Listen to this when
Elephant
When you're trying to keep things normal for a sick friend 🐘
Who it's for
Isbell has said Elephant is about cancer, telling the story of a friend dying of it while everyone avoids naming the illness.
Heavy, tiptoeing, sad→Honest, tender
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Elephant" is the fourth track on Jason Isbell's 2013 album Southeastern. The song follows the narrator and a friend as she lives with cancer. It focuses less on the illness than on how the two try to keep up normal life and humor while her mortality goes unspoken, and the title refers to that "elephant in the room." Isbell has said nearly everyone has been, or will be, touched by cancer.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Cancer and dying.
Age: Suggested 13+
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Giving”
