You know the moment when you're listening to a song and you hear a lyric and think, "That's exactly how I feel"? It can either be a group of words, a verse or two, or even an entire song. Now, some people may think that's pretty insignificant, especially if it's a generic 'I love you' or 'My heart is aching' tune. But whether it's simply worded or extremely specific, it strikes a chord when you can relate to music.
Why does it effect us so much? In my opinion, I find it incredible when I can sing someone else's song and mean the words coming out of my mouth. It tells me that no matter what I'm feeling, if another person wrote a song expressing the same feelings, then I'm not alone. I'm not the only person who has felt this way, or feels this way.
Sometimes, it can be rather spooky how much you can connect with lyrics. Last week, I was shuffling through a playlist, and every time Miss America by Something Cooperate came up, I skipped it. I just wasn't in the mood for that album let alone that song. But every time I listened to that playlist, it seemed to be one of the first few songs. So because I hadn't heard it in a while, I decided to give in to its persistence. The first lyric, which I so conveniently forgot, was "Another lonely night in Amsterdam". I couldn't believe how a song could even come close to relating to such an out-of-the-ordinary situation, in which a friend of mine is so close to that city. He may not be lonely, but it made me feel like I was.
So the idea of associating with another artist's work brings me to another point---making your own. A lot of times, I'll be listening to a song, and I'll relate to almost everything. Almost. So if the song doesn't entirely express how I feel, why don't I write one that does? Sounds easy when I put it like that. Truth be told, it can be very difficult to put what you're feeling into words (thus making it more incredible when you relate to somebody else's). I have notebooks filled with incomplete verses.
But there have been a few times when I have finished lyrics, some in a surprisingly short amount of time. The feeling is... strange, to be honest. Now, I have yet to take a complete song to the next level, but that is one of my many goals for this year (yes, I go by the academic calendar when I put deadlines on dreams). That way, if I can feel the same way so-and-so does, perhaps another so-and-so can feel the same way I do.
With school fast approaching, it's time to start kicking things up a notch. I want this year to be different. So, I'm changing my look, I'm taking a theatre class, and I plan on getting more involved with school activities. I hope to learn some new things, along with getting better at what I already know. I need to prepare for the life waiting for me when I find it.
"Put another 'X' on the calendar; Summer's on its deathbed"
Thank you, Panic! At The Disco, for once again being so easy to connect with.
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