Read Between the Lines

[@RachelHardy]

Tom doesn’t need to go that hard. But he does. He really does.

[@doctorwholover1012]

I think tom’s physically incapable of not going that hard 😂

[@theenigma2861]

@@abrarzawad9975 "Hardy" and "Cardy" Last I checked rhyming only means you're related if you live in Wonderland

[@jasoman3899]

@@bentattersall special with that attitude .

[@lilyhill8216]

fr

[@danclark2914]

I swear the spotify version goes even harder...

[@tomcardy1]

For those from across the sea, another lesson in Australian dialect! g'day champion/alright captain/any short, seemingly positive nickname given from one male to another = Fight me yeah nah, yeah, nah yeah/nah yeah, yeah!, nahh = Helped with intonation, but either a clear yes or no

[@LuteItBe]

We do the yeah nahs on this side of the pond too. I think it's a universal expression of whatever you're trying to express in that moment.

[@ollygooday883]

I love that aussies say yeah nah yeah too (Im a kiwi).

[@k1rbyguy]

We do the yeah naws here in Texas too, but we usually keep it to one of each. "Yeah no" means no and "No yeah" means yeah, generally speaking

[@DrRotsen]

I’d like to know what is to get on the bags

[@cjmck1486]

@@DrRotsen coke. Big ol fat lines of coke right up ya sniffer.

[@Vertexx974]

"yeah nah yeah nah yeah, well that's Australian and highly contextual" as an Aussie, I can confirm, that was highly contextual

[@jubuttib]

For the exact same thing in Finnish, check "juu, ei, juuei juu".

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I found this song literally because a friend asked me what I thought of "yeah nah yeah nah yeah" and I told her the context matters, and she shared this with me. I passed the Aussie test

[@benanderson89]

North-East England with "Why-Aye". That can mean anything from "yes" to "I am going to cave your fucking head in with this metal lamp" to "that's pretty good".

[@Vertexx974]

@@benanderson89 what in the world does that have to do with any of what my comment said?

[@benanderson89]

@@Vertexx974 try reading the thread, mate.

[@boogleooger9666]

This channel is like a member of Daft Punk who got bored, and started making memes at 2:00 AM

[@roumbradude2124]

*drunk

[@szeddezs]

Can't be, Tom's music isn't utter shit. ᴵ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᵐᵘᶜʰ ᶠᵒʳ ᴰᵃᶠᵗ ᴾᵘⁿᵏ

[@JRTO_]

Dafter Punk

[@deirakos]

@@roumbradude2124 Daft Drunk?

[@ChristopherBloom]

@@szeddezs hello sunshine

[@classicaltrombone]

This is a certified banger™

[@luchianno]

Why did I read sacrificial badger?..

[@denisdebacker]

needs more cowbell though

[@zoltankoppel7818]

@@denisdebacker i undertood that reference

[@fraxyl]

@@luchianno because you read between the lines.

[@gena1384]

collab????

[@charliegreen7988]

Y’know I knew this song was great already but me blasting it in my kitchen alone and dancing to it just like the video while making unicorn shaped depression mac&cheese really enhanced the whole experience I think I’ve ascended thank you tom

[@ratboygirl]

dragging myself out of my depression hole to clean the kitchen and just playing this shit. 12/10 i was reborn

[@CattoRayTube]

Spent probably 40 minutes in the bathroom at 4am dancing to this and the Tolkien song instead of going to bed before work. No regrets.

[@Kaerusss]

Fruit salad is also a legit cardy track to pump in the kitchen

[@leahellery9367]

😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leahellery9367]

1:20

[@parma3925]

"I'm being subtle, delicate. You massive stupid piece of shit" has gotta be one of my favourite lines from any song

[@daxtro5492]

Must've really hurt you when he cut it off the second time then

[@something-from-elsewhere]

@@daxtro5492 Nah actually made it even better imo, and fits perfect with the song cuz ur brain will fill in the "piece of shit"

[@pragyanpathak9330]

Mine is "As long as mean what you say but never say what you mean"

[@avidbrowser3547]

Mine is “literally anything” “I have a pen”

[@IskanderVFX]

I have this on my Playlist and every time it plays I think on new people to share the link with 😆

[@sorio99]

So the impression I’m getting from this is, in Australia, any greeting other than “Hello” should be taken as a threat. Edit two years later: Apparently, I was wrong. The proper, non-threatening greeting in Australia is a punch in the face.

[@gandalfthegrey2171]

😂 except nobody just walks up to you and says hello. Honestly I think the most common way of greeting someone here is '(hey) Hows it garn?' (how's it going?) But yeah if someone calls you buddy/mate/champ they don't usually mean to be friendly haha

[@honeycomb937]

@@gandalfthegrey2171 me going up to my brother in canada: hey bud! (hey bud!) me going up to my brother in australia: hey bud! (i am going to beat your ass)

[@gandalfthegrey2171]

@@honeycomb937 haha I call my brother buddy sometimes but it's for lols and it's to be antagonising

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Fuck oath aye

[@pepperbear_030]

Haha, yes. 😐

[@GoldphishAnimation]

"you can be anything you want to be as long as you mean what you say but never say what you mean" absolutely slaughters me every time, God DAMN Tom you massive legend.

[@baobab_indy]

Had to look for this comment because I knew I couldn't be the only person in love with this wisdom nugget. Thanks!

[@ijkdenem]

i would love to see this on a shirt. its amazing.

[@tigamaki1345]

“I don’t date much” “I’m scared it’s gonna hurt me” Why would you attack me like this

[@MistyMusicStudio]

He knows our brain minds, stop spying on us Tom 🤬

[@blahblah6812]

I came here for funny haha video, but got sucker punched out of nowhere

[@lkotro21]

@@MistyMusicStudio Wym? He's just a businessman, working in the business van, carrying a business gun and bulletproof vest... for business.

[@lkotro21]

@Annistar What the hell do you consume in the bedroom?

[@Non-vegen]

More like attack us

[@lynx1717]

It's actually kind of genius that he leaves out the "fucking" between "the ____ lines" sometimes because your brain literally fills it in.

[@radiokies]

Just like the tower in 'Je suis fatuige' with the Eiffel tower

[@dragonkyng]

It’s almost like you’re reading between the lines

[@soaphope3398]

@@dragonkyng bruhhhh

[@Tsusday]

Idk, it doesn't do it to me.

[@-donutholediovanna-7036]

@@LiterallySoManyBears 0:45

[@rangda_prime]

I'm autistic and this video has finally taught me how to communicate with neurotypicals. Thank you, Tom.

[@g4mmalotus937]

Glad this is what taught you, lol

[@blumist4332]

Same here mate, learned a lot from this

[@Katt1n]

"I don't get autistic people, just read between the lines" lmao

[@g4mmalotus937]

@@Katt1n autistic people: lines? What lines? Were having a physical conversation...

[@irregularassassin6380]

With a month having gone by, have you been able to apply any of your learnings in your daily conversations?

[@ah_edits]

I think I get it. So when Tom says "he's not a cop" you're meant to read between the lines because he IS a cop.

[@wobblysauce]

Tom has been making a backstory all this time.

[@gawdpromaxultra703]

So when he says he's gonna make you a lot of money in business land it means he'll lose all your money in business land

[@aboredguywithaninternetcon4663]

When he says dont touch his monster truck he means you can touch it

[@headecas]

And if he asks u where something is u tell him...

[@NRMT-A]

@@aboredguywithaninternetcon4663 mixed messages though. Maybe he says that now but you really cannot touch it.

[@ninjafreak7710]

A 3 minute song from tom?? the god have brought blessings from down under!

[@akisamaa]

This was my first thought when I came here to listen :)

[@nathanielfrance2025]

A blessing! A blessing from the lord!

[@akisamaa]

@@nathanielfrance2025 "He is the messiah!"

[@djcarves]

My sentiments exactly.

[@brenohenrique2974]

There is something behinde this. Read between the lines

[@asamlos]

As an autistic person, let me say that I would pay money for more of Tom Cardy explaining the actual meaning of commonly said phrases like this.

[@Reynsoon]

"Read between the lines you sundered individual."

[@tymondabrowski12]

Try to think one step ahead: like, what is the most obvious (genuine) reaction to those words? Like "it's not you, it's me" => feeling better, because you're not the problem. "My relationship with X is complicated" => it would take a long time to explain, probably boring, let's talk about something more interesting instead. Then consider that the person saying those words might say them to get that result, not to actually give you information - so in the first case, they might want you to feel better for whatever reason (often because they feel bad about it and don't want to cause you even more misery, because they either still care a bit or just aren't a monster - even if they consider you the problem), and in the second one, they might want to discourage you from asking about that relationship (because probably they don't want to talk about it, probably because it makes them feel bad). Lots of examples in the song are more jokes, though. The "g'dday, champion" and friends is something you could hear standing alone against a group of tipsy and energized football fans at night on an empty street, so it sounds dangerous just because of the context. "I literally can't" is an internet joke, it's just a phrase people use ("literally" started meaning "really" or "very" instead of literally "literally"), and the hyperbole is that she can (handle the situation? stop laughing? it's context-dependent), but it's harder, and she wants to say it's hard, so she's using a hyperbole "I can't", emphasizing it even more with "literally". Sexual jokes are kind of next level because people can get very creative about it, but it very depends who's talking, too - so some people would joke about sex all the time and some people wouldn't at all. Oh, and reading between the lines of the song instead of "what is said", you can get the conclusion that the author actually often dislikes the need of understanding and conversing in subtext. Like, it's convenient, it can protect your emotions, it's funny (or scary-funny), but it can also be annoying and often cowardly.

[@Sicko-Tron]

take my fucking money!

[@itsthevoiceman]

If anything, we need more people like you who don't understand so people can actually fucking say the truth. Passive aggressiveness and obfuscation actually make society suck.

[@hanna-liminal]

@@tymondabrowski12this is so well written and deconstructed, I hope you know this! And I hope it helps OP :)

[@leepowell7898]

"If he says "Nice head" that means you've got a bad head." is genuinely the funniest thing anyone has said for 10 years.

[@wiawaysb]

what even is a bad head xD

[@p3ach_e101]

@@wiawaysb I also wanna know

[@dowfreak7]

The great part is that he doesn't overdo it. It's not like the entire song is about nonsense. It's a solid premise. And then you just get that outta nowhere and it so genuinely feels like those odd stray thoughts that blow through your brain for half a second, before they're gone. Dude's got comedy pretty figured out. I've been trying to watch some Key&Peele stuff, since it was recommended and the insane discrepancy between those clips (which all look like they cost quite a bit) and Tom's shitposts is just bonkers. They have all those views and fame and money and can't craft a solid joke. Meanwhile this guy makes me genuinely smile at buttholes and awkward expressions.

[@s3rg10_92]

@@wiawaysb bad BJ

[@theenigma2861]

i really like the bit where it ramps up to "You're going to die"

[@BD-yl5mh]

Can we talk about how phenomenally produced this is though? Like, this is just one guy and the depth of sound in this track is fucking intoxicating

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

Intoxicating is a really good way to describe it

[@iancallender2432]

for real. this and business man are both fucking mind boggling mix-wise

[@msthecommentator2863]

Tom Cardy never makes anything half assed

[@daryltester1710]

@@msthecommentator2863 It's fully arsed, or no arse at all. Go arsed, or go home.

[@shawnaeatscats]

The tambourine was so subtle but soooo good.

[@EvolutionSTUD10S]

First full time job out of high school, I had this Australian boss who used to say "yeah, nah, yeah" or some variation several times a day. Took us months to figure out it meant something different every time he said it.

[@amosw766]

I don't think that's unusual

[@KangarooKommando]

Yeah nah mate, you gotta pay attention to the last yeah or nah. The rest are to add increasing casual-ness

[@KiwiLombax15]

Tone is a big one too. "Hey can you help me move this weekend?" *Casually* "Yeah, nah I got nothing on, what time?" In this context the "nah" is refering to the fact I have "nothing on". "Hey I'm throwing a party this week, want to come?" *tired* "yeah nah mate, sorry. I'm not feeling it this week." Speaking as a kiwi (we do it to) "yeah nah" drives folks from other countries NUTS

[@claremiller9979]

It's highly contextual

[@jamfilledjars]

@@KiwiLombax15 I'm Canadian and drive people up the walls with this exact mannerism, to the point where both my parents and closest friends have begun to playfully tease me about it. Apparently in this regard I'd fit right in, lol.

[@self7341]

As someone who only speaks English as a 4th language, this is very terrifying.

[@thepastarat]

i am living in your walls

[@corpsehandler5321]

it's really not much easier when it's your only language, either.

[@kamikaze4172]

What other languages do you speak?

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

Damn I bow down to your superior language skills (that's really fucking cool!)

[@littleblueclovers]

本音と建前みたいですね🤔

[@KidFresh71]

Tom is so talented. He has a distinct sound, yet all his songs are different. Entertaining, funny and groovy. Wish I could buy stock in this performer, because his career is going to take off like a rocket ship.

[@ProjectWander]

Oh you didn't know? He's IPO'ing through a SPAC that previously brought Mark Ribillet to market. Get in early.

[@cs_calzone]

theres another guy quite similar in their unique sounds to tom called Jazz Emu im a big fan of both and they need more recognition definitely

[@TheBeautifulAryan]

Cardy coin to the moon 🚀

[@rhinohelix197]

Agreed, I don't know how he isn't a huge star already; this is most amazing sound I have heard in years.

[@honeycomb937]

yess, i love his music. something about the lyrics is so laid-back and fun but he makes every song sound soo cool. he doesn't take himself too seriously and it makes his music even better

[@wtfpantera]

This one remains my absolute favourite of yours. It deserves the animated treatment just as much (if not more) as Red Flags and Mixed Messages.

[@LushiaKyobi]

I second that! It absolutely slaps

[@temra7063]

I agree too! The chorus of this is literally godly

[@cloudshifter]

Love language too which is severely underrated

[@ashleyhammond1112]

I would seriously dance to this at a nightclub even though I am 42 years old, haven’t been to a nightclub in 15 years and don’t know if they are still called nightclubs.

[@Lowkas]

at this point its just "club" with different namens in front to imply which kind of club. at least i think. (if this would play in the clubs in my area i would no doubt go ngl)

[@morgankosokowsky812]

Nightclubs don't exist where I live really. A law passed a bit ago making it illegal to sell alcohol in most places, so now we just have bars, and the extremely rare dance bar

[@livwake]

@@morgankosokowsky812 do you live in hell

[@morgankosokowsky812]

@@livwake yes. Tho we've got the Bush to party in so that's something ig

[@JackB1980]

The breakdown/final chorus of this song legit gets me hyped. Outside of the humor, this dude can mix a sick climax. Hope he has a seriously successful production career. We caught it early folks.

[@redfox4220]

Something about him moving his hips like that to the song is hypnotic

[@ifra3897]

I thought it was just me! I love it!!😂

[@Sorin2120]

It's because of what's implied...

[@RothSchatten]

Makes it kinda hard to focus on subtitles

[@rinskevanmensvoort82]

Would totally be justified being here just for the hip moves 😉.

[@Metzli]

His hips don't lie!

[@RyanReta97]

Tom : Has a bunch of instruments and equipment for making music. Also Tom : uses glass cup as main instrument.

[@arcalyte4905]

This man is chaotic good incarnate, his music is legendary but he uses his skills to shitpost, and I love it.

[@sarahdeel3553]

You know, at this point, i don't think I would ever recognize Tom Cardy if he was actually fully dressed

[@hpph7133]

I work with wrestlers and genuinely have this problem. I'm used to seeing them running around half naked and in boots. Then they greet me outside with baggy clothing and glasses and I'm all, "Do I know you?"

[@thescooshinator]

Or if he was outside that room.

[@MeMyselfandThatGuy]

@@hpph7133 What kind of job has you working with wrestlers?

[@televisionandcheese]

he IS fully dressed here

[@margekinson3]

In more recent videos he's wearing jeans and shirts with sleeves; like some kind of a normal person. #singletsandshorts

[@robinjay3141]

He sounds so delighted when he says "she's using hyperbole!"

[@clearconfusion4115]

Someone walking up to you saying “Nice Head.” With a full stop is more terrifying then anything else.

[@temra7063]

On god

[@cloudshifter]

It's similar to someone saying "You got a nice family, nice house. You've made quite a bit of yourself..."

[@thejaiganticbridge5479]

Youve got a Nice head, Nice family and a Nice house. Yes, You'll Do Nicely.

[@EzloMinish]

"If he says: 'nice head' that means you've got a ba~d head" is quite possibly my favourite lyric ever. It's so dumb, but somehow rings true. Also the delivery is Perfect.

[@InevitableUniverse]

Does he mean a literal head or is it a euphemism? 😅 I've been going back and forth on that for weeks

[@ratboygirl]

@@InevitableUniverse probably literal head. aussies are weird we'll insult you for the weirdest things lol. could also be insulting your intelligence but both work

[@noxnox-e9s]

*”Presume, Assume, Don’t wait, it’s time to speculate!”* One of my favorite lines from any song lol this mans is genius!!

[@TheArtisticGamer7]

You need to write a fucking musical. Your characters and humor are absolutely beautiful.

[@ChronicGoblinQueen]

It would be like Bo Burnham's Inside but with more 80's bops

[@stretch-and-rook]

I second this

[@jannskierosier5796]

Been binge watching this man's videos and I must say his music is a less depressed version of Bo Burnam's. The talent these guys have is unmatched. EDIT: I changed the way I worded this to relieve confusion.

[@TheBatchCode]

Fucking this, I still listen to Inside on repeat, but this is great to put in between

[@dac314]

"Less depressed" there's no way to confirm that, he just makes more upbeat music. Which, yah know, is what we appreciates abouts yous.

[@jannskierosier5796]

@@dac314 That is true, I do mean the music that he puts out tho.

[@d0onut]

I watched 5 videos before this one and this is exactly the same video where I came to this realization lol

[@Exceltiaawesome]

Exactly this. I went into a depressive hole after Inside and it was then that I discovered this magnificent man one day during a 2 hour paranoia bath with “That Funny Feeling” and “All eyes on Me” playing in my head on loop. I’m proud to say “Have you checked your butthole?” Got me out of the tub and made me productive again.

[@JotunHeart]

You are like a cross between Weird Al and Freddy Mercury and i am all about it Love your stuff my dude.

[@bloodprince9779]

you know this shits gonna be good if tom looks like he literally just woke up

[@malekawt]

Tom, never stop outdoing yourself please.

[@StraveTube]

That sounds dangerous. Something about exponential growth.

[@sprcow]

No pressure

[@l24_bones98]

The sheer joy on this man's face when hitting the cowbell always brings a smile to my face.

[@theguybrarian]

i cant wait for this infamous set to be made into a lego kit.

[@bluesprucenyc]

I'm adding "G'Day, Big Wheels" to my everyday vocabulary. Which I'm sure will go off without a hitch, given I live in NYC. Also I've been listening to this song on loop for days now and it does not cease to entertain. The production is killer!

[@SM-yz4hi]

have you gotten shanked yet

[@bluesprucenyc]

@@SM-yz4hi Twelve times and counting! Tom doesn't lie

[@SM-yz4hi]

@@bluesprucenyc Congrats!! your family must be proud! tom truly is a prophet 🥰

[@theenigma2861]

ikr, on both fronts, I wanna add some of these to my vocabulary now because of how much whiplash it would cause for some people. But also I was introduced to his stuff recently and I haven't stopped listening to it all the time.

[@makavelismith]

I will also add it. I live in Ireland, so I think I could probably pull it off. we're all insane.

[@aleafar6295]

The "as long as you mean what you say, but never say what you mean" is pure poetry

[@joeytwoeyes]

I'm very torn on this song as an autistic person because, on the one hand, it's very catchy and funny as hell, but also i feel a bit like I'm looking through a portal into my personal hell.

[@ZachTheHuman]

YOU TOO???

[@Antman261]

OH MY GOD ME TOO I LOVE THE TUNE AND HATE THE CONTENT, this is my worst nightmare

[@violetskies14]

SAME!!!! Thank god other people get this. People please just say the thing you mean. I'm begging.

[@edsayshey3314]

Came here to comment the same thing

[@Barksenji]

I have Asperger's Syndrome and honestly... Same.

[@natecrandall3130]

These are so good every time. Can’t wait for the album!

[@adamvykouk3469]

There´s an album coming up?!

[@v.9885]

@@adamvykouk3469 I have no idea, but I really hope so

[@sightired4590]

Man, his songs are earworms. Also, this is why being neurodivergent is hell, If my voice sounds weird and my smile is odd, it's not that I'm being sarcastic or trying to imply something, it means I am reaching new levels of awkwardness and want to go home

[@paradoxelle481]

Love how is leaning into the "I made this in my basement studio in my underwear/pajamas because I don't give a ____ about it" aesthetic. It slaps and it's funny.

[@claytonschmohe1786]

He's evolving, soon he'll not just be another comedy artist like Nina Sex Party or Flight of the Conchords, he'll far surpass them

[@mahdroo]

It is a 6 minute song if you listen to it twice!

[@lrdgrifter5151]

This isn't even his final form!

[@ArtonTramps]

Also got some Weird Al vibes from this

[@ezkilmercado1025]

His power is over 9000

[@Sm0k3turt]

He’s on bo burnham. This feels really similar to when he used to do shitposts like this actually

[@carsonvaughan3713]

It took me until now to realize why this song sounds so familiar, it has HUGE Weird Al vibes, and I am absolutely here for it

[@JunieBug]

It DOES holy cow! 😍

[@MsSjofn]

"G'day, big wheels" makes me laugh every goddamn time.

[@astronautboy807]

what does big wheels mean?? i'm not a native speaker :(

[@semoru]

@@astronautboy807 it's a slang that implies a very important person equivalent to big shot ig

[@astronautboy807]

@@semoru thanksss

[@areyouforeal]

@@semoru nah, it means you have big legs, like you've not been neglecting leg day. Is compliment.

[@K3NnY_G]

As time goes on I gain more and more respect for Tom's editing, and how his head must work to think "I need this for that cut." There's genuine physical comedy punchlines stuck in like .5 second clips and this type of comedy hits hard for me. xD

[@doctorwholover1012]

YES! My favourite bit from any of his songs is "my family hate me *tambourine clap* " from HYCYB lmao 🤣

[@YolandaTurlough]

Okay this is an unbelievable banger, also human communciation is a hellscape, but I want to highlight the line “If she says ‘I literally can’t’, she literally can! She’s using hyperbole!” for being, like, the only time I’ve seen someone joke about ‘I literally can’t’ without basically just saying “women are stupid” and how refreshing that is. Anyway booyah Tom Cardy

[@user443]

Tom, don't feel pressured to churn out content. You take your time. We'll be here. BTW: Good one here mate, just sayin' ya don't need to succumb to the make-more-content pressures.

[@calmguru1274]

Huge calls on that, he makes the greatest shit just messing about doing what he likes. Natural tends to be best

[@SharanTulsiani]

Came here to say this. We like your work, and we'd keep enjoying it as long as you're enjoying it.

[@soapfilledpoptart]

read between the lines "I want more content but dont want hate. now give me shitposts"

[@masteryoda5931]

Yet another masterpiece! This man just cannot produce bad music

[@blueblitzblaze]

We should dare him to make a bad song

[@CutiePie1989]

@@blueblitzblaze You know he’d make it somehow hysterically BAD like we ask and we’d love it anyway. XD

[@masteryoda5931]

@@blueblitzblaze that’s his curse. He can’t

[@ScottieThotty]

i have autism. This helped me understand some things i didn't get before. Thanks Tom 😭😭

[@thomasp2516]

Give me a way to support you financially tom, I beg you. Your stuff is legendary.

[@antonagassiz9462]

Yeah start a Patreon Tom! I'm tired of spending all my money on cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, and coffee. I can't take this anxiety.

[@JackB1980]

Been obsessively nerding out watching all of these. This is the Masterpiece so far.

[@M1NDCR4WL3R]

yesssss

[@mano5493]

He has merch !

[@pinkpeppers5580]

You think he needs food, this man is a god

[@Taziod]

The modern Weird Al I didn't know I needed.

[@insanity42]

My thought as well. Tom could perform live.

[@av3stube480]

"As long as you mean what you say but never say what you mean" That explanation... beautiful

[@calmguru1274]

Bangers every time

[@calmguru1274]

Dude thanks for posting on reddit, I wouldn't have found your channel if it wasn't for that post and its a gold mine. Also fuck dude this is too good

[@M1NDCR4WL3R]

same!

[@Thundercube_Music]

Not ashamed to admit I've probably listened to this song 50 times in the past 3 days.

[@chloe7364]

The sneaky tambourine entrances are my favorite.

[@zolem2008]

I can't wait for the day when Tom has millions of viewers and subscribers and a production team behind his creativity. It's a matter of when, not if.

[@toriikyuu]

Why did it take me SO LONG to see that he's actually putting the meaning BETWEEN THE LINES. like *literal* lines. *literally* between Thank you, tom cardy, you're so awesome

[@muffinsc.4007]

The fact that you ended up with "Fin" made a French fan like me super happy, I would have been tired to translate "End"

[@onofre4390]

Ooooh it’s supposed to be French? I always thought it was Spanish… idk maybe its both

[@muffinsc.4007]

@@onofre4390 prononced differently but yes it's also "fin" in spanish

[@its_secret5375]

@@lederp42 no you

[@smallmann4628]

@@lederp42 look at your name before you call other people cringe

[@kinny1_]

1:13 the death threats get me every single time like holy shit.

[@CeruleanSeal]

"It's not what's said, what's implied? Read between- between the lines" might be the hardest-going chorus I have ever heard in my life. I'm obsessed, infatuated, I can't believe the song that makes my social anxiety internally panic especially after being brought out into the spotlight is my favorite thing on this whole channel.

[@Cucumber202]

Nothing prepares you for this. I cheered, I shouted, I fist-pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. Its absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be.

[@chloecockburn4135]

This one is my favorite! Very tough competition though. Keep going Tom, never change, love from New York

[@marveludus]

"mean what you say but never say what you mean" is great writing advice btw

[@katherinalastname7077]

SO MUCH POWER IN THOSE 3 WHOLE MINUTES OF BANGIN TUNES AND LYRICS

[@marekstribrsky8221]

I already know I will listen to this too many times

[@simonlewis9288]

0:58 Tom I gotta say that harmonic melody here is fantastic, especially since I can still clearly understand the lyrics. The choice to split the vocals into each ear keeps it intelligible while also giving the song more depth. It's not something I usually think is pulled off well, but man you did it wonderfully here, well done.

[@laurakruithof919]

Can we also just appreciate the clothes Tom is wearing in his video's. It's kinda perfect

[@MobTheGlitch]

I love how the madlad does his best to make it sound as dorky and random as possible, yet any of his songs is better than whatever is high up in the radio charts or whatever nowadays😂

[@Doudou25870]

Okay I think I'm in LOVE. The bass line is exquisite. The lyrics hit close to home, like usual. And this time we got three minutes of another banger from Tom! We've truly been blessed

[@jauqueoutman]

It's mildly alarming how talented you are

[@joeajbeaumont]

This is unironically the best single piece music I've heard for years. I could listen to that main refrain for hours. I can't believe how well-produced, catchy, and deliciously funny it is. Tom, please never stop. Love from, some guy you don't know and will never see again.

[@ChaosEmeraldX]

Tom, I'm gonna be real here, your instrumentation is just as fantastic as your lyrics and I would kill to get my hands on instrumentals of your songs just as much as I would the actual full songs.

[@zachhibberd182]

God damn it. Nobody has any business being this talented.

[@delcox8165]

This is one of those songs that's better every time you come back to it.

[@thomasb1521]

It's just soooo good. Tom is probably one of the best things ever to happen the the internet.

[@ZanAzoth]

After these few years I still think this is the best work he's done, overall. I don't think it's his FUNNIEST song, but as far as structure, comedic delivery, editing, and the song itself just being a fuckin' banger, I think it's his best performance.

[@words_under_fashion4775]

Can't wait for the album!! Thank you for posting on Reddit, cant believe I didn't know about this gem of a channel. Keep it up, just don't touch my monster truck

[@carragholoughlin]

I love this so so much. It's on repeat! Thanks Tom 🙌

[@ProfXander]

love the visual of the tambourine literally rising up as it raises in volume, cause its exactly what i think of when im visualizing music and some instrument gets added to the melody

[@ameliorationstation7081]

Tambourine kicked in with guitar at the end. Started to feel like an anthem. Could hear 100,000 fans in a stadium singing it.

[@stopaskingmetousemyname]

Ahh new tom cardy. What a delight

[@aguyuno]

The baton flip at 0:55 lmao, I gotta wonder how many takes that took to be that flawless

[@Me-wx1mt]

this man has the build of a G.I. JOE action figure, I mean that in the best way possible I think.

[@fatersteve]

I've had this on loop for the past 4 hours. It's so catchy! I very recently discovered your content, and there's just so much that goes into making them amazing that I don't even know where to start. Great job!

[@GrandadmiralSeewolf]

Its a crime how this man has not at least a million followers by now. This shit just slaps so hard, daaaaammmn...

[@arrathix1063]

For the love of all that is good in this world, Tom, PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ALBUM ASAP!!!

[@BlackStarInitiative]

Hey Tom, do you record yourself playing the whole song a large number of times with each mic position/instrument and then just edit them together? Because that is a lot of work. Even if you just record short clips and cut them together that is still a mammoth effort on top of writing the song.

[@wobblysauce]

That is very similar to video clips, do the song a hundred ways in a day and cut and chop it down to 3 mins.

[@St0ckwell]

Music producer here. What he's doing is recording and producing the whole song in the studio, and then taking video of him playing certain instruments without any audio. It's mostly lip sync, but there may be some spoken word parts where he used the performance audio

[@BoilingHeart]

this has been stuck in my head for the past five days, i haven't been able to stop listening to it. i'm so glad it's on spotify

[@Deelusi]

"assume, presume, don't wait, it's time to speculate" Is such a good line! 👏👏

[@twiwolf6754]

2:33 Tom subtly hinting to the target of this song that he wants to bone them by placing his ween directly between the lines and also motioning to it with his hands is something I didn't think I was gonna notice today but here we are.

[@KitCardy]

Bro WTF ☠️🤣🤣

[@Papryshi]

Your songs just have this awesome beat that I can't help but just dance! Keep it up my dude!

[@iAmGGlitch]

as someone who is autistic, this scares me because i dont know when it descends into joking territory or if it even does at all. that one about the parties makes me think it goes from comedy to seriousness but i genuinely cant tell since between... - said yes, and also said everybody there was strangers to him - said yes, but only thought to himself that everybody there was strangers to him ...the 2nd option is most likely and therefore the party host had literally nothing to go off of except that he said yes on 2 separate occasions. how the heck am i supposed to read between the lines when the top line says yes and the bottom line says yes and its surrounded by yes and there is no sign of no anywhere?

[@MistyMusicStudio]

Tom, you're a precious gem and so is that sweet telecaster 💖P.S. Your vocoder skills are fekkin outrageous 🤩

[@twistsnakeanklesvids261]

Given the message, it's kind of funny to think that he could be singing total gibberish and I would still be listening to this banger.

[@harrietdrums]

Unironically want to see Tom do Eurovision with something like this

[@rinskevanmensvoort82]

I would definitely buy Eurovision Song Contest tickets just to see Tom! ☺️

[@tomschick5094]

YES!

[@sourwitch2340]

The genius part about this song is that, when taking it literally, it is a text telling you that you must catch and receive social cues, while when reading between the lines it is making fun of a society that has decided such is the best method of communication. In other words, however you read it, the conclusion contradicts with the method you used to get there. So can that be reduced to a single interpretation? Probably "communication is hard".

[@oasisflurry9933]

tempted to send this to my rp-mates who don't know how to narrate or explore a character's psyche and take a very face value version of characters.