When I Look at You

I'm really not a big fan of Miley Cyrus, though I used to be when I was around twelve, but recently, I heard her song, "When I Look at You", and now I'm constantly listening to it. I was going to wait to write this blog on Tuesday, but I can't wait.





The lyrics go as follows:





Everybody needs inspiration

Everybody needs a song

A beautiful melody

When the night's so long




Cause there is no guarentee

That this life is easy




Yeah, when my world is falling apart

When there's no light to break up the dark

That's when I

I, I look at you




When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I

I, I look at you




When I look at you I see forgiveness

I see the truth

You love me for who I am

Like the stars hold the moon

Right there where they belong

And I know I'm not alone

Yeah, when my world is falling apart

When there's no light to break up the dark

That's when I

I, I look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I

I, I look at you

You appear just like a dream to me

Just like kaleidoscope colors that cover me

All I need

Every breath that I breathe

Don't you know you're beautiful

Yeah, yeah

When the waves are flooding the shore

And I can't find my way home anymore

That's when I

I, I look at you

I look at you

Yeah, yeah

Oh, oh

You appear just like a dream to me

And there we have it. At this very moment, I'm listening to this song. The words really hit home for me. Not only does it have a "love story" kind of meaning, but it reminds me of my relationship with God. When I feel that my life is falling apart and I'm alone, all I have to do is look to God and I know He'll stay with me. I know that He'll protect in any situation, and I know that He'll take me as I am, holding me in the perfect place. God appears just like a dream to me. When I was little, during a bad thunder storm, I was afraid, and my mom was telling me that I can be safe if I trust God with my life. So when the waves are flooding my shore and I'm far from home, I look to Him.

I'm the kind of teenaged girl who obsesses over her weight. I used to be afraid of any food that wasn't grown out of the ground or had come off of a tree. I felt so insecure with my body. I knew the number of calories in everything I ate. I would sometimes even cry myself to sleep feeling that I wasn't good enough. (And for those of you people who know me, don't worry, I'm done with all that kind of stuff.) This is the first time I've told anyone this, and I guess it's no longer a secret. But when I felt that I couldn't take it anymore, and that my world was so messed up, I looked to God, and he let me know that I'm fine the way I am. So, whenever I feel insecure or upset or scared, I go to God. He helps me through anything and everything.

I don't know if Miley Cyrus neccessarily meant what I'm saying in her song, but I know she's a Christain, so maybe. I'm just telling you all what I think this song means, And what it means to me.

Music & Me

I've always been the kind of person who'd start a zillion blogs, then never keep them going. That's probably because I based them off of things that don't really matter, like anime characters (which I find hilarious looking back on) and celebrities. I would make the blogs, then just leave them be for others to see and think that I'm probably not a very ambitious person if I'm writing blogs about a cartoon character.

This time, I've decided to write about my passion. Music.

I'm a young writer, though I have no published creations yet, and music inspires me. It helps me come up with plots, titles, scenarios, et cetera. Every time I hear a song, I write a story along with it in my head, kind of like a music video. When I get writer's block, I crank up the tunes and that keeps me going. I even make playlists for each story I write (and I'm sure most other writers do that too).

Not only does music inspire me, it practically controls me. If a song is telling me to go out and do a bunch of bad stuff, that will probably influence me to, well, do bad stuff. Now, I'm not saying this is true for everyone, but for many people, the effect that music has on our minds can be tremendous. That's why I'm writing this blog right now, this very moment. I'm going to analyze the music I listen to and share the results with you. I know, I know, this probably sounds rather boring, but what's there to lose? A little it of time from my life? Big deal. I feel like this is something I need to do for some odd reason, so, I'm going to do it. Hopefully a few people will join me.