My World Is Made of Song Lyrics

9//13//18

I have always loved music. I grew up in a household that always had sounds going on. My brother taught himself how to play piano, guitar, and the harmonica, and my parents have a weekly karaoke night just with each other. My entire family is always singing, humming, and tapping throughout the house, and I was heavily influenced by their natural ear for music from a young age.  In Kindergarten, I had my friend come over weekly to listen to Taylor Swift’s debut album with me from start to finish, and then we would write our own songs. Mine were usually about things like a boy stealing my crayons or about my love for my pet fishies. I’ve grown up playing piano, and took up the drums when I was in 6th grade. There’s never been a moment where I haven’t seen music as home.

In fact, I often see music as my therapist. When it’s just one of those days where nothing seems to be going right, I go to my room, shut my door, and turn on my chill playlist to allow my mind to reset and focus on the positive. If I’m at school, I often put on my headphones and take a walk during my free period to refresh myself and not let things get to me if I'm having a rough day. Depending on my mood, I turn to my Spotify playlists and headphones in just about any circumstance and choose the right playlist. If I’m having an amazing day and want to emphasize that for myself, I would put on my “sun” playlist. If I want to take a chill, relaxed vibe, I would turn on my “stars” playlist. If I’m feeling down in the dumps and having a bad day, I would turn on my “moon” playlist.

I created these three playlists around spring break last year when I realized I needed go-to songs depending on my mood, but I have since then created around 5 more playlists, some of them a compilation of songs I liked throughout a certain month, or ones that are tied to a certain genre. I could talk about who/what I listen to for days on end, but I’ll just share a little summary of what I enjoy on a mood-to-mood basis.

My music taste varies a lot, but there are a few genres and artists that I often go back to. When I’m in the mood to chill out and relax, I usually put on some chill acoustic music with solely vocals and a few instruments, usually guitar or piano ballads from artists such as Billie Eilish, Vance Joy, Rex Orange County, and many less-known artists like George Ogilvie.When I’m in a cheerful mood, I tend to listen to more electronic pop, from artists such as LANY, Chelsea Cutler, and Troye Sivan. When I’m in the car and want to jam out, I put on my rap playlist with songs by artists like Drake, Chance the Rapper, Trey Songz, and Travis Scott. Some days I like to listen to some old-ish songs from Michael Jackson, Neyo, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, and Justin Bieber (yes okay his My World 2.0 album is classic take my word for it), while other days when I feel more explorative I listen to new EDM like Odesza, Mura Masa, and Flume.
As you can see, my choice of music depends on what situation I’m in but I believe there is always a right song for the right time - you just have to find it! Every song is so intricate and has the power to make you feel something, and I constantly find myself intrigued with how a singer/songwriter can intertwine their stories with rhythm, a string of notes, and especially their construction of lyrics. I constantly find myself thinking about a song lyric that stuck with me from a certain song, leading me to get that song and lyric stuck in my head for hours, even days. Songwriters have the world in their hands when it comes to making an impact on someone, just with the music they create. They’re called artists for a reason, and every piece of art they share with the world is so unique, so there’s an infinite amount of adventuring you can do just by listening.

I could keep talking about my love for music for days, but instead I’ll just link some of my Spotify playlists below and let you hear these stories for yourself! Also, I love finding people with the same passion for a music genre as me, and I also love finding out about different artists and songs that I’ve never heard before!! I fall in love with songs fast, so feel free to share what you listen to:)

sept'18: A compilation of bops I've been jamming to this month: https://open.spotify.com/user/gracemaria6222/playlist/6Tchtrac0S4ahpc9zQmJYh?si=LXYa0-o7TIubroiip4j88A

hell n high water: songs that I listen to chill/sleep/focus/overthink lol : https://open.spotify.com/user/gracemaria6222/playlist/7FY0D90yS5EputBn4i6oe5?si=y17c1WaxT52Na_-kfa1XHw

⚡vibez: a mix of my favorite pop/electronic songs! https://open.spotify.com/user/gracemaria6222/playlist/35ksThjpt1gADw3zLvZQfF?si=tniePhDiSvK6n8MBeNGf6
ualreadykno 🔥: I apologize for this title... it is indeed so cringey lol. BUT these are my favorite rap/R&B songs ! https://open.spotify.com/user/gracemaria6222/playlist/1KLtQHnuqBMhBRYnhnSqdF?si=NR1XHYMyQl-5YxxBc7FFGA

and here is my spotify if you want to see the sun/moon/stars playlists I made in March, my summer playlists, or to see any other songs I might be listening to at the moment! https://open.spotify.com/user/gracemaria6222?si=xc1EhI9DRu2bzBIxHpY_-g

<3 thanks for reading and letting me share my obsession with music with you :)