13 March 2020

(SMS) Silent Planet - Trilogy

[Intro: Garrett Russell]
No

[Verse 1: Garrett Russell]
Static, static
There's no rest for a machine
Only circles and lines in my binary mind
I fade to static
Harvesting synapses in my dreams
I breathe, choke, let it go
But the fear never left when I slept alone
So I'm fading to static in the disconnect

[Chorus: Thomas Freckleton]
Now I know it's delusion
In love with the slow demise

[Post-Chorus: Thomas Freckleton]
We're all numb in the hum of progress

[Verse 2: Garrett Russell]
Borrowed light, a parasite
I fed on the dusk and hid myself from the night
And we don't speak, we barely hear
I watched you watch me disappear
As I'm fading to static in the disconnect

[Chorus: Thomas Freckleton]
Now I know it's delusion
In love with our slow demise
Be still and human
Breathe in and be consumed

[Bridge: Garrett Russell]
It's always red, the static in my head
It's always red, the static in my head
It's always red, the static in my head
It's always red, the static in my head

[Outro: Garrett Russell]
Return to the hands of time
There's nothing human in this room of white
Be still as the noise divides us
Be still as the noise divides us



At first sight the lyrics seem complex and disconnected however, understanding the reason behind composition, all complexity disappears.

The band's main vocalist, Garrett Russell, in November 2019 had been through a strong mental crisis demanding the other band members to cancel the tour so Garrett could re-establish, and him, admitting this publicly, pointed the he would be signing up for a mental hospital to get proper treatments. Garrett publish on February 7 and 14, respectively, on his Twitter and Instagram that the song's lyrics was written inside the mental hospital.

It's curious how we enter in a cycle and start acting like machines. Life follows the autopilot. You lose the pleasure for what you love the most. Your life loses its meaning. It's almost like everything is in static.

There is no problem having problems. It is not wrong being Christian and get through mental crisis. Being a Christ's follower don't prevent you from having physical or mental diseases. I completely agree with Garrett's announcement when he says:

"You are not defined by your disorder. You are not your disorder. I believe you are a human, made in the sacred image of God. Whether or not you believe that, I hope you at least realize how mathematically unlikely your existence is in this universe."

And he also adds:

"However, it’s one thing to talk about mental health… and it’s another thing to take care of it. I have been neglecting my own mental health, and unfortunately, I was given a harsh reminder over this last week."

My harsh reminder wasn't the same as his, not even in the same intensity, though my physical and mental health had a great impact in 2019. I didn't collapse as Garrett, but surely had been through some difficulties during 2019 that made me question for many days and, sometimes crying, my mental health. Who lived near me noticed some behavioural changes. Including my hair loss and, eventual hair cutting, happened because of this. For those who don't live near, my hair length was in my chest.

As said some paragraphs above, there's no problem in passing through problems and, the same way, there's no problem in seeking help, mainly professional. I've been to a few psychological counselling, but they were enough to take me out from an automated machine state to human being.

After this song, I'm glad to know Garrett is returning to his human state. And about me? I've been fighting to stay human. I've been changing my routine, running after taking care not only of my mental health but also the physical one, since both were affected.

Return to the hands of time, to the hands of the Creator. Take care of yourself and don't permit yourself turning into a machine.





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