So, those who know me, TRULY KNOW ME, know how much I dislike the majority of Katy Perry's music. I'm not too much into mainstream music. Which, I guess, isn't true. I like mainstream music, to a certain point. Until it gets too mainstream, if that makes any sense. Anyway, if I like a song on the radio, generally, I'll download the entire album, and end up falling in love with a different song on the album. In this case, I was driving along, when the announcer on the radio (likely on Wired 96.3) said something about a new Katy Perry song. Well, I'm sure the entire city could hear me groan. I'm really growing tired of her upbeat, everything is perfect, and puppies, and kitties, and rainbows, and lollipops attitude. The song that came on was "Wide Awake". I instantly fell in love with Katy Perry. I fucking hate all her other music, well, for the most part. But this song... It spoke to me. It wasn't fake. It really seemed like she actually MEANT what she was singing. So I decided to download her latest album, immediately deleting all the songs I knew I hate. All the pop-princess-fake bullshit. And I kept about five or six. Out of twenty or so, lol! So I listened to Wide Awake. And I decided it was time to give another song a chance. That's when I listened to "Who Am I Living For?"
This song spoke to me on so many levels. For so many years, I've felt like ME isn't good enough. So I try to please everyone around me, and be who they want me to be. Well, folks, I've got to tell you, that I'm tired of trying to please everyone. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of people in this world that I am truly myself with. Because I know they'll never judge me. I can name... Five. Yes, five people in this world that I am 100% Shannon around. That's off the top of my head, anyway. I'm sure there are more than five. Two of those five I've never met, but I've never been anything but myself. The other three are my best friends. They'll tell me when I'm out of line, when my hair looks bad, when I smell.
Anyway, it's those five people (and you WILL know who you are) who have inspired me to stop trying to please the masses and just please myself.
I love you all very much! Here's my inspirational song! Dedicated to you five <3
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