So I just wanted to relate this story after a fan asked what's on his top 5 playlist on his ipod right now. I just was so taken aback by how I felt about it - this could have come across as completely corny and sappy and yet all I felt was this genuine sense of how precious this moment was for him. It was the first thing on his top five list (he'd joked about Groove is in The Heart being there but later admitted this song was totally his most favourite right now). Anyway he related the story of Gen being in labour for over 54 hours (there were some gasps on that and he did interject that she was just amazingly strong) but anyway there was Thomas in the end and all was well but Gen was exhausted and he took one look at her and just said you go sleep, you need to sleep, I'll take him. So he was holding his son, just cradling him and he sat down and tapped the music on his laptop and what came on was Pearl Jam's Just Breathe.
You can hear the song here.
Yes I understand that every life must end, aw huh,..
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw huh,..
I’m a lucky man to count on both hands
The ones I love,..
Some folks just have one,
Others they got none, aw huh,..
Stay with me,..
Let’s just breathe.
Practiced are my sins,
Never gonna let me win, aw huh,..
Under everything, just another human being, aw huh,..
Yeh, I don’t wanna hurt, there’s so much in this world
To make me bleed.
Stay with me,..
You’re all I see.
Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,..
No one knows this more than me.
As I come clean.
I wonder everyday
as I look upon your face, aw huh,..
Everything you gave
And nothing you would take, aw huh,..
Nothing you would take,..
Everything you gave.
Did I say that I need you?
Oh, Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,..
No one know this more than me.
As I come clean.
Nothing you would take,..
everything you gave.
Hold me till I die,..
Meet you on the other side.
This is just such a quintessential Jared story moment. And the way he tells the story you can just picture it. And yeah it made me feel all the feelings as usual. Their current name of endearment for Thomas given how big and chubby he is, is Hippopothomas. Anyway here have some more photos edited by me, taken by @timtolbin (mainly because I bought him a ticket and he had to go ;-)...lol).
