I've debated starting one of these journals for over a year now. I've always talked myself out of doing such a thing, rather than just posting lyrics as status updates, even then I try to space them out not wanting to take over the newsfeed. I often come across songs that are new to me or come back around to older songs that are known; which speak to me on an inner level. So I guess I am making myself a space where I can share music that speaks to me more frequently. Music is more than just a collection of coordinated sounds, It has the power to evoke hidden emotions; the power to express things that are sometimes hard to put into words.
I pose the following five questions to you:
How Does Music Influence Our Daily Lives?
What Makes a Song Timeless and Memorable?
Can Music Help Reduce Stress and Anxiety?
Why Does Music Have Such a Powerful Impact on Our Emotions?
Is Music Truly a Universal Language?
If you want to answer the questions that I asked or want to share your thoughts about any song I've posted, feel free to send a private message my way.
I may post other thoughts and NSFW pictures/gifs occasionally, but I want to primarily share music. (we'll see how long that lasts...)
I had to write out the lyrics for this song myself so I apologize if I got the lyrics wrong; I came across it earlier, trying to catch up on some past Discover Weekly Playlists from Spotify over the last year that I hadn't listened to yet.
The lyrics and beat just really spoke to me, causing me to wonder what kind of story might have this song as a background for a scene.
(Yeah)
Another day, Arise
Another day, Another sunrise
And I know it's flowing through my mind's eye It's all I want for my eyes
It's all I want for my eyes
It's all I want for my eyes
It's all I want for my eyes
Sun it rains, golden rays around me
(yeah)
Feel you breathing
cause you hold me baby, hold me baby
cause it's alright, yeah
when the sunrise, yeah
And you're gonna see what I see, you're gonna feel what I feel, yeah
cause it's alright, yeah
cause it's alright, yeah
and You're gonna see what I see and you're gonna see what I see
The above question I asked may have seemed profound to some. Music is indeed a Universal Language, a person might be able to feel the beat, and/or connect with the emotion heard within a singer's voice even if it's in another language. Emotion is one of the most basic things that every human experiences, so it's not surprising that many connect to music, through an emotional story being told or by a song sometimes evoking emotions hidden deep down within ourselves. It might be why sharing music can be deeply personal for some; you are showing a tiny sliver of yourself, possibly opening yourself up to judgment due to the possibility of differing taste levels.
The song below was discovered on one of my 'Discover Weekly' playlists Spoifty creates for each specific user every Monday. The song holds a different meaning to me now than it did a year ago. I connect with this song more, perhaps it's due to the subject manner or because it perfectly expresses how I feel regarding a few different situations. This song can be interrupted in various ways, making it subjective to the listener.
In life, we all wear masks knowingly or not... The mask of being polite and nice... being overly formal... and it is misunderstood by others time and time again...
The mask of trying to be friendly and crossing an unknown boundary while trying to connect and fit in... in the hopes of one day being accepted...
The mask of pretending that loneliness is a familiar friend, when in reality it's something that shouldn't be accepted so easily...
A mask falling off and revealing the belief that Loneliness is the human condition...
A mask falling off and revealing the belief that Love isn't real...
A mask falling off and revealing the belief that you aren't simply broken but shattered into a million pieces and that no amount of tape and glue will help you put yourself back together again...
The final mask falling away, revealing the deep belief that you will never be understood and that no one wants to at the end of the day...
I'm only posting the lyrics for the music video version below, as the album version is much longer.
I enjoy the music video version more... You connect with it more... at least I do...
One of these lives, I'ma make things right With the wrongs I've done, that's when I unite
With the Father, Son, 'til then, I fight Rain on me, put the blame on me Got guilt, got hurt, got shame on me
Got six magazines that's aimed at me
Done every magazine, what's fame to me?
(And I'm tripping and falling)
It's a game to me, where the bedroom at?
Sleep, I ain't nevΠ΅r had affairs with that What's fair when the hearts and thΠ΅ words don't reach?
What's fair when the money don't take things back? It's rare when somebody take your dreams back
(And I'm tripping and falling) I care too much, wanna share too much, in my head too much
I shut down too, I ain't there too much
I'm a complex soul, they layered me up Then broke me down, and morality's dust, I lack in trust
(And I'm tripping and falling) This time around, I trust myself
Please everybody else but myself All else fails, I was myself
Outdone fear, outdone myself
This year, you better one yourself
(And I'm tripping and falling)
Masks on the babies, mask on an opp
Wear masks in the neighborhood stores you shop But a mask won't hide who you are inside Look around, the reality's carved in lies
Wipe my ego, dodge my pride
(And I'm tripping and falling) Look myself in the mirror
Amityville, ain't seen nothin' scarier
I fought like a pitbull terrier
Blood I shed could fill up aquariums
Tell all my angels, "Carry 'em"
(And I'm tripping and falling) Every emotion been deprived Even my strong points couldn't survive If I didn't learn to love myself, forgive myself a hundred times, dawg
I love when you count me out
I love when you count me out
I love when you count me
I love when you count me out
I love when you count me out
I love when you count me And I'm tripping and falling
And I'm tripping and falling And I'm tripping and falling And I'm...
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