Sometimes I Cry

The song Sometimes I Cry is a reference point for me.

A flag placed firmly in a valley through which I travelled for too long.

It’s a reminder that nothing lasts. But particularly in this case, the Badlands don’t last.

And I know that those sought of sentiments can seem meaningless when a person is in the trough of despair. But I hope that anyone who is in that place will realise, on hearing this song, that somebody knows how they feel.

That knowledge, if nothing else, should give hope. Because you can’t write this kind of song when you’re smack bang in the middle of the trough. You can’t write it unless you’ve been there, and come through.

Which means that it’s possible to come through.