Όπως αναφέρουν έγραψαν το τραγούδι το 2011 αλλά δεν ήταν έτοιμο στο χρόνο που έπρεπε για να μπει στο άλμπουμ. Όμως ήταν αρκετά σημαντικό για να μην θέλουν να περιμένουν μέχρι την κυκλοφορία του επόμενου άλμπουμ τους για να το βγάλουν στη δημοσιότητα και μπήκε σα bonus στη digital edition. Έτσι δεν πήρε την δημοσιότητα που ήθελαν για αυτό τώρα με αφορμή τα γενέθλια του Ivan και την 4η επέτειο του νηφάλιος, ήρθε η ώρα. Το τραγούδι είναι αφιερωμένο και σε όσους προσπαθούν να απεξαρτηθούν από κάποια έξη και προτρέπει να ζητήσουν βοήθεια, δεν είναι ποτέ μόνοι.

English Version below

Official music video for The Tragic Truth performed by Five Finger Death Punch. We wrote “Tragic Truth” in 2011 for the “American Capitalist” album, but it simply wasn’t finished by the manufacturing deadline. Since the song was very important to us, we didn’t want to wait and hold it until the following album, so it was added as a bonus track to the digital edition.

Consequently, it never really got the attention we intended for it and a lot of our fans are not even aware of its existence. It’s been a conversation for years to somehow circle back to this song, and we felt right now, on Ivan’s birthday, and two months from his 4th sober anniversary it is probably as good of an occasion as it can be to release this music video; as it is a visual journal of our story … The battle with addiction… the pain… the chaos … life and even death. A celebration of a victory, Ivan’s rebirth into a new life. It is also a message for those who are battling addiction right now: you are more than your addiction, and you are never alone. Seek help, fight back, it’s never too late… Ivan came back from the dead, literally. He was so far gone, if he can do it – you can do it. Let this be a testament to that.

So, with that said, Happy Birthday Ivan! Congratulations on your new lease on life.

And thank YOU to all the fans who stood by us all these years, supported us, supported him, and have been the catalyst of his recovery.

Video directed by Nick Peterson