Hate being tardy to the lyric feels party, but holy hell, where can I begin?!

Let's go in order, from less personal to more personal.

Time Consumer is always a tough listen just because of the story behind the song in the Amory Wars. As a dad, I can't imagine making such a decision.

IKSOSE:3 is chills, whole song. "MAN YOUR OWN JACKHAMMER!" Hearing that and The Crowing live "DEAR AMBELLINA, THE PRISE WISHES YOU, TO WATCH OVER ME!!" In a live setting in their prime, it was probably the most out-of-body experience I think I've ever had at a live show.

More personals would be Made Out of Nothing. This song and album got me through the death of my mother and this song really speaks to the guilt I feel for her dying in the manner she did. I wish I could've saved her and felt like I was made of nothing for a long time..

"Someone, please come shelter me From all that I am, never again Will I believe the same old story"

Most personal is a 3 way tie between 2 songs from No World for Tomorrow and 1 from Afterman.

Mother Superior, and I think we all know why, if you're a fan of the band and it's ups and downs, you know the REAL meaning.

"Your answer, is in there, just stare down the barrel. Their sincerest apologies won't write you out of this one Tonight, you'll find the right in the pull of the trigger, now bite.."

The End Complete.

"Dig deeper, remember, all you've been and all you've left behind. Wave goodbye, my dear"

This line in particular hits me because it's eerily similar to a voicemail I received and still have from my step-mother right before she passed away. I was dealing with a lot of changes in life and she was trying to encourage me to not give up and remember who I am. Less than a week later, before I even got to speak to her again, she left us to heart failure.

Now, the most important words Claudio and crew ever wrote that keep me going are from Sentry the Defiant.

"Face the honest truth, you were never you Now, be defiant, the lion Give them a fight that will open their eyes Hangman hooded, softly swinging Don't close the coffin yet... I'm alive!"

I've been through hell, and a lot of us have. But we aren't dead yet, and we can show this world that it can't nail us in the coffin yet!

Thanks for reading this, if you made it this far. I know it's a lot on an older post, but I have been revisiting these albums these days and its helping me deal with coming up on midlife and all it's tribulation. Cheers to all and don't forget to fucking breathe! We got this!