r/coheed's Song of the Day #29: The Suffering

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The Suffering will no matter what always hold a very special place in heart for a few reasons. The first time I heard this song, it was in my car at night, listening to music on my [old XM radio](http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Delphi-Roady-XT-XM-Car-Home-Satellite-Radio-Receiver/00/$(KGrHqZ,!mIE9JPfnLlLBPllEJKCQ!~~_35.JPG). You could change the colors of the screen, and I had it on red at the time. The Suffering came on, and I was grooving to the guitar, until I saw the name of the band. "Ew," I thought, "isn't that that one good eye sniper band?" And I pushed away my enjoyment and moved on. Years later when I eventually heard a song by the band that would push me into checking them out, I came back to this song and listened to it over and over and over. I couldn't get enough. Still can't. The queen-like vocals, the simple, catchy as fuck guitar riff, the sing along chorus... There's so much great about this song.

The Fiction- As Claudio S. explains, this is a climax for Writer’s instability. He dwells on his past with Erica so frequently, with such intensity, that it is all he can think about. At this point in the album and the graphic novel, he has already resolved to enter the story, do what needs to be done, and move on. Still, though, he thinks about his proposal (or desire to propose) to Erica. It is consuming his entire life.

The Real- One of the rare songs where what happens in The Fiction is mostly the same as The Real.

The Part- Ugh, this is why these are hard. I love the main riff SO much, especially the dunnuh duhnuh duhnuhnuh part. It makes me want to dance and bounce. So I do. Also great is the entire second verse. The way claudio sings it makes it sound like "Only to cry all alone when you're tasting cum". Another great part, the HAHA leading into the second chorus. Gotta love the background "where have you been" towards the end of the song... Shit. I'll go with the riff, because it's what gets me every time.