As sure as many of you are aware, this band is the most bittersweet sound to hear while grieving. I recently (early Wednesday morning) lost a close friend and bandmate to a drunk driver. He was only 20. I’m only 2 1/2 years older than him. He had vision like no one I’ve ever seen, and I’m heartbroken over the loss of our future together.

He didn’t like Godspeed. He only objected once to their music out of the 15-20 times I played them in his presence. He was on board with seeing them live, and I’m sure he would’ve finally got them at their next Los Angeles date. I’m going to bawl my eyes out when I see them next, and I hope I have enough money to buy an extra seat for my friend Dino.

Thursday, I was completely numb, dissociating and playing video games all day. I suppose I was trying to take myself to another world. Sometime after midnight, I played Sleep. I cried the whole time. This band makes me actually feel, while I’m laying in a pool of (metaphorical) heroin. I can’t thank this band enough, for making me cry for my friend, and smile, for I know he’s at peace. Nothing will ever be the same except for the love that my friends and Godspeed have for me.

Sorry to bog down all the new album hype, I just really needed to get this out to a community I’d know would understand.

TL;DR I lost a close friend a few years younger than me, and Godspeed makes me feel again