon
The finish line’s close and you’ve nothing to prove
And tho I’m behind, I need a nap too
Cause tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove
Tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
A slap on the wrist
A tomb made of stone
A casket awaiting a nap (Oh, oh, oh)
We all end up six feet below
Bury me in my favorite hat
The medals I've won from the races I’ve run
On display back home with my cat
We all end up six feet below
So why should we care ‘bout all that?
I run my mouth and I will ’til I’m old
And things may not be as the forecaster told
Guess they wanted me to show off what I do
But I couldn’t care any less to show you
Cause tho I’m a hare, I’ve got nothing to prove
Tho I’m a hare, I’ve got nothing to prove
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Death is marching
Two cozy little caskets, cardboard boxes, earthy holes
Can I hang our favorite pictures on the walls of moss and mold?
(Death is marching, death is marching, death is marching- death is- death is marching- death is-)
Death is marching steadfast toward us (Two cozy little caskets)
It doesn't care if you're bronze, silver or gold (cardboard boxes, earthy holes)
If I reach the end before you
Will you lend your hand to hold?
Will you lend your hand to hold?
Slow down take a nap, I'll catch up to you
Run laps around me but we’ll both burn out soon
They’ll pit us against one another, it's true
And tho we are different we’ve nothing to prove
Tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove
Tho you’re a hare, you’ve got nothing to prove
Tho we are different, we’ve nothing to prove
Oh tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove

[@madilynmei]

NEW EP OUT NOW!!! ffm.to/thebard 📜🪶

[@Forest12312]

I gave you a purple bracelet with red beads

[@literallyalphaaaa]

yayyy!!! i cant wait to listen, madilyn ❤❤ i have LOVED listening to youuuu‼️‼️‼️

[@Ivybeam]

Please guys, praise these animators!!! They really made this song come to life!

[@sebastianescobar5219]

thanks!

[@Sarami13]

Yeah!!

[@gnoot50]

yea i agree!! the animation is great

[@oscarthagrouch]

no they didn’t. that’s an insult to the song. the song doesn’t need an animation

[@Sarami13]

@@oscarthagrouch so you’d rather stare at a black screen for 2 minutes? At least respect the animators. Madelyn hired the animators to bring the song to life what are you on?

[@creatortheoc2434]

I love how the tortoise is portrayed as the younger one and the hare as the older one, apposed to the original story. Thats such as good detail

[@-Therian12365]

That's because the oldest doesn't always win

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

This song really rings to me as a metaphor for being neurodivergent particularly in school. I was diagnosed with adhd when I was 8 and got bullied for needing accommodations and doing stuff slower. Throughout school I was always told I “Just need to apply myself” while I was trying my best and barely holding on as it was. There’s a lot of noise online about undiagnosed neurodivergent kids in gifted programs struggling and feeling traumatized by school the same way I did, which shocked me to learn cause I’d always envied the kids with good grades and in the higher classes so much. A lot of the discourse around it feels very centered on people saying they were more messed up from high expectations and lack of help, and then others trying to remind people that it was no better for those whose neurodivergence caused the to fall behind from the beginning. The important thing is that (at the very least in the US) public school is traumatizing for everyone, especially for neurodivergent kids, no matter what different ways our ND traits presented. Between the tortoises in the special ed classes, and the hares betrayed by a system they thought worked for them, we’re both hurt by the structures that pressure us to burn ourselves out. We can take a nap together because we do have nothing to prove. Even for the tortoises expected to lose, we have nothing to prove to them.

[@weirdnerdygoat]

Yess this is what i was thinking since the teasers on shorts!

[@mykittenisaferociousnugget]

Me too! One of my special interests is science, but learning in general is something that I've always loved, so naturally I did very well in school when I was younger. My teachers were on great terms with me, I was excited to go to school, heck the teachers called on me to explain things if they didn't know how to. I would've been described as a "gifted kid", and I was ahead of my peers. However, because of the high praise from a young age, the teachers and myself all had high expectations. I didn't learn how to learn because I wasn't taught. So, then I started to fall behind. The teachers told me it was unacceptable to "choose" not to do my work when I was really struggling with something. Their "support" groups to help those falling behind were too easy and made me feel stupid, but I wasn't as good as my peers. This is still me. I'm trying to fix it but I keep getting more and more burnt out. Really, all we tortoises and hares need is a good nap and a better school system. It's not much to ask.

[@mykittenisaferociousnugget]

@st4rry0npawzz Very true! It's just that certain forms of neurodivergence, paired with environmental factors, can increase the likelihood of being a gifted kid or needing to be in a special ed program :)

[@MEL-ie4sg]

All of this 💯

[@weirdnerdygoat]

@st4rry0npawzz i mean, doesn't neurodivergent literally just mean tht your brain is significantly different from the norm? It doesn't have to be a disorder. I know that giftedness is often counted as a neurodivergence, though with special ed kids it could depend i suppose?

[@Haimannen]

i may, too, be a tortoise with nothing to prove

[@4zumi]

What an honor to be pinned by Madilyn 😭☝️

[@Ari_got_paws]

​@@4zumi Real 😭😭

[@GracieBarnett-ed1ph]

Me too😭

[@Oreo_Animates]

Same

[@carlostendons]

I too may be as SLOW as a tortoise I too have nothing to prove

[@ctsnickeyjf1329]

I’M GONNA RUN AS FAST AS A TORTOISE TO HEAR THIS JAM

[@CandiCorn14]

REAL

[@NachoAndJay]

REALL

[@gundar-x1p]

forget running, kets just break the laws of the universe to get here sooner

[@ctsnickeyjf1329]

@@gundar-x1p Hey hey hey! Slow down, take a nap why don’t you?

[@carenxatu5962]

For a second I thought you typed/said: “to HARE this jam.”

[@still_leuna]

I think it's so cool that the hare is getting some love too in this story, I like that they're equals

[@maddrumsticks]

Immediately after premiere, my first impression is that this song is about art It feels like two artists fast and slow who both are pitted to compete. They're both expected to make pieces and all of that. But in the end, the artists realize it shouldn't be a competition. Both artists are amazing, regardless of what they are told.

[@chickuwu518]

Ohh so true, it makes sense, because every artist has their own style, and their own unique beauty to their drawings. Like, there are a lot of artworks that are different from each other but they still are beautiful in their own way.

[@jfqubinator6183]

Yeah, I think you're right minor addon tho, maybe with the entire death thing she put some kind of timepressure on them, which they both then ignored :3

[@hayleylynn8466]

Hi

[@JustJJ-9]

Listened to it twice, once to enjoy it and once to understand it. I think it’s an analogy for how everyone is at a different point in their life, everyone is trying, and everyone will end up dead one day. Why should we care about winning a race with someone at a completely different point in life than we are? We have nothing to prove. Just enjoy your life, make friends even if you have nothing in common, have grace for those behind you, and hang your subpar fingerpaints on the fridge. It doesn’t have to be your best work all the time- you need a nap too.

[@percythecryptid]

i think so too. i don't know if you're familiar with the folk tale of the tortoise and the hare, but it's also a subversion of that. i'm not 100%, but i think that's where "slow and steady wins the race" comes from.

[@gettin_so_jiggy_with_it]

i watched this with my (20 lb) tortoise:) she doesnt like to sit still, but she finally did to listen and watch this video. we both love it, we’ll be listening to it every night together:3 thank you so much❤️

[@lunameriweather7693]

what's her name?

[@gettin_so_jiggy_with_it]

@@lunameriweather7693 Rudy:)

[@gettin_so_jiggy_with_it]

@@lunameriweather7693Rudy:)

[@yado1153]

OMG DO YOU LISTEN TO CAVETOWN (idk your pfp reminds me of him)

[@gettin_so_jiggy_with_it]

@@yado1153YES I LOVE CAVETOWN!! MY PFP IS LEMON BOY!:DD

[@Echo_fly]

Does anyone else relate to both the tortoise and the hare simultaneously?

[@t0xic.b0n3z]

WHY IS THE PICTURE SO CUTE OH MY GOD STOPPPP

[@lunavixrn5651]

Neurodivergent mood honestly this is for the adhd burnt-out-former-gifted-kids (as much as it is for anyone else) Thx madilyn, existentially affirming as always love

[@lunavixrn5651]

@st4rry0npawzz for sure

[@Orion_TheyThem]

Autism peeps too. I feel like it just covers the whole ND spectrum honestly

[@Lumi_Clawzz]

I HAVE ADHDDDDD MAHAHHAHAHA

[@cheeze588]

literally me

[@checkeredbonbon]

the line “though I’m behind, I need a nap too” hits WAY TOO HARD. I CRIED also, not to drop my entire life story, but I definitely started out as a hare and then later crashed down into a tortoise. not a great development for my little brain that can’t comprehend the concept of me being accepted as I am and without my achievements. and the thought of resting as much as I really need and not as much as other people deem socially acceptable? unbelievable! so this song hit me like a train transporting a thousand trucks. my therapist will be hearing about this 😔 (in short: thank you for making this, I really appreciate it.)

[@ratimaja1658]

3:36 omg at the end it’s do cute bc the torturous 😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@LordOfRibena]

I hope to god you meant tortoise not torturous 💀

[@Lavinia-art]

True☠️ kkkk​@@LordOfRibena

[@ilikecheese9706]

As a person that’s gone to the point of self harm from overworking myself and having high expectations, this song touches me in a special way. Thank you Madilyn Mei for writing this. ❤

[@mykittenisaferociousnugget]

As someone who struggles with that too, my heart goes out to you. You aren't alone and I hope things get better for you

[@Aspenfur]

2:11 eepy fox is so cute ♥️♥️

[@Pawsof_playdow]

THO IM A HARE I GOT NOTHING TO PROVE🗣️🗣️‼️‼️🔥🔥

[@Pawsof_playdow]

WE ALL END UP SIX FEET BELLOW🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥

[@puppycatsbee]

BURY ME IN MY FAVOURITE HAT :]

[@1.Elliott.Draws.1]

BURY ME IN MY FAVORITE HAT 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@rileystreetxz]

THE MEDALS I'VE WON FROM THE RACES I'VE RUN🗣️🔥‼️🗣️🔥‼️🗣️🔥‼️

[@puppycatsbee]

@@rileystreetxz ON THE WALL BACK HOME WITH MY CAT !!! 🐈

[@HeidiJankowski]

WE LL END UP 6 FEET BELOW 🔥🔥🔥 BUT WHY SHOULD WE CARE BOUT ALL THAT? 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@depressoespresso5904]

absolutely sobbing bc i always held myself to impossible standards to please people who dont even care when really "i have nothing to prove" the animation is so so cute and your songs always hit my heart its magical

[@gayblue-goo209]

To he honest this reminds me when I was younger about 6 I was in a race with a bunch of other kids and I remember totally not being first but at the end when we were crossing the line. I saw this girl sitting in the middle and crying and I remember going up to her and taking her hand and we both crossed at the same time. We of course got last place ribbons but I felt so amazing that I helped but also sad cause she left with her mom and I never saw her again. I still think about her sometimes and I hope she is OK now ❤❤

[@KosmosDragonz]

Whenever me and my mom are listening to music my mom is like "is this the tortoise song" "ye" "YES"

[@bear.2492]

your mum is so cute I can't

[@rainbowhamham27]

why are all your songs so sweetly morbid?? (affectionate)

[@Elliot-cr7gi]

I’M SOBBING THE PICTURE IS SO FLIPPING CUTE 😭😭😭😭

[@StellaFreakzz556]

I LOVE UR PFP

[@MORONIC_official]

Best MUSIC ARTIST OF 2024!

[@ethhangs]

Hell even non musical artist

[@guest00108]

Definitely!!

[@varena04]

dude i absolutely love the MV it's so cute!! the sound production quality is totally next level on this one. shout out to Scrawny dude with the earlier talk of hand holding ("if i reach the end before you, will you lend your hand to hold?"), i totally thought they'd cross the finish line hand-in-hand at the end lol. but i guess what the MV is trying to say is that you don't have to cross the arbitrary finish line... you can take a nap first if you want. :) death is marching, guys. let's have fun until we get there.

[@olivergarden8392]

this has been one of my favourites since I saw the live version a year ago, so happy it got an official release !! the animation is absolutely stunning as well, biggest kudos to the animators that worked on it

[@JusticeMarley-j5u]

This song really matches the vibe of my personal philosophy. "When the world is burning down, make some smores".

[@Meru_Moon_berry570]

I’ve been both the tortoise and hare. For all of elementary I was the best of the best, top of the class, aside from being a bit of a troublemaker I was doing amazing. But middle school hit. I was constantly burning out, tired, sad, lacked motivation, and at some points mildy suicidal. I had thought I had adhd in 5th grade and I begged my mom for a year and a half to get tested. When I did I was right, but according to her “it’s only mild so idk” or something like that. Continuing through this hell I’m Eventually going to go to a school that would be more fit for someone like me, I hope the best and prepare for worst.

[@turtledovers5955]

as an art student who started college at 25 and has a constant feeling that I need to prove my worth, this a really sweet breath of fresh air for my heart, thank you for this song that'll play on repeat

[@mothbrainedindividual]

I woke up crying earlier this night from a bad dream that reaffirmed my insecurities about being too slow. This was nice to hear

[@jackolancer]

OOOOO I AM GONNA EXPLODE (Explodes)

[@guest00108]

AAAAA ::Explodes too::

[@Rainestorm_cosplays]

EEEEEEAEAEEAEEAEEA *explodes more*

[@childeofepickness]

why does everybody keep explodi- 💥💥💥

[@braindinomedia1352]

I'M GONNA RUN AS FAST AS A HARE TO HEAR THIS JAM

[@BurdenBox]

This song reminds me a lot of how I feel when it comes to school, I tend to be behind or understand things slower due to adhd and it gets me made fun of but my best friend understands everything immediately and is even in the gifted program while also having adhd, yet we still close friends.

[@luniliv5924]

AHHH THE ENDING IS SO SWEET!!! I really like this perspective of the story of the tortoise and the hare!!! :D

[@Brokenhumor167]

19 hours till this masterpiece officially drops

[@NachoAndJay]

10 MINUTES NOW :D

[@amogus-j8s]

they are in love

[@CannedChippy]

I SHIP IT

[@childeofepickness]

the tortoise and the hare but the tortoise and the hare are dating

[@metformin3154]

This may actually be one of your best, this song is gorgeous and people from all walks of life can relate to it at some point.

[@MewieDragon]

Just listening to this song isn’t enough, I need it to constantly be playing from all of my walls

[@catzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

THE (I THINK) TURTLE IS SO CUTE ON THE THUMBNAIL😭😭😿😿😿😿

[@dogandcat3672]

I flipping relate to this so much with both the tortoise and the hare. For some reason teachers got very proud of my grades so I'd try to meet their standards and would mentally punish myself if I got anything under 100. I'd feel like trash if I even got something like a 95. And when I'd get something others see as apparently adverge like 85 my teachers would pull me aside and sadly ask me what was wrong cause they knew I was better then that. I'm also a slow learner that likes going at my pace but always feel rushed by others expectations. It's great I'm finally out of school. This song was literally posted the same day I graduated. It means so much to me

[@iamthepigeonlord1713]

THIS WAS LOVELY!!! Everything from the visuals to the harmonies to the analogy… Simply beautiful. I listened to this with my mom in the car. Tried to hold back tears the whole time :)

[@user-silv3r]

whoever animated this did so good, woah.

[@ixzoaxi2997]

WE ARE TAKING A NAP WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@soggy_handsanitizer]

i love the little voices in the background and the animation!! :3 tortise x hare real!!!

[@Abyss_Trips]

WHY ARE ALL THE CHARACTERS SO CUTE 😭😭 Thank you for this absolute banger

[@jacquierojas]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I have a feeling this is going to be a viral trend like “ok ok ok and la la la” or “soldier, poet, and king”

[@chubbymeel6476]

THE HARE BLUSHES AT THE END WHEN TORTOISE JOINED HIM EEEEEEEE

[@mr.puddle9520]

When they just take a nap together 🥺🥺🥺

[@just_a_thoughts]

this art style is so amazing!...and cute

[@Baocacia]

WE GOING BACK TO THE NURSERY QUOTES WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vickisnemeth7474]

Somebody make a 10-hour loop of the first batch of cutesy "Death is marching" before I have to do it

[@heckstar]

We got Aesop dancing with this one 🔥🔥🗣🗣

[@BlueCanary-tg2il]

THE ANIMATION IS SO CUTE AND SMOOTH, THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wild-Barley]

OMG I STAYED UP TO TWELVE FOR THE SONG TO COME OUT WHERE I AM AND ITS SO GOOOOOOOD!

[@Anthintendo]

The tortoise and the hare was a great visual metaphor for the message of this song, and a really positive re-imagining of that fable, so kudos to everyone involved to for the imagination and the creativity to realize that vision. Gonna add this to my playlist asap, great work 👍

[@pink_destiny8332]

I can't even articulate how much this song really speaks to me, it's so wholesome despite the subtle melancholy of the lyrics 😭

[@FluffyRadio374]

This is really an interesting perspective, because it really makes you ask the question of why would a tortoise try to race a hare in the first place? And what was the message of the story? The reason could be, to not think yourself as lesser due to circumstances and to always have a bit of hope and self confidence because who knows where life may lead? The story of the tortoise and the hare is one of hard work and perseverance being rewarded, and to not let shortcomings stop you from giving it your all. The reason for it being a competition is because the story is also a metaphor for life and how there will always be someone who has some sort of advantage over us and how pride and arrogance leads to failure and is the biggest shortcoming of all. That's the moral of the story, its correct. HOWEVER This song sends out a different yet similar message due to its twist of both the ending, the personality of the hare and the situation. Its no longer a story about overcoming the hardships of life, but rather a story about not letting comparisons stop you from doing your best.Why did the tortoise race the hare when it knows its at a disadvantage and will most likely lose? Its not exactly a smart thing to do is it? Its like someone who has never painted in their lives challenging a professional artist (the buff bunny represents that). If not for pride and arrogance then why would the rabbit present such a challenge to someone who it knows will most likely lose? It carries the same message on hope and perseverance but in the end, it does stand out that the turtle wins by sheer dumb luck. It would have worked hard either way, win or lose but only in the circumstance of it winning would that hard work be acknowledged by those around it. This song gives those plot points emphasis in an absolutely stunning and creative manner. Thinking about it makes you realise that it is, in its core, become a story about maybe just trying your best and not letting constant comparisons with other, maybe better or greater people put you down. To not let the world around you make things a competition when its not. Yes, competition is healthy and important, but that doesnt mean that EVERYTHING is a competition to be won, a situation in which you have to prove yourself or else your nothing. Its OKAY to be nothing sometimes. Its OKAY to not be the perfect or the best. Losing is okay, not being Picasso is okay, thats a part of learning and of growing and sometimes you just do things for the heck of it and for fun, not to prove anything, but just to enjoy yourself. Constant comparison ruins that experience. Its okay to have a need for validation, but not okay to be forced to earn it all of the time for absolutely everything, or for things that you're really not as serious about as others are. That's just not healthy. The rabbit in this version, is not prideful and didnt want to really put the turtle down it was just doing something it liked to do and included the turtle in it cause, why not? and the turtle knows that it has worked hard and has made it to the finish line. Both represent self satisfaction and doesnt need to prove to the world around them what they already know for themselves by actually crossing it. They could if they wanted to, but its really not that important to either of them, and they know that the competition that the other animals have turned their race into, isn't what they were doing and they dont have to necessarily play along. For the turtle it, was never really showing its speed, but rather its perseverance, and by the time it gets near the finish line it has done that. It has proven what it set out to prove. Whether it recieves acknowledgement from the world or not, whether it WANTS to or not, is a different matter altogether. Neither of them cross the finish line because by the time they get there both HAVE nothing to prove. Neither version of the story is about upstaging one another, its about trying your best (even the rabbit runs the whole way before he stops near the finish line), doing what you want to do, and doing it well and just being happy with it. For somethings yeah, you might need the worlds acknowledgment, but not for everthing. Self satisfaction and the brief boost of happiness that we get from it is more than enough for little unimportant victories. Comparing youself for every little thing destroys a persons sense of peace and gives way to things like hate, envy and self loathing.

[@Ari_got_paws]

I love this comment

[@C0sm0star2]

Madilyn has suprised us with this BEAUTY

[@-The0ne-]

This is the best song. It made me Cry😭 still crying❤❤

[@SobriKEyt]

This song is so sweet and precious! I love her voice and lyrics

[@xCrow_xd]

THIS IS SO RELATABLE😭I LOVE IT. IM GONNA BE REPLAYING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN

[@shabbbsy]

NEW MADILYN MEI SONG DROPPED ABOUT CUTE ANIMALS AND A LITTLE BIT OF DEATH LETS GOOOO 🎉🎉🎉

[@kesshackelford2056]

Immaculate vibes

[@KosmosDragonz]

THIS IS A ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE❤❤❤

[@tazgarcia8553]

I LOVE THO I'M A TORTOISE AND THE FACT SHE RELEASED THE OFFICIAL SONG!!!! MAKE A EXTRA CASKET FOR ME BECAUSE IM GOING TO HEAVEN LISTENING TO THIS.

[@Red-in-Green]

I love this so much. Especially the reframing of the story. The shift that the hare doesn’t lay down because he’s arrogant, but because he’s TIRED is brilliant. Whether physically or just “of people’s shit”. Speaking as the hare, always driven, always pushing, mostly succeeding, but slowly burning out, it’s such an important message. One of the hardest things to do is learn to be gentle with yourself. That taking a day off isn’t lazy. And that, just because you’re smart, it doesn’t mean you’re wasting your life doing low level work. I could burn myself down trying to change the world (not in any way to say I’d succeed lol), but I have decided to do the necessary work instead. It is not weakness to choose happiness over ambition. Slow down, take a nap

[@serenitysanchez5171]

THE ART IS AMAZING IM CRYING

[@OliveJuice-P3ar]

aw the widdle tortle so cuteeee

[@Khaotic_Karma]

I’ve been basically looping this since I first heard it yesterday. Love you Madilyn! ❤❤ Coming from the ‘hare’ currently writing a research paper on the differences between autistic and allistic communication and ways to bridge the gap. 👍

[@pipticken]

That last line really gets me in the feels

[@MarieVinance-]

IM LOSING MY MIND AHHHHH JUST ONE MORE HOURRR

[@thenosternook]

This song is so amazing thank you so much, your songs have helped me a lot since I found your music this year. I hope you (and anyone else reading this) have an amazing day and night :D

[@cookieforever4424]

this gives me comfort when i need it. thank you.

[@Yapyap_notrlly_]

As someone whose always been seen as the hare, but weirdly felt like the tortise, I really appreciate the Hares perspective, so I approve. (Tbh im more of the crowd, but no one cares about them, I didnt have a side, but i had a place in the race)

[@egg0_pancak3s]

this is actually so relatable

[@CantaloupeCalli]

the animation is so smooth omg

[@shantiysabelle18]

This is becoming my new favorite song💕

[@KillingBiting]

This has me tearing up as a whole 24 year old lmao it just makes me think of being physically disabled and always being behind, like literally. Always limping behind the crowd feeling like I had to fight through pain to catch up. Now that I have canes and people who will wait, it’s easier. I wanna get a tortoise tattoo now. I listen to everything you put out and add most of it to my daily mix but I especially like this one, keep it up dude!

[@madilynmei]

[@Swisscheesepuppy]

Probably the sweetest take on the story

[@treasuredwisp]

I love the message of this song! I think I need to take it to heart. I've been trying to live up to other's expectations for me all my life and all I've got to show for it is disappointment, disapproval, burn out, and mental illness. I truly am a tortoise. I'm trying to believe I've got nothing to prove.

[@kesshackelford2056]

Watching the live was so cute 🥺

[@PigeonChipe0]

Just 14 hours left

[@still_leuna]

I love this too much, the song, the animation, everything

[@_Sleepy__]

Your songs always manage to tug at my heart strings. They're deep and beautiful and carry a unique touch. Thank you for sharing your music ❤

[@ismaelismael8543]

I really needed this, as might a lot of other people. Thanks for making it.

[@Rollermain12]

MASTERPIECE

[@fufoxoverdrive3422]

this song gets better and better the more I listen to it. I love it

[@s0m3wr1t3r]

Noooo my school computer will be turned in by the time this masterpiece gets posted. 😭

[@P4PER.B4G]

New favourite song .LOVE YOU MADILYN❤️

[@Win_starrINC]

EEYEYYEYEYE ITS SO GOOD! WE LOVE IT MADILYN ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@littlemissviolet4984]

I NEED a karaoke for this 🤭 I keep singing this song over and over

[@Melodifinest]

I hope that this gets the millions of views it deserves

[@theverycringenogoodname8453]

New anthem for my own life

[@Ice0472]

SO EXCITED 😭❤

[@CamrenHope]

This song always makes me cry and I find myself coming back to it, I’ve always struggled with academic demand from my parents and this song is truly my comfort from it because tho I’m a hare I have nothing to prove

[@cryptid18362]

This would be a really good intro song for a show

[@Spr1nk13zzz]

Ive never felt so seen by a song in like my entire life im actually crying rn

[@KellyDaniCrystal]

Two days untill i see madilyn mei live, and im just starting to crochet the tortoise and hare too (attempt) to give her at the show.

[@friskart3952]

Madilyn Mei, thank you so much. What you are doing is wonderful. Your creativity really inspires me to draw. Thank you very much. I wish you great popularity as a musician. Your music is wonderful ❤🐢🐰🌱