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\u201cA handful of moments, I wished I could change, and a tongue like a nightmare, that cut like a blade.\u201d I sat in my hospital room hooked up to an IV. The dripping of my chemo was matching the beat of the song. The nurse walked in the room to check my vitals. I gave her a gracious smile. \u201cAre you in any pain?\u201d she asked. \u201cNo, I\u2019m fine.\u201d I replied, even though I was hurting, but the pain I was feeling wouldn\u2019t be numbed by any pain killers.While listening to these lyrics, I realized music isn\u2019t just about the beats and guitar solos. When artists write these songs they are trying to express what they feel in the only way they know how, music. Music is the passageway to the soul. When you listen to the song, you are actually listening to the writer\u2019s soul. The music was the only thing that could numb my pain.<\/p>\n
\nBeing able to express one\u2019s self is a very important thing. When people keep their feelings bottled inside it can become a problem by causing depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. What most people don\u2019t realize is that music can help save a person\u2019s life. Whether it is because they wrote down some lyrics or listened to a song that relates to their situation, it helps express what they want to say.<\/p>\n
\nThe song \u201cTherapy\u201d by All Time Low made me realize I need to express myself because if I didn\u2019t I would end up afraid of telling people my opinions. I started listening to more music and trying to figure out the meaning behind them. There are so many life lessons in music and I wanted to learn them all. I began to become a better person because of what the music was teaching me. I found myself more joyful through listening to the music.<\/p>\n
\nMusic can help people in so many ways and it has the benefit of letting them do it creatively. I want to help people. I don\u2019t want to be the doctor who saves a life by giving a transplant though. I want to help people the way the music helped me. It helped make me feel more alive when I felt dead inside. I want to help create music that heals the soul.<\/p>\n
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