Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 12 minutes ago
Scanlan reunites with Vox Machina
For mp3 downloads, lyrics, charity recommendations, and more, visit
willcrosswait.com/cantata/dotytakethisdown
Featuring:
Ian Capuyan, Megan Scharlau, Scott Maitland
Artwork by Avianero
Writers: Critical Scroll, Jono P, Danita Gilbert, Meany Vizzini, Scott Maitland, Jaymic Madson, Callie Wills
Musicians: Meany Vizzini, Jackie Tam, Nick Cranch, Spencer Smith, Ryan Lee
Composed/Arranged by Critical Scroll
Mixed, Mastered, and Produced by Critical Scroll and Will Crosswait
Project Lead: Critical Scroll
This project was made with a lot of love, from fans of Critical Role around the world. In doing so, we’ve chosen to support the Trevor Project - a national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. If you’re able, we’d love for you to consider donating to their cause.
give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=EOY20&c_src2=headerdonatebutton
Take This seeks to inform the gaming community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Many Critters have found table top gaming through Critical Role, and others have found new communities and new avenues for their table top gaming. Through that, many have discovered or reaffirmed the ability of games to influence and learn. The way we can use table top gaming to affect mental health is still one that’s being explored, and “Take This” is an organization that is actively working in that space to not only find more ways to make games inclusive, but to find ways they can be used to make life better.
takethis.org/support/donate
Obviously, this project doesn’t exist without Critical Role. Even our charity highlights are, in a way, following the example of the “nerdy-ass voice actors” that are the inspiration of the community that spawned Doty, Take This Down. So, it’s only appropriate that we mention the charity foundation started by the Critical Role crew.
The CR Foundation has the simple mission statement: “To leave the world better than we found it”. If you’d like to check out what they’re currently up to, you can visit the site and/or donate.
donorbox.org/crf
*Publisher’s Note:*
At the Cantata Pansophical, we personally vet any charity we draw attention to; this process includes tools like Charity Navigator, a watchdog group for charitable spending. While the Trevor Project has a four star rating on Charity Navigator, Take This and the Critical Role Foundation are too new/small to have received a rating yet. We haven’t found any issues with either organization in our research as of June 2021, but we encourage donors to look into any charity they support.
#crit4hansen #criticalrole #musical #dotytakethisdown
Scanlan reunites with Vox Machina
For mp3 downloads, lyrics, charity recommendations, and more, visit
willcrosswait.com/cantata/dotytakethisdown
Featuring:
Ian Capuyan, Megan Scharlau, Scott Maitland
Artwork by Avianero
Writers: Critical Scroll, Jono P, Danita Gilbert, Meany Vizzini, Scott Maitland, Jaymic Madson, Callie Wills
Musicians: Meany Vizzini, Jackie Tam, Nick Cranch, Spencer Smith, Ryan Lee
Composed/Arranged by Critical Scroll
Mixed, Mastered, and Produced by Critical Scroll and Will Crosswait
Project Lead: Critical Scroll
This project was made with a lot of love, from fans of Critical Role around the world. In doing so, we’ve chosen to support the Trevor Project - a national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. If you’re able, we’d love for you to consider donating to their cause.
give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=EOY20&c_src2=headerdonatebutton
Take This seeks to inform the gaming community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Many Critters have found table top gaming through Critical Role, and others have found new communities and new avenues for their table top gaming. Through that, many have discovered or reaffirmed the ability of games to influence and learn. The way we can use table top gaming to affect mental health is still one that’s being explored, and “Take This” is an organization that is actively working in that space to not only find more ways to make games inclusive, but to find ways they can be used to make life better.
takethis.org/support/donate
Obviously, this project doesn’t exist without Critical Role. Even our charity highlights are, in a way, following the example of the “nerdy-ass voice actors” that are the inspiration of the community that spawned Doty, Take This Down. So, it’s only appropriate that we mention the charity foundation started by the Critical Role crew.
The CR Foundation has the simple mission statement: “To leave the world better than we found it”. If you’d like to check out what they’re currently up to, you can visit the site and/or donate.
donorbox.org/crf
*Publisher’s Note:*
At the Cantata Pansophical, we personally vet any charity we draw attention to; this process includes tools like Charity Navigator, a watchdog group for charitable spending. While the Trevor Project has a four star rating on Charity Navigator, Take This and the Critical Role Foundation are too new/small to have received a rating yet. We haven’t found any issues with either organization in our research as of June 2021, but we encourage donors to look into any charity they support.
#crit4hansen #criticalrole #musical #dotytakethisdown



![[Spoilers C2E22] I Wear the Mask (Feat. Critical Bard and Ginny Di)
…in which an early Mighty Nein allow their fears, shame, and pain to convince themselves no one could accept them as they truly are. If only they could know that they are not alone. If only they could discover the freedom of secure vulnerability among close friends. Perhaps it is more possible than you think.
If you enjoyed this song, please consider making a donation to the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (https://castla.nationbuilder.com/donate), a charity fighting to end slavery and human trafficking in Los Angeles County.
We had the absolute pleasure to work with many talented Critters on this song:
Fjord performed by Critical Bard (@CriticalBard, https://www.patreon.com/criticalbard)
Nott performed by Rochelle Ibarra (@roroibarra, roro_ibarra on Instagram)
Jester performed by Ginny Di (@itsginnydi, https://www.patreon.com/ginnydi)
Caleb, Lyrics, and Music by Meany Vizzini (@MeanyVizzini)
Nott the Brave mask pendant and photo by Krystallite (@Beelziboo)
Audio Mixing by Ever Dreams Creative (https://linktr.ee/everdreamscreative)
Arrangement, Production, and Mastering by Will Crosswait (@WillCrosswait, willxwait on Instagram)
You can download this song for free on our site here: http://www.willcrosswait.com/cpan
Inspired by the cast and crew of Critical Role, who find a way to bring something so genuine through so many layers of masks. Thank you.
Lyrics:
[Fjord]
Tough guys
Grinning through their snake eyes
Wanting to be sure I
Know I’m not welcome here
Follow
Work to blend into the shadows
Emulate the ones who don’t show
The extent of their fear
[Nott]
Crippled by the fetters of a foreign race
Shackled by the terror of a horrid face
Summed up as a symbol of malignancy
The source and aim of bigotry
The Nott-becoming part of me
Sheltered by the darkness sneaking out of sight
Haunted by reflections of the dawning light
Comfort finding only when I’m spirited
Encouraged by escape to move ahead
[Fjord and Nott]
So hide it away
Don’t show your weakness
You cannot stay
If you are honest
Sure, they’ll pretend to be your friend
Until they find your secret and
They figure out exactly where to strike
So I wear a mask
Hidden in plain view
What you don’t ask
Ain’t gonna hurt you
So I wear the mask (I wear the mask)
Of who I’d rather be
[Jester]
Lonely
I am always feeling lonely
Oh, I have to be the only one
Who’s stuck in this hell
Happy
I just want them to be happy
Keep pretending and they won’t see
The sadness that you hide so well
[Jester, Fjord, Nott]
Hide it away
Don’t show your weakness
No one will stay
If you are honest
Oh sure, they’ll pretend to be your friend
Until they see your sadness and
They figure out it isn’t worth their time
So I wear a mask
Hidden in plain view
What you don’t ask
Ain’t gonna hurt you
So I wear the mask (I wear the mask)
Of what you want to believe
Of who I’d rather be
[Caleb]
Heckled by the promise of a brighter past
Ruined by the knowledge singeing it to ash
Caught up in a wave of nationality
Of losing my humanity
The guillotine was pulled by me
Set on a track
Can’t take it back
One thing defining my life as it’s starting to crack
Where to begin?
Hatin within
Too much to swallow, I’m hollow and wallowing in all my sin
Finding my mind is gone crawlin
So spineless and bawlin
And joinin the Nein is appallin,
Pretendin it’s fine, oh the gall when
My kin who have fallen are callin my name
[Caleb, Fjord, Nott, Jester]
Hide it away
Don’t show your weakness
No one can stay
Let’s just be honest
Oh ja, you’ll pretend to be their friend
Until they find your story and
They figure out exactly who you are
So I wear a mask
Hidden in plain view
What they don’t ask
Ain’t gonna hurt you
Now I wear the mask (I wear the mask)
Of what you want to believe
Of who I’d rather be
Of what I think about me [Spoilers C2E22] I Wear the Mask (Feat. Critical Bard and Ginny Di)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_qUieqpso3Y/mqdefault.jpg)



![Hamilton/Critical Role Demo/Announcement
Audition Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gogW6Bjd94EJ DWe9zKIUZeiQR9baUuRqDL4s7Tsqo/edit#
The Cantata Pansophical
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB0b2J0ohh6CEXPdri5Xkuw
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPansophical
Album Cover by Angela McCain (@darling_gypsum) and /u/PumpkinQu33n on reddit (@pumpkin_queen_)
Backing Track by Hans Zanger
Angelas Video, with a lot more information about this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCYA3spUiY
Love Song between Kima and Allura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FodxC8vl2ns
If you ever need a refresher on everything thats happened in the campaign set to music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I10-iq9PYc
A CR-ified version of David Bowies Space Oddity: https://soundcloud.com/scott-maitland-899561057/vax-oddity
Lyrics which may or may not be spoilers for this project:
https://www.reddit.com/r/criticalrole/comments/533jw7/spoilers_e63_i_also_did_a_bard_thing/
https://www.reddit.com/r/criticalrole/comments/57dh59/spoilers_e69_vestiges_a_hamilton_parody/
Lyrics for The Party Called Vox Machina:
[GILMORE]
How did a plastered, or-der-less, party of gits,
with no patience, a tendency to break shit, go on and save
Exandria, surviving, thank divine intervention, till they arose
Tal’Dorei’s revolutionary heroes.
[ALLURA]
Vex’ahlia and Vax’ildan, whose Father couldn’t bother,
Swore to get richer by talking a lot slicker
By moving a lot quicker, By raising a tough critter
as mere teens.
The twins are close, they share a heart when they don’t bicker.
[KIMA]
While villages were slaughtered, and pillaged across the plains
The goliath Grog struggled with his conscience, found a waver
inside himself, longin’ to be part of something greater but
if he bowed out, his Herd of Storms would mark him as a traitor
[ALLURA]
(When-the) Briarwoods came, and devastation reigned
Young Percy saw his family die, nearly went insane
While schemin’ with a demon, smoke tendrils through his brain,
He built his first pistol, a testament to his pain
[KIMA]
Pike Trickfoot, a cleric, little lady is a monstah!
Prayin’, genuflectin’ cuz’ her goddess really wants her
To spread her light and love -
[GILMORE]
-but wait we can’t forget the bardster,
Who never lets it rest with his libido, whatchu called, sir?
[SCANLAN]
Scanlan Shorthalt, I’m a gnome
My name is Scanlan Shorthalt, I’m a gnome
And there’s a million chicks I haven’t boned
But just you wait, just you wait
[ALLURA]
(Pike’s-great) great grandfather in trouble outside of Westruun
Few hours later, a goliath on her step festrin’
Half-dead, beat’n down defendin’ Wilhand from Storm kin
[ENSEMBLE] (whisper)
She nurses Grog to health,
But the herd is in the wind.
[KIMA and (ENSEMBLE)]
Keyleth felt a smother, her mother lost on a sacred trial
Left her with a destiny to unite the Ashari tribe
(her people said) “Keyleth’s gotta lead us, it’s her turn”
She started lookin’ for adventure cuz she had some things to learn
[GILMORE and (ENSEMBLE)]
They wouldn’t have made it far
If it had not been for this group
They woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution. Started workin’,
journeyin’ together as the SHITS
Tradin’ out pain and sufferin’, for problems they could fix
(Scammin’) for every gold piece Vex had her eye on
(Plannin’) for the future, see Greyskull outside of Emon? (oooh)
Symbol of-a-group headed for wealth and true fame
For-the-future, they should really consider a new name…
[VOX MACHINA]
In Emon we’ll make up a new name (Just you wait)
In Emon we’ll take up a new name (Just you wait)
For Emon we’ll take up a new name
[COMPANY, WOMEN]
For Emon
[COMPANY, MEN]
Emon
[GILMORE]
Just you wait
[ENSEMBLE 1] [ENSEMBLE 2]
The party called Vox Machina (party called Vox Machina)
Fate is pulling the strings for you (fate is pulling the strings)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
The, party called Vox Machina (party called Vox Machina)
When Exandria sings of you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh
[ALLURA] [ENSEMBLE]
There’s heroes in the city now, see if you can spot ‘em, (just you wait)
Adventurers we celebrate, climbin’ up from the bottom
Their enemies know well their name, their backs, allies’ve got ‘em
[KIMA / ALLURA / GILMORE]
We fought with them
[KIMA / ALLURA]
We would die for them
[KIMA]
Me? I trusted them
[ALLURA]
Me? I loved them
[GILMORE] (casual, talking delivery)
And me?
I’m the damn fool that sponsored ‘em
[VOX MACHINA]
There’s a million things we haven’t done
But just you wait
[GILMORE]
What’s your name?
[VOX MACHINA]
We’re the party called Vox Machina! Hamilton/Critical Role Demo/Announcement](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b6b_bq30a-0/mqdefault.jpg)


