While travelling down the path to freedom, Simple Boy enters a depression due to his new worldview. those around him no longer understand him, and he risks further alienation should he not pretend to be one of the slaves. However, he finds the limited feelings and emotions of the slave to be too confining.
Being awake amongst millions of comatose people. Lots of people choose to escape back to the lull of unconsciousness. Simple Boy tries (I'll sleep till its over and I'm sober again), but he knows too much now. eventually, you wake back up and you're right where you used to be. Unfortunately, the more you learn about how the world works, the more you realize how little you truly know.
Thankfully, this depression doesn't last long, and Simple Boy decides to make a stand. He begins to write down his understanding (All I know), which will soon become his personal law.
@TobyTheSlave absolutely agree with your take, I had something to add while listening as well.
@TobyTheSlave absolutely agree with your take, I had something to add while listening as well.
When reading over lyrics it made me question who the narrator was and who they were talking to, it doesn't seem like they're talking to someone external, so I thought maybe it was an interaction between the subconscious tendencies and the conscious self, but the title being Umbra, meaning Shadow, made me think it's probably addressing the shadow self. Just hard to tell when the shadow is talking and when the conscious self is talking, since you could look at it both ways in many...
When reading over lyrics it made me question who the narrator was and who they were talking to, it doesn't seem like they're talking to someone external, so I thought maybe it was an interaction between the subconscious tendencies and the conscious self, but the title being Umbra, meaning Shadow, made me think it's probably addressing the shadow self. Just hard to tell when the shadow is talking and when the conscious self is talking, since you could look at it both ways in many of the parts.
The earlier parts make me think it's the Shadow self speaking to the self, but when I look back at it I feel the opposite. Like this person is struggling to face other people, letting the shadow paint them and determine the lens through which they view the world. Course could argue it's the shadow being painted, but it makes more sense that the narrator is being affected by their inner conflictions and doubts, more than the other way around. Even saying, "well I dont feel so safe here..." alone in a room with themselves, with their darker elements tormenting them most likely in a depressive cycle.
The luck part could be either one, since the conscious, waking self could be saying their bad fortunes are based on luck and the shadow is saying...what if it wasn't luck? What if your actions and the actions of others had direct consequences that you are now experiencing. Essentially "wake and own up to your own mistakes." But the conscious self could be the one telling their inner self that, 'hey...stop telling me this is luck when I know better." I think it works both ways simultaneously. Maybe that's why it's so hard to figure out, because they're both the same person arguing with themselves at the end of the day.
While travelling down the path to freedom, Simple Boy enters a depression due to his new worldview. those around him no longer understand him, and he risks further alienation should he not pretend to be one of the slaves. However, he finds the limited feelings and emotions of the slave to be too confining.
Being awake amongst millions of comatose people. Lots of people choose to escape back to the lull of unconsciousness. Simple Boy tries (I'll sleep till its over and I'm sober again), but he knows too much now. eventually, you wake back up and you're right where you used to be. Unfortunately, the more you learn about how the world works, the more you realize how little you truly know.
Thankfully, this depression doesn't last long, and Simple Boy decides to make a stand. He begins to write down his understanding (All I know), which will soon become his personal law.
@TobyTheSlave Um are you the Simple Boy? Great job figuring this out
@TobyTheSlave Um are you the Simple Boy? Great job figuring this out
@TobyTheSlave absolutely agree with your take, I had something to add while listening as well.
@TobyTheSlave absolutely agree with your take, I had something to add while listening as well.
When reading over lyrics it made me question who the narrator was and who they were talking to, it doesn't seem like they're talking to someone external, so I thought maybe it was an interaction between the subconscious tendencies and the conscious self, but the title being Umbra, meaning Shadow, made me think it's probably addressing the shadow self. Just hard to tell when the shadow is talking and when the conscious self is talking, since you could look at it both ways in many...
When reading over lyrics it made me question who the narrator was and who they were talking to, it doesn't seem like they're talking to someone external, so I thought maybe it was an interaction between the subconscious tendencies and the conscious self, but the title being Umbra, meaning Shadow, made me think it's probably addressing the shadow self. Just hard to tell when the shadow is talking and when the conscious self is talking, since you could look at it both ways in many of the parts.
The earlier parts make me think it's the Shadow self speaking to the self, but when I look back at it I feel the opposite. Like this person is struggling to face other people, letting the shadow paint them and determine the lens through which they view the world. Course could argue it's the shadow being painted, but it makes more sense that the narrator is being affected by their inner conflictions and doubts, more than the other way around. Even saying, "well I dont feel so safe here..." alone in a room with themselves, with their darker elements tormenting them most likely in a depressive cycle.
The luck part could be either one, since the conscious, waking self could be saying their bad fortunes are based on luck and the shadow is saying...what if it wasn't luck? What if your actions and the actions of others had direct consequences that you are now experiencing. Essentially "wake and own up to your own mistakes." But the conscious self could be the one telling their inner self that, 'hey...stop telling me this is luck when I know better." I think it works both ways simultaneously. Maybe that's why it's so hard to figure out, because they're both the same person arguing with themselves at the end of the day.