So a conversation I had the other day with a few people stayed with me for a little while, so I thought I would take my thoughts and smoosh them into a journal on FA. It's unusual I write a meaningful journal, recently Ive just been whining in a dry, sarcastic way about people on the internet and stuff. *edit* I did actually do that just now aha, guess I cant help myself. *edit* ...But no one wants to hear that stuff!

So, uh, I was talking about music and how it moves and inspires me. I had shown a song to a friend and I told them that the song really moved me - they asked 'The lyrics?' and I was suddenly like... Nooo. The MUSIC.

Now I understand why people like lyrics. They are essentially rhythmic poems that hold and portray meaning. I think the BEST lyrics are the ones that are left down to the listeners interpretation, but that's just my opinion.
... Having a Facebook account, I do have a lot of real life... *ahem* dweebs, on there :P I see a lot of people posting lyrics from songs and being like 'MAN THE FEELS THIS IS SO TOUCHING OH MY THE LYRICS SPEAK SO LOUDLY TO ME IM SO EMOTIONAL :'('

I mean thats fine and all, but the lyrics are often like;

AND SHE LEFT ME ALONE IN THE DARK
LEFT TO PICK UP THE PIECES IN THE PARK, WHERE SHE LEFT ME
I DUNNO WHAT I SHOULD DO, TEARS FALLING LIKE DEW
HITTING THE GROUND LIKE MARBLES, DROWNING IN MY SORROWWWWWWWWW << I made that up on the fly pretty cool rite not rly

... And I dunno. Its too obvious. It's too striking. I don't like it. I really don't. Lyrics... Don't move me.

But music does.

So much emotion can be passed through just instruments and sounds alone. I feel that lyrics are a limited way of expression, because although they are easy to interpret, you are restricted by words and language. Music itself can make you feel anything, even emotions you cannot even describe or put your finger on. I feel like you can get lost in music, you can let it take over you and evoke any emotion you feel is appropriate. Lyrics... are difficult to get lost in. But.. Thats just my oppinion.

Anyway, I'm done waffling here. I have to go. But I left you a song at the very top of this post - It's from Archeage, which is probably one of my favorite games. It's full of flaws and is nowhere near the BEST game. But the period of when I started playing it was a turnabout point in my life, a time when I started to discover wonderful things about myself, and met wonderful people there to share the experience with, people who I played with and connected with who I will never forget.

Maybe THAT is why that particular piece of music connects with me, because my subconscious associates it with that time. Either way, whether its from a video game or not, it's an inspirational piece which I just wanted to share. Sadly, I've searched many times for the composer of these songs but all I can ever find is that XLGames commissioned them. Sucks! But I do know that it won several awards in Korea, and rightly so!

See you all soon ♥♥