Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden (Pianist listens to metalhead’s suggestion)

Judson listens to ​⁠‪@Sleep-Token‬’s Take Me Back to Eden.
Richard’s shirt - ​⁠‪@OfficialOrganectomy‬
​⁠‪@judsong‬’s piano intro: ​⁠‪@FastballTheBandOfficial‬ - The Way
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[@Greatmeasures]

🚨If you missed it at the beginning of the video, we have an extra ticket to see Sleep Token on May 10th in St. Louis, MO. Follow along here and on our Instagram as we’ll announce the giveaway at a later date. 🚨

[@earthscorcher]

Me, sad that y'all won't be at NYC. Hope you get to meet tons of viewers!

[@Greatmeasures]

@@earthscorcher I hope so too. 🤞

[@bumblefluff79]

Don't suppose you accidently bought some transatlantic flights too?

[@Greatmeasures]

@@bumblefluff79 😂😂 One of these days, when we’re Delta Diamond members, we’ll book one of those flights for you.

[@RebeccaTheWitch]

Y'all are in STL?!

[@lilshawtayy]

I read someone’s interpretation where the entire discography reflects the struggle to be alive. The struggle to be alone, particularly when you might be co-dependent on a person or thing. The struggle to have faith (in humanity, a god, yourself, etc) when you have the ability to see a bigger picture of the world that weighs on your heart. Anyway I think that’s a beautiful interpretation. I thought this song in particular is about how we’ve gone too far as a society, gone beyond our means and we value things we shouldn’t (I’ll take a pound of your flesh before you take a piece of my paystub=valuing money over human life) Thanks for the video guys!

[@pimphandjesus4667]

What I love about their lyrics is they're deep and very metaphorical but also applicable to so many situations/feelings

[@garfield2193]

I'm not insecure, and I'm an atheist. I do have a very low opinion of humanity though. WW3 is right around the corner - it's the job of governments to keep international peace, yet there's so much fighting....idiots.

[@guylaub8505]

Judson with the casual look today, love it

[@The_KlaVra]

In the sense of the lore that I know, the band has this god called Sleep and Vessel and the other members are spreading the message of Sleep. So from what I read on the lore, Sleep gave Vessel the powers of a god and that drove him insane, theres even time traveling to the past in some part. For me it talks about Sleep being this abusive bastard that loves to torture Vessel but Vessel wants the powers and everything that comes with being a god, he wants to go back and be a god and be Sleep´s Vessel. Take me back to Eden, take me back to being a god I hate being human/the hell that is Earth and our present world. Thats my interpretation from what I read from the lore. Also Great Measures in spanish its Grandes Medidas.

[@redday3520]

You see big girl TT please from aot

[@TheErazar]

Wait, the man wears T-shirts?!

[@firewiss]

But classy regular white ones tho :D

[@sxelady]

Right, what is this, casual wednesday? Judson said, “Richard, wear your hoodie, I’ll bring the gunshow today.”

[@PhildoBaggins]

Confusing the audience

[@Mr.Marbles]

He got replaced by a doppelgänger. He probably has no shoes on too.

[@lucinity4351]

And has tattoos? I think the mask is coming off.

[@skar409]

I'm going to the Sleep token show to see the Vessel ❌ I'm going to the Sleep token show to see the Richard ✅

[@Greatmeasures]

😂

[@TheSyncos]

Winged insect + Funeral Pyre is my favourite way of saying "I'm a moth to a flame."

[@asherkaye4891]

😱😱😱so that’s what that meant

[@JesusFriedChrist]

The careful wording means more too. A winged insect is vague. Can’t even name the name of the insect, it’s too insignificant. A funeral pyre is of great significance. It’s an event to mark the passing of a life into the realm of the dead. Meaning within meaning within meaning. Vessel is a master lyricist. Every song becomes more and more of a masterpiece the more it’s examined. The true mark of an expert craftsman.

[@darkaquatus]

Take Me Back To Eden and Ascensionism are my two favorite songs of Sleep Token.

[@twelvelookslike]

Mine is Calcutta and Nazareth. Pretty much the album number two. I like the older stuff better

[@holdyerblobsaloft]

Same!

[@tylerasselinproductions]

" 95% of the worlds music is written about stuff like that , unless its Hypa Hypa " 😂

[@hotrodjon1107]

Judson's explanation of the song was something I've never heard, what an interesting interpretation, it got my brain wheels turnin. Richards explanation also makes plenty sense. Thats what is great about ST as a band, every song means something completely different to every person. Awesome video as usual, keep it up guys!

[@matiascolman9402]

We need a reaction of CHOKEHOLD!

[@mauriciodorna5529]

I agree with the song being about a relationship... to me, the eden represents the initial state of a relationship, that phase where everything is perfect, that you are excited to know the other person, there are no problems yet, etc... so now that he´s facing a difficult relationship, problems, abuse, he wants to be taken back to eden, to the moment, to the initial phase, to the eden phase, where everything is perfect, is new, etc.. The chokehold song also represents these difficult moments he´s living up in the relationship

[@robdaniel3211]

Right. Eden is a metaphor for a blissful, happy time. But also remember that in the Garden and Eden it was only one man and one woman (minus the snake of course). It can also be interpreted as back to the time when it was just me and her together alone.

[@JaredHyder420]

100% agreed.

[@TheMrChugger]

I suspect in this context, he's begging the deity 'Sleep' to take him back to Eden, which could be perceived as a time before he knew the deity 'Sleep'. A sort of ignorance is bliss sort of plea. So I think it's part of the whole 'Sleep' narrative. So it's a metaphor within a bigger metaphor. A metametaphor. Just my theory though.

[@firewiss]

Yup, you're spot on.

[@TheMrChugger]

I guess it's also redundant me suggesting it's "part of the Sleep narrative" since all of their songs are, one way or another

[@nickwelch3649]

Sleep Token always have gone by making music and not being confined into genres which make people not grow into loving the feel and emotion of music of variety. As someone who listens to all forms of music this is the perfect band for me. They create music that is raw, emotional, highly technical but also ambient and easy to listen to. Lyrically, Vessel is the best

[@Olivia_Neumann]

Google translate does a decent job of reading out text in the original language for you to hear and imitate. That being said, I hope some people left the filthiest things for you to say e.g. in Japanese under the guise of it being 'great measures'. Glancing at the lyrics, this song seems to me, to come from a person wishing to be let back into the glory of innocence and purity that is Eden, despite the perhaps less-than innocent desires and violence they knowingly embody. "I need you to see me for who I have become" sounds like they want to be validated and taken back to Eden as the flawed person they know they are, who also wants to be better. In the end, isn’t that what we all want, for every part of us to be loved and validated and not just the conventional ‘good’ and innocent parts? Hope to see some fun things come out of your trip to St. Louis!

[@judsong]

I love this interpretation! And I will be equally upset if I am not spouting obscenities in Japanese very soon

[@Nora-di9pw]

Holy crap. I haven’t heard that song “the wall by fastball in forever. Beautiful piano cover 😂😂😂

[@samcrorie]

I think of "Eden" as innocence or a former happy place. Judson made the stankface 🤘😁🤘 me too when i hear that part. LOL

[@firewiss]

So happy to know that you're going to see Sleep Token! :3 (I already saw them in Wembley last year) I hope you can post a little vlog from the concert! Cheers! About the meaning of the song. I think that Eden is the place where Vessel (the singer) started his journey. In a state of blissful ignorance. Far away from Sleep. Not necessarily happy, but at least safe and serene. You can see this played out through the whole discography, the relation between Vessel and Sleep is intense, twisted, at times violent, but Vessel seems to come back for more every time. Sometimes he is the tempter sometimes she is the temptress. Sometimes she hides her own pain from him, sometimes he hides his internal turmoil from her. I think Take Me Back To Eden is the final request from Vessel to Sleep to finally let him go, (after Euclid is a declaration of "Everything is forgiven and we can now move on - but I will remember you and the "ancient canopies we laid beneath""). At least that's my interpretation of it.

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re going to do our best to make that happen.

[@jymesbynd4931]

Mark my words if you guys listen to this song more it will be one of your favorites. I’ve been a metal head since the 80s. And I don’t like rap AT ALL. but after a while, the way this song just keeps flowing and bringing parts forward and then letting them fall back and then back again. And HEAVY, it all just comes together.

[@sreneethomas]

Wow, amazing to hear that sleep token is your favorite “discovery” in this process. I’ve been a fan of sleep token for a few years, and they continue to surprise me. Love seeing others journey into this music!!! ❤

[@garygreene03yrzero]

Might I remind yall that yall are the reason I gave Sleep Token a listen. And I haven't been able to stop listening to Sleep Token. I thing Judson should try the piano part of Atlantic. That'd be awesome! Love what yall do! Thanks for everything

[@chainsawyoars]

You gotta get judson to listen to bloodsport by Sleep Token! The from the room below version. He'd love the pure piano and how emotionally heavy the song is. Love the videos guys!

[@TheMrChugger]

Great shout

[@Olivia_Neumann]

They did exactly that a while ago, it's on the channel!

[@andymadison4027]

My interpretation of this specific song is of nostalgia for the “innocence” of childhood. The unnatural responsibilities placed on adults in society are pulling us away from ourselves and our nature. The closest we got to our natural/animalistic selves was in childhood. The breakdown and harsh vocal in the end: “I will travel far beyond the path of reason”, expressing the extreme unwillingness to accept the responsibilities of adulthood, and then demanding: “take me back to Eden, take me back to Eden!”. I love the entire album and Euclid is my favorite song of all time. I love watching you guys react to Sleep Token songs. I wish they were touring the West Coast! I hope y’all have a blast at their St. Louis show.

[@mclovinlife4018]

I just found your channel and I love what you guys are doing. I enjoy watching Jedsons mind work 😅

[@ShounenN]

A hot take (or not). For me personally, Sleep Token sound very generic, not gonna lie. As weird as it sounds, even though they incorporate many different styles I just feel that the execution of those styles is very...generic. It doesn't make the song more interesting to me. What I mean is that all those stylistic changes are nothing amazing as their own, they are very basic parts of that chosen genre. Only thing that makes it special is that they incorporate them together. That being said, I loved their song "The Summoning" and I hope that it sets a new standard for them. (The ending there IS actually a really good part of a different genre). I have no clue if I explained myself well haha. (I will gladly take some suggestions if you think I am wrong. I have heard their newest album and enjoyed only a few songs. Lyrically I do appreciate them though.) I think they are still good, just nothing very special for me, I might be completely wrong. Maybe I just didn't experience them enough, who knows

[@DericAnslum]

...agreed...as a huge TOOL and Radiohead fan Sleep feels like a bland/generic blend of the two that doesn't quite reach either...

[@HohnerCornell]

Following your conversation around minute 17, I think Eden is the part of the relationship where all is good, "sweet" and give him peace and happiness.

[@bradstaton8282]

Judson...Bad Omens isn't your favorite "new" band?????? Love me some Bad Omens!

[@joshisdriven]

been a while since I've watched, just busy. I like the split screen so we can see Richard vibing and reacting to Judson reacting lol. Glad you guys are growing!!

[@TaraRyze]

Omg I’m so excited that you guys got tickets!! I’m seeing them for the first time in Tampa! I was shocked when I saw they were coming to FL! A lot of bands don’t come down here anymore..at least not like they used to! And I’m also surprised I was able to snag tickets because it was a bloodbath! 😅 It’s in the nosebleeds but I’ll be there so that’s all that matters! 🙌🏻

[@Greatmeasures]

Same for us. Being in Mississippi, our options are usually Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta or Nashville. St. Louis is about 5 hours away but it worked because it’s a Friday night and we won’t have to miss much time from our jobs. It’s been about 7ish years since I’ve been to STL, so I’m excited to get back up there.

[@Kristina-jf4hd]

@@GreatmeasuresThe Factory (venue in StL) is really nice and in a nice area of StL instead of downtown or similar. Unfortunately it’s small and doesn’t hold many people compared to arenas or amphitheaters. I tried all 3 days to get tix and best I could get in the queue was 1105th. No tickets for me unfortunately. You guys will have a blast! Congratulations on snagging tix!

[@unholymethod]

Hot take: sleep token was created intentionally to market to the ADHD tiktock crowd. And is mid.

[@edelwiess2306]

May 10th is my birthday! I’m in the U.K. though, so I ask that you and all going to St Louis have a fabulous fabulous evening! 🥰. TMBTE has been my favourite song since the album drop. I think it would take a lot to remove it from that top spot!

[@moisespena7912]

Kinda like when he plays piano at the start of the video

[@sagewallace]

I am in kansas city, missouri. My girlfriend graduates the day before the st. louis show. If I somehow win this, i’d buy hers!!!!

[@liamwells2132]

I think you should check out either Ne Obliviscaris with And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope, or Rivers of Nihil with The Void from Which No Sound Escapes

[@lunne14]

for me the song is quite literal in it's interpretation. it's the time right after a breakup. the first verse is how you feel during the relationship but you realize that it has to end. chorus is how you feel towards that person (you still care but you know it has to end so you put on a brave-face and go through with it). second verse is how you feel the days after. maybe you binged drinked to dull the feelings and you isolate yourself. you mourn but you remember that the time with that person wasn't all that good. the third verse is vessel accepting that what happened had to happen. it takes two to make a relationship work. still feelings of anger towards the person surface from time to time. and during this whole time he still misses the good times and wishes to relieve them. it hits hard.

[@bradfordeffingleigh96669]

Would love to hear y’all’s takes on Go With The Flow- Queens Of The Stone Age. Also chicks REALLY dig Sleep Token

[@GabrielEnriqueTamayoCaraveo]

Love the channel. Show some love to post-grunge, some Seether: Remedy, Words as weapons, Driven Under...they got some great stuff; they have covered George Michael and Frank Sinatra and it sounds awesome. Be well. Keep it up.

[@lamp3tt]

Theres a lot of mix metaphor in the songs on the album that insinuates something is wrong. It all copitulates with the last song but essentially my theory on the album is him coming to terms with a past relationship. He personifies that relationship as a god. This god is infallable and he worship them. But obviously with this song hes coming to terms with the fact of how bad it was and the fact that he wasnt actually in eden. What I love is that this is also reflected sonically as with the last break down he screaming take me back but realising hes in pain and that its not a good place to be. This is also reflected in the winged insect, funeral pyre. Essentially a moth is attracted to a flame but it will always be burned by it.

[@ruiduarte504]

I think the song, the person that wants to come back to eden its a mess of a person, a walking hell, like the lyrics say. A person that is on the edge, he wants to go back to Eden, free from nightmares, from hate, from all this bad feelings, like he is poisoned and wants to be cleanse. Going to the place where first man and women were, to reset his humanity or our humanity in general and start again.

[@mugenlakais6345]

Take me back to Eden is one of my favourite songs of theirs, and I'm not a fan of "rapping" It's just an extremely well made song

[@iancraig5415]

My personal interpretation of this song, having a general understanding of the concept behind their trilogy of albums, is that this is the abusive ex-partner at their absolute wits end trying desperately one last time to convince their ex to get back together one last time while also lamenting what they've lost as a result of their own actions. The chorus alludes to a patient violence and that they're "a waking hell and the gods grow tired" presumably referencing Gods off their first album, where it seems that the speaker drops all pretenses that they aren't a violent person but they still want to do what they can to make things work, but by the end of the song realizes that the only world in which their ex can be happy is without them, which is where the breakdown hits as the speaker drops the facade of civility and desperately tries to claw their own personal eden back, but is shut out for the final time, which leads into the final song of the album where they let go in the end. People who are more knowledgeable with ST's discog so far feel free to correct me in the replies, but I think this interpretation gives the song so much impact and meaning when you view it almost as a 5 stages of grief style process of being unable to cope with the end of a relationship that was caused by the speaker.

[@therealjrad]

I actually enjoy this take. For me it’s about letting go of what no longer serves you while also being tempted by the very thing that you’re trying to let go of which fits the theme of Sleep token very much with the deity sleep using Vessel as a… well a vessel to walk the earth. Arguably after being cast down because the “Gods grew tired” of her Eden, I believe in this context, is the serenity of a life without pain, the feeling of innocence. whether in youth, or metaphorically speaking “with the gods” It’s one last plea. I think an important motif to point out in the song is the contrast between clean and screaming “(I will (I have) travel(led) far beyond the path of reason take me back to eden)” with the heavy outro it is quite literally Vessel BITING BACK IN ANGER as mentioned in a previous lyric in the song. It’s pure poetry honestly.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

I want to go see them but they’re not coming to Western Canada at all. I live thousands of kilometres away from Toronto and Montreal and I don’t have a passport so I can’t go to any of the west coast states, even if I could afford it. Normally bands do a “Canada tour” which means Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. They couldn’t even go to Vancouver? Really? Like skipping out on Calgary and Edmonton is bad enough for most bands, but skipping all of Western Canada entirely??? WHY?! It’s not fair. We always get screwed over. There’s over 1.5 million people in the Calgary Metropolitan Area. I’m sure they would have no problem whatsoever selling out The Palace Theatre (1,200 capacity). Slaughter To Prevail played a show there back in October, and the line to get in went all the way down the road and around the block. If STP can sell out, so can ST. There’s no reason to not come here 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JerseyTeal]

Have fun worshiping, boys! ill be attending the ritual in Pitt!

[@TyConquers]

Great way to start my morning, Richard blowing Judson's mind with an amazing song as usual.

[@Hoganply]

'See me for what I have become' is definitely an expression of pride (the sin). Taking a 'pound of your flesh' over one's 'pay-stub', denotes both wrath and greed. I'm sure there's more intentional moments. Or maybe they're not intentional, idk.

[@nairqu5894]

Algo de Archspire?

[@joshisdriven]

It's about addiction. I'll cook: 👨🏻‍🍳 Eden represents innocence in two ways. One: when he had self control, and control over his life, before the addiction(s). Two: the innocence of trying these vices for the first time. Every relapse is like a fragmented memory of that first time. The sad reality of the feeling of euphoria reducing at the same rate your life is consumed and deteriorated with each dose/experience. The first verse seems to describe such innocent first encounters: a more direct read suggests drugs, but it could be fame, sex or even financial success. It uses words like dream, drifting, fog, spaces, waters, oceans, weightlessness... even the word phosphorescence reminds me of psychedelics. It ends that verse with "But no one told me not to breathe" perhaps indicating he felt like he was not aware of the negative consequences to indulging in these activities and feels like he was deceived to a degree. Like he should have dipped a toe and been more careful, but the enjoyment of crystal waters and perfect oceans blinded him to this reality. "and now the weightlessness recedes" seems like a reference to a come down, especially compared to the previous line "no one told me not to breathe", indicating some regret. 🍲 Then Chorus: "my my those eyes...." first describes the allure of drugs, partying, the fast life. He flies to that which destroys him strictly because of its undeniable appeal. He's clean right now (off drugs, or dating apps, w/e) but it's killing him and he feels himself giving in... He knows this is wrong but he's restless sober. Maybe the withdrawals are too much. "grow back your sharpest teeth you know my desire." He feels like he can't escape his desire to relapse so he plans to dive in hard... again. Then Refrain: Notice here he uses future tense "I will travel". I read this as him implying he'll do anything to fix his situation.. at this point he is broken, but hopeful. 🥘 The rapped bit has some fun wordplay but seems like a blunt metaphor for the Sunday scaries. He's hungover. He's now paranoid that the people around him don't care about him. "mirror talk, fake love, but I'll take a pound of your flesh before you take a piece of my paystub" In this paranoid hungover state he sees people attempting to support him as a threat. In his view they are trying to ride his coat tails and stay close to him for their own financial benefit. Maybe because they tour a lot the people he spends his time with are mostly business acquaintances that he perceives as fake friends, only interested in supporting him because they want a piece of his success. A nasty selfish state of being... often associated with withdrawal and hangovers. After that shitty day why not just relapse for some comfort, he needs it you see. Chorus. The piano interlude section with the clean vocals doesn't fit my template as obviously or straightforward as the rest, but, I'll keep the sauté going: 🫕 What he lost was essentially himself. He feels like his success and these addictions have fundamentally changed who he is. "and no amount of love will keep it around if we don't chose it" despite his popularity and the love he's shone by fans etc. he feel like he was consumed by his lifestyle. In his view he chose to be this person he thought he needed to be to "make it" and that led him down this dark path... had he chosen to stay true to himself and not compromise his "innocence", maybe he'd be less popular, but he'd still be him. The next line expresses the feeling of not understanding how this has happened to him and the undirected rage bubbling up to the surface. He's grasping for something to blame. Then with the last two lines of this section "no amount of self-sought fury will bring back the glory of innocence" he realizes his feelings are utterly useless. Whether his anger is justified or not, nothing can repair the damage that has been done. . . So why not just relapse right back into the fire. Chorus. Last refrain "I have traveled far beyond the path of reason, take me back to Eden, take me back to Eden." Past tense... Hope lost. He's gone as far as he can conceive of to return to himself and his innocence but is now giving up. Eden now, rather than actual innocence, represents chasing the dragon only. He now succumbs to pursuing what fading solace his addictions can provide. A bitter, bitter end. 🍾🥂 Sweet dreams! If anyone read this, I am impressed and flattered.

[@Chet_Thornbushel]

I personally grabbed onto a thread about miscarriage/pregnancy loss in a few places in this album, especially this song and Are You Really Okay? I’m not the type of person who is interested in dissecting their identities or personal lives so I have no clue what the intention was but I could see are you really okay about supporting a partner after they lost a pregnancy and this as well talking about innocence, floating in water(in utero), referring to their partner as a funeral pyre, the rap parts possibly reflecting anger/frustration with the medical care side of it all. That’s what I love about art! Everyone gets to take it in and roll it up with their own experiences and emotions and make it something unique to them. I love when musicians don’t divulge their inspiration and intention with songs and lyrics, I think it’s a beautiful thing to just send it away and let it be something new 🖤

[@Greg-wh7bi]

What kind of headphones is Judd wearing???

[@inspectorpadgett9695]

i have a feeling, he will love ascensionism. do it, do it.😂

[@SourHDHR]

we get hot judson this video lets go

[@sxelady]

guns a-blazing

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Judson dressed for some pit action

[@ryanoneil7845]

Love the reaction! Per usual, amazing stuff. I also signed up for the preorder sleep token tickets but never got sent the code haha rip oh well enjoy them in St. Louis! Let us know how they are live!

[@TheGregh1977]

Atlantic is a pianist dream from sleep token

[@landyansyahlubis8624]

hip hoppiesness 😂

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

Don’t lie, you like the rap part

[@21innocentbystander]

Yeah but Sleep Token are objectively terrible.

[@misst9]

Had me singing Fastball at the beginning there! Unexpected

[@mascha28swinkels]

I don’t care to much about deeper meaning of the lyrics or the lore of ST ( maybe because I dislike masks and alike make-up and ‘mystery ‘) but the music is wonderful and I like your style of reactions 🤘🏼

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you 🤘

[@logancrawford0319]

That drop to his rap makes me wanna jump!!!

[@frostfang1]

I got a ticket for Pittsburgh! I'm glad you guys managed to grab tickets and will see them live! Even if you don't enjoy being in the crowd, hearing and seeing them live is a lovely experience.

[@JerseyTeal]

ayyyy! we will be worshipping together!!

[@frostfang1]

@JerseyTeal If you are near sec 120 you might see me handing out stickers for project Atlantic loI !

[@BishieBishie]

That has to be one of the best takes on the lyrics from 1 listen I have heard

[@Brav0Nine]

ooooh boy, been waiting for this one. jealous of the perfect pitch.

[@lycanwarlord]

Take me Back to Eden is my favorite track off the album. When you look at his lyrics, the pacing of the song, the inflection, when it gets intense, when it becomes reflective, introspective. The idea of explaining drowning in such an eloquent way....Then you look at its placement. What song is before this on the album, RAIN. What is the beginning of the song talking about, "dive through crystal waters, perfect oceans (atlantic)". think about how he describes drowning, "No one told me not to breathe, now the weightlessness recedes". So he starts drowning/sinking while in water, because he tried to breathe while under water. Idk gents, this is one of the greatest if not THE greatest title track I've ever heard. The final bridge where he talks about "no amount of self-sought fury will bring back the glory of innocence", so in his own life? in the garden of eden? where we were all innocent. Then the ending, the grand finale, after saying he's going to be a better man, he isn't. he's human. he erupts in anger and demands he be taken back to eden. and then, to finish it all off, what's the next song, Euclid. Which starts off with an apology in a sense, "hey i fucked up, give me 5 minutes to explain, I'm sorry". I know we have all been there. maybe im crazy, who knows :D lol wish you guys well and i hope i win that ticket :D

[@jeffreymann1646]

I'm with you. I've never had a song paint as many visuals tied to emotion in my head as this one.

[@lycanwarlord]

@@jeffreymann1646i really feel like this is one of the best songs, and hell maybe the best trilogy of songs on an album i've ever heard.

[@scorpionjimmy8734]

The trilogy albums focused on the toxic relationship Vessel(most likely) faced. Eden, in my interpretation, is the desire to find someone new, or to pursue happiness again after a long period of depression(which is present in the second album This Place Will Become Your Tomb).

[@OneViolentGentleman]

I believe "in great measure" in German is "in hohem Maße", but "Great Measures" literally translated would be "Große Maßnahmen". Have fun with that one. 😜

[@robertwilson7259]

you should do Vola "these black claws" Old Man's Child "Black seeds on Virgin Soil" where do you guys take suggestions?

[@danlikesthings8247]

I cannot deep dive into the lyrics. As a poet myself, my mind cannot comprehend all of it because of the lore. Mostly, I'm lazy 😂

[@steflevieuxcriss]

fuck, im in Montreal area, Quebec povince, Canada,,woul have been an amazing trip

[@manu-tx7mj]

The end of the song with Vessel shouting "Take me back to Eden", it hits hard to me. It's almost like a stark plea to be well again, to be in that happy place again and leave this overwhelming and already unbearable present.

[@merpinallday]

Idk what it is about this band. I’m just drawn to their sound and I cannot resist. Like a winged insect to a funeral pyre.

[@jukkaalanen]

Great Measures in Finnish: Suurenmoiset Tahdit! (of course both words have multiple meanings in Finnish, but I think that's what it is in this context)

[@sgtkabukimann]

Prettv slow song! How about something faster next time? Like Archspire for example?

[@emmafletcher9189]

Eden is the beginning of their relationship and he wants to go back to that. For me his ex and sleep are the same person, most of his lyrics have double meanings for that purpose.

[@AMikeStein]

I wish o could go see Sleep Token tickets are stupid expensive. Have a great time guys! Make a video and tell us what you thought.

[@garfield2193]

Having fallen in love 3 times in my lifetime, I can catagorically confirm that you don't realise what you had until it's not there anymore. Which I think is the point Vessel is making

[@Pedro-wj9pl]

I love you guys 😀

[@gandalf8216]

So I was on an hour bus trip today, and put on some music. Three songs that made me think about you two were: Cosmic Fusion by Ayreon The Glass Bead Game by Plini Dragonfly by Caligula's Horse I also considered that Richard might not have heard of one or any of them, which could still make for a cool video. Not saying the format right now is bad, though.

[@UpWithTheSickness]

I think of Eden as either the period in the relationship before it became abusive or before Vessel had ever met Sleep or who Sleep represents. Near the conclusion of the song, when the music swells and just before the breakdown, he sings the first couple lines from the first song off of the album, Chokehold. I feel like this represents the cycle of abuse and how he is about to fall back into that cycle, but he screams out against it and demands to be taken back to Eden, back to a state which he felt whole.

[@syntezjaofficial4240]

Still impressive that Vessel recorded everything but drums. Not a big fan of rap part but it's not bad. His clean vocals are beatiful and outro is the best thing they ever created for me.

[@mikekirby2085]

I always thought of it like an abusive relationship. Except now hes idealizing that time period where even though it was still rotten. Even that toxic time wasn’t all bad like now in his mind. So thats the idyllic ’Eden’ but it was blissful ignorance or just ignoring the bad. (Been there done that) Then that swings into Euclid where hes coming to terms and moving on and not looking back.

[@jasonchristy8487]

My interpretation of the song: There was a relationship that fell apart. Eden is the time before it fell apart and he wishes he could return. He notes that beating himself up over it (self absorbed fury) will not erase the harm that was done (bring back the innocents). In the absence of this relationship he realizes how important it was to him. While he is still drawn to this person like a winged insect to light, there is nothing there but a reminder of what was lost.

[@TotalxTroll25k]

Hey Im in St.Louis! May have to look into going even if I dont get that extra ticket XD. Going to be seeing them in Vegas at Sick New World in April

[@skylerpalmerton6985]

Regarding the giveaway, I live in Missouri a few hours away from St Louis. I'll be out of state for the concert date, but I know I could make a friends dream come true who missed out on tickets.

[@may_beck6224]

I also interpreted most of the themes as about a relationship with a power imbalance or abuse , from my own personal experience's as a young'un as you said you want to leave but when you do you are drawn back because actually the abuse has made you dependent on the abuser , so while you might be free without someone controlling you, you feel lost.

[@Kickenwing13]

I think I like the relationship take on this, especially knowing kind of who this band is appealing to, is accurate and that maybe Eden is the blissful ignorance before you knew the truth, or understood the evil that was done to you.

[@ThaStranger11]

Yeah the whole albums actually a concept album about a breakup. Eden is the nice beginning of the relationship that our protagonist wishes to be back at but is unsure if will get back there.

[@abaldin]

It's hard to take a clear meaning out of the lyrics of this song (and I have a feeling it's exactly what ST wanted in the first place), but I like the idea that "Eden" is the place of the spirit, where flesh, desires, and reason are absent. Some say that the self-awareness, or the "reason", (the biblical apple) is the root of all our suffering because it blinds us from the truth, as a veil before our eyes (the Veil of Maya). In this perspective, taking someone from the reason back to eden could have some deep meaning. But of course I could be completely wrong! :-) As always, it's a lot of fun watching you guys, thanks! Grandi metriche!

[@chris18thseymour]

I'll be watching out for the smoke signals

[@SleepTokenLuke]

Great vid! I always enjoy these reactions. I hope you have fun at the show!

[@joyjoyz778]

16:10 hes telling Sleep. The whole lore's foundation is that he is a worshipper of the God Sleep. But i see this song as that as well like an analogy of the relationship and Eden is the peaceful era before getting to had known that person.

[@ChadGrattanMusic]

It's always summer they never get cold....

[@FlippMasters]

Give us some carcassss! Corporal jigsore quandary

[@ProKakshi]

In polish great measures means wielkie środki

[@Punkie83]

I LOVE yawls reviews! Swear I do. So real 🖤 I signed up for the pre-sale and they sold out before I could buy any 😭 I'm so effin pissed! Wish I was close to St Louis.. pluck maaaan!

[@bbwait2718]

It would be fun to show to Judson some Darko US 😂 Unmasked would be a fun one

[@Jcc411]

I would love the ticket! I’m in St. Louis and participated in the presale but was unable to get one.

[@LakseJohn]

Y'all done Aqua Regia yet?

[@leavingweakness9927]

As someone who’s battled through addiction and remaining sober, the lyrics resonate with substance abuse issues. The first time you use, it’s blissful like Eden, and it’s often feels like a wonderful thing, then, slowly, it starts to erode everything in your life. Especially the lyric, ‘I’m a winged insect and your a funeral pyre’ is very much like the relationship addicts have with drugs/alcohol. The hip hop sections lyrics resonate with hitting rock bottom and experiencing detox/withdrawals’

[@Greatmeasures]

This is a cool way to look at it also. I didn’t even consider it from that perspective. Thank you!

[@alyssahudson1743]

Another great review and great song enjoy the show nothing like going to see a new. band your into enjoy