Great post. "Do I wish ill upon my fomenter? I do not. I can say that with confidence....I’d weep a single tear from each eye, mourning the unfortunate feeling of cosmic gratitude and my internal glee...." The Universe's "succor" to balance the scales of indecency. "Sorry not sorry." :-)
Better Universe and Megalomanic are similar in nature. That is why I love them. <3
After reading your comment here I actually agree. It hadn't occurred to me that these songs were sort of "sister cities" but upon further reflection it seems like I have a particular way of processing deeply challenging and malignantly narcissistic personalities. It's complex for me because I truly don't wish ill upon any living being, other than the mid summer moths that populate my closet and smorgasbord upon my clothing; they can die. ;)
2. You touched on the band dynamic and the idea of"chosen family". Seeing as you guys have been together for 31 years (!!!!!!!!) I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on this. How you've succeeded, failed, and ultimately stayed together all these years. Love ❤
“I’m sorry but... It’s a Better Universe without you in it...” I think is like I feel about persons that I always extend my hand to help them, they stayed by my side like a friend or a boyfriend and used me and my heart to their happiness, after “destroyed” me, making me suffer and crying a lot, for a long time, Bran. So, in this amazing song you sing me the different faces of badness, that can be on persons near us, like a devil. Thank you.❤️
Great post! The moments between the peaks and the valleys are of equal importance. (this line is so true.) The gray areas that don't get noticed much. Yes, sometimes I wish I could take a stab at myself. It's that devil on the shoulder that you spoke of. It sometimes rumbles up from underneath and shows itself more often than I would like. The death of things, whatever it may be is a transformation. It opens up the line of inner growth and self discovery. There are a couple of lines in Pendulous Threads that remind me of this song. There is nothing wrong with dark thoughts it's only wrong if you act upon them. Unraveling the mind and its thoughts is mystifying, if you are searching for growth. In the Dream world you can do as you wish!! Love the song and that you used the same animation it's amazing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I kill younger versions of myself all the time. And then I miss them. But then I remember that nostalgia is mostly fond memories. We forget the bad ones, ironically.
Wow, the limitless ability of art as a tool for self-expression and medium for translating shared experiences, and the inceptive way in which it was done in this song. I imagine this creative process to have been something like- reflecting on the experience of meeting such an entity, grappling with and reflecting on the feelings of frustration and defeat after such a meeting, plucking said experience from the mind’s eye and placing it carefully into the landscape of one’s dream, where one can safely and giddily dance whilst said entity kicks the bucket, (because after all, it’s just a dream), rejoicing in such a therapeutic experience, and then writing a song about it. Oh, unless of course this was an actual dream, or something else entirely. In any case, it made me smile. So thank you.
We've got
Got to do better
This ❤
" Sometimes we even give them power ", not sometimes, unfortunately most of the times
Great post. "Do I wish ill upon my fomenter? I do not. I can say that with confidence....I’d weep a single tear from each eye, mourning the unfortunate feeling of cosmic gratitude and my internal glee...." The Universe's "succor" to balance the scales of indecency. "Sorry not sorry." :-)
Better Universe and Megalomanic are similar in nature. That is why I love them. <3
After reading your comment here I actually agree. It hadn't occurred to me that these songs were sort of "sister cities" but upon further reflection it seems like I have a particular way of processing deeply challenging and malignantly narcissistic personalities. It's complex for me because I truly don't wish ill upon any living being, other than the mid summer moths that populate my closet and smorgasbord upon my clothing; they can die. ;)
I don’t wish bad on others but my malignant narcissistic personality may. 😆 jk. So we aren’t saving the moths? Lol 😂
Narcissistic personalities are awesome. It's why I liked you.
1. I love reading your thoughts.
2. You touched on the band dynamic and the idea of"chosen family". Seeing as you guys have been together for 31 years (!!!!!!!!) I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on this. How you've succeeded, failed, and ultimately stayed together all these years. Love ❤
Fucken tree hugging hippies without any real war skills. Call yourselves men? Haaaaaaaappy to yank ya out of that shell shock internship Jobs lesson
Anyone hurts the kids, I won't wish them dead, I'll fucken kill them. Happily
Welcome to the big league rookie
What's your kill count? I'll tell ya mine if you tell me yours.
Some people deserve it
I wish people would die all the time, better than dealing with their crapness
Hello. Will you please explain the significance (if any) of the last 20 seconds of the video for this song. 🙏
“I’m sorry but... It’s a Better Universe without you in it...” I think is like I feel about persons that I always extend my hand to help them, they stayed by my side like a friend or a boyfriend and used me and my heart to their happiness, after “destroyed” me, making me suffer and crying a lot, for a long time, Bran. So, in this amazing song you sing me the different faces of badness, that can be on persons near us, like a devil. Thank you.❤️
Great post! The moments between the peaks and the valleys are of equal importance. (this line is so true.) The gray areas that don't get noticed much. Yes, sometimes I wish I could take a stab at myself. It's that devil on the shoulder that you spoke of. It sometimes rumbles up from underneath and shows itself more often than I would like. The death of things, whatever it may be is a transformation. It opens up the line of inner growth and self discovery. There are a couple of lines in Pendulous Threads that remind me of this song. There is nothing wrong with dark thoughts it's only wrong if you act upon them. Unraveling the mind and its thoughts is mystifying, if you are searching for growth. In the Dream world you can do as you wish!! Love the song and that you used the same animation it's amazing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I kill younger versions of myself all the time. And then I miss them. But then I remember that nostalgia is mostly fond memories. We forget the bad ones, ironically.
I married a narcissist then realized I was raised by one😩Still healing🙏 I definitely understand all of this
Wow, the limitless ability of art as a tool for self-expression and medium for translating shared experiences, and the inceptive way in which it was done in this song. I imagine this creative process to have been something like- reflecting on the experience of meeting such an entity, grappling with and reflecting on the feelings of frustration and defeat after such a meeting, plucking said experience from the mind’s eye and placing it carefully into the landscape of one’s dream, where one can safely and giddily dance whilst said entity kicks the bucket, (because after all, it’s just a dream), rejoicing in such a therapeutic experience, and then writing a song about it. Oh, unless of course this was an actual dream, or something else entirely. In any case, it made me smile. So thank you.
You kind of hit the nail right on the head here. Thank you Shay.