Vanessa Mitchell

[ BEHIND THE SONG ]
One random Monday morning two months after Dad died, every valley I’d experienced up to that point in life was transformed into a ditch.

THIS was the valley.

The kind of sobbing where your body can barely take a breath.

When there was no energy left… staring at nothing as I sat in the kind of silence you hear your heart beating…

I felt Dad’s presence. It felt like a warm hug on my shoulders from behind.

It was here in this moment that Dad spoke to me. It sounded like my voice, but I wasn’t the one speaking it.

It felt surreal and was exactly what I needed to hear at the time.

Dad had a calming presence – When he spoke, he held the room.

I genuinely believe he spoke these peaceful words to me at one of the most painful moments of feeling his loss…

And I listened.

“Sending you love
Sending you light
In your time of need, in this time of life
You are loved
You are loved

Sending you peace
A blanket of love

I promise you, only love will remain

Sweet memories
Of easier times
Just try to breathe
The pain will subside

How things used to be
Will stay in your heart
One day you’ll see
The pain will subside

I promise you, only love will remain”

In this brief transcendent reality we shared for what was only a minute, his words transformed into lyrics and a melody appeared.

I truly believe we wrote this song together.

This was a GIFT given to me when I needed it most.

And in turn, I would like to share it with the world.

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When someone passes away, I often don’t know what to say that could possibly comfort them. The only thing that can fix their broken heart is to have their loved one back.

After posting my songs within several grief Facebook groups, this is the one that people found the most comfort.

This song is meant to be shared with someone who is feeling a loss they never knew could be so hard.

Someone who is walking slowly through a shaded valley. Maybe even crawling…

For anyone who knows that place… This song is for you.

I truly hope it gives you as much comfort as it’s given me.

It’s been on repeat this past year, acting as a soothing balm for this invisible wound on my heart. ❤️‍🩹

I take comfort in having faith my Dad’s words are true…

Introducing: LOVE WILL REMAIN

For having this to cling to… Feeling blessed and grateful ❤️