Everyone saying this song doesn't fit in the album. Well listen to this; Be Someone Forever is about letting your memory go on, trying to find something that will let you be remembered forever. Ozymandias, the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, goes like this: I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” The poem is about Ozymandias, the king, who claims that their works will be remembered for eternity, yet they are just a "colossal Wreck" with nothing else to show. Ozymandias is remembered through this way, however; his lack of rememberance makes him memorable. And of course, the last two words of the poem are "far away", the title of the next track. It fits in way better than y'all think.
Didn't actually think people would care about a song fitting or not? Like yeah, it might not be like the others in terms of sound, but it's a bloody brilliant song all the same and I'm glad it was made.
@@derpysnakemusic3676 even then, what do they mean it doesn’t fit musically? A lot of this album has this escalating melancholy that peaks here, then descends to the end of the album. It’s more about theme than musicality, and still, I can’t figure out why it doesn’t. Is it the grittier and more dark tone, or the very synthetic background? Red Vox has never been genre specific, and stronger for it, so when someone says something doesn’t fit in.. I’m confused by it.
this was honestly one of the greatest surprises, discovering that ozymandias has a whole outro like that. i expected all the songs previously released to be the same, so i didnt see this coming. gotta love u red vox
The outro to this song blew me away when listening to the album for the first time. It was as if sensing danger after the final fight of a video game was supposed to be over or something.
(lyrics taken from Bandcamp) Half sunk, the mighty face These words upon the base Nothing beside remains Of the man who was born and died a king Look on this mighty place Now gone without a trace Lost to the long decay In the land of the valley of the king Memory cloaked in shadow Here the river runs shallow All will be Mystery All will be Remedied Once sat upon the throne What's left, made of stone Ravaged, left to erode By the winds of the valley of the king None stand against the flow How water smooths the stone To pass all that we know A demand of the spirit within
I absolutely love the outro! Red Vox should highly consider doing an instrumental album. Their instrumental sections transport me to another dimension every single time.
I went into a dee dive into all things Red Vox on _Spotify,_ recently. This song, after I heard it once, went right into my "Favorites" playlist. The composition is amazing and the effects on the vocals are pretty wicked. Plus, if you really listen to the lyrics, you get a very lovely story about a man who could have been everything but wound up being nothing.
Yellow Vox is a parody channel thst makes slowed + reverb versions of Red Vox songs, but not bass boosted. I'll have to check if they've uploaded this song yet.
Does anyone else feel like this is the weakest song on the album? It's my least favorite. It doesn't really fit the feel of the album to me. If I recall Vinny said he made this song in 1 day. Like the long term effort put into others just wasn't there. The lyrics are cool but it's very different from the rest of the album. The ending of the main song, with the solo felt a little dragged out. The ending is very nice and it builds some kind suspenseful feeling. But that's all I enjoy about the song is the end. I think that it doesn't fit the somewhat sad nature of the the album, lyrically and musically. In my opinion I think this is one of the weakest Red Vox songs. edit : After reading a few comments I can definitely see how it fits much better Instrumentally and lyrically, than what I first thought. The album was still brand new at the time I wrote the comment so I hadn't fully understood it yet. I do get it now, but it doesn't change my feelings on the song. Album has been out for 3 years and it hasn't grown on me. It's one of the few Red Vox songs that I don't like. Of course, not every song is gonna be a winner for everyone. If you like this one it that's great, but it's not my kinda thing.
@@LukeBeadles I understand the connection there between Be Someone Forever and this song lyrically. It still seems too different compared to the other tracks. I'm sure the words Far Away were intentional, but the meaning of that song seems entirely different to Ozymandias. It might fit the album in someway but I'm still not a fan of it.
![Red Vox - Ozymandias (1968 Version) [VinesauceIsHOPE 2020]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/okSx6Lkav8I/mqdefault.jpg)
Everyone saying this song doesn't fit in the album. Well listen to this;
Be Someone Forever is about letting your memory go on, trying to find something that will let you be remembered forever.
Ozymandias, the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, goes like this:
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
The poem is about Ozymandias, the king, who claims that their works will be remembered for eternity, yet they are just a "colossal Wreck" with nothing else to show. Ozymandias is remembered through this way, however; his lack of rememberance makes him memorable.
And of course, the last two words of the poem are "far away", the title of the next track.
It fits in way better than y'all think.
Didn't actually think people would care about a song fitting or not? Like yeah, it might not be like the others in terms of sound, but it's a bloody brilliant song all the same and I'm glad it was made.
@@derpysnakemusic3676 even then, what do they mean it doesn’t fit musically? A lot of this album has this escalating melancholy that peaks here, then descends to the end of the album. It’s more about theme than musicality, and still, I can’t figure out why it doesn’t. Is it the grittier and more dark tone, or the very synthetic background? Red Vox has never been genre specific, and stronger for it, so when someone says something doesn’t fit in.. I’m confused by it.
this band is fucking insane. the songs have IRL LORE REASONS (aka just fucking background info) to be in the album
The Ozymandias DLC is great
oh hi Sid!
Ozymandias DLC Pog
My new favorite genre is Egyptian Synth Rock
this was honestly one of the greatest surprises, discovering that ozymandias has a whole outro like that. i expected all the songs previously released to be the same, so i didnt see this coming. gotta love u red vox
Same Mia, I freaked out.
The outro to this song blew me away when listening to the album for the first time. It was as if sensing danger after the final fight of a video game was supposed to be over or something.
yes i ordered the extra sauce
The way the drums sneak up on you in this one is delightfully insidious.
(lyrics taken from Bandcamp)
Half sunk, the mighty face
These words upon the base
Nothing beside remains
Of the man who was born and died a king
Look on this mighty place
Now gone without a trace
Lost to the long decay
In the land of the valley of the king
Memory cloaked in shadow
Here the river runs shallow
All will be
Mystery
All will be
Remedied
Once sat upon the throne
What's left, made of stone
Ravaged, left to erode
By the winds of the valley of the king
None stand against the flow
How water smooths the stone
To pass all that we know
A demand of the spirit within
"Now water smooth the stones"
@@tnevadi8370 It's from the bandcamp, literally where Vinny himself put the lyrics
Oh shit sorry
You are a god among men for posting the lyrics.
Favorite track from the album. I didn't expect it to HIT this hard.
The new outro is great, guys!
It makes me want an instrumental red vox album in this style, like a video game ost or something
Same.
Red Vox needs at least one instrumental release.
I absolutely love the outro! Red Vox should highly consider doing an instrumental album. Their instrumental sections transport me to another dimension every single time.
I went into a dee dive into all things Red Vox on _Spotify,_ recently. This song, after I heard it once, went right into my "Favorites" playlist. The composition is amazing and the effects on the vocals are pretty wicked. Plus, if you really listen to the lyrics, you get a very lovely story about a man who could have been everything but wound up being nothing.
Ozymandias: Act 1&2.
This is going in my “songs to teleport a giant squid to” playlist.
sounds like music for a fire level
Good music to Duel by.
Lol, genius reference!
it reminds me of jojo part 5 for some reason
I flipped at the outro the first time I heard it. Nice surprise!
this is one of my absolute favorites of yours. id didnt know about the poem before so i am happy to have found out about it through the song
The lyrics really make me think of Hollow Knight! Maybe I'll make a comic for it or something when I get back into digital art.
my thoughts exactly! A lot of red vox songs give me Hollow Knight vibes
good tune
Hey vinny I just wanted to say I love everything you make and do you are awesome
That outro is kinda good tho?
I know this presumably is about Ancient Egypt; but all it reminds me of is Belka from Ace Combat.
For anyone who wants to hear the outro, just press 7 while watching and it sends you straight there
Slow reverb + bass boosted outro anyone? 👀
Fart
Yellow Vox is a parody channel thst makes slowed + reverb versions of Red Vox songs, but not bass boosted. I'll have to check if they've uploaded this song yet.
Does anyone else feel like this is the weakest song on the album? It's my least favorite. It doesn't really fit the feel of the album to me. If I recall Vinny said he made this song in 1 day. Like the long term effort put into others just wasn't there. The lyrics are cool but it's very different from the rest of the album. The ending of the main song, with the solo felt a little dragged out. The ending is very nice and it builds some kind suspenseful feeling. But that's all I enjoy about the song is the end. I think that it doesn't fit the somewhat sad nature of the the album, lyrically and musically. In my opinion I think this is one of the weakest Red Vox songs.
edit : After reading a few comments I can definitely see how it fits much better Instrumentally and lyrically, than what I first thought. The album was still brand new at the time I wrote the comment so I hadn't fully understood it yet. I do get it now, but it doesn't change my feelings on the song. Album has been out for 3 years and it hasn't grown on me. It's one of the few Red Vox songs that I don't like. Of course, not every song is gonna be a winner for everyone. If you like this one it that's great, but it's not my kinda thing.
I kinda agree.
It’s more like a red Vox “tech demo” than anything...
He didn't make it in one day, but he wrote the lyrics in about 15 minutes.
I think it's a pretty good song, it just doesn't really fit the album well at all.
Check out my comment
@@LukeBeadles I understand the connection there between Be Someone Forever and this song lyrically. It still seems too different compared to the other tracks. I'm sure the words Far Away were intentional, but the meaning of that song seems entirely different to Ozymandias. It might fit the album in someway but I'm still not a fan of it.