MUST HAVE BEEN THE WIND: Skyrim Guard Song ■ The Chalkeaters feat. Black Gryph0n

[@TheChalkeaters]

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[@utisti4976]

Now *_all of this just works!_* :D

[@babypenguinwithagun5737]

Praise TheChalkeaters!! \[T]/

[@ultrakillerx5514]

Make half life musical for us :)

[@Ragesomethingidk]

Certified banger. 😏👌 Also, WHAT THE FUCK IS PYMA... ÄHHH PIEMA...? Pymer? WHAT EVER! WHAT THE HEEEEEEELL IS SHE GOING HERE!?

[@privet23]

Ne nado Genshin, dorogie vi nashi, ne nado, mat' vashu!

[@yuji5134]

I love how it went from "ignorance is bliss" to "you have no enemies"

[@lordpvt]

same

[@PlesnivejSejra]

I mean... it IS true - We have no enemies.

[@veryoriginalname2515]

@@PlesnivejSejra the weird thing about pacifism as an ideology is that it would work perfectly, if everyone was a pacifist. one country abolishing its entire military would be stupid and would lead to a total collapse, but the entire planet giving up its weapon wouldnt impact society negatively at all, and would only protect lives.

[@markfreenick]

​@@veryoriginalname2515you can be pacifist with an army just in case that youre neighbor will not.

[@UmarWazir]

@@veryoriginalname2515 I feel the 'you have no enemies' is less straight up pacifism and more to let go of grudges as life too short for that.

[@aldgate]

I do genuinely believe you could stop at least one major medieval battle if you just went back in time with a full concert setup, grabbed a rock band and grabbed some local bards. If free beer was included

[@ignisign7604]

"BURN THE WITCHES!"

[@icetide9411]

@@ignisign7604 "BUT SIR, THE WITCHES FUCKING ROCK"

[@bosi1665]

​@@icetide9411"THE EMPEROR DEMANDS THE WITCHES BURN"

[@AzariusChrome]

​@bosi1665 here's a keg of honeybrew mead to look the other way 😊

[@bosi1665]

@@AzariusChrome "hm, must have been the wind"

[@Gamer_Of_The_Day]

If Bethesda makes a Skyrim movie, we must have this song for the end credits.

[@Truck-kun653]

i would pay thousands of dollars to make that real.

[@YourLocalEldritchHorror]

​@@Truck-kun653I would pay THREE no FIVE nickels to see this happen

[@TmanTheTdog]

@@YourLocalEldritchHorrorWOAH

[@DoctorClef]

knowing Bethesda itll come along at some point, gotta have Skyrim re-release atleast 5 more times

[@robm6726]

All I know is for this to happen we need about Three fiddy.

[@baileylarsen9439]

This song is so catchy. Even the dragons are dancing along.

[@Iaminsideofyourwalls]

I can't believe they went an entire song without talking about arrows in the knee. Truly a masterpiece.

[@369destroyer]

Well he wasnt ever an adventurer so he was safe from that particular epidemic XD

[@Iaminsideofyourwalls]

@@369destroyer True, but when he said "essentially" I was so prepared for them to rhyme it with knee.

[@theguythatexist3522]

That arrow was just the wind

[@CommissarChaotic]

Well he wasnt an adventurer like you so he never took the arrow to the knee XD

[@fcfdroid]

Lmao

[@CeHee123]

This guy is the embodyment of the phrase "Ignorance is bliss."

[@yeedog6145]

To be fair Alduin and basically every other major disaster in elder scrolls literally never becomes a problem until you seek them out.

[@Th3G4m3F4n]

This is what happens when you fail every perception check.

[@soogus55]

He stopped a war by doing nothing. A true hero

[@hellraiser217]

This guy is the embodiement of "I don't get paid enough for this" you mean.

[@LordDragox412]

No no no, he's very conscious of the assassin called "The Wind". It's said that he has maxed out his sneak, and that his arrows can silently kneecap you from miles away. If you felt it but you can't see who did it, it must've been The Wind, and you might as well resign yourself to your fate for you are already dead.

[@funnyvideoguy3216]

This was supposed to just be a song making fun of the stealth mechanics in Skyrim but omg this is powerful and inspiring

[@lordpvt]

fact

[@generallyunimportant]

i still can't believe how fucked sneaking is in skyrim my character can be like a centimeter away from someone and they won't be seen

[@Enterprise6126]

​@@generallyunimportantsong is still a banger though

[@generallyunimportant]

@@Enterprise6126 tru

[@majstealth]

the power of the 90´s pop formula

[@glitchvlogs6597]

I used to be a musician like you, then an arrow hit my knee.

[@cornman6804]

probably was just the wind

[@darkmonger6244]

Must have been the wind

[@KanyaTheWolf]

Must've been simply your imagination

[@3starperfectdeer233]

"Then I took an arrow to the knee"

[@firefox1223]

Such a banger. Did anyone else notice Todd Howard trying to sell skyrim at the concert?

[@Evol134]

Lol

[@Insanity_TM]

And the people surrounding that argonian maid

[@cre58a]

Todd would try to sell Skyrim to the people of Skyrim wouldn't he

[@mrtoast244]

Skyrim: Wind Edition (It's just wind noises for 200 hours)

[@MystralThunder]

@@Insanity_TMI don't see the Maid! Where is that?

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

If breaking out into an epic rock song doesn't solve all your worlds problems, your Bard level isn't high enough.

[@YourLocalEldritchHorror]

What if there was a bard whose ultimate goal was to write a song so great that it ended wars and brought Peace to the world? DnD people you must do it

[@kingnekogon]

Bill & Ted need a reunion tour man.

[@the_man_of_dudes]

I'll go kill some kobolds talking isn't my forte

[@eleanorunicorn2839]

Tenacious D’s “Rock Off” with daedra-form Dave Grohl 🎸

[@DigitalAlexN]

Ah I see someone leveled their speechcraft!

[@danielferrieri7434]

The Wind just Works

[@Ymryrth]

It just does

[@olegmoki]

It just works, it just works!

[@balkaba3927]

if they continue the bethesda trend then that would be crazy

[@someone-ol9dm]

It just works in this overpriced open world

[@VHDSoaD]

But knee don't.

[@thaddaeusrobinson4239]

Crazy to think that it’s been 13 years and we are still getting new content about Skyrim.

[@evernewb2073]

if you support your modding community then the game never stops getting updates _morrowind_ still gets mods faster than people can play them let alone skyrim.

[@extrachipper]

Ah yes, Skyrim, the only game where you can convince people everything is okay despite having 5 arrows lodged in their groin so long as your sneak skill is high enough. Props to this guard for gaslighting the entirety of Whiterun, the whole Imperial Legion and Stormcloak rebellion, and several dragons into getting along peacefully. "It must have been the wind," indeed.

[@baddragon7057]

😊

[@GIZMOGNOM3]

*gaslamping

[@insaincaldo]

Yeah, cause no other game with stealth mechanics, would have the NPC's just forget about you after a while.

[@MiGLifeCrisis]

​@@baddragon7057I know what you are.

[@Kpsla]

I like how this takes a line of total ignorance and turns it into something closer to moving on and not letting anything get to you. Less "I do not see it" and more "It does not matter to me"

[@sebastianls412]

Ive always seen it less as “total ignorance” and more so “knows better than to make a racket about it”

[@Fire_Gaming64]

@@sebastianls412unless of course it’s the dragonborn shouting in a city, he’s scaring folks after all!

[@sebastianls412]

@@Fire_Gaming64 but if course! A man is disrespecting the law! And therefore all the town guards!

[@QueenBlueDawn5871]

I so agree, I hope people actually learn from this. It's amazing and funny but also sends a beautiful message.

[@clarkstone439]

i like this interpretation

[@LegendaryFenrir]

Can we appreciate the wise and caring Whiterun Guard Mom? She knew life is sweeter than any sweet roll could possibly be

[@FrostyNuggetTheCool]

@@karsoban9150exactly

[@generallyunimportant]

@@karsoban9150 the flower!! don't forget the flower!!!

[@michaelcutler5538]

I just sent a screenshot of her to my ex and said "I found my type"

[@elsgare8485]

She indeed makes me feel a little something

[@tyhester4477]

So a friend sent me this saying this sums up my personality seeing as how 99% of the time I'm completely oblivious to what's going on around me

[@CornCCornelius]

XD

[@jonatanmonsalve11]

How can this group make such perfect blends of meme lyrics and actually amazing music?

[@doginhat13]

That's what happens when someone does passion project

[@silentnight6810]

It just works

[@_THE.DEMON.IS.AN.IDIOT_]

It just works

[@CharginChuck]

I'm more impressed that they resisted making a reference to THE meme (you know which one).

[@jeb4eyes]

​@@CharginChuck?

[@oneqrazyabc3618]

It is crazy how a simple full-face covering helmet can be so expressive

[@Dxuki]

Pyro tf2

[@-Autocons9999]

we got monkey brains we see Skyrim we click on it

[@KTOK]

I know right? *cough cough* Halo Show

[@GraciousInk1530]

@@KTOK this is animated. Halo is live action.

[@raphm3236]

The helmet move his "eyes" and close th so itd not as crasy

[@jaimecubero6820]

This is so wholesome for some reason, kinda shares a "dont worry, be Happy" type of message

[@georgeiminlincalvimontes8594]

I mean the whole song is about how it doesn't matter what problem comes you have to endure it and overcome it because after all you are going to still be there

[@emilia8706]

Their befriending their enemies, and making peace by chilling and singing together. It just is very wholesome.

[@EbuCallinav]

"Don't worry, Be Happy" was actually meant to be sarcastic.

[@Mechazoid5116]

@@EbuCallinav which is exactly what this song is about to. Denial. Which the original commenter seems to suffer from as do most people in the comment section.

[@milkiboreasu]

@@Mechazoid5116 to me, the song seems not about denial, but optimism no matter what he's aware that whiterun is on fire, he's aware that there's stormcloaks marching on whiterun, but he chooses to be happy and continue to say it must have been the wind it's not quite denial, but moreso seems like refusal to just let it be bad, sure he's acting like there's no stormcloaks or dragons, but despite everything around him, him being cold, all this, he just decides to live blissfully without acknowledging all these horrible things, coldly putting it as "denial" seems like a very pessimistic view on the song, but putting it as "willful blissful ignorance" or that he's gonna be happy no matter what seems like the vibe they were going for

[@malahamavet]

seeing Ulfric besides General Tulius was so cool! I love how wholesome is seeing everybody enjoying themselves together in this concert

[@stickman207]

"The winds will pass, The kings will fall, We should stay strong cause life goes on!" Actual Fire

[@jonahblack2000]

It had no right to be this fucking fire.

[@depot-lb8hl]

"I have no enemies," energy, but it slaps!

[@generallyunimportant]

i heard a similar line of dialogue from a i think its like falkreath or sum? its in the bottom of the map i think, don't remember which specifically

[@tristanshort5126]

Winds will pass: Morrowind Kings will fall: Oblivion The rest: Skyrm (I cant spell 😂)

[@robyourchez]

you can see this line in it just works as the description for the sweet roll found in the "rly useful treasure" chest in "it just works" despite that song came out 4 YEARS AGO

[@degariuslozak2169]

The fact that Skyrim is 13 years old and we still have such great content from it

[@LycanWolfGaming]

honestly, Skyrim and Fallout 3 through 4 still creates a lot of content - mostly NV but the point remains.. Bethesda made games that will stand to the test of time imo

[@ironicmedic3912]

I would officially like to welcome Skyrim and its fanbase to the 'We're going to live forever!' club. (I'm originally from tf2)

[@trollking6315]

Too bad Chosen Undead still solos your boy #ChosenWonThatFight

[@NFITC1]

It's not even 12 yet.

[@ironicmedic3912]

@@NFITC1 Its over 10 years, so its good enough for the club

[@aj1218]

I cant wait for the 30th Anniversary edition Skyrim release. I hear after that we get Elder Scrolls 6.

[@theanonymspysandwich]

You mean Elder Scrolls Online 2

[@NotxbossThexbot]

​@@theanonymspysandwichnahh bro, its just an expansion pack

[@Parasolhyena]

No I'm sorry it was a paid dlc, you get 6 elder scrolls and some horse armour.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

@@NotxbossThexbot💀

[@NegInfinity]

You mean, 300th Anniversary edition, right?

[@christopherandresen9790]

this has so much 2000's anime opening vibe Also I need that guitar sound when the dragonborn fusrodahs as sound mod when I use the fusrodah...

[@manorr4148]

It´s Crazy how you guys can take simple Phrases like "it must have been the Wind", "he cant count to three" or "it just works" and make damn near Masterpieces with it. Big Kudos big respect

[@0Dozy]

You'd probably like "around the world"

[@Rudxain]

Don't forget "AMOGUS"

[@titanium4082]

Can't gloss over furrymon though

[@MrSpartan993]

He must be blessed with a Muse.

[@raccoon.legion]

Now they just need to learn not to copyright strike every person who uses 2 nanoseconds of their song as background footage and they will be good

[@mewziikal8331]

Did you hear a song just now ? No ? ...Must've been the wind. Edit : Not only is this a banger, but the animations are freaking amazing as always !!

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Both are so cool ! 🤝

[@LordDragox412]

Wind is truly a scary guy. He did all of that, *AND* he can sing too?! Incredible.

[@FireStorm5713]

I love all the references in this video, from Todd Howard selling Skyrim in front of the concert stage, to the Torture Dance, to even the Lusty Argonian Maid.

[@MystralThunder]

Where was the Maid and *what* dance? Lol

[@FireStorm5713]

@@MystralThunder the maid was at 3:02, and the Torture Dance from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures which appears at 3:48.

[@schw4rztee502]

And I just realized that dance was from Golden Wind.

[@rotrox4145]

And the warcraft dracthyr sitting in the cell with the dragonborn. Though i dont know who the fox(?) is. Considering that 2/3 people in the cell are dragon related i assume they are also in some way dragon related.

[@just1luckyguy229]

​@@rotrox4145 thats a drachtyr and a vulpera, presumably sitting in the horny jail, lol

[@tartarusempress1583]

"how are you level 20 and STILL such a shitty guard?!?!?!?!?!" "I put all my levels into bard :)"

[@dizzyheads]

Later on news about how a bard guard managed to stop an entire war and tamed dragons

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

A meme song about naive optimism and blissful ignorance has no right to be anywhere near this good. This is absolutely mind-blowing, hence why it's on the "Ned's Mind Blowers" playlist now. It's also nice to know that even dragons can appreciate this thing.

[@BlackGryph0n]

Except it’s not REALLY about nieve optimism… sometimes, life is so bad the only way to cope is to choose happiness, even if you don’t have a good reason… many WWII soldiers and POWs had this same mindset. (Sorry, probably too dark for this video. 😅)

[@mariustan9275]

​@@BlackGryph0nI mean there is a reason songs like "We'll Meet Again," were popular during the period. The only way is to keep moving, even with very little to stand for.

[@yaninaserebro1271]

​@@BlackGryph0nж

[@HiArashi13]

@@yaninaserebro1271 это "ж" неспроста

[@magpy_]

@@BlackGryph0n That’s a mindset I hope to one day have about life, to be able to choose happiness even if I might not feel like I should. To mourn, remember, and still be happy. Can’t wait to see your next collab with chalkeaters!

[@carpetdragon6066]

Everyone talks how chill this dude is and stuff, but can we take a minute and appreciate how he APPREHANDED A DRAGONBORN IN A MIDDLE OF BATTLE?!

[@tartarustrommler5454]

What battle?

[@noodleman9112]

@@tartarustrommler5454he must be talking about that gust of wind earlier

[@grahamtheawesomecorgi8370]

@@noodleman9112 Did that happen? i was too busy with my fishy stick

[@calebbraun9505]

I'm surprised that he didn't have the gold for the bounty

[@Sku11zDude]

"Can we just talk about this random thing guys 🤓"

[@jack_of_all_trades5907]

I love how much the first half is just straight up an anime intro. I'd pay anything for an anime just exploring this guard's crazy adventures befriending everyone through charming obliviousness

[@shinyumbreon1774]

Someone pls make this

[@justanothercontentcreator4664]

And then second half could be final episode credits

[@whitemink0939]

@@shinyumbreon1774I’m now tempted

[@pandorasbox1367]

Aww, he's Tamaki. I'd love to see him voiced by Vic Mignogna

[@Bartoc1988]

You call it charming obliviousness, other would call it yet another buggy guard during the siege.

[@ComradeLeroy]

And to think, An entire civil war and a dragon invasion was defeated by a simple song about a simple, gentle breeze.

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

The attention to the details for having a bassist and a guitarist following him instead of 2 generic guitarists is so good

[@QueenBlueDawn5871]

I noticed that too! It's amazing! Gives in to even more detail and care about their work instead of throwing it together. :D

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

​@@QueenBlueDawn5871 the fact its an LP* guitar is even more interesting, gives a bit more character to ones that don't even take that much of the lead in the animation

[@QueenBlueDawn5871]

@@The_Copper_Element_Itself lol ya their faces though when their handed the guitars are so priceless like a child on Christmas. That adds even more on their character build

[@dak1st]

Well, it's a music video. They do know about music.

[@debrodis]

You can't imagine the cost of this actually being implemented in the final video considering all the struggles in the vusial production team in course of YEARS. One certain (main) guitarist put an end to ignorance to accuracy in terms of musical instruments in the video. I feel deep love to the animators who agreed to redoing it all for many times and making it so detailed at the end of the day. The video with its history indeed. Thanks for noticing

[@warllockmasterasd9142]

This man is the chosen one. His Lyrics literally ended a War, tamed Dragons and even made two disagreeing rulers give up fighting. he must be protected at all costs.

[@asch3638]

In the beginning he's dying and time rewinds back so I'm thinking he either went back in time and prevented the destruction or he's dead and that's just his dream afterlife of singing and bringing peace.

[@warllockmasterasd9142]

@@asch3638 clearly he bended time and space, finishing with a re-write of the laws of Physics.

[@tamaskato9575]

and he also put the murder hobo menace dragonborn behind bars! skyrim is made safe once more

[@newbiegaming6090]

@@asch3638 Damn... That hit hard... Also: it didn't cross my mind but it's actually a great way to interpret the clip.

[@Reir0o]

@@asch3638 That arrow didn't hit him, if you look closely you can notice it hit the wall beside him. And the others were brilliantly blocked by his very well positioned shield. He was just chillin before going around for a stroll before his show.

[@ThatGuy-ke6fp]

Damn, I thought The Chalkeaters just released the most banger Skyrim song I’ve ever heard, but it must’ve been the wind.

[@peterbeckercordeiro2422]

I though i saw a funny coment but It must have been the wind

[@dontatmeplox]

​ Hmm did you say something? Or was it simply my imagination?

[@mikeforbush1790]

Huh, it must have been the wind...

[@howaitosenpai9379]

@@mikeforbush1790 surely the walls are closing in

[@MasterofJuKBWaaS]

What was that? hmm must've been the wind

[@aeoifjapefijl]

I can absolutely see sheogorath doing something as crazy as an all out bloody battle turning into an impromptu musical number that slowly infects everyone

[@grimm_satisfaction1292]

Not even an "I can see" sort of thing, it's literally just something that he would do... 🤣🤣🤣

[@shalom7-praiseJesus]

I like this song because it's not just a meme, he's aware of all the things happening around him, but he simply chooses how it affects him, since he can't change it. It's a good song about not worrying, which nowadays is a welcome sight

[@FlamePhox111]

It ain't that deep, fam

[@hihello6773]

It is nice that even despite my lack of control of things around, my mindset is my own prison

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

​@@FlamePhox111 "the curtains are just blue" type response

[@VeryRareEgg]

holy shit, I love your interpretation of this song, that actually sounds cool

[@VeryRareEgg]

@@FlamePhox111certified gen z moment

[@Jatsiro]

When the "It must have been simply my imagination" part kicked in, it's started to give Phineas and Ferb songs kind of vibes. Love it!

[@Piper_____]

That’s exactly the vibes!!

[@itemboy6814]

I guess I am not the only one who thought that!

[@Dogrub]

I'm now imagining in 70 years hearing the phrase "must have been the wind" and then just singing this for hours straight and the staff in the elderly home being extremely confused and trying to stop them

[@larrychilders6599]

They would have Skyrim then

[@Psychetwo]

@@larrychilders6599 Whenever TES6 comes out, I suspect skyrim will get less playtime. But We have to hope Bethesda keep this guard dialogue in all TES games. hopefully in 70 years, we will be at TES10 LOL. I can imagine the advanced graphics and all the super AI chatgpt etc. the guards are forced to "must have been the wind..."

[@cyberlord645]

​@@Psychetwoelder scrolls 6 is just skyrim in 8k💀

[@mcfarofinha134]

right after our weekly dnd night (our generations version of bingo)

[@SirConto]

​@@Psychetwo If in 70 years, they're not still just rereleasing Skyrim as the ultra delux diamond plus edition or something.

[@BlackDiamond968]

It must have been the wind It casts the wicked dream A spear pierced my shield An arrow hit my chin It must have been the wind They say the peace is now at risk The elves are coming from the seas But all I see is a mountain scenery And a smoke upon it Kynareth brings the evening breeze It puts my restless mind at ease It seems so calm while my body's shivering There's no need to worry Whoa, oh, oh, covered in snow Hoping that wall will save me from more Whoa, oh, oh, I sing through the horn As Stormcloaks marching in but still It must have been the wind There's armies marching in A spear pierced my shield An arrow hit my chin It must have been the wind A sound of mighty thu'um Cut through the nightly gloom "Don't make me nervous, please stop shouting Oh that's it, you're getting bounty" Whoa, oh, oh One more problem solved That's what you get for Disrespecting the law Whoa, oh, oh I thought that I saw The dragon soaring in but still It must have been the wind The walls are closing in A spear pierced my shield An arrow hit my chin It must have been the wind As the night became suddenly brighter Dragon fire has spread over Whiterun And turned it into dust, though it seemed It still was just the wind It must have been the wind Mama told me To let it go when Someone stole my Dear sweet roll The winds will pass The kings will fall We should stay strong 'Cause life goes on I never was an adventurer A quiet Nord essentially I'll just wait out this storm I'll carry on It must have been simply my imagination It must have been simply my imagination It must have been simply my imagination Hey, hey, hey, hey (sing it out, Imperials) It must have been simply my imagination (I can't hear you, Stormcloaks) It must have been simply my imagination (now all together) It must have been simply my imagination, oh It must have been the wind The walls are closing in A spear pierced my shield An arrow hit my chin It must have been the wind As the night became suddenly brighter Dragon fire has spread over Whiterun And turned it into dust, though it seemed It still was just the wind It must have been simply my imagination It must have been simply my imagination (it must have been the wind) It must have been simply my imagination Hey, hey, hey, hey (it must have been the wind) It must have been simply my imagination (yeah) It must have been simply my imagination (it must have been the wind) It must have been simply my imagination (yet still) It must have been the wind

[@luminous2048]

2:26 "the winds will pass, the kings will fall, we should stay strong, cuz life goes on." that hit different.

[@finallyaleks]

The Imperials and Stormcloaks getting along through this very unobservant guardsman is truly a beautiful thing.

[@naomisheadspacevids5637]

The vibe this song gives off is that “bad things are always transient, and our anxieties make things seem much worse than they are. And we can always make things better.”

[@Shamiynlover1]

Even the war that scorches the land and turns brother against brother will pass. In the end, everything will pass- and so too will this storm. If no soldier will take up arms, a war cannot be fought. And so, the Civil War is ended- nothing more than a bad dream. Simply your imagination.

[@phillippeterson110]

I love that depending on how you take the opening shot of the guard with the arrows in his shield and neck very much could mean that this entire song is just a dream he's having as he's dying on the battlefield, the end has him and everyone who died in the battle walking off into the afterlife.

[@KiwiChancoil]

I like how Gabe recovered from the traumas of the "songus amongus" video after 10 months. Even the doctor is the same one, that sat with him in the ambulance car. These details, wheter they are tiny or not, are truly amazing

[@electrocubic5116]

There's LORE!

[@ondrejstajer8434]

@@electrocubic5116 Genshin impact is coming

[@ЕкатеринаСеренкова]

This doctor is actually meme character too.

[@Abowlofchickennoodlesoup]

@@ondrejstajer8434you need to lay off the jenshin impact

[@sussus4586]

​@@ondrejstajer8434 horrifying sentence

[@crownshatter4244]

I'd love to point out, that this man decided to just rock out during THE OBLIVION CRISIS. the gods were invading his home and he just burst into song, absolute king

[@ScoutScoutScoutScoutScout]

An even more insane detail for the lore nerds out there is how the oblivion gates crisis happened two hundred years before skyrim

[@madgiikz5725]

Let him cook

[@rolandfoxx]

@@ScoutScoutScoutScoutScout And was a child at the foot of the Red Mountain apparently prior to the Blight, 600 years before _that._

[@leoman555]

a mod where a random guard starts this song and all combat just stops

[@zacksartstudio1970]

what gods? it's just the wind bro

[@DougWebb-p1i]

The fact Skyrim is still "4M views on parody song" popular after 13 years is insane. Love it, but absolutely bonkers.

[@BlairdBlaird]

The song's a damn bop so I would not be surprised if a significant number of those views were not directly dependent of skyrim (I count for a bunch of those, having never played skyrim). After all the chalkeaters have pulled a combined 24 million views of Bowsette across all three MVs, and Furrymon is at 9.5 between the MV and the album version. Although I guess the starting point could also be playing *against* it, I assume that's why Rise Guys is so criminally underrated.

[@theodorebarton4256]

Wait Skyrim is 13 years old? WTF

[@felipeschmoellerSCJ]

​@@theodorebarton4256yep, released in 11/11/11.

[@v3nomshank]

bonkers? like the Kirby boss from the hit game Kirby’s Return To Dreamland Deluxe?

[@daxterthefox]

​@@v3nomshank maybe it's a scount reference 🤔

[@wavevocal8101]

It gets a lot sadder when you realize this is a hallucination of a dying guard on the city wall. It's the same guy, they have the same hankerchief in their pocket.

[@McSenkel]

Eh, I dunno. Anything is possible when Sheo's involved. Especially when he's in glitchy mood.

[@cooperanderson107]

If you notice at the beginning of the video in the top left corner. The video “rewinds” meaning that it’s possible that this is the past.

[@bomerdoomer69420]

Honestly,that makes way more sense

[@KoboldIV]

This sounds strangely nostalgic.. like something pulled out from 2010.. The chorus in chant, guitar and somewhat odd sounding main vocalist.. it reminds of of things I've forgotten.. Must have been the wind.

[@theebagmans]

i really thought this was uploaded years ago until i looked at the date

[@NoobPix3l]

Trueeee

[@silEseal.]

Must have been your imagination..

[@comment4YT]

same

[@thecrossroadgathering4042]

I feel like I've heard this before not the words but the cadence and music

[@freedom-verity]

"The winds will pass The kings will fall We should stay strong 'Cause life goes on" I got teary-eyed at how brilliant and relatable it is. For me this is a song clearly about the attitude to war and (if you will) to other horrors of life. Right now, something terrible is happening in the world because of crazy people. However, this song proves that everything will be fine in the end.

[@demogorghon]

Goddamn... I don't know if that was intent behind that song but I like that interpretation. My literature teacher would be proud of you :P

[@brucefly7347]

This comment deserves a pin

[@HespersQuest]

We'll stand together and get through it!

[@lukelcs8934]

@@HespersQuest Amen to that! I'm not a believer in fate, but I AM a believer in optimism! If for no other reason than that hopelessness is miserable. Stay brave a strong, friends! ^.^

[@Nempo13]

That kind of blind optimism is how bad things actually happen. It is better to assume the worst and prepare for it than to never prepare and assume everything will be alright. Things are never alright in the end unless you see it, recognize it, and fight it. Assuming it is 'just the wind' and ignoring it is how you end up in worse case scenarios. The song is more like a naive person being blind to reality. It is a good song, catchy, yet seeing it for how to relate to horrible things like war? You poor sweet summer child, you must not have faced true hell yet.

[@danyf7429]

So that went from a complete meme to... An unironically great song with an actual message behind the phrase, turning the dumb one-liner into an uplifting message of hope, brotherhood and holding up for better times that will eventually come Wow, how in hell...? *Adds to playlist*

[@collector8502]

Welcome to Chalkeaters

[@joshstraub6972]

Common Chalkeaters W

[@bensoncheung2801]

444th 👍

[@TheBluEyedRogue]

This is so well done. Did anyone else notice Sheogorath breakdancing? 😂

[@infinity5049]

All it took was a guard from Whiterun to end the civil war between the empire and the stormcloak by holding a concert open to all residents of Skyrim. Finally, a good ending to the quest.

[@JEDAI501ST]

Even the dragons liked the concert.

[@spacedude988]

I never liked killing the stormcloaks

[@drstari2299]

The real Bards College questline

[@fudgeuhc]

Was it juat me or did the dragon born steal the young guards sweet roll

[@VictorythroughUnity59]

I'm pretty sure that's the entire point of the lyrics, players do random crap and NPCs feign ignorance 😂

[@FurthestBen]

Weirdly from 2:20 to 2:44 is a really good message. "Just let it go, no matter what happens stay strong because life goes on"

[@jumpinghunter9152]

It's fascinating how frequently such little and not so important to song phrases in middle of a rhythmic cycle in various songs are actually very strong and good messages on their own.

[@bruhmoment5203]

His Mama is a real one for teaching him this ngl.

[@drakedarkest1627]

having actual dragons as back up dancer must be legendary!

[@tobytrier3591]

Someone please make a mod where guard will randomly start singing this song🤣 love the song man keep it up ❤

[@koekelbagstrogoff966]

This had no business continuously increasing in epicness throughout the entire song with how silly the concept was, and yet it just kept going harder and harder non-stop (absolute genius whoever thought to use the Skyforge as a stage), like is there anything you guys *can't* do??? Also Paimon coming out of nowhere actually made me spit out my drink, if that's a teaser for the next song then I'm already eagerly awaiting your next release.

[@Turbo_1701]

The Paimon jumpscare is real

[@The_Archer-he2ft]

If the next song is not called "emergency rations" then we riot

[@tarkir1094]

Gayshit simpact

[@thesalsaguy4395]

My guess is that it’ll have themes about addiction. The doctor giving a warning to Prof. Chalk about addictive games, Paimon holding a pill bottle that says dailies, the nature of all gacha games, etc. Another guess is it’ll also be more about the memes and stigmas surrounding the game and its genre rather than the world of Teyvat and its characters. I also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a sponsored project since Fontaine’s coming out really soon as well. Edit: I went back and watched the Amogus song again and this GI song is either farther along in production than we might think, or some people on the team are Genshin fans, as Klee does make an appearance in that music video. This only has me more excited.

[@OrderOTCB]

Truly, nothing was more bone-chilling than Paimon showing up.

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

Dovahkiin maybe good at shouting, but this guard is a master of the way of the voice.

[@Garret007]

so true

[@L0gaan-May]

Nice

[@saber353]

Rlly

[@L0gaan-May]

This comment may be very funny, but don’t let that distract you from the fact that Ulfric Stormcloak murdered the high king with his voice, shouted him apart!

[@noahclark9042]

What if someone who is a master of the shout uses it for a song such as this one?

[@wisewizard9552]

This brought tears to my eyes... It's just something about Stormcloaks and Imperials throwing down the weapons and jamming together to a great song essentially ending the war. Why it can't end like this in my home country... I am ukrainian. Sometimes I cry about stupidest things. Great song, Chalkeaters, as always.

[@TheChalkeaters]

Hope you and your loved ones stay safe there.. ❤️ thank you so much

[@wisewizard9552]

@@TheChalkeaters Thank you, me and my family are safe thankfully! Keep making the world happy with your songs, Chalkeaters.

[@syanntournadre1062]

strenght and courage to u and all ukrainians

[@fluorum5907]

Надеюсь всё скоро кончится брат , и мы сможем обняться как в братья бури и имперцы❤

[@pixelchrome2]

Мира вам!

[@SarzeLight]

No Wonder This Guard Has The Power To End Conflict Through Song, He (And By Extention, The Dragonborn, Due to Being The One Who Stole His Childhood Sweetroll) Is An Immortal Who Has Lived Several Centuries And Survived The Eruption Of Red Mountain (As A Child) And The Oblivion Crisis (While Just Rocking Out Casually At Oblivion Gates). The Absolute Mad Lad.

You know it's more scary how there's more guards attacking you when you have a bounty of 20 than there are soldiers in the entire civil war quest

[@GhostCassette]

Civil war? I sleep Man accidentally hit a chicken? Woke

[@Zenoferrum]

Whats weirder is the ones that guard the holds are always a higher level than you so their pretty tough at higher difficulties, but in the CW they're like 10 levels lower than you.

[@jonathangriffith4863]

@@Zenoferrum If you just make some basic gear you can wipe out the hold guards easily. when I was still level 10 I made armor that gave me 2 trillion hp and my damage was so high it was shown as a negative number.

[@Zenoferrum]

@@jonathangriffith4863 i play on legendary and don't abuse the restoration loop. The guards at level 65 (my current run-through) have over 2000 hp and hit for around 50-150+hp depending on the weapon they have. Without mods, CC or exploits the guards are pretty tough.

[@jonathangriffith4863]

@@Zenoferrum You could just be a stealth archer as well.

[@MrSpartan993]

A song that starts as a joke ends up as an embodiment of the element of wind: Freedom in both the physical and spiritual sense as well as always moving forward to find you own path. This is art.

[@trevorburke8660]

For a song thats supposed to be making fun of a 12 year old games stealth mechanics, its got some impressively deep and meaningful lines, like "We should stay strong because life goes on", Im awestruck at how incredible this song and the performance is.

[@VinnyMartello]

If you know about the Christmas Day miracle of 1917, this song has similar vibes.

[@williamcox632]

​@@VinnyMartellothat was 1914 but yeah similar vibes

[@VinnyMartello]

Thanks for the correction.

[@williamcox632]

@@VinnyMartello np

[@coney_man]

I cannot express how much i love this song, it's so incredible that it left me speechless. It's a masterpiece. Thank u for creating it

[@МакейЗенов]

После этой песни у меня снова появилось желание жить

[@immoralboi3158]

I hadn't realized just how much I needed a definitive good ending to Skyrim in the form of a song. Well played Chalkeaters, well played.

[@fowlerds3032]

Exactly how I felt listening to it as well. It almost feels like a sort of bitter sweet goodbye to the game. I’m sure ES 6 will be great when it finally releases, but nothing will recapture that magic of playing Skyrim for the first time as a young teen.

[@RobertBirtchImperfectStone]

Not gonna lie, if this were the intro to a slice-of-life anime about a Whiterun Guard, I would watch it.

[@nicholasmiller54]

Reborn as a Whiterun Guard In Skyrim?!

[@killstrike-zn1lv]

I love that Dragonborn design, especially when he was torture dancing. The emotive "metal brows" were also great.

[@OceanFragments]

It was pretty clever that he was doing the torture dance while locked in a jail cell.

[@asteroiderer]

I don't know how you guys do it. Your songs manage to get stuck in my head for days on end whenever I listen to them. They are great, but man are they also the most persistent earworms ever written. Especially the ones you'd rather not be singing in a public place! But mostly this one.

[@BlackGryph0n]

The animation looks amazing! But does anyone else think it’s weird that the audio is just wind noises… 🤔🌬 Seriously though, I LOVED singing this one! Thanks again for having me! 😍🐉

[@charlestheperson.4371]

You did an awesome job man!

[@vexell-634]

Wind has great voice for a some reason

[@clownintraining5944]

hey, aren't you the guy who worked on billie bust up, too? The Barnaby chase? you've got a FANTASTIC voice range, dude. good work!

[@BlackGryph0n]

@@clownintraining5944 Yeah, that me! Thanks! 😊

[@joshstraub6972]

This was amazing!

[@The_Boondoggler]

I thought I just heard an amazing song right now, but it must have just been the wind

[@QueenBlueDawn5871]

Yup, just the wind. Wait- What if the wind is actually the Greybeards using their Thu'um?

[@MrKitty0606]

The fact that Parthunix and Ordahving are the dragons that decided to join in on the fun is great.

[@Naxthural]

That's just a blood dragon, not paarthurnax

[@MrKitty0606]

@@Naxthural huh, Paarthurnax just made more sense

[@Naxthural]

@@MrKitty0606 No lolligaggin

[@zerosen1972]

There's a reason my boy is known as Partysnacks. He ensures any party he's invited to is the sickest in history - etched into the Elder Scrolls.

[@Pogchamp889]

​@MrKitty0606 well they appear to be attacking, so probably not

[@stonewoodstudios]

The Dragonborn doing the Torture Dance was not something I ever expected to see but I am loving it

[@anondabomb]

I saw air guitar.

[@1337Koios]

@@anondabomb It's a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference

[@stonewoodstudios]

@@anondabomb Definitely not air guitar. The "Torture Dance" is a common meme from anime and manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, specifically the fifth part, named "Golden Wind". It's a super specific (and strange) dance that three of the main characters do to pass the time while they're torturing an enemy, and it's been parodied a LOT. Those funky moves? Unmistakably part of the Torture Dance.

[@anondabomb]

@@stonewoodstudiosNaH, that's air guitar.

[@stonewoodstudios]

@@anondabomb oh damn you're completely right. However could I have so foolishly missed such a thing?😂

[@iaingenis]

3:29 the dragon in the back just posing, brings a tear to my eye every time.

[@mirkrahven]

Well, Odahviing is a born poser, I guess. XD

[@armeler06]

HOLY SHIT THAT ENDING. MADLADS CONNECTED SONGS AND CRAFTED A LORE

[@matimial]

Now time for anime

[@therealchaosguy]

Oh god the fear in my eyes when I saw the “new doctor”

[@MDzmitry]

@@therealchaosguy THE END IS NIGH

[@tarkir1094]

Gayshit simpact

[@jag3736]

​​​@@matimialNO, GOD, PLEASE NO, NO..... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@olekrzepecki9540]

It's crazy that Jesper the Guard got to be main star of a song even before he got into Bards College

[@basicallymarti]

It was an honour to be a storyboard artist for this masterpiece :D And the choir also sounds fire!!! Stunning vocals by Gabe, he never disappoints :D All artists did a splendid job! And the video compositing is also amazing! Congrats!!! This is so awesome!!!

[@kleinert02]

You did a great job helping to bring us this masterpiece. It’s not one persons that brings us this but a great group of people working together. And your one of them. Thank you

[@robocop1279]

Great job helping plan this amazing animation, it makes we wish youtube would let you pin more than one comment because this is likely going to be buried

[@PrederNationteam74]

Oh nice, being a storyboard person is amazing

[@ItsmeInternetStranger]

Got to appreciate the design, giving the main guard a pink cloth on his belt so you can always tell him apart from the other Whiterun guards.

[@modrock558]

I just noticed this! They are actually feathers, I think, and they were in his helmet when he was a kid.

[@clarkstone439]

wait what? huh. I was recognizing him due to the camera focus combined with his carefree attitude.

[@spacedude988]

Oh yeah…

[@spacedude988]

Also, the guard’s cloth comes from his younger self’s toy helmet. Edit: Whoops, I didn’t see @modrock558’s message.

[@joshbenjiferrell5472]

Hes also got a much brighter yellow on than the other ones Edit: 2:17 has a great comparison

[@ZeanG_]

If i was a music philosophy teacher 100 years later, i would say this song would symbolize how wars and violence are menial like the wind

[@Flood520]

I wasn't sure what to expect when this popped up in my recommendation feed, but I certainly didn't expect it to spit straight fire like this! I love it!

[@The-Scunge]

It transformed from meme song to uplifting music about how everything will turn out fine in the end

[@bustinarant]

I like the part where his mom is also in Whiterun Guard armor lol

[@hyperion3439]

It's only been about 8 days since this posted. And I've already listened to this over a 100 times it really is a work of art.

[@MrSpartan993]

✨Art✨

[@Zenoferrum]

It just works

[@M4A1BestGirl]

I love how 3/4 into the song the Stormcloaks and Imperials make a temporary peace to join the song.

[@FamusJamus]

Ulfric and the Stormcloaks hold off the invasion of Solitude if you trigger the wedding from the Dark Brotherhood questline. He might not like the Empire, but he's not a partycrasher.

[@glassphoenix9095]

@@FamusJamus please tell me theres actual dialogue where ulfric is like "we're about to win this war and march on solitude, but we can't do that while there's a wedding going on i mean c'mon"

[@Fourger14]

"Temporary"? I like to think this song ended the war.

[@FamusJamus]

​@@glassphoenix9095 That is _really_ close to his actual line: "We're ready to march on Solitude but the Emperor's cousin is getting married!" There's a clip called "Secret scene if there is a Wedding going on during the Battle for Solitude in Skyrim" by TIMENG which has the full thing.

[@gonna_cry_kid]

i had no idea this song is about a skyrim stealth mechanic before listening for it for over a year at this point. this is inspirational than most inspirational songs ong.

[@xpirate16]

This song pierces my soul. Much like an arrow pierces a knee.

[@TayTechnology]

Shut up and take my like

[@Harper_Onions]

What arrow? Were you taking about that beeze eariler?

[@S_O_U_P]

It was just the wind.

[@justaguy_yt1240]

nah, probably just the wind tho

[@KnightWolf9508]

@@S_O_U_PSir you have 14 arrows in your head

[@vampy8431]

This whole thing just slaps! The lyrics, the music and the animation are all so well made and detailed. At 2:28 you can see that when the soldier grows up the feathers on his childhood helmet are hanging on his belt! The detail is insane!

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

It’d be nice to have just one cool guard. XD

[@martonmagyar8957]

omg i've seen this like a hundred times and i've never realized that. thank youu this made my day

[@paine_inflicta]

What if he locked up the Dragonborn because they grew up together, and the DB was the local bully - even stole his dear sweet roll.

[@tooru-kun4178]

ah shot I thought they were some of his mom's flower petals

[@GoonNo.56]

Speaking of details... What is going on in the background at 3:01

[@Arrusoh]

This song makes me legitimately very happy and actually eases my anxiety. On the off chance the makers of this song actually see this comment. Thank you so much. I needed this song

[@smartaleckk]

i cant put in words the amount of joy this song brings me. i teared up wathing them all getting along in the end and the lyrics are so wholesome and inspiring and soothing and funny i just cant- gosh i love this silly whiterun guard he is the cutest

[@RummerChan]

3:46 The dragonborn doing the Torture dance in the jail cell is a mood. lol...

[@wrungshogun9044]

He just dances... menacingly

[@zachg6805]

Dova dancing

[@guysmiley6162]

​@@wrungshogun9044Patrick: "He's just dancing there... MENACINGLY!"

[@robertboydiii298]

Love it yus

[@GikamesShadow]

Um Aktshually 🤓 But no for real, thats something called Air Guitar. Since the song is largely played using guitars a lot of people used to and still to this day do this where they pretend to play along cause it just feels right.

[@playermob7885]

This music is amazing. At first, you think the music is about the ignorance of NPCs in a game, when in the end it's about something even greater. It's about keep moving forward. Most problems in life are like rocks you kick. It hurts, sure, but it won't be going anywhere. You can just keep complaining about it, kicking back at it and hurting yourself even more, or you can get your act together and move on, chase your dreams, live life. Seize the moment, travelers. It was just the wind. Thanks Chalkeaters for another great jam.

[@Frvrerornnig]

Dang

[@Frvrerornnig]

That deep man

[@ShadowVR2]

This man is the True Master of The Way of the Voice. So great was he, that even the dragons respected him and shared in his wisdom as they shout to the heavens.

[@nochancewithoutpasta7637]

Speech just reached one hundred

[@imac.13]

This might just be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

I just came here for some silly Skyrim song man, I wasn’t ready for this absolute bop to one two punch me in the heart and soul there at the end

[@stevenrivers173]

Same here, man. I actually cried a little during that whole second half.

[@coolnotcool-wq7nx]

and shoot an arrow into my knee

[@maiqtheliar789]

This plays like if Skyrim had an anime opening. Has the exact type of energy.

[@773Spair]

What if this replaced the start menu music?

[@whatisahandle_69]

​@@773Spairneeds to be a mod. Plus it plays every time you level up.

[@773Spair]

@@whatisahandle_69Maybe about 6-9 seconds of it.

[@whatisahandle_69]

@@773Spair yeah not the whole song 😅

[@Chemical_Breakdown]

I would 100% watch a skyrim animated show with this as the intro. It just fits and it makes me rather proud to be an imperial

[@SingleSockMon]

Aside from the fact that the Whiterun guard was a Nord?

[@talimanbanana6875]

@@SingleSockMon a nord who fought for the empire?

[@CT-3743_DeadEye]

​@@SingleSockMon Well, Whiterun sided with the Empire...

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

@@SingleSockMon Based Whiterun guard didn’t care, neither should you

[@GhostGaming-tt9tu]

POV: Your code has 600 errors, and doesnt seem to work, except for that one time. So you keep on coding with your fragile code, instead of rewriting.

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

Imagine Tullius and Ulfric coming to a peaceful agreement and ending the war simply because their armies collectively broke out into song thanks to one obliviously upbeat guard.

[@zacharyfreeman8579]

I love how over a decade after its release Skyrim is still getting songs and memes made about it. Shows how good of a game it truly is even with all the bugs.😊

[@haywireshadow2975]

No bugs. “Features”.

[@ValentineC137]

I don't know what you're talking about, it just released last week

[@kayrayldz1760]

And by extension Oblivion npc memes and Morrowind Dagoth Ur commentary lol

[@michaelanderson6394]

Not exactly my favorite Chalkeaters song lyrically, but the music itself was super catchy, easy to hum along to. And it was a nicely animated music video as well. Keep up the good work, folks.

[@Boopers]

It must have been the wind

[@xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

This is a very encouraging song to me. Whatever happened, however terrible, are you still alive? Then keep going, it may as well have been the wind. However, trauma's a b, physical or mental (I know personally), so this message may not land for everyone and that's ok.