I wrote The Last Candle with two goals in mind.

1. I know from experience that it's hard to talk about depression. Everyone's different, but for me I was embarrassed to tell my parents what was going on because I was ashamed of what was wrong with me. Now I'm better and feel more comfortable talking about depression, and wrote this song to try and help parents and siblings and friends understand what their close one is going through, because maybe they, like I couldn't, can't find the words.

2. With none of my peers suffering from depression, and thus no one to confide in, I felt like an alien. What was wrong with me? Why was I different? I wrote this song to let other teenagers going through the same thing I did, know that they are not alone, and that there's always someone else in the same boat.

Hopefully others can find the courage that I at first could not, to speak up for themselves and for their bodies and minds.

Rosie