Heir of Grief slowed 20%

I do not own homestuck, the music, or the picture.

Seriously this song is really good.

[drihhawkeye]

Why does it hurt so much? Heir of Grief was already a punch to the feelings, but this version... holy shit, this one stabs your heart and twist the knife around. It's beautiful, I'm crying, and now I'm finally at peace with the fact I'll never really get over the end of Homestuck

[mypageofrandomness]

As a music student, the reason why I like the slowed version is because it drags. Like, in the sense that each note sounds like it's being played by an exhausted musician, and there's that underlying that it could all stop but the music keeps playing. It really sort of emphasises how tired the kids are at this point, really struggling to keep fighting with the little bit of strength that they have left.

[aphelion_ic]

slowed down this becomes even sadder
just makes me want to cry when i listen to it
seriously
i am not one to cry at things easily

[empdisaster]

Listening to this years after homestuck ended, i come to the realization of why people think this sounds sad. Its less about the actual music being sad, and its more of what the song represents, which is the end of a section of a lot of peoples lives where homestuck was continuing. Truth be told, most people got into homestuck at about 13-15, the age the kids were when homestuck started and when it ended years after we aged and grew up. People who stuck with the comic from start till end grew up with it and a lot of it signals back to peoples childhoods.

The song itself isnt sad, and even when slowed its more epic than sad. Its the memories that are sad and typically slower songs have a stronger sense of nostalgia to them, which is why a very powerful and emotional song like this that means so much, has such an impact on people who grew up with homestuck as apart of their lives

[starlitcrows]

Two brothers and a dragon warrior face off against demons.
The vampire, the boy of blue, the seer, and the enchantress battle a Queen.
A page defeats an army of twelve, with help from others.
Two ring-bearers clash, as the goddess intervenes.
A banished muse makes her return, ready for the last day of the war.

The final battle begins. The eldritch gods prepare for the End.

The Heir of Grief begins to play his keys.

[peppermintcookie]

have you ever felt like your whole life has led up to one point and listening to one song, you feel that suddenly everything clicks and the universe is in harmony at last? like you feel like everything is going to be alright as long as you remember the music that beats in your heart and gives your soul strength?
that's how i feel right now

[rueenglish]

Heir of Grief was already the perfect song. Now you made it divine.

[gred]

I just realized, John is the piano, Rose is the violin, Dave's the bass, and Jade is the guitar.

[girliearizona]

When you wanna cry, but it's past midnight, your eyes are dry and sore, and if you so much as blink you k n o w you won't make it through the song

[tyronasaurusrx]

the epilogue is this but also bass boosted when dirk reveals himself as the narrator

[iluvmochipoland]

I don't know exactly how to describe how I feel listening to this? Like listening to this feels like what it woud be like to breathe in music and have it rush through your blood stream. I don't know if that makes sense?

[dr.texasman]

somehow, it being slower makes it more nostalgiac than it already was

[adrin]

oh MAN when the guitar starts at 0:59 the first time i heard this i almost bawled like a baby its fkcugin beautiflul

[subprogram]

oh yeah this is increible slowed down.

[corndecorn]

THE SLOWD VERSION EVEN MORE DEPRESSING

[melonpeachyjelly]

I remember hearing this on Tumblr and getting awful goosebumps. This song is just gorgeous slowed down! God, it just adds more feels.

[austinmotter]

Collide au where all that's left is John Egbert. All his friends, human or not, are all dead. He stands there with his trusty hammer, facing the Condense, Jack Noir, Lord English, and Spades. Tears are in his eyes as he charges them, determined for when. If nor for his own life, but to make sure that they all didn't die in vain. This is the song that plays as the battle progresses, and John becomes more hopeless.

[seankeogh]

Sounds like being half way home and not knowing if you'll make it the rest of the way. Longing for that place beyond the edge of the world

[mahna]

Hold on. Let me express my feelings.
...

[boljmfj]

i know this is supposed to be like either sad or just cooler but i like to think its the kids/ trolls practicing the peice. like, each of the kids has an instrument assigned to it and thats why its so cool, but it makes me think that they actually made the song, so they'd need to practice, and therefore, slow it down to just grasp the song better.