Tears in Heaven - Heal on Earth

With life comes loss, whether foreseen or unforeseen.  When an animal dies, their human(s) grieve.  The animal had a faster heartbeat that love could not keep up with.  Tears in Heaven.  When a loved one dies, there is prayer for a peaceful end even when getting there is difficult.  Tears in Heaven.

I never appreciated watching my sweetheart cat Darby's beat stop.  She was my soul kitty.  Five days before, she was fighting for people food.  By the end of the week, she was gone.  What happened in between?

I did not appreciate watching my grandmother deteriorate.  I knew her time was coming but did not know when and maybe did not want to know when.  How is someone ready to say goodbye to their best friend and soulmate?  I refuse to see closure so that I can move on despite her "visiting" me in my dream state the day she passed.  I took her loss the hardest and will never get past it.  Maybe I don't want to get past it?  Tears in Heaven indeed.  Rest in peace, Grandma.

The loss of a child though...I cannot imagine how he copes day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year, and every birthday his son would have celebrated.  Rest in peace to your Conor, Eric Clapton.

So let's highlight the profound reception of "Tears in Heaven" -

No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100 

No. 5 on UK Singles Chart

Top 10 in over 20 countries 

- Awards & Nominations -

Billboard Win - Best-Selling Soundtrack Single

Golden Globe Nomination

MTV Movie Awards Nomination

MTV Video Music Awards - 2 Nominations, 1 Win

(Best Male Video)

3 Grammy Award Wins

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Song of the Year

Record of the Year

BMI Win - Most Performed Pop Songs

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll

No. 353 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Certifications -

Gold in Australia, Italy, Japan (digital single), New Zealand, UK, & U.S.

Platinum in Japan & the U.S. (physical single)

To cope with his grief, Eric Clapton co-wrote the lyrics to "Tears in Heaven" with American lyricist, Will Jennings.

Music is magical and universal.  A key, a stroke, a lyric, a beat can unite in its own way.

"I almost subconsciously used music for myself as a healing agent, and to and behold, it worked...I have got a great deal of happiness and a great deal of healing from music." - Eric Clapton

(Wikipedia)