What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

^I find that there’s actually a good balance overall - some moderation between the grandiose opener and ender, and although the album is leeengthy it doesn’t seem onerous – but that’s just my opinion. Ultimately, it’s what works for each individual - always a case of ‘to each their own’!

Being a concept album, I suppose the lyrics are the artist’s own telling and interpretation of that concept which might make better sense if one knows what the concept is to begin with (or maybe not :confused! So…

“The story takes place in a future world consisting primarily of hazardous desert terrain where numerous biodomes of massive scale contain and protect the global populace. The album revolves around a character known as The Traveler; stranded in the desert and clinging to life, he embarks on a journey to return to the biodome from which he originates while recounting the events that led him to his fatal situation.

The story serves as an allegory for one's own spiritual and subconscious evolution. The Traveler, in his struggle for survival, undergoes a metamorphosis from the position of victim to a figure of immense capacity and conquers his own personal demons, empowered through his discovery of the light amidst a shroud of darkness and uncertainty.”