Wish I Was Here.

Julien Baker - Funeral Pyre

From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank every individual who took the time to submit to our cause. All of the entries we received between Thursday 2nd April and Saturday 4th April have been hand written onto the backdrop we will be using throughout our first European tour in a few weeks.

The idea behind the project was that it’s highly unlikely that any two individuals who submitted have ever met, and even of those of you who have it’s not certain that you’ve discussed your thoughts and feelings as openly and honestly as you did here. But this tapestry of confessions proves that although you might not know it, and although many of you have described feelings of loneliness and isolation, there are many other people out there who feel the same way.

The most beautiful thing is that regardless of the huge variety of flaws confided in us, there were no totally unique submissions. Every one of you who submitted has a counterpart within our fanbase dealing with a similar set of circumstances; going through the same struggles you are, many of you in the same place that I thought I was alone in for years.

Single, married, divorced, straight, gay, bisexual, cisgender, transgender, those dealing with substance abuse, mental health issues, personal conflicts, family disputes, regrets, memories, heartbreaks. All brought to the same place by a love of emotional music, and all having at least one other person with which you can share a bond.

I’m not saying we’re going to heal the world with our music, the passion in my lyricism comes from a negative place and until I’ve learned to overcome my problems will continue to do so; but now I know for certain and I have physical proof that I’m not alone in my plight, and that gives me hope.

For those of you who still wish to submit, we’ve left some space at the bottom of the sheet. After every show the backdrop will be joining us at the merch tables where you’ll be able to write your own submission in.

“I’m still so weak, but I know I’m not alone.”