ASCEND with us while we jam to this song | Ascensionism - Sleep Token | Lyrics & Lore | Reaction |

Welcome back or welcome to Angry Roads! This week we're going to search through the lyrics of fan favourite Ascensionism. This deep dive will explore the lore of the song and see if we can fit this track fits into our existing theories. Where will Ascensionism be ranked? You'll have to wait until the end to see!
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[@Psykopig]

An awesome track!

[@tiffy3260]

Lol dollar bees. 😂 I love this song..almost wanted not to like it, coz of its popularity among reaction channels, but, listening to it again..just can't deny it. Such a journey of a song. Yesss i love desperate Vessel! "If he pushes more", as in "will the pain stop if we go deeper" in Vore? It's sad he actually thinks "maybe if i just hold out a bit longer, it will get better, everything will be fine" 😢 Lol the puppet queen, i used to think like Dave did, but after watching a lot of reactions & analyses, yeah i get it now Sussan! Haha she's the queen (master?) of puppets.. lol Diamonds in the trees pentagrams in the night sky -- i have seen different interpretations for this one. I want your version Sussan! Lol Scarlet ultraviolet was from Higher. Wait a minute, i was just listening..then now I'm watching the lyrics at the green screen, why are the lyrics for Vore?? Hahaha The other eye part always gets me confused, coz how many eyes does Vess have?? Lol My ranking for ascensionism is at 10, between Telomeres at 9 and The offering at 11.

[@angryroads]

Omg the lyrics.. a mistake. - Dave

[@mirandaCat595]

I always thought that the drug metaphors for "eden/sleep/jesse/ whoever" were more addiction to the drama, the toxicity (tie back to the writing in Fall for me video) but i totally agree with the grooming of vessel because an abusive/ toxic relationship usually starts with one person is more toxic and they try to mold the lesser to match their toxicity. For me this is also the ending of or the pulling from the pit that is his need to avoid reality to stay in the relationship.

[@angryroads]

That is a very good point. As we've discussed many times now, there is a part of Vessel that really enjoys the toxicity for sure. - Dave

[@erraticassassin113]

Ascensionism is my favorite Sleep Token song. It's in contention for my favorite song ever. I've always loved genre mixing, in music especially. The first time I heard this, it felt like what I've just been waiting for. Plus the story of someone realizing how bad their relationship is and how it's changed them over time is just so interesting to me. Loved the video guys.

[@angryroads]

I agree. It's like he has this realisation over the course of the song, but he is still 100% into the relationship which is tough to witness. Would you say it's your top song though? - Sussan

[@erraticassassin113]

@@angryroads For me personally, yes. It's been my favorite from the first time I heard it. The great thing about Sleep Token though, is that I've been listening to them constantly for over a year now, and some of the songs that I used to just like have slowly become some of my favorites, like High Water and Hypnosis. This just happens to be a near perfect blend of everything I love about music and storytelling. The only reason it wasn't my most listened to song of last year is because it's almost double the length of Granite, and Granite was out longer.

[@angryroads]

TMBTE is my favourite basically. It's really hard to choose (as displayed here :P) - Dave