Labyrinth

Labyrinth
Written by	Joe Hawley
Appears on	Hawaii: Part II
Sung by	Shane Maux, Charlene Kaye
Duration	2:33
Genre	Hip-hop
Language	English

Labyrinth is a song by Joe Hawley, Shane Maux and Charlene Kaye, sung by Shane Maux and Charlene Kaye. It is the 8th track on Hawaii: Part II. The music is based on a section of The Mind Electric.

Labyrinth Video & Video Game

Labyrinth Video Game Promotional Image

On August 23rd, 2014 the official Miracle Musical twitter tweeted a date: "12.13.14", the tweet was deleted shortly afterwards On the teased date of 13th of December 2014, a music video for Labyrinth was released to YouTube and a PC based video game which went by the same name, developed by Wonderfling Studios was also released. The music video was directed by Ben Luce who also worked closely with the producers at Wonderfling studios over the course of the game's production.

The game is a top-down 2d adventure, wherein you play as Shane MauX, adventuring and trying to escape the labyrinth. The game is played with the directional arrow keys, with "z" swinging the sword (once you obtain it). The player's health is indicated by a rainbow, which loses colours as the player takes damage. The game is in the retro style of the music video, and it's soundtrack was later released as Hawaii Partii

The game has 4 levels:

1. Cave / Open Mic
2. Caldera of Confusion
Secret. Sea of Regret (accessed if all enemies are killed in Caldera of Confusion)
3. Fortress of Misfortune

On April 1st, 2015 an email was sent to those who were subscribed to the ミラクルミュージカル mailing list, which had the title of "Hawaii: Part II" - The Game. The email read:

"Greetings Space-Time Traveler,

In case you missed it, the wizards at Wonderfling Studios hath conjured a Hawaii: Part II video game*
The game has been updated since its initial 12.13.14 release, which accompanied this relatively fresh content:

• A COMPLEMENTARY "Labyrinth" music video •
• AN "Isle unto Thyself" music video •
• "Candle on the Water" (A PETE'S DRAGON REFERENCE) •

To discover more,
please visit hawaiipartii.com.

Kind regards,
ミラクルミュージカル

*WINDOWS ONLY. MAC VERSION AVAILABLE SOON.
**DONATIONS ARE SPLIT BETWEEN ANIMATOR BEN LUCE, ミラクルミュージカル, AND WONDERFLING STUDIOS.

On March 31st, 2015 there was a "substantial" update to the game and on September 13th, 2015, there was a second update, allowing for users to play the game on Mac OS X

On December 31st, 2015 an album of 8-bit versions of songs from Hawaii: Part II was released as "Hawaii Partii". A version of the album was originally downloaded with the game, but was uploaded to bandcamp for purchase. A version of Labyrinth features on the album as: Labyrinth (8-Bit)

On July 22nd, 2017. YouTube user "Albert Q." uploaded a video of them speed-running the game in 17 minutes.

As of 5th Dec, 2018, the game has been taken off the wonderfling website, however it has been archived on sites like TallyAll.

Trivia

• Ross Federman and Shane MauX had worked together before, as Ross co-produced Shane's 'The Good Company EP' and In 2013 Ross remixed a song for Charlene Kaye

Lyrics

See how I circle
Imaginary mind
Imaginary lines 
Let the maze of my design carry you on

Just bumped my head and my face turns purple
Running through hurdles
Running in circles
Trying to escape from this thing that I fear
Everything seems clear like the end is near

In the rear
I can see the beast getting close
Surrounded by ghosts in a cloud of smoke

The smoke reeks of failure
I don't want to fail
But all the stairwells lead straight to hell
So I'm jumping trap doors in the floor 'fore they floor me
Focus on the love and the light right before me

Walls keep spinning and my path keeps turning
Patience thinning and my calves keep burning
Hotter than a furnace
Suddenly I'm learning
Maybe I finally reached the point of no return and
East is North and West is South
I feel like I'm 'a never get out
I'm trapped

See how I circle
Imaginary mind
Imaginary lines 
Let the maze of my design carry you on
See how I fly away

Behind me my ex-girl's chasing me
In front of me my next girl's facing me
Awaiting me
The light's in my sight but I can't cross these enemy lines I'm behind
I can feel the fatigue but I'm dying to shine
But the road winds
I rewind, I rewind

Got to find a new place to hide for the night
Will I ever escape
Boy I try and I try
Everybody's watching me
I'm dying to get out
In the glass labyrinth I am the mouse

See how I circle
(I'm trapped)

It's just a game you
Play here in this labyrinth
[Maze] 

Chorus Demo Lyrics

See how I circle
A figment of your mind
Imaginary lines 
Let the maze of my design carry you on

Royal Lions Chorus Lyrics

Turned off the numbness
The lovers in your mind
The pathways that unwind now
An endless system to cross and now we're lost