Music. Now, this is where I really know what I'm talking about. I'm not saying I'm an expert when it comes to music but it is the one thing that I am most passionate about. It's also linked very much with creativity which, although I lack in, is all I care about. Music is a form of expression. Just like, art, writing, story telling, drama. It's all about emotion. Not just deep, meaningful emotion either, it's also about the emotions that it can cause. How it can make you feel. But mostly, and this is my favourite thing, it is an escape. An escape from all the bullshit in the world. As I'm writing this I have Fall Out Boy blasting through my headphones and I honestly could not be happier that I can't hear anything else. It's not even about what you're listening to, that just depends on your mood. I could be listening to anything and it would still make me the happiest I ever am.
I listen to music at every chance I get. I often fall asleep with my music still playing or walk into school forgetting that my earphones are still in (that one can lead to grouchy teachers at eight a.m). My music taste varies and can go from heavy rock bands to classical music (yes, like Bethovan) and it really doesn't matter. Some people complain about songs being too emotional and others complain that they're too empty and meaningless. But they all essentially do the same thing; they make us feel, they provide an escaape. Now I'm all about finding escapes. The internet, books, music, literally anything to make me forget about all the shit that everyone has to deal with. Of course there's always that point where you have to come back down from your escape and face everything.
Music has a longer lasting effect than most escapes. Debatable, I know, but in my opinion it is the best escape for me. It's not just entering another world that is completely different to our own, it's listening to our own world from a different perspective. Often songs can make us sad and cry or seriously hyped. Sometimes they send mixed signals. For example, a song could be talking about all the crappiness of life and then turn around and go "but fuck it, I don't care". Those are my favourites. The songs that acknowledge the downs in lifes but instead of whining or pretending they don't exist just turn around and brush it off like it's not important.
Songs like that provide a temporary hype that you can carry with you without even having to listen to the song. You listen to some songs and they get you down, but it fades. You listen to other songs and they get you high, but, again, it fades. You listen to some songs and it doesn't fade. It equals everything out and reminds you that not everything should be taken so seriously but you shouldn't just ignore it. Although these songs are my favourite, sometimes we need to get really hyped up for a short time and sometimes we feel like we need those sad songs to have that understanding. But it's all a way of making us feel something and connecting with the world.
The point is, that I don't have a point. That this is what I think about when I listen to music and how music makes me think. It makes me happy when I'm listening to music, it inspires me, it drives me to follow my goals. Music understands me better than people and people who understand my music, understand me better, So, as much as this probably makes no sense and your probably really confused, just put on some music and turn up the volume until you forget all about my little rant and instead, feel it for yourself.
