Two Songs, Two Thoughts, One Emotion
There are songs I can't sing no matter how easy they seem for me or how melodious they are to my ears... The reason for that is what I wish I didn't have, I wish I could sing just any song I come across and fall in love with, like one of the songs I'll be featuring in this post.
I tend to let my life play randomly in my head when I sing songs even unconsciously and that is because I feel music is life itself. Musicians (song composers) most times if not all the time, write songs from their personal life experiences or from another they witnessed.
I want to sing every good music and enjoy it as it was provided for that but some part of my life story won't let me... Read on, you'll be cleared on what I'm trying to share soon.
Do listen to this song before you read what I'm about to share
I had known this song for more than a year now but I felt emotional and almost cried again when I listened to it a few minutes ago, that is simply because it is one of those songs I love so much but can't sing with my mouth. Not that I don't know the words and it's technicalities but simply because the words don't connect with my life story.
Many would find this song so beautiful to sing along and many won't
I'm one of those who wouldn't sing along because I feel like I'm lying to myself and taking it to the extreme. The song is about a daughter singing proudly about her parents love, wishing to have a love like theirs.
Obviously, the parents portrayed a blissful love to their daughter
Is it same for others? Not at all, I'm not regretting being born to my parents, in fact I'm more than grateful they are my parents but then I wish I would be blessed more with this kind of story to tell. Having parents who love themselves enough, live together in harmony and fight through challenges together... It all feels like a luxurious wish to me.
This song makes me feel like I missed out on a lot of love shared between parents and child. So I simply can't sing along without shedding tears or feeling hurt.. What do you think about this?
I want to believe you listened to the song... That way, you could have more to share with me 🥺
But then... This song kind off ease me off of that feeling
I only recently heard this song and I find solace in it for feeling like the most unlucky kid who didn't get enough of her parents love while growing up. Listening to the song also gave me the feeling that I'm only giving my heart an excuse to not feel burdened by what my childhood was like but I'm choosing to look at the bright side of everything regarding my parents and their early separation.
I don't know much about parents living together and fighting challenges with love and fights sometimes but I've always envied those who grew up to experience such. The song gives off the vibe of a child accepting that her parents aren't "Heroes" so they will always make mistakes or cause a regret and that is where forgiving to becoming strong comes in.
It's not a good feeling but my gratefulness to them for having me as their child is much more stronger. So tell me, what do you think about these emotions?
NB: I intentionally don't have these two songs on my playlist
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The two songs are packed with so much emotions and i want to tell you that it's alright to crave for the kind of love you never witnessed but it's also good that you finally realized that no matter what happened between your parents it was never because they don't want you to experience the love but sometimes its good to make that decision for their peace of mind and well being.
I hope my daughters will someday understand this too.
You're right ma'am... I'm choosing to be grateful for what I have rather than crying over what I couldn't have 🙂
Your daughters would understand, I hope they do too... Thanks for stopping by
Beautifully done ✅
Thanks
Interesting how you try and connect to music through the lyrics. Am sure many songs don't reflect your own life, while others do. So many artists, so many singers, and so many songs out there with their real-life (or fictional life) stories.
Do you generally like songs more when they mirror situations in your own life?
As for me, I never listen to lyrics. A voice is an instrument to me. It needs a fit with the rest of the instruments and sounds. When not, I don't like the song. That said, am mostly listening to music without vocals, so don't have the issue in connection with the 'story' 😉
It's all good when not having a deep connection with parents/family life. Every situation has it's negative but also its positive sides. As you wrote, concentrate on the good. That's what I do. Also, my childhood was quite different to the average person, which resulted in a similar situation regarding my bond with my parents. Obviously, both of them live me BIG time. And of course, I do love them as well. Growing up from primary school onwards, in partial separation of my parents, was the result of all this, I believe. That said, spending about 75% of my time away from my parents from my 6th birthday onwards, brought me many great things as well. Those great things I cherish a lot.
I think that is it for me because I listen to sing lyrics a lot after enjoying the voice and music that comes with it.
It's also cool that you just enjoy the voice in accompaniment with the instrument.
I guess we all have our stories to tell about our growing up but most importantly, seeing the bright sides of everything to achieve greater things in life.
I appreciate you stopping by, thanks 🙂
Wish you all the positivity that comes your way, as well as all the same that you can find and hold on 🙇
Feeling the music is what makes us human too. No matter which emotion whatsoever, true is, that a simple piece of melody, harmony and rhythm (the sound itself) changes us, entirely
That is right, I've felt that change over and over again 🙂
And that's ok and perfectly normal, darling.
Thanks 😊