https://www.tiktok.com/@xingxing.themonkey/video/7517176333856820502?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

So after doing videos for a while, I think I'm better off going back to livestreaming. Outside of the few bursts, I
saw more results with Livestreaming versus regular videos

She's a loser! LOSER LOSER LOSER!

I will never forget you, Agnes

Shhh, pretend this is the first time you've seen this

best girl 🥲

WHY IS THIS GACHA HORSE GAME FUN THO?!

Now with that done, back to the project I'm working on

I don't know why but I've always been someone that analyses music. I take it apart layer by layer to hear the story that it's presenting. I've been listening to the Sinners Soundtrack for days and I think out of all of the songs, Smokestack Twins is my favorite.

Without the context of the movie, the song feels like its two people having a conversation. the conversation starts off at 0:00 to 0:26 with Character A, who portrays this carefree, confident, nostalgic whimsy. We don't know what the first character is talking about. it could be about a pleasant memory or the sight of a flower on the side of the road, but they are making light of the situation they are in.

The conversation is briefly interrupted by Character B at 0:27, who is trying to focus on getting to where they have to be and tries to bring Character A's attention back to the task at hand. Unfortunately, Character A brushes off Character B's attempt at getting them to face the grittiness of their situation at 0:32 and continues to make light of it all..

Sadly, it's only for a moment before Character B strongly interjects at 0:41, reminding Character A of the realness of the situation they were in and that there wasn't anytime time for levity and this goes on for a long time until 0:58.

It's at 0:58 where Character A tries to reminiscence about the past. About when things weren't as dire as they were now and for the first time, the harsh and gritty shell that surrounds Character B cracks and you see the person beneath it. Slowly, but surely, Character B starts to reminiscence as well. It's a melancholy moment that reveals that the two haven't been seeing eye to eye for a long time, perhaps they were even separated up until the situation they were in reunited them in this single goal.

But whatever the situation, its a moment where the two reveal that they both long for that time. But then, at 1:27, Character B sharply ends the moment. I could go on and on about this piece but there is so much in it. Grittiness, nostalgia, melancholy, hope and longing. I love this track so much.