comments are enabled now. This is undeniable proof that Joe Hawley is going to make a collaboration album between Miracle Musical and Tally Hall with 37 epic tracks including Mucka Blucka 2
For those wondering why comments were off: The music video for Variations On A Cloud was extremely controversial, so comments were disabled there. I guess people started dissing VOAC in Miracle Musical’s other videos, so Joe turned off the comments channel-wide. The Variations on a Cloud video was recently pulled from RUclips, so Joe probably thought it would be safe to enable the comments again.
One of the craziest parts of this song is that it's *not* just the song playing in reverse and then forwards. It's actually two noticeably different mixes juxtaposed - evidenced by the fact that the shift from reverse to forward is not actually in the very middle of the track. One is slightly longer than the other. Furthermore, the version in this RUclips upload is actually... *reversed* from what's on the album. Here, the longer mix plays in reverse, then flows into the shorter mix playing forwards. On the actual album release, it's the shorter mix that plays backwards into the longer mix which plays forwards. And if you listen closely you can hear all the differences. For one, the reason the longer mix *is* longer is the song cuts off into a surreal break near the end that flickers around like someone channel surfing (or like the misfiring neurons of a mind under electro-shock), and the longer mix also has the melody of Labyrinth playing below the final act of the song, which in my opinion elevates it quite a bit, and makes the shorter mix you hear in this version sound a little hollow in comparison. The amount of work that went into this song is absolutely staggering to behold.
Basically the backwards version in this video is the "distorted" version of the song while the one that plays forward is "undistorted". on Spotify it's the distorted version that plays forwards and vice versa
Man, this really says a lot about how the serfs work the ground, and how they give it all they’ve got, and how you give it all you’ve got til you’re down. This also says a lot about how the brain plays around, and how you fall inside a hole you couldn’t see, and also fall inside a hole inside a someone help me. It also says a lot about understanding what’s going on inside your mind, and how you can’t tell if you’re yourself.
I think you should also remark about the way it importantly shows how you should explain, to father his honor, that your brain claimed your glory over you.
I thought I was tough for watching this in a dark room. I just watched it at 2am, no lights at all, my eyes unadjusted to the light, and now the words are burnt into my sight. 10/10, would watch again. My brain is shrieking in the hall of lull.
There's lots of other parts that play forward in that part, notably some choir bits during the shifting interlude, and a lot of the instruments are actually playing forwards.
Bro I was listening to this album on a road trip, and I had to stop at a gas station to use the bathroom. This bathroom was creepy ahh hell backrooms type stuff. This song came on and I thought I was gonna get possessed by the grim reaper on the toilet cause I didn't know it started backwards. All of this happened about 10 minutes ago 💀
HAHAHAHAHA IM SO SORRY I went to New Orleans and on the way there there was a dilapidated gas station bathroom that was torn up and dirty, and there was a broken shower in a dark corner of it. There was also a missing person poster, as well as a human trafficking awareness poster. Meanwhile, someone was hacking in another bathroom and I could hear it through the walls. I actually got a video of the bathroom because it was so creepy. I'm gonna probably upload it onto here, maybe with this song in the background lol
I like how everything flashes. Although its kinda super dangerous for people with epilepsy, it makes the music feel genuinely hard to listen to, which is kinda the point of getting your mind electrocuted
after so many years of loving this just now, very stoned, have i realized that that this song about electric shock therapy is using the flashing lights as a visual metaphor to simulate such an expirience to the viewer. Never have I seen a piece of art use my own nerves and neurons as a medium to send it's message bravo......
Honestly hearing a lot of Joe's songs knowing what's going on inside his mind is heartbreaking. This one especially, but Labyrinth, All of my Friends (specifically the Electric demo), and Ruler of Everything just make me wanna cry. I wish he was doing better so much :(((
someone commented on a sped up version of the mind electric, "think of these nuts," and I forever cannot unhear it 😭 I listen to sped up music ONCE and this is what I get
The Spotify version is different, it is a completely different experience. It's almost like this is just a "for the vibes" version while the spotify version is this man actually going insane.
Man the first time I heard this song was like trying to solve a mystery. You try to piece together the lyrics that are reversed to get an idea of what happened. Then the unreversed lyrics come in and you try to relate it to the previous songs and you start to get an idea of what happened to the poor guy...
fun fact: the song in this video is actually reversed, if you couldn’t tell already the flashing parts in the song are now gone from the 2nd half but that’s because the version with flashes (aka the insane version) is now the reversed 1st half (you can tell because the word “insane” at 2:37 isn’t in reverse)
@@thememoryfishOkay so basically, the whole song is reversed in this video. The original second half is now the reversed beginning, which you can tell by the distortions and strange piano parts that now appear in the first half; for example, in this video, “insane” is audible forward in the first half, while on the album, it is reversed in the second half. The most noticeable distorted section is a 30 second section around 4:10 on the album version, and at 1:40 here, where the single piano note pierces through everything as various snippets play and stop playing sporadically. Meanwhile, the break between “pray” and “nuns” here is at 4:30, and is only 5 seconds, much shorter than the album version. This also changes the instrumentation for some sections. Compare the “see how the serfs” section at 5:00 to the version on streaming, and you’ll notice a persistent buzzing synth in the album version, for instance. Hope that helps!
@@jexamiThe teslacoil synth in the background is even on HPIIPII, the demos album. It's also the same melody as the Labyrinth (the game) version of The Mind Electric (it's in Hawaii Partii, check it out, the Murders rendition is awesome)
On the "see how to serfs work the ground" part, the reversed part uses white and light blue while the normal part uses black and dark red. Light blue becomes dark red when inversed. Black and white too of course. I realized this when i was about to ask the significance of the two colors. Also i just noticed that the colors of the reversed part is also inverted from the normal part so its not just the blue and red. Shouldve wrote that instead oops. I need to analyze the shit out of this album
I can't really express how thankful I am that this song exists. I have an OCD diagnosis, with specific phobias that change over time. My current one is the most prevailing. Though I am medicated, I can still become triggered when I feel concern that I am at risk of my fear actualizing. This song perfectly encapsulates the experience of this disorder for me, and is something that I share with people to help them understand what it is like, despite this not being the actual subject of the song. The most impactful lyric for me is, "See how the serfs work the ground; and they give it all they've got, til' you're down. See how the brain plays around, and you fall inside a hole you couldn't see. Someone help me understand what's going on inside my mind." It's just so precious to me, and I wanted to share that, because listening to it almost makes the disease separate from me, like it's being pulled from my head, taken form as this monstrous thing, then killed in front of me. I can't linger on The Mind Electric for too long, as it's almost used as a way of treating my symptoms, and having it around when they aren't present can trigger intrusive thoughts as much as it does quell them when they're present. But I am thankful for it's ability to put into words something nothing else can.
I also have OCD, but mostly in the realm on contamination. This song also really resonates with me, too. For me it's line lines "See how the brain plays around, and you fall inside a hole you couldn't see. Someone help me understand what's going on inside my mind." & "Doctor I can't tell if I'm not me". I'm really glad to see somebody else who resonates with this song. :-] Also, I just wanted to say that I hope you're doing okay, & just to know that you aren't alone!!
@@JohnathanCactwo thank you so much for your reply. Mine is also about contamination and very clever, unfortunately. Sometimes it feels like it says “haha, cute” whenever I find something. But eventually this disease just starts slamming itself against the wall when we realize that No Matter What we are safe. “See how the serfs work the ground” the poor things are relentless. I oscillate between being cruel to the disease and kind, yelling at it and speaking gently to it. I am sending much love to you though friend and I have no question about that. I hope you are well as well.
@@clamcastle Thank you!! I get it, one moment I'm fine, & the next everything feels like its crashing down around me. It's nice to be able to connect with somebody else who also gets it.
@@clamcastle I'm lucky that I do! Hoping the same for you. Also, yes!! It can be so hard to explain, & I feel like I end up making people so frustrated when I just can't do something, or when they can't interact with something of mine.
Just finished about half the video with my eyes closed. It's quite immersive, to the point of being sorta uncomfortable. It's almost like you're in Simon's shoes, and you're being electrocuted against your will. I also have a bit of a headache, it's unpleasant, but ups the immersion. Honestly would do that again (not rn, I don't want to have a seizure), I love being immersed in music, and I love feeling like I'm in the song (even if it's unpleasant). 7.9/10, somewhat painful and difficult to get through, but quite immersive.
it seems people are returning to this video. i'm here for it. miracle musical is the best 'band' in history (band in quotes because it's more of a project than a band) and any attention brought to it is good. reminder that this music slaps and you should listen through it.
You ever stumble upon a random Spotify song and then listen to the album and really like it but you're somewhat confused about how it pieces together as a musical so you google it and the Tally Hall wiki REALLY doesn't give you any proper info about what it all means so you go to the lyric video but the comments are all inside jokes and knowledge from like more than a decade's worth of following and you just .... Wonder why the hell you still wanna know what's going on, when the correct proceedings is obviously just to enjoy it in its natural state. Nobody? Nobody at all?
Basically the story is: sailor goes to hawaii where he meets a girl that he loves a lot, one day she dissapears so he searches for her and finds her dead, since all evidence is stacked against him, he claims insanity so he doesn't go to jail, so then they take him to a mental asylum where they use electroshock therapy on him and he actually goes insane, then he manages to escape the asylum and finds a boat so he can sail back to California, but since he's literally insane he doesn't know where he's going and ends up dying in the ocean, then he meets his love in the afterlife.
When it started going "so so so so so so so so so" in the reversed half, I realised this version is reversed. It's normally the less glitched version that plays first, in reverse. And then "insane" is usually garbled in the forwards half, but here it played normally. Odd choice to put out a reverse version as the official lyric video
yea, but idk why but this version is more calm and good sounding. if someone doesnt like all the glitch sound and the bad sounding, than this lyrics video is the best choice
you guys. if you play this video AND the official album version at the exact same time, they sound so cool together. you have to listen to it all the way through. they lose sync at around 1:20 but pick it back up at around 4:49
This is unironically Joe's Magnum Opus, I kind of want to see the timeline of the original master file to see just how many different tracks and samples are used
One thing that really cool to me is that the reverse segment in this version is actually the album/distorted version, you can tell because it’s a bit longer and they are sfx missing when it’s played forward. While on the Album the reversed part is actually this version as it’s shorter. I love that detail of the song mirroring itself while backwards
It's interesting how the backwards part of the song backwards is this, which is a lot less jumbled and broken. It's very interesting comparing both "versions".
I'm curious as to what "Service of the Fee Fi Fo Fum" means. Axon dendrite is referring to a neuron. The quick white/red parts that flash definitely remind me of someone's memories being interrupted by something intense. The slower parts are the major parts that got him to where he has come to. When it comes to the line, "Shrieking in the hall of lull thy genius sates a thirst for trouble" has me thinking he's talking about the doctor in a room down a long quiet corridor who is a genius, but has a desire to cause pain (trouble) and see how the teenager reacts to the 'treatment'. Listening to the line, "Electrifying mine chambers wholly scorching out thine sovereignty", basically seems to be talking about how he's losing himself, his sovereign control over his mind and body. I noticed when the teenager says, "Doctor, I can't tell if I'm not me", there are actually what sounds like two distinct voices, one being himself and the other being the insanity from what I can tell. The last two lines, "When it grows bright the particles start to marvel having made it through the night, never they ponder whether electric calming if you look at it right" could be him talking about himself in the third person, how his brain (particles) marvel that he survived through the night, never having considered how calming (the electric shock therapy) could be if you looked at it with the right perspective. This is a very interesting song. Who the Hell even thought that electric therapy helps people? It makes no sense to me. I'll absolutely be listening to this again.
"Fee Fi Fo Fum" is basically a nonsense phrase, as I'm sure you know. The way that I know it is through Jack and the Beanstalk. It's something that the giant says, but there are many other uses of it, such as in Shakespeare's "King Lear". In that play, "fie" is used to express disapproval. Anyway, in Jack and the Beanstalk, I always saw that infamous line as a way to intimidate. I guess maybe "service of the fee fi fo fum" could perhaps mean that whatever is currently happening, whether this song actually takes place in a courtroom in some verses or not, could be making our protagonist feel like everything is out to get him in some sense. Like this whole thing is some sort of secret group designed to intimidate him. It's a stretch, I know.
@@labva6556 That actually sounds plausible. In Jack and the Beanstalk, the way the giant uses it definitely sounds like an intimidation tactic. Probably the protagonist in this song feels so small compared to everyone else. They do call him a minor, so he is obviously young amidst these adults with lots of power. Maybe he finds the whole situation nonsense, since he knows he's innocent. The way it is phrased reminds me of a church service, so it could mean, "Gathering of Nonsense" or "Ridiculous Gathering". 🤔 Thanks for the theories! 😄
Good song, and the flashing lights fit the whole lore, yknow having him go through electric therapy BUT JESUS CHRIST MAN IM NOT EVEN EPILEPTIC AND I FEEL LIKE IM GONNA HAVE A STROKE WATCHING THIS Also wanna point out that the reversed beginning has inverted colors White is black Black is white Red is blue Simply making the reversed more reversed Also it's weird that it has no glitches but still has the reverse ANOTHER weird thing is that the reversed part is the version that DOES have glitches
Well, I never actually noticed the reversed colors, but god, even after 6 years this song, the lyrics vid AND the album are still 1 of the most confusing, most unique, and the most fire album ever (talking about hawaii part II
Also right after the word infirmary, you can hear (what seems to be) the creak of a door open, like he’s just entered the infirmary and then the craziness ensues.
I’d like to imagine that if this album were to ever get a movie that this part would be equally (if not more) traumatizing and scary than the breakdown scene in the movie “Requiem for a Dream”
@@fixitfeilix5051 good point but i don't understand how prey would fit into the sentence and fit in with the actual theme / events of the song. maybe simon (the one in the electric chair) is prey for the chair?? that's... a every weird analogy but ehh do what you will with it
Listened to this in the middle of the darkness with a 50 inch TV and I felt like I was ascending. I began to shake from side to side because I was trying to protect myself from the flashing lights. I felt like I was on a Electric chair. Truly the best experience. (Note: I don't have epilepsy... Or I was born with epilepsy without being diagnosed)
Ah, comments have been enabled for the first time on this video after 7 years it seems, amazing! This is the best lyric video of all time. the effects it gives your eyeballs if you dont blink are incredible. Hands down, best song on the album. It's very special to me.
Oh golly gee!! This video really made me feel like I was condemned to the infirmary, am I right😂😂😂??!! Nice work Joe, this video really ruffled my feathers, LOL!!🥰🥰🤩🤩
my favorite song of all time. still havent figured out what it actually means, its just so disturbing and i love it. i listen to the reverse section on loop sometimes. i can sing this in reverse fluently. i am obsessed with this song and i will never know why.
My interpretation of this song is the main character claimed to be insane, and due to the shock therapy he went through, he ended up going insane or actaully was insane, because he says, “see how your brain plays around.” Which could be schizophrenia, which might’ve driven him mad, or the shock altered him.
“Scattering sparks of thought energy deliver me and carry me away”, having lived through COVID, like everyone here, this hits a little too hard. Sometimes the only escape is through the mind.
this version is technically "reversed/mirrored" :) you'd normally hear the "clean" (latter half here) part backwards first, then the distorted one after
never thought I could be so addicted to a lyrics video. found it interesting how this is actually the reversed version of the entire _official_ mind electric, which I've always wanted to hear but never went out of my way to reverse myself or search for someone else who has done it lol. 2:38 insane
this is so very different from the released track. idk if yall notice theres extra instrumentals to the reversed version ive never heard, and ive listened to this too many times to count lol. but yk thats just me 💅
Its the undistorted version (the part that is reversed on the released version). And the reversed version used in this video this is the released version (It has more glitches, stutters for the "artistic" effect)
I’m not sure. I just started listening today because one of their songs were used in a RUclips short. That’s how I found it. The way was weird, but I’m glad I found them
yo llevaba meses escuchándolo y note eso mismo, es curioso ver como más gente encuentra esta obra de arte oculta de alguna manera me pone feliz ver que más gente tiene gusto por esta pieza :DD
For months I have been a massive Hawaii Part II fan in general, this is just my favorite song from it. I think the world deserves to hear Hawaii Part II & Tally Hall as a whole but most people don’t pay attention to it beyond TikTok trends sadly
I noticed another thing. During the first backwards part, during the court "scene", most of it is of course, backwards, exept there are a few words that are not, which are from the less broken version. .yramrifini eht ot mih nmednoc -INSANE tiebla traeh doog a ev'i .ME ,ME revo yrolg - ETC. I guess that ain't that crazy of an observation, but I thought it was cool.
every single ME in the reversed part is the correct way around - also, this specific video has the reversed and the non-reversed the wrong way 'round. in the actual album, the reversed part isn't reversed and visa (re)versa. ghrahhh ii lovovee this allbum m....
The genious of this song is so good, having the 1 half reversed thinking its the same song like the one playing normally is genious. Still love both the 2 versions
![Miracle Musical - The Mind Electric [distorted version]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9CIUrIZ7Omc/mqdefault.jpg)
comments are enabled now. This is undeniable proof that Joe Hawley is going to make a collaboration album between Miracle Musical and Tally Hall with 37 epic tracks including Mucka Blucka 2
Your Favorite Martian is also gonna be featured on a few tracks, including DOIN YOUR MOM 2!!!
It’s basically an announcement of 17,000 new Tally Hall albums (real)
@I Can't Think of a Name My bad, I was just reading speculation on some leaks before the practically official announcement. You’re right.
@@jakewarlek6726 its actually a Morbillion different new albums
@@LucyWest370 jow hawley is morbius conformed 😨😨
For those wondering why comments were off:
The music video for Variations On A Cloud was extremely controversial, so comments were disabled there. I guess people started dissing VOAC in Miracle Musical’s other videos, so Joe turned off the comments channel-wide.
The Variations on a Cloud video was recently pulled from RUclips, so Joe probably thought it would be safe to enable the comments again.
@Roberto Vids I like how this is the first reply.
@@LucyWest370 I like how it's still the only actual reply
@Roberto Vids VOHACH 😷
What was on the video tho?
@@rosibel-RBFC 9/11 footage iirc
One of the craziest parts of this song is that it's *not* just the song playing in reverse and then forwards. It's actually two noticeably different mixes juxtaposed - evidenced by the fact that the shift from reverse to forward is not actually in the very middle of the track. One is slightly longer than the other.
Furthermore, the version in this RUclips upload is actually... *reversed* from what's on the album. Here, the longer mix plays in reverse, then flows into the shorter mix playing forwards. On the actual album release, it's the shorter mix that plays backwards into the longer mix which plays forwards. And if you listen closely you can hear all the differences.
For one, the reason the longer mix *is* longer is the song cuts off into a surreal break near the end that flickers around like someone channel surfing (or like the misfiring neurons of a mind under electro-shock), and the longer mix also has the melody of Labyrinth playing below the final act of the song, which in my opinion elevates it quite a bit, and makes the shorter mix you hear in this version sound a little hollow in comparison.
The amount of work that went into this song is absolutely staggering to behold.
The longer mix has an abundance of differences aside from the electron misfirings and the labyrinth synth
i had a stroke reading this
@@clemclemclemclemcl it is admittedly hard to follow, but that's Joe for ya! Just listen closely to both versions of the song, you'll see what I mean!
@@clemclemclemclemcl Go to Spotify, skip the reverse part, and listen to that version. Then compare to this's one
Basically the backwards version in this video is the "distorted" version of the song while the one that plays forward is "undistorted". on Spotify it's the distorted version that plays forwards and vice versa
I like how the description doesn't even say epilepsy warning it says "「SEIZURE WARNING」" because how fucking hard it flashes
The visuals might hurt some people’s eyes, but it’s actually quite calming, if you look at it right.
i see what you did there
hell yeah
I LOVE YOU
It was worth- and I cannot tell if I got hypnotized o.o
You clearly understood the song
Thank you, Musical Miracle, for reducing the amount of people with epilepsy in the world.
Truly a heroic act
It’s in the description
@@stephaniegiacco7524 Unfortunately
The mind electric takes 6 lives per year
Man, this really says a lot about how the serfs work the ground, and how they give it all they’ve got, and how you give it all you’ve got til you’re down. This also says a lot about how the brain plays around, and how you fall inside a hole you couldn’t see, and also fall inside a hole inside a someone help me. It also says a lot about understanding what’s going on inside your mind, and how you can’t tell if you’re yourself.
omg.. so true!!!
Fhis also says a lot about how if you look at the electric particles right they may be calming
Someone help me
Damn 😎🤘🍾
I think you should also remark about the way it importantly shows how you should explain, to father his honor, that your brain claimed your glory over you.
He wouldn't have gotten into all this trouble if he had just called Saul Goodman
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HELP THIS COMMENT IS GOLD
Fax
I thought I was tough for watching this in a dark room. I just watched it at 2am, no lights at all, my eyes unadjusted to the light, and now the words are burnt into my sight. 10/10, would watch again. My brain is shrieking in the hall of lull.
How are your temples currently?
@@swyjix struck by lightning (i watched it in vr full brightness next)
i feel really nauseous, i probably should just listen
Bro you good? Are you still seeing the words in your vision?
@@M155_M00nlight I’m enasni
"SEE HOW THE BRAIN PLAYS AROUND" GIVES ME CHILLS EVERY TIME I AM NOT KIDDING
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I love how the only forwards word in the backwards part is “insane.“
The distorted version (the one in Spotify) was the one used on the reverse part, which in case reverses the word "insane" to "enasni"
There's lots of other parts that play forward in that part, notably some choir bits during the shifting interlude, and a lot of the instruments are actually playing forwards.
Bro I was listening to this album on a road trip, and I had to stop at a gas station to use the bathroom. This bathroom was creepy ahh hell backrooms type stuff. This song came on and I thought I was gonna get possessed by the grim reaper on the toilet cause I didn't know it started backwards. All of this happened about 10 minutes ago 💀
Now do this in an abandoned water park slide
HAHAHAHAHA IM SO SORRY I went to New Orleans and on the way there there was a dilapidated gas station bathroom that was torn up and dirty, and there was a broken shower in a dark corner of it. There was also a missing person poster, as well as a human trafficking awareness poster. Meanwhile, someone was hacking in another bathroom and I could hear it through the walls. I actually got a video of the bathroom because it was so creepy. I'm gonna probably upload it onto here, maybe with this song in the background lol
@@autisticsh1t could you? pretty please
I like how everything flashes. Although its kinda super dangerous for people with epilepsy, it makes the music feel genuinely hard to listen to, which is kinda the point of getting your mind electrocuted
after so many years of loving this just now, very stoned, have i realized that that this song about electric shock therapy is using the flashing lights as a visual metaphor to simulate such an expirience to the viewer. Never have I seen a piece of art use my own nerves and neurons as a medium to send it's message bravo......
It's weird hearing these lyrics knowing Joe's got some insane mental gymnastics going on at all times. Mental disorders are nutty
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Honestly hearing a lot of Joe's songs knowing what's going on inside his mind is heartbreaking. This one especially, but Labyrinth, All of my Friends (specifically the Electric demo), and Ruler of Everything just make me wanna cry. I wish he was doing better so much :(((
All of his songs feel like a big vent, bro's projecting
after like three years of liking this album i just now realized at 3:50 its sounds like he's saying "i like ya cut g" ill never unhear this
You have single handedly ruined this song for me and made it better at the same time.
OH MY GOSH YOURE RIGHT
STOP IM CRYING
someone commented on a sped up version of the mind electric, "think of these nuts," and I forever cannot unhear it 😭 I listen to sped up music ONCE and this is what I get
@@jeweljiqii bruh now i cant stop thinking about it
This song goes pretty hard for a song about someone going insane
Insanely good song
@@robotmaster4515 GOOD GOONG SIR
This applies for both Banana Man and The Mind Electric
The Joe Hawley Magic.
The Spotify version is different, it is a completely different experience. It's almost like this is just a "for the vibes" version while the spotify version is this man actually going insane.
I would like to leave a memorial for my eyes, worth every single second.
“dIdNt YoU rEaD tHe DeScRiPtIoN iT cLeArLy SaId SeIzUrE wArNiNg”
Man the first time I heard this song was like trying to solve a mystery. You try to piece together the lyrics that are reversed to get an idea of what happened. Then the unreversed lyrics come in and you try to relate it to the previous songs and you start to get an idea of what happened to the poor guy...
Yeah, it's especially sad if you think he's a 'minor' :""
I don't think the guy is a minor, he's just lying
fun fact: the song in this video is actually reversed, if you couldn’t tell already the flashing parts in the song are now gone from the 2nd half but that’s because the version with flashes (aka the insane version) is now the reversed 1st half (you can tell because the word “insane” at 2:37 isn’t in reverse)
YEAH im happy someone else noticed too
Pls explain my fish brain can not comprehend
@@thememoryfishOkay so basically, the whole song is reversed in this video.
The original second half is now the reversed beginning, which you can tell by the distortions and strange piano parts that now appear in the first half; for example, in this video, “insane” is audible forward in the first half, while on the album, it is reversed in the second half.
The most noticeable distorted section is a 30 second section around 4:10 on the album version, and at 1:40 here, where the single piano note pierces through everything as various snippets play and stop playing sporadically. Meanwhile, the break between “pray” and “nuns” here is at 4:30, and is only 5 seconds, much shorter than the album version.
This also changes the instrumentation for some sections. Compare the “see how the serfs” section at 5:00 to the version on streaming, and you’ll notice a persistent buzzing synth in the album version, for instance.
Hope that helps!
@@jexamiThe teslacoil synth in the background is even on HPIIPII, the demos album.
It's also the same melody as the Labyrinth (the game) version of The Mind Electric (it's in Hawaii Partii, check it out, the Murders rendition is awesome)
On the "see how to serfs work the ground" part, the reversed part uses white and light blue while the normal part uses black and dark red. Light blue becomes dark red when inversed. Black and white too of course. I realized this when i was about to ask the significance of the two colors. Also i just noticed that the colors of the reversed part is also inverted from the normal part so its not just the blue and red. Shouldve wrote that instead oops. I need to analyze the shit out of this album
Im doing so as well, very cryptic
mind electric is the song you have to listen to it atleast 3 times in a row to get the true experience (seizure)
As a person who is not epileptic, I can see how you could get pain in the brain from this.
I can't really express how thankful I am that this song exists. I have an OCD diagnosis, with specific phobias that change over time. My current one is the most prevailing. Though I am medicated, I can still become triggered when I feel concern that I am at risk of my fear actualizing. This song perfectly encapsulates the experience of this disorder for me, and is something that I share with people to help them understand what it is like, despite this not being the actual subject of the song. The most impactful lyric for me is, "See how the serfs work the ground; and they give it all they've got, til' you're down. See how the brain plays around, and you fall inside a hole you couldn't see. Someone help me understand what's going on inside my mind." It's just so precious to me, and I wanted to share that, because listening to it almost makes the disease separate from me, like it's being pulled from my head, taken form as this monstrous thing, then killed in front of me. I can't linger on The Mind Electric for too long, as it's almost used as a way of treating my symptoms, and having it around when they aren't present can trigger intrusive thoughts as much as it does quell them when they're present. But I am thankful for it's ability to put into words something nothing else can.
I also have OCD, but mostly in the realm on contamination. This song also really resonates with me, too. For me it's line lines "See how the brain plays around, and you fall inside a hole you couldn't see. Someone help me understand what's going on inside my mind." & "Doctor I can't tell if I'm not me". I'm really glad to see somebody else who resonates with this song. :-]
Also, I just wanted to say that I hope you're doing okay, & just to know that you aren't alone!!
@@JohnathanCactwo thank you so much for your reply. Mine is also about contamination and very clever, unfortunately. Sometimes it feels like it says “haha, cute” whenever I find something. But eventually this disease just starts slamming itself against the wall when we realize that No Matter What we are safe. “See how the serfs work the ground” the poor things are relentless. I oscillate between being cruel to the disease and kind, yelling at it and speaking gently to it. I am sending much love to you though friend and I have no question about that. I hope you are well as well.
@@clamcastle Thank you!! I get it, one moment I'm fine, & the next everything feels like its crashing down around me. It's nice to be able to connect with somebody else who also gets it.
@@JohnathanCactwo yes absolutely! I feel bad because it’s so confusing to the people around me I hope you also have a good support system!
@@clamcastle I'm lucky that I do! Hoping the same for you. Also, yes!! It can be so hard to explain, & I feel like I end up making people so frustrated when I just can't do something, or when they can't interact with something of mine.
Today I learned that you're supposed to watch this video with your eyes closed! The flashing makes it look like you're getting electrocuted.
Just finished about half the video with my eyes closed. It's quite immersive, to the point of being sorta uncomfortable. It's almost like you're in Simon's shoes, and you're being electrocuted against your will. I also have a bit of a headache, it's unpleasant, but ups the immersion. Honestly would do that again (not rn, I don't want to have a seizure), I love being immersed in music, and I love feeling like I'm in the song (even if it's unpleasant). 7.9/10, somewhat painful and difficult to get through, but quite immersive.
Damn your actually right
oh boy i love getting electrocuted..
(fr tho i’m gonna have to try this if i don’t return… ummm i died..😔✊)
just did it. its crazy how immersive it actually is
I watched the full (unreversed) part with full brightness and my phone very close to my eyes.
WILD experience.
I appreciate the aesthetic of this lyric video but man it feels like its *trying* to cause an epileptic attack lol.
Haha, I'm gonna die.
it completes the experience, making you the viewer feel like simon!!!
I don't want feel like Simon anymore...
It is😎
I use this video to clean my screen
A banger song and a legitimately good idea at the same time. What a legend.
it seems people are returning to this video. i'm here for it. miracle musical is the best 'band' in history (band in quotes because it's more of a project than a band) and any attention brought to it is good. reminder that this music slaps and you should listen through it.
if you have a seizure during this you'll get the full experience
When I grow old enough to legally smoke weed I'm going to play this song full volume at 3am while high and see what it feels like.
Yeah, but then say what did you felt, lmao
i am so doing that
Will say that I had a panic attack
3:50 OK ITS COOL AND ALL BUT ARE WE GONNA IGNORE THAT IN THE BACKGROUND IT SOUNDED LIKE "I like your cut G"
IT DID HOLY😭😭😭
Fresh comment@@silli_clownmaeda
The backwards part of the song always plays in my head after I take Tylenol, I love this song so much!
You know that you’ve made a good song when it’s still a total banger in reverse
My brother liked this video so much he was dancing on the floor frothing in the mouth.
He has been on the floor for 30 minutes now...
i have sad news hes probably dead.
You ever stumble upon a random Spotify song and then listen to the album and really like it but you're somewhat confused about how it pieces together as a musical so you google it and the Tally Hall wiki REALLY doesn't give you any proper info about what it all means so you go to the lyric video but the comments are all inside jokes and knowledge from like more than a decade's worth of following and you just .... Wonder why the hell you still wanna know what's going on, when the correct proceedings is obviously just to enjoy it in its natural state. Nobody? Nobody at all?
Yes this has happened to me in that exact order
Pretty sure i understand the story of the album, if you don't know i can explain. From what i know, anyways
@@therealmaggiemae please explain im very not unsmart, anti intelligent
Basically the story is: sailor goes to hawaii where he meets a girl that he loves a lot, one day she dissapears so he searches for her and finds her dead, since all evidence is stacked against him, he claims insanity so he doesn't go to jail, so then they take him to a mental asylum where they use electroshock therapy on him and he actually goes insane, then he manages to escape the asylum and finds a boat so he can sail back to California, but since he's literally insane he doesn't know where he's going and ends up dying in the ocean, then he meets his love in the afterlife.
It’s not really a musical
This song altered my brain chemistry to the point where I have to listen to it at least once a day to stay sane.
like electroshock therapy the song its the temporary cure to my mental illness
same tbh
SAAAAAAME
@@invisible_human1232so true !!
lmfao fr
this lyrics video is incredible and it does NOT get enough recognition
When it started going "so so so so so so so so so" in the reversed half, I realised this version is reversed. It's normally the less glitched version that plays first, in reverse. And then "insane" is usually garbled in the forwards half, but here it played normally.
Odd choice to put out a reverse version as the official lyric video
yea, but idk why but this version is more calm and good sounding. if someone doesnt like all the glitch sound and the bad sounding, than this lyrics video is the best choice
I feel like it's purposely to cause confusion and intentionally create a mandella effect, which for a song about one going insane, is genius
I think simon saw this and the crazy visuals uncrazed him and made it ok
Thanks for enabling comments, love this song
Me too! I'm super happy about it!!
homestuck
@@Skibidisollux true!
I love this song because every time you listen to it you find something different or new. It's still full of surprises
that's why the distorted version is superior
you guys. if you play this video AND the official album version at the exact same time, they sound so cool together. you have to listen to it all the way through. they lose sync at around 1:20 but pick it back up at around 4:49
Youre absolutely right that sounded so cool!
How?
@@Master_Conner either on two separate devices or if you're on desktop put them in two tabs
@@rebeccaarias. thanks.
@@rebeccaarias. Just tried it now, that was an amazing expirience.
Watch this video so you can experience seizures just like Simon!
So immersive!
@@waterwolf982truly !
wow! i feel exactly like him
Especially at night
Bro, this is so immersive!! I feel just like Simon!!!
This is unironically Joe's Magnum Opus, I kind of want to see the timeline of the original master file to see just how many different tracks and samples are used
One thing that really cool to me is that the reverse segment in this version is actually the album/distorted version, you can tell because it’s a bit longer and they are sfx missing when it’s played forward. While on the Album the reversed part is actually this version as it’s shorter. I love that detail of the song mirroring itself while backwards
sometimes i like to watch the flashing bits on full brightness without blinking, its a very strange experience and im glad i havent died yet
My man about to ascend by watching this without blinking
It's interesting how the backwards part of the song backwards is this, which is a lot less jumbled and broken. It's very interesting comparing both "versions".
some stuff I noticed while listening:
0:01 “mimic”
0:02 “thing”
0:10 “stars”
0:12 “absorbed in it”
0:17 “me”
0:26 “the answer’s not me”
0:29 “someone”
0:36 “please”
0:40 “around”
0:43 “near”
0:44 “worries”
0:51 “beginning” (same applies to 0:54)
1:02 “worries”
1:14 “mercy”
2:01 “fear”
2:10 “murder”
2:13 “paradise”
2:38 “insane” (reversed in distorted version)
2:51 “hand”
3:15 “thoughts”
2:02 "marijuana"
I'm curious as to what "Service of the Fee Fi Fo Fum" means.
Axon dendrite is referring to a neuron.
The quick white/red parts that flash definitely remind me of someone's memories being interrupted by something intense. The slower parts are the major parts that got him to where he has come to.
When it comes to the line, "Shrieking in the hall of lull thy genius sates a thirst for trouble" has me thinking he's talking about the doctor in a room down a long quiet corridor who is a genius, but has a desire to cause pain (trouble) and see how the teenager reacts to the 'treatment'.
Listening to the line, "Electrifying mine chambers wholly scorching out thine sovereignty", basically seems to be talking about how he's losing himself, his sovereign control over his mind and body.
I noticed when the teenager says, "Doctor, I can't tell if I'm not me", there are actually what sounds like two distinct voices, one being himself and the other being the insanity from what I can tell.
The last two lines, "When it grows bright the particles start to marvel having made it through the night, never they ponder whether electric calming if you look at it right" could be him talking about himself in the third person, how his brain (particles) marvel that he survived through the night, never having considered how calming (the electric shock therapy) could be if you looked at it with the right perspective.
This is a very interesting song. Who the Hell even thought that electric therapy helps people? It makes no sense to me. I'll absolutely be listening to this again.
"Fee Fi Fo Fum" is basically a nonsense phrase, as I'm sure you know. The way that I know it is through Jack and the Beanstalk. It's something that the giant says, but there are many other uses of it, such as in Shakespeare's "King Lear". In that play, "fie" is used to express disapproval. Anyway, in Jack and the Beanstalk, I always saw that infamous line as a way to intimidate.
I guess maybe "service of the fee fi fo fum" could perhaps mean that whatever is currently happening, whether this song actually takes place in a courtroom in some verses or not, could be making our protagonist feel like everything is out to get him in some sense. Like this whole thing is some sort of secret group designed to intimidate him. It's a stretch, I know.
@@labva6556 That actually sounds plausible. In Jack and the Beanstalk, the way the giant uses it definitely sounds like an intimidation tactic.
Probably the protagonist in this song feels so small compared to everyone else. They do call him a minor, so he is obviously young amidst these adults with lots of power. Maybe he finds the whole situation nonsense, since he knows he's innocent. The way it is phrased reminds me of a church service, so it could mean, "Gathering of Nonsense" or "Ridiculous Gathering". 🤔 Thanks for the theories! 😄
@@DoubleDealingDisarray Yes, you took the words out of my mouth exactly, I'm glad I was able to help you out :D
Oh wow. The "particles" theory is really good.
@@randomstuffprod. yeah it really is
My brother loves this song so much! He's dancing on the floor now as we speak!
OH MY GOD MY EYES
I CAN I CAN SEE EVERYTHING
ITS AMAZING ITS LIKE I EXIST AGAIN
osc spotted
REAL
@@whyamitomato YYAYYYY OSC
Good song, and the flashing lights fit the whole lore, yknow having him go through electric therapy
BUT JESUS CHRIST MAN IM NOT EVEN EPILEPTIC AND I FEEL LIKE IM GONNA HAVE A STROKE WATCHING THIS
Also wanna point out that the reversed beginning has inverted colors
White is black
Black is white
Red is blue
Simply making the reversed more reversed
Also it's weird that it has no glitches but still has the reverse
ANOTHER weird thing is that the reversed part is the version that DOES have glitches
Well, I never actually noticed the reversed colors, but god, even after 6 years this song, the lyrics vid AND the album are still 1 of the most confusing, most unique, and the most fire album ever (talking about hawaii part II
It actually designed to be watched with your eyes closed so it *feels* like you’re being electrocuted
omg hearing the "father your honor part" without any effects is wow
This is reversed version of the spotify one
I think this video does pretty good job at portraying Simon’s insanity. (though I have a slight hunch it’ll work better if you have epilepsy)
Never heard of this song until it came up on my Spotify at 2 AM as I was driving by the aftermath of a bad car crash. I was royally creeped out
Talk about a coincidence
I WAS JUST SINGING THIS SONG TO MYSELF
Also right after the word infirmary, you can hear (what seems to be) the creak of a door open, like he’s just entered the infirmary and then the craziness ensues.
You are right omg
I’d like to imagine that if this album were to ever get a movie that this part would be equally (if not more) traumatizing and scary than the breakdown scene in the movie “Requiem for a Dream”
the comments are very fresh for the video being 8 years old
comments were enabled only about a year ago
Yes.
The mind electric will always be the best song ever
all my life with this being probably my favourite video ever and i just realized it was official.
I had a seizure and now am on the white ball thanks mr hawley
WHY IS THE SEIZURE WARNING IN THE DESCRIPTION.
The descriptions used to preview under the title
WE MAKIN IT OUTTA THE INFIRMARY WITH THIS ONE‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥
I realized this is the reverse version of the full offical song
My favorite way to have a seizure is with Joe Hawley music playing in the background 💯💯💯
Watching this before bed. Gotta have my nightly seizure 😎
@@ImTired17 have you made it through the night?
@@poct13 HELP ME
Has anyone noticed that they reversed the whole song for this video ('tame' version before distorted in og)
i was listening to my yt playlist kn my tv one time, and forgot this video has flashes. *my eyes*
Even Joe’s monster said it well
everyone brings up "pray/prey" but no one mentions "wholly/holy"
it's kinda obvious it's pray but i haven't seen the wholly/holy one. prey isn't a verb
@@pringdude8070 What if the grammar is intentionally messed up, like how the sing starts backwards?
@@fixitfeilix5051 good point but i don't understand how prey would fit into the sentence and fit in with the actual theme / events of the song. maybe simon (the one in the electric chair) is prey for the chair?? that's... a every weird analogy but ehh do what you will with it
@@pringdude8070 it.. it is though?? the verb prey is the action of catching and killing for food. look up 'is prey a verb'
@@tristansahm2315 interesting, my bad - but i don't get how "cower and kill for food" makes sense to me
i guess we're all coming back to miracle musical (im obsessed with it)
Real (I was one of the top listeners in my Spotify wrapped and need help)
this song hits different in the dark
literally, if you have epilepsy
Listened to this in the middle of the darkness with a 50 inch TV and I felt like I was ascending. I began to shake from side to side because I was trying to protect myself from the flashing lights. I felt like I was on a Electric chair. Truly the best experience.
(Note: I don't have epilepsy... Or I was born with epilepsy without being diagnosed)
@@stingray-537-is-watching Even if you did have epilepsy only a small percent of epileptics are photosensitive
You singlehandedly made me do that and it was worth it
Ah, comments have been enabled for the first time on this video after 7 years it seems, amazing! This is the best lyric video of all time. the effects it gives your eyeballs if you dont blink are incredible. Hands down, best song on the album. It's very special to me.
Its so good lol. Nothing like miracle musical. I hope that we can get something like it again. It really was something special.
Thanks Joe, it wasn't fun to listen to it without spitting some good ol' foam
This turned me into Simon
My brother really likes Hawaii part 2 and when he watched this he started to dance!
Lol nawwww 💀💀💀
He is insane sorry
💀💀💀💀😭😭😭💀💀💀
He must of had a good time
The reversed part of “as death minute in decimal” sounds like “homicide”.
3:21 is when the reverse well, reverses.
Wait they actually reversed the official part? Officially the reverse part didn't have the distortions? Does this have a reason?
Probably not
@@TrikalusTrukalus it does
when u get electrocuted it feels like your life is going backwards
I played this on full brightness at 2X speed on my phone right next to my eyes. I can confirm that I do not have epilepsy.
Owie my eyes
Owie my eyes
Owie my eyes
Owner my eyes
My eyes have gained glory over me
@@the_real_tabby I have good eyes albeit inside
GIGANTIC FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING /VVVSRS
@mint_marigold if someone has a seizure from this, they should put it to 2x speed😀😀😀😀
@@goattranslationthey going up WAY MORE than the pearly gates of heaven 💀
Read the description.
@@mint_marigold1229 theres a seizure warning, first thing in the description
@@bzelubba2999 i'm a little silly... ty for telling me
I just realized that this isn't the final version lol
You can note that on the climax because the chiptune isn't there
It is the final version just
desrevereversed
and also the fact that the drums are not in reverse in the non bridge parts
It is the final version. It's just reversed lmao.
In this video, the 'final version' you're talking about is the one that is reversed.
Oh golly gee!! This video really made me feel like I was condemned to the infirmary, am I right😂😂😂??!! Nice work Joe, this video really ruffled my feathers, LOL!!🥰🥰🤩🤩
Are you okay
@@crush3d0x no, send help
Great heavens! The true feeling of getting electroshock therapy!! 😂
MINE MYND SI OS FRY'D, M'I EXPERIENCINF EMTIONOS TAHT DON ESIXT‼️‼️‼️ 🔥🔥🔥
my favorite song of all time. still havent figured out what it actually means, its just so disturbing and i love it. i listen to the reverse section on loop sometimes. i can sing this in reverse fluently. i am obsessed with this song and i will never know why.
There is a hidden story told in this álbum that could potentially make this song better for you.
It gives a whole new meaning to this song.
I am trying to learn the reverse part. I am just about as obsessed. :)
Singing the reverse part is like speaking enchanting table.
the flashing lights caused me to dissociate. thanks joe 🫶
?? ok
@@Unbreakify it’s a joke
i was high when i made that comment@@Vexinonfire
@@Unbreakify fair
Joe hawley, had blessed us with comments now.
I wonder why….you don’t think….no couldn’t be
Yeah
My interpretation of this song is the main character claimed to be insane, and due to the shock therapy he went through, he ended up going insane or actaully was insane, because he says, “see how your brain plays around.” Which could be schizophrenia, which might’ve driven him mad, or the shock altered him.
“Scattering sparks of thought energy deliver me and carry me away”, having lived through COVID, like everyone here, this hits a little too hard. Sometimes the only escape is through the mind.
Nothing can ever beat this song
actually the absolute perfect lyric video for this song
4:00 I just noticed this "insane" is put normal, while the Spotify version is reversed
Wonder, why. But the spotify version has allot of differences sooo
The whole song is reversed so the this is the of the “normal song “
this version is technically "reversed/mirrored" :)
you'd normally hear the "clean" (latter half here) part backwards first, then the distorted one after
It’s like the whole reversed song is a huge subliminal message
Flash warning could have been included in the title or the thumbnail.
It's in the desc!
i made the mistake of watching this first thing in the morning. my eyes are watering now.
never thought I could be so addicted to a lyrics video. found it interesting how this is actually the reversed version of the entire _official_ mind electric, which I've always wanted to hear but never went out of my way to reverse myself or search for someone else who has done it lol.
2:38 insane
this is so very different from the released track. idk if yall notice theres extra instrumentals to the reversed version ive never heard, and ive listened to this too many times to count lol. but yk thats just me 💅
Its the undistorted version (the part that is reversed on the released version). And the reversed version used in this video this is the released version (It has more glitches, stutters for the "artistic" effect)
The best Miracle Musical song
i love how it hurt my eyes, it's immersible
I've been listening to this since 3 years ago, I still love it. Why is it only a few days ago people have found this?
I’m not sure. I just started listening today because one of their songs were used in a RUclips short. That’s how I found it. The way was weird, but I’m glad I found them
yo llevaba meses escuchándolo y note eso mismo, es curioso ver como más gente encuentra esta obra de arte oculta de alguna manera me pone feliz ver que más gente tiene gusto por esta pieza :DD
For months I have been a massive Hawaii Part II fan in general, this is just my favorite song from it. I think the world deserves to hear Hawaii Part II & Tally Hall as a whole but most people don’t pay attention to it beyond TikTok trends sadly
It's from a tiktok trend but i wish more people got to know about the story
i found it from a random animation that got recommended to me
I noticed another thing. During the first backwards part, during the court "scene", most of it is of course, backwards, exept there are a few words that are not, which are from the less broken version.
.yramrifini eht ot mih nmednoc -INSANE tiebla traeh doog a ev'i .ME ,ME revo yrolg - ETC.
I guess that ain't that crazy of an observation, but I thought it was cool.
every single ME in the reversed part is the correct way around - also, this specific video has the reversed and the non-reversed the wrong way 'round. in the actual album, the reversed part isn't reversed and visa (re)versa. ghrahhh ii lovovee this allbum m....
Yeah, I made another comment somewhere explaining how you can reverse the song and its a completely different version. Love this song.@@funkywasit
its that way in the distorted part because the distorted version is the one that shows him going insane the most
The genious of this song is so good, having the 1 half reversed thinking its the same song like the one playing normally is genious. Still love both the 2 versions
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