THE FINE PRINT | The Outer Worlds Song

[@TheStupendium]

LYRICS: Welcome to space. What were you expecting? It’s a dangerous place. Thank you for investing. Go there for your rota, there for your orders Fill up these quotas, we'll bill you for quarters Report to your foreman but watch for marauders ‘Cus If you get eaten there’s fees for your mourners Prosperity’s there in the care of magnates In Halcyon heaven awaits! Did you think this was supposed to look like the posters Well it mostly does, oh if you only read closer Just ten short years to a new frontier Snooze as you cruise and you’ll wake up here! You’ve been trapped in that ship for an awful long time So perhaps you have simply forgot what you signed Honestly? Did you not read the colony policy? That defines you as company property? That waivers your say in autonomy? The conglomerate’s got you in lock and key We put the dollar back into idolatry If you’re upset you can rent an apology We are a family forged in bureaucracy No I in ‘team’ but there’s con in ‘economy’ Were you expecting adventure? Were you hoping for fun? My friend you’re indentured And pleasure’s exempt from your tenure So venture back down to your slum That's provided at generous prices Your worth is determined by your sacrifices A small term of service when down on the surface Internment’s a freebie that comes with the purchase We work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to give Ourselves the rights to buy Ourselves the right to live To earn the right to die. Welcome to our little town! Why don’t you settle down? Here, just fill out the paperwork and you can look around We’re happy as can be inside the valley cannery We live to pack the cans of meat and not to question where it’s found Until we end up in the ground around the corner in the yard You know we thought we liked the sound of finding glory in the stars The board has taught us to be proud of never reaching very far So we earn what we’re allowed and give it right back at the bar The Ale to cure what ails ya’! Zero-Gee Brew! Your favourite flavour! So work til’ you bleed - ennobled by labour Then purchase relief from your local retailer If you’d rather drop dead that’s fine But you know that dropping down dead bears a fine So you do your job, I’ll do mine I gotta meet a six foot deep bottom line We make a fortune for the board by selling boredom door to door Because it’s all that we deserve and it is all we can afford The secrets of the universe and all the worlds to be explored But our dreams are back on earth and now the work is our reward And you’ll be grateful for seats at the table Though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable You may waste your days but at least you were able To pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle Be faithful and pray we’ll repay what you invest Behave as you slave for humanity’s interest On account that you’re all on account and we’re quickly amounting humanity’s interest You’d think that we’d sink to the brink of rebellion With markets dependant on peddling weapons The architect tells them the secret to heaven Is simply consuming whatever we sell them We work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to give Ourselves the rights to buy Ourselves the right to live To earn the right to die. You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print (Welcome to our little town! Why don’t you settle down? Here, just fill out the paperwork and you can look around We work and then we work and then we work and then we work And then we work and then we work and then we end up in the ground) (WORK WORK HURRY HURRY WORK WORK WORRY WORRY WORK WORK HURRY HURRY WORRY HURYY WORK WORK) You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print You should have read the fine print, my friend. Should have read the fine print

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

Oh A minute ago

[@taylorbutler270]

Hot damn, Stu! One of your best; both the song and animation.

[@incomingtransmission1674]

Simply amazing, this song is a masterpiece! Just like the game :) Glad to see so much love given to it.

[@MrAnimator_hii]

4:09 School. Edit: actually, life itself

[@TigerGoblin]

This is an amazing song. Gives exactly the inescapable burdening feeling of living on Halcyon colonies.

[@ell1012]

The 'If you're upset, you can rent an apology' isn't talked about enough. Brilliant.

[@AlqhemyA]

Ikr

[@lawsonkrii3665]

@Markie W makes me feel like im talking to a rich karen

[@mantelumgamingloilol123]

Imma use that line as a comeback

[@pascalprincess]

@@mantelumgamingloilol123 i use it on my dnd noble paladin.

[@Krixwell]

It's not even _buy_ an apology. Renting it implies that the moment you stop paying for the apology, they'll take it back. Wonderful line.

[@moss_yt]

If y’all catch me walking around muttering something about “the conglomerate’s got you in lock and key” then mind your business.

[@kappnk9821]

I'll reply "we put the dollar back into idolatry"

[@forgottenprince3706]

"We are a family forged in bureaucracy"

[@god_speed_g2597]

"no 'i' in team but theres 'con' in economy"

[@julianacorbin2607]

Were you expecting adventure? Were you hoping for fun?

[@lachelnderhund]

ooh how edgy

[@R462venom]

As someone that has to 'volunteer' to get the experience/qualifications needed to get a job, 'we work to earn the right to work' has never felt more real

[@vintagememelord8168]

I applied to do an unpaid work experience placement, but I always get rejected due to my lack of prior experience.

[@Hallucera]

@@vintagememelord8168 have you tried getting more experience at a place that requires experience

[@TyphoonBeam]

I have been applying for jobs for over two years at this point and have well above the average in qualifications. Initially started out just applying for things in the field I had studied but now I'm applying for anything I come across. Has 5 interviews from about 700 applications

[@HeydenHarvey]

companies are getting greedy, not a surprise. There isn't unemployment because there just isn't enough jobs

[@Minecraftgaming2632]

“Yeah we’re anti slavery” *proceeds to take unpaid intern*

[@oggyreidmore]

"No 'I' in 'team', but there's 'con' in 'economy'." Badass wordplay!

[@MARCELDUCHAMP0_o]

That was my favorite freaking part. I swear that line is slept on

[@eightypie9528]

And so damn accurate too. This song does an amazing job of describing the problem we are facing thanks to capitalism.

[@RandomPerson-fg1jf]

That might be the best line on this channel, and that's saying something.

[@senoritarat9520]

Yes I heard it and fucking loved that line

[@magnusm4]

If the workers won't be united there can't be revolution without evolution unless they are.

[@hanaalkinany9530]

I wrote a whole ass essay in English over the use of literary devices in the song and got an A+. The writer of this is a fucking genius

[@TheStupendium]

That's super cool! I'd love to read that some time if you'd be willing to share it!

[@pietvandiemen5521]

@@TheStupendium Me too!

[@mikeysodead2466]

@@TheStupendium Me three

[@shermilasundquist]

Me four!

[@Doctor_Sirus]

I'd be interested in reading it.

[@naoltitude9516]

Damn every lyric could be a bumper sticker.

[@sleepysmartboy6287]

Watch me rolling up with "If you get eaten there's fees for your mourners" on my dash

[@naoltitude9516]

@@sleepysmartboy6287 xD

[@denni_]

I’m finna pull up to the potluck with “We are a family forged in bureaucracy” on my bumper

[@Airplane003]

The “I’ve got to meet a six foot deep bottom line” hits different

[@freddykabuffke461]

@@sleepysmartboy6287 this has to be a thing

[@nicolasbenincampi5488]

POV: Disney lawyers explains you why your wife suffocating to death in Disneyland is actually your fault.

[@Tarks_Coady_EFC]

REAL

[@sloshychicken2550]

LMAO

[@ELMSART]

AYOOO ITS SO TRUE THO!

[@Saint_kin]

1:00

[@Funny_Valentine_D.4.C]

Did you not read the subscription policy, that defines you as company propety?

[@corrupt1user]

"Gravity" refers to the amount of fermentable sugars in the malt that can be turned into alcohol. "Zero-Gravity Brew" effectively means there's no actual beer in the bottle.

[@sarcasmismyfavoriteemotion4180]

The more you know! Seriously, over 2 years later and I've never heard that before?

[@thenightwalker5891]

So technically it's non alcoholic beer

[@jamesshepard850]

Awesome, I didn't know that.

[@corrupt1user]

@@sarcasmismyfavoriteemotion4180 Because your obsession with craft brews has yet to reach "obnoxious hipster" levels. Technically a beer will have zero gravity if all the sugars are converted to alcohol, but brewers tend to advertise the gravity at the start, not end. The "beer" does give you a bad hangover from consuming just one, and given that the game runs on black comedy, you could probably make a safer cocktail from the ingredients under your sink.

[@johnalogue9832]

@@corrupt1user I believe the cheaper alcohol in the game is implied or outright demonstrated to be dangerous, which would make that even more likely.

[@berries5340]

"your worth is determined by your sacrifices" this line hit hard..

[@EmilyTotallynotbees]

I’ve heard this so many times and it’s still like a slap in the face every time like... damn

[@shawnwesson5667]

And for most companies these days, you're still a worthless pawn to be used and then thrown away at their own discretion, based on whatever excuse they want to give you, regardless if you slaved away defended and so on and so forth for said company.

[@eightypie9528]

@@shawnwesson5667 And this is all thanks to what? Capitalism!

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

Normally companys define workers worth by how hard is to replace you

[@rat2316]

@@eightypie9528 and after all this facts medium class believe in liberalism

[@captainrose1907]

Random fact: I used the beginning of this song as a monologue for auditions and got a part I desperately wanted for our production!

[@lewiskelly7081]

Bro that’s so cool but what exactly

[@lewiskelly7081]

I mean what words

[@captainrose1907]

@@lewiskelly7081 everything up to "Your worth is determined by your sacrifices"

[@lewiskelly7081]

@@captainrose1907 ok

[@captainrose1907]

@@sir_quackers3240 it's in a point in my vocal range that I'm more talking it anyways. So I "sang" it while talking. Like, the parts in the song where the pitch goes up, I talked with a higher pitch

[@beanasprout951]

heartbroken to see that my comment liked by the stupendium from four years ago was deleted because it was on my school account im back four years later because this song is still SO GOOD and the lyricism is honestly unforgettable

[@lil_spirits]

Yay u got liked again :3

[@System_Error404X]

You got liked again

[@vintagememelord8168]

yooooooo

[@YaBoyNotADoor4768]

@@lil_spiritswhat are you supposed to be

[@Knife4urLife]

The eviction notice on the gravestone is crazy💀💀

[@hollowshield2315]

makes sense economically. the dead person's not going to need it anymore, and digging a new grave and building a new tombstone is such an expensive pain. you want to stay buried? pay rent

[@ElianSchreuder]

necromancy

[@brontegoodman6238]

I'm mad at myself for thinking of the "we live to pack the cans of meat and not to question where it's found"

[@Tombr4mb4]

​@@ElianSchreuderNecrocity (Necromancy × Bureaucracy)

[@valerioamoruso7858]

isn't it the same as real life? No cemetery is gonna leave you there forever unless it gets abandoned lol

[@calledmedarling]

as a lyricist I've decided to give up. I will never top this.

[@itsmexoxurmom]

frrrr it’s done so perfectly

[@naaso1132]

for real these lyrics dominate every other lyics

[@X-SPONGED]

He has like 5 rhyming dictionaries don't give up just buy more dictionaries Courtesy of The Halcyon Holding Corporation

[@PopZozo_]

@@X-SPONGED that is the best meme i have heard all day

[@Thor_the_Doge]

"Don't give up, take inspiration" -Me, just now, and possibly some other people or something people have done all kinds of things

[@kendallmorrison47]

“the architect tells them the secret to heaven is simply consuming whatever we sell them” woah. best line of the song.

[@jednrrp]

Have you played the game??? Its so satirically insightful in a painful way

[@jenellakirk7079]

jade renee what’s the game called

[@gordonexperience4859]

@@jenellakirk7079 The Outer Worlds

[@centuriondominicus7871]

yeah in the actual game the corporations skew the meaning of the OSI's religion for control. Though I'm p-sure OSI was made by the corporations...

[@kendallmorrison47]

DeathknightDN oh that sounds really interesting i’ll just have to play it now

[@sleyyyyla]

"and you'll be grateful for seats at the table, though it dips at one end & the bench is unstable." *you literally could NOT have put it better*

[@Adam-nm7nc]

I don’t get it, could someone explain that please?

[@BondrewdAiriDarke]

Adam long story short, the table is not tilted in your favor, if you even get a seat at it. It eludes to classism, and no matter how hard you work, it simply doesn’t mean you’ll earn more. Just more work, since you have proved you can do more. At least that is my take on it.

[@j0nni235]

@@BondrewdAiriDarke the wat I saw, the lyrics are referring to the lower class dinner table: a rickety plank of wood with a uneven bench. Since the lower class has no say in receiving a better dinner table (read: better treatment), they are forced to hold their tongues and "be grateful" for at least having the crumbs that the upper class left over.

[@kjj26k]

And also, the whole system is unstable and when the economy crashes you'll go hungry.

[@blorblin]

@@kjj26k WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE.

[@samuelvandenbroek101]

This is literally Disney explaining to the poor husband on why he can't sue

[@namisadraei7444]

Yep

[@drakul3467]

Still poor guy

[@vanillabatcave5677]

That's why we always must read the full terms and conditions, corpos ain't your friends!

[@amalnation4021]

@@vanillabatcave5677 i’m no lawyer, but I’m sure you can’t just put in your terms and conditions “Btw you can’t sue us”

[@vanillabatcave5677]

​@@amalnation4021 Oh they will try, and even then this is just a very explicit example. It don't take more than a few minutes to read what ypu're getting into is all I'm saying.

[@cooldog8580]

I like how the phrase "Rent an apology" implies that you don't even get to keep the damn apology, like they'll wipe your memory so you forget you got one

[@mubassirzaman7202]

and they vvill take your money for that.

[@TheKueiJin]

You pay for the opportunity to feel apologised to. But it is quickly rescinded after your lease expires.

[@reynaclarke2110]

you pay 15,000 for a soggy, grease stained, torn piece of paper that reads "srry ig, we might try harder probably", you get to keep it for 5 minutes

[@rory0233]

I think that it's really more like you can have someone come over to your place, act all sad about the thing you're talking about, like, "Ah, yeah...We're so sorry that your son died in a mining accident. We really, truly are sorry about this, and will try to...Oh, your rent time's run out. Yeah, f*ck that kid, we don't care that he died. See you!".

[@CoercedJab]

Bruh this guy literally explaining the joke 😂😂😂

[@Ronin_735]

This sounds like something from a musical. Now I want an Outer Worlds Musical.

[@basiliska]

Ronin_735 i heard a snippet of it on tiktok with no context and i honestly thought it was from a musical

[@miloe4314]

Same, that was the first place where I heard it

[@Definitely-Not-Suspicious]

I was also surprised it wasn't from a musical but damn it would make a great one if it had tracks like this in it.

[@rebeccanorman5236]

For real I thought it was kind of like Hadestown type musical but if it’s a video game I’m definitely down lol

[@elliebearyy]

@@Definitely-Not-Suspicious a ton of dan bulls songs are like that!!! my favorites are the skyrim rap and the borderlands ones (:

[@themanbehindtheslaughter42069]

can we talk about how they’re a lyrical genius

[@whiteeyedshadow8423]

its true tho, the dudes lyrics go smoother than butter

[@theentrepreneur995]

He can pull of so many voices

[@a.t.fa.t.f7031]

At this point right, people are questioning the fact that Bonaparte sounded like Blownapart, so they questioned whether it was referencing Napoleon Bonaparte in that verse. He is wayy too good at this

[@inconvenientcricket7017]

Start Talking😃

[@yourlocaljew7357]

I was going to say thatt

[@headspaace]

"No 'I' in 'team', but there's 'con' in 'economy'" is literally one of my fav song lyrics oat. Love this song

[@MrJamieVe]

This song Slaps, but lets take a moment to appreciate the Masterpiece that is the accompanying video

[@hund4440]

The animations of the refrain is crazy good

[@Fabio-yu3xb]

It’s insane!

[@yaoimafia]

WHEN THE GUY TURNS INTO THE MOON ITS LIKE SUPER COOL

[@jivehornet90833]

@@yaoimafia he's like the sides of marketing. The moon representing positive intention, but the guy representing what lies behind the illusion, and the fine print. Its amazing

[@annwithnoe]

The jiving hornet that’s super interesting!

[@harveydangerfield]

the fact that this dude can make himself look like entirely different human beings by changing around his facial hair and demeanor is unbelievably cool

[@BigDaddyDer.]

The craziest part is where he turns into the moon

[@Minecraftsweg]

@@BigDaddyDer. yo that was nuts like at first I thought it might be like a graphic affect, but nah man just changed his hair a bit and boom, he's the moon. Crazy.

[@smile--]

Wtf is that pfp

[@kingpaimon4827]

This is so accurate ive always love his videos and music

[@gummysnacksandknives9229]

Tbh I thought it was different people

[@IANcel]

Every other Outer Worlds song is like “Space Western WOOOO!” but then this one is like *”Work. Work. Die. Sorry not Sorry.”*

[@kovacthesaggy4014]

And the great wall o' china

[@shiekko]

Always struck me more as "Company Towns in Spaaaaaaaace!"

[@owenjames8575]

I mean, it seems like the other songs were written by a propaganda team, and this one is written by the actual citizens.

[@xemnahort2]

Payday by miracle of sound is pretty good

[@burningsinner1132]

@@owenjames8575 Ah, you mean this certain song. You know, the one with the music written by unknown person, lyrics passed from man to man, which never gets on wikipedia, because nobody can provide the source on anything about it and "everyone in x knows this one" doesn't count according to Wikipedia™® Policies and guidelines? The one that can be used to spawn black SUVs with people in suits if you play it too loud.

[@cyantific1686]

I just noticed a small detail that could've gone unnoticed for years. The Administrative assistant has a straightened and well-kept moustache while the workers have drooped un-kept moustaches. Very nice detail to emphasize the characters, still learning new things every day.

[@blkhat117]

"The architect tells them the secret to heaven is to simply consume whatever we sell them" as an Amazon fulfillment employee I think about that line every time I enter that warehouse.

[@degenerat9329]

Htf fan I see 😏

[@blkhat117]

@@degenerat9329 haha yeah.

[@degenerat9329]

@@blkhat117 nice. My favourite is Lumpy

[@blkhat117]

@@degenerat9329 nice.

[@vintagememelord8168]

oops

[@sgticecoldwater]

“No I in team, but there’s con in economy.” That’s such a good bar, it hits so damn hard.

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

1:24 to 1:27 FACTS!

[@justaguywhoplaysfalloutsom1104]

Does anyone know where the initial beat came from? Iv heard it somewhere else but idk where Edit its in the credits

[@sovietpowersupereme6231]

Favorite Line it is.

[@guiamonakaze7023]

In french con means "dumb" but in very aggresive way with that viewpoint it hits even more xD

[@gamerhurley]

@@guiamonakaze7023 eDUMB!omy

[@ctb3335]

Anyone noticed how when his head is replaced by the mascot thing his body language becomes a lot more like an animation? Pretty fun little detail.

[@alanabyss9246]

I know i can’t tell if it’s animated or not

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

Yep, it's creepy, it implies the corporate guy himself is just a marionette, without a say in when he gets "possessed" and used as a literaly mouthpiece of the corporate mascot.

[@alanabyss9246]

@@TF2CrunchyFrog that’s dark

[@RLifeNThymes]

@@TF2CrunchyFrog I remember Martin from the Spacers store on the groundbreaker, sounds a lot like him.

[@CoercedJab]

Y’all must be 13 it’s literally the bare minimum for engaging content 😂

[@inoroth2001]

I still show this to the people who dare utter in my presence that 'no one wants to work anymore' with a straight face. Only gets more applicable to this our darkest timeline as each year passes.

[@EldritchBumblebee]

Same. I’m back here once again

[@fork_exe977]

This guy single-handedly advertised this game more than the actual devs

[@TonberryQueen]

IKR. I'm actually planning to buy the game when I get my next check. After I work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right...

[@balkaba3927]

@@TonberryQueen its on gamepass so uh only 1 dollar for a month a single month btw

[@RubyTerrarian]

⁠@@TonberryQueento work. To earn the right to work. To earn the right to give. Ourselves the right to buy. Ourselves the right to live. To earn the right to die

[@newyork2152]

Games looks good I'll buy

[@guffingtonreal]

I played it on day 1 and killed every single Spacer's Choice guy

[@LowkeyGungnir]

I can't help but connect the fact that "To earn the right to work" is sung 5 times per chorus, and that 5 day work weeks are the norm.

[@lyriklament9818]

That’s actually a very interesting detail

[@tonson5214]

5 day work weeks? Where I'm from it's 6 wtf.

[@graciekinnaman849]

I also noticed that it says "we earn the right to work" four times (the 5th is "we earn the right to give"). It's important from a musical stand point, because typically something like this would be repeated three times before changing. Three is considered a perfect number in many areas which is why phrases like this typically come in threes. This is why the refrain actually becomes uncomfortable to the listener, because it makes them wait longer than they expect which adds to the general feel of the song.

[@viperstriker4728]

@@tonson5214 Where are you from? In the US we have a 40 hours 5 day standard work week. Then if you work more then that the company has to pay over time pay. It's also pretty common for people that travel to work to do 4 10 hour days to get a 3 day week end.

[@tyrongkojy]

I never noticed. Good eye.

[@OctopusLady]

There is something SO insidious about "you should have read the fine print, my friend." It's essentially saying, "Oh, you fell for our propaganda and believed that you were going to be taking on a well-paying and fulfilling career? And now you're miserable because we're exploiting you for your labor and you have to live in a slum and try to survive off scraps? Well. That's not our fault. You should have read the fine print, my friend. You have no one to blame for your suffering but yourself."

[@notapplicable6985]

Especially when companies currently design contracts to be as hard to read as possible.

[@pres-cs-hgt4771]

- Every company ever

[@misbegotten3508]

I mean. Maybe I'm in the minority, but yes? It's good form to read the entirety of your contract before signing anything. Who's fault is it really?

[@notapplicable6985]

@@misbegotten3508 But there is a type of corporate speak where they can hide some of the stuff in plain sight. Like you can read it, but still not fully understand it due to the wirters making sure that most people can't understand it.

[@amiraliashrafkashani5837]

You don't consent to shit you can't read, it's common sense.

[@SmubFinger]

"Behave as you slave for humanity's interest. On account that you're all on account and we're quickly amounting humanity's interest" tickles my brain with how smooth it flows, but I also really like the distinction of "you're all on account" and "we're quickly amounting"

[@vintagememelord8168]

Because interest rates keep going up.

[@3_alisa_e3e33]

favorite line ever "your worth is determined by your sacrifices" Literal chills. God i love this song i'm just listening to it on repeat now

[@3_alisa_e3e33]

Thanks for the like mate!

[@sli0711]

666 likes i wanted to but I font eanna ruin oy

[@scarlettenglish1692]

Mine is no I in team but there’s con in economy

[@brayanalvarezceballos887]

Same

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

@@scarlettenglish1692 my favorite is the "you work to earn the right to work"

[@fredhasopinions]

I know that this song is about some video game I've never head of, but "we work to earn the right to work to earn the right to give ourselves the right to buy ourselves the right to live to earn the right to die" is the realest shit I've ever heard

[@rat2316]

Sad reality

[@GigglesWithAKnife]

Honestly that is the genius of the writing in this song. It's relatable even to those who have never even heard of the game it's based on

[@TheGuardDuck]

The human condition

[@lukakomarov1014]

Ahem, it's called capitalism

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

@@lukakomarov1014 Commie? Commie! How dare you??!!! >:((( /j But seriously its nice to see another anti-capitalist. Im ancom, u?

[@Fireheart318]

"We work to earn the right to work, to earn the right to work..." You repeated that line the perfect number of times to make it carry on and on and convey the point, but not enough to actually become irritating. That's surprisingly hard to do

[@coalkingryan881]

He says that verse a total of 4 times in a row. I find this weird rule within music that phrases working in even repetitions (I.e. 2, 4, 6, and 8) are perfect. It’s kind of like on the odd measures, you’re forced to repeat on the next measure to make the phrase actually satisfying. This is most likely why he is able to repeat that phrase multiple times: because it ends on an even measure in relation to when the verse starts. 4 is a balanced number of times to repeat a phrase. 2 may be too short, 6 may be too long, but generally 4 is just right. Edit: by measures I mostly mean repetitions of a phrase

[@iron54eagle]

Also, that line hits hard when you are unemployed and trying to get a job by searching, filling out applications, and writing cover letters. I'm working to earn the right to work

[@bqualitysnake6549]

And enough that if you don't pay attention you won't notice the change from work to "give, live and die"

[@madelynngarcia7661]

@@coalkingryan881 𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚌𝚙. 𝚙, 𝙿𝙲.

[@patrickbrown33]

@@coalkingryan881 Awww, a fellow fan musical theory? I, too, am a man of cuture...

[@AidanJay_H]

“But at least you were able to pay of your grave, since we leased you your cradle” holy shit…

[@kayvee256]

If there's ever an Outer Worlds 2 and they *don't* licence this song to use in the game then they're fools.

[@puntheaverage2079]

FOOLS I TELL YA, APSOLUTE FOOLS! COMPLETE AND UTTER FOOLS!!!!!! FOOLS!

[@Galaxa3396]

They should have it play on an in game radio channel (idk if outer worlds has radios)

[@TuckyBlue]

@@Galaxa3396 instrumental plays in a factory.

[@BasileosHerodou]

There isnt really much they can do if they decide to make an TOW2 since it's basically either The board has collapsed and theres anarchy on halcycon Or The board has survived by the destruction of edgewater and every stellar citizen will still live in garbage while the people at byzantium profit.

[@renevonstarnberg60]

@@BasileosHerodou Given how the game ended, I'm sure there will be a sequel. It won't be set in the Halcyon System but it will explain why [PAY 500 BITS TO ACCESS SPOILERS]. I expect EVA will be the only returning character.

[@sauldunbar1917]

The fact he's still hearting comments a year later is great

[@sauldunbar1917]

That was fast lol

[@sauldunbar1917]

18 minutes

[@theincarnateofkurro]

yea

[@me-fl1sq]

sorry i was a month late

[@TheIT221]

Ya that’s pretty cool of him

[@EgorKlenov]

This is brilliant. I'm going to rent an apology about this not having 8 billion views.

[@emeraldplays8109]

I purchased a subscribe

[@jackz0_o385]

I purchased a like

[@Glue_Eater06]

I’m on my third payment for the bell

[@AzzyRiah]

No he needs 8 billion subs

[@abubekermulem414]

I purchased a reply

[@johnmonroe8557]

4:20 disney when your wife dies from gross negligence at there own theme park

[@ZeremoniaInfeliz]

L L O L L

[@itsjuju8958]

“If you’re upset you can rent an apology” is one of the best lines I’ve ever heard.

[@zciliyafilms5508]

My twelve-year-old introduced me to this song and that was the line he quoted.

[@itsjuju8958]

@@zciliyafilms5508 amazing, what a legend. I hope he didn’t use it against you in an argument though 😳

[@zciliyafilms5508]

@@itsjuju8958 Not yet, but knowing him he's planning on it.

[@Alex-fc8xn]

How rich people and companies weasel out of consequences tbh. Say pretty words, make "changes" that are only performance and make no real difference, wait for people to stop paying attention, then resume previous horrible actions.

[@zciliyafilms5508]

@@Alex-fc8xn Yup.

[@jenderborn]

Everyone always uses the "you're company property part", but people need to start using the "to earn the right to work" part, that hits hard

[@user46346bdtgry]

“we work, to earn the right to work” really hit different

[@Anonymous_hipp0]

Yeah cuz if you think about it we work k- 8th grade to work to make it into a good high school to work 9 - 12 th grade to work and pay money to go to college so that you can have enough credentials to work to get a job to work to pay of the debt that you made and then after that you work so that you can save up enough to retire before you are at the point where you can’t even get out of bed any more and at that point you just retire and Die. It’s kinda sad if you think about it.

[@javaplum8364]

Inshera Kankam-Boadu welcome to capitalism!

[@honeyandmud]

there are SO many golden lines in this song, i doubt that one part is the last we see of it. what an on point gem.

[@firebrand7816]

FINALLY thank you im glad someone agrees

[@MadiBooMonkey]

I love the “oh honestly” verse as much as everyone else but can we talk about “And you’ll be grateful for seats at the table, Though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable, You may waste your days but at least you were able to pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle” like BROOOOOOOOO BARS

[@jamedlamed3982]

Fr that was amazing

[@clockworktime7195]

I loved moments like "Oh if you'd only read closer..."

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

1:01 I really like this part

[@thefiretailedweasel6206]

FACTS

[@ana8621]

but theres con in economy

[@nessmarsh]

This song is so damn catchy and every single line is loaded with meaning, it's obvious that shit ton's of love and care went into this video. Absolutely love it. Makes me want to remember to actually play through Outer Worlds at some point!

[@karmen4723]

Can this man make a musical already because I'm a depressed theater kid who needs a will to live

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

No you fool his power would be to great for any one man to possess

[@justeundonut-moi.7979]

Getting tired of watching the Hamilton film on loop already ? (It's okay I'm a depressed theatre kid too)

[@kingofsoy2413]

Get this guy to collab with Random encounters.

[@jellykitty9618]

@@kingofsoy2413 wait they already did on the little misfortune song

[@devinevans5317]

If you need the will to live then just buy it

[@dylanchouinard6141]

This whole song is amazing but I think far too many people are sleeping on the line “And you’ll be grateful for seats at the table, though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable.”

[@crystaltodd4737]

YES It was one of my favorites

[@phaesiareese4393]

YES! I LOVE that part, goes so well, like "You are slaving for us, but it IS your fault, buuut, we give you this bashed up table as our thanks 😃🔪"

[@_Teej_264]

I'm having trouble understanding what it means

[@PostMahone]

@@phaesiareese4393 the table is a metaphor for workers’ lack of bargaining power its not supposed to be literal

[@teaspyllz3936]

@@_Teej_264 Be grateful for having a voice at all, even though your voice doesn't matter as much as ours does, and you can always lose the 'right' to have a voice and be able to speak up.

[@ItHails]

“The board has taught us to be proud of never reaching very, so we earn what we’re allowed and give it right back at the bar.” That line hits so hard

[@ItHails]

Along with, “We live to pack the cans of meat and never question where it’s found”

[@lou626]

sorry but 69 likes

[@springfaux6991]

;]

[@idontknoq4813]

@@lou626 same right now, but there's currently 666 likes, not 69.

[@ryunosukeakutagawa7325]

"The ale to cure what ails ya, Zero Gee Brew, your favourite flavour! So work till' you bleed, enobled by labour, then purchase relief from your local retailer!" This part is STUCK in my head

[@postal2forthe3ds]

its been 5 years and this song is only getting more relevant with each passing day

[@phantasm2575]

As an "essential" worker I feel this in my soul

[@mkgaca8721]

Hey, thank you for being a essential work.

[@TheFinalsVirtualStar]

ahh Union life

[@generalgrievous2197]

@paytoncntrll7 haha that's what most of them are Person: thanks for your service and sacrifices Local Burger King worker: oh thanks!

[@cybersilver5816]

@paytoncntrll7 stop COUGHING!

[@brycegleaves8817]

Agreed

[@Steampunk_Ocelot]

Nobody: No-one at all: Me: rewinding to hear 'oh honestly' over and over again BC it's sounds nice

[@novaejej9852]

MEEE

[@emstert8665]

1:04

[@emstert8665]

1:05

[@roseboy20056]

Same but mostly because I enjoy the verse since it sends chills down my spine

[@TheOther-Dude]

It's strangely addictive

[@imp360]

rent an apology? what do I look like? a chairman of the board? I can't afford an apology.

[@temmiesbreakroom3715]

CLASSIC

[@erinhorne6991]

you describe me perfectly

[@julianflores8829]

Poor college student agrees heavily

[@874dan4]

480th like

[@onlooker31]

If your banker you just have to bend the rules a bit

[@Clone_builds_paints]

This is low key becoming a reality

[@Lord_of_Nuggets]

Fr, WE WORK TO EARN THE RIGHT TO WORK🔥🔥

[@ISHEMIMICKINGME]

Trump boutta play this song when forcing kids into labor istg😭

[@xyiux]

We work to earn the right to work

[@spoingle]

“And you’ll be grateful for seats at the table though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable” I’m screaming this song is the pinnacle of prose

[@marilyn.hanson4906]

:-) I think it so rhythmic that it is poetry, actually ...

[@spoingle]

@@marilyn.hanson4906 yes but I like the word prose

[@TheeBritishGuy]

The fact that the subtitles wobble and dip is awesome too!

[@ppstorm_]

cringiest comment ive ever seen online, grow up kid

[@missmystery6659]

“We live to pack the cans of meat and not to question where it’s found” ...why is this oddly relatable?

[@TheStupendium]

...Do you work in a meat cannery?

[@apexbrothers5054]

@@TheStupendium I think miss mystery is saying that she eats canned foods

[@apexbrothers5054]

@@TheStupendium regardless this song is fire

[@missmystery6659]

dodl Makes music yeah pretty much

[@yeehaw5264]

lmao school lunch meat

[@quisquiliarum7710]

You know it's a banger when you've got 100 people talking about how they loved a specific line and they're all different lines

[@niteshade5783]

We work, to earn the right to work.

[@DuckOil]

its definitely not just 100 people man

[@Mileza-ASMR]

@@niteshade5783 We work, to earn the right to work

[@forcicri93]

For real man, mine is "we make a fortune for the board by selling boredom door to door"

[@haydenhart1194]

​@@forcicri93that whole portion is fire! I'd listen to an extended version of that.

[@dindong5396]

Now this is some quality wordplay, not to state the obvious

[@gvnlessktchn]

“we put the dollar back into idolatry if you’re upset, you can rent an apology we are a family forged in bureaucracy no i in team, but there’s con in economy” this man is a lyrical genius, 10/10

[@bluefirestudios4905]

True dat

[@donovanulrich348]

"Honestly, did you not read the colony policy. That defined you as property" Lol, Huh Its weird America is a colony, founded by ship, controlled by the world conglomerate. And by weird, i mean. Isent society fucked

[@idontknoq4813]

Yeah, this song is essentially just a very well written Capitalism Sucks: The Musical!

[@gamerhurley]

@@idontknoq4813 i mean like 50% of the stupendium's songs are

[@transwithnoplans]

I found this comment right as the line came up lol

[@fern5505]

Never before has such a fun song filled me such existential dread

[@fern5505]

Also it kinda reminded me of this kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4rOfYmLarp6g5o

[@paravalent7974]

You'll probably like music for sad people by zalinki

[@halcyon_echo42]

Wasted by Cartel is pretty dang sad but super upbeat

[@acrobaticszombie111]

Tell me about it

[@orang1921]

a dystopia is an amazing idea, if you're in power, of course.

[@quittleo5770]

Dude his voice is so full of character and the words are so complex and meaningful. This song is like caramel and cream, but once you have a taste, you are immediately radicalized.

[@lemonlimeenzyme569]

That sounds like an SCP lol

[@somedragonbastard]

@@lemonlimeenzyme569 scp 42069 communist dessert

[@embersaffron5522]

@@somedragonbastard absolutely

[@Someone-by6jm]

I really love how they're still liking comments and how theyr replied to someone asking about The game

[@LordOfLuck]

Dang you just made me lose The Game

[@AntiVectorTV]

Everyone's shouting out different lines but I gotta put a spotlight on the double-meaning with "humanity's interest".

[@kyryloslav]

Holy damn, I didn't even notice it until you put it this way Genius lyrics

[@moon4236]

I don't get it can you explain

[@AntiVectorTV]

@@moon4236 3:13 "humanity's interest" is used in the normal way: the best thing for humanity, but at 3:18, "we’re quickly amounting humanity’s interest" here it's used like humanity is a credit card bill and it's gaining interest, i.e. a debt to be paid before it's paid off. It's so clever!

[@moon4236]

@@AntiVectorTV Ohhh that's clever. Thank you.

[@AntiVectorTV]

@@moon4236 Anytime!

[@Clisare]

Elon Musk when his SpaceX customers arrive ready to pay off their flight

[@Queerlien]

Ty for this i had to come back to this again after i read him saying people can take out loans and pay off fhe debt on colony like WTF

[@MrBrewed]

yooo right? But legit that offer looking better everyday, why struggle to be told "your not hired" when u can go to mars and be assigned a mandatory one?? Hes gonna have a ton of applicants lol.

[@genericmoron3008]

@@MrBrewed It was used as a form of slavery back in colonial America, indentured servitude. only about one step above traditional slavery. It's not a very good offer, trust me

[@vladiiidracula235]

@@Queerlien Isn’t that indentured servitude? Pretty much slavery

[@whoisheiforgothisname2103]

Prosperity is there in the care of SpaceX! In Halycon heaven awaits! Just 3 short months to Mars, just snooze and cruise and you'll wake up here!

[@LordZanas]

My vocabulary has grown exponentially from watching Stupendium. It's insane how deep his lexicon goes

[@heinzsoup20]

*their

[@videogames8261]

@@heinzsoup20 you are a fool

[@Liam_The_Great]

@@heinzsoup20 why

[@anwd8646]

⁠@@Liam_The_GreatPronouns, I have zero damn idea if I’m remembering the right ones, but I believe Stupes goes by they/them pronouns.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

@@anwd8646| This is correct! Though they discarded their gender relatively recently, so mistakes are to be expected. ...I DO hope they keep the facial hair, though. It's an iconic aspect of the brand at this point...

[@qstionblomens6138]

I came back for my thousandth rewatch and “Work til you bleed, ennobled by labor/_Then purchase relief from your local retailer_” was an all-new hidden punch to the gut. Yeah, it’s about the beer in the previous lines, but it’s also a general ‘buy something and you’ll feel better.’ Solve the pain anywhere but the source and hand over money for the privilege

[@jordan115v4]

This song is so good that if it wasn't based on an actual game, it would still be a really great anti-monopolies / anti-extreme capitalism song. The fact that it is based on one of my most favorite games of all time while just being a extremely good song makes it so much better.

[@jordan115v4]

Nice

[@storyslice1937]

I think its anti-life. Communism or capitalism you have to work to live and you live to work . . . Actually, now that I think about it, I think it was less live to work in the fifties.

[@eduard3482]

Really. We can strengthen the state to fight monopolies, and in the end we get the most terrible monopoly - a large State/Government, high taxes, control and social rating, like in China or North Korea. And also, you will not name a single monopoly that has existed for a long time. But the government is eternal monopoly.

[@thumpted8417]

this isn't extreme capitalism, it's the endgame of it. this is how capitalism will always end, as a monopoly.

[@eduard3482]

@@thumpted8417 Name just one company which takes over 85 percent of the market for at least 10 years (what does monopoly mean).

[@Beamer490]

“Fandom songs are cringey” Stupendium: *Hold my lyrical perfection*

[@Gguyrules]

Fandom songs are amazing. Whoever said otherwise is a truly foolish individual.

[@npc-333]

if someone said that to me id tell them that many of their favorite songs are probably fandom songs unless they have the personality of wet flour and listen to like 4 rappers and nothing else

[@sonicman9910]

@@npc-333 What if they don't like Fandom songs and like Queen, Beatles and other great old bands.

[@npc-333]

@@sonicman9910 honestly thats good for them those bands are great they have a free pass

[@sonicman9910]

@@npc-333 I personally really like fandom songs. I think part of the reason people don't like it is because they only know the bad ones.

[@Kartik-fv4vo]

I feel like this song did a better job than the game itself when it comes to conveying that mundane, dawning horror of the fact that we can conquer the stars but it's still gonna be just more of the same if we don't address how broken our society is to begin with. Just a change of scenery isn't going to suddenly make things any better.

[@lotarion]

The time of change that will come when the colonization process begins will be the best and the last time to address that issue

[@way2tehdawn]

You can just address it that’s what Bernie and AOC do. You and your friends have to pick up a rifle and shoot people. I can’t be bothered personally so I’ll just live through the drudge but I’ll make you some lemonade when the revolution comes to town if you don’t hang me.

[@willc3697]

Unfortunately we can’t make sure that happens, we can only hope that the people-or at least a group of the people-who begin the first settlement have this thought in mind. After all, this time we’ll be starting with a new generation that have dealt with the fallout of past generations and hopefully has learned from their grandparents’ choices.

[@carcotasu081]

@@lotarion One thing is for sure, colonization will eventually lead to war. Earth will run out of resources eventually, and it will start demanding the colonies to send resources to the Home planet. That will inevitably bring conflict.

[@georzonna]

>broken society Lol, then fix it

[@naomiwalton9396]

I like to view some of these verses as another person who’s been sucked into the indentured servitude, but on the end of making people sell their souls to the corporation. They too wanted adventure and a new life, but were bound by their contract. “You should have read the fine print my friend” being less of a gloating gotcha, and more of a sorrowful warning.

[@1kaligosa]

this song made me quit my job, hearing it I realized I was in a dead end job, and needed a massive change in my life, never happier.

[@dandaropa]

Well done comrade, hope things go well for you my friend!

[@mekici759]

Good job comrade we will reserve a spot for you in the CCP

[@1kaligosa]

@@mekici759 Actually I took a better job in an american bank, with higher pay better hours, and more upward mobility.

[@Sublime-fo6ug]

@@1kaligosa Wow congratulations!! Glad things are great for you

[@haroldwilbert4377]

Glad to see i wasn't the only one, I've been depressed as hell at my job, have a final face to face interview tomorrow morning after my 3rd shift factory job lol.

[@pienoaji]

I am a japanese salaryman. This song makes me think a lot about my life.

[@cinnamonro3344]

best of luck, man

[@venezolanoanimatios5863]

Jehovah be with you, bless you day a day

[@catoflado4977]

You should play the game. It talks a lot about this subject. Very good game. It made me rethink a lot of things as well.

[@mcfarofinha134]

ブラック企業ですか？

[@pienoaji]

@@mcfarofinha134 うん。残業地獄だ。

[@fandomgodmother4903]

This hits different when you’re pulling an all nighter doing homework so that you can pass highschool with good grades so you can get into a good college so that you get a better chance at a good job that pays for a shitty apartment

[@dandaropa]

“We work to earn the right to work” could not be more accurate

[@beaniecakes124]

Girl you ain’t working hard enough spelling college as collage

[@wclv1810]

That's why after college I'm going to a flyover state. Cheaper living, you know.

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

@@beaniecakes124 Your Grammer n*zi is showing

[@tylerdruskoff9689]

It’s 2am and I’m not done with homework yet

[@martinmitter5697]

I love how the different beard and moustacehs make the personas that much different

[@kittensolder8818]

I'm pretty sure this song is now more famous than The Outer Worlds itself.

[@davidtapley2932]

probably

[@Lemondragooon]

Song = 28M as of 25 July 2024 Game = 5M as of 26 Oct 2023

[@Kav_Games]

@@Lemondragooon game was kinda mid anyway

[@corneliouscook6062]

​@@Kav_Games damn really? I was gonna buy that

[@ivycass9529]

​@@corneliouscook6062I personally disagree, but people who think it was going to be Fallout New Vegas 2 are frequently disappointed by the game. I enjoy the game so far, I have about 60hrs in it, I'm almost done with the main campaign so I'm starting the DLCs. I've definitely gotten my money's worth

[@Jaxymann]

"And you'll be grateful for seats at the table, though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable" Absolute bars.

[@halcyon_echo42]

Yeah snuck those gems in there real quick & they hit hard

[@OleCrankyGamer]

loved that line as well

[@magnusm4]

I honestly don't get it. Do they mean you have a place in the company aka the town but everything on the table you could have which is pay and assets falls automatically into the corporation's hands and your position is expendable and thus not assured or safe?

[@noirblanque5324]

@@magnusm4 that could be it. I interpret it as meaning that they will give u a seat at the table but injustices/disadvantages will still exist; u would feel like you are making a difference and actually accomplishing something when rly they are just giving u busy work while they are still the ones making the real decisions. Essentially that u don’t have much more of an impact than u did before.

[@honee_vii]

@@magnusm4 I kind of imagine it like "you get what you get" and "be happy you at least have something", even if it's messed up and broken - if that makes sense lol

[@easydifficulty1336]

"You may waste your days, but at least you were able to pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle" is such a powerful line.

[@easydifficulty1336]

3:04

[@grandmabutters8502]

My favorite is "if you're upset you can rent an apology" I've started saying it as a replacement for "sorry, not sorry" and it hits way harder

[@toziassmitt]

@@grandmabutters8502lol you’re saying that you’re happy to sell your integrity though. That’s the whole point of that line…

[@grandmabutters8502]

@@toziassmitt it's a shitty world out there and I need money to keep the lights on, of course I'd be happy to sell my integrity lol

[@toziassmitt]

@@grandmabutters8502 so you’re no better than the capitalistic corporations that put money over everything as their ultimate god. Congrats. You let the system corrupt you

[@SirrahHsoj]

This gives me Repo: The Genetic Opera vibes so damn hard. Don't know how I missed this for years. Amazing.

[@awkward-beebs]

2 things I took away from this video. ° Stupendium is CRIMINALLY underrated ° I like the way he says quotas

[@pizzamcravioli5640]

I have no argument with this comment. I've also noticed that he tends to sell his soul for cupcakes often.

[@mranxiety9995]

@@pizzamcravioli5640 hmm... *Well where do I sign?*

[@pizzamcravioli5640]

@@mranxiety9995 I am sorry to inform you that the contract that states the equivalent exchange between cupcakes and the soul has already been signed by me.

[@mranxiety9995]

@@pizzamcravioli5640 damm

[@pizzamcravioli5640]

@@mranxiety9995 don't worry I'll find another one.

[@diamondpython8034]

"We put the dollar back in idolatry, if you're upset you can rent an apology" man that line slaps and is so perfect for an evil megacorp like this one

[@owenwaleski]

I thought it was a dollar tree for a while

[@ev8500]

​@@owenwaleski I thought so too, but I mean, regardless, is there a difference? lol Still hits hard, and the dollar tree is in a way a form of idolatry. It's a messed up.

[@phillipkerfoot2389]

So like Tesla Facebook Google and Amazon then?

[@KomboAndy]

"That just sounds like slavery with extra steps"

[@Wilsoul]

In other words yeah basically it is. Just like everyones favorite book, the bibble

[@Wilsoul]

@Suhani Kumar you question the word of the mighty jimmy???

[@worldkitemuseum]

@@Wilsoul this says the Beble.

[@gamingnoob1872]

Peble

[@mikepencestoes]

Capitalism baby‼️‼️

[@dream868]

This song was created because of a video game that was only made possible because of a powerful cooperation. That cooperation was filled with workers that poured their heart and soul into this game. The game then led to this song and it's educating more young people about the dangers of the corporate machine than any class in college. Fascinating thought circle. Similar to a temporal causality loop.

[@dieselman8837]

“You’re worth is determined by your sacrifices” is such a good line. It really makes you think.

[@Rebelk95]

I think this one might be true in a healthy society as well

[@madocmartigan9423]

@@Rebelk95 Not really. At least if by sacrifice you mean labor. In that case someone who is unable to work due to a disability would not have the same worth as someone who can work. Measuring people's "worth" to a society has never lead to good things, since the next question is usually what to do with the people who are "worthless".

[@Rebelk95]

@@madocmartigan9423 What about more generally, as in sacrificing the moment in order to reap rewards later, like we do when we study, work, or do any of the things we don't really want to do but do anyway? Everyone does so, to differing degrees, disabilities or no. And one's competence at these things is noticed by one's peers. I agree that it probably shouldn't be a society evaluating people, but it might just be that when you put a bunch of humans together they inevitably size each other up and try to see where they themselves stand

[@madocmartigan9423]

@@Rebelk95 Hm, I think it ultimately depends on your definition of worth. I agree that being proud of ones efforts and dedication and recognizing that of others is great. Competition can even motivate people. However, involving the term "worth", a term we use to describe the value of something, when discussing human beings feels unhealthy in almost any context. So, I think we probably disagree more on semantics than content, since we agree that society should not make value judgements.

[@Spinnermist]

@@Rebelk95 which makes it far worse because in this one your sacrifices are to someone who will never truly appreciate them.

[@gigi-the-bear7424]

i haven’t seen anyone point out that when being welcomed to the town, the listener is offered the paperwork *before* they can look around and see what the living conditions are actually like. theyre not even allowed to *observe* what the town looks like before they sign away their rights to live there.

[@Merestrodama-bm2tv]

I imagine the visitor not reading the paperwork and signing it, being disgusted at the living conditions, and then being barred from leaving

[@Bluebella-gd5wj]

@@Merestrodama-bm2tvdon’t think we have to :’)

[@The_Haruspex]

@@Merestrodama-bm2tv In the game they're capable of leaving/quitting their jobs (often called 'deserting'), in fact some of them are forced to leave when they are fired from their job for whatever reason. Sounds fine and dandy until you remember the fact that companies in Halcyon rarely hire someone who has been fired from another company, you can't rent property without a job in one of the cities which means you need to live in the wilderness, and the wilderness is crawling with bandits, cannibals, and highly dangerous flora and fauna.

[@DarthSidian]

@@The_Haruspex Ngl I'd still rather take the wilderness over living as a corpo-slave.

[@mediocretriplethreat]

3:01-3:05 I haven't seen anyone talk about this lineAnd you’ll be grateful for seats at the table, though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable " but it is truly one of the most clever ones of the song. It perfectly describes the guilt that the upper class pushes onto us, telling us to be grateful for what we have, but truly this flawed system (the bench is unstable) makes it nearly impossible. Also, mentioning the dips at one end is deeper than you think. When something bends one way, it continues to collect, like if you poured water on a slanting board it will continue to keep falling to one side, demonstrating exactly how the system keeps on favoring the upper class, leading to an impossible system to get out of.

[@finleycurtis8353]

What a lovely way to sum that line up. I haven't seen such a comprehensive opinion on a line like that in a while.

[@mediocretriplethreat]

@@finleycurtis8353 Haha thank you! My over-analyzing finally pays off 😌

[@anoushka1903]

Omg i really love this comment it explained that part of the song in the best way possible. Thanks!!

[@kekenaniwilson6138]

Honestly i took the line more as...well fight for the spots we want just to discover it isnt as good as we assumed it to b. Another way would b to say the grass is greener on the otherside. Or u want what u cant have. The presidents seat looks comfortable until u sit in it and realize the baggage that comes with that power

[@oilrig2384]

@@finleycurtis8353 or he could just, yknow, be overlooking a song about a fictional video game.

[@rucharde5967]

" We make a fortune for the board by selling boredom door to door Because it's all that we deserve and is all we can afford The secrets of the universe and all the worlds to be explored but our dreams are back on earth and now the work is our reward " my favorite line in the song, it's heart breaking atleast for me, and nobody it's talking about it. also the backvoice saying " hurry hurry, work work " it's such a amazing detail

[@forkingsandkeys]

Yup I love this little rap interlude. It’s so… gorgeous

[@ana.mp4870]

it’s the “you may waste your days but at least you were able to pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle” for me that’s just terrifying cause it’s true

[@shankaka_99]

Ana-Maria Vasiloiu I’ll accept that’s its true but can you explain

[@InternetAngelJonathan]

No it's not shut up

[@CoolCrimsonJaguar]

@@shankaka_99 Capitalism, or at least american capitalism. You have to pay for a grave, you have to pay to have a baby in a hospital. Imagine if you're a pregnant woman who couldn't afford to go to the hospital and you have the baby and something goes wrong. Imagine if someone you care about dies horribly and the bank is calling you to pay off their debts. These things happen. There is *usually* a way around them, but most people *don't know that*. So that pregnant woman who gave birth at home is bleeding out with a baby on the floor may die. So that people have to pay off student loans for their kid who got in a car crash, all the while paying for a funeral, a coffin, a space in a cemetery. And FYI, it is illegal for a bank to call you and demand you pay off the debts of a dead person. But the moment you send even a single cent to them, that debt is considered *yours*. Banks and other business depend on you NOT KNOWING that, so that they can get more money.

[@FlamingoSundew]

@@CoolCrimsonJaguar perfectly said

[@gordonexperience4859]

@@CoolCrimsonJaguar Too add on, many companies employ a "cradle to grave" approach to marketing and advertisement, where they explicitly target children with their advertisements and product placements with the hopes of making them into lifelong customers and to build brand loyalty. Additionally, cradle to grave is also a phrase used in many healthcare and insurance policies and systems. It was commonly used to describe NHS policies in the UK, and the US is notorious for its horrible for-profit healthcare system. I love this line. It works on so many levels.

[@bluedog843]

This song just portrayed the entire corporate aspect of the actual game better than the game itself. Immaculate job.

[@Paccyd33]

I’m not knocking this song because it does a great job at portraying that aspect in 4 minutes but the game does it far better, it’s just more subtle. They’re not just shoving it in your face like in the song. The song is still great but I disagree.

[@kerushade8127]

The ultimate war thunder aythem

[@davidbruh8391]

Song is amazing but I have to disagree

[@Neyam_Star]

Yesss

[@Nanook128]

@@Paccyd33 The game is about as subtle as a brick to the face. This song just has a more concise and biting criticism of capitalism.

[@nroroki]

"The architect tells them the secret to heaven is simply consuming whatever we sell them." Might be still one of the hardest lines

[@victorvirgili4447]

And that’s why architects are bad

[@AvaMatile]

I love the word usage in this song. I didn't know what the song was about, and I hadn't seen this music video until now because It was a recommendation from a friend and I listened to it on apple music. I love it so much that I wrote my fictional story in english based off of my interpretation the fine print

[@dominicscrope6599]

“No I in team but there’s a con in economy” chills.

[@npcthatruinsyourcutscene2627]

"We put the dollar back into idolatry." Also a killer line

[@deadchannel7573]

@@npcthatruinsyourcutscene2627 iatry, idolatry without dola

[@millieatherton8554]

what does it mean

[@nerdywolverine8640]

@@millieatherton8554 no i in team > corporations crushing workers' individuality, like cog-in-a-machine manufacturing jobs con in economy > corporations lying to people or otherwise using deceptive tactics (such as in marketing or 'the fine print') to make greater profits in a capitalist economy

[@DaShoopdahoop]

"if you die or get eaten, there's fees for your mourners" Damn what a line lol

[@ellanimation816]

Exactly 😂

[@Mr.Sparks.173]

"If rather drop dead, that's fine. But bear in mind that dropping dead bares a fine."

[@isaak5615]

the line is actually just "if you get eaten there's fees for your mourners"

[@maixaips1079]

@diehardchestermain what does that line means? Im not american so I might not understand properly what con means lmao

[@Robotbotman]

@@maixaips1079 economy means "an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services" (by wikipedia) Con basically means decieve or trick

[@moz7377]

Anyone noticed how the “earn the right to die” is positioned over a bloody door saying ‘retirement district’?

[@1dood]

what do you mean? everythings fine in the "retirement" district.

[@moz7377]

Er, Halcyon says that it's nothing to worry about. Sorry.

[@luigimario2382]

1 Layer Doodler if by that you mean everything is fined

[@DarkDragonRus]

@@luigimario2382 no, it's a joke about what truly happens when you win a right to retirement. Sidequest in Outer Worlds.

[@luigimario2382]

Александр Марголин bro I’m just making another joke chill

[@myrin265]

This song truly deserves its flowers, not only as a tribute to a fantastic game, but for being an absolute masterclass in writing! I watch this video every time it appears on my KZbin page without fail, and it’s one of my top songs on Spotify. Can’t get enough of it!!

[@citrus_acid5594]

4 years later and I will still never get over the “be faithful and pray, we’ll repay what you invest, behave as you slave for humanity’s interest, on account that you’re all on accounts and were quickly amounting humanity’s interest” like? How does one actually cook that much

[@SamFromItalia]

It's really, truly, amazingly, such a banger line

[@pillowfromtpotreal]

If only they didnt rhyme interest with interest

[@citrus_acid5594]

@@pillowfromtpotreal I’m almost 100% sure that was an active decision they made and it makes total sense to repeat “humanity’s interest” with the two totally different meanings. The first makes the point that you are working for the good of humanity, the second takes away the possibility by showing that all the speaker cares about is money. Could they have used different words? Probably. Does the repetition lower the value of the song? Absolutely not, if anything it heightens it imo.

[@Titanic-wo6bq]

'We work, to earn the right to work' has no right to be so catchy.

[@seekgaming303]

And memorable

[@RatFrier2.0]

“The conglomerate’s got you in lock and key, we put the dollar back into idolatry” is my fav part

[@pro_rookie_gamedev]

"It needs to earn the right to BE that catchy" - my younger brother.

[@History_Nurd]

But it does have the right to become a meme

[@baileyjerman5573]

I unironicly hate this cause its so catchy

[@GxGWolf]

“No I in team but there is con in economy” that’s such a bar and I love it

[@azrylaskanby3580]

it's the Stupendium, what did you expected apart magistral bars?

[@GxGWolf]

Azryl Askanby true

[@azrylaskanby3580]

@@GxGWolf i want to say "the Market cannot be denied", but it's the wrong video. And i am surely not the Market. Surely.

[@icarusrising117]

My personal favorite it "we put the dollar back in idolatry"

[@barbariandude]

Best bar in the song in my opinion is "And you'll be grateful for seats at the table / Though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable". Oof. Having been around multinationals and their constant attempt at "engaging the workforce" and "giving their employees a voice!" that hits close to home.

[@annxlilz]

My favorite line is “If your upset you can rent and apology” but all of the lyrics in this song are genious

[@Oresste]

I liked the first lines when he is in the room, the tone was really cool

[@javakat343]

That line reminds me of the "here's a tissue for your issue" line

[@JK-Visual]

Everyone gangsta until the satirical concept is actually relatable.

[@charliehess5643]

Haha then no ones been gangster for a good thousand years XD

[@unprankable666]

Not with Elon Musk. He'll probably turn the colonies into resorts as soon as he can.

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Its not really a concept though. It only works as a satire if it's making fun of things that are true to life in some way or another. Satire is supposed to be relatable. That's what makes it funny.

[@Arcainmech2]

It's not satire

[@lordkars3971]

@@unprankable666 don't forget about his cobalt mine slave

[@symonefiedler5861]

I don't really play video games or keep up with the scene, BUT I did study dystopian/utopian fiction in college and this song gave me fuckin chills

[@Mysassafrasroots]

Omg , what was your major ?

[@teaartist6455]

Do you have recommendations?

[@TimoRutanen]

What better way to study science fiction than playing videogames! I mean reading books? Who does that!

[@teaartist6455]

@@TimoRutanen Video games, especially big titles, tend to play things much, much safer than books do so 99% of the things you'll see have been done before, often in a more daring fashion. If you want something new, innovative or not mainstream, look to indie games and books.

[@TheDapperDragon]

Check out his Data Stream (Cyberpunk 2077 song). As someone who loves cyberpunk dystopias, it has some of the most horrifyingly true lyrics in it in regards to data security and what someone can learn just by watching your internet habits. Matter of Factories has the same corporate god energy, but it's much less horrifying. Though it does have Stupendiums single most scathingly accurate burn to consumer culture in it.

[@brianscharlau4018]

on 11/8/2024 from the USA this song sounds a bit more spooky than it did before.