I also love how she's actually got one foot on the sustain pedal as well, which would be needed for this song. so the animator definitely knows atleast a little about piano's which is a detail I love. it's simple, but its nice.
@@pixel6173you know what’s also awesome? Most pianists, even if they’re not using the sustain pedal, will keep their foot on it in case. It’s a neat habit that I’m glad the animator put in
In the scenes where she was small and her whole body was pressing on the keys I kinda wanted to see the key quickly raise so that she gets launched very high into the air
@@DIS-Mega-collection Akira Toriyama created Dr. Slump, Dragonball, did a ton of character design for a lot of 90s era Video Games. He defined the look of Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger, amongst others. The weird little "plush" in the bedroom in one shot (the thing in a track suit and a gas mask) is how he'd draw himself on author pages and the like. He passed this month after a brain injury. Protect yo' head, commenters.
I love how the animation incapsulate the vibes of the song, starts kinda anxious and sad, with the girl struggling with college, but ends up happy and relaxed with the realization that she's got time to enjoy her life. Looking forwart to your next works! Also, you've got great taste in music!
To me the ending felt bittersweet, more like "you think you have time, but when you realize, time has slipped through your fingers and now you're looking back at all the time you wasted not doing what you wanted"
"Cuz i told him that its over cuz he doesn't play guitar" This line is my favourite for some reason especially when the little animated girl just shows us a paper saying "sorry i dont play guitar" that was so sweet ❤
To me, it just looks like a high school girl or a college girl just wants to be with a guy who plays guitar so she can be cool in front of her friends.
@@dhruvtiwari45 I mean, given how much of the song is about the flurry of nonsense and emotions and "AWH CRAP I LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY ROOM AGAIN!" going on in there, the idea that she's making impulsive, imperfect decisions is just kind of baked into it. It's not even inherently about "trying to look cool in front of others", it can be something as simple as "I always pictured myself with a musical boyfriend, if it's going to happen, I gotta try to find them in my college years", you know? Like, sure, it's shallow, but a lot people haven't really found their depth 2 days into college, as it were.
@@thaddeusgenhelm8979 Damn, I didn't think of it this way. Nice to read your comment. But i still don't think it's sweet or anything, or maybe I'm just not into so much musical stuff so i don't understand it.
@@dhruvtiwari45 Oh, that's fair, people're going to have different reads on that, some people find the young, impulsive decisions people make kind of endearing, and other people are like "Oh, come on, even at your age, surely you can do better than *that*." Honestly, I'm kind of in the "Wow, that's pretty shallow and kind of cringe" camp myself (though I've seen some interesting takes that give it a bit more grounding than that), but I understand what purpose depicting the protagonist like that serves to the narrative the song is creating, so I figured I'd share the nuance, as it were.
@@dhruvtiwari45 For someone who cares about music as much as the original author, not playing an instrument can be a big deal breaker. I read "doesn't play guitar" as a tongue-in-cheek, but still a semi-serious way to communicate the above, while still making it rhyme. Alternatively, it could be how her friends see it. While for her it was a much bigger deal than just not playing one specific instrument. Especially since the line "he doesn't really like the things I like" was already said.
Not just for students, for everyone. Its not just the students in the world that have trouble with stress and the world piling up on them. This song hit me hard as ive been dealing with alot of personal issues which have been stacking the stress on me. Hearing this gives me the reassurance that even when things may be hard right now, im still at a point in my life that things can always change for the better and the stress we make out of it doesnt have a hold on what happens in the future.
The idea that the music is happy but she's overworked, stressed, trying to do everything for everyone, all at once, and she's filled with a deep sadness is very relateable.
I'm 2 days into college And I'm 3 lectures behind There's this guy, let's name him Colin He says he wants to be mine But it doesn't really sit with me quite right 'Cause he doesnt really like the things I like And I keep accidentally locking myself out of my dorm in the middle of the night I wake up kinda wired And I wake up kinda cold And I wake up kinda tired But I'll just sleep in when I'm old See I dont like breaking rules But dont like doing as I'm told so I just float around and keep my head down and hope my life unfolds and Everybody's telling me that I'm doing so well I try to trust them honestly I find it hard to tell If I need work Or I need rest I try my best To try my best I tell myself, I say out loud It's fine, I'll figure it all out I tend to forget I'm still only quite young In a way this life of mine Has only just begun I've got time I've got time I'm 2 days into college With a busy busy mind That guy that we named Colin He's so handsome he's so kind My friends tell me I'm crazy Say I take it way too far 'Cause I told him that it's over 'Cause he doesn't play guitar I'm only 2 days into college And my bedroom is a mess There's just so much that I want to do That I have not done yet There's just so much that I want to say And far too little breath Oh my mind it runs so far away It's easy to forget That to everybody else it looks like I'm doing so well I try to see it honestly I find it hard to tell if I've done wrong or I've done right I need a good night's sleep tonight They said go out I said alright I think I wont I maybe might I probably should just take it slow I'll be all good But God I know The one thing that's important Above everything else Is to learn not to put all this heavy pressure on myself I try believe it when I say If it's meant to happen, it'll happen anyway I'll be fine I've got time I've got time That's where I'm at To be honest Just 2 days, 2 days into college
I love this song. It brings me to tears. My older brother is going to collage soon, and I don't want him to leave. I'm crying as I type. I just feel this song so deep in my heart. I'm trying not to cry right now, but I can't stop. Again, thank you for making this.
I wish your brother the best of luck and college is not as hyped up as people make it to be. Though there is much I do not know, I am finding college to be what we all put into it and it's all a journey as we develop in our passions and as people.
One of the hardest things to learn in life is how to appreciate each and every moment we get to spend with our loved ones. Your brother is going off to start his life, but he will always be your brother. I won't say don't be sad, but try to be happy for him as well and give him a long hug way past the point of being awkward.
dont hold the tears in, they're natural. Maybe tell your brother you'll miss him dearly and you're looking forward to once he's back. But also keep in mind, dont make him feel bad for leaving its a big step for him too.
Honest to goodness, this is the closest a piece of media has gotten to capturing a lot of the more incomprehensible feelings and vibrations that I feel. The need to always justify everything you do, people telling you you’re doing great when they don’t see the inner workings, so on and so forth. Great video.
I'm almost one year into college and have been on autopilot this whole time, suppressing any coherent thought that might put me out of balance because im scared of failing socially and academically. But every now and then I would implode with depression. This song is a breath of fresh air. Its nice to know I'm not alone in this. We're going to make it guys!!
Hey, just wanted to respond and say that I know exactly what you mean by this. I came out of high school having barely tried and always succeeded. In college I felt so vastly overwhelmed by everything I needed to do and when I brought it up with literally anybody i knew, they told me something along the lines of "You're the smartest person I know, I'm sure you will figure this out". 3 years in and I genuinely was having difficulty holding it together. Living on my own only worsened my issue and I eventually moved back in with my parents. Among many other mental stresses that caused me to break down into tears a few times because I was drowning under the issues I kept getting told I would figure out. I got therapy, which helped a lot because that semester was when my genuine fears of failing out of college in front of everybody I knew came true. I spent the semester considering a lot of "ways out" and while my therapy had been targeted at my relationship with my parents, it became how I handled failure. I was fortunate that I had a therapist that really helped me through what was at that point the lowest I had ever been. I did get suspended from college, and I did fail every course that semester. I just want to let you know that it can get better even at that lowest point. My parents did understand to some degree, and my friends were there with me to help me through it. Once I got over my suspension period, I got back into it and while I did have to pay it out of pocket I had time to sort out a lot of person issues and evaluate what college course load worked for me. I reduced the hours I took and made sure that I avoided stacking hard classes together like Calculus and Physics for an example. It took me another 7 years to finish my degree because I got married in the meantime, went to a community college instead of the university to knock out more common courses I could transfer that wouldn't cost as much and be closer, and took much smaller course loads so that I wouldn't get overwhelmed. I'm not saying your path through college will be like mine, but I do want to say that its okay to fail. It's okay to take less classes or put off a class til later because you have other hard classes you don't want to take it with. Most people I knew in high school were done 6 years before I got my degree and moved on with their lives while I stayed put in University, and it was okay. You are definitely not alone, with people currently in college and with people who have been through college and are on the other side. Don't let your fear of disappointing others or failing in front of them cause you to take more work than you can handle. Pace yourself. I hope this helps in some way, because I wish somebody had told me sooner that people wouldn't think less of me if I took 10 or 12 hours and got Bs or Cs in them instead of trying 15-16 hours and passing some with As and others with Fs.
I'm about to start college and I'm so scared about the giant open endedness of life after school. I just can't believe my childhood is over. I don't know how to do this.
@@BrainFreezeMC Your fear is valid right now. You're young and you don't know what's out there. You don't have to pressure yourself into knowing everything immediately. Give yourself the time to adjust and take everything in at your own pace. Eventually you will get the hang of things! Go with the flow, don't stress out too much, and do things that make you happy :))
I love the visual of the disassembled metronome to show her stopping trying to time everything out and just letting it happen, like a musician who follows their own beat.
The visual storyline of this video is freaking fantastic. Not only repeating visuals, visuals that also represent the instruments, but using the visuals to convey improvement and continue the story beyond the lyrics themselves. And despite the ends of the video being the same is great for social media replays, it’s also great because it’s like even though she is better, the real problem isn’t feeling better, it’s reminding yourself to work on yourself every day. This basically means the song is good for the third day of college, and the fourth, and so on. Which is so freaking awesome because say you don’t even want to hear the song anymore, it’s still applicable every day, giving the song even more replay ability. MAJOR props to the artist
"If I need work, or I need rest; I try my best, to try my best; to tell myself, to say out loud, "It's fine, I'll figure it all out"" I have never heard that specific feeling stated so perfectly
I love the line "If its meant to happen it will happen anyway", it reminds me that though we may try to take hold of the reigns of life, we really do not have control of how things will ultimately end up. Therefore, is there really a point to trying? Is it better to live a life paddling against the current; trying to make something out of what has not been allotted to you, or ride the current; taking advantage of the opportunities as they present themself. Guys, time is not endless, yet that does not mean we should live in a way where we fight against time, live the moment, yet not in a way to burn away the time allotted in a life.
and then bam you're 36 Woman version: "found yourself" (and 790+ guys you slept with and dont know their names) and lament why no one wants to be in a relationship with you Guys version: Spent your life on meaningless endeavors and parties, to end up swiping on tinder and the only matches you get are women with children or "abortion is holy" tattoos..... Don't waste time
I start staying in my dorm 2 days ago. Listening this is so comforting. I'm crying while typing this. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who doesn't feel ready to life.
Colin verse 3 Im 2 days into college, and just learned to play guitar Been crushing on this lady, think im taking it too far Rejected for not knowing, but still wanting me to try Determined now to show that I wanna be her guy I learned some some chords And learned the words Taking this crush to the absurd Would you believe we ended up two happy little birds. We're 2 days into college and we're finding time to write Some music of our struggles, and of our every fight We try our to try our best Comparing ourselves to the rest Just need to stop And look back now We made it together alright somehow...
Lyrics:I'm two days into college And I'm three lectures behind There's this guy, let's name him Colin He says he wants to be mine But it doesn't really sit with me quite right 'Cause he doesn't really like the things I like And I keep accidentally locking myself out of my dorm In the middle of the night I wake up kinda wired And I wake up kinda cold And I wake up kinda tired But I'll just sleep in when I'm old See, I don't like breaking rules But don't like doing as I'm told So, I just float around and keep my head down And hope my life unfolds And everybody's telling me that I'm doing so well I try to trust them, honestly I find it hard to tell If I need work or I need rest I try my best to try my best I tell myself, I say out loud "It's fine, I'll figure it all out" I tend to forget I'm still only quite young In a way this life of mine has only just begun I've got time I've got time I'm two days into college With a busy, busy mind That guy that we named Colin He's so handsome, he's so kind My friends tell me I'm crazy Say I take it way too far 'Cause I told him that it's over 'Cause he doesn't play guitar I'm only two days into college And my bedroom is a mess There's just so much that I want to do That I have not done yet There's just so much that I want to say And far too little breath Oh, my mind it runs so far away It's easy to forget That to everybody else it looks like I'm doing so well I try to see it, honestly I find it hard to tell If I've done wrong or I've done right I need a good night's sleep tonight They said, "Go out," I said, "Alright" I think I won't, I maybe might I probably should just take it slow I'll be all good But, God, I know The one thing that's important above everything else Is to learn not to put all this heavy pressure on myself I try believe it when I say "If it's meant to happen, it'll happen anyway I'll be fine" I've got time I've got time That's where I'm at, to be honest Just two days Two days into college
I'm only in highschool, but i find this very relatable. The pressure of getting into a good college is insane. Sometimes i forget that I'm just a child...
Well done. I love the way the story progressed, and Colin joined her in her musical ambitions because he cares and whatnot. Its so wholesome and uplifting. And the song itself is well written, and memroable. Like definitely earned 👍
Phenomenal! The art is gorgeous. The cinematography is sophisticated. The transitions have a hypnotic dream-logic smoothness to them. Stories within stories. Metaphors within metaphors. Playful use of symbolic language. Very excited to see what you come up with next!
The " i need work or i need rest i try my best i try my best i tell myself i say out loud its fine ill figure it all out" its now one of my favourite lines
“See I don’t like breaking rules, but I don’t like doing as I’m told so, I just float around and keep my head down and let my life unfold” This is relatable as a non native studying in Japan, who still only knows a bit of Japanese. I’m scared to get yelled at cause I don’t know how to respond, so I just do what everyone is doing.
It's been many years since I graduated, but this was the feeling then too. I and most people I know are still working things out as we go now, and my room's still a mess.
For me the best video of the year - so much ideas, so intelligent and emotional and funny: I love the drawings and the relationships between lyrics and art work so so much !!!
I wrote a version for when after you graduate! Inspired by how I felt after graduating college last year. Im 2 days out of college And i dont know what to do Not sure where all the time went It feels like its still week 2 Still doesnt sit with me quite right How i seem to have lost all of this time And I dont know if the major i chose is what i really like Im still wakin’ up tired And im still wakin’ up cold And im trying to convince myself 22 isnt old They gave me my diploma Only just the other day I looked up, smiled through the pain And prayed it’d go away And everybody said to me that I have done so well I tried to trust them, honestly, But I still cannot tell If everything I did was right What if I’m wrong, i’m not alright For years i told myself out loud “It’s fine, ill figure it all out” I’m trying to forget That I’m getting older It feels like this life of mine is scarily all over Do I have time? Hope I have time. I’m 2 days out of college With a busy, busy mind I’m flooded with the mem’ries Of all my friends, so warm and kind They said that I’m not crazy That they’re feeling this way too Don’t know what I’ll do without them No, I haven’t got a clue I’m two days out of college My apartment is a mess Still so much I wanted to do That I have not done yet There’s just so much I wanted to say But never enough breath My mind, it ran so far away Was too easy to forget That to everybody else it looked like I was doing well I tried to see it, honestly But I just couldn’t tell If I’d done wrong or I’d done right Did not get any sleep last night They said ‘have fun’, I said ‘i’ll try’ Looking back on it just makes me cry I wish I had taken it slow I’ll be all good But God I know The one thing, that’s important, above everything I paid Is to not to just forget all the memories that I made I try to believe it when I said “I’m all good, I’ll be okay” I’m not fine Do I have time? Hope I have time That’s where I’m at To be honest Just two days Two days out of college
I graduated from preschool and this song makes me feel so sad because it makes me feel odd and Vivi don't remember it from my preschool day I love the song so much thank you for coming who I recognized thank you so much I love you so much❤🎉
Seriously, how is this song so relatable? Maybe not all the stuff about Colin (at least that's not relatable for me), but I relate to all the other lyrics of this song so much, and I'm roughly 2/3 of the through the second semester of my third year of college. If anything, I didn't feel this way at all when I was only 2 days into college. Every year I feel less on top of things and doubt myself more, not less.
i'm two months pass from college but i'm still falling behind a recent graduate but to be honest I have nothing in my mind i've only been playing games all the time i think im already pass of my prime i feel like burning down, unpassionate, crying in the middle of the night.
What I love about this is the fact that, unlike other “going to college” songs, this one isn’t angsty or depressing, and yet it’s very real and sincere. Unlike the bubbly college songs, it makes people feel seen. And yet unlike the depressing college songs, it helps people know that things will turn out alright. Beautiful animation!
I'm a few months away from college, and I'm so scared. I'm scared of feeling alone, of being out of place, of moving away, of being queer, of falling behind, of being a disappointment, of not knowing how to take care of myself. I feel so unprepared. And I'm struggling to focus on my homework at 12:30 am and scrolling RU-vid and I found this video. And I watched it, and then watched it again, and now I'm crying while I type this, and it makes me think that everything might be okay. That other people have gone through the same thing, they've had the exact same fears as me, and their lives are working themselves out. Maybe that could happen to me, too. Maybe things will be okay. Thank you
Thanks a lot for such a beautiful song. I just can't express the feelings that I experienced listening to the song. It just hit right in my heart to see the things that I feel while living my college life being sung in a song. And that line following "If it's meant to happen it will happen anyway.." It just gave such a huge amount of motivation that just can't be expressed. I have my CA Inter exams next month and have feeling a little tired and low, having negative thoughts about future and life, how much I have to do. But hearing the line gave my thoughts a positive direction, where the future which scared me now started making me excited. Thank u very much for such an amazing song and All the best for your future. ❤😊
I started college six months ago, and I literally still feel left behind. Depressed and lacking in passion. Now I'm listening to this song while eating vanilla ice cream on the way home.
this nearly made me cry, I am burnt out from the end of my HS senior year and I start art college in August, so I already know I am gonna stress too much
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