I am obsessed with music.  I’m not going to claim that I like it more than you, like some of those obnoxious “hipster” cool kids who claim superiority and say they “live for music” and tell you that you “wouldn’t understand.”  I do not actually believe that without music I would die, and I’m not melodramatic about music like some people are…

I do love music though.  It fascinates me.  I listen to it everyday, and I like quite a range.  I play guitar, used to play piano, I sing, and I’m starting violin.  I love developing my skills on creating music, and playing with Logic Pro is addicting.  What creates good songs and beats- the psychology behind “catchiness”, it all fascinates me so much.

But there’s something, oddly enough, that never really got to me: Lyrics.  Obviously I can distinguish Taylor Swift from Rebecca Black, but I have friends who find music is like poetry.  I know a lot of lyrics, and there are songs that I think have good lyrics, but what matters to me more is the sound and melody.  This was until I heard this song.

Listen: Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Something about this song is so sweet, poignant.  It reminds me of where I’m from in America, where my family lives in Mississippi, it has this country feel (maybe because the first words are Alabama, Arkansas?).  But the lyrics are what really get me for this song. The first time I listened to it, I didn’t like it too much, until the chorus came. “Home is Wherever I’m with You.”

It reminds me of the Notebook, it seems like the sweetest romance in the world.  I would die for a relationship reminiscent to this song.  Excuse the corniness, but… This song is what love sounds like.  If you watch their live recording, you can tell how much fun they have with it.  The girl singing is just dancing about.  Everyone in the room is smiling.  I also deeply envy their whistling skills…

I have no explanation for my indifference towards lyrics.  I respect them, I judge them, but I just don’t care as much.  I find this strange for a writer.  It explains why I can’t song write though! What songs have lyrics that touch you?  Do you find lyrics more important than rhythym?  Am I just CRAZAY?

Also I think I’m going to do this as a duet with someone, I’ll keep you updated ;) (I’m dying to! I learned it on guitar and everything!)