So I made a 10 song playlist that speaks to who I am.
The first song is called Master of Tides by Lindsey Stirling and it’s completely instrumental. I used to play the violin but unfortunately I’ve dropped the habit. I always listen to Lindsey Stirling, her music is what inspired me to start playing, and I still listen to it. This one is my favorite track.
The second is How To Save A Life by The Fray. I mostly enjoy this song because of the lyrics and because I kind of see myself with the protagonist. If there’s a problem I usually won’t fight it, I’d make a list of problems and so forth and try to mitigate myself out of the situation, and I guess I would also like to save a life? I don’t know.
The third and fourth are both by Fall Out Boy, one of my favorite bands. Light Em’ Up and The Phoenix I enjoy purely because I like the rhythm of the song, nothing great.
The fifth, I’ll Make A Man Out Of You, is from one of my favorite Disney movies, Mulan. I enjoyed the song because well it was basically about making a man out of a woman, and I found that ironic and interesting at the same time.
The sixth, Hall Of Fame would be that inspirational song everyone has. I obviously want to be successful, but not income-wise. I just want to be known and show people that I can be successful, and that anyone can.
The seventh, Black or White is my favorite song by Michael Jackson. My older sister is a huge fan of him so it kind of rubbed off on me. I enjoy this song because it speaks to how I feel about racism.
The eighth song, Try, portrays how I feel about the way media and others can make us want to be someone else and look like someone else without even taking into consideration what we would like to do. I feel there’s a pressure to look a certain way – for both men and women – and that ultimately changes who we are without our opinion.
The ninth song, Rude, isn’t one of my favorite songs, and sometimes it can actually get really tiring when you hear it too much, but it perfectly depicts – in a comical way – my future. My parents are very culturally conservative so I think it’s obvious who they would want me to marry, etc, etc. And then that also ties into other things. Becoming the traditional Asian doctor, and being a part-time engineer are among those other things. (Business is way better, though.)
The last song is an Indian song, from not my favorite Indian movie (that would be Patiala House, you guys should watch it by the way). The reason I chose this song is just to give a glimpse at my culture, and it is also the song my cousins most recently performed to. I love watching them dance, because I am incapable of preforming a single dance move, and this song’s performance was among my favorite.
