Alright, I'm back from the annual road trip to Lethbridge college and a good six hours of driving music. I've noticed that since the lyric essay I've been paying a lot more attention to what songs are actually saying. I'm not entirely sure that this is a good thing, as there are certain times when just belting out a favourite tune makes the day.
One song that caught my attention -right around hour five- was Sarah McLauchlan's Answer (by the way I was not in charge of the Ipod on this trip). I actually really like this song and beleive that it can have many different meanings depending upon whose eyes it is veiwed through. Originally this is one of the songs I was considering for the afore mentioned assignment, but when I read the lyrics I found that it appeared to represent someone waiting in/for a relationship. This was at odds with the meaning that I had connected to it from hearing it, and I decided that I didn't really want to write about that kind of song. Something interesting happened today though, when it was played - the song reverted to its initial message, and having reread the lyrics it still retains that position. It seems that this song is talking about a personal journey through a difficult time and represents the hope, faith and strength that help a person to find their way.
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