Music & Lyrics By: Catalina Torres
Jan 25, 2016
Music & LyricsBy: Catalina Torres
Questions
How can music create cohesions between reading books and writing?
What are the common threads between these two subjects?
How did this assumption evolve?
Is this why artists have a way with words?
“A capacity and taste for reading gives
access to whatever has already been
discovered by others.”
- Abraham Lincoln
What is Literature
Written works
Reading broadens understanding of things
Leads to an extensive vocabulary
It Starts Here
The Library
Barnes & Noble
Charity Shops
What is Music
An art form for people self-express
Music is like catharsis
“Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearingDoubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,And the only word there spoken was the whispered word,Lenore?, This I whispered, and an echoMurmured back the word,“Lenore!’ Merely this, and nothing more.”
Regrets collect like old friendsHere to relive your darkest momentsI can see no way, I can see no wayAnd all of the ghouls come out to playAnd every demon wants his pound of fleshBut I like to keep some things to myselfI like to keep my issues drawnIt's always darkest before the dawnAnd I've been a fool and I've been blindI can never leave the past behindI can see no way, I can see no wayI'm always dragging that horse aroundAnd our love is pastured such a mournful soundTonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the groundSo I like to keep my issues drawnBut it's always darkest before the dawnShake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out,Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, And it's hard to dance with a devil on your backSo shake him off, oh woah
Citations
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/src/webroot/nechronicle/multimedia/news/national-news/2012/04/04/world-in-pictures-april-4-2012-south-korean-elections-tornadoes-in-texas-and-a-bomb-blast-in-pakistan-100252-30693362/
http://www.collegedj.net/2011/11/18/alternative/florence-and-the-machine-no-light-no-light-video/attachment/florence-and-the-machine-ceremonials-album-cover/
http://www.directlyrics.com/florence-and-the-machine-shake-it-out-lyrics.html
http://www.houseofusher.net/raven.html
http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php