The single "Death by the Pool" starts with The SoulSpinner - The Shaman - jamming, setting a blurred image of a sunset coloring the sky in pastels, and the still water in the pool reflecting the deep-seated melancholy in the song's protagonist, and vocalist, Skybound Misfit's heart. He weaves together thoughts of the transient with the eternal, with a melody and a fierce guitar that tugs at the strings, trying to break free - and embracing the listener in a tight, emotional grip, as The SoulSpinner eventually sings out his mantra about Jesus's return and about those who are hidden away.
Each verse in "Death by the Pool" explores the contradictions of existence - light and dark, beginning and end, surface and depth. As a humble acknowledgment of his own vulnerability, he sings about how every end is a new beginning, and every goodbye contains the hope of a new meeting, a contrast that is a fundamental theme in my works.
The pool becomes a symbol of the immovable, the fixed point in time where he can stop and look back on the tracks he has left behind. In this song, he finds peace in chaos, and even in the face of the end - a metaphorical "death by the pool" - at the swimming pool, which is considered a place of relaxation and happiness, he finds an acceptance of his fate, that flows through the words and melodies.
"Death by the Pool" is not just a song; it is a chapter that reveals a deeper truth about life and death, about knowing one's place in the world while simultaneously realizing how little one truly knows.
The song builds on the complex and sometimes chaotic and dramatic soundscape between life and death - and contributes to the narrative of this neurotic, but sincere main character who seeks meaning and understanding, and who ultimately finds a kind of peace in the inevitable.

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