The Cog is Dead: WEIRD [Official Music Video]

[@JamesSarin]

Ok, so this song popped up as a random video in a suggested play list. It suddenly hit hard. Instant fan.

[@thewretchedmessgarage7097]

My favorite saying growing up was telling people ,"you laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you're all the same!" Great song John! I believe those of us who embrace our "weirdness" are generally happier than most.

[@beanstheclown]

And now you are both ridiculing each other instead of realizing that both ways of being are valid and working to accommodate each other. Good going.

[@gearsandgeckos523]

As someone who was diagnosed with ADHD/ADD as a child and autism as an adult, this song SLAPS!! I was very isolated as a child because I was weird and I relate to this so much!!

[@goldholz]

100% Agree

[@claudiafitzgerald7746]

My friends judge me some for listening to The Cog is Dead, but it’s their loss. This is my favorite band and it won’t stop being my favorite. STAY WEIRD EVERYBODY

[@SkydreamsArts]

Autism in my case, but this song is a huge mood. As always, you guys are awesome.

[@VoidOfTheEyes]

I also relate to this due to my autism as well!!

[@Snakeeatinfasnakee]

I have autism and adhd I relate a lot to the song too!

[@GoldKitsuneBrony]

The line "And to my amazement I found others who were just as strange as me!" Hits me the most.

[@Irobert1115HD]

amen to that. lets saddle up our steam engines and find a nice spot to listen to this song together.

[@otakumana3869]

Same here.

[@PlushKlavier]

As someone with ADD and autism myself, I relate to this a great deal, and I'm lucky to have people in my life now who are just like me!

[@shillinhite3911]

I'm 31 and just now attempting to structure the way I do things around the way my brain works and not around how I was always told to do things. Take it from me, being weird is better than the alternative of trying so hard for so long to force yourself into conformity that you break. Much love to everyone out there just trying to make it.

[@DrWylde]

When people hear me listen to the cog is dead they give me weird looks, so now i turn this up as loud as I can :)

[@thecogisdead]

YES! Be as weird as you can be! 😁

[@phoenixproto3149]

Growing up with Asperger's syndrome, this song resonates with me very much. You've got an amazing voice too!

[@AwesomeJCR]

First original C.I.D. song I've heard in a while and it's an absolute banger. Plus pretty relatable as someone as weird as myself. Never stop being amazing John.

[@thatraccoon13]

And it ends with a photo of a happy weird kid. That's awesome!

[@AquaShibby3000]

two years, many mental breakdowns, a lot of crying and a LOT of working through some trauma, here comes this song on my home page again. The song that showed up on my home page as a brand new upload, an artist I had never heard of, and then listened to him sing an entire story about me with music that just 100% spoke to my music taste and led me here. I guess what I'm trying to say is, THAT'S weird.

[@thecogisdead]

Thanks so much! I can relate. I'm so glad you found the song and it resonated with you! That means a lot! Take pride in your weirdness!

[@AquaShibby3000]

@thecogisdead I'm really beginning to have serious concerns over the effect so much internet is having on all of us making us so dependent and unable to communicate and now I've gotten my life back and rediscovered my true purpose, which was never anything more than I just want to help people, it's time to start plastering this message everywhere and start kicking some butts in gear!

[@imafreakbic2010]

That was so cool! His vocal range is insane! 🥰

[@remius112]

Не знаю как ютуб переведёт это. Мой английский плохой, но не надо понимать его. Сама интонация голоса, музыка прекрасна. Заряжает позитивом, вдохновляет и радует. Повторю это снова. ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО!!! Рад что познакомился с вашим творчеством.

[@thecogisdead]

Все в порядке, я могу использовать Google для перевода. Большое спасибо! Я так рада, что тебе нравится звучание песни.

[@zackw7609]

This randomly popped up on KZbin's "My Mix". Never hearing of these guys before, I can honestly say this definitely belongs on my list alongside songs I listen to on a daily basis. My god this is so good! Embrace the WEIRD!

[@Rayakvr]

Steam powered giraffe and The Cog is Dead would be one hell of a crossover album.

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

"And now that I'm here, tonight, it's gonna get weird!" Honestly I've rarely related to music as much as I relate to this song especially the part of not having many people in your life during childhood. as I was homescooled and though we went to the park often and with other homeschoolers I Mostly just climbed trees and never really made atempeds at socializing so it makes sense that I did not have any friends and was just the weird tree climber though my lack of friends did not bother me at the time

[@thecogisdead]

I was made fun of so much in first grade that my parents took me out of school and homeschooled me for the rest of the year. Thankfully in 2nd grade I was enrolled in the gifted program and became lifelong friends with another kid in my class. But those first few years had some rough times.

[@muenstercheese]

BILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@Kelly-hh7jz]

Hi fellow homeschool kid! 👋👋

[@physics_hacker]

Me too. I was homeschooled throughout elementary due to overly helpful (read: overprotective and stifling) teacher behaviors in kindergarten due to my poor vision (at that time, considered "legally blind", the distinction "low vision" which I truly am did not exist yet), I learned quite rapidly in that time, so by the time my parents considered enrolling me in middle school to help me improve my social skills, said skills were shot, almost none of the other kids could relate to me (the only friends I had were fellow outcasts), school both bored and overworked me, and because of what kind it was, the school was a massive clique anyway so I might not have fit in even if I was entirely normal by their standards. Left when my last major friend there ditched me to try and be less of an outcast. From what I've been told, no surprise at all, they all turned on her the second I left. She still feels bad about it to this day but I never blamed her for doing the logical although unfortunate thing. We lost contact after that, we've been back for a couple years now, that it's own story but we're pretty close now and it's nice. Anyway, I actually ended up learning most of my social skills online and went back to homeschooling for high school. All of this has led to me not really caring whatsoever about being normal, I never have been so who cares. So I am very, very weird now. Makes it difficult to find my people but when I do we forge a bond that pretty much can never break. Diamonds in the rough. Sorry about the wall of text haha. Hopefully my experience has helped someone feel more understood.

[@meganmiller261]

All the different voices you use and the different music Styles somehow perfectly captures... Ya know when you have ADHD and you are talking to someone who likes you as a person and so you can be yourself around them and you change your personality 5 times in 5 minutes? Yeah... It captures that. Almost made me cry

[@grimoireweiss6428]

Many of us can relate to this song. We weirdos should always stick together.

[@michaelfontanet9356]

This song rely hits me hard and can relate in my own way. Thank you for making beautiful music. Keep being amazing

[@jmaddox_]

I don’t have ADD, ADHD, or anything like that but I’m still considered “weird” and I’m proud of it and this song has helped, thank you❤

[@zogkuma]

ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression here. This song speaks a lot to me as well. Being weird isn't at all bad as long as you can find a way to accept your weirdness even if others can't. It's your life, not theirs. Also I love your music! It's awesome!

[@Hylzeben]

So happy I accidentally found TCID through finding the steampunk genre. Keep it up guys!

[@PlaceboFXMakeup]

Grew up with extreme social anxiety, but found a huge passion for working in haunted houses around Halloween time. My social anxiety is still present to a much lesser degree, but three years ago my husband and I started our very own haunt in our small town. It’s non-profit, and fully volunteer based, and we’ve created our own little family of weirdos that I love dearly. It really is so important to find your tribe.

[@Tadghda]

I am 32 now and love the person I have become but I have ADHD and ADD through Middle school and High school I was not bullied per-say but I could tell that the only reason some people wanted to be my friend was so they could say “I am friends with a kid that takes special ed classes and I am cool for it” this song hits home for me in many different ways. I just want to say I love all your songs and to keep up the great work

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

As an oddball dude with an oddball wife and three oddball kids, I wholeheartedly approve of this song. CHEERS!

[@chrisj5505]

Being weird often protects you from social brainwashing that happens with group think often. Not caring about social norms makes you immune to peer pressure and often to emotional manipulation used by narcissists to control others. I have always been weird. Ever since I was a kid I prided myself in being different from my friends. I like the puzzled reactions people give when you talk about deep philosophical things that go over most people's heads. You occasionally get one person that gets it and then it all pays off. Being a non-conformist is not to go along with trends it is to go with the obscure things most people have never heard of

[@spookyhogan]

Why has this been hidden from me so long? This is an Anthem that I WILL stand for

[@SLynx695]

I may not have ADD, but I wasn't popular either at school, mocked and made fun of for any reason they could find. Ever since I found this band, it's been one of my favourites. Keep going strong for as long as your wonderfully weird heart will let you.

[@jamescustodio3094]

I was weird when I grew up, strange and bookish and not so social. Interests in sciences and technology and more. But that all died and now I work a horrid job collecting taxes from people. Keep to heart what your inner self desires, do not lose the inner child. For if you do, you'll end up like me, depressed in a job I dislike. Stand strong buddy, and don't end up like me.

[@richellmcknight446]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! 😂😂❤❤❤❤ I don't fit their mold I went and broke that thing in two!" I'm with you my darling!!!😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@JohnScott-Ashtree]

How do you keep doing this? Every time you release a song, and I love it and think, oh, they'll NEVER top that!!! You go and do this, and do. Wonderful.

[@winter-lb7id]

Way back when I was just a child My days were filled with loneliness I'd sit and make my silly music (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!) And no, I wasn't very social But why would I want to be When all I ever got from kids at school was ridicule? I don't care what they think I love the things I do No, I don't fit their mold, I went and broke that thing in two And maybe I've become exactly what they feared Wonderful, wildly, whimsically, wondrously, What? It's great to be weird And so, they told me I was stupid Because I did things differently I didn't fit what they deemed normal (What is normal anyway?) Still I tried my best But it was all effort wasted How could they not see that A.D.D. was part of me? I don't care what they think I love the things I do No, I don't fit their mold, I went and broke that thing in two And maybe I've become exactly what they feared Wonderfully, wildly, whimsically, wondrously, what? It's great to be weird! Well, in time I grew And still pursued the things About which I was passionate And to my amazement I found others who are just as strange as me And now I've finally found my people Love instead of mockery If you feel weird, just come in here A community of unity I don't care what they think I love the things I do No, I don't fit their mold, I went and broke that thing in two! And maybe I've become exactly what they feared Wonderfully, wildly, whimsically, wondrously, what? It's great to be weird! Weird

[@Oldiesmann]

You seriously need to tour with Weird Al...

[@Vipaze_The_Last_Titanfur]

As someone with both ADHD and Autism high functioning this is just my theme song and I feel like this is just me singing it lmao! Great song!

[@delta0dst]

1. As someone with autism, I vibe with this song 2. Can we appreciate this man’s vocal range

[@vaultofart]

As someone with adhd and autism who wants to do music I relate very much to this song. Really like the switch to metal, as always a fantastic song John. :)

[@gengarpixel3954]

Hello! First off, This is a banger. Second of all, In my case, I have (late diagnosed) Autism. I can relate to this song in a few ways. I love your music, And i appreciate this. Thank you. :D

[@Luis__Diaz]

Hi, I'm the only Mexican who supports you. And I liked this song;) beautiful song I don't classify myself as normal because I always had big dreams to fly to travel, I didn't have friends because I was a dreamer until all my dreams came true.

[@christyfoster400]

I love this "community of unity" and so glad to be part of it!

[@CassidyShadewing]

Damn, if you guys had been around in my teenage years; this would have been my anthem. lol

[@GryphonBrokewing]

This is awesome -- blending of styles, different moods at different points. Lament to triumph. Flavor of "Weird" Al melded to Deaf Pedestrians via Danzig. Most excellent song & message.

[@TheMagickHat77]

As a 40-something ADHD kid myself, whose passions was one of the few things keeping afloat growing up and even today, this song is speaks to me! I knew there was a reason you music connected to me (and not just the steampunk aspect of it). Thank you for sharing this song and your skills, Captain. You're an inspiration! It doesn't hurt that "Weird Al" Yankovic was also a pillar of my childhood and continues to be so!

[@PineappleDealer37]

So this is where all the "Too heavy metal to fit the channel" which John talked about few years back went into. Cool

[@thecogisdead]

Haha, finally unleashed all that pent-up rage! 🤣

[@eugenezhitnikov]

1:25 - I remember I asked what's John's vocal range and he said he didn't know. Well, I guess he still doesn't, but this high and this low - oh my god...

[@redfog42]

I love this song. It's like a musical sanctuary! Thank you, John! ❤

[@DarkHestia]

Every time my son thinks he has to change himself to 'fit in' I let him hear this song. He will always have the support of his family and this song gives him back the strength to just be himself.. Sooner or later there will be people who are just as weird as him

[@paulasandfordangel47]

Totally relate to this. I have both Autism & ADHD.

[@sarahmeacheam7517]

I myself have A.D.D. and when I was a kid I was bullied for being overweight and weird. Growing up neurodivergent is weird because a lot of the "normal" folks think you're broken and try to "fix" it but, in trying to "fix" me it felt like they were actually breaking something. On the brightside I now help kids who were like me when I was a kid. I'm a Para Educator and I teach children in unique ways so they can learn and it's way less painful than when I was a kid!

[@CaptainTak]

hooooly moly the production value of this music video is amazing. The song sounds great and I just can't get over how impressive those orbiting shots were!!!

[@gilljest1409]

I remember myself as a child. A great song!

[@terryhiggins5077]

That was great! Abnormally Awesome Acoustics rating

[@Daybreakerflint]

Hello there! I just found your music and I kinda binged your content. And yeah this song is a mood. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my weirdness. Keep up the awesome work!!

[@BeeWhistler]

Bless you, sir. We live in ADHD/Autism Land and this is my life.

[@LegndryGingrWars]

You guys NEVER stop being weird and AMAZING!! Loved cog is dead since day 1 for its uniqueness

[@curtishoffmann6956]

3 months later. Sitting here in my "It's Great to be Weird" t-shirt. Still great.

[@Stealthkiller17]

I love your song! Watching it now repeatedly.

[@yraamulumberjack919]

Man your vocal range. Just enjoyable. Thanks for that guys

[@Meeviche]

Huh, usually what KZbin recommends me fails. This, however, is fun. I wonder if it was recommended to me because I do watch Weird Al-related content. 😆

[@andrewcarney3088]

I've known about The Cog Is Dead for less than a week and stuff like this is why I'm already a super fan

[@ariebrons7976]

Man, this is a surreal banger. great job capturing that 'adams family' air that seems to surround creatives.

[@captainehollywood1682]

The vocalist's charisma is something wonderful. amazing track!

[@pastapastajfollower2919]

This genuinely rocks man! Hope your enjoying your hobby, as it really paid off!

[@The_Red_Fox439]

I found one of your song not long ago, and I already have most of your songs in my playlist. From you I learned about steampunk, and I love it! Keep going full steam ahead! (Terrible pun intended)

[@saintlulu3387]

This hits deep for me lol. One of my new fav songs

[@thelastdisciple]

On purpose or coincidence, great timing with the Weird Al movie coming out and everything. Love it!

[@twistedtick]

Phenomenal track with some seriously impressive vocal range on display. This was beyond relatable since I didn’t find a proper group of stable friends until college and realized there are lots of other “weird” ones out there. Looking forward to more.

[@techyanimator7511]

Stunning! Been a fan for many years now. Incredible vocal range and the music is very well put together. Can’t wait for more!

[@joannamontgomery882]

My daughter is eight and a huge fan of your music. She's also struggling terribly with her schoolmates thinking she's strange or childish. I keep trying to tell her that normal isn't real but just what we've all agreed to abide by in public. Thank you so much for spreading this message. I can't wait to play this for her.

[@CT-Kyber]

I was bullied throughout most of my childhood and only recently in high school did I find a couple people who happened to enjoy the same odd things that I do, so this song really resonated with me :)

[@VanguardJester]

it is fantastic to see you making songs instead of covers again! Ever since I heard 'the death of the cog' all those years ago, i've been a fan ever since!

[@thecogisdead]

Thanks! I prefer to write originals, but haven't had as much time to write since I've been so busy. The covers are a great way to stay productive and sharp even when I don't have the time to write.

[@crazy-4-cooking]

I am sharing this with an awesome Patreon Comunity by a band where members also are on the ADHD / autism spectrum and SUPER close to the fans. Like mentioned in your song, that community of unity (were we also have lots of people "not fitting in the mold" for whatever reason, also ADD and related things, being weird...) also is all about love, respect, awareness and suport. Every tuesday the singer streams a few hours to empower us with good times, singing some of their empowering metal songs, chatting and also checking out some awesome new metal videos, where I put this one on the list, as it just reflects, what that weekly power is chaneling. Once again, thank you for that awesome song and for raising awareness for ADD and related specialties.

[@JDarach]

The song itself is great, but I also love the 'robots' playing the other instruments. It's oddly fascinating to watch.

[@MD_Hooligan_8]

That was a whole lotta fun! I'll be smiling till I fall asleep!

[@Middle-Aged-Tween]

This video randomly popped up in my feed. That was spectacular!! Huzzah!!

[@Boloniumband]

EPIC! You're pipes and bellows are amazing!

[@yang-bj9ql]

I have autism and adhd/add i have been trying to mask my autism but recently now my fiance is helping me unmask and. Now I realize it's better not to mask because i feel happier and have more fun showing my autistic self now i don't hide my stimming or my "strange" actions but now i don't wanna be "normal" i want to be myself and i realize i have more personality than i thought

[@akamrhell]

My new daily anthem. 🖤🖤🖤

[@Dr_Nobody2962-YouTube]

I have ADHD and I'm on the scall of atisom its hard to make frends but I'm happy that i have one frend in my life.

[@thaumatik]

Loved you guys since I was 9. One of my first introductions to steampunkery after Voltaire got me into goth from AQW. My pops named me Ky Anh [Miraculous Hero] and the Chinese which is Qi Ying, which has multiple meanings, one of them is 'Weird Hero'. Like.. Yessss. I saw this and loved it before I heard it! Major ADHD. Or am I Captain ADHD? Haha!

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

I used to listen to y’all about a decade ago and unintentionally drifted away to other music and forgot. Well, I’m so excited to have rediscovered y’all and to see that you’re still putting out music!

[@Ludi_Chris]

I can so relate even though I don’t have ADD.

[@damndun5890]

damn never thought that I would use quote "That is literally me" but this time it is too good not to use. But I am not so good at doing music, but I write some decent tales Thank you for your music it helped me on my hard times and taught me to love steampunk stuff

[@ТимофейГречишников-ч9ч]

Never. Have I ever. Been more in tune with a song. This is AMAZING.. I legit cried in joy as I mimicked your WEIRDest dance and wickedest singing. I've been weird since school and learned to accept it, make it a part of me, an archetype. And yes I received mockery, and God's love, yes, I found people who were sharing the same kind of vibe! The only difference was that I did it not with music, but with jokes, tricks, riddles, games, whatnot. You, sir, have created an anthem. For every weirdo there is on this planet. Thank you. I'm so excited to perform it someday (nothing big, just a group of weirdos). Stay the same and never fear The power in your heart that's weird.

[@memegenerator2360]

Dazzling type of comfort song. I'm so glad I found this not so dead cog

[@JoeDouglas]

This song really hit home. In school I was the weird art kid. I was constantly teased for being a "poof," which always struck me as weird as I was going off to a room full of girls while they went and chased a ball while jumping on top of each other. Anyway, this song is epic and you've got yourself a new fan. Brilliant stuff!

[@spacemanspiff168]

... and you can still surprise me! I can absolutely feel this song with every little part of me. :D

[@dubiusmaxiumus27]

The ADD anthem!! Gunna be jamming out to this on repeat for weeks XD

[@swaggyboy2054]

I have autism and a.d.d. I had a hard time fitting in at school and when ever I tryed talking in a conversation the other students would say they are talking about nothing, I was bullied and once threatened. Because I always tryed to be positive and smile, this song definitely relates, I wonder why till I check the description Your band is awesome! And I always loved the stories it told

[@sidro6910]

Me being a person who has ADHD and struggling in university, constantly struggling with doing homework in time and trying to fit in. This song makes me feel better knowing that im not alone in this struggle and dream for the future where i have found my true passion that i can do with my utmost interest and learn a way to live with ADHD. The Cog is Dead has always been a lovely band. Thank you for this song and stay well!

[@valentin7541]

I really love your unique style cog!

[@justaspiral13]

I found yall from your inspector gadget cover, and I'm glad I did!

[@pumkinbitz9944]

I came from Spotify, This song honestly helped me stop a mental breakdown and I’m thankful for this.

[@martinsane]

Brilliant tune! Monster Elfman vibes and that is NOT a bad thing in the least!

[@willieearles3151]

What an awesome song. Now that I’m in college I’ve found a bunch of likeminded weirdos but it used to be a struggle. Thanks for the tunes, John! P.S. the costumes in this video are super cool.

[@garlicbreath4690]

Finally caught a premiere! This is amazing John!

[@Windthin]

This may well be my anthem; my wife and I both had this experience growing up, and still do. I would never want to be anything but weird. Thank you for this.

[@CarpeDMPhoto]

This is amazing! I feel so seen. And an accordion!!!

[@ricardosubiabres]

Amazing!! definitely my favorite steampunk band!! 🤘

[@jacemonster5]

You have such a big range! I can't believe I didn't discover your music until today

[@thecogisdead]

Thanks very much!