This song is incredible, I love it as I do all of their music. This one seems to strike a very personal chord with them. Thirst for something new and struggling as an artists to produce it seem to be the main themes of this song, and maybe this album as a whole.
If we look at Pacific Myth, it weaves through it's narrative a question of why. Why do we work until we are unable? Why must the endless cycle of rebirth and death stagnate in the womb? Why when we find a voice amid the listless masses must we accept the fact that it too will one day fade out completely to be heard again in some distant future? Asking why on a spiritual level.
The concept of the ocean is representative of humanity as a whole. Listless masses that conglomerate into a single body that constantly shifts perspectives, narratives, wealth, beliefs, values. Born from nothing, climbing or stagnating, and destined to return to nothing. In this amalgamation, there is a rise and fall that all of us experience without exception. Rising to fame, then falling into anonymity. Rising from squalor to one day dive back into it. Starting from immense wealth to be consumed by poverty. Transformation. Birth. Death.
To the outliers that disagree with the conglomerate, it may seem futile to question the masses. This is just my interpretation of this, and as the lyrics state, we can interpret things in any way we see fit. But from a band that has always been less popular than I believe they deserve, it wouldn't be a surprise if they see their hard work that they pour their souls into, only reaching so far. Albeit to dedicated fans, but that has to affect their creative process in some way.
But it also has themes of resilience. Bolstering themselves through their concerted efforts to craft their art in a way they can be proud of, while understanding the ethereal nature at their core. And to do so while expressing their issues with media consomme as a whole falls perfectly in line with their style. Calling out the disingenuous practices that are permitted by record labels, media moguls, industry as a whole that chokes the lifeblood from artistry until there's nothing fresh and new, leaving the masses satisfied as they gorge themselves on easily consumable products that fill the higher up's pockets, without the risk.
The reason I have always loved this band since the early days is because they are that "something new from the womb" for me. I love all types of music, but Protest the Hero hits differently for me. I will support them as long as I am able. Enraptured by their work, but never truly satisfied and always wanting more.
This song is incredible, I love it as I do all of their music. This one seems to strike a very personal chord with them. Thirst for something new and struggling as an artists to produce it seem to be the main themes of this song, and maybe this album as a whole.
If we look at Pacific Myth, it weaves through it's narrative a question of why. Why do we work until we are unable? Why must the endless cycle of rebirth and death stagnate in the womb? Why when we find a voice amid the listless masses must we accept the fact that it too will one day fade out completely to be heard again in some distant future? Asking why on a spiritual level.
The concept of the ocean is representative of humanity as a whole. Listless masses that conglomerate into a single body that constantly shifts perspectives, narratives, wealth, beliefs, values. Born from nothing, climbing or stagnating, and destined to return to nothing. In this amalgamation, there is a rise and fall that all of us experience without exception. Rising to fame, then falling into anonymity. Rising from squalor to one day dive back into it. Starting from immense wealth to be consumed by poverty. Transformation. Birth. Death.
To the outliers that disagree with the conglomerate, it may seem futile to question the masses. This is just my interpretation of this, and as the lyrics state, we can interpret things in any way we see fit. But from a band that has always been less popular than I believe they deserve, it wouldn't be a surprise if they see their hard work that they pour their souls into, only reaching so far. Albeit to dedicated fans, but that has to affect their creative process in some way.
But it also has themes of resilience. Bolstering themselves through their concerted efforts to craft their art in a way they can be proud of, while understanding the ethereal nature at their core. And to do so while expressing their issues with media consomme as a whole falls perfectly in line with their style. Calling out the disingenuous practices that are permitted by record labels, media moguls, industry as a whole that chokes the lifeblood from artistry until there's nothing fresh and new, leaving the masses satisfied as they gorge themselves on easily consumable products that fill the higher up's pockets, without the risk.
The reason I have always loved this band since the early days is because they are that "something new from the womb" for me. I love all types of music, but Protest the Hero hits differently for me. I will support them as long as I am able. Enraptured by their work, but never truly satisfied and always wanting more.