Tangled up...
A little while ago I mentioned a little monthly tradition I have with my partner where we send each other a song/video from YouTube; Something that holds some sort of message relevant to the month, week or day on which it's sent. This is what I received this month.
Like most people I don't always know what to say at every given point. Sometimes I guess it's best not to say anything I suppose, and yet at times when words are required there may not be any, or no suitable ones that come to mind. Music is a way for people to explore and express their feelings, to find clarity and often to convey what they, themselves, cannot voice, or find the words to voice. As someone who has always had music in my life and pretty much always have it playing in some form it's no surprise that I find it to be a valuable and important part of my life.
This is a song performed by Staind and written by Aaron Lewis. The lyrics are below and there's a link to youtube for the video.
You're my world, the shelter from the rain
You're the pills that take away my pain
You're the light that helps me find my way
You're the words when I have nothing to say
And in this world where nothing else is true
Here I am still tangled up in you
I'm still tangled up in you
Still tangled up in you
You're the fire that warms me when I'm cold
You're the hand I have to hold as I grow old
You're the shore when I am lost at sea
You're only thing that I like about me
And in this world where nothing else is true
Here I am still tangled up in you
I'm still tangled up in you
How long has it been since this storyline began
And I hope it never ends and goes like this forever
In this world where nothing else is true
Here I am still tangled up in you, tangled up in you
I'm still tangled up in you
Still tangled up in you
I wonder what music means to other people and if others find it as valuable as me. I mean, I know some people do...But for those that don't...Why is that? Do they get that stimulation from another source? Reading? The TV? I find music has the power to change my mood, to soothe me, to pump me up and to motivate me. There was an unfortunate Go-Karting incident a few years back after I revved myself up a little too much with a track from The Warp Brothers called We Will Survive. Carnage ensued on the track. I won, but there was collateral damage. :)
These days I apply music-motivation with care having learned my lesson but music still forms such a very important aspect of my life. Anyway, enjoy the track I had sent to me this month...
Music absolutely changes my mood and experience with everything. Good music will always improve any situation. Bad music will always taint any situation. It doesn't always change my mood, but it definitely has an impact.
This is how I often feel about my wife:
I'm not sure if your wife is the same, or similar, or completely different.. but since I was able to relate to your song, I thought you might have a similar experience with mine 🙂
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Hey mate, I'm actually a big fan of Luke Combs and so I am familiar with that song. It's a good one.
Music has a way of reaching out (and in) and so it's a huge part of our lives. It seems yours too. It's for this reason the little monthly music swap we do means so much. It's a small gesture with a huge impact.
Thanks for commenting and sharing that track.
The closest I've ever gotten to a deep meditative state, a couple of times, was while walking at sunset with music that meant a great deal to me. Nature and music - a perfect combination. I get relaxed walking at sunset without music, but don't achieve that meditative state without it.
What a nice sentiment you and your partner have with sending something like that. I see my husband every morning, but sending a weekly bit of music to represent the theme of life at that time would be a nice addition.
It something that started due to lack of time but evolved into a thing which is fun and meaningful also. Well, to us anyway.
you're a lucky man, @galenkp :) And I like this tradition of yours, it's very sweet. A song can speak volumes.,.
I don't get people who aren't into music either. I was just thinking about that - I've always got something playing, it's normal to me. I wonder how others go through their day...
Well, I don't know either...They have Facebook, being judgemental and intrusive on other people's lives and government and corporation propaganda to fill their time. Oh, and credit spending...The Matrix is a busy place.
It sure is. Weird though..the exits are right over there...:/
People fear change even should that change be a positive. Being outside a comfort zone can be uncomfortable. Some people thrive on it, like me, other's...not so much.
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