Sleep, My Son (Philza's Requiem) [Dream SMP original song] 

me? crying? its more likely than you think

This fits Wilbur and Philza a lot. The whole vibe of calmness but not a nice calm, a sad calm. I also like that there are references to Tommy’s lament which makes it a whole lot better since those two have such a history together. The lyrics also referance a bit of Fundy’s theme (?) the line ‘I tried to get you back to my loving arms’ and ‘I tried to go back to your loving arms’ from Fundy’s theme and also ‘Finally lived in peace’ since both have lost someone dear to them. Idk if this whole paragraph made sense since I was in too much of a sad state because of this song skdnskjdej

The Dream SMP's universe is a reality even harsher than ours if you think about it. The server's inhabitants are bound to live a life filled with hardships and suffering as the thirst for power reigns everyone's heart and mind - without there ever being an escape from it. Now, it is incredibly human to wish for control, to have a firm grip on our lives, but the Dream SMP shows what happens when power becomes the guiding principle in a society's existence - a select few learn to play the game of life better, often more ruthlessly, than others, gain the ability to rise above the people and pull their strings as if they were toys. While in the narrative tyrants appear punished mercilessly in the character's world, fate seems to be even worse to the ones who are innocent. If you're determined to keep the peace, to be truly good, you'll be laughed at, you'll become a victim because the wicked ones see an opportunity in your good will. And sooner or later, you'll cave, too, in one way or another, and sin will stain your hands and your face, making it impossible to recognize your old self in the mirror. And the worst thing about this is that there's literally nothing that would make it worthwhile to be good, at least not from a normative perspective. There's no reward waiting for you after living a life dedicated to love and kindness, no judgement or justice; Regardless of what you have done, there's no heaven, only hell - sinners and saints end up in the exact same spot. Characters can't even dream of death being a sweet release, a soft fall into nothingness, because we know now that being in Limbo is worse than life could ever be. Nobody's ever gonna "sleep" or "rest in peace". How ironic and cruel that the Angel of Death didn't know about this when he sent his son to the Afterlife; But then again, how could he? He may have traveled different lands, perhaps even different realities, and seen the world change over centuries - but that's exactly the crux of it, isn't it? Phil's an immortal, with a vast knowledge over life, and it would be unmatched if it wasn't for his mind forgetting over time, but he's never seen death. His blade may have caused the demise of many, but death has never taken him, and so he believed it to be mercy when it was, in fact, a curse. And it is saddening to imagine the guilt he'll feel once Wilbur tells him about his 13 years in hell. It's bad enough that his son's life ended before his, when they possibly could have spent eternity together due to sharing the same blood and neither of them could have known about the nature of the Afterlife, but this... I doubt that Philza's character will ever emotionally recover from this, not until death will inevitably find the poor Angel himself... and probably not after his demise, either. I have a strong feeling that we might already know what his personal Limbo might look like... (I recognize a certain motif in the song... It's a nod to "Lament of the Right Hand Man", isn't it? Fantastic as always!)

THE "MY PRIDE MY JOY MY EVERYTHING" STRAIGHT UP MURDERED ME

Mom, prepare the tissues and tubs of ice cream. 💀

Its Hilarious how by listening to all the theme songs- What the music makes it sound like: Something like a movie or an actual Nation What it actually is: BLOCK MEN FIGHTING OVER CIRCLES

get ready for a sob fest, everyone. also first

Aight- *pulls out tissues* Time to wait 21 more hours

Omg it’s the ‘to die by my sword’ bit! It rlly got me. It’s so sad that he had to kill his own son!

This takes on a whole new meaning with techno gone.

This song is a masterpiece. I was legit tearing up before your vocals even started. The "father, oh father" was the thing that fucking killed me and let me break out in sobs. Amazing work like always PJA! I will deffo add this to my "CRY" playlist XD

listening to this while drawing wilbur’s death for a dsmp art contest the pain

i'm crying *and laughing as i remember that wilbur's mom is litterally a samsung smart refrigerator*

My therapist gonna hear about this 😔😭

I love the repeated guitar motif, it's soothing and calm but then paired with the lyrics, damn my heart.

Ok, I absolutely LOVE how you refrence all of your other songs. ITS EVERYWHERE. EVERY SINGLE SONG HAS A REFERNECE TO ANOTHER

Finally a Philza song! Who else is ready to cry!?

Requiem is one of my favorite words, way to use it in the title!!!

Me just now realizing a ton of Dream SMP content came out exactly 6 months after the Dawn of the 16th

Not the last chord being unfinished I’m crying

“Tommy, where’s my grave?” “Pardon?” “Tommyinnit I want to know where my grave is, where you’ve buried me..” “Wilbur.. You don’t deserved a grave....”

Only half way through the song and I'm already crying

Currently listening DURING the premiere, I am already sobbing 😭

Me and my friend always talk about how unfair it is for these people to be this talented and we’ve made a plan to sue all the talented people. Just prepare for a lawsuit /j Seriously though this is SO good. As usual. I think that this is one of my favorites. Everything about it is just so good

Wilbur going across the ocean to the Dream SMP, leaving Philza to only hear from him through letter, is such a cool fill in for the lore. :D

WHY AM I WAITING FOR JEWEL, DERIVAKAT AND ALIOOF PREMIERES IS THIS HEAVAN!?

This is so beautiful, 'm so glad PJ is here to remind us how emotional these characters really are.

my dad heard me listening to this and he said he really liked it I told him it was about a Minecraft role-play and he didn't believe me XD

The tuning of the strings is *chefs kiss*🤌

omg i really like the melodical connections to Lament of the Right Hand Man- AAAAAAA

The thing is, when he died, we were happy and when his ghost self died we cried more than when he died the first time

bored writing time! I wandered through the empty lands, my hair tied by a ribbon into a swift bun, L'Manburg burning behind me. Smoke coated my lungs, a reminder of the traitorous deeds. The cry of a son whispered into the air, blood tainting the snow. It seeped into the aromas of fire, coloring ash in iron. The explosions still rang in my head in waves, shoving my brain apart in songs of pain. My scarf was destroyed, withering just like the country I left to die. The slick release of a sword sung, screaming death in it's wake. They'd never know what it'd mean to be free. This place held memories, I realized as I approached a thin stone cross. It was a reminder of the reeking stench of hatred as it buried itself into his heart. Whoever "he" was, however, was only determined by the sign standing firmly on the gravestone. Wilbur Soot? The...the second traitor of L'Manburg? Someone buried him? I stared confused at the burial sight, my eyes wandering over the sign. Wilbur Soot. The villain. Everyone in our nation had memorized his name, knew it by heart. He was the reason it had disbanded in the first place. He was the reason it ever came back together. Wilbur Soot was alive. So what was his gravestone doing sitting here? A willowy, broken bucket hat sat at the foot of the cross, striped in greens and whites. Beside it was two discs, a tiny sheep plushie, and a crown. I picked up one of the discs: mellohi. In my inventory was a jukebox, I remembered. Slightly broken, from the original bench, played like a tired trumpet. I placed it and slipped the disc into the slit, sitting back against the gravestone. My mind calmed as I hummed the familiar tune. But this wasn't mellohi. I heard the deafening roar of the first anthem of L'Manburg trickle out of the box, a broken voice singing it softly, as if scared. But...it was different somehow. It wasn't the right lyrics, it wasn't the right people. It wasn't about L'Manburg...it was about the traitors. Perhaps, I thought, looking back at the burning flames behind me, Wilbur was right. It really was never meant to be. (this was set in a future where L'Manburg joined back together and was betrayed once more. Just an interesting thought ig :D the character isn't in the dsmp tho)

This made me cry… I don’t know if anyone noticed that the background turned from a green to black throughout the entire song. It’s so calm yet somber

"Killza kill me Phil!" "You're my son!"

This and Phil's Lullaby go oh so well together. The repetition of "Sleep, my son" in two completely different meanings is so beautiful

If I cry I will never forgive you

THIS GOES UP ON MY BRITHDAY YESSS!

WE ARE HEART BROKEN, IT WAS AMAZING

Why did I miss this?! Also I hope you have a salt water pool made of our tears . That or a new lake is starting to appear on the world map. Petition to name this lake . Escaped Dreams. Bs dream smp brings tears to everyone’s eyes and let’s face it you’ve at least wished you where part of it on at least 1 occasion. Jewel: keep being amazing and keep harvesting tears I’m proud

Waiting for this since 22 hours ago... I was in the premiere, I'll ve honest, i cried

THE REFERENCES TO THE OTHER SONGS AND YOUR ANGELIC VOICE THIS JUST, I WANT THIS TO BE CANON. NOW. I LOVE YOU. I AM OUT OF TEARS TO CRY.

Totally not me knowing I’m going to sing this to my son the moment I have one.

Ur vocals are so ethereal in this,,,, sobbing /pos

I cried the first time I listened to this because it is close to the song my father sang to me as a baby he used to write to me and my mom 24/7 till he stopped we don’t know why he stopped

I'm gonna cry i already know that

I'm not crying... my eyes are just sweating... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

*sobs violently*

I can’t get through the song without crying… may our king forever rest in peace… he affected so many in a positive way…

I MISSED THE PREMIERE

So underrated omg this is just so perfect the amount of emotion I can't

Im not crying. My eyes wanted to cosplay as the ocean today 😭

This is probably my all-time favorite song of yours. You've knocked it out of the park once again. Wow. Just,, wow

:O this is so sweet :') I'm gonna cry :")

I can't wait!!

Ph1lzA oh ph1lzaaaaaa Woah this song really make me cry

Let's see what i've missed lately- Why is it so sad again

Another gem. How appropriate that your moniker is Precious Jewel!

I'm waiting for this! :)

this is going in my coping playlist my dude im quite literally feeling *dopamine*

Sleep, My Son Lyrics :3 You told me you'll travel across the seas To go on your own adventure You told me that you will Keep in touch with me "Father, oh Father," you said "I'll make sure I'll write" I believed in my heart as I Gazed upon the books stacked inside You told me you found a New place to stay And you found a brotherhood of man You told me 'bought a nation You're currently fighting for "Father, oh Father," you said to me "We won the war" I trusted my instincts As I framed the declaration you signed My pride, my joy, my everything I raised you to do what is right I usеd to keep you in my arms I never left you out of my sight If I had a wish, if I had a prayеr Stay safe with me throughout the night (Sleep, my son) (Sleep, my son) You told me the last time You'll keep the lead You sent me your plans and desires You told that the last time And that was the last time you wrote aroomfullofmirrors Breaks Down The Meaning Of 'ARFOM' aroomfullofmirrors Breaks Down The Meaning Of 'ARFOM' "Father, oh Father" I heard your cries from afar I started getting worried As I sent my friends up in the sky My son, my beloved son I knew that you weren't alright I tried to get you back to my arms Before your final goodbye You had a wish You had it planned To die by my sword, as I cried (Sleep, my son) (Sleep, my son) (Sleep, my son) Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord (Sleep, my son) Let light perpetual shine (Sleep, my son) May he rest in peace May he rest in peace (Sleep my son) May he rest in peace (Sleep my son) Finally lived in peace Sleep, my son Sleep, my son

Noooo tears literal tears rn

So pretty! It definitely gives me "The Last of Us" vibes, what with the guitar and all, and it makes it even better!

Gravestone: In memory of Willbursoot, who died with the nation he built

WHO CUT THE GOD DAMN ONIONS?!?!

Just found out Ranboo and Tommy lore streams that can make me cry-

tissues are ready 🥲 *let's do this*

the fact my pfp is philza makes this even better lol

Pog through the pain

MUM GET ME THE TISSUES

Well this is heartbreaking

I love the music! And the lyrics and vocals are so beautiful!

this is so underrated great job

Get ready to cry.

Tears 😭

AAA FINALLY A PHILZA SONG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU

Thank u, now im crying cause i wanted a father like Philza

2:03 both the melody and the lyrics are a reference to "lament of... whatever, you already knew that"

**sobs**

this is so beautiful, I cried ;-;

NOT THE SOUND FROM FUNDY'S SONG OH GOSD

Could you PLEASE post an instrumental of this or like a karaoke track for...reasons not related to a vocal class of mine

I didnt take wilburs death this harsh but now im thinking about it.. its tragic Cause wilbur just wanted to have a happy life with his friends and familys. Til one.. by one... took of and left him. Except for one. Tommy٫ he was there with him since the start.. til wilbur broke off and took a turn. He gave up on everything٫ he blew up a nation he build with his bare hands.. and as his last vision was his own father٫ a sword punched through his chest and phil cries from the tragedy... _im gonna sleep now i dont have to make myself cry.._

I hear the little bits of November 16th and Lament of the Right Hand Man in here. Very smart. Edit: also a lit bit of Letter to a Dead Friend.

This is so sad poor philza may your son rest in peace

Phil...

EVERYONE GET READY THE ICE CREAM AND TISSUES AND HUGS THROUGH THE SCREEN BUT WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING

This is awesome! Huge erutan vibes also!

This is incredible, I love your content. Hope you're alright though

Reminder: cry

We all love to cry don't we? o7

Am I listening to this on repeat to try to find the piano chords? yes.

this is so incredibly pog

I'm S O B B I N G AAAAAAHHHH, PJA you've done it aaaggggaaaaiinnnn. 😭😭😭😭 💙💙💙💙

Oh my god, the melody in the pre-chorusfelt so familiar and I didn't know where I heard it before, like, maybe I alredy watched this video and didn't remember? But then I went though your other stuff and IT'S FROM LAMENT OF THE RIGHT HAND MAN aaaaaaaaaaaw mann the parallel of being songs about Wilbur but from his family's perspective-

OK I KNOW THIS IS AN AOT QUOTE BUT IT FITS “To the boy who sought freedom, goodbye”

YAYYYYY OMG

That's beautiful ✨

This is so well done 😭💖

why do tiny block men make us sad.

I saw this in discord and for some reason i ignored it.. *i wish i was here an hour earlier...* Edit: i went out for a sec and i missed THREE minutes of the video 😭🤚 i hate myself rn Edit 2: A *B A T* FLEW IN MY ROOM AND SCARED ME NOW I MISSED ALOT OF THE PREMIEREEEE