It could be about Derrick Plourde, who took his own life in 2005. He drummed for the Caddies on Rock the Plank.
"I saw your face in a photo today
Took me back to a time that I loved so
One thing remains that still gives me pain
The fact that I never got to say don't go"
This can be taken as looking back on the better times, as well as the regret that those who are left in the aftermath of a suicide feel.
"Dark days fell upon this town that year
I remember the sordid talk and tears
A scarlet letter was sewn onto you long ago
But the way you felt no one will ever know"
This can be seen as a reflection on the year that Derrick died. The scarlet letter part can be that with his addictions and bipolar things were working against Derrick for so long. However, no one will ever truly know why he ended his life.
"Now you're gone so I'll say our lives you changed
And I know my friend that I'll see you once again"
One thing that has become clear, through interviews and Lagwagon's album Resolve, Derrick was loved by his friends and many of them say he changed their lives. I think this serves as a final goodbye, a thank you, and a hope to be one day reunited.
It could be about Derrick Plourde, who took his own life in 2005. He drummed for the Caddies on Rock the Plank.
"I saw your face in a photo today Took me back to a time that I loved so One thing remains that still gives me pain The fact that I never got to say don't go"
This can be taken as looking back on the better times, as well as the regret that those who are left in the aftermath of a suicide feel.
"Dark days fell upon this town that year I remember the sordid talk and tears A scarlet letter was sewn onto you long ago But the way you felt no one will ever know"
This can be seen as a reflection on the year that Derrick died. The scarlet letter part can be that with his addictions and bipolar things were working against Derrick for so long. However, no one will ever truly know why he ended his life.
"Now you're gone so I'll say our lives you changed And I know my friend that I'll see you once again"
One thing that has become clear, through interviews and Lagwagon's album Resolve, Derrick was loved by his friends and many of them say he changed their lives. I think this serves as a final goodbye, a thank you, and a hope to be one day reunited.