As I walked into the movie theater to watch Fast and Furious 7, I could already predict that I was going to cry at least once by the time this movie was over. It was Paul Walkers last appearance in Fast and Furious as well as any movie at all. With background knowledge of this, mixed with the choice of music and events; it was already a definite fact that I would be in tears. Sure enough, as soon as the song “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa, wrapped up the movie, the tears began to fall along with my stomach. The song “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa was first introduced to me in the movie Fast and Furious 7. In the movie, it was the last song played which immediately made it leave its mark in my memory. It is portrayed as a very sad song because …show more content…
As it played on the radio, I would constantly change it because who wants to listen to a song that is correlated with sadness and death? About a month later, after I was introduced to this song, a tragic event occurred in my life. My friend ended up getting in an accident and passing away which left everyone devastated. The feeling of grief just swept over all of the people in St. Bernard Parish. During the funeral, the family had to decide a song to play with the slideshow, and of course, his family chose “See You Again.” I was completely unaware of this until I stepped into the church and heard it playing very low coming from the back room. The tears began to fall and the feeling of distress filled me. I was completely surprised and not very pleased to hear that this was the song that they chose for this event. I stayed away from the room that the song was playing the entire time until I had to go in there for the service. Everyone was distraught and just miserable at the service. I always wondered if they are affected by this song like I am. I already disliked this song, not that it is a bad song; just that it gave me bad vibes. After hearing it at my friend’s funeral, I felt as if that song did nothing but bring tears into my eyes; I no longer could even stand to hear it. Because it was heard at such a low point in my life, I associated …show more content…
This also means that the song “See You Again” is still on the radio. When I came to Nicholls with my best friend, we began to spend a lot of time in the car taking trips back and forth every weekend, and she already knows the deal with that song due to my reactions every time the song comes on. In the beginning, I didn’t want to just change her radio station, so I would leave it on, but she realized that it affected my mood negatively because I would then get very quiet, and start tearing up a little bit; I tried to hide it, but it must not have worked. She asked me about how my mood can just change completely because of that one song, so I had to tell her the story and how that song has an underlying significance in my life. Now, if that song comes on, I don’t have to ask to change it, she is already on top of it. My mood changes based on this on song, I’m not sure if it will forever impact my life like this, but as of now, this song could make me break down in tears
Whenever I play this song, I can’t help but remember my childhood. My parents struggled financially but, that was never an excuse for them. They always took my brothers and I out on small adventures. One of the most memorable memories I get when I play this song is when my parents would take us out to park to have a barbecue, while my brothers and I ran through the park till we became tired and hungry. Whenever I need a break from the world, I listen to this song just to remind myself of those special moments, even though those days won’t ever return, they are memories I will always treasure.
In this song one can tell that the singer is very sad and depressed about many things that have happened in his life and the love ones that have passed away. When he sings this lyric “My sweetest friend…. I will let you down” you can tell that it is about how his loved ones have passed on and he let
Furthermore, the literary devices of shift, metaphor, and imagery allude to the positive, hopeful attitude of the song within the warning and advice that the speaker gives his friend. The shift between the story (7-15, 22-31) and the conversation shows when the speaker switches from telling to story to the friend and actually talking to the friend. The story helps to put emphasis on the fact that it’s not too late for the “friend” to start over, or “put the past away”. By mentioning this sad story and suggesting for his friend to get help, the singer presents an overall idea of hope; that the “friend” that they are singing (to?) still has a chance at a normal, happy life.
I can personally relate this song to my past relationship with a guy of 2 years. We had many rough patches while we were together. There were things in the relationship that I can never erase; yet I feel as though I will never fully let him go. He's still trying so hard to get me back and I'm taking advantage of it. I get many mixed emotions about him and the thought of starting up the relationship again. The hardest part is that he's the only person I truly feel I can completely be myself around. Yet, I fear that it will start right back where it ended. All he wants to be is my giving tree and make me happy.
It reminds us of how important it is to have a bond with people who love you and to cherish every moment with them. By listening to this song, it has made me want to spend more time with my family, especially my dad. He is a major influence in my life because he has made me who I am today. When him or my mother tell me how proud they are of me, I thank them for leading me in the direction they did. My dad has taught me to chase my dreams, but always know that he’s by my side. He also taught me to “take on this whole world”, but in the end I will always be his “little
The song I’ve chosen for this assignment is Old Friends by the band Pinegrove. This is a charming alt-rock song about remembering old connections, and holding on to the new ones. In the song singer Evan Stephens Hall realizes he doesn’t make enough time for the people he really cares about when a friend of his passes away. Although I may not be able to relate to the song completely, I can definitely relate to the overall message the band is trying to get across, specifically in a few lines. “I kept saying I wanted to see you/ Saying, ‘What’s wrong with that?’
Perhaps the only song I've ever been able to attribute as my favorite song is Kuroi Ledge by A Lot Like Birds, and it holds an immense amount of meaning to me. I discovered this song searching for new music as I always did, however there was quite a difference with this song, this band, I could listen to them for hours on end. This song not only awakened something in me, it helped me face some of my worst possible fears, but some of my worst realities as well: abandonment, suicide, and the idea of finding a certain beauty in tragedy. Kuroi Ledge, literally translates from Japanese to Black Ledge, we see the danger in this, the metaphor of a dark ledge tempting us to go further, and
This song brings back happy memories of me and my sister. Sense i didnt see her much growing up, whenever we saw each other we would dance parties and my mom would paint our nails. This was our favorite song and we would play it over and over until everyone would get annoyed. It was a lot of fun and we still play this song sometimes when we see eachother now, its like a little memory of our childhood. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOHAogvC6c4
It did surprise me when I learned it was a song about love. Even then when you learn that it is a love song you can’t chalk it up as another cheesy breakup song like a majority of them because of the way the song sounds. I explained how this song is very heartbreaking but in a peaceful way and that’s exactly how the meaning of the song is represented. The deeper meaning of the song is sometimes it is better to let go of something than to hold on to it longer. In the song, it starts out happy to represent why you first became attached to something, “From walking home and talking loads, To seeing shows and evening clothes with you.”, “To staying up and waking up with you.”
All books are written to be read, unlike essays written for school however, published books do not have a guarantee of being read through by an audience like essays are read by a teacher. These books instead must be put out to the general public, who will either tear a book apart, or praise it into legend. One book that I, at least, would elevate to the highest level is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Filled with joy and sadness, and everything in between, this is a book with a story about a girl who is kidnapped from her home and brought into a whole new world on the other side of the Wall-the side of the world where the faeries rule, and peace is a word long forgotten. Filled with plot twists and excellent character development, this book is a page turner worthy to be called amazing. Not only is this book a compelling read, but it also expresses the theme of freedom very clearly in its pages. According to dictionary.com, freedom is defined as “the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint”. On
... lines of each stanza and the “Yes” before most lines. This makes the words really stick to you. I think the song is very affective because all of the comparisons he makes are all so true. I also think because he made the song from different perspectives including the blacks, whites, and the government makes a big difference too. It makes it so that you can rather see what it feels like to be in the different people’s shoes.
I wonder if that day changed me - forged me into the person that I am today. I’m not quite sure if it changed me, but I am sure it changed something. After that day, whenever I listen to those lighthearted songs of Billy Joel, they just don’t feel the same.
My senior year was a year that I wish that several events never happened because these events impacted my life in big waves. The biggest thing that happened that year was when a close friend of my committed suicide. Him and I were close friends, to the point that we called each other family. I still don’t know why he did it to this day. The song “Rise” has helped me understand that my life will get better. Yes, his death will be with me throughout my life but I need to push on and live my life to the fullest. I listened to the song on repeat until my mom told me to stop. This song had helped me push through that the tough times and a way to be “close” to him once
Therefore letting other people know that they are not the only ones going through this. Take for example the song “No Matter What” by T.I. which is about his possible jail time for weapons charges and the death of his long time friend/assistant, Philant Johnson, (Kaufman). He also mentions the death of his daughter, Leyah Amore who was “stillborn .. six months into the pregnancy” (Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle Opens Up About Losing Her Daughter). Look at these lyrics right here; I lost my partner and my daughter in the same
“Lonely” is one of those songs you need when you just went though a break up. It 's the sad or negative part of love. He has so many emotions in this song like, regret, sadness, and compassion. I picked this song because I think it shows a great part of love, the part when you realize what you had but not that thing is gone. A lot of people take love for granted and don 't realize what other do for them until those people leave. It shows how selfish love can be at time’s. This is one of the worst things about love is having your heart broken into a million pieces. One of the most painful things I have ever experienced. The song is very popular though because