Everything Will Be Okay

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and confused, they try to explain, but nobody can, wanted what I thought was normal”

(verse 3). We are given the facts of what he needs to except and we get a slight glimpse of hope when he says “what I though was normal”. The anecdote continues with the acceptance of his mother’s choice, “I came around, happiness I see’s what you may have found, I wanna see you smile not breaking down” (verse 3). The song explains to the listener that just because something is out of comfort does not make it wrong and that what makes people happy is all that matters, even if the societal norms tell us different.

The song takes a dark turn into life changing moments that gave G a push to better himself. We are given yet another anecdote that changes G’s life forever. In verse three Melissa appears to have fallen into depression, “Moved to the basement, deep depression’s a rotten curse…Hidden in the corner her mind and her body hurts” (verse 3). We are given details that show the pain the family is facing and how bad Melissa’s sickness is becoming. Than at the end of Verse Three we are presented with the traumatic event of Melissa’s overdose, where G finds her laying cold, “One night, I went into that room, on the floor she laid, I shook her she was blue, her skin was cold and she wasn’t breathing” (verse 3). This event crushes G because Melissa had such a positive impact on his life and helped him change to the accepting person he became. The song finishes off with kind words to the woman who changed G’s life and made his mother happy, “While in her life you made her happy, thank you for the blessing” (verse 3). At this point

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the listener has chills and maybe even has a tear in their eye. This background story not only tells

the listener G’s character, but also shows the listener that it is important to change and be accepting of new things.

The Chorus of the song, “Everything Will Be Okay” tells the listener that even through the toughest changes and life experiences everything will be okay in the end. This song tells the

life story of Gerald Gillium, his mother, her lover Melissa, and his brother. The listener is given dramatic anecdotes that make us feel for these characters and do an excellent job in reflecting the theme of sacrifice and acceptance.

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Works Cited

Gillium, Gerald. “Everything Will Be Okay.” Gerald Gillium. When It’s Dark Out. RCA Records, 2015.