Morshu's Ultimatum 

Thank you for being patient. I'm afraid this could be the last video for a while, because I'll be at university. Thank you for all the nice comments on my videos, it's been really great.

I think that Morshu's ultimatum is very clear from this piece. In an echo of Morshu's Paradise, Morshu sings about his dilemma: should he profit from war and misery by selling arms to Link, or live an ethical life of poverty? While we know that Morshu's profiteering eventually helps free the people of Coridai, there's no way that he can really know how Link will use the bombs, rope and lamp oil he sells ("used for good or bad, I can't tell"). At best, Morshu can only trust in his own judgement of character, and nobody else's ("the system's fine as long as I head it"). We cannot count Morshu as without fault though. By his own admission he's blinded by greed ("gotta make money and never look back"), and while he attempts to justify it with a rags-to-riches story ("I got dealt a bad hand..."), it ultimately rings hollow ("rubies [...] they are my life"). Morshu stays up at night, and while he'd have us believe that his fears are purely business ("To have good sleep is a rarity [...] If I dip into the red I'll pack up"), it's clear that his true fear is in selling arms to the wrong person ("I need a customer to count on"). Has Morshu truly become a monster? This is the tale of the Coridai Cretin.

I love how this wasn't even an ultimatum video, it was just Morshu dropping bars

Holy fuck. The lines "It's nice to be rich, but at the end of the day, as long as you have enough it's ok." goes unbelievably hard. Well done once again.

Can you please post the lyrics raw That was so shockingly poetic lmao

When the world needed him the most, he returned.

Holy shit, the lyricism on display is sublime. This is better than most non-YTP rap I've heard.

Never imagined you could make a song cover for Grinch's Ultimatum song. Well done, this slaps hard af.

“Don’t lecture me on scripture- I’ve read it. ’To loan is to lose.’ Quote me, I’ve said it.” Easily the best line within this work. Morshu is aware of the apparent immorality within his work, as he’s read these scriptures, which is presumably referring to philosophical, or even religious text. However, although he agrees with the premise of the ethics, he finds himself disdaining those who subscribe to it, as he finds they misunderstand his situation and his moral code. He doesn’t hate those who cannot pay upfront, he just knows that, if he gives credit, he will inevitably fall. He believes that this is an important nuance which needs to be understood, and should be added on top of the base scriptures.

I absolutely love this. It’s nice that ya returned, even if it was for naught but a moment, but it was not for nothing. A light in the distance waits for ya my mate.

Why do morshu parodies with original or semi-original lyrics always have such unironically great lines and rhyming. Seriously, well done on the lyrics on this one, there's some legitimately great lines here, and they're totally original if I'm not mistaken. The original doesn't even have lyrics. Fantastic.

Using “richer” to sentence mix “scripture” is both hilarious and genius

Sick choice of beat, love Grinch's Ultimatum and love Pilotredsun! Another absolute banger from the top modern musical artist himself, Morshu.

I like to imagine at the beginning Morshu is pleading with a customer "Come back! Come back!" then catches himself and flips it into "Come back when you're a little..."

“I’ve got dealt a bad hand but it’s not a bad pack” is just such a good line

GOD the lyrics u make for these songs are legit SO good?? when i first discovered u, ur morshu covers made me unironically hyperfixate on zelda cdi for a little while

"The systems fine as long as I head it" sounds like it's cut dialogue it's so smooth. Great work man!

Exemplary work, I am astounded. Keep at it! Bravo!

Vinny Vinesauce showed this at the end of the stream lmao The video in question is “Vinny - Mii Games”

*_...and that's the tale of the Koridai Kretin..._*

I wasn't expecting a rap when I saw the thumbnail. Also, as always, a reminder: He has two fucking lines.

Holy crap, this is amazing. I was expecting another mildly funny ultimatum shit post, but instead I get Morshu dropping SICK bars over PSR's classic, a vibrant and powerful piece about self-control, hard work, and a personal vow to not participate in debt slavery. It sounds silly, but I'm genuinely moved by this. Godspeed, and end the fed.

This legit feels super nostalgic lol, can't believe only a year's passed like damn. Feels like two years lol Good luck with uni mate, wish you the best 👍

*returns with one great video with morshu rapping to grinch's ultimatum* *leaves again* Chad

i was expecting another passable grinch's ultimatum edit and then morshu started freestyling and blew my mind

It feels like morshu is oftentimes portrayed as greedy, but here we see the reality that he's like all of us, just trying to get by in an expensive world where only those that can make a profit will survive..

Simply incredible! Did you write all these lyrics yourself?

and thats the tale of the shop cretin

Jesus fuck, the lyrics smash. THIS DID NOT DESERVE A HEART

I’m gonna be real I was so surprised when I realized this was an abnormality because these ultimatum video aren’t normally music

I've been looping this for 2 hours and will likely loop for many more, the flow is just that good. Amazing and genuine feat of lyricism.

"To loan is to lose" - Morshu 2022

lyrics: (help me) lamp oil, rope, bombs, you want it? it's yours, my friend. as long as you have enough rubies sorry, link. i can't give credit. come back- come back- come back when you're a little.. lamp oil, burn up the turmoil one slip and i'm buried in the subsoil i sell bombs to keep me afloat but if i can't make money i'll sink my boat i have rope and it often sells well use for good or bad, i can't tell but i don't care, cause if i get my pay i can open up and eat another day gotta make money and never look back ride on the train and keep it on track if i fall behind i just pick up the slack i got dealt a bad hand but it's not a bad pack i can't have debtors so i can't give credit the system's fine as long as i head it don't lecture me on scripture - i've read it to loan is to lose - quote me, i've said it rubies, the finest gems of them all they are my life and my port of call it's nice to be rich but at the end of the day as long as you have enough, it's okay the grind never stops - i can't get a fresh start timings are tight so i gotta work smart night and day are the same to me to have good sleep is a rarity come back - need a customer to count on a reliable person i can amount from i balance the books, but it's often no fable it's a horror story, and then i feel unstable if i dip into the red i'll pack up, cause it's over i feel like every day i find a four leafed clover 'cause i always find a way to turn a profit on my wares too good to be true, but then again who cares gotta make money and never look back ride on the train and keep it on track if i fall behind i just pick up the slack i got dealt a bad hand but it's not a bad pack i can't have debtors so i can't give credit the system's fine as long as i head it don't lecture me on scripture - i've read it to loan is to lose - quote me, i've said it come back when you're a little.. mmm, richer

So, what'll it be huh, huh? You can be a Hero, or you can be hmm... A little richer. What will you be? A Hero (heerow) or a little richer(Lil' Richard)

the lyrics are honestly amazing. great job on this one!! and good luck with university! will be waiting in case you feel like coming back

I'm an average fan of those shit post character AI covers made by fans but I think we should all agree that art like this is 10000000× better and takes a lot more effort, I fucking love stuff like this, it's like bread and butter and to compare the AI stuff it would be stale crumbs in comparison.

Thanks, Vinny, I guess.

I was NOT expecting him to rap holy heck

Alright buddy, you've got 2 options here: You can either buy Lamp Oil or Rope. So what's it gonna be? Lamp oil (limp boil) Or rope? (roop)

"Have I truly become a shopkeep?"

Considering that the original has no lyrics AT ALL the lyrics are even more impressive

"I got dealt a bad hand but it's not a bad pack" goes so unbelievably hard

I am so glad to see this! The rope line is hilarious, and about balancing books too) Glad you're back with some new stuff!

I was just listening to Lamp Oil Inc again yesterday, glad to see you back!

This song is perfect when you need to get into the business mindset! "Got dealt a bad hand but it's not a bad pack" is such a good line and resonates with me a lot :)

Morshu was wrong about one thing, though. Rubies aren’t the finest gems of them all. HE is the finest gem of them all.

Dude this fucking slaps! Straight bars! Morshu spittin' mad rhymes

Holy crap how has it took me this long to find this video

Raps so fire it'd set all the fake modern rappers ablaze

This was amazing to watch, what a 🔥 song. Instant sub from me. Now i need you to do a collab with YOUNGSCROLLS.

Can someone please do a vocal cover of this? Its so good

THIS IS FIRE AS FUCKKKKKKK

dang man the economy on koridai must be horrible to have morshu singing stuff like that

now these are some rich bars

so fucking well done

The transcript is funny

And thats the tale of the koridai cretin

i thought you stopped uploading thank god ya haven't. glad to get more morshu lore

Goes hard with 1.25x reproduction speed.

A tragic tale about a man's descent into pure greed. What was once a struggle to get by has become an empire of ruppees that turned the person at its head into a ruthless husk. His soul is good as sold 'cause he doesn't get to feel, no

this goes so hard wtf

Underrated

Oh it is you again old friend welcome back to my RU-vid recommended

Have a good time at uni, Burnt Lamp. I'll be listening to A Merchant's Shanty on repeat until you return

one of new favorite songs

bro got eminem silent for a LONG TIME.

dude. hip hop + Zelda + pilotredsun all in one video, very specific crossover episode but all subjects that I love

this is probs the single best encapsulation of petite bourgeoisie struggle I've ever seen in a song

And that's the tale of the Koridai Kollector

That is definately some sentence mixing

the real morshu rap

Hey burnt lamp i love your content

Grand Return

Wtffffff this is so good. I wasn't expecting a whole song

That morshu rap came out of nowhere

This is actually really good

And that's the tale of the Koridai Cretin

And that's the tale of the Koridai Cretin.

And that's the tale of the Koridian Cretin

Have I finally become a RICHER?

I've watched this too many times

The text at the bottom: awesome lyrics that flow well and rhyme amazingly. What i hear: k ck a omb a do a on am eders

Why does this go so hard

And that's the tale of the Credit Cretin

This is illegal, you know

Ah, i was having a bad day, thanks so much for this, now i feel better

This goes hard not gonna lie

bluds just rapping

This does not have enough views

Two legendary memes come together at last.

Eminem real quiet after this

And it isn't even Christmas!

*YES THE ULTIMATUM NEEDS TO RETURN! lyrics is fine and what not i was expecting an MS paint animation like all other ultimatums but sure this is an ok one* *Ultimatum is basically becoming a worse person yet accepting the terms and showing everyone else that you are willing to shine regardless of the problems yet no one cares much* *yet the one who got turned into a bad person continues to improve that is their Ultimatum*

nice upload fellow fan of pilot

this goes oddly hard

this is straight up fire dawg

I can't wait for the next

This is strangely poetic, first time I listened to it, I figured Morshu's was a struggle between making a profit off of war or helping the righteous, in this case, Link. But as I listened to it again and again, I now believe that this is more about Morshu's internal conflict, his numerous flaws as a person, and the way he copes with these flaws, he is a man whose entire life revolves around making money, and the lyrics convey that there's a little more to this merchant than meets the eye. "Lamp oil, burn up the turmoil" Morshu opens up with a wish, hoping that the lamp oil that he sells to his customers could somehow help him burn up the inner turmoil in his head, his demons that have been feasting on his negativity for years and years, turning him into what many believe to be a bitter, greedy man. "One slip and I'm buried in the subsoil" refers to how, if Morshu messes up even once, not only will his demons take over, but it's likely he has made many enemies over the years, Link is kind-hearted and would never actively seek to harm him, but Morshu is an arms dealer, selling to anyone and everyone, if he shows even a tiny bit of weakness, they will fall upon him like vultures, feasting upon his flesh and leaving his remains to sink beneath the soil. "But if I can't make money, I'll sink my boat" Morshu reaffirms that, if he fails to keep his revenue, he might as well off himself, as it'll likely cause less suffering than the alternative of struggling to live. This also gives more value to rupees in his eyes, they are not only currency, but they are a source of strength, when his enemies see his vast wealth, they are no longer emboldened, in fact, they fear him, and he himself finds strength of will, finds purpose, and finds the courage he needs to survive another day. "Use it for good or bad, I can't tell. But I don't care, cause if I get my pay I can open up and eat another day." Morshu knows that not everyone he sells to is as kindhearted as Link, he has the blood of countless innocents on his hand, but at the same time, his wares aided a hero, he doesn't know which way the scales tip, did he do more bad than good? Or is helping Link enough to offset the amount of bad his ware have inflicted upon the world? In the end, Morshu cares not for morals, if he was told that stopping sales would save millions, it's likely that he'll open up and continue business as usual, because to him, not opening his shop and not making a profit are things that he cannot even imagine doing, his life depends on his shop, and it's clear that this attachment has corrupted him into what we see now. "Gotta make money and never look back. Ride on the train and keep it on track. If I fall behind I just pick up the slack." This is his life, his endless journey, no matter what he wants, no matter what he desires, he GOTTA make money, he needs to do it or else he is no longer this persona that he built for himself, the p ersona that has become like a demon, hungering for power and wealth. "I got dealt a bad hand but it's not a bad pack." He knows that his early life could have been better, hell, if it had been better, would he be in this purgatory of his own making? It's likely that the answer is no, but Morshu doesn't condemn God, Ganon, Link, or really even fate itself, he knows that life itself isn't bad, just that he was simply...unlucky. "I can't have debtors [...]" This line is interesting, because he uses "Can't" rather than "Don't", why can't he have debtors? Money. By giving wares to Link with an agreement of later payment, Link becomes a debtor, and Morshu becomes a creditor, but he rejects this idea outright, he can't have debtors because between handing out the goods and getting the payment, there's an amount of time in which he's technically lost money, and this dark, twisted demon inside of him will tear him apart at the seams for such a thing, this brings us back to how he'd sink his boat if he can't make money, bringing an end to his own life in the case that he begins hemorrhaging his 'hard-earned' rupees. Of course, a logical person would explain that he doesn't lose the rupees when he becomes a creditor, but don't forget that Morshu's psyche is heavily deranged at this point, teetering on the brink of self-inflicted harm, and death. "The system's fine as long as I head it" As long as Morshu keeps things going, everything's 'fine', not great, not bad, just fine. Deep down, Morshu is a simple man, he just wants to survive another day, to live and experience life without the crushing weight of morality, fear, profiteering, and other worries, but he can't simply ignore them now, he has to keep everything in check, as long as he heads the 'system' of his shop, his life will go on. This also lets us know just how disconnected from humanity Morshu is, he cannot and will not ever trust anyone else to handle things for him, it's a one-man show through and through, to change that is to die, in his eyes. "Don't lecture me on scripture - I've read it. To loan is to lose - Quote me, I've said it" In his many years, there have been plenty of people who have attempted to lecture this greedy, horrible merchant of a man, to try and make him see reason, his wares and wealth could save entire kingdoms, but he chooses not to. And their attempts to sway his mind have caused him to go out of his way to read their religious textbooks, their moral guides. As we stated earlier, this demon of his cares not for petty morals, he read the scripture, and it didn't even stir a single emotion within his dead heart, he knows every word within the texts, but it only reaffirmed his beliefs. Morshu also knows that his statement is strange, hence why he tells Link to quote him if he wants, Morshu would never, ever loan a single rupee, because again, this temporary loss of wealth would ultimate lead to him losing his life, but to any other merchant, this likely seems like gibberish. (CONT)

This is absolute fire

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