Seems unlikely Sandy will be moved. But ya never know. Maybe Sherman keeps him around long term to mentor the young fellas. Despite his struggles he would be incredibly difficult to replace. Bulls like him don’t grow on trees.
This song’s lyrics are pretty relatable, at least for me.
My interpretation is that it’s about trying to find the courage & strength to battle through chronic anxiety, past traumas, exhaustion, medical struggles & pain, or just that vicious cycle on repeat that keeps coming back and kicking us in the metaphorical balls — the battle within.
Even if it's been years and years never give up ...
“I’m unlocking myself”
“It’s been a long time in the chain”
“Tired of trying to run away”
“If the beast gonna knock, bang, bang… I will spit in his face” (my favorite line)
“Peace of mind, find a way … hoist the anchor”
“Sometimes our thoughts are like the waves”
“And I can’t help myself … existing on the ocean floor”
“Rise up, split the ocean … take flight”
There’s something really powerful about the shift from feeling stuck in a chronic fight-or-flight state in your own body to reframing things in a more positive way to push through it — even if it’s just temporary remission before the relapse hits and the suck returns. The important part is keep moving forward, trying again, and making small improvements over time.
This probably cracks my top 11 Periphery songs of all time. Ironically, mostly because of the lyrics, whereas a lot of my other favorites are there for the grooves, guitar solos, and song outros.
Shoutout to Dracul Gras, Thanks Nobuo, Sentient Glow, Stranger Things, Wax Wings, Follow Your Ghost, Dying Star, Reptile, The Bad Thing, Blood Eagle, and Luck as a Constant. These songs mean so much.
Thank you fellas for making this. I could be completely wrong in my interpretation, but hey, that’s part of what makes music so special — it means different things to everyone.
Likely gonna be an IL stint for Fairbanks. Funny how ~6 of his earned runs are outside the 9th inning. Also Sandy had a kid last season and sucked. Did Bendix not know this? Oh wait analytics tunnel vision doesn’t know anything about real life situations, the models don’t take any of that stuff into account. So that got overlooked. Anyway wtf is this guy pitching in the 1st inning and 8th inning of games. Now he’s probably messed up with a nerve issue. His routine has gotta be off. This org operates as bots.