Track By Tracks: Liminal Spirit - Unwell (2025)
1. Admittance:
Main character Phillip is checked into his room in the nursing home by his two children, Jonathon and Madeline, who argue over whether living out the rest of his life in assisted living is what is best for him. Their diction is muted, depicting what it is like for an elderly man with dementia to overhear and process the voices of others. Before the children leave, Jonathon tries to comfort Phillip by playing a recording of his favorite song, "Welcome to My World," by Jim Reeves.
2. Unwell:
Phillip ruminates on his forgotten history, knowing death awaits him. He hopes that he has lived a moral life, so that he is comforted in the afterlife. The music shifts from familiar jazz-inspired tonalities to bizarre, unfamiliar shapes to echo his fragmented mind.
3. Visiting Day:
Phillip longs for a return visit from his children and feels the presence of visitors. Instead of his family returning, however, Phillip is greeted by the ghosts of the two children who accuse him of murder, as described in the synopsis of the cover art. They warn him that they will return in three days and that Phillip should repent for his crimes in the meantime. He struggles with this because he has no memory of the acts the ghosts have described, given his failing condition. The song closes with Phillip unsure if the ghosts were real or a symptom of his illness. The music heard at the beginning of the song audibly sounds more hopeful in melodic tones, given the idea that Phillip may find comfort in a return from his family, but then shifts to a cold, shambling, discordant gait upon the visit of the ghosts. Tonall,y the song ends in a more defiant melody as Phillip questions his visions and denies their accusations.
4. EOLC:
Phillip acknowledges that three days have passed, and he fears the return of the vengeful ghosts. They do return and ask if he has repented for his sins, before stating that they are going to inflict the same pain upon him that they suffered at his hands decades ago. Phillip does not repent wholeheartedly, given that he cannot remember what they are accusing him of, and instead believes he is not capable of it, given the similarity the ghosts have in appearance to his children, whom he loves and misses. The ghosts then end Phillip's life as the music becomes increasingly confrontational, culminating in Phillip accepting his fate but ultimately realizing he is not going to be comforted in the afterlife, which was a greater fear than even his own death.
5. A Better Place:
Phillip is judged in the afterlife by beings that determine the final destination for those who cross over. The music now resembles a discordant hellscape as Phillips' crimes are listed and he is ultimately cast into hell for them. The song and record end as the music fades, leaving only the audible sounds of those confined to the same fate enduring endless torture.
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