It's very interesting seeing a non-Limbus Company perspective on this song, because it's often easy for me to forget how good Mili's song are, even out of context of one of my favorite games. Also P.S. I love this song, I genuinely cried when this song started.
Damn... I did not realise this ran that deep for you. This is probably the perfect song for you, and you gave me a new perspective for how the song feels
I really love your discussion. Many people focus mainly on the particulars of the music itself. The commentary of the lyrics/story of the song usually just relegated to it being interesting/dark/confusing. I really enjoyed you expanding on your personal feelings and interpretations, thank you for sharing them. Would love to see more!
I also think Hero kinda (?) follows the 5 stages of grief, in which at first its still very delusional and carefree (denial), then, the realisation sets in and the facade falls, leading to frustration (anger), before the music picks up again in a very hasty tone, as if trying to beg to not take this delusion away, "i wanna be your fan, just let me be your fan", tells us that this character Mili sings as is pleading not to have their bliss taken away (barganing), before the music briefly takes on another somber and slower tone (depression), before finally becoming fortified, ready to take on the world again, hopeful for the future while leaving the dream behind (acceptance).
I think the songs actually about the Hero's journey. The first part is the call to action, the second part is the adversity the hero faces, and the final part is the climax to the journey. Plus, if you see the art for the song, your the cycle of the hero riding his horse, falling off, getting up and going again.
@@wyvern_wolf2821That's the best part of MILI, they can like mix 2 concept and still make it work It's like... MILI use The Hero's Journey plot concept, but the lyrics they use are like based on 5 Stages of Grief > Denial - We're swaying on horseback > Anger - I fall down the horseback > Bargaining - Here we go another part > Depression - Why is there some where given > Acceptance - Stand up, Gallop on I just quote the starting part of lyrics for each stage, not the exact part Stage of Grief
I think the fact that Mili has made songs that go along with games like Library of Ruina and Limbus Company, but that they also stand on their OWN is amazing. I'm glad you appreciate them the way they are now, but I will tell you, if you go down that rabbit hole, the songs that are part of the games will hit even harder trust.
Just realized this, but the music's artwork enforces the whole narrative of the song, that's kinda cool. You can see a short haired person running across in the back till they get to the left side and fell down, meaning their "fall"/ lost of their child like naivety. but like the end part of the song, instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they stood up and gallop onward. their hair now longer signifying that they've now grown up, they now know it was fake, but by embodying what's real from their childhood heroes, which is their ideals and 'version of justice'. in a sense, even if it's all fake, they became the hero that's in their childhood dreams. Reinforcing the line "I'm my biggest fan i am my enemy and my friend"
Id be interested to hear how you react to the less whimsical/childlike Mili songs of the Project moon Era like Lament, String Theocracy, Gone Angels etc
Incredibly happy to find another soul seeing Mili's work for what it is & more than the music structure, no one does lyrics & expression like Mili does!! However I do want to make one thing clear about the artists behind the songs; Mili is not just the singer we hear! From their website: "Cassie Wei - vocals, song writing Yamato Kasai - song writing, arrangements, guitar Yukihito - bass, arrangements Shoto Yoshida - drums, arrangements Ao Fujimori - illustrations, 2D animations" Hearing how much Mili's work resonates & inspires you warmed my heart greatly, and I'm very grateful to have heard it. That's why I wanted to let you know the other members, the combination of their brilliant minds & skills is what brought those songs to life, the world is very lucky to have them! P.S: If you want to hear more of their work, they also have another band of the same members with different vibes: AWAAWA!
I’m a big fan of Compass :) That song’s themes really resonate with me on a personal level and I’d love to see you do a reaction to it like others have said!
Id personally love more Mili song reactions by you, your analasis of this one was great! Id recommend String Theocracy, Gone Angels, Between Two Worlds, In Hell we Live Lament and Through Patches of Violet, because they are all pretty different but my god are they some bangers. Id love to get your perspective on those.
I will always be grateful to ender lilies for introducing me to Mili music, (bulbel) was the song that make me cry, just hearing that beautiful piece of music at the end of a sad journey was the cherry on top for me.
Same for me. I started with having only heard of Library of Ruina, and looked it up once but forgot about it. Way later I happened across Ender Lilies and immediately was taken with it's art style and music. After beating the game I heard Bulbel for the first time and looked it up to discover Mili. Then Mili led me back to Library which I was amazed to come across again, and then LobCo. I'd just decided that if Library had Mili music then I had to play it. And now here we are with Limbus, all thanks to Mili.
You just have to play Limbus Company! It's free, got fantastic story and character writing, and for every major boss fight of a chapter, there's a song by Mili written specifically for them and for each character represented in that chapter thematically! 🔥🔥🔥 "Hero" is the song for Chapter 7 and it fits like a glove to Don Quixote, who the chapter is about!
It's also a great game to just stream, so if you pick it up, I would love to see your reactions to the finales of each chapter, with the build-up and everything the mili songs accompanying them become a hundred times more emotional than they already are!
@@aldeonuwu2634Nah, id say theyre very different. Limbus Companys gameplay is Teambuilder and Turn-Based Strategy, and the lore is... Something else. Id even say that Limbus Company (plus the two games before limbus company) has some of the greatest worldbuilding i have ever seen
@@horizonmage_o1839while I also support the idea of playing this game, Id rather him not to stream it as PM fandom is very spoilery and loves backsitting, so playing PM games and especially Limbus on stream is just asking to play the chat for you, so no, it's better to just make videos with gameplay
My boy is experiencing what PM fans call an "EGO Realization". Become the hero of childlike stories in this cruel reality, becoming the sunshine of all the bleakness... knowing that it's an impossible dream. The effort to reach the dream itself is the dream realized.
Isn't it crazy that you nailed a lot of points for Canto 7 (Chapter 7) just by Mili's song? You absolutely SHOULD play Limbus Company. Mili is a genius and I think you'd love that game-- she makes a song for the ending of each Canto (except Cantos 1 and 2).
While i do think that the song loses a bit of it's punch being removed from its original context of don quixote's boss battle and her "waking up" from her dream,almost destroying everything she gained while living out her deluded fantasies,before finally learning to accept that it is ok to have her own dreams even if theyre impossible and nonsenwical,it still is a masterpiece. Also,a personal recommendation. From what you said you love about mili,i recomend Between two worlds
I understand wholly When i also found milis music it was with imagined flight. And i was The same i wasn't really afforded the same luxury of living childhood. To the point where I had to sell myself for money at an age where I just didn't have the capacity to live out the whimsy of childhood and highschool wasn't the best either. But then i found imagined flight and that for some reason made me cry like an absolute bitch So I feel you on that severely
@@Yahioo1233 I hope through music, healing, and time you’ve found peace. This song is a real gem and I haven’t heard Imagined Flight yet but I’m that’s a gem too
And for the song analysis the song is as you've said, But it's also made for a character on limbus company. Another characteristic of mili songs being their multiple meanings as you might obviously know A gacha game that they're making music for it's not something I particularly like but its way way more forgiving tha any other gacha game so I can excuse it. But yeah the song is about understanding that no matter how ridiculous and absurd your goals or dreams may be they are yours They are what move you forward you are your own hero The idols people put on a pedestal are just what they want to become in the end, so if they don't become their heroes they might think it was silly to even dream in the first place. But that's never been the case since the dream is what pushed them onwards and made the journey towards that goal that seems impossible, enjoyable. Dreams make the journey worth it because it pushes you on the quest for them achieving something else while you Chase that dream.
i'd love to hear your opinion on the other pm mili songs, she has an album called to kill a living book about library of ruina and 5 singles about limbus company's canto's 3-7, hero being the 7th one
From listening to your peraonal backstory i realised if ever you get to the chapter that this song is a boss theme for THAT chapter is going to hit you like a truck
We need Limbus all mili songs reaction along with Library of Ruina ones In Hell we live Lament Between Two world Fly Broken wings Compass Patches Through Violet
I'd love to hear more about other Mili songs from you! Two of my favorites (other than this masterpiece) include Through Patches of Violet and Paper Bouquet, 100% recommend them if you haven't heard them already.
Amazing reaction! And also you don't need to apologize for pausing so much, the more thoughts you give, the better :3 Also, if you enjoyed Hero, I thoroughly recommen Through Patches Of Violet, which is another song by Mili made for the same game as Hero
FINALLY someone else who fully appreciates Mili outside of their connection to video games/anime (Not that there's anything wrong with those tracks, they're bangers; it's just refreshing). If I may ask, what's your favorite track or album?
@@Dvrth the biggest problem with Limbus and other Project Moon games is the time investments you have to put into them. Each game has 100+ hours required, so if you aren't having fun with the game or don't have the time it can be rather tedious even with the amazing plot.
This song is just amazing in general, but looking at it through the lens of the game it was composed for and in particular the events that happen around that time, it’s just unparalleled. Same goes for other songs composed by Mili for the game/game series in question.
Other songs designed for Project Moon are: And Then Is Heard No More From a Place of Love Iron Lotus Children of the City Gone Angels In Hell we Live, Lament Fly, My Wings Compass Through Patches of Violet
Isn't this a slightly sad song about a child who thinks of their parents as perfect beings when they are young, but as they grow older and become teenagers, they deny or accept the reality that their parents are not perfect and grow into adults?
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It's very interesting seeing a non-Limbus Company perspective on this song, because it's often easy for me to forget how good Mili's song are, even out of context of one of my favorite games. Also P.S. I love this song, I genuinely cried when this song started.
the song is a lot better in context though
Damn... I did not realise this ran that deep for you. This is probably the perfect song for you, and you gave me a new perspective for how the song feels
@@makarymetzger2627 I didn’t expect this song to run so deep for me but that’s the beauty of all art.
I have conceived an idea most ingenious
To gallop toward the dream, no matter how impossible it may be
I have concieved an idea most ingenious i shall play hero to all thee who listen unto mine guitar in the hitgame webfishing
I, Don Quixote, declare upon my honor, this lance shall end that hollow, juvenile dream.
@@robindabank9062 oh, heed thee, a most ingenious conception indeed
I really love your discussion.
Many people focus mainly on the particulars of the music itself. The commentary of the lyrics/story of the song usually just relegated to it being interesting/dark/confusing. I really enjoyed you expanding on your personal feelings and interpretations, thank you for sharing them. Would love to see more!
@@rakshaa1664 Sometimes I like to look at songs like art pieces.
I also think Hero kinda (?) follows the 5 stages of grief, in which at first its still very delusional and carefree (denial), then, the realisation sets in and the facade falls, leading to frustration (anger), before the music picks up again in a very hasty tone, as if trying to beg to not take this delusion away, "i wanna be your fan, just let me be your fan", tells us that this character Mili sings as is pleading not to have their bliss taken away (barganing), before the music briefly takes on another somber and slower tone (depression), before finally becoming fortified, ready to take on the world again, hopeful for the future while leaving the dream behind (acceptance).
I think the songs actually about the Hero's journey. The first part is the call to action, the second part is the adversity the hero faces, and the final part is the climax to the journey. Plus, if you see the art for the song, your the cycle of the hero riding his horse, falling off, getting up and going again.
@@wyvern_wolf2821 I think it can be both!
@@wyvern_wolf2821That's the best part of MILI, they can like mix 2 concept and still make it work
It's like... MILI use The Hero's Journey plot concept, but the lyrics they use are like based on 5 Stages of Grief
> Denial - We're swaying on horseback
> Anger - I fall down the horseback
> Bargaining - Here we go another part
> Depression - Why is there some where given
> Acceptance - Stand up, Gallop on
I just quote the starting part of lyrics for each stage, not the exact part Stage of Grief
That's what I'm thinking too!
it's really cool to see a non-limbus company perspective on this song, i cant help but start tearing up whenever i hear "forever my hero"
I think the fact that Mili has made songs that go along with games like Library of Ruina and Limbus Company, but that they also stand on their OWN is amazing. I'm glad you appreciate them the way they are now, but I will tell you, if you go down that rabbit hole, the songs that are part of the games will hit even harder trust.
@@ocarinalover1214 it’s really a testament to how unique not only her vocals are but her sound in general
FUCCKKKK YEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH MILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
WHAT THE FUCK IS A BAD SONG
WERE ENDING OUR DREAM WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥️🔥️🔥
Just realized this, but the music's artwork enforces the whole narrative of the song, that's kinda cool. You can see a short haired person running across in the back till they get to the left side and fell down, meaning their "fall"/ lost of their child like naivety. but like the end part of the song, instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they stood up and gallop onward. their hair now longer signifying that they've now grown up, they now know it was fake, but by embodying what's real from their childhood heroes, which is their ideals and 'version of justice'. in a sense, even if it's all fake, they became the hero that's in their childhood dreams. Reinforcing the line "I'm my biggest fan i am my enemy and my friend"
Yes yes and yes! Hit the nail right on the head with this comment.
Id be interested to hear how you react to the less whimsical/childlike Mili songs of the Project moon Era like Lament, String Theocracy, Gone Angels etc
@@MrJpc1234 I’d be pretty interested in listening to those as well
@Dvrth "in hell we live, Lament" is the full name of the song and yeah would recommend!
@@Dvrth I'd recommend "Bulbel" by mili, Myself I love it with its play of words. Id love to see your opinion and perspective of it!
Incredibly happy to find another soul seeing Mili's work for what it is & more than the music structure, no one does lyrics & expression like Mili does!!
However I do want to make one thing clear about the artists behind the songs; Mili is not just the singer we hear!
From their website:
"Cassie Wei - vocals, song writing
Yamato Kasai - song writing, arrangements, guitar
Yukihito - bass, arrangements
Shoto Yoshida - drums, arrangements
Ao Fujimori - illustrations, 2D animations"
Hearing how much Mili's work resonates & inspires you warmed my heart greatly, and I'm very grateful to have heard it.
That's why I wanted to let you know the other members, the combination of their brilliant minds & skills is what brought those songs to life, the world is very lucky to have them!
P.S: If you want to hear more of their work, they also have another band of the same members with different vibes: AWAAWA!
Shoutout to everyone’s collaborative work on this track
when it hit during the cutscene i got goosebumps
I love this song filthy to pieces bro, I just finished crying to the song for the 3rd time and decided I'll stay up just to watch this video
@@mtfzulu-0571 I gotta respect that 🫡
I’m a big fan of Compass :) That song’s themes really resonate with me on a personal level and I’d love to see you do a reaction to it like others have said!
“I will prove that my justice is more just than yours” hits hard
Id personally love more Mili song reactions by you, your analasis of this one was great! Id recommend String Theocracy, Gone Angels, Between Two Worlds, In Hell we Live Lament and Through Patches of Violet, because they are all pretty different but my god are they some bangers. Id love to get your perspective on those.
""Does this wheel not remind you of the old wars, Sancho?""
I will always be grateful to ender lilies for introducing me to Mili music, (bulbel) was the song that make me cry, just hearing that beautiful piece of music at the end of a sad journey was the cherry on top for me.
Same for me. I started with having only heard of Library of Ruina, and looked it up once but forgot about it. Way later I happened across Ender Lilies and immediately was taken with it's art style and music. After beating the game I heard Bulbel for the first time and looked it up to discover Mili. Then Mili led me back to Library which I was amazed to come across again, and then LobCo. I'd just decided that if Library had Mili music then I had to play it. And now here we are with Limbus, all thanks to Mili.
You just have to play Limbus Company! It's free, got fantastic story and character writing, and for every major boss fight of a chapter, there's a song by Mili written specifically for them and for each character represented in that chapter thematically! 🔥🔥🔥
"Hero" is the song for Chapter 7 and it fits like a glove to Don Quixote, who the chapter is about!
It's also a great game to just stream, so if you pick it up, I would love to see your reactions to the finales of each chapter, with the build-up and everything the mili songs accompanying them become a hundred times more emotional than they already are!
@@horizonmage_o1839the game is called limbus company? Is like honkai impact 3d?
@@aldeonuwu2634Nah, id say theyre very different. Limbus Companys gameplay is Teambuilder and Turn-Based Strategy, and the lore is... Something else. Id even say that Limbus Company (plus the two games before limbus company) has some of the greatest worldbuilding i have ever seen
@@horizonmage_o1839while I also support the idea of playing this game, Id rather him not to stream it as PM fandom is very spoilery and loves backsitting, so playing PM games and especially Limbus on stream is just asking to play the chat for you, so no, it's better to just make videos with gameplay
@@horizonmage_o1839 This is honestly my first time ever hearing about this game so I’d be down to look into it more
My boy is experiencing what PM fans call an "EGO Realization". Become the hero of childlike stories in this cruel reality, becoming the sunshine of all the bleakness... knowing that it's an impossible dream. The effort to reach the dream itself is the dream realized.
Isn't it crazy that you nailed a lot of points for Canto 7 (Chapter 7) just by Mili's song? You absolutely SHOULD play Limbus Company. Mili is a genius and I think you'd love that game-- she makes a song for the ending of each Canto (except Cantos 1 and 2).
It sounds likeMili did a good job crafting this song around the story and it does excite for others she’s made
While i do think that the song loses a bit of it's punch being removed from its original context of don quixote's boss battle and her "waking up" from her dream,almost destroying everything she gained while living out her deluded fantasies,before finally learning to accept that it is ok to have her own dreams even if theyre impossible and nonsenwical,it still is a masterpiece.
Also,a personal recommendation. From what you said you love about mili,i recomend Between two worlds
I understand wholly
When i also found milis music it was with imagined flight.
And i was The same i wasn't really afforded the same luxury of living childhood.
To the point where I had to sell myself for money at an age where I just didn't have the capacity to live out the whimsy of childhood and highschool wasn't the best either.
But then i found imagined flight and that for some reason made me cry like an absolute bitch
So I feel you on that severely
@@Yahioo1233 I hope through music, healing, and time you’ve found peace.
This song is a real gem and I haven’t heard Imagined Flight yet but I’m that’s a gem too
And for the song analysis the song is as you've said,
But it's also made for a character on limbus company.
Another characteristic of mili songs being their multiple meanings as you might obviously know
A gacha game that they're making music for it's not something I particularly like but its way way more forgiving tha any other gacha game so I can excuse it.
But yeah the song is about understanding that no matter how ridiculous and absurd your goals or dreams may be they are yours
They are what move you forward you are your own hero
The idols people put on a pedestal are just what they want to become in the end, so if they don't become their heroes they might think it was silly to even dream in the first place.
But that's never been the case since the dream is what pushed them onwards and made the journey towards that goal that seems impossible, enjoyable.
Dreams make the journey worth it because it pushes you on the quest for them achieving something else while you Chase that dream.
i'd love to hear your opinion on the other pm mili songs, she has an album called to kill a living book about library of ruina and 5 singles about limbus company's canto's 3-7, hero being the 7th one
I’m sure there’s a insane backlog of mili tracks I need to get to
From listening to your peraonal backstory i realised if ever you get to the chapter that this song is a boss theme for THAT chapter is going to hit you like a truck
Through patches of violet next
@@Munchyworm360 👀
Gallop on, together.
We need Limbus all mili songs reaction along with Library of Ruina ones
In Hell we live Lament
Between Two world
Fly Broken wings
Compass
Patches Through Violet
@@Kira569-s6l damn she did a lot of songs for this game
I'd love to hear more about other Mili songs from you! Two of my favorites (other than this masterpiece) include Through Patches of Violet and Paper Bouquet, 100% recommend them if you haven't heard them already.
Amazing reaction!
And also you don't need to apologize for pausing so much, the more thoughts you give, the better :3
Also, if you enjoyed Hero, I thoroughly recommen Through Patches Of Violet, which is another song by Mili made for the same game as Hero
FINALLY someone else who fully appreciates Mili outside of their connection to video games/anime (Not that there's anything wrong with those tracks, they're bangers; it's just refreshing). If I may ask, what's your favorite track or album?
Mentions a thing that could be related to PM:
You have alerted the hoard
Best reaction to a mili song I've seen.
My personal favorite is gone angels
project moon mentioned raaaah❗❗❗🔥🔥
You should also listen to other Mili Songs
@@alvinvalentino5797 i definitely intend to. She’s a great talent
Verily, i was blessed with a family of twelve
I recommend playing Limbus Company and seeing these songs ingame cause they really just hit so much harder when accompanied by the story and gameplay.
If the story is as good S this song I’d be inclined to check it out
@Dvrth I assure you it is
@@Dvrth the biggest problem with Limbus and other Project Moon games is the time investments you have to put into them. Each game has 100+ hours required, so if you aren't having fun with the game or don't have the time it can be rather tedious even with the amazing plot.
This song is just amazing in general, but looking at it through the lens of the game it was composed for and in particular the events that happen around that time, it’s just unparalleled. Same goes for other songs composed by Mili for the game/game series in question.
Other songs designed for Project Moon are:
And Then Is Heard No More
From a Place of Love
Iron Lotus
Children of the City
Gone Angels
In Hell we Live, Lament
Fly, My Wings
Compass
Through Patches of Violet
I’m wondering, what’s some of your favorite mili songs?
@@jsjssjjsje2238 “Past the Stargazing Season” and “Witch’s Invitation” were two of my favorites
Project moon mili, projrct moon mili
project peak
Patches of violet
Good boy
Isn't this a slightly sad song about a child who thinks of their parents as perfect beings when they are young, but as they grow older and become teenagers, they deny or accept the reality that their parents are not perfect and grow into adults?
I love the sound of this story
This sounds amazing, the lyrics could've talked about something like this ,but knowing the story this was based on have ruined it for me 😭
You HAVE to react to LaMancha Carnaval theme! (use subtitles for this one)
@@miku1156 Noted 🤔
❤
Its peak, isnt it
you gotta watch the cutscene that went along with the final part of the song, the game did it so much justice
@@Nexusity_ I never knew there was a game but now that people have pointed it out I may check it out
@@Dvrth you should, its free!!!
@@Nexusity_ I love free
@@Dvrth Free is my favorite number
@@Nexusity_ Based wonderful everyday pfp
The Mili Peak Waves so potent they transcend the need for original source context
Nice
Very
🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Shoutout to the Madarame's Palace theme in the background. One of my favorites in P5R.
A fellow man of culture I see.