Anyone who knows me knows that I can't stand Taylor Swift. I can't stand her voice, can't stand how much she squints all the time - seriously how hard is it to open your eyes like a normal person? Her performance with Stevie Nicks a few years ago made my ears bleed, and her lyrics are straight from the diary of a 12 year old girl. However, for reasons I can't explain, a year ago I was compelled to buy whatever cd it is that has "Love Story" on it. "You're Not Sorry", "White Horse", and "Breathe" have been especially helpful the last month and a half because sometimes you need to cry and sappy unrequited-love songs help facilitate that.
Anyway, so I'm driving along today, listening to Squint-Eyes Swift, and "Fifteen" plays. Not a great song, just as whiny and annoying as most of the others, but this line jumped out at me:
"In your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team"
Absolutely, positively, 100% true. Sometimes I just need reminders and who knew Taylor Swift would be the one doing doing the reminding.
It's funny how songs will have a line that jumps out and it's as if it was written specifically for you. Yesterday I had a bad day and was cleaning with the music on random shuffle and it randomly shuffled back to back the three versions I had of Queens Somebody to Love. Let's just say the waterworks were flowing before the end of the first version and I had to take a cleaning break by the finish of the 3rd one. Songs are really good therapy for me, even if it's an artist I'd rather not admit to using as my therapist. (In this case I'll admit to Queen because I love them!)
ReplyDeleteI definitely know how that feels! It is so amazing how something so tiny and seemingly insignificant can change your whole mindset or day or whatever. Music is definitely me therapy.
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