u/HectorEatWorld

I’ve been a fan of MCR since I was in middle school right as the breakup started and they’ve been my favorite band ever since. I’ve had the chance to see them a couple times post reunion and when the leak first happened I ended up downloading them asap. Literally that same week I received the news that someone who I’ve had a strained relationship with my entire life has passed 3 years ago and no one really communicated it to my immediate family or me. I’m no stranger to grief but this really hit me hard since now there was no way that this person and I can ever really patch anything up. Given that TPK (and a lot of MCR’s discography) revolves around death it felt like perfect timing that this dropped. Songs like Witches and Bike Thief were absolute heat and it felt great hearing the guys play “new” music but High Hopes has just hit different. Even now that time has passed I’m sometimes hit with waves of grief and I don’t think any song has really came at the right time as High Hopes and its truly become something of a comfort song with me during this period. Its really helped me grapple with my own life and come to terms with the relationships I have with those around me and how much I want to keep them strong since you truly never know when your time is up and I want to leave this world better than I found it.