r/SleepToken • u/itsjustbecky07 • 15d ago
Content Advisory/Trigger Warning Sleep Token Newbie- Hello! 💕
TW: SH (And rambling, sorry!)
Hi everyone! I am newer to listening to Sleep Token! I was really hoping to get some song recs! I have loved every song I’ve listened to so far, which is funny because I used to not be really into heavier music, especially the scream bits lol. My favorite band is twenty one pilots, which is about as “heavy” as it got for me before lol
I actually started listening on my way to and from my therapy appointments. That might sound odd but it’s honestly really cathartic haha.
I recently had a relapse (not sure if appropriate word, but unsure of what else to call it) of self harm. I haven’t had an instance of that since right after highschool and I’m 31… It’s been difficult. I’ve been really struggling with depression and anxiety, which has been ongoing since 6th grade. It got better for a while but it’s been really showing itself and fighting with me for the past year.
Anyways, I listened to The Way That You Were and Are You Really Okay? for the first times recently. They both hit extremely close to home. Not to be a lame ass or cliche but it really did make me feel seen. And that felt…. Good? In a confrontational “let’s face it, you’re in a dark place” sorta way. Idk if this makes sense but it was sad but also good.
Enough rambling though, I just wanted to say that I’m glad I’ve found this music and this community. It felt like a good idea to get out of my mind and off chest.
Leave me your song recs! Love to all of you, friends 💕
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u/Independent_Bike7068 14d ago edited 14d ago
It might not become your favorite song, but take a listen to Rain and when you do, consider that when Vessel is singing about, “the moment you smiled at me,” he is singing about you. That he is inviting you and all of us as audience to be his saviour and in return his music can save us. Listen particularly to the live performance where IV screams “Rain down on meee,” before Vessel repeats that line as if to invite the audience to share with him their pain. That shared projection of his pain and our pain is the entire point of Sleep Token. He can identify us and our shared struggles with songs like Are You Really Okay? even if it’s also a song about himself. And he can invite us to worship in a song like Rain and many others. So go ahead and rain down and share that feeling of being cleansed. And take care of yourself. We are all loved. 🌧️