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judah & the lion
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this album came out right when I was working in a semi-toxic workplace and one of my coworkers started to have a breakdown. For him especially the job was deeply unhealthy and toxic.
He was a guy who always hid his issues and pain, thought the only acceptable pathway was to cover up and put on a brave face and say that everything was good and he was always okay. There was shame in admitting weakness or failure or confusion. But things got to be too much and started to spill out and thank goodness he opened upāwith me and a couple othersāabout the depression, suicidal thoughts, childhood trauma, and decade of stuffing it down.
This song was cathartic for all of us at the time: permission granted to be real.
Epilogue to the story above: he quit the toxic job, started getting help, and ever since has been on a journey of open authenticity.
Great song!
Nov 1, 2024
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I caught a cold earlier this week and decided to ignore its subtle, yet deleterious and lingering effects on my body. On the fourth day (yesterday), after high-intensity training and taking two capsules of psilocybin, I decided to drive to the local cafĆ© to put in some more work. Iād been listening to this song all dayāmy head was rolling. If there was ever a moment that Iād felt closer to damnation, it was when I walked into the building and wished for complete annihilation. This isnāt anything newāIāve experienced these episodes on and off since I was a child. But something about this particular bout made me realize I should be grateful, judge less, and have mercy. I called loved ones to tell them how sorry I was for words Iād said and actions I committed that may have hurt themāalmost as a final act of salvation before my ultimate oblivion.
I met Lucifer at the bleeding edge, shrieked into the voidāwith one last gesture of love, forgiveness, and meaningāand anchored myself back to earth.
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This song is something potent!
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Nov 28, 2024
In 2024, I experienced grief in all of its stages. Fundamentally it changed me - for better or worse? Iām working on that with my therapist.
I found myself listening to this song *a lot* throughout the year. Maybe it was the vulnerable and relatable lyrics mashed up with a uplifting melody, but something about the final linesā¦
*āIt's that little souvenir of a colorful year
Which makes me smile insideā*
ā¦ always got to me. Hopeful, might be the feeling. Especially since itās the only point in the song that she doesnāt reference it as a terrible year. To me it felt like she wanted autonomy over how she wanted her song, her story on the year to end. She defines it, rather than it defines her.
You canāt control when grief happens to you, but you can control how you decide to navigate through it. Maybe, just maybe, I could look back at my grief and let it go.
Jan 22, 2025
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