Prior to joining Monstercat, Toope started off making dubstep video game remixes. He was successful in doing this, with his remix of Lavender Town having over 1 million views on YouTube.
He has appeared on more Monstercat compilation albums than any other artist on the label, having appeared on every album except 019 - Endeavour, 030 - Finale and Uncaged Vol. 3.
Toope is known for being wild and random, creating "Unboxing" videos for his songs, dressing as Woody from the Toy Story franchise for the Unboxing of his song Pizza Planet, frequently labeling his songs in crazy genres such as "Pizzacore" for Pizza Planet and "Wizard Bass" for Some Kinda Wizard, and dressing up with his friend Kyle Hutcheson as Buzz Lightyear and Woody from the Toy Story franchise, for Christmas instead of Halloween.
He also made an artist duo with 7 Minutes Dead, called Orbiter, which debuted their Orbiter EP.
Top of the World
Stephen Walking Lyrics
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Top of the World Down
"Top of the World" is a song by Stephen Walking, which is an upbeat and optimistic song about feeling invincible and on top of the world. However, the lyrics suggest that the feeling of being on top of the world can also be overwhelming, causing one to feel "down".
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Top of the World", which can be interpreted as a metaphor for success and achievement. However, the phrase "Down" that follows suggests that even when we achieve our goals and feel at our highest point, we can still experience moments of doubt and insecurity, which can bring us back down to reality.
The verses describe some of the challenges that the singer has faced, such as feeling like an outsider or being underestimated by others. Despite these obstacles, the singer is determined to keep pushing forward and reaching for the top.
Overall, "Top of the World" is a song about the highs and lows of life, and how even when we experience success, we can still struggle with self-doubt and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
Top of the world, world, world, world
I feel like I am at the highest point of my life, where everything is perfect and I have achieved all my goals.
Don't push me down, down, down, down
Even though I am at the top now, I fear losing everything and falling down to where I started.
Drugs hit the system, people all around me
I am surrounded by people who are indulging in drugs and alcohol, which makes me question their motives and the state of the world.
Demons screaming in my dreams
Even when I am asleep, my subconscious is haunted by my fears and doubts, which makes me question my decisions in life.
I can hear them, I can hear them
The negativity and doubts in my head are so loud that I cannot tune them out.
Gotta keep it together, I've got responsibilities
Despite my fears and doubts, I need to stay strong and focused, because I have responsibilities that I cannot neglect.
So I take it to the top of the world
To escape the turmoil in my mind, I aim for the highest point possible, where I can see everything clearly and make the right decisions.
Top of the world, world, world, world
Repeating the chorus emphasizes how important it is to reach the top, despite the challenges and fears that come along the way.
Every time I find my footing, I look to find you're rooting for my downfall
Every time I achieve something, there are people who are envious and want to see me fall, which makes it harder to trust others and believe in myself.
But I won't stop or stall, gotta go beyond it all, top of the world
Even though there are obstacles and people trying to bring me down, I will not give up or lose focus, because I have a goal to reach, which is to be at the top of the world.
Contributed by Juliana I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MusicMaster1371760
So far on this chronological journey through Monstercat, I must say, that I'm currently most proud of Stephen Walking. He appears to have released the most tracks so far up to this point and you can really see his development. For example, here, we see Stephen Walking's first deviation from dubstep. It's always interesting to see artists reach new boundaries outside of their comfort zone. Although this strategy didn't work for Arion, let's take a look at how Stephen Walking handles it.
The song immediately introduces the main melodies at full force preparing for some quick musical development. Throughout the first minute of the song, various beats and background bass type noises are introduced to compliment the melody. This makes for a great build up as the melody is completely constant, but its surrounding noises allow it to grow more and more intense eventually culminating into a climax.
The resulting climax is upbeat and features some nice bass to keep the song moving. I really enjoy how the bass stops any part of the song from staying repetitive in any way possible. I'm not exactly sure what I think of the siren noise that appear throughout the song, but it surprisingly doesn't annoy me. I think it adds to the song a bit.
The transition into the next build up is great due to some interesting distortion effects, and the return of the main melody as well as a new one. The build u isn't as good as it was the first time, but I still enjoy it nonetheless.
The second climax is very similar to the first, but I find the transitioning into the closer to be somewhat interesting as I believe that it's Monstercat's first example of half time. It works great, allowing for the closer to appear smoothly and simply.
The closer itself isn't entirely interesting, but I do think it's the best way to end the song as it brings a nice touch of familiarity and it really fades out nicely.
This song is pretty good. I don't see any outstanding flaws and it's got a nice feel to it. It's good to see that trying out a new genre worked well for Stephen Walking and it indicates that there's plenty more in the future.
@davidsantistevan2431
The song that introduced me to monstercat...
@TheLukeJustin
+david santistevan So much nostalgia :D
@theduuuude3967
Me 2.0
@barcode5735
ikr dude?
@TheWarrior2387
+david santistevan same
@rajsidhu9748
+david santistevan same
@happymangamingfun
who else thinks monstercat should get a radio channel?
@hi9580
DJ_Harris no, he means one that sent through radio waves and doesn't require internet
@mouadgranderson9618
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
@MK8HighlightReel
YES!!! And I'm 2 years late on this comment but its ok!