My Reply - The Ataris

The first song by The Ataris that I've was The Saddest Song. This song was written by Kris Roe for his daughter whom he hardly gets to see due to legal issue, and it basically address both issues of his daughter and himself not having his father in his life when he was growing up. But I didn't really know much about this guy or his band until I decided to listen to the entire album, So Long, Astoria. Kris Roe is such a great lyricist his writing are different from most mainstream artist we sees today where their lyric is pretty straight froward and sometimes meaningless.

Anyway his lyrics always has a strong impact. There was this song called My Reply and was written after Kris got a letter from a fan in Australia about her suffering from anorexia and how she thought it'll be a good time for her to wrote a letter to them telling how much she love them. This song was Kris reply to her letter.

Anyway, this song offers a different perspective to the fans, as it can be seen as a song about not giving up on life, just holding on to the tough times and we'll survive it. And I kinda like it more for that reason compare to Good Charlotte's Hold On.

So that's what I do, at tough times like this, I kinda just pass the day listening to this song, and heck I felt like this song is being sung to me, that's how much I can relate to it (except for the "girl" part of course). It's a great song I'm so glad I have it.

I got your letter and the poetry you sent me
Postmarked in December of last year
I really hope you're doing better
All your friends close by your side
One step closer to recovery

I wish there was something I could say
To erase each and every page you've been through
Even though its not my place to save you

I appreciate but can't accept this thank-you note
Thats sealed with your last breath
I won't stand aside and listen to you give up

If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on

These arms remain stretched out to you
Maybe someday you'll accept them
Or maybe its too late to save a young girls heart that's long stopped beating

Wake up, wake up you've gotta believe
Wake up, wake up you can't give up
Time keeps going on without us
Long after we're dead and gone

I wish there was something I could say
To erase each and every page you've been through
Even though its not my place to save you

I appreciate but can't accept this thank-you note
Thats sealed with your last breath
I won't stand aside and listen to you give up

If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
You will wake up tomorrow

Just hold on to what you have
Just hold on to what you have

If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on

Eventually, she wrote them another letter saying that she manage survived it and is doing well now.