chaumi
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I had never heard this song until December 23rd. It was about 3 a.m., my wife had finally fallen asleep, as we had been agonizing over what to do about our best friend of 14 years. I had earbuds in listening to YouTube, Jobe's head was on my lap, he could no longer lift his head or even wag his tail as cancer had ravaged his body. He looked at me and let out a whimper, and it was at that point that I knew I could not take him in to the vet, and decided that after all the years that he had protected our family, and had been by my side, literally watching out for me through all the years of my crazy adventures, that I owed him to not go through the indignity to carry him into a clinic to die on a cold table.
I decided that I would be the one to take his body, to take his pain away. I administered medication that put him into a deep sleep and eventually respiratory failure and as my sweet sweet Jobe's breathing was slowing down, this song randomly came on YouTube, and I ended up watching it while I held him as he took his last breath.Tears fell out of my eyes, and as I listened to this song and the lyrics, I couldn't help but wonder if the look in his face was "How dare you do this to me", or "Thank you so much for taking my pain away."
I was so touched and torn by the lyrics as I sat on my bedroom floor sobbing, holding my friend.
I listen to this song every day in memory of him, it's on my playlist at my clinic, and even though it brings tears to my eyes almost everytime I hear it, it's simply one of the most moving songs and performances I have ever seen, and I am so thankful that I was introduced to Kodaline at one of the most vulnerable times of my life.
I just re-watched this video 3 times, often rewinding it (antiquated term) because of how impassioned the band and the crowd is, and how it reminds me one of the most perfect souls that graced our lives. I apologize to anyone that accidentally read through this rambling nonsense. It's been almost six months and I have not spoken about what I did to anyone, but I am pretty sure that there are fans that love this song and understand what pure love and loss feels like.
Holy s***, I can't believe I shared that. Sing loudly and passionately my friends, and may we one day hold the ones we have lost, again.
