‘Diminished’ by Fallen Letters and reflection is a heady mix of dreamy melodies and a loud, unrelenting flow of guitar melodies. This electrifying alt-rock/metal track weighs heavily as it progresses, building towards a sound that feels loud but tempered. The song’s dark edge seems to lie in the way the soundscape’s melody smothers the vocal.
The lines urge the listener to look at them, see them as they are before they’re seemingly swept away, pushed down by the rush of melodies that seem to layer and build as we move along. “...This space is so wide, but I feel so diminished inside…”.
Fear and doubt seem to fuel the song, while the narrator longs for escape to pull them away from the pressing, dark weight that threatens to bury them. It feels as though we’re in a sonic space that only swirls past, no anchor to keep us tethered to specific thought or emotion.
The song attempts to pull us from this swirl with a trumpet solo backed by slow percussion. A respite from the heavy melodies that bear down on us through the track. But then weight is electric, constant and omnipresent, never fully letting up. This weight pushes the lyrics (and listener) downward, pressing until we’re flattened, feeling minuscule and ‘Diminished’.
The dreamy vocal delivery on the song juxtaposes with the soundscape's constant weight. The lines push against the melodies, creating this electrifying, almost moody tension that pulls you in. Engages you.
‘Diminished’ by Fallen Letters feels like an electrifying opener, using tension and heady emotion to pull us into their loud, unrelenting melodies. This is with lyrics that promise reflection, immersive and dreamy, and a unique jazz-like mid-section that acts as the track’s unique tether to a burst of relief.
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