silver
@silverlininghills.bsky.social
silver (or clouds) | 30s | PNW | i live on tumblr but sometimes i like to go sightseeing
okayyy that's it!!! there's so much more i cld talk abt--and tbh prolly will--but here you go!! the narrative arc of vessel. it's abt fearing the night + fighting to survive it. it's abt convincing yourself each day that you're not alone, and doubting it each night. it's about cycles.
October 30, 2024 at 2:54 AM
okayyy that's it!!! there's so much more i cld talk abt--and tbh prolly will--but here you go!! the narrative arc of vessel. it's abt fearing the night + fighting to survive it. it's abt convincing yourself each day that you're not alone, and doubting it each night. it's about cycles.
12: TRUCE
finally, he tells us that, tho we'll die (fall asleep/etc) one day and be forced to return to that "prisoner's cell", for now our life is "free". and yet, as he acknowledges that the night--and the fear--will return, he's still hoping he's "not [his] only friend". he still feels alone.
finally, he tells us that, tho we'll die (fall asleep/etc) one day and be forced to return to that "prisoner's cell", for now our life is "free". and yet, as he acknowledges that the night--and the fear--will return, he's still hoping he's "not [his] only friend". he still feels alone.
October 30, 2024 at 2:41 AM
12: TRUCE
finally, he tells us that, tho we'll die (fall asleep/etc) one day and be forced to return to that "prisoner's cell", for now our life is "free". and yet, as he acknowledges that the night--and the fear--will return, he's still hoping he's "not [his] only friend". he still feels alone.
finally, he tells us that, tho we'll die (fall asleep/etc) one day and be forced to return to that "prisoner's cell", for now our life is "free". and yet, as he acknowledges that the night--and the fear--will return, he's still hoping he's "not [his] only friend". he still feels alone.
11. TREES
there aren't any references to day/night or being awake/asleep, but there *is* a single reference to death. he can "feel his death", or he can feel himself falling asleep/losing faith/not thinking. but he doesn't that. he wants to know (us? God?), he wants to see. he wants to say hello.
there aren't any references to day/night or being awake/asleep, but there *is* a single reference to death. he can "feel his death", or he can feel himself falling asleep/losing faith/not thinking. but he doesn't that. he wants to know (us? God?), he wants to see. he wants to say hello.
October 30, 2024 at 2:16 AM
11. TREES
there aren't any references to day/night or being awake/asleep, but there *is* a single reference to death. he can "feel his death", or he can feel himself falling asleep/losing faith/not thinking. but he doesn't that. he wants to know (us? God?), he wants to see. he wants to say hello.
there aren't any references to day/night or being awake/asleep, but there *is* a single reference to death. he can "feel his death", or he can feel himself falling asleep/losing faith/not thinking. but he doesn't that. he wants to know (us? God?), he wants to see. he wants to say hello.
10. GUNS FOR HANDS
finally, the night has passed! it's now morning, when "the sun shines on the ground" and reveals the aftermath of last night's battle. he says he's "trying to sleep" (ie. not think/have no faith/die), but he can't when he knows others like him are out there struggling too.
finally, the night has passed! it's now morning, when "the sun shines on the ground" and reveals the aftermath of last night's battle. he says he's "trying to sleep" (ie. not think/have no faith/die), but he can't when he knows others like him are out there struggling too.
October 30, 2024 at 2:11 AM
10. GUNS FOR HANDS
finally, the night has passed! it's now morning, when "the sun shines on the ground" and reveals the aftermath of last night's battle. he says he's "trying to sleep" (ie. not think/have no faith/die), but he can't when he knows others like him are out there struggling too.
finally, the night has passed! it's now morning, when "the sun shines on the ground" and reveals the aftermath of last night's battle. he says he's "trying to sleep" (ie. not think/have no faith/die), but he can't when he knows others like him are out there struggling too.
9. FAKE YOU OUT (pt. 2)
but!! the only references to day/night come when he talks abt wanting to "drive away" in the night, and how we, the reader (if we feel the same as him, anyway), wld also "do anything just to feel free"; to convince him otherwise, you'd have to spend the whole night with him.
but!! the only references to day/night come when he talks abt wanting to "drive away" in the night, and how we, the reader (if we feel the same as him, anyway), wld also "do anything just to feel free"; to convince him otherwise, you'd have to spend the whole night with him.
October 30, 2024 at 2:00 AM
9. FAKE YOU OUT (pt. 2)
but!! the only references to day/night come when he talks abt wanting to "drive away" in the night, and how we, the reader (if we feel the same as him, anyway), wld also "do anything just to feel free"; to convince him otherwise, you'd have to spend the whole night with him.
but!! the only references to day/night come when he talks abt wanting to "drive away" in the night, and how we, the reader (if we feel the same as him, anyway), wld also "do anything just to feel free"; to convince him otherwise, you'd have to spend the whole night with him.
9. FAKE YOU OUT (pt. 1)
this one's abt pretending to be alright when you're not, and feeling alone when you're not. but later it explains that there *are* others who feel the same; he tells us, the listener, that "if you're one of them, then you're one of me". he's *not* alone--and neither are you.
this one's abt pretending to be alright when you're not, and feeling alone when you're not. but later it explains that there *are* others who feel the same; he tells us, the listener, that "if you're one of them, then you're one of me". he's *not* alone--and neither are you.
October 30, 2024 at 1:49 AM
9. FAKE YOU OUT (pt. 1)
this one's abt pretending to be alright when you're not, and feeling alone when you're not. but later it explains that there *are* others who feel the same; he tells us, the listener, that "if you're one of them, then you're one of me". he's *not* alone--and neither are you.
this one's abt pretending to be alright when you're not, and feeling alone when you're not. but later it explains that there *are* others who feel the same; he tells us, the listener, that "if you're one of them, then you're one of me". he's *not* alone--and neither are you.
8. THE RUN AND GO (pt. 2)
also: track 6, the end of the first half of the album, says that the night takes away "the only friend [he knows]". track 7, the beginning of the latter half, introduces "some people" who have the same struggles as him. now here, track 8, he asks them to stay.
also: track 6, the end of the first half of the album, says that the night takes away "the only friend [he knows]". track 7, the beginning of the latter half, introduces "some people" who have the same struggles as him. now here, track 8, he asks them to stay.
October 30, 2024 at 1:18 AM
8. THE RUN AND GO (pt. 2)
also: track 6, the end of the first half of the album, says that the night takes away "the only friend [he knows]". track 7, the beginning of the latter half, introduces "some people" who have the same struggles as him. now here, track 8, he asks them to stay.
also: track 6, the end of the first half of the album, says that the night takes away "the only friend [he knows]". track 7, the beginning of the latter half, introduces "some people" who have the same struggles as him. now here, track 8, he asks them to stay.
8. THE RUN AND GO (pt. 1)
back to talking abt day and night! this is the first time he's asked for someone to help him through the night time. he doesn't want them to get a direct peek into his brain (they can't be "in the room" with him), he just wants them to stay by his side.
back to talking abt day and night! this is the first time he's asked for someone to help him through the night time. he doesn't want them to get a direct peek into his brain (they can't be "in the room" with him), he just wants them to stay by his side.
October 30, 2024 at 12:57 AM
8. THE RUN AND GO (pt. 1)
back to talking abt day and night! this is the first time he's asked for someone to help him through the night time. he doesn't want them to get a direct peek into his brain (they can't be "in the room" with him), he just wants them to stay by his side.
back to talking abt day and night! this is the first time he's asked for someone to help him through the night time. he doesn't want them to get a direct peek into his brain (they can't be "in the room" with him), he just wants them to stay by his side.
7. SCREEN (pt. 3) (a coda)
last little thing: if thinking is associated with falling, that adds it to the ultimate awake/asleep dichotomy. wakefulness = life = faith = thinking = falling. which means, ofc, that flying/*levitating* = sleeping = not thinking = not having faith = dying. remember that.
last little thing: if thinking is associated with falling, that adds it to the ultimate awake/asleep dichotomy. wakefulness = life = faith = thinking = falling. which means, ofc, that flying/*levitating* = sleeping = not thinking = not having faith = dying. remember that.
October 29, 2024 at 11:48 PM
7. SCREEN (pt. 3) (a coda)
last little thing: if thinking is associated with falling, that adds it to the ultimate awake/asleep dichotomy. wakefulness = life = faith = thinking = falling. which means, ofc, that flying/*levitating* = sleeping = not thinking = not having faith = dying. remember that.
last little thing: if thinking is associated with falling, that adds it to the ultimate awake/asleep dichotomy. wakefulness = life = faith = thinking = falling. which means, ofc, that flying/*levitating* = sleeping = not thinking = not having faith = dying. remember that.
7. SCREEN (pt. 2)
what this song DOES talk abt, tho, is thinking. the 1st verse is about hiding your inner thoughts/feelings to appear "cool". the 2nd is about those (trains of) thought crashing to the ground ie. being revealed. but that's okay by him, because there's others who feel the same way.
what this song DOES talk abt, tho, is thinking. the 1st verse is about hiding your inner thoughts/feelings to appear "cool". the 2nd is about those (trains of) thought crashing to the ground ie. being revealed. but that's okay by him, because there's others who feel the same way.
October 29, 2024 at 11:43 PM
7. SCREEN (pt. 2)
what this song DOES talk abt, tho, is thinking. the 1st verse is about hiding your inner thoughts/feelings to appear "cool". the 2nd is about those (trains of) thought crashing to the ground ie. being revealed. but that's okay by him, because there's others who feel the same way.
what this song DOES talk abt, tho, is thinking. the 1st verse is about hiding your inner thoughts/feelings to appear "cool". the 2nd is about those (trains of) thought crashing to the ground ie. being revealed. but that's okay by him, because there's others who feel the same way.
7. SCREEN (pt. 1)
this song, also near smack dab in the middle of the album, stands out bc it's one of the only ones that *doesn't* mention day/night OR life/death. The lines I quoted are the closest it gets, in that they're talking abt a certain time when ppl struggle: nighttime.
this song, also near smack dab in the middle of the album, stands out bc it's one of the only ones that *doesn't* mention day/night OR life/death. The lines I quoted are the closest it gets, in that they're talking abt a certain time when ppl struggle: nighttime.
October 29, 2024 at 10:37 PM
7. SCREEN (pt. 1)
this song, also near smack dab in the middle of the album, stands out bc it's one of the only ones that *doesn't* mention day/night OR life/death. The lines I quoted are the closest it gets, in that they're talking abt a certain time when ppl struggle: nighttime.
this song, also near smack dab in the middle of the album, stands out bc it's one of the only ones that *doesn't* mention day/night OR life/death. The lines I quoted are the closest it gets, in that they're talking abt a certain time when ppl struggle: nighttime.
6. SEMI-AUTOMATIC (pt. 2)
Verse two talks abt what daytime is like. He feels "saved". Each night is a struggle, a battle that he must win, and each morning marks his triumph. But the night will always return. It's only a temporary peace; an armistice. The cycle continues.
Verse two talks abt what daytime is like. He feels "saved". Each night is a struggle, a battle that he must win, and each morning marks his triumph. But the night will always return. It's only a temporary peace; an armistice. The cycle continues.
October 29, 2024 at 10:31 PM
6. SEMI-AUTOMATIC (pt. 2)
Verse two talks abt what daytime is like. He feels "saved". Each night is a struggle, a battle that he must win, and each morning marks his triumph. But the night will always return. It's only a temporary peace; an armistice. The cycle continues.
Verse two talks abt what daytime is like. He feels "saved". Each night is a struggle, a battle that he must win, and each morning marks his triumph. But the night will always return. It's only a temporary peace; an armistice. The cycle continues.
6. SEMI-AUTOMATIC (pt. 1)
since this is (one of) the middle songs on the album, we know its important. in this case, this song basically explains the entire narrative of the album. night falls, horror pervades; the sun rises, the horrors fade away, waiting for night to fall again. A cycle.
since this is (one of) the middle songs on the album, we know its important. in this case, this song basically explains the entire narrative of the album. night falls, horror pervades; the sun rises, the horrors fade away, waiting for night to fall again. A cycle.
October 29, 2024 at 10:21 PM
6. SEMI-AUTOMATIC (pt. 1)
since this is (one of) the middle songs on the album, we know its important. in this case, this song basically explains the entire narrative of the album. night falls, horror pervades; the sun rises, the horrors fade away, waiting for night to fall again. A cycle.
since this is (one of) the middle songs on the album, we know its important. in this case, this song basically explains the entire narrative of the album. night falls, horror pervades; the sun rises, the horrors fade away, waiting for night to fall again. A cycle.
5. CAR RADIO
so, we already know that dreams/sleep = death. Now we learn about the other half of the dichotomy: to be awake. being awake = being alive is fairly obvious, but there's the addition of both thinking *and* faith. Does that mean being asleep equals having no faith, and not thinking?
so, we already know that dreams/sleep = death. Now we learn about the other half of the dichotomy: to be awake. being awake = being alive is fairly obvious, but there's the addition of both thinking *and* faith. Does that mean being asleep equals having no faith, and not thinking?
October 29, 2024 at 10:03 PM
5. CAR RADIO
so, we already know that dreams/sleep = death. Now we learn about the other half of the dichotomy: to be awake. being awake = being alive is fairly obvious, but there's the addition of both thinking *and* faith. Does that mean being asleep equals having no faith, and not thinking?
so, we already know that dreams/sleep = death. Now we learn about the other half of the dichotomy: to be awake. being awake = being alive is fairly obvious, but there's the addition of both thinking *and* faith. Does that mean being asleep equals having no faith, and not thinking?
4. HOUSE OF GOLD
this one refers back to migraine with "dreams are dead" AKA to dream, to be asleep, is a kind of "death". the song itself is about feeling torn between two paths, obligation vs aspiration. another dichotomy! in this case, obligation means being awake, and aspiration, being asleep.
this one refers back to migraine with "dreams are dead" AKA to dream, to be asleep, is a kind of "death". the song itself is about feeling torn between two paths, obligation vs aspiration. another dichotomy! in this case, obligation means being awake, and aspiration, being asleep.
October 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM
4. HOUSE OF GOLD
this one refers back to migraine with "dreams are dead" AKA to dream, to be asleep, is a kind of "death". the song itself is about feeling torn between two paths, obligation vs aspiration. another dichotomy! in this case, obligation means being awake, and aspiration, being asleep.
this one refers back to migraine with "dreams are dead" AKA to dream, to be asleep, is a kind of "death". the song itself is about feeling torn between two paths, obligation vs aspiration. another dichotomy! in this case, obligation means being awake, and aspiration, being asleep.
3. MIGRAINE
this one goes into exactly what that struggle is that he experiences at night. he explains what "the headache represents", and how it "will not let [him] sleep". so now we know the problem is that he *doesn't* sleep at night. this is also where we get the first sleep = death reference.
this one goes into exactly what that struggle is that he experiences at night. he explains what "the headache represents", and how it "will not let [him] sleep". so now we know the problem is that he *doesn't* sleep at night. this is also where we get the first sleep = death reference.
October 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
3. MIGRAINE
this one goes into exactly what that struggle is that he experiences at night. he explains what "the headache represents", and how it "will not let [him] sleep". so now we know the problem is that he *doesn't* sleep at night. this is also where we get the first sleep = death reference.
this one goes into exactly what that struggle is that he experiences at night. he explains what "the headache represents", and how it "will not let [him] sleep". so now we know the problem is that he *doesn't* sleep at night. this is also where we get the first sleep = death reference.
2. HOTY
this song's very much about living ~in the moment, and holding on to those moments "where you know exactly where you're going". shortly after that, he clarifies that those moments when "time is slowing and it's frozen still" usually happen at night. day = movement, night = stillness
this song's very much about living ~in the moment, and holding on to those moments "where you know exactly where you're going". shortly after that, he clarifies that those moments when "time is slowing and it's frozen still" usually happen at night. day = movement, night = stillness
October 29, 2024 at 7:54 PM
2. HOTY
this song's very much about living ~in the moment, and holding on to those moments "where you know exactly where you're going". shortly after that, he clarifies that those moments when "time is slowing and it's frozen still" usually happen at night. day = movement, night = stillness
this song's very much about living ~in the moment, and holding on to those moments "where you know exactly where you're going". shortly after that, he clarifies that those moments when "time is slowing and it's frozen still" usually happen at night. day = movement, night = stillness
1. ODE TO SLEEP
based on the quoted/highlighted lines, we learn that he feels fine in the morning, feels "imprisoned" at night/when he sleeps, that as the night approaches he feels he can be honest (or has a more negative outlook), but in the morning he has to put on a mask to hide that honesty
based on the quoted/highlighted lines, we learn that he feels fine in the morning, feels "imprisoned" at night/when he sleeps, that as the night approaches he feels he can be honest (or has a more negative outlook), but in the morning he has to put on a mask to hide that honesty
October 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
1. ODE TO SLEEP
based on the quoted/highlighted lines, we learn that he feels fine in the morning, feels "imprisoned" at night/when he sleeps, that as the night approaches he feels he can be honest (or has a more negative outlook), but in the morning he has to put on a mask to hide that honesty
based on the quoted/highlighted lines, we learn that he feels fine in the morning, feels "imprisoned" at night/when he sleeps, that as the night approaches he feels he can be honest (or has a more negative outlook), but in the morning he has to put on a mask to hide that honesty