This is so cool holy shit

pog

*The day my son destroyed all of their dreams* - Techno *The day my son lost all of his dreams* - Tommy *The day my son let go of all his dreams* - Wilbur

"Do you want to be a hero? Then die like one." -techno "My unfinished symphony!" -wilbur "I just wanted l'manburg." -tommy "Your my son!" -phill "It was never ment to be." -eret and wilbur. God damn does the dream smp beat you with a brick sometimes On a more happy note "Im a changed ma-" -techno " *stab with sword* " -tommyfrickinginit

Everyone talks about Wilbur saying "it was never meant to be" but not "My unfinished symphony, forever unfinished."

Before premiere while reading the lyrics in the decs: "Yeah this is gonna be amazing and frickin sad!" After: “ I have never doubted you”

Say with me. *"I find the Dream Smp more fun then television and I'm proud."*

Philza: Peaceful and a good father who genuinely cares for his children Wilbur: The dirty crime boy and the middle brother with an unstable mental health Technoblade: The blood demanding, violent older brother Tommy: The younger brother with anger issues and revolts against anything not in his favour

“You’re still a hero to me”, that honestly hurts a bit tbh, like this song hits different in a way, I feel bad for Phil, someone in the comments pointed it out that the first day on the SMP he had to kill his son. I feel bad, this is such an amazing and touching song.

But this can’t beat: His name is Philza Minecraft and he is quite old. He is married to a woman, which I find interesting.

POV: you are watching this on November 16th

“The day my son lost all his dreams. But despite that you’re still a hero to me.” THAT HIT HARD

"as he said to me,it was never meant to be" that line hit different

I can't believe how many talented people this fandom have

let’s talk about the body of wilbur in the background... nOpE i’m not crying

When my parents asked why I was crying, I said 'Minecraft roleplay theme songs' and now they think I'm crazy :' )

Oh. Oh this hurt. Phil’s telling us the story of how his family was ripped apart on November 16. He’s so alone now. His sons are divided. Right in the feels. Ow.

Techno just said on stream he sent this to Phill and he said “YOOOO”

Maybe we can create a swimming pool out of the people who cried

Now all you have to say to give someone immense pain and possibly cause tears is "November 16th" or even just "November"

The lines "They held hands and bitterly smiled to the sun" gives me Icarus and Daedalus vibes. Wilbur flew too high and Philza watched helplessly as his son fell

Wilbur verse: *no chorus Me: ... Me: ... Me: *realization Me, 5 mins later crying: ...it was never meant to be...

god this hits so much harder after techno's passing.

I can just imagine that Phil is singing/telling them this to his future grandchildren when they ask about November 16

Philza and Technoblades friendship is the best

"It was never meant to be " -The Eret and Wilbursoot This line caused destruction when both said it to heart and land .

This song hits different. The way you tell the story through Philza's point of view, as if he's telling the story to the next generation of the DreamSmp. The Legend of L'manburg will live on forever. L'manburg, it was meant to be..

When she sings "it feels as though" it kind of sounds like she's saying "Philza's though"

I love that this sounds like a lullaby... The most heartbroken kind of lullaby. Really fits the role of a father. Beautiful.

Whenever you think of making a theme song for GeorgeNotFound, all you gotta do is write a parody of "What'd I Miss" and that'll be enough

I ended coming back to this song, i miss Techno.

A day late, but would you believe it has been 2 years? 2 whole years since that fateful day.

that moment when you realize the dark shape near the bottom of the background is Wilbur's body:

Philza Minecraft theme is gonna be Pog, calling it now.

“Let me tell you a story, of November 16th. The day my son lost all of his dreams. But despite all that, you’re still a hero to me.” This line made me break omg

Still come back to this song bc It just starts randomly playing in my head, I remember watching the dang premiere for this

Kanaya: Here have Philza's Theme Sleepytwt: *_How dare you play with our feelings this is fantastic skdhgshdgs_*

Phil: joins server Everyone: As law you must murder someone Phil: Why? You guys didn't have to Everyone: *Yeah but then we can clickbait "Philza killed Wilbur"* Phil: God dammit

June 30th Let me tell you a story of June 30th The day my friend fights for his and other dreams With his head up high, stand strong give us the smile They say time heals So why do I feel so alone They say time heals It feels as though hope is all gone But in the end, you should know They held hands And give us the last message from him The story that my friends create Will remain unfinished With a chapter not yet closed Let me tell you a story of June 30th The day my friend asked to move on from him But despite all that, you still live in our heart They say time heals So why do I feel so alone They say time heals It feels as though hope is all gone But in the end, you should know We held hands And we give the last tribute for him The story that my friends create Will remain legendary With a chapter of the tales Let me tell you a story of June 30th The day my friend let go of all his pressure As he said to me, so long old man

Out of context, this sounds like a song written to mourn the loss of someone who died by suicide, and the fact that it can stand alone as such (and not merely be enjoyed by fans of the Dream SMP) just goes to show how well it was written in my opinion; very well done!

oh my god. As someone who studies music and music theory, and also as someone who is currently studying poems and lyrics, i am astounded by the talent and the consideration taken into this. (also, i'm not a professional so you don't need to take my word for it but it's still amazing and i'm sure the pro's would agree). Each stanza not only describes each of their stories, but also in each verse repeats an ongoing theme. In Technoblade's verse, "the day my son destroyed all of their dreams" is so ironic considering how in every other verse his sons lost their dreams. It really shows how powerful Technoblade is when he "shot a firework to the sky" (nice reference there too) In Tommy's verse, it describes how Tommy "lost all of his dreams" but despite that Philza still considers him as a hero, referencing how Techno said "you want to become a hero tommy? then DIE LIKE ONE". Technoblade said that Tommy wasn't an actual hero. Wilbur has also said, "you'll never become president Tommy", although a different term, it really shows how the two people who were considered "corrupted" or "crazy" still spoke some truth from their experiences. In here, as mentioned before, it states, "lost all his dreams" in comparison to technoblade's "destroyed all of their dreams", and i love how you brought it back up again but switched the words according to each story. In Wilbur's verse, the biggest reference is "as he said to me, it was never meant to be." referencing to Eret and Wilbur's speech about Eret before pressing it. Another one i saw was again in relation to the 'dreams'. Wilbur's was "let go of all his dreams". He didn't care about it anymore and WILLINGLY let go of his dreams, referencing how he begged Philza to kill him. The choice of words is immaculate and very specific. Another point made by other people was how the chorus didn't repeat after Wilbur's verse. This might just be a music choice, since people like to end with a verse or a bridge, but it symbolizes how in the end, they might not have been united or concluded with a happy mood. In the chorus's, a big idea that many ppl picked up on was the 'the symphony that my son sung will remain unfinished" obviously quoting Wilbur (a musician), "L'manberg, my unfinished symphony". A smaller detail was the "with a chapter not yet closed", talking about how Wilbur's now a ghost, but also briefly referencing how Wilbur liked to collect the books on the server. Books? What's in a book? Chapters. Probably over analyzing that but hats off to Kanaya for adding it anyways. Another detail was picked up by PennDragon24 saying the below: "I wanted to add something, in regards to Wilbur and the verse "With a chapter not yet closed." Wilbur has a son, Fundy, right? The verse might also be referring to Fundy (the chapter that Wilbur was trying to see through, even after death). I don't know, that might be overanalyzing it." This is also a very good point! Fundy may have practically disowned Wilbur but Wilbur in his heart loved Fundy. Even after he died, he still does. And don't think i'll forget to very obvious use of repetition and the pun reference to the one and only Dré when talking about "lost all of his dreams" etc. the line "but in the end, you should know, they held hands, and bitterly smiled to the sun", is talking about how they as a family somehow ruined each other's dreams, and it's heartbreaking for Philza, their dad, to witness it all. They aren't happy, hence the word "bitterly", and even as a family, they were extremely broken up. Those are just the lyrics' meanings, but the music and the singing itself was PROFOUND. The melodies were absolutely perfect, emitting a mood of sadness and hopelessness but also a hint of accepting. The harmonies made it even better. Kanaya knew exactly what she was doing, and did it amazingly. I would also like to mention, the art is stunning, with the words, Philza's face unreadable because it's covered by his hat, the small flames and embers (the explosion ofc), and the detail in his torn clothing and the bloodied sword. according to someone in the replies they also noticed a great detail! : "If you didn't notice, Wilbur's body is on the ground behind phil" I love it. got rid of the bolded bc it looked messy so sorry!

"It was never meant to be" hits harder everytime.

I forgot to comment yesterday, but happy three years everyone! It's 2023 and feels like just yesterday we were quarantined and finding solace in the best minecraft rp to ever begin. The end of an era came with November 16'th, the best era of the dsmp. Thank you to all the creators for making me cry and laugh and smile. It's not the same anymore, but i love to think back on it

"The symphony that my son sung will remain unfinished" touching my heart reminding of Techno the legend{Spiritually, he is immortal}

FANCY THUMBNAIL POG!

I think that sleepytwt and clingytwt all need to have a big group hug after this

It feels like yesterday when Wilbur destroyed his country, and techno started anarchy. 😭 I feel nostalgic and sad. I miss Technoblade so much.

I swear to god when i realized that this was two whole years ago i started crying i just cant believe i'm still holding on to these times

Kanaya: *makes an absolute banger of a song yet again * Everyone else: *hyped and cheering on with support * Kanaya: e w , *why is the countdown like that?*

Bro, that sword looks like a wine bottle held from the top..

Happy November 16th, its been 2 years... I didn't even realize

Here we are today, Ghostbur playing note blocks for Phil. _(Not really today but ya get my point, it's a pretty darn fun and cheerful scene)_

The way the instrumentals are almost like a children's lullaby, with the xylophone and simple chords (not at all a bad thing) gives the feeling of this being like Phil's last call to Wilbur. Phil lost his son by his own hands, Tommy's being exiled, and Techno had to run away from L'Manburg, Phil has lost all his children. The intrumentals give the idea of Phil singing a lullaby to his three sons when they were younger and trying to remember that time, when things were peaceful, when it was just him, Wilbur, Techno, and Tommy. Edit- Didn't even read the description before writing this but the music was just so powerful and these were my thoughts as I was listening as a major nerd for music. This is a fantastic song and big props to Kanaya for continuing the amazing theme songs

You really had to hit me with the “it was never meant to be line” like a ton of bricks, now didn’t ya?

2 years. I can't believe it's really been *2 years.* It feels like all this was just happening, that I was just crying to tubbos song, marveling at wilbur and schlatts acting, and just in awe over the storyline. The manburg vs pogtopia arc, the l'manburg arc before, those were the best times. Afterwards, it began tk go downhill, hitting the bottom when dream went to prison. I look back on these with both sadness and a find smile. These were such good times. You *know* somethings good if it makes me wish for 2020 to come back 😅 Thanks for the memories

Over a year later I thought of a head canon to this song. Techno plays the violin bits, Tommy plays the xylophone parts and Phil is the singer. Wilbur joins in at the chorus, not knowing the weight of the song (since revivedbur wouldn't know what his family went through after his death)

Son:Dad,why my sister's name was rose? Dad: because your mom loves roses Son: thanks dad Dad: Youre welcome,lmanberg

OH NO YOU DID NOT THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! THE WAY YOU PUT ALL THREE TOMMY TECHNO AND WILBUR INTO SEPERATE VERSES AND JUST- AH-

Ya know, you could fill the L’Manhole with all the tears we’ve cried

Philza. The Angel of Minecraft. The friend of Technoblade. The true hero...

Some nice symbolism here! 1st verse: "The day my son destroyed all their dreams." - Techno swept in to "destroy" the prospect of the new nation they'd just got back and worked so hard for. "With his head up high, shot a firework to the sky" - He feels no real shame or remorse for his actions, and made his statements loud and clear, for none of them to mishear. He said he was an anarchist and he proved it, boldly, proudly, loudly, irrefutably, and with destruction. But the chorus for Techno is interesting. He *_is_* alone in his actions, and further distanced himself with it. Any hope of peaceful relations between his whole family pretty much died when he did this act. They say time heals, but they're not likely to forget, so despite that being stated, he's still having to harbor the burden he started. "But in the end, you should know, they held hands and bitterly smiled to the sun" - Because Techno is accepting of this fate. Because he's aware of what he did, and willing to take it as it is, unsheltered and unhidden from the eye, exposed for the world to see. "The symphony that my son sung will remain unfinished, with a chapter yet closed" - Techno started a symphony of anarchy, a plea to stop government through force, and yet... it keeps coming back, despite his best efforts- thus remaining unfinished, with no conclusion. And Techno's still alive to try again- his chapter isn't closed. 2nd verse: "The day my son lost all his dreams" - Tommy lost a lot that day. He went into it thinking he would have to fight, tooth and nail, to evict Schlatt, only to have that usurped by a surrender and a heart attack. He also had the chance of becoming president, something he'd wanted, but turned it down for the only other aspiring goal- to get the discs back. Then the world came crumbling down when Techno and Wilbur fulfilled their goals. He lost a lot of his stuff, but most importantly, lost any semblance of respect he had for his two older brothers, and thinking that they were on his side- because their actions proved they weren't. "But despite all that, you're still a hero to me" - Despite the losses, though, he pushed on, and united with everyone to take a heroic stand against Techno's withers, to protect what was left of L'Manburg. But, to further add, as this is supposed to be told through Phil's eyes; he was the only one of the brothers that didn't let his own morality twist, and kept a somewhat firm head on his shoulder in the face of chaos. The only one of them that managed to conclude their intended goal in full that day- to reclaim it with his friends. So the chorus for Tommy also carries different connotations. New L'Manburg began, and so too did Tubbo's presidency- yet Tommy still feels on edge, thinking that this newfound peace isn't all it's cracked up to be. And despite Ghostbur coming around, and finding new friends in Ranboo and Ghostbur, he can't help but question whether Tubbo is still on his side, still his friend, and wondering if his hope for the old camaraderie they used to have still exists when Dream and the discs are still there. "But in the end, you should know they held hands and bitterly smiled to the sun." - Grudgingly accepting that what happened can't be taken back, and choosing to instead look forward to a new future with New L'Manburg despite his brothers' actions. "The symphony that my son sung will remain unfinished, with a chapter not yet closed" - The symphony Tommy started was one of friendship and freedom, one to say that nothing should be between friends, but to ultimately also reclaim the symbol and token of that friendship and freedom in the discs he gave to grant L'Manburg its country status. However, his goals and ambitions towards this effort are incredibly high, and it's going to be a monumental task to get the discs back- so it remains unfinished, with a chapter not yet closed (especially as he's now in exile). However, it's "not yet" closed since he's still alive and around to eventually conclude it. 3rd verse: "The day my son let go all of his dreams." - The day Wilbur essentially gave up on everything. Gave up on the ideal and notion that L'Manburg was theirs, that they could return to peace, that he could "be redeemed". Wilbur believed that, at this point, he was too far gone, and with what he'd planned to do to try and "conclude" his chapter, they'd never forgive him and want him around. "As he said to me, it was never meant to be." - Those dreams, those hopes, those aspirations, the notion that it'll all be okay one day, so long as they had each other- they were never meant to be, in Wilbur's eyes. The lack of chorus on Wilbur's speaks volumes, compared to the others. Because time can't heal Wilbur when he's dead. He's alone in death, the only ghost confirmed around (at the moment). His sad memories keep disappearing, and there's nothing to hope for as a ghost. He can't, in the end, hold hands and smile bitterly to the sun, because Ghostbur can't remember what happened. Wilbur's symphony, "My L'Manburg, my Unfinished Symphony, forever unfinished", can't be finished since he lacks the knowledge required to finish it. The song he sung can't be completed by him, because Ghostbur and Wilbur are two different individuals as long as Ghostbur is amnesiac. There is no chapter left to close for Wilbur, because *_Wilbur's(/Alivebur's)_* concluded when he died. And now it's just Ghostbur; the ignorant, amnesiac, not alive, innocent, unknowing shell and husk of what used to be there.

while waiting for this to premiere i wrote a haiku, philza is our dad, hes very cool and poggers, he killed wilbur lol. ur welcome for blessing you with my awesome writing

I know this didn’t come out exactly a year ago. But coming back to this song on November 16th 2021, just brings a new kind of nostalgia.

This still hits so hard after two years

Yo some people are singing backs against the world in chat cool edit: HOLY MOLY NOW THEY ARE SING LET IT BURN HOLY

I am a simple nugget. I see Dadza, I click. Have yet to be disappointed.

The parallel of "you're still a hero to me" and "do you want to be a hero Tommy?" I'm-

Happy 2 years anniversary. Time flies by :')

I'm curious, are the lyrics meant to about Wil, Techno, and Tommy? My son destroyed: Techno My son lost: Tommy My son let go: Wil I wasn't sure if the "my son" lines were meant to be based on just Wil or if it was supposed to represent all three "characters"

Before premier gang??😳😳 LET'S GOOO!!!

holy shit.. two years

I can't believe it's been a full year.... I still feel like it was yesterday that I was crying over wills deaths and the fall of l'manburg and now it's been a full year and I just want to thank you for all the good memories, thank you dsmp ❤️💔

I JUST NOTICED THE CHORUS DOESNT HAPPEN AFTER WILBUR’S VERSE _O W I E_ Edit: ayo this is getting a lot of likes go subscribe to Technoblade

i was watching this without headphones and my mom heard it and was like "what's that song? it sounds good, let me hear it, what's it called?" and i was like yes, thank you thank youuuu, and now she played it on repeat :3

i imagine philza singing this to ghostbur, traing to reach out to him, hoping that his son is still there, somwhere...

poor phil one son is dead at his own hands after blowing up L'manburg one son is exiled at the hands of tubbo his best friend one son tried to go into retirement and got forced out of it

This starts in 5 hours for me WOW I'M JUST ON TIME

i really like how you phrased three diferent stories but its the same estructure, The day my son destroyed all of their dreams The day my son lost all of his dreams The day my son let go all of his dreams

I did not have the balls to listen to this again cause i always tear up and get November 16th flashbacks and now im back for another round of the feels

When sadness turns into nostalgia

Song : " with his head up high, shot a firework to the sky" Me, a theater kid found of Hamilton : ... WAITAMINUTE

the lyrics are in the description but if you want them again here they are!: [LYRICS] D F# G (about Techno) Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son destroyed all of their dreams With his head up high, shot a firework to the sky They say time heals So why do I feel so alone They say time heals It feels as though hope is all gone But in the end, you should know They held hands And bitterly smiled to the sun The symphony that my son sung Will remain unfinished With a chapter not yet closed (about Tommy) Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son lost all of his dreams But despite all that, you're still a hero to me (about Wilbur) Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son let go all of his dreams As he said to me, it was never meant to be

hits different now that techno's gone.

One year later… brings back memories

Is it just me or does the fact that I’m a huge fan of sleepy bois inc make this hit harder than that baseball bat to my head? Nah? Oh wait you’ve never been hit with a baseball bat.. wait.. neither have I- UhM *retreat*

It makes me feel like Philza is telling this to Fundy - I honestly don't know. Gives me that kinda vibe. And also, AMAZING WORK ONCE AGAIN! Your voice is outstanding, it makes me wanna be able to sing like you haha. This honestly hit me so good, my eyes were watering for a long time. I think I felt a tear come down when I was writing this. Keep up the good work, Kanaya!

It's been 3 years... feels like a piece of home.

Happy 2 years to peak dsmp

this is so good it sounds like a lullaby which fits since he’s making it sound like a fairy tale and he’s talking about his sons great work as always

It feels like every part he sings about one of his sons (Techno, Wilbur, Tommy). I just noticed that- 0:29 Techno 1:40 Tommy 3:00 Wilbur Edit: Its such a great detail! I love it, POGCHAMP/LOGCHAMP

IT'S THE DAY, I NEVER FORGOT ABOUT THIS!! HAPPY NOVEMBER 16TH YALL, o7 DREAM SMP. 3 years? what?

Who's here after he helped dream and techno explode and technically remove La' Manburg from existence, it's all gone

Probably what the story of the song about: "Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son destroyed all of their dreams With his head up high, shot a firework to the sky"- Story of technoblade, with his expectation of no government and his rocket launcher in the red festival. The destroyer of people's dream to make l'manberg perfect by withers. "Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son lost all of his dreams But despite all that, you're still a hero to me"- Tommyinit, with technoblade talk about "Die like a hero", he lost his dreams cause of wilbur betrayal and technoblade. "Let me tell you a story of November 16th The day my son let go all of his dreams As he said to me, it was never meant to be "- Wilbur Soot, his last phrase before letting his dreams dissapear by exploding l'manberg were "It was never meant to be".

Please tell me I wasn't the only one shedding some tears- To this BEAUTIFUL SONG-

I listened to this in 2020, and I fell in love with the song. I’ve been listening to this for the whole year, and I’m still in love with the song. This is probably my favourite song to ever exist. o7 L’Manberg, o7

Happy 3 years, everyone

Just realised you can save songs to you playlist before they even premiere! I know this is going to be a great song so why wait lol Edit: I WAS RIGHT THE SONG IS POG

I'm already liking this I don't care this us going to be pog!

Just coming back to listen to this masterpiece a year later...

“Time doesn’t heal, it teaches you to live with the pain”