EXCELSIOR OST: Inexorable - Cathedral

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • A reimagining of The Binding of Isaac's OST. Made with love and something else that I cant remember. Just wanted to say THANK you for the massive support on this remake, blown away by the massive amounts of people. Please enjoy!
    MOD LINK: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2701118263&tscn=1641097524
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    Album art: RedRachis

Комментарии • 176

  • @nyukjustacommenter857
    @nyukjustacommenter857 2 года назад +350

    Cathedral: exists
    Mod music composers: It's Showtime.

    • @feefington
      @feefington Год назад +31

      for real dude, cathedral *ALWAYS* has banger themes no matter the soundtrack for some reason

    • @dannieyebagsz
      @dannieyebagsz Год назад +11

      Ridiculon popped of with their theme too

    • @AlfurAldric2211
      @AlfurAldric2211 Год назад +5

      @@dannieyebagsz It is the one out of the few themes i personally forgive them for, even as someone who prefers the whole Antibirth soundtrack over the original.

    • @bluerious5475
      @bluerious5475 Год назад +13

      @@AlfurAldric2211 I feel like ridiculon's sountracks for the DLCs and especially *repentance* are all consistently good-genuinely great, but I still enjoy a good number of base rebirth's themes as well lmao. I mean, id think its impossible to hate a song like Sketches of Pain (with combat layer)

    • @AlfurAldric2211
      @AlfurAldric2211 Год назад +1

      @@bluerious5475 Totally agree! I enjoy both Ultimort and Sketches of Pain so much, i found myself switching between the two during my Antibirth days.
      Can't say the same for tracks like Sodden Hollow and Abyss after you've played the game for a long while, though.

  • @thekingofrockin7944
    @thekingofrockin7944 Год назад +169

    I adore the name of this song. Inexorable can mean something impossible to prevent, so it can be seen as Isaac's inevitable death approaching him as he reaches the end of the run (you do kill Isaac on this floor after all). But, inexorable can also mean impossible to persuade or convince, which can be seen as Isaac's mom's unshakeable faith, which had ultimately led to all of Isaac's hardships and inexorable death.

    • @MagikalKrabical
      @MagikalKrabical Месяц назад +2

      Inexorable also referring to Fiend Folio Cathedral without a good run

  • @skapaloka222
    @skapaloka222 2 года назад +128

    my favorite theme, it sounds like it's in pain

    • @redsphinx113
      @redsphinx113 Год назад +17

      Glorious agony

    • @TanukiLoaf
      @TanukiLoaf 5 месяцев назад +1

      okay mr triangle man

    • @random_dumass
      @random_dumass Месяц назад

      Imagine being a child that just killed your mother and whatever it lives is and you enter a strange cathedral and hear that while you explore you see some fucked up things

  • @yeetlejuice7181
    @yeetlejuice7181 Год назад +329

    'wailing' really is the best way you could describe the guitar in this song, there's such raw *emotion* in it. it sounds triumphant, but desperate and broken at the same time- a perfect mood for an isaac track. hearing it in-game is even better; it comes right after the more atmospheric tracks of chapter 4, making the impact of the sheer feeling in this song all the more powerful. the impact is almost so strong it hurts
    absolutely heavenly track, might be my favorite in all of isaac period

    • @toaster9922
      @toaster9922 Год назад +22

      It’s a perfect representation of Isaac’s last thoughts as his brain starves of oxygen in the chest.

  • @jimmington-lj9jo
    @jimmington-lj9jo 7 месяцев назад +42

    the medieval peasant after i lock him in a small dark room and force him to play juice galaxy

    • @lunky5820
      @lunky5820 Месяц назад +1

      "dear god... WHAT!"

  • @gentlesin1301
    @gentlesin1301 2 года назад +342

    This song is hauntingly beautiful. A unique take on the track, and one that undeniably fits isaac’s theme. I want to simultaneously beat someone up and kiss them. And this is a fan ost no less. Bravo.

  • @meow_skulls
    @meow_skulls Год назад +109

    i was listening to this while resting off an overdose in the hospital, and It felt dream-like. It was really weird but everything just simply felt ethereal.
    ever since that, I've been in love with this track.

    • @HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny
      @HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny Год назад +1

      Well it's fitting that meowskulls Overdosed and is in love with the Trippy track being considered the weed cat by a lot of people in twitter

    • @meow_skulls
      @meow_skulls Год назад

      @@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny it is fitting. I oughta listen to this track while high and not trying to end my own life 😵‍💫

    • @peppermint274
      @peppermint274 Год назад +14

      did you imagine yourself going through multiple floors as you killed monsters?

    • @meow_skulls
      @meow_skulls Год назад +10

      @Peppermint i wish, but i was just kind of felt weird and was a bit relieved i was away from those who were hurting me emotionally

    • @SLAPSQUAD17
      @SLAPSQUAD17 Год назад +7

      your saying that like its a normal thing keep ts to yourself

  • @Xamsims
    @Xamsims Год назад +67

    Perfect theme for how the Cathedral is supposed to be a safe sanctuary yet still there are hostile monsters all over the place.

    • @ravioli2321
      @ravioli2321 Год назад +14

      Because you (Isaac) is not welcome there (in his mind). Such a good hint for the lore for a mod soundtrack

    • @duckonaroll1913
      @duckonaroll1913 8 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@ravioli2321holy shit i never thought about cathedral like that

  • @catomax26jeev
    @catomax26jeev Год назад +141

    This along with Fiend Folio make the cathedral have a "final level" theme

    • @the_parasites
      @the_parasites Год назад +9

      And the fast-paced track of the chest gives it a "bonus level" vibe.

    • @TopOfAllWorlds
      @TopOfAllWorlds Год назад +5

      ​@@the_parasites the chest is "the end is rapidly approaching" for me way more than bonus.

    • @the_parasites
      @the_parasites Год назад +3

      ​@@TopOfAllWorldsit's both if you think about it. The urgent-yet-happy theme kinda just says "everything will be over soon, so you might as well go out with a bang." especially with the abundance of items on the floor allowing you to go crazy.

    • @cozysundew33
      @cozysundew33 9 месяцев назад

      @@TopOfAllWorldsthe speed of the Chest Theme also represents the speed of Isaac's breathing as he suffocates in the Chest.

  • @thatonerandomperson3402
    @thatonerandomperson3402 2 года назад +174

    this gives me the urge to shout bible verses at someone but also cry in the corner of a fast food restaurant bathroom
    very beautiful, this is a literal blessing to the ears

    • @Garmond_Zaza_Fan
      @Garmond_Zaza_Fan Год назад +15

      very specific, it's like you already did it

    • @Mekboy_ComputerMonster
      @Mekboy_ComputerMonster Год назад +14

      Imagine working retail, and you go to get a drink of water from the fountain, and all you hear from the bathroom is the muffled screaming/crying wailing of;
      _BUT IF _*_WEEE_*_ ARE LIVING IN THE LIGHT AS _*_GAAAWD_*_ IS IN THE LIGHT_
      _THEN WE HAVE _*_FELLOWSHIP_*_ WITH EACH OTHER!_
      _AND THE _*_BLOOOOOOD_*_ OF JESUS, HIS _*_SON,_*
      _CLEANSES US FROM _*_ALL_*_ SIN!_

    • @runetal9753
      @runetal9753 Год назад +2

      Dogma would agree on this

    • @kanorune
      @kanorune Год назад +3

      ​@@Mekboy_ComputerMonster AS WE CLAIM WE HAVE NO SIN, WE'RE ONLY FOOLING OURSELVES, AND NOT LIVING IN THE TRUTH

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar Год назад +69

    My goodness this is downright Heavenly. I went in with bated breath since The Thief (Antibirth's Cathedral theme) is kind of my favorite song just... ever, but this provided me with an entirely new circumstance behind Cathedral. That guitar is such a divine medium between deterministic energy and otherworldly sorrow, both selling the sacred might of Cathedral's divine protectors and the suffocating fear of a child who feels they deserve to rot in Hell. It's the closest thing I've ever heard musically to a human body being torn apart, metaphysically and literally.
    I actually feel like the two songs work in tandem to communicate these two halves. The Thief is the half that sinks from the stairs of Heaven due to the weight not of their sins, but of their guilt. Inexorable is the theme of the half whose mufflers were severed, now granted the attempt to articulate its suppressed terrors through screams and the final strands of denial. Isaac's life was never fair, and he will never be perfect, and this realization breaks his spine and soul into the shrapnel constituting the sick shreds from Inexorable's guitar. It's banger music, AND it makes you think.
    All while headbanging, of course.
    I'm gonna have to get used to having two absolutely amazing pieces of Cathedral music in my power, I am beyond excited to see what sort of things I draw with Inexorable's screams coursing through my fingertips.

    • @ghifariasoka8272
      @ghifariasoka8272 Год назад +12

      This is the rawest description of this song. Kudos kind sir

  • @P0L0_312
    @P0L0_312 2 года назад +84

    In mi opinion mausoleum and cathedral are by far the best themes in the mod

  • @97raven123
    @97raven123 2 года назад +97

    I think this might be my favorite of the tracks in the ost. Somehow you've made a theme sound desperate.

  • @toomanyusernames8368
    @toomanyusernames8368 Год назад +39

    1:09 - 1:23 is the best part of any Isaac soundtrack I've EVER heard, It feel like music that plays when you pass away and you can see all your past memories and your best moments in life come flooding back into your memory as you ascend into heaven and rest in peace, Its just SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!!

    • @mr.lowlife
      @mr.lowlife 2 месяца назад

      I loke the bit after 1:23. It just hits different

  • @tiagomatias6667
    @tiagomatias6667 Год назад +33

    It's hard to describe just how well this song encapsulates the narrative of the binding of isaac. I still can't believe the celeste ost got overthrown by a mod ost from a 10 year old rogue-like game as my favourite ost of all time! Media in general doesn't make me cry but this comes pretty close so thanks for that I gess!

    • @Blasanic
      @Blasanic 6 месяцев назад

      Same dawg

  • @redsphinx113
    @redsphinx113 Год назад +58

    It's like it's at war with it's self. Like it loves all things and it can't bring itself to kill you. This song is nothing short of divine.

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 Год назад +20

    “lmao what the fuck is this guitar”
    “….”
    “lmao why the fuck am I crying”

  • @JohnTheBoober
    @JohnTheBoober Год назад +25

    I can't put into words how beautiful this track is.

    • @Blasanic
      @Blasanic 7 месяцев назад +1

      Me neither but damn my emotions can the minute I cry with the guitar

  • @losfrail6142
    @losfrail6142 2 года назад +44

    This theme is fantastic. I love this.

  • @maxgriffin2125
    @maxgriffin2125 2 года назад +124

    I never got the hype behind 'The Thief' from the Antibirth OST. I thought it was a bit melodramatic.
    This, on the other hand, is fucking brilliant. To me, I get this impression of the demented comfort Isaac's fever dream finally beginning to irreversibly unravel - that desperate, emotional guitar screeching in the background feels like this honest expression of desperation, and it really sticks out in contrast to the more subdued and melodic tones of previous stages. It just feels so fitting for the first area in the game to become overtly meta and surreal, with the only context being some bizarre place Isaac constructs from his dumbass kid interpretation of Christianity.
    This entire soundtrack is my favourite piece of fan content to come out of the Isaac community ever, and I've been here since WoTL launched.

    • @HollyfromtheHollow
      @HollyfromtheHollow 2 года назад +34

      For me, The Thief feels incredibly oppressive, like you are unwelcome in this house of the Lord, which is fitting considering how much Isaac saw himself as a Devil or a "Sinner Beyond Redemption" because of his mistreatment and the televangelism, I think...
      There's probably more to it than that, but I wouldn't know how to describe it...

    • @superubergoober
      @superubergoober 2 года назад +11

      to me, cathedral is the rare stage where i really like all renditions of its theme

    • @Garmond_Zaza_Fan
      @Garmond_Zaza_Fan Год назад +14

      @@HollyfromtheHollow The Theif version is perfect since, in the bible, the thief is someone who stole their way into heaven, which is literally what isaac does, as if heaven nor hell allows him, where shall he go??
      And, I forgot to mention, the song illustrates that, the song feels like isaac is in home but, is he? he still has guilt in himself, and he can't forget that. The song doesn't give hype because, the cathedral isn't purifying isaac's sins, it's just adding on it.
      I feel like after volume 1, a lot of mudeth's tracks fit, and the only song I think doesn't fit is innocence glitched.

    • @lucassworldofletsplays9270
      @lucassworldofletsplays9270 Год назад +2

      @@superubergoober That and the Isaac battle theme for me

    • @Glory2Snowstar
      @Glory2Snowstar Год назад +10

      The Thief is downright sacred to me but I may be biased, considering I mostly listen to it in isolation. As a standalone piece I absolutely adore everything about it, but I don't know much about how well it fits with Isaac gameplay. (The one time I did hear it in a stream though on Cathedral it was absolutely perfect.)
      This though, I can already see the astral projections of ultra hype this theme would give you while powering through Cathedral. The guitar's wailing both provides the emotion of Inexorable's context AND gets you in the mood to style on a bunch of screwed-up looking priests and the occasional Triachnid. The percussion especially is basically crack to me.
      Honestly, this music is so incredibly raw that it makes me wish Cathedral was a final area. It makes everything feel like it's leading up to some forbidden conclusion.

  • @nathanvillasenor8964
    @nathanvillasenor8964 Год назад +11

    I am convinced this is the greatest piece of video game music ever

  • @feefington
    @feefington Год назад +11

    Sounds melancholic and holy, like we're walking upon something grand and blessed, but said blessed spirits aren't exactly on our side which explains the pitch of tension and fear

  • @kikuribot4316
    @kikuribot4316 2 года назад +16

    Harmony of dissonance's Chapel + Kraids lair vibes... I love it

  • @ItHamBoi
    @ItHamBoi 2 года назад +17

    There's a part that remembers me of that one song from the sleeping beauty and it fills me with nostalgia

  • @rafhael636
    @rafhael636 Год назад +10

    Just found gold in here,because this slaps

  • @trashbeast
    @trashbeast 2 года назад +30

    god damn this one is amazing

  • @BluFactory816
    @BluFactory816 Год назад +10

    I randomly heard this song in a LS mark video it jumpscared the shit out of me.

    • @powertrip838
      @powertrip838 Год назад +1

      Link to the vid?

    • @BluFactory816
      @BluFactory816 Год назад +1

      @POWERTRIP here, ruclips.net/video/o5TK6y3o3Tw/видео.html
      There's a ton of other EXCELSIOR tracks in this video, whoever edited it has good taste in music.

    • @BluFactory816
      @BluFactory816 Год назад +2

      It plays at about 2:35:00 btw

    • @powertrip838
      @powertrip838 Год назад +2

      @@BluFactory816u a real one

    • @BluFactory816
      @BluFactory816 Год назад +3

      @@powertrip838 np dawg always down to help a fellow Isaac music enjoyer

  • @imjusthere235
    @imjusthere235 Год назад +9

    This song must be what heaven feels like

  • @sirligma3369
    @sirligma3369 2 месяца назад +2

    WE ASCENDING WITH THIS ONE

  • @papervods
    @papervods 2 года назад +19

    This one is such a vibe

  • @RupertRockz53
    @RupertRockz53 10 месяцев назад +5

    0:13 this is what it feels like when ascending to heaven

    • @Blasanic
      @Blasanic 7 месяцев назад +1

      If I heard this while in heaven I would be crying ridiculously hard

  • @higtwashere
    @higtwashere Год назад +7

    i love whoever made this

  • @invalid_user_handle
    @invalid_user_handle Год назад +10

    I don't understand, why does every Binding of Isaac OST (Original, Rebirth, Antibirth, Excelsior) all have some of their best tracks in the Cathedral?

  • @SrakenKraken
    @SrakenKraken Год назад +17

    0:57 and then it turned itself into a castlevania soundtrack.
    funniest shit i've ever seen.

  • @Blasanic
    @Blasanic 7 месяцев назад +2

    Damn, listening to this while driving is a whole different experience ngl. I just shut down and cried the minute I heard that guitar pierce my soul and pull out all of the painful memories in my life

  • @Kyee124
    @Kyee124 Год назад +13

    this somehow give me the feel of risk of rain stage theme

  • @levar6618
    @levar6618 Год назад +6

    This gives me extreme "Ghost and Pals" vibes
    I think distorted vocaloid would go VERY well with this

  • @rlov4rlevisman
    @rlov4rlevisman Год назад +8

    I want this playing at my funeral

  • @mistahjenkins4826
    @mistahjenkins4826 Год назад +9

    This theme makes me think of several different things, but if I were to summarize it into one sentence alone, it would be that it makes me think of a relationship that tries to make itself look sweet and warm and fuzzy, but is really a toxic mess of lies, abuse, and torment... Which happens to share a lot of similarities to religion in that regard, *especially* Christianity.

  • @chifladorlarry
    @chifladorlarry 4 месяца назад +2

    this is my favorite song ever

  • @YoungEldritch
    @YoungEldritch 2 года назад +28

    How did you get this guitar timbre and effect? It sounds excellent!

  • @Ragless-sselgaR
    @Ragless-sselgaR 11 месяцев назад +4

    1:53 this so good

  • @yolomcswaggins4929
    @yolomcswaggins4929 Год назад +5

    The track really feel like someone who feels guilty in a place of grace. All of the discord comes from "outside" the composition, if that makes sense.

  • @thevoicesaregettinglouder16
    @thevoicesaregettinglouder16 Год назад +3

    Those guitar riffs are fantastic

  • @johnes4882
    @johnes4882 Год назад +3

    that wailing guitar would make Godspeed You! shed a single tear

  • @am-180
    @am-180 Год назад +1

    ok maybe THIS one takes the top spot. its genuinely unbelievable, the first time i got to the cathedral with the mod installed i literally had to just stop and listen

  • @Genther
    @Genther Год назад +4

    I dont know why but this give me vibes of final moments before suicide

    • @Blasanic
      @Blasanic 7 месяцев назад +1

      It technically is lore wise

  • @averyoddguy4015
    @averyoddguy4015 5 месяцев назад +2

    the song that i hear when im having a fucking panic attack as i try to conserve whatever HP i have for isaac like holy shit the raw fear in this floor

  • @ostena2315
    @ostena2315 4 месяца назад +2

    sounds like something out of double king

  • @DanTDMs-homunculus
    @DanTDMs-homunculus Год назад +3

    that plucky guitar reminds me of the pogo sticks from animusic
    also this is really neat, i love that wacky screeching guitar

  • @thewizardslime6764
    @thewizardslime6764 Год назад +3

    Its like klonoa 2 (and maybe 1 too but i havent played it) but twisted, and thats for a game that is kinda twisted in what much twisted you can do in a family friendly game

  • @TotallyNotFanatic25
    @TotallyNotFanatic25 2 года назад +23

    Will be there layers and heavy versions of the tracks?

    • @atpsoldat6108
      @atpsoldat6108 2 года назад +15

      Steam page of this mod says no to layers.

    • @TotallyNotFanatic25
      @TotallyNotFanatic25 2 года назад +5

      @@atpsoldat6108 thank you, that’s sad

    • @bustoms
      @bustoms 2 года назад +2

      @@TotallyNotFanatic25 what are layers?

    • @TotallyNotFanatic25
      @TotallyNotFanatic25 2 года назад +10

      @@bustoms layers are the additions of instruments that fade in when you are in room with many monsters in it and fade out when the room doors are open

    • @ItHamBoi
      @ItHamBoi 2 года назад +8

      @@TotallyNotFanatic25 he tried but didn't work

  • @cyberpancakee6627
    @cyberpancakee6627 11 месяцев назад +1

    Might be my favorite Isaac song, counting all the vanilla songs.

  • @VadaZoraRevaNova
    @VadaZoraRevaNova 22 дня назад +1

    This is awesome!

  • @cupcayuk
    @cupcayuk Год назад +4

    How the hell do you come up with these compositions? This is fucking crazy

  • @gadunka888
    @gadunka888 Год назад +2

    the guitar and the background track gives me indie music vibes like MGMT or sth like that lol

  • @Yakumoke
    @Yakumoke Год назад +2

    This is beautiful.

  • @m19967-p
    @m19967-p 2 года назад +7

    yum

  • @ryanwardell9975
    @ryanwardell9975 Год назад

    I LOVE your music so so so much!!!!! Please never stop

  • @Namid1
    @Namid1 2 года назад +13

    wheres dark room+chest :(

    • @m19967-p
      @m19967-p 2 года назад +27

      i stole them, and you'll never find them.

    • @P0L0_312
      @P0L0_312 2 года назад +2

      @@m19967-p NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @m19967-p
      @m19967-p 2 года назад +2

      @@P0L0_312 heehheheheheheheh

  • @eeeveeeve
    @eeeveeeve Год назад +20

    _“For I know the plans I have for you,”_ declares the Lord, _“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”_
    Jeremiah 29:11

  • @abrahamaceves6463
    @abrahamaceves6463 Год назад +3

    Straight outta Shin Megami Tensei

  • @mrevident1970
    @mrevident1970 Год назад +1

    Inhabitants of cathedral greets you

  • @Don_weon608
    @Don_weon608 23 дня назад

    Esta canción es hermosa

  • @josee.r6541
    @josee.r6541 Год назад +1

    Por alguna razón este tema, me llena de un sentimiento extraño cono si estuviera apunto de entrar a una gran iglesia y pelear con el papá para luego llorar, es extrañamente exitante también

  • @Kenneth_sunem
    @Kenneth_sunem 5 месяцев назад

    Chaos in heaven's, Chaos in the Cathedral...

  • @redknight20223
    @redknight20223 Год назад

    good combo with fiend folio

  • @boglindegamer1903
    @boglindegamer1903 Год назад +4

    its like when you combine burning memory with Never (songs obviously)

  • @GleebieDeebie
    @GleebieDeebie Год назад +1

    I Would Appreciate This Track, But I Prioristise My Halo Theme For Cathedral Thank You

  • @sirwoofish4335
    @sirwoofish4335 10 месяцев назад

    holy moley

  • @orangthejester931reaper8
    @orangthejester931reaper8 Год назад +3

    *ascend*

  • @gadunka888
    @gadunka888 Год назад +2

    the sound font reminds me of the indie band TV Girl especially the whiny guitar and the drums and the synth, Birds Dont Sing has a similar but not identical instrument

  • @Newer_255
    @Newer_255 11 месяцев назад

    this song is a haven, whit drip

  • @dingus4244
    @dingus4244 8 месяцев назад

    niceee

  • @PstrywBerryVids
    @PstrywBerryVids Год назад

    I don't know why but I get George Harrison vibes from this. It's probably the intense electric and religious vibes

  • @OUCHquestionmark
    @OUCHquestionmark 5 месяцев назад

    does anyone know the name of the synth used in this track? the one that kinda sounds like a piano. its definitely from some keyboard but i cant place it

  • @scorpion_guitarist
    @scorpion_guitarist Год назад +1

    0:57 why do i hear some sample of sans megalovania

  • @POPGOESFNACTheBite87
    @POPGOESFNACTheBite87 Год назад

    SOUND LIKE HOPES AND DREAMS

  • @THEPinkPikmin
    @THEPinkPikmin Год назад +1

    When you take the best but worst dump of your life

  • @mikhail6920
    @mikhail6920 9 месяцев назад

    1:50

  • @psi_starbean
    @psi_starbean Год назад +1

    BPM?

    • @s0smaster
      @s0smaster Год назад

      Sounds close to about 210 BPM or a subdivision thereof

    • @psi_starbean
      @psi_starbean Год назад

      @@s0smaster thanks!

    • @ZealanTanner
      @ZealanTanner Год назад

      ​@@psi_starbean I tried to tap along and honestly it's really hard to find the bpm because I can't tell what notes are the main beat. I'd say 140, or 210 like sosmaster said.

    • @fragranced9258
      @fragranced9258 2 месяца назад

      It's 70 bpm, but in compound time, meaning the beats are split into Threes rather than Twos. If you listen closely you will notice that notes that make up he melodies of this piece can be easily split into groups of 3 or 6. If I were to guess the Time signature is 6/8.
      TL;DR: 70bpm, 6/8 time

  • @Solaris_Age2090
    @Solaris_Age2090 6 месяцев назад

    POV: you’re camping

  • @random_dumass
    @random_dumass 2 месяца назад +1

    Hearing this is jarring when you see the fucked up things lurking around the cathedral

  • @aisvc
    @aisvc 6 месяцев назад +1

    yum