Have you ever realized that musicians are a lot like poets? Think about it. They create the rhymes, meter, lyrics, beats, and the composition. Not only that but they also think of a meaning to the song. That's a lot to think about!
Music defines me because music is never the same. There are never two of the same songs. They always manage to be different, someway, somehow. That's how I am. I like music that is really different, apart from everyone elses. It's almost like it's my own. When I listen to my music, it's like I'm in my own little world and I can let go of the pains of reality and just live in the song. Nothing beats listening to a song that really describes you.
My favorite band is called HIM (stands for His Infernal Majesty). The band often gets a bad reputation for being a goth band because of it's dark style and often theme of death; however, we read a lot of things about death. Why should music be any different? The band has one song called "Join Me In Death" and it is rather notorious for its name. When asked about it, the lead singer, Ville Valo, said that he meant for it to be a tribute to Romeo and Juliet. It went along with the theme of two people being so greatly in love that they were willing to risk their lives for it. Valo also thinks that if Romeo and Juliet came out today, that it would be really scandalous, and I think he is right. Our society fears death way too much. To me, death is not a bad thing. It's something you look forward to (at least in my religion) and something everyone will one day go through. The song uses strong words and strong language and I like that. It's not the same old rap song or pop song about teenage love or booties rockin everywhere. It's real and I really respect that.
The band's symbol, the heartagram (as shown as my profile picture) also has a lot of meaning to it as well. The heart represents life and love while the triangle represents death and hate and the circle is the unity among them. It's kind of like a yin and yang thing and I think it's really cool. To me, you cannot live your life without love and you cannot live it without hate and I think that the symbol really shows that.
2 comments:
I love bands that aren't mainstream :) Don't get me wrong, I love mainstream music is well. It's so interesting how people interpret things in different ways. Music and Literature is a bunch of words just strung together. Each person looks at it so differently, however. That, to me, is the beauty of human mind.
I agree with you. I think that the lyrics of music do have a deeper meaning behind them. There are some songs where you will never be able to find a deeper meaning no matter how hard you try, but for the most part music has a lot of meaning. I think it is so neat how I can always find a song to match the mood or emotions that I am feeling. To me, that is amazing.
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