#spiral of ants - lemon demon

[loubffuser2]

sometimes when i listen to music in bed and it gets to a really good part i like to turn the light off and shut my eyes and cover my entire body with my blanket and basically deprive myself of any sensory input except for sound so i can focus entirely on the music

[b33tlejules]

spiraling causing spiraling causing spiraling causing

[likethewizardyk]

the circle rules your life

[froggychair05]

Hiiii hello 🫶 two-for-one special with this piece because I couldn’t decide who to draw

[ifuckinglovelemondemon-srs]

Headphones aren't enough, i need every song in this album up my ass

[desire-mona]

they should invent shoes that dont hurt

[ender--slime]

MY LEMON DEMON SPIRAL OF ANTS LYRICSTUCK IS FINALLY FINISHED AND OUT!!!

a lot of blood sweat tears and SLEEP DEPRIVATION went into this baby!! the FULL 6 MINUTES!!! i’m super proud of it and it would mean the world to me if you could check it out !!!

https://youtu.be/w2osRJtC598

[sincerelynotserious]

God spiral of ants is such a Worm song and glowspider was a genius. Taylor IS one ant, the circle DOES rule her life, she can’t remember where she’s going.

[murderofsomeone]

Thoughts on Ancient Aliens from Spirit Phone?

I actually really like the demo version of the song, but I completely understand why it was changed (this version is a little overstimulating)

in particular I really like the lullaby opener in the current version along with the pauses, not to mention the ghost audio is in the song which was pretty cool to find while doing the spirit phone ghost easter egg hunt

[avatar-of-the-blank]

Hello Michael. There are several hundred worms in your corridors. Treat the kindly…

I WOULD DO NOTHING LESS FOR THEM! COULD YOU SEND SOME ANTS THOUGH? THE ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENT IVE BEEN TEACHING THEM COULD USE SOME CHOREOGRAPHY.

[sleep-nurse]

when that emotional song hits you while you're drawing

[fartfart500]

you cant remember knowing ☝️

[victory-cookies]

[twolefthands]

this wil flop since is not rw but thats ok

[chill-vibes-but-rainbow-panic]

please listen to spiral of ants by lemon demon

Whatever you say, Anon on Tumblr dot com o7

*six minutes later*

Huh :0 /pos

(music-thoughts under the cut)

First I want to shout to the people of Genius.com, because I'm often one of those people to miss certain themes in music, unless I've listened to it one bajillion times (Also I don't know much about ants lol) So now I can use the context, to form a more interesting opinion than "I had fun listening to a song :)"

Anyway. First (this is a LD song after all), the beat is very funky. It's interesting how the very first chorus almost gives like 'church-song-vibes' if you know what I mean, before the more vibey part kicks in. The notes on "you can't remember knowing" scratch a specific part in my brain. Also, the wind-chimes are just a really nice touch :]

Second, lyrics I'm always in awe of people who can write about such "menial" topics (like ant mills) in such fascinating ways. The way the entire "You can't remember where you're going" part is about the "simple" act of losing the pheromone track; especially considering the mirrored version later in the song. The way you seem to forget literally everything about your life, to the point you believe to be born in the spiral. The way you're so tied to the pheromones, that without them, you simply give yourself up to death, without complaint. Happily, even.

Basically the entire last chorus (with the hurricane metaphors), reads like such obvious coping, but its also obvious that the ants truly believe it. That they feel joy in their self-created doom, that they do not care about anything that outsiders have to say or think about them "You've got to keep it flowing". There is no other choice.

And, of course, the (false? who's to say) individuality within the group that is constantly referenced "You are one ant" "Don't fret, you're leading the race" "Take the wheel, this could be your chance" "You're free now forever to dance" The ants take great pride in the group, but they also can't fully realize just how deeply they are affected by it, and how few of their decisions are truly theirs

And the entire way the narrative is framed is especially interesting, when we look at Neil's switch from "you" to "we". Of course he would sing about ant society in such a beautiful, but glorified way! He is also an ant! You are both trapped in the mill, and this false believe system!!!

Go listen to Spiral of Ants :)

[vileplume87]

Falling... back... into lemon demon... phase... forgot how... gender... Neil's voice is... sometimes I want to be a boy... but a bit more than ever now... still like being girl though... and other... why can't I just be all of it... Boat