Love Written Through Music

In today’s music industry, there are hundreds of millions of songs devoted to love, and to finding one’s “true love.” Everyone has their own interpretations of what love is and how to find love in the music that they write, and these are my examples of what true love really is.

“For you I’d be running a thousand miles just to get to where you are, step to the beat of my heart, I don’t need a whole lot but for you I need, I’d rather give you the world or we can share mine.”

-These are lyrics from a song called “I need somebody to love” by Justin Beiber. As he says in the lyrics, he would do anything just to see the girl, and he would give her anything that she wanted. Something that is really important is someone that is willing to sacrifice everything that they have just for that one person. I want someone that is willing to give up everything just to be with them.

“I drank too much last night, got bills to pay, my head just feels in pain, I missed the bus and there'll be hell today, I'm late for work again, And even if I'm there, they'll all imply, that I might not last the day, And then you call me and it's not so bad, it's not so bad”

--This song is a song “Thank You” by Dido. The song is about how even though people go through a lot of difficult times, just seeing that one person that they love can change their whole perspective. I would really like this in a relationship because I would want someone that I could come home to everyday and have a weight just lifted off my shoulders just by the sound of their voice or their picture on the wall. I think it’s really important in a relationship to be able to have someone that makes you happy, that makes you more than just “content.”

“Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool stick showing her how to shoot a combo and he don't know, I dug my key into the side of his pretty little cooped-up 4 wheel drive, carved my name into his leather seat, I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights, slashed a hole in all 4 tires, and maybe next time he'll think before he cheats”

--I think this song “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood is an excellent example of what i DON’T want in a relationship. Just as the song says, maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats. What I want in my relationship is to have someone that is faithful and loyal to me. I want to be in a committed relationship where I never have to worry if my boyfriend would cheat on me.

“You say you gotta go and find yourself, you say that you're becoming someone else, don't recognize the face in the mirror looking back at you, you say you're leaving as you look away, I know there's really nothing left to say, just know I'm here whenever you need me I'll wait for you”

--These lyrics are by a song called “Come Back to Me” by David Cook. In this song he talks about how he will always wait for his love to come back to him, even after she has originally left to go and “find herself.” I really want this quality of always being there for one and other in a relationship. I think it’s always important to be able to forgive people for their mistakes, and to be able to wait for the other person, no matter how long they are gone for. I want someone who is willing to stand by me through thick and thin.

“You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw your face in a crowded place, and I don't know what to do, cause I'll never be with you.”

--This song is by James Blunt, and it’s called “You’re Beautiful.” I love these lyrics because he thinks that this girl is beautiful. (He mainly say that because he’s seen her physically but I like to think it’s because he can just tell that he’s an amazing person.) What I seek for most in a relationship is for someone that thinks that I’m beautiful, and not just because of my looks. I want someone who will love me for me, and will continue loving me no matter what I may look like physically.

I do believe in finding ones soul mate as the article describes, but I’m not necessarily sure that I believe in the idea that there is only one “soul mate” for you out there. I can not necessarily vie for this though because I have never had this experience of being completely in love with someone two times. I believe that this idea about having more then one soul mate to be true because often times when someone’s spouses die they marry someone else. As I said in class, I think it is underestimated how easy it is to fall in love. For some people, like Mrs. DeStefano, it took her only a few short weeks. Along with these ideas, some people never find that one person that they truly love because they choose not to, or they take vows of chastity like many nuns and priests. As for now, the only true and complete soul mate that one can always count on, no matter what, is God. So as I said previously, I think that everyone does have a soul mate, but I’m not necessarily sure that only one person on this earth is meant for someone else.