Ok, second time through here. I was outside smoking a cig and saw this come up and listened to it outside in the dark on my phone. I'm now inside listening on my tracking phones.
Already on the third time through in the time it took me to type that...
I like it a lot. It's a lot more involved and complex than previous offerings, but not like too much, you know?
Arrangement-wise, it's good. Love the mellotronish flute. I always dig that sound. Intro is great. You almost lost me in the middle when you started to repeat phrases and changes weren't forthcoming, but then the feedback, and the outro...ahhh. Nice. How do you generate feedback in that apartment of yours? Do you just crank it and neighbors be damned? I'm too afraid playing that loud even in a house.
The dueling leads at the end are somewhat discordant, but it sounds intentional, so it works in that context.
I love the lyrics. You do what I attempt to do, which is sing plainly but earnestly about seemingly everyday things, but in a way that seems more meaningful beneath the surface. Maybe it's your singing, but it sounds like you really mean what you're saying, even if I'm not 100% sure what you're trying to say.
Mix-wise, I was sorely disappointed in the lack of reverb. I expected this to be drenched, but it's practically bone dry by my standards. Sounds good though, if a bit dark overall. Bass is pulsing pretty strongly way down there, but it's probably cool. Just watch out on some systems.