Music is a powerful thing, an artist’s words can shape someone’s life. I haven’t had a hard life, but when I listen to artists tell their life story through a song I kinda sit back and say “yeah, I know how you feel.” I don’t know exactly how they feel but I understand. Listening also makes me grateful for the fact that I don’t have parents addicted to drugs, or that I don’t have to sell drugs to
survive. Sometimes I hear a song and just want to cry. Music makes me happy as hell too. There are just some songs that I hear and just wanna jump up and dance/jerk/twerk or whatever you call it. Sometimes I have to hold myself back because apparently dancing on a crowded bus is not a good idea. Music makes me feel like I’m on top of the world and sometimes it makes me realize I’m not the only one here. Music also gives me some “street cred”. Someone can ask me about something and I can act like I know about it because I heard it in a song. The concerts in my room are the best. I can put on my headphones and all of a sudden I’m Eminem, or kanye west or Chris Brown or Usher or a fan pulled up on stage. I almost always fall in love with the beat of a song before the lyrics, I don’t know why. Lyrics are important too but sometimes I don’t want to listen to deep and meaningful lyrics, sometimes I just want to hear songs about racks on racks or how “different” I am, just cuz f**k it they’re catchy. I love discovering new music too. It’s like a gift to me. Like wow. I didn’t know you even existed, but here you are. Thank you music. Thank you for existing.