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“Sophia’s best friend wasn’t supposed to die that night. But she was supposed to be raped. At least that is what his murderer said at his parole hearing”.
Sophia and her best friend were out that evening. The university semester had just ended. They were finally back home in the country for the summer. After a few drinks in a bar crowded with college kids, three men, in their late twenties, joined them at their table. They were not coming to celebrate the end of the semester, but it was Friday for everyone. They all had fun for a few hours, talking about all kinds of things. The three men made sure nobody ran dry.
Sophia suddenly had a bad feeling. The kind of anguish that is hard to explain when it hits you. She felt like the mood had changed. She was starting to feel vulnerable, the feeling of vulnerability which unfortunately too many women know too well. A feeling that I’ve never experienced. A feeling that very few men will ever experience.
Sophia took her best friend aside and begged her to go home. But her friend was in a celebratory mood. She was certainly not gonna let the night end this way. Sophia insisted, but her friend didn’t want to listen. She kindly asked Sophia to stop being paranoid.
It was not until the next day that the half-naked body of her best friend was found in the middle of a field. She had been held captive, raped and beaten to death.
The three men with whom they had had a good time were arrested that same day. They were later convicted of the murder.
In this song, it is Sophia’s friend who asks her not to be too hard on herself and who is, in a way, apologizing for putting all of these emotions on her. She simply wants to hear the voice of her friend Sophia, who has been almost silent since the tragedy.
We don’t know what the dead feel. But I can tell you that the pain from their loved ones is immense. For a lot of them, the guilt never goes away.
lyrics
I’ve put you through enough
You deserve that I shut it up
I still have my cigarette
I can still talk to myself
Can’t wait to hear you talk
Wanna make you feel like there’s no rush
Like I have not waited enough
Sophia don’t justify yourself if you wanna sleep don’t
explain yourself if you don’t wanna speak
Because I know back there you probably didn’t have much sleep
and you seem to have lost the ability to speak
oh Sophia
Just tell me what went through your mind
Don’t tell me everything is fine
I’ve called you cold before, I can’t stand that silence,
I’ve called you cold before, it’s not all made up anymore
You came back so different, hope you torture me for good reasons
Don’t hate yourself that much, don’t even try to make it up
For so long you have been at war
Can’t wait to hear you talk
Wanna make you feel like there’s no rush
Like I have not waited enough
Sophia don’t justify yourself if you wanna sleep don’t
explain yourself if you don’t wanna speak
Because I know back there you probably didn’t have much sleep
and you seem to have lost the ability to speak
oh Sophia
credits
released August 14, 2020
Written and recorded by Delachute
Mix: Mark Lawson
Mastering : Harris Newman
Artwork: Benjamin Perron
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