My bro and I lost our father to drug and alcohol abuse. After a long and cruel life, my dad finally succumbed to the perils of homelessness and hopelessness. He suffered from a variety of mental illnesses that made it impossible for him to find his way back to the light or to even recognize what he was worth to the many people who loved him dearly. So many of us had the ability to see beyond his demons, yet he could not. He died a lonely man with no love at all for himself. This song was written as a message to my dad and to those who knew him and the message is clear: yes, we all have our demons, but we didn't ask for them and they don't define us. Our demons are cowards and they only pray upon the wounded and defenceless. We saw past his demons and loved the beautiful soul that begged to be saved, but we had no choice but to watch him slowly slip away. Helpless as we were, we never closed our hearts to him, but he never did come home. He died on my birthday in 2012 after not having seen him for 2 years. 

Jayk Gaudet

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