The Heart of the Machine [One Shot Song] [xXtha Original]

[@xXtha]

Out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/1x4IXANdyN8GwV9fs204ZJ?si=d3d2cfeecce94d4e

[@SawyerTheAnimator]

Good 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bananamonke7007]

It's rare for new OneShot content these days.

[@bananamonke7007]

I haven't played OneShot for a few years after completing all endings... now I feel old.

[@LordLaxy]

Same

[@winter_hope_asriel_dreemurr]

Now I'm waiting until I can get it

[@BeanBoy-bi1uj]

and it shouldn't be

[@Rinn1842]

I agree

[@NightMargins]

HOLY GODDAMN

[@MeMe-fc7qc]

HOW ARE THERE NO REPLIES

[@kadyshev2759]

HOW ARE THERE 1 REPLIE

[@Oofy_dupes]

HOW ARE THERE ONLY 2 REPLIES

[@isaacb5610]

HOW IS THERE ONLY 3 REPLIES?!?!

[@FloodNinja110-ip1hz]

HOW ARE THERE ONLY 4 RELPLIES

[@epicgamernoisesintensifies6238]

I love how when it goes silent after the first few verses, you can actually time it to the later lines with “oh good messiah”

[@PLUSHY_N]

*proceeds to break the light bulb

[@CrazyKid-k6m]

@@PLUSHY_N >:(

[@niwor1]

​@@PLUSHY_NOH NO

[@0mnip0tent]

One of the most underrated indie game

[@MegaPenize]

I knoww

[@Zephyrther]

Definitely

[@MarthaMDPlover123]

reallll

[@robbybwhitley]

It really is

[@Fionaalove9897]

No, that Title go's to cult of the lamb

[@mahogacha8277]

"One shot is all it takes for a life to end or a light to break" IS SUCH A BANGER LINE WHAT?!?!?! FULL COMMENDATIONS ON THAT ONE! And the art is stunning too??? You're so talented, well done!

[@Crossbonesthesavior]

hello it is i niko

[@mahogacha8277]

@@Crossbonesthesavior OMG Niko real?!?!??!

[@Crossbonesthesavior]

@@mahogacha8277 yes

[@maxxcrafting7519]

yeah that line is so good and it took me a while to realize that (spoilers) it was a refence to the end of the game

[@gtcproductions4097]

Niko’s life ending, or the Sun breaking. Super clever!

[@ignaciopro826]

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A [ [ [ [ ONE SHOT ] ] ] ]

[@justafurry9400]

Alright, first "Broken Machine" and now this? WHY SO MANY BANGERS POPPING OUT IN MY RECOMMENDED HOLY. Honestly this song is so good, even tho im pretty sure we all think that, the lyrics are pretty catchy and the song itself is very well made. The art is well done too and it makes me watch the full video if i ever click on it because of both the art and the song. I've rewatched it a bunch of times now but it's just so good i can't get tired of it, i hope such content about OneShot keeps coming because it makes me real happy to know despite it being underrated, it still gets a lot of sick things

[@itspavka]

Agree

[@Niko._.975]

fr,its Bearing the Fire

[@Idonothing-jj7qe]

Broken machine and heart of the machine are really good

[@Eternal_Solstice]

Agree

[@fireshine2134]

There is also "Choice of a god", it's pretty good too

[@Iza_YT]

I wish this fandom back to life again 😢 This is really amazing song,I love it!❤

[@lanaplayz7316]

Same😭😭😭🙏🙏

[@aRealAndHumanManThing]

Wouldn't it be so expensive, I'd cosplay the sh*t out of this. But I don't even have enough for the game, starting uni rn and getting the next job only in 1-2months

[@lanaplayz7316]

@@aRealAndHumanManThing i have the game but i wanna make a cosplay but im to broke:")

[@JazmineDavis-rj6jx]

This KZbinr called Fateward is in the middle of a play through of it. They're a smaller youtuber but it's still pretty good. And it's great to see new fans playing it and streaming

[@Eternal_Solstice]

0:20 i just realised there are two "the" here, thats neat

[@Aktan_]

NO WHAT THE HECK

[@Eternal_Solstice]

@@Aktan_ ha

[@MUI_Noam12]

@Aktan_ hai :3

[@Itz_Wolfee]

I love how most of your songs focus on the theme while not directly saying things about it! Its always so beautiful!

[@Saiavinn]

Right? To those in the know, it's a beautiful memoir, and to newcomers, it's a teaser, not giving enough context to spoil the story in its true depth. Rather artfully done in my humble opinion.

[@Itz_Wolfee]

@@Saiavinn Yeah, I played One shot a bit after this song came out, listened to it ever since.

[@W.d_Gaster]

I love how the "Life to end or a Light to break" becomes "A game to end or a light to wake" because of Solstice

[@__.dreamwalker]

A ONESHOT MUSIC IN 2023????? OH MY GOD LETS GOOOOO

[@wolfboy-cp4fz]

ON GOD BRO

[@HidorusMech]

1:39 is the most banger part

[@melonchola]

IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED oh my gosh its actually straight fire the lyrics are so well done

[@Racket-j8p]

Absolutely loving that we’re still getting OneShot content. Glad to know that we still haven’t forgotten about Niko and the world machine.

[@SnowstormProductionsCompany]

This zong is amazing, and really shows everything in the game. I found the game really cool because it breaks the definition of what a game can do, creating files on your system to find to Niko walking off the edge of the window

[@seanireland7182]

this might actually be one of the highest quality oneshot fan songs i've ever heard, i really like the song and the art is very good as well!

[@S.A.M.422]

This one and the song title "Broken Machine" contend for the top spot for me

[@andrew6341]

oh yeah it's time for an essay. I'll start with the good stuff because there's a LOT of good stuff. -The soundfont for the music is phenomenal. The pixelated synthesized sound works great as it's reminiscent of the games of which One Shot's graphics come from. -The vocals alternated between the synth vocals (early in verse) and the more human sounding vocals (later in verse). The transition was so smooth I didn't even notice it the first time. I like that you used both because while the synth vocals are cool, they aren't great to listen to if you don't know the lyrics or are reading the subtitles. -From a purely lyrical perspective, the chorus is really good. I say purely lyrical because I think it was a little too cramped and long. But in terms of just looking at the lyrics they are really good. -The bridge. YOU FUCKIN NAILED THAT SHIT. ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. The purpose of the bridge is to connect the last verse into the chorus with a little extra emotion, and you did that BRILLIANTLY. I cannot say enough how hard it is to write a good bridge and you wrote a GREAT bridge. It was immediately different from the chorus and verses musically while still keeping the pace of the song and gradually slowing down. You get to really hear the acoustics giving the listener a more personal feeling as it builds into the last chorus. The lyrics are so good because they're (mostly) story-accurate, they're deep in their meaning, and they convey the intent of the character they come from. I could go on for hours about everything great about this bridge but I digress. -The music didn't completely cover the vocals and visa-versa. This seems like a small thing, but it's so important that you can actually hear both parts. An instrumental would be so cool and it would really help me because I really want to make sheet music for this. -The art is just so good. I don't have any analytical takes on the art because I don't draw, but it's just so good. The not so good stuff. It's not stuff that I inherently hate about the song, it's just a few nitpicks that I would change -The chorus feels very cramped. It felt like you had a whole song worth of chorus that you had to squeeze into a few lines. Especially after the bridge there is no pause. The chorus is good, but it's hard to remember the whole thing which is the point of a chorus. It's a few lines that repeat throughout the song that should be easy to recognize and memorize. -Some of the lyrics just felt like you made lyrics to sound cool while forgetting the fact that they don't make sense with the game it's based on. Now, I haven't played One Shot in a while. This could be my bad memory. Lyrics such as "cover yourself in dreams left all alone in bed" and "sometimes the broken screen shatters beneath the weight of its own dreams" feel misleading because they don't really talk about the narrative of One Shot as much as they just... sound cool and keep up the rhyme scheme. I might look into it further and edit this comment if I find out I was wrong. -The key change at the end. I don't like random key changes. You did more than a good enough job setting the tone with the bridge and the out of nowhere key change is kind of jarring. I wouldn't mind it as much if you had a break between the choruses to smoothly transition into a key change, but that would devalue the bridge so overall I just say leave it in the same key. I never know how to end comments like this so I'll just say 8/10 song and this is definitely going on my playlist :)

[@xXtha]

Thank you for the comment, I appreciate the detailed look into the song. The bridge also includes the only real instrument of the track to help with the feeling of it To address some of your critique, none of my songs contain simple choruses as I do not draw inspiration from the typical pop chorus and instead from other vocaloid songs which will have very complex and long (though mostly in Japanese), choruses. This is to focus on the story rather than memorability. It’s obviously a genre taste, but you will find this style in pretty much all of my songs 😅 I did want to point out, because I think it’s kind of funny based on your comment of loving the bridge and thinking the chorus is a little over the top, that the bridge *is* the melody of the chorus and the melody is not actually any slower. Just sung with different intensity. I think it’s cool how the dynamics of the voice and backing track effect perception like that, though the speed of the animation in the video probably influences that too As for the lyrics, no lyrics in my song are ever just random, though can be much more symbolic or cryptic than literal at times. “Cover yourself in dreams left all lone in bed” is in reference to the places in which Niko falls asleep, prompting you to leave the game (hence alone), only to return to them dreaming of their home. Continuing with your trip or sleeping are basically the only two things you do in Oneshot, so I made the comparison between the two. The ‘or’ between them isn’t meant to be seen as exclusively one or the other, just that these two options exist. “Sometimes the broken screen shatters beneath the weight of its own dreams” is a little more symbolic in the sense that dreams refers to the initial intention of the creator, who created a machine (screen) that literally starts breaking under the confliction (weight) of its own programming. The use of dream here also draws parallel with the other line ^ for Niko, just with a different meaning of “aspirations” than “actual dreams”. Hopefully that clears up these lines a little more, though I do warn this is one of my more straightforward lyric songs because I write lyrics to be more like poetry, with hidden intent or multiple meanings lol Also instrumentals come out with every song once they hit stores, both in stores, and under releases on youtube

[@andrew6341]

@@xXtha I watched... all... of your other stuff because I'm a huge undertale nerd and enjoy most of the other games the songs are based on. I gotta say, the choruses are growing on me... A lot of new songs have been added to my playlists in the last couple of days

[@foxywild1780]

Dude wth, you really liked song this much lol. But I have to agree, this song is a banger!

[@TheMiningCrafter]

Sheesh and I thought *I* went in long tangents about this game

[@TheMiningCrafter]

Okay. I know I’ve already replied on this comment but I gotta say this somewhere. HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING. I usually play the song on while I’m looking at it’s comments, and whenever I do, there’s always a comment that quotes the lyrics and whenever I read the lyric mentioned in said comment the lyric SOMEHOW plays at the same time or at least very close. It’s happened to me at least 5 times within the last month TWO of which were from reading THIS comment thread. Does this happen to anyone else or am I just going insane?? I’m being serious this is genuinely happening despite it sounding made-up

[@eb924]

nice oneshot content

[@Alik769]

It’s nice to see new OneShot content in 2023 Edit: in 2024 too

[@drneokorteks]

Another illuminating masterpiece! 💡💡💡 Thank you for your hard work, as always!

[@HidorusMech]

I see what you did there 😏

[@049_plague_doctor]

did you just make a oneshot pun?, you my sir are a absolute genius

[@drneokorteks]

@@049_plague_doctor You are too kind, I just had a bright idea and decided to act upon it! 🌞

[@nevdevyt4015]

Hecking heck it's Niko Oneshot!

[@MoriaGrey]

The repeat button is looking really fine today 🔁

[@tacticalpinecone8732]

1:38 First time hearing this genuinely gave me chills, fantastic lines

[@Maxxatron]

2:36 The "Light to break" line was so clever because the whole time I was imagining it like the saying "break of dawn" or just how light "breaks" the shadows and I had completely forgot the bulb can **break** too!

[@niwor1]

Yeah fr

[@Professional_misinformation]

I guess you can this game was really a One shot of a attempt

[@shinybe]

Just the other day I was listening to the Oneshot song, "Broken Machine" and thinking, "Y'know, I wish that there were more Oneshot fan songs, since this one is really good" and look here we are!! I guessed I covered myself in dreams of another Oneshot fan songs and it worked lol

[@abcdefghigklmnnopqrstuwxyz]

That happened to me too 😂

[@InnocentSweetie123]

As a rather new OneShot fan who has the World Machine Edition of the game on Switch, I just wanna say, THE VOICES FOR NIKO AND THE WORLD MACHINE/THE ENTITY ARE ON POINT!! They fit so well!

[@TheAdvertisement]

Absolutely love how the World Machine turns the "One shot is all it takes, for a life to end, for a light to break" line on its head. Love how you subtly altered the mode there to make it sound less desperate and determined, and instead morose and regretful.

[@Musiclide]

Super catchy! Amazing work :D

[@xXtha]

Thank you, I'm a big fan of your music 🖤❤

[@nightnovis]

OMG hey

[@ftwgaming0]

Can't unsee how in the walking animation loop, Niko's right leg never takes a step forward. Only the left leg moves in front of them because the loop is just a single step instead of both, making it look like their pelvis is spinning under their coat

[@NikoTurnip]

I wasn't expecting the HOLY SHIT YOU COOCKED BROTHER. sorry sorry. I wasn't expecting a one shot music at this time. Lines are good, music is fantastic, art is fabulous and good job

[@RetroNitro_TV]

*Holy fricking crap* Where has this song been all my life? I"ve honestly shivered throughout and cried towards the end. _Oustanding_

[@JoniGroni]

Wow, as weird as it sounded at First, what a banger!!! 😍

[@fazplayergame1244]

UWOOOOOOOOUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH LOVE IT SOO MUCH❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

Between Choice of a God, Broken Machine and now this. OneShot fans are producing some crazy hits! Every song has a golden aspect to this. In this case it's the lyrics, very nicely done. The vocals on the other hand almost didn't hook me in. At the beginning it felt very... vocaloid-y. Until 1:39 blew me away. When you sang "Up in the sky" and hit that high note, something just resonated in me in the best way possible.

[@xXtha]

This is a vocaloid

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

@@xXthaOh. That explains it then.

[@orion_traveler]

"ONE SHOT IS ALL IT TAKES FOR A LIFE TO END OR A LIGHT TO BREAK" 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wasinirafuse8769]

I love the hopeful-hopeless vibes this has

[@Kris_Thecatlover]

1:39 - 1:54 my fav part of the entire song

[@Marudream407]

HOW DOES THIS NOT HAVE AT LEAST 2 MILLION VIEWS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@wasinirafuse8769]

I might sing this for the talent show coming up soon!

[@wasinirafuse8769]

I ended up doing this for the karaoke instead, I failed so bad but it was fun!

[@Snuffythevees]

I'm not usually comments to any video, but for this want. I want to thank you for making this animation, I also can't believe I just found it now

[@kriskros4900]

DO I SPOT A ONESHOT SONG? arghhhh yesss

[@PLUSHY_N]

Life is Roblox? No. We only have OneShot in our life. When we die, there’s no more chance of respawn. So, Life is OneShot

[@MarthaMDPlover123]

HOLY SHIZ ONESHOT CONTENT!!! this game is literally so underratedddd

[@Vince_c.3]

The shitty caliborn is killing me

[@MarthaMDPlover123]

@@Vince_c.3 Greenflare yuri

[@Vince_c.3]

@@MarthaMDPlover123 who they

[@MarthaMDPlover123]

@@Vince_c.3 Greenflare yuri

[@potatogaming360]

Nearly a year later and still a banger EDIT: Officially A Year Later, Still A Banger

[@golyblol]

we waiting for October 1st to new version Oneshot

[@alphasaft2130]

Oneshot is one hell of a game, and this is one hell of a song

[@JustJacob01]

It’s always nice to see new One Shot fan works pop up, because when they do it’s usually gems like this!

[@jay-virm]

This is definitely one of my favorite Oneshot fansongs ever and I absolutely adore it though if you can allow me to give a bit of criticism: The final drop doesn't feel too different apart from the key change but it doesn't emphasize the song enough. It sounds great but it doesn't have enough impact. I think doing something different to emphasize it being the climax like cutting off the instrumental for say a bar to highlight the vocals would definitely up the feeling for stuff like this. It would break up the otherwise steady pace of the song and throw people for a loop. All in all though, this is still incredibly solid and I look forward to seeing more of your work!

[@xXtha]

Not really that kind of song

[@TheAdvertisement]

"Oh good Messiah, bearing the fire, head to the spire" 🔥🔥Fire lyrics hotter than the lightbulb!!!🔥🔥

[@Pindeckoo1]

I think the World Machine is singing this

[@os_niko]

it's so rare to see a content of my favorite game...

[@Vizier_117]

Пока это самое свежая песня по OneShot. С каждым днём мы все дальше от Бога.

[@СветланаЕрова-б3ц]

Хейо! Я собираюсь переложить эту песню на русский! Уже готов куплет и припев, но час от часу не легче... Однако, думаю, что к лету управлюсь.

[@Vizier_117]

@ Желаю удачи.🍀

[@СветланаЕрова-б3ц]

@@Vizier_117 Оно готово! Я действительно смог это сделать! правда, в одном моменте там мега коряво... но я не знаю как это исправить... теперь последняя проблема - надо сделать видео. А у меня ни монтирующих, ни вокальных способностей нету...

[@Pewpew6]

This sounds so awesome!!!

[@Kittygameplayz]

niko oneshot really has some :3 vibes idk how else to describe it their personality just feels like the embodiment of :3

[@Pindeckoo1]

They cat :3

[@Kajneww]

In my opinion One Shot is COMPLETED game that will remain like it for god know how long

[@multilk6399]

i love how the animation of the beginning of the chorus (i think) shows illustrations to the lyrics that we hear next time that part plays

[@positivity3311]

*One shot, right? *Determination.

[@grasp4success319]

Frisk: So what are you? Sans: A one-shot

[@gc-painter9535]

God i love this song.

[@Alecasnotebook]

never played one shot, still love this song

[@DoctorX17]

I keep listening to this a lot

[@JoaoPedroRoa]

I hope this game rise up again in some moment

[@Ponera-Sama]

When the light is running low And the shadows start to grow And the places that you know Seem like fantasy There's a light inside your soul That's still shining in the cold With the truth The promise in our heart Don't Forget I'm with you in the dark

[@everidazed]

YESSSSSS ONESHOT IS SO GOOD AND SO IS THIS SONG!!!!! That guitar section is.... so nice. "Inside this broken machine / Lies the memories of what used to be me" and "Sometimes the broken screen shatters / Beneath the weight of its own dreams" are such banger lines. Big love to this.

[@Jpx0999]

Dont know why but i tough of aloy from horizon dawn in nikos place in thai music because it actually fits her

[@siamcheese]

UAUAUAAUAUAAGE ITS SO GOOD I love oneshot and i love your music this is an absolute dream come true

[@Arhos_Er_Derro]

wow, I didn't expect to see another song on oneshot game in this year. for some reason, a lot of good music on different channels came out at once at one time.

[@HeartOfArt7]

A beautiful song for a beautiful game ^^👍🏻💕

[@Chestet]

HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! SUCH A BANGER

[@LittleBunnyFeet]

OneShot might be almost 7 years old, and the fan base never grew huge, but the amount of love people still give to this game warms my heart! Thank you for bringing back memories with this song 💙

[@killianbard3230]

10 lol

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

This is so good! I'm glad Oneshot is still getting attention, particularly in music. It's such a cool experience and its themes and feelings it brings have so much potential for this sort of thing. The imagery you chose for this is also so, so good.

[@jamesmarsh6884]

i might be just a little obsessed with this

[@PancakeLoverFromTerraria]

I see Oneshot, I click

[@estouolhandote1390]

Here's a try for a Portuguese Adaptation - Quando é chegada a noite Pessoas caíram na escuridão Esperando o amanhecer novamente Vendo ao coração da máquina a dizer Quando o mundo está sufocante E as vozes na sua cabeça dizem Você é o único restante Pode andar à frente Ou se envolver em sonhos Deixada, toda sozinha na cama Nessa máquina toda quebrada Deitam as memórias de quem eu seria Uma chance é o que é preciso Para uma vida acabar ou uma luz quebrar Às ruas correram Às estrelas admiraram Enquanto pixels chocavam em luz novamente Esperando o seu deus salvá-los do vácuo crescente, dizendo: Ah, bom messias Suporte as chamas Vá à torre nas alturas Acima dos céus Ousado e corajoso à torre vai religar Antes do código nos devorar Você não entende Não posso existir assim Sua vida é tão preciosa pra mim Quando vê essas terras O mundo parece menor ao Carregar o sol nas mãos suas O medo não precisa ter Apesar de tudo sei que Aqui você não é de pertencer Às vezes uma tela rachada quebra Sob o peso de seus próprios sonhos Uma chance é o que é preciso Para uma vida acabar ou uma luz quebrar Quando o mundo está sufocante E as vozes na sua cabeça dizem Você é o único restante Pode andar à frente Ou se envolver em sonhos Deixada, toda sozinha na cama Nessa máquina toda quebrada Deitam as memórias de quem eu seria Uma chance é o que é preciso Para uma vida acabar ou uma luz quebrar Quando o mundo está sufocante E as vozes na sua cabeça dizem Você é o único restante Pode andar à frente Ou se envolver em sonhos Deixada, toda sozinha na cama Nessa máquina toda quebrada Deitam as memórias de quem eu seria Uma chance é o que é preciso Para um jogo acabar ou uma luz despertar

[@ApenasAleatorio.]

Tu é foda mano.

[@Lynxez]

oh my god this is so underrated, i hope it recieves more attention, lovely music and visuals!!!

[@silverchariot2463]

2:14 I love this part so much, good guitar playing

[@TheSleeplessTem_9331]

i cant stop listening to this song, HOW DO U MAKE SUCH GOOD MUSIC

[@impissing]

THE LYRICS ARE SO GOOD WTF🔥🔥🔥

[@gamerefrains1364]

I'm addicted to this song.

[@CrystallizedCoyote]

Same, lol, parts of it have been in my head for the past few days... Help-

[@snuffypuffs]

obsessed with the video for this! you killed it! i hope we get more videos like this in the future :D

[@LordTerrisen]

The time was worth it. this song it so delightfully ear-wormy✨

[@MatHat1]

More people, especially OneShot fans must hear this, its peak, just like "Broken Machine" in my opinion

[@Mythical0901]

I love this so much.

[@jordanfaulkner5598]

Never saw how heavy the weight of a trueth could be until i watched and listened to this.

[@jingoman7685]

dont you dare think i didnt see the "the the sun" at the beginning

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

I still remember the fan project that dubbed the game. It was amazing work.

[@closertale]

Im happy oneshot content still appears

[@griffinrails]

this is beautiful fantastic work xxtha!

[@BioluminescentArt]

I wish there was more oneshot content on KZbin and other stuff it’s the most underrated game I’ve ever played

[@Malxishere]

It makes me happy to see one shot still getting attention🥲

[@fandomtrash8151]

1:39 such a banger

[@LumenOk]

This is way too good to exist

[@Daytonious]

I just realized I haven't commented on this! I played through OneShot for the first time last month, and have really enjoyed listening to this! (100+ times by now) You've done a phenomenal job on it, truly. Just wanted to say that, great work!

[@JoJopis_11106]

I'm so grateful, thanks to this song i discovered OneShot and I tried It. Just an hour ago i completed the solstice ending and i cried. I really enjoyed the Game and its now one of my favourites, thank you man :)

[@DrittenGirl23]

this immediately went into my music playlist

[@floweytheflower4499]

This came out *9* days ago, yet, it’s managed to become my favorite song.

[@rinustherinus9511]

Amazing. The game and this song are perfect.

[@gamermoment6016]

Oneshot is my favorite game literally ever so like god damn this goes hard for me especially

[@nightiingale_]

YOOO THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLEE