Steven Universe AMV - "Hope of Morning" 

Can we just sit back and appreciate how beautiful this show is.

This AMV has such a wonderful sense of timing. So often I find AMVs and they're thrown together seemingly ignorant of the pulse of the music and it's a little painful to watch even if their clip choice is perfect. This is like a perfect antidote to that. Ahhhhhh. *Proceeds to watch 100 times*

Old cartoon network shows were funny but these new ones are just so beautiful and deep.

6 years later, this is still my favorite AMV of all time. You are seriously talented!!!

Watched this a couple days ago... started watching steven universe right after and finished earlier today (fully caught up). I was under the assumption that it was like an uncle grandpa, and I couldn't have been more wrong.

I got the chills from watching this then rewatching it, I still found myself in complete awe. It's impressive how you explored each main character's inner demons; depicting their destructiveness and vulnerability. All in under four minutes! Your MV reminds me of why I love flawed characters and glad of the powerful bonds that develop when characters learn to depend on one another. With such character depth, this reaffirms that Steven Universe is brilliant!

I watched this video 6 years ago and I still find myself going back this song is so good and this show is a part of my childhood thanks for making this

I remember watching this 24/7 back then, I miss those days sm 🙇

This is amazing.... Perfectly timed, and it has feeling. An AMV done well!

seriously an amazing AMV everything is on point with the song in every way AHHHHH also at some points I swear the singer actually sounds like Amethyst AHHH

Pearl has got some serious emotional baggage.

Thank you SO much to everybody for all the wonderful comments

i used to watch this when i was younger and this song ( and show honestly) helped me through a rough patch, i came back to say thank you, so, thanks

Okay I just got a flashback of me when I was young watching this and I had no idea what the show even was.

I love how the dancing in the beginning and the music match perfectly

After listening to the lyrics, it’s actually startling how well they fit in with this show. Especially with Steven Universe: Future in regards to Steven’s mental state.

this is so nostalgic so many years later, I absolutely love this

I was honestly doubtful of the video when I clicked it because I've seen so many AMVs pop up in recent years where clearly no effort has been put into the editing yet they gain massive view counts. This, brought me to tears (good ones!). Not only from the song choice, which was absolutely fantastic (it's also a song very close to my heart), but also by the skilled level of effort put into the editing of the clips used. The timing and context of clips with the song pacing and lyrics is beautiful and made it a very well put together and thought out piece. I really love this!!

this was perfect to watch after the finale

OH MY DIAMONDS THIS MAKES ME WANT TO CRY IN A GOOD WAY

I’ve been coming back and watching this since it was made and I still can’t seem to stop loving it. The music, the way you put together the clips, all of it is beyond perfect.

I am in love with this AMV

I love this!! Thank you for making such a special tribute to the show - this is the closest I’ve ever come to that feeling of watching the episodes for the first time.

This song basically tackles trauma within characters and show it shows what they've been through and what caused them to go through it for darn it was seeing what Homeworld did to those jet breaking infusing their shards together to make these Abominations it was to show what they thought of fusion at the time and this broke garnets hard to the point where she almost on a fused for Pearl it was the trauma of Rose leaving her for amethyst it was her always getting pushed around and not being strong enough for lapis it was being fused with Jasper and being a toy and homeworlds little game and being a prisoner in general in the diamond Society there's a lot of trauma and shows got characters have loose from Owl House has trauma there are characters from Steven Universe with trauma Anne from amphibia has trauma there are just so many characters in animated TV shows that have a bunch of trauma somi is abandonment issues and whatnot or somebody is is even essay and the reason why I say that is because do any of you remember the show tuca and Bertie a show that came out last year on Adult Swim about a middle-aged woman named touka and her friend birdie who would deny anthropomorphic Bird world in one of the episodes birdy revealed tutuka that she was essayed by her hurkamp teacher mentor on her camping trip and while watching that episode I just couldn't believe that that happened to her when she was little you see even adult animated shows how characters with trauma and even alcohol issues then there's also helluva boss Blitz has abandonment issues in the show to the point where he's unable to see that anyone loves him a Solas he most likely has a xiety in a Panda Express disorder from the abuse that he's suffered for being with Stella I just feel so bad for him in this show and now that new episodes are coming out about the show and now that new seasons are being planned and whatnot with there being 4 episodes plan to come out about the show and only one of them has been released yet and that's season 2 episode 4 now we got season 2 episode 5 and season 2 episode 6 and this episodes are already revealing so much trauma about these characters 4 Milly she doesn't have any trauma she was born with a mazing parents and a good life in the RAF ring with many siblings Walford her husband moxie he was born in a rough Mob Life where his dad constantly expected a lot from him and expected him to be a hard rookie like him that knew how to shoot and get what he wanted in life and whatnot but Moxxi's mother did not want that for him so she constantly intervened between him and crimson's little Fiasco's we're Crimson would constantly try to teach Moxy how to do these various horrible things like shooting a real Target and I mean shooting a real imp and this would ultimately result in her and crimson's divorce or Crimson would most likely have killed her without Moxie knowing without him ever seeing her again 4 Blitz something very horrible might have happened to his mother in the pilot his mother was originally going to be at one of his sisters but that was later changed to her being his mother at Stead with him only have one sibling and that's sibling being his twin sister Barbie wire who will be revealed in season 2 episode 5 which is coming and maybe a few months now and I assume that his mother might have died and some kind of accident or had a illness there are so many characters in the show that have trauma that has been revealed over time in these episodes for Luna she also has abandonment issues in the show because of her being raised in the pound in the sloth ring and constantly being pushed around but now she has a lot of she has the love of a father who can finally care for her needs Blitz loves his daughter very much and the show and Luna is his pride and joy now let's talk about the Owl House in the owl house it is revealed that loose has a bit of Trauma from her father's death she reveals in one of the episodes with her and Amity. It was the anniversary of her dad's death Latino traditions and whatnot there are even characters in creggan The creekbed how trauma and how then possibly abused since half of them are children or teenagers under 16 and 217 14 years old now what Steven Universe it has a lot of trauma especially for Steven I said even more trauma-related and let's talk about spinel she was literally abandoned in a garden for 6000 years by pink diamond and left her rot without knowing that pink loved her Bender with Steven Universe future where we got to see a lot of Stevens Trauma from what his mom did and from every mistake that she ever made the mega Pearl episode of Steven Universe future we got to find out how pink pearl really got her scar on her left eye it turns out when pink was having one of her little Tantrums about wanting a colony and her powers got out of control and at the time pink pearl was standing next to her the powers went out of control blasting Pearl in the way and cracking her gym forever causing it to manifest when she stressed or scared and pearl just couldn't believe that pink would do something like this to her own Pearl and Stephen had a bit about what she had done and just wanted to fix it causing the alarms to break off phone and from there Pearl and volleyball we're trapped in a giant shell and we're about to be rejuvenated back to the way they were years ago typical Pearl who did what they said during the cycle Pearl apologize to volleyball about not believing her and they started to talk about how they were still making excuses for her and from there they fused to make Mega Pearl and from there they became best friends and like sisters much like how Pearl is it's like a sister towards amethyst volleyball China became a second sister you see a lot of characters have trauma and this song really talks about that from the quotes that are shown in this video you can tell that there was a lot of trauma involved😔😌 but the characters in the shows and what not do with it in a professional way Anna very happy and kind way

This remains not only one of my favorite AMVs, but absolutely my favorite cut of this song.

man 7 years since the first time i saw this video and heard this song, still so beautiful for both of them.

Will this be cemented in my childhood? Yes.

I just found this again. I first watched this years ago and just stumbled upon it once more. It never fails to give me chills and make me want to cry out. Thank you for making something so beautiful

CAN I JUST WORSHIP THIS FOREVER YEAH IM GONNA GO DO THAT

This song is still a banger 😎

No matter how many times I watch this I'm absolutely blown away. The timing is absolutely *perfect*, the clip choices, every bit of editing - it's absolutely a masterpiece.

I just realized... "standing in the mirror with myself to blame"... Lapis was literally in the mirror haha

When you play this on repeat 50 million times and you're still in love with it.

0:03 okay but why did amethyst hit every beat

Легенда ❤

The Lyrics- if wanted. My mind's a kaleidoscope, it thinks too fast Blurs all the colors 'til I can't see past The last mistake, the choice I made Staring in the mirror with myself to blame Sometimes I'm afraid of the thoughts inside Nowhere to hide inside my mind I'm scared that you'll compare and I'll look a lifetime past repair I second guess myself to death, I re-solicit every step What if my words are meaningless? What if my heart's misleading this? I try to capture every moment as it comes to me Bottle up the memories and let them keep me company When the hope of morning starts to fade in me I don't dare let darkness have its way with me And the hope of morning makes me worth the fight I will not be giving in tonight When I'm old and grey, or thirty, or whatever happens first, I'll need you to reassure me I didn't waste a verse Or worse, what if my life's work is reduced to just myself Like never let you get a word in, while I dissect my mental health Or lack thereof, whatever, there's too many things to track I really can't remember if I'm insane or insomniac Now days, all the kids want crazy, wanna diagnose themselves Trade up made up epidemics, pass around prescription pills But my disorder can't be cured by a bottle, blade, or dose Self-disgust and selfishness tend to hold me awfully close But I don't wanna let you see that, I don't want my friends to know Self-disgust and selfishness take me everywhere I go When the hope of morning starts to fade in me I don't dare let darkness have its way with me And the hope of morning makes me worth the fight I will not be giving in tonight Try as I might to keep it together Why is recovery taking forever Fool the whole world, just until I get better I'm terrified I'll be faking forever On and on I wonder what went wrong inside my head I don't have to have the answers, but tonight I wish I did All the pain I can't explain away won't fade All the the secrets silenced by the shame Don't make me say it Don't make me say it Don't make me say it Don't make me say it Don't make me say it Don't make me say it Don't make me say it When the hope of morning starts to fade in me I don't dare let darkness have its way with me And the hope of morning makes me worth the fight I will not be giving in tonight

Steven crying is too hard to look at. It breaks my heart. But am I the only one who has no memory of that seen where Garnet is hugging Steven near the end? AND THIS IS BEAUTIFUL BTW LOVE IT

This was the best thing ever, seriouly, I even cried a bit.

I remember when I was a bit younger, this popped up, I rewatched it so many times, it was just so ✨beautiful and perfect ✨. You put a lot of effort into this, Thank you so much!

this is a goddamn cinematic masterpiece AND ALSO SO MANY GAY SPACE ROCK FEELINGS

loved it!

Updated version! Updated version! This is beautiful and I'd love to see what you'd do with the crazy plot that's come since!!

This is a really great amv.

IT'S BACK OMG I MISSED IT SO MUCH!!!!

this is incredible!!!

anyone here in 2021? :T

I have watched many many music videos of Steven Universe. . . this is by far my favourite. W

this was so amazing. it made me realize how many episodes are actually really heartfelt and serious.

This was so well edited, everything is up to the beat and it completely represents the characters in the show, I love this so much

It's been 8 years,Man.. This AMV maked me love this show more,i was 15 back then,and everything felt so magical,and mysterious,and still today it feels the same. But with one additional flavour, Nostalgia. And today i'm 22 years old,after so long,i started watching Steven Universe Again ,it hits different as an Adult,you understand jokes,u understand the story,everything comes together later,and for me,in my mind,This show never stops to make me happy,no matter how many times i watch it over and over. As for you @AllegoriestAMV's a big THANK YOU for creating such a beautiful edit,I,Cuz when i first discovered Steven Universe the only thing i wanted,this might sound funny, but the only thing i wanted is to get back to the past to watch it in 2013,but i truly believe some things are meant to happen at the right time.

This whole song was just scarily relatable. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking.

If you listen to the lyrics, you can really see the character feeling that throughout the whole thing. I don't watch amvs a lot, but I knew the song and I'm really glad I saw this. Well done!

this song gave me chills

me: why do you wake up in the morning ....because I'll miss out on something great if I don't

I'm so glad you did this, I love Icon For Hire, this song and this show. Thanks for making the AMV!

This is so incredible! The timing, the clip choices for each character with the lyrics. This is PERFECT.

o que deixa minha vida estranha é minhas decisões e visões através das coisas que crio e me divertem. Não ligo para o restante, isso é o mais importante para mim

Still waitin for steven to grow up to kick ass

Cuando era muy pequeña y me sentía mal siempre terminaba volviendo a este amv, hasta la fecha sigo haciéndolo, gracias por crear tan lindo amv, y formar una parte de mi infancia 💕

My mind just shattered in awe, reformed, and is raving Joy! AWESOME!

This is such a crystal gem song...........In a good way.

gorgeous. all those chorus bits are like, 10/10.

god, i rewatched this and just. the song, and the clips and the timing. it's just so. my eyes are wet. and the characters of this show...wow. im reminded of what immense growth in the face of immense challenges they've gone through and just. what hurts and what ...depth they hold and held.

this needs so much more attention, honestly. I keep watching it over and over again and I'm in LOVE

Still loving this song ❤❤❤❤❤

Anyone in 2024

I've probably watched this 100 times by now, and it still give me chills every time! such a fantastic vid!!!

Sooo I'm crying. This is beautiful and amazing and just everything about it is seemingly perfect. I love it. Thank you for this masterpiece.

Who in 2020?

Holy crap! I love Icon for Hire, and I love this song, but I was kinda worried that it wouldn't work for an AMV since it doesn't have the same intense rhythm that a lot of AMVs I've seen have... BUT YOU FREAKIN NAILED IT! Well done, sir/madam/experience!

When I saw my favorite song had been put with one of my favorite shows I just about screamed. I can't believe I never saw this before. Thank you for making this.

Oh my gosh, this is such a good AMV! I think it really gets to the core of the series somehow? And this is really something different again! To look at and experience, i just fel so many tings when watching this. Thanks so much for vidding this!

I got goosebumps, this is excellent work. this exemplifies why I love this series!

This AMV gets better and better every time I watch! Your work w/ Steven Universe is amazing😁🤩👏

This...this is too beautiful and precious and I'm so glad this exists on youtube

#1 favorite AMV in a long time. SO well made, timed, and thought out to correspond with the lyrics. Exactly what I love in AMVs. New subscriber!

Omg i remember i used to watch this everyday in middle school what a time

this song combined with your editing makes steven universe look like a dark show

i have no words, this is just too beautiful! thank you for creating this!!

I've known of Steven Universe and this song for a long time now, and I never would've thought of them as going together so well. You did a good job.

This is by far one of the best amvs I have ever watched!

Gave me chills, and it gave me tears. This was awesome and I hope Rebecca Sugar sees this someday; you could even send to her in an e-mail or something like that, I'm sure she'd love to see it too.

Dang. This is amazing. Definitely one of my favorite Steven Universe AMVS of all time!

Oh my goodness, this is SO GOOD!! I have cried twice over this today (once at work)--VERY skillfully done! The timing is excellent, from the mouth movements to the emotional hits.

JESUS I forgot how much happened in seasons one and two

1:42 THIS ACTUALLY REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF AMYTHYST I FREAKED OUT THIS IS AMAZING

I adore the way the music flows with the Sugilite transformation scene.

The timing on this is just incredible, it gave me chills.

this song is so perfect for this show and you made this video so well dafgkslslsk i love this so much

I remember seeing this 4 years ago and when I saw it was amazing and wonderful now that I’m seeing this it’s fantastic and incredible and love all the editing and this music and can’t wait for this Steven Universe movie and hope you’re having a great day👍🏻❤️👍🏻 ⭐️

Wow this is absolutely incredible! ;A; I'm not crying, you're crying! But seriously, the lyrics with the visuals...Are really powerful. You coupled verses that fit the characters so well. The bit with Amethyst is particularly gut wrenching. And the timing is impeccable.

This is still, hands down, my favorite Steven Universe AMV out of all the ones I've seen XD It is beautifully made with perfect timing, top-notch quality clips from the show, and an amazing song that I believe most of the characters from this show can relate to. This was just perfectly made and I have been struggling to find AMVs as beautifully made as this one! Great job, keep up the amazing work!!!! Edit:............................ yup, still one of my favorite AMVs out there XD

aahhhhh! i love this song! I want to listen to this forever..... its so calming yet up beat. So many mixed emotions.... I LOVE THIS SONG i have it on loop

This is so well done! Wow! Definitely one of my favorite AMVs of all time!!! you should be really proud of your skills. this was sick.

Best animatic of SU I have ever seen in my whole freakin life. Even though I know I'm late, I just couldn't not comment how beautiful this is and the scene are matching with the timings.

why is it so hard to stop watching this video, over and over? i love it!!! it has gorgeous meaning. lots of kisses to the creator

Wow. this is beautifully timed and paced, not to mention the fact you've like, categorised each section of the song to specific character. It's blatantly obvious you've put effort into this! :D

love the scenes you chose....and AMAZING timing! :)

This is literally the most perfect thing to ever exist!! Like seriously omg!!

100% beautiful, perfectly matched clips to each beat and emotion of the song, i love!