Therapist reacts to So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Therapist analyzes the lyrics to So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold to discuss the importance of having a ritual for our grief. The reality is that grief needs to have a continued place in our lives and having a ritual where we can express our grief is a part of the journey to healing.
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Absolutely love this song, but i avoid listening to it often, because it always brings "eyes to my tears". Miss you, mom.
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Same here, I often get teary while listening to this song.
Your mum is a better place right now ❤🫂
Same
I'm so sorry for your loss. When I read your last sentence, I burst into tears...also having lost my Mom 3 years ago. I can empathize, Marco. There's no one like our Mom. It leaves the deepest of holes in our soul. 💙
R.I.P The Rev, one of the greatest drummers and backup vocals! Btw Taylor they all grew up together, that’s why there are flashbacks to them as children.
Rest In Peace, James "The Rev" Sullivan. The most talented drummer, composer and singer.
Also, something really special about this whole album, is that they got Mike Portnoy as the drummer to play with them and tour the next year with the band.
In context, Mike Portnoy was The Rev's favorite drummer and biggest inspiration and he always talked about him, almost adoring Mike. They never met in person but I think it was the band's manager who got them in contact with Mike and asked him to be their drummer for the album and tour. Mike agreed and not only became the new drummer, but also a mentor, friend, father figure, and most important for them, The Rev's representation if that's a way to put it
All these years later and this video still gets me every single time.
Every dang time
Guitarist Synyster Gates wrote this song originally for his grandpa, but after the band's drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead on December 28, 2009 of an accidental opioid overdose, he dedicated it to him. It's Syn's way of saying goodbye to his friend and is the first Avenged Sevenfold song to be written both lyrically and instrumentally by him since "I Won't See You Tonight Part 1".
Also, the crying of Syn's guitar paired with the pain in Matt's vocals is so powerful.
Same way with the song "Fiction", I've read quite a few times it was supposed to be called "fake death". But after the rev passed away not too long after he recorded the vocals for the song they changed the title
wont see you tonight is such a powerful song
My dad passed away July in 2024. I’m 16 and I used to only listen to pop and rap music but eventually my dad’s music taste had also turned into mine aswell. I started to love old rock and metal music, I only listened to it occasionally but after he had passed away it is my favourite music genre and there is rarely a time i am not listening to classic rock or metal. And sometimes when im listening It feels like he is still here listening with me. Avenge Sevenfold and Guns N Roses were once his favourite bands and now they’re mine too. I miss him a bunch and this was the song I had requested to play at his funeral. A few weeks before he died to heart failure he actually bought me my own guitar. I don’t know what it’s called but it’s black and the same shape as James Hetfields iconic one. I’m sad I won’t ever to play for him but I try to practice as much as possible now for him. His last words to me were “I love you” ❤
Your videos have helped me a lot whenever I am sad or missing him
Edit, Today when I wrote this edit, February 7th. It is my dads 48th birthday today
I’m so sorry. Stay strong. Your father is watching you from above.
So sorry for your loss. My dad passed in January of '24
I can't do this I cry when I hear this song and what the therapist was saying made me cry and this comment made me cry... AND I DONT CRY EASILY
This is the one video that never fails to make me cry. The song is sad enough on its own, but seeing the old videos and pictures start flashing takes it to another level.
This song came out a few months before I lost my daughter. I have "so far away" tattooed on my chest, there isn't a single time I hear this song I don't think of her. Or every time I miss her I listen to this.
I’m sorry. I haven’t seen my daughter since 2018, the year after she and my son-in-law got married.
@@JeffTiberend I hope you are able to reconnect with your daughter someday soon. I didn’t talk to my dad for almost 8 years. We are rebuilding our relationship. Sending my love, Jeff.
@JeffTiberend sorry to hear that man, I lost Kayleigh to heart failure. She was just shy of a month old
@ Thank you. We keep in touch alot. Especially now. Though being divorced, she has turned out to be alot more like me. But, I'm just happy that she's married to a nice guy and hasn't done all the stupid things that I did when I was young.
I never understood how people grieve musicians when they die, someone they've never met. The day Jimmy died, I fully understood. He was the biggest influence on me as a drummer as he completely changed how I saw percussion. When my wife told me, it broke my heart, and I still feel it today.
My favorite Rev quote: “One day, dude, I’m just gonna get off the bus, and I’m gonna.. I’m gonna run into the woods, and I’m Never coming back! And when I come back, I’m gonna be the knife master! ”
Every time I hear this song, I just start balling. It reminds me of my cousin Matthew. I got him into avenge sevenfold a year before I found him dead when I went to pick him up for work. He had this song playing on repeat that night and it was blasting when I walked in. He was schizophrenic and wouldn’t always take his meds the way he should have, and he self medicated with herion and meth. He overdosed, alone in his house. I hadn’t been inside his house in months, cause he didn’t like anyone coming in. He had drawn and written all over his walls. Just the most sad, depressing shit. I just wish he would have called or maybe if I would have went and checked in on him that night I could have helped him in some way. Rest Easy Matty, I love ya cuz
And now I’m balling again
Watching this made me realize something. This song makes me feel closer to my uncle who I lost when I was 8. He had downs, but was the most amazing friend I could have asked for. I recently started watching WWE again, and I think that's part of me trying to connect with him. We used to watch Monday night raw and play with his WWE figures. When I'm watching wrestling it brings me back to a time when I had my best friend, and I hope he knows I love him and think about him almost daily, even now at 26
It is a song I still listen to at least once a week late at night when I am alone and I need to get it out. Incredible song
The Rev also had an Enlarged Heart that had him in Constant Pain…I remember hearing that Doctors/Specialists didn’t think he would live till 30. RIP REV!🙏🙏🙏🤟🤟🤟
I guess you can look at it as him going out on his own terms instead of slow deterioration.
Just found the channel, and I love what you all do. Definitely a list of songs to react to and get your take on, but I'll keep watching because I 100% support what you guys do.
Song and video that always makes me cry. RIP Rev, you truly inspired a generation of musicians and fans. Thank you.
When I first heard this song I thought of my Grandmother. She was so special to me and loved her so much. We may not have seen eye to eye all the time but she helped me in ways she never knew. RIP Grandma love you!!
Felt this in my soul.
rip the rev 😢 still missed and loved by everyone
Lost my last grandparent, my Grandma this week. A lot of stuff. Keep fighting for the future you deserve.
From rockrunner: @excomm25 Hello there,
I am very sorry for your lost. Losing someone close is heartbreaking and so painful. It is so heavy to on body and mind.
I know how you feel I lost my uncle last month. And my aunt last year. I felt so many negative feelings at once, it was overwhelming. So much pain that feels like it will stay with you forever. It seems really unfair… they are gone and you are left with emptiness and sadness.
I hope you have someone close you can talk to and process your lost. It helped me a lot to share my feelings with a friend. I also hope you have someone who remember her with.
I can only say give it time, it will get better. Maybe it will take some time (and lot of crying in my case) but you will feel better eventually. So please be kind on yourself and take your time to grieve.
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feelings with us. Stay strong and cherish the people you have. :blue_heart:
From Riri: @excomm25 I'm really sorry to hear that. I can only imagine how hard to lose your grandma so recently must feel. All the emotions are still fresh and in process with a lot of intensity. It will take some more time to heal, and maybe never completely, but for sure her vessel held so many valuable things inside, things that she passed on to you and to the people she met during her life. Stories that might touch other people's lives, and it's not ending here, as long as you keep her in your heart she won't be forgotten, and the memories with her can still be cherished.
I can't relate to your pain yet and to the grief but my grandma is so weak and she needs help even to get up from bed. I can see her losing her powers daily, and she knows it too and she can't do anything about it, we can't do anything about it. It's so hard. I already grieved her when I realized that her time to be here is almost gone, somehow I tried to process everything, and I feel like when she will pass away it will be easier to go through it, but I know that it won't and we just have to accept it.
We can go on, as you said, to keep fighting for the future we deserve, to take them with us in our future and they will still live in a way through their grandchildren.
I remember this song, very touching.
I hope you can manage to find healing and peace soon. Hold fast! -R
@@HeartSupport rockrunner and Riri, thank you for your heartfelt replies. To rockrunner, I am so sorry for the loss of your aunt and uncle, and I am glad to hear that you had a good friend to support you in those times. To Riri, to see a loved one suffer is a very difficult experience, I pray that you and your family can have strength and peace during this time. Thank you both for sharing your stories with me.
My Grandma was a compassionate, perceptive, hard-working lady with a just a bit of a trickster side who ALWAYS made time for her family. She would always offer abundant encouragement when you were going through challenges, and was eager to just talk or listen about day to day life. I am very fortunate that I have family close by grieve with and share what we are going through. With my personal mental health challenges, I am also glad to share that I have a good support system and have an appointment for tomorrow to help with sorting through that aspect.
As a diehard fan, every time this song comes on, I can't help but sing along to this absolute masterpiece 🤘 The Rev (next to Mike Portnoy) is one of my biggest inspirations to my drumming and his spirit will live on in the drumming community 😄
damn I can not watch and listen to this music video/song without bawling my eyes out.
every damn time. rest in power REV.
foREVer 🖤
This song gets me every damn time
Easily my favorite Sevenfold tune
RIP to all my loved ones i see every time i listen to this tune
A couple of years ago, I lost my father due to heart failure. This was back in 2020. We are in 2025, and I never stopped thinking about him. I love you, Dad, and I wish I could have you back...
From Lisalovesfeathers: @rbanjo Hi Friend, the loss of anyone we love can feel unbearable and leaves a feeling of a whole in our lives of which we wonder if it will ever close or even fear wanting it to, the loss of a parent, a person that we have been with, loved and looked up to since the day we are born must feel like a cavern in both body and mind. We go through life taking for granted that the people we love will always be at the end of the phone or opening the door when we knock and that is ok, no one wants to spend years fearing anything different as that is a life of torture however then when it does inevitably happen whether it is suddenly or expected it brings us to a place we are never ready for, I personally when losing a close family member recall feelings of being in an alternate reality for a long time where I watched others doing life as if I was trapped behind a window feeling anger and confusion at their normal behaviour at such an abnormal time. Of course and thankfully that intensity past but the feeling of loss was with me for an incredibly long time and many years later the only difference from those days is that when I think of my Nan it is with a smile and not with that sense of desperation and sadness but it took a very long time.
You lost your Dad 5 years ago, that is a blink of an eye in our lifetime, I would find it a little odd if you didn't feel the way you do. I am so very sorry for your loss. I heard someone say once that grief is the price we pay for love, I am glad you had your Dad and that you clearly loved eachother so very much, I also personally like to think that our loved ones still keep an eye on us from where ever they are from time to time, not everyone feels that way but it helps me to still feel close to those I have loved and lost.
It is a cliche but time does make things easier but you will always think about your Dad and that is a wonderful thing, hopefully in time it will only ever be will a smile. Sending you all the very best. Lisa x
From adv_mat: @rbanjo Hello there,
I am sorry for your loss and what you have been through. Your situation and story brings some of my memories of my father and father in law, as i lost both of them at different age and not so long ago. I am just sayin that i feel you, that feeling of lost opportunities and time i wish had more with both of them. It seems that he was such important figure in your life, that you thinking of him often shows how much he mattered to you, how much you loved him. This is truly esence of love within family, pure, honest, in the end - unconditional. Sometimes that tells a lot of what you had, created, what you also both build togheter. It had to be great relationship between you so you feel that way. This being so pure is causing now such pain, and that is ok - it tells a lot of how important he was, and what is more important - how important he stays in you.
For me, both of my dad and father in law are some sort guidance for my actions. Despite loosing one like 29 years ago and not remembering a lot, i sometimes think what would he do, what would he say on my decisions or actions. That tells a lot, and if i hear you correctly - you probably feel same.
I know it hurst, and that is ok - i dont want to say it has to, but it is natural. Losing such imporant part of you makes an impact. We need to put things in places again, put the puzzles in new place, rethink how to move forward remembering our dads and honor them in our lifes. I personnally dont think i will ever stop thinking of them as they brought so much into me, building my persnoality, ideas, ways of living. They are somehow in me and probably this is the best way to go with, to keep them down, with us.
Again i am sorry that this happened to you as it is sad, hearbreaking and difficult to everyone around, but at the same time i see you being trully a loving son, with great amount of emotions, feelings. You know whats important, and what matters. That is something valuable and i cannot tell for sure, but he might be proud of that ? right ?
It will take time to settle with that new world for you, but i am sure he will be always somewhere around with you!
Matt
Everytime I hear this song 😢
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS - "Nightlife" and/or "Clear the Air". Raw expression, no frills
Absolutely love this song, but since losing my dad in ‘20 its taken on a whole new meaning. Breaks my heart every time
Sending you all my love. Losing a loved one is such a difficult process, I’m sure we will never escape. I lost my grandma & dog last October/December. It broke me.
@ my condolences for your loss as well. And youre right it is a pain that never goes away or gets easier. But we just gotta keep going
One thing I love the most about this song is the guitar work. Its all subjective er simple, and allows me to put every bit of pain, grief, and strong emotion into it. Simply incredible.
Syn is a genius on the guitar = total emotional connection to every note
Oh boy. I’ve heard this song a million times and still turn into an emotional wreck seeing other people process this song.
This song is a masterpiece.
R.I.P Chris, may we meet again brother
One of the greatest modern drummers of all time. RIP to the Rev.
I can't believe how long its been without the Rev. When I saw them on their last tour a giant silhouette of Jimmy was projected on the screen behind them during this song and it made me tear up. Such a talented dude that had so many songs in him to write for A7X.
Reminds me of my childhood and all the friends I lost on the way.
i remember when it was annouced that Jimmy died. It broke me, he was one of my idols. This song makes me tear everytime.
I remember when this released
I sat and watched the premiere and I couldn’t stop balling. It’s such a beautiful song and video, a true show of love and appreciation for a childhood friend and band mate. Taken too soon and super talented, rest in peace James “The Rev” Sullivan, we still miss you ❤️🌹
R.I.P. The REV. Still my favorite drummer of all time
lost a friend to a police related shooting during a mental health episode back in 2020. This song crushes me, makes me think of how hard it was to cope with his loss. I moved away in 2013, and only weeks before his untimely demise we talked about hanging out again soon. I found out 5 months after the fact while I was at work and it just shattered me. He may never have known it, but his friendship saved my life many times over. I'm awkard, I never had much in the way of friends, and was often on the outs with my peers. He never held me at an arms length no matter how bad things got, and his loss was profound. Hope he knows that I still think of him. Rest in peace Matty.
Jesus dude, that's awful. I'm sorry you had to experience that and I'm sorry your friend didn't get the help he needed.
@@MyTeaIsMighty He's at peace now, or at least I'd like to think so. Thank you for your kind words. Gone but not forgotten, as they say.
You should listen to their song "Fiction" (there's a lyric video on UA-cam but no official video), it was on the same album and was the last song that The Rev wrote ... he's also the backing vocals on the song
the 2nd solo is so beautiful, the entire song is amazing but the 2nd solo always makes me.... ya know, feel. you can feel the sadness in its beauty
I love this song so much. RIP the Rev, still my favourite drummer.
I remember seeing them live with a couple of my buddies years ago, and I remember my buddy who is pretty tough guy on the outside, but this song broke him when they played it live, because the lyrics reminds him of his mother who passed away from cancer a few years prior. It's such a powerful song
8:54 is my absolute favorite part. I love when the rev comes in on the drums. Gives me chills every time
Actually Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater played on the recording sessions for the Nightmare album and performed on that tour as Rev passed away after the song was written but before they had a chance to record it in the studio.
@@SavageBrewer I mean in the visuals
@@SavageBrewerbruh, everyone already knew that
@bizarr9831 bruh, no need for the attitude, and actually 99% of the world doesn't know that unless if you follow Mike Portnoy or A7X closely. Even then quite a few of A7X fans didn't know Mike played on the studio recording.
@ to be fair I didn’t know it. And that’s pretty cool to learn.
I got to see them in concert a few months ago. They played this song and i was doing "fine" until they busted out an image of the Rev and i totally lost it. Man what a great tribute to their fallen bandmate and brother.
We love you Jimmy. 🖤
My grandma passed away in October from Covid. If that wasn’t already hard enough, in December I lost my jack Russell, London of 14 years. I hope she knows that I’m taking care of grandpa. I will make you proud, my cootie patootie. Take care of London for me.
Goosebumps every single time.
Some other great songs to listen to from Avenged Sevenfold from the Nightmare album is Buried Alive, Save Me, Victim and Tonight the World Dies. This album has so much emotion in it because it was the first one released after the Revs death.
I saw them on their first tour back in Biloxi MS after the REV died it was incredible the way they remembered him it was very impactful.
He had an enlarged heart and knew he wouldnt live long. As a child he was said to have stated he would grow up to be a rockstar and he wouldn't live past 30 the song Brompton Cocktail and fiction are more or less about the rev coming to terms with his decision to take his own life.
HeartSupport is one of the most beautiful ladies out there. I do appreciate past videos she's done in regard to veterans, namely Five Finger Death Punch. As for Avenged... if she really wants to see sadness, try "I won't See You Tonight Part 1." That will get her sadness flowing.
The last song The Rev wrote before he died was a song called "Fiction". it's on the same album as this one and even features some vocals of rev from the early demos. it's kind of eerie that the song is about a friend dying and was even originally called "Death", but was changed to Fiction which was revs nickname for himself and he even had the word tattooed on his chest.
I remember A7X came to a local Hot Topic signing anything you purchased there. HT said we couldn't take pictures, we asked the Rev if we could, and he said "hell yea" and pulled the band together so we could get a group pic! Miss him!
This song always brings so many emotions out from me that I didn’t know I needed to feel. I think after Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd, this is one of the first, if not the first, songs that I actually paid attention to the lyrics of as opposed to just listening and singing along to. I dont always go out of my way to listen to it but I never skip it. The times I actively listen to it are times when I know I need to feel something but dont know what. Honestly one of my favorite songs.
this song holds a special place to my heart, makes me want to cry a bit remembering my grandfather
*Filter - Where Do We Go From Here*
You should check it out, and the story of their album, *The Amalgamut*
you can actually hear the sadness in syns guitar even in the solo's syn and jimmy we're best friends since middle school one of them hit the other in wood work in school both got sent outside then automatic became best friends because of there love of music
When the Rev passed they essentially rewrote the whole album. His Demos were replayed by his favourite drummer, Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
just lost my mom a few days ago, this song hits me way differently now
From Lisalovesfeathers: @jennasainte Friend, I am so very sorry for your loss.
I cannot truly imagine what you are going through right now other than perhaps numb.
We all handle grief differently and no persons journey is wrong, it is no exageration to say you are going to be going through a lot for a while, even if you were expecting this you are never truly prepared for the outcome. I hope you have other family members and or friends that are at you side right now, people that can hold you up and listen to you if and when you need to talk.
If you find you are struggling with opening up to people you know and need to talk it is not a weakness to reach out and get outside help via a grief councellor.
Friend, eventually life will begin to get easier, you will begin to return to "normal" not the old normal but a new normal, but that is in time, for now please take care of yourself, allow yourself time to feel what you want to feel and express youself in anyway you need to help you to release and not internalise your pain. I send you love and all the very best. Lisa. x
From crisbris: @jennasainte Hi fellow human,
First of all, thank you for sharing your pain with us. I would really like to give you a hug right now and tell you how sorry I am for your loss. Losing your own mother is something no one should have to go through. And yet, at this very moment, you are. I do not know how you are feeling right now and I do not wish to make assumptions. But I do know that no matter what face your grief will take in the coming months and years - they will all be different forms of one thing: your love for your mom. Whether it's sadness, confusion, anger, disbelief or whatever else may come, they're all that same love, transformed. When your mom was alive, your love expressed itself directly towards her and your relationship. Now you are its vessel, for both of you. It cannot express itself towards her anymore so it will express itself unto you. That expression will often times be unbearably painful. In those moments, remind yourself it's actually love that you're feeling. And with time, more pleasant, bittersweet expressions will come too.
Keep her in your heart and memory. We're here for you if you need to talk about anything, anytime.
With all the love,
Cris
Another Song that talks about grief is bring me home by Whitechapel. It is a personal favorite of mine. I highly recommend if you look into it. It's about Phil Bozeman singing a tribute song to his dad and another song I believe is about grief by them is hickory Creek which is about Phil boseman's. Mom
The only song that makes me cry every time
Incase no one mentioned he suffered from a rare heart condition that cut his life short and he was told that he only had 20-30 years to live, during the recording of nightmare (the album this song is from) he was already in alot of pain both mentally and physically as you can tell from some of the demos he recorded and decided to lay himself to rest with medication and alcohol. At least thats what is believed.
Lost my mom in 2014 due to calciphylaxis when I was 11. Lost my best friend in 2023 when he was 19 due to suicide. The line “Your pain is gone, your hands untied” always hits me.
From Riverhu: @noahsherrill8469 Hey friend,
So sorry about your mom and your best friend, and I'm so glad that you are here sharing it. When we lose our loved ones, we lose pieces of us. It is so encouraging for me to see you sharing your painful loss and still standing strong! I just know that your mom and your friend would have want you to move on with your life freely with a big smile on your face. When you are untied by pain, you will indeed be free. But it is absolutely okay to grieve and feel sad, just know that we are ALWAYS here for you!
Best,
River
in a similar sense, you should check out Dayseeker - Neon Grave, which also talks about grief. It is super powerful. I lost my mom to cancer in 2013 and every time I hear that song I get choked up.
The Rev is dearly missed by a lot of a7x fans for sure. This albun, nightmare was his last and he recorded all of his drum parts for the album, including this song 😢
Legend 🖤🖤🖤
Song gets me every damn time...
R.I.P Rev
One of their most beautiful songs. Rest in peace jimmy. I’d like to see ya react to “fiction” the last song the rev wrote before he passed
Love this song! Miss The Rev
Sticking with Avenged Sevenfold, I'd love to get your insight on their two-part song "I Won't See You Tonight"
Part one is written and performed from the point of view of the person suffering.
Part two is written and performed from the point of view of all the family and friends left behind.
I didn't know this song was originally written for Synyster's grandfather. I never knew why, but this song always reminded me of my grandmother (she died in 2014), and now I know why 🥺😭
Love A7X because of their love for the Rev. Got me in the feels. Again. why do I always listen to it? I think BECAUSE it give me the chance to experience emotion, which normally so burried...That's what music does for me. It's my way to feel.
I miss my friend Amber Krenz that was gone, so, so too soon
From Riverhu: @Pedal2_the_Metal Hey friend, sorry to hear about your friend and absolutely glad to have you here. It must've been tough dealing with the loss of your dear friend, and I wish I can share your burden. Just know folks here at HeartSupport, we are always here for you! I just know that your friend would've want to see that smile of yours. So hang on friend, #SmileforAmber! :muscle:
From adv_mat: @Pedal2_the_Metal Hello my friend,
I am sorry you lost someone close as your friend. I dont know much about you but i want to say that these emotions going around, showing how important your friend was. It takes times for these feelings to be put go with and that is ok, there is no recipe to go through them faster or easier and each of us needs something else....but whatever is happening now- please remember that we dont have to rush to "solve" things out. We all should have space and time to remember of our lost friends, to think of them as long and hard as needed, keep them in our memories and hearts they way they deserve.
I hear that Amber was important to you and you keep thinking about this, which tells much good about you. About your memories, moments, times togheter and what was between you!!! You are still Ambers friend and seems you will always be :heart:
Matt
R.i.p The Rev ❤️
Great song!
They are such a talented band. Their lyrics are deep, and their music is so inspiring. I'd highly recommend some songs from their newest album, "Life is But a Dream" Or anything from "The Stage" Wonderful video!
Touching on the subject of grief, you have to react to "curse of me" by Murderdolls, Joey Jordinson (deceased drummer from Slipknot) was also in this band and they have some super powerful songs, none now than the aforementioned "curse of me", I don't know of any links to submit songs but this is an amazing reconstruction of grief and loss
Do Save me next. Another tribute to The Rev. A beautiful song lyrically and instrumentally
RIP The Rev
Avenged Sevenfold - MIA ❤️🔥
I think every dead has its own song. For my grandpa, it was Offspring gone away. For my wife (recently died), I think it is "Seether- Fade Away". Because "We fade away" including myself... I exist but I don't live
Another really tough sound from that same album is "Fiction." It was among the very last songs the Rev wrote, (I think it may have been the very last one). They even kept some of his vocals on it.
It's hauntingly beautiful, but based on the lyrics, I don't think the Rev's death was an "accidental" overdose. Those lyrics make it sound pretty intentional.
The way the guitar comes in @ 8:58 gets me every time. I literally well up at it.
My fav song ever ❤
This hits so much different now with my brother passing away a couple weeks ago
From kenalvarez1967: @killzemo I share your pain my friend, this video brought back so many memories of my brother. He passed away years ago, but not a single day goes by that I don't miss him. Your brother may be gone, but he is always going to be with you, in your heart, and in your memories of him. Cherish your memories of him. Wishing you all the best.
Ken
From Shan: @killzemo Hi Friend,
Thank you for sharing. I am so sorry to hear about the recent passing of your brother. My condolences to you and your family during this time. Grief is such a powerful feeling. I am glad that there is music out there that you can resonate with during this time. Music kind of has this special ability to make us feel seen, heard, understood, and not alone. And those are things that can really help as someone goes through grief and tries to process the loss of a loved one.
I know it must feel like your world has been flipped upside down, the feelings of missing him and wishing he were still here must be so intense. And those feelings are valid. They can hit you like a strong wave and completely overwhelm you, the sadness, the pain, the way it can feel as if your heart is physically hurting.
I can only send you good wishes during this time. To let you know that you are not alone and you don't have to go through your grief alone. Your brother can live on in your heart and memories, and in the hearts and memories of those who love him. That you can carry him with you in the stories you tell and share, the things that you do throughout your day and that he will be watching over you proud. I hope that as the days go on though you will always miss him, the pain and heartache that you feel right now, will lessen and become more manageable. I'm hoping that you and your family can all lean on each other and support each other through this time - grieve together and heal together. I am wishing you the best Friend, sending you compassion and love for you and your family :white_heart:
Sometimes it's enough to just write the letter, even if you don't think they'll ever read it.
foREVer ❤
This is easily in my Top 5 favorite Avenged Sevenfold songs and one of my favorite songs ever made, I still listen to it all the time I tend to bottle things up and I don't deal with grief or really anything that's bothering me very well I just try to bury it and not think about it, but this song as well as others, just help me remember those who are no longer here and just let it all out
This might be a little off topic not sure, but recently I've been having the new Bury Tomorrow song called Let Go on repeat there's the Bridge where he says "I'm sick of seeing ghosts in the broken frames at home, couldn't we have run together?
Because the journey's too much alone
I've contemplated joining you sometimes when I get low, so am I destined to face failure, never to find an afterglow?" and that just somes up how I often feel
You need to watch the acoustic grammys version of this song next.
Great band, a perfect song!
Everyone goes away eventually. At least that's how I have to come to understand it.
If you haven't reacted to it already, Metallica's "Fade to Black" is a similarly emotional power ballad. This one is expressing the mourning of a loved one. "Fade to Black" is more of a "at a dark place in life" song, about someone who feels like giving up.
Some other tear-jerking songs I know are Five Finger Death Punch's "Gone Away" (which is actually a cover of the song by The Offspring) and "Far From Home" (its music video amplifies the feeling a hundred-fold).
I hope one day you listen to 'Wishing Wells' by; Parkway Drive. It explores a very intimate and primal side of Grief and I would love to hear your thoughts on it. You do a really good job of explaining your analysis and thoughts. I feel like Wishing Wells could really resonate with many and hearing explanations could help us to process certain aspects of this emotion in a healthier way.
A few years ago, while I was still in school and much, much stupider, I had a buddy named Justin. The two of us did plenty of illicit substances, and it was just our way of hanging out. At one point we had been hanging out in his room, and he fell asleep so I walked home so I could get ready for school the next day. I shot him a text and he never responded. I found out that on May 6th, 2019, my best friend died of a overdose on over-the-counter medication, right beside me, and I didn't notice.
Me and Justin were huge music fans, and we even played in a band together called Six Gun Quota. We did covers of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, we even got our name from a Seether song. But above all else, me and Justin always bonded over Avenged Sevenfold. He saw I was wearing one of their shirts in eighth grade at lunch, and we started talking about our shared love of the band. I still sometimes get choked up when I hear this song.
For context on why it was Syn who wrote the song and not the full band, besides it being originally written for Syn's grandfather. The song is largely the same as the original recording, only lyric changes are the main difference (except for Mike Portnoy on drums instead of Jimmy) was because Syn had known Jimmy the longest. They met all the way back when there were in middle school and had been friends since then, so about 17 years of friendship, in fact, the picture at 8:39 with the two kids, thats Syn and Jimmy in Jimmy's house just jamming together. When Syn brought the song to the band and said "We should make this for Jimmy", the band kept it the way it was, so that it would be Syn and the band's way of saying goodbye to their best friend.
foREVer
10 years is just yesterday
Emotional song
Made me think of my mom
I would suggest Melanie Martinez, she has very meaningful music and it can get pretty deep. Her newest album in the trio of albums get really deep about many topics. In the 2nd song in her newest album "VOID" its mostly about self-judgement. And in her oldest album it also getting deep from her song "Sippy Cup"
"VOID" - "My eyes are starin' at me, And they seem so damn unhappy"
"Sippy cup" - "Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup"
Another grief song -> In Loving Memory by Alter Bridge