Down With OPS

That's Other People's Songs!
This is a favorite from The Offspring

Gone Away
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal, it's so unfair

And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels
And it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away

Leaving flowers on your grave
Shows that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary's
Can't bring back what's taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would

And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it stings
Yeah, it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you've gone away.

Beautiful, powerful, painful. The pain resonates in the soul of the writer and the souls of those who can relate. And eventually it is soothed by the understanding we share, although the emptiness left behind never dies.
I have near to my soul the spirits of several people who committed suicide and one who died in a motorcycle accident as well as a few others who died before their time. I try to understand, and when I can't, I pray that they may be healed and granted peace.
That's why I love this song.

Peace,
Cie