The last thing you want is an unexpected discovery in your house. It's the place you spend your most comfortable moments. So surprises aren't on the menu for most. But singer Sara Bareilles didn't have that luxury this Thursday, March 19.
As reported by Page Six, the pop singer posted an Instagram video on Thursday. The video documented the moment she opened a door she's never opened before. She captioned it "My first short film #oppositeoftheoscars."
And the best part? She made a little song, live, as she went. "When you live in the country and you open a door / that has always been closed every time before / And you see some stuff falling out you think / maybe I should see what's inside". And I guarantee you you'll never guess what.
As Bareilles sang in such a sweet, dulcet tone, "And it's a skull / And it's a skull / The bone of a maggot-filled skull / I don't know what this thing is / It's a giant dragon"
And, the overture, "WHAT THE F**K? / WHAT THE F**K?!" A pretty apt reaction, if you ask me. The video shows a really strange mix of soot and dirt and animal carcass. Quite disgusting stuff, really.
She slams the door shut shut - fair enough - then returns in another clip, armed to the teeth with gloves, a shovel, and a bag.
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She Tried Her Best To Remove the Horrifying Discovery
Attempting to scoop the disgusting mass out with the shovel, she revealed even more bones. Mouth agape, she managed to get the most of it into the bag. "Multiples! It's multiple things!"
Her best guess at whatever was in there was a "carcass and remains of some kind of giant rodent". Bareilles guessed a raccoon. The pop singer revealed that she'd never opened the door before, or wanted to, until strange dirt coming out of the door onto her floor prompted her to.
She described the whole thing as "traumatic". She ended up putting the poor thing to rest in her garden, giving it a peaceful burial. and a "little blessing". But, she acknowledged that they were already "very dead", so returning them to nature was the logical next step anyways. Better there than behind the door, right?
