I thought that maybe I could find myself

     I personally think country music is the most relatable of all genres. I was listening to the radio on my way home Saturday morning and the song the house that built me by Miranda Lambert came on. It hit extremely close to home. Sometimes you just reach that point when nothing goes yours way, you can't seem to do anything right, and all you want is to let everything out. Even then, you can't find anyone that you feel comfortable unloading it on. At such point, you just want everything to go back to the way they use to be. This is exactly where I was when the song came on. I'm not going to get to into it this blog is in no way my personal diary. The song just reminded me of how badly I wanted to go back, when my mom was alive and my dad was happy. My sister and brother were just a few rooms away, and when the stress of school and soccer didn't weigh me down. I'm pretty sure most people have reached a similar point in their lives.
     It is truly crazy how music has the ability to portray an exact mood, a your current situation, or give you the feeling that someone else has been in the exact same place as you. Whether it be good or bad, happy or sad, loud or quiet. It gives you the opportunity to feel, in a way, less alone. Country music even more so. It is about the real things in life. It shows love, sickness, loss, remembrance, happiness, sadness, death, and everything in between. It exemplifies truth and reality. Country music is weird, such that as far as the public goes, you usually love it or hate it. People criticize it and say it's trashy and for hicks. As much of a fan as I am, I can agree to a certain extent. Some songs are a little red-neck but there are a lot of great songs out there too.
     I recommend this genre to all. No matter what you listen to: rap, electro, indie, pop, dance, alternative, soundtrack, religious. Give it a try, what do you have to lose. Trying something new could be just what you need to change your day, and pull you out of a slump.

"Now we keep saying that we’re ok, but I don’t want to settle for good not great, I miss the way that it felt back then I wanna feel that way again."