I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness, that brings me to my knees.

Deep within I'm shaken by the violence of existing for only you.

Through this world I've stumbled, so many times betrayed, trying to find an honest word, to find the truth enslaved.

You pick me up and brush me off and tell me I'm okay, sometimes that's just what we need to get us through the day.

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism.

Nothing outside of my child is important