Original Video:
• Feed the Machine
Music Creators:
@PoorMansPoison
I found the song inspired a lot of personal anger and sadness I have about some of the world, so I felt compelled to put it into animation. I hope it can inspire others too, as well as make those who have hurt from what I cover in the animation feel a little more heard.
One good thing that’s come out of the Minecraft Revolution is that it gave PoorMansPoison free publicity
Ye, how did that happen?
@@The_SkyCrane Mojang set up a mob vote like they’ve done every single year. They do a vote every Minecraft Live where 3 mobs are listed, but only 1 is added to the game. So whichever one gets the most votes is added to the game permanently while the other 2 will never be added and is gone forever. The problem is the Mob Vote has always caused controversy because the community always fights each other every year about which mob will be added to the game. However this year they had 3 great candidates and everyone wants them all in the game, so instead of fighting each other they have turned on Mojang because they’re tired of choosing just 1 mob when they could have them all. The Mob Vote was always meant to be an fun event for the community to come together and feel apart of something. But over the years everyone has slowly grown to hate it because it’s now just something that reminds the community of things they will never have and it just stirs up toxicity among the community as a whole. It’s kinda stupid on Mojang’s part that they’re even still doing this sh*t. There’s a whole freaking petition to end the Mob Vote that has like over 300K signatures. 💀💀
@@The_SkyCraneI'm sure you've learned by now but essentially it's just because mojang is a lazy company and gives us half ass content and teases is with stuff they'll never put it. So people are boycotting the vote to make them have to listen to us and put them all in.
@@theh2016 That's fair! But how does that connect to PoorMansPoison?
@@The_SkyCrane Some people used this song in edits about the situation.
"You're ugly! Now buy shit." is the most accurate depiction of social media and our society's standards. It's only you're perfect or you're nothing as if perfection is achievable
and who's fault is it for falling for that?
And the guy playing golf in the end! 🤣
Unfortunately that is a product of the womens sexual revolution and online dating.
@@anjaneyabhargava it's not as easy as just rejecting norms, most people are taught that they need to be pretty and smart and achieve for most of there life, it's hard to just let that go
Everything shown here just fits so well and says a strong message
Hey man, please start a fundraiser to have this fully animated. Take this as a sign that it WILL be supported. I am being DEAD serious.
same there
I think it's fine not fully animated. Has a certain charm to it. Reminds me of those music videos you'd see on MTV.
@@Popplio3323can agree But it’d still be cool wouldn’t it
I’m in
Same, I will be there
One of the best depictions of the grim reality we all reside in. Criminally underrated.
It's basically like the American government today corrupt supporting schemes supporting child abuse and abduction and its horrible
Boo Hoo. Looks like someone's a pessimist.
@S71ck-or6sg oh shut it bousie defender
@@S71ck-or6sg just take a look at the news
777 likes nice man 👍
I love how beside toxic green some of the businessmen also seem to wear purple ties under certain lighting as an another representation of their immense wealth
I like how the blindfolds say “American Dream”
I think it's because purple is a mix between red and blue meant to show it isn't the Republicans who are under control it's the entire political system.
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Actually, in the last frame of the video, " *Too much do we confuse a **_leader_** with an* owner", Leader was purple. They represent a tiny bit of goodwill inside them rather than wealth.
Purple means evil because traditionally it was only able to be used by the rich because the dye was expensive and people have all ways considered the rich evil. Every part of this animation was thought through immensely.
the imagery of the businessman in front of a cross being revered as jesus hangs is absolutely brutal and i love it. you gotta make more, youve got a real gift
I think it shows how religion instead of being used as a message for peace and unification, was torn down to tell a message of hate, seperation and chaos, truly horrifying
and there's a calf behind the cross, like the golden calf in Moses' story
Maybe representing the teardown of religion, making politics a religion, albeit a false one
It’s brutal and straight to the point but true.
especially with the hate going between LGBTQ and Christian and other religions @@gilbertoquinones5026
"blind do we choose, to not ask the questions we lack answers to, but even if we peeked inside, we'd only be told lies."
Holy shit that’s deep
You are a poet bro you need to make a book
I love the use of green, and how absolutely toxic is looks-- a representation of the green of greed and the green of toxic waste
Someone passed 10th grade English
@@samworkbench9754I know that it must be a hard subject for you too pass but just keep trying your hardest and I am sure that you’ll be able to pass it too
@@nightwalker9875 I passed 10th grade, hence the reference to 10th grade English
@@samworkbench9754 oh dear, don’t strain your brain too hard with math now, but the number after 1 isn’t 10; but I am sure that eventually you will get to a good place in life where you are intelligent enough to understand that sometimes people want to tell a creator that they see and acknowledge the color coding in their works but for now stick with learning sarcasm first
@@nightwalker9875 You have never heard of color theory in literature? It is often used in poetry and writting to help color moods and themes and even emotions, and as for math, I did physics fun class, got to build rockets using math and chemistry, which is bit stupid, because chemistry uses a lot of math. And since you still don't understand color theory in literature, "my eyes are green with envy at the bliss you get to floating in the seas of soft velvety blue, but yet my blood boils yellow with the thought of the red ruthless storms with in your oblivious seas"
the blindfold said american dream and i love that detail
Yo?😔
"be scared be angry" - like 2 minutes into the game we become what we behold
To those who don't get the symbolism, allow me to explain. Yellow , in my eyes, represents many things depending on the context. It could represent true freedom, or innocence. White symbolizes ignorance, and those who use it as a shield. Red represents pain. Green represents greed, and those willing to instill hate unto others to gain more.
To add further context purple is also a show of their immense power, as throughout history purple has been a colour of power and wealth
@@ZomboidMania But in this, it only shows Power. Look at the last frame of the video.
Man this is something else. I appreciate the way you don't pull the punches. Shit's bad, no reason to sugarcoat it. Very impressive animation, absolutely adore the cracking façade through the end there. Incredible work, wonderful symbolism, very simple and concise
This is exactly how I envisioned "Feed The Machine" best animation I've seen for this masterpiece of a song amazing job please make more!
I absolutely love this animation . I constantly find my self re watching and pausing the the video to find all these little details and i feel like that a testiment to how well the artist portrays things . For example the white blindfolds being the American dream that people are blindly following and those who dont getting shut down and delt with. Theres alot of strong and great symbolism here and im all for it .
I kinda wish I had more to say Quite simply, I'm glad to hear someone enjoying the lil details :) I like adding them Thank you!
@@The_SkyCraneI loved the detail of the X'd out heart on the kids shirt turning into a slash though the heart as soon as the bullet is fired
The scene where Jesus is hanging while everyone gives money, and I assume faith, to a political figure is an extremely accurate portrayal of how religions are now Edit: guys, it is so stupid to argue about this, me and shadowboxer came to an agreement, that we would respect each other’s opinions, why can’t you all do the same?
Not only that, but while Jesus hangs, the public figure wears the trappings of Christianity, with his cross badge and the cross behind him, but behind the cross is a bovine statue, which I'm assuming is a double reference to the golden calf idol in the story of Moses, and the Wall street bull. Also I don't know if this was intentional, but I associate hanging in an American context with lynching, so that shot serves as a reminder that Jesus, a man of color preaching kindness and condemning greed, would have been murdered at many points in American history.
that’s not Jesus, it’s Muslims
@@shadowboxer711 I don’t think either of us should argue about this, the whole song is up to interpretation
@@Runninglizards who’s arguing😂? i know that’s a Muslim, and since when did Jesus start wearing a keffiyeh, it’s an Arab head scarf you can google it, and if i’m wrong i’m sorry.
@@shadowboxer711he has a crown of thorns and holes in his hands, fairly certain that’s Jesus
As horrific as it is beautiful, as wonderful as it is monstrous, and an excellent way of showing everything wrong with our society through an artistic medium. An astounding animation, and one that I'm sure the creators would love if they saw it. Good work, friend.
Thank you!! I love your wording
Pessimist much?
Literally what do you mean. It is a song about how the wealthy control society, and how they make people focus on struggles related to identity (the culture war) rather than the real difference in society, which is the one between classes. The animation literally has imagery of school shootings, brainwashing, and mob mentalities.@@S71ck-or6sg
@@S71ck-or6sgtruth hurts.
@@S71ck-or6sgit's true. Companies have gotten greedy. Amazon being one. Not allowing their workers proper bathroom times. Yet when someone tries to sue them they can pay off the money like nothing. Or pay off the judge
I appreciate how the Cross has a bull behind it, it’s very clever imagery, showing how corrupted different parts of the church have been, and how, instead of worshiping God, they are worshiping their own idols.
And priests sometimes using religion as a way to line their own pockets
@@Schwerple Yeah, I’ve been seeing more and more of that recently.
Since I first heard this song I felt like I needed a music video and this was so great to watch, I'm genuinely happy, I love it
I feel it perfectly encapsulates the original message of the song - love it. We will watch your career with great interest.
Kinda ominous at the end there We?
star wars quote lol@@The_SkyCrane
or split personality disorder idk at this point
@Unlimitedpooowwwwwaaaaa ah fair, your good
We have been watching you humans.
The visuals in this are beautiful. Truly deserves so much appreciation. Edit: This unironically has become my favorite animated video, I keep coming back to rewatch it so it permanently leaves an imprint on my brain lol.
i've always thought of it as a dystopian world where machines have taken over but this is good
Considering the neat album cover of the original song, I can't blame you
Me to, but this imagining of the song was very good
"The machine" is society and community
when ever the phrase The Machine comes up its talking about the elites who are in control of everything
That's a beauty of good lyrics, they fit many ideas. I always saw it as the song sung by the devil as he tempted humanity.
IM SORRY WHAT!? I have no words... genuinely. Amazing work, can't wait to see more! :)
This was VERY well done
2:35 bro this always gives me chills
I loved listening to the song and in my opinion this animation made it even better. The animation fits the song perfectly in my opinion.
Thank you! I enjoy the song as well, and it inspired me to make the animation. I'm glad it complements the song
Not gonna lie, as an Argentinian I have not seen or felt a largest portrayal of the ongoing situation on our country. Big corporate rallying behind a messianic leader whose hate of the opposition has blinded them after years of media being bought by those same companies. Society has been split in half and where there used to be solidarity with the unlucky, there is now hate and disdain towards the poor from even people in the same economic state, as they believe they are actually pursuing the "righteous path of liberalism". I can only thank you for such a good video, and hope that one day you will make a video for "give and take" and the 3rd part. Some hope would be nice these days
I appreciate the comment and hearing another perspective I do plan on making one for "Give and Take" but it'll take a while
I would literally die for you; I haven't seen political commentary like this at this high a caliber in a good long ever, and I respect the shit out of you for it. Fuck it, I'll ask; can we be friends?
I like your gumption in asking, but no I'm glad you enjoyed the animation :)
@@The_SkyCrane Worth a shot, and your welcome
@@The_SkyCranedam...that's crazy 🕴️
@@iamanunus9141 me personally i would never take that level of disrespect.
@@elijahmaser7567 What disrespect? They politely rejected by friend request
Since no one did this yet, here goes the lyrics: (Intro) Here's to the greater good, for all Do what you know you should, for all We all may die (1st verse) Something's going on, just look around Fear is on the rise And there's blood all over the ground Let's all just blindfold the poor We must remind them what's in store We got 'em now Just break them down a little bit more (Ah) (1st chorus) I said, "Hey (hey), you (you), feed the machine Bring them all back down to their knees There's no time to waste Remind the slaves They ain't gonna make it out alive today" I said, "Hey (hey), you (you), poison the well Watch it all burn, take them straight to hell He's got the whole (whole) world (world) in his hands It was nice to know ya We've all been damned, c'mon" (2nd verse) Nothing's going on, no need to fear And we're all in this together And just to make it all clear We want the same thing as you This will all be over soon Now here's a little pill Here's the truth (Chorus bridge) We're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna We're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna We're all gonna die (2nd Chorus) "Hey, you, feed the machine Bring them all back down to their knees There's no time to waste Remind the slaves They ain't gonna make it out alive today" I said, "Hey (hey), you (you), poison the well Watch it all burn, take them straight to hell He's got the whole (whole) world (world) in his hands It was nice to know ya We've all been damned, c'mon" We've all been damned c'mon (Final Chorus) I said, "Hey (hey), you (you), feed the machine Bring 'em all back down to their knees There's no time to waste Remind the slaves They ain't gonna make it out alive today" I said, "Hey (hey) you (you), poison the well Watch it all burn, take them straight to hell He's got the whole (whole) world (world) in his hands It was nice to know ya We've all been damned, c'mon!" We've all been damned c'mon (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) We've all been damned c'mon
just wanna point out, the first half of the first verse is trying to tell the truth, the second half is about the rich discussing with each other, the entire second verse is about silencing the guitar dude and companies acting relatable to gain unnecessary sympathy just for that little bit of extra money, and actively contadicting guitar guy so they dont seem as bad as they really are
what i love about their music is how each one seems to transport you to a reality of their world whenever real or not
The most telling image for me is 2:40. I don't know why but it feels chillingly accurate to what's going on today. I also like the use of the blindfold to symbolize "the blinded" or those that can't see what's really going on even if it's right in front of them.
Its people choosing a side they believe is right because their prefered political party or company said so. We need people who will look at both sides and decide which one they agree with more. Of course not everything is black and white. Everything is shades of gray. With both sides doing good things and bad things. Yet they like to tell people that the other side is bad while they are the good guys. While sliding all their transgressions under the carpet.
It shows the true enemy yet we fight each other
Same comrades! 🚩🚩🚩🔨 (im actually a communist tho 💀)
I love how people discovered this masterpiece of a song through a freaking Minecraft Revolution. 💀💀 Edit: Breath taking animation video btw! Glad it’s getting noticed!
What a good song for a revolution
That end quote is probably the truest quote I’ve heard from a simple music animation. “To much do we confuse a leader with an owner”
Perfect song to start a rebellion against the creators of a block game
WE DESERVE ALL 3!!!
This needs a live action music video, the way you showed all the sick things without actually illustrating them but by alluding to them, a 10/10 in my opinion
love that it perfectly ecapsulated the government's greed leaving a trail of blood and sadness, deffinly gotta sub now
Welcome to late stage capitalism babyyyyy! =)
holy shit this is amazing. wonderful job bringing a visual to this song. keep it up!
This has SO MUCH LORE!!!!
We may be damned but at least your here to make it more bearable
“The only thing the far left and far right can agree on is that the wrong people control the government.” -My poor AP Government teacher
I love the way this is animated, and the way every color has a meaning
I love this video for so many reasons, the symbolism is really good
Thats deep I never fully listened to the lyrics of this song....
im genuinely amazed, brother you deserve way more view and waaaaay more support, you are going to be a truly great animator
You heard your orders, Feed the Machine
UNITED WE BARGIN, DIVIDED WE BEG 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️
2:42 favorite shot of the entire video.
Same
honestly poor man's poison is one of my favourite bands and criminally underrated
man, I miss when I was just a dumb farmer without internet connection.
I do not know how it goes from a song about the grim reality we live in to a fucking music for a Minecraft revolution
The touch is so good. Too sad it's too true...
Poor man’s poison publicity!!! Finally!!!
There is a lot of symbolism. Some more subtle than others.
This video really helps us truly understand what the song was about and hopefully will open our eyes to whats going on around us
United we stand, divided we fall.
America in a nutshell
Ye
Fr
As a American true
Yeah
Sounds more like the Soviet Union to me.
This needs to go viral if it hasn't already. This video is too good and too important for it to be forgotten and silenced.
Glad someone gave this song the animatic it deserved
Please animate "Give and take" cuz i want to see good ending lol
I think that would be a good sequel animation
@@The_SkyCraneyes it would pls
The world in a nutshell.
This is amazing the art style was so good and the message at the end was inspiring
WE MAKIN IT OUT THE BOYCOTT 2023 MINECRAFT MOB VOTE WITH THIS ONE!! 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
*Sees content warning* Me: I'm gonna elect to ignore that. Shouldn't have done that lol. Absolutely incredible animatic though. Like, goddamn.
Lol, thank you
I love how there aren’t many colors but they all mean something, the toxic green being used to show the spread of greed, the glowing orange of the fire, the white of the blindfolds, but I can’t figure out what the red stands for, evil maybe? With the bleeding nose of the child abductor and the bleeding eyes of the school shooter, but they were both manipulated, maybe it represents hate? The people being thrown in prison hating their captors, the shooter hating the person he shot, but what about the child abductor? I also love the imagery of the blindfold finally slipping once the shooter has already done something horrible and he realizes what he did. Overall great animation.
I like seeing people point out the colors, and I enjoy reading the interpretations To answer what red meant. I meant it to represent pain. The pain invoked unto many and worn by the suit that exploits it Thank you for your comment :)
@@The_SkyCrane What does the purple mean?
@@josephgiesing8714 think of purple as a regal facade
@@The_SkyCraneso you the suits wear the red like a badge of honor?
@fishguy4824 sure, something like that Like a "look at all the status and wealth I've gained... don't mind the blood"
this song/video can be summed up in 1 sentence "people are blinded by lies so they cant see the truth"
WE STARTING A REVOLUTION TO A VIDEO GAME COMPANY WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️💯💯💯💯💯💯✊✊✊✊✊✊
I have an ACT test today and decided to listen to this to prepare as it's the best song and animation I could think of while trying to relax (Yes I get relaxed watching an animation talking about life's problems for some reason?). Probably not going to be a good day for me, but I hope your day is better than mine. Feed The Machine=Pure Greatness.
Here's my interpretation of the colors in this absolute masterpiece: Red- Corruption/loss of innocence (yellow). Green- Money. Yellow- Innocence, but less naive. Like an immunity to the corruption (red) of the outside world. Purple- Power (maybe a reference to how purple signified royalty in the past). White- The absence of color-ignorance. thx for coming to me ted talk
Yes! You got the purple royal inspiration The white was kinda meant to be an ironic "purity" The red represented pain and the man in the suit wears it because of his willingness to exploit it Yellow (the complementary to purple) is meant to be hope or a sense of innocence But, I'm glad to have read your take :)
@@The_SkyCranethx for the heart! oooh damn that's clever with the red
I've watched this probably 15 times already, this is SO good! The second chorus's animation is just pure perfection.
As much as I like identifying problems like these, it gets depressing quickly to talk about, really does. I like being able to move forward with a solution because I hate the feeling of not being able do anything. Give and Take usually is that solution to the problem Feed the Machine presents.
Part of moving forward is about identifying and seeing the problem But I get it. It does hurt to see
@@The_SkyCrane That's true, 100%, I just need some kind of hope to motivate me, that's all.
This scares me because this actually kinda accurate to what is happening now
I love it, how do you not have more subs, another good song to animate would be hells coming with me
I agree that "Hell's Coming With Me," would be good with some animation to it. The idea I played with more was "Give and Take" since the story in the song kinda continues from this one However, neither one reeaally hit the same emotional place that this did, so I don't think I'll animate it. At least not now
@skycrane5639 ok this animation is still great, and I'd love to see more animations in the future
God damn man, I'm crying rn, this is some real shit
Two teams against the other with a side of realism is the best thing about this, the story
On beat really well, great job dude (I've added it to my 'plays on loop in my brain' playlist now)
You should do Give and Take next, because it is the sequel to this song. Please, i love the way this is animated and i would love to see your interpretation of Give and take by Poor man's poison
I don't want to promise anything, but I want to do that. It would also take a long time
@@The_SkyCraneI would literally wait 3 years just to see it, that is how much I like your animation abilities and style
Hope to see your next animation on "give and take"
It would be cool to see the behind the scenes of some of the animation, You did a great job on this, I love how the simplicity of it along with the quality has intention behind it. It really is a piece of art, and I like you you used the animation to complement the music. Thank you for this.
we need a music theory to analize this
Hoo, that hits hard! Macabre, but not wrong either. The one that got me the most was at 2:40, the puppet strings made of money.
Thank you! Also, bonus points for fancy word
this needs to be known
Fun facts for everyone watching. Every politician,CEO, and banker is a living breathing person, with and adress. An M855 green tip 556 fired from a 20in barrel is fast enough to smoke level 3 soft body armor. God is with us, and while we need only have faith to get through these trials and tribulations, it is still good to have friends.
Marx said that the working class should be armed for a reason
Im 99% sure this song is meant to demonstrate late-stage capitalism and far right beliefs and how that impacts the average person. None the less amazing visuals.
Maybe... The song may have been written with that in mind I find that we gave too much power to too few people And late stages of capitalism can do that. Especially when people believe they can climb a social ladder destroyed long ago and become one of the few with everything
absolutely, and we've reached the point where people are trying to take back what little we have. @@The_SkyCrane
STOP THE MOB VOTE
This was the last place I expected to see this although I do agree
@Runninglizards Threw me off as well. Took me a moment to realize it was a Minecraft thing, lol
Love this message. We should all love each other and live in peace rather than live in hate.
Yeeess :3
It would be impossible for world peace to happen.
@TaquarQAQtheSocialist it is likely impossible for world peace to happen within our lifetime, but I believe that someday we can all cooperate and start living on this earth together I hope that one day we won't need to avoid conflict. Instead, we better understand how to resolve conflict. Through cooperation, through compromise, through communication, rather than through war
@@Ashlyn46 it’s kind of a bitter truth, but I hope that one day we could find a way to come together not as a country or a state but as a human species.
How does this not have more veiws it is better than 80% of most stuff on KZhead
We’re all blinded, weather it’s by a unreachable dream, limitless greed, or our idea that we see the corruption in the system; when in reality, we’re still turning the cogs of the machine. The best way to make change is to get to the top and pull your own strings on others for the betterment of the world. But who knows, maybe money would’ve corrupted you by then.
Power is a corrupting thing Trying to get your own strings to pull can be one of those goals that can blind us. We enable the man in the suit by trying to be like them Our mistake was seeing others as competition I appreciate the comment
From the third world, i tell you it's the same here, except we are under the boots of the local leaders, and the first world leaders
Hey Sky! This is the closet gremlin from Robotics, I most certainly did not expect to see any of your work in my recommended but here we are. This is absolutely amazing. I love Poor Man’s Poison and seeing this put into animation was just incredible. I honestly struggle with discerning which scenes are 2d, and which scenes are 3d cell shaded. Absolutely amazing work and your blender skills will only improve.
Thank you! :D I remember you, and it's a nice surprise to see your comment. I hope you've been doing well (Also, I've played a bit of Iron Harvest since we last spoke. It was neat!)
This is actually extremely good
Yeesh, a midnight watching really makes you think about the world a little differently
gosh this is so well maade !! hope it blows up
A great animation depicting the side of the story that is often hidden from the public view. Great work man! Hope the other two songs that continue this story, Give and Take and Let's Go!, could also be animated and showed in your style.
Unfortunately true. They have the power to make things right. But because they have the power, they desire not to. Some thing that is true no mater what country you travel too.
Also, the part when people are blinded by the American dream is something a lot of people can agree with.
Perhaps but with no common good to aspire too nations tend to fall into entropy and chaos like we are starting to have now with such blatant insults and disrespect between Politian's and citizens alike
WOW! First of all, I must say that the animation was amazingly powerful. I really liked the way you presented the symbolic meanings of the words, the characters (i mean, that one with the guitar? Genius.), the expressions, and generally, the terribly powerful meaning of this song. And the way that the government man choked the guy with the guitar was also Sophisticated and creative. But i (and take it as a personal opinion only,) still think that the meaning of the song is talking about the totalitarian regimes. Nvm. You are amazing! Loved to see that! ❤
I usually don't like trying to interpret every single detail in most animation, but this one is different
Gotta say, this does make me want to do something about it, a lot.
the entirety of the minecraft community: BOYCOT THE MOB VOTE