Hi Colleen,

First of all, thank you for the comments. Suicide is a struggle for many people, but especially teens.

I wrote the song about 25 years ago as an exploration of the devastation of losing someone you care deeply for. The real point of the song, for me, was the thought that continuing to live after such a loss was nearly unbearable. So, the suicidal thoughts represented more of a desire to purge the pain than to take one’s own life.

Again, thank you for reading this and for your comments.

Sincerely,
Daniel

This is my first visit to your site, and I first read this well-written yet intense and troubling piece about suicide. As one who has faced family suicidal tendencies over two generations, I’m interested in what’s prompted your writing of such a dark piece. Firstly I’m concerned, are you ok personally and emotionally? With such a well put together site, I assume you are doing ok at the moment. I am praying for you now – let me know if there is any more I can do. Is this piece related to some of your stories? God bless you abundantly, Colleen