“The Big Gloom” is about a depressive in an ice bath contemplating suicide. The song contains several references to "Jacob’s Ladder". The narrator is concerned about how their death will affect those they know and being afraid of the response from them. "“The Big Gloom” is probably still the song that hits me the hardest. It was the first song we recorded with the set up we had and we kind of recorded in a concise amount of time. I remember feeling after that song like we had really done something cool, and really used the recording set up in a cool way. That song too is very emotional lyrically and is still my favorite on the record." – Dan Barrett, Noisey "It’s about being depressed. Someone’s in a ice bath (Jacob’s Ladder call back), considering suicide. But it’s self centered – nearly everything’s about how other people will react, or perceive them. The “please release me” lines are trying to overcome the body and it’s emotions, but you could also think of it as being released from the need for that validation." – Dan Barrett, Reddit Read more on Last.fm.