Set List Eighteen is the alternate, darker path—a direct divergence from Set List Fourteen's Making a Killing. This is the worst-case scenario of a poet who has lost everything. How does someone who once gave the world hope end up taking a life? "Gauging Time" starts in a jail cell—and from that enclosed space, the descent begins. Grief and rage hollow him out after the death of LadyWeaver. Political unrest, personal turmoil, and spiritual rot thread through each song. "War Leonard 19" and "Battle Cry" rage against false prophets and failing systems. As the set progresses—through "Patching the Hole," "Enemy of This State," and "Building a Castle"—we see the walls go up. The poet isolates. "Wave My Hands" ends the set not in triumph, but in grim resolve—the final echo of someone who once meant well and now can't remember why.
| # | Track Title | Rating | Four Word Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gauging Time | Jail cell descent begins | |
| 2 | War Leonard 19 | False prophets systems failing | |
| 3 | Battle Cry | Rage against manufactured conflict | |
| 4 | Free Speech | Truth-telling carries heavy cost | |
| 5 | Beast | Cost of keeping silent | |
| 6 | Flicker | Last light of belief | |
| 7 | Hidden Evils | Ordinary despair walks through | |
| 8 | Patching the Hole | Walls go up isolates | |
| 9 | Enemy of This State | Cut off exits lost | |
| 10 | Building a Castle | Fortress of one man | |
| 11 | Cliffhanger | Deep reflection loneliness falls | |
| 12 | Happy Birthday to Me | Alone with grim resolve | |
| 13 | Apocalypse Now, See Ya Later | Internal war total loss | |
| 14 | Wave My Hands | Once meant well forgot |
The mood here is dark and heavy, dealing with grief and isolation. The songs are about a person coming to terms with their sadness, feeling like there's no way out.