I can’t help but write a blog post about music. So if you
don’t care about music or don’t like the kind of music that I do, then exit out
of this blog and carry onward with your internet exploration. I’ve loved music
my entire life. As long as I’ve loved reading, I’ve loved music. I know the two
are related because listening to music stirs the same emotions as reading a
book. Music has the ability to tug on heartstrings that I’ve only discovered I
feel when reading a novel. The construction of the lyrics, the drums, the bass
line, when their powers combine the joy I feel is practically indescribable.
Currently, I’ve been doing my own study of song lyrics. I
can’t exactly say when I started, but words have always been of interest to me.
On my 36 minute drive to and from Riverside during the week I play, rewind,
analyze, critique, sing along and create this inner dialogue between my head
and my heart. I think a song lyric means something, then I get home, read (if I
can find) the artist's inspiration, and reanalyze. I’m used to doing this with
novels, historical texts, and biographies; so why should doing this with song
lyrics be any different? But as I continue studying, I’ve realized that it just
makes me fall more and more in love with music. And, I feel more connected to
the artists behind the rhythms and rhymes. Just as when reading a novel, it’s
as if I’ve stumbled upon some secret the songwriter is sharing with only me.
Yes, I do realize that neither novel nor song was written for me, but I can’t
help but be moved by both novel and song.
I’m going to list some of the songs that have influenced me
to continue this music study. I encourage you to listen to the songs, if not
for the joy of studying lyrics, but for the joy of solely enjoying art.
1. “An Introduction” by David Ramirez
2. “Spitting Fire” by The Boxer Rebellion
3. “Midnight Starlight” by Foy Vance
4. “O Theo” by Matthew Perryman Jones
5. “Fire and Dynamite” by Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
6. “23” by Spencer Karges (Close friend and song was played at Crosspointe) http://snd.sc/PFkMBa
7. “After the Storm” by Mumford and Sons
8. “The Fall” by Gungor
9. “Pyro” by Kings of Leon
10. “Run Dry” by Civil Twilight
Happy listening.
Happy listening.
