#asking me to talk about how prog rock works with pathologic is like asking a cat if it would like some catnip

[go-go-devil]

Oh wow "Wish You Were Here" really does fit well with P2 Artemy's whole storyline, especially regarding the reference to his time in the war (and perhaps the "cage" being the role in the game he's now trapped in).

I totally see how "Breathe" and "Time" fit with Victor Kain, at least going by Classic's version of him since I haven't gotten to interact with him too much in my last playthrough of 2.

Also wasn't the Polyhedron literally ten years old by the time the story of Pathologic starts? That would add an extra layer to connecting the song with Victor. Tens years after his family's greatest accomplishment and he still feels lost in purpose and disconnected from everyone around, growing older and unable to stop the dreaded flow of time from weakening him further and further...

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in all its parts could definitely be a Simon Kain track for sure, and you shouldn't ignore the lyrics of Parts VI-XI either in that regard!

That "Nobody knows where you are" and "Pile on many more layers and I'll be joining you there" lines REALLY reads as Simon's ghost haunting the remaining Kains to me, especially poignant in Georgiy's case since Simon possesses him near the end of the game.

Also due to it being a song about inner genius and boundless ambition stifled by mental illness and drug abuse I could also see it as being a Peter Stamatin song, which would be particularly sad if you wish to view Andrey as the narrator of the song... T_T

WHO will discuss the victor kain pink floyd correlation with me :/