#idk I’m out of alliterations too gOD I’m a mess

[oflgtfol]

I LOVE other worlds than these so much i’m... putting this under the read more its very long. im rambling a lot its probably a mess im just spouting words about how i think and feel regarding this song

the instrumentals are. phenomenal. starting with the beginning of the song. i don’t understand why so many people are like “oh no the first few seconds scared me” but LIKE it sounds so good what is wrong with you. and the beat, and the guitars, GOD

and dustin’s singing it’s just. oh my godddddd i love how during the verses, the volume/intensity on the first few words of a line, like “TEN FEET TALL behind your wall / telling yourself that you’re not small / ROLL YOURSELF into a tight ball / you cant be lost if you’ve gone awol” its just. SUCH a nice rhythm going on, like some sort of seesaw, very cool, very nice, and very fun to sing along to

and also like, the rhythm for each line is just so good especially like, with the.. alliteration? or whatever? like it just flows so nicely, like “into a tight ball” the t sound is just, so good, idk it’s just very satisfying. it’s also in the line “feed it fiction and lies” and “reaping from the cell you sow.” i mean like i guess it might not even be intentional and can be in tons of other songs on accident ( like its only two words for each sound LOL) but for some reason i just notice it a lot here and its, Very Good

AND THE WAY HE DELIVERS THE LINE “ARE WE FLASHES IN A RUT GOING IN AND OUT OF LUCK” LIKE JUST THE WAY HE DELIVERS IT GUTS ME BRO . IT GUTS ME. IM EMO. IT FLOWS SO NICELY AND THE MELODY AND THE EMOTION IM...

what REALLY steals the show for me though are the LYRICS like they’re . so poignant and powerful and beautiful and i’m just the epitome of that lady gaga gif. starset always has such fantastic lyrics but this song GETS me so badly. like “pull the wool out from your eyes / it won’t shade your frail belief” IS SO METAL ITS SUCH A GOOD LINE. and “bury your head so you won’t see / the truth you hide is the truth you seek” LIKE HELLO... and the allusions to other songs from transmissions and vessels like MONSTER AND MY DEMONS it makes me so emo..... im so emo

AND THE BRIDGE. the bridge is a masterpiece. i remember hearing/reading somewhere that bridges are dustin’s favorite part of a song to work on and like, it really shows here. god he blew it out of the park with this song. the lyrics go so fucking hard.. “is it all an oddity? / are we flakes of empty dust spinning on a ball of rust? maybe / but the light is ours to see / you had eyes but sewed them shut / but that feeling in your gut won’t fade” and then my FAVORITE part is the second half of the bridge: “is it all a tragedy? / are we flashes in a rut going in and out of luck? maybe / but the answers will not change / even when they’re covered up, all these questions in your gut won’t fade” LIKE THOSE LYRICS ARE PHENOMENAL

AND THE WAY THE SECOND HALF GETS SO MUCH MORE INTENSE ITS JUST.. EUFHAUAHGUH. it gets me so badly

i’ve thought about this song so much.. there’s so many different ways to interpret it and like. im a sucker for space and drawing meaning from how insignificant we are in the universe. my college essay was basically just carl sagan’s pale blue dot speech but on a word count and written by a barely 17 year old. so like, thinking about this is one of my favorite things, and it really gets me. so my favorite interpretation of this song has to be probably the one that’s most on the nose, which is that like. there are other worlds than these, we’re just one small world in this universe, but nobody fucking realizes it, and this whole song is just the frustration that comes with knowing and recognizing our place in the universe, but nobody else ever really thinks about it or wants to think about it. it’s the frustration of thinking about the universe and dreaming about traveling across space but then realizing we’re still stuck on earth, and there’s so many fucking problems here because everybody’s mindset is stuck here as well. nobody thinks about the big picture. there’s so many petty wars and violence and hatred and literally none of this MATTERS i just want to grab people’s shoulders and fucking shake them like WHY are you DOING THIS? literally what is the point?

like we’re so insignificant in the universe and while some people may take that negatively, we can still derive meaning from it! nothing we do matters on a grand scale, so why don’t we take what little impact we have and make something of it? i feel like that’s what the entire bridge encapsulates and that’s why it gets me so badly like YES we’re flakes of empty dust on this tiny little rock, but we can still make something of it, “the light is ours to see.” and when it talks about that feeling in your gut its like UJYMHGNFDSFTGH it just makes me think of that like, absolute awe i feel when thinking about the universe, and just the, frustration and indignation i feel when it’s like, we can DO something, we can improve this planet, but nobody else wants to!!! or at least, nobody who has the ability wants to!!!

IDK this whole song just feels like my fucking frustration with world leaders who can make a difference in the world but just stew in their bigotry and violence, so caught up in petty political matters that they dont think about anything else. theyre the epitome of people who purposefully hide the truth from themselves and others, theyre the ones hiding behind walls and wearing blindfolds and sewing their eyes shut because they don’t want to face the truth, because they’d rather dole out the same centuries-old bigotry and prejudice rather than improving the world and making something meaningful of our meager existence. our lives are a blink of an eye on the scale of the universe, but we can still be optimists about this and spend that blink of an eye in the best way possible... but no. instead, there’s meaningless wars and greed and just, what’s the point??

a similar song with a similar meaning (vastly different genres though) is stairs to the attic by the antlers. it’s got the whole, wow the universe is so much bigger than me, vibe going on, but it takes a different approach. instead it’s about awe and wonder, and appreciation and celebration. it’s like the individual realization of our place in the universe. but other worlds than these is like, what that means on a larger societal scale, it’s the inevitable frustration and anger you feel when you realize nobody else recognizes this, and that this lack of recognition and humility is what causes these widespread societal problems and systemic violence. these two songs are like, two sides of the same coin representing different emotions centering around the same idea, and they’re equally valuable to me for that

AND BECAUSE owtt is more like, anger and frustration, it’s SO evident in the overall sound of the song. the driving guitars, the intense vocals, just how loud everything is. the lyrics are already cutthroat enough but then the way dustin delivers them its like WOW you can hear how indignant and disgusted he is. im especially looking at “no one really knows the truth / no, not you” like, lyrically and musically you can just hear how much this is meant to look down on whoever this is aimed at. these lyrics are so condescending but not in the like, arrogant way, just in the Wow Im Pissed Off kind of way and i love it so much

ALSO the only time the song lets up on intensity and volume is during the bridge, which is very interesting especially in the meaning. like the whole song is about the anger and frustration i Described Above, but then the bridge is instead elaborating more, actually explaining the whole We’re Small kind of idea, so the anger lets up and instead makes way for a bit of the uhm, awe, like in stairs to the attic. but it doesnt go too soft because ultimately he’s still mad, it’s just quietly restrained, and then the quiet part ends and THE SECOND HALF GETS SO INTENSE, LIKE THAT LITTLE REPRIEVE IS DONE HE IS BACK TO BEING PISSED OFF especially with the line “IS IT ALL A TRAGEDY” LIKE YJHTGRFED

and then this song’s placement on the album, the second to last song, it just. the whole tone has a very, Conclusive feel to it. idk if yall can understand that. it’s just certain songs Sound like a concluding song of some narrative, in some way. either they Sound like they end the album or they sound like some song that plays during the credits of a movie or something. theres just a very Conclusive feel to it, so its placement as the second to last song just makes all of this so meaningful to me. of course diving bell follows it but its so much more subdued and, instead of angry, it’s like...... depression. which i find, very interesting. this song is like the climax of the album, it’s all fire and intensity and anger, and then the album concludes with all that sputtering out into some sad farewell song. of course diving bell does get its intense ending, but overall the whole song just, does not have the energy of owtt. diving bell is entirely about some farewell, and then its lyrics are so sad and it sounds so mournful and subdued......... other worlds than these is the last Hurrah of the album. the moments of intensity for diving bell just sound like a desperate attempt to get back up again, but it just, flops, and ends (i dont mean this as a bad thing i mean this in terms of like, the Meaning of the songs/album, in fact it actually makes it hit so much harder for me lol. especially with how abruptly diving bell ends, its like the energy it tried to get back from previous songs, it just cant hold on anymore and just. gives up. and the song ends)

also i love the symbol on the official video ;_;

hehe other worlds... the circles represent Other Worlds.. hehe :D it’s so simple but it looks so cool. very nice

#NONE of this is coherent im just typing words #and i feel like ive made 20 posts exactly like this before LOL #brot posts #music #EDIT: THIS IS ALMOST 2K WORDS IM. THATS LONGER THAN MY COLLEGE PAPERS WHATS WRONG WITH ME

[wanna1things]

Prince!Hwang Minhyun

i LOAF him i wanted to use a gif of him playing piano but i couldn’t find it but this is super adorable the heck

Genre;; fluff + royal au ; prince au; musician (pianist!!) au and uh idk if there’s any other aus here lol

Warnings;; uhh if you hate the piano don’t read this

Pairing;; Hwang Minhyun x reader

Requested;; nope

Summary;; The Prince Pianist makes music like no other. Just one note can make you cry, laugh, or even fall in love...

Style;; bullet point

Word Count;; 2024

Similar works;; Minki (Ren)

BEFORE we start i want to say i loved writing this i really really did i hope y’all enjoy reading this i love minhyun playing piano ALSO the song he plays first is this,, raindrop prelude,, i loved it when i studied gcse music and i still love it now AND the song at the end is this

your parents had introduced you to the world of classical music when you were young

they used to play tchaikovsky and holst’s planets and vivaldi’s 4 seasons whenever you did anything or your family gathered

eventually their love of it spread to you, and you began to take piano lessons at your school

you weren’t the most elegant of pianists for a good few years, until you reached high school and something happened that made you suddenly gain motivation to play piano even more

your favourite pianist at the time, who went anonymous for years and appeared around your 11th birthday, had revealed his identity

for years he was only known as ‘Prince Pianist’ which you thought was funny because he called himself a prince and also damn nice alliteration

but turned out, he really was a prince, and the prince of your country at that

the notoriously beautiful crown prince hwang minhyun

you’d seen him on television before, and he’d always seemed quite straight laced??

when his identity was revealed, he played a piece live during the interview

and that was what made you want to play even more

the way his fingers almost floated over the keys, so gracefully, left you awestruck

honestly you were like;; in love with him i mean you were before but seeing him play you just were like ok heart gone

but then again so was 95% of the country now

from that moment on you worked hard to become as graceful a player as minhyun

he was the same age as you so you kind of felt that if you didn’t you’d be falling behind lol

your teacher noticed the difference in your style almost straight away

you didn’t dare tell her that you’d saved the video of minhyun playing piano onto your phone and you studied it almost nightly

you couldn’t play as visually beautifully as him, but you sure as hell tried

pretty soon you found yourself auditioning to enter the royal academy of music for college

they only accepted 10 people from around the world each year but you really hoped and prayed they’d accept you

you played the same piece that minhyun played during that interview, with almost the same level of grace as he did

of course you were accepted into the academy!!! but on the condition that you learn another instrument during your time there because that was kind of required

you settled on the violin and eagerly studied it before your term started

the opening party was held in one of the palaces

a beautiful outfit was given to you free of charge as a welcoming present

and when i say beautiful i mean god it looked like it was expensive, it was literally laced with gold

honestly it made you feel like royalty, especially coming from a family that was used to wearing hand-me-downs lol

when you entered the hall the first thing you laid eyes on was a beautiful grand piano sat in the middle of the hall

and guess who was playing it??

minhyun of course

he was playing the same piece as you’d used to audition, the same one that he’d played when he revealed his identity

if it were even possible, he seemed to play even more gracefully, and you found yourself staring

the piece managed to seem even more melancholic as he played it in complete silence

just as people began to chatter you felt someone’s presence behind you and quickly turned around

“oh uh hi there, i’m seongwoo, I was accepted here to play harp and flute, what about you?”

“I’m y/n, I play piano and violin…”

“Piano, eh? I guess our Prince Pianist has some competition!”

“not even close-”

seongwoo just walked off with his champagne in his hand, waving goodbye

just at that time minhyun finished playing the piece and stood up, gaining a loud applause from the others in the hall

once he’d finished bowing, he jogged straight in your direction

you looked around like lmao is there someone behind me why is he coming over here tf

when he reached you he held his hand out to shake yours and smiled widely

you felt your heart skip a beat as you put your hand into his

“you’re y/n, right? you were accepted here to play piano too, I heard… I guess we’ll be classmates seeing as we’re the only two pianists!!”

“yes, your highness. I look forward to playing with you-”

“no need for the formalities, y/n! just call me minhyun!”

he smiled that smile again and turned away from you to pick up two glasses of champagne, handing one to you

“I watched the taping of your audition video, I was blown away by how gracefully you played the Raindrop Prelude!!”

from just that one compliment you felt your cheeks go a bRIGHT red

“Your Hi- I mean, Minhyun, you play even more gracefully. Compared to you I play like a beginner…”

“y/n, that’s nonsense, you were accepted here as the only pianist besides me so you must at least be on the same level as me”

you were about to start complimenting him again when he was called away by the queen for ‘urgent business’

but he waved to you as he went and mouthed something at you that you couldn’t understand

you could only make out the word ‘text’ which confused you because uh what text???

all of it made sense though when you arrived at your accommodation that night - a beautiful manor in the countryside which all of your classes (and all of your classmates) lived in

you received 2 text messages from an unknown number which read

‘Hey, y/n, it’s me minhyun!! hope you don’t mind but i asked the director (my UNCLE) for your contact details because i want to get to know my new classmate!!!’

‘btw see you tomorrow at 11 ^^’

for a good ten minutes you debated what to save his number as

you eventually decided on a simple ‘HRH Minhyun’ with the crown emoji beside it

you reply with a short ‘i don’t mind, see you tomorrow!!’ and get ready for bed

when you pick your phone back up you see a new message

‘what room is yours? i’m in the one at the top of the stairs on the right and it joins with someone else’s, is it yours??’

you peep your head out of the door to look at where your room is because you kinda forgot and you realise

YoU ARE NEXT TO HIM

you frantically text back ‘that is me next door!!’ and within seconds there’s a knock on the door that joins your two rooms

you open it quickly, completely forgetting that you’re in your pyjamas

tbh minhyun doesn’t notice he just grabs you by the hand and drags you into his room

it’s slightly bigger than yours and in the corner to the left of the large bed sits a grand piano

‘do you want to play a piece with me??”

you smile as a response and sit down on the left side of the small stool

minhyun squishes to sit down next to you and begins to play the same piece that you auditioned with

while you play the left hand parts, he plays the parts with his right hand

halfway through the piece, he stops and turns to you

he looks at you while you start to play both parts and smiles to himself

“y/n, this is my favourite piece, if you couldn’t guess. you look really beautiful when you play it!”

your heart skips a beat and you swear you almost mess up your playing

THE hwang minhyun who you have literally been in love with for years just said you look beautiful??? UH OK

he takes over playing the right hand again

but now you’re suddenly over aware of how close you two are

how every time he plays a lower note and you play a higher note you brush up against each other

each touch makes a heat rise to your cheeks and makes your heart ache

little do you know minhyun is feeling the exact same

when the piece finishes you and minhyun sit there in silence both facing the piano

you look up at minhyun and he looks straight back at you

god his eyes are beautiful they look like a night sky

and you can see something of a glint in his eyes but you’re not certain what it means

spoiler its heart eyes <33333333333333

after what felt like 10 minutes of staring you stand up and say goodnight and make your way back to your room

from that night onwards, you two meet up every night to play that piece

and every time you fall in love with minhyun and his graceful playing more and more

one day he doesnt turn up to your joint class

so that night you go to go into his room when you hear him playing a different song, one you’ve not heard him play before

every so often he’d miss a note and you’d hear some cursing and then he’d start to play again

for whatever reason he seemed to be concentrating really hard on it, so you turned back to your room and laid on your bed

the song itself, a piece you recognised, was your all-time favourite

one that was notoriously hard to learn and you’d seen it in the back of your teacher’s sheet music collection pretty much under don’t even attempt with beginners

the soft sound of minhyun playing the song quickly made you fall asleep

when you awoke the next morning you had 2 text from minhyun

the first he’d sent it in the earlier hours of the morning, like 3am

it was only three words but it made your heart ache

‘I missed you’

the next was longer, but more cryptic

‘Meet me in the piano room at 1, I have something to say’

to be honest your main feeling was confusion until you looked at the clock and realised it was like 12pm omg SPEED GETTING READY

you thanked your lucky stars that you didn’t have a class today

as the clock turned exactly 1pm you walked through the doors of the piano room and immediately saw minhyun sat behind the main piano in the centre of the stage area

you took a seat in the rows of chairs as he began to play

immediately you recognised it as the song from last night

this time he made no mistakes, his fingers ghosted over the keys as he played the tune with an almost inhuman beauty

before you even knew it he had finished playing and you stood up immediately to applaud him, but he held his hand up to stop you

‘y/n~ did you forget i said i have something to say?’

you sat back down in your chair as he walked over to you, taking your hand in his

‘y/n, I have loved you ever since you played my favourite piece. I noticed on your application that you listed this as your favourite song, so I wanted to play this so my feelings would be returned…’

he looked into your eyes as you smiled back at him

‘minhyun, i’ve loved you since way before you even started to learn this song”

he smiles widely at this and pulls you up from your seat

before you know it his hands are at your cheeks and his soft lips are upon yours

in that moment all you can feel is complete and utter happiness

UHH BONUS

you two are the cutest royal couple

annually you two perform duets for charity, sometimes sharing the piano and sometimes using different pianos and harmonising

each time you start with the song you first heard him play, and you finish with the song he played to you when he confessed

almost reminiscent of your love story lol

honestly your country loves you in fact the whole WORLD loves you

and you couldn’t be happier with your prince!!

i love this so much i hope yall do too pianist!minhyun is my FAVOURITE and so is prince!minhyun lmaO

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