to those lost and to those found.

think of the unyielding monsoon that is our outrageous reality -- in which we summit the shoulders of giants every single day, if only just to breathe the air we need for the lungs we have to keep the hearts of our vessels beating -- think about how beautiful it is to cherish the memories you make that you [should] know will eventually cease to exist. think of just -- especially just -- how painful it is to love someone more than your heart can take, and to watch them live a life from the moment they bloom, to the day they die and whither and decay and return to the flora and fauna. think of love and of loss and life. think of luck and good fortune -- you are here, and you are experiencing all that is around you. think of the chasm that is home to dread and fear and doom. remember they are always there. think about the delicate lines and balance between control, chaos and order. always remember, if and until you no longer can—life is terror; life is beauty; reality is absurd.
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[this album sounds as it should, and was designed to be with your EQ set to flat. also, if you're listening on a phone and it has some stupid "dolby atmos" option or whatever, turn that shit off. I would only ever really recommend headphones, but a decent stereo (see: stereo) would be my third recommendation... because a kick ass system in a car would is a close number two.]

[ps -- for the best listening experience, download and listen with an app which has no gap between tracks ((VLC, windows media player, etc)). streaming has a tiny but noticeable gap between tracks, when there should be none, as that was how the album was designed. also: see lossless.]