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My younger brother Mike struggled for nearly 20 years with addiction. I wrote this song about one year ago as his life was starting to spiral out of control. He passed away this past Christmas Eve.
prog rock double leads metal guitarist
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Guitarist/vocalist influenced heavily by legends like Iron Maiden and Megadeth, and eventually by prog metal bands like Fates Warning and Dream Theater. Have p
Rock/metal guitarist/vocalist for over 25+ years, enjoying the opportunity to write, record, and share music.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #63
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
Andy Laverghetta
Rights
2011
Uploaded
July 20, 2012
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MP3 5.6 MB • 160 kbps • 4:54
Story behind the song
My younger brother Mike struggled for nearly 20 years with addiction. I wrote this song about one year ago as his life was starting to spiral out of control. He passed away this past Christmas Eve. This song will still bring me to tears on occasion when I really concentrate on the words. I miss my brother and wish so much that he were here to be with his kids and his family.
Lyrics
I still cling to the image of that sweet little bright-eyed soul That camped out underneath my wing When we were kids Your sensitive heart, your vulnerable disposition Won the hearts of everyone They melted in your presence You brought joy to us all But then the darkness began to spread For reasons I can never pretend to understand The demons spoke and you listened So we all chased you deep into hell And beyond One by one those who once stood by you turn away Addiction is a heavy burden And some of us aren’t strong enough to carry on Twenty years have come and gone And a cold reality has settled in We’ve chased you and enabled the vicious cycle to continue If you won’t join us in fighting for you The only choice we have left is to turn away Sitting by your hospital bed Watching quietly as infection eats away at your body I think of your children and the carnage lying in your wake I listen as you attempt to manipulate and misdirect Burying the demons farther in sarcasm and your own brand of humor The problem is that no one’s fooled anymore Your eyes tell the addict’s story My heart aches for you, brother I long for your light to return Don’t mistake my absence as a lack of love I’m still here waiting for you to find your way home
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