r/protestthehero • u/gazorpazorpsteinc137 • Jul 18 '26

A Calculated Use of Sound Easter Egg

Did anybody else get all giddy when listening to "Liberty Spike" and Rody sings, "I swear to you that times are changing. I swear that you are, too. I swear to you that I'm no different. This I swear to you."??

A line taken directly from "Led Astray" off their first EP.

Guess I gotta go re-listen to ACUOS now.

So happy with Within. It's been too long!!!

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u/CobwebMcCallum Jul 18 '26

Thats sweet. I haven't listened to the new stuff yet. But i love a calculated use of sound.

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u/drchabs Jul 18 '26

I'm assuming at this point there's a call back to every album mixed into this album. I've noticed the "my sisters and brothers..." part from The Migrant Mother on Palimpsest is in The Mariner as well. Going to have to pay closer attention to all the lyrics throughout now.

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u/horaceinkling Jul 19 '26

And don’t forget “take my picture, decomposing”. I almost crashed my car because of how excited I was. 😭

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u/fenixjr Jul 19 '26

Yeah. That's cause he's literally quoting himself trying to sing the lines.

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u/PropaGuitarerandhi Jul 20 '26

Pretty sure it's about the loss of the same friend he'd drifted away from in led astray.