This is probably the most moving song we’ve featured on IMC in eight years. Yes, the emotional level here is intense. We’re talking about a subject no one really prepares for. One you know nothing about until it crashes into your life: grief.
In this new song by Eric Kane, songwriting becomes something else entirely. A way out. A way through. But without losing clarity. Just look at the line that hits hard from the very first verse:
"People say I should move on, the honest truth is written in this song”.
That’s all you need to know. You can already feel the weight of it. This is not really a tribute. It’s ten years of pain held in and finally let out! Because behind this track is a story. Eric lost his brother, and nothing has been the same since.
But it’s not just in the words. The production carries the weight too. The tension builds, slowly, until it breaks wide open in the final minute. And when it does, you feel it. The vocal performance doesn’t try to impress. It just tells the truth. But it tells it so fully that it’s hard to breathe by the time it’s over.
Is it a masterpiece? Yes. Can it bring comfort to those who are still stuck in that silence that follows a loss? Yes. Will this song stay with us, and with IMC, for years to come and become one of our famous "best indie songs ever"? Absolutely.
It comes from the deepest part of me. It marks a ten-year journey of trying to understand how grief permanently alters a life," Eric shares. "Losing my brother - my other half - changed me forever. But in that pain, I’ve found purpose through connection. Sharing my story has not only helped me heal, it’s allowed me to connect with others who are carrying the same weight. This song is for anyone who’s felt that kind of loss, and for those of us still here, trying to find our way. It’s also my way of pushing back against the idea that we should stay silent about our grief. If being honest about my experience makes someone else feel less alone, then I know I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.
As the former frontman of KANE INCOGNITO, Eric Kane has received national radio play, nominations for Rock Recording of the Year, Indie Rock Recording of the Year at the Edmonton Music Awards, and opened for a string of international talent. Launching his new solo career, Eric Kane starts his own journey, returning to his roots of vulnerable storytelling that spreads a message of self-love and growth. After the loss of a brother, Eric turned to but his love of music. It was through this creative outlet that he pushed forth enduring circumstances and developed a sound of his own. Formerly a drummer in his brother’s band, No Heat Tomorrow, Eric fervently stepped into his brother’s footsteps to carry on a family spirit while sharing his own heart from behind the microphone.
Ten years this year since the loss of another
The lessons the infinite discovered
It uncovered my motives my why
My only reason to survive
It's led me to these vulnerable emotions
Created so many beautiful moments
People say I
Should move on
The honest truth is written in this song
I have healed
I have walked through that door
To close it theres so much more
This body these words & these chords
Cultivating
Over over over over
In my mind
It keeps running back
Singing over over over
I think it's time
Time for a new chapter
The turning of a page
Time for a new beginning
The dawn of a new age
Stuck between the consequence of reoccurring doubt Yet on the other side laid hope
which I knew nothing about
Till I reached the fork in
The road and I carved my own path
Carving sculptures before me that will forever last
This road has been lonely & at times it's been dark
But way upon in the distance that lingering spark
It has guided me here
10 years from the start
Hour upon hour from the depths of my heart
Day by day
The trials and tribulations
In and out of speculating, I began cultivating
I have healed
I have walked through that door
To close it, there's so much more
This body, these words, and these chords
Cultivating
I have shed tears
I have conquered fear and more
I've hit rock bottom, and I have soared
This body, these words, and these chords
Cultivating
Over over over in my mind
It keeps running back
Singing over, over, over
I think it's time
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
I think it's time
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