Thursday, January 27, 2011

Time of my life

This song has been on the radio now for a while, and it's gaining popularity.  It's a catchy song, has a great beginning, but I would argue that the rest of the song has an irritating beat, and poor lyrics.
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQZQygg3Lk) song by the Black Eyed Peas.  (I only like the first 36 seconds)
Anyways, the lyrics go something like this..

I've had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Often I listen to songs and see how the lyrics apply to my life. (Whether I'd sing along to them and get into the song.. haha) In this case, I really liked the lyrics to this song (for about the first sentence or two)..  
Right now, as of "January" 2011, I could honestly say I've had the time of my life.  Definitely something I've never experience in this way (yes, it's true).. And who do I owe it to?  Well, I'm afraid to say there is no "you"..
I owe it to a lot more than one person.  I owe it to my family, my friends, my community.  The weather, opportunities, school, sports. Everything blending together to create what I could consider "the time of my life".  Every day when I train, I feel stronger and stronger, I have things to look forward to, I have friends that I can turn to, I have things to do that keep my mind off the past.  It's not all about parties, and dancing and girls.  For some reason, that's what the music industry seems to focus on (rap and hip hop) and wow do we buy it up these days!  Wooooo that's so cool! haha not really actually.  Why couldn't this song finish strong and have lyrics that talked about meaningful things in life?  Things that actually have a greater impact than the content that these songs focus on these days.   Anyways. All in all, I like the song, It has one line that gets me thinking about my life, and that's enough for me to take a moment and realize what a life I do have and cherish it as well.  


1 comment:

  1. Sounds like you had a great time and a much needed break from your routine. Just remember, you shape your future every day, every waking moment, with every decision you make. These kinds of 'opportunities' are yours for the taking if that is what you choose for yourself.

    BTW, the Black Eyed peas song is a remix from this 80's song (from Dirty Dancing);
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMoMBFhMdDw

    If you see the movie you might find the song takes on even more meaning than it already has...

    Keep up the good work and the good writing!

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