When my son's mate Rhett committed suicide, the anguish of seeing friends holding one another in a circle and feeling powerless to ease the pain, made me pick up the guitar at home. As it happens at times, the first strum seem to resonate and something outside in the cosmos wove the chords, melody and words in 15 minutes or so. I gave the words over to Jesse to modify them as he saw fit, and together we wrote what he would have liked to share with his buddy. Written in 2001, it has since gone on the CD to raise funds for "Staying Alive" prevention of youth suicide and used by the guys who so loved Rhett. It is their song.

02 Words Unspoken

The breakdown of marriage, and the loss of one who was my friend I grew with, sent me spiralling. The roads I tread in my grief, helped me to understand so much more about us as two individuals, and in the end, I wanted this person I used to be married to, to be able to 'Fly' in life, and have the happiness we all deserve

Far From Home

I was ruminating on the state of the world, and why we have to pull people down by generalities, rather than pursuing the dream of acceptance we feel in our hearts.
We tend to want this, but often do the opposite.

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We'll See

Once I had recorded Words Unspoken, I had in mind an intro capturing the essence of Rhett, and his playing of guitar and music.I think my love of Pink Floyd may have had an influence here. I'm no David Gilmour though!

Grant Bickerton