Music.

It’s so much more than just words and a beat.

When you find that one song that fits your life or situation you're in, absolutely perfectly, it's the most amazing feeling ever. Music is an unbelievably powerful thing.

Music allows us to express our very thoughts and feelings without us having to say a word. There are even certain songs that bring us back to a specific period in our lives and make us remember everything about it.

In the words of Johnny Depp,

"Music touches us emotionally where words alone cannot."

There is something so provoking about words put to a certain rhythm and sung with a certain passion that produces so many emotions and feelings within us. Some people can compose, others can play instruments, and some just sit and listen. Regardless, there is this universal appreciation for music and everything it embodies. We all have different tastes in music and what songs evoke us, but here are some of not only my favorite songs, but a wide range of songs that no matter how many times I listen to, instantly make me feel alive and inspire me.

• A Sky Full of Stars-Coldplay
• If You Can Hear Me- Ben Rector
• Sooner or Later-Mat Kearney
• Of Crows and Crowns-Dustin Kensrue
• If I Ever Needed Grace-Jimmy Needham
• True-George Strait
• Half of My Heart-John Mayer
• Army of One-Coldplay
• Good Life-One Republic
• My Hope is in You-Aaron Shust
• Preacher-One Republic
• Humble and Kind-Tim McGraw

Music marks many different times in our lives. It marks our first high school dance, the song we played nonstop for an entire summer, and it marks our first dance at our weddings. It takes us back to a moment in time and suddenly our memories are forever associated with a song.

Silence is powerful, but music is an escape.

Music can set us free.