Remember Your Favorite Song

While watching SNL (Saturday Night Live for those of you who have been living in a cave for a good portion of your life,) I heard the song “Eet,” by Regina Spektor, and though it was not the best song I have ever heard, it really spoke to me. I was sitting on my couch, waiting for the next hilarious comedy skit, when I heard the lyrics “…It’s like forgetting the words to your favorite song. You can’t believe it. You were always singing along. It was so easy and the words so sweet. You can’t remember. You try to feel the beat…”

I had never heard of this woman’s singing, and was not paying much attention. But it was those lyrics that meant so much to me. It was so easy for me to get the meaning from those few verses. It was like I thought the same things as her… I just hadn’t been listening to the right song to fully understand what I was trying to tell myself.

We all loose our way some times. As Ms. Spektor puts it, it’s like forgetting the words to your favorite song. You can’t believe it and you don’t even know how you got to the unfortunate place that you are in. It might not even be that a horrible thing has happened to you. You may have just lost sight of what is important to you, and what you are living for. There’s always going to be a time when we don’t even know what we’re doing. I have definitely had moments like that when the only thought running through my head is, “what the hell am I doing here?” Excuse my language… I am just trying to give you the full effect of being so lost, and the feeling of loneliness. That is the feeling that her lyrics are describing. Sometimes you just totally forget what you are here for.

Also, when you forget the lyrics to your favorite song, it’s like you’ve lost something much, much more than just a song. I don’t know why this is, but our favorite songs are such a comfort to us! Forgetting the lyrics to it? What else do you have if you don’t even have the comfort of your favorite song? Sometimes, I just get so out of it, I won’t be active, I do the minimum homework, watch T.V., stay up late, and am pretty much a blob. Sometimes I would even zone out when people were talking to me. I’m one of those people who has to stay active, or else I’m not happy. Being happy is so important.

And along with Ms. Spektor’s song being sad, she also used a simile that could be inspirational. Although you forgot the lyrics to your favorite song, or lost your way, you can always listen to the song again, and in no time you’ll be singing along again! Of course, getting your life back together isn’t as easy as remembering the lyrics to your song again, you can do it. We all have things that just… well, simply make us happy. Enjoy those things! They can ultimately make a big impact on your life!

Link to lyrics for "Eet"

Link to song on youtube