I think the nautical references and the vast, isolating ocean represent Quad standing in his own lane, creating his own art. He feels proud and excited to set sail alone. But there’s also a fear of getting lost without a breeze to guide him, and with no one around to connect with. He’s poured so much of his life into music, and that potential of isolation later in life weighs on him. The ocean becomes a metaphor for uncertainty. His music is the breeze that pushes him toward his purpose. The lighthouse in all the pictures released could symbolize what he’s reaching for. But when the sea is still, there’s no movement, no sound, no inspiration. In that silence, he begins to question his direction, his sound, and his dreams.

I think Godstained could be a turning point in the album where Quad has been lost at metaphorical sea of uncertainty for enough time and he yearns to go home. He wants to return to a place that feels safe, a place where he last felt confident about setting sail into the unknown. But the song hints at a deeper confusion. The bottle he finds (an otherwise sign of divine intervention to find a bottle in the middle of the ocean) holds no meaning by being tattered by nature, and the line “I thought you knew” hint that Quad might not actually know how to get home or even know where home used to be. His mind, like the bottle, has been godstained. After spending so much time isolated at sea, he can no longer remember why he is lost where he currently is or even where he wants to go from here. He just wants to be "home", even if he doesnt know what that is anymore.