All Too Well

 All Too Well by Taylor Swift 

This song is incredibly beautiful. One of the things that makes Taylor Swift such an amazing songwriter is how she tells a story in her words. In every line of this song, you are transported to that memory. You are there as if you are a part of the memory. When I listen to this song, I am transported to memories in my own past that are similar to hers. I connect with this song and it becomes personal to me.

That's what makes her songs special.

You can take her lyrics and apply them to your own life. You feel her happiness with her, you feel her pain with her, you feel everything. There are few things more beautiful than being able to connect with someone else's emotions in such a direct way.

My favorite part of this song is:
Maybe we got lost in translation,
Maybe I asked for too much.
Maybe this thing was a masterpiece before you tore it all up.
Running scared, I was there,
I remember it all too well

Right there is where it hits me. Did I expect more than I should of? Is this my fault? Or did he mess it up? Is one of us really to blame? And then the reality of the memories being too clear in my mind. These are all questions and thoughts most people have after a very tough break up. That is where we connect.

Taylor Swift is fearless because she wears her emotions on her songs. She is not afraid to say that is hurt and that she is upset over it. She is honest about her feelings and there is nothing wrong with that. She gets criticized for her songs always being about guys but she says the things a lot of us are afraid to say.

Maybe people are jealous of her bravery?

~JessAmanda

Shadow by Sam Tsui

"I'm trying hard to forget you but my empty walls won't let me let you go. When you took it all you forgot your shadow..."
This song is beautiful, not just because it is by Sam Tsui but because of the message. It is very easy to relate to. We have all been through that break up that you did not want to happen. This song talks about how that person may have physically left but they are still there in your heart, in everything you and everything you see. When everything is gone and you are all alone, that person is all you think about. When that person was around, you were never alone. You always had that person to talk to when you had nothing to do. That person was a huge part of your life. You may have even started to plan your future with this person. Now, they are gone and you don't know where to go with your life. You try to go back to normal but normal was where you were at with them.

So what can you do?

~JessAmanda