One Of These Days Analysis

The art of music can influence people’s lives in such a vast amount of ways. It has been told to many that music is the key to the soul. Music is the universal language that, in some way or another, touches one’s heart and shows them who they are, could be, and wants to be. It gives an idea of how one thinks and lives, when others cant understand them on their own. Popular music such as the songs “One of These Days,” originally written by Marcus Hummon, and “Humble and Kind,” originally written by Lori McKenna, can impact how you treat people and look at the world, how you view mercy and forgiveness, and educate and impact current social concerns such as bullying.

Famous country music artist Randy Travis once said, “To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what they do.” Lori McKenna and Marcus Hummon both sold their songs to Tim McGraw, a famous country music artist from this generation. Both songs have an incredibly powerful message about how you should live your life and treat people along the way. “One of These Days,” for example, gives the message that you have to love yourself before you truly realize how to love and treat other people. The first few verses of the song states:

Later on in the last couple of lines in the song, the singer shows how he is trying to overcome it, singing: One of these days I’m gonna love me, and feel the joy of sweet release, one of these days I’ll rise above