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These are just some songs that I recently came across and fell in love with every one of them because they all introduced me to a whole new realm of music that I have been searching for. They tell stories from the heart and I am just amazed by the passion through each one.
1. Benny – Boys Will Be Boys
“I’m so tired of your illusions
Rules, they never change
And my mind is so abusive from taking on the shapes
When it comes to your love, is it unconditional?
When it comes to my love, anything is fixable
And all this noise is so relentless
I need a second to breathe”
2. Kadie Elder – First Time He Kissed a Boy
“Keeping back
The ghost inside
Locked him in a pack
All his life
All his life”
3. Son of a Preacher Man – Tom Goss
“Being good isn’t always easy
No matter how hard I tried”
4. Alfie Arcuri – If They Only Knew
“They’ve never ever had the strength
To feel the way in what we met
So leave, go home
And leave, go home”
5. morgxn – home
“You had a bed made
And all these precious memories
You had to run away
You’re looking for that bigger stage”
6. State of Sound – Heaven
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She just wants to be beautiful
She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits
She craves attention, she praises an image
She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor
Oh, she don’t see the light that’s shining
Deeper than the eyes can find it
Maybe we have made her blind
So she tries to cover up her pain and cut her woes away
‘Cause cover girls don’t cry after their face is made
But there’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark
You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
Oh-oh, oh-oh
And you don’t have to change a thing, yhe world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
She has dreams to be an envy, so she’s starving
You know, covergirls eat nothing
She says beauty is pain and there’s beauty in everything
What’s a little bit of hunger?
I could go a little while longer, she fades away
She don’t see her perfect, she don’t understand she’s worth it
Or that beauty goes deeper than the surface
Oh, oh
So to all the girls that’s hurting
Let me be your mirror, help you see a little bit clearer
The light that shines within
There’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark
You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
Oh-oh, oh-oh
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
No better you than the you that you are (no better you than the you that you are)
No better life than the life we’re living (no better life than the life we’re living)
No better time for your shine, you’re a star (no better time for your shine, you’re a star)
Oh, you’re beautiful, oh, you’re beautiful
And there’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark
You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
Oh-oh, oh-oh
And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful
This is a song I’m very fond of because it really talks about the struggles of young women that try to meet society’s view of perfection. It speaks to us young women and tells us that even our imperfections also known as scars are beautiful. I love uplifting songs like this because there are so many that speak so negatively about women. I hope every woman out there know that beauty goes deeper than the surface and that each perfect imperfection does not matter. You are beautiful the way you are!
This is a wonderful song by Andra Day called ‘I’ll Rise Up” this song encourages us to rise up like the day and like the waves. Telling you to rise up unafraid and in spite of the ache. Sometimes when we are beginning to rise it can feel uncomfortable but its ok to sit in that discomfort and to continue rising.
https://youtu.be/zdHFEkNZM9k
listen to changes by 2pac its one of the most powerful and meaningful songs I have ever listened too.