Music in Relation to My Life
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"Just send your heartbeat I'll go...
To that Blue Ocean floor"
I'll never forget
The time you asked me to explain,
And you just knew,
Knew I could help you understand.
You knew that I had the ability
To undersand depth.
Knew my background,
My story.
Tragedy as a child
Led to a hermit,
An avid reader.
Someone who only showed her colours,
Only let certain people know the real her.
And you feel honored to be one of those people.
I know because you told me.
But you know me,
Never believe a good thing
Always believe a bad.
You couldn't have seen
Couldn't have known this when we met
But you still live with me
Through all my trials
And tribulations.
And talk through things,
And make me feel involved.
A feeling lost so many years ago.
"We girls gonna run this..."
The song from my Freshman year.
I had never heard it,
But I learned to love it.
The song came to represent everything;
The confidence I should have in my abilities,
Even when I failed
Time and time again,
The bond shared by the ten of us,
Even Guard as a whole.
"All I want is something new
Something I can hold on to..."
The song from my Sophomore year.
I hadn't heard this one either,
But it came to show that
Even though everything was changing,
Even though I was experienced now,
New things would come,
And I should hold onto them,
Hold on with everything I had and never let go.
And I did.
And by not letting go,
I tested my strength,
And found that I am strong.
Stronger than I ever imagined.
"You're worth more than Gold"
The song for my Junior year.
This one I do know.
This song means more to me
Than anyone could ever imagine.
And I hope someone who needs to
Will hear it
And be moved
The way I am.
To listen to the words,
And really take them in,
Is powerful.
"On the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know..."
The song that came to represent our team.
Hawaii and your Ukelele
I should have known.
But you'll never know how much
Singing with you all meant to me.
I felt like I belonged,
Not at first,
But after a while,
And I haven't felt that since the Fall.
"God only knows
What went wrong
And why
You'd leave the stage in the middle
Of a song"
The song that reminded me
On more than a few occasions
That people care.
The song that gave me a passion
A passion to prevent,
To be an instigator.
The song that sparked
My annoyance at the phrase
"Kill yourself/Kill myself"
That prompted me to
Author a retreat
On why suicide is wrong.
That ignited the flame
Of showing that people care.
The song that has showed me
That every life I can save
Is worth it.
Worth the embarassement
Worth the harrassment
Worth the fight.
It has been said
that Music
is what feelings sound like
But to me,
Music is
Listening to the
Story of my life
Being told
For all to hear
And all to relate.
I may not write it,
But to listen
Is to understand
And to understand
Is all that is asked.