Lydia the Bard - Devil 'fore the Fall (Official Animatic Music Video)

THATS IT THE EP IS OUT! Now go stream it like a million times thnx ffm.to/devilforethefall.OYD

"As far as I'm concerned, you fail to understand. Your kind is far too aggressive and far too unproductive. If I let you enter my position, you'd almost certainly rip the system apart. If you really wanted it, you should have displayed the necessary attributes in the past. It is simply too late."

I'm loving the visuals in this. So often this kind of abusive figure is paired with the demand for a victim to "grow some thicker skin." The sad irony is that if they do, then they only take more damage, and what gets through has greater impact. A statue shattering where skin only bruises. The reversal of such a scenario is gratifying

i love the flicker of doubt in the woman's face at 4:24, cause even when you've escaped your abuser's grasp it's easy to fall into those feelings of guilt. "i'd watch your back is all / that ledge is pretty tall / and you're looking quite a bit like the devil 'fore the fall" is a line that scratched an itch in my brain too, LOL just very yummy lyrically

kind of reminds my of someone who dates or marries who they think is a nice person but turns out to be severely abusive which is why the girl starts turning into stone. the longer she's around him, the more stuck she becomes then when he tries to finish her off, a friend or stranger who see's this happening saves her and makes her stronger then the abuser.

I like the medusa symbolism with the snakes and statues, I bet the devil's gaze is as cold as ice and would chill the spines of anyone who'd gaze upon it. I also like how at the start she seems so happy and her gaze is focused on him, almost like she's in love, but as the story continues it gets darker and more grim like the devil 'fore the Fall.

Oh wow, it's great! I love how the image changed of him sitting up high first with his siblings but then they started turning away from him

This is fantastic. The story of the abusive, controlling relationship being a biblical allegory is really well done. I loved the line asking HIM to smile while he falls, like he does to everyone else. Also loved how Eve(I'm assuming eve) looked regretful leaving him there for a second, cause yeah, relationships like those are hard to leave. I loved all the statue and roman architecture symbolism, reminds the listener of something that used to be great, used to be powerful. Your voice is fantastic, your songs are creative and interesting, and I love the idea of animated music videos. All in all, LOVED this ep and I hope you continue to make your music.

"For the longest time you made me the smallest of all" hits so hard. Not just the words, but the way that it's sung is incredible. I love this song... and I will be watching this on repeat for a few months. Well done!

this reminds me of that one sound that's like "the devil can be beautiful cause he used to be god's favorite" or smth like that

People who want to pretend to be an angel don't have wings of their own, so they fashion themselves a pair of wings made of wax, then they think they can charm the Sun. Little do they know, that attempt will spell their downfall.

I find it fascinating how, while Lydia's own character is in both of these Eve stories, she's not the main character in either. She's an observer, and once the side of good gets going, she plays a supporting role. I don't have much to say about it, but it is interesting.

A song AND an animatic?! we are spoiled!

Your song is so beautiful, the artist worked so well on the piece and there's definitely symbolism of abusers and their victims. They don't care who they hurt and feel they're entitled to anyone to make themselves better but in the end once someone stands up to them they're small like a kindergarten bully.

First an Eve song, then a Devil song, I wonder if we're going to get an Adam song; maybe Eve comforting him after the loss of Abel to Cain, telling him it's okay to mourn and cry? I mean, every depiction of Adam always carries the tones of stereotypical masculinity, to the point of toxicity when everyone forgets he was also the first father, in the traditional sense, meaning he also had the first heart break of losing a child so tragically. To me, it seems like the perfect setting for a really impactful song and story, especially with the potential message of grieving and it being okay to cry

I love this because like she thinks that he’s just a regular man but he he’s the devil so like it’s different so then when judgment day comes he sorry but then he should be sorry in the beginning for tricking her and that’s why I love this like like we need more we videos like this. I love you content and I want to see you in person so bad.

I FINALLY FIGURED IT ALL OUT LYDIA IS A ANGEL AND HAS EXPERIENCED THE FALL OF THE PRINCE OF LIES AND SAW HIM DECIVE EVEN AND SOON THE NATIONS

I love your voice, your music, your art, your editing, your lyrics, your talent, YOU! You need to become a world-wide singer NOW! 🎤 🎶 ♥

I love your songs Lydia 🎵 ❤ 💕 I can't wait to see the next song you'll make

Both your songs and the animatics you get made for these videos are on a whole other level.