Richard (Rick) Dean Fisher examines the pain of loss and the unbreakable bond in "The Passing"

Some songs begin with a story that's too personal to leave unsaid, and Richard (Rick) Dean Fisher's "The Passing" was inspired by the sudden loss of Mike "Scooter," who died of heart failure after a motorbike accident in October 2025. The song is written in his memory, and the lyrics are about the feelings of those left behind and what it is like to keep living after someone close to you is gone. It is a very personal tribute, informed by love, sadness, and memory.

The idea came about from Fisher's relationship with Scooter's wife, Sue, who stayed at the songwriter's place after the funeral. During that time, Fisher saw the weight of her loss, including the sadness, anger, and sense of absence that followed her husband's death. Those emotions formed the basis for "The Passing," allowing the songwriter to explore grief from the perspective of those left behind. The song doesn't just look at the circumstances of the loss; it looks at the difficult emotional reality that follows.

Fisher, too, as he thought about Sue's experience, thought about his own memories of losing people he loved. Perhaps that personal understanding helped to lift the song into something larger than a tribute to one person. "The Passing" is dedicated to Sue and Mike, but it eventually reaches anyone who has experienced the death of someone they love. Its story knows the pain of departure but celebrates the bond that lives on in memory. 

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