Coby Grant - For Tara

One year ago my friend, Tara Simmons, lost her battle with cancer. She was 34 years old.

On the day that Tara died, I woke up with a strong sense that I needed to write a song for her. It wasn’t until after I had finished it and sent it to her best friend, who was by her side in the hospital, that I found out she had passed away hours earlier. Somehow, I knew already. I knew she wouldn’t hear the song I wrote her, not on this side anyway.

Tara was an incredible human, a ridiculously talented artist and a wonderful friend to me. She celebrated every win I had with my music like it was her win. I miss her terribly. We talked a lot about love and life and music. We talked about children, about how most people consider children to be their legacy, their life purpose and without children, what was our legacy?

Tara’s legacy was not only her incredible music, but her spirit. She was the person that you wanted to be around– she had an energy about her. She was so fucking funny and her wicked laugh was the best. She was intelligent, honest, considerate and open minded. I will never forget her.

Before she died, Tara’s story was filmed and you can see it at the link below. In it she says that it seems bizarre that one of the best times of her life was after her diagnosis, because instead of spending so much time worrying about the future, she lived in the present. She enjoyed every beautiful moment with the people she loved the most. Tara even fell in love. What an incredible and unexpected gift. Thank you for teaching me that wonderful lesson Tara. To stop and be grateful and take it all in. You never really know when it will be your time to go.

I miss you Babetown xx

TARA’S STORY:

https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=1448381028596968

LYRICS:

I know that you believe that nothing’s waiting when you die
And god knows that I agree the suffering is left behind
To those who’ll miss you when you’re gone
To those who’ll listen to your songs on repeat

I know that you believe you’ve fit a lot into this life
And god knows that I agree there’s those worse off than you and I
But you’re really far too young
For me to write this kind of song for you

I ask if you are scared
You say you feel prepared
And anyway someday don’t we all die?
I’ll say it isn’t fair
You’ll say it isn’t fair
I hate that I have to say goodbye

But I won’t forget you so don’t forget that
And I will remember to never forget what I have
And I will be present cause this life is precious
You taught me that

I know that you are grateful and somehow see it as a gift
To know your time is running out and to make the most of it
And I know that you’ve found happiness
in all these little things somehow

The world keep on spinning and our lives will all go on
New memories will be made even though you will be gone
This lump stuck in my throat
Will eventually go away

I know that you believe there’s nothing waiting when you die
But I have to disagree I’ll see you when the time is right
We always said we’d write a song
And who’d have known that all along
It would be this

This song was recorded live with the help of some very talented people.

CREDITS:
Written by Coby Grant
Filmed, directed and edited by Sico van der Plas (sicovanderplas.com)
Second Unit / Operator- Maxime van Erp
Jaimi Faulkner – Acoustic guitar
Clemens Blacquière – guitars
Marco Dirne - Bass
Produced by Jack Van de Ven and Coby Grant
Recorded at Studio Audioworkx, Hoogeloon, NL
Engineered by Paul van de Geijn
Mixed by Jack van de Ven at Okapi Recordings, Rotterdam, NL
Mastered by Frans Hendriks at Het Gemengd Bedrijf, Limmen, NL.

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