Steampianist - Twaddles of a Flue Faker - Feat. Vocaloid Oliver

PV and lyrics by morbid-morsel
Music by Steampianist
Vocaloid: Oliver
NicoNico Link :B
www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21915682
Check out our 2nd song if you like circus music
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our first song now has a PV
its about a Flue Faker!
Lyrics can be found here
vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Twaddl...
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off vocal (IF DOWNLOAD COMES OUT AS .crdownload just simply remove .crdownload and add .wav to it and it should work)
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notes
we used some of the ff. old english slang word
flue faker - Chimney Sweep
nobblers - punishers
lamps - eyes
scurf - shady dealer/employer
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Japanese Lyrics by Shius
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Check out lyrics here
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[@IrisflowersMusic]

Its not until you read all of these comments your realize how psychological and deeper-meaning these songs are.

[@kuweq1172]

Fr tho 😭

[@hmmxst]

just look at the comment above yours

[@ayamothy4628]

@@hmmxst for me, this is the highest comment lol

[@Mr.Vossis]

Yes

[@HeresJohnjohn]

Like secrets of wysteria is about Albert fish

[@redlol3527]

Creepy song but then out of nowhere subtitles be like “0w0” “NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS”

[@sebastianmichaelis552]

AHAHAHAHSH NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

I had to hold back my laughter.

[@tetrikbs]

It looks my ishimaru wrote the subs (I’m sorry the danganronpa fans are everywhere)

[@monicaraybrandt]

don't eat ass in the halls ~dagames

[@LisaMarie-xr3fm]

I got “UwU” “WERES MY BLANKET”

[@lockerhead]

imagine learning about the industrial revolution and thinking "oh my god its just like that one vocaloid song"

[@ma1exu965]

this happened to me last year during one of my US history classes…

[@krabbyte5308]

The song:⛓️💀🥀😭 The subtitles:🤠🧚🏻‍♀️💅✨

[@someone7356]

UNDERRATED

[@ramuneisyummy-6012]

I don’t get get it

[@ReXIgnoTuS]

@@ramuneisyummy-6012 turn on English Sub

[@ramuneisyummy-6012]

@@ReXIgnoTuS omg 😭🤣

[@kadiatouwalsh3784]

Understand

[@kailahpatricio1368]

I hate when people say "oh this sounds like wysteria" like no Shit it's the same boy: Oliver

[@saceo861]

Kailah Patricio rigth bra

[@cashminnn]

Kailah Patricio But it does sound like wysteria

[@kailahpatricio1368]

Mercury Pie yea obviously!!!!! i said that

[@theendergirl8993]

Real Chara Dreemurr huh

[@queenchelsea1800]

Craig Ford eh me too * laughs awkwardly * sorry Ollie :/

[@michael4253]

So in history class we learned about the industrial revolution, child labor, and Laissez-faire. All of that is really reminding me of this song. Pay attention in school kids, it could help you discover the meanings behind vocaloid songs.

[@videovomit2518]

+Michael Pitcher HA! I knew it! I'm finally right about something! :D

[@oop5765]

I'm learning about it as well.

[@whomper8746]

I'm learning about it in class and my teacher was talking about it and she asked me a question about it and I went on a long description about it which surprised her she asked how I knew all of this and I reply I listened to a song about it :3

[@yoogni4108]

Michael yEaH IlL PaY aTTenTIoN In CLaSS nOW ThAnks mATe

[@kwylwa8850]

Michael yeah I remember singing this song, and then realizing that it relates to Industrial Revolution. I was like "holy shit I know stuff!!" XD

[@ryooli2056]

Why is nobody talking about the English subtitles being so damn hilarous , like i couldn't take the song sereouslly with those subtitles on

[@afoxnamedangel1577]

It is. I'm so glad I found it when I left it on for different song.

[@sponzorko]

SANTA

[@bonezone9449]

It actually kind of pisses me off, because some people rely on the clearer subtitles, that are easy to read. The subtitles not actually describing the song can be funny, but it's not actually doing what it is supposed to. This is something that abled people just can't fucking seem to understand, that people need these subtitles to be able to.actuallt enjoy, and they may not be able to read the subtitles given in the video

[@spirit_wind]

OML I'M WHEEZINGG

[@jordancarden202]

@@bonezone9449 this one actually had lyrics tho soo don't understand why your mad yeh i understand if its got no lyrics but it does.

[@beeasmr6235]

2 years ago for an English project, this girl showed this song to the class and everyone was so scared but I absolutely fell in love with it and I think about it a couple times a year and it’s a beautiful song in my opinion.

[@beeasmr6235]

@Khadija Sewilam wanted to do what? /gen

[@beeasmr6235]

@Khadija Sewilam OOHHH sorry, yes i totally think so :)

[@beeasmr6235]

@@dr.random239 huge respect. it was middle school too…. most judgmental years of our lives 😳

[@freyahughes4659]

I'm gonna guess the meaning: A chimney sweeper (flu faker) is like a slave and he wants to die so bad - when they nailed his feet to the floor he thought the rust getting into his blood was going to kill him but it didn't do the trick so he decided to 'accidentally' suffocate in the chimney but his master dragged him out so he hangs himself.

[@boomrhumr9850]

Good deciphering

[@owo9391]

Albert fish.

[@owo9391]

AnimeTail 111502 =p

[@justcommenting7790]

how about the part where he says "Laissez faire"

[@annotherdemon8217]

I´d interpret it, that through the noninterfernce of the government in business and industry (insurances, social systems etc.), he somehow fell through some "loopholes" and ended up as a flue faker. A Job he absolutly hates, makes him lose his mind/ self and makes him eventually kill himself. I´d blame that too, if I was in that position.

[@Steampianist]

THANKS FOR THE 10,000 VIEWS EVERYONE!!

[@lolameo]

NO, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!

[@growlflippy-chan5972]

Steampianist we have to thank you like fucking heck cifbiwncinninanvnadivn (dont complain about my language since I'm only 13)

[@ShiusOld]

Congratulations man! You guys earned it! :D

[@Aeonaeum]

Wow you are certainly getting popular much faster. It's accelerated so much since you posted this comment - just look at the statistics for a clearer picture.

[@lifonmars1052]

" nein, danke dich! "

[@firstnamesecondname451]

Fun fact: Laissez faire was the name of the policy adopted by the British government for most of it's history. It basically means keeping a hands-off approach to the issues of the public and not interfering, which is why child labour like chimney-sweeping was able to go on for as long as it did, amongst other things.

[@dp2989]

Aithne White Cool-leo!

[@Ms2gymnasticsgirls]

Hm, this song is a little less obvious than Secrets of Wysteria, but I'll try my best! So, when the events occur in this song, Oliver is a chimney sweeper, but it seems he has other jobs as well. And, if you take Oliver's age into account, he is a child. This song is about child labor in the earlier parts of the eighteenth and seventeenth century. When the chorus chants 'We are a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly' It is referring to the fact that many children were under this cruel treatment. This song, in my guess, is about child labor. Laissez-faire means the government is not in involved in economics, so companies were able to higher child laborers. Oliver was one of them. He cleaned chimnies, and in a plight to leave the Hell he lived in, the punishers nailed his feet into the floor. He grew suicidal and depressed with his state and he wondered why he, a child, was sentenced to a life like this. So, in saying that he was a 'portrait' he was portraying that he lived a horrible life. Though, adults in that Era was used to child laborers such as Oliver, so he was disregarded. After multiple attempts to end his suffering, he succeeded. And, he recounted in the end that there were other portraits like him, destined to live a life of hard labor under laissez-faire and harsh treatment from masters. But that's just a theory. A vocaloid theory! (I really like game theory and film theory, I am sorry XD)

[@user-oj2ko5yi4z]

Katsurel I think he nailed his own feet to the floor in an attempt to kill him self because it said he started to smile

[@whoamichelle]

I see... I see a fellow Theorist :D

[@drezzoisdead]

I have a different theory about the portrait line. I think the portrait line refers to his hanging body. The chimney being a frame around him, and his body being the portrait. And of course it would leave someone upset. The “we are a portrait” I think means that many of the kids had the same life as him, being suicidal, and being a story, or a doll, who’s only purpose is to die.

[@notes-rif2825]

Well I think he’s a portrait

[@One4DFour]

i lost braincells reading this

[@itsalie8561]

I think this song is about a chimney cleaner at 19th Century England.See,that time,adults couldn't fit in the chimneys so they hired poor young children (usually boys) to clean them.The wage though was really low.This particular case is about a young boy who was trapped in a situation like this,he hated his job but couldn't do otherwise,and despite his hopes he'd die from infection,he is still alive and kicking.He couldn't run away either,so he just hanged or poisoned himself.

[@bobbyarias8487]

He suffocated...

[@itsalie8561]

Bobby Arias I don't think so... Judging from one of the last scenes,he hanged himself.

[@luisagomez3969]

i read something like that, plus i am a portrait that leaves you silent sigthing means that everyone see the situation he is in, but nobody does nothing

[@luisagomez3969]

+Luisa Gomez *sighing

[@ragequazar]

Probably hanged, because of the last line: "Uneasy limbs draw back and forth"

[@elsjeblom7751]

Twaddle: trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense talk or write in a trivial or foolish way In other words, Oliver is seen as foolish. His suffering is seen as foolish, unimportant and trivial. His life story and what this song is about is just a "Twaddle of a Flue Faker" not a "Twaddle of Oliver" Putting him into a group name and suggesting that this just another story of another flue faker, meaning there are many stories like this one. It's Unimportant, just another twaddle of a flue faker, like just another sad story of the bunch. Thus, they are twaddles. I'm pretty sure this is about the Victorian era, referring to the the words Flue Faker and Laissez Faire (go look those up if you're interested). Oliver is a flue faker, in other words he cleans chimneys. He really wants to die because his life is one of suffering. In the chorus he sings "I want to run away" probably from his abuse and masters, but since he can't the only way is to die. First it was the rusty nails, that he hoped would poison his blood. "But it did not do the trick." Then when going up in the chimney he was suffocating but his master pulled him back down, once again not allowing him to die. The chorus I interpreted this way. First he sings "I am a portrait, that leaves you sighing sadly" He refers to how people see him, they sigh sadly with pity for him. Much how we sigh like that when we see someone suffering on the street sometimes. He then says "I am THAT Portrait" referring to a specific portrait. I think he refers to a literal portrait of the Flue Fakers in the Victorian era, when people see it they sigh sadly thinking, "Those poor children" or "How they must have suffered back then" He could also be specifying that amogst all the portraits of Flue Fakers, he is THAT one. Like how i said the beginning, he's not seen as an individual. Drawing close to the end he sings "I'll be paper thin and pale" Probably because of his declined health, and the lack of food and nourishment, as Chimney Sweepers were notorious for being pale and thin. He says "The "Scurfs" took my life away" I tried looking into the word "Scurf" and someone said it was used to describe a person who is dirty and smelly. Now, Oliver could be seeing his masters as "Dirty" because of how cruel and wicked they are, saying that they took away his life. He could also be referring to himself and to job of the Chimney Sweeper because of how dirty they always were, being covered in soot most of the time. He says that being a Flue Faker has taken his life away, not referring to "The scurfs" as the other chimney sweepers, but as another person entirely and as the job that came with being one. The next line: "I'm patiently sedated" is a little difficult. It could be his abusive masters drugging him. Describing that he's thin, he's always sedated and that his life has been taken away, and his only exit is to die. But my next theory is more likely because of the following line: "Now my only exit." Whilst he sings this, you see Oliver climbing up onto a chair, but you only see his feet. In the next shot you can't see his feet anymore, telling us that he hung himself.He might have sedated himself before hanging himself. "is the cold poetic Scythe." We commonly associate a scythe with the grim reaper. He describes the scythe as "cold" like how death is lots of times described as cold or freezing, but also "poetic" meaning he was relieved at dying, and saw it as a beautiful or 'poetic' thing. This line also signifies that Oliver is asking if he can finally die now, the word "is" indicating a question. After singing the chorus again he sings "We are a portrait." He is talking about all the other Chimney Sweepers, and how they are all just like him suffering, and wanting to run away. They all have sad stories, and are all the same portrait making people sigh softly. The last lines, "A thud sounding softly" Could be the chair falling backwards as he hangs himself, or his body falling down after his masters found him. "I secretly Disintegrate" Makes the likelihood of the chair falling backwards higher, as he says "Secretly" Meaning he died without anyone in the room, dying without anyone knowing what he was doing. He could also mean that he died secretly, saying that no one cared if he died. It was as if his death was a secret that no one knew about. "Uneasy lamps draw back and forth" is probably just the setting, and the way hanging lamps sway back and forth. A darker explanation could be that when he hangs himself, the rope swings back and forth at first, and from his vision it looks like the lamps are drawing back and forth when it"s actually the rope tied to his neck that's swinging back and forth. "I've waited so long" Doesn't need any explanation. He's waited so long to be relieved of his suffering and is finally by dying. I would talk about how amazing and breathtaking this song is, but my comment should already be taken into custody for being so long. I just really wanted to write down my theory seeing as many people were asking what it's about. I love this song, and maybe a few people find this comment interesting to read. The song is amazing for portraying a story like this.

[@elsjeblom7751]

Oh wow, thanks a lot! I watched it again and see what you mean, a very perseptive thing to pick up on! Also, no problem on the social experiment it just took Too. damn. long. to reeeaaad. Would have helped if I realized sooner you were just replacing I's with * Thanks for commenting on my threoy! Took long to write but I was so excited and giddy about the amazing song I just had to

[@starwish6278]

holy shit, give this man a medal!

[@elsjeblom7751]

*bows deeply and excepts a cookie medal I made by poking a hole through a cookie and threading some ribbon through it* Thank you good sir. Thank you

[@bhbvh4904]

Someones done their homework! :D

[@elsjeblom7751]

Cries, only vocaloid homework XD Thanks!

[@aab2831]

I don't know if it means anything significant, but at 2:22, it flashes the word "kafka", which is the author of the famous novel The Metamorphosis and he is known for fusing elements of reality and the fantastic.

[@aab2831]

And also in 2:22, "bukowski" is an author who writes about the drudgery of work and is an author who decided to starve instead of work at a post-office.

[@aab2831]

"Murakami" in 2:31 is a Japanese author who writes melancholy, surrealistic tales speaking of lonliness.

[@aab2831]

At 3:10 "Marx" is seen, the famous Karl Mark who criticized capitalism and who pushed for a revolution of the working class, which our poor flue faker would be in.

[@aab2831]

At 3:14, this same word is seen backwords.

[@aab2831]

At 3:10, "mada hlims eriaf zessial" is seen, which is gibberish, but backwords, it is "laissez faire smilh adam" which makes 50% sense.

[@courtneyd5379]

The depression in this song is beautiful

[@fluffkin7432]

Depression itself is not beautiful though, when you actually start hurting yourself and find yourself in a mental hospital and still continue because of the obsession of perishing. .-. personal experiences

[@theorangedinosaur4098]

What?

[@victoriawynston9221]

Oliver has two setting: adorable, and creepy af!

[@ImawerecatProductions]

sounds like me tbh

[@RandoHypeFix]

+❥ Birdy ikr I don't like these kind of comments

[@ImawerecatProductions]

***** what's cringeworthy?

[@curseagent]

+Imawerecat Productions I always like "edgy" people so you're not cringeworthy to me

[@ImawerecatProductions]

***** it's not my voice, it's that most of my interests and personality traits can be grouped into one of those catagories. no one said anything about my voice, or Oliver's for that matter. tbh, i have no idea where you got that from.

[@joshdala64]

i paused this to get food and i saw " SHEEP "

[@adhdmedsandmath]

Lailagirl3 AJ xD

[@weebweeb3516]

Lailagirl3 AJ S H E E P

[@redbluespade89]

Hahahaha omg😂😂😂

[@samwindlove6844]

*_S H E E P_*

[@dr4552]

THICC

[@WaltenBook]

After so many years I hear this again... simply beautiful.

[@yotsubaed]

Nobody: House: *disintegrates while t-posing*

[@Anmari97]

FYI, 'laissez faire' is the theory (or system) which stated that the goverment should not involve that much in the lives, behavior and development of the people. It is the unwillingness of getting involved in others lives. In this song, it means that many people knew about what the Flue Faker was suffering, but they didn't wanted to involve, neither wanted to do something about it.

[@darknessinspires5034]

Isn't it French? I know that faire means to do.

[@triangle5267]

@@darknessinspires5034 yes, oui c'est en français, this is french "laisser faire"

[@kengarcia2693]

Darkness Inspires means let it be

[@natheniel]

@@triangle5267 laissez “vous” faire tho?

[@triangle5267]

@@natheniel je sais plus 😅

[@RockmanSolid]

There is something... almost hypnotic in this song. If you just let yourself go with it, it pulls you into a kind of trance, what with the creepy visuals, unsettling voice of the singer, and overall message of the song. Very Interesting, and very good.

[@lf8736]

Helps me sleep... Don't judge me

[@RockmanSolid]

I believe it.

[@sillygoober89]

@@lf8736 same

[@Unknown-ij8in]

@@lf8736 same dude

[@Jessie-vt5ll]

Yeahh.. especially in the subtitles 😂😂. Turn the youtube ones on, it's so sarcastic 😂😂

[@The_Firevenus]

This song had been out for 6 years, and I've always come back to listen to it when I'm depressed or having a very bad day, and just today I open up the sub cuz _why tf not_ and I'm both amused and confused

[@creacherfeacher8232]

This song is so sad when you think about it, especially when you know how old vocaloid Oliver is supposed to be (11 I believe) and what Lazies Faire was/when it was around. This song is about a child being abused back when child labor and basically abusing laborers was legal, a child who is suffering so much he wants to run away and eventually commits suicide.

[@bliiizy3081]

*sighs sadly*

[@queenchelsea1800]

* screams * OH COME ONN

[@angel72987]

OH LAISSEZ FAIRE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!

[@weebosangayness1160]

I want to run away

[@makotonaegi3652]

it will be a wrack-up I'll be sure-

[@derryair9419]

As we've established...this is song about a Flue Faker (Chimney sweeper) who is suicidal and has tried multiple times to kill himself but fails (until he hangs himself at least). I'm guessing when Oliver says "I am a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly" he either means that looking at his dead body dangling on the rope makes you sad or his sorry and malnourished physical and mental state is pitiful

[@AoiKitsune1]

Eventually it's about his portrait on the tombstone.

[@lemone6945]

Also the part where he states that he'll be paper thin and pale determines that he's going to commit suicide...

[@whmschoolcouncil8567]

I think what he means by "I am a portrait" is that he's hanging. Maybe it's also because of the nails? Portraits hang on nails, after all.

[@sammoblammo7202]

i know this is old but idc I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done? I want to run away The nobblers nailed my feet on the floor Its starts to rust and attack my blood I start to feel myself smile *Slowly losing myself* But it did not do the trick Oh, woe is me Oh, can't they see that I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done? I want to run away For I am that portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done? I want to run away It will be a wrack up; I'll make sure When they stick me up the chimney And now, the air escapes me *Slowly losing myself* But my master dragged me back down Oh, woe is me Oh, can't they see that I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done? I want to run away For I am that portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done? I want to run away 𝐼'𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓅𝒶𝓁𝑒 𝒯𝒽𝑒 "𝓈𝒸𝓊𝓇𝒻𝓈" 𝓉𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝓂𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝐼'𝓂 𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝓈𝑒𝒹𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝑒𝓍𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈... Ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｄ．．． Ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｄ， ｐｏｅｔｉｃ．．． [̲̅S] [̲̅C] [̲̅Y] [̲̅T] [̲̅H] [̲̅E] *For I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly* *Oh Laissez Faire, what have you done?* *I want to run away* 𝔉𝔬𝔯 𝔴𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞 𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔦𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔞𝔡𝔩𝔶 𝔒𝔥 𝔏𝔞𝔦𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔷 𝔉𝔞𝔦𝔯𝔢, 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔡𝔬𝔫𝔢? 𝔚𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔯𝔲𝔫 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔶 ₐ ₜₕᵤd ₛₒᵤₙdₑd ₛₒfₜₗy ᵢ ₛₑcᵣₑₜₗy dᵢₛᵢₙₜₑgᵣₐₜₑ ᵤₙₑₐₛy ₗₐₘₚₛ dᵣₐw bₐcₖ ₐₙd fₒᵣₜₕ, ᵢ'ᵥₑ wₐᵢₜₑd fₒᵣ ₛₒ ₗₒₙg...

[@keikei-se6ui]

👏👏👏

[@msultan6322]

I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away The nobblers nailed my feet on the floor Its starts to rust and attack my blood I start to feel myself smile Slowly losing myself But it did not do the trick Oh woe is me Oh can't they see that I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away For I am that portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away It will be a wrack up I'll make sure When they stick me up the chimney And now the air escapes me Slowly losing myself But my master dragged me back down Oh woe is me Oh can't they see that I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away For I am that portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away I'll be paper thin and pale A "Scurf" sold my life away I'm patiently sedated And now my only exit is Is the cold Is the cold poetic... Scythe For I am a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? I want to run away For we are a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly Oh Laissez Faire what have you done? We want to run away A thud sounding softly I secretly disintegrate Uneasy lamps draw back and forth I've waited For so long...

[@adriellymoreno1826]

Thanks.

[@katiea.8794]

This is my new favorite vocaloid channel. There are other songs that talk about the crimes of people, but they're usually well known things that everyone knows about. I love how these songs touch upon things that many people have never heard of.

[@Trosenses]

and pretty controversial ones too. i can't even listen to wisteria one comfortably, which is probably a good thing.

[@user-ue7qz1nm9b]

+Trosenses Really,its just sad

[@issabellamerie7139]

type in addiction to pain Oliver bye mystykness :3

[@theperfectweeaboo6371]

It's really uncomfortable. Because people watch what ever youtubers recommend and then try to act cool with the theories of other people ...

[@imkindaded7910]

Katie A. SAAASME

[@AryaPDipa]

This song reminds me to FRAN BOW.

[@icantthinkofaname2417]

Same

[@RYUUsballpit]

omg yes

[@sofieblanco4235]

Omg yes I can see it

[@confirmedworm]

@Arya P. Dipa yes it does remind me of Fran bow too another song that reminds me of Fran bow is secrets of wysteria...

[@RYUUsballpit]

Rose Smith omg yes

[@pebbletrees]

Remains my favorite song of yours... is it the nostalgia, or is this just a timeless masterpiece? Dunno, but I'm happy about it

[@henryarguelles602]

"The cold poetic scythe" My favorite line

[@MephistoFowl]

This is creepy as fuck but also awesome. It's mostly sad tho. Oliver's tuning is perfect. I love it. Steampianist is now my second favorite VOCALOID producer.

[@fiqahsha]

who is the first one? xD

[@MephistoFowl]

Kagamine Lover Neru (Oshiire-P)

[@fiqahsha]

I like Neru too xD

[@bonk8671]

flu fucker, good job eyes. good job

[@bonk8671]

***** thanks

[@bonk8671]

***** i love it too. yours is hella cool

[@bonk8671]

***** no prob c:

[@Ned-nw6ge]

Weeb Weebington You made my day XD

[@D3th10rd]

Flu Fucker: Talk dirty to me Her: *vomits* Flu Fucker: *nuts*

[@Lala-tl2ez]

This song still slaps 7 years later ✋

[@PeaceYin]

Can't believe this gem of a song is 7 years old.

[@mayumikokoromichiko8492]

At first glance I thought it was "Flue Fucker" XD

[@Steampianist]

+Mayumi 'Kokoro' Michiko hehe

[@renhui7401]

+Mayumi 'Kokoro' Michiko Lol, I read Blue Faker.

[@rialastral1119]

i read it as flute fucker...

[@synthspleen]

+Rial Astral lmao

[@lenkagamine5605]

The amazing eyes we all have, am I right? XD

[@PapaEmeritusIII]

Fantastic and clear vocals. I have seen very few English producers make such a creepy song. And many do not have such great PVs. I know Oliver is very hard to make such smooth and clear vocals so this must have been a feat. Fantastic. You have a new subscriber. I expect great things from you. Great things.

[@Steampianist]

8) great things you say? TTuTT thank you very much *sniff*

[@anaboozy._.6438]

Catherine Great things you will get

[@whatabeautifulduwang9603]

I have a feeling this is supposed to take place around the industrial revolution, where child labor and poor living conditions/abuse were very prominent.

[@Lil_Ms_Dipst]

Can I just say this to both you, Steampianist and Morb, your talents are beautiful! The music's deep lyrics that usually tell true stories or tells stories that are practically realisitc are just beautiful and usually I have to look into the comments to find good meaning. The lyrics are catchy, and are usually what's stuck in my head as I try to sleep. My favorite songs I've heard from you (I haven't heard all, probably not even near half honestly) usually have Oliver as the voice and it's just amazing! Even if it's not Oliver, the songs are just beautiful. You can change beats or anything of the like in a heart beat and it sounds perfectly normal, and you hide secret things within all of it that most people overlook until they listen to it again. As for the visuals, they're just absolutely stunning! I just adore the art style for these songs! The way the lines are drawn gives it a free style feel, which adds a sort of unsettling feeling in me. The way when there's smooth animation and how it's shown it's drawn over so many times makes it feel alive even if just the same image over and over. The way the images shake when idle just sticks a sort of anxious feeling in my stomach. I love how most the lyrics (at least I think) aren't typed, and are written. While it is obvious to see when some is typed, the other feels free handed and just fits perfectly with the dark lyrics. The visuals and art just really helps fit together the metaphor or story being told with the lyrics. Neither of you ever fail to amaze and impress me. I get really into the stories being told in the songs and find myself imagining the situation. Keep up the fantastic work and never stop being yourselves.

[@thekawaiipainter1275]

"napoles... is a waste of flesh" "believe in the number five" "who are you" What the hell weird but I love the thought put into the tiny things in here

[@rosecatuwu]

The Kawaii Painter "Believe in the number five" Pfft, I don't believe in numbers.

[@aab2831]

What does that mean anyways? I can't figure it out.

[@rattooniez4233]

The Kawaii Painter I saw 15 and stuff written in another language PEOPLE NEED TO DECODE THIS DAMN SONG

[@toolazy4names302]

@@rattooniez4233 well I saw a lot of German hidden in the visuals of the video so I looked up bad luck numbers of Germany and I found this on a website called "Local Germany" and I quote: "Chimney sweeps are repositories of good luck everywhere. After all, there's nothing more fortunate than cleaning out soot from a confined area and dying of a lung infection aged 15." make of that what you will

[@subjectverbargument9871]

TooLazy4Names ...What. The. Hell?

[@scorpiogamer3307]

Has anyone tried reversing this song yet? Just in case this is some Secrets Of Wysteria bullshit?

[@scorpiogamer3307]

Or at least tried putting together the cryptic hints? Something is there, I'm just not sure.

[@pimocolada7774]

Possibly……

[@justcommenting7790]

Scorpio Gamer im sorry but do you know the actual story of the secrets of wysteria? :1

[@scorpiogamer3307]

Yeah, it was based on the killings of Alfred Fish...I think I spelled that right.

[@SweetCrossDemon]

Scorpio Gamer it's Albert

[@LunaraDeniz]

Who ever wrote the captions... I love you so much XD If you didn’t see them please open them they are hilarious

[@katarinacrystal7258]

Whoever made the subtitles, i love you

[@spasm0279]

This deserves millions more views....

[@Steampianist]

Thank you

[@alias4795]

Ikr, it's so well made

[@alias4795]

Ikr, it's so well made (and the other songs as well)

[@noharaheilige435]

Well now it does

[@Rachiedan]

God, I've just had a massive binge of all your songs, and your themes, I'm honestly so speechless over how creative and beautifully subtle they are. You remind me of a Victorian writer for some reason. Httg, but I am seriously such a big fan of your work now! Keep up the good job

[@davestrider9274]

We are both in the same boat Rachie.

[@Rachiedan]

Maria Hiplav

[@ozzyoxo]

wow... was called to listen to this today and i didnt even realize it was the 9 yr anniversary!! happy 9 years to this song 🎉 one of the few songs that has the words to express how i felt abt my sexual abuse when i found it as a middle schooler. "i am a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly, Oh laissez-faire what have you done I want to run away" the lyrics speak to my heart so deeply still after 9 years ❤

[@daniborja8019]

Nobody: The captions: OWO

[@awsomeper]

Wow I accidently clicked on this and love it.

[@meganturner6357]

ShadowHunter it's kinda hard to just 'accidentally' click on a vocaloid video, especially if it's steampianist. You must have an abundance of skill. I envy you.

[@alias4795]

You should listen the other Steampianist's songs too, all have their own twisted and dark meanings and extremely well made like this one (not all of them are dark btw)

[@rayaa2036]

I really liked the way the voice said is the cold poetic scythe ....can u do more of that ?

[@ivydream9290]

i really liked that part to so i agree with u

[@ivydream9290]

steampianist should totally make a song like that

[@user-fu2ok6pw7h]

Whoever made those captions, you have my utmost- respect?

[@saranca_777]

ОБОЖАЮ ЭТУ ПЕСНЮ, ХОЧУ НАПИСАТЬ РАЗБОР НА НЕЁ, ПРОСТО ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО

[@lifonmars1052]

// sang this song at my schools talent show... xD I was called a creep so I feel accomplished!!!

[@noahstarks2136]

+Ash Williams Oh my god XD I admire you, dude

[@kingjamesbond4009]

Lifε On Mars nice

[@arthurkirkland4267]

Lifε On Mars did the teachers said anything ?

[@kotashinohara2889]

Lifε On Mars

[@forget-me-not8522]

You the man. XDDDD

[@queenperson6833]

Sorry for being late but this is probably about a chimney sweep during the 1800s who was literally sold into his trade and felt like he was just on show like a portrait because if a chimney sweep was dirty and scratched at his knees he was seen as hardworking .Chimney sweeps were notoriously thin and pale and constantly under abuse.It was a real low then...

[@queenperson6833]

+Sasha Tyagi They also used to be poked with needles when too slow coming down.They also continuously breathed in soot which is very bad for the respiratory system and affected his blood.This is what comes of reading about the Victorian era too extensively...

[@AnimeDaisyGaming]

This is very old English, but I love it. It adds even more charm. Oliver contributed 95 percent of that charm.

[@maskedinsanity6797]

XD LMAO the closed captions omg I love em

[@oogabooga7160]

I'm surprised no one is commenting on how good oliver sounds he sounds so good in this song in my opinion :D

[@noahstarks2136]

Everyone is going on about how Oliver is cute, Or How the song is creepy What I want to know...WHY THE HELL DOES IT SHOW A CAT MEOWING, AND THEN OLLIE'S LIKE:"What the flip?"

[@lf8736]

People be like: ITS SO CREEPY DUDE I'm over here being the creepy ass kid that I am like: I listen to this and Wysteria while I sleep... Rock music calms me This music calms me Death is something I read about all the time... WTF IS WRONG WITH ME

[@survivingmoon7635]

+Crafty Panda you're not alone.

[@lf8736]

+Haxon Semaht really? IM NOT ALONE ERMAHGERD😂😂😂

[@survivingmoon7635]

+Crafty Panda when I showed my fried wysteria and flue faker then told I like to read about death they asked if I was possessed by a demon.

[@lf8736]

+Haxon Semaht when I showed my friend Twaddles of a Flue Faker and Wysteria they said "sweetheart you are so very special in your very own way" 1- don't call me sweetheart I'm not 3 2- wow thanks for being a good friend! Really boosts my self esteem

[@yesahkindioma6943]

This song is one of my favourites of all times! It really does leave you sighing sadly... the music is beautiul and so is the art. Thank you for such an amazing work.

[@damienlc8895]

2022 and this is still one of my favorite vocaloid songs... Thank you, Steampianist !✨

[@spasm0279]

This really deserves like... Millions of views....

[@CoolFrog9]

I think its about a boy who wanted to die, ( sorry if my interpretation is dumb -.-) that's why he smiled while being nailed. He planned to suffocate in the chimney. But he was saved, so he hung himself. and the portrait is his sad life, so that's why the portrait at the end has a red X, but there are a lot of portraits that wanted to die! Plus I love the creaking at the end!! I can just Imagine his body swinging back and forth~ :3 (I'm awful..)

[@thekawaiipainter1275]

Yeah I thought so too... i also imagined the body swaying back and forth with a soft smile on his face :3

[@curseagent]

I can imagine his body swinging back and forth…

[@Cezabear]

I like you people!

[@italycountryball5762]

What the

[@onioncoffee]

i'm pretty sure the smiling from the infection was due to lockjaw, where muscles seize up (? correct me if i'm wrong)

[@Crazie_Doodlez]

This song is so sad yet so beautiful at the same time Its really sad when you understand all the references

[@meeks1339]

The way that the colors used in Steampianist's earlier music videos are usually only black, white, and red show how everything is so grey in his stories and how the characters dying/bleeding is like the only colorful part of their life. Steampianist, I don't know if you'll see this, but you are truly an incredible artist. Everything from your melodies to your lyrics to your music videos, all of it is so poetic and carefully thought out. Bravo.

[@ShotaPit]

I love the song and the art style! Both have that slight creepy affect^^ very well done

[@Steampianist]

Were a bunch of creepsssssss

[@TranquilColors]

I really like this. I knew learning about the Industrial revolution would come into good use

[@calista3043]

I like how the song is sad and the subtitles brings us good vibes

[@ThatAltBitch]

I have to listen to this song at least 12 times a day, I'm addicted, help

[@sandraquin3138]

Me 2 boy :v

[@Shinbunshii]

By "I am a portrait which leaves you sighing sadly.", he's probably referring to the "laissez faire" who now look back on him as a sad event they were unable to do anything about and sigh. "portrait" is something to view and many portraits were made based on people/events which took place in the past, so... This is just a thought though, I guess? Oh and btw kudos to you +Steampianist and morbid-morsel for creating this song. I can't get it out of my head..

[@Steampianist]

Thats quite interesting

[@Clockgotbored]

Really really beautiful, I enjoyed this so much.

[@turkey4476]

EVERYBODY GATHER ROUND THE SHOVEL, SPINNING IN A SPIRAL FORM...

[@Shigarakis-Wife]

Oliver's voice is great for morbid, dark songs.

[@InvaderAnk]

I rather like the animation and art style of this. It reminds me slightly of Salad Fingers.

[@tiredangelboy1142]

00:04-00:14 is that the moon from soul eater to the left?

[@Steampianist]

+Gwen Randall possibly morb loves to slip in the things she likes in some videos

[@soavesongbird6316]

+Steampianist I love Olivier! your channel rocks! thanks so much

[@AmOpossum]

looks like it XD

[@mei9401]

OMG IT IS! I didn't notice that!

[@fnaf3338]

I think it is

[@kaliasha8255]

I like how the captions say something different

[@discapism9936]

I have so many fond memories of steampianist songs from when I was in middle school, it’s a blast revisiting them

[@ljannoyance8391]

SECRET OF WYSTERIA AND FUQING THIS?! I'M FUQING LOVING YOUR CHANNEL 100,000,000,000/10!!!!!!!!!

[@bruabba]

Is that number 100 trillion?

[@heyitssea357]

+Eirin Amalie 100 billion

[@ljannoyance8391]

I dunno I was doing a random number.

[@bruabba]

+HeyItsSea Yeah I dunno what I was thinking

[@ljannoyance8391]

Lol

[@markwylie8357]

when a vocaloid song you used to obsess over is actually good I am so glad this showed up in my recommended after three years of forgetting about it

[@Exodia0715]

God the subtitles make this sad song somehow really funny

[@he8056]

I'm thinking this song is about a young boy (who's occupation is being a chimney sweeper in the 19 century) that is mistreated by his owners. Let me tell you something, back in the late 1800's to the early 1900's, young children were used to clean chimneys since adults can't fit in there, so kids are left to be with (some) cruel peoples houses and clean it. This song is a view point of one of the children workers. We can see in the beginning of the lyrics, Oliver says *"I am a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly. Oh, Laissez Faire. What have you done? I want to run away."* Which means something like *"I am just another kid working miserably and making you sad as you pass by"* Laissez faire is an expression of letting your own attitude of letting things take their own course without doing anything. Which is why Oliver says something like *"I want to run away"* because he either regrets his actions or hates his masters cruelty. Next stanza of the lyrics are *"The Nobblers nailed my feet on the floor. It starts to rust and attack my blood. I start to feel myself smile, Slowly losing myself. But it did not do the trick. Oh, Woe is me. Oh, Can't they see that?"* The world Nobbler is supposed to be a British word for *"A thimblemans accomplice or shill, who poses as a player of the game to suggest that it is easy to win."* so this stanza could mean Oliver's masters are acting as if this is a game and they're *"winning"* , nailing Oliver's feet to the ground with rust and infects him, he begins to smile as he feels like he's dying, thus the line *"slowly losing myself"* is metaphorically saying *"I'm dying slowly".* Now onto the next part is *"It will be a wrack up. I'll make sure. When they stick me up the chimney. And now the air escapes me, Slowly losing myself. But my master dragged me back down."* Oliver is trying to explain that his next idea of dying is losing air from the chimney but his master prevents him from dying by dragging him out of the chimney. The lines *"It'll will be a wrack up. I'll make sure"* and *"And now the air escapes me, slowly losing myself."* Is Oliver saying *"This time will do the trick, I'll make sure of it!"* so he's in the chimney and stays there, it's dirty in there and there's lack of oxygen up there, so he begins to lose breath as he slowly dies. Next is *"I'll be paper, Thin and pale. The 'Scurfs' took my life away. I am patiently sedated. And now my only exit is...."* The *"I'll be paper, thin and pale"* could mean that he's weak, fragile, skinny and very white. Symbolizing he's dying. Scurf's means *"flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff."* So this might mean that his skin is trying to rebuild itself, but he doesn't want to heal, he wants to die. *"I am patiently sedated"* means to be in deep sleep with a drug. It could have been a metaphor by saying *"I'm in a deep sleep by a drug"* , the drug could be his suicide method. *"And now my only exit is..."* if you've seen the music video of this song, you'll notice he's gone from the screen and the screen scribbles into black. The sudden tone of him saying *"is..."* means he possibly died from his method. *"Is the cold... Is the cold poetic... Scythe."* A poetic/poem is a highly imaginative expression of a a piece of writing, a Scythe is a tool used to crop grass or fields. I'm assuming the scythe in this scenario is the Grim reaper since they always carry a scythe as a weapon, they're resembled to death so this could mean what this line is saying. *"For we are a portrait that leaves you sighing sadly. Oh, Laissez Faire. What have you done? We want to run away."* this line speaks for itself, instead of the original saying *"I am a portrait"* we see that the lyrics changes into *"we are a portrait"* , this might define as the other children are sharing similar experiences with Oliver here. As it might mean they've also died too which results in the lyric *"we"* instead of *"I"* now that we've seen Oliver commit suicide in the video. *"A thud sounding softly. I secretly disintegrate. Uneasy lamps draw back and forth. I've waited. For so long..."* The *"A thud sounding softly. I secretly disintegrate."* means his body thuds into the ground *"softly"* and his body slowly begins to shut down. The reason why I say *"softly"* is because the lyrics say the thud sound was soft, but I believe the sound wasn't loud enough for the masters to hear. So that's why I believe I don't think it was soft at all. *"Uneasy lamps draw back and forth"* , this could be a metaphor for the noose. Since I'm assuming Oliver possibly committed suicide by hanging. The swinging of lamps from back and forth could be the way Olivers body swung slightly as he took his own life. *"I've waited. For so long..."* this can easily be intercepted as Oliver has been having these thoughts and methods to where he's desperate to commit to it. This is just a theory though!! Hope you enjoyed it ^^

[@mjghyybvg1297]

The art is actually so good i think i shit myself. Does the artist have a YT channel/website/etc?

[@radiophobia1974]

God I hope so. I have been able to find anything yet.

[@mjghyybvg1297]

+Sally McSaggy Llama The struggle is real. I'll be sure to tell you if I find anything. :^)

[@radiophobia1974]

erecт penιѕ Same.

[@mjghyybvg1297]

Sally McSaggy Llama FOUND THEIR DEVIANTART BOIIIIIIII: morbid-morsel.deviantart.com/gallery/ Also their tumblr and youtube is morbid morsel ;)

[@radiophobia1974]

erecт penιѕ YESS Thank ya very much. 👌

[@randomuserudidntknowexisted]

I don't know who did the English captions on this video but they deserve a raise get that person a medal

[@navyblues6661]

It's unbelievable this will turn a decade old in a few months... This was part of my TEENHOOD

[@sammieegoldwand]

You will never cease to amaze me with your amazing songs

[@lps_luna8907]

So is this song basically about a boy being sold to the nobles to only be tortured, making him go slowly insane and by the end of this he dies by being hanged up on the wall like a portrait?

[@donglorddonglord5411]

+Lps_Luna well, it talks about laissez faire, which was a policy back in the 1800s during industrialism stating that the government shouldn't get involved in business, leading to a lack of any real labor laws. considering that, it's probably a song about the mistreatment of laborers back then

[@teadotpng]

+Sophia Magri i use that as much as i can now in school because of this song

[@noahstarks2136]

+I ship Bipper. Don't hate me. I love your name *^*

[@teadotpng]

Noah Starks thanks ^u^

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

+Lps_Luna It's about a little boy being forced to clean chimnies in the Victorian Era and how the only way he could escape such a life is by getting stuck in their and dying of suffocation.

[@xXxReaper100xXx]

I feel like this should give me nightmares...good thing I don't dream.. you know you love a song when you have it constantly playing no matter what you are doing..

[@user-zi5zy1yy5m]

Kaito is like 20 years old and he sing about rainbows and icecream MEANWHILE OLIVER IS LIKE 12 TO 13 AND HE SINGS THIS

[@mitsuko_channie7815]

Whoever made the subtitles deserves a grammy's award 😊👍

[@DisgustedJarvis]

finally someone mentions the subtitles they had me dying💀

[@sufferingmeguca7919]

Why is no one talking about the high quality subtitles?

[@j.a.lalanto2857]

1:52 Steampianist,by any chance,was this a reference of a political thief or you're just thinking of a French name? Aside from that,I just wanna say that I love this song and hOW DO YOU MAKE THIS BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART.

[@Steampianist]

J.A. Lalanto if you are filipino then its definitely that thieving swine of a politician :D and thank you

[@michaelpaul1014]

@@Steampianist I rewinded this for so many dang times. but i didnt notice that xD its funny tho.

[@Moo_Tao]

“Wow, what an interesting song detailing the horrors of the Industrial Revolution on children and the strain it had on their mental health. Oh, my captions are on too I wonder it’s saying-“

[@pekororo]

Can we just some time to appreciate those subtitles. They're ridiculous and I love it.

[@camilledodson106]

I love how Steampianist makes (mainly Oliver songs) creepy vocaloid songs based off of real life crimes or tragedies that have happened.

[@briannaxx2587]

Am I the only one wondering what he meant when he said "believe in the number five" when there were speech bubbles flashing up?

[@boomrhumr9850]

No

[@briannaxx2587]

I tried researching it but I found nothing why is life so hard?

[@kazehikichan1116]

+Yandere Dev! Yandere Dev! Wy

[@cotton-friendshipismagic505]

the number five is the number of the harmony and the balance. It is also the number of the divine grace.- a random website i found on google

[@briannaxx2587]

Oh, thanks!

[@brownie_asky8726]

i first listened to this masterpiece 4 years ago, I played it every day, 6/7 times in a row, I was fudging addicted to it, today I refound it and I'm glad to say that it's still an absolute banger!♡

[@HDHideY3]

I just now realized the subtitles in this, omg, I love em.

[@lf8736]

It's so amazingly disturbing. I love it! Helps me sleep believe it or not... •3•

[@kai2558]

"Oh, laissez faire, what have you done? I want to run away" I think that translates to "Oh, let you do, what have you done? I want to run away"

[@anarcki13]

chimney sweeping was an extremely dangerous job that had to be performed by children (because adults couldn't always fit in chimneys) but due to "laissez-faire" capitalism, there weren't any laws saying they couldn't.

[@kai2558]

Ah, okay. Thank you for clearing that up!

[@AngelEmfrbl]

laissez faire- "the policy of knowing there is a issue but doing nothing to stop it. " Basically when he asks "what have you done?" the answer to the question he is asking is "nothing", they have done nothing to help him so he is allowed to be left to continued to be exploited. Refers to the days when there was a free market", where everyone was allowed to monitor themselves with little interference from the government. This lead to heavy abuse by employers and employees were basically slaves with no rights.

[@dawkosussybaka8190]

Whoever did the subtitles, i love you bro💀 (i love the song mann, and with the subtitles it was more.. Sentimental)

[@snehakhan2284]

I turned on the captions.... I do not regret it though..

[@cloudretainer4033]

Yo crazy