Sad Songs

Everyone has songs they listen to when they're happy. They have songs they put on to get

them pumped up for something. And they have those songs they listen to when they're sad.
Occasionally, I listen to this list when I'm in a happy mood, because these are songs I love,
even though I know they may make me teary.

Most of them I can get through without a single tear. I'm able to hold back the water works at
least until the end of the song. But there's one that my eyes well up at before I even get
through the first verse. I do this thing to myself where I'm out for a walk and I'm listening to
the list and I just think "yeah I do want to hear that song" so I start it and I'm out on the street
and next thing I know I'm crying. I'm sure people drive by and assume I'm upset about
something, but really, it's just the song.You see, it's about a cat recounting the story of
meeting his human when the cat was just a lonely stray. It's a sweet, sad song told by the cat as
he heads back to the abandoned building he once lived in for the final stage of his life.

Jeez, cat! way to make me cry while I write this. If you don't believe me, and you've never
heard it, give it a listen. Have some tissues ready.

Virtute the Cat Explains her Departure, the Weakerthans. Saddest song I know

Like most songs (or art in general), I'm sure people get something different out it. But for me,
this is about how something that seems as simple like giving an animal a bit of food or  some
scritches might seem like a small thing to you, but it means the world to them. And they don't
forget. I sometimes find it easier to be kind to.animals than to people, but this is a reminder
to me that I need to remember I don't know what other people are going through daily, so I
can try to be compassionate. I can try not to be salty about little things. I can try to help out.
Little stuff is often big stuff you just don't know about.