At 1:27, the one-eyed man uses a telescope, while the other two use binoculars. Neat.

You and your homies chilling then your rabbit evaporates

Imagine just chilling with the bois and all of a sudden some asshole steals your rabbit

Oddly enough, I found this years after the hype basically died out, but this is amazing regardless of hype. The stop motion is great, the characters have personalities despite never talking, the magic has a distinct style, it's just so good.

those people who saw this on their 3ds one day, and went through hell trying to finding, and one or two years later you found it...., I feel your pain.

I don’t know the 3DS struggle. UKposts gave this pleasure to me

UKposts: "Haha, our recommendations make no sense!" Nintendo 6 years ago: "Hold my beer."

I had completely forgotten about this! I remember first watching it on my 3DS, on that channel that would occasionally post music videos or animations in 3D that were weirdly, usually stop motion. God, that nostalgia!!

Obviously this is 9 years old at this point so someones probably said it, but theres a parallel to the greek Moirai in the scene where one man has a thread come from his eyepatch (the three fates are said to share 1 eye) who would be Clotho, another who pulls out a length who would be Lachesis, and the one who cuts the thread who would be Atropos. The threads the fates cut are the lives of mortals. The rabbit likely represents someone whose life they ended.

The song is very nice, but what really stands out is the stop motion film. It is incredibly beautiful and amazingly well executed. Bravo to the artists who did it

Anyone else wants a full-length movie of this that literally has no talking and relies on the expressions and body language of the characters? No? Just me?

I remember seein' this trippy shit on my 3DS when the app was still a thing. This, the Blue Man Group, the Lego Olympics vids...good times

At the end of the video, I like to imagine that the three sorcerers are sitting in the chairs and clapping. Like, "Hmm, not bad." That would've been nice. Still, whoever made this video was visited by the Muse. Very nice.

Those men weren't evil... They just wanted their damn rabbit back.

When I was a kid, I had a 3DS, and at that time, many years ago, I watched this particular video on that console. it made me feel...strange, kind of sad, and at the same time scared...uncomfortable, but at the same time, I loved how that cute, disturbing and beautiful animation looked I didn't hear from her until tonight. I even doubted the existence of this video or that I have seen it on my console for so many years it's great to see it's real

I wanted to be a casual Shins fan, but then I thought why not let it consume my soul?

this is probably the best stop motion animation i have ever seen!

The video has nothing to do with the heartbreaking lyrics but it's still such a great piece of work and complements the music so well. This is a classic.

I couldn’t tell you a single lyric of this song, but I can describe to you every facet of the music video

I thought that maybe the chairs symbolized personal accomplishments and self worth. When you improve upon something, even to the point where you outdo others, the most important thing is that you have confidence and the will to continue improving even if no one is really there to support you or cheer you along. The numerous amount of chairs in the end were symbolic as to how the girl felt as she continued to improve with magic. In reality there wasn't a single soul present to be amazed or made aware of her potential. Despite this, the girl felt as if she completed a feat which was worthy of a grand audience, hence the chairs.

Not just because is stop motion it has to be related with Tim Burton, in fact, it doesn't have anything of his style. The director is the amazing Alexander Juhasz, who made the book in the film The Babadook, and was a producer and desginer in the stop motion part of the new "The Little Prince".

"You're not invisible now, you just don't exist. Your mother must be so proud, you sublimate yourself, granting us a wish." that gives me chills...

I love how the dark magicians move as if they are one entity

I FINAL FOUND IT, AFTER SO LONG OF SEARCHING. THANK YOU 3DS

This is kinda Coraline-ish and creepy and I love it.

I remember watching this on my 3ds, back when this video came out. So glad I finally found it again.

As the rabbit slowly folded into nothing, the three men stared in amazement. Their new pet rabbit had been lost. They had bought it just a short train ride ago, and, being magicians, decided to make it black because they liked the color. After a short consultation amongst themselves, they came to the conclusion that the rabbit had been taken using a short-range teleportation spell. Accordingly, they began to search for their lost rabbit. As they searched, they became more and more infuriated about their rabbit being stolen right underneath their noses. The one-eyed man, having a telescope, had more visible range and just made out a small magic show hosted by a child. He pointed it out and they all decided to check it out. When they got to the surprisingly talented girl's show, they spotted the rabbit in a crate near the girl's feet. Obviously, they inquired as to how the girl had obtained it. She told them it was just a simple rabbit-in-a-hat trick, and that she intended to keep it. After a heated argument over the ownership of the rabbit, the men put her in a bag and cast a spell on the bag so that it would take the girl home, her being far too young to be on her own. After hauling the crate (still having the rabbit in it) quite a far distance, the crate suddenly flung itself onto the ground. What they saw next would be their worst nightmare. Their beautiful rabbit that they would cherish and love forever was morphed into a hideous beast, ready to tear them apart. Casting a counter-spell, the men waited for the rabbit to change back, but the girl had made the rabbit this way permanently. The rabbit launched a fireball at the men and they all fell, never to get back up again. As they were slowly dying, they watched the girl land and take a bow. It had all been a sadistic play, for no one to watch. It was all just to humor this girl that had stolen their beloved rabbit, and turned it into a monster. May those men rest in peace, they did what they could.

Shout out to the people who spent almost 2 years searching this song!

What a profound piece of art! Not only this song, but this video too. It beautifully demonstrates the tug of war between two seemingly opposite sides that ultimately both want to use you and are either corrupt or full of empty promise. The grand irony, and the greatest magic trick of all is that in the end the rabbit rose up to save one master from another. Its the path of impossible situations. The rabbit has all the power, only to ultimately be a tool one way or another.

Suddenly remembered the lyrics humming it to myself at work, then realized I remembered and quickly searched it up before I forgot. Just as beautiful as the day I lost you.

Saw this for years but just never clicked it for some reason I am very glad I finally did recently, the animation and music are just incredible!

loved this song. I didnt know it was about a suicide bomber until recently. now the lyrics really stick. beautifully chilling.

Oh my god I remember this in 3D on my 3DS it was amazing.

The instrumental tone and the vocals blend so well together.

Thes are the Lyrics provided by Genius (probably true): Dead lungs command it You pour your life down the rifle's spiral And show us you've earned it Your Clerics fog will recede right before your eyes So long to this wretched form Them gray eyes on the subway Long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart Listen, now, we won't tell anyone But you're gonna tell the world This whole life ain't been any fun Now your viscera unfurls As you rise, rise from your burning fiat And go, go get my suitcase, would ya? You've thoroughly blown their mind And now I must have passage Only life's two veins from your heart You're not invisible, now You just don't exist Your mother must be so proud You sublimate yourself, granting us a wish Primitive mural on the wall To fortify your grim resolve Amid the glitz of a shopping mall Another grain of indigent salt for the sea Goodnight to these wretched forms All them gray eyes on the subway So long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart

Lyrics: Dead lungs command it. You pour your life down the rifle's spiral And show us you've earned it. Cleric's fog will recede right before your eyes. So long to this wretched form. Them grey eyes on the subway Long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart. Listen, now, we won't tell anyone. But you're gonna tell the world. So life ain't then any fun. Let your viscera unfurl As you rise; rise from your burning fiat, Go, go get my suitcase, would you? You've thoroughly blown their minds. And now I must have passage on the lines To the veins from your heart. You're not invisible, now. You just don't exist. Your mother must be so proud. You sublimate yourself, granting us a wish. Primitive mirror on the wall, to fortify your grim resolve. And made the glitz of a shopping mall another grain of indigent salt for the sea. Good night to these wretched forms All them gray eyes on the subway So long before you were born you were always to be a dagger floating straight to their heart.

Heh... When the 3DS Nintendo Video Servers still were working

Not sure why The Shins ever fell out of my playlist, but I’m glad this video was randomly recommended to me

the lyrics are so fucking brutal "you sublimate yourself, granting us a wish" sublimate means a solid turning into a gas or vapor. what a way to describe being turned into a red mist

Such a fascinating and beautiful video. The animation is stunning, nearly Nightmare Before Christmas quality, the story is understood without any spoken words, the symbolism is so interesting, and the music compliments the way the animation feels. It's just perfect.

I remember only having nintendo video and this was all i would watch for days lmao

the suit men freaked me out when this came out on my 3ds's nintendo video, but GOD am i so glad to find this song again

Dead lungs command it. You pour your life down the rifle's spiral And show us you've earned it. Cleric's fog will recede right before your eyes. So long to this wretched form. Them grey eyes on the subway Long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart. Listen, now, we won't tell anyone. But you're gonna tell the world. So life ain't then any fun. Let your viscera unfurl As you rise; rise from your burning fiat, Go, go get my suitcase, would you? You've thoroughly blown their minds. And now I must have passage on the lines To the veins from your heart. You're not invisible, now. You just don't exist. Your mother must be so proud. You sublimate yourself, granting us a wish. Primitive mirror on the wall, to fortify your grim resolve. And made the glitz of a shopping mall another grain of indigent salt for the sea. Good night to these wretched forms All them gray eyes on the subway So long before you were born you were always to be a dagger floating straight to their heart.

I remember when this came out on Nintendo Video back when I first got my 3DS years ago. Fell in love the minute I heard it play.

0:51 Well, that's no ordinary rabbit! That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!

i couldn’t find this song for YEARS after hearing it thru my 3DS and like 3 years afterwards, i managed to find it. THAT’S the struggle.

This band is underrated... THEY MUST BE KNOWN

Reminds me of what would happen if the world of Grim Fandango merged with Nightmare before Christmas.

After all these years of watching it on my 3DS then finding it on UKposts just to watch it over and over and over cause it's just a good music video with good vibe

I saw this on my 3DS YEARS ago! I've been looking for it for so long because I remembered it being one of the coolest things I'd ever seen at the time (I was like 12 or something) and I'd loved the song but I had no way to find it at the time and after a few years had past I couldn't remember it well enough. But I finally went through a list of all the videos that were on the Nintendo video thing and I finally found it :D

This video is brilliant... and I can't stop from playing this song on repeat. I'm a huge Shins fan, and this song is probably up there along with 'Sleeping Lessons' as my favourite.

I love how the video is framed around the assumption that the men in black suits are the bad guys, and everyone in the comments is pointedly refusing to make that assumption.

If I ever meet the absolute genius team behind this animation, I will personally shake every one of their hands.

Still absolutely chilling and magical, all these years later. The video just adds to the incredible audio. this band is severely underrated

Its great to see some animation that clearly has a lot of time and effort put into it. It means more when you can clearly see the workmanship and you can fully appreciate how long it must of took. All too often today more and more people rely on C.G.I and although it can look good it looses any sense of reality, it simply isn't there. However, something like this comes along and reminds you what an art form animation really is. It also is a good thing when the quality of the music reflects the quality of the video.

You know that feeling when you see some cool short animation on UKposts and you want a feature-length film based on it? Heck, with this I'd be happy even with a short animation on UKposts

After all these years this is still a good song I've used put this on repeat

So nostalgia and Nintendo 3DS brought us all together today...

Can't stop coming back to this. sometimes i just put my phone down and listen to the story told by the lyrics and others i watch the amazing stop-motion with its beautifuly carved figures. one of my favorite songs ever and im so glad i found this!

This is the video that got me interested in animation.

i remember watching this on my 3ds! back in 2012

When youtube recommends a video from over 4 years ago, you know it'll be good.

I can't put in words how much I love the atmosphere of that song ❤

The great search is over :^) I finally found it

This is possibly one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen. It’s reigniting some fear I had when I first watched this. Good lord.

I want an entire story based around this concept, in this art style. PLEASE.

I'd like a show or comic about this setting full of order vs chaos wizards in some sort of magical warfare. Honestly it's the entire reason I watch this video. It's a cool video.

Anyone remember watching this on your 3DS

Thank you Nintendo video for showing me this piece of art when I was 13

I still get chills listening to this song, especially when reading up on the meaning years ago. It’s so beautifully composed, ominous almost. The making of this video is incredible, I cannot imagine how much sweat and patience went into this

2:20 When she assembled the glasses, she uses them to speak to the rabbit telepathically. Here’s what she said: “I won’t let them hurt you again. They want your power. Use your power to save us both. Everything will be fine.”

This Shins I feel are so underrated/ forgotten. There's something about their music that makes you feel like you're overcoming that hump in life and you're on your way down the slope into good times again

Literally my childhood. I first saw it on my DS. I was in love and it took me forever to find it again

I’ve been looking for this song, since the first time I lost it back in 2016.

I see this in a different light from some. The magicians were trying to misuise the rabbit, turn it into what they want, I see them as a representation of humans abusing nature. The other magician however, returns power and freedom to the rabbit, or to the nature of planet Earth, in my analogy.

The real question is... Where did they store their magic string before one of them lost an eye? Alternatively, do you think they drew straws to see who' had to give one up?

Got this randomly in my recommended, I don't normally pass up stop motion or music I haven't heard before if the YT gods choose it

This was freaking awesome. What a great song and great video. Powerful combination! And now it's time to re-watch, relisten, repeat.

Just discovered this song today. Totally hooked. Gives me the chills

This song is so beautiful, and the animation is too. Everything about this video is brilliant

I love this magician's duel. It's just beautiful.

I was entranced by this as a child on the 3DS video app, and here I am at age 23 still listening to it

I love everything with this! The song, the lyrics, the animation, the colors, the design, the magic! :D

lol they lookin at each other like 'i didn't do this shit, did u' 1:10

Every year, without fail, I come back to this.

Was 2016 and I was still awake at 03:00am in my living room, so I find this Video in VH1, since then starts a very nice history hearing The shins's music. James Mercer, you are a great musician.

Am i the only one who DIDN'T come here from Nintendo video?

3DS memories ❤️

The lighting in this video is amazing, there is so much attention to detail. It really makes it so realistic and visually imaginative.

I need this movie. There's not enough creative and creepy stop motion movies. Coraline, come back and start renesance

These are some of the most creative lyrics I've ever heard

Holy nostalgia

This song speaks to me it’s such an inspiration

Man, I always appreciate videos like this, so different and interesting to look at. Stop motion is really amazing.

This video always makes me go to a weird place in my mind. Love this band!

The day Nintendo Video was canceled was the beginning of the end for the 3DS. Soon it was one fail after another; Swapnote, Nintendo Zones, Badge Arcade, and then ultimately Miiverse.

This is the most important music video of all time. Change my mind.

Definitely one of the coolest stop motion music videos

I remember watching this video nonstop on my 3DS. Oh, the nostalgia.

i remember watching this on my 3DS, oh my god. i'm so, so happy to have remembered the lyrics.