Noel’s Lament [Official Audio] from Ride the Cyclone The Musical featuring Kholby Wardell

The official audio for “Noel’s Lament” from Ride the Cyclone (World Premiere Cast Recording) featuring Kholby Wardell and Scott Redmond.
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Kholby Wardell - Noel Gruber
Scott Redmond - Priest
The Ghost Vocal Ensemble
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Adam Dobres - Acoustic Guitar
Adrian Dolan - Accordion
Kelby MacNayr - Drums
Brooke Maxwell - Piano
Joey Smith - Acoustic Bass
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[@Sillylittlegoth13]

"he ran into my knife.. he ran into my knife 10 times"

[@emillusiion]

THANK YOU

[@_veronica_r]

IF THAT'S SOMEHOW NOT A REFERENCE I'LL SCREAM

[@sm0kysoulcynics579]

HE HAD IT COMIN' HE HAD IT COMIN' HE ONLY HAD HIMSELF TO BLAME

[@tiredbean6557]

IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE, IF YOU'D SEEN IT, I BETCHA YOU WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME

[@spiltmilk0204]

POP SIX SQUISH UH UH CICERO LIPSCHITZ

[@octoprince315]

Rip Noel you would have loved Chicago

[@AyleidsWrath]

SO REAL

[@sophiaisoutofservice]

SERIOUSLY I WAS LIKE THIS REMINDS ME OF CHICAGO!!! he would have loved it

[@golden_tears_]

FR HE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE

[@WeirdcoreDino]

ikr?!

[@alicjabyczkowska4800]

He may have watched it, after all the musical takes places in at least 2005 (since we know misha watched Saw 5)

[@anzuaoi9691]

This song is so good… I wish France was real :(

[@quinn9074]

Fr just thinking about how France is non existent and just a fictional country makes me cry. It’s so not oui

[@HarryTakaira]

EXACTLY I want to try a baguette!!

[@sydinthehat2505]

france 😢

[@inarismindscape]

SAME!!! it makes me sad how france isnt real :^(

[@HarryTakaira]

@Mia milkshake NO?????

[@lilfishboy_]

RIP Noel you would have hated the boyfriends webtoon

[@riya-tg1pm]

LMAO

[@sillyposting]

real

[@arielc7730]

So random and so true xd

[@Carmelvsq]

Yes

[@jojoslameerrand9305]

He probably would've liked it idk. He couldn't imagine being with a man without it being a tragedy, it probably would've blown his mind that a story centered in queer love that's all sugar and no substance where nothing particularly tragic or terrible happens exists. Not only exists but is thriving. Idk tho

[@madicl8033]

Rip noel he would have loved rocky horror

[@poopiedoopieon]

OMFG YES

[@madicl8033]

@@poopiedoopieon you just know he would have gone to every midnight show thigh highs and all

[@poopiedoopieon]

@@madicl8033 lmao yes

[@dingIeberry]

rest in pee noel. wouldve fucking loved richard obrien

[@dr.sylvester.ashling3391]

STOP HE WOULD

[@PhantomPinetree]

RIP Noel he would have loved Will Wood

[@uploxy5341]

OMG THATS SO TRUE

[@melodyisheretoo]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

[@ShyQueerStudios]

so true bestie

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

Honestly, from listening through this(especially the end) sounds JUST LIKE "Outliars and Hyppocrates: a fun fact about apples" from Will Wood's Normal Album(which I just listened to selections from, for the first time): kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfYlqOmiphknK8 In fact, Kholby Wardell(Noah)'s vocals seem to carry the same tone as Will Wood's here, so I can definitely picture him doing a cover or even a live performance of Wood's work sometime!

[@inmymumscarbroombroom]

I THOUGHT EXACTLY THIS

[@Melliorra]

this musical is sm funnier when you think of the fact that noel and ricky just sang about wanting to be their ocs

[@taliajung1553]

I'm never gonna unsee it now, help

[@auramint]

It’s a self insert :0

[@Gnarpygnarpguhh]

they want to live in fanfictions and now they cant live at all

[@Nehu_22]

And I relate to that

[@bl00dy.ma1ds]

There just like me fr

[@mostdefinitelynotdarkreunion]

rip Noel u would’ve loved the religious symbolism in madoka magica

[@riceryss_]

HE WOULD

[@Starrrycandy]

YEP

[@Not-A-Tree]

he really would've

[@buffnatsuki7204]

Rip noel you would have loved the religious symbolism in death note

[@mostdefinitelynotdarkreunion]

@@buffnatsuki7204 SO FUCKING TRUE

[@Cupids_fiction]

the way he sings “New man every night” scratches my brain

[@yuanruska2907]

Bruh where 8s the comments on this one

[@l3monbunnyy]

i got hungry@@yuanruska2907

[@_Sluggy_]

​@yuanruska2907 idk man 😭💀

[@PinaColadas0604]

Ironic how he sings that his fantasy life "is a never ending carnival" when he, in his real life, died at one...

[@All-ze9cl]

Also it's implied that at the end of the musical they are back on the ride to keep circling around on it, showing how their deaths really are a never ending carnival

[@jimmypetrock]

666

[@All-ze9cl]

I think Noel didn't want a happy life, he just wanted to feel something. Although this doesn't sound appeasing to most people, it does to Noel because he's been apathetic about his whole boring life, so he'd rather have a tragic life than a lifeless one. EDIT- this was not supposed to be relatable

[@sleepyjester]

yess omg you get it!!

[@mapleshadeeatscats]

he’s just like me fr

[@thee-hee8257]

He jus like me fr

[@vapecat803]

He just like me fr

[@SUTABANI69]

Is it bad I relate as well?

[@Vinixoxo]

4:46 his falsetto (or whatever tf it is 😭) is soo good I love this part

[@desired_war]

IKR

[@xoxo7ayati]

I KNOWWWW

[@Slipknot_4life]

WORDDD LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS IM SO OBSESSED

[@Jroobelucios]

Has me weak

[@idkmannnnnnnn]

IKR LIKE OMLLLLLLL

[@imchoosingnottoexist6894]

My Red flag is thinking I could perform this song without practice on the spot

[@funky_frootloop670]

In my experience if you sing it enough you can always perform it on the spot

[@olivesnow9998]

yah to be honest my toxic fraught is like whole heartedly believing the same thing

[@pianolover3711]

honestly, same

[@genfiu]

make it a green flag cuz who doesnt

[@Starrrycandy]

Yep

[@luc_keith4604]

I'M GETTING GENDER ENVY BY HIS VOICE

[@jaijoshi5596]

NO FR

[@noel4907]

NO SAME

[@enviouszombiez]

OH MY GOD YES

[@squidiot3832]

Agreed

[@vinster.]

NO BECAUSE FR FR

[@chocomelo454]

RIP Noel you would've loved Vocaloid

[@anji42085]

he would've had the hots for gakupo as venomaina ong

[@3daniku]

​@@anji42085 IM EXPLODING

[@nailpolishpoison]

i absolutely love vocaloid but he literally wouldnt yall just say something you like and pretend a character you like would like it too :/

[@user-ku8gr5cw4g]

​@@nailpolishpoison let people have fun zamn🥶

[@alandoyle1077]

@@nailpolishpoisoni can actually imagine him use it for Monique’s voice if he even decided to make and post anything about Monique’s story

[@honeychan9548]

An interesting thing I find about this song is it always reiterates how Monique was alone. She didn’t have anyone. She died alone as well. The root meaning of the name Monique is “alone”. Either that’s one hell of a coincidence or a genius move and I think it’s the latter-

[@silentglacierfang]

Not fully correct for the name. The root origin is unknown, but it is connected with monos in Greek meaning alone, though it most likely does not come from Greek because of where St. Monica lived (Carthage and Numidia). I do hope the name choice was intentional though since it does fit really well.

[@Simmer12341]

It's apperently also a canadian fast food restaruant

[@TheBeanPerson]

​@@Simmer12341Yeah, Monique's surname, Gibeau, is the name of a Canadian fast food place called the "Gibeau Orange Julep" Which is ironic when you realize that he worked at, and hated, a fast food place.

[@rachelramone]

I feel like we need to talk more about that damn falsetto at the end because hoLY FUCK THAT FALSETTO AT THE END-

[@funky_frootloop670]

I KNOW

[@pianolover3711]

IKR ITS TOO GOOD

[@daughteroflust6666]

I'M GLAD I CAN HIT IT

[@drainedcosplays6568]

@@daughteroflust6666 ME TOO

[@arthursouzamoreira7676]

that's a head voice but exactly it is soooo mesmerizing

[@realnepetaleijon]

this song is for the girlies that sing songs until the break of dawn. the girlies who embrace a new man every night. the ones who’s life’s a never ending carnival.

[@tallypaw]

:33

[@theauthor5484]

For the girlies who catch typhoid flu 😔💅

[@MsVilma1970]

For the girlies who choose to burn out rather than fade away 😌

[@mollyrocksin3d]

For the girlies that live in a world of boozy-floozy flashing light 😔💅

[@lilac.decastro]

For the girlies who drink champagne and guzzle gin 😔💅

[@neophytte]

"i choose to burn out rather than fade away" is now my new favorite sentence

[@blurryfacedkilljoy9133]

THE LINES WHERE HIS VOICE IS SCRATCHY AND HOW HE SINGS "UNTIL" AND "NEW MAN" IM SCREAMING

[@Nehu_22]

I love how he sings "Break" on the second half like "BrrrEAk" it scratches my brain just right

[@Chaglorddickskanky]

I think it's interesting how each of the dead teen's main songs in this show sort-of represent fears associated with death. IE: Ocean's is about living a useless life, Mischa's fear of those left behind, etc... And this is sort-of about a life left unlived. Dying young ment he never got to live the life he wanted to.

[@smolbirb6497]

What is Ricky's?

[@soggyrats]

@@smolbirb6497 he never got to fuck those cat aliens :/ jokes aside, i think it's probably something along the lines of never feeling like he was worth something. Like, he was never enough, never strong enough or brave enough and he died feeling useless.

[@shrekfrog]

@@smolbirb6497 tbh i think ricky and noel have a similar "fear" wherein theyre just fantasizing about what couldve been

[@jvc3677]

@@smolbirb6497 Probably died a virgin

[@Musikenna]

and constance was leaving a good life she didn't appreciate

[@cosmicsquirrel4584]

NOEL: In my life, I was Noel Gruber who worked at Taco Bell in Uranium City, Saskatchewan. But in my dreams I played a different role. I was Monique Gibeau in post-war France! A HOOKER WITH A HEART OF BLACK CHARCOAL I WRITE POEMS TO BURN BY FIRELIGHT DRINK CHAMPAGNE AND GUZZLE GIN GOOD GIRLS CALL ME "THE TOWN BICYCLE" DON'T KNOCK IT 'TIL YOU'VE TRIED MY LIFE OF SIN OH, CLAUDE, MY PIMP, KNOWS NEVER MESS WITH ME LAST PRICK DID THAT FADED QUICK TO BLACK I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO FIND HIM, OFFICERS BUT IF YOU DO, PLEASE MENTION THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE RETURNED THE PRETTY KNIFE THAT I STUCK TEN TIMES IN HIS BACK! [Sips, swallows.] FOR I SING SONGS UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN I EMBRACE A NEW MAN EVERY NIGHT MY LIFE'S ONE NEVER-ENDING CARNIVAL NOEL AND CHOIR: A WORLD OF BOOZY-FLOOZY FLASHING LIGHT NOEL: I WANT TO BE THAT FUCKED UP GIRL [Instrumental] NOEL: HE SAID, "I THINK I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU" I'VE HEARD THAT LIE A MILLION TIMES BEFORE OH, TONIGHT I GIVE IN TO THE FANTASY TAKE LOVE WHEN YOU CAN, WHEN YOU'RE A WHORE FOR I SING SONGS UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN I EMBRACE A NEW MAN EVERY NIGHT MY LIFE'S ONE NEVER-ENDING CARNIVAL A WORLD OF BOOZY-FLOOZY FLASHING LIGHT I WANT TO BE THAT FUCKED UP GIRL SO NOW I SELL MY LOVE FOR OPIUM IN SOME RAT-INFESTED CHINESE DIVE AT NIGHT I BURN MYSELF WITH CIGARETTES JUST TO SOMEHOW PROVE I'M STILL ALIVE EIGHT MONTHS LATER I CATCH TYPHOID FLU KICKED OUT, I SEE THE UGLY LIGHT OF DAY DYING IN AN ALLEY, A PRIEST KNEELS DOWN TO ME- RICKY (as priest, in French accent): "My child, do you have any final words to the Lord you'd like to say?" NOEL (as Monique, in French accent): "Oui. Tell Him that, like Him, I choose to burn out rather than fade away!" FOR I SING SONGS UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN I EMBRACE A NEW MAN EVERY NIGHT MY LIFE'S ONE NEVER-ENDING CARNIVAL A WORLD OF BOOZY-FLOOZY FLASHING LIGHT FOR I SING SONGS UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN I EMBRACE A NEW MAN EVERY NIGHT MY LIFE'S ONE NEVER ENDING CARNIVAL NOEL AND CHOIR: A WORLD OF BOOZY-FLOOZY FLASHING LIGHT NOEL: I WANT TO BE THAT FUCKED UP GIRL I WANNA BE THAT FUCKED UP (ad-libbing, riffing) GIRL... OCEAN/CONSTANCE: BROKEN HEART, A FLASK OF GIN TATTOOED WITH A SAFETY PIN TEETH ALL STAINED WITH NICOTINE RUNNING NYLONS, SHATTERED DREAMS SUPER CRUSTY, HOLY TERROR WILD EYES AND BLACK MASCARA BROKEN HEART, A FLASK OF GIN TATTOOED WITH A SAFETY PIN TEETH ALL STAINED WITH NICOTINE RUNNING NYLONS, SHATTERED DREAMS SUPER CRUSTY, HOLY TERROR WILD EYES AND BLACK MASCARA NOEL: IF I COULD HAVE JUST ONE DREAM... OCEAN/CONSTANCE: IF HE COULD HAVE JUST ONE DREAM..! NOEL/OCEAN/CONSTANCE: I'D BE THAT FUCKED UP GIRL! MISCHA/RICKY: Hey!

[@acreforrest]

is the part that's ocean/constance not also jane, or does she not sing and instead just dance during that part?

[@balletline3957]

@@acreforrest it's ocean constance and jane

[@unknownpasta8103]

I remember when I was a young lad a few weeks ago that needed the lyrics

[@lolcats3566]

W

[@kaydenbrown1790]

It's whirl not world :))

[@jinxed847]

3:05 … MY GODDDD THE WAY HE SAYS CIGARETTES AND HIS EMOTION WHEN HE CATCHES THE FLU.

[@hey.its_Niry]

FR THOUGH HIS VOICE >>>>>>

[@Lea_nne_]

THE HIGH PITCHED PART TOWARDS THE END SCRATCHES MY BRAIN SO HARD

[@dhllyyquit]

IT SCRATCHES YOUR BRAIN EXCUSE ME?

[@crunchevo8974]

​@@dhllyyquit I think it triggers ASMR lol

[@Catinasuit3]

@@dhllyyquitMETAPHORICALLY LOL

[@Asummersdaydreamer14]

Just heard about this musical and barely know anything about the premise, but if this song is representative of the quality of the rest then this is going to be fun to become obsessed with. Time will tell. Let’s go.

[@asherburks113]

Well?

[@lynneamackey9990]

Yeah, what happened???

[@berylanisoptera6727]

Did time tell?

[@acreforrest]

how's it going

[@stillcryingovermusicalswby6750]

WHAT HAPPENED

[@TheGreenandEnvious]

RIP Noel you would have loved HRT

[@biancascandy5001]

this is tew much 😭😭

[@moniem812]

LMAOOO

[@Beano5]

So true

[@garfielffan6954]

REAL

[@KaguraLioness]

THIS IS THE BEST ONE LMSLILDJDISOKFLHJSDOKLFH

[@tsumugishirogane9526]

All the transmasc leaving my body when this song comes on

[@Spideyhwa]

REAL

[@Pneumonoultramicroscopicsillys]

Fr

[@someguy9130]

In the real world I'm a trans masc who loves musicals. But in my dreams, I play a different role.

[@voidmushrooms2251]

literally so real

[@KASTANALLY]

​@@someguy9130Why are you Gay?

[@casimirsinferno]

We could say the song order of this musical is a rollercoaster of emotions

[@pinkmario0]

ayyyyy

[@charlescalvin9598]

i’m going to cannibalism you

[@theshadow4020]

You did not😭😭😭

[@auramint]

Its literally Upbeat but ends depressed(Fall fair and Uranium) Upbeat!(What the world needs) Depressed(Noel's Lament) Upbeat!(This song is awesome) Depressed(Talia) Horny(YK) Depressed(Jane Doe) Upbeat(sugar cloud) Depressed but also upbeat?(It's not a game/It's just a ride)

[@artanimeandothershtuff965]

So. I have 2 things to say: 1. the vocals 2. the riff at the enddddddddd 3. literally, like, mood 4. THE WAY HE SAYS TACO BELL ... okay, so that was a little more than 2. whoops

[@just-beeing-rinny1192]

“tah-co behlL” 😢

[@peniparkerenjoyer27]

he is the only one saying Taco Bell right

[@sophie6413]

"Tah-co Behll" 🤢🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢

[@spiritedha1534]

May I add the accent :)

[@pikznotpics4368]

THE TACO BELL PART GETS ME EVERYTIME

[@cupidxx_1113]

Along with the ballad of jane doe, best song in the musical!!

[@rlyhot._.doormat2719]

I agree

[@annahrodrigues4297]

Does anyone disagree with that? After them, the third place definitely goes to Talia

[@moononthewindynight27]

What musical is this?

[@someones_murderous_pet_cactus]

@@moononthewindynight27 it’s called “Ride the Cyclone” the Musical, it’s in the title in case you missed it

[@moononthewindynight27]

@@someones_murderous_pet_cactus thanks, I didn't pay attention and thought it was the band 😅

[@pantatism]

I like how around 4:12 you can hear build up beats, which sounds like a roller coaster ride going higher and higher waiting for the drop. Which is a neat detail.

[@kewlcat69]

rip Noel you would have loved the very musical you are from.

[@gloomuraiiiii]

gamzee pfp

[@sn0wcake]

GAMZEE???

[@carolinemackenzie6043]

Kholby Wardell is amazing. Period. I feel fortunate to have seen him in the original production all those many years ago when this was just a Fringe Festival entry...

[@hanbanvlogs]

That’s crazy that this started with fringe! I’ve done shows at the festival before, and I’ve seen so many. This show is absolutely incredible!

[@thesilliestrat]

WHATTT?! IM SO JEALOUS 😭

[@coolangiestan]

literally my dream omg

[@meganhash7840]

Every time it gets to the part about Claude the pimp I think about my friend Claude who's actually the one who got me into Ride the Cyclone in the first place

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Does he know not to mess with you?

[@rat_queen7431]

@@yourlocaldemon2195 because of the last prick who did that?

[@Asmo-in1xu]

@@rat_queen7431 didnt he quickly fade to black ?

[@waffle._.bubbles]

Does he still have the pretty knife that you stuck ten times in his back?

[@S0FIATH3CL0WN]

i was at this part of the song EXACTLY as a saw it

[@neeeckkksoon]

so according to the entire comment section (yes i scrolled through it all) RIP Noel he would have hated the boyfriends webtoon, loved Will Wood, Rocky Horror, Chicago, the religious symbolism in Madoka Magica, HRT, I/Me/Myself, drag races, the musical he was from, mean girls, SIX the musical, the French (if they were real), moulin rouge, burlesque, Vocaloid, Mozart L'opera rock, Anatole from Great Comet, Gerard Way, Lana del Rey, Paris, heartstopper, cookie run kingdom, roleplay, the spider dude from Hazbin hotel, Taylor Swift, repo, angel from chainsaw man, would have rioted when they got rid of the raspberry frozen lemonade at Tim Hortons, loved Amanda Palmer, euphoria, falsettos, mars argo, Steve Harrington, Ayesha Erotica, Cabaret, lady gaga, Shayfer James, being transgender, and Homestuck.

[@juststrangeandcrazyme1338]

Best comment I've ever read in KZbin

[@itsevie7865]

@@juststrangeandcrazyme1338 definitely this is the only reason I still have a smal amount of hope in humanity

[@daikonnn822]

OMG THE SPIDER DUDE FROM HAZBIN HOTEL YES

[@daikonnn822]

THE SPIDER GUYS NAME ANGEL DUST

[@nick-ke6wy]

the truest thing i have ever read

[@mjserrano32]

I love how in Ocean’s and Noel’s song everybody is saying something along the lines of “Rip Noel/Ocean, you would have loved/hated ___”

[@the_clover_star]

THATS SO TRUE-

[@cyh2499]

just a couple things: 1. the way he says "Monique Gibeau" so wistfully 2. the way he sings "charcoal" 3. the amazing instrumentals in this song LIKE WOW 4. for some reason I love the way he sings "one never" like the words just flow into one another in a way that's so satisfying to me 5. 3.11 6. the "me" at 3:38 7. the grainy audio at 3:46 like it really sounds like an old movie 8. the slow build before the final chorus 9. the falsetto and riff at the end because holy shit I love this song so much you don't understand

[@noelgrubermybeloved]

rip noel gruber, you would’ve loved mean girls

[@eaniracate]

This voice sounds just right to my ears. The way the "ah" sounds are pronounced and the "i" sounds, like song and dawn, and alive, etc. So satisfying.

[@IsabelaisCRINGE]

Same

[@thegodofpotatoes922]

"Like him, I choose to burn out! Rather than fade away..." I LOVE THE DELIVERY OF THIS LINE OMG

[@mikey_m114]

I love that the most replayed part of the song is the end - we’re all collectively in awe of this absolute banger lmaoooo

[@nutsameskhi]

Lyrics: In my life, I was Noel Gruber who worked at Taco Bell in Uranium City, Saskatchewan But, in my dreams, I played a different role I was Monique Gibeau in post-war France A hooker with a heart of black charcoal I write poems to burn by firelight Drink champagne and guzzle gin Good girls call me "the town bicycle" Don't knock it 'til you've tried my life of sin Oh, Claude, my pimp, knows never mess with me Last prick did that faded quick to black I have no idea where to find him, officers But if you do, please mention that I'd like to have returned The pretty knife That I stuck ten times in his back For I sing songs until the break of dawn I embrace a new man every night My life's one never-ending carnival A world of boozy-floozy flashing light I want to be that fucked-up girl He said, "I think I am in love with you" I've heard that lie a million times before Oh, tonight I give in to the fantasy Take love when you can, when you're a whore For I sing songs until the break of dawn I embrace a new man every night My life's one never-ending carnival A world of boozy-floozy flashing light I want to be that fucked-up girl So now I sell my love for opium In some rat-infested Chinese dive At night I burn myself with cigarettes Just to somehow prove I'm still alive Eight months later, I catch typhoid flu Kicked out, I see the ugly light of day Dying in an alley, a priest kneels down to me "My child, do you have any final words to the Lord you'd like to say?" "Oui. Tell him that, like him, I choose to burn out rather than fade away" For I sing songs until the break of dawn I embrace a new man every night My life's one never-ending carnival A world of boozy-floozy flashing light For I sing songs until the break of dawn I embrace a new man every night My life's one never ending carnival A world of boozy-floozy flashing light I want to be that fucked-up girl I wanna be that fucked-up (girl) Broken heart, a flask of gin Tattooed with a safety pin Teeth all stained with nicotine Running nylons, shattered dreams Super crusty, holy terror Wild eyes and black mascara Broken heart, a flask of gin Tattooed with a safety pin Teeth all stained with nicotine Running nylons, shattered dreams Super crusty, holy terror Wild eyes and black mascara If I could have just one dream (ahh) (If he could have just one dream) I'd be that fucked-up girl! Hey!

[@ennaxy5696]

THANK YOUUUUU

[@tanushkameshram5961]

Thankkkks

[@dna5592]

A hero

[@iwanttocryandkms4735]

4:00 don't mind me, just listening the best part in repeat

[@spinelforever2971]

Thank you very much

[@fathi_ali]

World dont revolve around you GIRL YOURE NOT THE ONLY ONE-

[@IsabelaisCRINGE]

@@fathi_alireal🔥

[@dragonnightwing9082]

Thank you

[@kkarma211]

Convulsing on the ground, screaming and foaming at the mouth over how good this song is

[@acailoves]

that falsetto at the end always goes hard

[@TheCheese06z]

The various references in this song make me laugh every time because this song is so good and NOEL PLEASE

[@Eklensjd8654]

yesterday i accidentally listened to a clean version of this song and "last *jerk* did that faded quick to black" scared the shit out of me

[@doritodorito492]

Noel jumpscare

[@etps4444]

😂

[@mysterylemon9889]

Is it crazy that when j fist watched the musical and i saw the scene for this movie... I was so mesmerized by him. Also... He SLAYED in those heels

[@cmat911]

obsessed with how chaotic the ending is, it feels like a villain song and I love it 💀

[@weirdguy7451]

I kind of interpret that this song is about how he dreamed of being the center of attention in the sense of being desired, even (what he feels) is the most negative way possible. He said the line about how he’s the only gay kid and I think it’s implied he didn’t really have any friends for that on top of him being eccentric yk?

[@emsmnms3507]

I think it could also be something like “Tragedy over apathy.” He works a boring job he hates, he doesn’t have people to talk to or spend time with. He is alone. Pain, emotional or physical, become more appealing than nothing at all. eg. using the pain of cigarette burns to prove he’s still alive, “I’d rather burn out than fade away.” go out painfully than submit to an apathetic void. I think tragedy over apathy also supports wanting to be paid attention to, for people to interact with him, even if in a negative way, just for some sort of human interaction, for his pain to feel real.

[@HartleyBurns]

I personally thinks it touches on many things that adds a lot of depth to his character. I have heard theories about this song is also about Noel's internalised homophobia that he experienced along with the majority of things you guys mentioned and, honestly, I agree with that theory, which sort of states that he feels as though he feels he would only experience the kind of love he longed for if he were in the place of a woman as even a 'fucked up girl' is more desired than he is to another man as we've seen in many of the movies Noel seems to adore. I do believe that the complex nature of Noel's character is really overlooked by the fandom in all honesty as this song has so many layers and can be interpreted in so many ways that it doesn't just have one meaning to it, which is something I think this show does so well. The songs are as well structured and well rounded as though they were their own character and I don't think I've heard a musical that has ever successfully done that like 'Ride The Cyclone.'

[@basilevergarden5668]

RIP noel he would have loved heartstopper

[@cmat911]

I FELL OFF MY CHAIR 💀💀💀

[@Themanbehindth3slaught3r]

THE BOOK???

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

He would hate it so badly😭

[@itz_jesseree6214]

Dude this song, especially the fucked up girl part, scratches my brain in a way that it’s never been scratched before

[@priisawallflower]

This is the song. This is MY song.

[@Mojomay]

Ugh this musical is still so underrated, I adore it

[@miriama3887]

rip Noel you would have loved roleplay

[@JimmyThee.Ticklemonster]

CANNON!!!!

[@rachel.marie08]

I keep replaying this part 1:07 I CANT THIS SONG IS TOO GOODD

[@hanahahmad]

OI OII

[@skysflipbooks8400]

Omg I was looking for this part for ages u are my saviour 😂😂😂😂

[@ghassenmraihi-kf8pf]

And I stuck 20 times in his back!!!!!

[@chunkyyoshi777]

@@skysflipbooks8400fr

[@damiaH1260]

Fairly certain people made anomation memes with it since its really good

[@moxienerd4714]

yknow what? noel was onto something. i also would love to be that fucked up girl.

[@goobtastic]

THIS SONG IS EVERYTHING OMFGGG KHOLBY’S VOICE IS PERFECT THE SONG IS PERFECT I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@blazzingrose5442]

No I didn’t just do a 5 minute dance routine in my kitchen to this, you did 💀

[@dumky3_]

...W-We both did..-

[@-StrandedAlone-]

We all did 😚👉👈

[@Zzzk23]

Trying not to pole dance on the subway rn

[@Iserenityy]

@@Zzzk23don't be shy..do it 👁️👅👁️

[@greazy.orangez]

Man we all did💀 dont be embarrassed

[@tulejurunfecaca]

I listened to this using some half-broken earphones and I could only hear the instruments well and the person who was singing sounded like they were in a cave it was such a fucking cool experience I am actually glad

[@Crynope]

I love it, I watched the performance at Arena Stage Theatre and at 2:47 (in this song specifically) it looks like it ends, and everyone started to clap- the acTOR THO LEGIT DID A " ☝🤨 Wait wait we're not done yet hold on there's more ✋🤨" It was never said, but the expression and hand signals said everything he needed to convey.

[@scroobl]

Lmao I saw the McCarter version and dude does the same thing 💀

[@filthylittlepureblood6412]

The studio version sounds way softer and mellow than the live one, it gave me a whiplash the difference 😭

[@reveluver6192]

agree! I find the live version to be really desperate-sounding and much more emotional, which fits the vibe of the song better i think. it's probably mostly just because he's dancing and acting tho

[@Lysithea950]

yeah most of the time studio versions sound better because on stage the actors are most likely moving around a LOT! ..making it hard to get a clear and "perfect" sounding.. uh.. sound. Hope this made sense 😭

[@ohpoorjuno0666]

Yeah but that's a Musical for ya they perform on stage no editing or anything

[@IsabelaisCRINGE]

@@Lysithea950tbh I prefer some studio versions of bo Burnham's songs since im quite sure that some or one had been missing a lyrics or a small amount of them

[@IsabelaisCRINGE]

(Ignore how out of topic that is)

[@yuko387]

“My life’s one never ending carnivaal” Love this line

[@Camilaroyale]

RIP noel, you would have loved Six the musical

[@alienfrograbbit5310]

As a trans guy and a maladaptive daydreamer, I relate to this song sooo much.

[@grifithsolos9308]

We are the Same person

[@--Ch3rry-B1oss0m--]

we are the same three people

[@trashyzomb]

WE ARE THE SAME FOUR PEOPLE

[@alienfrograbbit5310]

Spiderman pointing meme

[@Red_Rob1n_Yum]

SAMME!!

[@croutonwu]

YES HIT THOSE NOTES

[@shahar992]

RIP Noel, he would've loved "Rupaul's Drag Race"

[@abaddonikana]

I know absolutely nothing about this musical and this is the only song that I have heard from it, but I want to inject this song straight into my veins and go ham

[@twist_ending7545]

You should watch a stage recording of The Ballad of Jane Doe, that one is WILD

[@sofiachaves7725]

R.I.P Noel, you would have loved SIX, especially K Howard

[@chteretreeart]

Its so nice to finally hear the songs I love so much in an official cast recording

[@neeziskid]

the music you listen to when the homies aint around

[@beatrizlima6761]

He's so real for this one

[@RyanTheR3t4rd]

WHAT IS THE MELODY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@darkking9821]

Ok why is no one talking about the part where Noel says “Oui. Tell Him that, like Him, I choose to burn out rather than fade away!” Like yeeeeeesssss I live for it😍😍😍😍

[@fathmathshahida4658]

Broken heart, a flask of gin Tattooed with a safety pin Teeth all stained with nicotine Running nylons, shattered dreams Super crusty, holy terror Wild eyes and black mascara Broken heart, a flask of gin Tattooed with a safety pin Teeth all stained with nicotine Running nylons, shattered dreams Super crusty, holy terror Wild eyes and black mascara

[@EmpaT]

lmao I was looking for a lyric comment for this part

[@JuniBlueDoe]

Thank youuu legit came to the comments to find this :3

[@ohpoorjuno0666]

Top tier lyrics right here🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@sharkpopsharkie]

I need her so bad

[@sharkpopsharkie]

if she doesn't have a heart of black charcoal,write poems to burn by candlelight, drink champagne and guzzle gin THEN I DONT WANT HER

[@mint8127]

REAL !!!

[@mitsubuns]

i want to sound like him so bad

[@-Max-2]

Rip Noel you would have hated dance moms

[@Zach_L778]

I love dancing to this song in my room pretending I’m Noel. It’s fun I highly recommend

[@lvna_]

RIP Noel, you would have loved AO3

[@squibkib]

HELP WASNT THIS COMMENT ALSO ON ANNAPATSUS (?) COVER

[@hihowareyou424]

RIP Noel you would've loved Heathers the musical

[@galaxyc808]

REAL

[@shroom2545]

He would EAT candy store up tbh

[@MthMn-pn6qc]

I can now say that i sang this song while in drag

[@daughteroflust6666]

That's so cool!

[@gumisse]

You know when you *know* certain songs just taste good? This is one of them

[@nick-ke6wy]

somebody said noel would've loved will wood and now i can't stop expecting him to say "POPS PLACEBOS FOR LIBIDOS SCREAMING BLESS THE TORPEDOS" over the "SUPER CRUSTY HOLY TERROR WILD EYES BLACK MARCARA" part instead of his vocal riff

[@lucythesuperweirdo3501]

I love this musical 😍 this song has been on my mind for years, so happy I can finally listen to it again!

[@MechanicalArtistTheOne]

It screams angel dust

[@blox3400]

Rip Noel, you would have loved Noel's lament...

[@ksxfox]

RIP noel he would’ve loved young royals

[@blackprimrose7541]

3:12 My favorite sequence and progression of this amazing song

[@bananasryummy]

rip noel you would’ve laughed your ass off at these comments

[@squibkib]

KE WOULEVER

[@thisisntfun]

This one's for the real theatre kids

[@UltraxEmerald]

Ever fall in love with a song after listening to it once, then listen to the lyrics on the second time?

[@crylmao8318]

this is probably my favourite song from the whole musical 🕺🕺🕺

[@Chromaggia]

I am so sold

[@Sammyskeleton5332]

In that part where the man asks "do u have any final words to the lord you'd like to say" their answer is golden. those are going to be my final words when I die! "Tell him that like him I choose to BURN OUT rather than fade away~" it's beautiful!

[@HarmonicaMustang]

This song is perfect. The music, the vocals, the performance, the storytelling, the tasteful use of profanity, just *chefs kiss*.

[@poisonivy123xx]

i love noels accent sm

[@gachareacter4170]

I would literally kill for this voice, oml. I'm so obsessed. This is so good I just 😭😭

[@Microwaved_shit]

I pooped in your coffee

[@Snakepit_Media]

This song may be my drag theme now tbh what a vibe

[@SydNSquid]

Rip Noel, he would have loved drag races

[@cmat911]

💀💀💀💀