Confession #15: "Set Fire to the Rain", "If I Die Young" and "The One That Got Away"

There is nothing that I want more than to understand why people do the things they do. Why do people lie? Why do people hurt others? Why do people murder, steal, cheat? I know it's because that's all human nature; we're all born that way. And because people are naturally selfish; we look out for ourselves before we look out for the welfare of others. Some people are just pure evil. Take Hitler, for example. I would like to think, like Anne Frank, that "people are really good at heart", but from what I've seen and experienced, this is unfortunately not true. I would like to think that people really don't want to hurt others, but when I look at everything that is going around me these days, I can't help but think that people never have the best intentions, and they really don't care about you. Oh sure, there's a couple people out there that do care; I call them my best friends. And in truth, people are very lucky if they have anyone they can call a true best friend. Most people are fortunate enough if they have one best friend; I have several. And no, I'm not just saying that. They really are my best friends. They are the people who have been there for me through it all: through the eating disorder, through the break-ups and heartbreak, through school, through family problems, through personal problems, everything. And I know I can go to them and tell them anything and they won't judge me. If you have someone you consider your best friend, don't ever let them go. The world is cruel, the world is hateful, and the world is never considerate or kind, so if you have been one of the few fortunate people to have a best friend, or more than one best friend, don't ever let them go.

Not sure where all of that just came from, to be quite honest. I guess I just needed to get that out.

Anyway, so, there's thing song by Adele that came out last year. It's called "Set Fire To The Rain", and once again, it's a song where the lyrics definitely hold a lot of meaning. It's hard to say exactly what these lyrics mean to me; the song definitely speaks to me, but I can't quite put into words why it does. All I know is, I love this song enough to where I've started choreographing some of it.Take a listen. I think you'll understand. The second song in the title is called "If I Die Young" and it's by The Band Perry (yes, that's the name of the band.) I really like this song, because, as depressing as it may be to think of, it talks about death, but not in a way that a lot of people think about death. When most people think about death, they think of pain, agony, and sorrow. Death isn't really something people like to think or talk about. But in this song, death seems more like a beautiful thing than something to fear. After hearing this song a couple times now, I've decided that, if I were to die young, I would want to be buried exactly how it talks about in the song; "bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses, sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song". Maybe that sounds like a stupid idea, but when I think about it that way, death doesn't sound too bad.

The third song in the title is called "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry. This song came out just last month, and I LOVE Katy Perry. She has some really great songs and, like Kelly Clarkson, she has some songs that have lyrics that, for me, have a meaning, like "Firework". This song definitely has meaning for me. I think the song will explain itself just fine. Sorry I don't have much to say for this post. Life has gotten even crazier than I predicted it would this semester. Now not only am I an Assistant Director for "The Foul Case of the Missing Pheasant", I am now part of the cast (the girl who was originally cast for this role in the show informed us later that she wouldn't be able to participate in the show, so Ms. Brenda, the director, asked me to do the role instead. So yeah, there's that) and then there's school, and preparing to transfer to Sam Houston (I have 2 auditions next month that I need to prepare for) and of course, trying to figure out where I'll be staying, either with Cassandra or my family might move closed to Huntsville so I can just commute. There's a lot of details to still be worked out. But, as I've said before, I cannot wait to get out of here and out of the Kingwood Bubble.

And now, for some music. Enjoy!

Adele - "Set Fire to the Rain"

Katy Perry - "The One That Got Away"

The Band Perry - "If I Die Young"