As to the meaning behind the album, Falling Up has explained that "Your Sparkling Death Cometh is a title/album/idea that sometimes we all must go through the darkest cave to find the brightest light.

"[3] Your Sparkling Death Cometh generally received very favorable reviews from critics.

The album was cited as being exceptionally creative, with a strong focus on originality and composure.

[8] CM Addict gave it a lower-than-perfect score of 8.5/10, citing that a couple of tracks "are just so-so.

"[9] ChristianMusicZine.com gave the album a 4.5 out of 5, with reviewer Tyler Hess stating that "it appears so obvious that this is where Falling Up was destined to be, an independent band that has concocted some sort of jambalaya of synthesized indie rock and shoegaze music.