Rising Kingdom is an original Minecraft song. It was written and produced by CaptainSparklez, with the main vocals sung by TryHardNinja.
The animated music video for the song was uploaded by CaptainSparklez onto YouTube. It has garnered over 6.4 million views and 312 thousand likes as of 27th july 2023.
Plot[]
The intro shows clips and memories of the previous videos – we are going back in time. We see a young King arrive by horse at Herobrines castle, having followed a map and seeking a magical staff. He defeats magma guards – a nod to the massive magma monster in Take Back The Night, who is likely a king of this race.
The King goes deeper in and activates a trap, falling down into a cage in a lava arena. There are Warden themed tentacles there, which he escapes. A classic mob fight in a trap-ridden corridor follows. The Prince defeats the last mobs through a creeper explosion – a nod to the Fallen Kingdom video where a creeper explosion separated the older King from his family.
Prince arrives at a library room and awakes two gorilla-like Wardens who easily overpower him. The Wardens in the video get the special ability to shoot beams of power from their beating chest. He manages to evade them and grab the magical staff. It tames one Warden and makes it fight the other. The fight ends in both Wardens shooting beams at each other, presumably destroying themselves.
The tired King leaves on horseback with the magical staff. He comes back to the lush mountain where his future kingdom will stand – there is no castle yet, only some simple houses.
The scene zooms out, and we glimpse the back of a caped Steve figure watching from another mountain, holding a diamond pickaxe – Herobrine.
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Credits[]
Music Video[]
Visuals - Cubical Animation Studios: StudiosCubical
Co-Director - Anthony Madeira
Lighting, assets, compositing - Jinu Lee
Producer - Andy Gill
Animation - Jack Cooney
Animation & Rigging - Alex Ulrick
Animation - Scott Smoker
Sets - noName Ideas
Audio[]
Writing and production - CaptainSparklez
Mixing and mastering: CG5
Vocals: TryHardNinja
Backup harmonies - Carrie Lopez
Vocal Processing - Peter Litvin
Lyrics[]
I’ve lost track
Of times I looked back
A happy face, a better place, without disgrace
I try to think of when it was
What set it off, was it because
I aimed too high, had too much greed
I reached for things, I didn’t need
So be careful what you wish for, my friend
Kingdoms often fall in the end
Heed the words of those who are wise
And with some luck your kingdom may rise
I don’t know when
We’ll meet again
The future’s blind, your fate and mine, intertwined
A life as king, a step too far
I burned too bright, a shooting star
I paid the price, I failed the test
For what it’s worth, I tried my best
So be careful what you wish for, my friend
Kingdoms often fall in the end
Heed the words of those who are wise
And with some luck your kingdom may rise
I’ve made mistakes
And suffered heartaches
But through it all
The rise and fall
A life well lived, that’s what i’d say
Wish i could fight just one more day
But i know i haven’t won
When all is said and all is done
In spite of all the pain it brings
I wouldn’t change a single thing
So be careful what you wish for, my friend
Kingdoms often fall in the end
Heed the words of those who are wise
And with some luck your kingdom may rise