Listen to this when
This Year
you're going to make it through this year 🗓️
Who it's for
John Darnielle draws on his teenage years in an abusive stepfather's house, singing about getting out and vowing to survive the year.
Trapped and determined→Defiantly hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"This Year" is a song by The Mountain Goats from their 2005 album The Sunset Tree, which centers on the house where John Darnielle grew up, with his stepfather's domestic violence as a recurring theme. The song covers the period when Darnielle was 17, beginning to imagine freedom while still living in that home. It became one of the band's best-known songs and a frequent closer at their concerts.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Lyrics about childhood abuse.
Age: Suggested 13+
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
