Gary Ditsch

Grief is only love

Written: 2/19/2026

I have listened to the song hundreds of times by now, but the line always hits hard.

"Grief is only love" "Yeah, grief is only love that's got no place to go"

Steven Wilson Jr. is one of the better songwriter in music today, as his ability to put emotion, imagery and words together is a unique talent. I am envious of his storytelling, not to mention his musical talents.

While those single lines are the hardest hitting, this section of the first verse is my favorite from the song:

Bites like a rattlesnake The kind that you just don't see on the trail And I miss my father every day The kinda pain I pray don't fade away