Joseph Harvey+1 — WHAT!? That was insane. Incredibly progressive, the build in the second half is totally out of nowhere and awesome. Love the screams. I think connection to the theme could be slightly stronger, but the song is interesting enough to win my vote anyways and I’ll contend it’s still a valid read on the theme. I know people will take issue however.
fionmul0 — The lyrics evaded me but by the end I think I saw the desperation there. Just didn’t like it that much.
Edward James0 — I really liked this song. I totally get why phoebe is so popular but it’s just not my thing, until this song. However, I really don’t see this as desperation/lamentation. It seems vaguely hopeful to me, more about starting over and fearing the next steps than a cry from the very bottom.
shea nowicki0 — Phoebe just hits a really vulnerable deep part of my heart!!!
Claire0 — When I first saw this song I thought “OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE THEME.” After all, it does have the most excellent “cry” of any of the submissions. But after listening through the playlist a couple times I felt like this song wasn’t quite capturing grief or despair so much as existential malaise and perhaps apocalyptic chaos. Slightly different vibe. A fantastic song nonetheless
judd.baker0 — This was phenomenal. Musically my favorite submission here
SamRobertsND-1 — It's a no from me, dawg. I really liked the change in instrumentation toward the end, though. The gasping noises at the end were weird, but I liked the coughing noises in Cocoa Butter Kisses, so go figure.