My Love Song

I chose this song because, in my opinion, it has a good thesis that backs up the song lyrics and it gives you a positive feeling. Basically, the song is telling us to always keep our faith and stay strong no matter what. It encourages people to

When the song came out in 2015, I was in the midst of graduating and truly coming to terms with the person I am. Going through this period of self-realization, the lyrics “You can't rush your healing/Darkness has its teachings/Love is never leaving/You can't rush your healing” (II. 19-22) really went to show me that the hard times I was going through were placed in my way as learning experiences. Listening to the mellow tunes of this song had such powerful repercussion on my mood as well. Not only the content of the words, reassuring me that everything will pass, but the actual vibrations of sound forced me into a meditative/healing state of

When listening to a song no one ever pauses the music and thinks about the true meaning behind it. Several songs have meanings but some of the artists produce those songs to create an awareness. “Pumped up Kicks” by Foster the People is a song the band created to raise awareness of school shootings. I have always listened to this song, but I never found out the story behind it until this year. Listening to this song now has changed my perspective on listening to music. Songs have a reason for everything, and to have an issue come out of it is a great way of listening to it.

First, the song shows what love can actually do to you as a whole. It can make you feel like you lost a piece of yourself

The upbeat tempo sets the mood to be a feel good song however, if the audience listens to what the lyrics are portraying it is in fact the complete opposite. This band tells a story about Robert, a young man whose father was always working. Insinuating to the listeners that Robert was neglected. The lyrics go on to point out to the audience that Robert has a gun, and warns that he is coming for you. In the song “Pumped Up Kicks” the first verse states “He found a six shooter gun… but he’s coming for you

Based off the lyrics, the song is all about how Beyonce truly feels deep down inside. The message behind

Through perseverance and never giving up, that struggle is overcome. The musical piece possesses a great sound or timbre, the combination of all the instruments is and the artist lyrics fit right together as if it were a puzzle. The song starts off with a piano with a very low tune that goes along with John Legend singing a hook. Following the hook you here Meek Mill speaking basically giving the piece an intro. The sound just at the very beginning of the song makes you want want to listen to it all the through. To go along with the piano there is also a drum and trumpet that follow , and they also give the piece that humble type of feel. The dynamics within this piece seem to alternate, going from a soft tone to an loud uplifting tone back and forth. While each artist is giving there testimony of tough times, the song has this steady soft tone; while as they explain there perseverance through those tough times the adds this loudness to its tone. The dynamics of this song leads listeners to believe it will be structured after a dream theme, but he proceeds to paint more pictures of destruction. Piano strokes, patiently-guided strings and motivating words form a comforting message of resiliency. The track then transitions into an violent illustration of spiteful arrogance and threats. (AZLyrics, 1) To me it seems that the dynamics of this piece gives it that

I find myself humming it from time to time when I least expect. Usually I’m on a downer, feeling sorry for myself mostly or thinking about something I said or done with deep regret of some sort. Subsequently, as I get older I find I’m more emotive when I listen to music associated with my youth as oppose to just listening to the drumbeat, guitar riff and more importantly; the voice. I’m more driven by how the song relates to my life

Talib Kweli and Mos Def are amazing artists each in their only rights. Their performances together as Black Star gave me and many other hip hop fans an amazing album. Aside from the sound of it, what I love about this particular song is that it brings me back emotionally to those few moment were as I explored my own culture and identity I found yet another thing to be excited about. What I also love about this track is that it illustrates hip hop isnt all about selling drugs and thug living. The commercial song are the only voices

The lyrics to "Pumped Up Kicks" are written from the perspective of a troubled and delusional youth with homicidal thoughts. It addresses the growing trend in teenage mental illness and helps us understand the psychology and resoning behind it. It is shocking to me how mental illness among youth has skyrocketed in the last decade alone and brings to the question of, “why is this happening?” The unfortunate inspiration for this song was a mixture of Mark Foster’s first-hand knowledge of being bullied in high school normal, and the bassist of the band, Jacob ‘Cubbie’ Fink, and his family’s ordeal after a member of the family was involved and thankfully survived the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.

It’s a great song about the hardships of the rock and roll lifestyle. The energy and the passion in the song has continued

When listening to the lyrics, the song makes you wonder how much loneliness affects the human condition, and how many people are truly lonely in the world. This song has a very realistic outlook on human emotions. It shares a different perspective of looking

The rhythmic, up-beat and catchy melodies could fool you into thinking this is a happy song. But, just like with life itself, there are people who put a smile on their faces and seem to be fine, but once you start digging a bit deeper, the darkness in their soul comes out, and what they where hiding underneath is not as colourful as they made you think.

My theme song for my senior year is Good Day by Nappy Roots. They wrote this song for just good vibes and I came into senior year with good vibes just so I don’t get angry or frustrated. There are three verses of this song that I especially like: “And all we wanna do is get by today”, “Save that drama for another day”, and “It's time to change our ways”. The first verse is for every single day of this year.

It highlights the struggles that are happening for people. There are some great guitar riffs and distortion. It has a verses/chorus composition. The song is a little bit slower to begin, but soon picks up the tempo, it is a great song to sing along because the lyrics are not distorted by the instruments, like you find with some other bands. This song was written by Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, and Desmond Child.