The Soundtrack of my Life

Personally, I believe all music is up for interpretation by the listener and can therefore relate to almost anyone. However, some songs, in either lyric or sound, can hold special meaning to us and reflect us more precisely. Some songs remind us of events of our lives, others capture our feelings, and some make us think the artist looked into our minds for inspiration. In the story of my life, 5 songs could play appropriately in the background:

1.       “The Prayer”  by Kid Cudi.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grPfVlj7Go4 . Cudi sings about how being deep makes him feel  out of place, but he believes it’s for a greater purpose. As a child I always felt I couldn’t relate to people my own age, but growing older helped me understand being different has a unique purpose.

2.       “All Hail the Heartbreaker” by the Spill Canvas.  This one can be about one of my old relationships. Lyrics about obsessing over someone who hurt you and romanticizing your relationship may as well been written about one of my old romances.

3.       “Here’s to the Night” by Eve 6. Generally, I mark my life by summers and this song is the anthem to the many crazy, unplanned summer nights growing up in a small town. In fact, this song was playing on the best night of my life, a summer night before the first day of high school.

4.       “Cheryl Tweedy”  by Lily Allen. The feisty, quirky singer sings about wanting to be a different person because of the problems she mostly causes herself. I can relate to the desire to be a better version of myself but not being proactive.

5.       “Scar Tissue” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I always felt this song was about looking at the world through a different, and wider perspective. Thus, it always resonated with any loneliness.