I am not sure how to categorize the music of eighties band Survivor. What I do know is that, while their moment was happening, my cousin and I were obsessed with them. I Can’t Hold Back is sort of a rock ballad, a love song that, when you listen to the words, is pretty overtly sexual. But that’s not what this song means to me. I listen to the beautiful tenor of singer Jimi Jamison‘s voice and I am instantly transported to being the boy who lived in Aurora’s basement, all full of wonder and worry and hope. I had so much hope, but also too much self-doubt and fear. I could have been the next Stephen King or Paul Levitz. I certainly had the talent. (........) Here’s the boy who really never followed his dreams, the boy who let life take control instead of taking control of life.
From the historical writing archive. Original date: November 4, 2018. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.
