gschmitt song: It’s Alright; A Passing

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It’s Alright; A Passing (lyrics) - gschmitt discusses this song from The Year in Pictures

“This was the hardest song to track vocals for on the album. It’s not really about hitting the notes, but getting the appropriate feel out. If not my personal favorite of the record, it’s definitely the one I’m proudest of. It’s also by far the heaviest subject matter.

It was written about watching a dearly loved one die and the irony that’s part of the scene where all of the family members and friends who love her are inconsolably sad while the person ready to check out is calm and at peace.

I also had a bit of an obsession with the expression “survived by” that we use in English when someone passes away, i.e. “she is survived by her loving husband and children.” I find it to be one of the few little eloquences we can find in English. We ARE survived by our legacies and our loved ones carry them with them through their lives. That’s what I was speaking to when I wrote “flesh is but impermanent; life extends beyond it.”

- gschmitt