AYYy it's almost school time RIP me asdsdf,, the 'knock knock knock knock' part was cooler in my head ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Programs used : -FireAlpaca -Windows Movie Maker I do not own the music just the art TUMBLR - / trash-cass
I sincerely believe that if Jeremy knew that Micheal was saying things like "I wish I'd off myself I wish I was never born" he would rip the Squip out of his head with his own two hands.
Okay, everything after 4:11 gets me. He goes from sadness and regret, to disgust and hatred that are suddenly not aimed at Jeremy, but himself. It's like he's pointing at the reflection, *his* reflection, and thinking "Obviously *you're* the problem. Of course he wanted to leave. *You're* the reason he's gone." It hurts, man. It's clear he has a bit of an attachment to Jeremy and for, 12 years, hasn't known anyone else that cares for him like he does. "God he's such a loser" is all he's been told by everyone other than Jeremy, so that has been engraved in his brain for the past 12 years or more by everyone *other than Jeremy.* Imagine having that one person who believes in you and has always believed in you, suddenly turn away. Makes me feel fucking sad
Micheal and Jeremy: *Having fun being best buds and such* Squip: Aw, what kind of cold, heartless person would break apart such a loving relationship? ...I WOOOOOUUUULD!! *OPTIC NERVE BLOCKING ON*
*you relate to this song* *you hear faraway footsteps, getting ever closer at an alarming rate* *two teenagers burst through your door, screaming the following* *”NOBODY DESERVES TO DISSAPEAR”*
Imagine this: You need to use the bathroom at a party you’re vibing at. You try to open the door, but you are stopped by a loud man screaming about his friend. He seems to be saying “MICHAEL IN THE BATHROOM AT A PARTY” You seem concerned.
Ironically, Micheal is the best singer out of everyone, yet he only gets one song, and its about him being miserable and invisible to everyone. Bruuuh.
you notice that throughout the animatic michael holds back his tears and speaks roughly, but at 03:48, he tries to speak roughly once more, but then actually sees himself and the state and mess he's in, and breaks down and covers his face in shame. After that he cries freely and seems to speak more softly. poor michael.
Sorry for replying to a year old comment but dude there’s nothing that makes me cry harder than seeing myself cry this animatics and this song is a little too real
The reason why this song is making me feel So many feels is how it keeps coming back. Whenever he seems to calm a Little, he breaks down again, each Time harder, crying more. And it keeps coming back and back, till youre Just tired. Too tired to cry or panic anymore. Its not that you're past the problem, youre Just 'out of cry'. Its a masterpiece.
I don't think it is NOT normal to feel this and be in this state, IF you experience depression. I was never fully diagnosed with depression, only 'states of depression'. So, depressed, but not enough to do medication or be worried for my own safety and safety of others. I Just think this is what happens during an anexiety attack. I think if you were Just sad, it would kind of go after the wave, but an attack - its hard to control and.. Its all sad stuff. But I do relate to what I described. And I hate it. I always get even worse because i keep thinking 'God, im sick. Im mental'. I hope you guys are okay, and Will be okay. I am sending you online hugs
This animation perfectly incapsulates someone who is hanging in a bathroom at the biggest party of the fall who could stay right there or disappear and nobody notice at all.
It also incapsulates someone who is a creeper in a bathroom cuz their buddy kind of left them alone,and they'd rather fake pee than stand awkwardly,or pretend to check a text on their phone.
“And there’s no denying that I’m just- ...at a party.” I don’t know what hits harder; Thinking this line means that Michael thinks he’s nothing without Jeremy, or that he’s ultimately downplaying the situation and himself. I just wanna give him a hug, man.
I kinda view it as he's "giving up" he built it up about to burst out into tears, but then he feels like he is running out of energy and tries to suppress it. This eventually leads to him lashing out at the end as he can no longer take it.
Accurate af. I dunno who wrote Be More Chill but they had some actual life experience cause holy heck was this... this took me back to all my moments in the bathroom, if you know what I mean. Convincing, natural, and never dampening the protagonist's likeability whilst still expressing his immense sorrow. That's hard to do, fam. That's so hard to do. And the animation, I already loved the song, but the animatic brings it to life for me. I'm so glad someone went and did this.
I never paid Michael much attention until this song happened and suddenly Michael was more then just the friend that symbolized Jeremy’s old life/self. He suddenly became the best and most in-depth character in the musical with the best song. It also doesn’t help that this song is so sad and the end gets me in my feelings every time
HE WAS HAVING A FREAKING ANXIETY ATTACK IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE HIS ONLY FRIEND HE'S KNOWN FOR TWELVE YEARS CALLED HIM A LOSER AND UGH THIS SONG GETS ME EVERY TIME!!!!
Nightwing Bunny wahhhh😢😢😢 I, I THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS A HAPPY SONG 😂 BUT WHILE LISTENTING CLOSER TO THE LYRICS IT FINALY SINKED IN ME THAT THIS IS A SAD DEPRESSING SONG...
When crying to this song, does anyone else calm down just a bit with Michael when he splashes water on his face getting ready to go in public, only to immediately start crying again when it’s clear that he’s not leaving?
That’s the beauty of tempo and empathy. Your heart mimics the beat that you’re hearing, and this beat is very fast as Michael’s anxiety builds. When he throws water in his face the tempo crashes and then starts over at the beginning tempo. Your heart feels the music thus creating empathy. Feeling for the person singing in any song you hear. Also yes. I sob ugly tears.
I recently had a major anxiety attack when got this recommended. It literally feels so weird because it's the same. Hearing the knocking, or the line 'wish I offed myself instead wish i was never born' gives me chills and makes me feel the same, but when he splashes water in his face, the chills leave and I feel so much better. We all have some michael in us. Awesome animatic glad I came!
It sucks that I'm just a freshmen and it's already beginning, but instead of being ditched by all my friends, they want to go to different schools and get to meet new people out of the district.
its even sadder if you think about it because michael is such a cheery, energetic, upbeat character and you don't just start thinking suicidal thoughts out of nowhere one day so.....
You know how people tell you to just cheer up and focus on happy thoughts? By acting aggressively happy you try to cover up your sadness and vulnerability.
Not all teens say they’re depressed just for the heck of it. Some actually are clinically diagnosed with depression. I have a friend who is diagnosed, who takes medication for it, yet still struggles and cuts herself to this day. She isn’t attention seeking or angsty. I understand that some teens do say they have depression to be “cool” but some who say it really do mean it.
I barely know anything about this musical but I’d like to say that this song has been one of my go to songs to listen to when I’m upset because of many reasons and it makes me feel less alone? Or like it just calms me in a way? I’m not sure I just feel better listening to this.
most likely we feel less alone when listening to this because the fact that there are people who have the same problems as us or we can relate to, makes us feel like we are not alone and we are not any less of a human. we all have differences, but something like this makes us feel like there is someone out there who can listen no matter what. i’ve experienced multiple times at school where when my driver was late to pick me up, i get anxious and scared because i have nothing to pass the time because i had no friends to talk to. so then, i resorted to just locking myself up in the public bathroom stall, waiting until my driver came cause i didn’t want to go walking around by myself, for the fear of being judged. quite pathetic i know, but this song has made me feel very seen and understood ever since dear evan hansen.
same it’s comforting to know that i’m not the only “loser” lol bc sometimes i feel like everyone is living their best lives and im just some person in the bathroom crying
In most of the other "Michael in the Bathroom" animatics I've seen, Michael is poetrayed as extremely emotionally unstable and filled with anxious sadness from the very beginning of the song. it's a correct portrayal but it doesn't really show the build up of tension and anxiety. This animatic however starts with Michael being angry, hurt, and slightly confused, but as he tries to sort out what happened to his best friend, you can see the panic welling up inside him. The transition between emotional changes is truly stunning and very realistic. At first I was thinking, "Why does he look so angry and not like an emotional mess?" but as I kept watching, I began to see the build up of Michael's panic and sadness. A panic attack does not suddenly leap out from nowhere. It has a gradual build of tension as the anxiety grows until suddenly you can take no more and have an emotional break down. This is very clearly depicted in this animatic truly stunning. Keep up the great work!!!
KayIDK A version I found (not mine): Michael: I could stay right here or disappear and nobody would even notice at all... Evan (through the window): YOU WILL BE FOUND!
What I love about this song musically is how different it is from the rest. Like when you first listen to it it sounds just like the rest of the kind of songs in the sound track (not that that’s a bad thing) but then it slows down at the chorus and it’s different very different which makes since because the musical just changed perspectives this isn’t Jeremy's song it’s Micheals which is something I love when musicals do. Like one characters songs sound very different from the others and since most of the other characters don’t have songs and since this is the first out of two times we shift perspectives it really stands out after so much Jeremey and squip it’s like a splash of cold water it stands out a lot (again I don’t not like the other songs)
Yeah Be more chill does this really well. They do the same sort of thing for Christine as in she has a very particular tune for each of her parts as a music nerd I very much appreciate
He even said "it's off" when Michael asked him if he had it on. So Michael also knows this. Michael tried to help him to understand the dangers of the SQUIP and what it would cause him, and Jeremy ticked it all off as plain jealousy, even though it was fairly obvious that Michael had a point. Michael was only trying to help and his friend insulted him and left him.
@@applebee28 His "squip", it's supposed to make him cooler but in order to become cool, the squip orders Jeremy to stay away from Michael, which explains Michael's situation in this vid, he just lost his best friend
Michael in the Bathroom Lyrics You can thank me laterr QwQ [MICHAEL] I am hanging in the bathroom at the biggest party of the fall I could stay right here or disappear, and nobody'd even notice at all I'm a creeper in a bathroom 'cause my buddy kinda left me alone But I'd rather fake pee than stand awkwardly, or pretend to check a text on my phone Everything felt fine when I was half of a pair Now through no fault of mine, there's no other half there Now I'm just Michael in the bathroom, Michael in the bathroom, at a party Forget how long it's been I'm just Michael in the bathroom, Michael in the bathroom at a party No you can't come in! I'm waiting it out 'til it's time to leave And picking at grout as I softly grieve I'm just Michael who you don't know, Michael flyin' solo, Michael in the bathroom by himself Oh, by himself I am hiding, but he's out there, just ignoring all our history Memories get erased, and I'll get replaced, with a newer, cooler version of me And I hear a drunk girl sing along to Whitney through the door - I wanna dance with somebody! And my feelings sink, 'cause it makes me think: now there's no one to make fun of drunk girls with anymore! Now it's just Michael in the bathroom, Michael in the bathroom at a party I half regret the beers Michael in the bathroom, Michael in the bathroom at a party As I choke back the tears I'll wait as long as I need, until my face is dry Or I'll just blame it on weed, or something in my eye! I'm just Michael who you don't know, Michael flyin' solo Michael in the bathroom by himself! Knock, knock, knock, knock They're gonna start to shout soon Knock, knock, knock, knock Oh hell yeah, I'll be out soon [MICHAEL + ENSEMBLE] Knock, knock, knock, knock [MICHAEL] It sucks you left me here alone- [MICHAEL + ENSEMBLE] Knock, knock, knock, knock [MICHAEL] Here in this teenage battle zone- [MICHAEL + ENSEMBLE] Clang, clang, clang, clang [MICHAEL] I feel the pressure blowing up- [MICHAEL + ENSEMBLE] Bang, bang, bang, bang [MICHAEL] My big mistake was showing up- [MICHAEL + ENSEMBLE] Splash, splash, splash, splash [MICHAEL] I throw some water in my face And I am in a better place I go to open up the door But I can't hear knocking Anymore And I can't help but yearn For a different time And then I look in the mirror And the present is clearer And there's no denying, I'm just- At a party Is there a sadder sight than- *hums* Michael in the bathroom at a party This is a heinous night I wish I stayed at home in bed watching cable porn Or wish I offed myself instead Wish I was never born! I'm just Michael who's a loner So he must be a stoner Rides a PT Cruiser God he's such a loser Michael flyin' solo Who you think that you know Michael in the bathroom by himself Oh, by himself Oh, by himself All you know about me is my name Awesome party I'm so glad I came
when i first heard this song i honestly thought it was about a guy who got dumped by his boyfriend according to the fandom im not wrong ((OKAY BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH GOOD JOB))
I just read the entire script, listened to the full play, and read the book (which is actually very different from the play, so it has nothing to do with this comment), but yes, essentially. xD Jeremy and Michael are best buds, but they end up getting into a small argument in the bathroom at a party after Jeremy's new found popularity causes him to abandon Michael, queuing this sad, melody. Often Jeremy and Michael are portrayed as lovers by their fans. One of my favorite parts in the play is when Jeremy is talking to Michael about how someone wrote on his backpack "Boyf" only for Michael to turn around and reveal someone wrote "riends" on his, hence why you'll see that on a lot of art too! X3 Uh... If you knew all of that already, sorry. My friend got me hooked on this stuff though so I've only been looking into it.
Cameron Wheeler I mean one of my friends tweeted the creator of the musical (he's pretty chill actually!) and if I remember correctly he basically confirmed them lmao, or at least Michael pinning hard Rip my sweet bear boy ; (( Anyway take it with a grain of salt, I've seen screenshots of the conversation and stuff but it was weeks ago hahah ;v;
At one point in my life it would make me physically sick to listen to this song because of much I related to it. Always being the last choice in a friend group and feeling alone. For the last while as a theater kid I avoided this song like the plague. Roughly a year ago I made a comment on this video venting about it, crying to this song feeling anxious, depressed, and sad. I'm here a year later and now I'm crying of happiness because things got better. Things get better. I can listen to this song and scream the lyrics with no fear because I now I know I have the strength to overcome and deal with feelings like this. To everyone out there, things do get better, sometimes it just takes time. Waiting is hard but it does end.
*Me:*calls friend** Friend:What? *Me:I fell in love with another fictional character.* *Friend: Is it another triangle?* *Me:No....* *Friend: OHHH THANK GOD*
i relate to this song, but probably not in the way youd think my best friend tried to commit suicide and for the month she was in treatment i listened to this song over and over. i felt like shed abandoned me, and in a way she had. for the first week i stayed in bed all day everyday, i got like nothing done. i on and off sobbed every few minutes because the smallest thing would remind me of her. certain songs we used to sing together, like Two-Player Game, The Play, Sincerely Me, The SQUIP Song, Be More Chill(Pt. 1), Do You Want A Ride, and so many more would make me sob. i used to sing songs like Hiding In Your Hands and A Part of Me and this one during these times because they expressed what i felt. i dont know why im commenting this, i just thought some people might want to know, idk
Michael: I could stay right here, or disappear, and nobody would even notice at all. Connor and Evan: *breaks down door* NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR!!!
Me, before listening to the full soundtrack: Aww, his boyfriend dumped him. Me, after listening to the full soundtrack: *Aww, his boyfriend dumped him*
I heard this three years ago and I was incredibly depressed. I empathized with every line in this song, feeling miserable, invisible, and alone. Three years later, I come back to this song and I still empathize with every line.
You see that Jeremy's song is about him not living properly because he cares about others opinion while Michael's song him suffering because he cares about his friendship and his best friend just abandoned him
Phangirl Of Winterfell I completely get this, I have people that I talk to in school but wouldn’t call them “friends” because they only really know my name because when am with them I put up a fake version of myself and I can only go back to myself when am at home I do this because if I show them the real me I believe I wouldn’t be accepted and I’d lose the only people that make me look like not a complete loser. I kinda hope you read this, I need someone to understand how I feel. Uh sorry for bothering you about my problems I don’t usually do this. Have a nice day.
Thomas Johnson hey, don't worry, I don't think you're a loser. When I'm on the internet, I feel like I can connect with other people, but then I have to go to school and I'm all alone. Society sucks, that's the truth. You will eventually come across multiple problems in life, but stay strong and don't be what others want you to be, because you will lose yourself if you do that. I hope you can manage to overcome those problems you have in order to be happy, I really do. Take care
Phangirl Of Winterfell Thank you for the response. I try little by little to be happy with who I am. Musicals (like this, Dear Evan Hansen and heathers ) have helped me put my feelings into words. It was hard to comment to a stranger (No offense at all towards you) about my problems. Thank you, sincerely .
"Or wish I offed myself instead, wish I was never born" That one line gets me every time. Because I relate it on a level that I probably *shouldn't.* Edit: to the people who liked this: ARE YOU OKAY? I WILL HUG YOU. IF YOU NEED SOMEONE I AM HERE.
• ֆʟɛɛք ɖɛքʀɨʋɛɖ ֆօʀƈɛʀɛʀ • ᴊᴇssɪᴄᴀ ɴ. Aw thats sweet, it’s this happens all the time and it drives people to depression and sometimes suicide, and yeah I had the same situation so the song makes me cry
b a s i c a l l y . m e There was no one knocking on the door. The knocking was the sound of his heart, since he was alone. His anxiety got to him and he started to panic.
So in my class people were late and someone said "where is Michael"(he’s a guy in our class) and the teacher said: "Michael’s in the bathroom" I was the only one who laughed to myself lol
I get this on my recommendation literally right after seeing George Salazar irl, AND HE SANG THIS- and he sung i love play rehearsal, it was angelic 😭❤️
Bobble Vlogs i just wanna thank yo i for tagging me in that bc i never realized how many likes this comment got what the hell😂 i thought i was the only one but that line gives me goosebumps
When I go to a party I end up just being the “third person” in the conversation and end up walking away. Hell when I went to my cast party no one even talked to me and rejected me sitting with them so I just ended up eating cake and pizza in the bathroom by myself until my parents came and picked me up.
Whoever wrote the song must have came trough exactly what it is to be the quiet kid. I've been one and I relate to every sentence in this. Only someone who has hidden in a bathroom will understand it fully.
No-one checked on me when i did hide cause i told my friends "i think i need to throw up".I was having a panic attack while in there.I was so nervous and i was thinking so many negative thoughts.I didn't go to the graduation party because i was stressing.
In all honesty I've only went to one party (which was actually a school dance, but eh) and I wouldn't hide in the bathroom because there were rumors of "the gays" going in an doing it, and its complicated but anyway I ended up sitting at one of the cafeteria tables 75% of the time because of the bathroom rumor and my asthma lolol
The sad thing is that when Jermey called him a loser the squip was malfunctioning...Jermey did it himself. Ow. I didn't need a heart! Also confirmed that Michael was having a panic attack while singing this.
While the thing may not have been working at that moment, it had already been influencing him. There comes a point in time when you hear something long enough, you start to believe it. The SQUIP had been telling him Michael was a loser and to ditch him. The longer he heard that in his head, the harder it was to ignore
Three people use this account thats perfectly fine, i was simply adding my two cents. Jeremy had essentially been brainwashed to the point where he didnt need the squip to think Michael was a loser
The expressions on Michele’s face are amazing! The anger, hurt, and confusion at the beginning turns into terror and sadness at the end Basically dude FRICKEN EPIC
you know how there's a fandom for this musical? i feel like Michael is a separate fandom. like, the Newsies fandom, the DEH fandom, the Hamilton fandom, the BMC fandom, and then the Michael Mell fandom.
this animatic can fucking not be 6 years old with 6M views oh my god i just aged. i remember this coming out when I was in 10th grade and now i'd be graduating college
