A number of weeks ago I was doing my usual routine of watching YouTube video after YouTube video when I stumbled upon this song:
I've listened to it hundreds of times since then and can't get it out of my head. It's the lyrics that really get to me, this line in particular:
It affects me as I am overwhelmed and not just a little angered at artists and publishing companies (across all forms of media), yet longs to become an artist myself. It's a personal conflict that has been raging inside me for months, but that's not really what this thread's about.
My question is this, Escapists: What song speaks to you in a unique way, and why? What about it do you connect with?
Note: This is a personal opinion thread. The point isn't to compare our tastes in music.
I've listened to it hundreds of times since then and can't get it out of my head. It's the lyrics that really get to me, this line in particular:
...'Cause I wanted my name in lights,
when I could have fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights.
when I could have fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights.
It affects me as I am overwhelmed and not just a little angered at artists and publishing companies (across all forms of media), yet longs to become an artist myself. It's a personal conflict that has been raging inside me for months, but that's not really what this thread's about.
My question is this, Escapists: What song speaks to you in a unique way, and why? What about it do you connect with?
Note: This is a personal opinion thread. The point isn't to compare our tastes in music.