: Many ADTR covers feature a lone male protagonist—often referred to by fans simply as "The Guy"—facing away from the viewer. This figure is seen observing a burning house on their debut, trapped in an hourglass on What Separates Me From You , and standing on a literal precipice for Common Courtesy The Dan Mumford Era ( Dan Mumford created the legendary hand-drawn cover for
A middle-aged man whispered about the day his son was born, and the terror that he wouldn’t love him enough. A woman in combat boots spoke of a bridge at sunset, and a hand she let go of. A teenager, barely eighteen, said: “The day I told my mom I was gay. She said ‘I know.’ That was the whole memory. Just those two words. But they felt like a sunrise.” x art a day to remember