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I thought I knew the meaning of the word courage. I was never more wrong. For me courage used to mean walking around in an A7X t-shirt back when they weren’t even a blip on the radar and ignoring the snickers and snide remarks from people who failed to see what I knew all along. That being...that A7X would blow up to be something big one day and sure as I sit here typing this, I am thrilled to be the one who gets to snicker now.
I thought courage was standing tall even though I’m only 5’2 and not giving up on something I believed in. I’m glad I didn’t give up, but again… Courage? No.
Someone asked me yesterday why are Avenged Sevenfold fans so angry? Granted this person wasn’t a fan until “Nightmare," but heard some stories. I simply replied…we’re not angry…we’re just protective of our own. We had to fight, not just for the band, but for ourselves, and our right to believe in this band we love so much. So angry is a poor choice of a word. Proud is what we are. Not angry. We’re family and if you mess with one of us, you messed with all of us. He shook his head and said. “I just don’t get it."
I said. …Unless you are one of us, you never will. Is that courage? Nope.
A year ago…
Together… we prayed… we hoped… we wondered…
Then we watched…
We watched like watching a baby stand up on shaky legs ready to take his first step, reaching out and hoping he doesn’t fall. We watched as that baby put one foot in front of the other and slowly steadied himself on very shaky ground. As that baby took on the world through brand new eyes we stood behind it with words of encouragement and solemn vows to protect him no matter what.
So when the critics came… we were ready. When the negative remarks about Jimmy came… we fought. When Revolver fucked up…we made them see their mistake and they couldn’t apologize fast enough. Our voices were heard. When Nightmare was released… again our voices were heard…#1
That still doesn’t answer the courage question though…
So, what is courage? Well, here we are… all of you and me one year after The Rev’s death. We’re millions strong. We’re millions proud and our family is growing every day.
We didn’t want them to give up, but we knew deep down we would understand and support them if they did. So, for those four men to be able to look at each one of us night after night knowing they are reliving their own nightmare over and over every time they take the stage…THAT is courage. To put themselves out there when they are most vulnerable just so their brother’s legacy can carry on knowing that it hurts like hell for all of them… THAT is courage. To hear Jimmy’s voice in the background night after night just to give the fans the best live experience possible even though it’s painful for them... THAT is courage.
Courage is the band that inspires us every day to carry on when life in fact told them all to go fuck themselves. So what is the definition of courage? For me… It’s Avenged Sevenfold.
So, to Avenged Sevenfold....Thank you.
Annons
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