for eateot you have to squint your ears

M1 actually has an brief moment where the first note of Heartaches plays clearly and audibly, in the same key as A1 (although it uses C3's sample). Perhaps one of the saddest moments in all of Stage 5, because it is the last time Heartaches is clearly heard in the Caretaker's life.

My favorite personal theory about EATEOT is that "Heartaches" represents the memory of a partner that has since passed away. This is why it continuously comes back, why the Caretaker desperately wants to have the memory of their partner, willing to do everything in their power to feel the memory of them. It doesn't leave because of the desperation of the Caretaker, and it tries desperately to persist.

Crazy how C3 turned to F4 then F8, and appears in G1SB, H1SC, every single stage 5 track and then O1SC

At 8:55 you can hear a horn sounding loud and clear like a tiny moment of clarity.

Damn, I can’t even recognize Heartaches past the second stage. Though, I guess that's the point. Haunting as all hell.

i need to be a musician to understand where Heartaches are in F5

Timestamps:

7:33 Here's the thumbnail, also, the melody's location in EATEOT unintentionally spells "LISA", except that the "I" is a "1". I think it's just a coincidence.

after O1 the heart aches memory is completely destroyed. but it did put up a hard fight.

9:23 it's just a burning memory, pulled from g1sb(slowed by 5 semitones)

My favorite is "and heart breaks"

You did a great job.

I’M GOING TO LOSE IT IF I HEAR THOSE SETS OF NOTES AGAIN…