If it will let me fit all of this here, as Q said, music is healing. These are lyrics from a La Dispute song. Was jamming it tonight, and it really hit home. A portion is for any bad actors that monitor these threads. Another portion is for All, and when i say "All" i mean "All" literally.
Blessings to All.
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I felt your sickness brush against my arm as I walked by you -
Heard your voice but couldn't tell that it was you
And, slowly, watched your sickness slip away into a place
That I'd once feared but I was not afraid this time
So I gave chase and found it, finally
Slowly feeding from your head
And from my friends, and from my family
So I grabbed it by the neck
"For every lover you have ruined…"
I dug my nails into its flesh
"…and every life that you have taken…"
Slammed its head against the brick
Its blood poured out onto the pavement
I stirred it in with dirt and spit
"I will take a part of you."
I made mortar from the mix
Tore every organ from its body
Broke its bone and fashioned bricks
I laid the mortar in between
I made a throne for hope to sit
"Too long you've torn us into pieces
Firmly held onto our wrists
Today I bury you in me."
I swallowed every inch of it
Friends and family, put your hand into my hand
And lay your head into my chest
You are all that I have left here
We are all that we have left
We are the lovers
We are the last of our kind
So link your arms and keep your chin up
And I swear that we'll be fine
We are the lovers
We are the last of our kind
Though we're not sure who we are, we keep our heads up
Though we're not sure where we're from, we keep our hearts up
Though we're not sure when we'll leave, we keep our heads up
Though we're not sure where we'll go, we keep our hopes up
Keep your head up
We're fine
Just keep your head up
I swear we'll be alright
Keep your head up
My friends, my friends
Keep your head up
I swear
I swear we'll never die, I swear
We'll get home safe and sound, I swear
I swear we'll never die, I swear
I will give your heart a place to rest
When everything you had has turned and left
I'll weave your names into my rib cage
Lock your hearts inside my chest
Regain the passion I once carried
Do away with all the rest
I tore the sickness from your bodies
Smashed its head against the bricks
I made a castle from its bones
That you may always dwell in it
And sing for all your friends and family
Sing for those who didn't survive
But sing not for their final outcome
Sing a song of how they tried
We live amidst a violent storm;
Leaves us unsatisfied at best
So fill your heart with what's important
And be done with all the rest
We are but hopeful children
And we're the last of our kind
But if we let our hearts move outward
I know we will never die.
We are but friends and family
We are the last of our kind
So hold my hand
I'll lift your head up
And I promise we'll be fine
We are but lovers
We are the first of our kind