#SHOW ME HOW TO DANCE FOREVER

[the-impulse-to-love]

i still can't get over the fact how the new album is even in arcadia.

like. take me back to eden, and now even in arcadia.

take me back to eden, which is a paradise that was inhabited in and later lost due to the sin of eating the forbidden fruit.

even in arcadia, which is an idyllic paradise of a real region in greece. a concept that was romanticized and explored during the renaissance that is said to be unobtainable and lost.

and the phrase "even in" -- referring to the phrase "et in arcadia ego," roughly meaning "even in arcadia, there i am." a phrase used as a title to painter nicolas poussin's painting (left) depicting three shepherds and a woman. yet, this work was inspired by a work of the same name done by artist guercino (right), done about a decade before. and his work has themes of memento mori, a reminder that death is always There, with the image of a skull reinforcing the idea of the title.

all just to say...

vessel wants to be taken back to eden -- back to a way when things were idyllic and perfect. and yet, if he obtains this, if he somehow gets to arcadia, he's met with the harsh reality that his paradise is unobtainable and lost. "i" -- whether that be sleep, death, or some other figure -- they are still there in what appears to be paradise, even if vessel wants to escape from them...

[redsixwing]

et in arcadia, ego

[aleniksimmer]

Guys, I did it! I finally figured out all of Vessel's mask red decor..According to the Hysteria Machine's site these parts are all metal (maybe a couple of them might be resin), that's why they are all "fused" on top of eachother or cut (like the light green part and the purple ones), that's why I had difficult figuring out some pieces. Also, in the end, the green/gray/yellow parts are all one item (bottom left corner). The pieces, that aren't already symmetrical, can be found in both the right and left version on their craft (blue, pink and purple on my drawing).

EDIT: Just realised that the red/orange piece is always attached with the blue/light blue one on both sides..so technically the pieces are even "less" complicated than they look, but I'm SURE some of them have been cut off/rearranged to make the design fit..so technically the whole mask is a repetition of only 3 big molds in different areas and rotations!

Now I plan to make a better 2D version of all the pieces separated, an accurate 2D version of Vessel's mask (similar to the colored one in this post) and then start with all the 3D pieces once I have the 2D map.

Hope you like the idea!

(I figured out now I can also easily identify the decor on his shoulder piece but that would be for another day lol)

[beforeifadedaway]

Go ahead and wrap your arms around me Arms around me, arms around me

[theweightlessness-recedes]

Anyone had the feels that the Side B track is gonna be dreadfully emotional af? Because I do.

[l3earfat-st]

𝔈𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔢🪶🗡️

[shittybundaskenyer]

My blood beats so alive, might tear right through my skin <- me while drawing this in a frenzy

[top-quality-garbage]

baby I am so prepared you have no idea

[floating-goblin-art]

Behold, a divide.

[tempered-grace]

the entire sleep token fandom right now:

[lifemod17]

BUT AT WHAT COST

[sailorsun546]

The alchemical notation for Aqua Regia, I see you fuckers (affectionate)

[vanmec]

Show me how to dance forever

[My Socials] | [Prints] | [ST Prints]

[copia]

SHOW ME HOW TO DANCE FOREVER

[toxiclizardwrites]

🎥: @yep3348 on Tiktok

Someone on here said that Vessel played the sheet music that was just released (or some version of the sheet music anyway) during the intro to Rain at one show. I found a video on Tiktok of it and wanted to share it here!

[l3earfat-st]

Arms around me 🕺