Joncofy - Die Before You Die

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"Die Before You Die" — a video that plunges into a journey of consciousness.

This clip is an experiment in the capabilities of neural networks and visual storytelling. All scenes are entirely AI-generated, aiming to merge modern technology with the search for inner truth.

The story unfolds in a surreal desert — a metaphor for human consciousness. An ancient spartan warrior, a symbol of reason and the pursuit of truth, seeks an evil priest — the embodiment of the Ego, hidden within a monolithic cubic structure. The priest does everything to hinder him, creating numerous obstacles that obscure the path to enlightenment and deepen the warrior's illusions. He manipulates perception, trying to trap the warrior within the boundaries of a false “self.”

But the goddess — the embodiment of pure awareness and unconditional presence — watches from the depths of the cosmos, like spirit above body. She lifts the warrior from his knees, granting him the strength to see beyond the illusions. Her presence is the light of consciousness, guiding him toward expanded perception and the recognition of truth.

In their final encounter, a clash unfolds — not only physical, but inner — between reason and Ego, between deep knowing and deception. In that moment, the warrior realizes: the “I” is merely a thought, a fleeting image. All forms dissolve. What remains is awareness, silence, and the infinite.

This video work is inspired by the spirit of advaita — the philosophy of non-duality, which points to a simple truth: to awaken, you must "die before you die" — let go of the self-image to meet what lies beyond form.

Directed and edited by Joncofy
Color and VFX by Paulina Schuerman and Liuk Kukil
  / poly_shurman  
  / your.perfect.images  

Music by Joncofy
Engineering, mixing, mastering, bass tracking by Ivan Kharytonchyk
  / vania_vaania  

Guitar, vocals -   / math_max  
Bass, electronics -   / nikita_biloshytskyi  
Drums -   / yara_drummer  
Extreme vocals -   / metaldmt  
Guitar -   / timmyabs  

Lyrics:

Will you open this door now?
“Get away, get away now!” – is pulsing in your head!
But you’ve made it this far,
Can anyone dare to stop you now?

Hiding no more!
Feel the inner light,
Feel it more, feel it more, feel it more inside.

You felt so confident,
Running with closed eyes.
Soon you will see it all,
Guided by the light.

CHORUS:
You’re the one who dares step out of line, (Will you?)
Drawn by your own mind.
Go on!
Awake the one who sleeps in fire with you!

Fighting no more!
Stripping away
All of that, all of that, all of that is not you.

Silent serenity
That’s what you’ll become
Upriver you go
Feeding on the light

CHORUS:
You’re the one who dares step out of line, (Will you?)
Drawn by your own mind.
Go on!
Awake the one who sleeps in fire with you!

You’re the one who dares step out of line, (Will you?)
Drawn by your own mind.
Go on!
Awake the one who sleeps in fire with you!

False identification with our mind is the paradigm
Of the lifetime self-deception! You’re not your mind!
You’re not the flow of the restless thinking!
Can you feel yourself beyond this personal veil?
Embrace the present!
Die before you die – is the remedy!