Blog 1: Songs That Illustrate My Life
Rosie Mosseri
FRO
Blog 1: Songs That Illustrate My Life
1. Don’t You Worry Child -Swedish House Mafia
2. Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen
3. Dark Blue – Jack’s Mannequin
4. Fix You – Coldplay
5. Lost at Sea – Zedd
6. Safe and Sound – Taylor Swift
7. I’m Ready – Jack’s Mannequin
8. Con Te Partirò – Andrea Bocelli
9. The Mixed Tape – Jack’s Mannequin
10. The Reason – Hoobastank
The songs indicated above represent my life and what I stand for. These songs display honest emotion and are not just meaningless like many other songs on the radio. The song Don’t You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia and Safe and Sound remind me of God and religion. These aspects are a huge part of my life. They allow me to go through life with comfort through the hard times and the good knowing that everything’s from God and for my ultimate benefit. The song Rosalita was an easy choice being that my name is Rosie and the song is about a girl named Rosie. My boyfriend actually showed me this song and we often discuss how we’d like to get married and so does Bruce. The song Lost at Sea is a metaphor to my life being that the singer is ready to take risks. This is easily relatable. I like to take chances and explore because if you don’t you’ll remain in the same place forever. The songs Dark Blue, I’m Ready and the Mixed Tape are all written by my favorite band group. Sadly, they broke up just a few months ago, and are now working on a new project that I am eager to hear about. The artist that wrote these songs, Andrew McMahon has suffered through a lot in his life. Andrew fought cancer from a very young age and got through it with the music he wrote for his project Jack’s Mannequin.
Hidden in all of his songs are small hints to his experience in the hospital as he was getting treated. The most relatable line in Andrew McMahon’s song Dark Blue is “have you ever been alone in a crowded room”. I have this feeling often, especially entering a new college. I feel this way because even though classroom may be full, they are not with the familiar faces I have seen in high school, but a bunch of strangers. The song I’m Ready represents everyday life. Andrew sings about how he doesn’t want to follow the “status quo”, but instead act on his own instincts and disregard everybody else’s opinions. I think this is a lesson we all must follow for our daily lives because if you just “go with the flow”, you will never be distinguishable and therefore you will never get anywhere in life. The very first line of the song The Reason by Hoobstank is my favorite of all of the meaningful lines contained in the song.
He writes, “I’m not a perfect person”. What I can take out of this song is the fact that although I would like to be perfect and avoid all mistakes, it is impossible to do so. Instead I try to take all of the mistakes and fallbacks I encounter on a daily basis and use them to my benefit and try to improve myself. The most important lesson is not to make the same mistake twice. You must focus and fix it. Lastly the song Fix You by Coldplay talks about moving forward. After the damage has been done you can only get better so I know I cant stay down, I must improve, move forward and accomplish.