I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend

A few days ago, my boyfriend and I were in the car on our way to get him some soccer stuff. We were driving down Warren road, and saw a bit of a commotion ahead. I had thought maybe there was an accident on the overpass. There was only one cop car, but two other cars sitting their. Accident? Not quite. There were four grown men crying, like bawling their eyes out. They were standing on the left side of the overpass, and on the right was another empty car. I looked down onto I-275, and traffic was at a dead stop. It came to such a quick stop, that their were cars swurved out of the way on to the shoulder, and ino the grass and everything. People were backed up onto the entrance ramp.

So what really happened. At 6:24pm on April 22, 2009 a man took his life. Canton, MI off of the Warren Road overpass onto I-275 southbound lane. The man was approached by a cop who was just their to help him decide not to jump. The cops efforts were denied, and the man jumped anyway. According to the news article, their were multiple phone calls to 911 saying their is a guy just on the bridge. We had driven past the scene at 6:27pm. I do recall looking at the clock and thinking this just happened. But I didn't think we were that close. I am rather glad I didn't see the scene becuase I would be terrified. That isn't something I want to see in my entire life. Earlier that day, Scott and I had watched the movie "Yes Man", you know, the one with Jim Carrey. Well in that movie, Jim Carrey bust out in the song "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind when a man wants to take his life by jumping off a building, and he talks, well sings the guy into staying alive. If I were to have seen the guy on the ledge, as I drove by, I would have stopped and turned the radio up and start to sing that song. I have it on CD and listen to it quite often, because it's one of my favorite songs. It's Track 15 on CD 5 in my car. Here are the lyrics to the song, if you don't know it:

I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
You could cut ties with all the lies that youve been living in
And if you do not want to see me again I would understand
I would understand
The angry boy a bit too insane
Icing over a secret pain
You know you dont belong
Youre the first to fight
Youre way too loud
Youre the flash of light on a burial shroud
I know somethings wrong
Well everyone I know has got a reason
To say put the past away
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
You could cut ties with all the lies that youve been living in
And if you do not want to see me again I would understand
I would understand
Well hes on the table and hes gone to code
And I do not think anyone knows
What theyre doing here
And your friends have left you
Youve been dismissed
I never thought it would come to this
And i, I want you to know
Everyones got to face down the demons
Maybe today
You could put the past away
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
You could cut ties with all the lies that youve been living in
And if you do not want to see me again I would understand
I would understand
I would understand
I would understand
I would understand
I would understand
Understand
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Can you put the past away
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
I would understand
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
I would understand
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
And I would understand
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
I would understand
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
I would understand


It's such a good song, and every time I frustrated about my past, or about my parents, or my life in general I blare it. I listen to that song as loud as my car will let me. (not that I would do it any different for any other song, I like it loud). If you ever are in doubt and don't like your life, Just remeber some of these lyrics; "You could put hte past away" or "Everyone has to face down the demons". NOthing is worse than taking your own life. There is never a "good enough" reason to take your life, you are much more valuable than you're giving yourself credit. All - in -All it was just a tough scene for me to even just drive past.