I guess I should be honest, but I've always been more interested in music above all else. Don't you think it's simply astounding how lyrics can describe your life so perfectly in a single moment? I find that simply mesmerising - how lyrical genius can just turn your whole perspective of life around. I veer towards music for this. And more, but first, let me summarise things for you.
Music is the heart of media. Even the promiscuous side of tunes. Because it's straight from the heart to the paper and then put to the tune that the heart decides fits just right - it's modification. Modification of the soul. It's beyond healthy - imagine, if people communicated through song... people would have a clearer vision of what you wanted to say to them. The world would be a huge box of clarity; everybody would know exactly what others thought of them. True, some music can be thought up on the spot - catchy tunes, meaningless lyrics and an overall fan-service feel about it... but it must make an impact on you because you recognise this. Regardless of the song, whether you like it or, whether it's your taste or not, every song makes some kind of indent in your life.
For example, songs that you dislike. You decide you don't like them... so why do some people sing them anyway? Claiming: "Oh, it's just stuck in my head." - I'll bet. And why? Because, no matter how much you don't want to admit it, that piece of music, no matter how irrelevant, has altered your scope of vision. On another note, when somebody is suffering through a failed relationship, bitter-sweet heartbreak, they often turn to songs that have words that follow their emotions. Take Taylor Swift for example: personally, I find her to be a fantastic artist, both a lyrical and musical genius, her speciality being girls having their hearts broken by careless boys. So, what I find interesting is that her main fan-base is girls who have had their hearts broken and are seeking refuge from the world's cruel reality. It's funny how it adds up like that, but it only proves that people seek comfort from music, no matter how much you want to deny it.
Music is a saviour. It is a good way of venting when you don't have the words (or the confidence) to say what you feel needs to be said. It is there when your voice leaves you in a sense of bewilderment because life's too much. It heals broken self-esteems, brings people together with emotion like none other, describes the very life you follow if you care enough to search the words for the meaning you need; just to feel you're not the only one who hasn't gone through it. It's human nature to not want to feel alone. Who would? It provides sanity, an open arm to conjoin with yours, a shoulder to lean your head against, a tissue to wipe your eyes with, the comfort you need to move on.
It is not just music. It is life - a smarter view of it. A more in-tune view of it. And definitely a more accurate view of it. The thought that not everything is always fine and dandy, and that people can hurt a lot more than they will allow you to see. In that sense, music is also a teacher - it teaches one to think before they open their mouths, teaches them to empathise with another and vice versa, teaches to dig deeper than the fake smile they're wearing and be wearier of what they are saying.
Music is beautiful and definitely, compared to a lot of other things, under-appreciated. It should be amongst the most important thing in your life - remember that when you have nobody else to tell you you'll heal, you can always switch on good ol' Youtube and just search it up; true, it is not face-to-face, but it is no less real than doing so. Next time you feel alone, try listening to something you know relates to the emotion you feel (take note this can be anything, anguish, sadness, happiness, excitement, absolutely any emotion you can think of, you can link to lyrical mastery) and see the effect it has on you.
I guarantee you can't fail to notice the feeling of solitude it brings.
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