Penelope Scott - American Healthcare (Glitzy) (Official Music Video)

[@Tuptadechicle]

After listening to this song a billion times I just realized how the last melody sounded like the organ from a funeral and I think thats fking brilliant

[@kujikawathemeekmage3640]

I never noticed

[@dinamitev7230]

i noticed at the first time but it still is very smart

[@hyysteriaaaaaaaaaaa]

i always forget that organ is also an instrument

[@B727X]

It’s mid, she’s an SJW and can’t sing

[@hxrl3yee301]

IT SOUNDS SO GOOD

[@ashie5166]

Fun little story about me: about 2 years ago, my appendix nearly burst and killed me. My dad almost refused to take me to the hospital purely because we couldn't afford medical bills if it turned out to just be nothing. I almost fucking died because we couldn't afford any medical debt. How crazy is that, the possibility that I could've died purely because my dad didn't want to have to pay the medical bills? But no, it was serious and I could've died. So instead he tells them to put all everything in my name, someone who is freshly 18 and definitely can't afford the $3,000 everything ended up costing. It horrifies me to this day. at least i'm still alive though, right...?

[@skeletonhands01]

The medical bills should have never costed that much to begin with, but ur dad sounds greedy

[@Popthebop]

Damn Shit man it's so f@cking sad that you Americans can be bankrupted by healthcare, Hope it changes soon and you guy's get free healthcare soon.

[@7kglo]

@@skeletonhands01 when ur broke u avoid any healthcare in america trust me people will be bleeding and jump out of a stretcher just to avoid the horrendous bills

[@wren7248]

That's horrible, I'm sorry your dad your dad is such an asshole, I can't imagine almost dying and then having to pay thousands for surviving. It just blows my mind that people have to pay that much money for something totally out of their control

[@WOODENCHAIR64]

Holy shit

[@coena9377]

Random detail: The guy with glasses is named Stephen Docatori, the girl with braids, presumably his daughter, is Jessica Docatori. (You can see their names on their medical certificates).

[@toastyae]

Interesting :0

[@s_0511]

Cool :0

[@pascuala.]

Woah :0

[@ewqasdcxz7329]

that's so cool :0

[@MiniMia48]

I’m simply adding onto the chain, don’t mind me :0

[@nederlandsefrhd]

The church organs at the end of the song make a lot more sense now

[@pink_wine_]

how?? im curious on what u think

[@nederlandsefrhd]

@@pink_wine_ Well in the music video the original doctor dies and right when that's being shown, the church organ part starts. A lot of events happen in churches including funerals or at least they do in north america

[@pink_wine_]

@@nederlandsefrhd oh i see

[@PossessedPotatoBird]

🇳🇱

[@zachbuwu]

Before the video I just kinda thought it was like, the death of their beliefs that they really could help others, but brought them closer to death

[@decilleg1120]

I like how the song changes from “I just think they should feel good while they are alive” to “I just think they should feel okay while they’re alive” like it’s the realization that no one even feels okay under this system

[@khrystynakhrystal]

Yeah

[@lialee654]

Yeah

[@charlottemassong2058]

Yeah

[@msdeadfast]

Yeah

[@rowanrichards9410]

What system?

[@superiortrash3209]

I can't decide if it's hopeful or absolutely tragic that his daughter became a doctor too

[@jackyfalcon777]

Definitely hopeful ❤ she learned from seeing her father's mistakes.

[@pink_wine_]

@@jackyfalcon777 nah she's unknowingly progapating the cycle of corruption

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

I think it's hopeful, the heart was put back. But now that I think about it it might have been put back only to be ripped out again :(

[@juliacartanafarias3956]

I think it's both, it's a question mark on whether the circle will repeat itself or if she'll fix it or survive better through it, it can be hopeful or tragic if you want, the video ends in a way that you can choose the girl's ending

[@RedRosemary]

It's tragic. His daughter isn't actually having surgery. It's just her realizing how fucked up the system is like her father did while working.

[@sen0rita433]

Ok but the imagery and “static” view really gives off the vibe of the song tbh

[@kaithecactus3714]

Yes i think that's the purpose of a music video

[@sen0rita433]

@@kaithecactus3714 yup i agree i just thought that they did a really good job with it

[@Maxzes_]

scpegqan

[@lettuceforlife4827]

Recent events have brought me back

[@sparklejumprope_queen]

me too

[@Your_localpreppy1]

real

[@Hi_im_sobo]

Same

[@lesbianage9538]

Even when I was like 8-10, my friends and I would joke when we were rough housing and say shit like "If I don't kill you the medical bills will!" just because our parents talked about it so much

[@zannahmerrill3620]

😭 moving to Australia is still the best thing I ever did for my health & peace of mind, America get it together challenge

[@Celestinewizz]

That is actually so sad

[@vivillo.n20]

as a non American person that's really sad

[@LilNeenerMcWomanRaypist]

Yeah we have too many problems in this fucked country, And neither side will address the issues. Sucks bro. Damn it all to hell.

[@maddie-b2957]

Damn I didn’t realize how badly we took our free healthcare for granted here in Canada

[@ohokay4663]

Fun fact, doctors have the highest suicide rate of any profession in the US. I just think that fact adds something more to the video.

[@qiwunu]

Probably because after seeing so many people die, they feel like they’re a failure

[@nineparr3110]

Fun fact: Penelope Scott actually got the concept for this song after reading a study that showed how doctor suicides increased with the increases in medical paperwork.

[@nineparr3110]

@Ernesto Nascente Cintra Petrillo Indeed. I always find it astonishing how good Penelope is at bringing up these topics. Nobody I know likes to talk about these sort of things with me, and I'm glad to know there are others who think about these things and want to inform more people about them.

[@_sixela]

@@nineparr3110 that’s fucking nuts :/ the system is literally effecting anybody that is in it and everybody that works in it

[@n0rahh]

tbh i wonder why i havent moved to canada yet

[@imatinygrape]

I feel like how the story goes is that the guy with the glasses was trying to become a doctor to well give people a more fulfilling life even if those people will die later on in life. Soon the guy in the glasses had a lot of issues to the point he started drinking, smoking and I think also taking pills and so he ended up dying from it. Soon it gets revealed that the guy in the glasses was in the same photo as a young girl with blonde hair and once the blonde haired girl learns about the loss of her father/friend she becomes a doctor doing the same thing as the guy with the glasses to carry on his will. Tell me if I miss anything, also have a nice day!

[@MaybeReD]

I think that the singer is the blonde haired girl after she went in a similar path to the guy with glasses, and that's why she's being operated on

[@sarahmadery3601]

i think after he failed to save someone, he turned to substances to cope.

[@twilightjoltik3151]

It’s her father: their medical licenses have the same last name on them (Stephen/Jessica Docatori)

[@stxrstruck6755]

@@MaybeReD I agree but I think instead of her dying she actually survived (because at the end they gave her a heart transplant and in the next frame she’s alive)

[@ItsTubeTime]

Or maybe the story is what's in the fucking video are you good??

[@tinybrainedbigfeet7427]

I remember once as a child I saw my mom puking and sneezing out blood for a couple of days and I begged her to go to the hospital and I remember she got angry because she said she couldn’t and now I understand she wasn’t reslly angry she was scared and she couldn’t afford to go to the hospital at all and knowing that’s our health care system it breaks my heart

[@ReedDaOG]

I'm so sorry I hope your mom is better now

[@vani1551]

it honestly sickens me as a european person to hear these kinds of stories. so many people are suffering in America and nothing gets done..

[@CanIGetTheUhhhhh-]

@@vani1551It supposed to be the “CoUnTrY oF fReEdOm!”, “FrEeDoM oF sPeAch!” and shit like that, but it fucking sucks. Nothing is free, and everything that is probably comes to bite you in the ass years later.

[@axolotl593]

Oh yeah I’m ready to question everything I know about society

[@elenaspersonaldiary]

best comment

[@shortinsomniac76]

Hey arent you from wrath's or red's videos?

[@bitchrespecter420]

This relates to much

[@elenaspersonaldiary]

@DomesticPenguin they were clearly exaggerating, Penelope‘s music just gives a good view on society and how messed up the parts of it are. that’s what they meant :)

[@riskyraccon6475]

welcome to panelope scott

[@s_0511]

Penelope Scott songs are a whole different genre I really love her voice and how meaningful her lyrics are as well

[@sacredlegendz1075]

She sounds like she grew up watching nothing but adventure time and steven universe and I love it😂

[@s_0511]

@@sacredlegendz1075 ikr

[@gayclown69]

It’s trauma core in a way

[@thebillboardnerd3033]

I’d consider her music as a certain style of alternative bit pop, with faint power pop influences.

[@dorksfordays]

If you like this !!! try listening to The Scary Jokes!!!

[@yaglanz8696]

I love how this song is in the perspective of a doctor/ doctor’s daughter it would have been so easy to say “healthcare evil so doctor evil” but no it humanizes them and to that I salute

[@bee-zz6bf]

my theory for the animation: the person with glasses was the girl with braids' parent, and went into the healthcare system as a doctor. slowly the horrors that they'd seen wore them down and they drank themself into an early grave when the girl was young. she didn't know the details of this of course, she was a child. but she'd heard about how her parent was such a brave savior, helping sick people every day! so of course she idolized that and went into the healthcare system herself, unknowingly propagating the cycle and probably doing the same thing herself.

[@m_milos]

girl that's not a theory you're just describing the music video 💀💀

[@spooky_exee]

@@m_milos right lmfao

[@sarahmadery3601]

love this ^^^^^

[@bee-zz6bf]

@@m_milos 🥲

[@ItsTubeTime]

It is what it fucking is we don't need a deep dive into the video we JUST watched. The story is the fucking story it doesn't need to be explained its in the damn video

[@gagehasenyager7744]

Listening to this for my king Luigi

[@Nick-ho8pi]

Felt this, going to college for forensics. Sometimes i wonder what government shit ill have to hide💀

[@catherinetyndale1734]

Probably a lot of things.

[@Maxzes_]

I would tell the world even if i die because of it 😟

[@morgoth_bauglir]

Molecular biology student here. I'm so afraid of working for pharmaceuticals who have caused pain to so many people

[@CherishCat]

Im forensics as well

[@Diamoondust]

@@Maxzes_ you sure?

[@ari_saline]

if you listen closely, at the beginning, there's the faint sounds of the organs at the end. if you listen to it on loop, it seems together perfectly. it shows that the cycle is continuing and continuing no matter what, and i like that detail.

[@wl_gacha]

I do NOT hear it lol

[@pinktlrb]

Maybe I’m way off base with this, but I feel like there’s a purposeful sort of irony in how, despite wanting to help people, the person in glasses couldn’t help themselves, and they ultimately let down one of the people who needed them most-their daughter. It’s not clear to me who the person being operated on is meant to represent-perhaps the daughter? Or perhaps her mother? Or maybe they’re meant to represent a concept more than a particular person. Throughout the song, different items associated with doctors (and the person in glasses in particular) are pulled out in surgery, and at the very end, their heart is pulled out. But they put it back. I guess I see this as meaning that, when you take away all the other stuff, being a good doctor at its core is caring about other people. To me, it feels like the daughter managed to succeed where her parent failed-keeping heart even in the face of a system that destroys it. She picks up a flyer for a soup kitchen-she wants to help people. She doesn’t only do this by becoming a doctor, but by volunteering, and in doing is able to feel as if she is making a difference, even though she is bound by the healthcare system in her job as a doctor. Also, as the person in glasses gets closer to death, they are shown with a bit of drool in the corner of their mouth-one of the only differences between someone alive and someone dead, according to what was stated earlier in the song. They became that dead man on the side of the road (Perhaps you could even say they became their daughter’s “dead man on the side of the road”). I thought that was a neat parallel. (I also appreciate the irony of the person in glasses wanting “people to feel okay while they’re alive,” meanwhile being absolutely miserable themselves). Anyways, maybe I’m just seeing what I want to see, but to me this is a sort of bittersweet story-one that ended sadly for the person in glasses, but happily for their daughter. I want to believe things ended up happy for her, anyways. I think it’s easy for people to get overwhelmed by systemic issues and feel as if there’s no point in helping people when the system is always working against them. The person in glasses is representative of this sort of mentality, and in the end they are so bogged down by the weight of the world’s problems that they miss what’s right in front of them-their daughter. But every act of kindness can make a difference. Maybe you can’t save everyone, but to the people you can help, it makes all the difference in the world to them. Anyways, just some disjointed thoughts. I didn’t see anyone else interpret the song the same way I did or mention these things, so I thought I’d share in case someone else went looking like I did :]

[@vanon1158]

this is really insightful!

[@ehy7663]

this is my favorite interpretation of this song, couldnt have worded it out better myself!

[@embrejo2204]

I loveee the detail about the drool and the concept of the dad serving the same purpose that the dead man on the road did to him And I agree, it’s at least a happiER ending with the daughter finding a way to help people in her life. Becoming a doctor didn’t take her heart (it was put back in) because she found a way to help people in other ways ❤️ Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I love reading these

[@splogxyz3339]

@DomesticPenguin it may not matter, but these interpretations help people think creatively and there really is no harm to them. sure, some may get repetitive, but it’s really not hard to scroll past.

[@moeshrooms385]

This is my favorite comment by far! A lot of people took the video very literally so it was cool to see you mention concepts and ideas as well. I love all the irony within the video and the song too. I’m gonna have to rewatch this a few more times with your comment in mind now lol.

[@bazinga_baz_inga_bazinga]

no one seems to talk about the fact that the music video is drawn and animated in the corporate art style, further emulating the line “you corporate f*ck*ng pr*ck”.

[@M0ldyBubbles]

Me with bad mental health shit: Ah yes I'll be fine A few seconds in: I am not fine

[@redheartsunglasses]

Hey, you need to talk?

[@BackgroundCharacter26]

Same, i cried. then went into a depressive episode for like 2 days cuz i realized how shitty my country is :-;

[@Maxzes_]

@@BackgroundCharacter26 come see my country somewhere in the riches but still has a horrible population

[@jackyfalcon777]

I felt this.

[@c0d3_888]

@@BackgroundCharacter26 same, I hate being American.

[@morgandawn7530]

You’re such a brilliant writer seriously

[@my_friends_cat1930]

No reply’s? 😆

[@SWEETHEART27997]

@@my_friends_cat1930 fr💀🖐🏼

[@_chairespeanut_]

@@my_friends_cat1930 and? lmfao who ever expected that she will reply? penelope is such a famous person. even if she didnt reply, the person who commented really meant it. lmao. not everyone says stuff for attention

[@filo4854]

@@_chairespeanut_ Dude don't be such a prick, they were talking abt the fact that a comment with so many likes had no replies, and how it's weird no one replied to the comment but everyone liked. No one mentioned penelope

[@my_friends_cat1930]

@@_chairespeanut_ I wasn’t talking about that I just thought it was funny that it had 1.4K likes and no reply’s! U don’t really see that often

[@FENDIUGLY]

Due to recent events…Penelope Scott you may be a lyrical genius.

[@villanelleherself7381]

i don't know why, but the static paired with her voice is so mesmerizing and mysterious-sounding. and she's such a brilliant songwriter, i feel like she just created a whole different genre of music.

[@superdupercoolguy69]

YESSS THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS!!

[@b12x82]

SAME!

[@SWEETHEART27997]

Same

[@danganrooonpa]

SAMEEE

[@ohohakan_kai]

Y E S SAME ITS SO GOOD

[@Maya-qn6ev]

(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ SAME

[@tinaz7212]

I JUST realized that the doctor in the story started drinking when they couldn't save that one person which is more symbolism of how they couldn't save everyone especially since the American healthcare system is expensive and greedy and then the standard is lowers to " I just think they should feel *OK* while they are alive "

[@apolloina19]

dude something about her songs hits so deep like she manages to highlight the flaws in government, the school system, and beauty standards. All while making incredible songs

[@machinegunbabygirl]

for some reason, when i was in my “penelope scott but actually just rät, lotta true crime and cigarette aheago” phase i never listened to this, about 2 years later this is one of my fav songs on my playlist

[@ben_miller1]

you playlist must be pretty bad then

[@machinegunbabygirl]

@@ben_miller1 well i dont listen to that playlist anymore and my new one mainly has mitski and tally hall

[@DarrenSmith-j8m]

What the fuck is a cigarette ahegao phase

[@Isalsolayla]

​@@machinegunbabygirlokay, but how's that playlist one year later?

[@machinegunbabygirl]

@@Isalsolayla hmm, well my current playlist has a lot of different artists considering it has over 700 songs in it but my favorite artists are jonathan coulton and stomach book if that means anything ^_^ i still like penelope scott too, ive been listening to a lot of her music again recently

[@exactlyschrimps]

my mother used to work in hospitals. she wasn't a doctor or nurse, she was more like a medical assistant. but oh my god the things she's told me of what she's seen

[@TherealAzumangaDaioh]

Collei pfp : )

[@-_-water-6382]

Collie ❤️

[@blossxma]

Collei

[@tristanity9642]

OMG, YESS, AN OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO- I'M SO HONORED TO BE THIS EARLY

[@winterjames4083]

RIGHT

[@siorganism]

I MEAN WHO WOULDNT

[@zachhyy897]

YESSIR

[@Hazyphern]

Same

[@Maxzes_]

w

[@Basil_X3]

love how people came swarming back here after that help

[@carolrandall8287]

The fact that this is a corporate art stye is even more chilling even three years later

[@shascircus]

Something i really like about Penelope's lyrics is that they're really direct and on the nose. Sure there's a good dose of poetics and images but there are also direct call outs and it feels so raw and i appreciate it very much.

[@necromanceComedy]

it's MY gifted kid burnout and leftist rage and I get to choose the music

[@_v0m1tk1d_5]

PREACH

[@luvv_fionq]

all I can say is yes ✋

[@strawbziemilly]

Yes.

[@riolaizer1095]

Yeah

[@thecouriersagency9886]

THIS COMMENT WINS BEST COMMENT EVER

[@batsybuns5911]

...I now have an entire roleplay idea because of this song. IT SOUNDS FVCKING EPIC

[@sendhelpuser1335]

cool

[@neet_neet8345]

ayo sign me up!

[@ltvarez]

COOL

[@averagejoe455]

Ooou! Do tell! :D

[@mariahhenderson1470]

Cool

[@Totally_NotSterben]

This song was already my fav but the visuals make it even better

[@shorkity69]

Here after the CEO died 💀

[@ForTheHopefulSorrow]

Same 😂

[@sneakyatlas292]

Yep!

[@Peris_ST]

HELLO

[@Theguyintheback.]

Came back to this song after 2 years and thought the same thing 😭

[@chasethemaster3440]

I knew someone would mention that

[@TheBiggestKidInTheGame]

The song going from 'they should feel good' to 'they should feel okay' is so subtle yet so POWERFUL

[@sarahgandy3710]

as a european living in a country with free universal healthcare its safe to say the rest if the world is staring at america in horror

[@Ambrode]

As a xomments

[@jammyjams1910]

Fr i live in the UK and i can't even imagine having astronomically expensive healthcare

[@Jerkfaceman]

Rightfully so. We are living in a nightmare.

[@RandomRacc00nCat]

its horrible here

[@AllieCat-bi5jv]

Yeah, it pretty fked up here, its just really sad, if you dont have health insurance you're just kind of left there, and wven

[@psychicbyinternet]

You should do a sequel to this called Free Luigi with the lyrics "I am your protagonist."

[@serotonin_rots]

i so relate to this as a chronically ill person, there’s always something medically, mentally, or both happening to me. there is no “good”. there is no “okay”. you just have to “suck it up”.

[@aceleincel9982]

the main character's doctor writing is spot on .

[@Zdc360]

3:13 which way are these glasses facing, it’s fucking with me.

[@kgddugvjj]

They're facing away from us i think, they're at a slight angle

[@San_Da_Frying_Pan]

i LOVE that's drawn glasses can be seen as twords us and away from us

[@myrinsk]

suddenly relevant

[@tinmy3094]

as someone who has been imagining a music video for this song sense it came out this did not disappoint

[@COGITO__ERGO__SUM]

this song hits so much differently after recent events

[@ADDISON_BUCKETHEAD]

At the start, he SAW a dead man down the road at the end he BECAME the dead man down the road

[@ADDISON_BUCKETHEAD]

Also 1:15

[@ADDISON_BUCKETHEAD]

And 2:56

[@devingendron2287]

As a new (arguably Gen Z?) teacher I feel like I need one of these for the american education system and teaching because gods the number of teachers I know who get broken by the system we have to work in is so fucking depressing.

[@CorvineCadaver]

Fr My parent works as a teacher, and they have their Job on the line because everyone is refusing to take the really bad behavioral kids

[@Lou-ei6qi]

the queen has spoken!!

[@dhalix]

I live in a country with free healthcare, at least for now. But like, how does a situation like this happen in the USA, the richest country on earth?

[@galantina4086]

Because the US spends more money on the military than the average country, then less money goes towards healthcare. So people end up paying for said healthcare when needed.

[@jihyosspicytoenail9921]

They're too busy funding a genocide, unfortunately, instead of putting that money towards our education system and healthcare

[@sebp9882]

At this point I think we have to acknowledge Penelope Scott is a visionary. With Rat as well, she’s super smart.

[@nope4520]

Watch her explain her lyrics! It's like a proper essay with references. Listening to her speak makes me feel dumb

[@frocco7125]

This music is terrifying and sad when you realize how much this is based in real life.

[@Pointless_Poet]

My head canon is the dead man in road was also a doctor who drank himself to death since he was in front of a licor store

[@Yburner-mg2gg]

This has certainly aged...

[@rathole36]

I'm putting this on my playlist even though this same song is already there

[@emmamiller368]

Lmao same

[@hunterleaf8401]

Personal theory - If the doctor (Stephen) is the father to the girl with braids (Jessica), than maybe the woman with the straight blond hair on the operating table is his wife/Jessica's mum.

[@Hexagonal_record]

I think that she represents Penelope (the singer)

[@BUGGUTZZ_]

I really like the parallel between "when I was seven years old I saw a dead man on the road outside the liquor store a few blocks from my school" and the doctor destroying his life, ultimately ending his own life in the same way

[@xsmoothx_xgamingx547]

The thing is, that nobody is actually here to listen to anyones problems anymore, its just a game of "how fast can be bring these people genuinely struggling with coping over the edge"

[@BunnyTheCat]

As someone who works in a similar field, gets paid shit but lives only to help people, this video was immensely impactful for me. I can’t put it into words right now, but thanks for this. You made me cry but in a good way at the end. You’re helping people by making this, thank you

[@Bea-vy2qn]

The last “I did my best” instead of “did my best to save the sick” breaks me every time 😭

[@remiai4160]

FRRRR, ITS LIKE A "I did my best 🙁🤷🏻‍♀️"

[@forestfreeman1600]

Im here after events transpired

[@meganthememe130]

I really wanted to be a Doctor, i took a few years of premed in high school and decided i couldn't help people the way i wanted. It just wasn't the way the system worked. I'm studying to be a detective now. Maybe actually help someone.

[@sweet-guts1376]

How is it going?

[@nickmack2689]

Dude I've seen medical bills from America, I've seen people who've had to declare bankruptcy over a broken bone, doctors prescribing opiates for financial incentive, its disgusting Im from Ireland, if I break a bone I get reffered to a hospital by my local gp, my treatment will be free, not only that but they'll try to give non addictive treatments, there's a capped overnight fee of € 75 per night for staying, but they can only charge 10 nights per year no matter how long you stay, 750 euro per year will be your max expense no matter how long you stay till the next year and yes that covers everything, scans food and all, maternity hospital is free here, the "socialism and communism" that morons have been indoctrinated to believe over there is shilled by the rich so they won't have to pay more taxes, its madness.

[@kri_cal]

What's ironic is that Ireland pays less in taxes than America depending on the income group, but still less than the average American. You can skip the paragraph down below. It's a spiel about the tax brackets between America and Ireland based on tax info from 2020. So the American system only saves money for the rich and heavily relies on taxing lower class Americans. Ireland pays 20%-40% depending on the income bracket. The lower the income, the less is paid in taxes. In America, it is the opposite with the lowest income group being taxed up to 33.3% and the middle-income group being taxed 25.5% and the highest income group obviously makes too much money to tax. Such fun times. Oh, and let's not forget discrimination plays a role in how much each person gets taxed each year. (Hint, hint: People who are minority or of color pay more in taxes)

[@tooruoikawa7561]

I always pictured this song as a doctor who had to deal with a lot of suicidal patients talking to an interviewer about their life and how they’ve had to deal with so many people who didn’t want their help

[@rufflesripoff8381]

This hits harder in 2024

[@aduroatrox]

I saw a freshly dead person for the first time three days ago, and now I'm having a bit of trouble listening to this song.

[@Homoraccoon]

damn this hits different now!! anyways makes me think of how i have to wait a month to get my legs checked out (something is VERY WRONG.again) because we arent on tricare

[@oddkitty98]

I love this song so much. It kind of reminds me of the fact that if the right person gets elected, they can enforce a law that allows doctors to refuse treating me just because I have a different name and gender on my birth certificate, even if I’m dying, they can say no just because they don’t support me. And obviously the fact that you have to pay millions just to be able to be alive

[@artsyygamer]

rip

[@Emofishy666]

as a med student this song literally means so fucking much to me

[@idckkjdk2393]

2:17 i wanna cry that scene is so sad and just show the horrid that happen to people...

[@sneakyatlas292]

I love how either the comments are from 3 years ago or recent after what happened 2 weeks ago

[@DustyRoseism]

Anyone else revisiting bc of Luigi?

[@that-weird-truamatised-kid]

No

[@2111ah]

One of my favorite artists ever! Adore this song! It’s quiet realatable! You know how to make good music! You’re songs remind me a lot of my life expecialy warm regards, bad advice, self care, and American Healthcare!

[@kiyoko9223]

Penelope's voice is so unreal like I can't believe this is a person's voice it's beautiful

[@persona7506]

Penolape scott is a not an artist , she's an experience

[@TheWandererOfDreams]

1:53 THE WAY IT JUST FLAILS AROUND LIKE THAT LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@knightgomp2015]

i mean this in the best way possible, 1:17 sounds like the og sailor moon music, it sounds amazing.

[@lezlue2273]

wow. That doctor teddy bear becomes such a sad symbol. The dad probably gave his daughter that toy because he wanted to inspire her to become a doctor like him. But his career made him suffer so much, if she goes down the same career path as him, she's just going to go through the same pain he went through. It's just a bit disturbing how children look forward to having certain jobs... while being blissfully ignorant to what it's truly like being in that career. Children have dreams of becoming doctors and nurses while being oblivious to the fact that those jobs have some of the highest suicide rates.

[@megkovalik7561]

My ukulele student introduced me to this song. So much fun to play! I love the contrast between the fun chord progression and the dark lyrics. 👌

[@archdevil7472]

oh hell yeah!!! I've always imagined an animation for this song and now one has officially come to life woo

[@lexasingsometimes]

petition for more penelope scott music vids

[@Yearlybreeze]

Instantly signed

[@laurajulia9956]

Signed

[@orangfriut1994]

I wish there was a 3 minute loop of the first 20 seconds on spotify

[@icantthinkofaname1889]

"this shit is ass" why tf did you watch it then?

[@agent3swife]

This.

[@rafaelamendoim]

It would be worse to say it's ass without watching it first.

[@ryebreadthebread]

This song hits a lot different after the CEOs (rightful) death

[@lifeofLumiVolkov]

agree

[@Hi_im_sobo]

I agree

[@OnlyMarvelSnap]

I guess, but the CEO was also kinda just doing his job.

[@ryebreadthebread]

@ no, the CEO’s job was to provide health insurance. What he did instead was deny medical coverage multiple times which led multiple people to their deaths because they couldn’t afford life saving medical treatments

[@OnlyMarvelSnap]

@ no, his job was to make money. That is literally his job.

[@Void0208]

Omg this looks amazing Just noticed something the guy that’s taking the stuff out of the lady is the guy in the video that worked hard for being a doctor the lady is his daughter I think when she’s grew up having some surgery and she became a doctor as well

[@catherinetyndale1734]

Are you saying the girl with braids is the same person as the person being operated on? /g

[@spookboop696]

@@catherinetyndale1734 yeah prolly

[@sinnamonchai]

As an architecture student I wish she had a song with the same ‘fuck you guys’ vibes for “anti homeless architecture”. I come back to this a lot, it feels relatable no matter what branch of Corporate America (tm) you end up. USA feels systemically anti-people

[@lifeofLumiVolkov]

yup and its not just even USA anymore some towns in germany did become equally worse

[@T0B3573R]

It’s honestly so depressing because the American Healthcare system believes that money has more worth than human lives. And noble people who have worked their entire lives to become doctor’s, feel trapped in their work environment. Because they spent so much time working for something that they thought would make them feel whole, to only realize that it’s the only job that they have the capability of doing, and that they dug their own graves. Those people end up dying, or committing suicide, depressed and alone because they wanted to help people, but they couldn’t help everyone.

[@springtrapsuit]

Penelope is an amazing song writing and people just hate her for no reason but once her song starts to get popular all those people say they love her and her songs

[@WaxingWaterWolf]

Okay, 99% sure Jessica Docatori (the girl, you can tell she’s the daughter of glasses guy, Stephen Docatori, by funeral scene and their doctorate certificates) will be fine. Here’s why: - High chance in the original surgery scenes that the surgeon isn’t digging inside the incision, but a box of Stephen’s belongings. Hence Stephen’s heart being grabbed and put in the incision later in true symbolism. Only other interpretation is that the surgeon removed all those objects from her body. This intepretation doesn’t make sense; why would the surgeon grab her heart out only to put it back in? How would she have eaten or otherwise put an entire model head inside herself? - Most logical reasoning for her to be repeating her father’s words is it was the sewerslide note or letter to her post-mortem (not her words). There isn’t another logical explanation for how she quoted her father, who was likely inside an adult-only establishment when saying those words, verbatim. - She’s had ample time to learn from her father. You can tell by the change in her size between scenes she was still young when he died, and it makes little sense for her to go to the same career if she didn’t feel prepared despite the risk. His death clearly had a huge impact on her; she would take precautions. - Timing of the soup kitchen volunteering scene indicates she was inspired by her dad and trying to carry on his legacy. - She’s still smiling in the final scene, after earning her doctorate

[@Luna_Kitsuneeee]

Stan penelope. She's literally the best artist i ever got the pleasure of listening to.r

[@Unserioussam328]

there's nothing more corporate than exploiting the very human desire to help one another.

[@bit11174]

0:21 I live in canada (thank God) but every time I've heard this song since, I'm reminded that one time recently I saw someone passed out on main street, which happens to be a few blocks away from an elementary school... I don't think they where dead, but I will be haunted by the fact I didn't check on them. I hope they're OK.

[@bit11174]

Keep in mind, I'm not an adult. I'm only 14. I was scared.

[@DyslexicBee]

@@bit11174its okay. while i also hope theyre okay, it is also not your job to make sure of it. dont dwell on it.

[@flop1203]

​@@bit11174You're okay, it's the bystander effect it happens

[@ktkt1890]

The horrifying thing about this is, its actually true Someone already mentioned this but doctors have the highest suic!de rate in the US. And another thing is that you have to pay so much for treatment just for being sick. After reading the comments alot of people actually ran into this problem, not getting help for something that COULD be DEADLY just because they wouldnt be able to afford the hospital bills.. and its sad that both the doctors and the patients have to suffer. And physical health is also REALLY important so this isnt just something you can move on and forget about.

[@Riinny]

Found about this song few days ago and im obssesed

[@psychicbyinternet]

Aged like a fine wine as expensive as your medical bills.

[@duncan3932]

0:07 Henry Stickman distraction dance lmao

[@sberky98]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING OML

[@Gabriel-cg5ex]

1:16 "what's your major🤓"

[@AlcyoneusHimself]

IM SOBBING LMAO

[@lonemew3503]

This song makes me want to cry. It accurately describes the American Healthcare so damn well it's horrifying...My heart goes out to anyone who had to suffer because they couldn't afford the care they needed. It's awful. Health should be a basic right not a privilege...

[@josofina]

this is literally my fav song and IM FREAKING OUT OGMMGGMMGMFS