ACT I
On the night they met, he was immediately enchanted by her. No one had ever made him feel this way before."What do you think about me?" she asked.He was in love. She was perfect for him. The rest of his life suddenly seemed incomplete if she wouldn’t be in it. Unsure of whether she loved him back though, he kept this to himself.“Let’s meet up sometime!”Their night ended with a promise that they would see each other again. He was nervous for that day to come, But when he was finally with her again all his fears and anxieties melted away. Not only was he in love, but for the first time in his life he truly felt at peace with himself. She promised that they would see each other the following day. He imagined spending the rest of his life with her. He imagined how wonderful that life would be. She never showed up the next day. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him. She left him.
ACT I
On the night they met, she was immediately addicted to him. No one had ever made her feel this way before."Do you love me?" she asked."Do you need me?""Will you miss me?"She was in love. He was perfect for her. Her life was incomplete until he entered it. She was going to make him love her back."Do you love me?" she asked."You need me.""Please care about me."Their night ended with a promise that she would see him again. He was nervous for that day to come, But when he was finally with her again all his fears and anxieties swelled. Not only was she in love, but she was infatuated. She asked if they could see each other the following day. She imagined spending the rest of her life with him. She imagined how wonderful that life would be.
"Can I see you tomorrow?"
ACT I
She was still addicted to him. No one had ever made her feel this way before."Do you love me?" she asked."Do you need me?""Will you miss me?"She was in love. He was perfect for her. Her life was incomplete until he entered it. She was going to make him love her back."Do you love me?" she asked."You need me.""Please care about me."Their night ended with a promise that she would see him again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again.She imagined spending the rest of her life with him. She imagined how wonderful that life would be.
"Can I see you again?"
ACT II
He didn’t know what to do. His heart swelled with an immense pain he had never felt before. Desolated and broken, he tried to heal from what had happened, but the weight of his self imposed sins was too great. As a last resort, he decided that he needed to forget about her completely.In the process of his love for her, he made the mistake of actually pushing her away.He concluded that getting rid of her was not enough. The only way to ever prevent feeling this much pain was to get rid of everything and everyone that he loved, so that he would never have to suffer another loss. He was not at peace, nor did he have love, but at least he was free from any more pain of having to lose something he loved.
ACT II
She didn't know what to do. Her heart swelled with an immense pain she had never felt before. Desolated and broken, she tried to heal from what had happened, but the weight of her self imposed sins was too great. As a last resort, she tried to get rid of herself permanently. It didn't work.In the process of her love for him, she made the mistake of actually pushing him away.The only way to ever prevent feeling this much pain was to get rid of everyone who would love her. She couldn't bear to endure another loss like this. Not only did she want to be free from this pain, she never wanted to feel this way again."I am a Gemini" she testified.
GEMINI
"Why did you leave?
"I waited for you all day but you never showed up."
"I was so happy and then you ruined it."
"You made me so happy and then you ruined it."
"You were the only thing I had to look forward to and then you ruined it."
"Just go away."
"Don't ever come back."
"I STILL LOVE YOU."
Happily Ever After
She loved him. He had no choice. They would be together forever. It was the perfect, wonderful life she always fantasized about. And now, it was their reality. She was going to live happily after all. She had never felt this way before.His feelings didn't matter.
Happily Ever After
She loved him. He had no choice. They would be together forever. It was the perfect, wonderful life she always fantasized about. And now, it was their reality. She couldn't let him leave. Her life was incomplete without him. He completed her life. He was her life. Without him she had nothing to live for.He was her everything.
"GO AWAY."
"Don't look at me. Don't think about me. Don't help me. Don't notice me. Don't talk to me. Don't wait for me. Don't listen to me. Don't stay with me. Don't be there for me. Don't remember me. Don't lie to me. Don't care about me. Don't be nice to me. Don't smile at me. Don't make me laugh. Don't touch me. Don't hug me. Don't make me happy. Don't make me remember the good times. Don't worry about me. Don't consider me. Don't value me. Don't try to understand me. Don't try to stop me."
ACT III
In a twist of fate, the two reunited years later. All of the memories of his love for her came flooding back. Memories that he believed to be all but shut away. Not knowing how to handle his new feelings, he convinced himself that his deliberate attempt to push away love wasn’t the answer to a perfect life, but that he should give into his feelings. Not wanting to ever lose her again, he confessed the love he once had for her.“I felt the same way.”Hearing her response, his fears and anxieties all but melted away. He expected to feel at peace like he had before, but the thought of losing her again was too great. As he spoke his mind to her, she begged him to stop saying things like that. That he was going off the deep end. That she wanted everything to be like it was before. He couldn’t listen to her. His feelings couldn’t be dissuaded. He cared about her, he wanted her all to himself, he wanted to revolve his entire life around her. He would die for her. To him, that sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. It sounded wonderful. It sounded perfect. She left.
ACT III
Years passed. They weren't the same people they had fallen in love with. Yet in a twist of fate, the two reunited. All of the memories of her love for him came flooding back. Now that he was back in her life, she would make sure to never leave him again."I'm sorry for how I acted before."She knew she wasn't worthy of his forgiveness, but she needed to tell him how she felt."I loved you so much and I didn't want to lose you. I was scared."She was crying. Crying out of joy to be with him again, but also out of regret for the choices she made. He kept listening."I know I made mistakes. I know I'm a bad person."The words spilled out of her. All she ever wanted to do was tell him how she really felt. A slave to her feelings, she poured her dilapidated heart out to him."I don't know what to do. I just want you to be happy. I still love you"
She still loved him. Did he feel the same way?
ACT III
"I missed you! Do you love me after all?"
ACT III
"I love you too!"
ACT III
"I'll never leave you again!"
ACT III
"I'll never leave."
ACT III
"We'll be together forever."
ACT III
"We'll be together forever."
ACT III
"We'll be together forever."
"Come back!"
"You promised!"
"I trusted you!"
"I'm not normally like this, please don't go."
ACT III
"I understand. I hate myself too.""Would you be better off if I left?""
SHE LEFT
Life moved on. She left. Haunted by the possibilities of what could’ve been, she couldn’t bring herself to face a reality without him. So she left. She found herself seeing him everywhere she went. So she left.She didn't want to come back.
Will you go with her?
ACT
Him: I feel the way u feel
Him: but about her
Him: im sorryHer: What do you mean? Can you please clarify for me because I think I am misunderstanding
ACT IV
Life moved on. He didn't. Haunted by the possibilities of what could’ve been, he couldn’t bring himself to face his reality. He found himself seeing her everywhere he went. But it wasn’t her. It was the idea of her. The perfect, wonderful fantasy of what could have been. A fantasy, that at one point, was his reality. A fantasy which was ineffably more attractive than the reality he faced now. He needed to see her again.Every time he tried to move on, he ended up finding himself right back where he started.These constant reminders of what could have been began to get more frequent and soon he stopped fighting them. He wanted to be with her. He needed to be with her.
ACT IV
Life moved on. She didn’t. Haunted by the possibilities of what could’ve been, she couldn’t bring herself to face the reality he had created for her. She found herself looking for him everywhere. But he had moved on.These constant reminders of what could have been began to get more frequent but she kept fighting them. She needed to be with him. The real him. The boy she loved. The boy she cared about."I don't want to live without you.""Don't leave.""Please."
I'm not here.
Remember when everything was perfect?
Was it ever perfect?
Reflection
When were you last truly happy?Were you ever truly happy?Was it meant to last forever?What will it take to make it last forever?
Is it worth it?
ACT IV
He tried to move on. She didn’t. Haunted by the possibility of living without him, she wouldn't let him go. She found herself missing him every waking second of her life. she couldn’t bring herself to face a reality without him.Her addiction to him kept getting harder to nurture but she kept fighting it. She needed to be with him. The real him. The boy she loved. The boy she obsessed over. She couldn't accept that it was over."I don't want to live without you.""Don't leave.""Don't leave.""Don't leave."
ACT IV
He tried to leave. It didn't work. She wouldn't let him leave her.As a last resort, he decided to show her that he never loved her to begin with.
ACT IV
He tried to leave. It didn't work. She wouldn't let him leave her.As a last resort, he decided to show her that he never loved her to begin with.
ACT IV
He tried to leave. It didn't work. She wouldn't let him leave her.As a last resort, he decided to show her that he never loved her to begin with.
ACT IV
He tried to leave. It didn't work. She wouldn't let him leave her.As a last resort, he decided to show her that he never loved her to begin with.
ACT IV
He left her.
ACT V
Before he departed reality forever, he wanted to reflect on the memories of what once was. No longer fearing the pain of his past, he remembered her. The real her. The girl who promised to be there. The girl who left him. The girl who hurt him. The girl who betrayed his trust. But he also remembered the girl who made him happy. The girl who brought him peace. The wonderful girl who completed his life.“I love you.” he told her.“I need you.”“I miss you.”“Do you miss me too?”There was no response, but he knew the answer. She never needed him. She never missed him. She never loved him. All this time he was addicted to her, was she addicted to him? The perfect, wonderful life he imagined with her. Did she ever want that too? He was scared. He realized that all this time, after that first night, he was never actually in love with her. Only the idea of what she could have been.
ACT V
Before she departed reality forever, she wanted to reflect on the memories of what once was. She wanted to tell him goodbye. Unable to face her own reality, she never remembered the real him. The boy who promised to be there. The boy who hurt her. The boy who left her. Instead she remembered the boy who made her happy, the boy who would complete her life, the perfect and wonderful boy she loved.“I love you.” she told him.“I need you.”“I miss you.”"Do you miss me too?”She waited for a response, but received nothing but the deafening silence of her desolate reality.He didn't love her. He wanted her gone. He wanted to move on.And she wanted it all to be over.
FINAL ACT
"I won't be getting in your way anymore. Just let me rest in peace. Goodnight."
FINAL ACTS
"I love you."
FINAL ACTS
"I need you."
FINAL ACTS
"I'll miss you."
FINAL ACTS
"Will you miss me too?"
EULOGY
She never woke up.But he moved on.
EULOGY
In the process of their love, they made the mistake of actually pushing each other away.
ABOUT
Odyssey 4 is a never ending cycle told in five acts through the use of music, words, and visual imagery.For the best experience, it is recommended that you read and listen through each of the five acts in order and at your own pace.
The Four Themes
Leitmotif 1 : Theme of Love
Leitmotif 2 : Theme of Peace
Leitmotif 3 : Theme of Pain
Leitmotif 4 : Odyssey 4 Theme
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ABOUT
Odyssey 4 is a case about love — love that a girl has for a boy, an obsessive, relentless love, and what she will do to keep him.For the best experience, it is recommended that you fall in love with the album and never let it go.
Leitmotif 1 : Theme of Love
Leitmotif 2 : Theme of Peace
Leitmotif 3 : Theme of Evil
Leitmotif 4 : Odyssey 4 Theme
ABOUT
Odyssey 4 is a story about a Gemini.For the best experience, it is recommended that you fall in love with the album and make it your only reason to stay alive.
I am a Gemini
I am a Gemini
I am a Gemini
I am a Gemini
ABOUT
Odyssey 4 is a love story told in five acts through the use of music, words, and visual imagery.It's not perfect, but for the best experience it's recommended that you accept the album for what it is, not what it could have been.
Leitmotif 1 : Theme of Love
Heard in: ENCHANTED - THEME OF LOVE - "Let's meet up!" - SINS - MY MIND - OFF THE DEEP END - SKIN - "im better than her!!!!" (Distorted) - "i love youuu <3" - FINAL SYMPHONY - "I still love you." - FLOODING BACK
Leitmotif 2 : Theme of Peace
Heard in: "Let's meet up!" - THEME OF PEACE - WHERE WERE YOU (Partial theme) - MY MIND (Partial theme) - SKIN (Partial theme) - "together forever 😊" (Slowed down) - FINAL SYMPHONY (Partial theme) - Moving on. - "Please care." - SLAVE (Partial theme) - "I don't know what to do."
Leitmotif 3 : Theme of Pain
Heard in: THEME OF LOVE - "See you tomorrow?" - THEME OF PAIN - DESOLATED - SINS - LAST RESORT - GEMINI - MY MIND - OFF THE DEEP END - SKIN - "hello :)" (Slowed down) - FINAL SYMPHONY (Full runthrough) - FINAL SYMPHONY - PAIN (Slowed down) - "I still love you." - HEAL - FREE - FLOODING BACK
Leitmotif 4 : Odyssey 4 Theme
Heard in: ENCHANTED - "See you tomorrow?" - DESOLATED - SINS - "I felt the same way!" - OFF THE DEEP END - FINAL SYMPHONY (All rehearsals) - "im better than her!!!!" - FINAL SYMPHONY - "see you in your fantasy!!" - "Can I see you tomorrow?" - FLOODING BACK - "I was scared." - "I don't want to live without you.
Leitmotif 5 : Enchantment
Heard in: ENCHANTED - MY MIND - FINAL SYMPHONY - ADDICTED - A happy memory.
Leitmotif 6 : Crossroads
Heard in: "See you tomorrow?" - FINAL SYMPHONY - "Can I see you tomorrow?" - "I don't want to live without you."
Leitmotif 7 : Last Resort
Heard in: LAST RESORT (Act II) - OFF THE DEEP END - "im better than her!!!!" - FINAL SYMPHONY - LAST RESORT (Inverse Act II)
Leitmotif 8 : Memories
Heard in: "Let's meet up!" - REUNION - MY MIND - "Please don't say that..." - "Why can't it be like it was before?" - Faded memories - "I love you so so sooo much!!!" - "I love you too!" - "I'll never leave you again!" - "I'll never leave." - "We'll be together forever." - TOGETHER FOREVER
Thesis Statement: The concept of perfection exists only in the form of idealizations, and the pursuit of perfection will only lead to suffering.
Credits
J.P. & D.W.
SHE NEVER WOKE UP
She
never
woke
up.
She
never
woke
up.
She
never
woke
up.
HELP
Do you think things will be different this time around?
HELP
Maybe it could work out for you two after all.
HELP
Do you think you did the right thing?
HELP
She's really something, isn't she?
HELP
Perhaps things can go back to what it was like before.
QUESTIONS
How long have you known each other?How do you feel when you're around them?What color eyes do they have?When did you last talk to them?Do they bring out the best in you?How do you feel when you see them smile?Or hear them laugh?Are you ashamed to love them?Are you in love with them as they are or the idea of what they could be?Are you purposefully forgetting about the things you don't like about them?Do you love yourself?
Looking for answers?
ANSWERS
A few years.Like nothing else in the world matters except for the two of us.Brown.A long time ago.They've inspired me to do things I never thought would be possible.It gives me a reason to smile too.Like everything in my life that led up to this moment was worth it. Especially if I was the one to make her laugh.No.The idea.Yes.Not when I loved her.
You found them.
If you're reading this, then that means you took the time to explore all that this website has to offer and I would like to sincerely thank you for that!Odyssey 4 has been a challenging, yet extremely rewarding project to work on, and it means a lot to me that you took the time to see it through to the end.At its core, this story is about someone who is unable to let go of the idea of the perfect relationship they could have had with a significant other, and I wanted to show the many different outcomes this type of obsession has. None of which are healthy or positive for anyone involved.If you are someone who felt particularly impacted by this story, then I am talking to YOU right now. Every single aspect of this story has been inspired by relationships and experiences I've had in my own life, and I created this website keeping in mind people who may have gone through similar experiences. It's incredibly easy to become obsessed with ideal realities that sometimes we end up making our lives unnecessarily worse for ourselves.Sometimes we feel like we missed our one and only opportunity to live a wonderful life. Or sometimes we feel like we shouldn't even live at all. That's how I've felt. But that was because I was trying to live my life in pursuit of impossible to reach ideas that constantly ended in failure, much like the characters in this story were. Romanticized ideas will always be more attractive than reality, but true happiness and contentment can only come from real things.I hope that this album was as meaningful to experience as it was for me to create, and I'd like to thank you once again for taking the time to explore my creation. Until the next album!