Describe myself....through a song.

I chose the song "Sacrilegious" by Never Shout never because it is and index of feelings that  I have about my religion. My mother is Christian and grew up in a traditional African American Missionary Baptist church. Both her mother and grandmother were heavily involved in the church,and my she believes that a person's level of involvement in the church is an outward representation of their level of faith. My father on the other hand went to church occasionally as a child and still only attends church occasionally as an adult. Many of the churches I have been to judge people based on their involvement in the church and their appearance while they are at church. The fact that people focus on the ceremonies and things that are not associated with the real reason for having church which are to thank and praise God and hear different interpretations of the Bible makes me angry, and makes me not want to attend church. Which is why the lyrics of the song speak to me, and I can identify with the feeling that the artist is conveying. I think feel that church is a place for healing, not a place to show off how great your life is or your lack of problems. Jesus taught people to love and help those who are in need and not judge and exclude them which is why most Sundays I don't like to attend church because I feel judged or excluded.

I chose the song "Useless" by Anarbor because it reminds me that I have to keep a positive attitude when I feel discouraged or lost due to problems that I am having. The meaning of lyrics is indexical to me because it reminds me of feelings of hope and optimism. This song also shows the mindset that I have when I am solving issues that I encounter. I believe that I have to focus on solving my problem instead of dwelling on the problem and letting it control me.

I chose the song "Mariella" by Kate Nash because it's about being yourself and accepting yourself even when others want you to change. The lyrics describe a girl that wants to be carefree like a little girl named Mariella that glued her lips together. Even though everyone wanted Mariella to change and unglue her lips she said that she never would. This song is an index of how I feel about myself. I am happy with who I am all not going to change any of the things that make me weird or different for anyone.

 The song "We'll All Be" by The Maine is an index to the experiences that I had with my friends during my senior year of high school. One of the lyrics from the song is "I'm ashamed of feeling down now, 'cause we're the people we've been waiting on". I feel connected to these lyrics because This past school year I became friends with people that were very similar to me that I had not even spoken to after being around them for six years. The song also says "We all have been degraded.We all will be the greatest." and it is sung by a large group of people. This reminds me of times that I have felt communitas with people while singing and dancing in large groups. Those particular lyrics also speak to me because I feel that all of my friends and I have been in situations where we were degraded, and we are all on are way to a position of greatness in our future.