The final “big collaboration” of note is “Stop Trying To Be God”. Opening with Kid Cudi “hmms” it’s hard not to like this song. The vocals of Philip Bailey and James Blake elevate this ballad against the modern rock star, and their clout dependent idea of self-worth. The use of the harmonica(?) here gives the song a classic feel and the drawn back beat really lets the vocals flourish. This is the first track on the album where we see the tone of the project shift to this darker, ghostlier vibe. Travis is trying to create this more solemn, haunting atmosphere to portray the mood of a desolate theme park. The creepy carnival theme is then apparent on most of the songs on the second act and almost to the end of the tape. This is seen very successfully on the track “Wake Up” with the help of the Weeknd. The song could have come straight out of the recently deceased xxxtentacion’s discography and the emo rap style works perfectly to bring the Weeknd’s vocals and Travis’ lyrics the fore. By no means am I saying that Travis’ lyrics here are mind-bending but the shift away from drugs to focus more on his and the Weeknd’s relationships is a welcome change on a predominantly single-focus album thus far. For me “5% Tint” and “NC-17” are good but not particularly great songs, despite a wonderfully flagrant 21 Savage feature, that work mainly to push and promote the idea of this once magical theme park that’s now haunted by the broken dreams of a younger generation. Travis uses distorted vocals and elongated beats to create this surreal environment to leave the listener suitably chilled by the third act.