I love how in context of the album the final part of this song is completely ignored, the usual charming sounds are picked up immediatly after that noise wall with intro to Flyway, it sounds like Sarah quickly calmed herself after a horrible panic attack
I absolutely love this song! the harsh noises contrast with the bubbly sound of Sarah's voice to create a song that's truly authentic in telling the history of acting in front of a camera, trying to portrait someone that you're not, and eventually driving yourself insane.
Implying that there isnt a trampoline defeats the message of that original song, only acting is more about falling and not being sure there is a trampoline (even though there always is one)
the end of a play or musical you're in is such a uniquely sad experience. it's like shipping every friend you've made in the last few months off in a box to other ends of the world most likely not to be seen again. at best you have pictures and a signed playbill. this is even the case with the shittiest high school play you have ever seen.
Even someone who seems happy all the time still has their dark moments :/ That's what this song say to me at least.It's beautiful and cute in its own way.
i know a lot of the comments are jokes but this song invokes such a strong feeling in me. like even though i dont consider myself a performer, i still heavily relate to this song and it impacts me a lot. i think the feeling behind this song is something all creatives have felt at some point
Man I wish I could listen to this for the first time again, nothing beats that first listen where you have to take a few minutes afterwards just to process it
When I step onto the stage, see the curtain raise I'm apparent, I've got someone to play All the crowd, they're in the seats Looking straight at me for an answer They just get what they see They applaud and the usher's locking the door till the matinee So I get to know the cast, though it doesn't last I'm a pro but I won't take it too far Now I know I shouldn't get comfy on the set Every time it all comes down when we end That's the truth that the stage school doesn't teach you But it's good to know It takes much more than just learning the script You see, you gotta take the part and believe it Oh, I sometimes make up all of my lines on the spot But I will always give what I got I thought I was only acting But I felt exactly like it was all for real I sure didn't know it hurt so bad That no rehearsal could show you how to feel inside What you gotta hide Where to put your pride When to realize you've had your time Find another role Carry on the show You should be able to feel a performance with your whole body and soul Now I'm going to teach you everything And you, and you, and you, and you Oh, I sometimes make up all of my lines on the spot But I will always give what I got I thought I was only acting But I felt exactly like it was all for real I sure didn't know it hurt so bad That no rehearsal could show you how to feel inside What you gotta hide Where to put your pride When to realize you've had your time Find another role Carry on the show I thought I was only acting But I felt exactl-exactl-exactl-exactl-exactl What you gotta hi- How to feel inside What you gotta hide Find another role
Gonna mess with all my friends by only playing the radio edit when they're around but one day play this version but act like nothing's wrong (I really can't believe that now 2 years on I have to clarify I was joking, please stop feeling the need to call me out on not doing it please ok thank you
To me this song represents how we wear so many masks and play some many roles we lose sight of ourselves. Especially if we had a co-dependent relationship.
@@sirrivet9557 right, as there was a definite parrallel in KKB "only acting" in their earlier years but becoming more "real" recently. But I just wrote about some of what the song meant for me. you know, the whole part about it feeling "like it was all for real" even though you were just going through the motions, accidentally falling in love, "find another role" being able to love again, but fighting through that feeling of putting on a show, just faking it... and it becoming your real self... idk its a multilayered song if you look at it line by line.
Was going through KKB discography at night, already in bed, to cheer myself up a little. Just doing little dances in bed, carefree images in my mind, having a good time. The ending hit me like a truck, I thought I'm going to die.
This is some real psychological horror shit, I know good and well we all clicked on the vid expecting a happy new kkb song to brighten our day as usual. I’m actually extremely scared.
Right? Usually when a band has that twisted, eerie sound in their music, I can expect it because of how the rest of said bands discography is...but I had absolutely NO reason to expect KKB to go this route with that ending. I'm mixed...not sure how I feel about this song but very interested to hear whats next.
i haven't heard this song until now. it's such a well written song. the hooky chorus sounds flows like the verses and even more so. it's only played a couple of times. it has the effect of making you play this on repeat. the beginning melody sounds like it belongs in an 90s twee pop song but that weezeresque chorus really is the pinnacle of this tune. it's so good!
This kind of stuff actually does freak me out quite a lot and it's almost freaking midnight where I am. Don't know if I would be able to play this song again after hearing the full version for the first time... They really did a great job making us feel scared at the end, damn.
When my dad first heard it, he said "I don't think songs should do that... I don't like it" and got really upset lol... He was a teen in the 2000s so it just makes him feel like a cd he spent £10 on just broke lmao
@@hoppyknitz9377 First off, I apologize for coming off harsh and it's not the dumbest thing I've ever heard. DG has become one of the most popular bands in modern times who incorporate noise into their sound, so one can be forgiven for thinking they "popularized noise", especially considering that the age of the internet has blurred the line tremendously between what is considered "pop" and what is considered "indie" or "underground" Having said that, noise has been incredibly popular in music (particularly rock) going all the way back to the 70's, with bands like The Velvet Underground and Throbbing Gristle. Shit, the Beatles had a noise track on the White Album in the 60's. Throughout the 70's and 80's, it spread to all different kinds of genre's from electronic (Merzbow) to metal (Melvins, post-hardcore bands like Unsane) in the 90's. Today it's used everywhere, and Death Grips are just one of many bands to have elements of noise in their music.
KKB is excellent at making music that sticks in your head like glue, but it's impossible to learn all the words because it's either mostly in Japanese, or the song keeps being interrupted by nightmares.
wow.. i remember, three years ago i was in class, just looking for a song to listen to while i work and i suddenly remembered kkb and searched them to see how they were now. this music video had just come out like a couple hours ago or a day before(?) so i decided to listen to it. so glad i did because from then on kkb has been my fav band ever since. i come back to this song every february and i just realized tomorrow is the anniversary of this mv omg
DUDE I WAS IN LIKETHE EXACT SAME POSITION. Lil dumbass me sitting in class I check my phone and they released a new album and I hadn’t heard this song yet. Now it defines me lmao
My interpretation of the song: All the "acting" references are really about her personality as the front-woman of the band. She's established this image of herself as a carefree, innocent, childlike person, and she basically had to keep up that image at all times because the music doesn't really work otherwise. She's probably had to fake happiness so many times because of that. The "role" started taking over her life until other aspects of her personality were completely overshadowed. The last shot in the video of her crying is just to say: "I can't always be that girl singing about eating shrimps and going to the beach."
This video and song has such a huge place in my heart. I remember last year I listened to Bonito Generation and at the time I just found it annoying. I liked KKB’s vlogs, they seemed like really fun and nice people, I just didn’t really like their music So one day I stumbled upon this video and I thought eh sure I’ll give a go. And I thought it was a pretty good pop punky song and I actually quite liked it. I thought that’d be the end of it, but then the ending happened and my mind was absolutely blown. Everything I thought about KKB’s music was completely flipped on its head. I revisited Bonito Generation and ended up loving it. I later listened to Time n Place and loved that as well. Fast forward to now, October 2023, and all three of KKB’s albums are now some of my absolute favourite albums of all time. They are easily my favourite band of all time and their music has really got me through this otherwise incredibly difficult year. I know they probably won’t but if anyone from Kero Kero Bonito read this, thank you. I love you guys so much, I can’t thank you guys enough for how much your music has helped me, I’m very grateful. I’m so so glad I found this song, I have no idea where I’d be right now if I never rediscovered KKB
I know perfectly well that the song is not about what I will say but my interpretation is how sometimes we pretend to be okay when all we want is really just a hug.
For the first time in a while, a songs left me baffled. I dunno if it's a sincere song about Sarah and her plight with playing a character on stage. Or if it's just a massive piss take of pop rock bands. With the music videos style and theme and all. Or both. Either way, it's a catchy jam.
HOW DID I SLEEP ON THIS FOR SO LONG binge listening to their songs, I'm legit crying it's so GODDAMN BEAUTIFUL. NEVER thought that I would need this in my life.
I've been jumping genre to genre for the past 2 years. Went from Queen to Led Zeppelin to GNR to Van Halen to Green Day to My Chemical Romance to twentyønepiløts to eventually more modern music like Kanye West, The Weeknd, Kdot, and Frank Ocean. This song feels straight up nostalgic of those times when i still like the much more grungier rock sound and hated the modern music that doesn't use actual instruments in it as a whole. Damn, those are good times
