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How Songwriting Has Changed Me

How the art of songwriting has made me view the world differently and helped me through my struggles

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How Songwriting Has Changed Me
Chasing Lovely

Whether you are musically inclined or not I'm sure at some point in your life you made up your own song. It may have been about something that you felt passionate about, a song for a school project, a rap, or even just a jingle for one of your favorite products. Whatever the case, songwriting can be an enjoyable activity or even an occupation if you put the work in!

I have grown up loving music and always wanted to be a singer but it wasn't until this past year that I took the step to start writing my own songs. I was so intimidated to get started and I felt like people were going to judge me by what I said in my songs. At first I was not very open to people about my ideas because I thought that they weren't good enough. It took me a few months to get over this but I am starting to get used to taking pride in an idea that I had. Once I realized that my songs are unique to me and represent a side of me that people may not see, it made me want to write even more.

I am at a time in my life where decisions are hard to make. I am already attending my second university because I can't make up my mind on where I want to be, and I am having a hard time declaring a major that I feel passionate about. Along with those typical college student problems I also had my heart broken and honestly made me feel lost for a while. I hate admitting that a guy created such a mess in my life but hey, it happens to all of us at some point in our lives. I was hurting and didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to make myself feel better and to finally move on from the situation. One day I decided to pick up my notebook, pen, and my guitar and I just started writing. It was a song that reflected everything that happened and made me feel like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders. Ever since that day, I was hooked on the feeling of relief a song could give me.

I have continued working on new songs this year and although I don't have an extreme amount of songs written, I have a handful that all have really special meanings to me. When I listen back to each song I know exactly what I was thinking in that moment and I know that each song had a purpose in being created.

I may be in my beginning stages of developing my craft but I know that I can only improve from here. Writing has opened up a whole new side of me. It makes me feel vulnerable and that terrifies me because I am allowing people to know exactly how I'm feeling




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