ART OF DARKNESS | Animated Bendy and the Ink Machine Song! 

LYRICS: Boris! Meet your maker! Ah, I’ll tell you later It seems this scene has us careening down an elevator Must have been dreaming to think we'd make a clean escape, I- Doubt one machine here could make it past a regulator Swear we never had this many levels, where’s the excavator? What’s so scary ‘bot a library and a record player? Thought I’d find the angel in a basement more dilapidated This is kinda tasteful, Alice tell me who’s your decorator? I never make a lady wait, I guess you’d say that I’m a player Angel wants a date and I would really hate to aggravate her Boris, don’t you worry, I would never let her separate us Hold it, where'd you go? Damn, I guess I'd better go and save him Alice thinks that hacking up my pal is gonna medicate her Fallacy! The treatment that this gal would need is an eraser Rap against an animator? Alice, get back on your paper Rhyming on the multiplane, my lyrics work on several layers If you thought that demons were your problem right now Well the angel’s on the stage so pipe down If there are secrets that you want to find out Hop on the ink machine and ride those pipes down So you're on the path of the starving artist But at the heart, well the art is heartless. Ever seen a masterpiece get discarded? Then start and depart for the art of darkness Out of the deep dark depths below Three ne'er-do-wells will avenge their souls With a spanner and a wrench and a thirst to quench Heigh-ho, it’s off to work we go Heave-ho! Fisher’s coming, crawling out the sea foam Giving you the Willies as I'm stepping off my steamboat Left here to the gods and beheaded by a rod I’ve some deadly black spots for the clod who left us below You'll wish you headed for the bread line and never ever meddled- With a pencil lead and bred lines. Monkey with a wrench might Thunk you in the head, Henry can you see the headlines? Animator dead by an enemy he designed! There once was an Angel who swallowed a spider It wriggled inside her and out came the Striker Who’d have thought your silly little villain for the children Would be killing for your heroine, so let her win or die first If you thought that demons were your problem right now Well the angel’s on the stage so pipe down If there are secrets that you want to find out Hop on the ink machine and ride those pipes down So you're on the path of the starving artist But at the heart, well the art is heartless. Ever seen a masterpiece get discarded? Then start and depart for the art of darkness There's no need to be scared now It's all the fun of the fairground And I would say I'm on fair grounds To take a little revenge now Everybody's heard of Bertram Piedmont Because my work pertains a certain frisson A hurtling freefall - disturbing demons Are out of season so must you keep on? Are you caught in a spin? Wurlitzer shame that your organs and limbs Will be lost in the ink, well it’s awfully grim Did you want to be him? Waltzer better man than you’ve ever been It’s a downward spiral, time you felt - a little hell up in the Helter-skelter No help or shelter - board the ride Don’t you know you’ve got to be this tall to DIE So sing along to the bouncing ball Wave your flags and renounce these halls You may have been sacked from this pantomime But a pal of mine wants you recalled So march along to the count of 4 Astound at the scoundrel crowd you’ve drawn Left stranded and damned to this mangled form To abandon us here was an act of war It’s laughable to think you’ll bring back the norm We’ve ink, but no malpractice forms ‘But Henry! You never gave a crap before?’ ‘Til we trapped you down ‘neath the factory floor Clap along to the rapturous score Three rounds down and back for more To find the keys in chapter four Remind me, where’ve you heard that before? If you thought that demons were your problem right now Well the angel’s on the stage so pipe down If there are secrets that you want to find out Hop on the ink machine and ride those pipes down So you're on the path of the starving artist But at the heart, well the art is heartless. Ever seen a masterpiece get discarded? Then start and depart for the art of darkness Well I dropped in from the top and now I've got to block the Monsters popping off of Nosferatu's rostrum Preposterous that after this my Oscars will be posthumous I lived for my work but I died to stop them Stationery should be stationary, shouldn’t talk back. I need a shrink, I’m on the brink, the ink has fought back Thought that the apocalypse was supposed to live on horseback? Screw that, deliverance was hidden in the Rorschach

"Rap against an animator? Alice, get back on your paper, rhyming on the multiplane, my lyrics work on several layers" and "Henry can you see the headlines? Animator dead by an enemy he designed!" are two of the rawest lines I have ever heard in my entire life

This is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Can't believe Stupendium hasn't won a Grammy or been awarded on regular TV... one of the most talented modern artists

"Alice, get back on your paper Rhyming on the multiplane, my lyrics work on several layers" DAMN BARS

I’m just a mom whose kid started playing Stupendium’s Bendy songs in the car on the way to school, and then I found myself continuing to listen to the songs the rest of the day. And now that I’ve had a chance to really check out the art in the videos, my mind is blown. This is absolute genius product across so many mediums.

An Englishman doing an American accent without cheating by doing a southern accent is amazing

Love the references: 0:07: Tinkerbell 1:30: The Pixar Lamp 1:57: Snow White 2:00: Steamboat Willie 4:07: Colossal Wonders

This song is legitimately amazing! It’s catchy, has lyrics that actually are compatible with the fandom it’s representing and doesn’t just rely on autotune and technological music styles (which I have nothing against but most fandom songs seem dependent on this). Definitely going on multiple playlists!

I have listened to this song more times than I would like to admit. My mans should be staring in a Broadway musical with a voice like that

“Now sing along to the bouncing ball” Love the reference to how old cartoons had something bouncing on the lyrics for you to sing on

BATIM was like 5 years ago. I'm revisiting nearly every fandom that made my childhood. Kirby, DDLC, Pokemon, Undertale, Sonic and of course Bendy. The music from each fan base has left me completely stunned with nostalgia and its completely epic. Bendy impacted my life so much, I became obsessed with horror. And this masterpiece just expresses the true fate that Joey Drew Studios suffered after Henry got fired/or just retired. Perfect as always Stupendium. I remember when this came out like 3 years ago.

The Stupendium puts his soul into his work, like Joey Drew Studio employees. His songs, animation, and acting are unrealistically cool, I dare say, inky. The perfect masterpiece.

Wait wait wait wait wait wait. You can sing, rap, edit, write lyrics, and FREAKING ANIMATE AND DRAW!!!!!!?!?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Excellent job sir!

Did I enjoy the show? DID I ENJOY THE SHOW? Hell yes I did! Holy moly...

3:21 Today is the day I fully understood this line. A Helter Skelter is what those lighthouse-slide things at fairs and boardwalks are called. And the slide is a DOWNWARD SPIRAL. The depth of your lyrical genius will never cease to amaze me.

Can we talk about the line "so pipe down,", like it means be quiet, but for a game where your main weapon is a pipe, it also means back off and drop arms.

Imagine taking one whole year for this extremely beautiful masterpiece

People in comments: how does he make so many voices! Me: the magic of the british

I know this song isn't one of the most recent, but it's truly a masterpiece. The combination of how well the lyrics go with each other and the talent of the singing, it's genuinely one of the best song I've ever listened to. Stupendium, you should be so proud of yourself for making songs as excellent as this.

This may be old but I can’t stop imagining the characters singing this, your songs truly feel like they should belong in the game

*"So you are on the path of the starving artist,* *But at the heart, well the art is heartless,* *Ever seen a masterpiece, get discarded,* *Start and depart for the Art of Darkness."* These lines always makes me shiver.

*it took me too long to realise only he voices in this.*

One thing I've always loved about your videos is the absolute attention to detail and the insane levels of creativity. During Bertram Piedmont's section. "Did you want to be him" when you have your head lean out. Just the amount of frustrations I'd have dealt with in the layering to ensure that my head was above the background layer, before it shifts over to the next part and the head retracts. Your editing skills on top of everything. Simply phenomenal

Bro, when this came out I had no idea how good the animations were, as an artist I can confidently confirm this took A LOT of work

This is what separates you from nearly every other RU-vidr out there, you have a genuine passion to your work and every square inch of every second of every video is filled with it

I won't be surprised is Stupendium becomes a famous voice actor Edit: thanks for the support

This is a classic. This is… I think I found this through animation channels a long time ago. I listened to the song, got obsessed, listened to some of your other stuff, lost interest, came back, and now I’m never going again. Stupes, you musical genius is so incredibly good.

Stupendium’s impression of Joey Drew is more accurate to Joey Drew’s actual personality than the memory of Joey Drew.

The best chorus yet and damn that animation! With each song you improve immeasurably and damn THAT ANIMATION!!

I can't stop replaying it. It's SO GOOD. It's not just a good fansong. It's a good SONG with fantastic visuals. I'm sure I'll be listening to it everyday for a long time now.

The fact that this covers the full game, is amazing itself. But the beat and lyrics add a layer of something that really draws me in. Definately on my top ten stupendium songs!!

My favorite detail is that the lyrics specifically say: "To Find The Keys in Chapter 4" which is DIRECTLY referencing "Find The Keys", Stupendium's first bendy song.

It's people like DAGames JTMusic and you who have made me huge fans of games I'd never heard of. You're so talented.

The Bertrand Piedmont lines are so amazing in content and delivery. "Don't you know you gotta be this tall to die" kind of implies that short people never die 😂

This is leggit the best BATIM song ever not even build our machine could top it

The Stupendium probably has the entire English Dictionary perfectly memorized word by word. This text is so well made!

Dude, unreal. Your ability to animate various styles is wonderful. Also that last line: perfect.

I just love all the sly references to animations slipped through this! “Giving you the WILLIES while I’m stepping off my STEAMBOAT!” And the “Heigh Ho, It’s off to work we go!” And “WALTzer better man than you’ve ever been!” Just so great! I love ever part of this song! Keep up the great work!

Revisiting this song, it’s really a near masterpiece, it doesn’t even feel like it would be a fan song. The visuals and lyrics are amazing, as well as the chorus. I really can’t explain why exactly I love it so much!

Ahh, for things like this, i can say i had a good childhood. *_Thank you is not enough_* .

I love how not only is he an amazing creator he really cares for his fans by reading a bunch of comments

Don't you know you've got to be this tall to die? short people: *hehe immortality go **_brrrr_*

You can call this song "old" all you want, I don't care. It will not stop me from enjoying every bit of it. Also, can we take a second to shed some light over the fricking ANIMATION? Jaw-bobbling is the fact that Stupes is able to blow my expectation, while it being so high. Insane work man. Also do you plan on covering BATDR in a song of yours in the future? 'Cuz I would absolutley adore it! Edit : Hoping this nakes it into the movie ngl :)

I love how the different sections of the song all are different enough to be distinct while also perfectly fitting in with the character and the general theme of the game. Also, they are all so well done!

I am honestly shocked that the creators of batim hasn’t commented on how inkredible this masterpiece is! From the lyrics to the animating, every part is amazing!

The quality of these songs are unbelievable they should have so many more views then (257k the time I'm writing this) the lyrics are just perfect. Amazing work.

Whoever animated this needs an award :)

2024 this song still hits hard so good

Man this channel doesn't get half the attention it deserves.

I always get a little shiver on the second verse where almost everything cuts out for the starving artist bit truly magnificent

I love how the lyrics are just wacky and zany until Boris goes missing and they're all like "hol' up"

The lyrics in these songs are so cleverly crafted, all the references to the original games, and the animation is spectacular. Good work my guy!

You know, this man could’ve just made this *Fantastic* song, and left it at that. But he took the extra time to make this spectacular video to go along with it. *Now that is a beautiful, and positively silly amount of dedication.*

This. Is. Ink-redible. The level of detail in the intro alone is phenomenal. The lyrics are perfectly done. Well done!

I am genuinely so mad I haven't discovered this earlier, this is so god damn good like holy shit 😭

A testament to what one person can do! The insane amount of work that went into this truly blows me away - the vocals, the mixing, the animations, the voice acting! My favorite BATIM song.

"Rhyming on the multiplane, my lyrics work on several layers" One of the most meta lines I've ever heard.

*Rockit Gaming & JT Music:* We make badass "BATIM" raps. *The Stupendium:* Hold my little devil darlin'.

“My lyrics work on several layers” Holy crap because Bendy is a demon and the layers of hell and all that and animation layers you genius

i still get chills when i listen to this!! the number of fandoms you’ve introduced me to is insane. your talent is out of this world and i could binge your content for days

If you thought that demons were your problem right now... Well, the Angel's on the stage so pipe down. If there are secrets that you want to find out... Hop on the Ink Machine and ride those pipes down So you're on the path of the starving artist... But at the heart, well the art is heartless. Ever seen a masterpiece get discarded? Start and depart for the art of darkness. You are so good at making your characters have different voices. The searchers, the Butcher Gang, Bertrum, the chorus singers... All were fantastic. This was very well done.

Hi Stupendium! Amazing job and clever rhymes with this song! You are on point with the classic voice impressions. I love the style of animation. Also, I was thinking about how you did that Bertrum Piedmont makeup on yourself! It’s really cool!

3 years later and it’s still a masterpiece! I’m wondering if we’re gonna get one for the dark revival…

Oh my god. Everything about this is amazing. The fairground bit and everything onward from it, the animation of some parts, the chorus, the very understandable lyrics, the impressions of Joey Drew, oh and Bertram OH MY GOD

"Rhyming on the multiplane, my lyrics work on several layers." We need to talk about how clever this actually is. I'm so amazed by it!

*_YES ANOTHER ONE!_* I absolutely loved cells no more and find the key so i’m so happy to find a third in my notifications! All of your bendy songs and all of your songs in general are absolute class! Bloody brilliant! EDIT:HOLY COW I LOVE YOUR JOEY DREW! EDIT 2:HOLY HELL BERTRAM WHY AM I SURPRISED?! YOU WERE SO GOOD AS HIM IN BENDYLAND

That feeling when this have way better lyrics than those more 'popular' bendy songs. And I'm not even talking about the overall quality and work that was put into the video :o

0:09 exactly i am here to learn about the wonders of anime

This is one of those songs that are truly a masterpiece. Everything about it is phenomenal. The lyrics, the animation, the voices, the transitions and the theme all play in together perfectly. Especially the little details, such as the slow by steady camera movements so where the camera is never completely still. Even at 5:09 where the screen moves in response to being hung by the chains; it's just perfect. Absolute gorgeous work.

"Ever seen a masterpiece get discarded?" When you delete the wrong file. But seriously, that is an epic line.

This was cool. It's like a musical summary of Chapter 4 of BATIM

I don’t know why my Bendy phase decided to come back but I’ve been listening to this absolute banger every day for months now. The lyrics and voice acting are incredible, and this video is a work of art

Damn, you've outdone yourself man! The art, animation and vocals were quite simply Stupendous!™.

Bertram: You've got to be this tall to die! Me, who's an absolute midget: **Microscopic laughter**

The best thing I've ever heard on a random playlist

This song is stuck in the back of my mind every day. So sometimes during the day I’ll be humming this song in public.

There cannot be a better song than Find The Keys. Stupendium: Give me a minute

Can we all just take a moment to praise this man's phenomenal American accent? Note: I'm British, so any American viewers feel free to politely contradict this statement should you disagree. Anywho, phenomenal work with consistently entertaining songs and animations. Have a good day!

This video reminds me of Peter Gabriel's amazing work 30+ years ago, there is no other way to describe this amazing art. Everything mainstream just eats dirt.

The Stupendium is the only person who can get me hooked on a song about a game I've never played.

Incredible work! True lyrical, and literal artistry 🎵 ✏️ Can't wait to see what's next! :D

I can tell he watched the Game Theorist thoery on BATIM, so many clever easter eggs in every lyric its so clever and so well animated this may be my new favourite fan song, plus its so damn catchy

this is probably the best fandom song i've ever listened to

hot take:i think this is the best bendy song ever being made.

This was absolutely outstanding. I didn't want it to end. Everything was so well-done. It's jaw-dropping. Outstanding work!

Better than most rap nowadays. Good stuff, Mr. Mustache Man. Good stuff.

Every time I watch this video I just feel like I have to clap!! I’m looking at the hand-drawn lyrics, the animation, art style, transitions and everything!! I just cannot believe something this good actually exists in the fandom!

This really deserves more likes. Also really reminiscent of the strange hill High intro

Animation references I've caught: - "Rhyming on the multiplane. My lyrics work on several layers." Pretty self-explanatory, especially w/ the visuals. The multiplane camera was used in the early days of traditional animation. - "Heigh ho! Off to work we go!" The dwarves from Disney's Snow White - "Giving you the willies as I'm stepping of my steamboat." Disney's Steamboat Willy short. - "Wurlitzer a shame that your organs & limbs" Not 100% but I think this is a reference to Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, which imported & manufactured musical instruments such as pianos & organs. And particularly Wurlitzer jukeboxes were iconic during the 1920's and the decades after, some including light-up displays featuring rudimentary animation. - "WALTzer a better man than you've ever been." Walt Disney - "So sing a long to the bouncing ball." The Fleischer's "Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes" created the now iconic bouncing ball animation convention and pioneered animation synced w/ audio in America. It could also be a double reference, as the bouncing ball exercise is a staple of animation, in teaching the principles of animation.

Your Bertrum is by far my favorite part of this. You encapsulate his voice so perfectly, and your makeup? You replicate the lost, souless gaze and distorted fear so well. You're an animator, a singer, a rapper, and for that Bertrum part I would 100% call you an actor too.

this song is a HUGE part of my life, been listening to it for years, as always, hats off.

One of the Butcher gang looks like Abraham Lincoln

People underestimate the sheer talent of fan song writers. Like seriously, people like DaGames and The Stupendium is what lets fandoms thrive.

You DREW all this yourself?!?! This might very narrowly outclass the song which is amazing 0_0

After hearing your Bendy songs I can´t wait for a song for Bendy And The Dark Revival, I know it´s gonna be amazing and I´m really excited for it.

I'm coming back to this year's later. I remembered seeing this back when BATIM first came out and LOVING it. Now I'm right back and realizing how good of a song it actually is (and how long ago it was made 🥲) and I just wanted to congratulate you for making such a amazing, nostalgic song. Keep up the amazing work ruler ✨

I’m just imagining a grown man with makeup on singing to a camera with a green screen behind him pretending to be a marry go round man... ITS PERFECT

I typically loathe fan songs because I never feel like they add anything to a fandom and are just a cheap cash in on what's trending, and I braced myself for cringe.....but this was so wonderfully well made that I forgot it was a fan song. Like the food critic in Ratatouille, I felt exactly like I did when I was a kid listening to this - this was nothing short of incredible.

Stupes, I love every single one of your songs, but something about this one is just next level. This is some of your best work. Every single bar hits hard from start to finish. This song and video are one hell of an achievement!