Music Synthesis Essay
In today’s society music is all around us. Music penetrates our lives and resonates throughout civilization. For the entire course of the history of the earth, music has existed and evolved. Music is definitely a big part of my life and if my life was a movie, the soundtrack could be comprised of many songs, but I chose only three. I chose these songs with a combination of attention to the lyrics as well as my personal taste in music. There are definitely songs out there that I enjoy more than these but the lyrics capture my life and would go well in the soundtrack of my voyage. My first selection would have to be “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons. This song kind of goes along with “The Nights” by Avicii, which will be expounded upon later. “Thunder”
is a song about being yourself and not conforming to the standards set in place by society. I feel like this is a struggle that many people my age face in today's day and age and that is why I chose this song. Lyrics like “I was uptight, wanna let loose” and “Not a yes sir, not a follower” are just a few of the lyrics. “The Nights” by Avicii is a song that talks about living life to it’s fullest and having fun when you’re young. Since moving to Wyoming and in the most recent 5 years of my life, I have tried to find the perfect balance between unwinding and enjoying my youth and keeping on the straight and narrow. With lyrics like “One day you'll leave this world behind. So live a life you will remember.”, this song sings “you only live once”. The last song I chose is “Line of Sight” by ODESZA. The lyrics for this song are not very extensive nor in depth, but I love this song and the lyrics do apply to my life. As a teenager, you learn an immense amount of information. This information varies from school information to common sense and decision making information. I interpret the lyrics of this song to be about discovery and figuring out life. Lyrics like “And I don't learn, no I don't learn. It'll all be fine this time” also point towards the author having a negative view of life and pushing through that and seeing that it’s not all bad. The lyrics “I'm feeling in and out. I turn full circle round and round” point towards a theme of discovering and learning about life through experience. These are a few lyrics that show how this song applies to my life. Out of all the songs I listen to, I could choose many more to add to the soundtrack that would play during a movie about my life. These three songs, however, are the best three that I could come up with. The lyrics of these songs can be interpreted to fit my life as a teenager.
is a song about being yourself and not conforming to the standards set in place by society. I feel like this is a struggle that many people my age face in today's day and age and that is why I chose this song. Lyrics like “I was uptight, wanna let loose” and “Not a yes sir, not a follower” are just a few of the lyrics. “The Nights” by Avicii is a song that talks about living life to it’s fullest and having fun when you’re young. Since moving to Wyoming and in the most recent 5 years of my life, I have tried to find the perfect balance between unwinding and enjoying my youth and keeping on the straight and narrow. With lyrics like “One day you'll leave this world behind. So live a life you will remember.”, this song sings “you only live once”. The last song I chose is “Line of Sight” by ODESZA. The lyrics for this song are not very extensive nor in depth, but I love this song and the lyrics do apply to my life. As a teenager, you learn an immense amount of information. This information varies from school information to common sense and decision making information. I interpret the lyrics of this song to be about discovery and figuring out life. Lyrics like “And I don't learn, no I don't learn. It'll all be fine this time” also point towards the author having a negative view of life and pushing through that and seeing that it’s not all bad. The lyrics “I'm feeling in and out. I turn full circle round and round” point towards a theme of discovering and learning about life through experience. These are a few lyrics that show how this song applies to my life. Out of all the songs I listen to, I could choose many more to add to the soundtrack that would play during a movie about my life. These three songs, however, are the best three that I could come up with. The lyrics of these songs can be interpreted to fit my life as a teenager.