Ruler of Everything (Demo) - Tally Hall

Cutting the 'number your thumb' lyric was criminal

“You understand mechanical hands are the ruler of everything?” “æ.”

No matter how many times I listen to this song, the “aaah”s will always catch me off guard

The finished version only modulates the god-like figure, making it feel like a person fearing a force they're unfamiliar with, allowing us to relate to them more and fear the ruler of everything. This version only pitches up the human, presenting them in a more mocking tone, playing up the aspect of foolish ignorance they display in the lyrics and making the ruler of everything seem more like an empathetic being trying to get the human to understand they can't ignore their place. I really enjoy the inverse in both versions, they each provide a different experience.

there's almost a playful silliness to this version and i adore that vibe

Listening with one earbud is wild

the choir at 1:33 is probably my favorite part about this demo, its very fabloo

this feels weirdly nostalgic and melancholy. i live for it.

1:50 rare footage of Tally Hall saying "uwu"

[Intro] Juno was mad, he knew he'd been had So he shot at the sun with a gun Shot at the sun with a gun Shot at his wily one only friend [Chorus] You understand mechanical hands are the ruler of everything (Ah) Ruler of everything (Ah) I'm the ruler of everything in the end [Post-Chorus] Number your thumb Impossible sum of the monkey-fist hung on a vine (Ah) Organism assembly line (Ah) Everything's gonna be fine, play pretend (...hahahahA !dnuora 'nipmuj s'eH !mih teg oG !tibbar kcaj a s'eH !tibbar kcaj a s'eH !hA !oh oh ho ho ah hA) [Verse 1] Do you like how I dance? I've got zirconium pants Consequential enough to slip you into a trance Do you like how I walk? Do you like how I talk? Do you like how my face disintegrates into chalk? I have a wonderful wife, I have a powerful job She criticizes me for being egocentric (Ha!) You practice your mannerisms into the wall If this mirror were clearer I'd be standing so tall I saw you slobber over clovers on the side of the hill I was observing the birds (Circling for the kill) I've been you, I know you, your façade is a scam You know you're making me cry, this is the way that I am I've been living a lie, a metamorphical scheme Detective undercover, brotherhood, objective, obscene Oh, no, no, oh, yeah [Bridge] Do you hear the flibbity jibbity jibber jabber With an, "Oh my god I've got to get out of here or I'll have another Word to sell, another story to tell Another timepiece ringing the bell" Do you hear the clock stop when you reach the end? No, you know it must be never-ending, comprehend if you can But when you try to pretend to understand You resemble a fool although you're only a man So give it up and smile Do you hear the flibbity jibbity jibber jabber With an, "Oh my god I've got to get out of here or I'll have another Word to sell, another story to tell Another timepiece​ ringing the bell" Do you hear the clock stop when you reach the end? No, you know it must be never-ending, comprehend if you can But when you try to pretend to understand You resemble a fool although you're only a man So give it up and smile [Chorus] You understand mechanical hands are the ruler of everything (Ah) The ruler of everything (Ah) I'm the ruler of everything in the end [Outro] Without looking down, gliding around Like a bumbling dragon I fly Scraping my face on the sky Oh, no, no, oh yeah

This is just the kidz bop version of ruler of everything

That "ah" never fails to make me laugh

i love this version more. from the numbered thumb to the broken smile at the end of the megaphone part. beautiful

I like the difference from this and the final version, its almost like 2 different songs

The megaphone part starts off so much louder it genuinely kinda scared me

every version of ruler is soooo good

1:00 “some of the monkey piss hung on a vine”

i wish they didnt cut the number your thumb part

If they kept this version but updated the audio and some lines, it’s really good

The fact that I'm STILL finding banger demos from tally hall just tells you how much effort they out into making every song they make as amazing as possible