Hey quick question have you ever been close to tragedy or been close to folks who have? Oh wow that’s crazy in that case have you ever felt a pain so powerful/so heavy you collapse?
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so powerful
So heavy you collapse
No, well
I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I've Never had to knock on wood
Yes, the week my sister died. The having to go shopping several times because the clothing didn’t cover her neck wound. Seeing her in the casket so stuffed full she looked twice her size and the moment they dropped her casket and said “ ashes to ashes, dust to dust” I slept at her grave that night
Thank you. It will 29 years this August. She was pregnant so that was two pills to swallow. She died August 11th, her birthday is August 16th and we buried her on the 18th. The absolute longest and worst week of my life. I will never stop fighting for her !
I’ve known too many folks who died too early and by their own hand. One time it took me a while to realise who it was that my friend told me had completed the act and when I did my legs gave out. She was due to move back to the west but did that instead. I miss her still. Cried so hard. poor kids
I don’t remember the full story at this point it’s been so long. But one year at the MMB Hometown Throw down, their annual holiday show in Boston, Dicky said that it was about something about it being about death and knocking on the casket.
True, plus the response mix is kinda perfect b/c those are lyrics most only understand with time. Vast majority of us who were just kids loving the music back then couldn't relate yet (which was a good thing).
A friend of mine was on the flight that struck the first World Trade Center tower. A truly good man with a wife and young children. I do think about the loss but what affects me the most is the stark terror he and other passengers must have felt as they knew something was going terribly wrong
I hate that this info is in an article about the killer and not its own, but there's a lot of historical detail here, especially under References: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Salvi
My 20 y/o son was the innocent victim of an unprovoked gun violence homicide in early 2022.
The criminal justice process has been nearly as harrowing.
So, yes.
Lived in NYC during 9/11. There were reports that almost all adults in he metropolitan area ended up on some type of anti anxiety or antidepressant in the months afterwards.
I for one have never been able to go to he memorial.
When my sister died in '22, I laid down for a nap after seeing to funeral needs. I went into a coma for 6 days & lost 25 lbs. I had cared for her daily, without a break, for 6 months.
Reminder: Just because hospice says respite care is available doesn't mean anyone volunteers for that position.
Yes. Not giving details but the pain was so great I genuinely developed ectopic heartbeats for several months after. It felt like literal agony worse than anything I’ve ever experienced. Hope you’re ok.
Yeah, when the frontman of the Bosstones came out as an antivaxxer and supported RFK. Their last album also wasn't great. Nice to remember The Impression That I Got before all that though.
I always thought that was self-evident by just the lyrics of that "Impression" song as he's literally viewing bad shit happening to people solely as a mere test as opposed to the reality of struggle & bad events happening. Plus it feels like he's just bragging about how lucky he is.
Yes … but life carries on … hopefully we learn from the past … you know like NOT let the fascist make my daughters into breeding cows and sex slaves and their men into factory fodder …
"Kisa Gotami, grieving the death of her child, approached the Buddha seeking a way to bring her son back to life. The Buddha, instead of performing a miracle, instructed her to find a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died."
Love this song. Saw them live a few times in the early 90s.
One time I couldn’t go my friends went and the band came out and hung with fans after the show. My friends brought me an autograph: “Hey, Paul, Where did ya go? - Dickie” from the lead singer.
It happened back in 2018. People in Honolulu were really panicked as it was assumed Pearl Harbor was the target. One guy was dropping his kids in the sewer to protect them. Apparently they had something to live for. It was a false alarm but damn. Yeah, he was in power.
On Maui we all blew it off. Honolulu & the presumed target, Pearl Harbor were shaken. Official story was a messed up test of the alert system. Rumor was an actual missile was shot down. Never know the truth.
Fact is, if there is war in the pacific, Hawaii is a major target.
Lukewarm take: there is a comma after "had to." So that the lyric, after asking if anyone had had that experience, is "Well I've never had to, knock on wood!" Not "Well I've never had to knock on wood." Which, to mean, is just a wholly different meaning.
I thought my sister was in the twin towers when I watched them fall on TV. My legs stopped working and I totally collapsed. She was okay - she actually worked in building 7, and she woke up late for work that day.
Worked inpatient hospital during the first big Covid wave in SE Michigan in spring of 2020. Never saw so many people suffering so deeply all at once. Like a horror movie. Hope to never see it again.
There is something strong within my soul gives me strength to do the right thing even in the worst of times. I thought everyone had it. I see in our leaders that some do not share.
I have. A couple years ago, my mother developed terminal liver cancer. I was asked to rush to her side, because it progressed so fast.
I drove all night. When I got there, I saw her small and dying. I went outside and hit the ground wretching. Like a punch to the gut.
Yeah, I have been very close to a few tragedies in my life. I collapsed after I (or people in my care) was safe. However it's understandable that some people may not make it that far; hopefully they are not alone.
That's the worst. My sister lost my 19 yr old niece by my 22 yr old nephew (her brother) playing with a gun. All 5 of my sisters kids were in the room. The youngest was 4. I don't think i could be able to deal. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it must be for her and you. XOXO
8.5 years ago I had a random major blockage of my widow maker...but I was in public ( on stage!) and an hour later I was in recovery, saved. But...had I been alone, zero chance of survival...d'oh
Are we that far from the Covid pandemic? I lost friends who died, one that is suffering from long covid and others who lost their businesses and are still trying to get back what they had. The covid pandemic was this generation's world war.
What I resent about this is that I read it, thought nothing of it, and then over the past hour a song has been slowly, slowly building momentum in my head and now it’s a full-lyric’d, full-blast, unshakeable earworm and ONLY NOW do I realize what’s stuck in my head and why.
Same here. I was on the phone with him and couldn’t stop him. He was 34. I felt that my heart would burst with such pain. Though time has healed, a scar remains.
I truly love that a ska hit single from the 90s, which was considered rather gimmicky at the time, was actually so good that people 30 years later pour their hearts & their pain out after reading one verse.
My father died suddenly of a heart attack I never expected to see someone I loved so dearly cold & dead. The shock & anguish of that day never leaves. The trauma altered my brain in ways affect me to this day: anxiety, depression & panic attacks.
Thank you for your kind words. I’m so sorry we share this experience. In May, it will be 4 years.
Some say cardinals represent loved ones that have died. I stopped mid reply to your post bc my cat kept meowing. When I looked outside, there was a beautiful cardinal on my patio.
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So heavy you collapse
No, well
I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I've Never had to knock on wood
This song never made it over here due to ball crushing censorship....but YouTube thankfully has it these days..
Lol
Punk: "The world is broken and I am angry"
Emo: "The world is broken and I an sad"
Ska: "The world is broken and I've got a fucking trumpet"
Everybody SING!
The criminal justice process has been nearly as harrowing.
So, yes.
I for one have never been able to go to he memorial.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Reminder: Just because hospice says respite care is available doesn't mean anyone volunteers for that position.
Why?
Douchebag.
The winner ended up being a guy in his 50s who lost his job and had the sax player pick out a super expensive suit for interviewing.
I hope he got the job.
[ THAT OVERLOOKED COMMA IS DOING SOME SERIOUS WORK ]
But those are just the impressions that I get.
One time I couldn’t go my friends went and the band came out and hung with fans after the show. My friends brought me an autograph: “Hey, Paul, Where did ya go? - Dickie” from the lead singer.
This brings back memories.
Look at the tested... if not there but for the grace go I... might be a coward. I am afraid of what I might find out.
Fact is, if there is war in the pacific, Hawaii is a major target.
But I know someone who has which makes me wonder if I could, which makes me wonder if I …
❌ "I've never had to knock on wood, but I know someone who has"
✅ "I've never had to [any of the things in the verse] - knock on wood - but I know..."
I drove all night. When I got there, I saw her small and dying. I went outside and hit the ground wretching. Like a punch to the gut.
Should have been me, not because I like cops, but because I was robbed out of death once again.
I've also had a herniated disc but the worst one was gallstones and all the havoc they created.
It’s in my McCauley blood.
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The death of an adult child.
Levelled me
The earthquake missed me and the floods have not swallowed my house, yet.
none-the-less I still pay attention and practice honesty.
DAMMIT BEN.
Hanging on by a mighty mighty thread over here.
I'm literally listening to that song, for the first time in over a decade, because i loaded the wrong playlist in spotify.
That's... just freaky.
And yes. Grief did that to me once.
https://youtu.be/FevnAlmDCMI?si=0lqPLVkQ4CVPvdtR
From one internet stranger to another, I see you. I love you. I'm so sorry for you. I hope you find healing and peace.
Some say cardinals represent loved ones that have died. I stopped mid reply to your post bc my cat kept meowing. When I looked outside, there was a beautiful cardinal on my patio.
Sending hugs -
https://youtu.be/iMyd4sfyNz0?si=Qk86SOFWcdOSpMAU