IT’S LATE BUT IT’S HERE! Thanks for watching the Vantage lyric video and for supporting Halfy and I! Check out who did what in the song below! Also check out the smart link and our beautifully chaotic discord!
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CREDITS:
Violin written and composed by Claire Armstrong - Instagram: / clairearmstrongmusic
Choir of over 200 amazing volunteers that make up the Voices of Tomorrow International Choir, directed and composed by Winks
Piano done by Halfy
Art done by HalfyDraws - KZfaq: / @halfydraws
Instrumental done by Halfy & Winks
Lyrics and vocals by Winks
Keep reading for a rant about this song from me!
(The following that has been written does not support any political side, rather it is describing my understanding of what the world has gone through in the past, and will likely continue to do in the future.)
Although Vantage is a song based off of the Dream SMP, it couldn’t apply better in our modern world than right now. Unfortunately, when I think of the majority of this world… politics… The first word that comes to mind is ‘conflict’. It is a bit ironic to me, in fact, that we try to celebrate differences, but the moment someone is too different in any kind of way, we shut them down as quickly as we can. It is society that gets in the way of thriving. It is social rules. It is social cues. It is arrogance. It is everyones opinion. It is everyone's vantage.
The beginning of the verse starts with adjectives describing an individual who is filled with the light of motivation and excitement. Shameless and earnest to create a beautiful life for themselves. Driven by their own conscience, that person knows what they want and what they believe. This could be seen as anyone at the beginning of the story. Zealous and ready to get started on a peaceful world of their own. The next words proceed to throw out an idea, how everyone believes that they are in the right. 99% of the world, I’m positive, do not try to hurt other people. They simply do what they do because they believe it is the right thing. This makes them the hero in their own story, doesn’t it? But in others' eyes, the other side's actions can be seen as nothing more than a king who points their sword at their brother.
We sow the seeds of peace, not sorrow… right? Isn’t that what everyone has strived for since the dawn of time? Again, it is ironic that even though we try to create peace, it somehow creates conflict, and we end up paying for the wars and contentions we create with our own hands.
Imagine you are standing in front of the number 9. One person could see it as the number 9, while the person standing on the other side of it could see the number 6. Does that make either of them wrong? No. They are standing on the same line, they simply are standing on different parts of that line.
As the next verse continues, more adjectives are used to describe a person. However, this time, these adjectives show growth/a fallen state. Fragile and broken. ‘Human’ is the next word to describe them. We are all human, but somehow we cannot see that, because of the barricade the ‘differences’ have made between us and them. We all hurt. We all rise and fall. We all know what it’s like to laugh or to cry, or to feel ashamed or left out. We all know these things, yet we burn those we don’t agree with down at any chance we get. Why? Because we each have our own opinion, and of course, that opinion is the only right one.
The song then goes somewhat quiet, as the vocals are filled with a bit of pain, along with the violin that takes over this beautiful moment. Vocals from over 200 volunteers fill the space, each a different individual, living soul singing that this is their vantage. They’ll have theirs, you’ll have yours, and the reason for this is because none of us could ever live the exact same life, and experience the exact same trials that others have seen. If only the world was easy to fix. But for now, we all continue in our ways which are clearly correct. This is what is happening throughout the Dream SMP. This is what is happening throughout the world. We will all continue in our vantages.