how music changed my life

by kateryna gehlhaar

I have been surrounded by music for as long as I can remember.
When I was 3 I used to throw a tantrum if my mom didn’t play the tiger song on repeat in the car
I remember singing Annie at the top of my lungs alongside my sister
My mom raised me on Sound of Music and the Little Mermaid,
But I never really knew the effect that it had on my life till I was in middle school.
I started to go through some of the hardest years of my life,
I was being bullied at school
My parents almost split up
I was a ballerina at the time, yet I was not as good as I had always hoped to be
I was constantly sad, anxious, and felt like I had no control over what was going on around me
Then
I found music
I found songs about the struggles that I was going through
I found mad songs that I would scream to in my room
Sad songs that I would cry to in the shower
Happy songs that I would have the most epic dance parties soon
Music saved me
Took me away from my reality
It was my escape
I was able to find lyrics and melodies that reflected my inner most feelings
I no longer felt alone
There were other people in this world that knew what I was feeling
And they had put them into the most perfect words
Since then music has been my love
I take lyrics to heart
I cry, laugh, and sing as loud as I can to my favorite songs
I let music take me away from the real world
Music changed my life
It taught me that I am never alone
That this will all end in time
Music will forever be my escape
Thank you music
For changing my life