Hopeless Bleak Despair

A deeply personal essay on grief, depression, and survival through They Might Be Giants’ “Hopeless Bleak Despair.”

Hi! My name’s Chase Roper and I’m writing about every song by They Might Be Giants. If you like TMBG or if you like connecting with people’s lives through writing, you’ll like this newsletter. Either way, thanks for being here.

I’m sitting in a living room with a few of my closest friends who are also writers as we listen to international jazz and enjo…