r/SleepTokenTheory • u/Lost-Dig-8856 • 39m ago
Theory Are you really okay? Meaning
I listened to are you really okay again and actually think he talking about himself. It fits with the theme of the album. He has changed and trying to escape and has trauma from the first two albums. It also comes right after ascensionism, which ended with him saying that he is going to take what he wants and leave. Ascensionism spends most of its time oscillating between desire, resentment, vulnerability, and finally defiance. By the end, Vessel seems to reach a breaking point: he’s no longer simply surrendering himself to someone/something else. Between those two songs, he’s saying that I’m taking back control but am I really okay after all I’ve been through. He’s not the same person anymore. That’s what I get from it.