Nothing Left To Lose
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I remember the endless longing
That called inside of me,
From fountains of expression,
Trying to break free.
Nothing left to say
When the walls give way.
Still, I can faintly recall
The subtle purity
Of youthful inspiration
And insecurity.
Nothing left to say,
When the child finds his way.
Pride, and the drive that started the dream,
Turned, in time, to an endless obsession.
Caught in a vicious circle of compulsion.
Possessed by the goal and the possession.
Desires bind the truth to secrecy,
But behind the aspirations I see
A life devoted to blind ambition.
And a mortal man searching for eternity
Behind the desires.
And the wall that gave way.
There's a forgotten cause,
Consumed by the day,
Behind the ambitions
Of a child who found his way.
There's a cold realization
That our deeds die with the day.
And behind the disguise
Of a man with a cause,
There's a child screaming.
With nothing left to say,
Paralyzed by inhibitions
And indecisions,




What once was a release
Is now a prison.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Nothing Left To Lose" by Warning are rich with meaning and complexity. From the beginning, the song evokes a sense of nostalgia for the freedom of youth and the endless possibilities of artistic expression. The imagery of fountains of expression suggests a deep wellspring of creativity that is struggling to break free from its constraints.


As the song progresses, we see how the desire for artistic expression has morphed into a more obsessive ambition. The drive to create has become an all-consuming passion, binding the truth to secrecy and distancing the artist from those around him. The chorus is particularly powerful, as it suggests the futility of such single-minded ambition. When the walls give way and nothing is left to say, the artist is left alone with his dreams and desires, cut off from the world.


The final verse of the song is particularly poignant, as it suggests that the artist has become trapped in his own ambition. What was once a release has become a prison. The child who found his way is now paralyzed by inhibitions and indecisions, unable to recapture the creative spark that once burned so brightly. All that is left is a cold realization that our deeds die with the day, and that behind every cause and ambition lies a child screaming for release.


Overall, "Nothing Left To Lose" is a powerful and evocative meditation on the nature of artistic expression and the price of ambition. It suggests that while the desire to create may be noble and pure, unchecked ambition can lead to a kind of self-imposed exile, cutting us off from the very world we seek to engage with.


Line by Line Meaning

I remember the endless longing
Recalling a time of vast yearning and unrelenting desire


That called inside of me,
The longing was deeply rooted within self


From fountains of expression,
The desire to express oneself was immense


Trying to break free.
Attempting to break free from self-imposed inhibitions


Nothing left to say
Words are hard to come by


When the walls give way.
When all barriers are overcome


Still, I can faintly recall
Memories barely visible


The subtle purity
The innocence of that time


Of youthful inspiration
The inspiration of youth


And insecurity.
The vulnerability and uncertainty felt


Nothing left to say,
Words escape us once again


When the child finds his way.
Once the child has found their direction in life


Pride, and the drive that started the dream,
The self-satisfaction and motivation that began it all


Turned, in time, to an endless obsession.
Eventually became an insatiable fixation


Caught in a vicious circle of compulsion.
Trapped in a cycle of necessity


Possessed by the goal and the possession.
Overwhelmed by the aim and the outcome


Desires bind the truth to secrecy,
Desires obscure the truth and make it hard to reveal


But behind the aspirations I see
However, beyond the yearnings


A life devoted to blind ambition.
A life of zealous devotion to the goal


And a mortal man searching for eternity
And a human being seeking endlessness


Behind the desires.
Beyond the drives


And the wall that gave way.
And the tipping point which led to accomplishment


There's a forgotten cause,
There is a disregarded purpose


Consumed by the day,
Lost amidst everyday happenings


Behind the ambitions
Beyond one's aspirations


Of a child who found his way.
Of the youthful soul that encountered their direction in life


There's a cold realization
A stark recognition


That our deeds die with the day.
That our actions always come to an end


And behind the disguise
Beyond the act


Of a man with a cause,
Of the person with a purpose


There's a child screaming.
There is a youthful soul emoting


With nothing left to say,
Lost for words


Paralyzed by inhibitions
Stuck due to restraints


And indecisions,
And uncertainties


What once was a release
What once served as liberation


Is now a prison.
Now turned into a confinement




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: MATHEOS

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Chao Flaka

SPOILERS
(And yes this entire arc is canon. It’s in the IZ comic series)

This is going to be a long explanation for those who can’t read the comic so bear with me...

For those that don’t know what this arc is about but can’t afford to read, it’s about Zim, Dib and Gir going into a vortex portal that leads them into a void where a planet is filled with Zims, each of them from alternate timeline and can’t find their way out of the void.

They each have ranking numbers and the highest ranking Zim is the one leading a hierarchical society, calling him by Number one. It soon after turns out that Number one is a mixed version of a Dib and Zim, nicknamed Zib (he hates being called that). In his timeline, Zib (originally Dib) defeated his Zim, but nobody took his accomplishment or his proof of aliens seriously. Hurt by this, he decided to put on Zim’s PAK in order to conquer the Earth, thinking that he is saving it by doing so (this is complete mix of Zim and Dib’s ideal but at a full threat level).

He then makes a device in order to destroy the Irken Armada entirely, but the device destroyed his entire universe instead, leaving only the planet he is in and the device he made, soon after being called the Zapper. Once he realized he had the ability to lure Zims in from different timelines, he made a plan to brainwash them with his PAK virus so a Zim can spread it to their Irken Armada and Zib would be able to conquer Earths from a different timeline, however at a VERY high risk of destroying their universe as well.

What’s happening here is that Zib wants to try this first attempt on our main characters’ timeline and Dib, along with the Zims that just found out about Number one’s true identity, are trying to stop him. However, OUR Zim and Gir messed with the Zapper that cause to both merge the Zims’ timelines with his, along with eliminating other alternate timelines by destroying the device.

This is why we see a baby Zim (Nicknamed 2K)who makes a quick cameo in the animatic, dissipate all of a sudden, with the camera moving to Zim looking prideful. It is because Zim made Gir go to each of the Zim’s timeline and altered a crucial part in their timeline that made them altered versions of himself. This resulted in them sharing the same exact timeline as Zim. May not make logical sense but again, this Invader Zim. They love saying “screw time traveling logic”. (This was also the saddest part of the arc for me because I really loved the alternate Zims)

Zib is last seen stuck possibly forever in the now empty planet, saying “You can’t just leave me here all-“, and in the next panel, everything is black. Now we can all assume his timeline got destroyed as a result of the Zapper’s destruction, practically killing him. Though there are different stories.

Basically....Zimvoid arc is detailed. VERY detailed. If you REALLY want to know everything about the world of the Zimvoid, the characters and how the society functions, reading the arc (issues 46-49) would be the best option. Otherwise, explaining it here would just take FOREVER to type out.

So yeah. Hopefully it makes you understand the video a little better.


UPDATE: 2K likes WTF-


.....heheh...2K likes the comment.
Bad pun? ok.



Anonim

Why is this best animatic:
1) A lot of attention is paid to details, really a lot of details!
For example Zib attached a patch at 0:56
At first I didn't notice this)
2) The style is neat, the picture is clear and it is very nice to look at it.
3) Incredible scene transitions. Like 2:02 or 0:38
some scenes are the whole animation
4) Cool song, and cool ZimVoid comic.
5)This inspiring me a lot
I’m reviewing this already about 7 times, it’s a very cool work, it’s a pity that there are few views:"c

(Also sorry for wrong English. I used translator)



Chao Flaka

Yeah I noticed the patch too. It actually gives a great detail that Zib didn't turn into what we see him now. Each of the few frames we see after he puts on the PAK on is the time that passes as he transforms.


First Frame: Zib puts the Pak on the back of his head 0:54


Second frame: We now see that the PAK is now attached to some wires, indicating that Zib is possibly trying to make updates on the device. It gives a good throwback to when Zib stated how he was able to "master Irken tech". We also see that Zib is not looking too good. His hair is unkempt, bags start to form on his eyes, and he is starting to show some signs of the transformation beginning, as shown by his fingers getting pointier. Theres a likely chance Zib started to notice this change with the way he is looking at his pointy hands, but never bothered trying to reverse these new symptoms. This may likely be because his mentality starts to shift to more of Zim's personality as well.


Third Frame: Zib's mentality begins to decline even more as the transformation becomes more noticeable. He JUST lost his ears and nose (as seen by the bloody patch on him) His second antennae strand starts to grow out, veins start to become visible at the back of his head.


Fourth Frame: Zib's transformation of his appearance is complete. At this point, his mentality is far too gone to fight back for.


Fifth frame: full transformation is complete. He is now the complete combination of both him and his enemy and has full control of his power.



Ivy Inkwell

There's so much I want to say to you, Shandzii.

I watched this animatic before watching anything to do with Invader Zim. I didn't even watch the movie before this! But seeing this without any context... It didn't make me confused at all. I was intrigued about who the two near-identical boys in trench coats were, I was intrigued by what the weird creatures who looked like bugs wearing clothes were. But most of all, I knew that I had stumbled upon a gem. Through the vast Abyss of YouTube, I had found one of the few animatics that looked so clean, so fluid, so dang eye-pleasing, that I could've sworn on first glance that it had been storyboarded by a professional artist.

I had known about Invader Zim, but I had been too nervous to watch it. I'd heard that it was grim and gritty and ugly, and that honestly isn't the type of stuff I'd choose to watch. Even listening to Vivziepop of all people praising the show, (while drunk, no less) though it made me respect the show, didn't make me want to watch it. But this. This masterpiece caused me to think, 16 years after the show's end, "Screw it! I'm gonna watch this show!" And I was not disappointed. Though the tone of the cartoon wasn't really my style, I was enthralled by the worlds and characters which were never fully explained. And I liked that. It gave me room to fill in hundreds of headcanons to flesh out the world (and fuel my daily dose of angst and fluff without fear of being proved wrong). Even though the creator of the show did not intend for people like you to add such beautiful headcanons to the story, it didn't deter you and millions of other people from having fun and going bezerk. I have the utmost respect for these types of people, who create controversial things just because it makes them feel good.

You made me watch the entire show, then the movie, before even reading the Zimvoid Arc. And I do not regret a minute of it (except maybe those times I tried and failed learning how to draw Irken heads). You are, alongside your group of friends, Lazy Eule, Aimasup and Vivziepop, my artist inspirations. And I will try to support you in any way I can, though what I can do at the moment is small.

I don't have a Tumblr account. I'd prefer not to get cut up in drama over the internet. No, I much prefer roasting someone when I can see their face. But maybe, I could possibly create one in a few years, just so that I can gush about how amazing you are. I'd love to be a part of Moo-Ping 10 Discord Server, meet you, Melody, Chowy, Lily and Dana, and perhaps... Be your friend? I know you probably know nothing about me, and you have fans asking you this all the time, but I do feel like you deserve the best of luck, love, success and happiness. I've lurked around your Tumblr, like a Dib, and everything you've said has made me proud of you. I don't mean to sound like a creep, or worse, like a Keef, but you are just... One of the most amazing people on the internet. You're funny, smart, valid, and extremely talented. I want to be just like you someday.

Well then, I've said enough to make you uncomfortable. If you don't mind, I'm gonna go re-read stuff from your Mermaid AU.

Stay magnificent!



gemzanefan of kindness

My favorite parts
The transition at 0:37
When he cries at 0:51
When the pack deforms his ears at 0:56
I just like the frame at 1:15
The jump that Dib does 1:35 as he is caught by the arms
I like the shot at 2:01 it’s just so cool
The zoom in at 2:06 omg it’s so good

Overall this animation is amazing and I can’t stop watching it and I love it and it’s so goddam smooth and I want to show it to my big brother cause they are into IZ but I can’t cause they haven’t caught up on Tangled the Series and I don’t want them to hear the song yet till they are



All comments from YouTube:

BellyThat Productions

Underrated moment, but I really love how Zim makes his entrance as the music builds to a crescendo. Solidifying him as the "Ultimate Zim" and the absolute wild card hurricane neither Dib accounted for.

Amy Lowe

yesssss omg I get chills at that part every time

- SaltedOtaku -

Yess

Squishy Cheese

my favorite part~

Sofia

YES i love that part. I though no one actually paid attention to it

Fist-of-doom

The Ultimate Zim and by extension Ultimate Dib. The one thing no Dib or Zim from another Universe could understand was Dib and Zim working together and our Zim was too determined to beat the number 1 unlike the others. The other Zim’s were concerned about where they stacked up to the others were as our Zim just wanted to be better than everyone else. Out of all the universes present none could predict the drive and determination those two versions had.

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zOOpygOOpert

This zim guy sounds cool he should have his own show

zOOpygOOpert

@Deanna Armstrong h

zOOpygOOpert

@Deanna Armstrong nah zim should have his own show

Tallest Red

He sounds like someone I would hate.

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