It's like this song was written for Sofia

I've had the song Silent Night playing all December. Today I changed it to the song "If I Die Young". I changed it because I don't feel like it's Christmas and all I can think of is Sofia. This is for her.

Shortly after Sofia died I heard this song for the first time. I was blown away by all the similarities in this song compared to Sofia's death. It's a beautiful song and this band does it well but I cry every time. Below are the lyrics...but first, here are some of those similarities:

Sofia's casket was lined with satin and draped over her as they sealed it for the last time. A single white rose rests beside her, placed there by my dad, her grandpa. Roses are always present at her grave. Rainbows are a big reminder of Sofia. From the rainbow we saw the day before she left us to the "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" song played at her service, and the rainbow baby we hope to have one day. Life after 10-10-10 is definitely not what we thought it was going to be. The pain inside feels like a sharp knife and her life was certainly cut short but maybe she had just enough time to know how loved she was and maybe her purpose was to bring people together and she had a higher calling. She is wearing a ring on her little cold finger; the rose ring that I gave her the day we said good-bye. That boy that said he'd love her forever is Tim. She'll always be Daddy's little girl.


If I Die Young by The Band Perry

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

And I’ll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I’ve never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin’

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh

The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls