This one means so much to me about “falling” for myself and loving myself. I got “to the rhythm of eternity” tattooed on me as a reminder to not let my insecurities win
The best thing about this track is the composition.. It is just Vessel singing in different octaves and layered on top of each other. No piano, drums, guitars, just his angelic voice creating the most haunting song that emotes complete and total loneliness. Then he walks straight in to the ocean to be buried under water.
You guys did an awesome job trying to decipher Vessels words for this amazing song. What’s great about ST not coming out and explaining each song, is we can interpret them openly to how we feel it means. Sometimes, how it feels to us. That’s what is so genius about this band. There is a rhyme and a reason but they leave it up to the people to decide😌. Worship!!!
Oh the quickness that I clicked on this!! Wow. I never thought about the hand being painted black… When Vessel walked into the water, then he was reborn as the Vessel we know him as today. Woah. You guys really opened my eyes to a bunch of different theories about this song/video. I never even contemplated it being a conversation. And the chills? Yep. They got us all with that line… Great job guys. Can’t wait for the next one!
Damn I never put it together that his hand is painted at the beginning! Good catch! Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to pause and take it in and read the text that pops up! It’s crucial to the song, even though the song on its own is beautiful! I’ve seen quite a few reactors not watch the video or have it on but not pay attention and I’m always like, “Noooooo!” You guys absolutely did this song justice! You are seriously my favorite Sleep Token reactors! I feel like there could be a few interpretations of this song, as with all of their songs, but I think you pretty nailed it with the back and forth between Vessel and “Sleep”
It’s like finding out what all the white ribbons are in “The love you want”. Never thought of the black hand in the beginning…damn dude. Love finding out new stuff about this band!
He is “ending” the person he used to be and becoming vessel; referencing vessels hand in the beginning and him “submerging” himself in the end of the video
This song absolutely deserves a longer video and break down, I love listening to others perspectives of their songs in detail, as I'm sure does everyone watching your videos!
Thank you guys so much for breaking this down and taking the time to really think about what he’s trying to say. I am so glad to live in a world where this man is making music and art. What a genius
All my opinion. The city is a nod to modernity. In the city of ice, we’ve grown cold and continuing to grow. Burning cathedrals are burning down the sacred and replacing it with the new sacred “glass” sky scrapers. Fragility. Never throw stones if you live in a glass house. And this all points to a pride in how capable we all think we are with self sufficiency. This I think is at the heart of the whole sleep token project. It’s pointing to us waking up to our self constructed horror. Trying to turn away from god and finding it impossible.
I really enjoyed your reaction/analysis. If it helps, here's the text that appears during the video but written out as a complete paragraph! "The truth is I am due a harsh lesson, in truth itself and how bitter it can be. Will you teach me? The truth is, I am ugly, I am inadequate, I am lost. I am no God. The truth is, I want, to want, to live. And so do you. I just can't do this any longer. I am afraid, are you afraid? I want to understand what it is to let go. So, for now, let me serve as a living drama of your pain. If we are to be submerged, then let us be submerged together." Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
There's no paint on him. This is him speaking to us truthfully. I feel like he was asking us to come on the rest of the journey with him. But having sleep begging for him to follow them and Vessel desperate for connection makes sense in the lore also.
No apology needed. I promise you both your interpretation no matter how little or how off is still what we are here for. Just like a movie you will catch things on a second, third, etc watch.
I know you say you don’t do it justice but I truly think you did. You opened up a different perspective of this song for me. That’s the beauty of these songs. They can and are meant to be interpreted differently.
This is the toughest one for me to get through, but yet always find myself coming back to it. It literally grabs you! Fantastic breakdown you 2, yall always crush it!
Thank you guys for your stellar reactions. I love your conversations and breakdowns. Also love the longer videos! You guys get it and it’s fun to watch you piece things together and also opens up new perspectives for me!
I will never skip your sleep token videos. I love seeing the live processing of his lyrics and seeing your prospective evolve in real time and in conjunction with the the other songs. No video is too long because I love the analysis! I listen to their songs all the time, but even so there’s still no many things I’ve never considered
This is damn beautiful.. did anyone also pick-up on the word 'longer', as he finished saying ' i wish you were here ' ?.. he's not letting go, even when he knows he has to
Thank you both for this reaction! I needed to forget, for a little while, the current state of things today and falling into a Sleep Token song is the best escapism there is. ❤
I never thought of putting the on screen words into the lyrics. It ALMOST works till the end and then you're just forcing ideas into an unintended message. You guys have amazing perspective. Good on you.
Been following your channel since you started doing these, and it has been a beautiful journey to take with y’all. The Love You Want and Fall For Me are an emotionally lethal 1-2 punch, but Alkaline comes through and gives you that emotional release you need after listening to these two. Fire reaction as always, fellas! 🔥
This is one of those songs that has so much meaning and hits so hard, it takes a while to unpack it all. I love hearing you two talk it through. And just like so many other Sleep Token songs, it's hard to get through without getting teary eyed. That was a great catch that he's walking toward the Atlantic. I think the song Atlantic might be about a suicide attempt.
I feel like also the video depicts a baptism after wandering the desert. And baptism is also known as the death and rebirth. So yeah I’m not sure what’s going on but I love this song
No, glass is not a firmament, but the word "firmament" can refer to the arc of the sky or a dome-shaped structure that separates the heavens from the earthly realm. In ancient Egyptian texts, the firmament was described as having special doors or gateways on the eastern and western horizons that allowed heavenly bodies to pass through. These gateways were also used by righteous people to ascend between the earthly and heavenly realms.
You guys are doing great. Really great! And I love that you're starting to consider their songs are from the perspective of another person/ entity. Also please consider that within these individual songs that they can be speaking to each other. I hold the thought that vessle/sleep is his darker self and that there is an unnamed self/real self that is battling with vessle/sleep. Some refer to the real self as Euclid. I believe in this particular song they are speaking to each other in the music video. But you guys are doing great in breaking down everything! Love it!
Okay I honestly never realized they could go together - kinda of like an echo. Crazy how you see things you've never seen in something you've watched countless times when other people break it down! Great reaction, as always. Also, did lil bro tie the knot recently, or am I crazy and that ring has been there for a while? Either way, congrats man :)
I think the part about the city of ice with burning cathedrals is illustrating how impossible it is for whoever Vessel is speaking with to fall in love with him
I can’t wait to see what yall choose beyond this personally like the pain remains album id pick and choose but definitely reading the lyrics and try to help with that genre will help but lyrically id love to see yall talckle and yall did good ❤
I love the longer reactions! Don’t trip over pausing too much. We want your thoughts! I think a lot of us would like for you two to do a full album reaction, as your boy stated in another video
My interpration is also metaphorical , remember how in the love you want he was singing up to her, she was above him and his many failed attempts he would fall back down so when hes singing fall for me im taking it literal, not fall in love with me but fall FOR me, i am down here feeling all this pain trying to get to you , trying to reach out for you so please wont you fall FOR me , come down here where i am and lets be down here together (if we are to be submerged, let us be submerged together)
AHHHHHHHH!!!! I didnt see it like that!! That's powerful! Not many people are willing to walk the path in the dark or the submergion together. It's a rare deal... 👏🏽👏🏽
Man, I loved this reaction, but I cannot wait for you guys to react to Alkaline....that is the song that pulled me into ST, and I am never looking back. Love the reviews, the discussions, and your insights aren't wrong, they are just how the lyrics speak to your experiences, I think it honestly helps me immensely
I could be wrong but I never hear anyone talk about the idea that “she” is dead. That’s why he struggles so much. Fall back to me from eternity. Please come back because I can’t do this alone. I think she is dead and this whole project is him dealing with that fact because in many ways he blames himself. Could be I’m wrong but so many songs make it sound so final and he seems to want to bring her back period - not just fix a relationship. Personal take. But that’s why I think he feels it so deep.
My theory is that this is the moment Vessel and the band decided to wear the black (mud-like) substance during their live shows.. That he got mud on himself when he tried to end his life.
Don’t know how much it matters but the stuff you had to read originally was social media posts from the sleep token accounts. Soon deleted but they were on screen at the live shows for a bit. Taking them as a separate thing apart from this song/video is how it happened in real time. The video released soon after, seemed to tie things together and raise more questions at the same time
Religion is God where a group of people worship Spirituality is an Individual Journey Spirituality can be the ambition to develop as a person, find answers to existential questions or just find comfort within yourself and around yourself. Anyone can be spiritual, even atheists. Religion on the other hand tends to be more organized and structured to a set of predetermined rules or guidelines. Which Path to FOLLOW,? Love oneself or follow the pack, like the Lions in the Den. When you are in tune with your self, knowing to love yourself, to bring in the Love he is looking for, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. God is Suffering!
This one means so much to me about “falling” for myself and loving myself. I got “to the rhythm of eternity” tattooed on me as a reminder to not let my insecurities win
I love this 🥹 I still battle so many insecurities that make me hate myself in my 40’s and I always thought by now, I would be over all of that
Worship🙏
The best thing about this track is the composition.. It is just Vessel singing in different octaves and layered on top of each other. No piano, drums, guitars, just his angelic voice creating the most haunting song that emotes complete and total loneliness. Then he walks straight in to the ocean to be buried under water.
You guys did an awesome job trying to decipher Vessels words for this amazing song. What’s great about ST not coming out and explaining each song, is we can interpret them openly to how we feel it means. Sometimes, how it feels to us. That’s what is so genius about this band. There is a rhyme and a reason but they leave it up to the people to decide😌. Worship!!!
Bro you guys are good. Love the longer videos dont worry about the time frame. It was legit conversation and not just grabbing for time. Keep it up
Man, I love Sleep Token, but the bond that you two got is just so fucking beautiful to watch. I love it. I’m glad I stumbled across this channel.
And on a side note, that actually is vessel. I wont say his name, but its actually him in the video.
Oh the quickness that I clicked on this!!
Wow. I never thought about the hand being painted black… When Vessel walked into the water, then he was reborn as the Vessel we know him as today.
Woah. You guys really opened my eyes to a bunch of different theories about this song/video. I never even contemplated it being a conversation.
And the chills? Yep. They got us all with that line…
Great job guys. Can’t wait for the next one!
This is what I love not being told what each song means. We get to find Easter eggs like this. I learned a lot of new ideas from them too. Worship!!!!
Damn I never put it together that his hand is painted at the beginning! Good catch! Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to pause and take it in and read the text that pops up! It’s crucial to the song, even though the song on its own is beautiful! I’ve seen quite a few reactors not watch the video or have it on but not pay attention and I’m always like, “Noooooo!” You guys absolutely did this song justice! You are seriously my favorite Sleep Token reactors!
I feel like there could be a few interpretations of this song, as with all of their songs, but I think you pretty nailed it with the back and forth between Vessel and “Sleep”
It’s like finding out what all the white ribbons are in “The love you want”. Never thought of the black hand in the beginning…damn dude. Love finding out new stuff about this band!
He is “ending” the person he used to be and becoming vessel; referencing vessels hand in the beginning and him “submerging” himself in the end of the video
My opinion of course! Love your reactions!!!
This is where I see the “let me be a living drama of your pain” comes in. That’s what he is, as Vessel, for all of us. A living drama of our pain
20:23 yeah, that is him, that's his hand as "Vessel" buried
This song absolutely deserves a longer video and break down, I love listening to others perspectives of their songs in detail, as I'm sure does everyone watching your videos!
Thank you guys so much for breaking this down and taking the time to really think about what he’s trying to say. I am so glad to live in a world where this man is making music and art. What a genius
Yeah he's an alien at this point! LOL
All my opinion. The city is a nod to modernity. In the city of ice, we’ve grown cold and continuing to grow. Burning cathedrals are burning down the sacred and replacing it with the new sacred “glass” sky scrapers. Fragility. Never throw stones if you live in a glass house. And this all points to a pride in how capable we all think we are with self sufficiency. This I think is at the heart of the whole sleep token project. It’s pointing to us waking up to our self constructed horror. Trying to turn away from god and finding it impossible.
For the most part ❤ he’s talking to us 😢 Let me be a drama for your pain 21:54 ❤️❤️😭
I really enjoyed your reaction/analysis. If it helps, here's the text that appears during the video but written out as a complete paragraph!
"The truth is I am due a harsh lesson, in truth itself and how bitter it can be. Will you teach me? The truth is, I am ugly, I am inadequate, I am lost. I am no God. The truth is, I want, to want, to live. And so do you. I just can't do this any longer. I am afraid, are you afraid? I want to understand what it is to let go. So, for now, let me serve as a living drama of your pain. If we are to be submerged, then let us be submerged together."
Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
There's no paint on him. This is him speaking to us truthfully. I feel like he was asking us to come on the rest of the journey with him.
But having sleep begging for him to follow them and Vessel desperate for connection makes sense in the lore also.
No apology needed. I promise you both your interpretation no matter how little or how off is still what we are here for. Just like a movie you will catch things on a second, third, etc watch.
I know you say you don’t do it justice but I truly think you did. You opened up a different perspective of this song for me. That’s the beauty of these songs. They can and are meant to be interpreted differently.
This is the toughest one for me to get through, but yet always find myself coming back to it. It literally grabs you! Fantastic breakdown you 2, yall always crush it!
Thank you guys for your stellar reactions. I love your conversations and breakdowns. Also love the longer videos! You guys get it and it’s fun to watch you piece things together and also opens up new perspectives for me!
Second all of this
Best sleep token journey on youtube
I will never skip your sleep token videos. I love seeing the live processing of his lyrics and seeing your prospective evolve in real time and in conjunction with the the other songs. No video is too long because I love the analysis! I listen to their songs all the time, but even so there’s still no many things I’ve never considered
This is damn beautiful.. did anyone also pick-up on the word 'longer', as he finished saying ' i wish you were here ' ?.. he's not letting go, even when he knows he has to
Fall from heaven and be with me again.
That is nice, I really like that! Worship!
The first time I heard this song, it hit me like a runaway train and it made me cry a bit; then I watched the video and cried some more.
Yeahhhhh it be doing that...
Yes, that is Vessel in the video 😉😉😉
I knew it!! Thanks for watching!
Thank you both for this reaction! I needed to forget, for a little while, the current state of things today and falling into a Sleep Token song is the best escapism there is. ❤
I never thought of putting the on screen words into the lyrics. It ALMOST works till the end and then you're just forcing ideas into an unintended message. You guys have amazing perspective. Good on you.
Been following your channel since you started doing these, and it has been a beautiful journey to take with y’all. The Love You Want and Fall For Me are an emotionally lethal 1-2 punch, but Alkaline comes through and gives you that emotional release you need after listening to these two. Fire reaction as always, fellas! 🔥
This is one of those songs that has so much meaning and hits so hard, it takes a while to unpack it all. I love hearing you two talk it through. And just like so many other Sleep Token songs, it's hard to get through without getting teary eyed. That was a great catch that he's walking toward the Atlantic. I think the song Atlantic might be about a suicide attempt.
I feel like also the video depicts a baptism after wandering the desert. And baptism is also known as the death and rebirth. So yeah I’m not sure what’s going on but I love this song
Love this reaction guys.. One of my fav songs ever
I absolutely love yalls videos. I understand the feeling of not wanting to be here anymore😢
No, glass is not a firmament, but the word "firmament" can refer to the arc of the sky or a dome-shaped structure that separates the heavens from the earthly realm. In ancient Egyptian texts, the firmament was described as having special doors or gateways on the eastern and western horizons that allowed heavenly bodies to pass through. These gateways were also used by righteous people to ascend between the earthly and heavenly realms.
If you guys have not been to see them Live, or watched anything live by them....Go and Do that.
You guys are doing great. Really great! And I love that you're starting to consider their songs are from the perspective of another person/ entity. Also please consider that within these individual songs that they can be speaking to each other.
I hold the thought that vessle/sleep is his darker self and that there is an unnamed self/real self that is battling with vessle/sleep. Some refer to the real self as Euclid.
I believe in this particular song they are speaking to each other in the music video.
But you guys are doing great in breaking down everything! Love it!
LET'S GOOOO I will report back when I finish watching (and crying)
Okay I honestly never realized they could go together - kinda of like an echo. Crazy how you see things you've never seen in something you've watched countless times when other people break it down! Great reaction, as always.
Also, did lil bro tie the knot recently, or am I crazy and that ring has been there for a while? Either way, congrats man :)
love the reactions. really need a reaction to vessels message from lafayette. it ain’t much but it’s impactful.
I never put the song and video together as one. hell of a job guys.
I think the part about the city of ice with burning cathedrals is illustrating how impossible it is for whoever Vessel is speaking with to fall in love with him
I can’t wait to see what yall choose beyond this personally like the pain remains album id pick and choose but definitely reading the lyrics and try to help with that genre will help but lyrically id love to see yall talckle and yall did good ❤
I love the longer reactions! Don’t trip over pausing too much. We want your thoughts! I think a lot of us would like for you two to do a full album reaction, as your boy stated in another video
I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE 😭😭😭
28 minute review. 2.5 minute song. Yeah, that's about right for this song.
No doubt! Putting in the OT!
This song always reminds me of obsession.
FACTS!! I can see that!
My interpration is also metaphorical , remember how in the love you want he was singing up to her, she was above him and his many failed attempts he would fall back down so when hes singing fall for me im taking it literal, not fall in love with me but fall FOR me, i am down here feeling all this pain trying to get to you , trying to reach out for you so please wont you fall FOR me , come down here where i am and lets be down here together (if we are to be submerged, let us be submerged together)
AHHHHHHHH!!!! I didnt see it like that!! That's powerful! Not many people are willing to walk the path in the dark or the submergion together. It's a rare deal... 👏🏽👏🏽
Man, I loved this reaction, but I cannot wait for you guys to react to Alkaline....that is the song that pulled me into ST, and I am never looking back. Love the reviews, the discussions, and your insights aren't wrong, they are just how the lyrics speak to your experiences, I think it honestly helps me immensely
I could be wrong but I never hear anyone talk about the idea that “she” is dead. That’s why he struggles so much. Fall back to me from eternity. Please come back because I can’t do this alone. I think she is dead and this whole project is him dealing with that fact because in many ways he blames himself. Could be I’m wrong but so many songs make it sound so final and he seems to want to bring her back period - not just fix a relationship. Personal take. But that’s why I think he feels it so deep.
My theory is that this is the moment Vessel and the band decided to wear the black (mud-like) substance during their live shows.. That he got mud on himself when he tried to end his life.
Don’t know how much it matters but the stuff you had to read originally was social media posts from the sleep token accounts. Soon deleted but they were on screen at the live shows for a bit. Taking them as a separate thing apart from this song/video is how it happened in real time. The video released soon after, seemed to tie things together and raise more questions at the same time
TWENTY MINUTES. oh I'm excited.
This one hurts
Yes it does...
This track breaks me every time. The video just destroys me. Every. Single. Time. #worship
❤❤
Bro I want to interview you guys on my channel.
Religion is God where a group of people worship
Spirituality is an Individual Journey
Spirituality can be the ambition to develop as a person, find answers to existential questions or just find comfort within yourself and around yourself. Anyone can be spiritual, even atheists. Religion on the other hand tends to be more organized and structured to a set of predetermined rules or guidelines.
Which Path to FOLLOW,? Love oneself or follow the pack, like the Lions in the Den.
When you are in tune with your self, knowing to love yourself, to bring in the Love he is looking for, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
God is Suffering!
I feel this!!
❤
Great reaction guys!! you really had your work cut out on this one!! 🫶🏻