"caes" thunders through A Danger to Ourselves with unflinching intensity, Lucrecia Dalt’s commanding vocal presence confronting listeners with raw immediacy. Lead chorus vocals by Camille Mandoki whet the depth of arrangement, concurrently cutting through the sonic landscape with resolute clarity and anchoring the composition amid swirling dissonance. Stark, weight-bearing percussive elements thrum in textured resonance—each strike reverberating with deliberate force against stretched temporal planes. The rhythm section doesn't merely keep time; it fractures the groove, creating pockets of tension where harmonic expectations dissolve. Dissonant instrumental gestures emerge and recede throughout, conjuring an atmosphere of magnetic mystery that transfixes the listener in a state of suspended animation. These tonal conflicts invite deeper engagement, pulling one further into the composition's gravitational center, a continuous falling through the arc of the song. The production seamlessly blends organic and processed elements, with moments where sounds elongate beyond recognition—warping perception and challenging conventional structures. "caes" exists simultaneously as invitation and realization, a meditative knowing through controlled chaos and revelatory discord.