'Coronus, The Terminator' by Flying Lotus

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This music video is being heavily recommended on peoples' suggested video feed on YouTube right now. It showed up on mine. This video debuted in 2015.


Lyrics here: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/flyinglotus/coronustheterminator.html



Some commentary/info about the song on Lyric Genius website:

Tethered by Thundercat’s bass, FlyLo and frequent collaborator Niki Randa descend to deliver an ethereal message to the lost, the hopeless and those that remain. In Pitchfork’s words:

If You’re Dead! explores the afterlife, the gospel-infused “Coronus, the Terminator” is its most glorious moment—the song that plays when the angels come for your soul.

Coronus is a plausible allusion to Coronus, Cronus, or Chronos. Cronus is often falsely confused for Chronos, the personification of time in Greek mythology; the implication of alluding to Chronos is that time itself is the end, the terminator of mankind. The song is also full of allusions to the Terminator movies.

The song is also FlyLo’s favourite on the album at the time of asking:

I go through moments. I like “Coronus” and “The Terminator” a lot. I sing that one in my head a bunch. That song is the direction where I’m headed in for the next project, more songs that kind of feel like that world

Continuing to comment on the track, FlyLo had this to say via OkayPlayer

“Coronus” is special to me for so many reasons. First song I made in my new home. First song I really went for the singing. Niki Randa always makes me sound good though. Mac Miller came through when we were workin’ on this beat. He wanted it for himself. Almost considered that. I literally wrote this song off top. About the terminator. It’s playfully serious. The ending part is so cool.

Reference for the above: https://genius.com/Flying-lotus-coronus-the-terminator-lyrics

 

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Bump for people who never saw. I'm surprised there's no official VC article on this.

 

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Bump.