Beauty In Tragedy

Album: Rescue & Restore (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds vocalist Jake Luhrs singing about the tragedy of the passing of a loved one being softened by the anticipation of their eternal reunion. Guitarist and principal songwriter JB Brubaker told The Alternative Press: "Rumor has it Jake may have shed a tear while doing the vocals over the clean section in the middle. I wasn't there so I can neither confirm nor deny."

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