#that's intentional. the song is toned down Intentionally. it's not the fullest extent of what they're capable of
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people being outright hostile and nasty about caramel and damocles are kind of like. Willfully Ignoring The Point.
#a.txt#sleep token#skill issue first of all but more importantly#vessel has always drawn from the pain he's in to craft 'offerings' - do you not have any understanding of the harm that fame can do?#like. serious harm can come from that experience. we have seen so many artists and actors and such just flame out so hard#from the pressure and the exposure and the lack of privacy and basic respect like... money aside?#the shit it does to the psyche is not talked about enough because we see Famous People as objects. we dehumanize them for better or worse#he's allowed to write about the trauma of skyrocketing into hyperfame#their listeners grew 1162% after tmbte released. like. that's jarring. it's surreal.#chappell speaks out abt this shit and she's right to. he's just as within his rights to sing about it.#the lyrics still say he's grateful and he's glad to share his art and he's trying really hard like. this is very personal and earnest stuff#i have respect for it on a base level on top of just enjoying the songs#and damocles specifically like. someone said it better than me but 'i know these chords are boring' like#that's intentional. the song is toned down Intentionally. it's not the fullest extent of what they're capable of#because they're Saying something about being expected to push the limits with Every song they put out and how unrealistic that is#as an expectation and a standard to hold Themselves to#it's not healthy! i can relate significantly and so can others#if you can't that's fine but like#there's something very mean spirited about the hate i am seeing and it's like. you're not as cool as you think you are lmao#like just leave it be if you're not into it but this band has always been extremely earnest and sincere about mental health issues and like#this is the current chapter in the story. it's a very suitable and appropriate theme to be riding on. it's relevant. it's real.#ungrateful whining? come on now. it's just as much an expression of strong emotion as the rest of their albums#idk. i just don't vibe with Mean Spirited Hostility towards like. really honest pieces of art and pain.#critique the simplicity of damocles all you want! be as not into the sound of caramel as you want! but being a dick is just like#lame. lmao.
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