Halo Effect

A brief, tender song about falling in love — the "halo effect" being the psychological tendency to see everything about someone as positive once you're smitten. It's a moment of human vulnerability amid the album's larger narrative.

At just over three minutes, it's the album's shortest track and its most intimate. The stripped-back arrangement lets the emotion breathe.

Within the concept, it represents the protagonist discovering that personal connection can be more meaningful than any grand quest.