Even in the world of AI generated songs, every song is a one of one. A ride through time, a magic transport.
But, some songs leave you in awe. That awe feeling where “wow” doesn’t even come to mind because your left speechless from the experience.
Unimaginable, unexplainable, and incomparable. That’s the awe, and we all want some.
This year, one song has been serving up the awe to music fans time and time again.
Without delving into the lore of Sleep Token, the lyrics of Vessel provide clear views into the awe inside ‘Caramel’:
“Right foot in the roses, left foot on a landmine
I'm not gonna be there tripping on the grapevine
They can sing the words while I cry into the bassline”
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“Too blessed to be caught ungrateful, I know
So I'll keep dancin' along to the rhythm
This stage is a prison, a beautiful nightmare”
‘Caramel’ by Sleep Token
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As heavy as the lyrical matter is here, the sonic situation going on with ‘Caramel’ is literally unheard of, and it totally pulls you in.
‘Caramel’ starts by luring in the unsuspecting with chimes that perform a haunting dance to a wicked reggaeton beat. Once you’re in for the ride, ‘Caramel’ drops into a dark trap middle section that offers arguably the most future sounding music of ‘25. After toying with that sound, ‘Caramel’ has you stuck, and Sleep Token, fully aware of this, launches into melodic heavy metal for the third section that earned the band their beautiful nightmare…life on stage performing to diehard fans that dissect their music [📸 👇 from Reddit] and build lore from their lyrics 🦩.
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