Silent Planet | Depths III | Track-By-Track Analysis
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- čas přidán 12. 11. 2018
- Garrett talks with us about the meaning behind "Depths III"
I knew one truth, and that truth was the sea. Cold and knowing, it saw the coward in me. And as the stain of epochs lines my tongue, I choked heavy on the past, too numb to speak back. We’re each abandoned by the hands of time that set us down to sail circles (1) across a straight line. Sister moon, are we all that’s left? Just a silent satellite and the sigh of flesh. (2) Come down! And rest your lunar head on my breast, listen to the terror tear at my chest. Our masts in tatters, oars shattered, feel free to pull me back to the vast, unforgiving mass.
Should we call this art - my falling apart? The tangents of an imbalanced heart. As matter multiplied, I divide... but I digress - the deprivation is taking effect.
You said if I stood against my darkness, not all of me would die. (3) But all I see on the surface is a shadow and it occurs to me this could mean suicide. When you went quiet (4) I turned to silence, (5) seven sisters (6) draw me back across the moor. (7) Could you still love me in my leaving? Would you remember me by the moments we forgot? And as the waves slapped at my raft, I cursed the fate - like our vows, they broke at the bow. Flanked by the mist I inhaled the breath of existence... then you called me for one last time: “I am the wind - the Be and the Still. I am the Depths, the Immeasurable Will.” And when I awoke in that Garden, Lord did you see me as I was dreaming?
I locked eyes with the storm, the sky sank down to receive the fury of the sea. The abolition of my being, (8) the precipice of eternity. (9) Incandescence burst through the black, the veil was torn (10) as the void collapsed. The rains will subside. Be my eyes, (11) show me hope in the maw of the night. Our fractured pasts fall into one, a dozen stars (12) collide as a perpetual sun. (13) And as we disintegrate, will you be the Fire that burns in my lungs?
Breathe me in. Watch me burn. Come breath me in. Breathe me in. You’ll watch me burn.
1. Eternal Return
2. Charles Bukowski, “Alone with Everybody”
3. Phinehas, “Moriar”
4. Shusaku Endo, Silence
5. John of the Cross, “Dark Night of the Soul”
6. The protagonists of “The Night God Slept”
7. Depths II
8. C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
9. Depths I
10. Matthew 27:51
11. Dallán Forgaill, “Be Thou My Vision”
12. Every apocalypse we shared on this journey. 13 Dante Alighieri, Paradiso
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"Sister moon, are we all that’s left? Just a silent satellite and the sigh of flesh"
immediately became one of my favorite songs of all time.
Garrett, your screaming into the abyss is not meaningless. We hear you. We feel you. Your words have impact. Thank you for taking such care with what you have to say.
Garretts mind is a gem, his understanding of real problems and more importantly his interpretation over time are really important
He can write a depth 100 and I promise I would never get tired of hearing “LORD, DID YOU SEE ME AS I WAS DREAMING?” 😩😩😭❤️
what a line gets me every time.
On that Depths IV train like...
Falling off of it
Thank you so much Tim (and Garrett) for making Track by Tracks for every album. They've been super informative and interesting to listen to!
you're so welcome brotha
I am addicted to this song since it came out last year and I have two absolute favorite parts. First is "should we call this art, my falling apart?". I always feel like yeah I understand how calling someones struggle and pain in life art is a strange phenomenon, but I think it is the way you express your self and the impact it has on others lives as this song helped me a lot in dark times and your way of expressing your self is absolutely genius, better than a lot of poets.
The other favorite is: you said if I stood against my darkness, not all of me would die... I love this because it is a feeling you can have while depressed, that if and when you get better, your way of thinking and your attitude changes and that can drag you back, because you can feel like you are not yourself anymore and you can get kinda addicted to being sad and miserable. You might not meant your lyrics like I understood, but that is why you make true art, people can get meaning out of it different ways and thus get inspired in different ways. Thank you for your music.
Depth III is by far my favorite song you have written, just thank you so much for creating.
I love this man and I love this band. Hands down my favorite album of all time. I'm extremely drawn to the tracks The Anatomy of Time and Depths III. Now I know why. This album was a paradigm shift for my life.
skyscodaofficial I’m so glad I’m not the only one. This is probably one of the single most important albums I’ve listened to.
Garrett Russell's poetic lyricism, his voice, his ideas... They helped me through my OCD. I love you, Garrett
Such a powerful meaning behind the song!
You mister just got my mind so far out to not to think about being lonely and depressed. Thank you. If nothing i will listen to you and continue to struggle. We are ment go going through shit to feel a little sun on our faces..thank you
Thanks for sharing this Garrett, I went through some very similar things a few years ago. I had been following an unhealthy path for a long time and digesting massive amounts of secular metal, when I found this album called Melting Sun by Lantlos, after listening to it I became very aware of a desire I never had before to ponder what it would be like to never wake up again. After experiencing a close call, I heard the song “Numbers” by Everything in Slow Motion I decided to end my prodigal period and reconnect with my family and walk out my faith again. I was so glad to find bands that were so poignant and capable of abstract thought like Silent Planet when I renewed my faith, keep up the amazing writing and remember, when we think about things ending, we have to weigh the absence of our witness not being there for someone who is hurting and needs it. Bless you guys! I’m shooting for HM Magazine now near Nashville, shot you guys at Exit/In with Contortionist, hope to catch you on the next tour!
I can relate so much to what you;ve said in this video, Garrett and I really appreaciate the fact that you're so open about it. I've also been struggling with these types of thoughts and states and it's so freeing to know that I'm not the only one. You know, I've heard some christians say that to have these thoughts is a sin, which i definitely disagree with. But that made me bottle up all my feelings and made me ashamed to actually talk about the cases of depression and suicide. I'm looking forward to see the concert in Czech Republic because the one in Poland was cancelled. You're such an inspiration to me!
This is my favorite music/lyrics of all time.
Depths III - my favorite song, thanks
Silent planet is an amazing fucking band and i will never stop listening to them..
So it’s been 3 years and I’m gonna need a Depths IV now
Depths III is by far my favorite song of silent planet and maybe my favorite at all. It has a power that Ive never heard before.
I am a bit sad that it will probably the last depths, but it may be good to stop to the apex...
Thank you Garett, thank you a lot.
I feel you, man. That's just how I "feel" right now, that's exactly what I'm going through. That state of nothingness, of numbness
2:27 "Why do I think there's something beautiful about being in this dark place?"
For some people, it's beautiful but horrible at the same time. There's also a research found that depression is a positive predictor of creativity and may promote creativity to some extent. Garret's depression showed that he became creative by writing this song while we the fans also claim that Depth III is undeniably beautiful. I also had depression back then, and I put my emotions into some pencil drawings although they're tend to be dark arts. I feel like it's beautiful but tortured simultaneously. If you read this, thank you and I appreciate for your efforts.
❤We stand alone in the dust of what could be❤
We breathe you in
Your lyrics are the most beautiful thing I've ever read, thank you for blessing my ears. I hope you can bring yourself up everyday, nobody deserves the depression they have.
Thank you so much for the amazing album. It's absolutely my favorite album to come out this year (and probably the last five years!). Keep up the amazing work, Garrett, you're such an inspiration to me!
Altos niveles de empatía con esta canción. Poeticamente hermosa.
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Will you bring it to me tho ?
The Song is awesome
Thank you for the Album
I really appreciate these videos. Silent Planet means the world to me and I am forever inspired by these songs. I do not look forward to going through the impenetrable Dante’s Inferno though haha
Depths III is my number 1 on spotify toplist since 2019
Yesssssss I was waiting for this
AOTY and its not even close.
Claustrophobic is aoty for me, but silent planet is definitely top 10
Architects does.
@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 no. Lol
Holy Hell is pretty close, but WTEB is still better
I absolutely love this song
First comment! :) thank you so much for all of these
Thanks for these videos boys. X
Could you still love me in my leaving?
One of my fave songs ever, Christians go through mental health problems too, like me
Dude, it's a great song. Among the best in metalcore lyrically. EDIT: I am an Atheist.
Did he actually write the song though? I mean a different songwriter is listed if you look it up. Could easily be mistaken; google isn't the be all end all of course. Just curious as to why it would be listed that way.
he probably wrote the song, and someone or the whole band helped him write out the lyrics of it
Dad
He looks very itchy.
Garrett, you are homeless?
Cocaine is a helluva drug