Chapter 7Recycling
Out there is no hope for me
My love, he listens to the liar
The gods themselves hear not my plea
They stake my heart and set the fire
The truth he doesn’t wish to see
So, I’m bound onto the pyre
A martyr to love
By his decree
A martyr to love
By his decree
—Liam O’Shea, “Into the Fire,” Just Liam
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Playing the Meadowlands in New Jersey always felt like coming home for Liam. Shattered Glass made a tradition of beginning a tour in Madison Square Garden and ending at home in New Jersey. Regardless, the backstage of any arena or stadium, large or small, usually followed the same design. They placed the dressing and hospitality rooms underground, made the walls of cinderblock, and installed few amenities.
They’d just flown in from London the night before a
