"Why have you forsaken me, mother?!"
Listen, this video might only be nine seconds long, but you're going to end up watching it over and over again—it's so freakin' inexplicably hilarious and addictive. Just one of those videos that you probably could've lived the rest of your life not seeing, but like, why would you want that??
The TikTok has gotten over 16 million views already, and it's just a girl messing around with her cat named Salem. Anyone could've done it, it's not like the cat is speaking in tongues. The video is simply the content creator singing “It's Tricky” by Run D.M.C, and honestly she doesn't even know a lot of the words, so she ends up mumbling most of it, but the video ends with her giving her cat's head a little swivel to go along with the tune. And then BAM, the ending is truly what makes it viral. With that little harmless swivel, Salem, the cat meows in horror as if saying, “why have you betrayed me, mother?!” Everything about it so overdramatic and cinematic. Salem should really be in Hollywood! The big eyes, the meow of terror, and chaotic video trembling at the end makes this TikTok really worth the nine seconds.
Sure, TikTok is just a silly little app with dumb little videos, but why deprive yourself from having nine seconds of serotonin?
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