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Baksbat

by Death Verified

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"How can I run away from my country? I will die with my people, my rank... I cannot turn away! I cannot leave! My head tells me not to talk about this. If I talk, I will cry. Don't let them take Cambodia. I tell you that when I die-- I will not be sorry as long as they have not taken Cambodia."
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Interlude #1 02:18
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The devil hides in the details, within the spacing you chose for your words. How is it hard to believe that a shambling old man was a masterful servant of evil? Why is it important to mention his age and his health when we're talking about the deaths of his people? Why would you even mention his age and his health when it's all about man's capacity for evil? The devil hides within phrases and symbols, it's like we're giving him keys to our homes. He dwells in our minds and lives on our tongues and shows through our choices of words. Why would you compare the sickest brain of a sickest murderer to the death of a star? Why would you search for experts to explain his twisted little brain, his twisted little mind? Why is it important to mention his age and his health when we're talking about the deaths of his people? Why would you even mention his age and his health when we're talking about man's capacity for evil? Are you trying to do... what? To divert the blame? To explain why you didn't react when you had a chance. The fact is that out of two million dead HE wasn't worthy of your bullet in his head.
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Interlude #2 02:29
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"Bring me my Bow of burning gold: Bring me my Arrows of desire: Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold: Bring me my Chariot of fire! I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: Till we have built Jerusalem, In Englands green & pleasant Land."
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Interlude #3 02:38
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"Whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufficiently explains and encompasses the symptoms experienced by people from non-Western cultures is debatable. The etymological, social, and historical contexts of idioms of distress experienced by Khmer, known as baksbat, were studied through interviews with 53 Cambodian experts. Phey-khlach (double fear), bor-veas-cheas-chgnay (wishing that the trauma would go away), dam-doeum-kor (planting a kapok tree-remaining mute), chos-nhorm (submissive, easily giving in), kob yobal (ideas are buried), and loss of togetherness, were all identified as specific symptoms of baksbat. Similarities and differences between symptoms of baksbat, PTSD, anxiety, and depression indicate that baksbat is a Cambodian idiom of distress with sufficient characteristics to be recognized as a formal cultural trauma syndrome distinct from PTSD."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23406066/

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released April 15, 2023

Music © Death Verified
First sketches published 26.10.2022 for subscribers
Released 15.04.2023

Cover Art by Midjourney

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