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This song is easily the most powerful and moving song I have ever heard. The beat poetry of Shane Koyczan and the amazing voice of Dan Mangan really do it justice (I like this version more than Shane's original Move Pen Move). I first heard it live at a Dan Mangan show (the one in the video) and it brought nearly the entire crowd to tears. The message of the song is pretty easy to find, and it isn't very complicated, word wise, but it is the most powerful song, in my mind, in existence. The guitar and beat are simple, but the words are what gives this song the emotional power it has.

In a nutshell, it's about somebody who has to watch his mother die. They leave eachother early to travel and go on adventures, their lives "an anthem composed of words like "gotta go." ".

What I can't get over, every time that I listen to this song, is the power of it, and how much it means to me. I haven't ever had such a personal experience, but I can empathize with Koyczan, because his power over the English language really describes the pain of loss.