Just a reminder of why I put certain songs on here or on Instagram – to an extent it is because I really like any given song or relate to certain lyrics but that is not always the case – lyrically speaking that is.

I have recently added new lyrics on here.

Certain lyrics from Caroline Rose and Nada Surf have been added – these are especially meaningful to me.

I deliberately kept up some of raw lyrics of bands I was listening to while back, some of which helped me deal with grief.

But I am very much glad to say that I am in a better place now, feeling far more optimistic and positive about things in my life (that is in my life, as in my life and not ‘In My Life’ by The Beatles).

Some lyrics up there are positive and upbeat.

I definitely feel more grateful about things now, I am trying to grow as a person.

I appreciate where I live even more, and I have let the petty things go and my aim is to make myself/people proud.

Actually, listening to Caroline Rose the other day made me emotional.

It made me think how much better things are for me now, compared to a few months or so that it.

I am still daft as a brush, but I am more focused than ever.

Like anyone, I can have a bad day, my focus can dip or my mood can change.

But overall, I think or feel that I am more focused than ever.

My mind is really sharp because of what I do day to day and because of all the information I take in (fantasy football/football wise).

So the lyrics wall I think I called it – I mean not officially.

Some of those lyrics I related to or some of the lyrics are more to do with a society.

Or I just like the lyrics in a poetic sense, I don’t know.

Well, I am trying to be more clear in what I do, and less chaotic.

Sometimes I feel a song in the moment or it comes on on shuffle, or it is just how I feel at the time (mostly positive about things).

Or it’s lyrics from one of my favourite bands or albums or I band that I saw live in the past.

I realised how no matter what the situation is – people may be having a tough time – regardless of where someone is from, their gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality etc.

I find, like many other people, that we listen to certain songs at different times or when we are in different moods or even to give us extra motivation or a boost.

I am more conscious than ever now how what we take in on a daily basis can affect us for better or worse – whether that be music, media, social media or podcasts (or YouTube).

I do think that music is deep, meaningful and can be intellectual.

Music can help people with grief, pick up people’s spirits and can energise people on any given day.

As always, lyrics can have literal meanings or can be interpretted literally but some lyrics can be deep, ambiguous or mysterious.

I think that is the beauty of song writing and music!.

This post was edited/reposted a little spontaneously or in the moment type of thing, on a Friday night.

Like a true professional, I am not out on a Friday night!

[ Slightly edited on 09/02/24 at 22:58. ]