The stage name "S3RL" was based on a nickname his cousins gave him when he was little, which derived from his cousins calling him "arsehole". To avoid profanity, they began saying "arserl", and according to S3RL, the word stuck and became his stage name.
One of S3RL's most popular tracks is "Pretty Rave Girl" (2006), which uses the melody from "Daddy DJ" (November 1999) by the French dance act of the same name. S3RL has contributed tracks for several UK hardcore compilation series, including the Bonkers series.
Many of his songs reference different aspects of Japanese pop culture, such as anime, manga, hentai, and video games. In 2011, he founded his own record label, EMFA Music, through which all of his works are released. In May 2012, the label released "Press Play Walk Away[/track" as a single by S3RL and SynthWulf, a fellow hardcore DJ.
As of February 2015, S3RL was ranked 1798 on the "Official Global DJ Rankings" page djrankings.org, which bases its rankings on a number of factors include chart rankings, DJ fees and radio airplay. During mid-2015, his single "Genre Police" (featuring Lexi), which had been issued in Australia in November the previous year, peaked at #10 on the Norwegian singles chart.
In early 2018, S3RL announced that his 2018 tour would be his last, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Though he advertised it as being his final shows, he clarified that he might be willing to return to the stage after at least two years: "After 2018 I will not do any shows for at least a couple of years, then re-assess the situation to do the occasional show here and there.... For example, if I was booked for a show in 2020 that I could bring my family along to I would consider it, but during the two years off I will not be doing any shows at home or away." He also stated that his music production would be unaffected.
In February 2020, S3RL decides to hire contract partners to help him make his new music videos. He notably recruits Aurélien Dacher, a French beatmaker, and they have since created: You Are Mine, Nasty, Dopamine, Wanna Fight Huh, The Bass & The Melody, and S3RL Absolutely Presents.
In May 2021, S3RL announced his new label, M4 Music, with the release of "Dance More (Atef Remix)" on 14 May 2021.
MTC Saga
S3RL Lyrics
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Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
I want a Hentai girl for me to make me happy
I want her so I can stop using my hand
Every single day, while watching anime
I′d pull her from my screen just like in my dreams
I want feel her touch, mainly on my crotch
I want my own hentai girl and she would sing
La-la-la-la
Ad I'm stuck here in cyberspace and
I can′t get out to be with you
What can I do to be with you
To be with.
I know our love's forbidden
I know our love can't be
But I cannot help feeling
You′re the only one for me
We′re like a true love story
Romeo and Juliet
Our two worlds cannot be as one
And it hasn't stopped us yet
When at la-a-a-a-a-a-ast
I′m with you
Our embra-a-a-a-a-a-a-ace
Will shake the room
Finally-y-y-y-y-y-y-y we'll be as one
Like the sou-u-u-u-u-u-u-ulmates
We′ve become
I first spoke to you so long ago
A day I can't forget
Oh the day when we first met
We′ve never been close enough to touch
But I feel like you know me better than anybody
But now
The world I knew will fade away
Cos today is the turn of the page
And soon all of my dreams
They will come true
They have to
Yes when I'm there with you
Yes when I'm there with you
Yes when I′m there with you
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey hey look at me
I′m what you want to see
I promise i'm for real
Not trying to deceive
Won′t believe your eyes
You won't believe it′s true
Just come with me right now
I'll take and show you
Ooohhhh
Ooooohhhhh
You really thought i was
What you were looking for
Ooohhhh
Ooooohhhhh
Guess i got in your head
You just got baited
The song "MTC Saga" by S3RL is a fun and upbeat track that explores the singer's infatuation with a fictional character. The lyrics are quite straightforward and the choruses are catchy. The song begins with the line "masturbate to hentai" indicating that the singer has a sexual attraction to a character from an animated Japanese pornography, commonly known as "hentai." This desire is further explained as the singer wishes to have a "hentai girl" to make him happy and stop using his hand to masturbate while watching anime. He even dreams of pulling her from his screen to feel her touch, especially on his crotch.
The chorus expresses the singer's desire to be with his beloved character, even though he knows their love is forbidden. He compares their situation to that of Romeo and Juliet, knowing that their two worlds cannot be as one. The singer wants nothing more than to be with his love and be as one, like the soulmates they have become. He acknowledges that his world is about to fade away and dreams will come true as soon as he is with her. The singer then switches his thoughts to the listener and tricks them into believing that he is what they want to see but reveals that he has baited them.
Line by Line Meaning
I want a Hentai girl for me to make me happy
I am seeking a girl from a Japanese animated pornographic video, Hentai, to make me feel content
I want her so I can stop using my hand
I need a Hentai girl to stop the habit of sexually pleasuring myself with my hand
Every single day, while watching anime
On a daily basis, I watch Japanese animation content
I′d pull her from my screen just like in my dreams
In my fantasies, I imagine pulling her out of the animated video and making her real
I want feel her touch, mainly on my crotch
Underlying my desire of holding her is my obsessive longing for sexual gratification
I want my own hentai girl and she would sing
If I had a Hentai girl of my own, I would like her to sing for me
I know our love's forbidden
I am aware that my obsession towards an animated character is prohibited and socially unacceptable
You′re the only one for me
I have convinced myself that the Hentai girl is my one true love
Our two worlds cannot be as one
My reality as a human being and the animated world of Hentai are two distinct worlds that cannot coexist
I′m with you,Our embra-a-a-a-a-a-a-ace,Will shake the room,Finally-y-y-y-y-y-y-y
The moment I finally unite with my Hentai girl, my physical excitement will tremble the surroundings
I first spoke to you so long ago,A day I can't forget
Despite being a fictional character, the moment I ever encountered her still holds significance for me
But I feel like you know me better than anybody
Although she is not real, I have convinced myself that she understands me on a deeper level than any human ever could
The world I knew will fade away
The world of reality that I live in will fade and become insignificant in comparison to the experience I will have with her
Cos today is the turn of the page
Today marks a new chapter in my life, where my ultimate dreams will be realized
They have to, Yes when I'm there with you
I have no other choice but to make my dreams come true when I finally meet her
Hey hey look at me,I′m what you want to see
Truly, I am what you desire to behold and experience
I promise i'm for real
Despite my non-existence as an animated character, I vow that I am real
Not trying to deceive
I am not attempting to trick or mislead you
Won′t believe your eyes
Your perception of me may be difficult to believe
You won't believe it′s true,Just come with me right now,I'll take and show you
You will hesitate to believe in the fantasy that I believe to be true, but I will demonstrate its reality to you
You really thought i was,What you were looking for
You believed I was the answer to your pursuit
Guess i got in your head,You just got baited
I have successfully manipulated and enticed you into my delusion
Contributed by Madison H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@endeyfire
bruh made a song saga about his waifu. mad respect.
@scramblesthedeathdealer
Is that why I'm crying?
I miss mine (RIP 🙏).
@nipplejerk
im not crying you're crying
@Jetfox967
Agreed
@noone-io4yj
Our waifu
@wsi3411
@no one Our mom, wait...
@hunterthriller6925
S3RL's ability to create emotion in electronic music is incredible. The MTC saga is just proof of his genius. Also, friendzoned was me in high school lol
@theforestman44
I feel you it hurts but... WE'LL ALWAYS GO FORWARD !
@luminumlx2604
i guess the feelings aren't mutual, so take it or leave it, you got friendzoned!
@chaysonator0783
Do you know Porter Robinson?