Anchors by The Amity Affliction Song Info
I wrote this not long before moving back to the Sunshine Coast to get back to the ocean and a slower way of life, Brisbane was really taking it out of me emotionally and it was time to get back to a place I found to be more ‘home’ than Brisbane ever had. It’s pretty straight forward I think; basically I was feeling like I had so much emotional baggage weighing me down that I couldn’t move forward in life. That’s why I used anchors as a metaphor, I felt so incredibly tired of life, and was slowly going back to a really dark place where I just wanted to end it, again. It’s a really confusing situation when you’re well aware of the impact it would have if you were to follow through with it and yet at the same time feeling like it is the only way out of all the issues you’re faced with. What I’ve found is that you really have to take a step back and weigh up the consequences, and I mean REALLY think about what you’re going through. It’s always different from person to person so it’s hard for outsiders, even your closest friends, to understand the inner workings of it, but I don’t think that it’s ever worth it to do what I did and not seek help and just let yourself spiral down into the depths of sadness. - Joel Birch
