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This is an essay of how music is connected to my life. Written for my English class. |
How music is connected to my life
My life is made up of many things, like family and friends, and food but there are two things that make up most of my life. Music and reading, without them my life would be practically nothing. together they create wondrous things in life. for me to bringing those two things together is the best thing thats ever happened to me.
When i'm reading it’s like i'm in a whole nother universe where anything can happen. When i bring music into that it makes it a thousand times better. When i'm reading and a song comes on, that fits perfectly with what’s going on, it is the most beautiful experience ever. Even if it is a sad part or a fight scene in the story, when the perfect song come on it feels like nothing could ever go wrong. If there’s a long succession of songs that go with what’s going on i see the story in my head like watching a movie of the book take place. its like all of those songs are apart of the books soundtrack.
In the story I've recently been reading on Wattpad, an online site where people can go to wright/ read other peoples stories, there have been times where I've felt what I've described before where a line of songs that go precisely with the story have come on and its like i’m watching a movie in my head rather than reading. Here is a part of the story called Rock Prodigy, and a song that goes perfectly with it called We Are The Brave, by Veridia, in parentheses.
“Our show was on the first night and Bonnie seemed to be determined to ruin the next two days of free time for me so she’d scheduled our interview for right after the performance. I was unusually jittery before the show but as soon as i was onstage with Jenna, the nerves in my gut faded. I even spotted Bonnie near the front of the crowd, her eyes not missing a thing as she watched us like a hawk, every once in a while saying something into a tiny recorder she had in her hand.”
(There is an enemy) (Dressed as a friend) (The picture of deceit) (Who knows the end)
“I just closed my eyes and played, letting Jenna’s voice and my piano blend together and weave through me until it was just music. The crowd roared and I grinned at the signs people were holding up… Burn to shine was up next… We opened up with counterfeit, making the crowd go nuts… I grinned, unable to help the smug look I sent in Bonnie’s direction before i let the music sweep me under.”
(We are standing here unafraid)
“When we finished our last song, I looked down at Bonnie, seeing the way her eyes were gleaming in excitement, clearly anticipating tearing us to shreds in her interview… I frowned, looking out at all of them and I wondered what they’d read, what they’d believed about Bonnie’s previous article. And would the next one improve anything or make it worse?
(In the lions den)
“‘Could I play a song for you guys? on the piano?’ the words slipped out of my lips and into the microphone without thinking about them and the crowd cheered again, solidifying my resolve… taking a seat on the bench at the piano, i leaned forward to speak into the microphone. ‘this one requires a bit of singing on my part. i’m not a great singer but hopefully I won’t make anyones ears bleed…’ ‘This song is for my band mates because they opened my eyes when I was too scared to do it myself…’ My slightly shaky, unpolished voice cut in the lyrics, singing them with everything inside of me, everything I felt spilling into the microphone and filling the large room, making everyone go completely silent… I silently dared Bonnie to tell me this wasn’t where i belonged, that i wasn’t a safe bet… I saw a stunned look on her face… ‘ i’ll be fine… if i’m not back in twenty minutes, send a rescue squad.”
('Cause the power strong enough to save) (Is running through our veins) (We are the brave) (We'll never break) (Whatever it takes) (We're gonna make it together) (We're chasing out fear)
“...‘In your last article you said if I couldn't hack it I should go back to high school…’ Before that you accused me of playing without heart. so yeah, you’re not my favorite person.’ I was just doing my job.’ ‘yeah at my expense’”
(You're not welcome here) (Now and forever) (Love is always gonna win the fight) (Because the blood runs deep inside)
When i'm reading it’s like i'm in a whole nother universe where anything can happen. When i bring music into that it makes it a thousand times better. When i'm reading and a song comes on, that fits perfectly with what’s going on, it is the most beautiful experience ever. Even if it is a sad part or a fight scene in the story, when the perfect song come on it feels like nothing could ever go wrong. If there’s a long succession of songs that go with what’s going on i see the story in my head like watching a movie of the book take place. its like all of those songs are apart of the books soundtrack.
In the story I've recently been reading on Wattpad, an online site where people can go to wright/ read other peoples stories, there have been times where I've felt what I've described before where a line of songs that go precisely with the story have come on and its like i’m watching a movie in my head rather than reading. Here is a part of the story called Rock Prodigy, and a song that goes perfectly with it called We Are The Brave, by Veridia, in parentheses.
“Our show was on the first night and Bonnie seemed to be determined to ruin the next two days of free time for me so she’d scheduled our interview for right after the performance. I was unusually jittery before the show but as soon as i was onstage with Jenna, the nerves in my gut faded. I even spotted Bonnie near the front of the crowd, her eyes not missing a thing as she watched us like a hawk, every once in a while saying something into a tiny recorder she had in her hand.”
(There is an enemy) (Dressed as a friend) (The picture of deceit) (Who knows the end)
“I just closed my eyes and played, letting Jenna’s voice and my piano blend together and weave through me until it was just music. The crowd roared and I grinned at the signs people were holding up… Burn to shine was up next… We opened up with counterfeit, making the crowd go nuts… I grinned, unable to help the smug look I sent in Bonnie’s direction before i let the music sweep me under.”
(We are standing here unafraid)
“When we finished our last song, I looked down at Bonnie, seeing the way her eyes were gleaming in excitement, clearly anticipating tearing us to shreds in her interview… I frowned, looking out at all of them and I wondered what they’d read, what they’d believed about Bonnie’s previous article. And would the next one improve anything or make it worse?
(In the lions den)
“‘Could I play a song for you guys? on the piano?’ the words slipped out of my lips and into the microphone without thinking about them and the crowd cheered again, solidifying my resolve… taking a seat on the bench at the piano, i leaned forward to speak into the microphone. ‘this one requires a bit of singing on my part. i’m not a great singer but hopefully I won’t make anyones ears bleed…’ ‘This song is for my band mates because they opened my eyes when I was too scared to do it myself…’ My slightly shaky, unpolished voice cut in the lyrics, singing them with everything inside of me, everything I felt spilling into the microphone and filling the large room, making everyone go completely silent… I silently dared Bonnie to tell me this wasn’t where i belonged, that i wasn’t a safe bet… I saw a stunned look on her face… ‘ i’ll be fine… if i’m not back in twenty minutes, send a rescue squad.”
('Cause the power strong enough to save) (Is running through our veins) (We are the brave) (We'll never break) (Whatever it takes) (We're gonna make it together) (We're chasing out fear)
“...‘In your last article you said if I couldn't hack it I should go back to high school…’ Before that you accused me of playing without heart. so yeah, you’re not my favorite person.’ I was just doing my job.’ ‘yeah at my expense’”
(You're not welcome here) (Now and forever) (Love is always gonna win the fight) (Because the blood runs deep inside)