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I was walking home today from dinner with friends, and someone decided to start singing so the others guess what the song was; when my turn comes I wind up singing a Spark from Tori Amos and no one guessed. I think I have odd musical tastes. I listen to what the lyrics are, and then there's the beat and the melody comes last. There are some exceptions to this, for instance, the Mars Volta, which has a sweet guitar intro, and the whole ensemble of instruments is awesome. The lyrics from the first song I heard from them (L'Via L'Viaquez) are tough to follow, so it's better to pay attention to the music.

I like it when I hear a story, it doesn't have to be close to home, and it doesn't have to be an epic fantasy; I believe that explains why I analyze lyrics. One of my friends told me he likes to listen to the whole album of one artist, to understand what they wanted to say with their production. It made sense, after all, a painter has a collection of work that he/she displays; a movie must be watched completely to understand the message; a book can't be read in excerpts, by doing this you will fail to understand what the writers ideas were; a haute-couture collection has to tell a story, each piece linking with each other; all the acts in a play go together in a consecutive manner to efficiently convey a tale. All of the forementioned basically seeks to provide a message.

The arts are used for expression. Let's face it, we like a challenge. An artist can and will present us with an idea; some will be clear, others will be abstract as to incite pondering to the receiver of the message.

I think about all of this, and I believe that gives me an idea as to why I go for the meaningful expression; I like to figure out songs, I like to listen to Tori Amos talking about her losses and her grief; I like to listen to Duncan Sheik talking about the bad relationships; I like to listen to Erykah Badu, talk about life and how the people she loves; I hope one day I can express myself like that. I know I have it in me.