Porter Robinson - Fellow Feeling (Audio)

[@Purpledave96]

This is not just a song, this is a story, a reflection of the world. All you hear and see is horrible things, but we seem to forget about everything that is beautiful. The beauty of life and all we have within us. This is a fucking masterpiece

[@AquaStarDolphin]

davey daalman thank you!

[@gumdrops27]

This track was more specifically pointed towards the current state of dance music. But I never would've thought about applying that concept to the world as a whole. Nice interpretation man!

[@wonkierspring5651]

gumdrops27 this will just break u down tears lol

[@paunz666]

davey daalman In respect of your opinion i don't think it's a mastepiecie, more like an art. You do't listen to enjoy it, more like to hear out the story behind it.

[@AquaStarDolphin]

I agree that it is a masterpiece of electronic music. This track stands out as a masterpiece because of its narrative, its dynamic, its originality and its relevance in this time. Porter wrote this as a critique/parody of EDM. He really nailed it.

[@ksAbis]

Porter said this song took him three project files and 500+ hours to make, and, boy, was it fucking worth it.

[@anjopag31]

500+ hours you say Billain made an insane song with synths made out of car engine sounds lasting 3 years. Billain & Kodin - Feed For Speed

[@CamelliaFlingert]

@@anjopag31 Billain mentioned pog

[@huggablebears]

At first, the scratches and distortions scared me, but I've learned to love them. After all, they are very important to the story.

[@AAAAA_BRAD]

Really surprised me on the first listen as well.

[@ema6897]

@@AAAAA_BRAD I think that it was Porter's intent to shock the listener, and he did it by showing insane creativity and expression. I love this song

[@trunghoadang3710]

@@ema6897 Porter is such a genius...

[@HalseyanneLeTissier]

It scared me too

[@aleshofastora440]

What?

[@yabsthesquare]

In my opinion this is the best song I've ever heard. It's not the rythm, not the sound, but the meaning behind it. That drop fits perfectly with the context

[@UltraStorm]

same!

[@dlol.]

Everyone is looking at the deeper meaning and all but can we just stop and appreciate the first drop. Like holy crap, even though being extremely dirty and everything it still is a super high quality drop.

[@bamboohouseentertainment1473]

Bruh that shit was bonkers and it fucking rocked, like just beyond great sound engineering

[@PotatoPotMan]

i really like the first drop tbh, for me it wasn't dirty, it was a masterpiece

[@sillygoofyliquidgoober]

gives off “that one absolute banger of a song in a rhythm game but the chart is too difficult” kinda vibes

[@BagelBagelBagelBa]

I agree

[@sillygoofyliquidgoober]

@@BagelBagelBagelBa what happened to basil in ur pfp :[

[@InnerRise]

@@sillygoofyliquidgoober Rabies

[@xris671]

a good example is giselle by widowmaker. it’s a BMS song but it doesn’t hit has hard as this

[@CamelliaFlingert]

lmao, i'm mapping this track in osu rn

[@leaf6356]

was a 15 year old in high school ready to end my life when I first heard this song, been listening to porter since I was 12. I'm going to be 22 next week. time flies, huh? glad I'm still here.

[@anshul9856]

Hope you’re doing better now bro 🙏

[@RZ_2K]

Woah i literally thought i typed this comment since my 2015 era when i was the same age sucked hard

[@indigoaway6]

ehehhehehhehhehhehe same

[@ciarancervantes]

This song saved my life in a different way it’s crazy how music affects us

[@automatedundeath75]

This was me two years ago before hearing "Goodbye to a World." Went through a devastating breakup, dealt with overwork and underpay, all while struggling with college and car/phone payments. Was heavily considering suicide one day while Pandora is playing through some songs, when i start hearing the synthesizers. I just sat there, unable to do a thing as Goodbye to a World played. I started to tear up with the first lyrics, sung during the quiet after the build up. And as the song finished, I was sat in my room, silently crying to myself for almost an hour. I don't know what Porter's goal was when he made his songs, but they succeeded in keeping me alive, so I'm grateful.

[@shnacallanan2656]

FELLOW FEELING LYRICS I cried, for I didn't think it could be true That you and I might have always known one another And that we could not only evoke, but conjure a place of our own That everywhere that has ever existed Was all in service of our dream Now please, hear what I hear Let me explain This ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness It will all die out And now, I cry for all that is beautiful Let me explain

[@Crute293]

I'm saying thank you for the lyrics I couldn't find it

[@cheeseburgerhottudoggu2046]

@@Crute293 oof

[@Crute293]

@@cheeseburgerhottudoggu2046 oof?

[@paracetamol680]

Thx mate!

[@ally02world]

This should be pin 🤣

[@TheAdvertisement]

I imagine that those electronic noises are us "hearing what she hears". The song before it is beautiful, leading us to this girl, before she shows us the "ugliness and cruelty". However, she reels us back in, explaining it, and mixing the beauty of the song in with the synths.

[@_.azzy.x]

Why are you in all the KZbin comments? It's like the 9284929th time I found you

[@novagray4143]

"I cried, because I didn't think it could be true." My entire day in a nutshell

[@Liquid_Rigel]

Hillary supporters in a nutshell

[@novagray4143]

tonnot98 that's why I'm crying

[@noelle7786]

Nova Gray Lmao trump is good for us all. If you wanted freedom, this is what it is.

[@xevelio]

Nova Gray me when I get my test results #30percent

[@missanthropist5806]

OOF. When politics are somehow brought up.

[@mcwarior]

You guys hate the 2min drop while the lyrics make it so obvious why it's there. Plus it a technical masterpeice.

[@flightlessnerd3857]

i love porter robinson, but his fanbase is really pretentous, i know this song is really old but everyone here is acting like theres a ton of people who dont get the meaning behind the song, but seriously, all you people who think the drop is getting hate, scroll down in the comments, take about 10 mins to just scroll through them, ill wait done? good, notice how theres not a SINGLE HATE COMMENT ABOUT THE SONG! its like you guys are looking for something to complain about, or some reason to call other people dumb and act like your smart for getting this songs meaning. (pasting this below all the comments defending the drop from imaginary haters)

[@facepalm7345]

@@flightlessnerd3857 grave digging a lil but most of the time people come here to vent about things they see or hear about elsewhere

[@Airneko]

I guess Fellow Feeling isn't the same vibe as Nurture so that's why it is no longer played It will remain one of my favorite Porter Robinson songs for it lore

[@natajimura]

dullscythe is the reason why I came back to this song

[@enceladus2468]

I just came from your OMORI phobia mashup video 😭. I love that video so much!

[@Airneko]

@@enceladus2468 Thabks ❤️

[@TheShiningEnergy]

the vocalist is AmaLee by the way.

[@Uehddbio]

i also love this song, all this meaning it conveys, i saw your work with omori's music, without taking the feeling of the song

Never thought a song would bring me to tears this quickly. So beautiful.

[@Specdrums]

most people probably would not understand the song . but i totally agree it is beautiful

[@andreavalenzi3103]

Same ;-;

[@markfikter3281]

Hear shelter

[@squidstone8399]

You didn't listen all the way

[@yukariyoshisaki6333]

Mark Fikter good one

[@raymondwilliams379]

4:40 you hear an inward breath...... she's explaining

[@jordanwhite8567]

holy shit nice catch

[@BlackDeckerRiceCooker]

I heard that and it was cool hearing her explain the beauty of EDM

[@jakobborghus4689]

Raymond Williams Honestly thank you so much for this. Was just that extra level of awe about the song.

[@raymondwilliams379]

Jakob Borghus Haha thank you, I've been waiting 3 months for someone else to see it that way too

[@jakobborghus4689]

Raymond Williams Glad your wait is over. This is honestly one of the most beautiful and haunting tracks I've heard in my entire life. Every little detail in it just adds so much to it. That inward breath. Again, thank you!

[@randolphrosenberg2994]

I know the original meaning is about how EDM has started sounding repetitive n what not but regardless it still comes to me with a different meaning: I have Autism and ADHD. Both give me pretty bad anxiety, and I have a lot of trauma due to a past I will not detail. Because of this, a lot can happen. I can get ovetstimulated, hyperactive, meltdown, panic etc. It sucks, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. But in spite of that I still have this optimistic and joyus attitude towards life. My friends and family don't always understand how bad those moments can be, and even if I manage to explain it they can sometimes get confused as to how I can still be as accepting and optimistic as I am. Thats why that speech stood out so much to me: "...This repulsiveness, soon it'll all die out. And now, I cry for all that is beautiful".

[@NegaTheImpmon9508]

this this this this. This interpretation is why I love this song! Reaching out the people you love can be very hard when you're in a dark place, overstimulation, overthinking, anxiety, pain and hell- it's all a headspace. This song says instead to me - Never forget to cry for all that is beautiful, and you will escape this ugliness.

[@markcarat4000]

This song just gives me so many emotions...

[@gabbyb9169]

Sadness happiness confused about what to feel pain comfort beauty ugliness mhm you were supposed to feel it all to get the message

[@domoxxoox1]

***** Journey was gold, especially when you read the lyrics. i really hope they do another

[@KenoTerra]

+Star Eater listen to shadient's remix it's way more harsh

[@nineeyesmusic5599]

Strings + sub-bass + piano + FL Studio + Porter Weston Robinson + things from another dimension + Japanese animated films = this. Thank you, senpai. - November Echo

[@ssj4mal517]

you forgot hate of today's EDM. lol

[@OfficialAbass]

+SSJ4MAL I would say hate of edm in general :P There isnt old edm

[@joetedrick4798]

For some reason i feel like he uses abelton

[@ghettoshuriken]

+LoZt Music (Joe Tedrick) check his insta he is using fl 11

[@lllest]

He's definitely on FL studio

[@caydeofspaydes]

this song 100% reflects the EDM genre, people think it's so gritty and horrible to listen to when it can actually be this beautiful thing.

[@rumblefish9]

What? I take it you have not heard Kaskade.

[@cgogalvez]

stfu, Kaskade is good, but Porter Robinson is an even more huge artist (musically talking, no offense)@@rumblefish9

[@austinbarrientos3710]

Does anyone else just sit in bed, turn on Porter Robinson, and just close your eyes, then lay down.

[@_Solum]

YES.

[@AnouJoey]

I do & I just tune into another realm of imagination which is beautiful

[@SevenQs]

I do that to every new song I hear so I can just focus on feeling and hearing and not seeing

[@alexistacitus5462]

d00d i started doing that before i read this rip

[@0508am]

hi, i'm a music producer too. here's one of my unfinished music if you people want to listen. (it's private) soundcloud.com/firefive/friends-testttttttto/s-okjK5 please hit like so others would lend an ear :)

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

How do you describe this?? How do you tell someone what this is? *You can't. You let them know this exists, and you make them hear.*

[@SevenQs]

I tried explaining and I failed. "It's cool! It like tells a story about ... Um .... Beauty and Ugly BUT there's more meaning to that by... Uh"

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

Gabby TheBest Yep

[@galelululu]

You could say you make them hear What you hear.

[@saiwon1137]

it combines beauty with ugly to make something even more beautiful

[@ianellis3017]

Gabby TheBest ,,

[@YookaKim]

Interpreting this piece as a tool for trivial commentary on "the current state of EDM and generic dance music" really discredits any deeper meaning this song has.

[@iHasCupquake]

Beautiful. You are such an inspiration!

[@alismaria9067]

Yeah! You're right :D

[@annamikha4660]

I Love you cupquake! Thankyou for bringing me to this!

[@JaywaIkin]

Your picture scares me.

[@Kaomoji88]

OMG hai hai cupquake

[@lisettemarie3780]

I'd love to see you do a painting based off of the theme of worlds :) ♡ (theme as in how you interpret the album) ♡♡♡

[@cupidcalling5599]

the first time i heard this, the actual spoken voice made me sit up straight and listen. it took me so off guard!

[@brotatochipler]

wtf y would u sit up straight???

[@cupidcalling5599]

you're right, i shouldn't sit up straight, because i'm not

[@brotatochipler]

that's disgusting

[@cupidcalling5599]

oops

[@j0bie]

Brotato Chipler lol calm your ass down

[@barilla5485]

I can't believe it's been 7 years since worlds, it really has been with me all this time through thick and thin, thank you Porter.

[@tobiey312]

"Hear what I hear" & "Let me explain" - Porter literally saying, Let me explain this dire ugly drop that I just shocked you all with. It is all we hear in current EDM at the moment.

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

Thank you!

[@joetedrick4798]

This track has hidden name Porter Robinson: Popular Music is Shit

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

Savnak LOL

[@Choinkus]

Did everyone just happen to have a stroke during the second drop so they couldn't hear it? It proves that EDM is a genre that can be beautiful, but I guess this comment section proves that people WANT to hear the bad music out there so they can long for the "good old days" like a bunch of dumb elitists. Well, you do you I guess.

[@nos17]

@@Choinkus True, the second drop was sick

[@Siraius]

Porter Robinson AGAIN displays a beautiful ability to show the world just how powerful music can really be. This song combines both your classical these (the beginning section) then kind of switches to a heavy beat-based noise-filled section (much like dubstep these days) and closes with a LOVELY blend. Not only this, but a masterful story is woven throughout. Absolutely beautiful.

[@anjopag31]

That sounds nothing like dubstep. It sounds more like Neuro. XD

[@jhinthevirtuoso4886]

well thats not what dubstep Sounds like

[@ibnuathailah8130]

it sound like idm

[@anjopag31]

Ibnu Athailah sounds like isoprophlex by aphex twin but crisper

[@ibnuathailah8130]

anjopag31 aphex twin is dubstep right??? porter have way more glitches though

[@SouciOfficial]

This song with its abrupt and loud distortions and intentional disconnect from what "edm" is, is so beautiful. I make electronic music, and have felt so much pressure as an artist in the genre to make everything apply strictly to the "rules" and its made things terrifying to take a chance, have fun and experiment. Like, I have a story to tell, and I feel restricted, but I just want to make art ❤ beautiful and insanely inspiring

[@axeloidmusic]

Gosh imagine how immensely extraordinarily amazing would a collaboration between Porter Robinson and Madeon be. They would define the true meaning of art once and for all.

[@MrJohnnym10]

They've already collabed m8.

[@KevinSmith-mi4et]

Smelly Socks porter and skrillex would be fucking awesome

[@axeloidmusic]

Blueberry_3ffect Then send me the link immediately

[@manny7731]

Tiesto edit They already collabed... They are long time friends.

[@trg1408]

Add Above & Beyond and you got a soundtrack to heaven imo.

[@demover7]

This song carries a really powerful message and it seems that everyone is missing it. Porter Robinson is trying to express that EDM (and other popular music) is becoming very generic and has no expression of personal emotion and the standards and trends of these big mainstream songs are limiting an artist's ideas solely because of the conforming nature of production and the effect of its success. The drop in this song IS NOT meant to be desirable. Its the "Bad Guy" of the song if you will. The woman's voice in this song is Porter's own thoughts. "Ugliness" "repulsiveness" are words used to describe mainstream EDM and also more specifically the drop in this song. Porter even used EXTREMELY generic drum pad sounds for the drop mocking unoriginality. The orchestra is a symbol of beauty and expression. "I cry for all that is beautiful" someone usually cries for something if its missing or gone. "hear what i hear" Obviously the drop sounds like.. well, a bunch of random sounds. No feeling, no soul, no emotion...just empty noise. The funniest thing is that a ton of people in the comments are saying things like "boring" "stupid drop" "where is the old Porter Robinson".. It's clear that the message he is trying to convey is actually slipping right past the people he is not trying to affect and yet they are the ones making his points most valid. Pure genius.

[@InfnityInfinity]

I really don't think its a jab at the state of the edm industry, that doesn't make sense in the context of Worlds. Worlds is about escapism and different fictional worlds. To me, this song is about the balance between good/evil that exists in all worlds both real and fictional. About how good and evil must exist even in an idyllic world because good creates evil and evil creates good. Its also about the cyclical nature of good/evil throughout eternity. Its about the beauty of this inescapable reality. I guess this could be extended to the edm industry, but I don't think that is the intended message. There is no way Porter wants the most important song of his album to be trivial satire. If you listen to what Porter actually says in interviews, he is very enthusiastic about many different genres of music.

[@demover7]

I understand where you are coming from since the topic he is touching upon is rather ambiguous. That is the beauty of it. In my defense I have actually seen many of his interviews and i do know for a fact that what i have described earlier is indeed his stance on EDM. Although you may find it to be "trivial" the big picture is about expression and emotion. Where you are looking is the even bigger picture, which is purposefully encouraged.

[@Dematsa]

Aaron Fong I wanna give you 10 thumbs up for that comment. Yes, it can be related to the EDM industry, but I feel Porter had a deeper message. Whenever there's a beautiful, there's always an ugly. And when the says "all the repulsiveness will die out" it's such a powerful message as I think Porter, for the first time, is where he wants to be. He's doing what he really wants and is being adored for it. Well that's personally how I think the track relates to Porter as that's kind of how it relates to me.

[@InfnityInfinity]

Dematsa Thanks! You have some amazing stuff going on on your channel btw. Subbed.

[@Dematsa]

Hey thanks dude! Means a lot you took the time to look at all. XD XD

[@callmelunaVEVO]

Y’know, all symbolism aside, I consider this one of Porter’s best works production-wise. Everything from the long building intro, the grittiness and detail in the hard drop, and how the dirty and beauty all blends together in the ending, makes for an excellent listen. I’d say this is his best work on production, but Angel Voices exists, so...

[@deathb4rs]

But what if I think scratching-reeling-low beat noises are beautiful

[@cosmiceggs2385]

I feel the same way. ._o

[@Edible_Kittens]

You can find beauty in everything, you just have to know where to find it.

[@CreepyPastaLore]

+ニャン That's pretty deep. I completely agree though.

[@kevingamez9537]

+ニャン and once u find it u let your tears come out and fall and enjoy your lasting moments on this world with these beautiful beats Porter has brought upon this world ウィテュルクぉゔぇ fロムケヴィン

[@Chalycees]

when I first listened to this song this part totally caught me off guard, but it made me like this song even more. because it's part of it, part of this beauty

[@JuliusUnique]

this isnt music, this is a trip!

[@edgymceggers8811]

To be precise, a feels trip

[@puppy_1268]

It's still music though so listen

[@desidance6868]

all aboard the feels train o3o

[@i-am-sushigal007]

read the replies and there like a song

[@JHSpyro]

Nice trip see you next fall

[@diazespamvalyrium8990]

that little breath sound at 4:40 just before the drop gives me goosbumps EVERY FUCKIN TIME its mental

[@periunus8133]

This is my go-to song for when I need to relax. Whenever I have a panic attack, if I can I will listen to this song on repeat until I'm calmed down and it's really effective. It's such a beautiful song and is definitely one of my favorites of all time.

[@adriangutz]

This is very nice, I also use it to relax

[@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica]

lol denied

[@periunus8133]

KIDD MELODY did i miss something lol

[@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica]

+Peri DeCamp no I just like saying lol denied but since I'm here one of my fav songs is goodbye to a world tbh

[@periunus8133]

KIDD MELODY ah ok lol

[@Aces00]

I find this song symbolic of the relationships between people (that's the recurring theme I've found in this whole album, actually). People work on different "wavelengths" so to speak, and sometimes they come into conflict. Hence what you hear around 2:30. However, as we make an effort to understand each other ("let me explain"), we can work together despite our differences, merging our different "Worlds." Hence the last part of the song (notice how there are still occasional distortions as we can never truly understand each other 100%, but we can get close)

[@sidhionoakbranch4871]

I agree, and as you say, since I was barely a teenager I came to the conclusion that we all live within separate, yet coexisting "worlds." You will never, ever, encounter anyone who shares the same exact experience as you; that's the sad and wonderful thing about being human. We can come close, yet no closer than 'close.' We have all been to different places, met different people with different emotional entanglements to each, most of which does not even exist in each respective world. My first experience of this song was superficial, shallow. The orchestral part was soothing, but then came the drop. I kept listening in disdain. I felt somehow that the song had become tainted and even ugly. But then she speaks that this is just what the world looks like. It's an ugly, horrible place, but, "let me explain. This ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness... it will all die out. And now, I cry for all that is beautiful."

[@frozenwhitenoise9850]

its actually about porter's past music and his angst with feeling tied down to his old sound and how he is now making music much different than that. but it is just a song, it can be about anything really i guess

[@Nif-kun]

For me. I hear the world, the beauty. And how it slowly gets "eaten" by us. We slowly evolve and change beauty into a machine. A world in which we created a new, and destroyed the old. The girl talking is explaining to someone what we've done.

[@jayharr8839]

holy crap thats what i thought but i couldnt explain it as well as you did, this song is a song of humanity and the way we live and it is beautiful and tragic at the same time. It's more than just a song it's pure art

[@azeraxosu3051]

Holy fucking shit, what a great insight you have.

[@ink7538]

"Now please, hear what I hear." *ME WHEN RECOMMENDING PORTER'S MUSIC TO MY FRIENDS*

[@anirudhmishra6460]

I found this meaning of the song on a site and I think It fits perfectly !! "It's really not there to make fun of EDM, but is there to be a part of the story. Fellow Feeling is about a world driven by hatred and other things seen as ugly. the girl in Fellow Feeling is crying for the beautiful things suppressed by the ugliness. in the build up you can hear the ugliness fighting the beauty but the beauty manages to blossom at the end with the second drop." Best Explanation yet ~

[@jjjoshiii6659]

The song is actually a statement of how EDM in porter's opinion is going bad and has no soul. The girl talking is porter's thoughts and the first drop is meant to almost make fun of EDM as a genre with simple EDM drum pads. It's porter saying that EDM is becoming soulless and just a garbled mess of sorts.

[@nenidetic]

@@jjjoshiii6659 that description was already acknowledged in this one too lmao, no need to restate it again

[@0Blaire0]

i feel like I'm listening to art

[@erickauffmann_official]

You are listening to art, pure art

[@alfresantanap]

Eric Kauffmann eric :v

[@KyleHarmieson]

Well, obviously you are. Music is art.

[@KyleHarmieson]

+Hal Palmer Yep, all music. Music is literally aural art.

[@Naev0w0]

Kyle Harmieson I read "anal art"

[@jimmorioriarty]

I used to skip this song while listening to Worlds, but after listening to it for a few times, and understanding the true meaning behind it, I love it.

[@voxeln00b]

dude same. i tried it once and then just forgot about it for a while, but then i really thought about the lyrics and it hit me

[@Jupiter1423]

Worlds isnt complete without this gem

[@DjFrexira]

(EDIT) Since you guys don't understand the language of 'music', let me translate for you: 0:00 - 2:30 "This is what _music_ sounds like. Order and emotion." 2:31 - 3:10 "This is what your average EDM hit track sounds like. No emotion, but abstract rhythm." 3:11 - 3:39 "All of the music that's orderless and emotionless will be made into something more complex and beautiful." 3:56 - 4:11 "This is what it would sound like if the two were combined." 4:40 - 5:48 "The most beautiful form of the two."

[@etds4288]

+Jesus Fucking Christ Agreed

[@seenbytwo]

If anyone is afraid of disagreeing with 2:31 - 3:10, let me be the first to admit.

[@DjFrexira]

gm1beanzz Noises. Noises everywhere.

[@seenbytwo]

+Jesus Fucking Christ lul just reaching out to people that thought it sounded somewhat cool. I thought it was unique.

[@DjFrexira]

gm1beanzz I see.

[@JompaMusic]

So much love for this tune!

[@skysorcerer]

I have this one friend. She's basically my "fellow feeling" at this point. She feels it whenever I feel sad, and would always cheer me up. I would do the same. I always feel like we have a deeper connection with each other. We have made lots of memories. But sadly, in January the 1st, 12:39 PM, she suddenly just stopped responding to my messages. It's been 5 months and no, I'm still not getting replies. 5 years of happiness has come to an end, unfortunately. There's no such things as a forever, but at least I've cherished those moments. This is why I always record memories, often by recording in game footage. Sometimes, I'm furious that the recording was to no avail, and sadly there's probably no way in getting it back. Thank you for making this. Including the Nurture album. It has helped me immensely in trying times, not only in this one. I have introduced her in the album one day. She loved it. Hope that she keeps listening into it.

[@erickauffmann_official]

When people stops thinking about the drop they are actually going to appreciate electronic music. EDM is not the deal, EM IS THE REAL DEAL! Learn how to appreciate electronic music!

[@toni46]

Yes! I 100% agree. All I hear from people is the "the drop this...the drop that....drop drop drop!" Its not about the drop! What about the actual freaking music? A lot of EDM tracks sound good, have very good melodies and have a lot of substance but people are just so fixated on the damn drop that they miss the actual beauty of the track.

[@erickauffmann_official]

Toni O Exactly ;)

[@duarte753]

I agree but you have to understand that electronic music is much about building up an huge amount of energy an trying to create a beautiful progression that just booooooms out ! so yeah when the drop is bad it kinda kills the vibe to it and you can't fully enjoy that part of the track. But anyways i wouldn't call that 2:38 an actual drop but hey its music its for us to enjoy and interpretate

[@GRAFFlTZ]

Well for me the first drop 'kinda killed the vibe' like Duarte Marques said and broke the beautiful melody. Rest of the track is magnificent though and i fully respect the artist for that.

[@huntersitz3430]

***** I feel like Robinson wrote this song kind of as a slap to the current status of the EDM scene. Just like Eric said Everybody is all about the drop and Robinson hates that so thats why it says "please listen to what i hear" and you have a "bad drop" with discordant unpolished drums. and then it says "Let me explain: this ugliness, this repulsiveness, will all die out. and now I cry for all that is beautiful" then the lyric melody returns.

[@tristanchroma9014]

The drop at 2:38 that is causing such a kerfuffle is harmonically barren, and the glitches are off-rhythm. It's clearly deliberate, and a powerful artistic statement; it's certainly not Porter trying to be as nasty as possible in the manner of many popular artists. I'm no huge fan of Robinson, especially given how an artist I respect more-so has been mistreated by him, but if you think the 'drop' is an amateur's attempt at heaviness you are mistaken.

[@InterEDGE]

It's a juxtaposition against the appealing sound of the rest if the song. Just before the drop, the singer says "please hear what I hear". As if saying this is the sound of all that is ugly and foul in the state of the world now.

[@grandpawnapkins7429]

Jbauer94 spitfire is awesome! :D

[@100percentkansasbeef]

"an artist I respect more-so has been mistreated by him" deadmau5, right? Same here. I think Robinson can be a bit of a pretentious prick, but his music is fuckin good.

[@tristanchroma9014]

Cole Krueger BT, actually. The man who mentored him, who Porter proceeded to ignore once he got his fame.

[@100percentkansasbeef]

Oh! That sucks even worse. Goddamn, man.

[@gracecalis5421]

There are always albums that you'll look back on 10-15 years from now and think "How the hell did I ever enjoy this crap?". Worlds.... Worlds is not one of those albums.

[@yungster_rick]

I love noise basses like glitchy shit that doesn't have tonality. They are so sick when they have a driving rhythm behind them. Alon Mor, Babokon, Sakuraburst and shit like that are so dope.

[@aleph3566]

Check out Shadient, he's got some sick stuff too.

[@zethz161]

Ayyy sakuraburst is the boi

[@manticaresmemes9982]

Nero's Day At Disneyland follows up with these words, it's just noises but toned around and made to sound scary. Their titles can be wacky or disturbing (ie- Chicken And Cheese, Probably Wind Up Dead In A Ditch Somewhere, Family Lying Face Down In Living Room), but that's what I love about them. Well _her._ It's made by one person by the name of Lauren Bousefield. NDAD is criminally underrated IMO.

[@oldchannel1312]

onumi

[@anulpha]

I did not sign up for that feels trip

[@MinecraftGuySK]

+Frost bound me neither m8...me neither

[@anulpha]

Ryansvk R Ur feels heavy m8?

[@MinecraftGuySK]

Frost bound Ya ;-;

[@anulpha]

Sorry you will be missed

[@ajconnelly9709]

+Frost bound the feels trip signed up for you

[@generalrubbish9513]

"This ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness" FYM my dude, I was jamming out

[@madzmedia2]

A really unique piece of art.. This is art. Not something I could listen to every day, but this is really cool. A different take on art. Respect levels have gone up for Porter.

[@BlackMistProduction]

I was looking up meaning to the song and i found this. please read, its so so so cool: ((just making sure to say this isnt mine. i forgot where i found this so if anyone knows pls remind me lol i should have put the source in before.)) Edit: Just found an amazing explanation on youtube for the drop "This song carries a really powerful message and it seems that everyone is missing it. Porter Robinson is trying to express that EDM is becoming very generic and has no expression of personal emotion and the standards and trends of these big mainstream songs are limiting an artist's ideas solely because of the conforming nature of production and the effect of its success. The drop in this song IS NOT meant to be desirable. Its the "Bad Guy" of the song if you will. The woman's voice in this song is Porter's own thoughts. "Ugliness" "repulsiveness" are words used to describe mainstream EDM and also more specifically the drop in this song. Porter even used EXTREMELY generic drum pad sounds for the drop mocking unoriginality. The orchestra is a symbol of beauty and expression. "I cry for all that is beautiful" someone usually cries for something if its missing or gone. "hear what i hear" Obviously the drop sounds like.. well, a bunch of random sounds. No feeling, no soul, no emotion...just empty noise. The funniest thing is that a ton of people in the comments are saying things like "boring" "stupid drop" "where is the old Porter Robinson".. It's clear that the message he is trying to convey is actually slipping right past the people he is not trying to affect and yet they are the ones making his points most valid. Pure genius."

[@lucacompotato5406]

I don't think its about EDM I think it's about internal struggle and perceiving things differently because of that.

[@solarberry62442]

+Avarita Mostly about music, but applicable elsewhere too :)

[@TheDragonSeer]

absolutely brilliant, thank you for posting

[@yeetsquad9380]

it very much so is. have you seen the livestream after the tour was over recapping worlds?

[@isaiahromero9861]

+Legendary Lugia (Cali) yes it is lol Porter said it himself in his live stream and a few interviews

[@koishidoesstuff8639]

Fellow Feeling was so ahead of its time to deliver such a powerful statement. And it still does wonders 7 years later. I love you, Porter.

[@MedievalWaffle365]

Well shit she hears some pretty scary stuff

[@maddiehitt1261]

The first time I listened to this song, I almost screamed. It was one in the fudging mourning.

[@coinlockerbaby578]

Aidan Peterson dead peop

[@lostpasta]

Well she does have to listen to ugliness to be honest.

[@plutoniguz4842]

Yeah it's beautiful isn't it

[@UltraStorm]

@@plutoniguz4842 yeah

[@ToonstertheGREAT]

guys, this isn't about mixing good and evil. it's about how EDM is being treated. when the singer says 'please, hear what i hear,' the music sounds "evil," and corrupted. when she says 'let me explain,' she is explaining what she heard. ugliness (how EDM looks to him), cruelty (how it's being treated), and repulsiveness (the EDM genre today sounds emotionless and angry to him). the singer says 'it will all die out,' and that she cries for all that is beautiful, which is refering to albums like 'Worlds'.

[@seancampbell7943]

Thank

[@alberto798]

+goosef beautiful

[@ercbeastly3231]

But specifically porter wanted this to be viewed differently by different individuals it can be viewed like that with what you said about edm and some individuals can view it like life. different individuals with different perspectives on my opinion it's called world because each individuals that hear porters music have imaginations running wild on them. hence each individuals have worlds. And it makes sense if you think about it.

[@kellysghost]

+goosef funny to hear porter's eariler stuff though like 100% in the bitch

[@francisbouvet8106]

i like to think it goes beyond that

[@rylandmalcolm3825]

Porter Robinson: Listen to how ugly and terrible this drop is Me: Yeah I know it's rad do more

[@awesomeme9093]

RIGHT? Im dying here i actually find it so cool😂😂

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

He Made It Generic And Simple, To Mock Mainstream EDM. You've Already Fallen.

[@DonXavage]

ZombieHeadShotGaming honestly think those ‘generic’ and ‘simple’ drops are some of his best work. It’s a shame he isn’t as versatile when it comes to releasing tracks from other genres and I know he makes music from multiple genres but it would be nice to see him explore and do more.

[@angelzaragoza8621]

Don Xavage he’s got a very specific theme, something no other genre of music quite captures. In all reality I believe he’s made his own.

[@Atrocitas23]

@@AssistantCoreAQI Bruh the first drop is legit more experimental and out there than the second drop lmao, stop being so pretentious

[@shezzozuka]

"and now I cry for all that is beautiful" Wow.. no words.

[@ian.ambrose]

yeah

[@xevelio]

I don't know why but I really wanna see a video for this

[@Darom1198]

Look out his live shows of this song... you'll see something there ;)

[@adriangutz]

Same, it would be amazing how it would chane with the beat

[@adriangutz]

+Adrian Gutz change*

[@TheP3rspective]

I might make a No Man's Sky video for this! ^~^

[@tkmaida]

+P3rspective Yes please.

[@JerryLEGOcreations]

I noticed something, at 4:41 you can hear a breath. I can't unhear it now, and you probably won't either :D

[@yourfavoritemagicaltrashca750]

Now this is real music. Plenty of music artists seem to have forgotten what that is in today's society.

[@adriangutz]

Now all sound the same

[@MXcripple]

+Adrian Gutz Including Porter to an extent

[@PippyPopsSelfHarmMonica]

lol denied

[@spoods5073]

Listen to Arkasia, you'll be blown away :)

[@tkmaida]

+KIDD MELODY Why do you keep saying that? XS

[@exoticcarlvr22]

When I heard this melody on the Worlds announcement 10 hour thing, I knew this was gonna be an amazing song. Favorite song on the album!

[@DaenineMusic]

I KNOW RIGHT I was so excited for that song and every time he announced a new single I kept hoping more and more it was gonna be this one and it wasnt and I cried but now its out and Im happy

[@conradritchie2236]

Its because of that song that I actually watched the announcement video like 6 times. Not the whole thing obviously lol

[@9hwefh789ewf]

Porter, I just want to say that thank you for making this. It helped me through the times when it seemed dark, it seemed like when everything was lost, there was something still to fall back on. Your music is truly something otherwordly, and exotic.

[@immortalsector]

My views- This is how I interpret this song, from 00:00 too 00:43 there is a very nice soothing calling violin track and from 00:43 to 01;00 there is a nice subtle piano track added, from 01:00 to 01:30 you start to hear nice undertones of electronic music and from 02:00 onwards there is a very nice track of violins and soothing electronic music, the lyrics 'I cried for I didn't think it could be true, that you and I might have always known one another' I think she is talking about how classical-ish music and electronic were always meant to come together and that electronic music doesn't have to be loud and scratchy, then she says ' that we could not only evoke, but conjure a place of our own' She is talking about how classical-ish and electronic music, everyone thought they would be hideous together but she thinks otherwise and they can both conjure up a great mix, she then goes on to say 'And that every there that has ever existed was all in service of our dream' She speaks as her dream is a nice soothing edm track and not a horrible loud dub step one, she says 'Now please hear what I hear' she is asking us to listen to what people interpret dubtep as and from 02:37 to 03:11 we hear horrible loud annoying screeching music that is dubstep and from 03:11 we have nice calm music once again, she says 'Let me explain, this ugliness, this cruelty, this repulsiveness, it will all die out and now I cry for all that is beautiful' She is explaining that dubstep is ugly, repulsive and cruel to normal calm music, and how it will all disappear and how she will cry for joy when it does, there is a very nice mix of calm music which she interprets as 'beauty' from 03:27 to 04:10 where she then says 'Let me explain' This is where she shows you the comparison of ugly music to Beautiful music, from 04:17 there is ugly music to show the ugliness until 04:40 where she shows the beauty of the music and how edm should sound. I think porter did a very good job at portraying this thought!

[@Arhtehc]

Basically how i put things in my mind with this song: Beginning - Son goes off to war, says good bye to parents and loved ones. Drop: The actual ugly side to war and all the horrible things that it encompasses. Final Drop (end): Son either comes home alive to see parents and loved ones OR dies a heroic death fighting alongside his brothers and his great but short life flashes before his eyes as he breathes his last breath.

[@Arhtehc]

noodleface4 Did he say fans couldn't have an imagination lol?

[@arciting]

Tony Auditore good thing about music is that everyone hears it differently

[@Arhtehc]

arciting that's my point! Thanks hahaha. This was just my interpretation of it idk why some people are trying to be smart with me

[@pvelasquez144]

Or at the end son comes home from war but isn't the same what he saw out their change him, made him realize how much he appreciates life and it's wonders

[@xaostek]

i think what porter means by that is that there's no fixed story anyone should follow. i'm sure he has a story of his own but it's up to the fans to interpret things however they want.

[@phoenixhibari]

Crying when coming home... 30 yrs. Still crying at this track.. Every second, Every minute, Every hour, Every day. Every year...

[@ItzTalal]

bro good luck i feel sorry to you

[@oceanman3676]

The first time listening to this song, I actually teared up and it was no overexaggeration. It was because you perfectly expressed the contrast of Noise vs Music, Chaos vs Peace, Ugliness vs Beauty. At first, each of them sounded the exactly opposition of the other, two ideologies conflicted. But in the end, they learned to accept and embrace each other. Hence, creates the balance of the whole song. For me, this is just the best song in the whole album. And it will always take a special place in my heart for helping me realize the importance of learning to live and embrace and make harmony with the world, no matter how different you are.

[@aircon.02]

OH MY GOD! Why isn't anyone talking about the last DROP? Did any of you even listen to the whole song?

[@MrJohnnym10]

The last drop is fucking beautiful.

[@Generationalwealth94]

***** this so much. the last drop is monumental. it's just so fucking massive. this has to be the most underrated big room track I have ever heard.

[@Generationalwealth94]

***** I think the last drop is big room. well, at least the kick+snare combo.

[@aircon.02]

hugo pereira yes indeed

[@hayde659]

hugo pereira No its more like progressive house

[@obsidion_sings]

Ive been looking for this song for 8 years because i forgot the name, but its always been my favorite. It still brings tears to my eyes after all this time.

[@alejandravillasanteramos3755]

did anyone notice the small human breath he put just before the last drop? Cause I just did and it made me cry so hard. This song always takes my breath away.

[@kundatrix]

a message for the people who like the 2:31 part, even if it's supposed to represent the wrong in edm, it's made to be catchy a rythmic while still not holding any artistic value (much like all about that bass), so don't feel bad but try to distinguish between the shitty song all about beats and drops and the good ones that can make you feel happy and wholeheartedly smile

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

Don't you worry. I know.

[@daskrinalps6262]

Sebastian Petruška Well said! But I think its also a representation on how generic and repetitive the era of EDM. Yes, it is supossed to be loud and crazy. And while some of the tracks are pretty decent. But somehow, the generic tunes are tugging the EDM society to like disgusting, meaningless and gross sounds.

[@room___]

thought it was about how the machine, the girl narrating the song, hears: ugly and constant machine sounds, contrasting with the soft strings that the human perceive's, then finally a unity of these two styles, showing a unity between human and machine its wild mass guessing but thats what i inferred.

[@chrisoneill1192]

Just because it's not melodic or even tonal doesn't mean there isn't artistic value in it. Beautiful melodies will always have artistic merit, but even abstract and abrasive sound design like that has beauty too, different though it may be.

[@kundatrix]

Chris O'Neill My point is he made it sound repetitive and distorted on purpose, I like harder electro sometimes, but it needs to be done well

[@EngineMusic]

“We interrupt this album to bring you JUSTICE”

[@MirthYT]

>Plug in speakers >100% volume >Night time >Wake up neighborhood >Mission complete.

[@watr5622]

Play of the game

[@itsjvck1]

Deviantart Stella-X I would want to be woken up by this beautiful song. Be my neighbor

[@wttm.]

I've lost

[@ani2628]

if only youtube supported greentext

[@AdreEilyn]

Deviantart Stella-X *I CRY FOR ALL THAT IS BEAUTIFUL*

[@Anonymous-73]

“Hear what I hear” *opens a portal to hell*

[@mistamemewide]

We all have demons. Even the grace in our beautiful song can have notes that can change the fellow’s feeling from hearing that certain song.

[@zephyrrie]

I can't describe how beautiful this song is. When I hear it,I always get sad and happy at the same time and I don't know why...

[@dovahblossom]

Couldn't agree more . such a strange track. In a good way.

[@samblob3688]

I cried, for I didn't think it could be true that you and I might have always known one another and that we could not only evoke, but conjure a place of our own. And that everywhere that has ever existed, was all in service of our dream. Now please.... hear what I hear.

[@samblob3688]

Let me explain this ugliness. This cruelty, this repulsiveness, it will all die out. And now I cry for all that is beautiful.

[@raymondwilliams379]

+Samantha Wong at 4:40, you hear an inward breath.... she explains further

[@nemofisha]

Nobody: *That one kid with bad internet in zoom:* 2:44

[@NaomiTCOOKIES]

I was feeling the emotions and then 2:36 the plot twist hit and the beat dropped.

[@aaronbarkley539]

this song to me is a decpiction of my life when chaos is around they're is a certain beauty to it when I feel like I don't wanna live any longer their is something beautiful that comes along that gives me hope to keep going in the end the song is made whole which I hope to get to as well one day.

[@xaxblackbirdx]

This is actually kind of genius, because. The drop is meant to be ugly, but it communicates so much anguish as well. If it represents uncreativeness and the sort of ear-grating repetition that we get get from too much generic edm, it doesn't actually replicate that sound-- it turns it into something almost beautiful in its own way. The first time we hear the real dirty bass in all its grittiness, after awhile it almost sounds like it's choking on itself, but the entire time it also sounds incredibly good despite being so jarring. What porter robinson does here is he shows you something ugly, tells you how ugly it is, but does it in a beautiful way. That's frickin genius if you ask me

[@musicologytv7479]

I love the depth of this track. I mean, there's actually intelligent discussion happening in a KZbin comment section. That's rare. Porter added a dimension of meaning to this album. There's substance to this song which many other electronic songs lack. Whether he's expressing his views on the state of modern EDM and his feelings towards it or another topic. He's making a statement through his music and that's not something you see with many popular electronic artists.

[@toxicgirli]

To me this song is a story of: Cherry blossom trees in the sunlight Good dreams, of love and happiness Of ruins of forgotten and lonely cities Nightmares of fear and loneliness A city of ruins, but made beautiful, mother nature is taking over again. The sun shines in all the right ways to make it right again. As all things have good and bad sides, but even the bad has good too. Its just mixed in and you must listen closely, see harder, and sense more. Do this now.

[@ewokkjellberg9230]

Fukase on fleek

[@toxicgirli]

isnt he always? ( im assuming your talking bout mai pic owo )

[@ewokkjellberg9230]

IKR

[@purplecreepergirl5798]

But there can also be bad within the good. I actually have plans to m make an rpg game that can hopefully teach people that good and evil can still go either way. the good can overcome the evil, but the evil can also corrupt the good.

[@aeho7496]

@@purplecreepergirl5798 did you?

[@_adrast]

No matter how good a producer you are, you will never surpass this beauty. Holy crap.

[@mylittlemoby]

I told myself not to close my eyes, but I did anyway. The story my imagination flashed in front of me made me cry and had my body permeate with chills. What I witnessed was award winning and this song made it that way.

[@babypool8370]

the vocals were done by Amanda Lee, a voice actress who also was Ushio Oota from K-On english dub and Noumen Rider from Shinryaku Ika Musume english dub.

[@joshvalenzuela1369]

And also junko konno from zombieland saga

[@mistermagicmusic]

and recently Hayasaka in Kaguya-Sama: Love is War.

[@blossuchu]

look where she is now 🥺

[@albertpuigdellibol4280]

i forgot about this masterpiece. Literally crying

[@jesuslovestoastyaya]

The symbolism behind this piece is referencing his past rant where he talked about how "mainstage edm" lacks the beauty of what drew him to music. The line "hear what I hear" right before the cacophonous first drop full of glitches and noise represents that Porter no longer hears any beauty in the electro house/big room style that made him famous. I agree though this song needs an edit/remix without that part. While it is beautifully jarring and artistic, I really think the chord progression is good enough to be "tune of the year", were it turned into a more melodic, continuous style of tune, like language.

[@mocdotebutuoydotwww]

Well said, I was thinking the exact same thing listening to this. Just the way and how abrupt that section came in. I feel like it had a much more symbolic purpose in the song rather than musically.

[@suburbianmusic]

Good point there mate, there IS a meaning to that "Heavy EDM drop". I give EDM two years before it gets destroyed, by its own will. People need to stop for a moment and open their ears to something else, at least try. Porter, Madeon, deadmau5, Daft Punk, etc.

[@tristanchroma9014]

Sebs Arce All four artists you just named are hugely popular. That's not to say they're bad, but I wouldn't say people need to "open their ears" when those artists are already getting millions of plays.

[@suburbianmusic]

Indeed they are, although there are some EDM-listeners that do not recognize them or haven't even heard of them, And those my friend, are just young drop-thirsty Dance music listeners

[@anjopag31]

It's Industrial, it's supposed to sound chaotic and messy. Shadient - Royalty Incorporating distortion and unusual sounds into your song isn't bad though. KOAN Sound's Movember collabs (If You Hadn't is my favorite) and Culprate's Deliverance EP are good examples of this.

[@darkicicles2747]

This song is the one to listen to when you are having a bad day, and listening to this can tell you that the whole world can feel you, that you aren't the only one feeling the pain inflicted on you. The world loves you, as they have their fellow feelings.

[@noburu4717]

Amazing symbolism and deserves a Grammy. Seriously, this feels like it came straight from the soul.

[@hollythorn4625]

So obviously I'm late to the scene, I was at work listening to a spotify playlist today when this came up. I was like damn, beautiful. Then WTF. Then, crying unexpectedly. It's incredible. A journey. So much emotion expressed. Reading comments, it's incredible the conversation that it's created. That's what music is supposed to invoke.

[@mmprando7207]

This is what happens when once in a century masterpieces are created

[@djatlasmusik]

porter robinson is the 21st centuries mozart. i hope to be half as good as him 1 day

[@RockyMite358]

I believe there's a deep meaning behind this song

[@nebuvalon]

Rockymiite most people think its porters wayof showing that he hates edm

[@korewaniho]

Listen to the album commentary for this song. He explains everything.

[@graywolffvly]

Yep, there is.

[@JerryBlueChew]

Basically he thinks modern EDM seems very emotionless and angry, but combining it with the start and the “ugliness” makes the beautiful noise near the end. Which is supposed to be the best beatdrop of the song.

[@Treyson007]

Still come back to this song. Something about it just speaks true to me. From the vocals to the rhythm.

[@natesmith6871]

When you get a feeling so complicated

[@Snip3rtw0]

ayyy

[@jackpaz82]

+Charles “Shadow” Prattley ayyyyyy

[@natesmith6871]

+Jackie Paz I came here to get a feeling so complicated and I am honestly feel so attacked right now.

[@natesmith6871]

Rand0mAcc3ss o I am wood

[@art_and_sh.t4265]

Underrated comment

[@zippafoot5401]

What an unexpected style change, this is great!

[@kq7640]

I cannot tell you how much feeling and story went into this song without even exploring the drop Porter hates, but dude, _you made such an incredible story, just with this one song._ I cannot thank you enough for making this. You cured my depression by giving me a song to vent through. Thanks, Porter.

[@cashchips]

that breath added for the transition @ 4:41 is pure genius.

[@SeelieRoost]

Someone used this with the OMORI phobia music to make a banger, their channel is called Airneko

[@TheTozotube]

I genuinely believe this is the greatest and most powerful song ever made.

[@behindthecurtainpodcast9530]

Only an hour into my 16th birthday and im already crying. i just want to go outside and see my friends again. When the line "it will all die out" hit I burst into tears. I really hope that's true.

[@devinareetz4247]

Fighting my schizophrenia and this helps

[@LordofChaos.]

Hey good luck I hope everything turns out alright

[@Deadbass_]

Six years later, and this song is still underrated. I love it.

[@shynebula7726]

This songs build up has an emotional sense to calm you down, it continues to build until and soothing voice starts speaking then representing to you "what she hears" or in this case probably a case of Good and Evil. This song by far is amazing. I have chills every time that drop happens! Love you Porter Robinson!