QUARANTINE SONG ■ "LOCK ME UP" ■ The Chalkeaters feat. Idrise

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A simple song to help our gamer pals get through all this 2020 mess. Being in a lockdown is not something even hardcore gamers are used to, but we have to make it through for our love ones and ourselves. And we will. Just take care and #stayhome, alright? Legend of Zelda, The Witcher 3, Skyrim, Dishonored 2, Half Life Alyx, The Last of Us... how many other references you can find in the song and in the video? Leave a comment!
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“Lock Me Up (Quarantine Song)” by ‪@TheChalkeaters‬:
Composer / songwriter: Alios [ Twi: / aliostwits ]
Music producer / engineer: Tim Maslov [ soundbetter.co... ]
Cover artist: Pondis [ / pondis_dant , / pondis_dant ]
Video designer and supporting sound engineer: Lenich ‪@LenichKirya‬
Vocals: Idrise [ / idrisemusic ]
Mastered by Sage Audio [ www.sageaudio.com ]
Special thanks to Hunternif for helping with the lyrics!
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[@ians.6085]

Second

[@Nub096]

Gta?

[@hobosorcerer]

I couldn't quite get through this one unfortunately. It feels like a song that was rushed to produce.

[@Ziialan]

Pikachu and kirby is so dang cute omg

[@temmiie3754]

Kirby, Sonic, Zelda, Fallout, Luigi, Pikachu, Isabelle, Doom Guy, Minecraft And thats all that i Can see for now

[@leolhez]

Quarantine: "Starts" Introverts: I'm 4 Parallel Universes ahead of you

[@Tyrone-inc.]

yes

[@Watcher-xf3nr]

I didn't even know that meme still exist.

[@OioTheOreo]

@@Watcher-xf3nr it will always.

[@kibbles7533]

😂😂😂

[@kiwistudios4014]

True 💁

[@coda_7976]

LOCK DOWN IS IN EFFECT Gamers: “Just like the simulations”

[@iplaygames896]

Coda _ *we are experiencing multiple keter and euclid class containment breaches*

[@daklol6656]

*full world lockdown is in effect*

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

G R E E N L A N D T I M E

[@lantern_logic9676]

@@iplaygames896 thats when we get out

[@person9735]

star wars references

[@samuelgomez8039]

*"Gaming is now officially healthy... "* *Those were good times.*

[@loup9003]

Well, there's no shortage of viruses to justify staying home heh.

[@sumthngcool4221]

omg 420 likes nice

[@Manu-fq5hd]

There's no f-ing way people are already nostalgic to the virus.

[@lisseseghers3101]

I like the litel Easter eggs in de background

[@jamzee_]

@@Manu-fq5hd only recently did quarantine end for some aussies and irish. nostalgia be damned some of us be living it still.

[@j-train13]

this song combined with "A Songus Amongus" perfectly encapsulates the difference between early quarantine mood and late quarantine mood

[@GunnerZ818hehe]

Went from having fun, to aslume.

[@Roger-plc]

​@@GunnerZ818hehe IS THAT A MAN REFERENCE??!?!?!?!?!!!

[@GunnerZ818hehe]

@@Roger-plc jonkler

[@arrangameboi]

It took me way too long to realise that “I should move to Greenland” was a Plague inc reference Edit: how did this comment manage to spark a whole ass argument about whether it was a Plague Inc reference or because Greenland has a low amount of COVID infections

[@sambaker8396]

....i was today years old...

[@beezahar9109]

SAME BRO

[@vendokiabo]

Oh, now I got the reference

[@therealArchmageTeslar]

Thats a bruh moment

[@RaptorGeorges]

Would have been more obvious with Madagascar for me xD

[@fankantheworst]

"Gaming is now officially healthy!" -2020 Facts

[@AF-bh5ol]

Order 66

[@Myrkul-D]

I had to think about it for a second but there right, it is and it was true since before this whole thing started.

[@Abnormal_Ghosty876]

Atleast the media cant say we gamers are killers.

[@purplea7438]

*FACTS*

[@mq5731]

@@Abnormal_Ghosty876 Gamers: I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND BIG MEDIA!

[@jestermaiden9673]

Remember when a deadly virus that caused the entire world to go on lockdown was the only thing we were worried about? I miss those times.

[@user-zi5rt4ql2k]

me too

[@TrollerHelps6969]

same bro

[@plaugedoctor6729]

Now we only have to worry about that one war. Hope nothing bad happens next year

[@Brett_Gamingg]

@@plaugedoctor6729 people acting like 2020 was the worst year are acting like world war 2 never happened

[@yakakaka5071]

@BrettGaming well ww2 was the worst but I don't wanna see the bio weapons that have bow used 😕

[@voxvolhynia5400]

As an introverted, socially anxious, easily stimuli-overwhelmed person who dislikes going out, hates driving, doesn't work well with strangers (or large gatherings), and loves staying inside but wasn't able to do so with work and college, I LOVED quarantine. It was the best year in a long time, and I miss it dearly. Some people joked about that, but I genuinely loved everything about it. My college went into chaos-mode because it wasn't prepared for remote learning (and neither were the professors), I was able to teach myself Calculus with internet guides and youtube tutorials instead of having a professor force me into group projects for 2 hours everyday (although he was still earning his paycheck sharing the occasional youtube link, a few of which were completely unrelated to our homework that he found somewhere online). Then, when I did have to go out to get groceries or whatever, everyone was required to remain 6 feet away from me and stop breathing down my neck like a bunch of serial killers. Remote banking, learning, work, shopping, and everything was made easier, and everyone's efficiency and comfort was improved simultaneously as a result. Also, you know, nobody was getting sick. I didn't even have to shovel my driveway because I never used it because I didn't have to go anywhere! I also liked wearing a mask; it was comfortable, it partially hid my facial twitches, my breath kept my face warm in the cold weather, and it even gave me an excuse to ask what someone said (I normally have trouble understanding verbal speech, but asking someone to repeat themselves often makes them irritable and sometimes angry. Now, they laughed and said, "right? I hate these masks!") There were more reasons to love quarantine, I'm sure, but these are the ones that popped into my head. All the while, everyone I knew was complaining about how we're living in the worst year ever, like it was a military dictatorship, or an apocalypse, comparing it to The Walking Dead because they had to put a piece of cloth over their mouth and stand a person's height away from one another. They also became addicted to toilet paper, apparently, which only raises more questions. It was like Ragnarok for these people.

[@eddiecarnegie4740]

I've seemingly mixed all of 2016-to present day together so. I must say that quarantine was my favourite week

[@roberine7241]

oh the quarantine days. I was just happy I didn't have to get up extremely early to get to school on time, because bus connections here in rural germany are shit. plus I was able to play minecraft during boring times in school so...

[@ainkastewart4378]

@ItsLateOutside That’s what a headset is for 😉

[@Wesley-1776]

Cope and Seth. I’m autistic and didn’t miss social interaction. But NO ONE tells me how to live my life. I never wore a mask unless asked and lockdowns were a joke to me. I went where I wanted like before.

[@beetlesterritory]

Good for you / sorry for your Loss, I ain’t reading all that

[@ched7591]

Extroverts: **mental breakdowns** Introverts:

[@naksu8473]

I can totally relate to this, some of my friends are losing their minds meanwhile I'm just chilling while exploring the ancient greece world in Ac odyssey

[@lon3wanderer]

Ha yo we introverts were quarentineing before it was cool

[@deathjester5729]

Quite accurate, I started a new minecraft world, and I've been killing it in terms of progress. This is heaven

[@Simon-yv4jm]

@@naksu8473 well, nothing changed for us))

[@travisdicks3773]

In an intro extrovert so im elated for a week then crash for a day of sobbing and then I'm good again

[@olavhs4747]

Soldiers blocked my district This song was 4 parallel universes ahead of us

[@thedinosavior]

Nice likes

[@realnubboi21]

Yep pretty much all songs

[@sirgator8946]

2020 truly is a continous chain of ungodly predictions coming true. i kinda regret joking with the others about how we needed another plaque considering it came only a couple years later. noone say anything about atomic war u just gonna jinx it

[@kibbles7533]

TRUE

[@anthonymontalvojr.7250]

Sh*t

[@DogOnRock]

Why the hell do I have a feeling of nostalgia about quarantine?

[@eduardotejeris3506]

You are not the only one

[@Ag3nt-MC]

I’m not quite sure either.

[@mortarion9813]

Personally? Better days for me. Economically? Worse days for me. Horrid days for my family and I. But damn do I miss staying home all day and being with my family.

[@sumbuka7381]

It was illegal messing around when you don't want to go out

[@azububbletea1803]

Same here... those were fun times for me... maybe because my family did not judged me for not enjoying leaving my house. But oh well...

[@Horvath_Gabor]

This is such a beautiful time-capsule. Back when it came out, all the absolute craziness surrounding the pandemic made it feel like an enormous deal and one that was here to stay, potentially forever. Fast forward two years, and practically nobody's giving a damn anymore. That was it. And now, there's two years' worth of memes about quarantines, masks, hand sanitizers, and toilet paper shortages that future generations will scratch their heads over.

[@maximumrisk2004]

They have to know how dumb we are😂

[@timedraven117]

Let me say, the tail gunner to a charmin truck and Iran war 2 memes will live on as they bleed into the ukraine war and the fears of World War 3.

[@forceawakens4449]

​​@@timedraven117he last few years have beeen society bouncing from one international incident to the next

[@timedraven117]

@@forceawakens4449 I mean... yeah thats how the world has worked since forever? Its just always been looked back on in eras of international crisises.

[@forceawakens4449]

@@timedraven117 true, it always been like that, with the occasional chill year between. I fell like 2018 was probably the closest we'll get to one anytime soon

[@vitosgaramella9316]

Greenland: 11 cases, 11 healed Plague Inc. Gamer: Exatly like the simulation

[@dysonsphere0222]

all according to plan

[@reecedawson3435]

Antarctica is harder to infect in plague

[@Father_Poland]

@@reecedawson3435 nobody lives there lol

[@cmcphotography1]

@@Father_Poland E-exactly

[@cmcphotography1]

I know what i have to do, but i dont think i have the strenght to do it

[@gamr6354]

“Sneak out to hyrule” *holding a ps4 controller* *this is beyond science*

[@ryanescent6444]

out**

[@gamr6354]

joe job ok

[@mathcs9991]

true g@m3rz has all console of the current generation

[@thrax1831]

Playing on a pc using a ps4 controller, while emulating the game.

[@missmillion3864]

FYI, a PlayStation controller is called a Dualshock. The model that comes with the PS4 is the Dualshock 4. Just a bit of trivia.

[@_RikVa_]

This has now officially become nostalgic

[@mrpizzacat8273]

It’s almost time for round three as shits getting frisky again.

[@faolanoan4178]

Agreed

[@hazzy_the_hazmat]

Yes

[@Mkoivuka]

Listening to this song, I realized that the world will never return to what it was pre-pandemic.

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

Not surprised, there was no way it ever could.

[@caio7747]

Seu. Cometari. E. Bom

[@Citizen_Snips1]

Well, look at all of the pandemics in the past that were significantly and I mean *SIGNIFICANTLY* worse than this one. I mean just in recent history look at the Spanish Flu, only happened a century ago and it is estimated to have killed between 25-50 MILLION people. COVID's 6 Million is nothing by comparison, especially when you consider the relative world population difference. The world will go on just as it always has, we are all going to die someday and if you think I'm going to spend that time cooped up inside afraid of a more contagious flu/cold you are dreaming.

[@three-bark1928]

Eh, people said that about Spanish influenza which was WAY worse and yet the world was fine afterwards (well not really, ww2 started soon after but still)

[@curse8763]

The world chances so much everyday, years later i imagine what i would think of this song.

[@bucket1442]

I love how people considered gamers and introverts, boring and lonely. and now they are suffering while we are having the best time of our life. Love it.

[@harryhazza2665]

GamersRISEUP

[@tengkuadam983]

Game4life

[@CreeketsCreek]

_[Salutes]_

[@BelegornHK]

Yeah boi

[@cerice2000]

Yeeeep ,you are so right XD we are having the best time in this

[@megagolduck1487]

“Think I should move to Greenland” Nice Plague Inc. reference

[@-YELDAH]

MegaGolduck kind of? Greenland being isolated doesn’t have anything to do with the game other than it simulating the same thing

[@goodclover]

That's because they always do well in these things, not many people live there so it's a good place to not get infected. If you look at slot of data maps they're often ommited.

[@awesomethecool]

@@goodclover It's definitely a Plague Inc. reference, even if it's valid in real life. It's been a meme for years.

[@vintagebones922]

Well, I mean nobody lives there so... it's hardly a reference anymore as it is just an advisable move.

[@powangel1418]

Lol

[@Arthurmeowgin1899]

Who is 4 years after quarantine and are still listening to this

[@azuki273]

I remember listening to this song all day when quarantine hit and playing games

[@treebit]

damn, never thought I'd feel nostalgic about fucking quarantine of all things

[@facelessman9224]

The good ol' days for us gamers.

[@Jrlomay]

And people used to ask how songs like "Ring around the rosey", which are dark, were created and became popular

[@alcairr4934]

Love your pfp, hounskull bascinet is the best helmet ever

[@superp0rk507]

It's is the same thing with like pumped up kicks

[@rya3190]

"lock me up, lock me up, leave me here, I don't mind" ah, a song for kids who question the pestilence...

[@arianagrandefromfortnite]

Yeah, idiots didn't realise that it was because of youtube!

[@BE-ew2pt]

Fun fact: Ring around the rosie wasn’t actually written about the Black Plague. That’s a popular urban legend.

[@ethanhiggins5766]

All references in the song (there are more around the room like Kirby, fallout, sonic, ect) 0:04 last of us clickers 0:47 hyrule is from legend of Zelda 0:49 the great plateau is the beginning area of legend of Zelda breath of the wild 0:52 beedle is a shop keep in Zelda 1:01 novigrad is a city in the witcher series 1:08 redanias is the country where novigrad is in the Witcher 1:20 bloodflys are pests from dishonored 2 1:23 tyrant virus is from resident evil 1:30 Greenland never gets infected in plague inc 1:37 barnacle and headcrab are enemy’s from half life 1:40 city seventeen is where half life 2 takes near/ place 2:02 repeat of hyrule 2:05 Skyrim is the country of... Skyrim 2:06 lordran is from dark souls hence the “dying after respawning is so fun” line 2:18 kronika is mortal kombat 11s antagonist 2:21 netherrealm is mortal kombats version of hell 2:53 mr bridges is Sam porter bridges from death stranding 3:21 are all Zelda repeats 3:27 same Witcher references I think I got them all, tell me if I missed any that you got

[@laex9282]

I think netherrealm is also from mortal kombat

[@andyo3637]

you spelled beedle wrong, i'm sorry to be that person.

[@ethanhiggins5766]

Wendiiigo it’s fine dude I changed it, thanks for the reply

[@ethanhiggins5766]

Laex thanks for replying, your right as the references come in groups of a certain game like how it sung about kronika beforehand

[@andyo3637]

@@ethanhiggins5766 no problem! have a nice day/night.

[@Winss]

"Gaming is healthy" Karens & moms: Impossible!!1

[@WatchNev]

I miss quarantine, it was like my favorite time.

[@zndrych]

same, man

[@bnuuyrabbit]

@@zndrych same

[@nicoleling7681]

*Gaming now is officially healthy* Me: Ah yes, that's good! Online class: Yo Me: *screeching*

[@tearex_8443]

It do be like that doe

[@TheSuperCanadian1]

I feel that online classes are easier and quicker, but still, SCHOOL!

[@trangdo8887]

In my nation staying home doing online classes is like basically going to school,theres limited time classes,tests,if you missed it and after this quarantine they'll lower your grades and your class leaderboard

[@kimmauss]

I feel this

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

Don't forget to do your homework tests.

[@oswaldoperdigao1240]

"Don't want to end up a statistic." This hits hard, very hard.

[@drifterduckygaming4646]

I'll be honest, that same idea convinced me to not commit -ahem- "neck rope". It helped for a bit of my suicidal thoughts but didn't eliminate all of my problems, and even then it just made me more cynical. Ngl tho when he did say that, it did indeed hit hard.

[@TheBlueSlimeLP]

@@drifterduckygaming4646 are u ok, like seriously

[@ThorfinnStrife]

Ok 14 year old Billie eyelash fan

[@caseys2698]

Opamex why did you comment this Just why Even if you don’t find the lyric deep or meaningful or whatever, you don’t have to be a jerk if someone else does.

[@anabnormalartist7275]

I didn't even realize that statistic was about how high the suicide rate is :/ *lyric

[@rune7894]

I jusr come here once in a while and feel ao nostalgic. Loved that time lol

[@nyxsus12]

This channel is one of the few that make me feel proud in a sense to play games. Its one of the few where i feel like its not trying to be funny or harsh or anything just pure enjoyment. Thank you Chalkeaters for helping me through some tough times.

[@bradley_the_cowboy5062]

A year later sus12 still, stays inside 24/7 playing video games what a sad ending to a humans story.

[@enderin7289]

Extroverts: *NOooo!! u can't just sit back and stay in quarantine without any communication!!* Introverts: Ha-hah, the game go pew-pew

[@fishployee9374]

haha animal crossing go woofwoof

[@alybadry203]

@@fishployee9374 haha doom go *crunch , slice boom , bam and other sounds when crushing bones and skulls*

[@LeonOcto]

haha splatoon go splash splash

[@MaoTheDong]

Ha ha ps4 controller go brrrr

[@SmoothTurtle840]

I’m an extrovert, and the only thing that’s been keeping me alive is Discord lol, I get extremely bored if I’m not in a call with someone.

[@nynthetwat]

"To Skyrim' *You got infected by the Sanguinare Vampiris*

[@ramdarow4045]

And some how no cure potions spawn anywhere!

[@barba3377]

@@ramdarow4045 you can get a shrine blessing and it goes away

[@coffeericardo1063]

FU-

[@yuji5134]

Nah i'm a full lord

[@jmrogador4348]

111 like

[@exoticbreadstick8661]

3 years ago waht the fuck happened its like life flashed in and out... crazy

[@unwillfullyignorant7805]

Honestly, for someone having so much fun he looks bored as shit. That’s how you know he’s actually playing the game.

[@falloutman3424]

Unwillfully Ignorant unless something funny happens that’s what everyone looks like playing games Excluding the ending of RDR2 but we don’t talk about that

[@Damian-ov6sz]

Or when the surprise high level boss shows up so your either dancing around the room with your controller or leaning so far forward your basically not even in the chair anymore

[@purrgatory8022]

I saw u somewhere else

[@falloutman3424]

JD you use a chair?

[@Damian-ov6sz]

@@falloutman3424 sometimes

[@Arceus-dicklick]

Normal people: "LET US OUT" gamers: "chill, have a controller"

[@user-eh2jk6mf9s]

gamers: hold my energy drink

[@cloud9mitchellj509]

Me: plenty of time for speedruns and practice :) ✌ not that I wasn't basically hikikomori already lmao 😅

[@docholiday4129]

Have a snickers

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

@@docholiday4129 Your not you when you're hungry

[@Simon-yv4jm]

normal people are strange

[@Offline219]

I kind of miss quarantine ngl.

[@solened4149]

I kinda miss the quarantine, I had so much fun playing with my friends especially as we all live in different places now and usually it was difficult to meet all together but thanks to the quarantine we had the best gaming parties 🎮

[@BlackLegion12621]

"I understood that reference" the song.

[@Watcher-xf3nr]

Yeah pretty much.

[@yureschede9692]

The background is a gold mine of references.

[@OioTheOreo]

The lyrics are too lmao

[@Night_Quest]

Okay dood

[@djfebrezee]

@@yureschede9692 The far right figure on the shelf to the right is Todd Howard! :D

[@jronesbbq3080]

2020: People: It can't get any worse. Wifi: *adios.*

[@goddhoward7453]

so im not the only one getting these wifi issues?

[@Healthandwealth9422]

@@goddhoward7453 nope I deal with that every few week my stepdad works up stairs so two ppl are using wifi

[@Nightout88]

this is why I download EVERYTHING I even have an old PSP with 10 separate batteries and X4 32 gb memory sticks all of them with games and movies and comics. because you'll never know when the world will crash and burn

[@AdventureHusky]

DO NOT. STOP. Every character says it can't get any worse, do not predict the future!

[@yeetknight5639]

Our wifi doesnt work so i have to use 4g

[@levferno483]

I wouldn't mind another lockdown gaming session. Those gaming sessions will never be the same.

[@crocandfalls]

2 years after quarantine and tbh this song makes me miss it. I had so much chances to do stuff and I just didn’t.

[@Animesther]

The "Lock me up I don't mind" sentence after 13 months is getting rather unsure when I sing it.

[@FrozenAggron]

Same bro

[@niklashrast8122]

Still don't mind

[@storme8159]

yeah...

[@i__play_on3]

@Franko Yo Boiii same

[@tornadotaylor8956]

I dont have school so i prefer it.... But it is getting a bit annoying even for a shut in weeb like me

[@oscarmichel8893]

Quarantine : "starts" Introverts : just like in the simulation

[@nukeit2thedirt814]

hell yeah gamer

[@anonymousblank6269]

Except for the part where ur stuck wih family

[@boltmakesskins8134]

Bruh I swear this comment is so accurate. Only thing now is that other people are in the house with me so I locked my doors.

[@brentbowers4535]

Ikr

[@Vinnus0824]

I had fun at first, online school ruined it for me. 😔

[@CT7567mk2]

When the monitor turned on. Watching a minecraft video on KZbin, and discord

[@eduardotejeris3506]

Also watching himself lmao

[@CT7567mk2]

@@eduardotejeris3506 ahha

[@DJBlazy]

Honestly... the lockdown was the best and chillest time of my life. 6 months of doing nothing but gaming and getting enough sleep... not worrying about going to work and seeing annoying people all day. I miss it and would do it all over again anytime.

[@wandereringshadow8658]

Honestly, same. My mental health was in the garbage at the time, and Quarantine really helped me take some time to get myself back in order. I know it wasn't like that for a lot of people, but it really helped me out on a personal level to heal and get my life together.

[@MPMP-wb7sj]

Me too man im making a super virus in a lab

[@ajakks6551]

Extroverts: Oh my god we can't see our friends and family. Me: Brothers and Sisters of the Introvert Sect! We stand at the precipice! For years we culminated for this, since time immemorial we studied the arcane arts of the Sloth, trained in the ways of the Hermit and now we have finally been given our chance to lead the people, Rejoice!

[@DigitalAlexN]

I got grounded as things got shut down😩

[@cen2407]

@@DigitalAlexN F

[@tibersky8718]

a sign to the gaming gods

[@V01DIORE]

What if this quarantine goes on forever... I can hope...

[@Guacamole2408]

@@DigitalAlexN F

[@alpharius3661]

“Don’t want to end up a statistic” God damn that hits deep

[@k0rf3on6]

Stalin once said: "death of one person is a tragedy, but death of millions is a statistic"

[@demid6532]

That is a very russian meme

[@therealArchmageTeslar]

@@k0rf3on6 true

[@arianvixal7143]

May as well try to be a good statistic ... like someone who clicked the like button for the song

[@idontknowimebored77]

@@k0rf3on6 that's the most stalin thing I've heard

[@kaltsssit]

Genuinely some of the best times of my life. God quarantine was just heaven for introverts.

[@devteam0909]

these were the time when touching grass was illegal.

[@pnkeo]

Normal people: oh no I can’t go outside Us: Worship me mortal extroverts for I have been doing this my whole life

[@nadirwoodson9321]

me: *doesn't care either way* no, I don't think I will

[@starmaiden1362]

I’m a extrovert gamer so this is weird for me. I miss my friends, but at the same time, I can work on my animation and go play some WWZ

[@noahthenerdiest3406]

4 real tho

[@ihavenoname561]

@@starmaiden1362 God, I wish I had motivation to work on my pixel art and 3D modeling skills

[@donutz7416]

actually me

[@disturbedtomato5163]

Let’s just take a moment of silence to be appreciative of the fact that we live in the same time line as this song

[@frothier76]

Every year is a sequel game to the previous year's cliffhanger which is why life gets progressively worse until we get a reboot which deletes new crappy features and return the next/current year to a simpler game.

[@polydullmemes3497]

I'm a disturbed potato

[@Markuseki]

@@frothier76 I cant even disagree because that feels like such a solid answer

[@moutray77]

No greater time to be alive than now.

[@Lohengrin4001]

porksword?

[@furkitu8811]

this honestly almost makes me cry, no idea why, but it's too relatable, not only that but I caught every single reference. I wished so badly of knowing of the existence of this back in the pandemic. There were so many games I just now discovered that I could've known about way back then, such as for example never played Mario Galaxy or Mario Galaxy 2, but I was happy back then, with school becoming easier for students to get their scores balanced out, playing during classes and sometimes getting caught, and even how I cracked probably over 20 games to have fun during the pandemic, with things such as the 2 portals, Cuphead, Changed, and my personal favorite, Roblox with friends while me and my school friends laughed on a group chat when we played YBA. These are memories that not only feel nostalgic, but also feels sad to slowly forget about this game and the things that we did, with the original group chat being now completely dead and 5 of those people stopping the use of discord entirely. And how could I forget being one of those silly discord mods, and got in a massive drama on a server that barely 100 people will remember. All I can say is, 2020 and 2021 weren't good years, but the toughest times have game me the best memories of how we survived.

[@majorpancernik4769]

Even if one disregards the multitude of references and who close this song hit home back in the day, this still simply slaps.

[@galiad_exe7148]

Vampires: “I’ve been staying indoors because of the sun.” Princesses: “I’ve been locked up because of my importance and status.” ???: “Amateurs.” Vampires: “What was that punk?” Gamers: “AMATEURS!”

[@glasheaknight1677]

LOL

[@glasheaknight1677]

Indeed.

[@jamisoncrawford2265]

No hitters for sans hello there

[@cerice2000]

What you said is so true you deserve a cokkie :3 🍪

[@someguywithnoideas6834]

i stay inside a lot yet im like the most tan person is my family and not extremely pale

[@mafertron6138]

_I want a link to this song in the next generations history books_

[@vibe_ctrl7527]

Mafer Tron yes

[@reallinkzilla8182]

Same lol

[@reallinkzilla8182]

Just have people make technoligy 2 be able 2 click links in books, and put a link 2 this song in the history books lol

[@cyberneticcherrybomber5318]

just a link to a youtube video in a paper history book XD

[@Manual976]

Lol they have to type it from the book

[@Gamer39FF14]

the gamers anthem

[@spiritwolf.6056]

Cant believe that i would legit miss 2020 but oh well here we are...

[@MisterPineTree]

Now we have our official anthem ladies and gentlemen. Today's a great day.

[@pandabon2269]

The gamers now have an anthem to unite under.

[@Madelines_Menagerie]

Lockdown or not the gamer anthem for generations has awoken

[@daklol6656]

This is the quarantine anthem, the gamer anthem is still sweden or calm 1

[@kalidos7681]

we now just need a flag

[@cerice2000]

@@kalidos7681 what do we do XD the ender dragón needs to be there , just saying

[@a_bad_gamer0.549]

The guy might look like he is fine just playing, but he is moving and clicking every single button a LOT. What is he playing, DOOM eternal?

[@switchpro3842]

Yes

[@lonelyswarm6827]

Nah he’s playing mortal combat and is button mashing

[@Burger19985]

Minecraft Tuesday

[@thesoy-sorcerer9469]

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, o, x

[@CarrierOfChaos617]

If it's not DOOM Eternal then how do you explain the flashing lights?

[@dariuszblack7956]

Well durning covid quarantine i was far from civilization and still they tell me i should be locked in house. But my house was nearly half world apart from my position. Best thing. I got net and played skyrim on steoids supported by solar panel and wind turbine. Nice times.

[@KiraiKatsuji]

It is still my beloved song that no matter what never gets old

[@jabingus3812]

This song is 10x better when you get all of the references

[@beeftastesliketoenails94]

I'm gonna count the stuff I know from the lyrics: Half Life TES: Skyrim Probably mortal kombat Minecraft LoZ (Legend of Zelda) Fallout, I'm guessing Plague inc. Dark Souls Death Stranding The last of us The Witcher Dishonored (1, or 2?) Fallout Shelter That's all the lyric references, now for the background: Kirby Sonic the hedgehog Animal Crossing Cheetos (I think) Pokémon Cyberpunk Fallout DooM Legend of Zelda KZbin & Twitch (on the computer) Pixar(?) Doritos/Cheetos Minecraft Discord (computer) Multiple other songs by the chalkeaters (computer) Coronavirus memes Jumanji (?) Bioahazard(?) The Witcher III Aperture Science That's all I've found so far, but I guess you guys can keep telling me what else there is.

[@JM-mh6de]

@@beeftastesliketoenails94 don't forget dark souls, I'm pretty sure he mentions lordran

[@forkmanperson]

@@beeftastesliketoenails94 the line "think I should move to Greenland" is a reference to plague inc where Greenland is a pain to infect

[@douglashoffmann5943]

I don’t get them all and it’s awsome still

[@bilalfirnanda832]

There is a bag of chalkitos but itos is underline what does itos mean?

[@Neo2266.]

List of references for normies: 0:03 Clickers - The Last of Us (preferably the first one) 0:06 The Lockdown has started 0:13 Could be a reference to the Chinese regime and how they tried (and failed) to control the outbreak. But correct me if I missed a reference here 0:21 Comparing the Corona outbreak to the world of Fallout 0:44 Hyrule - Legend of Zelda 0:48 Great Plateau - Area in Breath of the Wild, a nice pun with the "mask" too 0:51 Beedle - A merchant in the Legend of Zelda series 0:59 Novigrad - A city in The Witcher series 1:07 Redania - One of the Four Kingdoms in The Witcher series 1:20 Bloodflies - Dishonoured 1:24 T Virus - Resident Evil 1:29 Greenland, the hardest to infect country in Plague Inc. 1:34 Barnacle, Headcrab - Xen species from the Half Life series 1:40 City17 - Where Half Life 2 takes place 2:04 Skyrim - Skyrim 2:05 Lordran - Where Dark Souls takes place 2:08 Referring to the difficulty of the Soulsborne series 2:16 Kronika - Main antagonist of Mortal Kombat 11 2:20 Netherrealm - Could be referring to several areas of hell in fantasy settings, but also NetherRealm Sutdios, the developers of Mortal Kombat 2:34 Fallout 4 2:49 Mr. Bridges - Death Stranding, Sam Bridges is the main character and basically a delivery man 2:54 Reference to the Corona Asswipe Hoarding The PC Screen: 0:20 Quarantene calendar 0:24 Discord 0:41 Dota 2 0:56 DOOM CROSSING song from the same channel 2:02 Half-Life 2:14 Minecraft 2:33 Blue Screen of Death 3:06 Twitch Stream (Not sure what the stream is about) 3:14 This very video I'll update this if necessary

[@calvenmuswagon7445]

*pushes the update button*

[@jeremy.90210]

Don’t play Witcher Skyrim Zelda of dark souls but I wish it had more doom references but either way good at spotting things out!

[@aquajus]

Mr. Bridges is Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding which is a game all about delivering packages so that's why he's being asked to deliver pizza and "don't worry I won't shake your hand" is both a reference to how you can't touch people to reduce COVID spread and in the game Sam has a phobia of being touched

[@chillboi3246]

wow

[@andremeIIo]

@@aquajus and also *hands* are an important part of why he has a phobia of being touched. I love how they layered so much reference in a simple sentence.

[@DavidMaurer-gq9cz]

Man.. This song is super nastalgic.. Sure covid but i like to call it my golden age... I was always at peak happynees, the memes were awsome! And the songs... Man the songs... I wish i could go back

[@PetstoUwU]

Who ever reads that now -> Achievement unlocked, you survived it! Now go back in your basement and play Splatoon 3 or whatever....

[@TheChalkeaters]

Are you a kid or a squid?

[@user-mm5py7wz4l]

@@TheChalkeatersa squid :D

[@Remilya]

@@TheChalkeaters squid child soldier 👆

[@LazuliteLol]

@@TheChalkeaters a squid kid

[@Zeratai.]

She: what do you do in free time? Me: watching Netflix, playing video games, sometimes reading. She: so you obey the quarantine. Me: obey what?

[@DigitalAlexN]

Look lady I haven't left in ... What day is it Her : wensday Me: ah ok ... 2 1/2 years

[@Phlebz]

In my mother's basement I don't follow the quarantine, the quarantine follows me

[@zeusoftheaegis9038]

LMFAO This is all of us

[@FrostyMikhail]

Hahahaha, I love these comments. Introverts, UNITE! Online that is! xD

[@vintolio]

"How long have you been here?" "Well today's Tuesday so umm... Always."

[@WTFSt0n3d]

quarantine happens. introverts: you merely adopted the isolation, i was born in it

[@mrfish1612]

HadesXY holy shit your the one comment to make me Burt out laughing

[@eldridge7630]

same

[@VanillaTried]

IS THAT A CHIKA FUJIWARA REFERENCE??

[@lavendercuriousity9957]

@@VanillaTried nah, a Batman: The Dark Knight Rises reference.

[@VanillaTried]

@@lavendercuriousity9957 dammit. Sorry for letting my inner weeb out.

[@kholeu]

Not want to sound like some kind of old man nostalging about his past, but quarantine years truly was a much simplier times. And this one was one of my most favorite songs back then!

[@stasianatanasov6294]

Man I miss the quarantine I was still in high school and was just gaming all day long wrapped in a blanket... how fast the time flies :c

[@echodalizard]

I love how you put Isabelle next to Doom Slayer. Friendship forever.

[@milome1532]

It's just a helmet

[@zekurumedia205]

Oh s*** run, creeper!

[@missmillion3864]

I think it's supposed to be a Doom Crossing joke, but it works both ways.

[@Jaykaverse]

LOL

[@tdthedestroyer1232]

@@zekurumedia205 actually its aww man

[@thedrake5072]

Aight, here we go (Patch Version 1.4.2) Song References: Last of Us (Clicking Sounds from a nearby alley) TLoZ: Breath of the Wild (Great Plateau, Hyrule) TLoZ: Wind Waker (Beedle's Store) The Witcher 3 (Novigrad, Redania) Dishonored II (Bloodflies, Bloodflies >Diseased Rats btw) Resident Evil 1, 2 or 3 (Tyrant Virus, It's been in a lot of games alright) Plague Inc (Greenland, the Virus has actually reached Greenland btw, scary) Half Life 2/2.1/Alyx (Barnacle, Headcrab, City 17) Skyrim (Skyrim) Dark Souls 1 (Lordran, Dying Right after Respawning is so fun (Casual)) Mortal Kombat XI (Kronika) Death Stranding (Mr. Bridges (hey does anyone else think this name sounds stupid?)) Room Decoration Sonic: Sonic Figurine, Sonic Mania Poster, Sega Console Box Doom: One Flying Tomato Figurine, One Poster, one Helmet Skyrim: Dancing Todd, Skyrim Sticker Kirby: VERY cute Kirby Plushie Doll Pokemon: Pikachu Fallout: 2 Posters, Two Cans of Nuca Cola, one Bottle of Nuca Cola Nier Automata: one Poster Animal Crossing: one Figurine of Isabelle Zelda: Link The Witcher 3: One Poster Half Life: One Half Life Alyx Poster, One Half Life 2 Sticker Papers Please!: One Flag in the Chalkeater-Mug Cyberpunk 2077 (Coming Soon): One Poster Rain-World: Slug-Cat-Poster (thanks to the replies, now I remember) Weird things on the Screen Minecraft Half Life (1, 2 or 2.2) Oh and Quarantine appearantly lasted 127 days. Wait a Minute, thats not a game. One "good" old Bluescreen of death All Game Consoles/Handhelds/Whatever Judging by the controller, he's playing on a PS4 Four visible Gameboys (That's excesssive) One boxed up Sega Game console (Judging by the Controller on the Box, it's a Sega Saturn) One Nintendo Switch PC, obviously One Original XBox in the Shelf (But the controller doesn't match, its waaaaaaaay to small) One XBox 360 to the right of it (Propably Red Ringed) Several NES Cartridges in front of the Pizza Box Who knows what the last 3 remaining consoles are (Might be XBox One, SNES, PS1 or something completely different) Certificate: Pro Gamer. Chalkeaters References: Chalkitos (now for Sale!) 1 Chalkeater Mug Breathtaking poster Doom Crossing on the Monitor Videoception in the last half of the video on the Monitor Judging by the calendar it is currently Wednesday, the 15th of July. Which does add up with the 127 Days of Quarantine. But hey, that's just a theory. A GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Ihioga]

You forgot hyrule buddy

[@niveathinassicarneiro4717]

Nioh automata?

[@wolfofdoom3294]

There's also the rain world slugcat poster on the left

[@thedrake5072]

@@wolfofdoom3294 Thats the one thing i couldnt identify. I knew it was something, but i didn't remember it.

[@thedrake5072]

@@niveathinassicarneiro4717 Whoops

[@Asstolfo96]

Didn't realise how many of my favourite songs from this period of time was from the Chalkeaters. (Lock Me Up, It Just Works, It's a Gamer Christmas, and Doom Crossings).

[@plusmega4364]

It's almost 3 years and these song is still a classic

[@Watcher-xf3nr]

Quarantine: Exists Extroverts: Panicking Introverts: "Just a normal day."

[@howscat9204]

Yep

[@alphazeroseven]

I'm an extrovert but I'm taking this pretty well by gaming and biking and stuff

[@rosemarywee7122]

haha computer go brrr

[@NotAHologram]

It’s a beautiful delightful day...

[@alphazeroseven]

*casually murders a goomba*

[@nods5137]

"And while we hide, bloodflies might swarm the city spreading." *Definitely - like 👍*

[@Hunterjay-bf9hs]

NODSGAME SHOW dishonored was the best game ever and will always be in my top games list

[@Sirius-th6lj]

@@Hunterjay-bf9hs Love it so much! But the 2nd game wasn't good enough( Wanted more new magic tricks, maybe even something especially brutal.

[@MrPoptart151]

Right? Genuinely did not expect Dishonored to be referenced, especially now that I finally have the time to play Dishonored 2 :)

[@trickshot646]

Murder Hornets...

[@cccrusader9840]

Surprised anyone but me knew this game existed, one of the best games I have ever played and THE BEST stealth game. Fuck you snake, you can stay in that box

[@LegendaryFenrir]

Covid gave us 3 good things. Officials recognized gaming is healthy, an excuse to not go outside and socialize, and this banger of a song

[@Tekdruid]

They say the social isolation during the C-virus epidemic was bad for your mental health... _But for me, it was Tuesday!_

[@mvitor7412]

Governments: Stay home. Gamers: we weren't planning on leaving anyway. 😎

[@john02222]

Yes

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Finally a government initiative I can get behind

[@ultimatumdweebium2965]

then there are weebs like me... we weebs are ussualy also gamers but we are even more antisocial than normal gamers

[@ultimatespaghetti9849]

@@ultimatumdweebium2965 true, being weeb and gamer is antisocial combo

[@ultimatumdweebium2965]

@@ultimatespaghetti9849 yeah and it's getting more and more common so who knows what will happen to society if all people remain in their rooms

[@mrjaku633]

"Think I should move to Greenland" Me: Outstanding move

[@kotbro7098]

If that not a choice go to Iceland or Madagascar

[@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa]

@@kotbro7098 funny it was usually really hard for me to infect Africa or brazil

[@Watcher-xf3nr]

I can only get my starting location on anything harder than easy.

[@TRXLLGE]

True,

[@SmoothTurtle840]

But what if COVID puts its DNA Points into cold transmission?

[@realyoutubecommenter]

Watching this in 2023 makes me miss 2020, I didn't know that was possible lmao

[@sctopzhang]

A lot of memes inside it, but still very engaging and moving... We are probably not able to do such things in the real world, but the games allow us to do so. This is the charm of every good and classic video game have. Thanks for the developers behind them, and as well as The Chalkeaters - you guys recalled these good old memories!

[@memegumin]

This lockdown has changed the relationship with my closest friends, not further distancing our relationship but we live together now! Me and the Bois chill out every night! This is fun!

[@Madelines_Menagerie]

Dark Megumin how’s kazuma doing?

[@rexythet.rexfromjpreadabou186]

Nice

[@thespaceman5808]

Yo Megumin, how’s Kazuma??

[@levon809]

I swear to death if any of you are not eight feet apart-

[@danktempsey6011]

Don’t forget to kiss the homies goodnight

[@sneezindoggo6528]

World: **Is on lockdown** Gamers: Wait, this is not a boss fight

[@physcoclown1238]

Sooooo underrated

[@sneezindoggo6528]

Physco Clown123 It happens D:

[@hmseagle1101]

Should I like it’s at 69

[@sneezindoggo6528]

Hi people 1 It depends on you fella :)

[@michaelzhang7098]

Don’t you mean: IS this not another boss fight for platinum?

[@yobrareal]

How i miss quarantine. Was so quite.

[@TyomSanych]

Я и не задумывался как повезло всем не совершеннолетним в эти дни. И ведь, правда, маленький рай с Огромным Пространством. Счастливчики ;)

[@kh2866]

"I stay put, the whole spring-" Me: whole spring, summer, and probably fall too... Then comes the Fall OuT

[@TsarofScars]

We thought we were getting an extra week of Spring Break and now it's November

[@yanshmn3428]

69 is nice

[@lavendercuriousity9957]

@@TsarofScars this is so accurate

[@NinjaUnderscore]

@@TsarofScars whew. yea.

[@someonebutodd]

@@TsarofScars October

[@feedyjk7573]

parents: WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY DAMN KIDS nerds: yay online class gamers:

[@theultimatep1e40]

Ye

[@ItzMisterBlitzer]

Subtle pfp

[@rau1488]

Your profile pic is the video

[@marcusrobinson9639]

Wynaut both

[@thegodemperorofmankind2740]

Most nerds are gamers like moi

[@randomek8953]

i miss pandemic

[@wolfhelm8078]

man this song really hits after 15 days to slow the spread turns into a year

[@ansrfururactions]

Everyone else: *laughing at gamers and calling them lazy* Gamers: revenge will be mine. Everyone else in quarantine: *going insane* Gamers in quarantine: *who's laughing now*

[@skycer117]

do people find this funny?

[@gromitmug7072]

@@skycer117 idk why

[@danielszilagyi9112]

Whos lauhing now? Block head!- Team Fortress 2 refrence, from the demomen.

[@danielszilagyi9112]

@@skycer117 yes

[@KendrickAbenoja]

@@skycer117 Yes

[@Zexdestroyer]

This song will age very well, mark my words.

[@five_times_avy]

Marked

[@DarkSplashRed]

Marked by the power of 2

[@yesman6392]

yes

[@redyau_]

Itdiddidinit?

[@km127pl]

It did indeed

[@Jamraz.]

Wow the fact that the chalk eaters made many of my favorite songs, and yet i had no idea until soon after school started

[@literalcode]

Why is this nostalgic This shouldn't be nostalgic _It's only been 2 weeks since lockdown started_

[@gaminganimators7000]

2 years

[@ionshatter9622]

Everyone: "Wow this is great!" KZbin: "Uh, demonetized."

[@rexkhomovic8967]

At least demonitized video still get money just not as much

[@rexkhomovic8967]

By an youtube called Jacksucksatlife where he show us how many money he earned in the demonitized video it still has money just not as much as monetized

[@theultimatep1e40]

Damn

[@Healthandwealth9422]

Yah no ads this is great

[@hamzazain3578]

wait WHATT?!

[@kallen6237]

"Gaming is now officially healthy" YES

[@Jpcn111]

YES

[@vizir1917]

OF COURSE!

[@ayumaki]

THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN HEALTHY

[@deusechnida5981]

@MAK Tsz Him MAK Tsz Him Boomers Fkin invented First Video Games.

[@fenjo_11]

I have waited for this moment too long.... but now.... I am finally... has been understanded

[@raylen5232]

Everybody else: Quarantine sucked, I couldn't go outside :( Us:

[@Ag3nt-MC]

Yknow, it wasn’t that bad. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any good memories from 2020

[@bnuuyrabbit]

Yeah ngl 2020 was an amazing year for me

[@chromefacedkarma]

Two songs in a couple months?! Truly a blessing.

[@manuel.7461]

Yeah

[@Sir_Steven]

It's not like they have much else to do rn.

[@julianbrito2247]

They need to start uploading more songs in general

[@gingainfinity1034]

In 2 week more like

[@nplt8263]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@unarbol5144]

Me: trying to play during quarantine Classroom: NOPE

[@empatheticapathy3563]

Darn you Google making educational websites for teachers to communicate with us!

[@Nutyooo]

@@empatheticapathy3563 if they werent garbage and useless i would thank them giving them my credit card.

[@julipazos1146]

Me: trying to play games My computer: yes but actually- [X , X]

[@flacoargentino1939]

@Daniel Soriton made us? Everyone were stupid before quarantine, just that some people are starting to realise it.

[@danitron8317]

@@flacoargentino1939 Very true, not gonna lie

[@Healthandwealth9422]

The nostalgia is bittersweet because this was a bad time for everyone and now it’s strangely nostalgic like skylanders or Minecraft

[@geekstuffer174]

Шел 2024 - уже с ностальгией вспоминаю Ковидное время, было даже весело местами.

[@likely-reproof3]

ковид это самое лучше что случалось со мной за последние 4 года

[@Sooparch]

@@likely-reproof3not the best thing, after all, pleanty people died.