SODIKKEN - NOTHING MAN

[crumb.crumblet.S.crumbington]

the combination of real models and 2d animation is soo cool! u really r so talented and amazing!

[Angy-xoez]

I've seen people compare their content to jack stauber and while I do see parallels I also find it so unique and colorful in comparison and I'm glad I found this channel

[stoneforest]

The “hey look! I can do with my hands!” visual gag is underrated. They have a straight bucket of hands.

[fangyboi]

If I were to guess, this is a song about someone who's tired of trying. He wanted to be a fireman (douse fires), pluck at strings (play an instrument), and cook (simmer salt with blazing heat), but he failed so many times he started breaking those wishes down to their basic elements, trying to make them seem trivial so he wouldn't feel so bad about not trying anymore and instead do something fun to distract himself instead of doing something substancial (singing about nothing). And since he isn't doing anything substancial, each day feels the same to him, with nothing special or memorable (every day is another day). He's trying to cope with his own uselessness instead of bettering himself, saying that he's content as he is and that at least he still has things to be happy about (talking about how he's satisfied with just being alive and how he likes the sweet apple pie of pleasure rather than the coconut pie of obligation, that repulses him so much now that he says he's allergic to it. And how even though all of his failed attempts left him with a broken heart, he still has ice cream). Even as he fails to do a simple hand trick, he says that's not a lack of skill but that he simply didn't want to do it right, making excuses for himself instead of trying again. And now, even when he has an idea of what to do, a spark of hope for a new dream to persue, or even an old dream that he could still attempt to achieve again, he would rather not bother (talking about when someone else's broken dreams came to talk to him, he chose to go to sleep instead and forget about it. That someone else is probably himself, and he was disassociating as a coping mechanism).

Edit: First things first, thanks a lot for all the likes, I'm glad to hear you all enjoy my little theory.

[Roxxie]

i really love the animation on this one

[chaoscreature]

Another cool thing about this song is that since not a single line is repeated and there’s no actual chorus, just bridge after bridge building up to nothing, it leaves you feeling empty and craving more, wishing the song had more to offer and maybe was a little longer.

Just like the songs meaning. You keep getting excited to do things that your unable to do, and then it’s over before it begins, and you realize the “good part” was already happening, and you put it off so long you lost your chance.

And in the animation, with the ice cream it melts before it can be eaten. Just like how the song ends before the climax. It all lines up so well.

[tomatazoo]

The "nevermind but its not that i cant" is so perfect and wonderful

[slimeycorp]

I agree with all the claims of this song being about procrastination after failing so many times and getting your dreams crushed over and over. Though, There's a pretty noticeable support for this that nobody I can see is mentioning. It's the length of the song. The full video is 1 minute and 42 seconds, 1 minute and 38 seconds if you take out the outro credits. However, the actual lyrics don't start until 32 seconds after the video starts. In my opinion, this perfectly brings home the message of procrastination from failure. The character here is so tired of trying that he doesn't even start to sing about his procrastination till a third of the way through the video! This is a great use of subtlety. I didn't even notice this detail until my second listen while reading the comments ahaha-

[KeltonAwesome]

Can we take the time to appreciate sodikken animated a literal action figure, and blended it with 2d animation. I also love the paper animation as well.

[scarthecheetah]

0:33 I am in love with their design and personality! I hope we can see more from them!

[moeshrooms]

So since I’m already obsessed with this song I decided I’d try to write out the lyrics!!


I’m satisfied with being alive
Goals are like a coconut pie
That I’m allergic to
I like apple better anyway

Hey look!
I can do a cool trick with my hands
Never mind but it’s not that I can’t
It’s that I don’t want to
Everyday is just another day

I could douse fires, pluck at strings
Simmer black salt with blazing heat
Yet here I sing
About nothing

Poured my heart out in the sink
With my cologne
And left a big ol’ gaping hole
Chest cavity, but I don’t mind cuz I got ice cream

Somebody else’s fractured dreams
Got up on their little feet
And came to talk to me
Too bad I wasn’t listening
I was too busy falling asleep

[TheEndangeredBertVert]

0:32 Leaving this here for myself so I can replay the funky nothing man doing his silly little moves

[z]

"I was too busy falling asleep" that part is repeating in my head over and over again

[uraverageshinnie]

it's honestly so sad how a single comment on tiktok saying sodikken's music was ass absolutely changed everyone's mind. it's really true that most people don't have a mind of their own and can't think for themselves.
i keep asking them why they think this way and none of them gave me a reasonable answer except for "it sucks"

i honestly think sodikken's music is amazing, weird but beautiful in its own way, , great work ^^

[aussieroadkill]

this song gives me "gifted kid has grown up" vibes and I love it

[BubonicSwordYT]

In my opinion, this song is about procrastination. With the character being "too busy falling asleep" and "watching someone else's fractured dreams get up on their little feet", as well as "pouring my heart out in the sink" imply that this character wants to do big things in life, but keeps procrastinating, all while they watch other people follow their passions in life and succeed.

Edit: I know people don't like it when others comment on how many likes they have, but this is actually a special moment for me. I've never really had a moment where my comment has been this well received, and it genuinely makes my day to see people still replying to this. Thank you.

[woofberry]

Lyrics:
I'm satisfied with being alive
Goals are like a coconut pie
That I'm a-ller-gic to
Apple's better anyway

Hey look!
I can do a cool trick with my hands
Nevermind but its not that I can't
It's that I don't want to!
Everyday is just a holiday

I could douse fires, Pluck at strings,
Simmer black salt with blazing heat
Yet here I sing
About nothing

I poured my heart out in the sink,
with my cologne
And left a big old gaping hole
Chest cavity but I don't mind because I got ice cream

Somebody else's fractured dreams
Got up on their little feet
And came to talk to me
Too bad I wasn't listening,
I was too busy falling asleep.

[rory_istdumm]

Something I love about Soddiken is how you can almost interpret some of their songs into other of their songs. Notice how the character says “but I don’t mind ‘cause I’ve got ice cream”? In “Gretel”, Gretel says “I imagine self worth and inner peace taste like artificial cherry, no wait maybe more like ice cream?”. It makes a lot of sense in this context too!

[cass_]

OMGG!! ANOTHER SONG FOR US TO ENJOY!! THANK YOU SODDIKEN!!

[ScatterPaw]

i feel like this song is about laziness/lack of motivation to achieve your goals, being satisfied with simply being alive and refusing to improve or achieve your potential and instead just doing...nothing. Also the part about someone else's dreams strikes me as a sort of jealousy for other people achieving their goals. Also this (and everything else soddiken made) is so good and inspiring holy crap