concerts don’t last one night, & tours don’t last a week, a month, or a year; they last a lifetime. they come back to you every time you listen to an artist you’ve seen live. when the music is streaming through the speakers, the memories are streaming through your heart. you remember the people you were around, the die-hard fans, and the feeling you got in your stomach when the stage lit up, the crowd went crazy, & the band ran on stage to start the show. you remember singing along & screaming your heart out when he was telling a story, while the crowd looks on in awe at the man they think is a god; whose music got them through the toughest times in their life. a concert stays with you forever. & you know that you will miss getting sweaty jumping around with complete strangers, getting shoved in a mosh-pit, & trying to scream loud enough for the gods on stage to hear you. it doesn’t matter whether you were front row, backstage, on the ground fighting your way to the front, or the absolute worst seat in the house; because you know that when the lights go off, & the music comes on, you get butterflies no matter where you are. as soon as the drummer hits the bass as hard as they can, & you feel not only the vibrations, but the compassion, the love; & the reality of it all hits you square in the face, & you were ready for it. you were ready for it since the second you bought that ticket. it hits you in the face, & it hits you in the chest, it takes your breath away, & all you can do is scream. scream to show you love it, & you will remember those butterflies for the rest of your life.