[S]he leans into this guy and rocks her head like I’m making this music for her, when if I could, I would take it all away and give her as much silence as she’s given me pain.

Rachel Cohn
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The artist honors the life of the person who has died by creating beauty. This is an art that can be taught, but it is one that has to be lived. The artist who has made this art makes it beautiful with their voice, their guitar, or whatever their instrument may be. The artist doesn’t say anything about the person who died.

The artist is not trying to make anyone’s pain go away. The artist is showing the beauty of the sound that is made by the person who died.

Source: Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist

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