1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 9 ▁on ▁the ▁A RI A ▁Ch arts ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁de als ▁with ▁Ro ach ▁losing ▁his ▁life ▁partner ▁Ruby ▁Hunter ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁health ▁issues ▁including ▁having ▁a ▁stroke , ▁being ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer ▁and ▁having ▁half ▁a ▁lung ▁removed . ▁In ▁the ▁linear ▁notes , ▁Ro ach ▁says ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁" built ▁on ▁pain ." ▁Ro ach ▁says ▁" P ain ▁can ▁also ▁bring ▁about ▁change ▁in ▁one ' s ▁life ▁for ▁the ▁better , ▁we ▁can ▁choose ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁P ain ▁until ▁it ▁becomes ▁un b ear able ▁or ▁we ▁can ▁do ▁something . ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁letting ▁go ▁of ▁the ▁pain ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁of ▁getting ▁better ▁but ▁that ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁necessarily ▁so . ▁You ▁see ▁some ▁events ▁in ▁my ▁life ▁I ▁will ▁never ▁ever ▁truly ▁get ▁over ▁and ▁the ▁pain ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁there , ▁but ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁something ▁about ▁[ it ] ." ▁ ▁Upon ▁release ▁Ro ach ▁added ▁" The ▁songs ▁I ▁think ▁are ▁u pl ifting , ▁about ▁getting ▁on ▁with ▁life . ▁Music ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁big ▁part ▁in ▁getting ▁better . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁little ▁different ▁from ▁what ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁from ▁me ▁but ▁the ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁really ▁well - rece ived ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁A RI A