JANUARY

JANUARY

The Tornado – Owl City

“And I keep hanging on because it’s always darkest before the dawn.”

January opened not with certainty, but with resolve. Coming from the weight of everything that unfolded in 2024, this song became a quiet anchor—a reminder that darkness does not mean the end, but a pause before light. The Tornado captured the chaos of emotions carried into the new year: the lingering pain, the unanswered questions, and the sense that some things simply happened beyond control.

Yet, within that storm, the lyric stood out as a promise. Holding on became an act of faith—faith that surviving alone was already a victory, and that being alive meant having another chance. This song mirrored the decision to begin the year not in despair, but in hope: hope that change was still possible, growth was still within reach, and the dawn, though unseen, was coming. January, through this song, became a declaration to endure, to trust the process, and to believe that even after the hardest nights, renewal could still begin.