I love watching y'all go thru the lyrics and trying to interpret them. That's the beauty of Vessel's lyrics, he writes such amazing lyrics that it literally can mean whatever you interpret them as. They're relatable to so many people. Gah, I love Vessel so much. He's so passionate and artistic, i literally could go on for days about the guy 😅. He's just insanely talented. Oooo, I'm excited to see y'all's reaction to the next one. I cried when I first heard it. 😢 It's so beautiful but melancholic. Til next time ✌️ Worship ❤
We saw him give himself up to her in thread the needle. You are spot on in your interpretation, she’s just not there the way he needs and wants her to be.
Absolutely love The Offering ❤️ It's such a banger live 🤘🏻 The crowd always go nuts when Vessel screams "Take a Bite" As always, great reaction guys, I love to hear your thoughts 👏🏻🫶🏻
Im with you, when I listen to Sleep Token, I see a toxic relationship I had and never dealt with the emotions and feelings of what that relationship was. Vessel is able to put to words what I never could and what I refused to process. I am forever grateful to him because now I can see why i had to go through what I did and how it shaped who I am
I've been looking forward to this one!! Sundowning is gonna give you musical whiplash 😂 so much variety in this album. The Offering was one of the first songs I heard from them and i was instantly hooked with "turn the page" his voice is so damn beautiful. I'm a sucker for a male singing in falsetto.
@@darcystcorner2580 because the music is conceptual? It’s telling a story which thus isn’t real and also has a real life inspiration. I was just explaining what both are.
I always figured that Sleep Token's worship of "sleep" is a metaphor for whatever tumultuous relationship a person has gone through, whether it be with another person or vice. I've never taken the lore literally as I believe the purpose is to be interpretive. IMO the music is whatever you feel or intuit from it, not what is literally said.
As good as the room below version is, I like the album version better. The different vibes from piano to the band kicking in etc… just does more for me.
Y'all should do full album listens/reactions after you hear them individually. It definitely hits different when it's all together. Just throwing it out there but I would absolutely watch a three-hour video from y'all. This is one of the few channels that actually lets the song breathe while also giving your genuine takes. Too many channels out here just listen to the song and don't offer much analysis so y'all are ahead of the game.
Sleep in and of itself is a metaphor for the allure of suffering I think. Like unhealthy love as a compulsion for prolonged pain because you've wrapped this person up into the misplaced ideal you strive for. And the lore behind sleep token can be interpreted however you like for the most part (it's why lore is sparse) but contrary to popular belief of others I don't think these songs are ABOUT sleep itself as a deity. There are instances at live shows where he has pre-recorded conversations with sleep. He is the Vessel of Sleep and is its conduit. In exchange for some as of yet unknown price (maybe seeing the subject of these songs in his dreams again?) Vessel becomes the mouthpiece for sleep by laying bare his pain and turmoil for others to consume or even find comfort in
There is a reason this song with Sleep Token’s number 1 song on Spotify before TMBTE dropped (along with Alkaline from TPWBYT so you’re in for more hidden gems!).
My first Sleep Token experience was Jaws in late 2018, but when I heard this song in 2019 I was totally hooked! "You are a garden" could be a reference to Eden maybe? Great reaction. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
I finally quit chasing my tail about the 'narrative' when I just took each song as it was meant - a token. Less about finding some big story and more about each song existing as a snapshot of the emotion the song and words evoke. In the end what stands out about Vessel's writing and performing are the emotions. Those feelings, whatever they are, connects all of us in some way, at some time, as humans. He's giving us this commonality and vehicle to feel these things and to reflect and appreciate them without the immediacy of what made them originally. If the state of being human is in some way divine, to feel these emotions is its own token of worship.
I seen them live for my birthday a couple months ago back in April , hearing them live just doubles the emotional connection vessel makes you feel with his voice. Yall should checkout the first ever interview with any member of sleep token on drumeo , two speaks on his influences and his drumming and also plays thru some of their songs also. Blood sport ( the room below performance ) always makes me cry 😂😢
If you guys are loving the drums, check out the Drumeo vid, ii did a a couple of months ago. you will hear some newer stuff too but he actually goes into some details on his influences and how he plays. its actually the only video interview anyone in the band has done.
Y'all are my favorite reaction channel and I must say I appreciate your breakdown of lyrics. I would love if you guys checked out the first and last song of the trilogy which are 'The night doesn't belong to God' and 'Euclid' I feel like listening to those two songs back to back really helps paint the picture. The deity is truly a metaphor for a relationship and it really makes sense when you listen to those two songs. Just my opinion but I hope to see you react to these songs. Great work! Love it all 👌🏻
I feel Sleep can represent this woman that he used to be with, cause there is a lot of things talking about Sleep being somewhat toxic, maybe he used to worship this woman like a goddess, so is like a metaphor maybe (?)
He says "give up the game and let me in; my arms belong around you..." not sure if that changes your interpretation of the lyrics or not. I'm excited to see your next reaction! The next one is a tear jerker for sure.
