Thank you :)

Thank you so much for the wonderful and lengthy review. You've shown to us that you really understand the emotions we put behind the piece, as well as the intention we had with them. You don't need to be a composer to leave a great review, of which you totally are a perfect example right in this moment.

"I really like this type of music, not because I take pleasure in feeling emptiness or sadness, but because it always makes me feel connected to every other human being on the planet..."

=> I feel the same. Music that portrays strong emotions of any kinds, are always my favorite. There is little as important to me, as understanding and feeling both your own emotions, as well as the emotions of those around you. And music is indeed a wonderful way for people to connect, and a person, such as you, with a good understanding of the emotion in art, can get closer to understanding and feeling the same as the artist during creation. That said, it's also important that everyone is allowed a free interpretation and personalization of every track, as ultimately, it's the meaning that it holds to every individual listener that is important.

It's definitely quite an adaption that's required for a person to transition to adulthood, after having had little to no real responsibility, and the person may have been focused more in his/her own little bubble of a world. I mean, I realized pretty early on that even though I live in one of the safest places on earth, there are others around me who face horrors every day. But the older I get, the more strongly it affects me. And being rather good at reading people myself, I've noticed that there is a severe lack of really happy people around nowadays. Because life isn't all about happiness, even though it may be about achieving it. I guess it's about the struggle to get there, in a sense. Of course, not everyone has happiness as a goal. But I would say that I have it. And I already am happy, believe it or not. But I'd like to keep that happiness as an adult as well, but seeing so many people around me with hardships of so many kinds, it gets difficult.

"These sad emotions should never be the reason to lose sight of life..."

=> Couldn't agree more. While this song is intentionally focused more on the darker aspects (you kind of need to focuse on certain aspects when you want to create something solid), we've both included several happy emotions here and there, especially the one of "hope". To an extent, I'd say that several sections are fighting between disbelief and the hard truth, as well as a refusal to accept it, within themselves. We want to believe that there is good in this world. And we should. Because why else would we even really want to live?

The most powerful sorrow is the one that is surrounded by other, more positive emotions. If you want to achieve a really powerful momentary happy effect, you start by dragging people down into sorrow. And after that, you really lift them up to an extreme. Same goes for the other way around. A perfect example of what I mean is "The King of the Pride Rock" from The Lion King. I recommend you to listen to that piece, if you haven't already.
Of course, I also recommend that you listen to the two compositions that were the main inspirations behind this track as well; "Return" and "For Love is strong as Death" by Phonometrologist. If you like tracks that display emotion, I'm sure those would be among your favorites, as they are among mine.

I also agree that we can learn to deal with our adult lives. Part of me feels like rebelling because I want more freedom to do what I want, like composing music and watching anime. But the realistic part of me knows that there are certain things you just have to do. That said, I will always keep them in a healthy balance. I aim to never lose my inner child completely, as without it, I'd be lost for direction. But as for me, I just want to assure you that I am a rather happy person, even though I tend to think a lot about life and about the world, and people, which in turn allows me to be a part of writing tracks like these, despite the fact that in the end, I have nothing to complain about.

Those last words you wrote are really encouraging, and is a huge part of why we keep writing music. While the most important thing is that we ourselves enjoy the music we create, it's always wonderful to know that other people take solace or enjoyment in our music as well.

Thanks again for this review; it made my day, and I'm sure it made dem0lecule's day as well.

Thank you, glad you like it.
I think next time I'll give him a pipe, he seems a bit angry that he doesn't have it.