and the universe said i love you because you are love. gets us emotional every time. even knowing it was coming, it made us tear up a little when you read it out loud.
Minecraft songs have an ability i can only describe a supernatural; they invoke so many pure emotions into my body that I can't help but cry, and I am not someone who normally cries at basically anything. That's because I believe that crying is not a bodily response to sadness, but a response to emotion itself, when it all gets too overwhelming. Minecraft music manages to tell such a comprehensive story in such a beautiful manner it manages to bring me to tears every time. The composers of the original minecraft album are musical geniuses. Truly a 1 off album.
The Minecraft song "alpha" the song playing on the end poem, make me stare into a void, thinking, about life, the constant starting, and ending, and about how limited it, the positive moments and the negatives, it just makes me think, about how small we are. All while at the same time, making me think of my Minecraft childhood. But this is just my perspective of the song
You, sir.. You're the first ever person I've heard. Read this poem. As if the universe itself was reading it to someone. The comfort behind each word and pause was just.. perfect with the softness and warmth that it gave. I feel as if you did The End poem justice, how few people ever read the poem at all when playing the game and listening to the forgotten song. This was perfect in a way of a peaceful melancholy. It had brought me to tears and goosebumps, I'm not really sure if you may be able to read this or not, but a small sliver chance you may as to how early I was to this video.. honestly- this has been the first video in a long while I watched from you when I finished your miracle musical video essay.. And I commend you for how well put this video was, no more words I can just try and put out to say how much I loved every bit of the video. So thank you.. - From Kyrin With a friendly wave back to the world and beyond.
The end poem man... all day i've been feeling so- weird, so- empty, but i feel like after watching this video, gears i had forgotten existed started turning again, thank you, for the amazing video
I never heard Alpha in game. But for me, it is the most powerful of the Minecraft songs. It feels like a song about nostalgia itself, a musical reminiscence of the good 'ol times. Every time I hear Alpha, I can't help but pause everything else and just dredge up old memories of the early 2010's. Its like it tells a story of all the memories you've made, and the journey that you've been on.
I'm pretty sure you get this a lot, but you're the reason I got into Hawaii: Part II and the reason why it is now one of my favorite albums of all time. There have been a handful of moments in the past few months which the album has helped me get through, and I don't think I would have found it if not for the breathtaking video you did for it. Thank you for continuing to put out videos of unmatched quality for the size of your channel and pouring your heart and soul into their creation.
Thank you for taking the time to watch them! The beauty of being a smaller channel is I can have better conversations with you all, I’m really happy I saw this comment. Thank you :)
TL;DR: The song is called Alpha by C418 I listen to C418 outside of Minecraft, so I've heard this song a lot. I remember first hearing it on the end screen and being surprised that it was actually in the game files!
I love how the End poem is basically reminding you, that you exist. In a frankly absurd and incomprehensible world, simultaneously as an inevitability and a near impossible fluke of physics, perceiving reality only as much as your mind can construct it. Its somehow so incredibly personal yet applicable to pretty much any person at any time. Definitely makes you contemplate your place in the world, and how each little moment fits in. Its also a nice commentary about how in many ways Minecraft is a parody of existence, and can be seen as no more fake than our own experience of life, which itself is merely an interpretation of the underlying truth of the universe. There's also a sort of hinting at an incomprehensible meaning to the universe, and to our lives, and the games we play. Truly a fitting poem for a quasi-end to a sandbox game centered on the player and creativity
I have no clue what to say. Should I say how much I love the amount of meaning and depth that can be drawn from one song. Maybe mention the love I feel for the writing of the poem and how much clear passion went into it. Or perhaps talk about how I've grown up with Minecraft throughout my life, and this video makes me adore it so much more. I think I'll just say my favourite line from the credits. "And the Universe said you are stronger than you know"
I'm been absolutely wreaked by nostalgia upon hearing about the 15th anniversary. Its seriously been that long. I played minecraft pocket editon before they even had different types of trees and redstone was a just a rare ore, watched hours of youtubers play together on Xbox, and eventually got a Wii U edition for myself. I was always a legacy console kid, and when I saw all the stuff the the anniversary, it hit me that those days are gone. There is only java and bedrock now. Textures change, terrain changes, and each ever updates alters the world from what it once was. But still, what the game has to say at the end remains same: "The player, it has played well" "You. You. You are alive" "And the universe said I love you" "And the universe said you have played the game well" "And the universe said I love you because you are love" Time to break out the old Wii U again, I have to see this again. For now, I'm going to cry in a corner for a bit.
In the legacy editions, music would not stop playing. Meaning you had sweet sweet c418 with this atmospheric fog and limited worlds. It felt quaint and like this world was yours. The water border kept you grounded, instead of going out thousands of blocks, you had to work with what you had, appreciate your current scenario. All while c418 masterpieces played. The legacy console editions were truly a time of a different era.
It’s the very thing that kept me from moving on to other versions. The sense of ironic freedom the limited world size gave is unmatched, the constant music keeping me going and inspiring fun builds, knowing where everything is at all times and being able to get there at a moments notice. There’s a mod for java called legacy 4j which is trying to bring as much of legacy console back as possible, but they haven’t gotten limited world sizes yet. Everything else is there though for the most part.
Ohhh I thought that was just because my Xbox didn’t have enough storage for a bigger world, and now that you mention it, it does seem like I heard music more back then. It just seemed obnoxiously loud, but it was just constantly playing, no breaks.
Oh my god I found this song a year ago on a road trip and almost cried because of just how amazing It is. It just reminds me of an adventure just exploring as a kid being curious about everything and laying in the grass with friends.
man... we all know my ass is stranded in my minecraft world singing a lullaby For anyone who didn’t get it that was a Hawaii part ii and an alpha reference…
fort collins has only made me cry a few times, most of which have been on the spring creek trail or horsetooth. never thought it would make me cry via the nostalgia of my favorite minecraft track.
never beat the game in my entire life, but i’m an ost guy, so i know about the song through the official ost. it’s a beautiful one, nothing like it. I’ll never forget that one autumn car ride where i heard Alpha for the first time.
'Alpha' is my number one favourite song in the entire minecraft soundtrack, so it's nice seeing (or listening to lol) someone talk about it and the song in combination with the endpoem!
This video... is probably the most well made, beautiful, and just downright moving minecraft video I have ever watched. I keep returning to it to rewatch over and over again because I love the minecraft end poem and Alpha. I discovered the poem after letting the credits roll for the first time I beat the dragon only a few years ago, and since it was never brought to my attention before I was nearly brought to tears. I was not listening to the audio at the time, but after having Alpha shuffled to me once I was hooked. I could never find a true reading of the poem with Alpha playing in the background, and you perfectly captured the essence of what the song is in relation to the poem. Outstanding work!
my friend just casually sent this to a gc I was not mentally prepared at all I haven't seen this text and sat through it since I was like really young. all I vaguely recall was it saying I played the game good- and being proud. ...even then I don't really recall- that's already pushing it, since I needed to see this to even remember anything. I don't even remember the song at all, not even a bit, outside of the bits of the rest of the ost in there, but not that song in specific. I wanna say I'm surprised this brought me to tears, and be like woah wtf-- but Minecraft has honestly done that so much I'm not all too shocked what a time to be alive, truly alive.
Alpha by far is my favorite track, I enjoy the others but to me this meant history, I only killed the ender dragon with my friends and never defeated it alone, I remember someone in the call narrating the poem as this song sits into my mind. By far one of the best and most nostalgic tracks from c418.
I've never seen a video so beautifully produced and written before. You're the best storyteller on this platform. I feel like you managed to weave beauty into every part of this video and every part of every word. Kudos!
I've always felt that the poem way more important then just an end screen, yet I always forgot about it before u could start thinking deeper into its meaning. you have put my feelings into words and the words into an incredible video. Keep up the good work.
i never played minecraft. i wasn't part of any margin of the community. all i ever did was have pocket edition on my phone when i was small. i only listened to the minecraft album because the songs were calming. there was never any nostalgia or emotional attachment. yet the first time i heard Alpha, scrolling through the comments, the experiences and the emotions of the commenters managed to seep into my unconscious and i found myself in tears.
An observation I've made after revesting "The End" after watching this video-- It's extremely fitting I feel that a song dedicated to w the end -- a dimension of void and barren, corrupted wastes -- that is composed of corrupted and aethereal melodies and tones directly precedes a song about `everything` and beyond. A contrast between desolation, corruption, and void between the greater expanse of substance and everything. Its a juxtaposition I cant stop obsessing over with how perfectly its been implemented. From spanning a dimension of inverted stone, warped trees, unorthodox ruins and endless void to a gradual reentry into the world itself in a beautifully composed omni-potent synopsis once you pass over from the dimension of "Ending" to the world of limitless bounds and oppritunity. In short; with "The End" and "Alpha" being polar opposites of eachother, its extremely fitting to have this juxtaposition placed once you cross over from the threshold of warped and jaded "End" back into an open plane of New Beginnings and limitless possibility.. I would love to see what else can be extracted from the relationship between The End and Alpha, and what further meaning it may have implicated on the greater end poem's theme.
(exeprt from pinned coment) OK I lied; "And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream. And the player began a new dream. And the player dreamed again, dreamed better And the player was the universe. And the player was love." With my observations between "The End" and "Alpha", this stanza stood out to me between the rest of them. The player would conqure the expansive void and corruption of "The End" and begin a new after crossing the threshold, respawning in the overworld in their bed to begin a new.. over and over as they take what they've learned and felt and apply it further to have better dreams. As an analogy with life-- After you truly "End" something, theres always more you can do. More things you can think of, achieve, conquer, pass through, and experience -- all whilst taking in the impressions from these various experiences to "dream better", or otherwise grow. as a person from it. Although there is a "True End" of sorts in the sense of entropy and everything slowly losing form over time, we can still surpass whatever ends we come across and think are coming our way and grow from it. Fearing over this warped and ending totality only to come across the other side feeling better, being better, and growing past to become even better and better- to do more and experience more in this seemingly never-ending universe we find outselves in. To experience everything and do everything you can and want to, and to move past any corrupted or distorted endings you may percive to face. in the future To grow and continue from the many past "endings" you once feared to do more and better things-- waking up and accepting the past events before applying what was felt from that onto new beginnings and future ends to be met and passed. As with the last two lines-- the player is of the universe. You are of the universe-- You are what you experience and feel, what you move through and overcome-- Everything you love and know of is what is important. Not to dwell on future Ends of sort with such monumental beasts that seem impossible to overcome (especially so with so many prongs and pillars of mounted issues feeding the monster)-- but to defeat and conquer those fears and grow from it. To grow and dream better and dream more, be better and be more. You are what you experience and love-- what you feel and care for. You are able to do more and more as you grow from new beginnings to resolute endings. Don't stay on or fear over any ends you come across-- doing such will just subject you to a warped and corrupted view of everything and declare it all void. You are stronger than any ending-- and you are able to continue growing and loving more and more-- passing it on to others so they can also grow more and more. To wake up from an end, to then move to a beginning -- over and over -- and to continue surpassing those ends and grow from them. To be of what you love from what you have experienced and felt. Keep waking up and dream more, Keep moving to dream better. Dont be afraid of any ends in site-- overcome them and grow to dream more and dream better. Grow from what you've dreamed of and felt and loved. What matters to you is what you love and experience-- not of any stretch of void or menacing dragon that will impeed you from doing what you love.
thinking about this more-- its become more and more apparent to me that these two tracks are of the same piece bounded to this single poem and the End. I would absolutely love to see what more can be extracted both from the poem, the music, and the actual game itself... Theres plenty of metaphors, analogies, and greater nuggets of meaning to extract here. And I feel we've only barely scratched the surface.
fun fact, you can also hear Alpha when watching the credits from the options menu or on the main menu (the "Copyright Mojang AB. Do not distribute!" text)
This fills me with nostalgia; Alpha is my favorite track in the game and always will be. I love listening and hearing all the sounds of the best soundtrack in the world rolled into one soothing masterpiece. I sleep to this playing all night, and for good reason. It is a reminder that the game has infinite possibilities. When it plays you can feel emotion flowing with the song, making you think hard into all the things you've done since you started your journey into Minecraft. I speak for everyone when I say to C418, the greatest gift for Minecraft would be the return of an amazing composer who shaped the vibes of the game: C418 He will always be welcome to us.
clicked on this as something to listen to in the background, didn't expect something so well put together and well presented! would watch again i love videos of this style it's so cool
First: This is super, super well edited. Like, I know there's plenty of comments that are like "OMG YOUR VIDS ARE SO GOOD FOR 11K" but I really mean it when I say that this is my absolute favorite editing style, and I'm glad I came across this video. Second: wow, that was emotional. Edit: WAIT, YOU MADE THAT MIRACLE MUSICAL VIDEO? SUBBED.
Fun fact and the universe said I love you is the name of a song in the album story mode archives by Antimo and Welles which has unused music from Minecraft story mode I don't know if it's meant to tie in with the end but it does have a similar sound I recommend giving it a listen and forming your own opposition on the song
bro. i just finished an arrangement of this piece yesterday for piano and mixed orchestra. its quite funny how i never beaten the game for 10 years of playing but i will probably be the first one to perform this piece with a high school orchestra. im really excited about the premiere.
If you like Alpha's dramatic sound you should check out 'Stilbruch' off of C418's '72 Minutes Of Fame'. All of his music is great honestly. There's so much more than just Minecraft. Overall, good video!
Someday I think I will find the wisdom and introspection to do what you have today, to realize this poem myself. I've always wanted to create a narration of it but good lord how do you interpret something of such great magnitude and meaning through the lens of our spoken word? It seems so simple, to put on an interesting voice into a good microphone and read, but I think it takes something incredible to be able to do justice to this poem, something which I just am not able to do yet. Beautiful video.
Incredibly beautiful. Alpha has always been my favorite song, it's funny as well I've made a poem as well and the similarities to mine and the end of Minecrafts are kinda scary. I wrote my poem when I was stressed out of my mind working 70 hours a week for Activision, I had a stroke of inspiration and started furiously writing words into a notepad for a game I dream of making one day. I cried my eyes out for so long after writing it, I really think the universe speaks through us. I'll post my poem if anyone is interested but it's kinda cheesy and I've never shared it but, I hope you love it. Did you have fun? I find myself asking that a lot. I hope we did. We built this together... With so much time and effort. The place was so empty... Our home was so desolate. Surrounded by nothing we took to entertaining ourselves. Sitting here alone we created variety and change. We flooded the waters and filled the skies. We concurred the land and we'll rule the stars. We grew together, We fell together and we created together. So much happened so fast it was easy to get swept away in it all... Yet through all of it, the most precious thing in all of existence remains... You remain. We remain. We built games and told stories. We built this game and told this story. We created more stories then we can consume. We filled the air with laughter, and we cried on sad occasions. Why did we create so much? Because we were lonely. No one told me it was okay to cry... We'll tell you now. It's okay to feel sadness. No one told me I'd be furious. It's okay to feel frustrations. No one told me I'd be lonely. It's okay to feel lonely, but your never alone. We're never alone. No one told me they l o v e me... I l o v e you. We love you so much. You've done so much. No one told me there would be an end... There's always an end to every great story. There's only one thing left to ask at the end of it all... Did you have fun?
......... thank you for sharing. I paused the video to give your poem my full attention, and it's... it's very well written. I know I'm just some stranger you'll never meet, but.. I suppose that's the funny thing about art, isn't it? It doesn't really matter. It transcends boundaries, relationships, and touches people regardless. Sometimes, in ways the artist couldn't have intended. Just yesterday, I spoke to my closest friend of ~4.5 years about feeling like we're drifting apart. I didn't get a bad response, exactly. But... I realized we will likely never be as close as we once were. It's... it's a bit frightening. I didn't expect it to go quite that way. It's.. it's not the end of our story. There's been no falling out. But... looking back on how things were, what we did together, what we created together? ..I.. I had fun. Again, ....thank you, for sharing.
I hope your channel gains more attention and discussion, this is truly good work. Maybe one day to celebrate your success or your legacy you will return to this video and make it again? I would look forward to that. Thank you.
You’re the one who uploaded the Hawaii video! Man you have no idea how much I’ve tried to search for it. I know that’s beautiful style ain’t strange for me.
What's your favorite line from the Minecraft poem?
"And the universe said I love you because you are love"
And the universe said I love you because you are love.
and the universe said i love you because you are love.
gets us emotional every time. even knowing it was coming, it made us tear up a little when you read it out loud.
I see the player you mean.
Assasin?
The perfect interface, a thousand years old.
whenever the poem gets to "and the universe said i love you" i cry a river
Dude same
Huh, so that title for the music piece from the Story Mode Archives album wasn't a coincedence!
The more you know!
I love you because you are love 💞
@@GlitchingRobin 💙
@@nexusless growing up reading it is that Danny DeVito meme "I finally get it"
Never thought a poem in my favorite block game would bring me tears. Thanks for making this.
The song did that too, they, together did that.
Same bro
Minecraft songs have an ability i can only describe a supernatural; they invoke so many pure emotions into my body that I can't help but cry, and I am not someone who normally cries at basically anything. That's because I believe that crying is not a bodily response to sadness, but a response to emotion itself, when it all gets too overwhelming. Minecraft music manages to tell such a comprehensive story in such a beautiful manner it manages to bring me to tears every time. The composers of the original minecraft album are musical geniuses. Truly a 1 off album.
There is a subtle defeat in every victory, the conclusion of a story, the good times and jokes between friends that led to a battle, The End.
The Minecraft song "alpha" the song playing on the end poem, make me stare into a void, thinking, about life, the constant starting, and ending, and about how limited it, the positive moments and the negatives, it just makes me think, about how small we are. All while at the same time, making me think of my Minecraft childhood. But this is just my perspective of the song
I assure you, you are correct. Something is there. It is all of us.
I have to say. I never had the urge to beat minecraft. But now, this, this has truly convinced me to try. It'll be a while but I'll do it. I promise.
You got this! Tell me what ya think :)
Same here man, I'm so torn up over this video
23:35 how dare you make me cry while I have the registered God Partical on my hip
:,)
You, sir..
You're the first ever person I've heard. Read this poem. As if the universe itself was reading it to someone. The comfort behind each word and pause was just.. perfect with the softness and warmth that it gave.
I feel as if you did The End poem justice, how few people ever read the poem at all when playing the game and listening to the forgotten song. This was perfect in a way of a peaceful melancholy.
It had brought me to tears and goosebumps, I'm not really sure if you may be able to read this or not, but a small sliver chance you may as to how early I was to this video.. honestly- this has been the first video in a long while I watched from you when I finished your miracle musical video essay..
And I commend you for how well put this video was, no more words I can just try and put out to say how much I loved every bit of the video. So thank you..
- From Kyrin
With a friendly wave back to the world and beyond.
Alpha is my favorite song ever, and it's amazing to see someone else talking about it
The end poem man... all day i've been feeling so- weird, so- empty, but i feel like after watching this video, gears i had forgotten existed started turning again, thank you, for the amazing video
I never heard Alpha in game. But for me, it is the most powerful of the Minecraft songs. It feels like a song about nostalgia itself, a musical reminiscence of the good 'ol times. Every time I hear Alpha, I can't help but pause everything else and just dredge up old memories of the early 2010's. Its like it tells a story of all the memories you've made, and the journey that you've been on.
I'm pretty sure you get this a lot, but you're the reason I got into Hawaii: Part II and the reason why it is now one of my favorite albums of all time. There have been a handful of moments in the past few months which the album has helped me get through, and I don't think I would have found it if not for the breathtaking video you did for it. Thank you for continuing to put out videos of unmatched quality for the size of your channel and pouring your heart and soul into their creation.
Thank you for taking the time to watch them! The beauty of being a smaller channel is I can have better conversations with you all, I’m really happy I saw this comment. Thank you :)
Im glad you have done this video as your Hawaii: Part 2 video was what brought me here.
same here
TL;DR: The song is called Alpha by C418
I listen to C418 outside of Minecraft, so I've heard this song a lot. I remember first hearing it on the end screen and being surprised that it was actually in the game files!
“How could I have forgotten…?”
I love how the End poem is basically reminding you, that you exist. In a frankly absurd and incomprehensible world, simultaneously as an inevitability and a near impossible fluke of physics, perceiving reality only as much as your mind can construct it. Its somehow so incredibly personal yet applicable to pretty much any person at any time. Definitely makes you contemplate your place in the world, and how each little moment fits in.
Its also a nice commentary about how in many ways Minecraft is a parody of existence, and can be seen as no more fake than our own experience of life, which itself is merely an interpretation of the underlying truth of the universe. There's also a sort of hinting at an incomprehensible meaning to the universe, and to our lives, and the games we play.
Truly a fitting poem for a quasi-end to a sandbox game centered on the player and creativity
I have no clue what to say.
Should I say how much I love the amount of meaning and depth that can be drawn from one song.
Maybe mention the love I feel for the writing of the poem and how much clear passion went into it.
Or perhaps talk about how I've grown up with Minecraft throughout my life, and this video makes me adore it so much more.
I think I'll just say my favourite line from the credits.
"And the Universe said you are stronger than you know"
I'm been absolutely wreaked by nostalgia upon hearing about the 15th anniversary. Its seriously been that long. I played minecraft pocket editon before they even had different types of trees and redstone was a just a rare ore, watched hours of youtubers play together on Xbox, and eventually got a Wii U edition for myself. I was always a legacy console kid, and when I saw all the stuff the the anniversary, it hit me that those days are gone. There is only java and bedrock now. Textures change, terrain changes, and each ever updates alters the world from what it once was. But still, what the game has to say at the end remains same:
"The player, it has played well"
"You. You. You are alive"
"And the universe said I love you"
"And the universe said you have played the game well"
"And the universe said I love you because you are love"
Time to break out the old Wii U again, I have to see this again. For now, I'm going to cry in a corner for a bit.
In the legacy editions, music would not stop playing. Meaning you had sweet sweet c418 with this atmospheric fog and limited worlds. It felt quaint and like this world was yours. The water border kept you grounded, instead of going out thousands of blocks, you had to work with what you had, appreciate your current scenario. All while c418 masterpieces played. The legacy console editions were truly a time of a different era.
It’s the very thing that kept me from moving on to other versions. The sense of ironic freedom the limited world size gave is unmatched, the constant music keeping me going and inspiring fun builds, knowing where everything is at all times and being able to get there at a moments notice.
There’s a mod for java called legacy 4j which is trying to bring as much of legacy console back as possible, but they haven’t gotten limited world sizes yet. Everything else is there though for the most part.
Ohhh I thought that was just because my Xbox didn’t have enough storage for a bigger world, and now that you mention it, it does seem like I heard music more back then. It just seemed obnoxiously loud, but it was just constantly playing, no breaks.
Oh my god I found this song a year ago on a road trip and almost cried because of just how amazing It is. It just reminds me of an adventure just exploring as a kid being curious about everything and laying in the grass with friends.
It was really difficult to hold back tears bro I couldn't stop remembering all the great times back when I was younger
Intro will always bring me to tears...
End poem makes me cry every time. Every. Time.
Phenomenal essay! I'm extremely glad I picked on this video from my feed.
More people need to see this.
man... we all know my ass is stranded in my minecraft world singing a lullaby
For anyone who didn’t get it that was a Hawaii part ii and an alpha reference…
You are alone at the edge of the universe. The end. The last place to visit.
fort collins has only made me cry a few times, most of which have been on the spring creek trail or horsetooth. never thought it would make me cry via the nostalgia of my favorite minecraft track.
The amount of times minecraft has made me cry is unfair
FINALLY SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT ALPHA!!! c418 best song
I've always loved the end poem, hell, the story and minecraft mod I'm making is based around it.
Thank you, for making this video.
This song, 'Alpha', is one of my favorite... I always stay to listen to it at least once
When you played the song, actually cried. I wasn’t sad but 8t just happened.
15:25 this is just like that one Minecraft: Story Mode quote:
"When one story ends,
another one begins."
at the end of the poem i got the chills this is so good dude
never beat the game in my entire life, but i’m an ost guy, so i know about the song through the official ost. it’s a beautiful one, nothing like it. I’ll never forget that one autumn car ride where i heard Alpha for the first time.
This channel is a true hidden gem. The world needs more people like you, the universe needs more people like you.
Got recommended this, and as someone struggling in life right now this is what I needed. Thank you
This is one of my favorite songs in the album and its the first one i always play on the album records irl
Thanks for drawing my attention to this poem! It means a surprising amount
You never cease to amaze me, buddy!!!
Incredible. The storytelling was incredible.
'Alpha' is my number one favourite song in the entire minecraft soundtrack, so it's nice seeing (or listening to lol) someone talk about it and the song in combination with the endpoem!
YET ANOTHER MASTERPIECE!
Made me break down crying. Amazing video.
Didn’t think I’d cry this early into the day
that..
that was amazing
This video... is probably the most well made, beautiful, and just downright moving minecraft video I have ever watched. I keep returning to it to rewatch over and over again because I love the minecraft end poem and Alpha. I discovered the poem after letting the credits roll for the first time I beat the dragon only a few years ago, and since it was never brought to my attention before I was nearly brought to tears. I was not listening to the audio at the time, but after having Alpha shuffled to me once I was hooked. I could never find a true reading of the poem with Alpha playing in the background, and you perfectly captured the essence of what the song is in relation to the poem. Outstanding work!
my friend just casually sent this to a gc
I was not mentally prepared
at all
I haven't seen this text and sat through it since I was like really young.
all I vaguely recall was it saying I played the game good- and being proud.
...even then I don't really recall- that's already pushing it, since I needed to see this to even remember anything.
I don't even remember the song at all, not even a bit, outside of the bits of the rest of the ost in there, but not that song in specific.
I wanna say I'm surprised this brought me to tears, and be like woah wtf--
but Minecraft has honestly done that so much I'm not all too shocked
what a time to be alive, truly alive.
I wish you and your friends in the gc a great day 🫡
Alpha by far is my favorite track, I enjoy the others but to me this meant history, I only killed the ender dragon with my friends and never defeated it alone, I remember someone in the call narrating the poem as this song sits into my mind. By far one of the best and most nostalgic tracks from c418.
That was… Beautiful.
almost made me cry man, thanks for the video, now that final text reach me for real
I can tell this is going to blow up
I've never seen a video so beautifully produced and written before. You're the best storyteller on this platform. I feel like you managed to weave beauty into every part of this video and every part of every word. Kudos!
For anyone wondering, the shaderpack he uses in the Minecraft clips is rethinking voxels
I've always felt that the poem way more important then just an end screen, yet I always forgot about it before u could start thinking deeper into its meaning. you have put my feelings into words and the words into an incredible video. Keep up the good work.
i never played minecraft. i wasn't part of any margin of the community. all i ever did was have pocket edition on my phone when i was small. i only listened to the minecraft album because the songs were calming. there was never any nostalgia or emotional attachment.
yet the first time i heard Alpha, scrolling through the comments, the experiences and the emotions of the commenters managed to seep into my unconscious
and i found myself in tears.
Incredible video, super underrated, hope it gets more views
beautiful video
This is the most beautiful video I have ever watched on RUclips. Thank you
An observation I've made after revesting "The End" after watching this video--
It's extremely fitting I feel that a song dedicated to w the end -- a dimension of void and barren, corrupted wastes -- that is composed of corrupted and aethereal melodies and tones directly precedes a song about `everything` and beyond.
A contrast between desolation, corruption, and void between the greater expanse of substance and everything.
Its a juxtaposition I cant stop obsessing over with how perfectly its been implemented. From spanning a dimension of inverted stone, warped trees, unorthodox ruins and endless void to a gradual reentry into the world itself in a beautifully composed omni-potent synopsis once you pass over from the dimension of "Ending" to the world of limitless bounds and oppritunity.
In short; with "The End" and "Alpha" being polar opposites of eachother, its extremely fitting to have this juxtaposition placed once you cross over from the threshold of warped and jaded "End" back into an open plane of New Beginnings and limitless possibility..
I would love to see what else can be extracted from the relationship between The End and Alpha, and what further meaning it may have implicated on the greater end poem's theme.
(exeprt from pinned coment)
OK I lied;
"And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream.
And the player began a new dream.
And the player dreamed again, dreamed better
And the player was the universe.
And the player was love."
With my observations between "The End" and "Alpha", this stanza stood out to me between the rest of them. The player would conqure the expansive void and corruption of "The End" and begin a new after crossing the threshold, respawning in the overworld in their bed to begin a new.. over and over as they take what they've learned and felt and apply it further to have better dreams.
As an analogy with life-- After you truly "End" something, theres always more you can do. More things you can think of, achieve, conquer, pass through, and experience -- all whilst taking in the impressions from these various experiences to "dream better", or otherwise grow. as a person from it.
Although there is a "True End" of sorts in the sense of entropy and everything slowly losing form over time, we can still surpass whatever ends we come across and think are coming our way and grow from it. Fearing over this warped and ending totality only to come across the other side feeling better, being better, and growing past to become even better and better- to do more and experience more in this seemingly never-ending universe we find outselves in. To experience everything and do everything you can and want to, and to move past any corrupted or distorted endings you may percive to face. in the future
To grow and continue from the many past "endings" you once feared to do more and better things-- waking up and accepting the past events before applying what was felt from that onto new beginnings and future ends to be met and passed.
As with the last two lines-- the player is of the universe. You are of the universe-- You are what you experience and feel, what you move through and overcome-- Everything you love and know of is what is important. Not to dwell on future Ends of sort with such monumental beasts that seem impossible to overcome (especially so with so many prongs and pillars of mounted issues feeding the monster)-- but to defeat and conquer those fears and grow from it. To grow and dream better and dream more, be better and be more.
You are what you experience and love-- what you feel and care for. You are able to do more and more as you grow from new beginnings to resolute endings. Don't stay on or fear over any ends you come across-- doing such will just subject you to a warped and corrupted view of everything and declare it all void. You are stronger than any ending-- and you are able to continue growing and loving more and more-- passing it on to others so they can also grow more and more.
To wake up from an end, to then move to a beginning -- over and over -- and to continue surpassing those ends and grow from them. To be of what you love from what you have experienced and felt.
Keep waking up and dream more, Keep moving to dream better. Dont be afraid of any ends in site-- overcome them and grow to dream more and dream better. Grow from what you've dreamed of and felt and loved. What matters to you is what you love and experience-- not of any stretch of void or menacing dragon that will impeed you from doing what you love.
thinking about this more-- its become more and more apparent to me that these two tracks are of the same piece bounded to this single poem and the End. I would absolutely love to see what more can be extracted both from the poem, the music, and the actual game itself... Theres plenty of metaphors, analogies, and greater nuggets of meaning to extract here. And I feel we've only barely scratched the surface.
If I were not in public I would have totally sobbed, thanks lmao
Perfect video to listen to before bed. Thanks!
This is so well put together, I mean this needs more eyeballs to see it!! --- Goodjob Man!!
fun fact, you can also hear Alpha when watching the credits from the options menu or on the main menu (the "Copyright Mojang AB. Do not distribute!" text)
I like to think that if Alpha was inspired by the poem, or the poem was inspired by Alpha, that nothing would be different.
This fills me with nostalgia; Alpha is my favorite track in the game and always will be. I love listening and hearing all the sounds of the best soundtrack in the world rolled into one soothing masterpiece. I sleep to this playing all night, and for good reason. It is a reminder that the game has infinite possibilities. When it plays you can feel emotion flowing with the song, making you think hard into all the things you've done since you started your journey into Minecraft. I speak for everyone when I say to C418, the greatest gift for Minecraft would be the return of an amazing composer who shaped the vibes of the game: C418 He will always be welcome to us.
Stoppp, I can only cry so much.
You make some amazing videos man, storytelling is unmatched. Love what you do.
No matter how obscure your fan base might be, it's a cult following, and we all love your content
Take pride, this video is amazing
I love this, can not say other words, nor feel the need to
14:19 "Moog City. He's gonna say it. Oh."
Omg you’re so underrated this was such a good video
clicked on this as something to listen to in the background, didn't expect something so well put together and well presented! would watch again i love videos of this style it's so cool
First: This is super, super well edited. Like, I know there's plenty of comments that are like "OMG YOUR VIDS ARE SO GOOD FOR 11K" but I really mean it when I say that this is my absolute favorite editing style, and I'm glad I came across this video.
Second: wow, that was emotional.
Edit: WAIT, YOU MADE THAT MIRACLE MUSICAL VIDEO? SUBBED.
Fun fact and the universe said I love you is the name of a song in the album story mode archives by Antimo and Welles which has unused music from Minecraft story mode I don't know if it's meant to tie in with the end but it does have a similar sound I recommend giving it a listen and forming your own opposition on the song
It was particularly inspiring
You are quite a writer
bro. i just finished an arrangement of this piece yesterday for piano and mixed orchestra. its quite funny how i never beaten the game for 10 years of playing but i will probably be the first one to perform this piece with a high school orchestra. im really excited about the premiere.
If you like Alpha's dramatic sound you should check out 'Stilbruch' off of C418's '72 Minutes Of Fame'.
All of his music is great honestly. There's so much more than just Minecraft.
Overall, good video!
i gotta say, you probably tripped balls, but, dammit, it was very good to trip along.
Always been my favourite poem, this made it something special once again. Thank you.
Someday I think I will find the wisdom and introspection to do what you have today, to realize this poem myself. I've always wanted to create a narration of it but good lord how do you interpret something of such great magnitude and meaning through the lens of our spoken word? It seems so simple, to put on an interesting voice into a good microphone and read, but I think it takes something incredible to be able to do justice to this poem, something which I just am not able to do yet. Beautiful video.
Last place I expected to see an RTÉ news clip hahahaha thought I accidentally skipped the video
I feel silly for saying this, but damn, the End poem really hit something personal, it really makes us feel so small, but so huge at the same time
We are not separate from, and just as important as, a blade of grass, a raging sun.
How could I forget Alpha? I bought the beta vinyl just to hear my favorite song in the highest quality, love you C418
oh my god ive not heard that song in so long
Incredibly beautiful. Alpha has always been my favorite song, it's funny as well I've made a poem as well and the similarities to mine and the end of Minecrafts are kinda scary. I wrote my poem when I was stressed out of my mind working 70 hours a week for Activision, I had a stroke of inspiration and started furiously writing words into a notepad for a game I dream of making one day. I cried my eyes out for so long after writing it, I really think the universe speaks through us. I'll post my poem if anyone is interested but it's kinda cheesy and I've never shared it but, I hope you love it.
Did you have fun?
I find myself asking that a lot.
I hope we did.
We built this together...
With so much time and effort.
The place was so empty...
Our home was so desolate.
Surrounded by nothing we took to entertaining ourselves.
Sitting here alone we created variety and change.
We flooded the waters and filled the skies.
We concurred the land and we'll rule the stars.
We grew together, We fell together and we created together.
So much happened so fast it was easy to get swept away in it all...
Yet through all of it, the most precious thing in all of existence remains...
You remain.
We remain.
We built games and told stories.
We built this game and told this story.
We created more stories then we can consume.
We filled the air with laughter, and we cried on sad occasions.
Why did we create so much?
Because we were lonely.
No one told me it was okay to cry...
We'll tell you now.
It's okay to feel sadness.
No one told me I'd be furious.
It's okay to feel frustrations.
No one told me I'd be lonely.
It's okay to feel lonely, but your never alone.
We're never alone.
No one told me they l o v e me...
I l o v e you.
We love you so much.
You've done so much.
No one told me there would be an end...
There's always an end to every great story.
There's only one thing left to ask at the end of it all...
Did you have fun?
......... thank you for sharing. I paused the video to give your poem my full attention, and it's... it's very well written. I know I'm just some stranger you'll never meet, but.. I suppose that's the funny thing about art, isn't it? It doesn't really matter. It transcends boundaries, relationships, and touches people regardless. Sometimes, in ways the artist couldn't have intended.
Just yesterday, I spoke to my closest friend of ~4.5 years about feeling like we're drifting apart. I didn't get a bad response, exactly. But... I realized we will likely never be as close as we once were. It's... it's a bit frightening. I didn't expect it to go quite that way.
It's.. it's not the end of our story. There's been no falling out. But... looking back on how things were, what we did together, what we created together?
..I.. I had fun.
Again, ....thank you, for sharing.
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I hope your channel gains more attention and discussion, this is truly good work. Maybe one day to celebrate your success or your legacy you will return to this video and make it again? I would look forward to that. Thank you.
Every time I went thru the portal, I always read the poem (at least I tried cause it scrolls faster than I can read it...)
I always listen to this.
2:23 *Radio freedom moment*
That’s too high quality for just 1,800 views. Keep it up!
You’re the one who uploaded the Hawaii video! Man you have no idea how much I’ve tried to search for it. I know that’s beautiful style ain’t strange for me.
no way this amazing poem is public domain
That song made me fucking ascend 14:35
this was..wow
Sorry it took me a few hours to watch this. Good video.
Great visuals👍
He didn't change the song
The song is still for you
I don't know how to explain
I remember this song
I love this