Darkness All Around Us

Every time I hear the song "January Wedding" I cry.
No wedding for my handsome boy Nickolas.
No proud parents of the groom.
I won't be dancing with my son at his wedding...
I am drowning in a sea of shattered hopes and dreams.

Partial Lyrics from January Wedding by The Avett Brothers

I hope that I don't sound to insane when I say
There is darkness all around us
I don't feel weak but I do need sometimes for her to protect me
And reconnect me to the beauty that I'm missin'
And in January we're gettin' married

No longer does it matter what circumstances we were born in
She knows which birds are singin'
And the names of the trees where they're performin' in the mornin
And in January we're gettin' married
Come January let's get married