NO ESCAPE: A Stanley Parable Song 【Chai!】
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Well, Stanley, you aren't getting out of this one.
This video was an absolute beast to work on. A complete solo project, and my first time ever mixing and mastering. As such, there's some novice errors. But my passion for this game is so intense, and I just had to get this project out.
The game means the absolute world for me, and it kind of shocked me that in all this time only one fan song has actually been published for it. Well, now the total's popped up to two! I hope everyone finds this song as fun as I do - it was a joy to perform, create, and work on.
All production, song-writing, performing was done by myself. And the video editing was definitely not done on CapCut. Definitely.
Here's the instrumental, tempo, and lyrics, if anyone wants to use them!
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#TheStanleyParable
Part of me wonders what it’d sound like if there was a cover with the actual voice of the narrator
Me too, I bet it would sound awesome!
Indeed
I SAW IT. IT SUCKED. THE VOICE KEPT CRACKING FOR THE SONG.
@@SH4DYGR3Y_B4CKR00MS I don’t think there’s been an actual one of the narrator singing it, just an ai one (and we all know ai isn’t the best)
The lines "THERE'S NO WINNING, LOSING, DRAWING BACK. NO DEFENCE, OFFENCE, NO ATTACK. NO ASSET THAT YOU *SOMEHOW* LACK, *NO VEERING OFF THIS TRACK!"* were delivered so damn well, it sent shivers up my spine the first time I heard it! Incredible!
2:56
Fr i love this song
"these endings end in epitaphs or freedom coated deep in arsenic" IS SUCH A GOOD LINE OH MY GOD
Arsonic is a poison
What are epitaphs? And...what's this line mean?
I'd Also Love To Know.
@@rxndomfxndom7405epitaph are the messages written in gravestones!
@@rxndomfxndom7405the lines mean that the endings
Either end in death, or are just bad for either/both Stanley and the Narrator. At most bittersweet
The only true/good ending,to the Narrator, is when you listen to him
This is the story of a man named Stanley.
Stanley worked for a company in a big building where he was Employee #427.
Employee #427's job was simple: he sat at his desk in Room 427 and he pushed buttons on a keyboard.
Orders came to him through a monitor on his desk telling him what buttons to push, how long to push them, and in what order.
This is what Employee #427 did every day of every month of every year, and although others may have considered it soul rending,
Stanley relished every moment that the orders came in, as though he had been made exactly for this job.
And Stanley was happy.
And then one day, something very peculiar happened.
Something that would forever change Stanley;
Something he would never quite forget.
He had been at his desk for nearly an hour when he had realized not one single order had arrived on the monitor for him to follow.
No one had shown up to give him instructions, call a meeting, or even say 'hi'. Never in all his years at the company had this happened, this complete isolation.
Something was very clearly wrong. Shocked, frozen solid, Stanley found himself unable to move for the longest time.
But as he came to his wits and regained his senses, he got up from his desk and stepped out of his office.
Coolio.
yup but an annoying narrator decide to come and annoy him :3
ok the fact the more the narrator sings the more done with stanleys shit he is? and when he mentions the zending the first time the fucking PANICKED voice that sings along to that verse? omfg one of the best songs ive heard
THERE'S NO WINNING, LOSING, DRAWING BACK, NO DEFENCE, OFFENCE, NO ATTACK, NO ASSET THAT YOU SOMEHOW LACK, NO VEERING OF THIS TRACK 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
did you like theb room closet ending!11/? th ebrom closet ending was my FAVRITE! XD!
Here's an FAQ, just to clear some stuff up!
Q: "Will this song be out on Spotify?"
A: IT'S OUT! THE MIX/MASTER IS TERRIBLE BUT IT'S OUT!
Q: "Can I make an edit/animatic/cover/remix/fan work?"
A: OF COURSE? You can find the instrumental, tempo and lyrics in the google drive attached in the description.
Q: "Why is the mixing so bad?"
A: So, I don't really have an excuse for this one. I'm a new producer and I work at home. I have no former experience, and have only been learning for just under a year. If this releases on other platforms, it'll be remastered, and most likely, remixed in some way. (edit: I now have experience. I am ashamed to say that even the Spotify remaster is this bad.)
Q: "Are you working on anything else?"
A: Yes! I'm always posting updates on twitter and my community page. So stay tuned for upcoming things!
As your friend, I find this concerning.
(This song is amazing Chai! Good job! Your vocal range is absolutely incredible!)
what about soundcloud?
@@Reoreoreoreoreo It'll be up on soundcloud too. EVERY major streaming platform.
Excited^^
Please release a separate accompaniment, although I don't really know how to sing, but I have a great desire to make a cover of your fan song for this game. I'm from Russia myself, so I want to make a cover in Russian and if it comes out, maybe we'll spread the idea of creating songs for this game. (Links and your copyrights will be respected, you just inspired me to cover )
ATE THIS UP AND LEFT NO CRUMBS 👏👏👏👏
This is really good! I love how tired the narrator sounds tired of Stanley- How he both just straight up gives up on trying to make him follow and yet grows more and more frustrated at Stanley's disobedience! This is really underrated!
Full lyrics in case someone wants them (I typed them on a doc in less than an hour, that's how much I love this song and am dedicated to memorizing it in case I can ever make a cover):
Employee 427 finds himself somehow alone
An office full of work and yet poor Stanley’s on his own
The left door leads to freedom and a story, oh, quite grand
And yet you’ve taken this decision out of my own hands
So, veering right, you find a type of room that’s meant for breaks
And skipping through - cutting me off - you walk the other way
No, not forwards, left! No, not yet! You walk through open doors
And now you find yourself above the concrete warehouse floor
I’ve half a mind to let you jump off of that platform there
Allow you to go hurtling so swiftly through the air
Ignoring my instructions is a dangerous game
And yet you wish to play it, so let’s go on anyway!
A phone rings, you pick up, your wife’s on the line
You’ve wasted your life, Stanley! Oh, how divine
Well, that’s what you get for ignoring your wife
Perhaps, you’ll just listen to me next time!
Let’s dance around these hallowed halls
In ticking time, the clock’ll call
The countdown drags as it consumes us all
Isn’t it wonderful? You can’t respond
You’re doomed to listen on and on
So hear me out or face the ending fall
Because there’s no escape, there’s no escape at all
Employee 427- hang on, wait, I wasn’t done!
You’re cutting off my dialogue just as I sing this song!
Let’s use this here ADVENTURE LINE™ to get us back on track
Oh dear, the thing has climbed the walls, there’s no obvious path..
Perhaps, this time, we’ll venture out, you’ll tell me what I missed
What makes this game so boring that you’d just jump off a cliff?!
Oh, come on, Stanley, can’t you try and hear me out at all
Instead of pressing eight on that dumb keypad till you fall?!
Oh, finally, you’ve made it down this elevator here
Now just straight on and, Stanley, look, i’ll tell you crystal clear
Go forwards, not left. You’ve got it? Great.
Oh, come on! Would you rather DIE than face your pre-planned fate?!
You veer left, and who’d guess, you’re met with demise
Crushed into small pieces, leaving me to die
Perhaps you’re regretting your actions? That’s fine!
Now, don’t you worry, Stanley! We’ll just try again next time!
Let’s dance around these hallowed halls
In ticking time, the clock’ll call
The countdown drags as it consumes us all
Isn’t it wonderful? You can’t respond
You’re doomed to listen on and on
So hear me out or i’m sure you will fall
Because there’s no escape, there’s no escape at all
Throw yourself off a ledge a dozen times!
Drive yourself mad to my design!
You’re running out of tactics left to try!
Obey and listen to my words,
Then backtrack at the final turn,
But in that move, you’ve secured your demise!
There’s no winning, losing, drawing back,
No defense, offense, no attack,
No asset that you somehow lack,
NO VEERING OFF THIS TRACK!
Oh, come on, Stanley. Can’t you see?
This path will run eternally,
And in the end, we’ll rot away the same.
So buckle up and take your seat,
Avoid me, join me, just believe
That this is so much more than just a game.
Let’s dance around these hallowed halls
In ticking time, the clock’ll call
The countdown drags as it consumes us all.
Isn’t it wonderful? You can’t respond
You’re doomed to listen on and on
So hear me out or I will make you fall!
So figure out these endless paths
These endings end in epitaphs
Or freedom coated deep in arsenic.
The days trickle on oh, so fast
The end has now become the start!
Perhaps it all was one gigantic TRICK!
But really, you can’t deny it at all.
There’s no escape, there’s no escape at all!
ey less go now i get to spam beta character ai characters with the song
thank you so much I needed these lyrics for an animation but I didn't have time to type them out so thankyou
@@woahitscoinyBFDI YEA, WE THINK THE SAME THINK
I found this song because i was searching "the stanley parable songs" as a joke then I found this absolute beauty. The lines and long notes are SO GOOD.
Same
Same
While it's amazing how many references were put into this song, I'm equally impressed by what WASN'T included. I noted two major endings which the Narrator doesn't directly allude to in this song, both of which reveal something significant about the nature of the game and the Narrator's connection to it.
The first is the Not Stanley Ending, reached by unplugging the phone instead of answering it. In the game, doing this results in the Narrator saying it shouldn't have been possible, and because the player managed to make an "incorrect" choice, they must not actually be Stanley. Excluding this ending from the song reinforces the notion that the whole game is completely orchestrated by the Narrator, regardless of what choices Stanley might make.
HOWEVER! This is counteracted by how the Museum Ending is handled. While the song has Stanley immediately get crushed to death after taking the "Escape" corridor, in the game there is an additional sequence where the Narrator disappears and a second narrator muses about how the Narrator and Stanley are both trapped in an endless cycle, with the only way out being for the player to quit the game. Leaving this out of the song reinforces the notion that, despite what the Narrator says, he is just as much a prisoner as Stanley is and has no real control over anything.
I may be reading too much into this, but regardless of whether or not these omissions were intentional, they definitely enhance the song by their absence.
It's interesting that as the video goes on the chorus changes from happy to annoyed and at the end anger
I came here from tik tok to hear the full song and oh my GOD this is so wonderful!! This is such a delight you definitely deserve more attention ekekd
Me too!
I AM EATING THIS SONG, PUTTING IT ON MY PLATE AND CONSUMING. DELICIOUS DINNER THANK YOU. I AM GOING INSANE AND BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS TO TIHS I LOVE THE FUNKY BEAT SO MUCH AAAAAAUAUGUEGHBFDUYFHD STANLRY PARABLE
TO ADD ONTO THIS, THE LYRICS FEEL LIKE STUFF THE NARRATOR WOULD GENUINELY SAY, THIS HONESTYLY MAKES ME SO HAJPPY
THIS IS SO UNDERRATED WHAT???? THIS IS A BANGER
This officially is one of my new favorite songs
IM DANCING AROUND MY ROOM THIS IS SO GOOD
I have now listened to this song so much that i had a dream where The Stanley Parable was a musical, i was Stanley and i was singing this with The Narrator (we sung the chorus and it was word for word accurate in my dream). Thanks, Chai.
I also always get shivers at certain parts of both No Escape and Never Ending because of the vocal delivery
2:26 INSANNEEEE, this is too good
I AM SO HYPER OVER THIS SONG I KEEP HAVING TO PAUSE JUST BC I GET SO EXCITED N HAPPY WHILE LISTENING THIS IS SO GOOD
I've been listening to this so much. A new Stanley parable song, yes! Don't get me wrong, Random Encounters song is great, but it's also the only ***choice***.
Isn't lovely to have more? -The Narrator(Probably)
BTW, I love your signing!
I was so entranced by this song, i forgot to breathe. Your voice is amazing by the way!
THIS SONG IS A CERTIFIED BANGER OMG
Can't believe I missed this somehow. One of my favorite games of all time glad to know its got a strong enough fanbase to inspire another musical genius to make a fan song!
This needs to be more popular. I loved this.
The fact that this is your first song is crazy it's so good
I've played this at least 17 times today. I just love it so much!!!
Literally played this game for the first time last month, this song is amazing
HOLY SHIT. THIS DESERVES ALL THE VIEWS AND LIKES. THIS IS PERFECT.
this deserves way more views
the only thing it's missing is a bucket line
If I keep listening to this song, ima start reading Narrys lines in fics in your voice lol
*puts video on loop*
HOW IS THIS NOT VIRAL??? ITS AWESOME
This is really good! I really like the melody,the only thing I think would’ve been cool to add is probably: "The end is never the end is never the end" and so on. But this is a masterpiece so well done 🎉👌
Fun fact, there was a back vocal near the end that repeated that line. I took it out because it cluttered the song, but in hindsight, it would've been cool!
@@chai.tealeaves Also, please could i make an animation out of this? If i give credits of course 🙏 i just love making animations and big projects
@@Asher_Ender she made a comment that's not pinned and she said people could use it!
@@Asher_Ender Of course! Go right ahead! :)
@@chai.tealeaves LET’S GO! THANKS
currently spinning in a chair and absolutely vibing to this song, I love how well thought the lyrics are and the instrumental is well thought out! :D
Headbop worthy, 9/10! Very nice
a hidden gem of a channel
God I love this it's catchy as hell! Great job with it :D I especially love the "Or freedom coated deep in arsenic." because it truly represents the endings because you may be free but only for a minute before it restarts.
HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING I WAS WAITING FOR A STANLEY PARABLE SONGI WOULD LIKE FOR SO LONG AHHHHHHHHHHHH, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!!
THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY GOSH!!!!
A little missed opportunity for the last part you could've said "IT'S ALL YOUR fault" as the whole thing is a way for the narrator to complain about how Stanley isn't listening to them and also it rhymes with the chorus.
But this is still a master piece.
Edit: just found out that this is your first video and honestly I'm proud and hope your channel prospers beautifully
THIS SONG IS SO AMAZING LITERALLY NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS
This is *the* Stanley parable song now, the accent you did was fantastic! I love this song now
Hehe, thank you. I am British! It comes naturally.
I know I am very late but oh my goodness, the lyrics are so brilliantly written. I normally don’t listen to songs with words (due to sensory issues, I really hate most songs with words, and other stuff) but I listened through the whole thing and will be listening to it again, it is fantastic! :D
RAAA I CANT EXPLAIN HOW AMAZING THIS IS!!!! YOU DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB, I LOVE IT!!!!
I listen to this like once a day is so good lol❤
Ah Child Narration, perfect way to guilt trip Stanley!
What will he do now that his sins are talking to him in an effeminate, slightly sardonic tone?!
He sounds like his start singing in his middle school years though.
CHAII!! THIS IS SUCH A BANGER!!!! THIS IS SUCH A W THE LYRICS AND YER VOCALS AND MIX AND EVERYTHING!!! YOU DID AMAZING !!! *squish*/pos
The first line is so close to the "THE DAY THAT YOU DIE" song they also made and the fact The Stupendium voiced them both makes it even better
Your impression of the Narrator's accent is so good omg, I love it!💛
Hah, I'm British! It was practically fate.
Honestly the narrator reminds me of a pissed off dm who hates players derailing his entire campaign but he begrudgingly goes along with it
THIS IS AWESOME!!
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THE OFFICE WITH THIS ONE🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
THIS DESERVES MORE VIEWSSSSSS
Seriously tho- i've been listening to this since early in the morning and i can't comprehend why this video isn't more popular. Seriously, you did duch a FANTASTIC job on this song
Since this deserves more views, i'm going to leave a comment to help the algorithm.
Again, this video is realky REALLY fantastic so i hope it gets more popular in the TSP community
Jesus christ this is good.
This honestly might be my favorite song of yours, probably because I love the narrator and you potray him very well
the start of our favorite british-accented fan-song maker!
EVERYONE WE HAVE TWO STANLEY PARABLE SONGS!! IT’S A MIRACLE
heyo ima make a remake of this!1!
BUT THIS TIME WITH THE BUCKET!!!!!!!!!!!
"An office full of wo- wait stanley what are you holding? A bucket?! A BUCKET!? Fine stanley ill improvise then."
I endorse this. I would LOVE a bucket parody.
@@chai.tealeaves thank you ill be doing it soon! (edit: its currently uploading to my channel so check it out when it uploads!)
This is very underrated! It's become my favorite song!
WHEN IS IT DROPPING ON SPOTIFY I LOVE THIS
I am gona do a prediction, you will become preaty popular in a few weeks
This is so good!! Such a god representation of the game and your voice is phenomenal!!
Like the song can't wait for the next one
Banger, im now really suprised this game lacks fan songs.
just realized there is keyboard asmr in the backround
THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY GOD
Really, It's the first TSP song I've ever heard =D
I'm sure that It'll become ULTRA popular soon))
I came from tiktok to hear all of this and it's sick! This is amazing well done!
I can't get over how much I love this song! If I knew how to animate, I would definitely make something with it!
this is underrated, i love this, deserve more views and likes.
Gone
Complete eaten
It was beautiful I'm crying/pos
Now if only we can just get the absolute goat Mr Brighting to sing this aswell
this song is literally my biggest fixation rn i cant stop listening to it on repeat its all ive listened to for like a week straight
real!1!1!1!
This need more views this is amazing!
i absolutely love this!! your lyrics and vocals bring such life into this song, not to mention the instrumental! the way you sound so annoyed, yet cynical and menacing all at once really captures the entire narrators personality throughout the game. i hope to see so much more from you, cause this was such a treat considering you've only been learning for a year! amazing work :)
The backing around 1:47 is my life now I think
GOING IN MY PLAYLIST 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥
I love this song you did such a good job keep up the good work 😊
Loving this song out of the three of yours the most. I hope you upload more song videos because I really like them. Especially this one
I must confess I thought your British accent was fake when I first watched this and my friends and I made fun of it a bit but the fact that you're actually British makes that incredibly funny. The Jonny Sims conundrum
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!
I love this song so much! It’s my favorite now and I’ve created an au for small stories in my head using this song :)
Almost forgot to tell you! I hope you have an amazing day/night!
The lyrics here are just brilliant!
I've listened to this for days on end now and I am not tired yet, I don't think I will get tired any time soon, this just fits so perfectly to the game in my opinion, thanks for this wonderful song (:
Thank you! This means the world to me, really. :)
This is amazing! Can't believe this is your first posted video. It fits the game absolutely perfectly!
I LOVE YOU THIS IS AMAZING
you can make this song about the bucket endings by imagining with a bucket at the end of every line trust me
THIS B ANGS SO HARD IM SOOOOOOOOO. i think this is the first stanley parable fansong ive ever seen and ive kinda been here since the non-mod version released . this is unfathomably exciting thank you for making such an epic song
You're writing and delivery of these lyrics are genius holy sh*t
I found this song on my birthday and omg this made made my day
THIS IS ON ALL OF MY VILLAIN PLAYLISTS I LOVE YOUR SINGING SO MUCH AAAAA
What a brilliant song! Stunning performance!
This song is actually better than I expected! The lyrics are complex just like The Narrator would want them to be. I wonder if anyone could comission him to sing this... but either way you also have a wonderful voice and delivery for this.
I reached out. I was SO willing to commission him, sadly, it never went through. :( If someone genuinely commissioned him to sing this I would FREAK out.
@@chai.tealeaves Mayhaps he is just busy atm. With the ammount of people from the fandom who have already seen this, I believe he'll notice at some point.
This goes so hard!! Well done!!! Keep up the good work
I love it.
Been a fan of TSP since 2013 when the full game came out and Ive been begging for more Stanley parable stuff.
This was a banger of a song. Nice work! 💛
looking forward to more from you.
wow wow WOW!!! This was AMAZING!!! Absolutely fantastic!
This is amazing.
TSP being one of my hyperfixations, this makes me extremely happy. It honestly gives me goosebumps every time. I love everything about it for real. TSP means a lot to me and is one of my favourite games, really just a huge source of comfort for me, and seeing people making such cool things about it genuinely makes me happy.
Thank you, it's just so awesome
Thank you for enjoying my work so much. It's one of my special interests, and I made this song within a week of thinking of the concept, fuelled PURELY by my like for the game. I'm glad that you like my song. ^^!
@@chai.tealeaves It's honestly really underrated.
I have the worst memory for everything except when it's about my few interests (TSP, Team Fortress 2, Yakuza, Ace Attorney). Like I can't remember something someone has said to me 1 hour ago but if you ask me to recite the entire Raphael Trailer I can do it by heart 😭
And the amount of fanart I've done...
So, I feel like I'm gonna be listening to your song on repeat for a few days now and consequently learn the lyrics lmao
@@the_machine_tb8569 That means the world to me, because I'm very similar. And! Ace Attorney!!! I am currently writing a musical for Apollo Justice! It's awesome to see someone else who likes Ace Attorney on the internet!
@@chai.tealeaves I love Ace Attorney so much!! I'm currently playing Justice for All! I'll be here to listen to your Apollo musical 👍
Bucket.
Just listened to the whole thing. If the whole song is fire (which it is), that bridge is the unmatched power of the sun.
THIS IS AMAZING
wow this stanley parable feels like a big library of content.