The inspiration behind Reetoxa’s “HMAS CERBERUS” comes from a moment of quiet reckoning set against a very Australian backdrop. Sitting in a Melbourne beer garden and watching all four seasons roll through in a single day, Reetoxa experiences a powerful contrast between stillness and a life once defined by constant movement. That shifting weather becomes a trigger for deeper reflection—on alcohol use, unresolved PTSD, and the origins of both.
As a former Navy man, travel meant that seasons blurred together. There were a few moments of rootedness, a few chances to truly feel time changing in one place. In that beer garden, the simple act of staying put allows memories to surface.
The title “HMAS CERBERUS” anchors the song to naval identity and training, but the emotional core lives in what came after—how service shaped coping mechanisms, how drinking became both escape and companion, and how the mind carries old battles long after uniform life ends.
The song is inspired by that realization: that slowing down can be confronting, that memory arrives when movement stops, and that healing often begins in the most ordinary settings.
“HMAS CERBERUS” isn’t just about military service—it’s about reckoning with what remains when the journey ends and the seasons finally catch up.
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