Carter Gates -- Music Connects Us to Our Emotions

 December 7, 2022 

People say that music has the power to say the things we don't know how to, and I really believe this. Over the years, music has been able to help me in more ways than I could ever imagine. The song "Ghost of You" by Justin Bieber and "Love That lets Go" from Hannah Montana has helped me grieve and deal with my grandpa's passing in January of this year. Both songs talk about how, even if someone you love is gone, they will always be with you and that one day, you will see them again. The song "Lightning" by The Wanted reminds me of my childhood because it was released over 11 years ago, so it makes me think about my middle school days, running around with my friends and causing some chaos here and there. When I hear country music, it reminds me a lot of my mom because when she would pick us up from school, she would always turn the radio to the country station or play country songs from her phone. Now country music has become one of my favorite things to listen to because it reminds me of my mom, who is probably my favorite person on this planet. The song "I'm Gonna Be" by Post Malone always gets me pumped up and motivated because of the beat it has and the lyrics, but also because I use to listen to the song before my soccer games, so when I hear the song now, it reminds me of that and gets me pumped up. I think that music has this way of helping us express what we are feeling because it can be hard to convey certain feelings into words. Music also has the power to unite us. When you are talking to someone, and you find out you both have the same taste in music, or have the same favorite song, it is going to make you connect with that person more because you have this mutual understanding of the lyrics and the meaning of the song, which might make it easier to talk to the person or want to hang out with that person more. 

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