GIVE YOURSELF GRACE


-Give Yourself Grace-
by Tommy Roses

letting the words fall out:
Advice from an angel called along the past cut through the white noise in the year of letdowns. Love lost, closest friends moved on, a confirmation of a life-altering diagnosis, financial burdens- while trying to hold it all together with a broken heart, spirit, and hand, all amongst the stressors of the pandemic. Screaming “more weight” while the stones stacked, only wanting to blame myself. The way one feels standing in the surf as the tide pulls back to sea, pulling strong enough to feel the world’s passing but not enough to bring me with it.

The words for “Fall from grace” were written with no clear intent, just therapeutic release- and when finished, reading back what was written my only thought was:

“these feel like 3weekoldroses lyrics ”

An idea that no longer existed in the present despite craving that energy more than ever. Dave Hurban has been a great friend and we find in each other a sense of truth; a way to get an honest opinion to written

words, riffs, and life’s decisions. In early February 21’ I showed Dave the words I’d written with no explanation, after what I could only assume was multiple read-throughs, a blank stare adjusted eyes from paper to speak with confidence

“ this feels like a 3week track”.


Our lives always mirrored: His trials and tribulations reflected a similar hard fall from grace during those winter months as well. It was settled; the next 3WOR song underway, my hand broken, Dave geared with only the lyrics and an acoustic, wrote all the guitar in what felt like minutes. A few days later he would track every instrument as I poured my heart out in all the angst, anger, and sorrow of a year, softspoken as a trainwreck. Flash forward to the release anniversary of 2017’s

“nothing against you“

we released “ Fall from grace”

It felt fitting to share the date. The same two souls still forging forward running parallel with our younger skins, just in a different facet. Nothing against you but we’ll do it with or without you.

Renouncing- from using words like never, forever, and always; statements that are strong for the claim but leave moments feeling cheap years later.

If what’s not for sale can’t be sold then 3WOR’s future isn’t clear but in that there’s a sense of romance breathing free of expectation.

3weekoldroses isn’t a band but more of an energy, an aura, a sense of clarity, for the ones reached, it meant everything. Attention now pulled from the floor, losses mourned, hearts mend(ed), lessons learned.

broken pieces don’t fit back together the same way making one more deep-seated silent curse, giving waving fists rest, getting up, dusting off, growing from and giving yourself grace. July 2022

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