*you relate to this song* *you hear faraway footsteps, getting ever closer at an alarming rate* *two teenagers burst through your door, screaming the following* *”NOBODY DESERVES TO DISSAPEAR”*
I sincerely believe that if Jeremy knew that Micheal was saying things like "I wish I'd off myself I wish I was never born" he would rip the Squip out of his head with his own two hands.
Okay, everything after 4:11 gets me. He goes from sadness and regret, to disgust and hatred that are suddenly not aimed at Jeremy, but himself. It's like he's pointing at the reflection, *his* reflection, and thinking "Obviously *you're* the problem. Of course he wanted to leave. *You're* the reason he's gone." It hurts, man. It's clear he has a bit of an attachment to Jeremy and for, 12 years, hasn't known anyone else that cares for him like he does. "God he's such a loser" is all he's been told by everyone other than Jeremy, so that has been engraved in his brain for the past 12 years or more by everyone *other than Jeremy.* Imagine having that one person who believes in you and has always believed in you, suddenly turn away. Makes me feel fucking sad
Imagine this: You need to use the bathroom at a party you’re vibing at. You try to open the door, but you are stopped by a loud man screaming about his friend. He seems to be saying “MICHAEL IN THE BATHROOM AT A PARTY” You seem concerned.
you notice that throughout the animatic michael holds back his tears and speaks roughly, but at 03:48, he tries to speak roughly once more, but then actually sees himself and the state and mess he's in, and breaks down and covers his face in shame. After that he cries freely and seems to speak more softly. poor michael.
Sorry for replying to a year old comment but dude there’s nothing that makes me cry harder than seeing myself cry this animatics and this song is a little too real
Micheal and Jeremy: *Having fun being best buds and such* Squip: Aw, what kind of cold, heartless person would break apart such a loving relationship? ...I WOOOOOUUUULD!! *OPTIC NERVE BLOCKING ON*
The reason why this song is making me feel So many feels is how it keeps coming back. Whenever he seems to calm a Little, he breaks down again, each Time harder, crying more. And it keeps coming back and back, till youre Just tired. Too tired to cry or panic anymore. Its not that you're past the problem, youre Just 'out of cry'. Its a masterpiece.
I don't think it is NOT normal to feel this and be in this state, IF you experience depression. I was never fully diagnosed with depression, only 'states of depression'. So, depressed, but not enough to do medication or be worried for my own safety and safety of others. I Just think this is what happens during an anexiety attack. I think if you were Just sad, it would kind of go after the wave, but an attack - its hard to control and.. Its all sad stuff. But I do relate to what I described. And I hate it. I always get even worse because i keep thinking 'God, im sick. Im mental'. I hope you guys are okay, and Will be okay. I am sending you online hugs
Ironically, Micheal is the best singer out of everyone, yet he only gets one song, and its about him being miserable and invisible to everyone. Bruuuh.
This animation perfectly incapsulates someone who is hanging in a bathroom at the biggest party of the fall who could stay right there or disappear and nobody notice at all.
It also incapsulates someone who is a creeper in a bathroom cuz their buddy kind of left them alone,and they'd rather fake pee than stand awkwardly,or pretend to check a text on their phone.
“And there’s no denying that I’m just- ...at a party.” I don’t know what hits harder; Thinking this line means that Michael thinks he’s nothing without Jeremy, or that he’s ultimately downplaying the situation and himself. I just wanna give him a hug, man.
I kinda view it as he's "giving up" he built it up about to burst out into tears, but then he feels like he is running out of energy and tries to suppress it. This eventually leads to him lashing out at the end as he can no longer take it.
I never paid Michael much attention until this song happened and suddenly Michael was more then just the friend that symbolized Jeremy’s old life/self. He suddenly became the best and most in-depth character in the musical with the best song. It also doesn’t help that this song is so sad and the end gets me in my feelings every time
When crying to this song, does anyone else calm down just a bit with Michael when he splashes water on his face getting ready to go in public, only to immediately start crying again when it’s clear that he’s not leaving?
That’s the beauty of tempo and empathy. Your heart mimics the beat that you’re hearing, and this beat is very fast as Michael’s anxiety builds. When he throws water in his face the tempo crashes and then starts over at the beginning tempo. Your heart feels the music thus creating empathy. Feeling for the person singing in any song you hear. Also yes. I sob ugly tears.
He even said "it's off" when Michael asked him if he had it on. So Michael also knows this. Michael tried to help him to understand the dangers of the SQUIP and what it would cause him, and Jeremy ticked it all off as plain jealousy, even though it was fairly obvious that Michael had a point. Michael was only trying to help and his friend insulted him and left him.
@@applebee28 His "squip", it's supposed to make him cooler but in order to become cool, the squip orders Jeremy to stay away from Michael, which explains Michael's situation in this vid, he just lost his best friend
It sucks that I'm just a freshmen and it's already beginning, but instead of being ditched by all my friends, they want to go to different schools and get to meet new people out of the district.
Accurate af. I dunno who wrote Be More Chill but they had some actual life experience cause holy heck was this... this took me back to all my moments in the bathroom, if you know what I mean. Convincing, natural, and never dampening the protagonist's likeability whilst still expressing his immense sorrow. That's hard to do, fam. That's so hard to do. And the animation, I already loved the song, but the animatic brings it to life for me. I'm so glad someone went and did this.
HE WAS HAVING A FREAKING ANXIETY ATTACK IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE HIS ONLY FRIEND HE'S KNOWN FOR TWELVE YEARS CALLED HIM A LOSER AND UGH THIS SONG GETS ME EVERY TIME!!!!
Nightwing Bunny wahhhh😢😢😢 I, I THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS A HAPPY SONG 😂 BUT WHILE LISTENTING CLOSER TO THE LYRICS IT FINALY SINKED IN ME THAT THIS IS A SAD DEPRESSING SONG...
I barely know anything about this musical but I’d like to say that this song has been one of my go to songs to listen to when I’m upset because of many reasons and it makes me feel less alone? Or like it just calms me in a way? I’m not sure I just feel better listening to this.
most likely we feel less alone when listening to this because the fact that there are people who have the same problems as us or we can relate to, makes us feel like we are not alone and we are not any less of a human. we all have differences, but something like this makes us feel like there is someone out there who can listen no matter what. i’ve experienced multiple times at school where when my driver was late to pick me up, i get anxious and scared because i have nothing to pass the time because i had no friends to talk to. so then, i resorted to just locking myself up in the public bathroom stall, waiting until my driver came cause i didn’t want to go walking around by myself, for the fear of being judged. quite pathetic i know, but this song has made me feel very seen and understood ever since dear evan hansen.
same it’s comforting to know that i’m not the only “loser” lol bc sometimes i feel like everyone is living their best lives and im just some person in the bathroom crying
I recently had a major anxiety attack when got this recommended. It literally feels so weird because it's the same. Hearing the knocking, or the line 'wish I offed myself instead wish i was never born' gives me chills and makes me feel the same, but when he splashes water in his face, the chills leave and I feel so much better. We all have some michael in us. Awesome animatic glad I came!
its even sadder if you think about it because michael is such a cheery, energetic, upbeat character and you don't just start thinking suicidal thoughts out of nowhere one day so.....
You know how people tell you to just cheer up and focus on happy thoughts? By acting aggressively happy you try to cover up your sadness and vulnerability.
Not all teens say they’re depressed just for the heck of it. Some actually are clinically diagnosed with depression. I have a friend who is diagnosed, who takes medication for it, yet still struggles and cuts herself to this day. She isn’t attention seeking or angsty. I understand that some teens do say they have depression to be “cool” but some who say it really do mean it.
You see that Jeremy's song is about him not living properly because he cares about others opinion while Michael's song him suffering because he cares about his friendship and his best friend just abandoned him
At one point in my life it would make me physically sick to listen to this song because of much I related to it. Always being the last choice in a friend group and feeling alone. For the last while as a theater kid I avoided this song like the plague. Roughly a year ago I made a comment on this video venting about it, crying to this song feeling anxious, depressed, and sad. I'm here a year later and now I'm crying of happiness because things got better. Things get better. I can listen to this song and scream the lyrics with no fear because I now I know I have the strength to overcome and deal with feelings like this. To everyone out there, things do get better, sometimes it just takes time. Waiting is hard but it does end.
What I love about this song musically is how different it is from the rest. Like when you first listen to it it sounds just like the rest of the kind of songs in the sound track (not that that’s a bad thing) but then it slows down at the chorus and it’s different very different which makes since because the musical just changed perspectives this isn’t Jeremy's song it’s Micheals which is something I love when musicals do. Like one characters songs sound very different from the others and since most of the other characters don’t have songs and since this is the first out of two times we shift perspectives it really stands out after so much Jeremey and squip it’s like a splash of cold water it stands out a lot (again I don’t not like the other songs)
Yeah Be more chill does this really well. They do the same sort of thing for Christine as in she has a very particular tune for each of her parts as a music nerd I very much appreciate
Phangirl Of Winterfell I completely get this, I have people that I talk to in school but wouldn’t call them “friends” because they only really know my name because when am with them I put up a fake version of myself and I can only go back to myself when am at home I do this because if I show them the real me I believe I wouldn’t be accepted and I’d lose the only people that make me look like not a complete loser. I kinda hope you read this, I need someone to understand how I feel. Uh sorry for bothering you about my problems I don’t usually do this. Have a nice day.
Thomas Johnson hey, don't worry, I don't think you're a loser. When I'm on the internet, I feel like I can connect with other people, but then I have to go to school and I'm all alone. Society sucks, that's the truth. You will eventually come across multiple problems in life, but stay strong and don't be what others want you to be, because you will lose yourself if you do that. I hope you can manage to overcome those problems you have in order to be happy, I really do. Take care
Phangirl Of Winterfell Thank you for the response. I try little by little to be happy with who I am. Musicals (like this, Dear Evan Hansen and heathers ) have helped me put my feelings into words. It was hard to comment to a stranger (No offense at all towards you) about my problems. Thank you, sincerely .
I heard this three years ago and I was incredibly depressed. I empathized with every line in this song, feeling miserable, invisible, and alone. Three years later, I come back to this song and I still empathize with every line.
i relate to this song, but probably not in the way youd think my best friend tried to commit suicide and for the month she was in treatment i listened to this song over and over. i felt like shed abandoned me, and in a way she had. for the first week i stayed in bed all day everyday, i got like nothing done. i on and off sobbed every few minutes because the smallest thing would remind me of her. certain songs we used to sing together, like Two-Player Game, The Play, Sincerely Me, The SQUIP Song, Be More Chill(Pt. 1), Do You Want A Ride, and so many more would make me sob. i used to sing songs like Hiding In Your Hands and A Part of Me and this one during these times because they expressed what i felt. i dont know why im commenting this, i just thought some people might want to know, idk
Bobble Vlogs i just wanna thank yo i for tagging me in that bc i never realized how many likes this comment got what the hell😂 i thought i was the only one but that line gives me goosebumps
When I go to a party I end up just being the “third person” in the conversation and end up walking away. Hell when I went to my cast party no one even talked to me and rejected me sitting with them so I just ended up eating cake and pizza in the bathroom by myself until my parents came and picked me up.
when i first heard this song i honestly thought it was about a guy who got dumped by his boyfriend according to the fandom im not wrong ((OKAY BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH GOOD JOB))
I just read the entire script, listened to the full play, and read the book (which is actually very different from the play, so it has nothing to do with this comment), but yes, essentially. xD Jeremy and Michael are best buds, but they end up getting into a small argument in the bathroom at a party after Jeremy's new found popularity causes him to abandon Michael, queuing this sad, melody. Often Jeremy and Michael are portrayed as lovers by their fans. One of my favorite parts in the play is when Jeremy is talking to Michael about how someone wrote on his backpack "Boyf" only for Michael to turn around and reveal someone wrote "riends" on his, hence why you'll see that on a lot of art too! X3 Uh... If you knew all of that already, sorry. My friend got me hooked on this stuff though so I've only been looking into it.
Cameron Wheeler I mean one of my friends tweeted the creator of the musical (he's pretty chill actually!) and if I remember correctly he basically confirmed them lmao, or at least Michael pinning hard Rip my sweet bear boy ; (( Anyway take it with a grain of salt, I've seen screenshots of the conversation and stuff but it was weeks ago hahah ;v;
Michael: I could stay right here, or disappear, and nobody would even notice at all. Connor and Evan: *breaks down door* NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR!!!
I get this on my recommendation literally right after seeing George Salazar irl, AND HE SANG THIS- and he sung i love play rehearsal, it was angelic 😭❤️
Køri Søulai I thought it said "choked on a bread" cause the actor of Michael Mell which is George Salazar sung I Love Play Rehearsal at 54 Below and almost choked on bread so now Im laughing like a -asshole-
KayIDK A version I found (not mine): Michael: I could stay right here or disappear and nobody would even notice at all... Evan (through the window): YOU WILL BE FOUND!
b a s i c a l l y . m e There was no one knocking on the door. The knocking was the sound of his heart, since he was alone. His anxiety got to him and he started to panic.
In most of the other "Michael in the Bathroom" animatics I've seen, Michael is poetrayed as extremely emotionally unstable and filled with anxious sadness from the very beginning of the song. it's a correct portrayal but it doesn't really show the build up of tension and anxiety. This animatic however starts with Michael being angry, hurt, and slightly confused, but as he tries to sort out what happened to his best friend, you can see the panic welling up inside him. The transition between emotional changes is truly stunning and very realistic. At first I was thinking, "Why does he look so angry and not like an emotional mess?" but as I kept watching, I began to see the build up of Michael's panic and sadness. A panic attack does not suddenly leap out from nowhere. It has a gradual build of tension as the anxiety grows until suddenly you can take no more and have an emotional break down. This is very clearly depicted in this animatic truly stunning. Keep up the great work!!!
So in my class people were late and someone said "where is Michael"(he’s a guy in our class) and the teacher said: "Michael’s in the bathroom" I was the only one who laughed to myself lol
Me, before listening to the full soundtrack: Aww, his boyfriend dumped him. Me, after listening to the full soundtrack: *Aww, his boyfriend dumped him*
The sad thing is that when Jermey called him a loser the squip was malfunctioning...Jermey did it himself. Ow. I didn't need a heart! Also confirmed that Michael was having a panic attack while singing this.
While the thing may not have been working at that moment, it had already been influencing him. There comes a point in time when you hear something long enough, you start to believe it. The SQUIP had been telling him Michael was a loser and to ditch him. The longer he heard that in his head, the harder it was to ignore
Three people use this account thats perfectly fine, i was simply adding my two cents. Jeremy had essentially been brainwashed to the point where he didnt need the squip to think Michael was a loser
He protecc
He atacc
But most importantly, he need his Jeremy bacc
Jeremy does not deserve the precious, beautiful Michael
Please-
Weeee, estoy llorando!
@@thebitch4409 Amen!
Who ever you are I fucking love you 😂
Micheal: _feeling a mix of anger and sadness_
Also Micheal: *I am sit in tub*
AhhqgHhahahhah
I mean have you ever sat in the tub when sad/angry
Citlali Lopez sitting in a some kind of container is comforting
@Diana Freires if I fit I will sits.
this is relatable
my friends: omg michael in the bathroom is so sad
me: it's called michael in the bathroom? it can't be THAT sad
me: *listens to it*
me: oh.
Yeah lol I say it’s my favorite song and I always have to tell ppl: it’s sadder than it sounds I swear
@@froggyeditor8556 saaamee
I was singing this song right, then my sister was like
"Pfft, Michael in the bathroom? What kinda song is that"
And I thought, A very depressing one
@shiloh pulga how did they react to the song???
@shiloh pulga Commenting to be updated on the reactions whenever it happens
Just Imagine this, Jake's family went on that house generation after generation without knowing a kid had a breakdown in their bathroom
Hopefully this sad room was one that got burned down
:(
I mean don't we all have breakdowns in the bathroom?
@@laxwheat3457 wait, are there people who haven't?
SPOILERS
Wait- but didn't Rich burn the whole house down-
Michael : *singing in the bathroom*
Me : yo dude, I feel bad for you but i really wanna take a piss
Same
I'd probably end up doing a chorus as I wait outside.
Dr Heaven MD SAME
"No you can't come in!"
Dr Heaven MD I am waiting outside the bathroom cause this guy has anxiety and lost his only friend
michael: _exists_
_depression: wants to know your location_
Me though
Sorry to late I got a squip to fix that
It’s actually Anxiety
@@yesieatedbutnosoap6927 it is both it is a build up of sadness and anxiety starting with hurt and anger at the beginning of the song
I just saved yall from the devil and made it 667 likes
You're welcome
Michael: "as I softly grieve"
1sec later:
Michael: "III'MMM JUST MICHAEL, WHO YOU DON'T KNOW,
*MICHAEL FLYING SOLO"*
Yeah, SoFtLy
Same energy as "he asked calmly".
@@jeaddhist
Harray!!!
dID Ye BUtt yER NAmE iN dE goBleht oF fIYah!!???
"Flying solo" now he should start to sing "defying gravity" lol
bUt hEs sinGiNg soFtlY
*you relate to this song*
*you hear faraway footsteps, getting ever closer at an alarming rate*
*two teenagers burst through your door, screaming the following*
*”NOBODY DESERVES TO DISSAPEAR”*
no one should come and go and have no one know that they where ever even hear
this is GOLD
Not just two teenagers... A Dude in a cast and his ghost boyfriend ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 👌🏻
Why did this make me cry even more-
Me... SCREAMS.... IM GONNA DIE IN. THIS BATHROOM.!!! backs away from evan and conner
I sincerely believe that if Jeremy knew that Micheal was saying things like "I wish I'd off myself I wish I was never born" he would rip the Squip out of his head with his own two hands.
Boyf riends forever
Chibi Terasu Kick it around like a football.
Star 123 SQUIPBALL
su hm WHO WANTS TO PLAY A FRIENDLY GAME OF SQUIPBALL AND KICK THE SHIT OUT OF THE SQUIP
ShyLess Em M E
shout out to all of the people that sincerely can relate to michael in the bathroom
roxanne rivers sincerely me
roxanne rivers me
Its zoola Vlogz YAS
Connor Murphy*
unfortunately i can relate a lot
Okay, everything after 4:11 gets me. He goes from sadness and regret, to disgust and hatred that are suddenly not aimed at Jeremy, but himself. It's like he's pointing at the reflection, *his* reflection, and thinking "Obviously *you're* the problem. Of course he wanted to leave. *You're* the reason he's gone." It hurts, man. It's clear he has a bit of an attachment to Jeremy and for, 12 years, hasn't known anyone else that cares for him like he does. "God he's such a loser" is all he's been told by everyone other than Jeremy, so that has been engraved in his brain for the past 12 years or more by everyone *other than Jeremy.* Imagine having that one person who believes in you and has always believed in you, suddenly turn away. Makes me feel fucking sad
OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT AND NOW I'M CRYING
@@keik3601 takes one to know one, man :')
Shoot I'm sad now
@@emogirl4072 I just wanted to make sure people didn't think he was some uwu angsty boi
@@sodapop4949
I know ;-;
Imagine this:
You need to use the bathroom at a party you’re vibing at. You try to open the door, but you are stopped by a loud man screaming about his friend. He seems to be saying “MICHAEL IN THE BATHROOM AT A PARTY”
You seem concerned.
I just burst through the door and hug him...
I I heard someone singing Michael in the Bathroom INSIDE OF A BATHROOM, im barging in and giving them therapy.
Micheal: No you can't come in!
Somebody outside the door:
*what the-*
Damian Shomachuk why is this so funny to me
“IM HAVING MY PERIOD”
“...take your time sweetie”
Jenna*
@Damian Shomachuk "i am having a mental breakdown my friend called me a loser and left me"
Damian Shomachuk IM SORRY BUT THIS IS SO FUNNY-
When he just suddenly bursts and can’t say the rest of the line I just broke
That was so sad
:'(
When he broke, you broke.
He thanos snapped our hearts
@@idontwantahandle651 never seen something so accurate
3:54 the way he chokes on his words from crying...
BABY NEED A HUG INTENSELY ŤvŤ
you notice that throughout the animatic michael holds back his tears and speaks roughly, but at 03:48, he tries to speak roughly once more, but then actually sees himself and the state and mess he's in, and breaks down and covers his face in shame. After that he cries freely and seems to speak more softly.
poor michael.
THANKS FOR MAKING ME EVEN SADDER!😭
Sorry for replying to a year old comment but dude there’s nothing that makes me cry harder than seeing myself cry this animatics and this song is a little too real
Michael: And all you know about me is my name.
Me: *wElL i kNow yOur iN thE bAthRooM*
And we know he's depressed because his boyf riend left him
@@tobi936 yep
He rides a PT Cruiser, and he is a boi. He wears glasses, and he can hear drunk girls singing through the door.
@@professoroffaeology it was probably a really loud girl tbh
Fastthunder009 Games 😂😂😂right
Michael: "I'm Jeremy's best friend"
Squip: I'm about to ruin this guy's whole career.
I'm about to ruin this guy's friendship with this other guy*
Michael and Jeremy: *being wholesome bois*
Squip: AWW! That's adorable.....I'm gonna burn it to the ground
That's a nice friendship you've got there, it'd be a shame if, , , , , *something happened to it*
@@pamesy-jatterson7352 The Squip is about to beep-boop Michael outta here!
Micheal and Jeremy: *Having fun being best buds and such*
Squip: Aw, what kind of cold, heartless person would break apart such a loving relationship? ...I WOOOOOUUUULD!! *OPTIC NERVE BLOCKING ON*
Who else just wants to give Michael a hug every time they listen to this song-
Me but no homo
@@thatguy1221 oop
Meeeeeeee
me but no hetro
The fact that this is my fave song
The reason why this song is making me feel So many feels is how it keeps coming back. Whenever he seems to calm a Little, he breaks down again, each Time harder, crying more. And it keeps coming back and back, till youre Just tired. Too tired to cry or panic anymore. Its not that you're past the problem, youre Just 'out of cry'.
Its a masterpiece.
oh my god i relate to this so much,
it feels so weird that you put it into words.
is this like normal to feel? cus this is me to 100%
And honestly, that last stage, the "out of cry" stage, is the worst. You just feel so empty.
I don't think it is NOT normal to feel this and be in this state, IF you experience depression. I was never fully diagnosed with depression, only 'states of depression'. So, depressed, but not enough to do medication or be worried for my own safety and safety of others.
I Just think this is what happens during an anexiety attack. I think if you were Just sad, it would kind of go after the wave, but an attack - its hard to control and.. Its all sad stuff. But I do relate to what I described. And I hate it. I always get even worse because i keep thinking 'God, im sick. Im mental'.
I hope you guys are okay, and Will be okay. I am sending you online hugs
Thats exactly what happens to me
Someone knocking: I wonder who's in th-
Micheal: IM JUST MICHEAL IN THE BATHROOM-
Ugly tears 😭
Someone knocking: *backs away slowly*
Random girl knocks on door: hey can you hurry up I have to pee
Micheal in the bathroom: I'm having my period
Rando girl: take your time honey
So true though
*crying while laughing*
Someone: Come on come on hurry up! I REALLY need to go!
Michael: No you can't come in!!!
Ironically, Micheal is the best singer out of everyone, yet he only gets one song, and its about him being miserable and invisible to everyone.
Bruuuh.
K-Blue
I know I’m very late, but the people who play Jenna and Rich also have a very nice voice, so I wouldn’t say best singer but one of the best :)
Yea he's definitely one of the best but I also really like Christine, Rich , and Jeremy's voice :>
BITCH THEY ALL GOT INTO BROADWAY XD ALL OF THEM ARE PRETTY EQUAL TBH.
Hell yeah, hands down, best singer. The squip is pretty good too
They are all good they got to Broadway for a reason
This animation perfectly incapsulates someone who is hanging in a bathroom at the biggest party of the fall who could stay right there or disappear and nobody notice at all.
It also incapsulates someone who is a creeper in a bathroom cuz their buddy kind of left them alone,and they'd rather fake pee than stand awkwardly,or pretend to check a text on their phone.
And that everything felt fine when he was half of a pair but through no fault of his there’s no other half there
And now he's just Michael in the bathroom at a party
“And there’s no denying that I’m just-
...at a party.”
I don’t know what hits harder; Thinking this line means that Michael thinks he’s nothing without Jeremy, or that he’s ultimately downplaying the situation and himself. I just wanna give him a hug, man.
I kinda view it as he's "giving up" he built it up about to burst out into tears, but then he feels like he is running out of energy and tries to suppress it. This eventually leads to him lashing out at the end as he can no longer take it.
That line wasn’t funny until you write it out.
“There’s no denying I’m just at a party.”
shoutout to all the michael's out there , hiding in the bathroom for their own reasons - you and i aren't so different
winter Thanks Michael...
Yes I am glad I’m not the only Micheal... thank u micheal ur too kind c:
aww thanks haha
i relate to 4:27 tho,,,like seriously i feel u michael ;n;
winter Bless your soul. Thank you
IT IS ONE AM AND I AM WATCHING A MICHAEL IN THE BATHROOM ANIMATIC
Lexi Vongphakdy same
cookie :3 4 am plz. i have a test tomorrow
Lexi Vongphakdy
Well, it 3:30 am here. '-'
It's almost 5:30 am here and I have to get ready for school in 45 mins
Lexi Vongphakdy it's 2 30 for me
when he's looking in the mirror and finally just, starts sobbing..
that hits hard
I never paid Michael much attention until this song happened and suddenly Michael was more then just the friend that symbolized Jeremy’s old life/self. He suddenly became the best and most in-depth character in the musical with the best song. It also doesn’t help that this song is so sad and the end gets me in my feelings every time
than* teehee
1:58
It's been more than a month of me watching this almost daily
H O W D I D I N O T S E E T H A T
Dying Inside HOLY SHIZ
Was that a Heather's brain freeze reference?
Dying Inside you didn't notice what?
4 months >w>
Pizza Pizza :3 Shiz
3:52
When he tries to sing and he chokes with tears I DIE EVERYTIME. MY POOR BABY
it hurts tbh like babey noooo
I decided to listen to that cry on loop
@@leviwithglasses Im doing that right now 0-0
Thank you oikawa from haikyuu very cool
I want to give him a hug
Michael: you know life is ok I’m good
Depression: TARGeT AQUIRED
When crying to this song, does anyone else calm down just a bit with Michael when he splashes water on his face getting ready to go in public, only to immediately start crying again when it’s clear that he’s not leaving?
That’s the beauty of tempo and empathy. Your heart mimics the beat that you’re hearing, and this beat is very fast as Michael’s anxiety builds. When he throws water in his face the tempo crashes and then starts over at the beginning tempo. Your heart feels the music thus creating empathy. Feeling for the person singing in any song you hear.
Also yes. I sob ugly tears.
What makes it sadder is Jeremy's squip was disabled due to alcohol which means Jeremy called micheal a loser my himself
NOOO MY BABY
He even said "it's off" when Michael asked him if he had it on. So Michael also knows this. Michael tried to help him to understand the dangers of the SQUIP and what it would cause him, and Jeremy ticked it all off as plain jealousy, even though it was fairly obvious that Michael had a point. Michael was only trying to help and his friend insulted him and left him.
thanks for ruining my day
Sad :(
...Jeremy's what? I'm sorry I'm completely new here
@@applebee28 His "squip", it's supposed to make him cooler but in order to become cool, the squip orders Jeremy to stay away from Michael, which explains Michael's situation in this vid, he just lost his best friend
I think we can say we have all been Michael in the bathroom at some point.
borealis.astralis I'm just Michael in the bathroom at a party ;-;
Hhh kms xD
It sucks that I'm just a freshmen and it's already beginning, but instead of being ditched by all my friends, they want to go to different schools and get to meet new people out of the district.
alot of the time
felicity spring okay you're acting like you're like five, it's not a competition. Alot of people have anxiety you're not the only ons
borealis.astralis
I actually was at a school dance
I simply cannot express how much Michael is my favorite character
Accurate af. I dunno who wrote Be More Chill but they had some actual life experience cause holy heck was this... this took me back to all my moments in the bathroom, if you know what I mean. Convincing, natural, and never dampening the protagonist's likeability whilst still expressing his immense sorrow. That's hard to do, fam. That's so hard to do. And the animation, I already loved the song, but the animatic brings it to life for me. I'm so glad someone went and did this.
HE WAS HAVING A FREAKING ANXIETY ATTACK IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE HIS ONLY FRIEND HE'S KNOWN FOR TWELVE YEARS CALLED HIM A LOSER AND UGH THIS SONG GETS ME EVERY TIME!!!!
Nightwing Bunny liek if u cri everytim
Nightwing Bunny wahhhh😢😢😢 I, I THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS A HAPPY SONG 😂 BUT WHILE LISTENTING CLOSER TO THE LYRICS IT FINALY SINKED IN ME THAT THIS IS A SAD DEPRESSING SONG...
S *obbing*
WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT I CRIED FOR AN HOUR AND NOW I ALWAYS CRY WHEN I HEAR IT I'M CURSED
Nightwing Bunny fuk u did u just spoil me goddamit
Michael: "I'm a creeper-"
Me: "awww man"
I thougt i was the only one that though that lmao
Finally someone else thought it
*We're back in the mine*
@@cristinaflanagan5323 SO WE BACK IN THE MINE PICKAXE SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE
AAAAAAAAAAAAA OH MY!
I barely know anything about this musical but I’d like to say that this song has been one of my go to songs to listen to when I’m upset because of many reasons and it makes me feel less alone? Or like it just calms me in a way? I’m not sure I just feel better listening to this.
i think it makes us feel that our emotions are validated and there are people who feel the same? plus, this is just a great song
most likely we feel less alone when listening to this because the fact that there are people who have the same problems as us or we can relate to, makes us feel like we are not alone and we are not any less of a human. we all have differences, but something like this makes us feel like there is someone out there who can listen no matter what.
i’ve experienced multiple times at school where when my driver was late to pick me up, i get anxious and scared because i have nothing to pass the time because i had no friends to talk to. so then, i resorted to just locking myself up in the public bathroom stall, waiting until my driver came cause i didn’t want to go walking around by myself, for the fear of being judged. quite pathetic i know, but this song has made me feel very seen and understood ever since dear evan hansen.
same it’s comforting to know that i’m not the only “loser” lol bc sometimes i feel like everyone is living their best lives and im just some person in the bathroom crying
I recently had a major anxiety attack when got this recommended. It literally feels so weird because it's the same. Hearing the knocking, or the line 'wish I offed myself instead wish i was never born' gives me chills and makes me feel the same, but when he splashes water in his face, the chills leave and I feel so much better. We all have some michael in us. Awesome animatic glad I came!
its even sadder if you think about it because michael is such a cheery, energetic, upbeat character and you don't just start thinking suicidal thoughts out of nowhere one day so.....
@Naseeb Dhaliwal OhhhhhOooooooohOOOOooOOaoOOooH thats why my friends think im happy!
Oh, oh, oh my god.
You know how people tell you to just cheer up and focus on happy thoughts? By acting aggressively happy you try to cover up your sadness and vulnerability.
Well... Okay, I get myself now.. *facepalms* dammit
Not all teens say they’re depressed just for the heck of it. Some actually are clinically diagnosed with depression. I have a friend who is diagnosed, who takes medication for it, yet still struggles and cuts herself to this day. She isn’t attention seeking or angsty. I understand that some teens do say they have depression to be “cool” but some who say it really do mean it.
You see that Jeremy's song is about him not living properly because he cares about others opinion while Michael's song him suffering because he cares about his friendship and his best friend just abandoned him
I can relate to Micheal more than I thought now
Just Me **Boyfriends
Make that
*his only friend, childhood bud, boyfriend.*
no, no.
boyf riends
Just Me exactly 👌👌👌💫💫
At one point in my life it would make me physically sick to listen to this song because of much I related to it. Always being the last choice in a friend group and feeling alone. For the last while as a theater kid I avoided this song like the plague. Roughly a year ago I made a comment on this video venting about it, crying to this song feeling anxious, depressed, and sad. I'm here a year later and now I'm crying of happiness because things got better. Things get better. I can listen to this song and scream the lyrics with no fear because I now I know I have the strength to overcome and deal with feelings like this. To everyone out there, things do get better, sometimes it just takes time. Waiting is hard but it does end.
I sincerely relate to you.
What I love about this song musically is how different it is from the rest. Like when you first listen to it it sounds just like the rest of the kind of songs in the sound track (not that that’s a bad thing) but then it slows down at the chorus and it’s different very different which makes since because the musical just changed perspectives this isn’t Jeremy's song it’s Micheals which is something I love when musicals do. Like one characters songs sound very different from the others and since most of the other characters don’t have songs and since this is the first out of two times we shift perspectives it really stands out after so much Jeremey and squip it’s like a splash of cold water it stands out a lot (again I don’t not like the other songs)
Yeah Be more chill does this really well. They do the same sort of thing for Christine as in she has a very particular tune for each of her parts
as a music nerd I very much appreciate
As the saying goes:
It isn't a real high school party until you wind up crying and questioning your existence in the bathroom.
Yep
that's obviously how it works
I dunno that saying-
Um.. that happens at any party for me. Honestly.
Guess my life is a high school party
*"All you know about me is my name"*
So relatable that it hurts...
Phangirl Of Winterfell I completely get this, I have people that I talk to in school but wouldn’t call them “friends” because they only really know my name because when am with them I put up a fake version of myself and I can only go back to myself when am at home I do this because if I show them the real me I believe I wouldn’t be accepted and I’d lose the only people that make me look like not a complete loser. I kinda hope you read this, I need someone to understand how I feel. Uh sorry for bothering you about my problems I don’t usually do this. Have a nice day.
Thomas Johnson hey, don't worry, I don't think you're a loser. When I'm on the internet, I feel like I can connect with other people, but then I have to go to school and I'm all alone. Society sucks, that's the truth. You will eventually come across multiple problems in life, but stay strong and don't be what others want you to be, because you will lose yourself if you do that. I hope you can manage to overcome those problems you have in order to be happy, I really do. Take care
Phangirl Of Winterfell Thank you for the response. I try little by little to be happy with who I am. Musicals (like this, Dear Evan Hansen and heathers ) have helped me put my feelings into words. It was hard to comment to a stranger (No offense at all towards you) about my problems. Thank you, sincerely .
Thomas Johnson yeah, but I guess we all start being strangers, right? You didn't offend me at all, don't worry. Rise up as Hamilton says 😂💞
Phangirl Of Winterfell 😊 heard good things about Hamilton might check it out.
I heard this three years ago and I was incredibly depressed. I empathized with every line in this song, feeling miserable, invisible, and alone.
Three years later, I come back to this song and I still empathize with every line.
“While I *_softly_* grieve”
Micheal’s next few lines: *Am I a JoKe To YoU!?!?*
Michael: exists
Me: awwww
Michael: cry
Me: PTERODACTYL SCREECH
Watermelon Cabinets I love you
Watermelon Cabinets me
Watermelon Cabinets me too
Watermelon Cabinets *Wants to protect this smol child*
Music Menace101
PROTECT ME!
*michael's tears*
me: *SAD SCREEEEEEEECH*
Sammmmmeee
Same ;_;
same.
Echoi Art I can't ever get to around, 2:34 in the video because I start feeling queasy from how much the feels of this smack me in the face.
1:31 something about that vocal run is super attractive and idk why
i relate to this song, but probably not in the way youd think
my best friend tried to commit suicide and for the month she was in treatment i listened to this song over and over. i felt like shed abandoned me, and in a way she had. for the first week i stayed in bed all day everyday, i got like nothing done. i on and off sobbed every few minutes because the smallest thing would remind me of her.
certain songs we used to sing together, like Two-Player Game, The Play, Sincerely Me, The SQUIP Song, Be More Chill(Pt. 1), Do You Want A Ride, and so many more would make me sob. i used to sing songs like Hiding In Your Hands and A Part of Me and this one during these times because they expressed what i felt.
i dont know why im commenting this, i just thought some people might want to know, idk
I know this reply is like two years late, but I hope you and your friend are doing better now❤
"I wanna dance with somebody" makes me fuckin cry.
vcb llm SAME HOLY FUCK
Bobble Vlogs i just wanna thank yo i for tagging me in that bc i never realized how many likes this comment got what the hell😂 i thought i was the only one but that line gives me goosebumps
vcb llm ahahahha
vcb llm 😢😩😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🍞🍯🍔🍔🍗🍗🍗🍖🍖🍖🍖🍖🍕🍕🍕🍴🍴🍴🍫🍫🍰🍰🍰🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷😭🍷
2:07 you're welcome
Michael always looks amazing when you draw him. 💕
That is true
Moonie Puppy everything always looks amazing when they draw
kiipple You right.
Michael looks amazing know matter who draws him. >__
RandomTrash unless ï drew him
My mom: that's not singing he's yelling
Me: HES HAVING A PANIC ATTACK MOM!!
4:25 wow, you really hear all the raw emotions and self hate when he sings "God he's such a loser" (especially in the first word).
Me, a thirteen yo girl who hasn’t even considered going to a party: same Michael I can’t even I’ve had the exact same experience
Parties are a lame excuse to leave the house but at the same time I danced with my long time crush at a party. So they can be pretty coolio
How do you know who I am
why is this comment so funny to me i’m-
When I go to a party I end up just being the “third person” in the conversation and end up walking away.
Hell when I went to my cast party no one even talked to me and rejected me sitting with them so I just ended up eating cake and pizza in the bathroom by myself until my parents came and picked me up.
@@hampton_the_one5419 Why did they reject you sitting with them?
why do you hurt me like this ;-;
i knowww poor Michael :(
Q-Q
Bluertexia It's so sad to listen to, honestly, Especially since it's relatable to a lot of people
oh hey
Squidwaifu your pfp 😍
Micheal is such an amazing character, its sad to know that he only got one song. Its also kinda sad that we almost all can relate to this.
This is what brought me into Be More Chill 3 years ago
Edit: OKAY HONESTLY THIS PERSON DID FREAKING GREAT THE EXPRESSIONS AND HANDS IS AMAZING
"the 'knock knock knock' part was cooler in my head"
THAT WAS MY FAVORITE PART, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
yeah, it was super cool!
IIIII WANNA DACE WITH SOMEBODYYYYYY
What if the knocking was Jeremy coming to apologize?! :0
mine also
Dont mind this comment I'm just keeping it here so i can listen to Micheal say ''i wanna dance with some body''
2:06
2:08
Literally the greatest part of the song 👌😤
Very true
septic slayer the only part were I didn’t cry
@@thatonetranskidthatneversh2145 mhmmmm
i wouldn’t have been upset if michael got another song
just saying
The part when he breaks down in front of the mirror is so well made
This whole animation is cooler than a vintage cassette
when i first heard this song i honestly thought it was about a guy who got dumped by his boyfriend
according to the fandom im not wrong
((OKAY BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH GOOD JOB))
I just read the entire script, listened to the full play, and read the book (which is actually very different from the play, so it has nothing to do with this comment), but yes, essentially. xD Jeremy and Michael are best buds, but they end up getting into a small argument in the bathroom at a party after Jeremy's new found popularity causes him to abandon Michael, queuing this sad, melody.
Often Jeremy and Michael are portrayed as lovers by their fans.
One of my favorite parts in the play is when Jeremy is talking to Michael about how someone wrote on his backpack "Boyf" only for Michael to turn around and reveal someone wrote "riends" on his, hence why you'll see that on a lot of art too! X3
Uh... If you knew all of that already, sorry. My friend got me hooked on this stuff though so I've only been looking into it.
gren well I mean he was ignored by his BOYF-RIEND ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
(help me)
Cameron Wheeler I mean one of my friends tweeted the creator of the musical (he's pretty chill actually!) and if I remember correctly he basically confirmed them lmao, or at least Michael pinning hard
Rip my sweet bear boy ; ((
Anyway take it with a grain of salt, I've seen screenshots of the conversation and stuff but it was weeks ago hahah ;v;
rip michael
NeonBandit Eh he he, I like gay people
I would pay to hear him sing the rest of “I wanna Dance With Somebody”
I second that, yeah
I'll be the third vote for that
4TH VOTE I love his voice
5th vote
lolpopo 809 totally
Micheal: In the bathroom
Veronica: Hiding
Conner and Evan: SINCERELY ME
The voice drop at 2:50 on him always gets me
Michael: I could stay right here, or disappear, and nobody would even notice at all.
Connor and Evan: *breaks down door* NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR!!!
truth
Michael: Is that- *Is that a ghost?*
I'm already depressed and IM FUCKING NOT EVEN 13
THIS is the comment I came here for YES
SAME
Michael? Bathroom.
Teenage? Battle zone.
Loner? Stoner.
Hotel? Trivago.
Level 9? The Cafetoriam.
Roll? Negimaki.
Restaurant? Jason Deli.
By? Himself.
Caroline Potter ~ honestly that's why i did it that way. i'm a bit of a loner at my school so everyone thinks i'm a pothead. high school is not it.
Caroline Potter exactly. most people think i'm a pothead. which i am, but it's wrong to think that just because i prefer to be alone.
I get this on my recommendation literally right after seeing George Salazar irl, AND HE SANG THIS- and he sung i love play rehearsal, it was angelic 😭❤️
Every musical has that one song that makes people cry
Except in DEH. Literally every song except Sincerely Me is gonna hit you in the feels like someone shot a 3 pointer through the hoop.
I literally cry a lil bit every time I hear this song
@@goodnight-moon564 YES, DAMN.
*Dad: why tf you cryin so damn loud*
My mom said that to me-
I don’t remember liking this but I’m happy I did
Lol. Not why are you crying but why are you crying so loud
@@hinata1ize Yes lmao
Michael: “as I choke back the tears”
Me: **screams and sobs** MY BABY BOY NO I LOVE YOU
Køri Søulai I thought it said "choked on a bread" cause the actor of Michael Mell which is George Salazar sung I Love Play Rehearsal at 54 Below and almost choked on bread so now Im laughing like a -asshole-
musical trash lmao I said the exact same thing the first time I watched this
that part played as i read this-
Michael: *singing loudly in the bathroom about anger and sadness*
The ghosts in the bathroom: This guy is crazy we out
I had a heck of a time figuring out whether it was “Michael flyin’ so low” or “Michael flyin’ solo.”
Kaito Dennis OH MY GOSH ME TOO-
And it actually fits so low... maybe it's made on purpose
It's...it's solo....yeah....I think?
He needs a hug and I'm willing to deliver it
Michael: I could stay right here or disappear
Dear Evan Hansen cast: *NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR!*
That is 100% what I was thinking
KayIDK
A version I found (not mine):
Michael: I could stay right here or disappear and nobody would even notice at all...
Evan (through the window): YOU WILL BE FOUND!
KayIDK wow nice colision of two bands!
KayIDK OMG MY 2 FAVORITE MUSICALS OF ALL TIME COMBINED
Wolfy 20 WAVING THRU A WINDOOOW
This is extremely well done, his expressions are physically painful and emotional.
how sad it is i identify almost all of my childhood moments with this song
the fact that he couldnt sing the full lyric because he was crying gets me *EVERY TIME* 3:53
Ikr..
It kills me every single time
Hailie Davis I started to cry when I saw him crying :C
I know that's good writing
b a s i c a l l y . m e There was no one knocking on the door. The knocking was the sound of his heart, since he was alone. His anxiety got to him and he started to panic.
he protecc
he attacc
but most importantly,
his best friend wont love him bacc
fuck you.
this was too funny
STOP
NO STOP
i dont get that i cant evan read it
p.s. if u caught my DEH pun u r the best player 2 ever!
p.s. if u caught my BMC pun then u r just awesome 👍👍👍
T O O S O O N
these kind of channels give me a strong feeling of nostalgia
I get way into the song and I deadass tear up during, the sad parts?? Idk but my theater kid comes out
I relate so much...
Morgan Lemons ...I second that...
Morgan Lemons You're literally everywhere!!!!
Morgan Lemons I see you everywhere. How...?
me three :/
Morgan Lemons DADDY LEMON!!!!
In most of the other "Michael in the Bathroom" animatics I've seen, Michael is poetrayed as extremely emotionally unstable and filled with anxious sadness from the very beginning of the song. it's a correct portrayal but it doesn't really show the build up of tension and anxiety. This animatic however starts with Michael being angry, hurt, and slightly confused, but as he tries to sort out what happened to his best friend, you can see the panic welling up inside him. The transition between emotional changes is truly stunning and very realistic. At first I was thinking, "Why does he look so angry and not like an emotional mess?" but as I kept watching, I began to see the build up of Michael's panic and sadness. A panic attack does not suddenly leap out from nowhere. It has a gradual build of tension as the anxiety grows until suddenly you can take no more and have an emotional break down. This is very clearly depicted in this animatic truly stunning. Keep up the great work!!!
Allison Panzica with some people anxiety attacks do come out of nowhere. mine can hit hard and last seemingly forever.
Danielle Pochurek True.
I took the time to read all of this because my brain responded to the words Micheal and sadness
Agreed.
How did you type so much and yeah your right
2:27 I just noticed how he struggles with his voice, which makes this even sadder-
Top 5 best singers in my opinion in order
1: Michael
2:Squip
3:Rich
4:Jeremy
5: Christine
No it’s
cHrIStInEEeEEeE
all hail George Salazar
So in my class people were late and someone said "where is Michael"(he’s a guy in our class) and the teacher said: "Michael’s in the bathroom" I was the only one who laughed to myself lol
Ohmygod that must've been amazing, lucky you haha
*wheeze*
Just start singing it silently XD
melissa mjelde I would've yelped
I'm wheezing I want your teacher
The part near the end with "god he's such a loser" hurt my heart.
SomeRandomPerson Person same it hurts
It hurts because I can relate. I can’t tell you how many times... “God he’s such a loser”. Yep...
SomeRandomPerson Person Same
michael only has one song that he really sings, and it's the best song in the entire musical, change my mind
Nah, I agree with you there.
Coming back to the very animatic that got me into BMC😌😌
SAME THIS SONG SLAPPPSSSSS
When he says “WISH I WAS NEVER BORN!” THAT KILLS ME- S O B-
it was fucking me a year ago I was like *sAdNeSs AcTiVaTe*
Me, before listening to the full soundtrack: Aww, his boyfriend dumped him.
Me, after listening to the full soundtrack: *Aww, his boyfriend dumped him*
Not boyfriend
Boyf riend
@@Good_Eve yes
Yesssss!
Ella Aiyana Also that was brillliant.
AbithePotterhead Why thank you
Wow just wow, this spoke to my very soul
its been 6 years and im still watching this
*_[this “Micheal” guy sounds exactly like George Salazar, it’s weird]_*
He sounds like Grover from Percy Jackson
wack
@@Ashley-ej3gz that was the joke ://
I wonder why he sounds like george salazar XD
It is George Salazar, coincidence 😂
The sad thing is that when Jermey called him a loser the squip was malfunctioning...Jermey did it himself. Ow. I didn't need a heart!
Also confirmed that Michael was having a panic attack while singing this.
While the thing may not have been working at that moment, it had already been influencing him. There comes a point in time when you hear something long enough, you start to believe it. The SQUIP had been telling him Michael was a loser and to ditch him. The longer he heard that in his head, the harder it was to ignore
Undertaker9711
You are correct, sorry for such a long reply, just though I'd say some interesting facts.
Three people use this account thats perfectly fine, i was simply adding my two cents. Jeremy had essentially been brainwashed to the point where he didnt need the squip to think Michael was a loser
Coming back because omg this animatic was my childhood
This animatic single-handedly got me into BMC. It’s nice to see it in my recommended again!