there is something so heartbreaking in the way vessel sings, “there is always something in the way, i want to have you to myself for once” in vore.
the cadence is so forlorn, exhausted of the barriers that have made it impossible to connect with this other person, and the melody dramatically adds to it. the way the track falls away from the screaming vocals, breaking into staccatos of piano and guitar, and gives way to the song’s thesis— frustration in not having enough of a person and the all-consuming nature of being isolated in love. it’s absolutely phenomenal and heartbreaking.
the song feels like submitting to the grief of being lonely in love and all of the anger, heartache, and anguish that goes with it.
it’s a fantastic portrayal of what it feels like to love someone who is unable to receive and/or reciprocate the love that you have for them and i believe that the line, “i want to have you to myself for once” encapsulates it perfectly. wanting someone you love to yourself— untethered from what encumbers them in this life— so that you may finally connect with them is a sorrow many are severely familiar with. it is aching and rage-inducing enough to make someone scream from the frustration and pain they feel.
the song makes it a point to highlight that pain in a single, cutting question: are you in pain like i am?
I’m sorry, but which wildly depraved, sicko wrote the lyrics for Vore? What were they thinking? What is going through their head?Are they seeking counselling? Are they single? Do they, per chance, like 5’4 brunettes?
fantasy au where vessel is a newly ascended god that has usurped the kingdom's throne with the help of a forgotten deity named sleep and ii is his royal advisor and strongest general and iii is a sneaky little king of rogues with the aesthetic of a pirate and iv is the kingdom's most resourceful merchant with a special interest in alchemy and weapons and also they're in love and–
I've just come to the realisation that at the beginning of Vore (first fifteen seconds), along with the scratchy guitar chord, there are chewing and swallowing sounds. The song is quite literally from the point of view of being stuck in the throat of a God.