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Goodbye, #MeatLoaf. My coming of age music is 80s; he wasn't on my radar until 'I Would Do Anything...', but my song was always 'Objects in the Rearview Mirror'. It took me decades to realise it was my parents' as well. #MeatLoafRIP
I sobbed the first 20 times I heard it; the catharsis was immense. Now I just cry quietly.
I know I still believe he'd never let me leave, I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years
Before my life became my own
That hit. Hard.
I know I still believe he'd never let me leave, I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years
Before my life became my own
That hit. Hard.
For those who don't know the story, one night, my mother juxtaposed the words 'arranged' and 'marriage' and I moved out a few weeks later with 3 bin bags, leaving them a note on the fridge.
That was February. In December, I put my leg over an 8th floor balcony rail. It was hard.
That was February. In December, I put my leg over an 8th floor balcony rail. It was hard.
