If I Lose Myself...

I've always told my friends about how much I love music and how much I wish to pursue a career in the music field but aren't capable due to lack of much needed experience and most colleges require to audition to get into their music program. Apart from lack of experience, music is possibly one of the hardest careers to get involved with and even more difficult to succeed. Lately, I've been struggling with the question that pretty much everyone suffers with, "What am I going to do with the rest of my life?" And to be honest, I have a feeling, but at the same time I have absolutely no clue.

For the past four years of high school, I've been a part of my school's theatre and it's what I've concentrated on since my freshman year. Funny enough, since my freshman year, I've been obsessed with the thought of a career in the music business, more specifically being a music producer/song writer. Performing is a dream, but that's something that would require many vocal lessons. You would figure that because of my involvement in theatre, I would be unbelievably comfortable with being on a stage but nope, being a technician seems to be my calling when it comes to the theatrical aspect of things. But being on a stage to do something like sing karaoke, or sing anything for fun in front of people and not be limited to any set emotions or feelings is one of the greatest rushes I've ever felt. It simply makes me happy. If you're enjoying yourself, there's many ways to get an audience involved as well.

I love it. I love being at a concert and seeing a band or artist perform and you can just tell that they love what they do. It's not easy, nothing is easy, but to be able to do what you love as your career like that is amazing. Being on that stage in front of thousands of people. If you close your eyes, all you hear are the screams of so many people just waiting for their idols to go on stage and once they do, you know. Oh you know. Then you see them, they're there and they're real. The music is playing, they're singing, you're singing your heart out and you feel the adrenaline. The beat of the drums is felt in your chest and you start to flow with the music. The lights go haywire and you're suddenly in a dream. You and your idol are in the same room and it's real. Suddenly the last song has finished playing and your voice is gone, you're a lot more tired than you thought and your ears are ringing. It's pure bliss. You've just seen your idol perform live, and you're incredibly happy. Imagine being on the other side. Being on the stage and making thousands feel as happy as you're feeling.

In most cases though, being in church on a Sunday morning and listening to those hymns being sung. There's nothing more beautiful than hearing the choir sing and harmonizing in specific Tones. My favorite time of year is always Holy Week. When Good Friday comes around and we get to sing Lamentations. Then there's not one morning I'm not listening and singing along to O Pure Virgin (my favorite hymn of all time), because I know that without it, I won't feel as at ease and that it has a way of reminding me why I'm here and that I have a purpose in this life.

Music has this way of making you feel certain ways and connecting you to others in such ways you never thought possible. I want this to be my life. I want to be able to make people feel how The Script or All Time Low make me feel. Music reminds you that you're not alone because that person you're listening to sing, happened to go through a similar situation and there are others who know how you feel. You're never alone. Music can make you feel a wide range of emotions and it's absolutely stunning. Music's a gift from God and has a way of bringing us even closer together as his children, whether you believe in him or not, he works in wondrous ways.

I think I've expressed my emotions enough, for now. I'll be back soon though. Hope you enjoyed :)

The Script...

Well I haven't posted on here in a while and I apologize to those who actually thought this was somewhat interesting or good (hey, if you like it then please let me know!). But I am back! Not sure for how long though...

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Today I have returned to talk about The Script who are this phenomenal Irish band that I think deserve a lot more credit than they are given because WOW they're great. To those of you who've never heard of The Script (have you lived under a rock?), the band consists of three members: Danny O'Donoghue (lead vocals & guitar), Mark Sheehan (lead guitar & vocals), and Glen Power (drums). The band formed in 2002 and since then have kicked butt with great instrumentals and lyrics. A couple of the band's biggest well known hits are "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't Be Moved." (Sound familiar yet?)

Lately, my older brother has rediscovered his obsession with The Script and that's led to me rediscovering mine. Car rides have consisted of blasting "If You See Kay," "Six Degrees of Separation," and "If You Could See Me Now" (along with many more), while singing at the top of our lungs and having people in the other cars stare at us (no shame). Throughout these very fun car rides, I've paid much more attention to the lyrics than usual and have realized just how much meaning every single one of their songs have. 

Personally, the most powerful song I believe O'Donoghue has written so far is "If You Could See Me Now" from the band's third album, #3. The song relates to the death of his father who passed away from a stomach aneurysm on February 14, 2008. Though the reason for the song is tragic, the emotion behind the song hits you as soon as the lyrics begin to flow. It is very easy to tell how he's feeling as he's singing and how much feeling has been put into this. It's not easy to write such a song, but I do commend him on being able to do it. Everyone should listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SGlkwKA-t_4

Another song that should be listened to, is "Give the Love Around" which is also from the album #3. The song speaks of what goes around comes around and how we should give the love around because it'll spread and come back to you. Our grandparents taught our parents, our parents taught us and we will be teaching our children as well as those who look up to us. If we love others, they will learn to love others as well. As much as we may be the future generation, we are also teaching those who are going to be taking over when we're stepping down. Definitely an A+ song, listen to it!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPyxkYfBV0

Now it's time to wrap up another one of my"This Band Is So Amazing Go and Listen To Them I Promise You Won't Regret It" posts. Seriously though, I promise you won't regret listening to them. Great instrumentals, lyrics, voices and genuine feelings with each song. But for now, adios! :) 

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P.S. Just in case you couldn't tell, I love them, a lot and yeah.