Proceed! Young Human is my favorite band

Intro and The Masquerade already hit me insanely hard. They’re tied for my second favorites off of the album (Telescope is #1 if anyone cares). And now there’s a THIRD ONE? I love love LOVE the overarching melody so much, it’s so calming and melancholy. It makes we want to have an emotional ballroom dance with someone. I’m getting off track,

Something I really love about The Masquerade (album) is the kind of journey it represents, starting with being trapped in the whatever the masquerade represents, going through all sorts of emotions, until reaching that happy ending in The Masquerade and Road. And it’s a really satisfying conclusion when you look at it that way. But Outro kind of...it doesn’t take it away, but it feels like we’re starting again. It’s different, of course, but it’s so similar to what we’ve already heard, because you’re never really going to stop having problems.

And that sentiment is really what it me, I think. It feels really personal somehow. I’m one to think things like “I just need to get through today, and it’ll be better.” “I just need to get through this week.” “I just need to get through until the next break from school.” repeat ad infinitum. You don’t really get out of the woods and you probably never will.

But still...heck its hopeful. Like, getting past something isn't necessarily the happy ending, but you’re happy for the time. And you’re gonna be happy again after whatever hurdle comes next.