I imagined Rain as Vessel ingratiating himself in a new cycle, as rain itself is part of a cycle. All though I don't think it's a new love interest, but I do think it is in relation to someone in his life that gives him hope which will continually "rain down" on Vessel. To wash the salt from his time in the ocean (TPWBYT) to rid himself from the cycle of loneliness

Keep on shredding that bass Cliff, I play this in your honor frequently, one can only imagine what Metallica would’ve been had you not passed. Rest easy you fucking bass GOD 🤘🏽

The angel of death is very much related in a biblical sense to Adam and Eve, as them being casted out of Eden, Eve eating the forbidden fruit, as a serpent told her too. ( rain - coiled up, tangled in a trance.) The angel armed with a sword of fire, also has a apple in other hand. This figure angel prevent their return to Eden in the bible. An apple is also seen early on in their music vid for Thread the needle . I’m beginning to wonder if Vessel uses these types of biblical or other references as inspiration to draw upon, as the base layer for his song writing, then projects them onto real life situations or emotions that us the listeners can relate to. Maybe he has also been through things himself, that we will never really know. Sleep might just be his shadow self, or vice versa, an inner struggle with himself and maybe how he has been treated or treated others. Hence him needing to be someone new, redeeming himself to get back into Eden. Just my thoughts. Great video :)

What a beautiful interpretation, Alex! Listening to Rain is even more special now. Thank you!

Nik Nocturnal need to see this video so he can stop interpreting the song as something else lmao

This is my take on this song I love I am not the only one to see this song this way

just completely wrong ...dont try u couldnt figure it out in ths or the next life or with both brains and dont try cuz it cuts sychologicly through u

Man....and here I was thinking this song was about getting jazzed on lol

hmmm yeah MAYBE a new lover....and she's a squirter!! Vessel be thirsty ya know....me too!!! lol

I wonder if there is any connection between the songs Mine and Rain. Both start with similar lyrics that depict nigh on identical situations. Both start with a depiction of waiting and being stuck or immobilised. Mine: I have waited Paralyzed by my own will Rain: For so long, I have waited So long that I almost became Just a stoic statue,

Love these videos. I think this is one of the songs i first really understood for the most part from these guys. I love that it can be taken in diferent ways and directions too with the way its worded. Thanks for all you do Alex, appreciate ya.😊

I was just thinking this the other day! I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before, and then I was like, “ohhhhh!” Lol

Idk if you fell down the rabbit hole of the members past before SleepToken but this makes a lot of sense. In videos before Vessel was…well Vessel. He had another group (won’t be named) but in their songs there was a woman singing with him in a lot of their songs and she is also in videos with him. Could be the past relationship that brought him heartbreak that manifested Vessel and SleepToken?

It’s easily my favorite, and the apparition and Euclid!

This analysis is magnificent!!! WOW!!! And Vessel is genius and true scientist!

It makes me happy you interpret the song also as a potential new lover. I also noticed the missing reference of gender. He sings a lot about she/ her in other songs, but not in this one.

I love your videos!

Nice ❤

It would be interesting to know what all lines mean

My absolute Favorite song. The lyrics are deeply satisfying. Love your interpretation, it definitely made me love it even more ~ thank you.❤❤

I like this theory. Go get it Vessel. I wish all the bliss for him.

Mr. Clifford Lee Burton Rest In Peace 🎸😢

The first man in metal mentioning Oxytocin 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

He was dead when and justice was made. He had nothing to do with it. And this song is off ride the lightning. Not justice.

Вступление обыграли 9ю синфонию Бетховена! ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО!

Кліфф просто беспрдобний

Basson Newsted

Congrats on Loudwire article on this video.

Cliff is so in depth... let the under dog RISE

Thank you❤❤❤

Thanks so much for making these videos!!!❤❤

Tobias says at the end of the song at that concert “Marijuana cross”

I don't always listen to Orion, but when I do, so do the neighbors 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Amazing🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘👏👏👏

Fantastic interpretations. 1. I just noticed that the lower appendages of the "Take Me Back to Eden" guardian are the same as the "Vore" guardian. 2. My favorite fan interpretation of "Are You Really OK?" is that it's sung by Vessel's mother to him after witnessing a lot of self-harm (or at least noticing that he's not well). There's a feeling of previous intimacy but that isn't as close as before. It ties into the umbilical imagery of that guardian, the fetus isn't being borne inside of her, it's distant (outside the body in another container).

I don't know if anybody noticed but the video is the same duration as TMBTE. I won't explain further.

Part of me wonders if it was no accident

So glad to see you back ..hope your doing ok...love your insight as always 🖤🎶☯️

I think there are a lot of interesting theories on what it could be in terms of lore, but the reason why they chose six eyes for the mask is actually mundane. Unfortunately I can't get into that

The Best Ever

I love this, Alex. Thank you! Each guardian is so intricate and interesting. Especially the Vore guardian. A Praying Mantis definitely has a painful BITE. Don't ask me how I know. 😄

What makes Sleep Token so obsessing is this whole mystery around their lyrics, their origins and around this kind of universe they created, and I love how you try to explain all this and to bring us more knowledge about them. These creatures have been a big question for me since the release of TMBTE so thanks for that. All the theories we can create about this band contribute to the whole experience of Sleep Token and you help a lot with that.

Something I mentioned when the first singles were released with the characters, is that they also look like representations of each of the band members. Chokehold- iii or the bassist the Summoning- Vessel, as seen from his stage wardrobe, Granite- ii with the double axes like drum sticks (also wears a double axe necklace) and Aqua Regia- iv or guitarist with the character having 7 total strings. Just another way to look at it! As always, love your videos!

Finally have time to watch this but I literally was wondering if you’d done a video about this yet a couple hours before you posted. So thank you!!

Cliff is the reason my lazy ass picked up the bass. Rest In Power, legend🤘🏻

Symbols is your book?

The first time i listened to this song i liked a lot but didn't dig in at all into the lyrics, but after the loss of my dad last december, and later and recent break up of a 6 years relationship the song took a whole meaning by itself. I cannot describe the pain and nostalgia this song brings to me. The quote "Let the tides carry you back to me, the past, the future through death" instantly gets me and i start sobbing almost every time i listen to this song. Now i can understand his meaning, but i hope i didn't, yk

Nasty. Fly high Cliff 🤘

A very cool song from Carcass. Well played!

After axing Mustaine (6 Metallica songs were written or co-writen by Dave) , Cliff kept Metallica epic and relevant. After they lost Cliff too it wasn't Metallica.