The Feel Of A Song

I just love music.  The funny thing is I have learned through being with my husband so long is that I…never really listened to the words of many songs because I was too busy learning the notes of the song so I could sing along.  I know that most people do that to a certain extent, but it is really bad with me.

Most songs I knew about half the words or  just the chorus but…I could hum the whole song or make up my own words as I sang it.

Silly as that sounds I came to realize if you get the lyrics right you begin to understand a whole new meaning to the song.  My husband has helped me see that as well.  I see myself as a musician at heart and yet some of the time I wasn’t even getting the whole feel of the song.

Now granted it isn’t all the time, but because of my experiences in music my genre was limited.  My husband also has a huge listening genre.  I was into my choir songs and the radio where they played the same songs over and over and over again.

So my goal in the years to come, is to start listening to things I wouldn’t normally listen to, just to spread my horizons.  My fear is that the songs I write will all turn out sounding the same.

I grew up loving music, what I remember listening to at first was what my parents played obviously.  Are you ready?  Barry Mannilow, Barbara Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Pardon…I will list more when I can remember.

Anyway from there…elementary school…the classics.  I ate up choir which was an every week thing when I went to school, it was my favorite along with P.E.  Singing, acting, learning square dancing…was the high light of my week in school.  And then to go into the gym and try to by the toughest fastest girl (and even keep up with a lot of the boys), that is what I enjoyed.

Actually I would still enjoy both if it wasn’t for the fact I don’t have enough time for working out consistently.  I still have a very competitive nature, and I still love and appreciate athleticism.  I am just NOT a part of that life style right now, I intend to go back to it when my children are a bit older.

Okay back to the music subject…I was in choir all the way up to my senior year.  The thing that baffles me to this day is that I was never the best singer and still…I am no where near I would love to be with my vocals, yet I have done it my whole life.  I have finally come to just being happy with what the Lord has blessed my with.  I still work at it so to always improve.  So now I am not down on myself about my ability not being as good as I think I should be.

This post was about how powerful music can be…when all things come together…the music and the lyrics.  I believe that God gave us music.  He also has gave us free will, so a lot of the music is NOT used for good.  I think musicians are treated as idols which I think is silly because they are just people.

Music when it all comes together is emotionally moving.  This is actually coming partly from my husbands mouth.  I asked him to help me with my songs, tell me what he thinks.  After being annoyed about his comments, I started to listen to what he was saying and he was right.

Songs can be simple but have a meaning that relates to every one and gives them feelings, hopefully good ones.  I hope that is what I accomplish with my songs.  One day they  will be up on this site, and that will be a day that is very exciting and scary all at the same time.

That to me…is putting yourself out there for all to see.