Track By Tracks: Soothsayer - The Unbinding (2026)

1. Eroding the Sky:

"To where the finger points... Go to distant horizons that lie beyond the sea."

Eroding the Sky tells a story of facing a harsh realisation, where your environment is not operating the way you thought it once was. It's a breakdown of your perceived reality to reveal a very different story, akin to a type of mass awakening, albeit without the hippie-ish sense of ecstasy.

Using the visual metaphor of the sky itself eroding away, and people coming together to will this erosion. Life is disappointing, and I do not connect very well with Western society and how things are run. There is a strong desire to turn away from society altogether and go to a faraway place that operates on different rules.

2. Sooner Acceptance:

"Though battered and broken down, you made it back to sacred ground."

This song was written shortly after the death of my grandmother. She was an incredibly strong and intelligent woman who worked very hard for her entire life, only for her final years to be greatly lacking in any sense of peace and dignity.

There is a harsh absurdity in how the journey of life can play out. After an assortment of struggles, trials, and deep hardships in life, the journey inevitably comes to an end. Nobody is guaranteed an honourable exit. With the hope of peace at the end of the road, all one can do is continue to fight forward, continue to do the right thing, and continue to be true to themselves.

3. Endless Shesha:

"Devil beside me, chaos inside me, constantly singing - all five heads."

This is a love letter of appreciation to Sheshanag, the king of snakes in Hindu mythology. Shesha is said to hold up the earth from below. He is often associated with Lord Vishnu, whom Shesha protected as a child.

This song is a meditative reflection upon a variety of personal experiences that are being told through a way of Shesha devotion. I have always had and will always have a deep connection to India, particularly with certain parts of the land and certain aspects of Hindu mythology.

4. The Vine:

"The icon of disease disguised as love is an institution so corrupt."

The Vine was written after a group shamanic session I attended some years ago, where things turned quite dark. The intense interplay of light and dark forces throughout the experience left a profound effect on everyone present. There was a cult-like element to how the environment was set up, which did not sit well with me.

I disagreed on how things were run and organised, in very much the same way as I look at society today. There are hierarchical systems in place that exist only to benefit those who are least deserving. This is something that I have great contempt for. There is a strong desire to escape the shadow of this system and nurture the spiritual and creative force within.

5. A Vague Shimmer:

"Go to the source and collect from the spring - slake the thirst of ever-parched roots."

A theme that runs through most Soothsayer songs is the idea of holding on to a tiny bit of hope while trudging through the murky waters of life. Nihilism in its full form is less interesting if it doesn't have a few broken shards of hope shining through the thick, black sludge. A vague shimmer of hope will often be present and glistening in its juxtaposition.

More Indian influences come in here with the use of the Mudra names; these cast spells of hope, while the doom carries its own weight, dripping with dread. Catching these vague shimmers of hope and using them as tools for creativity and self-assurance is important if you are to progress.

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