Dreamless dorm ticking clock
I walk away from the soundless room
Windless night moonlight melts
My ghostly shadow to the lukewarm gloom

Nightly dance of bleeding swords
Reminds me that I still live

I will burn my dread
I once ran away from the god of fear
And he chained me to despair

Burn my dread
I'll break the chain
And run till I see the sunlight again

I'll lift my face and run to the sunlight

Voiceless town tapping feet
I clench my fists in pockets tight
Far in mist a tower awaits
Like a merciless tomb devouring moonlight

Clockwork maze and unknown
In frozen time a staircase stands
Shadows crawl on bloodstained floor
I rush straight ahead with a sword in hands

Could touch of my trembling gun
I close my eyes to hear you breathe

I will burn my dread
This time I'll grapple down that god of fear
And throw him into hell's fire

Burn my dread
I'll shrug the pain
And run till I see the sunlight again

Oh I will run burning all regret and dread
And I will face the sun with the pride of the living

Contributed by Nathan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on specific lyrics, highlight them

Comments from YouTube:

BTARBOI 22

51w↑1K

Beginning of this song: Haha we like fun here
End of the song: I am going to murder god and claim the universe as my own

Izanagi No Okami

10w

More like ill burn the the god lol

tohru adachi

17w

@Somethingofnote smt In a nutshell: kill god to make a new world or be his friend

Kermit with A Gun

23w

And thats exactly what happened

Athan Gabriel Palacol

24w↑1

Practically the entire game

Kiwami Cube

24w↑1

@Somethingofnote a little more SMT than persona

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Radiant

1y↑970

Hands down the best Persona opening in the series. That drop is everything.

Henrique Araújo

12w

Umbreakable Tie: Are you challenging me ?

kocak Gaming

14w↑1

@TheSaucyPickle shadow world epic but not as legendary as burn my dread when the drums kick

Tuxum

17w↑1

I personally have perusing my true self as my favorite opening, though, persona 3 is my favorite game of the series.

tohru adachi

17w

@Sei lá so q não sei seloko muito foda

Sei lá so q não sei

17w

@tohru adachi brabo ne não

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Sensko

1y↑944

"Reminds me that I still live"
Yeah, 'bout that....

Vinicius Paiva

13w

Well, I’m still alive and I’m still happy, so…
“I will *BURN MY DREAD!*”🎶

HelloWorld

16w

@Yellowhitter 73 "Clockwork maze, wnd unknown"

Yellowhitter 73

16w

E P I C I N S T R U M E N T A L

Yellowhitter 73

16w

@Kydude “Like a merciless tomb, devouring moonlight.”

Kydude

20w

@JustACringyMakotoYukiFangirl "Far in mist a tower awaits"

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Xander Wardwell-Gaw

43w↑221

"I once ran away from the god of fear and he chained me to despair, yeah!!"

There's just something about that line that's so badass.

TheGreenBomber

@Olivia go away

Eden Middleton

11w

@Olivia oh fuck no

Aerial Chief

14w↑1

@Olivia god no

HelloWorld

19w↑1

@Olivia please no

Arda Yüksel

27w↑7

@Olivia just no

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Passive Bot

1y↑418

the lyrics hit harder when you can actually understand it

VotingChipmunk

21w

So does the Battle version of the song. The lyrics make sense when you understand them.

Emo Rose

22w

Yeah

Gogeta Kun

26w↑2

Facts...

Trust Mikhail

35w↑3

It do tho

Username Not found

35w↑6

Me too but I’m 6 my bro’s 12

Aceicle

1y↑841

Me: I hate this song
Friend: why
Me: I have a gluten intolerance

Omari Washington

21w↑1

Then he should love the song because he doesn't have to eat the bread because it's burnt 😁.

Zeldahyrule 312

35w↑1

Good one😂😂😂

Giuliany Guerreira

41w↑6

So thats why you buuuuuurn my breaaaaaad XD

Baja Gamer

42w↑2

as someone who does have one this is funny as hell

Username Not found

45w↑2

Will not very nice

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marbles0daa

1y↑340

if you are ever having a bad day, just know Makoto sacrificed his life to save everyone

Random_Chris 101

22w

Spoilers for Persona 2:

Well, compared to Tatsuya Suo, the Persona 2 protagonist, he had to give up living in the world where his friends are and now has to live in a destroyed world just so that the second world would not be destroyed by a paradox, so even though Makoto died, at least he died in the same world as his friends

anonymous pikmin guy

22w

u would imagine i would cry at the ending but because i got it spoiled i only cried in the middle of the game 😎😎😎😎

Khiem Nguyen

23w

He died for our sins.

Dank Memer

28w

BRUh SPOILERS

king of hearts yt

30w

@SwagWaffle 333 LMAO rip

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Sipho Ike Nwahunanya

40w↑45

I've played it on P3d and it makes me cry to see Minato and his friends dancing on the Nyx battlefield

Pancakes B

26w↑13

Even though I am an extreme P5 fan, this is easily the best opening in the entire series. The lyrics slap and the music is a masterpiece. Atlus needs a current Gen remaster of this amazing game!

Pancakes B

10w

@Xen nah he just destroyed you cause you’re an idiot 💀

Ren but dead inside

10w↑1

@Xen Oops, a stray brain! Someone must have dropped it... Oh, this person! Xen! Saying good things are bad to be “quirky!” Hey, Xen, is this yours?

Pancakes B

11w↑1

@Xen good joke 😂

Taste The Cock

1y↑47

This song basically spills out the plot of the game

blackanimenerd0

36w↑6

Never understood what that meant until i beat the game lol

Hazmat in a Gas Mask

49w↑89

I came here after Unus Annus was deleted, only minutes ago. For some reason, this was the song that started playing in my head the instant the livestream ended.

Canadian Gopnik

41w↑2

BUUUUUUURN MYYYYYY BREAAAAAAAAD!!!

Br Uh

49w↑22

Memento mori

Kirby with A Hairdo

1y↑285

How many people would pay to have Minato in Smash? Cuz I would.

Toph Beifong

13w

@Eltinox great seal would be his final smash

tohru adachi

17w

@SOULPLAYZ GAMING what Makoto? Makoto kuwahara of P2 Makoto Sako of devil survivor 2 Makoto yuki from persona 3 or Makoto niijima from persona 5?

SOULPLAYZ GAMING

17w

@tohru adachi makoto
Is makoto!!

drpeppers

17w

@tohru adachi i want sumire in smash just for more persona music

drpeppers

17w

@tohru adachi fair enough

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Shuu Lumina

30w↑10

to anybody who makes a burn my bread joke, please encounter the reaper on your first play through of the very first floor of tartarus

Nightlypiano41

1y↑476

How did that happy-ish intro go into BUUUUUUURN MYYY DREEEEEEAAAAAAD

DanHue Exists

29w

@Alex Mal p3 also had pancakes

Alex Mal

30w↑1

@Door-kun persona 3 bread persona 4 fsteak persona 5 PaNcAKeS

Fabio N

42w↑2

@DX5 Gaming i mean It was good milk

Catman Yt

46w↑2

Bread*

Nota Smiler

50w

Just like the game does

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Alex Petrucci

1y↑178

Persona 3 and Persona 5 are tied for best music for me

ThiccFurryBoi69

11w

@mr.totolose no not even if anything all of them sound great but p3 list is definitely better than 5

Lucas’s World of Let’s Plays

18w

@mr.totolose you monster

Joker

21w

@Drake J but they all good music tho

mr.totolose

31w

Nah i think p3 had the worst soundtrack of the trio

Wizardo Keebler

35w

@Drake J hmm sorry but I refuse to listen to your opinion

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silver owl

1y↑85

I've never felt cooler cooking bread

Voracity

41w↑17

I LOVE the vibing rhythmic theme at 0:40, basically the whole 40 seconds are such a chill vibe.

Happyk1nGG

1y↑63

When you burned too much dread you got a full version with lyrics

Олег Сорью

41w↑38

I like how opening is spoilering the game

Xen

12w

Nah

Noivern

23w↑9

You don’t know it’s a spoiler until you finish the game

Lendin Swiftbolt

2y↑575

Door-kun died for your sins.
In all honesty, good upload.
Just let the Engrish flow.

Alfie Nathanael 10 MIPA 5

38w↑4

@catphish gaming Remember Son Dying Is Gay
-Soldier

Gushi

39w↑2

engrish frow*

Gestrid

41w↑5

@Door-Kun 100% of doctors agree: dying is not healthy.

catphish gaming

1y↑5

@Door-Kun probably not but it does all problems

Door-Kun

1y↑11

@catphish gaming I am 100% sure that dying is not healthy

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ZeroChill

1y↑26

In the song No more what ifs in PR5R there is a line that goes "someone once said, "burn my dread babe.." and considering the character that song is based on blows my mind!

Alex

40w↑2

@Diego Ixcaraguá AND in the Lotus Juice Remix of Backside of the TV in Persona 4 Dancing there's a line "Covering spitfire, burn these dreads, baby baby baby", serving as a double reference to both Burn My Dread and Mass Destruction.

Diego Ixcaraguá

45w↑3

Also on P4AU op, "Break out of..." it's referenced with : "No need to fear it's time you burn that dread".

CherryX2

42w↑58

I can now say I have in fact dropped the big beat of this song to 12am for New Years 2021.
Let's see where this year takes us.

Henrique Araújo

18w

Rivers in the desert or Wiping all out

MNS

25w↑1

Oof

tterminitte

26w↑1

@BluTagg63 I think we can all answer that.

BluTagg63

28w↑1

How’s 2021

Joker Kirby

17w↑6

Yu Narukami: With the power of confidants, I defeat the final boss, and then defeat the bond god by dancing!
Joker: I shoot the god of control in the face with Satan's gun, and then kill the AI God by stabbing it!

Door-kun: I commit Persona 3 to seal the moon god away and is last seen as a mii costume in Smash ultimate

TyrantPope

1y↑65

If I can add my two cents, I don't think it's "despair yeah" and "hell's fire yeah". That's just the way the singer is pronouncing the last syllable of despair and fire.

Reptile

49w↑3

If you look on genius, the explanation for "despair yeah" makes it make more sense

Kersh Komlev

1y↑5

Engrish is Engrish, words are not themselves. Maybe they pronounce it like despaired, nobody know the truth.

Mr. Sketchy

1y↑5

I agree i confuses me that it starts with despair then hell's fire when they sound the same

Lelouch

1y↑11

the lyrics is despair yeah

ShinjiRebe

1y↑10

It actually sounds like "hell's fire yeah". I'm still not sure tho.

Rem Demisa

1y↑29

I legit didn't know what the word on bread is but I didn't bother knowing because "Burn my Breaddd!" is already perfect

Zola Fuckass

1y↑9

Damn that's a sick chorus.

Lynn Anne Mihyang

27w↑3

Damn, still uploading music like a boss! Thank you for letting us newbies like myself experience such awesome music from the older games! :D

Tala B

1y↑78

I love the vibe of this but if I thought p5 had a bit of engrish, this is ALL engrish. I honestly kinda appreciate it for that. It isn't trying to be perfect.

Robijohn

1y↑7

I feel like some is on purpose to make slant rhymes

Psiryn.11

1y↑6

bbbbbb b b b b burn my bread

Guilherme M

51w↑9

Best Persona theme ever. Love all Personas, but this theme... daaaaamn!

Agent-X

1y↑283

Why's this not in Smash? :(

Crunky

23w

@Arukoru Basuke p5r ain’t on the switch though

Arukoru Basuke

44w

Persona 1-4 wasn't on a Nintendo Console at any point so there are no characters to put in. Jokers there because P5R got on the Switch and he's a known character. Toast-kun is just a DLC Opponent so not known for People who don't buy DLCs

Agent-X

46w

@Catman Yt lol

Catman Yt

46w↑1

They don’t tolerate bread abuse

Yes

48w

@leafgoth Pretty sure it's not that, Mass Destruction has the same singers as this song. Pretty sure it's just this song ain't really a fighting song

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Akira Kurusu / Joker

45w↑8

Oh my God the nostalgia playing this on my PS2, I was still a bit young to play this but I had chill parents so I got to play any game. I was confused about some things at a youngish age in the game I also was really bad at the game so I didn't finish it. Only till 2016 I found a well conditioned PS2 on ebay and the nostalgia hit me hard when I watched the opening movie

anonymous user

30w

You gotta be an adult to realize that nobody really wants to live irl :/

Go to sleep

2y↑306

I will... BURN MY BREAD!!! 🔥🍞

Username Not found

45w

I love the yellowtail

Username Not found

45w

Burning my dread is going great

Username Not found

45w

Images from your kid sif I believe that it will work

Username Not found

45w

Bitch you I will burn my dread 90052 Times

clygamer

47w↑1

@Zelfon it's bread

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SnowTenkey

39w↑8

door-kun's mentality throughout the game be like

Inept

1y↑69

oop I cried again.

Joaquin Romero Day

1y↑7

I still believe that, after the ending, its impossible not to.

Inept

1y↑7

@Adam Miller Thank you for your understanding.

Adam Miller

1y↑15

Understandable, have a nice day

kronya

27w↑1

this gives me such a bittersweet feeling, I still remember the hot summer days where I played the game and so often got frustrated over it but I love it so much I just want to expierence it all again

Elysium Emerald

1y↑17

I haven't seen persona until Joker join smash, but one thing for sure, why do I feel like I remember it but don't know the song or game

John Yousuf P. Navales

1y↑15

I didn't know there were two voices. Nice Quality :D

Iceball 2777

1y↑105

I listened to this while making toast. I was singing, "Burn, my, BREAD!!!!!'

Iceball 2777

@Kevnev Katfute it was good. Burnt though

Kevnev Katfute

So, how was the Thanatoast?

Sadness Help

1y↑4

Damn, never heard that one before, really !

Luna

1y↑7

Magic Magic you cheeky sonnuva—

Magic Magic

1y↑24

The bread jokes are getting a bit stale

Andrew S

42w↑8

Shoji Meguro is legendary.

Hicham Baba

44w↑10

The sound your bread makes when you leave it in the toaster for too long:

Алексей Черноф

19w

I cant even begin to write how much this game has changed my life. Thank you atlus.

Hollow knight

50w↑4

The drop on i will burn my dread is and will always be amazing

L_Vibes

1y↑444

Bruh yukari thighs

Devin Arshad

44w↑1

Simp

Papa Donut

49w

fact

token battel

49w

L_Vibes exactly

catphish gaming

50w

@L_Vibes oh ok.

You sure?

L_Vibes

50w

@catphish gaming good offer, but I am going to have to respectfully decline.

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THE 1NTR0VERT

22w↑2

When you first see minato’s face your like ok but at the end of the song damn look at that face full of determination

Meta_ 7

1y↑104

Me when midnight strikes:

Bolt in a bottle

47w↑2

@Kirby with A Hairdo Rakshasa agreed to be his shape shifting body double so he could have the night out.

Kirby with A Hairdo

1y↑1

@Akira Kurusu / Joker Wait, how did you escape the thing that is a cat but doesn’t think it is?

Akira Kurusu / Joker

I see what you did there lmao

Brianna Ulmer

One second it’s “Windless night, moonlight melts” and the next it’s “THIS TIME I’LL GRAPPLE DOWN THAT GOD OF FEAR AND THROW HIM INTO HELL’S FIRE, YEAH!”

Jay-foxx11

1y↑14

Another absolute banger. If I had the game and played it. I would always listen to it in full.

anonymous pikmin guy

22w

@______ 26 i play persona 4 golden on a potato pc so its always really really really really laggy and its not fun to watch so i think thats alright

that guy

One Purple Flower yeah but the first few seconds are legendary

One Purple Flower

1y↑2

@______ 26 Except for the FES opening. That one is the most forgettable of all.

______ 26

1y↑2

Literally if you skip the opening to any of the persona games it's doing it a disservice even if it's the 50th time you still have to sit through and watch it

Orange the Proto

41w↑98

I sware if I see one more "Burn my bread" comment there toast

Brice Schiele

23w

Crispy toast

Pancakes B

26w↑1

Toast 😐

BluTagg63

28w↑2

@Not Alan
BUUURRRNNN MMMYYY BBRREEEAAADDD

NotAlan8650

30w↑2

damn

Fernando Guillen

30w↑2

Dammit, I burnt my bread in the oven!

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SpookTunes

19w↑2

Amazing song, not my favorite but definitely a banger

Chanchon Doksanthia

34w↑2

Somehow there is no full version of this song in spotify.😭

shoe 420

43w↑7

I like to replace the “burn my dread” with “shit my pants” while trying to sing along. I personally think its very funny.

notazeldafan_maybe

36w↑1

i think the running into the sunlight is a reference to the story of orpheus running without looking back to his wife/girlfriend

Vinicius Paiva

13w↑1

I have a feeling that this game was supposed to be the last one of its series!

PupRiku

30w↑1

Still the best Persona track.

TobiDyLetsPlay100

23w

He died for us, so we can start to live! <3

pikachucet the second

45w↑2

I didn’t realise until someone pointed it out online that Burn My Dread means Face My Fears and I don’t know how I missed that

Kool Kids Klub

2y↑78

The way my kind uses English sounds cute and funny

lontrucker44

25w↑1

Just like berserk op

Pyras Wolf

1y↑6

imagine seeing persona 3 spoilers lmao

Soronexle Matrix 41

43w↑2

Yeah, take a look at FES because that intro is full of spoilers.

Mona

45w↑9

1:04 is there anything edgier than this?

ACE

17w↑1

The way she says shadow ,swords and pockets is really funny to me

Xornedge

41w↑2

I managed to get nearly every word of the lyrics wrong. Might make a song out of it.

Rare Username

32w↑1

Damn I really thought my headphones was broken in the end of the song

Super Dupe

46w↑13

1:00 The saxophone hits different

SkaorBust

51w↑4

This is a musical 180 tbh

waifu_png_pl

51w↑211

3:20 i close my eyes to hear you piss

anonymous pikmin guy

22w

thank you

Gogeta Kun

26w

Oh no I can't unhear that now. Well alrighty then

R3tr0_Alit0

28w↑1

Why

midland ammo

30w↑1

I heard ‘hear you please’

TaleOfMenma

35w↑2

BRUH U RUINED IT FOR ME

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Mark Myers

38w↑4

Guys I'm not gonna lie, until this exact moment I did not hear "ticking clock" at the beginning. I heard something very different 🤣.

Meta_ 7

1y↑56

I always hear "I'll live my fate" Instead of "I'll lift my face" is that dark?

CKQnikc

45w

I hear "I left my face"

ace defective

48w

Meta_ 7

1y↑1

@Adachi Nizuma ok thanks

Adachi Nizuma

1y↑3

No bro it ain't dark live the fate you choose. Have a nice life :)

Meta_ 7

1y↑1

@Jaden Thomas ik

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Nothing Rhymes with Orange

34w

I'm not really into the Persona 3 ost, I don't really like hip-hop, but even I'll admit, this is pretty good.

Zinnia

47w↑3

Listen this while make breakfast

Burn my breaaadd 🍞

Gabs Chan

1y↑38

buenardo.

Darth-Val

1y↑2

Algo buenardo, español aquí

Nuggerto

1y↑4

ehhh... uhhh... burrito?

PhantAkira 2005

1y↑3

@SilverSatou yei, alguien que conoce este juego y habla español x,d

SilverSatou

1y↑2

Según mis fuentes en efecto, buenardo

Samu

1y↑2

confirmo, buenardo

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R3VENGEANCE Official

40w↑1

When someone orders toast with Extra Jam.

Shiranui prestonsaga

38w↑1

Ah yes Spoilers the Opening best Persona Op.

ShankTheSoda

28w↑1

I work at a subway as my first job, and sometimes i'll play this song, but ONLY if i "Burn my Bread"

Marsuru

41w

“I walked away from the door. Yeah!”

blackanimenerd0

36w↑1

God ik its ruin the theme of the game but damn do i want Makoto back😔

Omari Washington

21w↑2

You know it's super unfair the persona series have different ways of summoning personas like P3 has the gun and you can summon it anywhere p4 has a tarot card that can only be summoned in a TV P5 you can only summon a persona if you are in a palace or mementos.

Omari Washington

17w

But then again persona 1 and 2 doesn't exist.

Rafa Firdaus

18w

Then there's P1 and P2. You don't need anything to summon it, and you can do it anywhere.

Narciso Anasui

42w↑5

I want Persona 3 for Playstation 4!

Alvaro FS

14w↑1

Now that the Persona series 25th anniversary was announced we can actually hope for it

「Za Sauce」

19w

We all do.

Elecman Robot master

36w

God... i don't know how people think this is a happy song, to me, it hits really hard with makoto/minato history, "nightly dance of bleeding swords reminds me that i still live", how makoto didn't feel alive for the 10 years since his parents dead and the events of persona 3 "i once ran away from the god of fear and he chained me to despair", again, makoto escaped death but only to live with the memories of that accident, but the one who hits the most hard, "Burn my dread", just like with his parents, the fire of that accident devoured his wish for live or fear of death, the fire devoured his dread, the fire burn his dread, thats why even if the music of persona 4 and 5 are more my style, this one is my favorite by far for his meaning so deep inside of the history of his protagonist, to the point that makoto is hearing the song himself

X3 POUNCES ON YOU

1y↑5

I genuinely don't know but I heard One last stand instead of burn my dread lmao 💀

Kermit with A Gun

23w↑1

P5: i rip off mask and dedtroy god to rebel and free everyone
P4: i crush a card and kill god to see the truth
P3: god was being mean so i just started blasting. (Also have nkt played P3 yet but when i do woo boi ima play that for years)

Zeromain 43

19w↑1

Fun fact: in persona 3 portable when you die and go to the title screen this plays instead of the p3p opening but maybe that’s just my emulator I don’t know I don’t have a psp

Jaeh Ibsa

42w↑3

Beginning of song: "Sunshine, lolipops!!"
End of Song: BURN MY DREAD!!!!

RoZo Ghost

1y↑2

Please tell me this is not only me, but does anyone else wish that they go and remake P3F with "The Answer" changed, instead have it with them trying to find a way to have Makoto return to them because the kill the desire of death basically? If I have that part wrong please tell me.

Kino

46w

bro you want the game that talks about death and a character which dies to protect the world from destroying itself ressurects? they talk about the possibility of bringing makoto back in the answer, and at the end, they all reach the same conclusion: they should move foward.

Anthony Wojtylko

29w↑1

I will BURN MY DREAD!!!!! I Once ran away from a God of fear and he chained me to despair Yeah!!

Ultimate Vexation

34w

this is my cramming bgm

jason pennant

37w

this hits so different

king of hearts yt

38w

4:18 best part tbh

Gabriel Gouvêa

51w↑1

This could be a samba

COLE NORMAN

25w↑1

that bass starting at 0:38 tho

Star Light

18w↑1

Would be nice to have this song in smash like damn

Shane Lee

36w

so basically i have a carb addiction

Collab Project

23w↑2

I love the song thank you

Evan Dixon

47w↑3

Oh no! I was reading these comments and I forgot my bread was in the toaster....

My bread is burnt now.

Hamelemale Woldemariam

25w

I will BURN MY BREAD

Giordan Diodato

15w↑1

Happy 15th anniversary to Persona 3

Zaltaj Obrátil

37w

BUUUUUURRRN MYYYY BREADDD! Hell yeah!!

Sipho Ike Nwahunanya

33w↑1

Memento Iori - Remember That You are Mortal

The Naive Vigilante

49w↑4

This song would've been perfect... I wish the 3:30 part didn't exist.

The Naive Vigilante

44w↑1

@soda I don't like the mixing. It's a matter of taste. I don't think people SHOULDN'T like that part. I just don't like it.

soda

44w↑1

its literally the most hype part of the song

UptownBassoonSkraaaaka

45w↑1

Many users will dawn the Wild Card ability.... but none better than our boy Blue Jesus!

Daniel Loh

28w

0:59 ...Yeah, I never figured out how to use that toaster.

disappointment juice

20w

3:32 i thought my earphones were broken like "already? i just got this pair"

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