THE END OF THE LINE | The Stupendium & Dan Bull | Choo-Choo Charles Song!

On the remote island of Aranearum something has awoken... Part beast, part locomotive, Charles has arisen and the rails aren't safe. Where did he come from? Why is he here? What will this do to the price of an off-peak commuter season ticket?
These are the questions you must answer. Summoned to the island as a famed monster hunter, the islanders need you to take Charles down. But Charles isn’t your only problem…
Certain islanders think the best way to keep Charles from eating them is to make sure Charles never goes hungry…
Here we go! First big production video of the year! And an absolute blast to get to work with Dan again on a big, fun, spooky collab!
And before you say anything, I know the game is really just an industrial railway but for the purposes of this video let’s imagine it also features a small passenger line. We had access to a beautiful little heritage railway station so were we NOT gonna use it?
Lots of firsts on this project! CG environment extension! 3D printing! Exciting to explore new processes to help grow even larger projects going forwards! A huge thank you to the entire team who helped put this together. My on-set and behind the scenes crew, the various CG artists who worked on this with me, this project couldn’t have happened with you all! And the same goes for every one of my patrons, thank you all too for making this project possible!
Lots more cool things on the way this year! Stay tuned!
#choochoocharles
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Video by the The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ
Lyrics and vocals by The Stupendium and ‪@danbull‬
Special guest appearance by ‪@Shwabadi‬
Beat produced by ‪@tunnabeatz‬
Mixed and mastered by ‪@OxygenBeats‬
Cinematography by Paul Marke: www.paulmarke....
Additional costuming by Lizzy CJ
Set fabrication by Nick J Henderson and The Stupendium
3D modelling by The Stupendium and Lukasz Borges: / lukaszborges
Animation by Xoriak: / xoriakofficial
Texture work by Kitnxi: / kitnxi
Forest environment by ‪@CodaAnim‬ / codaanim
Prouction assistant: Matt/DatedRhyme ‪@DatedRhyme‬
Filmed on location at the Dean Forest Railway, with special thanks to Nigel, our on-site guide.
3D Printing consultant: Nick H
Choo-Choo Charles, it's world and characters are property of Two Star Games.
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The Stupendium is a musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and animations. Join them on their journey to obscure, niche internet stardom! They have some pretty decent videos, wonderful facial hair and a great sense of discomfort describing themselves in the third person.

[@TheStupendium]

BE SURE TO WATCH DAN'S ALTERNATE VERSION TOO FOR NEW SCENES! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDThXd4Ztt9jZo LYRICS: INTRO Sleeping deep beneath the sleepers of the isle There’s a demon creature dreaming, heathen and reviled Sees no rhyme or reason but for feasting when he’s riled Better let him be, lest you are sure to see the smile Of sixteen tonnes of scurrying death Smouldering souls through funnel of red With a pick-like grin on the front of his head Sat atop a most illogical number of legs VERSE 1 Tickets, please! Let me tell you the tale Of a wicked beast, that’ll follow your trail Through the valleys and vales, on your tail day and night There’ll be chaos on the rails when the railway strikes Stop, take stock, try to gauge the situation ‘Fraid your train has been derailed, there’s no use waiting in the station Every engine’s been dismantled, there’s no other service coming Charles is leading by example, he’s the only train that’s running All in all, we're in a doozy of a mess So, all aboard the WTF express Should you want to stay safe, then I wouldn’t play games Or you’ll learn another way of saying, “Run away! TRAIN!” CHORUS Every life has a light in the tunnel ahead But you might just find that behind it instead Of a heaven is an engine and the devil inbred And we’re next on the menu if we’ve left him unfed Charlie Your timetable says it’s almost time for tea Charlie And we’ve laid on quite a spread, as you can see There’s a choo-choo train Coming after you Food chain’s Gone a bit askew Won’t catch that train If it’s gonna catch you VERSE 2 For certain worse than what they say to mind the gap for The train’s not just cancelled, it’s damn well deplatformed Since it scampered off the tracks to find a snack from off your back lawn Couple jackdaws and your cat and then your dad from off the back porch He’s hungry and he’s hunting down the islanders With a side of any siding-hiding bystanders Quite queer what his dietary requirements are But it’s pretty clear regardless he’s a dining car Coke? Coal? Petroleum? Alone they’ll never do No, this engine sends the scent of rendered flesh out from the flue On this service we’ll be serving something rather more unnerving Chugga-chugging on blood as he chew-chews you It’s all true, choo-choos consume fuel too Humans are a whole new consumable and whole food Gluten free range and more renewable than coal too So, who to choose to chew to this tune? Ooh, you’ll do CHORUS Every life has a light in the tunnel ahead But you might just find that behind it instead Of a heaven is an engine and the devil inbred And we’re next on the menu if we’ve left him unfed Charlie Your timetable says it’s almost time for tea Charlie And we’ve laid on quite a spread, as you can see Charlie If we sate your lust for flesh on which to feed Charlie Will you promise to eat them instead of me? There’s a choo-choo train Coming after you Food chain’s Gone a bit askew Won’t catch that train If it’s gonna catch you MIDDLE 8 Engine, engine number nine On the Aranearum mining line If your train comes off the track Better run, better run, or you won’t come back VERSE 3 Hey, guess who! This is déjà vu Like HS2, you’ll be railed right through Penetrated in the vein of a mainline route When we come, well then, we’re gonna run a train on you You might say we’ve got a loco motive To provide the train with a load of groceries Locally sourced from the local folk, dear Granny’s s’posed to host, although she’s toast when the smoke clears The el choo-choopacabara, the beast come to dine And it’s far worse than leaves that he leaves on the line You’ll see when he feasts in the deep of the night By the pieces of people-y debris left behind Riding off-peak? Don’t be ridiculous The worth of your season ticket is Quickly diminishing with every pillock We’re feeding into his gleaming scissorous teeth But if we seem insidious We’re just uneasy villagers Seeking to keep the most hideous beast We unleashed from committing the deed of killing us If killing a priest, a vicar, a grocer or postman or three is villainous? Well, what’s it to me? You probably see the feast is imminent Keep on screaming, pump the bellows, he’ll be drawn to your duress Charlie loves a little murder on the goriest express You can ruminate on whether there’s a certain train near Or pray that it’s a rumour made to circulate fear But in case you didn’t hear then I better make clear This train terminates here CHORUS Every life has a light in the tunnel ahead But you might just find that behind it instead Of a heaven is an engine and the devil inbred And we’re next on the menu if we’ve left him unfed Charlie Your timetable says it’s almost time for tea Charlie And we’ve laid on quite a spread, as you can see Charlie If we sate your lust for flesh on which to feed Charlie Will you promise to eat them instead of me? There’s a choo-choo train Coming after you Food chain’s Gone a bit askew Won’t catch that train If it’s gonna catch you

[@patriciasmith3875]

Your sing voice is awesome

[@MacCraeToons1214]

I guess you could say you’re rhymes are on the track in more ways than one! MWAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Andinkar]

thank you for the lyrics of the song and for the song itself, it came out beautiful 👍

[@Diarmuhnd]

I was gifted that very colorful Stupendium Hawain shirt, I love it! 😁Can I play with madness?

[@HollowRhino580]

Wait hold up at the point I’ve put this up the video came 20 mins ago but this comment was 43???

[@captain_fish_head]

The fact this had a intro scene as if it was a movie or video game cutscene is absolutely incredible

[@joshuajarret6907]

I saw that and my first thought was: “Holy crap, there’s an interconnected Stupendium universe!”

[@sd1gaming]

Yeah xD

[@thehivemind590]

@@joshuajarret6907 as matpat once said: "LOOOOOOOOOOORRRREEEE!!!"

[@Bucketthingie]

Music theory

[@SkrebMasters]

Not only that, there's different dialogue depending on if you select Dan Bull or Stupendium

[@X-SPONGED]

Honestly, to see Charles being spoiled like this with an actual railroad location, fully detailed costumes, and an ACTUAL TRAIN??! You are criminally underrated, man! If I haven't said that enough times already.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

its stuff like this that makes me hoppe say.. if the creators of the source material might do a lill kick back , and in turn this duo might get material for a follow up and spark some more grass root pr! pro on pro as they say.. after all ,say the first game concept , just bit more polished and with the full risk charlie might hunt you in the wilds if it detects you as it roams , and have these guys improv some random generated lunes you can encounter singing ^^ or better ..put it all underground with a 'radio channel' you can tune into as player in sprawling ..hive.. like caverns with tunnels between and a far more 'meaty' train for possible group play to try and survive charlies daughters that have way more options to both lay in ambush or try stalk crew that might get tempted to venture just a lillllll but out of sight from the train/mobile bunker in the desperate breaks to get scraps to patch up and upgrade or fuel to stay ahead ...of the swarm! long enough to race through those caves and tunnels to warn the mainland , something eldritch been awoken! ....or just endless mode to see how long various smucks of small channel entertainer groups like mark & friends can survive the vengeance of chariles daughters hungering for the blood of those that killed papa! XD

[@TheOneAndOnly-ox8sh]

So any scps mtf working on this?

[@eyalm867]

According to shwabadi, the train they're on was actually just the box they're in and the cylinder infront... Every thing else is CGI. Also, the chalk and the blackboard behind shwabadi in the intro is also CGI, that board was empty on the day of filming. Again, this is all according to shwabadi.

[@ReturnToEntropy]

Eyyyyyyyy other research personelle make KZbin accounts to

[@AlejandroSanchez-ol4vg]

Hey which scp number should we give charle?

[@WraifGaming720]

"this train terminates here" is the kind of line a cheesy villain would say before rapidly running backwards into darkness while laughing maniacally

[@bryson4815]

Well, that, or when someone's about to go on a rampage on a train.

[@Shoken_official]

Alastor voice

[@acidelm4834]

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

[@MegaSim3]

Skeletor

[@Millticker]

While wiggling his fingers too

[@forcicri93]

The fact that Stupes and Dan had to do 50% of the acting blind because of the freaky masks and still did it better than I could do while seeing with both eyes feels criminal

[@forcicri93]

how's this crappy ah comment so popular lmaoooo😭

[@Zpixi09]

@@forcicri93because

[@PetarĐurić-z2e]

​@@forcicri93 average hater

[@toastoverlord2166]

@@PetarĐurić-z2e dude it was his own comment.

[@annoyinggaster]

Average self-hater

[@silenteye9547]

"the trains not just cancelled, it's damn well deplatformed" HE DID NOT JUST-

[@blakksheep736]

I'm only getting it now. 😆

[@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk]

I'm completely unaware of most things train related, so I still don't get it.

[@blakksheep736]

@@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk try to think about it in internet terms.

[@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk]

@@blakksheep736 oh, Twitter cancellation?

[@blakksheep736]

@@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk and the deplatforming too.

[@wafflegames1508]

HOW DID IT TAKE ME THIS LONG TO REALIZE THE BEAT IS A TRAIN CHUFFING ALONG HOLY CRAP THAT IS GENIUS

[@su1t4bl32]

Wait- wat- wait really? QwQ

[@wafflegames1508]

@@su1t4bl32 yep!

[@NovexusNui777]

Second choo choo Charles song to use train sounds, JT Music did it for their song Honk if you're hungry

[@thecrtf4953]

Oh my god it is

[@wafflegames1508]

​@@thecrtf4953I know right!

[@declaine7526]

My thanks goes to the unknown passenger for his sacrifice to make Charlie a happy murder-locomotive and thus sparing our most precious Stupes and Dan. You will always be remembered as saviour of musical greatness. Bless you.

[@dunnydunn458]

Thanks indeed! Also: Murder+Locomotive= murdermotive

[@AverageEldritchEntity]

That would be Schwabadi!

[@skem9622]

@@dunnydunn458 “watson, i must say… wtf”

[@colbylivingston9446]

Schwabadi, I thank you for your sacrifice! I'd have done it myself, but I wasn't in the video.

[@kishaa819]

I can just imagine “Hey I’ve got an awesome song I’d like you to be a part of!” “Awesome! I’m in!!” Gets kidnapped, tied up, and sacrificed to a murder train. “This… isn’t what I had in mind.”

[@minicher7984]

I love how every stupendium song that’s released I start off thinking it’s good and then it slowly grows to be the only thing I listen to for a month.

[@MoltenHunt01]

This is the most relatable comment😅

[@sunflowerluvsssu7241]

Ikr once I listen to a song it’s the only one I watch for the next week or month then go find another one or listen to it again

[@Techmoblad]

No but actually though, then every couple months i revisit every single on if his songs. Just the wordplay and puns alone in these songs is insane, excluding the music videos and replayability

[@Chamomile.Tea31]

You too aye?

[@KhalidTalbot]

Then you release you are 10 years older.

[@RafaelZalsburg]

4:56 imagine if he was saying something like "oh no it is Dan bull he is going to rap to me oh no where is the Stupendoum?" That would be crazy innit?

[@kory_misun]

'Sixteen tons of scurrying death' is my favorite way of describing Choo-Choo Charles. I look forward to watching all of your musical dreams come true this year!

[@TheDuck1234]

Its callback to a old song called “16 tons” and it’s song in the same tempo and melody.

[@BastianRyttermbjerg-op8nv]

Its also my gave line

[@leshifty9252]

@@TheDuck1234 I fucking KNEW it sounded familiar.

[@Salem-Angel]

Let's just hope Big Boy doesn't turn into a spider like Choo Choo Charles, Instead of 16 tons of scurrying death, it would be 604 tons of thundering destruction!

[@itzwaluigitime8678]

True, that line really DOES slap

[@yurritt]

That was such a good use of Sixteen Tons as a reference. Your ability to keep the rhyming scheme while making it about a killer spider train is just beautiful.

[@porkchopsensei2742]

Is it a reference to the song Sixteen Tons? I don't get the connection other than just the words. Is that song about a railway?

[@edisontrent618]

@@porkchopsensei2742 Yeah, it's about loading railcars full of coal in a corporation owned town. It's what happens when governments and corporations work together.

[@yurritt]

@@porkchopsensei2742 As Edison said but also listen to how they sing the lyrics and the music itself in that section. "Oh sixteen tonnes of scurrying death" sounds very close to "You load sixteen tons and what do you get" so on and so forth in that little section. It's very clever.

[@razpootis5802]

"You load sixteen tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt!"

[@piperMcGuffin]

I also loved the Engine Engine No. 9 reference.

[@danbull]

I'm CHUFFED with how this video came out! Haha, nobody reply to this comment with a train pun.

[@vampireknight5821]

I am having a train-brain understanding these lyrics maaaan...... also there are waaaay more Charles trains so we need to kill them all!

[@parmesean_]

Y'all went off the rails with this one!

[@WhoIsJoe31]

I heard the STEAM reviews are pretty good

[@countsnarky1701]

Trying to railroad us into replying tain puns aye?

[@lecommentar9851]

Some of these comments confuse me, you guys should get back on track.

[@MacCraeToons1214]

Stupendium’s production value is finally getting CLOSE to matching the quality of their songs. It’s truly a speacial thing to watch an artist you’ve watched since the beginning finally get what they deserve. Love you, Stupes.

[@orangelake2268]

Give them a few more songs and it will be matched

[@EmpathNaga]

Have to disagree as I feel the quality of both has always matched since they're both incredible.

[@crazycupcakewizard1876]

Bro I absolutely love both but ain’t no way the songs are better

[@kordacpz]

@@orangelake2268* them !

[@olafboer3435]

​@@orangelake2268 them

[@BunAndDun]

"You might say we've got a loco-motive..." I'm floored. The amount of puns you guys do while still making amazing music is truly astounding! Kudos to you all, another amazing song I'll be listening to for a long time, looking forward to the next one 👍

[@forcicri93]

I KNOW RIGHT?

[@thepoeticminecart]

I love that this line has 3 meanings. ! being a train. 2 being a crazy train. and 3 being that they have a crazy motive for kidnapping Shwabadi

[@scottieburgess2197]

Can we just take the time to admire the "Run away! Train" and "Dining car" puns?

[@rootbeermilk9145]

"W T F express" was my favorite

[@asdfghjk1576]

Still can’t get over “this train’s not just cancelled it’s damn well deplatformed”

[@TheTinyDiamond]

@asdf ghjk Same imo that’s the best line in here for the humor value alone.

[@Kat-ez4fe]

"Railway strikes" is another one I like

[@AlexanderAzarov]

The whole "run a train on you" verse is great.

[@jjthesecond2801]

God, the chemistry between Stupes and Dan is INCREDIBLE! In every scene it's clear y'all are having an incredible time and constantly playing off eachother's zaniness!

[@asbdowasduwagibberish4700]

why does this comment have 666 likes

[@YourFriendlyHouseInvader]

Ni

[@AnDeledelewoop]

There's this good cop bad cop thing like dan's all morbid whit it while stup's like "yeah we'll kill u now shut up"

[@xwarockx3959]

"Charles is the only train that's running." Yeah. Running. That dad joke will get you sent straight to hell, Stupes

[@ChaseVaccaro-ge3gk]

He might already be there. I haven't heard of a vehicle this unhinged in Britain.

[@tickletipson5117]

That’s exactly what I thought “Charles is definitely RUNNING”

[@cragl3yman343]

My favorite part of this entire song is the "Engine, Engine Number Nine" part. The synchronized bobbing up and down was just perfect and really sold how creepy this song can be while also being playful. It perfectly encapsulates how the game is taking itself so seriously despite the ridiculous concept of a man eating Spider Train. The utter ridiculousness of the concept is just hilarious while also being completely taken serious in the actual game just like the song. Edit: After a lot more listens it seems this entire song just loves referencing train related rhymes and songs. Absolutely astonishing

[@sarge6508]

Reminds me of some other games like the one where there's a demon created out of ink to work at a theme park only to get locked in a tomb for years

[@cragl3yman343]

@@sarge6508 Don't know the second one but the first one is definitely Bendy. And while I think it works I find Bendy much scarier than Charles... Like if you've ever seen Choo Choo Charles it's a really dumb game and kinda hilariously broken in a lot of ways

[@akarts8854]

@@cragl3yman343 I mean,Even if its broken it's quite impressive since the developer is one guy. The game is actually good when you find out what goes on behind the scene

[@cragl3yman343]

@@akarts8854 Oh nono I'm not saying that as a jab to the dev or anything. I LOVE this game. It's super weird and fun. I just am desensitized from it all and just fine Charles more hilarious than Scary.

[@skandto]

Also my favorite part

[@Shwabadi]

So happy to be a part of this video :D great fun!! Love the track!

[@TheStupendium]

Thank you so much for being involved! Loved having you aboard! :D

[@SenoraCardgage]

You must have escaped being eaten, I’m so relieved!

[@Mr_T_Badger]

I bet you weren’t so happy when you were tied to the track. 😋 Sorry, couldn’t let that bad pun get away.

[@Derek12481]

Was the pun intended?

[@satire__]

Something that doesn't get mentioned is how the train is *Flying* down the tracks, it really implies the desparation of the characters you're playing, before leading to the Insanity that overtakes them. Bravo

[@thatradfailure5197]

The fact that you built a train from the game is absolutely sending me off the rails. The song itself has my engines fired up and rearing to go full speed. Like, G-jeez dude, your productions keep making me more and more envious! Beautiful as a Mallard my guy, sharing this to the group chat (yet again)

[@charliewilliford5254]

Well, can’t say I was expecting this, but I’m glad to have another Stupendium song, especially with Danbull helping out. What an absolute fever dream of a song about a fever dream!

[@betterlooking120]

I love catching the musical theatre references in Stupes songs but I can't believe it took me five months to realize this one (if i'm correct lmao) At 4:49, "If killing a priest, a vicar, a grocer, or postman or three is villainous?" may be a reference to A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd. In the song, Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney discuss hypothetically turning various community figures into meat pies to serve in her shop. Among many others, they bring up the titular Priest and joke about whether a meat pie is made of Grocer or Vicar (it has to be grocer, it's green).

[@mich705]

What an insane production this was! All of you guys have NAILED IT! Poor Shwabadi though...hope someone can untie him eventually!

[@MorganEdgy]

Oh, someone definitely will.

[@YEZ_U]

@@MorganEdgy yeah it will be charles he will cut the rope with his pointy teeth

[@c.m.654]

@@MorganEdgy Well something certainly will

[@jacketofdiamonds]

honestly it looks like he could just sit up? his legs aren't tied and he's not tied TOO anything

[@matikrool]

Don't worry, he'll be freed, his head will be freed, RIGHT OF HIS SHOULDERS.

[@deceptionvex]

What a masterpiece! Thank you Stupendium and Dan Bull for blessing us with such a stunning song! The visuals are absolutely incredible! What an insane amount of effort and talent!

[@Egor-jw7ve]

You blew me away with "The train's not just canceled, it's damn well deplatformed" and the lyrics that comes before that. It is so clever and at the same time it fits narrative of a song so good.

[@jaycrow7788]

Okay, Stupendium's quality hits new levels every video. The cinematography is stunning and every scene hits hard. As always, another Stupendium bop of a song!!

[@noodlesoup7794]

Dan Bull was also here

[@jaycrow7788]

@@noodlesoup7794 that is true, he did amazing as well lol

[@YourBestBudFlowey]

Once again another bop, I expected nothing less from a duet between you and Dan. Also I have to say the render of Charles in this song looks more terrifying than the original. Well done to the artist behind it.

[@peeteee]

thank you flowey

[@haydenparsons5783]

i love the line "charles is the only train thats running", cause its a cleaver double meaning. charles literally runs at you on his legs, and a running train also means a train thats arriving and leaving.

[@coolsceegaming6178]

That and, besides you, there’s no other trains running. It’s literal I’m more than one way: He’s literally running, but he’s not just “running” in the sense he’s working, he’s the only one that is working until you showed up.

[@GraciousInk1530]

So how many times did your hat fall off while making this Stupes? Also the "run a train on you" line is nasty and I love it.

[@TheStupendium]

Too many :P

[@Memospirery]

@@TheStupendium rip

[@the_eldritch_teacher]

could you explain this line to me because no matter how many times I listen to it I still don't get it?

[@HazyVex]

​@@the_eldritch_teacher Run Away, Train! As it run away it's the train

[@the_eldritch_teacher]

@@HazyVex i get that line

[@bardthewanderingcaretaker8630]

A lovely duet from our dear Stupendium and DanBull!

[@alu2901]

They look like they are having so much fun! Honestly, I like the not so serious vibe of the song. It fits with the nature of Choo-Choo Charles.

[@JROCCDGE82]

Now I know what Shwabadi was saying in the background now, thank you Stupes

[@SamuelStudiosOfficial]

Like actually how does the Stupendium actually never fail to make bangers..

[@abdogad1]

Seriously there hasn't been a song that I have seen that I didn't download

[@deadchannel8877]

You could say their performance is stupendous!

[@Entity_609]

All of Stups songs are a banger, and I think they always be!!

[@anirbanhasan8988]

Because he's a Brit. Assuming you're talking of bangers and mash

[@catkittycatc4t]

​@@anirbanhasan8988stupendium uses they/them, I think :)

[@Zippsterman]

Dan really embodies the deranged railroad engineer vibe, it's beautiful. Stupes is like if the cog-in-the-wheel bureaucrat from The Fine Print worked for a crooked maniacal mining magnate and ended up getting a few loose screws along the way Great stuff as always!

[@blakksheep736]

A few _more_ screws loose.

[@anwd8646]

I’m really hoping the Dev of Choo Choo Charles knows of this, this song is so good it would be criminal for them to not know of this!

[@TheStupendium]

He does! :)

[@anwd8646]

@@TheStupendium Brilliant! And more props to you mate, you’re one of the few folks on YT I know of who keeps interacting with their community, that’s pretty cool.

[@EpicJosh84]

Holy shoot, Stupes and Dan have gone _off the rails_ with this one! This isn't just a music video, it's a whole short film! I know for sure this one's gonna be a perfect addition to my playlist. Incredible job, all of you!

[@KyleAllenMusic]

I could have sworn this was a train... Must have been my imagination! Amazing video/song Stupendium! Congrats again on 1M subs!

[@BananaHoovyJ.Rabbit]

Now all we need is for you to get to 1mil

[@beleva09]

I don't get it I just don't understand How you're able to construct these absolutely perfect rhyme-schemes packed full of clever wordplay Every single new release I am once again baffled at how creative both you and Dan truly are, especially when working together! I mean come on "Chugga-chugging on blood as he chew-chews you" has to be the single best use of the cliché "chugga chugga choo choo" EDIT: In other news, new phobia unlocked: A-track-nophobia

[@Xeral_YT]

The fact that you actually built the train from the game and the fact that it looks so cool and detailed is just stunning. You actually just ripped it from the game into reality.

[@RacoonySkaloonyOfficial]

Its not a complete replica, but heavily based.

[@enclaveofficerwickers8815]

The synchronization during "engine,engine number 9" was absolutely flawless. My personal favorite part of this gruesomely artful peace that you've both masterfully made. Well done!❤

[@temptica7982]

it reminds me of the little nightmares 2 song they made. at one part they did this too, only a brief part an di absolutely loved it, I was soo glad seeing it again in this song. It's very statisfying

[@DomenicEXP111]

I love everything about this video, The song itself having a sort of industrial feel - while still feeing unnerving to a degree, the props looking like they've been ripped right out of the game, and even the filming spot being an actual railway! Everything about this is perfect, it's just like what I imagined it being! Everyone who worked on this did an amazing job, it's perfect!

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

The song having the vibe that I crave from niche bands like Caravan of Thieves where the instrumental an vocal tone just goes all over

[@shootthecow69]

fun fact i don't know if this was intentional or not but at the part where he says "If this train doesn't get here in the next five minutes i should go absolutely mad" if you go forward exactly 5 mins Charles is there so he never went mad after all

[@enesinkanal7812]

4

[@bluestone4119]

And did you miss the Five minutes later card at the beginning

[@panopticon-of-flesh]

but notice the 5 minutes later card and that at the end it's revealed to be a dream, so he did go mad

[@SpikeForrestGaming]

@@bluestone4119 It was probably just a clever nod by Stupendium

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

Can't go mad if you already are.

[@anothercastle17]

I love how your production quality is getting gradually more intricate. We’ll have a feature length film tucked neatly into a six minute song soon enough. Have a nice day, man, and keep making excellent tracks Get it? :)

[@Beowolf-jy5rc]

might as well make a musical while there's at that feature length film

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

@@Beowolf-jy5rc Stupendium uses they/them pronouns

[@Beowolf-jy5rc]

@@sydssolanumsamsys sorry im not on twitter

[@sabrina0013]

sometimes to cheer myself up i just go to a stupendium vid and sort by new to see stupes still enjoying all the praise they get. i'm really really happy for you, man. and i love your music too

[@TheStupendium]

Thank you so much! I am sorry to hear you need cheering up though, I hope you are okay! 🧡

[@jasonducarjr]

Who knew you could make so many train-related puns in one song? Seriously though, I felt like the one fast verse went a little off the rails, but as always, you crazy nerdcore members are always able to conduct yourselves in such a precise manner! I'm glad that all the wait coal-minated in this amazing video!

[@DimNussens]

Holy crap. *Holy crap.* All of these are earworms, but how do you *do* this? I can't think of a single professional songwriter that can consistently pump out fantastic songs like this, and you're the performer, you do animations. How do you *do* this, Stuperman?

[@DJ-Scott-E]

This TRACK is awesome. I RAILy enjoyed it. Your TRAINing with Dan Bull paid off. ❤️

[@andrewsheffield8738]

Dan's presence elevates everything that he's in. I love how you guys are always so in sync with each other. We NEED to make Stupendibull a thing!

[@Osma777]

I really wonder, in sections where they are singing out the side of the train, you get moments like at 5:33 where Stupes hat gets tilted sideways and they just leave it there. Was that intentional? Because it REALLY sells the whole "we are going mad" aspect. Well, that and Dan's absolutely unhinged grin throughout the song.

[@TheStupendium]

That was a happy accident that we thought looked cool! :)

[@ajscroggins137]

In the wise words of Bob Ross just a happy little accident

[@Fangli233]

Coming back to this song (among others), I really appreciate how whenever Dan and (edit) Stupes cooperate on a video like this, they reach a level of gleeful insanity that they definitely couldn't when kept separate.

[@TheStupendium]

Just a friendly heads up that I prefer people don't use my real name outside of friends and family! Stupes is fine! :)

[@Fangli233]

@@TheStupendium Thanks for the reminder!

[@FluffyPrincess888]

4:25 stupes sounds so ridiculous when they say "THE EL CHOO-CHOOPACABRA" you had way too many giggles I can tell

[@somerandomguy227]

It's a freight day when a song with a track as great as this chugs along!

[@Br0ck3n]

Nice

[@rockgirl6786]

AAAAAAA

[@AlcoLoco251]

Nice to see the Dean Forest Railway helping out with this. Definitely helped add to the aesthetic.

[@Skrayer1219]

I'm glad Dan's influence has left a clear and visible mark (A whole verse dedicated to innuendo) on this song as well (Not that the Stupendium doesn't have that capability we all know one particular song)

[@rockgirl6786]

Get your mind out of the gutter. It's about soft drinks

[@GeneralBumpkis]

@@rockgirl6786 …and nothing else

[@marshalloverturf9040]

@@GeneralBumpkis Amen

[@Lord-of-The-Crabs]

What is the verse?

[@elhornio5408]

​@@Lord-of-The-Crabsthe last one I think?

[@theemries4766]

I love how when you say "sixteen tons of scurrying death" the rhythm slightly changes to that of Tennessee Ernie Ford's classic.

[@Fishfoe]

That Stupendibull Mining Company sign is genius! You two look like you had a lot of fun making this together. All the train puns are genius! The "loco-motive" line!! So good.

[@thegamemaker8284]

holy crap, that choo-choo Charles model is so cool and, in my opinion, the best 3d animated choo-choo Charles I've seen. also, I like that unlike other songs that focus on either Charles or the Archivist, this focuses on the cultists and the regular denizens of Aranearum

[@sparbit2845]

Just something I want to say really quick. After listening to this about a dozen times I can't stop noticing how well you guys harmonize together. It's genuinely really cool. That combined with how much fun the song is really cool, incredible job guys.

[@Zye_Red]

I love how the beat even sounds like an engine huffing down a railway! Everything about this song is flawless!

[@YeOleJester]

The Set Quality, The Outfits, The Lighting, The FREAKING OPENING, AND THAT BEAT! You never seem to cease to amaze me, Mr. The Stupendium!

[@redheartstudios8973]

The wordplay... the flow... the sheer _berth_ of train-based puns... Truly you and Dan are the masters.

[@Unhinged_Ideas]

6:07 that choo choo charles is scarier than the game

[@risingskyz]

“You might say we’ve got a loco-motive” I don’t know how you can be this clever with lyrics EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@greenisnotprimary]

4:05 Now what the hell? Is this an innuendo? In a Stupendium song? Good track though. Would totally ride again.

[@wyvernscale9634]

I see what you did there... Nice

[@Thelongestshrimp]

...how did I never notice?

[@skelefly4116]

I love how on the line “16 tons of scurrying death” it sounds like the song 16 tons, I’m not musically versed but I’ve listened to that song enough to hear it. All the puns and lyrical references you work into songs is amazing❤

[@DarkerGames]

This was not what I was expecting took my by surprise I knew what game it was but didn’t know what this would sound like and now I do and I love it. Incredible Choo Choo Charles song Stupendium and Dan Bull have a marvelous day 🤘🤘👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@spoons6589]

The feeling of it all was malevolent yet whimsical but Stupes and Dan in those masks was straight up scary but in the best way. Great job guys

[@paulapfeiffer5324]

3:53 Can we please talk about the harmonys and the deep voice ❤❤❤

[@ChewieCatt]

Oh my God this was INCREDIBLE.

[@TheStupendium]

Thank you, man! :D

[@indigogem2096]

This right here ↑. This is a based opinion

[@marbeltoast]

"The train's not just cancelled, it's damn well deplatformed!" This enby deserves a flippin medal for their lyrical creativity.

[@christinanordlander1588]

That line had me literally LOL.

[@Sophera01]

3:52 is my favorite part; love the callback to that song. It fit so well!

[@RRM_Personal]

I love trains, I love horror, I love Stupendium, I love Dan Bull. I am the target audience. This is so frickin good y'all! Y'all knocked it out of the park!

[@enemetal4685]

This is why I love you Stupendium, the production value, the acting, the outfits, the sets, the lighting, the special effects, collaborating and the great rhymes and beats, for a horror game I've never even heard of before, It's beyond entertaining

[@Catnap785Films]

This deserves more views considering how much love and effort went into this

[@lbm8972]

Holy cow the production value of this song is crazy. The lyrics are in line with some of the best you've ever done.

[@Finvaara]

This was absolutely fantastic. Your work, as ever, remains exemplary in visual execution. Your performance and that of your guest were both magnificent. My especial favorite was, as ever, the tight weave of your rhyming couplets. I remain envious of your ability to pen verse.

[@Ilariobbboy]

I love how they are not afraid of charles (maybe because they are his cultists) and the theme of the song is not "WE ARE GOING TO DIE IN THE NEXT 5 MILLISECONDS, THE SPIDER TRAIN IS AFTER US" and instead is just "Welp, off to get a human to not make our big spider lord mad!"

[@voidheart565]

At 3:37, I swear Stupes was doing the idle Moondrop animation…

[@Sir_Ravenstein]

Oh my god I also just noticed it 💀

[@voidheart565]

@@Sir_Ravenstein I know... it works well for the character he is trying to portray tho...

[@Sir_Ravenstein]

@Voidheart it works really well

[@Endtherinbetween]

omg they are

[@hotelroom404]

Here’s a comment explaining every reference I can find, if theirs more, I’ll add them as needed 1:05 the tune of this part is a reference to 16 tons by Tennessee Ford 1:25 a pun on a railway worker strike and being attacked by Charles (a literal railway strike) 1:36 a pun on a train working (running) and actual running (Charles has legs so he’s the only train that can literally run) 1:48 a pun on runaway train accidents 1:50 a reference to the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ people see when entering heaven 2:44 a reference to dining cars. A dining car is a train car that also serves food like a restaurant 2:50 a flue is the thing that smoke comes out of on steam engines 3:53 Engine Engine Number 9 is a single by Roger Miller 4:08 HS2 is an upcoming High Speed train (hence the name HS2) that will be completed in 2029 4:16 ‘loco’ is British slang for a train locomotive, and is the Spanish word for insane 4:27 the Chupacabra is a creature in Spanish folklore that eats livestock 4:50 this line was confirmed to be a reference to the song ‘A little priest’ from Sweeney Todd 4:58 a reference to Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

[@Combes_]

4:30 Leaves on the line make locomotives' wheels slip, also pun with 'leave'

[@mothcatcher893]

2:37 Also, siding here refers to the low-speed track sections in railways.

[@gamergod6287]

This man can pump out anywhere from 5-12 minutes of lyrics every month, way too underrated of a music creator

[@marshmello1730]

I love when dan bull and stupendium come together to make a song. Their voices really complement each other

[@cmdrtransrights9015]

2:34 "Stupendium! Please step out of the... **Bisexual Light**"

[@DarkAvengerVIM]

Never

[@elitemation]

bruh what

[@reisproduction3212]

Best part 3:52

[@FluffyPrincess888]

fr

[@xerofresh]

I absolutely agree

[@flyingmonkey662]

Yup

[@egg_mittens]

Every pun/reference in this video that I can track down: 0:55 - "sleepers" or sleeper cars are trains that run overnight that have beds to sleep on 1:05 - Sixteen Tons is a song about american mining towns, featuring the line "Sixteen tons, and what do you get." It is mimicked here. This also links to Aranearum's history as a mining community. "Sixteen tons of scurrying death" is also referring to Charles. 1:25 - Railway strikes - both the act of rail workers witholding labour; a common talking point in current British politics (and even more so when this was written) and also the railway striking ie: attacking 1:27 - The word used to describe the trains used by an area/company are called thier 'rolling stock' 1:28 - There's a guage on the screen, guages are the most common display in old steam engines 1:38 - Choo-choo Charles is a train that 'runs' on legs and operational train services are said to be 'running' 1:45 - [idk if this is intentional or not but I like it] Choo-choo Charels, obviously is a video game 1:47 - The Runaway Train is a children's story most popular in the UK about a red train (often depicte as sentient) leaving a station and speeding up too much with no supervision before eventually derailing, and as the lyrics at the bottom of the screen suggest, this could aslo be taken to mean an exclamation of "Run away, train!" 2:05 - Less a reference and more of a British moment, tea is used to mean the last meal of the day. Tea used in this way is generally more used in Northern England, as well as being part of cokney an other typically 'working-class' UK english dialects. 2:12 - They take in sharp breaths after every sylable they can, mimicking a chug-chug from a simple steam engine. That's neat. 2:24 - 'Mind The Gap' is a safety warning in London underground trains that is at the edge of the platform, on posters around the station as well as said by a train announcer as the doors open. 2:37 - A siding is a short track at the side of and opening on to a railway line, used to take trains to yards or for maintainance. 2:44 - Can be taken literally, the dining car of a train, as well as to mean 'a car that dines' 2:50 - The fule is a part of a chimney/funnel 2:53 - Chugga-chugga and choo-choo (onomatopoeia for steam train noises) as well as chewing like eating and chugging like drinking 3:00 - The noun 'consumables', ie: goods that are used fairly quickly and then replaced (ie: fuel) and 'consumable' the verb, ie: able to be eaten [There also might be a reference to Whole Foods the American grocery store but I can't tell] 3:47 - Catch, as in to grab/capture as well as catch as in 'get on the train in time' 3:52 - "Engine Engine #9" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Roger Miller in 1959. The first lines are: (Some versions substitute 'railroad line' for 'Chicago Line') It is mimicked here 4:06 - HS2 is a contraversial in-progress railway operation in the UK whose route cuts through a lot of ancient forests in the UK, which are far more effective at trapping carbon and take thousands of years to grow 4:09 - Vein as in the blood vessel, and vein as in a smaller branch off a mainline 4:15 - Loco motive as in crazy reason, and Locomotive ie: train 4:26 - El Chupacabra is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas that is said to drink the blood of goats, like what choo-choo charles does but with people 4:29 - Leaves left on rails are common causes of trian derailment 4:37 - Off-peak time is the time a which rail services are less busy, and therefore cheaper to ride during on most British rail services including the Tube 4:39 - Season tickets are one time passes for commuters on public transit services, usually billed anually 4:58 - Goriest, play on 'Orient Express' the murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie 5:07 - A train 'terminates' when it reaches its next stop, or when it 'terminates' someone; killing someone Did I miss anything?

[@TheStupendium]

Well spotted! :D A couple of extra things you missed! 1:28 - 'Gauge' is also the measurement of how thick a railway track is. Different trains are different 'gauges', which means they need different sized rails to run on! 1:46 - 'Runaway,. train!' can also be taken as a warning: 'Run away, the train is coming!' 4:09 - 'Vein' is also a reference to veins of ore and the mining operations on the island.

[@dr_steam]

Man you should keep doing this for each song, it's fantastic reading through this

[@guillermostreiger2307]

Also "the trains not just cancelled, its damn well deplatformed"

[@shantayarmstrong3989]

Also in the beginning of the song they mention sleepers

[@shantayarmstrong3989]

Sixteen tons could also be how heavy Charles is

[@Idontknowyou933]

the "for Charles" sign at the end is so well thought out😂😂 love you Stupendium, keep it up!

[@darkumineru1681]

love the 4:30 fast rap stupendous flow with dan in the way i love most personally making this one of my new favourites

[@AverageEldritchEntity]

You know, it takes quite a lot of effort to make me LOVE a song about a game I've never heard of, but this- it pulls it off quite handily! The wordplay, the rhyming, the puns, and the sheer amount of CHARISMA! Bravissimo!

[@mitnick2512]

It's been 12 days and I literally can't stop listening to this song.

[@le-bongaming212]

12 days? Try 7 months

[@starleska]

the unfiltered joy you and Dan clearly had coming up with all these train puns is so wonderful 😂😂💖💖 this is amazing!!!!

[@scampboxx]

They have trained themselves for this day, I assure you.

[@andreacastelli1560]

I must say this: guys ... THAT WAS A SPECTACULARE COOPERATION!!!

[@Deoxy81]

Your comment just rhymes with the line I was listening to in the song wow

[@thecrtf4953]

3:53 is a solid highlight not only with the really cool visual of them bobbing up and down in beat with the flow but the changing from normal to cultists attire That and the flow of the verse is great! Overall! Another absolutely stupendous video that flows so well and has a killer beat! Hurrah for Stupendieum!

[@HGWhitty]

The Stupendium is back, and stronger than ever.

[@standardhuman8675]

how the hell did you come up with so many train puns? thats not even rhetorical, it seems physically impossible, but yall did it. favorite pun goes to the line "el choo-choopacabra". great work as always, will be bouncing up and down like yall did at 3:59 for the next month

[@Endtherinbetween]

I just don’t question it anymore, they are very knowledge filled and it scares me

[@KADOTHORNE24]

6:13 charles whistle Stupes and dan:that is our signal,goodbye for good

[@sebastiangranados6985]

This was jaw droping, the costumes, the acting, the as usual absolutly awesome lyrics, and the good narrative presence of Charles throught the song, as they fear him and need to keep him fed to survive, and also the incredible replica of the Train just incredible, Bravo to you two for making something this awesome

[@William-Afton-AlwaysComesBack]

This will remain my favorite Stupendium song, the originality and the music all adds up in the end. It's also cool how this is all live-action!

[@flatchett]

Outstanding filmography, the music's even better. Love all of your project Stupe, go on like that ✨

[@MrSupernaturalLife]

Oh, man. The lyrics, always the lyrics. They give me so much chills with their great poetic rhymes and rhythms.

[@CLC_]

something i adore about the stupendium is that you can always tell they enjoy what they do and have a lot of fun doing it