r/coheed's Song of the Day #69: The Hard Sell

It's come to my attention that these posts are useless. Oops. Anyways, The Hard Sell is pretty bitchin'. Something about it; it mixes a ton of styles, and even has a World of Lines throwback. The funky, heavy, intense song produces one of the best Coheed choruses, and that first verse is hard. Love it.

The Fiction- Sirius has finally returned from his time in the Keywork; for him, only about a week has passed, but to the rest of the universe, he has been gone for about a year and a half.

He is conflicted about what he should say to a world that was convinced one of their greatest minds had perished. After consulting with his mentor about the true nature of the Keywork, both men agree that the people at large would be better off not knowing of the bleak afterlife that awaits them all. Instead, Sirius decides to stick solely to a scientific explanation, and fabricates a set of passable, though still extremely exciting, algorithms and explanations about the energy that binds the planets together.

Sirius is lauded as a hero of the scientific community and is given an award at a ceremony in his honor; Meri, also in attendance, simultaneously struggles to find out where she stands now that her husband has returned -- especially since she has been seeing Colten, the police officer who saved her in "Goodnight, Fair Lady".

The Real- This song is essentially a follow-up to Sentry, targeting people who don't like the music. It seems like the band has it's fair share of critics, and Claudio is stressing that he does this work to get his emotions out, for the love of music, and not for money like some people may think.

The Part- MY GUESS. Love the harsh way he sings that. It's got rainbow in the dark-like echo to it which rules me.