We ll make it through lyrics

Trembol | Story behind We’ll Make It Through by Ray LaMontagne

In case you don’t know him, Ray is a simple person who lives with his wife in the countryside. He worked as a carpenter and sang his children to sleep. One day, to make some extra money, he decided to go and play folk music in a pub in his hometown, Maine.

His purity singing earned him many followers and that led Ray to a record deal, releasing Trouble, his first album, in 2004. Over the years, with his 8 albums, he has forged a reputation as a tortured troubadour, a shy singer, who is often in the dark at his concerts 🌑 and who rarely addresses the audience.

But all that doesn’t matter, because when he opens his mouth, all that comes out is truth, honesty and a bluesy voice that whispers songs of love and pain.

I have to admit that I didn’t know him until he released his 8th album Monovision in 2020. When I listened to ‘We’ll make it through’ in a playlist it was love at first listen 😍

The delicate intensity with which Ray LaMontagne sings, coupled with the beautiful simplicity of the instrumentation (guitar and harmonica), make this track something of a superior quality, rarely to be found.

As it was the year of COVID I thought it was a song of encouragement for everyone, but the story goes far beyond.

Sarah Sousa, Ray’s wife, was diagnosed a few years ago with muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes a progressive weakening of muscle mass. This can eventually lead to loss of mobility.

LaMontagne did what he does best, transform his emotions into music, writing ‘We’ll make it through’ to make her wife feel accompanied and loved, as well as mitigating her pain. You can check the lyrics below, gorgeous.

Ray LaMontagne explains how he wrote the album

if i'm being honest
of late where you are
for the first time
isn't where i want to be
and i don't know what your going through
but so far it just seems like an excuse

to attack the ones around you
after everything we've been through
that might sound out of line
but from this side of sanity
that's the reality
and i don't care about the diagnosis
just like everything else

we'll make it through this

since the day that we found out
you've let this sickness
become your identity
take all the time that you need
but please
please don't turn your back on me

i've known you since the start
this struggles always been there
now the face
has a name

take all the time that you need
but please
please don't turn your back on me
i'd still help you hide the bodies
i would bury the bodies

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