Day 19: A Song That Makes You Think About Life

DAY 19: A SONG THAT MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT LIFE

Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream"

First of all, this is another one of those catchy, upbeat songs that's hard not to move along to. However, if you listen to the lyrics and do a little digging, this song in a sense is talking about life. You can interpret the lyrics in many different ways. I've always liked to analyze "Walking on a Dream" as a song about how we sometimes get caught going through the motions in life. Then, we find something, in this case, love, that makes us step back and get out of the rut. I think the line "is it real when two become one" is that question we all ask ourselves when we love someone. This is especially true when we think we may have found "the one." As human beings, we all have times where we doubt ourselves, especially the ability for another human being to love us. It seems only natural then to question when we really have found someone that contradicts that. As you can see, after you stop nodding your head to this song, you start to actually break down and consider the lyrics. That's why "Walking on a Dream" is a great choice for today's topic.