Upper Hand

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  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    This song was really intriguing at the cinema but the song lost me on both listens. Really liked the intro. Need to give this a few more listens to "get it". 
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  • Apone
    Apone Posts: 589
    Really enjoyed this one at the Cinema listen
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  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    This song is fucking awesome! First part felt like nothing as it seems had a baby with a pink floyd song. Chorus is a bit hookier and I found extremely catchy. The ending part was awesome too and reminded me how come back/present tense build at the end. The message was awesome too!

    A lot of the songs on this album feel grandiose...building towards a big finish. There were 5 or so songs where I thought "they could close out a set/show with this"
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,502
    This one really stood out at my record store listening, and then I loved it at the cinema.

    That intro feels like an unsettling U2 riff from The Edge over some Pink Floyd vibes. It’s shifts down a bit for the middle but has a Present Tense ending surge that is great. Awesome track.
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,559
    droptheleash9 said:
    This song is fucking awesome! First part felt like nothing as it seems had a baby with a pink floyd song. Chorus is a bit hookier and I found extremely catchy. The ending part was awesome too and reminded me how come back/present tense build at the end. The message was awesome too!

    A lot of the songs on this album feel grandiose...building towards a big finish. There were 5 or so songs where I thought "they could close out a set/show with this"
    My thoughts exactly, I thought to myself ‘this could close a set / show’, then I’d hear the next one and go ‘this one could too’. 
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    JK109224 said:
    Cold Confession meets Elton John meets NAIS meets Yellow Ledbetter.
    Might be crazy to say but Cold Confession is probably in my top 10% of PJ songs 
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  • just_one
    just_one Lisbon Posts: 2,298
    this one closing a set would be amazing!!

    god i love this album (except react,respond lol)
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725



    This is How perfection looks like. 
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Can't wait to hear this song.  Less than 24 hours now till I can (hopefully) join in on the praise.  Very excited.
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,020
    "I apologize, so sorry, 'bout the timing...." love it.
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  • camhendy
    camhendy Posts: 168
    This song is fucking amazing 
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    camhendy said:
    This song is fucking amazing 
    This 
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,593
    best song on the album. that is all
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    MK88178 said:
    ComeToTX said:
    I thought of Pink Floyd for the intro. 
    Absolutely.  Shine on you crazy diamonds. Is what it reminded me of.
    Exactly!
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    dimitrispearljam said:



    This is How perfection looks like. 
    And how it tastes, too.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    edited April 2024
    dimitrispearljam said:



    This is How perfection looks like. 
    Is this a song about someone who knows they will die soon?
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Yes that's the Paradox of not having upper hand being control of your life but not
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,623
    Just magnificent. Keep it in every setlist please, don’t make me chase it… because I will. 

    Repeat repeat repeat 
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,020
    👍
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,942
    Damn.....
    Great song...
    GREAT FUCKING SONG!!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....

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