#it’s so compelling as someone w bp1

[exceptmyserotonin]

i will stand my ground on my love of MANIA forever tbh. it’s the most experimental for sure, but also the most creatively and lyrically focused of all the post hiatus albums (imo). and it pays off! those songs as a collection tell a really emotionally compelling story and it speaks volumes to me. pete’s songwriting quality on MANIA harkens back to folie in some ways. his lyricism comes through so clearly. patrick’s vocals are so spot on. stay frosty as an opener and bishop’s knife trick as a closer opens the album up for so much emotional progression through the tracklist too. leaves lots of room for reflection on the concept of mania (and the experience of bipolar disorder at large). like…i could go on. great cohesive work of art.