The final song of the EP as well as the album, “Atlas: Nine” represents the soul of both the type nine and of O’Neal’s project itself. Strong and powerful chords abruptly transform into soft piano as eights slowly learn to risk their heart with vulnerability in exchange for love. In “Atlas: Eight,” O’Neal depicts the inner intensity of the type eight through the sudden shifts in volume and tonality within the music itself. Throughout the song, sevens learn that standing still for the sake of those they love can be a blessing and, in stillness, they lose no part of their personality. The seven’s song is the most cheerful of the nine, and their joyful personality is well-shown despite their inner fear. Underneath, though, the seven’s drive to keep moving can extend into an unhealthy fear of standing still. Type Sevens love to keep moving and are usually the brightest star in any room. As type fives struggle to understand the inner workings of the world, they find that no algorithm is complete without accounting for the expanse “hidden in heartbeats, exhales / And in the hope of human hands.”įor the type six’s song, O’Neal tapped into the anxiety of the six right from the beginning with the lyrics “I woke up so worried that the angels let go.” Throughout the song, the six finds courage, ultimately asking, “Is it courage or faith / To show up every day? / To trust there will be light / Always waiting behind / Even the darkest of nights.” 7. Only after over a minute of lyrical silence do the lyrics begin, signaling the slow opening of the five’s heart. Half their song is instrumental, as soft instrumentation symbolizes the deeply internal thought processes that the five lives in. Of all the types, the type 5 is the most private. The song speaks of magnificence, ending in the realization that magnificence may be found in ordinary individuals as much as in exquisite art. In accordance with this, O’Neal crafted the four’s song to reflect the deeply personal emotions and experiences the four holds dear. In the case of the type four, individuality is paramount. The song condenses the big personality of threes into a soft piano as O’Neal speaks directly to the heart behind the mask. More than any other type, threes fear their carefully-designed facade cracking open and, yet, that same thing is their greatest desire. To a type three, nothing is more invigorating than praise. The song “Atlas: Two” reflects this in the number of times it repeats the promise “I will love you without any strings attached.” Within the lyrics of the song, twos learn to consider their own wellbeing in addition to those they care for, and this sense of self-love as well as love for others becomes the redemption of the type two. Type twos are widely considered to be the caretakers of the world, more concerned with others’ safety than their own. Their aspiration to perfection is better channeled into building solid relationships with others based on a resolute hope toward life as they release their grip just a little and let the world back in. The song is meant to depict a conversation between ones and their inner critics, with ones slowly winning out as they realize the truth about themselves and the world - grace requires nothing of them. Ones are concerned with integrity and correctness, and so when not rooted in a sense of hope can become fixated on things like cleanliness and punctuality. The type one’s song begins with a flurry of steady sounds swirling in time to the tick of a clock. Where you might hear the faint laugher of children or the sound of trickling water, there is a fingerprint. Additionally, each song contains what O’Neal refers to as “fingerprints” - short sound clips from his close friends and family of each type, hidden within the song. To ensure that each song would be imbued with the essence of each type, O’Neal stipulated that the additional guest artists in each song would be of whichever type themselves. There is a song for each of the nine personality types, and each is said to encompass that type’s “redemption,” as it showcases each type at its worst and its best. The Enneagram EP is the last to appear on the album. The album encompasses five EPs: Life, Senses, Emotions, Intelligence and The Enneagram of Personality. Following that theme, “Atlas II” focuses on involuntary human development. In the first “Atlas” album, O’Neal focused on the awe inspired by the cosmos. In “Atlas II,” which has been O’Neal’s main project since 2014, when “Atlas: Year One” released. With the completion of his latest song, “Atlas: Nine,” he has finally finished the album “Atlas II.” While his music is released in singles, he bundles completed sets into EPs which then become compiled into albums. Ryan O’Neal has written under the name “Sleeping At Last” since he was fifteen.
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