Highly Suspect - The 8th Of October (To August 17th)

'The 8th of October (To August 17th)' Lyrics:
I let you down
Just like your father
I did not deserve you
Cause you are the truth

The last time I saw you
Was the 8th of October
And when I left Brooklyn
We both knew it was through

And the worst day of my life
won’t be when they put me in the grave
Cause that already happened
When I saw the tears,
The tears roll down your face
When you watched me walk away
I never said goodbye
Farewell, we tried

I asked for an angel
Well, I guess that God sent me two
The first one I forsook
But the second one is you

The best day of my life
Was when you saved it
On the 17th of august
God damn, somehow, I made it

And this time I have learned
Cause I was barely alive
But you gave me kindness
Now I’d carve out
I would carve out both of my eyes
Before I'd watch you walk away
You saved my whole life
Ain’t gonna fuck it up this time

[TheCarZoomies]

He fell back in love with his guitar and I'm all about it.

[theTurn]

HS is at their best when Johnny is exposing his soul thru music. Lydia, Mom, Wolf, My Name is Human, etc. This track falls in that vein. Love it.

[jameswils]

The more slow, melancholic style of rock fits his voice SO perfectly

[isaacstewart]

Holy. Fuck. I cannot fathom how people who have ever loved and lost could EVER not be obsessed with this song. This is going in my “forever” playlist

[brandonmcsorley]

Sometimes you have to hit Rock Bottom before you can be On Top.

[katrienacarranza]

“I’d carve out both my eyes before I watch you walk away”
I felt that deeply 🔥🔥🔥
Jonny I hope life is good for all of you and your crew❤️❤️❤️

[FoxtrotXero]

These guys have no idea how badly they needed to return, now stick with this sound and they will CRUSH it.

[devonwillis]

Goddamnit. Everytime I'm picking up my guitar, thinking about ending it all, somehow Johnny comes through. Sometimes it helps hearing someone else say this shit out loud. It's wonderful to hear you playing like this again, brother.

[LynxLynx]

I've been a fan for years and HS never ceases to surprise me, always keeps me on my toes, never know what to expect... and let me tell ya - not all songs in the past landed for me personally, but that's okay. It's great that HS evolves and they're still one of my fave bands of all time ❤

[Jojofites]

THEY'RE SO BACK. THEY'RE SO BACK. THEY'RE SO BACK.

[renemill]

This ballad is a vocal and guitar masterpiece.

[robertmartin]

Had to be a first take vocal, a lot of emotion, got me all up in my feels.

[patrickn]

I only discovered Highly Suspect this morning, just 3 songs in so far.

I’ve felt everything Johnny sings about, and still feel it in my soul every day. So glad the algorithm did something good for a change ❤

[petercurrie]

Unspoken goodbyes are always the hardest cus we never get to say sorry for breaking youre heart.❤
Love this.

[punishedhart]

Jesus Christ, it’s like he is writing the soundtrack to my life. 😢

[Katie_Darling]

This is the only thing that made me feel anything today. 💜

[laceyfoster]

I love your grungy blues music. There is no one like you Johnny. ❤

[alaskawargbirmo]

My wife and I honeymooned in Nantucket, and every time I hear HS, I am taken back. This one is really pulling on those strings to get back before I can't anymore.

[johnzarate]

This band is so Amazing!!! The feels their music gives this 61 year old man is unparalleled! MCID

[jimmybrown]

He put the same piece of soul in this one just like he did vanity on the street Cafe in Boston. Love it Johnny.