January 18, 2008
Songs of My Life
“This is 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will.” What do people think when they hear this? Just as Kino had many songs in his life, I have many songs in my life, including a song of motivation, song of sadness, song of christmas, and a song of childhood. the first sentence came from one of my favorite songs, my song of motivation.The first song I will explain is my song of motivation. It is called “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor. This song motivates me a lot. Whenever I go for a jog or working out or before a soccer game, I listen to this song. This song helps me think that anything is possible. I really like the chorus of this song, that is what really gets me pumped. But, there are times when bad or sad stuff happens that a sad song just starts to play in your head without even knowing it.The next song is my song of sadness. It is called “How to Save a Life” by The Fray. Everytime I think of my dog that died last summer, I hear this song playing in my head. I also think of my great aunt that died of cancer a couple of months ago. The part in the song that really makes me think about my family deaths is the chorus. But i do not like to stay sad forever, so the song of christmas plays in my head and helps me think of the joy and happiness of christmas. The next song is my song of christmas. The song is called “Jingle Bells” and it has various artists singing to it. I like the lyrics of Jingle Bells, so it does not really matter who sings it. Every time I would hear the song Jingle Bells,I think of Christmas and how cheerful everything is during christmas time. I mainly like the part in the song from “Dashing through the snow…” to the end of the chorus. Thinking of christmas helps me think of all my christmas gifts from the past, from when I was 4 years old to last christmas. My last song is the song of childhood. The song is called “1985″ by Bowling for Soup. When I was younger, I used to sing to this song all the time. I would turn the volume all the way and try to sing to it. After a couple of tries, I was able to sing the song without messing up. It was a big accomplishment back then. Now, i hardly know how to sing the song, but it is still meaningful to me. I would always listen to the chorus of the song, so that part must have been my favorite. This song, and every other song, has an importance in me and possible an importance with someone else. In conclusion, I have many songs for many different feelings. I have a song of motivation, a song of sadness, a song of christmas, and a song of childhood. But I do have others too. I wonder if other people have similar songs as me or completely different. Just like Kino, I have a song playing in my head, even right now.
