Kero Kero Bonito - The Princess and the Clock

Directed by Dan W Jacobs

2D Animation:
Dan W Jacobs
Knifeson Yu
Colleen Anderhub
Neirin Best

3D Animation:
Nicholas Barnes
Dan W Jacobs

Compositing:
Dan W Jacobs

Titles:
Kero Kero Bonito
Cory Schmitz

Mixed and mastered by Anthony Lim at Premier Mastering, London.

Oh-oo-oh
High up in a chamber
She painted pictures of the land that made her
Oh-oo-oh
Shadowed by a clock face
The hands arrested at the time she came and
When she peered outside
She saw the birds so high
That she made a wish
To grow one day her own pair of wings

She sailed long from afar
To find herself in the world
When in the wind she heard an island call
And so she followed it and came ashore
On a beach with a crowd
("We waited here for you")
Then a voice said it was true
"We all prayed for a princess
You're the one heaven sent"

Oh-oo-oh
High up in a chamber
She painted pictures of the land that made her
Oh-oo-oh
Just to remember
For the memory got lost in the dark
Oh-oo-oh
Shadowed by a clock face
The hands arrested at the time she came and
Though she showed the passing of the days
Eternally a child she would remain

Before she felt any fear
The air escaped into silence
She woke up lying in a gilded bed
With half a dozen maids around her
"We're keeping you safe
In a tall place
Where you can see
All the land you lead for us by God's decree
Hail to the girl
Our queen"

As the nights ran
Together blurring into years
Her brushstrokes never disappeared

Oh-oo-oh
High up in a chamber
She painted pictures of the land that made her
Oh-oo-oh
Just to remember
For the memory got lost in the dark
Oh-oo-oh
Shadowed by a clock face
The hands arrested at the time she came and
Though she showed the passing of the days
Eternally a child she would remain

Until one day when a clatter rang through the hills
They found her gone and a smashed-open windowsill
A feather hung in the air
And the once stopped clock
Was ticking on

[lcs-]

It's nice to see them settle into this synthpop sound, blending the peppy and catchy sounds of Bonito Generation with the darker and cryptic lyrics from Time n' Place!

[MicahSmart]

I'd like to wish all kkb fans a very good day

[hivolt_inc]

"Well, it's a nice little song, idk if it's the be-"
0:36
"Holy shit"

[undifini]

What's that in the sky? Could it be.. it's kkb!

[kingblm]

Such an upbeat happy melody to a song about a girl locked up for years, painting memories of her father and birds that fly by, wishing she was free as well. Only to have a dream she was free, then wake up in the same chamber. She decides the next day she was going to it how you want...true art.

[brunz]

Is this critically acclaimed Internet Pop band Icon Kero Kero Bonito?

[willtaylor]

1:07 GUS VOCALS

Edit: He has even more throughout the song, they're just very hard to hear

[dukeofcurls]

0:36 - 0:51 is one of the best things ever, I wish it played a bigger role in the song and hope KKB do more glitchy stuff like that in the future

[jblen]

Aside from flamingo and the bugsnax theme, this is the first kkb I'm hearing. This is wild, it has no right to go this hard.

[leafymeadow]

barely anyone is talking about the absolute phenomenal animation, i think the song is great but the video really seals the deal, fantastic work

[IamY]

After Daft Punk retiring, KKB shows up to tell us it's going to be okay.

[acloudofcurls]

Legends say that if you listen to KKB on a sad day, your depression automatically flings itself out of the window

[oisoisoisois]

every time I hear the “ooh whoa whoa” my mind automatically thinks “I look just like buddy holly”

[elpinchetti]

That animation is incredibly beautiful. Gave me Princess Kaguya vibes

[saunderspenn]

my whole life has been leading up to this moment

[bkslsh]

I read the theme of this song as dealing with the crushing pressure of success and wishing for the simpler times.

[CityGirlMusic]

i love yalls music so much. this video is awesome, i love the story and animation. keep up the amazing work :)

[poodychulak]

For those interested, the video/song's theme is a variation on a Japanese folktale, The Crane Wife

[adriangaliver]

Hello from Russia. I love KKB. It's much better and nicer than KGB or FSB. I love this music. Спасибо!

[blasborg]

Thank you Sarah, Gus, and Jamie for sharing your art with us!!! I'm so grateful for your music ... It got me through some tough times these past few months and gave me a lot of joy. Wishing you all the best with the new record and what's to come!!!