Deadline is the opening theme of Epithet Erased and the 1st opening theme overall.
An extended version was produced because the stretch goal on the Prison of Plastic Kickstarter for $220K is an extended version of this song has been reached.[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
♪ WAKE UP! ♪
♪ You've got a lot to do today ♪
♪ Feel proud and wipe your eyes, 'cause hey ♪
♪ Stifle the yawn, You stayed up 'til dawn ♪
♪ Let's see what you been workin' on ♪
♪ IT'S GONE ♪
♪ Keep in mind the DEADLINE is closing in ♪
♪ Your byline, the headline, They're in the bin ♪
♪ Uncompleted, all deleted ♪
♪ WHAT'S GOING ON!? ♪
♪ You'll have to crunch and work til' dawn til' you die! ♪
♪ Cut out the corners, cross the Ts and dot the Is ♪
♪ Whip out the white-out but keep it in good taste ♪
♪ Just so that no one will ♪
♪ Ever know it's defaced ♪
♪ Ooooh... ♪
♪ Epithet Erased ♪
Extended[edit | edit source]
♪ WAKE UP! ♪
♪ You've got a lot to do today ♪
♪ Feel proud and wipe your eyes, 'cause hey- ♪
♪ Stifle the yawn, stayed up 'till dawn ♪
♪ Let's see what you've been workin' on... ♪
♪ IT'S GONE!!! ♪
♪ Keep in mind, the DEADLINE is closing in... ♪
♪ You're byline, the headline, they're in the bin ♪
♪ Uncompleted ♪
♪ All deleted ♪
♪ WHAT'S GOING ON?! ♪
♪ You'll have to work and crunch 'til dawn 'til you die! ♪
♪ Cut out the corners, cross the t's and dot the i's ♪
♪ Whip out the white-out but keep it in good taste ♪
♪ Just so that no one will ♪
♪ Ever know it's defaced... ♪
♪ (Ooh) (Ooh) ♪
♪ Epithet Erased ♪
(Instrumental)
♪ ALL RIGHT! ♪
♪ Group project work may bury you ♪
♪ Maybe your team can carry you? ♪
♪ Sent 'em a text, you're feelin' vexed ♪
♪ Ask your partners what you should do next ♪
♪ AW HECK! ♪
♪ The group chat, unread, well that's no good ♪
♪ They tell you: ♪
♪ Well, we thought 'you' would! ♪
♪ At a party ♪
♪ Never started... ♪
♪ WHAT'S GOING ON?! ♪
♪ You always work and crunch 'til dawn til you die! ♪
♪ And then these lazy louses leave you out to dry!? ♪
♪ To them, expendable, you're just a good grade ♪
♪ They took exhaustion and, they replaced it with RAGE ♪
♪ Go to your happy place... ♪
♪ New project now, it's your revenge... ♪
♪ Obsessed with thoughts of offing them- ♪
♪ -But no. ♪
♪ Why settle for sealing those snakes in a hearse... ♪
♪ When you could do something that's so much ♪
♪ Worse? ♪
♪ Slap their wrists and ♪
♪ Break the system ♪
♪ Let's get it done! ♪
♪ Email the supervisor, get 'em expelled ♪
♪ They act like devils, well it's time to give 'em hell! ♪
♪ Leak the receipts and then you tank GPAs ♪
♪ If you go out then you'll go in a glorious blaze ♪
♪ Epithet Erased ♪
Audio[edit | edit source]
Production[edit | edit source]
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Extended[edit | edit source]
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- May 30, 2022 - Despite the Lyrics being written but Plasterbrain is currently too busy with the Prison of Plastic Audiobook to compose.[2][3]
- October 27, 2023 - On Twitter, it was noted that production of an Extended version of Deadline was easy.[4]
- April 16, 2024 - On Patreon, a preview of the Extended version of Deadline was posted.[5]
- April 17, 2024 - On Twitter, it was announced that there will be there more Epithet Erased this week, one of them being Deadline, as well as releasing a cropped screenshot.[6]
- April 22, 2024 - On Twitter, it was announced a new song would be out this week. (Deadline) A screenshot was also released.[7]
- April 24, 2024 - The video version was released a "few" days early unlisted for patrons. Another screenshot was also released.[8]
- April 25, 2024 - The extended version was fully released.[9]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This opening theme according to Brendan Blaber was completed in a crunch within only a few weeks.
- Basically, this song emphasizes on the stress the staff has when working on the show.[10]
- Many people called the Extended version the "Molly Villain Song" and Brendan Blaber acknowledged that it did kind of become that.[9]
- The EpithetErasedOnline.com promotional art seems to have originally been an alternate thumbnail for the YouTube upload since the original file name is " Thumbnail-Deadnail-2.png".[11]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
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Images[edit | edit source]
Promotional Artwork[edit | edit source]
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Song Cover
Screenshots[edit | edit source]
Intro Version[edit | edit source]
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Extended Version[edit | edit source]
Other[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Prison of Plastic Kickstarter
- ↑ Mundie Monday (1) - 5/30/22 - Epithet Erased on twitter
- ↑ Mundie Monday (5) - 5/30/22 - Epithet Erased on twitter
- ↑ October 27, 2023 - Epithet Erased on twitter
- ↑ JelloApocalypse on patreon - April 16, 2024
- ↑ Epithet Erased on Twitter - April 17, 2024
- ↑ Epithet Erased on Twitter - April 22, 2024
- ↑ Epithet Erased on Twitter - April 24, 2024
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Epithet Erased on Twitter - April 25, 2024
- ↑ https://jelloapocalypse.tumblr.com/post/190084394297/is-the-theme-song-based-on-the-stress-you-and
- ↑ Thumbnail-Deadnail-2.png on EpithetErased.com
External Links[edit | edit source]
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