The Moment I'd Hoped For

Ludo is a band out of St. Louis. In 2005, they released an album called Broken Bride. It is a story album, about a man who misses his dead wife so much that he invents a way to travel back in time. In the first song, "Broken Bride," he laments that he has accidentally travelled to the wrong time:

I crashed before the birth of Christ, with pterodactyls swarming,
You died in 1989, have to get back to that morning in May...

The narrator experiences all forms of Armaggeddon and Hell on Earth, before finally making it back to his beloved, for the final song, which is called "Morning in May," and is today's radio selection.

The first time I heard this song was shortly after (or shortly enough after) my boyfriend left me, and I remember being moved to tears. I know, my boyfriend didn't die, he just left me. But still, I identified with the narrator's sense of loss, and desire to recapture the past. This song hurts me every time I listen to it. It is 5 minutes and 43 seconds of pure suffering. Listen to it, and think about lost love, and try not to cry. I dare you.

On a Scale from 1 to Bitter: Walking Dead
1-800-Bitterness.com Radio: Ludo - Morning In May
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