Twenty years of music have come and gone by my personal all time favorite band. There's a quote that goes, "people may have not always been there, but music has". And that's what Yellowcard was for me. A band that would always be there. And on Sunday, November 13 of this year, I finally got to see them.
There was a rush of anxiety when the opening bands were on. I was witnessing my favorite bands' final world tour. I thought about when I was in 8th grade and hearing Ocean Avenue in Hollister, soaking in Ryan Keys voice. I was hooked right then and there. I thought maybe they would be a band who wasn't good live, or disappointing from my expectations. But I was wrong.
They opened with Believe, which brought me through when I was getting bullied in middle school. Ten years later, I was front row hearing them sing this song with such energy. I got a rush of emotion and felt overwhelmed.
They talked about their struggles and hopes for their future after they bid farewell with the audiences heartstrings being pulled. They played Empty Apartment acoustic and I was balling like a baby, and crying more to realize this is my first and last time ever seeing them.
For some it was a concert, but for me, it changed my life.
Yellowcard 1997-2017
"We don't have to say goodbye, but we can't get lost in time"
