Runnin’ around, holdin’ on to your head
Coddling it like a child
No quiet for this brain
So you swipe until the pain is… gone
But it’s never really… gone
Hunchin’ over, all alone in your bed
Left to your only device
The horizontal neck isn’t going to
Make itself erect
No, you’ll need an army to amputate it
You’re living your best life,
The blue glowing light redeems you
Feeds you, numbs you
It’s counting sheep
Here & now is holdin’ on by a thread
Plucking you out of your life
This cherry-picked reality
Has shrunken your humanity
And ruined your chances of standing at attention
You’re living your best life,
The blue glowing light redeems you
Feeds you, numbs you
You are legally blind
The blue glowing light has changed you
Claimed you, chained you
It’s counting you as sheep
Turn it off
Put it down
You’ll miss this
You’ll miss out
Turn it off
Turn me on
Flesh and blood
Here and now
Turn it off
Put it down
You’ll miss this
You’ll miss out
Turn it off
Turn me on
Flesh and blood
Here and now
You’re missing your best life
The blue glowing light that fears you
Shears you, dumbs you
It’s counting you as
It’s counting you as
It’s counting you as
supported by 19 fans who also own “Sheep (Hi-Res 48kHz/24 Bit)”
What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips
supported by 17 fans who also own “Sheep (Hi-Res 48kHz/24 Bit)”
The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022