Say Something was released by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera in 2014. It is a hauntingly beautiful song about not wanting to give up on a relationship in which the other person is failing. Loved ones who find out about a hidden addiction are often blindsided and want the relationship to be mended. However, there is never an easy fix and if there is to be reconciliation and healing the person who is most hurt in the equation will have to love the person that has hurt them at their worst.
Knowing that you’ve failed those that you love is a crippling reality. At times it literally feels like all of the air has been removed from your chest and you can’t say anything. Either because there is no excuse for the behavior or because you don’t know if you can change and stop hurting them. Not being willing to give up but not knowing if you can win causes a total shut down.
I love when my wife sings with me. She will forever be my perfect harmony. Full confession, I really have to work and practice to sing a harmony line. While my wife can listen to a melody once and have a pretty good idea where she is going with a harmony. She graciously agreed to be my “Christina Aguilera” for this song. I wasn’t thinking about it at the time. However, it is the perfect song to have her sing on. I know there were moments she was ready to leave and needed me to speak but I didn’t have the words. My Love, thanks for sticking with and fighting for me.