The Music of My Life

The two songs I chose were "Why" by Secondhand Serenade and "Happy" by Leona Lewis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faf9FwlYs4U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1l3JbBRpA8

The songs I chose represent my grandmother passing away and then myself moving on from her death. My grandmas death was very sudden and after she died I felt crushed and I asked "why" she had to be taken away from me. The two songs "Why" and "Happy" compare because "Why" is a song about grieving, wondering and hurting and "Happy" is about wanting to be happy and move on. They are completly different songs. "Why" by Secondhand Serenade is the genre of rock and "Happy" by Leona Lewis is in the genre of Pop. The song by Secondhand Serenade is dark and sad. The lyrics, "Why do you do this to me? Why do you do this so easily? You make it hard to smile because, You make it hard to breathe." The reason I picked this song and these lyrics is because it shows how I didnt understand why my grandmother had to be taken away from me so quickly and that after her death it was hard to smile and live life normaly. "Happy" represents me moving on from her death. "So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge. My feet run out of ground?
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound. Don't care about all the pain in front of me. 'Cause I'm just trying to be happy, oh, happy, oh." After someone dies its hard to move on and not think about what you lost. You have to tell your self its ok and try to be happy. These are two of my favorite songs. One of them is my favorite because it helped me get through my grandmothers death. Music is a wonderful thing that can heal pain and let out your emotions. These two songs have taught me to let go from the past, and look towards the future.