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so. song machine was. a big step in murdocs redemption arc. specifically in the music videos for desole and the lost chord.

i interpret the desole music video as everybody else being to move on and heal, while murdoc cannot. murdoc watches as 2d leaves in the beginning, and he could go if he wanted to, but he cant. he doesnt feel as if he *can* go anywhere nice with them, because he knows he doesn’t deserve it. ‘everybody else is moving on’ (murdoc helps write the songs, if i recall) is proof of this. but even while everyone seems happy because hes not there, they know theres a piece missing, hence noodles green gloves. part of me thinks that maybe murdoc specifically chose french because he didn’t want people to know the english lyrics. even the trunk is symbolism. murdoc is finally trying to come out of his shell (or. trunk so to speak), only to go back to it at the end of the video.

and the lost chord. they are taken back to the most traumatizing part of their career, plastic beach. as SOON as he realizes where they are, he closes his eyes, he doesnt want to believe they’re actually there. even the trauma is shown through what they see immediately as theyre transported there. murdoc is wearing the boogieman mask, 2d threw up a whale (similar to the one that was constantly watching him), russel was gigantic, granted only for a few seconds, and noodle sees her old mask. the island being destroyed could symbolize them finally moving on (and the fact they could leave), but murdoc being trapped represents the fact that he *cant*. hes trapped by the guilt. but then 2D saves him, almost like a reassurance. “I forgive you.” and its only then that murdoc can finally move on.