For this Assignment I was given the following instructions;
Please provide the lyrics (video optional) to a song that illustrates your identity. Also, provide a summary that explains how and why this song relates to you. Choosing what song that I felt represented me the most was a difficult task. Out of all of the songs I know amd love how could I ever pick just one! I would pick a song and think to myself “Okay, this is perfect!” Next thing I know is I’m listening to the radio and once again think “Okay, this is pefect!” Multiple times a day for a week straight this occurred to me. Eventually I gave up searching. As I drove to class filled with frustration of not picking a song I put pandora on. After all of my skips and a couple shitty songs The Best Day by Atmosphere turned on. I was flooded with memories of how this song has weaved its way in and out of my life whenever i was struggling the most. In december of 2014 a close friend of mine died from a heroin overdose. After I learned of his death I listened to this song on repeat for a week. This song speaks to my soul in a way no other song has before. The first line really sets the tone for the rest of it; “ I had a rough day, but thats life it happens” I appreciate this line beacuse it corrolates with how i view and accept life. Everyday is just twenty four hours long. One day is just one day, you can not allow it to control your outlook on life as a whole. I struggle at times recognizing that I am not alone through my life journey. Atmospher reminds me at the end of the song that i am not with the lines at the end “Youre not alone, its hard as hell but dont wait no time feeling sorry for self, we’ll be right here with you through your war.” The best day awknowledges the bad days you will have in life and wants the listener to accept them; grab life by the bootstraps and keep on walking. This mentality is how I want to live my life.
Please provide the lyrics (video optional) to a song that illustrates your identity. Also, provide a summary that explains how and why this song relates to you. Choosing what song that I felt represented me the most was a difficult task. Out of all of the songs I know amd love how could I ever pick just one! I would pick a song and think to myself “Okay, this is perfect!” Next thing I know is I’m listening to the radio and once again think “Okay, this is pefect!” Multiple times a day for a week straight this occurred to me. Eventually I gave up searching. As I drove to class filled with frustration of not picking a song I put pandora on. After all of my skips and a couple shitty songs The Best Day by Atmosphere turned on. I was flooded with memories of how this song has weaved its way in and out of my life whenever i was struggling the most. In december of 2014 a close friend of mine died from a heroin overdose. After I learned of his death I listened to this song on repeat for a week. This song speaks to my soul in a way no other song has before. The first line really sets the tone for the rest of it; “ I had a rough day, but thats life it happens” I appreciate this line beacuse it corrolates with how i view and accept life. Everyday is just twenty four hours long. One day is just one day, you can not allow it to control your outlook on life as a whole. I struggle at times recognizing that I am not alone through my life journey. Atmospher reminds me at the end of the song that i am not with the lines at the end “Youre not alone, its hard as hell but dont wait no time feeling sorry for self, we’ll be right here with you through your war.” The best day awknowledges the bad days you will have in life and wants the listener to accept them; grab life by the bootstraps and keep on walking. This mentality is how I want to live my life.
I had a rough day, but that's life, it happens
Woke up on a dark side of my mattress
I guess I forgot to set my clock
Overslept, almost lost the job
Then to top it off, I'm kinda hungry
But can't eat till I find my money
It's in my wallet but my wallet ain't in my pocket
Can't remember the last time I saw it
And they don't want me in a bad mood
Afraid that it'll spread and everyone will catch an attitude
They got 'em all singing the same tone
Thinking I should go and start a fire in the break room
Co-workers make me sick
and the manager really ain't shit
But I can't quit, so I'm hiding in the basement
Holding onto to my face like fuck this place
[Chorus: 2X]
Every day can't be the best day
Do what you can right now, don't hesitate
That's why we try to make love and get paid
Take the bad with the good, now let's play
[Slug]
Hell naw, I ain't going to school
The teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool
and all the kids mess with each other always all day
Class warfare up and down the hallways
And if you ain't popular
Nobody talks to ya, unless they mocking ya
Not even bus driver or the hall monitor
I might as well climb inside my locker huh
It's a bad day, bad week and a bad month
Don't nobody want to trade with my bag lunch
Someday I'ma be so cool
But for now I got cheap shoes, so I keep losing
Girls give no love to a poor man
It's a prison, the clock is warden
Man it won't get no better when I get home
So I listen to the voice in my headphones
[Chorus: 2X]
[Slug]
Can't dance with an upset stomach
The overdraft notices just kept coming
Somebody broke into the porch and stole a chair
Top of your head stopped growing hair
Broken glass, computer crashed
The car won't start and the tires went flat
Dog got loose, brought back a dead cat
Daughter found it and had a panic attack
Plus you ain't had sex in how long?
Afraid to admit that the fire's all gone
The better half is talking about separate
You wish you could take it back to yesterday
You not alone, it's hard as hell
But don't waste no time feeling sorry for self
We'll be right here with you through your war
Cause you're the one that we make this music for
Now turn it up
[Chorus: 2X]
Woke up on a dark side of my mattress
I guess I forgot to set my clock
Overslept, almost lost the job
Then to top it off, I'm kinda hungry
But can't eat till I find my money
It's in my wallet but my wallet ain't in my pocket
Can't remember the last time I saw it
And they don't want me in a bad mood
Afraid that it'll spread and everyone will catch an attitude
They got 'em all singing the same tone
Thinking I should go and start a fire in the break room
Co-workers make me sick
and the manager really ain't shit
But I can't quit, so I'm hiding in the basement
Holding onto to my face like fuck this place
[Chorus: 2X]
Every day can't be the best day
Do what you can right now, don't hesitate
That's why we try to make love and get paid
Take the bad with the good, now let's play
[Slug]
Hell naw, I ain't going to school
The teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool
and all the kids mess with each other always all day
Class warfare up and down the hallways
And if you ain't popular
Nobody talks to ya, unless they mocking ya
Not even bus driver or the hall monitor
I might as well climb inside my locker huh
It's a bad day, bad week and a bad month
Don't nobody want to trade with my bag lunch
Someday I'ma be so cool
But for now I got cheap shoes, so I keep losing
Girls give no love to a poor man
It's a prison, the clock is warden
Man it won't get no better when I get home
So I listen to the voice in my headphones
[Chorus: 2X]
[Slug]
Can't dance with an upset stomach
The overdraft notices just kept coming
Somebody broke into the porch and stole a chair
Top of your head stopped growing hair
Broken glass, computer crashed
The car won't start and the tires went flat
Dog got loose, brought back a dead cat
Daughter found it and had a panic attack
Plus you ain't had sex in how long?
Afraid to admit that the fire's all gone
The better half is talking about separate
You wish you could take it back to yesterday
You not alone, it's hard as hell
But don't waste no time feeling sorry for self
We'll be right here with you through your war
Cause you're the one that we make this music for
Now turn it up
[Chorus: 2X]