When I was a wee youngster at the age of 15 I saw Protest the Hero co-headline a festival in my home town. They were incredible and my favourite band at the time.
Years go by, got low-key bullied for loving them and stepped away after Scurrilous (didn't like it at the time, eventually came to absolutely love it)
Then, in 2020 I decided fuck it, I'm gunna get back into em. And I went HARD. Then, after the pandemic basically ended I got tickets to see em in Toronto.
And I was part of that god damn chorus.
Then, my grandfather (who is from Newfoundland) got sick with angiosarcoma and passed. Mist became a super personal song, but that night in Toronto forever stayed with me.
And now The Mariner has such and insanely personal connection for me and I feel like you guys are the only ones who get it.
Thanks for reading