'Eight' (Lyric Video) | Sleeping At Last

"Be selective with your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right." —Unknown

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This is the twenty-fourth track from Sleeping At Last's Atlas: Year Two and the eighth track of the Atlas: Enneagram EP. It was officially released in 2019.

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Font used for lyrics: Sk-Modernist

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I do not own the rights to this song. All rights belong to Sleeping At Last.

℗ 2019 Asteroid B-612. All rights reserved.

[TheInspirationalMind]

There's only one problem with Eight being released: there's only one more song in Atlas: Year Two...

[zster]

I like how this song starts strong and asserts its self, like a true 8. But then shows the inner struggle that fight, and side they are reluctant to show

[michelleetiemonu]

The lyrics "I can't afford no, I REFUSE to be rejected" I think is a way to say I'm not going to give anyone the opportunity to leave me behind and that hits so hard. The feeling of being abandoned is a pain that never goes away, even tho I'm not an eight I understand that it is much easier to just avoid the possibility even if that means giving up the chance of having a deeper relationship.

[hayleyxclark]

as an 8 myself, i can tell that a lot of us have had childhood trauma and had to grow up quick. we feel like if we end up looking vulnerable, we’ll get hurt all over again. we try to appear strong as a cover for what we’re really going through. if you know someone who is an 8, be sure to check up on them and make sure they’re doing okay :)

[hellodaekko]

I just realized when the lyrics said “you were wrong when you said my healing needed more than time” it’s referring to the lyrics in One where it says “I believe that we could fix this over time”

[levimckinley]

His perfect falsetto when he says “Achilles heel” is so incredibly beautiful

[ohifonlyx]

I'M HERE AND I'M SHOOK.
This is definitely a unique song. It reminds me a bit of Anger, but more blunt and vulnerable in a different way. It's more triumphant... like a conqueror fighting for survival but then laying down his sword and fighting for humanity and goodness and love, etc.

I like the way he uses bursts of hard, blunt sounds and then cuts them off into silent spaces to create this sudden void in your ears.
I'm in love with the delivery of "break these bones" and how he sings "fragile things, helpless things, broken things" and "I can't let you see..."
And then it just stops like it's made it's point and it's done.

He did it... he made a song that makes me relate to a type 8. Type 8 is the one type I just have a hard time understanding and warming up to. Congrats Ryan, not only in succeeding at your mission of writing such a song... but in making it sound amazing.

[anyak]

This hits hard. I had to grow up quickly and I spent my whole life trying to appear powerful and gain control. I am scared to show my feelings. I know that crying or loving isn't weak but its really hard. But I know one day i will be all good. I just wish that i could get all this off my heart but probably not now.

[steventaschner]

"I am strong enough to let you in" - may that be my battle cry!

[kingbojs]

I'm an 8. I was introduced to SAL by my 2 girlfriend, we learned about enneagrams shortly after "two" was released, she learned she was a two and realized why she related to the song so well. I took the test to find out I was an 8. I had a rough child hood and could never explain my feelings well, it drove me and her to fights that I hated and so did she. We grew together slowly the release of this song helped her understand me better, and helped me as well. The lyrics felt like some of my inner thoughts, being born sickly loosing my twin to a stranger to never see him again, forcing my self to be strong and shut others out. This song helped her understand me, helped me find the words she deserves, this song is amazing. Sorry this is a lengthy comment if you read this all the way through thank you.

[suhukishinden]

"You were wrong. My healing, needed more than time." Damn that hit hard and I'm not even an 8

[ClauReadsBooks]

I'm not even type 8 and I CRIED IN EVERY SECOND OF THIS SONG.

[regards]

I've never felt so strangled by a song before. The emotion poured into the way he sings had me in tears. I'm definitely no eight, a nine and four actually, but I loved every second of this song.

[rukikirabbit]

I love the enneagram series so much, its sad to see that its almost over, it's like saying farewell to a dear friend.

This song reminds me so much of my life when I was much younger and going through a lot and trying to understand that forgiveness isn't as easy as it is to say that you are sorry.

[itsbebe]

I love how different this song's style is so different but the content and meaning is so similar. This song is pure art.

[ellamaki]

”no, I refuse to be rejected” hit hard

[kaijessop]

I’m an eight, I grew up lied too. My parents never actually loved me, and they always fought. But I never noticed until I was around 11-12 and around that time I was told that I was a mistake and was told I was ugly and worthless by my brother. I have a lot of mental issues because of it. I’m older now turning 16 next November. I lost a lot of friends to my issues, and I have only one friend now that I trust and my boyfriend who is a physical abuse survivor and I’m slowly getting better.

[christinehancock]

My daughter is an 8 ...this song had me sobbing ....I had no idea ALL OF THIS was behind her armor 😭😭😭😭

[lynxhart]

I feel ready to punch a hole into the sky holy crap

[queenvictoria]

"i cant afford no i refuse to be rejected" as an 8 that line hits hard no matter how many times i listen to it.