Life, Death, Religion ... And the Point of it All
Everyone talks about loss, like it's part of a story A game we must play. There's death and despair in the news every day. Hundreds of people who don't catch your eye Hundreds of strangers who quietly die. One sole companion you'd never imagine would go. But what did you know? Strange how the sun keeps on shining What a false message it sends Part of the saga of living is learning that everything ends. - Prepared by Georgia Stitt, as sung by Jeremy Jordan This is just one verse of this song. The entire song touches on every thought and feeling I have ever had about life and death. Georgia's words tell a heartbreaking story. And Jeremy's vocals are heart-wrenching and achingly beautiful. The song is a powerful and emotionally journey about loss. I have had a bit of obsession with death since my freshman year of high school. As my fellow Bloom-Carroll Alumni of the classes of 1991-1994 can attest, the 1990-1991 school year was brutal. Suicide and car accidents...