CG5 - Lonely King [Dream SMP original song] 

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THAT SO COOL!!!!!! THE MUSIC AND VISUALS FITS TOGETHER SO WELL AAA

this about to pull 10M less than a week

Ya know, now that I'm looking back on it... Quakity has to be one of, if not the best dsmp characters. His dynamics with other characters, his character arc, his story, it's all just so well thought and amazing.

What we all expected Quackity's villain arc to be like: What we got instead: B A Z I N G A

This is the song that will hit #1 in less than 30 mins!

CG5 entering his villain arc 💅✨

0:30 & 1:27 I love how his axe is positioned in such a way that when it becomes shadowed it almost looks like a crown

1:43 with the parallels with how quackity wasn’t allowed to join lmanburg, wilbur’s nation, and then when quackity makes lad nevadas, a nation of his own, the only person he bans from joining is wilbur. the way they showed that was phenomenal. this animatic is literally god

This is incredible, and I can't even Begin to talk about the animation it adds so much and works so well

Quackity is one of those antagonists you can’t help but root for. He’s such an interesting and fun character, not really a villain, but definitely not a hero. This is the most amazing Quackity song I’ve ever heard. Another amazing one, CG5!!!

I love how quackity's smile still has square edges, resembling his profile: ":]"

I know DSMP isn't very popular anymore but we need a Fundy song. He's one of the most tragic DSMP characters.

I was not expecting this at all but as CG5 did with his other character songs, I think CG5 really puts more time then we realize into not just understanding the characters, but their motives and expectation. It’s beautiful and it’s a musical talent you don’t see everyday. Absolutely outstanding

I love how this song feels like it also pays a bit of tribute to Quackity's style of lore telling, like, the dramatics, the buildup and time to really make sure the story is delivered - this song is just solid. So absolutely well made from top to bottom and I sincerely hope it gets the listens it deserves < 3 Everyone involved did a beautiful job, kudos y'all

Dang, it’s been a whole year already? I remember when this masterpiece came out a week ago, time really flies.

Ain’t no way this song came out almost a year ago- I literally remember seeing the countdown on it

So I’m taking a risk here. I am a parent whose kid introduced me to your music. As someone “older”, you sir are someone who comes along once in a lifetime. You have so much talent when it comes to your writing and your vision. I wish you a lifetime of good fortune.

This song perfectly shows the rise and fall of Quackity as a character in the DSMP. The flow of the animation, all the hidden details like the ending shot, if you pause, you see the word “legacy”. Or describing the tragic downfall of Simleicle when he and Quackity were betrayed by Purpled. I swear I could hear Slimcile’s last line of talking about how it was nice to be shown what it was like to be human… and that maybe he almost was. Quackity may be a anti hero more than a villain but damnit he has a villain song that will be on my playlist on loop now! Thank you Charlie!

I havr had this song in my spotify playlist for like a year, and i just learned its a DREAM SMP SONG!?

This genuinely feels like a villain song that you just get stuck in your head and can't stop singing! The part where he yells sound very nice and show perfectly the desperation to be on control and get what he wants, it has a perfect way of showing c!quackity's way of thinking and acting! Another great song that's definitely going into my playlist :)

I am obsessed with the part at 01:05. The slow transition from a bitter, almost melancholic tune to a sinister, all encompassing crescendo gives me so much joy. The slight vocal echo and the chorus of voices give this scene a large impression, like standing in an auditorium or an empty stage, and the sound of sax slowly descending to low notes makes me think of Quackity's slow descendance into his corrupted drive for power, for lack of a better description. And the way the lyrics were delivered, that evil laugh and the gleeful "Ooh yeah!" just ties everything up sooo nicely! And the visuals! Gosh, don't get me started on that one. I can see gow much thought went into this song, how much care went into the portrayal of Quackity the character and his story. I'm just- blown away;

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF QUACKITY REACTED TO THIS MASTERPIECE?

0:31 THIS PART SPECIFICALLY IS JUST AMAZING

So many neat details here. The playing cards are designed with Quackity's face on them, and when he's holding the trident, the silhouette makes it look like he's wearing a crown. Beautiful, masterfully designed and animated.

CG5 is really transcending the definition of “fan song” by making full blown motion-picture level quality pieces -- this rocked my world dude, you’ve come so far and this is incredible. Huge congrats to everyone involved.💚

One year since the greatest CG5 song was released.

This marks one year of the king

Charlie goes through so much for his fans, and perseveres in any way he can. This, along with all of Charlie's other songs, is amazing.

I think one thing a lot of people overlook with this song thats so cool is how much you actually sound like Quackity when you're shouting in rage. Like obviously it's more musical than his screams, but it really sounds quite similar to him

Technoblade never dies.

My oc using this song to destory her enemies

For his short time on the SMP, Slimecicle was one of the most memorable and impactful characters... really impressive work tbn

This is a clear example of Charlie taking a song seriously Usually, CG5 just pulls out 2 songs every month and half. But this was worked for months so it can be polished and feel perfect. Congratulations, I can perfectly see this into a movie.

qsmp lore be like:

me with the classroom when the teachr compliments me:

This is now my favorite Dream SMP themed song Proper Disney villain vibes here, it's so good And the animation is also fantastic, there's so much to analyse

Um, I'm sorry, but who gave you guys the right to make this masterpiece? I swear, from the animation, to the music itself, its as if you transported me into some sort of magical land. I'm completely speechless!

Quackity needs to see this

I remember listening to this when it first came out, and I still am listening to it.

1:30 7 months later and this is still my favorite part in the song. Tommy in Quackity’s hand. The song reached this part which gives goosebumps every time I listen to it with all the echo effect and all that. The music just reached this amazing point which sounds just so good. 🥲🥲🥹

I'm obsessed with the diamond symbolism. In the deck of cards, the diamonds are the people who see the value in things whether material or people. It really fits Quackity's character. Great job to everyone who worked on it!

"DON'T YOU OVER THINK IT, JUST DO AS I SAY" i cannot describe how much i love that line

Fun fact of the day! The scar on Quackity's face is actually from Technoblade, Q chased him after he escaped his execution and Techno yelled this: "I have a pickaxe, and I'll put it through your teeth!" So yeah, Techno slashed his face with a pickaxe, that also blinded eye :3

Wait wait wait WHAT?! This song is almost a year old!? Feels like yesterday I spent 7 hours waiting for it to premiere. Absolute masterpiece

Literal definition of "worth the wait." School literally started last week for me and this is the most/only exciting thing I've experienced in a quite a while. I enjoy this song so much to the point that I can't enjoy this song more. Hats off to you, Charlie.

This is genuinely one of the BEST DSMP songs I’ve heard. Like with Derivakat’s REVIVED, the use of more than just singing really throws you for a loop and lets it feel more dramatic like a musical. It’s so cool to hear the yelling in this because of that and it makes me want to just sit here for hours rewatching the whole thing again and again to pick it apart. Great job to CG5 and DICE Shimi!! You guys did a fantastic job on this one!! :)

HAPPY ONE YEAR

It's so hard to believe this is a year old... I literally almost started breaking into tears when i listened to this again, this past year was so awesome and I miss the people who made it awesome. But this song will always bring me back to that time, I love you boys, you're the crazy idiots that made my day and continue to make me smile❤️

Quackity in fanart/fansongs: Emotionless, power-hungry, angst villain Actual Quackity: mixes dough with a spatula

I have never watched the Dream SMP, and this leads me to believe it has some insane house-of-cards narrative that requires hours and hours of catch up to understand.

THE STANS ARE GOING CRAZY

1 year later this song still gives me chills, even if I’ve left my dsmp phase I’ll still always love the dsmp songs CG5 has made, this song in specific is so perfect, probably my favorite dsmp related song CG5 has made

This song literally gave me chills- I think we can all agree that even though it took some time, CG5 really came out with a banger. This is why we shouldn’t doubt creators. LOVE IT

lets be honest, Charlie has never made a bad song. and man, does this one hit hard.

BRO how has Quackity STILL not heard this song??? It's been a year. This is CG5's best song and I don't know how he's missed it. :0

ONE YEAR AGO a Masterpiece was apload to RU-vid....

1:45 Tommy being so oblivious to the fact that someone so ruthless has him in his clutches while Wilbur stood back like ‘give him back’ Seemed to just make something in me so excited

THERES SO MUCH DETAILS AND REFERENCES, THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY WORTH THE HYPE AND THE WAIT You can see in 0:25 for a brief moment that the card flashes to a reversed scene with the heart card crossed out and the quackity smile on top, which could mean that quackity is heartbroken and doesn’t rely on emotions anymore And in 0:32 the trident was positioned to look like a crown in the silhouette, a throwback to the title “lonely king” referring to quackity, which has thrown away all his friends and loved ones, therefore the “lonely king” In 0:34, the machine showed three sevens, which means luck but the other columns showed two engagement rings, which signifies the relationship of karlnapity, as the other, shears, signifies his “visits” in prison In 0:39, you can see that some cards were coloured as different characters, with the top, C!Tommy and C!slime, being the ones quackity viewed as most important and the ones below them members of Las Nevadas From 0:50-0:54, shows the two countries c!quackity longed to be but cannot. L’manburg and Kinoko Kingdom. From 0:58-1:01, shows the character arcs quackity had and the person he hated most at that moment, in order being: Election arc, C!Jschlatt Butcher arc, C!Technoblade Divorce arc: C!Karl Jacobs Las Nevadas arc, C!Wilbur In 1:03, “I’ll fake the smile they’ve seen before” the smile referring to c!dream’s smile, which is shown in the background, “fake the smile” meaning that he’ll turn to the ways of tyranny and aim to “the path of glory” 1:13 HAS SO MUCH REFERENCES I CAN ONLY TELL THE ONES I UNDERSTAND- in each shard was a different scene. You can see where c!quackity was persuading c!foolish to join Las Nevadas. Three engagement rings. The night where c!Quackity found c!slime. His scar. An axe. Poker chips. His wings. When he blew up c!purpled’s ufo. His “sessions” with c!dream. Him fighting with c!revivebur. The red banquet and the egg. C!Fundy’s dreams. A pickaxe. C!Technoblade’s failed execution. Those are only some I could tell In 1:33, quackity has c!Tommy in his hand, meaning literally, he has c!Tommy in the palm of his hands and in which gained a new ally. As shown in 1:39, a new card, c!Tommy has been added to his collection. The scene from 1:45-1:47 shows that c!quackity was rejected from C!Wilbur’s country in the beginning, then him later rejecting c!wilbur from his country, Las Nevadas later on. With C!Quackity being the one left in the dust replaced with C!Wilbur. With the references: “you’ve been kicked into the sand, I’ve built something better than what you could ever dream of on your own” referring to that c!quackity built Las Nevadas in the desert, which then he kicked c!Wilbur out of. Las Nevadas, being one of the successful and stable countries at the time, wasn’t faced with any obstacles or blown up, like L’manburg did, therefore the ‘I’ve built something than what you could ever dream of on your own”. From 0:52-2:01, shows the crew of Las Nevadas, with the portrait of c!purpled slowly falling off showing his betrayal and hatred towards c!quackity revealed, as c!quackity was the one who blew up his ufo in attempt of manipulating him. That he remembered and vowed for revenge. which then later resulted in the death of c!slime as seen later from 2:02-2:42 From the silhouette in 2:48, c!Quackity is shown holding three cards, which may be reference as to him losing two of his crew, c!purpled and c!slime. From 3:02 to 3:03, c!quackity is positioned like how a king is in a deck of poker cards. Another reference to the title: “Lonely King” The lyrics: “the role of the king is a lonely one to play, but cards in the ring has been dealt in the wrong way.” Means that c!quackity wasn’t always like this. Powerhungry, manipulative and apathetic. But he had seen too much going on in the field. Resulting him to step in. I think that’s all I could interpret! such a beautiful piece.

2024 person This still hits as hard as always 🤩 (I still can't believe how much Charlie sounded like Quackity at points i thought it *was* Quackity 😭😭)

Happy 1st Anniversary 🃏

How is no-one talking about the lyrics? They are so well written and they fit perfectly... also I love the reference towards the cards throughout the song its really nice and also fits his character. I like thee switching from the high and lower vocals in the "The role of a king is a lonely one to play." I love songs that have a bit of a loopy vocal range.. I don't know how to describe it but anyways this entire thing was beautiful.

as someone who has no clue what the dream smp lore is all about, you've driven me to become more interested about it. ever since you first announced about this song, i've been anticipating for it despite not knowing anything about what it's about. i've been playing this on loop for HOURS now, i've become obsessed with it. this was definitely worth the wait, and it'd take a hell of a long time for me to get over humming this tune. you're doing gods work releasing music you've worked so hard for. you're a one of a kind content creator and i love that. edit: props to the animator & everyone involved in this project as well! really captured the emotions of this song in a whole new level

I feel like Charlie put his inner rage in this song

this is literally the best animatic that I ever seen, the combination of the music, the lyrics with the drawings behind, the way Quackity is represented as a king (owner of Las Nevadas) and his fall to madness after so much suffering on the way to his "glory" ITS THE BEST ART!

I’m not apart of this fandom but I’ve been a fan of your music and seen some of the “tension” caused with people wanting this song and I know of the tragic loss recently. I just want to say I feel a great amount of respect for you choosing to see this through despite all that’s happened. In a way it feels like closure.

The fact that the cards hve special colours which represents dif peeps in the sp just shows how much homeork the animation team has done

Does fit him even though dream smp is gone😭😭😭😭😭

I really wanna see what he looked like singing this..

This was amazing, managing to put a whole arc into a 3 minute song, I even got emotional at the end, the animation style is great as well, smooth, sleek, with all these references packed in. I feel like this song sums up his rise to becoming a king perfectly, and a nice send off to DSMP songs, definitely worth the wait, thanks for this.

Lets take a moment to appreciate the animator(diceshimi) and how they probably poured their heart, soul and time into creating this masterpiece of an absolutely perfect animation

now we need a slimecicle song. Prove me wrong.

Still a masterpiece

All Charlie's songs are fire. But this is just something far beyond imagination

POP OFF!!!!! This is fantastic. Love the passion put into this, you can feel it throughout the whole thing. gg to everyone

Ya know what, disney should hire cg5 to do their villain songs, i mean they have been aubviously leaning to this type of music with their songs. But cg5 knows how to do it right! Take some notes disney!

I honestly don't know anything about Dream SMP but this is AWESOME

This man is possibly the greatest musician on this platform. He went from making 2 minute mixes to this. Definitely worth the wait, Charlie.

"The role of a king is a lonely one," has been repeating in my head over and over for what feels like ages. It'll be nice to finally hear the whole song and sing more than that singular line.

FYI you got me suspended when I was listening to this in school but the song is just amazing

Been a year since this incredible song was released already!

I will be honest, I wasn’t that excited for the quackity song as all of you crazies were at first. But as always, you blew it out of the park, Charlie, madude. The song as a whole is astounding, so cinematic, and the melodie’s are just, *chef’s kiss* top notch. Vocals, legit, seriously. I feel like you outdid yourself more than you have on any other song so far. I could feel the emotion in your voice, and it gave me chills. And also huuuge props to the animator, the finished product is so good, and i wish i could draw like that lol. This long awaited masterpiece turned out perfect, and we’re all satisfied. even if someone isn’t, they’re satisfied and they just don’t know it. ♥♥♥

CG5 used ALL of his vocal prowess for this song. The instrumental sections are larger than life and I am lost in them! Love this track!

"The perfect song to start my Villain Arc!"

Can’t believe it’s been almost a year!

This was just down-right gorgeous in every single way! Not to mention the animation was so amazing as well! Props to CG5 and Dice Shimi!

This is absolutely incredible. I can almost hear all the hours and hard work invested into this song. The purely instrumental sectional was also such a creative way to tell the story. Once again Charlie, I am thoroughly impressed. Hats off to everyone who worked on this.

1 year later!

This song hits harder than my parents.

1:05 I love _everything_ about this drop. The brass staccatos building up to it, Quackity punching through the wall in the animation with all the memories in the shards, the deep and sassy villain chorus, all topped off with CG5's awesome evil laugh. That's just an inspiring moment in itself!

This song would be perfect in a musical. I can see the choreography in my head. We need a DSMP musical just so CG5 can write the music.

Did anybody notice while the poncho was shot onto quackity the star outline in the back said legacy?

I haven’t watched a lot of dsmp but holy sh*t! This song is so POWERFUL on its own! CG5 did an absolutely INCREDIBLE job! Just WOW!

Man I can’t get over that final chorus, it sounds so triumphant, especially with the choir singing “Glory”, it sounds so villainous and I love it.

2:51 I LOVE that part I literally get chills on the held out glory part. The wait was definitely worth it, I am so impressed with all your work CG5, keep it up.

Every time I listen to it, sounds like an Disney Villian song (the iconic Disney’s villains)

I feel like I'm entering my villain arc while watching this

I've listened to this a lot and I never get sick of the way that line is screamed. "And don't you overthink it- *_just do what I say!_* " It's such a controlling concept and one that lowers anyone he's talking to, basically telling them that they don't need to think for themselves or question him, and god, that line just hits so good.

A year ago today, I met CG5 at the NWTB stop in my city. It was the second live show he’d ever done, and he absolutely killed it. That show was a huge turning point for me, and I’m much better and happier now because of what happened that night. This song is amazing, and I’m so glad it’s on the one year anniversary of the night that changed my life.

1 YEAR!!!!